Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS truman announces US will add H hydrogen ON ogen bomb to arms program IBM M major a jor housing plan Is envisioned EDITORS NOT noarl 1111 when are in these heie column thoy are ta hob of western Vei N 0 per unions news nal rt and not necessarily oi of this news Daver H BOMBS 1 time of decision one of the tha most important decisions in world history b had been put up to harry S truman truma should should he he order construction of the tha hydrogen bomb when after a respectable period of deliberation lie he did make up his mind tha president ex expressed presse d hla his decision in the most matter of fact manner possible I 1 the tha US would continue its development and production of all types of military weapons including atomic armaments and the so called ll 11 hydrogen bomb mb that statement probably intentionally cryptic may or may not I 1 have meant that the US U S already has hag begun work on the H bomb only one thing was sure it was a terribly important decision not only to mr truman but to every person la in the tha world IT WASN T the cost ot of the tha bomb that was a poser even though that was expected to be in the neighborhood of four billion dollars it a doubt as to whether it could be made tor for science declared c it could it a hesitancy about its i effect for it if an enemy decided to arid ad could construct the bomb any e experiments on the part of the tha US to make and test it would be justified no it was none of these that aggravated the responsibility and the solemnity of the decision instead it was the question of ufa life and death involved and even more terrible it if purely speculative question might not man be unleashing le a force which would destroy dearoy all mankind THE preponderance of persuasion was by those advocating the bomb sen millard tydings D md chairman of the armed services committee gave voice to what the majority of presidential advisers adviser was I 1 he urged that the US proceed with manufacture of the bomb declaring that fa failure to do so could invite attack but president truman was probably thinking of the horrible and utter degasta devastation tion the incalculable deaths the vast destruction st which would be hurled upon enemy and innocent alike BROTHER brotherhood HOOb renewed effort brotherhood week sponsored b by the national conference of christians and jews will be observed observe ed I 1 arm from february 1928 1026 19 10 28 26 marking the annual observance of an events event that has grown into national sign significance ift in accepting the honorary chairmanship of brotherhood week president truman urged all americans icons sto to ponder well the true mean I 1 I 1 ST THE NATIONAL conference op of christians AND JEWS FEBRUARY 19 to 26 ing of brotherhood adding that there probably has never been a time in history when true brotherhood was so indispensable to the welfare of our own nation and to 0 the pence peace and freedom of the t entire world IN A SIMILAR VEIN former h secretary ecret ary of the navy john L sullivan named general chairman afi of the national observe observance i nce interpreted this years event the big question today Is whether the hutnan human spirit will remain free or therIt it is to be enslaved by totalitarianism sullivan declared the dignity of man is on trial throughout the world he continued and the fate of our civi civilization 11 may well depend upon the outcome it will survive only it the ideal of mans inalienable rights rl gats Is acknowledged r respected e s P e c t e d and strengthened 11 first established in 1934 1034 by the national conference of christians and jews brotherhood week has been abeen celebrated each year during the week of george birthday as a special period when the people of all faiths in the united states are invited to ion consider sider together the need and impei q of good will among protestants catholics and jews IN 1034 some communities across them the united states parti participated cl in brotherhood week events ln 1942 there were communities I 1 in 1944 the number spiralled spiral led to 2000 the figure today is 3 impossible to estimate according to sullivan 1 so widespread is the th desire of americans ne ricans of all faiths to demonstrate on strate their loyalty to the basic ideals of respect for people and human rights which are essential to our way of life As ob observed with growing community participation each year brotherhood week dramatizes the practical things which people can do to promote understanding and re realization aliza tion of time honored american I 1 principle fi I 1 I 1 HOUSING r units could tho the american individual in search of a now new home afford to pay tor for it federal housing officials believe that to be a fair figure and raymond M foley housing administrator explained to the house banking committee a bill fo for r federal housing aid based on that premise FOLEY STATED that the administration is considering construction C through cooperatives and other nonprofit non profit organizations of some housing units on an average cost of each the homes envisioned in the program would be for families with annual cash incomes of 2800 and one third of the urban families of the nation had incomes within that middle income range to in 1948 the endeavor even in tho eyes of the severest critics appeared laudable but with the cost of living as it Is and high income taxes for families without above average exemptions would still put the home out of reach of many AS AN INSTANCE of that supposition foley said average monthly payments would bo be about 69 a year add a 1000 food meat and mitt milk bill in and n d jhb he total outlay for the new h home om owner Is 1828 this would leave the tha 2800 a year man taking average figures utilities health costs insurance clothing transportation there would be nothing with which to pay for a car recreation and incidentals ci el would amount to about 1516 this would leave some it or less than 40 a month with which to meet emergencies or oth other C r needs I 1 so it is easily apparent that the house the 69 monthly payment and cost cos t of items would run the 2800 a year man so close to the edge that hed hardly have anything left for a backof pack of butts each week HOMELESS t break for an easement of the present law which limits entry of displaced persons into the united states to in the two year period ending june 30 this year has been approved by the senate judiciary committee THAT MAT GROUP voted to permit homeless foreigners to enter this country by june 30 1951 this includes the approximately who already have entered the committee voted by 10 to 3 to approve a bill which would make other changes in the present DP law which president truman has hag urged for example it would shift the date by which displaced persons must have entered european DP camps to be eligible for entry into this country the present law fixed the date data for december 1945 the bill which the committee approved would change that to january 1 1849 1949 THE ACTION came on the eve of the date which the senate had ordered the committee to report out a DP bill I 1 Th the house ehouse bill has been approved by the committee over the protests of chairman mccarran D nev who was in Eur europe i at the time after a heated floor fight the ten sen ate sent the measure back to corn committee DRAFT LAW B bickering kering starts atomic stockpiles stock piles hydrogen bombs billions for defense incredible speed in the air all these added up to a readily apparent conception that US policy is committed to a course which believed that he Is best beat defended who la 13 best armed the question was would the compulsory military service system systemic be retained the question of m manpower an remained an intangible factor I 1 I 1 I 1 1 cry of toul labor is never so vocal as when it feels its own particular rights and privileges are being stepped on this was evidenced by th 0 cries emanating f from r 0 m miami beach fla where angry leaders charged that robert N denham general counsel of the national labor relations board w was as campaigning to apply th tho e antitrust anti tr trust laws to big labor unions IT ALWAYS has been puzzling to the average american why labor itself it Is not subject to some governmental ern mental control such as business and industry encounter in their operations erat ions the average americans sense of fair play were no other factors involved would cause him to puzzle over that denham catapulted himself I 1 nto into the bad graces in a speech before the american trucking as so clation in that address he singled out the teamsters union with which the truckers do business he said the teamsters h have ve a tremendous potential power to paralyze tho the country with simultaneous trucking strikes over the nation DAN TOBIN president of the tha teamsters and william green president contended that denhams views were unfounded unbounded and pointed out that the teamsters have had no serious strikes for several years and none now of which they were aware tho the council charged den ham has stomped stamped himself by his sp speeches beches tas as the antagonist of J f organized labor a and nd the proto protagonist g 0 of the employers then they advocated he be thrown out of his job particularly because he suggested certain labor unions ore are monopolistic 0 words are ara convenient things one can become all things to all men as viewpoint or strategy directs DEFENSE A contradiction A slight blight confusion seemed to be the chief thing which could b bo 0 read into the first annual report by defense secretary louis johnson on the activities and findings of his department WITH one breath secretary johnson warned that an attack on this country could come from the opposite hemisphere without warning and with unpredictable fury in the next he expressed belief that the prospect of war is diminishing despite the russian attitude of belligerence belll gerence other than its further identification of americas first potential enemy the secre report held beld little of excitement nt or import it t was encouraging ou raging to find that he was convinced that the military ary strength of the U US S is a major majo r deterrent in the start of ing warby war by any other nation that conclusion would come as a comforting rn I 1 confirmation of the belief of many millions of americans that a policy r of armed strength at home is th the ebest best assurance against ahr threats e ats from abroad AFTER REPORTING on expenses i pens e s of ef his department military diplomatic activities and other functions the defense secretary declared his belief that while he did not discount the damage done to unification of the armed services by the Inter service controversies he ha believes that the extent of these conflicts has been exaggerated he also reported parenthetically as it were that russia now has the secret of the atom bomb a tact fact with which everyone la in the U S to is all too familiar for any degree of comfort |