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Evening star., 1949-10-07
This Changing World
De Gaulle Seen as Counter.Balance
On Fly.Wheel of French Politics

ment designed to subvert the
French Government to rightist
control and If the Communists,
then prodded into violent activity
themselves, should Illustrate the
rightist coup.
As long as Gen. DeGaulle re-
Trains from violent activity against
the established French Govern
ment he can continue to serve as
the counter balance on the fly
wheel of French politics. When
and if he ever resorts to bullets
instead Of ballots he will leopard
ize the whole position he has built
up in the political system Of his
country.
With Gen. DeGaulle almost GER
tainly out of the running as a
possible constitutional premier for
France and with it highly un-
likely that he .will launch a re-
volt to gain power, the fear in
many Western circles is that the
wage issue will force the Social
lists and Communists, who together
control a big majority of the
French National Assembly, into
a coalition.
Could Sabotage Gains.
If the Communists should come
to power in France. even partial
power in a coalition, the ground
would be laid for some drastic
revision of our calculations about
the Atlantic Pact and arms i'm
fermentation. If by chance the
Communists should obtain the key
ministries of interior and war
they would be in position not only
to take steps to outlaw the De-
Gaullist movement-most likely
with charges of conspiracy to
overthrow the French Government
and spying for foreign powers
but also to sabotage what military
improvement has been achieved
in France.
The Marshall Plan would 20
by the board as far as France is
concerned. eventually If not i'm
mediately, and there would be no
sense in our continuing to plan
arms aid for France as the force
which would initially resist a So
Wet movement into Western Eu-
rope.
OF course, there are possibilities
for avoiding Social
ist coalition, which would be as
unnatural as it would be disas-
trous. The resistance to general
wage increases, demanded by all
branches Of labor including the
Catholic federation, centered in
Mr.. Queuille. It might be pos
sible to find some other premier
who would hold together the coal
ition he built by making some
concession to the wage demand.
Finally. the whole matter might
be put up to Parliament, but If
negotiations there failed to bring
a solution the whole issue could
be thrown into a general election,
which would be new opportunity
for the Communists to get out
and exploit economic hardship for
their own political pllrpoSes
Evening star., 1949-10-07


idea behind the revival of the Boy
Scout movement here. Like Gen.
MacArthur's new pro-fraterniza-
ton order, it is part Of his effort
to promote democracy by cutting
the social barriers between Amer
leans and Japanese. The order
opens native hotels. inns, thea
ters to United States personnel
and allows the exchange Of gifts.
It has not proved easy to in
still In United States personnel
the friendly interest and guild
ance toward the japanese people"
that the general wants. Amer
leans here say they enjoy Japan,
they are happy and comfortable.
but they don't warm up to the
people. In the last six months.
only three from the thousands of
occupation troops have asked per-
mission to marry Japanese girls.
As they were very young. it was
refused. Gen. Macarthur speaks
feelingly Of the abnormal and
cruel" manner in which Japanese
troops waged war. =
Camp Together. -.
But the Boy Scouts, including
an American troop Of children
from occupation families, were
camped happily together for
three days In the palace grounds,
complete with pup tents. scout
knives and badges galore. At the
climactic moment, the national
rally. the "Trumans" of Japan
emperor. empress. crown prince
and Prince Yoshi-dropped in.
Crossing the palace moat which
once divided them from their peo-
pie. the imperial family walked
quietly to the reviewing stand. a
cluster of brocaded chairs, in Doo-
little Field. Now devoted to sports,
Doolittle Field Is the royal park
where Gen. Jimmy Doolittle' &
raiders dropped a warning souve-
mir in their 80 seconds over Tokyo.
About them buzzed the insiStent
photographers, instructing them
to smile. look ahead. The EN-
peror looked q little nervous. In
his first press conference held
Evening star., 1949-10-07

by the noisy Thomas L. Stokes.
wolf-cry from some quarters about
"the welfare state"
Many who have joined in this
hue and cry were talking about
this bill in their broadsides. among
other measures, though they did
not specify it. Why they did not
identify it by name is explained
by what happened in the House.
Only 13 Against Bill.
For. when the representatives
of the people were counted. only
a bakers dozen s. voted
against the bill which extends
coverage to 100000 more per-
sons, increases old-age pensions,
and provides compensation for
those incapacitated to work,
through no fault Of their own
That included only two Demo-
Gratis, showing the solidarity of
President Truman's party on this
issue.
The Senate is sure to complete
action in the next session of this
Congress, beginning in January
on this keystone in President Tru-
mans welfare program, and thus
make it the law Of. the land.
The overwhelming vote caused
surprise in some quarters. II
should not have. A current factor
In hurrying up House action, il
is true, was the issue in the stee,
strike-the unions demand fol
the companies to pay the whole
cost of a pension plan in tina,
industry. It was believed that
assurance Of a Federal law pro-
viding bigger old-age BENEFITS ano
with employees also contributing
as the Federal system requires
would minimize drives in other In.
dustries for higher benefits paic
for by the companies alone which
like that in the steel industry
might precipitate more strikes.
But, aside from this current anc
minor factor, the real story ir
the Houses overwhelming vote /.
the general acceptance now Of 50.
cial security among our people. in.
Guiding industrial leaders. TIL.
House vote dramatized that.
For. as was pointed out in th'
debate by Representative Johr
Carroll, Democrat, of Colorado, no'
only the U. s. Chamber of Com
merce but the insurance industr!
advocated an extension program
though the insurance companie
were against the increase from
s.. 1000 to $500 in the wage bas'
to be used In estimating benefits
Why Position Has Changed.
Insurance companies wer
against the original law In 1895
Why has their position changed
"Well," explained Representa-
tive Carroll, "they have chanset
Evening star., 1949-10-07

gripped the Constantine 0f'"h'
French government over the So
cialists' demands 49, linked with
those of the communication sat
isfaction of labor's demand fol
wage increases to meet the rising
cost of living which resulted from
devaluation of the franc in SYM
pathy with the pound.
Mr.. Queuille's successor is not
easy to see at this time. But both
the Communists and the De Gaul-
lists have lost no time in demand
ing they get some part in the
French government. There Is
more than little danger that the
Socialists will be forced into a
coalition with the Communists by
the wage issue, although their mu-
tual animosities would make such
coalition something less than
a happy union. But the exigencies
of politics Frequently make strange
fellows.
Counter-Balancc to Reds.
How the De Gaullists could ever
come to power by constitutional
means at this time Is impossible
to see. The only means by which
Gen. Charles de Gaulle could take
over the government would be by
a violent overthrow Of the consti-
tutional administration, and
everything indicates that he is not
ready for that kind of action yet.
Gen. DeGaulle performs rather
peculiar but useful function in
French politics. His extreme
rightist movement exists as a
substantial force in the political
life of the country. not because
it offers a party organization which
could take over the government
Of France Immediately. but be-
cause the mere threat Of violent
action by its members is a counter
balance to the Communists. Any
Communist attempt to take over
the French Government by force
would provoke Immediately a
violent counter-reaction by the
DeGaullists,
This function Of counter-bal-
ancing would be lost if Gen. De-
Gaulle and his followers should
launch into q revolutionary move
Evening star., 1949-10-07

England won
a war. Take a
look q t h e r
now. T a k e a
look a t h e r
right after you
fly in fro m
Paris.
France W a s
c on q u e re d &.
France, against
G. e r m a ny S
m | G h t rolled
over and played
dead, but look
at Paris today
and London to-
Evening star., 1949-10-07

w @S
mate he and
boil a pot of
water for the
edihcat ion Of
an e m p e or
and emp r e S S
who behave In
the m a t t e r
about like the
leading citizens
Of Indepe n d =
ence, Mo-, do
on similar W-
casionS.
T h a t, o t
A.
Evening star., 1949-10-07

WIN all the
attendant cir
cumstances it
re v e Is tn e
slowly chang
ing attitude in
our. N a on.
This was plain
enough in the
last election
for those who
W ould Sc e.
S nee tn e n.
however. it has
become some
what obscured
Evening star., 1949-10-07

CTlSlS III FTduCc,
W h ich could
have the most
serious on =
sequences no t
only for West
ern Europe but
for the entire
Western bloc Of
powers.
Henri Queu-
lille is out now
as premier of
France, forced
to resign by the
deadlock which
Evening star., 1949-10-07
Bv Constantine Brown

The first really disastrous fruits
of the British pound devaluation
now are being harvested, with the
outbreak of a raging cabinet
Evening star., 1949-10-07
Bv Doris FIeeson

DOOLITTLE FIELD, Tokyo CBy
AirmaiD At a Boy Scout rally
all little boys look alike as they
try frantically to light a fire
Evening star., 1949-10-07
: By Thomas L. Stokes

Overwhelming approval by the
House this week Of the expanded
social security program offers sig
nif1cant case history of our times.
Evening star., 1949-10-07
McEenore-
Victor, Britain, Finds
War Doesn't Pay

By Henry McLemore
LONDON.-War doesn't pay.
I can swear to that.
I am confident in swearing to
that because am in England
Evening star., 1949-12-08

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Evening star., 1949-12-08

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Evening star., 1949-12-08
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-14

 MAY QUIT
 LATE or

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-lR-A late October adjournment of Con- gress was predicted today by Sena- tor Wherry of Nebraska, Republican floor leader.
 Barring the raising of new issues by President Truman, Democratic leaders meanwhile mapped a pro- gram that might bring the Senate abreast of its 1949 work in six weeks.
 The House, in recess until Sep tember 21, has completed most ma jor legislation ard seems willing to call it. a legislative day as soon as the Senate can catch up.
 Wherry told a reporter that so far as he is concerned the Repub- licans are willing the help end the session as quickly as possible. He predicted it would be shortly be- fore November 1.
 Senator Lucas of Illinois, Demo- cratic leader, has been blaming the Republicans for delaying impor- tant bills.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-14
PREDICTION, DIRE KIND,
 BY LEW IS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14-R- John L. Lewis declared today that if coal operators continue to with- hold payments to the miners well fare fund it may precipitate a social convulsion in the mining areas of this country"
 Lewis made this dire prediction in a telegraphed appeal to the Cleveland Trust Co.,, representative of the Island Creek Coal Company, asking it to require welfare pay ments from two coal companies controlled by the bank. :.
 One of the coal mining com panies is the Island Creek Com pany. James D. Francis, President of Island Creek, yesterday con- tended that Southern coal operators owe the miners welfare fund noth- ing since coal contracts expired June 30
 Those contracts called for pay ment of 20 cents on each ton of coal mined as royalty to pay for miners health and welfare benefits.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-14
Coast Guard Accepts Building Here, Moues
Trouble Shooting Unii" 0f Communists Reported.
 Be ia llniied Siaies Now

WASHINGTON, Sept l4-tR- A self-styled charter member oi the U. S. Communist party says that Russia has sent a secret trouble unit to this country. He explained Communists think the party is in danger of being driven underground.
 Maurice Malkin, the author of this statement, was a witness before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee He said the three men from Mos COW attended a meeting of top layer American Communists a few weeks ago in farmhouse at Bea- con, New York.
 Malkin described himself as a Russian-horn machinist of Brook lyn. N. Y. He said he helped or
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-14
cop WINS
 ELECTION
 IN PENN,
Naval Veteran SdyIor Is Chosen. Congressional
 Seat, 28th District

JOHNSON, Pa, Sept. 14.-lR- Republican forces made deep in- roads in Democratic strongholds today to put the 18th Pennsylvania Congressional District seat back in the COP fold and hand the Tru- man Administration setback.
 Naval veteran John P Saylor who supplied the flag raised on Two Jima, recaptured the special election prize his party lost in the l948 Truman sweep.
 And he did it without mentioning in his campaign the name of Dem- ocratic Gold Star mother Mrs. Rob- ert L. Coffey, Sr., who sought the congressional post vacated by the death of her son in plane crash.
 Since Mrs. Coffey had received Truman endorsement and had cam paigned with ringing support of the entire flair deal" program, her de- feat was seen as blow to the Ad- mlnlStratlOn.
 The western Pennsylvania vote provided the first test of the Pres ident's flair deal" program since last years balloting. Republicans and Democrats alike regarded it as clue to the 1850 Congress elec- tions.
 The vote yesterday was in con- junction with statewide party pri- maries.
 Returns from 267 of 325 pre- cincts:
 Saylor, 48,042.
 Mrs. Coffey, 37,204.
 Intensive interest in the off-year balloting brought out big primary vote in the three-county agricul- tural. industrial and coal mining district.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-14
Dad, Ma and AII the Kids
 Going 10 School These Days

CHARLESTON, Wa, Sept. l4- R-The entire Childress family is going to school these days-incltd- ing the father, 6l-year-old re- tired Army officer.
 Maj. T. J.. Childress and his l8- year-old son, Joe, enrolled as fresh- men yesterday at Morris Harvey College.
 His other son, Jack. 20, enrolled as sophomore.
 The Majors wife, who has a BS degree from Morris Harvey, IS teaching in an elementary school.
 Said the Major:
 T made up my mind not to sit around and grow old while every one else is in schools"
 The veteran of 25 years of service is taking major in art under the CT Bill of Rights.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-14

ganize the Communist party in this country in 1919, changed his mind about it while in Sing Sing prison for activities in furriers strike and left the party in 1897.
 During the last year, he added, he has been employed off and on by the Immigration and Naturali- zation Service as an expert wit ness in deportation hearings.
 Recently Malkin testified at a closed meeting of the subcommit- tee studying legislation to keep subversiye aliens out of the United States. Thirty-eight closely typed pages of his testimony were made pubic by the subcommittee last night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-14
 MONKEYS,
 MONKEYS
Three of Them, They Are Mortgdged-M Be in
 Alaska, Who Knows

TACOMA, Wash.,' Sept. l4.-tR- Simian seeking sheriffs deputies scratched their heads here today in puzzled perplexity as they per formed the difficult optical feat )f keeping one eye cooked toward South America and the other to- ward Alaska.
 The local minions of the law trace their trouble to phone call received from New York at a. m. today from man who identified himself as Art Eldrich.
 DO you have a seaport near you by the name of Puyallup?' Eldrich queried in the best eastern version of the Indian-name town.
 We have such town but it ain't no seaport" Deputy Gordon Hill re- piled.
 Well, there's a circus proprie- tor trying to sneak off to South America with three of my monkeys -at least I hold $5,000 mortgage on them" Eldrich reported. T want you to intercept them
 Hill and other members of the staff determined there were no mortgaged monkeys in Puyallup buy Olympia police reported they had a report from Seattle that six monkeys left that town re- gently for Alaska.
 We're waiting for reports from our far north operatives now" Det. Capt. Clarence Otto said. T don't know what we'll do about it if the monkeys do show up. But at least we're looking.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-14

tcopyright, a94s. by Bell Syndicate. Incl WASHINGTON - British Boil The British are boiling mad at Secretary of the Treasury Snyder for the iron-fisted way he is run ming the Washington financial con- ference. One British delegate has complained privately that Snyder is treating them as if they were privates of the Missouri National Guard and he colonel in Battery D.
 Wallgren or Harriman?-Presi- dent Truman is thinking of naming ,Averell Hartman as chairman of the National Security Resources Boards vitally important post which has sbeen vacant for near ly a year because the Senate veto- ed Truman's old friend, Ex-Gover- nor Mon Wallgreh of Washington. The President was all set to name Hartman last week, but was per- suaded to wait because the Demo- cratic National Committee is toying with the idea of appointing Wall gren to the job after Congress leaves town.
 Japanese In U. s. Senate?-Sen- ator Butler of Nebraska was dis cussing Hawaiian statehood with Admiral D. c. Ramsey, recently commander-in-chief in the Pacific.
 Senator" said Ramsey, 'how would you like to have Senator
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-14
New Marriage
 Vow and Coneba(k By Bride-io-Be

ENID, Okla, Sept. 14.-R-"Will you take this women?" Justice of the Peace A. c. Mover asked at a wedding ceremony here.
 Joseph N Grove, 72, Shamrock, Texas, spoke right up.
 T will-if she treats me all right"
 His bride, Mrs. Sally B. Chitwood, 65, Garber, Okla, smiled. She made no provisions in her VOW, but later demanded the groom's assurance she could be car- ried over the threshold.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-14
5CCkEYE SALMON
 ON FRASER RIVER
 SHOWS INCREASE

BELLINGHAM, Wash, Sept. IA -tR-An increase of 20 percent in this years Fraser River sockeye salmon cycle in British Columbia was reported today by Lloyd Royal, acting administrative director of the International Pacific Salmon Fish cries Commission.
 The commission, charged with re- haicilitating the Fraser salmon fisheries, completed fishways at Hells Gate Gorge in time for the 1945 run. This has been the first year the effectiveness of the fish, ways could be tested on basis of commercial catch.
 Through August 31, says the re- port. the American catch was 1.c24.000 sockeye, the Canadian 953 LOGO, total of 1,977,000. Four years ago the cycle yielded 969, ,0OO to the Canadians and 716,0O0 to the Americans, a total of 1885 ,OO0
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-14
PEACE TREATY
 WITH JAPANESE
 E BEING URGED
Secretary of State A(heson Makes Announcement
 of Important Move
(By The Associated Press)


 Secretary of State Acheson said today he and British Foreign Min ister Bevin are agreed that the need for a Japanese peace treaty is urgent.
 Achescn indicated to new con- ference at Washington that he still hopes Russia will cooperate in making the treaty.
 The Secretary of State met with reporters just before going into his second sessicn of political talks with Bevin.
 The first session was held yes terday and concerned the Pacific area. It produced jcint state ment indicating that British and American anti Communist policies would develop along largely par allel lines These include:
 The two nations will proceed slowly and cautiously on the ques- ton of recognition of the Chinese Communist regime which is fast gobbling up all of China.
 Nationalism will be encouraged and aided in non-C Communist Asia as a shield against Marxism.
 Western capital will be used on wider scale to bolster the living standards of Communist coun- tries.
 American officials saw little hope of dealing with Communist China. Britain, with important financial stakes in the Far East, was reported mere anxious to make some kind of trade deal with the Communists.
 The political talks followed a successful financial conference on Britain's dollar crisis which con- cluded Monday. There is no at tempt to reach rigid decisions on a common foreign policy The talks are largely informative and exploratory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-14
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-tR-Clcs- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3A, American Can 95, Anaconda 28, Curtiss- Wright 7a4, International Harvest CT 28ls, Kennecott 47A. New York Central 105s. Northern Pacific 13as, U. s. Steel 23ai, Pound $402al.
 Sales today were 1,690.000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows: industrials 183.14. rails 47.05, util- ities 3795.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-14
W 0 RID
 SE R IFS
 OCT. 5TH

NEW YORK, Sept. 14-lR-Bar- ring play-off, the l949 World Series will start on Wednesday, Oct. 5, in the park of the winning American League team.
 Tickets will cost Sl for bleacher seats, $4 for general admission or standing room, s6 for grandstand reserved seats. and $3 for box seats.
 Commissioner A. B. Chandler made the announcement following meeting today with representa- tives of the contending American and National League clubs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-14
STEAMER hCYEMr"IS

Princess Louise scheduled to sal from Vancouver 8 tonight.
 Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Princess Norah scheduled to ar rive from Skagway a. m. Friday, sailing south one hour later at 8 a. m.
 Aleutian from west scheduled southbound Sunday night or Mon- day morning.