Gen. Eisenhower Favors
Merger Of Armed Forces
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (P)
General Elsenhower said today
that unless tho armed services
are placed under a unified com
mand "we may enter another
emergency, in a time to come, as
we did at Pearl Harbor."
The European theater com
mander told tho senate military
committee in prepared testimony
that "this nation must preserve
a balanced, adequate measure of
our land, sea and air power lest
we lose the peace we have so
dearly bought."
In World War II, he said, the
United States had to achieve
the change from Joint to unified
command "the hard way." He
added:
"I know that our efforts
would have met with failure
without unity of direction. No
system of joint command could
possibly have brought victory to
our cause."
Shortly before Eisenhower
testified, Senator Hill (D-Ala.)
said Admiral Chester W. Nimitz,
Pacific navy commander who
flew to Washington for a naval
conference, would appear before
the committee Saturday.
Nlmlts Oppostd
Nimitz is against any merger
of the armed forces.
Eisenhower said unity of land,
sea and air forces under his com
mand "was not easily achieved."
He added that he thought the
"difficulties grew directly from
the traditional separation of the
army and navy which is the in
evitable outcome of the present
organization of our military de
partments. "Separation at the top neces
sarily fosters separation all
along the line."
Replying to what he said were
criticisms of the unification pro
posal Eisenhower went on:
"I am told that the task of
the civilian secretary, who would
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preside over such a department,
Is beyond the capacity of any
man. If this were true, then It
follows that no man has the
capacity to assume the presi
dency of the United States."
"Fears Groundless"
As to statements that creation
of a single department would
subordinate one service to an
other, he commented that the
result in Africa and Europe
"proved such fears to be ground
less." To arguments that Germany
had a single military department
and yet lost the war, Eisenhower
replied:
"The facts are that Germany
never had such a single depart.
ment or even unity of direction
except in the fuehrer nimseu.
"On the contrary, the Luft
waffe was commanded by
Reichsmarshal Goering, who
was second only to Hitler, and
the successive chiefs of the Ger
man general staff were never
able to achieve anything ap
proaching unity of direction of
Reprinted Courtesy MianapoHi Moral Df Tribus
It's What You Ordered
Victories over Germany and Japan have been accomplished but that' not
all of the storyl
The U. S. Treasury Department must look to the American people before the
end of 1945 for further financial support through generous participation in the
Victory Loan Drive. Billions of dollars are needed for:
Army and Navy Costs A substantial Army and Navy must be maintained
until world order is restored. It means occupation forces, their equipment,
supplies, pay all adding up to a lot of money.
Car of the Wounded We cannot pay our debt to them, but we can do our
best Thousands of American boys now need and will continue to require medical
care; and, additional thousands whose permanent disabilities from battle are our
responsibilities.
Bringing Our Boys Home Millions of homes are waiting for millions of our
service men and women who have been away too long. They must be returned,
with every attention to their travel needs.
Mustering Out Pay Returning service men must have a stake for the
resumption of civilian life. The law provides up to $300 per man. If the reduction
in armed forces goes as scheduled, this item alone will add up to something like
2 billion dollars in the next year.
Victory over America's enemies is what you all of us ordered.
Let's finish the Job by the largest possible individual participation in
the Victory Loan I .
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY
Flashes of
Life
EAT HERRING BREAD
BERLIN. Nov. 16 UP) The
Berlin press published this recipe
today as one ot a sorios or help
ful hints to harrasscd haus-
friuicn:
'Herring-Flavored Bread: Tnko
herring head, remove eyes, boll
head with bones, strain off
liquid and mix with flour, add
ing salt and vlnesnr to tnsto.
This should be served with on
ion rings or chopped turnip to
get the full effect.1'
COALS TO NEWCASTLE
SEATTLE. Nov. 16 M5) Or-
nulf Poulscn has arrived in
Seattle from Oslo, Norway, to
buy salmon. He represents a
firm which exports mild cured
Norwegian salmon.
The explanation: "We export
our own salmon Because we
have a good world market tor
it and thus it is too valuable to
be consumed locally."
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TWIN BILL
ANCHORAGE. Alaska. Nov.
16 iPh The situation is puzzling
to Anchorage residents and wor
risome to city councllmen who
may have to pay employes over
time on two days, but nobody is
giving in. Anchorage will have
two Thanksgivings.
President Truman and Gov.
Ernest Gruening have selected
Nov. 22. Mayor John E. Mnnders
has proclaimed Nov. 29 as
Anchorage's Thanksgiving Day.
If the federal government
can't reconvert," quoth the
mayor, I can.
the three components of the
nazl fighting machine.
"One of the major contribut
ing factors to the nazi defeat
was the utter ibck oi unuica
direction over the Luftwaffe
and the Wehrmacht.
Stunned Medics
, Seattle doctor
. plays nursemaid
fr;;.u- ,m
(NSA Tcltpholo)
T4 Dunne KInmiin, combat medical
eorpsnian ot Walla Wnlln, Wash.,
who stunned the medlcnl profession
by performing a highly delltmte
tracheotomy operation on the field
of combat during the European cam
paltra with the use ot only a pen
knife and fountain pen, signs dis
charge papers at Fort Lewis, Wash.
Klnnian has been offered Uiree
scholarships to continue medical
. education.
BUYERS SENT
PORTLAND. Nov. 16 (.V)
Five states and Alaska will send
buyers, jobbers and factory
agents to Portland's $75,000
merchandise mart, newly open
ed. No retail sales are handled.
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SEATTLE. Nov. 18 M) A
Souttlo doctor Is playing a role
of nursemaid to a throe-weeks
old baby girl today, on an air
line trip to Chicago, and a re
union with the child's father.
Dr. L o tl I s G. Llewelyn
climbed aboard a Northwest
Airline's plane last night, load
ed with a liberal supply of
clean diapers, six
prepared fornuilu,
Lillian Wiittman,
weeks.
Tho doctor said he came by
the assignment by accident. The
infant's mother, Mrs. Carter
Wnttman of Chicago, died soon
after the birth, and tho father
took tho body back to Chicago.
Ho has been unable to return
to Seattle for Lillian.
Llewelyn said he happened to
mention at the hospital he was
planning a trip east and "the
first thing I knew I was booked
for the job."
Ho snld ho was used to chil
dren and was not at all per
turbed about the trip.
Lillian's father will meet tho
f ilano in Detroit, where the doc
or and child aro scheduled to
arrive today.
Search Underway
For Murder Suspect
PORTLAND, Nov. 16 (!)
Three witnesses who saw the
killer of Joe Mczzlnl. tavern
owner, "almost fainted" when
shown a plchiro of Wendell
Stanford Coffman, 25, cx-convlct
from Sun Qucntin, because of
the likeness. Chief of Detectives
James Fleming said today.
Fleming reportod a search
underway for Coffman In con
nection with the case. "Each (of
the three) said Coffman's pic
ture could easily be that of tho
Friday. Nor. 18, I94S
klllor," ho declared. "It Is the
nimro.it to a chin wo have."
Coffman also Is wanted In Los
Angeles county, Calif, on a fel
ony warrant licensing him of
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robbing a Gurdomi bank and fi.
(ally shooting a civilian while
escaping, FUmilng snld,
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