Congress reconvened this week, in answer to Harry Truman's summons. Facing his ex-colleagues, the President then asked for the most sweeping controls over the U.S. economy which had ever been demanded by a President in peacetime. Congressmen, who had returned to Washington with their minds on the European Recovery Program—which most favored—could hardly believe what they heard.
As the President walked down the aisle of the House, there was no inkling of the shockers he had in store. For 15 minutes, as he talked about ERP, Congressmen listened with calm attentiveness, applauded politely at intervals.
Three-Way Attack. Then the President switched...
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