Show NEWS REVIEW truman asks tax cut brazil ousts busts all reds whether president harry tru mans state of the union message to tc congress was socialistic as republican partisans dubbed it or 01 forthright and courageous as ir in the eyes of loyal democh democrats a ts re bained a matter ot of opinion but it was fairly obvious that in making it the president had cast a loving glance toward next novembers election day he proposed a combination tax cutting and raising device that manifestly has no chance of passage in I 1 the republican dominated congress but one that sounds good to a lot oi of voters his plan embodying tax relief to the little man would give each individual taxpayer an immediate 40 tax cut for himself and for each dependent to offset that reduction in federal income he proposed that corporation taxes be raised by 32 billion dollars mr truman presented the scheme as a cost of living credit designed primarily to relieve the small taxpayer in a phrase certain to be quoted w with ith relish by democratic orators during the coming campaign the president said he wants to keep revenue c collections 0 where they are and rid still help those who need relief to buy the necessities of life supplementing the tax proposals he called for a 75 cent per hour minimum wage representing a 35 cent increase over the present 40 cent minimum although in the past lie he has favored raising the national minimum wage the 75 cent figure was the highest flat demand he has made general tone of the presidents message to the joint session led most observers to believe that he was swinging his administration back to a little left of center a point which generally Is identified with new deal philosophies some saw in the speech a perceptible cep tible bid for the left wing and liberal vote that henry wallaces third party Is threatening to take away from the democrats republican reaction to mr tru tra mans speech was bitter and intense and the GOP went ahead more determinedly with its 0 own wn tax re bill KNOCKOUT brazil brazil which severed diplomatic relations with russia in a huff last october now has administered what looks like the coup de grace to red activity within its own borders it cati came in the form of a law signed amid great furor by president enrico dutra virtually abolishing every vestige of corn communist dunst action in brazil by removing all communists from elective posts throughout the nail nation 0 n inc including ludin g congressmen the process of outlawing the reds beds w was as far from a calm one marked at times by dramatic displays of latin american verve and temper fist fights broke out frequently on the floor of the chamber of deputies and at one point during the debate the session was suspended temporarily when three deputies pulled guns from their pockets and waved AND furthermore taxes were not the only controversial issue touched upon by mr truman in his message to congress lie ile also asked tor for 1 the once re rejected acted 10 point anti inflation program with power to impose wage and price controls and rationing 2 universal military training 3 authorization of the tour four year marshall plin plan 4 stronger and extended lent controls 5 public housing for low income families and government action to out cut building costs 6 modernization of farm price supports and broader crop insurance 7 extension of unemployment compensation old age and sir benefits a national health plan and federal financial aid tor for education 8 admission of european refugees into the V U 8 9 statehood for alaska and hawaii there them at three communist members no shots were fired outside the building private citizens argued vociferously and exchanged blows leftist crowds shouted vengeance on the deputies and police sirens screamed through downtown rio de da janeiro it was by and large the most turbulent legislative session ever held in brazil other nations could take an object lesson from brazils achievement communists can be frozen out of government activity even though the process may be noisy and painful THIRD FORCE socialism latest voice from among the less potent nations of the globe to rise in protest of the cold battle between russia and the U S was that of leon blum french socialist leader and short time premier of france he called for a third force of the world tor stand between the big two even as such a middle group has stood between the communists and in france blum said the international third force would oppose american capitalism and expansion as well as ru russian s sion imperialism and extinction of human rights that force he proposed ought to be headed by france and great britain blum was espousing on a worldwide w ide basis an old and eminently workable theory the balance of power while russia and america are battling it out on fairly even terms blum would have the two lesser le ser nations step in to take control co n arol of the slight power balance that Is left over and thus possibly be able to steer a course more to their liking between russia and the U S said blum there Is room tor for nations which want at the same time personal liberty and collective coll economy democracy and social justice 11 it was another plea for a middle course and to blum a middle course meant socialism |