WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951
Military Status
Will Keep UN
Below 38th
TOKYO, Feb. 13 (EP)—General
MacArthur said in effect today
that military and. not i.olitical
factors will keep his United Na
tions troops south of the 38th
parallel for the present.
He said "scattered patrol ac
tion incidental to the tactical sit
uation" might pierce the boun
dary.
He emphasized, however, that
the Allies must cut down Chi
nese numerical superiority con
siderably before the U.N. troops
can. thrust across the old border
in force.
His observations 'were_ made in
a statement upon his return from
a flying visit to Korea, where he
got a close-up view of the fight
ing around Seoul.
MacArthur said his command
"was doing everything that could
reasonably be expected of it" un
til international decisions ar e
made on how the campaign is to
be fought.
For the fourth time in a public
statement he appeared to be ask
ing for• permission to bomb Chi
nese bases. He spoke again of
the "sanctuary protection" given
the Chinese by halting Allied air
power at the Yalu river, the bor
der between North. Korea and
Manchuria.
In the meantime, he said, his
forces are fighting the only kind
of war they can. This is "a war of
maneuver" designed to inflict
maximum losses on the Commu
nists, to keep them off balance
and to deprive them of the initia
tive.
House Passes
Defense Plan
HARRISBURG, Feb. 13—(R)—
The House today by unanimous
vote, passed a part of Governor
John S. Fine's civil defense pro
gram but held up action on two
companion bills.
Those approved, which sent
them to the Senate, would:
Set up the state council of civil
defense with wide powers in
dealing with emergencies;
Authorize municipality to ap
propriate funds for civil defense;
Permit the commonwealth to
enter into home defense compacts
with other states.
One of the bills was held up
by a Democratic move to remove
a provision allowing $5 a day to
volunteer workers in an emer
gency on the basis that a higher
type of volunteers would be ob
tained without compensation.
Action on the amendment was
put off until tomorrow. .
The fifth of the civil defense
package of bills calling for the
death penalty for industrial sabo
tage remained in the judiciary
committee. Republican leaders
said that consideration would be
given •there to amendments al
lowing courts discretion to im
pose prison sentences and fines,
but with the death penalty re
tained. '
In other assembly develop
ments, the Senate-passed soldier
vote bill was given prompt com
mittee approval in the House and
placed in position for a final vote
next week, possibly Monday.
Concert Features
New Compositions
Original compositions by stu
dents on campus will be featured
at a Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia spring
concert in Schwab auditorium on
Feb. 25.
Although t h e annual program
of the honorary music fraternity
has been directed by faculty
members for most of the 28-year
existence of the Penn State chap
ter, the concert this year will be
student-directed.
The concert, which will feature
a variety of instrumental com
binations, as well as organ and
vocal numbers, is open to the
public, according to Jack Huber,
president of the organization.
Only the vocal and organ num
bers will not be original music.
Five O'Clock
MARCIA YOFFE and Jim Beaver do a scene from "Louie's
Goat" by Eddy McCoy. a Five O'Clock Theatre script-in-hand
production, presented yesterday. The group hopes to stage such
productions every Tuesday at 5 n.m.
Martin Leads GOP Blast
At Administration Policy
The debate over foreign policy ranged cross country again last
night with Senator Martin (R-Pa.), coming out flatly against send
ing any American troops to help form European or Asiatic defense
Scores of Republican speakers continued to criticize the admin
stration on both foreign. and domestic counts in a marathon - of
Lincoln Day speeches.
Martin, in an address prepared
for the Traffic Club of New Eng
land at Boston, lined up with for
mer President Hoover's idea for a
strong navy and air force.
Hits Dewey"
He also let fly at the proposal
of Gov. Thomas E. Dewey that
America organize a 100-division
army, saying it would "spell out
national bankruptcy in the bold
est letters" and rob the country
of manpower needed for defense
production.
Martin did not mention Dewey
by name. The New Yorker sug
gested the 100-division army two
months ago. From the same New
York platform last Monday night,
Dewey proposed a world-wide
Monroe Doctrine with all-out war
the penalty for Russia if she steps
over the global line. He again
took sharp issue with members
of his party who would limit aid
to Western Europe.
Cites Cost
Martin said 100 divisions means
upward of 6,000,000 men, count
ing supply and auxiliary troops.
He added it would cost $3O billion
a year to house, feed, clothe and
pay such an army and other costs
would about double that.
"It is therefore clear to me,"
he said, "that the other Atlantic
Pact nations, with more than 200,-
000,000 people, must provide the
ground forces for the initial de
fense of Western Europe. They
are in a better position to supply
this manpower if we are to mo
bilize the productive capacity of
America for the giant task of
furnishing them with food, arms,
and equipment."
More Men Needed
For State Draft
HARRISBURG, Feb. 13—(/1 3 )—
State selective headquarters to
day issued a call for induction of
1427 men to help meet Pennsyl
vania's February quota of 5433.
At the same time Col. Henry
M. Gross, state draft director, said
doctors who have been called up
for pre-induction physical exami
nations are being classified for
possible induction within the next
six to eight months.
filE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Collegian Photo by Sullender
By The Associated Press
Johnson Cites
Losses, Urges
18-Year Draft
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13—(R 3 )—
Senator Lyndon Johnson (D-Tex.)
cited the casualty roll of 50,000
American fighting men in Korea
to point up a contention today
that "the present urgent crisis"
requires authority to draft 18-
year-olds.
He hammered at the same point
with a statement that there is
"only one ready division available
for the defense of the United
States." Apparently he referred
to fully trained men still in the
United States and not committed
to Korea or to European stations.
Johnson's arguments were pre
sented in a statement accompany
ing a subcommittee report ap
proving an 18-year-olds draft and
universal military training.
The full armed services com
mittee briefly considered the leg
islation, as approved 7 to 1 by
Johnson's preparedness subcom
mittee. Then it put the matter off
until tomorrow when a vote is
expected.
In support of both the provision
for lowering the draft age from
the present 19-year limit, and the
longer range program for service
from all youths, Johnson told the
full committee:
"We are engaged in a struggle
for survival from which we can
not escape—and to which there is
no foreseeable end."
He contended that "World War
I, World War 11, and the war in
Korea might never have begun"
if this country had had something
like the proposed service plan to
keep up strength.
He gave this sum-up of his
view on the peril and its remedy:
"When fires have broken out
we have gotten the fire truck
quickly—but we've had few fire
men who knew how to connect
the hose.
"We trained our firemen by the
light of the fires they were to
fight.
"Our great peril has been our
own lack of preparation for hours
of peril."
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Vote Expected Soon
No End Seen
UN Assembly Votes
Down Red Demands
LAKE SUCCESS, Feb. 13 (I-1 3 )—The United Nations Assembly
gave the United States two big votes of confidence today. It reject
ed, 48 to 5, Soviet del - nands for condemnation of the U.S. as an ag
gressor against Formosa. It refused, 51 to 5, to slap the U.S. for
American bombings of Chinese territory along the North Korean
Wage Agency
Hopes To Lift
Freeze On Pay
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13—(JP)—
The Wage Stabilization Boar d
hopes to come up with a formula
this week to unfreeze pay. ,
And the pressure is on at the
Office of Price Stabilization
(OPS) for quick determination of
a ceiling price for raw cotton.
Those two subjects, both major
trouble makers, held center, stage
today in work of the agencies as
signed to keep the economy on
an even keel in the period of
mobilization.
The hopes of the Wage Board
(WSB) were reported by Peter
Seitz, special assistant to WSB
Chairman Cyrus S. Ching, in tes
timony to the Senate - House
"watchdog" committee which
keeps tab on operation of the de
fense production act.
Ching Not 'Out' Yet
The hearing also produced a
report, quickly thrown down by
Ching, that he was stepping out
of the WSB post today.
Senator Maybank (D-SC) said
he understood such a move by
Ching was coming. Shortly after
ward, howeizer, Ching authorized
Seitz to say there was "appar
ently some misunderstanding."
Seitz, for Ching, added that the
chairman expects to stay until a
general pay formula is issued and
the board is expanded as planned.
To, Increase Members
Seitz' reference to expansion of
the board was in connection with
a plan to raise its membership
from nine —t hr e e from labor,
three from management and three
including Ching for the public
to 18. President Truman is under
stood to be planning such a step
in the next few days.
Reds Will Get
Unification Plan
FRANKFURT, Germany, Feb.
13—(/P)—The Western Powers in
tend to confront th e RuSsians
with a demand for Germany's un
ification on ter ms that would
scuttle Communism in the whole
country, high Allied sources said
tonight.
There is skepticism about the
possibility the Russians will ac
cept. But Allied thinking appears
to be the Western conditions will
unmask the propaganda of any
fresh Soviet proposals ostensibly
aimed at reunion of Germany and
betterment of her condition.
The United States, British and
French governments were report
ed agreed a reunited Germany
must not become a Red-infiltrated
"people's_ democracy" on the So
viet satellite model.
Consultations are under way to
define exactly and provide fool
proof safeguards for the Western
democratic liberties which the
three Allies would require to be
introduced in East Germany in
advance of unifying the former
Reich, officials said.
This consultation is part of the
preparation for a Big Four For
eign Minister s' conference—a
matter of extensive note writing
since Russia proposed Nov. 3 new
talks concerning, this divided na
tion. The Western Allies insist
other •world problems also should
be taken up in such a conference.
Extended Forecast
Extended forecast for the period Wednes
day Feb. 11 through Sunday. Feb. 18:
Eastern Pennsylvania. Eastern New
York and Mid Atlantic states: Becoming
colder in the interior during Wednesday
and on the coast Wednesday night : rather
cold Thursday and Friday. • moderating
Friday; temperature somewhat below nor
mal for the period, some snow over north
and rain over southern section Wednesday,
and precipitation again about Saturday.
• Western Pennsylvania, Western New
York, Ohio and %Vest Virginia: much
colder Wednesday and Wednesday night,
moderating Friday afternoon, colder Sun
day; temperature below normal for the
period: some snow Wednesdriy and again
about Saturday.
border
No one supported the Soviet
bloc in either vote. Burma, Indo
nesia and Yugoslavia abstained
on the aggressor decision and
Yugoslavia and Afghanistan ab
stained on the second vote.
India, which fought hard against
an assembly verdict calling Red
China an aggressor in Korea, vot
ed also against both Russian res
olutions.
India For Negotiations
Rajeshwar Dayal, Indian depu
ty delegate, said India still be
lieved negotiations would be the
best method to achieve peaceful
settlement. He said "mutual re
criminations" would not serve
this purpose. •
Ernest A. Gross, U.S. delegate,
denounced the two Soviet charges
as "a complete tissue of lies and
distortions."
U.S. Has No Designs
"The United States has no ag
gressive designs, military, politi
cal or economic, on Formosa,"
Gross said.
Gross made it clear in emphat
ic terms the U.S. government
stands opposed to admission of
Red China to the U.N. He said
Peiping's demands for a seat in
the U.N. are not valid as long as
Peiping continues its aggression
in Korea.
Gross reaffirmed American
support for the Nationalist Chi
nese regime of Chiang Kai-Shek.
He said the reasons the U.S. con
tinues to recognize Chiang Kai-
Shek are honorable and in the
interest of the Chinese people.
Air Chief Cites
Ease Of Attack
By Red Planes
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13—(Th—
Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Chief
of the Air Force, believes Rus
sia could push at least 70 out of
100 bombers through to 'United
States targets in a determined
attack.
Vandenberg said in a signed
article in the. current issue of
Saturday Evening Post magazine
that Russia "has been working
intensively on a heavy bomber to
match the B-3G" and "she un
questionably will build it."
Analysing the. Soviet striking
power and America's air defense,
Wandinoerg said Russia "now
has at least 450 planes that can
strike our major population and
industrial centers from bases in
the U.S.S.R." la reference to Rus
sian copies of the B-29.)
Sees No Defense
He expressed his belief that no
concc: \Table defense—not even
such a preposterous device as a
five-mile high steel fence around
the country backed by an un
broken radar screen, a perfect
warning system and an umbrella
of fighte.• planes—could fully
stop a determined bombing at
tack.
"Should w•ar come," Vanden
berg said, "we can be expected
to destroy no more than 30 per
cent of the planes making an at
tack in strength on the United
States before bombing missions
are completed. And our prepara
tions today are not beefed up to
achieve even that figure."
Suicide Attacks Possible
The United States must realize,
the four-star general said, that
Russia might sacrifice bombers
in one-way atomic attacks on
American industrial centers. De
fensive planning also has given
closest attention to the possibility
that Russia will refuel its bomb
ers in flight over the Arctic wastes
to enable them to make a round
trip, he added.
Vandenberg said a large scale
raid probably would include only
a few planes carrying the A
bomb
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