The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 16, 1953, Page 8

Page 8 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Monday, February 16, 1953 FLASH GORDON Y THIS COULD BE ANY Bu! jesareh, RIGHT HERE IN THE... Looe THE. A or OH... N-NOTHING, . JUST HAD A THOUGHT! MAYBE THIS GANG |S TIED IN WITH THAT FOISON GAS! I’M GOING TO 00 SOME INVESTIGATING! THAT FACE! BETTER NO’ LET MURLIN SEE THIS! Bm THE CHIEFS TRYING 7 \TS BUNK! HOW COULD GOs<NO ONES SEEN YOUR FACE IN Ni, TOWORK UP ENOUGH NERVE. J ANYONE DIE JUST BY 200 YEARS, EH? AND THAT ONE DIED, Hi—TO PULL OFF THE MASK? ¢ EH? RUBBISH! ++IMGOING ou Se : ‘ LOOK AT YOU' 4 oa v MARGOT CREWS SAID IT WAS = yd [ sure, carson, OK, FOR YOU TO ROUGH UP HER fi % ANY TIME, BUT BACK YARD AS LONG AS I POSE n FOR HER GALAHAD! SO PLEASE IG FAST, UNCLE THADDEUS... T FEEL AWFUL SILLY IN THAT T OION’T WASH Rarer). | [aaraprtwecreans 0 SOMETHING THAT CHANGED MY LIFE--AND HIS TOO! © SOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH / HAT TH! DING DONG a T AM FIXING TO MODEL ZEE + ARE YE DOIN’ IN YONDER, LITTLE CLAY FIGURE OF You, »YE-DURNED OL! MONSIEUR -- BUT, BEFORE 1 ( SCULPTORIN' VARMINT ? g. CAN PUT ON ZEE ran LNEVER HEERED ts SICA A RACKET! ‘OKAY, ANGEL: CAKE.” AND LISTEN, WHEN YOu WRITE ETTA OONT BLAS ABOUT ME Y )/ sure, sue's THe Y wen He JEALOUS TYPE _ The World Today By JAMES MARLOW WASHINGTON (#—No matter what comes of President Eisen- hower’s decision on Formosa, at least it has served him as a useful trial balloon for testing opinion be- fore he goes any further. There has been not only world- wide reaction to his Formosa policy but speculation, at home and abroad and particularly in Congress, on just what he should or shouldn’t do next. What he said about Formosa, taken at face value, didn’t~mean much. He said he would tell the Seventh Fleet to let Chiang Kai- shek’s Nationalist troops on For- mosa attack the Chinese mainland. Actually, the Nationalists have been doing just that for more than a year, although only in small raids from islands near the mai land. So the main purpose of the fleet has been to keep the Com- munists from attacking Formosa. And even with the fleet with- drawn, the Nationalists by them- selves can’t do much more than they’ve been doing, it seems. Military experts say they won't be capable of more than continued small raids for a good while. But Eisenhower left unanswered the first question that came to everyone’s mind: What would the fleet do now if the- Communists attacked Formosa by sea or air? And that one unanswered ques- tion gave rise to a host of others: If the fleet ‘stopped a Communist attack on Formosa, would that put this country into all-out war with China, thus widening the Korean War? Is this decision about the fleet the only move Eisenhower has in mind? If not, what next? Should the Navy blockade the Chinese Communist coast to keep supplies from the Reds? Should the U. S. start bombing Red bases in Man- churia beyond the Yalu River, which is what Gen. MacArthur had wanted to do? If Eisenhower wanted to push the Communists off balance, psy- chologically, by forcing them to guess about what was coming next, he undoubtedly succeeded. They couldn't help wondering. No one except Eisenhower's inner circle knows whether he intends any other moves to end the Korean War or just announced the new Formosa, policy — which could mean nothing: new or very much, depending on what he has in mind — to see the reaction before trying anything else. If getting reaction was all he had in mind, he got it. Neutral Asians let it be known they don’t think much of Chiang and are concerned about any Ametiean move that might widen the war and make it a world war. Herbert Morrison, former for- eign secretary of the British Labor government, told the U. S. it shouldn’t look for British support on the Chinese mainland as a result of the ‘mistaken’ Formosan policy. There was worry elsewhere in Europe. And as speculation widened in this country, one idea led to another, giving Eisenhower a chance to see what American opinion, or some of it, was before he tried anything else. Rep. Short, Missouri Republican and chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, hinted a naval blockade of the Chinese mainland was under consideration. He said he got it from Adm. Arthur Rad- ford, commander of Pacific naval forces. Sen. Russell, Georgia Democrat and leader of the Southern Demo- erats, joined: a growing congres- sional demand for a blockade. Sen. Taft, Republican Senate leader, said he would back any move Eisenhower might make in the Far East, including a naval blockade of China. And Gen. Bradley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was reported Monday to have told senators he believes ships China- bound could be stopped and forced to unload their cargoes without precipitating war. Meanwhile, from the White House, silence. But the public is being prepared for whatever comes next. WASHINGTON —NATO, EDC,' Schuman Plan. All figure daily in| the news. All involve the United} States in one way or another. What | do they mean? Here's an expla-| nation. On March 17, 1948, five Euro- pean countries — Britain, France, Belgium, The Netheriands, Luxem- | bourg—signed a pact, called the Chapter 34 Jo drove on as long as the light lasted, and they were both tired and hungry by nine o’clock. It was quite dark by the’ time they found a township large enough to possess a decent hotel and restaurant. “Gina,” he seid, “I'm going into the bar. I'm going to have a nice to ion’t stiff brandy, and I'm goin write some ‘ietters, And I thls ent 5 BE want you at my elbow. I want, as they say, to be alone.” “Okay,” said Gina yaad: ice going to write some self He looked at her suspiciously. ae “Don’t kid me. Who have you ever written to?” “I am going to write to my pacers to Bianca, to tell her I'm fe.” “The surprise may kill her. 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I lowed it, for so help me, it never crossed my mind that you had the brains to think up any- thing like this!” ,. Gina slid nearer, smiling, teas- ing, very pretty. If the game was pp. it was better to fall back on e kitten-honesty of the naughty “Oh, I did not think of it all; Larry helped me He sree. jealous, course, ause he’s cri about me, but he was broke, and I said I'd give him sone money. Why are you so cross, Joe? We can spend two or three days together, and then be back for that old picture. You have to worry about your the company.” .” said Joe grimly. ched out and ventured to lay an appealing hand on his arm, and he shook it off as though reptile had touched him. Gina suddenly ot eee life. _ sprang to her fee’ wing her- self on him, beating at his chest with furious little fists. “You're thinking of Anthea! De zee think I don’t know?” joe her away from him, still strug- storming. wisn Mes, aoing:to ‘be my She was from head to foot, clut But here and abroad it was felt | EDC something stronger was needed to discourage the Russians from any warlike intentions. And three months later, June 11, 1948, the U.S. Senate approved a resolution offered by the late Sen. Van- denberg. It told the President to'go ahead, for the first time in American Peacetime history, and make al- liances with other countries. The result was the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza- tion. NATO now has 14 members: United States, Canada, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Britain, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Turkey. The NATO agree- ment was signed April 4, 1949. NATO members are pledged to help one another in case of at- tack on any of them. This. was putting wheels within wheels since the five Brussels Treaty nations had now become part of NATO. Under NATO eacn nation was to keep its own military fcrces independently. But they agreed to have one supreme commander. Right now it’s American Gen Mat- thew Ridgway. Working with him is a staff of officers from the various NATO countries. Their job is to plan a defense based on the combined strength of all the .members. But, broad as NATO was, there was a big gap in it. It did not include Western Germany, a coun- try whose military skill and man- power would be a powerful aid against any Russian march west- ward. The French, overrun by Ger- signed ment. But the single EDC army couldn’t come into being until the six parliaments of all six coun- tries approved. So far none has. Why? Balking inside France and inside Germany, too. The reason: Poli- tics, and ancient misgivings about one abother. (Note that Britain, which was : H = fi es i erythaed ge Be Spy Case In Style Worl Up For Trial By HARVEY HUDSON PARIS (# — A four-year - charge of spying in marty three times in a century, | of the were worried at the thought of a new German army. So the French opposed EDC! (European Defense Community) | August, 1948, hundreds of persons single army for France, Bel- jum, The Netherlands, Luxem- bourg, Italy and West Germany. This army would wear one uni- . It would be under a com- mander chosen from among them- selves. Yet, it would be part of NATO. So here again was the idea of wheels within wheels. Through such a single army made up of men from all six coun- have been questioned. An expert spent a whole year comparing sketches found in possession of the accused against the original de- 27-28. According to those who have closely followed the investigation, this is how the scheme worked: Employes of big fashion houses signs. The trial will be heard Fe,| which can’t agree on merging their military forces have been able to do some very important | merging on the economic side. On May 9, 1950, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman pro- posed that France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, The Netherla: and Luxembourg pool their coal , and it was approved by their parliaments in June, 1952. | designer. In some cases, gowns even were sold as Dior originals. It has been estimated that the scheme made “tens of billions of franes” (one billion francs is about $2,666, . However, those on trial may be asked houses, The expert who waded through all the evidence estimated Dior should be entitied to at least 300,000 francs for each design stolen, | Dior's attorneys think the amount should be much higher. Sketches of at least 24 of his models were found in possession of one or an other of the defendants. MAN FOUND DEAD DADE CITY ~The body of ss Bake: tries, the Germans could contrib-/ were approached and offered/J. E. Ulm, Tampa, filling station ute to European defense and still not have a national army of their own. The French proposal was made in September, 1950. Progress was slow. The U. S., which has urged bribes to sneak out sketches of exclusive models. Sometimes sketches or photos were made sur- reptitiously during the first pres- entations, These designs then were sold to operator, was found Friday in Big Prairie Lake in Western Pasco County, where he went Thursday. The sheriff's office ie bed , death was caused by drowning oF Brussels Treaty, to last 50 years. ! European unity and likes EDC as | dressmakers all over the world, in-|a heart attack. By Roy Gotto| THE CISCO KID LZLL2Z0