European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday february 19, 4950 president chides gop for pinning socialism Label on 4fair deaf says scare words Insu intelligence of american people Washington feb. 18 president Truman has accused republicans of insulting the intelligence of the american people Tey trying to pin the Label of social ism on his a fighting speech the presi Dent summoned the party Fai Taulto do Battle in the 1950 Campaign Wara because we Don t wan another do nothing 80th striking Back at Republican critic who accused him of extravagance and who demanded deep tax cuts the president charged Faem with political he said he would not endanger the peace of the world to satisfy the advocates of false s100 a plate or. Truman spoke at Washington s annual Jefferson Jackson $100-a-Jilate dinner attended by More than 5,300 democrats in the huge National guard armory Here. The president who plans to take the stump this year for democratic congressional candidates in Keye lates said the democratic party will not play politics with the Federal budget or follow the course of those who would like to return to the Days of president William called for the continuance of the defense and foreign Aid pro Grams and the fair Deal program Lor health education social Security and economic the president poked fun at the republicans for what he called mercy trial ready to open Manchester n. H., feb. 18president Truman barked at re porters in e news conference that they were disgruntled he did t like their attitude and. They ought to Cool off. His remarks were made because he had Given an exclusive inter View to Arthur Krock of the Newyork times and reporters were trying to amplify some of the Points in that interview regarding dealings with Russia. Called reflection on other the chief executive said with obvious heat that he is his own free agent he will see whom he pleases say what he pleases and he in t going to be censored by anyone. When the president emphasized he is going to do As he pleases somebody asked whether you intentionally omitted Damn " yes the president said but Youcan put it in if you like. Won t stand editing Earl Godwin a radio news commentator told the president the Type of exclusive interview Given Krock was the thing that reflect Don every news Bureau chief end every reporter at the White House who did not get similar president said it was nothing of the kind and he added that redid not stand any editing of his suggested there was no criticism of his right to do As he pleases but that it was understood there was a policy against exclusive interviews. Asked about policy was that Krock interview authorized in that form a news Man asked. The president replied it the reporters wanted to know if there would be such inter views in the future. The president said he would Cross that Bridge when he got to it. Asked1 directly whether there Isno longer a Rule at the White House against granting exclusive inter views the president said that Rule or custom will be continued. But he said he will do As he pleases with regard to breaking it. Navy tightens up flying dress rules Washington feb. 18 up adm Forrest p. Sherman chief of naval operations has ruled that Navy fliers May Wear their flying uniforms Only when they Fly. When aviation officers Are Pilot ing nothing More Likely to become airborne than a Pentagon desk. Sherman said they must Wear the traditional Blue uniform. They May Wear the Green uniforms of naval aviation Only on Days when they Are flying combat planes. Sherman himself a Pilot follow this Rule. He said he made it in the interests of uniformity Ari smartness a spends $6.6 billion on veterans in year Washington. Feb. In up the veterans administration said yesterday it spent 16,687,495,447 on veterans benefits in the year end ing last july 1. More than half the Money went Tor two items$1,891.283,111 for compensation pension or retire ment pay and $1,883,804,493 for training or education under the i Bill of rights. The Overall Fig ure included the Cost of administering veterans programs. Germans have will for democracy Clay new York feb. 18 ins Gen Lucius d. Clay declared in a exclusive interview with life Magazine that Only the naive could have believed that Germany could be democratized in Lesa than five is no excuse for such naivety the general said. For anyone who seriously believes in democracy knows that it not commodity that can be neatly packaged distributed along with food rations and digested with magical of effects with that understood i can Sayi am hopeful because there is in Germany now All we had a reason Able right to Hope for a will for democracy. I believe the great majority of the German people want to evolve a decent democratic gov the interview was published inthe form of questions and answers. Life asked the former . Military governor you do not then believe general As some do that the German people Are so peculiarly constituted that they Art no Alafale of democracy that they Are in effect a kind of a redeemable e x c e p t i on to the whole Western tradition inverted racism Clay no i do not believe i such a doctrine of inverted racism. I found that the German individual differed very Little from the individual human being anywhere. It is True that years and years of propaganda have nourished a remarkable self pity among Ger mans who strangely fee they have been treated unfairly in world affairs. But this feeling is not the same As a desire for vengeance life How would you characterize the attitude of the German people toward the . " Clay no people s whole out look toward another country can be simply summarized. Bui i know Tia during my four years in Germany i saw Little outward show of hostility and Many signs of respect and appreciation for american assistance Tjimis applies As much to the Ger Man people As to their official leaders. Obviously no people like foreign occupation but German feeling even on this Point is seriously affected by their fear that our departure would Only be a signal for communist entry Resnor Pfent nationalism life How seriously do you View evidences of resurgent German nationalism among extreme right Wing parties Clay i believe its seriousness has been exaggerated and the problem itself misunderstood. Be fore the last German elections there were Many lurid prediction sin some sectors of the press of the gains which Ultra nationalism parties would show at the polls. The German voters made those forecast slightly ridiculous. Life do you think Germany should again have a standing army Clay such an event can Only be examined in terms of the Whol defense pattern of Western Europe it cannot be considered in a vacuum. But two facts seem Plain enough. One the West German people Are entitled to some Security against aggression. Two the Mil itary occupation that now provide that Security cannot be expected to endure for All officials Call missing Cadet Case unique9 West Point n.y., feb. 8 up thirty five Days ago Cadet Richard c. Cox signed out at his company orderly room to have dinner with a civilian that is the last record . Mil itary Academy authorities have on him despite a search throughout to nation and in occupied Germany. Academy authorities said the Only Lead to the alarming 7 Dis appearance was the unidentified visitor a mister a who apparently visited Cox at the Academy once before and was believed the have served with him in a constabulary unit in Germany wore full dress uniform a West Point spokesman said Cox a second Classman we ranked in the upper third scholastically and first in military aptitude apparently did not plan to take of the Mansfield Ohio youth a wearing a West Point Ful Dre uniform and apparently took Noth ing from his quarters. His absence was first noticed Abed Check Jan. 14, the night he signed out for the dining privilege pass. After he had been uni sing Over the weekend the widespread search unique in the history of the Academy was ordered. No definite does fellow cadets set investigators Bothe Trail of the mysterious visitor when two gave Matching descriptions of a stranger they saw weft Cox on Jan. 7 and the night he Dis appeared. Another Cadet said he an swered the company Telephone for Cox and talked with a mar we said he wanted to see Cox. Whom be described As a former buddy in tree 27th co Stab so in authorities described the Case As most alarming because of the Lack of definite clues time said it was the longest recorded disappearance of a Cadet in the Academy s history. Montanans stay Home to halt virus spread red Lodge mont., feb. 11 a most of this Southern Montana Mountain town s 3,000 resident stayed Home yesterday to prevent further spread of 2 virus pneumonia influenza outbreak. With at least one out of10 persons ill Here the info Tim was reported to be spreading nearby communities. None of to victims Here was reported to bin critical condition. The stars and stripes vol. 7, no. Is editor in chief managing editor sports editor. Sunday. February 191,1951 it col William m Phu Tajc executive manager Chlell distribution Maurice r. Kerf woo Louis hews bureaus Frankfurt. 32181-33381 Darmstadt 1 Berlin m-6681 a Fis m Vienna. B Tea Bremerhaven 21044-21363 Munich my i a the european edition is published Dally at Darmstadt Nesje Germany for the . Occupation forces under the auspices Ostoj army air forces troop information and education division . Frankfurt 84141, the stars and stripes. Darmstadt correspondence should be addressed to the stars and stripes Apo 175. . to the new York office should be sent to my Vas Blag Street by. This is not an official publication of the a were entered a second class matter sept i2, 1947. At the of Stoiche at new York. A under the act of March 3. 1st Fri i 8 a. H
