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Eden; the Polished Diplomat Runs Into a Storm of Political Trouble
Prime Minister
Under Fire From
Two Sides of Fence
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London (U.R) A n t h a n y
Eden, who became Britain's
prime minister in a blaze of
G glory only nine months ago, is
' in vecyr-sefious trouble today.
British politicians said the pol
ished diplomat chosen by Win
ston Churchill to head the Con
servative government has be
come the center of a storm that
rna endanger his future.
" Eden is under fire not only
from the oppostion Laborites
but from his own Conservative
party.
Sponsors In Background
. The sponsors of recent Con
servative press attacks on the
prime minister have kept dis
creetly in the background, but
rumor identifies them as power
ful figures in the party perhaps
including some leading members
of the cabinet.
Informed sources said the Con
servative campaign against Eden
is intended mainly as a warning
to him, and that it probably will
blow ove before long without
producir a permanent split in
the party. They said, however,
that the campaign will be re
vived if Eden fails to produce
a firm, consistent policy by
spring.
Weapons Shipped
The Laborites focused their
fire for months on what they
call Eden's two-faced tax poli
cies. They have made political
capital more recently of the dis
covery that Belgian merchants
are shipping British war-surplus
weapons to the troubled Middle
East.
As far as the Conservatives
are concerned, the fat hit the
fire when the long-delayed re
organization of the Eden gov
ernment was announced shortly
before Christmas.
The shakeup affected three
major posts. R. A. Butler, who
as chancellor of the exchequer
nad been directly responsible for
tax policy, became a sort of dep
uty prime minister. Harold Mac
Millan succeeded Butler as
chancellor, and Selwyn Lloyd
replaced MacMillan as foreign
secretary. .
Just a Gam
Newspapers here denounced
the shuffle as a "game of poli
tical chairs" designed to give
Ederi a stronger hold on foreign
policy through his influence on
Lloyd, a relative newcomer to
top-level British politics.
The big question mark, how
ever, was the meaning of But
ler's new job-whether the ex
chancellor, long regarded as
Eden's chief rival for the Con
servative leadership, had been
"put on ice" or whether his in
fluence on the government had
been increased.
Eden left London last night
Qfor a stay at Chequers, his offi
cial country home, before he
leaves for "Washington Jan. 25.
Political sources say he is con-
fident he can bring Conservative
dissenters into line bore he
sails for the United States.
Little Progress in
WAL Pilot Dispute
J Los Angeles (U.R) A Nation
al Mediation Board spokesman
today said little progress has
jjeen made in talks to end a
Contract dispute between West
ern Air Lines and its pilots and
clerks.
Leverett Edwards, board
chairman, said, however, that
his group still maintains juris
diction over the' disputes in an
effort to avert a strike. He said
WAL officials and the Air Line
Pilot Association and the Broth
erhood of Railway Clerks unions
have failed to enter any changes
in position that might give hope
of an early settlement.
Both union scheduled walk
outs last month but postponed
them when the Mediation Board
assumed jurisdiction. The pilots
seek additional retirement bene
fits while the clerks are asking
for a wage boost in new contracts.
Egypt f Yugoslavia
Stand Firm on Pacts
Cairo, Egypt (U.R) Egypt
and Yugoslavia $tood firm to
day on their determination to
steer clear of world military
acts.
Marshal Tito pt Yugoslavia
and Premier Gamal Abdel Nas
ser reaffirmed their countries'
refusal to align themselves with
either East or West in a joint
communique issued Thursday.
The Communique was issued at
the conclusion of Tito's week
long official visit to Egypt.
The communique said their
policy of non-alignment will
help relax international ten
sions. iPsaid that military pacts
lead to "suicidal" entanglements
among nations.
PUTTING AWAY SOME SURPLUS WHEAT Secy, of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson
(center) takes a bite out of a huge loaf of bread on exhibit at the Agriculture Depart
ment with a group of wheat farmers and farm leaders he invited to Washington to air
their views on disposal of wheat surpluses. Left to right: Joe Parker of Washington,
counsel for the National Grange; R. I. Patterson of Oxford, Kan., president Kansas Assn.
of Wheat Growers; Herbet W. Clutter of Holcomb, Kan., vice president National Assn.
Wheat Growers; Benson; Hervert Hughes of Imperial, Neb.; Robert Taylor of Pendle
ton, Ore., administrator of Oregon Wheat Commission; Don Moos of Edwald. Wash.,
president Washington Assn. of Wheat Growers, and Dorsey Kirk of Oblong, DL, master
Illinois State Grange.
MMMPFF, GOODSiriger Julie Wilson, 31, feeds Milton
in IS vSf shovf 6t HarVCy Wh6n She was paring
US Demands Russia
Pay $725,000 for
Destroying Plane
Washington (U.R) The Unit
ed States is demanding that Rus
sia pay $725,000 'for destroying
a U. S. Navy plane last June.
Administration officials said
a diplomatic note billing the
Russians for approximately that
amount will be delivered to the
Soviet Embassy today.
The Navy Neptune plane,
with 11 crewmen aboard, was
attacked by Soviet jet fighters
June 22 over the Bering Sea
between Alaska and Siberia.
Forced Down in Plane
The big plane was forced
down in flames after being fired
on by the Soviets. No American
lives were lost. But seven of the
11 Navy airmen were injured,
some seriously.
Soviet Foreign Minister V. M.
Molotov was in San Francisco
at the time of the incident and
expressed regret that it oc
curred. He said Russia would
pay half the damages but denied
that Soviet planes caused the
incident. He also insisted the
U. S. plane was over Soviet
waters.
Soviet Location Denied
The United States told Mos
cow July 7 that the plane had
not been over Soviet waters.
The United States also said the
American plane at no time fired
Peiping Magazine Prints
Essay by Ben Franklin
Tokyo (U.R) Radio Peiping
said today that essays written by
Benjamin Franklin have been
published in the January edition
of the Communist Chinese Eng
lish-language magazine "World
Literature."
The broadcast did not specify
the essays penned by the famed
American statesman and philos
opher but said that Franklin is
"one of the 10 men of culture to
be commemorated this year at
the call of the World Peace
Council."
on the attacking Soviet plane
which opened fire without warn
ing. But the United States ac
cepted Molotov's proposal to
pay half of the damages.
The bill prepared today was
in answer to Molotov's offer. It
was not submitted before be
cause officials had to determine
how badly the men were in
jured.
The U. S. bill of about $725,-
000 included compensation for
the injured personnel in addi
tion to the loss of the plane.
Thus the overall cost of the in
cident was approximately $!,
450,000 before it was split 50-50
In the five years before 1954,
it is estimated that 500,000 har
vesting combine machines were
manufactured in the United
States.
Africa's current population is
estimated at 216,000,000.
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Jantzen Declares
Quarterly Dividend
Portland (U.R) Jantzen, Inc.,
today announced declaration of
a quarterly dividend of $1.25
per share on Series A five per
cent cumulative preferred stock.
It will be pdyable March 1 to
stockholders of record Feb. 25.
A dividend of 20 cents per share
was declared on common stock
payable Feb. 1 to stockholders of
record Jan, 15.
Prompt Consideration
Due Flood Insurance
Washington (U.R) Chairman
J. W. Fulbright of the Senate
Banking Committee, today
pledged "immediate considera
tion" of legislation to provide
damage insurance for future
flood victims.
The administration sent a S3,
000,000.000 federal-state insur
ance bills also have been intro
duced. All aim at protecting individ
uals against the devastating
losses suffered during recent
floods in California and the
Northeast.
Fulbright said his committee
will discuss the proposals at its
first regular meeting Monday
and set a time for public hear
ings. Administration Bills
The Arkansas Democrat said
he hopes hearings can be held
later this month so a bill can be
reported out for action by Feb
ruary. " -
President Eisenhower in his
State of the Union Message yes
terday called for an experi
mental program of flood-dam
age insurance. -
Sen. Prescott Bush (R-Conn.)
promptly introduced the ad
ministration bill in the Senate.
Rep. Jesse Wolcott (R-Mich.) in
troduced a similar bill in the
House. -
The administration bill calls
for: '
1. A five-year "experimental"
program of flood insurance and
re-insurance conducted by the
federal government in coopera
insurance companies. Flood dam
age would include coastal as
well as inland flooding.- ,
Government Assistance
2. Individuals, including small
businessmen and manufacturers,
would be able to take out insur
ance policies to a maximum of
S250.000. The -policies would
contain a deductible clause
specifying $300 plus 10 per cent
of the claim will be deductible
from damage payments,
3. The individual would pay
60 per cent of the insurance premium,-the
state 20 per cent and
the federal government the re
maining 20 per cent. The federal
government would absorb all ad
ministrative costs.
4. Flood insurance totaling
$1,900,000,000 could be issued
and the President empowered to
authorize an additional $1,000,
000,000. 5. The federal government
would re-insure flood insurance
issued by private companies a
total of $100,000,000, so they
could extend their coverage.
Hauser Post Office
Not To Be Closed
Coos Bay (U.R) Postal au
thorities have decided not to
close the Hauser post office, ac
cording to a wire received here
from Sen. Wayne L. Morse (D
Ore.). Morse said a recommendation
to close the post office was over
ruled by post office department
officials because protests showed
a great inconvenience would be
tion with the states and private caused to residents.
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