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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada City Grass Valley Nugget

May 10, 1949 (8 pages)

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U.S. Seeks to A 7,7 void Chinese War As Warships Flee Shanghai Trap; Reds Talk of Berlin Blockade End (EDITOR’S NOTE: When opinions are Western Newspaper Union’s news analy BOUND FOR “HOT SPOT!” expressed in these columns, they are those of . sts and not necessarily of this newspaper.) e « e American marines wave from the U.S.S. St. Paul as they embark for trouble spots in China. The St. Paul, heavy cruiser, was one of the two warships leaving for China and which carried much larger complements of marines than normal, The United States was showing the world that it planned no maneuvers which might create the situation for an “incident” leading to involvement in the Chinese war. To the surprise of practically everyone, particularly the 2,500 Americans in Shanghai, the entire U. S. fleet fled suddenly from Shanghai, evidently having abandoned then current plans for evacuation of American nationals from the scene. THE GOVERNMENT was sending some marines to Chinese troubled spots, but these were to do only sentry duty. United States action came despite admittedly great provocation. The Chinese Communists, in their triumphant surge’ across China to Shanghai, had invaded the home of U. S. Envoy J. Leighton Stuart in Nanking and hinted he was to be held in custody. Meanwhile, the Chinese Reds broadcast a demand for American and British officials to evacuate all their “aggressive forces’ from China. Already British warships had been fired upon and it was assumed American fleet elements had fled Shanghai in order to ayoid any such predicament as was. experjenced by the British vessels. THE COMMUNIST threat to Shanghai was_ increasing hourly and despite Nationalist decision to battle to the end, it appeared the city’s plight was hopeless, * Communist victory .in China would put all the western nations in a ticklish position. For, with the Reds in control of all China, those who opposed communism would be helpless and hopeless in event ‘of a western-powers move to apply economic sanctions, if such a step should be taken. If this procedure were not to be followed, the western powers would be put in the paradoxical position: of recognizing and trading with proponents of an ideology with which they were struggling in a cold war. AUTO LABOR: Flareup Looms The nation’s coal mines didn’t Present the only likely flareup in labor-employe relations as bargaining time rolled around in various industries. Those who were in position to know held the opinion that it was an “uneasy peace” which hung over the automobile industry. ‘UNION FLAREUPS had been quelled at the Packard and Ford motor companies and a temporary work stoppage had halted body production at the Briggs manufacturing company’s plant. The future of labor relations in the industry was as confused as it was uneasy. Recent action by manufacturers in-cutting prices of automoviles had brought accusations from labor that the reductions were enly ‘token’? cuts, and did not represent a fair action on the part of the manufacturers. However, with prices of other commodities beginning to spiral downward and easement of installment buying widened, it began to appear that labor would‘be in a vulnerable position. by the time contract-signing time rolled around. WHILE there was little in the Press about the intentions of dynamic Walter Reuther, head of the United Automobile Workers’ union, there was slight doubt that the fiery redhead would be in there pitching for his union members when the time came to sit down at the bargaining table. Would labor attempt to overreach itself in bargaining or would it recognize the trend of the times and be content to hold present gains? That was the question whose answer would be anxiously awaited by the citizen who is always in the middle in such struggles—the averBERLIN: Reds Want Talk _If the United States and Britain looked with a jaundiced eye on Russia’s -public offer to lift the Berlin blockade, it was thoroughly understandable. Too often the Soviets have held out the olive branch or made apparent overtures _ that never materialized to ease the crisis the Reds may have been developing at that time. had virtually accepted the Russian proposal to lift the Berlin blockade in exchange for a four-power conference on Germany. But it was made very plain that acceptance was based on the condition that Russia had no secret strings’ attached to the offer. A U. S. state department officia) was quoted as saying that if Moswas reported in a dispatch by Tass, Russian news agency, the ‘“‘way appears clear for the lifting of the blockade and a meeting of the council of foreign ministers.’’ At the same time, however, it was learned that the Russians were told that the United States, Britain and France do not intend to delay their plans for unifying western Germany and creating a German government, probably by July 15. SOME TOP officials believed the PRESIDENT TRUMAN RECEIVES FIRST BUDDY POPPY . President Truman is shown receiving the first Buddy Poppy of the 1949 sale from five-year old Keitha M. Smith, of the Veterans of Foreign Wars home for widows and orphans in Eaton Rapids, Mich. She visited the White House for the ceremony. The Buddy Poppy sale is conducted annually by the VFW to raise funds for rehabilitation. work among needy veterans, HOWEVER, the western powers . . . realization. cow’s policy actually stands as it) NO KLANSMEN, THEY . . . This striking view, . seen in the United States when the Ku Klux Kla would seem to be that of a group of klansmen the traditional lighted cross—but nothing could so similar to many mn was most active, marching along with be further from the fact. These paraders took part in observance of Holy Week in Madrid and are members of the “brotherhood of silence.” About 6,000 members took part in the solemn procession, Russian offer’s real purpose was to delay this action, and indicated that if this were the case it was most uncertain whether a real and final agreement on the Berlin blockade would be reached any time in the near future. The Russian proposal was construed as suggesting three concrete means for reducing international . proposal for a meeting of the coun. cil of foreign ministers on the sub. ject of Germany; (2) lifting the Berlin restrictions as soon as a meeting date was fixed for that meeting, and (3) direct negotiations between Premier Stalin and President Truman on basic conflicts between the United States and the Soviet union. FARM PROGRAM: Who's Confused? The administration’s bold new farm program was becoming so . muddled that even its proponents . seemed to be less than certain of . just what its purpose is, to say nothing of how much it will cost. When the program was first presented, the general impression generated by its proponents was that it was a duality of beneficence, as it were—a device that would keep up the price of farm products while at the same time resulting in less cost to the consumer. TO CRITICS: who callously pointed out that it would require tax money to finance such a program and that both. farmers and consumers would have to pay those taxes, the plan’s advocates anSwered that such persons simply didn’t understand the aims of the proposal. Then along came Agriculture Secretary Charles F. Brannan with a statement that indicated he didn’t quite understand it either, or if he did, it was a new conception. Now, the secretary was saying, the plan wasn’t meant as a consumer subsidy at all. No indeed, it was a farm price support measure, aimed at giving the farmer a “fair return’”’ on his investment and _ his age American consumer. SPRING COMES TO ENGLAND Nature Gives Weird Vent to Vernal Urge It was spring in England, and whimsey and fantasy were all around. For instance, cows got a license to kiss. A lovelorn cat set fire to a house. A thief, no doubt actuated by the season, stole two dozen love birds. A swan, winging majesti“cally up the Thames in search of a mate, plumped on a bridge at rush hour and piled up traffic for labor. a mile. Everything, it seemed, was in a tizzy. The Denham town council gave cows the kissing license. It ruled that it’s all right for them to nuzzle over the fence, even if one pasture is certified tuberculosis-free and the other isn’t. A Mikado pheasant, which usually lays eggs only in its native habitat in Foroniosa, laid six eggs. tension. These were outlined as (1) §
HAVING A “HIGH’’ TIME . . Defying equilibrium, gravity and sundry other things which bar this sort of thing as a pastime for ordinary persons, Betty Fox, featured performer of the Barnes Brothers circus, is shown on a tiny platform extending from a 13th floor window ‘of the Congress hotel in Chicago. Y Camp, Calif., was keeping his entry in the annual frog jumping contest on ice—literally speaking. He has to, because his frog, Lazarus, has been frozen stiff for an estimated 1,200 years. THIS BIRD HAS TABLE MANNERS.. ‘Most any polly ‘wants a cracker,” but only Rebecca, a stickler for propriety, insists on a spoon with hers. Besides being adept at the table graces—including proper use of knife and fork—Rebec¢a can dance and is an excellent conversationalist. Her vocabulary is referred to as “‘interesting.”’ Her home, appropriately enough, is a restaurant called the “Chatterbox.” prehistoric frog frozen deep in the ice of Dana glacier in Yosemite national park and felt confiden’ his entry would be able to jymp. ok Are Eased Again velopments were shoving Pres dent fearcun’s demands for price control power further and further into the realm of absurdity. THE FEDERAL reserve board, after looking the situation over. decided that installment buying controls could be lowered again safely. And this it did. It set out that on . household appliances such as refrigerators, radios, electric washers, etc., .the down payment would have to be only 10 per cent of the cost of the item, instead of the previous 15 per cent. On automobiles, the down payment remained at 30 per cent; but on autos and household appliances, too, the time of payment was extended from 21 to 24 months. i THIS ACTION brought both commendation and criticism. That element in the federal government which would recoup all the war time controls for the President, was aghast at the action, terming it dangerous. Others who had watched prices continue their. downward spiral—especially mer-+ chants who were facing a buyers’ market and difficulty in moving goods off sales floors—saw thei action as a boon to business. SULLIVAN: Quits Navy Post There was little else that John L.; Sullivan, secretary of the navy, could have done but resign after the ‘‘multi-million dollar reprimand’’ he received from Defense Secretary Louis Johnson. SULLIVAN, as navy chief, had gone: ahead with plans to construct the 65,000-ton U. S. aircraft supercarrier, the United States, despite lack of congressional authorization for the project. ; It was no particular secret that abandonment of the carrier and! Sullivan’s resignation were all a continuing part of the apparently hopeless fight to unify the nation’s armed forces. The congressional act calling for such a.step has never been carried out, and the navy’s attempt to go ahead with building the huge carrier without any legal authority was another example of high-handed_ service tactics that have tended to make unification appear impossible of DEFENSE SECRETARY Johnson, commenting on Sullivan’s resignation, said, ‘‘I regret very. much that my old friend and colleague A Williamsburg style of window val. ance illustrated above. No, you don’t have to be a carpenter or need any special tools. Just send for Full Size carpentry pattern, Trace pattern on the wood the pattern specifies, saw and assemble as the pattern indicates. 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