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There's One Thing They Both Agree On' -- By Joseph Atsop r FRIDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 15 1952 WASHINGTON—The movement of events these days is a little like the movement of a glacier grind-in- c slueeish and ail but imper ceptible until the neat avalanche7 ice A privately financed organization with headquarters in is started by the remorseless Today the glacier does not seem New York is the American Committee for the Liberation lu niuvc let uirii: tic igtlp ' " movement for the careful eye to of the Peoples of Russia Inc Admiral Alan G Kirk who see and one such is a new plan has just retired as ambassador to Russia is the new chair- for carrying the Korean war to Chinese mainland when and man of the organization In accepting the position he said the If there seems to be no other "If the Stalinist regime is our enemy the people enslaved by choice The plan which has been placed him in the Soviet Union are our friends" He went on to before the joint chiefs of staff by the air staff has no resemblance most and the Russian were the first that persepeople say to General Douglas MacArthur's cuted victims of communism so they can be considered as scheme fori bombing in Manchuria In fact Sit is a plan for not potentially the first allies of the free world in its struggle bombing in Manchuria since Manchuria now contains a powerful against the communist menace e of air It is encouraging to learn that one more organization concentration power and il is also a plan for not has decided to carry the battle of propaganda to the Soviet bombingthe Chinese cities and inwhich contribute Union Fugitives from behind the iron curtain will be fi- dustrialcanters so infinitely less to Chinese milistower than the cities and innanced by the committee to engage in anti-Sovipropaganda tary dustrial centers of the Soviet battles with radio newspapers and articles as the weapons Union Refugees will beam messages to the oppressed peoples con- Basis of Plan Simple is simple The basis of the veying hopes that they will freeifiemselves from the Bolshe- enough For such plan a huge country China is held together by a vik yoke remarkably slender network of The Yellow rivIt is pleasant to contemplate the possibility that the communications and the Yangtse the Grand kremlin soon may be placed in the quaint position of striving er canal and two or three railroads to prevent its own people from organizing for liberatiqii even are the main arteries and there are no lesser arteries and while it promotes the "liberation" of people living in this laries to take the traffic ifcapilthe main arteries are cut and other curtains outside the iron curtain From the foundation- of the Chinese empire some 2000 years ago when the first universal emperor made the Grand canal his top priority project every strong ruler to organize China has first Having managed pageantry for nearly nine centuries seeking been forced to link the provinces since the battle of Hastings in which thne 40 sovereigns together by assuring good commubetween them occupied the throne and received their siare of pomp and nications In this respect the Chinese comcircumstance in life and in death the British know how to munists are no 'different from earlier Chinese empire builders put on a fascinating show while keeping the display within Meanwhile however the arteries of comunication have become imthe bounds of good taste and dignity: measurably more vulnerable to exSome of us for a time believed that the ceremony and ternal attack Mine the Yangtze Yellow rivers for example and ritual surrounding the death and state funeral of the late and the northwestern provinces and the kingdom within a kingdom of king were to become more lavish than was appropriate in rich Szechuan will simply be cut off view of the quiet character of the late monarch But nothing from the rest country Bomb the railroads and mine the like this happened The funeral was a magnificent spectacle out Grand canal and South China will severed from North China reflecting the traditions and greatness of the nation and the beThese are in fact the devices respect in which Britain and its ruling family are held now contemplated They have two virtues First they will throughout the world yet as described in today's dispatches obvious do infinitely more damage to the arid solemn it was regime than any other dignified befitting one who was a quiet communist form of attack without arousing man as well as a king the violent emotions inherent in the bombing of great cities Second they will follow the rule of "hitting them where they ain't" forcing the Chinese to spread out air power now concentrated President Truman is right in saying that Newbold the in Manchuria in a hopeless effort Morris can't do an effective job of investigating corruption to defend the whole Chinese land in government until he has the power to subpoena witnesses mass It is reassuring at least that a and documents from outside the government The president military plan promising both econhas been omy and effectiveness will ask congress to vote sudi power to Mr Morris designed for use in the far east worst comes to worst there It is plain that an investigator needs that kind of author- ifDefined in 3 Ways ity Corruption in government usually is allied to wrong"Worst" in this context is defined in three ways If the truce doing outside of government When a public servant is talks down and the commubribed the briber usually is somebody who is not in govern- nists break then launch a major Korea offensive: if a truce is made and ment So if Investigator Morris really is to dig into corrupt then broken or if the Chinese tion he must have the authority to call persons before him communists invade Indochina or atd tack elsewhere! It is further and also documents that the Chinese communists be clearly warrjed of what may be Congressional reaction to the president's request for in store in the hope that they will legislation should be interesting Some lawmakers insist the thus be dissauded from further ad- Friends of the Russian People 7 xriAvxy Korea Is Graduate School For Fliers of Kremlin I tint lLrX By Drew Pearson WASHINGTON — It isn't pleasant so contemplate but the inescapable fact is that Russia is- not only out producing us m planes but is building up a reservoir of battle- tested pilots to fly them The blunt fact is that the kremlin is using Korea as a graduate school to train t0 flv - 1 Rotating "classes" of Russian pi- lots have been manning the Migs over Korea and learning American combat techniques first hand The present class showed up in Korea on Nov 1 is now about ready to graduate - Russo-Chines- n et fighters—-preferab- F-8- F-8- ' - he Power for Newbold Morris pro-pose- ventures The allies president really doesn't want a inquiry major American and Great Britain are now The doubting lawmakers will have to go along with the France canvassed for their views on being these Neither the proposals president and give the investigator the powers he needs French nor the British are happy full-sca- le Public opinion with respect to the scandals in the income tax bureau is reaching a point where it may cause harm to the causes of persons and firms with good cases Sino-Sovi- 5 U S jet fighters Accent Second Syllable in 1-MER-i-lus' et m E" tea-tra- ys "calli-thump- (KAL-i-thum- KON-suh-ma- p) te xon-SUM- -it auuimsaii jWOFF to defend the and greatest Christian nation in the world through a fair effective and less costly system of military training (UMT) then I plead guilty— Rep Carl Vinson (D Ga) anti-Christi- an many Also American fighter pilots are better trained So in straight aerial combat while the Mig s appear to Ster have speed and maneuver-O- f ability they don't win a majority ir of the duels s are now D Whete tne Mig 7? Ueved to be particularly effective is in luring U S planes over com munist territory When the Msg's race for cover behind the Yalu U Splanes are exposed to communist ground fire on their return trip south of the 38th parallel 15 Hit by Ground Fire Over 75 percent of the U S planes lost in Korea have been fcnocked out by communist ground fire This is in large part due to the fact that planes supporting U N trooDs in Korea eo in at lowerlevels to bomb ground targets strafe communist tanks artillery and ground troops For full comparison the enemy's cost in destroyed bridges railroads and other targets must be added to the cost of its relatively fewer destroyed planes Few communist planes have ventured over South Korea to be shot air-to-a- j - From June 1950 to Jan 31 1952 communists have lost 355 aircraft of all types plus 102 probably destroyed and 393 damaged From June 1950 to January 31 1952 the U S air force has lost 142 jets and 239 propeller drive planes to enemy ground fire It has lost only 37 jets and 15 propeller planes to enemy air action Dinnertime Pals? Just how closely Sen Robert A Taft of Ohio and Sen Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin have been collaborating was uncovered by accident the other night To collect money for March of o Dimes fight Washington staged a Maf ch of Mothers were supposed to leave People their porch lights on at seven p m Mothers were to come around and soliict funds At Senator Taft's house in old Georgetown a collector found the at Ohio presidential candidate home and collected five dollars Then Senator Taft introduced his dinner guest and the collector took five dollars from him It was Senanti-ppli- ator Joe Questions And Answers "shuh-riv-uh-RE- V "shiv-uh-RE- From Farming ton comes the news that the snow at a measuring station at 8200 feet elevation at the head of Parish canyon is 953 inches deep and contains 347 inches of water That almost eight feet of snow rich in water content is duplicated in other Wasatch mountain snow courses So it is true as the forest men remark that a quick thaw can send a lot of water coursing down into the lower valleys Let us will take place under orderly prochope that the run-of- f esses managed by nature so no flood damage will result Some day the region will enjoy enough water storage facilities to store up safely the water riches which winters like the present bestow upon us Irrigation reservoirs would also be flood control reservoirs and all available water would be made to perform some work irrigating fields or turning power wheels before it passed on to splash into Great Salt lake r writers Draftees Can't at r' Snow' Eight Feet Deep an P-4- nonlh-ndoch- ina against the tax bureau y Consider the tax refund of $35000 won by an Indianapolis brewery which hired a former collector of internal revenue to represent the firm in a dispute with the government The brewery is under suspicion at the moment of having won a refund because it was bright enough to hire a lawyer who had influence in the right places when it is probably true that the brewery had a good case and probably would have won it with any good lawyer Public opinion being what it is it is possible thathose who make the decisions in tax cases will be so fearful of criticism they will rule against persons with legitimate claims and this could work hardships on many innocent persons Ijjj If it is Peter Edson WASHINGTON — Criticism of U S: fighter aircraft in Korea making them out to be inferior to the Russian Mig s is reminiscent the verbal flak thrown out at the start of World war II The criticism then was that the Jap Zero was far superior to the American 0 While the comparisons now are of jets instead of propeller-drive- n planes some of the analogy still holds Just as the Japs stripped down their Zeros of all armor and heavy equipment to make the fastest and most maneuverable fighter plane possible so the Russians nave the stripped down their Mig-1latest model to appear In Korean skies It has not the range the fire power nor the electronic fire control apparatus that are built into By By Charles Earle Funk Norwalk Conn — "In a newsabout them The French argue that bombing communications in paper the other day it was said that North China is not going to stop a to pronounce the word 'emeritus' Chinese attack on Indochina the third syllable should be accentWhat the French want is a sim- ed with 'i' sounded as in 'right' Is —P M F ple commitment for the participa- this correct?" Answer — As an English word tion of American forces to hold a if the only pronunciation given in bridgehead in the Chinese do attackXand this the dictionaries is commitment the joint ' chiefs of with "e" as in "berry" each "i" as in "habit" and the accent on the staff have refused to give second syllable It means retired Involves War Threat but from active service as for As for the British they have retained on the roll in anyage honorsteadfastly maintained that the ary capacity pact will automatically be invoked if the Chinese mainSaginaw Mich — "Which is corland is attacked and that this rect: 'He quickly under weigh course therefore involves the ex- or under got with new plans'? "— way treme likelihood of world war G A S This view is actually shared by Answer — The correct word is certain American officials who "way" "Weigh'' for motion of a have been right in the past But has sometimes been employed ship neither these officials nor the with "under" owing to the influBritish have any convincing an- - ence of in the phrase "ta "weigh" swor tr Iho nhviniie niioctinn- If anchor" and of "aweigh" in he Chinese commit aggression weigh "anchors aweigh" again what else do you do? Yet here it must be said that Escanaba Mich — "Which is the the highest American policy mak- correct 'charivaree" or ers are again coming 'round to 'shivaree spelling —J N T the view that the Chinese commuAnswer — "Shivaree" is a local nists do actually want a truce and correct spelling not spelling that somehow a way will be found of "charivari" the which may be proto break the log jam at Panmun-jo- nounced "shar-i-AR-i- " The or It is now believed moreover can be traced to 14th century that the French military leaders word but its source is unknown on the scene may well have over- French many guesses 'Charivari" despite estimated the likelihood of a Chi- denotes a serenade with a medley nese attack on Indochina of music and harsh noises on Thus it is at least rational to horns tin pans kettles hope that in the end the worst will etc sometimes given in rural secnot come to the worst and that tions to newly married couples in the faintly warmer atmosphere In some parts of the United States " following a Korean truce the glac- this serenade is called a ier will begin to melt and will cease its remorseless movement toward disaster B R E Washington Pa —When used as a verb the word "consummate" is eccented on the first syll— When used Midgets' Children Normal able Midget parents usually bear as an adjective the— accent is on the second syllable normal children Detroit — "Is it ever good form to begin a sentence with 'however' or 'also'?"— D M C Answer — There is no reason why either word should not be THE rUNDLE used to start a sentence However Innocent Persons May Be Hurt are prejudiced Q — What state borders on four of the Great Lakes? A — The state of Michigan borders on Lakes Superior Michigan Huron anji Erie Q — What became of the Mayflower after it brought the Pilgrims to America? A — The Mayflower was broken up some time after it carried the Pilgrims from England to America and its beams were used to build a barn in England Q — Who was the dential candidate the Whig party? last presi- nominated t c h e Pick Station Or Type of Job By Major Thomas M Nisi From R L F Thorton Wash: "I would like to know if there is any way! in which I could choose where I would be stationed and the job I would like when I'm draft- ed" Draftees have very little to do es Years Ago 50-2- 2 Bit-to- m From Mrs B J Roselle N J: Drug Go had died of pneumonia "My husband is a veteran of World war I He has always said: 'Bury me in a national cemetery when I die' Can I arrange this? Just where and how do I go about these things if it permissible?" Any veteran may be buried in a national cemetery if he was discharged under conditions other than dishonorable The nearest VA office can give you full details and the location of the closest national cemetery to you In you I place my confidence from in you I place my trust all you I gain the will to do in you of the things I must I see a guiding light that guides me on my way within you is that thrills me the happiness from you I gain day by day a love that's rare you hold my WUh on ox I feel we talk too much about raising the spirit of people and that is why heart No many popl (till chop firawood with on deepest and to never long to hold you through material means We have the sophisticated synical ax vwyaay but qui! a few may Mill "fly off th Ipart With you all of my dreams Tho toying originated In m who hondlo" ayf observation thai "The most sensitive nerve in the human poop! choosod wood daily and th x hwd come true and paradise I see nod a confess I and my dear that W fff ii ths Iwndja i j tabtt body is the poeketbook — Gen Dwight Eisenhower you ire all the world to me From B K Tempe Ariz: "I will be 18 years and six months old on March 12 yet I received my classification as on Dec 19 It was my understanding that I wouldn't be classified by the draft board until I reached 18 ft Am I A right?" You know of course that you must register at 18 and aren't liable for military duty until you're 18 hi under the present draft law But you may be classified any time after you're 18 and can be called for your u case however physi cal in will you be called to active military duty before you're 18M pre-inducti- (Your may write Major Nial about your own Please enclose a question Mail to Majenvelope or Thomas M Nial the Associated Press 330 Star Building 1101 Pennsylvania avenue Washington D C (From AP Newsfeatures) service-connect- g-- a WnTftn "He's very athletic I told him I played the piano end he asked who wonl" racketeer Bauman intends to find out why He personally will call on the congressmen and take their statements Among those who can"expect a visit are CongressmenMorrison of Louisiana Murphy of New York Rabaut of Michigan and Willis of Louisiana Note — Fear that something like this would happen was one reason why the senate crime committee had a hacd time getting its work extendedT Franco's Successor Secret agreement - has been reached among the principal advisers and supporters of Spanish dictator Franco to make Martin Artajo present foreign minister to the dicthe tator when the generalissimo retires— which will probably happen early in 1954 Franco himself took the Initiative in this decision and backed Artajo as his official successor Until recently the "strong man chensned dreams oi a per sonal dynasty He hoped his daughter Carmen an only child married last year to the Marquess de VHlaverde would present him with a grandson in which case he planned to keep the" dictatorship ' in the Franco family Convinced of Tradition n however was a Her girl as ail the children in her maternal line of descent have been for five generations Franco is how convinced that the tradition will continue Tired after 13 years as chief of state therefore and suffering from diabetes the man who with a decisive assist from Hitler and Mussolini overthrew the Spanish republic now wants to make sure there is no chance of a comeback for democracy Foreign Minister Artajo at S3 is at reliable if uninspired wheelhorse of the Falange Spain's fascist organization and the only officially recognized political party in the country More important stiu ne been okaved by cadrtalists and Catholic leaders spite 'the apparently unani mous support lor Ariajo acxuauy his uhoice' has stirred undercover jealdjusy in "Falangist ranks plus serious discontent among monarchists who backed Franco on the assumption that some day he would bring back the royal family tieir-presumpti- ve "first-bor- -- pro-Fran- SO - Years Ago A rifle club was formed in Ogden said 'Mat George and Sam Browning S B Richey John Con-to- s and A P Bigelow Mrs Thomas Booth and son Roy had gone to the west coast for a ' visit Silas E Corey had died and John T Cain' of Salt Lake City was to speak at the funeral George Brown had adverted: "The party who borrowed a bow saw from the Church of Gcd Shepherd will kindly return' same " to George Brown" c The Home Culture club had met at the home of Mrs E C S Brain- - ard The Weber stake Sunday school union meeting had been held in the Weber stake academy L G McGregor of Dillon Mont was planning to move to Ogden 7 - We (Britain) have the largest armored force on the continent of Europe of any of the Atlantic powers And we have undertaken to keep it there Is this abandoning Europe?— Anthony Eden British foreign secretary Cnne-res-don- service-connecte- from Mrs B- L New York City: "My son has been wearing glasses all his life He cannot see without them Hd was just inducted into the army Does he go into combat under those circumstances?" The army tries to give men appropriate assignments taking into account their physical defects Men who cannot see without their glasses can be sent overseas I suggest that your son make certain that his commanding officers knows of his defect "My Girl" words-shoul- i T-M- an It Happened in Ogden- tive duty s ol with where they're stationed or the type of job they'll get The serv-vicdo try to play men in spots where they're best suited From Mrs F M Jackson Heights N Y: "My nephew who Will be 20 years old' this month is on a visit from Switzerland He is studying agriculture and also helping on a farm If he takes out his first 'citizenship papers will he : be eligible for induction into the 20 armed services even though he is a Swiss citizen? Is ne required to Ogden High Tigers had run loco triregister? If he's eligible for reg- to wallop Weber high in a istration and induction how do the seta suffered umph after having rules of deferment apply?" An alien Who is between 18 and back at the hands of the Warriors Mark Ballif's 26 is required to register for the three Weeks ago draft If he remains in the U S athletes had started out in fine for one year he is liable for mil- style but Dick Kapple's charges If your nephew overcome the lead and completely itary training is called up for induction the same routed the Warriors Players wer: rules apply to him that apply to any Ogden high: Weir Ellis Lehman other draftee That of course in- Boreans Kinner Anderson Fowcludes deferment rules It doesn't ler Williams Hall Hendricks and Lambert make any difference whether he Weber high: Chard Wade Greenwell McLean Garhas filed for citizenship n field Powell Zitto Gladwell and Cragun with Watson refFrom W M H Nashville Ind: "I was told that I could get my eree and Conroy umpireJHg teeth taken care of through the Four-roohome with gas ranges Is this veterans administration basement and garage was being correct?" If you have a dental ailment offered for rent at $20 per month d modern home $20 per or made which is worse due to your service you may month rooms with bath and kitch' ' get such dental care If you feel enette $7 that you qualify write or call the VA for authorization for treatHarry Gee Ogden drug trade' or ment official and secretary-treasure- r the McKesson Ogden Wholesale From W H Grand Coulee Wash: "Can you tell me if anyone A — General Winfield Scott was receiving a bad conduct disnominated by the Whigs in 1832 charge has to with his local selective service board And if so within what length of time?" A person with a bad conduct disJOSEPHINE charge must register within 30 days after being released from ac- ' My Ben Burroughs j high-scho- by against such usage (Released by The Bell Syndicate Inc) S k e 4 6 F-8- A King Is Laid at Rest of-t- ly F-8- f 1 Each class takes the same ore- scribed course The first month is spent making navigational flights across Korea The second month is spent observing American formations at a safe distance During this period the Migs will occasionally make a pass at a bomber formation but it is all In practice They never fire a shot The Migs also take care to keep out of the way of 6 air force Sabrejets during their breaking-iperiod Battle in Third Month By the third month however the Soviet student-pilot- s begin to tangle with American with slower 0 Shooting Stgrs and 4 Thunder jets As the Russians gain experience they mix It up with our crack squads The result is that the green Russians are shot out of the skies at the rate of 13 to our one But the survivors become tough skillful pilots baptized by fire and able to hold their own against pur best Note—--In contrast we sand only our crack pilots to Korea give our new pilots no battle training Reason is that we are so short of that we cannot risk letting greenhorns fly them in combat "Messagea to Moscow" A lot of schools all over the country are taking advantage of the arrangement whereby the school children of America can broadcast via the Voice of America to school children behind the iron curtain Many newspapers are also cooperating In Charleston W Va the Gazette is running a fouriweek contest children for the among best "Messages to Moscow" The winner of each week's cbntest will be announced weekly and at the end of the month the final winner will be given a trip to New York to visit the United Nations and broadcast personally oyer the Voice' oi America The Los Angeles News and the Wichita Eagle are cooperating with California and Kansas schools in running similar contests The messages should not be over 150 tell about cond ditions in American schools and how the youngsters of this country want peace and resent the artificial barrier to friendship imposed by the kremlin Since the youngsters of today will have to carry out the American foreign policy of tomorrow this is an opportunity for them to help mold that foreign policy now Costello's Congressional Friends For the first time In years a F-8- senate committee will defy the un written code of congress and question congressmen Specifically Arnold Bauman of the senate D C crime committee wants to know whv certain eon- gressmen have been so- chummy with racketeer Frankie Cpstello's Washington lobbyist MurrayOlf have actually traced distance phone calls to Olf from Costello's partner Dandy Phil Kastel Olf also kept racketeer Joe Adonis overnight in his hotel room while Adonis was hiding out from the seriate crime committee Olf himself has a criminal record Yet this same Olf has been liv- ins in style at the hotel has entertained at least 50 congressmen at cocktail parties A handful of congressmen have been extra close to Olf and at least one has actually run errands for the - ainl AraPn?°W Ground Fire Not Migs Down Our Jets in Korea j This is the only milk ESPECIALLY MADE FOR BABIES And only Special Morning Milk contains both vitamins A ond D Vitamin A helps build up body resistance and ht aids in the promotion of better vita Vitamin D the "sunshine" min that helps promote sound bone eye-lig- ond teeth For your special baby - pet wm LtllilliL' ed self-address- MIIIHHTlIgg' ft fx |