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Show . II 1 1 TIIE LEni SUN, LEIII, UTAn French Dampen Nazi Hopes For Rebirth as Red Check By BAUKHAGE Newt AnaJytt and Commentator. WNU Service, 1616 Eye Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. The ghost of Adolph Hitler, reported report-ed to have been executing a little clog dance of Joy on Europe'i po litical rubbl heap, like the one he performed after signing the armistice of defeated de-feated France, if probably not quite so cheerful today. to-day. His prediction of chaos or communism com-munism In Europe, Eu-rope, a wishful "apres mois le deluge," hit a Baukhage setback for the second time when the aturdy, middle - of the - road Frenchman got behind the middle-of-the-road' Republican Catholic party, and defeated the Communists, Commu-nists, just as an earlier vote killed the constitution which the Reds wanted. ' Because Hitler knew his greatest hope for a Nazi rebirth was a Communistic Com-munistic Germany, his spirit probably prob-ably rejoiced when the iron curtain went down on Germany's eastern frontiers, and one of Russia's border bor-der countries after another were bulldozed Into one-party, leftist-front leftist-front rule. With France turned Communist, Germany would be an island in a red sea, and would soon have to take on protective coloring, it was assumed. The next step, according to Hitler's hope, was the reaction to Naziiim. Now, for the first time since V-E Say, France seems to have shaken off her carmine shackles. Before the recent election, some quarters were predicting that if the French middle class and peasants could not get rid of the left-wing domination with ballots, they would try it with bullets. The left-wingers themselves were warning of a reactionary revolution, revo-lution, and as late as the spring of this year dire warnings were being be-ing sounded. MRP Seeks Unity Against Class War Donald B. Robinson, former civil affairs officer in France, wrote in the April Mercury magazine that: "In no nation of northwestern Europe Eu-rope are there such distrust and loathing between classes and groups as in France today. The bitter distention dis-tention which has driven General de Gaulle into retirement, and con stantly threatens the precarious equilibrium maintained by the left coalition, Is rooted In Implacable hate between the moderates, centrists cen-trists and rightists on the one hand and the Communists on the other. ..." This situation complicated the Allies' Al-lies' problems In regard to Germany. Ger-many. However, with France now staggering to her feet, there is a chance for more harmony among the western Allies, and it is possible that Germany, with proper controls and minus a huge slice of the rich mineral land of the Saar In French hands, may have her three rones sufficiently united to begin to support sup-port herself; to start to pay some of her bills with the consumer goods that her neighbor nations want from her, and can't get anywhere else. The results of the French elections elec-tions are particularly gratifying from the standpoint jf the western Allies because they appear to have established a degree of harmony among the more conservative French elements without revealing a reactionary trend. " The triumphant Popular Republican Repub-lican movement (MRP) had a platform plat-form which, according to French authorities, went beyond the political politi-cal field to take a moral stand. The platform stressed the need for re enforcing unity among the newcomers newcom-ers (the right wing elements of the Socialist party made up of members mem-bers of the old resistance), and all those opposing the efforts (by the Communists) to incite class hatred. At the same time, the MRP disavowed dis-avowed all connection with the Radical Socialists, who, despite their name, are Considered too conservative con-servative by many members of the resistance who formerly had joined In a common front with the Communists. Com-munists. The election results may mean a change In Russian policy, for In apite of themselves, the western Allies Al-lies have been forced to take unified uni-fied action if an action at all was to be taken. It. Is possible that Russia Rus-sia was merely stalling, hoping to ' establish her influence in Eu BARBS Well-dressed cows will soon be wearing zippers, says Business Week. But ihey won't be really well-dressed. Udderwise they would . wear girdles. Airplanes can now stop in the air. says Aviation News. Probably to put off passengers who haven't a ticket It K rope, including France. Now that this strategy has failed In regard to France, she may be more cooperative. co-operative. Either that ... or resign herself to taking an Allied western bloc and liking it Special Interests Deluge Washington The lobby barometer of the present pres-ent congress has run up a pressure pres-sure record this session which is probably an all-time high. Never in the history of the capital have there been more pressure groups operating, as the listings under "associations" "as-sociations" in, the classified section of the Washington telephone directory direc-tory testify. The "associations" fill 14 columns and very few are not interested in some kind of legislation, pending or prospective, and interested enough to have an office in the capital or at least a telephone number. There are a lot more with offices under the hats of their representatives, which prefer to remain anonymous to the public. Alphabetically speaking, the American Automobile association leads the list, and the Zionists and George Zook conclude it One newcomer has nudged itself right up to second place the Am-vets, Am-vets, one of the 26 veterans organizations organ-izations listed, including the American Ameri-can Legion and the Buck Privates association as examples of the old and the new. Alcoholics Anonymous appear, not so anonymous this time. There is the Association of University Professors, Pro-fessors, and right next door, the University Women, which makes it congenial There are bakers, bankers, bank-ers, members of the bar, and (no relation) bottlers of carbonated beverages. The "antls" are present four of them: Anti-Cigarette alliance; Anti-Defamation Anti-Defamation league; Anti-Poll Tax committee: and, of course, the Anti-Saloon Anti-Saloon league, to balance the Liquor dealers and the Distillers institute further un down the page. Certain happier combinations suggest sug-gest themselves. Take the National Caterers and Sandwich Maken association as-sociation and the Mayonnaise and Salad Dressing manufacturers who together symbolize a fine old American Amer-ican institution. There is specialization in lobbying, lobby-ing, too. Don't think the, National Association of Ornamental Nonfer-rous Nonfer-rous Metals manufacturers lets the National Association of Ornamental Metal manufacturers tend to their special needs. And when it comes to boxes, you cannot put them all in one pile either. The weatherproof, corrugated corru-gated variety, the weatherpoof fiber fi-ber containers and the- plain fiber boxers, each hoe their own row, not to mention (though you had better, if you are a congressman, unless you want to fill one of their products) prod-ucts) the ordinary National Wooden Box association. Press Gets Its Azerbaijans Mixed Up If the citizens of the Persian province prov-ince of Azerbaijan, in whose desires for independence the Soviets have showed such a tender interest of late, ever read American periodicals, periodi-cals, they may have been considerably consider-ably surprised to learn from several sev-eral recent articles that their country is rich in oil fields. Information to this effect would have startled an oil expert friend of mine who has spent considerable time in that country, if he hadn't known his geography better than the writers of the articles. He knew (what I didn't until he told me) that there are rich fields of oil in Azerbaijan, Azer-baijan, all right, but that it Is a different Azerbaijan many miles away, where Baku is located. But then how many Azerbaijanians Azerbai-janians (or Americans) know there Is a Buffalo in Wyoming (where buffaloes ought to be) as well as one on the shores of Lake Erie? Sees Democratic Victory in Fall As the senators took a hitch in their togas on the ides of May this election year, the popular prediction for the kalends of November was a retention of Democratic control of the house of representatives, and a loss of only five or six Democratic Democrat-ic seats in the upper chamber. This at least a hardened soothsayer sooth-sayer could venture to say, provided be didn't whiper it too loudly. Said soothsayer. 1 might add, always al-ways hedged to the extent of adding: add-ing: "As of today." by Baukhage I'm not a Socialist but if the government gov-ernment is going to have to take over mines and railroads every year, it seems to me we may as well keep them and save on bookkeeping. book-keeping. As it is. the taking-over is a farce. You never miss the sunshine until the clouds black it out WEEKLY NEWS See Rise in Foreign Food Output But Export Needs Remain High;, Urge Caution in Sharing ABomb Released by Western (EDITOR'S NOTE! When opinion! are expressed In IhtM column, hej aire those ol ( Wetter n Newspaper Union's news analyta and not necessarily ol this newspaper. K- - ::s V-fn ' - ' ? 1 - 4 'jf s lL t , I' 4 I i - " - I 1 7 1 1 7 ' Children line np with cups in hand to receive fresh milk from UNRRA cow just unloaded at Polish port of Gdansk. In many cases, women board vessels in canal leading to dock to milk cows even before ships are berthed. WORLD CROPS: Improved Prospects Despite improved crop prospects for Europe for the present season, the continent will require substantial substan-tial imports in 1945-'46, the food and agriculture organization of the United Unit-ed Nations revealed in an exhaustive exhaus-tive report. At the same time, FAO looked to an appreciable increase in agricultural production in the Far East, though the harvest also was expected to fall below needs. With European farm output expected ex-pected to reach approximately 90 per cent of prewar levels the continent, con-tinent, normally a food purchaser, import requirements were put at from 15 to 18 million tons. Of this amount, 10 million tons should be in wheat and 700,000 tons each of pure fat, sugar and meat. There also will be need for dairy products. prod-ucts. Notwithstanding the improvement improve-ment In the crop situation, FAO declared that an increase in yields in war-torn areas will be limited by lack of fertilizer, poor quality of seeds available aad the decrepit condition of work stock and equipment. Because Be-cause of their rundown condition, con-dition, farmers were said to lack the strength to put in long hours in the field to boost yields. In the Far East, better weather conditions and increased acreage are expected to materially boost food production, which dipped sharply during the war. Basic food of the Orient, rice, will remain short for another season since the 1945-'46 harvest fell 10 per cent below be-low the preceding year and was 15 to 20 per cent below the prewar average. f In the face of heavy world requirements, re-quirements, exporting countries are not expected to have substantially sub-stantially more food available for shipment during 1946-'47 unless un-less they adopt conservation measures. Wheat supplies from the U. S., Canada, Argentina and Australia were placed at 750 million bushels; fats and oils should be the same as this year. WAGES: Year's Tops The motion picture industry boast ed of the bulk of top salaried Americans Amer-icans for 1944 and the fiscal year ended end-ed in 1945, the treasury revealed in its semi-annual listing of major earnings. Partly because of the stellar box-office box-office of "Going My Way," Producer-Director Leo McCarey of Para-mount Para-mount drew the top salary of $1,013,-035, $1,013,-035, with other Hollywood luminaries lumi-naries among the first 10 including Film Producer Charles P. Skouras, $393,000; Fred MacMurray, $391,217; and Darryl Zanuck, $260,833. President Charles E. Wilson of General Motors, with $362,954, led the list of three G.M. executives placing among the top 10, with Vice Presidents Ormond E. Hunt and Albert Al-bert Bradley drawing $287,745 and $276,109 respectively. Because of heavy federal taxes, actual earnings of most recipients of high incomes during the year were shaved by at least 50 to 90 per cent EMPLOYMENT: On Rise Both agricultural and Industrial employment have been on the increase in-crease and Director Robert C. Goodwin Good-win of the U. S. Employment Serv- TRAFFIC: During 1945, 28.500 Americans lost their lives in traffic accidents, acci-dents, the equivalent of wiping out the entire, population of a city the size of Miami Beach, Fla., or Kingston, N. Y., a traffic traf-fic survey revealed. This figure is 7,000 larger than the death toll of the atom bombing bomb-ing of Nagasaki in which 21,501 civilians were reported to have lost their lives. . - 1 ANALYSIS Newspaper Union. ice predicted a continuing period of expanded opportunity. Statistics show that the employment employ-ment problem in agriculture remains re-mains tight, with hired help far below be-low the prewar average and number num-ber of family workers above last year. All told, farm labor totaled 11,422,000 early this month, with the increase over a year ago reflected In reduction of working hours. Even with the drop in working time, however, farm operators were putting in 12.2 hours per day, while hired hands averaged 10.1. Despite the crippling auto, steel and coal strikes, industry has absorbed ab-sorbed the majority of war workers and demobilized G.I.s, unemployment unemploy-ment only approximating 2,310,000 early this month. This figure was far below the number anticipated by some government experts, who feared the total of idle might soar to as much as 10,000,000. ATOMIC CONTROL: U. S. Plan The U. S.'s offer to outlaw the A-bomb and join kv world control of atomic energy received the close scrutinization of the major powers and was met with mixed emotions in this country. As outlined by Bernard M. Ba-ruch, Ba-ruch, U. S. representative to the United Nations' atomic energy com mission, this country's proposal to ban deadly A-warfae included: 1. Surrender of the veto power pow-er by the five major nations on all matters relating to atomic development. 2. Creation or an international atomic development authority Bernard Baruch presents atomlo control plan to UN. with absolute jiower over atomic atom-ic raw materials and production. produc-tion. 3. Adoption of rigid international interna-tional laws to provide severe punishment for violations of atomic agreements. - While the U. S. plan was greeted with skepticism in some quarters in this country, strong sentiment de veloped for some kind of control to avert atomic warfare visiting dead ly destruction on civilians as well as soldiers in a future conflict Senator Bridges (Rep., N. H.) re fleeted widespread congressional opinion in counselling extreme cau tion in sharing the atomic process until effective control can be estab lished while Senator McKellar (Dem., Tenn.) echoed strong senti ment for U. S. retention of the secret but abandonment of the A-bomb as a means of warfare. Warning against surrendering atomic control to appease other powers, the American Legion op posed sharing secret processes un til the major countries renounce imperialism im-perialism and establish their trust in the U. S. Feed Mills Slowed Some large feed manufacturing plants are shutting down while most of the others are operating at only 40 to 60 per cent of last year's production because of shortages of ingredients, Ralph M. Field, retir ing president of the American Feed Manufacturers association, declared. He warned feeders of the danger of "runaway, panicky liquidation" of poultry and livestock during the t i . . ! ' w -' 1 f 1 1 ' ' -1 1 BffWWM.'W'VV" fVyW'w'ww"' MWMmWWWWW 5 , ? "" t X 1 I X , F " ' next few weeks. VET ORGANIZATIONS: AVC Takes Shape - m, srw 9 Representative of 35,uuu worm War II servicemen, the American Veterans Committee concluded its first convention in Des Moines, Iowa, i.fter electing Charles Bolte ol ew York, chairman and adopting a liberal domestic and foreign pro- gram founded on traditional U. b. principles. ' Expressive of the avu ouuook was the preamble of its constitution: constitu-tion: "To nreserve the constitution of the U. S.; to insure the rights of free sDeech. free press, free wor ship, free elections and free assem- hlv: to maintain full production ana full employment . . . under a system sys-tem of private enterprise . . .; to support active participation 01 tnis country In the United Nations . . to provide such aid to disabled veterans as will enable them to maintain the position in society to which they are entitled; to provide such . . . assistance to all veterans as is necessary for complete readjustment read-justment to civilian life. . . ." Maior battle in the convention centered in' the elevation of a vice- chairman, with the right wingers naming Gilbert Harrison over Nor- ris Helferd. SURPLUS PLANTS: Avoid Monopolies While the justice department de clared that the sale of the government's govern-ment's huge Geneva, Utah, plant to the U. S. Steel corporation did not constitute a violation of anti-trust laws, it did saj that its approval of the deal in no way would prejudice future findings on any monopolistic monopolis-tic practices of the big company. Treading cautiously in the dispo sition of surplus government plants to industry to prevent the develop ment of monopoly, the justice department de-partment released its finding in the U. S. Steel case after lengthy examination ex-amination of the transaction. Previously, Pre-viously, the government had reject ed bids of the Aluminum Company of America for wartime facilities on grounds that acquisition would tight en ALCOA'S hold on the industry. Interest in the disposal of the Geneva plant centered about U. S. Steel's expansion plans in the Far West in the face of Henry Kaiser's ambitious program to build up heavy industry on the coast. The government's sale of the $200,000,000 Geneva plant to U. S. Steel for $47, 500,000 indicated that it might scale down the price of Kaiser's Fontana, Calif., steel making facilities built during the war at inflated cost. FOREIGN AFFAIRS . , . U. N. Exercising the veto pow er for the second time, Russia turned down a compromise proposal of the U. S. and Britain to submit the question of Spain to the general assembly of the United Nations in September. Along with the Soviet-sponsored Soviet-sponsored Polish government, the Reds insist on an immediate break with the Franco regime, a move which the Anglo-Americans fear would lead to another bloody civil war between the rightists and Reds. 0 Palestine With the erand mufti of Jerusalem reported in the Near East to spearhead Arab opposition to entrance of 100,000 Jews to Pal estine, arid with the British against large-scale immigration, Jewish e tremists conducted a wave of ter ror in the Holy Land in protest. Rail and highway bridges were wrecked, British officers and soldiers were shot and five kidnaped from the No. 1 Jewish city of TeJ Aviv, a Foreign Ministers U. S. and British representatives to the for eign ministers' conference in Paris won an important concession with Russia s agreement to discuss Aus tria during the meeting. Germany and Austria constituted the indus. trial pivot of central EuroDe and settlement of their postwar status is essential. for the regeneration of the continent s economy. DRYS: Gain Ground Abandoning efforts to restore pro nation through federal legislation. drys are carrying on a successful fight to ban the sale of liquor on the local level. Since 1940, some 400 villages, cities and counties have switched from wet to dry, affecting z,ouh,4u people. . With the drys waeine an aaarao sive battle for local option, the liquor industry has organized its ranks to fight the movement In keeping a close watch on trends throughout the country, the Distilled Spirits institute maintains field men who are dispatched to the aid of wet forces wherever the drys are pressing tneir efforts. While not campaigning for permanent per-manent prohibition legislation, the arys are supporting passage of congressional resolution which would ban the use of grains for lin. uor until the current world food shortage is relieved. U. S. CORPORATIONS: uovernment corporations stand f lose over four billion dollars in 1946-'47, 1946-'47, according to a presidential re port submitted to congress. Compiled under a recent law rp quiring annual statements on finan cial operations of government cor porations, the report covering the 1945-'47 period shows: 1945 1946 1947 'in millions! Income $8,064 $5,740 $3,564 Expenses 8.592 8.938 7.710 Loss 1.527 3.198 4.147 Adjustments 81 23 124 Net Loss ... $1,608 $3,175 $4 023 Newsmen Admit Apprehension of A-Bomb Mission By WALTER A. SIIEAD WNU Correspondent ABOARD USS APPALACHIAN rvia'Navv Radio) Civil and mili tary welcoming committees out of the way. with the beauty and color of the Paradise of the Pacific a pleasant memory interlude in the midst of this serious military experiment ex-periment the "Big Apple" today has her nose pointed westward on the second leg of our hop toward uucini atoll and the atomic bomb test the results of which may revolutionize naval tactics. The waters, of the Marshall Islands are not new to the Appalachian and the members of her crew who first took her into combat duty in these very waters . the conquest and capture of Kwajalein, which is our next port of call. She is a sturdy ship and bears few scars of her tour of duty in the war in the Pacific in the Marshalls, the Admlraltys, the Solomons, Solo-mons, at Leyte, the Marianas, at Guam and other action since Pearl Harbor. On this tour she is the nress shiD of Adm. W. H. P. Blan- dy's task force and aboard are - TO DROP BOMB . . Major Harold Har-old Wood, age 30, of Bordentown, N. J., responsible for bullseye. picked newspaper men and representatives repre-sentatives of the other media such as news reels, radio, technical magazines, mag-azines, television and others. Although Al-though most of them are on other ships of the group, such as the Pan-amint Pan-amint and the Blue Ridge, there is a sprinkling of scientists aboard and a sort of friendly ribbing going on constantly between the "lay" or mine-run members of the press and these scientific writers, many of whom are members of the "I Am a Frightened Man Club" and predict dire results and dangers to personnel person-nel of this task force when the bomb burst scheduled July 1, takes place. In spite of their fun-poking, the newspaper men generally privately admit they feel some apprehension and beneath the raillery there is a feeling of tenseness among many of Us which increases daily. The trip thus far from Navy Pier in Oakland to Honolulu, where our two-day stay was all too short, has been like a pleasure pleas-ure cruise but now we are get-' ting down to the serious part of this most stupendous military experiment in history. The information in-formation officers aboard ship offer every facility and we are scheduled for a series of round-table round-table conferences to orientate us to the main objectives of operations op-erations crossroads. One of the most interesting phases of this operation is the time element. ele-ment. Fourteen different time zones are involved in the operation by virtue vir-tue of the location of Bikini west of the International Date Line. For" instance if the first atomic bomb is drdpped at 10 a. m. Monday, July 1, it will be 5 p. m. Sunday, June 30, in Chicago. As this is written out of Pearl Harbor we still have some 2,200 miles of trackless blue water to traverse tra-verse at a speed of approximately 11 knots or about 13 miles an hour. Before we reach Kwajalein where we will spend a day viewing the elaborate installations which have been set up In quarters, laboratories, laborato-ries, air facilities as a base for the army air corps which will drop the bomb and the 37,000 men of the joint task force. The logistics and the planning which have gone into this operation oper-ation will rival those in the invasion in-vasion of Normandy and scientists scien-tists in and out of the navy have ready for installation the most elaborate measuring devices to meter actual effects of the explosion ex-plosion on the target array of combat and other ships, army and navy material, live animals tethered aboard some ships and ordnance for army, navy and air of all descriptions. 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