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Editorial
March 4, 1945
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
Editorial supports Henry A. Wallace's confirmation as Secretary of Commerce despite bitter Senate fight led by Senator George to strip the department's lending powers from the RFC. It criticizes reactionary Big Business interests and quotes Wallace advocating for economic principles to ensure prosperity and support for veterans.
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Wallace's Confirmation
Henry A. Wallace is now Secretary of Commerce. No sooner than was his name proposed for the post, up stepped Senator Walter F. George to surprise the young 79th Congress and to startle the nation with a motion to strip the Commerce post of its huge lending powers derived from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Nowhere on the history of our government has a cabinet nomination precipitated a fight more intense and bitter than that of Mr. Wallace.
In itself, Mr. Wallace's confirmation means little. What is of deepest significance is the fact that such a fight by such a group upon such a man at such a time could have been possible in America. The fight, for one thing, more than any other, indicates to what extent this nation is still being throttled with the voice of reaction and an entrenched determination to perpetuate the evils of Big Business at whatever cost to the common people of America.
"The people who are fighting against me know that they are not fighting a starry-eyed mystic," declared Mr. Wallace. "If they really thought that they would not be worried. They are fighting against sound principles upon which America can survive as a great and prosperous nation. They know that with me in Commerce there would be a continuous campaign for maximum production, maximum sales, maximum imports, and maximum exports. They know I would rally business support behind the Department of Commerce to make it the great institution it ought to be.
"What these people don't realize is that in fighting me they are fighting you and millions like you to the third and fourth generations. Without realizing it, they are fighting against the survival of Capitalism and free enterprise. The time has come to fight back.
"We welcome the future joyously. We shall organize an America that shall be worthy of our returning heroes. We shall do something about it when our veterans can't get jobs. Approaching the business, farm, and the labor problems under the Charter of the Economic Bill of Rights, we shall prove that our idealism is more practical in life than that curious mysticism which is called hard-headed common sense."
Henry A. Wallace is now Secretary of Commerce. No sooner than was his name proposed for the post, up stepped Senator Walter F. George to surprise the young 79th Congress and to startle the nation with a motion to strip the Commerce post of its huge lending powers derived from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Nowhere on the history of our government has a cabinet nomination precipitated a fight more intense and bitter than that of Mr. Wallace.
In itself, Mr. Wallace's confirmation means little. What is of deepest significance is the fact that such a fight by such a group upon such a man at such a time could have been possible in America. The fight, for one thing, more than any other, indicates to what extent this nation is still being throttled with the voice of reaction and an entrenched determination to perpetuate the evils of Big Business at whatever cost to the common people of America.
"The people who are fighting against me know that they are not fighting a starry-eyed mystic," declared Mr. Wallace. "If they really thought that they would not be worried. They are fighting against sound principles upon which America can survive as a great and prosperous nation. They know that with me in Commerce there would be a continuous campaign for maximum production, maximum sales, maximum imports, and maximum exports. They know I would rally business support behind the Department of Commerce to make it the great institution it ought to be.
"What these people don't realize is that in fighting me they are fighting you and millions like you to the third and fourth generations. Without realizing it, they are fighting against the survival of Capitalism and free enterprise. The time has come to fight back.
"We welcome the future joyously. We shall organize an America that shall be worthy of our returning heroes. We shall do something about it when our veterans can't get jobs. Approaching the business, farm, and the labor problems under the Charter of the Economic Bill of Rights, we shall prove that our idealism is more practical in life than that curious mysticism which is called hard-headed common sense."
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
Wallace Confirmation
Secretary Of Commerce
Political Fight
Reactionary Opposition
Economic Bill Of Rights
Big Business
Maximum Production
Free Enterprise
What entities or persons were involved?
Henry A. Wallace
Senator Walter F. George
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Big Business
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Henry A. Wallace's Confirmation As Secretary Of Commerce Amid Political Fight
Stance / Tone
Supportive Of Wallace, Critical Of Reactionary Opposition
Key Figures
Henry A. Wallace
Senator Walter F. George
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Big Business
Key Arguments
Wallace's Confirmation Highlights Intense Political Fight Over Commerce Department's Lending Powers
Opposition Indicates Reactionary Forces Throttling The Nation To Perpetuate Big Business Evils
Wallace Fights For Sound Principles Of Maximum Production, Sales, Imports, Exports
Opponents Fight Against Survival Of Capitalism And Free Enterprise
Call To Organize America Worthy Of Returning Heroes Under Economic Bill Of Rights