Detroit evening times., 1945-06-07
BEHIND
The NEWS
BY Paul
MalIon

Mallon
WASHINGTON, June 6-Mr.
Hannegan is taking Moth
ing for granted. The political
pal of the President actually
sent skilled scouts out into
various sections of the country
10 ascertain how the new moves
from the White House are re-
garded. He did not trust polls,
even his own, but wished de-
tailed reports.
From all sections the answer
was about the same. In effect,
they amounted to an enthusias-
tic go-ahead sign on the line
Mr.. Truman is hewing with his
cabinet changes, legislative sug-
gestions and foreign policy.
Mr.. Hannegan was told by his
selected agents the nation had
warmed up 10 methods of the
Executive. although the leftwing
crowd, embodying the stereo-
typed New Dealers, was a little
restless and inclined to indulge
in a few carom shots. AS a
matter of observable fact the
CIO. for a prime example. did
not endorse the Schwellenbach
appointment TO labor, possibly
because the new cabinet man is
a northwest political associate
of AFL boss Dave Beck.
THEY did not like Mr.. Biddle's
L invited exit as attorney
general either. But MIR. Tru-
man evened it up by presenting
the unemployment pay maxi
mum of S25 a week which CIO
devised and lost at the last
session of Congress, further by
asking the dictatorial govern
ment reorganization powers Mr..
Roosevelt wanted and failed 10
get, by having his Mr.. Vinson
60 out for the New Deal peace
planning program. by pushing
successfully in the House for
the Breton Woods agreement,
which the CIO and Mrs. Roose-
welt have been promoting as if
TO put bankers in their place
and some other steps.
Indeed, there has been nothing
for the radicals to com plai n
about. Nothing upon VIII i C h
they could lay h Ell r restless
fingers in accusation. although
target may be provided shortly
when the wage increases fail 10
measure up 10 their demands.
In bulk. however Mr.. Truman's
program is the one they devised.
Indeed, while Frankfurter and
Mrs. Roosevelt have lost their
appointive influence, Mr.. Tru-
man has insisted upon keeping
their best friends, Treasury Sec
retary Morgenthau and Judge
Rosenman, domestically. while
also holding on TO Harry Hop
kins and Mr.. Stettinius inter-
nationally.
MR.. TRUMAN has S IMPLY
A'l been doing the same things
in a different spirit, following
the same line but in a different
way and evening things up a
little. You can see il in the re-
organization proposal. w lie
Mr.. T demanded the power Mr..
r wanted, he did not want 10
write the bill himself but would
leave il TO Congress. He has
sent up no prepared bills on any
important subject. but is re-
specting the position of Con-
gress.
The Carom shots have so far
developed from the Russian
problem. The country shows
signs of brea king into two
schools of thought on this. Most
people seem 10 feel Moscow has
treated us obscurely. if not
badly, on practically every late
issue of the war and peace. ex-
cept Argentina. the one point we
have wen-and they do not like
that either.
Yet on the other hand I have
seen a radical newspaper blindly
denouncing the army censorship
in our occupation zone as if we
had blacked out the whole of
Germany. not mentioning the
much more extreme censorship
of Russia over every type of
news of any kind from Russian
occupied zones not only in Ger
many but throughout Europe.
The radical journals in New
York have generally become so
one-sided that they defend every
Russian interest and attack
every American step. bitterly
assailing the state department
al every opportunity.
This shows rather thought
less and purely political enthu-
siasm. Yet even on this problem.
the President is being backed by
strong majority in the country
as a whole.