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By TRANK JENKINS
TUG senate, working fur Into
KrUluy night, pusaea an emer
gency labor bill much milder
than I'rraldent Truinun hud
asked mid the house of rrpre
criiliitivo. working 111 till- hrut
ami Um prcaaure of last Siitur
luy, hud approved, but with
miim teeth thun niuny mniilurn
(Im-ludliig Mu mo of Oregon)
wanted.
The Jul) uuw In lu reconcile
th niuri) ilniDtlc house hill with
the Ima drastic but atlll ruthcr
tuiiKh senate bill.
TDK senate, acting under lorni
pressure and In the some
what calmer iihmiiI Hint followed
thr hectic Friday nlht ami
Saturday murium! u( a week
ntfo, wlivn the rullroad strike
wan an acconipiiaiird rcainyaiiii
traina were atiindlnu "till all
over the country, eliminated the
labor draft contained In the
holms hill.
Mint uf u, with the traliu
running aitnin, will be ready to
concede that It I RIGHT In
dolna no. Conscripting Amcrl
com In time of peace la acrloua
biialncaa.
NO peace-time emergency can
nu lo eciiinl tlio emergency xnai
facea ua when an armed enemy
la bearing down upon ua. We
all rccognlzo that fact Instlne
lively.
T ET ua keep clear In our mliula
" what Happened.
I'realdi'iit Truman. In the dc.
cialon that ho announced to the
nation in hla radio address hint
Friday eveiilnu. acted under hla
war powera aa Lincoln fre
quently did In the critical daya
.,1 1 II. - M..ll XI.
IUIIUW1IIR lilt VIVII IT Ml .
The uolnt la that he atopped
the atrike, which waa called off
even before the house voted
lait Saturday.
THE trains ran again. The
authority of government waa
upheld. Thou were the thlnga
we had to have or face an
archy. Having obtained them, with
out anecinl legislation remem.
ber that before It ran become
effective new leuialntlon muat
paaa both houaca of conitreaa
and be sinned by tho Presl-
dent, which tnkea time would
It have been better to let the
altuatlon real there WITHOUT
aaking emergency legialatlon
from conareiw?
That li the duration that la
being threahed out now, alter
the emergency la past.
THE point Involved la that the
war wwrrs ill um riw"i
will expire when the end of the
war la officially proclaimed and
can not be revived until cmi-
greaa again clothes him Willi
nractlcally dictatorial power to
meet the emergencies of war
iiH thn aftermath of war.
Sncclal legislation GOKS ON
until It la either repealed or
la nerni tted to exnlrc bv llml
tatlon. Thus it acts precedents,
which can he danucrotts.
It can even go on Into the twi
light zono nf dead-letter law, to
be revived unexpectedly by
Mime bold and possibly unscrup
ulous executive at some distant
future tunc
VNOWING these things (he
x must hnvc known them),
why did President Truman ask
congress for special legislation
to handle the emorgency which
he had already moved to. meet
under his war powers?
Well, human nature Is human
nature. Uclng by his own conies.
slon a small-town man, and not
a superman, he must have felt
very lonely when he faced the
emergency oi insi wcck. Know.
Ing that the authority of govern
ment had been challenged and
that it was up to him as the lend
cr to meet the challenge.
It would not be surprising If
he had WANTED COMPANY
more than he ever wanted any
thing before.
Action by congress would
have provided him with com-
finny at this loneliest moment In
lis life. By passing special legis
lation to hnndlo the emergency,
congress would have SHARED
tho responsibility that weighed
so heavily upon his neck.
ALL this, of course, Is pure
guesswork on this writer's
part. Only President Truman
knows tho thoughts thnt went
through his mind at that serious
hour.
Still, It isn't too hard to under
stand what may have happened.
Few of us arc above tho temp
tation to seek help in hours of
crisis.
20 Lashes Given
Soldier Thieves
LITTLE ROCK, June 1 (IP)
Three Cnmp Robinson soldiers
were whipped publicly In clr
cult court here todny nfler plead
ing guilty to charges of burglary
and grand larceny.
Tho trio, Richard Kurmnn and
Phillip Sudnlck, Cleveland, O.,
and Lee Hoy Klrby, Spartans
burg, S. C, were given 2(1 lushes
each by a deputy sheriff under
direction of Judge. Lnurenco
Auten.
Tho whippings were adminis
tered after they testified they
lind written and signed a letter
addressed to tho court consenting
to whippings, asking clemency
from prison sentences and agree
ing to confirm to any further
court order.
No Progress
In Maritime
Strike Talks
WASHINGTON, June 1 (IP)
In an atmosphere nf pessimism
and bitterness, CIO maritime
Iradera and ahip operators agreed
to make a freah try today (at a
p. m.. PST) In their efforta to
avert a shipping atrike Juno 13.
On the one hand, the CIO lend
ers are claiming that President
Trillium haa torpedoed the uego
tlatluiia and thrown hla full sup
port to the operatora aim mat
he'll regret It como election tlmo.
On tho other hand, govern
ment agencies arc systematically
mobilizing to run the ships If
CIO seamen, longshoremen, tele
graph operatora and other mari
time workcra go through with
their threatened atriko for a 40
hour week and higher pay.
Strong words entered the sit
uation yesterday when President
Truman told hla news conference
he will use the army, navy and
coaal guard if that's what It
lakes to keep the merchant ma
rine running.
Bridges and Curran Arousad
What the president said
aroused Harry Bridges and Jo
seph Curran, co-chiilrmcn of the
ciiinmlttee for maritime unity
representing seven unions In
volved In the dispute. They
criticized him for adopting audi
un attitude.
A statement Issued In behalf
of the committee last night said
the unions came here at the re
quest of Labor Secretary Schwel
Icnhuch to carry on peaceful ne
gotiations to avert a atrike, and
they had complied with Schwcl-
lenbach's request that neither
side make any public statements
thnt might hurt the negotiations,
but
"President Truman today, In
complete disregard of the facta
involved In the negotlatlona, and
despite the secretary of labor's
demand for no Inflammatory
statements, has deliberately fired
a torpedo into the negotlatlona,
"Uy guaranteeing tho Amcrl-
can ship operators that ho will
break any maritime atrike and
will break any maritime union
daring to atrike, he haa encour
aged the American ship opera-
tora to refuse any reasonable
settlements. . , ,
Filipinos Plan
Independence
MANILA. Juno 1 Ml The
newly Installed government of
Manuel Hoxas, preparing for
Philippines independence July
4, announced in swift aucces
tiori today:
1. The promised surrender be
fore that date of 11,000 link
bnlahapa (people's army) who
nave figured In bloody guer
rilla war fare In central Luzon
2. A drastic shakeup of the
i-niiippine reuet and rehabili
tation administration.
J. Plans for a campaign to
avert a serious food shortage,
expected to be felt by August.
Roxas' Interior ancrntnrv
Jose Zulueta, said that leaders
of the Iluks, after a series of
conferences, had agreed to re
place present Filipino military
ponce in ccnirnt Luzon with
1 1 companies from the southern
1SIUIKIS,
Congressmen Get
'Love And Kisses'
TOKYO. June 1 (IP) U. S,
troops in Japan and Korea have
sent more titan 13.7UU love and
kisses" messages to congress.
The figures were reported to
day, Just one week after the
messages code radiograms in
sisting that congress enact legis
lation were started here.
Naval 'Noah's
For Atom Bomb Test Site
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1 (IP)
A cargo of animals faintly re
sembling that of Noah's ark
sailed today aboard the navy
transport Burleson for a ren
dezvous with destiny at Bikini
atoll.
The ship carried about 4000
white rats, 200 gonts from the
region of Houston, Tex.; 200
pigs from Sncramcnto, Calif.;
an odd assortment of disease
germs and Insects, a few guinea
pigs and a few mice. The ani
mals will experience the effects
of the atomic bombs In "opera
tion crossroads."
Like Noah's chnrges, they
will ride out n catastrophe
this time a man-made one
which mny affect the future of
the whole world. Their keep
ers expect many to survive the
fury of the splintered atoms
and live to a ripe old age in
tho luxury of government lab
oratories. Target Ship Passengers
Tho day before tho first blast
at Bikini, they will be placed
In strategic positions aboard 22
of tho 77 target ships. Aa soon
as It Is safe for humans to
board tho ships after tho in
itlnl bombing, the animals will
bo returned to tho Burleson and
cxnmlncd by doctors and bio
logical scientists seeking an
swers to thousnncls of questions
about the effects of atom blasts
on living things,
For these examinations, the
PRICE FIVE CENTS o Ad KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
' a-4T4 :
Oshkosh Mayor
Can't Take Josh
OSHKOSH, Wla June 1 (IP)
Mayor F. Oaks says he is getting
just a wee bit fed up with people
who mako or attempt to make
wise cracks about tho natno of
his homo town.
Oaks said that telegram he
received from Fort Bragg, N C.
bearing the signature of "Mac
Mclntoah, read:
"To win a bet I claimed your
town named for violent, uncon
trollable sneeze. Please wire re
ply." Mayor Oaks' comment waa
brief, to wit:
"In the words of General (An
thony) McAullffe in the Battle
of the Bulge: 'Nuts.'"
B C Newsprint
Plant Reopens
POWELL RIVER, B. C, June
1 (IP) The Powell River Paper
Co. resumed at 4 p. m. yesterday
the production of newsprint
which It supplies to many papers
in Canada, the United States and
Australia following a two-day
shutdown growing out of the
strike by some 35.000 loggers.
Premier John Hart said at Vic
toria, meanwhile, he was confi
dent of an early settlement of
the dispute between the CIO
International Woodworkers of
America and the timber opera
tors, which entered Ha 18th day
today.
This morning Chief Justice
Sloan, federal mediator, waa
achedulcd to present to both
sides his outline of a basis for
settlement. Union leaders and
tho operators were to reply by
S p. m., either accepting or re
jecting the proposal. The union
has demanded an increase of 25
cents per hour In wages and a
40-hour work week, once offer
ing to compromise at 18 cents.
The last reported management
offer was lor ilat boost ot ft
per day.
The premier has promised ac
tion by tlie provincial govern
ment If Justice Sloan's efforts
fail.
The Powell company closed
down its operations when IWA
pickets were placed on Its mill
pond, filled with the raw ma.
tcrlals of newsprint. The CIO
union held that the logs in the
pond were "hot," while Powell's
AFL unions termed them "fair,"
and tho milt closed as the two
unions threshed out the problem.
The plant reopened when the
IWA agreed lo consider a por
tion of the Iors "fair." and lead
ers of the AFL unions said they
would press for clearance of the
remaining logs.
Feed Relief
Begins Today
PORTLAND, June 1 15') Ore
Ron's share of the wheat alloca
tion announced yesterday will be
diverted from shipments already
In Portland, production and mar
keting administration officials
said today.
The grain good news to the
state's poultry industry will be
released through five merchan
dising firms here. Officials re
ported critically short areas
would get first supplies, starting
today.
Ark' Sails
Burleson carried probably the
most costly and extensive lab
oratory equipment ever put
afloat. The animals will be
tested from their skins Inward,
down to the tiniest parts of
their Individual body cells.
Even microscopic disease
flcrms, and insects living in
ittlc packages of diseased grain,
win dc torn apart by tne scien
tists to determine the effects
of nuclear radiation on their
hereditary mechanisms. The
grain packets and disease germs
are a part of the biologic'
cargo.
Atomic Ray Testa
Certain of the animals will
be dosed with vaccines, virus
toxins, antiserums, hormones
and vitamins to test the Influ
ence of atomic rays on those
disease-fighting substances.
Some of the goats will be
clipped so that their hair length
corresponds to that of humans.
This will tell tho investigators
something about the value of
liair as a protection to the
brain against heat and other
kinds of radiation. Other goats
win De smeared with anti-flash
creams to test the worth of
moso substances.
Tho 120. white mice ' aboard
are highly susceptible to cancer
Will rays from the blast start
the cancer" process? Will the
rays cause sterility? The sex
organs of some of the animals
will give the answer.
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Senate OK's
Truman Bill
Minus Draft
WASHINGTON, June 1 VP)
The senate stamped Its approval
today on a diluted version of
President Truman's emergency
labor program.
It took a week of bitter argu
ment and a final session that
lasted until well after midnight
to pass it, 18 to 20.
But the senate bill is vastly
different from the one the house
passed, 300 to 13, Just a week ago
today after listening to Mr. Tru-
CHESTERTOWN, Md.. June
1 (IP) President Truman told
Senator Radcliffe (D-Md.) to
day that aenate action on hla
propoaed emergency labor
control bill had emasculated
the legislation.
man's appeal to authority to
draft those who atrike when the
government seizes an industry.
The house bill gave him that
authority: the senate didn't.
Now the bill boes back to the
house. If the representatives
agree with the senate, the bill
will go on to Mr. Truman.
Other Clause Eliminated
In addition to tossing out the
labor-draft provision, the senate
also eliminated sections which
would deny seniority rights to
strikers in seized Industrie and
requirement of "Just compensa
tion" to plant owners whose
property Is taken over.
This left in the measure a pro
vision arming the president with
seizure authority similar to that
he now has under the wartime
Smith-Connally act. - After seiz
ure he could adjust wages and
working conditions, an authority
the senate upheld by a 54 to .28
vote.
Union leaders also would be
required to take "affirmative
action to call off a strike, with
penalties of $5000 fine or a year'
imprisonment for' violation of
this section.
As approved by the senate, the
bill likewise would permit the
attorney general to seek injunc
tions to enforce the no-strike
ban, a provision some senators
said would authorize imprison.
ment of those who violate court
orders. The senate beat off. 61
to 10, an attempt to strip this
power irom me Dill.
U. S. Protests
Romanian Acts
WASHINGTON. June 1 IP
The United States reached be
hind eastern Europe's "iron cur
tain today to register a sharp
protest with the Soviet -con
trolled Romanian government
tor ns aiicgeo curbing of political
i-i'uunis.
The state department charged
that the Bucharest regime was
"circumventing commitments" it
uaa maae on political liberty.
The note, made public last
night, contained demands that
Romania fix a date for free elec
tions and take measures to pro
tect the opposition parties com
peting. Paralleling a British protest
on the same points, the note as
serted that American representa
tives had investigated or wit
nessed enough incidents- "to es
tablish beyond any doubt that
political violence I on the in
crease." It also charged government
censorship was impeding the
flow of news from the United
States and that the government
was monopolizing broadcasting
facilities.
French Ballots
To Show Trend
PARIS, June 1 (IP) A clear
indication of the strength of the
postwar communist trend in
France is expected to emerge
from tomorrow's empire-wide
elections to choose a new con
stituent assembly.
Two major factors put the
communists squarely in the
election spotlight:
1. The American loan, which
some observers believe may
have cost the communists seats
and benefited the socialists,
whose leader, Leon Blum, nego
tiated the credits, announced
this week In Washington.
2. The bitter pre-election
campaign which the socialists
have waged Against the com
munists, charging that the com
munists were an undemocrati-cally-orgnnized
party which fol
lows Soviet policy too closely.
Romanian Dictator ,
Dies For Crimes
BUCHAREST, June 1 (IP)
Marshal Ion Antonescu, premier
of Romania during the nazi oc
cupation, and three members of
hla puppet government- were
executed today as war criminals.
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Here is the Klamath Heating
by the company s cuatomers. About 70 users met last night and
aaa.OOO if tne money can be lalaed through sale ox atock is a
Busy Baking Days Ahead
As Bread
By LOIS STEWART
It's a fine kettle of fish, says
many housewife these days,
as she seeks a loaf of bread
late in the afternoon and meets
the patient stare of the bakery
clerks! .
There will probably be more
biscuit making, bread kneading
and., bun baking in the next
sear bWtwo Ahais -ve- before
In -the nation's kitchens since
the professional baker got wise
to the idea that he was taking
a big load off the cook's
shoulders and ringing the bell
on his own cash register.
Right at this point we are
interrupted by a telephone call
from a bachelor. He wants to
know what we are going to do
about his lunch pail? He leaves
In the morning for work be
fore the stores are open he
get back to the store and the
bread supply is exhausted.
His suggestion the grocers
put out a certain amount of
bread early in the day and then
a quota for the late shopper,
the working folks. A good idea!
But going back to the cut
on commercial breads and pas
tries. It may open a new vista
of delightful cooking to the
average housewife unless she
turns green at the sight of a
veast cake and a baking powder
tin.
We are not, what you'd call,
an original cook. In fact the
only original piece of cooking
Plane Accident
Fatal To Five
NAPLES, June 1 (Ameri
can military police announced
that five persons were killed and
30 were missing in the crash of
an American four-engined plane
in the sea near here today.
The military police said four
persons were rescued by Italian
fishermen.
They added that it was not
immediately determined whether
the plane, en route from India
to the United States, was an
army plane.
Shrine Chief
This is Glen Inman, president
of, the Klamath Falls Shrine
club, which Is holding Its an
nual benefit ball at the armory
tonight. Proceeds will go to the
Crippled Children's hoapital.
roitiano.
JUNE 1. IMS
(Telephone
Customers May Take It Over
company plant. Fourth and Klamath, which may be purchased
Shelves Empty
gone on In our kitchen in years
was this winter when the man
of the house poured a can of
pineapple Juice instead of to
mato Juice in a succulent pot
of simmering soup. The effect
was startling! But with a dearth
of biscuit mix, which we scorn,
here's a tried and true recipe
from Mother's kitchen. t.., w
, - - Hot Biscuits -
A good batch for the small
family starts out with two cups
oi nour, aasn ot salt, tour tea
spoons of baking powder, (if
you use Royal), and sift once
or twice. Spoon in a couple of
tablespoons of shortenine and
work with the fingers until it
is meaiv. now add rich milk
(CaaUaaaS aa rata S. Calaaia I) .
No True Peace
Seen By Pope
VATICAN CITY. June 1 (IP)
Pope Pius XII said in a world
broadcast today that the path to
"true peace" seemed further
away now than at the end of
hostilities a year ago, and that
"the first resolute step toward
the attainment of true peace has
not yet been taken."
Speaking from his private li
brary, the pontiff said that all
responsible men, instructed in
the bloody school of war, did
not yet show themselves to be
"truly against despotism and
domination of other nations
with force."
Observing that two countries.
Italy and France, would hold
elections tomorrow, the pope as
serted: "What will be decided is
whether these Latin sisters will
continue the Christian way of
life or choose a materialistic
state without religion and
without God."
The decision, he added, would
depend upon "the names of the
candidates elected."
The pontiff declared that the
present lack of security in the
world, which he said arose from
"disturbing international ' rela
tions," can "exasperate passions
to ' the point of preparing and
provoking in a dark tomorrow
a violent explosion." The way
to peace, he said, "is long and
arduous. . r
. The pope spoke on the occa
sion of his name day the Feast
of St. Eugenio a few minutes
after he had received the greet
ings of members of the Sacred
College oi cardinals.
Baseball Scores
NATIONAL
R. H. E
Boston 3 11 .2
Chicaeo 6 8 0
Lee, Roser (7) and' Masi;
Chipman and McCullough.
New York at St. Louis, game
postponed, rain.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh:
postponed, wet grounds.
AMERICAN
R. H. E.
Cleveland 4 12 1
Philadelphia 10 16 1
Krakauskas, Ferrick (2),
Johnson (7) and Hayes; Chris
topher and Rosar.
St. Louis 4 8 0
New York 3 S 1
Kramer and Mancuso; Hiller,
Wade (7) and Robinson.
Chicago at Boston: postponed,
rain.
WEATHER NEWS
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decided to buy the plant at
new company.
Basin Rodeo
Group Favored
Formation of a basin -wide
rodeo association, to take over
where the Klamath Buckaroo
Days committee has voluntarily
left off, was favored at a meet
ing of representative citizens
held at the chamber of commerce
yesterday afternoon. .
- A committee headed by Elmer
Balsiger was named to take pre
liminary steps toward a rodeo
association, and also to "find
someone to stage a rodeo and
celebration here in the coming
Fourth of July period. The idea
was that the rodeo association
should be developed for the per
manent set-up and annual shows.
Dut tnat it mtgnt not get under
way soon enough for this year's
event.
Other members of the commit
tee are Marshall Comett, W. C.
Dalton and Bill Serruys.
Opinion was virtually unani
mous among those present that
the Klamath rodeo can be made
a huge success. County court,
fair board members, and others
pledged cooperation toward that
end.
The motion to set up a rodeo
association also called for - en
listment of the cooperation of
the Buckaroo Days committee,
which presumably will go out
(Conlinatd aa rata t. Calama 4
Medford Reports
Pair Of Suicides
MEDFORD. June 1 (IP) Der
ty Coroner. Carlos Morris re
ported two suicides here last
night in unrelated shootings.
Morris said James J. Bohl.
38, shot himself in the head
with a .22 caliber rifle and Wil
liam Willard McClain. 65. a
deaf mute, shot himself with a
.32 caliber pistol.
Bohl was despondent over do
mestic difficulties, Morris said.
McClain had been in ill health.
U. N. Delegate
Spanish Threat To Peace
NEW YORK. June 1 (IP) A
delegate to the United Nations
security council said today that
a subcommittee investigating
charges that Franco Spain threat
ens world peace has expressed
moral condemnation of the re
gime and recommended that the
council pass the question to the
UN's highest body, the general
assembly.
The delegate, who declined to
permit use of his name, said the
report, prepared after a month
of deliberations, summed up the
evidence and offered these two
recommendations:
1. That the security council
refer the question to the 51
nation general assembly for fur
ther action.
2. That the security council
endorse the three power declara
tion of last March which con
demned the Franco government,
expressed hope that it would be
removed by peaceful means, and
termed the problem an internal
one. Signers of the March dec
laration were the United States,
Great Britain and France.
Poland Brought Charges
The subcommittee was named
after Dr. Oscar Lange, Polish
delegate, demanded a worldwide
Stock Sale
To Finance
Steam Deal
Customers of the Klamath
Heating company will under
take purchase of the company's
physical plant for $53,000, It was
decided at a meeting of about
70 steam heat users at the cir
cult court room last night.
The plan Is to set up a separ
ate corporation, financed by the
customers as stockholders, to ac
qu.re and operate the central
heating utility here. Under
terms of an offer from the heat
ing company, the deal must b
concluded by June 10.
An effort will be made to sell
stock to the extent of $130,000.
to be used in buying the central
plant, steam lines, and other fa
cilities, and in making improve-;
ments to put the layout into
shape for efficient operation.
Customers will be asked to
buy stock in the amount of an
average two-years billing. Total
billings for two years to the
company's 279 users amount to ft
little more than $150,000.
Sales Committee Appointed
First adopted motion at last
night's meeting was to authorize
the customers' committee to pro
ceed with the purchase of the
plant. This was amended to in
elude the provision "if the
money can be raised." Next step
was to authorize appointment oi
a committee to solicit customers
to sell the necessary amount of
atock. . t
The customers' committee,'
headed by Mayor Ed Ostendorf.
has been working on the heating
plant problem for several
months. It began its work after
D. O. Hood, president of the
Klamath Heating company, stat.
ed in a public meeting here that
the company could not continue!
to operate on its present basis)
and would have to close up if it
could not dispose of the plant otf
make some other arrangement. '
Members of the committee
said last night that after lengthy
dickering, they obtained from
Hood a proposition which they.
(CanUaaa aa raaa t, Calama 1) ,
Election Mobs !
Mill In Rome
ROME, June 1 (VP) The Italj
ian news agency Ansa reported
demonstrators broke through at
police cordon as King Umberto
appeared at the door of Milan
cathedral today and forced him
to leave through an underground
The dispatch said clashes be
tween monarchists and republic
cans had been going on in the
huge Duomo square while the
king visited the cathedral, but
did not state whether the dem
onstrators which broke through)
the cordon were friendly or hos
The fate of the monarchy will
be decided in a national plebi
cite tomorrow. Umberto left
Milan shortly after the demon
stration for Venice to complete
his "campaign tour."
Ansa said clashes also oc
curred on Royal Palace square
while Alfred Cardinal Schuster,
archbishop of Milan, paid the
monarch a "visit of homage."
No casualties were reported.
In an eleventh hour bid to re
tain his crown, Umberto an-
nounced to Italy's 28,000,000
voters that if they decided to
morrow to leave him on the
throne, he would give them an
other chance soon to vote on the
question of the monarchy versus
a republic.
The king's statement said the
new plebiscite would be held
immediately after the 556-maa
constituent assembly, also to be
chosen in tomorrow's balloting,
had completed a new constitu
tion, i
The new referendum, said the
king, could be "In any form ot
popular representation the con
stituent assembly might pro
pose." . ,
Proclaims
break of relations with the
Franco government on the con
tention that the Falangist regime
was a threat to international
peace and security. . . r
- Meantime, Siam made formal
application for membership in
the United Nations in a letter
accompanying detailed charges
of territorial aggression, armed
attack, looting and arbitrary ar
rest of Siamese nationals by .
French troops from Indo-Chlna,
China. ! i
The detailed charges expand
ing accusations made earlier in
the week were laid before the
UN by Siamese Washington lega
tion and declared Siam had ad
hered to a policy of non-resisU
ance to the alleged French at
tacks. . !
The letter of application fol
membership from the Siamese
foreign minister, which was
made public by the UN secret
tarlat last night along with the
charges against the French, said
the wartime Japanese satellite
kingdom and the Siamese peopU
"are ready to assume the full
responsibility in carrying oul
the obligations as set forth la
the UN charters." '
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