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Show r Tuesday, June 6, 1950 TUB DttAGERTON TUIBtTNE, DRAGERTON, UTAH WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS POLITICS: Moscow Tool Jation Shows United Might on First Armed Forces Day; Atlantic Pact nations Deport Plans for Armed Defense Any doubts that observers might have entertained about the success rs Netoi Whe pistons (Editor expressed I ef these cstomns, they of armed forces unification in the Wester Newspaper art these United States was dispelled with Untens aews analysts and net this ef newspaper.) the observance of the first national Forces Armed Day.. For the observance, America s fighting forces across the world paraded In the mightiest Show of power since World War II. The biggest show of all went on in Ger many where . more than 85,000 Yanks demonstrated their readiness. The day's message to the world was plain: The United States is awake to the menace of Communist aggression and is teadying its defenses. President Truman took the occasion to tell the public that if congress had passed his universal military training program five years ago "there would have been no cold war." He also invited all Americans "to r Sen. Robert Taft is shown take stock of the state of our readiabove speaking over a nationness to defend ourselves against He wide radio network. aggression." And in general, Americans were charged In bis speech that the administration has shaken the with what and , pleased impressed confidence of the people and on saw the they parade. Although seeks to elect a "subservient" forces were less in number, they seemed well trained, power-packe- d congress to vote Into law policies that wonld wreck the coununits that would form the backbone of new armies should the situation try. arise. Army, navy and air force put on INDUSTRY POOL: a united front that was pleasing to Enemies Unite observers who remember recent unification squabbles between the One of the most remarkable sugservices. gestions since the war is the recent one by French Foreign Minister DEMOCRATS: Robert Schuman for integrating the German and French steel and coal Harmony Disturbed industries-unde- r a Surface harmony prevailing control. among Democrats at the Jefferson Enemies for centuries, scene of Jubilee celebration in Chicago was in two world wars, the battles shattered by the controversial civil French and Germans want to unite rights issue, which split the party heavy Industry. Its a startling sugin 1948. The Democrats were startled be- gestion, something like the lamb cause of the unexpected source of sleeping with the lion. But the French are reported to the dlssention. believe the only way for ending the Most southerners who attended the Chicago meeting chose to ignore industrial rivalry between Germany the civil rights panel. Jonathan and France find eliminating the of war between them is Daniels, North Carolina national committeeman and former White through the new proposal And the Germans are beginning house aide under both Presidents Roosevelt and Truman, did not so to like the idea. Chancellor Adenauer of west Germany pledged choose. He sat through the meeting, list- every effort for the plans success ening to 16 speakers demand en- and called for a united Europe as actment of the Truman program, a "third power" strong enough to and then insisted upon speaking at "decide in" favor of peace." He added, "There will be no the conclusion. He tolJ them flatly he could not strong Europe without Germany, go along with them in favor of a and ' no Germany at all without compulsory fair employment prac Europe." tice act, and added: "You cannot M. Schuman has suggested that have a prohibition law against dis- the merger of the two industries crimination in the south." be placed under the Council of He asserted the propaganda for Europe. It must of course, before the creation of a fair employment becoming a reality, meet with the practice, commission "gives a approval of Britain and the United ' to our weapon enerhies, theDDde States. crats" and makes it possible for them "to hide behind the civil EXPLOSION: rights issue while they fight every Second in Generation progressive measure." The stunned and battered comCIVIL DEFENSE: munity of South Amboy, N. J., 80 miles south of New York City, tied Mock Attacks Planned its wounds and, for the second The National Security Resources up time in a generation, went about board, the government agency in the business of rebuilding. charge of civil defense prepara On. May 19 four explosive-lade- n tions, announced that mock atomic barges blew up with such force bomb attacks on Washington, Chi debris was splattered over a 10 to cago, and Seattle are planned. 12 block area. Twenty-si- x persons The mock attack, it seems, is to were dead or missing and nearly give cities an idea of how to use 400 were injured. what they have in case they were On October 4, 1918, a munitions attacked. works at nearby Morgan, N. J., NSRB hastened to add, however, blew up. South Amboy reeled unthere is no thought that an emer der the shock. Scars of that disasgency is any nearer now thanit ter still mark the town. An estimated 500 tons of dyna rwas last week or the week before. England has long been organ! mite and mines exploded in the zing a civilian defense unit trainee more recent disaster on the waterin rescue and fire fighting in atom front. 1c blasted areas. The English have New York and federal invest! learned from experience that res gations into the handling of ex cue work in an atomic bombed plosives and the cause of the blast area requires special equipment were indicated. As is usual in cases and have begun to produce it of this sort, however, virtually all Evidently the United States has of the evidence had been blown to decided that it is time to act,; too. bits. nee-essarl- ly Assails Truman Tv7'C5' single-internation- al pos-abili- ty At one point in their policy making in recent years, the Russians reasoned and not . without basis, that the western powers would never really be united. That reasoning, however, has received a terrific Jolt. The 12 western nations, members of the Atlantic pact, have agreed to pool their economic and military might into one vast armed force, centrally directed to resist Soviet aggression. The plan, in reality a unification move, is American inspired. It will "create a balanced collective force," which means each of the 12 nations will contribute specific units to the central western armed force and not try to maintain expensive over-a- ll military estabin lishments, each arms. all The move was seen by military men as the one means of giving the west a balanced defense force, working in harmony, and with maximum efficiency. The United States is expected to bear the- - greatest part of the cost, although each nation will share in proportion to its resources. The U. S. share is expected to cost more than a billion dollars this self-contain- ed year. That the West is deadly serious and intends to have the plan in operation as soon as possible was evident by the creation of an over-acouncil of deputy foreign ministers, meeting all year round, to put the plan into force. This council will have a permanent powerful chairman who, it is understood, will be an American. ll Some sources predicted the U. S. may require a larger air force and navy under the plan, since this country will be entirely responsible for atomic and other strategic bombing in case of enemy undefeated" on the court house and waited for the Red river to show its first drop. Before it came flood waters had reached a record high for the century. Some 100.000 of Winnipegs 350,000 population were forced to evacuate and many ' of southern Manitoba's towns were deserted. When the river showed its first drop, flood waters were about two feet below the absolute peak at which engineers figured nearly all of Winnipeg would be waterlogged and the whole population would have to be evacuated. Even with the river back in its banks, however, observers said it would be near the last of June before the city would be back to nor-ma- l In Pennsylvania, Governor James H. Duff defeated the old guard Re- publicans in the senatorial primary., In many quarters the Duff and Morse victories were seen as signs that many Republican" voters think the party needs to offer more than mere opposition to President Tru- anti-Americ- mans Fair Deal On the Democratic front, a few more cracks have been added to the split caused by the civil-righconflict started in 1948. Southerners are still, battling the program, and recently, have generally opposed Truman's plans for more government spending. The Brannan plan has added fuel to the fire of discontent among some of the Presidents best western friends. With these points in mind, the September and October political speeches of both parties may prove the most interesting in years.. Reg Meanwhile, a publican took another swing at the President, charging that he seeks a "rubber-stamp- " congress elected in November. Said GOP national chairman Guy Gabrielson: "The 1950 issues ts ' UNEMPLOYMENT: - falL left-win- Worker's Output Up According to the federal reserve board .the individual workers creased output has been one of the big factors in the unemployment picture since last summer. The board analysis ' of Tabor market developments point to two influences at work on the part of business management: 1. "Large profits and strong financial position in. recent years have encouraged business to spend record amounts for new machinery and equipment of highly efficient design. 2. Intensified competitive pres- sure on management to reduce costs, partly by curtailing employment and by utilizing those employed more efficiently than earlier in the postwar period." In addition the board- - reports there is an increased "tendency for married women to work outside the home," and a similar trend among teen-ager- s. WINNIPEG: Flood battered Winnipeg slowly returns to normal With nearly a fifth of the city at one time under water, the citizens raised a banner proclaiming they were "wet but Observers are wondering if the Republican and Democratic parties both are going into the November election with split political fronts. The Republican trend came to light in the Oregan senatorial primary which was won by independent voting Sen. Wayne Morse. His campaign is not likely to resemble any other Republican drives this The independent United Electrical Workers union has been denounced again as "Communist dominated." Maurice J. Tobin, secretary of labor, and Phillip Murray, president of the CIO. made the charges in speeches at a 'rally of General Electric workers. The UE was exon pelled from the CIO last year teng charges of having f dencies. "From 1937 to 1950 the UE leaders made a whole series of mistakes, all of them mistakes," Tobin charged in his address. Murray shouted, "I swear on this platform that this small group of leaders of the old United Electrical Workers union have one master Stalin in Russia." "The United States wont do business with this lousy outfit," he told his audience. i Wet but Undefeated Are Both Parties Split? NATIONALISTS : Ready for Last Stand Observers believe the long expected last stand of Chinese Nationalists is now underway. They base 4 their opinion on the fact the Nationalists have withdrawn from jail except one of their blockading bases along the China coast. Apart from Formosa and the islands, neighboring Pescadores the only territory remaining to the Nationalists appears to be Quemoy island, off Amoy. Chiang Kai-sheheadquarters announced the withdrawal of 150,- 000 troops from Chusan islands and other reports indicated Mansan island had been evacuated. Tung- shan island, opposite Formosa, was reported captured by the Communists after an ineffectual resist-lanc- e by its defenders. It is questionable just how long Formosa .wouid stand under an all-oassault. World leaders are also wondering the fate of Chiang, his wife, and other Nationalists leaders should the island fall to the communists. ks I ut high-rankin- has asked the voters to give him a rubber-stam- p congress that will his program of socialapprove ism." KIDNAPPED: All a Hoax Oklahoma, and especially, Oklahoma City, were in -- an uproar over the kidnapping of pretty Joe Alice Raper, 33, wife of a policeman, apparently by someone seeking revenge against the officer. The story was reported by black headlines in newspapers throughout the nation, Excited radio commentators told of threatening notes and telephone calls the officer had received. As suddenly as it began, the episode was over. It was a hoax. Mr. and Mrs. Raper had been having domestic trouble. Mrs. Raper, with the aid of friends, had sent the threatening notes to her husband and then just gone to stay with friends a couple of days. The Oklahoma police department was very embarrassed. But the case was closed. No charges were filed. Said Chief of Police L. J. Hilbert, "Its an unfortunate thing to have happen but It canlt be helped now." Something New ' f ' BOSTON: Taste of Tradition Climaxing its Jubilee celebration, staid old Boston let down its hair by serving dinner to 10,000 on the Common snd holding a barn dance at the Garden. Believed to be the largest meal ever served to a seated group, the guests got a taste of tradition by consuming five tons of baked beans, three tons of potato salad, and of ham. Earlier events of the Jubilee wer4 designed to call attention to the cultural business. Industrial, . and recreational advantages of Boston 3,500 pounds and New England. Serving the "baked-bea- n supper" and all the trimmings took less than an hour, some kind of a record. The trimmings included 2,000 loaves of brown bread, 12,000 individual apple pies, 12,000 servings of cheese, and 12,000 Parker house rolls. MRS. ROOSEVELT: . ' ' 'V j. A ' Comforted Distressed ' s x A 4 Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt was awarded the seventh annual Williamsburg Settlement ild-medaward for typifying the American way of life and aiding the underprivileged. At the presentation dinner, former congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce called her long-tim- e political foe the "best-love- d woman in the world and said that no woman ever had "so comforted the dis- tressed or distressed the comfortable." "When her justly notable tolerance and patience with the finally gave out, that day tolerance of communism in America ended officially. It is safe to say that her resistance to Soviet communism is a more potent factor in winning the cold war than an extra billion dollars of Marshall plan aid," she, added. President Truman now are clear. i y. t , v. fl al Com-munis- ts With all the Investigations that have been under way In Washington, Rep. Usher L. Budick of North Dakota has come op with a new one. He "asked the house rules committee to approve a resolution to investigate of all things t congress. The committee postponed action on the resolution indefinitely. Retoated by WNU Faatoras |