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( Cu - OP A COi Drew Pearson For China THURSDAY EVENING OCTOBER 29 1953 ” Free System to Triumph? f - Senator J W Fulbright Democrat of Arkansas lone of the Senate’s scholarly members believes the Russians won’t start a real war but will continue their efforts to nibble us to death in a cold war But even sp time is on our side he asserts and given enough time the iree system of government will prove itself the best for humanity everywhere No one outside the Kremlin cad know what Russian intentions are so we have to cross our fingers about the first part of the Fulbright statement but it is possible to agree with him that the ' free system of government eventually will triumph The wonder is that after the free system got such a good start in Europe it slid down hill so far The record is clear of course about the setbacks freedom received Comfrorp Mussolini in Italy ‘Hitler in Germany and the could munists in the Soviet Union The mystery is why these violently reactionary movements so quickly “and easily snuff out progress and enlightenment and why can they continue to retain their authority in so many lands and climes even unto the present moment It is an unhappy fact that it is more difficult today than it was 30 years ago to reach the people with the gospel of the free system This contributes to the pessimistic conclusion that modern dictators are more powerful than their predecessors and the peoplei less powerful “ ( Good Bad TAIPEI Formosa-rTh- e sharp contrast between’ the Chinese army of the past and Generalissimo Chiang divisions which are being brought up to s today is vivid but does not justify mere vague enthusiasm The generalissimo the Prime Minister Gen Chen Cheng who began the army and the brilliantly able army comhave mander Gen Sun done great things with the help of the American Military Advisory Group under G e ne r a 1 Chase Yet it is - important to realize very precisely just what those things are and what they mean From the beaten remnants of 45 armies they have formed 28 Chinese divisions of which approximately 21 are included in the American aid program By the wise insistence of Gen Sun n these are light divisions adapted to move over the gruelling almost roadless Chinese Kai-shek- ’s ' ATC5©2Tme$ fte CANBS £MALL amp UNjMTbgZiM- T- An organization with a long name has held an exposition in Boston- The Society of Industrial Packaging and Materials Handling Engineers sponsored a display which included a new type fork-ilf- t truckj with mechanical fina gers liquid plastic coating that is poured over an'object to bp shipped and hardens in place and a variety of containers I for all kinds of materials would be of There was a time when such little meaning in these parts but hot now Thousands of out people thanks to the work done in the military lepots of Ogden and its vicinity haye become familiar with the problems and triumphs of packaging and materials handling A Ford motor executive told the engineers that one of the few remaining frontiers left to conquer for greater industrial success is in the realm of handling materials An Armour & Co man said that 40 to 50 per cent of the company’s direct labor expense is incurred by the movement of products and supplies through the various processes in packing and shipping operations So improvements in methods of handling materials bring immediate reductions ‘ ’ - - - Li-je- n in costs Improved methods of handling materials are continuand it is a proud fact that governously being discovered ment workers in ' our I mliitary depots have contributed their share of suggestions which have worked Denver Is Favored Again j cell-hous- terrain They have a full strength of 11000 men a sensible minimum of mechanized transport and one battalion of 75’s as divisional artillery These divisions are in turn backed up at the army level by battalions of 105’s as army artillery plus some tanks Fed and Paid The troops are properly fed regularly paid reasonably housed and continuously and toughly trained which they appear to enjoy All the American advisers agree with an enthusiasm rare among American officers in their position that these Chinese soldiers will fight and fight well if and when they are called upon to do so In the last year the generalissimo’s air force of approximately eight groups has also made immense strides under the determined leadership of Gen Wang “Tiger” Wang of the old days who used to make the with' only peaceveteran The miraculous Chinese air warning net somehow work with no visible time service in the' armed forces assets but "string and chewing is practically out in the cold gum when it comes to veteran’s beneTo be sure all but a few of the — unless he was disabled in fits planes are obsolete types—mainly F5Is F47s and B25s — and the service air warning system is pitifully All the average peacetime vet inadequate But the spirit and is assured of receiving in the training of the air outfits are ex- way of benefits from the Vetercellent The air adviser CoL Edward ans Administration which hanRector one of the finest Amer- dles most federal vets benefits ican fliers in ' China in the last Is a flag to drape his casket when war rates the majority of the he dies pilots as equal to the men of our In general the periods of own air force And better planes and warning equipment are on peacetime service since 1903 are: " 1903 to April 6 1917 Nov 12 the way Such are the credit items ' of 1918 to Dec 6 1941 July 28 1947 to June 26 1950 the balance sheet If you had armed forces servThe debits are of three kinds In the first place because of the ice only during these peacetime treacheries of his generals in the periods were disabled during fighting on the mainland the your service and received a disgeneralissimo has sought to charge under other than dishonstrengthen his personal- control orable conditions"- you may be of his armed forces The instru- eligible for: Medical and domiciliary benements of control are the combined supply force under General Wang fits: The disabled peacetime vet Chen-choand the political de- is assured complete medical and and under the generalis- hospital care and partment simo’s son Gen Chiang Ching-ku- o dental treatment You’re also enBoth agencies are responsible titled to domiciliary care if you’re him- incapable of earning a living and directly to Chiang have no adequate means of supself " - Jv port ' Might Work Well You’re compensation: Disability The combined supply force for payments disability eligible might work very well under such fori youraild a man as the famous Chinese war ment if it’s rated VA as the by time chief of ordnance Gen Yu at least 10 cent Monthly payUnfortunately Gen Wang ments rangeperfrom $1260 to $138 Chen-cho- u is not a very competent on degree of' disapalace favorite Consequently this depending certain ' “statutory” plus vital service has many of the bility' awards for amputations blinddefects of the Chinese Army in ness to a maximum of up etc' its worst period ’ As for the political department $320 ! It is simply a system of political Hazardous Duty V If your disability resulted from commissars At first every order s "service such as given by a unit commander actually had to be countersigned by the simulated warfare border inciunit commissar Now American dents etc you may be entitled persuasion has led to reform to rates of disability compensa-sio- n is Since Gen Chiang Ching-kuequal to those paid wartime singularly able as well as singu- disabled vets- These range from larly tough the system now works $1575 to $17250 plus the statufairly well except in one respect tory awards up' to a maximum of ft promotes political interference $400 Burial Expenses: Funeral and in the army This is the second - " burial expenses up to $150 may big debit item As for the third it can be be payable by the VA if you stated bleakly and Simply These were receiving compensation at Chinese forces on Formosa are the time of your death You may not ready and are not being got also receive this benefit if you ready to accomplish any known were discharged or retired from serive for a disability incurred in and worthwhile mission The air force and the smaller line of duty Death compensation: If your and less satisfactory navy are very far from adequate for the defense death is due to your service your of Formosa The air force and widow children and dependent navy are hopelessly inadequate to parents may qualify for compensupport a returp to the mainland sation payments Examples are: Meanwhile the army is need- widow no children $60 one lessly large for Formosa’s de- child no widow $53 one parent $48 Corresponding rates if death fense servThe generalissimo and his gov- was due to ernment cannot leave Formosa ice are $75 $67 and $60 “Wheel chair” homes: A seriand the neighboring' islands absolutely undefended They cannot ously disabled veteran who can therefore produce more than not get about without the aid about 15 of their light divisions of a wheel chair braces crutches for a landing operation This is canes or the like may be entitled a grant from the VA for a just not enough divisions consid- to home especially ering the probable opposition As “wheel chair” needs3 Such vets both General Chase and Ambas- adapted to his sador Karl Rankin have plainly must be - entitled to compensawarned Washington we are doing tion for permanent and total disability for too much here in Formosa if all we want is a defense of Formosa the loss' or loss of use of both and we are doing too little if we legs- due- - to certain specified to possess conditions Eligible vets will rewant Chiang ceive federal grants of not more serious offensive capability than 50 per cent of the cost of their homes up to a maximum of Animals With Petals Sea anemones actually are ani- $10000 These grants may be mals whose dainty “petals” are used to pay part of the cost of tentacles reaching out to trap un- building or buying such homes or to remodel existing dwellings wary shrimp and'other small ma- for their requirements rine prey (You may write Maj Nial about Fired Stone Balls your problem The first European cannon Please enclose a stamped fired stone balls envelope and 20 cents in Maj Thomas stamps) 4500 Species of Grass ' M Nial TheWrite Associated Press - The grass family contains '4500 330 Star Building '110 Pennsylvania Ave Washington "D C species ( changes in operating procedures States local communities and irrigation companies which deal with the Reclamation Bureau are quite likely to approve the establishment of the main working center in Denver because that is a convenient place to serve the 17 western states in which the Bureau functions But it does seem as if Denver is getting more than its share of government agencies branches and regional offices I Buehler Refuses to Quit Chairman J Clyde Buehler of the Community Chest fund raising campaign deserves to be supported in his refusal to concede defeat of the drive Another $10000 or so in contributions will put the campaign over the top It should not be too difficult to do this in a community as populous and prosperous as we are A group of loyal volunteers !s‘ remaining with Chairman Buehler until the money raising task is completed and Ogden takes its place among the cities that have met their Community Chest obligations May speedy success attend their efforts President Eisenhower indicated in his press conference yesterday that he might ’afetr all take part iir the 1954 political campaign speaking in behalf of the Republican program if not for individual Republican candidates Can any American imagine a campaign for seats in House and Senate with a President of the United States standing by declining to participate in the promotion of his parly’s success? It can’t happen of course A President is the leader of hisparty as well as the Chief Executive of the Nation Under the y system a President should have a working majority in Congress of his own party in order to carry out the party’s program So it is natural in the American way of life for a President to work for the election of his party’s candidates 'When the President takes the stump in the 1954 campaign he will be doing what the people expect a President ' to do when an election year rolls around x two-part- " cell-hous- -- 4 Walter Millis Maj Nial Vets Wiih Only New Atomic Peacetime Duly Deadly Don't Get Much - v - - - u out-patie- nt Kai-she- k - Ta-w- service-connecte- ei extra-hazardou- o - - Eisenhower ‘On the Stump - - ‘ Denver’s amazing ability to attract federal government offices and personnel is demonstrated once more in the reorganization of the Bureau of Reclamation Responsibilwhich beity for basic technical work is shifted to Denver' ' center comes the bureau’s main working It' is pleasant to leanrthat the Salt Lake City regional office is maintained along with the other regional offices in Boise Sacramento Boulder City Amarillo Billings and Denver but we are told staffs may be changed due to - ' extra-hazardo- service-connecte- I think the farm program that will meet the specifica- tions laid down by the President must have as its hard core the 90 per cent supports on the basic commodities with controls when necessary— Sen John Sfennis (D Miss) Weapon ged atomic-powere- j land-locke- d - - gine-room- hull-section- d - ed tainly cannot prosper — indenendently of the others— President Eisenhower A top-secr- j It Happened for In Ogden-the s but not necesThe the farmer spread besarily tween what the farmer gets cattle on the hoof and what housewife pays for meat is too 20 f great On the other hand poor Ezra Wahlquist superintendBenson is betwixt and between entKeith of Weber County schools has he cattle If he buys surplus was presiding over the convento feed them —and he can’t put tion of the Utah Education Assn' many head of Herefords out in front of the Washington MonuMore than $45000 in public ment to graze Or if he buys cattle improvements which might qualiand slaughters them he has to fy for a 30 per cent federal grant store the carcasses and refrigera- under the PWA were presented the meat-packer- J Years Ago tion costs money That’s why Benson’s to the city commissioners by City advisers Engineer John C Brown: An are reluctantly but seriously $8000 clubhouse for the Municid thinking of the old pal Golf Course a double tennis Brannan Plan—dressed up court at Lorin Farr Park $825 in some other name — whereby two double tennis courts at Lestprices would seek their natural er Park $2125 two double tenlevel and the farmer would get nis courts at Monroe Park $2125 I ' a subsidy a 60x20 foot wading pool at Librock erty Park $670 an 850-foMilitary Ken- wall to keep the waters of Ogden Tennessee’s famed on Lorin neth McKellar returned to Wash- River from overflowing Farr Park $2995 an outdoor ington the other day to “protect” theater rest rooms storage space TVA from the power lobbies Monroe for Park a $10000 the on 42 Capitol years During his Hill McKellar participated in bridge across the Ogden River at maneuvers and the east end of Lorin Farr Park more back-stagclosed-doo- r sessions than any man ' I alive today his age generally be- SO Despite lieved to be about 85 McKellar’s Joseph Scowcroft head of the memory is remarkable and at lunch the other day: he launched Ogden wholesale house of John on one of his oral trips through Scowcroft- & Sons was to go to England to visit relatives He j history “Y’know” he said “most mili- expected to be gone three weeks rhis time in tary men delegate too much au- spending most of ' a thority They let somebody else London do the Job for them Thomas Mercer well known “Back toward the end of the owner of Ogden was ilL sheep Hoover administration 4 was on the Senate Appropriations subO A White 362 25th St was committee that handled Army offering a home for funds One day the chief of staff $1300 A 63x104 foot lot on Gen MacArthur came up to testi- Adams Avenue and 22nd Street fy He brought two generals a was being sold for $800 and colonel and a majoi with him half acre lot with a small house “MacArthur was always a good on it on 22nd Street for $650 witness” McKellar recalled “He Adam Farber barber with Fehad most of the answers on his lix Rheinbold for many years ' was to open a shop of his own j much-maligne- Buck-Passin- g ex-Se- n e i Years Ago j - five-roo- m r I English Lesson By W L GORDON WORDS OFTEN j MISUSED Do not say “He hasn’t worked any for three weeks?’ Omit “any” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED a Adonis Pronouncie T EARMARKS “E as in ask unstressed o as in no (not as in on) accent second sylf lable OFTEN MISSPELLED Commission two m’s Emission one m Qziesfions And ’ Answers Q—On what I kind of plant is SYNONYMS the clove produced? A — The clove tree which has leaves and purplish flowers The buds of these flowers when dried make the cloves of commerce egg-shape- Airy ethereal fairylike frolic- some lively sprightly WORD STUDY d self-addresse- One element of our nation can scarcely exist — and cer- - ! Kai-she- k service-connect- car--bo- WASHINGTON— The Navy last week offered a group of press and radio representatives what they were assured was not only d the first but the “last” opportunity to go through the world’s submarine Surrounded by a fog of “security” so thick it could be cut by a knife — and most of it both pointless and faintly ridiculous— they were escorted through USS Nautilus now nearing completion on the stqcks of the General Dynamics Corp at Groton Conn' — — Except for the atomic steam-itself which is generating plant Nautilus) could not make much yet to be installed Nautilus is difference to the United States nearly finished She lacks some in another global war of her superstructure and tower however Curiously enough two one even or control most of might the today plating gear a tremendous difference (such as periscopes electronics make to the Soviet Union equipment wheels and valves) which "woud find in the’ West’s and all the fittings for the crew sea communications a target such But the basic armament propul- as the Soviet complex does not sion machinery water and air offer in return And if the propulsion system pumps and electric supply is all in place is proved out satisfactorily and Essentially she is a convention- the designers are then freed to al fleet type snorkel submarine exploit its possibilities by fitting redesigned to carry the extra the atomic powered submarine weight of the atomic steam plant with atomic 'warhead torpedoes shielding and standard steam or atomic guided missile launchturbines To this end she is ers and if the plants are able while by no means the largest to back them up with supplies submarine ever built somewhat and if the yards are able to turn longer than the fleet type with out such deadly vehicles in a pressure hull of larger di- quantities a quite new strategic situation will be presented to the ameter view at At the same time her conven- world And an least would suggest that it will tional diesel and under-wate- r electronic propulsion plant has be the Russians who will stand been reduced in range and pow- to gain most er and therefore in size and It’s Paradox weight A ship of larger interior Such are the paradoxes precubic content with less room sented by any new weapon taken up by batteries and fuel strongly suggested as one stands oil storage and with a crew lit- in Nautilus’ unfinished control tie if any larger than that of the room Here we are announcing standard submarine has offered to the Russians existence of the designers more space to play a working model the an instrument around in and the vessel has a of naval warfare of kind to which of roominess for crew accommoda- we are far more vulnerable than tion that seems of luxury liner they to anyone who has proportions To be sure its future is still ever been in a standard fleet studded with “ifs” It has been t type boat from the drawing board years j Put to Use to the launching It will be at The extra space will be pot to least a year or two from the good use in making the ship more launching before the ship and her habitable for men who are ex- power plant are really proved out pected to spend not simply days It will be years more before the but weeks or months at a time potentialities are discerned and completely submerged with no exploited It will be more years access to the outer air except before such vessels exist in numperhaps for a brief gulp through bers sufficient to be of strategic dominance the snorkel tube She shows of course other inBy that time some of the very teresting technical features such newspapermen who made their as her external hull conforma- “last” visit to an atomic subtion all based on the fact that marine last week will probably here for the first time is a sub- be as familiar' with atomic en s as they are with most marine powered by a system that of the other paraphernalia of no what and air supply requires amounts to no refueling and that war By that time other develtherefore can remain -- under opments may have altered the water and attain high under- whole strategic equation We water speeds indefinitely simply do not know A new This is a new weapon It is a weapon — any new weapon — is weapon of obviously very deadly a terrible and twodged thing It is understood It imposes its own mysterious potentialities that Nautilus herself has been laws on Its creators to ends built primarily to test the use of which are always obscure We atomic propulsion and that her have to develop the things lest armament is not markedly differ- the other side do it ahead of us ent from that of any other sub- before their ugly visage mood is not one of rejoicing and the outmarine ' One of her (or even two — for come is not predictable s the frames and of USS Sea Wolf a second atomic submarine to be powered by a JOSEPHINE somewhat different system lie in the building slip alongside off-han-d 1 d Submarine Is 2-Ed- -- 5 ry cell-hous- e Li-je- Shu-min- g i Mc-Na- combat-worthines- - The Handling of Materials ' I r WASHINGTON— Kingpin Gambler Frankie Costello who gets out of Milan Mich federal penitentiary today has been a model prisoner ' He received a few special favors but only a few When he entered prison two days after Christmas last year Costello arrived late at hight in a Bureau of Prison's bus a departure from normal practice aimed to avoid waiting photographers and newsmen During his two weeks’ quaran-in- e fingertips But finally Sen in the admission unit Cosof Oregon stumped him with ' tello was bombarded with offers a question about Army research of candy ' cigarets magazines on new gun mounts GCn Macfrom other prisoners To them he Arthur and his aides all turned was a hero He turned all offers to the answer the for But major to down made it plain he wanted the major didn’t know the answer be an ordinary prisoner After quarantine Costello was Well that major gave us a big assigned to the white smile and said he’d have friendly nstead of the usual dormitory his staff dig up the answer and There is a waiting list for the e and' 'prisoners get it to the committee white “A couple of weeks passed and get on the list because of merit Frankie however didn’t liave to we still didn’t have the answer” : ' 'i f wait McKellar continued “It was time He found on arrival that three to make out our report so we nmates had completely Scrubbed phoned Gen' MacArthur He exdown the cell for him $t which plained that the major- - was joint he decided to follow the Jiandling the whole matter A ine of least resistance f and let staff member the major others work for 'him tif they and was told phoned that a lieutenant wanted’ to was working on the answer Costello’s prison job was that f “Well finally just before we of sorting other inmates dirty sent our report to the a socks — which got a laugh from lieutenant arrived withprinter the aneverybody swer on the gun mounts’ EveryCostello was paid considerable body in the Army seems had deference by the guards but was pushed the job offit on ljis asnever placed on meritorious good sistant The lieutenant was the time — a status whereby a pris- only man who knew what was oner can reduce his sentence for going on Not even the major exceptionally good work He was knew the answer yet be was the allowed the privilege Of having man who had promised to bring visits from his attorneys which us the information The major aside from admission to the white just delegated too much of his e instead of the dormi- own work to his subordinates— tory was about the only privilege snd they let him down he got “That little story is interesting Once during his incarceration McKellar added with a today” Costello was taken to New York grin “The major’s name was incCity under guard to face an Dwight D Eisenhower" f ome-tax charge McCarthy-Go-RounUpon release from Milan today Actual fact is that the Army Costello faces possible deportasot Sen McCarthy dug up the tion On July 21 1947 this writer evidence of a possible spy ring Ft Monmouth N J McCarthy reported that Costello had falsi- at fied his naturalization papers as chairman of the Senate- - Inn when he stated that he had never vestigating Committee gets copies of every probe by the been previously convicted — having been convicted of carrying executive branch of government a concealed weapon Subsequent When his aides saw copies of the investigation caused Attorney Army probe at Ft Monmouth General James McGranery to they wired McCarthy then on his place Costello on the list for de- honeymoon to come back and get into the headlines portation It is not known as yet what Army agents rate the refugee action Attorney General Brownell scientist who reported seeing will take on this aspect of the U S secrets while still behind the Iron Curtain as unreliable Costello case The scientist is likely to say what Beef for Schools he thinks his questioners want to As a result of falling cattle hear the agents warn prices American school children secrets supof the radar Many are now eating more canned meat posedly stolen were - actually than ever before in history For handed over to Russia during our what harassed Secretary of Agri- wartime alliance During World culture Benson is doing is buy- War H Soviet officers inspected ing up canned beef and turning facilities at Ft Mon school! lunch to over the’ proit mouth where American civilians gram He is also buying great weren’t even allowed quantities of canned meat for the armed services While this is helpful it doesn’t satisfy the cattlemen: They point out that this program supports Q —How -- many hours can a -- person read before tiring? — Most ’persons with normal eyes can read without interruption for six hours A 4 “Use a word three times and it is yours” Let us increase our I vocabulary by "mastering one word each' day Today’s word: “Sure as coffee when they give IMPLICATE to bring into connection with to involve- “The you an instant you're ki hot evidence seems to implicate water I” quite a number of persons” -- T - thaf has been appropriated for certain use has been “earmarked” The aflusion is to the English farmers who used to notch he ears of their cattle lo perman t ently identify them Something -- |