Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS j Truman Rejects Hoover Demand For a New U.S. Foreign Allies Approve Army of When mf In r thorn m of Western new and net ef thle Here Is another view of a of the city corridor through which the first fought their to the Weary leathernecks every pause to catch a even on the frozen Over of them were killed or A New Foreign Policy Herbert Hoover demanded a new foreign policy for the United States a major radio-television He urged the U.S. to concentrate on holding the Atlantic and Pacific oceans with the island outposts of Formosa and the He then warned against sending more men and money to The former president's speech created a buzz of controversy in Democratic officials called it and even some top policy including Robert Tuft of did not agree In all respects with This is how Hoover saw the is clear continental Europe has not in three years of our aid developed a unity of purpose and that will power necessary for its own is clear that our British friends are flirting appeasement of Communist is clear that the U N. is in a fog of debate and indecision on whether to appease or not to He then went on to outline his even and for American Preserve western hemisphere Hold the Atlantic and Pacific seeking the cooperation of Great Arm our air and naval forces the free Japan and help her and stiffen the defenses of Formosa and the Reduce other balance the and roll back Aid other nations that show and in defending themselves against the No appeasement more and Watchful waiting in Europe pending its own development of and tot resist Much of the criticism against Hoover's proposals centered around the belief that the Pacific and Atlantic oceans can be made a defense Some critics pointed out that failure to continue aid to our friends and allies would isolate us and eventually we would find ourselves without any friends in the President Truman Issued a statement shortly after Hoover's speech which amounted to a firm rejection of the former president's demand that troops and money be withheld from The President said the Atlantic pact nations had shown they about setting up a common defense and asserted the protection of western Europe was vital to United States there be no Truman said unity of the nations of western Europe and the North Atlantic area is vital to their security and He then announced that soldiers of pact nations presumably in eluding U. S. troops will be training together the next few Army of The 12 Atlantic pact nations pledged themselves to try to match America's partial war They pledged themselves to build an unprecedented International peacetime army of men to stop Communist This is the army that General Eisenhower will The council concluded its two-day conference in Brussels with the issuance of a formal which Establishment of an Integrated force under centralized control and This force to be composed of contingents contributed by the participating An order to United Great Britain and France to start negotiations with the Germans to persuade them to agree to cooperate wit the west In limited Creation of a new defense production board with expanding and it will supersede the Atlantic powers old military production and supply It will be many months however before General Eisenhower will have anything more than a token But observers agreed that at last the western powers have gotten down to the serious business of building a defense A False Gaiety The world that part which still celebrates the Birth of Christ went all-out for Christmas but it was a false Those parts of the world where there was no strife could not that men still died believing In the dignity of man and the principle oi But people tried to make it a merry Christmas in many In the United States department stores recorded near record even while many of them feared It might be the last Christmas before World War sent sales records to new heights in the buying for feasting and giving which would hide from their children the frayed nerves of their was determined to put the best face on matters and enjoy the Brussels set the tone for The city was gaily festooned for the the mood of worry successfully hidden and the celebration testifying to Belgium's renewed economic West Germany tried to forget that she was the object of tug of war between Communism and non-Communism Christmas sales hit a post-war peak In East Germany there was no observance There were no displays In the stores and no decorations anywhere except for a few forlorn wreaths hire and hung up by the timid householders That was world on Christmas day divided into one trying to be happy with a false the other grim and Refuses to Negotiate If the world held my hopes that the Chinese would talk peace in they win killed when China's Foreign Minister Chou En-lal said they would not negotiate with the United Nations Korean-truce Chou then went on to name his price for peace in Removal of the United States seventh fleet from Formosan Withdrawal of from A seat in the United Nations for Communist Thus ended any hopes that the Chinese Communists would dicker with the three-man truce committee up by the General Assembly to try to bring about a cease-fire in did not even bother to transmit a copy of its blast to Lake seemingly content to let Its radio demands remain the last The Chinese statement contained the usual propaganda a warning to China by Malcolm Britain's commissioner-general for southeast that they are heading for disaster caused a stir of comment throughout the MacDonald said in Should the Chinese government stay hostile to the western oppose the Asian powers who strive for eastern and western and defy the United then we could only adapt our attitude Observers were quick to point out that such a statement would not have been made unless previously approved by It would seem a blunt warning to that Britain is getting fed For this reason many observers believed it was the first indication of a get-tough policy by the Concerted Effort Needed Dwight D. supreme commander of the Atlantic pact urged Americans to settle down to a concerted effort to meet the emergency confronting this country and stop partisan squabbling over the nation's In his first formal press conference as supreme he asked for more business as no more profits as no more working hours as Observers were Interested in the general's view on including German troops in the new western European He said he wanted his former foes Included but emphasized his belief that the Germans should make their military contributions only on a to be a really effective combat accepting anything like he must be sure we are getting strength and no Of one thing Eisenhower was The nation's strength is so great that its people can do in the world they set out to The Price of War The horrible price of war was t ought home to the American people with the announcement that United States troops were listed as wounded and missing from the time the Chinese Com-r. attacked up to December With previous defense department total American casualties for the war exceeded The report said the Chinese Reds had suffered approximately casualties during the same period The defense department's last previous total of whose next of kin had been numbered These included wounded and Of the wounded died Heads Agency i Charles E. former president of General Electric poses for cameramen as he took over hla duties as head of the Defense Production Authority which has authority similar to the vested In the war production board In Wa Race of Sea Power The Soviet Union has entered race of sea Jane's the authoritative on the navies of the reporter the Russians put into service lai June a to ton cattle ship with towers for firing guide Jan-'s also reported that t submarines were bi already in with 12 nu |