Evening star., 1946-06-27
Senator HurIs
1900 Words
Against 0PA
Moore Makes Attock
As DeodIine Nedrs;
O'DunieI Stands By
BY the Assoeioted Press

BY the Assoeioted Press
Senator Moore, Republican, of
Oklahoma today attacked price
control with 13,00O-w speech
as Senate clocks moved toward
the OPA expiration hour of Sun
day midnight.
He gained the Senate floor, armed
with a prepared address, at the
opening Of the second days debate
on compromise OPA extension
measure.
Senator Moore lashed out at the
CIO and the CIO Political Action
Committee as championing price
control to force economic collapse
and the overthrow of constitu-
tional government"
O'Daniel Stands BY.
In the istless, sparsely populated
Senate chamber, sat Senator
O'Daniel. Democrat, of Texas, ready
to take over In his announced plan
Of talking OPA to death.
Meanwhile, President Truman told
a news conference that he is trying
to persuade Chester Bowles to re-
main at his post OF stabiliza ton
director.
Mr.. Bowles' retirement as a result
OF restrictions on OPA powers in
the pending extension. legislation
has long been rumored.
The President said Mr.. Bowles
has been trying to quit ever since
he took office and that he, Mr..
Truman, had been successful so far
in keeping him on the job. Mr..
Bowles conferred with the President
yesterday but refused to discuss the
meeting with reporters.
Refuse Comment on OPA.
Mr.. Truman refused to discuss the
watered-down price extension bill
now before the Senate, other than
to say 1t was unfortunate that it
has been debated so long.
He said he would decide after the
measure reaches him whether to
make a radio address outlining his
position.
This was his reply when asked
whether he would speak to the
people in connection with signing or
vetoing of the bill.
AS = matter of practical legisla
ton, even a now-till- Sunday fil-
ibuster would cause no more than
a brief lapse in price control
regulations. A majority of the SEN
ate obviously is in a mood to ap-
prove the measure worked out by a
Joint Conference Committee. And
the extension bill would be effective
If passed few hours orsyen a few
days past the deadline.
Senator Is Optimistic.
Senator O'Daniel, a former -four
salesman who campaigned for Office
with a hill-billy band and a Pass
the Biscuits Pappy" theme song.
maintained an appearance of bright
optimism.
I'm going to talk as long as 1
have anything to say" he told re-
porters after the Senate recessed
last night.
I'm against this OPA and I want
to do away with it. l introduced a
resolution right after the shooting
was over to abolish it, but 1 guess
they must have stuck it under the
rug.
Calls OPA Unconstitutional.
If I can talk until Monday morn
ing, the American people will wake
up under an American form of gov
ernment, and I think that will be
refreshing. We've been under this
communistic form long enough.
"OPA is all unconstitutional, un-
American, communistic and unnec-
essary. It was foisted on us as a
wartime measure and I think the
war is over"
Senator O'Daniel said he didn't
except rent controls from his gen.
eral condemnation of the price
agency.
Before the overnight recess, SEN
ator Morse, Republican, of Oregon
told the Senate that "as a liberal"
he could not vote for the conference
committee extension bill. He called
1t more inflationary than no OPA
at all' and IAN exceedingly I'M
sound, unwise piece of legislation. :"
Murray Calls for Veto.
Although the measure extends
price control a full year, it cuts
deeply into the agency's powers, and
transfers final authority over the
price OF foodstuffs to the Secretary
Of Agriculture. A decontrol board
could override the Agriculture, Sec
retary or the price administrator
for failing to take ceilings of speci-
fic items.
C1O President Philip Murray has
urged President Truman to veto
the measure when it reaches his