TT! FT" T7rrZLY.Cin3,0SOt N. C, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 21, 1951
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MILITARY AID TO -
EUROPE ESSENTIAL
The Congress of the United States
is considering the proposed $ 8,600,000
000 military and economic foreign-aid
program, but there ,is every, indica-
tion that congressmen will make sub
stantial,, reductions in the funds re
quested. - "v . .
; The United States is engaged: in
a multi-billion dollar program of de-
f ense. . Its strategy in regard to Rua-
designed to -put the free, peoples of
Western Europe on their feet so that
they may contribute: to the fight
against Communism. '
,. It is well known that costs in Euro
pean countries are lower than in the
United States. The same amount of
money, spent in Europe, will produce
i greater military strength. In addi
. tion, assistance from the United
States permits other v countries to
'make more substantial expenditures
and greater exertions in their defense
efforts. ... . r
The Economic Cooperation Adminis
tration, a business men's group, points
out that the contest with Soviet Rus
sia involves political and economic sta
bility and greater productivity as well
, as armed mfght. It says that one dol
lar of ' American aid produces four
dollars worth of essential strength in
-Europe and thus tends to protect the
United States against maintaining its
own strength indefinitely.
. The E. C. A. reports that an analy
sis of rearmament efforts of two
North Atlantic Treaty nations, which
received about $565,000,000 of the $2,
000,000,000 economic aid proposed, can
Europe's rearmament effort. They
propose to spend about $4,000,000,000
for defense! Without our assistance,
they will spend about $2,800,000,000.
Our military officials in this coun
try have urged congressmen Jo make 1
cuts in our own defense- spending
rather than in the military and ecoi
nomie assistance to European nations.
Their reasoning is about the same as
that of, the E. C. A.V: While we think
it would be inadvisable to make any
substantial reduction tn -the assist
ance proposal, , we are, sdhiewhat far
miliar, with' the processes of Congress
and, despite the talk of economy, the
chances are that any. reduction will
be temporary. A supplementary ap
propriation will likely come up later;
TIME FOR THE NATION , r'
TO LOOK AHEAD
'i The majority of the' Congressional
committee which conducted the hear
ings' on the dismissal of General Mac
Arthur,, which developed into an in
quiry into the foreign policies of tile
nation, has wisely decided not to make
a formal report.
A minority group, consisting of
eight Republican Senators, filed its
conclusion, including a scathing at
tack on President Truman's Adminis
tration, within the framework of a
democratic country and once again,
demonstrated the right of a minority
to call public attention to what they
considered, to be mistakes, and dere
lictions. ; '
Senator Leverett Saltonstall, Repub
lican, of Massachusetts, admitted that
tragic mistakes may have been made
in the past bu pointed out that "our
present task and duty are to deal
with the present and the future,' and
to look ahead to the solving of diffi
culties that confront us rather than
to look backward in anger and with
recrimination." . : .,v
v This is undoubtedly the course of
wisdom. The -confronting mass , of
testimony in, the MacArthur hearings,,
voluminous in detail, offers ample bits
to, prove almost any theory that any
person has as to what has happened.
The majority -decision to let the hear
ings stand for themselves rather than
attempt to report a conclusion, re
flects sound judgment for1 the Simple i
reason that nothinir could be gained.
What had been done, could not be
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EIKOPE RESENT THREAT ' -,
FROM UNITED STATES
It is always-"difficult for the peo
ple of one country to understand the
official (.position taken by another,
particularly when an adament stand
by one side produces serious' conse
quences for associated powers!
This ' observation . applies rather
strongly to the attitude of some Con
gressional extremists, who would
force the Western nations of Europe
to cut off all trade with Soviet Rus
sia and its satellite nations, upon pen
alty of loss of all aid from the U. S.
This might be all rjght, as a trade
policy for the United States, but when
we threaten the democratic nations of
Western Europe, we fail to realise 1
the Important part that" East-West
trade plays in European economics. I
European leaders are concerned
ocer, the apparent intention of Con
gress to tell them how, they should
trade with Eastern Europe. They point
to the fact that the entire Marshall
Plan was constructed on developing
trade between the two dividedf parts
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ter World War. II, the United States
urged them to develop East-West
trade as a means of overcoming the
European dollar shortage. - :! V
European governments pointr out
that Western Europe imports coal,
coarse grains, bread . grains, timber,
meat, eggs and steel from Eastern
Europe. In return, Western Europe
exports machinery, chemicals, steel
and vehicles to Eastern Europe. TheJ
total imports in 1950 were valued at
slightly more than $1,000,000,000 and
exports at slightly less. Exports last
year were less than half the figure
for 1938 and imports much less than
one-third. ; "
The British, German and Scandi
navian People are vitally affected by
the decline in East-West trade. Brit
ain particularly is seeking markets
for its exports in order to avoid
spending dollar exchange for what it
can get from the countries that it
sells. Moreover, Western defense and
civilian economy depend upon con
tinued shipments of Polish coal. If
this is cut off, the economic experts
of the Continent say that there is
nothinir that the West can deprive the
East of that ,in the long run, would-t
do as much damage.
The policy of the United States, as
expressed in Congress, was affected
by the Korean War. Repeatedly the
outcry was 'raised that any country,
selling materials to an enemy, doesp t
deserve - our aid and should not gpt
it.fThe, cry against "war materials"
naturally arose when the casuality list
came home, but the term is not easily
defined. Moreover, in considering the
value of things sold to the enemy, one
must also take ibW Consideration the
benefit obtainefrom goods received
in return. , ". ' ' -"
The Europeans, according to news-j
uaper correspondents, are somewhat
irritated because of the belief, apoar
ent in Congress, that they are rot in
terested in keeping down the Soviet
war Dotontial, although constantly in
the shadow of Russian military pow
er and that, even if interested, have
not the intelligence to decide when
they obtain a balance of advantage
in tradinar with Communist Russia or
its satellite nations.
INDIA WONT 'SIGN
TREATY WITH JAPAN
The Government of India will not
participate in the conference at San
Francisco, where the treaty of peace
with Japan will be signed. '
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru,
of India, thinks that the treaty vio
lates his concept of "Asia for the
Asians" b" providing, arrangements
to permit foreign troops, expected to
be American, in Japanese territory.
He also takes the position that the
exclusion of Communist China is
wrong and insists that the Peiping
retrime must be universally recogniz
ed ai a solidly founded Asiair power
and be taken into all councils affect
ing the Far East and the (Pacific.
There are two other principal objec
tions to the final draft of the text:
He thinks that the treaty should re
turn Formosa to ,China 'and that the
Ryukyu and Bonin islands should be
returned to Japanese sovereignty.
These territories are occupied by the
' United States but so far as is known,
the Indian leader does not susrgest
that the Russians evacuate. Southern
Sakhalin and the Kurile - islands,
which also formerly belonged to Ja
pan. ' ' , '
Cotton" loan Risk
; "Relatively Small
The risk taken by farmers who
place their cotton under loan and
hold'it for ft more favorable marketing
seanon is ''relatively small, members
of the State Cotton Committee , as
serted recently. ; :
The committee, haded by David S.
Weaver, director of the State s Col
lege Extension Service, held a callel
meeting to discuss the cotton situa
tion. As a result of the session, the
group issued a statement : advising
farmers "to put cotton under : the
Government loan, hoping that when it
is finally sold the price will he much
more favorable, than it is at the pres
ent time.1? :'. -
t; The committe expressed "deep con
cern" i for prices being received by
farmers while the harvesting ginning,
and marketing season is under wav.
They pointed out that the huge" 1951
crop will not result in a burdensome
surplus of cotton for domestic use and
for war purposes, but , that orderly
marketing is , necessary tof prevent
temporary market gluts and falling
prices. -
Appreciation ; "was expressed lof
farmers "for their all-out effort in
increasing cotton production in North
Carolina to take care of a serious
cotton, shortage in our nation."
"Facilities are available to anv
farmer in North Carolina desiring to
put ma cotton under loan," the state
ment said. "The Government loan is
at 90, per cent of parity, which in
many instances is as much as the
farmer may receive on the open mar
ket. . In', view of these conditions,
there is a relatively small amount of
risk the farmer would take in holding
his cotton for a more favorable mar
keting season. ,, ,. , :v
"Warehouses and lending agencies
have been set up to make it eav for
farmers to place their cotton under
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