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Evening star., 1946-09-16

conference into major vote getting
asset.
Even Mr.. Roosevelt, however
gradually frightened up. He aver
aged scarcely one press conference
month during his last year and
answered fewer and fewer questions
After Mr.. Truman assumed office
he changed the press conference
schedule from two to one per week
but even SO the meetings have be-
come an increasing headache for
members Of the White House staff
whose business it is to keep the
President out of trouble or to ex-
plain away his blunders. For from
possessiong a genius for spontane-
Gus repartee. Mr.. Truman has dis
played an amazing capacity for put
ting his foot in his mouth.
Some of his slips are just funny.
but others-for example, the Wallace
speech incident-have provoked very
serious consequences.
Mr.. Wallace's speech, Of itself,
might not have created much of a
Juror. What put it on the front
pages of all newspapers, at home
and abroad, was the statement of
Mr.. Truman that he had read and
approved every word of it. After
worldwide upheaval had taken
place and was hopelessly beyond re-
call, Mr.. Truman called another
press conference to reverse himself
This performance was a fitting
companion piece for Mr.. Truman's
blurting out at Reelfoot Lake, Tenn
last year that the atomic-b bomb Sc
cret was ours and what we did with
it was none of any other nations
business.
Evening star., 1946-09-16

IiCl 4lAC CoId PC
from death in a
fall from the
rim of t h e
Grand Canyon.
The designer,
here with a large
party of fashion
experts from
California, slip
ped off a pedes-
trian guard rail
and fell to a
sloping ledge so
below where she
was posing for
photographs for
er husband,
Harold Krontha'
Evening star., 1946-09-16

of international peace and Sc
curity."
This is broad grant of author
ity and carried with it the preserv-
ing of international peace and Sc
curity wherever on earth either may
be threatened" he said.
Russia, the Senator recalled. hao
objected that the United States
proposal might make possible the
setting up of a military base al
Trieste by foreign governments.
But the American draft provides
for complete demilitarization Of
the territory, he said. adding:
Under these provisions no armed
forces except those on the Security
Council, If its authority should be
invoked by any incident requiring
intervention, would be permitted in
the territory"
Senator Connally said the free
territory must not merely be q
paper state"
This conference is in search OF
peace" he said. I'VE are seeking
the highways that lead to peace
Europe must do its part"
Big Four at Odds.
The dispute over the government
Of Trieste revolves around the oues-
tion Of whether the Free Territory
should be left to govern itself OF
whether 1t should be governed by
an agent of the Security Council
On this point, the Big Four, who
hold the decisive voice, SO far have
been unable to agree.
Each of the Big Four has SUBJ
mltted its proposal as to how the
statute OF Trieste should read when
1t Is incorporated in the italian
treaty. These drafts recently have
been made public, and because this
issue is probably the toughest one
on which this conference is expected
TO make recommendations it is
worth comparing the proposals te
see how they differ in detail ano
how far apart they are.
Russia proposes that the laW-mak.
ing body for the territory should
be popular assembly, whose com.
petence would extend to conductine
the territory's foreign relations. The
executive authority would be 9
council of government formed b,
the assembly and responsible to it
The U. N. Security Councils agent
on the scene-the active interna.
tional authority in the case-will bt
governor of the free territory. Russia
would allow him to be only a sort O.
official tattletale, reporting things
which the territorys local govern.
ment had done of which he dis.
approved to the Security Council
where Russia has the veto power.
Under the Russian plan, a Law
passed by the territory's popular
assembly would be put into effec
by the signature of the assembly,
president, who then would send i
on to the governor "for informa
ton"
Then, as Article 9 of the Rus
sian draft puts it, The governo
may within a period of 10 day
return law to the popular as
sembly with his comments or recon
mendation If in his opinion it i
contrary to the present statute. 1
the popular assembly refuses t.
withdraw the law, the governo
must Immediately report on tn
matter to the Security Council
s** ;"
The British version of the statut
is the exact antithesis of the Rus
sian. 1t is aimed precisely at pre-
venting the situation which the Rus
sian version would produce.
Gives Dictatorial Powers.
In order to insure firm control O
the territory by an internations
agent, the British draft gives wha
Evening star., 1946-09-16
Tax Issue Dominates
Heated Campaigns in
Australian Election
BY the Assoeioied Press


SYDNEY. Sept. 16.-With ever,
one of rs House of Representative.
and 19 Senate seats at stake, taxa.
ton has become the main issue
in Australia's federal election cam.
paign.
There are 233 candidates for the
House and So for the Senate ir
the election scheduled for Septem-
ber 2S-Roughly one third less thar
the number nominated for the 1874;
balloting.
Labor has "A candidates for the
House. The Liberal and Country
parties, which have a joint plat.
form opposed to Labor, have 6(
and "A candidates. The other rs
candidates include 16 Service party
representatives and IA nominees
of the Communist party.
The main battle is being fought
between Labor and the out-of -office
Liberal - Country party coalition
which isN promising to cut income
taxation 35 900 900 Australian pounds
ts114, 100000 United States a year
effective January l. Tax cuts would
range from 20 to 100 per cent,
with an average of % per cent A
person without dependents earning
$50 Australian pounds (s489 United
States or less year would pay no
tax.
Reductions Planned.
These planned reductions, an
nounced by Liberal Leader Robert
G. Menzies and Country Party
Leader Arthur w. Fadden, were
advanced with the argument that
such cuts would increase production.
Prime Minister Joseph B. Chiefley
said his Labor party would make
mo extravagant promises" but that
direct and indirect taxation would
be reduced as circumstances per-
mitted Mr.. Chiefley said that the
mythical millions promised by his
opposition could be obtained only
at the expense of social services or
by heavy borrowing overseas.
Political commentators, mindful
of the unexpected antigovernment
swing in Britain's postwar general
election, have speculated only broad
iy on the result. Private opinion,
however, seems to be that the House
of Representatives will be more or
less evenly divided between Labor
and anti-Labor.
Odds on Labor Drop.
To obtain majority, the Liberal
Country party group must retain all
the seats it holds at present, and
win 13 from Labor
The Sydney Sunday Sun reported
that betting on a Labor victory
dropped from 10 to 1 to to l after
the opposition had promised theI
sweeping taxation cuts. Liberal
Country party organizers were con-
fident the betting would be even
before election day.
No matter what the result in the
House of Representatives, Labor is
assured of victory in the
Senate. Nineteen of the So Senate
seats are scheduled to be filled this
election, and the Liberal-Country
party group must take them all to
win a majority and elect a speaker.
Evening star., 1946-09-16
Ostrich Moy Come Back

Australians are discussing the
possibility of ostrich farming again
Old timers recall that so years ago
when plumes were a feature o1
feminine dress, Queensland's first
ostrich farm was started near Miles
Arthur Cork brought in birds, one
Of them valued at $2,100. Just be-
fore the demand for plumes ceased
a flood carried off all the birds.
Evening star., 1946-09-16
0PA Grants 6Pct. Increase
On Ford-Buit Automobiles
BY the Associated Press

OPA today granted immediate re-
tail ceiling price increases averag-
ing about 6 per cent for Ford, Mer-
curry and Lincoln automobiles.
The increases were authorized
under a revised hardship" pricing
formula which also is effective i'm
mediately.
The agency said the new formula
"is available on application to all
passenger car manufacturers who
are currently in an overall loss posi-
ton"
The higher prices on Ford built
cars will remain in effect "only
until March IS, 1947, unless ex-
tended or modified"
Evening star., 1946-09-16

Ill " u II u d 1 IL D,
closed one Of
the most bril-
liant careers Of
the air W a. r
in the Pacific,
which included
a vital role in
development of
skip-bombing of
Japanese vessels,
The body of
the daring and
skillful general,
who led a hand
full Of P-40 pilots
against the jap
anese tide that
{L,1ofo~nL i
Evening star., 1946-09-16

Frank Burnett of the National
Park Service, one OF three forest
rangers who pulled her to safety,
said the woman was within an
inch" of slipping off the ledge and
falling on to the floor of the canyon.
She escaped with shock and a
sprained foot.
Evening star., 1946-09-16
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Evening star., 1946-09-16
Woman Survives
Fall to Ledge of
Grand Canyon
BY the kssocioted Press

GRAND CANYON, Ariz.. Sept. 16
DE De Johnson, SO. Hollywood
dress designer, was recuperating to-
day from the worst experience of
Evening star., 1946-09-16
Gen. Wurtsmith, Dead
In Air Crash, Helped
Evolve Skip-Bombing
ByW. n. Shippen. Jr.
Aviction Editor of The Stor

Death Of Maj. Gen. Paul B. Wurt-
smith, 40, disclosed yesterday when
Army searchers reached a wreckage-
strewn cove in the North Carolina
Evening star., 1946-09-16

Mexico reports natural rubber tires
are returning to its automobiles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27
w. C. Fields

,, \, Fields something funny in everything and everybody So is not to be wondered that everybody saw something funny in him. Starting out obscure $5 week ugger he spent many years nconspcuous per- former.
 At the height of his he was top comedian on the stage and He dsregared script which worked all right the legitimate stage but he got to Holly wood he caused considerable consteaton among the pro- ucers and script writers In Hollywood however he made concession and did learn his role from script Dickens "David Copperfed" in which screen play he was so suc cessful as MiCawber.
 One of Fields best tricks of earlier days along with his juggling chasing elusive piece of tissue paper around the stage The first time him do this was in the stage musical show, Poppy"
 w. c. Fields, who possessed the imposing seldom used Claude William Dunkenteld successful in non talking and talking roes His art of mimicry was superb and he could be pompous clown with perfect ease He was also quick at rdcue and best perhaps when he him self the target The stage and in the death o Fields lose expert comedian.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27
COP Camps Maneuver by Thomas Stokes

servatism. But his campaign managers are seeking to dress him in more progressive rarnent They are busy pointing out bis sponsorship with Senator Ball R.. Mnn) of a medical assistance bill of a Federal aid-to-education measure and the Wagner Ellender- Taft Housing bill that the U S. Chamber of Com- merce has called "socialstic"
 The Labor and Public Welfare Committee has much broader scope than originally through the rec organization act of the last Congress Both the edu- cation and medical bills under it's jurisdiction well all matters relating to veterans education and rehabilitation So the Ohio Senator will have an op- portunity to appeal politically to large groups with this forum.
 Likewise, his committee will attract the spot light immediately in the new Congerss because of the demand for labor regulatory legislation, with which 1t will be charged His decision to take this chars manship kept 1t away from Senator Aiken (R-Vt) who belongs to the progressive wing of the party The Vermont Senator Is none too popular with ccf- Servatives because he voted with Democrats frequently in the last Congress and notably joined with seven Democrats to try to prevent the Case regulator bill which President Truman subsequently, vetoed from coming to the floor
 Senator Taft has wide reach In announcing that he would take chairmarshp of the Labor and Welfare Committee, he said he also would remain on the Finance Committee and still retain too his chair manship of the Senate Republican Steering Commit tee
 The Senator's influence also is trong on the Republican National Committee Carroll Reece chair. man. was always known in the organization as Taft man.
 Ohio, in fact, seems to be rather well-entrenched in the organization in Congress and outside If Rep. Hallecks victory is gain for Governor Dewey Ohio still can't have too much complaint
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27
by Peter EdSOn

keep the country prosperous on an even keel out of depressions
 somewhat similar assignment will be given the new combined Committee the Legislative Budget. It VIII be a big committee-i02 members Tn f. will be 43 members of the House Appropriations Commit tee 70 members of the House Ways and Means Com mittee 2l members of the Senate Appropriations Com- mittee and IS membesr of the Senate Finance Com mittee.
 It remains to be seen whether a committee of this size can work efficiently. But its job important For the first time 1t authorizes the four committees dealing with Government spending and receipts to get together.
 The Presidents annual Budget message dealing With Government expenses will be referred to this new combined Committee on the Legislative Budget The Committee will have until Feb IS to make its report to Congress That deadline will give time for consideration of the findings of the Joint Committee on the Economic Report, submitted Feb l.
 After their six weeks of study, the combined Com- mittees must submit to Congress a budget "message" or tnelr own It must be accompanied by a concurring resoution to fix the Government budget for the fiscal year beginning the following July Receipts must be eStimated and expenses limited for all Government operations. If income exceeds outgU the difference must go to the public debt If vice versa there must De specific authorization that the public debt is to be increased by so many dollars
 This done it will be up to the Ways and Means ana F1nance Committees to write tax bills to raise the necessary money And the Appropriations Commit tees must divide up the total to be spent among all Government agencies. For the first t1e the Govern. ments budget is going to mean something. It will no longer be loose framework subject to change. And Congress will set its own limits.
 All tnB IS going to be hard on pork barrel and simme Congressmen who constantly on the prow Tor loose Government millions for farmers, ooses cams courthouses and gracy. But 1t is high time this type of ladng cut of the public till be ended. The new-model Congressional machinery may do the tick
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2T--Isecent developments have shown how much part Republican Presidential politics will play in the new Republican Congress which convenes in January
 It Is nothing new, quite natural and 1t happens L both parties As usual too there are shocked cries of outrage another camp scores in maneuv- CTS here just as if nothing of the kind had ever oc- cured before To the iong-time observer they have Q mock sound.
 There was, for example, the protest from Rep Jenkins (R-O) because the New York House dele gation, after session with ooveronr Dewey, dares to express its preference for Rep. Charles Halleck (R. -1nd) as majority leader
 Governor Dewey was injecting himself and Pres idential politics into the affairs of Congressl Heresy
 It happens, of course that Ohio has two can- didates for the post MT Jenkins, himself, not taken too seriously, and Rep. Clarence Brown who was formidable candidate, though it appears certain now that Mir. Halleck will win out. The selection of would have been victory for Ohios two Presidential asprants, Senators Taft and senator-elect Bricker Mir. Jenkins did not mention that
 Ohio already is rather we'll taken care of in this new Congress through Senator Taft, which his pres- tige and eminance in the Senate the influence he is bound to exercise there in the next two years and the territory he covers like rowing end. If an Ohio Aman also had become majority leader in the House. 1t might have looked if Ohio was becoming grabby
 And as for Mir. Taft there is Presidential poli- tics aplenty in his decision announced finally after much communing with himself. that he will take chairmanshp of the Labor and Public Welfare Con- mittee rather than the usually coveted post as chairman of finance He is eligible for either
 The Senator's reputation generally is for con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27
An Old Story

Sen Owen Brewster has returned from Argentina with substantially the conclusions about conditions there as Andrew Jackson Higgins brought back several months Both the Maine senator and the New Orleans ndustriast have nothing but praise for President Peron.
 Mir. Brewster doesn't go far MT. Higgins did in exong the Argentine president and attacking official attitude toward him. But he does call policy schizo phren and he presents General Peron man of energy and apparently peaceable intentions.
 It may seem foolish to take issue, distance of 5000 miles with Mr. Brewsers recent frsthand observa tons Yet forget all the factors that went into the generally accepted portrait General Peron Fascist type dictator with Nazi sympathies
 We cannot forget the charges of former Ambassador Braden who spent considerably time Argentina than either Senator Brewster Mr. Higgins We cannot forget the State Departments White paper ime6 it Nor forget the story of the dictatorship as told by American correspondents in Argentina with their personal experiences of suppression official dressings down, and threats of violence.
 We also are aware of how easily strong government can arrange official guest only the right things talk with only the right people and away precisely the impression that the government wishes him to have
 So reluctant to accept completely MT. Brewsters that all peaceful happy and democratic in Ar genna At the time grateful to him for bring ing back remarks by Argentine businessmen which, to us are highly significant and dsturbingly familiar
 Mr. Brewster reports that they told him that the alter native to Peron chaos that Februarys election which put General Peron in office the most democratic and fairly conducted election in Argentine history
 We recall that Adolf Hitler also attained power by of honest free elections and that he had substa osophy clearly visible in 1888 but apparently the busl ready trade the loss of individual freedom and national decency for order discipline and stability.
 The democratic and fairly conducted election of Gen ea less important to than the less fair and democratic events that led up it. The threatened chao less important than the alternative choice of the present government
 Fear of chaos has never frightened who have loved freedom we'll enough to fight for it. Americans en- B years of chaos from Lexington to Washngtons in nuguro The French preferred the chaos of revolution to Bourbon tyranny And the continuing chaos in Con- Russia least be preferable to existence under he Romanovs.
 There must be many Argentinians. freedOm-loving and ndivduasc as Republican Senator Brewster who do not share his views For their sake and for the sake of world which remembers too we'll what freely elected ea Perons political canonizaton the evidence
 ch Senator Brewster and Mir Higgins have gathered in khei brief journeys
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27
New Model Congress

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27-(NEA)-FOr the first time in its history, the U. Congress starting work on Jan. will be organized to look at the national problem as whole.
 If something needed little fixing patch was ap- piled in the way of new law. Tax bills were sdered separately from appropriation bills. Even the appropriation bills were not considered in their there was had to be done by the executive depart- ments. And Congress never looked with too much favor on any national planning.
 In the next Congress all this will be changed Congress now has new-model machinery to do it's own national planning. It got this new equipment through the Congressional Reorganization Act passed by the last Congress.
 Two devices in particular are expected to modern ize the legislative assembly line-h they work as designed.
 First is the new Joint Committee on the Economic Report
 Second is a new, combined Committee of the Legislative Bugdet
 The Joint Committee on the Economic Report is an outgrowth of the full" employment act This act created the Presidents three-man Council of Economic Advisers The Council assists the President in preparation of an annual Economic Report It will consider not only Government problems, but the eeds of the entire natioal ecoomy Recommenda- tons will be made on what Congress might do to help keep the country running at high levels of pro- duction and employment.
 The President will send this Economic Report to Congress as a special message shortly after his State of the Union message In Congress this report will be referred to the new Joint Committee of IA members-seven Senators and seven Representatives
 The Committee will have until Feb. to study this report. Then it must make report of its own to the two Houses of Congress, presenting the Cor mittee's own findings on each of the recommenda- tions made by the President The Committee may accept, reject change the Presidents ideas But the net effect will be combined Presidential and conGrassionaI directive on what should be done to