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‘SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1951

Washington Calling— oo. Can U. S. Politics Provide Needed World Leadership

By Scripps-Howard Newspapers WASHINGTON, May 19—Next 12 months may be most crucial in a generation—because, in that time, political decisions will be made which determine whether next U. S. President can provide badly needed leadership

for free world.

Big Three countries are floundering jn this respect.

- Truman administration has lost public confidence. British are ‘governed by.woakXoize and only visible alternative is Tory Leader Churchill,

‘Labor government;

now aged 76. France is its normally confused self. On other side is disciplined entrenched leadership of Kremlin, with arms, secret police and determination

to enforce its decisions.

So in a year before party conventions in America, Western world will watch every move to line up delegates, watch every primary, for clues whether U. S. can unite on clear policy and provide man strong enough to put

it into effect. In today’s confused picture are three major ele-

ments—Democrats, Repub-

licans, and Eisenhower. DEMOCRATS: Feeling grows that President Truman will not run again, couldn’t be elected if he did. Yet he's building up no one to succeed him. Congressional Democrats yearn for Eisenhower as their man. REPUBLICANS: Sen. Taft is working candidate, but he'll have his troubles—MacArthur on one side, Dewey on other. Dewey says his candidate is Eisenhower. But what if MacArthur proves strong enough to appear before GOP convention, put aside ¢rown for himself, but add that no general should be nominated? Congressional Republicans think they could win with anyone because of scandals in Truman administration. This helps Taft. Taft-Knowland ticket is possibility, with California" Senator representing pro-MacArthur section of party. EISENHOWER: He has no announced party, could be named by either. Some Republicans think Dewey faction will be strong enaugh to nominate him — and Republicans will have advantage in plan to meet first. Others are confident Midwestern GOP faction will dominate this time,

will shun Ike because he stands

for Unitéd Nations, North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Democrats probably could win with Eisenhower if he'd take their nomination — but they'd be a considerably altered party from then on.

Controls LOOKS as if they'll be short-term extension of Defense Production Act while Congress debates whether to make long-term act stronger or weaker, Jam-up in Congress makes final decision before June 30 unlikely. Supporters of price controls are worried by apparent ‘public apathy, while opponents are working hard to kill all controls. But if Korea War’s still going on when vote is taken chances are controls will be kept, but not strengthened as Truman asks. Cattlemen now talk of amendment “to prevent beefprice rollbacks scheduled for Aug. 1 and Oct. 1, leaving in effect 10 per cént reduction in live animal prices. This first

rollback benefited slaughterers

and merchants whose profits had been squeezed by continued rise of live cattle prices, following January freeze of meat prices. Next two rollbacks were ones scheduled to reduce prices to consumers by 8 or 9 cents a pound.

Taxes

TAX BILL is in better shape than administration officials privately believed possible, though it's not big enough to put rearmament program on pay-as-you-go basis. If House keeps decisions tentatively made—and Senate goes along —government may go through winter in black, even if new rates don’t start till Oct. 1. However, deficit would show up next spring.

I . Acheson PLAN TO DENY appropria=tions for State Secretary Acheson's salary probably will sail through House with strong Democratic support if it's brought to vote. Many members, perhaps majority, agree it's unconstitutional, would be thrown out by courts. But many look on it as chance to go on record with vote of no confidence in Acheson. Congressmen have been deluged with anti-Acheson mail as part of MacArthur protests, and it will be brave member who'll go on record publicly supporting Acheson in such test,

Bypass Taft-Huartley? UNITED LABOR POLICY COMMITTEE, having tasted blood in its first fight with administration, 1s considering new demand — exemption of labor-management disputes in defense industries from terms of Taft-Hartley Act. Present Defense Production Act says none, of its labor provisions shall interfere with Taft-Hart-ley operation. Union chieftains

think they see chance to get

rid of this. Heavy Congressional opposition is sure.

Sellers’ Strike

YOU CAN THANK a sellers’

strike by four or five of .the biggest U. 8, woolen mills if

your next 's suit or coal \ w a

wool in sight year ago when prices were low, refused to sell to garment indystry as long as government ceilings under general price freeze remained in effect.

Office of Price Stabilization (OPS) was standing firm until appeal was made, over Mike DiSalle’s head, to Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston by mills and their friends in Congress. Result was an order this week permitting. mills to charge their pre-Korea prices, plus all labor and material . cost increases since then, OPS estimates wool garments will cost from 12 to 20 per eent more, as result,

Bottled Up

HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE is refusing to leteHouse

vote on one of measures recommended by Kefauver Crime Committee. It's bill by Rep. Cecil R. King (D. Cal.) which would require annual renewal of basic permits to liquor industry, make it possible to weed out persons convicted of felonies, and other undesirables. Alcohol tax unit and Ke-

fauver report both say meas-

ure is necessary if racketeering elements are not to extend control over liquor industry.

Listening, Leaders?

ANNUAL POLL of his Birmingham area constituents by Rep. Laurie Battle (D. Ala.) has yielded unexpected results. It shows: 72 per cent want taxes raised to pay for war on current basis; 71 per cent would cut out road building, flood control, harbor development, soil conservation; 74. per cent want rationing now; 92 per cent want strict controls on prices; 88 per cent want wage controls;- 90 per cent want universal military training; 80 per’cent are for all-out mobilization whether we have to use new weapons or not,

Plenty of Wheat

BARRING big war, wheat supplies should be ample despite small winter wheat crop. We have big carryover. Bright side to picture—though not to grower—is that short crop in southwest will make traditional freight car shertage less acute this year. But there will still be shortage,

Not Buying Oleo

LATEST to-complainabout sales falling off are margarine makers. They don't know what's happened, but report people just aren't buying their product.

Out of Control

YOU CAN count out any likelihood of controls over commodity speculation. Administration witnesses have wrecked their case for it by testifying there’s no immediate need. So Senate Banking Committee has notified Grain Exchange officials they need not even bother to appear in opposition.

World Report—

Iran’s Seizure of British

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

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Oil Stirs U. S. 4.

As London Warns Tehran of ‘Consequences’

War Could Cut Off Middle East

BY GORDON CUMMING Compiled from the Wire-Services Whether the future brings hot war or merely a prolonged cold: war, the United States will need: larger supplies of oil from the Western Hemisphere and the Middle Fast, well-in-formed quarters said in Washington. yesterday. The nationalization of petroleum in Iran has stirred up. concern in responsible American circles as to the long-term outlook for the United States and potential sources of emergency supplies. London announced, meanwhile, that authoritative sources sald Britain may recall her ambassador from Tehran for consultations on the next British move if Iran rejects her latest proposal for a settlement of-the oil dispute. They said Britain had ho desire to threaten Iran with force in the note which warned

of possible ‘serious consequences” if Iran refuses to negotiate.

Look Toward U. 8, A Foreign Office spokesman said the United States government was ‘““aware” of the text of the note sent to Iran. The first reaction to the note in official Iranian circles was a hope that the United States would negotiate a peaceful settlement. A government source said if the United” States did not mediate it would be “most difficult” for Britain and Iran to reach agreement. America’s concern about oil supplies was brought into sharp focus last Tuesday when the Petroleum Administration for Defense approved 87 projects costing $446.5 million to encourage expansion of U. S. petroleum refining capacity. The action permits refiners, for income tax purposes, to write off their construction costs within five years. Of the projects, 51 are expected to add 371,000 barrels daily to the nation’s crude oil refining capacity, The remainder are for producing aviation alkylate, ingredient of military aviation gasoline, and for chemical . grade benzene, touelene,- and other types of aromatics.

Middle East in Peril The Legislative Reference

-8ection of the Library of Congress said in a technical mem-

orandum for the guidance of Congress, that in event of “major hostilities there would be, then, a much greatér need for Middle Eastern oil imports

, for United States domestic use

as well as for the needs of Europe, at a time when access to Middle East production might be insecure or lost altogether,” the memorandum said. “For the Middle Eastern fields definitely are vulnerable. They lie at long distances from United States and Allied bases and military concentrations and within bombing range, if not within reach of ‘enemy ground forces.”

United Nations

THE United Nations has cabled orders to the Israeli government to stop work om the Huleh Swamp drainage project where it conflicts with Arab land holdings and to provide for the repatriation of Arabs removed from a demilitarized zone between Syria and

Reports from Chinese Communist sources in Peiping of activity by “counter revolutionaries” add to western belief that guerrilla forces are gaining strength. ”

= - BEST indications are that the government of Iran will give the Anglo-Iranian 0il Co. a two-year contract to operate its expropriated fields. During that time Iranians will be trained to take charge and the British will face complete ouster from the country in 1953.

Allied Troops to Use 400 Standard Items

By United Press WASHINGTON, May 19— Britain, Canada and the United States have agreed to standardize more than 400 army items, including the new Amerjcan light tank, defense officials disclosed today. Other weapons accepted as standard include 8-inch, 75 MM., and 240 MM. howitzers,

Equipment items include fuels, °

lubricants and electric system voltages. For security reasons, defense officials would not divulge the types of some of the other weapons. Several are in stages of research or development. But the nations have agreed on the characteristics and performances they should have.

Easy as a Car The new U. 8. light tank, the “Walker Bulldog,” weighs 28 tons and has a top speed of 40 miles an hour. mount and electronic sight holds its 76 MM. gun on the target while it goes at high speed over rough ground. It is as easy to drive as an automobile, 4 Officials said the standardization progress hd ‘far foreshadows eventual acceptance of most of the by the

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Defense officials said that U. 8. gifts of munitions had accounted for most of the standardization achieved by the Atlantic Pact countries.

But they pointed out that priority has been given to rearming the Atlantic Treaty nations with whatever weapons have been available, regardless of whether they are standard.

Long-Range Basis

Standardization is being approached on a long-range basis of new weapons, they said. But even on that basis there have been two marked failures. British and U. 8. officers could not get together on an infantry rifle. : The British decided to make their standard rifle a new .28 caliber lightweight automatic.

American officers are keeping the .30 caliber M-1 Garand semi-automatic as the standard infantry rifle for the time being. However, they are continuing efforts to get the /‘bugs” qut of an experimental lightweight automatic—also .30 cal-

«liber.

U. 8. officers expect all the other Atlantic Pact countries, except Britain and possibly

Sin fe TR

Timesmap shows the heart of the British oil fields which: Iran has seized. London sent a "kid glove" note yesterday te Tehran warning it of the “consequences” if Iran fails to mediate. Iranians hope the U. S. intervénes. Washington is gravely exercised lest some provocative act will permit Soviet troops to move into the field under a 1921 Soviet-Iranian pact. That might start War lll and cut the U. S. and Western Europe from vital Middle Eastern oil, of which Iran has plenty.

Israel, it was reported at Lake Success, N. Y., yesterday. The order also advises Maj. General William Riley, chief of the Israeli-Syrian Truce Organization, to assume authority in the demilitarized zone to prevent further warfare between the two countries. The council voted 10 to 0 with the Soviet Union abstaining for the resolution which Israel violently opposed.

(At Tel Aviv, a Foreign Office spokesman -said Israel would continue reclamation

work on the Huleh swamps despite the United Nations order to stop.) .: - . x Spain AT LEAST 50 persons arrested in connection with recent strikes will be tried on charges of trying to undermine the security of the Spanish state, reliable sources sald in Madrid yesterday. The sources said the government was cracking down hard on strike leaders and “foreign agents” in an effort to head

- off a central cost-of-living pro-

test strike in Madrid scheduled for 'Fuesday.

Great Britain

MINISTER OF WAR JOHN STRACHEY, left wing member of the British Scoalist government, warned last night that it may not be possible to prevent a general war with China. And he said the policies of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, if carried out, would convert the Chinese ‘‘forever into the deadly implacable enemies of the West.” 2

RUSSIA and her satellites are planning a series of Communist demonstrations in Paris this fall when ‘the United Nations General Assembly meets there. They complain that United Nations delegates are out of touch with “reality” in anti-Communist America. They want a lot of Communist raz-zle-dazzle and public shows to impress the delegates.

8 " ~ PANAMANIANS say that deposed President Arnulfo Arias figured that the United States would offer no protest when he seized dictatorial power “to deal more effectively with Communists,” The Har-vard-educated bad boy of Panama, however, misjudged his own people who refused to let him get away with it.

Where are the Gls scattered over the globe? The Timesmap tells

Division left New York for Europe where they will serve in Gen. Dwig of the 4th's Gls were ec will note, also has

Mr, appraisal vigorous support of the policy of “rigid restraint” in Korea and rejection of any idea of carrying the war to China.

Strachey’s. pessimistic

HARROWGATE, England, May 19 (UP)—A psychiatrist described Britain today as an emotionally immature nation obsessed by sex. Dr. Alfred Torrie, Britain's war-time chief of army psychiatry, put the blame on men. ’ : “The reason is that we are a male-dominated society,” council. . “Woman is the slave, the helot, the chattel, and until a few years ago the law said that. He sald the chief cause of marital disharmony was too much stress on sex frustration. .

Czechoslovakia

THE newspaper Straz Severn reported today that six Czechs sentenced to terms ranging from 11 to 20 years for: attempting to blow up a Communist May day parade in Liberec, Bohemia.

Italy

CATHOLIC sources predicted yesterday that East Furopean Communist countries will soon attempt to create orthodox churches of Latin rite dependent on the Patriarch of Moscow as a means of eliminating the Roman Catholic Church. . They said this program was

Reporters Notes Tell Inside World

VIETNAM Communists are picking “labor heroes” on the Russian Stakhanov pattern to stimulate defense workers to do longer hours and improve their efforts. The latest hero has the delightful name of “Do @an.” » » » THE Polish Communist government is telling the people that Gen. MacArthur revealed far the first time in his U. 8. Senate committee testimony that American casualties in Korea now total 250,000 officers and men. The figure Gen. MacArthur used was 65,000. - » . BRITAIN is buying 50,000 tons of refined sugar from East Germany and Poland because of the high price of Cuban sugar.

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Capital OKs

87 Refineries

devised because of failure of efforts to set up independent national churches to replace the Catholic Churches. They predicted the plan would first be tried out in Czechoslovakia,

Hungary ISTVAN KOSSA, former Politburo member, has been appointed head of Hungary's newly formed Office of Church Affairs, it was announced yesterday. Mr. Kossa, 47, a manual worker for the Budapest streetcar company before the war. ;

BERLIN, May 19 (UP)— East German girls are buying short term husbands for 500 west marks (about $110) to escape the Soviet zone, the picture magazine “Der Stern (Stdr)” reported yesterday. There are only two possibilities for girls anxious to flee east Germany and live in Berlin — they can prove they are victims of political persecution, or they can marry a West Berliner. Some of those girls refused admittance are paying unemployed West Berliners 500 marks for the shortterm marriages, the report said.

Formosa THE United States yesterday rejected a Russian moveto give Formosa to Communist China. Russia on May T proposed that a Japanese peace treaty give the island to the Reds, limit Japanese - rearmament, and require al! American troops to leave Japan. Russia also insisted that Communist China help write the Japanese treaty. The United States turned down all of these proposals in a stinging 4000-word note handed to Russian Amabassador Alexander S. Panyushkin. The text will not be made public until Sunday night, but it was stated authoritatively the American message flatly turned down the Soviet proposals,

Hong Kong THE Chinese Communists put their blood purge on an assembly-line basis yesterday with “suggestion hoxes” for

those who want to tip off authorities - anonymously on #< suspected anti-reds. Shanghai newspapers re-

ported an official appeal urging the public to denounce “counter revolutionaries” and issued a series of pointers for their guidance. Recent reports said as many as 300 and 400 were now being executed simultaneously by firing squads before large crowds,

India

INDIA will reject American proposals to send Indian troops to Korea, informed sources said at New Dellin yesterday. The sources said India would insist upon her neutrality unless attacked. Philippines THE House of Representatives today boycotted a 10-day special session called by President Elpidio Quirino in an effort to make the Senate revise its stand on a slash in the national budget. The boycott was unprecedented.

THE world oil surpluses of 1949 and 1950 forced most major companies to suspend exploration work in foreign countries. With a war in progress and the oil situation unsettled in the Middle East, several Latin American countries including Brazil are about to get a big play again. » #" on THE new Russian 30 billion ruble, 20 year “loan” drive is getting a big play among the people, Inducement is promise of heavy annual “winnings” in lotteries with bond serial numbers in the drawings. The prizes are paid in lieu of interest. No win, no interest, According to Soviet sources, 70 millipn russkys have bought bonds since 1945 and 130

billion rubles are outstanding.

yous Only yesterday 3200 t D. Eisenhower's AHantic

Our Fair City— = =

State GOP. Fears . Political Backfire .

Over Welfare Fund :

By The Times Staft le SOME Indiana Republican bigwigs have started pees liminary spade work to dodge full responsibility foe GOP-sponsored law lifting secrecy ban on State Welfare Department files. 0

8 As practical politicians, they fear major polities repercussions,, loss of votes, if federal welfare grants to ‘ Indiana (about $18 million a year) are cut off-by Wash 5.5. ington as threatened because-of new state law. : Sharpening their pencils, some GOP leaders who don “% . | want to.take any chances with their political careers right . . now, are figuring reaction among 78,200 relief recipients multiplied by many more thousands of their relatives

and friends.

Two top state GOP officials, who went along with party’s bill to lift welfare secrecy ban in recent legislae ture, now are privately telling intimates “it was all &

mistake.”

QUESTION was raised

around town this week

about endless number of surveys of one kind or another... for what good and at what cost? Ironic observation: So much money spent on surveys there wasn't enough left to put any of the findings into effect. There have been countless traffic surveys, sewer surveys,, sanitation surveys, personnel surveys, child welfare surveys, ‘ government reform surveys. Latest survey talk . .. hushhush right now , . , is proposed study of town’s social welfare facilities. This would go much farther and deeper than the $12,000 child welfare survey in 1947 out of which only a few reforms were put into effect. Welfare survey proponents ” Ld "

argue collective facts are nee essary to iron out budgeting troubles, Plan may not get far, as Community Chest directors are reported split over idea.

PROSECUTOR FAIRCHILD has been going so heavy on “crackdowns” (gambling, crime) that he’s turning the “heat” now on his own staff, Stung by some sharp eriti« cism from Criminal Court judges about lax prosecution methods, Mr. Fairchild has res

shuffled staff to put more depus. ~

ties to work in Criminal Courts so that one deputy can follow through on a case instead pf the usual ¢ome-first basis. Prosecutor is understood ta have dropped strong hint he’ “weed out nonproducers” . , , that he has long list of lawyers seeking jobs on his staff, » ” .

SERIOUS feuding may be boiling just under surface bet'weem rival gangs in gambling rackets here. Pair of gamblers, brothers, don't feel comfortable even sitting in their homes at nights right now. »

They fear that they may be

marked for a

Uneasy Peace

DESPITE surface impression that peaceful relations have been restored between Mayor Bayt and Police Chief Rouls, evidence of new rift developing. Chief Rouls announced he would resign “soon” two months ago after sharp conflict with Mayor over traffic law enforcement, Neither Chief Rouls nor Mayor Bayt has said a word about it since . . . both dodging all inquiries. Subsequent reports were that they made peace, But last week friction broke out again unofficially. Mayor urged one-man cruise cars ine stead of two to conserve manpower. The Chief flatly refused . . . Stalemate. Mayor let it be known he thinks there's not enough cooperation to speed up campaign to hire new rookie policemen:

—Silence-from Chief's office. —

” ” » TIRED of political bickering, “heat” from all sides, Lawrence Cannon, Democratic member of State Public Service Commission, is pulling

- strings feverishly to land a .

$15,000 a year job on the vital Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington. Change would double his present $7500 a year salary and clear him from pressures climaxed in legislature last February when GOP Senate group tried to pass law to abolish present Commission. He has backing of Gov. Schricker and top Democrats in trying to get federal post.

= ” ~ Sitting Out? SPECULATION going the

rounds this week raised question...

Why a team of lottery ticket operators that ‘has been top

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[NEA Newschory

ound troops from the 4th (Ivy)

per-gsent had been drafied. The 284 Division, iraining. Avy, Mere than

50 per cent ‘you

—“rubout” by unseen hands from bushes. In addition to some recent unexplained

going the rounds that an attempt was made their sons.

shooting, story is to kidnap one of

dog in racket for years, is nof printing any slips this year? It's been a voluntary half despite their reputation of being the “hungriest” operas tors in the business. ‘One guess: The outfit, whieli has the “in” politically right now, may be sitting out thig dance while pulling some “crackdown” strings to ruim competitors financially Planning to step in monoply on business.

» Hoosier Republicans alm ta’ take no chances on sleeping in the parks at their next mae tional convention. : Already Cale J. Holder hag reserved the whole Harrison Hqtel, in C 0, for the Ime diana delegation to the GOP convention—which is in p 1852. The Harrison, 700 rooms, is a short walk from the Stevens, which will be conveme tion headquarters, . =

~ __ NEWLY ACTIVATED Indie ana 434th Troop Carrier traine ing outfit at Camp Atterbury Air Base, will not be exactly

one of snap and high polish ap far as uniforms are

for some time to come.

with top

Number of men reporting for duty on short notice apparently was big surprise to Air Corps quartermasters who hadn't ordered enough of the new, snappy blue uniforms to go around. Result: Many Air- Force men at base will be seen in strange combinations of old style khaki shirts and pants with an Air Force blue cap,

pe i d Phil's New Job APPOINTMENT of State Rep. Philip Willkie, Rushville Republican and son of 1840 presidential nominee, as eoune sel for U, 8. Senate sub-com= mittee on ethics of federal bu= reaus, points up his lone wolf status in Indiana GOP pole tics, He was selected for job by Democrat U. 8. Sen. Paul Douglas, of Illinois, o had to have Republican attorney

. for job.

And, as usual in such ap« pointments, one of Rep. Will« kie's qualifications was that he is not too close to the : command of the

regular GOP state organisation has accepted Mr, Willkie machine.

“as part of the party

Another reason the young Hoogler representative was se~ lected ‘for the job is that he once debated 2

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