Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-02
Eisenhower Consents
To Single Economic
Adviser for Present
By Joseph A. Fox

y Joseph A. Fox
President Eisenhower will go
along with q single economic
advisor until he can have q study
made to determine whether he
wants to continue the statutory
three-member Council of Eco
nonic Advisors, congressional
leaders said after a White House
conference today.
At the same time, Senate Re-
publican Leader Taft and House
Speaker Martin said the Presi-
dent hoped to send to Congress
shortly his plan for giving the
Federal Security Agency cabinet
status.
Senator Taft said he thought
the plan might go to Capitol
Hill next week, "but I'm just
guessing"
The congressional leaders said
the President had not determined
what he wanted to do about the
Council Of Economic Advisors,
but that, at any rate, he wants
to get some one on the ground
whom he can trust to make a
study Of the setup and suggest
what the administrators course
should be.
Notice Given to Stan.
The three members of the
council resigned when the ad-
lniniStration changed, and 30 of
the councils staff got 30-day
termination notices on February
IL as funds were not available
to meet the payroll beyond
March 81.
At that time, White House
Press Secretary James c. Hag-
erty said the termination no.
tees did not necessarily mean
the council would be abolished.
President Truman had asked for
q $4,000 deficiency appropria-
.tion to keep the council going
and the House Appropriations
Committee cut this to $4,000,
designed to give Gen. Eisenhower
an economic adviser.
On February 4 Sherman
Adams, top assistant to the Pres
ident. wrote the Senate Appro-
priations Committee, asking for
the full amount of the deficiency.
No Final Decision.
The President, Mr.. Adams
said, was not yet able to spell
out Just how he wanted to OPP
crate the council, but he "be-
lieyeS 1t highly important that
the agency be continued"
The President, it was ex-
planned, expected to detail his
future operation plan when a
request for the appropriation is
made for the fiscal year start
ing July l.
The Senate Appropriations
Committee is reporting out the
deficiency Dill To-Day.
Senator Taft said the Senate
Is inclined to retain the three
member council created in con-
nection with the Employment
Act of 1947.
The council advises the PreSi-
dent on program designed to
promote top production and full
employment in the Nation.
Both Senator Taft and
Speaker Martin said the Federal
Security Agency could get
cabinet status under a re-
organization proposal from the
White House.
The proposal would go into
effect so days after submission
to Congress unless it is vetoed by
q constitutional majority in
either Senate or House.
The President tackled the
FSA and economic advisor issues
as soon as he returned here from
q golfing week end in Augusta,
Ga.
At midday the President was
10 have held another Of the series
of luncheonS for members OF
Congress, with II Republicans
from the House and 10 Demo-
Gratis invited.
Van Fleet to Be Guest.
Tomorrow. the President has
scheduled q lunch with Gen.
James A. Van Fleet. retiring
commander of the 9th Army in
Korea, and top military advisers
from the Pentagon and Capitol.
Present, too, will be Gen. George
C.. Marshall, former Chief Of
STAN and later Secretary of State
and Defense under President
Truman.
The President few back to
Washington early last night after
q three-day holiday on the AL
susta National Golf Club course.
The President was out every
day and came back with a
nealthful tan. He said he had a
wonderful time. Mrs. Eisenhow-
er and her mother, Mrs. John S.
Doud, were with him.
In order to give the President
a full day on the course. the Rev.
Massey M. Heltzel. pastor OF
Reid Memorial Presbyterian
Church, held a special service
at 8:45 m. instead of the usual
11:15 am. The little church was
nacked.