10' The New-Rvlw, Roseburg, 0r. Tuei., Dee. 6, 1949
Analyst Sees Another Gain
In Cold War Fight By West
By DeWITT MacKENZIE
AP Foreign AHln Aiulyet
The failure of the communist instigated general strike In Italy
is another forceful indication that the western democracies have
contained the imi offensive and are gaining in Europe's cold war.
This was the second serious defeat of Us kind the Bolshevists had
suffered in a week, the other being the flop of a communist-sup
ported general strike in France. The two setbacks are particularly
significant In that Italy and France have been the chief communist
strongholds In western Europe. Moscow has leaned heavily on
the red organizations of these two important countries.
. The Italian strike was called by
communist leaders ostensibly to
firotest the death of two peasants
n fights with police growing out
of Invasions of farmlands by
squatters. However, the pro
claimed purpose of the move was
of small moment
The real Importance rested in
the demonstration that the Italian
public no longer runs for cover
when the reds crack the whip.
This transformation has taken
place under Premier De Gasperi
since his Christian Democrats de
feated the Communists In the
1948 election.
Coincident with this of course
has been the development of the
grave conflict between the Krem
lin and Marshal Tito of Yugo
slavia. That fiery Balkan state
had been another stronghold of
communism, and Tito was one of
Moscow's pets.
So we find the Communist of
fensive held along a line from
north to south through central
Europe. But that isn't the whole
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story by a long shot, for there is
bitter -discontent among the Rus
sian satellite states. Wholesale
purges and liquidations are being
carried out in most of these east
ern European countries. The situa
tion is particularly tense In Po
land and Czechoslovakia, but Hun
gary, Romania and Bulgaria also
are having their troubles with
disaffection.
As a complement to these de
velopments the defense ministers
and chieis or stall oi tne iz At
lantic-pact nations have met in
Paris and without fuss or feath
ers have agreed to a general de
fense plan Involving western
Europe and America. This plan
still has to be approved by the
Atlantic council. After tnat a mi-
llon dollars worth of American
armaments will be released for
defensive purposes in Europe,
Drovided President Truman cer
tifies that the plan is acceptable
ti the United States. Definitely
the tide has turned in the Euro
pean cold war. However, while
that is a matter of extreme erati
ficatlon it needn't encourage com
placence. One of Moscow's chief
aims has been to Droduce econ-
omlc chaos among the democratic
nations, and she has succeeded to
an extent which llKely far exceeds
ner expectations.
Still Bolshevism hasn't profited
politically. For while the redlsm
theoretically thrives on economic
distress, tne peoples oi tne west
ern world have recognized Mos
cow's scheme with the result that
they have turned even more firm
ly against communism in most
cases. Possibly Bolshevism has
gained some time which we shall
see reflected in the far eastern
offensive.
But democracy Is doing well In
the west.
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MOSCOW UP) The Soviet an
Ion is going to make a motion
picture about Paul Robeson.
An oiiicial announcement earn
the scenario Is being written bv
Anatole surov, author oi tne cur
rently popular play, "The Mad
Haberdasher," which satirizes
President Truman.
The announcement said the
film will be titled "Paul Robe
son," but gave no other details.
The American Negro sintrer is
a very popular figure In the Sov
iet union. A mountain peak re
cently was named after him In
Central Asia and mountain
climbers placed his bust,, in
bronze, on top of it. His portrait
hangs in tne window oi a pnoto
graphic studio on Revolution
square here in Moscow. His rec
ords are frequently played.
Kooeson visited nussia recent
ly as a delegate to the Propon
ents oi peace congress, his who
last month attended a women's
congress here. Robeson, his wife
and son lived In Moscow several
years before the war.
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NEWS-REVIEW VISITORS Saturday morning were these 7th and 8th grade students of Scotts
Valley school. Led by their teacher, Mrs. Bessie Mulkey, the group was conducted on a personal
tour from the reporters' typewriters to the press and newspaper mailing room. As shown
above, the students are watching in fascination as Harold Taylor, pressman, rolls a mat of
Saturday's paper. (Staff photo)
Reserve Board Indicates Intention
To Crack Down On Consumer Credit
By BRUCE BIOSSAT
By the end of 1949 consumer credit is expected to pass the
$17,000,000,000 mark. Measured in dollars, the private debt of
the American people is twice as great as In prewar days and
three times its level at the end of World War II.
Economists of the Federal Re
serve Board don't like to see this
continuing growth of credit. But
the men who are actually lending
the money aren't yet worried.
They believe buyer credit can be
expanded sateiy anotner $i,uuu,
000,000 to $5,000,000,000.
The lenders argue that consu
mer debt Is running only a little
more than 8 percent of personal
incomes left after payment of
taxes. In 1939 such credit
amounted to 11 percent.
So long as incomes remain fat
enough to keep that ratio below
Its previous high, the lenders ap
parently will be satisfied to go
on putting consumers on the cuff
for all kinds of goods and ser
vices. Reserve Board experts feel
that today's high Incomes ought
to mean a higher proportion of
straight cash payments instead
of bigger and bigger credit al
lowances. If people have the
money, they should use it to pay
for things instead of going into
debt.
There economists are perturb
ed about the easier and easier
credit terms being offered in
many places on sales of automo
biles, radio and television sets,
regrigerators and other home
appliances.
Some car dealers are asking
as little as $100 down with three
years to pay on brand-new ve
hicles. Nothing down and years
to pay on are the terms frequent
ly dangled before prospective ap
pliance purchasers.
Incidentally, about $18 of every
$100 in consumer credit is owed
on cars. Buying of appliances
and radio and television sets ac
counts for another $15 of each
$100. Thse are the chief cate
gories of Installment buying cre
dit. Money repaid in installments
to small loan firms, banks and
credity unions comes to $25 more.
The experts like to distinguish
between Installment loans and
other credit, including charge ac
counts, some loans from banks,
service credit from doctors, law
yers, garages, laundries and the
like. Repayment in lump sums
is the feature of this type.
Such credit Is now about $125,
000.000 below the level of a vear
ago. Yet it still bulks very large.
witn cnarge accounts represen
ting $19 of each $100 In consum
er debt, single payment loans
$17 and service credit toting up
to $6.
The Installment allowances.
however, produce the furrowed
Drows among Keserve Board
members. They think they should
have power to restrict these
loans, as they did until Congress
let tne authority lapse last June
30.
But the figures show that the
former restrictions had little re-
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tardlng effect on the growth of
installment credit Terms were
stiffer than now, but the total
outstanding debt went on rising
anyway.
Probably the total will con
tinue soaring to new heights un
til lenders decide perhaps sud
denly that people no longer
have the income to make their
payments. For that seems to be
the only economic measuring rod
they're interested in.
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Imogene Fisher, 43-year old In
dian woman who achieved a
measure of notoriety last May
by taking a $102 taxi ride from
the state prison in Salem to Kla
math Falls, is held In the Beatty
JH !n connection '.vlth the stab
bing of another Indian, Bobby
George, 40.
. George was knifed on the head
and back of the left arm Sunday
morning during what state po
lice termed a drinking party at
Beatty. He is held In a Klamath
Falls hospital.
State police said Mrs. Fisher
and several other Indians were
sitting in a car. at the Furmore
Crane ranchhouse at Beattv
when they became involved in an
argument and Mrs. Fisher swung
at George twice with a knife.
The first blow hit him back of
the head and the second inflicted
a deep gash on his arm.
The Indian woman was booked
On a drunk charge while invest
igation of the knifing was being
made.
Mrs. Fisher was released from
the state pen last May 25 after
serving four and one half years
of a seven-year term imposed in
1944 for manslaughter.
Prince's Incomt Slashed When India Grabs Dorna'
LONDON UP) The 26-year-old
Maharajah of Jodhpur, who
has a 100-room, air-conditioned
fialace in his antive land, is go
ng to live in a $10 a week flat
here.
Even Indian princes, a friend
explained, have money troubles
these days.
The maharajah's income has
been cut frnr 1 snn'vin T'Otmd"
ia ,200,0001 a year to a pension
of 75,000 pounds ($210,000) a year
because of the annexation of his
state to India.
Worse still, the Indian govern
ment allowed him only 1,600
Mimia (t4sni when he set out
iX Rnpland last summer
with his Scottish wife. The move
from fashionable Clarldge s hotel
to the seven-room flat is an at
tempt to make it last
The potentate's wife, now
known as Sandra Devi, was Miss
Alexandria McBrlde before their
marriage in 1948. She was a nurs
ing supervisor in a hospital. She
is hl wife number 2. His other
wife remains In India.
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