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By THE SCRIPPS-HOWARD NEWSPAPERS WASHINGTON, Feb. 4—Watch for arrests of Amer feans i in connection with the British atom bomb spy case.
\ AE HSL es
“Ing war,
trial as war
~Dr. Karl Fuchs had American accomplices and they
are known to authorities.
Arrest of the British scientist ‘solves mystery of how
Russia got the bomb so soon.’
He probably gave Russia
basic information on hydrogen bomb, too.
«The whole case is expected to rock the U. S. the way the Igor Gouzenko testimony jolted Canada, when all facts are
known.
(In Canadian case Dr. Allan Nunn May, another British .
scientist, got a 10-year prison sentence. Ten others, including Fred Rose, member of Canadian Parliament, received lesser
sentences).
U. 8. officials say there probably was only remote connection
between Canadian and Ameriean spy ring. Fuchs was one of Britain's _ ix top scientists, though born in Germany. FBI, trailing known Russian spies in this country, found Fuchs was con-
-taecting them.
+ In addition to British charge that Fuchs leaked atomic information to an “unknown” person here in 1945, U. 8. authorities say Fuchs made two contacts with Soviet agents ih
- 1947. One was in Chicago, one
fn ‘New York. In 1947, Fuchs represented Britain at supergécret conference here (U. 8,
- Britain and Canada) on atom-
ic security. Fuchs apparently has been utider close watch for several years. Reason for his arrest was that he committed an act . which forced the hand of the British and they had to seize him, -
“Our scientists were making
reports on H-bomb possibili-
ties as early as 1945.
Many American scientists fed Fuchs information inno-
cently, officials say. ‘Others are suspected as “accompli ices.”
Arrest will mean new attempts to tighten our security. We'll admit no more foreign gcientists to, our laboratories without check of our own. Fuchs ‘was accepted by military, when it controlled atomic
“project, -on say-so of British
government. “Arrest also strengthens congressional protests against re- _ suming old atomic partnership ~with-Great Britain. ———— — Co-operation, valuable durwas ended when atomic project shifted from military to civilian ‘control. Prégstre has been- great for “née partnership, with Britain _ getting half the rich uranium ore “we're now getting from ~Beigian- Congo.
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Ite y Events of v—
S WEEK just ended histoskeal or "hysterical? featured President Truman's decision to make the hydrogen bomb; sabre - ratting states -ments<f rom: top officials of this and other countries, and solemn attempts to map
ward international control mo of weapons. Adm. Sherman + cal warfare? Preparation for real war? Or Just routine confusion?
Defense’ Secretary Johnson
said United States could be attacked “without warning. and with unpredictable fury,” and that we couldn’t stop it.
Two days later he said
"United States could fight with-
in an hour after it's attacked, eA
go =
we could ee “Joe Stalin if thing.” : Air Secretary Symington ‘said Soviets have ground .
he starts any-
8: and —its—allies; Air Force strongest in the world"
— “In nearly all categories;
world’s. largest submarine Adm. Sherman, chief of naval operations, said our
“forces in the Pacific will be
made “as strong as possible with the means. available.” State Department talked of re- .. newing Berlin air lift or partial b 1 o ckade of Soviet zone in Germany, Vishinsky demanded Hirohito's
criminal. Jos B.Keenan, purprosecutor at Japanese war trials, said there was more “reason to try Stalin, Mr: Symington
Chairman Connally of Sen-
ate Foreign Relations Commit-
tee, spoke for new negotiations
'_ with Russians on control of
atomic weapons. Sen. Vandenberg urged President Truman to promise we'd go along with any dependable outlawing of mass destruction. : * Chairman McMahon of Con@ressional “Atomic Committee said - 89 milion Americans could be.incinerated. in a few
seconds, called for spending
$50. billions to ‘aid world re
covery in return for weapon controls ee
a course to
Psychologi- ~
the hell” out of
Was week historical or hys-
_terical? :
Own idea of Peace SEN.
ment for $50 billions was his own idea,
administra - tion support. Senators recall that March, 1948, Henry Wallace's running mate, Sen. Glen Taylor of Idaho, of-
Sen. McMahon
- fered an amendment to Mar-
shall Plan bill proposing we appropriate $25 billion instead, give it to UN to spend for world economic rehabilitation.
_ Taylor made a 5'-houn
© Speech, Bot lures Yoles, es a ? Foreign Imports Gain RISING IMPORTS from abroad begin to hurt. We've been trying, since war, to restore industries abroad, increase imports. Now it's happening. - And a score” of domestic industries, plus many
- labor unions, are protesting.
_ Industries feeling the pinch:
McMAHON'S proposal - to “build peace and disarma-
‘As Nationalism
GORDON CUMMING led he Wire Serxi Front line guns‘in Moscow's
“ “war” for world conquest columns are
job has been assigned to the Cominform, which has. designated France as its first target in Western Europe. But the Kremlin, meanwhile,
"is far from neglecting France
Overseas. The current “Moscow salvo at the western democracies in "defense of Communist Ho Chi- . minh's “just” war in IndoChina is the tip off. The Red offensive is aimed at overthrowing all established overseas regimes and putting Commies cloaked as nationalists in power, other words, current ‘Kremlin emphasis in thé march to world conquest is on well- __ placed operational bases to be “taken over when time is ripe by powerful fifth columns. Same Language In all French territories Communist propaganda Is speaking the same language, its agents stirring up the natives against their white “overlords” who are "treating you like slaves.” In French Black Africa the movement is steered by the pro-Communist “Rally of Democratic Africa” claims 1 million members among West African natives. In the southern part of that colony—on the Ivory. Coast serious clashes have been occurring recently with members of the Communist-dominated party trying to seize power. One French settler's plantations were completely destroyed when he refused to raise the wages of his native workmen "by 2000 armed invaders. The same band then moved on police stations and local government offices. Ten were killed - and 50 wounded when police intervened. “Meanwhile, on ‘the French ‘Island of Madagascar Red agitation is. under way strictly on - nafonalistic lines. Demands for new trials for Madagascans who led the 1945 insurrection against the French
Oil, fish (fresh and canned), . re the pretext here. Those
glassware, gloves, pottery, wallpaper, matches, clothes pin, . photo “engraving, kaolin (used in chinaware and paper sizing), -hats, glass container,
mining, fur. House Labor Committee next week will discuss investigation to find out how all
- this affects employment. Ad-
ministration is making major study of oil imports. Affected ‘industries have set up their
Town labor-management com-
mittee on foreign trade policy. . Some of the troubles due to foreign currency devaluation:
some to restored production in:
countries Hike Japan. #" "
. Study Eleclorel Votes IT WASN'T ‘brought “out in Senate debate, but if electoral college amendment is adopted, “solid” states of both parties will lose strength at party nominating conventions. At present, extra convention
the party carried in last general election. Under amendment, “winning” a state could mean only one electoral vote more -than “losing” it. No single vote would be worth more than any other. South supported the amendment in Senate, but might be heaviest loser in nominating conventions. It still may be for abolishing electoral college
when House vote. is. taken be--..
cause leaders think it would remove steam from FEPC drive. — They argue-that— would cease to hold balance of power’ in large industrial states if this ghange is made.
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Ind), a member of House. has written ~ Republican. National Chairman aging -that--he: break the GOP-Dixiecrat. coali~-
tion on the committee and let = ,n4eq the total land and water
FEPC be sent to House floor for a vote, Madden cited 1948 Republican platform plank for FEPC, pointed out that three of four Republicans on the
- committee voted against it.
He got no answer from Gabrielson.
: Skipper on Comet
CAPT. W. D. BROWN, USS
: Missourf{’s skipper who now is
facing Navy .court of inquiry, .is being prosecuted and defended by members of his own 1924 Annapolis graduating class. ;
Senate Ri Race Muddled i
- CANDIDACY of Dr. Henry
Miller Busch, of Westérn Re-
serve University, further comJplicates Democratic Senatorial
primary in Ohio. Busch entered race on his
own. Friends think he could be -
another Paul Douglas, could handle Taft well in debate. But
"because he’s never run before,
has no statewide strengthq they fear he’s made things easier
for State Auditor Joseph For-.
n. . : ‘Busch has backing of for‘mer Sen. Robert Bulkley. Cleveland's =~ Mayor Burke has indorsed ‘a third conten-
red: cedar shingle; watch, hot-
house vegetable, lead and sinc
‘allotted to states Would have proved an
“Hon oT ECE to Bein
leaders belong to the “Hova” local aristocracy and their fate is consequently of concern to the people. - Came Too Late | In Morocco and Tunisia com- " munist propaganda is also
being renewed under the lead-
ership of the nationalist parties Istiklal and Destour. Private information reaching Paris indicates that the Sultan - of Moroeco has again quarreled - with French Resident General Alphonse Juin, and that in Tunisia_Reds are busy exploiting ‘the recent “Revers scandal” involving former French envoy. Gen. Mast, : The French government is completely awake to the Red menace hanging over the French Union (new name for -French overseas possessions). But it is not as completely sure
of its capacity to cope with the, .
* danger. . Organized after the war, the union, a rough copy of the British Commonwealth, came too late. Had it come at the same time as its British prototype it intelligent workable organization -. capable of rendering France and the world fncalculable seryice, it is felt. Moreover, the political organization of the French Union is weak because as yet it has little or no backing among the local populations and rulers.
Ci THE Russians rejected two Western Allied protests on BerTHs Ulittlé blockade” night. The Soviets declared _ the charge that transport into the city was being interrupted was “without basis.” The rejection was contained in a letter from Maj. Gen. Alexander Kotikov, Soviet
VOI® ~~ commandant for Berlin, in re- -_— REP. RAY MADDEN {D._ _51y fo two separate Western —
Allied ‘protests accusing the —Russians of violating the Big Four decision in Paris on Sree- :
That was the decision that
blockade and returned the city's life to normal. : . Gen. Kotikov's reply all but killed hopes of an agreement on ‘Berlin’s tangled traffic preblems, at least on the level of the commandants. Gen. Kotikov's letter was received just after West German police reported that the Russians had extended their “little blockade” to a second highway today. And as the Western Alles reported that the Soviet harrassment of German truck traffic has cut food imports below the city's weekly needs.
It looks as if any solution
now will héVe to come on the level of the high commissioners for Germany.
* . Great Britain ‘WINSTON CHURCHILL and . Herbert Morrison clashed yesterday at Leads, England, in speeches opening the formal campaign for the Feb, 23 general elections. The two did not meet. Mr, Churchill spoke at an afternoon - political rally, and Mr. Morrison broadcast 0 the na tion at night, Mr. Churchill said that labor,
if it returned to power, would
work for an “absolute socialist state” which could “over urn and sweep away the entire of our society 3 industry as they now ex-
Party which
Chiang Kai-shek s troops oy darts, a favorite British pub pastime. And their target? Who
SS = ideslogical er ~ Of Moscow’s Cold War to Subj
else but Mao Tse-tung, Communist conqueror of the Chinese mainland?
widespread unemployment like those. that existed in Britain before World War II. Hope for Comeback
Mr. Churchill's appearance
_at Leads, where the Conserva-
tives hope to make a come--back, was the signal for a holiday. Crowds lined the streets on his arrival. -The hail where he spoke—which seats—2000— could not begin to hold the crowd. . “You have to make the choice between getting back on the high road to freedom and economic progress, or slid-
__ing off into the quagmire of
-socialism—and you don't know where that leads to” Mr. Churchill said, Mr. Morrison, who is Deputy Prime Minister in the Labor government, declared that continued controls are necessary _to insure full employment in Britain.
“If you leave the so-called.
free economy to run itself,” he said, “you are at the mercy of impersonal forces that always
have brought unémployment
"with them and always will.” Mr. Morrison also said eco-
nomics were not up Mr. "Churchill's street,
United Nations
GROWING sentiment was reported today among United Nations representatives to curb
« the expansionist ambitions of
the: Nazi-trained » Nationalist government of the Union of South Africa.
Revulsion against harsh
" ‘racial discrimination decrees of
the government of Prime Minister Danel Francois Malan was expressed in many quarters,
“Others Took ahead and Say
that South Africa's policies are making Communists of un-
‘tutored African Negroes both. .
in that country and throughout the dark continent. A climax is expected when the gold and diamond rich
union moves to annex the huge
colony which was once German West Africa. It is larger than California, Oregon and Washington put together but has a white population of only 38,000, “Most of them are Germans. India, one of South Africa's
Acheson Sees Asia Lost If U. S, Meddles in China.
Warns Against Driving Orient
Into Russ Arms by Hasty Action pr WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UP)-—Secretary of State Dean Ache"son said today that “hasty, or ill considered” Intervention in the Chinese civil war could drive Asia into the arms of ‘the Russian
pester
Communists,
Without referring directly to proposals that the United States occupy the Chinese island of Formosa, Mr. Acheson sald such a
step ‘could do “irreparable” har | to Chinese-U. 8. relations
: A this country on the part of all Asians. His views were expressed in a letter to Sen. Herbert H. Lehman=D.—N Yo)
—-Senator. Mr.
true picture of Soviet commu= - nism” and what it stands for, Tact Essential
EE ©“ SIteris for us during this
period to extend with tact and
understanding a ‘helping hand ’
- where we can and a hand where this will not be resented, "Mr. Acheson said. The secretary said the United States in e
generate deep Tesentment
The let. munism will .
ter was made public by the
Acheson said this coun- . try should seek to give Asia “a -
“should show the “our desire
—of life; Mr. Acheson: said. “In the long run, ‘whether _ these people move in the direc. tion of the free peoples of the West or whether they move in the direction of ‘Soviet comhe determined by this appraisal” E J.ehman Backs Him While maintaining “the friendliest relations with the peoples of Asia,’ Mr. Acheson said, the United States should
hammer home, the differences
most bitter enemies because of the Durban riots of about one year ago, is prepared to take the lead against the Malan government. South Africa administers ihe former German colony under a 1920: mandate of the League of Nations. It claims the United Natibns is without jurisdiction since the League becanie defunct. :
Japan GEN. OMAR BRADLEY,
chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, will re-
turn to Japan with his wife “in
the not too distant future.” But neither Gen. Bradley nor an aide would say whether -the general is returning to Japan on official business or for a vacation.. The Joint Chiefs are Inspecting U. 8. bases in Japan. “The general,
Press today that he will return accompanied by his wife. The implication was that the Bradleys would remain for some
-~time; However, the general de-
clined to say when exactly he will return or why. © °
Observers. here: assumed’
Gen. Bradley's next visit, announced while he was on the spot, is linked somehow with the increased emphasis the
United States is placing on the
Far-East — militarily, diplomatically, economically,
~Aithough there have been
‘no reports, official or other-
Wise, ~of ~troop-reinforcements =
in Japan, Far East naval strength is being boosted and
the old air bases on Okinawa
between communism and de-
“Wiocracy, nd “above afl “do
nothing which would tip the
scales for, the Communists in
the Far East. ? Sen. Lehman wrote the secretary that only “cynical ones among us” would exchange long-term advantage for short-
people that "is, as it ever was, the advance“ment of their welfare and interest.” “Beyond this,” he said, “we
«Should. Jose. no..opportunity. to. insure their being fully aware
of the threat to their national _ independence and territorial integrity which arises from Soviet communism.” “Consciously and unconsciously, they ‘(Asiatics) are appraising two antithetical ways
wool. its. spread.” He.
the Chinese civil war now. Such - “partisans.” Mr. man sald, would “imitate Sovietism _and jts practices to added that... “we must not invite war in order to avoid it.” Mr. Lehman lauded : Mr, Achéson’s Ching stand.- He said.it has general popular support. Mr. Acheson responded that if this is so, U. 8. policy must be on “solid ground.”
‘The Belt That Unbinds -
10 persuade more U.
are being improved.
Formosa - CHINA'S Nationalists can hold Formosa indefinitely against Communist assault from the Asiatic mainland—if government forces remain loyal to Chiang Kai-shek, Vice Adm. Russell 8. Berkey, commanding the United States 7th Fleet, said today: “If the Nationalists do even a halfway job of defending Formosa, they can hold off the Communists for six to nine
months and probably. even...
- longer. ow” The Communists don't have
equipment for a amphibious operation, Adm.
Berkey said, but they are buying - evérything they can lay their hands on to remedy the _ situation
term “profit” by inteIVening in _- op the other-hand, he said, — Leh-
the Nationalists are well pre= pared to repel land, sea and air.
A FRESH approach to Aus-_ tralia’s dollar problems was
“ being tackled today by its new
government. Just what final shape this new dollar policy will take is not yet known. It is believed, however, that it will revolve around such main _ features as these: ONE —- An active campaign ‘8. businessmen to invest big chunks of capital. . TWO-A bolder bid for dol lar markets in the United States and Canada, based on’a big export drive.
THREE—Relaxing some
present import bans 6n dollar goods# thus enabling Austral-
fan producers to buy vital U. 8.-
equipment they need to expand production here of dollar-eamn-ing goods. FOUR — Demanding t rom Britain a bigger cut of the empire’'s dollar pool. A $1.5 million tractor deal with the International Harester Co. of Chicago is underlining Australia’s new approach. Supply and. Development Minister Richard G. Casey has announced the'U, 8.. company . will .eupply Australia. with -a large number of tractors, \ To avoid dollar expenditure,
the company has agreed to re- -
ceive payment in the form o
. additional shares In its Aus-
Sider similar, doyle,
tralian subsidiary-—thus boost-
ing its total investment over
here to over $1 million." Mr. Casey is hopeful that other American rms will con:
“Our Tair City—
Hoosier capital stands at threshold of an overdue era of development which will bring continued growth, national
“through an aide, confirmed to the l/nited
invasion _ by .
attention,
is Indianapolis. - Sa jugate World coming Out of its ‘Cocoon At Last
Business Executive Says Town Needs a Good Cleaning Up:
By THE TIMES CITY'STAFF oo THE Indianapolis of tomorrow is about to be born, :
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That's the opinion of the local manager of a large national? fe concern who has many searching and interesting comments about. -
largest cities, Last previous assignment was in Detroit,
He says: “Indianapolis has been underdeveloped. Today it emerging from a cocoon other cities broke out of 10° years ago.”
Indianapolis is “wide open” for a number of improvements, he believes, Only ‘a push is needed. “The city has been locked too much in self-contentment. A Titile yeast is needed in the bread. Enterprise will start the ball rolling. The stability’ is here,
“Politicians seem to be in
the saddle. Look at the streets,
street lighting, congested traffle... Not until some civic. minded people get going and clean up the mess will there be
:.any change. It was done in Cincinnatl, and a city man-
ager was put in" Newcomer was critical of Indianapolis hotels, eating facilities; praised the city's labor market, money supply and know-how, “Big business has confidence in the city’s future. need is enterprise.” ‘ ~ » ”
dan 5 Prolonged Iliness INDIANA'S ailing road network; breaking up under heavy. -
pounding of overloaded trucks, =
y “will get worse.
"Highway doctors diagnose :
crumbling pavements as a result of '‘chiseling, poor materials and overioaded trucks.” But medicine for highway cure—a dose of co-ordinated
Statehouse. State Senate's road investl- . gating committee's efforts are feeble attempts to correct ills
many years old. Incidentally,”
1949 legislation increasing
weight limits for some trucks ‘on certain routes, ‘originated in |
Senate, Best bet is that roads will get. worse before they’ re better. : a iin
Fakes more _than_a- Tittle. sign to make 5 VIewIy Seg Washington Blvd. is supposed to be a one-way artery—northe bound only=from Fall Creek to 30th St. > But drive up the boulevard ‘most any time and you'll méet
blithely ignorant of fact they are - srepinicipg Hie and Hmb;> whatttering- traffic regulations.
southbound drivers, seemingly.
Chief Red Face
is -
All we
effort and injection of respon- - sibility —is not to be found in
AS FAR as Chief Eadie Rouls of the Indianapolis Po= lice Department {is concerned, there's two kinds of traffic offie = cers: Those who are courteous - + « « and the other kind. Driving home Inrough Bire
Jack O'Neal and two prisons ers, Chief Rouls had the misfortune to make a right turn on a no-turn street. ' A patrolman immediately waved - him down and - dee manded: : “Can'cha read?” “Yes, sir, 1 can read,” plied the chief. "See that sign,” the patrols man pointed. The chief looked.. The sign read “No Right Turn,”
CAN’ CHA READ 2
“Can you read?” the patrols man again wanted to know, - “I can read,” the chief ree plied dejectedly. “Let's see your driver's Bcense. " Chief Rouls thumbed through .
res *
.
his new home. As executive of his firm, he has lived in many of’ ¥ :
Lal
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his billfold, finally found his
license in another pocket. Chief O'Neal sat quietly in the : back seat with the two prison ers, enjoying proceedings. Chief Rouls finally was pers.
mitted to drive on. : : City” Sanitation "plant has
union headaches, and no legal bromide to ease the pain. Two AFL afliliates—Teams«
sters’ Union and State, County
and Municipal Employees—are “locked in jurisdictional squabble. Each wants loyalty and “dues of sanitation employees. -elatmis--60-in-
‘tion plant, approximately two-
thirds of all employees in that department. some card carriers in garbage and sewer unit, Maio’s street cleaning section,
‘a
Teamsters have
and Tony
Unions have agreement not, .
Teamsters asked Plant Super“inténdent James Bookedis to: fire six accused of bolting to’ Join SCME. An innocent bys ‘stander, he refused. : To smooth squabble, SCMB asked Sanitation Board to pee
tition for labor union election,
to raid each others ranks, . 3
‘But board can’t because une.
der state constitution city can't recognize a union. Union will have to settle outs side the board, but disrups
—tion- of - service is - Sslikely: -
Wrong-wayers are more numerous on rainy nights, When visibility is poor. Apparently drivers Just don’t see the signs.
- More Air
THE MARION COUNTY courthouse smells. say people who wark there— janitors, judges, office - help. Foul odor engulfing 70-year-old structure is unpleasant, depressing, they say. “Sometimes I have to run outside to get a breath of fresh air,” testifies: Judge Walter Pritchard. One lawyer, misunderstanding Timeés Reporter's question, declared: : “Heck yes, the courthouse’ls
foul. Why I know more shady -*
deals . . .” But there's another smell too, which courthuuse workers say -comes: from stale - air; musty books, old bricks. ‘It's
© most pungent in basement.
* Little can be done about it, _fays Clifford” Keane, county maintenance = supervisor. - All old courthouses smell that way. Ventilating syvstemn might help, Mr. Keane says, but would: cost too much. New building
would be best sulution. Other
courthouse workers echoed the idea. 24% ” Sd n
Bucket of Paint
an
GIVEN ANY thought 0 kind i
of marker youll have when
time .comes for soft music you at
‘won't be able to hear? ~
concrete, poorly marked and lighted, along Washington St,
" traffic islands. They're almost
impossible to see when driving ° against blazing lights of down. town area. °. Remedy? Bucket of paint, better hghting would help.
Keith's stage doors have
white-lettered sign. exit, no parking.” You can see it for yourself ~through windows of cars parked alongside the doors, Tsk, wks
Blind Spot
NEW W. MICHIGAN ST. White. River bridge is latest thing of its type, engineers say, but some motorists already are complaining. Bridge is well lighted, but
“Fire *
. drivers report. when traveling
east they suddenly become “blind” after leaving bridge. They say there's a dark spot at end, as contrasted with bridge
“lights. Sensation is. described
as “weird,”
likely to cause accidents, ?
“We didn't ot your ress ervation,” Judge Alex Claghd +1
Municipal Court 4, was told
open house dinner; But that didn’t. Jet | the
a. of
dows
-
‘at Robison-Ragsdale Leglom Sl \