Show NEWS n f By AUL LON ym Released by Western Newspaper Union SMALL ACCOMPLISHMENTS WORRY GOP LEADERS WASHINGTON Why some Republican Republican Re Re- publican leaders are reaching forthe for ton the whip is not difficult to ascertain You can guess this one accurately from the Scoreboard which to date datesh shows sh ws no runs no hits and innumerable innumerable able errors Their congressional leadership is in danger of nullification and this of course means nullification of ot de de- de- de The matter Is no less important important important im im- than that The unions who look at the situation gleefully as a chance to ruin the election prestige of their adversaries adversaries ries need new glasses The Republicans Republicans who think they can gain political prestige by appealing to class groups are no less blind The only development which could save this democracy is for the Republicans to get tho the chance for leadership which the tha people gave them in the last election Otherwise there will be beno beno beno no leadership only nullifying conflict at the thc helm Mr Trum Truman n did not have to call off his vacation for a crisis in Greece He has one here at home which would warrant attention If you do not believe belleve me look atthe atthe at the Scoreboard on the gross Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington leadership to date The closing of the senate hearings I normally would bring a report and bill on union reform within a week I or ar 10 days Then will come long senate debate which reporters suspect suspect suspect sus sus- sus- sus cannot be concluded for tor three or ar more weeks The house committee commit commit- tee Lee was late getting started for some reason but has a plan to get its bill out there ahead of the sen sen- ate Also the debate there will be shorter But after action is taken by bythe bythe the house the two bills will go to conference because both bills will not be exactly alike and the finalI final I form will be wrangled out Ultimately Ultimately Ulti Ulti- I dispatched to the White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House thereafter the legislation faces prospect of veto and it then may return to both houses to pass passover passover over aver a veto Will Resemble Case Bill Anyone who figures all this can be done within two months is taking liberty with reasonableness It Ismore is ismore ismore more likely to require three or more The final form as nearly everyone has guessed by now Is likely to follow the Case bill blU with some modifications or what will be called the Ball Ball- Taft Smith bill blU this time It willbe will willbe willbe be practically the same as Mr Truman vetoed last year before election Those in charge of congressional affairs judge much of the debate will vill center ar around und the proposals to abolish the closed shop and the restrictions restrictions restrictions re re- upon wide industry bargaining bar bar- gaining both gaining both amendments of ot Minnesota's Minnesota's Min hUn Senator Ball One or both might be passed by one house but buthe the he chances of either passing both houses louses is slim So while some Republican leaders are claiming the job they are doing in n congress is tremendous tremendous tremendous tre tre- they can hardly escape the he conclusion that After all the current trouble and more coming the result is apt to be just what was passed last session in a Democratic congress and failed then b bj veto I Look at the Scoreboard again They have pushed up near to final I enactment and then stopped the bill limiting the presidency to two terms a matter which could wait until 1950 at least before it could have have any practical effect also they have pushed abolition of the portal to portal increases incidentally incidentally incidentally tally labor did not object strenuously strenuously and the proposed cuts In the budget On the budget they have spent considerable time and patience patience pa pa- tience on the theory that they should pare expenses before adopting adopting adopt adopt- ing lag a tax reduction Less Tax Reduction This latter step naturally has had the effect of ot postponing tax reduction reduction reduction tion tion which many Republicans consider consider consider con con- sider to be the swiftly needed key to economic advancement ent of the country equal in importance almost almost almost al al- al- al most to labor legislation This proposed proposed proposed pro- pro posed tax stimulation to economic activity has run into the Truman promotion of ot more loans and relief to Europe The question of loans has weakened some Republican backing for a 20 per cent cut and caused some congressmen private ly 11 to talk about 15 or 10 per cent or maybe even less Now I 1 am informed with the utmost reliability the Truman administration has not contemplated contemplated contemplated plated getting anything from abroad In return for the loans Indeed high Democrats tell me they cannot get anything In return return return re re- re- re for Instance Instance instance In In- turn for the money money for stance any guarantees from Greece or Italy or the other nations nations nations na na- which would promote our struggle to maintain our Ideall In those nations against the growth of Communist and Russian Rus- Rus Bian sian Interests or any commit commit- ments |