Evening star., 1952-11-28
Resist
Attacks, Chiefs
Tell Eisenhower
Leaders Visit General;
Action Expected on z
Cabinet Posts Today
By Robert K. Walsh
S1oY Stoff Tapra.nand.nA

4NC" AO1I1A, NOV. Ao.-N4O
leaders served notice on President
elect Eisenhower here today that
they will react vigorously to any
effort to cut living standards, to
attack labor, or to obstruct prog
ress towards worthy goals for our
American democracy"
After an hour-long conference
with the President-elect, the CIO
officials said they congratulated
him on his election and pledged
their support. They also disclosed
that they offered no specific sug-
gestions as to the pending ap-
Ipointment of a new Secretary of
Labor. 4
I'VE did, however, emphasize
that the Secretary of Labor should
be a person who is devoted to the
STRENGTHENING of the Department
of Labor and to the interests
of democratic, American trade
UNIONS, Cney stated.
Gen. Eisenhower's Headquarters
indicated that a Secretary of
Labor and possibly a Secretary of
Commerce might be designated
late today.
Late yesterday, Gen. Eisen-
hoWer's headquarters announced
two more appointments. Mai. Gen.
Wilton B. Persons, retired, will
serve as Special Assistant to the
IPresident-a new Office. James c.
Hagerty, who served as press chief
to Gov. Dewey and handled the
publicity end of the generals
campaign, was named White
House press secretary.
Previous Appointments.
In addition to the new appoint
ments. Gen. Eisenhower has
named the following people to
posts in his administration:
John Foster Dulles, New York
international lawyer, Secretary of
State.
Charles E. Wilson of Detroit,
president of General Motors. Sec
retary of Defense.
Herbert Brownell, jr., New York
lawyer, Attorney General.
George M. Humphrey, Cleveland
industrialist, Secretary Of the
Treasury.
Ezra Taft Benson, farm mar
keting expert from Salt Lake City,
Secretary of Agriculture.
Arthur E. Summerfleld, Flint,
Mich, auto dealer. Postmaster
General.
Gov. Douglas Mckay Of Oregon
Secretary of the Interior.
Former Gov. Harold Stassen OF
Minnesota, director of the Mutual
Security Agency.
Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby of
Houston, Texas, wartime head of
the WACS, director of the Federal
Security Agency.
Gov. Sherman T. Adams of New
Hampshire, Assistant to the
President.
Mrs. Ivy B. Priest, Republican
national committeewoman from
Bountiful. Utah, Treasurer of the
United States.
William P. Rogers. Washington
attorney, Deputy Attorney Cen
eral.
Arthur H. Vanderberg, jr., at
torney from Grand Rapids. Mich,
Secretary to the President.
En- Route to Meeting.
The CIO leaders who visited
Gen. Eisenhower on their way to
Atlantic City to a meeting to elect
a successor to the late Philip
Murray. CIO president, included
Allen S. Haywood, CIO executive
vice president, and Walter P.
Reuther, president of the United
Automobile Workers. They have
been mentioned most prominently
as possible successors to Mr.. Muir
ray. Eight other CIO leaders,
representing major unions in that
Organization, also were in the
delegation.
Conversation Pleasant
Reporting that they had most
pleasant conversation" and dis
cussed a variety of subjects with
the President-elect, the CIO men
made the following formal state
ment:
"The new administration will
have tremendous problems and it
takes Office at a time of terrible
international confusion. Needless
to say the hopes of all the Amer
ican people are directed toward
a solution of those problems that
will bring peace with honor and
stability with freedom and eco
nomic progress to the entire world.
I'm his constructive endeavors
to achieve these goals, Gen. Eisen-
hover will certainly have the sup
(See EISENHOWER, Page A-3.)