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Super-Duper Spy A^eney
r ISN’T generally known, but
Admiral Roscoe Hillenkoetter,
chief of the super-duper spy agen
cy, Central Intelligence, had asked
for sea duty well before the Korean
outbreak.
The admiral has done a better job
of foreign intelligence than congress
gives him credit for, but he has
never been particularly happy in
the job and would like to get back
to a battleship. Hillenkoetter was
former commander of the battle
ship Missouri, comes from the state
of Missouri, and was picked by Tru
man personally for the difficult in
telligence assignment.
Faced with the admiral’s insis
tence that he wants to be trans
ferred, President Truman has asked
Gen. 1 Bedell Smith, former U.S.
ambassador to Moscow, to take
Central Intelligence. Smith, so far,
has refused, on the ground that he
recently underwent an ulcer opera
tion.
Therefore, some of the Presi
dent's friends are urging that
he appoint J. Edgar Hoover to
this important post.
Hoover is one of the best or
ganizers in government, has
built np one of the best-trained
investigation bureaus the world
has ever seen, and has it in
such good shape that it could
operatf under a new director.
On the other hand, getting intel
ligence on a prospective enemy is
all-important in this day when a
suitcase smuggled into an American
harbor, or the flight of one plane
across the arctic, or the secret
massing of troops on a certain bor
der could cripple the United States
indefinitely.
That is why a man of Hoover’s
genius ought to be used to head an
agency which today has become
even more important than the
F.B.L
After Yon Alphonse
Republican members of the joint
economic committee were just as
cooperative as Democrats in sup
porting President Truman’s call
for increased taxes. Even Ohio’s
rugged individualist. Bob Taft,
went along.
“The boys who are being induct
ed to fight for us are paying the
greatest tax—with life and limb,”
declared another Ohioan, Democrat
ic representative Walter Huber, dur
ing the closed-door meeting. “It’s
up to us to shoulder the financial
arms, though they may be heavy.
And those who are profiting from
this war should be taxed the great
est.”
Even GOP Congressman Robert
(“where-are-you-going - to-get - the-
money?”) Rich of Pennsylvania
agreed. However, Taft didn’t en
thuse over a facetious suggestion
by Huber that the Ohio senator
sponsor tax increase legislation—
never a popular issue in an elec
tion year.
“I’ll go along,” grinned Robert
Alphonso, who faces a hot reelec
tion battle, “but I think the honor
of sponsoring this bill belongs to
you Democrats, the majority par
ty, No* I wouldn’t deny you that
privilege for the world.”
Bnwstar’s Wire-Tapping
Interesting new evidence grad
ually accumulates in the justice
department’s belated probe of Sen
ator Brewster’s eavesdropping on
Howard Hughes, the west coast
aviation mogul.
It will be recalled that three
years ago when the GOP sen
ator from Maine was chairman
of the senate war Investigating
committee, he staged a head-
.line-snatehing investigation of
the rather far-fetched charge
that Hughes had spent govern-
ment money extravagantly in
Indding a giant amphibious
transport plane.
It turned out, however, that
ter.
■WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
U. S. Forces Ordered to Stand
Or Die on Korean Battle Front;
Baruch Urges All-Out Controls
Battle Lines
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KOREA:
Stand or Die
For many Americans, who had
been inclined to look upon the Ko
rean war with indifference and an
attitude of “business as usual”,
there came a rude awakening dur
ing the fifth week of the conflict.
Casualties began to arrive from
Korea, youngsters without legs and
arms, bullet-riddled young men who
kept their eyes closed as they were
transferred from planes to ambu
lances, boys who did not wish to
talk or be quoted.
To the millions who had no broth
ers and fathers and husbands in Ko
rea, the scenes brought back fright
ening pictures of World War II,
memories of days filled with tears
and prayers, and sometimes, utter
despair.
And to the awakening American
public came another shock. The
commanding general In Korea, Lt.
Gen. Walton H. Walker, said:
“There is no point in not telling the
simple truth, which is that the war
has reached its critical stage.”
The American army had retreat
ed as far as it would retreat. Gen
eral Walker said. He gave one order
to his troops: “Stand or die.”
Americans were shocked by his
A desperate all-oat pash by
North Korean Communists,
aimed at Taegu, center of Amer
ican defenses in South Korea, is
underway. The Red forces
hurled nine divisions against the
allied line. U. S. forces gave up
Hadong (1) and fell back to
Chinju. Hamyang (2) was under
heavy attack. In the Yondong
(3) and Hamchang (4) sectors,
the U. S. first cavalry and South
Korean troops blunted a power*
ful Communist assault.
flat statement that his army must {ATOMIC BOMB:
win or die where they stood without Be Used
hope of surrender or retreat and a
mass evacuation as at Dunkerque.
And in Korea the G. I. has a ques
tion for the war correspondents:
“Are you telling the folks back
home the truth—that it is a tough
and hard fight, and we need more
help at once?”
That was the situation as 120,000
Communists began a steady attack
upon U. S. positions. Along the en
tire front, stretched in an arc from
Yongdok on the north to Hadong on
the south. Communist troops ham
mered at American lines.
Four U. S. divisions, none at full
strength, with the aid of some South
Korean troops, the exact number
unknown, slugged it out with the in
vaders. American supplies and rein
forcements were rushed to the bat
tle-area, but if they would be enough
and in time was still the question
uppermost in the minds of military
leaders.
One outstanding truth stood out
from all the rest: American troops
were locked in the battle that would
decide the Korean war and possibly
the peace of the world for the next
10 to 15 years.
As Gen. Eisenhower said, “If our
forces in Korea are defeated the en
tire world will be thrown into an
other great war.”
It was a rude awakening for the
American people, but a necessary
one, most observers agreed. It was
now time for the American people
to get down to the bloody, unpleas
ant job of winning a first class war.
INFLATION:
Invitation to Defeat
Elder statesman Bernard Baruch
spoke his mind (and the mind of a
great segment of the public) to the
senate banking committee when he
urged congress to freeze all wages,
prices and rents, boost taxes, and
ration essential goods in a broad
program to mobilize the nation’s
economic strength.
In his clear and determined way,
Baruch asked the question that has
been in the mind of the average cit
izen since prices began to rise after
the Korean war started: “Shall we
do now what we know will have to
be done later, and thus hasten the
victory of peace? Or shall we fum
ble and falter and invite defeat?”
Baruch, who.played an important
Many people have wondered in re
cent weeks whether or not the atom
ic bomb would be used in Korea.
President Truman has announced it
will not be used in Korea, but it
was recalled that the President has
asserted several times that he
would not hesitate to use atomic
bombs to assure the security of the
United States.
As the world situation became
more tense, it was obvious that offi
cials were carefully avoiding any
public discussion of the use of
atomic weapons, though strategists
have indicated that there are no
worthwhile targets for such weap
ons in North Korea.
Another angle of atomic warfare
was under consideration by defense
officials, however. Ways and means
of stopping any ship from entering
American harbors that might be
carrying an atomic bomb were be
ing worked out.
Port authorities in San Francisco
and New York have announced all
ships from Russia or Russian satel
lite nations will be stopped and
searched before allowed to enter
into those ports.
EMPLOYMENT:
Highest in Two Years
Except for farm work, employ
ment in the United States set a
two year record during the first
week of July with 52,774,000 per
sons employed. The previous peak
was 52,452,000 In July, 1948.
The department of commerce es
timated 8,440,000 farm workers
were employed during the first
week of July as compared with
9,647,000 in early July, 1949.
The increase in employment was
attributed to a stepped up produc
tion in industries directly related
to the nation’s mobilization drive,
most observers believed.
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer
made this comment on the employ
ment situation:
“It should be noted that, with
the nation again approaching full
employment, it may be necessary
once more to find ways to expand
our labor force to permit the in
creased industrial production and
strengthening of the armed forces
requested by the President.’^
He was quick to deny, however,
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part in economic mobilization in two that he had any thought of possible
wars, urged: I man P° wer controls in making that
Priorities and allocations as pro
statement.
Brewster had something of an axe P° sed ‘^e President. Elimination AkjrC.
to grind for his good friends of Pan of Profiteering. Higher taxes. Effec- I j.
American World Airways, and had
talked to Hughes earlier about an
amalgamation between Pan Ameri
can and his Trans World Airlines.
It also turned out, two years
„ toter, that Brewster had used the
metropolitan police of the District
of Columbia to tap Howard Hughes’
phone and put a microphone in his
room. In fact, police chief Robert
Barrett submitted a report to the
justice department almost one year
ago that one of his officers, Lieut.
Joseph Shimon, had been tapping
wires for Senator Brewster’s inves-
I tigating committee.
Wire-tapping, of course, is barred
by section 603 of the federal com
munications act and is a criminal
offense.
Paid by Brewster’s Office
However, the justice department.,
after letting the wire-tapping re
port gather dust for nine months,
Hnaljy got around to ordering an
FBI investigation. And the most
interesting thing the FBI has turned
up is a statement made to a G-man
by Lieut. Shimon that Senator
Brewster’s secretary paid him for
his wire-tapping.
So far* Shimon has stuck to a
very careful story. He admits tap
ping Howard Hughes’ phone* but he
does not admit much else.
tive price, wage and rent controls.
Power to ration scarce civilian es
sentials where necessary. The post
ponement of all less essential works.
A reduction of unnecessary public
and private expenditures. Every ef
fort to increase production.
Also, the development of substi
tutes for things in short supply. Con
trol of all exports and imports. Con
servation of whatever is scarce.
And organized self-restraint among
the people—“the enlightened self-
discipline to accept the denials
which winning the peace entails.”
Congressional leaders seemed
divided on Baruch’s plan even if the
public was not. Said Sen. Robert A.
Taft, he “wholly disagrees” with
the elder statesman who, he assert
ed is “for all-out dictatorship”.
INDUSTRY:
Higher Profit Rates
The Federal Trade Commission
reported that 17 of 25 major U.S.
manufacturing industries had high
er profit rates in 1949 than in the
prewar year of 1940.
Most striking increases In the
rate of return were motor vehicles
from 17.3 to 29.6 per cent* biscuits
and crackers from 8.7 to 16.8 per
cent and bread 7.6 to 15.3 per cent.
Percentage rates were based on
stockhdlders bvirestment after taxes.
$4 Billion Order
As the Korean war developed it
became obvious to all observers
that the United States air force has
the best planes in the world. That
superiority will be increased. The
air force has announced 200 manu
facturers have been ordered to be
gin work immediately on nearly $4,-
400 million worth of new planes and
parts.
Considerable secrecy enveloped
the details of the order. Manufac
turers were authorized to announce
the number of additional workers
they would need to fill the orders,
but they were prohibited from dis
closing the type of production, the
number of units, the dollar value
of the orders, or other information
relating to the contracts.
New Economy
With an eye en the huge amounts
being spent for the armed forces
and defense, the house appropria
tions committee decided to take
another look at non-military ap
propriations and cut them where it
can. Some observers think the cuts
may be drastic.
A committee spokesman said the
group had no fixed goal* but 'Was
determined to “cancel all appropria
tions” that can be cancelled.
SABOTAGE:
U. S. Starts Drive
The Federal Bureau of Investiga
tion was back in the news with the
announcement of two new arrests
of spy suspects. They were identi
fied as Abraham Brothman, 37, and
Miriam Moscowitz, 34.
The couple was arrested after
Harry Gold, confessed atomic spy,
named the man as bis one-time as
sociate in espionage activities for
Russia. Miss Moscowitz is a partner
in Brothman’s engineering firm.
In all, seven Americans now have
been arrested since Dr. Klaus
Fuchs’ trial conviction and senten
cing to 14 years in prison in Eng
land.
Meanwhile, the government start
ed a campaign to catch and prose
cute spies and saboteurs.
J. Edgar Hoover, F. B. L direc
tor, said each citizen can play an
important part in stopping Commu
nists who would bore from within.
The citizen's job, he said, is to re
port quickly to the F. B. I. any evi
dence of subversion or sabotage.
And Attorney General McGrath
announced that the justice depart
ment intends to be ready for any
evidence that might be turned up:
Effective October 1, he said, four
federal grand juries—instead of the
usual two—will be kept on duty in
Washington. At least one grand jury
will be used exclusively to deal with
charges of subversive activity.
CANDY:
Importqnt Food Item
Candy has become one of the na
tion’s important food items and
America’s sweet tooth demands an
average of 17 pounds of candy per
capita each year.
This figure is taken from a book
just published by Edwin J. Brach,
Chicago candy Manufacturer, who
reports on America’s candy-eating
habits. Using figures from the de
partment of commerce, he shows ,
that candy is an important food
item in the American family bud
get.
On a per capita basis each Amer
ican eats almost seven pounds
more candy than butter annually;
almost 10 pounds more candy than
cheese; about 11 pounds more candy
than margarine; nine pounds more
candy than cereals and only 2%
fewer pounds of candy than coffee.
Citing figures from the Bureau
of Human Nutrition and Home Eco
nomics, the Brach report showed
that the average family spends 25.2
cents per week on candy in food
stores alone compared to 23.7 cents
for canned juices, 21.5 cents for
cakes, 19.8 cents for shortenings,
18.7 cents for soups and 16.3 cents
!or white flour.
Almost half of toe candy pur
chased today is sold in food stores.
RUSSIA:
Returns to U. N.
The Soviet Union ended its boy
cott of the United Nations as Deputy
Foreign Minister Jacob A. Malik
took over toe council chair for Aug
ust.
The democratic nations of toe
world immediately raised the ques
tion of why had the Russians called
off their six-month walkout, es
pecially at this time.
There appeared many possibili
ties, the most important of which
was a belief the Soviet Union would
attempt to sabotage toe work of toe
counciL
Other observers pointed out that
the so-called Stockholm Peace Peti
tion campaign by toe Soviet Union
had failed and the Russians must
now try something else. The se
curity council offers an ideal place
for a “so-called” peace move.
Still another possibility presented
by observers was founded on the be
lief by toe Russians that toe Com
munists may win the Korean war
soon and that the Kremlin decided
to step back to the council and de
mand peace at that stage.
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REPORTS CANCER AID ... Dr.
Roy Herts, National Research
Foundation, Bethesda, Md., says
that the pregnancy hormone can
dramatically shrink cancer, of the
cervix, cne of the greatest killers
of American women.
Rep. Mike Monroney defeat
ed Sen. Elmer Thomas In a run
off primary election, and tons
won the right to represent the
Democratic party in the No
vember senatorial election In
Oklahoma. Democratic nomina
tion in Oklahoma is tantamount
to election.
MACHINE TOOLS:
Aging Alarmingly
The nation’s population isn’t
alone in growing older. Machine
tools are, too, and at a rate that a
wartime production expert finds
alarming."
“Our industrial equipment is de
teriorating so rapidly that toe na
tion could be placed at a serious
disadvantage in an emergency,”
said William L. Batt, president of
SKF Industries, Inc., and former
war production board chohmzn
KING RETURNS FROM EXILE . . . King Leopold HI of Belgium,
who jrecently returned to his country to re-assnme his throne after
spending six years in exile, kisses his daughter. Princess Josephine-
Charlotte, just before the monarch left Switzerland. At right is Prin
cess de Re thy, Leopold’s commoner wife. There has been mnch
demonstration in Belgium against Leopold’s return to the throne.
He offered to abdicate if his opponents wonld forego civil war. Protest
against him in the form of strikes disrupted the nation’s economy.
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eats a hatful of a new type of
strawberry introduced at recent
meeting in Washington of the
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MIDYEAR ECONOMIC REPORT . . . Leon Keyseritng, chairman of
the President's council of economic advisers, discusses for newspaper
men the charts which appear in the report to the President by the
council. It Is entitled, “The Economic Situation at. Midyear, 1950.**
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ard E. Smith, Spokane, Wash., who
had made 26 missions In less than
three weeks and knocked off a doz
en of North Korean tanka np to
the time this photo was snapped,
is shown at the F-51 fighter base
from which he operates.
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EVACUATING WOUNDED TO U.S. . . . Lieut. Constance Cowette,
United States army air force flight nurse, watches over Private Henry
Dnckett, a wounded American soldier from the Korean battlefront.
He was flown to Fairfield, Calif., with eight of his comrades, also
wounded. The big evacuation plane carrying the woundedrmen landed
at the Fairfield-Suisun air force base at the end of a long flight from
Korea.
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MASKED MERCY . . . United States army medics camouflage their
first aid station on a South Korean roadside against infiltering enemy
observers and guerrillas. Traditionally non-combatant, they have
been forced to arm themselves for protection against the Communists,
who find the Red Crops insignia a convenient target. The extraordi
nary precautions followed attacks on wounded Americans,
lean prisoners and at least one army chaplain.
MONUMENT TO THEIR FUTURE
... Two young Americans from
New York’s East Side stand under
a “dead end’’ sign i
fully toward the
United Natiom
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