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VOL V NO. 38

Quartermaster

GENERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1950.

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Row Ship We PARTY LEADERS War-Time Control Of Army

Knew Was

Going Aground WOO THE

Feb.

Norfolk, Virginia, 12-Quartermaster Breond

Clam Beran Travis, who had been at the wheel of Che battleship

Mlavouri

many times through Hamps Lon Road and was at the wheel on January 17. told A Naval court today that be "knew she wen coing aground" but did nm sell "11 Ju the Caplata because not my place to give the Captain orders."

Travis said he knew this the Tem

Armand because

Going

stuzzle In swering the

Im and seemed

10 WT

ker te He Athin

said that the Thimble Shoal fight was on the port how when 2 should tour been "well on the starboard bow "Amociated Press

Men Ignore Return To

Work Orders

13

Pittsburgh, Feb Nearly all the 372,000 stock ing soft coal miners in the United States today ignored from back-to-work orders both the Union and Govers ment.

They continued their

walk-out work"

trnet, no

"no en

J11

the eighth day white the Union President, Mr John 1 Lewis- who on Saturday ordered Duron 13718 plts--wrot back to the with new "peace" laiks.

SCOTTISH VOTES

London, Feb. 13.—While last minute nomina- tions were being filed today, the leaders of both the Labour and Conservative Parties, Mr Clement Attlee and Mr Winston Churchill respectively, were making a bid for the Scottish votes.

Mr Churchill sped northwards today for a rally of Conservatives at Edinburgh tamorrow But Mr Attles was already addressing meetings al Greenock, Glasgow, Falkirk and Edinburgh, in the course of his 1,000-mile national tour.

Speaking at Greenock in support of Mr Hector Me Net, Minister of State for Fræeign Affairs, Mr Attlee declared, Victory in in the wie us in 1915

Great pro gress is indicated in areas farmerly considered strongly Anti Labour All that is required new is to beegs up an ilansive campaign on the root of until polling day

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Labour Way!

workers against over confidence

Te nuumed up his impresam

Labour let trade i by my v115

is getting the meeting hall with platatis lahe best of the debate, and the

Conservatives are vietima uli Bowla tiser Jogans sub as

back of postlive polley The Atlant

The Taps are brilly wanting a Sto it

Junt Answering Cabery stave Laual

..! 12 p Wooltone's Cover Binent's fond pudory

the tangentant; Alfie refa thed at my in.ld put chrapot fet if they went back by evangetativA bying

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"It showed a complete failure was the essential collations

be sup! the truth world! When there was food shot?

putting in a unhas of corn- irtuve petitive buyer

Harras d them it only FIRST THINGS FIRST

Coal shortage born

of the

wg

striko pinctel the nation's economy harder than ever. New iny-offs are expected in steel industry and about 36,000 151 Coml-using are alrendy le plante

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thought

Some Uman oftetals

to work return Tonight that a morearent would net in temor-

row.

Attlee tuld

the clevtors

"I am not going to pro 4 best petrol besyst We a tobaen there shall carry un trying to do the -with Bant best for everybody. this int But in sampling of rank nail A... the

steadfust thit Be fecting showed a

Mr stay to

jilititt #way,

Altier at Glasgow The plum. Trom the pits unlit a new run-

+bers are on Make

it wage the battomiliard. Aisle with Seth Gas, Bourd

tier is made

About 1,701

1700 pickets

roamed the highways

of

car Vie

sinta, where the State Assembly i

bus token action towards giving

the Governor

and operate pits.

10 power

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HEAVY BATTLE

Mr Churchill gave a Forelicte of the heavy battle to come 13 hir Election ndrliess to his Word- ford electors, third tonight

In a Taiwan hospital Madame Chiang Kai-shek, wife of the Generalissimo, visits a hospital, meets a wounded Nationalist soldier, I was her first public ap- pearance on the baland since returning from U.S.A. She met more than 600 patients. -London Express Service.

Einstein

Accused Of

We may be at the parting of Communist

Bee whyn. Mi

Churchill maid!

The wicker ni aur ancestors for more than 300 years has sought the division of power in 1 Custatytion

DOWN

ALITY

copemuliakton

ver

kamer a worpeny

Activities

Washington, Feb. 13.— all. Democratic Representative

The daily lives of John Rankin aid today that scientist Albert Ein. stein has a record of Cona- munist front activity for which he should have been departed years ago.

as freck iseled the State expr Led by what virtonlly single Cluster Government, 4 -

1

tu the artimary step contrary whole themel ist Hutch story

rrar ant to the message give to the whole world

Me Chorebill declared that it : exaggeration to say t www des beste Le day will not electoral trial

Hp Hankan amat to the Linga

and a repon feu te Un- Ameran Activities Committee porting The Easter as having at azotuated with a nuenber

A Communia!

King sted La

Wi

Deputy

Herbert

Party's

Wint of the

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but profoundly Bobal faster) influere the immediate future

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Why The Long

THE Commissioner of Prisons' 1948-49 annual report, although nearly a year old at date of publication, contains a of thought-provoking Mufficient amount

and opinion to information

consideration, Some

carnest

warrant positive

revenue.

bo

uction also seems to be called for. The report underscores a number of deficien- the Frisons cles being suffered by Department at this time, most of them

have

good physical, To

them made requires expenditure, and behind the care- ful phrosex used in the report enn discerned a hitherto losing battle on the part of the Prison authorities to obtain monetary grants that will enable many essential reforms and improvements to be iM presented but undertaken. Herein another example of the manifold difficul- tles of securing public funds for obviously meritorious public works. It also re-poses the question whether suflicient amount of altention is given in Legislative Council debates to the question of the best 'The allocation of available Unofficials, it is known, sit on the Finance Committee and are fully conversant with proposed expenditure and the "under- takings to which the dollars are directed. But seldom, if ever, is an item of expen- diture debated in the Legislative Council; still less does the public know why funda for certain public projects are refused, and whether the reasons are valid. The Commissioner of Prisons, in analysing Juvenile delinquency, reaches the con- clusion that this problem can best be tackled through the creation of remand homes and reformateries. Presumably this conclusion was not reached overnight, Presumably also he has previously made frown his Ideas to higher levels, and has probably submitted at least a rough estimate of the cost; Yet there has becu ho debate on this subject in Legislative Council during the past twelve months: sono presenting to the public of the facts

Cünd, figures:-

: no opportunity for :-'publle

of the work?"-Reuter.

Silence?

reaction. Yet no person will deny that Juvenile delinquency is a top-priority con- cern affecting the well-being of the com. ♫ year munity. Why then must we wait

official thai any before learning congnisance has been taken of the sub- jeet 7 The Commissioner of Prisons has put forward Neveral

IN

suggestions

for

dealing with child delinquency and petty offenders, some of which necessitate the use of public funds, and others which call new legal for

a change of polley and

It is astonishing that Govern- powers, ment makes no move to test public apinton on any of the proposals, but waits for the Commissioner's report to appear in print eleven months after the period under review. The suggestions advanced by the Commissioner of Prisons are not trivial; Much nor are the problems they affect.

on emphasla

the placed today

sums of Inevitability of spending huge money on defence and security at the ex- pense of social development and Innova- tions, yet Government overlooks the fact that internal security here is, to some degree, bound up with the criminal poten- talities of young people and petty offen. ders. If, by the introduction of remiand homes and reformatories juvenile delin- quency can be substantially reduced; and if by the adoption of a Probation system, and court fines, easy payments for exercising distraint on goods, petty offen- ders can be kept within reasonable limits, then these methods should be adopted, even If some of the public's dollars are involved. Before long tho annual Budget will be presented. It will be interesting to observe whether it makes provision for any of the proposals put forward by the Commissioner of Prisons in his 1948-49 report. But whether or not they figure in the 1950-51 Estimates, it would be intruc- tive to know just why such important malters

tepat, also was prepared by mun- maydalat material on D. Broders

the Cominter fak

Rank's 1st!

prompted by Dr Einstel's late- men to the only solution 10 the atomic arminent race is a "superbauotial judicial and ere. Foulive body" in etle security

Dr

ATTACKS REPUTATION

allacked Rankin Step Elnst. in as "one of the greatest ever knew. fanciers the world Ever

published his book on relativity to try to con- viser the world that light had weight he tua capitalised upon

reputation 05 alleged

Since

he

Treasury Sorry

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Real, Feli British Treasury has talti Cook (1 be sorry

muter

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1212 1 oak, Nerretary of Reading Chamber of Com- sent the suit la fir Decriber, East

went to get it When h back he found the Tr^a- xury bad put a Itt a the

: 11 cositents--for on-payment of rome tax

strom; ly Cook proteste J

In the bal availingly. end he had to ED to hattiff'

Anction and 213 15 to get his own

The Trea clothes back. cury's felter of apology said

Severnment that the

Hier

to turn

thes

DRY

kzai lability" bul the money a doing so to express Ita sepreis at his demuna.

The sul waa rold under

a law making all goods na the premises Ilable 10 artxure

for non-payment

of tax, to matter to whois they

belong. Associated Press

Ho Chi-Minh Going To Moscow

1

& Navy For MacArthur

Western Pacific Appointment

Washington, Feb. 13. — The Military High Command announced today that General Douglas MacArthur will have operational control of all United States forces in the Western Pacific, in- cluding the fleet, in the event of war.

General MacArthur, 70-year-old Commander of America's Far East military headquarters in Tokyo, also has been given peacetime control over operations of United States naval vessels in Japán- ese waters.

Outside Japanese waters, which were not pub- licly defined immediately, Western Pacific naval

And operations will continue in peacetime under Ad-

Britain

Jap Peace Treaty

miral Arthur W. Radford's Pacific Fleet head- quarters.

This readjustment in the com- China, and the governments of mand, to reaffirm and clarify" urma, Thailand and Indonesia. General Bradley urged that the relationship between Gen- cral MacArthur's Far

Congress appropriate annually Command and naval forces in for the construction of housing the Western Pacife, was da for members of the Armed and their families in closed at a news conference of Services

East

SEEKING FORMULA the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who the For Pacific. Although Con-

10-

returned last Friday from. day trip to the Far East.

Admiral Forteat 1, Sherman, Chief

of Naval Operations, told a questioner at the same con-

believes ference that he

Kre33

has appropriated funds for considerable pew housing on Okinawa

and construction about to start there, the General ald that present housing there the is "what you in the US. would Pacile Fleet la so equipped and consider alums.”

that could cope with any Russian

London, Feb. 13.Official sources said on Monday that Britain world not favour a settlement for Japan with oat a tarinal pence treaty, that would gain to seek

a formula receptable to the attack. majority of the comtries concerned.

deployed

submarine Two-year progRAMME

He confirmed that the Rus- The same diluation exists to and have *ians

about 270 rub- an cxin! on Guam

General not counting

Bradley their Kwajalien. marines,

said that said, but it is not so bad on Relations midget subs, and Commonwealth officials recadled that the Colom-hittle more than one fourth of Hawaii

East, un bo conference of Commonwealth them are in the For Voreign Murasters decided to set they have been for a number

of years "consultative committee”

up

10

London, headquartered 373

ditate

constant laisen among These Commonwealth members on the subject of the Japanese treaty.

Admiral

Sherman disclosed that a two-year programme to vets of quarters provide 4,000 PACIFIC PLAN

Fubmarines and other in Japan has been worked out Russian naval vessels bared on and that it will largely alleviate the maritime provinces and on this problem in Japan itself. In cannot be Okinawa, he said, work is ges- certainly disregarded when considering ting under way immediately to the security of the Pacife and kmprove housing condition

in that U.S. communications

Sherman de-

unk, la rakl the | Dairen

of

The Mobability

• Kota

Admirat

ween the United States and the Soviet Union is of course

The Joint Chiefs said their gatnent that the other mer- ocean

on the spot decisions included hers of the Far Essern Comclare

the transfer of the milltary Air headed. Transport Service "It is our plan,"

terminal or should procre 10 A

the Pacific Fleet os

Guam to the naval air station separute treaty, but the Britet "to keep

we can within the there. The Army was ordered government has to consides the strong BS

total forces we have.

As yau thry carry

to turn Adak, in the Aleutians, responsibility

we have made minor relation to other Commonwealth know, Counirles Til non-Communist adjustments in that direction," over to the Navy.

dis- General Omar Bradley

General Joseph H. Collins, Siutes."

the Joint Chiefs closed that

Army Chief of Staff, said it was of Secretary have given the

De hoped the Army eventually ONE POSSIBILITY

and fence, Mr Louis Johnson,

be withdrawn entirely could The possibility is not dis President Truman a top secret

frum Guam, leaving the Air that Counted

eventually

report dealing with the ques- Force to service itself there.- Japanese pence settlement must

Ceminunism can be Associated Press, be made without Itussian parti- tion of cipation, but the British gov-stopped in Asia of China's bor- telentist He has been engaged

ernment would still continue to ders.

Asked to discuss this quca- in Communistle activities in this

card Siagon. Feb. 13.-Ho Chi seek a procedure which would

the tlon, General Bradley entry for a long time...

of nationalist Soviets to take a place bud

to do with the minh, leader mary

In Indo-China, will final prace conference. development of the steinle bomb forces

The Inquiry was prompted by than if there had not been such visit Moscow 300n. French British officials explained that

$74. scientists ta thing American

sources predicted today.

in the British viewpoint other reports that part of the

appropriated by Con- developed the atomic bomb as

ountries, notably Australia and 000,000 General Groves will tell you and

New Zealand, are more directly dress at its last session for arms Raise La recently recognised concerned with

the future of "in the general area of China" Einstein the old fancler

had

Bo's govèrnmeht, which is

Japan than either Britain or the wil be used to help the govern nothing to do with it,”

Bao Dai in Indon. inent of rival to the French supported

Contd. on Pare 5, Col. 1) Scientists here sald that Dr government of former Emperor Bao Da Ias been Einstein had "just about every-Bao Dai.

America and ting to

making recognised by do" with possible tho United States Great Britain development of the atom bomb.

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Sonic

French SourceS

Ho is at present

sakd

leave the

It was his classte formula which cleared the way for unlocking they bellevo the power in the atom's nucleus. In China. It also was Dr Einstein who

The wrote President Roosevelt in

French

has Army 1039 during the American lounched a large scale military nuclear energy project. Presi-operation about 60 miles South- dent Roosevelt was so impressed east of Hanoi aimed at driving super Ho's

from forces

the that he authorised the

area, which has about 500,000 people, seere Manhattan project.

French sources said.

As for deporting Einstein, it

the wos

Brabazon's Flight

way open for at the was primarily u State Depart. Shocking Crime

ment matter.

Alleged

Celle, Germany, Feb. 13.- Three Germans accused of kill- ing a man, cutting up his body on the black selling it and mariset as tuned meat, faced trial today on a murder charge. Ernest Romberg, for the de-

contended that the

High Tornado Casualties:, Josef fiack, a construe-

46 Killed, Scores Injured

tion worker, was never mur- dered and is now living in the Soviet zone.

found,

The prosecution charged that in 1045. Shreveport, Feb. 18-Tornadoes that hammered the killing occurred three Southern states with the winter's most disastrous No trace of the corpse hos heztt The defendants were arrested blow yesterday and today killed at least 46 persons, injured hundreds and left scattered communities in alast July-Associated Press. shambles.

EXPENSIVE WAR

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Louisiana counted 29 deal, dweiling simply splintered be- way pointed out that although These sources gave no detalls Texas aige and Tennessee ma fore the impact of the winds

- AGAINST REDS born in Germany and of the forces involved but and including an entire farm family and fell in upon, troente

Hurricano Hill, located about came here in 1933 as a foreign the defensive was going well of eight persons.

Feb. 18-Briain Singapore, allen, he became a naturalised citizen,

1940.

Still rising flood waters added 50 miles north of Memphis, got American

in

Ho's forces, keeping up their

paid $110,000 for United Press.

recent wave of hit and run at to the misery and loss of life its name from a hurricane that and Malaya

The Red hit the town in 1887.

each Chinese Communist killed. tacks, ambushed a French con- In the three states.

The authorifles had not had or captured last

Year voy of 50 torries and cars 24 Cross evacuated more than 3.000

Mississippi and time to add up property _da- | Malaya," miles Northeast of Salgon, kill- owlanders in

During 1949, security forces mage, but it was expected to ing six persion and wounding Louisiana..

of thousands of killed 013 ond captured 336- 10. 2.

Tornadoes ramped through be hundreds 13.-Britain's

sections of Texas and. Eouisiana dellars. In Louisiana alone, the an average of 2.0 ́s dayson London, Feb.

Covernment says lic About "10b of his Brabozon airliner, the bigest

guerillas, yesterday, then a new tornado Red Cross saldi, it was likely ta withi grenades and hurtled out of the skies before be more than US$500,000. war against the Reds in Malaya. passenger aircraft in the world, armed

The bodies

of the Wilson is costing 800,000 Strait dollars took part in the dawn today to strike the com Jongest fight, machineguns, today made her have not, during the last .12

of Hurricane Hill, Carroll family, were found a day. being in the air for nearly Ave attack in which six lorries and munity

badig months, been introduced into Legislative

hours.

one car were burned. A man. Tennessee. Mr and Mrs Wilson rescue workers lying Council for discussion.

She also reached her highest his wife and child were taken Carroll and their xx children battered in the ruins of their allitude 13,000 feet, teater,

ware killed outright. Their theme-United Pres prisoner-Associated Press

The

And there are stiil soma 4,000

bandits left in the jungle rocinteil P