Evening star., 1946-07-08

credited with disinterested sincerity
Also there is this to be said: Even
those who wanted him to sign both
the OPA and the Case bill concede
that his veto messages made out
= strong case for not doing so.
One Last Drive Expected.
True, some of the Presidents S
political advisers are convinced
that there is "one more election in
the CIO." These are no more at
heart for the radical labor domi-
nation involved in the CIO-admin-
istration alliance of the past 10
years than the practical Republi-
cans of the Harding Coolidge
Hoover days were at heart for
prohibition.
1t is with the former now, as with
the latter then, wholly matter of
political expediency. In 1882 the
Republicans guessed terribly wrong
about prohibition. They did not
realize that the country had really
turned, so they stuck to the dry side
and went down. An increasing num-
ber of experienced observers are
convinced the present-day Demo-
cratic politicians of the Robert Han
negan type are guessing just as bad
ly about the labor Vote-particularly
that OF the CIO.
In the past year and half the
arrogance of the Murrays, Hillmans,
Reuthers, Petrillos and Quills: their
apparent willingness to throttle the
Nation to gain their ends; their
threats to candidates, their bully
ing Of Congress; their violent de-
nunciation of those who want to
curtail the power which they so
flagrantly abuse and correct the
lopsided laws which give them such
immense advantages, together with
the hundreds OF unnecessary strikes
which have crippled production, in
creased the cost of living and en-
hanced the danger Of inflation-all
these things have combined to make
the people thoroughly sick of these
strutting bosses with their high
powered press agents and pompous
pronouncements on everything from
taxes to the atomic bomb.
Fail to See Nations Attitude.
This Is so clear that it seems
dumb indeed for the politicians
not to recognize that the country
has turned on these puffed-up labor
professionals, their PACs and other
instruments with which they pro-
pose to run the Government, just
as it turned on the Anti-Saloon
League IA years ago. There have
been many evidences of this in the
past six months-notably in the
primary elections. A recent sum-
mary by the Dunn Survey of Green
wich, Conn, entitled THE Great
American Hoax" shows that, despite
its claims, the CIO has made a rec
ord in these primaries so futile as to
Justify the assertion that its poIiti-
cal power is largely bluff
In some States its selections have
been badly beaten and in some Its
claims are absurd-for example,
California and Maryland. In the
former. where the CIO is supposed
to be exceptionally strong, Gov
Warren overwhelmed It's candidate
and won both Democratic and Re-
publican nominations.
In Maryland the extraordinary
spectacle was presented OF two
Democratic gubernatorial candi-
dates stunning CIO Endorsement
and one denouncing the CIO. The
latter was beaten, but then he never
had chance, and the winning can
dldate-Mr. Lane-had to make it
clear In the campaign that he had
no taste, touch or tie-in with the
CIO. Suspicion that he might have
was his one weakness.
O'Conor Disclaimed CIO.
In the senatorial contest the CIO
Endorsed Gov. O'Conor, who de-
feated Senator Radcliffe, and since
the primaries 1t has claimed credit
for his victory, which is silly. The
fact is that as soon as the indorSe-
ment was announced Gov. O'Conor
hastened to vaccinate against it by
declaring that it was entirely un-
''SAASAoSo' Az POlllGCSIy IClI dtllCu
from expressing qualification, as
serted he was not and would not be
obligated to any group or class. The
night before the primaries he de-
clared in favor of strong Federal
labor policy" and insisted that in
all labor management controversies
the interests of the public must
come first"
1t does seem that these California
and Maryland primaries might
mean something to the strategists
who think there is ''one more cleo
tion in the CIO." Perhaps thev
have not grasped their significance.
They will not get the correct inter-
probation from their CIO friends.
But there it is, in two widely sepa-
rated States, one on the East Coast.
one on the West, where the CIO
registered foolish futility.
1t might be helpful if Mr.. Tru.
mans friends acquainted him with
these and other related facts. It
would be helpful to him in taking