Show DREW PEARSON now how to make veteran enemies HARLIE HALLECK who used to C CHARLIE be one of the best liked members t f congress when he was an ardi iary young representative from in aiana has now risen to the esteemed lob of house republican majority leader and can give lessons on how lo io win enemies and alienate people halleck recently kept three depre lenta enta tives of veterans organizations boling their heels two hours in his duter auter office then gave them the lieres your hat your hurry treatment his callers john williamson of he veterans of foreign wars francis sullivan of the disabled american vets and robert mclaughlin of wanted to tind eind out why the house leadership was blocking various vet measures and brought with them a pamphlet written by geta donner bonner fellers former publicity adviser to general macarthur and now veterans adviser to the republican national committee the pamphlet boasted what the G 0 P congress had done for ex servicemen you could drive a 10 mule team through some of the loopholes in this document asserted williamson actually this congress so far ar has been noted tor for what chat it done for veterans general fellers apparently had such a tough time making up a list of accomplishments that he included the army navy merger a bill that help war vets and theres a question that the merger er has done the army and navy any good in fact when you get down to ta cases continued the spokesman this congress has done absolutely nothing about even the most urgent kind of veterans legislation su such ch as bills tor for the relief of widows orphans and disabled vets halleck grunted impatiently as he looked through the fellers booklet we cant do everything its million dollars tor for this and more millions for something else and 1300 million dollars for federal I 1 aid to education he stopped suddenly and looked at williamson inquiring 1 I understand the vets want that also yes sir replied the spokesman my organization is for the education bill |