| Show WEEKLY Y NEWS ANALYSIS Truman's Political Non Tour Breaks freaks Precedents Hits Snags Senate Fights to Recover Aid lid Slash By Dy Dill Bill Staff Writer EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE NOTEl I When oDin Ion art u d In th Ih a th the r of t Unions Union's sews n n. n wa analI and not gnat ot Ihl i ik is 1 s k e rw ui x Ct I ARIE r arm x r. r a sera t f i ODDS ON SECURITY Seeking to end end what he termed a desperate desperate des gamble with the nations nation's security Sen Chan Gurney Rep Hep S. S I D. D left lert opened senate debate on the measure to draft youths aged 19 through 25 Chairman of the senate armed services committee Gurney here Is discuss discussing In Inthe the draft bill with Senators Leveret Leverett Sal Sal- tons tall Rep Mass I and lichard B. B Russell Dem Ga POLITICAL NON Truman's Tour President Truman's nonpolitical non cal enl swing through the West could be described as political non only In the sense that Mr Truman as asa asa asa a candidate for lor Democratic re- re nomination had Jettisoned many of the rules of standard party poli poll tics It was a lone wolf fight he was waging waging going going over the heads of party leaders to talk directly to the people And most of what he had to say to the people concerned the Republican congress and what hs he h termed its inaction In Chicago speaking before the Swedish Pioneer Centennial association association association asso asso- ha he hammered out a platform platform plat plat- form upon which he can be expected expect expect- ed to base his chances for re- re It was a platform for more and better democracy From Chicago the President with his entourage headed for the heart of ot the farm larm belt Omaha Neb Nab and it was there that he was set sharply sharp sharp- ly back on his heels He continued his lambasting of ot the Republican congress this congress this time timo concentrating on GOP farm policies in in a speech at the Ak Sar coliseum in Omaha Fantastically In the coliseum which has a capacity capacity capacity ca ca- of fewer than 2000 persons were present to hear bear Mr Truman talk This phenomenon was variously interpreted Some said the Presidents President's Presidents President's Presidents President's dents dent's box office appeal had bad wilted Others Othen claimed the Nebraska Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic machine had bad done a miserably mIserably miser mIser- miserably ably inadequate job in promoting his appearance Probably closer to the tha truth was the tha plain fact that the nonpolitical nonpolitical po non label of the presidential trip had backfired seriously He made a apolitical apolitical apolitical political speech and had expected to get a crowd of friendly Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- Democrats to to fill till the hall ball for the occa occa- sion But Dut the White House previously had told the Democratic organization tion In Omaha to la lay oft off the political political political po po- la hoop-la and the organization acted In compliance with those in Payoff came when nobody nobody no no- nobody body else showed up to fill the aching aching ach ach- ing void which the Democrats created created cre ere by staying away It was an all unpleasant blow for forthe forthe forthe the campaigning Mr Truman and andone andone andone one that might produce grave political political po po- repercussions But the President was resilient And in a more or less happy frame of mind he ha left Omaha on his hll train and rode away Into the setting sun fin finin In search of happier hunting grounds AID SLASH Less Leu Recovery P Sen Arthur was fighting mad at what the house housa of representatives representative had done to his hi political political political po po- baby the world recovery program program pro pro- gram Iram by slashing lashin nearly a million dollars from the appropriations for forthe for tor forthe the Europe Asia aid bill billOn On the tha Republican foreign policy leader from Irom Michigan rested the administration administrations administration's administrations administration's ad ad- ministrations ministration's hope of reclaiming the appropriations appropriation cut in senate action action action ac ac- tion on the tha measure Certainly has hu a more than usual affinity for tor global aid program since It was wu he who labored to steer the tha Marshall plan Ilan to congressional approval last April What the house had done dona was to approve a total foreign aid expenditure expenditure of ot to be ba spread out over n period of 15 IS months The administration had asked 6 8 as the minimum fund needed for a month 12 period Secretary of ot State George Marshall Marshall Marshall Mar Mar- shall fighting hard against the cut had asserted that the smaller appropriation appropriation appropriation ap ap- would mean putting Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope on a relief dole rather than helping it to Its feet But Rep John Taber Rep N N. Y chairman of ot the house appropriations committee went right ahead and swung the ax He said ald the funds his committee proposed were all that could be spent with any degree of ot prudence Paul G. G Hoffman HoUman head bead of the European European European Eu Eu- recovery program said he one e certainly hoped congress would restore the cuts ERP was hardest hit in the fund cut Whereas congress previously had authorized up to billion dollars in 12 months for that 16 15 nation recovery project the appropriations appropriations appropriations bill as passed by the house knocked that figure down to 4 bUlion billion billion bil bU- lion dollars dollar for 15 IS months Other reductions Assistance to Greece and Turkey was cut from million to million dollars and aid to China cut from million to million DRAFT Debatable In the waning days before adjournment adjournment adjournment ad ad- of congress the senate had buckled down to the task of producing action on a limited re revival revival revival re- re vival of the military draft The house was waiting only for forthe forthe the tho senate to dispose of the question question ques ques- tion before its members waded into the tricky currents of a similar measure L Legislators in both houses were treading gingerly about on the issue throbbing with the knowledge that this is an election year and furthermore furthermore furthermore further further- more there are any number of American parents ready to offer material objections at the ballot box it U their boys are C edited up for military military mili mill tary service In the face lace of all aU this the senate nevertheless was trying to do some ome kind of a Job Its measure provided provided pro pro- provided vided for the drafting of men 19 through 25 In sufficient numb numbers en to bring the armed services up to their authorized strength The bill bUl would permit year olds to volunteer for fora a years year's training thus thlU disposing of ot ofa ota a universal military training act for fortha forthe forthe the tha present Among the side ide Issues that arose durin during I the senate debate was the theold theold theold old bugaboo of civil rights After an two-hour two filibuster by southern Democrats Democrat the tha senate enate voted 37 to IS 15 to outlaw the poll tax as a requirement for tor voting In fed federal ral elections so far as members of the tha armed forces are ire concerned Actually it was Wal a minor Issue Inasmuch inasmuch In in- as most of the seven southern poll tax states state still have in effect wartime suspensions of the tax for lor members of the armed services Under the tha senate enate measure the draft would be authorized for five live years but the program Is ts left flexible flexible ble enough so 0 congress each year could raise rain or lower both the tha regular regular regu rei lar and reserve forces to meet shifting world conditions Drafted Dratted men after completing u two years un of service would have bave to serve in the he reserve for five years urs or as a matter of choice volunteer tar fur an additional year in intha inthe the tha regular services service or two years yean earlin in the tha national guard LATEST In Bombers Domber Army air force forca is developing another another another an an- other new lIew long range rang Jet et bomber which will use propellers driven by Jet turbines It Is called the XII XII- 52 The experimental plane represents tents lent another effort by designers designer to W overcome the tha high fuel consumption tion and resulting limited range ranga cf of Jet bombers bomber en but still retain the tha lets Jets high speed peed Jet driven propeller provide a I partial ewer MINE NINE TALKS More Snaps Snags As usual John L. L Lewis was mining min mining ing tho the channels of ot possible agreement agreement agree agree- agreement ment in the latest series of ol contract contract con con- and tract discussions discussion between him representatives s of the tho soft coal mine opera operators tors The explosive the chief planted this time was a demand that the opera operators tors first guarantee welfare welfare wel wel- i fare tare aid for tor dl distressed miners before before before be be- fore they can expect his union it to sign a new contract Thus the Lewis situation in th the United States was being brought to the fore again Already the possessor of enough government Injunctions to paper the den of his Springfield Ill home borne Lewis received another one before he w would consent to bargain with the opera operators tors on a new 49 1948 contract con con- tract The old contract expires June 30 U. U S. S District Judge T. T Alan Goldsborough issued the latest injunction injunction injunction in in- junction ordering Lewis to bargain with the Southern Coal Producers association The mine chief previously previously previously pre pre- had refused to bargain with the association because the 14 member member member mem mem- ber groups were being represented at the contract talks by just one man However Lewis bowed to the Injunction injunction In in- junction and agreed to talk In the course of this talk one of the first things he did was to call the mine operators fat tat cats and then wave an arrogant club at them with these words We assume that you would deplore deplore de de- any impairment of your abnormal abnormal abnormal ab ab- normal income after aner July I 1 Such an assumption would seem to be a logical predicate for the making of ofa ofa ofa a new wage agreement before that date Briefly it looked as though Lewis was determined to strike again Deprived Deprived De De- of one snag he Immediately grasped another As a result the first round of contract talks was fruitless Transition Gen DwIght D. D EIsenhower Eisenhower- inthe In Inthe inthe the manner mauner of all old warriors probably will remain a soldier at heart till the end of 01 his days despite despite despite de de- spite the tact fact that he be has discarded discard discard- ed his military trappings trapping for the cap and gown of an 11 educator Ike has bas settled down as president of Columbia university and that's the only kind ot of president he wants to be he be says GERMANY New Plan Pivotal point of a healthy and prosperous Europe Germany long has been under scrutiny by the Allied Allied Al Al- lied powers who have been searching searching searching search search- ing for a way to return it to the world family of nations without star starting g another squabble Zonal partition of ot Germany perhaps perhaps perhaps per per- haps has been the biggest hindrance hindrance hind hind- rance to the formulation of ot such a aplan aplan plan and Russia consistently has objected to re establishing an autonomous autonomous autonomous auton auton- German government Now however a new plan was Will afoot The Tha U. U S. S and five other friendly powers Britain France Belgium Luxembourg and The Netherlands revealed a scheme schema for self-government self in western Ger Get many At the same time notice was wa served on Russia that occupation troops will remain there until the peace of Europe Is 11 secured d. d The Tha plan calls caUs for tor International control of the Ruhr and for steps toward convening a German constituent constituent con con- assembly in the three western western west west- ern era zones to to prepare a constitution constitution constitution tion for tor approval of the participating ing states That was Will the skeleton of a program program pro pro- gram cram which might put Germany back ba ck on Its It feet leet Reaction In the tha U fl 7 S S. S was favor favor- able The Tha state stat department hailed bailed it t as a major step toward recovery in Europe and it also alao was regarded regard regard- ed ad as II a body blow to Russia tn to the tha cold war But Dut although th the plan asserted with some lome vehemence that Germany Germany Germany Ger many must not cot again arain be ba permitted to become an aggressive power there was some ome worry as II to whether France Franca would approve it it Does the tha decision to go co ahead head with the tha political rehabilitation of western Germany to the exclusion of Russia's eastern zone tone mean that the tha defeated nation is finally and irrevocably split pUt U. U B S S. S officials dont don't think so The theory Is La that although it was Rui- Rui lU sip itself which forced the tho western I powers to set act without Russia th the I new DeW program does not preclude the participation of the tha rest reat of ot Germany in the tha new self governing federation it If f and when the e people of tb the SovIet Sov soy iet Let tone lone want In La |
