Show S RUMAN IA DECLARE y f k EMERGENCY I f e 1 04 Could Be Basis J For Hike ir in irr Defense r Might Combined AP and I INS S Reports V WASHINGTON Dec 9 Secretary 9 of Defense Marshall said Saturday President Truman is seriously considering announcement announce announce- announcement ment of a declaration of national emergency I The secretary told reporters this as he emerged from a three- three hour door closed-door session with the senate appropriations committee The e committee is considering the latest request for nearly I 1 of additional I defense funds I f Top-ranking Top uniformed officers accompanied Marshall former I secretary of state and a general of the army RENO REO Nev Special I Special I am certain Utah will respond quickly quick quick- ly to any request for the welfare re of our country Gov J Bracken Lee said Saturday which not notified fied that the White House is considering considering considering con con- a national emergency declaration Got Gov GOLee Lee is attending attending- a benefit benefit bene bent fit sponsored by the Washoe County Medical here The governor said he was sure that both industry and the public public public pub pub- lic would switch their facilities and energies to whatever degree of defense effort is called for forin forin forin in Washington Marshall refused to say whether he had made a recommendation to the president for a declaration of an emergency nor did he go into details of what hat such a declaration declaration declaration dec dec- could cover Several senators who heard heald Secretary Marshall and the gold gold- gold I braided officers who accompanied him told reporters they favored declaring declaring- a national emergency The White House asked ed by reporters reporters reporters re re- re- re porters Saturday whether a proclamation proclamation proclamation proc proc- of a l limited national emergency or some such action was imminent said there had been no change in the situation since acting Press Secretary Earlys Early's re remarks remarks remarks re- re marks Thursday Early told reporters then that w while h i l 1 e the question was understudy understudy under understudy study no action was imminent A member of the White House staff said that no news announcements announcements announcements announce announce- ments were contemplated there over the week end Mobilization officials recently said that plans are always ready for a total U. U S. S defense effort effort out All-out mobilization presumably presumably presumably pre pre- would be along the lines ordered in World orld War Var II This would mean 1 Speedy imposition of wage- wage See Pa Page o U Column 4 1 I I I President t Eyes I CrRis Order Continued from Page e One price controls and rationing of consumer articles as they become scarce 2 2 Enactment of a new draft law to wipe out the present 19 through 25 year 5 ear age e limit re remove remove remove re- re move limitations on length of service and permit induction of veterans and men with depend depend- 3 3 Stoppage of certain civilian production and conversion of whole industries to defense output out out- put 4 4 Drastic revision of the nations nation's nations nation's nations nation's na na- na- na tion's manpower program ram to take six million workers out of civilian jobs to expand the armed forces and raise employment in war in in- in Would Mean lean Fact Tact Action Such a step senators said would woud enable quick action on application application application ap ap- ap- ap of controls and a speedy buildup of the nations nation's fighting fi and defense defence production facilities The cabinet member reportedly told the senators that he feels a aba aba abase ba base e t for out all-out mobilization would be laid with Mth a production speedup speed speed- up planned under a pending 18 military funds bill He was quoted by senators as assaying assaying saying however that no decision yet had been reached on the questIon question question ques ques- tion of full mobilization Senator McClellan D D. Ark told the reporters he had spoken out in the closed meeting urging I the declaration of a national emergency because of the Korean war situation and the possibility that fighting fighting- would spread The time for all mobilization is at hand McClellan McCellan declared In view of any intelligent ent interpretation interI interpretation inter inter- of world conditions time is wasting Out All-Out Production l We Ve ought ou-ht to gear ear our economy economy economy econ econ- omy to out all-out production and do doit doit doit it now Id I'd rather make a mistake in that direction than in the opposite opposite opposite op op- op- op direction Senator Maybank D D. S. S C. C told reporters he had urged immediate immediate im immediate im- im mediate imposition of selected wa wage price prIce e-prIce controls He said Marshall and other military leaders lead lead- I ers testified that costs of equipment equipment equip equip- men ment t were rising using steadily Its a sin not to ha c a state of emergency and selective price controls on what the aImed armed forces have to buy buy Maybank declared Senator McCarran D D. Nev said he had suggested that the armed aimed forces coordinate efforts to keep the prices of military equipment equipment equip equipment equip equip- ment down McCarran said that Marshall and Gen Omar N N. Bradley Bradey chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the joint chiefs of staff testified that the proposed 18 outlay represents all the money that can be efficiently spent in the next six months The committee was reported to have been furnished with casualty I fi figures ures not yet made public indicating indica indicating in in- dica ting ting- large larg-e losses as a result of the Chinese Communist attack Lawmakers said they were told that the United Stat States s has lost 11 airplanes in the Korean fighting fighting fighting fight fight- ing thus far Intelligence Report Senator McCarran D D. Ne Nev another member of the appropriations appropriations I group said h he a is interested in pursuing the matter of intelli intelli- gence g MacArthurs MacArthur's intelligence has been carried out under Maj Gen Charles A A. Willoughby Willoughby Willough- Willough by told a Dec 1 news conference in m Tokyo that intelligence Knew before the United Nations offensive offensive offensive offen offen- sive started that there were 30 Chinese red divisions in Korea or at the Yalu Yau river Manchurian border An offensive was the only way to determine whether the Chinese Communists intended to fight or were just making a gesture Willoughby said Marshall was Vas called to testify primarily on the military appropriations appropriations- bill which may be ready for house action next week Chairman McKellar McKellarD D D. Tenn of at the senate committee commit commit- tee said he hoped also to have It ready for senate action during the week |