| Show I WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Attlee Promises Better Socialism Support GI Gl Bonus Proposals US U.S. War Potentials Gains Recited EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE When opinions are expressed In columns they are those of 01 Western Newspaper Unions Union's news Dews analysts And not Dot necessarily of 01 Ihle newspaper J r 5 J 4 l i ir f r ah 4 jr jre e r it t a i r rN N 4 l I This is the Isbrandtsen ship lines line's Flying Clond Cloud as It left Its Hoboken pier filer to run the Chinese Nationalist blockade In Shanghai It Is a sister ship to the thc Flying Arrow which was heavily shelled by Chinese gunboats The move mo was being made despite U. U S S. S state department warnings to U. U S. S ships to stay out of the area Inset Is Captain Nicholas Dervin skipper of the Flying Cloud GREAT BRITAIN Attlee Stands Pat PatOn PatOn PatOn On the surface at least there were no qualms over possible results results re re- suIts and md certainly no promises of reform as the Labor party in England England England Eng Eng- land loudly proclaimed that it would stand for more and better socialism if it it were returned to power in the February elections OBVIOUSLY the overthrow of the Socialists in Australia and earlier in New Zealand didn't mean a thing to Prime Minister Clement Attlee and his tion The party in power In Great Brit Brit- Britain Britain ain laid down its platform in a n word manifesto The platform platform platform plat plat- form included Wise development of the administration administration administration ad ad- ministration of of government medical medical medical medi medi- cal services and other welfare services one of the most hotly- hotly disputed of socialist innovations of insurance that that is is ownership by policy hold policyholders ers Jobs for all Increase in production lowering costs and increasing imports More and cheaper food A home for every family No shelter for private enterprise enterprise enterprise enter enter- prise behind price rings and rigged markets EFFORTS FOR PEACE in a realistic manner and willingness willing willing- ness to cooperate with Russia as with any other country that Is prepared to work for peace and friendship Strengthening of the association of ot the commonwealths and the Atlantic Atlantic At At- lantic lantie pact An ambitious program surely and one which must command some measure of respect if it only for its declining to retreat in the face of what might seem to be a dangerous situation WAR AR POTENTIAL U U. U S. S Gains Cited While the national committee for aeronautics reported that it itis itis itis is logical to assume Russia is working hard to develop super- super speed warplanes to deliver atomic weapons it also reported continuing continuing continuing ing American gains In the race for air leadership The committee called for efforts to consolidate these gains and push forward THE AGENCY reporting is the governments government's chief organization for basic aviation research and consequently should know what it itis itis itis is talking about The committee dropped one not- not so-cheering so note however by pointing out that any nation that wants to make the effort can build practical military airplanes able to fly faster than sound Superior speed the report continued is generally acknowledged acknowledged acknowledged edged to be the most important single element in successful air attack and in defense against at tack Range also is important The attainment of long range poses a anost most difficult problem AND THEN the reports report's punch line As in the case of ot the atomic bomb America cannot expect to enjoy an exclusive advantage at at best it can only plan by vigorous and timely research to stay ahead of any potential enemy GIVEAWAY DUE Potatoes toes The government announced it was going to give away some of ot the enormous stocks of ot potatoes which it bought to keep prices up but but as as usual there was a catch to it Not everyone could get the potatoes and it was not as free tree as it appeared THE POTATOES it appeared would go only to the school lunch program the bureau of Indian affairs affairs af at- af- af fairs public and private welfare agencies in this country and private private private vate agencies doing relief abroad However that was a move which should elicit no criticism inasmuch inasmuch inasmuch inas inas- much as it savored more of ot intelligent intelligent intelligent intel intel- government In action than most bureaucratic actions Heres Here's the catch FOR the school lunch and some private institutions the giveaway giveaway giveaway give away program means they will have to start paying something to get potatoes they once got without having to pay payout out a nickel The reason for that it was explained is that for tor many years the government government government govern govern- ment had a surplus-crop surplus disposal program for tor which congress appropriated appropriated ap cep funds This meant commodities commodities com corn could be delivered to schools free Now all aU that's changed there is no free delivery fund so school lunches will have to pay transportation transportation transportation tation for its free tree commodities VETS' VETS BONUS Added Support The battle lines for the fight to obtain a bonus for veterans of World War II has been strengthened strengthened strengthened strength strength- ened by support from the a World War II organization Meanwhile the Veterans of Foreign Foreign Foreign For For- eign Wars renewed Its longstanding stand long ing bonus appeal THUS two major veterans' veterans organizations organizations organizations or or- standing shoulder to shoulder on the proposition that the nation should reward their war services with a bonus Harold Russel national commander told the house veterans veterans' veterans veterans' veterans veterans' veter veter- ans' ans affairs committee that by every standard of equity the bonus is justifiable It Certainly the GIs GI's of Conflict Two o had a precedence in the case of ot the Doughboys of World War I. I And remembering history they would not be too disappointed at early delays Inasmuch as It took quite a time for the World War I veterans to obtain passage of a bonus bill THE Al and the were agreed that the rate of ot compensation compensation compensation com com- for veterans should be 3 a day for service in this country country coun coun- try and andI 4 I a day for service over ver- seas This would mean that a maximum maximum maximum max max- b bonus nus would be with an extra bonus for men who were wounded in action The question of a bonus for men who have defended their country in time of war is one of the most difficult with which a people may wrestle There is the vast gratitude and appreciation of service on the theone theone theone one hand and on the other a conception conception con- con of patriotism and duty solidified most often otten by lack of ot necessary funds with which to reward reward reward re re- re- re ward the warriors I TRU TRUMAN MAN Up tip At Em Apparently eager to accept every President rebuff as a challenge Truman let It be known that he be would fight tight all aU summer II it necessary necessary necessary essary to obtain congressional approval approval ap ap- approval of ot his civic rights program THE PRESIDENT made it very plain that he desires every member member member mem mem- ber of congress to be put on record record record rec rec- ord regarding the program Tho The highly controversial issue f for tor o r which the President Is still battling caused a split in the Democratic party ranks during the 1948 1946 presidential presidential presidential campaign campaign and and promises to todo todo todo do so again The President was particularly incensed with the coalition of southern southern southern south south- ern Democrats and northern Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans which stands ready to oppose the program to the last ditch The measure over which there has been such bitter recriminations recriminations recriminations would establish a federal commission to combat discrimination tion In the hiring of Negroes and other minority groups THE SOUTH usually r roc rock rock- o c k k ribbed in its stand for the thc Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- doesn't want the measure and its representatives are prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared to resist it in every way possible the usual recourse being parliamentary procedure and the rules of ot the senate Precipitation of ot the row came with the effort by opponents of ot the program to do away with a house rule which would let the house take away from committee a bill bottled up for tor as many as 21 days Until last year the house rules committee committee committee com com- could stifle legislation to a great degree by holding up such bills as it chose Now Truman's opponents want that power restored re- re stored Mr Truman was hoping the maneuver would be defeated MINERS Cash Please In most of ot the long involved struggle of the coal miners and their leader John L L. L Lewis vs the coal operators the workers were able to continue credit at company stores and thus manage to exist through long strike periods In the current phase of the ever- ever recurrent controversy that was the case until a few w weeks eks ago when rebel miners bucking Lewis' Lewis three-day three work week order went on strike Shutdowns occurred in six producing coal-producing states as roving bands of ot pickets flouted Lewis' Lewis leadership THE UNITED MINE WORKER rebels declared they were tired of ol working a three-day three week and wanted a showdown in their dispute dispute dispute dis dis- dis- dis with the operators They were I falling talling back on the old miner slogan slogan slogan I gan No contract contract no no work But this time they encountered a move which would have grave effect on their position Mine owners owners own own- ers replied with a policy polley of ot their own No work work work-no no credit Several Several Several Sev Sev- eral large companies including U. U S. S Steel and most southern opera operators op op- era tors told the miners they would get no more credit at company stores while they stayed away from work ONE INDUSTRY LEADER estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated that miners had received 60 million dollars in credit since the week no and the three- three day week went into effect Others said it was just bad business to keep extending credit under such conditions Thus there appeared to be building building build build- ing lag up a situation rife rile with dangerous danger danger- ous possibilities If II the strike continued continued continued con con- and miners and their families families families lies faced actual hunger and want there could be trouble a aplenty Winnies Winnie's inne s Look-alike Look 4 k S r rF rR F R ca rJ 4 V Rep Dewey Short R R. R Mo gives a good Impression of Britain's Winston Churchill as ashe ashe ashe he rehearses for his part In an amateur radio show being staged in Constitution Hall today today today to to- day February 2 2 The show is for the benefit of the American Heart association and will kickoff kickoff kick kick- off the organizations organization's 1950 fund campaign I GI Gl BENEFITS More Refunds Americas America's GIs GI's might be in for another refund on service life lite In in- According to an announcement by the veterans' veterans administration tion it will take another look at the reserve reserve reserve re re- re- re serve fund next year and if it a surplus surplus surplus sur sur- plus exists the soldiers ex-soldiers may get another refund THE ANNOUNCEMENT came as the VA was mailing out checks check checki i to millions of veterans |
