The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-20
By LYLE c. WILSON

Washington, April 2-(UP)- There seems to be no doubt today that President Truman has gotten of to a great start with congress.
 Republicans are saying just as nice things about him as the Demo- crats are. One-Sen. c. Wayland Brooks, R., Ill.-went SO far as to predict future relations between the legislative and executive branches:
 Its going to be something we haven't seen before, in your lifetime or Inine."
 That, of course, remains to be seen. No honeymoon ever lasted forever, and neither MT. Truman nor the Republicans in congress are forgetting that it's still two-party system.
 As Senate Republican Whip Ken meth s. Wherry, R., Neb., put it:
 We have done what we ought to do-pledge our help with non-con- troversial matters. That doesn't mean, however, that we're going all the way with this man.
 Well be with him when he's right and against him when he's wrong. Issues will come up when we'll meet him head-on. We'll do the job the minority ought to do."
 That will be strictly all right with Harry s. Truman, late of the U. s. senate. He told group of Republi- cans senators who called at the White House with pledges of SUD- port on Wednesday that he believed thoroughly in the two-party system and recognized the responsibilities Of a loyal opposition.
 But Mir. Truman's aim will be to seek areas of agreement-to avoid situations in which White House and congress get entrenched on op- posite sides of an issue-as some times happened in the Roosevelt administration.
 Senate Republicans this week of- Tered their cooperation toward pre- vention of legislative deadlocks and feuds.
 We told him." Sen. Styles Bridges, R., N. H., reported, "that we wanted him to deal through the regular Republican channels and moi with individual senators He said he was a thorough believer in the tWo-party system and recognized our position as the loyal opposition We pledged our fullest cooperation consistent with our principles"
 There was considerable curiosity about second call that Sen. Robert A. Taft, R., O., paid to MT Truman on Thursday, this time unaccom- panied by any of his party col leagues.
 Other Republicans said the sec ond call was Taft'S idea and they didn't know what he had in mind All Taft would say in explanation was:
 Well, there was quite a crowd there "Wednesday so I made ar appointment to go back and talk to him about some things thought ought to be done-not especially leg islative, just things in general"
 The pledges weren't all between MT. Truman and the Republicans He assured the senate Democratic conference that he would work with congress all the time.
 This assurance was reported by Senate Democratic Leader Alben w Barkley, Ky. who fell out so spec. tacularly with MT. Roosevelt over the late Presidents tart tone ir vetoing a tax bill. They made il up almost immediately. but a scal was left.
 The Democratic conference pledg- ed its support to the new President in war and peace, and Barkley re- ported there was a feeling that past differences between the White House and congress might well be rele. gated to the past"
 House members generally sub- scribed to Barkley's sentiments.
 There was some disposition to credit Democratic National Chair man Robert E. flanagan with .