• ' • - P&G. T IO F.C. 4, 1952 T h n e w r e s i d en t o f t h e C . 1 . . i \ \ a 1 t e r R e u the r ! uly el cted byte deleg 1 es to the c on vention now in e cion at tttla ntic City. l thou h not the unanimous choice of the big la or or anization, he won by a ide margin. The xecutive Vice-nr sident, Alan H ywood, also in the race for the office left vacant b the death of 0 hilip Murry, fought Reuther to the end. And it was the first time in the history of the C.I.O. that convention elegates had to choose between two candidates. The re ort on the unofficial tabulation shows that Reuth r ran up a majority of about half a million votes. The new C.I.O. head will continue as leader of his own union, the United AUto Workers, j u t as urray before hia as lea er of theUnited teel orkers hile also President of the t; • I • 0 • Many delegates feared that the balloting would impair he unity of the vast sprawlin g C.I.O. But before- han1, Haywood told the Convention that he would abide by its decision, no matter what the outcome there w uld be no split. p id t 8o let's take a look at the C.I.O. new res en, ' 1 t r s t ' r r i r, ut i O • h -cal l e "co ~t f ltvlt1t; co ntr c. ee p p ce 1th th tlon' st- f- 1 il'lb in ex. bel t v th~t work rs sh u owed to vote with mana~ e ment • ec o nomic matters. This c ntrary to the opinion of J hn L. ~is, who hes stated more than once that he does not want labor to deal with the probleu of management. Reuther's rise U in the uto ind trJ has had its stormy side. Once he was badly beaten dLll'1ng a 1 bor dispute. nd in N1neteenForty-E1 ht a gwvaan cripple hi s left arm by firi0& a shotgun . blast through a window of h s home. Had that would-be assassin's aim t een Just a trifle o ccurate - that 1 ould ha ve een the end of the able young l o 1 ader. The C.I.O. h s entrusted i t s le a rshi to tou 66~, vigorous, ond 1ntell1 0 ent labor leader, who kn ws lot about labor problems - and to ~ud6e from his p t, rad1c l in try1"6 t o solve them. 11 not e too R c k t e ' f rm p on w a t ran t . h i nf o rm t o n c m f r m i nv ns of Go r o De w r im ~o mmi s on. John vins, o f ited . ~~ t a t s L in ' " - . ~ A b e o ~ ~ aJ .. .. " th o mm son th . of L " m1:01, - th e Int rn at ion al o shor e m n' sso c a t on - ooses g an st rs to boss th e st vedores on th pi e rs. cco to N vins, som of the union officials th e mselv shave er 1nal records. H added that gan g sters control th men who ork on the "S.S. United Stat s, '' the hip that holds the spee record for crossing the Atlantic. Nevins was ask~d what would have happened it his Company had r fused to cooperate 1th th racketeers. this he replied, ' ' probably wouldn't h a ve ot a ny help. 'hich means th t the crtmtnal bos~ f~ai~~~ ~ A '..R~. v::J threat e ni to c a ll a strik on th e waterfront. Offici ls from other companies have corro Nevins• t stimony. And the evid e nc 1 s p il n u a Commission m k th great st f o r in N w cl an up thew t rfr nt. rk's _ rime s o r to 0 ' f ' O n I t · e .. h r I 1 0 pO th e o f M urkin C. .., try f , 0 . The 1o a lre a d e unce th app o intm nt, call!~ it '; t in s •' is nho\' :e r rn de mi t e in se lee ti~ o back d n- l l a i n e ven o urin J t e cam a·~ lso - •-o o••. , ~ known t be ~ no pon t oft e . ft - rtley Law. o the question is: ~hat will the J n tor from Ohio the enate is asked to confirm the appointment? Any f the Jenate may challenge a Cainet appointment. so aft could block Durkin, t le st temporarily. B t the entleman from Ohio is not revealing what he o do. Merel says that everyone is freet4> draw s from his comment on the urkin appointment. erhaps r, " or hasn't m '" de up hi mind ye . ,.t t , it doesn't though he is oi0t; to enthu 1 stic lly e orse t_e intment. Ma be e ~111 hold it u, just as a p.otest. eam ~ hile rtin urki fr nkl dmit that one of his e w. h n n r a l : o , ak 0 , h to ma or r o 1 m t h K r e n r, nd g o e rnm e o st at Cong r sm harl H a ll ck , o I n iana. s eaks 1th uth o r t , fo r h p rob abl, w 11 b th ea der The most impo rt a nt i ssu -n:;t-- ~ Lttl is, . . Halleck "°'D_f be I,.. ~ Korean r. bo e all, th e American people w a nt the ~ aJtLt to end. rt was bec a use of this feeling that Gener a ., ,JIPl~ n~..,er ' decided on his trip to Korea. ~~t!al- ~ After Korea, Americans want more economy ernmen 4 ,.__, ,... 4 .,1 :;/,A spending. in_VHalleck's words, The people s a w in Pre• - ~~--elect J\ Eisenhower a man who could make a reduction in govern llet'.11£ expenditur e s, without endangering the s curity oft ( hen may th e long-suff e riug taxpayer ho ~ a \_ ~ .,J,_l},''f: ~ ~ J_.J.;;.-. I reducti on of t xes? According t~~~ the Eis ~ administr a tion 111 be a ble to work on t x r educt it has cut f ed ra l expenditur s. J • as e h a r of the i 1 0 r r chib 1 o , o u r ~ nt r ma ra n ~ii4-~~ , , s ~ pay t·atse o d llaI"- a n -ni n e n s a d • ~ The B r d h a ppro r ais of a-d ollar-Mid c:uJ ~ - f i ft ~ ad C...-.'N,,fiiit"TW~~ ..k ' ° r , - . ~ , - H T N that n thi n more would b nflati o n ar . The President says h e granted the raise to avoid ~ labor trouble during his l Ill! R-w ee ks in the White House. ~ - f I ~ - s w ~ he d e nies that it will have much inflationary effect. DEFLATIO nd d fl at on . 1 n 1 ion m a ns a rin prices , it h f 11 n h .r< u e o mo n e - a ~~. in Ge rm ny I\,_ fte r · orld ·· r , whe n mon wa p i d o ut b, th bushel for a pair of shoes, or eve n a 1 f o br a . uaxau,-nxat■euauxnxtllKXll.Kllxtaaav•frlioimaxW.•dusn UpslUXlllltbllx-XXliblixlaiix ' Wctlf;.. The ma azine 1 "Business Week' nott ' S that 'deflation" means simply a fall in -fM;t- prices, atlld that frequently , A.. I<. people believe "deflation" necessarily involv~s a depression. But, says the magazine, the two llln don't always go together, particularly if the deflationary movem e nt is gradual. In the later Nineteenth Century, for exa mpl e , the prices of manu f a ctu ed go ods dropped steadily, but busi n e ss was good. What does cause a business cr i sis, is a sudden, sharp~declin in prices. Th i s c ~ d stro profits , slow-up produductton, and ca us e unemployment o n a l arg sc l e . -We- "Mt~lllw~M~~....-.~s.t-~~18-'1~<m--8E~~~!lt--1:l't th4.a ~ - 2 n ln e k' n 1 sis, curre t prices canno b u sh rpl ithout causi e ression. But/ a ~ "defla io n r II policy probabl wold not h a v any drastic ~ ef f ects. In fact , ~ , "Business ·, eek ' , prices h a v e been falling moderately for ab"11 a a r. Which sounds like g ood news to the American consumer who is faced with a cost of living that seems n ver to stop rising. W Jf..c ~ ~~~"""~ ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~~· L u H' h . o mm n r 0 · ~ r m . ' n n lly , h a s r s d . I · s n o f i i, 1 .t ' - , p n T r u m n is exp ect d t o m a k h n no n m nt, ~ h if ;J 1 t r D onn e ll oo k v r t h p o 1 t Ju n ' SU d n J oh n M Clo . A r e port s t a t t h o nn 11 c p t d t h ppo in m 0 n t i n . Germany 1th th e un de rst a n i - t h at h woul d res gn as s oon as West G rmany e nter ed th e uropean A lli a n ce . The Bonn government has not yet ratifi e d the treat y which w ill unit e · st Germany with the rest of E urop e . But D onnell 's resignation shows that W ashington regards ratific a tion as 'IAU!9 probable.-~~ ( who te et present Deputy H i gh Commtssioner, "- Samuel ber,l\will replace Donnelly. R ber Qn serve as Acting High Commissioner until Gen r a l Eisenhower makes his own choice for th e po s t ~ e Mme in Nlne t e ~ u r . ;... f rU: L 6 e aefol / ~ n am sado ; , ,, / /4 ./ sin ce t he da " ; of Ht ,, r n ~ r ' a · · 11 no; b l e o n s f h r o n Churchill, in 1he Hous o ( ommons. cordin to the British Prime Minister, economic cond ttons a re still s o ~ that a cutback in plans for Nin ten Fifty-Thr is necessary. This includes cancellation or reduction of many orders for the maintenance and quipment of to the armed forces. For example, few e r pl a nes wtH be produced, A. - ~ ~ i i , ~ althettgh they wiHI' be of more adv nee typ s. In spite of the cuts, Churchill promises that Britain will meet all her overseas commitments. In particular, Britain will play her full share in Nato. She will not make large scale reductions in her armed forces, because, says Churchill, tlis mi t lead to the "com plete co llaps " of ato. So the British, struggling with r· ve economic problems a t home, a re determine . to honor thei r oblig a tions to the r st of the fr e world. KOREAN A R In K orea , gr un f h n g h s sl oe own almost to a stan still. Th m a in ra re a son~ - th weat her. The temper atu r /\ b e low z ro~ am th cold 9 the most intense so f a r this wint r. The Kr a n hills are described as covered with ic . Th e cold a nd the ice hav virtually • "2. ~ - th moment, a full-scale assault seems out of the question, and the Reds have been making only nuisance attacks. The · ~outh Koreans are still holding Pin Point Hill on Sniper Ridge. ~ But the air war goes on. A lied bombers/\concentrated tneiP attaeke on troop concentrations and SUl)ply centers in North Korea. They came in at low levei. to blast their targets. Lieutenant Kingsley Purton, of B rmingham, Michigan, says of one attack, 11 · ' e almost blew the top off a hill. We levelled their strong poi nt from one end to the other." SQ the enemy-ha-s-ne-le t-tt p-f Pom--ouP-a4-r-f--GPee-,-e¥eft ~ tbe d~f-wintoJ-. INDO-CHIN Fr nch a uth orit es h a v rev a led details o f th a t vi c tor i n c ftew ~ the Comm unist-led , /\ rebels t hr e w s o me twenty th usan men again st the ke y fortress of N a san. Thre e g r e t assaults crashed a gainst the position which th e Frereh ca 11 a "seco n d Verdun." L · ke Verdun in • World ar ne, N a san held firm under the attacks - although the rebels did manage to et close enough • to hit the Nasan ~ airstrip with mortar shells. However, the airlift operated A continuously, carrying sup p lies to the defenders. · 'hen the enemy broke off the fighting, they left over a thousand of their 7, dead on the field. The French high command says it is ' extremely satisfied" after the battle for Nasan. ( ' ~ But the situation ,1_8 e t ~ serious. The rebel forces ~ still have an, a n army surroundin g N a san, for the French have/\ net enough troops to break throu g h . th e blockade. Th e airlift is continuing the only supply-line into the fortress. So Nasan, the "seco n V e r d un", is w a itin g f or the enemy to launch n ether a t a k - which could me an the critical INDO-CHINA - 2 ba\.tle, ciding h th r the Reds are definitel stopp d, or whether they will sweep on to the rice-fields of the Hanoi Delta.) U. N. to boycott the debates on Tunisia an M ~ rocco. The Assembly is ue to take up th quarrel between France an her ~••Sta•s~ttEDj~ protectorates. But now the French delegate has handed in a l e t t e r ~ that France will not take part in any of the ~ ~ discussions. LI N Tod 'l e d in t oo k l a c i n ha, Nebr SkH. \l' e ti ... h r re . ' ~ b caus he bridegroom was Enuest Li n dq ui st , who for man rs . ., a s known as the forgotten prisoner 11 of t he jai l at Fort M a diso n, Iowa. L ndquist w s n in t e n when he ca me to this country f r om S w eden. Shortly a fter landing, he was ac cused of shooting a policeman. A nd he was given a life sentence. He spent some forty years in jail, unknown to anyone on the outside. Because he never received an mail the other convicts dubbed him, ' the forgotten prisoner. " Then in N nete n Forty-Nine, ' the prison magazine featured a n a r t c l bout Ernest L indquist - " the forgotten prisoner." Th e a r t icle was re ad by Mrs. A ddie Jackson, a widow. She wrote to Li n dq uist, bec ame int rest din h m, a nd started to ork for his rele a se. It w a s Mrs. J a ckson who persuaded the Governor to commute th e sent e n od , a fi ing con lusi o n to th ffai r. Mrs. LIN Uls,T - 2 J a ckson marri d •, rne L"l n quis . ' h . for g ot e n prisoner' le a ving p rison ft r fort. -t\! o woman who wrote t him '