REPUBLICANS ELATED

Chronicle (Levin), 8 November 1946, Page 5

REPUBLICANS ELATED

"TRUMAN SHOULD RESIGN" Received Thursdav, 7 p.m. NEW YORK, Nov. (>. The House Republican leader, Mr. .losoph Martin, whose election as Speaker is virtually assured, armounced that the Republican Partv 's chief concern would be to speed the nation 's rcturu to peacetime economy. Afr. Martin interpreted the Republican 's election swoep as a plea to restore a free Ameriea. Therefore, the people would be freed of Government eoutrols as soon as possible after Congress was conveneil 111 .lanuary. "The era of successive crises providing for the executive brancli' to interfere with the citi/.ens' daily lives, ended 011 Tuesday," he added. "The exe cutive brancli will be stripped of its eniergency and wurtime powers and the ' nation will be returned to conslilution ■ al government. " Mr. Martin announced" that he would I convene a Republican steering eommit ■ tee at Washington on Xovember 14, to inap the Party strategy. ATr. Martin expects 011 Deceinber 2, to call u meeting of all Republican representatives elect. after which a conference will l)e held to give old and new members a chance to familiarise themselves with the lindings of the party 's various ! sliuly eommit lees which have been operating for two years, Mr. Marshall Field, publisher and eilitor of the ("hicago Sun, which sup portod the late President Roosevelt 's Adininistration, called 011 President Tnimun, in a froat page editorial, to 1 appoint a Republican Secretary of State and then resign tlie Presidcney in his fuvour "for the nation 's welfare. " Mr. Field stated that with hos t ile forces doniinating Congress and j President Truman in offi.ee, American , foreign policy will be vacillating and the United States part ih the pacilicai tion oi' Ihe world staiemated. Otlier nations would question • American for- ■ eign representatives ' adfions from now ■ until the 1948 elections. "If full resyonsibility is thiow'n on the Republican Party at this time, to develop and j administer a national policy, voters j will have ihe issues cut. ciearly for ; them by 1948. By tlien it is our fer- , vent hope, ti liber'al Democratie Party ; will have formulated progressive poli1 eies that will give the voters a clear | elioice. ' '