European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes saturday february 18. 1950 for died with visions  by Robert g. Nixon Washington ins presi Dent Franklin d. Roosevelt carried to his grave a Strong conviction that Russia would co operate in the postwar years with the  In guarantees of world peace the late president believed that in the years that have now passed since the end of world War ii All nations would be Well along the Road to disarmament. Less than two months before his death on april 12, 1945, or. Roosevelt expressed belief that an International police Force com posed of units from the ., great Britain the user France and China would prevent future  wartime president Felt that such a combined Force operating under the United nations would make it unnecessary for the nations to maintain Large separate armed forces. To or. Roosevelt the in still to come into being at that time would prove the Best method Ever devised by Man for stopping War president Roosevelt expressed these beliefs to this correspondent and two other reporters in two news conferences shortly before he  was in the Admiral s quarters of the Cruiser Quincy near the azores feb. 23, 1945. The other Wes in the late presi Dent s Little White House atop Pine Mountain at warm Springs on april 5, one week before his death. The conferences were recalled with release of selected presidential wartime news conferences which will be published in Book form by h a r p r & bros., feb. 15. The conferences Are part of four volumes of the Public papers and addresses of Franklin d Roosevelt edited by Samuel i. Rosenman. The letter Roosevelt conferences held significant references to rus Sia in the Light of events of the past four and a half years. Returning from the Yalta con Ference the president s conversations with Premier Joseph Stalin were vividly fresh in his mind. His last news conference at warm Springs took place a month Short of the German surrender and two months before he planned to attend the in organization conference in san Francisco. Here Are excerpts from the Post Yalta conference bearing on the in Russia Hopes for peace and world disarmament q. Do you conscientiously be Lieve the conference Yalta can be the foundation of world peace for generations to come Roosevelt i can answer that question if you can Tell me who your descendants will be in the year 2057. ,. We look As fas ahead As humanity believes in this sort of thing. The United nations will evolve into the Best method Ever devised for stopping War q. Is there anything you can say in the Wey of what new aspirations you have for lasting peace As a result of this Yalta conference Roosevelt what i am trying to do in Edd to the machinery which could protect All people. The. Thing would be to prevent War step on War before it got started. That causes a need for Force e enough to save them from War and is a project for those Best Able to carry on War the five big nations with the greatest possibilities along those lines of prevention. The late president had a feeling of warm sympathy for the plight of the user in the War in which the germans had wiped out populations of whole areas levelled entire cities destroyed All houses farms and crops. He said that he had agreed with Stalin at Yale that the soviet Union should be Given three totes in the in Assembly. In the last conference before his death a week later he told this Story of a conversation with Qiajin As a matter of fact this plea for votes was done in a very quiet Way. Stalin said to me and this is the essence of it you know there Are two parts of Russia that have been completely devastated every building is gone every farm House and there Are Mil Lions of people living there. Comparing educational notes German teachers from two Hochi schools get an explanation of american school methods at a get together at the Hochst dependents school. Kathe Betzel German technical assistant at the dependents school second from left helps Helen Rogers third and fourth Grade teacher sitting at fable explain the punched card system of grading papers to the German teachers. Martha Schwartz dependents school principal standing second from right looks on. Is photo soviet zone puts squeeze on business by Tom Reedy Berlin a private enterprises fighting for its life in the soviet zone of Germany. The businessman is resorting to every possible Sara Leger to avoid being swallowed up by communism. Many observers in Berlin con Sider it a losing fight they think communism will win. But the German businessman reared in the tradition of centuries is Tough and resourceful. The communist theory of Busi Ness is to have everything owned by the  two years ago Eastern Germany started to pro Mote Peoples owned plants first working on establishments where they could prove the owner to be out of sympathy with the regime. It was easy to have him kicked put and a communist com Mittee sent in to operate the place in the name of the people. Practice spread this practice spread until hundreds of industries and establish ments became Peoples  a Man s investment in a business got Short shrift. This program was pushed by the socialist Unity party communist with the backing of he russians. Since formation of the communist East German govern ment last october it has been conducted by the government it self and there in t a thing any individual can do about it except get out quietly. Germany was too Well steeped in private Enterprise for the communists to get this Job done Over night however. There still Are thousands of Small firms allowed to operate. Small firms target. These Small firms now Are the target the government is going about it subtly but with what looks like Cool Walcuk Hon. Taxes on business have been stepped up to the Point where an owner wonders How hell Ever make it. It is possible As in one reported Case for an owner to be taxed More than Bis Gross income. If he can t  the taxes the place becomes Peoples  a drive along these lines Baa become apparent in Eastern Ber Lin in the past six months. If the Peoples owned system would work possibly the Man on the Street would be a Complete convert proof that it does t is almost implied by the East government s refusal Ever to give out production figures. All they say is that this or that Industry exceeded its production quota by such and such & per cent. If you ask what that Means you Are Wepy. Years ago. Feb. 18, 1946 Pope Pius Xii creates 32 new cardinals representing 19 coun tries. Feb. 18, 1947 the Pennsylvania Railroad s red Arrow flyer plunges Down a 150 foot slope near Altoona pa., kill ing 25 persons and injuring 124. Feb. 18, 1948 the Senate approves a Resolution to Cut president Truman s budget by $2,500,000,w 0. Feb. 18. 1949 the air lift carries its 1,000,0001 ton to Berlin. A provision designed to Aid soldiers who find it Tough sledding financially to take a vacation the latter part of the month has been instituted according to word from Berchtesgaden. Col j. J. Binns Neucom comptroller announced that military personnel desiring to visit Neucom recreation areas May draw a partial  before leaving their Home station. Although current directives insure that the Soldier May be Given return orders to his proper station by the recreation areas chargeable against his future  when financially Short it is always better for the Restee to come prepared to  the nominal charges prescribed for billets and services it was pointed out. Garmisch has Good news for parents. A new service has been in stalled to make their slay a pleasant one. The children now have their own Nursery at the Eidsee hotel the first of a number of such facilities which will be set up of other recreational Center hotels. It is staffed by a qualified children s nurse and has a playroom bed and cribs and a menu of special baby foods Jor youngsters of All Ope. Arrangements can be made with Eidsee s special mess to Purchase baby foods. The feeding and preparation of the food will be handled by Mem Bers of the hotel staff. The Nursery will provide a place for the children to play and rest under supervision and will make it possible Lor parents to be free to take in sports and entertainment facilities. The Rhine main chaplain s Section has announced that it to organic ing a pilgrimage to Rome which will begin March 3. The tour which lasts nine Days include three nights in Rome two nights in Naples and one night in Florence. It is an army tour conducted by the american express co and costs $132.60 round trip from Munich and includes rail transportation and Sleeper hotel accommodations and meals in Rome. Naples and Florence at first class hotels based on two persons per room. The inclusive Price takes care of the Cost of the Steamer from Naples Capri and return. Further information May a obtained from the chaplain s Section at Rhine  for the Obermi Aargau passion play is not far nit. It begins May 21, and a reservation made in Advance or to diets bought  time will insure americans in Germany of seeing this 3m year old religious play. Already men in that bavarian Village Art wearing beards and members of the cast Are rehearsing their part. The american express co. Is cooperating with the committee of the passion play in making reservations and planning sightseeing Toon of the bavarian Alps while travellers Are going to and from the performance. Acom ovations Are payable either in Marks or dollars. Dae to the Scarcity of room space in Oberammergau double room will be the general prevailing condition. It is expected that most of the travel will funnel through menu and the american express co. Has provided for Boa Berrice Between Munich and . The trip May be made direct or May include sightseeing depending on the traveler. One of the All Day sightseeing Tours skirts the Shore of Lake Korbet and follows the Scenic Kesselberg str. To reach Oberammergau by in Way of Garmisch Fate Skirchen. The tour costs 18.50 Marks and in eludes lunch in route. The other All Day tour approaches Oberammergau by Way of schea Gau and Fossen including a visit to the wies Kirche Bavaria s meat ornate Rococo ebb run and the mad King lndwlg1 spectacular a Chite enral fantasy kens Branstein Castle. Old non i also included to the Price of the tour 22.7 Marks. Close to 500,000 persons Are expected to witness the 1950 passion ploy and occupation personnel Are urged to make Early plans for at tending. American express co. Offices will make bookings and Furnita information. A new air service connecting a Turnberg directly to Brussels Amster dam and London has been inaugurated. The dutch airline Kim hat scheduled daily flights from Furth Airport near Nurnberg. The Kim Telephone number i Nurnberg 2g430. Costs of flights Ere Nurnberg Brussels single $28, round trip $50.j numbers Amsterdam j31 a a $55.80 numbers London $46 and 82.80. 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