The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-30

AcLually Il 6 Senators - there were more than 30 of them present and they Tapped up every word with far more atten- tion than they ever show during de- bate on the floor of Congress - are trying to judge the business ability of Henry Wallace. What is the com- bined business experience of the 90 Senators? Chairman Bailey was for IA years editor of the Biblical Re- corder before he became a collector of internal revenue and lawyer In North Carolina. Burton was mayor of Cleveland Welsh-born Robert son a Wyoming rancher, Vanden- burg Grand Rapids editor and publisher. Most were small town lawyers George in Vienna, Ga; Pepper in Perry, Fla; Mcclellan in Camden, Ark; Brewster in Dexter, Me. Bilbo in Poplarville, Miss; FL lender in Houma, La, O'Daniel was a Texas flour salesman. What are the rights of these to pass on who 1S a big enough business man? Ans- Wer: These are the duly elected rep resentativeS of the people and through them the people pass judg- ment on how things shall be done This is democracy at work.
 FDR'S LETTER A
 KISS OF DEATH?
 But what about this letter of the Presidents to Jesse Jones, in which the President said that Wallace thinks he could do the greatest amount of good in the Department of Commerce? Is this just getting even with Jesse Jones in the belief that it was he, Jones, who inspired the Texas revolt against the fourth term? Or is this another kiss or death letter like the one Roosevelt wrote Democratic National Chair man Bob Hannegan at the Chicago convention. consigning Wallace to the political wolves?
 A strange character this Wallace. Is he being vindictive in wanting to take Jones job away from him? + this sweet revenge for their last bout, which Wallace lost? Os is Wallace just the simple, unaffected, child-like character his intimates say he is? He's dreamer, they say this Wallace is a mystic.
 Whats he driving at in his sug- gestion that Congress investigate the REC? What does he mean by daring to question the sanctity of the Federal Reserve system? Seems he wants to liberalize them so they will make more loans to small bus" inessmen more character loans. Bankers used to grant character loans to good honest upright men who went to church regularly raised a family and seemed willing to work 12 to IA hours a day to pay off their debts. People don't go to church as much as they used to. Maybe they have lost their character And Wallace is talking about shortening the work week and paying people more money for it, too
 WALLACE'S ANSWERS
 NOT TO THE POINT
 Wallace, in fact, again outlines the Presidents eight-point Bill of Economic Rights. The right to a job, to food, to home, to produce, to buy and sell, to health, to old age security, to education.
 Yet Senator Bailey asks Wallace shrewd and pertinent questions. How's he going to get all those things? Wallace's answers aren't sharply to the point. He missed here If he had advocated unem- ployment, hunger, sickness, poverty, illiteracy for the masses, of course he wouldn't have been asked such embarrassing questions.
 This is the battle of the century the next century-the next genera ton at any rate. The theme song for this two-day side-show might well have been, Where do We go from here?" Into new fields with Wallace, or back over the conserva- tive paths trod by Jones?
 These two men persohify the fu- ture. Which character will be re- membered longest? Which will have the greatest place in history Jones for his realistic solvency and res probability or Wallace for his im- practical and apparently consuming desire to improve the lot of the con- mon man?