The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-28
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON .

and clauses-some of them set
off by dashes-and q good many
scmicolons; for Roosevelt was
rather proud and conscious of his
style, and the fine images and
flights of fancy with which ne
polished off the work of his
ghosts.
Truman's sentences are short
Few sentences run over 30
words, and they're enumerations
en- a specific subject.
He uses few adjectives and
they're the first ones within stab
OF his pen. Vital, minimum, in.
adequate, great, important, full,
immediate. It's an economical
style.
WIDE DIFFERENCE IN
RADIO STYLES
KEEPING in mind the radio
voices of Roosevelt and Truman,
contrast the way they express
similar ideas. Last January,
Roosevelt said this:
Peace can be made and kept
only by the united determine
ton of free and peace-loving
peoples who are willing to work
together-willing to help one
another willing to respect and
tolerate and try to understand
one another's opinions and feel
ings. =. International CO. op-
Grafton on which enduring peace
must be based is not a one-way
street."
Truman says 1t like this:
I'VE must turn from econ
omic cooperation in war to
economic cooperation in peace.
Our objective is to enable the
reace-loving nations of the world
TO become self-supporting in
world of expanding freedom and
rising standards of living"
Get the difference in emphasis
That stands out still more when
their expressions on full employ
ment are compared:
Roosevelt-"After the war we
must maintain full employment,
with government maintaining its
y time functions. We
must make sure that private en-
terprise works as it is supposed
TO work-on the basis of initia-
tive and vigorous competition,
without the sitting presence of
monopolies and cartels."
Truman-"To provide jobs we
must look first and foremost
10 private enterprise-to indus
try, agriculture and labor. Gov
nment must inspire enterprise
with confidence. That confidence
must come mainly through deeds
not words"
AGREE ON NEED FOR
MORE HOUSING
ROOSEVELT on housing
THE provision Of a decent home
for every family is a national
necessity, II this country is 20
be worthy of its greatness; and
that task will itself create great
opportunity. Most
Of our cities need rebuilding.
Much Of our farm plant is in 4
state Of disrepair."
Truman on housing-"Therc
Is wide agreement that, over the
next 10 years, there should be
cuilt in the United States an av-
erage Of from million to MIL
lion and a half homes a yeac.
Such a program would provide
an opportunity for private cap
,tal to invest from six to seven
billion dollars annually.
We must make it possible for
private enterprise to do the ma
jor part Of this job. Federal
aid should be extended only 10
those communities which are
to bear a fair share CT
he cost"
Roosevelt on tax reforms
AS an integral part Of this (tax
nodification) program to main
ain high employment, we must,
after the war Is over-rcduce
r. eliminate taxes which bear
90 heavily on consumption"
Truman on tax modernization
"A major objective of this
taxi modernization should be
he encouragement of business
Incentives and expansion, and
VI consumer purchasing power.