The Washington-Merry-Go-Round —
President Charged with Letting Military
Sometimes Dominate Foreign Policy
1 By DREW PEARSON
Indonesian War
Inside fact about the Indones
ian war is that the United
States received ample advance
notice it was coming.
Merle Cochran, American
member of the United Nations
good offices committee in In
donesia, warned the state de
partment by cable one month
before the attack. He reported
that the Dutch were piling up
supplies, most of them made
in America—preparing to wipe
up the Indonesian republic,
even while U. N. mediators
were trying to settle the dis
pute.
Cochran queried the Dutch
regarding their activity, but
got waved aside with the
bland reply that the Dutch
Army was preparing for
"routine maneuvers."
But possibly because of his
inquires, Dutch representatives
in Washington were more
t frank. They informed both the
state department and the U. S.
joint chiefs of staff that Com
munists had permeated the
Indonesian republic and were
planning a revolt in Febuary.
If this revolt was' successful
the Communists would use
Java and Sumatra as a base to
take over British Malaya.
Borneo and the Philippines.
Therefore, concluded the Dutch
they planned to take ‘‘police
measures” in advance.
It so happens that the re
gistered Communist vote in
Holland itself at the last
election was 10 per cent, and
U. S. observers say that the
Communist percentage in In
donesia is less.
However, U. S. reaction was
mixed. The state department,
which hitherto has coddled the
Dutch, began to get alarmed
Certain U. S. military men, on
the other hand, in effect wink
ed. "Police action,” they in
dicated to the Dutch, was an
internal problem of no concern
to the United States.
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Truman's Military Pals
Conflict between the U. S
military and the state depart
ment is, of course, nothing new.
And the above illustrates whal
has happened to U. S. foreign
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policy time and again ever
since President Truman took
office. In Germany, in China,
in Argentina and in Spain, the
President has let the military
influence sometimes dominate
his foreign policy.
Immediately after the Dutch
attacked, the state department,
belatedly wide awake drafted a
strong note to the Netherlands.
; It was just as strong as the
Australian statement to the
! Netherlands. It was just as
strong as the Australian state
j ment at the United Nations.
Whan the note was sent to
the White House, however,
the President toned it down.
Again the military were sus
pected.
But even in its revised form,
the American protest put the
Dutch almost in the same cat
egory as the Hitlers and Muss
olinis in their wrecking of the
League of Nations. It also bro
ught howls of private anguish
from the Dutch.
The Dutch Wail
Last week Dutch represent
atives called on U. S. officials
again. They were up in arms
over curtailment of Marshall
Plan aid to Indonesia—even
though this slap on the wrist
sounds much louder than it
hurts.
Actually the state depart
ment has (Curtailed only $145,
000,000 of unspent ECA aid to
Indonesia. The remaining $47,
000,000 has already been com
' mitted and will not be cut off
—though most of it could be.
Furthermore, our huge $550,000,
000 ECA allotment to Holland
still stands—even though $350,
000,000 of this amount is pass
ed on to Indonesia.
Nevertheless, the Dutch were
irate. Without attempting to
quote them direct, the gist of
what they said was this.
We don't understand your
policy. You spend five and a
half billions to fight com
munism in Europe, yet in
the Far East you support
communism. We wouldn't be
in the western European pact
if you hadn't asked us to get
in. We could have been neu
tral in the last war, and we
could be neutral in the next.
We don't want to have our
country overrun by the Rus
sians as it was by Hitler.
We realize that this western
European past is largely foi
the defense of the United States
and that we are essential to it.
So if the United States is go
ing to cut off Marshall plan
aid because of Indonesia, we
might begin warming up tc
the Russians. We don’t wanl
to. but we may have to.
So far it doesn’t look as ii
the President is going to be
scared by Dutch threats. Mr
Truman may make mistakes
but the last thing he does is
scare easy. He’S much more
likely to get his backbone up
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Mr. and Mrs. William J. Biglin.
is a graduate student. |
Edward F. Campbell, son ol ,
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Campbell, is
a junior in Creighton college.
Tom C. Harty, son of Mrs.
Pat B. Harty. is a freshman in
the college of commerce and
resides in Wareham hall at
Creighton.
Paul R. Kubitschek. son of
Dr. and Mrs. F. J. Kubitschek.
is a freshman in the college ot
i of dentistry.
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er of Paul, is also enrolled in
! Creighton university. He is a
sophomore in the college ol
medicine and he is affiliated
! with Phi Chi Rho. Alpha Sigma
Nu, national Jesuit honor socie
ty. and Phalan fraternities.
Janies E. Merriman, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Mer
riman, is a junior in the college
! of comerce. He is affiliated with
Delta Sigma Pi. national com
merce fraternity.
Robert W. Wallace, son of Mr.
and Mrs. M. J. Wallace, is a
junior in Creighton college and
1 resides in Dowling hall at
Creighton.
Stephen W. Wallace, brother
of Robert, is a sophomore in the
college of medicine. He is affil
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REDBIRD NEWS
Louis Hohndorf, of Cedar Ra
pids, arrived Saturday, January
15, for a visit with his sister and
family. . .
Arthur Bessert was a visitor
in Redbird Saturday, January
15.
Howard Slack and family, of
near Dorsey, was here Saturday,
January 15.
Virgil Wilson was a caller in
Redbird Saturday, January 15.
Eva Truax visited Mrs. Pete
More Saturday, January 15.
Gordon Barta was in Redbird
Saturday, January 15.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Graham
and children visited in Redbird
Saturday, January 15, on their
way home from Spencer. I
Emmet Slaight and family, of ,
near Scottville, were visitors in >
Redbird Saturday, January 15.
Robert Wilson and Victor Mc
; Kenzie were in Redbird Sunday.
| January 16.
Harold Halstead was in Red
bird Monday, January 17.
William Hartland was a vis
itor in Redbird Monday, Janu
ary 17.
Ray Wilson and Fred Truax,
sr., were visitors in Redbird on
Monday, January 17.
Robert Wells was here Mon
day, January 17.
George Kruse, of near Dorsey,
was in Redbird Monday, Janu
ary 17.
Mrs. Clara Wandrei was in
Redbird Monday, January 17.
Berl Moody was here Monday,
January 17.
Alfred Truax, of near Lynch,
visited at Michael Hull’s Tues
day, January 18.
Dale Bessert was in Redbird
Tuesday, January 18.
Merrill Anderson visited at
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Mr. and Mrs. Lucian Loock
returned from a visit from his
folks’ at Spencer Tuesday, Jan
uary 18.
Elvin Luedtke was in Redbird
Tuesday, January 18.
Duane Hopkins and Leadore
Watson visited at the Frank
Spinar home the past week, both
leaving for their respective
I homes Thursday, January 20.
Herman Schollmeyer visited i
at Ray Wilson’s Wednesday,
January 19.
Harry Truax was in Redbird
Wednesday, January 19.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Carson,
I of near Dorsey, were in Redbird
Thursday. January 20.
Ralph Pinkerman was a visit- j
or in Redbird Thursday, January
20.
Ray Wilson visited in Redbird
Friday, January 21.
Harold Halstead went to
Lynch on business Friday, Janu
ary 21.
W. H. Hartland drove over to
Mike Hull’s Friday, January 21.
Louis Hohndorf went to O’
Neill Saturday, January 22.
Sam Fuhrer Honored —
P. V. Hickey and family
and Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Rob
| ertson were dinner guests on
Friday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Fuhrer in honor
of Mr. Fuhrer’s birthday an
j niversary.
Miss Verna Truffell, of Or
chard, returned home Friday,
after spending a week visiting
her sister, Mrs. Neil F. Clarks,
and family. Little Miss Sandra
Clarke returned with her for
a visit.
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month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Miller, of O’Neill. He
has brown hair and brown eyes. The cold weather doesn’t
seem to bother him. Of all his toys John likes his giraffe the
best. He can say “bye bye" and “Da Da” and he likes to show
off his cheery disposition. Joan Claire (“Jody”) French is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. D. French. She will be a year old
January 24. “Jody has black hair, brown eyes, and seven
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Hears of Death of Relative —
ROYAL—Russell Burch and
Mrs. Glenn Rundquist, cousins,
heard in a radio broadcast of
news on Tuesday, Janua y 18, of
the death of the seven-year-old
daughter of their cousin, Edwin
Butterfield, of Merna. The child
met death in an auto accident at
Kemmerer, Wyo., when the car
in which the family was riding
plunged over a 70-foot embank
ment. According to reports, the
mother suffered a broken back.
The family was returning home
form California where they had s
spent the holidays. Mr. Butter
field is a son of Ernest Butter
field, was born on a farm near
Orchard. Mrs. Emma Burch, of
Royal, was a great aunt of the
little girl.
ATTENDS CREIGHTON
PAGE—Monte M. Taylor,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Tay
lor, is attending Creighton uni
versity in Omaha, this semes
ter. A graduate of Page pub
lic high school, Taylor letter
ed four years in basketball
and was salutatorian of his
class. He is now a freshman in
the college of commerce.
Frank E. Parkins returned
last Thursday from a trip to
Cleveland, O.
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Eight Holt county children
vere aided last year by the Ne- ;
>raska Children’s Home Soc
ety, according to the reports
[iven at the annual meeting in 1
Jmaha Wednesday evening,
fanuary 19.
According to H. B. Bugbee,
chairman of the ease commit
tee, the Society provided nearly
70,000 days care for children,
placing 93 in good homes and
completing 90 adoptions.
Kenneth G. Harvey, Omaha
banker, was reelected president.
Other officers are: Fred Hill.
Omaha school man, vice-presi- (
dent; H. B. Bugbee, secretary,
and Fred W. Thomas. Omaha
banker, treasurer.
Trustees named for three
year terms are: E. J. Loutzen
neiser, of Gothernburg; A. I)
Hunter. K G. Harvey, Irving
Benolken, Fred Hill and Fred
W. Thomas, all of Omaha; Or.
W H. Phelps, of Bellevue; Lee
Loerch, of Tekamah, and T. O.
McLaughlin, of Grand Island.
Tracy J. Peycke, Omaha tele
phone executive, was named to
a two-year term caused by the
death of Will R Johnson.
Randall C Biart, of Bellevue,
is executive director of the So
ciety.
Members of the Society came
to the meeting from as far West
as Scottsbluff. Others attended
from Bridgeport, Kearney, Ne
braska City, Tekamah, Lincoln.
Blair and other points.
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,egion Auxiliary Meets —
CHAMBERS — The Legioir
auxiliary met Friday night,
anuary 7 at the home of Mrs.
ohn Albers. Ten members
vere present.
It was voted to give $5 to
he infantile paralysis fund
rhe Auxiliary will also solicit
or this fund. It was also vot
>d to give $5 to the Legion to*
lelp buy Boy Scout emblem?
md another $5 to the layette
fund.
It was' decided to buy lining
for a quilt. The blocks ana
batt will be donated by mem
bers.
Later lunch was served by
Mrs. Albers and Mrs. Cleo Al
derson.
The next meeting willl be
held at the home of Mrs. Hat
tie Tibbetts on Februaiy 4.
More Chambers News
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sharesv
of Neligh, motored to Cham
bers Friday, January 14. Their
niece. Miss Minerva Sander
son, returned home with them.
Mrs. Clara Thorin has been
staying with Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Thorin. of Neligh for
the past few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Metske
have moved into their new
home in the West part of
town
Several from this vicinity
took the teachers examinations
in O’Neill Saturday, January
15.
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