The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-06
Truman New
Deal Program
To Get Boost
New Congress Will Give
President Better Support
Many Changes Made

WASHINGTON. Nov. 6.-Rf~-
The Congress elected Tuesday is
expected to give much smoother
shedding to President Truman,s
New Deal program. battered and
often ignored by the Republicans
80th Congress.
That program is topped by such
things as broader Social Security
sewerage. Discrimination bills,
public housing, public health I'M
surance and Federal aid for edHr
cation.
All these measures had been
opposed in the past by many Of
the lawmakers who went down to
defeat in this weeks voting. Those
hold-overs who had been influefls
tial in blocking the President viii
be in a much weaker position now
for Democrats will be In control
of the law-making machinery.
Ousted From Senate
Ousted from the Senate by the
electorate were such opponents OF
Mr.. Trumans legislation as Ball
Mimi, Dworshak dda), Rever-
comb wv Va, Robertson tWyo)
Buck Deb, Brooks dlD, and Will
son Gowa) OF the defeated Re-
publicans only Cooper ky, gave
the President much support.
In the places of these Senators
when the 81st Congress convenes
next January will be Democrats
Douglas Gid. Chapman (Ky)
Frear deb, Humphrey Mimi
Gillette Ga), Nicely wv Va, Hunt
tWyo), and Miller qda). There is
nothing in the record of those who
have held public office previously
to indicate that Mr.. Truman can
expect anything but cooperation
from them, in general.
House Casualties
House casualties included such
Republican foes of Truman legisla-
ton as Knutson Mimi, chairman
of the writing Ways and Means
Committee: Mcdowell (Pa), a lead
ing figure on the House Un-Amer-
lean Activities Committee; Ploeser
(Mo), chairman of the Small Bust
ness Committee; Harness und),
Gearhart Calf. Chenoweth Col
rado), Vail Gid, Busbey Glib,
Meade ky, Reeves (Mo,, Buffet
CNeb). Bender (Ohio), Gross Pa),
and several score others.
Taking the places of. many of
these will be lawmakers who IN
the past have supported Roosevelt
Truman proposals.
Adm. In Key Spots
Through shifting of committee
control from Republicans to Demo-
Gratis, administration supporters
will >hold the key spots in both
the Senate and the House.
In the Senate. Thomas eUtah
is slated to replace Taft ohio
as head of the labor committee,
while Hayden tAriz), replaces
Brooks Glib at the Rules Commit
tee helm.
Even more significant are the
changes in House Commute lead
ership Cannon MO-, replaces
Taber (NY) as chairman of APP
Spence (Ky) takes over
Banking from Wolcott Mich;
Lesinski Mich, becomes chairman
of Labor in place of Hartley, IN.
j.; Celler IN. " takes over Ju-
dietary from Kitchener Mich;
SABBATH CID replaces Allen Glib at
the head of Rules; Wood tGa) sue
ceeds Thomas IN j. as chairman
of the Un-American Activities
group, and Doughtom On. CO takes
over Ways and Means from Knut-
son CMinnD.
On all committees, numerical
shifts from Republicans
to Democrats.
The election also may mean
fresh efforts by a group of House
who call themselves
Liberals" to obtain a stronger
voice in their partys leadership.
They tried it once before and
but they believe they have
a better chance now.
Only by changing past policies,
they say. can the Republican party
hope to regain control of Congress.