Evening star., 1948-07-19
Truman toSpeed
Cost Bill
To Extra Session
Concrete Measure
Will Be Presented
Monday or Tuesday
By the ks,eciuted Press

President Truman will hand
the extra session next Monday
an administration bill to deal
with rising living costs.
Presidential Secretary Charles g.
Ross said the President is at work
on a measure embracing virtually
all of the 10-point Anti-inf1ation
program he recommended to Con-
gress last November.
There will be a concrete bill on
high prices" Mr.. Ross told re-
porters.
He said he does not know
whether it will be submitted stimuli
with the Presidents
special message as Congress recon-
venes on the Presidents call. or
whether it will follow that message.
The President, he said, has not
decided whether to deliver his mes
sage in person, and the date for its
submission will be worked out in
consultation with the Republican
leadership of the two Houses. Un-
'ler the circumstances, Mr.. Ross
said, he does not know whether the
message will go up Monday or Tues
day.
Many Foreign Policy Queries.
He said that he is unable to say
at the moment" whether the Presi-
dent will include any foreign affairs
recommendations in his message.
He conceded that there have been
many queries along this line in view
of what one reporter described as
the increasing gravity of the situa-
tion In Berlin.
Mr.. Ross said that the President
conferred for an hour and half
yesterday with Senator Barkley,
of Kentucky, his running
mate on the Democratic ticket.
After the conference, which dealt
with the special session and plans
for the presidential campaign, Sem
ator Barkley left for his home In
Paducah, KY.
Hostility Increases.
The Presidents message and bill
to combat imitation will go before a
Congress containing new elements
of hostility which grew out of the
party convention fights. Southern
Democrats as well as Republicans
chose him today as target for hot
criticism.
President Truman received from
Senator O'Mahoney. Democrat, of
Wyoming. today proposal to re-
quire a cooling off period" before
the prices on raw basic commodities
could be increased. The price in
cleases would be examined and a
public hearing held.
Sen, O'Mahoney said he would in
troduee such legislation, and that 1t
would not conflict with standby
price controls" which Mr.. Truman
previously has supported.
Mr.. Ross said Mr.. Truman is CIV
ing great deal of thought and
study to his message for the session
which he called as he challenged
the Republicans to carry out the
COP. platform.
Planning on Message.
Mr.. Ross made it clear that Mr..
Truman Is planning one inclusive
message" embracing recommended
tlons for price control, housing, civil
rights, Federal aid to education and
other topics he cited as neglected
IN his acceptance speech to the
Democratic National Convention. It
might even include others, he added.
AT the same time Mr.. Ross as
serted, this doesn't foreclose the
possibility of later messages on in
dividual topics covered in the over
all message.
The Presidents major concern
Mr.. Ross said. is to pass price con-
troll and the Taft -Ellender- Wagner
long range housing bill.
As for the price bill Mr.. Ross as
serted
The l0-point program is still
good, although 1t is being examined
in the light of developments which
have occurred since 1t was first
submitted"
Some May Not Be Needed.
He said that it is possible that
some Of the points, such as one
dealing with the conservation Of
grain, may not be needed at this
time. He had no comment on the
possibility of specific recommended
tions dealing with bank lending.
Among the 10 points covered in
the anti-inf1ation message Mr.. Tru-
man sent to Congress last Novem-
Der were proposed authority to i'm
pose rationing and price and wage
If necessary.
Mr.. Ross would not comment on
whether the Presidents proposed
bill would reimpose wartime price
controls directly. He said the Presi-
dent has not made up his mind on
the exact terms of the bill
Mr.. Ross said that the Taft
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