President Sifts
Food Situation
With Cabinet
Appeals for European
Relief Discussed With
Effect on U. S.
Washington, Sept. 24 (Pi
President Truman summoned his
cabinet into special session to
day (11 a.m. PST), and invited
congressional leaders to the
White House Monday to discuss
the general food situation at
home and abroad.
An official told a reporter the
cabinet discussion involves the
"general food situation," pre
sumably including European re
lief and the effect this may have
on the high cost of living in the
united States.
Presumably the cabinet dis
cussed appeals from western
Europe for additional relief and
the possible effect this might
have on the high cost of living
in this country.
Even Aycrs, assistant White
Hoise press secretary, told re
pealers an expected White House
statement on the European era
'ercencv aid urogram will not be
forthcoming tonight. It may
possibly come tomorrow since
the president will hold a press
conference.
Before today's cabinet meet
ing, Mr. Truman arranged to see
Secretary of Agriculture Ander
son for the third consecutive
day. He also had an appoint
ment with Dr. Edwin G. Nourse
chairman of his council of eco
nomic advisers.
Marshall Recalls Experts
Anderson is a member of the
special cabinet food committee,
along with Secretary of State
Marshall and Secretary of Com
merce Hamman.
Marshall is calling his top ex
perts on western Europe's needs
back to the United States for an
Intensified discussion of what
this country can do to help and
when.
Six of the nine cabinet mem
bers are In Washington and the
remaining three will be repre
sented at the meeting with Mr.
Truman.'
Dr. Nourse was expected to
make the quarterly report of the
economic advisory council avail
able to Mr. Truman for possible
review by the cabinet.
Economic Report
Dr. Nourse told reporters he
discussed a forthcoming quar
terly report of the economic ad
, visory council with Mr, .'Brurnan
jiie added that the group is ln-
ClUUlllg HIC 1U1C1M CIXU )J1UU1C1I1
in its studies.
(Concluded on Pare 11, Column 6)
Taft Invited
To Conference
Seattle, Sept. 24 (IP) Senator
Taft (R., Ohio), disclosed today
that President Truman has in
vited congressional leaders to
meet with him in Washington
next Monday to . discuss the
world food problems.
Taft, who heads the senate's
republican policy committee,
told a news conference he would
be unable to attend but had
discussed the proposed meeting
with Senator Vandenberg of
Michigan, president of the sen
ate.
The Ohio senator said it was
his understanding that Mr. Tru
man desires to discuss with both
the republican and democratic
congressional leaders the world
food situation as it relates to
proosed exports under the
Marshall plan of aiding Europe.
Taft said he had told Vanden
berg over long distance tele
phone to Grand Rapids, Mich.,
whert' the Michigan senator is
rest'Sg, that it was his idea re
publicans should listen to any
Proposals Mr. Truman may
make without committing them
selves until later.
Crash Sends Army
Officers to Hospital
Hospitalized in Albany for ob
servation following an accident
at Harrisburg Tuesday evening
at 7:25 o'clock in which their car
was completely demolished are
Lt. Col. Michael Mattis, com
mander of the Oregon army re
cruiting district, and Sgt. Lester
B. Lent of the Salem army re
cruiting office.
The Salem sergeant had gone
to Eugene to meet Colonel Mat
tis, who was on a tour of insoec
tion and the two were returning
from that town when their car
was struck by a truck. Details
of the accident and the extent of
injuries of the two men were not
learned by Master Sgt. Thomas
Massey of the local recruiting
office, called to Albany follow
ing the accident.
Dr. Sullivan Appointed
Portland, Sept. 24 (IP) Ap
pointment of Dr. Ralph R. Sulli
van as director of venereal dis
ease control in Oregon was an
nounced today by the state board
of health. Sullivan has held a
similar position in the Minneap
olis, city health department.
58th Year, No. 228
Europe to Get
$300 Million of
Nazi Gold Loot
Washington, Sept. 24 tP An
allied Big Three commission
has agreed to make a prompt
distribution of part of a $330,
000,000 gold store seized dur
ing the war from the Germans
as a means of helping meet cri
tical financial needs of Euro
pean countries.
Undersecretary of State Rob
ert Lovett said today that rep
resentatives of the United States,
Britain and France, forming a
"gold pot" commission, agreed
to restore the gold to those
countries from which it was
looted by the nazis.
To Avert Crisis
Lovett told a news confer
ence that only about half of the
gold pot can be distributed im
mediately. In answer to a ques
tion, Lovett said he believes
use of the gold will not elim
inate the need for stop-gap
emergency aid for western Eu
rope from the United States.
But, he added, it will be a
substantial help and might' help
to ease France over its present
financial difficulties.
In Paris, French leaders were
reported to have told Secretary
of the Treasury Snyder that
France will face a financial
crisis within a few weeks un
less help is forthcoming and
that any aid under the Marshall
plan would be too late.
Lovett said the United Stales
urged a preliminary distribu
tion of the gold not later than
Oct. 15 and the commission has
agreed to try to meet this dead
line. Of the nazi-looled gold, about
$260,000,000 worth has been re
covered by American forces in
Germany and about $70,000,000
worth recovered from other
countries.
Slavs Warned
To Stop Arrests
Washington, Sept. 24 (fP) The
United States government has
called upon Yugoslavia to stop
the "exceedingly dangerous"
practice of issuing ultimatums to
British and American trooDS in
the Trieste area because it .Nis
"likely to precipitate incider is
leading, to most serious conse
quences." Under Secretary of Slate Ro
bert Lovett told a news confer
ence today that American Am
bassador Cavendish Cannon had
expressed this view in a protest
presented in Belgrade on Mon
day. The American note referred to
recent "irresponsible Yugoslav
actions" when Marshal Tito's
troops demanded "alterations" in
the provisional boundary be
tween the British-United States
zone of the free territory of Tri
este and Yugoslavia.
The U. S. note asked the Yu
goslavs to issue instructions per
mitting settlement of future ar
guments by discussions between
the appropriate Yugoslav com
mander and Gen. Terence Airey,
local allied chief.
An announcement read by
Lovett emphasized that General
Airey has been instructed to
"maintain the established provi
sional line" until a more definite
determination has been made in
accordance with the terms of the
Italian peace treaty.
Grain, Hog, Cattle, Butter,
Egg Prices Break Sharply
(By the Associated Press)
President Truman moved today to take up food and price prob
lems with his cabinet and congressional leaders of both parties
and a congressional subcommittee called on the chief executive
to "use every means" to curb'
speculation in food prices. The
new attempts to cope with the
high cost of living came as most
grains and livestock prices de
clined at the major markets and
wholesale butter and egg prices
continued to drift moderately
lower.
On the Chicago board of trade,
wheat closed 2' to 4 cents
lower with December $2.6634
to $2.67, corn was 'A lower to
1 Yt higher with December $2.17-
$2.17 and oats to 1 lower
with December $1.05?4-?.
As supervisoi of the national
banking system, Delano appeal
ed to state bank commissioners
meeting in Washington for an
attempt to "prevent an undue
expansion of credit in those
fields which contribute heavily
toward a continuation of this
inflation spiral."
On the Chicago board of
trade, wheat fell as much as
nine cents a bushel before
steadying. After the first hour,
wheat was 4', -i to 5 '.4 cents
apiiai
5y.,"JSSK Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, September 24, 1947
Tropical Storm
Losing Force
In Carolinas
Charleston, S. C., Sept. 24 (IP)
A tropical storm which orig
inated in the Caribbean sea and
caused anxiety but little damage
as it crossed Florida and Geor
gia, moved through the Caro
linas today and the weather bu
reau said it is no longer "severe."
The latest advisory from Mi
ami placed the center of the dis
turbance about 50 miles north
west of Charleston at 10 a.m.,
EST. It was moving northeast
ward with strongest winds of 35
to 45 miles an hour in gusts. It
was expected to reach the North
Caixilina-Virginia cape section
tonight.
Heavy Rains Fall
Heavy rains accompanying the
disturbance flooded streets in
Savannah, Ga., and other coastal
cities.
Storm warnings were up from
Hatteras to Manasquan and small
craft warnings flew from Hat
teras to Brunswick, Ga.
Meanwhile on Florida's west
coast, harrassed last week by a
severe hurricane and again this
week by threat of one, the sun
came out. Some minor damage
from the latest storm was report
ed on beaches at Bradenton and
Sarasota. The citrus crop
caped.
A total of 4.58 inches of rain
fell in Savannah in the 24-hour
period ending this morning and
several feet of water flooded
streets in the southern section of
the city. The water did not get
into houses, but several families
were marooned and were res
cued by boat.
Waters Receding
At Brunswick, Ga., on the
coast south of here, 7.5 inches of
rain fell in the 24-hour period
ending this morning. Streets
there were flooded and in one
low section of Newcastle street,
the city's main thoroughfare,
water came near getting into
business houses. ., . t .
Rains were stopped both here
and at Brunswick, Ga., this
mnmine. and waters were re
ceding.
The civil aeronautics commu
nication center at Brunswick re
corded winds of 50 miles an hour
at 2 a.m.
Benton Resigns As
Propaganda Agent
Washington, Sept. 24 (IP)
President Truman today accept
ed the resignation of William
Benton as assistant secretary of
state in charge of information
and cultural affairs, effective
September 30.
The White House announce
ment made no mention of a suc
cessor to Benton in the post.
In a letter to Benton. Mr. Tru
man said he realized "the diffi
culties and frustrations Benton
had encountered in carrying out
the president's directive to pre
sent to the world "a genuine
picture of American life and the
objectives of our democratic sys
tem."
"Your zeal and patience, how
ever," Mr. Truman added, "have
borne fruit and I want to com
mend you for the job that has
been done."
lower with December at $2.63.
Corn was 2-2 lower, Decem
ber $2.13, and oats 1V4 to 1
lower, December $1.04 '.
Hog and cattle prices at Chi
cago slumped, with hogs and
steers as much as 50 cents lower
a hundred pounds.
Prices also continued their
second week decline in the ma
jor wholesale butter and eggs
markets. In New York butter
sold unchanged to 3 to 4 cents
lower with the best grade at
79 cents and in Chicago un
changed to 2Vt cents lower,
with the best grade at 76 'A.
Eggs were unchanged to 3 cents
lower at Chicago, at a 56 cents
top.
In Washington, the commerce
department predicted personal
incomes would reach a record
high this month as the result of
cashing of GI terminal leave
bonds. Incomes reached a re
cord annual rate of $197,000,-
000,000 in July, last month for
which figures are available.
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"Robot" Plane at End of Atlantic Flight Members of the crew, who stood by with nothing to do
while a mechanical "brain" directed flight, stand in front of the army's C-54 plane at the Brize
Norton, England, airport where the plane landed after a 2,400-mile flight from Stephenville,
Newfoundland. Crew members are (left to right) Tech. Sgt Walter McKee, Wooster, O., crew
chief; James L. Anast, Columbus, O., chief of automatic flight branch, army all-weather flying cen
ter; Capt. Thomas Wells, Orlando, Fla., army test pilot; Tech. Sgt. Raymond Centolella, Utica,
N.Y., radio operator, and Staff Sgt. John C. Nimon, East Canton, O., engineer. (AP Wirephoto)
Mrs. F.D.R.
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Keep Eisler in Country
Washington, Sept. 24 W) Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt wrote Sum
ner Welles, then undersecretary of state, in 1939 interceding in
behalf of Hanns Eisler, self-admitted former communist who
wanted to enter the United States, a house committee disclosed
today.. The letter was read at hearings by the house committee on
Ask Millions to
Restore Salmon
Seattle, Sept. 24 (IP) The top
Washington and Oregon state
fishery leaders called upon the
federal government today to
spend $8,722,687 to protect and
rebuild salmon runs in the Col
umbia and Us tributaries.
In a joint announcement, Milo
Moore, Washington slate direc
tor of fisheries, and Arnie J.
Suomela, Oregon master fish
warden, said the government
would be asked to provide the
funds, to be spent in six years,
but that Washington and Ore
gon should also contribute.
Annual appropriations of
$245,000 by Washington and
$170,000 by Oregon will be
needed for maintenance, they
said.
The major share of the money,
$4,003,000 for Washington and
$1,065,000 for Oregon, would be
spent on hatchery construction.
About $1,815,000 would be used
for fish ladders, over obstruc
tions, both natural and man
made, ranging from five to 140
feet in height, and log jams and
old dams would also be remov
ed.
The government should pay
the bTtl, the two said, because
federal dams have already done
incalculable damage to the sal
mon runs and because power
and irrigation revenues provide
ample money for such work.
Newsprint Far
Short of Demand
Washington, Sept. 24 (U.R)
The newsprint supply remains
far short of demand" and "no
substantial increase is looked
for until 1949 or 1950"," the
commerce department reported
today.
The paper situation in general
has "greatly improved" over the
past several months, the depart
ment's office of domestic com
merce said in a report. But it
added that newsprint was a
major exception." .
"With paper and nancrboard
production in the first seven
months 11 percent greater than
in the same period of 1,946, it
seems apparent that supplies in
general are catching up with
consumption needs.
But reports from all parts
of the country indicate the
newsprint supply remains far
short of demand. Prices quoted
on such small lots as can be
picked up from time to time
are greatly above contract
prices or the nominal market
price."
The Weather
(Released by U. S. Weather
Bureau)
Forecast fbr Salem and vicin
ity: Fair tonight and Thursday
except for occasional high cloud
iness and early morning log.
Lowest temperature tonight, 50
degrees; highest, Thursday, 85.
Weather will be favorable for
farm work. Maximum yesterday,
92; minimum today, 49; mean
temperature yesterday, 71, which
was 11 above normal. Total 24
hour precipitation to 11:30 today,
.00. Total precipitation for the
month. 1.01, which is .10 of an
Inch below normal. Willamette
river height Wednesday morn
ing. 4 feet.
Journal
Interceded to
un-American activities and was
identified by Sumner Welles
who was in the witness chair.
It was signed "Eleanor Roose
velt" and was written on White
House stationery, dated Jan. 11,
1939.
Robert E. Stripling, commit
tee investigator, produced the
letter and read it to the com
mittee. The committee is investigating
circumstances under which Eis
ler, now a Hollywood song writ
er and a native of Germany, was
allowed to remain in the United
States.
VThe,' letter urged Welles to
study the facts in the application
of Eisler and his wife for admis
sion to the United States for per
manent residence and "bring it
out in the open and let the Eis
lers defend themselves."
(Concluded on Page 13, Column S)
Breakdown in
Europe Near
Seattle, Sept. 24 (U.R) Western
Europe's dollar shortage is so
acute as to permit only hand-to-mouth
purchases of necessities,
said George L. Bell of the U. S
department of commerce here
today.
Addressing Seattle's Chamber
of Commerce and World Trade
club, Bell said there was an ur
gent need for dollars in almost
every European country. And,
added the associate director of
international trade, if the mount
ing international economic crisis
is to be averted the U. S. gov
ernment must act quickly.
Bell said dollars were required
not only for reconstruction but
"even more urgently for food "
"The 20 billion dollar figure
agreed on by 16 countries of
western Europe as the minimum
amount of assistance necessary
is a staggering amount," he said
. "But it would not seem an un
warranted expense if we see the
money is spent to rehabilitate
industrial equipment. Failure to
act, on the other hand, represents
a possible loss in sales of Ameri
can goods of at least eight billion
dollars a year."
He warned of the possibilities
of political breakdown. "If such
a breakdown occurred no mod
erate government could hope to
retain power," he added.
Whitney Sues Post
For $500,000 Libel
Philadelphia, Sept. 24 (P) A.
F. Whitney, president of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, filed suit today against the
Curtis Publishing company for
$500,000 in damages which he
claimed resulted from a Satur
day Evening Post editorial titled
"Unbridled Union Power Threat
to Security."
The suit stated that the Post
did "falsely, wickedly, malicious
ly and illegally compose and
publish" the editorial in its May
24 issue, causing Whitney to be
"injured, prejudiced and damag
ed in his good name, reputation
and standing as a private citizen
. , . and has injured the plaintiff
in his office as president of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men and as a labor leader . . ."
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Violence Flares
In Trieste Strike
Trieste, Sept. 24 U.R) Police
arrested 12 men today for the
bombing of a street car and as
signed two armed guards to ev
ery trolley as a called general
strike gathered momentum on its
second day.
More than half of the street
cars in Trieste were operating,
but the strike was beginning to
have its effect on the free ter
ritory's activity.
Two members of shipyard
shop committees were arrested
on unspecified charges. They
were among six men whose sus
pension from work caused a
shipyard walkout for 7000 em
ployes.
The six men had been suspend
ed for beating several others who
refused to obey a strike order
from the communist trade syn
dicate.
The street car company had
suspended operations temporar
ily after dark last night when a
small bomb was thrown at one
trolley and another was stoned.
At police insistence the cars went
out today with armed guards.
Trieste shipping quarters ex
pressed mounting concern over
the port strike. They pointed
out that U. S. shipping authori
ties only recently won approval
for the routing of relief ship
ments to Austria by way of Tri
este instead of Bremen. The
first two ships which arrived
with coal for Austria had been
laid up almost a week.
Fire Hazard Grows
As Humidities Drop
Portland, Sept. 24 (IP) Anoth
er scorcher, with high fire haz
ards, was forecast for Oregon to
day, the second day of autumn.
The weather bureau warned
that humidities would drop to
critically low points today in all
parts of Oregon, and probably
cause high fire danger for the
next 48 hours. The forecast was
for humidity minirrums of 20 to
25 percent in northwest Ore
gon, 15 to 20 percent in south
west and eastern Oregon, with
the fire hazard increased by gen
tle to moderate northerly winds
ihe mercury celebrated the
first day of fall yesterday by
climbing to 95 degrees at Mcd-
ford, 92 at Salem, 91 at Portland
and Roscburg, 90 at Eugene, and
the high eighties at most other
points.
NLRB Serves Notice on
Unions to Obey the Law
Washington, Sept. 24 U.R The national labor relations board
served notice on unions today that their decision to by-pass the
board does not exempt them from responsibility under the Taft-
nartiey law.
The new labor law makes un
ions, as well as employers, sub
ject to penalty for unfair labor
practices. Acting on this provi
sion, NLRB General Counsel
Robert N. Dcnham filed these
actions:
1. A petition for a federal
court injunction to restrain AFL
carpenters in Chattanooga,
Tenn., from conducting a second
ary boycott of a local store.
2. A complaint charging the
International Typographical un
ion and its Baltimore local with
refusing to bargain "in good
faith" with a group of commer
cial printing shops.
The petition for an injunction
in the Chattanooga case merely
seeks to restrain the carpenters
from their secondary boycott un
til the board can pass on the
charges.
U.S.JoinsRussia
Forcing Delay
On UN Report
Action Postponed on
Trusteeship Council
Boycotted by Soviet
Lake Success, Sept. 24 (P)
The political committee of
the general assembly agreed
late today to give top priority
to the question of admitting
new members including ex
enemies to the United Na
tions. This issue has brought
widespread criticism of the se
curity council from the small
and medium nations.
Lake Success, Sept. 24 (IP)
The United States joined Russia
against Britain today on a suc
cessful Soviet move to block im
mediate debate on the United
Nations trusteeship council,
Russia boycotted this major
UN organ at all its meetings
which began last winter to watch
over the world's 300,000,000
dependent people.
The U. S. move was interpret
ed as a conciliatory gesture fol
lowing yesterday's appeal by
Secretary-General Trygve Lie
for big power cooperation.
With American support, Rus
sia succeeded in delaying the
debate until next week. The
United States also appealed,
through Francis B. Sayrc, pres
ident of tile trusteeship council.
for an end of the Soviet boycott
on the trusteeship council. It
now had 10 members, with Rus
sia absent.
New Big Power Clash
The new big power clash or
trusteeship occurred as the as
sembly shifted from Flushing
Meadows Park, New York, to be
gin committee work here at UN
headquarters. It came amid
these other developments:
1. The United States delcga
tion was reported working on i
plan for a special "watch dog'
commission to help restore peace
in the Balkans under assembly
authority.
2. Warren R. Austin, No. 2 U.
S. delegate, was unanimously
elected chairman of the assem
bly's new committee on planning
and financing the projected
world capital on Manhattan's
East Side.
3. A fight over the Union ot
South Africa's refusal to submit
the mandated territory of South
West Africa for trusteeship was
delayed until tomorrow after
South Africa demanded more
time to prepare her statement.
Battered and beaten by a ma
jority which no veto could block.
Russia found herself today in
a weak minority position in her
contest with the United Stales
for leadership in the United Na
tions assembly.
A series of assembly lest votes
produced that result. Over
whelming majorities crushed So
viet opposition and placed firm
ly on the assembly s agenda for
this session the American-spon
sored issues of Greece, Korea
and a new veto-free security ag
ency. Similarly, on an Argentine
proposal supported by the Unit
ed States for revision of the
Italian peace treaty, the assem
bly voted to put the question on
the agenda for future full con
sideration despite the fact that
Russia objected and Britain and
France took a hands-off altitude.
Authorize Increase
In Express Charges
Washington, Sept. 24 (IP) The
interstate commerce commission
today authorized an increase in
railway express charges. It is
estimated the increase will
bring in $61,000,000 in annual
revenue.
.The authorization is good for
a one year "or until further or
der of the commission."
The approved increases arc on
a sliding scale ranging from 53.5
percent for short haul traffic
down to 'A of one percent on
long-distance business.
An NLRB decision against the
two unions would be followed by
"cease and desist" orders requir
ing the locals to discontinue the
alleged illegal practices. These
orders can be enforced through
the federal courts.
NLRB officials said the Chat
tanooga and Baltimore cases
were the first of several design
ed to test the unfair labor prac
tices section of the Taft-Hartley
law. They pointed out that de
spite the determination of sev
eral unions to steer clear of the
board, they can bo summoned
before it to answer complaints
of employers.
All AFL and CIO unions cur
rently are excluded from using
the board's facilities because
their top officers have refused
to sign affidavits staling that
they are not communists.
Liquor Board
Still in the Red
About Million
Forced Cancellation of
Distillery Deal Leaves
Situation Clouded
By James D. Olson
Although officials of the Ore
gon State Liquor Control com
mission are issuing optimistic
statements concerning its future
outlook, following forced cancel
lation of its sale of 8000 barrels
of liquor to nine prominent dis
tilleries, State Treasurer Scott
points out that the commission
has remained approximately $1,
000,000 in the red for the past
four months.
Scott said today that without
details of plans for utilization
and resale to the public of the
straight whiskey which the com
mission will have on its hands
on December 1 estimated at
6000 barrels it is impossible to
make a clear analysis of the sit
uation. Scott pointed out that the li
quor commission failed to meet
its obligation of furnishing funds
to carry on the state's welfare
program last May when it be
came necessary for the slate to
borrow $425,000 from the banks
to meet the welfare obligation.
Indebtedness Remains
On June 16 this loan having
been augmented with others,
reached a high mark of $1,005,
955.48. During the month the
loan was reduced by payments
from the commission, but on July
11 the indebtedness had again
climbed in excess of $1,000,000
and again in August the loans
reached the highest mark of the
four months when the banks had
loaned $1,384,321 to the state for
the welfare bureau.
Despite payments of $600,000
made by the liquor commission,
the indebtedness today stands at
slightly under one million dol
lars, or exactly $899,244.17.
Liquor Sales Slump
Members of the liquor com
mission have made no public
mention of drop in liquor sales
but the facts are that during the
second quarter of 1947 the quan
tity of liquor sold by the com
mission was 17.2 percent less
than during the same quarter in
1946. The drop in liquor sales
in August 1947 was 23.4 percent
under August 1946 and July
sales were 20.6 percent less in
quantity.
(Concluded on-Pajce 11, Column B)
Pick Eleanor to
Reply to Russia
Lake Success, Sept. 24 (P)
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt has
been selected by Secretary of
State Marshall with indicated
White House approval to take a
role in answering Andrei Y. Vi
shinsky's charges that there is
war-mongering in the United
Stales.
The decision announced today
to place the late president's
widow in the United Nations as
sembly's potentially hot political
committee debate was finally
made only after Marshall return
ed from conferences with Presi
dent Truman early this week.
A regular member of the U S.
delegation, she was assigned,
along with permanent U. S. Del
egate Warren R. Austin, to de
bate Russia's proposal on meas
ures to be taken against propa
ganda and the inciters of a new
war."
The U. S. delegation commit
tee assignment sheet notation
said Mrs. Roosevelt would act as
'assistant to Ambassador Aus
tin."
Trieste Red Strikes
Dispersed by Police
Trieste, Free Territory, Sept.
24 (IP) Civil police broke up to
night an attempt of 400 com
munists to march from a Slov
ene section to the heart of
Trieste in a demonstration inci
dent to a general strike called
by the communist-dominated
Sindicati Unici Union.
About 12,000 workers left
their jobs today in response to
the strike order, which the union
issued in protest against the al
lied military government's sus
pension of six of its members.
The civil police under AMG
instructions to take "summary
action" against disorders, scat
tered the communist marchers
at Garibaldi Square and sent the
leaders back to their homes. No
arrests or injuries were report
ed. Goodwill Flight On in
Oregon and Washington
Portland, Sept. 24 (IP) Fly
ing businessmen and civic lead
ers left today on a three-day tour
o Oregon and Washington seen-.
ic points. The vacatiouland air
tour will lake the 50 men and 30
aircraft to Corvallis and Coos
Bay today, to Newport, Tilla
mook and Astoria tomorrow and
then lo Hoquiam-Abcrdccn and
Longvicw-Kclso Friday.