Show he O oa w ot The Picture Changes T U UNCENSORED DISPATCHES from behind the iron curtain have increased the fear tear that Russia may be ready for tor war now Hitherto diplomats felt certain that the Soviet did not want war for tor at least two or three years years- until she could develop the A But here are arc some developments which have taken place behind the theiron iron curtain The controlled Communist-controlled 1 IThe Czech government has received ord orders rs from Moscow to empty a large arge number of army barracks in western Czechoslovakia in preparation preparation preparation tion for the early arrival of ot large Russian troop concentrations Its It's important to remember that Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czech Czech- is adjacent to the American American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean zone of ot Germany If It this report is accurate the Red army is moving moving moving ing up units to face U. U S S. S troops inthe in inthe inthe the American zone The Russians have ordered 2 thousands of ot bilingual signposts erected all the way from the Soviet border to the German border for use of ot Red army divisions Word that these signposts are being set setup setup setup up has leaked out through the Czech underground They all point in the direction of ot Berlin and Paris 3 Russia has occupied 15 new air bases in eastern Germany west of ot the Soviet border Some of these air bases are staffed with the Russian version of ot the B B 29 29 copied from rom B forced down in Siberia during the war 4 Russia has quietly summoned home for consultation some of ot the most trusted diplomats in its foreign service leaving relative stringers second-stringers in charge of its I embassies Word has gone out from 5 I Moscow for the immediate purge of ot all dissident and weak I elements clements in the Communist party throughout Europe This means I any Communist who doesn't toe the Moscow line unflinchingly is to j II be ousted This order reportedly I Ihas has the blessing of Premier Stalin t 1 tIt It is interpreted to mean that the Kremlin is gearing for a final showdown show show- down Reason for Worry It has been two years since congress after hot and hectic debates in the month of July 1946 1916 voted to sabotage price controls Here Herc are the official figures Genres showing the difference between controlled prices and uncontrolled uncontrolled uncontrolled trolled prices since the end of OPA PRICE OF MEAT upped MEAT per cent since May 15 1916 19 RENTS which remain under under under un un- der controls increased only 76 16 per cent GAS AND ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY- I regulated by state and municipal commissions have increased only 2 2 per cent GENERAL FOOD PRICES PRICES- have gone up 2141 per cent over the 39 1935 average A Dramatic Touch President Truman got some interesting interesting interesting in in- suggestions on the Berlin crisis the other day from James Patton rugged boss of the Nation National al Farmers union who urged him to Do something dramatic It If If I were president blurted the Rocky mountain farmer I would call Premier Stalin on the phone tell him we had a bad sItuation situation situation sit sIt- on our hands and say I wanted to meet him in Berlin to talk it over Jim the President smiled I cant can't be dramatic dramatic- Im I'm not the dramatic dramatic dramatic dra dra- matic type But he assured the farm leader that ways can be worked out to settle the explosive Berlin question without war Patton had one more question on the international situation How close he asked solemnly solemn solemn- ly are we to war The newspapers Mr Truman replied replied replied re re- plied have overplayed the Berlin tension The Russians he was convinced convinced convinced con con- vinced do not want war And we certainly dont don't want war added the President Patton also told the President that while congress had passed farm tarm price supports it was only the tho beginning of or a n range long-range farm program Farmers need other measures such as soil conservation conservation conservation conserva conserva- tion rural electricity and aid to rural schools he said UN UtI Air Bases Pentagon planners are arc dusting oil oft a secret plan for a network of ot United Nations bases around the world in order to enforce the peace About 50 strategic bases would be turned over to an nn international security security security se se- se- se force according to this plan which was first submitted by bythe bythe bythe the air corps In m 1942 Military strat strategists argue that the United Nations must demonstrate demonstrate demonstrate demon demon- strate that it means business business U if it Intends to stay in business If It a majority of nations jointly operated operated operated oper oper- these bases even a big nation nation nation na na- na- na tion like Rt Rb Russia would hesitate to attack ck |