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Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS . Billion Dollars Cut From ECA Fund By House Foreign Relations Group; Truman Plans Speaking Campaign (EDITOR'S NOTE: When opinions are depressed in these colnmns, they are those of Western Newspaper Union's news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper.) Easter Seal Child SECURITY: Cries of 'Foul' President Harry Truman and Generals George C. Marshall and Dwight D. Eisenhower have no apprehensions ap-prehensions about the security status stat-us of U.S. state department personnel. per-sonnel. The President declared there was nothing to a rumor that U.S. Chief Justice Fred Vinson was to replace Dean Acheson as state secretary, sec-retary, and the two generals declared de-clared that U.S. Ambassador Philip Phil-ip C. Jessup was practically beyond be-yond reproach from any angle, but particularly so as regards any taint of communism. ALL THESE manifestations of support of Acheson and Jessup stemmed from charges by Senator McCarthy that many state department depart-ment personnel were Communists or leaned strongly toward communism. commu-nism. Jessup hotly denounced McCarthy's Mc-Carthy's charges as "utterly irresponsible irre-sponsible a blow at American foreign for-eign policy," and an actual aid to world communism. Generals Marshal Mar-shal and Eisenhower supported Jessup. Marshall, he said, was "shocked and distressed" by the attack upon Jessup's integrity. Eisenhower Eis-enhower said no one who knew Jessup Jes-sup would question "the depth or sincerity" of his devotion to "the principles of Americanism." Under questioning, Jessup, during dur-ing his examination admitted that he appeared as a character witness for Alger Hiss, former state department de-partment attache convicted of lying ly-ing when he denied he had slipped out secret U.S. documents to a Soviet So-viet spy ring. BUT at the end of an hours-long session of Capitol hill, McCarthy still was insisting that if senators could get a look at the complete files on Jessup, "th,e importance of taking action" would be demonstrated. demon-strated. McCarthy was not permitted per-mitted to cross-examine witnesses. As for Secretary Acheson, Mr. Truman thoroughly demolished rumors ru-mors concerning the former' removal re-moval and declared, instead, that Mr. Acheson was running the state department "admirably." POTATOES: FOREIGN AID: Billion Lopped Whether it portended a more realistic view toward European recovery re-covery needs, or was just symptomatic sympto-matic of a seasonal purse-tightening effort on the part of some congressmen, con-gressmen, there were major headlines head-lines in the fact that the house foreign for-eign affairs committee lopped a billion dollars ' off foreign aid requests re-quests for next year. Slashing a proposal made by President Truman, the committee went on to recommend that the existing ex-isting gap in foreign relief be filled with U.S. farm surpluses. THAT WOULD make sense to most Americans, probably, except those so energetically and enthusiastically enthusi-astically committed to foreign aid without any limit or restrictions, that they brand as narrow isolationists isola-tionists anyone who argues that U.S. welfare ought to be considered along with welfare of other nations. na-tions. Paul G. Hoffman, foreign recovery recov-ery administrator, was unable to say immediately what effect the foreign aid plan slash would have. He said he would prefer to study the proposal and ascertain what kind of farm surpluses the government govern-ment has in its bins, and whether Europe needs them. HE SAID he already knows these surpluses include wheat, cotton and tobacco. A house committee member mem-ber also named these three and added corn, oats, barley, fats, oils and dairy products. No mention was made of the huge surpluses of potatoes and eggs which America also has on hand. Hoffman, who most likely would end up opposing surpluses in lieu of Six-year old Russell Miller, Columbus, Ohio, the 1950 Easter East-er Seal Child selected by the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults, feeds a horse on a neighbor's farm. Russell, has had cerebral palsy since birth. EASTER SEALS: Help a Child The generosity of the American people during the 1950 Easter Seal campaign, which ends April 9, will help bring new life and hope to many crippled children. SIX-YEAR -OLD Russell Miller knows that, as does his family, for RusselL who has had cerebral palsy pal-sy since birth, is now able to start walking by himself because of the help and treatment he received cash, would be hard put, it appeared, ap-peared, to make the average American believe that a war-ravaged Europe couldn't use,,or didn't need, such items as eggs, potatoes, corn, fats oils and dairy products. There are many American families right here at home who would be delighted if they, ever had a sufficiency suffi-ciency of any of these items. RED CURBS: Caution Urged The federal justice department has warned congress to "move with caution" in acting on anti-Communist anti-Communist legislation, some of which, the department said, would "inflict punishment on named groups without jury trial." " THUS the nation is treated to the ironical paradox of having the restrictions of its own constitution prevent an action designed at preserving pre-serving and protecting that constitution. con-stitution. As an example, Peyton Ford, assistant as-sistant to U.S. Attorney General McGrath, told the house un-American activities committee "it is by no means certain" that the constitutionality con-stitutionality of such legislation could be upheld. AS ALMOST every schoolboy knows, the constitution was kicked around plenty during the days immediately im-mediately preceding World War II on the pretext that such violations viola-tions were for the "safety of the nation." It seems regrettable, then, that a little leeway couldn't be taken by these same patriots when it comes to preserving the "safety of the nation" when war again is openly talked and envisioned. RENT CONTROL: Soon to Go? Federal rent controls soon would uu uugn auoJiv.cd yjx me na tional Society for Crippled Children and Adults. He was chosen the "Easter Seal Boy for 1950" because be-cause he typifies the thousands of crippled children who have been similarly helped through this organization. or-ganization. This year's Easter Seal, which symbolizes the conquest of a handicap handi-cap by a crippled child, shows a small boy abandoning his crutches and starting to walk by himself. RUSSELL is. a handsome 'ipy, with bright and friendly eyes. He is eager to learn and does everyday every-day chores, despite his handicap. At home he is an accepted member of the family and does not expect or receive any special privileges. But, if it were not for the guidance guid-ance of medical specialists, the determination de-termination of his mother that he would walk and play again like other children, specialized care and other Easter Seal services he received, re-ceived, Russell's resulting rapid progress certainly would never have taken place. The American people were reminded re-minded that during the Easter Seal sale, no job and no contribution would be too small to do its share in helping crippled children walk again. PRESIDENCY: AH Aboard! President Truman was getting ready to hit the trail again with his gospel of the need for electing and reelecting Democrats. It was believed his spring and fall campaign cam-paign tour would match the intensity inten-sity of his 31,500-mile "give-'em-hell" campaign of 1948. PLANS were for Mr. Truman to hit the road early in May for a rear-platform speaking swing that would carry him into Washington state about May 11 for the dedica- Again & Again Another chapter In the dizzy round of potato price supports was in the making if the nation's farmers farm-ers planned script were completed. For, according to reports reaching federal agricultural department heads in Washington, farmers were shaping a pattern of production that would create another potato surplus and add to an already big supply of livestock and feed grains. ACCORDING to an agricultural department survey of producers, March 1 planting plans indicated a potato acreage which at 1948-49 average yields to the acre would produce 54 million more bushels more than the government goal of 335 million bushels. Such a crop would make it necessary neces-sary for the government to spend additional millions of dollars to buy up surplus supplies to support grower prices. Potato price supports sup-ports already have cost the government govern-ment about 500 million dollars since 1943 and have led to demands for more rigid controls on future crops. SO UNREALISTIC was the federal fed-eral program of potato price support sup-port that the cries of condemnation and censure may have some result after all. For instance, the senate had been considering a catch-aD farm bill which, among other things, would deny price supports to potatoes grown outside a strict quota system in 1951. Public indignation was understandable. under-standable. The pattern of subsidizing subsidiz-ing expanded potato production with ever-mounting surpluses was causing even the most blase taxpayers tax-payers to become irascible about the situation. Ingrid's Daughter be a thing of the past, if a particular partic-ular action of congress could be construed as an indication and it was so construed by everyone in Washington. CONGRESS gave the President a broad hint that there may not be any rent controls after June 30. when it sent to him a money bill that included funds earmarked to pay off employees of the rent control con-trol agency. The senate completed legislative action on the measure a 783 million mil-lion dollar deficiency bill to provide pro-vide extra money for various federal fed-eral agencies for the year ending in June. INCLUDED in the measure was four million dollars for the office of housing expediter Tighe E. Woods. Of that amount, more than two and one-half million was to be used to pay for the terminal leave of employees. The other 1.25 was for operating expenses for which Woods had asked 3.6 millions. LEOPOLD: Storm & Strife The future appeared rugged for ex-King Leopold of Belgium and almost as rugged and surely as uncertain un-certain for his troubled country. The fight to restore Leopold to the Belgian throne, which he abdicated when the German hordes overran Belgium, had become a bitter one. The monarchists won a victory at the polls on a referendum on restoration res-toration of the monarchy. tion of Grand Coulee dam. It would wind up with a "fighting political talk" in Chicago stadium the night of May 15 at a giant Democratic rally. The trip will include "off-the-cuff" talks to crowds around the railroad tracks to and from the west coast, and plugs for Democratic Demo-cratic candidates and Fair Deal measures. For the fall campaigning, an even longer, more intensive tour is being planned, for then the President Presi-dent will go into a score or more of states to slug it out for Democratic Demo-cratic congressional candidates. MR. TRUMAN'S amazing success suc-cess at this type of political warfare war-fare is the chief reason, surely, why he has decided to engage in it again. Admittedly no orator, the President, nevertheless, did sufficiently suffi-ciently well for himself in the 1948 campaign to make it seem logically good strategy to pursue similar tactics this time. British Get B-29's The first of American armed aid to Great Britain was between 70 and 80 B-29's ,which were started for England in ceremonies at Andrews An-drews Field, Washington, DC. Kentucky's Sen. Virgil Chapman represented the senate armed services ser-vices committee at the exercises. Defense Secretary Louis Johnson declared that the first four bombers bomb-ers which took off "will be followed by a growing volume . . ." . This exclusive photo, taken about a year ago, shows Fia Lindstrom, 12, daughter of In-grid In-grid Bergman and Dr. Peter Lindstrom. The picture was taken before her mother went to Stromboli to make a picture with the Italian director, Roberto Rob-erto Rossellini. Pia is the object ob-ject in a bitter custody struggle strug-gle between Ingrid and Dr. Lindstrom. BERLIN: Up to Reds If there is any rioting or violence in Berlin during May 27-30, while a Red youth rally is being held, the Communists themselves will have to shoulder the blame and answer for the accounting. That was the word of John J. McCloy, U.S. high commissioner for U.S. -occupied Germany. He declared "he saw nc need for extra troops, but "we are prepared for trouble, even though we are not seeking any." |