Evening star., 1951-10-01
Governors Farley
Hears Lausche Hit
Official Corruption
Marshall Voices Plea
For Universal Training,
Explains Reserve Policy
By Gould Lincoln
Sior StoH Correspondent.

GATLINBURG. Tenn. Oct. L.
Gov. Lausche Of Ohio, Democrat,
chairman of the Governors Con-
ference holding its 43d annual
meeting here today, in an opening
address swung hard at immortality
and corruption in Government.
IF you inform the citizens of
the country what is happening in
Government" he said, Their in
telligence and integrity will send
them to the polls to make certain
there is decency in Government.
LET those who want the sup
posed JOY of spending also have
the bitter responsibility of taxing.
The citizen back home-if he sees
and knows what is being done
will positively assert himself to
procure efficiency. economy and
decency in Government. We
should and must give him that
opportunity"
Marshall Speaks.
Following round-table discus
sion of the military and civilian
emergency problems confronting
the country, the conference heard
from Gen Marshall, former Sec
retary of State and Secretary Of
Defense, and from Charles E. Will
son, mobilization administrator,
and t1illard F. Caldwell, Federal
civil defense administrator.
Gen Marshall warned the Gov
ernors that if Congress orders
Reserve officers home from Korea
after years service, it will have
devastating effects. He said it
would tie up ships and planes and
strike at the rotation system now
in operation.
He said that it was virtually
impossible to bring Navy and Air
Force officers back home under
II months because trained men
must be available to relieve them.
The Defense Department, he
added. had fought off successfully
the threatened restriction in Con-
gress. but that now the years
service restriction may be tackled
on the pending $50 billion bill
for defense.
Calls for Universal Training.
Gen. Marshall also made a plea
to the Governors to back the drive
For a universal military training
and service system and for the
expansion OF women's units in all
branches of the service.
Gen. Marshall paid tribute to
the caliber of the United Nations
forces in Korea, declaring them
the best we've ever had"
Mobilization Administrator Will
son discussed the problem of pro-
viding $3.50 billion work of pro-
duction for the defense program
in three years without upsetting
the national economy. Tremend-
Gus strides. he said. have already
been made in production of steel,
and other needed
materials.
Wilson Urges Controls.
Mr.. Wilson said that price and
wage controls were vital if there
was to be no major imitation.
my friend Tom Dewey mayl
comment I am hypocritical in this
statement" Mr.. Wilson said. HE
mas heard me attack controls
many times. I still hate them. |
But in this situation they are
Mr.. Wilson said much progress
had been made since January in
controlling prices, and that in
June and July they had been sta
,ilized horizontally. and some
'rices had even gone down.
Civilian Defense Administrator
caldwell protested bitterly be-
ause Congress has not appropri-
ted the funds necessary for a
cal program, including defense
helters. He said he hoped that
ne Senate Appropriations Com
nittee would be more understand
ng Of the program than was the
louise.
I'VE have made some progress,
aid Mr.. Caldwell. "We have a
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