Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS U S agrees on disarmament british adopt american firms arms scotch world surplus food plan EDITORS NOTE when opinions to r expressed in these columns they are t those hose ol of western newspaper union sew news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper U UN N in accord the U S and russia came off all even in their first swap at the united nations assembly in 1 new york if spy any thing the U S got the better of the exchange as delegate warren R austin of vermont conducted himself with a gentlemanly reserve that contrasted with foreign minister vs vitriol warren R molotov was the austin first to speak calling for international a disarmament a report on the number of allied troops in nonen non en emy states retention of the veto power of the big five in the security council he bitterly attacked U S and british imperialists headed by winston churchill for seeking world domination ignoring vs political charges austin entered into a dis of the proposals raised by 0 4 hussian if the russians wanted international disarmament the U S would gladly oblige provided an adequate system of inspection and other safeguards would be established to guarantee fulfillment of the program af after t the last war austin recalled the U S accepted the principle of disarmament but remained alone in carrying it out if the russians desired a report on the number of allied troops in non aon enemy states the U S suggested that the check be extended to former enemy countries as well such an all conclusive report would provide the world with an adequate estimate of russian troop strength behind the iron curtain said by churchill to total divisions it if the russians opposed a modification fi of the veto power at this time the U S also was against revision of the U N charter however the U S hoped that the big five could get together in the future to modify the veto in the case of peaceful settlement of disputes although retaining it on the question of applying force BRITISH ARMS adopt U S pattern j wrose t V U S and british relations T fostered toward the turn of V thelast e last century with the recognition of british naval strength in the atlantic as a defensive bulwark have been knitted even more firmly with britaina Brit ains decision to adopt american patterns for land air and naval weapons back of the move was the growing political unanimity of the two countries already intimately bound by close racial social and economic ties together they stand for a way of life spread over the width of the globe by british enterprise and now supported by U S diplomatic and military might practically standardization of U S and british weapons will permit the british to purchase arms in this country in case of a future emer without the need for redesign j american productive facilities at t the same time it will allow for the manufacture of american type weapons in such british outposts as australia and new zealand where the U S will have ready sources of supply tor for pacific operations U S backs down having heartily endorsed a plan of the united nations food and agriculture ri organization at copenhagen denmark for or distribution of food to needy countries at bargain OP 1 7 t 4 OX aa pickets at allis chalmers plant at milwaukee wis tip over workers car as deputy sheriffs attempt to check act see LABOR prices the U S repudiated its position as an FAO commission met in washington D C to work out details of the project under the plan FAO would have purchased food from surplus producing countries out of a revolving fund contributed by member nations when the world price for food would have gone above a predetermined level then FAO would have sold its reserves to needy buyers at the lower figure in rejecting the plan undersecretary of agriculture norris E dodd expressed doubt that FAO could achieve its objective under present conditions instead dodd suggested that the problem of future farm surpluses and could best be solved through a system of international commodity arrangements range ments LABOR militant police were hard put to maintain order at the allis chalmers tractor plant at milwaukee wis as striking pickets of the CIO united automobile workers bucked a back to work movement of over employees plo As violence mounted the number of returning workers was cut in half As militant pickets turned over cars attempting to enter the plant clashed with returning workers and hurled stones at company windows county and suburban police were compelled to appeal to milwaukee authorities for reen reinforce forg ments over of milwaukee s finest were sent to the plant but even so the enlarged police detail encountered difficulty holding the strikers in check allis chalmers remained adamant against granting a closed shop as the strike entered its seventh month while agreeing to check off union dues with workers permission the company stood out against compromise on compelling employees to join the WORLD TRADE hit british pact the U S state and treasury departments part ments joined in objecting to the recently concluded british argentine trade pact with american officials feeling that provisions of the treaty violated promises britain made in 0 obtaining tain g a billion dollar loan from this country state department objections centered around britaina Brit ains agreement to purchase 83 per cent of argentine beef the first year and 78 per cent annually thereafter officials declared that such provisions as incorporated corp orated in trade pacts with canada new zealand and australia as well as argentina tended to restrict world trade as advocated by the U S the treasury protested against the clause restricting argentinas Argen tinas use of blocked sterling balances in world trade blocked sterling balances represent the credits owing argentina for goods and services provided britain during the war britain agreed to release some of argen tinas sterling balances for use in world trade only if she buys more from the united kingdom and associated countries than she sells them SHOES decontrolled following upon the decontrol of meat and livestock and rising cattle prices director steelman ordered the removal of ceilings on shoes hides skins and leathers in the interests of higher production the governments action reversed the position previously taken at the time of decontrol of meat and livestock that shoes and their component materials would remain under regulation because of their scarcity and importance in the cost ol of living As a result of their decontrol OPA said that shoe prices could be expected to rise 20 and 30 per cent the decontrol order covered all types of domestic and imported skins and hides and processed leather including calf and cattle kid goat and sheepskins sheep skins and all types of mens and childrens shoes including dress and sportswear play shoes and slippers COTTON king tumbles southern legislators called tor for decontrol of finished textiles and government purchases of the crop to stabilize the sagging cotton market within two weeks of spiraling selling the commodity had dropped 50 a bale and sunk below 30 cents a pound from a peak of nearly 40 cents senator maybank dem S C and representative sparkman dem ala joined senator george dem ga in calling tor for decontrol of finished textiles at a time when the new crop was coming in mills were forced to limit purchases to days ahead to protect themselves in the fluctuating market and stay within their ceilings george said As the south reverberated with charges that widespread speculation by farmers merchants doctors etc had brought about the crash rep dem miss called tor for legislation to curb future operations on the exchanges meanwhile officials of the new york market denied that the big break was caused by the liquidation of long interests contradicting earlier reports that the slump had started with the clean out of the account of thomas jordan who had parlayed a loan into a million in cotton however arrangements were made tor for the sale of jordans seat on the new york stock exchange for GERMANY stop plant grab premier stalin sought to calm the furor arising from reports that the russians were dismantling many key industrial plants in eastern germany for shipment to russia and forcing skilled german workers and technicians to take up employment in the soviet union in response to an appeal from workers in the famed precision plant in jena stalin was reported to have ordered marshal to halt dismemberment of the factory tor for shipment to russia in protesting against the russian action the germans declared that removal of the plant would leave thousands of workers idle and disrupt the economy of the community hitting charges that skilled german workers and technicians were being forced to go to russia the soviet news bureau of berlin declared that such craftsmen were going to the soviet union under contract and would receive the same privileges as russians in the same trades at the same time the bureau abused the U S of deporting german scientists from the eastern zone zona before the reds arrived to take it over HOUSING push aid with the administration determined to get a flying start on its goal of homes for 1947 president truman removed tariffs on lumber and housing expediter wyatt recommended 54 million dollars in loans tor for manufacturers of prefabricated pre fabricated dwellings canadian lumber principally will be affected by the tariff order which Is expected to offset the revaluation of the canadian dollar trimming dominion exporters returns by 10 per cent since last july lumber coming in from across the border will be free of the duty of 50 cents per 1000 board feet and the additional revenue tax of the 54 million dollars which wyatt proposed for prefab manufacturers rs 32 million would go to the austrom corporation of chicago for the production of five room steel porcelain dwellings intended to sell for in seeking to set lus from up for mass production in a huge chicago war plant national housing authority clashed with the war assets administration which previously had leased the sprawling factory to the tucker corporation for a new postwar automobile the NHA contended wyatt possessed legal authority to take all necessary action to speed up vet housing FARM MACHINERY huge demand despite heavy production farm machinery manufacturers will not be able to meet the big demand for equipment for at least another year according to officials of the national retail farm equipment association meeting in chicago with demand high dealers have been able to meet only 40 per cent of their orders and manufacturers have not promised great improvement in 1947 it was said farmers increased interest in equipment was said to stem from wartime emphasis on more efficient operations and large accumulation of funds indicative of the trend toward mechanization farmers were reported to be seeking four row trac tor drawn corn planters to replace the old two row horse jobs combines for binders in harvesting small grains tractor drawn corn pickers and new types of haying equipment which reduce crews up to 50 per cent CUBA comic revolt jumping the gun by a month a band of cuban revolutionists botched up an elaborately planned uprising to overthrow pres ramon grau san martin the comic climax to the short lived revolt came when ernesto de la fe a former newspaper man marched on the mariel garrison in the mistaken belief that the revolution was to get underway october 25 instead of november 25 as planned fighting alone fe and his men were quickly suppressed and government authorities proceeded to round up leaders in other provinces per the custom of revolutions in the banana republics deposed and disgruntled army leaders were implicated in the cuban fiasco followers of former president batista general benitez and other former army men were charged with being in the forefront of tle plot DRIVERS SCHOOL on wheels mobile schools for drivers contained in scientifically equipped safety buses now are being used to reduce traffic accidents in kansas indiana and iowa according to american public works association kansas is the state most recently to adopt a drivers s school chool on wh wheels eels program ope operating operatic ratin a bus that stops at county and state fairs schools and major football games the bus is equipped with two way radio public address system sound movie projector and safety films vision and distance judgments also are tested electrically in the kansas school on wheels for drivers other equipment includes a steadiness tester a driving jerk recorder which compares the jerkiness of individual drivers in starting and stopping vehicles A field of vision measuring test determines whether drivers suffer from tunnel vision released by western newspaper union |