The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-07
MORT o
APPOINTMENTS
FROM PAGE ONE

Snyder, a former St. Louis bank
er, has been one of the Presidents
closest advisers on economic. Ia.
Dor and other matters. His appoint
ment as Secretary of the Treasury
nov will give him a seat in the
cabinet.
Vinson, known as Judge" to his
lntlmates, was named Secretary
of the Treasury by Mr.. Truman
last July to succeed Henry Morgen-
than, Jr., now an open critic of the
chief executive. Vinson served IA
years in the House until President
Roosevelt appointed him to the
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia in 1898.
Subsequently he was reconversion
director.
Organization Task
The Presidents selection of q
man from outside the present court
to fill the post of the late Chief
Justice Harlan Fiske Stone an.
parently was dictated in part by
tensions which have been reported
among some of the eight associate
justices. 1t will be WILSON'S task
to try to bring the justices into
a more harmonious working rela-
tionship.
For a while the President was
reported planning to elevate one Of
the associate justices and appoint
another man, possibly a Republi.
can, to the resulting vacancy.
Justice Harold H. Burton now is
the only Republican on the bench.
Sullivan, now assistant Secretary
of the Navy for Air, will get the
post of undersecretary to which Mr..
Truman originally appointed Ed
win W. Pauley, California oil man.
The controversy over Pauley's
nomination, during which Harold
L. Ickes quit as Secretary of the
Interior, led to its withdrawal.
Mr.. Truman was asked whether
Sullivan is tabled to become Score
tary of the Navy eventually. He re.
piled that Secretary Forrestal, who
: Is known to want to step out, viii
remain as long as the President
I wants him to - and. he added
he wants Forrestal to stay.
The swift and important an.
nouncement Of the three appoint.
ments with which the President
= opened his conference was follow
: ed Immediately by a question from
a reporter who wanted to know
( about Mr.. Humans luncheon
Thursday with the president-elect
of Columbia. The incongruity drew
: a gale of laughter in which Mr.. Tru.
, man joined, and the rest Of the
session was a distinct anti-climax
, Mr.. Truman said he has not de.
; cided yet whether to sign or veto
the Case bill, designed to curl
strikes and impose further regula.
tons on unions. He is getting re.
, ports or it from various govern.
ment agencies and when they are
all in he will make up his mind.
,, He would not comment on the
OPA extension bill as drafted by
, the Senate Banking committee. He
! said he did not know what it con.
. tains, and would have to wait I'm
) til he finally receives the measure
from Congress.
Asked whether the government
will seize the strike-bound j. I
Case and disclaimers plants, he
said it would if necessary. But he
Expressed hope that the strike
could be settled and the necessary
farm machinery obtained without
seizure.
On the maritime strike situation
!, he said he had no further word.
But asked about his statement last
Friday that the government would
/. work the ships if the CLIO strike
i. materializes June Is, he said that
J still stands.
$ Plans Directive
Mr.. Truman disclosed that he
plans to issue a policy directive
: to both the Army and the Navy or
I the merger controversy, and that IL
D will be made public when it il
ready. He explained that when
the policy is officially laid down,
q he expects both services to abide
b by it. The Navy has been sharply
critical of ~unification proposals
q which the President favors.
me President also reported ne.
n EQUATIONS in progress with Britain
over the admission Of Jews tc
Palestine but gave no details,
"A reporter inquired whether
:, alexander Kirk has expressed a
u desire to resign as ambassador to
Il Italy and Mr.. Truman said he had
mot heard of it.
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