Detroit evening times., 1945-10-01
PAUL
NaALLON
Behind
The News

GOWN MS House ways anu means
committee for around of wrist
Slappng rather dumbfounded
them. They came out benumbcd
and SpeeChleSs, but surprised
more than chaStened A minor
din had been raised against
them by the leftleaning writers
and shouterS because they de-
laycd action on the increase of
unemployment compensation.
Within the din, II was con-
tended a big party split had de-
veloped with the southern bloc
fighting Mr.. Truman, etc, etc.
Actually as both Mr.. Truman
and the committeeman knew,
neither the issue nor their re-
lection of il was new. They had
voted even stronger against the
same thing when Mr.. Roosevelt
and Go tried to push il through
last year The four Democrats
who stuck To their guns were
merely defending their own past
records The worst that could
be truthiully said of them was
that they did not change their
minds when Mr.. Truman re-
newed Mr.. Roosevelts request,
NO ONE here is now charging
~ Go had anything TO do with
the Presidents decision to make
a public scene of the issue and
demand that the congressman
do AS he wanted.
Congressman near the inside
said they Judged Mr.. Truman
was hurt because this was his
first unsuccessful encounter; he
thought ne had to make a dis
play Of hls position, and refuse
10 accedc quIe Y; also he
thought he was on sound politi-
cal ground
Wha. is behind the whole
matter as behind nearly every
thing else in the domestic news
including the strikes the
new grand mass assault of CIO
10 take over and direct the IN
flationary economy of the nation
and next years congressional
elections, although no doubt Mr.
Truman does not look at II
fully that way
This new method Of scare
lobbying started a few weeks
ago First came a New York
state delegation representing
Go, then Maryland and last
week Pennsylvania. The Penn
sylyania delegation was about
$50 strong
THROUGH their influence
L they get the caucus rooms,
where members Of Congress are
supposed TO meet in party Ses-
slOnS.
Instead Of calling on The }eg-
iSlatorS. they Vlte both
senators and representatives to
come 10 see them. They are well
organized + ach ClO man is
given by his organization a
mimeographed poll sheet
| obtained one used upon the
Maryland delegation 1t is
headed summer commitment
All members of Congress -
were asked 10 say how they
would vote on the unemploy-
ment compensation bill first
Cthe specific Go kilGore billD
then the full employment bill,
minimum wage increase 10 60
cents an hour the fair employ
ment practices bill and the
Ball. Burton, Hatch bill 10
which Go Is opposed because
il would require unions To as
sumo more responsibility IN A
mild way
Ordinarily no threats are
made against the congressman.
All concerned are too subtle
for that But every one m
volvcd knows what the game is.
During the Maryland meeting
one Go speaker did say some
thing about taking care OF those
congressman Al the next clcC-
ton who did not vote the Go
-.way--aaIi- -SeR4tei ydin-y-
walked out creating stir by
prOClaimInC he was elected by
the people Of his state and was
anSwerable 10 them. not TO this
one class
4 FTERWARD the Go state
y delegations call on Senate
and House leaders 10 impress
them. then get into hired spc-
cial buses and ride down to the
White House for a talk with
the same Truman secretary,
Matthew Gouuctiy, who seems
10 be in charge Of receiving
them
have heard estimates that
the New York delegation trip
must have cost $500 or Si0-
600 for rounding up leaders
from all parts OF tho state and
paying their way and lodgings
from home portal 10 portal,
but some authorities think this
a little high
Whatever il was. the amount
and method comprise formid-
able warning Of the millions
l,a,ls -, frT1 snff1rr F,t. pY~rapfy-
ing political action even down
IN those southern districts
where Go has no members
remember what nearly hap
pened la Speaker Raybarn. rs
all congressman do
Now when YOU couple these
bills with an inSiStcnt national
strike demand for a 50 per cent
ware increase NOu will realize