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Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
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CONGRESS: Problems Abroad & at Home

business charts were dotted
- with new productive records
this week as lawmakers in Wash
ington delved deeper into prob
lens of relief for Europe and
initiation at home. Improvement
in almost every major industry was
noted, including such basic lines as
retail trade, steel, automobiles and
electric power.
The already high level of employ
ment was boosted further with tenn
porary workers to handle the Christ
mas rush.
The cost of living was soaring too.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics re-
ported its basic index of living costs
hit new high in September, 66.1 per
cent above the August 1889 levels.
Food prices in the index were listed
at 203.5 per cert of the 1859 aver
age.
Foreign Aid
Meanwhile, different House and
Senate versions of the stop-gap for
eign aid bill appeared headed for con-
ference between the two legislative
branches. Little opposition developed
in the Senate to the administrations
figure of $597, ,000,0 900 for France, Italy
and Austria, but the House Foreign
Affairs Committee cut $108,O00,000
from it and added $6O,OO0,0OO to help
China.
Neither the Senate bill nor the
Presidents request included any sum
for China. Secretary of State Mar
shall, in explaining the European aid
program to Congress, recommended
$60,000,O00 for China before July l,
but it was to be authorized after the
emergency aid for Europe.
Sen. Arthur Vandenberg (R-Mich),
opening debate on the Senate floor,
warned that Congress must act quick
ly to block Communist "wrecking
crews" working to kill western Eu-
ropes hope fol recovery.
Sen. Styles Bridges (R-NH) de-
clared there is no question but that
this country has enough grain to re-
lieve the eme1 gency in France, Italy
d1lO AuStA4d. Lie HuSSIlOu ID, lie So1u,
whether this country can fill that
need and still meet other foreign COM
mitments.
1--WE will be misle0 indeed if we
confuse our dollars with our true
wealth." Bridges said. ''There is real
limit to our resources. If this nation,
thinking in money terms, over-com-
mits itself to supplying actual goods,
there literally will be money to burn,
because our dollars will be as plenti-
full and as worthless as those of any
nation suffering imitation"
Sentiment developed to keep for
eign relief buying solely in American
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
Self Help
For Asia

WTHILE Europeans wait tense
w ly for the Congressional de-
cision on the Marshall plan, dele
gates of IL nations and their Coz
lonial associates in the Orient met
this week at Baguio, the old sum-
mer capital of the Philippines, to work
out a program of self-help for the L.
25,000,000 Asiatics.
Independent nations anxiously await
the outcome of this second full-scale
meeting of the United Nations Eco
nomic Commission for Asia and the
Far East (ECAFE).
While they realize there is little
Likelihood of Marshall plan for Asia
emerging from this two-week confer
ence, delegates nevertheless rallied
behind Philippine President Manuel
Roxas' call to the United States for
priority aid to Asia on the claim that
needs of Europe are relatively less
acute
Soviet e e ga tie Alexander Stet-
senko termed it statement of fact"
although he did not join other dele
gates in applause after Roxas speech.
Not Beggars
Roxas declared the peoples of Asia
were not "beggars awaiting at the door
of wealthy powers" They seek equal
opportunity, he said, to work out their
own destiny.
One of the main questions before
ECAFE is the problem of S h airing
available food within Asia's vast bor-
ders and transporting it from surplus
to deficit areas. The Philippines has
proposed the use of barter to overcome
foreign exchange difficulties.
T. F. Tsiang of China, ECAFE chair
man, said he anticipated close Russian
cooperation because the commission.
he felt, hardly could make any recon-
mendations injurious to the Sovie ct
Union.
Korean Problem
Russia opposed one item on the
agenda calling for working relations
between ECAFE and Allied control
authorities in Korea
Tsiang sidestepped that suavely by
declaring it made little difference
whether Korea was included now, but
in long-range planning both Korea
and Japan, he said, must be coordi-
mated with the rest of Asia's economy.
ECAFE's recommendations will be
sent to the Economic and Social Coun-
Gil of the U.N. for approval.
Voting members are China, India,
Pakistan, the Philippines, Siam, Brit
ain, Fr ance, the Netherlands, Aus.
tralia, the U.S., Russia and New Zea-
land. Other Asiatic peoples have rep
resentation at the conference but no
vote.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
NATION: A General Scandal

retired, wartime chief of the Army
Air Forces, denounced Meyers as hav-
ing, on the evidence, "disgraced his
uniform and his rank" He told the
committee: "If to our regret we of
the Air Forces did not find rotten
apple in the barrel, we are grateful
that others have done So"
Meyers denied profiting personally
from the plane parts company, de-
claring he set it up to help out his
"girl friend" Mrs. Mildred Lamarre, a
former secretary. L.amarre called him
a snake" and his wife threatened a
suit for SANDER.
Meanwhile the Senate Banking Com
mittee announced it would investi-
gate the practice (admitted by Meyers)
of buying war londs on margin. Sen.
Charles w. Tobey (R-NH) said there
were "many Observation-Disclosures, cor
porations and even banks" - whose
idle cash went "joy riding" on war
time government bonds.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05

last April in Moscow which ended in
deadlock.
Diplomatic chiefs of the United
States. Britain, France and Russia
agreed on six-point agenda, but split
In the usual 3 TO fashion over whether
Austria or Germany should be dis
cussed first.
The three western ministers said
agreement was near on an Austrian
treaty and added that quick settle :
ment would re.assure an anxious
world" Molotov insisted that Ger
many come first as the most important
problem and accused the United
States, in particular, Of trying to place
Germany in q secondary position.
Motives Questioned
eff we fail to agree on Germany, will
Austria again be left witho out a
treaty?" asked British Foreign Secre-
tary Ernest Bevin. I'VE must be frank
what are the motives?"
Molotov replied that he already had
made his motives clear,
Bevin pointed out the majority OF
the council was in agreement on the
order of work but Molotov retorted
he did not consider it an agreement
IL three got together at the expense OF
a fourth.
The Soviet delegate did agree, how
ever, to take up the Byrnes 4O-year
disarmament proposal for Germany.
provided it was coupled with discus
sion Of what he said was failure OF
western powers to carry out present
demilitarization policies for the Reich.
The Russian and French delegations
arrived at the London parley by plane
since strikes tied up French rail lines.
French Crisis
The political and economic crises in
both France and Italy are in part an
outgrowth of the east-west clash.
In France Premier Robert Schuman
headed Frances seventh new cabinet
since that country's liberation from
the Nazis. The Ramadier cabinet fell
last week after wave of Communist
inspired strikes tied up the nations
ports, communications and economy.
The new coalition cabinet consists
of six members of Schuman's Popular
Republican Movement (MRP), five
members Of the Socialist Party's right
wing, three middle-of-the-road Radi-
cal Socialists and one moderate Inde-
pendent Republican. Schuman con-
suited leaders of all major political
parties except the Communists and
de Gaulle's Rally of the, French People.
The new cabinet still faced spread
ing strikes One of its first actions was
the expulsion from France of 19 Rus
slams for interference in French af-
fairs" in connection with the strike
crisis.
The current French political and
economic crisis has increased the
prestige of de Gaulle tremendously
among the French people. Two years
ago he predicted that Frances myriad
political parties would cancel each
othefs paralyzing the country.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
Secrecy
Dropping the First Barrier

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, who
will be succeeded as Army chief of
staff soon by Gen. Omar N. Bradley,
this week gave written orders to take
the secret" label off all historical
records which do not involve national
security.
"The historical record of Army
operations as we'll as the manner in
which these were accomplished are
public property" the order read, land
except where national security may
be jeopardized, the right of citizens to
the full story is unquestioned."
Historical information on happen
ings in World War II could be OBJ
tanned, however, only if they involved
just the Army, and not other branches
or governments. This apparently y
would impose a bar to exploring in
formation on such matters as opera
tional contacts with the Russians in
the closing days of the war or affairs
embracing diplomatic matters.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
SCIENCE: :AOne Year Monopoly

develop a zone shot insecticide that
might be fed or injected into animal
or man and kill any insect that bites
him.
If such process can be developed,
scientists say ii will rank among the
greatest of medical advances, saving
thousands of lives and millions of
dollars.
Painless Injections
In Baltimore, TIE Southern Medical
Association - second largest general
medical association in the U.S:-was
told that "hypospray," new tech
nique by which medication is forced
by pressure through the skin rather
than with a needle, will be particu-
larly valuable in treating children.
Doctors Donald J. Barnett and
Frank Figge Of University Hospital.
Baltimore, said the new type injec-
tion entails much less pain than 25-
gauge needle.
In an exhibit at the associations
41st annual meeting, the doctors said
various types of drugs can be inject
ed under the skin and into the mus
cleS by the method-such drugs as
morphine, vitamins. liver, hormones
and toxoids.
Rowing Appendix +
The Baltimore convention also was
told that the appendix is apt to be in
any position below the midriff = on
the left side as well as the right-and
it may contain anything from bull
let to collar button.
Individuals even lack an appendix
entirely; or have one that can ampu-
tate itself naturally; or have "dou-
BILE" appendix; OF one that branches
like the prongs of a sling-shot.
The normal appendix is located in
the lower, right side of the abdomen.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
Rotten Apple in the BqrreI


The two-month- US. Air Force
was rocked this week by consequences
of the Senate War Investigating SUBJ
committee probe into wartime avia-
ton contracts.
Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers, former
deputy purchasing chief for the Army
Air Corps, was stripped of his $549
monthly pension, his Distinguished
Service Medal and Legion of Merit.
w. Stuart Symington, secretary of
the new Air Force, described as lone
of the most shocking scandals ever ex-
posed in the history of our govern
ment' the testimony that Gen. Meyers
took $l50,000 in profits from Dayton,
Ohio, aircraft parts plant.
Symington disclosed the Air Force
is setting up new purchasing sys-
tenn which will reduce to an absolute
minimum the chance of any disgrace
full occurrence ever happening again" !"
Symington said the Air Force re-
fused to intervene on October IL
when Meyers, retired on disability in
1945, demanded a court martial to
keep his name from being smeared
across the nation by Sen. Ferguson" I"
He said Meyers then complained he
had received nc cooperation whatever
from the Air Force in his troubles,
adding that his testimony would have
to bring in "lot Of important people" !"
The implied threat was obvious, said
Symington, but nothing turned up by
the committee points 'even the finger
of suspicion at any other officer"
Earlier Gen. H. H. (Hap) Arnold,
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
Vets
CI Bill Of Rights

More than 100000 veterans-al-
most half the World War II group
have applied for educational or train
ing benefits since the aid system was
established in April, 1943, but only
4,670,000 actually enrolled, the Veter-
ans Administration reported this week.
Of the enrolled group, Sc per cent
are still participating. Only $4,000
have exhausted the benefits to which
they were entitled.
Veterans wishing to enter govern
ment-aided school or job-training
courses must do so by July, 1851, or
within four years of their date of dis
charge. The maximum training is four
years.
The program ends July Is, 1856, ex-
cept for enlistees under the Armed
Forces Volunteer Recruitment Act of
1945, who have until nine years from
the end of enlistment.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
For DIETS Sake

Japanese Legislators, new to demo-
cratic ways, agreed wearily this week
to deliberate with extreme self con-
tainment."
Three successive sessions in Japan's
House of Representatives had pro-
duced some rousing fights, mainly be-
tween the predominant Socialists and
the opposition L b r ais (ConServa-
tives).
Two Liberals were thrown out bodl-
ly at one free-for-all in which bodies
thudded all over the Diet floor.
A third Liberals neck was twisted
and his hair pulled when he ran up
to Premier Tetsu K atay m a and
screamed into his ear. Katayama is
not deaf.
Finally a recess was called. Then a
Liberal crossed right to Socialist
jaw and fled to the Liberal Party
chambers with Socialists in hot pur-
suit. A locked door saved him.
Diet attendants said tea consump-
ton was three to four times normal
in the three riotous sessions during
which coal mines government man
agement bill was debated.
A group of 130 freshman members
from various parties organized to
maintain order. They said it was some
thing stronger than tea. They COM
planned of drunkenness.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05

have to fight war every rs years or
less" explained the bills sponsor,
Rep. Henry Larcade (D-La).
Meanwhile two new planes destined
for the Air Force successfully tried
their wings. At Muroc Army Air Base,
Calf, the North American Co.'s KIP
86, the country's first swept-back
wing jet fighter, completed 80 test
flights. The 35-degree sweep-back en-
ables the plane to attain higher speeds
than possible with conventional wings.
It's builders believe it may reach the
00-mile-an-hour class.
At San Diego Consolidated Vultee's
XC-99, the worlds largest land plane,
lifted into the air for the first time
and cruised for al hour over the bay.
The six-engine double-decker giant is
designed to carry 400 troops.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05

imitation. Sen. Robert A. Taft (R-
Ohio) said the administration was
seeking complete power over every
thing and everybody" in its request
for full wartime ALLEGATION controls.
Congressional committees heard
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson
urge wide powers of control over
commodities in short supply to curb
prices and the Federal Reserve Board
recommend restoration of curbs on in
stallment buying.
Disputes cut across party lines. Re-
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
In Short

Resigned: Postmaster General Rob
xrt E. Hannegan to head the st. Louis
Cardinals Baseball Club; his successor
appointed by the President, Jesse M.
Donaldson, 81, former first assistant
Postmaster General.
Re-opened: Slams Parliament, for
the first time since the November 9
Army coup established Luang Song
gram as strong man."
Voted: BY the House of Representa-
tives, contempt citations against 10
Hollywood script writers, directors
and producers who had refused to
answer directly if they were Com
muniStS.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
Quotes

The Rev. Norman Vincent
Peale of the Marble Collegiate
Reformed Church, New York:
''The traffic problem would be
solved if every motorist would
stop for moment of prayer
when the light changes at an in
terSection, instead of nervously
honking his horn"
Ferdinand Graf, Austrian Sec
retary of state: go back to the
Volga, go back to the Mississippi,
leave us here on the Danube.
Austria is no football ground
where a game between the east
and west is played - so play
without U.s."
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05

hands. There have been reports of
some European purchases of SIS wheat
from Argentina and legislators said
they did not want American funds
spent in this fashion. Wheat was
quoted at $3.07 bushel this week on
the Chicago Board of Trade.
Domestic Policy
While Congress looked with favor
generally upon the foreign relief pro-
gram, there was widespread disagree
ment over domestic policies to curb
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05

publican Senators Flanders (Vt), Bald
win Conn and Watkins (Utah) be-
lieved Congress should consider ra-
tioning of meat poultry, butter. Sen.
Watkins also said the government
should buy any wheat left from this
years crop and all of the 1948 har-
vest.
Sen. Ellender D-La) said he was op-
posed to selective price controls since
halfway measures won't work and u
wouldn't know where to start in put
ting on full controls" .,s :;
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
20 Million First Voters

Millions of Chinese voted for the
first time in last weekend's national
assembly elections. AS in early us.
history, the results will not be known
for some time. Vast distances and lack
of communications will delay the
tabulation.
Government sources estimate that
100000 Chinese men and women
voted, one-tenth of those eligible.
Most Chinese were unfamiliar with
voting procedure. Numerous violations
of election laws were reported, es-
pecially in regard to the minimum
voting age of 20.
Next month Chinese voters will have
another chance to exercise their fran
chise. Elections for the 773-member
Yuan, highest legislative body in
China, are scheduled for December
81 to %.
Constitution Day
Two days later, on Christmas, the
government has promised to proclaim
China'S first constitution, nodded on
democratic lines.
AS in last weeks election, the two
minor parties-the Young China Par
ty and the Democratic Socialists
must submit names of their candidates
for approval by Chang Kai-shek's
Kuomintang Party.
The Young China Party has nmni-
mated 120 candidates. Democratic So
cialists are trying to nominate the
same number so that the combined
minor party membership would tDtal
one-third. This would give them the
veto over the Kuomintang.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
Aerial
PIons g. PIones

FIuHS O FIuIIES
Legislation to give the Navy and
Air Force $3.50, 100000 was readied for
introduction in Congress this week.
The bill would give the Navy $780,
100000 and the Air Force $3.50, 0,000,-
900 for developing and building new
planes and equipment.
''It's lot more economical to build
a strong Air Force and Navy than to
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
ANXIOUS World Looks
For Big -Four Accord

HE Big foreign ministers almost doggdy sought formula
this week compose the eastwest differences The
outlook seemed grim first after the inability of their deputies
gree even agenda The opening sessions London sdate
indicated that Soviet Foreign Minister Vyachesv
Mootov changed his position little any, from the meeting
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
ABROAD: Democracy in Orient

Minor parties now hold one-sixth
of the seats in the present appointed
Yuan. The Kuomintang would like to
preserve that ratio.
The union times., 1947-05-31
WANT ONE?

Cleveland = (FP) = Tough-whis- kered mugs here are in father over a 14-karat gold-handler shaving brush being displayed by the Higbee depart ment store. Called the Ambassador, the brush with its stand weighs Is ounces and retails for $3,350.
The union times., 1947-05-31
Connecticut Labor
 Fights Slave Bill

from the people. I suppose they also have a mandate to wreck rent control, and reduce taxes largely for the benefit of those in the high brackets.
 No ladies and gentlemen, there is no mandate. The Taft-Hartley Bill is the product of anger and hate. In addi ton to weakening unions, it will open the door to government intervention III the affairs of management as well as labor. For make no mistake about 1t, my friends, if we are going to have regimentation of labor, we will end up with regimentation of industry. Adolph Hitler showed us how that works.
 A PERSONAL NOTE
 would like to inject a personal note. I am an electrician, member of Local B-90, and have been business representative of that local. In that capacity, I carried on wage negotl- ations with many employers, and l can state from experience that no reStrlc- tive laws will solve the problems of labor-management This is a human problem. If we restrict the rights ot labor, and increase the power of man agement, we are in great danger of undermining our democracy.
 Finally, I want to call your atten- ton to another strange fact. This drive against organized labor comes at a time when prices and manage ments profits are the highest in American history. The WaH Street Journal, which does not speak for the American Federation of Labor, this week revealed that the profits of l49 major industrial firms in the first three months of 1947 averaged 282 per cent over their profits for the same period in l946.
 We stand behind the profit sys- tenn, but whats going to happen to private enterprise if labor is re- stricted, and management rides high, wide and handsome? That's why I say, this is not the problem of organized labor alone. It is everybody's problem, and l appeal to all of you to write to President Truman, and ask him to veto the Hartley-Taft Bill. If you do that, you will help yourself, your family, and your country.
 Now I turn you back to Nate Sher- man, who has some personal cores pondence he wants to read you.
 SHERMAN'S TALK
 SHERMAN Thanks Vincent Mo Govern. I do have some correspond ence, but it's not personal. In short time, President Truman will have be- fore him the final Taft-Hartley Bill passed by the House and the Senate. I think he'll veto it, if the people of this country assure the President that
The union times., 1947-05-31
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McGOVERN: Thank you, Nate. Of course the situation doesn't make sense, but I'm surprised you expected any thing different. I'm not one of those who thinks of the Taft-Hartley Bill as separate measure. Look at the record of this Congress:
 Although housing is in the emergency stage, Congress has still to act on the Wagner-Ellender-Taft National Housing Act. Rent Con- trol expires next month, and the House has before it a bill which would rip rent control to shreds. Congress has before it a tax reduc- ton bill which would greatly bene- fit those with large incomes, and do but little for wage earners. We desperately need National Health Insurance Bill, such as is embodied in the Wagner-Murray Dingell Bill, but Congress has still to act on it.
 1 think 1t Is fair to say that the majority in Congress, and 1 include the southern Democrats as well as the Republicans, are misrepresenting the people of this country. By the people, 1 mean the vast maj ority who work for living. The average man wants de- cent housing, rent control, fair tax reduction program, and real social security. Where he has not been poisoned by anti-labor propaganda, he knows that every advance made by unions helps him. He is not opposed to unions, because they are made up of working people like himself. There are seventeen million members of or ganized labor in this country, and they cant all be wrong.
 DEPRESSION IN DIPPING
 Now to the Taft-Hartley Bill. If it becomes law, the first result will be wage cuts all down the line, for non union workers as well as union mem bers. The reason is simple. In modern industry the union wage scale sets the standard for all other wages. Weak unions mean lower wages, and lower wages mean reduced buying power. When buying power is seriously re- duced, business shrivels, production drops, and we end up with a depres- sion.
 This is not an exaggerated pie ture. It is the natural and in- evitable consequence of the present drive in Congress to tear down the unions and grind down working people through punitive legislation.
 Of course, the sponsors of this legislation deny any such purpose. They claim they have a mandate