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Hill, and his Dexter audience is
likely to hear some of the same. In
addition, the administration has
been rapptng at the failuTesof tGon-
gress to provide sufficient storage
facilities for surplus crops, and this
angle, too, is likely to get a workout
In addition to the Dexter speech,
the President has several back plat
form talks on his days schedule
Late today, after driving 40 miles
from Dexter to Des Moines, the
President will pick up his train and
60 to his home in independence, to
remain until tomorrow night.
The President had intended to re-
lease statement deploring the
assassination of Count Folke Berna-
dotte when his train reached Crest
tine, Ohio, late last night, but there
was a cheering crowd OF about A.
600 on hand with band to greet
him, so he made little talk. tell
ing of the tragedy by insisting that
my faith remains unshaken that
we shall achieve a peaceful settle
ment of the problem of the Middle
East"
The crowd presumably had turned
out to hear atpolitical talk, but the
Presidents only political reference
was his expression of hope for VIC
torv for Andrew T. Durbin, Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress in the
9Th Ohio District, who introduced
him as the President of the United
States and then next President OF
the United States"
Speaks at Pittsburgh.
On the way from Washington
where his 17-car special train pulled
away at 1l:06 am. yesterday. the
President did some handshakln2
when the train made service stops
and early last night, in Pittsburgh
he left his own train and made E
brief talk from the rear platform
of the Freedom Train, which yes
terday ended its first year on the
road after visiting more than 3Ot
towns, where approximately 2,70o.-
600 persons have seen the historic
American documents it has on ex-
hibition.
Addressing the limited crowc
which authorities were permitting
to come inside the railroad station
gates so the line would move through
The train in orderly fashion, the
President urged that all who coulc
do so see the train and get an edu-
cation in the history OF the Unlteo
States" Thousands waiting outside
were unable to hear him.
we have a system in which we
believe the Government is for the
benefit of the individual,' he said
There are other systems which
make the individual subject to the
whims of the Government. We've
been fighting for that ever since
ll776 for the welfare and the benefit
of the individual"
Hopes for World Peace.
The President closed the little
homily with his oft-repeated hope
for peace in the world and justice
to every individual in every nation
of the world"
That's what we fought two world
wars for" he said.
It was a dramatic coincidence
that while the President spoke. sew
eral flag-draped caskets were being
lifted from a baggage car. on ar
adjoining track, as some of Penn
syivania's war dead came home. II
was doubtful if the President wa:
aware of this.
| When the presidential trair
reached Englewood, ILL.,. a suburb
of Chicago, at 4 am. washington
time. Col. Jacob M. Arvey, heao
of the Cook County Democratic
organiza ton who had fought Mr.
Truman's nomination in Philadel'
phia. came aboard with a number
of other county leaders to exchange