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Show March i r. mtic tAiTbxfU Gl SCHOOLS: WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS U.S.-Sovi- munism. of Clayton, who is was the Atlantic Union Committee, testifying before the senate foreign relations subcommittee which was holding hearings on ways and means to establish world peace. vice-preside- nt Pointing out that Marshall plan aid for Europe is to be discontinued in 1952, he asked what the U.S. intends to do after that. The proposed union, he pointed out, would provide a free market of 350 million to 400 million persons to the producers of the area. "THE UNION would possess such overwhelming weight of the worlds economic, industrial and spiritual power," he said, "that no nation It on earth would dare attack. would thus dispel the fear of war and greatly reduce the unbearable military problem of the democ- racies." sounded well enough, but here Clayton and his committee jrould face most opposition would be from those realists in the United All that States who would certainly realize that it wouldnt be more than a year after such union were organized if it ever were until Uncle Sam would be financing the whole kit and kaboodle. And there is a growing doubt in the minds of many Americans whether the United States can, or Is destined, to underwrite the prosperity and recovery of the entire world. ARMS RACE: Suicide Road 5 (EDITOR'S NOTEt Whtn opinions arc expressed la these eelamns. they are these t( Western Newspaper Unions news analysts and net neeessarUy et this newspaper.) Russia beckons annihilation was issued by Dr. Albert Einstein. Appearing on a television show, Einstein, hailed as the worlds greatest mathematician and one of the great physicists of the world, declared the arms contest now un-- j derway is assuming hysterical proportions on both sides. ONE of the chief contributors to the final development of the atomic bomb, Einstein declared that "the means to mass destruction are perfected with feverish haste behind the respective walls of secrecy. The appears on the public horizon as a probably attainable goal and its accelerated development has been solemnly proclaimed by the President." Then he uttered the punch line "Armed security is an illusion if successful, radioactive poisoning of the atmosphere and hence annihilation of any life on earth has been brought within the range of technical possibilities." To implement that conclusion, he said: "The ghostlike character of this development lies in its apparently compulsory trend. Every step appears as the unavoidable consequence of the preceding one. In the end, there beckons more and nore and more general annihilation." FEW MEN could speak with more compelling authority on that subbrilliantject than the white-haireeyed, venerable scientist. But each time civilization has been wont to attempt annihilation through war, there has been little disposition to listen to those voices who would cry out a warning. H-bo- d, The fantastic, preposterous elements in the GI school program had just about run their course. Ballroom dancing, bartending, even a lot of individual flight training who would never own an by airplane or have occasion to need one, were on the way out, apparently, as part of the accepted GI school training program. NO LESS A FIGURE than Pres-ideex-G- 4' ' ' Is nt Truman himself handed congress a catalog of abuses under this years GI education program and urged the legislators to clamp down. Mr. Truman asked specifically for legislation to prevent "inferior" training. His report showed that 761 million dollars already has been added to the estimated cost of the GI schooling program for the current fiscal year ending June 30, and attributed this to increased enrollMaj. Gen. Robert M. Lee will ment for trade, vocational and be in command of the air force other schools below college level. units taking part In new atomic THE PRESIDENT declined to weapons tests to be held at the say just how much might be saved Eniwetok atoll proving grounds by a careful scrutiny of the prothis spring. gram, but hinted at a billion dollars. OAL DISPUTE: Among others, the report made Strikes vs. Courts these points: y 1. Enough training If the recent coal strike did noth is in evidence "to warrant serious ing else, it may have set in mo concern." ion forces that will bring about 2. The states which under the law determination for all Time of thi have the say-s- o about approving of the courts of the land tc schools and courses lack uniform power deal with big walkouts. standards. It is true that John L. Lewis, ud 3. Some states approve schools of der pressure of the law, capita a type which would not be approved ated and ordered the miners bac in other states. o work; but when he gave As an example, it is said that some states qualify barbers in 11 order the miners were defiant no one knew whether they wou weeks, others require two years. return to the pits in sufficient nu bers to ease the production situaj FLEET 2.75-billion-dol- lar TRUMAN BUYS FIRST POPPY . . . Mrs. Marie L. Sheehe, Rockville, III., national president of the American Legion Auxiliary, pins the first 1950 poppy on President Truman's lapel at a White House ceremony. The Legion poppy sale, proceeds of which go to disabled veterans, begins May 27. INDONESIA: Crime A Unde Comes Through CHiCK-U- P lifted-eyebro- w rt war-damag- top-flig- hand-held-o- ed ht ut es "one-arme- d push-butto- BUILDERS ' DREAM Mud Can Be Made Stronger Than Concrete a Certain chemicals plus sloppy mud patch which, in 24 hours, produces a firm soil pack that may be a road stronger than concrete should prove to be a contractors dream. The new technique was reported by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was reported the process is especially needed to "give a tough surface for landing operations, newly built airfields and roads for military purposes." The technique was called an "en- tirely new approach." 1 poor-qualit- The United States, continuing its efforts to stop communism by With 14 metropolitan newspalocal nationalist strengthening pers taking a careful scrutiny ol regimes over the globe, approved a its operations, and the federal gov- loan of 100 million dollars to the ernment opening a conference on new republic of Indonesia. what to do about it, U.S. crime apTHE MONEY, according to repeared to have fallen on eVil days. ports, was to be used by Indonesia Not for decades had the boys who to finance purchase in this coundeal in shady enterprises had so try of industrial material and equipmuch publicity focused upon them. ment for reconstruction of the IndoNames were being called, police nesian economy. officials were getting the It was reported that funds from treatment, wire services the import-expobank, which made were ripping telephones out of the loan, might be flowing to Indobookie joints and, all in all, it ap- nesia in a matter of weeks for purpeared to be a real blow into which chase of railroad cars, trucks and the craft of crime was wallowing. similar equipment, but that a longTHE PRESS would be the real er time would be required for such instrument of exposure, granted items as heavy machinery. that officialdom in cities includeo THE INDONESIANS, numbering really wanted to clean up the un- 75 million people, are faced with a desirable conditions. For example, major task of restoring production New York citys fabulous Frank to an economy not yet recovered Costello, often called the king of from the effects of wartime Japthe rackets, was the first target of anese occupation. the newspaper series. Costello was The funds from the United States referred to as a fellow so unbe- would go principally to repair of lievable he might have been port, railway, highdreamed up by a Hollywood script way and processing facilities and writer." The story attempted to replacement of damaged transporlink him with gambling tation facilities. activities over most of the U.S. The loan was the largest since One significant line in the first the import-expobank to of the newspapers series was this: lend Israel 100 million agreedsevdollars "Gambling cant operate for any eral months ago. period unless the police let it operate. Nor can the other rackets." MISSILES: THAT was so obviously axiomatic that there could be no argument U.S. Trailing with it, and honest cops over the United States Senator Johnson nation had to take the rap with the (D., Tex.) is claiming that Russia boys when blame was is far ahead of the United States being shuffled around for lax law in development of guided missiles enforcement. and has called for an immediate The slot machine termed vari- review of this nations guided-mlssilbandit" and ously the program. other unprintable names was the JOHNSON ASSERTED that the target for a special government in- United States is lagging as much quiry. It was indicated tha their as two years behind the Russians menace is so fully realized that the in this field of warfare and added: federal government may step in to "If guided missile warfare should help the state control them. begin within the next two or three There is an ironical contradic- years we at our present rate tion here, however, because the fed- would be very feeble participants. n eral government licenses slot ma- For a war, we have chines and accepts revenue from neither the push nor the button." that source. If the federal govern HE STATED that the nations ment should outlaw them, it would missile program is a "minor, algo a long way toward insuring effi most obscure item" in the defense cient state control. budget rt A solemn warning that an arms race between the United States and rL Chief Abuse End Asked North Atlantic Union Proposed as Darrier to Further Wars; et Arms Race as 'Road to Suicide (Einstein Sees What worth would a union of the North Atlantic democracies have in staving off World War III? And how far along would the people of the United States go in accepting such a union? Those were the major questions which followed an assertion by Will Clayton, former U.S. undersecretary of state, that such a union is probably the only answer to the problem of world peace. Clayton went further. He insisted a union of that type would have prevented both world wars. CLAYTON, contending that the greatest weakness of democracies In present world tension is their disunity, advocated the Atlantic pact union as the answer to com- A-T- est The process, it was said, can be used on soils containing up to 30 per cent water by weight, or enough water to turn clay as soft as bread dough. Five hours after treatment, the soil is elastic and has vast tensile strengths. But, 24 hours after the treatment, experiments show the soil can stand the weight of a car without noticeable wrinkles, and a steel ball dropped seven feet to the test patch, bounced back about 6 inches without any apparent damage to the soil. 16-pou- nd i CONTROL: MocArthur ion. Boss' THE BIG QUESTION in minds of most Americans was: The navy and air force probably What can be done about it? were squirming at the announcement, but the U.S. military high the miners didnt want to worl command made it clear that Gen. who could make them return the pits? In this still-fre- e land, me: Douglas MacArthur would be absolute boss of all U.S. forces in the can work or quit without penalt western Pacific including the fleet under the law. But could thei union be punished because its mem in case of war. ers quit as a group, since tin The announcement followed a "relaw says a union is responsible adjustment" of command in the western Pacific area designed to the acts of its "agents." If that were the attempted "reaffirm and clarify" the relationship between MacArthurs Far remedy, the question surely woul Eastern command and naval forces be raised: Were the miners acting in that part of the world. It came as individuals in pursuit of their inj during a news conference of the dividual rights in working, or musf joint chiefs of staff who recently re- they be regarded as "agents ov turned from a y trip to the Far the union in their decision? East. It was a torturous question ani MacArthur also was given peace- one certain to provide a classii time control over operations of U.S. case for the courts. Of course if Lewis and the ope naval vessels in Japanese waters. Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, ators, under order of the court chief of naval operations, told a resume bargaining, were to reai woi questioner at the joint chiefs of an agreement, the question staff news conference that he be- become a moot one. But under lieves the Pacific fleet is so recurrent stress of coal strike co: equipped and deployed that it and usually at a time when stockpiles are lowest the re could cope with any Russian submay be the writing of some ne marine attack. n approach He confirmed that the Russians law, or have about 270 submarines, not break up the continual crises whi hamstring production and contri counting the midget-typ- e craft, and said that a little ute to widespread unemploy1 more than of them are and consequent suffering. in the Far East, as they have been for a number of years. ASIA: The delegating to MacArthur of Secret Talks fleet control in his bailiwick of Some indication of the the Far East indicated that the general, instead of losing prestige icance of Asia in developing wtfp as many predicted and hoped, was affairs could be had in the repop that 17 American envoys had gaining in stature with U.S. miliparley tary powers that be, and was a a secret, three-da- y further indication that his even- Bangkok on the tumultuous I tual coming-hom- e trip may be post- lems of the continent, They were attempting, poned for quite awhile longer. said, to find means of strengtoc Ing United States policy in an tffi, MILK: and half i already half-Re-d Kids Drink elded. To those parents who are having It previously was indicated tip trouble getting their children to subjects for discussion would rauj drink milk, it may come as a surfrom the border tension in Af$8p prise that perhaps junior doesnt itan in a Japanese peace treij want it because he feels its a The basic problem, naturally, J) "kids drink," and, therefore, too, be the spread of communism sissy for him. Thats the explanaFar East. tion of the difficulty offered EngHe indicated that the Amen lish parents by A. O. Elmhirst, a approach to the Red threat school official, who said: "Even be political and economic, u. ) children who like milk may refuse marines guarded the locked San it because they are ashamed." Released by WNU Features V. sei r 10-da- court-decisio- sub-surfa- one-four- 'vi- - ce th is A rcta |