The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-04
Rayburn Asks.
For Unity In.
Finishing War
Members Urged To Work
For Lasting Peace
In World

W ASIlIANo Wv, coii'
GrP)-The 10Th Congress
fated to deal with vast prob
lens of war and peace, con
yened today in a somber mooe
leynoted by House Speaker
Sam Rayburn, (D.-Tex.) wh(
appealed for wartime unity
and American participation
in an International peace or
ganization backed by "all thu
force necessary to bring abou
an ordered world
Ravburn. elected to his third full
term as speaker, warned that cl
1jljzation could not Withstand the
shock Of war every Is years anc
warned that if we don't win the
battle for an ordered world and q
permanent peace we will have
failed
His soeech before hushed house
Of repre- sentatives highlighted the
opening day of a two-year session
that is likely to be one OF the
most momentous in history.
While the Senate conducted only
a perfunctory 45-minute session
and then adjourned until Saturday,
the House knuckled right down to
business and became embroiled in
q verbal battle only few minutes
after Rayburn finished his speech
It was touched off by surprise
proposal, approved 207-186, to
make the special Dies committee
on unAmerican activities per
manent standing committee. The
proposal. offered by Rep. John
Z Rankin ID -Miss.) was passed
on the strength of a Republican
Southern Democrat coalition. Op
ponents Of tine committee felt they
had succeeded in forcing it out o.
existence with the end of the las
Congress, particularly after for
mer Chairman Martin Dies, ID.
Tex declined to seek reelection
Other first day developments:
Chairman Andrew J. May, Cd.
KY of the House Military Affair!
Committee introduced Legislation
calling for the compulsory peace
time military training of all youth!
between 10 and 81. He said the
measure has the support OF the
American Legion and was agreed
to in principle by the War De
partment.
Rep Chester E. Morrow, (R.-N
H. Introduced joint resolution
for constitutional amendment tt
authorize the ratification of trea
ties by majority vote OF botf
Houses instead of the present two
thirds vote of the Senate.
Chairman Walter F. George, D..
Ca Of the Senate Finance Com
n2ittee and Robert L. Doughton
On c. of the House Ways ant
Means Committee joined to bligh
hopes Of early tax reductions. "W'
see no prospect Of any maio
change in our tax laws-at bes
until after the war with Germany,
Thy said in statement.
More than 800 bills were put IL
% the Houses legislative hopper
They included measures calling TO
$50 month Federal pension TO
everyone over so, expansion Of vet
Grams benefits, and abolition of tn
s. year automobile tax.
Both Houses witnessed the swear
ing IN of new members and adop1
Cd resolutions notifying Presiden
Roosevelt that they were in ses
slon and prepared to hear fror
nm. His message on the State c
me Union will be read to Cor
sfess Saturday and his annual bue
get message will be delivere
Tuesday.
His State OF the Union messag
Will outline for Congress the mt
mentouS problems which it mu'
TACKLE, including American part
ciFotion in a world security O.
s.|l@duOn, a method OF 1ullllIlll
MS hope Of 100000 postwar job
ara. more Immediately, War Mob
Nz3uon Director James F. Byrne
request that ATS be forced I'M
essential war industry.
IN the new House there are y
Democrats, 100 Republicans, OF
Observation-Disclosures and one Pr
efessive. giving the Democrats
clear cut majority which they d
not have at the close Of the la
Congress. The Senate party alig
rent remains substantially tt
same with 81 Democrats, 50 Re
pbllcans and one Progressive.
There are 80 new members
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