| Show WEEKLY Y NEWS ANALYSIS Soviets Express Desire esre for Peace Agree to Discussion o of Differences U. U S S. S Seizes O Off By Bill Staff Stuff Writer EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE Whoa When opinion opinions are In lh these io column th they are those of Newspaper Union Unions new analysts and not Dot necessarily of 01 this tWI newspaper OVERTURE Peaceful All of a sudden the air between Washington and Moscow was filled with talk of peace and desire for co co- co- co operation Exactly what had happened to bring about the quick ck flow of tho thomm milk mm of human kindness between the Ule U. U S. S and Russia was was not clear Certainly there had occurred no rio basic change chance In the potentially ex ex- explosive explosive plosive relationship It began with a U. U S. S statement of position voiced by Bedell Smith ambassador to Russia in the presence presence pres pres- ence once of Soviet Foreign Minister V. V M. M Molotov Smith apparently speaking officially off oUI- dally suggested that the the way is clear for a discussion of differences with Russia Said the U. U S. S ambassador am am- The present state of U. U Soviet S.-Soviet relations is a source of grievous disappointment to the American people As far as the United States is concerned the door is always wide open for full discussion and the composing of our differences Russia's reply as broadcast by the Moscow radio expressed a positive attitude toward improving Soviet- Soviet American relations and stated that Russia is in agreement with a U. U S. S proposal for discussion and settlement of existing differences Although these developments received received received re re- re- re a big play piety in the tho press an and radio of both nations indications were strong that the aura of mutual hostility separating the U. U S. S and Russia might not be dispelled by the willingness to compose our differences differ diller- Neither side had modified its foreign foreign for for- eign policy polley Rather each had emphasized cm- cm it in the exchange of notes The U. U S. S statement said in part The concern and the determination of the people of the United States have Ve been intensified by the inexplicable inexplicable cable hostility of the Soviet government govern govern- ment merit to the European recovery program pro pro- gram gram gram-a a measure which in its Inception inception In in- and subsequent developments developments develop develop- ments merits Is so obviously only a measure measure meas incas ure uro of American assistance for reconstruction reconstruction reconstruction re re- re- re construction on a operative co-operative basis without menace or threat to any any- one In their reply the Soviets contrasted contrasted con con- what they termed military threats against ag the Soviet Union with the Russian governments government's pursuit pursuit pur pur- suit of a consistent peace policy At least there was a definition of terms and a preliminary agreement agreement agree agree- ment merit to talk things over Whether or not riot any good would come of it was at this stage problematical There was a suspicion Jn abroad that Russia balked In its ambitions to expand into western Europe by bythe bythe the European recovery program might be ready now to try to make some kind of deal ALL ABOARD Trains Run U. U S. S economy escaped being a victim of railroad paraplegia at the eleventh hour when three rail brotherhoods brotherhoods broth broth- yielded to a restraining order brought against them by the government and called off aU their impending im pending strike Events leading up to that climax had run a course which has become familiar to weary strike-weary Americans Negotiations between the railroads and the three dissenting brotherhoods brother brother- hoods engineers firemen and andI I switchmen switchmen had had been fruitless As the strike deadline approached they i remained miles away from any kind of agreement on wages and working conditions By that time President Truman had built up a full fuU head of at steam and md he be opened the throttle wide The U. U S. S could not stand a nation nation- wide tragedy such as the rail strike would be be he said Acting under the sanction of a 1916 law which authorizes the government government govern govern- ment to take over the railroads during dur duro ing Irig the time of ot war U. U S. S is still officially in a 8 state of wartime emergency Mr Truman seized th the tha entire vast network of tracks and andI I trains in the name of at the federal government That move paved the way for a acourt acourt 1 court order restraining the unions from striking for eight days Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral District Judge T. T Alan Goldsborough Golds- Golds Goldsborough Goldsborough borough issued the order and the nations nation's trains kept running for tor the time being at least Possibly proving that there is no wind so ill that It doesn't blow up some good for tor somebody one of the major influences leading to cancellation cancella cancella- tion of ot the rail raB strike was John L. L Eastern Hotspot I d q L Latest area to emerge as a pivotal point In the world wide drive against communism is southern southern south south- cm ern Korea where about seven million million mil mU- lion registered voters went to the polls to elect 00 representatives to what is known as the Korean national assembly Prior to the election trained Communist Com Communist Communist- m u n i s t trained agents were reported to have been attempting to tD stir sUr up trouble in the U. U S. S zone ZODe to influence the bal bal- Lewis who didn't have a word to say about it I But Lewis had set the pattern The rail union leaders leaders leaders-Alvanley Alvanley Johnston Johnston Johnston Johns Johns- ton of ot the engineers D. D B. B Robertson of the firemen and A. A J. J Glover Jr of the switchmen were switchmen were uncomfortably uncomfortably uncomfortably ably aware of ot what happened to the mine chief when he disobeyed an injunction in injunction in in- junction to call off aU his soft coal strike They knew that if it they disobeyed Judge Goldsborough's Goldsborough restraining order they would be exposing themselves themselves themselves them them- selves and their unions to whopping big fines and possible jail sentences It was becoming apparent that the government had hit upon a hard hard- fisted way of delaying crippling strikes With labor unrest destined to grow crow this summer that method though far tar from ideal might come cometo cometo cometo to be the basic formula for inducing inducing Inducing ing arbitration and settlement of strikes DIXIE A Truman Anti nt an Although President Harry Truman had not held forth publicly on the subject of civil rights for or some time now the echoes of ot the civil rights program he advanced earlier this year were rattling around like sabers south of the Mason-Dixon Mason line Alabama voters had expressed themselves as being anti In Inthe Inthe Inthe the states state's primary election they had given majorities to candidates pledged to cast electoral votes against the President because of th tha civil rights issue It was the first concrete indication indication indication indica indica- tion that a bolt from the regular Democratic party nominee might not be unlikely next November if it the nominee like Mr Truman is committed to supporting the civil rights program And in Jackson Miss a states rights Democratic rally was keynoted keynoted keynoted key- key noted with a flat prediction that President Truman would not be t Reelected Re- Re e- e elected because he is not acceptable to the nation or the southern Demo Demo- era ts Gov J. J Strom Thurmond of at South Carolina defined the South's stand when he told the rally that the South Is s not in revolt against the Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic party but against its present leadership I Spark that kindled the political fire tire in the South was Mr Truman's espousal of proposals to pass federal federal federal fed fed- eral laws outlawing lynching poll taxes Job discrimination and segregation segre gation cation of at races Legislation like that hat Governor Thurmond asserted would violate the historic principle of the right of states to determine their oWn own attitude toward such mat mat- So far tar It was only talk but anti- anti Truman feeling had crystallized in inthe inthe inthe the South to the point where party leaders were badly worried If U the Dixie Democrats carried their detection defection de do- to the ultimate point of nominating their own candidate the big wigs big might as well throw In the sponge for the 48 elections and start start lookIng to 1952 UNCERTAINTY Who Tr Won Jf on Just about all aU that anyone was sure of when the smoke from the Ohio primary elections had cleared was that Sen Robert Taft Tan had won 41 H delegates to the Republican national national na na- na- na convention and that Harold Stassen the wolf at Tafts Taft's door had captured nine How those results should be interpreted interpreted interpreted in in- promised to be a thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- argued question by the time the Republicans convened in Philadelphia Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia to nominate a presidential candidate candida te Many held the opinion that the Ohio primary resulted in if U not an nn outright defeat defrat det at for Stassen at t least leasta a brusque check on the Minnesotans Minnesotan's Minnesotans Minnesotan's Minnesotans Minnesotan's tans tan's heretofore snowballing cam cam- Stassen had competed with Taft for tor 23 of the states state's 53 delegates Ho lie won nine and Taft took 11 14 of those thoe 23 In a pre election statement state state- ment Stassen had said that tho Ohio contest could be accounted a victory for him only if he won a n majority of ot tho the 23 disputed delegates Thus by his own estimate Stassen Stassen Stassen Stas Stas- sen lost in Ohio He lost however to a favorite son candidate strongly strong strong- ly supported in his own state by Ohio's powerful political tion It was hardly a victory for tor Taft to shout about In the final analysis the GOP election race had not changed much It was Taft and Dewey teaming up to force Stassen into tho the rail with Sen Arthur of Michigan coming up fast on tho the outside FARM ARl F ISSUE Truman's Rather Bather hard put for a good earthy issue to play upon in his coming campaign President Truman has hit upon the farm problem as the vehicle to carry some of his convIctions convictions con con- before the public He began by planning a message to congress on the subject of long long- range agricultural legislation The idea was originated by the retiring retiring ing Lag Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson who opined that such a plea to congress would put the Republicans Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans on the spot The message which Mr Truman was preparing would ask for an adequate appropriation to continue continue continue con con- the government farm program particularly on soil conservation according to Alben Barkley senate Democratic leader Barkley recalled that the President had asked in his budget message for million dollars dollars dollars dol dol- lars for tor soil conservation in the coming fiscal year and that congress congress congress con con- gress had cut that sum to mil mil- lion Many U. U S. S farmers would bo b Inclined to agree x for Taft Sen Robert Tafts Taft's presidential star once again was in hi ascendancy ascendancy ascendancy ascend ascend- ancy following the important Ohio primary election of 53 Republican Republican Republican lican national convention dele dele- gates He De won 14 U of the 23 contests contests con con- tests in which Harold E. E Stassen was a strong disputant WHEAT Big Crop Word from the department nf of agriculture was that the U U. U S. S would produce the third largest wheat crop cropin in history this year The department stuck to that prediction pre pro prediction diction even though it had reduced Its estimate of the important winter wheat crop by million bushels from trot the April 1 estimate Except In La parts of the southern great plains the crop made good progress it was revealed in an official official cial department report As of May 1 I prospects were for a total of 1117 billion bushels of wheat Largest crop was billion i bushels bushels' last year Production In the 45 1936 period averaged million I bushels Department of agriculture estimated ed the sown fall-sown winter wheat crop at about 8 5 million bushels a decline decline de de- de- de cline cUrie of from its April 1 fore fore- cast No official estimate of spring wheat was available but a guess was that ave average age yields should produce produce pro pro- duce million bushels PLANT LIFE Appetites Atomic scientists have learned that some plants like human beings beings be be- ings Ins are finicky eaters caters This new knowledge Important commercially is the result of exhaustive exhaustive ex ex- tests with radioactive Isotopes isotopes isotopes iso Iso- topes of phosphorous Now science can tell a farmer who spends 50 to put phosphate fertilizer fertilizer fer fer- on his land whether the plant only nibbles or takes a bite bi big bifi enough to repay renay his I |
