Show r r Wi s 1 I Inn In pi pf the session the e Wash l n centers largely around I the recent report of the Pres President's i dents dent's civil rights committee an the widespread ignorance of 01 the American people on the Bill of Rights and just what American democracy means to them It is i taken pretty much for granted I that the congress will provide the money for a stopgap stop relief i in Europe an and t that 81 al though there may be s m some discussion of the range long Mar MarI Marshall Marshall I shall plan it will wUI not be taken up seriously or ena enacted ted until the regular session convening n In January J h The colossal Ignorance people on the of 01 an Individual In- In Individual under Our government as reported by the President committee and the consistent violation of 01 civil rights of large segments of 01 the citizens of the country has lashed of of- of a to do something about it What to do however is the question It constitutes a grass roots problem problem lem of education for the report says that factual surveys show that one third of American citi- citi citizens ZEns never heard of the Bill of Rights and only one out of five have a reasonably acc knowledge of what they are or what they mean The report call call- called called ed for a vigorous campaign of education to prevent this ignorance ignorance ance and the resultant prejudice and bigotry which causes the violations of these principles I upon which the republic was wasi i founded However we see these rights violated here in Washington by I members of the congress who should and do know better but butI who are blinded by intolerance The most recent example was in inthe inthe I the probe of communism in Hollywood The committee as asan asan an arm ann of congress of course has hasa hasI a right and a duty to inquire I into any subject which may af- af affect affect the welfare of the nation Particularly they have a right to investigate communism in all its phases and ramifications But they do not have the right to set themselves up as a grand jury and invade the judicial field and trample upon all civil rights in so doing g This is the thinking g er ona those Amerie molt to preserve the de- de Educators government officials community and civic leaders and others ho are interested are I seeking a way to dramatize the bill of rights and bring it closer I to the people than ev even n the Freedom Train Ja a now now doing Even the intemperate loyalty tests rests for government employees the firing without a hearing is drawing This conditiOn h however ver is not In the same category as that thai of the citizen down here hete before a congressional all as a witness who IwhO branded as a com com- Is then forced to testIfY against hi self and f he ref refuses is jail Loyalty inse far as a government employee Is conc concerned med is a a rt ot of ems tm- and should be Just Justas Justas as a person employed by private industry U if disloyal to the best interests interests of the employer should With Speaker Joe Martin of 01 the house of representatives op opposing opposing posing consideration of a tax cut bill bilI at the special session it itI I appears t hat h a t Congressman's tax bill may possibly go over until the regular ses- ses session session sion What the special session may maydo maydo do about prices and the high cost of living is questionable Every Every- Everything thing from a of excess profits taxes to export control allocation of scarce com com- commodities a selective price control on some basic commodities and many other suggestions have been offered Both parties realize the danger of continued price rises but there is an ap- ap apparent apparent parent confusion of ideas which has jelled into no cohesive pro pro- program program gram as yet Hearings before the house I ways and means committee on the taxing of farmer and other cooperatives goes oes on with the same sort of testimony which has been presented at a dozen such hearings in the past few years Some Independent small business men and representatives of the tax equality league declare ops co-ops ar unfair competition and the farmer organizations declare the contra y is true Secretary of State George C M who by the way may maybe be drafted as a running mate for President Truman makes a poor impression at his press confer confer- conferences conferences He doesn't make a good goodcase goodcase case for his European recovery plan and doesn't answer the questions put to him by the re- re reporters reporters porters He doesn't seem to real real- realize iZe that the great weakness of his plan is that the American people dont don't know what it is ex- ex except except for the bare outline of aid for Europe It may be that all the details will some out when it Is debated in the congress |