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4 Washington Calling— ‘Truman Urged

To Shift

Policy,

Copy Doug Line Bitterness Over Split in Pacific * May Flow Into Other Fields

By The Scripps-Howard Newspapers WASHINGTON, Apr. 21 — President Truman is under heavy bi-partisan pressure to follow the Mac-

Arthur line.

Heaviest flood of protest mail in history is pouring

in here.

Top Democrats, as well as Republicans, concede

MacArthur's potency on radio and TV.

+" And bitterness growing out of split over Pacific

policies threatens to overflow into other fields, to imperil Mutual Defense Assistance Pact (which Gen. Eisenhower is trying to implement), Economic Co-operation Administration and program for Point Four help to under-

developed areas.

But past history—and recent events—indicate President Truman is unlikely to switch policies. His great hope is negotiated peace in Korea. Almost unnoticed in MacArthur furore this week have been steps administration has taken for new Pacific defense pact. It's designed to reassure Australia, New Zealand and Philippines; increase their support for Japanese peace treaty. Announcement at this time indicates Mr. Truman is going

ahead with previously prepared plan. It draws our defense line through Aleutians, Japan, Okinawa, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand. Formosa was not mentioned. At the same time, administration spokesmen have made major policy speeches this week, stating that extension of hostilities is not planned by United Nations troops. To reverse this policy now, President Truman would have

to fire cabinet members and .

his top military advisers. Next likely development: rification by testimony before Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees of position of Joint Chiefs of Staff. MacArthur's friends think the General has documentary evidence to back his claim the Joint Chiefs believe as he does. Administration leaders note that MacArthur speech said it was his “understanding” that from a “military standpoint” his views had been shared by our Joint Chiefs. They wonder if this was a hedge. Both sides want definite—and clear—answers. John Foster Dulles may have to go to London to iron out differences. with British before Japanese treaty pleted. Looks now as if there's little chance of hitting midsummer target date. Though British and Amerfcan diplomats have tried to keep differences out of sight, they're split on how tough treaty should be. United States wants to restore full sovereignty to Japan. Britain talks economic restraints, may insist on Japanese admission of war guilt. Major points at issue are restrictions on Japanese textile production and shipping.

B-36 Change Needed

IF THE big war comes—as it could—major reversal in Air Force policy on the B-36 would become important. ’ Without saying much about It, Air Force has abandoned its inter-continental bombing theory which the B-36 symbolized. It plans, now, to rely on peripheral bombing, from bases as close to enemy homeland as possible. This doesn’t mean big plane is being scrapped—only that it's no longer the Air Force. Man chiefly responsible for the shift—after Air Force had won over Navy on the issue—is Gen. Nate Twining, Vice Chief of Staff.

Vandenberg May Quit

LOOK FOR Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg, chief of the air staff, to quit within six months. He's talked of it before. This time he's serious. He's been offered a big civilian job, which won't wait. President Truman's urging him to stay awhile; doesn’t want any break-up in the Joint Chiefs of Staff team which recommended he fire MacArthur. Note: Two other senior generals also are thinking of resigning and Assistant Air Becretary Harold Stuart is resigning in May. He’s been sparking the Air Force reserve program.

Major Crime Report

ONE SURE thing about Kefauver Crime Committee report: It will ask law to prohibit interstate transmission of racing information. Report will be out in a week. And staff members say Kefauver

magazine pieces have not stolen thunder from the report

Kefauver missed a bet, his friends say. He completed agreement with Saturday Evening Post before sensational New York hearings. He could have gotten a much bigger price after them.

Prop for Democrats DEMOCRATS get to increase their majorities on two committees when Sen. Arthur Vandenberg, Michigan Republican, 1s succeeded by a Democrat, as he will be. Change will give Democrats 50-to-46 majority in Senate. Appropriations C om mittee has been picked for one of the

d that bumps Sen. .

Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin, last Republican to go

on it. He will be succeeded by’

Sen, A. Willis Robertson (D. Va.) who was on appropriations until Republican gains in last election. It's a break for

Department. McCarthy,

State its bitter enemy, had been assigned to subcommittee that , handles its appropriations.

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Relations Committee for second increase in party majority, Republicans will have no chance to fill vacancy created by Vandenberg’s death.

If they pick another committee (banking and currency is a possibility), Republicans will squabble over foreign relations post. Sen. Wayne Morse of Oregon has been wanting it for years. But GOP

conference Chairman Eugene Millikin of Colorado says the seat would go to man with highest seniority who claimed it. That probably would mean Sen. Owen Brewster of Maine. Sens. Robart Taft of Ohio and H. Styler. Bridges of New Hampshire outrank him, but apparently don’t want it.

Views on Troops

SENATOR VANDENBERG'S opinion on the troops-to-Europe question: probably will be made known shortly. It’s contained in a letter Vandenberg wrote to Sen. James H. Duff (R. Pa.) early in February .. . shortly before Duff speech in Detroit, in which he asked for a bipartisan foreign policy, and advocated hands off by the Senate, on adminis~ tration’s decision to send troops to Europe.

Letter is said to have come close to making Duff “heir” to Vandenberg, in carrying on fight for a bi-partisan policy on foreign affairs. But Duff won't have preferred position from which to carry on. He's not on foreign relations, and has no chance to get on. And present GOP leadership has drifted far from Vandenberg policies.

‘If You Want Me’

POLITICS: One high GOP leader says Gov. Earl Warren of California has decided to make all-out fight for 1952 GOP presidential nomination. Gov. Warren was an “if you want me” candidate in 48. This time, he'll have delegates from 11 western states when he reaches convention, it's predicted.

Florida observers say former Sen. Claude Pepper will try for the Senate again next year, against a fellow-Dem-ocrat, Sen. 8S. L. Holland. Pepper’'s formidable though defeated only last year by Sen. George Smathers. In Washington, Rep. Henry T. Jackson's being groomed to run against Republican Sen. Harry P. Cain next year. Cain’s a first-termer; Democrats think Jackson's chances would be good against him.

Plug for Labor

LABOR’'S Wage Board victory—at hands of new advisory committee on mobilization policy-——opens the way for return of George M. Harrison, AFL vice president, as chief deputy to Stabilizer Eric Johnston, and selection of a labor man as top aid to Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson.

World Affairs

SYRIA has decreed one year’s military service for all medical doctors born between 1912 and, 1926 who haven't served in the Syrian forces in 1950-51.

” - " THE Lapps have turned down a proposal to make military training compulsory for their young men. Reason: The which could provide vital food in time of war, would go to the dogs in the absence of their young tenders.

» ” . INDIA is preparing to deal sternly with anticipated Communist uprisings this spring. The occasion will be the execution of 12 Indian Communists sentenced to the gallows for killing four persons during India's “police” action in taking over Hyderabad In 1948. ALL Latin American countries look forward to a favortrade balance with the United States in 1952 if this country continues stockpiling and military expansion.

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‘World Report—

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

U. S. To Ask 'Much Larger’ Program of

‘To Back Up Arms Project Under

Expect Further Talks With Chiang

By FRANK N. WIDNER News Editor of The Times Compiled from the wire services

The Truman administration soon will ask Congress

for a new and “much larger” program of military aid to back up a $50 million arms project already under way for Formosa. It is impossible at this time, administration sources say, to give a firm figure on the request pending: ONE: Further consultations between the Defense and State Departments on Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's need for arms to defend the island and American ability to provide adequate help. Some U. 8. military experts believe Congress should authorize as much as $250 million for arms for Formosa in the fiscal year beginning next July 1. TWO: Reports from the new 100-member U. 8. military mission that will go to Formosa to investigate the conditions of Chinese Nationalist air, sea, and land forces. The mission will be headed by Maj. Gen. William C. Chase, who is icheduled to arrive in Formosa in about ‘0 days. The decision to seek a much larger arms aid fund for Chiang and appoint- . ment of the mission marked a radical change in former administration policies toward the Chinese Nationalist government. Until early this year aid has been given on a limited scale. Ended U. S. Help Publication in July, 1949, of the administration’s “white paper” on Nationalist China officially ended the large-scale American help for Chiang. The new attitude was forced by the Communist attack on South Korea. It fits in closely, with administration plans to bolster Pacific defenses through military aid and defense arrangements with Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Japan. The administration still is cold-shouldering Gen. MacArthur's views that the United +.States should remove “restrictions against Nationalist attacks. on the Communist-held China mainland. Although the administration insists its current programs and future planning are based on defense of Formosa, they will have the effect of increasing the possibility of the Nationalists launching an invasion successfully at a later time.

Korean War

Total casualties in the Korean War went. over the million mark during the first week in April, figures released today disclosed. Communist losses were placed at 813.870 and those of the United Nations at 236,297 men killed, wounded and missing. At this rate, it was stated, casualties for the first year of the Korean action will be right at 1,250,000 by June 25 unless there is a surprise development.

Gen. Chase

Heaviest losses have been .

sustained by the Korean Communist. A breakdown by nationalities follows: Koréan Communists, 500,000. Chinese Communists, 800,000. Korean Republic, 174,500. United States, 60,775. Thirteen other United Nations countries have casualty lists, alPof them ifhder 1200.

Iran

Iran is ready to make a three-point offer to patch up its quarrel with Britain over nationalization of the AngloIranian Oil Co. Iran would: ONE: Adequately’ indemnify Anglo-Iranian for loss of its concession which normally expires in 1997. A “fair price” would be given for all of the company’s installations at Abadan, paid in annual installments after Iran contracted an ‘International loan. TWO: A solemn pledge that all oil will go to western nations, as in the past, and be sold to the same customers as served by Anglo-Iranian, THREE: Keep most of the technical set-up of Anglo-Iran-lan and hire foreign technicians (preferably British) only to replace those who refuse to work under the new regime. Briefly, Iran will make all reasonable concessions—except back down on the principle of nationalization which Iranian patriots have sought to achieve ever since Anglo-Iranian’s concession was renewed 20 years

ago. Feel Country Robbed It's all a matter of sheer monetary profit-and patriotic pride for Iranians who feel that country has been robbed of a large income every year through foreign-controlled oil’ concessions, Anglo-Iranian pays ‘Iran royalties of 14 million pounds ($39,200,000) while sales taxes paid to the British government alone have amounted to 22 mil pounds. ($61,600,000). [gh the Boviets naturally are gleeful and their agents in Iran's Tudeh party are doing their best to embitter the issue, two things exist to assure westerners. They

"ONE: Nationalization was ‘brought up the Iranian parliament, in the first

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MAC'S CHOICE FOR TARGETS—A major ro43on why Gen. Douglas MacArthur wanted to bomb the Reds beyond Korea's Yalu river boundary is hi of Soviet Siberia in a mighty arc through Manchuria an

Way for Formosa

hlighted on this map. From the borders around the Yellow Sea lie more major

airfields than in all the rest of China put together. Major airports at 26 Manchurian and Chinese cities are closer to the heart of Korea than Tokyo, as indicated by the light circle on the map. In addition the Reds have been hurriedly rebuilding air bases in North Korea. That explains the great jet plane battles of recent weeks.

Party, Dr. Mossadeh. He is a noted anti-Communist. TWO: Nationalization is strongly supported by the present prime minister, long Iran’s arhbassador to Wash-

ington.

—The Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. said today pickets and intimidation by a small minority of workers at the Abadan refinery in southwestern Iran has kept many workers from their jobs.

Lake Success . Leadership at the United Nations -is trying to prevent

. a full-scale debate on Korea

War aims at this time on the grounds it would only increase the paralysis currently - gripping the peace organization. The suggesteion is frequently made that the United Nations General Assembly should debate the issue just as Congress debated troops - for - Europe, that the United Nations should restate a set course of action and then follow it. The major difficulty, delegates state, is that the United Nations does not operate like any other democratic organization in the world. Policy Like U. S. When Congress expresses its decisions on a matter like troops-for-Europe, it. takes a vote and the majority action prevails. That becomes a policy which the United States follows. But when the United Nations majority expresses itself, those nations that were voted down do not” accept the majority decision. They remain opposed to the plan adopted and cry; “We will not surrender our national sovereignty.” Countries like India and Egypt, that were lukewarm to collective military action in Korea, remain unco-operative despite the fact that a majority adopted a clearcut program.

Europe Gen. MacArthur's New York triumph and Washington's decision to send a military mission to Formosa have filled Western Europeans with confusion and foreboding. While the Formosa decision is stated officially to have been taken befcre Gen. MacArthur's dismissal, its announcement at this time has led Europeans to believe Gen. MacArthur's personal triumph already is forcing the Truman administration to take measures which it has previously refused to take. Serious Allied Split Thus, according to the views of some responsible people, the European Allies of the United States are already confronted

by the danger that they too

may be at the mercy of the American public's emotional response to Gen. MacArthur. Since not a single one of the countries concerned has any intention to submit to such a situation the consequence may be a really serious split in the Allied ranks.

London

Five years ago Britain was on the rocks after fighting a war—so hard up she had to borrow tremendous sums from both the United States and Canada. . From the U. 8. she got a loan of $3750 million. She also went into debt for an additional $600 million representing the value of lend-lease goods that were in the pipeline when lendlease came to an end. Total: $4350 million.

From Canada, she got a

credit of $1250 milion and .

used all but $65 mlilion if it. 80 she owes Canada $1185 millon. ’ Amount Due U. 8, . This is the year Britain is supposed to start paying us back. Under the agreement, which is the same for the U. 8. Canada, the debts are to repaid in 50 annual install

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end of this year will be $138.5 million—and of this, $87 million will be interest (at two per cent), $51.5 million will represent capital. Total due Canada at the end of this year will be $37.7 million of which $23.7 million will be for interest and $14 milion for capital repayment.

These agreements with the

U. 8. and Canada, however, both embody waiver clauses entitling the debtor, in certain circumstances, to absolve himself from the need to pay

interest.

Anxious Heart-Searching The big guestion interested people are beginning to ask on both sides of the Atlantic is whether Britain will take advantage of this out and pay only the capital installments due, or whether she will adopt the “more heroic course” and pay the interest installments as" well. This question is causing a lot of anxious heart-searching among members of the labor government.

More anti-American sentiment is piling up in this country as a consequence of what looks like an inspired campaign in the British press. This time it’s over the shortage of sulphur and the campaign is to put the blame on America if “British factories have to shut down, hundreds of thousands become jobless, and the rearmament effort is endangered.” On the same day, two different British newspapers came out with articles criticizing the United States, the world’s principal source of sulphur, for not letting Britain have more of the yellow stuff which is as essential to industry as salt to a housewife.

Prague

Armed guards were posted around Prague newspaper plants today and early editions were upheld, stirring speculation that a major government or Communist party announcement would soon be made. The heavily-armed police refused to allow anyone in or out of the newspaper offices. The guards appeared around the newspaper plants yesterday for the first time since the announcement of the arrest of former foreign minister Viadimir Clementis on charges of treason and espionage.

Vatican City

The Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano which approved President Truman's firing of Gen. Douglas MacArthur tonight criticized the General's speech before Congress as “imprecise and dangerous.” In a Page 1 examination of the speech, the Vatican news-

‘paper took sharp exception to

one phrase of Gen. MacArthur’s speech—that in which he spoke of “the fight against communism’ in Asia and Europe. The phrase, it said, was “not only’ imprecise but dangerous.” Opposes Rearmament Communist countries, the newspaper said, “will protest that they have been attacked i Sirieken for their ideology, eir regime and the programs included in it.” > At the same time, Osservatore spoke. out against rearmament as the way of peace, repeating previous church declarations that “if you wish to live in peace prepare for peace.” It said if Gen. MacArthur meant a fight against “the ideals, regimes and programs” of communism his ammunition

would be wasted.

Berlin ee The Communist East Ger-

Germany from becoming a battlefield in a new war. Allhelm Pieck, East German president and party co-chair-man, warned in an anniversary speech that western remilitarization might mean war. He appealed to German nationalism by demanding conclusion of a peace treaty this year. 4 “The life and existence of the German nation is threatened to the utmost by the policy of remilitarization and war preparation in Western

Germany,” Mr, Pleck said.

LB Paris The date of this year’s general elections is fast becoming the biggest political issue in France. Premier Queuille, in fact, has staked the fate of his government on fixing that date as June 10 and he seemingly has a majority of the National Assembly behind him. But the Communist - Gaullist game, backed by several opportunist deputies, is to overload the assembly's agenda. They favor elections in October and aim to make it impossible for the assembly to adjourn in time to legalize June elections. Fight to the Death Under the French constitution any new electoral law must be promulgated a full month before elections. Such a law is now under discussion, each side seeking one that will give it advantages at the polls. If elections are to be held June 10 it must be passed by early May at the latest. June elections mean a better chance for middle-of-the-roaders—the type presently governing France. October elections, on the contrary, would tend to favor the extremists. In the interim they would exploit the advantage accruing from the many problems weighing on the government.

Hong Kong

Two groups of Tibetan peace negotiators were en route to Peiping today to discuss the “peaceful liberation” of their Communist-threatened country. Peiping Radio said three delegates had arrived at Chungking from Lhasa en route to Peiping. Six others reached here Friday from Calcutta and expected to leave for Peiping within a week. The delegates here said the Chungking group includes the head of the delegation.

Gen. Yeh Chien-ying, Communist governor of South China's Kwangtung province, has called for intensification of Peiping’s bloody purge that has taken the lives of thousands of anti-Communists, mainland dispatches said today. Yeh, a member of the central committee of the Communist Party, sald in a speech at Canton that Peiping intended to carry the fight against political opposition to the “very roots” and was determinel that no “undesirables” escape.

Pusan

A government spokesman said today that Communist guerrillas had set a large number of forest fires in west and central provinces of South Korea this week. For more than a week Red forces north of the Parallel have been setting brush and forest fires to screen their activity.

. Saigon French and loyal Viet Nam troops killed at least 42 Com-munist-led Viet Minh rebels and captured 26 in local skirmishes, a French communique

reported today. Rebel forces lost 27 killed

and 8 taken prisoner in the

Dinh sector. 50 miles of Hanoi, the communi3 aA

ination.

Our Fair City—

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Fails to Protect

Four Costly Joints

Aileged Green Light Leads : Only to Collision With Law

By The Times Staff THEY SAY gamblers never gamble, bet only on’

sure things.

Four Indianapolis homegrown gamblers know other wise. Four times, with substantial financial expenditure, * they opened plush joints for dice and allied sporting

pastimes,

Each time they had “go sign” from some character allied with the law. But here's what happened: Old Liberal View League Club—When they opened club in alliance with Cleveland hoodlum, Sheriff Cunningham closed joint during first week of operation. 4444 W. Washington St.—Opening night was big

affair. Club was shut down after raid next day.

Showboat — Less than

week after it was furnished, police padlocked its doors. Balkan Club—Slot machines and expensive dice table were installed. State police and Prosecutor Frank Fairchild were there on first night, ripped them out. It might look like police are hounding the jinxed quartet. Not so. Their big trouble stems from rival gamblers, who faithfully report every move made by Big Four to police, newspapers and local officials.

For Fire Only MAN IN BLUE uniform

leaned casually on counter, chatted with woman on other side. Spread out between them were about 20 stacks of varicolored pasteboards. They were baseball tickets, of the variety used for gambling rather than admission.

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Officer in blue was city fire inspector (Badge 322). Place where he noticed—and ignored —baseball tickets was notorious Indiana Ave. gambling joint. If a policeman is expected to call firemen when he sees smoke, isn’t a fireman expected to call police when he sees evidence of gambling or other law - busting? Apparently not. Attitude of both Police Chief Rouls and Safety Board President Leroy J. Keach is: “A fireman is a fireman. Period.” ” - = It'll be interesting to compare traffic and dog-roaming charges in Municipal Court for next two weeks. Vacationing Judge Howard has freed most dog owners, but has been tough on errant motorists. Stung especially hard were rush-hour parking violators. Judge Clark will take over during colleague’s vacation.

A Low Blow

JUDGE SAUL RABB' found chance to give gentle needle to courthouse reporters last week. Sending a former editor of the Reflector (state penitentiary paper) back to state pen, Judge Rabb glanced meaningly at reporters and quipped: “He's a better newspaperman than many I've seen in this court.” ; ” » ” In a survey just completed among the men who repair Indianapolis television sets, it was found that a third of them do not have sets of their own. Could be they are too busy fixing other people's sets to look at their own.

Rushing Business

LOCAL OFFICIALS are embarrassed by gambling is sue raised after recent police “raid” on bingo game in church school. For political, personal and moral reasons, most officials do not wish to crack down on church bingo, proceeds of which to go to charity. But they are stranded on stand that gambling is illegal and should be stamped out. 5 County Crime Commission hopes churches themselves will take officials “off the hook.” Commission has contacted Indianapolis archbishop to see if

ALTHOUGH Sheriff Dan Smith has refused to enter publicly the GOP mayoraity

Why Wait?

“Do before others as you would have others do after you.” % Enterprising motorist de-* cided to see if police would heed this version of Golden Rule. Driving west oa 34th St., he saw police car ahead e Uturn in front of a an It was same spot he wanted to park. So he followed suit, making U-turn directly behind police. He stopped just as police driver was getting out of car. ao glared hard, but didn’t

TIMES STORY on exploitation housing last Sunday brought flood of calls from people reporting other violations, Times urged all to report to Area Rent Office, which complains frequently that people know of rent violations but won’t go to trouble of making formal complaint. LJ ”

MAN standing at doorway of County Treasurer’s office ine tones, “Vote for Alex Clark for Mayor” as taxpayers leave. Some politicians’ wonder if he, intends boost for Judge Clark or boomerang in favor of opponent Cy Ober.

TIP TO RAILROADS: Profitable promotion may be to run special trains between Indianapolis and Florida to carry polis

ticlans during weeks preceding election.

Exodus of political

whips has become so great that it’s a political issue in itself. Two weeks ago, James L. Bradford, former GOP boss, took off suddenly for Florida to stay until primary election day, May

8. * Reason:

To stay out of picture so opponents of Judge Alex’

Clark couldn't dig up old “bossism” charges to use in campaign, Last week some Democratic bigwigs left for Florida, apparently for similar reasons. They included Frank McKinney, power

in Democratic Party for years; Municipal Judge Joseph Howard,

and Robert Kirby. »

Inside dope is they don't want to become embroiled in fac between

tional fight by making public stand one way or another Mayor Bayt and George E. Freyn, candidates for mayoralty

Mr. McKinney, when he returns Mi

Strong hint: