Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS ANALYSIS- Truman Rejects Hoover Demand For a New U. U S. S Foreign Policy Allies Approve Army of EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE When opinions opinion ore are expressed In thue columns the they are those of Western Newspaper per Union news new analysis and nd not necessarily of this newspaper r 44 Li Lic c s 1 wr Here Is another view of a section of the city corridor through which the first marines fought their way to the beach beach- head Weary leathernecks used every pause to catch a nap even on the frozen ground Over O of them were killed or wounded HOOVER A New Foreign Pok Policy Herbert Hoover demanded a new foreign policy for the United States In a major radio radio television speech He urged the US U.S. to concentrate on holding the Atlantic and Pacific ic oceans with the Island outposts of ot Britain Japan Formosa and the Philippines He then warned against sending more men and money to Europe The former presidents president's speech created a buzz of ot controversy in Washington Democratic officials called it rank isolationism and even some top GOP policy makers makers makers mak mak- ers including Sen Robert Taft of Ohio did not agree In all respects with Mr Hoover This is how Mr Hoover saw the situation It 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 defense It is clear that our British friends are flirting with appeasement appeasement appease appease- ment of at Communist China It is clear that the UN U.N. is In a I fog of ot debate and indecision on whether to appease or not to ap ap- ap- ap i pease He then went on to outline his seven principles and action for tor Amerl AmerI American an policy 1 Preserve this western hemisphere hemisphere hemisphere hemi hemi- sphere Gibraltar 2 Hold the Atlantic and Pacific oceans seeking the cooperation of ot Great Britain 3 Arm our air and naval forces I to the teeth free tree Japan and help her rearm and stiffen the defenses of ot Formosa and the Philippines 4 Reduce other expenses balance the budget and roll back inflation I 5 Aid other nations that show 0 spirit and strength In defending themselves against the Communists 6 No appeasement anywhere no nomore nomore more and 7 Watchful waiting In Europe pending its own development of unity and will to resist aggression ag ag- ag- ag Much of the criticism against Mr Hoovers Hoover's proposals centered i around the belief that the Pac Pacific ic I and Atlantic oceans can be made madea a defense line Some critics pointed out that failure to continue aid to J our friends and allies would Isola isolate te us and eventually we would find ourselves without any friends In Inthe the world t i. i President Truman Issued a statement statement state state- i.- i. ment shortly after Hoovers Hoover's speech i which amounted to a firm rejection rejection rejection tion of the former presidents president's demand demand demand de de- de- de mand that troops and money be withheld from Europe The President said the Atlantic tI i pact nations had shown they mean business about setting up a common cornmon com corn mon man defense and asserted the protection protection protection pro pro- of western Europe was vital to United States security Let there be no mistake Truman Truman Truman Tru Tru- man said The unity of the nations of ot western Europe and the North Atlantic area is vital to their security security security se se- se- se and ours He then announced that soldiers of pact nations presumably nations presumably including including in in- eluding U. U S. S troops will troops will be trainIng training train- train Ing lag together within the next few weeks EUROPE Army of The 12 Atlantic pact nations pledged themselves to try to match Americas America's partial war mobilization They pledged themselves to build an unprecedented international peacetime army of men to stop Communist aggression This is the army that General Eisenhower er will command The council concluded its two- two day conference in Brussels with the issuance of a formal que which Included 1 Establishment of an integrated force under centralized control and I command This force to be composed composed com corn posed of contingents contributed bythe by bylie bythe the lie participating governments 2 An order to United States Great Britain and France to start negotiations with the Germans to persuade them to agree to cooperate cooperate cooperate coop coop- erate wit the west in limited re re- re- re armament 3 Creation of a new defense production production production pro pro- board charged with expanding expanding ex ex- and accelerating rearmament rearmament rearmament ment it will vili supersede the Atlantic Atlantic Atlan Atlan- tic powers old military production and supply board It will be many months however before General Eisenhower will have anything more than a token force But observers agreed that at last the western powers have gotten down to the serious business of building a defense against com corn i. CHRISTMAS A False Gaiety The world world that that part which still celebrates the Birth of Christ went out all for Christmas 1950 1050 but it was a false gaiety Those parts of the world where there was no strife could not forget that men still died believing in the dignity of man and the principle of free free- dom But people tried to make it a amerry amerry amerry merry merry Christmas In many lands In the United States department stores recorded near record sales Frenchmen even while many of them feared it might be the last Christmas before World War III sent sales records to new heights inthe in fri inthe the stores buying for feasting and giving which would hide from their children the frayed nerves of at their elders Britain too was determined to put the best face on matters and enjoy the holiday Brussels set the tone for Bel Bel- gium The city was gaily festooned for the holiday the mood of worry worry vorry wor wor- ry successfully hidden and the celebration celebration celebration cele cele- bration testifying to Belgium's renewed renewed renewed re re- re- re economic strength West Vest Germany tried to forget that she was the object of a tug of war between Communism and non Christmas sales hit a war post-war peak In East Germany there was no observance There were no displays I in the stores and no decorations decoration i anywhere except for a few forlorn wreaths here and there hung up by the less timid householders That was the world on Christmas day divided day divided into two parts one trying to be happy with a a. a false gaiety the other grim and fore fore- boding CHINA Refuses to Negotiate If It the world held any hopes that the Chinese would talk peace In Korea they w were 0 ere r e killed when Chinas China's Foreign Minister Chou EnIa En- En Ia lai lal said they would not negotiate with the United Nations Korean- Korean truce team Chou then went on to name his price for peace in Korea 1 Removal of the United States seventh fleet L fro from r o m Formosan waters 2 Withdrawal of foreign troops from Korea 3 A seat in fri the United Nations for tor Communist China Thus ended any hopes that the Chinese Communists would dicker with the three-man three truce committee set up by the General Assembly to try to bring about a fire cease-fire in Korea did not even bother to transmit a copy of its b blast ast to Lake Success seemingly content to let Its radio demands remain the last word The Chinese statement contained the usual propaganda anda lines Meanwhile a warning to China by bp Malcolm MacDonald Britain's 1 n I dl Asia that they are heading for disaster caused a stir of comment throughout the east cast MacDonald said in part Should the Chinese government stay hostile to the western nations oppose oppose op op- pose the Asian powers who strive for tor eastern and western cooperation opera co-opera- tion Ion and defy the United Nations then ihen we could only adapt our attitude attitude atti atti- tude accordingly Observers were quick to point out that such a n statement would not have been made unless previously prey prey- approved by London It would seem a blunt warning to that Britain is getting fed up For this reason many observers believed believed believed be be- it was the first indication of ot ofa ota a tough get-tough policy by the British EISENHOWER Concerted Effort Needed Gen Dwight D. D Eisenhower supreme supreme supreme su su- su- su preme commander of the Atlantic pact armies urged Americans to settle down to a con concerted effort to meet the emergency confronting this country and stop partisan squabbling over the nations nation's lead lead- In hi his first formal press conference conference conference con con- ference as supreme commander he ic asked for no more business as usual no more profits as usual no nomore nomore nomore more working hours as usual Observers were interested in the generals general's view on including German German German Ger Ger- man troops in the new western European army He said he wanted wanted wanted want want- ed his former foes Included but i emphasized his belief bellet that the Germans Germans Germans Ger Ger- mans should make their military contributions only on a voluntary basis Dasis to be a really effective combat combat com corn bat organization In accepting anything like that he ie said we must be sure we are getting strength and no weakness Of Ot one thing Eisenhower was positive The nations nation's strength Is Isso isso isso so great that Its people can do anything in the world they set setout setout setout f out to do T S iL f fJ J J Ji i Lm I 1 IL The Price of War WarThe WarThe WarThe The horrible price of ot war was b ought bought home to the American people with the announcement that United States troops were listed as dead wounded and missIng missing missing miss- miss Ing from the time the Chinese Com Com- r n r. attacked up up to December 12 With previous defense department department department depart depart- ment figures total American casualties casualties casualties cas cas- for the war exceeded The report said the Chinese Reds had suffered approximately casualties during the same period The defense departments department's last previous total of casualties whose next of kin had been notified numbered numbered num nurn- These included killed wounded and missing Of the wounded died later Heads Agency n 4 Charles E. E Wilson former president of General Electric company poses for cameramen cameramen cameramen camera camera- men as he be took over his duties as head of ot the Defense Production Production tio tion Authority which has authority authority authority au au- au- au similar to the powers power tested jested In the war production board In War II RUSSIA RUSSI A Race of Sea Power The Soviet Union has has' entered the therace therace therace race of sea power Janes Jane's Fighting Ships the authoritative yearbook on the navies of the world reported the Russians put into service last June a to ton attle ship with towers for firing guided missiles Janes Jane's also reported that t to Russian submarines v were be bt believed already in service with more building I |