The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 12, 1951, Page 12

. SDAY, APRIL 12, 1951. aE THE KEY WEST CITIZEN aoc ’ a NAA AAAD DED DDD DODD OO aM Oe aADDADADADAADAAADAADAADAAAA Editorial Comment On MacArthur’ ie 4 ?:Most Papers Are Not | In Favor Of Ouster Of U.N. Commander @ WASHINGTON, April 12.—(4). CRACKERS —Here is a sample of American ee Pkg....- newspaper editorial comment on President Truman’s dismissal of : General Douglas MacArthur: | The New Orleans States * de-; clares that Mr. Truman's removal] e@ Cans of MacArthur from all of his commands creates for America a : RITZ SILVER COW MILK 3* 35 BAKE-RITE 3» 75e ROYAL ARMS—ALL GRINDS COFFEE = 65 eS tive.” The Atlanta Journal says that a soldier must obey orders and that when he refused to do so—|™* however high the motives which prompted him—his superiors are justified in relieving him from} duty. The Hearst Newspapers, includ- ing the New York Journal-Amer- ican, The San Francisco Examin- er, the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, and the Detroit Times published the same editorial. In part, these Hearst Papers said the abrupt dismissal of Mac- Arthur is a crushing blow to America. The Hearst Papers added: | follows the line of weak-kneed diplomacy so long advocated by the Socialist government of Eng- Jand, by the Italian and French Communist blocs. It demonstrates tragic situation. The New Orleans r paper adds: “We could much G re Th & it d better have lost the whole nation- @oO rel a u ay al ‘administration at. Washington than this able commander, states- man, organizer and. leader in the Far East.” The Charlotte, North Carolina, ‘the insidious power over the President of Secretary Acheson and General Marshall, .who are jointly responsible for selling out China to Communism.” The Chicago Sun-Times says that no American general is big- . ger than the government of the United States. The paper goes on to say that General MacArthur was fired because he was in- subordinate. The Nashville, Tennessee, Ban- ner, says MacArthur's dismissal is an outrage and a tragedy. The Washington Star says in Salad part: ’ “The effect of MacArthur's re- Bowl moval is to stifle full and vigor- ous debate by gagging all those who disagree with official policy.” QT JAR The New York World-Telegram bd RG SPORTS and Sun says the ouster of Mac- Arthur will appease what it call- . ed “the. yapping yahoos of the British Socialist government.” . They're Hockless Tender, Small : Westem .......-% e News says that every thoughtful Ga. Shipped Grade “A” Dressed and Drawn American will regret that Mr. Fryers . 53c Truman was forced to act. But the. .News goes on to say that “it ‘ e is perfectly clear that MacArthur. Pia. had left Mr. Truman no alterna- PORK ROAST tb. 43c Former Governor Quits Washington Job; No Parasite $WASHINGTON, April 12.—(). —Former Governor M. E. Thomp- son has quit government service after charging the Truman ad- ministration with, in his words, “drifting in a sea of confusion, inefficiency, waste and extravag- ance,’ Thompson announced Tues- day night that he was quitting his job as a consultant with the office of price stabilization. He explained that he arrived in Washington to assume office as co-director for territories for OPS, but knowing it was im- possible to have two directors for the same job, he offered to re- sign and accept another assign- Libby's Red Salmo U.S. No. 1 Ou: 23¢ Tall Whites 4 ba CABBAGE -.-: 5c ORANGES The upshot of that, Thompson said,” was that he was kept on the government payroll as a consultant at a $53-a-day salary plus an expense account. Thomp- s0n Said he finally told his story to President Truman, who or- dered White House Aide Donald DawSon to straighten out the mess, However, Thompson charg- ed further, that nothing was done. The former Georgia governor said that “under the circum- stances, I refuse to accept salary and.expense money from the tax- payers when I am rendering no public service.” Thompson added: “T am resigning and returning to my home in Valdosta, Ga. I refuse to be,a parasite on the American taxpayers.” PAM = 42° DRUNK DRIVER NOT DRIVING VANCOUVER.—(#).—A charge of being drunk in charge of a Mmotorear was dismissed in court here «when defense counsel ar- gued*the’ crown had failed to prove the car was able to move. The crown admitted it had been towed to headquarters without having been tested. Quantity Rights Reserved 35 million people in the coun- try ‘are said to lack public libra- ry. facilities. j