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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1950.

CONGRESS LIKELY TO APPROVE MARSHALL

Washington, September 13, Prompt Congressional approval of General George C. Marshall's appointment as Defence Secra- tary was augured on Wednesday when the Sonate Armed Servicos committoo voted 10:20 to waive all legal obstacles to it.

The Senate itself is expected to act on Thursday,

in response to a plea by President Truman for "carly and favourable action.”

man to take over the nation's defence helm as successor to

Mr. Louis Johnson.

editorial,

The House was moving with, his are the best and ablest hands less speed but apparently with to which the military polley of

the country should be confided." equal certainty to clear the way for the 69-year-old states-

Victim of circumstances

A Scripps-Howard critical of General Marshall's But some Congressional oppoal-jappointment, emphasised that Mt, tion developed to scrapping the Johnson was a victim of cir tradition of civilian control of cumstances over which "ho had the military.

little control." The editorial said: he took office, "Long before

American foreign blunders in policy-blunders for which Mr. Truman has the basic responst- bility-set the stage for the aban- donment Nationalist China and the eventual Communist in- vasion of Korea, Moreover it bad bean decided not to defend

when Korca....

that decision Was reversed overnight,.... Mr. Johnson and our military plan- ners naturally were not prepared for the emergency · suddenly thrust upon them."

William Republican senators Knowland and Harry Caln voled in the Armed Services Committee basle against a vniving of the military law which bars anyone who has served as an officer in becoming the past decade from Defence Secretary,

did not But this opposition

to appear for the time being jeopardise the general's appoint- nient.

Not a precedent

The House Armed Service chairman, Carl Vinson, scheduled committee vote on a waiver for Con-

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Friday. Vinson said the gress in so doing should il clear it is not establishing precedent. But he said that an

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It continued: "Mr, Acheson In- herited those policies,

especially

US.

DENOUNCES SCARE TACTICS USED BY RUSSIA

More austerity

for Britain

London, September 13. Britain, wearied by 11 years of shortages, the world's highest taxes and export of its luxury goods, was told today that the now,rearmament programme would put it back in economic trouble again.

of

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for Economic The Minister Affairs, Mr. Hugh Galtskell, re- porting to a special session the Commons, put in none

what the dou- optimistic terms bing of British armaments, rais- Ing of service pay and increasing of armed forces would mean.

He said it would result in con- tinued and perhaps extended price control. It would mean in- tensification of the sales of Eng- land's best clothing, whisky and automoblics.

Mr. Gaitskell left to Sir Stof- whom he sub- ford Cripps, for stituted today, to deal with how the money would be raised.

But authoritative quarters said the probabilitles were that the anticipated income tax reductions would not now be made, United

the disastrous China polley, from his State Department predeces- ser, General Marshall, Yet Pre-Press sident Truman selectod General Marshall Lo succeed Mr. Johnson....

one-to.

"General Marshall is a profes- sional soldier great whom this country owes grati tude....but the law which re-

the quires ní

Department of De- fence to be headed by a civilian is a wise law supported by sound American traditions. Changing that law to make an exception in the case of General Marshall would establish a dangerous pre- cedent.

best brains avaliable."

Chairman Millard Tydings

sald he the Senule committee

dimculty does not look, for any aither in getting the Senate ap- proval for a waiver or in obtain

the ing Senate confirmation of nomination itself,

scrit to The draft legislation

Truman Congress by President specifically imits the waiver of the law to Marshall's case. IC would permit Marshall to retain the rank as General of the Army while Defence Secretary. The bill would exempt him from any supervision, control or restriction his by the Army because of

Marshall would Army rank. continue to draw the pay of a five-star general,

Confidence of peoplo

A New York Times" editorial, George commenting on General

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This newspaper believes that Congress should, not change it. Moreover the General's legacy of

Department mistakes in State

would policy

handicap heavily as head of the depart- him

to of

ment which now must try overcome the consequences those mistakes.”—United Press.

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C. Marshall's appointment as De fence Secretary in succession to Mr. Louis Johnson, sald

Baltimore, September 13. Wednesday:

A winning horse may be good "The confidence of the Amafer your purse but it is not so

of rican people in the ablilty

good for your blood pressure. the Truman administration to

A loser is better for bettors. give this nation adequate

Tests made at the Maryland floral defence, will take

State Fair showed that when the the Prosi- upward leap with

home dent's

horses pound Into the announcement

stretch your blood pressure Congress approving General

climbs sharply at least as high Marshall will anter the Gov.

as the cash you hope to reap. This, of Do-

says a doctor, could be dangerous. One of those tested was 15- sure. Le

year-old Viven Mathena, Queen as one properly to be filled by a of the Fair at nearby Timonium.

ernment as Secretary fence.

"The country, to be accustomed to regard this

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office

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A registered nurse strapped the blood pressure gadget on her arm and the horses were off.

for

She had never seen a horse rice civilian rather than a military and was too young to wager but But General Marshall's she was presented with several experiance is so wide, his talents betting tickets. So she had so diversided and his outlook so financial as well as scientific in- broad, that a military man who

terest in the tests. subsequently served us Secre- tary of State mid as sponsor of the great civilian endeavour that bears his name will scom thoroughly nt home in cabinet,

"This is good news and news of first importance to the country's plans for mobilising Its resources in face of Increasing danger."

The "Herald Tribuno" sold the news of General Marshall's D pointment will be recalved with relief by most Americans. It added: "From first to last, General Marshall was one of the chief architects of the victory of 1945.... In a new military crisis presenting the Issues of Judg ments so closely again to those he met in pre-war and war years. there will be few who doubt that

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Normal blood pressure Vivien is what medical men call "100 over 60.". But it went to 180 over 70 as the nagy passed the first furlong pole, climbed to third and 140 over 70 at the

neared when the horses

the fish line it reached 180 over 80. another race-also won by Vivien's harse-the reading went to 160 and Vivien nearly tore the spygomanometer from her and the stethoscope from the nurse's grasp.

arin

The readings, said track physt- cian Dr. Lee J, Volenick, were much too high for Vivien's health. But being young, with soft blood vessels, nothing serious happened. For an oldster, with maybe hard- coing of the arteries, a stroke is possible under such wrecking conditions.

Herve-

What if your borse loses? Much better says your blood pressure. Vivien's went to a mild 185 over 70 when her 25-1 shot ran for out of the money-Associated Prchs..

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London, September 13.

The United States on Wednesday distributed throughout Wostern Europa' a "white paper". accusing the Soviet Union of spreading widely the "fiction" of an imminent Soviet attack on Yugoslavia.

The

charge was one of the many made in the paper entitled "Soviet Aggression in Europe and United States Counter-Moves," distribut- ed by the United States Information Service abroad in an increased propagando counter- attack against the Soviet Union. The paper also charged that "periodically Incites Russia border tension" with its neigh- bour Iran through actual or rumoured troop

maneuvres, among

and provokes unrest Iranian tribesmen.

The white paper opened with a 19-point summary of Soviet ag- gression, and then listed events In all European and Middle Eas- tern countries along her border, Including those that Russia has converted into satelliics.

the

General charges against USSR were that "within less than one month after Yalta, the Soviet Union abandoned even the limit- ed co-operation with the West which prevailed during the war, and directly violated the Yallo agreements on eastern Europe."

Policy of aggression The paper added: "At Potsdam, The Soviet Union presented de-

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manda' which fully revealed its intention of pursuing a policy of aggression in post-war Europe.

In the section on Yugoslavia

white paper tho

Bummarised Soviet action against Marshall Tito's government since its break with the Cominform, and inclad- ed in its list of Soviet action:

"Widespread use of rumours: Bovist spreading the fiction of a sttack on Yugoslavia; marching of Bovlat units up and down along. Yugoslavia border."

ther highlights of the paper's references to various countries included:

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TURKEY: "For the past two and a half years the USSR has dropped its propaganda demands

Turkey for either the territory. or joint control of the Straits (of Marmara), except for a demand by a Soviet paper on April 19, 1950, for a revision of the Mon- treux Convention (governing the

status of the Dardanelles). Tho USSR continues, however to at- tack Türkay as subservient to the United States and as participating In Volled States plans to make that country a base of aggression against the USSR."

RUMANIA: "The Rumanian Government... host to a num- ber of Greek guerillas evacuated from Albania."

IILAN: "The strongly › pro- Soviet Tudeh Parly...has been relied upon to promote Soviet In- terests to conduct terrorist, cam- palgns. It was recently reorganis- ed, reportedly under the guidance of a First Secretary of the Soviet Embassy in Teheran, Komia- sarev. United Press.

BURMESE ENVOY TO U.S.

Rangoon, Spetember 12. !

to Nurma's now Ambassador

the the United States will he

Forcin Secretary, Permanent James Barrington, member of the Anglo-Burmese community and Indian formerly attached to the Civil Service, it was announced today.

He leaves by air for his post on September 18.

new

Mr. Barrington will also be a member of Burma's United No- tions General Assembly delega tion-Associated Press.

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