Evening star., 1948-11-20
Truman Will Return
Tomorrow for Heavy
Conference Schedule
BY Joseph A. Fox
Stor SsoH Cosrsspondsnt

KEY WEST, Fla, Nov. 90
Well-rested and tanned by his
two weeks under the Florida sun,
President Truman will fly back
to Washington tomorrow for a
heavy schedule of conferences
highlighted by his meeting Mon
day with Secretary Of State Mar
shall and ECA Ambassador w.
Avereu Hartman.
The President planned another
swim and sunbath today to crowd
the maximum of relaxation into the
last hours Of his vacation. His
plane will leave Boca Chica Airport
at II am. tomorrow, arriving in
Washington at 8 pm.
Mr.. Truman let 1t be known
through one Of his closest associates
that business has nothing to fear
from his administration.
Representative Rayburn Of Texas,
who is expected to become House
Speaker again when the Democrats
take over control Of Congress in
January, outlined the administra-
tion's viewpoint after conferences
with the President just before his
departure last night for Dallas,
where he will address Democratic
victory dinner tonight.
Rayburn SCOTS at Fears.
Mr.. Rayburn came over to press
headquarters at the submarine sta
ton yesterday afternoon to be ques-
toned by newspapermen on fears
raised among some financial inter-
ests by the Democratic program for
expansion of New Deal measures.
This question precipitated his
statement on the Democratic hope
Of averting a possible depression:
What direction are We headed in?
You know a lot Of people-including
some in Wall Street-are upset about
the outcome of the election and
whether the President and Vice
President-elect Barkley and you will
lead us in the right direction"
Mr.. Rayburn relished the ques-
ton and an opportunity to answer 1t.
There are some people in the
United States who seem to enjoy
being scared he said.
with the buying power of this
country at its highest and the
people able to buy everything manu-
factured or grown, at reasonable
profit to the manufacturer or
grower, 1 don't see anything that
anybody has got to be scared about.
Nobody can say this country is
not prosperous and in . healthy
condition.
Doubts Major Depression.
IF q major recession or depres-
sion should come-which I do not
expect-it will not be justified by
our economic situation, but will be
man made"
Asked what he meant by q man
made depression, Mr.. Rayburn said
he referred to men who would
scare the country into it."
Mr.. Rayburn predicted that Mr..
Truman would cooperate effectively
with the Democratic leadership of
the new Congress and said he saw
no danger Of an. effective coalition
Of "reactionary Republicans and So
called reactionary Southern Demo-
Gratis"
Il think that practically all the
Democrats are very happy about
the Presidents election" He said,
"and 1t is my opinion that we will
not have anything approaching an
effective coalition between the Re-
publicans and the so-called reac.
tionary Southerners."
Meanwhile. Presidential Assistant
John r. Steelman was reported
working on legislation to return the
Labor Department to major cab
met status and give Secretary Tobin
top authority over abor-manage-
ment problems.
A close associate of Mr.. Steel
mans said that he was working
in close harmony with Mr.. Tobin.