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Show s MILLARD COUNTY CHRONICLE, DELTA, UTAH WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Truman Gives 3 Points for Peace; Reds Snap Defense Wall in Fiorth; flew Wage Increases Are Reported EDITOR'S NOTE: When opinions are expressed tn these columns, they are those o( Western Newspaper Union's news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper.) Conference Statement of Policy In an obvious attempt to erase some of the confusion that has de-veloped around the American for-eign policy since General statement on Formosa, President Truman made a report to the nation in which he stated eight aims of this country. At the same time he announced plans for doubling American armed strength to nearly 3,000,000 men and asserted our productive capac-ity would be pushed to any degree necessary to attain a victory for freedom and the rule of law. In his speech which was broad-cast over a1 world-wid- e hookup, the President made it plain that a world war would not develop un-less the Communists drove new pup-pets against the United Nations forces in Korea. By this he meant, of course, Chinese Communists who have been reported as massing troops near the Korean border. However, he made it plain that we would stay in the conflict if such, a decision was made. He then attacked Russia for violating its pledges of international and preaching peace, but practicing aggression. The eight points expounded in his speech: 1. We believe in the United Na-tions. I 2. We believe Koreans have a right to be free. 3. We don't want the Korean fight-ing to expand into general war. 4. We particularly hope the Chi-nese people won't be misled into fighting the U.N. and the Amer-ican people who still are their friends. 5. We want none of Asia, For-mosa included, for ourselves. 6. We believe in freedom for all far eastern nations. 7. We do not believe in aggres-sive or preventive war. 8. We want peace and "we shall achieve it." KOREA: Stab at Taegu North Korean forces, in the great-est advance in several weeks, broke through the northern U.N. defense wall and sent two columns of tanks and troops within a few miles of Kyangju, 12 miles south of Pohang. From there the columns could swing west and stab at Taegu from the rear, or continue to push for Pusan some 50 miles to the south. It was the most serious threat to U.N. forces in a number of weeks. Chairman Millard Tydings (left) , senate armed services committee, and house armed services Committee Chairman Carl Vinson, (right), are shown at the White House after con-ferring with President Truman on a new tank program which will cost an S500.009,-00- 0. LABOR: What's in the Future? The Ford motor company tore up an unexpired contract with the United Automobile Workers and granted an immediate wage increase. Pre-viously, the Chrysler corporation had made a "voluntary" wage ad-justment of 10 cents an hour. On top of this the White House an-nounced the long dispute between the A.F.L. switchman's union and 10 western railroads had been settled with an agreement that gives the union a wage boost. With these facts in mind, econ-omists are asking what's in the future for the American people? They cme up with the immediate answ r that it will force the nation into direct wage and price con-trols much sooner than would other-wise have occurred. The Ford company's labor rela-tions is always a pattern for the automobile industry. Other com-panies will follow this trend, most observers agreed. Current hourly pay of the av-erage automobile worker is esti-mated at $1.75. Rates for skilled craftsmen, such as tool and die makers, run about $2.50. Most economists believed the new wage increases would be re-flected in the price of automobiles within tlio near fntni-- Military men were wondering if the Communists had the strength to exploit their penetration. On all other fronts U.N. forces were holding or counter-attackin- In the northwest U.S. troops con-tinued to root out Reds dug in on a 3,000-foo- t ridge 12 miles north of Taegu and smashed several Red attempts to cross the Naktong river. On the south-centr- front U.N. forces further compressed the Red bridgehead across the Naktong near where it joins the Nam river. In the southwest U.N. forces were back in old positions west of Maman and Mason after breaking up new red attacks. On this front the Communists reportedly lost 13,000 troops in four days. In the air navy and air force planes continued to give close sup-port to ground forces on all fronts, striking savagely with heavy ex-plosives, rockets, napalm fire bombs and machine guns. 's and continued to strike deep into Red territory. LEWIS: The Bear Growls John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, and known in some quarters as the unhappy bear in labor's ranks, has growled again. This time th'? victim was A.F.L. President William Green. Lewis told Green in no uncertain terms that his union would not be bound by a pledge during the war emerger-.- y. He charged Green of bartering the rights of labor to appease his "innate craving for orthodox re-spectability" and added: "Restrict your pledges to your own outfit. We can do our own Some believed Lewir used this means of getting back at Green for not including the miners in tunity talks between the AFL and the C.I.O. EMPLOYMENT: e High Employment in the United States was the greatest in the nation's his-tory, the department of commerce reported with more than 62 million persons at work. The only decrease noted in the entire employment picture was that of farm workers. A drop of 280,-00- 0 during the month, to 8,160,000, was reported. The August total was 752.000 above the record set in July, 1948. Observers reported the over-a- ll picture indicated a round of wage increases throughout the labor ranks. These increases in the past have been reflected in the cost of living in all fields. Some economists, however, be-lieve that as soon as the wage structure is equalized to make up for loss of purchasing power since Korea, the economy will go along on a plateau. JOHNSON: Refuses to Resign Defense Secretary Louis John-son, under fire from many quar-ters to resign but still backed by President Truman, flatly rejected a demand for his resignation and said he had "no apology" for his record as chief of the nation's military chief of the nation's military forces. In his unusual statement John-son said many of the attacks on both him and Acheson were "pri-marily political" and were leveled "with an eye to the November elec-tion." He likened himself to the late Defense Secretary Forrestal who broke down after repeated attacks by critics and later jumped to his death. He said he was sure he still en-joyed the confidence of the Pres-ident and the public and that "in .fiie long run the solid facts of what the department of defense is ac-complishing will stand out above the misinformation that various in-dividuals and various groups, for reasons of their own, see fit to spread." Among other things, Johnson has been accused of promoting a de-fensive war and working against the policies of the state depart-ment. Criticism of Johnson has been forthcoming from both Dem-ocrats and Republicans. Casualties A total of 6,886 Korean war casual-ties were reported by the defense department as the conflict got well into its third month. The total, however, did not include those suf-fered during the latest big Commu-nist push. The total included 443 killed in action, 3889 wounded, and 2,436 missing in action. The summary said 60 wounded have been re-turned to duty. . I - I 1! . - Kmf ,'.r., --Y Y p Q Life in the allied sec-tors of Berlin these days is far from Utopian, but to those people of the Communist - dominated eastern Germany who seek sanctuary from ter-ror and oppression, the western zone looms as a veritable Shangri - la. Above a group of refu-gees are eating their sup-per in the courtyard of their new quarters, the wartime bunker of Ger-- m a n high command. Bullet holes in the walls were made during the ex-ecution of members of the unsuccessful 1944 bomb plot against Hitler. f '; " --t it" " ; " '8 '. . ' , f con h V" X. ' ' : , A . :: t S I or a KSj ' , ' ' (ton i. " Jkr Z , jT I I ' and ; v-'- f ; , . I' . J. iiJiwniWrwi 1i rtoflii it t )ivC Com T, ' : ,3 4 ; , j ' '""' ' 1 '. f - " 1 St: O...A. newly arrived fo. ily (above) sets ip ho in the single rough room provided by the city one of the refugee comjn A group of fugitive! (left) carrying all their belongings they were able to bring villi them, prepare to move into barracks set up for them at one of the comps. These were lucky enough to have bicycles. Most ol the refugees travel hj k" foot and are oble It carry even less. It is c tM, dangerous journey tle 6e " have completed. "j0 I ding H - ' W 1 - r ' , " , the t - ?, , ! , . J5f, , f. Wall . ' - . f - ' ' ' Doe ( V" !' ',W r Jf . ' f , , three .! ' ' . . s t t , c:her ' ' h - ' ""Cf 'we ' " i i - r-- , . , , ' t ' i . . . hi " rr v ; , , , it ' - c- - ' t i ' ' lit - , - ' The refugees (above) make ready to fly into west Germany. Their faces are blanked to pre-vent identification. Travel by air is necessary for the fugitives to avoid seizure by Communist guards who ring the borders of Berlin. Jammed into the crowded, windowlcss cor-ridor of the bunker, the refugees (right)" can do little to make the heavy lours lighter while they rait their turns to move where western Berlin au-thorities decide to send them. slui f'h 'that t . r. r .,c-- v . trintin F '' bs n ; t , an j " - Cei( ' I . ' Or . ' V, 'be v Set I ; ... , " S ' , ""En i - -- l0, ftH..,..M.f,,,1.,ll,,,rtrfa I bed. ,.' . " i . .Ol.-f- v ' I: Y-- I ix y ' , . i f I - 1 ' v - "-- t t k J .1, ... y O Using her suitcase for . ' Kk rJI" n refugee (lew Pock( Polish -- annexe .. ,0ndS Ire'." supper west Berlin co ,, y it with her dog J managed to ,., & flight " I, iron curiae 335 such reff ,; Vk Berlin, May total ' Ntry cials report. ct WAS SET IN JULY,I50, Br' STANLEY ''5.-i- i V,W SAYRES WHEN HET DROVE ?LL!fe-- HIS DURALUMIN CRAFT H OVER' I X. V;5 ' ' THE MEASURED MILE &if ' : 'irSV' if" i"VVS I THE PHILADELPHIA NATIONALS NOW INITIAL VELOCITY I HAVE AN OFFICIAL TEAM SONS, A DRIVEN GOLF l'THE FK3HTIN' PHILS? COMPOSED IS l70-f-H.- I BV BANDLEADER ELLIOT LAWRENCE" I AND 6ICHLEY REICHNER. SPO? TLIGH T The Fen Likes His Hera Horrible By GRANTLAND RICE TT HAS BEEN SAID and written often in the past that we have the habit of overboosting our stars. We crown them with too much laurel and flatten them beneath too many Km.rtUn lITn 1,F4- win, n ... e r a g e guys into more prominent spots than they To . me, it seems it is often the opposite way. I hap-pen to know how the British take care of their old he-roes. The British ., u .. u . . , Introverts and Extroverts You are what you are born to be. For example, the extreme in ex-troverts was Sweeney, the old Yank-ee catcher. Sweeney always gave his best. This particular day he hustled but got the worst of the breaks. The crowds booed Sweeney with consid-erable venom. That night a few of us were telling Sweeney about the tough break he got. "Oh, I did all right," Sweeney said. "Didn't you hear that fellow who was applauding me?" Here was one against five thousand.. That's extroverting to a high de-gree. Then there was the Red world series. Ted Wi-lliams finally bunted to left field against the Cardinal defense, Ted was safe and when the inning was over the left-fiel- d stands gave him an ovation. They kept on cheering. Williams never tipped his cap. "Why didn't you tip your cap?" I asked him that night. "I tried my best," Ted said wist-fully. "I wanted to show them how I felt." What Makes the Phillies Win? Mr. Robert Carpenter's and Mr. Eddie Sawyer's Phillies have quite naturally absorbed their share and a little more of the season's base-ball gossip. After their unexpected jump last season, they were expected by many to hold their third-plac- e spot, and by just as many others to lose a notch and prob-ably finish fourth. For, after all, they had the Dodgers, Card-inals, Braves and Giants to han-dle. I know Eddie Sawyer was none too confident last spring at Clear-water that his team could finish third again. A year ago, Roberts had won 15 and lost 15. Simmons had won four and lost 10 at the end of the campaign. Miller was still in the minors. But look at what happen-ed: by the middle of August, Rob-erts, Simmons and Miller had won 39 games between them and had dropped only 15. This, in the main, Is the story of the Phillies for 1950. But It isn't the entire story for one reason the rest of the team had also Improved. Simmons and Roberts wouldn't have won all those games with the Phillies of 1949. They were with a much better ball club. In what way? Well, for example, there's Del Ennis. A year ago En-ni- s hit 25 home runs and drove over 110 runs. By the middle of August this year Ennis had 27 home runs and had driven in over 100 runs. Grantland Rice pers "Old Bill" "Good old Harry" etc. For the better part we knock their brains out. Even in their prime Dempsey, Arcaro, DiMag-?io- . Ted Williams, Ty Cobb, Hans Wagner, Gene Tunney. I never heard anyone boo Babe Ruth may-be they have but I've heard them boom the others viciously. There are several reasons for this. The average guy is just an average guy. He isn't going very far in any direction. He doesn't like to see anybody get beyond his reach. "The reason 'Casey at the Bat' was so popular," DeWolf Hopper told me years ago, "was because .he pitcher made a monkey out of the great Casey." "A Babe Ruth strikeout drew even greater cheers than a Babe Ruth fiome run. The more popular writ-ers knock everybody. They are not interested always in fact. They uiow the mob likes to read the rap not the boost." There was a night in St. Louis when I spent a few hours with Ted Williams. Ted was bitter. "I'm leading the league," he said, "in home runs batting average runs driven In. I'm hustling the best way I can. Why do they still boo me?" "Just a minute," I said. I went sack to my room and brought Ted oack two verses. The theme was "They boo Arcaro and DiMaggio .vhy shouldn't they boo me?" Ted laughed. "I never thought if it this way," he said. "This is ?reat." But he was just as sore the next time they booed him. The only fine competitor I know who laughs at his knockers or booers is Ar-caro. "I know how stupid they are," Eddie says. "Stupid and dumb and crooked. They expect me to ride for them. To win every race. I live the best I have in every race. But there are times when you get a kick out of knowing they have lost a few dollars." J yj5:S5!:5 HACKSAW AND ftfhSTX ' PRY APART CASTOR WEDGE PREVENT CASTORS FROM FALLING WHEN FURNITURE IS LIFTED BY HACKSAW1NS SLOT ONE-FOUR- INCH DEEP IN END OF CASTOR POST AND WEDGING CUT APART SLIGHTLY. |