The midland journal., 1946-11-22
Now-THE HUNEYMooN
BY j. e. Jones

Washington, D. c., November 18--
The President and Congress are
pleased with themselves. President
Truman made hit when he asked
the Legislative branch of the Govern
ment to join with him and make a
fresh start. And Congress responded: !:
30. K"
The Dove of Peace made the swift
est fight in history.
The election was a rebuke to the
Political Action Committee, as it
showed that wage earners throughout
the country divided their vote. That
indicated that they have had enough
unemployment and losses in wages.
Apparently they decided that they
have lost more in wages than advan-
tages they won in strikes.
President Truman told the public
that it is the business of Congress to
handle labor legislation and that ii
is the business of the President to
apporve or disapprove the action of
Congress. He stated after election
that there should be no emphasis
upon considerations of whether bill
is 'anti-labor' or 'pro-labor'."
When Congress convenes in Janu-
fered to curb the powers of labor
Unions These will include measures
for the revision of the Wagner Act
to outlaw the closed shop. Senator
Ball of Minnesota declares that "the
closed shop is the most reactionary
and 'unliberal institution we've
got"
Honeymoons between the Demo-
Gratis and Republicans never have
lasted very long.
And they are not likely to last long
again. But one tEing is certain and
that is the New Deal is old and lin
the ditch That being the case the
President and the Democrats in his
Administration, and Congress, are
heading toward reconstruction
period" which means that they must
watch their step, and step lively.
President Truman has taken the
right course in calling upon the Con-
gerss to perform it's Constitutional
duties ad nbring labor legislation up
to date.
Great improvements are ahead in
the reconstruction era"
An Appreciation
The Weekly Letter of the National
Industries News Service has prompt
ed several hundred editors in the
past to write letters to our syndicate
bureau, wholeheartedly endorsing
this quarter-century Letter to family
newspapers outsied tie metropolitan
districts. We are breaking our rule
against publishing these letters be-
cause it seems important to us to let
our friends know what one of the
ablest editors of great New Jersey
weekly newspaper has written us
since election day Here it is
Dear Mr.. Jones:
"Now that the election rush is over
and the results have been so encour-
aging for those, who, like yourself,
are working for a return to those
principles and moral precepts thai
have made America great enough. to
withstand the New Deal and the
Second World War and end both of
them, l feel l should tell you how
valuable your weekly news and com
ment from Washington are to local
newspaper editors like myself.
Local newspapers, we still firmly
believe, exert more influence in mold
ing and directing public opinion
provided it is along sound, construct
i've lines-than the great dailies,
their columnists and the radio In the
past decade or more it has been nee
essary for local editors to deal more
and more with national policies and
issues. and yet it is impossible for
them to find the time to gather the
facts and digest opinions on those
subjects while still keeping up their
round -the-clock contact with what i
going on in their own territories.
"Although have never Lad an op-
portunity to sit down and write to
you before on this subject, | want you
to know how valuable your Weekly
Letter is and how we'll it fills my
needs. Sometimes have used one or
more of your article as editorials with
minor editing to relate them to loca
conditions, and almost every week /
have found some thought, fact or fig
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not otherwise have handled convin-
cingly.
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