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- Only the Beginning 7 BORROWING a leaf from the old OPA manual of economic boondoggling, Price Stabilizer Mike DiSalle has started _ flooding the country with windy telegrams. © Addressed to the unnamed “mayors” of various localities, the telegrams ask, in ringing passages of gobbledygook, that a citizens’ group be set up to soften the public on price controls. What controls? One such telegram went to the mayer of Hilton Park, Va. Hilton Park turned out to be a children’s pld¥ground in Newport News. Another went to the “mayor of Brentwood Borough, : Pa" Brentwood, a suburb of Pittsburgh, has ne mayor. i Lord knows how many other city parks, playgrounds, : real estate subdivisions, uninhabited pastures and unincorporated communities have been honored with gréetings fygom ‘he man named to hold down prices. Ma tplacramg, incidentally, run to 227 words. The ” oh pars regular commercial rates, which means ¢ that the would enst an estimated averrae of 810 each to . geatter them over the country to the 1253 cities with 10,000 i population or over. :

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to a is mueh more in similar vein, including the old ind-by phrases, “for the common good,” “in the public interest,” and “a sound national economy.” / Apparently it occurred to no one in the price stabilizer's ‘e that it would be in the public interest and soundly nomical to delouse those messages, cut them down and mail them. : i. Nor, apparently, did it occur to anyone to run even a ht check on whether such “cities” as Hilton Park and ‘Borough existed, thereby saving $10 per average

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A A ASN = wire - he War in Asia |

: f; ; & VVHETHER to send American ground troops to Europe = is an issue of utmost importance, but the current American foreign policy should not overlook the

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rope. : : Our troops were sent to Korea under the United Nations banner to fight Communist aggression. But, since the United Nations is showing no disposition to support this expedition by invoking military and economic sanctions against the Chinese Reds, can the fiction longer be maintained that this is a United Nations enterprise? The American forces and their supporting Allies are doing very well in the circumstances. But they are fighting under wraps and there is little apparent hope that the paign can be successfully concluded so long as the statesen at Lake Buccess are unwilling to authorize air attacks against the enemy's home bases of supplies and reinforcements. : " » - » 8 Ln

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andened, as its original purpose seems to have been i abandoned, or it should be unshackled and allowed to fight ‘off equal terms with the enemy. ! % The appeasement bloc headed by India and the business-‘as-usual bloc headed by Britain obviously do not wish to : {invite the enmity of the Chinese Communists by replying te ‘their attacks with the force of which the Allies are fully icapable. However, certain powers such as Free China have, ino such compunctions. Even more important, the Chinese iin Formosa could throw more troops into this action than iall of the United Nations forces now opposing the Reds in : Korea, { © A landing on the mainland by the Free China forces {would compel the Communists to fight a two-front war. It Would tend to relieve much of the pressure on the Korean front. : The large guerrilla forces opposing the Reds in various iparts of China also might be made a major factor, if supiplied with American arms and equipment. Even with their | ipresent meager armament they are said to be giving a good . account of themselves, ~ n dS » ” n { . WITH THESE two forces making. a concerted attack : jos the Chinese Communists, the United States should not : ihgve to land a single American soldier in China proper. Air rand ea support should be enough. A blockade of the China tcoast, and strategic bombing of interior transportation, sup- : ported by a Free China counter-offensive on the mainland, : imight change the whole outlook in Korea in very short order. i Once confronted by real opposition on the Asian front, ithe masterminds in the Kremlin might think twice before {launching any new enterprises in Europe or the Middle East. {On the other hand, a confession of defeat in Korea would iseem Certain to encourage them to new excesses.

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INCOME TAX . . . By Frederick C. Othman It's Really Hair-Raising Business

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14—This day I have spent with my income tax man, Benjamin F. Regardie, on ways of staying out of bankruptcy =or jail. It's a Hobson's choice. One or the other. : Mr. Regardie, a certified public accountant,

prefers that his clients remain out of the clink, even though the'y may have to walk the boulevards in second hand barrels, His theory is that a customer on the inside looking out is poor advertising. So we tried to give Secretary of Treasury John Snyder a meticulously square shake; at the same time we

every legitimate ex- : ; ; pense, on the fheory that it's just as bad to cheat me &8 i is Honest John. That brought up the sul . of the $40 hat I bought in Paris for my bride. Was that, demanded Mr. Regardie, a legitimate business expense? I claimed that my sole objective on the Rue De La Paix was tc write a story about buying ashat from a French milliner. I wrote such a

dispatch. It is on file, should the tax collector be interested. The hat was incidental, though I did bring it home and present it to Mrs, O. This, said Mr. Regardie, is one of the crosses sccountants ‘have to bear. It's what gives 'em ulcers, trying to draw the dividirg line between business expense and nondeductable whoopla. I also had in my ledger notes made of expenses on several trips I had made during 1950. “Where,” demanded Mr, Regardie, “are the stubs?” 2

STALIN THE WOLF . . . By Parker LaMoore

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He meant the stubs of the alrplane tickets I bought, the receipts from the hotels, the legal evidence that I spent what I said 1 had. None

of these things did I save. I said didn’t Uncle

Samuel take the word of an honest taxpayer like me? Usually yes, said Mr, Regardie, but sometimes no. He suggested that this year I keep vouchers on every nickel expended in the

interest of getting stories for the papers. This I .

stall do. including a receipt for Mr. Regardie's own fee, which I will clip to a copy of this dispatch. : Even so, my bill from Uncle, which Mr. Regardie estimated, looked horrendous. If Congress raises the rates another 10 billion, it's going to be more hair-raising still. I told Mr. Regardie about two friends of mine, with whom I'd had breakfast, and who turned out to be walking corporations.

Get a Corporation 3

THEY SAID that was the only way to stay

in the blael. Organize a corporation; use it as

a personal holding company, and let it pay all the bills. In this way, said they, the corporations owned their houses and their automobiles and even bought the whisky in their larders. They said this was legal, aboveboard,.and profitable,

Mr. Regardie shuddered. He said he regarded the personal corporation as perhaps the most perilous device to which a taxpayer can resort. So upon his advice I shall remain Othman, unincorporated. : He advised me further to quit spending my moriey on nondeductibles and put it into real estate and stocks. Under the current law, he said, these can be held six months and with luck sold at a profit, of which the government demands only 25 per cent. 1 told him the trouble was I had to eat, which is a luxury the federal government seems to frown upon. There's nothing left for capitalgains investments. Mr. Regardie said he knew what I meant. He's a taxpayer, too.

Kiss the Bride for an Oil Pool

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14—The Russian bear may have been playing the wolf, in the campaign for control of Middle Eastern oil, when Stalin sent the Shah of Iran and his bride wedding gifts of a $150,000 mink coat and a dia-mond-studded desk set.

By contrast, King George of Britain sent the royal couple a pair of silver candlesticks, President Truman, a Steuben glass bowl, France some of her choice wines, and the Netherlands, flowers. Stalin usually ignores such occasions. Recently, however, the Soviets have been courting the Persians, and for obvious reasons. The vast British oil concession in Iran is up for renewal, and Britain and Iran haven't been able to agree on the terms of a new contract.

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. Russia‘ has urged the Iranian government to ~

take over the concession as a state operation, offering to provide the necessary technicians. If the proposal is accepted, Moscow would control the most important oil concession in the Middle East. LS This would provide the Soviets with the fuel they need for their planes and tanks, if they go to war. 1 Anti Ig

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The world’s proven oil reserves break down about like this: Middle East, 42.3 per cent; United States, 31.6 per cent; South America, 14.2 per cent, Russia, 7.4 per cent. : Iran's 500,000 barrels of crude oil a day accounts for about half of present Middle Eastern production. Almost equally important to the Russians, the British-owned refinery at Abadan, on the Persian Gulf, has a daily capacity ef 446.000 barrels. It is the world’s largest. Western Europe receives about two-thirds of its current supply of petroleum products from Middle East fields in Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrein and Saudi Arabia, operated by British, American, French and Dutch interests.

Must Be a Reason HOWEVER, if Iran takes over foreign oil properties in the same way that Mexico did, and then invites thé Russians to operate them, the Western powers would have no occasion for military retaliation. That may be what Stalin had in mind when he sent the costly presents. Once the Soviets have a foot in the Iranian door, they not only will be assured enough oil for their own needs, but they would be in a position to deprive Western Europe of oil from the same general area. This would force Western Europe to compete with the United States for Venezuelan production. In wartime this might result in serious shortages both in Europe and the United States.

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pansion. Untold thousands of “unreliables” and outright dissidents, including guerrillas handicapped by ,lack of am-

throughout China. : This great blood purge is intended to destroy active support for any Nationalist resurgence to the China mainland and put the Chinese people in the firm grip of Red terror, Any, landing of regular troops from Formosa would be futile and Formosa itself probably would be lost eventually, if the Reds succeeded in wiping out mainland resistance, But there is still a + chance of saving: the situdtion if the United States decides to help free men help themselves.

" ” ” THE grinding up of PeipIng’s best troops in Korea is duplicated~-in the Communists’ favor--by Pelping’s lig-

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TOKYO — Public bathhouses are offering special induceMments—milk baths, free soap, mineral water and free tea.

Whoever wanted a milk bath with tea? The plot i8 both dire and arch. The next thing those baths will be offering free Will likely be bluing and starch,

That's not the way that we did it of yore, Back when the milk bath first jelled. And what brought the stage Johnnies in by the score?

Those precepts to which Anna Held. = » ”

NEW YORK—A local man fell 15 feet from a fire escape while trying to'gain entry to his office by way of a window.

Ambition like this is a throws:

back ' To many a happier day, To which we might do well to 80 back— We might even find it would pay. But now we havé folks of small vision Who'd say that this chap

was a jerk. They'd greet his ideas with derision— Gosh. He really wanted to work. : 8 HARTFORD, CONN. — & “slight tremor” shook the

earth in parts of Connecticut, state police reported.

With Joe and with Mao we've real trouble, We're in it right up to our necks. Because of this tough daily double,

We're, all of us, darned nearrk So what if .this old earth does quiver? At least we will get a fair shake. Whatever the gods might deliver

Can give us no reason to quake,

TO MY VALENTINE

I cannot give you sables and - « » I cannot givé you gold . . , all I can give you is true love i +. to have and to enfold . . . perhaps to some that deesn’t seem . . . like anything at all + + « but it can often take the place of castles strong and tall . for sometimes in a castle . . . where all is your command . . . you dance without a partner even though you own the band . . and even if the world is yours . ... to hold tight in your sway . . . when You walk the path alone . . . it is a lonely way . . . and se I say to you my sweet . . though gold is good Im sure + + + to be without a true love +s « is to be very poer. —By Ben Burroughs

By Galbraith CHINA MAINLAND . . . By Clyde Farnsworth

U. S. Aid to Chiang Could Tip the Scales

HONG KONG, Feb. 14-—Unless widespread anti-Communist resistance movements on the China mainland soon get help and are co-ordinated and directed, the liberation of China may prove

The enormity of that task is increasing daily with intensification of Communist military control including a’ vast militia ex-

ever, tip the scidles in China, stabilize the Far East and make the Kremlin think hard before taking ay aggressive - step in Europe. : . s 8 # THAT chance is still at stake in China—without involvement of American troops—but it will slip through our fingers on a tide of Chinese .blood unless the United States invests gold, silver and ammunition in antiRed resistance and: does it through the legal government of China. Instead, by all available evidence, the United States is toying with a strange collection of “new force” politicians and incipient warlords who would like to have America help them directly while they thumb their noses at-Chiang Kai-shek. The recently formed Freé China Democratic League commands considerable “following on the

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 14—Some of the countries on our side

aren't acting that way : : torm, all . But that hasn't pre. They've talked up a sto: Bh. pe 8

seem to think the Korean War—and the rearmament program it started—is an excuse for their own “get-rich-quick” scheme." . Munitions Board Chairman John D. 8mall-—the man responsible for our stockpiles-—says some of our best friends are charg-

. ing “unconscionably high prices.” Mr, Small is willing to pay

more than he would have paid last year. He realizes everything

. has gone up. But some of the prices asked of us, he says; can’t

be justified even with inflation as«an excuse. He thinks something must be done. That is, if we're to get all the critical materials we need: to arm ourselves—and our friends -against aggression, In addition, Mr. Small said, some of our own shippers den't always put national security first. There have been cases where they've left critical stockpile materials on foreign docks becarse they could get more money hauling something else. "n

Worst Offenders Listed - MR, SMALL said the Munitions Board has asked the State Department and ECA to intervene. : “It will take governmental action at the source, across fhe ocean,” he said, “I hope we'll get it. After all, it hurts them"as much as it hurts us.” » 3 England and Spain are the worst offenders. England | boosted the price of rubber. Spain has upped the price of i gry. We don’t have enough of either. L The price of rubber, for example, is up more than 100 per cent.’ A year ago we. could have bought it for 34 cents a pound, Today our stockpilers pay 72 cents a pound. Until recently, at least, British Malaya was selling crude rubber hand over tist to the Chinese Reds. London has promised to stop that. ne “No one has put up a louder squawk about that than _we

have,” Mr. Small said. > We also buy rubber from Ceylon and Indonesia. Their prices are up, too.

Spain’s governmental mercury trust has raised prices even more. Since the Korean War started, Spanish mercury—the bgst in the world—has jumped from $45 to $220 a flask. Spain has increased production from 32,000 flasks (34.5 kilograms) “to 50,000. Nevertheless, she won't sell more than 250 flasks ih a shipment. Recently, Spain indignantly accused Italy of selling us 80,000 flasks for our stockpile at below cartel prices. The Italians apologized. . » * AL Every time the price of Spanish mercury goes up, world prices follow suit. ’ 3. 8

Tin Is Up 75 Per Cent : :

MANGANESE-—we need 17 pounds for each fon of steel is up 33 per cent. We buy it from France, India, South Afrita, Cuba, Mexico and Brazil. Russia has the biggest—and best— deposits, But we're not getting much of that. ? 3 Tin is up 76 per cent. We get that from Malaya, Indonesia, Bolivia, the Beigian Congo and Thalland, They're all on our side, Tungsten—essential in the production of jet motors—iss-up between 40 and 50 per cent since Korea. For tungsten we depénd on Mexico, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Indonesia, Burma and Portugal. A When we started stockpiling in 1945 we figured ever g we needed, and didn't have, for a five-year war would cost $2.1 billion. Today, we need a stockpile worth slightly more than $8 billion. Although we increased our stockpile 37.5 per cent last year, we still have only 48 per cent of what we need. That's not as bad as it sounds, however, because our.goals have advanced.

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HOOSIER FORUM

' ’ ' 1 sesianrio Speedway Sewage MR. EDITOR:

Thé current heated opposition to certain bills in the legiglature prove the activities of the Eagle Creek Civic Associge tion, largely citizens of Speedway, in urging a conservancy dise

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. trict for Eagle Creek Valley, are merely subterfuge for circume

venting our courts in the matter of sewage disposal for the town of Speedway. Ld If these sincere people were only interested in obtaining real flood control, they could have much more easily won support by

"using other tactics. But flood control is only a collateral issue

and a means to imposing the sewage disposal-—in anticipation of adverse court decision. Those who claim the court decision has been rendered are not adhering to fact. Se ® & = QUITE irrespective of the court decision, it is admitted that the town of Speedway is faced with a problem of disposing ‘of its sewage, as is any other community—either within Marion County or any other county. But such communities have no right in law or the courts, to become obnoxious to their neighbors and to cause loss in property values—especially if they are unwilling to liberally reimburse such losses. If the pressure being brought to bear causes some of the legislators te shrink from acting as their consciences dictate, the least they should do is amend whatever legislation now exists on the subject of sewage disposals, prohibiting such communities from installing these obnoxious utilities outside their community boundaries. Because of the direct benefit to themselves, they should be anxious to have the disposal plant in their midst and to suffer the property losses themselves. IT doubt if there would be any objection, either in the courts, or otherwise, to such action, =A. J. Schneider, City ‘Poor Bus Service’ : MR. EDITOR: = With full realization of the bad weather we've just expe. enced, it is my opinion that the bus service in the city is ta extra advantage in giving unduly peor service possibly asa prelude to a further rate increase. Two of the most glaring examples have taken place in the past two days. wg ONE: On Thursday my maid left the house at 5:45 p. mW, as there was no 70th-Central bus visible she walked to 50th St, and Central to wait for a Broad Ripple bus. This appeared almost immediately, but the driver refused to stop, although there was a group of eight to 12 women waiting on the proper corner. And even though there were empty seats in the vehidle it did not stop. Se These women were forced to wait in the bitter cold unin five 70th and Central busses went to the end of the line. Ail stayed the usual period and returned together. TWO: Last Friday, after waiting an expected longer period, the bus left the Circle as usual and somewhere along the way, the driver stopped at a filling station, went into the station, leaving the Bus door wide open. He stayed ‘in there for 15 minutes by the clock, smoking and having a saft drink. He later.explained that the forgot to shut the door. Iam aware of the poor condition of the streets, but I feel that such activity is inexcusable from the point of common sense, 3 —Doris Stadler, City.

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the greatest Chinese anti-Com-munist force—one which con tains the seeds of a national

ican backing of an Indefinafle sort. In other words, ne re ican official has thus far tHid Gen. Hsu that American bask. ing would have te ® through the recognized tional government. © ~ Even silence on that has $a. couraged Gen. Hsu and diacouraged Nationalists on Far. mosa. 2

behind Generalissimo Chiang. But political destruction of Chiang and his dominant Kuemintang following i8 an unspoken objective of the new leagué and that may indeed be the objective of the American State Department. This could be accomplished by the way the United States helps antiCommunist resistance. . Gen. Hsu Tsung-chinh, Can-

. ” » » THE possible relationships former acting President %.4 Tsung-jen to this “new force" as Gen. Hsu likes to call ft,

tonese politician who heads this new coalition at least nominally, was touted to Amercans in’ Hong Kong months ago as a successor to Chiang Kai-shek. They were told it was “arranged” that the Generalissimo would step aside at the right moment. =” n ” THIS was nonsense. After the league was formally organized, the Formosa govern-

.ment invited Gén. Hsu to visit

the Generalissimo. He decliried. Meanwhile, Formosa saved face by publicly welcoming any force that would join the fight against communism. © Gén. Hu now preaches “coexistence” with the Formosa

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