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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1948,

They want President Truman's job

The United States will have a three-Party Presidential election this year. President Truman (Democrat) will probably be opposed by Republican candi- date Harold Stassen, ex-Governor of Minnesota, and former U.S. Vice-President Henry Wallace, independent candidate backed by the Progressive Citizens of America Party.

Here are the main points from Stassen's and Wallace's election policies:

By A Special Correspondent

Politically, he is n liberal, fan't popular with his party's Right-Wingers.

THEN he was a Minnesota other delegates-and the Re-

University student. publicans. Harold Edward Stassen boasted that he would be State Governor before he was 35.

He was at 31. And he held the governorship for three terms.

Now he wants to be President of the United States. He honen to be elected this year.

If he is elected, he will break the Democratic Party's 16-year mip on the White House, and be America's youngest Presi- dent at 41

Stassen, handsome in a blond, Nordic way

(he is the son of German parents who settled in America in 1871), is 6ft.. · 3ín. fall, weighs well over 15 stone.

He served in the US. Navy for two years, and as Admiral Halsey's personal representa tive at war's end, examined con- ditions in Japanese prison camps and helped to compile the war crimes list.

Throwing political caution to the winds, he has published an Stand." in which he outlines his outspoken book called "Where I

Presidential policy.

In it, he defends the cause of » unions, but says he doesn't want extreme labour powers.

The Taft-Hartley Act to con- trol unions in America, he says. needs amendment, "but on the whole it is a good law."

One of its faults, he shys, in the which demands that all union officials must sign "I am not

Communist" affidavit.

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STASSEN

American taxes are too high

terprises, develop new resources, or corn new incomes.

in

Others have put their money lax-exempt bonds or have entered! into obviously temporary folds in an

ffort to find capital grains lower tax rates.

with

Others have found it impossible

to nccumulate capital for new pro- jects, even though they earn a high income before taxes.

Stassen wants n mass-building arogramme-a billion dollar a year project-carried out by the Federal, Government.

At least 5,000,000 American homes the next 10 must be replaced In years, he syя.

When homes are built, they should Immediately be offered for sale by

of them to the Government-half single units or in co-operative units, DEL the Swedish plan for owner-occu- palion. pation.

Following up the first major build- ing of additional homes, the Govern- ment should move into slum areos,

andl for clear then, modernise

50

This, he claims, is

is unconstitutional. "Men are presumed to be law- abiding aud loyal, in the spirit of our

lawfully accused free country, unless and legally

found

guilty," he says. times of peace-the Federal Govern The provision should be that, if ment should not take more than definite accusation is made that an percent of the income of use Ameri- union is a Communist or can (some rates are now ny high as affeer of follows the Communist line in 80 percent). freasonable manner, an affidavit of disavowal should, then be required,“

Other points;

a

One of three things has happened

high-bracket groups.

11 the

After his discharge. he he, came an American representa-

Capital should not be faxel too 5335-m tive on the United Nations San heavily, otherwise Investors will use Francisco Conference, crented a Incentive and the strength of the Some of those who have been favourable impression among

U.S. économie system will be wenk- heavily hit have lost all incentive to oned.

seek new investiment, back new en-

WALLACE

SLUMP IN 1950,

ESTATE |NDENT

Ta Just looked in to tell you we toon't need one with a nursery after all- our baby's getting married this morning!"

Any offers

for this

old sweat?

U

TP at Cunard Buildings,; in the heart of Liverpool's Shipping quarter. sits Mr Frederick Alan Bates. chlef of the Cunard Line, wtih this problem: What can we do with the old four-funnelled Aquitanin, pre-war the pride of the North Atlantic run?....On war ser- vice she steamed 320,204 mlies and carried 381,588 troops. Since then she has been ferrying emigrants to Canado....On March 16 she will be

Signing Off to return to her civilian owners... Her testimonial will read; willen "Conduct--excellent, hull and engines in first-class condition. Age 34," ..... But Aquitania's 20 knots can- not match the "Queen" ships, and not worth restoring to Allan- she is not the luxury standards....And the Old Look old girl is too big for the less l-New York run. Liverpool-New expensive

streets, build new schools and parks, provide the latest methods of traffic safety controls, and in effeet, build

future. for the

He adds: "Let the

Government simply break through to pry loose the log Jain. Let the State and locui

the

33 an

he governments co-operate with the Australian Government was once

Federal authority. And

Interested in Aquitania American citizens finish, operate, emigrant ship, but she is too big to own, and live in the result."

pass through the Suez Canel, So 'Stassen doesn't believe in compul- | that's off-and nobody

seema

to sory health insurance.

want her except the scrap-hungry It would strike at that most price-steel barons.... Aquitania cost £2,- less of American Ingredients-the in- 900,000 to build in

the 1014. In dependence of spirit, and it would Cunard books she must stand at not have a debilitating and deteriorating much more than a nominal £1. Any effect on our medical men and offers over one pound for this old women," "he

sweat? "i am

to the opposed

Federal

•Government taking over the payment of hospital bills and medical bills. But I do belleve that provision Prices are out of reach for mil- should be made for a Federal-State llons of citizens and many of the inrurapec approach to the excep- doctor and hospital nations with whom America should tionally heavy

SAYS WALLACE

candidate

INDEPENDENT

Henry Agard Wallace repre- sents the "third party" in the Presidential election.

His immediate political back ing comes from the Progressive Citizens of America, a Liberal organisation standing to the left of the Democratic Party,

The P.C.A. and Wallace are at- „Embling to revive President Hoose- velt's New Deal polley, which The Truan regime hos scrapped under the pressure of Republican-

dominated Conress,

American polideal observers say Wallnce's candidature will be a heavy

blow to the Democrats: hopes of re-electing President Truman.

But Republicans will welcome his nomination because they say he will eurnce a Republican victory.

bil.

enjoy healthy trade relations.

Profits have gone beyond the "Every American now on the bounds of managements and stock- social security rolls could be holders' needs.

pro- vided with Insurance against horyital i Mnny billions of dollars aro being and medical expense in excess of 250

The loss of dollars a year (about £75)." stored up out of use.

rent to America's still prosperous hasn't been formulated, but Stassen, dollar power abroad presents a grave

So far Republican foreign polley

capital-goods industries.

though a Middle Westerner. has

The notional income, total wages, always been outspokenly in favour average hourly earnings, and other of American aid for Europe. statistics look good,

d, but many indus- tries, including housing, soft goods, radio, and many types of household equipment are in a depressed state.

"But there will be no prospect of asmash-up

make as long as we avaiable billions of dollars for In- ternational trade and additional bil- lons for our own armainents," he says.

In America, it's be good or keep quiet

BY NEWELL ROGERS NEW YORK.

If the Marshall Plan is financed by Tall, rangy. 57-year-old Henry Congress on a "hale-Russia" basis Waling an ex-farmer who was without adupling proper controls for IT the Victorian new look lime Vice-President under Presi- America's domestic economy. Be Y in fashions corsets, dent Kaosevelt.

says, Ameries will have temporary bustles, full skirts America Many Americans think he in out spolty inflation, followed by a real of slep with American thought. His smash.

shows signs of a new look in policy as the blessing of Moscow, Russia and Marxists everywhere morals. they say.

economic crash. wall America's hey have not wanted to buy in the V.S. at inflated been convinced that an

prices. They have American "Crash" is inevitable and that the US will be easier and safer to deal with when 10,000,000 men are out of work.

In a recent political speech, he said that the United States should sign with Russia im- beace treaty nitely.

He expresses most of his political view in the American magazine New Republic, which he edits. In recent ises he wurtis Americans that there Russia is really less interested at will be a major depression in the the moment in exporting "Com- curly 1950's.

munism" than she is in importing There is no solidity in the present American-made goods at American boom, he says.

inflated prices," he adds,

1

BY THE WAY by Beachcomber

MR VORMUL SPOO, the way is wil you not poot at our Heroism under torture

Your

I

get State, subsidies. Anyone can get. ones mit of the Government. But are simple-minded people and we want to be free men. Politicians don't want them around." INTERNATIONAL: UNQ #xplains that technical error led a "re- Across the continent the Hearst port on a free Press” to be labelled newspapers crusade for laws to keep "restricted." women out of pubs.

Cleveland clores Sin-street, where bars mixe dancing. Chicago's curfew rings.

whisky with strip-imase Kansas begins enturehu s dry taw, and one out of Ave Americans now lives under prohibition.

.

pooks: On author John' Lard- Dner's new "It Beats Working," critic John Lardner concludes: "It unless you have some sort of suitable hard to Iny this book down, table nearby."

Broadcasting stations adopt PO THEATRE: Because of the higher ethical commandments, including income tax Bernard Shaw ad- thou shalt not glorify sex, crime, vises the Theatre Guild against too horror, or insobriety.

many Shavian Broadway revivals It louks very much, observes this season

While Sophie trend-spotter Robert Ruark, "as if Tucker plays a four weeks London The ones who don't want to be good stage engagement Hollywood will

had better be quiet."

film her life story, Judy Gar- land, Angela Lansbury, Kathryn eminent bulletphobe, says Why, sir, will

SECRET MINUTE written on Grayson are vying to be Sophie that seesaw was never an in- services the great eroganisations of IT

March is being said of a certain post blamed Sir John Simon, then Foreign

9, 1935, by Roosevelt Tucker. tegral part of ballet, but was a Government for

newspooper to ittack

the that: though he tortures the Eng- Secretary, for blocking attempts to SOCIETY:

Millionaire wathholding from lish language, he has never yet suc- control German rearmament by re- divertissement introduced by we three the wooden we need for ceeded in forcing it to reveal his fusing to permit a British armament and champagne pastles, is due for Serge Rubinstein, noted for night club Mossbock into "The Three our entertainance of a vawst meaning? Cornered Wheelbarrow" by the pooblic? We would enjoy to see

Inspection. It is revealed In the good behaviour parole after ten memoira of former Secretary ol Hongkong Saltimbanques for large topline across the front page Where is the liquorice?

months In Lewisburg Penitentiary State Cordell Hull, who writes: on charges of conseripilon evasion. the Melbourne Festival of Please, Is Plank For Persians?" and THAT has become of liquorice? Is sharply irritated the President. In hostess, has

"Simon's objection to Inspection ... Mrs Perry Osborne, Fifth-avenue 1938.

also saying Government must go there

a budgerigar named no Society called if seesaw interfered with. Friends of Liquorice? Probably it proved By the way, let us

dealings with Britain Simon Bobby which flies into her cocktail never forget away

♫ frequent what the father of that illustrious Respectably, ho, yes, we are

parties, perches on a guest's hend is all being hoarded leaper, Vestris, sald of his son. "It

Ashura, Kazbulah, and

by a gang of annoyance."

and chirps "What's all the talking bootlace manufacturers, against the Rizamughan.

about," seems to me that Auguste would be In the air all the time, if he

left. Chesterton not afraid of humiliating his fellow-

Czechoslovakia's Karel Lisicky, QPORTS: The National Air Races of liquorice spoke as not the least of the benefits

chairman of UNO's Palestine Com-have invited the R.A.F. to pit its dancers.

derive from the dark heart of Africa.sion. He says his murder funn jet fighters against America's in But I remember being offered white

been ordered should he dare, to go Cleveland, Ohio's speed tournament, Just listen! Rat-tat-a-tat-tat!"

quorice in

to Palestine. Sweden. It was eaten

Gil Dodds, parson who prays "Bush, dear! It is only the man in like spaghetti, and seasoned

before each feat race and who set a with CIR The little

wickerwork pimento.

THOMAS BEECHAM ex- It was so revolting to the plaining to New York why he pula 53 seco. for the malle run, will appear new world indoor record of 4 mins. taste that we used to call it pimento bie

money into his Royal In London Olympics If he wins in the Philharmonic Orchestra: "We could preliminary qualifying trials.

The Filthistan Trio

EAR Benchcomber,

DEAR

of all Iditions saying,

"Where

were

Nocturne

"O Granny, Bear Granny, I

frightened!

We are shaken with delight,

you,

ho yes, at our publoocity by but no use is of our publoocity if no-

NANCY

I HEAR SLUGGO HAS A

JOB

Toasted Inm

YES-- HE'S AT

THE LUNCH- ROOM ---FLIPPING

PANCAKES IN THE WINDOW

the our

source

of

day when there are no bootlaces DEATH THREATS have reached

round

kat."

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Own

By Ernie Bushmiller

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH

HIM ?

THIS MORNING SOME. KIDS APPLAUDED HIM

AND HE TOOK

A LOW

BOW

JAN-

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INSECT SPRAY

WITH DOT

When there's bif Ineedn't use my fist!

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