Pacific Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1948, Tokyo, Japan                                Star Page four Blandchard marries China reds in Trade War responsible for inflation by Tom Masterson Shanghai. 19 a the communists Are Fol lowing up their string of Bat the Field victories with attacks against the nationalist economic front. When reds capture a City they seized All Gold Yuan the government s new cur Rency. The Gold Yuan is taken to Large cities such As Shang Hai tientsin Tsin Tao and piping. Communist purchasing agents then buy up such essential goods As Rice Cotton cloth woolens Medicine and radios. To get them they offer prices three and four times higher than Marke prices. Nie reds buying sprees help to push up prices and Drain the already Short Supply of commodities. The latest victim is Tsing Tao. Millions of Gold Yuan were taken from government acid private Banks in Tainan which the reds captured last month. The Money is sent to their purchasing agents in and around. Tsin Tao. _. Government Bank officials at Tsin Tao has Lujeen Able to identify banknotes As. Those coming from Tainan. Several persons carrying those notes already have been arrested. Government officials Here said the Gold Yuan seized by the reds in Chinhsien nationalists base in. Southern Manchuria which the reds in the reds captured Friday will begin circulating in Shan soon begin circulating in Shari Halkman Chin Yangtao Tien Tsin and piping. The government Here has Long blamed the reds for abetting Shanghai s economic disturbances. Occasionally police round up red agents and nothing More heard of them is Ever chinese Premier booed by Yuan banking .oc.,y up Premier Wong went has was booed  in what was described As so far the bitter est and presumably a i reme dictated " attack on the prime minister in a closed session of in legislative Yuan today according to reliable sources. " the attack was made by a Small group  20 Mem bets who shouted , in a unprecedented uproar of noise when the prime minis. The made his report and de Iriah ded his resignation. The closed Meei ing was held today to review the present confused Market conditions in a Effort to fund ways and Means to secure the stability of the Gold Yuan currency. The majority of the Legisla Tive Yuan members were said to have scoffed at the unwarranted severe attack at the Premier and most of them walked out of the meeting at the height of the uproar. Further delay seen for . Wage Accord by Coe Crawford Chicago. 19 up still another round of govern ment intervention appeared Likely before the third round wage demands of the nation s Railroad workers Are finally settled. Wage increase1? for the 1,400,000 rail employees during the first two postwar years of 1946 and 1947 totalled 34 cents an hour or $13.60 for a 40 hour week. Two unions representing 175,000 conductors trainmen Yard masters yardman and dining car employees already Lave accepted a third round raise of 10 cents a hour. This rings their total postwar in crease to 44 cents an hour. Whether 19 other unions involved in current wage bar gaining with the nation s 132 najor railroads would accept 3ie.xo-cent pattern was  it appeared Likely that there would have to lie a a r Tiai repetition at least 6f the government mediation at tempts fact finding hearings and other Steps taken in the two previous postwar wage go arounds. The first round resulted in a nation wide Railroad strike in May 1946 and the second up Jim. In a threatened strike in May 1948. On froth Occa Sions the government seized the  both the first and second rounds the National Media Tion Board was called in to attempt settlement president Ial fact finding boards were appointed White House conferences were held arid National emergencies were pro claimed no strike is yet imminent but the Wae demands of about 1,225,000 workers still must be met. The wage Issue involves two separate disputes. The most serious appears to be. Between the railroads and 16 non operating unions rep resenting about 1,000,000 shop maintenance clerical arid other workers not engaged in the actual operation of trains. These unions demand a 25 per cent european reds launch All out Winter drive be world fair planned at Bangkok Hon Kong. 19 up a far East world fair is being mapped at Bangkok next year it was disclosed Here by Noel Rose Felt wild animal trapper and part owners of the Catalina wild life expeditions of Catalina Island. Rosefelt said the siamese Washington. 19 government already has a up diplomatic reports re pointed a committee to work sealed that Europe s comm conjunction with the pro nist parties Are making cold and hunger propaganda against non communist governments As Winter closes in. This seasonal Campaign in Europe and also the Middle East is backed by. Harsh  a sets u p Acme telephoto it. And mrs. Blanchard Cut their wedding cake after their marriage in san Antonio tex., october 12. Mrs. Blanchard is the former Jody King of san Antonio. Lieutenant Blanchard former army football feat is now ii leave and will report to Shaw air Force base South Carolina after his honeymoon. Truman doubts Russia s Aiti eight hour reduction in the present 48-hour work week with to Cut in pay. Wey also a a for time and a half pay for saturday work sind  for sundays and holidays. Railroads spokesmen have termed the demands Fantas tic and said they would Barik rust the roads costing an estimated $1,500,000,000 per year. Direct negotiations collapsed september 17 and the National mediation Board came Here from Washington to at tempt settlement., after two weeks of fruitless conferences the Board announced. October 6, that no settlement was insight. Miami fla., oct. 19 up president Truman opened the american legion s 30th convention today,.with a Call to Russia to prove it seeks peace. Speaking As a Delegate from Missouri the president fold 9,000 legionnaires that America is not hostile toward the soviet Union but reaffirmed the United states policy of firm Ness. Until Russia gives Evi Dence of Long Range peaceful  he said his proposal to Send chief Justice  on a Mission to Moscow was mad in the Hope of dispelling the present poisonous atmosphere 1 prevent ing a real peaoft., denying that the Vinson proposal hampered the West Ern allies in their talks with Russia the president told the annual convention of the american legion that he wanted  to find a basis f or real peace with the soviet  an appropriate Opportunity arises he said i shall act to further the interests of peace within the framework of our relations with our allies and the work of the United  he pointed Cut that a dark fog of distrust has clouded relations Between the. Western allies and the ,.,, and that this must be  de to find reasonable solutions i to problems. Draft dodger Given Chance to Register new York. Iff up the Federal government decided to give Stuart Zane Perkoff 18, a free taste of jail in an attempt to change  about refusing to Register for the draft. Perkoff a St. Louis mo., boy who came to new Yorks Greenwich Village for a fling at acting was believed to be the first youth in the country who refused to sign up under thie new selective service Law. He had voluntarily surrendered t6 the Fri and announced that tre was of opposed to War that he would not Register. His father Nat Perkoff a restaurant operator Cut Short a California vacation to come Here and try to persuade his son to Register. For the past 10 Days Perkoff pleaded with his son but Stuart remained Adamant. Stuart appeared in Federal court before judge Edward a. Conger to plead guilty to a grand jury indictment under which he faced a $10,000 Fine and five years in prison. His grief stricken father had checked his baggage at the Pennsyl Vania Railroad station intend ing to return to St Louis As soon As sentence was passed. But the government decided to give Stuart one More Chance. Assistant . Attorney Wil liar ii Keener told the court that he had agreed with defense attorney. Julian Cornell to a five Day postponement of the hearing Stuart who had been on parole in his father s Cus Tody will be kept in a cell at the Federal House of detention Cornell said he believed Stuart would change  after a taste of the life of a convict. He had a Long talk with the boy pointing out that his life could be ruined by a prison record. ,. -.the,.youth  to change . Guards led him away to the prison for a five Day slay. Cow propaganda. The parties Are evidently ordered to step up their opposition to the non communist governments while the citizens shiver and wish that they had More to  is the number one communist propaganda tar get. Lesser attacks Are aimed almost daily at pro Western governments the scandinavian countries Italy and virtually All other nations in the eur Opean recovery program. The reports show that the Moscow propaganda is vigorously championing the French Oal strike and is suggesting 2ven More walkouts to save France form the Rule of the United  Moscow says that All French labourers Are taking their places in the front line of this bitter social  communist propaganda distributed in Italy advocates mass strikes. Official advices say that the belgian motors who include americans dutchmen and Siam Ese. The idea was originated by r. S. Konsuit. A dutchman. Rosefelt said it is expected that every nation in the world will be represented at the fair which will be for Mally opened by the King of Siam. Taft pact with y asked Washngton. 19 up some republicans Are pro posing an. Early working Alliance Between Thomas  and Robert a. Taft if Complete Harmony Between it was disclosed. The objective is to establish Complete Harmony Between the White House and Congress assuming that the republicans retain control of both the House and the Senate and to move Forward together on a carefully drawn legislativeau.v.ia.t3 Aav Mac a a in in a government is facing increase am plans Fread Jire ing attacks by the belgian communist party. Communist miners in Scot land and. South Wales Are re ported to have adopted resolutions aimed at supporting the French miners. The British communist party similarly instructed  workers to halt handling Coal exports to France. In Northern Iran soviet sponsored forces Are Appeal ing to the workers to Start an outright revolt. Soviet propaganda is putting on a parallel show alleging the Anglo United states expansionist Are trying to take Over the Oil Rich nation. Ber meeting Between Dewey and his top aides and con Gressional leaders if Dewey is elected. But Taft chairman of the powerful Senate grand old party steering committee won t be there. He is sailing for Europe 48 hours after the polls close on election Day and is not expected to make known his role in the party until he returns. Safety of re critical manpower shortage in Western forces seen in event of world War Iii by John h. Martin new York. 19 ins. Russia. Alone today has an estimated 2,000,000 to 4,000,000 troops facing the infant Wes Tern european defense bloc and rearming United states. President Truman declared Friday night that the present situation caused by the East West clash Over Berlin is grave and said the Issue of War or peace will be decided in the next four years. Presumably in that period the United states will have geared its Industry for any sudden emergency and con egress jaw mucirhe%u4 can pay to rearm the Fife nation Western european group. In that period the Success or failure of the european recovery program also will be determined. Some officials fear the Impact on that Aid program from a heavy parallel rearmament plan. Even if the United states actively joined the Western european nations in a defense the combined peacetime armies around be no match in manpower against Russia. That. Is where the bitterly debated question of the atomic bomb comes in. Russia is try ing to obtain american scrap Ping of its bombs under a vaguely defined plan which does not guarantee rigid world disarmament. A study of the military strongholds of various coun tries shows that Russia and her seven satellites already have under arms a total of 3,000,000 to 5,000,000 men. Official data is unavailable because of russian and communist secrecy. The potential Power of rus Sia in the event of a third world War is 20,000,000 men and women plus another five million in communist ruled Poland Czechoslovakia Yugo Slavia Bulgaria Hungary to mania and Albania. Yugoslavia is counted on Russia s Side in this analysis. Although the Moscow led co inform has split with mar Shal Tito s regime Yugoslavia has shown to real sign of deserting to the Western Camp. Yugoslavia herself has a larger army than that of the United states. It numbers approximately 800,000 men is Well disciplined and has Good equipment. Against this Force. Fh6 five Brussels pact nation. Britain. France the Netherlands Bel Gium Luxembourg have now under arms approximately 1,080,000 men the French Are estimated to half a half million men counting Large numbers in the colonies but they Are badly equipped. The British whose leaders frankly declare they fear an aggressive Russia will have 345,000 in the services by next March. They have slowed a rapid demobilization and now Are doubling armament production especially aircraft. The United states has an authorized army strength of 670,000 men and is putting heavy stress on speedy equip Ping of a 70-group air Force. The american potential if a War comes is 8,500,000. The five West european nations have a potential of More than five million. Realistic British and French observers say the Western european defense idea is just so much psychological win Dow dressing unless Ameri can Aid is forthcoming. Official american policy thus far is to try to get con Gressional appropriations for another. Sort of Ien Ulease Yte bolster the europeans. But Many frenchmen and englishmen want an outright Alliance with the United Sta Tes. John Foster Dulles mentioned As the next Secretary of state if governor Dewey is elected is said to oppose this. The idea credited to Dulles is that the presence of . Troops in Germany is in itself better backing than any treaty in Case Russia makes a thrust to the English Channel. This implies automatic american participation in any hostilities. The birth of the Western european Union has started quarrelling among the British and French. Gen. Charles de Gaulle powerful French rightist flatly resents the appointment of Field marshal Viscount Montgomery As head of the new planning Board. De Gaulle says the Union strategy must be entered in France against the russian threat on the Elbe River. Even some influential Bri tons opposed the Choice of lord Montgomery. They would have preferred a French general As a stand in Pend ing an Over All american com Mander such As general Eisenhower inevitably Sirrly-Ine-once.ithf�. Continued from Page 1 tra precautions against an incident occurring in Japan. Even foreign correspondents had to secure special passes from  Provost marshal to be present at the Airport. Rhee. Was met at Haneda Airport shortly after noon to Day by supreme commander and mrs. Macarthur in Addi Tion to High military and diplomatic figures. From Haneda the party went to the Amer ican embassy As guests of general and mrs. Macarthur. Tonight at 7 o clock pres Dent and mrs. Rhee will be guests of Honor at a reception planned by William j. Sebald chief of Scap s diplomatic Section. Travelling with knee besides mrs. Rhee were Kim Dong Sung the government s director of information Lee Chung Sun a member of the executive secretariat Roy c. Kim an aide to the president and or. Henry Jung. President Rhee s first visit outside Korea since the inauguration of the Republic August 15, is described officially As a Courtesy return visit to Scap who made a flying trip to the korean capital Seoul to attend the inauguration ceremonies. While the visit is primarily a social one president Rhee is expected to discuss with Scap problems of Mutual concern including the prob Lem of the korean Community remaining in Japan since a a Day. Or. Rhee has stated that he to relieve general Mac Arthur of the Burden of dissident korean elements in Japan and at the same time to arrange for the participation of skilled korean technicians teachers doctors and artists in the task of the re construction of his country. President Rhee his wife and his aides left Seoul for Tokyo at 7 55 . Today aboard Gen eral Macarthur s personal plane the  those at the korean Airport to see him off included maj. Gen. John b. Coulter ambassador John Muccio and members of the korean Cabinet. Stressing Security in that country the Highway from Seoul to the Airport was lined with police and constabulary at 100-Yard intervals. Constabulary Honor guards massed around the plane and played the korean National Anthem upon his departure. President Rhee and his party will be the guests of general and mrs. Macarthur until to Morrow afternoon when the korean party will Fly Back to suggestions have been made that his views be extracted from him by Cable and Tele phone or even special courier if necessary to Avert possible future , a major Thorn in the Side of the Truman regime recently declined to discuss his course in the event of a Dewey administration other than to say  Early that Unity is inthe air Unity is  temporary Grade list a 605-12, effective novem Ber 1, 1948, prescribes the sys tem for effecting temporary promotions in the army of the United states of officers on Active duty. These promotions will be based on the provisions of the officer personnel act of 1947. Promotion of officers on the army promotion list to the temporary grades of major and above will be made by head quarters department of the army. Promotion to temporary grades of Captain and above on other promotion lists will also be made by Headquarters department of the army. Promotion of officers on the army promotion list to the temporary Grade of Captain will be made in the far East command by commander in chief far East. In this respect the department of the army will announce from time to time the number of vacancies in the Grade of Captain which May be filled by promotion by the commander in chief far East the remainder being Fil led by recall of non regular officers to extended Active duty. The commander in chief far East is authorized to de centralize promotion to the Grade of first lieutenant to sub ordinate commands but not lower than commands commanded by a general officer. Except for second lieutenants of the veterinary corps no recommendation of promo Tion of a second lieutenant Wil be initiated until he shall have served a minimum of months in Grade. Any second lieutenant in Truman orders strengthening of reserves eluding those of the army nurse corps and women s medical specialist corps who has completed 18 months of service in that Grade May be1 promoted to the Grade of first lieutenant without regard to table of organization or allot ment vacancies in the Grade of first lieutenant provided he is qualified for and worthy of promotion. W. German zones in economic pact Berlin. Oct. 19 a an almost Complete economic merger of the three Western zones of Germany was announced yesterday. An agreement fusing the foreign Trade of the French zone with that of the already merged British and american zones was signed by the three Western Allied military governors. This United the economies of All zones except the rus Sian zone of Germany save for a few activities which will be regulated by consultation among the British French and americans. A similar fusion of the three Western zones along political lines will be accomplished by the Trigonal government for which a Constitution is being drafted by germans at Bonn. When these Steps Are completed a virtually Complete new state of Western Germany will be created leaving Only the russian zone outside. American British and French officials have stressed that the Western state will be held open to make it an All German state whenever agreement can be reached with the soviets. Stock report new York. 19 a steels and oils led an upswing in stocks yesterday and continue Selling out gains to fractions. Transfers were 1,030.000 shares highest since september 27. Wall Street took Industrial an business developments As guided. National Bethlehem and Jones hit new York highs. Gainers included Southern Pacific. Santa be. Pacific Western Oil transcontinental and Western air Western Union and Douglas aircraft. Losers included  Jones averages stocks 68.98, industrials 185.33, rails 60 39,utilities 35.25. Closing prices Anaconda Baldwin 15 / 3, Bethlehem  Pacific 14%. Chrysler 59%, Dupont 172general motors62=4, Kennicott 59 la. Montgomery 58v2. Shell 39 14, Socony 19%.  82%. Cotton futures were firm on fairly Road Trade and commission House buying. A Market influence was statement by the House agricultural committee chairman urging Cotton stockpiling for emergency . The close was 70 cents to1.20 higher. December 31.3738, March 31.21. May 30.95. July 29.63,october 27.58, middling spot 32.15  new Orleans Cotton futures closed steady 75 to 130 a Bale  Chicago grains climbed yester Day. December wheat once was above 2.28 for first time since Middle August. Wheat closed vex to Vahi Gher. December 2.27%. May 2.19%. July 2.03%.closing foreign Exchange rates Canada 92.81 and Switzerland the 18 month s service in Grade requirement does not apply to second lieutenants of the veterinary corps who if qualified May be promoted to the Grade of first lieutenant after completion of 12 months service in Grade of second lieutenant. Prior to the initiation of any selection process a zone of consideration will be established and announced by Headquarters department of the army within each promo Tion list and for each Grade from which officers Are to be selected for promotion. The zone of consideration is de fined As that portion of the roster of officers in any Grade wherein the officers Are sufficiently senior to be considered by a selection Board for promotion. Two rosters will be prepared one with re Gular officers within the temporary Grade concerned arranged in order of their per manent seniority and the other with non regular officers within the temporary Grade concerned arranged in order of their temporary dates of rank. When directed immediate commanders will submit through channels to a com Mand commanded by a general officer recommendations for or against the promotion of Alt officers under their command who Are within the announced zone of consideration provided these officers have completed a minimum of -12 months in Grade while on Active duty and not less than 6 months on the current tour of Active duty. Recommendations will be included on officers within the zone of consideration who have departed their commands within the last 6 months in route to new assignments in which Case the recommendations will be forwarded by the losing command to the pro motion authority. In addition the Heads of administrative and technical services and the career management branches of the arms will submit re commendations to the appropriate promotion authority on All officers known to be in the overseas replacement Stream. Immediate commanders will recommend that non regular officers with less than 6 months to serve under their current category statements be not promoted unless they have applied for Extension of their Tours of Active duty in Accord Ance with existing regulations. Officers who have submitted applications for Extension May be recommended for promo Tion if otherwise qualified. In either Case notation1 win Ber Washington. 19 up defense Secretary fames Forrestal faces major difficulties in carrying out president Truman s order to strengthen the army and air Force reserves. A chief difficulty is the Lack of funds to provide training equipment and a general Lack of interest on the part of Many Reserve officers and men. The president s weekend executive order called of Forrestal to 1assign capable High rank ing officers to head the Reserve programs in the various armed forces.2ta assign Young vigorous officers As administrators and instructors. 3to promote greater at Tention by the general staff and the air staff to Reserve needs and activities. 4develop a training pro Gram arousing interest and sharpening skills. The nation s present regular armed Force of 1,534,925 offi cers and men is backed up by 1,852,029 in the National guard and the Reserve. The army and air Force have proclaimed a policy of considering the National guard of 332,428 officers and men their first line Reserve Force. The Reserve officers association has objected to the services discrimination against them in favor of the guard. To this the army and air Force reply that they have not sufficient funds for the Reser ves after the National guards expenses have been paid. Forrestal is now expected to Call for More funds for Armor equipment and pay for the reserves. Undoubtedly an officer of the rank of lieu tenant general will be appointed to head the Reserve pro Grams. These posts Are now Leld by brigadier generals. The Reserve officers association complains that the army and air Force reserves Are now Mere paper forces. Mickey mouse in 21st anniversary Hollywood. 19 up an idol of millions who numbers Kings and Queens peasants and workers in capitalist and communist coun tries throughout the world among his admirers celebrated his 21st birthday today. The Young fellow praised by University presidents re commended by leagues for peace lauded in who s who and the encyclopedia Britta Nica and exhibited in Art galleries is Mickey mouse. Twenty one years ago to Day Walter Disney a 26-year old artist puzzling Over a new character to create hit upon a mouse As the Only animal not used before. Since then Mickey has made 120 pictures More than any other Hollywood Star. Promotion recommendation that the officer has or has not applied for Extension of his tour of Active duty. Upon receipt of the promo Tion recommendations the pro motion authority will prepare selection lists from which offi cers to be promoted will be selected by boards of officers convened under a 420-5. The two rosters regular and non regular will be combined into a single selection list by a running mate system. For example if the regular list contains 1,000 names and the non regular list 2,000 names two non regular offi cers become running mates of one regular officer. In com piling the selection list running mates Wil Ibe placed thereon in accordance with their cur rent temporary dates of rank. From the selection list for each Grade the selection boards will select officers for promo Tion by the Best qualified method the criteria. Being among others age seniority ability and efficiency. The department of the army and commander Iii chief far East will maintain eligible lists of the officers who have been selected for promo Tion based on the selection boards recommendations. The names of officers selected will he included in these lists in the same order As they appeared on the selection list which was submitted to the Board. Officers will be promoted in the order that their names a Ori these eligible lists and