Evening star., 1946-01-06
2 COP Senator'S
Differ Sharply
On Truman Plea
Morse Critical, but
AssoiIs Toft's Reply
As Radio Trade
By the Associated Press.


By the Associated Press.
Senators and Representatives
still in Washington report q
meager reaction from constitu-
epts to President Truman's ap-
peal to the people to turn pres
sure on Congress for speed on
his legislative program.
But one unexpected aftermath
yesterday was statement by SEN
ator Morse, Republican, of Oregon
that Senator Taft. Republican, of
Ohio had delivered radio TRADE"
in reply Friday night.
Senator Morse himself criticized
the Truman appeal. But he said
some of the measures Senator Taft
attacked had bipartisan backing.
He asserted that the remarks Of
Senator Taft, chairman of the COP
Steering Committee in the Senate,
show "in a frightening manner"
why the common men and women
of the country Cannot look to the
reactionary Republicans, who are
seeking to control the Republican
party, to protect and improve their
standard of living"
Taft Called Reactionary.
Senator Taft had struck at So
called "full employment" legisla-
ton, health insurance, and admin
istration plans for higher payments
to the unemployed, continued rent
and price control, and other presi-
Dental proposals.
Taft demonstrated" Senator
Morse said, that his political and
economic philosophy is the same as
that of the, reactionary Democrats
now in control of the Democratic
party"
Some members of Congress said
they had received one or two tele-
grams as a result of Mr.. Trumans
appeal Thursday night. Some said
none had come in. Only few law
makers remained in the Capital over
the holidays, however.
Reaction to Determine Results.
Thus the reaction on those who
went home over the Christmas and
New Year holidays apparently will
determine the results of the Presi-
dents address to the people He said
Congress had been "distressingly
slow" on domestic legislation he had
recommended. He asked the people
to back his program and tell their
views to their legislators.
The White House itself said it had
counted some 500 kilograms in re-
sponse to the Truman speech. Press
Secretary Charles G. Ross said about
80 per cent were favorable" Some
of them he released.
One from the Queens Legislative
Council, Flushing, N. Y, said: will
urge Congressnen to follow your
recommendations"
Frank B. CARL, Haddonheld, N. j.,
wired: Am sorry the world is all
out of step with you.''
The Chief Executive asked the
public to support particularly his
plan-opposed by organized labor
for law to bar major strikes while
fact-flnding boards look into labor
disputes.
He blamed committees ESPECIALLY
for holding up his program. Senate
and House Labor Committees are
handling the fact-finding measure.
One of the kilograms to the Pres
ident came from Chairman Norton
of the House Labor Committee, who
has been absent because of illness.
1t said: II sincerely approve -.
It was an honest and sincere
appeal"
House Majority Leader McCor-
mack wired, Your radio address
was fighting one and timely"
Asked whether any labor unions
had complained in messages about
the Chief Executives address, Mr..
Ross said he had not run across
any. But he said some individual
kilograms called the speech "over-
friendly and some say it was under
friendly to labor" ~,....
Representive Hook, Democrat, of
Michigan told reporter that "Mr.
Truman's talk helped bring the
whole thing to head, and we ought
to get more consideration now for
the administration program"
Representative Brown, Republic
can, of Ohio said Congress would
listen to the people if they tell US
what they want" He added that
"the greatest service Congress can
render is to refuse to enact ILL
advised legislation" -:
COP Follows Taft.
Republicans giving their own
views on the Truman speech gen
orally followed line Senator Taft
took.
"It seems to me-" said Senator
Wherry, Republican, of Nebraska,
"It was an apology for the failure
of the administration domestic
policy. The quarrel is in his own
political family. He can't please
the Communists and the John
Snyder type of Democrat in his own
official family at the same time"
Some samples, made public by
(see COP. Page A-5)