Hartford chronicle., 1946-07-13
KEEPING PACE
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The Big Four at last are mak- ing some strides towards peace with Russia giving in on several points to make a compromise. Three issues which the Big Four have on are: control of Italy's former colonies by France; United Nations control of Trieste; and Italy's payment of 100 million dol lars to Russia as separations. . However setting date for world peace conference in present ly causing conflict among the Big Four.
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 Arguments have been advanced that bringing Jamaicans to work on farms here in Connecticut would cause local workers to lose their jobs. It is interesting to note therefore that it has been necessary to secure women from local colleges and women from Florida and Pennsylvania to do some of the work on the farms because of lack of workers.
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 The United States belief of success of the United Nations attempt at world peace is possibly reflected in the U. S.'s acquiring of "defense" bases in the Atlantic and the Pacific. In seeking base in the Azores it has been neces- sary for the U. s. to give Portu- gal transit rights of U. S. military planes.
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 Pearl Harbor investigators ap- parently are having difficulty in finding the fault of Pearl Har- bor" and are asking for more time for probing. Whether or not any, thing results from these investiga- tions, the prolonging is success fully causing the public to forget about it. Possibly an outcome of the situation may come before the eye just in time for the fall elections.
 With the confusion over the effectiveness of the atomic bomb, there may also result some confu- sion over the United States's for eign policy. Though the U. S. is militarily strong, control of the bomb has given added power in in- ternational affairs. Should the bomb prove to be not as strong as previously thought then the U. S.'s effect of power politics would be lessened.
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 The independence of the Philip pines is to be heralded as step forward in democracy. Though there are numerous possibilities flor improving the democratic con- ditions in the Philippines, they are yet an example, which Great Bri- tain and the Netherlands would prefer not seeing, while they are suppressing freedom in India, In- donesia and elsewhere.
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 In Palestine Great Britain is seeking the aid of United States troops to. maintain order among the Jews and Arabs. Stronger backing from the U. s. may help Great Britain to "save face" in this situation.
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 In Connecticut the Republicans and Democrats are still somewhat uncertain as to the choice of the fall-election candidates. The De- n1ocrats have put Bowles, former O. F. A. chief, aside for a while until they are more sure of the public's reaction to the price situ- ation. Gov. Baldwin, Republican, who will not run again, is a key figure in settling Republican choice for candidates; many Re publicans are not sure as to his political ambition for the future are.
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 Tn Mississippi where BiIbo and anti-democratic principles still reign there was little violence on the day of the recent primary election, as had been anticipated. The reason: several cases of vio- lence and threats of violence took place before the election thereby causing many Negro citizens to keep away from the polls.