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: ‘Washington Calling—

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In Building Up

Military Units

Production Orders Moving Slowly;

Report Russian Threat Increasing By The Scripps-Howard Newspapers ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 23— Push to build up our military strength does not yet have real urgency behind it, despite proclamation of national emergency, despite big

new arms appropriations, despite much talk.

/ Orders are not rolling out as fast as they should, top officials say privately. Decision to cut back civilian production in order to secure arms has not yet been made. Yet military men say Russian threat is so great anything can happen—at any time.

Within administration, top men complain of lack of

leadership, trace much of trouble to White House,

For instance: National Security Council still has made no decision on over-all strategic goals: What kind of war we prepare for, how big a war, what munitions are required

for such a war.

President Truman and Vice President Barkley head National

~ Becurity Council, other members are Secretaries Acheson and

Marshall, and National Security Resources Chairman Symington. Appointments of Charles E. Wilson to head office of defense production and John Small to head foundering Munitions Board

have helped. But Wilson faces three tough obstacles in addition to lack of firm strategic decisions: ONE: can vendetta in Congress makes unity difficult. TWO: United States economy is already bulging from civilian output, has no slack to be taken up by war orders. THREE: Korea, though serious, hasn't had dramatic effect of Pearl Harbor in shaking people out of lethargy. Note: Present rearmament take only about 20 per cent of Nation's industrial output. All-out preparation for war would take at

least 50 - per cent, probably more. Also, when President Tru-

man’s goal of a five-fold increase in plane production is met, we’ll still be turning out only as many planes as we produced in May, 1941-—seven months before Pearl Harbor, Present production is 250 planes a month. Five-fold increase would bring it: te 1250 a month. Peak produc-

__tion during World War II

came in March, 1944, when 9113 planes were turned out. Aircraft industry says it was never able to do more than triple production in any year during World War II period;

that five-fold increase, though

not yielding many{ptanes, will tax facilities to utmost.

Hits NSRB Plans

JUSTICE Department is objecting—on anti-trust grounds —to National Security Resources Board (NSRB) plans for expanding aluminum facilities. NSRB’s blunt answer: We must get production where we can; monopoly issue -won't amount to much if we lose a war for lack of aluminum and other strategic items. Same

issue was up at start of World

War II and Justice Tost.”

Study Red Tactics

PENTAGON thinks Chinese offensive in Korea will stop short of driving us clear out, although =igns in Korea seem to indicate otherwise. - Pentagon believes Red strategy is designed to keep United Nations forces tied up indefinitely in Korea — thus making it impossible for United Nations to send troops to other areas; to Germany, for instance. This is what they expect: From now on, Reds will poke us here and there, just hard enough to keep us engaged, to keep casualties piling up, to make us use equipment and materiel. Military is practically

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Silver for Chiang?

THERE'S TALK here about turning over to Chiang Kaishek some U. 8S. government silver. In the event, of course, that we decide to back his return to mainland of China. Idea is that silver, highly valued in China, would ng defections Mao's camp. Treasury officials say e have $96 million worth of silver bullion not being used to back silver certificates.

Some Senate Republicans who publicly "indorsed Herbert Hoover's “let Europe

shift for itself” plea, talk differently in private.

“Im not sure that it

wouldn't be disastrous to pull

out of Europe now that we're in so far,” said one GOP Senator who had praised Hoover's plan publicly. Point is, they agree with him in theory, doubt that plan is practicable.

Tobey Seeks Key Post

HIGHLY PRIZED GOP va-cancy-on Senate Foreign Re-— lations Committee may be picked off by Sen. Charles W. Tobey of New Hampshire. He has seniority enough to take it from all contenders—except his colleague from New Hampshire, Sen. Styles Bridges. Sen. Bridges is ranking Republican on Appropriations Committee, may prefer to keep that spot. Valentine DiSalle tussle with General Motors will be small compared with upcoming clash with the meat industry. They know it, are proceeding cautiously. Meat industry is dead set against controls; says price ceilings would drive meat right off store counters. They think

‘millions of home deep-freeze

units now in operation would make black market operations even more feasible than at. close of last war.

Opposes Perjury Sop Don’t expect Senate Armed Services Committee to recommend prosecutions for witnesses who slandered Mrs. Anna Rosenberg. Sens. Wayne Morse (R. Ore.) and Harry Cain (R. Wash.)

favor such action. Other com-*

mittee members fear it would provide field day for ‘professional testifiers,” and “certain commentators. That more talk on the subject would not help government or Mrs. Rosenberg.

But many Senators feel something must be done to curb colleagues and others who make reckless charges they can't Suppo. They’re hopeful

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Await UN Move

WHAT WILL United Nations do now that Chinese Communists have turned

“thumbs: down on its plea for

a cease-fire order? Nothing till after Christmas week-end. fties: It could re-wrap truce tern conference on outstanding fssues. It could adopt pending . resolution condemning (mildly) Red Intervention in Korea. Chances favor second possibility because United States

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pia citizen ‘damaged by a member of Congress under cloak of imunity to sue U. 8S. Government. Bill is before judiciary committee, Senatorial oversight? Sem. William Langer, who threatens to filibuster against all nominations coming before Senate until a North Dakotan is given an important

federal - job, has failed to

mention that «his nephew, Morgan Ford, of Farge, N. D., was named last year by President Truman to $15,000 life-time job as judge of the U, 8S. Customs Court.

Congress ‘Acts Up’

“Lame-duck” session of Con-

gress, though on Christmas vacation, accomplished more

‘than was expected of it, when

Sen. Robert A. Taft (R., 0.) Prodded by Korean catastrophe, Congress has ready for

ian relief, civilian defense bill and some minor measures.

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Russian sway over 10 million square miles of the earth's surface has s And not one Russian soldier has had to die in battle for Stalin & Co. to a - ern World. And the other is, the Soviet Union can support of the world in meeting the Red threat, must help its allies over long sealanes. The Kremlin also has tricks, whatever its whims. For example, Finland one day is the target of Soviet wrath, the

and oir bases.

tion. So it goes, as the West braces for peace through strength.

World Report—

_THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

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Japanese Editor Says Kremlin Made Deal With Red China to Recover Lost Prestige

Prodded Peking Into Entering War

By GORDON CUMMING Compiled From the Wire Services

What the Korean War has shown, in the opinion of a leading Japanese journalist, is that the United States.can’t depend on any other nation for all-out support when things really begin to look bad. With the solid front of the United Nations now broken, the huge pile of blue chips in front of Uncle Sam is fast dwindling, this observer notes. The journalist is XKimpel Sheba, director and managing editor of the Nippon Times,

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Japanese - owned daily in Tokyo. Mr. Sheba is now in Washington nearing the end of a round-the-world trip. : Mr. Sheba was interviewed ScrippsHoward staff writer and former staffman at the Nippon imes: This is how Mr. Sheba views events: ~The ‘selid United Nations backing of South Korea in June came as a surprise to the Russians, who had neo intention of starting a world war. Realizing that if they put Chinese Red troops in Korea, or if they attempted any diversion elsewhere all-out war would result, the Russians kept hands off. Blow to Prestige eR, sensing “that failure to save Korea was a terrific blow to their prestige throughout Asia, and perhaps even among their other statellites, the Russians decided it was necessary to do something to save face—but something ‘safe. So they prodded the -Chinese - Reds into invading Tibet. The Kremlin figured the

obscurity and hazy autonomy .

of Tibet would make it easier

~ to cover up on actual military ° operations.

The biggest risk ‘was in jeopardizing friendship with India but that was .a calculated risk which Moscow decided was worth more than losing its prestige altogether. It was about this time that U. 8B. intelligence assembled its data on the Korean-Man-churian border. It was correct “AR of that tHE HH Tormed the basis of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's conviction that the Russians had written oft Korea. Meanwhile, England, France and West Germany surprised Russia ‘by revealing how extremely fearful they were of any Russian move in their direction, Mr. Sheba went on. ~— Broke Solid Front_ They showed all too plainly that they wanted to keep out of any trouble and let the United States take on Russia—

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MOSCOW, Dec. 23 (UP) —The Literary Gazette excoriated the Brussels conference today as a “rapid course in training lackeys” and dismissed Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, commander of the projected Atlantic Pact army, as a “Wall Street : It also said U. S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson carried “German skin as a Christmas present to President Truman.” “The bear isn't killed yet,” it added. The article, by Sergei Kozdov, compared Gen. Eisenhower to “the German Corporal.” (Adolph Hitler was a corporal in World War 1.) (This was the first official Russian reaction to the Brussels conference where the 12 members of the North Atlantic Treaty decided to form an international army, including German units, Yinder the command of Gen. Eisenhower.)

“This broke the solid front which “had up to then been maintained by the United Nations” Mr. Sheba said. 1 When the extent of Western Europe's fright became clear to Moscow and Peking, a deal was struck. Though Russia still hesitated to use her own troops in Korea, she bargained with Mao Tsetung to send the Chinese Reds i

n, : Undoubtedly, in Mr. Sheba’s opinion, Russia consented to

anchuria and perhaps even in Korea—in exchange for Mao's agreement to send troops across the border. Japan's Reds Mr. Sheba thinks American and United Nations troops should be pulled out of Korea

and that country written off—

but that in no case should we abandon Japan. “What Americans should awaken to now,” he said, “is the tremendous importance of Japan in the future of Asia, if not of the world. In a negative sense Japan could, if it fell into Communist hands be utilized to fill the one big gap in the Red design for the Far East, by becoming Asia’s Red workshop. “In a positive sense, it might be the one nation in Asia

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United Nations

THE Chinese Communists yesterday formally rejected a United Nations request for a cease fire in Korea. Chou En Lai, Red China's Minister for Foreign Affairs,

down the request in a : ‘cablegram received at United

Nations headquarters. Shortly after the cable arrived the United Nations cease-

re up ‘her “special rights’ in-

fire committee held a closed meeting that lasted for several hours. The text of the cablegram was not released immediately. But it was said to have almost the same wording as yesterday's Peking broadcast. The broadcast, as heard in Tokyo, said that Communist China rejected the cease-fire appeal, demanded a seat in the United Nations as part of its price for peace and hinted that Chinese troops no. longer. re-

-eognized -the-38th-Parallet—as

the border between North and South Korea. Mr. Chou also demanded withdrawal of foreign troops from Korea, withdrawal of U, 8. forces from Formosa and settlement of the Korean war by the. Korean people alone. . SE z Big Four AMERICAN officials today kept sharp watch on a mounting Russian propaganda drive apparently aimed at blocking Big Four peace talks and thwarting plans to place west German troops under Gen. ‘Dwight D. Eisenhower's European command. They recognized the possibility that Russia might use the troop plan as the pretext

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Communist actions hinting strongly at Russia's unwillingness to accept Friday's American - British - French offer to hold the peace talks if an acceptable agenda can be worked out at Lake Success. Moscow dispatches, cleared by: Soviet censors, seemed to

make clear that Russia will

turn her back on the projected talks. The dispatchers emphasized that the Western Allies, at the recent Brussels conference, had decided to go ahead on west Germany's “rearmament.”

Great Britain BRITAIN has decided to

double its army strength in

Europe during 1951, raising to five: the number of divisions available to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, military sources disclosed yesterday.

Declares U. S. Now Stands Alone

So far Britain has two divisions in western Germany and -one brigade in Berlin. Earlier plans had called for sending one more division to Germany with an armored division arid an infantry division to be held in the British Isles as a strategic reserve, :

Germany

THE two Hitler generals, who will negotiate with the West on German participation in the Atlantic Pact army, sup- * port the German combat team

proposal, reliable sources. said.

yesterday at Bonn. The generals recommended the acceptance of the Allied offer before they were asked by Chancellor Konrad Adenauer to work out ways and means of using German manpower in western Europe's defenses, The tank-supported combat team of 5000 to 6000 men was

. suggested by the Allies to allay

the anxieties of France and other victims of Nazi aggression, who feared Germans would be armed in division strength. But Lt. Gen. Adolf Heusinger, former operations chief of the Wehrmacht, and Lt. Gen. Hans Speidel, Marshal Erwin Rommel's. ex-chief of staff, are backing the combat team plan because they believe:

panded later, the reliable sources said. * Yugoslavia

YUGOSLAVIA moved yesterday {o settle its outstanding differences with three western E uropean nations — Italy, Greece and West Germany. Radio Belgrade announced the signing of an agreement with Italy designed to settle the remaining questions of dispute, including reparations, through direct negotiations. At the same time, Foreign Minister Edouard Kardelj received the new Greek minister, Spiros Kapetanides, paving the way for a meeting with Marshal Tito. It was also reported author ftatively that 700 prisoners, including “hundreds” of German FITTS OF WEY, Were grantea

Indo-China

., FRANCE and Viet Nam

: yesterday signed a treaty under

which the native state became a sovereign, independent nation within the French Union. The document was signed at a ceremony in the yellow, marble chamber of the City Hall, guarded by strong police forces alerted for violence threatened by the Communists, No widespread bloodshed was reported, although earlier seven persons were injured by hand grenades and slight damage was caused by four bombs. Under the new treaty Viet Nam will collect all taxes, operate its own communications and handle the treasury, foreign trade and other government machinery, Only recently Viet Nam had won authority to establish its own armed forces.

Inside of World Affairs

THE RUSSIANS are putting

RUSSIAN divisions ex-

Politicos Amend om

‘Tax Returns?

Rumor Has It That Gambling ‘Syndicate’ Members Are Paid

By THE TIMES STAFF it an ; RAMPANT rumors in “plunderworld” concern Mars ion County politicians who filed amended income tax,

returns last week.

Sources of extra income: gamblers. Word now is that peace has been made with tax men.’ Some were tops in “syndicate” first exposed by The: “Times, with “rates” for protection. Sheriff Cunningham refused to go along, raided “pros: . tected” spots.

STOUT FIELD may be ruled out as permanent train. ing station for 122d Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National

Guard, Army men expect.

Reactivation of Stout Field was considered last week’ after Indiana Guard units were federalized. Military doesn’t want men too close to home. muting from field to home impairs efficiency, 'tis said. Personnel of wing hail from central Indiana. ¢

- REMEMBER Pack when Jerry Owen case first leaped into headlines? Prosecutor Dailey vowed: “I will prosecute it myself.” He even went into court while newsmen watched preliminarfes. Came the evangelist's trial .on charges of contributing to delinquency of a minor. Two deputy prosecutors, among the less-experienced members of

Mr. Dailey's staff, handled it.

One of them was just out of law school. n ” ” CHILDREN can sometimes stump even Santa Claus, A 34-year-old East Side girl was taken to a department store to see the kindly old gentleman. “And what do you want for Christmas?” he asked her. “F don't want anything,” replied the unimpressed moppet. “I've got too much trash at home now.”

Shootin’ Sheltons

WHO keeps shooting up the Sheltons? A prominent member of the southern Illinois clan, here recently when “Little Carl” Shelton was imprisoned, tipped off

tHe Salier units can ve ex}:

a few Indianapolis law officers.

Gang-war rumors are pure romance, Sheitons say. They blame their troubles on an old family feud.

Remnants of a family shot

up by earlier gun-toting Sheltons start remembering when they get a few drinks, the story goes. Then they go gunning for a Shelton, and—bang! Sheltons add that Fairfield, Ill, police aren't very puzzled

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HERE'S newest scheme te tap your pocketbook: Several residents have re’ ceived postcard from out-ofe’ town firm stating: “This is your first and final notice that we have a Christ« mas package for you.” a Recipients, none of whom had ordered package, were urged to send $1.49 “right away to cover cost, POSAR, handling, mailing.” Those who did got back fountain pen and ! pencil set. ’ Postal inspector is Investi.. gating. He says scheme may be illegal, involve misrepresentation. Cautions those whe get cards not to throw money. down the drain. » » ».

Christmas Spirit

JERRY OWEN’'S accuser worked in downtown store, Co=" workers didn't know .she was involved, as. newspapers had protected her by not printing” her name, She was doing well, was one of store’s leaders in sales, her attorney says. Then some Good Samaritan called store, threatened to withdraw trade if “that kind: of girl” was employed. Store let girl resign, know. ing unpleasantness would hurt *

Shopping * overwhelmed one man, frying to the crowds with two kids in tow : and a dominating woman in command. He couldn’t get near waited

++ - and waited . . . and waited, , Finally he exploded. “Bah, Christmas,” he said, ’ “Humbug.” A little girl, who knew her Dickens, overheard, Turning to her mother she shouted in a voice loud and clear: ‘Mamma. That man’s Scrooge.” - u » § : INDIANAPOLIS Post Office... .. . hopes to use its new mafl-0-teria again next year. . Public responded in big way * to super - market Christmas mailing service at 8. Illinois St. postal station, used this year for first time. > Mailing was expedited when - patrons had Yule packages weighed and stamped by clerks. Patrons then deposited own packages in proper mail bag. § “People liked it,” postal ofl. ” clals say. “It added a personal touch to mailing.” » = ” ALTHOUGH Grand Jury turned: deaf ear to Times dis- ; tlosures of filth, poor food and mismanagement at Julietta, probe may go on. Grand Jury found a few

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about identity of Sheltons’ things wrong, sald County ARPA, BX ¥ PRN blame fer not A a nw providing “funds. Frank Fair. , = ‘BUS RIDE ston ¢hild, who becomes prosecutor for Indianapolis Railways Jan. 1, was on that council. : drivers. He may want to dig deeper-:

“Why don't drivers call streets in residential ' areas?” she asks, Stops are hard 1 spot at night, especially in strange neighborhoods. Or. while standing in crowded busses when frosted windows shut out the view, Christmas traffic crush has made situation worse. It's due to be repeated when annual post-Christmas exchange rush starts.

Man boarded E. WashingtonElizabeth trolley ome snowy morning last week, remarked to operator: “Must have beén a helluva poker game out at the end of the line. I've waited half an hour for a downtown trolley, and six of them passed me going out Elizabeth St.”

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5 ” » NOT ALL parking problems are found on city's streets, Market Master Thomas Riley . * has his own difficulties inside i market building at Alabama i and Market Sts. Shoppers get half-hour free

Many stay much longer--even leave cars there while they visit downtown stores. Market can't give out stick. .! ers, as its parking isn’t regu- ; - lated by city ordinance, 4 But warning tickets are be. of ing slipped under ? + License numbers are an a

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