Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-18

lost their bearings.
For example, there Is the explana-
ton of the result by committed
of the Conference of Progressives
which is liberal to the last de.
gree. According to this committee
the result was no Reputation Of
either the Truman Administration
or the Roosevelt policies. On the
contrary, it merely showed that
the people were dissatisfied with
the failure of the Seventy ninth
Congress, dominated by reaction
airy coalition, to move toward the
satisfaction of the vital needs Of
the people"
In other words, the people showed
their resentment against the re-
dictionary coalition" by voting one
element of the coalition into full
control of both branches of Con-
gress and throwing into the discard
such sturdy liberal" wheelhorses
as Senator Guffey of Pennsylvania
Senator Mitchell of Washington
ex-Congressman Will Rogers, jr., OF
California, ex-Gov. Lehman OF
New York and many others who
were in opposition to that coalition.
The effort to reconcile the COM
mittee explanation of the result
with the result will impose a strain
ON the hardest mind. 1t Is better
not to try.
Wallace Confusion Cited.
. But 1t is when one analyses the
most recent statements emanating
from Mr.. Henry Wallace (who u
not actually our leading liberal" is
highly publicized as such and GER
tainly is the most articulate) that
the groggy condition of the liberals
can be fully grasped. Mr.. Wallace,
always loose and impulsive in his
language, is now talking so wildly
as to suggest that instead Of taking
on a new job he really needs an
extended holiday with complete
mental rest.
@ Aside from the absurd inconsist-
encies Of his prediction criticism
of ex-Gov. Stassen in one West
ern speech and his praise of him
the following day in another, there
was also his election-eve declaration
In New York that Senator Mead
could not be elected and his earnest
appeal for his election less than
an hour later.
Aside from these, his postelection
comments seem to indicate con-
fusion much greater than usual.
For example, there was his recent
radio declaration that Republican
policies probably would make war
inevitable, plus his insistence that
Senator Vandenberg had really
made the Truman-Byrnes foreign
policy and Is himself dominated by
the New York Times correspond
ent, Mr.. James Reston-thus max
ing that able and amiable gentle
man responsible for the whole
business. which must surprise him
no little.
a Morse Was Denounced.
, Finally, there was his horrendous
sentence passed upon Senator
Wayne Morse Of Oregon, that he
must be stricken from the liberal
rolls" because he had supported
'reactionaries." just what reaction
aries Mr.. Wallace did not specify,
but it does seem that II Senator
Morse could forgive Mr.. Wallace's
support Of such communistically
inclined candidates as Johannes
Steel and Vito Marcantonio, Mr..
Wallace might forgive him for vot-
ing for Republican candidate in
his own State, particularly as Sena-
tor Morse'S brand of liberalism on
domestic issues comedies so COM
pletely with his own.
p. The fact is that Senator Morse is
the most vociferous liberal" on
the Republican side. Constantly
beating his breast in behalf of true
liberalism" he frequently warns
his party against reaction" and is
highly esteemed by Mr.. Wallace's
friends of the CIO-PAC for his
championship of the common
man" and his support of all CLIO
legislation.
is He voted against the Case bill
and against overriding the Truman
veto. Almost simultaneously with
-Mr. Wallace's decision that he
should be "stricken from the liberal
rolls" Senator Morse declared that
he could see no mandate in the
election for drastic labor legislation,
declared against Senator Balls de-