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TUESDAY, Nov! 18, 1047

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Truman's Proposed Wage Curbs Catch

‘Unions Off Guard

" Green fo Bare Views in Broadcast Tonight;

Murray Reported Conferring With CIO Aids

. By FRED W. PERKINS, Scripps-Howard Staff- Writer WASHINGTON, Nov. 18—President Truman's request for controls

over wages in some industries caught union labor leaders by surprise.

There was a marked silence. But even before spokesmen could draft answers it was clear today that the unions wouldn't like the dea. Ironical aspects of the situation included these: ONE: The unionists find themselves, so far as wage controls are concerned, bed-fellows with Sen.| or industrial production, ion. and Wo

Robert A. Taft (R. O.). They had authorize s uch wage ceilings as are been attempting to build him up te to an the adv {price ceilings.” Congressmen who were asked what scarce products Mr. Truman had in mind had only a vague

Green Will Speak TWO! Mr. Truman's wage proposals came on the same day that the CIO's Amalgamated Clothing), Workers announced in New York they had won a “third-round” wage increase of 12!; cents an hour from

What's the Limit? .The question arose both in con|gressional and union circles: If you makers of men's suits—plus a sec- rer workers in one industry free ond week of paid vacations. |from wage controls, can you limit William Green, AFL president, pay of workers in another induswill give his views of the try? The answer ‘was that it proposals in a radio speech tonight. would be difficult. He is expected to argue that if Both the AFL and CIO convenCongress puts effective controls on tions recently had much to say on prices no government brake on control of prices, and rollbacks; wages will be necessary. ‘nothing about control or rollback of Also, he is expected to stand up Wages. for collective bargaining as the way fe to handle wage relations between Chevalier Can't Laugh | employers .attd workers. That was the argument when the AFL cam- oF One-Man Strike paigned successfully against the] DETROIT, Nov, 18 ( Eco a control system of the National War | rice Chevalier, the French comedi-

Labor Board. an, said today he has been forced) |to cancel a week's engageihent here

Murray Sees Aids

-m strike of Philip Murray, CIO president, | because of ‘the ong-man

his pianist.

was. reported arranging for eco-| pianist, Irving Actman, re- milk from the Friendship Train|of the result. For it's an ironclad | Peace’

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Here's: Outlook On Truman Plan

Rep. Harvey rE Says Request

Here are President ‘Truman's 10 proposals for reducing the cost of | living, and the present outlook for | their approval by Congress ONE: Restoration of consumer credit controls tnd restraint on cre-| ation of inflationary bank credit— Outlook good. | TWO: Regulation of speculative Times Staff Writer trading on the commodity ex-| WASHINGTON, Nov, \ changes—Doubtful. {one Hoosier Republican refused toTHREE: Extension and stren, th- | 48Y to join in the chorus of erit-| ening of export I A yuu icism of that part of President Tru-| FOUR: Extension of author. man’s message calling for power to| impose wage and price controls—if ity to allocate transportation facill- |, oaccary to halt inflation. ties and equipment—Good. y FIVE: Authorization of measures That was Rep. Ralph Harvey, who,

ket If was sworn in at the opening session to persuade growers to market live-| yoi0rqay as successor to the 10th

stock and poultry at weights ap- |p. t of th 4 proved by the government—Doubtful. ieuiey seal gt She Jute Rep. Ray

SIX: Expansion of goverhmentMr. Harvey agreed with his GOP fostered agricultural conservation wolleagues that “the folks” back

practices at home, and measures to A home “don’t have much hankering induce increased food production for a return of wartime price con-

abroad—Doubtful. i .| trol and rationing,” but he admitted SEVEN: Allocation and: inven-|,) "0, Lqmired the “sheer political

modes Doubtful basic come {audacity” of the President making the suggestion.

EIGHT: Extension and strengthening of rent control—Good. “Of course, I don't intend to go| NINE: Authorization of con-| along with Truman on that’ pares,

sumer rationing on basic products|tN€ Program,” Mr. Harvey, an old lin short supply—Poor. Indiana legislature hand, asserted.

TWO: Authorization of price| “But he drew some political blood| ceilings and wage ceilings—Poor, | On our side by asking for everything. |

Sinaia 1 could tell that when I heard om Milk Cases Stolen

old-timers around the. cloakroom Off Friendship Train

cussing him out for it. Smart Maneuver UTICA, N. Y., Nov, 18 (UP)—| “Had I been one of his brain-| {Three men were held today charged |trusters, I would have ‘thunk up’ | |with stealing six cases of evaporated |just such a message and been proud

Declares Maneuver Put ‘Party’ on Spot

By DANIEL M. KIDNEY

for it.

“Since he knows we will not pass |it all, if prices get out of hand he can charge that this inflation was [caused by refusing to accept his (program lock-stock-and-barrel.” Former hepd of the state budget committee, Mr. Harvey said he didn’t intend to offer any great plan at this time for handling such matters as the President dealt with in his message. “It would be presumptuous of me to say how much stop-gap aid to Europe is necessary or what to do right now on the domestic front,” he asserted. “But I recognize a piece of swell politics when I see one and must say I think the President slipped us Republicans a | masterpiece.” ‘Rep. Ray Madden, Gary Democrat, answered the charge of the

38, Redbank, N. J, and James McManiman, 47, Chicago, Ill, as they

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State GC.OP. Delegation Opposed To Truman Price Plea lB Anderson Favors Market Control .

Says Power Needed victed murderer, today faced charges

To Curb Speculation WASHINGTON, . Nov

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LAST LAP—Sen. Glen D. Taylor (D.

tary, rode the last lap with him,

|about these runaway prices. |advice to the Republicans is that they had better do likewise if they want to remain- here.” Condemned by Capehart “If we are in a ‘cold war,’ as the newspapers keep telling us, there is no reason why we should not have wartime controls and fair prices such as prevailed during the late conflict.’ Senior Sen. Homer E. Capehart! (R. Ind.) condemned the Truman! message as depending upon “con- | trols rather than production.” Al-| though heretofore against subsidies)

production on the farms to step up food supply, rather than return | “wartime controls and ration-

ing.

| Republicans that the President was

and predicted that .Con-|

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Mr, Anderson conceded that in, the case of grain, the major ex-| chages at Kansas City, Minneapolis | and Chicago had voluntarily boost- | ed margins to 33'4 per cent as re-| quested by Mr. Truman last month, !

the government! is powerless to keep the exchanges! from lowering margins at any time, | Top-ranking Republican members thority. lof the Senate Agriculture Commit(tee gave qualified indorsement proposed regulation of speculation But Elmer Thomas {ranking * committee Democrat, {dicated he would oppose both meas-

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Mother Confesses Ja il Break Aid

n. -year-old foster mother of a con~ |

lof assisting - a - prisoner to escape after admitting she smuggled a half

~ dozen hacksaw blades into Ei Paso Agriculture Clinton County Jail

P. Anderson said today that reguspeculation

David ‘A. Downey, 29, convicted

in Of strangling his Czech war bride {commodity futures was needed to On @ lonely mountain road, was assure that such trading does not foiled in an escape attempt last “big crap game.” i He sald President Truman was asking Congress same type of control over commodity speculation as the government already has over stock spec-

ulation—the power to fix margins Meat Tops List

Margin is the down payment required of traders for

week, officers said. Gray-haired Mrs. Downey ad-. mitted she slipped .the blades to her adopted son while visiting his cell with a minister.

Of Control Items

Little Chance, How-

ever, of Rationing WASHINGTON, Nov, 18 (UP)—

{item brought under control if Congress approves President Trumans request. for price-rationing au-

Present prospects are that the authority will not be granted.

Government officials aid

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