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TRUMAN BLUNTLY ,
' WARNS UNITY IS
KEY MS. HELP
New Chinese Policy Framed
World Peace Depends
On Civil War Ending
Washington, Dec. 15 (U.R
President Truman tonight blunt
ly told the Chinese to stop fight
ing each other and get together
at once if they want U. S. help
in their economic crisis.
The president announced this
country's policy toward China in
a tightly-packed l.zuo word
, statement as his newest diploma
tic envoy. Gen. George C. Mar
shall, flew toward Chungking in
a four-engined C-54 Skymaster.
Marshall, replacing Maj. Gen.
Patrick J. Hurley, carried with
him a detailed directive from
the president based on the policy
statement made public by the
White House.
Mr. Truman prefaced his
statement with the declaration
that this country is staking its
hopes for world peace and pros
perity upon "the ability of the
sovereign nations to combine for
collective security in the United
Nations organization."
With that as his text, he call
ed upon China to cease internal
hostilities immediately and ar
range a national conference of
all major political elements to
unify the country democratical
ly. One of Marshall's first tasks
presumably will be to bring
Jliese two things to pass.
A strong, united and democra
tic China, the president said, Is
essential to the success of the
"United Nations and for world
peace." ,
China therefore has "a clear
responsibility to the other United
Nations," he said, "to eliminate
armed conflict within its terri
tory as constituting a threat to
world stability and peace."
"The government of the Unit
ed States," the president said,
"believes it essential:
"1. That a cessation of hos
tilities be arranged between the
armies of the national govern
ment and the Chinese com
munists and other dissident
Chinese armed forces for the
purpose of completing the return
of all China to effective Chinese
control, including the immediate
evacuation of the Japanese
forces.
"2. That a national conference
of representatives of major poli
tical elements be arranged to
develop an early solution to the
present internal strife a solu
tion which will bring about the
unification of China."
Mr. Truman repeated this
country's intention of dealing
solely with the present national
government of China, the only
one recognized by any of the
United Nations. He declared
that the continued existence of
the communist army in China
makes Chinese political unity
impossible. All armed forces in
the country, he declared, must
be "integrated effectively into
the Chinese national army."
But, the president said, the
present one-party governn.ci.t of
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek
must be "broadened to include
other political elements." And
at the proposed national confer
ence, he said, these other ele-
ments must be given "a fair and
effective representation in the
Chinese national government."
The president stated and re
stated that this government is
opposed to interference in the
internal affairs of other coun
tries. The president said this coun
try would leave details of steps
toward internal unity up to "the
Chinese themselves." He said
intervention by this or any other
foreign country "would be inap
propriate." But he made it clear that
China need not expect U. S. eco
nomic help in her reconstruction
ordeal unless she "moves toward
peace and unity along the lines"
he suggested.
GAMBLE, FIRST CITIZEN
Portland, Ore., Dec. 15 lU.Ri
Ted R. Gamble, national direc
tor of the United States treasury
department war finance division,
was named today as Portland's
first citizen of 1945.
Resign From
-Mias .v
Protesting against the course and
Chief Committee Counsel William
the counsel (left
E
IN JURY'S
SLATED TUESDAY
San Francisco, Dec. 15 (U.P.)
The trial of Mrs. Annie Irene
Mansfeldt for slaying a nurse
Iovo rival was in its third week
end recess tonight amid indica
tions the case would go to the
jury next Tuesday or Wednes
day. Arguments of defense counsel
Vincent Hallinan, which began
late Friday, were expected to
be completed late Monday or
early Tuesday with Judge Ed
ward P. Murphy's instructions
to the six-man. six-woman jury
taking at least half a day.
Hallinan began his final de
fense plea yesterday by shout
ing that his client was the
"wife of a bad, unfaithful hus
band who wasted her life".
Dr. John Mansfeldt. promin
ent physician, committed suicide
hours after his wife brought
the body of Mrs. Vada Martin
to a hospital in the Mansfeldt
automobile on Oct. 4.
The defense has sought to
prove that Mrs. Mansfeldt.
mother of three children, was
in a state of "hysterical am
nesia" when she admittedly
shot the nurse In the heart. That
stale, the defense contends, was
induced both by an overdose of
sleeping powders administered
by the doctor and by her fears
that her husband was having an
affair with the nurse, who wit
nesses testified was seen fre
quently with Dr. Mansfeldt, and
on occasions in his arms.
Earlier yesterday State Prose
cutor Narman Elkington de
manded that the 45 year old
San Francisco socialite and ex
amateur actress, be convicted of
first degree murder. He charg
ed that the one-time California
beauty queen "executed'' the
nurse.
CIVILIAN TRAVEL
DELAYS SOLDIERS
Washington. Dec. 15 (U.R)
The war department said to
night that serious congestion in
passenger traffic out of west
coast ports is forcing homeward
bound soldiers to remain aboard
troopships as long as six days
after they arrive from overseas.
"Staaina areas in the San
Francisco region are filled to !
capacity and it will be necessary
temporarily to house troops on
board transports moored at
piers," a war department state
ment said.
"Similar conditions exist at;
Los Angeles and San Francisco. I
"Delays averaging from 48 1
hours to six days in movement I
home out of these ports can be ;
expected.
NO MORE WHIPPINGS i
Salem. Ore., Dec. 15 U.R)
The storm revolving around the
whipping of two youthful in
mates of the state training
school for boy at Woodburn
subsided somewhat today with
the statement by M. D. Wolley,
superintendent of the school,
that he was discontinuing the
use of a strap to punish inmates
of the institution.
Pearl Harbor Investigation
zi. wy!f it
(Acme 1 elrphotn)
length which the Pearl Harbor Investigation hearings have already taken.
D. Mitchell (right) announces his resignation, along with three others on
to right), Jule Hanneford, John E. Masten, Gerhard A. GeselL
'S
PARTY URGED TO
AID AUTOSTR!KE
Letter Appeal Sent Attlee
London X)wns General
Motor Stock
Detroit, Dee. 15 (U.R) The
CIO United Auto Workers, in a
dramatic appeal to Prime Min
ister Clement Attlee of Great
Britain, tonight called on Brit
ain's labor government to sup
port the union's strike-enforced
bid for a 30 per cent wago boost
from General Motors Corpora
tion. R. J. Thomas, .UAW-CIO in
ternational president, made the
request in a letter to Attlee, as
the union disclosed it was re
ceiving "ample contributions" to
carry on its system-wide strike
of 175.000 workers in the na
tion's largest industrial empire
Thomas based his appeal to
the prime minister on "reliable"
information that the British
government owned 434,000
shares of GM common stock. He
said such support from a laDor
government "would be a wel
come demonstration of the soli
darity that binds together the
working people of all nations "
The UAW chieftain said he
did not believe GM management
reflected the interests of its
stockholders in its stand that
profits were not the concern of
"either the workers or the own
ers of the corporation."
"Convinced that this attitude
did not reflect the opinion of the
British labor government," a
substantial holder of General
Motors shares," Thomas asked
that Attlee "make known to the
management of General Motors
jour belief that profits are, in
deed, the concern of the workers
and owners of any company."
State Auto Deaths
Gain in November
Salem. Ore., Dec. 15 (U.R
Traffic fatalities in Oregon last
month were increased 86 per
cent over the November total in
1944, Secretary of State Robert
S. Farrell, Jr., reported today.
Forty-one were killed on Oregon
strxts and highways during
last month, Farrell said.
The November total brought
to 299 the death toll for the first
11 months of this year, an in
crease of 38 per cent over the
death list of the first 11 months
of 1944, Farrell said. The 11
month toll this year exceeds by
21 per cent the number of fatali
ties for the entire year of 1944.
Chains Needed For
Mountain Journeys
Anyone making an automo
bile trip over the Green Springs
or Siskiyou mountains is advis
ed to carry chains, state police
headquarters here said last
night. There is a considerable
amount of snow on the road and
the highway is slippery, police
stated. Only those finding it
absolutely necessary to make the
trip were advised to attempt it,
according to police.
Corona, Cal., Dec. 1 5 01
Fire today destroyed the pack
ing house and three cooling
plants of the Corona Citrus association.
T
35-32 WIN;
.NETS 16
Medford high's cage quintet
made it two straight over Eugene
high by downing the Axemen,
35-32, in a closely contested
battle on the local court last
night.
The score was close most of
the way with the Black Tornado
holding the biggest lead, 30-24.
after a third quarter rally that
put them ahead for keeps. Eu
gene was in front, 18-17, at the
midway mark. .
Jerry Ross looped in 18 tal
lies for the victors to lead the
scorers. Derrcll Riggs was next
with eight and Don Ruth paced
the Axemen with seven.
At the four minute mark
Medford took the ball out after
Riggs had scored on Harold
Walker's technical infraction and
initiated a stall that lasted two
and one- half minutes before
Ernie Wilde of Eugene drove in
to break it up.
Medford (35) Eugene (32)
Ross 16 f Wilde 6
Watson 1 f Lovelare 2
Riggs 8 c Hcndriekson B
Cave g Miner (i
Stelle 4 g Rider 1
Substitutions: Medford Sing
ler. House. Bostwick, 6; Eugene
Hubbard, Walker 4, Ruth 7.
ReU'rees: Norman Worthley
and Cliff McLean.
CHELSEA MOTHER
Chelsea, Mass., Dec. 15 'U.R
Sobbing and alone, pretty
Rose Carlan, inventor of a kid-
i nap hoax that enlisted the
I nation's sympathy for 16 days.
totiay was formally accused of
! murdering her six-months-old
baby and committed to a psycho
pathic hospital for a 10-day test
of her sanity.
No where was any of her
relatives, particularly her youth
ful sailor husband. He never
saw the babe who, according to
the mother, died unattended in
his crib almost three weeks ago
and whose body was under a
cupboard in his mother's bed
room while police were search
ing for a Kidnaper.
Last night when he learned
that his baby had been dead all
along and his 23-ycar old wife
hed been lying and was to be
charged with murder, he leaped
at her. shrieking he would kill
her. But later he hugged and
kisesd her and said he would be
faithful in her trouble.
Whether the ultimate charge
will be murder will depend up
on a thorough scientific examin
ation of the body of baby
Ronald. She pleaded not guilty
to the charge today. The hear
ing was held over until Dec. 24,
the day before Christmas, pend
ing the psychiatric examination.
Mexico City. Dec. 1 5 'UP)
Threatened strikes in the silver
minim; industry have been post
poiied until Dec. 31.
T
T
CHURCHILL TOLD
Cruiser Boise Sighted Mys
tery Ship Week Before
Pearl Harbor
Washington, Dec. 15 (U.R)
The U. S. cruiser Boise twice :
sighted mysterious ships in the
western Pacific more than a
week before the Japanese at
tacked Pearl Harbor, the con
gressional Pearl Harbor investi
gation committee was told today.
It was disclosed, however,
that the navy does not now be
lieve those vessels were part of
the Japanese task force which
hit Pearl Harbor because they
were 1,400 miles off the course
followed by the striking force.
One of the ships appeared to
the Boise to be a Japanese cruis
oij, so the U. S. warship changed
its course and manned battle
stations.
The Boise's log was submitted
to the committee by Assistant
Counsel Gerhard Gescll as a re
sult of a series of questions asked
at-the outset of the investigation
by Rep. Bcrtrand W. Gcarhnrt,
R., Calif.
The committee earlier had
completed its examination of Lt.
Gen. Leonard T. Gerow, who
was chief of the army war plans
division, at the time of Pearl
Harbor.
Meanwhile, there was no in
dication what i the! eojnmittec
would do about getting new
counsel.
In addition to the Boise log,
the committee made public a
hitherto secret message in which
the late President Roosevelt told
former British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill in mid-August,
1941, that he had warned
Japan against- further aggres
sion. The Boise log showed that a
"darkened ship" first was sight
ed Nov. 27, 1941.
Mr. Roosevelt said he had told
Japanese Ambassador Kichisa
buru Nomura he expected Japan
to "readjust its position and em
bark upon a peaceful program"
if U. S. -Japanese conversations
on Pacific relations were to be
resumed.
The prime minister and presi
dent had agreed on "parallel ac
tion" at the Atlantic charter con
ference earlier in August.
"The statement I made to him
(Nomura) was no less vigorous
than, and was substantially simi
lar to, the statement we had
discussed," Mr. Roosevelt told
Churchill.
"I dwelt," the secret message
said, "on the principles of peace
ful, lawful and just international
relations which this government
has emphasized and I suggested
that if the Japanese government
is prepared to readjust its posi
tion and embark upon a peaceful
program this government would
be prepared to resume the ex
ploratory conversations."
ACTION ON VETS
HOUSING ACT UP
EOR EARLY VOTE
Washington, ec. 15 'U.R)
The House Rules committee to
day cleared the way for house
action on a bill to provide $160,
000.000 for veterans' housing.
The measure has already pass
ed the senate and Is slated to
come before the house Tuesday.
Little opposition to its passage
is expected.
Officials of the federal pub
lic housing authority said the
money will be used to finance
transfer of temporary housing
units from war plant areas to
localities where veterans have
had unusual difficulties in hous
ing themselves and their fami
lies. FPHA Commissioner Philip
Klutzniek said that the agency
has already agreed to move 25,
505 units to college campuses
j and large cities.
DEMOCRATS FAIL
DISTRICT RACE
Spaulding Endorsed. But
Muddle Exists Spurn
G.O.P. Procedure
Salem. Ore.. Dec. 15 (U.P.)
Failure to assemble 250 electors
today threw a serious hitch in
the democrats' plan to nominate
a candidate for U. S. representa
tive from the first congressional
district of Oregon to run in the
Jan. 1 1 congressional election.
However, an advertised as
sembly which turned out to be
an unofficial party meeting en
dorsed Bruce Spaulding, Salem
attorney, for the candidacy by
giving him a major vote as the
sentiment of those attending the
gathering.
Spaulding received 66 of the
109 votes cast. Hanley Wilson of
Clatsop county received 25 and
Jack Bain, Oregon City resident
and Portland night club owner,
was given 16. Two ballots were
blank.
All three said they would sup
port the choice of the meeting.
Roll call of the attendance pro
duced only 132 names. This
disqualified the meeting as the
nominating assembly.
The district congressional
committee of the party met after
the meeting and added its en
dorsement to Spaulding's candi
dacy. Only 13 regular and
proxy members of the committee
were present, one being proxy
for two committee members. The
fact remains, however, that no
democratic party member has
yet been nominated for the of
fice. Spaulding will decide him
self how he will be nominated,
he said.
This may be clone by petition
or by calling another assembly,
Spaulding said. He explained
that ho wanted to consider the
matter further. The names of
nearly 4,000 registered voters
are required before the petition
method is valid. The democrats
apparently have spumed the
procedure followed by the re
publicans last Saturday in which
Walter Norblad, Astoria attor
ney, was nominated by the re
publican district congressional
committee. Ho was nominated on
the strength of an opinion by
Attorney General George Neun-
or which said that Secretary of
Stale Robert Farrell Jr., "ha? no
authority to go back on a valid
nomination."
DAILY CONDITION
SAID EXCELLENT
HeidchVrg, Germany, Dec. 15
IU.Rj The condition of Gen.
George S. Patton, injured in an
automobile accident a week ago,
was excellent tonight and doc
tors announced he was improv
ing daily.
United Press dispatches from
Nuernberg said It was learned
there that Patton had been about
to start on a 30-day leave In the
United States when the accident
occurred last Sunday.
Patton was said to have been
scheduled to board an American
warship for the homeward voy
age last Monday.
A 8 p. m. bulletin said Patton
had a "good day," while an
earlier bulletin reported a "slight
but significant improvement in
sensation," indicating that the
paraxuis which had existed from
the neck clown was improving.
Patton suffered a fracture and
dislocation of the third and
fourth cervical (neck) vertebrae.
An 8 a. rn. bulletin said: "gen
eral condition excellent. Slight
but significant Improvement In
sensation during the past 24
hours. Patient continues alert
and cheerful. Temperature 100,
pulse 60, respiration 24,"
Mexico City, Dec. 15 (U.R)
The congress electoral supervis
ion committee today studied a
proposal to install fraud-proof
voting machines for the presi
dential election in July, 194U.
Bulletin
San Francisco, Dec. IS (U.R)
Thomas Henry McMonlgU.
35-year-old ax-convict who con
fessed to the FBI the kidnap-
slaying of 14-year-old bobby
soxer Thora Champerlain was
spirited away from here tonight
and lodged In the death row at
San Quention by Santa Clara
County Sheriff William J. Emig.
Emig, apparently fearing the
resident! of San Jose, Calif.,
would attempt to lynch the
former San Mateo, Cal., truck
driver and armored car guard
ai they did lri a previout kid
nnping ped the manacled
McMonlgle away four hours
after the Justice department
announced his confession.
Los Angeles. Dec. 15 U.R)
The Southern California Trojans
ran up their fourth straight bas
ketball victory tonight, defeat
ing the San Diego Naval Train
ing Station 44-41 in a nip and
tuck game.
The Trojans jumped Into an
early 8-2 lead but at half-time
the navy team trailed only two
points, 22-20. In the second stan
za San Diego tied the score
three times.
Washington 44, Oregon 41.
PERMANENT HOME
UN ITERATIONS
Boston and San Francisco
Favorites for Site
Britain Opposes
London, Dec. 15 (U.R) The
United States was selected as the
permanent home of the United
Nations organization today.
For the first time, world ma
chinery designed to keep the
nations at peace will be center
ed In tho "New World".
America was voted the honor
by the technical committee of
the preparatory commission now
laying the groundwork for the
first meeting of the full UNO
assembly in London next month.
The vote was 30" to 14.
The committee will meet Mon
day afternoon to begin consulta
tions on a specific site in the
United Stales for the headquar
ters. No procedure for selection
has been agreed to, but it was
possible that a scries of secret
straw ballots might be taken to
decide which of a number of
American cities and ureas bid
ding for the site will be selected.
Many delegations already have
presented arguments for their
areas before a sub-commitfee.
San Francisco and Boston
seemed to be slight favoriles.
San Francisco, where the UNO
was born last spring, seemed to
have the best chance should the
committee decide to set up a
strong UNO branch ill Europe.
Otherwise, it was regarded the
permanent site would go to the
eastern seaboard to soothe the
I Europeans. The preparatory com
1 mission was expected to approve
I the decision before adjournment,
: now scheduled for before Christ
mas j The United States won out
i after a two hour uproarious ses
I sion in which Britain and Can
' ada fought to the last to pre
! vent the U. S. getting the ne
cessary two-thirds vote.
Stores To Close
At Regular Hour
Most of Meclford's stores will
observe regular closing hours
this week, according to an an
nouncement by the Merchants
association. The decision not to
remain open in the evenings for
holiday shoppers was influenc
ed by the shortage of store help
and merchandise, it was stated.
The stores will remain open to
8:30 p. m., the regular closing
time, next Saturday.
Ample Rubber Seen
By End Next Year
New York, Dec. 15 U.R)
Paul Litchfield, chairman of the
board of tho Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Company, predicted to
day on his arrival here from
Europe that there will be an
ample supply of natural rubber
in the W3.U1 pool by the end of
1946. He said the rubber in
dustry wo.ild use both synthetic
an I natural rubber in the future.
,3
TAKESJ1 LIEE
Depressed Over Arrest As
War Criminal, He
Swallows Poison
Tokyo, Sunday, Dec. 16 (U.R)
Prince Fumimaro K o n o y e,
three time premier of Japan and
facing arrest as a war criminal,
committed suicide last night in
his Tokyo residence.
The announcement was made
by Gen. Douglas McArthur's
headquarters at 9:45 a. m. Mo
Arthur's officer said the prince,
who was to have surrendered to
day at Sugamo prison on war
criminal charges, took poison.
Headquarters said the infor
mation came through allied
counter intelligence corps,
which received work through
the Japanese central liaison of
fice presumably had a first
hand account from Konoye's
home.
Konoye's Intimates said the)
prince, known as one of tho
youngest of Japan's "elder
statesmen" had been agitated
and depressed since he was nam
ed In the war criminal list of
Dec. 8.
Konoye, 54, was a member oC
the Fujiwara family next in
rank to the Imperial family and
has been referred to frequently
by allied documents as "effete,
a voluptuary, lazy and cynical."
Konoye succeeded where
Tojo failed. Tojo tried to com
mit hara kirl by shooting him
self in the stomach on Sept, 11
while American officers wcro
en route to his house to arrest
him as a war criminal. Tojo re
covered and is now in prison
awaiting trial. ' '
Although known as a clever
politician, Konoye tumbled
from the premiership for tho
third time in Oct. 1941 about
three weeks before Pearl Har
bor when he failed to negotiato
an a cement with the United
States on Japanese terms. Ho
was succeeded by Tojo.
After Japan surrendered Kon
oye claimed that ho always had
striven for peace with the Unit
ed States, but that his policies
had been defeated by Japanesa
militarists. However, it was re
called that he was premier dur
I n g Japanese aggression in
China.
Konoye was unusually tall
for a Japanese, standing over
6 feet in his stocking feet, a fact
which gave him added "face"
among his little countrymen. Ho
loved good western music and
read English and French better?
than he spoke them.
Konoye returned to Tokyo a
few days ago from Karuizawa
but secluded himself and re
fused interviews.
The arrest order set Decem
ber 16 as the deadline for his
apprehension.
Konoye said when his arrest
was ordered that he was not
surprised that he was placed on
the war criminal list since it
seemed many Japanese were de
manding it presumably because
he had been unable to end tho
war In China and subsequently
failed to "prevent" Pearl Har
bor. F.
RELIEF FOR AXIS
Washington, Dec. 15 (U.R)
Thirty four senators appealed to
President Truman tonight to
carry out Immediately a pro
gram, including creation of an
Independent U. S. relief mission,
to relieve "the appalling famine
In Germany and Austria."
In a letter to Mr. Truman the
senators, including democrats,
republicans, and one progres
sive, suggested that he:
"Give orders at once to our
armed forces In Germany and
Austria to raise food rations
above the present starvation
level in the U. S. zone of occu
pation and restore immediately
mail and postal service.