Evening star., 1950-05-08
Truman, 66 Today,
Plugs Fair Deal as
He Moves Westward
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AcAC LAuCc LlOIlLIlS are gong 10
determine what kind of a world
we are going to live in," he said,
And whether there is going to be
. third world war.
Says Russia Is Reneging.
If we renege on our Allies as
We did after the First World War,
the President added, "a third
world war is inevitable"
And with slap at the Soviet
Union, he said they were reneg-
ing now as this country did in
1920.
The President picked up the
Arst Of five birthday cakes here.
He is s6 today.
Facing a 13-hour schedule of
eight train-side speeches in Illi-
nois,. Iowa and Nebraska, as he
transformed toward the Pacific
Northwest. the President found
the faithful in Illinois and Iowa,
who gave him their votes in the
1945 upset, up early.
The Bakers Union was doing
the honors here and at Ottumwa,
Iowa.
Nebraska. which went for Gov.
Dewey of New York two years ago,
was offering nothing in the cake
line according to advance infor-
nation.
The President scheduled his
enly prepared talk of the day in
that State when his 13-car special
makes q 40-minute stop at Lin
coin. at sos (CST), this after
noon.
The President is on his first
visit to Nebraska since that other
mon political" trip Of June, 194S,
when the Democratic party in the
State was split; anti-Truman
sentiment was rampant, and a
major speech on farm policy at
Omaha drew a Scant 1000 people
in the Ak-Sar-Ben Auditorium
Whlcn seated lU,OUU.
To Deal With Farm Plan.
The speech at Lincoln this eve
ming also will deal with farm leg
islation. The emphasis that the
President for months has been
putting on the Brannan Plan
makes it foregone conclusion
that he'll make one more effort
to stir up interest in that pro-
gram and correspondingly turn
the heat on Congress to do some
thing about it.
AS the President opened the
speaking drive which will take
him as far West as Grand Coulee
Dam, in Southeastern Washington
State, for a dedicatory ceremony
Thursday, speculation was center
ing about. the manner in which
he would deal with Congress. The
present trip is being described as
non-political." This same polite
fiction was employed two years
ago when the Republicans con-
trolled both Senate and House.
At that time the President used
his famous "Give 'em hell' tech
nique from flag fall to wire.
Iowa Could Be Proving, Ground.
Iowa could be the proving
ground because Senator Hicken-
looper, Republican, who made life
miserable for the administration
when David Lilienthal headed the
Atomic Energy Commission, is up
for reelection and the Demo-
Gratis hope to get his scalp.
Leaving Washington at pm
yesterday over the Baltimore g.
Ohio Railroad, the presidential
train made it's first stop at Cum
berland, Md. at 7 o'clock to
change crews and undergo inspec-
ton.
Mayor David Lawrence of Pitts
burgh, Democratic national COM
mitteeman from Pennsylvania.
had proposed a rally when the
President arrived there later in
the evening. but the White House
waved him off, explaining the
Presidents Sunday politics ban.
Truman Talks With Lawrence.
But Mr.. Truman did get some
reassuring word on, the state of
Democratic politics in Pennsyl-
vania.
He got it from Mayor Lawrence
and Allegheny County Commis-
sioner John j. Kane. an early Tru-
man supporter.
The presidential special was
about to pull out after a five
minute stop when Mr.. Truman
stepped off the platform and
called to Mr.. Lawrence who had
started back toward the station.
"How's Frank Meyers doing?"
the President asked, referring to
the Pennsylvania Senator who is
up for reelection.
Fine" said Mayor Lawrence.
1.-The Republicans are telling tales
about each other"