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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. .
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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
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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.
Employment trended upward,'
then steadied, and unemploy
ment has been an upside-down
saucer. r
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