Evening star., 1946-02-08
'|II-Defined' Policies
.0f Administration Hit
AT Lincoln Banquet

The Republican party today held
battle directives embracing vigorous
attacks on assertedly ill-defined ad-
ministration foreign relations and
domestic economy policies and sup
port for energetic action on the
Negro problem.
The campaign line was sketched
last night by House Minority Leader
Joseph w. Martin, jr.; Representa-
tive Luce of Connecticut and Gov.
Edward Martin of Pennsylvania in
addresses before the annual Lin
coin Day banquet, sponsored by Re-
publican members of the House and
the League of Republican Women of
the District of Columbia, in the Ho-
tel Statler.
Secret Government at home and
secret diplomacy abroad was called
the administration pattern by Rep
resentative Martin
Sees Tragic Blunder."
"Our foreign policy, shifting with
every political wind. has lost us the
trust and confidence of other ma
tions," he declared.
Mr.. Martin termed the secre,
agreements of the Yaltas Confer.
ence "a tragic blunder for thu
United States" and said 5the Gov
ernment was following in the
pathways of the most dangerous
despotisms of the past" by under
taking deals in the dark diplomatic
closets" ~
He charged administration failure
in dealing with labor, pricing, sur
plus property and reconversion
problems, saying, The deadly poison
of bureaucratic waste, irresponsible
spending, deficit financing and de-
ceitful political expediency is pulsing
in every vein and artery of the Ma
tion's economy"
Turning to administration legisla-
tive tactics, Mr.. Martin said Post
master General Hannegan is re-
ported to have called upon Bob Ma
than, Ed Prichard, Dave Niles, Leon
Henderson and others of the old pal
ace guard to reestablish the old
blackjack technique of bringing
pressure on Congress.
Gov. Martin Asks Audit.
"A complete audit of the United
States" covering social security,
pump priming,' public projects,
war costs and "all our commitments,
actual and proposed, to the nations
and the peoples of the world" was
called for by Gov. Martin in an
address broadcast by the National
Broadcasting Co.
"rhe Republican party must face
the threat to national financial solv-
ency," he said.
Strange doctrines" are being
aired in this country and many
politicians are playing with COM
munisn," he said.
I'VE are now offering everybody
something-lower taxes, higher
wages, more subsidies, more profits
are we trying to fool ourselves?" he
asked.
Congress must provide a labor
policy based on laws, and not men. -
Sof. MdTUln aQQeQ.
Labors rights to work where it
chooses. bargain collectively and to
strike will be defended by the Re-
publican party, he promised, but all
employer and employe groups must
oe responsible organizations, whose
agreements are kept"
Mrs. Luce Hits Filibuster.
Mrs Luce characterized the cur
rent senatorial fllibuster against the
fair employment practices bill as
the most immoral piece of long
drawn-out yammering I've ever
heard in my life"
The Connecticut legislator re-
ferred repeatedly to Senator Bilbo.
Mississippi Democrat. "and all his
ilk," in condemning the filibuster
and handling of the minorities prob
lem In general.
"Americans-as men of good will
in the world-must forever find
themselves uneasily standing on
shaky ground in criticizing the con-
duct of other nations toward their
minorities as long as our own is
vulnerable, she said.
The American Negro must be
freed from economic slavery" on
spiritual, patriotic and economic
grounds. she argued.
Eugene S. Clayton, sole colored
alderman Of Louisville, KY, deliy-
cred Lincoln's Gettysburg address
during the banquet. Representa-
tive Springer of Indiana was toast
master, and the Rev. DR.. c. Leslie
Glenn offered the invocation.