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which to buy food and fuel to aver
economic catastrophe this winter.
Gen. Marshall and other Stat,
Department officials have mad,
clear that they believe the Unites
States must provide some form O.
stop-gap emergency aid before tn,
end OF the year, indicating that +,
special session of Congress may b.
necessary to start action befor,
Congress is scheduled to come bacl
in January. Gen. Marshall has re.
fused to say definitely, however
whether he would recommend
calling of a special session, telline
his last news conference on Sep.
tember 10 that he had not made ur
his mind.
The series Of conferences in and
out OF the White House today was
believed aimed at reviewing thu
whole problem in an effort to reach
united cabinet position on the
question of a special session as well
as other measures. that might be
undertaken.
John r. Steelman, top White
House adviser on economic prob.
lens generally, arranged to be with
Secretaries Marshall, Anderson ano
Hartman at their pm. conference
with Mr.. Truman. The White House
said this was scheduled as a brie1
preliminary to meeting later this
afternoon between the cabinet Food
Committee and Mr.. Steelman.
Uncertain on Report.
Eben Ayers, assistant White House
press secretary, told reporters he
did not know whether any report
would be issued after the final
meeting.
Mr.. Ayers refused any comments
on reports that Clark Clifford, spe-
cial counsel to the President, had
recommended that Congress be
called into special session Novem-
ber /.
Mr.. Truman has said several times
in past months, the last time while
on the way back from Brazil a
few days ago, that he did not be-
lieve special session would be
necessary, but that he was pre-
pared to call it if developments
should make it necessary.
AS the President and Secretary
of State searched for the right an
swers to these questions. other in
ternational problems competed for
a share of their attention:
The United Nations General AS
sembly session in New York and
the spectacular airing there OF
Soviet-American differences; condi-
tions in China, Korea, Italy, France
Britain, Trieste, Greece and else
where. Some of these have changed
materially since Mr.. Truman and
Gen. Marshall last met in August.
Marshall Wants Quick Action.
Gen. Marshall wants more food
for Europe fast, and more coal
Secretary Anderson favors trimming
down American food exports. He
says a reduction would help combat
high domestic prices by easing the
demand on the food supply
Secretary Anderson and many
others inside and outside the gov
ernment have called for voluntary
campaigns to eat less at home, both
to counter high prices and to make
more food available for shipment
overseas.
The latest plea came from forme,
President Hoover who told a Mad
ison Square Garden meeting in New
York last night that Americans
should adopt some form of volun-
tary rationing to help tide the world
over grim food year."
There is little argument that the
high cost Of living in this country il
interlocked with aid to Europe
Stressing that point, Senator Fer.
guson, Republican, OF Michigan tolc
a reporter the price situation al
home inevitably is going to gel
worse until the problem of eco
nomic help to Europe is solved.
"All this speculation about how
much help Europe will need can only
have the effect Of forcing prices up
still further" Senator Ferguson said
That speculation is going to con-
tinue for the next couple of months
or longer, despite any preliminary
announcement Of the amount Of aid
required"
The Michigan lawmaker said he
favors a congressional session as
soon as AL the cards are on the