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“War Comes NSRB Nearing End of Task; Military to Get Top Priority
By The Scripps-Howard Newspapers vs WASHINGTON, Jan. 21—Airtight controls on everything you eat, wear and use. ; : That's the picture, if war comes again.
resumed, but under tightest kind of controls.
production may be Here's what you could expect after first shut-down orders are throughout war,
Food rationing, to continue Only standardized *
of shoes every 18 months.
equipment. Production of agricultural machinery would stop. No more radios or television sets, ' For at least two years, industry committees have been studying their own problems. Some 1000 industry recommendations have been made. Vacuum-cleaning makers recommended they go out of business for the duration. Se did makers of electric toasters, waffle irons, etc. They'd be assigned war work. Plans are complete for mobilization of 20 industrial groups. National Security Resources Board expects to allocate all raw materials and that way enforce sort of production fit wants. . . } Three experts have been called in to supervise final stages of mobilization planning. They are Blackwell 8mith, New York lawyer who
has served with NRA and.
WPB; John F. Skillman of Toledo, now with Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp., and formerly with WPB; and George N. McClusky of Upland, Cal, who had experience with WPB and
also with military government
in Berlin.
EJ ” » China Blockade Tight U. 8. NAVY says Nationalist blockade of Shanghai is more effective than anyone expected. Shippers at first scoffed at idea Chiang’s Navy could lay effective minefield; now they're showing respect for it. Several ships beside Flying Arrow have made experimental tries at blockade, have decided not to go ahead. It's less effective in north China ports, but strong enough to cause worry for blockade runners. . Administration licking on Korean aid is storm warning on whole foreign-aid program. Loss of 30 to 40 Democratic votes would have surprised no one; loss of 61 was alarming
to administration. It indicated:
pressure for cuts in spending goes far beyond soreness over U. 8. China policy. ECA is asking only $3 billion, sharp decrease from last year—but may be lucky if it gets even less than that. - » =
Cool to New Bomb AIR FORCE is not enthusiastic about hydrogen bomb. Bomber plane hasn't beén invented that could get away from blast — if it actually wrecks everything within 50 to 100 miles. If delayed fuses or parachutes are used for bomb, that gives enemy time to neutralize it.
Ld » . Requirement that yellow margarine be manufactured in triangular form probably will be knocked out in conference. If not, it may be 18 months before housewives can buy
Sen. Fulbright
keep triangle amendment, for nuisance yatue, Margarine-makers are annoy because Sen. Fulbright accepted amendment, didn’t realize he had votes to win without R . ”
Congressmen report they've heard that Leon H. Keyserling, acting chairman of President's Council of Eoonomic Advisers, is being considered for chairman of Atomio Energy Commission. They hope rumor is not true.
. » » Get Oil Import Report PRESIDENT TRUMAN has report on his desk from Interior Secretary Chapman on foreign oil imports. Mr. Truman has promised Rep. Albert Thomas of Texas that if imports are actually hurting independents, he'll do something about it. But so far he hasn't disclosed con-
to curb imports is for State Department to request big
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companies to hold down their
goods would be manufactured
You'd be limited to one pair foreign shipments of both
crude and products, Another Texan, Rep. Ed. Gossett, has bill pending to clap $l1-a-barrel import tax on foreign oil, but chances for passage are slim.
Hospital Problem DEFENSE SECRETARY Johnson's not satisfied with military hospitals despite claim of his'medical chiefs that more
other field. Mr, Johnson says few hos-
third full, though all are fully staffed. He thinks that's waste of doctors. Secretary's top-flight management committee, which told could dismiss 130,000 civilian workers without loss of efficiency, is looking into it, Johnson hints there'll be more
Mr. Johnson
shutdowns and consolidations. -
Seek More Doctors
ADMINISTRATION bill -to increase number of doctors and dentists by giving aid to medical schools and scholarships to students likely will move fast through Congress. House subcommittee meets Tuesday to perfect amendments to bill, which is now before rules committee. Similar measure passed Senate last session. But American Medical Association is still fighting bill. It's skeptical about doctor shortage; also criticizes bill for giving federal government “potential authority” to interfere with medical ‘school’ adminis tration. » » . "
Blames Gem Makers
SILVER BLOC blames New England jewelry manufacturers for recent outburst in Senate against continued buying by U. 8. Treasury of silver at prices above world market. Bloc talks about retaliating with bill to repeal U. S. tariff on imported jewelry made of silver. Tariff is now 55 per cent. Silver bloc says it is getting no more of a’ subsidy than jewelry makers get from tariff.
= » » Big stumbling block in government’s potato giveaway program is “FOB country shipping point.” That means foreign countries and domestic welfare institutions must pay high shipping costs, since most of surplus potataes are in Maine. Government formerly paid all or part of the freight, now says it lacks the money. ” - »
Faces Tough Fight EXTENSION of rent control act, which expires June 30, faces tough fight in Congress, with chances no better than even. City council of Akron, where labor is highly organized, has just passed decontrol ordinance. It's first city of that size in Ohio to do so.
.. n » Former Sen. Joe Ball, Minnesota Republican, has abandoned plans for syndicated newspaper column, is now writing a ‘‘private weekly letter” on labor for a “select group of business executives who face the realities.” It's being offered for sale by National Research Bureau, Inc, of Chi¢ago. Bureau says letter is so confidential that men it circularizes are asked to tear up the “charter form” if they don’t buy. :
Given New Chore
NOW EACH Republican secretary on Capitol Hill has new chore—disposing of 20 tickets, at $1 each, to Republican “box lunch” to be held here Feb, 7. Telecasters worry over driving efforts of FCC Commis-
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sioner Robert Jones to get col- °
or television going. Many are
dent Truman's “government by crony” is great stuff for the cronies but awfully hard on
ler for the judgeship is supposed to have something to do with the delay, too. » ~ . BUT MR. STECKLER has the support of other party leaders than the National Committeeman. These individuals do not appreciate the apparent attitude that Mr. McHale's support is a “kiss of death” and that their recommendation must have Justice Minton’s approval tobe considered by the President. Backers of Mr. Steckler still haven't lost hope. They have been given the encouraging word that there is no significance to the fact that the appointment didn’t go through
World Report—
Truman's Pen to Weld U. S. For Defense of 400 Millions
They intend to see that Judge Minton's candidate, whoever he may be, doesn't get
maker backed Party Secretary John Hurt for the job. Judge Minton, not yet a Supreme. Court Justice at that time, backed City Attorney Marshall Hanley of Muncie. The man who got the nod was 7th District Chairman Matthew Welsh of Vincennes. Mr. Hanley will have to settle as an assistant or nothing. w - La - IN ANY EVENT, Mr. Hay maker and a number of district chairmen who indorsed Mr. Steckler for judge can be
Tide of Arms Starts Running by Feb. 1; Congress Allotted $1.3 Billion for Job
By GORDON CUMMING Compiled From the Wire Services President Truman will sign the bilateral treaties with the
Atlantic Pact nations this week.
A new organization will thus be born to be known as the
Mutual Defense - Assifiance
am. It will weld America
and Western Europe into a single defensive unit. The President's signature will thus bind together Western
Europe's 225 ‘million people with the 175 million people of the United States and Canada, all pledged to defend themselves with similar weapons under a unified command. YWhen the President signs the treaties, he makes avail- . able through the Preasury Department $1.3 billion appropriated by Congress to implement the Atlantic Pact. By Feb. 1, stock of military equipment will be ready for loading on ships. Some cargoes may even have been carried across the Atlantic.
Projects New Plants Not all of the military equipment required will come_from the United States. A great part of the dollar treasure will be used to Set up new plants in Furope to make munitions and equipment for planes, tanks, weapons and carriers. France will, for instance, de: cide to make several million land mines. The French authorities will select a plant or the site of a plant where labor is available, The whole project will be outlined and submitted to the combined chiefs of staff and if approved, the Upited States will supply the machines and tools to equip the factory.
Must Be Matched No equipment will be shipped from the United States unless It can be matched by men in Europe. That means men must be trained to use trial samples which will be duplicated in quantity only when the training period is ended. Full agreement between Paris ‘and Washington on United States military aid to France has been reached. But signing of the agreement has been delayed by the drafting of Britain's agreement, negotiation of which was started much later. It is expected to be signed shortly. Meanwhile, America’s bipartisan foreign policy, under a blistering siege over Far Eastern policy, still shows signs of vigor. . It was apparently up for grabs this week in the furor over Formosa and in the House defeat of the $60 million Korean aid bill. But reports of imminent death are regarded as more than slightly exaggerated, especially in light of treatment of the administration's Point Four program. Point 4 Quite Active
_ In the House Foreign Affairs
Committee, Republican forces ministration’s draft of the bill But Senate Department offi-
clals got together with Mr, Herter, ironed out their dis-
aimed at uplifting so-called
. a hot issue, however, the Re-
publicans felt free to blast that foreign policy. But, it's pointed out, the Republicans haye grabbed a hot potato, for the enemy remains Russian communism.
> Spain BEHIND the U. 8. willingness now to do business with Spain are obvious military and .. economic considerations, informed Washington observers said today. First, Spain's strategic position along the Mediterranean and her militant anti-Commu-nist stand could not have escaped the attention of military concerned with defense in case of trouble, they stressed.
The State Department has officially denied any ‘military connotations” in Secretary of State Acheson's announcement of the decision to support repeal of the United Nations’ diplomatic boycott. But congressional and military leaders are known to have criticized the boycott as unrealistic. A strong Spain, supplying bases to the West, would be a vital ally, they have long contended. Second, Spain is in the economic doldrums. She needs wheat and can barely scare up the dollars to buy it. She is also a market for durable goods of all kinds. Even Mr. Acheson acknowledged that U. 8. policy is to develop “mutually beneficial economic relations.” Economically, it boils down, in the opinion of the experts, to whether the West wants a hungry or a healthy Spain. Whether France and England will accept Spain in any
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- n » OF COURSE, when the time comes to campaign, any Democratic nominee in Indiana could use a presidential speech or two in his behalf. Even though Mr, Truman failed to Indiana in 1948, there is little doubt his 18 state appearances helped the Democratic state ticket a lot. Then, too, there are Democrats right here in Indiana who feel pretty much as the President is reputed to feel toward Mr. McHale. Some top CIO leaders are among these. They recall that deathless remark by Mr. McHale some years ago that “the CIO is a millstone around the neck of the Democratic Party.”
"S_ In other labor quarters, Mr.
Campbell seems to be gaining somé union backing already. He may be expected to bid for CIO favor before the state nominating convention because the CIO probably will have about 400 delegates to that convention. —r In short, with all these things to consider, Mr. Camp-
bell has a tricky course ahead”
of him. If he wins the Dem-
nomination the party bet he could take a running jump into a
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ves know well they aren't going to elect a Senator Indiana. It's a
sistant U, 8. Attorney General. Particularly, they refer to his connection with the successful of a number of Communists, The Progressives regabd this as evidence that Mr, Campbell is -an “advocate of thought control.” » Vote-wise, it seems safe to presume that Mr, Campbell does not expect much help either from Communists or from others who regard Comunists as mere harmless “thinkers.” In 1948 the Progressive Party polled something under 10,000 Hoosier votes for their Presidential nominee, Henry Wallace. If every one of these votes had gone to the Democrats, it wouldn't have changed the outcome of a single race. Without a presidential race or the name of Mr. Wallace, the Progressive vote pulling potential for 1850 looks like something around -2000-votes. Mr. Campbell probably isn't going to lose a lot of sleep about his Progressive Party “opposition.”
With Western Europe Under Atlantic Pact
European economic integration scheme will have to await developments., Mr, Acheson said they necessarily must have a “leading voice” in such a deciston
Mexico
THE president of the exiled Spanish Republican government said today that Mr. Aoheson’s stand on Spain is a blow to people of democratic beliefs. “The day the United States declared its feeling on Franco is a day of sorrow for American democracy,” Alvaro De Al-
bornoz said.
* . Great Britain KING GEORGE VI last night postponed the reopening of Parliament until after the general election. The present Parliament had been scheduled to reassemble Jan. 24. The king postponed the reopening until Feb. 14. But on Feb. 3 he is scheduled to dissolve the present Parliament in preparation for the general election Feb. 23. Thus the present Parliament wlil not meet again. The new Parliament will meet after the election.
Czechoslovakia
THE qfficial news agency said today that most of Czechoslavakia’'s lesser churchmen —including the secretary of Roman Catholic Archbishop Josef Beran—had sworn loyalty to the Communist-led government. Catholic spokesmen could not be reached immediately for comment. A reliable Protestant source in Czechoslovakia said that Lutheran pastors had been ordered to take the oath, but that they were reluctant to do so.
Germany
THE United States backed down today in & major Berlin dispute with Russia to prevent a new Soviet blockade.
Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Tay-
MACHINE BUSINESS
lor, Berlin's American commandant, ordered Western police out of a disputed U. 8. zone railway headquarters building, seizure of which precipitated the quarrel. It was the first time the United States had backed down in a Berlin major dispute; with Russia since the Soviets imposed their 11-month blockade of the city in’ the spring of 1948.
“The 600 office rooms are not worth the threat of a new blockade,” Gen. Taylor said. German police, with American approval, had seized the building housing the railway headquarters to obtain the 600 empty rooms for use of the city.
Yugoslavia
THE Yugoslav Skupshtina (parliament) ended its finals session last night after passing a new election law which makes ‘it easier for opposition candidates to run in the March general election.
Under the new law any man may become a candidate for parliament and get his name on the ballot by presenting a petition containing 100 signatures of voters in his bwn election district. Under the old law any candidate not having approval of the Communist-dominated Peoples Front had to produce a
petition from every election district in the country — a practical impossibility.
Korea
REFUSAL of the Congress to grant more aid to South Korea in effect surrenders to the Communists America’s last outpost on the Asiatic mainland, informed sources in Tokyo said today. Unless Congress reverses its position the ECA pipeline — which to South Korea means lifeline—will run dry in five to six months.
After that, these sources say, it is only a matter of time before the infant republic succumbs to Communist penetration from North Korea. (President Truman today keynoted a determined administration drive to restore the $60 million Korean aid program which the House killed last Wednesday. (The President sald In a brief statement that he is asking congressional leaders to “rectify” the House action immediately to “safeguard” U. 8. foreign policy. ‘ (Administration leaders In Congress acknowledged that to get help for Korea they might also have to accept an aid program for the Chinese Nationalists on Formosa, which Mr. Truman does not want.)
China
CHINESE Communist troops have driven to within 35 miles -of the border of Tibet after a forced march of 900 miles through the snow-capped Himalayas, the Peking radio reported today. The broadcast gave no indlcation of size of the army unit or reason for the forced march in mid-winter, Recent Communist broadcasts have insisted that Tibet is part of China and that the
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Everything Is Calm on Political
Surface but Things Are Really Hot
By THE TIMES CITY STAFF ALL'S NQT quiet as present surface calm
in Marion County politics,
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Behind so-called “harmony” fronts are veritable powder kegs with fuses sputtering. Potential embroils ments are due to break into open any day now. Fireworks are expected when GOP strategy trio—James IL.
Bradford, former party chairman;
Dale Brown,
regular n tion leader, and Sam Blum, one of big district GOP bosses—get
-back from junket to Miami Beach after Feb. 1.
Things are due to get into high gear when GOP regulars tip hand on primary candidates and open battle lines with rival American Way Republican Committee.
SWEET, AD 0~ ZINE IS
American Wayers, headed by Glenn Funk, are all set with own organization of ward heelers to open fire with strong slate of their own against regular organization of Chairman John (Jack)
Innis.
Hot fight is expected abut mid-March unless behind-scenes deals and compromises not now in cards are effected.
Boys on the Beach
SEVERAL local politicos searched in vain last week to contact Jack Innis, county GOP chairman. Nothing important, they said, “just wanted to keep in touch with the boss.” “Boss,” they were told was up in Detroit on personal business. But grapevine sources said it wasn't so. They had Innis in Florida, joining the Bradford, Blum, Brown tete-a-tete on sundrenched sands of Miami Beach. Same grapevine says another county GOP stalwart, Judge Alex M. Clark, will join “boys” on beach this week.
. - - ASIDE from being local GOP big wheel, Jim Bradford has more than a mild interest in the Mid-State Liquor Co, wholesale supply house on Georgia St. And last week, although ostensibly enjoying himself in the sunny clime, Mr. B. reportedly came ¢lose to “blowing a gasket” when advised of possibility that firm's wholesaler’s license might not be renewed before deadline.
Back-of-hand gossip reports °
that Mr. B. made numerous and frantic phone calls to various well-placed people, Same gossips insist he was forced into granting “generous” concessions to County Democrat Boss, Paul McDuff, who has close “in” with John Noonan, secretary of State ABC Board.
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“A late model auto on Indianapolis streets looks like a big bug with its chromium teeth being shakem out” That's the way an imaginative Hoosler points out that chuckholes are back, bigger than ever, after City's “big street repair program last summer. “ City experimented with road heater-planer, a, mechanical device suppose to smooth streets. It did—for a while. But once smooth streets, like Washington Blvd.,, are rougher tham before.
” = ” Objectionable Art EXPRESSIONISTIC canvas by Max Beckman in Herron Art Museum is under fire of several Indianapolis dowagers, Art Association patrons. They believe painting, which won first prize in Carnegie International exhibit, is’ corrupting morals of youth. Picture depicts a brothel in symbols. Indianapolis objectors think painting should be removed.
» » ” When Sen. Willlam E. Jenner (R. Ind.) told Civil Rights Mobilization delegation from Indiana in Washington last week that his party pioneered in this movement, one Negro leader present sald: “Sure, Abraham Kincoln was a New Dealer.” Junior Senator from Indiana bristled. Ardent opponent of New Deal-Fair Deal programs, both foreign and domestic, he retorted: “No, No. Lincoln was for civil rights, but he was no New Dealer.” . & = » Vertical Lines VERTICAL lines, up-and-down strokes of architect's . pencil, are coming to front in
‘Big Noise, No Action
When unauthorized use of a city-owned park departe ment car was reported last week, Supt. A. C. Sallee said he would “take care of” errant official.
Movement was launched to oust or force resignation of worker involved, but nothing was done at meeting of Board of Parking Commissioners. Report is that individual under fire has an “in” with one come missioner, Violation of rules came ta light when park department car No. 409 was seen improperly parked in alley behind North Side tavern at 12:45a. m, Resident unable to get in ga~ rage because car barred way. reported it. Indignant citizen waited to get look at car's driver. Saw three women emerge from tave ern, get in City car, and drive gaily away. f£ = =
PAC Pipeline, weekly CIO propaganda sheet put out in Washington, takes poke at Hoosier senator with this one: “Senator Capehart last week grew lyrical over the virtues of El Salvador, which has a balanced budget. El Salvador has only about . 4000 students in high school out of a population of two million, but Capehart doesn’s cars about that.”
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Enters Race ANOTHER Stetson is about to sail into the county's political ring. Ross Moore, downtown garage owner and Democrat member of the Marion County Jury Commission, has “the . word” of Demo top brass. He is theif choice, unopposed, for Recorder nomination.
. ~ . Abe Boxerman, who ree fused to tell Judge Alex
Clark whether he was & Communist, is back at worl as adult education director of Kirshbaum Center. After his arrest for distributing handbills—which police termed “Communist literature” — Mr. Boxerman was supposedly granted 30day absence “to look for an other job.”
Dangerous Weapon FOOD for thought on the coal strike is contained in a letter written by O. L. Scales,
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vice president of the Enos -
Coal Mining Co., to Sen. Cape~ hart. The letter: “Dear Senator Capehart: “I would greatly appreciate it if you would give the fol lowing idea some thought. “Let's suppose you were mad at the world. The United States in particular. Let's supe
. pose you were really ornery,
You wanted to foul up every body in the country. You wanted to wreck the economy chaos.
“What would you do?
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fown buildings. New Kresge building, H. P. Wasson’s, new Penney build ing on Circle, and Circle Tow - er itsélf, all have vertical linés of functional architecture, reaching for sky. -