Show WEEKLY Y NEWS ANALYSIS Truman MacArthur Would Accept Presidency if the People Call Great Powers Confer on Palestine ensued b by br Feature Fatur EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE When are rt In th these alumna th th the ar a. are the tho of f t WIn Western N wp Unions Union's B news wi anal and end not net t f et this IhU n wp pap p r. r a RATIO a OF 4 Ij II j I 1 I 11 I r Rang Ii i M u tsar bus Soo J I j I II II I th j I i I A ss x 3 I ft The United States is experiencing a steady increase in tion From a range of 21 million to 23 million in the the births rose to 29 million in 1943 They totaled 27 million in 1945 and then sharply rose a again aln to about 39 million in 1947 This sharp rise in births has had the effect of increasing the population some 44 million persons since 1945 and 13 million since 1939 PRESIDENCY Announcements As far as grabbing the spotlight was concerned President Truman and Gen Douglas MacArthur stumbled stumbled stumbled bled all over each other with their coy and almost simultaneous announcements announcements announcements an an- that they would accept a presidential nomination if the people people peo peo- pIe called them The declarations by the two men coming within just a few hours of each other were perhaps a symbolic prelude to a similar but greater clash of personalities and political forces which it is now possible might develop later this year Mr Truman said he would run for a full term as chief executive if the Democrats would nominate him and MacArthur opined that he would accept the presidency if called by the American people but would not actually seek it Taking note of the fact that petitions petitions petitions peti peti- have been filed in Wisconsin putting his name in the primary there on April 6 6 issued this thiR sonorous statement While it seems unnecessary for forme forme forme me to repeat that I do not actively seek or covet any office and have no plans for leaving my post in Japan I can say and with due humility that I would be recreant to all my concepts of good citizenship were I Ito Ito Ito to shrink because of the hazards and responsibilities involved from accepting accepting accepting ac ac- ac- ac any public duty to which I might be called by the American public Republicans however were going eap easy In their comments on the generals general's generals general's generals general's gen gen- eral's willingness to presidential presidential presidential nomination them for the most part to peripatetic re remarks remarks remarks re- re marks about what a highly regarded figure MacArthur is Sen Ralph Flanders Rep Vt said I think General MacArthur would be doing the country a disservice disservice disservice dis dis- dis- dis service if he left the job he is in until he has put it in such shape he hec c can ui leave That's the place the Lord put But him Other politicians were wondering about the spot that the Lord and Harry Truman was putting them on Southern Democrats despite Mr Truman's Trumal announcement of his candidacy candidacy candidacy can can- were not budging an inch from their stand opposing him and his civil rights program Some of the southern states notably Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi sippi went right ahead with their plans to prevent their electoral votes from going to him NEW ATOM I Thorium Already well beyond the awesome of the atomic age nuclear nuclear nu nu- nu- nu clear elear scientists a are e continuing to step deeper into the contradictory wilderness of creation ant and destruction destruction destruction tion that appeared when the first atomic blast burned up the night and the sands at Los Alamos N N. N M. M Latest step is the manufacture of I the first small pieces of a new kind of atomic bomb and fuel metal ac according according according ac- ac cording to an announcement by Dr Glenn T. T atomic scientist Where formerly the extremely rare metal uranium was the only practicable substance through which atomic energy could be pro pro- there now is a new metal known as al uranium made by changing the heavy metal thorium into uranium This new form of uranium does no not exist naturally on earth nor Is Isit Isit isit it known to exist in the stars stare Dr reported that a small fraction traction of an ounce ounce actually actually only a few hundred milligrams of of the thorium metal metat has been made in the Hanford Wash uranium graphite te reacting chain-reacting atomic piles plies CONSULTATION Holy Land Leading experts on global anatomy anatomy anatomy anat anat- omy were getting together in a consultation consultation consultation con con- to determine whether there was any conceivable way in which they could perform a painless bisection bisection bisection tion of Palestine Russia France China and the U. U S. S had been requested by the United Nations security council to hold one of their famous iambus conferences to study how partition of the Holy HolyLand HolyLand Land into independent Arab and anti Jewish states might be effected Britain too too had been asked to participate participate participate par par- but declined the Invitation although consenting to sit in in the therole therole therole role of advisor As the consultation got under underway underway underway way the United States was reported report report- ed ready to seek big power agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment on a new conciliation effort in Palestine Warren R. R Austin chief U. U S. S delegate said he felt the talks should deal primarily with the question question question ques ques- tion of peaceful settlement But while U. U N N. N delegates might talk in N New ew York about a peaceful settlement Arab military forces on the spot in Palestine had vastly different ideas Arab in Commander-in-Chief Fawzi el publicly issued a vow to free Palestine from the Zionist menace whether it takes one month one year or a generation Red haired El EI the Arab chieftain who had led British anti and Jewish anti-Jewish revolts in 1936 and 1939 had just returned to Palestine after an absence of nine years He came back he said to fight partition partition parti part tion intrigue and Zionism We came here to fight anyone who stands for partition be they British Jewish or an international force What the United Nations conferees conferees conferees con con- none of them eager to apply international power in the Holy HolyLand HolyLand HolyLand Land could do against this kind of waving gun-waving local zeal was a problem problem problem lem which so far had them completely completely completely com com- baffled RUHR Solution One of the major problems of the uneasy peace what peace what to do with the Ruhr Germanys Germany's prime industrial section was section was solved when the U. U S. S Great Britain and France agreed in ina ina ina a series of conferences at London that they would place the Ruhr under under under un un- un- un der international control It was wan decided also that the economic economic eco eco- and industrial assets of western western western west west- ern Germany perennial breeding ground for German war waif war machines would be enlisted in the Marshall plan for European recovery Moreover the western powers agreed that western Germany should have a f federal deral form of government government government gov gov- providing adequate central authority but protecting the rights of the various states Indicative of the manner in which statesmen of the western powers are thinking now was the fact that German Germany Germany Ger Ger- man many will be represented In the International In control of the Ruhr but that Russia very probably will not Recognizing the importance of the Ruhr to the recurring surges lurges of German aggression the conference pointed out that the purpose of this this international control would be to ensure that the economic economic eco eco- resources of this area should not again be used for the purposes of f aggression and that there should be je adequate access to the coal coke and steel of the Ruhr for the benefit of extensive parts of the European community including Germany The urged the necessity necessity ne of insuring the economic reconstruction reconstruction re re- construction ef of f western Europe including including in including in- in Germany EDUCATION And Religion In a ruling that for good or ill could stand to affect the moral stature of this and succeeding gen orations of ot Americans the U. U S S. S supreme court declared unconstitutional unconstitutional unconstitutional the use of public school systems systems terns to help any religious group spread its faith Religion and government the decision decision decision de de- said can best work to achieve their lofty alms aims If it each Is left free freo from the other within Its I IThe respective sphere The ruling upheld a protest by a self self professed professed atheist mother Mrs Vashti McCollum that a system of religious teaching in Champaign Ill schools breaks down the wall between church and state She contended contended contended con con- tended that her son was embarrassed embarras sed by the religious instruction Delivering the main opinion Justice Justice Justice Jus Jus- tice Black ck held that under the facts shown the compulsory education system in Illinois assists and Is integrated with the program of re religious religious religious re- re Instruction carried on by separate religious sects lie He said laid pupils legally required to go to school for lor secular education are re released released released re- re leased from some of that legal duty on condition that they attend re religious religious re- re classes This is beyond all aU question a utilization of the tax-established tax and tax-supported tax public school system to aid religious groups to spread their faith It was was an issue that parents as aswell aswell aswell well as all other U. U S. S citizens would do well to consider There were two facets wl which ich would bear reflection The supreme courts court's decision confirmed confirmed confirmed con con- firmed a standing long-standing and honorable honorable honora honora- ble theory in the U. U S. S that there should be no Interference between church and state and no influence exerted by one on the other The ruling would seem to safeguard the nation against the two extremes of ofa a stat state controlled controlled church or a controlled church-controlled state But Dut at the same time the broad language of the decision failed to recognize the historical importance of religion in creating civilizations and ind forming and molding nations Western civilization grew out of the Christian church Divorcement of the cause and effect now could ba bit dangerous FINNISH Aill Aid to Russia It was with no clapping of hands that hat the government of Finland decided decided decided de de- de- de to accept the proposal of Prime Minister Josef Stalin of Russia Russia Russia Rus Rus- sia to discuss a treaty of mutual military aid Russia which needs military help from rom Finland about as much as the U. U S. S needs a year five-year plan put the proposal of a discussion to Finland's President Jugo Juga K within a week after it had swept Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czecho Czecho- slovakia Into the Soviet orbit Having no alternative accepted the invitation and appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed a negotiating delegation of seven members including one military military mili- mili tary ary expert government officials and parliament members Soviets say they want a binding treaty of mutual military assistance against future German aggression Talks presumably were being held cu that basis but It was the task of the he Finnish negotiators to do aUthy all aU ally tiny thy y could to prevent Finland from being cing chained to Russia in a military military military mili mili- tary treaty There Thereas was as little doubt In the minds of Finnish leaders that this was Russia's first step in a campaign to o gain as complete control over that hat little northern nation as it now holds over the Balkans And in the final analysis the Finns probably would capitulate in the stark interests interests inter- inter ests of self |