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.i r? n in n : - m iCilM h" 2 & ; . 2 Ill FT' 9331008 'Lf-tD C0QCB Thursday was in truth . "Mac Arthur's Day." : 'The general of the army came home and L? id his cause and his case before - the congress and the American people.' Wisely at San Francisco he had foresworn - po litical aspirations. In Washington be fortified his position by scorn ing partisanship and disclaiming rancor or bitterness over his re lief from command. And his clos ing word, that like the old soldier ; of the ballad he would -fade away, was touching in its re strained arama. .a a model of oratory Mac Arthur's address rated high. It : contained the gist oi a ays ana vmk f ihruipht and exnerience. His material was well organized., His diction was superD, nis speak ing voice was clear and forceful. Tf it comd tn the' listener a bit Jovian perhaps that, was due to th auditor's nwn awe at such a distinguished and imposing figure. In another and a larger respect it was America's Da v. ' r For" we witnessed again the strength of American institutions, tne resiliency or our democracy. A cpncral nf the armies came home from the wars, not to head a military revolution, out to pieaa a cause. And a president of the United States,-who had felt it his rfntv tn disrinline a great military commander, made, no effort to deny him his. day of glory or his exercise of free speech in address ing tne congress and the people. Tn fart nn both sides of this creat controversy ; which has riven the country - deeply, the amenities were discreetly observed. That - indeed - is something. It proves that withall our , divisions nf nnininn we are still held bv a common bond; that we feel strong enough to" let difference of opin ion be aired lor puouc miorma tion and ultimately for public de cision. Let the debate proceed, but let it be Iirpt within the limits of decorum and sincere devotion to the welfare of our country and of the world. Now to the general's argument: I shall take space (Continued on Editorial Page 4) Senator Nine Opens Season Here Tonight The Salem Senators, now. home Awned bv almost 800 stockholders after being purchased from the Portland Beavers during tne recent winter, open 1951 Western Inter national league baseball play to night in Waters field against the Tri-City Braves. . Game time is 8:15 o'clock, fol lowing brief opening ceremonies that are slated to start at :ua. A turnaway throng of over 800 fans turned out for the combined civic club "Welcome Home" lunch eon at Crystal Gardens Thursday noon, indicative of tne swollen in terest now existing in the ball club". Almost completely revamped from the business office on down, ' the new Senators team is man aged by Hugh Luby, longtime sec ond baseman in the Coast league. A native of Oakland, Cal., Luby also is the club's general manager. To Lefthander Aldon Wilkie, a veteran of 14 baseball seasons, will go the honor of pitching the open ing game tonight. Wilkie's oppo nent will be righthander Lou Mc- Collum, 21 game winner with Tri- City s first division forces of a season ago. ' If the weather is cooperative a record opemng night crowd of over 5000 is expected. The Senators are to play a single game s with Tri-City Saturday night and .will, finish. out..the. first series - with - a Sunday afternoon doubleheadef. (Full details and pictures in today's sports section.) GENERAL. GETS GAVEL. WASHINGTON, April 19 -P-General MacArthur received . the gavel used today by Speaker Sam Rayburn in presiding over the joint meeting of congress which beard him speak. - Animal Crackers ; By WARREN COODRICH EeHer run for cover - here$ yt!oo coming! ALL my corns chP o , MArtXN rMnfpv Swtm. New;, York: Goes All Out : to By David Robinson and Art Everett - NEW YORK,' April 19-4PJ-Gen-eral MacArthur came back to New York tonight after 14 years', ab sence and an estimated : 1,500,000 persons welcomed him home. -. A tired. triumphant 3 hero, the general was cheered wildly on a 14-mile motor trip from the air port at ' Idlewild, Queens, to the Waldorf 'Astoria hotel where he will stay while, in New York. ' - The estimate of the throngs that lined the streets to greet him' was made by Chief Inspector August W. Flath shortly after MacArthur .j " - poundbd 1651 '. 101st YEAR TWO SECTIONS 22 PAGES BamisWs Tops SpeDDimig Test Mack Harris,. sure-spelling red-headed boy from Parrish junior. high school in Salem, Thursday county spelling championship and ' He spelled down 10 girls and minutes of- tough - competition among finalists in The Statesman KSLM spelling contest for 7th and 8th graders. An enthusiastic audience of 500 cheered, clapped and sighed with their favorite ? contestants in the Parrish junior high school audi tonum. Thousands of other folk listened to a direct KSLM broad cast. Fine sportsmanship among the contestants as well as the au dience kept the occasion lively and suspepseful. YVoodbnra Girl Second Alert little Frances Klenski, at tractive brown-haired miss from St. Luke's Catholic school in Woodburn, won the second prize of a $50 defense bond Another pretty brunette with a raoid-fire 1 spelling technique, Jo- Anne Parker of isroadacres scnooi, took third prize, a $25 defense bond. Other school and district cham pions who spelled out last night before theitop three, Fwerer JoAnn Mueller, Greenwood, on the word sedative:"! June Lindow, Buena Vista, "profession;" Dorothy Fran zen. Turner, "signmcant;- - nosa Dodson, Aumsville, "architect. Joanne Keck, Ballston, 'academy;' Derrel Johnson, Silverton, "vine gar:" Irene Weinacht, McKee, "ju dicial:" Mary-Verne Allen, Brid geport, "lieutenant;" Rodney Smith. Dallas, "assurance; De- Ann McClaughry, Labish Center, "boundary:" Richard Houts, Orand Ronde, "constant. Judges for Judges Judges for tne -contest were Suoreme Court Justice Harold Warner and Circuit Judges Arlie G. Walker and Rex Kimmell. Word caller was Wendell ,Webb, man aging editor of The statesman. Master of ceremonies was Dave Hoss. KSLM i program director. "Stage mother" was Mrs. Boyd Hilton, Eola school principal. Preceding the spelldown, the contestants, their parents and teachers were guests at a dinner in the Parrish cafeteria to get better acquainted before going on stage. i Additional details page 2.) Fire jDamages San Quentiii SAN QUENTIN. Califs AprU 19 -P Fire in the state prison jute mill, possibly started by a cigar ette, caused $3,000,000 damage to day and injured at least one in mate. I ' Warden! Clinton T. Duffy esti mated the 'damage as the raging flames were brought under coa trol shortly after 2 p-rn. He said the flames destroyed the jute mill and machinery, ma terial and. supplies it housecL, About 700 prisoners-working the mill at the time the flames broke out about 1 p.m. escaped from the building in orderly fashion within five minutes. r H Early End of Tire Shortage Predicted ; CINCINNATI, April 19-)-Wal do L. Semon ot the B. F. Goodrich Co said today the tire shortage soon will lend. Semon said production of syn thetic rubber is increasing and he estimated there will be enough for both civilian and military needs. BASEBALL " NATIONAL LEAGUE At Chicago 3. Cincinnati 0 -: At Bostoa 2-13, new yorK -iz lna At Brooklyn-Phuaaeipm. rain. Only famw scheduled. ;, At St. Louis 5. Chicago 13. - At Detroit -Cleveland, rain. , . - .- . At New York-Boston, rain. At Philadelphia-Washington, rain. At Philadelphia-Washington, rain. COAST LEAGUE At San Diego 8. Portland 9 (11 inn.) t At Sacramento 7. Seattle (11 inn.) At Hollywood S, San Francisco 1 arrived at the hotel at 11:35 pjn. (EST). This was two hours and. 19 minutes' after his plane reached New - York. ' .i; '; A' trench coat wrapped around his soldierly figure,- the world f aimed gold-braided - cap . Jauntily atop' his . head; the general step ped down r from his Constellation at International airport at Idle wild, Queens, at 9:25 ptm. (EST). ("When we reached the city of New York, we knew we had come home," the five - star MacArthur said as bands played, carinon. roar ed and' flags whipped in the The Harris -night captured the, Manon-Polk a SlOO defense bond. : three other boys in an hpur and 40 Flames Rout Rear-Guard Communists ! TOKYO, Friday, April 20-(JP) Allied flame-throwers burned out die-hard red troops manning rear guard outposts of a slow, general communist withdrawal Thursday in central Korea. In rainy weather thickened by Chinese-rmade smoke screens the fire spurts . twice dislodged stub born reds from hills and bunkers on the road to Chorwon. There was little activity by enemy forces around the Hwachon reservoir, which was captured by ajlied forces Wednesday. ; Tanks that had been stalled 24 hours south of the Chinese red headquarters city of Chorwon fol-r lowed up the flame attacks and moved into new positions. ; Although the general trend was a red fall-back, AP correspondent Jim Becker reported from the central front that communists Thursday night continued probing with patrols into U.N. lines. ; Becker said this was an appar ent effort to find a weak spot for a Chinese offensive lunge. All the red patrols were reported beaten back,- with some losses to them selves. On the western front U.N. pa trols entered Kaesong town for the fourth consecutive day and found no opposition. Ridgway Gives Stern Speech To New Troops SENDAI, Japan, April 1MV A grave, intense Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway told new American occupation troops today, "to all intents and purposes, you re here in war. "We stand under the imminent threat of war which can be un leashed at the time and place of choosing of other people." ' SThe new United Nations and occupation commander made a flying trip to this base 200 miles north of Tokyo to see the newly arrived 40th division from Cali fornia. He spoke at a parade of the 223rd infantry 'regiment, a part of the 40th division, at Camp Schemmelpfenning, then flew back to Tokyo tonight The 40th division is the first occupation force in this area since the seventh division went to Korea last August. 1 IDebatte odh By Lester F. Cour . j Staff Writer. The Statesman Hopes that the Oregon legislature may adjourn by April 28 grew dim Thursday when the senate became snarled in a maze of parliamentary procedure and worked until 6 p .Ki wi thout disposing of the most im portant issue on its calendar. The senators debated for 2ft hours oyer a bill -which would in crease taxes about 30 per cent, and wound up by putting over the leg islation until Monday; - The senate had planned to dis pose of the controversial truck, fee bill Saturday, but opponents seek ing to gain more time to fight it succeeded in postponing the vote until Monday. , r t Opponents of the truck measure contend it would put the truck in dustry out of business in Oregon by making truck operators pay breeze.' J The MacArtburs left New ; York 14 -years ago,' Immediately after their marriage and had cot; been back since. ; - The airport, greeting beneath an almost -full moon .took only-minutes "arid- was very, informal. " ; "This is only a sample of what we intend to do tomorrow," Mayor Vincent Impellitteri told MacAr thur. "You will r get the biggest and warmest parade this country has ever witnessed." : '. Impellitteri's promise was based on predictions that 5,000,000- New Oregon Statesmcm. Salem. Oregon. They're V I ilium"" ' Prond winners of The Statesman-KSLM spelling contest pose with co-sponsors Glenn McCormlck, KSLM owner, left, and Charles A. Sprague, Statesman publisher. In front are, from left, Jo Anne; j Parker, Bvoadacres, third place; Frances Klenski, St Luke 's, Woodburn, second place; and Mack Harris, Par rish junior high, first place. (Statesman photos.) Davis Elected President of SHS Students Don Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest V. Davis, 1725 S. Com mercial street, was elected presi dent of the Salem high school student body in a run-off election Thursday. Davis is active in foot ball, track, dramatics and was a student council member this year. Runner-up was Jim Mathieson. Beverly Young was elected sec retary and Bill Dunsworth assist ant yell king in Thursday's vote. Chosen as song queen was Nay deen Taylor. Donna Vogt, Luella Carlisle and Amy Girod were elected as her assistants. Student body officers who" re ceived a majority in the first election Wednesday were: David Rhoten, first vice-president; Caro line Seay, second vice-president; Dick Smith, yell king; Jim Hall, assistant yell king.; Max. 51 Min. 45 47 46 Preelp. M J0O M .00 Salem Portland San Francisco Chicajeo 54 58 50 66 34 49 New York J03 Willamette River- 3 .6 feet FORECAST (from U. S. weather bu reau. McNary field. Salem): Partly cloudy today and tonight. High today near 55, low tonight near 33. -SALEM PRECIPITATION Since Start of Weather Tear Sept. 1 This Year Last Year Normal 46.29 39.23 33.02 YinuicE Tax about $1,000,000 more a year in taxes. ":. -; t The 'senate struck another snag before defeating a motion by Sen. Thomas R. Mahoney, Portland, to send all appropriation bills back to the ways and means committee tor reduce the number of employes in all state -departments by 10 per cent. .'-". . .-" I -i -v . Members of the ways and means conuTdttee' objected strenuously, asserting that they have cut all state department: budgets to the bone. " All appropriation bills on the senate calendar were approved, in cluding one rwhich will : provide money: to give, the; state prison a full-time dentist, a civilian kitchen supervisor. and $20,000 to furnish prisoners with, margarine and sugar. -f . - - - . -: The senate spent most of the Fete- Pcicific Metro Yorkers will join in welcome to the general in a wild ticker-tape celebration beneath the - towers of Manhattan Friday. . --. v But thousands of the city's irest less millions couldn't ; even 1 wait until tomorrow for their first-welcome-home glimpse of MacArthur, his attractive wife and their 13-year-old son. . f - : They conversed a thousand strong at the airport, although there was . little - chance' of their even seeing MacArthur because of the distance at which they were Kent. . - f Friday. April 20. 1951 Valley's Top lit- i i- f. i Mercury Nears Freezing in Valley Temperatures will dip near freezing in the mid-valley tonight but should hold at 33 in the Salem area, weathermen predicted early today. A low of, 35 before dawn this morning was' in prospect. Predicted rains dropped from the forecast and east winds again made forest fire danger acute; The state forester announced no more burning permits : would be issued at present. Logsdon Faces Many Charges OREGON CITY, April 19HPh Thirty-two charges involving slot machines were filed against Lon nie Logsdon today, and the dis trict attorney said more Would follow. The district attorney, Leonard Lindas, said the complaints charged "possessing,, setting up, conducting, maintaining and operating slot machines." Logsdon is a principal figure in a grand jury investigation of gambling in the county. EUGENE MARKET BURNS f EUGENE, April 19 -4P)-A new supermarket went up in flames just north of Eugene today.' Fire Chief Ed Surf us estimated loss at $200,000. It was ket, erected on summer. the McKay mar River road last mcrning debating a measure which would. -permit chiropractors' and naturopaths to receive state funds for treating poor people who are disabled - because of " automobile accidents. -0? ' f .. ' Under present law, only physi cians, ostopaths land hospitals are eligible to collect from the ! state for their medical services to in jured persons unable to pay. ' i The measure was finally approv ed by a 17 to 13 majority, and sent to the house, v ; . H -, :, ; Other bills approved by the sen ate Thursday and sent to the gov ernor will grant continued "seniori ty rights to state employes called in the service; set up a commission on research over Oregon's filbert industry; allow any person f over 21 years of age to serve a sum mons, and furnish money to op erate the state board 'of 'health, r The senate today will spend most mri mmmi 0'm mm l ' , - 1 . I SWeftclhies In contrast to the wild mob scenes -when the' ousted far eastern commander landed in - San Fran cisco earlier in the week, the air port reception was fairly orderly. As his giant Constellation, the Bataan, glided in with; winking wing lights of red and green, about juu. spectators DroKO iooso xrom the. terminal area 'a mile away from the plane. D u They ; raced madly toward the big plane, overwhelming ; police in their rush. But they soon lost steam and were .safely ' corralled while still some distance - from ' Mac Ar thur's party. ; - ijjx' --' PRICE 5c No. 24 Spellers mm CaJ Demonstration Liberty Garden Dedication Set - A coordinated Liberty Garden program, believed to be! the first underway in the nation, took form in Salem yesterday with announce ment that a demonstration plot in Bush pasture would be dedicated Saturday afternoon. j The Salem portion of the pro gram, which was sparked nation ally by the Men's Gardens clubs of America and arranged through the federal department of agricul ture, is in charge of Ned Linden, president of the Salem Men's Gar den club. ' ! ! The city-owned Bush pasture plot is to be approximately 30 by 120 feet. Leaders said other plots might be volunteered for similar use later. - j . 1 It Is planned to have demonstra tions each Saturday, stressing par ticularly easily-grown vegetables, f State, " civic and organization leaders are expected to be on the program for the opening day. : The Victory Garden program in Oregon is headed by Lou! Oberson, secretary of the Portland Men's Garden club, by appointment of Gov. Douglas McKay. Linden is on the state committee now work ing to extend the program to all parts of the state. bessDoon of its time considering three-points of its tax committee's 1951 pro gram. ; . Two measures in the package would place al personal income and corporation income ; taxes in the state general fund. The money Is now used to offset state proper ty, taxes. ' J '; ' . 'i A proposed constitutional amend ment would let the voters decide whether the legislature should be allowed to levy a tax on the gross receipts of Oregon businesses. : The third would set tip a com mittee to determine the costs of initiative or referendum measures voted - by the ; people, j The cost would then appear in the voters pamphlet and oi the ballot to tell the voters how much each pro posal would cost. ' ; Both the house and senate will meet at 10 ajn.-today. ?-.-. r .-- (Other legislative news on page 4).1 SiLipport ? .- WASHINGTON, April 1MP)-Gen- Douglas MacArthur. ia fighting speech before congress, defended the Whole of his : far-eastern strategy today and said he had understood that his views were shared in the past by ."our own joint chiefs of staff." 1 Eight hours later, President Truman replied indirectly. He "au thorized' Clayton Frttchey, chief public relations man Of the depart ment of defense, to issue a statement saying: - , v; ' The action taken by the president in relieving General MacAr thur was based upon' the un animous recom mend a tions of the prri dent's ? principal civilian and military advisors, including , the joint chiefs -of staff. i t v : v ' - -y;.. .-. -r- - - f . , , j; f - Observers noted that the Pentagon statement did not refute Mar Arthur's assertion that he had at onetime considered the joint chief- were in agreement wun nis views , -from, a military standpoint on the .conduct of the war in the orienti ; : ' The administration, reply was issued tonight just as MacArthur was, boarding his private plane, Bataan, to go to New York. MacArthur, quiet but emphatic in his history-making' appearance before a joint meeting of the sen ate and the house, laid down these foundation stones in his far east ern strategy:' . j. j 1. That further economic and military, action must be taken against red. China. ' - , . 2. That such action will not nec essarily bring .the soviet . union into the struggle, starting a third world war. . '-.'..!-" ": 3. That the United States is strong enough to protect itself on two fronts. r At the same time, he said he did not advocate sending Ameri can ground forces into contineh- tal China. He referred to 600.000 . The ; speech .drew mixed . reaction most of it along party lines. Republicans called it !noble" and. "magnificent." Democrats : ap- E lauded MacArthur's eloquence but some of them said -the speech ad not changed their view that his policies would lead "to a third world war. r' i Gen. Omar Bradley, chairman of the joint chiefs ! of staff, whe " heard the speech by television, called it "a very fine speech. But as- te details, you have to 'study these things word by word." He;' did i not " . (The complete text ef Gen. Douglas MacArthur's address' te i congress Thursday is en page 3). - 1 : -' commemnt on MacArthur's claim f stood, been in agreement with him : From Capitol Hill, and after a congressional luncheon, MacArthur rode .to the Washington monument for ceremonies. The parade and . the ceremonies, police estimated, were witnessed by 550,000 people. Then MacArthur made a brief speech to the Daughters of the American Revolution, it which he struck out at: .. . ; . ,-; . 4 1 - , "Internal subversion and corruption and detailed regimentation . over our daily life." j . , ' . f Fighting Speech, Restrained in Tone r ; ) . His address to congress, while it 'was restrained in tone and rrian-J" ' ner, was a fighting speech all the way. i . ' . ; It drew, wild applause at many points. MacArthur was inter- -, rupted more than 30 times by cheering. And at the end, just before the general said "goodbye," tears were running down the checks of t many of his-listeners. : . ; . ! J f The deposed commander's son5 a dark, wide-eyed el of a boy .and many , of.. his" generals in the Pacific war, sat beneath the dais . where he spoke. His wife was in the gallery. v ' j 1 ! ; ; MacArthur retreated not an inch from the pattern of S Pacific de fense he has been advocating for many months a set of policies ; that finally brought his abrupt discharge by order of the ' president. He reviewed, and re-advocated the main points of that strategy again today. He said: - : s "For entertaining these views,' all professionally designed to sup- 1 port our forces committed to Korea and to bring hostilities to an enT with the least possible delay and at a saving of countless American and allied lives, I have been severely criticized in lay circles, prin cipally abroad, despite my understanding that from a military stand point, the above views have been fully shared by practically every military leader concerned with the Korean campaign,: including our own joint chiefs of staff." ; .; j j ' . 'j-' rT Requested Decisions 'Not Forthcoming i; For the briefest instant, the packed chamber, floor and gallery -was slient. Then a deafening ovation exploded. Republicans ; end.' most of the spectators leaped to their feet, cheering and stampings It was almost a full minute before MacArthur could continue. When he was able to continue, he said and his voice dropped; lower "I asked for reinforcements, but was. informed that rein forcements were not available. u - f ; ' Then he said he "made clear his belief that Chinese communist air bases had to be destroyed, that "the friendly Chinese i force e some 600,000 men on Formosa" should be used, and that the China ' coast should be blockaded.- MacArthur said he had called for new political decisions ta -adjust policy to the fact of red China's entry into the war. "Sueh -decisions," he said, "have not been forthcoming." 1 i j He continued, with great deliberation: ' j i- ' "Efforts have been made to distort my position. It has been -said in effect that I was a war .monger. Nothing could be further from the truth." " if There was the nub of the whole great eontroversy.' Ai ; In previous speeches. President Truman, and Gen. Omar1 Bradley, -chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, had asserted the administration aim to localize the Korean war, and not to extend it to other countries. Climax of Series of Receptions' ' . j! " The collision, plus the fact that MacArthur had made publle statements of policy, caused his dismissal, and brought him back te " Washington today to state his case. ? ; - - This appearance was the climax of a series of tremendous recep tions in Honolulu, San Francisco and in the capital. The galleries were completely filled long before he appeared today. n : " . MacArthur entered at 12:32. He received a rising ovation from everybody present, republicans and democrats alike. He wore an Eisenhower jacket, without decorations. The silvery circle of five-star rank glittered on his shoulders. He shook he wis with Vice President Alben Barkley and turned, placing ; a type manuscript on the dais.- - - t r - - r His face was an unreadable mask. His voice wax low-jbut fira and emphatic - i : He said "I address you with neither rancor nor bitterness." He spoke with great deliberation, , and smoothly. Once or twice to emphasize a point, he would repeat a phrase. At some 1 passages a faint glow of emotion came through the measured cadences.: - - As he said "I now turn to the ucipauon ran through the house. T7nnlla OnitoaAU Crk11iaa Tt oil 1 rt ' i I JiIacArthur said, "while I' was not consulted prior to the presf dent's decision . to intervene in support of the republic of Korea that decision, from a military standpoint, proved a sound one." - A burst af applause 'stopped liim.. i i ; He denied that he had advocated attacking metropolitan Chins with "our ground forces.? j - f i i The general reiterated the four points he has voiced before,, action to be taken against the Chinese reds. They were: 1, "The intensification ot our economic blockade against Chinas 2. The impositton of a naval blockade against the China cosr, S. "The removal of restrictions on air reconnaissance of Ctfcia'ar coastal area" and of Manchuria. - ! -! ) 4. "Removal of restrictions on the forces of the republic eJS China on Formosa, with logistical support to . contribute to their effective operations.' j - His voice took on a faint edge of sarcasm when he said, "there are those fixo would appease red China." He said appeasement would only encourage further aggression. M - i "Why, my soldiers asked me, surrender military 1 advantage ta the enemy in the field, I could not answer." M t At the close, MacArthur recalled an old barrack room balia quoting it: " " i M , "Old soldiers never die they just fade away." : By that time, people were weeping openingly. He said: . .' "i am closing my 52 years of military service. And like the cl 'J soldier of that ballad I now close my military career and just . fade away, an old soldier who tried ta do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. - ; . "-n - i - "Goodbye." - . ; ' ' li ,1 1 '.i i Old Soldier ; Son May Be Old Hymn WEST POINT, N. Y, April ;if-P-Military academy historians' said today Gen. Douglas MacAp thur's phrase "old soldiers neve die they just fade away" may date back a century to i an ; eld hymn. . v ... " - t! ; - j' ' A march entitled) "Old 'Soldiers? Never Die" and bearing the same line was copyrighted in 1931 by Carl Fischer, Inc., of New Work. The composer was Charles - R. Cdtnnbell. ' . if , " ,! '", "4 '- It contains this refrain:, "Old soldiers never die," ,' "Never die, never die. "j: "Old. soldiers never die,! They just fade away."; ? friendly Chinese forces on Formcma. that the' joint chiefs had. he under- "in the past."; ,'j : ; -" f Korean conflict, -a rustle of i