University of South Carolina Libraries
* 7.^-1 i ■ / ' THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. I Limited Controls r ' looks as U the cost of certain key food Items isn’t going to be controlled very soon, after all. Price Administrator Mike Di Salle who came to Washington prepared to do a job for the housewife got & rude shock when he read the price-control law thoroughly. For the farm lobby had neatly inserted certain exceptions to price control, ■ and one of them is grain. In briet Di Salle has no power whatsoever to control the price of grain or any food made from grain. So Di Salle will have to go back to congress in January and get the law rewritten. Aside from this the new price czar has decided that he will not try to control a whole variety of prices, but will stick chiefly to a few cost-of-living items plus basic metals and war production raw ma terials. Note—Di Salle arrived in Wash ington from Toledo, Ohio, to find he had no telephone, no staff, and no full legal power to stop price rises. All he had was a heap of angry let ters from housewives. At first he was tempted to buy a return ticket to Toledo, but he has been getting to work at 6 a.m., going to bed after midnight, and is gradually working order out of chaos. Russian War Plans Outguessing the Kremlin is ex tremely difficult these days, but here is how American experts, trained to do this job, size up the Immediate war future. No. 1 Soviet strategy will proba bly be to grab off weak and isolated nations one-by-one. No. 2 will be to lure the United States into committing men and re sources in a big war in Asia. In this case Russia would throw enough armament into the battle to aid local Communists to hold down American strength. No. 8. While we were tied up in y>w^8ia, Russian armies would drive across western Europe. The latter move is not expected this year, however. The Kremlin wants to en trap us in other areas first. A summary of Soviet war strategy can be paraphrased as follows: “Russian policy is to its borders as far as the e or timidity of its neighbors allow, and to hold or draw back when met by deter mined resistance, and wait for a new chance to spring at its victims/* Next probable Soviet victim will be French Indo-China, already torn —Communist revolt. Siam, and Malaya would probably ■WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS- CHINA: Truman Rejects Hoover Demand For a New U.S. Foreign Policy; Allies Approve Army of 750,000 (EDITOR'S NOTE: When eplnlons are expressed In these eolnmns, they are these ef Western Newspaper Union's news analysts and net necessarily ef this newspaper.) Here is another view of a section of the city corridor through which the first marines fought their way to the Hamhung beach head. Weary leathernecks used every pause to catch a nap, even on the frozen ground. Over 11,000 of them were killed or wounded. lift.' : tr weak spot which may fall to Russia without a battle is Iran. Already, Soviet pressure has caused Iran to ban rebroadcasts of the Voice of America and the Brit ish Broadcasting company on local io statins. Meanwhile, a secret lian station has been calling rd tribes to revolt. Tinman and MaeArfhur President Truman came into a cabinet meeting some time ago carrying a copy of the New Repub lic, the liberal weekly magazine. During the cabinet session. Sec retary of Defense Marshall com plained about the difficulty of get ting cooperation from General Mac- ur. He indicated that Mac- was a law unto himself. Tru- an listened, finally held up a copy of the New Republic. “This is the way to handle that bird,’* he said. Cabinet members, after the meet ing, immediately sent for copies of the magazine. It contained an arti cle by former Secretary of the In terior Harold Ickes criticizing Mac- Artbur for violating directives from Washington. Happy Chandler’s Tears Senate colleagues always knew Baseball Commissioner A. B. ) Chandler as one of the ipiest men in congress when he as senator from Kentucky, his smile turned to tears at his banquet for major league owners in Tampa. had just been informed by that his $65,000-a-year would not be renewed. «iv me was expected to show up banquet that followed, but went through with it News reports that the “proceeded without a hitch” It started at 8:00 p.m. late. All but New York Horace Stoneham and St Cards’ Fred Saigh came, the big gun behind Chand- ippy host refused to take seat at the head ta- it by himself with his back i. Several times he was leave the room to wipe sr, sitting alone, said he sitting where he felt he be- Once he sent out for a box rs and presented them to Joe of Boston as an Ironic gift ’s anti-Chandler vote. sphere wes tense end Hardly anyone dared other guests. \ HOOVER: A New Foreign Policy Herbert Hoover demanded a new foreign policy for the United States in a major radio-television speech. He urged the U.S. to concentrate on holding the Atlantic and Pacif ic oceans with the island outposts of Britain, Japan, Formosa and the Philippines. He then warned against sending more men and money to Europe. The former president’s speech created a buzz of controversy in Washington. Democratic officials called it “rank isolationism” and even some top G.O.P. policy mak ers, including Sen. Robert Taft of Ohio, did not agree in all respects with Mr. Hoover. This is how Mr. Hoover saw the situation: “It is clear continental Europe has not in three years of our aid developed a unity of purpose and that will power necessary for its own defense. “It is clear that our British friends are flirting with appease ment of Communist China. “It is clear that the U.N. is in a fog of debate and indecision on whether to appease or not to ap pease.” He then went on to outline his seven "principles and action” for American policy: 1. Preserve “this western hemi sphere Gibraltar.” 2. Hold the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, seeking the cooperation of Great Britain. 3. Arm our air and naval forces “to the teeth,” free Japan and help her rearm, and stiffen the defenses of Formosa and the* Philippines. 4. Reduce other expenses, balance' the budget, and roll back inflation. 5. Aid other nations that show “spirit and strength” in defending themselves against the Communists. 6. No appeasement anywhere, “no more Tehrans and Yaltas.” 7. Watchful waiting in Europe pending its own development of “unity and will” to resist ag gression. Much of the criticism against Mr. Hoover’s proposals centered around the belief that the Pacific and Atlantic oceans can be made a defense line. Some critics pointed out that failure to continue aid to our friends and allies would isolate us and eventually we would find ourselves without any friends in the world. President Truman issued a state ment shortly after Hoover’s speech which amounted to a firm rejec tion of the former president’s de mand that troops and money be withheld from Europe. The President said the Atlantic pact nations had shown they “mean business” about setting up a com mon defense and asserted the pro tection of western Europe was vital to United States security. “Let there be no mistake,” Tru man said. “The unity of the nations of western Europe and the North Atlantic area is vital to their se curity and ours.” He then announced that soldiers of pact nations—presumably in cluding U. S. troops—will be train ing together “within the next few weeks.” EUROPE: Army of 750,000 The 12 Atlantic pact nations pledged themselves to try to match America’s partial war mobilization. They pledged themselves to build an unprecedented international peacetime army of 750,000 men to stop Communist aggression. This is the army that General Eisenhow er will command. The council concluded its two- day conference in Brussels with the issuance of a formal communi que which included: 1. Establishment of an integrated force under centralized control and command. This force to be com posed of contingents contributed by the participating governments. 2. An order to United States, Great Britain and France to start negotiations with the Germans to persuade them to agree to coop erate with the west in limited re armament. 3. Creation of a new defense pro duction board “charged with ex panding and accelerating” rearma ment; it will supersede the Atlan tic powers old military production and supply board. It will be many months however before General Eisenhower will have anything more than a token force. But observers agreed that at last the western powers have gotten down to the serious business of building a defense against com. munism. CHRISTMAS: A False Gaiety The world—that part which still celebrates the Birth of Christ — went all-out for Christmas 1950, but it was a false gaiety. Those parts of the world where there was no strife could not forget that men still died believing in the dignity of man and the principle of free dom. But people tried to make It a merry Christmas in many lands. In the United States department stores recorded near record sales. Frenchmen, even while many of them feared it might be the last Christmas before World War IH, sent sales records to new heights to the stores, buying for feasting end giving which would hide from their children the frayed nerves of their elders. Britain, tpo, was determined to put the best face on matters and enjoy the holiday. Brussels set the tone for Bel gium. 'The city was gaily festooned for the holiday, the mood of wor ry successfully hidden and the cele bration testifying to Belgium’s re newed economic strength. West Germany tried to forget that she was the object of a tug of war between Communism and non-Communism. Christmas sales hit a post-war peak. In East Germany there was no observance. There were no displays in the stores and no decorations anywhere except for a few forlorn breaths here and there, hung up by the less timid householders. That was the world on Christmas day—divided into two parts, one trying to be happy with a false gaiety, the other grim and fore boding. CIVIL DEFENSE House Votes Plan to Build Shelters The house voted 247 tola civil- defense plan that would cost an estimated $3,100,000. More than two thirds of the total amount would go for bomb shelters, with the fed eral government paying half of their cost and local and state gov ernments putting up the rest. The plan was sent to the senate and quick approval was expected. A somewhat similar program had been approved unanimously by the senate’s armed-services committee. One member of the congressional atomic committee, saidSt was es timated that first-rate civil defense measures, plus 12 minutes’ advance warning of possible attack, might reduce casualties to an atomie at tack by as much as 50 per cent For this reason an adequate defense was imperativ* Refuses to Negotiate If the world held any hopes that the Chinese would talk peace to Korea, they were killed when China’s Foreign Minister Chou En- lai said they would not negotiate with the United Nations Korean- truce team. Chou then went on to name his price for peace to Korea. 1. Removal of the United States seventh fleet from Formosan waters. 2. Withdrawal of “foreign troops” from Korea. 8. A seat to the United Nations for Communist China. Thus ended any hopes that the Chinese Communists would dicker with the three-man truce committee set up by the General Assembly to try to bring about a cease-fire to Korea. Peiping did not even bother to transmit a copy of its blast to Lake Success, seemingly content to let its radio demands remain- the last word. The Chinese statement contained the usual propaganda lines. Meanwhile, a warning to China by Malcolm MacDonald, Britain’s commissioner-general for southeast Asia, that they are heading for disaster caused a stir of comment throughout the east. MacDonald said in part: . Should the Chinese government stay hostile to the western nations, op pose the Asian powers who strive for eastern and western co-opera tion, and defy the United Nations, then we could only adapt our atti tude accordingly.” Observers were quick to point out that such a statement would not have been made unless previ ously approved by London. It would seem a .blunt warning to Peiping that Britain is getting fed up. For this reason many observers be lieved it was the first indication ol a get-tough policy by the British EISENHOWER: Concerted Effort Needed Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, su preme commander ef the Atlantic pact armies, urged Americans to settle down to a concerted effort to meet the emergency confronting this country and stop partisan squabbling over the nation’s lead ership. In his first formal press con ference as supreme commander, he asked for “no more business as usual, no more profits as usual, no more working hours as usuaL” Observers were interested to the general’s view on including Ger man troops to the new western European army. He said he want ed his former foes included but emphasized his belief that the Ger mans should make their military contributions only on a “voluntary basis” to be a really effective com bat organization. “In accepting anything like that,” he said, “we must be sure we are getting strength and no weakness.” Of one thing Eisenhower was \ positive. The nation’s strength is so great that its people can* do ’anything in the world they set out to do.” CASUALTIES: The Price of War The horrible price of war was b. ought home to the American people with the announcement that 11,964 United States troops were listed as dead, wounded and miss ing from the time the Chinese Com- r> unists attacked up to December 12. With previous defense depart ment figures, total American cas ualties for toe war exceeded 42,000. The report said the Chinese Reds had suffered approximately 120,000 casualties during the same period. The defense department’s last previous total of casualties, whose next of kin had been notified, num bered 36,421. These included 5,518 killed, 25,587 wounded and 5,816 missing. Of toe wounded 662 died later. Heads Agency Charles E. Wilson, former president of General Electric company, poses for camera men as he took over his duties as head of the Defense Produc tion Anthority which has au thority similar to the powers vested in toe war production board in Worlf War n. RUSSIA: Race of Sea Power The Soviet Union has entered the race of sea power. Jane’s Fighting Ships, toe authoritative yearbook on toe navies of the world, reported the Russians put into service last June a 85,000 to 37,000 ton battle ship with towers for firing guided missiles. Jane’s also reported that 350 to 370 Russian submarines were be lieved already in service, with 120 more building. S£3g£g8&;':> N.A.M PRESIDENT . . . William H. Ruffin, president and treasurer •f Erwin Mills, Inc., Durham, N.C., has been named 1951 presi dent of the National Association of Manufacturers. He has been with the Erwin company throughout his career. SHAKESPEARE TO “WHODUNNIT” . . . Two greats of the Thespian world are chatting here on toe set of a film to which they are teamed. At left is Maurice Evans, famed English Shakespearean actor, who has been dodging Hollywood blandishments for 18 years, finally to succumb to a film contract. His companion is Ethel Barrymore of the “royal family.” HEADS CHEMISTS ... Dr. Edgar C. Britton, director of organic re search laboratory of toe Dow Chemical Co., has been chosen president-elect of the American Chemical Society In ballot of 63,000 chemists and chemical engineers. RED “PEACE” APPROACH ... While Communists to toe United States still prefer to work underground, Communist workers in Bologna, Italy, apparently make no secret of their Intentions. They attach cards to their machines like the one operated by this girl. The card reads: “This machine never will produce for war.” The card-machine campaign is one of the Communist efforts to stall toe rearming of Atlantic Pact nations against the threat of Russian domination. Take a Letter I A gain president truman has done himself an injury by writing s characteristically Impetu ous letter that will cost him votes- should he again be a candidate for the Presidency. In billingsgate such as a marine might use to expressing his opinion of the Chinese Reds, he upbraids a music ■ critic on the Washington Post for a criticism of daughter Margaret’s voice. The critic said it was flat It was toe President not Margaret who object ed to toe statement Re might have disagreed without injury, but lw will not be excused for toe language he used to telling that music critic how and where he will beat up that critic should they e^er meet It wan language that be should not have used while hold ing toe job as President of a great, cultured and Christian nation. It is language that will be recalled, and remembered by many thousands should the President again ask for their support in 1952. Harry S. Tru man should establish for him self a censor to pass on all of his unofficial correspondence who would check his impetuous outbursts. have Hie joint statement issued at the close of five days of conversations failed to disclose any real purpose for toe British ' prime minister’s visit to Washington. All that wag accomplished, if anything, might have been done to a 15-minute tele phone conversation. Of course. Prime Minister- Attlee may needed a vacation, ok he may wanted a few unrationed with bacon and real eggs, not powdered kind, tor breakfast. S things ar^ hard to come x by to so cialistic England. As far as toe President concerned, toe one asked for, but did not j for England to It is selling to Red or through Hong would touch toe Bi down on such a way it was a off with every friendliness. What par] may have been back may find ont later, we may not. s: Ilf • -.B SUCCEEDS WILSON ... Ralph J. Cordiner has been elected presi dent of the General Electric Com pany to succeed Charles E. Wilson who resigned to accept appoint ment as director of the new office of defense mobilisation. 111 m INNOCENT CAUSE OF RIOT . . . Maria Bertha Hertogh, 14, Dutch gifl who was toe innocent cause of the racial rioting in Singapore, arrives with her mother, Mrs. Adeline Hertogh, and her father in Am sterdam. The girl was reared a Moslem after she was lost during toe Japanese occupation of Java. She was returned to her mother by a British court after marriage to a Moslem was annulled. Court decision caused Moslem riots. BAGS. RED MIG-15 . . . Lt. Col. Brace Hinton, 3L Stockton, CaUf., pilot of a U.S. ait force Saber Jet, shot down a Soviet-built BK1G-15 minutes after toe Saber entered combat over Korea. The Saber is the world’s fastest fighter plane and Its victory over the Reds heartened UN air force men in Ko rean fighting. BON VOYAGE . Jacob Malik (man at left) bids goodbye to Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky aboard the French liner Liberie as Vishtosky departs for Moscow. With Malik is Mrs. Malik. Vishinsky get off one last blast at the United Mates and Its North Atlantic Pact allies as “enemies ef the peace” before he sailed. General Wu Hsta-Chuan, chief of toe Chinese delegation to toe U.N. was also on hand to see Vishtosky off. The increase of 16 to the wages of U.' is but the beginning of round of wage increases, to be Hol lowed by another round of com modity price increases, that is more inflation. For the next two or more years the largest purchaser of commodities will be the United States government, either for re arming ourselves or for the rearm ing of western European nations, for which we are obligated to do the paying. U. S. Steel has already announced a per cent increase. ’ - * * . ^ V* * Tv - According to toe figures of Raymond Meley, a 16 cent an for only num a total increase of more than $6, MO,000, all of which will be passed on' to toe purchaser. It Is 56,000,- 000 toe American tax payer most dig up. » --sb ;• W Congress gave the President au thority to freeze both wages and prices, but it did not fix the time. Fortunately he cannot freeze price increases without also wage in creases. While he waits, the dollar continues to devaluate, inflation continues to grow. We not only pay more tor the commodities we buy for our personal use, but we pay billions more for stoat the govern ment buys for rearmament at home and abroad. Inflation is not “just around the corner*'; it is here and is growing. The President tells us to quit buy ing things we do not need, things we can get along without, but his government does not practice what. he preaches. The one big spender for things we could get along with out is the government. , , * I wonder why the. President to making appointments, finds it ex pedient, to so many cases to pick those with questionable back grounds- those who made the wrong guesses to our Chinese policy, caus ing us to favor the Chinese Reds. Certainly there are enough mem bers of the Democratic party, whose associations are not questionable, who cannot be charged with Com munistic leanings, to ; fill the jobs and whom the senate would confirm without question. NEW PRESS The White It may be good politics to insist on keeping Secretary Acheson on the payroll, but the flood of pouring into the President indicate such a condition who may again be a candidate for the presidency. - )K Two mysteries for which we may ^ -- - one, the trip to