PRESIDENT'S CALL TO PEOPLE

Chronicle (Levin), 8 January 1947, Page 6

PRESIDENT'S CALL TO PEOPLE

Press Assn.-

Finding Right Course

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Received Tuesday, 7 p.m. WASHiiNUXOW, Jan. 6. Prosident Truman, addressing the joint session of •Oongress on the state of the union-said: "The power to : mould the nation ' s future lies in the joint hands of Congress and the President. If the right . course is found, and resolutely and courageously taken despite all difficulties, a state of wellheing unprecedented in history could he achieved. If we continue to work with other nations earnestly, patiently and wisely, we can make a lasting peace. To realise these ends Congress and the. .-President must work together. ' k ' • Presidfent Truitmrt rennaded Congress that he- Avas its twentieth Preaideiil \vhose"'0.wn paftv had lieeu in niinorils in one or both llouse^. Ile yaid parli«an diH'erences liad not caused materiai ditl'erence.s in tlie conduct of the wai and international reiations. He added: "There proltably wili be partisan diiferences in doniestic issues, but, tliese rau be sottled by working together sincerely for the rominon good. ' As 1947 begins'the United States has achieved virtually full empioy- . ment. The national production of goods and services was 50 per cent. higher than in any pre-war year, the national income was higher than in any peacetime year and the American standard of living is higher than ever before. Emergency controls had been removed at a rapid rate and the remaining controls will be retained only so long as is needed to protect the public. " Private-enterprise nxust be given the greatest possible freedom to expand our economy. An important present daiiger is tho jiossibility tnat prices niight be raised beyond the consumers' purchasing power. Recent price incrcases ha-/e dcnied to marvy workers mueli oi" tho valuc oi recent wage incrcasos. .fcanncrs iikcwise found a large. part of . tlicir incrcased inconic absorbcd by increased piicos whilc porsous with lixcd ineomcs sullercd ]i;in'i.;lupI ndiist ry, ku id Ihe i 'rrsidcnl , shouid nel only liold I In: lines on existing |irii'e.s bul sliould nl.-o make rcdm-l ion wheiever nroiils jii.-lily .siich ai-lion.

habour sliould rel'rain Irimi prcssing for iuijusl i licd wage im-reases liiat woul-i L'oree incj-eases iu Ile- priee lexels. itoeoiiunejidi ng a labunr programne: to prevent slril-.es, l'residi nt I rtiiuaii rautioneil Cong'i-ess agaiimi pniiitne legisJal ion. " We inu.-l noi, in order to punislt a I'ew labunr iea-lers, jmss \indieli\c law,-. reUri-ling tiie [iroper righls oi' tlie labour ra nk and lile. W e in 1 1 t not Iiuiler Ihe strees of emotiou eudaiiger Anierican freedom by takieg ili considered aetion.'' Ile j-eierred to Ihe lttlii strikes and said managemeni f-iiared with labour t ■ i ■ ■ lesiioa.uPilit;. for failure to reaeli agreements whiro wuuld iiave averle.i strn.es. Tlierefore, w must realise tliai lauiistrial jieare eannot be aehiexed merely b\ laws i.lireeted against lalmur utnoiis. Free eolleelive .bargaimng shoubl -onlinue as a national labour poliey. Leg'islat ion sliould be enaeted to eor reet certain labour and nmiiagenieMt nbuses and pro\ide addiiional govei'ii mental assistanee in bargaining. I'resi(lenl Truman reeomnieniled a four ])OiiU progrannne to redime industrial strilei Firstly, jurisdietioni' 1 strikes lietween rivai unions shoubl be prohibile.il as iudi'fensibie; seeondly, se.-omlary boy rotls wlien usetl to fu;ther jurisdict ion al dis]mies or ollier un.justiliabh objeetives shoujd be prohibited ; lliird ly, legislation shoubl be' • eiiaeled b.\ w'liieh eifiier paity could reler a dispuUto a Jinal.- eoinniission to inquire into the entire lieLd of labour aiul management reiations. He reeomnieaded (hat Ihe industrial eoinniission sltould be eoijt posed 1 of 1- 'ongressmen of both parties and eight representat i ves of

public niaiiagenient and Jabour appoinled by Ihe 1'residnit. The eoinniission sliouid -e.xamine ihe ipiesliou of liow to settle or iireveut strikes withont en ilangering Ihe general Uemocratic free donis. Presiilent Truman reiuinded Congress lliat Ihe paralysing ellects of nationwide strikes in key induslries sueli as t rausport al ion, eoai, oil, and street eoniniunieal ioiiSj could result in a nalioiial disaster whieh had been avoided in recent years only I >y using the extra ordinaiy wai' powi rs, • all of "which w ouhl soon be ended. lu tlieir i>lac*e must 1)0 created - n ndmjuale sysWni and effrctive machuiery. President Trumnii urged Ihe ('oni inission to tuahu its lirst rejiort, inelud ing speeilie legislalivc reeommenda tions, not later than March 15. lie requesl ed Congress to eooperate ili [ireveuting -whole induslries being doininat ed by a I'ew large nionopolispuorgauisa t ions which reslricl production in the inlerosls of higher prolits. Hc reconimended tlial ha II' a million low rental houses sliould be built in Ihe ncxl four vears. Warning that m thc ncxt few years Americaii agriculturo may face the same dangcrs as after the Pirst World War, President Truman reconimended that forcign and doniestic markets shouid be expanded to provide outlets for farni surpluses. He said. that Ihe people in the United .States recentJy wit imssed nunierous attacks upon the conetil ul ionnl rights oi individual eitizeim as a result of racial and religious bigol ry. New legislation 'would be necessary 1o protect. Ihe rights Ihereby jeopardised'. The President 's ccnumittee on civil rights was now studying the probleni with a view to making reconunendations to Con gress. Keferring lo foreigu afl'airs Pi'esidenl Truman said because of (Tiited .States world ieadershi p everything possible must be tlone to lielp the achievement of peace iu other countries. The United States Government did not regard tlie peace treaties for Italv, Hulgaria, Rumania and ITungary as completely satisfactory, Ibut the.y wero as gocd as could

1 — — — be obtained by agreement among the Allies. Purtlier dispute and delay would gravely jcopardise political sta: bility in the. countries concemed. Tht' United States had inade it clear in not retreating to isolationism that the United States would not consent to settlenient at the expense of principles vltal to a just and enduring peace. ' ' The United States policies will be Ihe same during the forthconiing uego: tiations in Moseow on the Gerinan anq Austrian treaties and future confer enceson tlie Japanese treaty. The delay of the first peace settlements is due partiy to the dilliculty^ of reachiug an agreement with the Soviet, but such dift'erences shouid not obscure the fact' tjiat tlie basic interests of both nations. lie in making an early peace undei which tlie peoples of all countries can resume production and carry out essen tial construction. The major conceri. of each of us shouid be the pfomotion of collective seeurity, not tlie advance uient of individual security. " President Truman said that the United States policy tOwards the Soviet is guided by the same principles which determine our policies towards all nations. We seek to uphold the principles of international justice embodied in the United Nations Charter. "We must now get on with the peace settlements. The occupying Powers sliould recognise the independence oi Austria and withdraw their troops. Tht Germans and Japanese cannot be lef't in doubt and fear regarding theii future. They must know their national boundaries, their resources and what reparations they must pay. Witliout trying to uiauage their internal alfairs we can ensure that those countries do not rearni. Tlie United States had shipped more supplies to the world 's huugry peoples since tlie end of tlie war tinui all otlier countries combined. ' He fclt, however, that tlie United States had not doue its part in admitting displaced persons. Only 5(100 had entered the United States since May, 194(5. Kew legislation was needed to enable the fulliJment of responsibilities to those thousands of homeless sutl'ermg relugees of all faiths. | Presiaent Truman said the United States sought no monopoly in atomic energy. "We ask only that there be sufficicnt safeguards against its use by any nation for military purposes." President Truman said that he hoped that thc new atomic force might uitimately hc tumcd into a blessing for all nations. The Atomic Commission shouid . foster atomic devclopment for industrial use and scientific and mcclical research. Dcaling with miJitary policy, President Truman said that tliis is the agc

when an uni'oresecn attack could comc with unprecedeiited speed. " We uiust be strong enough Lo dei'eat such an attack,'' lie added. When collective socurity under the United JN'atious had been cstablished the United States would be willing lo leud in collective disaniiainent. "But uutil such a sys1 timi becomes a reality we must not agaiu allovv our weakiiess Lo invile atlack. For those reasons we need wellequipped, well-lrained aruidd. fqrc.es able to mubilise rapidl'y shouid the need arise. " Tlie Anny would be rcdueed to 1 ,0 70,000 • by J Uly 1, hallf mlAvhich would be useil for oci-upal-iyn dutii|s. abrci'ad. The. uxavy, iiidjuiliifgi jthil q-MaiUiid; Cotqis, would .be 37:1,0.011 ily Jiufy. I; . . i Stirling that it.xvas atiJi .unceti'aiii vvliether the Army - afreqgth bouid. be maiutained by relying" ' ' exciusively " on voluuleers,. President Truman said tlie War Departnieiit would make a reeommendation on the need for tui extension of selective service before the

present law expired on March 31. The t'resideiiL declared that, the merging ot llie armed iorces in oue departmeut was oue cerLain vvay by which costs could be rcduced hnd at the same tinie iiational security enhanced. ('oncluding tlie President said: '.'The spiril oi the Anierican people can set tlie course of world history. If we inaiutain and streugthen our cherished ideals and share our bounty with war slricken people througliout the world tlien the faith of our citizens in freedom aud democracy will spread over tlie wholy earth. May God giv-e us strengLh to lead the peoples of the world in iiis ways of peace. ' '