Evening star., 1952-09-25
Truman Urges
Law 10 Reveal
Outside Incomes
Renews PIeu for Plan
For Yearly Accounting
By Federal Officials
By yoseph A. Fox

today for legisla' on to require
Government e. es. including
members of &C IS and the ju-
dietary, to fl ..nual reports on
any outside income.
His plan would reach top per-
sonnel getting $4,000 or more an
nual salary, Anc workers in the
lower brackets with outside income
amounting to $1,cc0 or more.
The President first advanced the
proposal in a message to Congress
just a year ago. He told a news
conference today that the issue
was important then and it is more
important now.
The President renewed his rec
|ommendation for this accounting
during a colloquy on the Nixon
case. But he would not comment
on the disclosure that Senator
Nixon of California, the Republic
can vice presidential nominee, had
been receiving money from friends
to underwrite his Senate expenses.
Nor would the President say
anything about the disclosure also
that Gov. Stevenson, the Demo-
cratic standard bearer. had been
using privately obtained funds to
supplement the salaries of some
Illinois State employees.
Congress Failed to Aid.
The Presidents original de-
mand for an income accounting
was sent to Congress during the
furor over the inf1uence-in-Gov-
ernment charges that reached
even into the White House.
Congress did nothing on the
matter.
The Presidents proposal speci-
fled primarily that legislation be
enacted to require "all full-time
civilian presidential appointees,
including members of the Federal
bench; all elected officers of the
Federal Government, Including
members Of the Congress, and all
other top officials and employees
Of the three branches Of tho
Government-say those receiving
salaries Of $4,000 or more plus
flag and general officers Of the
armed services-to file annually a
statement Of their total income,
including amounts over and
above their Government salaries
and the sources of this outside
income"
Mr.. Truman said further that
consideration should be given to
requiring other Government en-
ployes to file such a public state
ment If their outside income ex-
ceeded, perhaps, $1,000 a year.
He specified that gifts and loans.
which are not ordinarily counted
as income, should be included in
this accounting, and that penal
ties should be provided akin to
those for violating income tax law.
Stands Behind Message.
When the President recalled this
message to Congress at his news
conference, a reporter wanted to
know if he stood behind it. He
replied that he stood behind every
message that he had sent to Con-
gress.
The colloquy was touched OF
when the President was asked II
he agreed with Gen. Eisenhower's
statement last night that his run
ming mate had been completely
vindicated. Mr.. Truman said he
would not comment.
Asked then if he proposed to
comment on the Nixon case dur
ing his visit to California in Octo,
ber, the President said to wait and
see. He added that he did not
want to tip off his speaking plans
because it would not leave report
ers any room for speculation and
would lessen their interest in the
campaign trip.
Next the President was asked
if he didn't think that the public
had an interest in knowing the
details Of the Stevenson funds and
the President said he wouldn't
comment on that either.
A reporter half jokingly asked
Mr.. Truman if he had such a sup
Elementary fund when he was In
the Senate. The President laugh
ingly responded that he did not,
adding that Mrs. Truman was
serving as his secretary, and help.
ing him pay the board.
His position, he said, was Just
the same as that of Senator
Sparkman, the Democratic vice
presidential candidate, whose wife
is his office aide