Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-01-06 | Page 5 | Congress Gets Unity Pleas

CONGRESS GETS UNITY PLEAS WASHINGTON Jan 6 UP P- P Cessation of politics on legislative hatters m for the duration was th the 5 keynote sounded for the Seve Seventy Seventy- tye ty- ty e congress con convening v e n 1 n g We Wednesday by le leaders der of the thee e Republican minority inori y yand and Jid the Democratic majority In inthe inthe the HouseIn house Pin In statements Representative Re p Martin of Massa- Massa eh isetts Republican leader and Representative McCormack of Massachusetts Demo Democratic chief c called a for no partisan politics ln In the war eThis effort e. e This is no time for partisan politics p political al sniping squawk- squawk in t jig ine g or whining or thinking terms of 1944 politics said McCormack Me- Me MeC C Cormack pledges Cooperation We shall Cooperate fully in winning ther th war said Martin There must b be no partisan politics politics politics poli- poli tics in Jn the war effort and as far faras faras as ks we Republicans are concerned there win will be none The unity Pleas of the two leaders leaders lead lead- ers ts Were concurred In by members by-members members of ot both parties after caucuses Tuesday afternoon but there was sharp disagreement on what mattens matters mat mat- tens pertained to the war effort The EThe Democrats will seek continuance continuance con- con of the presidents president's nt's lend- lend lease and reciprocal trade authority author author- ity but the Republicans say these are not direct war me measures and will ill ll be opposed N No reference to either of these Subjects was made in the leaders' leaders statements We lye ar are determined that the ther war r effort shall be in ch charge rge of Administrators selected solely for forI I their ability and capacity to do dothe do the the job Martin said in a statement state- state ment ent approved by Republicans at Tuesdays Tuesday's organization meeting The rhe Republican leader pledged his party to to help win the war war and ind to buttress the faith of the American American people ih in their government govern- govern ment ent and to restore the prerogatives loves tives of congress Militant Force i f. f We will be a militant force for forthe forthe forthe the preservation of constitutional government g he added We V will battle to save private enterprise front from destruction We will fight Tight for the protection of our free tree press Ve We e shall cooper cooperate te fully in the inning winning of the war t R Martin promised also to lead Republican publiCAn efforts in the curbing I of r reckless granting of blanket powers and blank checks to fight iwers f for r elimination of unnecessary bureaus bureaus bu bu- reans to support a better plan fed and and more equitable tax program including including some system of pay- pay swe we go go go to insist on a radical reduction reduction of ot unnecessary unnecessary government government govern govern- ment ent expenses S' S Sand and to direct ir ct our efforts to fight for survival of I toe the little business men statement which 1 as as much briefer called upon all congressmen to consider themselves them- them I selves as soldiers in uniform and ando I jo o cooperate in every effort that o ld speedily and successfully end the war t