Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-18


recently burst forth with what he
labeled q Magma Carta for little
business" Much Of the substance
OF the wallace proposals, it is
claimed, had been previously pre-
pared by and under his predecessor,
Jesse Jones. The chief difference,
so it is said, is that Mr.. Jones had
not thought about calling these
proposals q Magma Carta and had
not cut loose all restraint upon the
loans of public funds.
Full Employment Bill.
Then, Senators Wagner and Muir
ray have q Magma Carta $50 labeled
by their press agents. in the much
advertised full employment" co.
100000 job bill. This is being Wig
orously promoted by Mrs. Roosevelt
in her daily column, strongly advo-
Gated By the radical press of New
York and persuasively presented by
various of the New Deal propaganda
lists.
The wicked conservatives, gener-
ally, regard the bill in its pristine
form as impracticable and unneces-
sary, as opening the door for unlim-
tied governmental expenditures and
as advancing firmly in the socialistic
direction.
Advocates of the bill believe that,
following the wars end, there will
be . vast unemployment, to meet
which private industry will be wholly
inadequate. In consequence, the
Government will have to step in,
create jobs through public works,
advancing large funds for business
expansion, etc.
See Normal Employment.
It's opponents insist first, that
there will be no widespread unem-
ployment; that such unemployment
as exists will be due largely to
shifting and reconversion but will
not be prolonged; that it will not
exceed two and one half million,
which is normal; That there is sure
to be from five 10 seven years of
great prosperity following the war;
that there will be more jobs than
there are men to fill them; that no
legislation will be necessary.
Proponents of this particular
Magma Carta regard those who op-
pose it as reactionary tools of big
business, while the dissenters look
upon its more belligerent hackers as
composed mostly Of crack pots and
radicals.
But these are not all the Magnae
Cartae. A few days ago another
was announced. This time it is
called "a new economic Magma
Carta for the common man every
where" 1t is said to be labor's pro-
gram for postwar employment and
to have been drafted by the Ma
tional Planning Association. But it
develops that this really is a CIO
plan, drafted largely by Clinton
Golden, who Is chairman of the
NPA, and right-hand man Of
Philip Murray.
Describing this Magma Carta, one
enthusiastic publication declares
that ''basically, it is fiscal program
comparable with tax plans pub
lished last year by the Committee
for Economic Development and the
Messrs. Beardsley Runl and H.
Christian Some" But" it is added,
this plan Cthe Magma Carta is far
more able and realistic than even
these comparatively liberal business
plans"
Other Minor Plans.
There are several other minor
Magnae Cartae lurking around, but
the three above mention, are the
conspicuous ones. Concerning these,
it is interesting to note, that while
. they have been separately launched,
separately sponsored and separately
promoted, they are nevertheless
{ linked by two things.
One is the character of their sup
port, which is practically indentical.
Each one of these Magma Carta
groups is for the other Magnae
Cartae. In other words, they are
all for one and one for all They
could, of course, combine and save
promotion and publicity expense.
But that is not regarded as desir-
able at all-quite the reverse.
The other thing is that, though
they do not say so fatty. the plan
OF each of these Magnae Cartae is
founded upon the free and un-
limited expenditure of Federal funds.
Each will cost great deal of Gov
eminent money.
And, besides enthusiastic support
NJ from all our professional liberal"
q n IL