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THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1951
Acheson—In or Out?.
THE FATHER OF THE BRIDE
earlier this
• i - i week to map out a grand strategy to pave
the way for a showdown attempt to oust
Secretary of State Dean Acheson.
The heralded GOP attack seems almost
certain to touch off one of the most spec
tacular legislature battles of the year. Minor
ity Leader Edward Martin (R-Mass) told
reporters the GOP policy committee, meet
ing behind closed doors, discussed “four or
five” approaches but came to no decision.
Some critics of the Truman administra
tion’s foreign policy were urging an all-out
assault to get Acheson’s scalp, onc^ and for
all, and force the President, who has
staunchly defended Acheson, to find a new
Secretary of State.
Other political strategists have counsel
ed a more cautious approach, and several
people have suggested that ousting Acheson
now would destroy a prime target for the
1952 elections.
It seems evident that the “Acheson is
sue” has the aroma of “smelly” politics. Ap
parently the Acheson persecutors have long
since decided that he is a failure as Secre
tary of State. Yet they are undecided about
forcing his ouster now because they fear
that is would be an inopportune time from
a “vote getting” aspect.
We say that if the man is not capable of
doing his job and if the GOP, or any other
group, has ways of removing him, now is the
time to do it. The more airing the “Acheson
issue” gets, the more evident it becomes that
A prophet is one who studies the
trend of events of the past and pro
jects the trend into the future.
That’s all there is to it.
Cotton For
Jap War Orphans
IGHIYA KONISHI whose father is in the
import-export business in Osaka, Japan
was a student at A&M last semester. He was
taking a course in Cotton Classing.
Konishi says that Japan seems to favor
the Texas blackland staple cotton over any
other cotton which is imported by that
country.
Trade was built up between Texas cotton
exporters and Japan back in cotton’s unre
stricted heyday. In 1931 Japan brought in
over two-thirds of the Orient’s total import
of 3.6 million bales. Texas supplied the bulk
of that cotton. In those days, Japan bought
1.5 to 2.3 million bales annually.
Joseph J. Miller, cotton shipper of Hous
ton, has announced that he is giving the
first bale of the 1951 crop to Japan so it
can be auctioned for the benefit of Japanese
war orphans.
That was a fine gesture on the part of
Mr. Miller. Texans owe little more to Japan
than friendly relations. But with this gift
from the cotton minded people to Japan will
be highly beneficial to that country’s war
orphans.
Words have a different meaning to
different ears, so be careful how
you use them.
the GOP is more interested in getting votes
than it is correcting any fault that it finds
with the present administration.
The administration of Truman has many
faults. People seem to be dissatisfied with
its narrow-mindedness and wishy-washy for
eign policy. The GOP, however, overlooks
some of the administration’s worst faults
and adapts a narrow-mindedness all its own
by making a scape-goat out of a man who is
still trying to do his job.
If you do not expect an extra favor
from another you can be a free
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Oldsters Prove NcW Navy Chief
Their Top Ability May Cause Dispute
HEN a 41 year old boxer wins the ^
The big thing, though, is that
the Communists continue to dis
play every intention of reaching
a truce. It is not easy for them to
World’s Heavyweight championship, and Washington, July .26 —CPI— a new Chief of Naval operations dil’cussion '"of '"tTOop'^wnhdravml
.r. , n President Truman, lacing the pos- than the Navy. His attitude and i t Moscow has Jhrl it oouHn’t
a 47 year old baseball player pitches tor a sibility of another Air Force-Navy personality can make a difference L P Jone tho wav Id Moscow
major league club, it seems the MacArthur controversy, has let the services in the Air Force’s decision to seek hateg to . bac c k down ’
i r << i/i in- n- -k know in advance he intends to keep expension beyond the present 95- „ . , „ ‘
slogan Of Old soldiers never die can be ap- Army Gen. Omar Bradley on for goal group. Communists Considered More War
plied to other professions. another two years as presiding of. Of the field of apparent candi- The Communists, however, have
T T , , . ’ „ ,. , . ficer of the top interservice com- dates for the post, the man the no doubt considered, just as the
Jersey Joe Walcott, the father of six mand. Air Force doesn’t want most is allies have considered, the fear-
children and who admits seeing 41 Summers, But he has move 4 swiftly to Adm. Arthur Radford. The pres- some prospect of full scale resump-
Hopes for Truce Soar;
Troop Withdrawal Out
By J. M. ROBERTS, JR. "We have had a good bit of now designed as replacements.
AP News Analyst news about the Communist buildup A competent military estimate
XJOPES for a truce in Korea °t’ troop strength since the lull, made not so long ago held that,
soared yesterday with a re- ^ nothing about what the allies with six more divisions, the allies
port from Washimrton that the have been doin £ alon £ similar could Win the war in Korea—that
Communist negotiators at Kaesong lines - You ^ an be su ,y e th ey have is, drive out anything the Chinese
had agreed not to press for an not been ,dle - The alhes P robabl y have shown so far.
immediate troop withdrawal as are in better shape than ever to The U. S. has also dropped hints
part of the price. prosecute the war if necessary. that new and terrible weapons
There still were knotty problems Should it be necessary, it will be would make their appearance in
to be worked out, however, and an entirely different war, and the K° rea ^ negotiations fail,
observers were not forgetting the Communist know it. Hope of nego- No Room Above 38th
many 4,imes when apparent agree- tinted peace will have gone out ,. . , ...
ments with the Communist sphere the window, and the allies will be Wlt h a comparable air buildup,
have been hung up by last minute left no alternative except to fight the valleys would imn with naplam,
intransigence. to win and ^ ^ usb might • be that there
The matters of inspection to see ’ would be no room for a Chinaman
that any truce is strictly observed, Red s Caught Announcements north of 38.
and of agreeing on a buffer zone rp k Communists undoubtedly The prospect that, with hope
between the armies when fighting , ne communists unaounteoiy negotiation none the Chinese
ends were exnected to be difficult have cau g bt the nuances of the 01 negotiation gone, tne wnmese
for rotation purposes. If con- ptotty dhn The prospoct that Kns.
tneir temtory Ana one oi tnen ti j war should force cancella- sia would be drawn into a war
tionTfs'to restore The'^tuaS as tion of the rotation P lan ’ those ^in f 6 , obvi ° usly doesn,t want
tions is to lestoie tne situation as qq oqo wou id become reinforce- would be less dim.
at ^he 6 38th’ paSllel The^alSs That ’j nearly'five divisions The Communists have every good ^
want to keep their more easily de- - al . th ° u g h th , e force V 5 ^ 01 '- reason for compromise at Kae- M
fendable positions north of the g^zed on division levels, being song. V
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,, .ti . , . „ make that clear, by nominating ent Chief of the Pacific fleet was
recently won the heavyweight crown from Bradley for reappointment to to the fore of the Navy forces
29 year old Ezzard Charles. another two-year term as chair- which quarreled with the Air Force
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, over the B-36 bomber program and
There are literally thousands of young the President has been more delib- over decision of wartime missions.
■ UnS ” Tf 118 f J°7 16 T° f Wh ° T S&MSS? Mow £4 O'"" A*"'* Cohered
111 sanalots and class D leagues trying to in the chairmanship two years Two other four-star Admirals
develop into major leaguers. Yet, “ole Satch” hence. A vacancy on the Joint appeared high on the list of possi-
-r, i .. Chiefs organization exists because bilities—Robert B. Carney, Chief
rage, who is a much better ballplayer than of th% death of Admiral Foi'rest of the U. S. Naval Forces in the
mathematician as evidenced by his inability P - Sherman. Eastern Atlantic and Mediter-
to calculate his exact age but admits it to Chair Should Rotate Smmandof'the'AtlanCT’Fleet
be at least 47, is mowing them down in be- ^ tbe ^ me tbe National De- Nor is the remaining four-star Ad-
fense Act formally established the miral ruled out of the running—
Joint Chiefs of Staff organization Lynde D. McCormick, the Vice
—the Military Chiefs of the Army, Chief of Naval operations.
• nriVQ , 70 , Q i n /i -MA j j.t_ 4- Navy and Air Force, with a chair- The directorate of Generals and
ance IS unrevealed. No record implied that man—there were some who be- Admirals over which Bradley pre-
they take special tonics or that they are hab- heved the chairmanship should be sides has no book of parliamentary
itual eaters of particular breakfast rernk y 0t ? te r am ? nj? th e services. Brad- laws and doesn’t cast formal bal-
Ud^ t is OI particular DieaKiast cerals. leys friends say he was one of lots in deciding on strategy or
Could it be that the younger generation tbe advocates of that idea and that making recommendations to Sec-
moreover he thought the tenure retary of Defence Marshall or to
should be limited to one term and Mr. Truman,
to General or Flag Officers who, During the World War II per-
upon completing the term would iod following the first formation
have reached retirement age. of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by di-
If that was Bradley’s idea, it rective of the late President Roose-
has been accepted neither by Con- ve h a custom of unanimity grew
gress nor Mr. Truman. The law U P- the tradition was broken
Congress passed provides the chair- two years ago. On the issue of
man shall serve for two years and whether the Navy would be allow-
be eligible for one reappointment, ed to build a super-size carrier,
except in tiine of war when there the Navy member, Adm. Louis
would be no limitation on reap- Denfeld, was overruled by his col-
pointments. The President has lea R‘ues.
used this provision to renominate The custom now appears to be
Bradley for another term. Senate be tor the President or the Defense
confirmation of the appointment Secretary to take an informal poll
is required and intocipated. °t the Joint Chiefs members—but
IkEFENSE Secretary George C. Marshall gtM" ‘ "* 1 "
said yesterday the evacuation of foreign the Chief of Naval Operations are
troops from Korea at the proper time BeasIeV ConduCtS
should pose no problem if the Communists man’s death would be a Joint \jU11UULIO
are sincere in seeking a real peace settle- exata" re ' Policeman School
tion of war if the present negotia
tions fail.
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half of the St. Louis Browns.
The secret of these men’s physical indur-
is decreasing physically?
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Then, there are the people ivho tell
you, when you ask them, how they
feel.
‘Troop Withdrawl
No Problem ’
QUALITY BRANDS
warn
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GROCERY SPECIALS •
ment.
‘This negotiation on the battlefield,” said
Navy Has First Crack
Wallace D. Beasley, field in-
the General, “is an entirely different prob- scr ™ es < a policy , tha t Lppeavs periment f0 SeiiLf"fs me c e onducHne
lem from the negotiation of a political set- cXThetthaniaw)w”re n foUowe°d BwwJoSP tl ' ai " i, ' g daSSeS te
bXt e‘^"“^ erS “ ohTjodge, 8 a special »
Obviously the Communists know the IT P reven t the President from turn- ^ ant Fe Raihoad, and a game vai-
uuv ouMy me communists Know tne U. ing . to Air Force Gen _ H v den began July 9 and will continue
N. wont agree to talking about the With- denberg or Army Gen. J. Lawton throu g h Au gust 16.
drawal Of U. S. or U. N. troops until after ColIins —or from'going outside the , The Engineering Extension Ser-
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are stalling for time SO they can save “face ” . The Air Force may have keener of tbe 32 bour course.
During this stall many lives are being lost Mr ' Tl ' um “’ s c - hoi “
in a battle that could have ended weeks ago.
Since when it it more important to save
“face” than “life?”
Belcher Lectures
To Hotel Group
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for the Engineering Extension
Seiwice, is conducting a series of
four lectures at the seventh an
nual Texas Hotel Association
Short Course being held at the
University of Houston this week.
During the past four years,
Belcher has conducted numerous
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