Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Truman Wants Welfare Department Veterans Will Get Dividends Big Four Agree on an Austrian Pact NOrr When n au Are up d In the lh th then f aft an then tho et l Newspaper new n wi no and III eel nl rU E f bl s N NS S S a f 0 m 5 4 y ROOSEVELT CHATS WITH TRUMAN IAN Another Roosevelt Franklin D D. D Jr chats In the White House with President Truman The meeting occurred shortly after young Roosevelt was sworn In Inas Inas inas as congressman from the New York district replacing replacing- the late Sol Bloom F. F D. D It H. H Jr made It plain he Is le a Democrat and a member member mem mem- ber bet of Mr l Truman Truman's team WELFARE More for Less Signing Into law a bill to reorganize ize the federal government President President Pres Pres- ident Truman offered a major pro pro- He wants a new department of welfare created with its chief officer given full tuU cabinet rank THE TIlE IDEA Is not a completely new one It was heard frequently during the early days day of of the Roose Roose- era much oftener during d the latter years rears of F. F D. D Rs R's regime While t this hi h 1 s proposition commanded commanded com com- chief attention of the na- na nations nation's na tion's press the President offered six other streamlining plans aimed at giving the better service service serf ser ser ser- vice for less money These included Transfer of the US U.S. employment and unemployment compensation I offices to the l labor bor department PLACING of the two key defense agencies national security council coun coun- council cil and national security and resources resources re reo re- re sources board board in the Presidents President's office Tightening up administration of the post office department maritime marl mari time commission and civil service commission Transfer of the public roads administration to the commerce de de- department The President said the plans which followed closely several major recommendations of the Hoover commission on government reorganization will not automatically cally produce efficiency and cut spending BUT HE SAID they open the thedoor thedoor thedoor door to improvements that will make the government more vigorous vigorous vigor vigor- o ous s and operate more smoothly at a lower cost over a period of time No one expected any reduction In federal spending and the Presidents President's Presidents President's dents dent's conclusions might be construed construed con can as a preliminary defense setup setup set set- up for continued federal outlay atthe at atthe atthe the present or an increased level despite the Hoover commission recommendations and the Presidents President's President Presidents President's dents dent's own seven-point seven manifesto VETERANS Get Good News Veterans of World War II were all aU set for a surprise bonanza The Veterans' Veterans administration announced announced an an- in Washington that cash refunds totaling 28 billion dou dollars rs will begin for them about next January Jan uary that uary-that that is for ell all GIs GI's who took out national service life lite insurance during the war These were estimated esti estl mated to number some IB 18 million Under the new payments announced announced an an- pounced by the VA each ex ser ex-ser ser serviceman or his heirs would receive an average of from life We insurance insurance ance dividends Described as aa a dividend the money Is 11 to be repaid re se paid from two sources 1 An eight billion bUllon dollar doUar surplus which developed from the fact tact that GI insurance premiums premium were based baaed by bylaw law on a standard mortality mortal ity death rate table which turned out to be higher than needed z t. Earnings from the surplus In general It was explained every veteran who took tool out national service insurance and kept it in force torce at It least three months will wW be eligible provided eligible provided the policies were not issued after January J 1 1948 1848 No 0 refunds refund are ar to b be made on p pot pol policies 1 ides Issued after atter that thet date dat MEANWHILE government of tidal saw in the insurance dividend dividend divi divi- deed payments a timely shot Inthe Inthe in inthe the arm for business in 1950 which White House Repairs Still a Question It appeared that all aU the commotion commotion commo comma tion about repairs to the WhiteHouse WhiteHouse White WhiteHouse House wasn't quite over although congress approved and sent to the President a money bill carrying funds for work on the White House The money was included in a measure measure meas meas- ure calling for expenditure of million dollars for various government government govern govern- ment obligations TIlE THE HOUSE which had passed the bill bIU earlier accepted a one one- word amendment approved by the senate The change would put it up to a special six-man six commission whether a separate residence should be built for the first family in addition to the job jab on the Whitehouse White WhiteHouse lI House use Its itself ell GERMANY Partial Accord The Tho week four-week conference of the council of foreign ministers of the four major powers had ended with partial accord having been reached The west western rn powers and Russia cleared away obstacles to an Austrian Aus trian Independence treaty and agreed to try to get along a little better in Germany THE RUSSIANS however were in there pitching right up to the final moments of the parley The conference ended in a flurry of excitement as Russia sought unsuccessfully unsuccessfully un successfully to make a last minute change in the announcement of the meetings meeting's results The Reds had promised not to a blockade on Berlin in return for efforts to revive east east- west trade in Germany This was contained in a six-point six statement of principle by the Big Four to guide negotiations in Germany The Russians were supported In their million dollar claim on Austria for German assets and swung an uppercut upper cut at Yugoslavia's Marshal Tito by dropping their support of Yugoslavian claims on Austria These were the points which cleared the way for an Austrian Austrian Aus Aus- trian treaty which has Been een ordered or dered for pr presentation by September Septem Septem- ber 1 DESPITE the improvement in west east relations growing out of the conference American spokesmen spokes spokes- men were not optimistic in evaluating evaluating ting results US U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson had no Immediate comment Work on the Austrian treaty I however was termed a Ii substantial step forward and of no little importance importance im because It U would free tree Austria and push Soviet troops farther tarther back into eastern Europe It was wa felt that ground had been neither gained nor lost In Germany should serve to stimulate sales They recalled that the tho terminal terminal- leave payoff of some lame two billion dollars in 1947 1047 provided a sizeable such luch stimulus for the nations nation's bus bust I. I ne ness The plan to start the checks check roll roU ing lag in January brought cht vigorous criticism on Capitol Hill HiU cs as Representative Keating R. R N. N Y demanded de that congress set let October 15 as the deadline He lie Introduced a bill bIU to hurry the dividend payments pay ments meats to that date lie II II declared that the government had bad overCharged overcharged overcharged over charged veterans veteran on their life Ufe Insurance insurance in In- aurance and that the money should hould be bo refunded immediately not a 6 year from tram now UNIVERSAL MAN Johann Johonn von veil Goethe From Prom every state stale In the union unton and from many mant foreign lands land distinguished dis visitors are pouring Into the historic little frontier town of Aspen Colo to pay honor to a ft man born years ears ago agu The Goethe Bicentennial Convocation Convocation Convocation cation and end Music Festival June July 27 16 18 Is presenting an ImposIng impose ing roster of thinkers writers statesmen philosophers educators educator and musicians who will seek eek to reexamine reexamine re- re examine and interpret re-interpret the works work and philosophy of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe the Universal Man as asIt asit asit it pertains to the atomic age HEADING the Impressive list of lecturers Is Albert Schweitzer of French Equatorial Africa Africa phil philosopher doctor musician theologian theologian theo then logian acknowledged throughout the civilized world as al the foremost modern discIple of Goethe The music festival running In conjunction with the convocation will feature compositions based on Goethe's Goethe w works o 0 r k s a monumental music of equal stature to Goethe and music contemporary to him and known to have been inspirational inspiration al to him LABOR Bad Timing Was the postwar buggy ride o c consumer demand and increasingly higher wages wage really over over- The Ford motor company thought so and said so CONFRONTED with a list of demands demands demands de de- de- de mands by the united automobile workers union the company made madea a significant counter Instead of pay raises and pension health and welfare plans as drafted by the union the company proposed proposed pro pro- posed to peg wages where they are for anc another ther 18 months Such action said the company would set a stabilization pattern for tor the entire national economy at this critical time THE UNION among other things had demanded that wages be pegged to the cost coat of 01 living Pointing out that the cost of living is down and that the market for cars might drop up to 32 per cent after this year the company declared de Glared flatly flaUy that It would reject any change In the work contract which would mean higher labor costs whether costs whether in the form of wage Increases or pension or welfare funds THUS the issue was hastening to toa toa a showdown Could Industry stand firm against another round of wage Increases or would labor with Its organized power so stifle industry that capitulation would be Inevitable inevitable table Indicted a t v There was much of mystery and charge and counter countercharge counter harge In the events out of which grew the federal indictment of Preston Preston Preston Pres Pres- ton Tucker above Tucker and five others were Indicted by bythe bythe bythe the government on charges of mall mail fraud conspiracy in vIolations violations violations viola vIola- of f f the securities and exchange exchange ex ex- ex- ex change act Tucker has bas retaliated retaliated with charges that the securities securities and exchange commIssion commission commis commIs- sion slon has made It impossible to continue continua production of the Tucker car which was wu to be powered with a motor in the rear RED HUNT Harvard Cool Harvard the nations nation's oldest university uni uni- university was having nothing to do with any Communist There was a reason oft off daIs said They felt that to do so might be a danger to the university's university freedom freedom free free- dom dons and to Its academic Integrity AND Harvard held American freedom is the schools school's true glory as it once told a man who tried to bu buy it t for 10 million dol dol- lars The Harvard policy In connection with Communist hunt Communist hunt In ing activities was put this thI way There bere will be no harassment of I professors for engaging in open and legal meetings There will b bs be no apparatus of inquiry and end closer watch The harm done by the effort necessary to discover even a single lingle clandestine party Communist member would outweigh any no nol nos Y or sible Ible benefit PROMISES Made for Housing House Republicans indicated th the then j were tired of ot the federal housing wrangle So the they promised they'd Introduce a housing bin bill to substitute substitute tute for tor the administrations administration's pro pro- gram ram It was said to include a plan for tor privately-owned privately homes and some rent low property In fact tact the substitute sub measure would embody most of at the administrations administration's slum slum- clearance dearance ideas Ideal |