EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD, Wed., March 14, 1962 Page 9B
Some Burmese Believe Army Coup Was Necessary
Union Holds Election '
PORTLAND (UPD Stan Nelson, ( the Oregon State Council of Car
Portland, was re-elected to a penters following the 37th an-two-year
term as president of nual convention here.
By TONY ESCODA
Of lh Associated Press
RANGOON, Burma The av
erage Burmese is not exactly
overjoyed that the military has
once more seized powers in his
country, but he admits the bit
ter pill may do him good.
Last week's lightning coup
by the armed forces chief. Gen.
Ne Win, at first left most peo
ple stunned.
It dredged up memories of
the army's first takeover four
years ago. That resulted in 15
months of stern military disci
pline alien to the Burmese
people's traditionally happy-go-lucky
way of life. And this time
all indications were it would
last a good deal longer than 15
months.
' But second thoughts seem to
run along tins line: Things
could not have gotten much
worse anyhow.
"We may not be happy about
it, "said one retired civil serv
ant. "But neither do we bemoan
the loss of the politicians."
A well-informed Burmese edi
tor put it this way: "Even crit
ics of the army last time realize
it was necessary."
The comments reflected gen
eral unhappincss of recent
months over developments un
der the civilian government of
Premier U Nu.
Nu was a civilian with the
necessary stature to head a gov
ernment but apparently his
best was not good enough. Lack
of able men around him threw
the burden of big decisions on
Nu. A devout Buddhist with
firm beliefs in the supernatural,
the benign-looking premier went
off on meditation periods for as
long as 45 days sometimes
when swift action was needed.
Military leaders point to sev
eral problems that developed as
a result of Nu's soft approach.
A threat of secession had come
from the state of minority
shans. Economic progress was
slower than some people liked.
Even more disturbing to the
military was an apparent drift
toward much closer relations
with Red China. An agreement
in January, 1961, settled a bor
der dispute between Burma atid
China. Feiping followed this
up with an $84 million loan to
Rangoon. Both countries began
trading cultural and trade mis
sions. One diplomat, who cannot be
identified, put it this way:
"China began to regard Bur
ma as its showcase for peacefut
coexistence. The army started
wondering what would happen
when the honeymoon was over."
For the man in the street
the problems were different
smaller but more immediately
painful.
For white-collar workers it
was a steady spiralling of prices
in markets and shops. A chicken
that cost 4.5 kyats (about $1 at
the legal rate) a year ago had
liken to almost 7 kyats consid
erable jump for an office work
er earning the equivalent of
$50 monthly.
For the small private busi
nessman it meant a steady
march toward nationalization
which threatened to swallow up
the 20 per cent of business sec
tor remaining to him.
For villagers in outlying areas
it meant the continued fear of
armed outlaws roaming the
countryside Communists, reb
el tribesmen or just plain ban
dits and uneasy sleep at
nights.
There is no clearcut assur-
ance that Ne Win and his fel
low officers can change things
radically and for the better.
But they have served notice
they will try.
Energetic, 41-year-old Brig.
Aung Gyi, Ne Win's right-hand
man and top spokesman for rev
olutionary council, says: "We
will be reasonable and fair and
modest. But once it cornea to
decisions we will be firm."
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In Algerian Cities
Terrorism Strikes
All Walks of Life
: By RODNEY ANGOVE
, Of the Associated Press
ORAN, Algeria The wife of a retired, army major waited
for her husband in a downtown cafe. It was a special evening.
They were to dine out with friends.
After an hour she began to worry. After two hours she was
tailed to the telephone. She staggered from the booth in a
state of shock. The message:
"Your husband was killed by a Moslem terorist while carry
ing an armload of gifts into a French-Moslem Old Soldiers
home."
Whether calculated political assassination or blind revenge,
terrorism strikes people in all walks of life. Of tht 18 death
notices in the local newspaper one typical day, 7 were listed as
"victims of terrorism" and a soldier was "dead for France."
One burst of Moslem terrorist bullets killed an alcoholic
European tramp with no fixed address, no visible means of sup
port and of obviously no political Importance.
In front of the central post office, a European drilled
young Moslem with pistol bullets, killing him. The motive?
Unknown. But a rumor spread among onlookers In nearby
sidewalk cafe that the Moslem had paid with his life for
threatening a European in some vague way.
Firearms have been found on some victims of terrorism.
One 17-year-old Moslem was found dead with a sign tied
around his torso. "Plastic bomb setter," the sign read, "traitor
to the Algerian cause." Police blamed the killing on Moslem
rebels. ...
The boy had been raised by a European family and ap
parently had adopted the European side of the Political strug
gle. Police said he probably set plastic bombs in the Moslem
quarter for the European Secret Army. At his funeral, .secret
army agenta took up a collection.
Other victims are innocent passersby. One European heard
there had been trouble in his mother's neighborhood. While
going there to check he was badly injured by a Moslem bullet.
Another European saw a Moslem draw a pistol. He dropped
to the sidewalk, and the bullet wounded a passing Moslem be
hind him.
Portland Transit May Seek
Long-Term City Franchise
PORTLAND OB The Rose
City Transit Co. wants to stay
in business and will go to the
City Council for a long-term
franchise if the voters reject
municipal ownership at the May
18 election.
That was said Tuesday by
Charles C. Bowen, San Fran
cisco, president of the company
which operates Portland's mass
transpoitation system.
He said in a statement the
company has five new buses on
order at a rost of $130,000, and
has a general modernization
program in mind.
Commissioner William Bowes
aaid he had expected the com
pany to say something along
that line after the council de
cided to put municipal owner
ship on the ballot. The council
members "prefer to have pri
vate enterprise do the job,"
Bowes said, "but this constant
turmoil every two years left
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