Pacific Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 13, 1948, Tokyo, Japan Page four army insists ing May employ troops if longshoremen quit Job miss Italy san Francisco oct. 13 up the army emphasized it will move essential freight to its far East outposts even if it has to use troops to Load a ship across the strike bound West coast docks. -.maj. Gen. James a. Lester commanding san Francisco port of embarkation Vigo raft Islise denied charges of Agni or. Strike breaking made by the Congress of Industrial organization Sii Union. The Union accusation came after the army misted. On keeping on its payrolls several Hundred civilian longshoremen not lored through the Union hiring Hall Tieste said the Union Clear \ by understood that the men would be kept on after " longshoremen offer to elect new Cio group Acme telephoto Fulvia Franco left18, from Trieste receives the miss Italy 1948" ribbon from Lucia Bose miss Italy 1947," after the former had been elected Italy s Beauty Queen in stress Italy. Forty girls from All parts of Italy competed for the title. The Union and several employers recently agreed to move army cargo doring companies who reached an agreement with the Union also consented to use die hiring Hall Lester emphasized that the army condoned neither the shippers to fulfil army contracts dior breach of understanding on the part of the Tii Xion. He skid As a last Resoft the army will turn to a expedient using military personnel for handling and Francisco act. 13 a cargo of r $150000 Worth of Coconut from the Philippines was ordered today Boft a Federal judge j 44d from a swedish freighter. Federal judge Louis Good Man directed that the freighter Kookaburra bet loaded at the terminal of the Colorado Oil company to which the up cont caught in that Fitche strike now 4l Days Oil at Tacoma wash., Al longshoremen longshore drove Seattle pickets from Cio the and resumed a adj the Cir charged the ships were diverted from other strike bound ports. One was the australian Ore ship boo Lonzena. Cio officials said they would retaliate by with a Awong More than 40jo passes few used Al work tie ii to go through ?.j on the Seattle waterfront labor strike must end says Yoshida a. To a la v .1 a to i. By into news service Shigeru Yoshida looking Forward to the Opportunity of forming a new Cabinet de glared yesterday that two prime requisites for japanese economic recovery Are Meas " ures which would end labor " 0gpu is and aft fact foreign capital to Japan. _ he Hopes the movement to create a common conservative Foo fit will be successful be tense the two party system is the one in Wien democracy san Francisco oct. 13 up Cio longshoremen to Day countered the refusal of waterfront employers to meet with irresponsible Union leadership by offering to elect a rank and file negotiating committee empowered to sign a three year contract. The offer in effect challenged the strike bound West coast shippers who have demanded that maritime Union leaders sign non communist affidavits As a condition for bargaining. The employers stand was directed especially at longshore men chief Harry Bridges and at Hugh Bryson head of the Cio Marine Cooks and Ste wards. The longshoremen asserted that the employers demand was tantamount to dictating ithe7 selection of Union Nego they said this was completely foreign to collective bargaining and against the Law and would result in company Union. The longshore Union pro posed that its members would elect a negotiating committee directly from the rank and file longshoremen on the picket line. The election would be addition the Union pro posed that any agreement reached by this committee and the employers would be submitted to the membership for a secret vote. The Union suggested that the contract be drawn up for three years in Stead of the usual one year term. This the Union said would allow shippers an Opportunity to make Long term plans in the interest of their business and assure a Long period of stability on the " meanwhile two top Cio officials sent Here by Cio presi Dent Philip Murray sought some Means for reopening the stalled negotiations. They were Allan Haywood Atlantic Airlift to Aid Berlin flights Berlin oct. 13 ins american officials announced last night that they will inaugurate a regular trans Atlantic air schedule Between Westover Field Chicopee Falls mass and Frankfurt in support of the Berlin Airlift. United states air Force Globe masters will be used to to carry special High priority cargo to Frankfurt for use in vital Western Airlift to supplied flowing into Dekeep soviet blockaded Berlin. It was also revealed that the United states air Force will recall several Hundred Crew men holding commissions in the air National guard who volunteered to return to Active duty for the Airlift service during Winter. These developments came in the midst of two new threats to operation vittles a warn ing of soviet paratroop exercises in the Berlin air Cor Ridor area and a possible Large scale transport workers strike around Frankfurt. The russian announcement said that paratroop jumps and air sleeve gunnery practice will fee conducted Over Branden Burg Esthal and Perleberg at an Altitude of 2,400 feet. This is the height at which British pilots participating in the air lift usually Fly. Meanwhile an acute threat arose that the whole Frankfurt area heart of the Airlift opera Tion May be tied up by a transport strike by 100,000 germans. They Are demand no a 45 per cent retroactive pay the strike materialize the hauling of Berlin supplies to the Rhein main and Wiesbaden air terminals would be impeded. United states military government officials have termed the strike a German affair and thus far have not interfered. Huk Secretary is arrested Manila oct. 13 a the philippine constabulary patrol yesterday arrested a 22-year old private Secretary of fugitive Hub Alaha sup reme commander Luis Taruc but have been unable to find the Leader of the armed pea Sant movement. A notice of 15,005 pesos Ward for the capture of Taruc caused a flurry of reports on his location. A separate investigation was underway on the identity of the ghost writer who periodically was turning out Mes sages to news papers under Taruc s name. The constabulary and the philippine army intelligence services were convinced that the Well written accounts which invariably attack the United states and its Imperial ism were not the product of a hunted Man but were pre pared by another person or persons. Fugitive from behind Iron curtain in . Washington oct. 13 ins another fugitive from behind the Iron curtain was revealed yesterday to have gained Asylum in the United states reportedly with Valu Able files on soviet activities in the strategic Middle East. He is Dmitri Karag Reuzov former acting bulgarian con sul general at Istanbul who apparently abandoned his Post in fear of being overtaken in the purge of diplomats in the service of Moscow s satellites. Immigration authorities con firmed that Karag Reuzov arrived at Baltimore md., last Friday aboard the turkish freighter Kasta Manu. He reportedly has been paroled in the hands of the army intelligence service. The former Diplomat was said to have entered the United states on a visitors visa Good for 90 Days. However in cases such As his the United states has never failed to afford Asylum so that he can remain in the United states indefinitely. Some reports said he carried with him secret codes and files. These reports were started september 11, when he abandoned his Post. " they were denied officially in Istanbul at the time. Immigration officials at Baltimore said they were under orders from attorney general Tom Clark not to discuss the Case beyond admitting the bulgarian had entered the United states. To arrive signal corps photo maj. Gen. Luther d. Miller chief of chaplains department of the army will arrive i Tokyo october 18, to inspect chaplain activities in the Fec. Col. Royh. Parker chief chaplain ghz Fec said Gen eral Miller is scheduled to visit Korea Okinawa Philippines and Guam after he completes his tour in Japan. Tribunal May punish critic filed against Cunningham by Frank l. White a correspondent judges of the International military tribunal Lor the far East have under consideration a question of whether they will Issue a contempt citation against Owen Cunningham defense attorney from Des Moines Iowa informed sources said today. Cunningham who represented Japan s former ambassador to Germany Hiroshi Oshima at the major War crimes trials recently returned from an. American bar association meeting at Seattle wash., where in a speech he charged among other things that some of the judges were . Officer key witness at Rose hearing All out word War propose dry pc � Washington oct. 13ins sen. Ralph Flanders r., it proposed yesterday that the United states launch a total propaganda War against Russia by combing the soviets with guided missiles loaded. With leaflets. The Republican suggested that Russia be challenged to a living standards contest As one phase of the au.-out.pro-. Eichelberge says . Halting reds Pagan a conflict. For the leaflet bombard Detroit oct. 13 it. Gen. Robert l. Up Eichel Berger former . Occupation forces commander id Japan said that american troops in Japan Are keeping japanese communists in Check and that the troops premature withdrawal could make communism a definite threat in Nippon. He told a local economic club meeting that the Japa Nese themselves do not have can Best private Banks should take Tver the work tto being done by the reconstruct fish Triance Bank because businessmen hot politicians should handle politicians must follow the Ivil Lof the people expressed in general election Ano the Leader if. The first party of the diet should become prime minister. A that. Is Why i recommended Jatsur Katayama for prime minister after my Cabinet fell last year he said. Us. Surplus planes sold to China gov l Washington oct. Is a the Sale of 42 american array surplus p-47 fighter planes to China was disclosed yesterday by the state depart National director of Organiza Tion and J. Thomas another Cio organizer. . Gal beating Princess time communist Dennis loses court plea alaskan reds activity probed ment. The planes described As Tor less than 10 cents on the Puar of their total original to to Jutt $6,78145ithe Sale was August 7. Also sold to China during the summer were $891,322 Worth of parts and equipment aircraft and 255 engines for London oct. 13 up blonde Sharman Douglas pretty 20-year old daughter of the american ambassador now is dating not one but two of the select group of Young bachelors who previously have been regarded As the property of Princess Margaret Rose. Mayfair society buzzed when the Good looking mar quess of Blandford reportedly the top candidate for the hand of the Royal family s Glamor irl began giving miss Douglas a heavy Rush. Now the gossips Are twice As excited because the 29-year old marquess of Milford Haven who s been very much in the race for the Princess appears to have switched his interest to ambassador Lewis Douglas were in six shilling $1.20 seats at movie fallen idol the other night and Milford Haven who was the Duke of Edinburgh s Best Man at his wedding to Princess Elizabeth last year has been alternating with Blandford As miss Douglas escort since. Washington oct. 13 ins the United states court of appeals yesterday s confirmed the contempt of Congress conviction of Eugene Dennis communist party Secretary and upheld the constitutionality of the House in american activities commit tee. It was the fourth time with in a year that the court has upheld the constitutionality of the committee and its right to cite witnesses for contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions on communist affiliations. Justice Bennett Champ Clark who wrote the court s opinion sharply censured Den Nis convicted a year ago in Federal court for refusing to Tell whether he is a member of the communist oct. 13 ins a two Man House subcommittee prepared to Fly to Alaska yesterday to probe red infiltration among labor unions working on territory defences and possible communist pipe lines from Alaska to West coast cities. Rep. Charles. Kersten r., wic chairman said the russian situation was a fac Tor in the investigation but declined to comment on whether the probe was asked for by the United states armed forces. Kersten described Alaska As a natural Bridgehead to Asia an adequate army or police Force to control the communists. It May take them. 10 years to build up agencies to main Tain internal stability he said. Until they do so we should keep some troops Over there he added. Eichelberger said that United states troops have done a thorough Job of Dis arming Japan. As a matter of fact he said some times i think we did too Good a destroyed 3,000,000 Small arms 90,000 Field pieces thousands of planes and now they have ment Flanders said american experts who Are creating guided missiles should be Able to find away to deliver Mes sages behind the Iron curtain. The Blunt new englander said we have been a mess of dubs in the United nations in taking the russians too unlike Many senators who have declared the United states is winning the propaganda War Flanders said soviet propaganda succeeded in diverting the Marshall plan from its original purpose. He said the russians Are getting a Little More tangible results. They have not succeeded in stopping the Marshall plan but they have succeeded in divert ing it from Industrial recovery a. Oakland oct. 13 a a key government witness in the trial of mrs. Iva Toguri d Aquino of Tokyo on treason charges will be an american army officer who Al jaded in formation to Aljie ii troops in radio he was a japanese prisoner. The Oakland Tribune in an exclusive article yesterday said he is maj. Wallace evince who broadcast general Mac Arthur s communiques from Corregidor. Ince was manager of station. Ezrh at Manila. When the japanese he took a transmitter to Corregidor. Captured and taken to Tokyo he was threatened with. Heading unless he broadcast from the big station there Ince told the Tribune he managed to slip out information on such topics As the Wea ther under the excuse to the japanese he must rewrite the script to Correct the bad eng Lish. Biased prejudiced and bound by prejudgment some judges who brought up the matter in Chambers sessions since Cunningham s return feel strongly that such comment while the Case is still pending constitutes contempt these sources said that to take the others said position to bring Cunningham before theban on such. Charges would merely result in a lot of publicity for the american at Torney. Cunningham himself said his speech was for the purpose of acquainting members of the american bar association with details of the procedure andr Legal precedents being established As International Law at for sex Premier and 24 other mrs. D Aquino is accused of trying to lower american morale in broadcasts As Toey of Rose. Ince will test Fly her Bice gave her straight commentaries to broadcast but that later she took Over the program for her self. Coal mine lobby probe underway which Strong should Point be a National he added he half billion spent on Navy installations Washington ., oct. 13 up the United states Navy department spent Over half a billion dollars for All purposes in Alaska Hawaii Guam the Philippines and puerto Rico during the first does not think Congress appropriated nearly enough funds this year for Alaska defences. Personnel tour set at 18 months record . Corn crop yield seen Washington oct. 13 a the United states agric culture department in a har Vest time report today Esti mated this years Corn crop at 3,567.955,000 bushels a new figure is 39,140,000 bushels More than the fore cast a month ago. The wheat crop was put at 1,283,770,000 bushels. This is 1,225,000 bushels less than the forecast a month earlier. Meat prices show consistent fall "3p-46 and 47 cargo planes. P5ee" of the engines $393,500. The was it Comet Hamilton cais., oct. P the discovery of a in the Constella % to 3naquarius. Wasi announced0 a yesterday by Mck Observatory. It is the Lith it discovered so car this year 21 ?. Wil ? i of by United Ress More butchers slashed prices on meat today and two meat Industry experts predicted that substantial marketing of feeder cattle will Knock the Price of beef even further next new York one depart ment store meat Market reduced prices to 65 cents a Pound on sirloin Steak 49 cents on Lamb chops 55 cents British violating Carter say slavs Paris oct. 13 a Russia and Poland charged monday Britain s refusal to provide political information about her colonial Empire is a violation of the United nations charter. Delegates of both slav a Tom the in Assembly s trusteeship committee the port drafted by the special committee on non self governing territories is incomplete. Britain is using her african territories As eventual bases for Marbo oct. 13the Over seas tour for department of the army military personnel stationed in the Marbo com Mand will be 18 months it has been announced in order to maintain an efficient military operation of the Batavia shows population gain command the general Marbo commanding is authorized three postwar years Accord ing to a Navy department compilation made at the quest of the United press. Over half of this amount was for naval activities in Hawaii and Navy department disbursements in these areas. The figures include expenditures for the construction and maintenance of naval installations pay for personnel in these areas and other costs. To increase by not More than three months the tour of duty of those personnel who will be eligible for rotation prior to March 1, 1949. Personnel with dependents Are still required to serve 12 months in the far East com Mand after the arrival of their dependents. Additional information governing details of the return of personnel will be published at a later Date. Batavia oct. 13 ins Batavia s population has Al most doubled since the War according to the City s social affairs department in August there were 1,127, 308 registered inhabitants against 600,000 before the War. In August there were 1,127, in the City in August were 63, 474 europeans 902,099 indonesians 148,194 chinese and 13,551 of other nationalities. Guam food shortage Guam oct. 13 a a serious food shortage was Felt by into news services double barrelled probe into the lobbying activities of japanese Coal mine operators was underway in t6kyo today and at least one top investigator promised new disclosures of political corruption. Takatsugu Hori chief pro curator of the Tokyo District court who has erected the Showa Denko bribery Case investigation said he had As signed three of his subordinates to the Coal lobby investigation because Wel feel sure that we have something there that needs a thorough in investigation will Deal with the use of a.10,000,000 yen fund raised by to Kyushu nine operators last year by assessing themselves 10 yen for every ton of Coal Money was destined for lobbying purposes to Block the Coal mine nationalization Bill then pending in the diet. Obstetrical record set by Toledo lady the hearing Hideki Tojo japanese leaders. "n61 decision has been reached by the judges who expect to devote another session in the near future to further consideration of the matter. He. Charter under which the court operates provides that the judges shall provide for the maintenance of order at the trial and Deal summarily with any Contumacy in bus bag punish ii Eiith exclusion of any accused7-or his counsel from some or All further proceedings. " web Ster s International dictionary defines Contumacy As. Will Ful contempt of in the meantime the judges Are still Busy writing their opinion in the crimes trial which they Hope to begin Reading by the end of octo Ber. Sources said the opinion presently fills 1,700 Legal size pages with More coming. Gen. Eisenhower formally invested an aggressive War through the Marshall. Plan a pole charged. The committee took no action on the report. 18th child named for Dixie nominee a Ciao waa. we on veal chops and 59 on. Bacon 1948. More wheat flour to China Washington oct. 13 a the . Agriculture department announced today a supplemental allocation of 45,000 Long tons of wheat and 12,000 Long tons of flour for China for the last Quarter of Augusta a. Oct. 13 a the 18th child of. A chinese couple has been named after a presidential Aspi . And mrs. S. Y. Loo named their girl baby Dixie thur mond Loo gov. J. Strom thur mond is the state rights presidential nominee. His brother. Or. J. William Thurmond delivered the baby. 11 Hyderabad not to press India Case Paris oct. 13 a Nawab Moin Nawaz Hung head of the Hyderabad delegation Here told the United nations Security Council in effect monday that he will not press Hyderabad s Case against India at this spokesman for the Hyderabad representative said he left Paris monday in route to Pakistan to see what he could learn about conditions in by spokesman said Mem Bers of the delegation would remain in Paris in Case the Council wanted to. Hear their views. Toledo Ohio oct. 13 up so Vincents Hospital announced today a 38-year old woman has set an Obstet Cal world s record by giving birth to her 10th child by caesarean child was born saturday to mrs. William Shriver wife of a City bus Driver. Or. Joseph Moran resident physician said a Check of medical journals showed that nine children by caesarean opera Tion was the previous record. Mrs. Shriver s 10th child new York oct13 Gett Dwight ". D. Eisenhower was installed As 13th presi Dent of Columbia University today before an audience that included the presidents an representatives of More than 300 of America s leading universities and colleges. The former. Allied supreme commander in Europe formally took Over As head of one of Thor nation s largest universities in a colourful ceremony in the Low memorial Library As his wife son and four Brothers looked on. In his inaugural address Eisenhower pledged Columbia to present the full truth in its primary role of teaching the values of human Freedom and warned that education must not become Overly engrossed in highly specialized knowledge. Cat denies report of flight suspension Shanghai oct. 13 a Chennault s cat office in Shanghai denied an earlier report that the cat s Tsin Tao Mukden service had been sus Pended due to soviet inter fighters in the past week twice buzzed cat planes by wholesalers today because was a daughter weighing four.,.__ Poun is 10 ounces. Necessary surgery precludes any addition Al children. Of the . West coast ship Ping strike. Rear adm. Charles a. Pownall governor of theorized licensed Guam a wholesalers to buy food supplies from the Navy Supply Center for resale to civilians. The order will hold until 30 Days after the strike ends. Cov t suspends paper banking oct. 13 a a government spokesman said today the ministry of Interior ordered a three Day suspension of the Shanghai Shengyen Pao because of its october 1 editorial criticizing the government s execution of a Shanghai Power company worker for attempted Sabo Tage. R--1 a head arrives in Frisco due in San Francisco oct. Ii a Roger Lapham former san Francisco mayor and now head of the China Aid Mission of the economic cooperation administration arrived by air monday night in route to Washington to report. Mrs. Lapham remained in Shanghai where they have set up housekeeping he said. The Lapham s have been in China since last june. He said he has concluded that China s economic situation is and Friday staged what was described by an american Pilot As a violent buzzing attack on a cat at plane. This morning s announcement said cat would continue flights of Relief supplies for the government As Long As the government authorities request government to own arable Burma land Rangoon oct. 13 a All arable land in Burma has been placed under ownership of the government which will redistribute it for rental to burmese parliament passed the land nationalization Bill monday night. It provides for compensation to former not terrible and is not owners
