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‘Pattern’ For Inflation

LAS, MAY—before Korea—General Mofors and the CIO

United ‘Auto Workers signed a five-year "agreement which was admirably adapted to economic conditions at

that time.

It provided, among other things, for automatic annual increases of basic wage rates and for periodical wage adJjustments, upward or downward, in line with changes in the cost of living. When that agreement was made there was little or no reason to expect such a sudden, sharp rise of living costs as has occurred since Korea.

sn » = . BUT the ise has come and the government thus far has taken no adequate steps to prevent further inflation. And, understandably, other organized workers have become increasingly eager for protection like that enjoyed by General Motors employees. Ten days ago, Chry sler granted a voluntary wage increase of 10 to 15 cents an hour. Now Ford, third of the automobile industry's big three, has followed suit with a Ave-year contract resembling, and in some respects apr ‘parently more generous, than the GM agreement. : So a “pattern” has been set. Whether by strikes or by other methods, many union leaders doubtless will insist on seeking for their followers agreements like those made by the automobile big three. Such agreements, covering an extended term as in the cases of GM and Ford, have one big advantage. Once made, they offer reasonable assurance of a long period without

strikes.

Gi wv.” . . » . ” BUT, in a time like the present, they have grave disadvantages. Workers assured that their wages will rise automatically in pace with increasing living costs have little incentive to hold production costs and prices down. Whether government moves adequately to stop inflation becomes a matter of academic interest to them. Meanwhile, millions of people—unorganized workers, persons living on pensions or fixed incomes, and others— have no protection.

—Then; too, many companies-in the-automobile and other ~

industries lack the financial ability of General Motors, Ford or Chrysler to undertake such agreements. Yet, if they refuse, they may face disastrous strikes and, in a period of full employment, loss of their workers to stronger com-

petitors.

. s X : » EXTENSION of the principle embodied in the General

Motors agreement will now result in greatly and dangerously increased inflationary pressures. President Truman and Congress should have followed Bernard M. Baruch’s wise advice. Prices, wages and other costs should have been frozen at the relatively fair levels of

last June.

It is now questionable whether any steps will be taken in time to prevent a distastrous spiraling of wages and _prices—by which only a few gain temporarily, and in the

long run all lose.

. Red China’ 5 Novirality GEN- MacARTHUR'S report to the United Nations that the Communists may be recruiting troops in Manchuria for the Korean war should be the subject of an on-the-spot inquiry by a United Nations Commission. The United States has proposed appointment of a United ‘Nations commission to investigate Chinese Com- _ munist charges that U. 8S. planes have dropped bombs in —Manchurian territory. This proposal should be broadened to include ‘both subjects.

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— A, : RED China's neutrality is . Tingh more important than % an actidental bombing, for which we are prepared to make

suitable reparations if it is found that neutral territory actually was violated. However, if that territory is not in fact neutral, but hostile, and being ”lised as a base for enemy operations against the United Nations forces, Red China has no basis for complaint.

It seems inconceivable that all o against the United Nations troops in __ North Korea, which had a Rrewar. Fepiation. of less than

“10 million.

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SINCE Red China reported the alleged U. S. boning

orea is coming from

in Manchuria, we do not see how the Peking government could object to an impartial investigation of -that incident, and of the neutrality issue as well. The Peking regime has a membership application pending before the United Nations General Assembly which should not be considered while there is any doubt about its ; Rewtrality in the present hostilities.

Move On, There ove back to work after Labor Day is an aggravating and bothersome business—more so than after any

“other holiday.

We're not sure why this is so, but only know that it is. There's no such wear and tear on the nerves and man's inherent equanimity in getting back on the job the day after __ Christmas, or ‘the Fourth of July, or any other two-day

weeks later.

Tespites Offered by the quirks of our calendar.

IT MAKES no difference whether a man’s vacation has been artfully set so as to coincide with the Labor Day week.end—it may have been taken months eirtier, or due to come

It's simply those two days off in early Sep-

tember that set up a curious hump in man’s orderly routine of earning his bread by the inner or outer sweat of his brow.

IT IS, we can only conclude, some fierce compulsion / that gets in the air immediately after Labor Day. Now is the time you're supposed to start doing all those things you were putting off until after Labor Day—when everybody would be back, you said, and things would really get going. There's no longer any excuse for coasting. Conscience, - that traffic cop. is standing right over there and he’s waving wr - nd bother. T+ as we were sying; it's sggra-

FEDERAL SPENDING .

U. S. “Bank 2 Account Looks Better But War Bills Are Not In Y.

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"WASHINGTON, Sept. 6— Financially, the federal government is like the man who hasn't started yet to pay his newest doctor bill.

The bank account looks much better than a

year ago. But that's only because the bills for the latest -emergency—the Korea War—haven't started to come in yet. The Korea War is in ‘its third month. And

rates 0 giiilrichact the military has placed billions of dollars worth

of war orders. But bills for them haven't been preseiited and actual spending of Treasury dollars for the military in July and August was

STRATEGY ... By Ludwell Denny

Russ War Aid

Worrying U. S.

Washington Forced to Look

At Events in New Light WASHINGTON, Sept. 6—The latest enemy

"offensives in Korea are forcing Washington to

look at the role of Russia and Red China in a new light. Indirect undercover aid from Communist neighbors for the North Koreans is proving more effective than anticipated. Hitherto the main problem has been prevention of direct military intervention in the war by Russia and Red China—or so it has seemed to American and United Nations offi-

~ cials. Although that is still the big issue of the “future, meanwhile the immediate problem of

indirect aid has received. too little attention.

Russian Tanks Used

THE current enemy drive is powered by new Russian tanks, according to front line dispatches. For about three weeks there was a notable lack of tanks in the enemy line. Our high command began to assume there were no replacements for the .Soviet-made

“armor Knocked out by our-planés and ground

fire, and therefore boasted that the defense line had been “stabilized.” =~ While Soviet Delegate Jacob Malik was adroitly preventing United Nations "action by the Security Council, Stalin’ was replacing Soviet equipment lost by the Korean satellite armies. This can go on almost indefinitely. Nobody doubts that Stalin's stockpile of tanks and other

- heavy equipment is large enough to make up * for many more. Korean losses without eating

into the Soviet Army’s essential reserves. There is still a marked shortage of enemy planes. But constructiop of new airstrips in North Korea suggest the probability that Stalin soon may build up his satellite’s air power.

Violating Orders

REGARDLESS of air power, however, the

rarrival of Russian weapons and armor since

the invasion began puts the Moscow government in the position of violating Security Council orders. Those orders, which Tequire United Nations

-members to aid defense of the Korean Republic

and to refrain from helping the Red aggressor, have been approved by 53 nations. In the case of Red China, it was first supposed. in American and United Nations circles that the ‘Peking regime was too intent on capturing Formosa, and handling guerrilla attacks and famines at home, to be a major threat in Korea. More recently the shift of large Red China forces to the Korean border has frightened Washington into an incipient appeasement movement to prevent direct intervention there almost at any cost.

Replacing Troops? BUT Gen. MacArthur's latest report to the Security Council suggests that Red China may be replacing Red Korean troops indirectly. " “In the enemy rear areas, a large troop concentration was reported near the northeast

border of Korea, indicating possible recruitment of Koreans from southeastern Manchuria,” according to the United Nations commander-in-chief,

So the immediate United Nations problem is how to prevent Red “Korean” reinforcements from China, and Red “Korean” armament replacements from Russia.

Barbs—

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By Galbraith

about $200 million less than last Year. In July and August this year, cash expenditures for the Armed Services amounted to only $2.2 billion as compared with $2.4 billion during the same two months a year ago. : Actually, the Treasury showed a surplus of $676 million for the month of August. And the deficit for the fiscal year since July 1 amounted to only $455 million—less than onefourth of the $1,855,000,000 deficit on the books the same date last year. Why this brighter picture—temporary though it may be? The answer is -more money coming in; Jess going out. Tax revenues are up, nearly $300 million for the fiscal year so far; cash spending is $1.1 billion under the same period last year. What government departments are spending ess? Marshall Plan expenditures are down $270

SOME TIGHT SPOTS .

War Stockpiling WASHINGTON, Sept. 6—Confidential fig-

ures on U. 8. strategic materials stockpiles have shown improvement recently but not so much

* that sharp criticism of past administration

slowness to" act in this field has been stilled. Too many fingers in the pie—this is a chief complaint of congressional critics. Administration sources say that in some important materials we are well along toward realization of

the five-year stockpiling goals laid down in 1947,

but congressional critics put it this way: “From a very poor situation we have not yet We are making progress but the stockpiling program still is rolling too slowly.”

Vital Supplies Needed

THE U. 8. is combing the world now in an attempt to jar loose vital supplies we need. The administration has. tried without much success to blast loose a Belgian cartel controlling bort, an industrial diamond dust vital! in industry. -Use-of - ~Co-operation Administra= tion counterpart funds in French Morocco has been urged to help get out more manganese.

India has been pressed to give us preference’

in delivery of this same metal—the “starch of steel.” Russia used to be a rich source of manganese but imports from there have merely dribbled lately. It's not a complete shut-off because without much rhyme or reason a shipload shows up once in a while. Manganese is essential in steelmaking, and while stockpiled tonnages are increasing there's still a long way to go to ‘meet the. goal. . Mica and graphite are tight spots.- So are asbestos, corundum and cordage fibers—these last needed for rope which is used by the Navy in almost incalculable mileage. Western Congressmen are angry about ad-

ministration slowtiess in Moving to get a wool ~~

stockpile, and put tunics on the backs of expanded armed forces. Congressional Armed Servic es committees have been trying to put a burr under the administration on stockpiling. Members say that

STRANGE ALLIES .

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million and for the first: two months of this fiscal year were running at a sue of less than 60 per cent of last year’s spe Veterans Administration s ng is down almost $80 million. And the Commodity Credit Corp., the farm price-supporting agency, has had to use $43 million fewer of the Treasury dollars than last year..

The Reconstruction Finance Corp. ‘bas spent

$76 million less this fiscal year than last and many other government agencies have spent enough less to add up to a sizable total. Spending by the Social Security Administration, for example, is down $13 million. And the executive office of the President has spent $20 million less, Among agencies spending more are the ‘Atomic Energy Commission, the Bureau of

Reclamation and the Internal Revenue Bureau. = What's the budget outlook ahead?

‘Nobody Here But Us Doves’

By Charles Lucey

Seen Too Slow

much of the trouble in the past stemmed from lack of a full-time chairman in the National Security Resources Board-—the job was vacant

for many months when the Senate refused to

confirm President Truman's old pal, Mon C.

Wallgren, for the job.

Cumbersome Operation

IN THE Armed Services there was hesitancy, and Congressmen say the functioning of interdepartmental committées has been cumbersome. But two good signs ar® showing now in rolling up the mountains of materials the U. 8. would need if the Korean War suddenly bubbled over into something bigger. One is the policy being pushed by Hubert Howard, Munitions Board chairman. Congress credits him with moving about as fast as any businessman can in a tangle of government regulation. The second is the top-place status being given the actual procurement job by the Gen--eral Services Administration, headed by an aggressive, feet-on-the-ground Oklahoman named Jess Larson, Mr. Larson does the buying after

~the-Munitions Board sets -policy ‘on quantities.

He currently is taking the effort out of a subordinate position and giving it new status as a strategi? and critical materials service. - The General Services Administration has in its care 66. ‘“mothball” war production plants built in the last war, and may move into an operating field in some basic metals productions,

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"A SENATE Armed Services Subcommittee warned in May that we could “very easily lose” another war because of meager manganese stockpiles-——only 14 per cent of it is. used in the steel-making process. for production of manganese from ‘low-grade domestic ores now has been authorized. The government isn’t alone in manganese stockpiling. The steel. companies are going about the same business privately, and have supplies that would last them séveral months.

. By William Cooper

that money comes from? _

And a new pilot plant York.

No one knows.’ The orean War knosked into a cocked hat the Budget Bureau's estimate that the government spend $5.1 more than it took in this fiscal year. A ¢ Congress is voting about: $17 billion | for military spending while raising taxes enough to yield an additional $4.5 Dillion

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On the surface, all this would took like a deficit of about $17 billion. But it won't be that large because the military won't be able to spend all its money this year. And tax revenues, aside from those raised by the new law, will be much larger than previously estimated.

OOSIER CORUM

To do not agree with a word that you say, but) will defend 1o the death your oo ay

‘Undermining Your Security’

By Anna Lee Brown.

I should like to present my reply to a letter writer who practically admitted that he would hoard scarce commodities. He seems to be soothing his conscience by stating that he is protecting his family and passes the buck by pointing a rather guilty finger at the governe ment itself.

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HE evidently is not impressed by the fact’ that what he is doing is not only selfish but not very wise, so we won't mention that, as it probably wouldn't do any good at this stage of the game. But I wonder if he has ever stopped to figure it out this way: When he and hundreds of others go madly through the stores, starting a a of scarce commodities, ‘naturally prices go zoome ing up. Has it ever occurred to you that the government will have to pay those high prices on what IT buys? And just where do you think Your tax dollar. Hence your taxes will go up. > & o

SO groceries, for instance, will go sky-high and your taxes will nfatch them all the way. A nice fat slice of your income. You are doing everything you possibly can to create a disastrous inflation which could very easily wreck our national economy. You're not protecting your family, you're trying to undermine your own security! Stalin doesn't need to create war on the United States. He'll just sit back and let us defeat ourselves. And as long as there are

people like that letter writer, he won't have long -

to wait.

‘Voice Our Thoughts’

By Mrs. L. W. T., City.

I follow with great interest the Hoosier Forum. It tells one and gives one the “inside” of how Americans think and feel. As Amerie cans we have the right of free speech. I often wonder why we do not hear from American mothers and wives whose husbands and sons

are in this fight, Please let us hear from all of .

you. Through World War I, T prayed and waited for three brothers to come home. World War II, a nephew and a brother did not come back. It was called “A war to end wars.” Today I wait and pray for word of our only child, a son 21 years old. We have built our lives completely around him, just as millions of parents are doing and hoping they can dd. Expressing those thoughts I was asked: “Are you a true American?” I am. I love my country. I love my son, too, just as we all do. Why can't we mothers and wives voice our thoughts of what we think and feel? Many of us have sort of forgotten God. Many of us fail to realize-there is a hand more pow= erful and mightier than the human hand.

‘Radio Programs Bad’

By Martha Becker,

If certain radio “big shots” would get rid of these “wise guy” disc jockeys like Symphony Sid, radio would be better. Also clean the aif of some of these daytime serials. Portia has been facing life for so many years it isn’t funny. Not all, but some of these quiz shows could be taken out also. The money you end up having to pay for jackpot prizes aren't any fun. One last thing that really ruins any pleasure you may find in_them are these murder progrims. Sam Spade never gets hurt, which isn't like real life. At least these radio detectives could be near death, then at the last minute live.

What Others Say—

AN agricultural economy of plénty can be brought about by a well-co-ordinated program developed through a commission working with producers, processors and distributors. Farmers can adjust ‘their agriculture to the nation’s need to bring best results.—Albert S. Goss, master of the National Grange, attacking the Brannan Plan.

THE fighting in Korea will not settle any .

of the issues existing between the Communist and democratic worlds regardless of . which way it goes. - A victory for either the Commu-

° nists or the United Nations wilt lead to a crisis

of major proportions.—Gov. K. C. Wu of Fore mosa. -

I-AM first for a man who is qualified, and, second, for a man who can win.—Paul E. Fitze . ti ates hat

THE Army needs muleskinners. They have to be extra big and strong, because when they're

. not pushing they're pulling.—Maj. Real Des

rochers, recruiting officer.

Emperor of Indo-China Not Staying on Job

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CANNES, Sept. 6—-The United States has shown talent acquiring strange Allies recently but none is more strange than - the Emperor of Indo-China.’

La x The Emperor, Bao Dai by name, is supposed to be head of

More than 100,000 French _ troops have been fighting Communist-led rebels there since 1946. It is one of the places President Truman pledged to defend, presumably with American troops if neces-

sary. : The Emperor, a mysterious man of 40, talks a great fight

against communism. But the fact remains that since June 20 he has preferred the soft air of the Riviera to the more humid, and critical, atmosphere of his native land. - » =

BAO DAI'S return to France was said to have been made over objections of French and American advisers, who . thought he ‘was needed at home even ‘before the Korean crisis. He said at that time that “he would stay approximately one month to visit his family, which he left in Cannes when

French sponsorship, in March, 1949. i

JR ie the crisis in the Far t. Bao Dai’s vacation now

he assumed the throne, under

state and commander-in-chief of the strife-torn little country just south of Communist China.

is well into the third month and shows no sign of ending.

The Emperor explains only that he -expects- to return “soon.” LJ J ”

HE also said, in one of his rare interviews, that nothing has postponed his return; that he “simply cared to complete the settlement of some impor= tant questions with the French government.” This business has included visits to Cannes’ gambling casino, several sojourns to horge racing tracks and a long visit to Vichy, whére he devoted himself to drinking health-giv-ing water. The French administrator for Indo-China visited him here several weeks ago, but

stayed only 48 kouts.: s ’ MOST of the past of the time

Bao Dai has secluded himself in a.-magnificent villa in the hills overlooking the swank resort city. Only indication that he is head of a government involved in civil war'is a nerv-

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police, who patrol the grounds with’ sub-machine guns. = In defense of Bao Dal, it may be said that it was hardly his idea to get back in the Emperor racket, which he once voluntarily quit. He became emperor of Annam, one of the states making up Indo-China, at the age of 14. From then on he spent almost all of his time in France, studying under private tutors. ” = = : IN 1931 he married a beautiful French - educated girl of Chinese extraction who - not only was a commoner but a Christian. This deeply shocked the loyal Buddhist population of Annam. ~The Emperor and his people drifted further apart until finally, shortly before World War II, he voluntarily . renounced his throne. . He settled down with his

wife and family—he now has bi

five children—to lead a happy

and peaceful life in his lux-

urious villa: at Cannes. = iE ALL went well until the French, In 1948, started casting around for an easy way

begun to suspect that a good deal of its support was more anti-French than pro-Commu-nist. Somebody hit on the Jes of Bao Dai. If he were made Emperor and given some type of autonomous = government, the French reasoned, there would be a great rush of real Nationalists to desert the Com= munist side and join the new government.

Bao Dai returned to Indo- . |

China with great fanfare and much waving of flags. The hoped-for rush of desertions, however, turned out to be little more than a trickle. The grim civil war went on,

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