Truman Against
( Rationing And
Price Controls
WASHINGTON, (/P)—President
Truman appealed yesterday for a
new measure of voluntary co-op
eration in saving food for Europe,
saying government price controls
and rationing are the methods of a
police state.
He also told a news conference
there is a tremendous amount of
gambling on commodity markets
that has pushed up prices of
wheat and said Attorney General
Clark is making an investigation
of the trading in both grain and
fibers.
Mr. Truman said that his citi
zens food committee will consider
any necessary alterations in the
voluntary food saving program to
raise 100,000,000 bushels of grain
for Europe’s hungry.
But he made plain, however,
that he does not want to return to
the consumer rationing and price
* control that he said was necessary
in wartime.
Such methods, he said in re
sponse to questions, are the meth
ods of a police state. In response
to another query, he enlarged this
definition to include any control
enforced by the state.
Does that mean rent control,
too? A reporter asked.
Yes, Mr. Truman said, it meant
rent controls.
Mr. Truman, whoyhas been ac
► cused by Seantor Taft <R.-Ohio),
of lifting remaining price controls
“too soon” after Congress extend
ed limited OPA powers, reminded
his news conference there had
been Congressional statements
that prices would not go up if con
trols came off.
was told very vociferously,
the President said, that this was
a free country and we wouldn’t
suffer from the things we are suf
fering from if the controls came I
off immediately.
Asked if exports of food and
other commodities contribute to
high prices, Mr. Truman said this
was a piece of misinformation. He
said that exports pushed prices
only slightly higher, adding that
the nation always exports about
one third of its grain crop in nor
mal times.
The conference was devoted
largely to the food-saving cam
paign and to other aspects of Eu
ropean aid.
Mr. Truman said an extra ses
sion of Congress to provide emer
gency assistance for Europe is still
a possibility, but he is still trying
to find funds from existing sourc
es to provide stop-gap aid.
He said this effort has met with
| some success in recent days and
cited the use of Export-Import
Bank funds and a $50,00Q,000 pur
| chase of French francs. But, he
: said, that does not necessarily
' meet an extra session won’t be
' needed. He will call one if he
; finds it necessary.
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Mr. Morrison's Speech
Mr. Herbert Morrison’s speech
is chief in a variety of leads ano
there is mostly approving com
ment on it in several papers. Th”
Daily Herald highlights Mr. Mor
rison’s accusation that gove» n
ment opponents tried to make po
litical capital of the economic cri
sis, a charge on which the Con
servative Daily Graphic comments
that the anti-Labor press has mly
been trying to explain the nets.
The Times and the Daily Graphic
emphasize Mr. Morrison’s declar
ation that more cuts must be the
pnee of survival.
In addition to tne Labor Daily
Ht a’d, the Liberal Nr_'ws Chro ni
cle applauds Mr. Morris o n ’ s
frankness; and the Times, in fu’l
agreement, calls particularly on
the country’s trade unionists to
realize the full implications of M..
Morrison’s speech. The paper says
each section of organized worket s
tends to believe that it is some
body else’s restrictive practices
and reduced working hours which
ought to be given up.
Justice tor the American Negro
The Daily Mirror’s lead story is
headed: “UNO Shocks America.”
j The report says that American
delegates at the United Na.'ons
Assembly have been taken aback
by the presentation of a petition
calling for justice for the Ameri
can Negro. It was handed in by the
United States Body for the Ad
vancement of Colored PeoDles
and,, in the words of the Mirror,
“United States delegates were an
gry at its being presented while
the3' were squabbling with the
Russians about democracy. in
other countries.”
Palestine
The Daily Mail leads on the fact
that Russia is to give the commit
tee on Palestine her suggestions
for solving that country’s prob
lems. The paper’s New York cor
respondent thinks the Russian
view will be in direct opposition
to that of the United States and
other exponents of partition.
Mr. Johnson’s speech support
ing partition makes the second
story in the Times which com
plains that it falls far short of
what has been expected as a state
ment of American help. The
Times says the United States
again declined any forthright re
sponsibility for enforcing the pol
icy it favors against the inevitable
opposition. The paper thinks the
Jews and Arabs would come to a
peaceful settlement only if con
fronted by the determination of a
great power like the United States
to use force, if necessary, to en
force the settlement in partner
ship, of course, with other powers
similarly minded. The Mail and
the Telegraph find Johnson’s
speech vague and the Mail warns
‘.he Americans against assuming
that Britain will stay in Palestine.
The Daily Graphic has a front
page story on an Arab report that
the vanguard of a 10,000 strong I
army of Arab irregulars has
readied the border from Egypt.
The Daily Herald’s Cairo corre
spondent calli this one of several
wild rumors. He thinks the most1
immediate danger to Palestine is
infiltration by irregulars from
Lebanon and Syria.
Other Items in the News
General de Gaulle’s attack on
Russian policy is widely reported
and the Daily Express has an edi
torial condemning what it says is
considerable speculation in Amer
SCHOOL NOTES
FIRST GRADE
The first grade is enjoying
learning new songs with Miss
Walsh teaching them.
They are also learning that
milk, eggs, vegetables and fruits
are good food to eat to make them
strong and to keep them healthy.
For memory work they are
learning poems: Little Robin Red
breast, The Swing, The Friendly
Cow. i
THIRD GRADE
In social studies we are reading
about the natives of the South Pa
cific.
Last week’s art class was de
voted to the story of the Alaska
Flag and the drawing of flags.
Mildred and Annie Joule and
Albert Aukon left last week to
make their homes in Elim. We en
joyed having them in our room.
I HIGH SCHOOL
| The first six weeks report cards
have been given out and those
who were diligent made the honor
roll.
We are thankful that Frank
Whaley escaped injury in the air
plane crash.
On October 15, 1582, that is 365
years ago, ten days were lost on
the calendar because the Julian
year was 11.2 minutes too long.
; This made a total of 3 days every
j 400 years. Some of the Russian
Greek Orthodox churches in Alas
ka still use the Julian date for
Christmas and celebrate on Jan. 7.
The following students made the
honor roll for the first six-weeks
period: Ralph Bingham, Bertha
Bjornstad, Margaret Bjornstad,
Dean Bronson, June Dunbar,
i Juanita Fagerstrom, Olga Hay,
| Glen Mazen, Loretta Snyder,
i Frank Whaley.
ica on the prospect of war be- I
tween that country and Russia.
The big story in the Daily Mail
describes the precautions that are
being taken for the return of the
crown jewels from the Bank of
England to the Tower of London.
ALASKA CRIPPLED
CHILDREN’S ASSN.
BALANCE SHEET
At August 31, 1947
Assets
First National Bank
General Fund $14,415.15
Cook Book Fund 330.00
Office Equipment 284.17
Building 330.30
TOTAL ASSETS $15,359.62
Liabilities and Capital
Accounts Payable $ 945.87
Notes Payable 5,325.00
Capital
Invested 614.47
Unappro
priated . 8,474.28 $15,359.62
TOTAL LIABILI
TIES & CAPITAL $15,359.62
Income and Expense Statement
Gross Income To Date 1947
Memberships .$ 5,640.35
Donations . 14,981.63
Guilds ...*. 2,157.73
Projects except Cook
Book . 13,970/79
Less:
Chapter 25% Funds. 936.97
TOTAL RECEIVED
ANCHORAGE $35,813.53
Donations and Expenses
; Seattle Orthopedic
Hospital .$ 820.25
Territorial Department
j of Health . 11,900.00
Miscellaneous Charities 1,902.98
Sitka Hospital . 1,441.38
TOTAL DONATIONS . $16,064.61
Cook Book . 4,855.31
Publicity . 308.72
Office Supplies
and Expense . 994.27
Clerical Expense . 4,315.75
Membership Expense. 186.12
Total Expense .$10,660.17
TOTAL EXPENSE
AND DONATIONS $26,724.78
CAPITAL .*. $9,088.75
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