The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-20
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Washington, Aug. 20 - (UP)-Congressional spokes- men demanded today that Marshal Tito's Partisan gov ernment be brought to task for firing on American planes and Allied troops.
 Chairman Sol Bloom, O. N.Y.), of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, who usually re- fleets State Department opinion, said there was no question of war involved, just ''foolisIlness," but that the foolishness had to be stopped.
 It was believed that very strong statement on Yugoslavia's militant actions might be forth- coming from the State Depart ment. The statement was expected to warn the Yugoslavs that any fu- ture attacks on U. s. planes would result in vigorous action.
 Will Not Be Pushed Around
 Informed sources said, however that drastic action would not ba taken, nor diplomatic relations broken. But, they said, Yugoslavia would be made to understand that the United States will not be pushed around.
 In an unusually blunt statement, U. s. Ambassador Richard c. Pat- terson, Jr,, in Belgrade already has denounced the first attack on an American transport plane as wicked, inexcusable and deliber- ate.' If investigation proves that the latest attack was by Yugoslav fighters an even sharper statement may be forthcoming.
 The Yugoslavs shot down one U. S. transport-an Army C-47- ten days ago. Another C-47 was reported missing yesterday. It was last heard from when its crew mes- saged that their plane was being fired upon over Yugoslav territory.
 The incidents-coupled with the shooting of two Yugoslav soldiers in skirmish with U. S. patrols on the Trieste border last nonth- have curdled the already sour rela- tlons between the two countries.
 Delay Must End-Bloom
 Congressional sources insisted that the time has passed for dila. tory U. $. action regarding the in. cidents.
 Bloom said that delay in acting would only encourage the Partisans to keep shooting down U. s. planes.
 Something should be done right now" he said. We have got to let them know that we want this thing cleared up right away. We must insist on halt to this sort of thing.
 There is no question of war in, Volved. It no more means war than did the Panay incident. Who would go to war with Yugoslavia? Their action is not unfriendly-just foolish. For supposedly friendly country to do thing like that is very foolish. Of course, if we don't take action they will probably go on doing it."
 Allen Agrees On Action
 Rep. Leo Allen, (R.-Iu.), a mem Der of the powerful COP steering committee agreed with Bloom. He said he thought this would be a good time to assert ourselves most emphatically."
 The United States, meanwhile, made public the texts of two notes 1t has delivered to Yugoslavia in recent months. The first, delivered May 20, charged the Partisan gov- ernment with engaging in a cam- paign to diScredit the U. S.-British occupation of the Venezia Giulia area.
 In sharp tones, the note accused Tito's agents in the area of:
 "Subordination of the press, att tempts to discredit public order forces, propaganda attacks against the Allied military government, in- c1tement to unrest, intimidation of the local population, intimidation of local officials, fomenting industrial unrest and impeding production, usurping functions of the govern ment and criminal and terrorist ac- tivities."