Evening star., 1944-07-30
Dewey Due 10 Discuss
Reconversion Issues
with Leaders on Trip
BY ]. A. O'LEARY,
Star Stan Correspondent.

BY J. A. O'LEARY,
Star stan Correspondent.
PAWLING, N. Y, July 29.-The
issues now confronting Congress
to prepare Americas industrial
machinery for orderly return to
peacetime production when the
war ends are expected to figure
prominently in the conferences,
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, Repub-
lican Presidential nominee, will
hold this week with groups from
all walks of life as he makes his
first trip of the 1914 campaign.
Paul E. Lockwood, the Governor d
secretary, tonight made public the
complete itinerary for the 1850 mile
journey that will take the Republic
can standard bearer to Pittsburgh
and Springfield on his way to a
two-day conference with the Is
other Republican Goevrnors in st.
Louis Wednesday and Thursday
Gov. Dewey plans to give no public
speeches during the trip.
While postwar reconversion was
not singled out as topic on the
agenda, 1t Is almost certain to be
an underlying theme Monday in
Pittsburgh, hub Of the steel inudus-
try and center of thousands OF war
workers. 1t also will enter into som.
of the Is subjects Gov. Dewey has
tentatively listed for discussion by
the Republican Governors, which
include the future handling of un-
employment compensation and pub
lie works. Both OF these topics are
vital phases of postwar readjust-
ment.
Pittsburgh. Democratic Citadel.
incidentally, by going to Pitts
burgh first, Gov. Dewey will be
making an early invasion of what
has been q Democratic stronghold
in recent elections.
Leaving his farm here Sunday
afternoon, Gov. Dewey will 60 tc
New York for brief talk with Her.
bert Brownell, jr., chairman Of the
Republican National Committee, be-
fore boarding his train early Mon
day. The train will be operated as
the second section of regular
train, adhering to regular operating
schedules as tar as possible.
Gov. Dewey will be accompanied
by Mrs. Dewey and by 1t. Gen. Hugh
A. Drum. U. s. A., retired, an au-
thority on war veterans affairs
Others In the official party will
include:
Mr.. Lockwood, the Governors Sec
retary; James C. Hagerty, executive
assistant to the Governor: Mrs
Irene C. Kuhn of the National Com
mittee staff; 1t. William Green OF
the New York State police, Corpl
Alvin johnson of the State police
and Detective Frank Hnida, New
York police.
Gen. Drum is commanding officer
OF the New York Guard and chair
man OF the New York State Vet
erans' Commission.
| Halleck to Join Party.
In Pittsburgh the party will be
Joined by Chairman Halleck OF the
Republican Congressional Campaign
Committee Hamilton S. Gaddis, as
sistant to the Governor, and Doug
las G. Mode, executive assistant to
Mr.. Brownell.
All day Monday in Pittsburgh
Gov. Dewey will 60 from one con-
ference to another with groups of
leaders OF labor. business, agricul-
ture and war veterans.
A place also has been made on
the program for conferences with
Republican candidates for Congress
and State Offices, in line with the
apparent COP strategy this year to
bring about the closest possible CO.
operation between the national and
State tickets, especially in the 26
States where the party now con-
trolls the State government.
On their arrival in Pittsburgh
Monday morning, Gov. and Mrs
Dewey will be met by the Governor
of Pennsylvania and Mrs. Edward
Martin: c. Mason Owlett. national
committeeman, and Mrs. Worthing-
ton Scranton, national committee
women Others on the Reception
Committee will be State Seator M
Harvey Taylor, chairman OF the Re-
publican State Committee; Mrs
Edna Carroll, vice chairman OF the
State Committee; James F. Malone
jr., chairman of the Allegheny
County Republican Committee. and
Mrs. Adolph Dressler, vice chair
man of the county committee.
Gen. Drum to Confer.
While Gov. Dewey is meeting with
other groups, Gen. Drum will con-
fer at luncheon with the Pennsyl-
vania State Veterans Commission
The presence of Gen. Drum on
the trip indicates Gov. Dewey in
tends to stress the importance of
making every necessary provision
for handling the problems OF re-
turning servicemen Under Gov.
Dewey's administration New York
already has enacted a framework
OF laws to enable the Empire State
to do its share of providing Jobs
and other advantages for its war
veterans.
AS a first step, the State has
frozen its surplus of $163, 900 900