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DREW
Secret Tax Conference
T HE 81st CONGRESS, despite
much constructive legislation,
will probably be known as the con
gress which increased the working
man’s taxes by as much as 20 per
cent while refusing to tax the war
profits of big corporations.
The most important debate on
this was not in public but in the
closed-door session of the senate
and house conferees where house
members battled savagely to gain
a few concessions for little taxpay
ers. One of the battlers was Demo
cratic Congressman John Dingell
of Detroit who at one point de
manded:
‘‘While we are making all these
concessions to upper-bracket tax
payers and war piofiteers, we
should at least repeal some of the
excise taxes on working people.
“Instead of plugging loopholes
that benefit*the oil industry and
stock-market speculators, you are
making the loopholes bigger—and
more of them,” Dingell angrily
chided the senators. “As long as
you are in the mood to throw away
money, why not make some conces
sions to the working girl and man
with four or five kids?’
However, the Michigan Demo
crat’s demands that the excise on
baby powder and oil, etc., be lift
ed fell on deaf ears. Finally, Ding
ell turned to GOP Sen. Eugene Mil-
likin of Colorado, a stanch defend
er of tax benefits to big bracket-
eers, and half jokingly asserted:
“Gene, if you don’t support me
on this—woe to you when you go
back to Colorado to campaign this
year.”
Millikin chuckled, but said noth
ing.
Gen. Bradley Rebuffed
Dingell then hurled into the teeth
of the seators a letter Gen. Omar
Bradley had written congress, urg
ing that the excise tax on G.I
watches be recinded.
*T want to see how much faith
you have in General Bradley—
how xnbch weight his letter car
ries,” the Michigander challenged.
“How about it?”
This time Millikin didn’t laugh.
Neither did granite-faced Sen.
George of Georgia anftalbe
architects of the bill that
war profiteers. The sen-
at mom and defiant
There Was another bitter blow
up over the proposed witholding
tax on stock dividends. This was
aimed to capture an estimated 160
to 170 million dollars which Uncle
Sam loses each year because stock
holders fail to report dividends in
e-tax returns.
in the senators held back,
house conferees Bob Dough-
of North Carolina, Jere Cooper
Tennessee, Wilbur Mills of
ansas and Dingell strongly sup
ported the withholding tax on divi
dends. George, who consistently
battled for the top-bracket taxpay-
-ers in every other phase of the
bill, made the amazing argument
that the dividend clause would dis
criminate against “poor widows.”
“The government doesn’t withold
taxes on wages under $500 a year,”
sermonized the Georgian. “Why
tax the dividends of widows and
I people of moderate circumstances,
which in many cases amount to
less than $500 a year?”
“That argument doesn’t hold
water,” hit back Dingell. “The ob
ject of this amendment is not to
hurt women of small incofhes, but
to compel the reporting in income
returns of about a billion dollars a
year in dividends that escape tax
ation. Failure to report these divi
dends is a violation of the law.
“Furthermore, despite what you
say, working people with wages
under $500 a year sometimes are
taxed. A Detroit auto worker may
work only one week in a year, but
a portion of that week’s wages is
nonetheless withheld by the gov
ernment.”
GOP Rep. Dan Reed of Dunkirk,
N. Y., sided with the senators,
however, and the big-bracket tax
payers had a majority.
Note.—Other senate tax conferees
were Byrd of Virginia and Con-
nally of Texas, Democrats; and
Butler of Nebraska, Republican.
Of them, only Senator Connally
fought for the little taxpayer.
f. Combats Communism
■WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Congress Overrides Truman Veto
Of Tough Communist Control Bill;
United Nations Forces Take Seoul
(KDITOR’S NOTE: When opinions are expressed In these eslnmns, they are these of
Western Newspaper Union’s news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper.)
The race of U.N. forces from the Inchon and Pusan areas to
cut South Korea into two sections and isolate thousands of Commu
nist troops in the south went forward at such a clip correspondents
were unable to keep up with the advance. The two spearheads
made a junction north of Taejon, trapping about 160,000 Commu
nist troops in southwestern Korea. Arrows indicate the directions
the converging advances took.
essional witch-hunters who
smear innocent people could take
sion from an “American way”
paign which the Veterans of
Wars has launche*d against
unism. The V.F.W. cam-
t stresses “community serv-
edmbat conditions on which
“isms” thrive—poverty, un-
ent, illiteracy.
V.F.W’s new commander,
C. Ralls of Seattle, ex-
to President Truman the
: “The best way to lick
is to get at the roots
te it. And those roots
chiefly poverty and ignorance,
we see to it that there are no
children or impoverished
in this country, we don’t
to worry too much about
n M
the proper approach,”
nm»n “Communism is
of mind that is aggravated
KOREA:
Three Bloody Months
After three bloody months the
war in Korea appeared near the
end with the capture of Seoul, 500-
year-old Korean capital, and the
junction of U. N. troops from
the Inchon and Pusan beachheads.
The war seemed to be in the last
of three stages. The first began
with the invasion of Communists
troops and their capture of Sqoul
and the general retreat of Ameri
can and South Korean troops to the
narrow beachhead at Pusan.
The second was that period when
U. N. forces maintained their
beachhead while troops and weap
ons for an offensive were being
built up in Japan and near Pusan.
The third and final stage began
with the Inchon invasion and a
general attack from the north and
south to Isolate the invaders below
the 38th parallel and thus destroy
them. -
The breakout from the Pusan
beachhead came suddenly and in
force. Troops landed at Inchon
captured Seoul and headed south.
The two forces were within a few
miles of each other at last reports
and thousands of Communists were
doomed to isolation and destruc
tion in the final phase of stage
three.
Military commanders were quick
to report that bloody fighting would
go on for some time as mopping
up operations continued. They ex
pected guerilla warfare in the moun
tains for a long time since many
Communist units were expected to
resist to the death.
One important question remained
unanswered. Will U. N. troops cross
the 38th parallel into North Korea?
NOBEL PRIZE:
To American Negro
Dr. Ralph Bunche, U.N. media-
toi who brought an end to conflict
in the Holy Land, was awarded
the Nobel peace prize for 1950.
Dr. Bunche, grandson of an Amer
ican Negro slave, is the first of his
race to receive the peace prize. It
will be presented to him Decem
ber 10. He will receive $23,000 and a
gold medal.
A member of the U.S. state de
partment, Dr. Bunche was loaned
to the United Nations in 1946. He
succeeded Count Folke Bernadotte
of Sweden as the U.N. mediator in
Palestine after Bernadotte was as
sassinated in 1948, effected an ar
mistice and ended the bitter clash
between Jews and Arabs.
When informed of the award, he
paid tribute to his predecessor for
laying the essential foundations of
the Palestine agreements.
“At this moment, I cannot for
get that Count Bernadotte and 10
other members of our team gave
their lives in the effort to restore
peace to Palestine,” he said.
Dr. Bunche is the eleventh Amer
ican to win the peace prize. Others
were President Theodore Roose
velt, Elihu Root, Woodrow Wilson,
Charles G. Dawes, Frank B. Kellog,
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, Jane
Addams, Cordell Hull, John R.
Mott, and Emily G. Balch.
BUSINESS:
Buoyant Economy
The business boom flourished on
aQ fronts during September, sup
ported by a buoyant civilian econ
omy and increased spending for the
rearmament program.
Virtually every one of the stand
ard measuring devices that tell
the state of business at any given
time showed gains, and in some
instances new peaks for recent
years. Where there were no ad
vances. indicators held steady.
Headliners
“Let as not, in cowering and fool
ish fear, throw away the ideals
which are the fondamental basis
for our free society,” President
Truman said in his 5,500-word mes
sage roundly denouncing the Com
munist control bill.
“I don’t think there Is going to
be any war, but I think there will
be many occasions of great anxiety
on til the East-West Impasse is bro
ken,” Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, winner
of the Nobel peace prize, said in
an interview.
“We have a word In Rossian
which yon shoold know. It is
‘nichevo\ It means 'don’t worry—
things will torn out all right',”
Jacob Malik told delegates white
chatting with western delegates in
the security council lounge. Did he
mean all right for the Russians or
for world peace? Diplomats won
dered.
CONGRESS:
Home for Elections
The 81st congress which will be
praised and condemned, according
to individual political views, came
to a dramatic pause with a filibust
er and a vote to override a presi
dential veto. The congress will re
convene November 27.
The filibuster was unique in that
both supporters and opponents of
the tough Communist ^control bill,
the issue in question, participated
in it.
First, six senators teamed up to
filibuster for 19% hours against the
bill in the hope that popular opion-
ion and last-minute presidential ap
peals might tip the scales in the
administration’s favor.
Then, when the six finally gave
up, supporters of the bill continued
to talk until several advocates, in
cluding Sen. Robert Taft of Ohio
could arrive for the final vote.
Among its sweeping provision, the
bill requires the registration of
Communists and Communist-front
organizations, authorizes the mass
roundup of suspected subversives
in time of war or national emergen
cy and provides stiffer penalties for
espionage and sabotage.
President Truman said he vetoed
the measure because:
(1) Aid potential enemies by re
quiring publication of a complete
list of defense plants.
(2) Require the justice depart'
ment and the FBI to waste “im
mense amounts of time and energy
attempting to carry out its un
workable registration provisions.”
(3) Deprive the U.S. of “great as
sistance of many aliens in intelli
gence matters.”
(4) Antagonize friendly govern
ments.
(5) Put the U.S. in the “thought
control” business by regulating sub
versive literature and propaganda.
(6) Make it easier, instead of
harder, for subversive aliens to be
come naturalized American citi
zens.
(7) Give federal officials vast
powers to harass citizens in the
exercise of their right of free speech.
For the first time in history a
single-engine jet fighter plane, re
fueled as it flew, crossed the At
lantic from England to the United
States.
Piloted by Col. David C. Schilling,
the F-84 Thunderjet averaged 330
miles an hour in the 3,300 mile hop.
A second plana failed to complete
the distance when it ran out of
fuel. The pilot. Lt CoL William
Ritchie, bailed out safely.
UNITED NATIONS:
Vote Down Red Move
Again the Soviet Union’s cam
paign to seat Communist China in
the United Nation’s met defeat.
The defeat was significant in that
a vote was taken within four hours
of the opening of the fifth session
of the general assembly and was
the first time the assembly ever
tackled a major issue before dis
posing of routine organizational
problems.
The motion to seat the Commu
nist government of China was intro
duced by India and led to an im
mediate clash between Russia’s
delegate Andrei Y. Vishinsky and
the U.S. delegate Dean Acheson.
The U.S. secretary of state said
in his speech, "Vote on it now and
vote it down.” He reminded the as
sembly that 43 of the U.N.’s 59
members recognized the National
ists as the true government of
China. The vote was 33-16, with 10
abstentions.
Political observers speculated tnat
the Soviet foreign minister might
walk out after the vote. He con
tented himself, however, with de
claring the assembly’s action “il
legal and incorrect.”
A Canadian proposal to set up a
seven-nation committee to study
the question of Chinese representa
tion and report back to the assem
bly when its recommendations was
adopted. '
Whatever the report, observers
believed Russi*^#mij$jContinue its
campaign to ^at Rda Cnina.-It was
only a matter of time until the
question was brought up again.
RUSSIA:
What New Game
FRENCH VISITOR ... The 15,000
ton French Carrier Dixmude, her
deck bare Of planes, steams
under the Golden Gate bridge. At
Alameda (Calif.) naval air station,
she'll take aboard a cargo of
American-made war planes for
French Indo-China.
For general or unidentified
stains in the sink, put the stop
per in the drain and fill the sink
at bedtime with a mixture of
vinegar and laundry bleach. In
the morning pull the plug out and
the chances are the stains will go
down the drain with the liquid.
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WIN PLACE AND SHOW . . . Pat Patterson, Houston, Texas, (bot
tom) chosen national sweater queen of 1950, poses with the girls who
won second and third in the contest at Central Park’s (New York City)
Tavern on the Groetu J In the center is Paulette Hendrix of Savannah,
Ga., who wowt second place. At top is Norma Bartlett, N&w • York
City, who won third. . , - ,
World diplomats ''hi*** wondering
what new game the Russians are
playing. j * fe
The first clue of a new Soviet
attitude was evident with the open
ing of the U. N. general assembly.
Andrei Y. Vishinsky, the Russian
foreign minister, and his coUeagues
on the Soviet delegation were af
fable. Their speeches were almost
soothing, in comparison- * to what
they used to be. They were making
a deliberate show of reasonable
ness.
Later, Jacob A. Malik declared
he favored a meeting of top lead
ers of the U. S. and Russia to ne
gotiate for peace. He said also his
government would pledge not to be
the first to use the atomic bomb.
He also favored general disarma
ment.
Malik made his views known in
answer to questions submitted to
him by a Maryland committee for
peace. The Russians are always
careful in answering questions and
never do so unless the questions
have been cleared and approved.
With this thought in mind diplo
mats were wondering could it be
possible the Soviet realizes what
a narrow escape the world has had
from a general war? Could- it be
possible the Russians finally de
sired peace or was this a propa
ganda move? r l
The state department was in
clined to believe the latter. After
a hurried conference the depart
ment declarred Malik's statements
were only propaganda.
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LEAGUE LEADERS . . . Here are the members pf the Philadelphia
Phillies whose brilliant batting has enabled them to lead the National
league In the pennant race. When this shot was made, the Phils were
Sven and a half games ahead with only 14 games left to play. Left to
right are Manager Eddie Sawyer, Eddie WaUkus, Mike Goliat, Granny
Hamner, Willie Jones, Andy Seminick, Del Ennis, Ritchie Ashburn
and Jack Mayo. These were a group of players 'who had their eyes
on the world series against the American league.
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President Truman (right) pins
a fifth star on Gen. Omar N.
Bradley, chairman of the joint
chiefs of staff, making him a
general of the army at a White
House ceremony.
WAR-TAX BILL:
Congress Approves
Congress approved the $4.7 bil
lion emergency war-tax bill that
boosted taxes from - 12 to 20 per
cent on individual incomes.
It was significant that the senate
shouted its approval of the bill with
out a roll call and the house passed
it 328 to seven. And even while the
vote was still ringing in the two
chambers, the house ways and
means committee called a meeting
to begin drafting a second tax in
crease bill.
The two measures together could
boost taxes by $12 billion, to almost
$50 billion a year—higher than any
collections in World War EL
MUMPS: , ..
A Commercial Vaccine •
Development of a commercial
vaccine against mumps has been
perfected.
Dr. Karl Habel of the National
Institute of health said that limit
ed human trials showed the vac
cine, while “not 100 per cent pro
tective,” appears to give a three
fold reduction of mumps cases
among vaccinated people, at com
pared with thdsa who ware not vac
cinated.
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shall at Capitol for meeting with the senate armed forces committee
on defense policies he will inaugurate as defense secretary. It took a
special law to enable the general to become defense secretary, as that
post called for a non-military man.
RACE AGAINST DEATH ... A
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being evacuated from the Korean
fighting front by air ambulance.
The defense department did not
specify at whieh fighting front the
GI was hit.
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