Show F we ashington elevin everything that hai has happened in washington hogton recently has been tem tempered cred or stepped up by the war aln in korea most significant was the shelving of the tax bill by the senate which would have slashed excise taxes b by y about a billion dollars and th the unanimous endorsement by the house foreign affairs committee of the administrations full request for 12 billion dollar arms aid program for nations resisting int but ut communism in the face of president Tr request for an appropriation pria DrIa tion of 89 million for a new campaign of truth against world the senate by a 25 to 53 roll call voted down a fund boost for the voice ol 01 america program except for the vote on the backbone of the presidents civil rights program was defeated by a southern democrat re publican coalition it appeared that the democrats were drawing nearer together on party unity than the republicans on the basis of test votes these votes showed the democrats were standing together on an average of 82 per cent of the time while the GOP minority showed only 72 per cent party regularity I 1 while there was some criticism of the administration and the president from sources whence criticism would come in any eventuality among the responsible s leaders on both sides of f the political fence there is almost unanimity in support of the president and his stand on an the korean question unfortunately this does not include the two principal leaders of the GOP taft GOP policy committee cittee and senator kenneth kenneth wherry the ben sea ate GOP floor leader had this country defaulted on an its given wor word d as did russia in korea then probably the soviet puppet nor north korean government would never haap have dared to invade the southern korean be ite public beyond the parallel but t this nation has a reputation atlon rett for keeping its word wi walh other nations and insofar as korea and the united nations were concerned we promised that once the south korean republic was established under a national plebiscite for self government we would withdraw our army of occupation at a we kept our promise leaving the south koreans approximately a billion dollars worth of war equipment arms and am ammuel m tion from the military standpoint this country cannot throw into the korean front the men and materials necessary to hold in check the teeming millions in ja japan pa n the alternative la is to rush these men and arms from pearl harbor and from con continent tinen i tal united states which Is miles away in the meantime we 1 are fighting only delaying actions in korea until we build up an invasion force and that takes time neither can this nation according to proposals advocated by some senators such as homer capehart republican of indiana recruit a Jap anses army nor use the divisions offered by the chinese nationalist government to do so would be open invitations for a russian and chinese red invasion of japan in the meantime although president truman has declared there is no necessity for instituting rationing some sections of the country are starting a hoarding drive and are buying up food stuffs tires batteries and other commodities expected e acted to be in short supply As ya a matter of fact there Is no indication that these supplies will be in short su supply 1 ay and the only factor that w will 17 make them short Is this same practice of hoarding As one official in the pentagon remarked suppose I 1 went out and bought up a set of extra tires one thing Is certain it if rationing and priorities are necessary then gasoline will be I 1 among the first then where would I 1 go on my new tires tim |