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First it was Princess Elizabeth's baby, then it was King George's leg. But while the first was an event of hysterically happy proportions for all Britons, the second most certainly was not. The king, ap-parently, was in a relatively seri-ous condition. The royal family's projected trip to Australia and New Zealand next month had to be can-celled. IT WAS suspected that George VI was suffering from a disease known to doctors as throm-bo-angit-obliterans, more easily referred to as Buerger's disease, an inflamation of the linings of the arteries. There was some spec-ulation, also, to the effect that the king might have diabetes or hard-ening of the arteries. But the king's doctors weren't committing themselves. The five physicians described his symptom as "an obstruction to the circula-tion through the arteries of the legs." THERE IS no known permanent cure for thrombo-angiti- s obliter-ans. Anyone suffering from it might be expected to live out his normal span of years if he were careful, stayed off his feet and led a shel-tered life. It was pointed out that standing and walking for hours at a time, which has been part of the king's job as figurehead of the empire, has aggravated his condition. Part of the treatment will be to cut out this important part of his duties and as-sign the walking and standing per-formances among other members of the royal household. Meanwhile, favoring his im-perilled right foot, King George was conducting the business of state from his bedroom in Buckingham palace. People of the nations of the earth are going to see Christmas from an American viewpoint this year through the medium of typi-cal American Christmas greeting cards being sent by the state de-partment to U. S. embassies and consulates throughout the world. Here Miss Frances Kane, state department employee, sits below an enlarged photograph of the cards. DILEMA: Sharp-Horne- d Perched uncomfortably astride a dilemma having the sharpest horns ever to plague a sitter. President Truman ponders ways and means of getting off. The situation is as clearly defined as it is bothersome. IN SHORT, the President must work the seemingly impossible miracle of knocking prices down while keeping wages and farm prices up. Mr. Truman is indubi-tably committed to the former, and it was a great majority of opinion that he could do just that which helped account for his victory. That he will also do the latter is a campaign pledge he must exert every effort to keep. No less a personage than Henry Ford II has sharpened one of the horns. The industrialist touched off tb j "fourth round" of wage in-creases, with consequent high-price- s maintenance, when he an-nounced a wage hike for all his workers. Then, Mr. Ford delivered himself of the observation that wages generally must go up and that prices must do likewise. THE PATTERN is clear. Indus-try raises wages and the cost of its products goes up. Wages must increase if these products are to be purchased. Labor comes in to ask for more money in order to buy these products. And so the circle continues. Meanwhile, it is obvious that Americans expect the President and congress to do something about getting the cost of living within reasonable bounds and to do it quick. On the other hand, la-bor, which backed Mr. Truman at the polls, and farmers, who gen-erally supported him, are expect-ing action as swift on legislation favorable to them. As administration leaders sought a course of action to satisfy ail groups, congress said little for pub-lic consumption. Methods of price control, if any have been con-ceived, have not been discussed. ONE THING, however, is clear. The situation poses the major test of how effective in solving the prob-lem will be the cooperation of congress and the President. From Capitol Hill came persist-ent whispering that Mr. Truman's thumping victory did not necessar-ily arm him with the equivalent of a magic wand which he might wave over congress to bring about leg-islation in anv form he mav ripsire. Atomic Researcher TREATY: Mutual Aid The cold freeze being turned on Russia by the western nations plummeted several more degrees when Great Britain, France and the three Benelux nations, after long negotiations, agreed on a mutual assistance pact. THAT the U. S. is involved in the agreement goes almost without saying, for without American sanc-tion and at least an implied willing-ness to help out militarily in the event of aggression no western At-lantic treaty would be worth a "whereas" or even a "hereinafter." Primary proposal in the plan calls for a pledge of mutual armed assistance by the U. S., Canada and the five western European na-tions in case one or more of them should be attacked. SECONDLY, it provides that the pact be left open to membership of certain other nations. It calls, also, for the setting up of military and political boards immediately after the pact's signature and ratification to make the treaty operate. Containing 17 points in all, the program of "agreed opinions" has been presented to the U. S. and I 4 '' ' Dr. Frank D. Fackenthal, until recently acting president of Co-lumbia university, has been named as head of Associated Uni-versities, Inc., which operates Brookhaven national laboratory at Upton, N. Y. The laboratory Solution? Then there was a break on the Inflation front. Americans who had come to accept the inevitability of the high cost of living raised their eyes with surprise over the de-velopment although it amounted to only the merest chink in the price barricade. TWO THINGS happened almost simultaneously: President Truman ordered ad-ministration agencies to work out a "definite" n program to be presented to the Democratic congress in January, and the bu-reau of labor statistics reported a dip of one-hal- f of 1 per cent in its g index for October. The significance of Mr. Truman's proposal for n legisla-tion was established; it was some-thing to look forward to. But how much real importance should be attached to the almost infinitesi-mal break in the price line would remain to be Leen. FOR ONE thing, the price dip unless it grew to miraculous pro-portions would not cancel out any n measures, such as "standby" price control and ra-tioning, which might be imposed. Edwin G. Nourse, chairman of the President's council of economic advisors, opined that a lowering of prices, washing out the need for drastic controls, would be "swell." But he didn't predict it would happen. Another top fiscal official said he believed inflationary forces still had the upper hand. And Chester Bowles, one-tim- e OPA boss, stated that congress "unquestionably" would act against inflation. The precise nature of the pro-gram President Truman will lay before congress in January was no. yet known probably not yet determined. Its general outline probably will be made public when he delivers his "State of the Union" message in January. But there was little doubt that-- return to more or less stringent economic controls was in the cards for 1949. is financed by the U. S. govern-ment to provide facilities not available at universities, but es-sential to nuclear research. WAR RULES: Atomic The need for this sort of thing is purely speculative at this point, but the International Red Cross is pre-paring to propose a new set of war rules that would compel nations to establish safety zones to protect ci-vilians in the event of a future atomic war. THESE zones would be set up in the rear of combat areas of each battling nation. Belligerents, the-oretically, would recognize them as shelter areas and would spare them from atomic attack. Treaty conventions outlining this new security zone principle now are being circulated to all nations prior to submission to a general diplo-matic conference in March. Red Cross officials say they con-ceived the idea for large shelter areas as a result of their experi-ences in setting up neutral zones in Palestine. Three general types of people would be protected under the Red Cross plan: WOUNDED and sick persons, whether combatant or CHILDREN under 15, expectant mothers or mothers of children un-der seven, and the aged over 65. PERSONS entrusted with the con-trol and management of the zones and the care of those in them. Although these proposals cannot be formally binding until after ap-proval by the diplomatic conven-tion, officials view them as So ex-tremely important that they are urging all countries to abide by them morally without waiting for formal treaty signing. In addition to the atomic security zone proposal, other projected war rules would cover treatment of pris-oners, prohibit kidnapings and the taking of hostages. Also, the Red Cross wants to outlaw the current Russian practice of living off the land in occupied areas. Canada for consideration. There was no immediate reaction from the two governments on the matter, but it seemed logical to presume that the idea for such a treaty had received their prior blessings. Although the pact in its present form refrains from designating a fixed period of years for its life, it does recommend "a long dura-tion." Actually, the five European governments have been thinking in terms of a period, but the decision on that is being left to the last stage of negotiations. RUSSIA as a nation peaceful or belligerent is scrupulously ignored in the document. Nowhere is any mention made of the Soviet Union. Nevertheless, the treaty itself offers grim proof of the fact that the western democratic nations have seen fit to construct the nu-cleus of a great regional defensive alliance against Russia and the spread of communism. PEACEABLE: Party Line The official "line" of the Com-munist party has gone off on a new tangent in a tactic described as a "peace offensive" by U. S. intelligence authorities who report-ed the switch. WORD IS that the Kremlin has ordered peace propaganda and demonstrations of various kinds as the official party line for all Com-munist parties, organs and front or-ganizations. The intelligence boys claimed "that this ostensible about-fac- e would become apparent in the near future. Soviet rulers are supposed to be setting the stage for a world-wid- e "peace" maneuver as part of their cold war strategy to embarrass the United States and its western al-lies in the clash over the Berlin sit-uation. How much will this spurious peace offensive mean? Literally nothing, as far as any genuine desire or effort for peace is concerned. The Russians haven't undergone a i change of heart; their aims are the same as always. KEEP DIGGING: No Tax Cut All hope for an income tax cut in January may as well be ruled out now This is on the authority of Sen Walter F George (D., Ga.) who is returning to chairmanship of the senate finance committee. He has said that increased aid to Eu-rope and additional funds for na-tional defense would bar any reduc-tions He estimated that ERP would get an additional one or two billion dollars No Future to Presidency, 7 Pension Plan Is Proposed 1 By BAUKHAGE CF Nuj Analyst and Commentator. WASHINGTON Harry Truman, President, is going to be able to consider one measure which probably will come up in the approaching congress with more objectivity than some of his friends thought would be possible. It offers an answer to T the question: what to do with The idea Is not entirely altruistic, although the United States in the J past has shown rather shabby gratitude in tossing aside, without further concern, the man who has served as the republic's head. Many, if not most, of our former chief executives might provide ' insl mZJL verm LwJs3 counsel and advice based on their ex-perience which could be most va-luable. Herbert Hoover Is an ex-ample. At pres-ent, he is render-ing Important service as head of the commission appointed by Pres-ident Truman which has just drawn up the plan for the A Missouri newspaper editor, shortly after Bell's resolution was first introduced, claimed in an edi-torial that the pension idea was alright, but that the amount of his pension, $50,000, seemed a little high. He, like Mr. Taft, felt that $25,000 a year would be a more equitable sum. Representative Bell's reply to that objection was that if congress did fix the figure at $50,000, taxes would shortly whittle it down to $25,000 anyway. Mr. Truman may have been touched with what was intended as solicitude on the part of his 's but he did not feel the matter was of immediate concern. So far as the memory of this man runneth not to the contrary, there have never, in recent years, been more than two Until the death of President Cool-idg- e in 1933, he and Herbert Hoover were Coolidge had earlier shared that position with Chief Justice Taft until the latter's death in 1930. Taft, who lived to be 73 years old, and outlived Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. "No office In the world to-day," wrote the English profes-sor of economics and political science, Harold J. Laski, "car-ries with it greater responsibili-ties than the presidency of the United States." No one who has made even a su-perficial study of the duties of the president fails to realize how hard a job it is, hard in the sense of long hours, nervous strain, and physical effort. Since the death of Woodrow Wilson, brought on by his herculean efforts during and after World War I, much study has been given to the problem of lessening the burden of the chief executive. Herbert Hoover has spoken of the "vast and intolerable labor" of the man who sits in the White House for four years or more. Merriman Smith in his book: "A President Is Many Men," commenting on the "complicated and burdensome" quality of the task, makes this pithy observation: "And his job is one with no future." The "ex" has a value and the problem of finding it can be solved easily by congress without the knowledge of algebra. BAUKHAGE zation ot Sovem- - rp i ment departments which congress will consider at its next session. Hoover has served in many other useful public capacities since he left rir the White House. He can afford to. Indeed, he not only spent consider--J J, ' able sums out of his private funds ajifcijj on secretarial and research assist- - ance when he was secretary of commerce, and later in the White House, but he also voluntarily turned back a part of his salary as President in 1932 when, under the llij Economy act, the salaries of all government employees were cut. Franklin Roosevelt also turned N back part of his salary under that same act, and later, in 1943, when j he was advocating a $25,000 ceiling , A on all salaries, FDR again volun- - tarily refunded to the treasury a I portion of his own. VM Bat not all presidents are born riiV with, or acquire, silver spoons. Few could afford the luxury of iu working for nothing and so, t '.H when they leave office most ' 1 have to look around for a job. Fortunately, ' former President i William Howard Taft, in the years t , before he was called back to Uncle ( Barn's workbench as chief justice V. 3 of the supreme court, possessed i enough of the world's goods so that s he could afford to render at least . , semi-publi- c services teaching in the Harvard law school a position which a man of slenderer means A C might have had to turn down in favor of a higher salary from some purely private enterprise. His son. Sen. Robert Taft, mentioned this KTRI recently when he suggested that former presidents should receive a OldT substantial pension, "perhaps $25,- - Seatt 000 a year." also should have j. the privileges of the senate floor, " Taft believes, with the right to rwrcgra speak, but not to vote, on pending legislation. In so honoring them , . the nation would benefit. Coolidge might or might not have welcomed an opportunity it II ' talte on some governmental responsibility after his presiden- - t , tlal term expired. As it was, UV he accePted a lucrative position with an Insurance company and v wfwi continued his private law prac- - U Jl tice as well nntil he died. Most presidents leave the White rAIMlk House poorer than when they went in. Franklin Roosevelt wrote a $2,000 personal check every month . to meet White House expenses, and 1SSS 1 other recent residents have estimat-- ICfCfed e "at na t0 6 down into the Z.i old sock to the tune of $25,000 a ireiUl. year over and above what the gov- - Ce Ctr ernment gives them, to meet the jgp cost of living in the executive man sion. U. S. Population Growth Studied What size population do we want for the United States? Or does it make any difference? The question is important enough to a continuing study by the U. S. commerce department, and the conclusions which have been reached so far appear to have an important bearing on the problem of securing world peace. "Whatever the future of world organization, the relative popula-tion of the various nations will be a matter of profound importance in determining the shape of things to come." That statement was made in a report by the national committee on immigration policy, headed by Earl G. Harrison, which is plump-ing for immigration increases in this country. In 1923 the commerce depart-ment estimated that a population of at least 200 million and very prob-ably 300 million could be support-ed in the U. S. without lowering the habitually high American stand-ard of living. The Harrison group pointed out that "even if we accept the lowest DU Wl Why Not Provide For When the pollsters were writing off Harry Truman as merely an dgillC "ex," come January 20, the pro ponents of the idea of providing for lie D former chiefs of the United States were pointing out that Harry Tru-man does not have the private m means that Franklin Roosevelt or Herbert Hoover had. , There was some talk that Mr. A I Truman might run for representa tive of his home state as President D BOX John Quincy Adams did. Adams served 17 years in the house and, y anything, increased his prestige by doing so. But Mr. Truman's fel-low Missourian, Rep. C. Jasper Bell, had another idea In July of 1 1946 during the last session of the 79th congress. V, I ft He proposed that the house and C JJ& senate enact a bill to provide an annual pension of $50,000 for men M X who had served as president of the Jfg United States. Bell pointed out that army officers, congressmen, sena- - i a tors, cabinet members, heads of V J government departments, and even J the most humble of federal work-- i l ers are provided with retirement r pay and he couldn't see why the head of the federal government should be discriminated against in ' this regard.- - He felt that in the long miff run, retirement pay for a chief ex- - ""al ecutive would be a step toward bet- - s? '- - ter government. N ! A I jr--- -- figure, it is still 35 millions more than the peak which the American population will reach in 1990." These are some of the assertions the group made in a special report on immigration and population policy: Population of the U. S. should be 159 million in 1970. That of Russia should be 251 million an extremely sharp increase. Italy, Spain and countries back of the iron curtain also are expected to show popula-tion gains. For other nations: Population of Germany, Denmark and Finland will remain approximately station-ary, while the population of Eng-land, France, Sweden and Switzer-land is expected to hit a downward trend. By the end of this century and that's only about 51 years away, re-member the population of the United States will be proportionate-ly smaller in relation to Russia, China and India than it is now. It means that the great, teeming population masses of Asia are mov ing forward numerically with a force and inexorability that is bound to exert a profound effect on "the shape of things to come." Glaze sweet potatoes with , rant jelly by spreading over the surface of the preIM potatoes and heating in the 0 Prevent peeling off ordiscr: tion of labels on medicine be-calmed goods, etc., by run; strip of scotch tape directly the writing. I ANOTHER J I I A General Quiz , ? 1. What color is heliotrope? 2. Which is the largest planet? 3. How long does a dollar bill remain in circulation? 4. How many casualties did the U. S. suffer in World War II? 5. In what state is divorce not obtainable for any cause? 6. How many presidential can-didates have failed to get a ma-jority of electoral votes after re-ceiving the largest popular vote? 7. What is the temperature of a match flame? The Answers 1. It is a pinkish violet. 2. Jupiter. . 3. Only nine months. 4. According to latest figures, 948,418. 5. South Carolina. 6. Two. Samuel J. Tilden and Grover Cleveland. 7. About 2,300 degrees Fahren-heit. Atlantis Debunked If you take the word of Dr. Mau-rice Ewing of Columbia university, everyone who's been waiting around for the fabled "lost continent" of Atlantis to show up may now relax Dr. Ewing says he has mapped, photographed, probed, sounded and visited the ocean floor since 1935, and there just isn't any evidence of the mysterious continent. Atlantis was believed to have sunk in a great prehistoric cataclysm. What, No Brass? A noted industrialist, who was a war-tim- e brigadier general, has come up with a proposal that mili-tary brass hats should divest them-selves of insignia, and that West Point and Annapolis should be con-verted into postgraduate schools open to all ranks. The author of these proposals is Robert Wood Johnson, chairman of the Johnson & Johnson surgical firm. |