Evening star., 1950-12-12
Talk by Truman
On Emergency
Due This Week
Expected to Outline
Home-Front Moves
To Meet Situation
By joseph A. Fox

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President Truman will take to
the radio and television channels
later this week to give the Ameri-
can people briefing on the world
situation and the home-front
moves necessary to meet it.
With a bipartisan conference
with congressional leaders sched-
uled for 10 am. tomorrow, the
Presidents speech is expected to
deal with a proclamation of ma
tional emergency as a prelude to
other steps which will put the Ma
ton on a wartime basis.
The fact that a speech is
planned was disclosed by White
House sources this afternoon.
When it will be is still indefinite.
The Associated Press, crediting
White House informants, said it
will be Friday or Saturday night.
AS prelude to tomorrow's meet
ing Chairman George of the Senate
Finance Committee predicted that
wage and price curbs would be
applied by January at latest.
Senator johnson, Democrat, of
Texas, chairman of a Senate
Armed Services preparedness sub
committee, said the time already
had arrived for such controls-a
view echoed by many of his as
sociates.
Radio Talk Expected.
And from the White House came
word that there is a large school
Iof thought in the administration
which believes such a step is in
evitable.
The President spent most of
yesterday in conferences, but no
decisions were announced.
There were these related de-
ivelopments:
Chairman Maybank of the SEN
ate Banking Committee said in a
Charleston IS. c. speech last
night that the Commerce Depart
ment probably will slap stringent
controls on essential defense ma
terials shortly. He said this may
mean restrictions early next year
on what manufacturers can make
with materials allotted them.
More Funds to Be Asked.
One new regulation which will
nave this effect was issued by the
National Production Authority
yesterday. NPA ordered a % per
cent cut in the use of natural
rubber in automobile tires in the
hrst two months of next year, as
compared with November quotas,
The order will mean fewer new
tires and more recapS.
The Senate Appropriations Com.
mlttee was told by Deputy Secre-
tary of Defense Robert M. Lovett
that more military funds than the
Sl8 billion contained in a pending
bill will be sought from Congress
for use in the fiscal year ending
June 80. These would be in addi-
ton to funds asked of the new
Congress for the year beginning
July /.
The President had on his desk
AS requeSted-a congressionally-
approved bill to extend the pres
ent rent control law until March
81. The House gave it's final
approval yesterday.
Tobin Calls Conference.
Secretary of Labor Tobin called
a new 12-man labor -management-
agriculture conference to cope
with fast-developing manpower
problems of the war and defense
program. Mr.. Tobin, as the Tru-
man cabinets chief mobilizer of
manpoWer would be concerned in
any national emergency declara-
ton which involved suspension of
the eight-hour day in defense
plants.
Senate Majority Leader Lucas
told reporters tomorrow's White
House conference will be the sort
of real consultation on issues
which the Republicans have been
demanding.
The Republican leaders-includ-
ing Chairman Taft of the Re-
publican Policy Committee, Floor
Leader Wherry and House Minor
ity Leader Martin-will have a
chance to make their views known
before decision is reached, Sena-
tor Lucas said.
Want to Hear Truman,
Senator Taft and Senator
Wherry both said they want to
hear Mr.. Truman outline the Sit
(See EMERGENCY, Page A-6.)