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Iona Censorship
f'lENERAL MacARTHUR’S ban-
ning of newspapermen from
Korea empba sired what the Amer
ican public probably has not real
ized—namely that there has been
trirtual censorship over American
newsmen in Japan for some time.
Unlike news out of Germany, which
has not been censored, MacArthur
has constantly rowed with Ameri
can newsmen over their right to
report what was going on in his
area.
One of the men who was at first
barred from the Korean front last
week, Tom Lambert of the Asso
ciated Press, previously had signed
a long protest to the American So
ciety of Newspaper Editors com
plaining of MacArthur’s censor
ship. Others signing the report in
cluded representatives of the New
Jfork Times, National Broadcasting
* Company, Time and Life maga-
f; cines.
They pointed out, among other
things, that a newsman “who had
written stories which occupation of
ficials considered critical . . . had
his home raided by the army’s
CTD and that he—the correspondent
—was subjected to interrogation
and threats."
They also pointed out that
whereas “the government sec
tion (of the occupation forces)
actively encouraged correspon
dents to expose misappropria
tions of Japanese military sup
plies, G-l and G-2, which had
classified information relating
to the matter, took exception to
the resulting stories and efforts
of reprisal were taken against
at least one correspondent."
••Stories on the purge," the cen-
lorship protest continued, “includ
ing many facts supplied by G-2,
caused their authors to be branded
personally by General MacArthur
as among the *most dangerous men
in Japan.*"
Capital News Capsules
NO MORE POLITICKING—Pres
ident Truman has now junked plans
for a whistle-stop campaign this
[all. He was scheduled to go to
California, stopping to help various
Democratic candidates en route,
the war crisis has changed
Preffidya^Tfll ndw
_;WafMynp will*
make almost T no tHpr^miSs the
war situation vastly improves.
WAR POWERS—Senators Taft
tnd Bridges have made indepen-
tent surveys to see exactly what
war powers the White House has
left. These surveys indicate that
JTruman still has the power to al
locate scarce raw materials, such
is rubber and steel; so Republi
cans plan to go over Truman’s re
quest for war powers with a fine-
tooth comb. They will grant him
more powers, but only after con-
liderable debate and a lot of nag
ging.
HIDDEN RUSSIAN NAVY—It
is now learned that Russia has
a much larger navy than we
ever suspected. The surface
ships have been hidden in the
Black Sea, while the subs are
chiefly in the South Pacific and
Baltic. The thing that worries
TJ.S. war chiefs most is that a
Russian suh vnight sink an
American troop ship — which
would be another sinking of the
Maine and mean world war.
TRUMAN’S PUBLIC RELATIONS
•-White House advisers admit pri
vately that the President’s public
relations are extremely bad. Some
people blame this on Press Secre
tary Charlie Ross, but those in the
know realize that it is chiefly the
President himself. Even after be
ing carefully coached, he is apt to
make off-the-cuff statements which
have unfortunate reverberations.
When he announced the Korean de
cision, Truman missed a great op
portunity to go before the public
with a' fireside chat explaining the
real issues. His failure to do this
has led to mediocre morale on the
home front and growing isolation in
some quarters. He is now trying to
make up for this omission.
Takt Profits nut of War
Long before the President’s mes
sage to congress, farsighted Sen
ator Lester Hunt of Wyoming had
helped draft 56 emergency laws
providing for every type of control
conceivable. These were drafted by
a subcommittee under Senator
Hunt, and were to be rushed
through congress at the drop ol
the first Russian bomb.
Despite this network of war con
trols, however, nothing has been
done about the basic problem of
taking the profits out of war.
For years, wise old Bernard Bar
uch has been urging the control
of. war profits. If you conscript
menfs lives. Baruch has argued,
you must also conscript such less
valuable commodities as factories,
raw materials, and profits.
However, congress did not act
prior to World War H, and so fax
there is no proposed law ready fox
the statute books which would con-
profits in case of World Wax
During World War H, most of tbs
i’s big corporations rolled U)
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS ,
Reds Make New Advance in Korea;
Living Costs Continue to Climb
Truman Asks Mobilization Steps;
(EDITOR’S NOTE: When opinions are expressed in these colnmns, they are those of
Western Newspaper Union’s news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper.)
KOREA:
Reds Advance
For four weeks Americans had
picked up their morning newspapers
and read about the Communist ad
vances in Korea. Now, as the fifth
week of the conflict began, the Reds
continued to make advances, but
not with the ease of the early weeks
of the invasion.
The military picture in Korea was
not bright by any means, but at
the same time, it was not so hope
less as it seemed a few days ago.
The Communists had advanced
into Yongdong, about 20 miles south
of fallen Taejon, on the central
front. Along the western coast, the
Commies advanced south to Mokpo
on the southern tip of Korea. On the
northern front that touches the east
coast. Yongdok, captured by Ameri
can forces, was retaken by Red
troops.
North Korean troops had captured
two-thirds of South Korea and were
continuing steady pressure upon
American and South Korean troops.
The line was slowly being pushed
back toward the main American
supply port of Pusan.
According to U. S. military ex
perts, however, the picture had its
brighter side. They pointed to the
number of reinforcements that have
reached Korea, the telling blows of
the U. S. air force on supply lines
and tanks, and the success of the
new 3%-inch bazooka against Red
tanks.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur, com
mander of United Nations forces in
Korea, made the statement that the
Communists have lost their chance
for victory.
A new view of the conflict has
been taken by the Pentagon. At
first the Korean affair was looked
upon as a minor fight which this
country could take care of in six
months. That estimate has been re
vised sharply upward.
There is no lack of optimism over
the eventual result, but there Is a
clearly defined desire to discourage
any thought of a swift victory. In
fact, some military authorities re
port it may be next spring before an
offensive can be launched and as
many as 200,000 men m^y be V^ed
In it. *
A general summary of the situa
tion would seem to indicate the pic
ture has many unpleasant features,
but is not entirely hopeless.
LIVING COSTS:
Continue to Climb
To the average American, the
man who has a definite income
ivithin which he must live, a new
and serious worry has appeared.
Prices have continued to climb
since the beginning of the Korean
war, not as fast as the first days
after the opening of the conflict, but
a steady upward spiral that is be
ginning to cause hardship for those
with low incomes.
The creeping advance widened out
through the list of goods, clothing
and food. Only a few items essential
to America’s standard of living re
mained at the level of the first
frightening days of the Korean con
flict.
The experts believe the American
people are bringing the increases
upon themselves. Consumers still
crowded into stores to stock up on
goods they remembered as scarce
In the last war. Department store
sales soared 24 percent above the
same period of last year. The great
est gain was 39 percent in Dallas,
Texas.
Sugar, coffee, cocoa, flour, lard
and eggs were reported higher
throughout the country. The price
of meat climbed rapidly in some lo
calities, although wholesale prices
were reported to have fallen, since
the opening of the Korean conflict.
Observers pointed out that by
hoarding, Americans are creating
a demand. In turn retailers are tak
ing advantage of the demand and
Increasing prices for quick profit.
It was the old story of quick profit
and greed and the selfishness of a
minor group of individuals causing
hardship on the public generally.
As compared to prices a week
before the conflict began, tin was
up 15 cents a pound, wheat up 18%
cents a bushel, rubber up 11% cents
a pound, eggs up 8 cents a dozen,
lard up 4% cents a pound, and hogs
up $4 a hundredweight.
This trend, if continued, can mean
price controls will become neces
sary. It may mean, also, rationing
of food, clothing and vita] indus
trial material*.
POPULATION:
Up 19 Million
The 1950 population of the United
States has been estimated at 150,-
520,000, almost 19 million higher
than the 1940 total, the Census
bureau reports.
The nation’s population has just
about doubled in 50 years and the
1940 tp 1950 jump was the greatest
for any 10-year period in history.
The figures will not be official un
til checked and revised where nec
essary I ••••> ; ;'\r v ■ m
Eisenhower
Gen. Dwight Eisenhower,
president of Columbia Univer
sity and a national defense con
sultant of President Truman,
wears a quizzical expression as
he is interviewed by newsmen.
He does not see today’s Korean
fighting as necessarily the start
of World War m, bnt insisted
“we’ve got to win". He added,
“If our forces in Korea are de
feated the entire world will be
thrown into another great war."
TRUMAN:
Report to Congress
President Truman in his message
to congress on the Korean situation
called for $10,000,000,000 down pay
ment on a vast mobilization drive to
win the war and combat any Red
aggression elsewhere in the world.
He left no doubt in the minds ol
Americans, and the world in gen
eral, about the situation when he
said:
“The free world has made it
clear, through the United Nations,
that lawless aggression will be met
with force. This is the significance
of Korea and it is a significance
whose importance cannot be over
looked.
“I shall not attempt to predict the
course of events. But I am sure that
those who have it in their power to
unleash or withhold acts of anped
aggression must realize that new
recourse to aggression in the world
today might well strain to the break
ing point the fabric of world peace.
“We will not flinch in the face ol
danger or difficulty.”
He recommended anti - inflation
controls, a swift stepping up of war
production, additional huge sums to
arm non-Communist nations and a
sharp boost in taxes. •
He authorized the calling of re
servists and guardsmen, along with
free use of the draft law to build up
fighting units. Secretary of Defense
Johnson was authorized to call units
as needed.
A summary of the steps asked ol
congress:
Remove all statutory limits on
size of the armed forces.
Provide $10,000,000,000 additional
military funds; details to be sup
plied later.
Authorize a priorities-and-alloca-
tion system for materials for non-
essential purposes; prevent inven
tory hoarding; authorize seizure ol
materials needed for the fighting ef
fort.
Authorize government loans and
loan guaranties to spur defense pro
ductions.
SECURITY:
Call F. B. I.
President Truman’s statement
asking all law-enforcement officers
and amateur detectives to channel
suspicious information regarding
espionage, sabotage, and subversive
activities to the F.B.I. has caused
many Americans to wonder what
is in store for the U. S.
The statement presumably was
prompted by the Korean war. Tru
man stressed that all such inquiries
“must be conducted in a compre
hensive manner on a national basis,
and all information carefully sifted
out and correlated in order to avoid
confusion".
Truman made no mention of Com
munists in his statement. Anyone
with information should report in
person to the nearest F. B. I. office,
located in each of the nation’s 51
major cities, or ask the telephone
operator to connect them to the
nearest office, an F.B.I. spokesman
reported.
The spokesman emphasized the in
formant’s identity would be kept
confidential and he would not nor
mally be brought face to face with
the accused. He said anonymous let
ters are not welcome.
Unemployment
With nearly everything going up
these days, it is astonishing to find
anything going down very fast.
There is one thing, however: the
number of payments to the unem
ployed.
According to the labor depart
ment, between January and June
there was a 30 per cent drop in the
number of people drawing unem
ployment insurance benefits undev
state laws,
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FOOD SUPPLY:
More Than Enough
As prices continued to climb, the
fovemment began a campaign of
‘.elling the American people there
a more than enough food in this
country and that hoarding is selfish
»nd unnecessary.
President Truman stressed tha*
joint in a recent speech and the de*
jartment of agriculture repeated it
vith a statement that the nation’s
food supply is so plentiful that price
ncreases are unwarranted.
The department’s report stated
flatly that with high production pros
pects and large storage stocks, sup
plies of food for civilians in this
country are expected to continue at
the same high level as in past
jrears.
“There has apparently been some
speculative buying and price in
creases in food in recent weeks sub
stantially similar to those occurring
in 1939, which receded as soon as
consumers realized that food sup
plies are adequate,” the report
said.
But the increases in prices, de
spite the report, caused a numbex
of repercussions on the home front.
An immediate investigation into
supply, demand and cost was in
dicated by some government
sources. American housewives add
ed their voice to the turmoil. More
than one retailer found his displays
Ignored and demands for price con
trols and even rationing were being
beard in some quarters.
The government reported com
modities on which stocks were high
Included dairy products, eggs, poul
try and potatoes. Fruits and veg
etables were termed ample. Total
meat output in 1950 probably will
be slightly larger than last year,
the report said.
Many believe any campaign the
government might launch for vol
untary rationing is doomed to fail
ure.
AUTOMOBILES:- |
Production Drop
A spokesman for the automobile
industry has predicted a sharp dip
in the Industry’s production within
the next five months.
Evidently many Americans hqve
already figured the same way, be
cause dealers throughout the coun
try report a great jump in orders
for new automobiles. In many lo
calities waiting lists have already
been formed.
The automobile industry does not
need a big volume of war orders to,
curtail its civilian car and truck
production. All that is needed is the
diversion of large amounts of stee]
to arms output Building auto
mobiles also take* a lot of critical
materials besides steel. It requires
copper, zinc, aluminum, lead and
other such materials vital to air
craft and other war weapons.
As a result, estimates of this
year’s probable car and truck out
put were being revised downward.
Before the Korean outbreak, indus
try sources agreed 1950 vehicle out
put would approximate 7,000,000
units, even with numerous shufe
downs for new model change-overs.
Now most informed sources don’t
want to guess how many vehicles
will be added In the rest of the year
to the 4,255,373 built since January
L
Landing
In a surprise move the First
Cavalry Division of the U. S.
Army made a beachhead land
ing near Pohang on the east
coast of Korea. The landing was
made without casualties or op
position.
SENATOR TAFT:
Pay os We Go
» ’
Sen. Robert Taft of Ohio, who has
preached economy and a balanced
budget to the Democratic adminis
tration for years, caused a mild
wave of shock among many legis
lators when he proposed slapping
taxes on everybody immediately to
pay for the Korean war.
The senator said the Russian
threat is clamping a “semi-mili-
tary" condition on the U.S. at a
“permanent" extra cost of $10 to
$20 a billion a year.
“Since this is not a temporary
condition but one that may continue
indefinitely, we should tax the peo
ple for the whole cost", said Taft.
He observed the condition may last
‘•perhaps 10 or 15 years".
Many observers believe that
pressure is building up on congress
for quick and drastic tax boosts to
carry the defense load.
LEOPOLD III:
Uneasy Return
Leopold m. King of the Belgians,
returned to his throne after an ab
sence of six years, but it was not a
secure throne observer! believed,
The king surrendered to the Nazis
In 1944 and waa held prisoner by
them during World War H. Ha ia
unpopular with a large group be
cause he did not resist the Germans
to the last ditch in the eaily years
of the war. Many do not like hla
wife who la a commoner.
GLAZE ABLAZE . . . J. R. Glaze,
U.S. army tankman in Korea, get
angry when a Red tank act his
light tank afire and be had to aban
don it. He grabbed a bazooka,
rushed back to the enemy tank and
put ft out of commission. Then he
destroyed another Red tank.
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PROMINENT MAN’S DAUGHTER DIES . . . Dionysia Skouras,
daughter of California theater owner, Spyros Skonras, died at a Los
Angeles hospital an hour after she fell from the fourth floor penthouse
of a building owned by Charles P. Skouras, brother of the theater
owner. She Is shown here being comforted by a nurse, Laura Palm-
quist, shortly before she died.
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TRAVEL
BRITISH ENVOY TALKS PEACE
... Sis Ronald Kelly, British am
bassador to Moscow, has had talks
with Soviet Deputy Foreign Min
ister Andrei Gromyko, on “i
ble peaceful settlement of
Korean conflict.”
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ENGER VICTIM OF SNIPER . . . Timothy Lesvy, 37, gets treat-
in an ambuMtace after being wounded in the shoulder by a bullet
a JZZ ealibre rifle while riding New York City’s Third avenue
r. He told police bo hear# ^lass crash and felt a sting in his
right shoulder* Detectives began lookingTor the unknown sniper.
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GRENADE FOUND IN HOSPITAL
... Detective William Schmitt re
moves a grenade found in a desk
at Roosevelt hospital. New York
City. The firing mechanism was In
tact but the explosive had been re
moved. The grenade was dumped
Into a can of oQ.
than any
other cigarette!
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KOREAN GUERILLA CAPTURED . . . Flushed from the brush some
where in Korea and searched, this Communist from the North Korean
guerilla forces wears a “Who, me?" smirk as he stands under the fans
of members of an American patrol which captured him on the Taejon
front before the Americans withdrew from the city. After questioning
by his captors, he was sent back to 34th regimental command for in
terrogation. Americans are having trouble distinguishing guerillas from
Korean peasants.
SAFELY HOME . . . Bin. Thomas
MaeConnell and twin sons arrive
In La Canada, Calif., after hectic
flight from Seoul, Korea, where her
husband was with a military ad
visory group. Their luggage was
reduced to three small bags; every
thing else was lost. '
WARTIME DEJECTION . . . With the look of bewilderment and resig
nation typical of civilians of all nations when war sweeps their home
land. this Korean and his wife carry an their possessions as they tramp
southward before the advancing Communist forces. The husband to
loaded with their household effects and leads the family livestock. Hte
wife trudges behind him, head lowered, her baby strapped to her hack.
%tan river, with now-destroyed bridge spanning It, to tar “
ANOTHER TRY . . • Shirley May
France, Massachusetts school girl
who failed in attempt to swim Eng
lish channel last year, runs tart# the
water far a practice swim at
try.
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