Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS US white paper blames chiang for soviet con quest russians declared winning cold war 1 in eastern areas accusations name calling recriminations crimi nations did nothing to distort the picture if the united states was winning the cold war in the west she was losing it in the east the united states white paper on what had happened in china and why charged vigorously that communist victory over the chinese and the disintegration ot of the nationalist government were all the fault of nationalist generalissimo chiang kai shek SAID DEAN ACHESON U S secretary of state full blame for the ominous result of the chinese civil war accrues to chiang kai shek and other nationalist leaders because they lost no battle as the result of a lack of american aid in obvious contrast to the firm policy in dealing with russia on problems affecting the west acheson said of chinas cainas future and U S aims in that direction future U S policy must concentrate on relieving china of the moscow in foreign yoke of communism that appeared easier said than done however there was no pact and no arms program to warn ott off the reds and anyway the communists were on the ground and in control even the most optimistic among the diplomats in washington would realize that throwing the communists out of china would be a long hard fight A F FORMER 0 R M E R ambassador to china major pat hurley was quick to charge that the state departments part ments white paper was nothing but an alibi for U S failure to stem the communist tide in china hurley blamed agreements at yalta which he charged gave russia R u s s I 1 a special concessions in china and blueprinted the communist conquest GHOST STORY boy Is haunted because of the myriad uncertainties which beset his existence man always has been fascinated by the macabre the supernatural the weird beliefs and stories concerning ghosts and spiritual spir manifestations THIS Is evidenced by the fact that the prominent part played by spirits of the dead in the lives of the living has been recounted and extolled since the days of the most ancient tribal existence and through most of the scoffing which greets such tales in this enlightened century there runs if the truth were ascertainable a tiny thread of credulity its rather like the old classic remark of the man who said that while he believe in ghosts he certainly had no desire to encounter one so the story of the washington D C boy haunted by midnight manifestations would bring the same scoffing elicit the same secret thought however fleeting the same hidden wonder could it be so A local clergyman said it was so this pastor told the society for parapsychology that he had the boy spend a night at his home the minister said that during the night the bed on which the boy slept shook so violently he could not sleep the boy moved to a heavy chair the pastor said that while he stood over the chair it fell over throwing the lad on the floor the minister then put some bedding on the floor told the boy to lie on it soon after the boy fell asleep the minister saw the bedding and the boy slide slowly across the floor and under the bed shakespeare said there are more things twixt heaven and earth than are dreamed of in our philosophy phy POLITICS GOP seeks unity the ile one thing it did not have in 1948 and the one thing it seeks most in 1952 esthe one thing the republican party seems most unlikely to find and that is unity IT is characteristic of the american voter that when things are going fairly smooth at home there is little disposition to change administrations the long tenure of the republicans and the even longer tenure of the democrats with roosevelt and truman point up that fact therefore if the GOP failed to attain unity in the 1952 presidential race how could the party ever hope to win there was an outside chance that under a unified campaign the party might win in 52 that chance lies in the fact that a lot of republicans have been voting with the democrats simply because they were at odds with their own bartys candidate and fed up with the me too policies of twice contender thomas E dewey BUT the chance for any real harmony within the party was slim this was indicated bythe by the bitter split in factions when guy george gabrielson of new jersey was selected to replace hugh D scott jr of pennsylvania as the bartys national chairman the changeover served merely to stir up new party turmoil and to pose the more immediate problem of unity in the congressional races now just 15 months away whether gabrielson can bring this about is of course wholly conjectural but it should be remembered that if the GOP would not run hitched together when the white house was the desired destination there is little reason to expect them to hold tight in congressional contests SECURITY many to share I 1 it f a bill approved by the house ways and means committee j is finally enacted into law more than 11 million americans not now covered by the federal social security program will be taken into the program these include hundreds of thousands of self employed domestic servants food processor and some four million state and fed federal eral government workers not now protected THE MEASURE approved by the house committee omitted coverage for nine million farmers and 35 million farm workers despite the fact that president truman had asked these be included in t the he bill as well as doctors lawyers and some other professional groups the committee left them out thus the me measure sure if it wins approval would give to the president a portion of what he requested in broader social security laws but this would come only at the expense of the beneficiaries and their employers for the bill provided for an increase in employers payroll taxes as well as a hike in the percentage each worker would have to pay from his own wages to defray the cost of the expanded program T THE H E PROPOSED LEGISLA TION for instance would boost old age insurance benefits from 50 per cent to as much as per cent in some categories with the average increase about 80 per cent PACTS another urged A w warning a r n 1 n g that communism would take the far east by default if a pacific alliance is not formed soon was sounded by philippine president edpidio quirino IN an address before congress he asked no immediate military commitments from the united states and the west in general although he conceded frankly that the asiatic countries currently involved are unable to provide armies navies and air forces in support of the projected pact while the state department remained silent upon the proposal rep walter H judd R minn former medical missionary to china lauded president quirino as one of the three wise men from the east who had moved to combat communism apropos of the philippine chiefs plan secretary acheson has said that a pacific alliance is not possible until present internal conflicts in asia are resolved PRESIDENT QUIRINO on the other hand declared the urgency of the need asserting that no one who realizes the extent of menace to which asia is exposed can well afford to rest at ease now that the north atlantic pact is in fun full force and effect he added asia with its vast population which accounts f tor 0 r more than half that of the world and with its incalculable resources cannot and ought not be lost to communism by default BABIES may sleep more parents who pace the floor with their infants during the night hours can now look with hope to a new research project at the university of chicago scientists there are engaged in a study of the sleeping habits of babies these gentlemen will seek to learn what part diet plays in the slumber habits of babies through test feedings of proteins and es specially prepared meats meat S among other things I 1 the scientists will seek to determine whether a 25 per cent increase in prot protein ein i content of the infants diet will induce a more restful slumber an apparatus attached to the crib will record every movement made by he child indicating the soundness f its sleep released by features feature ERP r RP FUND billions more the european recovery program appeared set for another year the senate by a vote of 63 to 7 voted a billion dollar appropriation to take care of european recovery needs and pay U S occupation costs abroad final action came after two weeks of debate THE SENATE voted a full f month program with no authority of the spending agency to expend the money in a shorter period at the s same ame time it approved an outlay of for a congressional watchdog committee to keep a check on foreign spending the upper chamber of congress gave tacit approval to nationalization of industries in england that is by knocking down an amendment which would have withheld recovery funds from any nation which in the future nationalized an industry this was aimed directly at great britain COMIC BOOKS new approach the impact of so called comic books on juvenile minds and their influence for good or evil has recently been a subject of widespread controversy in these united states some municipalities banned sale of the more objectionable books others contented themselves with talking but san diego it appears has come up with a most sensible approach that southern california city has started what it calls a comic book of the month club its purpose is to put the fun back into funny books from whence it has been conspicuously absent all these years THE project depends upon cooperation of the comic book publishers it if that can be obtained publishers would submit the books to a board of review in advance of publication books that were approved would be mailed to club subscribers who would be divided into different age groups |