Pacific Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1948, Tokyo, Japan                              S to Page four flier recall n reservists sought for immediate Airlift duty Washington oct. 18 up the . Air Force issued  for 10,000 of its former airmen to reenlist for immediate assignment to the Berlin  would replace men who have completed their foreign Tours of duty men whose enlistments Are expiring and those no Are in Europe on Tempo food purchases cause deficit say authorities Rary duty from the far East the United. States and other Heaters. To ital strength of the air Force in Europe will not be increased a defense depart spent spokesman said. The Appeal for volunteers ame on the heels of president Truman s executive. Order instruction defense Secretary James Forrestal to step up the Formy and air Force Reserve programs which have been lagging far behind the Navy and National guard. In an Effort to bolster the country s defense program Truman gave the army and air f6rce 60 Days to show pro or St nhe  he not Only wants the reserves built up ,wants More j63lthem placed in. Ac4ua train "5fsesno, calif., 18 up if Orris j. Brummer National if Rice president of the Reserve officers association has term a of resident Truman s order to the department of defense a Lay of Light in the dark Shado t Ittie picture of defense ". Brummer said since 194s, the def s order came at a tune when thousands of veterans apr the air Force who should Joe available fair the defense of United states have  Terest and dropped out of the  said since 1946 the association has called on the departments of the army and ,.air" to effectively organize a ugh said Theu association. Has Jess sad a resold Fin which called for a directive requiring immediate organization of re serve  for air Force re Bery jets i can state that we Are a cafe and we lying 9 do Gur share Brummer said. No change planned in Navy s activities 7t� Shanghai oct. 18 up vice adm. J. L. Mccrea Deputy commander in chief of the United states Pacific Fleet fold the United press today Fiat Loo expansion or ire Duc tj6ri?"bf the Navy a activities in China is being contemplated. Arriving Here today on a Goodwill tour Mccrea reiterated there was absolutely 316 significance in the coming list la china1 Waters of task Forte "38. " he would not comment on the Navy s policy r towards China when questioned1 Garc Hng the quest one to Navat training program which will be carried outta. The request of the Chi Dlise. Government. " to _ _ " " belgian partisan threatens newsman bruscei.7, oct. 18 up a fluted press staff correspondent Arnaud Deborchgrave qui Dation by a t communist partisan if he continued to file Acme photo japanese american Tonoya Kawakita and his attorney Morris Lavine Leftare shown in a los Angeles Calif court recently As Federal judge William c. Mathes sentenced Kawa Kita to die for treason. Earlier Lavine had thrown the court into a tumult As he charged coercion had been used in obtain ing a jury verdict of guilty to charges that Kawakita had mistreated american prisoners in a japanese pm Camp while he was a guard there. By United press. General Macarthur s head quarters predicted today that Japan would pile up a $500, 000,000 deficit in its Export import Trade during the cur rent year largely because of heavy purchases of food a Broad to feed its growing to  deficit or unfavourable balance of Trade is not an outstanding debt however since it is being paid by . Relief and rehabilitation Grants and related schemes to give the japanese Dollar credits. Only in the second half of this year has Japan exported goods at As High a rate As Dur ing 1947, according to Scap a latest report on japanese economic  the re port said july Export brought 1948 exports to the rate of 1947 for the first time this year. Prospects for the balance of the year indicate a better Export level than 1947. 1 it noted however that imports also were running higher than in 1947 and despite profitable private Trade half billion Dollar deficit probable. The nation s Index of Indus trial production stood at 55 per cent of the 1930t34 level during july and August the report said but it indicated that incomplete september statistics pointed to,.,a. Slight Advance in total output. The Scap economists noted that the National debt and the note Issue have both resumed their upward trend beginning with july after a fairly stable period of six months. It now appears that a supplementary budget of approximately 2 per cent of the original budget will be needed for the balance of the fiscal year ending 31 March. The late summer weeks saw considerable improvement in the food situation and it up pears that the 1948 Price Brea has been smothered Scap reported. Certainly the break this year was not As serious As that of 1947."crop forecasts continue excellent and in fact improve with each week so that prospects for declines in food prices in september and oct Ober still appear favourable wages however continue to move Forward the report added. Erp nations embark on self-help1 plan Paris oct 18 a the 19 countries and territories in the Marshall plan Are embark ing on a program for 1948-49 which anticipates they will be $2,000,000,000 better off than has to been threatened with i last year in the matter o Dollar deficits. It expects growing self help news that could possibly will trim the Dollar deficit from harm the prestige of the Bel last year s $8,000,000,000 to Gian communist party.". $6,000,000,000. Vallace his missing from 1949 . Social Register. 1. Washington it. 18 ins Henry. Wallace. Alger Hiss and onetime Lana Turner Date John Alden Talbot or Are missing from the 1949 social list and if you like May be presumed dead As far As the list s publisher is concerned. At any rate mrs. Carolyn Hagner Shaw when asked Why the Trio was dropped from the capital s elite corps of the socially acceptable venture the information that death is Sery frequently the cause for Iun deletion. " " the third party candidate the in american activities committee witness and the ubiquitous Man about town Haye All received the accolade in previous editions of the old guide to Gilt edged guest lists. Mrs. Shaw laughed lightly Wrhen asked Why they had been cast into exterior social Dar Fiess this year. She explained " those decisions Are made by a five member Board of governors. And As a matter of fact i make a Point of no knowing Why people have been  she added after a profound pause of course people Are dropped if they Are  and after another pause or if they Are involved in unpleasant divorce cases or for Many other reasons. You can take your Choice. Could t say exactly wha was responsible in these three  and As an afterthought she said non residence is sometimes a reason  Wallace and miss both gained listing originally through sentenced to die envoy asks in View Korea on Berlin level  Manchuria in crisis banking oct. 18up wholesale government evacuation of Manchuria is now being broached by some High nationalist quarters As a sound military strategy and was regarded As a Strong possibility As a consequence of the defeat at Chin How Well informed sources said  a decision believed to be dictated by strategical considerations would bring Abou the most drastic turn ii China s postwar evil War Anc place the whole of China s police vigilant Aspero speech Industrial powerhouse called by the chinese the key to the control of China in Complete communist control. Buenos Aires oct. 18 ins police took unprecedented precautions with an expected crowd of 500000 persons several hours before an address by president Juan Peron  than 1,000 police lined the Plaza Mayo and nearby streets in the Argentine Capi Tal and were augmented by Shock troops and  cavalry and police guards were stationed ten paces apart to guard the Boston Bank building which Kiouses the United states embassy. Fire engines with hoses ready for action stood by. Whether this was a precaution against possible attempts by the crowd to Burn the build in of the anti Peron. News paper la Prensa or to disperse crowds was not Clear. Special phones were set up at every Corner in the area where Peron was to speak to summon reinforcements if necessary. Virtually All activity was to cease throughout the country  everyone to listen to fee speech which has been described As politically in  no details of the address were divulged beforehand but it was believed that Peron May discuss new relations be tween Franco Spain and Argentina. Swede radio urges policy of neutrality London oct. 18 ins radio Stockholm declared yesterday that Sweden should continue its policy of Complete neutrality Between Eastern and Western Powers. The radio also said it was understood that broadening of the swedish Cabinet would occur soon. The broadcast continued in spite of the tendencies in certain quarters to pursue a foreign policy More in line with the views and interests of the Western Powers the conviction is now being formulated that Sweden should continue a policy of Complete neutrality Between the two great blocs of  Benelux countries agree on finance Paris oct. 18 ins the five Brussels pact nations met yesterday and agreed upon the preliminaries for financing the Western european defense  nations Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg gave no details of the session but issued a com Munique declaring that suggestions will be presented at the next meeting of the consultative Council october 25." Oil strike on danish Isle Copenhagen oct. 18 ins a danish american prospecting company was re ported yesterday to have struck Oil on Denmark s jut their official government status land Island. These sources said whether or not to evacuate Manchuria is the top problem facing Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek during his present second trip to piping made in two weeks. He is expected to make his decision after an on the spot study of the military situation and after consultations with his local conman Ders. The fall of Chin How was said to be the chief Factor prompting discussions on tin strategical urgency of giving up Rich Manchuria for which the banking government had fought eight years of a a against Japan. It would Render the nation Alist position in Manchuria untenable by cutting off tin Large army of 200,000 men now in the Mukden and Changchun pockets from All land Contact with banking. This would Render the task of Supply Al most technically impossible. Formerly it was. Pointed out most supplies were hauled by ship and rail to Chin How Halfway to Mukden and Chang Chiin and Tatien airlifted to to two isolated pockets. By with the loss of the. Chin How Airstrip All supplies would o necessity be airlifted All the Way from Tsin Tao and Pei Ping. In View of the smal number of transports available and the vastness of military and civilian needs in the manchurian pockets the technical difficulties involved Are easily discernible. Today pro government re ports said that Complete communist occupation of Chin Chow was a matter of hours. Communist infantry is pour ing into the City from the Southeast and Northwest ready for an All out assault to Wip out the remnants of the nationalist Garrison now barricaded in the City s old Are and railway station for a Las ditch fight. Nationalist Garrison com Mander fan Han Chieh radioed that he was determined t live or die with the City his troops fought a victorious Campaign against the commit lists in Shantung last year. By Harold guard London oct 18 upon Chough South korean representative called upon the United nations to consider the korean " question identical in world importance to the Ber in crisis. Chough who arrived Here a yesterday in route to the uni de nations meetings in Paris Aid that he had been appointed ambassador at Large by South korean president Syng Man Rhee to present South Korea s Case to the United nations Chough was former olice commissioner for South Corea. He told the United press so Viet expansion in Asia could e checked Only if the. United nations recognized the korean Ssue on the same level As the Jerlin question. Otherwise said Russia would Rule Al Asia. Chough declared i have come to seek continuous support from Friendly democratic countries particularly the United states the United kingdom China and India. If they Over run Korea which is their intention the whole of North Korea Anc Manchuria will be lost and with that tremendous area under communist domination the whole of Asia will come under the Hegemony of Russia Chough said that there were 130,000"" russian troops in Forth Korea compared with 35,000 United states troops in South Korea. We do not believe tha Russia Ever intends to with draw these troops despite her assurances that she intends to do  no comment by feb Michigan Alert Washington oct. 1 ins the Fri refused com ment saturday on reports tha Michigan Industry and Pup lie utilities have been alerted against possible sabotage. The Detroit times said i understood the Alert was issued through the Fri and the warning were reported t have come from Washington informed of the report a Fri spokesman said the feb has no  the army also said it has no information on the reports Yokoyama arraignment be Manila oct 18 up a Gen. Shizuo Yokoyama accused of killing 35,000 persons in three provinces Early in 1945 was slated to be arraigned of War crimes charges november in. Minister emand Japan the South korean representative said that he would seek United nations support for the Unity and Independence of Al Korea. He said he would also seek an increase  funds from the United states. By Richard Mcmillan London oct 18 up new zealand s prime minister Peter Fraser told the United press yesterday that it is vital to conclude a peace treaty with Japan As soon As possible. The scottish born new Zeal and Leader said we Are anxious to see peace reestablished with Japan for various reasons. We believe he tune has come to have the whole thing settled. We Are in favor of encouraging Japan s Industrial Revi Val in the interests first of Economy but we want an obvious guarantee about. Control of Japan s War put ethial. Let me say we All appreciate the magnificent York done by general Macarthur. Nevertheless we should like to see the future of Japari re established by All the inter ested Powers. Around the conference  prime minister Fraser referred to the right of the Small Powers who contributed to Japan s defeat to be present at peace treaty work. The soviets had claimed that Only the big Power should talk peace with Japan. That is something the nations which fought for the overthrow of the japanese could not accept Fraser said they All fought and they Al had the right Tor talk since their interests were at stake As much As those of the big Powers he added. Soong to review Post resignation Canton oct. 18 up t. V. Soong smarting unde banking attacks attempted to resign his Post As governor o Kwa Turig province last week but the Advent of Canton s worst postwar economic crisis forced him to reconsider i was reliably reported today. It was Learned that the banking Deal which Brough him under fire of banking legislators had actually Savec the City s shaky rationing pro Gram. Under the stress of a Topsy Turvy Economy this pro Gram at present is proving Al important. It is believed however tha a number of other officials in eluding mayor Auyeung Chi May either be ousted or forced to resign due to their handling of the situation. Admiral reported in political talk Cheyenne wyo., oct. ,.1 up adm. Richard e. Byrd Drew democratic fire today f o allegedly making a Politica address while wearing a naval uniform. John b. Clark Wyo min state democratic chairman said Byrd appeared at a meet ing in Douglas wyo., to advocate the reelection of re  Clark said Byrd was naval uniform and medals. The audience expected lecture on Polar expedition and paid $1.50 apiece to listen Clark said. As Byrd proceeded to Shock his audience by advocating reelection republicans. Engineers in Large scale construction Washington oct. 1 up a summary showed that the army corps of Ohgi neers spent $297,400,000 of army and air Force construe Tion in Alaska Hawaii Guam the Philippines and puerto Rico in the first three postwar years. The summary also showed estimates for construction o army and air Force facilities in the present fiscal year total ing $45,900,000 in those five areas. An increased strategic importance of Alaska was clearly reflected in the summary almost half of the expenditures in the first three postwar years $142,800,000 was spent in he Arctic territory. 11 Hurt 7 missing in fire at Chitos treat soil disinfected by atomic rays Washington oct. 18 up a soil expert reported that rays from the atom bomb which exploded Over Nagasaki killed insects Plant life and soil bacteria. Writing in the fertilizer review Francis Jornlin said that japanese scientists found bomb radiation had a Dis infecting action on diseased plants and , eff econ bacteria in the soil. Fot Merly a consultant to Genera Macarthur s Headquarters he said that insects were notice ably absent immediately after the  he added that. Japanese scientists reported that atomic radiation penetrated four to six inches into the soil exercising a partial sterilizing of feet noticeably one month after the  Jornlin discounted reports that bomb radiation greatly increased soil Fertility at., Igasaki and Hiroshima. He saic1 a More Likely explanation o the reported stimulation of crop growth was the Large amount of Ash deposited on the Fields from the burned build Ings. Ass ski cheap Japan goods Hurt . Exports new York oct. 18 up the current downward Spira in United states textile Export is due largely to reentry o cheap japanese goods into the markets according to Danie Small textile editor of the new York journal of com Merce. He quoted Mauro Lamagna general manager of the bal Tea commercial company regard ing the textile picture in the Philippines As the mos disturbing of  Lamagna told Small that the local textile Trade in the Philippines was hit hard a the Surrey Titus entry of Cobea japanese textiles Comini either direct from Japan or a Way of China. Lamagna added that sine the reappearance of cheap japanese cloth in the Philip Pine Market last year Cotton cloth prices have been spiral ing downward and imports o that commodity from the United states have diminished considerably. Mass sentences at piping piping oct. 18 a one death sentence one acquittal and 38 sentences of imprisonment were Given by the special criminal court Here t 40 students charged of subversive pro communist activities fire virtually destroys hokkaido air installation Misawa oct. 18eleven american soldiers were injured one seriously and seven japanese firemen were missing following a fire which virtually destroyed the Chitose air Force base on hokkaido Island saturday. Damage was estimated today at More than $250,000.most seriously Hurt is pfc Cio unionists admit defeat in settling Frik san Francisco oct. 18 up two top National officials of the Congress of Indus dial organizations have admit Ted their failure in attempts to Settle the 45-Day maritime strike and left for their Homes in the East. Allan s. Haywood Cio director of organization and his assistant r. J. Thomas announced that they were Leav ing since we have failed to Settle the strike right  behind them however they have left an agreement that the nation s Cio will under write any new waterfront con tract As a guarantee of performance without  the meantime Union Leader Harry Bridges has for Mally notified shippers of his willingness to recommend to the Union election by a secret ballot of a rank and file com Mittee to negotiate to Settle the  a Bridges letter was in answer of the employers stand tha they could not act on Bridges week old suggestion without formal notification. Bridges said the plan was designed to counter the employees Contention that they cannot negotiate with any committee of which Bridges is a member. V san Francisco oct. 18 a ships tied up by the Pacific coast maritime strike now total 222 and shipowners said today the number Wil reach 375 if the 45-Day old strike continues. Sixty one struck vessels Art tied up at san Francisco 35 at los Angeles 31 at Seattle 27 at new York and 23 at port land. Others Are scattered among smaller ports. Allan Haywood Cio nation Al vice president continue peace talks with a committee of employers. Edward Randell member of the base fire department who suffered third degree Burns about head arms and hands. Ten cases of minor injuries were treated at the base dispensary. The Blaze spread rapidly through the two Story Struc Tures of the base after its Dis covery about 9 . Saturday in the ceiling of the Post Exchange. A few moments before the flames burst out to envelop wooden building after build ing the threatened nearby Post theatre was emptied of a capacity crowd. Completely destroyed were the base Post Exchange tailor and watch repair shops ser vice club no club Bowling alleys theater laundry mess Halls Barber shop Library and Central boiler Plant. The Blaze at its height called out fire and structural equipment from Camp Craw Ford airborne infantry installations at Sapporo and 15 departments from nearby japanese towns. Preliminary investigation disclosed that the fire was started by faulty wiring in the Post Exchange. Vets file protest s on housing deals Washington oct. 18 up about 50,000 veterans have filed what the Gevern ment believes May be valid complaints that they got a bad Deal on their priority built Soldier houses. Another Batch of close to 150,000 gripes by Veteran Home buyers Vas made it was disclosed today either Asun justified or As not covered by Law. Complaints still Are coming in though slowly. They Usu ally accuse builders of Over charges defective construction or failure to follow specific a tins. The records were disclosed As experts from eight regional offices of the housing expediter left Washington under or Ders to clean up the backlog of complaints Between now and March 31. Officials deny rebellion report Seoul oct. 18 a officials Here said they know of no basis for a report circulated by the russian news Agency Tass that a rebellion had occurred at Kaikyu Taegu in South Korea s North Kelsando Kongsang province. However Taegu is known for its communist residents and has