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British in a Jam

F it were possible to be entirely neutral about it, the inclination would be to chuckle ‘at the comeuppance the British government has had in Iran,

Here is a Socialist government which for five. years has -been bent on nationalizing its own basic industries now squawking loudly and. painfully when Iran tries to do the * same thing with oil. Sh .

- Iti isn't only Britain, it's the: whole Western camp of democracies that stands to lose-if-the second largest oll field in,

+ Soviet-Russia. sng The United States so far has heen maintainiog a Landes off attitude, relying on British diplomacy to salvage the situation. For years the Middle East has been regarded as Britain's own particular sphere in which she could exert her vaunted diplomatic finesse. In‘ Iran, Britain has had a half century of experience—the original oil concession to private British interests was granted by Iran in 1901. » # » » » ” BUT THE sad truth of it is, British diplomacy has been taking quite a licking in the Middle East. Iraq, which also has large oil fields under contract to a British-controlled company, has been rowing with London over royalty rates * 4nd may follow Iran's lead in nationalizing oil resources.

By ~contrast, the Arabian- ‘American oil. Co,,. La 8. ou wa w Comparative newcomer in the field of Middle Eastern oil politics, re¢ently effected a strong and amicable relationship with King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia. Under the agreement, the company will split oil operation profits with Saudi Arabia on a 50-50 basis. The deal was widely hailed as setting a new pattern in oil exploitation, and the British were particularly unhappy about it. : In the face of impressive evidence that British foreign. policy is limping badly in the Middle East, it is difficult to see why our State Department is so avid to let Britain take the lead elsewhere. - 2a» : sm : » + WE WERE almost at the point of following Britain into the trap of recognizing Red China mone than a year ago. Chinese Communist intervention in Korea proved the British wrong in their determination to do business with the Peiping regime. And they have been wrong in agreeing with Russia that Formosa should be given to the Reds and that Peiping should be assigned China's seat in the United Nations. ~ Apologists for Britain often tell us that the British Foreign Office is far more competent and experienced in dealing diplomatically with Asiatic peoples and smaller

circumstance may compel us to a joint effort to save the situation in Iran and the Middle East. But as for letting Britain set the pace and pattern from here on out, it's a good time to pause and take a more realistic view in the light of past performances.

Mink Chances

T= U. 8. Census Bureau has figured out that only one in

every 2,094.2 American women could have a new mink coat last year. The bureau's statistics reveal that in 1950 there were 49,419,000 American women aged 21 years or older. But the 1,596,513 mink pelts imported, plus the 291,324 pelts from minks reared on domestic farms, were enough for only 23,598 coats.

Unfortunately, -the Census Bureau's researches didn't go far enough to disclose the average American woman's. chances of aequiring a $9540 natural pastel royal mink coat. From other government sources, however, it can be revealed , that those chances might have been somewhat improved if the average woman had had a job at the White House and a husband with influence at the Reconstruction Finance Corp.

Try Ingesting This

HE government has no monopoly on gobbledygook. Here's a “news release” from the public-relations department of the American Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages. It’s about a study by two doctors at Yale University of “the acidity of the saliva after ingestion of carbohydrate and acid containing substances.” i The two doctors, according to the news release, reached conclusions “in agreement with other authorities who hold there is no evidence to indicate that the ingestion of acidulated food or drink has any etiological relationship with dental erosion.”

acid soda pop will cause holes in your teeth.

R.I.P.

N announcement from Moscow says that P. N. Goremykin has been fired as minister of the agriculture machinery industry. Funeral arrangements, presumably, will be announced later.

What Price Destruction?

E NOTE that a single medium tank now costs $120,000 - and a single heavy bomber costs around $4 million. ‘Seems as if inflation has made war materiel so expensive that

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nations—but it's not coming out just that way. Force of

TROUBLE IN FRENCH EMPIRE". .". . BytudwellDenny |: - rie tlun The Indianapolis Times Politicians Let Mobilization Slide Because of Elect

PARIS, Mar. 20—France ‘can’t give Gen. Eisenhower.the pledged 15 divisions next year if she also guards restless North African possessions, and sends sufficient reinforcements to Indo-China now. The alternative is faster and larger mobilization, which is unpopular and the politicians won't Undertake it because of the summer elections. The problem of troop shortage was precipltated by the following current Hevelopments: ONE--Gen, Jean De Lattre De Tassigny has flown here from Saigon to demand 20,000

reinforcements for Indo-China against the ex- ,

pected Red #pring offensive, TWO. Nationalists threats in Morocco, with the support of the Arab League nations, prevent reduction of the French garrisons and may require more troops there. THREE: West German delegates here at the Pleven Plan Conference for a European army insist that German units should be double the size of the 5000 maximum proposed by Paris. quota for Ike's army would not only jeopardize France's chance of getting favored command positions and the flow of American supplies but would invite a larger German participation in Western defense, which is greatly feared here. FOUR: The forthcoming American visit of President Vincent Auriol and Foreign Minister Robert Schuman where all of these subjects must be discussed. The United States is in-

volved in Morocco ..bbeatse “of its air. bases

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Chiang’s Troops Train for Reds

KAHSIUNG, Formosa, Mar. 20 — The Chinese National army and Marines have started amphibious invasion drill. They're looking to the day when the United States “deneutralizes’” this island base and allows them to attack Red China. We witnessed ohe of the practice assaults that have become routine for the Nationalist Marine Corps and in which selected ground forces also are being trained. We saw 10 “ducks” waddle ashore from an LST . and disgorge a lot of Marine commandos under simulated artillery attack. In two waves they made beachheads and immediately . drove inland through - the

groves. They were still sweat+ ing out their tactical problem after the bugle had blown for evening rice. Many carried burp guns » had seen manufactured in -a Formosa arsenal from gasoline drums and old Japanese rifle barrels sawed off and rebored. . Judged ‘by the passage of more than eight months of war in Korea without the Nationalists being put to United Nations use or even helped to prepare for, that eventuality, “deneutralization day” may be a long time coming for Formosa,

Not Enough Planes

AT AN .advanced training base newspapermen saw airfighters in training. They were seriously limited by the lack of enough planes, gasoline and spare parts. The Chinese Air Force got American. left-overs after V-J day and has been “using everything except spit and baling wire to keep going. 4 In a workshop one maintenance man was putting the fourth blow-out patch on a tire. Others were reboring cylinders, putting new points on worn-out spark plugs and cleaning and classifying parts. When a trainer cracks up it's picked as clean as a boarding house chicken. At Phoenix Mountain (Fenguhan) we saw the great ground force training center created by Lt. Gen. Sun Li-jen who commands the Nationalist government's first real integrated national army of 500,000 men salvaged from the military wreckage of China. Troops were never in better physical trim. We saw thousands of them stripped to shorts and sneakers in ‘calisthenics and games notable for the lack of fancy equipment.

Little Firing

LACK OF ammunition dictated extra long “dry” instructions in marksmanship in which a rifleman with his gun racked to fixed position signaled a target attendant where to jab a pencil point. The army &lso is still handicapped with three or four kinds of rifles. We "saw astonishing camouflage classwork. Soldiers bobbed up at the tootle of a teacher's whistle like quail almost underfoot. All the real firing we heard was that of a machine gun trained overhead on the barbed wire obstacle course which everyone of Gen.

os. awaits word

“Sun’s alumni must run,

The machine gun ripped away to teach the toughened and resourceful Chinese that ‘Deneutralization Day"”-—whenever it comes—will

be no picnic. ‘

NEWS NOTEBOOK . . . By Peter Edson

“Miller Climbs High With Evita Peron

WASHINGTON, Mar. 20 — When Assistant Secretary of was in Buends Aires, he was led a rugged pace by‘Senora Evita Peron, wife of the Argentine presiShe insisted that Secretary Miller inspect ‘the new PolySince elevators weren't running, she made him climb seven flights of stairs—and look

State Edward G. Miller, Jr.,

dent, clinic hospital now nearing completion.

French failure to meet the pledged’

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there. ‘Some French have charged that Ameri- °

can agents are encouraging the Nationalists in.

Africa. The French are also supersensitive to Washington's role in proposing limited German

‘ rearmament,

» Thése German and Moroccan factors have forced Defense Minister Jules Moch and Colonial Minister Francois Mitterand reluctantly to oppose Gen. De Lattre's plea for full French reInforcements for. Indo-China. Nevertheless, Red, preparations on the Asian front are too serious. to ignore. Before leaving for America, President Auriol and Foreign Minister Schuman are expected to

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"insist on a compromise, 2 avly at tomorrow's cabinet meeting. The- suggested plan would send French conscripts to Africa to complete their training and shift several thousand African native troops to Indo-China. This temporary expedient, however, wouldn't solve Gen. De Lattre’s problem. Although the morale of his army is greatly improved since his arrival, the present ratio of French troops is perilously low. There have been no ‘appreciable replacements since January.

Of his 175,000 troops, only a third are

French and the remainder are legionnaires,

mostly African. His need is not so0 much man-

By Talburt

IE . . . By Frederick C. Othman Peron’s Beefsteaks Are Good—

But His ‘Freedom’ Is Rotten

WASHINGTON, Mar. 20—Every time I come home from far places, I decide all over again

* that this is a pretty nice country, even with

shortages. I mean it is a pleasure to trade all of Juan Peron’s beefsteaks in Argentina for the privilege, and privilege it really is, of saying exactly what I a think about any- 4 body. Make a crack about Dictator Peron and he's likely to slap you in jail; say something snide here about Mr. Truman and he writes you a letter which you can sell - to a collector for $10,000. / So my bride has « me back on my usual diet of cottage cheese, spaghetti, and stewed neck bones and somehow I've already forgotten those steaks three inches thick in Argentina. What does stick in my mind from there was the advice of two separate newspapermen. They asked where I was staying. I told them Plaza Hotel. They said be exceedingly careful what I said about Peron and his little Eva and above all not to mention the closing down of La Prensa, the mighty newspaper which opposed them, simply because many of the hotel's waiters and chambermaids were Peronista spies. Advice like that is enough to put a pall on anybody's holiday. I am pleased to report that things were different in the other nations I visited, Chile's booming with hard-working citizens busily making money. Uruguay, with one of the most stable

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governments in the world, is exceedingly prosperous and happy with dancing, literally, in the streets. Bolivia is in the throes of a presidential election, with one of the candidates waging a vigorous campaign from his exile in Chile. I've got to admit also that the Latins at the moment have one great advantage over us. No hysteria in their lush countryside. Nobody I met was worried about war and threats thereof. In the usual newspaper the dispatches from Korea appeared back on page 32. Nobody was talking about atomic explosions; nobody was worrying about the best way to build a bomb shelter. I wish I could have stayed longer. Some Peruvian friends of mine weren't worrying about income taxes; they were buying shovels. Even as you read this, they are on an expedition into the hills seeking golden treasure of the Incas, sburied 400 years ago by the. Spaniards. They invited me along and my guess is that the enterprise will be a vast success, éven though they find no solid gold statues eight feet tall,

Treasure Is Secondary

THEY'LL have music, mountain flowers, superb beer, pretty girls and tall trees over the camp fire. Buried treasure, if any, will be secondary. Finally I must report that everyone in South America I met was polite, and all but one were kind. The exception was a Peronista cop on Calle Clorida, who graciously directed me in the opposite direction one midnight when I asked him how to get to my hotel. There was a shortage of taxis in Buenos Aires and I walked almost

all night. First time I really had the urge to sock a policeman. Tomorrow: The statesmen of the USA.

They've been busy little bees in my absénce and I've got to check up on ‘em.

By Galbraith

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power as such but seasoned French bickbons. and cadre to replace his losses.

Gen. De Lattre, probably the best French

combat commander, is in a strong position to pressure Paris because he saved Indo-China

this winter—with the help of American planes and supplies, of course. Also because the loss

of Indo-China‘—apart from opening Asia to the Reds — would redues V's already low international prestige and invite an Arab nationalist revoit-in North Africa. British and American military opinion supports Gen. De Lattre’s belief that he has a good chance of holding the Red River delta, which is a strategic link between China and Southeast Asia (Cochin China, Siam, Burma and Malaya), against the Viet Minh rebels provided he receives French reinforcements and more American planes, trucks and supplies. This judgment is based on-two hopeful factors. It is believed that rebel losses in the

‘» unsuccessful Tongking offensive were heavier

than first reported. There also are signs of Viet Minh Nationalist reaction against Communist leadership, Recensitating Red pages of high

officers. Ch -

General Movement \

OFFSETTING this, however, the Viet Minh army—with better equipment, reinforcements tained in China and apparently German mili. advisers—now is able to graduate from pon BL to full-écale operations. The French

~ “think the Reds, in the next delta offensive

against Hanoi, may double the number of 30,000

which almost won the last time." Ae o- “The -nationalist--movement is general > "throughout Indo-China and the shadow regime .-..0f ex-Emperor.. Bao Dal as “head of 'state” ~~ * under a French .administration does not rally

the populace. Ca The worst Paris fears is Chibese intervention, as in Korea—France alone could not hold Indo-China then. Chinese reverses in Korea have delayed such. an attack, but for how long nobody knows, France is not asking American or United

‘Nations protection against direct Chinese in-

tervention. She is unwilling to share political decisions there, which might result in IndoChina’s separation from the French empire, So President -Auriol and Foreign Minister Schuman in Washington will ask continued American supplies in Indo-China without a policy voice, and without direct American miltary aid which might provoke the dreaded

. direct Chinese intervention.

‘Let's Quit Kidding MR. EDITOR: Just how dumb can Frosetuior Fairéhild get?

all know that unorganized crime is just as bad as organized crime, and that we

-- have had the first with.us for years and years.

Then don’t worry about legitimate business not getting its share. Their money bags are running over, and more now than in past years, so let's not worry about them. They'll take care of themselves, we know that. Gangsters, the syndicate kind or those outside syndicates all eat, live and ar clothes, 80 we know legitimate business gets its cut. Gang molls wear mink, sable, diamonds, drive big expensive cars, have fine apartments furnished with orientals. ood dp I'M not for them, the gangsters, gang molls and their like, but I'm smart enough to know we'll always have them with us no matter what kind of legislation is passed. You .can’t Blame the gangster very much. He couldn't get by with his game if he didn't have the help of the people who call themselves respectable. This is what I mean. Two prominent judges in this town belong to the two leading political parties. Both .will allow any case to be fixed as long as they get a fast buck out of it. This encourages the gangsters to keep doing

: wrong. No wonder Costello walked out of court.

He knows what the score is, and probably feels contempt for the men trying to pin him down. Can't blame him, can you? We all help make gangsters. We get a parke ing ticket and try to get it fixed, think its smart, but is it? Just things like this that encourage the weak judge, attorney and gangster. Let's quit kidding ourselves. ; —Joe Martin, City

ALMIGHTY GOD

THERE is a friend who never falls . . . te ease an aching heart... a friend who will console us when . . . all other friends depart . . . someone whom we can talk to ... about a secret thought . . . a friend who is a friend indeed « + +» his friendship can’t be bought . . . all we must have to gain his help . . . is true faith and a prayer . .. and when we need him most of all... we'll always find him there . .. for he’s the one who understands . . . each road that'we must plod . . . and so it is our greatest friend + +» is our Almighty God. —By Ben Burroughs 4

COST OF LIVING . . . By Earl Richert

Congress Again Faces Social Security Aid

WASHINGTON, Mar. 20—Again Y/ to the fore in Congress is the problem of doing something for retired people dependent on their social security checks. This problem was supposed to have keen taken care of adequately for a long time fo come last summer when Congress voted a general increase of 77 per cent in social security payments.

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into every room. Evita emerged from the ordeal fresh as a daisy. Miller was fagged. In all,. Secretary Miller spent some seven hours with Evita during his visit though they were never alone. The conversation never lagged. A vear ago, Senora Peron had been hostile to the U. 8. This time she was cordial, constantly expressed the need of the Argentine for friendliest relations with this country. Reason for her change was that she now felt United States policy had changed.

” = n JOHN FOSTER DULLES, special representative of the President in negotiating a peace treaty with Japan, carries in his pocket a letter from Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Text of the letter has just been made public by the State Department. It praises Ambassador Dulles, saying, ‘Under your presentation you have given Japan.a new appreciation of the great moral stature of thé United States” -, ,., It closes th, “Yours has indeed

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been a high order of universal service.” Ambassador Dulles explains that this letter is a kind of insurance policy. It protects him from attack by the-ardent followers of Gen. MacArthur. And if anyone should accuse him of following the TrumanState Department line, Ambassador Dulles can pull out the MacArthur letter and show ‘em. ” un ~ WORST thing hung on Reconstruction Finance Corp. by Sen. Fulbright's investigating committee is, of course, the Lustron loan for $37.5 million. It resulted in a $25 million loss to the government. RFC's alibi on this deal is that it didn’t want to make this loan, but was forced into it by other government agencies and by Congress. First Housing Expediter Tighe Woods gave RFC a directive to make the loan because the government wanted to encourage the prefabricated housing industry at the end of the war.

. Then when RFC delayed the loan, and the authority for such projects was about to expire, Congress extended the emergency housing legislation 80 as to force making of the

~ loan.

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"Don't be silly!

| wouldn't set a foot on-those scales wearing

all these heavy clothes!”

the-scenes causes of great blow-off of steam by union labor leaders today is intense rivalry for jobs as successors

to President William Green of = |

AFL and Philip Murray of CIO. Mr. Murray's health has not been good. Walter Reuther of the Auto Workers and. Jim Carey of the new CIO Elec-

* « trical. Workers’ Union are now

in the lead to succeed Mr. Murray if he steps aside. Mr. Green's retirement has long been planned, but he has been held on because agreement could not be reached on who might succeed him. Secre-tary-Treasurer George Meany now seems to have the edge.

That increase was enough to cover the increase in the cost of living that had taken place since 1940, Its net effect was to restore to the person living on social Security the same purchasing power he had in 1940. “ “ “"

BUT since that time the cost of living has spurted sharply. And the average monthly social security payment of $43.55 provided by the changed law is prcying more and more inadequate to pay for food, clothing, rent and medicine. Rep. James E. Van Zandt, (R. Pa.), has produced a plan which he says would add nothing to the costs of the social security program but would ease the lot of the social security - recipient. He would simply change the law to permit a retired person to earn up to $100 a month without forfeiting his social security payment. sh.» A ‘PERSON naw drawing social security cannot hold any job from which he earns more than $50 a month. If he does, he loses his social security payment. Rep. Van Zandt pointed out that his proposal, in addition to benefiting the individual, would also help the social security fund itself since social security taxes would bg, col-

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lected on the earnings of the individual.

“My amendment,” he said, “will prove a great builder of morale among retired persons who are still able to earn, up to $100 a month. It will also help greatly in the plan to mobilize all available manpower in the interest of building an adequate national defense.” » o »

REP. VAN ZANDT said the Social Security Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee has asked the Federal Security Agency for a report on his bill and has received information that the agency would favor it, He believes his bill has a good chance of passing.

Persons on social security have long been among the

chief sufferers from inflation,’

Their lot through the years has been much worse than those on direct relief. State governments have been muéh faster to raise relief payments as the cost of living rises/ than the federal government has been to raise social security benefits.

Social security payments start automatically only when

a person becomes 75. To get

them at 65, a person must retire — or, at present, accept

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