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Beyond Victory

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WwW ITH the recapture of Seoul, South Korea's capital, by United Nations forces—Ilargely American—the first ‘phase of the Korean crisis appears to be nearing its end. The United Nations will have accomplished their initial purpose when the Red invaders are driven back across the 38th Parallel. And that, happily, now seems likely to become largely a mopping-up operation. But a decision must be made, and soon, whether the

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United Nations forces are to cross the line now dividing the

country into North and South, as the next step toward estab-

lishing a reunited Korea.

IT IS a highly desirable objective. But this decision is one that must be made by the United Nations, not by the

United States.

The problem should be approached with full understanding that Red resistance may stiffen, once the Korean Communists are back on their own territory, and that more hitter, costly fighting may be necessary before they are

subdued.

Should Russia move her armies bac K into North Korea, early reunion of the country’s two sections would become

impractical.

The nations opposing ‘Communist aggression

do not have existing military strength to match the divisions Russia and her ally, Communist China, could bring against

them. ” . .

AND even if the Russians do not intervene, and the United Nations forces succeed in liberating all of Korea from ldoscow domination, the task of restoring political stability and alleviating the economic suffering caused by the war is likely to be as onerous, if not as hazardous, as the war itself. + These burdens and responsibilities should be assumed Hy the United Nations as a group, operating through a commission predominantly Asian in its membership. Beyond the financial contributions which inevitably would be expected from the United States, this country should avoid any major

role in the undertaking.

- AMERICAN forces should be relieved of the necessity of policing Korea at the earliest practicable moment. That is essential to counter and disprove the Commu-

nist propaganda charges that the United States has im-

perialistic designs on Korea and other Asiatic countries. And the reconciliation of political differerices between North and South Korea is not an undertaking in which Americans

could hope to distinguish themselves.

A Well-Done Job

THE measure of Lewis Douglas’ success as ambassador to London is in the fact that our relations with Britain were never friendlier nor the ties stronger between ‘our

countries.

Once more Britons and Americans are comrades in an armed struggle for preservation of the free world. In the: cold war with Russia, Britain has been consistently on our side, valiantly joined with us in the interminable contest with Russia before the United Nations. To maintain such harmony was the assignment given Mr. Douglas early in 1947. Familiarity with post-war British and European problems, knowledge of large financial operations and great personal charm and simplicity fitted him well for his task. Though he had earned a break from

his duties—particularly since he lost the sight of his left

eye and suffered impairment of his health last year—he was persuaded to stay on until now to help in the general overseas administration of the Marshall Plan and the military

assistance program for Europe.

In resigning, Mr. Douglas left the way open for still another assignment after “several months of rest.” We share President Truman's hope that this country may again profit by the good services of this able diplomat. . ,

Slow Collections

MEMBERS of American Federation of Labor unions have contributed, thus far, only about $400,000 for that organization's political-action efforts in the current congres-

sional campaign. - So. George Meany, ported. Mr. Meany hopes,

AFL secretary-treasurer, has rehowever,

that contributions

eventually will provide at least a million dollars to be used in behalf of candidates indorsed by the AFL. . ; Even a million dollars would be a quite considerable distance short of the goal envisioned earlier, wheh AFL officials announced that some seven million members of affiliated unions had been asked to pay a “voluntary assessment” of two dollars each for political action.

” - ~ THE official explanation of the slow collections is that many rank-and-file union members haven't yet got used to the idea that workers must promote their political interests

with cash as we]! as with votes.

rank ahd file isn't as steamed up as its leaders gay about

the alleged necessity of electing

the Taft-Hartley Act.

Maybe, even, now that the Taft-Hartley

a Congress that will repeal

3 Act somewhat

restrains the-arbitrary power of union leaders to discipline. rank and filers, a lot of union members rather like the idea

that a “voluntary assessment’

is really voluntary.

Subversive Literature

THE Communist . government of Czechoslovakia has banned two issues of National Geographic—the first time in its history that this American magazine has been

excluded from any country.

It is understandable, however, why Stalin's flunkies should consider this publication subversive. It depicts so many delightful places in ‘the world, places unplagued by Red regimentation, that it might provoke a general exodus from a- country with a population as intelligent as

Czechoslovakia’ 8.

Even a commissar rr harbor dangerous thoughts after contrasting the drab life under five-year plans with ~ some aE 1 the gripe Sr in National sl Googenpie

NATIONAL POLITICS .

‘Crusade for Lasting Peace’ Is Big Battle Cry of Republicans 2

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28—The Republicans’ most strident voice has opened in earnest their campaign to capture the 82d Congress with the promise to replace the “radical” program of “haphazard Harry” with a “crusade for lasting peace.” “The voice is that of Sen. Kenneth Wherry of Nebraska, the GOP floor leader, In Columbus, 0., he said that this election is the “most crucial” in our history. % Republicans are promising that if they are elected the “coddling of Communists” will end and they will furnish the new leadership that will win and maintain the peace. not. Sen, Wherry sounded the GOP gospel while

TREATY . . . By William Stoneman Focus Mirror On NATO Setup

Hush-Hush. Put On Organization

PARIS, Sept. 28—What has the large, flighly organized and extremely brassy North Atlantic Treaty Organization really accomplished since it began operations? If the generals, admirals, ambassadors and other well paid dignitaries who run this show have done thejr work properly, why the sudden ery for a “Western European defense. force”? Haven't they been busy developing just such a force? Until now deliberations of the people who run NATO and its multitude of high-powered committees have been protected by a cast-iron curtain of hush-hush which has prevented outsiders from getting the answers to these and

other pertinent and very. important questions, Appointment of Geoffrey Parsons Jr. former editor of the European edition of the New York Herald Tribune, as public relations chief for NATO's permanent “Council of Deputies” holds forth hope ' that this situation may change. Although Mr. Parson's big job will be to sell Europeans on the North Atlantic Treaty it will also be his duty to let the taxpayers of the United States know what they are really getting for their money.

Cite NATO Failures

NO amount of hush-hush has prevented the discovery of certain glaring failures on the part of NATO.

Most blatant and inexcusable of these, and :

one which any eighth-grader can understand, has been the failure of the 12 North Atlantic Treaty countries to achieve any real degree of standardization of weapons. What standardization has been achieved has been brought about by the shipment of American weapons to several countries of Western Europe which had previously used weapons of their own “design or British weapons. As far as; can be determined no progress whatsoever has .been made toward the standardization of British and American weapons. Calibers of rifles, machine guns and artillery differ all the way down the line and there is an absolute difference of opinion regarding the comparative merits of certain British and American weapons in the same categories.

British Stick to Bren Gun

THUS the British still stick stoutly to the Bren gun while the Americans hold out for the Browning automatic rifle in the line of hand machine guns, the British have the 25-pounder field gun while the Americans have the 105millimeter, their ack-ack guns are entirely different and-— most fantastic of all—even their rifles take different ammunition. So it is with army organization and such things as fire-control methods. In some cases there is no urgent need for standardization and it is even desirable to have a degree of competition between American and British designers. This is true in the case of jet aircraft, a field in which both the British and the Ameicans claim to be on top. In most cases it would be highly desirable to have complete standardization and this standardization should be agreed upon before the new defense program gets up full steam. There has not been any broad degree of standardization dargely because an American military man will never agree that anything British is better than its American counterpaft and vice versa. The Americans can probably claim with some justification that they have more cause for self-assurance than the British. But an impartial fury would undoubtedly find that the British do have a number of things which could properly be adopted by the Americans.

Bad Effect on Small Nations

FAILURE to standardize is bound to have a bad effect on the smaller continental countries which are now armed half with British equipment and half with American. It also has a bad psychological effect on the French who are being encouraged to insist upon their own designs, most of which are bound to

be inferior because France has not. been manu-

facturing arms for many years. All the current talk about a Western European defense force—which would involve unification and standardization. ‘on an unprecedented scale is bound to be received with amused skepticism’ as long as these elementary

items are open to dispute.

SIDE GLANCES

anon 900 A IRE WC. 7.1 BEG. U8. BHT OF: > "I'd od like to get my hands on that Joe Stalin—our cick left "us again today for the bomber plantl* ’

By Galbraith

By Marshall McNeil ale

calling for the re-election of the country’s No. 1 Republican, Sen. Robert Taft. Elect the Republicans, said the Nebraska Senator, and Secretary of State Dean Acheson, “the bungler,” will be fired, as will W, Averell Harriman, “who boasted of his many heart-to-heart talks with Joe.” The importance of the Wherry speech is that he is the first leader of his party in Congress to get right in the middle of the campaign since the recess of Congress last Saturday, His line will be followed and embroidered upon over the next six weeks in the GOP's effort to ‘win control of House and Senate. The conservative Wherry promised, among other things, that if elected the Republicans

A Tree Grows i in Brooklyn

EYES ON RUSS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28—The situation has ‘eased up a lot lately in Iran, one of the trouble spots in the cold war with Russia, but the State Department is keeping its fingers crossed. Ostensibly, Moscow has shifted its line and now wants to play peaceful ball with the Iran government. It has initiated trade talks and generally is filling the air with sweet reasonableness. There have been no recent border incidents and the Soviet radio has stopped shrieking insults.

Insofar as this gives the United States a breathing spell in the midst of the Korean fighting, the State Department is delighted. But it Is wary, too, because Moscow has played that game before—the game of using honey to catch the fly where vinegar has failed.

Strong Red Underground

INFORMED sources here say that the Moscow game may be to try to weaken the stronger elements ‘in the Iranian government by persuading them that the Soviet Union has no designs on their country. Then once the country has been softened up, either to move in by force or to neutralize Iran in any struggle between Russia and the U. 8S. It’s pointed out, for instance, that there still is a strong Communist underground in Iran—the outlawed Tudeh Party -—and it might be Moscows’ aim to create an atmosphere in which Tudeh could be legalized again. A tip-off on the Russian motives was con-

tained in ‘the proposals offered by Moscow— .

and swiftly rejected—at the opening of the current trade agreement. talks. Iran, of course, is interested in selling the Soviets some agricultural crops like dried fruits and rice. What Russia wanted to do was to sef up big purchasing agencies in the northern Provinces of Iran to handle these transactions. The Iranians saw the joker at onde the fact that such an operation would enable Russia to send into the country a lares number of agents, disguised as office help.

I'M AFRAID .

ing a President.

the people voted in that November of 1944." That's: the story told in Jonathan Daniels’ new book, “The Man of Independence.” published today. Mr. Daniels is the son of the former Secretary° of Navy and U. 8. Ambassador to Mexico, and was himself a ‘White House press secretary in the latter Roosevelt days. ) : ” = “YOU are not nominating a Vice President of the U. S. but a President,” Mr. Daniels quotes Edwin W. Pauley as telling party leaders before the Chicago Democratic, convention that year.

FDR’s running mate, when a friend named Edward McKim told him_he would be living in pee ouse before long, he is quoted as. saying: ~ “Eddie, I'm afraid I am.”

2 & a MR. DANIELS

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would rémove “at the earliest moment they mo longer are necessary” the economic controls applied in this crisis by the Truman administrg¥ tion. “You can_depend upon that being done” Wherry went on, “because we did repeal thousands upon thousands of old World War II controls in the Republican 89th Congress.” He also pledged his party to reduce taxes “as soon as. the international situation warrants.” The Senator condemned the Truman administration for leaving us “woefully unprepared” although $50 billion has been spent for national defense the last four years.

He spoke of “our young men sent into battle

By Andrew Tully Fingers Crossed in Iran Crisis

Another obvious reason for Moscow's present attitude, according to officials here, is to steal some of the thunder from the aid we're giving Iran or are about to give her. The State Department recalls that this happened once before, in 1948, when Russia shipped a large quantity of poor quality wheat into Azerbaijan just ahead of a shipment from the U. S. Once again Russia would seem to be trying to pose as a friend wanting only to lend a helping hand.

State Department ‘Optimistic

DESPITE its wariness, the State Department nevertheless feels considerable optimism these days about Iran. One reason is that recent events in Korea have bucked up both the Iranian government and the Iranians themselves. Another is that our military aid to Iran is just beginning to arrive in some quantity. And a third is the relative strength of the Iranian government, which took over last June.

Under the mutual defense assistance program, Iran is getting about $10 million worth of military supplies from the 1950 fund, and probably twice that out of the 1951 fund. So far ‘the shipments have consisted mainly of transportation items like trucks and jeeps, but there also have been some anti-tank weapons and machine guns.

Loan Application Pending

IN addition to this, Iran's application to the Export-Import Bank for a substantial loan for economic purposes is now pending. This seems

, sure to receive favorable action, since we've had

a survey committee out there for the past three months and it has recommended that the ‘cash be made available. Aboye all, the U. B. feels the Soviet can't bjuff -the present Iranian government as it did previous ones. The present regime is headed

by Gen. All Razmara, former chief of staff of ,

the! Iranian Army, and consists almost entirely of young and able men. At the State Department, it's considered a strong government. -*

. By Charles Lucey

havior at

By W. C. Frye, 811 N

" this good advice 1 give . . . contentment leads to happiness . . ,

Roosev. elt’'s that convention,”

Mr. Daniels says.

untrained, out-gunned, out-tanked, and out. bered.”

num Harking back to the familiar eriticism of

country “can trust” to replace the Truman leadership “down the primrose path to bankruptey.” The Senator praised ex-Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson as a man whose “patriotic conscience prevented him from being a pgtsy for Mr. Acheson.” He said if present Secretary of Defense George Marshall agrees with Mr, Acheson “that Gen. MacArthur is wrong about Formosa, then

. prepare for .a smear campaign to make Gen,

MacArthur walk the Page?

OOS\ER CORUM “| do not agree with a word that you say, but |

will defend to the death your right to say it." ‘Garbage Strike Costly’

. Grant Ave.

_To City officials:

The headlines say: “The garbage strike moved into its 23d day. White River is being polluted with raw sewage. Garbage and trash collections are scattered. Police protection is suffering. The accident and death and injury rate is up. Costs to the taxpayers are growing. ‘Strikers’ are undergoing hardships.” Gentlemen, this is costly, and at a time when you and every other government head of city, state and federal government are permitting living costs to soar and trying to prevent labor from earning enough to approach a proportional income. You do not stop with this injustice to labor, but go on) with a greater injustice to yourselves, your city and everybody in it. There are, of course, a few scattered administration heads who do not deserve this indictment, but you have to use a microscope to find one in our fair city. Your service to the pecple of Indianapolis fs extremely disappointing to us who elected you, and if you kid yourselves into thinking I am not representing a majority of the voting populatidh in this line of thought, you will have another guess coming when you face the polls in the future. Save a few cents, unjustly held from labor's deserving income, and add dollars to the drain on the already overburdened taxpayer's purse; saying nothing of the many other useless inconveniences. What a heck of a policy. A matter that ‘could have easily been avoided 23 days ago.

‘Unfair Handling of Strike’ By William B. Ranson, Co-Chairman, Progressive Party of Indiana.

Open letter to Mayor Al Feeney: I submit that you have violated your 1947 pledge for good government in Indianapolis by your arbitrary and unfair handling of the Sanitation Department strike.

First, the wages of the laborers and the drivers in the collection department are substandard, and their wage demands ‘are fully Justified. According to the Department of Labor, it takes well over $3000 yearly to care for a

‘family in decency and health. The pay ‘of most of these workers is far below this figure. Many .

of them are Negroes—a group already discriminated against in employment. Your behavior in this strike places your stamp of approval on such discrimination. Underpaying -public employees is not good government. > & SECOND, your refusal to confer with hese employees shows your lack of interest in their problems. It is also flagrant disregard for efficiency in the operation of the city government. There is no law to prevent you from discussing the demands these employees have made, Refusal to confer with their designated representatives is unreasonble and despetic. One of the basic principles of good government is democratic personnel practices in govern-

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THIRD, your use of ‘the city police to break this strike can bring.you only contempt. from every working man and woman in the city. Most Americans believe in the right of the working men to organize and to demand a decent standard of living through their organization. Violation of a basic American right is not good government. A substandard level of living for public employees, refusing to confer with city employees, using the city police to break a strike—this is poor government.

ARE YOU HAPPY?

If you're not happy with what you've got . how can you be happy with more . . . because each time you make a gain . .. you'll wish as you did before . .. for just a little extra that . .. you think will satisfy . .. the wishing and the yearning . . . for greater things to try .., but when you've made your climb or gain... the yearning still is there . . . and discontent« mént clings to you ... and follows everywhere ..80 in the end your gain is naught . . . but worry and dismay ... for you are never satisfied . . . with what you have today... so take . for what it s really worth . and a lifetime full of mirth. -—By Ben Burroughs

Behind Scenes Story About Truman

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28—Among Democratic leaders who Mr. helped nominate Harry Truman for the vice presidency there was a ‘conviction Franklin Roosevelt would not live out his fourth

political be- ber, 1945. He thought Mr. Byrnes went too far in ace cepting Russian positions in regard to Bulgaria and other

“There will

ha in September after Mr. > had been named

story is pegged on the intimate

sympathetic and partisan but ° Roosevelt will

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term and that in choosing the Missourian they were really pick-

Harry Truman himself apparently thought so long before

the man of Independence more than a shade the better of his judgment most of the way but acknowledges, for that he had an “impossible case” in trying to defend Pendergast politics before the

- U. 8. Senate.

y n ~ BUT it isn't just a story of Harry Truman. James F. Byrnes of South Carolina gets an awfully rough handling in this book, and Mr. Truman ap-

-parently was glad to help out

on it. The stature of Gen. George C. Marshall as diplomat to China - and .as Secretary of State is brought into serious question. And Mr. Daniels cites ~-and-tries to explain with soft words-—the amazing conduct of Mr. Roosevelt in seeming to promise the job of 1944 running mate-to’ almost any poli-

. tician who dropped | past his office.’ :

“NO sensible friend of Mr. neat, aetiious logte: sui

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example, *

try to gue ‘Byrnes

be no easy explanation of his various letters, his apparently vacillating positions. He was tired. The scissors of’ time had cut his strength , . . Of Mr. Truman's adoring de¥otion to Gen. Marshall, Mr. Daniels writes: “Sometimes indeed he (Truman) acted when somé members of his staff thought that Gen. Marshall was being a little stuffy, as if Gen. Marshall were his walking’ equivalent of George Washington and Robert E. Lee. yw oa “SOME others. who admired the general's great abilities as a war leader were not so confident of his: abilities as a diplomat or foreign minister. As Secretary of State they thought he depended too strictly on the proposals which came up to him in the line of com-

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‘mand in a field with which he

was less familiar than he had

been as a professional soldier.”

¥ 2 = - THE needle is out for Jimmy ‘Byrnes through much of the book. Mr. Daniels dates

-. the Truman break with Mr.

as ‘beginning with the conference

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satellites, and said that “Byrnes lost his nerve in Moscow.” Mr. Truman told Mr. Daniels that’ Mr. Byrnes “got the real riot act” after Moscow and is quoted as saying Mr, Byrnes “failed miserably as Secretary of State.” os = 0» THE book carries a chapter titled “The Gentleman from Pendergast” on the Truman ynk with the disgraced Pendergast ‘machine. There are Truman quotes aimed at showIng that ‘after he came to the Senate he didn't jump—anyway, not very high or very far—at old Tom Pendergast's Mr. Daniels decides

policy. < . Behind the whole book’ is a very human study of a’ quiet, |

modest, retiring, studious Har-

ry Truman arriving in the cap-

ital as a Senator with his Bess and Margaret at a time when, as he said “I am undoubtedly fhe Jsortst Senator Saancially, Washington.”

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