by DOH LTTJ No Order Britain's v . .. . . 1 i .. . . To Coi Attlee le to U.S. Yet Given V Fo Crisis Talk To Fisit U.S. Y -1 LONDON, Nov. 30iPrime Minister Attlee declared tonight that Britain wants fullest consultation before a decision is reached on use of. the atomic bomb on behalf of the United Nations in the Korean war. Attlee announced to a cheer ing house of commons that he will go to the United States for talks with President Truman on criti cal world problems. 1 1n ' reference to use of the A bomb, most dreadful weapon- of modem warfare, Attlee said: "The British government con siders that a decision of such grave import could not be taken on be half of the United Nations with out fullest prior consultation with those member states who are at present participating in the inter national police action. Attlee s announcement that he had written a letter to Mr. Tru man proposing the visit came a few hours after the president said in Washington the United States was ' considering use of the A bomb. A short time after Attlee concluded a two-day commons de bate on foreign affairs he had word from Washington that Mr Truman would be happy to see him. Attlee's official spokesman said the prime minister needed at least 48 hours' to prepare for the trip. Under such a schedule he could leave here Saturday night by plane and arrive in the U. S on Sunday, His last visit to, the u. fc. was made on Nov. 9, 1945. World re lations in light of atomic develop ment was the prime subject of that meeting. Attlee expressed nope that the Chinese communists . might be willing to negotiate a peace in Ko- -rea, and recalled that Britain had suggested a buffer zone along the Korean-Manchunan frontier. At nee said mat iaea mignt iorm part of the negotiations with the reds, Britons of all political faiths have long expressed the fear they had become junior partners in the alliance with the U. S. and were not being adequately consulted Conservative leader Anthony Edeft suggested yesterday talks at high est possible levels with the Unit ed States so that Britain's views could be more weightily present ed. Against this background, AtT tlee's declaration that "I shall lose no time in going over to the Unit ed States" brought a unanimity to commons not seen since the war time coalition government. Before his statement in com mons, Attlee had met with Wins ton Churchill and Foreign Secre tary Ernest Bevin. The president's remarks apparently were the rea son for the meeting. British of ficials privately expressed regret that Mr. Truman had discussed at CLEMENT ATTLEE A Gnre Decision EFEP 8S3JJ0B to mots poundbd' 1651 ! i 100th YEAR 2 SECTIONS 28 PAGES The Orocjon Statesman, Salem, Oreaon, Friday, December 1. 1950 . PRICE 5c No. 230 U.S.'EigMli Mams New Dele use Line Ruiss Veto' Order to WitJidliraw Chinese Quick Action Expected in U.N. Assembly Winds Flatten Poiver Poles inXtipper Planes Spill Valley; Linn Towns Catch Full F nre Bombs on Surging neds Korea Is mountainous but the sudden reversals of military for tune are suggestive of the swings of victory .across the North Afri can desert in the last war. The greater mobility permits swift ex ploitation- of an Initial success, on ce the defense is cracked the, at tackers can pour through the gaps and roll ud the defenders. This is classic in warfare to be sure, Dut the new factor is speed of move ment The German panzer corps developed this tactic in France in this time possible use of the A- 1940. UN troops," once tney got i bomb against the Chinese reds. has ; - s Statehood Bill sur wn Dade on its nee is w-j -p s ,'52r2& Facing Defeat their attack to rolling quickly lac ed to pieces the North Korean armies. Now . the Chinese armies have found and made gaps in the allied lines and forced withdraw als in Korea back nearly to Pyong yang, The military , problem again becomes one of driving stakes so a battle line will hold. .. General MacArthur now is the target of criticism for the crushing defeat which his eighth army has suffered He took a great risk when he launched his end-the-war tensive which was stalled in four - days and thrown back on its heels in aweek. whereas the the Inchon landing, succeeded; And ' MacArthur has to bear the burden of defeat, the same as others have in history and as he has on oc rflslon in the nast' From a military standpoint swift action was called for to complete the liberation of Korea. Foreign critics now say . that MacArthur ' should have awaited a political de cision. It is doubtful if any such suggestions, let alone orders, were civeri MacArthur: and there is no indication that delay would have resulted in a decision by diploma cy; (Continued on editorial page 4) 1 "UK? v?G&rqCG 1 More than 100 labor MPs signed a letter to Attlee expressing their anxiety. Churchill, leader of the opposi tion to the labor government, de clared in commons earlier that every effort should be made to bring about a secret, high level big-four meeting soon to ease world tension; LAKE SUCCESS, Nov. 30-Jf-A Soviet veto today killed a six power demand in the security council for the Chinese commu nist troops to withdraw from the Korean battle. The western powers are expect ed to press for quick U. N. action against the Chinese reds in the veto-free general -assembly under U. S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson's anti-aggression plan. U. S. sources said the assembly probably would be asked to act on Monday. Dispute on Veto Count - There was sqme dispute among U. N. officials- whether the 'veto cast today by Jacob A. Malik was Russia's 47th or 49th. Some au thorities said that Malik cast three separate vetoes by voting against the two sections of the resolution, and then voting against the entire proposal. Others argue that the vote against the measure as a whole was the one that counted. Before voting on the six-power resolution, the council rejected a Soviet-sponsored Chinese commu nist demand forU. S. troops to withdraw from Korea and For mosa. Russia cast the lone favor able vote. Nine were against and India did not participate. - Acheson's plan empowers the general assembly to recommend that member nations contribute fighting forces to halt aggression, but it remained to be seen whether the assembly would go that far. May Limit to Appeal The 60-natioa body might limit its first action to an appeal to the Chinese reds to withdraw from Korea or face world-wide con demnation as aggressors. Malik cast the veto in the se curity council after the Chinese communist ' representative Wu Hsiu-chaun bluntly told U. S. Del egate Warren R. Austin: I must tell you, your threats do not frighten anyone." wu referred to Austin's warn' ing yesterday that the Chinese risk a third world war in their big Korean offensive, The stony - faced communist delegate also rejected a last-min ute appeal by Britain's Sir Glad wyn Jebb. Before the r eiping government makes any irrevocable decision, I By the Associated Press Winds that flattened power poles and blew down trees in Ore gon yesterday diminished last night and the weather bureau forecast only moderate winds for today. The storm, moving in from the Pacific, brought heavy rain to portions of western Oregon and snow to Washington and eastern Oregon. The wind hit 52 miles an hour in gusts yesterday in the Willam ette valley where power poles were toppled and . power service disrupted over a wide area. The heavy blow; which struck the valley about 6:30 a.m., knock ed down four power poles on the 66,000-volt Mountain States Pow er company feeder line between Cottage Grove and Albany. Power interruptions at Albany ranged from 15 minutes to more than an hour and Sweet Home was entirely without power for an hour. Lebanon , was blacked out, too, and had to get emergency power from the Cascade Plywood plant. But this did not include power for the electric pumps that bring water into the city's mains. A fire department pumper, put hoses into a canal, hooked into hydrants and forced water into the mains, restoring water pres sure. , ?! The storm; idled loggers in the Lebanon area. They were ordered out of the woods 'as a protection against falling limbs. A 34-mile-an-hour wind blew down a tree .at Rpseburg. It fell between two 'houses, causing no damage. Street crews were kept J busy cleaning up broken branches and debris. ' -. River Forecaster; Elmer Fisher said in Portland moderate rises in the Santiam and other Willamette river tributaries could be expect ed, but that there would be no flooding. ! Max. Salem Portland San Francisco. 63 Chicaco f ,. ,,. 32 New York j. 40 Min. M 41 S3 23 31 Precip. in .18 .00 .00 Willamette River 6.1 feet. FORECAST (from XS. S. weather bu reau. McNary field. Salem) : Partly cloudy with scattered showers today and tonight. Hlh today near 90 and low tonight near 33. SALEM PRECIPITATION Since start of weather year Sent. 1 This Year - , Last Year - Normal 21.25 M 10.65 Animal Cracker By WARREN GOODRICH WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -UP- Senator Lucas (D-Ill), democratic uoor leader, conceded today that backers- of statehood for Alaska and Hawaii face almost inevitable defeat Lucas and Senator O'Mahoney (D-Wyoi, chief pilot of the state hood measure, told reporters they would not officially toss in. the towel until Monday; however. "We'll let the boys talk tomor row, Lucas- said, "then" set the statehood bill aside Monday and take up rent control if we soil don't have an agreement-to let statehood come to a vote. He indicated he had no idea that the statehood foes would re lent. 912 PER POUND STEER SOLD . CHICAGO. Nov. 30-UPr-A 19 year-old Texan today - sold his grand champion steer, a $140 m vestment,! for $12,300 or $12 pound, a record high for the In ternational Livestock Exposition. Hotel Man Albert Pick bought the dollar-a-bite chunk of beef at auction from Lloyd Robinson of Big Spring, Tex, Bonus, School Bill to Carry Sales Tax Bid Bills providing . for amendment of the soldiers bonus and school fund support laws, approved by the voters at the last general elec tion, so the cost would be liquid ated through a sales tax, will be introduced at the-1951 legislative session. i State Sen. Rex Ellis. Umatilla county, said the bills were being prepared in Salem and would be ready to introduce early in the legislative session. They will be so phrased, Ellis said, that any referendum, if ap proved by the voters, would wipe out both the bonus and school sup port? fund laws. Ellis said it was imperative that some provision would have to be made by the legislature for cover ing the cost of these laws and a sales tax appeared the most feas ible at this time. The Umatilla sen ator said he had discussed his pro posed amendments with several legislators in different parts of the state. Air Force Mum On Atomic BomE' Delivery Query WASHINGTON, Nov. SO -(JP)-The air force declined today to say how quicMy it could deliver an atomic bomb if called upon to do so. How quickly such a bomb could be dropped on a target in North Korea or Manchuria depends largely whether or not the U. S. keeps any A-bombs in the far east. This is a secret, which re sponsible officials will not discuss publicly. Air force officials said, that the strategic air command. Which is based in the united States and al$ has bombers in England, is maintained in a state of instant readiness. One of its huge B-36 bombers could fly directly from the United States to Korea in about 24 hours. 1 i 10 Christmas Shoppers Die In Store Fire Third Oldest mas.es any lrrevocaoie decision, 1 1 -w YV7 T7 would ask them to think manyl f .ini lv fit V 4t tiTTw Jehh said miietlv. "Pas- VI'lM' WW Ul W KsV Dies in Oregon tunes." Jebb said quietly. "Pas sipn m a bad counsellor; aavice from interested sources may be a worse counsellor soil.' Yugoslavia s Ales Bebler spoke in support of the suc-power de mand, but he also suggested that the Chinese reds and the western powers might work out a com promise solution on Korea if they got together to talk over the ques tion of Formosa. French Troops Retake Key Post OREGON CITY, Nov. 20-(JP)- The nation's third oldest Union veteran of the Civil War died at a nursing home here today. He was Michael J. Thralls, 106, who served as a private in Com pany C, 57th Indiana infantry and 4th V.R.C. Thralls. Born Jan. "16, 1844, was released from the veterans hospl tal at Portland Monday after treatment for pneumonia. His death cut the ranks of the GAR survivors to 14. Oldest sur vivors, according to pension re cords, ,are James Hard, 109, Ro chester. N. Y.. and James w, Smith. 107. Lebanon. Ore. There are 21 "surviving Confed erate veterans. HANOI, Indochina, Nov. -French troops have retaken Chu Phai San, a key post in the defense of Moncay, after a bitter week long struggle, it was officially re ported tonight.- French units opened a counter- effort to reoccupy the semi-de- A-Bomb .Suggested coastal frontier fortress of Mon- By Korean rresiaem cay. After .vioien. combat with Vietminh forces, the tricolor was hoisted over the post Tuesday night - Steel Price Goes Up After Wage Settlement ."What's wronq with Pep? A did was eu Kim for roller tMtts.7 . . PITTSBURGH, Nov. 30 -Wy- Steel wages and prices went up today. i ' The big CIO United Steelwork- ers accepted an average 16 cents an hour p4y increase for its 259, 000 members working for the United States Steel corporation and the Bethlehem Steel corpora tion. - Those are the two biggest steel producers in the-nation. Big steel immediately boosted prices . about 5 per cent 'The company said that would just about cover the $125,000,000 an nual increase in employment costs. There was no immediate notice of what Bethlehem planned to . do about prices.- But all the nation's steel companies are expected to follow the lead set by the bell weather US. Steel .company and match' both the wage increase and "price advance. The wage increase lifts pay of UJS. steel and Bethlehem em ployes to an average $1.88 an hour. Bethlehem signed an agreement identical with U.S. Steel's-pact in a brief negotiation session which followed within a few hours the steelworkers acceptance of the U.S. Steel offer. The million members - of the USW did without -a pay hike last year when other industrial work ers were getting a fourth post war round of raises, ; Instead they struck for 42 days and settled for pension and social insurance pro grams. ; The 1950 wage agreement pro vides increases ranging from -12 cents in the lowest of the 32 job classifications to 28 cents an hour for the highest classification. SIXDUL. Korea, Friday, Dec. 1- (f,)-Syngman Rhee, president of the Republic of Korea, suggested today that "old style" atom bombs might be used in North Korea af ter warning the Chinese commu nists to withdraw. Rhee said in an interview that he had been considering appealing to President 'Truman for use of the atom bomb. "Old style atomic bombs could be dropped in North Korea after warning the people to evacuate south," he said. Bridge Rites Dates Set for Decemher 16 The new Willamette river bridge at Independence will be ready for traffic, and virtually complete, in time for dedication rites tentatively set for December 18 or 17. The dates were the subject of a meeting of representatives from Salem, Independence and other af fected communities. The actual date is to be fixed by Clay Coch ran, Salem Commerce of Com merce manager, and Mike Walker of independence, dependent upon when Gov. Douglas McKay and members of the state highway commission can attend. Details of the program have not wn wnrkn) nut. Queried as to possible improve ment of the Salem-Independence highway leading to the new span, Marion County Judge Murphy re iterated that the project was next on the county's program for any state or federal aid. He said it could not be done without such help. HALIFAX, N. S., Nov. - UP) - t iremen dug the bodies of 10 Christmas shoppers and clerks to night from the smoldering ruins of a department store gutted by a $500,000 fire. Firemen still were searching the debris of the four-story building on downtown Barrington street for additional victims. The fire, said to be the city's worst since 1929, was reported to have started when a window dres ser was setting up an electrical yuletide greeting. Moments later a sheet of flame enveloped the fr6nt of the 57-year-old building, Soon after an explosion from within the building shattered glass over the street. A spokesman for the fire mar shal's office said the building had no rear door and no sprinkler system. The fire burned for six hours before it was quelled. Authorities believe about 30 persons were in the store (Kays, Ltd.) when a display window burst into flames.- The fire spread quickly and ' cut off the main entrance. Ronald Mulholland, 16, led five persons to. safety by leading them to a roof over an adjoining build- ing. U.S. Casualty Total in Korea Up to 31,028 WASHINGTON. Nov. 30 -jPh-Total announced American casual ties in the Korea war mounted to 31,028 today. A single week's com bat added 1,032 to the list The defense department's sum mary of U. S. losses included all casualties where the next of kin had been notified through Nov. 24. In some cases there is a lag of several weeks before the death, wounding or capture of a service man can be verified and relatives notified. The list showed 5,307 deaths, 21,114 wounded and an overall to tal of 4,611 missing. In the latter category, founr have been defin itely ascertained to be dead, but are listed under both dead and missing. HEAVIER TANKS TRIED WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 JPt General J. Lawton Collins, chief of staff of the U. S. army, dis closed tonight that the United States is about to produce some more powerful tanks. He said this SEOUL, Friday. "Dec. I-OVThe U. S. eighth army, pulled back 40 miles in northwest Korea, man ned a new defense line today while the air force went all-out in efforts to shatter the oncoming Chinese columns. The eighth army, safely across the Chongchon river, dug in 30 miles north of Pyongyang. North or that line, planes of all categor ies blasted red concentrations and convoys- An air force summary said planes inflicted 1,300 red casual ties with .rockets, jellied gasoline and high-explosive bombs. Planes also spilled fiery bombs on red forces ringing elements of U. S. marines and infantrymen in northeast Korea: Heavy Air Assaults Carrier-based navy and marine planes and land-based fighters and bombers loosed the heaviest concentrated air assaults since early September. Many of a red force of 500 were cut down by rockets and fire bombs while trying to cross the icy , Chongchon . near Anju, In northwest Korea. The bulk of the llO.OOO-man eighth army successfully eluded a red trap and pulled back across the Chongchon. Elements of the U. S. 24th infantry division w the last to get back after which the river bridges were blown. In northeast Korea, more thous ands of Chinese reds snapped traps on U. S. soldiers and mar ines In the Changjin reservoir area. The Americans fought back hard in efforts to. break out and to clear road blocks on their main supply route. ' Loll Aids Defenses An abrupt lull in northweet Korea enabled Americans, Turks, British and South Koreans of the eighth army to organize a new de fense line running east and west through Sunchon, 20 miles south of the Chpngchon river. Sunchon is 30 miles north of Pyongyang, the former North Korean capital. One of the 14 Chinese divisions in action in the northwest was observed by airmen moving south ward near Samso, 11 miles north oi ouncnon. ticaping elements still were moving south from the Chong chon. One, the ninth regiment of the U. S. second division, had to fight its way through a communist road block. The British Commonwealth Middlesex battalion battled Chi nese east of the escape road, help ing the second s elements to move south. Then the battalion pulled back to the new defense line. The U. S. first cavalry division deployed north and east of Sun chon, seeking to prevent the reds from turning .that flank of the new line. A red smash through that same east flank last Satur day night at Tokchon had forced the eighth army to retreat more than 40 miles. Maj. Gen. Edward M. Almond, commander of the U. S. tenth corps, said the fresh red drive at the northeast front was powered by "probably eight to 'ten" divi sions, including elements of three Chinese armies. On Bomb WASHINGTON, N.v. 3t-(AP) President Tramaa said teday the United States will fight cat ba Korea with every means at Ita disposal lncladlng the ateae bomb if necessary U keep Ke4 acfressia from spreadiac t American shorn. With the exasperated air of a the limit of pattestt. Mr. Tnunaa said this can try has made every possible effort to hea4 off a third world war. j He said these efforts will eon tinue and he hopes they will sue ceed. But he declared in ' formal statement that we art fishtinz? Korea for our own nationals security and survival," and he told a tense, crowded news con ference we will use every weapon that is needed. That includes the atom bomb.' the president said crisply in an-, swer to a newsman's question. And thus be touched off a flur ' of confusion that didn't end t until the White House, three hours later, issued a statement sxytng the use of the bomb has not been 'J authorized so far and that the president's comments "do not rep resent any change in this - sitaa- . tion." Mr. Truman said, and repeated. in answer to questions hurled by some of the 208 reporters pres ent, that the use of the A-bomb in Korea always has been under active consideration. In a voice charged with mo- - tion, he said he doesnt want to see it used. It's a terrible weapon. ne said one that . doesnt spare innocent men, women . and chU- -dren. Asked if the use )f the bomb would depend on United Nations -permission, the president said no, he didn't mean that at all. He said ' the military commander in the field Gen. Douglas MacArthur will have chaxge of using all '. weapons, as he always has. . This remark, which seemed at first to mean that MacArthur would have the say cn' whether to use the bomb, led British of ficials in London to express shock and astonishment ' MacArthur's political judgment has been queo- uonea in some British quarters in recent days. The White Bouse statement made it clear, however, that Mac Arthur has not been empowered to use the Abomb. By law" the statement said In part, "only the president can au thorize the use of the atom bomb, and no such authorization has been given. If and when such authorization should be given, the military com mander in the field would have WAR INSURANCE ASKED WASHINGTON. Nov. 30-jfV- Legislation to reestablish the war damage corporation to provide in will be done on a small scale at surance against property damage first however, because it is still and loss from enemy'bombings of debatable whether "more addi- U. S. territory was introduced to- tional weight" is desirable. day by Rep. McKinnon (D-Calif) , charge of the tactical delivery of . the bomb." Today the president said It's en tirely up to the United 'Nations whether the war In the Far East -will be carried across the Korean border into Manchuria. In his formal statement the Dres- - ident declarer that in spite of cur- 1 rent reverses "the forces of the United Nations have no intention of abandoning their mission in Ko- -rea." Mr. Truman said It .now is nee-" essary to build up our military strength faster than we planned to do before the Korean crisis. Mr. Truman's temper flared when reporters asked about Eu ropean criticisms of MacArthurs generalship. - ' There's been some of that In tha American press, too, ha snapped. It's always that -way be went on some people are with a man when he s winning but jump on him when he's not MacArthur has done a good Job and is continuing to do a good job, Mr. Truman said. As for reports that MacArthur went beyond his UJi. instructions In starting the Ill-starred end-tbe-war offensive: . He did nothing of the kind, the president said tartly. He said every move MacArthur made was thor oughly discussed with authorities in his country every day. His voice crackling, with anger, Mr. Truman said there's entirely too much unfounded criticism of public figures in this country and not enough confidence in gov eminent ? . WTTTTTrTT TTTTTTTTTf JD0H1 YllHl, President Signals Military Strength; Buildup of American Civilian Economy Cuts Duo: V v !.y r - - - -w - st 'L.yr f- H.V'S- Sll j By Roger D. Greene WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -(JP)-President Truman today signalled a swift and ; mighty buildup of American military strength more A-bombs, men and weapons and his .chief home front aid said all elements of the civilian economy will be "hurt." Mr. Truman told his news con ference he will ask Congress im mediately for "large" funds to bolster the army, navy and air force and to speed the work of the atomic energy commission. That work concerns the produc tion of atomic bombs and the de velopment of the so-called hydro gen '"hell bomb." Chairman W. Stuart Symington of the national security resources board said the impending speed up will mark a shift from "light gray" to "dark gray" mobilization. It was he who said all civilian elements will feel the pinch. At his press conference, Mr. Truman said the question of all out mobilization on the home front presumably included wage price controls and other curbs on inflation'" is now under care ful study. On Capitol Hill, Chairman May bank (D-S.C) of the senate bank ing committee quoted a high ad ministration official as saying that the subject of wage and price con trols is under "active .considera tion." Shortly after Maybank made that disclosure, the White House announced the appointment of a director, of price stabilization thereby " completing the selection of high-level officials for emer gency economic controls. A wage stabilization board was established last week. The new price director Is Mayor Michael V. DiSalle of Toledo, MOhio. . - - On Capitol Hill, Senate Repub lican Leader Wherry of Nebraska said the appointment "indicates to me that the president is getting ready to impose wage-price con rols, at least on a selective basis." Wherry said Mr. Truman "cer tainly is not appointing a man to that job just to sit around." Most government officials do not expect price-wage controls to be ordered soon. They point out that it takes time to build an or ganization to 'enforce such eo--trols. To illustrate: DiSalle hln self will have little 'or no. staff under him at first h White House Secretary Charles G. Ross" had no comment on whether the appointment herald ed the imminence of wage-pile controls, but Maybank told news- . men: "X have been advised that tfco matter is being studied at the top level." ' ' ' ' . Economia Mobflizer Symington told reporters the speedup in mil- -itary preparedness wEl mean that company profits will be hurt andH there will bo soma mernploymcnt.