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Economic Advisers Have Lost Prestige Because of Politics Any Future Reports By Truman Council Will Be Discredited By David Lawrence After a brief period of existence the so-called Council of Economic Advisers is doomed to extinction. It may continue to exist in name, but its prestige will be gone. It was killed by the Administra tion and by overzealous members of the council itself who somehow became confused as to the mean ing of the words “economic ad vice” and began to regard the main function of the council as the giving of “political advice.” The agency will continue to get funds, but its usefulness has about terminated. Its report will be sus pect in the future—as merely ghost written for a political ad ministration. The council started out to be a disinterested agency. It collected important information and gave a scientific evaluation of the data. But this was too much for the ^ministration. It didn’t want any economic information that might possibly cast doubt on the political proposals or objectives of the party in power. Necessity Pointed Out. It was Dr. Edwin G. Nourse who, during his term as chairman, pointed out the necessity of avoid ing political entanglements. He Insisted that the members of the council should not go before Con gressional committees to advocate “causes.” Unquestionably Congress has a right to elicit information and to ask for interpretation of economic conditions, but the council members who differed with Dr. Nourse took the view that open advocacy of economic “causes” was Justified. Dr. Nourse resigned and Presi dent Truman has made Leon Keyserling chairman of the coun cil. He is an able, keen-minded student of public policies, but he is not considered an objective economist. He recently spoke at the meeting in Chicago which the Democratic National Committee sponsored. He was known as a New Dealer and now as a Fair Dealer. While individual views and political beliefs naturally can vary among council members, it is al ways difficult to have faith in economic treatises put out by poli ticians or politcally active officials. Congress has before it, to fill the Nourse vacancy, the nomina tion of Dr. Roy Blough, another New Dealer, who has been at tached to the Economics Depart ment of the University of Chicago and who previously worked for the Treasury Department in its contacts with the Senate and House on tax legislation. Ives Expressed Doubt. In his testimony before a Sen ate committee which is consider ing whether or not to confirm him, Dr. Blough said he does not favor "clothing political objectives in the garments of finances.” Sen ator Ives at the time expressed doubt as to whether or not he would vote for Dr. Blough’s con firmation. Senatdr Taft has said that the appointment of Dr. . Blough gives Mr. Truman “three left fielders” on the council, and Senator Flanders thinks appoint ment of Dr. Blough "raises the average.” It doesn’t make much difference whether or not Dr. Blough is con firmed. If he is not confirmed, some other “left wing” economist would surely be appointed. Presi dent Truman and his supporters may wonder why morale in the country is low and why the people are so suspicious of the Adminis tration. There were already two "left wingers” on the council, but the President was not willing to appoint anyone with an opposite viewpoint. That’s why its future reports will be discredited and the agency will cease to exercise any influence with thoughtful people who had heretofore cherished the hope that in these confused times at least one commission in the Government dealing with eco nomic problems would remain free from political bias. (Reproduction rights reserved.) Sine* 1919 Fin* Residential Work Fleers Banded. Cleaned, Fellshtd, Installed, Repaired. 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He has asked fo» appointments with President Tru-_ man and Sec retary of State Acheson, to whom he will present his plan, devised in Moscow, to end the present deadlock in the U. N. According to those who have talked with Mr. Lie, he has no suggestion on ' , how to end the Br.w». cold war. His main concern is to seat the Chinese Communists in the world peaee organization and thus persuade the Soviet Union and its satellites not to engage in so many walkouts from the Security Council and the General Assembly. The U. N. secretary believes that the Chinese question can be solved in the next two months. This belief is based on informa tion, which he is reported to have received in Moscow, that by the end of July the Chinese Com munists will be in full physical control of Formosa and that Chiang Kai-shek, and what re mains of his armies an# govern ment, either will be exiled to foreign countries, killed or taken prisoner. As soon as this last refuge of the Nationalists has fallen there should be no legitimate objection on the part of any nation, Mr. Lie thinks, to acceptance of the new conquerors in the world peace organization, particularly since Egypt, one of the Council mem bers, now is willing to vote for seating the Peiping regime. The only difficulity would be an American veto. And Mr. Lie will employ all his eloquence and persuasive powers to show Presi dent Truman and Mr. Acheson that such an action would con firm Russia’s charge that America truh- is a warmongering country. "Silver Bullets” Were Used. Under the pressure of develop ments in Indo-China and of in sistence by a number of Senators, who do not want to see Formosa go by default, the Secretary of State is reported to be willing to recommend the sending of a limited quantity of military aid to the last Nationalist bastion. On Formosa there are some 450,000 good, reliable combat troops, against whom the “silver bullets” of the Chinese Commu nists cannot have serious effect. These “silver bullets” played an important role in the conquest of Hainan last month, when top Nationalist military leaders ac cepted heavy bribes, according to reports from Taipei, and surrend ered after putting up a per functory fight. The Nationalist forces in For mosa cannot be expected, however, to offer long resistance to Com munist invasion when their air force is depleted and they are short of ammunition. In amphib ious operations the air urhbrella is of vital importance. The great success of our invasion of Nor mandy in 1944 was due principally to the fact that we possessed a powerful air force while the Ger man Luftwaffe was declining in strength. A similar condition on a smaller scale is expected to exist in For mosa. The Nationalist air force, lacking replacements, spare parts and high octane gas, will not be able to resist the Soviet planes, including jet fighters, unless it is reinforced by this country. Skepticism in Evidence. In spite of reports, however, that the State Department may no longer oppose the strengthening of the Nationalists in their island fortress, there is a good deal of skepticism in Congressional and military quarters as to the extent of such assistance. It is feared that “too little and too late” once more will be the theme, even if the Secretary of State does show an interest in keeping Formosa out of “enemy” hands. All reports from our military observers in the Far East agree that the Chinese Communist forces, considerably strengthened by the arrival of Soviet air and naval equipment and of Russian military experts, are putting the finishing touches on their inva sion plans. The main attack can be ex pected in the next two or three weeks. And once the rump Na tionalist government has ceased to exist, Mr Lie is convinced that there can be no further reason for opposition to seating Stalin’s new est puppet in the U. N„ not as a new member, but as a substitute for a government which no longer exists. Chip on the Shoulder Chilly Reaction to Lie’s Peace Mission Out bf Keeping With U. S. Tradition By Lhomas L. Stokes The timid, stand-offish, chip on-the-shoulder attitude of our Government in what approaches an International crisis is drama tize d in our chilly official reaction to the current peace mission of Trygve Lie, United Nations General Secre tary, Mr. Lie has talked with Russian offi cials in his at tempt to bring about some ar rangement whereby Russia Thom” L stok« will return to full partnership in the U. N. so that agency can fulfill its function of settling disputed matters about the conference table as it was intended to do. He recognizes it will take time and patience. There is no quick answer to the problems involved, including Russia's insistence on the seating of Communist China in place of Nationalist China in the Security Council. But his idea is to get the major nations, in cluding United States and Russia, to talking again, negotiating again, in order to break the stalemate that has produced the tense and dread psychology of "cold war.” Europe Open-Minded. The U. N.’s self-appointed emis sary was well received after his Moscow visit by French and Brit ish officials who apparently see some possible bases of eventual adjustment. He returned to New York optimistic. The open-minded attitude he found in Europe is a contrast, to the negative, distrustful reaction at our State Department which was exemplified further by Presi dent Truman’s refusal to discuss the Lie mission until he talks to Secretary of State Acheson on his return here and his brusque reply at his press conference that he did not know whether he would see Mr. Lie or not. Undoubtedly he will in the near future. But the “brush-off” atti tude is somehow hot in keeping with our role and influence in the troubled world of today nor with our traditions as a great free democracy. Nor do the attempts to discredit Mr. Lie by the whispers that he is "pro-Russian.” It is sadly true that this new peace adventufe comes in the 'midst of an emotional upheaval in this country, with the very at mosphere suffused with suspicions and fears generated by such things as Senator Joe McCarthy’s reck less attacks on the State Depart ment, by the revelations of more atomic spies, by Russia’s continued tactics of confusion abroad and here, by her childish and churlish walk-outs in the U. N. Will Settle Nothing. But it is also true that, with continued “cold war,” such things will only continue and multiply until the tension suddenly snaps on one side or the other, and then we will be right up against a "hot war.” Arming more and more heavily on each side will settle nothing and it is not likely, more over, to scare either one of the two giants as each presumably hopes. Each has got to “give” or there will be such an explosion as the world never saw before. We have had two in this cen tury since 1914. The world could hardly stand another. A hundred and fifty years ago there was an explosion that rocked all Europe comparable—for those times and the world of that day— to those in our time, the era of revolution and the Napoleonic dictatorships and conquests. After that, the diplomats of that era sat down in the Congress of Vienna in 1815 and determined that it should not happen again and made adjustments that prevented an other such general European ca tastrophe for a hundred years. Nor did they have any general organization, only the will to keep the peace and brains ready to ac complish that purpose. We do have machinery in the T7. N. It will be tragic if we do not use it. -- --- France is speeding plans to ir rigate the South Sahara desert. !★★★★ SPECIAL-H LILLY'S Non-stop NEW YORK ^ NORTH STAR HRVICI New 4 Flights dally. Convenient round-trip schedules {or Inter national Trade Mr visitors; Toronto, Msy 29—June 9. Cell your Travel Agent or Trans-Co node Air Unas, 16 East 68th St., N. T.. N.T. Tel.: PLasa 9-6800 By Trens-Cenedn's newest "Maple Leaf Reate" New York te Msntrsal. 4 Flight* DeRy, NON-STOP, 108 ndnetes. Above-weather units rt In prsiserlssd enblns. LOUIE •By Harry Hananl A Blow to Labor Barden’s Accession to Chairmanship Of Committee Is Setback for Unions By Doris Fleeson Representative Barden’s acces sion to the chairmanship of the House Committee on Education and Labor is a severe blow to unions which have marked him “wrong” on most labor issues. The injury extends beyond the mere fact of his individ ual vote. A committee chairman has great power to promote or to thwart bills and _ • .. Representative Don* Fleeion. - , , , Barden, an able and aggressive legislator, will be a strong chairman. Nor is relief in sight. The Con gressman is only 53. His North Carolina district is a safe one and he has probably strengthened himself in it by successfully dis puting with Cardinal Spellman on the issue of appropriating Federal funds for parochial school buses. What labor will do is (1) press for a firm friend’s appointment to the existing vacancy on the Bar den committee and (2) redouble its efforts to defeat its committee foes this fall. In this it will have the co-operation of the Demo cratic National Committee. One of the major achievements of President Truman’s hand picked national chairman, the very practical William M. Boyle, jr„ is the cementing of Adminis tration relations with its labor allies. In the early Truman days these were very much a personal matter between the President and labor’s prima donnas. The result was some notorious public con flicts and much private distrust. Has Cleared Channels. Mr. Boyle, who thinks in terms of organization, has cleared the channels between headquarters and the political action arms of the three major labor groups. He regularly sees Jack Kroll of CIO PAC, Joe Keenan of the AFL Labor League and George Harri son of the Brotherhoods, or their lieutenants. Their views on people and issues are then transmitted by him to the White House in his regular weekly meeting with the President. The result is that matters are well ironed out in advance of Mr. Truman’s contacts with CIO President Philip Murray and others. Labor has found Mr. Boyle co operative in other ways. For ex ample he spent two days in Ohio last spring helping labor leaders pressure various Democrats to withdraw from the Senate pri mary so a strong farm leader could oppose Senator Taft. This venture faded, but Mr. Boyle, having done his part, is now get ting maximum labor support for the Democratic nominee, Joseph Ferguson. In the legislative Held labor looks upon Mr. Boyle as a good listener. Labor advocated the con sumer point of view in opposition to the Kerr bill to exempt natural !■■■“—————S. TRANSFER ft STORAGE CO. 460 Now York Art. N.W. NA. 1070 LOCAL HAULING OUR SPECIALTY WASTING TIME? . . . waiting in lina to deposit your savings each pay day, then start a new savings account at Lib arty building Associa tion. All you have to do is ■ address your deposit to Liberty building Asso ciation and drop'it in the mail bos. You can opan an account for just $5.00, and wait'll you see how fast your weekly deposits and liberal d'v'* dends grow. Federally Insurad up to $5,000, too. tlilljllpKMIOII / A Savings Institution SS YEARS SERVICE FEDERALLY INSURED 1407 6 Jt., N.W. ST. 2200 ' i i « gas producers from Federal regu lation. Mr. Boyle was then found working against it and the Presi- | dent vetoed it. It is probable that i labor’s support for the Brannan! farm plan, which promises lower consumer prices, helps keep it on the Truman agenda. Two Arguments Seen. Not all Democrats, of course,! look upon these close connections as an unmitigated blessing. But the chairman sees two powerful arguments in their favor. The unions have got the or ganization that can get out the big vote on which Democratic success hinges. They have also got the treasure chests which re lieve the party of the whole bur den of financing campaigns. The question is being asked here whether Walter Reuther with his unprecedented five-year contract for his United Auto Workers will become increasingly important in national politics. The UAW president’s contacts with the Administration are friendly enough, but distant; Reuther has put much more of himself into the quasi-indepen dent Americans for Democratic Action. Democrats are informed that Reuther thinks more of a real labor party and /or Reuther for President than he does of cementing his ties with the Fair Deal. But there is a light in the White House window for him any time. (Rtl«n?d by Bell grndlctt*. Inc.) I McLemore— Regrets Missing Thrill of Hobby By Henry McLemore As I approach the twilight of life I know that I have missed something. Thank goodness! To let you in on what I missed. I will tell you that I missed having a hobby. To be a well rounded man in the world of today, you must have a hobby. Men hurry from work to get to their hobbies. Women speak a f f e ctionately H'Br* MrL,“*r* of their husbands’ hobbies. Books are written about hobbies and how to get one. It's hard to pick up a magazine that doesn’t have a page or two devoted to hobbies. If you want to build a house, you’ll have to wrestle with the architect to keep him from planning a little corner of your own for your hobby. As I said earlier, I know I’ve missed something. I can't talk on equal terms with a man who runs from his brokerage office to his little machine shop, where he turns out things that can be bought at any hardware store for half of what it cost him to make. I’m equally ill at ease with a man who turns his dining room into a dark room for the develop ment of pictures he takes. It would be my guess that women who are married to men who use space for such a purpose are often tempted to kill such husbands. After all, the average American home, de spite our high standard of living, is quite small, and none of it should be turned over to gratify a man’s odd whim. Hobby of Wondering. To get in the general swim, which is another way of saying “keeping up with the Cabots and the Lodges,” I guess I’ll have to take up a hobby. I think it was Robert Benchley who said that he didn't have a hobby, but if he had* one it would be collecting $10 bills. I don’t aim quite that high. I think I’ll make a hobby of won dering why the people of the United States worry about spend ing 50 cents of every dollar for defense. It seems to me that the people of the United States have no realization of what it would be to be citizens of a conquered country. I was in Washington yesterday and as I drove from the airport I looked at signs that said, “To Lincoln Memorial,” “To the Wash ington Monument,” and as I loqked at those signs I tried to* picture what it would mean If a man from another country stood there telling Americans where to go. No White House. No Lincoln Memorial. No saying what you feel. No right to do anything that came from your heart. Nothing to be done unless it be stamped and approved. Nothing Has Hurt Us. I thought then how foolish we Americans are. I understand why we are foolish, too. Nothing has ever really hurt us. No American has had to walk back to his house that wasn’t there. No American husband has ever had to wonder | if his wife was being kicked in the face. None of us has ever suffered the real horrors of war. -We've sent armies and they have won. Those who lost loved ones suf fered. But let me repeat once more that everything this country has ever done has come from a sense of duty and not a sense of desperation. And just as sure as I'm writing this little article there* a time coming when America will have to face it, unless it does one thing —looks not at the past, not at the future, but at the one thing that is with us right now. the present. This country must do one thing, whether it wants to or not, and that one thing is to put on its back the problems of a decent world. If this country doesn't do that, it will find itself in the place where release cant be bought with money. So. you see my new hobby. Our country is the only one that can buy freedom. 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