The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-06

Offset by an increase Of IS a ton in
the price Of steel.
The President showed labor
courage with Congress. He pro-
posed many remedies for the cpl.
domic Of strikes. including the
much talked-a bout fact hnding
boards. Brayely. he endorsed the
most controversial OF all labor
proposals, the continuance OF
FEPC as a permanent check on
discrimination as to race, creed Or
sex. But he Is not emerging as
the miracleman on labor dis
putes." a speciality with Franklin
Delano Roosevelt. There we're
times during the GM strike when
Big Business, who despised that
man. actually longed for FDR TO
untsngle the knotty problems)
Truman is all for boosting the
minimum wage 10 65 cents an hour
(if he can get II without a farm
amendmentl. During this first
year. Truman made two happy La
Dor appointments new Secretary
OF Labor, Lewis Schwallenbach,
and a personal labor advisor, John
Steelman.
The President does not seem
adept in getting full credit for a
success. Almost any business man
even the most partisan OF them
will admit that reconyersion is roll
ing in faster and with less jar than
anticipated.
Much credit at least among
Rooseveltites, will be given the
President for following along on
the FDR path, especially in AFFAIRS
international. In general. there
is widespread approval OF his
choice OF an ever more firm policy
towards Russia. even the man in
the street realizes that those who
struggle with Russia may desire
IL even more but for the sake Of
reaching a desired objective be
forced TO 60 slowly and speak
softly. There's special commenda-
ton for his recognition OF out
standing Republicans in his selec-
ton OF UNO delegates. Women,
many OF whom are not enthusiast
tic about his old-tgshioned atti'
tude OF "womens place is ine the
home. give him credit for naming
Eleanor Roosevelt to the London
UNO session.
Bat the average American
doesn't think about these things.
He thinks about whether he has a
job and how much he can buy
with the money he earned. The
fight against initiation has taken
some retreats and the cost Of living
has gone up. But those who have
a front row seat in Washington
marvel at how few those retreats
have been. Never in this high
pressure capital have there been
so many pressure groups pounce
on the NPA. Apparently. everyone
believes in price control for every
one else. but himself saying, ITS
unfair to keep a ceiling price on
my product" Every man who
leaves Washington without a new
uIpeu CSlllnS pilNc Oh Ms bOONS IA
his pocket is an anti-Truman man.
The trick is to find the perfect
time when II is safe to take the
price lid of and let the old law OF
supply and demand function. Many
in the building business say the
time has come. But scarcities still
exist and the administration has 4
solemn obligation to be certain
that those shortage materials go
first into low-priced veterans hous-
ing.
AS TO his personal popularity.
the honeymoon feeling is over and
he's logged down to his real worth.
II Americans like a fortnight Mid
Western gent with no show-on or
pomp about him, then they like
Harry Truman. II they Ike a
more dynamic type, then they viii
be disappointed now that time
reveals his true self.