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TRUMAN CALLS FOR UN BUDGET, Senator Predicts PROMPT PASSAGE OF ESTIMATES
MILITARY AID BILL "Part Of Price For Peace
Miami, Florida, August 21,
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President Truman called for prompt passage of his $1,450,000,000 foreign
arms programme as part of the price of peace.
Declaring the purpose of the programme is to prevent aggression, Truman
said:
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"We are not arming ourselves and our friends to start a fight with anybody.
We are building defences so that we won't have to fight.”
his
The President delivered Idea at the golden jubiler con- vention of the veterans of fore anzeigen wars--men who served over-- two workd 2 In
Wars after #ying here from Washington.
The
FINNISH STRIKE ENDING
As the Senate Ivarlors began an uphill struggle to win bel the A per cent cu! yotes in his arma for Europe Jit-OX!} I± 1177T by the House, Truman sicht in a prepare ent speret:
"The cost of such a progtumme 3 camalevable. But il repre- webts an investment In security
that will be worth many timmy ifs cost 1 is part of the passen
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The President's 15-suinute Jon • leich
also.
FOR 1950
Lake Success, August 21. Budget estimates for the 1950
Congress Will Reject Aid Plan
Washington, August 21.
financial year prepared by the The Senate Republican loader, Kenneth Wherry,
Unlied Nations Secretary-General Mr. Trygve Lie, place the cost of operating the U.N. in its noth year at $44,314,308.
This excreds by only $685,295 the approved budget for 19-13 which stands at $43,487,120.
Miscellaneous income during 1950 is estimated nt $5,018,525, leaving a net expenditure for the year of $39,297,873.
On maintaining the burbet at a level from year to year, the Secretary-General stressed in the foreword of his report to the fourth session of the General As-
of nd-
"The military assistance pro- Kramme and the European Re- covery Programme are part and parcel of the same policy. Theresembly that in preparing the es- Is the
bentes he hog borne constantly closest relationship
in mind the reëbimendations tween economic recovery and
the advisory committee on military defence.
ministrative and budgetary ques- tions that the United Nations make every effort to stabilise its budget at the minimum consts- tent with the implementation of the charter and Anabelal re- sources of member states. Industries
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On the one hand, economic re- covery will lag if the haunting tear of military aggression widespread. Such fear will pre vent new investments. from be- ing made and new from being established,
On the other hand, piotre- tion agahist pressim is 1. t'onadensed by name Come
assur- erl, eermonde reenvery will move mult lares men by false monizes back
forward to tyranny
nure rapidly. Sound slavery) and the
reaponizir Soviet Unli
recovery and adequate Chremme i huss blackest
military defence must be carried le row the world.
forward together
In balance.
Helsink, August 21
Communist-Ind effort wave of strikes which has swept Finland is breaking pa Giovenou spokesman zabi here today.
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"Reports that more mess going back to work are reaching the Cabinet hourly," he added.
The Communist Strike Commit- tee announced that the stoppagen WANE being mutestained, acling that the night for bread will go
un.
the tens of app ession.)
FE Aid
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Said "we must provide military aid to the Philippines and Korea in the Sar Pacific and to tean, Turkey and Greece In the Mediterranean areɔ, as well as the countries of Wes. tern Europe."
3.
ratur, he said, overcoming fear
Cafed military apt a pict Most dorkers were stuff out to- and paweed of the policy teelpane day and only three of Finland's | European communie zrcovery be- 23 ports were working. Ships in Hangoe, which the Government of military aggression wit! foster ius declared an open port, were now alvastnæente und arw indu being handler 15 reduced equnds, tiirs, enabling plier ccontatie of volunteers.
recovery.
In Kemi, the West Содв pulp manufacturing centre, where the strikes started, 500 soldiers were protecting work. ers against pickets.
the
A Communist delegation today discussed with the chief of Kemi police the atrest of three more Communists, bringing the total to 2 who are accused of starting
right between police and strikers last week.
The delegation protested against the police seizure Communist records.
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In most towns bakers have re- sumed work and brand has como back into the shops-Reuter.
Forest Fires In America
New York, August 21. Uncontrolled fires raced through more than 8,000 actess of forest land in Wyoming and Idaho to. night. Three injur blazes. covering 2,000 acres each, were reported in the Payette National Forest of Idaho. Four other meries dres ranged in Yellowstone National Park.
Men were coming every hour by alr, bus and train to fight the fire Control work in both
areas was bampered by swarms tourists clogging access to
roads.
4. Expressed hope that secur- ity forces unter the control and direction of the United Nations Can some day lake over the task of preventiut agressiuni, President added. “We have been working for that."
That is exactly what we propose to do."-Associated Pres5,
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Bergman Says Its Final
the
Farta, Italy August 21. Miss Farid Bergman stepped TY in front cameras. tere early today and said, "That is the final shot will everart before a motion ple- ture camera.**
The handsome Hallan director. Roberto Rossellini, huet Just Almed the fral scene of "Strom- boli" which Miss Bergnian said will be her last movie.
Rossellini walked over to his star, kissed her 'Th
lightly on both cheeks and told her "It is all over, dear, and thank you,
Then Miss Bergman said in an decision to retire from movies is exclusive Interview That her
firm one... nat and definite, She had announced during the production of "Strombol" she intended to quit the screen that
and divorce her Swedish hus- band, Dr. Peter Lindstrom.
As for aid to the Patlippines aru!
said Koren, Trunian
the. "two
republics...need young military assumee if they are to maintain their national security," He went on.
"If it were possible, we would prefer that these bulwarks egainst aggression be establish ed by the United Nations.
"We hope that peace of the world will some day he "nforce i by security forces under the can- trol and direction of the United Nations.
"We have heen working for
that
Regional Pacts
"But the Soviet Union has
blocked every effort to estab.
But in her latest statement as in previous ones, she refused to comment
Fower Meetings
To offset rising costs for cer tolo services, Lie stresses the need for keeping the
number of formal meetings at
A mini. mum and for all organs to hold such meetings at its headquar-
ters.
The Secretariat cannot be held responsible," he says, General Assembly
money
the
appropriates
for rotating meefing places The face of
is recommenda-
this."
The budget Increase for 1950 is dae mainly to the provision of $533.700,768 for the liquidation of credits arising from the transfer of the assets of the League of Nations to the United Nations, to
today predicted that Congress would roject any now programme of aid to Britain that required the United States to keep 'pouring the tax- payers' money into a bottomless pit.
Claiming that Britain's dollar shortage was
sympton and not the cause of her economic crisis, Senator Wherry said the United King- dom, like the United States, was afflicted by extravagant government expenditures, a cus- tomary by-product of Socialism. He said also, "Something bet- ter than the give-away shows of the p
• past iz needed if the interest of Brush TeleEvery he the maintenanes of the prosperity and security of the United States."
her feel. But prudence dictates that the United States should remain strong if it is to be the anchor tor world peace."-United Press.
He issued a statement for Asks U.S. To
mind American. Bribish and Canadian officials that any agree- nent reached n their forthcom- ing economic falks here must be approved by Congr Fal- ture of the conference, except for possible long-range improvement, WBS being predicted freely in Washington. The chle reason
was certain opposition in Con- gress to many of the suggested solutions for Britain's fanclul
crisis.
Back Up Hong Kong
New York, August 21.
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We must Ree to it that a friendly Chinese government holds Formosa and Hainan off South Chinn and the British keep their century-old territory at Hong Kong." declared William Socialism Blamed
R. Mathews, editor and publisher Senator Wherey was firm in of the Arizona Star, In a his bollet that Scolaflum and to the New York Times today. not the dollar shortage VER Mathews made the statement responsible for Britain's plight. In calling for flrmu Unitedi He said the United States was Stater policy in the Far East
"because heading in the same direction
what we have been because of President Truman'e fighting is a cold war." efforts to lead this country in
The letter sald
part of any to Bocalism.
programme of aid for China w He said also that both nations call for the bolstering of Chinese were afflicted by extravagant leadership. programme of expander tech- | government expenditures, a €119- "For the
the present we will have velopment amounting to $676,000 nical assistance for cermonic detonary by-product of Socialism to deal with Chiang Kai-shek #riod. Britain's despite his previous record of aged to $307,000 in 1949, dollar shortage, he added, would proved military incompetency....
compared
an increase in the number end when it wins world markets from what I could find out Act.
eMetency, quailty Not included in the budget for
Through
anding President L is indinitely a competitive prices, and until it better man to deal with but al- {next year is the estimated ex-
tried to solve its problems along though he is Acting President, penses for the interim committee Diese ines, there is no sense in Chiang controls the armies. That in view of the fact that the Gen-curing the taxpayers money in Intolerable situation
must eral Assembly provided for its to a bot
to, a bottomless pit
ended." vontirum:see only throwth 1919- Assoclated Press.
of personnel.
wherever it
Saying that the Administration too often had asked Congress to approve secret spreements, the Nebraskan Senator called for open diplomacy openly arrived at in the impending American- Brish-Cepudian talks,
TO BE MARRIED IN DIVING BELL Atlantic City, New Tersey.. August 21. Miss Ruth Esters and
handed Louls Villani will be married here on Monday in a diving bell 30 feet deep on the
(loor. ocean
The couple met in the bell while on vacation. The bell is a metal cylinder with four porthole win- dows and can accommodate from eight to 10 persons. United
on reports that she would marry Rossellini when her divorce is final-United Press. Press.
ASSEMBLY TO TACKLE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
Strasbourg, August 21.
leh an effective International The 12-nation European Assembly will this week
police force and to free the world from the fear of aggres. slor,
For that reason, we have had to join other friendly na-? tions in forming regional de- fence pacts.
"The United Nations charter was wisely drawn to permit these regional defence pacts and other collective security arrangements which are consistent with the great principles of the charter.
The
come to grips with one of the most vital problems on its agenda-Europe's economic plight.
The Assembly has already been faced with grim warnings from representatives, notably M. Andre Philip, of France, that time is running short for action to prepare Europe for the end of the Marshall Plan in 1952.
"Congress repeatedly has been take-it-or-leave-it com- milments with suggestions that if we did not take it the United States
ates would lose face and the usefulness
ness of the Administration In foreign affairs would be ruin ed.
Usually these propositions are accompanied by the hulla- baloo of another crisis."
He then said the North Atlantic security pact and its obvious commitment to supply arms to Western Europe was a case in point,
ot
The treaty is a product hysteria. It was conceived at a time when Russia was in an un- usually bellicose mond."
Business With Reds
He added that now that the Berlin blockade had been ft. ad, England in doing business with Rumala on
■ large scale and the United States is ship- ping a steel plant to Commun- lat Yugoslavia. Senclor Wherry said that ne- tions by Congress
ress in cutting for- eign recovery spending and the Administration's proposed arms Europe programme for Western should serve as a warning to all parties in the impending discus- song,
"Any programme agreed upon
All major fires, with scores of minor blazes that were quickly The military assistance pro
When the big debate, which Italy, with 1,500,000' unem- by the Truman Administration put out were blamed on light- Kramine will help the Uniteri Na-obzervers expect to be the high-ployed and a rising birth-rate, that would weaken our Own hung cracking down into foreststions to co-operate effectively by light of the month's sittings, be- is expected to throw her full American economy and lower that had become extremely dry increasing the collective as well gins on Tuesday the Parliament support behind any scheme offer our standards of living will cer- with the summer heat and little an the individual ability of free arians will have their hands tieding hope of absorbing her sur-tainly be rejected by Congress,
plus manpower.
Friendship for the people of Bri- British Conservative
tain and regard for self-interest repre. sentatives are also expected to encourage the hope that ways not entitled to discuss the Or- join in demands for a widening will be found to get Britain on
of the field of economle
rain-United Pross.
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Mathews declared: "Hong Kong is vital. Evecuation or loss of it by the British will reverberate with the
shattering effects through- out South East Asia."
He said such a China aid pro- gramme will cost comparatively a few millions. It would have the enthusiastic support of such men who have been on the spot, such ns Admiral Badger and General MacArthur."-United Press.
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Since, the end of the Erlilab mandate in May last year, the works have been guarded by an Israeli garrison. The plant, valued. ut £1,000,000 is still intack Operations will not be able to restart immediately because of transport difficulties.
have signed a motion calling on the Assembly to preserve a num- Within the Assembly, M. Pauber of empty seals as a symbolle Reynaud, former French Premier gesture to those
countries still night. and acknowledged financial qu- outside the Council of Europe, thority, is expected, lo lead ກ The motion, signed by Mr. campaign for a drastic new ne Winston Churchill and repre- of action.
sentatives of all 12 countries, is M. Reynaud is already known in line with the policy advocated as being an advocate of a policy by several speakers that the designed to sweep away barriers Council should keep the door restricting intra-European trade. open to Eastern Europe.-Reuter.
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