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support when his nomination come
up for confirmation, Mr.. Wallac,
summed up his new job as one de
signed to promote "a maximum o
national employment by private
business
Lays Down Four-point Plan.
The Iowan added that Govern.
ment must accept the duty of seeing
that all men in health have jobs,
that full employment in the United
States is fundamental to an endur.
ing peace"
In addition to his call for free en-
terpriSe, Mr.. Wallace outlined 6
four-point postwar program. Il
stated:
I'VE must work out a clearcut
program for postwar employment
with special attention for returning
soldiers.
1--WE must attempt to bring about
maximum production, at reasonable
prices for the consumer.
Sound governmental programs
for river authorities, irrigation
works, etc., which by their very ma
ture increase opportunities for small
businessmen, must be worked out. >
Calling for better times for the
common man." about whom he has
written and spoken during much of
his political career. Mr.. Wallace de-
clared:
I'VE must plan for full use of our
resources and manpower. The COM
mon man need not tolerate less
prosperity in time of peace than hi
had in time of war"
Mr.. Jones, as did several Senators
who backed him, wrote disparagingly
of Mr.. Wallaces abilities to handle
the multi-billion dollar agencies now
grouped within the Commerce De-
partment. Mr.. Jones said on this
point:
II have had satisfaction in my
Government service because I have
had the confidence of Congress, as
well as your own. I have had that
confidence because I have been
faithful to the responsibilities that
have been entrusted to me. For you
to turn over all these assets and
responsibilities to man ineXperi-
enced in business and finance will,
I believe, be hard for the business
and financial world to understand"
Ambassadorship Rejected.
Turning down Mr.. Roosevelt's IS
S,ynnocffny, nf ,1oc n I,fv
. the 70-year-old Texas f1nancier and
newspaper publisher said: Il can
best be helpful IN the line of my
hfe's work-business and finance
but seek no job"
Mr.. Roosevelt's letter was full of
praise for the work Mr. Jones has
done in his 13 years of Government
service and said his own feeling
that Mr.. Wallace should have the
job was the only reason that I am
asking you to relinquish this pres
ent post"
1t was indicated that Mr.. Jones
had made public his exchange of
correspondence with the President
without consulting the White House,
it was indicated here.
Nothing From White House.
When it was brought to the at
tention of Presidential Secretary
Stephen T. Early that there had
been nothing from the White House
in connection with the exchange, he
said that so far as I know the
White House had no knowledge that
the letters we're coming out of Com
merce last night. I knew nothing
of it."
Asked if he had planned to give
the letters out today, Mr. Early re-
sponded that might have been dis
cussed this morning"
In response to another question,
Mr.. Early said he did not know
what other post the President might
have had in mind for the retiring
Commerce head.
Mr.. Early also said he did not
know whether Mr.. Jones would stay
on the job until his successor is
ready to take Office, adding that
that would be up to Mr.. Jones.