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Show a- 1 , v- ... - . JEMPERATORES 1ESS CtQUDINESS this afternoon .with ' few snew.: finrriet In tht mountains. Partly' cloudy tonight and Wednesday.. High temperatures th(s afternoon near 45. Lew tonight near 25 HlaStattea us ana 4S StrPertUad.. 4S SSiSMtti 4 S7BaU Halt m v. Ofim- ..... 41 JUBoU Las Vtiu . 47 Weaver Fhoealx . . f I 41 Chieafo . . . LN AitilM 41 SlNw York San rraa. 2tMUml .... SIXTY-SECOND YEAR, NO. 132 PROVO. .UTAH COUNTY. UTAH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1947 PRICE FIVE CENTS C-47 2- ?. -1 Witfc-20 American Jeep; Air . By Heavy Snowfall WIESBADEN, Dec 2 (U.FD i American jeep and air scouts failed today in a search through the snowcapped Vosges along the French-German border to find the wreckage wreck-age of a crashed plane believed believ-ed in army quarters to be a C-47 missing since Friday with 20 persons aboard. '. The search was intensified by a Trench army report that 'the crashed plane had been found in the rugged border area near the French town of Bjtche, and theie were at least some survivors. The report lost weight when the French admitted that the report was roundabout and of obscure origin. American search planes had' been in radio contact with tne I downed plane, but never were able to shorten their radius of search and pinpoint the location. Army sources had placed considerable con-siderable stock in the belief that the mysterious plane was the air forces transport which left Pisa, Italy, last Friday for Frankfurt and disappeared. French officers reported that the plane had crashed in the Bitche area, and units of the U. S. constabulary forces in Germany went into action with rescue teams, medical supplies and ambulances. am-bulances. Heavy snowfall hampered the search. Jeep patrols shuttled through the roads and byways in the border section betwen tne Maginot fortresses and shattered pillboxes of the Siegfried line, where the ' sitzkreig" existed in the'early months of the war. U S. planes, ranged at low level over the hills, mountains and fogshrouded valleys. In a few areas where visiblity was good, the search was complicated by the many wrecks of military olanes downed during the war. The first radio signals from the crashed plane were picked up last night. American planes soared over - the . region throughout the night and maintained radio contact con-tact of a'teeble and inconclusive sort. School Board Elections Set For Wednesday Registered voters in one area of each of Utah county's three school districts will begin a trek to the polls at 7 a. m. Wednesday to select a five-year board member mem-ber in the Provo, Alpine and Nebo districts. Polls remain open until 8 p.m. In Provo. the election is a" mere formality, with only one member oh the ballot but Nebo will choose between two candidates and the Aloine vote will be one of the most hotly contested for years, with .five candidates after the post. Interest in the coming Alpine school building program for the Orem area is given as the reason for the aroused interest in that section. Alpine candidates, all from the Orem area which the winner will represent, are Victor Anderson. O. H. Anderson, A. V. Washburn, Lyle McDonald and LeEarl Burr. Alpine "polHng places are the Timpanogos ai d W'idsor ward cnapeis, and tne orem city nan. Dr. Milton Marshall, current president of the Provo board, is a candidate to succeed himself in Provo's first ward, which comprises com-prises the area south of Second South, and east of Third West. Voting place wil be the Bonneville Bonne-ville ward chapel. Dr. Marshall is the only candidate on the ballot, bal-lot, but others may be written in if voters wish. . ' William F. Broadbent, Santa-quin. Santa-quin. and D. Raymond LaBaron, Genola, are contesting for the position on the Nebo board which will represent the Spring Lake, (Continued on Fate Two) News Highlights In Central Utah School Districts Set Wednesday Elections ...... 1 Contractors Name Officers At Sprlngville Meet 1 Aged Woman Becomes Prove' 5th 1947 Traffic Victim .. .t City Sells $1,250,008 Power Bonds To Nnveen ..... 3 Grand view Group Starts Move For Sewer To New School 2 Provo Studies Need For Ambulance Service, Rules . . 2 Missing Alps PersonsAboard Looking For a Happy Christmas ..-. feu This Christmas will be the happiest one In three years for 12-year- old LoretU Ratkewski,' of Cleveland, Ohio. On Christmas Day, 1944, she tried to light a candle on her Christmas tree. Her clothes caught fire and she. was horribly bunted. She has been In City hospital continuously since then, undergoing blood transfusions and skin grafts. Next month her cheerful courage will be rewarded reward-ed when she will be allowed' to go home for Christmas. But. after that she must return to the hospital, possibly to stay two years more before she Is. fully recovered. Wage Raises Not Solely To Blame For Soaring Prices Claims Secretary of Labor WASHINGTON. Dec. 2 U.R Secretary of Labor Lewis B Schwellenbach told congress today to-day it "is simply not true" that high wages are solely responsible for soaring prices, , - t. He predicted to the h6yseaak-ing h6yseaak-ing committee that .labor will ask-s another roaadof wage in-; Republicans Force Truman to Tighten Exports . WASHINGTON, Dec. 2,(UJ0 House Republican policy members mem-bers today considered the possibility pos-sibility of legislation whiclrwould force President Truman to tighten up export controls as an anti-inflation anti-inflation measure. House Republican . leader Charles A. Halleck said the idea was discussed at a house - GOP steering committee meeting which considered Mr: Truman's anti-in flation program and the administration's admin-istration's emergency foreign aid proposals. Halleck said the house GOP leadership discussed the . possibility of giving the administration ad-ministration 'more directives and less discretion In the field of export ' controls. He said no decisions were reached. t Mr. Truman in his 10-point anti-inflation program Nov. 17 asked congress to extend and strengthen controlstver exports.. Present export controls expire Feb. 29. Republicans in 'congress have charged, however, that the administration has failed to exercise exer-cise effectively the controls it already possesses. ' Halleck told reporters after the GOP leadership conference that one of the things discussed was tht possibility of legislation "spelling out in greater clarity the president's export control powers." "The president now -has the power to control exports but he has permitted goods to flow out to countries not now needing relief," re-lief," Halleck-said. - "This has had a terrific impact on prices. Speaking for myself, 1 think the president's failure to exercise the powers he has has been a bad mistake. I would like to see that brought under more rigid controL" Admits Slaying ; Woman 2 Years Ago In Idaho Falls HAYWARD, Cal Dec. 2 (U.P.) Hayward police today questioned Donald Thorns Paxton, 36, who voluntarily surrendered last night and confessed he had killed a woman at Idaho Falls, Ida., two years ago. Police Chief George Forth said Paxton asserted he had shot and killed Mrs. Sally Norris, 24, in an Idaho Falls park about Oct. 15, 1945. . Paxton surrendered. Forth said, because he was haunted haunt-ed by hi conscience and couldn't sleep. Forth said Sheriff Dean Willkle of Idaho Falls confirmed details of the slaying and asked that Paxton be held for further investigation. in-vestigation. . . - J fi M. J : creases unless the government acts promptly to check inflation. He. asked creation of .a special labor department board to control con-trol wages in selected industries. Thi would be a phase of the, administration's ad-ministration's proposed "selec tive" control of wages, prices, anB distribution of so-called living cost commodities. ' Backing his' contention that wages aren't the only price factors, fac-tors, Schwellenbach said last summer's sum-mer's wage-hour contract in the coal industry warranted a price increase of only 50 cents a ton. But the mine operators, he said, jumped the price more than $1 a ton and said it was all due to the1 wage "increase. The senate was in recess until Thursday and the house was doing only routine business. But committees com-mittees and individual congressmen congress-men busied themselves producing the following developments: -1 Grain prices grain exchange spokesmen told the joint congressional congres-sional economic committee that the administration has been making mak-ing "unfounded political charges" to justify proposed government regulation of trading in commodity commodi-ty futures. J. O. McClintock of the Chicago board of trade told the committee that the government itself, through its grain buying policies, is "the primary cause of high prices." Gasoline and oil Assistant Secretary Sec-retary of Interior ' William E. Warne said rationing of gasoline and fuel oil may be necessary if we have a "terrible winter." A hard winter, work stoppages or a pipe line accident could produce shortages which only rationing could ease, he said. Self-help the New York Bar association proposed a "self-help social security plan" under which citizens could set aside tax-free j sums for their old age. Rubber Rubber man Harvey S. Firestone told a house armed services subcommittee that the government's synthetic rubber program is "the best paid-up insurance in-surance policy this country ever had." But he recommended thai private industry take over synthetic syn-thetic rubber production as soon as national security permits. 4 - s , tnit i irr r in ii J M m Builders NameCandidates for Office at Springville Meeting SPRINfiVIT.T.S WIHb Rai-lref fand Percival Young, both of Salt lakc City, were nominated . for president of the Associated General Gen-eral -Contractors of America, in-termountain in-termountain branch, at the annual an-nual meeting and banquet of the organization: here Monday night. More than 250 contractors and their guests attended the confab, at which a full slate of candidates were, nominated for 1948 offices. The election will be held in January Jan-uary in Salt Lake City. Delegates also adopted live resolutions pertaining per-taining to contracting. Nominees besides the candidates can-didates for president Include Carl Nelson, Logan, and Edward Ed-ward Clyde, Springville, vice president; Melvin Paulson, ' Salt Lake City, sad D. C. Mendenhall,' Surlngville, secretary-treasurer. Candidates' for. division directors direc-tors include: Heavy engineering, W; W. Gardner, Salt Lake City, and G. M. Wheelright, Ogden; building division, two to be elected, elect-ed, Mark Garff, Edward Dorland, Foreign Aid Cut Favored In the House Senate Votes Measure For $597,000,000 In Aid to 3 Countries WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (U.R) House Reoublican Leader Charles A. Halleck today reported re-ported "considerable- sentiment" senti-ment" among; house GOP members for cuts in the emergency emer-gency foreign relief bill. Halleck made the statement after a meeting of the hou?e Reoublican Re-oublican steering comm'tee. He said the committee made no decisions de-cisions on the bill. "There was a lot of discussion about the amount." the Indiana1 is considerable sentiment among a lot of Renubllrana that the ! amount in the bill is too large." Halleck referred to the hoase Mil whl Is $7,000,000 below the 1597,000,-nOO 1597,000,-nOO authorisation approved by the senate yesterday by a vote of 83 to 6. ' ThA Dannf. Kill maitsvaJ 4fw France. Italy and Austria in substantially sub-stantially the form asked by President Pres-ident Truman. The house version as approved by its foreign 'affairs committee notonlv slashed the total, but added ad-ded S60.000.000 for China. Halleck safd no decision was reached as to whether or how nvch it should be cut. He said general debate on the bill might start Thursday and might cover from 10 to 12 hours all told. "We want to give the. members plenty of time because a lot of them want to make it plain they are not committing themselves on the Marshall plan at this time." The house Republican leadership leader-ship was seeking to get fast action On the meesure despite a decision not to bind GOP members to any specif 1c "course. Halleck said the only commitment i?he leadership has agreed p 1 tjbti a foreign aid pill should he passed. 2 Connected With U. S. Power Lines WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (U.R) The 2,0OO,OQOth consumer will be plugged into the rural network of government-financed power lines sometime this week. Claude R. WIckard,' head of the rural electrification administration administra-tion says it will mark a "conspicuous "conspi-cuous milestone" in the agency's campaign to bring the electric light bulb into all U. S farms. Two fifths of all farms still have no electricity. No one will know' just who the 2,000,000th consumer is Wickard said. The program was going so fast it would be impossible to single him out. Every. 21 seconds of the work week a new consumer con-sumer joihs one of the circuits. Government-financed pow--er lines have been built in every state except Connecticut Connecti-cut and Rhode bland. They have been constructed in Alaska, the Virgin Islands and two islands In Lake Michigan. The rural electrification administration ad-ministration neither owns nor operates op-erates any of . these lines. Since 1935 it has loaned money at. two per cent interest to 'private groups who pledge to furnish low-cost electricity to rural areas. In 12 years more than' 1,000 groups have borrowed government funds for that purpose. Of them all but 20 have been cooperatives. They have electrified 1,500,000 farms, schools, churches, small industries and non-farm homes. During the same period commercial, commer-cial, utility companies brought electricity to another 1,250,000 farms. Rolf Christiansen, and Frank Bowers, Salt Lake City. Resolutions adopted by the contractors con-tractors opposed increased freight rates out of Geneva steel plant; voiced opposition to city and county construction work not done by contract; concurred with the opinion that labor problems should be negotiated 'on a local rather than national basis; opposition op-position to government sponsored federal housing bills, and opposH tion to federal reclamation work not done by contract. Grant Thorn of Sprlngville, . association president, presided presid-ed at the meeting, which was arranged by Allen E. Mecham, general manager ef the Salt Lake City off ice and legal ad-visor. ad-visor. Virl: Whiting, Spring-, ville contratcor. was maslerv of ceremonies at the banquet, which featured a floor show and novelty numbers. , ' Guests included Utah, county and Springville city officials, bid-time bid-time Springville contractors, and machine company officers. - . s Ix Strack Power Plants Moslems Proclaim Holy War to Prevent Palestine Partition CAIRO, Dec. 2 (U.R) The heads of the largest Moslem university in the world today proclaimed a Moslem holy war to prevent the partition of Palestine. The proclamation came from the Alazhar council of Ulemas, a group of relgious leaders who have no official connection with any government body but who command high respect throughout Islam. "The council of Ulemas calls on all Moslems throughout the world for a Jehad (holy war)' the council said in a formal for-mal proclamation. Under Moslem religious law, any Moslem who ignores the call is a sinner. The council declared that the United Nations, in calling for the partition of Palestine, did not' have authority to act. In additon, said the council, the move for partition was "unjust." "un-just." The Ulemas, or religious leaders, sit at the Azhar Moslem Mos-lem university, which was founded in 970 A. D. and has tremendous tre-mendous prestige throughout the Moslem world. Atomic 'Super' Bomb Test Base Planned at Enivetok WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (U.R) The United States today replied to Russian atomic rumors with an atomic fact this country is setting set-ting ' up in the Pacific a base for testing the "super" bombs' it is now producing. Five years to the day after man first brought about WtlCleaf chain reaction In Stagg field at Chicago the atomic energy commission com-mission announced that construction construc-tion has started on an atomic proving ground at Eniwetok atoll in the western Pacific. There from time to time it will explode for test purposes improved im-proved bombs which scientific sources here believe are perhaps 10 times more powerful than the atomic missile that wrecked Hiro- Scientists See No Defense For Atomic Bomb CHICAGO, Dec. 2 (U.R) Chancellor Chan-cellor Robert M. Hutchins of the University of Chicago said today on the fifth anniversary of the first nuclear chain reaction that there is no defense against the atomic bomb and that another war would wipe out civilization, Hutchins addressed a group of noted scientists who assembled for the anniversary ceremonies. It was five years ago today that the scientists set off the first sustained chain reaction in a huge pile of uranium and graphite blocks constructed on a squash court beneath the University of Chicago football stands. Hutchins said there "is no secret" to the atomic bomb, and that "other nations will, have the bomb some day." Thus, he said. "Military preparations, however expensive and elaborate, can do us no good." "Any policy which is based on the assumption that there can be another war is obsolete," he said. "We cannot have war and civilization civili-zation too." . On the other, hand, he said, nuojear physics already has begtfn to revolutionize the study and practice of medicine. With knowledge knowl-edge gained from- making the bomb, he said, "we may now hope to unlock the ultimate secrets of nature, to fulfill the dreams of the alchemists, to cure incurable diseases, and to have at our disposal dis-posal leisure and abundance be yond the wildest ambitions of mankind." "Through atomic energy," he said, "we can relieve the. sufferings suffer-ings of mankind or we can wipe mankind off the earth." Sumnter T. Pike, a member of the U. S. atomic energy commission, commis-sion, said that mankind cannot expect the scientists who made atomic energy possible to assume the burden of responsibility in seeing that it is used for good. ; "Their specific task is to dig out the facts of nature," Pike said. "Our job as citizens is to learn how to handle them in our society. For the last few generations -the human race hasn't done too well in handling the sharp new tools put into its hands by scientific, research." Paris Gusards shima. That bomb was the energy equivalent to 20,000 tons of TNT. Eniwetok, the commission said was chosen because of its isolation. isola-tion. The atoll is 2,600 airline miles southeast of - Vladivostok. Siberia, and 5.200 miles southwest of San Francisco. It is 200 miles northwest-of Bikini, its Marshall islands neighbor, where. ..two bombs of a now obsolete type sank nearly 150,000 tons of shipping ship-ping .in a . test of nuclear explo sives salnst naval vessels. The' atomic energy commission would not' admit there -Was any particular significance in the tim ing, of its announcement. But it followed by. only a few weeks a European report believed false by nuclear experts here that Russia had tested' a Soviet-made atomic bomb in Siberia. And a U. S. official close to atomic developments said the announcement an-nouncement "certainly might be construed as an answer to the Russian rumors." The commission, however, said the Eniwetok tests will not be limited to atomic weapons. They also "will facilitate advances in peaceful . . . applications of atomic energy." Operation of the Eniwetok proving 'ground will be as secret as tne atomic energy commission and. the national military establishment estab-lishment know how to make it. The commission will not even hint as to when the first bomb test will take place. Arabs Launch General Strike JERUSALEM, Dec. 2 (U.R) Arabs today began a three-day genera strike with a burst of stabbings, shootings, arson and mob violence that forced the Jew ish underground to line up with the British for the first time to try to maintain order. Arab mobs stormed through Jerusalem's streets, smashing stores, stealing an estimated $1,-000,000 $1,-000,000 worth of Jewish property, and attacking Jews wherever they were found. A Jewish mob formed, and. DllVUWlJSi a V .&JS A V 11S. started for the Arabs. The 'Jews, however, were turned back by British police assisted by members mem-bers of the Hagana Jewish underground under-ground army. No human force, however, could keep all the Jews and Arabs separated, sep-arated, and five hours of disturbances disturb-ances left one Jew dead, at least 20 wounded, and several 'Arabs wounded. Among the Jews suffering suffer-ing serious stab wounds was a correspondent for the British Reuters news agency. Marshall Accepts Invitation To Have Lunch With Mblotbv LONDON, Dec. 2 CE) Secre - tary of State George C. Marshall today accepted an Invitation to have lunch with Russian Foreign Minister Viacheslav M. Molotov at the Soviet embassy on Friday. The lunch will give Marshal a chance to discuss pairletv a chance to discuss privately and informally the . east-west issues before the foreign ministers conference. con-ference. . Last Friday, Ambassador Lewis Douglas invited Molotov to have lunch with him and Marshall on the following Monday, but AIolo- Communist Deputies Ousted From Assembly as Feeble Back-to-Work Move Arouses Hope of Break in French Strike PARIS, Dec. 2 (U.R) Armed guardsmen restored Paris subway service by seizing: six struck power plants, today and ousted Communist deputies from the national assembly as a fledgling- back-to-work movement roused hope of a major break in the nationwide strike paralysis. Thousands of helmeted mobile and security, guard rushed rush-ed the power plants where walkouts had shut off the subway power, hustled out the pickets and set the generators hum- ming again. The swoop was so swift and strong that It was blood less. The turbulent assembly, where Premier Robert Schuman was seeking laws to crack down on the nation's 2,000,000 Communist-led strikers was meeting again a few hours after the sit-down Communist Commu-nist deputies were ejected. The government already was cracking down, without waiting for action by the assembly which so far had passed only one section of Schuman's emergency program. it authorized nun to call up 80,000 reservists in case of revolution. At Limoges, police hurled tear gas bombs into the ranks of strikers strik-ers blocking the railway station. More strikers swarmed to the station, sta-tion, and traffic in the whole area was snarled. Paris police occupied several bus depots to guard against outbreaks after public bus drivers, garagemen and other employes voted not to strike. The vote seemed symptomatic of a movement which promised to oreax tne backbone of the nation wide strikes. The general confed eratiOn of labor's 6,000,000 mem bers Were split wide open.. The Communist-led majority stood fast. The minority showed will' ingness to negotiate with the gov eminent. Metro or suSway, workers also voted'agaihstrstrlklhg. A number of workers in the northern coal mines voted to go back to the pits titer mobile guards cleared strik ers from several mines. Railroads, all ' paralyzed last week, were .operating at about 80 per cent of normal. Sabotage at scattered places in the provinces appeared to be diminishing, and in some southern towns where it was most serious the police occu pied the depots. Pleasant View 4-H Girl Wins National Honors Elaine de St. Jeor, 17 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin De St. Jeor of Pleasant View, one of Utah county's three delegates dele-gates to the national 4-H congress con-gress in Chicago has been adjudged ad-judged national winner in the home improvement division at the national meet. The honor carries with it 'a S200 college scholarship. She had already been adjudged state winner win-ner in home improvement, and is still in Chicago attending the 4-H congress. A veteran of more than five years of club work, she got her start In home improvement when her family moved into a home in need of improvement, and she planned and carried out most of the work. Club Operator Opposed Union NEW YORK, Dec. 2 r.R Herman Billingsley, who showers show-ers expensive gifts on the patrons of his Stork club, gave his kitchen help lavish parties "upstairs," daily cocktails, and gifts amounting amount-ing to as much as $300 to keep them from joining a union, according ac-cording to testimony at a state labor relations board hearing. Jose Hernandez Nozario, a former for-mer dishwasher at the club,' told the board yesterday that Billingsley Billing-sley said he would raise the em ployes' salaries if they would vote against joining the ' cooks and chefs union (AFL) and "keep our mouths shit." The union charged Billingsley with unfair tactics to influence the election tov declined pleading a press of business. It Will be the' first time since Marshall became secretary of state that he has talked privately private-ly with Molotov. Marshall -will be accompanied by Douglas. Wal ter Bedell Smith, U. S. ambassa dor to Russia, and Charles E. Bohlen, ' the state department counsellor. Presumably Soviet Deputy Foreign -Minister Andrei Vishin- sky, who har just -arrived xrom kL TTntt K.tinn. i Mnorai -1 sembly meeting In New York, also will attend. . Big 4 Foreign Ministers Make Little Progress BULLETIN LONDON, Dee. t (U.R) Secretary of State George' C. Marshall sharply criticized Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov today for referring "In rather disparaging terms' to nations which declared war on Germany but did net use their armed forces. LONDON, Dec 2 (U.R Th big four foreign ministers continued con-tinued their discussion of procedure pro-cedure for the preparation of the German peace treaty today but made little . progress. The council agreed to take up the report of its deputies on the Austrian treaty tomorrow. The ministers have been invited to Buckingham , Palace by King George tomorrow, and the session will be shortened accordingly. . Secretary of State George C. Marshall and Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov scheduled a private luncheon that offered some hope of progress by the council. It was reported impeded - by a "veto" threat by Gen. Charles de Gaulle of France. The luncheon. . scheduled for Friday at the Russian embassy, will mark the first time that Marshall and Molotov have conferred con-ferred privately since Marshall became secretary of state. aioiotov iasi weea re rosea an Invitation to the American embassy, but replied by inviting in-viting Marshall to the Soviet embassy. Marshall promptly accepted. -The action came as French For-. eign Minister Georges. Bidaulf was in Paris on a hastily-arranged trip. It was learned that Bldault hurried home when De Gaulle, France's new anti-Communist strong man, threatened to campaign cam-paign against any Bidault com mitments which he did not like. Bidault left late last night for urgently with his government Truman Plans Florida Trip WASHINGTON Dec. 2 (OR) President Truman worked steadily steadi-ly today, to clear his desk and appointment - list before leaving early tomorrow for Florida. He also was putting in a lot of work on the speech he will deliver Saturday Sat-urday at the dedication of the Everglades national park. The president will take oft at 8 am. tomorrow in a White House plane piloted by Lt. Col Henry T. Myers. ; The president will be ae- ocm Denied to Florida by Fleet A dm. William D. Leahv. chief of . staff to the president and Secre taries MatheW J. Connelly ana Pncf FBI Breaks Up ' White Slave Ring HAGERSTOWN, UcL, Dee. 3 ; (UJ-The FBI claimed today to have broken up -a four-state ' . : J A.1 . f - ' . LI.L bands, allegedly, put their .wives ; to work, in this community's red M phi' district ami erileeted .their L weekly earnings of 'as much as 350. . : Five men and eight women . were under arrest nere ana uj Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Indi- : - . .(J.. 4A violate the white slave act. One at the women is a mother of five children. - : 7" ' ' v EMBARGO SOUGHT ON SHIPMENTS OF OIL i WASiimGTQNXDec. z iujy Chairman of the senate and house public ' lands committees - have asked President Truman to em-. bargo. oil shipments to all foreign tountriea-exeept the- PhfUppinei v n yiew.of. the. domestic ihorUx. |