Pacific Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1948, Tokyo, Japan                              Weather forecast sunday High Low conditions Tokyo 74 60 fair Kyoto 76 55 fair Seoul 62 39 fair Sapporo .58 36cloudy volume 4, number City edition up Apins Apps wire services new Premier says he will positively follow occupation policy by Leslie Nakashima j up correspondent i Japan s new prime minister Shigeru Yoshida in his first press conference after his investiture by the emperor said his main policy would be to cooperate positively with the Allied occupation program. .1 Yoshida also promised to appoint clean Good men not connected with any scan dal in order to create a wholesome atmosphere in Japan. / Yoshida obviously referred to the preceding Ashida Cabi net which to last thursday to assume moral response by hey for the arrest of a Cabi net member in the notorious Showa Deneb bribery Case. Temper ran High among waiting japanese reporters As Short Stout frock coated Yoshida a Pince Nez perched on his nose showed up at the prime minister s official Resi Dence in a 1937 Rolls Royce two hours and 30 minutes late for the press conference.,. Yoshid Cabinet hot favored in labor circles by United pres the new Yoshida Cabinet was met with Disfavour in labor circles but business circles affecting a smile and puffing at a Cigar Yoshida asked the 100 newspapermen to be easy with him because i am not As Good a talker As or. .Ashida.". Yoshida then. Said he owed much of his  newspapermen who had supported Bis candidacy on the basis of parliamentary procedure even before the diet finally allotted after week Long political Bick , however gave the reporters. Only five. Minutes and disappeared As reporters tried to ask him More questions. Yoshida said he was confident of completing the Cabine within two or three Days. He said he would Welcome person from of tier parties who think As i do but that he would no insist upon their participation he indicated that he might appoint experts for the Labox and education portfolios who Are not diet  refrained from stat ing his policies except stating that he would make an utmost Effort to attain a wholesome atmosphere in the political government and economic Cir cles. Purge of German anti reds sought Berlin oct. 16 a top German communist leaders in the soviet zone have found widespread anti soviet ele Nants within the party in a a dare demanding a nit less purge. Special Arcules to this effect the offi dal newspaper of the. Soviet _. Qty party. Aide articles were signed by communist and other those who repeat anti soviet propaganda. Members who grumble about poor. Economic conditions and parasites in the Public administrations. Instead of criticizing the russians the grumbles should turn their political cannons against the Western Powers one Leader wrote. It according to Public opinion re Welcome Survey of ported to japanese news  leaders of the nation said Jiji press recalled pre Mier Shigeru Yoshida s pre Vious stand toward labor Whilsie was prime minister the last Ime and demanded that he immediately dissolve the , was expressed in Busi Ness circles that the democratic Liberal party which Yoshida Heads would live up tits reputation and ease economic  curb Market rallied As a result of Yoshida s. Selection As Premier by the  sources commented that Yoshida and other top officers of his party have Long advocated a return to free eco Nomy. At the earliest possible Date. Chairman Kazuyoshi Doba Shi of the All Japan communications workers Union predicted that even company unions would refuse to Coope rate with Yoshida s policies which he said could never be expected to promote the welfare of the working  former Premier Hitoshi Ashida said in an address yesterday that his democratic party would function in the diet As a Model opposition party with Iron  this he said would be done by the party determining its stand toward each piece of legislation introduced by the new government strictly upon its Merit. Russia accused of monstrous slave system Paris oct. 16 a Britain accused russians yesterday of chaining Mil Lions of workers to a monstrous slave system which has no parallel in world  British Delegate Christo Pher Mayhew told the United nations social committee we have terrible evidence. That millions of slave labourers Are kept like Domestic Ani Mals Only for what they pro  integral part of the soviet system he said is a deadly warning to workers of the , undersecretary in the  foreign office lashed out against the police system he said has made a mockery of Freedom and democracy in the soviet Union. His charges were aimed it Alexei Pavlov russian Dele Gate who has repeatedly charged British oppression of colonial Peoples in debate on a proposed human rights de  Mayhew finished the soviet White russian and yugoslav delegates waved their White identifying Mark ers at committee chairman Charles Malik of Lebanon de manding the right to reply. But Malik recognized mrs. Franklin d. Roosevelt . Delegate who moved closure of the debate. Communist delegates protested futilely. Mayhew denied Pavlov s charge that millions had died from ill treatment under the British colonial system. He quoted figures to. Show Stead ily decreasing rates of infant mortality in Commonwealth countries and added we Are making Good Progress he referred to a soviet heiress continues working Vishinsky balks at n talk on Berlin red led French group fights Marshall plan Acme telephoto mrs. Roxie Angell 62, continues to Peel tomatoes in Canning Plant in Alexandria ind., after disclosing that she will inherit part of John o Banion estate of More than $2 000 000. She says her brother John o Banion Anderson ind. Is now the Only other known heir. I am going to keep right on working she said at least until the end of the Tomato Canning  firmness will bring lasting peace Clay by Wes Gallagher Berlin oct. 16 a Gen. Lucius v Clay was reported last night to have said in a private talk recently that a firm stand by the Western Powers in Berlin can major parties in drive forvote5 new York oct. 16 up with Only 88 Days remaining before election Day the two major parties Are pulling every string in an Effort to Sway the outcome., the democrats started anew get put Texe vote drive publishing a brochure showing How a snere handful of votes won or lost past elections. The republicans called on their party s faithful to Shell out another million and one half dollars to assure a re publican , radio Moscow was telling americans that they should vote for progressive party candidate Henry Wallace if they want to keep out of War. Caa official in headlong  l Djona minn., oct. 16 up a civil aeronautics authority official leaped from a window in his third floor notel room today shortly before he was to have testified on findings in a plane crash investigation. The victim de j. Ryder 37, Washington d.c., was rushed amendment to the draft d caration which would require governments to prevent death due to hunger and exhaust  but said mayhem millions have been starved in the soviet Union deliberately As part of the russian collectivization  Lateer entries unification Ste Washington oct. 16 ins United states foreign Trade experts View the expected entry of five More euro Pean countries into the inter National Trade agreement As a step toward economic Unity among Marshall plan Partick pants. A ,.-, _,.when the"23 original Signa tories to the agreement meet at Geneva next Spring the will negotiate for Multi lateral Tariff reductions with Den Mark Finland Greece Italy and Sweden All of whom Are interested in joining the pact. Six More latin american governments will also attend four teen agers die in love pact new Delhi oct. 16 a four teen age boys and girl skilled themselves with poisoned Candy after their parents forbade them to marry because they were of different castes the National Herald of Luck now reported today. The newspaper said a third boy a Mutual Friend of the two couples also died in the love p act the dispatch gave these details two hindu daughters of a lawyer two male student Sand the third boy left their Homes in Hamir Pur City secretly at Midnight tuesday after the parents refused the two couples s permission to marry because of the caste differ  celebrated on the Banks of the sacred Junna River their reunion in heaven and then distributed poisoned sweets among themselves. Candy and empty Poison bottles were found strewn around the five bodies when Early morning bathers arrived  five bodies were buried Side by Side by the weeping parents. Hindus Bury bodies of unmarried persons but Cre mate others. The talks. United states economic to a Hospital with critical spin injuries. Doctors refused to car whether they expect him to live._-,Ryder was chief of the Caa s structures division. He jumped from the note Roo window and landed head first on the Hood of a parked  a. Vollmecke chief of the Caa s air Frame Divi Sion and Ryder s Roommate at the hotel said he went to their room shortly before noon and Spund the door locked. Recalled a maid who was not ble to open the door he said said Jae to the lobby and was attracted by a Large crowd outside. He investigated and found that Ryder had jumped. Ryder was to have testified this afternoon at civil aeronautics Board hearing into the cause of a Northwest airlines plane crash near Here last August 29, in which 37 persons lost their lives. S Vollmecke said Ryder had been working very hard lately and that he also had been despondent because of re disabled vet shoots two a employees Buffalo n.y., oct. 16 up a disabled War Veteran was held today for shooting to death two veterans administration employees who told him his pension claim had been referred to a higher  Bernard v. Len bits 47, was overpowered by police in the a office yesterday after he killed Milton a. Jacobs 40, chairman of a rating Bourdno. And Emmet s. Crowe 60, a guard in the presence of other employees everybody is trying to planners Are particularly encouraged by the increased in Terest in the agreement evidenced by the Marshall plantations. They Point out thai if Denmark Greece Italy an Sweden sign the agreement ten out of the 16 european re covery program recipients Vil be represented on the Tariff bargaining  six hold outs Portugal Ireland Switzerland Turkey Austria and Iceland will also come in at an Early Date officials Hope. With Bank notes banking oct. 16 ins the chinese government to Day is reported meeting its budget deficit by issuing Bank notes at a rate which foreign economic analysts believe i continued will Force the new Gold Yuan currency into a break away inflation within thirty to ninety  Bank note Issue of $220, 000,000 Gold Yuan or $55,000,000 covered the deficit Between government expenditure and income Dur ing the first 39 Days following the introduction of the new currency August 23, it was officially disclosed.  financial Cir cles hold it unlikely that the budget proposals now under legislative study will substantially reduce this regular deficit. It is pointed out tha under present conditions o Short commodity Supply in nationalist China the Curren rate of note Issue can be expected to explode the cur Rency Iii the next few months unless foreign Aid is Forth coming. Rice sugar for refugees Batavia oct. 16 ins the indonesian provisional Federal government has received International food control approval for shipment of 350 tons wound me Len bits said to of Rice and 250 tons of sugar to police. They won t give me Palestine for Relief of refugees by Bis a Riffi my  Lead to the break up of soviet domination in Eastern  responsible source close of the american commander in Germany made Public a speech in which Clay gave his views on the future of the Berlin  talk was delivered privately to delegates of the Brit ish parliamentary conference who visited Berlin september 28.Clay disclosed then that the Western Powers tried to buy food from Poland and Czecho Slovakia for the besieged Ger Man capital but this was blocked by. Russia. Clay expressed belief last ing peace in Europe could be reached if the Western pow ers refused to yield to the soviet  expansion will net Only be halted he said it will  brought up the soviet blockade of Berlin and said while this was alleged to be a safeguard to the currency our willingness to buy food from Poland and czech Slova Kia which we re willing to do was. Made impossible. This was a definite indication the blockade was placed into effect  a starvation measure to drive the allies out of  Clay added during the past year behave seen the Rise of democratic forces throughout Western Europe in Italy France eng land and Germany. There is a growing consciousness of the value of rights and free Doms of the individual. As that increases As the ability of Western Europe to develop itself increases As its ability to Send goods to East Ern countries increases with the consequent pressure in the satellite countries to return to the Way of political Freedom. By Joseph Grigg Paris oct. 16 up the powerful communist led Gen eral confederation of labor overwhelmingly adopted a pro Gram to Force France out of the Marshall plan and the Western Union defense pact. The Cut closed its annual Congress with unanimous approval of a Resolution which called on French workers to Side with Russia in the policy of  it Defeated by a Large majority however another Reso Lution presented by the trotskyist minority for a Genera strike to support the Cut pro Gram. The confederation claims 3,000,000 members. The Congress unanimously approved a Resolution pledging the members to support this program 1 get rid of the crushing Burden of the Marshall plan and work in Independence am restore sovereignty for a re covery program based on the Monnet plan for re equipping and modernizing French in dustry.2 denounce military pacts which turn the Western bloc into a War machine against the soviet Union. 3 insure that the working class has its full place in the economic and political direction of France. The French government inner. Cabinet moved Las night to meet workers de mands for a Check on pric rises by re imposing the so called fares Law of october 1946, decreeing death for food . The same time Quei Ulle government announced it Dii not intend to heckle the Little butchers and grocers in the latest crackdown. The butchers of Melun am Fontainebleau did not Tak Quei Ulle at his word. The Mea dealers decided last night t close their shops until the government s food War was called off. They probably hav a Long time to wait. Minister of Justice and Rmarie at the close of Las night s Cabinet meeting repealed the government s intentions of sapping the strength of the strike movement by Makin the workers pay to stretch farther. Some 350,000 Coal miners Are still Idle in the 12t Day of their strike which i hampering the French heavy Industry on the eve of Winter As that expansion comes will about soviet not Only be halted it will  australian girls Case considered Washington oct. 16 ins the army is still working on the problem of the 20 to 30 australian girls whose government has demanded their return  Mcdermott state department spokesman told news conference he was cer Tain the army will do what it  girls were employed by american forces in the Pacific during the War and subsequently were offered thei Choice of coming to the United states on visitors visas or re turning to Australia. Filipino newsman tests press Law contract signed by ., Pak airlines Oakland calif., oct. 16 a Tran Ocean airline officials announced the signing of a $1,000,000 contract to fur Nish planes Crews and technical personnel to Pak air Manila oct. 16 up a Young reporter for the after noon daily Star reporter yesterday refused to divulge to the supreme court the source of his information tha there had been a leakage the questions in the last bar  reporter Angel Parazo wrote a Story to that effect his paper recently and the supreme court ordered him to state where he obtained the information. The Case puts t an initial test the Law of press Freedom which exempt newsmen from their source of divulging information unless. The interest of the state was  Felixberto ser Ranc defense counsel argue that the matter did not involve the interest of the state am that it was the privilege of the press to protect its source o  added that the reporte feared a reprisal away the source ing is continuing. If he Gav the hear bearings flown to . San Francisco oct. A roller bearings Are being flown from Here and Lon Don to the Philippines to rehabilitate Iron mines in unto meet delivery dates in contract with . Occupation Iti Clau Sulci. Fol -.�. I l.u4j.ba.cl\l by . .  a limited Pakistan subsidiary of i forces in Japan for a larg Airway want Jay. Ofi8i Ore. Attacks Neutral nations act As skilled Man Euver by Francis w. Carpenter Paris oct. 16 a Andrei y. Vishinsky broke his silence on the Berlin crisis in the Security Council yesterday to say he would not  s Surprise statement was a reply to direct questions from six Neutral countries seeking a Compro Mise. Soviet puppet gov f in Korea flit by America Washington oct. 16 ins the United states accused Russia yesterday of violating the Potsdam agree ment by establishing a puppet government in North  state department issued an exhaustive document detail no All the circumstances Lead ing up to the split of authority in  document was made Public on the eve of the unite nations consideration of the korean  outlined the Steps taken by the soviet Union to throttle Industry agriculture and Enterprise in the american zone South of the 38th parallel. Moscow oct. 16 ins Moscow radio said last night that col. Gen. Terenti she Ikon has been named soviet Ambas Sador to North  was the russian Delegate to the fruitless .- joint commission for Korea which met during 1946 and 1947 in vain efforts to carry out the decision of the Moscow conference of Decem Ber 1945, to unify Korea. Also commanding russian forces of Vishinsky called it a very skilled Man Euver to lure Russia into debating the Ber Lin question before the Council. It is naive to believe that the soviet Union will Swallow this bait he said. No gentlemen we will  Vishinsky reiterated that tha Council had no business Dis cussing Berlin. Council president Juan a. Ramuglia of Argentina who Las piloted the neutrals peace efforts Rose with clenched fists and told Vishinsky he should not accuse the neutrals of double dealing and devious . T. F. Tsiang of China congratulated Ramuglia Forlis answer. Tsiang said after the meeting that he intended of make such a reply but Ramuglia beat him to it. The remaining four neutrals Ca Nada Colombia Syria and Bel Gium also supported Ramu Lia s  later said he had not meant to reflect on the character on any Delegate but he was not apologizing. A British spokesman Sai Vishinsky s speech slammed the door on mediation. Vish Insky was prodded into break ing his silence by Ramuglia s he was general of occupation in North Korea. London oct. 16 up radio Moscow reported that Poland has announced establishment of diplomatic relations with the korean peo ple s democratic  broadcast was based on a Tass dispatch from Warsaw Johnston Russia make movie Deal London oct. 16 up Eric Johnston president of the Hollywood movie producers association disclosed that he has reached an agree ment in Moscow for Selling american films to Russia. Johnston told a press con Ference that he and the rus Sian government agreed Ona picture Deal under the Fol lowing principles. 1 the pictures will be paid for in dollars. 2 we will present them with a list of films from which they May choose what the like Johnston said. 3 there will be no Exchange agreement under which the United states mus take russian films. We told them that there was a free Market in the United states he said and that they could offer their Pic Tures for  request that the big four Powers answer questions on the soviet blockade of Berlin and direct negotiations i mos cow. The three Western Powers agreed to submit additional information. After the bitter exchanges., the Council adjourned until tuesday with no positive indication of what would happen  Lange who renounced his . Citizenship to return to his native Poland indicated Vishinsky would veto any  Sion the Council might take. He said he believed Only direct negotiation would solve the , who has been trying for nine Days to find solution said the neutrals wanted to ask these questions 1 would the United states France Britain and Russia explain How the restrictions in Berlin were imposed and give details 2 would the four Power explain the Moscow agreement of August 30, in which instructions were Given to the Mili tary governments in Berliand Why these were not carried out 3 West charges that rus Sia refused to carry out that pact by demanding control of the Airlift by which the Western Powers Are flying Over the soviet blockade. The three Western Powers accepted Ramuglia s  was then Vishinsky Rose and said Russia was not participating in Berlin discussion sin the Council but was not the raising of the questions her merely a desire to drag tha soviet Union into the discus Sions it is a very skillful step. It is useless to think that the soviet delegations allow this  will  Frisco Bay area from sea san Francisco oct. 16 up a stench that smelled like naphtha or some Dye product of Petroleum or natural Gas was blown into the san Francisco Bay Region for hours from some mysterious source at sea causing sickness and near hysteria in some parts of the area mile an hour Riding an 11 wind the heavy odor spread along a 30-mile stretch of the coast and was carried eastward across san Francisco Bay into Oakland and Richmond where it lost  the Peninsula from san Fruno a Small Community Down the Peninsula from san Francisco and touched Oft wild Rumor that an unknown enemy was making a Surpri Segas attack. I Panicky housewives flashed the word about and attempted to Seal their windows with adhesive tape. At a nearby Village women ran into the streets crying and. Children in their arms. San Francisco switchboard were jammed with thousands of Calls about the stench. The smell was stronger at upper Levels and Many downtown office buildings began to empty partially from upper floors. The smell was the strongest near the Ocean. Booths along the Beach reported that some thing is hurting our  police fire and health department investigators As signed to track Down the origin of the stink were baffled. The Gas company reported that All its Gas Mains were in order and