The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-15
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 Speaking in Columbus, O., Taft said he was for removal of meat controls.
 But why didn't the President do 1t in June?" he asked. There would have been no OPA fight. Is this &C., ton for politics only?"
 Rep. James M. Curley, O., Mass.) said: "The Presidents action de- serves commendation. Now If he would remove OPA at the same time, 1t would be the greatest bless ing to befall America since the end of the war"
 Reuther Draws It in Nutshell
 Sen. Wallace H. White, Jr., (R., Me0: T thoroughly approve of lift ing price controls from meat"
 Waiter P. Reuther, president of the United Automobile Workers (C.IO):
 "Now, for the second time in a year, will miracle be wrought. Cows, which today do not exist, to- morrow will be born, reared, fat ted, marketed, and in 24 hours will be on the shelves of your butcher shop. This miracle will come about because the great meat trust has forced organized shortages into a political club"
 The President said decontrol of meat could not be isolated from other stabiliaztion controls because meat is so important part of hv- ing costs. He reminded that Price Administrator Paul Porter and Sec- retary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson had been removing con- trols on thousands of items.
 Action Begins Today
 'The action which will be taken today in freeing meat from con- trols," he continued, means that their programs of lifting controls will have to be accelerated under existing legal standards.
 T have directed all agencies of government to cooperate in speed- ing up these plans to an extent compatible with our economic security.
 This does not mean the end of controls now. Some items, like rent. VIII nave to be controlled for a long tune to come. Other items. consist Ing Of certain basic materials and otner commodities of which there IS now a grace shortage, will have to remain under control until pro- ouctlon of them has been greatly increased.
 "As we speed up the removal of price controls, the remvoal of wage controls will also have to be acceler- ated. In this way we shall move steadily-and as quickly as we safe y can-toward a free economy and 1ree collective bargaining.
 No one," MT. Truman said "is more anxious to get rid of these controls than I am"
 Charges that MT. Truman de- controlled meat for political pur- poses were inevitable. The order was In conflict with his most re- cent remarks on the subject. The Fresident consistently has con- demned the kind of law under which Congress compelled him to administer price control. But he aIso mas stood firmly against de- control.
 Less than three weeks aro m Sept. 26, MT. Truman read to his news conference a prediction that tne normal Autumn run of grass Ted cattle should begin to appear with a consequent improvement of the meat supply. He held then that livestock ceilings were fair and equitable.
 An increase in prices" he told ms september news conference, "or the abandonment of price control on meat now would, in the long run, add to rather than solve our difficulties"
 Congressional Forces to Blame
 Last night the President said bit- ter!y that he had been forced by selfish interests" in the livestock industry and by a reckless group' III Congress to decontrol meat. He said he honestly and sincerely had tried to administer "this feeble" price control law.
 "An the government agencies have made same vigorous effort" he continued. Prom the outset. however, the very forces responsi- ble for the weakening of the law in the Congress have demanded the lifting of even the inadequate con- trols which Congress had enacted Besides, many members of Con- gress and many candidates have pledged themselves to vote for the removal of price controls as soon as the new Congress meets" He said many business men thus mad been encouraged to hoard products, gambling on abandonment of price control and the chance for higher prices.
 'The American people" he said, Twill not condone the conduct of those who. in order further to fatten their profits, are endanger- ing the health of our people by holding back vital foods. The real blame lies at the door of the reck- less group of selfish men, who in the hope of gaining political ad- vantage, have encouraged sellers to gamble on the destruction of price control.
 Dollar Sign Their Label
 This group, today as in the past, Is thinking in terms of millions of dollars instead of millions of peo-