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urn fo) AY win m a in t rNTi rmcE rive cents la Th By FRANK JENKINS ON Friday nlKht and Saturday, Preildrnt Truman acted de cisively to STOP the rail itrlkc. The newa today reverberate! with comment. a a a PRESIDENT WHITNEY, of the trainmen, la bitter, lie tclli reporter! In Cleveland: . "We will iriend upward! of two and a half million! to de feat Truman. Hut that won t be necessary. Truman ha! defeated himself, lly hla action during the itrlke. he hai il(ned hla po litical dcuth warrant." a a a . TO. CASI1EN, preldcnt of the iwltchmen'i union, soyi In Washlnuton that he agrees with Whitney'! contention that Truman'i action will be harm ful to labor, but In reply to a direct question aa to whether he consider! the President'! handling of the railroad atrlke politically damaging, he repllea: "No. I don't think M. Why ihould labor criticize him for doing the only thing he could do under the circumstance!?" a a a A CURIOUS reaction comei from La Grande, up In the northeastern corner of Oregon, where 81 atrlklng railroad worker! march to the Union county clerk'a office and change their regllratlon from Demo cratic to Republican, a a TVHITE HOUSE Secretary w Rou aayi In Wahlngton that telegraphic reipona to Truman'i railroad itrlke apeochei wai the greatest fol lowing a Presidential action In the memory of executive em ployee. Julei Rodler, In charge of the White House telegraph room, aaya he hai "never iecn anything like It ilnce I came to the White Houe in 1900." Secretary Roa add! that the response hai been "overwhelm ingly favorable." a a AFU President William Green denouncci President Tru man'i itrlke-dreit program ai 'latin labor under fascism." He addi: "Even the effect! of a nation-wide ilrike on a vital induitry could not be aa perma nently diaaiiroui 10 our cvun nmv slave labor and the na tlonalization of industry. Yet thru are tho Inevitable out comes of the proposed lcglsla lion." a THE reaction of the stock mar A kct. where people of all klndi buv and sell. Is favorable. stacks acnerally push forward In price Indicating that , both buyeri and sellers refuse to be lieve the country Is going to the dogs. t , , THIS writer'! advlco, offered for what It Is worth, ii to ilt tight. Hofraln from lnflanv matory statements. Make your decision! from the standpoint of the COUNTRY'S WELFARE not from any selfish stand point. BECAUSE of the menace of the Inflationary cycle, with 1U constant threat of runaway prices, there Ii widespread fear of the future. At such times. people don't act intelligently. Under the stress of fear, the law of iclf-prcscrvation takes command and people ao Mings they wouldn't think of doing in less hysterical times, Food hoarding Is an example Knowing them as individuals, and neighbors, you can t possl bly coll all food hoarders crim inals, They are Just PEOPLE responding to a PRIMITIVE urge. TT is out of times llko these that fascism, nazism, coin munlsm arise. Thcso "Isms,' whose rewards for tho average run of common, ordinary pco- pie ara in no way comparable to the rewards of democracy and intelligent self-government, can come to power ONLY, when hysteria and ncar-panle replace clear, intelligent, realistic thinking. nECAUSE of the threat of run u away Inflation, which fol- lows lack of production, this is a national emergency. We must regard it as such, Otherwise wo COULD '. BE lost. 1 a a a THE trains are' rolling again, but we aren't out of tho woods yet. There is still a coal itrlke, and the coal mines have been MOIQTOV Day's lews (Genlinsel aa rata S, Column 4) ' ' ' ' iak- KLAMATH SUMS Mines Idle When Lewis Truce Ends By The Aiioctatid Praia Soft coal mining by the Unit ed Mine Workers came to an al most dcid end itop today in the big coal producing states across the nation despite governmental operation of the mine. Reports from slate after state Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio and Alubumn in the major coal mining areas showed the bulk of the 400,000 diggers who arc without a collective biirgulnlng contract, were remaining away from their jobs. This was to hava been the first work day since expiration at Saturday midnight of a two week truce, declared by the un ion in the 42-day loft coal strike to produce fuel for essential use. President Faili A grim quiet spread over the field ai the minora' dispute came back Into flnt place In the nation s strike Hit today. Inter vention by President Truman last night failed to produce a set tlement of the dispute which has snagged on the issue of a welfare fund for the workers. In Washington, the miners' president, John L. Lewis, and In lerior Secretary Krug had the problem before them. Workers who are members of tne progressive Miners Workers union continued at their Jobs In Illinois and Kentucky. The United States Steel cor poration reported 1U 24 "cap live" operation In Pcnnsvlvan. la, Illinois, Kentucky and "Weit Virginia all were Idle. These operations employ about 17,000 men and normally produce about 60,000 tons of coal a day. The Jones and Laughlin Steel cor poration also reported idleness at its pits, which produce fuel exclusively for steel mill con sumption. , Chiang's Army Nears Harbin NANKING, May 27 UP) Chiang Kai-shek's forces pushed north today toward a possible new battle with Chinese com munists at Harbin, Manchuria, while U. S. General Marshall prepared the groundwork for reopening of peace negotiations by the generalissimo. Dispatches to independent and pro-government newspapers place government troops in the vicinity of Tchwcl, 00 miles southwest o f communist-held Harbin. Tehwel is 60 miles northeast of Changchun, Man churian capital city retaken easily by Chiang's forces on Thursday as the communists Recapture of Changchun and the renewal of direct negotia tions between opposing factions brought the optimistic predic tion jrom me reiping news paper Hsin Min Pao that a gen eral truce would be arranged by Tuesday. Retiring Joycee President ii m-VM ; ' " '-i ...,....:.;....;.v,w,.,,... . , ,,,. , . , , t Lea Stldd of Oiweqo, stata of commirce, which held Its first Falls this weekend, speaks at tha tne armory at which time stldd elected president, Maria Naih of ; FALLS. OREOOK ,A?v MAY d.S. 'G Gripe Board' Favors Narrowing Of All Rank Gaps WASHINGTON, May 27 W) Tho army's GI gripe board rec ommended today lliui me very terma "officer' and "enusieo. man be aboiisnea as one to norrow the omciai ana aocwi gap between them. Reporting to Secretary of War Pultcrson, on Its sifting of post war compluirus, we imiuiiy group headed by LI. uen. jamcs II. Doolltlle proposed a thorough revision or existing aiiicrenccs In nav. nromotlon. furloughs, decorations and food. It called too for new measure! aimea an railing tho standard of leader ship in the army. But the big break, with tradi tion came In the proposal that all military personnel be re fcrrcd to merely as "soldiers. Abolition of the hond salute except on army posts and In overseas occupied areas, and wiping out any rulei or custom! which make rank a barrier to so- Highway Crash Injures Seven Seven Klamath Falls resident! were Injured, one seriously, in a collision north of Myrtle Creek on the Pacific highway eariy Sunday evening. In the Myrtle Creek hospitul ii Mn. Joe Phtl lipi ot Johns avenue, this city, and her condition wai reported improved this morning when the regained consciousness. Driver of the car wai orviiie A. Clark, bui driver for the Summers ichool. His passengers included Mrs. ClarK ana weir three children, Hattie, 14; Col leen. 13; Cay, 12 a son, and Mrs. Phillips and her son Charles. 18 months. Mr. and Mrs Clark suffered bruises, Hattie is also bruised and shaken, Colleen re ceived a bad gash on the head, and Gay had several teeth knocked out, reports here ad vised. Nature of Mrs. Phillips in juries was not learned, nor whether her son was nun in the crash. Roscburg officers said Regi nald Johnson of Seattle, driver of the second car involved, was fined $50 on a charge ot pass ing without sufficient clearance by Justice T. L. Weaver of Can yonville. It is understood that the accident occurred on a blind curve and "Weaver cut Into a string of can to pass, forcing Clark on to the shoulder and hitting his car. State police in vestigated. Belton Orders 'Tourist Week' . SALEM. May 27 (P) Acting Gov. Howard C. Belton today designated the week beginning June 0 as Oregon Tourist Week, urging Oregonians to become acquainted with the state's tour ist attractions so they can as sist visitors. prasldant of tha Junior chamber postwar convention at Klamath Saturday night dinner held In retired In favor ol tha nawly Euaane. 1 27. It4f (Telapl (Telephone clal association! were among other recommendations made by the board composed exclusively of veterans. The board ascribed poor rela tlonihlps between commissioned and enlisted personnel to two main factors: 1. "Undeniably poor lc-aderihip on the part of a small percentage fcf those In po sitions ot responsibility, and Z, A system that permits and en courages a wide official and so cial gup" between officers and men. io improve omcer leadership, the board recommended specifi cally that prevloui military training preferably one year in the ranks be required of all appointees, except technicians not placed In command posi tions. Propoiing a complete review of tne army i system of promoting ofiiceri, the board urged that it be on a merit basis rather than on seniority and be coupled with provision tor demotions. Other specific recommenda tions Included: Retirement A system to ner- mit retirement upon completion of 10, 20, or 30 years, for enlist ed men as well as officers, or iter pnysicai disaoiuiy. Pay The present lyitem of base pay should be ''reviewed from top to bottom" and take Into consideration the increased rates of pay In industry and bus iness. a number or pay in crease bills are pending in con gress.) . .... Equitable, Allownneu ' Allowances Fixlrtg - allow ance on a ftllHIntf amla h.ta with government-purchased food distributed eauitablv to all grades and ranks, and all ranks equally privileged to make pri vate purchases. Clothing and uniforms should be issued to all ranks, in contrast to the existing arrangement whereby officers ouy their own. Terminal Leave Enlisted men as -well as officers should re given terminal leave Dav for unusea iuriougn time, as provid ed In a proposal already before congress; elimination of muster ing out pay now given enlisted men and orricen below major. social neiaiions- lhi outv. an military personnel should be per mitted "normal social patterns comparable to our democratic way of life." Use of dlscr minn. tory references such as "officers and their ladies: enlisted men and their wives" be eliminated. .Tlljxtirn Fnnnllu trt tail .nnb. "the higher the rank the more severe the punishment," and pro vision ior ennsiea men to serve on courts. Decorations A system of awardi to provide mora eaui- taDie distriDUtion based on merit and more difficult to obtain as rank: increases. Jaycees Elect New President Merle Nash of Eugene was elected state president of the Junior chamber of commerce at the three-day state convention here. Other officers elected during Saturday's voting were Lee Stidd, Oswego, past state presi dent, who was elected national director; Marcus Corwin, Eu gene, secretary, and the follow ing vice presidents: district one. h'.onb Mn.vl A .ami- . 2, Bob Voegtly, Medford; district district 4, Carl Helm Jr., of La urande. The officers were installed during ceremonies at the inaug ural dinner held Saturday at the armory. Following the dinner there wos a dance at the armory with music by Baldy's band. Ray Ward, president of the Klamath Falls Jaycees was gen eral manager of the convention, and took care of all arrange ments in Klamath Falls. Approximately 150 delegates and their wives attended the conference. Railway Service Back To Normal WASHINGTON, May 27 () The office of defense transporta tion said today railroad service "Is again entirely normal" and revoked proprieties for motor and water carriers, enecuve at p. m. (EST). "All road, yard, shop and other forces are working" the ODT said In a statement. "There is no congestion in road or yard operation and movements there ara normal." AND WEATHER NEWS Mar IT Mil. IMer - H. Mla.. II rrealellatlea, leal M aeara stream year la data . , , ' ls.at Hernial . li.ee. Lail rar. .. 11.17 Faraaaatl CleaJr wlta- skewere. " 'i vr" -ii,vi-mnmm ri.ru uuf fill) Number 10831 Russ Claims Stand Balks Peace Pacts MOSCOW. May 27 (AP) Foreign Commissar V. M. Mol- otov asserted today that a United States and British "bloc" had waged an offensive against Rus sia at the four-power meeting of foreign, ministers in Paris. He declared that the proposals of Secretary of State James F. tfyrnei for writing European peace treaties in the United Na tions assembly if there was no agreement this summer among the four leading nations, was contrary to decisions made at the Potsdam conference of Presi dent Truman, Prime Minister At tlce of Great Britain and Pre mier Stalin. Russia, he said, would not be forced into acceptance of British and American proposals by threats and intimidation." He indicated that American and British capital was trying to "subdue nations weakened by the war. All Action Blocked He said that Britain and the United States, "grouping them selves In a bloc, gave the confer ence no chance of reaching an agreed decision" on the disposi tion of Italian colonies or on the matter of Italian reparations. "In the question of repara tions, we encountered again the Anglo-American bloc which. here, too, did not wage an of fensive for peace' but an offen sive against the Soviet Union." "It transpired that the so-called 'ofiensjw for peace', proclaimed In certain American circles Is sometimes merely expressed in a desire to impose the will of the two governments on the govern ment of a third state," Molotov said. . ... Indeed it is difficult at times.". he said. "For instance what in terests of the security of the United States of America dictate the demand for military bases in Iceland? Evidently what mat ters here is by no means the se curity of the United States but entirely different aspirations." Czech Votes Go Communistic PRAGUE, May 27 (P) The communists emerged today as the strongest political party in Czechoslovakia on the basis of substantial returns from yester day s parliamentary elections. They won a plurality in Prague. Returns yet to come in from outlying districts held the an swer of whether the vote of the communists and other extreme leftists would be sufficient to gain a majority in the new as sembly of 300 members. The moderate national social ists the party of Eduard Benes until he became president polled a strong vote, though It was not as heavy as expected. The comparatively conservative peoples (Catholic) party made striking gains. For instance, the peoples party polled 1U5.UUU votes in Prague compared to 31,000 in the last free election before the war. With about half the nation's 7,500,000 votes counted, politi cal writers made these observa tions: Czechoslovakia, by giving more votes to the communists than any other individual party, showed that it had veered far ther left. This indicated that the ' provisional government's policies such as nationalization of industries, social experi ments, and expulsion of Ger mans and Hungarians are bas ically popular. In effect, the election represented a vote of confidence in the government, Siamese Charge French Attack BANGKOK. Siam. May 27 (P) Three French raids on Siamese territory from Indo-China in as many days were reported by the Siamese government today and tension still gripped the Mekong river border after a night of sporadic firing. The government communique sold French troops twice at tacked near Ml Chal, 325 miles northeast of Bangkok, on Sun day morning. Government sources said as early as Friday that 200 French troops had invaded northeastern Siam, crossing the Mekong Tivcr irom t rencn inao-unina. BEilTAIN President Asks Right r3 h ;;' f . Ok President Truman, ipeaking in Washington, asks authority to draft into armed forces all workers on strike against the government. He also asks criminal penalties for employers and union leaders where men ignore pres idential back-to-work orderi. Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn (D-Tex.) is behind the president. No White House Comment On Whiiney's 1948 Threat WASHINGTON, May 27 (JPh- The White House reported to day President Truman had "no comment" on the avowed inten tion of A. F. Whitney to use the resources of his Trainmen's Brotherhood to defeat Mr. Tru man for a second term. Before leaving for Cleveland last- night after losing to Mr. Truman in the railroad strike. Whitney told a reporter his un ion had S47.000.000 in its trea sury and he would use it all, if necessary to "beat Truman." He said $2,500,000 had been set aside to oppose congressmen for voting for restrictive legisla tion. . Wh-en he arrived in Cleveland, however, Whitney confined his remarks to a $2,500,000 fund. He told reporters there: "We will spend upward of two and a half million. But tha'. won't be necessary. Truman has defeated himself. By his action during the strike he signed his political death warrant." Whitney's words set the po litically-conscious capital buz zing. The big question was: What will organized labor do this fall and in 1948, now that Mr. Truman has gone "tough" on major strikes? Whitney so far Is the first to venture a flat prediction. Bitter over the White House terms on Judge Calls Grand Jury The Klamath county grand Jury has been called by Judge David R. Vandenberg to meet in the courthouse June 10 at 10 a. m. This Jury has been empaneled since June 1945, and held over since the December term of court. A new jury could not be empaneled until the next term of court opens June 17. Members of the grand jury are Clinton Landis, Donald Smith, Charlie Thomas, E. P. Ivory, George Biehn, C. C. Colvin and T. D. Jackson. Among the criminal cases slated to be brought before the jury are the complaints against Clyde Edward Todd, George Washington Harvey, Martin An derson, Robert Lloyd Farris, Harold Richard Gartin and Thomas Lester Reilly. A second degree murder charge was placed against Todd in the fatal shooting of Ross Simmers January 25, and the charge was reduced to manslaughter after a justice court hearing. The grand jury is not bound to hold with the decision of the justice court. Harvey is charged with as sault with a dangerous weapon. He was arrested at his mountain hideout after he allegedly tried to stick up a filling station in Merrill. Anderson is charged with larceny in the asserted theft of $600 at Crescent. Rape against a 14-year-old In dian girl, resident of Pendleton is charged against Gartin and Farris, and Reilly was bound over to the grand jury for as sault with intent to commit rape after a hearing in justice court. The fight last Thursday, which resulted In' the death of Glen Harris from stab wounds, may also come to the grand Jury s at tention. John 'Tex' Ainsworth, who was shot In the fray, is im proving at Klamath Valley hos pital, He was shot five times in the stomach and chest. Investi gating officials have said that it would probably be for the grand jury to decide whether any charge is to be placed against Ainsworth, if he survives. There were no witnesses to the actual fight. ' . To Draft Strikers before Joint session of congress AP irlrephoto. which he and Alvanley John ston of the Trainmen ! Brotn hood were forced to settle the two-day railroad strike, Whit ney told a reporter: 'Truman never will be presi dent again after 1948." But another brotherhood lead er questioned Whitney i view: T. G. Cashen. president of the Switchmen's union, laid be agreed with Whitney'i conten tion that the chief executive's call for vast new powers to deal with major strikes would be "harmful" to labor. However, to a direct question whether he considered the presi dent's . handling of the railroad s t r i It,-- politically damaging. (Jashen replied: - "No. I don't think io. Why should labor criticize him for doing the only thing he could do under the circumstances?" Kayoed Boxer In Bad Shape Lee Hixson, Medford boxer who was knocked out by Bruce Miller during a boxing match at the armory last Thursday night, is in a critical condition at Klam ath Valley hospital today from a hemorrhage of tne brain. Dr. George H. Adler, attend ing Hixson, said that the injury was the result of the two blows which knocked him out in last week's fight. Hixson received one blow flush in the mouth which knocked him down, then immediately after another right hand smash to his Jaw and was out. He was prostrate for about 15 minutes after the fight ended in the second round while Dr. Ad ler and ring officials worked on him. Hixson was taken to the hospital Tuesday night, but left Wednesday morning and went back to Medford. United To Give Klamath Coast-To-Coast Service Klamath Falls will be auto matically linked by direct one carrier air passenger and cargo services with 59 other cities from coast to coast and the length of the Pacific coast under the civil aeronautics board decision which authorizes United Air Line to operate in and out of this city. The decision contained a proviso that Klamath Falls would not be served on the same flights with Medford. United will begin service tot Klamath Falls just as soon as air plane equipment and other facili ties are available, it was an nounced from the company's Chicago headquarters by Harold Crary, vice president-traffic and sales. He said a definite date and schedules will be announced later. i So fast will be United'! service from Klamath Falls that passen gers, mail, express and freight will be flown from here to Bend In S3 minutes; to Portland in one hour, 53 minutes; to Seattle in 3 hours; to San Francisco in 2 hours; to Los Angeles in 41 hours; to Chicago in 10! hours, and to New .York in 131 hours. The board s . decision, an nounced May 23, will give Klam ath Falls the services of the na tion's oldest and one of the largest airline operators. United'! nredecessor divisions began fly ing in 1926. Today the company is operating at an all-time record high of 160,000 miles daily over Its 6700-mile system. By means of such services, Klamath Falls will be placed "Just around the corner" from such major cities Green Flays Draft Plans As 'Fascist' AFL President William Green wraay denounced president Tru man i strike-draft program II "slave labor under fascism." Green declared in a statement that the AFL will resist the leg. lsiation, already passed by the' house and now before the sen-! ate, "to its last breath." He said i the lame opposition will be' thrown against the Case labor dispute! bill. r The measure requested by President Truman at a Joint ses sion of congress Saturday, Green laid, "ranges the government on the side of private Industry" against labor." Amendment Campaign --- The legislation, against which republican senators have opened' a ' campaign of amendments, provides among other things for the military induction of em. ployes who refuse to work for a government-operated plant. Green's statement read: '' "The American Federation of" Labor cautions congress and the president to take time out to con sider carefully before going' ahead with this program. If it is put into effect, fascism may. grip America unawares. "Even the effects of a nation wide strike on a vital Industrv.. could not be as permanently dis astrous io our economy or to the American wav of life aa slave labor and the nationaliza tion of industry. Yet these ara the inevitable outcomes of tha- proposed legislation. - Slav Labor nr "To compel free workers ta - remain on the Job against their will by drafting them into tha.. armed forces and making them lubject to court-martial if they, refuse Is slave labor under fascism. ,e - To seize private Industry and operate it as long as no agree., merit is reached on a new labor contract constitutes nationalize tion of Industry, not under so cialism, but under fascism." Green declared that the Casa, bill as approved by the house and amended by the senate rep-' resents the "worst type of vengeV" ful and hysterical legislation." Fifty legislative representa-" 'fives of AFL unions met here tOYJ decide on strategy to defeat the Jffhite House, labor, program, "vl-. Simultaneously the AFL lead er sent to all senators a tele gram asking that Mr. Truman'i proposals be referred to commit tee for public hearings at which "representatives of the workers" might be heard. Delay Forecast In M. B. Transfer . PORTLAND, May 27 OP) will be "some time" before de tails of the Klamath Falls Ma rine Barracks' transfer to tha state are worked out, E. W. Barnes of the war assets admin istration said today. He said officials were await ing a letter from Washington, D. C, as the basis for another conference of WAA and state officials. The meeting, tentative ly scheduled here for this week, will include State Budget Di rector George Aiken, Dr. Charles D. Byrne, secretary of the state board of higher educa tion, and A. R. Watzek, board member. Arriving In U. S. Br Tha Associated Press ' Caps. Lawrence W. Brans, Klamath rails, arriving on General Ernst, due In Seattle Majr 30. , as Boston, New York, Philadel phia, Washington, Cleveland, Chicago, Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake City, San Diego, Los An geles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle and Vancouver. Distance Reduced In Its application to serve Klamath Falls, United pointed out that the distance from this city to San Francisco would be reduced, by air transportation, 74 miles over rail and 155 miles over bus. . United currently Is operating a fleet of four-engined, four-mile-a-minute, 44-passenger and cargo Mainliner 230's; twin-engined. 21-passenger and cargo Main liner 180's, and twin-engined all- cargo planes. The company has on order a fleet of 35 four-engined, flve-mile-a-minute Main- liner 300 i which will carry Oi or more passengers plus 550O pounds of cargo, plus a fleet ot 35 twin-engined Mainliner 30V I which will carry 40 passengers plus 2000 pounds of cargo at five miles a minute. The latter will begin replacing the company'! Mainliner 180's in 1947. "It goes without saying that United Air Lines is pleased to have Klamath Falls become a member of Its growing 'family' of cities," said Crary. "Our com pany had its itart in the Pacific northwest, Inaugurating the first privately contracted air mill service between Pasco and Elko in 1926. The addition of Klam ath Falls and other new Pacific northwest points to our system, makes another Important step in the development of air transpor tation for thli territory." m m H?'d h
