Show weekly news fews analysis reich collapse spells end to nazi dominance truman cuts budget EDITORS NOTE when opinions jr ar expressed in ia these columns they the y art are those of western newspaper union news new analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper EUROPE at allied mercy the direction of our fate no longer lies in german hands thus spoke ex nazi minister of armaments and production albert speer as the final collapse of german armies from the baltic to the alps signalled signal led the breakup of the once proud third reich which had stretched its dominance from the atlantic to the volga under the leadership of adolf hitler himself reportedly killed in the ruins of berlin even as speer spoke new fuehrer karl doenitz and gestapo chief heinrich himmler reportedly port edly met in conference with allied officials for the final arrangements for karl doenitz surrender but as and they met the ger heinrich mans striving for Hin himmler imler the best terms possible threatened prolongation of the war by a last ditch stand in mountainous norway where enemy troops stood ensconced in the rugged country well supplied claiming to have been designated new fuehrer by hitler himself before his reported death doenitz made an early revamp of the new government in an effort to make it more tasteful to the allies with non nazi count von krosigk supplanting joachim von as foreign minister skilled as finance minister von krosigk played a prominent part in the buildup of german industry during the hitler regime participation in the surrender negotiations followed himm lers earlier failure to arrange a capitulation to gre great at britain and the U S the two powers insisting on the inclusion of russia although doenitz declared that the reich was carrying on the war against the reds alone britain and america arnerich a again made it plain that they could consider no surrender unless the nazis also laid down their arms to the russians germanys germanas Germ anys end approached with the big three powers substantially occupying the reich along lines previously mapped out with the british holding the northwest portion the TT T T S the central and south and russia the northeast the same condition existed in austria where the reds held vienna and contiguous territory as planned while U S armies moved in to take over the western portion As speer sounded the death knell of nazi germany he admitted the reich was at the allies mercy said he it lies with our enemies whether they wish to grant the german people the possibilities that lie open to the nation As far as the enemy allows it or where he orders it reconstruction work should be speeded up by every means painful experience 9 of all alf the prominent german generals who surrendered to the allies none was more prominent than 69 year old field marshal karl rudolph gerd von ace strategist who directed the enemy breakthrough break through in the ar dennes last winter brought to lieutenant general patcha U S ath army headquarters the tall but thinning junker militarist softly complained pla ined this is a painful expert IF amz Q 2 n V ilk spectacular photo shows jap pilot trying to maneuver plane for suicidal crash dive on american warship off okinawa ence for an old soldier forty three years a very painful experience after accepting coffee and cognac von then asked for a cigarette and in answer to his attending physicians protest against smoking because of his heart he said there are few things left now and the doctors try to keep me from enjoying them commander in chief of german forces in the west at the time of the allied in of france von said that the american air forces pulverization of railroads and roadways made it impossible for him to bring up reinforcements to counter the landings among the last men to see hitler von said that although the fuehrer appeared in good health when he bid him farewell in march he shook as if with palsy PACIFIC U boat drive operating in air conditioned submarines equipped with sun lamps and ice cream machines daring U S raiders are inflicting a heavy toll on japanese naval and cargo shipping alle alike having already sunk tons of combat vessels and tons of commercial craft de furnishing of american submersibles does not imply any softening of their doughty crews vice adm charles lockwood jr commander 0 of pacific U boat operations said rather air conditioning removes the stuffiness which made the old subs akin to a turkish bath sun lamps provide the healthy effects of sunlight and ice cream helps divert the men from heavier food concentrating on jap supply routes to each new place marked for american attack and invasion U S U boats average three or four jap ships on every trip with sin kings of 8 and 10 vessels not unusual DEEP DIVE record set wearing a 50 pound diving suit and a new type of helium oxygen mask john browne of milwaukee wis entered a specially built tank jn in the basement of his diving equipment company and remained submerged while pumps applied pressure equal to a depth of feet of water with the present working depth about feet purpose of the experiment peri ment was to attempt to increase the distance for extended submarine rescue and salvage operations claiming the test a success browne averred that dives of even feet may be possible while at the simulated depth of feet browne was under pre pressure of pounds a square inch or a total of pounds I 1 WAR production tapering og off with germanys germanas Germ anys collapse focusing attention on the governments economic policies after VE V E day war production board officials revealed that arms contracts already were being cut back to lessen the shock of readjustment to a one front war and from four to six months would be required for a complete shift despite the broadening of civilian goods output after VE V E day officials said war production still will dominate industry with no less than 48 billion dollars worth of munitions and supplies turned out in the first year after victory in europe because of the military needs for the pacific war some material and manpower controls will have to be retained officials declared further the government may have to establish employment priorities for such essential civilian industries as lumber textiles and rubber because of the limited supply of these products and their importance not only to the war but also to the manufacture of peacetime goods FARM MARKETS demand continues present high level of demand for farm products is likely to be maintained throughout most of 1945 with consumer incomes more than sufficient to purchase all of the farm products likely to be available to civilians this year at current stabilized prices the department of agriculture reports the index of nonagricultural income payments for february 1945 pies keep in lockers magicians have been pulling rabbits out of hats for a good many years but it is only recently that scientists have found it possible to pull pies out of freezer locker units judging from results of a test at rutgers university the quick frozen pies were voted not only as good as the freshly baked pies but in several cases better in flavor and quality of their pastry apple is still unbeatable in the realm of pies the experiment proved it was a quick frozen apple pie baked and packed cool in I 1 the freezer locker that rated highest in the opinion of the dozen judges on the basis of these rei suits it would seem entirely I 1 feasible for a homemaker to make several pies at a time place them in her freezer locker unit and use them as needed during the following two or three months with every expectation of a flaky tender crust and a delicious filling was the highest ever recorded and nearly 5 per cent above the previous year the cost of living in large cities declined slightly in february from the peak reached the previous month however the index for february of was still nearl nearly y 25 per cent above a year earlier nonfood costs have risen 3 per cent since february 1944 while food costs are only 15 per cent higher food costs have fluctuated irregularly since reaching a peak in may 1943 nonfood costs have risen slowly but regularly throughout the war period and the index of for february 1945 was the highest recorded since february 1926 SAN FRANCISCO Post postwar ivar bases formation of international trus tee ships tor for conquered territories for areas taken over in the last war and for subject people occupied the attention of the delegates to the united nations postwar security conference in san francisco because the U S again will be chiefly responsible for the defense of the pacific in the postwar era the subject was of especial concern to the american representatives who pressed for acceptance of a plan under which this country could permanently manent ly lease bases on conquered islands without being compelled to turn them over to any other trustee power the power was patterned after this count rys arrangements with great britain calling for the 99 year lease of bases in bermuda newfoundland and the west indies and the agreement with panama under which the U S occupies the canal zone for per year I 1 expensive feedbag I 1 to be lifted after VE V E day the ban on horse racing has been costing breed ers and owners an estimated monthly for upkeep without return turkmen tur men report expense was based upon maintenance of horses of which included stallions mares weanlings wean lings and year 01 V L 0 1 A M OM TR lings on farms in training at a cost of 7 daily and another runners at 3 daily with some turkmen estimating loss of in revenue from purses since january abua anua y 3 when the ban went into effect many horsemen have been hard pressed obtaining assistance assistance from track managements on a loan basis COAL new dispute with one coal miners contract settled the government mo moved ved in to settle another one seeking to bring about an agreement in the anthracite hard coal field where underground travel pay threatened continued production efforts to settle the anthracite dispute followed upon the governments approval of the bituminous soft coal contract granting miners an average increase of 81 cents a day through requirement of full pay for underground travel time higher hourly rates for second and third shifts and larger vacation pay because approval of the bituminous contract means a 21 cent per ton increase in production costs the government permitted a 16 cent a ton boost in operators prices in accordance with its policy of allowing a profit margin equal to 1942 or 15 cents a ton As a result retail prices will be raised from 6 to 30 cents a ton it was estimated U BUDGET S big cut because of the favorable progress of the war president truman was able to take axe in hand and pare the budget for the year b begian be e g ginn al 31 july I 1 by almost 7 inar total of of which will represent military expenditures biggest reduction of all was a slash in shipbuilding funds with the maritime commission left for completing the present construction program and for future building of vessels and restoration of productive facilities because of the expectations of an early victory in europe was cut from the budget of the federal security administration for education and training of defense workers from the office of scientific research and development from the office of war information for psychological warfare and activities in neutral countries from the W Q production board for direction evl novt some material controls to be re moved after VE V E day in the office of censorship for operations in areas contiguous to europe and for tie the office of defense transportation for supervision of traffic expected to improve by december 31 MEAT CRISIS house report adequate adelua te pricing backed by a accompanying compa nying government subsidies was urged by a special house committee investigating food shortages to help relieve the pressing meat situation with chairman clinton anderson N M calling for the end of halfway half way measures and a fresh approach to the problem in placing stress upon the necessity for readjusting the price structure the committee asserted that OPA got off on the wrong foot by first establishing retail prices then working down the line with the interjection of subsidies in an effort to remove resulting inequities despite these subsidies the committee said fair prices still have not been established at the different processing levels ruling out an increase in retail prices the committee rather recommended the payment of 4 more a hundredweight for fat cattle and also asked an increase in hog floors to 1350 only by assuring producers a profitable price margin can black markets be curbed the committee declared bolh r output drops dt Y more than pounds leab meat which may move in interstate commerce was produced in april compared with the same month last year according to a report refused by the american meat institute april meat production for all kinds showed substantial reduction compared with the preceding month beef and veal 19 and 18 per cent respectively lamb and pork 13 per cent respectively the institute said april pork production of approximately pounds was 48 per cent less than a year ago that month veal 14 per cent less beef was the same and sheep and lambs increased JO per cent in april compared with a year ago it is estimated that approximated approximate lia pounds less beef mirt vea pork and lamb has been produced in january february march and april of this year as compared with the same months a year ago the institute declared of live animals marketed for meat during this tour four month period it is estimated that there have been fewer hogs more cattle more calves and more sheep as compared with the first four months of the preceding year ne released leased by bi western newspaper union |