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Show March n, THE JOURNAL Page 2 States Severs Diplomatic Delations With Bulgaria Miners Cited on Contempt Charge Embassy Staff (United Recalls In 'Get-Toug- h' Move Uncle Sam finally "got his dander up" and began to get tough dominated with the Communist Balkan countries. In one of the toughest U.S. foreign policy actions since World War II, this nation broke off diplomatic relations with Bulgaria and ordered home American Minister Donald It. Heath and his entire staff. At the same time, the state department demanded the recall of Dr. Peter Voutov and his smaller Bulgarian staff in Washington. DEVELOPMENTS in the same vein included a ban on American travel in Hungary and the ordering from Communist China of all American consuls. The U.S. action was seen as a climax to what the state department called a "long series of intolerances and indignities" against the U.S. legation in Sofia. In that, the state department was on solid ground because since the legation was established in 1947, Bulgarian officials and the controlled Bulgarian press, the department said, had been "constantly denouncing and insulting the United States." The department charged the Sofia government had carried on an "unprincipled campaign of prosecution" against Bulgarian employees of the legation. THE DIRECT CAUSE of the break was said to be Bulgarias emand of January 19 that Heath recalled for "Interference" in Bulgarian internal affairs. Charges of spying also had been made against Americans in the legation. The break was significant because it indicated a stronger attitude by President Truman and state secretary Acheson toward Moscow satellites with which the U.S. has been waging postwar disputes. However, there was no cause for alarm as to military repercussions. For, as Winston Churchill put it, diplomatic recognition of one nation by another docs not mean espousal of that nations policies or attitudes It is an act to secure certain conveniences. Conversely, when diplomatic relations are broic en off, it means chiefly that those conveniences are at an end. but not necessarily military action. OLEO BILL: A Compromise Congress had reached a compro mise on what should be done about the bill to repeal federal taxes on oleomargarine. One factor helping the compromise along was the striking out of a senate requirement that colored margarine sold at retail be put up in triangular packages. But the conference committees which effected the compromise put in strict labeling requirements. ac- cept the compromise, it would become effective July 1. The bill had been in the hands of the confer ence committees since February 2. The House passed the measure last year, with one senate version being approved in January of this year. It had been agreed by both out knock to federal taxes houses on oleo, but dairy interests had held out for the triangular-packagrequirement, arguing that this was necessary to make sure nobody got margarine thinking it was butter. HERE are the taxes the bill would wipe out: of a cent a pound on h uncolored margarine, 10 cents a pound on the colored form; $600 a year on manufacturers whether their output was colored or not; $480 a year on wholesalers of col ored margarine, $200 on wholesalers of the uncolored, $48 on retailers of colored margarine, and $6 a year on retailers of the uncole One-fourt- ored variety. V 4 t II Z V I '' t' ' 'y ' ' ' s t , , ' The Windup One of the most amazin controversial episodes in the h tory of federal loans to busines to aid recovery a policy stemmy from the depression era was ti ability of the Lustron corporate) ' ft"', t , ' Lewis Goes Unnamed Against Red Satellites IF THE SENATE and house LUSTRON: Muscling In WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS By U.S. Court Judge Sweeping Ruling Notts When opinions (Editor's are expressed In these eolomns, they are those of Western Newspaper Union's news analysts and not of this newspaper.) nee-essarl- to tap the reconstruction ly mmm. grounds that the 370,000 UMW members had "willfully and wrongfully" ignored his back-to-wor- k order. THE NEW ANGLE was that this ime the UMWs boss, John L. ,ewis was not even mentioned In he citation. Observers pointed out hat the citation could lead to leavy fines against the union. On wo previous occasions, Lewis was named defendant when strike issue came into federal court. There was some speculation that omission of Lewis' name from the William Dudley Peliey (left), contempt citation might mean that former Silver Shirt leader, he government felt that Lewis had was released on parole from jeen really sincere when he orIn U.S. Terre Ilante, the dered his miners back to work but prison Ind., where he had been serving government official would comcrlm-iaon a sentence a l ment on the subject. sedition charge. But as he Judge Keechs action came as left the prison gates he was the east was gripped with- bitter be arrested promptly again, cold, with many housewives coal cause North Carolina has rebins nearly empty. his extradition. In the tneantime, violence flared quested n the eastern Kentucky coal field as roving mobs wrecked equipment at several mines and beat up at least 11 miners. Ten men were Ever since World War II there beaten in Knox county and one was has been considerable discussion of attacked in Harlan county. a proposal to scatter U.S. agencies SIXTEEN AUTOMOBILES and industrial manufacturing cen- loaded with six men each visited a ters so that in the event of another number of mines, Kentucky state bulwar the nation would not face the police reported. Twenty-eigh- t man-car threat of complete paralysis from lets were fired into a mine attacks. an incline, bombing hauling miners up Now, the proposal had the sup- and two automobiles belonging to port of the head of the office of miners were overturned. civilian defense, Dr. Paul J. LarAs for the hope of the contempt sen. citation to end the mine walkout, The atomic scientist no one would say how effective it said his first job on assuming his would be. It was recalled that there new post would be relocating and is no limit on the penalty a federal redesigning present governmental court may impose for contempt, office setup in the capital. but the Constitution forbids "unHe emphasized that his action usual and excessive" punishment, does not indicate that any early and the supreme court in 1947 rehostilities are expected, but add- duced the UMWs contempt fine ed: "I certainly, believe that a plan from three million dollars to for decentralizing these agencies $710,000. should be formulated before an emergency occurs, and much of it SEARCH: should be put into effect prior to No Sharp Guide any such emergency. I hope these plans are never needed," he conThe inviolability of a mans tinued, "but we shouldnt wait." home against search without due course of law meaning a properly EMPLOYMENT: executed warrant Is now in ques tion as the result of a recent Down 1.5 Million court decision. conin the nation The court, in a 5 to 3 ruling, held Employment tinued to slump despite optimistic that when police legally arrest a explanations by . federal officials, man, they also may search a limand there were rumblings from ited area under his immediate conmany sources that, the current eco- trol for evidence of a crime. But nomic situation did not warrant the the court didnt say exactly how optimism expressed by President far the police may go. Truman. Justice Felix Frankfurter proFOR INSTANCE, jobs were off tested vigorously. Dissenting from 1.5 million between the opinion, he declared that the and the labor de- "decision makes mockery of the and partments bureau of labor statis- fourth amendment to the constitutics said industrial and commercial tion which bans unreasonable employment totaled more than 42 search and seizure. million in January, which was He added that the court by its down 1.20 million from a year ago. action had overturned a long series But it added, as has been the of decisions and argued that the case with each report of contin tribunal should "show respect for uing unemployment, that the de- continuity in the law." cline is usual at this time of year The majority opinion was writand "represents primarily layoffs ten by one of the new justices, in trade and government following Sherman Minton, who said, "What expanded pre - Christmas activity is reasonable search is not to be in retail stores and post offices." determined by any fixed formula. THAT WAS COMFORTING The recurring questions of the rea but was it an accurate pic sonableness of searches must find of ture the situation? It would be resolution in the facts and circum hard to imagine the 1.20 million stances of each case. increase in the number of jobless The decision came in the case of affected the being greatly by lay Albert J. Rablnowitz, who was ing off of extra help in departmen charged with the sale of four al stores and post offices. It is true, of tered postage stamps. When he course, that there are a lot of de was arrested, officers searched his partment stores and a lot of pos office and found 573 more stamps offices but it must be remem These were made the basis of a bered also that a million people new charge that he possessed and are a lot of peopleconcealed altered stamps. 15-ye- ar - su-prem- mid-Decemb- er mid-Januar- y as-suran- - d This Compaq RFC into funds to the tune dug 37.5 million dollars. BUT THE END had come. RFC, finally conceding that it hi made a poor investment, filed 36 million dollar foreclosure n against the company. Lustron corporation was a ma producer of steel homes. It hi persuasive counsel. It was able continue getting loans from Federal Judge Richmond B. Keech wrote a new angle into the continuing fight between the United Mine Workers and the coal opera ors. The judge cited the miners hemselves for criminal contempt Out and In finan corporations till. Bing Crosby, part owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, gives rookie pitcher Paul Pettit the once over as Pittsburgh opened a rookie school. Pettit Is the high school southpaw who was given a $100,000 bonus when he signed with the Pirates. SHARING: 'One Great Hour This Sunday March 12, there wUl occur one of the most unique events in the history of spiritual I elevation and mans efforts to help his fellow man. For, on that day some 100,000 churches with approx imately 25 million members will join in a coordinated appeal for the support of overseas relief and reconstruction projects. THE APPEAL will be conducted under the slogan: "One . Great Hour of Sharing, and will be made I simultaneously In all cooperating I churches as part of the regular worship of the day. Church World Service, which is conducting the campaign, is the overseas relief agency of 23 coop-erating Protestant and Eastern Orthodox church bodies. In addition to the denominations affiliated with it, it is supported by the fol lowing interdenominational agen 1 1 .3 H: RFC despite financial losses a since its organization in 1947, ha" lost 20 million dollars. The RFC told a federal distric court In Columbus, Ohio, tha Lustron which was to turn oui 150 homes daily on a products line basis, could not "be continued without loss and the wasting of iti 4 B f .cl assets." BUT LUSTRON couldnt ruled out without trying. Even the RFC action came, Lustron of( ficials were seeking approval ofj another federal loan of 3.5 million to five million dollars. That wa not surprising in view of the eas with which Lustron had obtain such loans in the past. In addition to its petition for foreclosure judgment, the RF asked the court to name a receivetl over the corporation and restraining order compellin, Jor IS! ie ri VI c to surrender the property patron to such if one is receiver named Gets 15 Years nie Re(j.ied Balkans cies: Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, Foreign Mis- - spying for the West. Senten along with Vogeler was his Brii sions Conference of North Amer-- 1 business associate, Edgar Sand sentence. ica, American Committee of the who drew a World Council of Churches, and the I Two of five other defenda: United Council of Church Women, were sentenced to death, the othi These affiliated organizations un-- 1 receiving prison terms, derstand better than perhaps any REFLECTIVE of U.S. officii other organization can the vast feeling in the matter was a staij Jp need of relief and reconstruction departments denunciation of $ Hi overseas.. That so many millions of verdicts as "devoid of justice, it) helpless people may be helped, that adequate as to evidence and . they can be given new hope for the plete with falsehoods." future, is one of the chief goals of Vogeler, 39, is an assistant victf f v" these many organizations. president of International Tr Last year, Church World Service phone and Telegraph company shipped . materials amounting to its roving representative in eas more than eight million dollars to Europe with headquarters in VIi 50 foreign countries. These relief na. Sanders is an accountant for shipments included about 24 mil- - subsidiary unit of the company, lion pounds of farm products, Paralleling the famed Cardii hosclothing, bedding, medicines, Mindszenty case in which the p late made a full confession of and miscellaneous pital equipment of spying charges, Vogeler, ti items. But Church World Service knows made a full confession of guilt that more, much more is needed, charged, relating his "treason' It is for that reason that the uni- - with an eagerness which was fied campaign of "One Great Hour I mst enthusiasm, ALL SEVEN DEFEND of Sharing" is to be conducted so I that all who wish to may have a took a risky course. They chose hand in the organizations humanl- - appeal to a higher court wW would have power to increase tarian work. severity of sentence, and the P I ecution said it would make a hAFWS Cl CTNFS quest that this be done. 7 I Going Up Relative to Vogelers confessii who Uve with theJir Early in 1950, there was much his hi Vienna, related newspaper space devoted to fea-- 1 cdren ture articles in which a happy Vogeler used to joke about the era of low-comens clothing was veance of himself by Hungary about to descend upon the Amer-- 1 Phce agents, and would often vite the men assigned to trail lean male. to Join him in a drink at vari Indeed, the old standby-t- he $35 suit was pictured as coming into caes-it- s own again and a man could a j a ki AlUt KUrnArl cheerfully anticipate clothes buy-- 1 ing. But apparently it was all a Red Link Charged dream, for clothing costs are up. Sovi all hySteria over The president of one of the coun-- 1 spying in connection with the trys largest shirt manufacturers bomb and the there had nothing but bad news when he a charge hurl to general tendency I announced that prices would rise. to jus' aad iet the result attempt However, he attempted to inject I the action, a note of cheer in his report when Latest, but highest circles to I he indicated that spring prices linked with Communist front & would be "attractive," whatever I ganizations, was a White Hou that might mean. By fall, however, I speech writer whom Senator the impact, of spiralling prices will Carthy, Republican of Wiscons-bwith the mens suit buyers I charged was a I 13-ye- ar st b, e fellow-travele- r, again. 1 Released by WNU Feature |