Preaident of the United States if •called by the --- - -- - - . - laerican people•. --- - --- - -- \o ran if called. ~ l e a i : • ng a\ ladiaoa, liaconain to present hie na■ e in the W~c,,.•••-.\ lpril ,!_iZ\b~riaar1 MacArthur •tsa deli~ered . , , . ~ : - . . . • blueltil •~ aa deeply 1rateful for this apontan . ldt••••x display of confidence ••• While it see ■• anaeo 11ary for. ae to repeat.I do not actively •••k or coTet any office •••• I aay, and say with du baailit7 that I ould be recreant to all ■y concept of good citi1en■ hip1 • re I to shrink, because of hazard• and respon1ibili•• invol•ed, fro ■ acceptin1 any public duty to ic' I might be called by the Aaerican people.•,;( hich aeana the fa~uloua .T 2 - lacArthur hat - scrambled e gs and all, 'IPM~~• the G.I tera for the General's gold lace on the Yizor of his Tic cap}-is in the rin f o . . . - ~ ~ -- ~ - - -Pr--0.,.. ... :A.. ~ ~ U..z:t, ,'fa~4-4 . 1f> lo word aeweYar ■19 tso wlliel8i 1oraer n• eta.ti■;.~ fro• the General on bis party affiliatton•t but it ia a•a•r lly conceded that I A cArthur a a Republicaa. - ~ k n l 4 t Tb- DH~~'. ◄ .. , greeted with ■hoo'ts of Joy · 1'-- thoH who ~,£..,1/(bHD , , , , . , ~ ~ ·••■x the General t.o run for Pres i d e - ' U : ~ il:' A:r;,., ~~---, ~ ,.,.,i11•• l.L. Miller, Republican, lebra1ka,1'hailed lacArthar•• 1tate ■ent aa •the areen light• - a signal for . is friend• ~- .... ~ ... , to really get to wo k.A.liller 1 w one of the original MacArthur booster•,,, la say ■ be is getting in touch with the General in Tokyo iamediately reearding his i ■ ediate plane. _J ..J..lJ Q ~ w.,.-,..J 1.,.,___~.s~ -z..t" ~ A « tbe - ~.~iiious Southern Democrats are A gleeful at the new1, with •Democrats for MacArthur• Club1 already openin , their doors, in a . hington, and L.T 3 eleew ere. Sen. lobn Overton, De ocra of · · ou1s1an~ ~ i n g cArtbu as • A ~re t gener ~ ~ s■zt:x very great adminiatrator.•?sen.John L. MeClelland, Dea. of Artanaaa~~±a~great a ■iration for the ~~Slt·- &H r :,< .. *~~is one thing to be a - f ~ ~ ~ • ss;e A ,_ ~ . •Rnd.-.8o ■ething else to be preaident. ba•e to --- A. tao• ■ore about what be think1.• lt the Washington headau rters of the laclrtbar tor Pr•1ideat ■o•• at, aituated next door to the lepublican lational Co1111itt••• larren E. lrigbt, for■•• Illiaol• State Tr• surer, aaya be will run a aation9wl4• poll three weeks be ~i• the G.O. P. iational Con•iatio - that OPi••• in Pbila4elpbi-. 1 June }••ntr4ne - thl• aatioa- •14 poll to de ■ on1trate the Geaeral'a politic l ~a-..J.._ .. ■ trengtb. Jrigbt wants to test his theory tbat ■ucb I\ of Maclrthur'1 following will co ■e fro■ tbe war Yet ■• ActuallJ, the pictureaue general's first political teat will be in the isconsin Republican Pri ■ ar7, April llxix Six. Be is entere in tba tb~ee way co ~ teat - L. T. 4 the other na11es bein ~ overnor Dewey of ----.a41LD 16~._Pnijila.• , Staasen. Then on A ril Thirteen there i• ebraata•a •••en-way free tor all, with Taft, Warren, S aator Vandenburg and Bouse Speaker J o ~ lartin ~-, alao 01 the li ■ t. lord fro■ Japan 1• that MacArthur's noaination •• Pre 14ential Candidate will st s · · ~ e nd to tren1thea Uaole Saa•• anti-c•■■ unl1t po1ltion in the rar la ■ t. lea clo•• io laclrtb•~ point to bi• ur1ing ■ iliarr. aid tor Cbiaa ia oppoaitioa to Pre1ideat tru■an•• •l•••• a1 sn indicatioa that th General will ••cept the Repablicaa Party noainatioa on a plattora centered about a world pro1ra■ to 1top a1gre1si•• la1ala!J l■•••t~•zpansion. lo couent as y t tr ■ anr oft e other pot ntial candidates, nor fro ■ the headquarters of the political parti•••lfut,tbia is a day to reaeaber • President Truaan and ~~l MacArthur botb aakin formal annouc e menta L.T S they are willin to run for President thia r~- W~ ~~-J.."'- =~ 1 ■I • ? I ~ even oppoae each other in o•••ber.-- " " • ~ , BIIIAI .,, •'• • • ililn Pre11dent a1ght take btilae~t ou.t o nee. Jtilll!' .:ti., :...=..=-.:~ =---- -:--}.,., .. d IIIIHl-- 1-i, 11111 Na ean41~t•. I I ~ ao hfPNlt, /\ Nt - - • • IIICll'atb, Cbalnlln ot tbl 111.tional D111oorat1e ...,....€,.~ · a, s,tee. • • - . ---•••t ter bta antr. • 1 ~ - - - • ft II'. '"' a • ., t.lle llblte ...... -. GIil 1 ..... , _ ,-_.I_ • 111111• 911 Mil t aalllorlr1t~....,.N-tb to-, U.t 1t - nll NII. lleNonr, • 11118 aot obi..., Ida po11t1• 1D There was a sensation in the Sen a te today; during the debate on the Marshall Plan. It w as provided by Senator Ktinneth Yc[ellar of Tennessee, former President of the Opper Chamber of Con g ress, who at first was violently opposed to the European Recovery progra11. 'l ' he Coamunist putc~ in Czechoslovaki and Stalin's gesture ~ to take oYer Finland, ■ai ■ caused Senator Uciellar to change his mind. The Senator from Tennessee says bt ia now convinced that Soviet Russia is preparing for war on the United States. Be sees no other reason for the Soviets to take over one f1ropean nation after another, except to build up their strength against us. Therefore, Senator Mciellar announced that &ot, only will he vote for the Marshall Plan now, but also he proposes that it be backed up by all our military strength Put our country in fi g hting shape, says Yciellar, with one distinct parpo1e, that if Russia takes over or attempts to take over one aore nation, that the o.s.A. ( f ree na ~o take the lead in efending that nation and all the othe ~ POREIOI AID - 2 Be went on to th say at our g ov e rn me nt should notify Soviet Ruas1a that if she tries to take over an, ■ore European territory, we shall be at the service or these nations and will help them maintain their individuality and their independence. Ringing words, those, and they • t with no audible dissent on the tloor ot the senate. ~-e.:.~ >~.llclCellar J' td Mr "1n the courae ot a debate on •'\ 11!1111 ••ndllent to the E.R.e. bill, an wndaent ottered bJ Republican Senator Knowland ot c a 11torn1a. ,t.n aaendaent1&.t ) " I\ ~ an eabargo on all export, trca tb11 oountr1 to llu811a --~~~ and the SoY1et aatellite nations., prodacta needed to till A th• requir-nta ot the European recover, proll'U. senator Vandenberg, Preaident or tbe Senate, eXl)reaaed h11 approYal or the -ndllent, and it wa1 adopted with little ado. S1.atltaneou1l7, the Poreip Atta1ra CG1111ttee or the . ~ Bouae beard aore witneaaes back up the~atate•nUot . . . . . I I . . . I • ' I • ' General .alt a•• Ved•e1er and pm l 7& )g Qeneral 1su1J•1 ~ ~ - , . e ~ ~ MacArthur,~ belier that helping the Chiang lai-ahek " w,;Rf government ot China econ0111cally wa~d be uaelesa unless it is backed by mi it a r y f rce s . Gler-enee-~. - C«ue-e,-f-o.,prft-M" t a es bas es e. Tomorrow or th~ next day, another distin g uis ed witness wi l be the lebendary eneral Claire C ennault, who arrived at Weshington today on invitation from the House Committee. 1 · talked to the General shortly after . his arrival and asted him among other things, how about bis beautiful Chinese bride? The man who once led the Flying Ti g ers replied that they were bot h very tired•• after their long fli g ht from S an~ h~ i, w he re the General is now d irector of an airline. I ,OREIGN AID - 4- FU• P . - ~ aat:cu e. know -abcnl~ one pllaeecul ~ s ... iiif ~ have been wondering whether our turn1ah1ng a111tary help to the Cbaing Kai-ahek governaent would not create a 11 tua t1on auch aa ti■ t •llioll prevailed durini - -t6..:t- ~ the civil war 1n Spain, ~Jd 1t saot ••~ an out-and-out cantliot between Aaerioan and Ruaaian torcea on Chinese territol'J? ••••t Chennault•• wwer to that queat1on • • apbatioall.7, lo. 'l'he proposal to I turniah a111t&rJ help to -G "'-&4~ Cblaal lai-abe~ ~ not entail the ■ending ot aer1oan c••t -,GJ- troopa. !he lh1neae will do tbe fighting. All we have to do 1a /.,.:. ( to llialte lt poaaible tor tbe nat1onal1at torcea to tilbt tbe Cta m1at1. To the people ot Cbtna 1n general, CIC uni• 1a ~ a.aJ., repapant, •i• 1lhe leMNl. b y baYe no uae tor CIC m1• A becauae Coauniu breata up tbe tu117, and the tu1ly 1a the ~ . " baae ot all traditional Chin••• lite. ~ t 1a - point. ,\. "' 1 then aaked hill whether thia would not leave it c, pen to the Ruaaiana to aend troop• to help the C0111W111t1. Again eoa.r.i Chennault aa1d No. In the first place, Soviet Ruaaia POREIOII AID - 5 11 not prepared, ia not able a at present, to conduct a 1hooting war. In the - second place, Noacow would tirat want . to get allot Asia under 1t1 control, that 11 allot Aaia north of the Bi.J.a7a1, befon ~ auch a r11Q wlllN / \ /j p •• actual 11111tar, open.t1ona bJ Rua11an torcea on Asiatic territor,. S 9 nator Tatt, 1n a pNaa conteNnoe at Coluabu1, declare~ the foretp aid bill at:• the sem~W:, ....... i4il A A debatinl today 1n hil absence, 11 nothing like the or111Ml -■IIN, tbe -•ure • aulll1tted bJ tbe Stat• Depart:Mnt . '1M Senate · lliie alrn~tbrolm tbe State l)epartaent plan out . , \be I\ wtmow, aa1d~~••~•;t~ 1ub1t1taW w of 11;1 A own. Por one tbtng, the •a•ve •• aaend.ct provide• tor bllp tor a period ot only two 7nra inltead ot tour, and cbanpd llarlhall'• propoaal to spend aevetlteen b1111one to a prolNII providing tor tive and a third b1111ona. Purtheraore, it would ~ ' not be adlliniateNd by the State Departunt ••~Marshall wanted. FRANCE e> ------ Premier Schuman of France won another fight in the National Assembly -- won it handily. The argument was over the government measure designed to extract loans That is, it compels the people -- manufacturers, merchants, and farmers, to inTest a portion of tbeir excess profits in - ~ - t o ~ l O ~ , ~ government bonds"- And th:t amount they are called /\ 4~~~ upon to invest rang s from twenty to seventy percent. > Premier Schuman h1K figurei this ..t as one ••1 I'\ ~o curb inflation. , Be argues that it ts not a heavy tax measure, since all affected by it will get their money back -- !! the Communists are kept ?ut of power. These IO ,e1 ne11:t» bomle, -.» t hw ••n eH t,e • • The Schuman Cabinet won by a margin or a ixty votes, much larger than the margins when they were voting on amendments. In fact, one amendment was defeated by only thre votes. 'UHt= r 1 e - n c ~ r t e d to st&ee off-the paSSlif:' ' O!f the ~ - c a-ll ing a-haen~tpa\ien ef -eAree hundrea FIRLABD Official word from Finland tonight -- all as predicted. The Finns yielding to Moscow with as much grace and dignity as possible. President Paasikivi and his Cabinet have taken ore than a week to draw up a formal reply. Today the following communique w as released in Helsinki: "The President of the Re p ublic, today, in State Council, decided to reply in the affirmative to the Soviet government's prop~~al of entering into •••• negotiations toward the conclusion ot a friendship and assistance agreement and to propose*~* that said negotiations take place in Moscow.• ----o---- These Moscow negotiations will be conducted, on the Finnish side, by a delegation of six or s e ven meabers, including one General. President Paasikivi, we bear, prefers to have the conference in Moscow, because if it were held in Helsinki, be fears the Finnish ~ommunists would stage demonstrations that would embarr a ss the Finnish delegates. The Finns, v e are a g ain reminded to ay, ho p e to FIILARU - 2 get a treaty like the one between Russia and France, a treaty or friendship -- not a military alliance. P.ILISTID 'ftle story cue tr011 Jeruaal• Just a tn ,mutea ago, partially contiraing the report that the three Jewiab ailitar, orpn1zationa ba•• d•cided to cooperate. Bapnab, hitherto tbe aoderate el ... nt, baa aiped an ag:reeaent that within two d&J• it •111 cOllbine it■ reaourcea and coordinate it■ act1Y1t1•• "1th tboae ot Irgun Zn1 Leu■l. Tonllbt'• 1to17 doe1 not 11111t1on tbe Stern OUg • which, according to prnloua c.l■patobea, • • alao - 1n the deal. tla Irpn doe~t n1Ye 1ta exv- pol1t1caf •1•1..-that ml all Paleatlne abou.ld be an independent . J•1■h atate, no pu-Mtion. It Jut beeaaea a ■111tar, u i t actinl 1n cooperation and under tile leadenblp ot llpnt.b. One part of tbe 1to17 report■ that tb11 agrNMDt - reacmd •• a reault ot the qitation ot a group ot ■other■ ot tbl Bapnab MD. 'l'hey believe tbllt a d1ec1pl1ned, un1t1ed cOllland would ••old a great deal ot u1ele1a blood.abed. David Ben Our1on, tutµre Prille 111niater ot the Jew1ab 1tate, paid an otticial v1a1t today to the Br1t1ah High PALESTINE - 2 --------- Com issi ner, e n er a Sir Ala n C u nnin am; Cunni 5 am's re q ue s t. It i s reported t e ccnvers a tion w s a frieadly one and may m e a n a c an 0 e for t t e better in rel ti c ns between the Britis h an d t e e Jews. ~ VIENNA ---- First Class Private Grunden of Portland, Oregon, with t•~ other G.I.'s and three lustran girls, as walking along the paved parkway in the middle of Vienna's fa■ ~us Ring Strasse. But, they were in the international section, and as they passed the Grand Hotel occupied b7 Russian officers, where there have been many incident• a Soviet soldier rushed up and shouted soaething at the ■ • The G.1.•a didn't kio~ what all the shouting i~lunteered ••• about. But one of the Auatrian girls 1'■t■ri••llJ the word that the Russian was tellin the Aaericana to get off the p&Ye ■ent, into the gutter, where the7 belonged. The Russian pushed the Oregonian, who pushed back. The Russian called for help, and the sentr outside the bo\el rushed up, knocked the G.I. from Portland, Oregon, down with the butt of his gun, and then shot hi■ in the back as he lay there. Then he kept on firing -- shooting at the two other soldiers and two 0f the girls , ho •• ■ x esca ed. !JENNA - 2 The girl with the lad from the Northwest ran for help and brought an international patrol to the scene . At that moment, Ernest Reed, a reporter on stars and Stripes, also came running up. A moment later the international patrol caae along; and a few moments after tha~ a detachment of fort7 aussians came up and surrounded the international patrol whim they outnumbered. The , Russians seized the girl, curried · h•r away, and are reported to be ' olding her lncomaanicado. The bullet which the Soviet sentry fired into Jack Grunden of Portland, Oregon, as be lay stunned on \b Q ground, passed through bis back and into his ara, severing severkl nerves. Colonel Bemard Hurless, our Provost Yarshal at Vienna, says the incident obviously was one of deliberate provocation by the Russians. r 10 I I' ,_ _ .. - .. u cl , I S t t tm ' cb ,. C e . 0 h k i 1 i n of ·o m e i c n 0 - ch I l 0 ... i h i C t. e .l ll p i 0 t th Ju · t 0 ·· un t ye te y , e t ch , nt of r C n i a t o the ai ort , lon o ely ro h e ile fro s i on , C me 0 o n the bod ie s t 0 of th /A r ic n WO en - _, rid le b b llet • It 11 see ms m yst e rious. Y i' h · t i e e e y do ing a t th at isol t · l ace ? The dis atch, is o ut ide the Security one e t~blisbed a round Saigon a zone to hel a e l if e saf e from the guerrillas of Viet -Nam, the 11 o-Chine se rebels, who have been fi htin the Fren h, s p or ad ically,ev e r since the end of t e • orld ta r. T he d isp a tcb a l s o sa ys it is not kn wn whether the Ame rican women · ere i l l ed by highway en or b y guerrillas. The jee p , in which t ey : nay h ve i ten ed d riv ing to· a rd the airport, wa bu r ed by the m ur e rers bf t fl A lth . ou h p r e um ly the y ·e re e ore hey e • dr ivin to i o rt, ey .. n 0 o h a t pla h t t p · t nt h •· h 1' C to ak e an imm e 1 e i v li 5 ti o n. SU R»IB COUR 'l' It is n o t la ful tote ch religion in th ublic s ch oo ls o f t h U nit ed Sta te s , eve n though the pa r e n ts o f th e pupils co nsent. A /\ l ess a n a u th o r1 ty than th Supreme Court of th e United tates. say eight of the nin e Justices, because it is contrary to the F1rat amendment to the Constitut on. ..... ... amendment reads ~ift- papts- / / "Congress shall aake no law respecting an e s t ablishment or religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereot." '.ftmt amendment, says Justice HUgo Black who wrote the decision, "baa erected a wall between church and state, which 1111st be kept high and 1Jnpregnable. " .Aaong the eight 1uatices concurring 1n th1a decision 11 Mr. Justice Murphy, a Roman · Catholic. '!be sole disaenter!till -w Jlr. Justice Stanley F. Reed. The case came up because a citizen ot Challpaign, Illinois, objected to the religious instruction imparted in the public schools of that town. y --- --- II l, I. { ' • r • r, J ' l. . , ,., ' '- ' i r . , ci t .. r l I • 11 ive _ o n n, l . . Il C r r n o ' r r1 A n r u re , e r • I . ' r i t e r · 1 r i:> i d J for t rl. c c ur cy, e .. t e I im, asks us t s y t l t , e was t rn l iZll&X n r o~~ l yn. Be was b o rn in ~ an ttan. And n • Nel on - who was born! Th much I now. LTP.1948.03.08i.pdf LTP.1948.03.08ii.pdf