| Show 0 0 ls washington is agog over the inauguration and has talked about little else lor for the past two or three weeks the inauguration of dwight eisenhower Elsen hower will be of courie one of the big news stories of the year behind the scenes however speculation continues as to whether there is a possibility of a split between the executive and legislative branches of the administration in the very near future most news stories out of the C capitol pitol d during uri ng th the e pa past at week indicate that the republican administration Is determined to launch a strong legislative program gram that will keep beep the GOP in control of congress two years from roni now A number of news stories have pointed out that the inaugural ceremonies skip lightly over Elsen Eisen howers army background one float touches upon his west westpoint period but that one has a big football as the of interest meanwhile as the nation focuses its ts attention on washington activity in korea has increased during the past week red troops have increased their pressure against the south koreans the beds reds seem to be trying to break the fighting koreans with bullets and propaganda the pressure has caused gen mark clark to announce that Amer american icam soldiers serving behind the lines will have to spend more time in korea because of a shortage of replacements this may be part of the reas on th the defense department has announced a draft of for january the largest number in many montha months dispatches indicate thia this high draft call may be continued for much of this year elsewhere in the news much discussed replies to a number of questions submitted to him by the new york times has simmered down to the bell belief ef that it Is all propaganda news analysts this past week have generally come to the conclusion s that the stalin statements r represent ep resent nothing more than another kremlin pr propaganda 0 ganda move in his replies st stalin tap n indicated that he would be willing to meet with eisenhower Elsen hower he think war with the V U S inevitable and the U S S R will cooperate to end the war in korea A hint of things to come in the near future was given when the house small business committee urged the abandonment of price wage and material controls the committee said in part this move would provide a smooth transition back to tree free competition this problem of controls will be one of the first pressing problems of the eisenhower Elsen hower administration wage price and rent controls expire april 30 under present es cat law priority and allocation fr I 1 on controls over scarce materials will expire june 30 the question Is whether the new administration will take action to extend them or let them die dle their natural death the small house business committee does not believe that prices will rise if ceilings are removed As a new cabinet takes over the government in washington a big question and a newsworthy one is being asked by political observers just how well well can a president trained for the army and a cabinet trained in finance and business get along with the politicians it is an unanswerable question of course but this much Is certain these business men inen and eisenhower Elsen hower can not succeed unless they learn to understand and tolerate politics and politicians the men in congress who must go before the voters of their districts for periodical election |
