Pacific Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1948, Tokyo, Japan                              Leader raps reds charges attempt to break protest by Ian Mutsu up correspondent the Leader of the mass hunger protest demonstration Iiga inst continued imprison ment of japanese War victims itt soviet areas charged that masked russian trained Japan sect munis to were trying to break "1 up his movement from  anti russian Inci Dent remained the topic of the Day yesterday in contrast to the Early Days of the occupation when United states authorities Here including publication censors meticulously shielded the soviet Union from any Adverse criticism from any japanese sources. In react an official Scap spokesman tuesday night Ina press statement expressed san Tripathy for the hunger strik ers and jigged the demonstration i springboard for again ayin the russians Over the dept of state slices foreign service work repartition issues the state intent came on tile heels of numerous recent american pres releases pointing out the wilful russian  Down of the repatriation of. Japanese prisoners general Macarthur has Jahid. Is doing  in Rhi. Power a to. Fettle the problem Halfa million japanese Are still stranded in russian territories with the Prospect of haying to go through another russian win.  of All Teeth Efi flammable anti russian Issue involving japanese and one of the major inducements against  of russian com  Japan.  Scap spokesman pointed.  the issues culminating in Fate Ihinger demonstration As indicative of deep feeling and tremendous political in  attempts by the United press to extract a statement on the demonstration from the russian embassy yesterday merely rap into the customary soviet red tape. The demonstration by the group of estimated 500 ragged shabby relatives of soviet prisoners entered its second Day with a Fiji Leader Zenichi Uye Jima asserting that the fast Bidd continue,"indefinitely." the demonstrators sat Down without food in a Tokyo Temple compound after a rally in Hibiya Park. Within a stones Chr big Olg eneral Macarthur s  said that during  meeting at Hibiya Park  soviet Russia and Mem the communist party with heir red Fla a hidden and acting As if they w  of a families. With relatives in the soviet  Jheri we b Egan Bur  March they Una led their flags and tried of break into. The. Parade. The Yare always trying to break tip our movement a a Stib yen Jiye Maiier. Washington sept. 30 up the state department faced with serious financial troubles is cutting Down its foreign service activities on a major scale it was Learned. Officials said three factors were responsible. They were 1 the budget Bureau s action in slicing $10,000,000 off the department s request for for eign service operations be tween july 1 and june 30,1949 2. An additional $1,122,000 Cut by Congress and 3 the High Cost of living abroad. To m get the problem officials said these Steps Are. Being taken some 629 employees serving in foreign diplomatic and con sular establishments Are being fired or withdrawn for re assignment in the United states this will be completed by october 1.twenty-three american consulates throughout the world will be closed Down by june30. Six of these consulates will be closed by october1. Home leave for diplomatic personnel has been curtailed. Of Over Soo eligible to return to the United states fewer than 700 will be Given  to Purchase $1,526,000 Worth or replacement and new office equipment have been Cut by one third. Plans have been dropped to bring in younger foreign ser vice officers for. Specialized training in the United states after one year in the Field. Fec to study charges made by soviet aide by David Ward Washington sept. 30 up the far Eastern com Mission today will consider the charges made by soviet representative Alexander Vanyush Kin that Gen. Douglas Macar thur violated the Potsdam agreement and Fec policy decisions by his letter on labor policy to the japanese government an authoritative a Russia charged continued from Page 1 and attempted to overthrow the duly elected municipal government of Berlin. The attitude. And conduct of the soviet government reveal sharply its purpose to continue its illegal and coercive Block Ade and its unlawful actions designed to reduce the status of the United states the ignited kingdom and. France As occupying Powers in Berlin to one of Complete subordination to soviet Rule and thus source disclosed. He said it was Likely that Panpushkin would attend in person in order to follow closely the developments on the proposals he made at the last two  source said that a vote is in order on general Mac Arthur s letter to Premier Hitoshi Ashida outlining the principles of the labor policy regarding government pm  added however that a vote probably would not be taken today because some members have not yet received instructions from their Home governments. The United states through its representative Gen. Frank Mccoy already has Given the . Reply to the charges a the last meeting. Mccoy said Macarthur had violated no Allied policy in preventing strikes by govern ment employees in Japan. The source indicated tha Soine Fec members would support the soviet proposal during the next  is undoubtedly difficult he pointed out for some Mon wealth such As Australi members of the British com and new zealand to make decision which on one Han might appear to be opposed to Home labor policy and on the other hand might give the impression of alignment wit the  said the position of Bri Tain is not yet predictable adding that it might support Panpushkin s censure of Macarthur although the Britis would be reluctant to take the soviet  source also Aid the other soviet proposals woul probably not be acted Upo until they Are  commission would def action on the soviet Sugges Tion for an inter Allied control Agency for japanese Industry on the grounds that the peace treaty should be concluded first the source said. Referring to the soviet com gets three Complete transfusions chinese ban Possession of . Dollars mrs. Hazel Lorimer 35, Arlington Acme photo  released from Arlington Hospital recently after having received three Complete changes of blood within 12 hours. Before her Are 20 bottles indicative of the amount of whole blood which she received plus another 12 pints of plasma. Donors responded to the citywide Appeal for the or negative Type rare blood of mrs. Lorimer. Changchun sector said devastated by Gerald Nozick piping sept. 30 up no Man s land Between nationalist and communist lines around Changchun isolated northernmost government bastion in Manchuria is a Cen of leered corpses and depraved starving refugees according or inter a coins witness accounts. Patrols Battle in Indonesia Batavia sept. 30 up indonesian army patrols re ported skirmishes around Mace an strategic bastion guarding the Western approaches to communist held Madio Eri Center of the 11-Day old red rebellion. Mace an is situated 13 Miles from Madisen and represents the closest approach of the City by government forces since the communists seized it in the lightning coup headed by their. Moscow trained Lead Cio deals with Stevedore firm by Harold milks banking sept. 30 a after Midnight tonight the Possession of United states dollars or other foreign cur envies in China will be Asl Legal As carrying around a pocketful of  finance ministry spokes Man said today there would be no Extension of the dead Ine for chinese As Well As for eign residents to surrender for eign currencies Gold and Silver for the new Gold  said the termination period in which were posses Ion of such funds is not violation of the president s August 19 emergency currency decree would help end Black  Midnight tonight any person found in Possession of outlawed currency Gold and Silver is liable to arrest and severe  spokesman said How Ever that he had ordered Aone month Extension on per Mission for travellers going abroad to carry with them the equivalent of $100 . Be cause of the practical Situa  such travellers monetary fund offers idea on Trade balance or  news Agency Dis to obtain absolute authority Aid that there Are no Indica. Patria Tion Porta apparently in some is " diverting its Ipin Eulond Supply As Indice Ifie Nti for inculcating com Rhum sni inning japanese Pri Eph fers " " the news Agency que Ted a former japanese College pro fes in web arrived at the port As report a that the program of ipod urinating japanese War prisoners with communist ideals follows a regular pattern which shows the influence of temporary shifts in the policy of Itoe soviet Union in con fun Hitt with strategic demands madel3yihe International situation a ment that the japanese peace treaty is Long overdue he Cio Organ attacks House probe group Over the economic political and social life of the people of Berlin and to incorporate the City in the soviet zone. Soviet government has thereby taken upon itself sole responsibility for creating a situation in which further re course to the Means of Settle ment prescribed in article 33 of the charter of the United nations is not in existing circumstances possible arid which constitutes a threat to inter National peace and Security. N order that International peace and Security May not be further endangered the governments of the United states the United kingdom and France therefore while re serving to themselves full rights to take such measures As May be necessary to main Tain in these circumstances their position in Berlin find themselves obliged to refer the action of the soviet govern ment to the Security Council of the United  accordingly his majesty s government in the United kingdom request that the Security Counell consider this question at the earliest of  he protested that his Campaign was not a hunger strike but originated from an Orien Tal Conception that through our fasting we Hope to suffer even As much As our sons Hus bands and Brothers who Are suffering under the  he. Admitted that the participants probably would starve to death if the. Campaign were to tons that the Fec would be Able to proceed any More rapidly in that matter than they have been proceeding. Royal papa to be asks for time off London sept. 30 up the Duke of Edinburgh Hus band of Mother to be Princess Elizabeth asked for leave from the Royal Navy today. The Duke was understood to have asked to be placed on Halfway in order to spend More time with the Princess. Patches told of the fighting while colonel Nasution chief of staff of the indonesian National army predicted Over radio Jogjakarta that Madio Eri itself would fall within one week. Most observers Here did not share this optimism. A Republican army com Munique reported that the rebels counter attacked the indonesian forces near Nagir Juk 15 Miles Northwest of a Dion and took the town of Bogor five Miles to the West. The communique said the rebels were driven out of the area within 24 hours and that the entire sector is now again under Republican control. Batavia sept. 30 ins the communist National front government has announced a series of appoint ments including regents for Madisen Mage Tan Gawi ponor no and a Titan Aneta news Agency reported yester Day. Chao Yunpu who is Secre tary of the Changchun Muni Cipal government told the United press that thousands of people fleeing Changchun Are caught in the area one mile wide and ten Miles Long with the communists Seldom per mitting them through their lines. Once the refugees leave the City they Are not allowed reentry to starving Changchun according to Chao. The reds May let the peo ple through once or twice a month but Only after careful screening he said. Being prevented from returning to Changchun they must stay in this area a there the Only things to eat Are leaves and bark. There Are some reports of cannibalism eating the flesh of dead comrades. Many people once permit Ted through the red lines eat so much they become bloated and die Chao continued. The food shortage in Chang Chun became acute just after the dragon boat festival last june. The people at that time began fattening horses Don keys mules on whatever Hay they had arid then slaughtered them for food. Now there Are no animals left in the City. People Are now eating tree leaves bark weeds Melon would be granted permits to Purchase foreign Exchange from the Central Bank. Another phase of Chingkai Shek s economic austerity Campaign will not become effective october 1, As tentatively scheduled. A spokesman for the mini Stry of Commerce and Industry said that it was most unlikely that the enforcement o the ban against nylons foreign cigarette wines and othe luxury items would be started on that Date. He explained that the ministry still a under consideration items to be included in the list of imported goods which Chines shops May no longer sell be cause of austerity regulations by Morris Harris Washington s it. 30 a the International to Victary fund advances two Sug est ions both involving Asia to Aid Europe in balancing to financial position with the United states. The fund s third annual re sort suggested 1., the european position might be improved by increasing european exports to Asia. It noted however that Asi would have to sell More to we Stern hemisphere nations of be Able to buy More from Europe. 2. European nations might substitute Asia As the source if Many production bought in the . The report noted also that postwar recovery in the far last has been impeded by continuing political strife and warfare. In India and the Middle East it said recovery Las been slowed by shortages of equipment and facilities the fund reported it sees no easy Way for. Europe to improve its financial position with the . It said an exr pension of. European exports directly to the Western Hemi sphere appears Europe s Dollar essential shortage roots and Beau cakes. Witness says King not assassinated Bangkok sept. 30 a the prosecution s own Star witness against three men charged in the alleged assassination of King Ananda Vla idol testified today he did not believe the King was As  witness was rear adm. Sorry duh a member of the commission which investigated he King s  caused consternation in the prosecution staff by testify ing the assassination rumours were spread by political foes of Pride Panao Moyoong then to be eliminated by the end of. The program of United states assistance. It said Dollar shortages can not be solved by cutting the value of currency adding this implies an Over simplified interpretation of pre sent economic difficulties and attributed an exaggerated importance to an Exchange rate Dock workers to Load ships san Francisco sept. 30 a a tentative agreement was signed Between striking Congress of Industrial organizations longshoremen and a Oregon Steve doring firm tues Day night providing handling of commercial cargo for the far East for the first time since the Pacific coast maritime strike began september 2.ernest Baker Cio official at the Small Southern Oregon lumber port of Coos Bay re ported the newly formed com Mercial Marina company had agreed to Load three foreign vessels if their american agent approves. He said there was every indication the agent the. J. Moore company of san Francisco would  agreement is basically the same As that Between the longshoremen and the Mutual Steve doring company of san Francisco and Griffith _ an Sprague and Sprague of Seattle except the latter two firmware handling Only army cargo. Commercial Marina would be the first to Load commercial cargo. The Union has repeatedly said it would be willing to sign with any individual com Pany since the waterfront employers association As a body has declined to Deal with the unions unless their leaders sign non communist affidavits. Terms of the new agree ment presumably like theother two provide for work at the Restrike scale with any strike won increases to be made retroactive. In san Francisco the Marine firemen s Union proposed new Siam endorsed for fund membership Washington sept. 30 a Siam s application for membership in the Worl monetary fund was endorsed by the membership committee today. Camille managing Gutt the fund director said Thi application now goes to the boards of governors of the fund and the world Bank for final action. Adjustment As a Means of solving these  the economic ills of Many nations the fund says Are of too fundamental a nature to be cured by currency de valuation alone. The report says some nations Are Export ing to the full extent of their limited production capacity. In. Such cases it says de valuation would be to increase Domestic inflationary forces. Negotiations at the rank and but Premier. Pride fled Siam after the Britain plans new civil Home guard file level on both Side the employers declined. Meanwhile in Washington chairman Hartley of the . House of representatives labor committee Asaid he favors a special session of con Gress to Deal with the Long Shore strike if it cannot resettled otherwise. Hartley said president tru Matt had e exhausted All routine provisions of the Taft Hartle labor Law for settling the controversy. Hartley is one of the authors of that Law. The Only thing possible now he said is a report to con Gress with a request for additional legislative action. He also recommended that Truman appoint fact finding boards under the labor Law to inquire into the Oil Industry strike on the West coast Aswell As a threatened nation wide strike of some Railroad workers. Military coup last november. His present whereabouts i unknown. The Admiral testified he was sure Pride had nothing to do with the King s  prosecution charges Pride and his Secretary it. Vajara Cai  plot Ted to kill the King. The Pio Section charges vah Arachi shot the King in his Palace two years ago and left the pistol to make in look like  fled Siam with Prudi. Britain s decision to rearm taken As unpalatable but necessary by majority Washington sept 30 up the Cio news said Scuto Raily that the House in american activities commit tee spent three times As much Money As five x other House co iniquities in the first half of 1948." wed. Ray the Cio paper went or that every Penny has been Well spent if Theun Anie rican group had made any. Real Progress toward strengthening our democracy in Akong. Our civil liberties More secure or equipping the Public with weapons with which to effectively combat communism a be carried on until russian action could be obtained. How Ever he said he hoped to pres sure japanese official quarters concerned into More vigorous action n their part that might expedite the repatriation. Airline franchise . Washington sept. 30 a United states authority to the philippine airline to carry traffic Between the Philippines and Guam apparently was assured today when civil aeronautics Board examiner stated he was re commending to the Board that by Charles a Smit London sept. 30 ins the decision of the British government to rearm i vie of the continued deterioration of the International situation is bitter Medicine for the British people. But it will be  memory still vivid of the manner in which Britain was caught Short in almost similar circumstances by Hitler in 1939, the Man in the Street generally has applauded the unpalatable but Neces sary rearmament Steps announced in London  majority of the British people regard it As common prudence in the face of the russian Enigma and the grow ing belief that Europe rapidly is approaching the stage when peace must demand on strength instead of  anything the govern ment s measures Are criticized because they have been tooling delayed Are too much of a Stopgap nature too hastily improvised and. Too obviously the least possible. There _ i Public uneasiness regarding the real state of British de lenses and the real Worth o British bombing strength after the franchise be granted. The very lean postwar years telescoping of next year s con government spokesmen admit that the Steps already taken Are Short term  declare the situation is being kept As fluid As pos sible and is under constant review and that the Long Range policy is something which must be kept under Security  this stage. It is evident however that the British decision to keep conscripts in the armed forces for 15 instead of 12 months to step up Jet fighter plane production improve the output of tanks and guns overhaul civil air raid defense precautions and bring warships out of Mothballs will be followed by other and More drastic Steps if the International situation does not improve in the next few weeks. Main purpose of retaining conscripts now in training is to provide cadres of new recruits a necessary preliminary to the accelerated conscription rate now being predicted in London. Plans reportedly under sur vey by the government include the advancement of induction dates of conscripts and. The script intake program into the first few months of 1949. This would increase the British armed forces manpower by about 200,000 to a total of slightly Over one million by the Spring of 1949, in the View of experts. Legislation empowering municipal authorities to under take air raid defense responsibilities is expected to be announced for the new parliamentary session in october and most britishers expect they will be attending air raid pre caution classes again this win Ter. Vast quantities of War equip ment which has lain in dumps since 1945 Are now being examined. Some particularly air Force material is being reconditioned immediately. A great Deal will be shipped to Western european nations. The production of Jet propelled aircraft will be stepped up on a big scale. All daytime fighter squadrons Are now equipped witty Gloster meteor and de Havil land Vampire jets. It apparently is not the intention of the government to increase the number of operational squad serve of jets and gradually to equip All squadrons at Home and overseas with Jet fighters. Quiet coastal backwaters which for Long have contained Laid up warships Are again astir and numerous warships already have left for refits in unspecified dockyards. There is a steady accretion of naval strength to the various British naval commands in Home and foreign Waters. All this extra Effort and expenditure comes at a bad time for the British and is bound seriously to affect the govern ment s Export or die program manpower intake for Arma ment purposes will pare the British Economy at a time when the manpower problem is serious because the govern ment is lagging behind its tar get for the essential civilian industries. For this and other reasons observers in London tend to see the British decision As a Victory for the russian policy of embarrassing the democracies by compelling the British to devote men Anc Money to armaments at a time when every Man hour Anc every cent is essential for eco London sept. 30 up Britain is working out plans for the revival of a civilian defense organization similar to the. Home guard which functioned in wartime it was Dis  Call for raising local volunteers just like during the wartime but which Are supplemented by Mobile military columns of highly trained re Gular army  the same time the inter departmental technical com Mittee is understood to be pre paring designs for new types shelters which would afford Protection against atomic bombs and guided missiles. The government has approved the civil defense orgarii2a Tion plans which is ready to replaced in operation after the civil defense Bill passes the parliament. The Bill is now being drafted and scheduled to be introduced during the next session. Banking dailies comment on Chun Drons but to build up a big re nomic Security in the West. Stock report banking sept. 30nanking dailies commenting on sex Premier Chang Chun broadcast of his impressions of a recent tour of Japan urged decisive Clear Cut policy to Ward  peace daily said it is a shame that american an european democracies have neglected events in the far East to build Strong Walla against aggressors in  said the key to stabilization of far Eastern peace lie sin a uniform policy toward Japan by the Allied  the future Asia will be an International squabble Center the editorial said. It urged that Asiatic countries line up with american an european countries to ensure the safety of the far  Central daily news in a similar tone said Chang views coming on the heels of the tense Berlin situation. New York sept. 30 a the Stock Market edged upward in a Dull session in its second Day . Fails and oils provided the most Active interest. Rubber steels and motors were among the favourites. Airlines and utilities narrowly mixed. Good August net operating income re ports boosted rails. Pennsylvania declared a 50 cent dividend bring this years total to $1. Double last year s  were 810,000. National airlines closing at 5 in american airlines closing to Sta touched new lows for the  Jones averages stocks 60.30, industrials 179.04, rails 58.55. Utilities 34.36.closing prices Anaconda 35v, Baldwin 14%. Bethlehem 35%,Canadian pacific14 /4, Chrysler 56 a. Dupont 169/z, general motors60�/2. Kennicott 56 / 8, montgomery54%, Shell 36v 2. Socony 17ts. . Steel 79%.cotton moved irregularly in quiet dealings. Some commission House Selling developed on a government announcement there would be no controls on next year s crop. Futures closed 40 higher to 55lower october 31.52. December 36.53, 32.12 should have fir reaching effects. It said the change of views brought out the importance of China in Asiatic affairs. 4 . Officers facing charges Washington sept. 30 31.0607, March 30.76, May july 29.75, middling spot nominal. Up four officers Are american. Army under i Vestiga in new Orleans Cotton closed 60 lower to 25  Chicago grains were mixed and moved in a narrow Range. Tion on charges of Mal treating refugees at a rehabilitation Center in Wuerzburg Ger  army said that a Preli Minary investigation shewed that some of the inmates atthe Wuerzburg Center May have been maltreated in 1947. The inmates were allegedly to have been imprisoned in an unheated cell during col weather with the result of freezing one inmate s  army said that if the investigation indicates a Case is existing against any or Al wheat closed % higher to one Low Fri m question they Willer. December 2.24%t a. May omers y / 2.17 i14. July 2.01 a. A i