Representative Thomas A. Jenkins of Ironton, Ohio is a folksy, paunchy Republican who has been in Congress for 19 years. Last week, as a member of the House Ways & Means Committee, he was thrust into the first down-to-earth Congressional debate on the postwar world on the renewal of reciprocal trade agreements. Mr. Jenkins listened soberly for two days to a lot of high talk about "international cooperation," "world trade," "economic reconstruction." Finally he blurted what was on his mind:
"Here's what I'm tired of: all this talk about fellowship and good will and you fellows circumnavigating the globe.
It all...
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