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questing the release from jail , general at Mukden, and four of his staff. ee BS ee 6 Totter aiid the U.S. government viewed with “grave. concern” the “arbitrary” detention of the five and considered it a “clear violation of the established principles of |

international comity.”

How this plaintive little tough guy like Chou En-lai!

requested but hasn't been answered yet. «Shades of Theodore Roosevel

3 IN 100%, under much less aggravated Morrocan bandit chief, Raisull kidnaped

the United States governmen

The Marines landed to show that we

was released unharmed. That was the tough with Morrocco,

Det. 11, and our great but seemingly ~~" did next to nothing about it. : That encouraged the Chinese Reds to slap ur in theface after kicking us in the pants. IN THE MONTH Mr. Ward has been in fail, perhaps undergoing torture, nothing has been done except for the ) note delivered to Chou En-lai's doorman by Consul

“world “an era of freedom and

A United Press story from of freedom and equality is being introduced to Czechoslo-

ndianapolis Times:

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Telephone RI ley 5551 Give Licht and the People Will Find Their Dien Wav.

State Department has made public a letter written by O. Edmund Clubb, U. 8. consul general in Pieping,

. Angus Ward Alive—or Else eT

unist Foreign Minister Chou En-lai, reof Angus Ward, U. 8. consul

note must have impressed a Mr. Clubb is little better than Communists in Peiping, and lucky to be

» , . ‘ ANGUS WARD went to Manchuria, under orders from the President of the United States, as a representative of the United States government. His case is an issue of American His very life is in danger, if indeed he remains alive. We should have made ~through no one

‘honor and prestige.

a demand upon the Chinese Communists less than the Secretary of State, if not

En-lai treated our timid approach with contempt refusing to receive Consul Clubb when he called. So Mr. Clubb had to deliver that humble little note to Chou's doorwait for a reply he didn’t get. This letter, which “speedy” action, was delivered eight days ago

t and Secretary of State”

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' y did stand on ceremony or pass “the buck to an-errand boy, He directed that an ultimatum

of Tangier demanding “Perdicaris

meant’ business. last time

had been under virtual house arrest in 20 until his arrest on trumped-up charges impotent government

=u been 80 mealy-mouthed in dealing with the .... Chinese Reds that a tough message might make little imupon them at this time. But we need not rest

* The United States has a fleet in the Pacific, something the Chinese Communists do not have. That fleet can shut them off from all contact with the outside world by blockad~ “fig the ports of Manchuria-and- North China. That. is. |. language they will understand. They cannot live without

; THIS SHOW of force would involve “no. substantial risk and would cost nothing, because the fleet is out there

y. : We owe it to Angus Ward, his associates and their

leaving them in Communist China without protection. Action .....shoiild. be. taken while they are alive, if they are alive, President Truman, borrow a leaf from Theodore Roosepelt and tell Chou En-lai we want Angus Ward out alive—

~ Mr. Sila's ‘Golden Era’ 3 HE golden ers of Rome has been reborn in Russia and “this new Communist empire will last for thousands of | years,” according to Jirl Sila; editor of the Prague news-

that the new Russian way will give the equality—an order without

Prague tells how the new era

1 J » » s » ~ . . NEEDING 50,000 workers for the mines and other in- + dustriés, the Communist government has directed the police to arrest that number of persons and commit thém to forced

This draft is applicable to “unreliable and hostile ele- | ments.” That can be stretched to cover Communists as well | as non-Communists, as editor Sila should know from the | experience of other countries. So—if editor Sila doesn’t mind rather than his. There is some room for improvement here, but at least we don't have to duck and run when somebody knocks on the door. .

Margarine

. jority for repeal

Wins in Ohio

; HIO'S voters proved conclusively Tuesday that most of them want the right to buy yellow margarine—a right hitherto denied them by state law. ns With over two million votes cast on the issue, the ma-

of that law was about half a million,

; oo» ” » ’ . . 0» CONSUMERS in Ohio, all other states and the District of Columbia still are penalized by federal taxes, and license fees on manufacture and sale of margarine. . But those federal taxes and fees also are on the way out. The House voted overwhelmingly early this year for and Senate Democratic Leader Lucas has prom-

we'll take our system |

— by James Denies s Truck Weight Truce Reached

Groups Co-operating on Plan to Set Standards ' WASHINGTON, Noy. 11-—A truce has been reached between the American Trucking As- | sociation and officials of the U. B. Bureau of Public Roads who fought .the association to a standstill earlier this year on a nation-wide campaign to overthrow existing state limitations on truck weights, The association .and the bureau now are co-operating on a plan to establish standards on a regional basis. If the plan works out, state legislatures convening next year and in 1951 will be spared the bitter fights of past years, Officials of the bureau say they have been greatly encouraged by what appears to be a changed attitude on the part of the truckers’ Washington office, Only a few months ago the truckers’ representatives were denouncing the bureau for pointing out that overloading of

WAY maintenance costs,

Safety Education

NOW the trucks want to be friends. Their Washington office has promised to educate state trucking associations on the safe way of carry. ing heavy loads without causing dam to pavements and bridges. Regional conferences are held at which bureau scientists will demonstrate the ‘causes and prevention of road damage. : : On their: side, the bureau's- top officials will encourage some states to raise their pres-

ent limits on truck length. This will permis” the spreading of heavy loads over more axles, one

thus avoiding excessive préssures fro set of wheels. The bureau has long advised Eastern truckers to change over to<the type of ' muiti-axled equipment used on tie West Coast. Eastern truckers, however, preferred to pile more and more weight ~ their -older-type short-base vehicles, Théy resisted the change on the grounds of pdded cost and because certain states had weight-to-length ratios, which they sald wound not allow enough added cargo to, justify the costlier type of truck. Reasénable Legislation “TO offset the second objection, the bureau is willing to advocate more reasonable legislation to some state highway departments and legislatures. It has not been announced yet in which states the bureau will advocate changes. The ATA’s new conciliatory policy was unveiled a few days ago in a trucking convention in Boston. A resolution was passed “vigor. ously and unqualifiedly” condemning violations of state weight laws and pledging co-operation with state enforcement agencies to bring violators to justice. : . The resolution represented a change of attitude in st least two respects. One, the Washington. office - previously had. blamed . most overloading on truckers not-affiliated with the national organization or any of its state affilfates. Its representatives’ here sald they could not censure truckers over whom they had no 4 control, :

Laws Out of Date BECONDLY, some truckers’ representatives took the position that many state laws regarding truck weights and lengths were so out of date that they deserved to be violated. At least, the ATA refrained from condemning illegal overloading in such states, Indications that the trucking group has not entirely given up this resentment was contained in a second part of the Boston resolution. This stated: ; “Condemnation by this association of such law violations is not to be construed as an indorsement of existing weight, height and length laws, where such laws are unscientifie, arbitrary and conflicting, depriving the na~tion of full use of its highways.”

COFFEE NERVES 0 nectar piquant; brew superb, I fear ‘hose forces that disturb Since you are now in “short supply” And poundage price is mounting high.

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I fear that old desire to hoard May spring anew, although deplored In news releases that explain In language that is far from plain.

How come this sudden crop concern _ When every year the tons that burn Like surplus “spuds” we did destroy Give thrifty houkewives! little joy?

CRT SoH VINCIRE Proot- Appesry ce For Java's being in “arrears,” " Buch propaganda only serves Spoons Too stimulate my coffee nerves, . ..

John M. Montani, 2640 N. Meridian St. ® &

‘TIS SAID

We seem always to be .on the verge of prosperity. Now-—if someone would just push us over the “verge” : : «RB. C,, INDIANAPOLIS,

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Tito Offers Aid to Refugees

(Editor's note: We break into the sequence of the Marquis Childs columns on during his current European trip because of the importance of his exclusive interview with. "Marshal Tito. The following is the first of two columns.) 3 Sly omm— BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Nov. 11—Those who seek refuge from the oppression dictated by the Soviet Union in its neighboring countries

will find asylum and a job in Yugoslavia,

This was Marshal Tito’s assurance, given fo

me today in an exclusive interview at his villa

on the outskirts of Belgrade. Already, according to Tito, thousands of exiles from Albania, Bulgaria and Hungary have taken refuge here, Tito would not attempt to estimate the number more closely than that but said ‘that before the Albanian border was tightened whole families had fled into Yugoslavia, bringing with them their household utensils. : “But we do not interfere in ‘any way with the internal affairs of any other country,” the marshal said. “That is what the Soviet Union tries to accuse us of, but it is untrue.” Asked about “Titoism” in neighboring countries that recently have been the scene of carefully staged trials, Tito’s round and frequently smiling face suddenly became serious. There is, sald Tito, no such thing as Titolsm, ¥

Not True Course “IT IS NOT correct to speak of Titoism,” the marshal said firmly. “In each of these countries there is resistance to what is happening because the course being followed is not the

“true course of ‘Marxism and Leninism. ......... “Wa here in Yugoslavia are following the true Marxism science both in principle and ap-

plication and as it relates both to our internal affairs and our relations with other nations.” Tito sald that the .forthcoming trial of Traicho Kostov,. former vice premier of Bulgaria, will link the “traitors” with charges aimed at Yugoslavia. The pattern in Sofia, Tito predicted, will be similar to that in Hungary. where Laszlo Rajk -and others were charged with treason and Titoism, confessed and were sentenced to death or long imprisonment. :

vat does mot matter. whether the. name. is .

Rajk or what,” the Yugoslav premier said. “If there had not been Rajk, someone else would have been found to play the same role. These so-called trials all run the same course, . “What makes the forthcoming Bulgarian trial more extraordinary is that we here in Yugoslavia first unmasked Kostov, who during the war entered the service of the invaders.

" tions.

* fident man.

. By Marquis Childs

But that will make no difference to those who now are preparing his trial.” Romania, in the opinion of Tito, is a special case. First is the fact that during the war it sided with fhe enemy and was invaded and occupied by the Soviet army. Today the regime is so completely subservient to Russia that apparently it is not considered “worth “while or

even necessary to hold a so-called trial in | Tito, however, did not rule out the |

Bucharest, possibility altogether if later such a trial shoud be considered useful in discrediting Yugoslavia.

Possible Break

MARSHAL TITO repeated hints thrown out in several recent statements and speeches that

there is a possible break within the politburo |

in Moscow. However, he would not say that there is anything as definite as a split. “But you must remember,” he said, “that

certain people have disappeared. Voznesensky

is one. There are indications of differences of opinion. It is very hard to say, of course, what is happening. But the good sense of the Russian people does not approve the attitude of the Russian government. That is the important thing. "rhe present policy of the Soviet Union will last for some time, perhaps considerable time, but it must change.’ Throughout the interview Marshal Tito was careful not to say anything that could be taken

“as deliberately ‘offensive to the governments of -

the satellite states. 'FPhis was true even in his comments on the recent action of the government in Warsaw making Soviet Marshal Konstantin K. Rokossovsky marshal of the Polish armies and minister of defense. .

he.sald with stern emphasis, ......... Might Be Precedent

TITO was cautious in predicting Russia's next move in the cold war being waged by the Kremlin in Eastern Europe. He admitted that the Rokossovsky appointment might be a precedent, with Russian overlords named to key defense .and interior posts in other satellite naBut, he quickly added, only the future course of events could tell, and to prophesy was highly dangerous.” Lis Ea A Marshal Tito seemed to me a-supremely conIf he has any serious fears for the future he certainly does not show it.on the surface. He is easy and informal. His face frequently lights up with a broad smile. In a following column I will report the reasons for Tito’s confidence as he gave them to me in this interview that ranged over all the problems of this country, whose people have endured $0 much bloodshed--and terror in the past decade. .

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action, than during the last few days right have been informed old John responsible for the present that Mr. Lewis

For weeks we

L. Lewis solely was strike and crisis; cout gin power he was & threat to our economy;

S52 Mr. Lewis and Mr. Murray it that becaust steps be taken to ban industry-

lective bargaining. i news dispatches appearing in our news. pers informed us such were the lacs, Editorial geniuses and commentators delv deep into their wells of wisdom and arrived a ou clusions. which placed all blame squarely on

of old John L. shoulders just as all were convinced, the trut

appeared. ricker acted to avert or alleviate the Go, Ee pending crisis. No sooner

impact of t ha hon Governor's. conference over ‘when John L. Lewis informed the chief executive that he (Lewis) was ready and willing to negotiate ine dependently with the Indiana coal operators, But what happened. W epresentatives and spokesmen for the Ine alana Coal Producers Association emphatically Governor it was impossible for

rmed the Jaton to negotiate independently with the United

ne Workers. " Our newspapers reported as follows: Harvey Cartwright, director of the Coal ‘Operators Association, sald the operators could not negotiate independently as they were bound to the national negotiating agreement, Clarence A. Jackson, executive vice president of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, said: “It's up to Mr. Lewis now. The operators have offered to do all they can to relieve the emergency. in Indiana. Obviously, they can't offer to negotiate independently.” " Just what does Mr. Jackson mean when he says the operators have offered to do “all they can” when it appears all the operators have done is to refuse to meet in an attempt to resolve the -existing differences? "Under those circumstances, just what does Mr. Jackson mean when he says: “It's up te Mr. Lewis now”? Didn't Mr. Lewis offer te negotiate? Does Mr. Cartwright’s statement mean Ine diana coal operators are bound by rules of the national association (their union) to the extent they are forbidden to negotiate? The answers to those questions are quite obvious. Furthermore, honest answers to the questions indicate the blame for the present coal crisis rests squarely on the shoulders of the coal operators and not on the shoulders of Mr. Lewis. * * 9

‘Law Is Unconstitutional’ By P. E. M,, Indianapolis With these current strikes creating emergencies and unemployment, I would like to say these few words concerning Mr. Truman's fight to repeal the Taft-Hartley Act. I am with Mr, Truman in his fight. But I believe, also, In these wise words of President Lincoln, “the best

Iam not a the Taft-Hartley Act is definitely unconstitutional because it was passed to hinder the freedom of the working class of people. Parts of this law were declared unconstitutional when Sens. Taft and Hartley, in their bill, made it unlawful for union publications to support political candidates. This was clearly unconstitutional because it hindered labor unions’ freedom of the press, Perhaps high courts do not agree with me on the constitutionality of this law, but this is my opinion, and, thank God, I live in a country where I can eXpress my viewpoint,

‘What Others Say

I WILL be proud to represent my people, my

country and my great democratic government, and I am happy that I am going to another great democracy.—Mrs. Eugenie Anderson, U. & ambassador to Denmark. ¢ oo

son WHEN we went into. Germany. we. found that

German eliminated competition. since-T. R.'s day that America can survive only as long as it remains competitive.—Gen Lucius Clay, former U. S, commander for ocenpled Germany. >

industry’ had completely

* * IN all candor and at the risk of being une diplomatic, our problém is not only to get Eu‘rope. on its own feet but off our backs —ECA Administrator Paul Hoffman. ; * THEREF, is no doubt we belong to the Western

“world. =~Chancellor Konrad Adenauver-of Western -

Germany. * oo . I HAVE not been dble to talk to Joe Stalin and find out if he still loves me. I am unemployed at present-and- looking for a job.—~Earl Browder, former head of VU, 8. Communist Party.

from a former ham-and-egger,

Congresswoman from a Los Angeles district, Downey, veteran of 12 years in the U, 8. Senate. be liberals.

Works Hard

in a very effective. manner.

Douglas’ more professional technique.

leaders for the adoption of the plan.

Sen. Downey who entered the Senate with a record of active support of various California pension plans, including the socalled - ham-and-egg movement and the Townsend Plan, also

plans to run on the basis of his liberal record. per cent record for favoring labor,

Strong Labor Support

HIS involvement in the complicated

‘CALIFORNIA POLITICS . . . By Douglas Larsen

Democrats’ ‘Darling’

1950 looks ‘like it-is going -to-be in California where a former actress will try to take the Democratic Senate nomination away

Lined up in a fight which promises to split California's strong labor forces in two will be Helen Gahagan Douglas, now

Mrs, Douglas, wife of the screen actor Melvyn Douglas, has _ become known as the “darling of the Democrats” during her six years in the House of Representatives, Nearly 50, a fact which depresses her, ghe is still an extremely handsome woman.

LARGELY to offset Clare Boothe Luce, who was the glamour girl on the Republican side in the T0th Congress, the Democrats saw to it that Rep. Douglas was Immediately assigned to one of the most important committees of the House, Foreign Affairs. Thanks to her stage background, Mrs. Douglas is a very effective speaker.’ She blends impassioned words with cold logie Many of her male colleagues, who have fair reputations for tossing out dramatic words envy Mrs. Twice the Democrits have used her as featured speaker at their conventions. \ She has been accused of being too far left in her thinking: | She likes to think of herself as « fighting liberal, wingers themselves helped erase the suggested red taint when the Progressive Party ran a candidate against her in the race for her congressional seat. Henry Wallace's party later offered her its support as the price of changing her backing of the Marshall Plan. She turned the offer down cold and was one of the

problem of the 160acre limitation on -the size of farms irrigated by the federal government appears<to have, hurt him among some factions.

SIDE GLANCES

and Sheridan Both claim to

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"By Galbraith

examples:

financial

| on national {ssues, has spent most of it on issues directly re-

ised that the repeal bill will be the Senate's first order of | Some of his enemies claim that in this fight he has allied him- lated to California. fhterests. - Sen. Downey is expected to get | Some Co when the of ts in Jan | self with both corporate farmers and the power trust, which he = support of the pensioners, of which California has a huge num - shore up when oF new session he Cor Ingress mee : naturally dentes, Nevertheless he is assured of very strong ber, and Mrs. Douglas hopes to get most of the farmers. | allowed to fold. vote in Ohio should eonvinee any doubtful Sen- | labor support in his fight for renomination. : In any event, the contest for the Democratic nomination is | But. insistent public demand for enactment of this And for whit it is worth, Mrs. Douglas will probably get | expected to result in such fireworks that the Republican candia AT oa y Zor Sul-of-state, yational sypyort fom various srgenisstions. | date, who must lace one of the primary winners in the géiera] s), ny y 4 Sun. away Bas kowingly avoided spending such of bis tims, election, may have & Bard time getting his name in the paper.

ngressmen feel the bust iu out too iuh, MORAY

AID TO BUSINESS . . . By Bruce Biossat

Bigger RFC Loans? igger oansrs . WASHINGTON, Nov. 11—The Reconstruction Finance Cors ° poration is probably the businessman's best friend in Wash ‘ington. And right now it's showing moPe generosity toward him than at any time since it was set up. ‘ " RFC business loans outstanding are at an all-time high of $416 million. About 5400 firms owe the agency money, and new applications come in at the rate of some 1200 a month. But totals like these don't tell the story. It's better told by

A watch company in Massachusetts was forced to close because of financial difficulties. city where the plant is located appealed to the RFC. A $8 million | loan put the business back in working condition. An airline needed new planes but couldn't get the money from private lenders. It borrowed $12 million from the RFC.

Loan for Kaiser

MORE recently Henry Kaiser turned to the government for { funds for his automobjle concern, Kaiser-Frazer Corp. First he got $34 million on a 10-year loan to help him develop a new lowpriced car, and then he was granted another $10 million to finance a strengthening of his dealer organization. One. of. the most spectacular loans in RFC $37 million thus far doled out to Lustron Corp. maker of prefabricated steel houses, Launched with government blessing in the hope it would make a big dent in the housing shortage, Li tron has needed repeated financial help. It still is not on its feet.

Liberal Terms

IF THE RFC does decide to make a loan, its terms usually are more liberal than a private bank's, It often approves long" term grants, which regular bankers dislike. It demands security, Bnav, and may foreclose like any other lender if a loan goes

~The RFC's chief jobs seem to be encouraging © with new Jens and balling out established a. It: now has about $800 million left for additional loans there is some chance it may h for Blonst 1 nd t ther loan authority if the a a doko Co ould that need arise, all will not Voices in and out of Congress are reluctant to see fufther

Plagued by unemployment, the

history 1s thé

businessmen which are in

present lending pace keeps up. Should be smooth sailing. up are certain to protest. Bankers expansion of federal loan activity. that are

weak and, ought to

member of any 1abor URion; but

In this country we have known

.»the future of ti world. He oft the “glacier pri long sojournin ings. and phe with the arctic made similar o fes of Japan a: r Warl Hubbard furnis forces with m and photograp! He also lecturé on the subject geopolitics.

State Rep. ‘To Addres:

State Rep. FT son, of Boone known Leban address the 1 Club at noon t« Trends in Engl Rep. Richar time in Englan of the labor p: in that count trends with go and visited a r people in orde of the British

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