Evening star., 1948-01-09

huge sums Of money. Plenty Of that |
money was spent, but apparently
little was accomplished, The Presi- |
dent admits 1t. He says our social
security system has gaps and In
consistencies and is only half nm
ished. As q matter OF fact, the old
age insurance system is utterly and
completely inadequate. Today men
who have contributed to that sys-
tenn all their lives receive less In
their old age than many receive
from old-age assistance who have
contributed nothing.
THE President says there Is still
lack Of provision for the Nations
health and that most of our people
cannot afford to pay for the care
they need This is a gross exaggera-
ton, but what has the New Deal
been doing with all our money?
HE says that millions of children
do not have adequate schoolhouses
or enough teachers, and that mil
lions of our youth live in city slums
and country shacks. Surely, this is
a more severe indictment of the
Roosevelt administration than any
Republican has made, for that ad-
ministration had more power and
more money to accomplish its pur-
poses widely advertised for political
effect, than any administration in
the history of the United States"
Business Tax Plan Hit.
Senator Taft criticized Mr.. Tru-
man for urging higher corporation
taxes at the same time he urged
business to make a $50, ,000, ,000, 900
expansion in the next few years.
OF the $40 income tax plan of the
President, Senator Taft said it is
about as discriminatory proposal
as could be made If followed to
its logical conclusion, he said, "he
would ultimately exempt a large
proportion of all income and shift
all taxes into very small propor-
ton of the population
Senator Taft noted that the Pres
ident came forth with his tax
formula after twice vetoing COP
tax reduction bills last year.
1T looks to me like playing poll
tics with your money" the Ohio
Senator said.
As for lowering prices, Senator
Taft said the first thing to do is to
cut the cost of government. He
said that, on the contrary, Mr..
Truman has come up with proposals
that would add $4,000, ,000,000 q
year to the cost of government.
He had sharp words, too, for the
Presidents cali for universal mill
tary training, saying:
ut (the Presidents message) asks
again the power to draft 100000
boys year out of their homes and
schools and trades and professions
into military training.
Senator Hatch made his plea for
a bipartisan Senate policy commit
tee III speech in the Senate.
With united effort this Congress
can overcome all obstacles and go
down in history as one of the great
est Congresses of all times" he said.
Expressing his fear of "the dead
ly, destructive effect of party poll
tics in this year of fate and de-
cision," Senator Hatch said:
Always menace in some degree
to well-considered legislation, party
politics in an election year develop
an atmosphere Of strife, contention,
discord and disunity, to which may
be added selfishness and greedy am
bition, all Of which makes wise and
sound legislation almost impossible.
Imitation Curb Seen, Too.
He proposed that the two Senate
Policy Committees join with the
Foreign Relation Committee and sit
with it throughout the hearings and
discussions on the European recov-
cry program.
The same procedure" Senator
HATCH continued could be fol-
ldMAd with lseisiAtlon to curb inlia-
tiofk The only ference wotId be
to substitute the Committee on
Banking and Currency for the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
The best advice and help in
America could be obtained for such
a non-political effort. Difficult as
it may be to stop imitation without
promoting defiation, it could be
done by united, unselfish and nom
political approach"