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To reach those ends, Mr.. Tru-
man said, eight policies will be
pursued - quick rehabilitation OF
armed forces no longer needed;
cancellation and settlement OF war
contracts speedily; clearance OF
war plants; holding of the line
on prices and rents until fair COM
petition becomes operable; holding
wages in line where increases
would bring inflationary price
rises, but restoring collective bar
gaining where price ceilings would
not be endangered; removing all
wartime controls wherever pos
sible, but keeping those necessary
to reconversion and those tending
toward initiation, and finally, pre-
venting rapid decrease of wage in
comes or purchasing power.
''The major objective, Of course,
- to reestablish an expanded
peacetime industry, trade and
agriculture, and to do it as quickly
as possible he said.
He warned that speed was of
the essence in Transforming war
plans and war workers into peace
time pursuits, and in making pro-
vision for the returning fighter and
replacing him with new draftees
and volunteers. Haste likewise is
the order of the day, he said, in
gaining full employment and in
providing compensation for the
worker temporarily unemployed.
But, the Chief Executive empha-
sized, there are portions of this
program where caution and re-
straint will serve the better part
of reconversion. Some wartime
controls must be retained. Selec-
tive service should be continued
so that fresh blood can replace
war weary veterans. Some foods
must remain on the rationed list
for some time, and the War Pro-
duction Board will have to support
the sterilization program so long
as material shortages continue.
Management and labor must not
reduce wages or permit industrial
strife, Congress must not attempt
a major reduction in taxes now,
except so far as is necessary to
aid reconversion and expansion.
Small bus ness and the man on
the farm must be given lift by
Congress.
The next few months are cru
cial," Mr.. Truman said. What we
do now will affect or American
way of life for decades to come"
To re-emphasize the manifold
problems. of reconversion and the
need for both speed and caution,
he appended to his message re-
ports from Attorney General Tom
c. Clark and Director of War Mo-
bilization and Reconversion John
W. Snyder.
Clark delivered an opinion that
the broad basis of governmental
power, on which many existing
emergency and war time statutes
rest, has not been terminated by
the unconditional surrender OF Ger
many and Japan. The President
warned. in this connection, that
the time has not yet arrived for
the proclamation of the cessation
Of hostilities, much less the ter.
mination of the war;
IN his report entitled THE Tran.
sition - Phase One Snyder out
lined the work of reconversion to
date and listed the tasks ahead.
Reconversion is off to a good start,
he said, but some governmental
controls will have to remain to
guard against initiation and della
ton until the national economy is
stabilized through full employment
and full production.
Comprehensive as was his mes
sage, Mr.. Truman nevertheless
made plain that it is only the first
OF a series he will present in be-
half of national security. Others
will cover a universal training pro-
gram, unification of the armed
services, and use and control of
atomic energy.
II shall shortly communicate
with the Congress recommending
4 national health program to pro.
vide adequate medical care for all
Americans and to protect them
from financial loss and hardships
resulting from illness and acct
dent" he~said. Il shall also COM
municate with the Congress with
respect to expanding our Social Sc.
curity system. and improving orr
program of education for our citi.
zens."
The President laid down 81 ma
jor factors in reconversion d
made recommendations, as fol-
lows:
1. Unemployment Compensation.
War workers will be displaced
during reconversion. The govern.