Evening star., 1946-11-12
Truman Warned
P.Won't 'tAid
|'PAC' Measures
MiddIe-of-t
Course Called Price
Of Cooperation
By the As,oeio,ed Press

BY the Associofed Press
Republicans stipulated today
that President Truman will have
TO go down the middle of the
road in his legislative proposals
If he wants their cooperation
In the new GOP-controlled Con-
gress.
From Senators Knowland of
California and Brooks of Illinois
came assertions that their fellow
will not accept what
the former called a "PAC-drafted"
law-making program and what the
latter labeled completely socialistic
proposals"
we. need some of the same
unity of purpose that has marked
the development of our nonpartisan
foreign policy in solving the coun-
try's grave domestic problems"
Senator Knowland told a reporter.
Strive for Even Keel.
I'VE don't want the Nation to
swing either too far to the left or
too far to the right. We want to
keep it on an even keel. And we
don't want any PAC-drafted legis-
lative program showed at us as it
has been in the past"
Senator Brooks said he wondered
whether the Presidents conciliatory
bid yesterday for a political truce
on pressing national problems would
be any more lasting and effective
than Mr. Truman's appeal for the
same sort of cooperation when he
took Office l9 months ago.
When Mr.. Truman first became
President" the Illinois Senator said,
he asked for cooperation from the
Congress Then he proceeded to pre-
sent ana tried to force through
completely socialistic proposals. The
people have spoken and they have
said they don't want that kind Of
Morse Urges Middle Course.
Senator Morse, Republican, of
Oregon said he interpreted the elec-
ton results ss indicating that the
American people want their office
holders to avoid the extremes Of
both reactionary and leftist points
Of view and mark out constructive
middle of the road course of action
which will bring a hign degree Of
stability to the nation"
Senator Hatch, Democrat, of New
Mexico commented that "it remains
to be SEEN whether a Republican
Congress win devote itself to con-
structive effort without regard to
t948."
Il have previously said In public
statements that regardless of past
history. where there has been a divi-
sion on party lines between the
executive and legislative branches
of Government, the Congress and
the President can work together"
On the House side, Representative
Martin of Massachusetts,, who is
slated for the Speakership, said:
"We welcome the opportunity to
work with the President in carrying
out the mandate of the people, and
to return this Government to the
people and to sane Americanism.
Americas position in international
affairs must be kept nom bipartisan"
Dulles Sure Of Cooperation.
Representative Arends, Illinois,
said Republicans will carry out
their responsibilities under the new
powers which came to them through
the elections. I think we should
and must continue the nonpartisan
approach to our foreign relations
problems"
John Foster Dulles, Gov. Thomas
e. Dewey's adviser on foreign af-
fairs in the 1914 campaign and
member of the American delegation
to the U. N. General Assembly, said
"the President is right in predicting
that Republicans who have worked
comparatively with him in the past
will do SO in the future. Presunf-
ably, their views will carry more
weight now that the Republican
Party is the majority party in the
Nation and in Congress"
But Senator Thomas. Democrat.
of Utah said the test of full Re-
publican cooperation with the
President on foreign policies will
come when treaties are placed be-
fore the Senate.
Truman Shift Forecast.
Many Democrats. thought Mr..
Truman's statement indicated he Is
turning away from the course "a
little left of center" he previously
had marked out for himself and
would mollify some of the elements
in his own party, as well as the Re-
publicans, with fewer New Deal type
proposals.
Republican National Chairman
Carroll Reece gave an indication of
Republican thinking on this score
when he asserted, in commenting on
the Presidents truce statement, that
the mandate" of last Tuesdays
election us binding not only upon
those candidates elected to the Sem
ate and House on November S. but
also upon all other officials OF the
Federal Government"
Mr.. Truman noted pointedly in
his statement, however, that while
the Republicans hold Congress ''the
duties and the responsibilities of the
Chief Executive and of the executive
branch of the Government are en-
trusted to me and my associates"
Ball Urges Conferences.
Senator Ball said he hopes the
President viii see his way clear to
call the new Republican leaders Of
Congress to the White House for
weekly conferences, just as he talked
regularly in the past with the DEM
ocratic leaders.
Asked whether any such procedure
was In prospect, Mr.. Truman told
his news conference yesterday that
was matter to be attended to when
Congress meets.
Most LEGISLATORS thought that If