Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 August 1947 — Page 7
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FRIDAY, AUG. 22, 1947
Truman Names Three Rio Parley Has ~U. S. Virtually ‘Ends Hope . Air Transport
To Direct Defense Plan Under Forrestal
«, Royall, Sullivan and Symington Appointed
- of . ser To Head Armed Forces in Unification Setup RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 23.-Col-By VINCENT BURKE, United Press Staff Writes lapse of a Paraguayan revolution WASHINGTON, Aug. 22--Two former lawyers and an ex-indus- has disposed of perplexing problems trialist will direct the three equal branches of the armed forces when Of that country at the hemisphere the new national military establishment is created in mid-Septembr defense conference here. But the under Secretary of Defense James Forrestal. ’ outcome of the civil® war was reThe lawyers are Kenneth C. Royall, 53, secretary of army, and John Sarded here as having little other L. Sullivan, 48, secretary of navy. AW. Stuart Symington, 46, a former Significance.
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Paraguay’s Revolt Believed aot End
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St. Louis industrialist,ewill be secretary of air force. , = ° Under the unification setup, thre three men will hive virtually the same responsibility they have now. Mr. Royall, present secretary of war, will continue as the’ army's top
civilian administrator but he will
lose his cabinet status. Mr. Symington, now assistant secretary of war Yor aid, no longer will have to clear decisions with the war department. Mr. Sullivan, who is currently under-secretary of navy, will! move up one notch into Mr. Forrestal’s present position. ¥i Appointed by Truman Their appointments, long a matter of speculation in military circles, were announced officially late yesterday by President Truman. The President said the unification plan would go into effect about Sept. 15—just nine days before the deadline set by congress for the merger, Officials estimate it shout two vears before military establishment is into final form. The unification will become effective the day after Mr. Forrestal takes the oath of office as overall defense chief. The most significant immediate chance will be the creation of an air force, boasting equal status with the army and navy. And, for the first time since 1913, when the department of labor was created, the number of cabinet posts will shrink to nine. Mr. Forrestal will be the only cabInet member representing the armed service, but will receive the same salary—$15,000 a year—as Mr. Royall, Mr, Sullivan and Mr. Symington.
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Gen Spaatz Slated Several lesser officials remain to be appointed by Mr. Truman, their salaries will range from $10,000 to $14.000-a-year, ; Reliable military informants said Gen. Carl Spaatz, commanding general of the army air forces, is slated for appointment as chief of staff of the new U. 8. air force. Mr. Royall, the new sedretary of
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Mr. Forrestal
Mr. Sullivan Mr. Symington
army, was a North Carolina lawyer until 1942, when he was commissioned a colonel in the U. 8S. army, A vear later he served as chief defense counsel at the military trial of ‘eight Nazi saboteurs who landed on the Atlantic shores by submarine All eight were convicted and six were electrocuted. But Mr. Royall's brilliant defense work gained high praise and attention. He was promoted to brigadier general and in April, 1945, became special assistant to the secretary of war. He was recalled from active duty seven months later to becowne undersecretary of war, Last month he was appointed secretary of war when Robert Patterson resigned. Mr. Symington was president of the Emerson Manufacturing Co. St. Louis, when he received his first government assignment in Apnl, 1941. Mr. Sullivan, chester, N. H, assistant secretary of treasury from 1940 to 1944, Later he became
a former Man-
assistant secretary of navy for air
and was promoted to undersecretary in June, 1946. *
lawyer, served as
The Paraguayan hostilities have been variously described as a revolt against a despotic dictatorship and a Communist-inspired revolution. Basically it appears to have oeen a war between two rival political factions in the Paraguayan army. Without dispute, President Morinigo is a dictator and a despot. And the few Communists in the country supported the revolt, in line with the party practice of fishing in troubled waters. Make Surprise Attack But it is the consensus here that if President Morinigo had been {overthrown his regime would have {been succeeded by another military |dictatorship with little improvement lover the present government. The rebels seized the initiative in the war when the Morinigo forces approached rebel headquarters at Concepcion, The rebels evacuated that city and floated down the Paraguay river to attack the poorly defended capital at Asuncion. However, the attackers encountered unexpected resistance there. By the time the federalists arrived in force the rebels had exhausted their ammunition. It ‘is believed further major guay. Observers warn, however, that somewhat similar civil wars appear to be hatching both in Venezuela and Bolivia.
Debate Definition In committee meetings here a controversy has arisen over the definition of “aggression.” Cuba insists that economic sanctions and coercion should be outlawed, as well as acts of military and political aggression. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg (R Mich.), representing the U. S., favorced the language used in the Act of Chapultepec, which provided “every attack against the integrity or inviolability of the territory or
there will hostilities in
be no Para-
against the sovereignty or political
independence of an American state shall be considered as an act of aggression against the other signatories.”
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For Agreement on Korea
Ready to Abandon Negotiations With Russia;
Build Up Economy of American Zone WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (U. P).—The United States has virtually
‘abandoned all hope of ironing out
its 20-month dispute with Russia
in Korea, and is rushing plans to bolster the economy of the Americancontrolled zone, it was learned today ye Such action, diplomatic officials said, appears to be the only recourse left to combat Soviet delays on unifying the two zones,
These. officials also voiced their growing concern over other troublesome U. S.-Soviet issues in the Far East that are rapidly approaching a showdown stage. These include the proposed Japanese peace treaty and continued Soviet control of the Chinese port of Dairen, The temper of the economyminded 80th congress, coupled with a faint hope that an agreement could be worked out with Russia, caused postponement of a multimillion dollar Korean reconstruction program under study earlier this year, May Cost $100 Million Yearly Moscow's failure to reply to Sec. retary of State George C. Marshall's request for a report on the stalemated U. S.-Soviet negotia. tions has made the issue “crystal clear,” officials said. They said the administration now would speed plans to present congress early next year an economic program for the reconstruction of Korean transporiation fa cilities and industries disrupted bx the Japanese, The state, war and navy departments were said to be working on the project that may cost up to $160 million for the first Vear. It was learned, meanwhile, that a search is being made for a topflight civilian to serve as American high commissioner to Korea. He would take over direction of U. 8S. affairs in the Korean zone south of the 38th parallel, The arm) under Lt. Gen. John R. Hodge now controls the zone.
U. S. May Switch
Stand on Indonesia LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Aug. 22 (U, P.) ~The United States was reported switching its position in the Dutch-Indonesian dispute today in favor of an on-the-spot United Nations investigation of the oftbroken truce in Java and Sumatra American officials were expected to end their qualified support of the Netherlands position in the UN security council and propose an offer of the “good offices” of a United Nations committee to help both sides end their differences peacefully.
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Rehearses for Concert Bow
HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 22 (U. P). —~Margaret Truman, the President's daughter, will rehearse this evening with the Hollywood bow! symphony orchestra for her first concert before a “live” audience tomorrow night. Miss Truman will sing two operatic arias and three songs. * She has sung once before for the public. That was over a radio broadcast from Detroit with only a few persons present in the studio » ® u SHE COMPLETED a series ol piano rehearsals yesterday with conductor Eugene Ormandy, musician director of the Philadelphia symphony, making his bowl debut. Miss Truman's operatic selections were “Vol Che Sapete” from Mozart's “Marirage of Figaro” and 'La Fauvette” from “Zemire and Azor" by Gretry, The songs include Haydn's “My Mother Bids Me Bind My Hair," the “Little Shepherd's Song” by Watts and “My Hero” from the operetta, “Chocolate Soldier.”
Liquor Truck Crashes,
Bums Get Free Drinks
NEW YORK, Aug. 22 (U, P).— Bowery bums grabbed cups, saucers, bottles, dishpans, tin cans and anything else they could find today
Fanatical Sikhs Burn, Unity Recommend Ransack Indian City
Only Handful Escape in Last Bus
As British Try to Evacuate Refugees
By ROBERT C, MILLER, United Press Staff Correspondent JULLUNDAR, India, Aug. 22.--The last bus out of Jullundar left last night, Aboard were a score of mothers, babies and girls who might have been butchered by fanatical Sikhs if they were ‘left inside this burning, ransacked town overnight. Somehow in the excitement of evacuating refugees. a group of 100 Moslems were overlooked and forgotten. They huddled together on 3
street corner, milling about like to” SP izht rl sheep, Some of them scrambled Everyone knew that h 1 agin aboard a truck, which was their €OMe. The Sikhs, whose a to only hope of getting through the - he boiling ES or hack streets al st the Sikhs rob down on 1 3 1d past the Sikhs ravaging ,, to pieces with broadswords.
Maj. Gen. W. E. Hall, head of a the town, . i : WA special army-air force board which® Nearby st be About the refugees were stac Nearhy Stood: a tall, aw-boned all the worldly goods they were able
has concluded a two-months study British colonel. He explained that of unification, said the joiiit com- one of ‘his former servants managed © salvage. . Solomon never faced munications plan had been accepted to escape and ran five miles to tell such a decision as that of ge by army, air force and navy officers him of the desperate plight of the '*r™ining who went and w ‘on the working, level” It is ex- jittle band. stayed. pected to go to Navy Secretary Only Handful Get Aboard James Forrestal when he becomes ecretary,of national defense about At his own risk he re-entered Sept. 15 Jullundar and was trying to evacuGen. Hall said the proposed con- Ate As many as possible. solidation included “all means of At most, a handful were all who communications in which the mili- 80t aboard the last bus, a small, tary is involved-—specifically air- sreen panel truck. The remainder lines radio and telegraph.” ‘had to be left for a “later” trip. Would Keep Local Lines Under such a plan, competing communications throughout the world would be taken away from the army, air force and navy to be assigned to a joint communications board, responsible to the joint chiefs of staff, The three services would If necessary, the board can assign be permitted to retain local com- lines and priorities to the services munications, but even these event- needing them.” ually would have to be tied in With Ag cresent, both ATC and NATS long-distance lines fly daily to Hawaii ahd to island points farther west In addition, each service maintains its own radio stations connecting the West const with Pacific points,
Communications
Included in Plan.
By JIM G. LUCAS Seripps-Howard Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Aug, 22. Merger of the army air transport command (ATC) and the naval air transport ervice (NATS) as part of a worldwide natioAal defense communications system has been recommended by the army and air force, it was learned today.
Cry at Separation Families had to be divided, Mothers with their babies were crammed into the truck. Many screamed protests’at béing separated from their husbands and older children. Everyone worked with a speed born of desperation. Grandmothers and grandchildren alike were stuffed inside the cage-like truck body. Half a dozen terrified girls, none older than 16, held each other's hands, trying to impart courage and hold back from erying. They knew what would be their fate if they were left. Others cracked under the strain and had to be shoved back forcibly from the truck and held by their companions, We joined the colonel in promising that those left behind would be picked up soon, only wishing we could believe our own story,
Hawaii, Under communications as operating agent for the national defense communications system, will take over from all three and operate the network as a unit,
for Instance. this
plan the Joint
board
“There is no reason,” Gen. Hall said, “why the army, navy and air forle should operate three separate and competing fommunications to
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