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Possibility Of U. S. Entry
Into Indochina War To Aid
French Poses Vital Queries
BY JAMES MARLOW
1 WASHINGTON UP) The American people no doubt will
want some questions answered if they have to go into In
dochina to bail out the French in the war with the Communist-led
Vietminh.
These are the main ones:
1. Just how much effort have
the French put into the war? How
much more could they put forth
if this country go in?
2. What would happen If,
through American help, the Com
munists were crushed? Would
this country have a deciding voice
in Indochina's future or turn it
back to the French?
American troops sent in as a
last resort would include regulars
and draftees. The draftees would
have no choice.
But French draftees are not sent
to Indochina unles they volunteer
to go. Would the French change
24 months, French youths for IS
months.
Every year In France itself be
tween 250,000 and 275,000 youths
are drafted when they reach 21.
wny is none sent io Indochina un
less he volunteers?
Explanations Offered
That question was asked the
French Embassy here. This was
now tne conservation went:
Q Why aren't draftees sent
Indochina?
A Because they are drafted 'or
only 18 months and it would be
uneconomical to send them to In-
rfanklna 4ai tnain anit Ik link
this if American draftees were They'd have perhaps only three
sent into the fiehtine? k.aii,.' ,'m: . iu...
American youths are drafted for
Voroshilov Is Elected
President1 Of Soviets
MOSCOW 11 The Soviet
parliament re-elected Marshal
Klementi Y. Voroshilov president
of its Presidium in effect pres
ident of the U.S.S.R. by accla
mation Tuesday. The lawmakers
also confirmed Premier Georgi
Malenkov and his Council of Min
isters in office.
Voroshilov, 73, took over as pres
ident (largely a ceremonial office)
following the death of stalin. He
replaced Nikolai M. Shvernik, who
was named chairman of the All
Union Council of Trade Unions.
A number of new ministries were
created, bringing the government
to approximately the size and
shape it had under Stal.n.
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months' fiehtinz service and then
oe Drought home.
U You send no draTtees at all'
A Yes. But only draftees who
volunteer.
O Does that mean, once thev
volunteer to go to Indochina, they
musi serve more rnan is montns?
A No. They am returned to
trance at the end of that time
Q How is that? If you sav It's
uneconomical to send draftees be
cause their service is for onlv 18
montns and they'd have perhaps
only three months of fiehtinir. whv
do you send any at all? I
a Because it s less uneconomi
cal to send nerhaos a hundred
than a thousand.
Casualty Records Cited
In the three years' war In Korea
American casualties were 142,000
of which about 30.000 were battle
deaths (an average of 10.000 a
yeari, and wounded was 47,000.
That includes only men from
France proper. In over seven
years, total casualties for the
French, including troops - from
North Africa, were 150,000, of
whom 50,000 were killed or miss
ing. The number of French officers
killed each year has run about
750. Frenchmen say this Is the
equivalent of each year's graduat
ing class from St. Cvr. the French
officers' school similar to West
Point.
But the French have held Indo
china as a colony for almost 100
years ana even in uie past seven
disastrous years have failed to
train an Indochinese officer corps
mac couia replace tne rrencn.
Independence Denied
Further, the French delayed
CHARTER OFFICERS of the Sutherlin Junior Chamber of
Commerce ore snown above. From left, they are: Harry
Sprague, treasurer; Richard Yurie, vice president; John
Murphy, secretary; and Robert Michael, president.
Michael holds the charter and a gavel given by the spon-'
soring Roseburg Juycees.
training the Indochinese adminis
tratively so they could someday
take over the country if the French
gave it independer.ee. Reluctance
of the French to let the peop'e
have independence has been one
of the main reasons for their dis
aster. It is this country's stated policy
Indochina must not fall to the Com
munists. Yet u this country got
into the fighting without exacting
;from (he French guarantees about
the future of the Indochinese
, to the liking of the Indochinese
then:
I Instead of turning the Indochi
nese into American friends and al
lies, the result might be to leave
I them sullenly resentful and wait
jing for the future day when the
I Communists could try again.
Th"'- Apr. '29, W4 i The News-Review, Roseburg, Ore. S
Rival Applicant For Gas Franchise Briefs Its Case
WASHINGTON ill Pm-ifio
Norlhwost Pipeline Corp., In a
supporting brief filed with the
Federal Power Commission said
the contest for the right to bring
natural gas to the Northwest "is
not one in which the applicants
propose equal or identical serv-
The Pacific corporation proposes
lo serve the Northwest with natur
al gas from the San Juan Basis
fields of New Mexico and Colo
rado,
The principal rival for Ibe FPC
permit, Westcqast Transmission
Co., Inc., wu!d !p Canadian gas
fields.
Both firms, interveners and the
FPC staff must file briefs with the
commission by May 11, with reply
nrieis oy uie applicants aue May
26, Oral arguments before the FPC
are scheduled June 1, after which
the full commission will grant Its
authorization to one of the com
peting companies.
Testimony before an FPC exam
iner was completed a month ago
after one of the longest hearings
in commission history.
Distinctions Listed
', Pacific, in its brief, listed what
it said were these major distinc
tions in its rivalry with Westcoast:
1. Pacific is completely owned.
rnntmllert nnri mnnaped hv Ampr.
I icans, and plans to transport
I American gas along American
routes to American customers.
Westcoast is primarily Canadian,
and outside Fl'C jurisdiction ex
cept for its properties within the
states.
2. Pacific, on the basis of the
1950 census, will serve 50 commu-
I nines in six states with a popuia
tion of 2,747 533 against combined
service by Westcoast and Trans
Northwest Gas, Inc., a subsidiary,
to cities and towns with a popula
tion of 1,631,277.
3. Pacific will return mora than
60 million in taxes to federal state
ana local governments in the fir't
10 years of its operation, and pro
vide 20 million in royalties to gov.
ernment agencies.
4. Pacific's market is planned
primarily for Northwest homes, in
contrast to Westcoast's anticipated
support from industrial sales,
which would amount to almost half
th total volume in the first year.
Pacific said Westcoast "admitted
ly requires high revenue from in
dustrial sales to m ike the venture
Escaped Korean Pilot
To Come To America
WASHINGTON i No Kum
Sok, 22 year-old North Korean air
force pUot who escaped to South
Korea and freedom in his Russian
built MIG plane last September,
is coming to the United States this
week, Atty. Gen. BrowneU an
nounced Wednesday.
The visit is made possible under
a special authority exercised by
the attorney general to grant en
try permits. No will arrive at San
Francisco by plane Friday April
30, under auspices of the State
Department.'
The young North Korean re
ceived S100.000 for delivery of the
MIG, in accordance with an offer
previously made by the United
States government, although he
told U. S. Air Force officers he
had never heard of the offer.
succeed." i
5. Pacific's pipelines will be'
along broad valilys and In rolling
flat country easily accessible
throughout its entire length.
6. Pacific offers the only pros
pect for development of Rocky
Mountain mineral resources.
The Pacific briei also challenged
gas reserve fisun-s submitted by
Westcoast, and concluded "Pacific
alone serves the public interest ia
all its phases "
Carroll Is Acquitted
Of Postoffice Robbery
PflPTl.Avn in ur.,ltA. t
roll, accused of breaking into the
Umatilla postoffice Nov. 30, 1950,
wiK-u a remsierea pacKagc con
taining t'X ftOn iimnniikt-nr1 tuna
freed Tuesday night.
Federal Judge Gus J, Solomon
recalled the jury after it nad been
Holihftl-ntint lha nnm tr, r.
two hours, and directed a verdict
or acquitai.
Final witness due in the case
u9 William D nifnl.au Sc .... -w
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crfnvict who already had pleaded
gumy io mis roDnery aiwi to an
other one at the same nosioffice
in limn lOSl In u,h;A't. .R-IW..
$20,000 in a "registered package
was stolen.
He refused to testify against
Carroll.
The judge, in recalling the jury,
said that on considering the mat
ter, he had concluded there was
not enough evidence to a'.low the
jury to reach a verdict.
An ostrich can keep pace with a
fast horse.
Prostitution Evident
In State, Says Thornton
PORTLAND Wl Prostitution.
once a half-million dollar business
in Oregon, is not yet completely
stamped out in tne state, Atty.
Gen. Robert Y. Thornton said
Tuesday.;
Speaking at the Pacific North
west Bakers Conference, Thornton
saw: "livery investigation of pros
titution we've rue lias shown in
dication of police payoff."
Prostitution is 'a substantial
business in every state," he said.
"Not long ago I nad occasion to
trace the ownership of a brothel
building. I found that while the
property was assessed at only $850,
it was sold for $16,000."
Payoffs to police and belief by
part of the public that there are
lower sex crimes where prostitu
tion is tolerated, are responsible
for much prostitution, Thornton
said.
- He added that statistics show,
however, there are fewer sex
crimes where there is no prostitution.
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