Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 January 1952 — Page 22
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™~ Russia Has a Policy "THE UNITED STATES must have ‘something and purely defensive policy in Asia” 18 to be saved from Communist ag er. Dulles told the Senate Foreign Relations ng ratification of the.Japanese Peace
besides a if that ares.
negative ea of the world
‘ommittee, In urgi ever before in our history have we adopted a de;tist attitude toward despotism and I see no reason why we should do so now,” the State Department's Republican reign policy adviser said. We must adopt a positive holiey and “get away from the idea that the overrunning of China is the last, final word,” he added. If Mr. Dulles can persuade the State Department to 1dopt this attitude it may not be too late to recover some of the ground lost while Secretary of State Acheson has waiting for the dust to settle.” When Mr. Acheson announced this do-nothing the Chinese Nationalists held a substantial foothold on the Asian mainland. The Communists conquered the rest of China while he waited. Then came Korea.
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policy,
~ = - ” n " IN 1945, when Korea was divided into American and Russian zones of occupation, two-thirds of ‘the population " was on our side of the 38th Parallel. Our government stood by while Russia trained and armed an invasion army in North Korea. The policy there, as it .was interpreted by Owen Lattimore, a State Department consultant, was to let Korea fall to the Reds without having it appear that we had done the pushing. When the Communists, thus encouraged, launched their invasion, President Truman abandoned the “wait policy for the moment and decided to oppose them. American troops were given an assignment which the South Koreans might have handled for themselves if th:y had been equipped as well as Russia had equipped the North Koreans.
and see ”
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Gen. MacArthur was driving the North Korean Reds
back toward the Yalu River when Red China intervened. Then began a new phase of the Acheson appeasement policy, known as the “limited war.” Under this policy the U. S. Air Force was not permitted to attack the enemy's bases and supply lines in Manchuria.
” » on THIS IDEA of doing nothing which might offend the Chinese Communists who had attacked us apparently was the brainchild of the Socialists then in control of the British government, . Now the Russian-sponsored truce talks seem to have reached dead end, after seven months of fruitless wrangling. The Reds have used this time to dig in, increase their air and ground strength and build up their supplies. United ‘ Nations morale has deteriorated until most of our Allies are willing to settle for almost any deal the Communist aggressors will accept. Under this pressure, our truce negotiators have traded away their bargaining power until they have little left but self-respect. Any day now our government may have to decide whether to retreat or fight—and if the decision is to fight, whether to fight to win or to resume the policy of fighting with one hand tied behind its back. Meanwhile, it is reported that the State Department ind the Pentagon have decided that the United States can’t let Indo-China fall to the Chinese Reds. : A policy in Asia? Yes, Mr. Dulles, we need one, and Appeasement has failed. The “limited war’ strategy as only served to bring us closer to a bigger war—and how big we can only surmise.
. ‘ . . Buying III" Will A PAKISTANI official has told an American newipaperman in Karachi that his governmeny and people will e disappointed 1 if not “insulted,” by the “paltry” sum his country will get this year under President Truman's Point ‘our program. The allocation for Pakistan is between $8 million and 112 million.” India will get $54 million, and Iran $23 million. “Chester Bowles, U. 8. ambassador to India, eeking Sipe 4 in Congress to finance a billion-dollar fiveear plan for, India The same Pakistani official bemoaned ‘he fact that the Stat e Department never got such proposals from American officials in Pakistan. “India probably will feél insulted, too, if Congress turns thumbs down on Mr. Bowles’ pipe dream, as it doubtless vill. Then we'll have both India and Pakistan angry with 18. The longer we continue this idiotic give-away business the fewer friends we'll have. Pakistan is a rich country, nalance and a balanced budget. It is the home of the Aga Khan, that fabulous figure of the racing world, whose subjects recently gave him his weight in platinum as a birthday gift. Why in creation should the United States go into the red, as it is doing, to give Pakistan anything? There may be too many boards and commissions in Washifigton now. But one new commission we surely need. A sanity commission
Robert P. Patterson
HEN Rpbert P. Patferson resigned as Secretary of. War in 1947, President Truman said Mr. Patterson's service to hig:.country had been “magnificent.” : “It has been utterly selfless,” the President said. . Few mén whb long have served in high public positions have been as selfless as Jutge Patterson. That probably "accounted for his magnificent usefulness, as Mr. Truman expressed it so appropriately.
also is
with a favorable trade
It was Judge Patterson, more than anyone else, who |
"fought to bring about unification of the Armed Services. He was a pioneer and able promoter of ‘the campaign for universal military training. As Undersecretary, he was the man who Whipped thé War Department into shape to play
its part in World War II. He became Secretary late in 1945.
Judge Patterson not only was a great American patriot,
He was oné who made the most of his opportunity for pa- : trlotle service, His untimely death in Tuesday's air accide 300s sa Sopsived Hho Maton of ie of Sx
in New
FUROPE—
Is tke’ 5 Unity Plan Extreme?
By LUDWELL DENNY WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 —Gen. Eisenhower's.warning to Western Europe to risk attack by
not as extreme as
unile—or
Russia —is
it appears. On important points it modifies
rather than increases American de.mands A powerful admin istration group here, includmembers of Congress, has heen 1ngisting on a quick superstate with Britain included. The gennot extreme eral’s plan is le ss ambi tious, and therefore has a better chance. His proposal for a constitutional convention is merely to
ing
Gen. Eisenhower
get a long process started without expecting speedy regults.- As he put. it: If the West ern KEuropean nations “would officially call a constitutional convention to examine and actually cope with the prahlems of a greater economic and political unity reporting, let's sav, in a year or a year and a half—the. mere fact of the calling of such a convention would mean a -iot in the United
States.” He added, “that would cost nothing.” In contrast to that gradual move toward political union he wants economic union and a European army now: “I can’t
see an acceptable alternative
to a union—an economic union hetween the states of West | Europe. ‘1 can’t see’ how 'economic union can be successful unless there is political co-oper-ation.” Of course ‘'co-oper-ation’ is not political union,
” n n FAR FROM supporting those who accuse Britain of sabotaging European union by refusal to join, the general said flatly that immediate - British inclusion in the proposed “European army’ would be "a stumbling block rather than a help.” . The Hick of the unprecedented Eisenhower statement
will be far-reaching both in the- «:
United States and .Europe. It will ONE Virtually force prompt completion of the so-called Schuman plan for a coal-steel
pool of Western Europe, already’ ratified by France and Germany; and encourage
widening that economic union. TWO Stimulate Congress-to make American economic aid to those continental nations conditional upon progressive economic union, including elimination of trade barriers. THREE--Help Prime Minister Churchill to take Britain off the European union hook, where she was placed hy earlier Churchill statements hefore he returned to office, by demands of Belgium and The Netherlands, and by misdirected ef-
forts of certain Washington official and Congressmen, FOUR-—Help to clinch the
Belgian and Dutch argument for modification of the French {Pleven) plan for considerable political unification now to finance and control the gix-na-tion European army. While the general was making his statement in Paris, Dutch Premier Willem Drees was explaining to President Truman and Secretary of State Acheson here why his government refuses to transfer its budgetary power to an interhational agency, or to accept a single super-state executive on. which it is not disectly represented. n a on
THESE various policy developments reflect certain hard facts in the Europeap situation. One is the contmuing political instability - of France, which was to be the keystone. of the superstate.
Another is the rapid economic
rise, growing military potential, and impending political freedom of West Germany.
Still another is that the larger Atlantic alliance {is already operating, while the refinement of part of it as a continental union is |as vet untried. *
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MR. EDITOR: I have taken The Times for years. Like it best of any newspaper. So, ince a space in your paper is reserved for our likes and dislikes, I have something on my chest and just have te
So,
winds see those little children standing in large groups just waiting for a break so our safety patrol boys can see them across. to the city I say, and save us mothers this worry about our loved
give our signals back
get it off, ones. “Safety of Our Children.” —A Worried Mother, City. The city of Indianapolis remade Walnut St. . from Delaware to Massachusetts Ave. This we. ‘Congratulations’
appreciated. They did a nice job. But during the work they removed the stop signals at Walnut and Alabama Sts. We kept thinking they would be put back, at when the work was over, but since that's been
MR EDITOR: This is
MR. EDITOR: when it
television.
war-makers,
there are no signs that the signals are going to be put back.
over for quite a while now,
Remember the gafety slogan, “Drive Slow.
We Love Our Children”? Well, we mothers with children in School No. 2 love our children, too. We need those
signals at Walnut and Alabama Sts. So, for the safety of our children, why don’t you see that we get our signals back again. Those ligtle traffic boys do a fine job. But at that cormer it is a 500 mile race track at
to express my splendid picture coverage vou gave the big fire Block's Washington St. —0. T. Roberts, 516 State Life Building.
‘Control Yourself, Bud’
Bud Kaesel was suggested “What is the matter with Capehart for President,” while watching
admiration for the
Store.
tells how every one screamed
Now, Bud, you and your guests should learn to control yourselves better. None of us know what kind of a President Homer would make, but after watching the parade of Communists, influence peddlers,
tax chiselers
times. Traffic boys have to keep children standing there on that corner for long periods, waiting for a break in traffic to see those children
across the street. Heavy rains, snow and cold triond Ser
thing without screaming. tell Homer in his open letter, that even Homer's Taft won't
and common political grafters since 1932 one had ought to be able to stomach almost any-
Bud then goes on to
get labor's vote,
Seems to me I have heard that one before,
Bud.
Views on the News
If I recall rightly, for Senator the last time and carried practically
it was when Taft ran
all the industrialized areas and carried his dis-
By DAN KIDNEY
PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S budget ‘makes it easier to understand the atomic 2ge—it means spending $10 million an hour.’
THE COLD war seems to have frozen deficit financing.
CAPT. CARLSEN'S refusal of all those offers to make money out of his heroism should be ignored by the in-American committees.
nelp her out ,
CAMPAIGNING in Wis- than not . . consin, Sen. Taft suggested floor . .. that electing him President is . about the only way to get I would do. Capt. Carlsen Secretary of State Acheson «..no Red fired.
‘make thing easier for all
, trict by about three-fourths of the entire vote.
—C. D. C., Terre Haute.
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THERE are a lot of things to do... around oor house each day gets them done . but’ to accomplish this she must have someone . and so she calls on Carol Ruth . » Who always is about . er's helper for . .-.
. +» and mother always « . in her own special way . ..
«+» we call her mothshe really does a lot... to + +a 8he'd sooner work
. she runs the errands, sweeps the and dries the dishes too ..,. and without her I don't know what . ., her mother and
—By Ben Burroughs
(You can obtain 100 of Mr. Burrough's poems
HEADLINE—"Pakistani officials resent ‘paltry’ £12 million U. 8. grant.” Dollar diplomacy requires good dollars. .
By Galbraith
apolis Times,
STANDS PAT .
ASHINGTON, Jan, 24 — Yo us consider.. today the $232.23 of Brig. Gen. Clifford Bluemel (Ret.), and what that has to do with the Japanese Peace Treaty, It's not so much “ the money with the General as it. is § the principle. § Until he gets back the dough the Japs swiped from him, he'd just as soon never bury the hatchet with ‘em. And why is ‘our State Department letting ’em get Gon. away with it. That's what" the General wants to know,
Bluemel ‘the principle
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inoffensive-looking gentleman in a conservative civilian suit «and gold-rimmed eyeglasses. " Not so many years ago he was one of the great heroes of Bataan and “its march of death. ‘Remember?’ - Well, gir, when our Army was is busy in the Philippines with its eaceful’ routines “before
He 1s'today a small and .
in a handy, pocket-size hook. Send 25¢ for Mr. Burrough's “Sketches” to “Sketches,” Indian214. W, Maryland St.)
DEFENSE . ..By Jim G. Lucas EE
Victory in NATO Fight
Makes Navy Happy
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24—The Navy feels it won a major victory when Prime Minister Winston Churchill agreed to appointment of an American as supreme com mander for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's
navies in the Atlantic. Adm. Lynde D. McCormick, commander in chief of the U, S. Atlantic Fleet, will assume com- FU mand as si soon as Mr. Churchill's a objections are formally withdrawn and the appointment confirmed. Adm. William Fechteler, Chief of Na-pdm McCormick val Operations, indi-', .. with lke? cated that whoever holds the U. 8S. Atlantic Fleet command will always be NATO's North Atlantic commander. Adm. MecCormick’s command will give him equal status with Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, who commands NATO's European forces, Adm, McCormick was the candidite not‘ only. of the United States, but of all other naval powers in the North Atlantic Pact except Great Britain. He will command British, American, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch and French warships. The bulk of the U. S. North Atlantic Fleet already ‘has been committed. For the time being, however, Adm. MeCormick’s command will be largely planning rather than operational. Adm, Fechteler said he expected -Adm. McCormick to tour all North Atlantic. naval powers and confer with Gen, Eisenhower as soon as he is formally installed. He said the North Atlantic navy will be operational in the sense that there will be several joint maneuvers, some in the Arctic. n » n IN FACT, the American part of Adm. McCormick's staff has been operating for some time. Rear Adm. Cato
Clover is his chief of staff,
"A British vice admiral is ex.
pected to be named ag Adm, McCormick's chief deputy, North Atlantic Naval Headquarters will still be in Norfolk, Va. ‘British objections and reservations dealt principally. with defense of ‘British territorial waters. It was agreed that yreat Britain should have unrestricted control over the waters west, south and north of that country to the 100 fathom line. This line varies between 40 and 100 miles off the British coast. Another resemvation Ww as that the United States and Great Britain “agreed on the desirability of certain changes which would provide greater flexibility for the control“of operations in the Eastern Atlantic.”
n tJ ” A TOP. U, 8. Navy man said that prevision in no way impairs Adm. ‘McCormick's control ‘over the North At. lantic Navy. It was included, he said, because Great Britain wants to conduct her own anti - submarine warfare around her own coast. The British feared, it was pointed out, that once she committed elements of her fleet to the North Atlantic Fleet, she could not withdraw them. The agreement is that if Britain is
_ faced with a serious subma-
rine challengé in her own waters she can use ships previously committed to Adm, McCormick's: command to combat it. Adm. McCormick’ 8 authority does not extend into the Mediterranean. That will be the next ticklish question, The Greeks and Turks object to serving under British command but are anxious to serve under an American. However, the - British, having lost the argument in the Atlantic, won't be inclined to give in again.
REOCCUPATION . .. By Oland D. Russell Japanese Adopt Heads-Up Attitude
TOKYO, Jan.
24—Japan is briskly setting about the
business of “reoccupying” its own country, confident the U. S. Senate soon will ratify the peace treaty, and that there will be an agreement worked out by which the
U. 8. is to keep military forces and bases in Japan. There's a noticeable headsup and shoul-ders-back attitude around
the foreign office, where only a few weeks ago they were bowing low and explain-
ing that they really represented only a dummy government, a creature of the occupation. The foreign office already is talking about moving out of its makeshift quarters in a dingy office building to a bigger and resplendent building now occupied by SCAP. u ” ” THE JAPANESE believe the Yoshida letter to John Foster Dulles has sufficiently cooled that hot potato they were juggling on the recognition of China. The fact that former Assistant Secretary of Sate Dean Rusk is due here this week seems to have convinced them that our State and De-
Mr. Dulles
+ + + cool spud
fense Departments have com- -
posed their differences on the defense agreement to spell out
the terms of our Keeping troops in Japan. : (In Washington, there was
question as to whether these differences had, in fact, been composed. The Pentagon and State Departments still were arguing yesterday over the agreement and there was a chance Mr. Rusk's departure might be delayed for several days.) Moreover the Diet resumes
. By Frederick C. Othman
Editor's Note: Gen. -Bluemel was commander of Ft. Benjamin Harrison after his release from Jap prisons until his retirement from the Army, has many “friends in Indianapolis. He commanded a brigade In the Bataan fighting, was : taken prisoner at the surrender of Corregidor, and was one of the " survivors of the “death march” in which hundreds of U. S. soldiers and marines were murdered by Japanese. He was in Japanese prison camps fron early 1942 until the end of the war, was freed, when the war ended, from a camp in Manchuria along with Gen. Wainwright and other U. 8. officers. Leading Indianapolis business and professional men gave a testimonial dinner in his honor at the Indianapolis Ath-
letic, Club, upon his retirement.
from active service,
a
t Faria t Philippines Trust Co. This was -
an enterprising bank, It established branches at every Army
* post- and the. goldiery, from
general to private, opened ac-
counts, There were. thousands :
of these. : ; at course, |
All were «
soldier's pay check. So the Japs invaded the islands, sacked the bank, and swiped every cent in it, including the General's $232.23. s+ He's been trying ever since, without luck, to get it back, but he is a fighting man and he does not give up. That explains why he invaded the _marble-walled caucus room of the U. 8. Senate to tell the Foreign Relations Committee he was against any peace treaty until the Japanese disgorge their ill-gotten gains. Gen. Bluemel squinted in the glare from the crystal chandeliers and he told those Senators he wouldn't exactly starve if he never did get back his
money. But there was more .
‘than $200,000 of soldiers’ money in that bank.
“I remember Capt. William ‘
H. Ball talking to me ‘before the invasion,” the General said. “He later was made major and still later he was captured by the Japanese. He never came
what ‘might happen money if the enemy did take
fio Philipines hadn't. thought pro ‘him p
‘back. What worried him was to his’
this week in what is hoped to be its last formal session under the occupation, Premier Yoshida will deliver a policy speech and® Finance Minister Hayato Ikeda will explain the budget :n which 182 billion yen have been earmarked for rearmament. This sum apparently represents a compromise between the State Department and defense views on the burden Japan should assume in the security pact. Mr. Rusk is to speak before the Japan-American society soon after he arrives. American businessmen here as well as the Japanese will watch for a tip on when the Army will be getting out. Visitors and residents who are not part of the occupation face the early prospect of having to-get Japanese visas or some form of residential permits, Also, they'll be coming and going hereafter by grace of the Japanese government, rather than SCAP. EJ ” 5 IT'S understood to he one of the points of the agree. ment that garrison members— that will be the new terms instead of occupation personnel—may enter without visas but that their names are to be listed with Japanese author. ities. They will be required to observe the Japanese laws and it will be up to Japan whether they can stay on here after they've been relieved of duty, It's understood, too, that garrisons will fall under Japanese court jurisdiction, but that American authorities will share jurisdiction in trying law violators. Where jurisdictions conflict, Americans will have priority in dealing with gar rison lawbreakers.
ts 1s Not the Money—It's the Principle’—
deposit and this impressed me at the time because that is a lot of money for a soldier to save. Now I think it is extremely unjust that his widow and his two children should contribute $900 of his life's savings to the Japanese. There are many other widows and
children in this same unhappy situation. “They should not be required to give this money to the nation that murdered their hus. bands and fathers.” The Senators were impressed, but there was another brigae dier general to confront them,
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Now he’s a Congressman, Rep, °
James P. 8, Devereux (R.Md.), and as peppery as he ever was with the Marines on Wake
- Island.
‘He told of the cash losses of. the military to the Japanese through their" confiscation of:
the bank and he also told of -
his correspondence with the State Department. This agency reported Japan so poor that, if
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bank deposits,, the money in the end. would come from our
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