Evening star., 1945-12-24
Bitter Fight Seen
As Truman Halls
uses Transfer
New Bill Expected
Soon to Replace One
Killed by Pocket Veto
(Tert OF veto memorandum on
Page AL
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A new and bitter row between
President Truman and Congress
over the United States Employ
ment Service appears inevitable
when the lawmakers resume
work January IA.
The President provided the fuel
for the fight yesterday when he
announced he was killing-by a
pocket veto-legislation to return
USES to State control within 100
days.
He said in a statement he was
Withholding approval of the mea-
sure because it would immeasur-
ably retard our unemployment pro-
gram" and reiterated a request
that action be delayed until June,
l947. The Government took over
the Employment Services early in
1912 in an effort to channel more
workers into war production jobs.
New Legislation Planned.
The Presidential move brought
immediate reports from Capitol Hill
that new legislation would be in
troduced to do away with Federal
administration of USES.
House Appropriations Committee
aides told reporter such a mea-
sure already has been drafted.
Likewise, associates Of Senator
Lucas, Democrat, of Illinois and
Reed, Republican, of Kansas said
one of the two would take the ac-
ton right after the holidays"
The Senators, who led the fight
for return of USES to the States
were not available for comment, but
Senator Reed recently issued a
statement declaring:
THE USES is not an efficient
service under the Federal Govern
ment, never has been and so far as
any OF us can see 1t never will be.
1t has never rendered as good serv-
ice as 1t did under the States, but
its costs have increased 400 per
cent. President Roosevelt prom
ised when he took it over that 1t
would be returned after the war.
Now the Government is stalling.
Cannot Be Overridden.
New legislation would be required
to achieve the goal sought by the
Senators, because the pocket veto is
not subject to overriding by Con-
gress.
"a pocket veto occurs when the
President refuses to sign within
10 days legislation remaining on
his desk during congressional
recess. II he does not sign a bill
during session, it becomes law,
unless he returns 1t to Congress
for consideration. In the latter
case, two-thirds of both the Sem
ate and House must approve the
measure to pass it over his veto)
The legislation returning USES to
State control was rider on meas
ure withdrawing $50 900 900 900 orig
inally allocated in war appropria-
tions. Mr.. Truman said, however,
that until another cutback bill can
De enacted this amount still will be
saved through Budget Bureau Or
der banning use of the funds.
Objects to Rider Form.
The Chief Executive commented
that he not only objected to the
rider itself, but opposed "even more
strongly its attachment to a ma jor
savings bill. The move, he said,
restricts the Presidents exercise
of his functions and is contrary to
good government"
Discussing the USES work, Mr..
Truman said it will reach an all
time peak during the next several
months. Accordingly, he added, a
shift in administration at any time
soon will result in a disrupted and
inefficient employment service at the
very time when efficient operation is
most vitality needed by veterans,
workers and employers"
The USES rider passed both Sen
ate and House by large majorities.
1t was only through extensive per-
suasion by administration leaders
that the period for return to the
States was extended from 30 to 100
days.