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'wnm* j$p • . v , >?."• •'•'••• * . . V .' War Unlikely - m W:sk. ■ T HE FINAL DECISION as to how the Russo-Chinese alliance will go toward all-out world war will de pend largely on one factor—how many atomic bombs we have, com pared with the number Russia has. The preponderance of atomic weapons in our favor continues to be the most reassuring thing in the otherwise unhappy international pic ture. For definite information has been obtained that Russia has been able to manufacture only 24 atomic bombs and is making them only at the rate of two per month. On the other hand, the American atomic stockpile, while a secret, is vastly greater. Furthermore our rate of production is much faster. This superiority of atomic strength has been the main factor deterring the Soviet from world * war up to now, and the chances are it will continue to be a deterrent in the future. It is also why the Rus sians have adopted the policy of wearing down American resources by wars of attrition in which satel lite nations, not the Red army, do the fighting. In brief, it is likely that the Kremlin will not risk a major war in which Russian troops must do battle and In which Russian cities are exposed—un til there is a better balance be tween our atomic stockpile and Moscow’s. Guarding the President Until the recent attempt on his life. President Truman had given little thought to his personal safety He once told my assistant, Fred Blumemhal, that he had figured out what he would do if an assassin came into the room. Most assassins, he said, would expect the presi dent to get under the desk, but he was planning to reverse things and attack the attacker—just as An drew Jackson did when attacked in the halls of congress . . . When last week’s shooting started, Mrs. Tru man rushed into the president’s bedroom where he was napping, to tell him a secret service man was lying wounded on the street. Actu ally she mistook assassin Collazo for a plain-clothes man . . . One secret service man was in front of Blair House at the time of the / shooting, the others were in the rear eating lunch. The White House police, which bore the brunt of the attack, are under the secret serv ice . . . The secret service have been Under some criticism in recent years for having become partially political. Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan intervened in the early days of the Truman administration, fired Mike Reilly, who operated under Roose velt, and gave the impression he wanted to run the service. This would not have been tolerated in the old days of Chief William Moran . . . Later, during the senate five- percenter probe, Reilly was hastily rehired and given a 10,000 job in the interior department. (He knew too much about how the secret serv ice gave a special pass to Vaughan’s friend, John Maragon, and about other political wire-pulling.) . . . Despite occasional politics, however, the secret service does a good job Problem for U.N. The North Korean-Manchurian area is an ideal one for United Na tions cooperation—if Moscow would permit it. Reason is that the Japs, which once controlled both Korea and Manchuria, developed power and industry regardless of interna tional boundaries, just as Grand Coulee and Bonneville dams serve several states, regardless of state boundaries . . . Seven major dams are reported on the Yalu river be tween Manchuria and North Korea. The Suiho dam, one of the largest in the Ivorld, is 328 feet high, 2,788 feet long, has a reservoir 40 miles long and delivers 700,000 kilowatts of power . . . Another dam, Mam- posMn, delivers 234,000 kw. The to tal system, when completed, will produce 2,000,000 kilowatts and will operate industries as far south as Port Arthur at the southernmost tip of Manchuria . . . Two other reservoirs are south of the Yalu river, wholly in North Korean ter ritory, and about 20 miles north of the present U. N. front. It was about the time U. N. troops ap proached these reservoirs th£t Chi nese troops crossed the border . . . Tlie only possible why these power projects can be operated is under some form at United Nations con trol, since they are located in and supply power to two countries. This is a ticklish situation and one that the U. N. has to be doubly careful about in the solution to prevent war. Behind the Iron Curtain RED ARMY CHIEFS MEET-r The American legation reports that a mysterious meeting of eastern European Communist bosses is now going on at the Russian resort town of Sochi in the Crimea. This is Prime Minister Stalin’s favorite hideaway and it’s believed he may be present. A number of Polish and Rumanian generals are known to be present and American diplomats be lieve the subject being discussed is how to bring greater coordination between the satellite armies. ’ Mfc.- WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS- Foreign Policy May Be Big Issue When the 82nd Congress Convenes; Slight Advance Made in N. Korea Headliners KOREA: The Battle Continues While the world speculated about China’s ultimate aims in Korea, the battle continued. Reports from the scene were con fused. Military observers estimated as many as 90,000 Chinese Commu nists fighting in North Korea, but said United Nations forces continued slow advances behind smashing air attacks. Meanwhile, a Chinese delegation was invited to the United Nations to hear the charge of aggression in North Korea lodged against them by the United States. Many observers believed they had found the one main reason for China’s action in North Korea. It centered around the great North Korean power plants along the Man- churian-Korean Yalu river boun dary. The Chinese Reds apparently were willing to fight to protect them. The reason being that the mighty hydro electric plants strung across the neck of North Korea produced 2,- 081,180 of Korea’s 3,132,727 kilowatt hours. An undetermined amount of that power going into Manchuria, the great center of China’s heavy in dustry. With this in mind, Chinese forces plunged into North Korea and forced United Nations troops to withdraw from the area. Since the Chinese have constructed a “Maginot Line” below the vital plants and will put up a determined defense when U. N. forces reach the area again. Mao Tze-tung does not want that power shut off. Although the Rus sians looted much Manchurian pro ductive equipment during their post war occupation, what is left is China’s chief hope for industrializa tion. And the Communist party line says industrialization is the answer to China’s historic poverty. Greatest Upset (EDITOR’S NOTE: When opinions are expressed in these columns, they are those of Western Newspaper Union’s news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper.) G.O.P. VICTORY: The Battle Is Underway The echo of the G.O.P. victory in the November national election had not subsided before another voice •#fcs heard on the national scene. It was a Republican chorus of ‘‘fire Acheson” and a hint of congres sional reorganization. The battle be gan for greater G.O.P. power in the coming session of congress. On the domestic scene. Repub lican leaders opened fire on what they called the “grave inflationary situation”. This was not believed to mean price controls for the benefit of the American housewife, how ever. Senator Wiley of Wisconsin, fresh from a reelection victory, said: “It is a national tragedy the way prices of military items have been allowed to leap since the Korean conflict started.” Controls were expected to be along this line. There were indications also that a new investigation of Communist in fluences in government would be launched by Republicans when the next congress convened. Notice was also served on the Democrats that Republicans will in sist upon advance consultation on foreign policy steps. And Sen. Robert A. Taft, now the acknowledged “big-wig” of the Re publican party, made it clear he would like to hang Acheson’s scalp to his belt when he stated: “I haven’t the slightest confidence in Acheson’s judgment.” To most observers it was clear the Republican party had launched an all-out campaign for control of the U.S. government. The final battle will be fought with the ballot box in 1952. Mwm Vincent Impellitteri (right) scored the greatest npset of the recent election. He Was turned down by the Democrats as a candidate for the mayor cl New York. He ran 'on his own, de feating Democrats, Republicans and Independents. Sen. Robert A. Taft has held sev eral press conferences since his astonishing election victory. On one occasion he said, “Only an idiot would be an isolationist today,” This was in reply to the label so often applied to him. On another occasion he said, “Unquestionably some of this sacrifice is necessary to protect us against the real threat of Soviet aggression. But the facts ought to be clearly brought before the people, and they must be satis fied in their own minds that the sacrifice is essential. If they are convinced by fair arguments, they will make any sacrifice to assure the freedom of America.” The long awaited message <rom Tibet, appealing to the U. N. to rescue her from Chinese Communist invaders arrived at Lake Success. It said in part: “Tibet will not go down without a fight, though there is little hope of a nation dedicated to peace resisting the brutal ef forts of men trained to war.” That quotation seems to express the view of world history today. CRIME: Dwarfs the 20's To those who remember the “roaring twenties” and such gangs as the Capone boys, Senator Ke- fauver, chairman of the senate com mittee investigating crime, made shocking announcement. The senator said that “organized crime in the country today would make kindergarten play out of the operations of the Capone boys” and that the influence of crime on pub lic official is “very sinister and very great.” He went so far as to say that his committee had the facts to prove that well-organized and “tough” groups of criminals are operating throughout the country with “inter locking ownership between all groups.” , He said the racketeers are cor rupting public officials and law en forcement officers, and are putting their money into “so-called legiti mate businesses” in which they use racketeering methods. Kefauver’s reasons for the con tinued prosperity of crime agreed with those of most observers: Local public indifference to stopping the rackets. Kefauver’s nation-wide study is aimed at strengthening federal laws to block the way for organized crime. Such laws would include in terstate ban on the shipment of gam bling devices, more control over the wire services, strengthening of the postal laws, and amendments to the internal revenue laws which would “require real bookkeeping.’ Gamblers and racketeers now cheat the United States out of hun dreds of millions of dollars a year in taxes. CORN BELT: Rural Vote Counts i Leaders of both major parties have spent considerable tim& since the election trying to read the fu ture from the election results. One obvious conclusion was drawn. The major battle ground for the 1952 election will be in the midwest corn belt. As most voters remember, Tru man won the 1948 election because three Midwest states jumped from their traditional G.O.P. column to the Democrat side. They were Ohio. Illinois and Iowa. Had any two of these states voted for Dewey 4n 1948, he would have been elected. In the recent election, however, the rural vote returned to the Re publican ledger. Two factors may have influenced the switch in the farm voting: a tendency for farmers to return to their traditional Repub licanism when times are good and to vote Democratic only when their prices and incomes are declining, and, apparent dissatisfaction with foreign policies of the administra tion. For these reasons the farmers of the Midwest will fino themselves the target of both Republican ahd Democratic candidates in 1952. The Republicans will attempt to increase their gains and the Democrats can be expected to launch a full-scale attack to retake command. It might even be said that the farmers of the midwest will elect the next president of the United States. THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY . S. C. FOREIGN AID: Extension Proposed A vast extension of America's for eign aid program was proposed by President Truman and the question will undoubtedly be subject to hot debate in congress. Urgent recommendations for lengthening the period of Marshall type aid to western Europe stood high cm the list. The area was termed as this country’s “most critical area” in a security sense. The declared immediate objec tives of the new program are to promote adequate western rearma ment, bulwark southern Asia and the Middle East especially against Communist aggression, and expand production at strategic raw materi als throughout the non-Communist world. The program would entail an indicated several billion dollars a year. Just what attitude the new con gress will take concerning the prob lem is still a question in the minds of most observers. One thing can be sure, the new congress will be one of the most unpredictable in a number of years. The balance of control is so narrow anything might happen. Tile issue of more money for Eu rope and Asia will face bitter de bate. TAFT: The Next President? If the Republican national con vention were scheduled for today, there is little doubt but that Robert Taft of Ohio would get the G.O.P.’s nomination for president. The ques tion remains, can he get it in 19527 A recent nation-wide survey of Republican state chairmen showed Taft an overwhelming choice, with Earl Warren of California and James Duff of Pennsylvania, sec ond and third in that order. Democrats and labor’s political chiefs have tagged him the man to beat. The senator beat them both by 430,000 votes—the biggest plural ity of his career. Taft is reported to have said he was not a candidate for the presi dency right now, but he indicated he could be influenced. “I cion’t say that I wouldn’t take the nomination if it were offered to me,” he said, “but I shall make no campaign to get it.” Ray Bliss, Ohio Republican chair man, summed up the opinion of most Republican leaders throughout the country: “If Senator Taft is in terested, be would in my opinion be the logical person for the Republican nomination in 1952. He took the is sues to the voters in Ohio this year and won. That is the type of aggres sive campaigning we need in 1952.” At the present time only one man could beat Taft out' of the nomina tion—Eisenhower, and he is not available, i Career Woman 4 ■ DEPARTMENT, :-r' < '-.•K-Xv AUTOS, TRUCKS A ACCESS. i»M INTERNATIONAL KS—With 38 ft. Kingham Semi-Trailer Van. Low mileage, reconditioned motor good as new. *1290.00 cash or will trade for car. Phone 2-1107 or write Bea Tacker, Elliner VUlage, Or- mead Bcaeh, Fla. 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Farrer, Bex 21, Tnrleek, California.. * r " SEEDS, PLANTS, ETC. CHINESE COMMUNIST OFFICER CAPTURED . ; . Here, in Ham- hung, Korea, ia the first Chinese Communist officer to be captured by United Nations troops. Guarding the officer are P.F.C. Howard Fried- land of Baltimore, Md. (left) and Cpl. Arthur Williams of New York City (right). The officer’s name and rank were not identified. New Crap Strawberry Plants—Blakei Missionary, Klonmore, Robinson, Ar Dunlap. m.OOj. thousand. Gem Evei ing, 610.00. Streamliner,. $15.00. -~_ RAMSEY, Harriaen, Tennessee. Planning for the Future? Buy U.S. Savings Bonds! m mm. m mmam Jitm mm MOROLIN fv’ 1 II M J 6 L t mmm* Sim mm mm jgjfiP IIP mm' m NOBEL Winner . . . ttfUliam Faulkner, novelist, was awarded the Nobel prise* for literature for 1949. He is famed for his depiction of life in the American south and author of such novels as “Sanctu ary” and “Intruder In the Dust”. SNEEZY, * COLDS For the first time in history a woman has been named to a post of authority over the army, navy and air force. She is Mrs. Anna Rosenberg, government career woman, who was named by Defense Secretary George C. Marshall as assistant secretary of defense in charge of man- pouter and personnel problems In the armed forces. BUSINESSMEN: To Fight Profit Levy A group of more than 100 busi nessmen announced they had formed a committee to fight against an excess profits tax. They based their campaign on the idea that such a tax is inequitable, inflationary, destructive and dan gerous. The businessmen, however, did not have the gall to stand on that Announcement alone. They tempered their campaign with, “Business profits must bear their fair share of increased taxation.” One of the committee members said: “The excess profits tax is a very harmful and dangerous tax, in spite of its superficial plausibility. It is inequitable and inflationary.” The businessmen were worried because congress convened Novem ber 27 with consideration of an ex cess-profits tax the chief item on its agenda. Before it quit in September it instructed the house ways and means and the senate finance com mittees to have proposals for such a levy ready for consideration. * .- ' x WNU—7 v • v&i&v: ? ' HERE’S HOW TO ENJOY BAKING • if <11 ii i : :•£ & MAT BECOME AGENT GENERAL IN KOREA . . . William A. Wor- ton, Los Angeles, retired marine major general, who recently ended a temporary appointment as Los Angeles police chief, waa being consid ered in Washington as “agent general” In Korea’s economic rebuild ing program. Now serving as Los Angeles police commissioner, Wor- ton said he baA received inquiries from the capital, but had no other information to offer. Supervising the economic rebuilding of Korea will be'a mansized job. JOLSON’S WIDOW „ . ..Mrs. Erie Galbraith Jolson, widow of A1 Jol- son, was named guardian of the person and property of their adopted son, Asa./Mrs. Jolson her self rece*ved a mlllion-dollar trust. Ultimately, 90 per cent of Jolson’s fortune v-fil go to /*b*ritv *Hg •IJti i°y to mm •' ond You "ftf, mm CROP REPORT RUSSIA: »«* _ «B»» — e0 °** °°vbly of® b °H Farmers Assured of Fourth Largest Crop. Meeting Rejected October weather assured farmers of their fourth ’argest recorded crop output and gave them a fine start on perhaps a record volume in 1951, the agriculture department reported. The department said this year’s crop volume—topped by a bumper corn crop of much better quality than had been anticipated—would nearly equal the average of the last five big years and be surpassed only by yields in 1946, 1948, and 1949. The com crop was estimated at 3,105,000,000 bushels or about 13 million less than was forecast in the previous report. The department of agriculture said conditions were virtually ideal for maturing and harvesting this year’s crop in most part* of tit* country. For some time the Soviet Union has been waging a false peace cam paign. One at the latest moves was a demand for a Big Four foreign ministers conference on Germany. British Foreign Secretary Bevin firmly rejected the demand. Inas much as the allies are in close con sultation on their replies to Rus sia’s demand. Bevin’s statement left no doubt that the answer will be a unanimous “no”. no*>y.v.-iv i Cirri °c«o Bfc HUiiiiii Dl MAGGIU GREETED IN TOKYO . . . Baseball's Joe Di Maggie, currently on tour In Japan, waves to the crowd following his arrival fat Tokyo, where be was accorded a tumultuous welcome. Joe waves to the sports-minded Japanese and the baseball lovers of Nippon from the antomobUe that was on hand to meet him at the Tokyo station. Japa- have to the American sport almost as avidly as the Amerl- aad are flocking to the exhibition games in which Joe appear*. NEW KING AND QUEEN . . . This is the first official photograph of King Gustav VI Adolph and his wife. Queen Louise, made since the new king succeeded his late father, Gustav V. The photo was taken ai the castle in Stockholm.