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Thursday, April 19, 1951
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' stricken by a little »n*n NOT run. «inc* by ao doing he before a senate small business com-
™ ch irr , at * ,,uld “i 1 h ‘ m ** 1 * <fom any in-! rrittee; hearings over defense mQbl-
that power for apparently ae.f «h f’ucnce he may have in the con- ll2atJon off.cai,' handling of the
and political reaaons, ^ ith perhaps gress. But the first prediction was Ux amortization feature for plant
i a
bit Of jealousy against one best made about 1952 when Michael j eX p a nsion in the defense produc
qualified to serve the interest of J Galvin, undersecretary of labor, tlon act of 19 5 0 ; probe of aluminum
the country m the Far East. told a Lancaster Ohio audience] p roduction and al iocation; probe
There is in war or in threaten- ” iat the President would run, that| j n t 0 conditions surrounding an air
ing times like novi' a chance to would poll about 56 per cent'
take, in whatever move is madc,: 0 ^ vote anc * wou ld b* reelected
and especially in dealing with the,
Communist, and where Russia is In spite of the halt in the two! New Haven and Hartford Railroad;
concerned. big prol>es, others are up-coming. | a mining house subcommittee on
force base at Sampson, M. Y., at
Camp Pickett, Va., and at Fort
Jackson, probe of the New York,
i As for myself I would cast my
chances for peace with one who is hearings
familiar with their knavish tactics.
and one who knows how and is ’ mmm
willing to fight them. Deliver us
from the appeasement bunch, for
, they have been tried and found i
wanting.
CONVERSE HENDERSON,
Kiriards, S. C. . v v
Slated for immediate action are: production of critical minerals and
on the rubber program metals; hearings on the two year
railway labor disute which has
brought about two strikes; the
Tidelands Oil question; and the un
ending un-American activities com
mittee probes.
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CLINTON. S. C.. THURSDAY, APRIL 19. 1951
Special To The Chronicle.
: Washingtdn, April 18.—After a
, , , . , ,, Hiatus in the preoeedings of its
and weak foreign policy wH, to some many .. side show ” investigating
Reports from Columbia state that h^haVto say ’ C d J> " h 1
Sales Tax Approved
ready to get dowm to some real!
work on vital legislation affecting
the welfare of the entire nation.
In the meantime the “great de-
:h< general > ties tax has shout pass-|
e<) and will place a 3 jSer cent tax on TLi,- | M
•he consum«‘r public. A number of,**®®^ I nIS IlIvlClMenr
e\c« ntions arc listed. There should A former governor of Georgia ■
be none, let eaervbody share alike has quit his job as consultant to bate troops to Europe droned
under the tax which is just another the Office of Price stabilization in the senate and before the
tax making millions of dollar* avail- *>th bitter charges that he t0 ,^
able for the ’ra l b• , simnsored in the ke P t ,n complete idleness like resolutions and amendments to
odti ation when less than "thousands upon thousands of oth- P ro Po®ed resolutions had been m-
name
h.-.lf o
receipts from the tax will
pd tor the schools,
erlook this (act—the sales
•eing rammed down the
the people without consult-
The voters in the political
the past year were not told
who dominate the legisla-
•d to enact the 3 per cent
doilbted if a candidate for
or *enate adv cs'ated stach
f in hi* campaign They
•.mb on the imue
••her etection wit) roll
'%t year Then there is n >t
- i-n-h profouni silence
ers rendering no
public payroll m>t
ton but throughc
States.’*
The Ex-Governor
troduced as there are senators in
service on the
inly in Washing- 1 chamber.
t the United i Democratic leaders in Washing-,
| ton are pretty low m spirits as a
result of the recent probes because
_ . «. of the fact that the crime investi-
»n. a Democrat, also deebred in a, cati( , n hj|d #homn a ^ bHwt#n
°sea of mo ^ ^ a< * ers and political ma-
,ra OI chines in the larger cities, mostly
Democratic. On the other hand
the Republicans were exultant and
were bending every effort to have
public statement that
Washington is drifting in a
confusion, inefficiency, waste
extravagance.'*
• ' For twelve weeks.** he said.
someone else is waiting
to use the party line
An occasional pause between
calls is the Lind of “break” your
party line neighbors will
reward — by showing you equal
consideration. Besides, it
frees your line for incoming rallt
that you might otherwise miss!
and
T
have been carried on the payroll as the probes of crime and the RFC
* consultant at a
l»ensr account of $5.
during that time 1
suited about nothir
ilary plus ex
4i per day. Yet
have been con-
g I have had
Don't Tell It All
lauy new
magazine*
Jr ink-
espe-
no assignment to do anything
‘On Feb 19. at the White House.
I told the President the story up to
then He called Don Dawson
i presidential assistant! and in
structed him
continued indefinitely for political
purposes, and as Senator Fulbright
of Arkansas, charged, to “turn up
a little more dirt” for election in
1952
The political observers are pon
dering the statement of the Presi
dent at a recent press conference I
to the effect he had made up hts
immediately
tn
Hr
wa* straightened out
It hasn't been dune
[71 7*, ,771 "Under the circumstances I re-'
thfull> tel. the.fy^ • <rrr pt salary and expense
mother r***^**-j money from tlfr taxpayers when I
•ill rurt u»e . *•( '' J sen rendering no public service 1
•n«.r ad c tiung The !ft»»ouri tru k am resigning and returning to my
.ir «r a-ho rgently ran down a wo- ( home m Valdosta Ga. I refuse to
m ‘' i - cru*hel through a piate-glass| he a parasite on the American tax-
• i - -So *, ,, w i t hr* mgh a red light, payers**
.o;:.*ieu *ith mothar trurk. crushed- Mr Thompson evidentlv over-
a (.arked bicycle, knocked an auto- looked the fart that elections are
.to; le ortio the udewralk lajwruig its held very infrequently to these
•ir.. ct, battered down an iron ferve. 1 i«uple cannot be expected to vote
jrv i .•lowed into a grocery store He e%*ery day
- a now I edged when arrested by of- The former Georgia Governor
titer* that he had beer drinking a said thah now is the tune for ' the
litt r ” Seems he should be given a people of America to make plans to
place with the * men at distinction' free themselves in 1951 from the
portraits. **ng that has led the people into
— — — this mess ’*
And.” he continued, ‘as for me.
I will not support the Democratic
The di-missal of Gen Douglas party in the 1952 national election
Mar Arthur tmm his Far East com- unless its banner is rescued from
ir.-nds by President Truman at 1 the greedy hands of the gang now
«>\lo k in the morning has created a biding behind it for protection. If
stiT.n of protest and indignation, this be political treason, make the
•*itn the great majority reported in nif^t of it”
opposition to the President’s action. And listen to this from the for-1
Gen MaeArthur immediately left mer Georgia Governor, who has
:<*r his native country which he has throughout been a staunch sup-i
not visited for 14 years and has been P or b ?r °f Mr Truman and the na- j
m corded tremendous and heart- tK>nal Democratic’* administration:
warming welcomes at ewry stop he 1 Conditions existing in the na-
ha made en route borne. He is due tional administration are so deplor ,
*o arrive in Washington today, where a ' ^ today that loxalty to party and*
.. mammoth parade is set for him, pat J«ottsm to country constitute a;
and a similar demonstration when r0 V.rt! C . . .. , ,,
wliat an idictmont!
* * ■** that the mews mind on what he intended to do in
4 Easy Steps to Party Line Harmony
• Give others a chance.
• Release line in emergencies.
• • Gite called party lime to answer.
• An-wcr )our own telephone prompt I v.
1952. but declined to My what he
had decided Of course, these ob
servers. My. it would be political
foolhardiness for the President to
announce this far in advance of'
the 1952 convention that he would
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he goes to New York. The evidence
is unquestionable that the people of
It is not an
exceptional case either, for what
,u bas happened with this employee is
r, -h^ v AH f , applicable to thousands ot others
m * Administration an) j ^.ow. how Wuhinfton is bo,-
President Truman and the live-
star General have not agreed upon
war strategy, about which we know
ged down with bureaucracy, wast
ing and extravagance. And what!
do our congressmen and senators
P ■ „ ® do about it, why do they sit by and
Time Anil tell who is right or ( allow such parasites to exLst at the
wrong. To us, and to millions of oth- expense of the American taxpayers,
er people, it seems there has been. They are more interested in an-
too much Administration appease- nouncing handouts to be spent back
mi nt and a softness toward Com- ^ at home, or the approval of ex-
munism. In Japan there was sadness | travagant and unnecessary projects,
and weeping over the departure of than they are in making an honest
MacArthur. In Russia there was re
joicing, as well as in Britain. That
tells the story and shows the mag
nitude of the piaee he has carved in
the East, the people there being
stunned with the Truman announce
ment and the newspapers came out
with mourning borders.
The President, of course, as com
mander-in ^-chief, had a ri£it to dis
miss MacArthur, though he bandied
the matter poorly and in a blunder
ing and unnecessary way. There
must be civilian authority, of course,
in time of war, but trained military
experts should not be kicked around
by professional politicians. Head
military officers should have-a .firmer
voice in framing both foreign and
national defense policies. - -
The removal o< MnoAilhUr. in the
manner in which it was done is in
our opinion the most disgraceful in
cident in the long history of the
attempt to put an end to such out
rageous conditions as exposed by
the ex-governor who put honesty
and self-respect above a pretense
job.
Condemns
MocArHiur Firing
Editor The Chronicle:
It is with humiliation this is
written and like the overwhelming
majority of my comrades of the
Rainbow Division who had the
honor of serving in World War I,
with General Douglas MacArthur,
I would not be content to drift
along and fail to make my small
but earnest protest at the ousting
of the great general. It had been
apparent for a long time that there
were those of the administration at
■urited SUM. Wu peopte haw. laith Washmetonwho were sniping at
in his ability and judgment covermg Ye ‘ 1 dld . n °< be' 1 ^ .O'* 1
ill «.*» 7 J or they would go to such extent as
his 47 year . J* .. the simple firing and the manner
y lc *’ V 0 . < ?,° U f ^ \ Hi ySiiant in uhich *1 was done makes many
be extremely »nd jubilant ] millions unhappy ^ Africa,
that their strongest bulwsrk in Asia j n an( j ou j 5^.^ as we n
lias been removed. . ^ t as other millions throughout the
The American people are glad that wor id.
Gen. MacArthur is on his way ham*. ^ m y opinion there have been
II is proper that he be neard, the f ew M great and none greater (with
public Riould be given his side ot the possibly the exception of Washing-
conti overey. He will be paid a *en- ton). MacArthur certainly has do
erous tribute to wfcirh he is entitled, parallel in a long and distinguished
and it is hoped that our unoertain, military career The pity is that
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