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Will Help Realize
Goal For World
Labor Federation
Washington.—Seven members of
the American Federation of Labor
executive council, the most impres
sive AFL delegation ever sent
abroad, departed for London to
help establish a new anti-Commun
ist world federation of free trade
unions at meetings starting Nov.
28.
Most of them were scheduled to
sail from New York on Saturday,
Nov. 19, aboard the French liner
L’e de France, due at Plymouth,
England, on Friday, Nov. 25, the
day after Thanksgiving.
The AFL delegation included:
President William Green and
Secretary-Treasurer George
Meany.
Vice Presidents Matthew Woll of
the Photo-Engravers George M.
I Harrison, president of the Brother
hood of Railway Clerks David
1 Dubinsky, president of the Inter
national Ladies Garment Workers
Union W. C. Doherty, president
National Association of Letter
Carriers Charles J. MacGowan,
president Boilermakers, Iron Ship
builders and Helpers.
Irving Brown, AFL representa
tive in Europe George P. Delaney,
AFL international representative
Henry Rutz, AFL representative in
Germany.
President Green said in a radio
broadcast before sailing that the
AFL is supporting the new free
world federation because it will not
I be tainted by any Communist or
Fascist membership.
Labor organizations from more
Mhan 40 nations with over 50,000,-
M)00 members have accepted invita
tions to the founding meetings,
which will run two weeks.
k The meetings are expected
Bon Voyage Luncheon
President Green and Mr. Dubin
sky were wished a bon voyage to
London by a delegation of British
trade unionists who were enter
I tained by top AFL officials at a
luncheon during the Britishers’
stop in Washington on a produc
tivity tour.
The good wishes were expressed
by William E. Jones, Yorkshire
area secretary of the British Mine
Workers and chafrinan of the Bri
tish group of visitors.
“I hope you’ll be able to make
the work you do .(in London) as
successful as you’ve done with your
own organization in your own coun
try,” Mr. Jones said. “We site very
anxious to establish the peace of
the world. The organized workers
of the world can be helpful but
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LIBRARIAN, A. ?. OF
A. F. OF L. BUILBING
WASHINGTON,
-MEMBER k
INTERNATIONAL LABOR
NEWSSERVICE
•kT-H Act Hits Boss Acting
The board held that Combustion
Engineering-Superheater, Inc., of
this city violated the law by firing
F. L. Thompson, a returned veter
an, under a expired maintenance
of membership clause. Thompson
brought unfair practice charges
against both the company and
Local 656 of the Bailermakers
AFL, but the charges against the
union were dismissed.
Thompson was in arrears in his
dues and had been suspended when,
in March 1945 he left to enter the
army. He came back to work in
May 1947.
The union and the company still
had the same maintenance of mem
bership clause the contract as
when Thompson left for the army.
In June, the union told Thomp
son to put hjmself is good stand
ing if ht wanted to keep his job.
Thompson agreed to pay back dues,
Seven AFL Council Members
Deplart For
,4
Homer Laughlin Shops
Support Fund Campaign
Officials of plants 6 end 7 of
the Homer Laughlin China Co.
wishes to take this means of ex
pressing thanks to everyone who
contributed to the success of the
recently conducted Community
Fund Drive.
At the conclusion of the drive,
the record stood at over 51% for
all employees of the two shops with
a number of sub-departments at
100%. More contributions have
come in since then. Special credit
is due the shop committees for
their fine work.
California Local
Approves Pact At
Special Meeting
Richmond, Calif.—In order
take action as soon as possible
the results of negotiations with
the company held in Pittsburgh,
Local 89 moved their meeting up
a few days.
Nearly every member attended
this meeting and unanimously ap
proved the report of the two con
feees, brother Rex Morgan and Sal
Freschi.
It seemed as though the results
actually exceeded the expectations
of the members as well as the pat
tern being set throughout the coun
try today.
The welfare plan calls for com
plete hospitalization, death insur
ance, sick compensation, dismem
berment, etc. with the company
paying fifty-five per cent of the
The cempany also agreed to lib
eralise Hie vacation feature, giv
ing one day’s vacation extra for
each year of service with the com
pany after the first year up to two
weeks vacation after the fifth year.
to
bring to full realization a goal to
ward which the AFL and its 8,-
000,000 members have been striv
ing since the end of World War II.
The AFL opposed the dissolution
of the old International Federation,
of Trade Unions in 1945 hnd re
fused to join the World Federation
of Trade Unions on the grounds
that it was Communist dominated.
Time proved the accuracy of the
AFL’s position.
The company further agreed to
Start the pension plan on April 1,
1950, that will compare favorably
if not exceed the one being set in
the steel industry today.
Also at. the Pittsburgh meeting
two grievances were settled that
had been causing considerable un
rest among the, local members.
President Duffy, First Vice Pre
sident Wheatley and Second Vice
President Frank Hull headed the
negotiations for the five combined
locals representing the Standard
employees, and once again proved
themselves highly capable of the
jobs they have been elected to do.
At the local' meeting the shop
committee also reported the settle
ment of several shop grievances
and the hames of two members who
Were laid-off for non-payment of
Union dues.
Brothers Reeves and Amos won
the door prizes of one pair of work
pants apiece donated by Jays
Men’s Store for each of the pot
ters’, meetings.
As a final we hear Brother Tony
Gulotto had the back seat of his
car redecorated the other day.
Congratulations Tony, although
the writer can’t say that he cares
too much for the type of decorat
ing material used. —O.C. 89
In Good Faith On Contract
Chattanooga, Venn. (LPA)—An
employer who relies on a declara
tory ruling by a state court in the
discharge of an employe is still
liable for damages if the discharge
is contrary to the Taft-Hartley
act, the Nat'l Labor Relations
Board ruled.
but balked at a $50 reinstatement
Taft-Hartley act was not.
fee. On June 23, the day before the
Taft-Hartley act was enacted, the
union notified the company of
Thompson’s status. Shortly there
after, the company told Thompson
to adjust his affairs with the union,
Then the company asked a Ten
nessee state court for a declara
tory judgment. The court obliged
by saying the company had a con
tractual obligation to discharge
Thompson.
But before the court rendered its
decision, the company’s contract
with the union expired. Moreover,
the Taft-Hartley act had long
since come into effect. Neverthe
less, the company fired Thompson
in September 1948.
In ordering the company to re
instate Thompson, the board said
the state court’s ruling was not
binding, and that since the con
tract with the union had expired at
the time of the discharge the
“maintenance of membership” rule
no longer was in effect. The union
was absolved of any unfair prac
tice, however, since the contract
was in effect when it first referred
the case to the company, and the
Parley
Scribe On Coast
Would Like More
Letters In Herald
Los Angeles, Calif.—At the last'
meeting of Local Union 183 sever
al important matters were brought
before the local and after a
thorough discussion, steps were
taken to meet the various issues. I
Our latest arrivals from the I
East are kilnplacers Laurence I
Brown, William White and Verne I
Hilton from Local Union 9, East|
Liverpool. We welcome these new
Willard (Bud) Cline, caster,
pulled stakes and returned
Paden City, W. Va. Too much sun-
to
on
Due to the fine management of
Mrs. G. V. Gilkey and Mr. Harold|j
Gross, work is very good here at|flY
NLRR Vnuk
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arrvials and hope they like ‘pott-|
ing’ in the garden spot of
world.
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the Santa Anita Potteries for| ... /T„.\
which we are all thankful Y*st 'L^A.
INelson Cruikshank, the AFL s top
The locals on the coast are plan- expert ip the field of social and
ning to hold a picnic here this |medjcai welfare, had first-hafid ex
summer. From all reports it will be
1^^ of the American Medical
a gala affair, patterned after the |Association’s
vicious tactics retent
potters picnic the East. ly when he spoke for ^^1
A communication was received [health insurance before a meeting
from Tobin and Tobin, East Liver- |of Florida social workers in Wiest
pool attorneys, regarding the suit |pa]m Beach,
against our national officials. The workera were
The communication was ordered [interested in hearing both sides of
returned to them, stating we would |the health insurance question. They
receive our information through [invited Florida’s Sen. Claude Pep
our national office. |per, a strong advocate of President
This O.C. would like to know [Truman’s conpulsory health insur
why there are not more letters [ance bill, to address them, and
from local unions published in The [they also asked the AMA, whose
Potters Herald. —O.C. 183 [Washington lobbying against the
[bill is costing millions, to present
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HaHT
IVIUw ■Vlv Lke
In Retail Field,
Upholds Charges
ffilje Potters Heral
engagement and asked Cruik
[shank to pinch hit which the latter
[was glad to do. But when he got to
[West Palm Beach he found the
[cards stacked against him.
Acting on the advice of the pub
[licity firm of Whittaker & Baxter
New York (LPA)—Department,|the AMA does not allow its spokes
Store Employes Union, Local 5- [men to debate the health insurance
Ind., “went far beyond the limits [issue, apparently in the belief that
of legitimate electioneering” in the|the AMA might lose. So the AMA
-the West
campaign at Stem Brothers herellaid down the rules for
last spring, the Nat’l Labor Rela-lpalm Beach meeting,
tions Board declared in a unan-| The presiding officer
imous, three-man ruling. [secretary of the local county medi-
Accordingly, the board set aside leal organization. Cruikshank was
the election which Local 5 won in alto speak first, and to have no
close contest with the Retail Clerks [chance of rebuttal. There were to
Int’l Ass’n-AFL, 763 votes to 612. |be no questions from the floor. In
A new election will be ordered but [other words, Cruikshank was to be
no date has been set. Isnowed under.
The AFL union filed charges that| Ag things turned out, Cruikshank
Local 5 had used violence and|wagn»t 8nowed under at a/i. He
threats of violence plus threats ofIspoke first put over his pointS) re.
economic retaliation in order to in*|ceived a big hand, and yielded the
fluence Stem employes. A trial ex-lfl^ to the AMA’s representative,
aminer decided RCIA’s accusations! ... t...
EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER/24, 1949
Britishers Wish Green Bon Voyage
AMA Makes Own Rules of Debate
was the
I The AMA had flown one of its
were unimportant view of the! ... ....
fact that the workers were “sooh-lwheelhorses’ a British doctor
11named Gampell now living in Cah
isticated’ New Yorkers. The board I,
Ifomia who maintains that he had
™rt BTvinrf th Ito leave his native heath because
“We condo'ne the conduct Britain'8 ?u“e“,ul ““‘S?
revealed by this report by lightly reFuU
assuming that it did notaffect ^hin^that Cratahank had
more than the reasoning faculties!
of the voters. Nor are we willing |sai
to set one standard for elections in| Naturally Cruikshank objected.
New York City and another for|He told the presiding doctor that
the remainder of the country of|he wanted a chance to make a re
which it is a part.” Ibuttal. The chairman refused, in
[sisting that there was no “debate.”
The AFL expert then asked the
chairman to allow him to call
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GE Head Favors
Higher Pensions |AFL Bri,e„ win
Detroit (LPA)—Another big in- f’a
diistry executive called for higher |Vj|lf Hilf A Kpiipf||C
federal pensions this week as a PVIIGHW
result of the recent contracts won| ..
in the auto and steel industries. Chicago (ILNS). Substantial
Addressing a convention of Car- |PaY increases and other benefits
bonated Beverage Bottlers, Pres-|are provided in a new agreement
ident C. E. Wilson of General [between 8 Midwest truck company
Motors Corp, declared the pension [groups and 40,000 over-the-road
plans recently negotiated at Ford [drivers in 11 states.
and US Steel have the effect of The drivers will receive two
“freezing the working population [wage boosts and a health and wel-4
in their jobs” because they require [fare program benefits financed en
employes to work for one company [tirely by the employers.
25 years. The solution, he said,| The first wage boost became ef
would seem to be “adequate fed- [fective Nov. 16. It provides for an
eral pensions operated on a sound [increase of 8 cents an hour and
basis.” [one-fourth cent a mile for the first
He labelled the Ford and steel [14 months, and an additional 5
plans “forced savings plans” rath-[cents an hour and one-eighth cent
er than “free pensions.” Federal [a mile for the final 12 months,
pensions, he asserted, “should be[ The drivers are members of the
increased to reflect the change in [Central States Drivers Council, an
the purchasing /fewer of the dol-[affiliate of the International Brt
lar.” [therhood of Teamsters. The em-
GM is now bargaining with|ployer groups operate in Michigan,
United Auto Workers, the same [Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minjne
union that won the Ford contract, [sota, Iowa, Missouri, North
and with United Electrical Work-[kota, South Dakota, Nebraska
ers. 'Kansas.
^^^‘JVtonr-William E. Jones Yorkshire area general [Grant. Such is far from the case
s^cLet.,.rY tl*e British National Union of Mme Workers and chairman
Lnd vprv often our ig
British trads union delegation on United States tour, with Leonard |?n! vei? OUr t,mue 18
the Green (center), assistant general secretary of the National Union of ltryingL|? do for members who are
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Operative Heating Engineers, wish AFL President William Green bon
voyage to London for world trade union meeting. The three were Itake care of their own interests.
has! K photographed at a luncheon tendered the British unionists by top AFL I Seniority is one of the main
to I official.. Th. two Green, ar. not related. item, just now a. there are no de-
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They gave us a more than grati- |an^e s ckness.
fying report and it was unanimous- We understand all casterg are
iy accepted. The agreement gives |now getting four days a week and
a better medical and hospittd JHwitatfvijDg. we .hope every
insurance program than we
have, plus life insurance and up to| The annual Christinas collection
$37.00 per week sick benefit for less [will probably be made next week
than we are now paying for hos-land we hope the eollectdrs and
pitalization. The program to be-[every one will do their best to put
come effective Jan. 1, 1950. f|it over in a big way.
The company also gave assur-| During the slack period some
ance of a pension program as good [members got behind in, dues and
or better than any of those now [assessments but we hear they have,
existing in industry, to take effect [all paid-up excepting a few. Those
April 1, 1950. [delinquent will have to clear up
The conferees, Bros. Mitchell, [this arrearage now.
McCann and Bohannon reported a| The following members who we
very pleasant conference, and were [believe have left the shop were
quite pleased with the attitude of [ordered suspended by action of the
the management and reported the[local: D. Stewart, S. Zimmer, J.
officials of the Standard Co. were|shmeer, Harold Dorrell, E Marini,
quite complimentary#to the N. B.|s. Frazjier, William McGrath, F.
of O. P. and its form of collective) Murphy, G. Nemeth, A. DiMemmo,
bargaining. |jr., G. Thomas and A. Migliaccie.
We can well be proud to be mem-| Any mistakes in this list should be
bers of a labor organization that| correctei at once,
management feels is fair and busi-| Bros. A. Werner, F. Vaughn,
ness-like in its dealings, ^nd can| William Shoemaker and A. Jamie
feel assured that we will get a lot I son are on the sick list but we hope
more consideration by having such|it is not for long.
an attitude other than a bullying| We were g]ad to read of
one. Brothers and sisters, let’s keep|4g’g ^tivities and join them in
our organization on the right track|hoping our contract will soon be
and strive to make it better thanlgetf]ed'
ever* We were surprised to read that
Perhaps I had better mention I no pj-otests have been made by the
too that we received an extra day [Manufacturers against importation
of vacation for each year of ser-[of foreign ware. It looks as though
vice up to five years and the pri-|they want it as an argument
vilege of organizing a loss shop|agajngt our brothers in small ware,
committee to settle disputes overlgo as keep down wages by short
shop losses. O.C. 26Ljme sincerely hope this sur-
Washington (LPA) Presidentllll?„
Truman told his Nov. 17 press
Da
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Wheatley Attends
Last Meeting Of
Local Union Mo. 45
Trenton, N J.—Not having heard
from us latelv some may think we
are not meeting regularly on Fri-
Jday nights at North Clinton and
lnot willing to
give one evening to
finite rules to go by and some have
been hurt by bidding for jobs they
were not able to keep, ending up
with a poorer job instead of a bet
ter one.
I In order to meet this situation
Damaiam IAIaIAama lon a more sound basis, brothers
Joseph Abrams, Michael Gevak
|and Robert Hannah were appoint-
1116 phases
[which have developed and try to
[get a more definite understanding.
Imise is unfounded but cannot un
derstand their lack of effort.
—O.C, 45
Eastern Railroads
D.
E.
F.
G.
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First Vice President Wheatley
[was present at our last meeting
Kokomo, Ind.—Local 26 conven-land ™ale verS'
cd in special mooting Nov. 11 with Welfa"..1.,et.LU(’
a record attendance to hoar the re-T” wlth the Standa,d
port of our conferee who had been [^anitarY Gorp.
in Pittsburgh earlier in the week ^ur °'d a^e Pension request has
discussing a security plan with of- [been hanging fire for a very long
ficials of the American Radiator [time and we like to have something
and Standard Sanitary Corp. [which will take care of the family
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conference that when and if an I
emergency develops in the coal I Washington, D. C. (ILNS).
situation he will use the Taft-Hart-Irpjjg inflationary trend of prices
ley act and every other law in the [and costs was given another boost
book to settle a coal strike. But he|ag interstate Commerce Com
insisted, as he had previously, thatlmission by a vote of 6 to 4, grant
there was no emergency yet. [ed raiiroads in the East permission
The coal dispute was turned over [to increase passenger fares 12y£
to the White House the day before I percent.
by Cyrus S. Ching, chief of the I The increase, for lines operating
Federal Mediation & Conciliation [East of the Mississippi River and
Service. Ching had been trying to [North of the Ohio and Potomac
bring about a settlement between I Rivers, was the third in 3 years
the United Mine Workers and three land brings rail fares 50 percent
groups of operators, but finally [above prewar in the East. It brings
decided that further mediation [the cost of coach tickets to 3.375
would be fruitless now. [cents per mile and Pullman and
Meanwhile, the 400,000 miners [parlor car fares to 4.5 per mile.
in the northern, western and south- |The prewar fares were 2 and 3
ern bituminous fields were back Icents respectively.
digging coal on instructions from I Chairman Charles D. Mahaffie
union president John L. Lewis. [filed a sharply-worded dissent, in
They were on strike from mid-[which he was joined by Commis
September until early this month Isioners Clyde B. Aitchison, Will
when Lewis suspended the strike liam E. Lee and Walter M. W.
for three weeks until Dec. 1. ThelSplawn. The chairman said he
anthracite miners of Pennsylvania [would deny the increases. The rail
and the bituminous diggers of the [roads, he said, ought to experiment
far west also struck originally, but [with lower fares, since “vacant
they were sent back after two [seats rather than inadequate fares
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By NATHAN ROBERTSON
Washington (LPA)—Republican
leaders, by deciding to continue
their blind opposition to the Fair
Deal program, have virtually as
sured a big Democratic victory in
next year’s Congressional elections
—provided labor does its
getting put the vote.
OFFICIAL ORGAN
NATIONAL BROTHERHOOD
OF OPERATIVE POTTERS
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Signs Contract With NBOP
Providing $100 Pension Plan
The American Radiator A Standard Sanitary Corp., and the Na
tior al Brotherhood of Operative Potters havj signed contracts for pen
sioits on a compary-paid, non-contributory basis, covering employees in\
five of their factories located at Tiffin, Ohio, Kokomo, Ind., Trenton, ,■
N. J. San Pablo and Torrence, Calif.,
Negotiators for the new contract were worked out with company-,
officials at th' headquarters in Pittsburgh with representatives from
the Brotherhood headed by President James M. Duffy, First Vice Pres
ident E. L. Wheatle and Second Vice President Frank Hull heading a
committee of employee representatives from the various local unions^
covered by the contract.
The pension plan to be put into effect April 1, 1950, will follow the
national pattern shaping up at $100 a month at 65 years for employees
with 25 years service to be financed entirely by the corporation.
Also included in the contract are welfare provi ns which provide
life, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, liberal weekly sick
ness and accident benefits, hospitalization and surgical benefits for em
ployees and their dependents. These provisions are on a contributory
basis with American Standard paying over three cents an hour com
pared with the usual company contribution in recent contracts of
Cents or less, and employee contribution of about 2’/2 cents an hour.
& fringe increases were also negotiated. The welfare plan as fol
io?. i is scheduled to start Jan. 1, 1950.
CONTRIBUTORY SCOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR
EMPLOYEES OF AMERICAN RADIATOR & STANDARD
SANITARY CORPORATION
Employee monthly contribution—Single Employee $2.65 Employee and
family $4.84.
PLAN OF BENEFITS
Group Life Insurance .. 1
Accidental Death and Dismemberment
Weekly Accident and Sickness Indemnity—60% weekly
earnings up to $87.00 maximum.
Employee Hospital Room and Board (Daily Benefit)
Employee Reimbursement for Special Hospital Charges ....
Employee Surgical Benefit (Schedule)
Dependent Hospital Room and Board (Daily Benefit)
Dependent Reimbursement for Special Hospital Charges ....
Dependent Surgical Benefit (Schedule)
Maternity Benefit for Female Employees and Dependent
Wives Reimbursement up to:—
Maternity Obstetrical Benefit as shown in Schedule of
Operation.
NOTES:
(A) The Life Insurance Benefit is paid for death from
occupational or non-occupational.
(B) The Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
A. Group Life Insurance
B.
C.
52.00 PER YEAR
addition to the Amm life Benefit, for non-occupational death
and indemnities are paid for loss of limb, sight, hand or foot,
in accordance with a schedule of such benefits.
Weekly Accideat Benefits are payable beginmng the first day for
twenty-six weeks for any one non-occupational disability. Weekly
Sickness Benefits are payable beginning the eighth day for
twenty-six weeks for any non-occupational sickness. (Plan in
cludes maternity benefit—six weeks payment for female em
ployees.)
Daily Hospital Benefits are payable beginning the first day of
hospitalization for thirty one days for any one non-occupational
disability or sickness.
Special Hospital charges in connection with hospitalization are
reimbursed to the amount shown.
This Benefit provides reimbursement for surgical operations in
accordance with schedule of operations.
Reimbursement for hospitalization room and board expense begin
ning first day of hospitalization for thirty one days. (Maternity
Benefits deferred nine months for new employees.)
Reimbursement for special hospital charges in connection with
hospitalization.
This benefit provides reimbursement for surgical operations in
accordance with Schedule of Operations. (Obstetrical Benefits
deferred nine months for new Employees.)
The introduction of a pension plan in wage contracts covering em
ployees in the pottery industry affiliated with the National Brotherhood
of Operative Potters, brings a new era in contractural relationship
with employers. The friendly manner in which the innovation was
realized, gives further assurance of the sound and effective collective
bargaining relationship between employer and employee which has done
much to develop uniform advancement and understanding in keeping
labor relations on their present friendly level.
Representing the corporation in drawing up the contract were V. S.
Shoney of Kokomo, William McKinney of San Pablo and Henry Kreeger
of Torrence. John Reed, assistant manager at the Tiffin plant, repre
sented B. B. Swinnerton, who is ill.
Republican Policy Assures
Democrats Big '50 Victory
part in
not my
modern
Making predictions is
forte. Too much of the
forecasting game is hocus-pocus.
But post-election statements by
Republican leadeis make it safe to
forecast that next year—unless
something unforeseen develops—
the Republicans will take their
worst off-year beating since 1984,
when the late President Roosevelt
wus at the height of his popular
ity.
These statements from their res
ponsible leaders indicate the Re
publicans will continue to roll up
a voting record in Congress of al
most solid opposition to the most
important Fair Deal proposals.
This voting record has spelled de
feat for the Republicans in almost
every election for a generation—
regardless of the candidates they
put up or the tactics they use dur
ing election campaigns.
That the Republicans plan to
continue the same obstructionist
policy in Congress was made clear
by Sen. Robert A. Taft, Republican
boss of the Senate, and by former
Gov. Harold Stassen of Minnesota,
once the “white hope” of liberal
Republicans.
Taft told the Republican New
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is paid, in
York Herald Tribune that he did
not regard the New York election
as a setback for the Republican
party nationally—and said the Re
publicans in Congress would go
ghead with plans to oppose most
of -the Truman plan in' Congress.
Stassen said almost the same
thing. Although he admitted the
Republican party was in a bad way
and needed reorganization, he said
it should oppose the Truman Ad
ministration’s “gravy train” ap
proach to domestic issues.
These statements show the party
has not learned anything from the
defeat of Sen. John Foster Dulles
and the other Democratic triumphs
in the recent elections. The Repub
licans seem to believe they can
continue to vote against the peo
ple’s interests from one election to
the next and still win.
To most Washington observers
their persistence seems suicidal.
Perhaps it is induced by the fact
that the Republicans get their big
campaign funds from duPonts and
others like them who would not
support any more liberal program.
Partly it results from the fact that
the Republicans still in office, after
20 years of Democratic victories,
come from the most conservative
areas of the country and no longer
represent the viewpoint of the rank
and file even within the Republican
party.
There once were many liberals
in the Republican party—men like
LaFollette, Norris and Borah. They?
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