Evening star., 1947-09-12
Taft t'sFirst Talk
lin West Boosts
States Rights
Freedom Is Primary
World Issue Today,
He Tells Bar Group
By Gould Lincoln
Star Stoff Correspondent

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Senator Taft of Ohio opened
his important Western tour to-
day by telling the California
State Bar that "the great issue
is that of a free people against
the totalitarian state"
This was the tenor of the Ohio
Republicans defense of States
rights before the politically strong
bar association, and it was the first
salute to his campaign to SOUND
out sentiment for shis presidential
ambitions.
Senator Taft teamed up with
House Majority Leader Halleck in
a debate with Senator Murray
Democrat, of Montana and Repre-
sentative Madden, Democrat, of In
diana ON the States rights VS..
Federal control issue.
Panel Discussion Set.
Tonight the co-author Of the
Taft Hartley Labor Act will parti-
cipate in panel discussions on labor
management relations.
Senator Taft charged the New
Deal with trying to get rid of States
rights as far as it could to con-
centrate all power in Washington.
Nothing would limit freedom
more in the United States and go
further toward setting up totali-
tartan system than the abolition of
States rights" Senator Taft said
this system has been successful in
maintaining freedom and progress
for 100 years, and is proposed now
as the model for world state.
He said that no such plan would
work if it involved concentration Of
power in a distant capital.
He did not elaborate on this, how
ever, and his aides said he would
expand this statement in his foreign
policy address before the World Al
fairs Council in Tacoma, Wash,
September 25.
Senator Taft, accompanied by
Mrs. Taft, arrived at Santa Cruz
early yesterday and are the guests
of Arthur B. Dunno, a long time
friend and vice president Of the
State bar. He had luncheon with
Gov. Warren of California, and pre-
s,lmably a discussion of the political
situation.
Warren to Name Delegates.
Gov. Warren has declared he Is
not candidate for the Republican
presidential nomination next year.
However, California will send a Cele-
CATION pledged to him as favorite-
son candidate, ready and willing to
do whatever the California Governor
says.
Indeed, Gov. Warren will have the
naming of the delegates. But
whether he reached a point In his
discussion with Senator Taft regard
ing possible support of the delega-
ton or part of it, for the Ohioan,
is only conjecture, for Gov. Warren
does not wear his political heart on
his sleeve.
Senator Taft has speaking engage
ments next week in both Los Angeles
and San Francisco. He will speak
in Los Angeles Tuesday before the
Town Hall, where he will discuss the
record of the Republican Congress
and the issues of the campaign of
1913. He will address the San
Francisco Commonwealth Club on
the question of high prices.
Labor Speech in Seattle.
He is reserving his speech on labor
legislation for Seattle,
and then will make his foreign policy
speech. He probably will tackle
the subject of universal military
training-to which he is opposed
while in Boise, Idaho.
It was revealed today that Senator
Taft has been seeking to bring about
a joint debate of the Taft-Hartley
law with Philip Murray, president of
the CIO or with Lee Pressman of
that organization, or both, in New
York. So far nothing has been ar
ranged, however.
Mrs. Taft to Speak.
Mrs. Taft, G good campaigner, is
slated for three speeches herself be-
fore Republican women's organiza-
tions in Seattle, Reno and Boise.
She may be pressed into further
talks.
Representative Madden, in his dis
cussion of States rights and Federal
control, declared his sincere sup
port of the sovereignty of individual
States. He argued, however, that
the Federal Government has full
right to cooperate with the States
on all projects which are bene-
fetal to the citizens of the States.
He charged that in too many
instances special privileged groups
"are the first to protest the en-
croachment of States rights when
Federal cooperation might be
necessary to release the citizens Of
various States from exploration or
aid in an emergency
Mr.. Madden contended that the
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