Show WEEKLY Y NEWS ANALYSIS aills for 9 ng a Yo To Bolster oser to io I LiSa MaS Reverses S and ad on aron ee on Released by Features EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE NOTEs when opinions opinion are expressed In three these columns column the they are those thole of Western Newspaper Union Unions news analyst analysts and ond not necessarily of this newspaper FINLAND NORWAY f S SWEDE r rf BALTIC ts 1 NORTH f it SEA o ENGLAND wI GERMA o a esto tux y r swim r Z ITALY y- y A o c r L BLACK 1 SEA FORCES AT WORK Increasing Communist pressure in Europe has been instrumental in dividing the continent into three component power blocs all of which are arc influenced by a fourth force force U.S. US U.S. policy symbolized by the presence of American troops in Germany Austria and Italy Map shows western bloc 1 of Communist anti Britain France Belgium el ium Luxembourg and the Netherlands northern bloc 2 of the Scandinavian countries daily growing more apprehensive of Soviet So tactics and eastern bloc 3 of Russia and its satellites Present approximate approximate approximate ap ap- ap- ap proximate American troop strength th is indicated for Germany Austria and Italy THE TilE PRICE Peace and War WarWe We must be prepared to pay the price of peace or assuredly we shall pay the price of or war Those words spoken by President Harry Truman to the U. U S S. S congress congress con con- gress could be the seeds of the first genuine effective foreign policy this nation has had for half hat a cen cen- tury Disregarding any political overtones overtones overtones over over- tones there might have been in the Presidents President's speech his address to the joint session of congress reflected reflected reflected re re- re- re the realization at the top level of government that any successful successful successful suc suc- foreign policy must be based on the fundamental concept of ot striking striking striking ing a balance between commitments abroad and the national security or strength at home available to back up those commitments By definition the term foreign policy implies that any nation expressing expressing expressing ex ex- ex- ex pressing such a policy possesses the strength strength strength-in in military forces and alliances alit alli ances to ances-to to follow rollow it consistently at all times and to defend it just as consistently consistently consistently con con- in case of war In that connection Mr Truman specifically asked congress for power to draft men to build armed strength against the ruthless aggression aggression aggression sion of ot Soviet Sovie communism He asked also for prompt enactment enactment enact enact- ment of ot universal training legislation legislation legisla legisla- tion indicating that the draft should be only temporary until universal military training is s giving the country country country coun coun- try the trained men it needs Finally he sought swift swit passage of the dollar billion European recovery program the Marshall plan for economic recovery of ot western western west west- ern em European nations which is setting setting setting set set- ting the Kremlins Kremlin's teeth on edge Bluntly the President upbraided Russia Russi for making a travesty of peace One nation has not only refused to cooperate in the establishment of ofa ofa ofa a just and honorable peace but- but even worse worse has has actively sought to prevent it Western Westen Pact Lending force to Mr Truman's scattering of ot the seeds of of foreign policy was the fact that an hour before he delivered his pronouncement pronouncement pronouncement pronounce pronounce- ment ment the just-completed just nation five-nation western Eur European pact for common defense against att attack ck had been announced announced announced an an- oUi officially ci ally Under the treaty Britain France Belgium Luxembourg and the Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands Neth Neth- erlands pledged one another military aid in the event that any anyone one of them should be attacked According to the nev v Truman doctrine the United States would be the principal guarantor of this power five-power union Without such a guarantee of U. U S. S backing the western western western west west- ern European treaty would be meaningless By his declaration In support of the western European pact Truman Truman Tru Tru- man seemed to be guiding the U. U S. S to a point of departure from its historic historic historic his his- adherence to the diplomatic enormity of 01 refusing re to engage in entangling alliances even at the price of its own welfare BACHELORS Declining Evidence of a an n innate desire for Cor family life among adult Americans Is revealed in a study by the U. U S. S bureau of the census showing a term long-term decline in the proportion of ba bachelors of both sexes On a numerical basis census bureau figures disclose the number number num num- ber of s single men and women h has dropped to the lowest level since 1920 despite a third increase in population n since then i or b L a ff iii REACTION Divided What are the true facts Just how potentially lethal is the situation with regard to Russia Senators and representatives were asking those questions after President President President dent Truman's lets get strong message Many of them were v demanding demanding demanding de de- de- de manding answers before they would consent to go ahead with any legislation legislation legislation legis legis- lation endorsing a military draft or Congress was divided but the split was not along party lines It reflected reflected reflected re re- isolationism discontent with the Truman foreign policy and in some cases an almost unhealthy respect respect respect re re- for or Russia's power in Europe Greatest fear seemed to be that conditions in Europe as precipitated precipitated precipitated by Soviet actions may get CO Coll CONVINCING tJ V I II C Ir G Closeted for 50 minutes with Secretary of or State Slate Marshall l Sec Sec- Secretary Secretary of or Defense Forrestal and Secretary of or the Army Royall the senate armed services committee committee com com- emer emerged ed from the conference conference conference confer confer- ence to throw its weight behind l President Truman's plea pica for quick action to build up Americas America's military military mili mili- tary forces Sen Chan Gurney Gurncy Rep SD S.D. chairman of the committee reported reported reported re re- re- re ported that 10 of the groups group's 13 members member were convinced cOD that both a limited draft and universal military training training- have become an Ln absolute necessity Just what the Ute three secretaries told the armed services committee commit commit- tee was not disclosed but It was vas undeniably powerful information out of hand suddenly despite the efforts of ot Russia or any other nation nation nation na na- na- na tion to prevent such a development Best opinion holds that while Russia Russia Russia Rus Rus- sia is not now seeking war the Communists have created a kind of Frankenstein monster In Europe that at any moment could plunge out of ot control and involve the world in another conflict Secretary of State Marshall is said to f feel el this way The Soviets are motivated by a sense of urgency to act before the European recovery program begins to function and b before fore the union of 01 western European nations is firmly established Driven by this feeling of urgency the Soviets may not beable beable be beable able to avert an incident whIch would lead to a shooting war ABOUT FACE Expedience To many persons it looked as though the United States in abandonIng abandoning abandoning aban aban- its support of the Palestine partition plan had pulled a Pontius Pontius Pon Pon- Pontius tius Pilate on on on the same scene where the procurator of Judea had washed his hands not quite 2000 years ago to sanction the Cruel Crud In rever reversing ing its role in hi the partition partition partition par par- struggle the U. U S S. S proposed that tha t the Holy Land be made a United Nations' Nations trusteeship giving Jews and Arabs a chance to reach agreement on their own concerning the future of their country's gov gov- Warren R. R Austin American delette dele- dele ate ile to the UN U.N. said that It was that partition could not be carried out except by force torce and the US U.S. consistently has demurred i against the idea of sending troops to Palestine It was Ironic that the American statement withdrawing support from the partition plan was undoubtedly the death blow to that plan which never would have been adopted by bythe bythe bythe the UN U.N. in the first place if It hadn hadnot had hadnot n not t been for American meric pressure and influence J i Ii J. J I I f TRIESTE Surprise In a move that surprised every everyone everyone everyone one from the Russians to American con congressmen the U. U S S. S proposed jointly with France and Britain th t the free territory of or Trieste be bc returned re re- returned turned to Italy Trieste long a storm center coveted coveted cov cov- eted by both Italians and Yugoslavs had been made a free state under United Nations guidance in the six six- old months Italian peace treaty The proposal was apparently a shrewd and calculated move to try to help the Communist anti forces in Italy win the April 18 election It literally put the Russians on the spot leaving them with little choice of reaction If U they support the western powers' powers proposal to return return re re- re turn Trieste to Italy they will be in effect turning their backs on their previous arguments ts for a Yugoslav Trieste thereby kicking their Yugoslav Yugoslav Yugo Yugo- slav cohorts in the face On the other hand if it Russia were to side with Yugoslavia it would amount to a rebuff for the Italian Communists Possession of Trieste is a great political issue in Italy and it well may turn out now to tobe tobe tobe be a deciding factor in the elections coming up there Yugoslavia's Marshal Tito however however how how- ever lost little time In answering the proposal of the U. U S. S Britain and France He lie simply rejected the demand demand de de- mand and proposed instead that a plebiscite be held in n the free Cree state of Trieste to decide whether it should be Italian or Yugoslav Moscow diplomats were calling the action another move toward war Said one The beginnings of international order which emerged after ater the war are being destroyed But to those who were working tooth and nail against the spread of communism it looked like a master masterstroke masterstroke masterstroke stroke one which might keep Italy and all of western Europe out of ot reach of ot the Kremlin FOOD W WASTE STE Rats Insects Although the world is crying for food hundreds of ot thousands of tons of ot American foodstuffs are spoiled each year by the depredations of rats mice and insects insects and and often by bythe bythe bythe the carelessness of ot some producers Food and drug administration officials officials officials of of- say the amount of so called filthy food they destroy every year is enough to contribute very substantially to the hungry areas of the world Filthy food is the legal term for food rood spoiled by contamination of rats mice insects or other repulsive repulsive repulsive re re- foreign bodies It is the job of the food and drug administration to find and condemn filthy food in inthe inthe inthe the channels of interstate commerce and to prosecute those responsible Since FDA's power to condemn filthy foods at their destination was taken away a year ago ngo officials estimate that as a result 20 tons of such food appears in retail outlets every day RABBITS Meat Supply There is one vast source of meat meal maybe an inexhaustible one that one that I Ithe I the US U.S. public might have to consider consider con con- sider seriously if beef beet and pork become become become be be- come as scarce and expensive as itis it itis itis is predicted they will Rabbits That is a department of agriculture agriculture agriculture ture idea The department suggested suggested sug sug- that the American people take up the raising of ot rabbits as a R supplementary source of meat to eke out the usual protein fare destined to become more scarce and costly National rabbit week which was observed during the week following Easter would be a good gooc good time for tOl families to plan to produce a year yea round supply of this white delicately deli delicately cately flavored nutritious meat I comparable to breast of chicken I the department hinted What docs does one need to begin rais raising raising I ing rabbits Just rabbits |