Evening star., 1952-12-31
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hover and his program in the
new Congress. Mr.. Javits, a men,
ber of the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee, said he was confident the
Congress would do its part in
"the job that has been given to
the new administration" by the
voters.
II can assure you that the gen.
eral has as devoted a following
in Congress as he has in the rest
of the country" Representative
JavitS said.
The President-elect had four
other appointments on schedule
for the last day Of the year. They
are with former Gov. Harold e.
Stassen of Minnesota, slated To
become head Of the Mutual Sc
curity Agency; Ogden Reid Of the
New York Herald Tribune; Fair
field Osborn. author, naturalist
and head Of the Conservation
Foundation; Roy Howard, presi-
dent and editor of the New York
World Telegram and Sun, and
Representative Rogers of Mas
saehusettS.
The Commodore headquarters
will be closed down for New Years
Day. The general is planning to
spend the day at home with his
family,
Meets With Senators.
The headquarters is still buzzing
with reaction to yesterdays de-
velopments which included q meet
ing with Gen. Eisenhower with TOP
Republican Senators, a short-lived
threat OF rebellion in the ranks
over one Of the President-elect's
prospective cabinet officers and q
late-atternoon furry Of new ap-
pointments.
So far as the meeting with the
Senators was concerned, the show
was dominated by Senator Taft
of Ohio. In the course Of a post
luncheon press conference Sem
ator Taft made It clear that the
Senators had come to the head
quarters to register q protest over
the way they have been ignored
in the appointments that Gen.
Eisenhower has made. He also
made it clear that the matter had
been Strengthened out to his sat
isfactiorl. -
From now on, he said, there
would be adequate consultation
with interested congressional lead
ers on the jobs handed out. And
he added:
II have every expectation that
we can work out q harmonious
Republican program between the
legislative and the executive
Of the Government"
Feelings Had Been Ruffied.
But If the honeymoon was still
on, 1t was obvious that some feel
ings had been ruffied badly in the
past weeks. Some Senators, Sen
|ator Taft said, thought they had
detected certain lack Of Cooper
alton from the fledgling White
House command. Senator Taft
was one of them. He boiled over
lat the appointment Of Martin p
|Durkin as Secretary Of Labor and
termed 1t Incredible"
Did he still think so?
eyes," snapped the Senator.
Would the practice Of adequate
consultation" with Congress have
headed off the appointment? II
might have, the Senator replied
and, on the other hand, it might
not.
The rest Of the 21a-hour session
repeatedly covered q wide range o.
Isubjects-all In the domestic field
They included such thorny mat.
ters as wage-price controls, TIN
question Of amending Senate rule'
to outlaw the filibuster. the Re.
publican spending program ant
farm policy.
What conclusions had beer
reached. If any. Senator Taft wa.
not prepared to say.
Young's Threat Subsidies.
The rebellion threat-which alst
hinged on the selections Of Gen
Eisenhower-came from another
member of the luncheon group
Senator Young Of North Dakota
He showed up before the confer.
ence with the announcement tina,
he. along with a lot Of farmers
was upset over the selection o.
Ezra Taft Benson to head up tn,
AcriclI1t,Ire nenartment Senatcj