The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-25
THE WORLD
TODAY
BY JAMES MARROW


senhower's determination to get
along with Congress has been one
of the most consistent features in
all his news conference since he
took office last January.
He really works at it. And he's
making his Cabinet and the other
men around him work at il, too.
Vice President Nixon said as much
recently in speech in New York
before a branch of the Amer
lean Newspaper Publishers Asso-
citation.
Eisenhower's policy of being nice
to Congress is conscious, deliber-
ate and careful and, as Nixon in
dictated, rooted in the belief that
a soft word turneth away wrath
and viii win congressional support.
The President gave a good ex-
ample of his method at yesterdays
news conference. On Wednesday
the House voted down his admin
istration's request to build IS 900
low-cost dwelling units, a program
begun under former President
Truman.
Eisenhower said, when asked,
that he didn't agree with the House
action. But he quickly added he
was sure the House members had
voted according to their consci-
ences and besides he had not asked
them to support the housing pro-
gram.
He noted the Senate hasn't acted
yet. If the Senate reverses the
house action, the House members
might be more willing to do an
about-face than if Eisenhower had
antagonized them by blasting them
yesterday.
Nixon said Of Eisenhower:
HE consistently reminds the
members Of his Cabinet that 1t is
the responsibility of the admins
tration to gain congressional sup
port for their policies through per-
suasion rather than through threats
and strong .arm tactics.
while those. instances when q
controversy develops between the
White House and the Congress viii
be magnified and win make the
news. there is one prediction / can
safely make. 80.
at is that President Eisenhower
win have the overwhelming sup
port of Congress for the program
he presents to il.
This may be an accurate fore.
cast. Eisenhower 50 far has had
congress blessing on most of what
he wanted, although nothing Of ma
jor importance has been acted on
so far.
There has been one notable ex-
eeption. He asked Congress to APP
prove a resolution condemning the
Russians for enslaving people. But
Congress wouldn't approve unless
they could include criticism of
dealings with the Russians by his
predecessors, Presidents Roosevelt
and Truman, which Eisenhower
left out.
When the Republicans who con-
troll Congress saw the Democrats
in the Senate wouldn't go along,
they ditched the whole idea.
This was a defeat for Eisenhow-
er. But he didn't fuss about II.
Maybe he felt il wasn't important
enough.
His assistant, sherman Adams.
said yesterday that those who look
for the President 10 make an at
tack on Congress are going 70 be
disappointed He vas talking to the
Republican Conference Of Women
Leaders here.
The deeper question In this poll.
ey Of being nice with Congress
does not involve attack or tongue
flashing. Rather. Is Is this:
WIN Eisenhower follow The be-
nice policy at any cost II gets
down TO q question Of leadership.
n he remained mid when he saw
Congress tearing bis program %
satfers, Congress would BE- pro.
Slding the leadership.
Eisenhower apparently feels that
x.ih the palicY he's following tlsis
kid u Situation @0at arise