Evening star., 1945-02-12
Wallace and Williams
COMMON Man
Dy ERNEST IlNDlEY
The Warrington Post


contest of sorts seems to be developing between
majority Of the Republicans and the rghwng Democrats
in Congress which group put itself
phacally the record opposed any man who has
lifted his voice in behalf of the people the
underdog Henry Wallace has become the symbol of the
ASPIRATIONS OF the common man-more probably than
any other in American public life except Roosevelt.
Aubrey Williams, less well known than Wallace but very
far from unknown is identified particularly with the
underdog.
Williams was Hopkins righthand man Federal relief
and WPA administrator He organized the National Youth
Administration in 1885 and its administrator until it
was iqudated. Through NYA hundreds Of thousands of
young men and women earned enough money to enable
them stay high school and college Hundreds Of thou
sands others got work experience which helped
them to qualify for jobs As the national defense program
and the Williams quick to correlae this
workraining Of young people to the needs of indus
tries. -
Williams put his heart into the NYA program perhaps
all the because he had had quit school in the fourth
fifth grade earning his living Later he went back
school and worked his way through college, In the first
World War he served with the YCA the French Foreign
Legion, and the United States Army. Three of his four
sons are in the armed forces now.
Whatha Williams early life got do with his quafca.
tons to be Rural Electrifcaton administrator Not much
perhaps except indicate that has energy and strong
wn short that he is good example of individual ni
tatve Not all sefmade be found in private
business Many of the abest 60 the professions and
the public services often because they of social
Obligation Williams of the South, from early
American stock-judging by his long lank frame pre-.
dominantly Scotch.Iish. he has long way under
his own steam He the kind of who would rather be
an effective public official than president of the largest
poration millionaire. He is simply odfashoned
American with Presbyterian conscience who believes
that equal opportunity fundamental American apra.
tion, and that the mark of American economic
and social progress not reached in the Twenties
Asto his specific qualifications to be REA administrator
these observations may be pertinent He experienced
public administrator who has dealt with large affairs He
entepsng One of the gavest charges eveed against
him NYA administrator that he corralled machine
tools which could have been put better use elsewhere
The charge probably correct but it tribute to
Williams foresight and initiative He has shown ability to
national farm organizations the Farmers Unon thought
him qualified to be one of its chief organizers.
Williams opposition does not appear be large
firm Wallaces But the political significance of the
fights against them both lies in the fact that they cham
pons and symbols of the aspirations of the man
and the underdog Their opponents may be poll
cians they have succeeded in getting themselves elected
But they have national election since 1929 and
they advertising general viewpoint which Roose-
ve repeatedly has been able capitalize. That is the
viewpoint which the progressive Democrats have labeled
"Hooverism."
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