| Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS U. U N. N Says Cease Fire in Palestine i Truman Asks More Defense funds U. U S. S Atom Control Plan Approved By Bill Bili Staff Writer Writer- j EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE When opinions are re expressed ed In these then column they are those of Western Newspaper per Union new Dew analysts analysis and not oot necessarily of ot this thi newspaper CEASE FIRE Holy Land Almost before anyone knew what was happening fierce fighting between between between be be- tween Israeli and Egyptian forces had flared into bloom in the Negev southern Palestine desert area ISRAELI government spokesmen said the purpose of the Israeli attack attack attack at at- tack was to smash open the road to Jewish settlements in the llie Negev Blocked transportation lines had prevented the thc Jews from running supply convoys to isolated settlements settlements settlements settle settle- ments In the district But Dr Ralph Bunche acting Palestine mediator for the U. U N. N in his report to the security council council council coun coun- cil told a different story Blame for the eruption of fighting lighting in the Negev he hc said was not a question of Ut blank n n nu EACH side has soiled its hands in the grim business of at trying to win a war through the instrumentality instrumental instrumental- ity of a forced truce was his version version version ver ver- sion of the conflict By the time the battle had proceeded proceeded proceeded pro pro- savagely for six days the harassed U. U N. N security council had had lad enough It commanded both bolli Arabs and Jews to issue immediate immedi immedi- ate fire cease-fire orders Earlier Bunche had attempted o 0 promote a three-day three truce in the fighting with each side holding the positions it then was occupying The effort fell through however when I Israel rejected the proposal EVEN as the security council acted acted act act- acted ed the fighting was spreading from rom the he Negev to other allier fronts in the Holy loly Land Land along along the Jerusalem Jerusalem- Tel Pel Aviv highway where Trans Trans- Jordan forces were grouped and northeast of Tel Aviv viv in areas held heldy by y other Arab forces Results of the security council order order or or- I der at the outset at least were I disappointing Each side tried to shift the blame to the other neither appeared willing to hold the llie battle Palestine truce observers informed in- in formed ormed the United Nations that the I Israeli forces generally appeared to tobe tobe be the attackers In the new fighting that had developed outside the southern front in the Negev CONTROL PLAN For lor or Atoms How to establish effective workable workable work work- able control of at atomic energy on an international scale is one of at the rocks upon which the UN U.N. has bas almost al- al most foundered more than once but ut the situation began to look a shade or two brighter when the United Nations suddenly steeled its resistance to almost impossible Russian Russian Rus Rus- sian demands on the issue OVER the objections of the Soviet bloc the U UN U.N. N. N political committee overwhelmingly endorsed the western western west west- ern era plan for atomic control as a necessary basis for eventual elimination elimination nation of atomic weapons The conflict which has kept the atomic control problem deadlocked for so long is simply this The U. U S. S and the West insist that an n tight air-tight system of international control and Inspection must be established established established es es- es- es before the U. U S. S would feel eel safe In destroying its atomic weapons The resolution which the political committee adopted is generally In Inline Inline intine line tine with the American policy The plenary session of the general assembly assembly assembly as as- was expected to give it a aroutine aroutine aroutine routine final approval Peculiarly enough this was the first time since Bernard Baruch presented the American plan to the atomic energy In June 1946 that all of the United Nations had bad a chance to vote on it Previously Previously Previously atomic energy was discussed only in the security council and the atomic energy commission SHORTLY prior to the UN U.N. action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion the U. U S. S had demanded that the world group turn the deadlocked problem over to the five great powers powers pow pow- ers era and Canada for direct At that time Warren R. R Austin I chief U. U S S. S delegate had told the nation 58 political committee that the UN U.N. could go no further In Its efforts to control the atom until the Soviet union agreed to participate in hi the world community on a cooperative cooperative cooperative co co- co- co operative basis HOW JOW much good the UN U.N. vote of approval would d do as lon long as the Russians continued to object was a question that remained hanging fire I It was conceded generally that regardless of how much satisfaction the western nations might achieve by thus overruling and snubbing Moscow the paramount problem problem- that of preserving the peace peace probably ably had not been moved very far along the road to a solution George Polk 4 4 Last May George Polk CBS correspondent was taken out on bay In a boat where ho he was blindfolded bound hand and foot Coot and shot through h the head His murderers Communists Their motive Simply to produce a murder the blame for which ml might bt be pinned on the rightist Greek government In order to defame defame defame de de- de- de fame It abroad Gregory Communist newspaperman newspaperman newspaperman news news- confessed he had witnessed witnessed wit wit- the slaying and Implicated three other Greek Communists I I I I DEFENSE Big Budget World tension had slacked of off slightly but according to President Truman's estimate on next years year's defense budget the U. U S. S doesn't intend in intend in-I in tend to relax rela its vigilance on that account I THE MILITARY budget for 1949 will be a neat billion dollars dollars- that is is If it Mr Truman's current request request request re re- re- re quest doesn't get trimmed It represents represents represents rep rep- resents an outlay about two billion billionI dollars higher than the figure at which defense spending Is running now I It doesn't make any difference whether President Truman won or lost the election He still was required required required re re- re- re to prepare budget estimates for the congress convening next January I The President said that his deI defense de de- I tense officials had bad wanted a budget of around 23 billion dollars for the I fiscal year starting July 1 1 but that he had cut them back to the billion figure WITH RARE candor he admitted that it would take a Croesus to maintain spending as many billions I as the officials wanted His own aim Mr l Truman said was to get geta a military program the country could pay for I He added that he hoped eventually eventually ally to reduce military expenditures to about five to seven billion dollars dol doj- dol- dol I lars lars lars-a a remarkably optimistic statement statement statement state state- I ment coming as it did before the I I election when he was conceded virtually vir virtually vir- vir no chance of being able to control any kind of governmental spending after the first of the year I A ATOM TOl PLANE Seven Years Look up into the sky In a about bout seven seven sev sev- en years and you might see an powered atomic-powered airplane scudding across the clouds Scientists now think there is a good chance that propelled nuclear aircraft will be beIn beIn bein In production by that time AN OAK RIDGE scientist David M M. Poole startled the con atom public with the announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment that the theory of an atom atom- driven airplane has been worked out to completion and is ready to tobe tobe tobe be translated by engineers into actual plans for such a plane The nuclear scientists have thought out a way to tap the power of a mobile atomic pile pite Poole said The problems ahead are to devise devise devise de de- de- de vise the engine fuselage and controls controls controls con con- and to build a shield to protect protect pro pro- the planes plane's crew Poole disclosed that the scientists scientists scientists have made up their minds how to make the best use of ot the power whose source is the heat generated ed in an atomic pile What kind of engine will be used I to to chain the tremendous power conI concentrated concentrated con con- in the uranium fuel The I thrust rocket-thrust motor was tried and abandoned said Poole Steam turbine turbine tur tur- tur bine turbo-jet turbo and ram jet all were crossed off THE POWER unit will be a nuclear nuclear nuclear nu clear rocket Just what a nuclear rocket might be is I top secret mation All I anyone can even guess I at at this point is that it probably I j involves involvE's a new principle of I cation caton of power SQUABBLE Yugoslavia Russia continues not only to havi great and grievous trouble with the United States and differences oJ ol opinion with most of the I countries of the United Nations bul bulher bulher her political rift with the up stan satellite also is growing worse Instead instead in stead of ot better THE TROUBLE originally began within the thc framework of the Comin form Communist Information Bureau Bu Bureau reau the master organization through which Russia Russin controls her herI I satellites when Marshall Tito said his nation would not bow to tha the edict ordering Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugo Yugo- slavia to make itself a precise model mod rood el of ot Soviet Russia in all political and economic aspects And in recent weeks the heresy of at Tito and the central committee of ot the Yugoslav Communist party has become more absolute and more determined than ever THAT holds true despite the fact tact that Yugoslav Foreign Minister Edward Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward has been displaying firm adherence to the position of the Russian bloc in the United Nations general assembly arguments WALLACE ALLACE V 0 On Onto to 52 Henry Wallace the incorrigibly incorrect visionary who stumped the political experts by getting his Progressive party on the ballots of at 43 states now Is working hard to keep his party alive for the 1952 campaign In a pre election speech in Detroit Detroit Detroit De De- De- De troit he criticized doubters who argue that although a new party is needed it shouldn't be formed until 1949 WHILE Wallace didn't name any names he obviously was referring to the United Auto Workers headed by Walter Reuther who had announced announced announced an an- plans to form orm a genuine third party of progressive minded people after the election The UA W leadership had condemned condemned condemned con con- the Wallace third party as asa asa asa a Inspired Communist-Inspired movement and supported President Truman for re IN THE waning days of the campaign campaign campaign cam cam- Wallace was appealing to his followers to stick sUck with willi him after November 2 I hope you are with us all the way after November 2 he told one audience putting heavy emphasis on the word after Youve got to drive it home to the rank file of the UA W andall and andall all labor Where do we go after alter November 2 21 It But wherever they were going it didn't look like Wallace would be in a position to do much guiding Coming Corning Event All the Ule way through the now historical historical historical his his- election campaign one thing was sure Somebody would get g-et to be President On that theory theory theory the the- ory work was begun last month on stands in front of the Capitol building in Washington which will willbe willbe willbe be used for the inauguration ceremony ceremony ceremony cere cere- mony next ned January This odd- odd angle view was taken from the Capitol Capito dome JAPAN On the Spot Gen Robert L. L Eichelberger Eichel Eichel- berger former military governor of occupied Japan admitted he be might have bave made a mistake In not leaving the Japanese a few guns for their own protection IT BOILS down down down-as as most international inter I national difficulties do these days days days- to a matter of Communism an and I Communist influences inside the llie country As a matter of fact said Eichel berger bergen Communist pressure in I Japan and the llie Far East in general may force the U. U S. S to carry out outa a limited rearmament of the Japa nese I believe I went too far in disarming dis arming the Japanese he said I They need a few machine guns gum I and rifles to protect themselves against internal disturbances I IF AND when the American army withdraws the Japanese wirI wit I have to be given something with which to defend themselves s s I strong police force torce or a s ar army Communist influence in Japan h he said is about the llie same as it t ii h here They are a nuisance beyond their numerical strength But it its Iti always the wrong guy that gets the pistols ANOTHER GONE Nazi General Former German Field Marsha Walther von B B died in th British military hospital at Ham Hamburg Hamburg burg Germany where he was under un under under der guard awaiting trial as a majo war criminal The British army's of the death did not state the cause Von who was 67 anc am had been ill for some Rome time was wai scheduled to come up for tor trial ii IiI I Hamburg In ha January |
