Red Prisoner of War
Offers a Propaganda
BEFORE Vice Adm. C. Turner
Joy left his job as chief dele
gate on the U.N. truce team at
Panmunjom .Friday he gave his
opinion on chances for an armis
tice in the Korean War.
SaicT the Admiral: "It appears the
Communists are more interested in
talking than signing."
The 57-year-old Joy had guided the
U.N. truce team since the armistice
talks began July 10. He was the only
remaining member of the original
,ctelegation.
Joy Picked Successor
Aides said Joy, who leaves Japan
June 9 for his new assignment as su
perintendent of the U. S. Naval Acad
emy at Annapolis, himself picked
Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison as his
successor and Gen. Mark Clark ap
proved. Harrison, a 56-year-old lay evangel
ist, has been a member of the Allied
truce team since last January.
The truce talks themselves went
from bad to worse. The meetings were
marked by tirades against the United
Nations which Adm. Joy called the
most "vicious, degrading propaganda"
in nearly one year of armistice nego
tiations. Aiding the Communists in their
propaganda blasts on prisoners of war,
the big issue which tied the truce
talks in a knot, was the unrest on
Koje Island, and Tuesday's riot at
Pusan.
Eighth Army Commander Gen.
James A. Van Fleet announced the
Pusan incident and said it resulted
Railroads
Labor Peace Plan
After three years of dispute, the
nation's railroads have accepted a la
bor peace plan offered by the White
House.
The peace plan was personally an
nounced by Presidential Assistant
John R. Steelman. Submitted on a
take-it-or-kave-it basis it included
these proposals:
1. A wage hike for men :n yard
service of 37 cents an hour, of wh.ch
12 4 cents already was in effect.
2. A wage hike for men who work
n the open road that is, not in tne
yards of 22 1 j cents an hour, five
tents of which already was in effect.
3. Giving the three big tram unions
involved in the dispute substantially
what they want on a highly contro
versial working or operating rule in
volving crews which take a tram
through a divisional point. A change
in this rule demanded by the earners
was described by union officials as one
of the major issues in the dispute.
They said that if the carrier de
mand went into effect workers m
many cases would have to travel t wice
as far and move their homes to new
terminals. 4. Laying the groundwork for a
five-day, 40-hour week for men m the
yards who were working 48 hours.
Steelman said part of the wage
boosts would be retroactive to Octo
ber, 1950. He estimated each employe
would receive between S600 and SI. 100
in back pay and that retroactiv.ty
would cost the carriers more Man
100 million dollars.
Sidelights
In Nashville, Tenn.. Vandccb.lt
University officials came up v. ah a
new angle in college punishment, an
nounced that students found guilty
of taking part in a "panty raid" on a
girls' dormitory would lose their
status as students in good standing
thereby becoming eligible draftees.
In London, the personal columns
of the staid London Times carried this
notice: "Father of three sons dt.- s
a daughter. Can anyone send sugges
tions?" r- in Berkeley, Calif., Municipal
Judge Redmond C. Staats ruled any
dog should be allowed to bite -. .other
dog once in turning down a p tition
for damages presented by a dog own
er for injuries suffered from the teeth
of a neighbor's dog. Said the judge in
summing up: "It would have been
different if the neighbor's dog had
taken a second bite."
Dates
Monday, May 26
Connecticut GOP state conven
tion. Missouri Democratic conven
tion. Tuesday, May 27
Texas GOP and Democratic
conventions.
Wednesday, May 28
Iowa Democratic convention.
Thursday, May 29
Tennessee Democratic conven
tion. Friday, May 30
Memorial Day. Commemora
tive services at tomb of Unknown
Soldier In Arlington National
Cemetery, Virginia.
Five-hundred-mile auto race
at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Saturday, May 31
Sixty-third anniversary of the
Johnstown, Pa., flood which
caused 2,209 deaths.
"Tjs"- - U "sc1 - s ' T
ON WATCHFUL GUARD AT KOJE
Possibly the Panmunjom negotiators pulled the strings
from an attempt by a hard core of
fanatical Communist prisoners of war
there to resist proper medical treat
ment of sick inmates.
It was possible that the riots had
been set off to tie in with the Pan
munjom negotiators, who made the
most of charges that the U.N. had
screened Red prisoners against their
will and had even tortured them.
Tne Communists have strenuously
objected to the U.N. report that only
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GENERAL'S GREETING Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway in a three-way
handshake with President Truman and Gen. Omar N. Bradley
after the new NATO chief flew from Tokyo on way to Paris.
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ACCUSED EGYPTIAN - Ahmed
Hussein, charged with sparking
January Cairo riots, fights for
his life from cage in a Cairo
courtroom.
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WASP'S RETURN U.S.S. Wasp returns to sea duty after record
breaking repairs of damage suffered in a mid-Atlantic col
lision with U.S.S. Hobson in which 176 men lost their lives.
Rioting
Bonanza
70.000 Red POW's out of a total 170,
000 held indicated a desire to screen
ing officers that they wanted to go
back to Communist territory.
If the Red propaganda barrages at
Panmunjom and the POW riots were
meant as a face-saving prelude to
some new Communist suggestion for
breaking the deadlock on the prisoner
exchange issue, the new Red proposal
should be a whopper when and if it
comes.
NEW DELEGATE-Maj. Gen. Wil
liam K. Harrison, 56, who suc
ceeds Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy
as the chief Allied truce negotiator.
POLITICS:
WITH the pack of Democratic
presidential hopefuls pound
ing down the back stretch, onlook
ers at the rail thought it was go
ing to end up a three-way affair.
On the GOP track, there was a
feeling that the choice of Republican
standard bearer might upset all the
odds.
With two months to go before the
Democratic convention opens in Chi
cago July 21, three candidates looked
like top possibilities among the sev
eral running for the nomination.
Politicians named them in this or
der: Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennes
see, Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois
and Vice President Alben W. Barkley.
South Behind Russell
A fourth candidate, Sen. Richard B.
Russell of Georgia, could go into the
convention with more delegates than
any of these, but he hasn't been able
thus far to enlist significant support
outside the south and his chances for
the nomination are not regarded as
strong.
Mutual Security Administrator W.
Averell Harriman, who has the sup
port of the New York delegation, has
taken a strong stand in support of
President Truman's Fair Deal policies
in recent weeks in his bid for the
nomination. He says he is the best
qualified man for the job. However,
the pats oil the back he has received
from the President do not add up in
politicians' minds as indicating he is
first choice at the White House.
Sen. Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma
still believes he has a chance to be
come a compromise choice at the con
vention with support centered chiefly
in the Midwest.
Humphrey and McMahon
Sens. Hubert Humphrey of Min
nesta and Brien McMahon of Con
necticut are favorite son candidates
ho could be prevailed upon to widen
their activities if the opportunity came
along.
Reports persist in Washington that
Truman wants Stevenson to be the
nominee and still hopes the Illinois
governor will run despite his insis
tence he doesn't want to.
Mary party leaders believe Steven
son could have the nomination if he
acted affirmatively now, but they
Steel
Courts Face Issue
The U. S. Supreme Court faced a
clear-cut Constitutional question in
the historic steel seizure case: Does
the President have power to seize
private industry, or is such action an
illegal extension of executive power?
While the nine justices of the high
court studied the issue, the great steel
labor dispute which set the whole
thing in motion remained in the back
ground. Specifically, the Justice Department,
which is the President's legal arm,
asked the court to overturn a ruling
by U. S. District Judge David A. Pine
that the Government's seizure of the
steel industry April 8 was "illegal and
without authority of law."'
Pine's Decision Sweeping
The industry asked the court to
uphold Pine's decision. It contended
Pine "correctly resolved'' the issues.
Judge Pine's decision went further
than a mere finding that the steel
seizure was unlawful. His sweeping
decision said the Constitution does
not "grant the President expressly or
impliedly" the inherent powers
claimed for him by the Justice De
partment. Lawyers on both sides of the ques
tion didn't expect th Supreme Court
to come out with a flat assertion that
the President had no Constitutional
seizure powers. Even if the nine jus
tices ruled that Truman acted uncon
stitutionally in seizing the steel mills,
the legal experts thought it would be
applied with narrow and rigid restric
tions to the specific facts of the steel
case.
Traditionally, the Supreme Cour.t
has avoided making broad Constitu
tional decisions.
Moderate Alternative
A more moderate course was open
to the Court in saying that lacking an
actual state of war and having at
hand a law passed by Congress to deal
with emergency labor disputes (the
Taft-Hartley Act) Truman exceed
ed his authority and had no business
seizing the industry to prevent a
strike.
Holding that Judge Pine was wrong
in issuing a preliminary injunction
and linking it with his broad state
ment that the Constitution does not
grant the President "expressly or im
pliedly" the inherent powers claimed
for him by the Justice Department
offered the Court another alternative.
In that case, the Court could say
that because of possible damage to
the public interest no preliminary in
junction should have been issued and
then return the whole case to the
lower court for a complete argument
on the merits.
Nobody expected a unanimous de
cision. There were almost certain to
be a number of individual opinions,
and mention of the Taft-Hartley Act
was believed likely in one or more
written opinions, if not in the ma
jority opinion.
Backstretch Race
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have some doubt he can get it if he
delays much longer.
Kefauver Confident
Kefauver contends lie will get the
nomination. Due to his primary vic
tories he will have strong backing but
some powerful party leaders say they
will be against him to the last ditch.
Despite his 74 years, Barkley is
credited by some with having a very
good chance at the nomination. The
Kentuckian has important support
within the middle-road element of
the Democratic party. Some of this
support is represented by Democratic
senators who work with the Vice
President daily.
A lot of the speculation on the Dem
ocratic nomination hinges on what
the Republicans do at their conven
tion w hich opens two weeks ahead of
the Democratic convention.
DEFENSIVE
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TWO years ago, French diplomats resurrected an age-old idea,
dressed it up in latest style, and held it up for everybody to see.
The idea was for a supra-national association of European states.
The 20th Century version was labelled the European Defense Com
munity. It was envisioned as a phase
in a more ambitious and imaginative
plan to unify all Europe, economically,
militarily and politically.
The new European scheme caught
on. The fear of Soviet aggression gave
it added impetus and officers of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
thought it provided an ideal working
medium.
As formally proposed by France in
October 1950. the unification plan in
cluded a primary first stage the cre
ation of a European army. The
European army plan represented a
compromise between the American
desire to rearm West Germany and
France's anxiety over the formation
of a new Wehrmacht.
U. S. Cool at First
France originally asked all Euro
pean nations in NATO to join. Britain,
Norway. Iceland, Denmark and Portu
gal declined the invitation.
The United States started off by be
ing cool to the European army plan.
But in July of last year. Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower swung his support be
hind it and named an American brig
adier general as his official observer
at negotiations seeking to set up E.D.C.
This month, plans moved swiftly
ahead for the formal signing in Paris
of the E.D.C. treaty by foreign min
isters of the six member nations
France, Italy, West Germany, Bel
gium, The Netherlands and Luxem-
Roy, Kddmi City Star
LEAP YEAR
Most Democrats believe Sen. Taft
would be easier to beat than Gen.
Eisenhower. If the nominee is Taft,
it is felt Stevenson will quickly be
come available for the Democratic
nomination.
As things stand now, the GOP
choice evidently lies between Taft
and Eisenhower. There are still those
who believe a deadlock could develop
which would bring a dark horse into
tiie picture.
Supporters of Sen. Taft claim he is
within "striking distance"' of having
enough delegates to win cn the first
ballot.
Supporters of Eisenhower claim a
probable first-ballot strength of 524
votes lor him. The general's backers
say they expect him to win the nom
ination with the necessary 604 votes
on the second ballot.
COMMUNITY
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bourg. It is to be signed Tuesday night
in Paris.
Roadblocks Ahead
Tne treaty signing will not bring
the European defense plan automati
cally into operation. The Parliaments
of the six nations must act on ratifica
tion of the treaty after the foreign
ministers sign it and a long, hard fight
is anticipated in the parliaments of the
two chief members, France and West
Germany.
The Communists, meanwhile, are
conducting an intensive war of nerves
aimed at keeping West Germany out
of the E.D.C. In Mo.-cow. the govern
ment paper Izvestia declared the sign
ing of the European defense pact will
he the first step in the inclusion of
West Germany in the '"aggressive sys
tem of the Atlantic union."
An Essential Stage
A communique released by the
French Foreign Office calls E.D.C. a
" new and essential stage on the road
to formation of a united Europe."
The communique announces the
supra-national E.D.C. assembly will
start, as soon as the treaty is ratified,
an immediate study aimed at the po
litical confederation of Europe.
Like the Schuman Plan for pooling
West Europe's coal and steel, the
E.D.C. will have a ruling body made
up of executive, legislative and judi
cial branches.
Capitol
Review
ECONOMY-MINDED congress
men wasted no time when the
President's foreign aid bill came
before the House. Led by Rep.
Vorys (R-Ohio), who advocated
a billion dollar slice, they were
anxious to trim the measure down
from its $6,889,100,000 total.
The President originally asked for
$7,900,000,000, but the House Foreign
Affairs Committee knocked out $1,010,
900,000. President Truman said his requests
represented the minimum necessary
for the buildup of Western economic
and military strength. Sen. Robert A.
Taft has voiced support for a maxi
mum of six billion dollars. Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, his chief rival
for the GOP presidential nomination,
has said that further cuts would be
dangerous.
Foreign Aid Breakdown
Here's what the House measure in
volved: Europe Military aid, $3,316,000,
000; Economic, $1,637,300,000, includ
ing $25,000,000 for Spain.
Near East Military, $606,370,000;
Economic, $196,000,000.
Asia Military, $611,230,000 Eco
nomic, $403,000,000.
Latin America Military, $62,400,
000; Economic, $22,000,000.
The bill also included a controver
sial amendment authorizing military
authorities to send up to one billion
dollars worth of arms abroad, in ad
dition to those provided under the aid
program. This equipment would come
from Aner:can stocks, financed by
regular defense appropriations.:
Soil Conservation Extended
In other action the House, passed
and sent to the President a bill ex
tending the soil conservation program
for two more years. The program of
payment to farmers for conservation
practices would have expired at the
end of this year.
The soil conservation law was first
enacted in 1936. It has been extended,
generally for two-year periods', peri
odically since then.
The House rejected legislation to
boost social security benefits at a cost
of 300 million dollars a year.
New Campaign Issue
The House rejection of the bill
raised a new issue for the 1952 presi
dential campaign.
Some Republican members con
tended one section of the measure
would have opened the way for "so
cialized medicine."
Democratic leaders expected resent
ment on the part of present and future
beneficiaries of the old age and sur
vivors insurance program who were
denied increases of about $5 a month.
Tnis resentment could be expressed at
the polls next November. About 4'a
million persons now are getting
monthly check-. ;
The Democrats voted 98 to 41 for
the bill, tie Republicans 99 to 51
against it. One independent congress
man also supported it.
On Wednesday. Gen. Matthew B.
Ridgway, new NATO commander, re
p u ted to a closed-door session of the
Senate Armed Services Committee on
the Koje Island incident.
In other action, the Senate con
firmed James P. McGranery as U.S.
Attorney General after a bitter fight.
In Short
Announced: by the Western Allies,
that the signing of the peace contract
with West Germany, scheduled for
next Monday, will not affect the status
of isolated West Berlin which will
continue to be occupied by the? Allies.
Issued: by the Government, a price
order boosting the price of most pop
ular canned vegetables, fruits and
juices one to two cents a can. ;
Observed: by Vittorio Emanuele
Orlando, dean of Italy's elder states
men and last survivor of the Big Four
w ho met at Versailles after. World
War I, his 92nd birthday in Rome.
Decided: by the remaining British
businessmen in Red China, to with
draw their 840 million dollar invest
ments and quit the country.
Married: Germany's once -mighty
munitions magnate, Alfried Kriipp, 44,
and German-born American socialite
Marta Vera Wilhelmine Knauer, of
Hollywood, ia Berchtesgaden.
Quote
Muriel Davis, president of Sig
ma Alpha Sigma, a working girls'
sorority of 2,500 members, on
pictures of pin-up cuties in of
fices: ' Glorification of gossamer
clad models and etchings are as
outmoded as the cuspidor with its
rubber mat. We feel employers
can well afford to discard their
free calendars, and so forthi and
decorate the office walls with
museum masterpieces thereby
respecting the cultural sensitivi
ties of their feminine helpers.
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