Show SCANNING THE WEEKS WEEK'S NEWS I of Main Street and the World Given Heros Hero's Welcome Divided Nation Questions Issues I I united TT i AN y AROUSED NATION NATION No No one event In hi the recent history of the States has caused as much comment the the among people on Main Mam ain Streets of ot the little towns and big towns of the nation as that of the dismissal of Gen Douglas MacArthur from his commands in in n the far east It was a shocked and angry nation that gathered on Main when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor It was a happy nation that demonstrated at the end of World War II Bt it was a divided nation that questioned the removal 6 of f MacArthur t I The storm raged from grocery New Commanders Lt Gen Ridgway 9 ip v Lt It Gen Van Fleet With Wilh the removal of Gen Douglas MacArthur from his bis commands in the tha Pacific Lt LJ Gen Ridgway has taken over MacArthurs MacArthur's posts in Tokyo Lt LJ Gen Get van Fleet assumed command com corn mau mand of the army in Korea succeeding Ridgway L ue aUle 10 lining station irom nard nan ware store to the courthouse Indignation Indignation Indignation Indig Indig- nation sorrow orrow righteousness worry fear and hysteria found their way Into Into into In in- to the controversy The Issues of civil power vs military mill mill- tary Europe vs Asia the personality of MacArthur vs VB Truman politics vs statecraft all entered into the story For a week It was violent and then the general came home for the first time In 14 years to the acclaim of a grateful and sentimental nation But by now the first shock and anger of the Presidents President's action had given way to considerable sober thinking For the first time tune the people of Main Street got a look through the fog of personal grudges and politics at some of the deeper issues Although It was a divided nation still hysteria was abating There was still confusion but the people along Main Street were calm cairn er And many of them realized that they had witnessed a turning point In history Whether It would be for forthe forthe forthe the best interests of the country and the world they could not decide decide- only time would tell THE WORLD WORLD- Although at first glance It seems a long way from the Main Streets of ot the small towns of the nation to Europe and Asia the majority of the today realize we live In one world and for tor that reason they were listening to what others had to say about the theMa Mac Ma Truman Arthur controversy This is some of the reaction abroad London London- London U His MacArthur MacArthur MacArthur Mac- Mac Arthur removal was accepted as asan asan asan an augury of ot peace Paris The Paris The French feel that his dismissal means less cnance 01 ox tOtal war war onn-jost onn Germans r believe elleve mat mas masat at worst General MacArthurs MacArthur's impulsiveness would involve the United States in a general war THE PRESS PRESS Back Back of the national scene the home town press took tooka a more temperate view of ot the Incident than expressed by the thousands of Df telegrams that were received by senators and congressmen The home hometown hometown hometown town editors were concerned about constitutional rights and which is more important to world peace Asia as believed by MacArthur or Europe as believed by Truman A survey of 78 leading newspapers In the daily field showed this division of opinion Truman right 38 Truman wrong 26 neutral 14 The daily press too was deeply concerned over issues concealed in the first blast of ot tempers THE CONGRESS CONGRESS Arid And while the Truman Truman-MacArthur controversy raged along the Main Streets of ot the nation the debate reached the boiling bolling bolling boll boll- ing point in the house and senate It can be said with all aU truthfulness that the dispute reached the stage where those two bodies of men representing the people of ot the United States stripped themselves of what little dignity remained after three year years of battling over dome domestic and foreign issues The debate for the most part was along party lines with the Republicans Republicans backing MacArthur and the Democrats plugging the President Both sides hurled the label of war party at the other There were indications indications indications in in- however that the two parties might get together for a sweeping sweeping sweep sweep- ing lug investigation of the administrations administration's far eastern policy ANOTHER LONG WAIT WAIT While While the nation talked of the Truman- Truman MacArthur controversy the house passed its version of a draft bill bUI But the mothers and fathers in the small towns of the nation appear in for anther anether another an an- other ether long wait before they learn the fate of ot their sons The measure now goes to a senate house-senate conference committee that has the senate version of a draft The conferees face a long and hard struggle to work out a compromise compromiser range Long-range training features of the two measures pose the greatest obstacle to quick agreement There are however numerous other conflicts that will require time to adjust At the moment it appears very likely that a compromise bill might not DOt become law much before July 9 the expiration date of the present selective service act FARM MACHINERY OUTPUT The OUTPUT The long awaited cutback In farm equipment output is expected during the next three months Industry spokesmen reported with production of about 75 per cent of the Industry's industry's indus Indus- try's capacity Production of farm tractors for the first quarter of this year was higher than in 1950 but material shortages are expected to reduce reduce reduce re re- re- re duce schedules From January through March farm tractors were produced In the corresponding months of 1950 the total was units The increase was attributed to use of materials stockpiled during last falls fall's strikes Accumulated materials have been used up however and manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers manu manu- are having difficulty securing quantities to keep pace with production production production pro pro- schedules DEFENSE JOBS GO BEGGING The BEGGING The people of the home towns of ot the nation are not rushing into defense jobs as fast tast as some government agencies agencies agen agen- cies desire Robert C. C Goodwin director of ot the bureau of employment security reported that unfilled jobs clog the rolls of state employment offices offices of of- as the nations nation's defense program shifts into second gear The unfilled jobs are for workers In professional managerial skilled service clerical and sales semiskilled and unskilled fields Thirty six states reported openings DECISION SOON SOON- Since March 5 when deputies of Great Britain France Russia and the United States began meetings In Paris in hope of agreeing on an agenda for another foreign ministers' ministers conference the people in the home towns of America have waited patiently for an announcement announcement announcement an an- that perhaps the big four could got get together A decision should be reached any day now and the democratic nations believe belleve the Soviet Union will agree to the conference US U.S. diplomats believe the Russ Russians ans will agree for three reasons 1 To stall or at least put a brake on the accelerated defense programs of ot the free ree nations nations nations na na- na- na of ot the Atlantic alliance 2 To exploit and widen whatever difference differ ence may still exist among the western powers and to divide them on important policy issues if possible and 3 TO fo use the proposed conference conference conference con con- ference bound to be one of the most widely reported events in recent history as an organ of propaganda for Soviet peace aims |