Evening star., 1952-02-14
Conflicting Reports on Trumon's PoIitiec
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he was ready, but emphasized once
more that the time had not come
yet for him to speak.
Repeating that he felt that
particular subject had been ex-
hausted. he asked reporters to
turn to some subject in which the
public is interested.
He said that he was not trying
to spread confusion about his in-
tentions and that whenever he
was ready with an announcement
1T would be made directly to re-
porters and not to some third
person.
Asked About Quotation.
This obviously was q direct slap
lat statements made by recent
White House visitors, who have
added to the confusion over the
Presidents plans with conflicting
statements.
The political colloquy was
touched of when the President
was asked II he was correctly quoted
by BENJAMIN q. Browdy, New
York Zionist leader and indus
|trialist, who told reporters yester-
|day that he had just been advised
by Mr.. Truman that he would
make a statement of his intentions
within the next 10 or Is days.
MIR. Truman. in a departure
from custom, permitted this direct
response, and a later amplifica-
ton:
"Well. you know. everybody is
entitled to have his say when he
comes out Of the Presidents Office,
Ibut I want to tell you fellows that
whenever I get ready to make an
announcement I will make it to
you. it won't be through a third
tperson.
Tried to Answer Questions.
IT want to say to you that ]
know you are very much inter-
lested in this situation. ! am in
|terested. too. but we don't want
to make this thing ridiculous. ]
have carefully and conscientiously
tried to answer all your questions.
II always try to do that. But it
seems to me that 1t is about time
now for you to wait until I get
ready to make the necessary an
nouncement and then you will
have all the information.
II don't want to confuse you.
I have told you that it is a diff
cult decision for me to make and
that as soon as 1t is time for
1.-THE announcement to be made,
you will have the information
promptly. So let's go to some
other subject that the country is
interested in and discuss that,
because ! have said all to you that
I'm going to say on this subject
and I am being kindly to you and
friendly to you.
"It is not in any spirit of not
wanting to cooperate with you.
But I am not ready to make the
announcement. And when I get
ready. you shall have It,"
SABBATH Statement Cited.
The second part Of the Presi-
dents quoted remarks followed a
question as to whether he would
run If he thought peace would be
helped and he said, too, that he
would answer that question when
the time comes.
Representative SABBATH, Demo-
crat. Of Illinois. told reporters
Tuesday that the President had
evinced a willingness to seek re-
election if he thought it would
speed the peace.
Mr.. Truman said q long time
ago that he has made up his mind
about his political future and that
he would announce it when he was
ready.
The President also declined to
SAY II he had encouraged w.
Stuart Symington. retiring head
LOT the RFC, to run for the Senate
IN Missouri against Senator KEN,
Republican.
Mr.. Symington talked over the
Senate race with the President
earlier this week, but was nom
lcommital on the conversation
other than to say he felt more
like making the race than he had
previously.
The President said he would
answer the Symington question
when the time comes.
He also refused to discuss adj
ministration attacks by Senator
Taft. Republican. Of Ohio saying
that the Ohioan Is not even a
candidate for the presidency vet,
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