Evening star., 1946-07-02
Letters to The Star
Readers React to the Debate
d..
on Price Control

To the Editor of The Star:
President Truman's broadcast to the
Nation was full of good common sense
and an argument for consistency of
action more fortnight than many Of
the talks hitherto made on the subject
OF price control. He made 1t very clear
that the understanding of what was
necessary to prevent imitation was the
business OF every one to know.
People who listened in an unbiased
frame of mind could not fail to be moved
by the Presidents impassioned tone of
sincerity his evident concern for his
fellow-countrymen" and the courage
of his convictions.
Taking into account the lack of knowl-
edge that most people evidence, Mr..
Truman's plain and straight speaking
on the bill and the consequences it
would bring about was a timely and
necessary confidence in the Nation as
whole; and, If after this, people still
are blind to the relationship of cause
and effect or to anything but their own
selfish, petty greeds, it will be dis
agreeable and disgraceful thing to have
to realize how many illiterates there are
in this country in spite of all its educa-
tional advantages.
1t was clear that the President, know
ing the seriousness of the situation for
the country and impatient at the delays
of Congress when he consistently and
repeatedly had urged earlier action on
the issue, was putting the problem
squarely up to the Nation for its own
collective action and initiative 1t is
hoped, therefore, that business OF all
kinds will cooperate in refraining from
common good
M. LINDSAY OLIVER.
To the Editor of The Star:
1t is most gratifying to find that the
cause of freedom and democracy, based
on constitutional government, still has
one senatorial champion, in the person
of w. Lee "Pappy" ODaniel.
The fact that the continuation Of anv
form of OPA is unconstitutional, and
that continuing it is absolutely unneces-
sary as well as socialistic economy (the
base Of socialism,, seems to have little
or no effect on most legislators. Evi-
IDENTIFY they, too, have been swallowed
up by the immense barrage of propa-
ganda offered by Chester Bowles to the
tune of enormous sums of the taxpayers
money.
Although many distinguished Senators
have tried hard to limit the power and
authority of OPA, it seems none was
courageous enough to join Mr.. ODaniel
in his eight-hour speech, except Mr..
Moore for three hours.
Regardless of the fact that filibuster-
ing Is not usually the most democratic
way OF obtaining a goal, it still is graft
Tying to know that one man will wear
his voice out for the type of government
that Americans have defended since
DEMONSTRATIONS government. His
efforts are commendable.
MARION EDWIN HARRISON II.
To the Editor of The Star:
Macedonia Pauley! Or something like
that! Saturday, at exactly nine, the
radio program is showed aside and I
have to listen to speech. And what
do 1 learn? Nothing more than this:
That man by the name of Truman
doesn't like fellow by the name of
Taft.
Well, don't care for Taft, either.
wouldn't vote for him any more than
would vote for Truman But, and I
mean but, Taft was elected on his own
by people who seem to like him. The
other fellow was elected by people who
liked somebody else. And, incidentally,
when I remarked, In June, 1943, that I
wouldn't vote for fourth term, nv
nine years of Civil Service went bloo-ey
in August. DICK NODAK,
Paderewski's Comrade Protests