Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13


Republican victory last month, it well to remem-
Der that the Party has not only been given great
opportunity but has also assumed heavy response
bity.
The program now being worked out by the Re-
Publican leaders and members of the next Congress
will guide the nation prosperity at home and con-
tinued peace abroad. But these results will not be
achieved overng ght.
The Republican Party does not yet have control
of the Federal Government. Beginning in January
it will have control of the COngreSs-One or the
three great coordinate branches of the government
BUT for the next two years the Democrats will still
control the Presidency and most, if all, of the
various departments, commissions, and other agencies
of the Executive Branch. Moreover, the third
branch of the Federal Government-the Judiciary
is now composed in overwhelming numbers OF ap-
pointees of Democrat Presidents. Under our system
of government the Judiciary is intended TO be IN
dependent of politics. Hence, it is TO be hoped that
its members will be influenced by any political
ideologies which may have had something to do with
their appointments.
The President has announced his intention to CO.
operate with the Republican Congress in the national
interest. Republican leaders have announced their
desire to meet the President halfway. Nothing is TO
be gained by ignoring the difficulties involved IN
this bipartisan control of the government during
the next two years frank realization of the dlffl-
cult nature of the problems thus created may assist
in their solution.
In discussion of the promised cooperation between
Congress and the President it should not be overlook
ed that it the Republican Congress which holds the
most recent mandate from the American people. BY
their votes on November 5th the people announced
: that they were dissatisfied with the Democrat Con-
gress. Hence they elected Republican majorities in
both the Senate and the House of Representatives 1t
must be assumed from this of the American people
that they favored the legislative program promulga-
ted by the Republican leaders and the Republican
candidates during the campaign. That mandate of
the people, it would seem should be binding upon the
Executive we'll the Legislative Branch
1t is the duty of the Republican Branch to trans
late into laws the program which has been approved
by the people, Equally it the duty and obligation
of the Executive Branch accept this expression OF
the peoples WILL
If that obligation is recognized by the Executive
Branch it is probable that the proposed cooperation
will be successful. recacitrant die-hard attitude
on the part of Democrat officials Nigh result ir
serious disadvantage to the national interest
The Congress- after all, is the legislative agency
of the American people, 1t is the branch of govern
ment entrusted with enactment of laws the peopi
desire The duty of the Executive Branch is II
administer and enforce those laws.
Granted the utmost goodwill and cooperation
confronting the Federal Government during tn
next two years not an easy one This nation toda
is dsorganized and in respects demorallze
than during any other period in recent history
1t will take some time to clean up the debris. W
have started in the right direction but the distanc
to our ultimate objectives is long and the road @
difficult. We expect miracles.
SoNS
COpTIINIE pECENJTIv " DEUOTED ,n ss
to the subject of labor in U. S. industry. In til
course of its analysis it number of capsule b
ographies of important labor leaders whom the grea
majority of Americans have never heard Of The
men head big unions and represent armies of worker
But they don't make the headlines with wild threa
and demands. They fight aggressively for gains ft
labor-but they keep their agreements with mar
agement In short, these the types of labor eae
ers who built the labor movement in the old day
and who gained for it the respect of the nation.
1t is unfortunate that that kind of labor exec,
tive is overshadowed by intense vocal zeao
who seem more interested in destroying private ei
terprise and free labor, than in forwarding the
lone-term interests of the worker. Any labor lead
worthy of his job know that higher wage
shorter hours and better working conditions c:
come only from progressive industries which ma
good profits He must know that the question
wages is inextrcably tied in with the question
worker productivity, and that the doctrine of mo
nav for less work can lead only ruin There a
,anv cases on record where labor leaders have work
Fundamentally with industrial leaders keep ia
tories going in bad times, by moderating wage
mands by figuring out means to increase output al
lower COSTS and by planning the expansion of ma
kets. These men in direct contrast to the lab
leaders whose policy rule or ruin.
IF American workers. who must ultimately
eide the kind of leadership they really want wi
they will insist on their representatives working wi
;ndustry-not against industry. That c.
Iect;ve bargaining in which the rights of all are CO
s;dered. 1t is the only solution to the problem.