| Show a ashington git no 0 0 40 41 0 a with the record of the slat congress a matter tor for the verdict of the voters in Novem november beri there was an atmosphere of relief here in washington both in and out of government as the lawmakers trekked out of town some to lose others to win i approbation at the polls but most to put in busy hours before I 1 the election booths open nov 7 even up to the last moment of adjournment there was ten lion and rebellion in the air as tint first the house and then the senate passed the mccarran mccan anti subversive bill over the veto of president truman and likely this measure may become a earn campaign issue although 26 demo qt in the senate voted to make therill the all law despite dennial dent denti ial alveto veto athas been it hysteria ridden congress fearful o the people might do in retaliation at the polls which herded oth other er wire sober mInded senators to vote for the most drastic rastie cl curb on freedom ever on the books in this country it has been a congress which had bad been nagged and spent by witch hunts and communist charges and counter cli charges arges for months which finally fave gave ln in for a mess of potage and plastered the measure on the statute book although the president and the department of justice said the bill would do these things 1 it would require publication of vital defense installations 2 it would waste time if the justice department and the FBI on its unworkable registration provisions 3 it would cost the assistance si of many aliens in intelligence telli gence matters 4 it would antagonize friendly governments 5 it would put the government in the control business 6 0 it would permit subversive aliens to become naturalized easier and 7 it would permit creation of concentration camps in this country and give the government vast powers to harrass all citizens in their right of tree free speech in debate on the floor opponents of the measure likened it to new england witchcraft and to the alien and sedition laws of early colonial days the call for a return to washington on november 27 is for the purpose of holding hearings hearing I 1 on an excess profit provision of the th 1951 1931 tax law as promised when the present tax law was passed 1 ed congressman robert ba doughton of north carolina already has announced his house committee will go into session tor for the tax hearings not to be outdone by the senate the house has named a subcommittee of its executive expenditures tures committee friends of sen charles W tobey of new hampshire were offering him their congratulations upon his by a hairline decision as the GOP senator from that state according to word from new he hampshire shire a recount may yet de decide d Z the issue the ne attl battle against senator tobey one of the thorns in the side of the more conservative republicans because of his liberalism was led by a manchester newspaper publisher u usher william loeb when the be tobey organization published statements concerning senator tobey by his GOP colleagues publisher loeb sent these senators telegrams asking confirmation of their statements several senators either backed down denied or sidestepped side stepped the issue much to loebs glee and nd senator tobeys discomfiture but sen george alken aiken of 01 neighboring vermont stuck tc his bis guns senator aikens cepl to publisher loeb said senator tobey has fought shoulder to shoulder with me tc for r the st SL lawrence develop development men t REA and low cost power tor for new england he stood by me when the federal administration tried to get control of the farm era ers of america he has consistently fought for better health and education better living conditions for low income and working people and other mea I 1 have stood tor his exposure of charitable trusts has resulted in a provision in the new tax bill which plugs the loopholes through which some corporations escaped taxes 1 although I 1 have no anten intention tion of participating in the new hampshire campaign you know me well enough to know that I 1 would not turn on senator tobey when he Is un under der attack |
