Evening star., 1948-09-12
Dewey Pledges EffoI
To End Overlapping
Federal, State Taxes
By J. A. o'Leory
Sior Sioff Corrsspondent

IAWL1No, N. y, sept. IL
Overlapping by the Federal and
State governments in the same
fields Of taxation is one of the
problems Gov. Dewey intends to
tackle if he is elected president
he promised today, as he came to
his farm here for his last quiet
week end before the campaign
starts.
He called these overlapping taxes
"burdensome to the people" after q
conference with Gov. Robert F.
Bradford, Republican, Of Massachu-
sets, at which they went over a
wide range of programs in which
the Federal and State governments
both have an interest.
Gov. Dewey believes there is room
for substantial improvement in the
handling of these Federal-State
relationships, such as the admins
tration of the social security pro-
grams and the operation of employ
ment service Offices.
Il know it is matter of great
importance for the next admins
tration to deal with" said the Re
publican presidential nominee, re-
ferring to the whole field of laws
operated jointly by the National
and State governments.
Returns to Albany Tonight.
After spending the week end with
his family on the farm, Gov. Dewey
will motor back to Albany tomor-
row evening to plan the last details
tour of the country.
Although Gov. Dewey hears on
every side forecasts that he is far
out in front of President Truman,
today the methodical New Yorker
and his staff of highly efficient
energetic experts are taking nothing
for granted.
They are drawing the blueprintS
for a far more active campaign than
he made against the late President
Roosevelt in 1914.
The partial itinerary made public
yesterday for his first trip, shows
that In one week, starting Septem-
ber 20, he will deliver major speeches
at Des Moines, Denver, Albuquerque,
Phoenix, Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco. Then, after resting Sunday,
September 26, he will traverse Ore
son and Washington in one day.
September o.
To Make Platform Speeches.
In between these big-city stops,
Gov. Dewey is expected to make
numerous rear platform appearances
in the smaller towns. This will be
In sharp contrast to 1914, when, in
the midst of war. he avoided many
of the customary campaign tech
niques which would have been out
of place in those trying days.
In that campaign he was con-
tending against President who
occupied the role of commander in
chief and he had to avoid the dis
cussion of issues which might have
impaired national unity in the
struggle for victory.
Once again he finds the inter-
national situation tense because OF
Russia's unwillingness to cooper
ate with the Western powers in
working out the postwar problems
of Europe. And once again, Gov.
DeWey's advisers have promised
that in this political campaign the
Republican ticket will make it clear
that America is united on the basic
objectives of the bipartisan foreign
policy worked out since the end of
the war.
Vandenberg Outlines Stand.
But it is not likely that foreign
affairs will remain out of the cam
paign entirely. In fact, when Sem
ator Vandenberg of Michigan stated
the G. O.. P.s position last night
after a talk with Gov. Dewey and
John Foster Dulles, he included in
his statement this sentence:
I'VE shall be in internal contro-
versy regarding many phases of
foreign policy"
He hastened, however, to add:
But we shall not be in controversy
over the basic fact that Americans
are united against aggression and
against the foes of freedom"
1t is safe assumption, therefore.
that the Republican campaign text
on foreign affairs will be that a new
administration headed by Gov.
Dewey. with men like Senator VAN
denberg and Mr. Dulles at his side,
would deal more effectively with
the problems that are causing un-
rest In the world 1t also is safe
TO assume that the Investigations
being conducted by republican, con-
trolled congressional committees in
TO Communist activities in this
country will be kept fresh in the
voters minds by Republican
speakers.
Slugfest on Domestic Issues.
On the domestic side there is
every indication the campaign will
he an nld-fa shjoned verbal slug