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“Action on Bills
13 Primary Elections Slated During Next Five Months
By THE SCRIPPS-HOWARD NEWSAPERS
election year.
Thirteen senatorial primaries take place in next five months, others later. Half a dozen Senators are in hot water already. Others are at home trying to. keep contenders out of the primaries. First big election year test comes May 2, in Florida. It’s Sen. Claude Pepper, administration incumbent, vs. Rep George A. Smathers, running on an anti- admin-
istration platform.
Insiders say Florida primary—and one in Alabama May 2—are real reason why FEPC fight in Senate has heen post- . poned. Administration wants Pepper to win; he'd be on a bad spot if FEPC fight was raging. He's only southerner who's had start and close of the brief meeting. 3
a good word for it.
While Smathers is campaigning in Florida, Pepper is cam-
“paigning at White House. This week he asked President Truman or $50 million RFC loan for Miami trade mart; Spanish-
for:
American War veterans’ memorial at Tampa; 18 per cent increase
in support price on turpentine; $16 million for Florida coastal $40 or $50 million for canal across Florida; new veterans’ hospital at Gaines
ville; a Truman speech: this spring at Florida University, Other early primaries: Ohi Fa 2
“May 2; Pennsylvania, May 1
Oregon, May 19; North Caro-.
lina, May 27; Iowa, June 5; California, South Dakota, June 6; North Dakota, June 27; Oklahoma, July 4. North Carolina's a major contest, with incumbent, Frank Graham, facing isola-
tionist Robert Reynolds, for-
mer Senator, former leader of a shirt movement. Two
others are in same race
Sen. Hoey, who also has to run, has no opposition. He's a conservative - administra tion man. Graham’s old job at University of North Caro-
lina, has just been given to
Army Secretary Gray. California primaries are also
fighting for his political life
against liberal Rep. Helen
Gahan Douglas in Democratic - Senatorial primary.
Rep. Nixon, in Republican primary, has
races may be over-shadowed by fight between Gov. Earl Warren, seeking both party nominations for a third term, against James Roosevelt, Democratic challenger, plus some other Democrats. July 4 race in Oklahoma's another hot one, with Sen, Elmer Thomas battling it out with Rep. Mike Monroney and
Rev. W. H. Bill Alexander in _
the Democratic primary. It's a horse-race, at this point.
Study Fuchs Case
OUR GOVERNMENT is ais=
cussing with the British means of preventing a recurrence of the Fuchs case. This would involve our continued accept-
ance of British clearance of
persons permitted to learn:
some of our military—not _ atomic—secrets. But it also
would provide that British
clearance should be made in *
accordance with security
' formulas fixed by our FBI
FBI questionnaires, for example, would have to be * filled in by British security agents on persons to be admitted here. Then our people would judge from them whether to admit the individuals involved. - . We accepted British security
_elearancé of Fuchs, but ob-
viously the British did not use FBI methods in trying to find facts about the man who gave Russia enough atomic secrets . to permit the Reds to make a
“HOME at jealt A Year before
anyone expected they would.
— Senate Bloc Irked
TRUMAN - ACHESON decision to stand pat, make no new
overtures to Russia, irks sotne.
Benators. They think the President
.-missed & war-of-nerves. OppOr=.....
tunity that would put us on the offensive again.
One Senator puts it this “Wa:
Tr President Truman were to send Gen. Eisenhower to see Stalin and he came back reporting no agreement was possible on atomic weapons, the President would stand be-
fore the world as having made’ one great, final effort for
peace. He'd be better able to rally democracies around us. Mr. Truman's position disappoints such Democratic leaders as Sens. sMcMahon and Tydings, upon whom he depends for support of his military and atomic programs. Both are running this year.
Urged for Gray's Post
TRACY VOORHEES, Under- * secretary of Army, has good chance to succeed Gordon Gray
as Secretary. Defense Secretary Johnson's
having trouble filling key va‘cancies on his staff. He finally
Both
815 million bushels:
confirmation fight; Mr. Voorhees probably would net. Mr. Griffith, a former American Legion commander, recently won a family argument with other assistant secretaries by getting the one new limou-
“sine provided by this year's =
budget. .
Seeks AEC Post
NEWEST RUMOR on new
chairman of Atomic Energy ‘ Commission. It may be Air Bectpary W. Stuart SymingIt's a job he'd like.
es Secretary Louis
—Johnson has told President
Truman he has no ‘desire to be President—wants no job “but the one he hds. Johnson
is convinced Mr. Truman will
run again, and he'll give him whole-hearted support,
Cut U. S. Costs ‘HINT OF further —economies? House urgent deficiency appropriation bill, passed. this
Week, cut 10 per cent from .
amounts asked by administration, and not a voice ,was “raised against cuts. Bill -contained money for at least two
Energy Commission and Veterans’ Administration. Usually members fight to get them more money. It may be the tip-off that the House will OK cuts as big or bigger in bills for coming fiscal year,
Oleo Repeal Snagged HOUSE-SENATE conferees are deadlocked on margarine tax repeal bill. Majority of “Senate group—Taft, Millikin, Byrd—is holding out for “amendment which would force all yellow margarine to be made triangular before sale, Majority of House group opposes this. Next conference is scheduled for Feb. 20, more than a oath after Senate passage of ill, Some margarine people say ~they'd rather have federal law--as it is, tax and all, than have" to buy new machinery to make triangular margarine.
Buy. Canadian Spuds CANADA has no price support program; that's why Canadian potatoes are moving into our markets, despite our tariff of 75 cents per 100 pounds, a comparatively high one. Canadians can pay tariff and shipping costs and still under-
- sell our potatoes in East and .
Gulf ports—and get more than at home, On 1948 crop, U.. 8. government got Canada to impose export permit System... that was supposed to limit all but seed potatoes. Some -game-in
anyway. Y We'd still have millions of bushels of surplus potatoes if no Canadian shipments came in. And government officials say we sell Canada many dolJars worth of fresh fruits and vegetables, get more from her than we pay out. 4
Board. Alters. Policies. MUNITION BOARD'S rewriting its stockpile policies. Original $3.2 billion objective was “minimum” and guaranteed to be enough for war. Now board is trying to make stockpiles * ‘as precise as possible,” It has set new goals for 11 items, in¢luding manganese, for which we depend on other countries. Board may ask Congress for -money to finance experiments in extracting manganese from steel mill slag. : House Labor Committee has authorized special investigation of effects of imports on domestic employment, Chairman Steed (D. Okla.) says hearings will be impartial; will get facts,
Capehart Wins Point THAT “liberty - against - soclalism” campaign slogans Republicans put into their plat-® form last week is still causing much intra-party, off-the-rec-ord debate. : ~~ Sen, Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts tried’ to eliminate it in Senate GOP caucus, but was voted down on motion made by Sen. Homer Capehart “of Indiana. On the House side, another Hoosier, Rep. Charles - Halleck, battled to keep it in. Halleck, admitting it was . ‘questionable : from factual
- standpoint, said it was ‘no
ee than Demo- . _ careful” or he and his family Hartley Act “ihe slave labor He said he had. asked the 2h Sin rho : Sadi ae = i +5 y ; yg B of > 3 Nou cB cl L aa 2 ~
“sacred cow” agencies, Atomic .
* lonial holdings.
vor ine —an—evil-reminder that the
“wasn't,
only try to
Fronco
Cites Cultured Ties to America;
Deputy Mayor Blames Poverty on or By EDWIN BEACHLER, Scripps-Howard ‘Staff Writer
MADRID, Feb. 11—Generalissimo Franco made a
bid for American friendship today in a meeting with 35
U. S. newsmen.
He offered to make available “every facility to see the _ truth-of Spain and the reality of our country.” The SpanWASHINGTON, Feb. 11—Two-week slowdown in = ish people “have rio difference of any kind with the Ameri-
Senate for political speeches at home sets tempo for
can people,” the dictator declared.
Newsmen were taken into his inner Sapctum, which is adorned with plush tapestries. = ~~ Armed guards were spotted for the last several miles _ leading to his country retreat, El Prado, formerly a royal ' residence about 10 miles outside this city. . - Two Moorish horsemen guarded the gate and two more stood at the door. Newsmen were ushered through five lavish waiting rooms, then filed into Franco's study
on the second floor.
The Marquis De Pratt, chief of protocol in the department of exterior, served as interpreter and introduced newsmen. Franco shook hands twice ‘with each—at the
World Report—
To reo ‘Opens 2 Spe Reality sors) His Rule
‘Spain is still staggering from the civil war. Many
iam are still rationed. Franco is understood to be trad-
ing Valencia oranges for British busses and olive oil for
machinery.
“From traditions, the discovery of America, blood ties, culture and religion, we are united to the United States and many other American countries. “I hope this first trip will be repeated many times. The best way ‘to know and love is to know each other.” ‘He urged the newsmen to “work for peace and friend-
ship. ”
Franco extended “best wishes to the U. 8. for taking the leading role” in the United Nations.
The pictures in his study included one from Pope-
Pius XII with a personal’ greeting and signed “with spe-
cial apostolic benediction.”
Deputy Mayor Miguel Alvarez blamed Russia and other countries for “bad financial conditions, and why you see poor children with no shoes.” He claimed the Russians and their allies took two billion gold pesatos and seven billion in jewels from the country during the civil war. “We are looking to the U. 8. for aid,” he said.
Seesaw of Cold! War Forces uU. S. to Be Firm. Flexible:
ra Hard to Keep So Long as Kremlin Calls the Plays
Western Europe a Stalemate at Worst;
-lLast Round in Asia Goes fo the Reds -
er By GORDON- CUMMING - Compiled From the Wire Services
How do we stand in the cold war? From a diplomatic angle, the answer, as of today, was complicated by a recurring cat-and- -mouse game in Europe and a
Chinese puzzle in Asia.
The answer in any case.must be geographic. In Western Europe-—-we enjoy a stalemate, at worst; at best,
we're ahead. In Asia — we lost the last, and. perhaps crucial, Now we're trying to shake the cobwebs out of our eyes. This analysis, State Department experts say, is subject to -
change with little notice.
The Russians never sleep on new ways to probe U. 8. weaknesses and to test strength, short of eracking open the ammunition crates, For that reason Washington officials must work on an issue-
while but flexible. The cold war tempo in--ereased in recent weeks with the Russians slapping a part
time blockade on Berlin, ree-
~ognizing the anti-French Ho Chi-minh regime in Indo-China and demanding Emperor Hirohito’s trial as a war criminal, Call¢d a Blunder For its part, the U. 8. completed the paper work on the mutual arms aid program for the Atlantic Pact nations and gave the hydrogen superbomb a go-ahead. In Berlin a part-time blockade was intensified when we seized a building in West Berlin for qffice spaee.
U. 8. authorities returned
the building to the Soviet controlled Eastern Berliners, Advocates of firmness and force called this a blunder.
They point out it didn’t halt .
the traffic irritations. Then, after the U. 8. announced it was considering counter measures to the block-
~ade, the Russians appedred to
edse up. When the Americans displayed friendliness toward the French supported regime of Bao Dai in Indo<«China, the Russians quickly recognized the rival Ho party. When we ‘became curious about 370,000 Jap prisoners of war still held by the Russians, the Soviets demanded Hirohito’s trial.
Damaged Reds An odd fact is that’ the Kremlin damaged the prestige 6f the national Communist parties in France and Japan, The French cherish their coThe Japs revere the Emperor.
«But-as one source explained
“it, “the Russians like to slap national parties in the face “white; "It's a kind of Kremlin demands all allegiance and loyalty.” At any rate, the U. 8B. re~ jected the Hirohito demands and lost no time branding Ho
--and--agent of —world- commu... nism. It also recognized the .
government of Bao Dai. The U, 8. cold war margin in ““Hurope is based on Marshall Plan results, the Atlantic Pact and arms aid program.
~ Hoffman's Views ECA Chief Paul Hoffman
, observed on his return from
Europe the other day that he was surprised at all the H- * bomb talk. . 3 “The greatest struggle of all time is taking place in Europe . right now,” he said. The Kremlin has put recovery in Western Europe at the top-of its undesired.priorities, he added. Commy fifth columnists are
just waiting for something like
an ECA cut to come out refreshed, he remarked. Other reports from Europe indicate he might not be far - off base." Dockworkers in European ports,. under Commu-
nist stimulus, are expected -tostall and obstruct arms ship-
ments under the assistance program.
Germany
A HIGH-RANKING U. 8. official said at Stuttgart today
that he and_ several other .
Americans in the Stuttgart area have received anonymous murder threats during . the _ past few weeks. The official, who asked that his name not be used said he was telephoned at 2:30 in the morning by.a man who warned him in German and . then in broken English to “be
round.
tection for himself, his wife and their children,
He sald he was “almost cer- ~~ §
tain” that the threats were “directly connected” with American insistence that German officials lift the “news blackout” imposed on details of a recent denazification scandal here, ° Stern criticism by U. 8. High Commissioner John J. McCloy and Wurttemberg-Baden State Commissioner Charles P. Gross
®
lish details of the investigation of charges that state officials -had ‘been bribed to “white- _ wash” local Nazis. . \
However, the German state ? “prosécitor dropped charges
against the three principal of_ficials involved in the case—an action which has been questioned by U. 8. officials.
France
GEN. CHARLES DE GAULLE offered: tonight to join a “caretaker” French cabinet which would pave the way for early general elections and a possible new government of national union to fight communism; v He warned that France is in the front lines of the cold war
and only national unity could -
save it from Soviet aggression. But Gen. de Gaulle said he would not, under any circumstances, take part in any cabinet which would merely drag out the life of France's present unstable coalition government. “Every day of respite given to it endangers the public safety,” he said. Gen. de Gaulle spoke at a mass meeting of his Rally of the French People (RPF), attended by a packed "house of 20,000 at Paris Velodrome
— 4" Hiver-sports-arensa.
It was the second time in a week that he indicated he was ready to join a cabinet that would prepare for dissolution of Parliament and new elections. He said he quit as head of the government Jan. 23, 1946, to spare France for a dictator-
ship, which he said would have
“heen THY own“ dictatorship == of course.” ’ France he said, is anxious to _have ‘the United States as
friends and allies, but only 0 the country's independence
would not be hampered as a
result.
: Italy. " MORE than 1000 pro-Com-munist peasants invaded the wCerignola city-~hall- yesterday, destroying furniture and Trec-
ords. They were trying to set ,
fire to the main assembly hall ‘when police drove them out. Ten persons weré injured in the riot. A city hall™isher was beaten up by the mob. He escaped more serious injury when police rescued him when rioters tried to:throw him out of a
. window.
The outbreak occurred at the start of a daylong farmhands’ ‘strike, called to protest the dis- . ‘solution by provincial authorities of Cerignola’s Communist controlled city council.
Colombia
ALFREDO LOZANO AGUDELO, Columbian diplo~ mat, and at least three other Liberal Party members will be
tried before a military court
for operating a. clandestine radio statian, authoritative sources reported today. The station was discovered three days ago after a threemonth search by police ex-
perts. 3 Lozano Agudelo was a member of the Columbian delegation to the United Nations and represented that international body as a member of a com"migsion investigating the Kashipr controversy.
Hungary VICE-PREMIER Matyas Rakosi said in a speech published “today that American businessman Robert E. Vogeler and his British associate, Edgar Sanders, would receive “severe pune
Eo
~the—Germans to pubs—
Socialists who rule Great Britain are being denounced by
“Winston Churchill these days as a passel of panhandlers in high hats. They gobble up American dollars under Marshall Plan aid
without even so much as a "thank you," he says. A campaign is on for the general election Feb. 23. Mr. Churchill is shown as he knots his muffler before addressing a Conservative Party rally of 20,000 at Cardiff, If the Conservatives win, he will become
_ ishment” for alleged espionage * activities in’ Hungary. ‘Mr. Rakosi made the statement in a speech before the Communist Party’s Central Committee after the government ordered Mr. Vogeler, Mr. Sanders and five Huhgariansto stand trial here Feb. 17 on
espionage charges.
He said the United States and Britain tried unsuccessfully to * ‘rescue their spies with threats.” Mr. Voegler, east European manager for the International Seieptone and Telegraph Co., was. arrested. with Mr. Sanders
Fear U. S. Wasting
_ Prime Minister again, just as he was in World War II,
Nov. 1, U. 8. and British offi. cials have not been permitted to see them.
Sweden SWEDISH businessman Goesta Mittag Loeffler went on trial here today; charged with trying to sell a detailed map of Sweden's power plants to an unidentified foreign dipiomat. Initial evidence in the espionage trial showed that Mr, Loeffler, a former Swedish cavalry officer, never actually delivered the map or received ~any money for it. The trial will -continue Monday...
Money
In Short Term, Patchy Awd
By ALBERT RAVENHOLT : Times Foreign Correspondent
TAIPEH, Formosa, Feb, 11
~ —Congressional enactment of
the $60 million bill for eco-
~ nomic aid .to Formosa and
Korea today emphasized the severest shortcomings in American assistance in Asia: Short-term patchwork that makes inefficient use of taxpayers’ money. Acts extending aid for a few months or one fiscal year in-
“Tyolve a waste of “money” ang
personnel. And they produce only minimum results, : Available evidence suggests
“that more long-range ‘methods —
must be devised.
The solution may require the
reorganization of governmental machinery to. enable
Congress to appropriate funds “over a period of years." owes
Take Formosa. Congress last spring ex-
..fended the. China. Ald. Actuntil.. Feb. 15, 1950. In the past two
months, with the deadline approaching, the ECA commod-
ity program had to be somewhat curtailed since its work
was coming to a close,
“cided to run Judge Clark for Circuit Court. If he clears
Now.the China Ald Act has
another 415° months’ lease on life, ECA orders for raw cotton placed now, require -at least two months to fill. The cotton must be bought in the United States, shipped across the Pacific, woven into yarn and cloth, and then distributed through local channels.
with a ‘June 30th deadline in mind. Inefficiencies that resuit are obvious;
abroad require high caliber personnel. But first class talent is discouraged from taking jobs that may end in a few months, demoralization - seri’
and specialists, As in Formosa, so it is in the Jest. of Asia, i ‘will save money.
way ahead. The Kremlin does.
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“AreT roam 5.0 1 Judge Alex Clark |
For Mayor in '51?
GOP Bigwigs Back Youthful Jurist
For Circuit Court as First Hurdle ~ By THE TIMES’ CITY STAFF WATCH FOR extensive campaign to groom Municlpal Court Judge Alex Clark for 1951 mayoralty race. Republican bigwigs in secret session last week de-
hurdle to Circuit bench, GOP will pull out all stops to
boom youthful magistrate for mayor,
Democrats are grooming their own—and Mayor Feeney's— choice for the post, City Controller Phillip Bayt. ; Both parties are building for knock-down, drag-out political
battle in ’'51,
IMAGINE THAT, A CHECK FOR A SHORT BEER /
Has H-bomb complex dulled mettle of Hoosler taxpayers? “Federal income tax season is moré than half over but Collector
Ralph’ W. Cripe hasn't received single one of usual inementos
citizens customarily mait-their Uncle Shylock. In previous years taxpayers have mailed In locks of thele hair, Intimating they'd been scalped by the tax collector; sacks of nuts to express feelings about taxes in general, or assorted slugs
and plugged nickels. Old favorite is to inclose an extra dime
- with somment, "You might as well take it all”
Something New ONE - WAY street report: East Sider reports he can clip seven minutes from driving time to downtown office mornings, now that Michigan St, is west-bound-only in congested area. “The stoplights are timed so I can roll right along,” he reports. Which is something new for Indianapolis:
Hold It, Gomera).
EX- Gl BILL OATES, Times
+
style in honor of former Sheriff Al Magenheimer, with GOP County Treasurer C. 8. Ober picking up tab. "Quéstion: What direction is Ober taking? Long an ardent booster of .
“Maggy,” Mr. Ober is maine
liner in party regular organi zation, yet rumor is old guard won't back Mr. Magenheimer if he runs for sheriff again. Some observers see signs of
Mr. Ober chucking organiza.
tion post to stand behind Al's ambition to return to 8. Alae
staff ph BY apher; had -Five-
Star Gen. George C, Marshall
eating bread bit by bit at Red Cross dinner here. Attempting to get general in
dining ‘table action shot, Oates
asked him to break off piece of bread and eat it. - But the former Chief of Staff was too quick. He broke the bread, tossed it into his mouth before Oates could shoot. “Didn’t you get it?” general asked blandly. : Photographer asked for re.
“peat. Again Gen. Marshall was
too fast. “Well?” demanded the gon eral. “If you'll do it a bit slower, sir,” pleaded Oates. The general repeated, fast again, but Oates was ready. Result of “all the non-mill-tary maneuvering was a plc ture on Page, 1 on The Times.
Political "Quandary
ne 1v “erust bi last week at Columbia has shaking collective heads.
Vittles were spread in grand
“partment =="
Club : county political brass
bam St . . . $ Indianapolis Fire Departs
ment, always preaching fire sion—nerve center of the de-
small door—and the windows are heavily Batred .
A Lady Sheriff? MRS. NORMAN vote eran in Democratic political organization work, has been approached to enter sheriff's race against Jim Cunningham, Political chums of Mrs. Cooke want her to run on plate " form of eliminating graft and corruption in county. Mrs. Cooke say's she's giving Trace
_ “heavy consideration.”
“I would" rus only if I could “get the organization's |" support,” Mrs, Cooke says, “but ‘I think more emphasis should be placed on juvenile probe ems.”
.” ~ . From Democrat side of fence
comes. word that Mayor ..
Feeney's “boy,” Jack - Gillen, former deputy assessor under Jim Cunningham, is being ‘slated by organization for Tob
. as Center Township Assessor.
Business Down CAB DRIVERS complain of Union Station
business drop at
since coal shortage caused railroads to curtail passenger train service. Several hotels report business down due to rail stoppage. Manager of one downtown hostelry reports last week one of lightest in last six years, declares all business district hotels affected. Large airlines say business
np. slightly, but can’t attribute... |
ui increase to rail stoppage.
‘ Reservations generally availe
ports | helped his state venture much yet, but his business is picking. up steadily. Bus business little affected, operators report.
Red Germany Barely Sings
-As- Gas Fanfare Backfires
America ‘must: look. a long e
By DAVID M. NICHOL, Foreign Correspondent BERLIN, Feb. 11—-Eastern Germany's brave effort to relax some of its price and rationing controls has ended In near disaster. And demands grew for an investigation by its dreaded *
“Central Control Commission.”
Gasoline was the subject of the experiment. Like almost every other commodity it had been sold -previously at two widely
different price levels, Holders of ration books, including government and party
leaders, doctors, industrial di-
rectors, and similar persons, could buy their official ration for about 40 cents a gallon, which was considered cheap. he others bought gas, when they could find it, on the “free market” which was anything but free, and was also run by the state. For these customers gasoline cost the equivalent of about $1.90 a gallon.
Obvious Catch
Last November, shortly after .
the Communists took over the it was announced with somé fanfare that gasoline would be reduced in -price. Henceforth it would cost only about $1.45 instead of $1.90, and there would be no more rationing. The catch was obvious. For rationed consumers, which meant most of those persons who could afford to use an automobile, the price .instead of being lowered was Increased
four times,
In practice the new program
has had even more disastrous
effects, than the increase Jn cost. Instead of being freely available, gasoline has almost
disappeared from the market in many parts of Eastern Gere many. . The increased cost has made itself felt especially in the operation of the nationalized industries and enterprises which make up the bulk of Eastern Germany's economy and are still in transitional and shaky financial status.
‘Even before the new system
became effective last Dec. 1, the Central Control Commis~ sion, whose business it is to root out “enemies of the people,” had been warned that something was ‘wrong. The only happening ‘in the interval apparently is that it has gone more wrong. The Control Commission has made no report and is being hounded now by other agencies to get on the ball itself. In a ‘desperate effort to restore the situation; rationing
‘and a two-piece system now
have been reintroduced with considerable increases: in cost for both classes of consumers. Rationed gas in future will ‘tost about 60 cents a gallon. “Frée market” gas will cont $3.20. « CR "80 ~
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