Show MEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS President Truman Astounds Nation By Winning Election Over Dewey ewey Senate House Go Democratic Too By Dy Dill Bill Staff Writer I EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE When opinions opinion are Bre expressed in Chess thes columns they are those of I Western Newspaper Union Unions news Dew analysis and not necessarily of oi of this newspAper ELECTION Ghost Walked The night of November 3 2 was supposed to have been a wake for forthe forthe forthe the defunct Democratic party but the corpse wouldn't 11 lie lle still It not only sat up but went around slapping slapping slapping slap slap- ping the premature mourners on the back hack IN THE FACE of the supposedly dried cut-and-dried nature of the campaign campaign campaign cam cam- between President Truman and Governor Dewe Dewey the thc results of the election were were fantastic Everybody Everybody Every Every- bod body had been wrong wrong from from the sec sec- ond-guessers ond on every street corner corner cor cor- ner ncr to the infallible pollsters of public opinion It was Truman all the way way way- from the first early returns which indicated the trend until the great pivotal states of Ohio Illinois and California a swung over into the Democrats Democrats' Dem Dem- Democrats Democrats' camp crushed Dewey and forced him to concede I I MR TRUMAN'S two 1 plus million plurality wh which ch gave him electoral electoral elec eke toral votes to Deweys Dewey's was nothing less than a popular directive directive directive I tive to serve Thus for the first time since he entered the White House President Truman was able to feel that he had full untrammeled control of the administration MORE THAN that the President was enormously elated about the fact that the Democrats had gained control of both houses of congress How justifiable that elation will turn turnout nut out to tn HP he however is a for tin time to answer We Ve have a congress now and Im I'm sure well we'll make some progress in the next four years he said Yet full cooperation between a U. U S. S president and hl his congress even when they are aligned politically poUt poUt- cally Is if not quite a rarity at least unusual Personalities Gov Gay Thomas E. E Dewey of New NewYork NewYork NewYork York must have been the most tormented tormented tormented tor tor- man in the nation for a afew afew afew few days after November 2 AT 46 an age when most men In politics are only beginning their climb to the top he had sat for a afew afew afew few weeks on an imaginary pinnacle pinnacle pinnacle pin pin- nacle created by himself with yeoman help from the pollsters pollsters- only to feel it dissolve under him when the votes were counted Dewey was through a man to be pitied Never again would he find the ambition or the chance to be president of the United States BUT FOR President Truman these were days of such happiness and triumph as few men savor ina in ina a lifetime He had pummeled his way through the allotted number of rounds in the campaign almost sin sin- gle He had fought Dewey and the Republicans He had fought the apathy of his own party He had fought for and w won n over to his side a majority of the United States voters Harry S. S Truman was the man of the year WHAT NOW Program Now that it Is going to be President President President dent Truman again for tor the next four years what can the nation expect expect expect ex ex- ex- ex of him bim to do along legislative lines His program will probably be elucidated in two phases his annual message to be delivered to the January January January Jan Jan- uary 3 opening of congress and his inaugural address on January 20 In the meantime if his campaign I I speeches are taken as being reasonably reasonably rea rca reliable Mr Truman has committed himself to a program involving these principal issues PRICES Im still in favor of action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion to hold down the cost of liv liv- ing He wants price control laws the President indicated LABOR The Taft Hartley law is the opening gun in the Republican onslaught against the rights of the working man It should be re re- re- re pealed He also is expected to ask for the raising of the minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour CO COMMUNISTS ll We are on guard against them CIVIL RIGHTS We cannot be satisfied satisfied sat sat- until all our people have equal opportunity for jobs homes education education education edu edu- cation health and for political ex ex- ex- ex AGRICULTURE Full markets for farm products a floor under farm Income increased farm income through cooperatives market market market mar mar- ket development and research SOCIAL SECURITY A comprehensive comprehensive compre compre- insurance system to protect 1 t v w y 47 41 4 7 i 1 si 4 I z j i TIlE THE VANQUISHED Called the wrong tune all our people Probably he will recommend expansion of the law to cover self employed domestics farm workers and others not now included ATOMIC lIC ENERGY Civilian control control control con con- under management should be retained HOUSING The Taft Ellender- Ellender Wagner bill passed the senate and should have passed the house TAXES The tax reduction passed over his veto is Inequitable as well vell as untimely Some readjustment is required to afford relief to families who are suffering But total receipts receipts re re- receipts re- re should not be reduced CONGRESS Demo DenIo Gains Although they had needed a net gain of only four senate and 31 house seats for control of the congress the Democratic party did much better than that By the time Dewey conceded the election the Democratic party was assured of at least 18 senators against five for the Republicans and representatives against 86 for forthe forthe forthe the Republicans nine Forty-nine votes are necessary for senate control The Democrats now have 54 Democrats have clinched at least house seats Only are necessary for control Republican senators seeking reelection reelection reelection re re- re- re election were defeated by Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- in West Virginia Kentucky Oklahoma Wyoming Minnesota Iowa and Illinois In other contests contests con conS tests where Democrats were seeking seeking seeking seek seek- ing re eJection they won von Colorados Colorado's Democratic Senator Johnson was a winner in his reelection reelection reelection re re- re- re election campaign In Oklahoma where a Republican seat was at issue former Gov Robert Keer Keen I I Democrat won Republican Senator was defeated in inVest West Vest by Democratic Governor Neely Hubert Humphrey Democratic mayor of Minneapolis won his bid for Republican Republican Re Re- Republican publican Sen Joseph H H. H Balls Ball's job In Illinois Democratic Senate Candidate Candidate Can Can- Paul Douglas defeated Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican Sen C. C Wayland Brooks Brooksby by more than votes GUARD Expansion Soon after atter the congress convenes convenes convenes con con- venes on January 3 it will be requested requested requested re re- re- re quested to boost the authorized strength of the national guard by men and put all its units on ona ona ona a war ready-for-war basis And the way things look now it appears that congress will agree to that request Guard officials officials' said they would ask that the authorized strength be increased from the present to This of course would require special appropriations for armories and equipment These officials in Washington said they also will ask that all 27 d divi divisions visions vi- vi of the national guard be in included included in- in eluded in the army's up stepped-up defense program The army so far tar has selected I Ionly only six of the 27 divisions for fore its mobilization day force the outfit outfit outfit out out- fit tha thai would be ready to strike back first if this nation were to be attacked Army spokesmen however claim their present funds and equipment cannot support more than six guard units on a war-ready war basis JOY ABROAD A About bout Harry Astonishment at the re-election re o of President Truman was not confined within the boundaries of the United States and Un United ted Nations dele delegates delegate In Paris received the news with a mixture of incredulity and happi happi- ness MAJORITY opinion among the delegates seemed to be that it waa was wa was wasa a good thing First the western European leaders lead leaders leadens lead lead- ers ens said the continuity of the American government will hasten Atlantic pact negotiations If It Governor Governor Gov Gov- Governor Dewey Dewcy had been elected an Inevitable delay would have resulted result result- ed pending the switch in admin admin- Second most of the delegates o of Russia and the eastern bloc of Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope although chagrined at the miserable showing of Henry Wailace Wallace Wal Wai Wallace lace asserted they preferred Mr Truman to Dewey because they wilbe will wil willbe willbe be dealing with a man and administration administration administration admin admin- with which they are ac ac- ac- ac THERE IS some doubt however I as to whether that is the real Soviet Sovie attitude The Russians and their satellites had been banking on a Republican victory because they were sure that if it a GOP administration tion took over in the U U. S. S the last las great depression that would destroy western capitalism would Inevitably come They do expect however that Mr Truman now having the support o of congress w will 11 make a fresh approach approach ap ap- approach ap- ap toward improving U. U S. S S.- S. Soviet relations probably renewing an effort to untangle the Berlin pair pair- of all the delegates 1 is that the success of President Truman Truman Tru Tru- Truman man demonstrates the unexpected strength h of the liberal clement element in America combined with a powerful Communist anti-Communist attitude GRAZING Western Problem One of the greatest sins of the western United States has been the pasturing of too many cattle and sheep on the range range over over grazing In other words Despite the apparent remoteness of the subject it vitally concerns concern every housewife and every consumer er en who likes to eat meat for much mud of the beef and lamb in the butcher shop originates in the 11 western states IT IS still the subject of hot debate debate de do- bate among western stockmen am and the U. U S. S forest service however whether the vast public owned lands are grazed too much or too little Yet the evidence seems clear that when livestock or big game eat black grama grass for example exam exam- pie too close to the ground it eventually eventually even even- dies producing Meat-producing grasses are driven driven en out and replaced by worthless or inferior plants such as snakeweed snakeweed snakeweed snake snake- weed cactus yuccas and the mesquites THIS condition Is becoming more common throughout the West and Southwest In southwest Texas for instance more than a million of acres of good grasslands have been depleted Drouth and over-grazing over has killed the choice grama and buffalo grasses and their place has been taken by mesquite cedar and brush and by an assortment of value low-value weeds As a result o of at this abuse meat production has been slowed definitely Nevertheless there Is definite proof that such a situation need not exist ON THE Jornada experimental range a acre cattle ranch owned and controlled by the U. U S. S forest service just north of Las Cruces N N. M. M the cows are plump and the calves fat despite the third year of the worst drouth years And on similar land outside the ranch over-grazing over has all but destroyed destroyed destroyed de de- de- de the grama grass Worthless Worthless Worth Worth- less snakeweed has taken control of the land Blithe Spirit js tm t With a let unconfined let Joy be unconfined look ook on his lus face and obviously not in a vetoing frame of mind Andrei An An- drei Soviet UN U.N. dele dele- gate attends a special performance perform perform- ance anc of the opera given for tor Unit ed Nations delegates In Paris With him Is Madame MOLECULES IllS Inside ide Story A new kind of consisting of radio waves waves' less than a quarter of an inch long i is being used to the study inside of molecules the basic chemical units of all matter These radiation waves several thousand times longer than those of visible light and longer than several fold red intra heat beat light waves are absorbed and by the atoms reflected cuIe making up the mole mole- I n t. t |