Salt Lake Telegram | 1947-03-06 | Page 1 | Here Are Highlights of Truman Talk

HERE ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF TRUMAN TALK V WACO ACO Tex March 6 UP Principal UP-Principal Principal points of President President President dent Truman's tariff speech This country must not turn aside aride from Crom its settled policy of reducing trade barriers The policy is one of the cornerstones of our plans for or peace Abandonment of this p policy c could uld lead to economic warfare and all its serious consequences Times have changed Isolationism after two World wars is a confes confession ion of mental and moral bankruptcy Domestic interests will be safeguarded in this process of expanding world trade Tariffs will not be cut across th the board This government will obtain mutual concessions to benefit our export trade Bipartisan support of cf U. U S. S foreign policy mus must apply to foreign economic as well weB as political policies The two are indivisible We e can lead the nations to economic peace or we can plunge e them int intO economic c war The way to peace in economics as in international politics politics politics poli poli- tics is to sit down at a table and talk things out Next months month's Geneva conference to set up an international trade organization and a a code of economic conduct among mong nations nations nations na na- na- na is a step in that direction