Detroit evening times., 1945-04-20

IT IS regarded as fortunate
L that MIR. ByrneS should have
been able TO gain an intimate
knowledge of the last conference
of the big three" " and happy
coincidence that he is perhaps
the closest personal friend
that President Truman has in
public life
Hence the decision that Mr.,
Byrnes should 60 to San Fran
CISCO is regarded as being a
wcii-n1gh perfect arrangement.
During his 10 Senate years
President Truman had several
important Copmittee assign
mentS, and his experience IN
these posts Mll!-nnw- preNe-iFl-
mcnscly valuable 10 him.
II SO -hTppcnS tflat ne never
served on the foreign relations
committee. " hoSe members
specialize IN international prob
lens. but his relations are most
cordial and friendly with Sem
ator Connally and Senator
Nandcnbcrg, the Democratic and
Republican members Of that
committee Who are also mcm-
bers Of the American confer
ence delegation.
DRESIDENT TRUMAN was
i given a very important
committee place when he first
entered the Senate IN 1895. This
was on the vital appropriations
committee, where he served the
whole 10 years of his Senate
career.
He thus possesses a sound
and comprehensive knowledge
OF the financial needs OF the
government. He has been a
Suckler for efficiency and econ
omy IN government, and his
whole tendency. now that he
has become the Chief Executive.
viii be toward retrenChment
and reform IN the spending
agencies
The new President also served
in the Senate on the committees
dealing with interstate com
merce and military affairs. and
here his experiences also viii
be most valuable 10 him IN his
new place of Supcrlatlve reSpon-
slbility.
President Truman under
stands. as President Roosevelt
did not, the business Of Con-
grcSS and II may be- safely pre-
dicted that he Will quickly
establish a new cordiallty and
understanding between tn
9Whlte House and the Capitol
4 LTHOUGH p r ESID ENT
"A TRUMAN has number of
close friends in the Senate, he
IS under no obligations 10 them,
as was the case IN the Harding
administration Senator Truman.
unlike Senator Harding. does
not owe his nomination at Chi
Cago which has now resulted
IN his elevation 10 the prcSi-
dency-to senatorial oil
garchy"
Truman was actually drafted
for the vice presidency and he
left the Democratic National
II Convention without UwIng
political debt TO anybody.
He -iS-lar ireeF- than -alnest
any man who ever became
president. and this is very
happy condition indeed
a new spirit of cooperation
between President and Con-
greSS is evident in Washington.
II will be reflected I'm the
American delegation TO San
Francisco. and holds A promise
for an eventual treaty OF peace
that Will command the support
of both the pr. Idcnt and the
Senate.
CONGRESS needs Harry s.
~ Truman quite as much AS
the now President needs a CO.
operative and friendly Congress,
perhaps more so.
Congress has been slipping
badly in public estimation. II
has been under insldlouS left
wing sniping. A Joint commit
tee has been al work trying Ia
take Congress apart and make
such changes in the system of
congressional procedure as may
, he deemed necessary. They call
ii "Streamlning" Congress.
The truth is that there is
nothing the matter with Con-
gross as an institution.
The trouble has been with the
members of Congress and the
fact that for II years a non
deScript political coalition com
posed of elements antagoniStic
10 each other in principle, has
been trying TO function.