Evening star., 1945-10-26
President Is Placing
Finishing touches on
Wage-Priee Address
Will Reveal New Policy
Tuesday Night; Program
For PorIey Released
UNION SET TO CALL Ward strike
at most opportune time. Page "A
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.


President Truman today con-
tinued to wrestle with problems
of industrial peace after an
nouncing that he would unveil
new wage-price policy next Tues
day night in a Nationwide radio
broadcast.
Finishing touches will be put to
the program before the 10 pm.
broadcast over all national hookups,
Mr.. Truman said. He Is expected to
accompany outline of new policy
with an appeal to labor not to be
too exacting in its demands and to
industry to do all possible to keep
purchasing power high.
Meanwhile, the President released
the program for the labor manage
ment peace conference to open here
November 5 and appointed a labor
expert to ease the increasing indus
trial burden on his own shoulders.
Steelman Gets Special Job.
DR.. John r. Steelman, who headed
the Labor Departments Cancellation
Service until a year ago, apparently
is going to be the White House labor
trouble-shooter. DR.. Steelman, who
has considerable reputation here
for settling industrial disputes, was
named as a special assistant to the
President. who said the position was
temporary.
Mr.. Truman pointed out that DR..
Steelman was a labor expert, but he
said the appointee would act in any
field in which he wants to use him.
When the appointment was first
announced it appeared to some OBJ
servers that DR.. Steelman was being
placed above Secretary Schwellen-
bach. But tht latter said the move
was entirely satisfactory" and
pointed out DR.. Steelman was an
old friend. DR.. Steelman returned
to Washington during the past sum-
mer to aid In Mr.. Schwellenbach s
reorganization of the Labor Depart
ment.
Mr.. Truman unveiled his steps to
bring industrial accord at a news
conference during which he also
spiked reports that Reconversion
Director Snyder was resigning. The
President also said G. E. Wilson
president of General Motors, had
received no encouragement for his
45-hour work week plan for indus.
try. Mr.. Wilson conferred with Mr.
Truman last Friday.
Lewis to Receive Bid.
The President said he planned tt
confer with all 80 participants in the
labor-management conference il
advance of the big meeting. He mad.
a point of saying that this included
Mine Union Leader John L. Lewis
who has not been a White House
visitor since 1941 when wartime dis.
putes machinery was set up. Ono,
friendly with the late Presiden
Roosevelt, Mr.. Lewis later became {
bitter critic.
Three of the SO participants ii
the conference will be non-votin,
public representatives. These viii
be Secretary Schwellenbach, Secre
tary of Commerce Wallace ant
Judge Walter Stacy of North Caro-
lima Supreme Court, the chairman
There win be 18 indlstry dele
gates, nine each from the Unite,
States Chamber of Commerce an,
National Association of Manufac
turers. The Is labor representative
will be divided eight each from tn
CIO and AFL and one each from
the United Mine Workers and inde
pendent railroad brotherhoods.
Farley to Be wide Open"
Agenda drawn up by an advanc
planning committee left the con
ference, expected to suggest ma
Ichinery for settling labor disputes
free to discuss any controversial is
sues. The conference will be "wid
open" as far as problems to b,
tackled are concerned.
An accompanying letter from foul
of the planners cautioned agains
expecting too much from the con.
ference. AFL President william
Green, CIO President Philip Muir.
Tray. President Eric Johnston of ths
United States Chamber and Presi-
dent Ira Mosher Of the NAM were
the signers. They said:
while It Is probable that many
important decisions will be made, Il
must be borne IN mind that no con-
ference can possibly completely
(See LABOR, Page Ala