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“Where Was the GOP? Bay

"THAT was a pretty sorry show put on by Congress— particularly the Republican opposition—as a windup to Secretary Acheson's painful effort to stick his neck out. Admittedly the Secretary's formal speech was drab, but the Republican leaders could have staged plenty of _ fireworks during the quiz period that followed. “~~ IvHstead, they miffed their chance. on squawking -that they're never taken into the State Department's “confidence, that international relations are always discussed and carried on behind closed doors. .» " a .n y

AMONG the GOP Senators who frequently sound off

on foreign policy, but who didn’t bother to ask Mr. Acheson

any questions, were: Wherry (Neb.), Kem and Donnell (Mo.), Bricker (0.), Bridges (N. H.), Malone (Nev.), Mundt (8. D.), Wiley and McCarthy (Wis.). * Still others who didn't even show up were Taft (0.), Brewster (Me.), Ferguson (Mich.), Hickenlooper (Iowa), —and-Capehart “and Jenner (Ind). In the Indiana House — delegation, six of the 11 members failed to appear. = Only three Senators and 13 Representatives in the audience of 250 had any questions at all, and these were rather pointless and stand-offish—nothing to start a

~ hammer-and-tongs debate which might have broken down that wall around the State Department, Of the 13 questions

asked, the Democrats came up with five, Sen. Taft said he didn't see much sense in such a session. Sen. Wherry said he didn't think it had “changed

anything, one way or the other.” Well, they at least could have tried.

AND THAT "brings up apothion but related thought. — Maine's Republican woman Senator, Margaret Chase Smith, Thursday issued a “declaration of conscience” which was signed by six other GOP Senators. It deplored the “leak of vital secrets to Russia,” and ~daidi-"As-an-American; I-don't want a Democratic admin. istration whitewash or cover-up any more than I want a Republican smear or witch hunt.” : The Times has been trying hard to discover how documents containing government secrets found their way into the offices of the pro-Communist magazine, Amerasia, There are signs of a whitewash. We haven't had much help from the Republicans. _ But better late than never, Therefore we welcome the

Si Jiang of the seven. Republican Senators; we concur

: RIE ~We only hope they will follow their words. with action.

Useful After 65

- ONE of the best things about the five-year agreement between General Motors and the CIO United Auto Workers is. its enlightened attitude toward retirement of workers. : Too much emphasis has been placed on the pushing down of retirement age—on forcing older workers out of jobs while they still have ability and desire for employment

~ useful to themselves and to society,

ublic and private pension schemes. alike ‘have erred . in this respect. “ The depression-born delusion that there is only so much work to be done, and that elderly jobholders shoul] LL out of the way of the young, dies hard.- » . . » . ¥ YET COMPULSORY retirement at 65 is unfair and wasteful. - The average American life span is growing longer. The percentage of citizens in the higher age brackets is increasing rapidly. And the right of men to work as long as they are able and willing to work is becoming- increasingly important.

Unless that right is regarded, good workers will be

pushed into involuntary idleness. Middle-aged workers will

find it harder and harder to get jobs. A shrinking propor: tion of young people will find it more and more difficult to

produce enough for themselves plus enough to support an

expanding proportion of their elders. . . . . 4 . * » - . : . THE GENERAL MOTORS contract goes far to recognize these realities. It provides for pensions at a normal retirement age of 65. But employees capable of doing their jobs can continue to work until they are 68, if they wish, And, at the corporation's option, employees with unusual

skill and good health may continue even beyond age 68,

In these provisions General Motors and the United Auto Workers have set a sane and progressive example for other employers and other unions.

Tolls for Thee’

PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S denunciation of Russia was one ~ of the strongést and bitterest by the head of any nation since the cold war began. ; “The Soviet Union,” he told. Congress as he asked for : $1.2 billion foreign arms aid, “has dedicated itself to the * destruction of democracy and everything it represents, and —is-waging ‘a grim struggle to ‘make the entire free world slave.” And then he said: “No nation can be neutral, for a serious outbreak anywhere on earth inevitably affects syary one.” Another man put it this way more than three centuries

“Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for ~ whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.”

Conquest of Moon?

FISH rocket scientist who has his. Sights set on a trip to the moon in 20 years, recently said that he feared “the Russians might beat him to the punch and. get 1 does. jest of another satelite, we presume.

Stra Lom ond the-People wai Ping Ther Osn-Wop— i

“Now “they'll “keep ——

VALUE IN DOUBT .

. By Peter Edson

Omnibus Fund Bill Raises Question

WASHINGTON, June 3—Opinion is divided

on. the benefiti—or the lack of them-—in the new, large, economy-size, single package ap._propriation bill, The House passed this first omnibus appropriation bill in record time, completing the job on May 10. Last year the . House didn't complete action on the last of 11

-regular-gppropristion bills until June 9: Sot -

.-was something of a time-saver, The omnibus appropriation bill "has also been something of a potential money-saver, at

this half-way point in the proceedings. Presi-

dent Truman's budget called for approximately $30.7 billion for the domestic programs covered by the omnibus bill, The House Appropriations Committee cut roughly $1.3 billion from this figure. On the

- floor of the House further cuts of $34 million.

~were made. But increases of -$483 million were “also made. So the net increase was $449 million :

“Then on the final day of consideration ~ House put over a couple of fast cuts for another $1 billion more or less. The final answer comes

“out between $28.5-blllion and $28,950,000,000.

Final "Slashes Made

THESE actions were all taken as a result of looking at the government's budget as a single package. But along the way, this omnibus bill ran into some difficulties which: make it objectionable, In the first place, it took the House a full month to consider and act on the 11 chapters of the omnibus bill; It was long and tireseme debate, full of dull figures. By the time the

House got around to chapter 11, many of the °

members had forgotten what they had done about EHAPLEF one. act: on 11 bills, pretty much as usual, _ For .this reason there is considerable feeling on Capitol Hill that the new procedure offers no net advantage, At the same-time it is recognized that considering government expenditures in a single package is the easiest way out for the politician.

Allows Double Action

BECAUSE the omnibus appropriation bill is taken up item by item, it permits the Congressmen to be for projects in his own district and state, while still being for over-all economy. The House really got two whacks at this item-by-item consideration of appropriations for next year. The first was in the full Ap-. propriations Committee, after the various subcommittees had conducted hearings and made recommendations. That was billion was saved. There was considerable complaint by non-members that bigger cuts weren't made by. the committee, : But the full membership had its chance to make further cuts item-by-item when the Appropriations Committee reported the bill to what is known as the Committee of the Whole House. This was ‘what took the month and

SIDE GLANCES

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. President Truman would like to have it

So the House did really

where the first .

bored most Congressmen to tears. Attendance was never big. This led Rep. Dwight Rogers of Florida to propose that there should be regord roll calls, instead of-voice votes, on all propriations. Furthermore. this item-by-item consideration by the Committees of the Whole didn't work. It didn't economize suough 80 in the

of New York and Albert Thomas of Texas. It proposed savings of $800 million by - cutting expenditures for travel by 20 per cent and 10 per cent for ull other E expenses—payioll, rent, ete—right across the bo

Rather Fuzzy Language 3 SECOND was an amendment by Rep. Ben

¥. Jensen of Iowa. It provides that 90 per cent of all vacancies in government jobs dur-

ing the fiscal year beginning July I shall mot

be filled in this year,

Congrons aed to i something About 1.

Controls Hitch a Ride

First was an amenament by Rep. John Taber

little. pigs in ‘the early Thirties. Bh

It can't be sald with certainty yet, but it

seems likely that next Jan, 1 the Department

of Agriculture won't have authority to support

potato prices. Things weren't planned that way. But that's the. way Jt looks 2s if they will work gut. Early this

3 IT ATTACHED a rider to another farm bill saying that potato prices could not be supported - a Ee po

giving Agriculture Department impose strict marketing coptrols on AL

growers. Intention at the time was to pass such a law speedily. But nothing has happened. And Congress, with more than one-third of the Senate and mlkmembers-of the House of . for re-election, is anxious to get back home. The Senate calendar is overloaded with important measures, but the potato bill is not among them. And Senate Majority leader Scott -

Lucas (D. II) is said not to be interested in scheduling it. The Senate Agriculture Committee, to ‘keep faith with potato Jasmatd, has approved a ‘provision highly o Sy. to Maine farmers.

This would let the Secretary of Agriculture order a further cut of 20 per cent in potato production, even after marketing quotas. and

Exceptions to these two amendments were

“made for the military services, and to doctors

and nurses in the Public Health Service and Veterans’ Administration.

There is some rather fuzzy language in the

Taber-Thomas amendment which under one interpretation would give the President the power to veto particular items in the appropriations bill as finally passed by Congress. This item veto is an old point of SUBtEOVESY: u there is some question as to its constitution“ality. It would give an unscrupulous President almost unlimited power over government,

The omnibus appropriation bill has new .

been tossed to the Senate Avpropristions Committee. The reali success or—failure- of

Views on the News ‘ By DAN KIDNEY

IT'S hard to tell which has done the most to produce our present prosperity -- regular charge accounts or the instaliment plan.

SOMETIMES Sen. Jogeph R. McCarthy (R. Wis.) 1g invited to speak, but most of the time he goes ahead anyway.

THERE seem to be two views in Berlin as to which is the wrong side of the tracks.

FEDERAL aid might help children to under‘stand the ‘pictures without reading.

SOME doctors are so scared of socialized medicine they are answering night calls,

ANOTHER crime that Senate committee might investigate is obtaining votes by false pretense.

EVERYTHING is up to date in Kansas City,

except the grand jury. YOUTH'S sins are Grandpa's, plus publicity.

: By Sabah, INTER- RELATIONSHIPS DANGEROUS -.

|_ Atlantic Pact Arms Aid May Be Too Small

this experiments will> be judged by how the Senate " amends the 434-page House bill. :

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Quota Prospects Dim 80 pressure for the potato marketing quota: bill—which must be passed if potato prices are 10 be by the government next year— seems to be fading. : : House Agriculture Harold Cooley (D. N.C.) as, aot sven scheduled........| Sap Gin rishabl Ra vor : on ° commodities. iy "mn

The potato program has cost taxpayers nearly $500 million since 1943. pay

hs Ce mail fraud He FB “I do not agree with a word that you say, but | "= tive had ‘s oosier of um will defend To the death your right fo say "| hoarding i g ] and Li ‘Increase Postal Rates’ ‘afford, casting about for relief and coming to He issn By M. Blanco. the gonelusion that only by a plan such as . Californian Recently six Republican members of the ind Dedicing san their needs be met, let sands of House ‘Post Office and Civil Service Committee Ik . people, prc attacked a bill to boost now what I am talking about; on three television f Acked a 00st postal rates on grounds girrerent occasions doctors neglected to eall don Count that it" would be “inconsistent. discriminatory on my 92-year-old mother, although one assured bee aunty and create hardship for the American public.” - me he would do so after that day's office hours suring Under present rates the post office runs over No thanks to doctors, mother survived | . sioner Alvi 500 million dollars in the red each year, the ° pits of their conduet, n : major loss being incurred on fourth-class mail Even though I am wondering what goes on Joker O Every package is handled at a loss. I.do know that this is the §tuff of which a Goods 1 These lawmakers say it would be inconsts: federalized medicine am is made and the ! $ tent and discriminatory to raise the rates, but sooner the better. Our folk will not be denied . BELLM( the public knows it has to pay for this oper- when they are alling and need help, (UP) — A “ating loss anyway, by increased taxes, iq wilh 5p] Have these subsidy-minded politicians n- : vestigated how many thousands of railway ex- Interesting Article on Nora’ has order: press workers, freight handlers and truckmen + Worman, 6145 Burlington Dr. wanted go have been thrown out of work by the ridicu- After seeing the picture and article about Mr. and lously low fourth-class mail rates which com- Nora, Ind, in The Times Tecently, I would like during the pletely eliminates any room for competition in to comment on it. A funer the parcel fleld? First, I have always wondered why the van ‘to ta Ar increase to fair parcel oh rates, not name, “Ndra,” and have tried to find out where ..- —....Connecticu “Yor Profits But 15 cover ¢oEts; Is Nothing more the Name originated. This article was especial- pounds of. than common sense. ¥ Marasting to me due to the fact that I was mobile mex i : ’ rn in the combination store and home of delivery fr How Converts Are Made Uncle Peter Lawson (not Lawton). This build- gallons of By L. G. Merrell. : ing was torn down, along with the beautiful insulate tl If and when socialized medicine is adopted Shade trees on each side of Road 431 through cab driver by our government, the chief objectors to -such Nora.- These lovely trees were like old friends cases of by a plan will have been the real reason and need to many of us and I'm glad I didn't witness Police ai for its enactment, their passing, even if we do have to make way the practic _ What with an increasing number of dootois for progress. refusing to make house calls even in case of I am sending the article and picture to my Tegal Not, emergency, the exorbitant charges made by son in California, as well as some of my friends BOARD. dentists, eye glass fraternity kick backs, and = Who have relatives interested in Nora. LECAL Not fantastic gouging of pharmacists for simple - Abe Bowen's store wasn't mentioned in this oe petitions prescriptions. All this oe i in millions in the article and I think it deserves a little space, apolis, reques low-income. _in need of dental work and toe. -Jt-stood-just east of tlie rallroad cross- | « aey. eye care and internal medicine they cannot ing on 86th St. i NC. 1985-50 y z {| i nd Gls’ BUSINESS PERILED . . . By James Daniel | Adm \ ! ’ To : Castle an dence), reque occupy & tral French Ignore Trade Treaty a ! 241-V-50—8 west Corner WASHINGTON, June 3—A last-ditch attempt = American citizens there and native Moroccans Zoned U3-Al to force the French government to honor the claiming American protection wers not covered. jne service of

treaty rights of American businessmen in French North Africa was made here this week. Sen. Alexander Wiley (R. Wis.) has asked the Senate Appropriations Committee to amend the Economic Co-operation Administration (ECA) appropriations bili to ban the use of recovery Tunds in behalf of countries whieh fail to

teed by treaties. The amendment is aimed at French Morocco, where a group of about 40 U, 8. veterans settled down after the war to represent American manufacturing firms. The ex-GIs now claim they are being pushed to the wall by trade restrictions imposed to aid their French competitors,

Treaties in 1836

SINCE 1836 a series of treaties promised this country equal treatment with other nations in trade with . Morocco, After the French proclaimed a protectorate over Morocco, an understanding was reached that French decrees - would not-apply to Americans in Morocco unless our government gave its consent. Late in 1948 the French dropped the custom of asking our permission for applying French trade restrictions to ‘American businessmen. Our government filed a protest, then gave assent, but with two reservations — that we were not giving up our treaty rights in principle and that we could withdraw the assent on 30-day notice, “What had happened was this: - In 1939 the French, along with many bther European countries, imposed rigid export-import

= controls. These were applied to French Morocco.

. By Marquis Childs

M.REG. U. & PAT. OFF

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most pitifully small. It is just

WASHINGTON, June 3— Secretary Acheson's report to Congress is an account of thé development of Atlantic organization from a group of committees oi a paper chart to an actuaiity. On both sides of the fence critical voices. are already being raised, There are those who say that this is only half enough a faltering step forward instead of the bold frontal approach . essential to make the defenses of Western Europe a reality within 12 to 18 months. » ” » IN the other camp are the

i strength through containment ~ is apparent. 3 1f- the Atlantic community were a separate and untouclh— isolationists of the old . able entity, existing on an iswho see in the Atlantic organi- land-whole and complete, then

THE French Army of 150,000 .

The exemption given to Americans was unim- 43-508 portant during the war, because there was little civilian trade.

Import $8-$10 Million

AMERICANS serving in North Africa during

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the war saw an opportunity to go into business. hl after demobilization. Armed with exclusive deal- . North Reyue or American products, they set out to mit the o

give U. 8. businessmen the equal rights guaran:

obtain & portion of the import business. In 1948 Inv sop they imported about $8 to $10 million worth of Sion West Ei

ni goods, This was a third ef what Morocco bought Residence), 1 _ that year. : Sitaireet pan In theory the Americdns were operating on wits their own dollar resdfirces in this country. In Ul-A2-H1

in Indo-China

of this aid if {t is to be effective in putting down the revolt

3 ‘hard- -pressed by the guerrillas operating under the direction of the Moscow-trained Communist Ho Chi Minh,

practice they may have been selling their Moroc- shop in’ one ean francs for dollars on the free money market double, house in nearby internationalized Tangiers. Their Rochester A¥ competition irritated the established French requirements commercial interests in Moroces and also the the existing French authorities in Paris, who claimed their A currency restrictions were being circumvented. nd occupy. | The French applied strict export-import controls re 50—T to everybody in Morocco. RADIO SHO! variance of Gls Take Action : . Pins OUR State Department since has limited it- thas Dulane

self to trying to obtain promises that the con» trols will be applied impartially te Americans . and Frenchmen. The American GIs in Morocco » ‘have not taken the actions lying down. "A year ago their _.association and

--goliton Aven ments), requ requirement’

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American Legion post sent’ a ntative here -V to try to obtain an injunction forbidding the Brookville B State Department to suspend our treaty rights. forming use The court decided that it was nota legal ques- taurant {

tion vat something for Congress to decide,

for 3 yeudrs tractor's bus for the offi 8 Tad fs t i e. residencs : vNo: Holme ment of Indo-Chifia. For reas es Indust is extremely sons of prestige and practical- 2 struction of ity, Russia now will be likely apartment to put all possible support be- I © Ba Viret hind the guerrilla leader. In Business) iE this way, the two major powers ocessory floor can be drawn into at least an 256-V-undeclared war on a battlefield ~ I Residenc where most of the 'disadvan- Teduitement tages will be ours. = Lyto see any limit on the amount os a : Be ~BUT the direct approach, To Teauln embracing Bao Dal, ignores the ousing a possibility of using United King Avenue

and yestoring opder.

tio: n {ren-el commit. the progress toward federation rr oneciad omit: in Mr. 8. would "Their voices will be raised = have more pita. loud and long in the forthcoming Senate debate on President Truman's request for a new appropriation for foreign 2 arms aid.

It is reported that the request will be for $1225 million for -14 countries, nine within the Atlantic pact framework and *five—Greece, Turkey, Iran, Korea and the _PHilippines=—out- - side it. > » » __ WHEN one considers the ox _traordinary range of geography - to be covered, ‘and the threat

“chaos in those far-flung areas, then the amount fo be asked n arms assistance seems’ al-

here. in my opinion, that the Shit] WRAAEsh of the pulley of :

: FURTHERMORE, our friends in southeast Asia, particularly

- —Nuttonws =F Intermediar Through the U. N. it might ; have been possible to enlist of fst:

BUT it is y the inter-rela- in India, believe that we have such a peacemaker as Prime NY tionships of the Atlantic Pact made a political as well as & Minister Pandit Nehru of In- dence), requ countties with the rest of the strategic error. They say that dia, who Is keenly aware of 0 360-V- 50 world that the threat to secur- Bao Dal can never be consid- the implications of the step east nei 0 ity and peace exjsts. And it is ‘ered anything but a puppet of America has taken in Indo- yariance of in the ever-widening circle of the French and that, therefore, China. Mr. Nehru also under- placing the these relationships that Amer- he cannot rally the people of stands far better than any, © CORPORATI ican strength is spread thinner = Indo-China in an effective re- westerner Possibly cin, cin, the na- Zoned Ut and thinner. sistance to mass revolt. ture of the aspirations ‘of peo~ salvage yard ~The future may show that ~ Consequently, they prophesy, plés who have lived so long: 3206-18 Wes the most fateful decision taken that the end will be another under colonialism. nea U3 by Mr. Acheson on his Euro- China—defeat for the United yo 5 ission to 4 pean mission was given only States after a costly and futile AS Mr. Ahan pointed out : S0-Y-30-a glancing mention in his pre- expenditure of arms .and eco- th the candor that is one of GLH) PS a “pared report to Congress. - - nomic resources. , his’ ‘chief characteristics, al- ments); rem That is the decision an- a a 8 “most everything now depends BR® manat . nounced -in Paris on May 8 INTERV ENTION: in Indo- on what Congress does to im~ _ 0 - that the United States intended - China must also be considered . plement the decisions taken in io to give both military and eco- in the. larger setting of a di- . The question is how fimo, Bn ? "nomic assistance to the regime vided world. The Soviet Union far and how fast. On the map given of Bao Dal, who is supported ___ bas recognized Chi Minh the secretary has put before By the i8 Indo-China. 7 S48 Na forsus aa Ue govern | Shem, Saare apy au eta, 3 + # ? Lian ui Hr 2