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By Serivps-Howard Newspapers
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18—Quiet investigation’s being made of every phase of Gen. MacArthur's operations
in ‘Japan,
Small battalion of governmant probers arrived at headquarters, supreme command allied powers, soon after MacArthur was fired. They're still at work . . .
and they aren't talking.
. Men on the ground say probers seem particularly interested in financial \ policies and transactions under
MacArthur.
« Tokyo's full of rumors, guesses about what they're
looking for—but no facts.
Reid income taxes.
. subcommittee investigating Internal Revenue “look into net worth of bureau employees, as worth of underworld characters who haven't
Treasury officials have been trying to stall off in-
vestigation of bureau men. But last opposition on Capitol Hill melted away when shown that bureau's own form for appliants calls for just as much or more disclosure of individual's finances, ‘House committee wants to d out whether certain emoyees have been getting rich. NOTE: Next Internal Revenue scandal to pop will be in northern California.
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Won't Go Along
‘STATEDEPARTMENT probably won’t go along with proposal of Sen. Herbert R. O'Conor (D. Md.) to hold up White House appearance of new Czechoslovakian Ambassador Vladimir Prochazka, to present his credentials.
0O'Conor wants Prochazka to stand aside until Communists let our ambassador in Prague, Ellis 0. Briggs, “visit and conwith William N. Oatis, Indiana newspaperman jailed in “spy” frameup. Reasoning behind State Department’s attitude: “Czechs might demand recall of Briggs, instead of complying, thus cutting off our communications with Czechslovakia. 2 ” ”
Mutual Aid Chief?
W. STUART SYMINGTON, RFC boss and long a Truman trouble-shooter, is likely choice for -new cabinet-rank job as mutual security administrator. Congress apparently is determined to put all foreign aid programs into a new, independent agency. And Symington is choice of many members to head it. . Administration is pleased with performance turned in by new chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep.
James Richards (D. 8. C.) on_
mutual aid bill. “Richards argued eloquently against cuts
below those voted by his com-:
mittee; was particularly effec tive with southern Democrats. There's one sour note: Latin American countries are irritated because mutual aid bil} has only $62 million for them. Bill proposes more than that for India, alone. Latin neighbors think dollars spent within their borders would buy more sécurity for U. 8S.
Second Thought
THAT PLAN to soften up enrpdration taxes in Senate may be changed. Some influential Senators, who had talked about dropping the tougher excesy profits taxes voted by House, are having a second thought. Looks now as if they'll keep the taxes, tone them down a little. New argument is that Congress should vote heavier taxes now, on business, then leave it alone for awhile so businessmen will know where they stand. House voted to take additional $782 million in excess profits ‘taxes. Pro - business Senators think any substantial reduction would lead to major floor fight, since individual in-
come tax rates are to be raised. : ” ” n Casing Embargo GOVERNMENT'S quietly
easing its embargo on Hong Kong—where trade's virtually been strangled since we banned shipments to Red China in June. One Hong Kong paper reports we willssoon release raw materials valued at $5 millions which have been held at Japan and in Philippines. Policy’s been approved by Senate's export controls and policy . sub-committee. British and Hong Kong colony governments have tightened restrictions. to keep goods from reaching Red China, it says. Materials we’ll send are needed for use in Hong Kong, or for processing and sale to free countries. . v a Ha
No. Rhesjoicing
SOUTH KOREANS are unhappy. abont Kaesong negotiations; don’t think our strongest demands are strong enough. They'll be against any segtlen ment which doesn’t unify a e Several ines, South
Korean has leaked Kr pe
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lesson to all nations showing them the comparative wisdom of submission.”
People on streets of Seoul, Taegu, Pusan, seem to feel same way. Nevertheless, Rhee government seems shaky. Governor of Taegu district resigned this week predicting Rhee government would last “about three minutes” after elections are held. n » »
Tongues in Cheeks SOME GOVERNMENT economists are making forecasts with tongues in cheeks, Official administration. line is to see nothing ahead but more inflation—but not all officials see things just that way. Take beef prices. Agriculture Department forecasts, officially, that beef prices will stay up because of defense spending. Many of the department's own economists think there'll be the usual seasonal decline this fall, when flood of pork hits the market.
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Flood of Business
TRAILER COACH business has been given a boost by Kansas-Missouri floods. Federal housing and home finance agency has bought more than 1000 trailers for use of flood refugees. » » »
No Chance
SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS admit privately, despite all their talk, that there's no chance of getting 1952 Democratic convention to restore
' two-thirds rule for nominating
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Danger From Air SHORT CIRCUITS in -electrical firing apparatus of military planes can endanger lives It happened this week, when plane from Lockbourne : Air Force base rainé Phejls on a village near Colu 0. Swi admits bombers on training flights carry live bombs on occasion; that danger of accidental “attack” on U. 8. towns will increase with growth of Air Force. But officials hope to reduce chance Even now, they say, danger to individual is less from this source than from lightning.
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Flocking to Frisco
FORTHCOMING Japanese treaty conference in San Francisco will be on scale reminiscent of United Nations charter conference, State Department says more than 200 Washington newspapermen have signed up to cover it; more are expected. Se far, 20 Japanese correspondents ‘are accredited; also newsmen from 10 other countries. Foreign ministers from at least seven countries will attend, plus president of the Philippines. Mutual defense pact with Philippines will be signed at the same time; also U. 8.-Australia-New Zealand ‘pact.
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Bold McHale
NEW HIGH in political holdness in picking federal judges was set this week by Frank M. McHale, Democratic National Committeeman from Indiana. He took Judge Paul G. Jasper of Indiana Supreme Court to White House, introduced him to President Truman as “The only nominee” for a new roving federal judgeship in Indiana. Bill creating this judgeship is still in Senate Judiciary Compmittee.
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French Suspect Stalin Will \oviidle Hitler In Trying to Crack Allies at San Francisco
Gromyko to Act As Hatchetman
Campiled from the Wire Services At the San Francisco Japanese peace treaty conference the western world will be confronted by the most powerful
Soviet offensive against its unity yet launched, Paul Ghali, special correspondent of the Indianapolis Times, reported today from Paris. The Russians’ surprise *aeceptance of their invitation to the . September meeting is the clearest possible indication of Moscow intent to drive a wedge between the Western Allies, disrupt the North Atlantic Alliance and prevent the rearmament of. Germany, Japan and Spain.
This is the consensus among best-informed circles in Paris, Mr. Ghali reports.
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., Aug. 18—Foreign diplomats, many of whom will attend the Japanese peace conference in San Francisco, are unhappy because Andrei Gromyko will be on hand to represent Russia. They like Mr. Gromyko least of all because of his long and tedious propaganda speeches, his lack of humor and his dull adherence to the Communist line. . “He will annoy and hore everyone at San Francisco,” one veteran said.
" This Russian maneuver, say the French, is a plain imitation of Nazi effort, during the final stages of the war, to separate the United States and Britain from Soviet Russia. Hitler offered Stalin a truce through a Swedish intermediary and Himmler made an armistice offer through the Papal nuncio in Bern. Himmler also offered to lay down arms on the western front on condition German troops be allowed to continue the fight in the East.
Far More Subtle ,
The Soviet way is infinitely more subtle than Hitler's, however, the French warn, Here is the interpretation of Moscow’s latest policy as offered by a high official in
excellent position to follow day -
by day developments. Moscow’s general aim is to douse public opinion alternately with cold and hot water through periods of tension immediately followed by periods of relaxation. The tension, the Soviets hope, will scare the members of the Atlantic Alliance most threatened into insisting that other members appease the Russians. The other members will then be irked by the appeaser. Immediately following comes a series of gestures purporting to show Russian willingness _for peace side by side with the “hope that one of the three major Atlantic aliges will swallow the line and in turn influence others to relax rearmament. .
Gromyko Confesses
The policy has been exs plained by the Russians themselves in a little publicized press conference held in Paris by Andrei Gromyko. Gromyko admitted he had tried and failed to separate the French from the British and Americans. He hinted he had found himself confronted by a bloc which would have to be broken and that further efforts to break it would be made. This is the old Hitler technique over again of announcing intentions to an incredulous world. Since last May the Soviets have been launching the world, particularly France, into a false atmosphere of appeasement. First came the Korean truce which now seems likely to hang on whether or not the Russians get some satisfaction at: San Francisco. Then came Pravda's publication of an article by British Foreign Secretary Morrison, followed by President Truman's message to Soviet President
* Chvernik.
Hot and Cold
The latest bit of propaganda was directed against France in the liberation of 15 so-called Alsatians. This was aimed, the French are convinced, at making Foreign Minister Schuman
TOUCHY TANK—American authorities in Berlin ordered an 18-foot fence built around this war memorial, built by the Red Army, after Berlin fell, in what became a part of the U. S. Zone. Notes were exchanged. The You
Western Berliners recently tried to burn it. Americans politely suggested that the tank be removed. And what did the Russians say! However, they didn't go so far as to sing "Don't Fence Me In."
guessed it.
happy just before his departure for San Francisco. The Alsatians liberated are mostly former members of the Foreign Legion. They arrived in the French zone of Germany with no identification papers. It is likely that they are all Communist agents. But the move is supposed to impress the French public that France has much to gain by being friendly with the Russians. Russia’s announcement it will ’ join the San Francisco conferees must be viewed in light of this policy of the hot and cold shower. Having failed to part France from the United States and Britain at the Palais Rose Conference, Gromyko will now try again at San Francisco.
Japan
THE United States has promised that a large majority of the 51 nations invited to the Japanese peace conference will attend and sign the liberal peace treaty, diplomatic officials reported. There were strong indications at the same time that the United States next week will bow to French demands to invite the three associated states of Indo-China to attend the San Francisco conference. This would provide even broader support for the Japanese treaty.
Foreign Aid
SEN. ROBERT A.. TAFT (R. 0.), called far Congress’ to reduce President Truman's plans for foreign economic spending at least a billion dollars—a cut which would be $264 million greater than that
ordered by the House.
Even as Mr. Taft spoke out, administration forces in the Senate ‘practically abandoned hope of restoring the House slashes in the President's request for $8.5 billions. Their efforts turned,.instead, on holding the line at the house figure of $7,498,750,000.
Neots from all over the world crowded into Edinburgh for the biggest “gathering of the clans” in more than 200 years.
Scotland's fraditionall ywarlike families last gathered in force in 1745, to rebel against the British crown under the banner of “Borfhie Prince Charlie.”
The crudely-lettered words “Home Rule Now” appeared on the cliffs below Edinburgh Castle as proof that sorhe Scots still are fighting the 206-vear-old battle.
Berlin MORE than 6000 Communist youths staged a two-hour demonstration on the border of Western Berlin, but later dispersed peacefully. During the rally, a United States Army observer hovered overhead in a helicopter radioing reports to headquarters. German police were prepared
shouting
Winston Churchill Is His Hero—
‘Japan's Boss Delegate Smokes Big Cigars
By KEYES BEECH
ial Correspondent TOKYO, Aug. 18—Japan will return to the international
stage next month after a 10year absence, led by a tiny, cigar-chewing ex-diplomat who despite his 73 years is dapar’ s undisputed political boss. He is Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida, who has surrendered to deJang that he Japan's Etim to the peace con-
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known Yoshido stubbornness, If he feels he is being pushed he is certain to refuse to budge. As a career diplomat who holds the post of foreign minister in addition to being Ja-
‘ pan's chief executive, Mr. Yos-
hida should be right at home in San Francisco. In the early 1930's he was ambassabor to
Rome and from 1936 to 1939
ambassador to London. - He's Top Boss
It was during his London tour of duty that he developed “eanAnsae for Ralle.Raveoas “and Winston Churchill. still a great Churchill admirer, he ap-
i orem to copsciougly try to m{-
bases in Japan.
to halt any attempt to invade the Allied section.
The Communist Ww or rl d Youth Festival at Berlin announced that Russian delegates won 22 out of 23 “cultural” contests ranging from clarinet solos to dancing. Bulgaria broke the Soviet monopoly by winning the “Pioneer Choir” competition.
Hungary TRAVELERS returning to Paris from Hungary say the trains in that country are always late. They also say that locomotives look like dragons spitting steam and smoke. Reason: thin iron piping won't support strong heat and melts easily. The bronze and nickel piping has all been removed from
Hungary's locomotives and replaced by iron pipes. Czechoslovakia
CZECH secret installed listening devices in Prague's Alcron Hotel, which is used by Western travelers, sources who arrived at Vienna from the Czech capital said. They said all rooms; including bath rooms, lounges and public rest rooms were equipped with the devices, which are not visible to guests,
A London. headline that stops your eye as you Scan your paper: “compared with Mademoiselle « de Paris the English . miss is , dowdy, 7 dumpy, dull!” This is the opinion of an Englishwoman just back from France. She says, “Frefieh™ girls’ don't “choose the ghastly fawn simply because it will go with everything and it won't get dirty. It's.a dull color and bad for English _ejmplexions.”
East Germany
SOVIET occuption authorities in Kastern Germany have forbidden the issue of a directory listing long distance telephone subscribers in their zone. The book would be “too useful to western spies,” according to the order,
France UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL TRYGVE LIE signed an agreement with France for temporary use of
the ground surrounding the Palais de Chaillot for the United Nations General As-
sembly session in November, The tiny republic of San Marino gave up its threeyear cold war with Italy and closed its $1 million gambling casino. San Marino opened the casino in an attempt to get its finances out of the red. The Italian government complained that Italians were spending too much money thece, or alternatively winning money which they failed to declare for income tax purposes. When San Marino refused
the Japanese do backwards by Western lights the Liberal Party is, naturally, Japan's most conservative party. Mr. Yoshida, himself, a silkshirted aristocrat, has for the most part surrounded himself with people of his own kind. He tried, but apparently not very hard, to line up representatives of other political parties to go to San Francisco so as to give the Japanese delegation a nonpartisan flavor. The Socialists refused. They AES VPPLUBLA MW We Seis Ff the peace treaty, which grants the United States Military
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Argentina Dozens of Argentina children were treated for bruises suffered in a scramble for free tovs and candy at a stadium rally on behalf of the re-elec-tion of President Juan D. Peron. The rally also was on the behalf of Peron's wife, Evita, as vice president.
~ Despite the “peace” gestures, Communist propaganda called the visit of Hijalmar Schacht, Hitler's finance wizard, to Indonesia to act as a financial consultant to that government—“a United States agent plotting the conquest of Indonesia.” Gov. Thomas E. Dewey {who visited southeast Asia): “A notorious spy and warmonger planning an American imperialists’ invasion of Indochina and Malaya.” Coca-Cola—An - American plot to “poison the health of al Europe.”
Iran
NEGOTIATIONS for a settlement of the six-month An-glo-Iranian oil crisis weathered a scheduled “showdown.” Britain's chief negotiator expressed hope that a final agreement could be reached within a week. “But I'm an incurable optimist,” Lord Privy Seal Richard Stok=g added, with a grin. Iran replied at last night's negotiating session to an eightpoint “rock-bottom” offer presented by Mr. Stokes. Iranian negotiator Matin Daftari complained ruefully, that “we have not even begun to speak the same language.” Mr. Stokes had said before the meeting that he could offer no major concessions beyond the eight-point offer, but that he was “prepared to negotiate” on details. Mr, Daftari said the Stokes plan had not been rejected.
Canada
ZYGMUNT , ZIEMSKI, 50-vear-old Polish consul in Winnipeg, announced he has cabled his resignation to the Communist government in Warsaw and will seek permission from the Canadian government to stay at Ottawa.
Australia
FORTY-TWO Japanese suspected of piracy are now prisoners of the Australian government and under armed guard at Manus Island, near New Guinea. Crew members of a highpowered sampan, they are be-
lieved to have recently robbed
an Australian plantation owner in the Ninigo Islands of $31,000 worth of copra and
"trochus shell,
Formosa THE U. 8S. military mission will soon begin training
Chinese marines in amphibious landing operations, it was disclosed.
idea of a non-partfsan delegation. As a result, unless there are belated changes, the peace delegates will be drawn almost
- exclusively from his own party.
Next to Yoshida the most important member of the delegation will be Hayato Ikeda, 52, a career beureaucrat who rose from an obscure government post to become Finance Minister under Mr. Yoshida. Other members of Mr. Yoshida's party will include Jiro Hoshijima, 64, an oldtime Liberal Party member and lawyer, and Hisato Ichimada, 4 onpeennr af the Rank of Japan and the most influential man in Japan's financial world. Although they will have no official status, Mr. Yoshida is also taking along two of his closest personal advisers. They are Jiro Shirasu, 49, Carh-
Our Fair City—
D.C. Stephenson Would Bill Indiana For Court Costs
By THE TIMES STAFF Ex-KU KLUX KLAN Grand Dragon D. C. Stephen- §
son wants Indiana to pay court costs in his bid to escaje } prosecution here as parole violator.
Minnesota judicial authorities will hold a conference tomorrow to determine whether to dismiss the Klan leader's plea for freedom but real purpose of meeting is to determine if Indiana should foot some of Stephenson's court costs. Indiana says no. But the former Klan leader has asked for money and Minnesota officials are expected to make some sort of compromise to get the final hearing out of way. Indiana officials expect final hearing to be Sept. 1. Whenever it is held, look for Indiana to come up with big surprise witness — Warden Doud of state’s prison—who will testify that Stephenson was placed on parole and not, as the ex-Klan Jeader says, given complete freedom. Stephenson was jailed during his hey-day as leader of the Klan in the 20's for the murder of a Statehouse secretary, Madge Oberholtzer. Before his jail term, Stephenson often boasted: “I'm the law in Indiana.” Gov. Schricker paroled him last year and when Stephenson failed to report to parole authorities, State went looking for him. He was found working in a newspaper shop in a suburb of Minneapolis. Since then, he has fought extradition to Indiana. = on o
Finger on Commies
CAMPAIGN to rid Indiana of Communist dangers may appear quiet on surface but there's “plenty of undercover
‘action going on every day.
FBI has expert finger on the daily whereabouts and activities of key leaders of some 475 know Commies in state. Agents give assurance that any one of them could be picked up, jailed on 24 hours notice. Méanwhile, local authorities plan new Kind of crackdown on Commies by applying same Jaw that was used to break up attempts to reorganize Ku Klux Klan -— Indiana's antihate statute. ” » »
20 Years Overdue
LOOK FOR new public pressure campaign soon to do something about dilapidated condition of Marion County's 80-year-old Courthouse. Workers in building and taxpayers who have to go there voice acute fears of falling through the floors or hav-
, Ing ceilings fall on them.
Several years age, big steel
beam, ‘rusted out by years of
corrosion, crashed fourth floor ceiling, across desk of clerk. Recently tile flooring started coming apart. Maintenance crews marked off danger areas for repairs week ago. No work had been started at week-end. Chalk marks are being erased by heavy traffic, Same conditions prevdil at Police Headquarters and County Jail. Every Grand Jury for last 20 years has declared buildings emergency matters for immediate action . . . but no action. Commission was formed 12 years ago to study building prograg, submit plan for combined “City-County office building. Whole thing flopped several years ago in stalemate of arguments between County and City officials on details of plans.
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Space Wanted
CRAMPED condition of Post Office operations here is becoming major emergency. Hence, Postmaster George J. Ress and his staff are “sweating out” word from Washington on request for more space at S. Illinois St. station. A whole new building has been dream of postal men here for years but that's out of reach right now. As stopgap, postmaster will settle for another floor on 8. Illinois St. structure at Union Station. n » »
Forced March
LOOK FOR sform of protest to break out soon on East Side over change in bus service.
New York - St. bus line cast’ of Arsenal Ave. was dropped
or
ge i ile :
to conform with one-way street plan. Service was transferred
over to Michigan St. Far East residents near New York are screaming about lack of transportation — forced to use Michigan line. = " ”
TALK about creating a fourth Federal District Court in Indiana is dying out rapidly. Legdl groups and politicianss will settle for one new judge to assist two existing tribunals. =n = ”
Bombs or Picnics
ONE BAROMERTER of what people worry about most these days is the telephone at the U, 8. Weather Bureau. It receives 100 to 300 calls a day about the prospects of rain in making plans for picnies, outings. By contrast, Civilian Defense Headquarters has only one call a month about bomb shelters, what to do in casze of atomie attack. 5 » »
Blackout
EVERYTHING was set up to put the Indianapolis Indians’ home games on TV. StokleyVan Camp and city TV dealers were to be sponsors and the ball club had agreed. Then, it was found telecasting preparations were too expensive for only part of season. Result: No TV this year.
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VISITING GIs, bored with walking the streets aimlessly
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steps looking for amusement, have resorted to some clowning antics for leisure-time “kicks.”
Spying old, horse-drawn junk wagon clank-~ ing through the streets in 19th Century manner, group of sol=. > cor...
broken down,
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Clark-Jenner
staged spectacle,’
QUERY has been made to
this column on status of Judge Alex Clark, GOP nominee for Mayor, in relation to the GOP forces of U. 8. Sen. William E. Jenner, Answer: Judge Clark has not committed himself one" way or another on Jenner control of state organization but some of his campaign associates are anti-Jenner.
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‘Master’ Painters
MORE THAN score of Indianapolis school teachers, seeking extra income to stay out of the red during vacation months, have banded together for house-painting jobs. All working together, they can put a coat of paint on a medium sized house in five hour's, return 10 days later and put on a second coat in half a day. Not being members of a union, educators have run into
some trouble with organized *
labor, but they keep going any~ way. Group includes three holders of master's degrees, school principals, manual training and industrial arts teachers. ~ n »
Light Is Lacking
COMPLAINTS have increased recently about lack of street areas. Some streets are dark for blocks, either because old lights are out or né lights at all. Residents say neglect is causing increase in molesting,
burglary and other crimes in
dark areas. Also residents complain about confusion in street name signs. Sample: One sign reads “Winthrop Ave. (Cornell).” meaning opposite ends of street have different names. Maple Road is called 38th St. in different places.
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