The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-02-23
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Who's PldYing Politics Now? Nourse
Or KeYserling?
BY NATHAN ROBERTSON
For Labor Press Association

BY NATHAN ROBERTSON
For Labor Press Association
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Dr. Nourse strongly crtes his former colleagues for playing
the p e haVs
@ % m his @ rang % doctrine eo nj e from connc DR. Sr who e
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subjects he didn't want his colleagues to testify about before
pr NouTss Leon Keys Key;ering and Dr. John Clark
Apparently highly
and for keyserDs Clark to appear ocs
Congress in response to summons for testimony supporting the Pres
m @ Cgqe sa.b hSod n nd
6i under the law He complains because the other members
o 5 its and s' f0f
contrary to the whole theory Of the law The
Congress program to full employment fight
dents program eome up with an Alternative 0p'
The idea of the President submitting @ complicated and highly
up H. The peen emd can't before e Con-
When the program,
the Committees and explains and fights for the
the Economic Council which helps frame the overall
s a eh e p1 by & esgae he
chairman of the Council, and he had 10 answer
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authors employment and presumably Under,
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himself his article admits at that time out making
@ % Taft chairman the committee idea
Taft & did not insist ( ds S n ben the chairman refused
Nourse his article attempts distinguish
and in % policy matters ano He & p think politics for
But But Wn % nsy & % GG G % oe 5 of the
% Taa nk ha the ana % %
the majority of the Council rather than Nourse minority he
playing politics.
accepted the maor views and they Congress- the
oMoney committee called of the nations leading economists
for their comments They far the Keysg
Clark position than Noues They did regard the
Presidents unbalanced budget political but economic
essity.
Nourse's most damaging charge
give the Council opportunity discuss
this is curious complaint since he admits he felt his
when he submitted his recommendations He the President
"You bring the economics of the question: I'll
sponbty for making the political judgments
Nourse content obey this Directive yet complains
the President didn't consult him further
Actually there is basis for charge
ports drafted in the cabinet the White House. with the
President and his aides close touch with every Questioned
about the charge by Senate Committee
Truman had spent two and quarter hours with the Council the
last report his opinion that president could be expected
do
look little more political than
professional
In Toledo Ohio the Toledo Times most respected cys
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the cy bankers the paid by versa
In Detroit the is told that President
ad s to & I 9r ad Sn sa @ s as
couldn't Detroit enough
for the New York trip and proposed Victor that they
speaking 1t worked swell
overnight change in the printed
was listed as a Brother of Victor Reuther.'
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six AFL bands to play the music.
washnstn G. after the United gave 100000
relief That easily 100000 check the UNIV
handed the telephone workers during their they joined
the CIO.
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didn't their relatives
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