The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-29

.BreSS. ~
lpitol Hill today, three and al
half weeks after the lawmakers In
terrupted their vacations to tackle
the problems OF sudden peace.
The Senate approved the FULL en,-|
ployment bill" last night. Before.
the final action, the bill was eithe1
improved or weakened, depending
on your point Of view. At least.
was changed.
The bill now goes TO the Hous(
which may debate It late in OF
tober.
The Senate and House took
breathing spell today, and observ
ers noted that:
/. President Humans relations|
with Congress are not so hunky
dory as in wartime.
2. The rush OF mail from people
trying TO get somebody out OF thu
Army or Navy has slowed up
good deal
8. Looming larger every day
congressional minds is the spin
chilling responsibility OF dceidin
what to do with the secrets Of atom
ic force.
Problems before this postwS
Congress have fallen roughly in
two main groups: economic an
military.
Economic problems include ~
employment in future years, enc
gency help for unemployed poop
now, and taxes.
Military problems include Arn1
Navy discharges, enlistments, Peal
Harbor. and the atomic bomb.
Here is quick review OF each
subject;
The full employment bill" pass@
ed by the Senate provides that:
The government shall adopt a.
broad program to help private emf
ployers provide enough jobs for
all. II necessary in any year, as
a last resort, the government itself
shall spend money to create jobs. &
Among the changes made by the
Senate yesterday were: n
IL provided that such spending
must be consistent with other needs
and obligations of the governments.
That is, there might be limit to
the amount OF spending done, IL the
spending conflicted with some
other policy. -
It provided that plans for such
spending must be accompanied by
a tax plan to raise the money.
President Humans supporters
in the Senate weren't too happy
over the changes.
The Senate has passed a weaken
ed version OF President Truman's
program for wider financial held
to jobless people. The House Ways
and Means Committee shelyed the
whole matter.
The President called the Demo
crat members OF this committee to
the White House for a talking.to.
He told them the Senate had "let
him down" Republican Senator
Donnell, Of Missouri, made a speech
Directing to this statement. Dem
ocratic senators said nothing.
Though relations between the
President and Congress weren't
very good today. he is reported to
have pacifier or two up his sleeve.
He Is likely to invite a group OF
senators and representatives to at
tend the inter-American conference
at Rio de Janeiro.
The House Ways and Means Com
mittee has begun work on a bill
to cut taxes moderately. Hear
ings will start Monday, behind clos
ed doors.
The hundreds OF thousands OF
requests to get somebody out of
uniform, now slackening consider
ably. have given congressman more
grief than anything else in long
time.
For one thing, the sheer volume
made It nearly impossible to answer
{ tnem all. fOT dHOlucI, NOhbiCSo
men found they could do very lit
tie toward pulling any individual
out of the Army or Navy before his
turn came.
Since they couldn't help individ-
uals, many lawmakers roared for
speed generally. Bitter criticism of
"slowness' in discharging men
started almost before the last shot
was fired.
Some members OF Congress said
much OF the criticism was unJusti-
fled. But there was a widespread
feeling that the uproar may have
startled the Army and Navy into
moving faster than they had
planned.
Despite the uproar, Congress so
far has refused to pass laws end
ing the draft or forcing any chang
es in rehabilitation policy. In
stead. II has sought TO help mat
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