UNPRECEDENTED WELL-BEING IF RIGHT COURSE FOUND -Truman

Northern Advocate, 8 January 1947, Page 3

UNPRECEDENTED WELL-BEING IF RIGHT COURSE FOUND -Truman

Power to mould the future of the nation lay in the joint hands of Congress and the President, said President Truman today when addressing Congress on the state of the Union. If the right course were found and resolutely and courageously taken, in spite of all difficulties, a state of well-being unprecedented in history could be achieved. It was the first occasion in 27 years on which a Democratic President had addressed a Congress in- which the Republicans were in a majority.

“If we continue to work with other nations earnestly', patiently and wisely.” Mr Truman added, “we can—granting a will for peace on the part of our neighbours-—make a lasting peace." In order to realise these ends the Congress and the President must work together. Mr Truman reminded Congress that he was the 20th President whose own

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party had been in a minority in one I or both Houses. He said partisan dil- j ferences had not caused material differences in the conduct of ttie wni and international relations. There probably would be partisan differences in domestic issues, bul 1 these could be settled by working to- 1 gather sincerely for the common I good. As 1947 began the United States had achieved virtually full employ-1 ment. National production of goods I and services was 50 i per cent higher I than in any peactime year. The Am-1 erican standard of living was higher j than ever before. Emergency controls had been re- j moved at a rapid rate The remaining i controls would be retained only as | long -as they were needed to protect; the public Private, enterprise must i be given the greatest possible freedom J to expand the country’s economy I