Show i NEWS REVIEW South Threatens Split Self Rationing Proposed President Truman who seems to torun torun torun c run to point 10 programs tossed another another another an an- other one to congress congress concerning concerning the preservation and protection of civil rights rights and and then stood aside to await the explosion It came quickly Southern Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- hopping mad madover over over at least four of the 10 controversial points began to talk seriously of calling a Dixie convention to split away from Mr Truman on the civil rights issue Focus of the current disunity was wasa wasI a bill biB up for approval by the senate I labor committee to create a naI national national na na- na- na I commission against job discrimination discrimination disi dis dis- i crimination on grounds of race i creed or or color Sen Allen J. J Ellender Dem La predicted that if the bill were I I approved in its present form the I party would erupt into open war war- fare Both foes and backers of the measure agreed that it would be a close thing The four proposals that most inflamed inflamed inflamed in in- flamed the southerners were the ones calling for 1 a federal anti- anti lynching law 2 a permanent fair employment practice commission 3 an end to Jim Crow rules in transportation and 4 outlawing of ot otI I state poll taxes Remainder of the points advocated advocated advocated by the President were A permanent commission on civil rights a joint congressional committee committee committee com com- on civil rights a civil rights division in the justice department tightening of civil rights statutes home rule for the District of Columbia Columbia Colum Colum- bia statehood for Alaska and Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii Ha Ha- equalization of naturalization opportunities and settlement of evacuation claims of Japanese- Japanese Americans Because 1948 is an election year and a presidential election year at that the program which otherwise might be ignored was certain to get hot partisan debate T to M 6 1 T In u answer V r. r ruman s rm statement that something must be bedone bedone bedone done about the civil rights issue southern Democrats replied that they were thinking of calling an all- all southern convention to pick its own presidential candidate Some thought that too too- drastic a astep astep astep step but at Jackson Miss Walter Vatter speaker of the Mississippi house of representatives said he flatly favored such a course in order I to withhold at least part of the South's electoral votes from Mr fr i Truman I SELF RATIONING Second Best Manifestly stymied in its efforts to get congress to pass rationing and price control legislation the administration administration administration ad ad- ministration tried a new approach in the form of an appeal for nationwide nationwide nationwide nation nation- wide self Greater public support of an in intensified intensified intensified in- in drive for voluntary food conservation would have to be developed developed developed de de- de- de if living costs are to be curbed the administration decided As an initial step represent representatives tives of 18 consumer producer and distributor distributor distributor dis dis- groups met with Clinton Anderson secretary of agriculture to map details of the nationwide program Charles F F. Brannan assistant secretary of agriculture heads the new food saving setup Originally started by the citizens' citizens food committee committee committee com com- last fall it has been carried on until now under the direct leadership leadership leadership lead lead- of the cabinet food com com- Major emphasis it was understood understood understood under under- stood would be placed on meat as the pivotal item in the cost of living round merry-go-round however other foods also would be covered in the voluntary program Based on specific recommendations of the I food industry and public representatives tives it is theoretically designed to toI I meet the twin problem of scarce food supplies and high prices Biggest talking point the administration administration administration admin admin- had in its attempts to solicit public support was the department department department de de- de- de of agricultures agriculture's somber prediction that the nation is heading for a serious meat shortage in the spring And by way of emphasis Brannan added that meat rationing by price already is in effect because because because be be- cause many people cannot afford t t. buy FOR SALE Some Soule Eggs U. U S S. S government has hung out a for sale sign on million dozen eggs that it bought last spring to support domestic prices There is one stipulation however Only foreign users will be allowed to buy them For the comfort of U. U S. S housewives housewives housewives house house- wives the agriculture department was swift to point out that these eggs are not the kind that can be used readily for home consumption They were shelled dumped into huge containers and frozen before the government bought them in the first place Agriculture department decided to sell the eggs to foreign buyers when it was unable to sell them to bakers and confectioners in this country because egg production has been going up and egg prices down |