Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-01
Washington Letter
By ]. f. JONES
Trouble Number One

WASHINGTON, d. C.-There is
too much politics in our country,
particularly in the Capital of the
United States.
The whole country "cried-out-
loud" for passage of laws to re-
duce taxation. The Democrats
knew that a law in this year 1947,
would be to the political advan-
tage of the Republican party. Not
withstanding the fact that the
House of Representatives over
whelmingly defeated President
Truman's veto, the Senate was
short less than half a dozen votes
to stop the Presidents veto.
The general opinion in Washing
ton is that the President will make
his own recommendation for tax
reduction in 1948, to help politics
for his Party in the general cleo
tiOns.
Thus, trouble number one is RE
publican and Democratic politics. u
Another headache exists in the
prospect that Henry Wallace will
either secure tie Democratic NOM
ination or run as an Independent
candidate for President in 1948.
Just why anybody should fall for
Wallace is an unanswerable ques-
ton. Nevertheless, our country is
full of Communists, Radicals, New
Dealers and other brands of Gin
dependents" If Henry Wallace
leads the caravan, the probabili-
ties are that he will cinch a VIC
tory for the COP.
Politics is not only trouble num-
Der one-but it costs billions and
billions of our taxpayers money.
Wait Till They "Unite"
The problems confronting the
Government and Congress during
the past seven months have been
terrible; meaning that the affairs
OF the people were all out of Joint
and that the American systems Of
life were in a state of chaos. The
World War has been won, but even
now there isn't very bright pros.
pect that peace will be restored
inasmuch as United Nations of the
World are not united.
New Levels for the Future
Early in 1947 the new President
and the new Congress resolved
to give politics vacation and pull
together to restore the Rights Of
the People. The. grand hallucina
ton seemed to be homes for sol
diers," despite the fact tina
homes" jumped in prices and solo
for about three times as much a!
before the war. Rents, lands anC
food kept going up, and the "higl
cost of living" floored millions o.
good people who couldn't find {
way to get money enough to live
on. What happened? Lawlessnes'
was reported from every part of tn,
country.
New Labor Law Gains
Public Approval
Union Labor Bosses were ridin,
lighthouses at the end of 1916, AM
there was always a strike some
where in the United States. Con
greSs accepted the challenge AM
worked out a new labor law. ,Labo
Bosses were so defiant that tn,
Courts were called on to defenC
law and order. The coal miners
suffered well-deserVed judicia
spankings. John L. Lewis never
let up until Ibis ears were pinned
back" He and other Bosses miss
ed the support of FDR, who Away
selected new boards, mediators-
and puppets, and kept watch owe
them until they won ALI the strike
for the strikers. The less temper
amental Truman "sat tight" an
agreed to let Congress do some
thing about it." But when the onl
sane labor legislation since tn
passage of the Wagner Act wa
passed up to the President he cav
ed-in and vetoed the Legislation
Whereupon the Congress overrod
} the veto. The bosses sputtered an
threatened-but now they are be
ginning to behave.
A few weeks have passed. EN-
plOyers and employees are gettin
. along much better and there is ev
cry prospect that rules of reaso
collective bargaining and concil
iation will come back" in time.
The wage levels are not likely t
go higher. Price levels are appaI
emily being set to a level wit
wages. These levels will be pei
, manent in all kinds of large an
/. small business.
A dollar bill will never be wort
100 cents again. And the taxes tina
= big and little people and bushes
| institutions 'used-to-pay" will new
er come again. 1t will be SO to tn
81 of old-times.
Nobody Loves EN-
. No one seems to be greatly dis
, turbed over the fact that 100000
soft-cOal miners are back at wor
under the best wage contract vic
tory in all history. John L. Levi
was the Boss who won it. AS
; matter of fact, the mine owner
seem to have "lost their shirts.
If the operators still have lea
. pencils, they should be able to us
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