Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-06-22
It's News
To Me
By o. J. Pecord

One of the things that could have happened
government is the that President Harry Truman has
taken the duties of the presidency and within 60 days
given the majority of the of this country feeling that
the administration in capable hands.
Very few could experience the transition from
government with ado yet Truman
accepted his task and quietly went about the job of taking
the reins after 12 years of Roosevelt administration
Certainly President Roosevelt not to follow
for during his of office he met crisis after crisis and
earned popularity his ability with trying sua
tons The fact that Mr. Truman has been able to take the
responsibility of his office without creating disturb
speaks well for him well for the of
PAsTT fGxsTn%fns RESPONSIBILITY
Unlike President Roosevelt Mr.. to believe
the responsibility of his political rather than in
dividua responsibility His cabinet appointments since
ing office have all been strictly along party lines and is safe
to that whatever appointments he still make will
be of party regulars.
President Roosevelt the that President
Truman for Mr. Roosevelt the the almost
the party party regularity and
will likely rise fall with his party This does not
that the party going to lead the President far from it, for
he continues years going
the past two months Mr.. Truman will be difficult
domestic politics concerned the President
has taken hold remarkable fashion His Congress
while lacking of the former presidents eoquence
theess clear and the point and doubt fill the bill just
capably as the late Presidents.
his dealings with labor indicated
up program of his predecessor.
matter Of the President the hesitation
expressing his opinions His of $25 for 26 weeks
compensation less fortnight than his
usa to recommend increase in for the workers We
light experience with inatonary prices yet must
admit that he acted like who thought he doing the
One thing which admire President Tru-
is his confession that he agreement with the
legislation draft labor despite the fact that it President
Roosevelt himself advocated asked such
law
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
In the field of foreign affairs President Truman inherited
situation which His knowledge
the last held between President Roosevelt Churchill
Stain Yaa apparently but little better than that
well informed cabinet member 1t the
President call of those had been with the res
dent Ya together what had occurred during that
conference.
accustomed carrying many of
his ideas relative the foreign policy
in his head possibly confdng of the details to few
associates this the situation which Mr. Tru
found when he suddenly thrust into the most repon
sibe executive job in the world.
Faeringy at first, then with gradually stepped
dence President grasped situation applied
dealings with England Russia His handling of the Russian
situation evidenced the San Francisco conference while
not fully known in all its details indication that he be-
eves going directly the heart of international problems
finding they the mutual salts
faction of the parties concerned.
TRUMAN GROWS
Little by little President Truman growing. 1t is of
entirely what the President will do
period of time if judge by the he
has taken hold of the time OF great Crisis ana
followed the Roosevelt administration with scarcely ripple
notion appears that he will to
be better than average President.
Looking the President from abors point of view there
very little criticize with the exception of his sticking
holding the line He be reasonable man
who carefully considers all sides of question: tries to be
fair in his decision then with resolue deter
mnation t0 carry out his ideas.
The test of of government has been met
with m difficulty that of the citizens of the country
realize that through major crisis