Evening star., 1952-11-20
Truman
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lines say. He quipped that that
is what the reporters do.
Mr.. Truman was asked if he
would see Gen. Eisenhower again
before the Inauguration and he
said if the general wanted to see
him he would.
The President also told queS-
toner that he would see Gov. Ste
vension if he wanted to come to
Washington, and he added that
he had heard something to the
effect that the Illinois Governor
would be here around December l..
AS this was the first news con-
ference since the election, Mr.
Truman was asked if he would say
what he thought were the major
factors in the Republican victory
/ Smiling. he said not yet-but he
may have something to say in
about six months.
When reporter inquired if the
President regards Gov. Stevenson
the titular of the party until the
next election. Mr.. Truman told the
questioner to go and read his tele-
gram.
He had reference to a message
he sent to the Governor after the
election praising his campaign and
referring to him as the leader of
the Democratic Party.
Asked II he would suggest that
the Governor get new chairman
of the Democratic Party to sue
ceed Stephan A. Mitchell, Mr..
Truman SAID he wouldn't tell him
anything but that he would CO.
opera5e with him in reorganizing
the Democl attic Party.
/ Will Disclose Plans Jan. FL.
The President told another
questioner that it was much too
early to discuss his own future
plans ano it was then that he
said that ne would announce his
! intentions on January 81. !
For a moment then the ques-
tioning turned on politics and the
President remarked that he was
going to be a Democrat all his
life and he thought he was going |
to have some influence in the
party.
When the President, continuing,
said ne was not going to do
darn thing when he got out of
office out sit down and rest. re-
porters laughed and recalled that
on an earlier occasion he had said
when he left the White House he
would do what he damned pleased.
Wants Orderly Transition.
Discussing the steps being taken
for transfer of the control of the
Government from Democrats to
Republicans, Mr.. Truman said
that it was intended to have an
orderly transition of authority for
the first time in history. He
would not go into detail, however.
Getting into the discussion of
his budget for the next fiscal year,
the President said that it will be
good and tight, just as all his
budgets have been.
Every year, he continued, oppo-
nents fight it on Capitol Hill in
an attempt to make reductions,
but they are never able to do much
with it. .-
Told that Senator Taft of Ohio,
who has been comforting with Gen.
Eisenhower, expected the budget
to be less than that for the cur
rent year, which runs amound $81
billion, Mr.. Truman said that Sem
ator Taft doesn't know anything
about the budget and that he will
not until it is made public and the
President holds his annual budget
seminar with reporters to ex-
plain it.
Senator Taft said in New York
yesterday that the Republicans
would aim at a balanced, budget
this year and tax reduction on
the spring of 1854 which would be
effective in the fiscal year of 1855.
Asked what he thought of that
timetable, the President chuckled
and said Senator Taft better wait
until he sees the budget. 4
Still Police Action.
When American troops were
sent into Korea in June, 1851,
to stop the invasion of the Com
munists from the north, the Presi-
dent described it as police action.
He was asked if he still regarded
| it as such. He responded that it
was a police action to stop aggres-
! sion.
His questioner, pressing, said
this description had been chal-
lenged and Mr.. Truman said he
didn't care if it had. he'd let
history decide that.
The President said he'd do the
same thing again send troops to
Korea-if conditions were the
same.
It still is police action, he
said, and he referred to the criti-
cism of that term as politically in
spired. \
Told that Representative Taber,
Republican. of New York. had ex-
pressed concern lest important
Government files be destroyed by
outgoing officials and asked what
his feelings were. Mr.. Truman said
that he was not worried and that
neither was John Taber.
For the information of the con-
gresham. he continued. files may
be destroyed when they are five
years old if the President so de-
cides.