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Evening star., 1948-05-09

They are under orders to avoid
crowds and stay away from trouble,
American authorities agree that
the aim of the attacks is to cause
the United Nations observers to re-
ject the election on grounds that it
was conducted in an atmosphere
of fear and violence.
The Americans also say they do
not believe the Communists are
numerous enough to achieve this
purpose.
New Fury in Violence.
The anti-election violence burst
with new fury yesterday.
Military intelligence reported
three persons were killed up to
early Saturday night; at least "a
locomotives were damaged or wreck
ed by saboteurs; many telephone
and telegraph wires were cut; a
power station was damaged; and
there were many fires. Four news
paper Offices were burned out, in
cluding three in Seoul, the capital.
Communist labor leaders called
widespread strikes in government
Offices, banks, schools and indus
tries. But the weekend holiday
minimized them.
More violence was expected, but
Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, military
governor Of South Korea, declared
in a press statement:
"I am determined that an anar-
chic minority shall not prevent the
majority of the Korean people from
voting.
Communists will not be allowed
to hamper election officials in their
work. The free atmosphere Of the
election will be maintained
"Violators of peace and order will
be dealt with severely"
He urged Koreans to show the
world by a heavy vote that Com
munist tactics of fear, terror and
murder have failed again"
Bid Made As Predicted.
Timed as American officials had
predicted, 1t. Gen. G. P. Korotkov,
Soviet occupation commander, made
his withdraw the troops" bid.
The North Korean radio broadcast
letter from Gen. Korotkov to Kim
Doc Bong, leader of the so-called
North Korean Peoples Committee.
In it Gen. Korotkov gave the Rus
sian version of the long failure to
unity Korea and ended by saying,
"the government of the U. S. S. r..
has had the necessary arrangements
made for the immediate withdrawal
of its troops from Korea in order
to make American troops withdraw
from Korea simultaneously"
Gen. Hodge refused comment on
the letter but dryly pointed out that
it did not say Soviet troops had
withdrawn or were withdrawing.
The North Korean radio also re-
Evening star., 1948-05-09
Communist Terrorism
|Hits Korea on Eve Of
Assembly Elections.
By the Assecioied Press

SEOUL, Korea, Sunday, May 9
Communist terrorism, arson
and sabotage, aimed at wreck
ing !tomorrow's election, hi
South Korea this week end al
expected.
Timed with the outbreaks was 9
Russian announcement of plans tt
abandon the occupation of NORTH
Korea Immediately.
The Soviet commander frankly
said his move was an attempt "tc
make American troops Withdraw
from (South Korea simultane-
ously."
American military authorities
said, however, there were no indi-
cations that the Russians were ac-
tually packing One called it "just
another propaganda shot" by the
Russians.
The Americans have rejected pre-
vious Soviet proposals for simultane-
Gus withdrawal on the grounds that
this would hand all Korea over tc
the Russian organized North
Korean army.
200 to Be Named for Assembly.
Nearly 100000 South Korean
voters faced the apparent pros
pect of braving bullets and beatings
from Communicated gangs to cast
their ballots in tomorrow's election
The election, under American su-
pervision and United Nations OBJ
servation, is to name 200 members
of an Assembly to create a Korean
government.
The Russians, who occupy the
north half of the country, refused
to have any part in the original plar
for nationwide elections leading tt
Korea's independence. The divided
nation is a former possession Of
Japan.
The way has been left open in the
south for eventual northern partic-
ipation in the future government
The Russian controlled north, how
ever, has started forming its owr
government, also designed to cover
all Korea.
More than two thirds of the popu-
lation Of about 100000 live in the
American zone.
400 Killed Since February.
Since early February, about 40C
persons in South Korea have died
in sporadic, sharp attacks by rowing
bands on police stations, election
headquarters and the homes Of
rightists.
The fighting has been vicious
with rifles, swords, knives, spears
clubs and even stones as weapons
Many victims have been dismem-
bere6.
1t. Gen. John r. Hodge, Amer.
ican occupation commander, ha;
charged repeatedly that this is the
work of Communist stooges Of
northern masters" seeking tt
smash the election through terror.
istic violence, slaughter and sabo
tage"
| No Americans have been involved
Evening star., 1948-05-09

peated earlier threats to cut oi1
electric power supplied. to South
Korea from the north.
The election issue is a contest
among anti-c Communists for the
right to decide the form Of the
projected goyernment.
The latest count showed 909 can
didates.
The polls will be open for 10
hours Monday. Then the sealed
boxes will be taken to district
headquarters for counting. The
trend is not expected to be discern
ible for a couple of days.
The U. N. commission will have
nine observer teams touring as many
precincts as possible while its main
committee complies reports in Seoul.
The commission plans to go to
Evening star., 1948-05-09

Tokyo next Saturday, May Is. to
write It's report to the U. N. General
Assembly.
BY the time the Assembly meets
Evening star., 1948-05-09

Paris September the hopes that Korean constitution
South Korean committee drafted
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-28
MILITARY OF NATION MUST BE INCREASED
Over Sixteen Billion Must Be Spent If Friction
 with Russia Grows
By JACK BELL

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-+R- The nation may be asked to spend as much at $16,50O 100000 for de- fense next year if friction with Russia continues, Senators disclos- ed today
 This would be 50 percent more than President Truman has asked in his peacetime record budget for the 12 months beginning July l.
 The estimate of future military needs came from members of the Senate Armed Services committee after closed door conference with the high command yesterday.
 They said Gen. Eisenhower, re- tiring Army Chief of Staff, and other top ranking generals and admirals advised that the Army, Navy and Air Force must be brought up to date quickly.
 Gen. Eisenhower and others in the high command were said to have told the Senators yesterday they way they think the next war will be fought.
 It may hegin, they were quoted as saying, with an aerial attack On the United States using the atom bCmb.
 This was one Of the reasons giv- en fer having large reserve of trained men to take over ruined cities and man essential industries.
 The United States was described as needing 100000 trained men to occupy and guard the outlying air bases from which it would launch it's aerial counterattack up- on the enemy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-28
LaFoIIeiie Talks
 About Foreign Aid

WASHINGTON, Jan 2B.-tR-- Former Senator Robert M. La Toilette (Prog-Wis) said today that if Western European nations and their dependencies fall under Communist control, we may not be able to maintain our effective in- dependence.
 LaFollette told the Senate For eign Relations Committee, consider ing the Administration proposed fouryear recovery program, that today in Europe there is a close race between recovery and social disintegration.
 He said that economic recovery of Western Europe will be dang erously delayed if not jeopardized without substantial help from the United States, but made clear that basically" only the Europeans can save Europe"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-28
SHAKEUp

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-lR- Pres. Truman has shaken up the leadership of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, demoting Chairman Mariner s. Eccles and disclosing his decision to name Thomas Bayard McCabe of Phila- delphia to the post.
 An exchange of correspondence released by the White House, showed that Eccles will remain with the Board as vice-chairman.
 MT Truman wrote Eccles that he had decided to appoint a new member of the Board and to desig- nate the new member as chair man as scCn as the Senate con- firms the nomination.
 McCabe, now chairman of the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank at Philadelphia, was nominated to the Board yesterday to fill the Board vacancy created by the death of Ronald Ransom.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-28
AIRLINER
 EXpL0DES
 IN MIDAIR
Thirfy-fwo Persons Believ ed to Have Perished-
 Wreekage Burning

FRESNO, Calf, Jan. 28.-Rl-A chartered airliner loaded with Mexican Nationals exploded ano crashed in flames in western Fres- no County today, and 32 persons were believed to have perished.
 The Fresno sheriff's office said l9 bodies had been recovered at noon, an hour and IS minutes af- ter the plane was seen to catch fire in mid-aid near Coalinga over Los Gates Canyon. At that time, the sheriffs office reported, the plane was still burning.
 Road camp workers reported the plane-carrying 28 Mexican Ma tionals, an Immigration Service guard. and a crew of three-ap- peared to explode in mid-air and crash after a leit wing fell off.
 Airline Transport Carriers. the charter line, reported at Burbank the crew was composed of Frank Atkinson, Long Beach, the pilot; Mrs. Obbie Atkinson, his wife, the stewardess; and Marion Ewing, of Balboa, co-pilot.
 The Immigration Service guard was identified as Frank Chaffn, of Berkeley.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-28
Gold Program Spells Doom
 For Sehun,aEl
French Government Is to Fall Unless Premier
 Given Support
By LOUIS NEVIN

PARIS, Jan 28-lR- Premier Robert Schuman's government will fall if the National Assembly votes down his gold program. cabi- net spokesman said today.
 Defeat threatened the gold pro- posal an integral part of the gov- ernment's monetary program de- validating the franc and setting ur a free money market
 Schuman pleaded for support from the Socialist party to save the program The Socialists, al- though represented in the cabi- net, decided unanimously in eau GUS yesterday to oppose the Schu- man bill to permit free trade in gold in France.
 Secretary of State Pierre Abelin told newsmen after cabinet meet ing-the second in 12 hours-the government could not continue if the gold clause met defeat.
 OC4llllltetil, IO NlBll NAiiiobNA oSOt ges Bidault and Finance Minister Rene Mayer went before meet ing of Socialist Deputies after the cabinet session in an attempt to swing the Socialists behind the proposal
 Bidault stepped out after the meeting had been going on two hours.
 T have the impression that neither M. Schuman nor was able to convince them he said.
 Finance Minister Mayer contin- ued the government attempts to change the Socialists minds
 The assembly voted last night 373 to l84, to place the gold pro- posal first on it's agenda. While the vote in this respect supported Schuman, it had little political significance.
 Only the Communist block op- posed the request.
 There is no other important legislation pending.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-28
TAX BATTLE
 WILL START
 TOMORROW
Republicans Insist on Big Cut, Sill Reduce Nd-
 iiondI Debt, Z Years

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-tR-Re- publican members of the House Ways and Means Committee said to- day taxes can be cut $6,300,000 ,00c and the Government still can pay $11 ,000,c0O,OOO on the National Debt in the next two fiscal years. The Is COP members made that declaration when formally reporting to the House that the Committee has approved Rep. Knutson's tR- Minn) tax-slashing bill.
 They said their calculation is bas- ed on planned $3,000, 100000 cut in President Trumans $39, 700ooo,oot budget
 The 10 Committee Democrats fil- ed a statement saying the Repuh- lican bill presents a threat of de- ficis spending for fiscal year l949 and a substantial risk to our fiscal solvency, National security and full hllment of our international re- sronsibilities'
 House debate on the election year tax battle will begin tomorrow. A vote is set for Monday.
 Party leaders called to separate mass meetings of all House Repub- licans and Democrats late in the day to organize their forces for the impending tax battle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-28

 J0BLESSl''
 COLD WAVE
Industry ParalYzed by Icy BIasts- Schools Closed
 Traffic Suspended
CBY THE Asscc1.TED PREss)

(BY THE ASSCC-..TED PRESS)
 Winters relentless siege of cold, snow and ice dealt further damag- ing blows to a wide section of the country today.
 The indictment weather affected many segments of business and in dustry and made idle thousands of workers. The death toll, in the East, South and Midwest was nearly l60.
 The third cold wave in a week chilled residents from the Rockies to the Atlantic Coast. A blizzard swept New Mexico. A numbing cold spread over Texas from the Pan- handle to the lower Rio Grande Valley Snow falls in Tennessee mea- sured from four to Is inches.
 Ice from three to six inches deep covered Arkansas and other parts of the South hit by cold weather closing schools, impeding traffic and disrupting communications
 California did .:ol escape the an- tics of the clements. Gusts of 85 mil es an hour swept through Ontario, Calf, and winds of between 50 and 50 mph In other parts of the San Bernardino Valley yesterday. Trees and some telephone poles were fell cd as the winds whipped up heavy clouds of dust and sand. The wealth CT generally in Southern California was clear.
 In Northern California forecast CTS said there was a bare possibil- ity" of rain for the drought stricken area but the immediate prediction was for continued clear skies. The region has been without rain for more than five weeks.
 The current fuel shortage brought further discomfort to many con- munities as the cold weather tight ened it's icy grip over the area from the Rockies to New England.
 No estimate was available as to the number of workers made idle by closing down of plants and factories to conserve fuel. However in Detroit area alone an estimated 100000 workers were made temporarily job less when the Michigan Consolidated Gas Company suspended all gas supplies to industrial users. The or der, to be in effect until next Tues- day, virtually halted auto produc- tion in the motor city.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-28
AUTO INDUSTRY IS
 TIED up; NEW GOLD WAVE RESPONSIBLE
Natural Gas Shortage Re- poried-F Deliveries
 Cut Off to Plants

DETROIT. Jan. 28.-Some 200, ,00C Detroit workers were idle today as the Michigan Consolidated Gas Company, faced with new cold wave and a natural gas shortage cut off fuel deliveries to industrial plants for at least week.
 Hit by the blow that crippled the auto industry's production here were the big three" of the car manu- featuring world, General Motors Corp, Chrysler Corp, and the Ford Motor Co.,
 Briggs Manufacturing Co.,. and scores of smaller industries also were affected. The order suspended gas deliveries from 4 pm. yesterday un- til next Tuesday.
 The gas oompany's move, forced by what President Henry Fink call cd the most critical situation the company ever has faced" came just a day after 100000 auto workers re- turned to their jobs following a weekend suspension of fuel supplies to industrial users.
 It was blamed on the longest siege of cold weather to grip this section of the country in 12 years. Low tenn peratures also were responsible for idling 15,000 workers in the Pitts burgh district-most of them victims of industrial gas supplies curtail- ments,
 Ford apparently will suffer less by the sweeping order than other big auto producers, since 1t main- tains it's own standby gas equip ment at the River Rogue Plant
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-28
UN-AMERICAN ACTIvI TIES IN SEAT TIE
Louis. Budenz Tells About Newspaper . Names
 Resident Commies

SEATTLE, Jan. 28.-lB- The Washington Pension Union was described by high Communist par ty circles in 1888 as one of the organizations most susceptible to Communist infiltration. Louis Blu dsnz Of New York City, former managing editor of the Communist Daily Worker, testified yesterday be- fore the State Legislatures Un- American Activities Committee.
 Budenz, who said he vacated his high seat in Communist councils i'll l945 after ten years as a party member, said that reports to party headquarters indicated the pension organization was being successfully lnfiltrated, although it contained elements openly hostile to Com munism
 During his three hours on the stand, Budenz identified the New World. Seattle weekly newspaper, as being absolutely controlled by the Communist party and named l2 Seattle residents as Commm- ist party members, former mem- bers CT subject to party discip- line
 Rep. Albert Canwell of Spokane, committee chairman. said that ev- cry person named in testimony as having Communist utilization will be given an opportunity to con- firm or deny the afiiliation under oath.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-28
RETIRED REAR
 ADM. STIRLING
 PASSES AWAY

BALTIMORE, Jan. 28.-R-Re- tired Rear Admiral Yates Stirling, Jr., many times called the stormy petrel of the service, died ot a heart ailment today after a three month illness. He would have been 76 on April 30.
 Stirling saw 48 years of service in the Navy before he retired in 1886. He applied in 1914 for return to ac- tive duty but Secretary Forrestal re- piled there was no post available suitable to your rank and attain mentS."
 In retirement, Stirling wrote ex- tensively and'this brought him into many public controversies.
 Soon after the outbreak of the war in Europe in 1889. he advocated immediate American intervention As early as 1886 he had written an article suggesting a coalition against Rnssiap Communism.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-28
Licensing System for Fish
 Traps Opposed by AIaskans
 Is testimony of Delegate

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-tR-- Delegate Bartlett of Alaska testi- fled before a House-Senate com mittee today that 80 percent of the Alaskans oppose legislation to set up a licensing system for fish traps in Territorial waters.
 Bartlett said it is unfair for the government to control Alaskan fisheries. He urged that either his bill to turn the fisheries con- trol over to the Territory or an- other abolishing fish traps for ten years be approved.
 We think the correct thing to do would be to allow the people of Alaska power to administer their o,,n fisheries Bartlett said. They s1ould have the same authority that is given to the people of all our other territories"
 He contended that if bill be- ing considered by the commit tee to license fish traps for i5 years becomes a law it would in- fringe upon the authority of AL aska as state if it is admitted to the unionr
 The proposed licensing system he said would give private com panies natural resource belong ing to all the people of the United States.
 w. C. Arnold, managing director of the Alaska Salmon Industries, Inc, urged that mobile fishing gear in Alaska be regulated. He denied contentious that fish traps are injurious to the economy of Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-28
29 PASSENGERS OUT.
 ON PRINCESS N0RAH

The Princess Norah arrived in port southbound at am. today and sailed one hour later with the following passengers:
 To Prince Rupert: c. " Henkins, Mrs. c. V. Henkins, Lester Henkins, Sharon Henkins, Dale Henkins, Ja- cob Kamensky, F. J. Keogh, w. Kearn.
 To Victoria: Sister Mary Berthold.
 To Vancouver: Carl Hagerup, w. J. Donahue, R. D. Boyer, Mrs. R. D. Boyer, Mrs. P. J. ZWasschke, Mrs. Cooper, R. Baum, Thos. Thomas, Os- car Anstey, J. Williams. G. c. Muys, and c. w. Davis.
 To Seattle Pat Becker, Peggy Lee, Elizabeth Vim, Joann Lucas, Claire Whitmcre, Mrs Arthur Peterson, Mrs. George Black, Arta Peterson Mrs. Robert Simpson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-28
BIG FRAUD REVEALED;
 7 ARREsTS
CoIIeefed S2OO, ,OOO for Scheme, Recovering Gold
 from Black Sand

SPOKANE, Wash, Jan. 28.-tRf-- Seven persons. one of them a former employee of the Hanford, {Wash) atomic energy project, were under arrest today on charges that they collected $200,000 from investors with a scheme for re- covering gold from black sand, U. s. Attorney Harvey Erickson re- ported.
 A secret indictment returned by a Federal grand jury here Jan. 19 and made public, accused the. seven of conspiracy, using the mails to defraud and violation of the Se- curities Act.
 It charged that Dr. Harold R Rector of Richland, Wash, was described in the literature dis trihuted by the group as "a key atomic scientist in the develop ment of the atomic bomb at the Hanfcrd project"
 Erickson said Rector was Rich land chiropractor and that while he worked on the Hanford project during the war, his job was to test water before they put it in boiler. to see that it would not corrods the pipes
 Others named in the indictmn were F E. Nemec, Wescott B Clarke and Bonewicz X. Dawson arrested in Los Angeles; Stanley E. Richardson, Richland; Henry P Schwartz, Seattle, and Flora L Carpenter, Spokane
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-28
U. S. Freezers Hold Large poundage of
 Frozen, Shell Fish

WASHINGTON, Jan 28.-lR Public freezers in the United States and Alaska held 134,000,0oo pounds of frozen fish and shell fish Jan. l substantially above the average foI this time of the year, the Fish and Wildlife Service announces.
 A report of the agency said the holdings were 13 percent below the record quantity held year ago but were 12 percent above the five-year average.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-28
FISHERIES MAN
 IS WANTED IN
 DEPT. OF STATE
High Seas Fishing Industry Is Called Number
 One Problem

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-lR- Lack of high-level representation in the State Department was described [ today as the No. problem of the High Seas Fishing Industry
 To rectify the situation, Com mittce of the Pacific Fisheries Con ference requested Secretary of State Marshall to appoint an Assistant Secretary of State to deal exclusiv- ely with international fisheries mat ters
 T. F. Sandoz of Astoria, Ore, Chairman of the Committee, told reporters he was much encouraged by the interest Marshall expressed to their proposal at a 45-minute conference yesterday. We will follow up our oral re- quest with detailed memorandum within a week and we expect de- cision promptly thereafter he said Sandoz emphasized that amicable relations with Central and South American countries are threatened by failure to evolve fishery settle ments.
 Important treaty negotiations have been dangerously delayed and pending treaties, especially with Jap an, are imminent he said.
 Yet the State Department has no high-level officers conversant with international fisheries.
 The United States outfitted Rus sia with a s2l 100000 mother ship fleet which can threaten vital Am erican interests. But there has been no understanding with respect to it's operation
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-28
CI0 Steel Workers
 To Ask Wage Boost

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 28.-lR-The CIO United Stockholders announced today it's 17o-man Wage policy Com mittee has been called to meet here Feb. Is to prepare program to lay before the Steel Industry calling for an increase in wages"
 It was che first definite announce ment that the Union will seek a third round" of postwar wage boosts. It did not indicate just how much more money would be sought
 The Unions contracts run to April l949, but provision was made for the wage section to be re-opened by request on April l, 1948.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-28
ALASKA STEAMERS HAVE SHRINKING
 5YSTEM5 INSTALLED


 SEATTLE, Jan. 28.-IR-- All passenger vessels operating out of Seattle fer Alaska will install fire sprinkler systems by March, offi- cials of the Northland Transpor- tation Company and the Alaska Steamship Company announced to- day.
 Installations are being made de- spite possibility that the present waiver program may be extended hy Congress, Company spokesnen said. Presidential authority to grant waivers permitting American passenger ships to sail without the new sprinkler systems, expires on March 30.