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ST. 1 J SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, Decembar 7, 1954 American Military Forces in Asia Found 'Ready To Go' if War Breaks Out in Korea Editor's Note: Earnest" Hoberecht, United Press vice-president for Asia, has observed developments in the Far East for the past 10 years. He main tains close contact' with high Ameri can and Allied sources in Tokyo. In the following dispatch. Hoberecht says American forces in the Far East are ready for any emergency that may grow from Red China's imprisonment of 11 American airmen as "spies." By EARNEST HOBERECHT United Press Correspondent . Tokyo (U.R tAmerican mili tary forces in Asia, are "ready to go" if war breaks out again in Korea as a result of the latest Communist violations of the armistice agreement, -,high . offi cial sources said today. They also indicated they did not think the fighting would be limited to the Korean Peninsula if the war is resumed. High quarters said the sen tencing of the 11 American air men by the Chinese Communists is "only one of many" violations of the Korean armistice terms. American military men em phasized that U.S. forces would not resume fighting' in Korea "on their own.". It would be a United Nations action and would be taken only on the instruc tions of the United Nations, it was pointed out. . . American forces make up the biggest part of the U.N. fight ing power in the Korean area now. Eyes On Two Fronts' At the present moment, offi cial American quarters in Asia are keeping their eyes on two fronts the potential battlefield in Asia and the diplomatic bat tlefront at the United Nations. Most of the top military com manders are delighted to see the United Nations swinging into diplomatic action against the Chinese Reds. Some of the mili tary men in Asia have been very discouraged by what they have felt has been a willingness to let the- Chinese Communists get away with repeated violations of the Korean armistice govern ment. : Some have felt that the fail ure of the United States and the United Nations to "call down" the Communists has given the impression that the free world is afraid of the Peiping regime. American military sources em phasized that there never has been a peace treaty in Korea, and that the fighting was halted by the armistice which merely ended the hostilities. American armed forces have been told they must be ready to' fight again at a moment's notice and never to drop their guard. ' American ground forces prob ably would not play, as large a role in any renewed fighting as they did during the initial stages of the Korean war, according to the best available information. Most Ground Forces ROKs In Korea, the bulk of the ground troops would be Republic of Korea forces bolstered by American units and aided by top-notch American military ad visers. U. S. naval power would be expected to come into play both as a blockading force and as hit-and-run striking power. The hit-and-run role would be under taken by the Navy's, fast carrier CIO Radio Operators End Shipping Strike; Pact Acknowledged San Francisco (U.R) CIO ra- 'dio operators ended a strike against West Coast shipping early today after shipowners de cided to acknowledge a con tract drawn up last June. William Steinberg, president of the American Radio Associa tion, announced that union mem bers have been ordered to re port to work immediately. The action freed some 40 ships operated by firms belonging to the Pacific Maritime Associa tion. Nearly half the ships were in San Francisco Bay;. Called Last Thursday - The radio operators called the strike early Thursday when the PMA refused to acknowledge the validity of a "memorandum of agreement" reached in nego tiations last June 21. - Steinberg said the operators would not work unless their wages and working conditions were guaranteed in writing. The effects of the strike be gan to be felt immediately as ships reached port. They could not sail again without, a radio operator on board. - Steinberg said the PMA sent the union a letter advising that the PMA's board of directors and member companies met yes terday and ratified the agree ment of June 21 as well as let ters of interpretation attached to it. . However, the PMA made one exception. It said it was not rati fying a disputed section calling for overtime for ships' radio operators when a ship is shifted from pier to pier in port. Union Will Go To Court Steinberg said the union will carry the matter to court. "It is our position that the company has previously ratified our contract, along with this section 22," he said. "The pres ent ratification is a mere subter fuge. . ' "We intend to take the mat ter to court in . an attempt to have, this section legally recog nized as part of our contract." Steinberg said the PMA prom ised to take no punitive action against the union or its member ship by reason of the strike. : At the same time, the union released two Alaska steamship company freighters from Seattle with Christmas supplies for Alaska, and another freighter from San Pedro with military cargo for the Far East. ' task forces which could roam up and down the coast of China and launch air strikes of several hundred planes at important Red production and military centers. .Much of the "heavy work" probably would be undertaken by American bombers and at least some of the top American military men in Asia believe atomic weapons would be used. American military command ers are confident of their ability to deliver some punishing blows, especially if they were not lim ited as they were during the Ko rean battles when they could not attack the Red supply'lines lead ing into North Korea. Appropriation Urged For Columbia Channel Portland U.R) Rep. Russell V. Mack (It-Wash.) said today he is urging approval of an appro priation to start work soon after next July 1 ' on a project to deepen the entrance channel at the Columbia river from 40 to 48 feet. Although Mack said he did not expect to get the full $8,557,000 needed to deepen the channel, he said he believed enough money could be approprited to start dredging. "Once we get the project work started it will be comparatively easy to obtain the additional funds to complete it, he said. The project was authorized by the 83rd Congress. Next step is to get the appropriation. Butler Will Discuss Party With Truman - Indianapolis i (U.R) Paul Butler, the new Democratic na- tional chairman, will meet with former President Harry S. Tru man tomorrow to discuss "party matters. . ... Democratic state headquarters said Butler , will leave tonight for Kansas ; City, Mo., for his first major conference since he was named to the party's top post last Saturday. . Whether you need funds at Christmas, or for any other reason, ; see First National about a personal loan. You'll get quick, confidential I "service, and low loan rates. When you need a personal loan ... , see First National first I Lowest Rates, Prompt, Confidential Servico Open 10 to 5, Monday thru Saturday Join First National! Inttrest-Paying Christmas-Club! Make yours a prepaid Christmas In 1955. MZDFORD BRANCH "ItT'j 1UUO OREGON TOGf THEK MMber Federal D. petit Insurant CarpanMaa Three Women Suffer Minor Hurts in Crash . Three women were, treated and released from Sacred' Heart hospital early today after suffer ing minor injuries in a car-truck collision on North Riverside ave'., according to city police. Treated for cuts and bruises were Mildred Elaine Silvey, 24, of 1001 Stevens st., driver of the car, and two passengers, Marga ret Elaine Fenton, 27, route 1, box 364, and Helen M. Groves, 38 North Oakdale ave.," Apart ment 2. They were taken to Sa cred Heart hospital by Medford Ambulance service. The Silvey sedan struck a parked truck about 12:07 a.m. The truck driver, Paul Revere Cayener, Mt. Hebson, Calif., was cited by police for illegal truck parking on city streets -between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. , . . The accident occurred be tween Austin and Edwards st. Police Cite Driver Following Accident Cars driven bv Lewis William Baker, 30, of 425 Oak st., Cen tral Fointj -and Vincent Paul MacDonald, 33. of 104 Kins st.. Medford, collided at the inter section of Pine st. and Highway 99 in Central Point yesterday morning, according to city po lice. "Officers cited Baker for fail ure to yield the . right of way. Both cars were extensively dam aged but there were no personal injuries, the report said. - Dead line Sunday Classified Is at noon Saturday; 10 a.m. Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 orevious day. U.S. Economy Winding Up Second B est Year; 1 955 Prospects Good i - Washington (U.R) On a ris ing tempo, the United States is winding up the second best busi ness year in history. It has been a better "second best" than , some government economists had anticipated. Preliminary predictions for next year joint to another good year, even a little better than this year although still second to the 1953 record. The outlook is brightened by full-blast auto production, a re cent marked upturn in steel out put, and forecasts for a continu ed construction boom. - The strongest point all this year has been the building in dustry." Consumer spending also has set a record. There has been little or.no. over-all increase in the amount spent to buy tan gible goods, but more for serv- Tn Can Alarm System Doesn't Trip Burglar Davenport, la. (U.R) Simon Ales, 70, a night watchman, de cided a1 little ingenuity might prove a great asset in his war against crime. , He installed a burglar alarm system in the television sales store where he was employed by stringing piles of tin cans around the store. Monday, -while Ales was sit ting 30 feet away, a burglar stepped through the intricate I noise maker and stole $600. ices, rach as rent, repairs and doctors' bills. . Getting Better Measured by either of the two standard yardsticks, gross na tional "product and industrial production, the full year 1954 has not been as good as the rec ord year 1953, but things are im proving, v- - - '. The total value of all goods and services produced in the country the GNP in 1953 was a record $365,000,000,000. This year's is estimated to be approx imately 2V per cent less, or $356,000,000,000. The final three months of this year, however, are expected to exceed the full year average. , , ... , . Industrial production for the year will average about 124 on the Federal ReserverV index,, which uses the 1947-49 average as a comparison basis of 100. Last.year it averaged 134. In the closing months of this year, it has been climbing slightly: " Shape of Saucer In the words of one economist, the 1954 slowdown took the shape of a saucer, starting in late 1953, there was a moderate dip, then several months of rel ative stability, and now a slight increase and slightly more in prospect. The story of economic 1954 follows the saucer theory in a numbed of important lines; pro duction consumer spending, business profits. - But there are also several im portant lines which have been mostly . all one way or the other . Total construction has 'been all up. Business investment in new or improved facilities and new equipment has been down. 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