Pacific Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1948, Tokyo, Japan                              Weather forecast sunday Bleb Low conditions Tokyo 76 65  showers Kyoto. 78 64  Shower Seoul. 75 57 Cloudy Sapporo. 58 43. Fair \ tar and stripes City edition volume 4, number 231 share this paper sunday october 3, 1948 share this paper up Apins Apps wire services user foiled Bys Capac anti strike action ruins  Over by Miles w. Vaughn. Up vice pres. For Asi soviet Russia is intensifying her Campaign to discredit. The Allied occupation of Japan under Gen. Douglas Macarthur because of a realization that general Mac Arthur s action in forbidding strikes by japanese govern ment labor unions has broken the Back of the communist control of the Howley assures Berlin Stock to be adequate alleged spy plot to gain panese Jia Tion High Amer Jean authorities said  russians realize tha they rapidly Are losing Thi game in Japan an informal said and their recent , including the recommendation of the soviet Mem. Ber of the far East commis Sion in Washington for approx private control Over japanese Industry Are indications of final desperate but ineffectual efforts a the soviet program to Mal Japan eventually into a Sovie state and a satellite of the user has been Clear from the beginning the informant said the. Program was to build up the japanese communist party. And use this party As a fifth column to seize Power As Wai done to the cases of european nations such As Czechoslovakia following a technique which is common All Over the world the informant said the Japa Nese communists acting in., Accord with general instructions from their soviet mentors be Gan infiltration of All possible key japanese organizations especially labor unions the press radio and motion Pic Tures schools Etc. The plan was to use these key organizations ,.for Politi Cal a Ifil propaganda purposes with. A View to gaining Powers quickly As possible for a communist l or communist dominated Cabine the informant traced the various moves which have been made in this country since the Start of the occupation the so called production control theory which enabled the communists temporarily to seize various industries and some newspapers the Effort to of february 1947 and finally the Effort to carry out strikes by t the huge government unions such As the railway  Macarthur under stood the motive behind each of these moves As it was made thei informant said and his program was to encourage the japanese people and their government to defeat these moves on their own initiative. In times when the japanese government obviously was unable to resist the communist pressure such As the threatened february general strike the supreme Allied commander did not hesitate to intervene. Personally. That was what. Happened in tha general s let rec the Ashida Cabinet re commending that japanese " government workers should not be permitted to strike  reactions of the Amer people and their Goveri ment and that of the people Sand governments of most of the Allied nations to general Macarthur s methods in con trolling this situation have been unanimously favourable the informant said. Editorial and other comments vigorously have supported the general policy and have pointed out that a communist Victory i Japan might result in the communication of All Asia. It should be emphasized the informant concluded that the significance of the v recent soviet moves in Washington and elsewhere against Gene ral Macarthur s program is the realization in Moscow that the user virtually has lost she game in  by Don Doane Berlin oct. 2 a berliners took heart today in a Western Allied Promise they will have adequate stocks of airborne food and Coal this Winter. Col. Frank Howley . Commandant in Berlin said the american British Airlift is defeating the soviet blockade of the capital and that food and fuel surpluses Are being increased daily for. The 2,000, 000 people in Western Berlin. Howley conceded i can see a cold Winter ahead for Ber Lin when he spoke at a news conference on the Iloth Day of the blockade. But he added the Airlift has been More than meeting Berlin s minimum require  Howley said Britain and the . Had increased the food Reserve in Berlin from 34 to 39, Days since the Airlift began Ali adde d Thris or of flour most essential food item had been boosted from 25 to 48 Days surplus. 3oal is being delivered at the rate of 2,300 tons daily which although above the minimum is not enough to keep the City s industries go ing at full steam or to main Tain really comfortable warmth in  Gustav Kling Welhoefer Lead of the City s economic department assured Howley 3erliners would stand the hardships because  hey can not and must not sell their Freedom for a hot  a . Military government spokesman broadcast an As Sura Rice last night that the Airlift will not let Berliner Down this Winter. German of musts have scoffed a such assurances contending that sooner or later the Airlift must break Down. But the Western Promise were backed by an announce ment Fronir . Air Force Lead quarters that 12 More c-54 sky masters with a Loa i Acme photo in Washington House investigators recently postponed open spy hearings temporarily in order to Start a secret probe of one of the most important wartime soviet spy agents who they said was assigned to get atomic and radar  committee chairman j. Par Nell Thomas identified him As Arthur Adams above an Engineer who fled the United states after the War. Degaulle hits defense plan Paris oct. 2 a Gen. Charles de Gaulle said today the five nation defense pact for Western Europe solves no de sense problems because it is entered in London. What has been done thus far on this matter including the Brussels pact  re cent military conference in Paris is not Worth much he said. It is no solution at  Europe must be defended in Europe. That is a Geo graphical historical psychological problem. It is wrong to Center in London defense plans for Europe. Tha natural Center of a defense plan is France but for the present moment France is hardly pre sent the problem of Europe an defense Wal live to be reconsidered when France has real  i have nothing against general Lemay to assume air strategy Post by w. F. Mcmenamin Washington oct. 2 up the latest shake up in the air Force High com Mand is part of a Long Range pattern of accent on youth informed defense sources said. The newest shuffle lifted 41 year old it. Gen. Curtis e. Be May to leadership of the strategic air command. He replaces 59-year old Gen George c. Kenney. Informed sources said the shift has been in the cards for months. In fact they said Kenney was slated for removal Ever since he lost out to the younger Gen. Hoyt s Vandenberg for the Job of air Force chief of staff last april Vandenberg is 49. The promotion of Tough taciturn Lemay had other significance to. It was seen As a veiled go slow warning to Russia. Lemay is Wel known to the soviets As the guiding hand behind the fabulous Airlift which has sup plied Berlin with. Food and fuel for the past three months despite the russian land Block Ade. England de Gaulle added. No one know better what its courage and sacrifices have been but England is an is land and Europe is a con  he asserted that the first in Terest of Britain would be Indefenso of itself. I do not want Berlin to be evacuated he said. I do not want the free Powers to surrender  lift of 10 tons each had arrived to join the sky Armada and that All c-47 planes which carry Only three tons each will be replaced soon bc-54s. The far East air Force Nas contributed some masters to the Airlift sky Navy developing new rocket Type i plans increased rubber production Washington oct.,2 a the . Reconstruction finance corporation said to Day it has approved plans for a increase of More than 800 per cent in the production Ofshe new cold  said this rubber Manu freezing about "30 fractured at temperature near gives per cent longer mileage in tire treads. Washington oct. 2 up it was Learned that the Navy is working on a new Type of rocket which experts believe will enable fighter planes to Knock out bombers with one close shot. The radio controlled proximity fuse that would explode the rocket automatically when it got close to the target is a trick of the highly secret new proximity fuse rocket  could also be used against ground targets. The project combines two of the Foremost weapon developments of world War a the so called it radio controlled fuse and the aircraft rocket. Jet fighters and bombers offer problems As High Speed targets but the Navy experts said that with the new rocket a fighter plane would not have to score a direct hit but would Only have to come within certain radio special Airlift school formed Washington oct. 2 up the air Force served notice it is in the Berlin air freight business to stay. It announced the Organiza Tion of a special training school for pilots to prepare them to Fly food and fuel into the beleaguered German City. The action indicated still More planes and men will be sent to keep Berlin supplied through the Winter. There already Are 117 c-54 transport planes on the shuttle run with 40 More in route from the far East another 60 c-47 transports will be operating along with one c 74 Globe master and five c-82flying boxcars. The new military air transport service training enter to be located at great Falls mont., air Force base will include a replica of the narrow air. Corridor be tween Frankfurt and Berlin through the russian  every detail of the Berlin Supply operation will be duplicated in the great Falls training Center. Pilots will practice instrument flying in unfavourable weather conditions and will be. Taught to use the latest devices in air navigation such As the ground control approach radar system of Landing. In Korea croup advises note ready Lake Success oct. 2 up the drafting commit be of the United nations temporary commission Onorea has announced com Cletion of its work on a report air Force sources suggested that Lemay s promotion to command the . Fleola of 300 Odd super forts might serve As a Ca Utica to sign to soviet leaders familiar with has accomplishments in War andpeace., the accent on Yotti air Force goal moves older offi cers Back to commands where they can use their wide experience for training. Kenney for example will become head of the air University at Maxwell air Force base ala., his experience will be of value in train ing younger officers. It Gen. John k. Canon who replaces Lemay in the european air command is an exception to the Rule. He is 56. But defense sources indicated his vast experience As a top commander of fighter air Craft probably won him the pos Vandenberg is backed up by an older Man maj. Gen. Muir s. Fairchild Deputy chief of staff who is 54. But it. Lauris Norstad 41, is expected to replace Fairchild and eventually become chief of staff. He is now head of air Force operate oils. Maj. Gen. William e. Kep Ner 55, took Over the air prov ing ground command.  t. Mcnarney 55, has moved into an administrative Post As head of the air Materiel command. Among the younger top air Force generals Are it Gen.  r. Pete Quesada 44, tactical air commander and maj. Gen. Laurence s. Kuter 44, military air transport ser vice  Gen. George e. Strate Meyer 58, air defense com Mander is one. Of the older men remaining in a top com Bat Job. Patel tells Council hands off India new Delhi oct. 2 up Home minister Saida Patel warned the . Secur Ity Council to cease inter Fering with India As he said it did in the Kashmir and Hyderabad cases add ing that the new Dominion was Strong enough to de fend herself against anyone in the world. Patel delivered his most belligerent speech since the teeming sub continent attained Independence. The 74-year old Strong Man declared that the Security Council was acting like an insecurity Council because people who Are not Able to solve their own differences Are interfering with other people s affairs.". . Army sees withdrawal As Road to War by John Drukenbrod Washington oct 2 ins the army officially predicted yesterday that a withdrawal of american troop from Bertin would inevitably Lead to  the army also charged the Kremlin is trying to win control of All Germany before the Marshall plan succeeds. The army made these state ments in an eight Page attack on soviet policies in Germany. The attack. Was made in bulletin entitled armed forces talks and was Distri buted to All  army asserted the rus sians tried to push the americans British and French out of Berlin at least two month Defore they began their bloc Cade of the besieged City late last june. The report told american oops that the russians Hope of gain control of Berlin and Hen All Germany in order to be in a position to Challenge the  army reiterated How Ever that the United state intends to stay both in Berlin and Western Germany despite the knowledge that an Inci Dent or a series of incidents could conceivably Lead to the outbreak of  the report said we intend of stay Here because we be Ieve that if we leave under russian pressure further pres sure will be exerted that Wil inevitably Lead to  in Blunt uncompromising language the army added the purpose of the soviet Union in following its obstructionist economic policy in Germany and violating agree ments solemnly entered int with other Powers is All too evident the longer Germany can be cent in economic doldrums the greater is the likelihood starvation disorder and  Vishinsky launches bitter atom protest seeks High Post Acme photo g. Mennen Williams former member of Michigan state liquor commission is a Lead ing democratic candidate for governor in coming state Pri Mary election. Picture above was taken in Detroit recently. Stevie of fighters harass Airlift Berlin oct. 2 up two soviet fighters made offensive passes at a British chartered plane two Days after the air lift to , Davison Pilot of the heavily loaded transport said today that one of the Yak zoomed toward the nose of his Craft and came within 50 Yards of collision. The second russian fighter in said stayed on the Tail of his Bristol wayfarer but he could not say How closely. The incident occurred Over Schonefeld. About 10 minutes from the British operated Tafrow Airfield it was also near Schonefeld that nine yaks United states buzzed two transports wednesday drawing a Sharp y written protest which warned the russians of repercussions if american lives . Russian authorities have not replied to the United states note civilians May get of commissions civilian professional and technical specialists Are eligible for commissions in the . Air Force Reserve it was announced by. Headquarters fear  qualifications which Are necessary for consideration for direct commis Sion in the Reserve Are As Fol lows production inspection specialists maintenance and repair specialists for signal equipment ground safety expert weather specialists meteorologists and aeronautical design and development engineers. Applications will be sub o the general Assembly overing developments in i Oread since the May 10 elec Lons. Fitted to the air Reserve Liaison offer of the air Force base in the area accompanied by a report of physical Examina Tion. Applicants will be Cal led before an examining Board for interview. The recommendations of the Board will be forwarded to the chief of staff . Air Force who will in turn notify the applicant of his appointment or rejection. To head 5-Poyer army London oct. 1 a eight London newspapers Sai today Field marshal Viscount Montgomery will resign his British command soon to be come chief of the new five Power Western military com  is chief of the British Imperial staff. The military forces of Britain trance Belgium the nether lands and Luxembourg make up the five Power  newspaper reports which were not confirmed officially said general Alphonese juin French commander in chief in North Africa will hold the five Power land com Mand. They said British Fleet adm. Lord cunning Ham would head up the joint naval units and Royal air Force marshal lord Tedder would be chief of the air forces. Farmer lobbyists to . Jamestown n.d., oct. 2 up an 800-Farmer lobby will descend on Washington his Winter to oppose the cur rent anti Farmer Campaign which is a build up to destroy support prices Martin Byrne coordinator of a Farmer Union membership Campaign Aid today. 3-Power merger in Berlin seen Frankfurt Germany oct. 2 a final three Power agreement on the eco nomic merger of the three Western occupation zones of Germany is expected within afew Days. Negotiations have been go ing on for several months be tween the ., Britain and France to control the foreign and. Internal Trade of the three zones. The British and . Zones have been merged economic ally for several months and the entity is named  the inclusion of France in the merger would result in the existence of  Gen. Lucius d. Clay the . Military governor said agreement on details of the merger already has been reached Between military and government authorities i Germany. Final approval rests  of the merger in Washington and Paris. Navy officer sues actress for ring Hollywood oct. 2 up actress Lila Leeds won t give Back his $1,000 engage ment ring Navy it. Richard c. Andrus 28, Dallas tex., complained in a court suit. The blonde Starlet defendant with actor Robert Mitchum and two others on narcotics charges has ignored his in reaties to either marry him or Send Back the ring Andrus said. Now stationed at new port r.i., he filed suit yester Day through attorney j. . The officer said their Romance began while he was stationed at Lake charges  gave her the ring last june and she returned to Hollywood o wind up her business be Ore going to Newport to marry  he said. Russian claim Toa bomb said Bluff hokum f by Kingsbury Smith Paris oct. 2- ins Many Western delegates dismissed last night As Bluff and hokum russian hints that she possesses effective atom bomb knowledge. But just in Case authoritative diplomatic informants said Britain is actively seek ing a american military Alli Ance to support the Western european Union defense bloc. British foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin was understood to have seen both . Secre tary of state George c. Mar shall and Republican party adviser John Foster Dulles Marshall s prospective Succes Sor in the. Event gov. Thomas e. Dewey is elected president next month. Dulles announced last nigh that he is flying to new York tomorrow to Confer with Dewey and. Will return to the Paris United nations sessions wednesday. Bevin and the French want a american military guarantee to put Teeth into the Nort Atlantic defense pact which possibly could involve Den Mark and Norway. The present five nation de sense bloc potentially is an army of ten million men Buta paper one because Amer ican arms must be provided to give it any real Force. Western governmental. Lea Ders insist that the East West situation is dangerous and pre dict that next year it May Bemore so. It was Learnd that Phillip c. Tossup probably will con duct the american Case against Russia Over blockade of Security Council after Mon Day s initial session. This will leave Warren r. Austin free for Battles in the political committee where so Viet Deputy Premier Andrei Vishinsky yesterday accused the United states of provoking War against Russia. Vishinsky failed to convince or alarm the majority of the Western delegates with his hints that Russia possesses atomic weapons of her own. The delegates considered Vishinsky s remarks that America deluded herself about an atomic monopoly As having these objectives 1 a studied Campaign to off set the fear behind the Iron curtain regarding the american atom bomb. 2 an attempt to reassure russian satellites that Moscow also can fight an atomic War. 3 a Man Euver to turn the tables on the West by instill ing fear of a supposed Russia bomb. One leading member of the atomic Energy commission said hints user has a bomb by f. W. Carpenter Paris oct. 2 Cap Russia s Deputy foreign min ister Andrei Vishinsky bit Terly attacked american Lea Ders on yesterday the the atomic Issue and twice hinted no longer the atom the the soviet Berlin in the it is common sense to be Lieve that Vishinsky s claim has some face value. However All circumstantial evidence would Lead to the conclusion that Russia perhaps has some sort of elementary atom bomb process but lacks the last out line of know How which Makesell the  Vishinsky s speech undoubtedly impressed some sections of French opinion. Informants close to the rus Sian delegation indicated that Vishinsky was vastly pleased by the Impact of his words. Saboteur Dies while claiming Frame up Shanghai oct. 2 a Wang Hsiao How 25-year old former employee of the Shang Hai Power company who was sentenced to death on the charge of sabotage claimed it was a Frame up before he was dragged out to the execution grounds thursday morning. He resisted to the last and refused to write the usual Farewell letter. When the traditional bowl of wine was offered to him he refused to drink saying i Den t  United states has monopoly of bomb. China s or. T. F. Tsiang who opened the delete in the in Assembly s political commit tee declared the american atomic control plan was Only a mild step in the limitation of National sovereignty but even that mild step was rejected by the minority rus Sia Tsiang added the world will condemn the minority position As  Vishinsky accused the United stages of having atomic War Aims and called state ments by president Truman and his Republican opponent gov. Thomas e. Dewey a  waving his fists and Flushing deeply the White haired Vishinsky spoke for two hours before the committee which is debating the failure of rus Sia and. The. Western Powers to agree on International control of atomic Energy. . Delegate Warren r. Austin took extensive note son the russian speech but said he would not reply immediately. British minister of state Hector Mcneil declared we do  whether Russia has the atomic bomb or not everyone knows the United states is ready to give her know How to the rest of the world. We must make it Plain to this whole world who is to blame not Only for robbing Mankind of the potential Bene fits of atomic Energy but of threatening Mankind with All the consequences of the atomic bomb. We have the Obliga Tion to Tell the world for we can not Tell the world after wards if there is no world left Why the use of the atom was not  Vishinsky said president Truman described the atomic bomb demonstrated at eniwetok As. An improved Model which marked Progress Over the bomb exploded at Hiroshima in Japan. He shouted apparently the president of the United states describe Das Progress a bomb which will kill half a million people. Thatis what they Call  turning to Dewey he said the Republican presidential candidate in a speech declared the United states has exclusive Possession of atomic secrets. He quoted David e. Lilien Thal chairman of the United states atomic Energy commis Sion As saying the United states wants to prolong its monopoly of atomic Energy along As possible. Summing up with sarcasm the soviet Delegate exclaimed one Leader tells us the essential work is to improve the continued on Page 4 ground f-84 s after crashes Washington oct. 2 up the air Force today grounded the f-84 Thunder Jet fighter plane pending investigation of recent accidents. The air Force announced the grounding jointly with Republic aviation corp., manufacturer of the plane. The f-84 is one of the Aii Force s newest first line fighters. More than 500 have been ordered. The Thunder Jet is in the 600 mile an hour class. It has a radius of 600 Miles and a service ceiling of 40,000 feet it is equipped with six 50 Caliper machine guns and with rockets. A number of f-84s have cracked up in recent weeks