European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Page the stars and stripes 1 president stresses Devotion to peace7 charges russians violated pledges to cooperate 2 following is a condensed text o president Truman fireside re port to the tonight i want to talk to you about about Why we Are there and what our objectives these men of ours Are engaged once More in the a Geol struggle for human our men and men of free nations Are fighting for the proposition tha peace shall be the Law of no cause has Ever been More just or More for the first time in All history men of Many nations Are fighting under a single Banner to uphold the Rule of Law in the this is an inspiring ii aggression was allowed to succeed in Korea it would be an open invitation to new acts of aggression elsewhere the United nations has made a historic Deci Sion to meet military aggression with armed the effects of that decision will be Felt far beyond the firm action taken by the United nations is our Best Hope of achieving world charges russians International pledges during the last five years we have worked Day in and Day out to achieve a just and lasting peace most nations joined with us in this but the soviet Union and the nations it controls unceasingly hampered All efforts to achieve just the soviet Union repeatedly Vio lated its pledges of International it Lias destroyed the Independence of its neighbors it has sought to disrupt those countries it could not it has built up tremendous armed ices far beyond the needs of its own de communist imperialism preaches peace but practices in these circumstances the free nations have been compelled to take Meas ures to protect themselves against the aggressive designs of the com declares free nations closer together the president then reviewed historical highlights since the including organization of the the Truman doctrine of military Aid to Greece and Western hemispheric defense mar Shal Berlin air lift and the North Atlantic today in 1950 we Are going ahead with an enlarged program for military Aid to strengthen the common defense of the free nations step by step these achievements in struggle Between Freedom and communist imperialism have brought the free nations closer when the communist movement turned to open armed aggression in the response of the free nations was fifty three of 59 members of the United nations joined in meeting the thirty already pledge Concrete Aid to the United nations greats to clash politically sept 2 Jap de m t a Jive banded the political Ball Ter to Jake against Grange for University of Illinois trustee in the november Etee Troik of a halfback on the 1914 big 10 championship was nominated 6y the democratic state old 77 who earned the Zillini to nationwide Fame a Quarter chosen by the republicans at their Peoria Little Joe Steps up to the Chow Lii Little 5yearold South korean just barely makes Chow at this yank mess line somewhere on the Nam River seeing that Little Joe gets his share Are pfc Alfred Vishey of and Cpl Gilbert the Little korean is the company to put Down this naval forces from can the nether lands and new zealand have been and Are now in action under United nations fighting planes from Canada and Britain joined the some British troops landed in Korea and More Are on their Way in less than eight weeks five divisions of United states troops moved into combat More men Are on the our men have fought with grim gallantry our men have fought with grim soldiers of the re Public of Korea have been fighting fiercely for their own free these United nations troops Are still outnumbered but their hard and valiant fight is bringing the enemy is spending his strength recklessly in desperate at tacks we believe the invasion has reached its the task remain be is to crush it the Power to do this is being gathered in Korea right now the Battle in Korea is the frontline struggle Between Freedom and but the fight ing there is part of a larger struggle to build a world in which just and lasting peace can be that is Why we in the United states must increase our own defensive strength Over and above the forces we need in that is Why we must continue to work with other ree nations increase our Corn dined tells of plans to boost armed forces size Congress is acting on my request to increase our program of arms Aid to other free our Aid is not a substitute but an addition to what they themselves do in Western Europe alone there Are Over 200 next to ours their Industry is the worlds greatest workshop Thev joining with us to develop collective forces Tor Mutual As Well As their own we have had about one and a a Rumion men and women on ave duty in our Navy and Force our present plans or increasing this number to to 3 oof Oto and further increases Mav be we must step up sharply production of planes and other military equipment we shall also have to increase our stockpile of essential materials and expand our Industrial capacity to produce military our Industry and agriculture have never been stronger or More we will use As much of this economic strength As is needed to defend ourselves and establish Hitler and the japanese generals miscalculated badly 10 years when they thought we would not of Able to use our economic Power effectively for defeat of let would be aggressors make no such mistake Congress today completed action on legislation to enable us to Chan Nel the necessary Effort to defense to increase our productive capacity and to hold Down after this legislation is i intend to talk to you again to explain what your government proposes to do and How each citizen can play his part in this National against dictatorship we uphold Freedom we want the rest of the to understand clearly our Aims and our Hopes the president then listed his eight events in Korea have shown us again All the misery and horrors the North koreans have Learned the penalties of armed conflict fall As heavily on thoe who act As tools for communist dictatorship As they do on its Vic there will be no profit for any people who follow communist dictatorship Down its dark and bloody against the futile and tragic course of dictatorship we uphold for All people the Way of the Way of Mutual cooperation and International peace we assert Mankind can find Progress and advancement along the path of at this critical hour in the history of the our country has been called upon to give of its Leader its efforts and its to maintain peace among we have to that Call we will not we ask god to purge us of Ai selfishness and meanness and to give us strength and courage for the Days ground action by leaves 2 is a partial text of Gen Douglas Macarthur korean release 366 issued at pm am Germany All elements of the far East air Force from b29 super forts to f80 shooting stars were thrown into the fray by it Gen George Stratemeyer today in direct support of embattled United nations ground forces in the Western and Northern Okinawa based super forts enemy Airfield three mile South of shortly before noon hammered three communist Supply concentrations in Ochang and All of them Only a few Miles Back of the enemy frontline Waves of fighters and Light bomb ers of maj Gen Earle partridges 5th air Force roared out of their bases in Southern Japan throughout the Day to give close support to me fighting men on the f51s assembled at advanced re fueling and rearming airstrips in Korea in the Vicinity of Yong Dong one flight of f51s today thou1 Sands of rounds of ammunition and 15 rockets into ridges and Foxholes where communist troops dug enemy casualties were pilots supplies hit also strafed at an s u w o another flight of jets strafed barges on a River South of destroying supplies and kill ing personnel headed toward the Battle in a fighter attack West of Taegu trucks carrying supplies were severely the oth air Force sent f51s after troops and supplies attempting to move on roads from Hyop Chon to Konang to they disrupted Sonje of the movements in the Active at West of about troops were strained Ancl Olfier f51s supported ground troops in the Wae Gwan destroying Oil dumps and antiaircraft b2b Light bombers supported ground units on the southwestern Side of the Battle throughout today heavy air action h5 helicopters and l5 Liaison air Planessi Mats air Rescue service airlifted some Senou Siy wounded United nations personnel from front lines to hospitals in the foes losses held very High 3 sunday following is the text of Gen Doug Las Macarthur korean release issued at am pm Germany exceptionally High enemy casual ties have been reported by United nations forces in the Southwest in spite of these losses the enemy has made Little or no Gams in this in other sectors of this area Friendly forces Are reported to have regained approximately their positions held previously to the communists attacks farther to the North on the West Ern front the enemy is reported consolidating his fifteen enemy tanks were observed in this two of which have been Friendly forces to and Vance against slight to Treavy enemy resistance in the Northern sectors of the front the reports indicate there has been a general enemy withdrawal in the northeastern sector from 500 to school vandals 2 five school students ranging from 6 to 21 years of age have been arrested by state police for smash ing 114 windows in a school ascites policy in suspension of general continued from Page 1 War is not and must remember that policy is based on preventing not bringing it Anderson no comment on the but he said bluntly the idea of waiting until youre hit first didst come from Ameri believe in taking the Anderson also told be fore the that Russia does not have to declare War to defeat the United states because the soviet Union is now winning the cold War if a world War Breaks he Russia will not declare but the United states for it is our backs to the Wall not defends right to talk defending the right of military men to speak out about foreign Anderson said the state de part men now realizes that the very ence of the United Stales closely hinges on the coordination of diplomatic and military action when Uncle Joe Stalin makes a political he first looks Over his shoulder and counts he Stalin Doest take and the United states cannot ignore this kind of an air Force spokesman said Anderson wid remain suspended while the air Force looks Ino the entire matter and gets the facts he declined to speculate who her a court martial is in the offins it was the second time in a week that preventive War sentiments of defense officials have aroused top level Wrath Matthews Case the state with president Truman publicly rebuked Secretary Francis Matthews for a speech suggesting the might have to attack Russia to insure world peace just before Vandenbergh order was Anderson denied to re porters in Montgomery that he openly urged preventive War in lectures at the air War College As charged by columnist Drew Pear Vandenberg said he acted so that american citizens May know that the air last and is primarily an instrument for he recalled that he said in a 1948 speech that it is dangerous untrue to believe War is walk out at general electric 2 Cio electrical workers went on strike at four general electric plants in Massachusetts and a few hours later 800 More at a fifth Plant took a walk to talk it some military production was under Way a All five plants involved in the labor touched off by stalled Gecko wage negotiations in new York the four strike bound plants Are located Here and at West Lynn and the fifth where workers still Are is at where Jet plane engines and turbines Are
