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16 The News-Review, Roteburg, Ore. Thur., Dae. IS, 1949 Buy More European Goods Or Export More Billions U. S. Choice, Nation Advised By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. IIP) Rep. Mansfield (DMont.) has brought back, from overseas an Idea that Americans must keep on exporting billions or "get In the habit" of buying more Euro pean goods. "Competition In some measure, and on fair and reasonable terms with the goods and services of our own producers," he said, "will have to be accepted." This, he said in a report to the House foreign affairs com mittee, will require "a profound shift in the outlook of the Amer ican people to make them really import-minded." Mansfield and Rep. Javlts (Re publican liberal NY), another member of the committee, took opposite views on a quick peace treaty and diplomatic recognition for western Germany. Mansfield Is for them, Javlts against. Each spent weeks abroad. Mansfield reviewed political and economic trends In France, western Germany, Austria and Italy. He said all western Europe should be brought into an eco nomic union without any cus toms barriers, the European re covery program should stop as such in 1952, and dismantling of German plants should stop now. ' . Mansfield said he had conclud ed that American aid through the recovery plan has stopped the advance of Communism In western Europe and put it on the defensive. Three Choices Offered U. 8. Americans, Mansfield said, have three choices in helping Europe. He listed them this way: The first is to stop or greatly reduce our exports and freeze world trade at a low level. He said this must be rejected be cause it would lead to stagna tion and perhaps war. The second Is to continue to subsidize Europe's buying through gifts of billions of dollars a year. He said such gifts can't keep on Indefinitely. The third Is to buy European goods and make Investments abroad. Must Accept Competition "In accepting the third choice," the congressman said, "the United States will have to get in the habit of buying European pro ducts, where price and quality make such purchases sensible." . . for the whole family and everyone elte on your list, from Storey lies. Take time out on your shop Ing tour for a refreshing soda or hot chocolate from our fountain. Closing Out Entire Stock Of DOLLS . At Reduced Prices Toiletries . . . stationery . , . mechanical toys. Come In today for your tree decorations, too. Brown & Haley BOX CANDIES Beginning tonight, we'll stay open evenings till every night until Christmas. STORY ILES . 310 North Jackson Death Faced By Kostov In Bulgar Trial Of 11 Men SOFIA, Bulgaria, Dec. 15. (JPl Tralcho Kostov, former Communist vice premier of Bul garia, was convicted of treason Wednesday and sentenced to death by hanging. The number two defendant, Ivan Stefanov, former finance minister, was sentenced to life Imprisonment. They were tried with nine oth ers on charges of plotting with Americans, Britons and Yugo slavs to make Communist Bul garia a puppet of Premier-Marshal Tito i Yugoslavia. These defendants also received life terms: Nikola Pavlov, former adminis trative secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Politburo and former vice minister of public works. wiKoiav iNacnev, lormer deputy construction minister and chair man of the state committee for economic affairs. Ivan Gevrlnov, former director of the Bulgarian National bank and lormer director of the na tlonal rubber industries. Ivan Tutev, former director of the board of foreign trade. The trial came to a close abruptly Tuesday after a second attempt by Kostov to repudiate the charges against him went un heard. As he started to renounce the confession he was said to have made to police before the trial a wave of indignation ran through the audience and drowned out his words. All 10 of the other defendants admitted their guilt, some in tears and others shaken with re pentance. They threw themselves upon the mercy of the court. The public prosecutor had asked for a sentence of death by hanging tor all of them. All except Kostov readily con fessed they had plotted with Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia, had spied for the Anglo-Amerlcars and had committed economic sabotage In an attempt to over throw the present communist regime. Former Finance Minister Ivan Stefanoy, one of the defendanis, said that the crimes he had com mitted also had been committed by Kostov. Stefanov said he was "shaken to the depths of my soul because the man who brought us to the defendant's bench has not the courage himself to confess his crimes openly before the court and the people. Ex-Football Great Fights To Defend His Identity NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-m-Charles G. Brickley, Harvard's famed drop kicker of pre-world war one days, wound up In police court Wednesday after a pre dawn scrimmage that nearly a dozen policemen had a hard time breaking up. Commented Magistrate Charles F. Murphy: "I know they need a 10-man line for Notre Dame but I didn't expect they'd need a 10 man line for Harvard." Brickley and his son, Charles Jr., 30, were taken Into eustoiiy after a fracas in Reuben's restau rant. Police said fists started fly ing after a patron expressed doubt that Brickley was the 1912 13 Harvard grid great. 'That happens all the time," Brickley, now 58 and an adver tising salesman, told the magis trate. "Fame is very fleeting." Brlckley's lawyer, Walter C. B. Schlesinger, said his client dofin Itel) was the onetime football star, Both Brickley and his son were paroled in the lawyer's custody for a hearing Dec. 28 on disor derly conduct charges. ' Coffee Price Juggling Costly For Consumers WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 CD Senator Gillette (D-Iowa) said yesterday that "manipulation of the coffee market" during Octo ber and November cost Ameri can consumers $650,000,000. Gillette is chairman of a Sen ate Agriculture subcommittee that has been taking testimony on the sharp increase In coffee prices. Talking with reporters, Gillette said that In his opinion there was "definite manipulation" but that it "apparently was not Illegal or in violation of the law so there is little we can do about it but talk." ' "The skyrocketing of prices has been stopped," Gillette add ed. He suspended public hearings on both coffee prices and supplies. Treasury Head Favors Cuts In Excise Taxes WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 UP) Secretary of the Treasury Sny der indicated Wednesday he fa vors some cuts in excise taxes as a part of removing "inequities" in the tax system. But he promptly added to a news conference that "whether we can do it now is another ques tion." The excise taxes are the levies made on luggage, jewelry, tele phone bills, transportation tickets and many other Items. They were boosted sharply during the war. There has been considerable clamor from business men and others in recent months for cut backs. Only last week, Secretary of Commerce Sawyer said he be lieved cuts were needed as an incentive to business. Railway and highway culverts make ideal locations for beaver dams and hence beavers become a nuisance when roads and rail roads are built. gift. that keep giving . for everyone on your list. Remember . . . only 8 days to shop for Christmas ode 5 t e rJA Gift and Model Shop 337 N. Jackson Phone 534-J Call 100 for NTw-seviewTciassified Ads After saying reasonable com petition must be accepted, he added: 'European sales could be ab sorbed by this country Into a constantly higher total flow of import and export trade, the whole resting on a solid founda tion rather than depending up on the artificial prop of con tinuing dollar assistance by the United States." Javlts told his news conference that he and three other members of a foreign affairs subcommit tee agree that western Germany should not be allowed to rearm now. Javlts gave as his personal Ideas: occupation of Germany must continue around 10 more years; the United States should re-study Its embargo on arm3 shipments to Israel; and Presi dent Truman's point four pro gram for helping the world's backward countries should be the kev point in foreign policy in 1950. SHOP H E NN I N GE RS MARTS W S wjpk For Pre-Christmas Vclues - Friday and Saturday, Dec. 16 th and 17th , . 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