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Show 3 Tuesday, June 20, 1950 THE DRAGERTON TRIBUNE, DRAGERTON, UTAH McCARTHYISM: WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Employment Republicans Object Japan Outlaws Communist Party as LVins Election; Six nations Sign. Coal-Stebeen caught short with the announcement that six European counaltries have formed a coal-steliance. The United States gave the six countries France, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Western Germany, and Italy its blessing, with, observers pointed out, an eye on the heavy gamble for postwar economic reconstruction of Europe as a means of further winning the cold (Editor's Notoi When opinions ore in these columns, the? expressed are tbesa of Western Newspaper Unions news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper.) el i war. Japs Riot Under the plan, proposed by Robert Schuman, French foreign minister, the six nations have united to produce the sinews of heavy industry in peace. Observers said it was fairly clear that Britain, struggling to win back a high place in world trade, was caught by surprise at the move. The Schuman plan represents a historic surrender of national sovereignty, of aU the six countries in their economy. The pooled coal and steel industries will be directed by an independent international high authority. , Neutral observers were especially happy over the alliance. It is the first time in history that countries whose differences have caused numerous wars have gotten together to create a community of in- terests. This, observers contend, should eliminate the cause of wars. Increased production is also expected from the merger. The total joint production could be far greater than the' sum of their separate competitive efforts. It was pointed the industrial out, for example, Ruhr needs French coal and France needs the Ruhr steel but each put a premium on the materials they exchanged with each other. Although the British have not joined the alliance or made any commitment on the plan, the way has been left open. Observers said it would certainly give the labor government something to think about. SUPREME COURT: Three Decisions VivY ihjlh --V PM r Ik ... 3jJV .A-- sV.va ' rI ' 'VV T av i y" y v! . T3. . 4 ' Japanese Communists staged a rally In the shadow of the imperial palace and for the second time violence broke out between the Reds and U. S. soldiers. U. S. MPs (above) are shown breaking up the riot and taking a Jap Communist into, custody. IOWA ELECTION: far-reachi- ng far-reachi- Observers did not find the move surprising since such action had been hinted and only waited the outcome of the general election which was carried by Japans Liberal party. The liberals alone stuck to d a States policy in a highly nationalistic campaign. Prime Minister ShigeruYoshlda had announced the action would be taken if there were further acts of violence by Communists. He referred to the attack on five U. S. soldiers at a Communist rally on Memorial Day. As expected, the Communists tried to blame the action on the American occupation, but Yoshida quickly denied it. Meanwhile, the Liberal party seemed assured of victory in the election. Despite rains throughout the country, the voting was heavier than expected. Officials said 31,400, 000 voted, or 70 percent of those eligible. About 60 per cent had been expected. Yoshidas strong showing had been expected after his government firmly squelched projected Commurallies an a nist called for elec strike general tion day. Brannon Plan Test Tfoe nation watched with Interest the final outcome of the primary election in Iowa. And the outcome was what seasoned policital obervers expected a final campaign between Albert J. Loveland and Sen. Burke B. Hickenlooper. There was more to it, however, than just the outcome of a primary election to determine the Democratic and Republican senatorial candidates this fall. former undersecreLoveland, of tary agriculture, campaigned against five other Democrats using the Brannan farm plan as his main weapon. On the other hand, Senator Hickenlooper is a strong opponent of the plan. He won the Republican nomination easily over two opponents. Thus, the fall campaign takes see Political observers shape. Loveland campaigning with the Brannan plan as the main plank in his platform, while on the other hand, Hickenlooper - will take his stand against it. Political .observers are looking forward to this final test on the much debated plan in the heart of Americas farm belt. Political observers also pointed out that it is almost a sure bet now that President Truman and Secretary of Agriculture Brannan win campaign in Iowa for Loveland. so-call- ed an HARRY GOLD: Patriotic Spy Like the little boy who pinched off the icing on his mothers cake, Harry Gold, the American who turned against his own country to spy for Russia, wanted the sweet but didnt mean to spoil the cake. Explained the Philadelphia - biochemist, no doubt for a gullible American public, he delivered atom bomb secrets to Russia, but I had no intention of hurting my coun try. Such an explanation ' would not appease the intelligence of the who pinched the icing. How can anyone give away the secrets of his country and not expect to hurt it, observers asked? The Judy Coplon case and now the Gold affair have shocked the Amer lean public. Many Americans are six-year-o- remembering stern measures con- , in Japan. anti-Americ- . The U. S. supreme court has handed down three decisions in the current civil rights controversy reacwhich will have tions. The court held that segregation of Negroes in railroad dining cars violates the Interstate Commerce Act, that Negro students must be admitted to the University of Texas law school because the state does not afford them facilities equal to those for whites, and that Oklahoma had been discrimi nating against Negro students at its state university law school by segregating them in classrooms and elsewhere on the campus. The court, however, did not go into the cases as deeply as the justice department desired. For instance, the justice department argued there can be no such thing as separate but equal" fa cilities and treatment It contend ed the mere fact a Negro has to use a separate pubUc facility prevents him from having an equal facility. It is just as sensible, the department argued to say that a thing can be black but white as to insist it can be separate and equal. Observers point out that had the court gone into the matter as .deeply as the department asked and ruled in its favor, there would have been practically nothing Uft of segregation laws. Some students of government believe such a ruHng would have been a great deal more than the passage by Congress of the much debated F. E. P. C. The court, however, adhered to its long estabUshed practice of not determining constitutional issues if other grounds for decisions exist. The Japanese Communist party received a serious setback with that governments announcement that the party would be outlawed pro-Unite- T Employment in the United States reached its highest peak in May declaration a dramatic in since last August, the jensus buon the senate floor science insenators reau announced in an optimistic which seven Republican directly accused Senator McCarthy report The number of jobless dropped of exploiting fear, bigotry, ignoratan from 3,515,000 in April to the May ance, and intolerance, in igure of 3,057,000. Employment tempt to win G.O.P. victory. callare observers umped from 58,668,000 in April to Many political immost in May, a gain 'of 1,063, the 59,731,000 ing the declaration of In 000. many May, 1949, there were portant senate speech the employed. months and have congratulated The census . bureau woman senator from Maine. The Republican senators also ac- that, most of the gains since the cused the administration of lack- jeginning of the year were due to com- the seasonal expansion in agriing effective leadership and added: culture, construction, and outdoor placency. But they Certain elements of the Repub- work In general. lican party have materially added Farming accounted for 867,000 of to this confusion in the hopes of the 1,063,000 increase in lob open-n- g during May. riding the Republican party to vicexselfish Commerce political Secretary Sawyer tory through the ploitation of fear, bigotry, ignorance said, It is significant that we are and intolerance. There are enough again close to the record job total mistakes of the Democrats for the of the year 1948. It substantiates highly encouragRepublicans to criticize constructo without political resorting ing reports of an upswing in busi-nes- s tively smears. activity this spring, he added. what added Senator Smith then many Americans have been saying TRUMAN: among themselves, The American Closer to Peace people are sick and tired of seeing President Truman asked congress innocent people smeared and guilty The American whitewashed. or $1,222,500,000 to help rearm people of tired around the world against the being people are sick and afraid to speak their minds lest increasingly bold and menacing Russia. they be politically smeared as Com- activities of Communist munists of Fascists. This in Itself was not very startling Senators and outside observers becausetaid, to the Atlantic pact naalike agreed that Senator Smith was tions had been promised. temperate and fair in her comHowever, the nation was startled ments on the passing scene. when a few hours later, one might say in almost the same breath, the CONSTRUCTION: chief executive declared the world At New High oday Is closer to peace than it has at any other time during the been Construction in the United States has reached a new high, according past five years. to reports by the department of Muddled observers shook their leads in wonderment and finally labor. According to department stalls came up with the conclusion the tics, construction valued at nearly President apparently meant pros$2,000,000,000 was put in place in pects for peace are brighter now beMay. This was ahead of the 1948 cause of the growing power and and 1949 seasonal peaks. unity of the western nations. He must-haHome coftstruction accounted for ve meant that, observers much of the advance, although said, or he would hbtTiavemade building costs have risen sharply. such a statement on the heels of a Private -- construction in May request for funds to rearm demoamounted to $1,400,000,000, an in- cratic nations against communism. crease of 12 per cent over April and In his first message the one ask27 per cent over May of last year ing for funds the President said, The home building part of that was The need and urgency for protectestimated at $825,000,000, an - in- ing the ramparts of freedom has crease of 15 per cent over the month never been more plain. and 56 percent from a year ago. The Soviet has dedicated itself In the first five months of 1950, to the destruction of democracy and the total value of all types of new everything which it represents, and construction was nearly $8,100,000,-000- , is waging a grim struggle to make an increase of 21 percent from the entire free world slave, hf the corresponding period of 1949, the asserted. labor department announced. of Alliance el Britains labor government has Sen. Margaret Chase Smith read Group Pro-Americ- an ld em- ployed by founders of the nation in handling spies. The business of espionage, under any circumstances, is a nasty thing. One is not inclined to be angry with a spy such as the Russian agen Gubitchev who was acting under orders. But to turn against your na tive land and give or sell its secrets is an entirely different matter Now an admitted spy asks the court to appoint him counsel, which he insists be counsel whose paBELGIUM: triotism is unimpeachable, with the Wants a King respect of the court, the public, and the bar. Further, he insists upon the While , the rest of the world has to cooperate with the F.B.I. worried about rebuilding and se- right curing a permanent peace since World War II Belgium has been BALTIC PLANE: the scene of one election after Evidence Damning another on the question of bringing The United States produced new King Leopold III back from exile. The latest of the four elections evidence that the navy patrol plane gives the Social Christian party recently lost in the Baltic was sho another victory and would seem to down, although the Russians re guarantee the return of Leopold to ported they only drove it out to sea. the throne. The monarchy, as' such, was not State department officials said a an issue in the election. None of recovered landing wheel indicated the major parties were antiroyal- the plane had exploded in mid-aiist. The question was entirely the and had possibly lost a wing before it spun into the sea. personality of Leopold, the old monarch who surrendered to The wheel floated because its tire the Nazis in 1940 and in exile took was inflated with air. It was found a commoner as his. second wife. a Swedish fishing captain 48 For these two actions many of by off miles the Coast of Latvia. his countrymen opposed him and would have liked to see his A navy expert, Lt. Comdr. M. W son on the throne. Cagle, exhibited the planes front By winning the election, how- landing wheel, and pointed to a levever, the Social Christian party er in a position showing that the will return Leopold unless unfor-see- n wheel was retracted when the plane difficulties arise. crashed. 58,-94,0- 00 na-io- SEARS, ROEBUCK: MAUNA LOA: Brilliant Fireworks Mauna Loa, the 13,680-fovolcano on the island of Hawaii turned on a brilliant display, oi fireworks for island tourists with the greatest eruption in history. Fortunately, no lives were lost in the eruption that sent streams of molten lava across the islanc and into the sea. At some points where the lava entered the ocean the water was reported near boil ing far from shore. ot SVSA JIVW ;7 i f : ar Sears, Roebuck and company, the worlds largest retail merchandise business, has announced price reduction of up to 52 percent of 4,000 items in its midsummer sale catalogue. The merchandising world was startled with the announcement of price cuts that averaged 7 per cent on the items. Seasonal wearing ap- parel was cut as much as cent 41 per ECONOMY: & Budget Cut Hinted 4sS r, 48-ye- Sharp Price Cuts More than twice as big as Its nearest competitor. Sears, Roebuck and company was founded in 1888 and drew its greatest support from the farm population. Although today Sears sells in the big cities, it still keeps its rural touch with all sorts of farm projects. Gold Attorney V.y ns F I p.' f John D. M. Hamilton, (right) of the Republican national committee, la shown with Federal Judge James P. McGranery, (left) after the latter appointed namil-to- n counsel for Harry Gold, atomic espionage agent. Released by WNU Fcatirai former chairman Observers are predicting another battle in congress in an attempt to cut President Trumans budget for the coming years. According to some reports. Republicans are backing a move for a new cut of the budget which the house last month trimmed 4. $2,068,-590,50- Some senators would like a flat cut across thec boards. But others want to exempt the military establishment, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and defense spending. |