Evening star., 1947-10-28
Grain Saving Pledges
From Industry Reach
35% Of Truman Goal
BY the Assoefotsd Press

The Citizens Food Committee
today estimated that it is IS per
cent along the way toward
President Truman's goal of saw
ing 100,000,000 bushels of grain
for the relief Of winter distress
in Europe.
Industry pledges will account for
some 35,0O0,O0O bushels in the next
80 days, a committee official said
but most of the rest must come from
public self-denial and in farm saw
lngs of grain fed to livestock.
IN the hope of tapping another
industry source, Committee Chair
man Luckman will meet shortly with
meat packing representatives, the
official disclosed.
COP Drafts Price Program
Meantime, the White House and
legislators of both parties made
plans for the November II special
session OF Congress which Mr.. Tru-
man hopes will furnish about
81 900 100000 to get the grain and
other products overseas while set
ting up controls against imitation at
home.
Senator Taft of Ohio, candidate
for the Republican presidential
nomination, summoned the SEN
Iate's Republican Policy Committee
into q poootiY,o fbrao dave ooool oF
the special session. Republicans
have undertaken to write a price
program of their own, to match
anything that Mr.. Truman sends to
Capitol Hill.
One high White House adviser said
last night that a proposal for price
control at the level of the producer
but not the consumers getting
serious considerati ton" within the
Government and among Congress
members.
This official, who refused to allow
the use of his name, indicated such
price proposals would embrace only
a limited number of basic foods and
commodities in world wide short
supply and could by no means be
compared with the OPA style price
ceilings which expired last fall.
Taft Sees Month long Session.
Senator Taft told reporters in
Boston yesterday he believes the
special session can wind up by De-
cember 19 and in that time can COM
plete action not only on prices and
foreign emergency aid but possibly
on the Marshall plan for long
range reconstruction of Europe.
Senator Taft predicted the Presi-
dent will place the entire Marshall
plan before Congress during the ses-
sion, as we'll as an anti-inhaJion
program and emergency proposals
for European aid this winter.
Mr. Truman started work today
on the message he will present to
Congress. Press Secretary Charles
G. Ross said he would confer with
members of his staff during the
day on his proposals.
Mr.. Ross said it had not been
decided whether the President would
deliver the message in person.
Senator Lucas, of Illinois, Demo-
cratic Senate whip, called on the
President today and later told re-
porters that he wanted to commend
Senator Taft for his cooperative
attitude toward the special session
Lucas Favors Session,
Senator Lucas said he favored the
extra session. although he had
doubted the advisability of 1t at first
because of the rule of unlimited de-
bate in the Senate and his fear that
''extraneous issues" might be intro
duced.
Now, he said, he is Confident
Congress will respect the wishes" of
the President and confine attention
to the two matters for which the
call was issued.
Asked If he thought there would
be an effort from Republican quar-
ters to introduce tax legislation.
Senator Lucas said he didn't know
but "it would seem to me to be COM
pletely out of order for any tax bill
to be introduced at the special ses-
sion"
There was speculation, in view Of
the Food Committees approaching
meeting with the meat industry,
whether Chairman Luckman might
ask the packers to refuse hogs and
beef cattle fattened to the quality Of
choice"
The Agriculture Departments live
stock specialists estimate that some
so, 900 900 bushels of grain are used