1949-02-26 — Page 1

JAPAN Japanese Problem ATHENS→→

Of Unemployment Becoming Acute

Marshall Plan To End Sooner

Washingtori, February 24,

President Truman told his weekly press conference to- day: that might be possible – ta complete the Marshall Plan a los than the four. year period, originalty plan.

ned.

He rejected suggestion that Marshall Aid to Oritath should cease: following re- ports that a British Foreign Offico apokeaman ́had stated. that Britain

virtually had aahlaved complete economic recovery Mr. Truman ald he was happy to hear such a statement but to Marahalf- Plan should be continued un- til economie recovery was RS- surdd,

Mr. Truman said he wat anxious for Congress to pala the Reciprocal Trade Agree ments Act as soon as possible and hopad to have It for signature by March 8. (This In the act which extends and expands the Prevident's pow ers to negotiate with foreign countries for the reduction of tariffs and other trade bar- eler)Beuter.

UNION MEET OPENS TODAY IN BRUSSEL

Brussels, February 24. Mr. Winston Churchill subed Minister, M. Belgium's Prime Paul Henri

Spaak, will lend 130

International

Tokyo, February 24.

Japan is faced with its potentially worst post-wor unemployment crisis as a 'result of the Ameri- can ordered drive for economie racovery. Fifteen per cent of the proposed record-breaking 600,000,000,000 yen ($2,000,000,000) Jap- anese budget has been earmarked for un- employment relief. This public work, pro- gromme is expected to soften the impact of government and business reorganisation which, government sources predict, will raise the num ber of unemployed Japanese to-2,500,000.

Under a virtual occupation ultimatum to get its economic house in order, Premier Shigeru Yoshida's Conservative govern- ment is dedicated to:

1. Balance the bulge! by enforcing taxation and slashing Government personal by 30 per cent.

2. Streamline Japanese indus- try by encouraging the elimina- tion of non-productive workers.

manufacture.

Authoress Refutes Charges

3. Boost foreign trade by New York, February 25. Ughtening credit on non-export Anna Liuise Strong, Ameri- can writer expelled from Rus- Both Washington and General sia on espionage charges, yes, Douglas MacArthur's Headquat-terday denied any spying and ters desire to see Japan econo-blamed the charges OR "war mically self-sufficient

the American tensons-to relieve the American ysteria which taxpayers of the cost of Japanese press has done so much to stir

and to build up Japan | Up." relief against Communism.

for

Communist Threat

two

But Americans and Japanese at believe that unless work is found Congress

The 04-year-old newspaper woman arrived yesterday by plane from Europe and was met | by Federal Bureau of Investiga- handed her a tion agents who subpoena to appear here today before the Federal Grand

covery cannot be pekleved in a delegates from 18 countries for those displaced by long overhe Grand Jury has homury-

by

Far Eastern vacuum."

The report was prepared General Douglas MacArthur

Dr. Jerome B. Cohen, Asstsinnt "With the

khes u』 tenditions} { Economies Professor 11 New bins authorised the Japanese tex-

sources of supply York City College. He

Was A tile industry to operate 4,000,000 markets and

a result of political and newartline Japanese tangange of spindles.

the Agriculture a

Chinu,

Moneer and later aided in a strategic Department survey, written by Dr. Ide Trotter.

chur, Koren, Burma, and 1 bombing murvey of Jupan Economist who toured Japan on tralls and the Philippines this behalf of the Department.

would be diffeult to achieve," believe Japanese

they Dr. Cohen warned. will accomplish this by the 1949. Dr. Trotter middle of wrote," but under existing con- ditions I appears likely the goal will be reached in 1951,"-

The

Cloth Export

donasin, and of hostility in Aus-

Recovery Plans

proposed

the first

of

The main Item Df the four

for

a

their familles will swell the ranks

in

matters.

of the Council of the European due "streamlining" in private and into Communism and capion-

Ing Union Movement which opens public employment, they and

Mr. Churchill of the Japan Communist Party,

**I have not done anything here tomorrow. arrived tonight.

Any strict definition of what against the security of the Soviet state or any other state, either days agenda will be the study constitutes "unemployment"

or sabotage," she Japan is dimcult in view of the by captonage a draft convention

declared. United States of Europe.

large number of un-salaried | 69 "I was very energetically The Communists

particularly in are to hold family workers,

searching for information which counter-demonstrations on Sun-agriculture.

I considered part of my journal- day, it was learned, when Mr.

Istic task, and if the Soviet.gov. Presidents of the Congress, are Churchill and M. Spank, the two

ernment chose to consider this espionage, there is nothing I can 10 address a mass meeting.

Mr. Averell Harriman, the Ambas-

"The harsh reality the United States must face in the For. East Is that if Japan is allowed to cain Asien industrial preeminence and thereby expand its export trade, that policy may incur the Severa)

recovery dispicasure and enmity of other Marshall Plan "roving

sador," plans for Japan contemplated an Asian countries, yet failure to do

will assist at the Con but this will require conunted Am-gress in a private capacity and export surplus by 1052-53 This seemed most unlikely with-erican aid to Japan," Dr. Cohen Three United States representa- out a rapid development of Ja- write.-Reuter and Associated lives will attend as observers.-

production of metals, Press. 000.000 spindles, Dr. Trotter tools, electrical and communica- estimated the country will have tion equipment, bicycles, auto- 1,320,000,000 yards of cloth for mobiles, pots, pans, radios, min- export. "This would be slightlying and textile machinery, oll less than half the yardage Japan drilling equipment, railroad roll- exported at the height of thing stock, and chemical products. country's

drive for pre-war domination of the world's textile markets,"

"When "Japan" cherating 4.-

By 1952, Dr. Trotter reported, Japan is scheduled to have 5,- 850,000 spindles working. pro-

90,000,000 pounds of.

panese

"The harsh reality the Unit- ed States must face in the Far East is that if Japan is allowed to regain Asian' industrial pro- minance and thereby expand its export trade, the policy may,

Reuter.

U.N. BODY STUDYING

FREEDOM OF PRESS

Lake Success, February 24.

Incur the displeasure and en- The United NationsTM today decidod, against Soviet

mity of other Asian countries.

The reviving Japanese cotton textile industry

admittedly is *anci British

"Yet failure to do this will re- causing American spinners some anxiety about the cuire continued American aid to future of their own world mar-Japan because of the fear that kets. Anglo-American interests at without such ald, Japan would ing drift into the orbit of Russia,” present are considering sending

mission, to Japan to discuss the he added, future world markets with Jop- anese industrialists.

ricclare

American spinners they are not seeking restrict Japanese operations "but wish to get acquainted with Japanese problems,”—Associated Press.

TEXTILE WORKERS FOR BRITISH MILLS

Manchester, February 24.

The British Colton Spinners Trade -Union decided today to allow Belgian and Italian textile

workers to come to work in Lari- cashire milis,

opposition, to set up a new body of 12 indopen- dont exports to study Freedom of the press throughout the world.

Nevertheless occupation figures estimated Japan's present day labour force at 12,000,000 ex. clusive, of agriculture. They do about It." estimated, that 1,500,000 or 12 No Explanation per cent will be thrown

rown out of

Miss Strong would not olabor- work, which with the normal

Fate, Miss Adele E. Knezkowniti, sabanal unemployment is ox- airline hostess

the plane pected to old to 2,500,000. The which brought the writer from previous largest number of unemployed in Japan was in April, 1946 when 1,800,000 ware out of work,

the

Paris, said Miss Strong told her: "I had a little trouble with the Russian government. wanted to go to China through The Russians did not

-Mics Nebraska

2

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native of Strong,

and daughter of n Minister, gave Alto, California, as her ad-

The question is whether the Siberia. 90,000,000,000 yen ($300,000,000) want that road open, and I did tenlatively proposed for pubile not know it." works and favoured by the oe cupation will suffice to relieve anticipated unemployment. Obser- Congregationalist vers believe if it were straight dole, it might. But as public works larger appropriation

_be_necessary. would.

That would throw the budget out of precarious balance and a balanced budgel is, one of the oc

"musts." United cupation's

Press.

G

N. AMERICA BILL DUE FOR DEBATE

The Economic and Social jurious to the principles of the Council decided to form a "Sub- | United Nations Charter."

5. The dissemination of true The Foreign policy Association | Commission on Freedom of In-

counter-act to and said yesterday American efforts formalion

the Press information to restore the Japanese to the whose members will be selected Nazi, Fascist or any other pro- status of self-support would be by the Human Rights Commis facial, national, religious or any paganda of aggressoin or of

Paris, February 24. The British North America Bill, "greatly aided" by a Marshall sion.

other discriminatión,"

by which Britain will confirm and 6. Measures to help foreign give effect to the term of union They will serve "as experts in The study of Japan's economy their personal capaclilca and not correspondents "and to asalst agreed between Canada and New- under the occupation, published as official representatives" and them in disseminating true in-foundland, will be debated in the by the private research organish- their term of omes will expire formation to further the cause House of Commons next Wednes-

concluded, "Japanese re- ten,

strengthening

International day, cavery cannot be achieved in a

Plan for the Far East.

Far Eastern vacuum."

The State frowned on the

on December 31, 1052.

Fot

The now body will consider peace and security."-Reuter.

Involved "issues and problems in the discrimination of informa - Department 1108 scale Amerienn ald to Asin along wees.

Idea of large tion by newspapers all news radio broadchlets and hes of the European Recovery news Programine.

Trade Lovei

The maximuin number in euchi mill would be limited to 10 per The Foreign Policy Association cent of the total labour forca.→ report said the basic Japanese Reuter.

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SHIP-BUILDING IN JAPAN

Tokyo, February 23. Contracts totalling US$8,000,- 000 for the construction of shipa in Japan for. Norway and Den- mark have been signed the Supreme Command's headquar ter arthounded today.

3. The development of high - The orders included one taliker {standards of professional conduct of 10,000 deadweight tons for among the press and radio per- Norway and ore tanker und sonnel.

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4. The persistent dissemina- - Tho' last of the five Vessols will tion of information, which is be delivated in August, 1930.-

"alse, distorted, or otherwise Ins Reuter.

The Government will ask for a second reading, signifying agree- ment in principle.—Reuter.

dress.

The jury before which she wil прреал

appear is the successor to the one which indicted Alger Hiss felais of the U.S. Communit on periury charges and 12 top Party on to advocate overthrow of the U.S. charges of conspiring

Covernment.

The status of Miss Strong's American citizenship and the question of her right to be in this country, may come before tho jury, Federal authorities said. Associated Press.

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