Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-06-01
Governors Adjourn
After Call for Speed
On Postwar Planning
BY GOULD LINCpIN,
Star Staff Correspondent.

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HERSHEY, Pa, June 1.-After
a series of resolutions proposing
that the States play their full
part In postwar planning and
administration, the seth annual
Governors Conference adjourned
here yesterday.
In their resolutions the Governors
called on the Federal Government to
Announce its plans without delay for
postwar public works and the con-
version of industry 10 peacetime
production. They mafntained that
the states are in position tti aid
greatly in both, but that until the
plans of the. Federal Government
are known, their own planning. al
ready advanced. win be delayed.
The conference also recommend
ed the creation of a Federal-State
commission to study the whole
question of taxation-Federal, State
and local. The commission is to be
composed of representatives OF the
Federal and State government, with
the idea of developing a modern
system ard sound fiscal policies
which viii enable all three levels OF
government to have access to ade-
uuate taxable resources.
sWe believe that this matter is OF
paramount Importance" the resolu-
ton said, and transcends political
party lines, and we suggest that a
copy of this resolution be sent to the
Resolutions Committee of each po-
litical party"
The Governors pointed out that
for the last quarter of a century the
Federal Government has occupied
various new fields of taxation, limit
ing the taxable resources OF States
and localities.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey OF New
York said there had been violent
disagreement" over the wording OF
one resolution, but declined to say
which.
Before adjourning the conference
elected Gov. Herbert B. Nav OF
Utah, Democrat, chairman of the
Executive Committee. He succeeds
Gov. Leverett Saltonstall Of Massa-
chusetts, Republ Frank, Bane
was reelected secretary-treasurer.
Other members Of the Executive
Committee win be Cows. Dwight II.
Green of Illinois, Republican; Her
bert r. O'Conor of Maryland, DEM
ocrat: Dwight Griswold of Nebraska,
Republican. Earl Warreri- OF Cali
fornia, Republican /; Chauncey M.
Sparks of Alabama, Democrat: Ed
ward Martin of Pennsylvania, Re-
publican; Robert S. Kerr of Okla
homa, Democrat, and Raymond E.
Baldwin of Connecticut, Republican.
Dewey Seen Nominee.
The Governors left Hershey for
the most part firmly convinced that
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey will be the
Republican presidential nominee.
despite the challenge of Gov. John
w. Bricker of Ohio. The Ohio Gov
ernor, however, was scheduled to-
continue his campaign for the NOM
ination, with several speeches in the
East, including one at Trenton, N. j.
Another resolution adopted by the
conference declared that the States
have co-operateds fully and en-
Enthusiastically IN the war effort and
pledged the continuing and un-
limited support Of the States to the
successful prosecutions of the war.
It also expressed the conferences
admiration for and confidence in
the leaders and men of the military
and naval forces.
A resolution on postwar military
policy recommended that determi-
nation of the country's policy be
deferred until after the cessation of
hostilities .'because the dimensions
of our postwar military establish
ment can be better determined then
and because men now serving in our
armed forces may be accorded a
voice in such determination" The
resolution recommended that the
National Guard be left to the States
In any postwar program.
Planning for the Peace.
Another resolution declared "the
problems of carrying on the war
and planning for the peace are one
and inseparable," and. urged irnme--
diate action by Congress to insure:
That men and women in the
armed forces and factory workers
may besreleased for the resumption
Of peacetime production.
Prompt contract termination
and plant clearance, thereby releas-
ing factories for the resumption of
peacetime production"
The final public speech at the
conference was delivered by Gov.
Prentice Cooper of Tennessee, Dem
ocrat. In aslighter vein, he said.
"It has been said of Governors as
of Harvard men that you can tell
one but you can't tell him much.
Since hold degree from Harvard
and commission as Governor,
shall address you briefly but I hope
you will conclude not too egotistic-
ally concerning the uncommon job
we hold In common.
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