Show g. g i JJR W CA NEW V WHITE HOUSE TEMPO Harry Truman has now been President of the United States for a little over two months two months two of the most historic months in the nations nation's history These two months are sufficient sufficient suf suf- to get a fairly accurate gauge of how the new President will function function function tion for the rest of his term On the surface there is a new atmosphere atmosphere atmosphere at at- in the White House when you walk into it these days If for instance you drop in on WhiteHouse WhiteHouse White House Secretary Charlie Ross he is cordial courteous but brief There is no invitation or inclination to sit down and gossip This like business-like atmosphere prevails throughout the entire White House staff If II you go on in hi to see Ross's boss you get in on time There are few waits And the little littIe man on the theother theother theother other side of the b br broad shiny desk listens intently He wants to hear what his visitors have to say These are arc two definite innovations Truman gives the impression of having a firm grasp on all domestic problems HE HP knows V them thorough thorough- h. h undoubtedly ly-undoubtedly ly y- y d bt di dil l better tt iha than F Frank Frank- Franklin k lin Un Roosevelt during his latter years when he was devoting all his time timeto to the war One of Truman's frequent replies to callers when they urge sanction on some special idea is I realize that But it takes time timeto to do all these things and seldom have so many important things confronted us all at one time Ill I'll get around to that just as soon as asI asI asI I can One thing that tha t worries him most is our foreign affairs The new President President President Pres Pres- ident frankly realizes it is his main weakness He does docs not have Roosevelt's Roosevelt's Roosevelt's Roose Roose- I velt's international background therefore has to rely almost wholly on his diplomats Truman's method of running the government is that of picking picking picking pick pick- ing good men and giving them free rein This is a good system system system tem and we could have had more of it in the past But it breaks down when the President ent entis is not sure he can rely on the themen themen themen men picked to perform the most important job we now face bu building up up- up the peace after the Ule war Truman told for instance that he was to be his own boss at San Francisco But Jie pe found that called him on the phone phone- once or twice a day to get his approval of al almost almost almost most every decision Unlike Roosevelt Truman does not hesitate to fire a man who doesn't produce He let Leonard go back to his radio job in Atlanta the day after he handled himself badly in a press conference He transferred Edward D D. D McKim his administrative assistant after it became known that the genial and likeable McKim seemed too engrossed engrossed engrossed en en- grossed in Mrs Hope Diamond McLeans McLean's dinner parties and the social social social so so- cial whirl of Washington e MacARTHUR 1 ONCE FIRED EISENHOWER VER Sometimes it is from quirks of offa fa fate te or personal jealousies that heroes are born Old army friends of General Eisenhower couldn't help but remember remember remember re re- re- re member this as they gathered to pay him tribute I IFor For it it had not been for a personal personal personal per per- perI I row with General MacArthur in the Philippines Eisenhower probably probably probably ably would be in a Jap prison camp today instead of receiving the plaudits plaudit plaud- plaud its it He 5 nf of millions When MacArthur retired as chief of staff and began the reorganization tion of the new Philippine army he took with him to Manila one of the bright up coming men of the army Col Dwight Eisenhower But after some time in hi the Philippines things didn't go well and MacArthur MacArthur MacArthur Mac- Mac Arthur fired him Eisen Eisenhower ower went back to the USA U.S.A. to climb to fame and the top command of the American Ameri Ameri- can army If he he had remained with MacArthur MacArthur MacArthur Mac- Mac Arthur he probably would now be with Gen Skinny Wainwright and the 16 other American generals tal taken en prisoner by the J Japs aps BASEBALL AND UNITED NATIONS In San Francisco a delegation of Philadelphians called on Australia's External Affairs Minister Herbert Evatt to ask that the city of brotherly brother brother- ly love founded by William Penn become the seat sent of the United Nations Nations Nations Na Na- in the future Dr Evatt listened carefully Then he replied I c cant can't nt vote for Philadelphia Until until until un un- til the Phillies get out of the cel cel- lar Im I'm afraid it wo would ld give the United Nations a defeatist atti attitude attitude ude if both Philadelphia baseball teams were at the bottom of their leagues CAPITAL CHAFF C Q l New Hampshire's time one-time isolationist isolationist isolationist isola isola- Senator Tobey has got reli reli- gion He is so anxious to avoid another another another an an- other war that he has become one of the most ardent advocates of international international international inter inter- national co Tobey even blasted indirectly his old friend and colleague Senator ex-Senator Danaher of Conne Connecticut who while an executive executive executive tive of the Republican national committee committee committee com com- used his position as sena ex tor to go on the senate floor and lobby against the reciprocal al trade agreements ac ael adf I 10 |