The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 14, 1951, Page 1

souH [ ot o g o "“q" g , SILLTHENEW S ALL THE TIME" VOL. LXXVIIL, NO. 11,809 JUNEAU, ALASKA, M HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE ONDAY, \I \\ 14, 1951 MEMBER A SSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS =] Reds Making New Threat In Korean Warfare DEFENSE OF ALASKANOW | DISCUSSED Regular Arm_y_Regimental' Combat Team May Be First Addition By ELTON C. FAY AP Military Affairs Reporter WASHINGTON, May 14 — (® — The military hopes to use regular Army units in meeting congres- sional demands for a buildup of the Alaskan garrison, keeping Federal- ized National Guard divisions intact for other assignments. A regular Army regimental com- bat team may be the first major addition to the force guarding Alaska against the danger of @ possible Russian attempt to gain a foothold there, it was learned to-} day. Cnly the narrow Bering Straits | separate Alaska and Soviet Siberia. A Senate Armed Services subcom- mittee on preparedness, headed by Sen. Lyndon Johnson (D-Tex) turned in a critical report earlier ‘‘this year on the state of Alaskan defenses. Last week Defense Secretary Mar- shail, testifying in the Senate in- vestigation of Far Eastern policy, sald he was concerned in 1948 over Nations countries. P erephom. Plays Giff Piano SIBERIAN FORCE IS BUILT UP | Marshall Testifies Russia l‘l:esldent Truman plays a gift piano at the White House with obvious enjoyment. The instrument is a specially-designed one made for him by the American piano industry from materials assembled from United the Army obtaining enough men guard even air strips in Alaska against a possible seizure attempt by airborne troops. He did not say what he thought about the situa- tion now. ili:. the Ary NEW STRATEGY IS PLANNED FOR | Army Gojrisan £y utidsarmmer of 1 garrisoh -had increased to about 6,500, This included both combat and non-combat units. The former included one battalion of an infan- try regimental combat team (such a battalion usually is composed of between 600 and 1,000 men) and one | antiaireraft battalion. Although there have Alaskan strength figures pub!Lv House Repaficans Seek Elimiration of Secrefary from Payroll been few WASHINGTON, May 14 — 1% | Rep. Phillips (R-Calif) today came since then (and none at all SiR€ the | UP with a new strategy for House start of the Korean j4ar*tfiere have Republicans seeking to force Dean been indicatio of some increase]Acheson out of office as secretary beyond the"1949 strength, particu- | of state. ; i in antiaircraft units. Such units Such a campaign has been under are essential for holding airfields discussion in House cloakrooms ior: Associaled Press War (orrespondent TOKYO, May 14 —(®— A lanky, eager war correspondent drifted out of the Korean dusk one night and asked permission to accompany an American outfit preparing for an attack. The battalion commander tried to talk him out of it, because it was April 23, the second night of the heavy Chinese offensive on the Western front. But John Randolph, Associated ess war correspondent, went along y. The next day many American newspapers carried his graphic ac- against enemy paratroops. Strategic Concept The strategic concept of defend- ing Alaska is predicated on the idea of using comparatively small but highly mobile and heavily armed units which could be deployed to threatened points. A “total” d defense of all corners and the interior of the vast and roadless territory was ruled out as too costly in manpower. An airborne regimental combat team is considered by some strate- (Canuinued on Page Six) STEAMER MOVEMENTS Denali from Seame in port bound westward. Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver Wednesday. Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Friday. The Washingion Merry - Go - Round By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1951. by Bell Syndicate, Inc.. ASHINGTON. — There have been numerous headlines about the oil-tanker deals of ex-Congressman Joe Casey, Admiral “Bull” Halsey and the late Ed Stettinius. Real fact, however, is that these deals are peanuts compared with the way a fabulous group of wealthy Greeks bought American ships on a shoe- string and parlayed their fleet into one of the largest in the world. Furthermore, they did it largely with the use of other people’s mon- ey. }One of the Greeks who purchased an American ship, incidentally, is the present Premier of Greece, Sophocles E. Venezelos, though he did so before he became Premier. These Greeks, though private citizens, used the credit of their government to buy up bargain-rate American liberty ships, grew fat on the post-war boom, and are now operating hundreds of ships under a dozen different flags. Because they pay almost no taxes, they (Conclnued on Page Four) . several weeks, and administration | i leaders have conc eded privately they | are not at all sure they can stop it. | ‘cmm( of the fight put up by Com- pany B, first battalion of the U. S. | Seventh Infantry regiment. Phillips, a member of the Ap- propriations committee, has drarmd} {an amendment which would strike | Acheson from the State Department | payroll without mentioning him l‘y name. Attempts to eliminate indi- viduals by name have been blocked | in the past by court rulings. Phillips’ amendment would pro- | hibit use of any State Department | funds to pay anyone in the depart- | ment who in the previous five years “was connected directly or indirectly with a business or professional of- fice, any part of whose income was i derived from business relations with or professional services for any gov- ernment other than the government of the United States.” “That’ would get Acheson,” Phil- lips told newsmen, “because his law firm represented some foreign gov- ernments within the past five years and while he still was associated with it.” MARRIED George L. Walker, a printer of Alhambra, California, and Esther P. Davis, also of Alhambra, were married Friday, May 11, in the office of U. S. Commissioner Gor- don Gray. Witnesses were Hal Windsor and Martha Windsor. WEATHER REPORT i Temperature for 24-Hour Period @ ending 6:20 o'clock this morning @ In Juneau — Maximum, 50; minimum, 43. At Airport — Maximum, 55; minimum, 45. FORECAST Cloudy with some very light showers tonight and Tuesday. Lowest tempera- ture tonight about 44 degrees. Highest Tuesday near 52. PRECIPITATION o (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today ® City of Juneau — :54 inches; Since May 1 — 1.08 inches; Since July 1 — 69.13 inches. At Airport — .20 inches; Since May 1 — .53 inches; Since July 1 — 39.30 inches. o 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 cecccoeeepoos . . . . . @0 ec0o0co0o00®ece 0 l Today, three weeks later, the rest of the story came out. Randolph has been cited for “his | courageous actions under fire on | behalf of my men” by the battalion | commander, Lt. Col. Fred C. Wey- and of Healdsburg, Calif. The Americans were under con- | | stant fire from automatic weapons, mortars and artillery, Weyand said in a letter to the Associated Press. Several men in the lead platoon fell in the open. “With complete dlsregard for his own safety Mr. Randolph moved for- ward to carry these wounded men to less exposed positions where they could receive medical attention. All in all, I believe he made four such trips.” The AP newsman mentioned only casually in his story that he had helped carry some wounded. TOP SHOOTERS ARE LIONS GUESTS TODAY The three top shooters in the Lions Marble Tourney were guests of the club at a regular meeting at the Baranof hotel this noon. Mike Korhonen was in the 9-year- old class, with Bob Bowman in the 10-11-year-old group and Norman Clark tops in the 12-14-year-old bracket. The question of whether or not to spend the $2,000 raised by the club for a filter unit instead of a heater unit for the swimming pool took up some conversation with the argument that the recirculation of the water through the filter “unit allowed for some heating. It was decided that if any donors objected to the use of the filter system the money would be refunded. Charter nights for the new Lions “Cubs” at Haines and ' Skagway were auuonced for May 19 amd 20. Guests were Don Kantola of An- chorage and Max Lewis of Juneau. A fishing picture taken by a 10- year-old lad was shown by Alva Blackerby. The film was sponsored by the Alaska Coastal Airlines, Increasing Strength Near Korea | WASHINGTON, May 14 — (® — Secretary Marshall testified today | Russia had made “sizeable increases” | in its military garrisons near Korea | since last December. | Marshall told senators that while the Soviets always have maintained | strong forces in their Siberian bor- | ders, there has been a recent buildup | in strength. | He had mentioned this in testi- imony last week but his reference to December pin-pointed the time of ;,the buildup as he had not done be- | fore, / | Under questioning, Marshall also | insisted that Gen. Douglas MacAr- | thur’s plan of stepped up air and sea fighting would not defeat Red China in Korea. For the seventh day, the defense secretary was before the Senate Armed Services and Foreign I tions committees which are in¢ ing into MacArthur’s dismissal irom his Far Eastern commands. Red China Issue Chairman Connally (D-Tex the Foreign Relations group asked Marshall whether “our air power and Navy could win a war against Red China and . . keep them Irom making an inyasion of Kozea?” “Formosa, you mean?” Marshall asked. “No,”. Connally replied. “I mean keep them from coming over like they are now. Could our Navy' and air alone, without any ground troops —" “I do not think they could, Marshall replied. | MacArthur has testified that only |a few more ground troops would be needed in Korea to win a victory there if American bombers were! permitted to raid Red China’s base in Manchuria, a naval blockade we clamped on the China coas' and | Chinese Nationalist troops were used | against the Communists. Russ Intervention Feared In previous testimony, Marshall| ‘had argued this program involved |too big a risk that Russia might | intervene and touch off a global | war. He had questioned, too, whether the MacArthur program would end the war quickly. But Marshall once said that if he had absolute cer-| tainty the Russians would not come in he would favor bombing Chinese bases in Manchuria. At the outset of today's hearing, Senator Russell (D-Ga) warned his colleagues against any “leaks” of secret testimony from the closed door hearings. Unlocking Secnets He said “We are unlodking secrets that have been protecti>d in steel safes” and declared thiat “neither our God nor our fellow itizens will ever forgive us” if indischtions add to the danger facing: American fighting men. Reporters and the public are barred from the hearfings, but a stenographic report of ‘what is said is sent to néewsmen. Censors first go over it and cut out amything they think might be damagimg to the na- tional interest if made public. Russian Strength Senator Bridges (R-N11) took up| with Marshall the question of the Russian strength in tlxe Korean area. Senators have heard sir," estimates troops are available within a range of 200 miles from the Kor an border. strength or the very sizakie fitrength on the borders up there irx this area.” “I want to ask you,” Bridges con- tinued, “if it is not true that Russia has consistently maintained large that approximately 500,000 Russian | Bridges noted Marshalll had “re-| ferred several times to t'ae” unusual | Greelmg for Defense Secrelary Senator Tom Connally (D.-Tex.) (right, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, lhnkel hands with Defense Secretary George Marshall (center) while Senator Richard Rusell (D.-Ga.), chairman of L Jjoint Senate inquiry into the firing of General Douglas MacArthur, chats with the Pentagon chief prior to the start of hearing, in Washington, in the great dispute over Far East policies. The hearing | agaia is closed to the public. (M Wirephoto. MON-HEADS SUBJECT TH ACT IS RULED The Supreme Court has decided the Tafi-Hartley Act requires officers “parent” labor federations such #s the CIO and AFL to file non- Communist affidavits. Such leaders have already signed the affidavits. The court disagreed with a ruling by the National Labor Relations board that the oath requirement applies only toc union groups which take part in collective bargaining and are empowered to call strikes. The high tribunal at the same time rejected an NLRB contention that an employer has no right to a court finding as to whether union officials have propertly complied with the affidavit requirement. The hoard insisted its own decision on compliance is final. In other actions the high tribunal: 1. Refused for a second time to review the cases of seven Nazi sentenced to hang in Germany for World War II atrocities. The refusal removes the last pending legal ob- stacle against the executions, orig- inally set for last February. 2. Upheld 7-2-the right of states to regulate the sale of natural gas piped across their borders if it is to be sold in competition with an es- tablished utility. 3. Denied a hearing to John F Maragon, one-time White House intimate and prominent figure in the Senate “five percenter” investi- gation, sentenced to eight months to wo years in prison for lying to | senators during the inquiry 4. Dismissed an appeal by the Pioneer News Service, Inc, of St | Louis, against an order shutting off its telephone service because it was used in horse race betting. Pioneer | itself asked that the appeal be dis- missed but gave no reason. ADULT SEWING CLASS STYLE REVIEW POSTPONED | | The style review to show the gar- "|ments that were made in the win- ter and spring adult sewing clas- ses that was scheduled for Wed- | nesday night, May 16, has been WASHINGTON, May 14 — @ — | numbers of ground forces and air| postponed until Saturday, June 2 forces and so forth on these bwrders |at 2 p.m, Miss Price, Home Dem- for a period of many years even |onstration Agent informs us that’ before this thing started?” Correct Version Marshall: “That is correct, but I was given the impression or the information that more recerrtly, notably since I think December, that there had been sizable increa ses in the garrisons in that region.” {Continued on Page Six) | several garments are still not quite l“ml)lemzd The place of the review | will be announced later. In addition to the review—Miss Price states she will have bulletins | available and will discuss briefly canning and freezing fruits and vegetables and will have recipes for the snack items served as refresh- ments ‘available for distribution. Worldwide Ban on War Goods, (hina‘ {UN Sanditfi? Committee Votes for Action-As- sembly fo Accept By STANLEY JOHNSON UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., May 14 —(P— The United Nations Sanc- tions committee today voted a world-wide ban on shipments of war goods to Communist China. The vote was 11 to nothing, with Egypt abstaining. The sanctions group, formally known as the Additional Measures committee, is a l4-nation body set up to consider punishment of Red China for her intervention. in Korea. The committee's vote is only the first step toward imposition of the worldwide embargo. Following this, the ban must be debated by political committee of the General Assembly, and then by the Assembly in plenary session. The Soviet block is expected to fight t in both forums to the last ditch. India, leader of the neutralist group n the UN, is also expected to oppose | the embargo as endangering any chance of peace negotiations with Peiping. All signs point to eventual assem- bly acceptance, however, and the U. S. hopes adoption will be by an overwhelming majority. British and French .opposition to the move, based on the fear that it might enlarge the area of conflict, evaporated last week. Pushing of punitive measures against the Chinese Reds indicates the extreme pessimism with which the UN regards the possibility of a negotiated peace in Korea, STOCK OUGTATIONS NEW YORK, May 14 — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is-2%, American Can 1074, American Tel. and Tel 154%, Anaconda 43, Douglas Aircraft 99, General Electric 55%, General Mot- ors 51%, Goodyear 76%, Northern Pacific 38%, Standard Oil of Cali- fornia 477%, Twentieth Century Fox 20, U. 8. Steel 43%, Pound $2.80%, Canadian Exchange 94.06%. Sales today were 1,250,000 shares. Averages today were as follows: Industrials 256.08, rails 82.66, utili- ties 42.42. FROM. SEATTLE E. F. Edwards of Seattle is.reg~ istered at the Baranof Hotel. 1 NEW MOVE, IRAN ISSUE Slate of Readiness Order- ed for Parachute Brigade Group LONDON, May 14, — (® —Brit- |OFFENSIVE EXPECTED, TEN DAYS Commies Ometly Building Up Forces-Bad Weather Screens Movements By Associated Press Chinese Red troops expanded a threatening bridgehead across the Choyang river on the Central Kor- ean front today despite the pound- ing of American guns. These forces northeast of Chun- chon may spearhead a second spring offensive by the 500,000-man Red Army, expected in about 10 days. Elsewhere along the 100-mile front UN patrols probed no-man’s land with little opposition. How- ever, two sharp clashes broke out on the Western front. Into Ambush One American task force ran into a Chinese ambush and pulled back after a determined battle. The sec- ond prolonged fight began when an armored American outfit ambushed a Chinese patrol. . For the first time in the war UN forces are getting a small but steady trickle of Chinese deserters, AP !Correspondent John Randolph re- ported from this front. The desert- ers, often showing up with surrender leaflets, include some officers. Reds Await Buildup ‘The Reds ap] strorig eonuwtp:m fe ‘r%thfig troops into buildup areas on me West and Central fronts. Bad weather screened their move- ments Monday. In Washington there was intrigu- ing talk of an early Allied success ln Korea. Senator Flanders (R-Vt) said “there seems to be something big in the wind” and Senator Ke- fauver (D-Tenn) said he had a definite feeling the top command hm a plan “which makes the out- ome look optimistic.” Move Toward Success The senators’ statements stemmed ltrom the assertion of Secretary of Defense Marshall that the Allies are moving toward success in ain told its trouble-shooting 16th| gorea. They are members of the Independent Parachute Brigade|committee investigating the firing group today to bring itself at once ' of Gen. MacArthur and Far Eastern to a state of readiness. Simultaneously Foreign Secretary : Herbert Morrison — interrupting his Whitsun holiday on the Isle of Wight — kept in touch with the foreign office by phone on the latest developments in Iran. There was speculation that the two events were connected, and that Britain was ready to make a strong stand, if necessary, to hold its rich oil concession in Iran, But this speculation was with- out official confirmation. A war office spokesman stressed that the Parachute Brigade was not under sailing orders. He described the alerting order as routine war of- fice business. Some sections of the British press have been demanding a stronger attitude toward Iran. The line taken by these publications is that Iran’s oil is so important to Britain and the Atlantic powers that the British should resist any attempt by Iranian auhorities to take over the installations of the Anglo-Iranian OIll Company, as Iran’s parliament has voted to do. A few days ago The Economist, a weekly independent journal of opinion, said Morrison has drafted a note to Iran hinting that Britain will resist by force, if necessary. MRS. DAVID RAMSAY MAKES ROUNDTRIP HERE FROM SITKA With her son Jakie and two friends from Sitka, Mrs. David Ramsay ar- rived in Junean Sunday on the Bar- anof and left on the Denali to re- turn to “the most scenic town in Alaska.” Mrs. Ramsay, whose husband is the Alaska Steamship Company agent in Sitka, and is a former Juneauite, was accompanied on her trip to Juneau by Mrs. Hugh Nelson and Mrs. Ken Cravens, who made the journey so they could see more of Alaska before returning to their ‘Washington, D. C. homes. Their hus- bands are with the Coast and Geo- detic Survey at Sitka. jhnve worshipped the cabbage. The. early Egyptians are said to/ policy. Marshall made his statement before the committee. The five star general went before the committee again today. A spokesman for the U. S. 8th Army said the Reds could strike anytime they wanted and the con- census was that this would come in about 10 days. A new Red air field was spotted at Pyong, 25 miles northeast of Pyongyang, the Red Korean capital, and B-29s tore it up with 130 tons of bombs. A captured Red patrol was found equipped with an unusual number of automatic weapons. 60V. COMMUTES PRISON TERM OF L. E. EAGLESTON The Governor's office today an- nounced that the three-year sent- ence being served by Z. E. Eagle- ston, for conviction in the Third Division of assault with a danger- ous weapon has been commuted. Commutation will allow Eagleston’s release two months earlier than was otherwise scheduled. The Governor's . action followed recommendations from the pardon board, the trial judge, the past and present United States attor- neys from the Third Division, and various others. Among the factors considered pertaining to Eagleston's release, was the critical illness of Eagle- ston’s one close relative, a niece who resides in the midwest. A vie- tim of cancer, the niece's doctor had written that she could not live beyond July 1. Eagleston’s trial was followed with much interest some years ago and, since his conviction, he (has paid some $41,000 civil dam- ages arising from the same offense for which he was sentenced. FROM B. C. Doug Lingel and Vic Weber of Kasla, B. C. are at the Gastineau Hotel.