Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-12-29
President Due
From Missouri
Afternoon
Will See CIOLeuders
Today; Talks With
BorkIey Are Delayed
By Joseph A. Fox
Stor Sfoff Correspondent

KANSAS CITY, Dec. o.
President Truman took off from
Fairfax Field at 11:10 am. today
to fly back to Washington.
Although it had been windy and
showing here this morning,
there was no move to delay the
flight.
White House aides said MIR. Tru-
man wanted to keep a White House
appointment this afternoon with
Philip Murray. president of the Con-
gress of Industrial Organizations,
and other CLIO officials. The Pres
ident is due in Washington at pm.
At the same time, aides announced
postponement, probably until Fri
day, of scheduled conference with
Vice President-Elect Barley and
representative Rayburn, prospective
new Speaker of the House. They
were to talk at the White House
tomorrow, but Senator Barley will
not be in from Europe until late
tomorrow.
May Discuss Labor Program.
The conference with the CLIO
leaders is expected to touch on the
Administrations labor proposals to
be handled by the new Congress,
including steps to repeal the TAFT
Hartley Act.
Mrs. Truman and their daughter,
Margaret, drove to the airport to see
the President off. They are remain
ing at the home in Independence
with Mrs. Humans mother, Mrs.
David Wallace, who has not been
feeling well. Mrs. Truman and
Margaret are expected to return to
Washington some time next week.
Mr.. Truman carried Jonathan
Daniels book. THE Tarheels." to
read on the three-hour flight. Mr..
Daniels is editor of the Raleigh News
and Observer and was a special adj
wiser to the President in his CAM
paign.
Its a good book" Mr.. Truman
told reporters.
Will Plan Strategy.
Among those aboard the DC-e
Independence" was Carl Dickson.
who is slated to become assistant
chief of the Secret Service. Mr..
Dickson, now supervising agent at
Kansas City, is to be replaced in
that post by Howard Anderson.
now assistant supervisor of the
White House detail.
The conference with Senator
Barley and Representative Ray
burn will plan the strategy for
handling Mr.. Truman's legislative
program in the new session of Con.
gress and will discuss the subjects
the President will deal with in his
messages to Congress.
Stealing time out during his week.
long Christmas vacation here with
his family. the President already
has done good deal of work on his
State of the Union Message, to be
delivered on January S. He also
lids SGuQlCu 1CEOl 10 Ol1 tAIC CSO1IOA4l1O
situation from his Council of Eco
nornic Advisers while here.
Soon after arrival in Washington,
the President was expected to confer
with State Department officials over
the impact on foreign relations Of
his bristling ff-the-cuf speech on
the Russian situation here Monday.
Declines to Name Officials.
At that time, talking to a group
Of Kansas City businessmen, Mr..
Truman accused the Russians Of
breaking agreements made at Yalta
and Potsdam and creating strife in
the Near East and Asia Then he
made his disclosure about the wish
of certain Russian leaders for a
peaceful understanding with the
United States, which would end the
cold war.
Some officials close to the Chief
Executive believed he sought to
create suspicion in the Soviet ranks.
(See TRUMAN. Page A-4)