| Show — r VPWwwigoort zoneterttlfitec ' w zAiwilamooP4-&- - 04000 ' - --- ''' - - - ------ ----- - 7 - - - - — - :' - -- - 004 - t- - - - r em t I i I ‘ 14 THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Friday November 14 1947 - ) 1 44 Cb t Ault galit EDITORIALS Zatanitahed April 15 Tribune Pub Hailing Issued every morning by The Bait Lak 1871 Jitme Friday 11 Co November 14 1947 Need America Bear Hands Be Pompous Stuffy on Aid? ' BC ' Salt Lake City Utah ' ':t Britain Outlaws Prod uction Shirkers In Drive to Stabilize E conomy Britain's Labor government is living up to its name with a vengeance as a sweeping and unprecedented — for peacetime —order goes out to put everybody to work It is expected that the draft edict will affect between 500000 and 750000 men and women not engaged in productive work and will reach waiters and hat check girls as well as idle aristocrats Such an extreme measure means that British leaders have become convinced that the nation faces a crisis and that only an all-oproduction program will insure econorale survival Women between the ages of 18 and 41 and men ranging from 18 to 51 will all be registered Penalty for failure to get on the lists Is two years imprisonment and a fine of $2000 Those conscripted may have their choice among a number of productive jobs which include coal mining agriculture and textile industries among other lines The comprehensive and severe order has been invoked after other methods of getting thpse persons known as "spivs" and "drones" into useful jobs failed Ridicule and anpeals to patriotism were employed but there were too many persons unwilling to make the sacrid counfice necessary to pull the out hole a of try Although the British people are noted for their loyalty and qualities the need for this sweeping law has been found imperative The same lack of support for government efforts has been noticeable In Britain in recent months with the growth of rack markets which while they are spread on the continent had been compara tively rare in England To observers on this side of the Atlantic theBritish move indicates two things First ut 4 hard-presse- law-abidi- ng Latest Mystery Blaze : Grounds Airplanes Grounding of all DC-- 6 transport planes the United Air Lines American Air Lines by and the National Air Lines as a result of the lost recent mystery blaze near Gallup N M is obviously a necessary move although it will mean a sacrifice in earnings by the firms flying these planes The blaze in New Mexico fortunately escaped being the tragedy which zaarked an earlier fire in southern Utah and the pilot was able to land his craft and disembark his entire passenger load safely The New Mexico blaze like the tragic one which took 52 lives here in Utah came suddenlk and was in the luggage - section of the plane's tail After an inquiry- into the Utah crash the C A A ordered fiber glass insulation removed from all planes of the DC-- 6 type and the carrying of landing flares near the fuselage stopped This most recent fire seems to indicate something else is to blame Although suggestions of sabotage made after the Utah crash gained little credence this new blaze indicates either some structural defect In these planes or the presence of some inflammable material in passengers' luggage It is to be hoped that the "mystery" element in the blazes will be eliminated soon and that the DC-- 6 planes which have given good service in war and peace can be given a dean bill of health or modified to insure safety for air passengers war-ravag- - ' - Edi tor Tribune: For ages the world has seen the curse of drink It is a terrible monster to combat Drink demoralizes and weakens everything it touches It has wrecked thousands of homes that could have been happy Many are the Crimes that have been committed under the influence of liquor Thnk of the bright prospects of the future of many a young man that have been ruined by drink It has been proved that when the individual becomes a slave to alcohol it paralyzes the will power the senses become dulled and he is powerless to resist the temptation Again and again when he is sobered tp he resolves to drink no more but the dominating craving to drink must be satisfied and he When he is fails once more sober he has the repentant spirit he Weeps when he sees the poverty stricken home and looks at his and the dren pale-fac- wife heart-broke- n ed ragged chil- hear him promise' most solemnly that he will drink no more You see him take his youngest child in his arms and caress and kiss it embrace the faithful wife making another vow that he will make good and then after all this after all these good resolutions giving new hope to his loved ones to carry on the very first whisky shop he comes to he enters Again he fails while the tears of repentance are still wet on his cheeks and all we say Is it 13 You too bad Provo C V Hansen Tobacco Blight Editor Tribune: Mrs A D Peterson in Nov 3 Tribune is also -- arnusine if not silly The argument if through no fault of our own we have to breathe polluted air why not from her point of view add another deadly now adopted by Britain may well serve as an example to other nations and a stabilized British economy can also provide a rallying point for countries such as France and Italy In France the trend away from communism has been heartening de Gaulle whose political has grown recently urging a weststrength ern European union in his first public statement since the recent municipal elections between Concerning future France and the United States I3e Gaulle said: "The United States has raw materials We have our geography a French union‘and a moral influence We also have an organization for western Europe with those who want to cooperate" The French leader added that there are some nations that "do not want to cooperate" He also declared that Europe and the world must face the fact that another war "is poswith General relations sible" Thus recent events in Europe have given an optimistic turn to thinking about the future and the chances for a successful operation of the European Recovery program It Is a state of affairs that should be kept in mind when congress begins deliberations on ways and means for implementing European rehabilitation The Rotary club of Salt Lake City is to be congratulated on the successful conclusion of the first youth conference which has just closed here Dr Adam S Bennion president of the club and originator of the idea has expressed gratification over results of the "Youth Faces Life" gatherings in which 71 young men from all parts of the state were able to get first-han- d information on industrial entertainment and Athletic activities in the capital city The youths are rettfrning to their home towns and schools where they will make reports on things seen and learned during their stay in Salt Lake City These boys will also be eligible to enter an essay contest on the subject "What Is Means to Be an American" and win a scholarship at the University of Utah The enthusiastic reception of the program by the young men and their evident interest in the meetings and Mghtseeing trips have prompted Rotary club members to talk of making this youth conference an annual affair It is activities of this type sponsored by civic clubs and open to boys from outlying areas that provide avital part of the American education plan It is to be hoped that the Rotarians will be able to make these youth meetings a regular event The Public Forum The Drink Evil methods ed Salt Lake Rotarians To Be Applauded - $ -- By Our Readers element and thus (nicotine) hasten the coming end If Mrs v1II P just observe the difference in looks of smokers as against nonsmokers the can arrive at conclusions An eye ear nose and throat specialist here says hundreds of people are rendered blind partially blind deaf or partially deaf through nothing but smoking And I notice that out of the many people litre who wear ear appliances nine out of ten are smokers There is not another habit In the wide world that even approaches the use of tobacco as a blight upon the race R J Williams Provo Curtail Prices Editor Tribune: David Lawrence says when we produce a surplus the high prices will come down How about poultry? If the papers are correct we have stock piles of chicken on hand Has the price come down? So long as poultrymen have to pay $3 per bushel for wheat the price will not come down The only way the poultrymen can break even is curHow about tail production wheat? We have plenty of it to take care of dur need and some to ship to the hungry people in other countries Who has the strangle hold of the wheat? Not the farmer by a jug full Every farmer hates fluctuation but so long as a few greedy speculators have the strangle hold of our commodities we will have nothing but fluctuation Whenever a man mentions price control or government supervision he is branded right now as a Communist If I'm not misc taken we now have a lot of Communists and will have a Jot more if our extra session of congress doesn't do something to curtail prices R M Brandon FORUM RULES Letters appearing in this column do not necessarily express the views of The Tribune They are the opinions of contributors with which The Tribune may or may not agree The following rules govern contributions: 1 Letters limited to 200 words and preferences given to short communications 2 Write legibly and clearly on one side of the paper only 3 Religious and racial discussions of a derogatory or sectarian nature are barred Partisan or personal political comment cannot be printed 4 Personal azpersions prohibited 5 Poetical contributions not wanted : 6 Letters may be barred for obvious misstatements of fact or for statements which are not in accordwith fair play and good taste 7 The Forum is not an advertising medium and cannot be used for advertising purposes 8 Writers must sign true names and addresses in ink Letters will be carried over assumed name if writer so requests In all cases however true name and address must be attached to communication 9 The Forum cannot consider more than one letter from the same writer at one time 10 The Tribune cannot accept letters for publication which bear libelous or actionable remarks entailing joint legal responsibility By THOMAS L STOKES WA SHrNGTON—What a difficult and really uncomfortable role it is to play banker for the world as we now are! It is hard to avoid the human temptation to be a bit pompous and stuffy no matter how hard we try This thought recur2 constantly as you observe the hearings now going on before concommittees about gressional stop-ga- p aid for France Italy and Austria with frequent reference to the still more munificent role of being banker for 16 nations as we will be in the general European recovery pro- t0 ed The LYONS DEN By LEONARD LYONS Eva Peron arrived in Rio de Janeiro after a triumphant tour during which she visited every country except England Mrs Peron decided that it would be unwise to go to England where no warm reception could be assured her But in Rio--- ah Rio —the bands played and the cheers roared and the press front-page- d the welcome The newspaper El Glob° in fact devoted its first five pages to a description of Mrs Peron's arrival and the easy manner in which she had won the capitals of continental Europe On page 6 of El Globo was the daily "A Thought for the Today" And the thought editor selected was " No conquest of Europe is complete witherut the conquest of England'—Bonapart Napoleon Letter from St Helena" The Queen Elizabeth sailed into Southampton on a Thursday morning This was the passengers' last chance at the food which was unrationed One of them gave his breakfast order: "Bacon and eggs" "Sorry sir but no eggs" said the steward "This is eggless Thursday President Truman's request He called the head y'know" steward who said that the Queen Elizabeth would observe the eggless Thursdays "But this is a British ship" the passenger reminded him "Yes but the food is American and we will observe the president's resaid the head stewart quest" "In English territorial waters ?" asked the passenger "Southampton's only two miles The head steward away" conceded the point The eggs box-featu- re were served Fred Allen's show hit the No 1 spot in the Hooper rating recently "That's f I n e" one of his friends congratulated "But how's your Allen who suffers from blood-pressure- ?" confessed: high "When my Hooper goes up my e goes down when my Hooper goes down my - Gene goes up" Kelly whose leg is in a cast limped to the Harem with Leo Durocher - They saw Jack Cole's superb dance routines and Durocher said: "Gene how do you feel watching Cole dance ?" Kelly answered: "The same way you did watching Shotton manblood-pressu- re blood-pressur- blood-pressu- age the Dodgers" re 5 t i- - f'ezi-4-4-1 : ' - 1 - dlembe 0A18 PRETTY 5uRee HE 14AstaGOT IT UNTIL HE SHUTS UP AND i 4 110 VAN NA CAN IA " c fly CO I - EVEle 110 ' 45 0Uta: ter By LOU SCELNEIDER NEW YORK—President Man wants "garribting" in to stop and will ask reconvert congress to so legislate but agrees that if he were a farrn he would withhold cash whe In hopes of higher prices- - 4 That's a White House tip thi wheat points higher pricewisei "American women don't knct how to cook and one of the best fed mouths in America is aGiverfril ai g-r- 41 V Al WELL car 110e MS ' il n l'7IAookl CI t1-- 1 ti That's kitchen sink" But ga4 vitamin viewpoint bage collectors will confirm more food is thrown out Vial Is consumed Eat morq waste less! or Institutional investors tinue their buyers' strike—soh accounts for corporate prim bonds acting sluggish pri These investors d wise! mand more attractive yields Trade winds say corrugat containers now in competitiv market same goes - for card Case of pro board cartons duction catching up with de mend Russia has 200000000 po71-lapion and stretches 6000 from sea to 'Sea but has fewt automobiles than St Louis - -- -" - 0 1 t request that Italian request that Austrian request for aid right down to the very minimum essentials? Yes sir reply the deferential State department officials and they recite the paring down item by item You can almost hear the unctuous voice of the banker sitting back of his clean and orderly desk And France and Italy and Austria disappear as such and in their places as the proceed- well-manicur- r CeS Did you squeeze that French about our gifts and our dispensing of them to see that they reach the right people and that who needs everybody help gets it But it's not a satisfying role And furthermore come the questions from the congressional representatives on the other side of the table Are you being careful that these people know who is giving them this stuff that this charity is being labeled In short is the pew properly marked so the congregation knows who sits there and does everybody see the soft hand that drops the $5 bill in the collection plate? And is the congregation properly respectful as the elegantly groomed gentleman passes out of the church and is the minister smiling graciously enough at the door And gracious! Did my secretary remember to put my card in that basket of groceries for the Jones family last week 7 Must check on that first thing in the morning :t--r- e:f511-- SMILES gram ings go on you begin to see a timid little man sitting there before the banker twisting his soiled felt hat in his hands He is grinning desperately to please for the rent Ls due and the family is hungry and the doctor hasn't been paid and the children could use some shoes War does that Nobody should be put in the position of sitting on either side of the desk Yet here we are War did it Of course bankers are not in business for their health and the world being what It is there can be no quarrel with that As there can be no quarrel with our being careful 41 -'- - : the economic crisis in that country is every bit as serious as it has been reported and second the British are now determined to make every effort toward solving it with or without help under the Marshall plan This realistic approach to the British problem is most reassuring to those Americans who have sensed the gravity of the plight of countries For if British economy folds will be little hope of stabilizing the there up other European areas These heroic ' '' - :' 1:ti4 - Truman Hinti Still Higher Wheat Prices By Reg Manning 4 - 6 v i'' I 1 4 15 0 $ :ttt 9'41 te ci ' t'''41-!:- ' 4 :: e''''''' dr) -- - nr7-Sr'00 -"- -- - - - w oolwo- ' t cli 1 ' 7 t T - i 4 ''S1 '''''i-- I j 4 — 11 - - - ' - - - ::k':' - - -- '' f:f - :!r ' 4714 li 7t' - ( fir k : :"1111:--- - -- ‘'I v do t Ltre l '- 1! ::1 :l ° A 11151CA11 It i? ( 4 — Pre8 somemust Truman Harry times feel a little like the unwhose job happy apple-sortdrove him insane because he had to make so many decisions For in this autumn of decision still another decision—and this one is loaded with political dynamite—is now confronting the worried president Sometime before next Monday when the special session of congress meets he must decide whether to risk congressional wrath by asking for a kind of cut-rat- e 0 PA or whether to propose much milder medicine and hope for the best When the president called the congress into special session he spoke firmly of the urgent need for' effective measures to head off the threat of uncontrolled inflation Yet the fact is that neither the president nor his advisers knew then what measures he would propose in his message to congress And although innumerable conferences have since been held Innumerable memoranda written they still do not know With the er Monday deadline looming close and memthe conference-holdin- g oranda writing is now reaching a somewhat- feverish crescendo Those chiefly concerned are the White House aids like Clark Clifford and John Steelman the members of Dr Edwin Nourse's council of economic advisers Secy of Agriculture Clinton P Anderson Secy of the Interior Julius A Krug Secy of Commerce W Averell Harriman and their advisers and econ- omists Almost all those concerned with the price issue are convinced that the whole intricate paraphernalia of price control on everything from diapers to piccolos on the old 0 P A pattern is dead beyond resurrection There is also general agreement that allocation and export controls plus credit controls are essential But here the area of agreement ends For a number of the experts insist that if the job abroad is to be done and a really disastrous inflation at home is to be avoided some limited form of price control is urgently essential It is argued that if the prices of a few basic commodities — food especially wheat and meat and basic industrial products especially steel — are frozen the whole economy can be brought in balance The lines have not hardened but the chief opponents of this school of thought are reported to be Secy Anderson and presidential aid John R Steelman They have received some ammunition from the reports of two of the ablest officials of the dead and gone 0 P A James and Henry Hart Brownlee whom Harriman - has Secy to Washington back brought to study the practical possibilities of reviving limited price control For it is argued' that the record of 0 P A clearly demonstrated that the national economy can no more stay a little bit price controlled than the lady in the joke could stay a little bit pregnant One controlled price inevitably leads to another The proponents of price control argue however that the 0 P A parallel is misleading They point out that during the war years half the national t- 14 114 il '''' :1' e7:::I: ' i if - 0 '''' 1'1 X If:Ce)4"'41 'V''' ' --1 - 4- - I: $1 ' - ' '' - '' 1 - - '' 1 REdmAt4t4it4c fmT ' economy was devoted to war production whereas now ninety per cent is producing goods for civilian use Thus limited price control measured in a few basic segments of the economy can check the threatening inflation But if these measures are not taken the pressure will continue to mount ominously augmented by the failure of the winter wheat crop and a new round of wage demands to catch up with the mounting cost of living These too briefly are the economic arguments There are also political arguments On the one hand it is asserted that if the president proposed any form of price control however limited to the eightieth congress he would be smartly slapped down Moreover this slapping process might crack wide open the care- fully constructed bipartisan foreign policy structure On the other hand the price controllers argue that congress cannot afford to disregard the angry mutterings orthe housewives If the Republican congress refused to go along with a price control program the albatross of responsibility for the galloping inflation which would surely ensue could be firmly fixed around the Republican party's neck Moreover unless Inflation is controlled the whole program of aid to Europe might as well be written off anyway Obviously the decision must rest in the end with the president himself It is as important and as difficult a decision as he has been called upon to make His message to congress next Monday will show how he has decided But it will be months before it will be possible to know for certain whether he has decided wisely - 'P rp1--tr- AMERICANS ALL By Dr DANTE' of The untimely tragic death of John Gilbert Winant—another war casualty—removes from the world scene one of the great humans and a preeminent statesman of our time I knew admired and loved him Through two of his three terms as governor of New Hampshire (he was the only man ever elected more than twice) on occasion I 48-ho- right? Cancer Attacks' Bone Tissue ' pri- vate conferences Four times with during the war years I WELS him in London where he won the hearts of the embattled Britons John Winant always reminded those who knew him best and also those who met him for the first time of Abraham Lincoln In physical structure in his in his strange haunting eyes and selflessness he was ot the Lincoln tradition I was with him when he made the first quiet announcement of his decision not to run for the United States senate Apart from making his life count for the most he had no personal ambitions And so he went to Geneva to familiarize himself with world affairs and particularly with labor relations He was first elected to the goverto norship on a platform pledged abolish child labor and to instiweek At tute the Geneva he rendered signal service to his country while he added to his political stature He would not sacrifice a basic principle but he could reconcile differences and every nation became his friend Though of another political faith from the president's he became Franklin Roosevelt's inevitable choice for America's key diplomatic war post He will never be forgotten by the British who came to regard him almost as they held and loved their king and prime minister ur 19-1- It's estimated the U S popu- - 1 lation now is about 143000000-- I And did you know' that the origin of "O K--" is from Greek merchants who marked stging papers "ola kala" to intik-a-t I that everything vras fair and A POLING at with him in public and on that one — Henr:4 Source Ford IL Agriculture department prel dicta another large fruit in 1948 with prices holding crog 1947 highs No ipuarantel attached to that forecast 3 Electric range 1948 production above 1947 will total 20 cause of easier steel supplies but allocations to dealers vrtU hold until predicted output Ls actual Carpet prices will be increted r as much as 552 in the :14:1I''t:r:43 - Decision on Price Mess'age Puts President on Spot S 4 )trat ' STEWART ALSOP NOTES WASHINGTON '44 1 d :'Hrri - - z 4 ''' c''''''414!r4a — v 1 - 4- t'' f 1 ef ' i:f - ' 1- - t 47SSOIrs-- fg IT it itl' AP' - - w z f '0 ly e ! 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