Evening star., 1945-12-06

supporting nor denouncing 1t. In
deed, the military preparedness
plank might be interpreted by sup
porterS of training as favorable to
the cause.
This national defense plank reads,
1--WE stand for a well-trained and
fully equipped Army, Navy and Air
Force, adequate to meet any emer-
gency under future conditions of
warfare. 1t must be supported by
the most modern scientific research,
a strong industrial system and re-
serves of trained men with weapons
and equipment superior to those of
any possible enemy" The plank
does not say how the reserves are
to be maintained 1t is a fact,
however, that many Republican
members of Congress in the past
have expressed themselves as op-
posed to universal military training,
which they have dubbed 'peacetime
conscription. No specific proposal
is made in relation to the atomic
bomb.
At the outset of it's declaration
of principles and issues, the pro-
gram says:
"Today's major issue is between
radicalism, RECOMMENDATION, all-pow-
erful bureaucracy. class exploitation,
deficit spending and machine poll
tics, as against our belief in Amer
lean freedom for the individual un-
der just laws fairly administered for
all, Preservation of local home rule,
efficiency and pay-as-you- econ
omy in Government and the protec-
ton of the American way of life
against either Fascist or Con1mu-
mist trends. ."''. ''' b.
Backs Labor's Bargaining.
The program "reaffirms our belief
in the right of labor to organize and
bargain collectively with employers
as one of the cornerstones of COM
petitive enterprise. The process of
such bargaining must be protected
ana strengthened if we are to have
real jobs and prosperity for all. For
that purpose We believe that gov
ernmental decisions must not be
for free agreement, but
governmental machinery to promote
peaceful settlement of disputes
should be improved.
The desired end OF bargaining
between management and men is a
contract. Once that contract is
made, it should and must be equally
binding on both parties as to agree
ments made. Free collective bar
gaining and contracts resulting
therefrom must not be nullified or
destroyed by resort on either side
to wilful violence or unlawful de-
struction of property
The program is broad in its Ian
guage and generalized in its pur-
poses. 1t is calculated to create,
therefore, relatively little Lontl o.
versy. within the Republican party.
No actual legislative proposals are
made.
Takes Stand on Medical Care.
On the problemsi of full employ
ment, balancing he Federal cudget
and reducing taxes, the program is
wholly general in its observations,
while it commends generally agreed
objectives. 1t opposes any social
ization of the medical profession"
and proposes a minimum instead of
a maximum of Federal aid to States
and local communities in the field
of subsistence, shelter and medical
care"
The foreign affairs plank. which
is believed to have been written in
large part by Senator Vandenberg,
who has been a foremost spokes-
man Of the Senate Republicans on
this subject, places the Republicans
squarely in support of the new
United Nations Organization for
peace.
The plank. however, strikes crit
ically at secret diplomacy, either at
home or abroad, and demands
open diplomacy and free com
munication throughout the world -