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TW MacArthur Decides N HIS speech turning over liberated Seoul to the Kqrean civil government, Gen. MacArthur gave no hint whether the Unifed Nations forces under his command might cross the 38th Parallel in pursuit of the Communists. Orders to the South’Korean troops, presumably effective also for American units, were to halt at the boundary line and regroup. fal Evidently Gen, MacArthur is awaiting a decision by the United Nations crossing over and carrying the war to ~a logical finish. However, wise and justified that course may be, the decision should ‘be made by the United Nations, and made quickly.

MEANWHILE, reports from Lake Eats told of a growing inclination among United Nations members to leave the question entirely up to Gen. MacArthur, on the ground that it was a military matter for the. commander in the field to judge. The British were particularly outspoken in saying that the 38th Parallel should not become a “haven of refuge’ for

tHe North Koreans behind which they could reorganize while

the United Nationi commander halted for instructions. Foreign Secretary Bevin, as he left for home, said

emphatically that ‘the -United Nations forces should cross.

the boundary i in the interests. of a united sha free Korea.

fairly sure what it will “be. Two years ago, at the inauguration of President Syngman Rhee, Gen. MacArthur said: “In this hour, as the forces of righteousness advance, the.triumph is dulled by one of the greatest tragedies of

contemporary- history—an artificial barrier “has divided

“your land. This barrier must and will be torn down, Nothing shall prevent the ultimate unity of your people as

free men of a free nation.’ The stirring events of the last three months, including

the 17,000 casualties under his command, could only strengthen that determination.

One War Being Lost HE war in Korea is being won. The war, such as it is, against inflation on the home front is being lost. Government officials have changed their tune. A few weeks ago they were proclaiming confidently that America’s expanding economy could take a military mobilization and rearmament effort in stride. Higher taxes, eredit- restrictions and other wise fiscal policies, they said, would” rurh inflationary tendencies. Direct controls of prices and wages would not be needed. But now many of the, same oftcials display symptoms of inereading Rarm, 7 ’

SUCH "higher taxes as Congress has voted aren't yet

being collected. They won't be high enough when they are :

collected to “pay as we go" for even the gradual mobilization and réearmament program so far planned. . Credit restrictions are doing little to slow down the national spree, « “There is obvious fear in Washington that, after victory in Korea, the American people will balk at further tax increases and lose enthusiasm for military preparedness. That is just what Russia hopes will happen. Gen. Bradley and others are entirely right in warning that it must not be allowed to happen. Yet advancing inflation would exert powerful force to make it happen.. i. v

» ” » - ~ » » SO, MORE or less guarded statements from men in or -

close to the Truman administration indicate clearly that the “President’s authority to order direct price and wage controls will be used. Jt is likely to be used after November elections, not before. Then it is likely to be used ‘“‘selectively”’—on only a few “basic commodities, and on wages much more tenderly than ‘on prices. And, so used, it is not likely to be effective in keeping the cost of living down, as abundant sad experience proved in World War IL.

Rut even selective controls, let alone the comprehensive

price-wage controls to which they doubtless would lead belatedly, as they did before, would reqiire an agency to enforce them.

CONC RE, SS has authorized Mr. Truman to create and staff such an agency. It has not been created. Nobody has been selected to head it. No apparent progress is being made toward finding someone willing and competent to undertake that job. If we'd fought the war in Korea that way, it would have “been lost by now.

~Jra nks to AMVETS HE American Veterans of World War 1i {Amvets) have started a move to provide every civilian in this country

-. with a plastic tag designating his or her blood type.

Idea is_to eliminate delay in determining blood types when speedy transfusions are vitally important. It is primarily a civil defense plan, but its benefits are likely to be “widespread even if war never comes to this country. Many of us can recall at least one ihstance when a friend's life might have been saved or prolonged by a quicker determination of his blood type. If this plan is carried through—and let's hope it is— évery American should acéept his tag as an inseparable and possibly life-s saving identification piece, and be grateful to Amvets for thinking itup.

John A. Lindgren ESR

R 25 years John A. Lindgren, etired vice president of the Indianapolis unit of the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., was one of the leading figures in the develpm ent of commeree here. ‘His death yesterday leaves a vacancy that will be difficult to fill. He gave the business life of the city his counsel as a director of the Chamber of Commerce many years and was. influential in progressive steps for better retail ‘merchandising for a quarter of a century,

His vast food distribution program through the Indian. o

8p area wil Long remais & monument to his memory. i

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learned to

—warming sense of- personal importance,

Your Highness Be Throned

WASHINGTON, Sept. a0 Tuk shift toward

- victory in Korea is both Democratic and

enus) : Tok Republican leaders to overhaul the charts on ’ 38th Parallel, whether the / November election progpects and may “changes {

‘the whole pitch of the campaign. The Republicans, once eager to make’ the

vos i secre Ton an

‘Korean War an. issue, mostly agree now that:

their own Gen. Douglas MacArthur may have

done much to eafe Democratic election: worries,

Instead of making Korea the hot issue now, the Republican strategy may shift to. broader grounds of alleged Tailure of the whole Far Eastern policy of the Truman administration, That is, no longer a question about how we are getting licked in Koréa, but how we got into ~all ‘the trouble in the Far East in the first place.

The Democrats, Whe plainly didn’t want any .

part of Korea : ssue a few weeks ago,

are sure military Nolo now is helping their *

cause,

There's a possible catch to all ‘this, of course,

"DEAR BOSS . .. By Dan Kidney Book Belittles: Truman's Staff

Some of Bob Allen's Chapters

Depreciate the President WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 —Dear Boss—Widespread discussion caused by the new biography of President Truman written by his one-time White House aide, Jonathan Daniels, has served te. hlack-out another book on Truman, with chapters which will make anti-administration Democrats and Republicans fairly chortle, - It is entitled “The Truman Merry-Go-Round” and was co-authored by the original merry-go-rounder, Bob Allen, with a youngster named . William V. Shannon. Now a veteran of two wars (Col. Robert S. Allen lost an arm in action with Gen, George Patton's staff), Bob still is ready to fight at the drop of a suggestion ‘that some of his judgments might be wrong. That very -great ability to draw all things jn black and white is what makes this book, like these he has authored previously, particu-

lacly, delightful reading. By comparison, the’

Daniels book, which is entitled “The Man of Independence,” is comparatively dull, except when the-author is quoting President Truman

on such matters as the Byrnes mission to Moscow. Etched in Acid ON THE whole the. Daniels volume fs a

syvmpathefic treatment of the President, while whole chapters of .the Boh Allen hook are etched in acid. His description of the White House staff is priceless, Anyone witnessing ethem march in behind the President at his weekly press conference must have the feeling that he is a witness to the truth of what author Allen reports, Title of that chapter is “The White House Gang” and the merry-go-rounid begins rolling at this point with the rollowing description: “Harry Truman's White House staff has a

“double distinction--in size it is the largest in

history, and in ability it is the weakest in decades, Nowhere do the barnacles cluster so thickly and so tenaciously as at 1600 Penngylvania Avenue, “Twenty years ago, it was a national sensation when President Hoover expanded his secretarial staff to four people, his predecessors had gotten along with two, Today, Truman has three secretaries, six administrative assistants, a legal counsel, two legislative representatives, three economic advisors, a Security Council secretary, and three military aides... “There are also a score of young military offi-

cers assigned to White House duty as props.

for big dinners and diplomatic receptions:

All Have Assistants

“FURTHER, each of these assistants has at.

least ‘one assistant of his own. Some, like Dr. John - Steelman and Legal Counsel Charles Murphy, have four apiece. This massive en-

tourage takes up both the East and West wings

of the White House proper and part of the building across the street, which in Hoover's day housed the State, ‘War, and Navy Departments. , “Even as compared to the “Roosevelt staff, there has been a phenomenal growth. In 1939, the . White House payroll listed 109, in 1850, it is 232" Reading Col. Allen’s description of this crew, one recalls how the President is always saying how hard it is to get good government help these days. It would seem that he is seeking to make up in quantity what his. staff lack in quality. He would not concede so, however, The President tells visitors the reason his office chores are done so smoothly is because he has such great experts on the job.

Many Getting Rich THe only Whice House staffman to whom fhe authors give fulsome praise is Clark Clifford and_he is back in the private practice of law. Lamenting the absence of old New Dealers around Truman, tHe book fails to report that many of them are right -here getting rich, some. so Tich that they may turn Dixiecrats or even, join the GOP right wing. : Republicans, who delight in the book's antiTruman diatribes, will find little consolation in its conclusions, There is no brass-ring for them on this merry-go-round—only brass-knuckles. “Both ‘Mr. Truman and the nation have live with his inadequacies,” the chapter on thé President concludes. “He- is a strong and likely candidate to succeed himself in 1952. The country likes him

“because he is a decent, likable person and be-

catise the opposition is bankrupt. Mr. Truman likes the presidency because it gives him a Without it, he might dwindle to his old size.”

get -involved, and But. as-of today some Republicans who were

* willing to claim three weeks age that they

would carry both. Senate and House are con-

-ceding a different picture is set up now, At.

‘that time the clamor to oust Defense Louis Johnson was at its height and A

retary erican

troops were heing pushed back down in a Hitle :

corner of South Korea,

Eliminate Weak Links

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INTERNAL DEFENSE .

“PARIS, Sept. 30 The formation of a home guard, announced here this week is the forerunner of a series of drastic moves not only in Franee but in all Western Europe aimed to prevent and squash internal troubles engineered by Communist parties.

It means that it has finally dawned on

Western politicians that defense of internal stability is as important if not more so than defense of political borders, The man who Initiated the idea is Ttaly's Interior Minister Mario Scelba. It is a tomforting sign of European unity that the Italian initiative is now being endorsed by French and Belgtan leaders. Communists newspapers naturally are describing ‘the guard as like the former Fascist

militia, but-only gullible readers of the Red press

can fail to see that, while the Fascist militia was destined to protect one party in a nation, the new formation aims to protect the entire nation against one party.

New Anti-Red Moves

THE decision taken in France should lead to other anti-Communist moves like modification of the present electdral law drafted under the influence of Communist deputies immediately after the war, and if possible to an alliance of all France's national: parties against the foreignled Communists, ~The majority of. the parties believe that Communist participation in the national assembly could be reduced from the present 187 members to 60 if the law favorable to Communists .were modified. Another series of measures against the Com-

_( munist underground is in the wind also. They

envisage the arrest of Communist cell leaders who propagandizé against French troops in Indo-China and launch demoralizing appeals to young soldiers to desert. Instructions . regbntly ‘received from the Kremlin have ordered several of the most virulent cell leaders in France to resign and pass their powers on to léss known party members so that in case of their arrest the party will not be without real leadership,

France's decision to form -a home guard

comes precisely at the moment when all in-

ATLANTIC TREATY. os ee Big ‘Advantage Seen in Allied Defense Plan

ng Ad Sept. 30—Plans for ‘the defense of the reaty cduntriées have progressed. to a point months would be saved if war were to come now, Gen. Omar N. Bradley said in an exclusive interview. Gen. Bradiey, chairman of the Military Committee and of the North Atlantic Treaty Or-

North Atlantic where six valuable

ganization (NATO), reviewed ‘a year’s military accomplishments by the organization and found them “most satisfactory) .. TN OUTSTANDING among "these accomplishments is the <fact that NATO now has what

. ency plan” under which its combined armed forces would -operate If war broke out. The plan. assigns’ each country a specific task and outlines In’ detail the use to which man- . # power, equipment and material

will be put. © “ —what NATO has to work with isn't much at this point—but . hustled on to emphasize that knows what It's going to do. with it. ee Besides, he ‘emiphasized,

tions have been ‘able to reach

, an a nt oh a problem involving - simultaneously their yo! political and 3

there night be big, “new military trouble by election time,

> Korea was acelaimed widely across the country, .-but then when our armies were bogging down

after failyre to-grab a quick vietory, there was - Fa.

intense criticiam of ‘Washington for failure to be better prepa But public opinion often being mercurial, the politicians see the posiibility of a swing - Npyarg for the Democrats again, Some s Repun-

by O'Donnell

. By Paul Ghali :

Europe Moves to Curb Reds

formation reaching the Interior Ministry indicates that the Soviets are preparing a new winter campaign of agitation in hope of bringing

. about the fall of the Pleven government.

The guard is to be formed of three classes

of citizens: he ~ Army - rves. These to be composed of soldiers whb during the war were prisoners in

Germany and haven't since been called up for military ipstruction. A Ea -

Little Military Value

MEN specially appointed by their commands ing officers to the Home Guard from the present six divisions. They“are ‘equally likely to be - of (little military value as men with solid military instruction are to be kept for the front lines, Volunteers from all classes of the population, The one danger of the Home Guard as presently constituted is infiltration of Communists. “Twice in past history—in 1848 and in 1870 - French revolutions. were started by the Home Guard although its job was to protect the regime. J. The government cannot control reservists who are bound to be called up by draft and not individually. As one out of every four Frenchmen is a Communist sympathizer several thousand Communists will manage to get into. Abe: ranks to contaminate others, - “ Curbing Prices

SIMULTANEOUSLY with the formation of the new guard the French government has made a timid attempt to stop rising living costs which are spreading discontent among the working masses and making them easy prey .to communism. Large quantities of shoes, clothes, cars; tires, vegetables and rice are to be imported immediately and thrown on the market to stem rising prices. : : Exportation of leather, metals, ‘meat is forbidden, : . Observer opinion here today is that these measures are unlikely to be applied with enough efficiency to bring the desired results, however, for France is moving toward a new phase of ' «mounting prices. ae

. By Andrew Tully

wood and

these are the policies which in fact have helped coifain communism and encourage peace High prices are seen 3s a possible tough

really becomes such that housewives across the

country are hopping mad by election time, the

administration may act to put on some curbs, The Democrats counter the high prices talk,

"foo, by arguing out that everybody has a job and more people are better oft economically

than ever before.

uy do not agree with a word that you say, but | will defend to the death your fight to sey i"

Kick Reds, out of UN’

By Mary Mynatt, 98 East St., Danville

The controversy over Red China can ha settled once and for all in-one question and one answer, “Will Red China be willing to extend to the United Nations, loyalty, their services in time of danger, their resources, and all that will help restore peace to the entire world?”

No, they can't possibly do that. Russia hasn't”

and won't, and Red China is Russia.

The peoples of the free world, the freedom

loving nations of the United Natipns know it is Russia we are fighting, verbally at Lake Success, and in disguise on the Korean battle front. I would make a smotion to “kick” the Maliks, Vishinskys, Gromykos clear out of the General Assembly and Security Council; and keep Nationalist China where it rightfully be-

longs.

‘Economic Double Standard’ By HE. M, Indianapolis

It seems strange that the readers who de plore wage increases are completely silent about obvious profiteering, speculation and othe» abuses which are not at mere living levels, but represent a greedy desire to-really big fortunes rather than the few cents in wages which may make the difféerence between comfort and distress for the working man and his family. These complainers seem to ignore the fact that the difference between the soldiers’ lot and that of the big operator is far greater than that separating the soldier and. the working man—from whose family, ~ yver, the soldier {8 in most instances drawn into service. _ This double standard in economic and social attitudes certainly cannot be expected” to strengthen the working man in his determina-

tion to preserve these discriminations which

work against him.

"No More USO"... .

By a Reader

Some péople believe Indianapolis’should take the easy way out of the problem of entertaining servicemen.- They want to set up.a big, new United Service Organization. ‘That would bé such a simple solution: Give a dollar to charity and then ignore the soldiers. I believe a better answer, and one more typical of Hoosiers, would be for Indianapolitans to adopt the boys from Camp Atterbury. That's right, adopt one or more, depending on your resources. Drive right down U. 8. Highway 31 to the camp, look around; pick out a Boy that looks like the one you sent away - California or Alabama and invite him to make your house his home away from home,

. When you go to a movie, or take in the International Dairy Exposition next month, do it

on a night when he can go along. ‘Let's nat answer the prohlem by eontributing a dollar and making the soldier a beggar.

PEACEFUL BELLS

Each ‘time I hear a -church bell chime , . . it instills in my heart . . . a peaceful sort of feeling . . . that the mellow notes impart , they reach into my very soul , . . the mystio

chords they do , , . and turn my eyes from

common things . . . toward the skies of blue . I think of all the good they bring . . . the bells that sing of love . . . and how they do bespeak of all . , ; the promise from above . oh ring out bells so 1 may hear .. . your message so-divine. .. that makes me feel as though the world .-. . ana all its good are. mine,

~—By Ben Burroughs.

' the Military Standing Group of

is called a “short term emerg-.

' Gen. Bradley agreed that at least the organisation.

is that 12 the ———GEN:

affairs. That, he pointed out, is something that has never been accomplished before in peace-

time, » » »

GEN. BRADLEY pointed to

two other accomplishments.

The first is that every one of..

the NATO members has increased its defense budget to

, provide expanded forces “for

joint defense. The second is.

- that the United States now is

willing ‘that an “American he named commander in chief of this international force if thats what the other NATO embers want. - - The ‘latter would not have been possible a year ago, he pointed out. At that time it was our feeling that we should play as inconspicuous a role as - possible, as far as the ‘command was toncerned. . ” . on LEY was not . discussing any candidates for “the job ~ Ineluding Gen, Eg Eisenhower and himsei. From a personal point".

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of view, he siid he felt he already had enough work to do. The “GI's general”—who got ‘his fifth star only last week said he was impressed with the way the 12 nations are getting along with one another,

“It's & pretty friendly atmos- :

phere,” he said. “There's a lot of first-name-calling and everybody seems anxious to co-operate. It's the kind of an atmosphere where you get a chance to find out what the other fellow is. thinking.”

— DESPITE his optimism, Gen.

Bradley reiterated a favorite . _ note of caution-—that no one should be “led Into thinking °

that we now have a complete master plan for the integrated

" defense 6f the North Atlantic’

area. But we do have a beginning from which we can work.” In other wards; he said, NATO will not have to spend a lot of time getting organized if" war

should come, That job’ pretty "* much has been done.

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“THIS; he pointed cut, conwith the principle of “balanced collective ~ forces” which NATO has adopted as its -basic efense principle: This principle is designed to prevent the waste and over. lapping Which. would occur-if each country ‘had to build up .all the ground force and all She; ai Sores and all the navy ou need to ji Would mee fight a war Despite a working day’ that

should stagger an elephant,

the man whose NATO . job. places him in the new role of “intérnational soldier,” 1s a fit

and clear-eyed man : these Fi 4 GEN. BRADLEY'S office,

like ‘himself, i= plain and ynadorned—almost bare, 'Curiously, there is’ no globe in the room and no maps—when he wants a map he sends for one. His desk top is clear except for an ash tray made out of a brass artillery shell and a

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