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Show residential Travel is Major Project Chief Executive Zealously Guarded by Secret Service I ' IT WASHINGTON. When President Truman finally announced that he was going to Brazil, he was immediately asked if he contemplated any trips across continental United States. He answered in the negative. A reporter piped up: "This year or next year?" "THIS year," the President replied. That gave the White House press and radio conference a short Interlude of laughter. For the reason that whenever a president is forced to drop his role of chief executive to assume the functions of candidate, it Is funny. Frequently it isn't funny for the candidate, especially when be has been used to the respect spontaneously and (except in election years) almost universally, tendered his office. A presidential trip may be, ln1 many cases, fun for the President, raid alert system was designed, but it isn't much fun for a lot of Reilly says "to protect FDR anywhere in the United States." other people. Not that all Presidents have had When a spotter or watcher, easy traveling. either civilian or military, spotIt was an ordeal for the early ted an airplane he or she was heads of the nation just to get home unable to identify "any place In the stagecoach from Greenland to the Straits and tavern days. of Magellan," the Information President Garfield was radioed immediately to the was shot in a army air force headquarters at railroad station; MitcheU Field. N. X. was killed by a half-ma- d anarchist on trip to the Exposition in Buffalo; Harding died in San Francisco on his back way from a swing-aroun- d a Pan-Americ- taken that had him 4 W'W'twv J NEWS REVIEW Baukhage Vancouver, Can ada; Wilson suffered a stroke in his Pullman; Theodore Roosevelt was wounded while he addressed a meeting on a visit to Milwaukee. It has been recently revealed by the head of the secret service, Mike Reilly, in bis book "Reilly of the White Furthermore, House," that Franklin Roosevelt, who disliked air travel, nearly cracked up in Malta, and might have been assassinated in a park In Miami had he not leaned oat of his car to take a telegram (Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago was killed and four other persons wounded). The information was immediately evaluated and conveyed by radio Aid Promised "We must reject an encroachment and land line to the secret service communication system where men upon the fundamental rights of the were standing a 24 hour watch. This state. I am confident that we all agree that the state exists for man, not man system tied together Mitchell Field, for the state and that we abhor any Boiling Field, the homes, offices and limitation upon the freedom of expresautomobiles of various secret serv- sion of men throughout the world.'' ice agents, field offices throughout in his first address before the country, all secret service mo- theThus, n conference at bile units, the President's train, Brazil, U. S. Secretary and the President's Petropolis, Shangri-La- , of State George Marshall issued a room at Hyde Park. reaffirmation of democratic principles in the western hemisphere and President Kept then bulwarked his expression of Informed Constantly idealism with specific assurances But keeping the President alive of U. S. economic aid to Latin Ameris only one activity. Keeping him ica. in touch with his job is another. He told the delegates that the Once when a bullying congress U. S. government "will continue demanded of President Grant which to take up economic questions with if any of his duties he performed in its sister republics and seek a sound basis for practical cooperation." Washington, he replied that his business and where he did it was his SMWU W.UIIIHII own affair. Now a president's business is a lot of people's affairs. In wartime this signal corps detail had the mission of speeding the communicaPresident's tions "from the highest level conference tables to installations in the . field." "Today," as Major McNally puts it, "wherever the President travels, the White House signal Marshall at Rio detachment continues its task of . . tbe state exists for man . . ." weaving deftly an intricate net, which enables That was interpreted as meaning the commander-in-chie- f (and, that the U. S. is willing to help solve be might have added, a travelLatin America's economic problems ling candidate)' to keep himself pacts. through a series of In informed and There was also a hint that the big constandly touch with the nation." northern neighbor is counting on This work of weaving this "com- sending down its capital. munications net" is an exciting story too long to recount here, but DP SHUFFLE: let me quote Major McNally briefTruman Acts ly to show how continuous communication was maintained when Pres President Harry Truman, in a reident Roosevelt made one of his fre- newed effort to alleviate the "tragic quent trips to Hyde Park. plight" of Europe's displaced pershift in "A frequency modulation sons, ordered a three-wa- y station was modified and installed the top command of the U. S. imon the secret service car attached migration and naturalization servto the presidential train. Army ve- ice. In addition, it was disclosed that hicles, radio equipped, were spotted at strategically plotted points administration officials in Washingalong the route between Washing- ton have resumed their review of ton and Poughkeepsie, so that the the problem of displaced persons. train was in constant touch with Most important personnel shift inthe White House all the way. An- volved the transfer of Ugo Carusl other FM radio link was installed from bis post as commissioner of in the old stable on the President's immigration to a position in the estate at Hyde Park. By means of state department where he will sura direct telephone line to Washingvey all "critical" problems relating ton and frequency modulation rato displaced persons, particularly dio, the White House was kept In- their resettlement. formed of the President's whereThis is expected to result in addabouts at all times." ed stress being placed on a directive The speed with which messages Mr. Truman issued in December, could be dispatched and answers re- 1945, for coordinated action calling was ceived astounding. When Win- by federal officials to admit as ston Churchill was making his secdisplaced persons as possible ond visit to Hyde Park, he and the many President who were keen competi- within quota limitations. Watson B. Miller, federal security tors as well as close collaborators decided to make a speed test on the administrator, succeeds Carusi as facilities. communications Each commissioner of immigration, and sent identical messages to Australia Oscar Ross Ewing, New York lawover the respective British and yer, replaces Miller. President Truman's action was United States facilities. The President had an answer in less than taken in the face of congress' retwo hours; the Prime Minister got fusal to act on his proposal to relax his the next day. immigraton quotas. " top-secr- Up to Franklin Roosevelt's time. Taft was the most traveled of presidents, and in 1901 worried all the constitutionalists (unfamiliar with the Constitution) by visiting the Canal Zone. However, he was scrupulously careful to stay on board the American which warship touched only American soil. It had been considered an unwritten law since George Washington's time (he had refused to enter Rhode Island until it was admitted to the Union) that a president - in office couldn't leave the country. When Woodrow Wilson went to Paris and Vice President Thomas Marshall had to preside at cabinet meetings, the vice president made it clear be was officiating only at the request of chilli: ns tt A SlRnl Corps Hhoto President Truman receives teletype message aboard the presidential radio car. Standing by the President are 1st Lt. Clinton G., Conover (loft) . maintenance officer of the army security agency, and 1st Lt. Harvard E. Dudley, White officer. cryptographic House signal detachment. and that he didn't consider Wilson's leaving the country vacated the presidency. Wilson Headliners Mrs. Woodard test IN LAS VEGAS . . . Senator McCarthy (Rep., Wis.) put the bite on congress for its "dt nothing" attitude toward' veterans Congress, said he, "did foully bj our disabled veterans, their widowi and dependents." IN BALMORAL SCOTLAND . . . Princess Margaret Rose of England, just turned 17, received as 1 birthday present her first militarj . of the High title colonel-in-chiland light infantry. CRYSTAL BALL: Next President - General Douglas MacArthur wil be the next president of the Unitec States. That, at least, is the occult pre diction of a Japanese for tune teller, Kakudo Tomioka, wht eulogized: "MacArthur has a glo rious future in store for him." Tomioka, who is said to have 1 record of several accurate predic tions, placed the general on a plant witfi Mohandas Ghandi in the flelc of social welfare. "There presently are two livin men who have succeeded in realiz ing a peaceful revolution," he said "They are MacArthur and Ghandi But, then, Ghandi's mission is over And MacArthur has his most glori ous task to accomplish for the world in the future." It was not Immediately knowr whether MacArthur would use To mioka's recommendation as a plan) in his platform if he runs in 1948. CAUTION TO THE WINDS Travel has become a president must, and Mr. Truman's trip to South America Is just routine. But it is complicated routine for a whole army of people. What these people do is little Swinging sharply sway from its known to the public, especially the previous cautious attitude of econsecret service. One out of every 10 omy - minded discrimination, the U. S. buying public has launched of our presidents has been assassinated up to the time congress itself on a relatively liberal purturned the Job of protecting the chasing spree. chief executive over to the secret Virtually all fields of' trade have service. Since then no president reported a clear-cu- t trend away has been assassinated. from passive wailing for lower Theirs (the secret service) la a prices, and purchases are increasheartbreaking Job, and never have ing all over the country. the details been so thoroughly reThe change has given rise to a vealed (to the discomfiture of certain amount of alarm over the some of his former colleagues) as possibilities of a new inflation spiral by Mike Reilly in tha book I menwhich may develop as a result of tioned. indiscriminate buying. It has beOf course in wartime the job was come the subject of much discusvastly more complicated, and the sion among business leaders, bankarmy and navy worked closely with ers and economists, some of whom the secret service. A special air express concern that the movement Sharp Noted Rise in Buying mipht acquire runaway proportions. "We are watching developments from day to day," said a govern-roan- t economist, "hoping that it will taper off before it becomes a violent spiral that can end only In a serious reversal." It Is generally agreed that the movement began with the renewed wve of price increases that followed the boost in coal prices and mine wages. It has gained momentum ever since. Consumers apparently have given up hope that any material reduction in prices will occur within the reasonable future and are going ahead to purchase merchandise which they long have needed. Many merchants who curtailed their in s, ventories a year ago are pWcinj orders to replenish their stocks. As a result of the . widesprea buying trend, previous opinions tha industry and business were in for a b ast slight setbacks in the last hat of this year are being revised. Cur rent forecasts are optimistic con cerning high levels of business so tivity during the third and fourtl quarters. Belief now is that prices general!) will move upward, or at least hok their present heights, until well InU next year. Cash remains, abundant and the Influx of large amounts a termlna money from veterans' leave bonds and state bonuses wil be added contributing factors to Um Inflationary trend. - . . . Robert M. Rownd, 102, of Ripley, N. Y., was elected commander-in-chie- f of tbe Grand Army of the Republic at the GAR'S 81st national encampment at Cleveland. He was chaplain-in-chie- f. COMMANDER-IN-CHIE- F .. ll ft vf What does Russia want? Can it be a cut in the world series? Two for "Oklahoma"? An end to husband and wife radio programs? hatred of Why the apparent America and all things American? Have some of Stalin's friends been using our subways? DREW PEARSON Junkets to Alaska ... At age of GENIUS AT WORK four, played Raymond Schlff chess; while in high school he wrote an essay on the future of atomic energy; today he is working with scientists on nuclear experiments in Pittsburgh. He ranks as one of nation's youngest nu- clear physicists. TT'S AMAZING HOW MANY congressmen suddenly find they have urgent business in Alaska this summer with travel paid for by the sweltering taxpayer back home. Even Cong. Evan Howell, Illinois Republican, now appointed to the U. S. court of claims and who won't pass on airfield sites any more, now finds he is needed in Alaska to inspect new airfield routes. Here are the different congressional groups that have found urgent business in Alaska, though this summer they are careful to pay personally the expenses of their wives and families: Junket No. 1 Senate public lands committee. Junket No. 2 Senate small business committee. Junket No. 3 House interstate commerce committee. Junket No. 4 House public lands committee. Whereas the senators made no effort to conceal their Alaskan' trips, Wolverton's interstate commerce junket tried to get off without public notice. these legislators really got to know Alaska, their visits might be beneficial; since that neglected territory deserves consideration for statehood. So far, however, few congressmen have been willing to pay much attention to Alaskan problems, except during the summer. WALTER W INCH ELL At one time New York City threatened to secede from the union and form an independent nation. . . . The mammoth illuminated sign atop Doctors hospital is a signpost for mariners and also a reminder not to toot their boat whistles in front of the hospital. . . . Many of the trees in New York streets manage to exist by pushing their roots into sewers to absorb water. Some of the wealthiest Sew York families originally made their fortunes when their ancestors worked with Captain Kidd. Incidentally, there is only one clue to the treasure that tbe fabulous pirate is supposed to have buried along tbe Atlantic coast: A number Kidd wrote on a card that no one has been able to deciphe 41106818. - in Oddities in the New York Scene SURPLUS: Budget Revieiv President Truman's budget busi ness made big news again when thi chief executive (1) forecast a rec ord treasury surplus next June o" nearly five billion dollars, and (21 hurt Republican feelings by telllni the nation that congress trlmmet the 1947 budget estimates by onlj 1.5 billion dollars. His mid-yea- r budget review estimated tax receipts this year a' which is 2.1 billiot $41,667,000,000, dollars more than any previoui forecast. Mr. Truman made his announce merit coincidentally with a bureai of labor .report whicb indicate that the U. S., far from being Ir for a business depression, can loo forward to a period of prosperitj continuing "indefinitely." Road aA lights if the population is net to be kept in a state of sustained flight from home and fireside. Americans were sturdier, more likeable, steadier and genuinely happier people when they were home part of the time. er IN DALLAS . . . Mrs. Warren J. Link 42 state capitals by superhighWoodard, 24,, housewife, got up ir arms about legs. way my eye! Unlink a few of 'em, say I. She organized the Th ere are too many good "Little Below the highways already and too many Knee , club" foi people going places on them. women who opInstead of broader highways the skirt pose long with fewer stoplights we need now in style. The narrower ones with more stop- girls organized a parade and anklec through Dallas phasis to then pro . PHILLIPS The papers inform me of approv super-doopnational high way system to embrace the whole United States. It will connect 42 state capitals and link the larger cities of the land by express nigh-wayviaducts and tunnels. al of a out-of-to- Stayed Within Nation's Bordert H. L I . er Hint American Aid Plan; Dangers of the Open Truman Acts for DP's TTTP AMT7.mr.AC!. -- These people had spread their own impression that a critical emer' - " gency on the issue requires immediate action. , There are perhaps 1,000,000 Europeans who do not wish to return to their homes for political or social reasons (they fear to go under the wing of Communism). About 1 per cent are dren; 13 per cent are over 44 years old; 20 per cent are Jews; 65 a majority was in per cent are Catholic; 15 per cent Protestants; " J agriculture before the war. Congress realized the problem could not be solved simply by opening American immigration gates to let the mass flow in, although some evidence indicated many had relatives here who might support them. to the problem will be found at the Perhaps a faster forthcoming meeting of foreign ministers of the Americas. , Certainly Latin America is a young and growing area in which immigration' and coloni-- i zation is needed more than in the United States. Better opportunities for the DPs may exist there. For us to absorb some may be found eco nomically feasible for both them and us. An agreement would certainly be better than a United States decision alone. part-answ- SET FOR NEW SPEED RECORD . , . After two years ef preparations, John R. Cobb of England was prepared for an attempt to drive his Railton Mobil Special to a new land speed record. Cobb's car is powered with two airplane engines. inter-America- to 3 the Stratton bill admitting CONGRESS failed to enactfrom persons Europe. This is bestirring considerable bitterness among people who can make them- selves bitter about such matters, believing the United States should be a refuge for anyone who needs a political haven. - News Analyst and Commentator. McKlnley PAUL MALLON Can We ALsorb 400,000 Refugees? By BAUKIIAGE , Thursday, September 4, 1947 THE TIMES- - NEWS. NEPHI, UTAH PACK TWO don't be surBryant park prised. It used to be a cemetery. . . . When bathtubs first were Introduced In New York the very cautious board of health ordered citizens not to use them without first consulting their doctor. The Big Town's most arresting landscape can be viewed from the heights of Fort Tryon park. . . . Wall Street got its tag because the Dutch erected a wall there (centuries ago) when they feared an invasion. . . . The reason some streets in the Big Town have feminine names: When those streets were parts of farms, the farmers honored their wives by naming lanes after them. . . . The grimmest sea voyage is taken by the tug that ferries cadavers from Bellevue to Hart's island for burial. -" nrinTiii LEPER MISSIONARY . . . Now back in his native France for a vacation, Pere Henri Phillipe D'Orgeval Dubouchet, Catholic priest, has spent 21 years of his life working among lepers on the Island of Molokai. He will return to his leper parish next year. ' 5 i - . Uf- - - 1 . If you happen to see ghosts roaming through the night at WALTER SHE AD What Ahout Federal Spending? and President Truman's FEDERAL 1947 budget In spending in general particular combined to make a wonderfully bouncy political football which both parties have kicked about sportively all year. (A political s football is a thin tissue of truths and Inflated out of an proportion with air of a strictly torrid temperature.) As a result, the average American working man continues to goabout thoughtfully rubbing two nickels together and wondering if his government is really as extravagant as a night club blonde or whether it is making a genuine effort to cut financial comers. What Is the truth? Probably it la Impossible to get an accurate bearing on all the true facts. The Republican congress rained a victory chant ever Its cutting of Mr. Truman's budget estimates. And, If we can believe what we read, many agency appropriations were slashed considerably, including the army, navy. Interior department and agriculture department. But the President, with a weather eye out for his big day In November, 1918, has come up with another idea.- - He has accused congress of working the hidden ball trick, intimating that the illustrious members have shifted various budget items around to produce the illusion that they have effected a great savings. In other words, did we put any money In the bank, or did we blow it all at the races? r half-truth- W RIGHT PATTERSON Wholesome Entertainment Best On the lawns of the Orange, Calif., high school building grounds we ate a pot luck dinner, and then everyone attended the ball game between teams of the Rotsrians and the Lions. Everyone knew all the players, business and professional men of the town. That game produced mart thrills, was more wild ly exciting, than any professions' game I ever witnessed In the Cubl or the White Sox parks In Chicago. It must have been good, for it ended in a tie of 0 to 0. Such recreation as that pot luck dinner and ball game has replaced, for us, the at- tempt to find thrills st the theaters, night clubs and othw r -- XJ A... PIANISSIMO. PLEASE . . . This Is a characteristic study of Lo- renzo Perosi, famed maestro of the Sistine Chapel choir in Rome, as he conducted his choristers during a recent concert in the Eternal City. r-- ' ' i ' : rv 0. - f Al . . . Barbara Mathyer, civil service commission employee, holds two forms used in FBI's "Loyalty check" of I!. 8. government worke ers, first probe ef Its kind In history ef the nation LOYALTY PROBE BEOL'N full-cal- |