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Show THE JOURNAL Page !oVESI6 2 ELECTION: WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Truman and MacArthur Discuss Korean Reconstruction; Gov. Dewey Says He Wont (Inn for President in 195Z Gov. Thomas E. Dewey tossed a political bombshell upon the scene by saying flatly he would not run for President in 1952 and would back Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower for the Republican nomination. The governor had no more than made his statement when other liberal Republicans, including Harold Stassen, backed the move. Under no circumstances that 1 can conceive, Dewey said, will I accept the nomination for President in 1952, and I doubt if there is any possibility the situation would na-tlon- al !? (EDITORS NOTEj When oplniona are eipreiiied ln of to la Western Newspaper Unions news analysts nd not necessarily As the date of the national elec- tion nears, the American Heritage Foundation, the citizens group that sponsored the Freedom Train, stepped up its campaign of turning our a large vote. JJJiJJSer! The foundation is sponsor of the contest in which prizes of historical papers are being awarded to communities, counties, and civic organizations doing the best job in turn' ing out the vote. The campaign was designed to non-prof- it The Democrats had nothing to say about Dewey's announcement. President Truman when informed of it was reported to have murmured thats fine" and continued his swim in the Pacific. A number of political figures, however, recalled that the governor r said shortly before he announced President Truman and his personal military and diplomatic for the third term as governor of advisors were photographed just before the takeoff for Wake Island New York, he would not be a candiand the meeting with Gen. Douglas MacArthur. From left to date for that office again. right: W. Averill Ilarriman, Dean Rusk, Phillip .Jessup, Mr. The last time Eisenhower menTruman, Frank Pace, Jr., and Gen. Omar Bradley. tioned politics he said he did not want to identify himself with any one political party. He added that WAKE ISLAND: I have no political connections, no Talks Lack Something political ambitions, and dont want On the hot, lonely little island of any connections with politics." President HarWake in ry S. Truman and Gen. Douglas VISHINSKY: MacArthur, two men who have had A New Theme much to do with world destiny in Firm action in Korea mnst not a had few talk. lull ns Into a sense of false security. years, Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei the last a statement What happened In Korea has set was After it over, Y. Vishinsky, noted for his vicious two dis- world peace on stronger foundations. attacks upon western powers in the, was issued which said the United Nations, has plunged Into a cussed a number of subjects vital There may be time to build up a new theme. He promises Russia to world problems. According to European army, with strong aid would meet the west halfway" if the press release they talked about from Britain, the United States the west would drop its tough" reconstruction of Korea, the possi- and Canada," '.Winston Churchill bility of a Japanese peace treaty, told a cheering mass rally of the policy and enter peace talks. - ' " .. Some observers believed that his and the general agreement to strive Conservative party. in unity with other mentioning the tough" policy was toward peace As for myself, my convictions as a sure sign that the western plan of U.N. nations. to the place and methods through The meeting was of great interest rearmament is getting full considwhich I can best contribute someto the American public from anotheration in Moscow. Vishinsky hastthing to the cause of freedom have ened to warn the allies that Russia er angle. MacArthur and Mr. Tru- been often expressed. They have hot man had never met and their conwould not shake in its boots changed. Here at Columbia Univerflicting views on a number of sub- sity I have a task that would excite of this policy. At one point in his speech, Vish- jects had been reported in the the pride and challenge the qualiSince the wartime press during recent months. insky said: fications and strength of any man. indicated of the meeting Reports of some nations policy I still believe that it offers to such hace gone on to a touch policy. that MacArthur had only a general an individual as myself rich opThere could have been no great idea of the topics to be discussed portunities for serving," General aboutface. Obviously, this policy has when he was asked to meet the Eisenhower said in answer to Thomyielded no results, so why not get President. It was also reported that as Deweys suggestion he become back to the old wartime policy Truman conducted the talks from the Republican candidate for presian agenda scribbled on a pad. which did?" dent in 1952. Observers believed these reports It was evident, however, that Vishinskys new theme was getting gave an indication of the how and PARCEL-POS- T: him nowhere. Secretary of State why of the meeting. The President Acheson said in a recent news con- had a number of topics to discuss Rate Increase Asked ference that it was futile to try and with the U.N. commander and he Invoking a little-use- d statute, settle east-wedifferences by ne- limited the talks to that agenda. It Postmaster-Genera- l Donaldson has observsome gotiations until the wests rearma- was also suggestive, the asked interstate commerce ment had reached a state of rela- ers believed, that Mr. Truman was commission for an increase in parcelacting in his capacity as President -post tive equality" with Russias. rates amounting to and not The old belief that Russia under- and commander-in-chie- f a year. stands and respects power of arms as a man seeking advice. The On the surface the meeting was proposed increase would up is still in full force. cordial. In farewell, MacArthur mailing charges for the first pound sir. Happy landing. from four to nine cents, depending said: Good-by- , It has been a real honor to talk on postal zone. Additional poundage would be increased up to three cents with you." But the other MacArthur seemed a pound. revealed when he said good-bto Donaldson also asked increases of Gen. Omar N. Bradley, chairman 2 cents a pound for local delivery of the joint chiefs of staff: Good on catalogues, and three cents a by, Omar. Dont let them get you pound on the first pound for all down up there." zones. . Headliners mid-Pacifi- c, - f- se st t- t- s t t . $105,-000,0- 00 Campaign y out-of-to- HAKD TO BEUEVE Nine Firms Announce Price Cuts In these days when the public seems to be fair game for all kinds of price boosts, its hard to believe that nine companies announced d price cuts. The cuts were on coffee, airplane parts and asphalt tile. The A & P company and Grand Union company, retail grocery chains, announced reductions on the price of their various brands of bag coffee by two cents a pound. Boeing Airplane of Seattle announced it was reducing by 10 per cent the price on all stratocruiser spare parts. The cut was retroactive to September 1. Armstrong Cork company put price reductions of about 5 per cent bag-packe- The pattern of the invasion of i 1? North Korea by United Nations forces Is indicated by the broken arrows. South Korean troops advanced from Wonsan while U. S., British and Australian troops plunged northward from Kaesong. The fall of Pyongyang was but a matter of days. Possessive ho Tho chi'i 8 cme ovh W r erpr .) SSuS 2'? hat enab as ho encourage rrp lsrei him to J. 4 wra i.'i Of interest at VallevS? W-hi- i ' M ngtn.s the reproduction, scattered through h ot the ca ,2) combat widespread voter lethargy which in the presidential election of fications and earthwork SJ 1948 saw more than 45,000,000 of restore Reh.CS( Americas voting population fail to tons tent and flags to go to the polls. of battie maps, tell a J Two years ago only 52 per cent of museums in and near thei the voters took the trouble to cast their ballots, a poor record when Tumbler for Childrei contrasted with other countries. In No need of crying the last national elections held in milk If W. Pom,!, George 82 cent of the voting Sweden, per Heights, New York, h a, population went to the polls. The turnout in France and Italy ex- say about it. Mr. Pom '1 vented and patented a new ceeded 80 per cent. In Great Brittumbler for children. 11' ain it was 76 per cent and in Canbase a wide ring intended ada 74 per cent. vent accidental tipping. Thomas DArcy Brophy, foundation president, said in launching the Natural Resource contest: In this year of crisis it is Adequate supplies of natar more necessary than ever before sources can be assured fort) that every citizen of voting age vote. ture by: (1) organizing fc? A large turnout at the polls is the to develop new tec!? research most effective answer free citizens for resen exploiting can hurl at those who would enslave i j arise thereafter." be-cau- OveridXn Duty to Vote in effect on standard asphalt tile. Coffee prices had been on the up swing for many months. Meanwhile, Manhattan Shirt com pany raised prices on its spring lines of dress shirts by 7 to 13 per cent, on sport shirts by 14 per cent and pajamas 15 per cent. Botany Mills, New York, announced increases of approximately 10 per cent in the wholesale prices of its mens robes and suggested a similar retail boost. In Milwaukee, three major brew' eries disclosed a price boost to distributors outside Wisconsin. State retailers were not effected by the boost in beer prices. nine-cent-per-ca- se V low-grad- them." Soon after election day a three man board of judges will start re viewing the efforts of various com munities and organizations in rais ing the voting levels in their regions The judges are Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, director of the cen tral intelligence agency; Charles E Wilson, president of General Elec trie company, and William Green president of the American Federa tion of Labor. In 1948, Utah had the best voting record with 74.6 per cent going to the polls.. . ( e low cost; (2) freely relying ports; and (3) stockpiling. 1 1 DUE TO COLDS Best-know- n home is . use to remedy ; SECURITY ACT:, 170 WHEN SLEEP Confusion in Europe COME AND YOr The new U. S. internal security act threw Europe into a state of FEEL GLUM confusion that bordered on the fantastic. t Hundreds of businessmen, Use Chewing-Guartists, apd tourists scheduled to sail REMOVES for America suddenly found themWhen you selves without permits to enter this because 1 you need a destate of as a the result country millions do chew is wonderfully partments order that all visas be okr many Doctors say canceled. their "flushing action toe The order required all visas be Id (he alomark. Large Bust revalidated and hundreds of travel- atlves upset digestion. need you food ers, thousands of miles from home, tshlng J yu energy were told they would have to return But gentle to their native lands to secure new ommended. worfca chieflyosU J bowel where II remov permits. rood I You avoid The state departments action was good taken under that section of the security law which says no visas will FEOM-A- ) be issued to persons who are now, FAMOySCHW22iS- or ever have been, members of the m WASTE.-KOT- CK rnN--W- nxN-e-uiN- T -- Communist, Nazi or Fascist parties, or affiliated with any of their organizations or subdivisions. There was further confusion in that there was no ruling on the problem of eligibility for visitors or immigrants from Spain or Argentina, both of which have been mentioned as governments to which the ban might be !J -. L FuL Planning for the te Buy U.S. Savings anti-totalitari- an applied. Businessmen and manufacturers complained that the ban injured trade by keeping out businessmen already checked by allied authorities. About 90 per cent of all Germans are believed to have been members of Nazi organizations either by choice or compulsion. The standing joke of Europe, seen in newspapers and on posters, read: Visit America and see Ellis island." U.S.-Germ- an EMPLOYMENT: An All-Ti- me High Employment in the United States e reached an high of 45, the 500,000 jobs in bureau of labor statistics reported. More than 2,000,000 employees were added to payrolls since September, 1949. The increase over August, 1950, was almost 500,000. The increase reflected Industrial expansion to meet the new war effort, the bureau said. all-tim- mid-Septemb- On Save Money M This Home Coughiy, Big Saving. 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