At the triennial convention of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, Averell Harriman, judging that his coyness was beginning to pall on his public, launched his crash campaign for the Democratic nomination. There, and in a quickie Western tour, Governor Harriman showed how well he had absorbed the “spend and spend.” lessons that he learned at Harry Hopkins’ knee. Governor Harriman raised the slogan of a “New Vision,” explaining that by this he has in mind. New Deal+Fair Deal, raised to the nth power. Calling for a minimum hourly wage of $1.25, he described himself as “a zealot” for Social Progress, which he defined to mean “expanded federal activity in economic affairs” and abolition of all right-to-work laws.
Secretary of State Dulles is taking the lead in pressing for the transformation of NATO from a military alliance into some sort of broad socio-economic institution distributing aid, knowhow and whatnot. One would think that a single UN is enough for one century.




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