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This Changing World
Collapse of Formosa From Within
Possible Even Before Red Invasion

Moreover. they would be setting
an example of unselflsh patriotism
which would have a good effect or
the people and Congress of the
United States.
Such a loan would have ex-
cellent propaganda value for the
Nationalist both in Formosa anc
in the Communist = dominated
mainland of China. The Chinese
know that these two families
have accumulated immense
wealth, and that it was, in fact
the Chinese people themselves
who filled the Golfers Of China s
two richest families.
The money reported held for
the Soongs and Kungs in Ameri-
can banks represents only what
they have been able to get out oi
China during the past 20 years
Much farm land, real estate Of
other kinds and industrial es-
tablishments now have been con-
flscated by the Communist re-
gime.
OF course, American legislators
look at Formosa from the stand
point of it's strategic value in the
defense of the Pacific. So long
as the island remains in the hands
of an administration friendly to
the United States and its associ-
ateS in the West our strategic
position in the Pacific is tenable.
But if Formosa falls, as Hainan
did. into the hands of Russia S
Chinese puppets. the security of
Japan and the Philippines will
be greatly impaired.
According to estimates from
the headquarters of Gen. Mac
Arthur the conquest of the Ma
tionalist fortress by a potentially
enemy power would call for an
immediate, large increase in
defenses in Japan. This
could cost the American taxpayer
more than the $3.50 million which
Chang now is asking in order
to hold onto the island. More
over. the reaction in the Philip
pines, where the internal situa-
ton is rapidly deteriorating be-
cause of Communist activities,
would be much worse than it has
ever been.
These facts are of real concern
to the members of the House and
Senate who are called to pass
on appropriations for the Chang
government in opposition to the
views of the State Department.
But at the same time there is no
question that the reluctance of
Soong and Kung to part with
any Of their vast. wealth creates
a bad impression on members OF
Congress and on the American
public, which is digging deep into
it's pockets to help many foreign
countries.
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Appropriations to help National
ist China are under consideration
by a Senate committee at present
1t is doubtful, however, whether
the amount the Senators might
be willing to appropriate will be
sufficient to carry the economic
and military needs Of the de-
| tenders.
Moreover, a number of legisla-
tors, otherwise favorably disposed
toward helping the Nationalists,
may inquire quite rightly whether
the American taxpayer should dig
deeper into his pockets when high
ranking Nationalists, who have
escaped from China and now are
in the United States. could help
the cause themselves.
Soong Could Give Millions.
It is reported in reliable quar-
terS that T. v. Soong and H. H.
Kung, wealthy former Chinese f.
nance ministers, both related by
marriage to Chang Kai-Shek and
presumably strong supporters of
the Kuomintang. have more than
half a billion dollars on deposit
in this country. This money is
reported to be in various banks on
the East and West coasts, either
in the form of cash or gilt-edged
securities.
Some Senators, who are aware
of the Importance of preventing
Formosa from falling into Com
munist hands, logically might ask
why patriotic and high-minded
Chinese citizens, such as the scions
of the old Soong and Kung fam
lilies, do not attempt to rescue
Formosa by parting with at least a
part of their wealth.
A loan to the Chang govern
ment by these men in the amount
Of, say, $500 million would help
their own cause greatly and would
not exactly impoverish them.
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plus square miles of peasants and
thieves.
have no more right to ques-
ton Mr.. Truman or Mr.. Acheson
than you have. What want to
request Of these men whom we
respect, and whose rules We fol-
low, is just one thing.
Let's Do 1t Now.
II this country is going to have
to fight, please let it fight now.
Every. day America waits, Russia
gets stronger. Five years from
now, this country might have a
hard time beating Russia, but if
we go out today and take hold
OF them. tell them to shut their
mouth. We'll only be doing one
thing-Saving the lives of high
school boys. If we are going to
fight. let the men who have fought
fight again. Every single minute
we wait, we are committing boys
VIII 14cFcI 1OuSHC.
Mr.. President, let me tell you
this. 1t isn't quite fair to give
American youth to Russia. The
kids who will have to fight that
country are now just enjoying the
sweetness of this country. Let's
lay no more memorial wreaths on
the Unknown Soldier. For every
American soldier who ever died,
there is a wife. a mother, a sweet
heart. a brother. a sister, or a
daughter, who knows his name.
1t just plain wears me out to
read day after day, the way we
Evening star., 1950-05-02

plause throughout the land, both
for the purpose of the legislation
and for the man selected to head
the undertaking.
There was applause, but there
was also a little snickering. Long
time observers of the Washington
scene asserted that when the time
came for decision Congress would
kick its own fine purposes into a
cooked hat. 1t always had been
so, said the scoffers, and not even
the magic name of Herbert Hoover
could change it. Now, they say.
their prophecy is being justified.
Faults Recognizable.
The Commission worked hard
and intelligently. After one or two
false moves, it curbed any urge it
may have had to shape national
policy and confined itself to its
real task of correcting the faults
in the machinery. Most of these
faults were readily recognizable
duplication of work and expense,
division Of authority, separation
of authority from responsibility
outgrown methods of operation
and the like-but they added up
to a grand total of ineficiency and
wasted money.
When the Commission had COM
pleted its work and made it's re-
port the smallest estimate OF po-
tential savings contained in the
revised machinery was one billion
dollars. an amount not to be
sneezed at even in these opulent
times.
The report was received with
enthusiasm in almost every quar-
ter. It was particularly pleasing
to the President. He undertook
without delay to translate it into
action. In keeping with the act
Of Congress, he caused to be pre-
pared a series of reorganization
plans for the various departments
and agencies. Save in a few
instances. these plans followed
closely the recommendations OF
the Commission. although he had
full freedom to depart from the
recommendations if he so desired
Twenty-one plans are now in the
hands Of Congress and each will
become law automatically unless
Evening star., 1950-05-02
GSA Loans D. {. $4,000.
For Public Works Planning

General Services Administration
has given the District an addi-
tional $4,000 loan to finance the
planning of emergency public
works projects.
Recently the District forwarded
a schedule of 10 projects, including
a 40O-bed addition to the Glenn
Dale Sanatorium, as the basis for
a request for planning loans to-
falling $246, 900. An initial loan Of
$90,938 was announced some
weeks ago. Yesterdays loan brings
the amount allocated for ad-
vancement to $165,938.
The loans are interest-free and
are repayable when construction
begins, within a three-year period.
Additional loans Of $50, 900 went to
Virginia and $4,000 to Mary
land.
Evening star., 1950-05-02
On the Record
u. S. Youth Group in Mexico Show
One Wav for Point 4 to Operate

perience IN community G. oanlZa-
ton.
Bob told me that never during
the war had he endured such
conditions as they faced on ar
rival. The girls were housed in
a nearby city, but the men were
placed in a camp where practi-
cally nothing existed, not even
shelter, for the roofs were un-
finished. The project was ir
Western Mexico, in the State OF
Nayarit; the climate is tropical
and they arrived in the torren-
tial rainy season. They slept in
water until they got roofs re-
paired.
In Mexico, under the land re-
form, every male at the age OF
16 receives 10 acres of land, which
properly worked will support 6
family. But land so distributed
had not been organized into
proper communities. Huddles o1
houses of saplings and thatct
stood in fields: none was sure
where his property began or end
ed; no sanitary facilities existed;
no streets or roads; and pigs
chickens, cattle, and people were
all mixed up together.
First Pilot Village.
The first pilot village of Amape
contained 1900 souls. The prof.
ect was to lay out streets and sew
ers, fence fields, make a common
water system, build an adequate
school, and see that every family
had a privy. Most did not. Tt
bring order into the existing chaos
| it was necessary to move most o1
the houses, and this was done
without great machines. It was
terribly hard on the families. But
one thing that buoyed them ur
was the grueling physical work
which the young strangers put
into the task. They saw an orderly
village arise, with fine brick
Schoolhouse, streets instead OF
mud tracks, animals within fences
and under shelter, and the dream
of solid brick houses clay
is plentlful-dawned in then
minds.
The American girls helped tht
women to plaster the interiors o.
the houses. They helped then
build cupboards and cabinets
which none had ever had, ane
the women marveled. Bob tole
me it was the women who, seeing
what housekeeping might become
upheld the morale of the men
When all was finished, Mexican
peasants came from miles aroune
to marvel, and to demand tha
their villages also be made over
An official came down from thu
department of education, ane
there was a great festival. Every
body participated in its prepara'
ton, as everyone had participated
in making the village.
And the young Americans al
had a feeling of immense elatior
at actually having helped recreat,
a whole community. They knew
everybody. They had all Learned
to speak Spanish. They had al
had a painful. joyful, unforgetfu
pioneering experience. And tn
whole business had cost only few
thousand dollars.
Bob thinks that's the way par
of Point 4 laid to backward coun
tries" ought to operate. He's con
vinced that tens of thousands O
young Americans would give som,
months of their lives, free, for re
construction work at home ant
abroad, as part of their own edu
cation. And no one could poSsibl.
think that was imperialism.
Everyone in Amapa feels h
knows America-and from SOM
outstanding examples of younl
Americans.
(Released by the Bell ssndicats. Ine.)
Evening star., 1950-05-02

A|SAA Wv Va &As ~
(Mike) M on =
ron ey S t e p S
forth to spread
the Fair Deal
gospel. Repre-
sentative Mon
roney is trying
to win the
Dem ocra t j C
nom i n a t j o n
from the vet
eran n c u m -
b e n t, Senator
Elmer Thomas.
S e n a t o r
Thomas so far
Evening star., 1950-05-02

~
IG o v e r n
ment should be
reorganized in
the interests Of
efficiency a n d
economy. It en-
acted a law Gre
ating a COM
mission to do
that little job
and it named
Herbert Hoover,
former PreSi-
d e n t, to be
c h a r m a n.
TL1~o -,ac nv
Evening star., 1950-05-02
DisgruntIed Client
Resorts to Violence;
Machine RetoIiotes
By the Assoeioted Press

MINNEAPOLIS, May a.
Here's a vending machine that
gets mad and fights back.
Carl Hixon, Northwest Air
lines employe, inserted a nickel
in an automatic coffee ven-
dor at the Minneapolis Air
port. He pushed a button
labeled Cream and Sugar.
Nothing happened. Mr.. Hixon
hammered on the machine
with his fist.
The machine clanked. Red
lights flashed. A charge of
hot coffee squirted on Mr..
HiXon'S suit.
Then a sign over the nickel
slot flashed: Sold out"
Evening star., 1950-05-02

QeeS In OS-
turbance.
For once, this
C o u n try has
nearly called
Russia S hand.
AS a citizen
of the United
States, it gives
joy to my heart
to know that
America. h e
strongest coun-
try. has decided
to take no more
face slappings
from 8 million
Evening star., 1950-05-02

have been subjected to in all the
RuSSian-controlled countries.
Let America do one thing-put
UP or shut up. And hope for the
decency of the world that our
country Will declare itself for de-
cency.
I'm not paid to write this way.
Every once in while. ! just have
to. Excuse me, please.
distributed ey MeSAuEht Syndicate. mel
Evening star., 1950-05-02

W1 Will tuS
William James
Camp, in which
I was inter-
ested. organized
chiefly by Dart
mouth students
in a rural Ver-
mont conimun-
ity. These stu
dents thought
that all youth
ought to give
some months of
their lives to
d o in 6 some
Ss 4 4,
Evening star., 1950-05-02

~ W 4O4NCs
According to
Il a t e S t reports
from Thaipei,
t he National
lists economic
condition is so
grave that un-
less they receive
help soon from
the Unite d
States funds for
ru n ming the
government will
be exhausted by
the end of Au-
OIISt
Evening star., 1950-05-02
Bv Constantine Bro,cu

Formosa, the last stronghold of
the Chinese Nationalists, may COL
lapse from within even before the
Communists attempt to conquer
Evening star., 1950-05-02
McLemore--
Coils on America
To Put Up or Shut Up
By Henry McLemore

I wonder if you are as surprised
as I am. I don't think you could
possibly be. I am rolled over.
twisted. turned. and head-over-
Evening star., 1950-05-02
By Doris Fleeson

Every clear day now, a plane
sets down in some Oklahoma
cornf1eld and an attractive, clean
cut young Congressman, Repre-
cayf n tive
Evening star., 1950-05-02
Bv LoveH MeHeft

The Congress of the United
States resolved, by thunder, that
it was time the great, sprawling,
wasteful. etc., ETC., executive
Evening star., 1950-05-02
By Dorothy THOMPSON

The other day q young friend
dropped in on me. whom I had not
seen for a long time. Bob OBrien
had been associated before the
Evening star., 1950-05-02

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Evening star., 1950-11-01
Kaiser 10 Repay RFC
'S91,1S5,990 Today
BY the Assoeiafsd Press

NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-Henry j
Kaiser arranged to hand oyer
to the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. today a $91. .185. $1,000 check
in full payment of loans on the
Kaiser Steel Corps plant at Fon.
tana, Calf. =
A ceremony was scheduled al
the office of the Chase National
Bank. formally completing a re-
financing deal which the steel
corporation called the largest
single industrial financing by
private funds in the history OF
the Western States.
Repayment of the RFC loans was
part of the reflnancing in which
insurance companies, banks, 234
investment underwriters and the
public participated to put up
$125 million in capitol for the
steel company.
Kaiser Steel said in a state
ment that the Government rea-
liZed a return of about $1.23 for
each dollar Of its wartime loans
to permit construction of the West
Coast steel plant. The corpora
ton said it was paying back the
complete principal plus $22. .944. .604
in interest.
simultaneously. the corporation
said that proceeds from the re-
financing will permit an immedi-
ate go-ahead on a $24,545, 900 ex-
pansion Of the Fontana plant.
Evening star., 1950-11-01
Filter Device Offers
Detection Method in
Germ War Defense
BY the Assoeiaied Press

ST. LOUIS, Nov. IA new tool
for detecting germs in air and
water-described as having great
potentialities in germ warfare de-
fense-is being developed by the
Government.
This disclosure was made yes
terday by Assistant Surgeon Gen
eral Mark Hollis of the United
States Public Health Service. He
said the instrument might be
modified for use in making fast
checks on the purity Of small
quantities of drinking water.
The instrument, DR.. Hollis told
a reporter at the meeting of the
American Public Health Associa-
ton, is one of the worlds smallest
known filters. Made of a men,
brane of secret composition. it's
about the size of half dollar and
as thin as tissue paper.
Can Collect ViruSeS.
It's the first means, he said,
for collecting bacteria and ever
some of the larger viruses from
air and water samples on a handy
surface, allowing rapid inspection
and quick determination Of the
organisms present.
He said the instrument, in its
present stage Of development. was
recently released to the Public
Health Service by the Army
Chemical Corps for research aimed
at civilian defense and peacetime
use.
A Navy doctor gave some re-
assurance about germ warfare
but at the same time warned OF
the possibility of its use by an
enemy "in advance Of a declara-
ton of war"
Special Masks Developed.
Comdr. Frank r. Philbrook also
disclosed that the Government i.
developing special masks for pos
sible use by civilians against germ
or chemical attack. IT,
This method of warfare is not
to be casually dismissed, nor
should it strike terror in the minds
of civilians or military personnel -
Philbrook told Health Association
delegates. 4.
"It can be said that the poten-
tialities of biological warfare are
considered great" he said, "but
in its present stage of develop
ment it should not be considered
a means of mass destruction COM
parable to atomic warfare"
Evening star., 1950-11-01

cations announced during the last
week in response to a demand
from Defense Secretary Marshall
that each service revamp its re-
serve program and wipe out in
equities in recalling men.
In a significant move, the Navy
also announced it will not accept
in its reserve forces any men ell
igible for the draft unless their
services can be Immediately util-
lied on active duty"
The draft law exempts from
selective service only those re-
servists who were members of re-
serve units before June, 1948.
Draft officials have held up ad-
ministratively induction of any
organized reservists who have
joined since that date.
1t is known, however, that draft
officials are giving serious con-
|sideration to a policy change to
draft such men, instead of per-
mitting them to remain in civilian
life by joining reserve or National
Guard units.
Evening star., 1950-11-01
National Guard Units
Mop Up Pockets in
Puerto Rican Revolt
by the Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Nov. /.
National Guardsmen continued
to mop up resisting pockets of
rebellious Nationalists today in
the wake of a mounting death toll
from the worst revolt In Puerto
Rico's history.
Police put the number of dead
at 33-23 Nationalists, 8 police
men and l National Guardsman.
They said 35 had been wounded
In the outbreaks in 10 Puerto
Rican centers.
Gov. Luis Munoz Marin said the
revolt by anti United States rebels
would be cleaned up in a day or
two. He termed 1t a conspiracy
against democracy. helped by the
Communists"
Police and Guardsmen main
tanned a Gordon around the San
Juan home of the Nationalist
leader. Pedro Albizu Campos.
Shots fired from upstairs windows
kept the troops at bay, but no
arrest warrant has been issued
for the 63-year-old rebel.
One man was shot to death last
night while trying to break
through the police blockade
around Albizu's house. Another
man was killed and five persons
including two children-were
wounded in a police Nationalist
gun battle when a rebel group
barricaded themselves in barber
shop in San Juan's working class
section.
National Guardsmen with
planes and tanks yesterday drove
the rebels from the two strong
! holds they had established in
. Jayuya and Utuado. neighboring
towns so miles from San Juan.
Reports continued last night, how
ever, of scattered shootings in
other parts of this United States
island territory of 2,149, 900 people
in the Caribbean.
Evening star., 1950-11-01

questions asked him by Senator
Gillette, Democrat, of Iowa re-
garding the milk situation here
was released by the Senate Agri-
culture Committee.
Senator Gillette sent his quiz to
the Commissioners last Wednes-
day. asking for a report by next
day. Items in Commissioner
Young's reply were these:
l. No amendments to the Au-
gust 3 milk regulations are con-
templated Gin the near future" tc
conform with regulations of neigh
boring States. Perhaps" Mr.
Young went further, "the neigh
boring States may desire to adopt
our regulations.
2. mo necessity" apparently
exists for independent dairies to
buy from the Maryland Virginis
Milk Producers Association to
supplement their supply Of "out-
side" milk.
3. Records of the association are
available for inspection by the
District Health Department, al
though not required under the
1925 Milk Act, which makes such
a requirement of distributors.
Senator Gillette has not yet seen
the reply letter, since he is out
of the city. The Commissioners
stand on the new regulations
could, of course, be voided should
the court grant the injunction re-
quested by Wakefield.
Evening star., 1950-11-01
u. 5. May Halt Grants
Of Dollars 10 Britain,
|ECA Chief indicates
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

The United States may put 6
lStop to its Marshall Plan dollal
Igifts to Great Britain.
| This was indicated in a state.
|ment late yesterday by Economic
lCo-operator Administrator Chic.
William C. Foster. He made il
plain. however. that dollar grant!
might be resumed if Britain's i'm.
proving economic conditions take
a turn for the worse.
Britain has received $2,711,.
153, 900 from this country since
/ the Marshall Plan for European
rehabilitation began April 3, 1948
In the last year, the gold ane
dollar reserves of Great Britain
and other countries Of the British
Commonwealth have risen te
50, ,760 ,000, ,000-more than twice
what they were when Britain de.
valued the pound in September
1949.
Still Negative Factor"
American officials take the posi-
tion that Britain now can pay for
what she buys in this country. Mr.
Foster said, however, there still
are certain negative factors" in
Britain's economy which might
make it necessary to resume dollar
help later.
| (Actually, American goods
rather than dollars themselves
are given under the Marshall
Plan.
ct works this way: Britain or
another Marshall Plan country
may say it needs, for example,
dynamo. American officials
check the request. If it's granted.
Britain gets the dynamo-and
the bill is paid from funds voted
by Congress to promote Euro
pean recovery
In London, Prime Minister Att.
lee told Parliament that Britain's
economic recovery has been "most
notable" during the past year. Fol
that reason, he said, talks with the
United States Government ito re-
view the question Of Marshall aid
will start soon.
Not Necessarily Permanent.
Mr.. Attlee said, however, that
the short-term improvement won't
necessarily be permanent.
There are obviously grave diff
culties ahead" he warned, ap-
parently having in mind the cost
of rearmament among Other
things.
Britain and other sterling bloc
countries for several years have
limited their buying in the West
ern hemisphere because of then
dollar shortage. British treasury
Iofficials said today these curbs
may have to be continued if fur
ther dollar aid is shut of.