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THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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- 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.
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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.
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