Show 0 ) (11 e' 4 r 'd L 1 I' ortillia? ' 4 11 : 41:' 4 Saturday Morning January 5 Established April IL WI belied every 1952 morning —by The Balt Lake Tribune PubIlshIflg — — Co Intentions What does Mr Chun 1111 stela in the United - rn ' Salt Lake— City VW' Churchill Visit: An Effort for Partnership Winston Churchill's visit to Washington occurs under circumstances very similar to those of his first as prime minister 10 years ago He came then shortly after Pearl Harbor at a time when the allies were in great peril Hitler held most of western Europe and the Japanese conquerors were on the march but Today the situation is somewhat'better not too much The American rearmament program is not yet at full speed There are doubts as to the ability or will of our Euro pean allies to fight Great Britain Is in precarious economic condition And above all there is the enigma of Sovirt strength and : 1 States? The easy answer is: more dollars Mt as James Reston of the New York Times points out British financial and economic relations which are at the root of other problems to be discussed are not included in the agenda' for the Truman-Churchitalks Instead the two heads of state will consider: relations with Russia and satellites Iran the Middle East command structure of the N A T 0 defense of Western Europe and atomic energy That is an imposing array of subjects but stateshardly enough to cause a man to cross the North Atlantic In stormy weather They could have been handled by deputies Churchill's chief aim in coming here undoubtedly is the establishment of a new n framework for the partnership That will take some doing We have not always seen eye to eye with the British in the years since the war London's recognition of Red China is a case ini point and change in that policy can be expected Then too Britain's aloof attitude toward the proposed European army and the Schuman plan for pooling Europe's steel and coal has troubled American planners who see those projects as vital to a strong alliance And the impression is prevalent here that the U S loan was- frittered away on socialistic experi-- ments or in other words that dollars which could have been used for rebuilding went for instead free false teeth and Mr Churchill will find President Truman a different man to deal with than President Roosevelt FDR was to a great extent his own secretary of state and loved like Mr Churchill diplomacy in "the grand manner Mr Truman is not and does not Moreover it is doubtful if sweeping decisions can be made in peacetime as they were in wartime by a few men But whatever the difficulties one can be sure that Mr Churchill comes to Washington determined to get results- - What he achieves may be too intangible to be immediately aptalks beparent but the Truman-Churchitween the representatives of the senior and junior partners may well have effect on the outcome of the struggle between the free world and the slave We welcome Mr Churchill our ally and only wish that he were at the zenith instead near the eve of his career The democracies were never more in need of true statesmanship than they are 4 I k The United States having just kept one rendezvous with traffic death faces another within a few weeks On Dec 22 the automobile claimed its millionth victim Some time In February it will outclass war as a mass killer of Americans War had a head start of 123 years dating from 1776 while the first traffic fatality was One Way to Investigate President Harry 5 Truman's efforts to set up a housecleaning company headed by Judge Tom Murphy have slumped The judge declined for several reasons Nor was the President able to find men as Time Magazine uid "of stature and prestige to make the (investigative) commission an effective weapon against the charges of corruption" Stature and prestige Those as Time used them are words relating to the national scene —to the nationally prominent and nationally known But if the idea is to clean up government what is the matter with men or women of probity and reputation who are known within their own communities but not 150 or 200 miles away? These are the people who do not have friends in high places—or even medium high places There would be no question of their being influenced by contacts with the people they were supposed to Nor should there be any quesinvestigate tion of their ability—granted a competent staff—to find the facts The small (or mediu- : i v4SINEIS:ITtptt °WAY ' " tf: l k-- - 1- - I 0 f r ' N - bk it''' it d2'' - --1 s p f VI (: it I r '''''4 "' a ) 0 I ---- — - - I ' -- 4-: rf tw Oi 7 ' - - N - e's ''' 1 0 1 Loo -- 1 - go fr ' ro-1- " - 000gelgOille411:it'I'441444' :- – ifir - Liz-:i- ' - e- 6 i EC4AAkNNI - xetionavirow r """"s- - - 14-- " - No ( The Public Forum 1 rattiotism - P' AA( V) Editor Tribune: I It might not be a bad idea to let obscure people (that is what Washington and New York consider obscure) do the job Certainly a new mink coat in Farmington Utah or Farmington N M or Farmington Mo would not go unnoticed and would have to be explained in terms acceptable to the rest of the town council ' ptL-- — wanted to protest but re LOS ANGELES—Just got in town Joseph P Grey in old friend of mine and Clayt s Smith's and managerof the Hotel Hay- - ward old Bui Winrfl Up th e M arines Ilandicappe(1 Workers on Job Gen Lemuel C Shepherd a combat trail ill' both world wars became commandant of the Marine Corps on Jan 1 thus automatically advancing to four-sta- r rank Legislation now before Congress would crease the size of his command and add to his importance in the military establishment Last May the Senate approved by unanimous vote a bill which woold Increase the authorized strength to 400000 officers and men (on July 1 1951 the figure was 203000) and require the Joint Chiefs of Staff to consult the commandant on any decisions affecting the What the House will do when it recorps convenes this month is problematical Many members of that chamber side with the Army which opposes a big Marine Corps as giving the nation in effect "two land armies"- Presi— dent Truman himself is an old Army man and has come into conflict with the Marines notably in 1950 when he had to apologize for ascribing to them "a propaganda machine that is almost equal to Stalin's" Senator Paul Douglas p Ill) author of the legislation toe9(panl the comthinksthat the Marines use personnel more efficiently In and economically than the Army does view of the senator's stature as a student of economy and efficiency that argument should carry considerable weight year employers hired 68193 disabled women the Federal Security Agency reports That's the best record ever achieved r l in the history of the rehabilitation program This can be attributed to the tightening labor market and to a growing realization among employers that physical handicaps do not necessarily make people unfit for productive work Surveys have shown that in many cases the disabled are more conscientious than the physically fit Encouraging as are the F S A atatisties it is apparent that employers are not yet utilizing as much of the productive energy of the disabled as they might In order to keep abreast of the annual Incidence of serious dtsablement they would have p5 hire 250000 a' year a fourfold increase No personnel manager lookigo for workers to man expanding defense Omits can say he has explored all the possibilities until he has given the disabled every opportunity to prove their worth—Minneapolis Tribune and state-tedera- - ' ' nit the - r v bell A r - ta t 7! t David All War Wrong Editor Tribune: Recently some exservice man urged imh corn- war mediate all-omunism I oppose all war but all-owar though wrong sounds more reasonable than piecemeal disarmament o r unctions short of war as pro- posed by many Coersive sanctions were responsible for Germany's acThe ceptance of littlerism man you starve to death will shoot to ease his depressed condition No partial disarmament Is possible since you must keep enough to force a decision It Is suicidal war or total renunciation of war—total disarmaut Editor Tribune: Are you living dangerously? Do you feel you have aged and not as good as you used to be? If so forget It Cast not aside too soon motives that have habits a kept you n active competition Do not h ome obligated to so- your children be- ciety or If kindness and fore due io consideration of youth towards you depress your pride if you reach out for sympathy if you study your health with uncalled for attention and indulge in more sleep than necessary then you are pushing yourself down hill In our declining years lye should continue to ment Nor can we blame dictators in work not competition with alone The common man makes youth but in supplementary diit possible for governments to rection for a balanced civilizawage war He makes and transtion There is one line of atports war implements be mans tack for aging people to pursue armies —fight against compulsory reSome of the Scriptures read tirement on basis of old age as follows: World needs old men to pre"Cursed is he that trusted in vent it swallowing hook line the arm of man" and sinker every novelty Who bhall harm you if you Riders in race do not stop when be doers of good?" reach goal there is a little fin"I the Lord will fight your ishing canter before coming to battles" a standstill First 40 years of When shall we learn to trust our life gives us the text next In Him? 40 cemmentary on it so it Multitulus f you can telephone imagine Jerry and Mary got lost or Something and didn't show up for hours Then we went to a cocktail party at Cars and Helen's home They have a last name but I couldn't find it in the telephone book Ferns sake! I just remem- Apology hi Order Editor Tribune: An exstate senator is bemoaning the tragedies of his party and harping on the last 20 years Twenty years ago men women children of all ages rode the freights huddled together in boxcars like cattle Today the streets are full of fine cars the buses overloaded Very few walk Children have tricycles or bicycles of some sort If anyone is hungry they need only to make It known to be fed bered that I looked in the San Yes we have tragedies in all I Francisco phone book Their walks of life NCar makes it "': name is Zwingle and Jerry I entered the worse because of greed While 1 I told me to be sure and spell it our men are spilling their blood with a "Z" and not an "S“ lobby a n d Ai4' wished me a for our liberty and freedom liam Park They're former Salt Laker' and Cars with the same outfit happy new year groups take adThe family Emil works for Then a couvantage including the Missus saw me off on the plane Vith bribe taking the chiselple of hours later we went at San Francisco She was over to Emirs and took on a ing the fur coats and all the Just beginning to speak to me lot of fine food Then we went scandal going on in high places after something that happened some one should apologize to hack to Frank's Alice (she's New Year's Eve You rememMrs Seveino) cooked us pizza the old folk for penalizing them ber I said I was going over in to start out the new year with! with a lien on their homes for the afternoon and see if I could If you've never eaten pizza being honest enough to pay for locate Frank Sevemo's place in what they got youve missed something And I fully expected to Oakland A Utahn after a fine lady and an exbe home for dinner because cellent cook has fixed up a liam Jr and Beth were going mess of pizza for you you don't They Need the Water to a party and grandma and walk out on her At least not Editor Tribune: Sure CaliI were to sit up with our grandAny-sain my book you don't fornia has got to have more of sons Grindma had to do it Its about 15 Miles from the Colorado With alone and was she burned up! Frank's place to where I live Over 5000 private swimming Here's what happened-- - I and that's- a long hike So I pools in and around Los Anfound Frank's place but I waited having a swell time geles to keep up and an ocean wasn't prepared for what hapuntil I got a ride Several were in the front yard it would sure pened ) Frank called Emil and offered but I took the one that be awful if some of 'em went Mary Ann Sillvast ss ho live took the driver the least disdry! Just a couple of blocks away tance out of his way Ham and ealamity Jane Emil told Frank to tie me down Beth had beaten me home by ' could a t't few rninutes The air get over heti oniy untilhe -ei he got there he said that Jerry CzeChoslovalls-ieelliWith 1 gets crinte cold tow ard mornand Mary Lambert were on discontent says the word from ing in Hayward but I give you their way across the bridge behind the iron Curtain firms-evmy word there were icicles in from San Franciasco and I the house when I arri‘ed But it is admitted the present must wait and ace them Ham can probably put down everything's all right now I regime I I and Beth have a four-parttImrta any passing craze for freedom i i k --' - t y - The great authority on bringing up the young says "spanking generally misses its aim" Ile may of course be dealing with a d strong-chilwrio squirms — Nothing new lately in the realm of higher mathematics unless it's an inscrutable remark by the mayor of New Yoxk- - "Economy won't solve the city's financial prohlern' as captain called me by name the moment Ina men w to wilting liargreet - Other' Viewpoints Don't Slow Down By Elam investigators could find facts which would satisfy grass-root- s citizens who basically are most interested in curing the illness which has stricken the central matters not how long we live but how ' The Senator From Sandpit Park Crass-root- s ' The letter titled "Patriotism seems to me to be anything but that Patriotism is made up of very simple things and they can be given in words of one syllable— home love free God To try to express the meaning of these words neither you nor anyone else can do so satisfactorily They mean different things to different people but they are all covered by patriotism which Is the defense of one's most cherished things if you like to call it that Let patriotism die and you have Socialists and World Federalists and Communists all telling us our way et life is no good One of the men who is seeking to have us join in a world government says that the only thing that stands in the way is patriotism Quite so So we must remember this and unite to keep our patriotism very much alive In unity is strength and in unity is patriotism Dana Penny er I 4 I -- - - : eer7i:–: :: – By Our Readers frained because I did not want to hurt the business of the picture shows The picture did not even fit the title We saw the street car only once Nona Tatum Zeigler cis 771- - u PS:It 1 - J P 147 ow : Mr Lawrence long after Mr Truman announced from Key West the removal of Assistant Attorney General Caudle It will be rcalled that when Mr McGrath subsequently testified before be the House subcommittee expressed himself as still un informed as to the exact rea- son for the dismissal of 'Caudle While he was advised In advance of the President's decision to remove his assistant it Is apparent that he 'Vas not given a bill of particulars and it can be inferred from Mr Me- Grath's testimony that while he regarded his assistant as indiscreet in the handling of out- - rl 0741-- 4or - k ago not 1 it' 0Ø 1 - McGrath made his position clear in - three weeks ' ( e- v t writing to the President ' t any time now that he wishes to do so Mr 7 A wolve ' - successor at (- ' - - r r ""'""ko er himself free to appoint a adued alec tti ov i thiae e hbee edni ddinsohto nheosltd No Ill Feeling There is no ill feeling between the President and Mr McGrath The attorney general is reported to be anxious to leave public life so as to be able to devote himself to privete business interests This happens to coincide with the desire of the President to use the opportunity created by the vacancy to appoint someone os attorney general who can do a cleanup job thus making it unnecessary perhaps to appoint a commission though the idea of having two special prose-rid- e cutors—one Republican and the not other a Democrat—has been altogether abandoned It is understood too that Mr McGrath has felt that his own position would be untenable if special prosecutors were appointed unless he himself had recommended them It too presumably WaS argued by Mr McGrath himself that perhaps the best solution was to find a new attorney general who would not be beholden to anyone previously appointed in the Department of Justice Republican Eligible So Mr Truman is in the ket for a prose tutor whose appointment will Itself be the best proof of the administration's desire to make S : i - -- ) 4 - - - y bard-hittin- ROBERT I: Even a Regenuine clean-Upublican lawyer would be eligible for the job Mr Truman is determined to convince the American people that such irregularities as have arisen in the Bureau of Internal Revenue and in the Department of Justice will be cleaned up by his own action without the need for further inquisitorial efforts by Congress though the committees on Capitol Hill will naturally seek to continue their inquiries The President by his reorganization of the Internal Revenue Bureau has taken a step which is long overdue and gets at a situation which needed correction under previous administrations — namely the comingling of politics and administrative duties- - In such a delicate affair as tax collections and audits Listens to Advice Mr Truman has been listening to the advice of Secretary of the Treasury John W Snyder and Commissioner John B Dunlap who was recently appointed head of the Internal Revenue - Bureau- Both have- for been insisting that the bureau be streamlined that plans be made to ask Congress for higher pay for the career men and that political appointments be eliminated altogether The President is not likely to abate soon his new campaign of reorganization While prosecutions of wrongdoers are spectacular and dramatic what counts in the long run is a removal of the source of the evil —the extermination of political Influence from tax audits and the prosecution of those who are accused of violating any tax laws Leads to Cleanup It is significant that in the ease of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation the appointment of W Stuart Symington has led to a cleanup there which is rapidly restoring public confidence in that agency The same tactics of serious attention to acts of continuous reorganization inside the Internal Revenue Bureau and the Department of Justice may prove similarly constructive with respect to those two agencies It is being said in many quarters here that the President is doing all this to make a good political impression either for himself or his party this year but whatever the motive if it is in the public interest the action taken will not be disparage& a WASHINGTON—Attorney General Howard McGrath has 011' told President Truman that he should consid- ' 00- ' At'r-P o "'"N e--- 14 ft- 4 i 'e- 14 Ot Truman Seek s Prosecutor it Me Grath's Successor fe-- :7 1 Pktr47 - rr ' ( ii ''' 4 '4" 1 777"--- p Pt" ' ‘ilir - 1)1 4 Tribune: The New York critics hit a new low in the selection of "A Street Car Named Desire" as the best motion picture of the year I saw it twice when it was here trying to find some trace of art When the picture was here banker barber editor merchant or service station operator knows how to size up character and how to pick the cheats from the good citizens If Washington's corruption is to be ended As I g w 4' 44 4 -- d i r A: ' ' I VP'?A - -1 0 Q Aif - The Critics Erred that 1 a gt 1 ' 4 ! ' it4 fon iq (4 - - tJ! trf :ntaer7 t ' f p' dor - ' ' ' le ' 4741103 21- : -- """f 5 Editor town m-sized) 1 ' ' - today fied it 1 r) 400 lei A RICRER g - ' 1117NP ' ll The captain stays with his ship That is the tradition of the sea This week a captain who followed tradi tion was the center of interest wherever in-- I dividual courage is respected Last Saturday Captain Kurt Carlsen dered his crew and passengers off the flying Enterprise after a terrific storm disabled the vessel about 300 miles off the southern coast of England Then he waited grimly alone for a tug to come to the rescue The freighter was practically lying on Its side: fierce gales lashed the area but Captain Caren stuck to ' his post An American destroyer managed to get food aboard but the captain refused all offers to take him off "You fellows are taking a worse beating than I am" he radioed the destroyer's crew : One reason for his action is explained by maritime law If he abandons ship it and its cargo worth thousands of dollars can be claimed by salvagers As long as he stays ' board the owners retain title on An interesting feature of the saga was the excellent news coverage both in words and pictures Photographs taken from a plane over the wild Atlantic appeared in American newspapers within a matter of hours through the facilities of radio and wirephoto and the latest developments were quickly sped over The result was press association wires greater public understanding of the fury of the sea and the courage of the man who de- the psalmist wrote so long ago They go down to the sea in ships that do business in great waters these see the works of the Lord and His wonders of the deep" - e - eye-glass- One Man Against the Sea I 7"" no-bas- not recorded until 1899 but the automobile has managed to catch up— Day when the Korean conflict was 18 months Old the approximate figures were: Deaths in all U S wars 1004000 deaths on highway 1000500 Thus barring a resumption of fullscale fighting in Korea or a huge reduction in the traffic fatality rate the automobile should close the gap within a short time At the moment traffic deaths are occurring seven times faster than those of war These dramatic national statistics merit attention here in Utah The state is going along with the rest of the country although perhaps not quite as fast There were 206 high- way deaths in 1951 an increase of about 10 per cent over the previous year At the same time however gasoline consumption went up 15 per cent The difference between the two figures is encouraging but not sufficiently Something more must be done The Utah Highway Patrol has 20 more men on the job That should help So too should the new drivers' financial responsiBut fundamentally the solution bility law must be reached on the individual level Carelessness and law violations are the primary causes of most fatal accidents There will never be enough enforcement officers to watch every motorist and every pedestrian at all times The individual—and that means you—has the first responsibility for making streets and highways safer - - 7'71777 - 2 ' - Anglo-America- Another Cebu Rendezvous !DAVID LAWRENCE Which TwinLeads? ' Zig 5a1t fake Ztibutte 2 i s I - ALLEN Koreans Mop Up Guerillas WASHINGTON — Heavy fighting Is going on in Korea —notwithstanding I h e f a et The destruction of the guerillas became urgent because of their increasing boldness and ! mounting depredations there have These — been no press r i included attacks on U N supreports about I ' ply lines and installations The It It's in the blowing up of large ammuni- south far be ) eIrt 1 tion dumps on the outskirts of hind the lines t l Pusan several months ago was ti Alkog and has been the work of guerillas They under way for ' 'i bad become so daring that they 1 '''::'''' ' weeks A I s o were raiding major South Ko'''''' for the first rean towns But that's all ' time in the EJ-over now i A war its a KoMain Strength Smashed rean versu 8 Mr Allen The mop-uisn't fully comKorean operation Two of the pleted as yet because of the best South Korean divisions are but steadily cleaning slowly severity of the weather and out thousands of Red guerillas the ruggedness of the terrain in the frozen rugged hill But the main strength of the bases between Pusan and guerillas has been smashed Chongju and they are being steadily anGraphically indicative of the nihilated or apprehended violent nature of this mop-uMeanwhile in North Korea are the following enemy losses the enemy is continuing to for one week as reported by build up his f or c e s and to (en Van Fleet to the Pentastrengthen his dispositions- - - In Gen Ridgway's latest reKilled 2311 wounded 209 he estimates total enemy port 1431 captured strength at around 800000—an Only 200 Casualties Increase of more than 100000 During this same week- - all over a month ago and the highother U N forces ground est figure since the start of the war Most of these new troops air and naval combined killed are Chinese: o and wounded an estimated 200 Move in New Army Reds and captured 40 The long overdue drive It is definitely known the against the Communist guerilChinese have moved a new las was made possible by the hold army into Korea This is lull in the fighting on the the third that has arrived there main fronts This enabled since November Gen Van Fleet to pull the two The latest addition has been South Korean divisions out of disposed along the west coast the line on the eastern front north of the 38th Parallel This and send them south to wipe Is highly significant The other out the g uer ill a s Their two field armies are holding was estimated more at strength positions on the east coast than 10000 right up to the Russian border Had Combat Training and in key sectors in the heart VC North Korea Virtually all were North IC07 far from the reans with combat experience fighting lines ' These and other tell-taldeThey were organized in units led by officers and were well velopments indicate the Chiarmed The mop-uhas disnese Reds are "digging themclosed that the guerillas have selves in" In North Korea and are preparing to stay a long ample ammunition enough for several months of hard fight-Inc- time regardless of whether A Isct-- that 'theygot these there is ortsnta truce-- and other supplies from North In other words the Chinese Korea via an "underground in effect are quietly taking railroad- - through the heavily over North Korea Peiping the wooded mountains traversing satellite of Moscow inirarITT----U N i a satellite out of Pyong1 Anil positions ' 1 - - p - p i 4 i 7 1 A 4 l' i e : - - i - - t t I 1 I 0 i I —---- ': h : W 4 --- '''" 3: : - P'e''''O"''''''''"'''''''''''''P'r''R''''rPA e'”"''''IA"' 1' a Oa"eMAdNtie01e 0 ' - I |