Plenty Mow, hut hod May Be Problem in Future
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The luture problem ol IcedliiK
and clothing a nation whose popu
lation In liicronalng by 7,000 per
ilous a dny wan peeked Into Wed
nesday by Klaiiiulh County bunl
nvssmen and ranchers nt u "Grass
la Gold" forum conducted by mem
bers of the I'orthind Chamber cil
Commerce.
'Ilic problem Is hardly apparent
today the United Htutca In produc
ing a surplus ot lood and passing
much ol the surplus along to about
hall the rest of the world.
But It may be a very real prob
lem two generations Iroin now.
The Portland Chamber ol Com
merce Iiiik undertaken leadership
In a program to encourage more
production ul pasture land and
consequently more production ol
meat anlinuls and the derivatives
of ment iniliiiiiln and with tho
U, S. National Hunk ammully be
stowea "grassiiian ol the year" upon
tiirinern and ranchers In the stale
who successfully convert Idlo or
wornoul land Into pasture,
Tim owners ol the big Wolff
Ranch at Williamson River, Jerry
and Henry Wolll, were Klamath
County's "grannmcn ol tliu year"
Innt year.
Speakers at Wednesday's discus
sion nl the program, held at the
Wlnouia Hotel an a luncllon of the
Klamuth County Chamber of Com
merce, were Marshall Dana, Port
Innd, assistant to the president of
the U. 8. National Bank; Wnlter
Holt, chairman of the Portland
Chamber's grasslands committee:
E. R, Jockman, Oregon State Col
lege crops specialist, and Wul'.er
Leth, representing the Department
of Agriculture and four Northwest
land grant colleges In the program.
C, A. Henderson, local County
Agent, Introduced the apeukers and
Dana served a moderator.
Tlie Portlnnders weren't coming
down from the -city to tell people
In a ranching country how to grow
grass anrl raise cattle, Dana ex
plained, but they were trying to
make an acknowledgement of the
values to everybody that are pro
duced In the country.
Grass, he declared. Is basic.
Prom It Is produced the meal we
eat, leather for shoes, wool for
ciuihliig, butter, milk and, as a by
product, muny types of medicine.
Jackman pointed out that Oregon,
particular Eastern Oregon with Its
millions of acres of aeml-arld mine
brush land, has the greatest single
opportunity for expansion of pro
duction In Increasing the size and
value of pasture lands.
Crop lands he said, now are
producing Just about all that farm
experts know how to make them
produce, but the production value
of range lands In Eastern Oregon
can, by application of water and
work, be made to produce as much
as 10 times what they do now.
As an example, the work of
Lloyd Gift on his ranch In Langell
Valley, was cited. Gilt a few years
back had an expanse of hillside
rock pasture which could carry one
animal per 40 acres for about a
month of pasture a season. By
bringing water to the top and let
ting It trickle down over the Ian1
so the grass would grow, that land
was transformed Into pasture com
parable with the best In the coun
try.
Also cited was pasture on the
Scott McKendree place which pro
duced WO pounds of beef to the
acre last year. McKendree Is aim
ing for 1000 pounds to the acre
this year.
Walter Leth, viewing the eventual
food problem from a national
scope, said that In future years
there will not be too much more
crop land which can be added to
productivity In the United States,
but that the amount of pasture
land which can be brought Into pro
duction still Is tremendous. Right
now, he said, the United States
has about a billion acres in pasture
and range.
The great problem, he said, will
be to Increase the productivity ot
crop lands since there won't be
much more to be put Into eultl
vatlon, and grass la the only re
source which can do that, by re
building the fertility of the land.
Even Oregon, one of the so-far
sparsely populated states, Isn't
immune from future over-population
and the problem of not being
able to produce enough for Its peo
ple to eat, Walter Holt pointed out.
He estimated that In the next 25
years Oregon will add a million
citizens.
They will have to be fed and
clothed, and grass Is baslo In doing
the Job.
By FRANK JKNKINN
At Die grasslands urournin mion
I'M oil yesterday bv the agricultural
romiiilUre 0( His Portland chamber
at commerce and attended by
Kiainuth, Lake end Jackson coun
ty icuilo, fc, R. Jaukman, crops
Mieciallsl at Oregon Stale College,
luld m tint l( we ciin net buck
into ra mi ol the are ol uro
on Hint oiiKhl to be not buck Into
Srasa we cmi qutidruple In Western
rcgon the vnlue ol these potential
giuiing lands nd III eastern ure
oii we on Incrcano their vnlue
by TEN TIMES.
lie added:
"Generally sneaking, our crop
land production Is at IiIhIi level,
An ul now, cotuilderliiK our present
technical knowledge, we would be
nurd put to It to INCREASE their
productivity, t least to any con
siderable extent.
"Out Kraiuilaiidii re another
lory. Their production can be in
creased IMMENSELY. If we want
lo increase agricultural production
In Oregon, our grasslands provide
the BIO opportunity to do It."
l et a piilnt a quick, sketchy pic
ture here at a ttound end stable
eaoiiomy lor Southern Oregon mid
lar Northern California:
, Oiuw ment milmiilii an our mil
roils unci nilllloiui ol acres ol range
JpiHla.
Finish-fatten them on feeds pro
duced on our crop lands.
slaughter and pack them here at
home.
Tlml'i a FINISHED economy.
Each cog of It meshes Into every
oilier con. We would limn be using
our land resources to their fullest
rapacity. Tlie outlying arraa would
benefit by Increased production ol
llvi'ituck. Untih-fnllening the live
stock would provide market AT
HOME lor the leeda xrown on our
roplumln, Slaughtering and pack
Im would provide additional pay
lolls lor the town.
Thut would round out our eco
nomic plolure lor. thaiika tn mod
ern aclrnce, our llmberlandi can
lie expected to lake care ol them
selves Irani here on out. In their
raw. our bU Job la lo USE THEM
WISELY, preventing In the luture
the staggering waate that In the
paat ha made our timber lnduttry
ao uneconomic.
Let's take a quick look back Into
the pant.
When the Mountain Men first
topped the barrier ranges and
reached Hie Paclllo Const area,
they lound a grasslands economv.
In Spanish Calllornla. a glamorous
(Indolent and pleaaant) civilization
letted upon cowa.
The ox-team pioneers who eel-
tied the Willamette valley were
farmers. In each wagon waa a
plow. The bright dream that led
them westward over the desert In
mb of 111 greatest migration civ
lilted man ever made waa to grow
wheat and cell It to the Orient.
Thai dream waa never f nil v real
iced. The Oriental were rice eat-
On IhfMia WtlUmttttA nlnnMtra fell
i , hack on COWS. They brought them
- if-irom uawormar xn tp"j u hio
u Willamette, iney lea ineir cowa on
the graaa of far Northern California
and Bouthern Oregon. When they
got them home, Uiev fed them on
the graaalanda of the Willamette
valley and lla foothill. It waa CAT
TLE that enabled the Willamette
settlements to aurvlve and prosper.
Orass fed the cattle.
Southern Oregon, Southeastern
Oregon and Northeastern Calllornla
the early explorers tell ua lo their
Journal, were waving aeu of
graaa. On thla graaa the wild game
led. The Indiana lived on the game.
It waa a natural grassland econ
omy. The white man took over thU
graaaland economy. Bad to relate,
he MISUSED II aa to often the
white man haa done. He OVER
GRAZED the rangei not, prob
ably, ao much oul of greed, as
the inuck-rakert tike to tell tu. aa
nut of atern neceaslty to make a
living In new land. .
Thai waa the way of the times,
and men then knew nothing better.
Anyway, the native arid land
grasses practically vanished under
unwise usage, and aagebruah took
their place. Thus we lost what had
been the baalc resource ol the
semi-arid range. Our Job now Is
Ui get rid of the usurping sage
brush and get the rangclnnds back
Into grass.
That. In substance. Is the mes
sage brought to us yesterday by
these men of the agricultural com
mittee of the Portland chamber of
commerce. Rich rewards, Uiev told
await us If we do It Intclll
mntly, taking full advantage of
modern knowledge.
I'm sure they're right and I
think we should all be grateful to
yLhcm for bringing to us this mes
Ibge as to what grass can do for
Us If we handle It right.
Accidents Kill
4 Oregonians
By The Associated Preas
Four persons died Wednesday In
Oregon as a result of accidents.
Three of tho victims were children.
Cathy Ellzares, j Vj, was killed
whon her foet slipped off the rear
of a car while her head was out
sldo a partly open window. An
autopsy was to be performed to
determine whether she strangled
or her neck was broken.
Her mother, Mrs. Davis Ellsnrea,
Mllwauklo, had left the girl and
three other children In the car In
suburban Portland to watch her
husband train some dogs.
Darcll Luke, 2. eon of Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard W. Luke, Snlem,
wns killed when struck by n cur
while playing In a street. Salem
police Identified the driver as
Dnnlel Lurty. He was not cited.
John ffidwnrd snermnn, n, Ore
gon City, died In a Portland hos
pital of Injuries auffored when he
was lilt by a truck while riding a
bicycle.. Tlie accident occurred
three miles southeast of Oregon
City.
An Oregon Journal copy render,
Tokeph P. Oarlln, 41, was fatally
In hired In a fall from a second
atory window of his apartment. He
Was washing the window.
BARBARA JEAN ANDERSON (above) entered the annual
Klamath Basin Roundup queen trials yesterday. The Mac
cloel girl signed her entry blank at Charlie Read's Saddlery.
NiceJThief
Feeds Baby
NEW YORK OP A knlfe-wleldlng
robber bound a young mother with
picture wire Wednesday and stole
her to.ooo ring but before he
left he fed the baby.
Tlie mother. 20 . year - old Mrs.
Anita Laken. said alio was fixing
luncn lor ner 18-nionin-oicl son.
Lane, when a man rang the door
bell and said he was with the
Olllce of Price Stabilization.
Hinting that Mrs. Laken's rent
might bo reduced, the man left.
In 16 minutes he was bark and
thla time produced a knife. He
bound Mrs. Laken to a chnlr with
tlie wire and took the ring.
The mother nlrnded to be re-
leaned because the babv was ill
ana it was lime lor his medicine.
1 11 give him his medicine." the
man amd, and did.
"He needs his milk, too." said
Mrs. Laken.
The robber heated the bottle, fed
the baby, and fled.
Giant Enemy
Base Blasted
SEOUL, Korea, W) U. 8. Filth
Air force fighter bombers. In
kn all - oul. hour by hour
aitack, smashed a huge Communist
suoply area Thursday between tho
rin Korean capital. Pyongyang
and lis port, Chlnnanpo.
The attack began nt dawn nnd
continued throughout the dny. The
Air Force described the tnrucl as
a huge war malorlcl manufactur
ing ana supply nren,
Pilots reported 117 buildings de
stroyed and 80 heavily damaged.
Flghtor pilots from tho First Mn
rlnc Aircraft Wing and tho Royal
Australian Air Force 77th sound
ron toolepnrt In the big strike.
The Air Force did not sav wheth
er the Allied planes met any oppo
sition from Red fighters or ground
fire.
On the ground, U. S. Patton tank
titles shot up Red fortlllcntlons
along a 20 mile sector of the Cen
tral Front Wcdnesdny.
A V. S. Eighth Army staff of
ficer snld the tanks blasted 250
Red bunkers and Inflicted 354 cas
ualties. Tanks of the U. S. 40th division
(Cnlirornln National Guard) spear
headed tho assault.
A U 8. Eighth Armv staff of
ficer snld these tanks smashed 103
bunkers, 14 buildings, six machine
gun nests, three cbmmunicntlon
trenches nnd one 76 mm. gun.
The slnff officer snld one Allied
tank was last.
There wns no explanation of the
tucllcnl Plnn behind the assault
but the staff nlflcer emphasized
that the tnnks wore used as self
propelled guns nnd not In the nor
mnl itiuik fashion of flro nnd move
ment. , ...
Tho 40th Division Pultons nt
tncked from positions nenr the
Kumhwn-KuniBong road.
In nddltion to pummcllng Red
positions, they brought a Commu
nist tnttnllon under direct fire, kill
ing 90 Reds nnd wounding 258.
Tho Communists struck bnck
with 250 rounds of nrtlllery and
mortar fire but failed to hnlt the
attack.
MacdoelGirl
In Queen Ring
By WALLACE MYERS
Horsemanship events hold no ter
rors for the second entrant In this
year's Klamath Basin Roundup
queen triuln. .
Brown-hnlred Barbara Joan Aiv
demon, 16-year-old Macdocl brnu
y who signed aa a oueon cundl
ate yesterday. Isn't exactly an old
hand workftig stock but she's hud
a lot of experience for her tender
years.
The Butle Valley High School
Junior Is the daughter of Mrs. J.
C. Stevens Jr. and her stcp-grand-
daddy Is Jim Stevens, owner ol the
lamous McIks ranch, where Bar
bara has learned more than a little
about horses.
BIG DAY
Yesterday wns a big day for
Barbara. Her mother said the girl
had been looking forward for years
lo becoming 16 so she could enter
tlie Roundup queen trials.
"She doesn't expect lo be queen
since this is her first year in the
trials, but she does look forward
to having a lot of fun," said Mrs.
Anderson.
Barbara probably wont. get an-
oincr cnunce at uie queen trials.
When she finishes high school next
year, sue pinna lo begin nurse s
training.
Barbara's hobbv time Is devoted
principally to riding and her plnno
with the horses holding first plaae
uy a wme margin.
Her favorite mount Is a chestnut
sorrel. "Red Squirrel." a registered
quarter horse owned by Paul Rob
inson. Barbara plans to uso "Red
.w ,u, ,1,1; 4WUI1UUJ.
FIRST ENTRANT
First queen trlnls entrant this
year wns Carol Hamilton, a Klnm
ath Fulls girl who signed last
week.
Queen candidates are iudired fin
per cent on horsemanship nnd 40
per cent on poise and personality.
1'he nuccn and six nrinrunu um
uc cuoscn.
Judging, as well as Judges' lden
Hues, are kept secret until ih
winners are announced.
Execution Set
For Wilsons
VANCOUVER wh in
F.Uuene O. CwbIiIiiit Thiirsrtnv not
JllllC 23 ns the pypntltlnn rinlA tn
Utah nnri Turmnn Wilson, brothers
convicted of the nbductlon-slnvlng
of 18 year old Jo Ann Dewey
hero two years ngo.
It wns the third time Uie superior
court Judge had set nn execution
dato for the brothers, who twice
won stays while nppenls were
carried Into icdernl courts. The
U. 8. Supremo Court recently re
fused to revlow the case.
The brothers were scheduled to
go into court nt 11:45 a. in,, but
Utnh Wilson became ill nnd the
brothers went before Cushlng when
court opened nt 9 a.m. It took the
Indgo less than a minute to set
tho 'dnte, nnd the brothers were
mailed bnck nt once to the Stnte
prison nt Wnlln Wnlln. A physician
tentatively diagnosed Utah's trou
ble as appendicitis.
Attorneys for the brothers snld
Ihev planned another appeal to
Onv. Lnnglle of Wnshlngton.
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Pries Five Cents 2 Pages KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1953 Telephone 1111 No. 282
Pact Brings
End to Long
Rail Strife
By ROWLAND EVANS JR.
WASHINGTON (At Unlon
munagement peace, the Ural in
more than three years, came lo
Uie nation's railroads Thursday
and the government was ready to
give up its 21-month operation nt
uie roads.
Three rail unions, with a com
bined membership of 150.000.
signed a "memorandum ol agree
ment" with the carriers lute
Wednesday night In the While
House.
The agreement, unlike one
signed by the same Uiree union
chiefs In December, 1850, Is bind
ing on the rank-and-file. The 1950
agreement was repudiated by a
vole of the memberships of the
Uiree unions. .
RETl'BN ;
Actual return of the roads to
their private owners will come as
soon as the unions and the rail
roads sign a contract based on the
terms and conditions of employ
ment agreed to Wednesday night.
That might take a week or more,
even though Uie Job I almost
purely mechanics.
The agreement worked out ba-
w4weea, Uie can Urn.- imd- WW engi
neers, firemen and the conductors
after Intensive mediation efforts
by Presidential Assistant John R.
Steelman, does these things:
1. Raises wages 37 cents an
hour lor men in the yards and
22 '4 cents for over-Uie-road em
ployes. 2. Ties wsges to the cost of liv
ing. Pay now goes up or down one
cent each three months for each
one point change In the govern
ment's cost-of-living index.
3. Lnys the foundation for yard
men to switch from a 48-hour week
to a 40-hour week and get a four
cent pay hike when the shorter
work week lakes effect.
4. Olves uie unions the right to
reject carrier requests to run the
same train crew through a divi
sional terminal point if the two
parties enn't negotiate their dis
agreements over these lntcrdlvl
sional runs.
START
The long dispute dates to March.
1949, when Uie conductors first
made their wage and working
rules demands on the roads. Since
then one or more of the unions
and a fourth big operating union,
the trainmen have gone on strike
at least Uiree times, all for short
duraUon. The trainmen settled
their dispute a year ago.
Nehru Blasts
At Commies
NEW DELHI. India HI Prime
Minister Jnwharlal Nehru lashed
out bitterly Thursday at Commu
nismparticularly In India but
said It would not be defeated by
war.
India, he asserted, "will never
pay Uie price Uie Soviet Union and
China have paid to achieve pro
gress." "I doubt If the leaders of the
Russian people would pay the price
if they had Uie chance to do It nil
over again," Nehru declnred, reply
ing to the lower parliamentary
house debate on President Rnjen
drn Prasad's address May 18 open
ing the new parliament.
Referring briefly to the Internn
tionnl situntlon, Uie premier snid,
"cold war leads to a shooting war
nnd almost as bad it coarsens and
derrrndes humnnlty."
Ho added, "It pnsses my comprehension-
how some people who
dislike Communism nnd make It
nn enemy can put nn end to com
munism by war. v
"War only lends to overall, large
scnle. wholesale destruction and
nnnrchy, nnd It Is not right for us,
both as Individuals and ns a na
tion, to follow a pnth which leads
to international vulgarity."
He bltterlv Attacked the 27-mem-
bor Communist bloc In pnrllnmcnt,
labeling Red arguments In the
three day debate as "slogans and
doctrines which are completely out
of dnte."
Weather -v
FORECAST! Klamath Falls nnd
vicinity and Northern Callfnmta
Kalr through Friday. Low Thurs
day night 42. High Friday 75,
High yesterday M
Low last night - 39
Preelp last 24 bra
Since Oct. 1 .., 15.17
Normal for period . . -.10.91
Same period last yr 14.84
Red Buildup in Asia
Seen as War Threat
By KOBKRT EUNSON
TOKYO Wl United Nations of
ficers are eyeing suspiciously a
buildup ol Soviet strength In Asia
because ol tne danger mat kus
sia might leap Into the Korea
war.
There Is nothing to Indicate right
now that the Soviets are planning
any more than to keep Chinese and
North Korean soldiers well sup
plied with arms, ammunition and
vemcies.
But the belief here Is that if
the Russians ever decide to touch
olf World War III, Korea Is Just
as nicely a spoi as curope.
FRONTIER
The power which controls Korea
also controls Japan and Japan is
a forward frontier of Uie free world
in Asia.
Gen. Matthew B. Rldgwgy's re
marks In Washington that Russia
is carrying on a big and "signifi
cant" military buildup put on the
record what staff officers at his
old headquarters here have been
observing for more than a year.
The threat la closer now because
J, !
Estes
ClearSBiinnyTurns
High Hurdles
By The Associated Press
The more opposition Sen. Estes
Kefauver gets In his race for Uie
Democratic presidential nomina
tion, two sources said Thursday,
uie faster he seems to run.
Two Senate colleagues of the
Tennessean, Hubert Humphrey of
Minnesota Mid James Murray of
Montana, said any opposition from
President Truman would enhance
Kefauvef's bid. '
And Clarence Strelt. a member
of Uie Atlantic Union Committee's
board of governors, said the Neb
raska and Florida primary votes
were a rebuke to attacks on Ke
fnuver's advocacy of a federation
of free nations.
BROWN HOPE
Humphrey and Murray were
Interviewed alter President Tru
man was quoted Wednesday as
saying he hopes supporters of
California Atty. Gen. Edmund G.
Brown will win the state's June 3
primary. The Brown ticket is op
posed by a slate favoring Kefau
ver.
Brown mnde the statement after
While House visit and said it
was authorized by Truman. How
ever, the White House said later
Truman wished Brown's delega
tion good luck but intended no
implications about Kefauver.
Humphrey and Murray said they
doubt Truman Is trying to stop
Kefauver.
"It has become pretty obvious
that Estes Kefauver thrives on the
opposition of Democratic party
leaders." Humphrey said. "The
President is too smart a politician
not to know that."
Murrnv ngreed. ndding thnt such
n statement would help Kefauver
"win the support of a lot of people
who are against the President."
ESTES' VICTORY -
strelt told the Atlantic Union
Committee In Washington that
Kefauver won ine iseorasaa pri
mary despite statements by Sen.
v 1 -llnVnma that lfffllllVl-
XWCI 1 Ul n ...',, " - --
advocated a federation of nations
which would surrender United
States sovereignty
In Florida, he said, Kefnur
won a moral victory although he
drew less primnry votes than Sen
rnu Dtttuaii hiiH "nrnde the snme
attack (ns Korr at-the start of
his race" against Kefauver ; in
Florida. - v ,
J. R. Sisernore
Funeral Set
i n-i.Aa fnV .Tn rnrvq T?.
(Jerry) Sisernore, Fort Klamath
rancher who died Tuesday, are to
be held from Sacred Heart Church
Baini.rinv n-an a.m. with the Rev.
T. P. Casey officiating. , - ;
mtcrmeni win ue m wi, ivijr
Cemetery.
i . . , . U C-vt, Willi Ka
neUlllUlUH III UK lvuom,i ",,
held in Ward's Chnpel Friday at
v p.m.
Members of Sisemore's family
hnve requested thnt lnstend .of
flowers for the funeral, contribu-
1 1 u V. n M.a,ta in lh nanna. fnnrl
blUlia UD (l,nID W -.IV l.n.vi,, lull
Sisernore was a victim ot that
disease.
Korean roads are just about thaw
ed. The North Korean Reds, Russian
trained and Russian equipped,
maneo. me Korean war on June
25, 1950. Summer is the best per
iod for movement of supplies and
tanks.
The Red war potential In Korea
Is greater than ever, say UJI. of
ficers. There has been a marked In
crease In tanks, artillery pieces.
aircralt, and enemy quartermas
ter supplies, according to field re
ports. Rocket launcher units which the
Russians had in World War II are
being used against the Allies. So
far, their use has been InelfecUve.
STRENGTH . -
Gen. James A. Van Fleet, U. 8.
Eighth Army commander, esti
mates the Communist strength in
Korea at 750100 men with a sub
stantial reserve force In Manchu
ria. Red air strength is about 1.500
planes, with naif of them Jets, ac
cording to Lt. Gen. O. P. Wey-
land. Far East : Air Force com
mander.
Royal wheels
LOn'dOW Wl The elaborate
machinery of British state spring
utw action at a crisp message xrom
Buckingham Palace "Prince
Charles Is crying. He cannot find
his rabbit."
A luxurious black sedan sped
down the tree lined drive to
Clarence House, across the park,
and returned triumphantly a few
minutes later.
Palace officials cwarmed around
the car and tenderly carried away
the green hutch with the startled
white rabbit perched inside.
The rabbit, prise pet of the three-year-old
prince, had been forgotten
when the new queen moved her
family from Clarence House to Uie
palace.
But a lusty princely yell resound
ing through the palace grounds
Wednesday served as a Quick re
minder. The rabbit has new quar
ters now in the palace garden.
Joy Hits Red
Truce Balking
MUNSAN. Korea W Vice Adm.
C. Turner Joy in his final state
ment as chief Allied truce dele
gate rebuked Uie Reds Thursday
for using the Korea armistice talks
as a "stall to repair your shattered
loroes."
"There Is nothing left to negoti
ate the decision is in vour
hands," Uie Admiral declnred.
Joy. upon completing his pre
pared statement, strode from the
Panmunjom conference tent.
His action threw the Commu
nist delegation into a flurry
But MnJ. Gen. William K. Har
rison, Jr., Joy's relief, moved over
into the U.N. chief delegates
seat and suggested a- recess until
Friday. '
The Reds demanded an almost
unprecedented afternoon session.
It lasted 29 minutes. Harrison
snid North Korenn Gen. Nnm II
used It in a feeble attempt to re
ply to Joy in what Harrison called
"plain drivel."
Another session was set for 11
a.m. Friday.
Joy said in his sUnging farewell
the Allies have made their last
concession on the repatriation of
prisoners ot war issue last road
block to a Korenn truce.
The Allies won't bnck down, he
said, from their refusal to return
prisoners of war who do not want
to go bnck to Communist rule.
The Allies sny that of nearly
170,000 Red captives and internees
about 100.000 refuse to rejoin Uie
Reds voluntarily.
The Communists wnnt all their
cantured soldiers buck or no
truce. ! v !
"Your side must completely
abandon your absurd proposition
to retain our captured personnel,"
Nnm II said In a 15-mlnute open
ing blast nt the Allies.
He repented his dally attacks on
U.N, handling of war prisoners.
Joy wns the Inst member of the
original five-member Allied team
uint began truce talks July id. He
Is leaving to become commandant
of the U. S. Naval Academy at
Arnapolis.
"Nowhere In the record," he toli
the Reds, "is there a single ac
tion of your side which Indicates
a real and sincere desire to at
tain" a truce, "
Portuguese,
Commies
Trade Shots
HONG KONG Wl Troops along
the Portuguese Macau-Communit
China border exchanged gunfire
Thursday. Hong Kong observers
interpreted it as an isolated ex
change between border guards
and not an invasion oi the tiny
Portuguese colony by Chinese
Reds.
Associated Press Correspondent
DeUnda da Consiecao said the
Reds fired across the border and
Portuguese - African troops . re
turned the fire. Portuguese au
thorities rushed artillery to the
border, she added in a telephone
call.
MINOR
In Hong Kong. 50 miles north
east of Macau, British army and
navy intelligence said they had no
reports on the exchange but felt
sure it was only a minor incident.
Hong Kong airport and shipping
circles had received no reports.
Cable and wirelefe circuits were
open to Macau.
The Hong Kong Standard said
its Macau correspondent reported
that 200 Communist guards crossed
the border in menacing fashion
and Portuguese trooos fell back.
.The' Reds then retained to their
correspondent said nothing about
an exchange of shots but asserted
it was the third- such incident in
the past eight days.. -
Daring Theft
Stirs Britain
LONDON Wl The known loss
in the biggest mail robbery in Brit
ain's history shot up to 200.000
pounds (1560,000) Thursday all in
bank notes. " ; -
It was learned also that the
thieves. In their haste, left be
hind another 100,000 pounds ($280,
000). Prime Minister Winston Church
ill's Conservative government.
shaken by the daring coup near
Uie heart of London, promised an
official statement on the aliair to
both Houses of Parliament.
MeanwhUe, Scotland Yard called
In every available detective to help
run down the seven masked men
who slugged three mall truck
guards and seized Uie fortune
in registered mail a block off busy
Oxford street Just before dawn
Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON un Gen Mat.
thew B. Ridgway told Congress
Thursday that Communist talk
about germ and gas warfare should
Impress on all the deadly danger
confronting the free world.
In an address to a Joint meeting
of the Senate and House, the four
star general stopped abort of say
ing ne tears uie communists will
use those weapons. -But
his plain implication was
that he agrees with those who say
tne communist technique Is to
charge others with crimes they in
tend to commit.
For weeks, the Red propaganda
machine has hammered out
charges that United HaUons force
in Korea are using gas and germs.
Ridgway said the charges are
false in their entirety but that th
Communist harping on them shoulo)
serve as "a monumental warn
ing ... as menacing and urgent
as a forest fire. bearing down on
a wooden village."
WELCOME '
The former U.N. commander in
the Far East received a rousing
welcome from the lawmakers. ..,
Senators and representatives
were Joined by cabinet officers and
diplomats in several minutes oi
applause when Ridgway entered
the House chamber. The crowded '
galleries Joined in.
It started all over again when
Speaker Sam Raybum introduced
the general. Ridgway acknowl
edged the tribute with a broad
smile. "' . ft --
He was applauded several times
during bis 20 minute speech and,
at the conclusion, the members .
arose and gave him an ovation;
JUdgway came, to, the . capltot ,
while -the Bouse was debating its
16,889,100.000 foreign aid bill..
The amount is about one button
below what President . Truman
asked and critics of the bill are
out to cut it still more. .- - --
Ridgway made no menUon of
the matter, however, although the
amount is of vital importance to '
the European defense forces he is
soon to command in succession
of Gen. Eisenhower. . . i
CLOSED DOORS '
Before his speech. Ridgway had
a meeting behind closed doors with
the Senate Foreign Relations com
mittee.
Chairman Connally (D.-Tex.)
quoted Ridgway afterwards as say
ing he planned no major changes
"in any policies that Gen.- Eisen
hower .has approved."
Connally said Ridgway did not
discuss the foreign aid. bill. He
added:
'Gen. Ridgway explained he was
not sufficiently familiar with the
European situation to discuss pro
posed reductions." - - -
He quoted the general as say
ing, in reply to a quesUon, ne
would insist mat me curopeau
members of NATO do their full
part." 'i
in his address, Ridgway. maoe
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