Pacific Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 8, 1948, Tokyo, Japan Weather forecast saturday nigh Low conditions toryo 72 59 Gen. Fair Kyo o 75 50 3 52 Cloudy Sapporo a 40 t and strip City edition volume 4, number 236 share this paper Friday october 8, 1948 share this paper up Apins Apps wire services Spanish ask Vishinsky uncomfortable would oust Franco gov t by roman Jimenez Paris oct. 8 a anti Franco spaniards have called upon Britain France and the United states to make Good their pledge to Back a democratic regime i Spain. Representatives of exiled Spanish republicans and monarchists said they had reach. De an agreement on Steps to form a coalition government which would displace Generalissimo Francisco Franco. The British and United states embassies confirmed that the had received copies of the agreement. Spaniards Here said the agreement was welcomed by British and French officials but that they were Uncertain of the american reaction. Their announcement was tuned at the height of speculation that the United states revise its anti Franco policy on the ground that spam is important to the defense of Western Europe. The agreement Indalecio Pieto former socialist Premier and Jose Mario Gil Robles exiled monarchist was reported to Call for. A mixed committee in Paris to continue working for the overthrow of Franco a interim government free elections and a plebiscite of the return of the monarchy. It was said to contain a. Pledge of support from monarchists socialists the Spanish. Confederation of a Bor and under ground democratic forces in. Spain. V " concluded August 29, after two years of stalemate the agreement was said by exiled republicans to Ami at proving to the big Powers that the main anti Franco forces Are ready now to fulfil the requirements of the British French american joint declaration of March 1946. That declaration said the three Powers would support a caretaker government that could displace Franco and hold unfettered elections. Officers wrote script says Rose san Francisco oct. 8 u p mrs. Iva Toguri d Aguino accused of treason for wartime Tokyo Rose broadcasts said yesterday that her work had the approval of two captured Allied army officers. Mrs. D Aquino of in a Brief interview said i wrote the scripts for my disc jockey pro Gram a captured american officer wrote the introductions to the classical music. Naturally i thought the Broad casts were All. Right How Ever she did not discuss the question of whether the Allied officers worked under the japanese government duress. Nor did she comment on whether she made her broadcasts voluntarily or was compelled to make them. Mrs. D Aquino gave the interview when taken to the United states commissioner s office for arraignment on treason charge. Indo workers riot As fires i sweep Oil town Batavia oct. 8 a press reports from so Rabaja dutch naval base said huge fires were sweeping the refining town of Tjepke today As the result of fighting Between communists and indonesian Republican forces. Smoke was visible in sea rang 80 Miles away the re ports said. A dutch army intelligence report said outlying sections of the town were Burn ing but not the refineries. The Only developed Oil Region and refineries in Java Are at Tjepke. They represent the Republic s Only internal source for motor fuel. Army Tep Ortt said Loyal re publican troops in the Region were ii against a mass uprising led by battalions of oilfield workers who originally were organized to Burn the refineries in Case the dutch attempted to occupy the area. An indonesian division which originally sided with the communists apparently has gone Over to the government the army reports said. Indonesian officials arriving in Singapore told a news con Ference the communist uprising had Cost 1,009 lives. There were 550 communist dead along with 159 of the Republican army and 300 civilians killed by communists the officials said to probe lobby by associated pres because of the record set in handling the Showa Denko loan scandal Tokyo Procura Tor s office is slated to take Over the political dynamite Laden probe of the lobby which at tempted to prevent the Pas Sage of the Bill for state control of Coal mines. Informed sources said approval has been Given by occupation authorities to a diet committee suggestion that the procurators office take Over these sources said the com Mittee has run into much conflicting testimony As to who received the huge sums which mine operators raised to lobby against the passage of the Bill Early this year. The Bill finally passed the diet after the virtual command went out from occupation authorities that the measure must be enacted. The testimony before the diet investigating committee thus far has revealed Coal mine operators raised Large sums by levying on each ton produced by members of an operators association. During the session when the Bill was under consideration the lobbyists used the vice speaker office in the diet building As Headquarters where individual representatives were inter viewed and urged to vote against the measure several . Have testified. Conservatives to succeed Ashida Cabinet by Leslie Nakashima up correspondent the scandal Ridden Ashida Cabinet which resigned yesterday will be followed by a government considerably More to the right. This was the general War May come . Official warns in Acme Lioto Andrei Vishinsky left scratches his neck and frowns As russian in Delegate Alexandra Bogomolov hands him a message during recent meeting in Paris. The Security Council has recessed indefinitely in a sudden move to provide a Chance to end the Berlin crisis by Friendly Means. Vishinsky has been one of the top russian leaders in the Berlin trouble which has been a major political question for some time. Lemon s Arm gives Cleveland game 4-1 4 Powers to talk on atom by Leo Petersen Boston oct. 8 up the Cleveland indians sup ported Bob Lemon s steady pitching with a timely bombardment of base hits to beat the Boston braves 4-1, yesterday and even the world series at one game each. Thirty one thousand six Hundred and thirty three fans saw Lemon converted outfielder give a run to the braves in the first inning and then shut the door the remainder of the Way. Lemon who won 20 for the indians in the regular season was often in trouble Bui he managed to get out of each Jam. It was another game like wednesday a in which pitching excelled. And Lemon was the master in that department. The dangling right hander who had failed the indians in the stretch drive really poured it on yesterday after the first inning. He turned Back numerous Boston threats and never permitted the braves another rally As key hits by manager Lou Boudreau Larry Doby and Joe Gordon turned the tide. Thus Lemon fulfilled his re game Promise. He had made to Boudreau give me Arun or two to work on Lou by Cio wage War. V icky san feb a Kab oct. 8up Cio longshoremen quit loading japanese civil Relief Wiley aboard an army chartered freighter in Oakland yesterday after a dispute overages. The longshoremen who had loaded about 2,500 tons of the 7,000 tons of Grain Destine for Japan quit work because the Zitny apparently would t pay the pre strike wage scale for working commercial India Waris close association Wituk r. H. Shackford up rus Sia called for a hew begin Ning in atomic Energy control negotiations and the Western Powers reversing their stand agreed to spend at least an other year i searching for a satisfactory formula. The break in the atomic Energy dispute came in from of a. New zealand proposal sup ported by the american de Legate Warren Austin calling for new talks among the big five Powers and Canada. New zealand proposed to the political committee that the United states Britain France Russia China and i Canada spend another year in at tempts to find some mutually satisfactory formula for inter National control of atomic Energy. Austin s approval of the new zealand Resolution was a reversal of the previous West Ern stand which called for a clean break in All atomic Energy negotiations with Russia. Under the jew zealand proposal the big five Powers an Canada would form a sub committee to see if a basis for an East West agreement on atomic Energy could be found. Wage strike vote rail unions take Chicago oct. 8 up the National railway Media Tion Board announced it failed to effect a settlement betwee the nations railroads and 16 non brotherhoods demanding a�25 cents hourly and i will it was Lemon s first in Al most a month. He gave up but three hits in the last five innings. After 12 innings futility atthe plate during which they were unable even to get a Manas far As third base the Indian batters came out of their hibernation in the fourth in Ning. The braves had a 1-0 Lead then and lefty Warre Spahn looked very effective. But the indians old pros Boudreau and Gordon got to work. Boudreau had gone hit lessor. Five straight times at Bat but he opened the fourth by lashing one of Spahn or curves for a double deep Down ther Ightfield foul line. Continued on Page pression among Well informed japanese sources As House speaker Komakichi Matsuoka took the initiative this morn ing to line up the next prime minister before the diet meets in special session october 11.Matsuoka planned to Issue invitations to the Heads of the four principal parties for a joint conference to ask co operation in the selection of the new government head As soon As possible and not delay legislation of urgent Bills. The principal one is revision of the National Public service Law along lines suggested by Gen eral Macarthur which would ban strikes workers. By government Matsuoka said he personally hoped the new government would be a four party coalition affair As the Best Means to Cope with current issues but this Vas believed unlikely by japanese observers. Observers predicted that the next government will be formed by conservative groups in the diet dominated by the democratic Liberal party a Misnomer because it is the most conservative of All Par ties because the social democratic party has declared it will become an opposition social democratic party s threat to withdraw its support in View of Cabinet involvement in the notorious Showa Denko scandal Case precipitated the downfall of the Ashida government. Leaders of the democratic Liberal party Are demanding the election of their president former prime minister Shi Geru Yoshida As prime minis Ter to form a conservative government. Their demand is based on an unwritten agreement among the political parties since adoption of the new Constitution which Calls for election of the soviets drop live bombs by Walter Rundle Berlin oct. 8 up russian bombers dropped live bombs near the outskirts of Berlin shortly before noon As part of russian air Maneu vers in the air corridors and Over Berlin proper constituting the most extensive threat to the Berlin Airlift so far. A British Airlift Pilot report d he saw bursts of live bombs beneath russian bom Bers making practice runs 10 Miles North of Frohna in the Northern extremity of the French sector. Two other British pilots also reported they saw russian bombers practising but did not see any bomb bursts. Seve ral bombers were in action and the pilots said they saw three bombing runs practice runs came in the Wake of a russian announcement threatening a Long list of Maneu vers which however did not include the use of live bombs. Immediate protests were filed by american and British authorities through the four Power air safety Center. Immediate protests were filed by american and British authorities through the four Power air safety Center. The russian announcement said the Maneu vers would be held from. 5 to 6 . An would consist of anti aircraft fire Parachute jumps firing at targets and formation and individual fights of bombers and fighters. Several similar though Les extensive threats were made by the russians in the past but. None materialized even partially. The a fulfilment of the announced Maneu vers presents a serious danger to the Ai Supply line serving Berlin. Head of the party with the largest membership in the House of representatives As new Premier. Through the addition of bolting dissidents from Ashida s democratic party the democratic Liberal party now has 120 members the largest in the lower House. This number is far Short of a majority in the 466-seat House and a single party Cabinet is virtually said it Small nations to ask lift of Berli blockade . Planes fired on near Manila difficult elected for Yoshid because too to be Many 3 wage increase. Board chairman Frank the Grain was being loaded on the freighter american Orile operated b the Amer ican foreign line and Chart ered by the army. London oct. 8 up Indian prime minister Pandit jul so in it on his Arii Val urls Ndon today for the Commonwealth prime minis ters conference said India has arrived at no precise decision regarding its relations with the British common wealth. India wants to be completely Sovereign and Independent Nehru said but at the same tune to have close ration with sources intimate with the prune minister said it was Al most certain that Fndia would elect to be Elise a Independent Republic and would seek Douglas said that there is no settlement in the picture Novas far As we can see. The unions have taken a strike vote but the results Are ag6ut. 1,0.00,0.00 clerks Tele soviets advised on disarmament Paris oct. 8 ins the soviets were told yesterday that disarmament measures must embrace Semi military organizations in their satellite members of the democratic party and people s cooperative party both conservative do not like him. They said the democratic Liberal party will push Yoshida s name for the prime min ister ship but is prepared to offer the name of its Secretary general Takeshi Yamazaki a former speaker of the House As a Compromise candidate. 8 a two american l-5 Liaison planes on a Mosquito control spraying Mission for philippine and United states governments were fired upon this morning while flying Low Over mar Kina Foothills Northeast of Manila. The eighteenth air Wing Headquarters announced that one plane was damaged and a Pilot injured but he was Able to make an emergency land ing. The second plane piloted by to sgt. Arthur Shaffer of the 25th Liaison Squadron of the 25th Liaison Squadron landed at mar Kina Airfield near Headquarters of the United states army s Philip Pines command. The firing came from unidentified persons on the ground using automatic Wea Pons and rifles. Main to make a treaty with Britain along the lines of the finish treaty with of shop workers of1,132 in Paior railroads through out the country were represented in the negotiations. Earlier this week trainmen and conductors settled for a10-cent hourly increase. Doug Las said that the dispute maybe sent to a presidential fact finding Board and eventually be submitted to the president for a decision. Police Britain minister of state Hector Mcneil offered this stipulation to the United nations political committee during discussions on disarmament reduction Over a one Yea period. Mcneil said Britain had Dis armed to mum and irreducible mini doubted whether Sun measured by infrared Washington oct. 8 ins any British contribution could be made to the United nations armed forces if it is established in the event of an Emer gency. Rail urges session for in East Board _ announced wednesday that it s scientists have made the first infrared measurements Ever taken of the Sun at an Altitude of 35,000 feet. Burma food stocks reported Safe Singapore oct. 8 a Burma s Delegate to the South East Asia Liaison officers food conference said today communist rebels have not Des troyed the country s food stocks. Paris oct. 8 a sir Senegal Rau of India has pro posed that the United nations Assembly recommend two ses Sions of the in economic commission for Asia and the far East next year if Neces sary. His ported by. Romulo of the Philippines and u tin tin of vote on the motion has been postponed at the request of v. P. Smoliar of White Russia Enrique Corominas of at Gentina urged that All 58 Mem Bers of the United nations have a Chance to participate in the work of the economic and social Council and its com missions. To Honor red army Sofia oct. 8 up an exhibition of plans for construction of a Monument in Honor of the red army has been opened in Sofia and is enjoy ing a wide publicity. Man rescued after Twenty Day ordeal Casper wyo., oct. 8 up James m. Alvey 37, Forsyth Mont was recovering yester Day on liquids and food concentrates after a plane crash stranded him for 20 Days on a Mountain where he existed on Candy bars. Alvery whose ordeal Cost him 33 of his 145 pounds crashed on Casper Mountain september 16. He was sighted tuesday and rescued by a Narney ground party. A factors said Alvey a diet of Cassy bars prevented him from suffering from Lack of calories usual indication of malnutrition. The Candy bars boosted the sugar Content of Alvey s blood and caused dehydration instead the Doc tors explained. By Francis w. Carpente Paris oct. 8 a Small non soviet members of the United nations Security coun cil last night were reported preparing a demand that rus Sia lift the Berlin blockade. Author Tive sources said on of the Small countries on the 11-nation body would Intro Duce probably next week a Resolution to carry out Amer ican British French demands to end the blockade. Under their Resolution being drafted the Council then would Call for a meeting of the. Four Power Council of foreign ministers on the whole German ques Tion. The East West struggle continued unabated on two other issues atomic ene Rojy and arms reduction with Russia clashing with the with the in the Assembly a political committee. Soviet Deputy foreign min ister Andrei Vishinsky accused the Western Powers of blocking world disarmament for the last 20 years and demanded that the big four Cut their forces by one third immediately. Hector Mcneil British min ister of state said the soviet plan was not realistic an not calculated to create the Confidence necessary for Dis armament As for the pres ent russian government Mcneil said everyone who dares to Dis agree with them is a dirty warmonger who is waiting to attack us Vishinsky pressed his arms slashing plan after the Politi Cal committee voted to Send the ticklish atomic Energy question to a subcommittee. Under this action the unite states China Britain France Russia Canada Sweden Bra Zil Ecuador the soviet Ukraine and India were directed to try to reach agreement on a Resolution for submission Back to the full 58-nation com Mittee. Some delegates predicted the resulting Resolution would order the in atomic Energy commission now stale mated Back to work. Army cemeteries will close soon flays Russia in . Talk Durham ., oct. 8 up assistant Secretary of state Charles Saltzman said that despite the utmost efforts by the United states it May be impossible to avoid another War with. Russia. Hurling bitter invectives at Russia s ruthless and unrestrained ruler Saltzman said that they made it Plain by their postwar behaviour that their real aim is world in a speech., at the University of new Hamp Shire Saltzman delivered one of the most bitter attacks on soviet rulers Ever made by a state department spokes Man during the 15-year his tory of United states russian diplomatic relations. He said that the soviet dictators were just As much threat to our National Secu Rity As Hitler was and that we know now that the soviet rulers have no intention of cooperating in the establishment of peace and order in the he said they have made it Plain that they will stoop to any Strate Gem of coercion subterfuge duplicity or double dealing that serves their he said that with the Kremlin trying to conquer the world through International communism the Monist world has Washington oct. 8 up the army said that All world War h1 temporary Mili tary cemeteries overseas will be closed by the end of no vember. Brig. Gen. Kester l. Hast Ings said the Only overseas cemeteries remaining in operation will be the 14 designated As permanent american military cemeteries. Two others in outlying . Possessions will a known As National cemeteries. The army said the remains of 16,087 deceased personnel still await disposition because their next of Kin have failed to return final burial forms. It is expected the army will have returned to the United states from overseas a total of about 113,000 by the end of this year. About 150,000 Are expected to be returned before the program is Complete. Jesse James Loci said found in non com no alter native but to carry on a Long cold War struggle to preserve its added we Hope to win this conflict on this Side of War by patience calmness and spiritual fortitude. Perhaps this will not be Saltzman As state depart ment director for occupied areas has been in constant touch with the Berlin crisis. He said that he could give no Assurance that it would be resolved peacefully and tracing in detail the West Ern Powers futile and for Strating efforts to negotiate the removal of the soviet blocked of Berlin he said tha record provided a Case in the history of the Elnorr. Ous difficulties encountered by a peaceful democratic govern ment in dealing with an aggressive dictatorship Type of go eminent with Thouy Dif Ferent objectives and wholly different concepts of International relation. Saltzman said that the West Ern Powers went to every Effort to assure Russia that they desired postwar collaboration but Russia made it Clear that its policy was based on tiie dogmatic doctrine that the conflict Between communism and the rest of the world is inevitable and must continue until one of the two rival systems utterly destroys the he said the United states government recon Zied the. Soviet threat and met it with considerable Success. He said the Western Powers to Gether have stopped direct soviet control at about the line reached by the russian armies in 1945 and the West Ern pov�3rs Are stronger today than they were a year ago while the boasted monolithic Solidarity of the communist regimes of Eastern Europe has shown unmistakable cracks that Bear witness to internal University to Start Public health Center Pittsburgh oct. 8 up the University of Pittsburgh announced acceptance of a$13,600,000 gift from the a. W. Mellon educational and charitable Trust for establish ment of an Industrial and occupational health Center. Gads Hill mo., oct. 8 up a Timber worker kept silent about the location of a Cave where he reportedly found $100,000 in Gold loot cached by Jesse James Post civil War Era band of robbers. Wallace Wilcox 30. Promised to open the Cave to pub lie inspection next sunday however. His first step was to inform the Treasury depart ment of his find and its agents drove Here monday in an armoured car. Wilcox admitted talking to them but would not say what had transpired or whether they took his reported find with them when . Hungarians hit for forcing confesses Washington oct. 8 up the state department charged in a formal statement to Day that hungarian authors extorted by police state methods wholly false Confes Sions from two american that they had committed Sabo Tage. It said Paul Rue Mann and George Bannatine of an Amer ican Oil firm in Hungary were forced to sign so called confessions after being on Var Ous occasions required to stand with their faces against the Wall with arms upraised until they
