Senate May Oppose
Clark Nomination
WASHINGTON, (/P) — Senator
Taft (R.-Ohio' said yesterday that
some Republican Senators are
considering opposing the nomina
tion of attorney general Tom
Clark to the Supreme Court.
Taft said Senators Ferguson <R.
Mich) and Kem (R.-Mo.) raised
this issue at a closed-door session
of the Senate GOP policy commit
tee yesterday.
In answer to a question, Taft
told a reporter.
“Yes, there is opposition, but
they are uncertain they will do
anything about it.”
President Truman announced at
his news conference a week ago
that he was nominating Clark to
succeed the late associate justice
Frank Murphy. He also named
Senator J. Howard MvGrath (D.
Ri.> to succeed Clark as attorney
general.
Both nominations now are pend
ing before the Senate judiciary
committee with a public hearing
scheduled for next Tuesday. Fer
guson is a member of the com
mittee.
Ferguson and Kem criticized
the attorney general’s action in
connection with an investigation
of the vote fraud charges in Kan
sas City in 1946.
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manner in which it was sent to
Congress.
The President also discussed
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, China,
excise taxes, a loan to Mexico and
other matters.
Concerning Mrs. Roosevelt, a
reporter asked whether it is true
that she has offered to resign as a
member of the U. S. delegation to
the United Nations because of a
difference with Francis Cardinal
Spellman over federal aid to edu
cation.
Mr. Truman replied that Mrs.
Roosevelt offered to resign — as
she does every year—just to give
him a free hand to appoint anyone
lie wants.
But he said she’s going back to
the United Nations in her same
job.
The President said Mrs. Roose
velt expressed no reason for her
offer. He said he thought it was
only her customary politeness, and
noted that she made her annual
offer at the usual time.
The President announced that
the state department is publishing
a volume on United States rela
tions with China. Particularly dur
ing the last five years.
He said his main purpose in
asking the secretary of state to
publish this record at this time is
to insure that our Far Eastern pol
icy shall be based on informed and
intelligent public opinion.
He said the role of this govern
ment in its relations with China
has been subject to considerable
misrepresentation, distortion and
misunderstanding.
When a reporter asked if Mr.
Truman sees any improvement in
the economic situation, he grinned
and said that all he knows is what
I he reads in the papers. He added
that even the Wall Street Journal
says there has been an improve
ment.
What about the possible repeal
of wartime excise taxes <on things
| like transportation fares, luggage.
I jewelry and theatre admissions*?
I The President replied this sub
ject will require a great deal of re
search by experts and it will be at
least the next session of Congress
before anything will be done
about them.
A reporter asked if it is true
that a loan to Mexico has been re
fused because of a Mexican refus
al to pay certain past claims. Mr.
Truman said the United States
has not refused to make a loan to
Mexico, that it is still under con
sideration, and that he is hopeful
it will be worked out.
Concerning a bill recently pass
ed by Congress to give the secr
etary of defense more power to
unify the armed forces, Mr. Tru
man said he is having it analyzed
| and he will probably sign it if it is
in the form he thinks it is.
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Mink Farmers May
Now Go To Court
WASHINGTON (/P), The House
has approved legislation to permit
three Alaska mink farmers to go
to court for damages they charge
was due to low-flying airplanes.
The bill would allow the district
court of Alaska to consider their
claims.
Fred L. Kroesing, Fred Oilman
and Hilds Links all near Anchor
age claimed government airplanes
on maneuvers flew low causing
the mother minks to kill kittens
and the deaths of older mink.
Kroesing seeks $7,070 damages
and Ohman and Links $12,700.
Congress several months ago
approved legislation to pay the
damages but President Truman
vetoed it saying he could be glad
to approve a measure authorizing
Plans Fully Cover
Alaska Defenses
WASHINGTON, </P)—Secretary
of defense Johnson assured Sena
tors that adequate plans for de
fending Alaska are in operation
but he asked to tell about them at
a secret session.
Johnson appeared before the
Senate armed services committee
to urge quick approval of $643,
000,000 worth of construction
projects for the army, navy and
air forces. The work would be
[ done both in this country and
j overseas.
He said these represent the
I
| the claimants to present their
I cases to court.
I The bill now goes to the Senate. I
j ‘most strategically and critically
j necessary public works projects,”
: including buildings for defense in
I stallations and special research.
Senator Knowland <R.-Calif.*
raised questions about the Alas
kan defenses. Numerous other
Congressmen recently have been
questioning means for protecting
this point of United States terri
tory nearest Russia and Asia.
Knowland wanted to know if
defense officials had “taken all
necessary precautions” for Alaska.
Johnson said they had but added
he wanted to answer detailed
questions behind closed doors
with reporters and witnesses ex
cluded. The bill before the com
mittee includes $130,000,000 worth
of projects and construction in
Alaska.
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