The Omaha guide. (Omaha, Neb.) 1927-19??, November 17, 1945, Page 8, Image 8
r_WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS--' Crises in China and Indies Threaten Peace in Far East; Foresee Substantial Wage Gains - Released hv Western Newspaper Union. . {EDITOR'S NOTE: When opinions are expressed In these columns they are those of Western Newspaper Union’s news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper.) Given noisy welcome by populace, marines arrive in Tientsin, China, to occupy port after Jap surrender. As crowds cheer, this leatherneck enjoys spin in bicycle rickshaw. PACIFIC: No Peace Though Japan has laid down her arms, peace has not yet come to the Pacific, what with Chinese na tionalists and communists at swords points and Indonesians seeking their independence from Dutch rule. U. S. troops stood in the middle as Chinese nationalists squared off against the communists, with ma rines guarding the vital coal mines and rail route around the shipping port of Chinwangtao in the trouble some northern zone. Heretofore, the communists have considered this territory their espe cial domain, and until Chiang Kai shek's troops set foot upon it after disembarking from U. S. vessels, no nationalist forces had ever chal lenged Red control there. While the communists withdrew in the face of nationalist landings at Chinwangtao, they remained active to the west, cutting rail routes over which Chiang could deploy his armies. With the U. S. supporting the na tionalists and the Russians having recently promised to keep hands off of Chinese politics, Chiang has en joyed every advantage in his effort to extend his domination over the country. While his representatives have haggled with the Reds over terms in Chungking, Chiang has cleverly pressed his edge in the north. Meanwhile, natives of the East In dies, led by President Soekarno of lilt: ll ictcmij co tablished republic looked to confer ences with Allied authorities to clear their claims for in dependence. Strong ly organized early this year when the fortunes of their Jap conquerors began ; falling, the Indone- 1 siaris presently rep resent a formidable trouble -making President Soekarno __* Al_T~\.. vv. vv» w uvu i mjv v/uivu into terms. The Mr. Big of the independence movement. Soekarno was kept busy trying to quell Indonesian hot-heads •whose outbreaks threatened his con trol of the situation and promised to weaken his hands in dealing with the Dutch. WACL POLICY: Labor Sees Gain Though President Truman left the way for reconversion wage settle ments up to the collective bargain ing of employers and unions, labor looked to the administration pro gram to pave the way for substan tial pay increases within the stabili zation structure. By appealing for maintenance of high wartime “take-home” pay, and declaring business well able to ab sorb the added costs, or eligible for moderate price increases, Mr. Tru man was seen to apply pressure on management at a time when atten tion is being focused on the all-im portant wage negotiations in the au tomobile, oil and steel industries. In enunciating his reconversion wage policy to a radio audience es timated at 32,000,000, the President did so only after administraton con sultations with both big business and labor leaders. As a result of one of these conferences with Hen ry Ford II, government officials ex pressed confidence a satisfactory settlement could be arranged in the FARM PRICES: Substantial gains in prices re ceived by farmers for truck crops, grains and cotton were primarily re sponsible for a two-point upturn in the general level of prices received by farmers to 199 per cent of its August, 1909-July, 1914 average in mid-October, the department of ag riculture reported. October parity prices reached another new 25-year high as prices paid by farmers for commodities, interest and taxes, ad vanced. company’s plant, setting an indus try-wide pattern. While the President said industry generally was capable of extending wage increases because of overtime elimination, greater productivity per worker, tax credits for lower earnings and abolition of the excess profits levy, he promised that price boosts would be granted after a trial period if the added costs resulted in operating losses. Meantime, price rises would be considered in cases where indus tries raised wages to a full 28 per cent to cover added living costs since January, 1941; boosted pay to iron out differences in plants in the same industries or localities, or paid more to attract workers to essential enterprises to speed up reconver sion. With the government’s wage pol icy established, representatives of management and labor met in Wash ington, D. C., to establish machinery for settling differences. AGRICULTURE: 1946 Prospects Though the government intends no leveling off of over-all production next year and demand for food should remain high, real farm in come may drop as much as 15 per cent during 1946 in reflecting in creases in some prices of what farmers buy, the department of ag riculture predicted. Despite a 15 per cent drop in real income—that is, what income will actually buy in goods, etc.—it will still remain double the prewar aver age, the department reported. How ever, any kind of a decrease would be the first since 1935. Predictions of a drop in real in come for 1946 followed reports that the government would soon outline production goals for next year, ask ing for maintenance of present live stock and hog marketings and wheat and corn acreage; increased plant ings of cotton and sugar beets, and sharp cuts for eggs and chickens and oil bearing crops. Milk and po tatoes would be scheduled for small er reductions. FUEHRER’S END: Died With Eva Answering repeated rumors of Hit ler’s escape from Berlin, British in telligence declared that an ex haustive investigation had indicated that the fuehrer had shot himself in the bunker of the reichchaneellery on April 30 and his consort, Eva Braun, had followed him in death by taking poison. Though broken in health, Hitler re mained alert in mind to the end, the British found, and even held hopes for a successful defense of Berlin after his decision to remain in the capital on April 22 and aban don plans fqr a last-ditch stand in the Bavarian mountain redoubt. When the Russians continued to hammer forward, however, hope faded and Hitler and his mistress were married on April 29, climaxing a long, secret relationship. Bidding his personal followers in the reichchaneellery goodbye the next day, Hitler then shot himself through the mouth while his mate took poison, the British said. Per the fuehrer’s last orders. Propa ganda Minister Goebbels and Dep uty Leader Bormann then saturated the bodies with gasoline and burned them beyond recognition. It is also believed that the remains may have been further broken up and then buried. More Shoes on Way With production for November and December expected to hit 30 million pair a month, shoes soon should become plentiful, with deal ers able to replenish stocks curtailed by former wartime regulations and runs made upon stores following the removal of rationing. At 20.000.000 pairs per month in August, the output began to spurt after V-J day. reaching 28.000,000 for October. Warn of Traffic Hazards As chairman of the N'atianal Safety council's committee on winter driving hazards, made up of 30 experts in fields of traffic and transportation. Prof. Ralph A. Moyer of Iowa State college warned that the coming snow and ice season may cause one of the worst "traffic accident winters" in history. With a study of recent years showing traffic accident death rates for 36 northern states 24 to 53 per cent higher in the win ter than in the summer months, Moyer said, the combination of more and older cars, more gas and more "restraint weary” driv ers may result in !he worst season in history. Drivers in snow belt s-tates must consider dangerous road conditions and should imme diately check their brakes, tire chains, windshield w'pers, de frosters, and headlights. Concerning future auto and truck models. Professor Moyer said manufacturers are giving more consideration to safety and practical fender styling for easi er installation of anti-skid chains without impairing streamlining. T 'w windshield and window de signs, defrosters and headlights also improve winter visibility. GERMANY: Foresee Trouble Because of widespread unemploy ment, food and fuel shortages and murder and looting by displaced persons, serious outbreaks may oc cur in Germany over the winter. General Dwight D. Eisenhower re ported. Eisenhower’s statement followed disclosure of a survey that the Ger mans generally had praise for the occupation of the British, were irked by seeming American indifference to conditions and fostered a deep hatred for the Russians. The state ment also came on top of demands in some circles that the Allies lay down a clear-cut economic policy for Germany so that normal activity may be restored to relieve the wide spread chaos. German youths and returned sol diers presently constitute the larg est trouble-making element, Eisen hower said, with much of their ire directed against frauleins fraterniz ing with Allied troops and displaced persons. Such discontent could well lead to organized resistance against occupation forces, Eisenhower warned. On Road to Life (WvfrnMfriiHfr As a result oj latest medical uonder, 7-month-old Sandra Evans of Los Angeles, Calif., may soon be cured of formerly fatal cystic pan creal disease, doctors say. Whereas tiny Sandra u as not expected to live beyond half-year, physicians pre dicted complete recovery after treat ment under plexi-glass, requiring inhalation of vaporized penicillin diluted in saline solution. JAP NAVY: Remnants Doomed Once proud possessor of the im perial fleet, Japan will be reduced to zero as a sea power following Al lied plans for the destruction of Nip pon’s remaining capital ships and the division of the smaller craft and auxiliaries. Because differences in design pre vent their efficient use by the U. S., Britain, Russia and China, one bat tleship, four cruisers, four aircraft carriers and 51 submarines will be sent to the bottom, with the battle ship expected to serve as a target for an atomic bombing test. Indica tive of the differences of bigger Jap warships, space between decks is 6 inches shorter than in other na vies, thus cramping their use by tall er people. Some 38 destroyers built accord ing to usable specifications will be divided among the Big Four along with coastal and auxiliary vessels. In constructing their destroyers, it was learned, the wily Nipponese so licited plans from shipbuilders, cop ied them and then returned them as unsatisfactory, escaping pay ment for their use. BEVERAGE TAXES: Federal revenues from distilled spirits have increased steadily from the $163,998,710 recorded in 1934 to $1,403,338.23(1 in 1944. the New York Trust company points out. Although state revenues from dis tilled spirits cannot be totaled as ac curately as the federal because of the complexity of state revenue reg ulations and the manner of collec tion, there is little question but that the sale of distilled spirits forms • substantial part of state incoms, fhs company found. SOVIET BIGWIGS REVIEW A \ \ IA I. MARCH OF RF.U ARMY Moscow. USSR (Soundphoto) — For the first time since becoming : boRsman of Soviet Russia. Marshal . Josef Stalin is not among those present when Soviet bigwigs re view the annual march of the Red Army in Moscow's Red Square. Standing on the tribune of the Ijenin Mausoleum are left to right: A. F. Gorkint M. F. Shkiryntov, Marshal Semeon Budenny/ Foreign Commissar Vyachslev Molotov and G. M Malenkov. r 4 1 —— i Sin WASHINGTON By Walter Shead WNU C orrBspondmnl WNU Washington Bureau, 1616 Eye St., N. W. Little Red Schoolhouse Is Out of Step With Times Celebration of the first anniver sary of the White House conference on rural education, in October, served to bring into focus again the shortcomings and problems of rural education in the country schools. Moreover it has brought to the fore once again the long-standing debate over the merits of the one-room, one-teacher school, versus the con solidated country school. There is, however, one fact that proponents of both the one-room school and the consolidated school can agree on, and that is the rural youth of the nation is not getting | an even break with his city cousin i in the matter of education. With this in mind, a 24-point pro gram for improvement of rural edu cation has been drawn up for a long range fight for adoption by federal, state and local school authorities. This is an effort to bring rural edu cation up to a higher level to give the boys and girls of rural communi ties the type of education they need and the most education possible in the rural public schools of the na tion. Dr. Howard A. Dawson of Arkan sas, director of the rural services of ! the National Education association, at a recent press conference here announced that shortly after the first of the year nine regional conferences on rural life and education will be held in various sections of the coun try. Representatives of farmers, business, labor and educational groups will participate in an effort to stimulate greater interest in the program. Country Schools Need Help Here are some vital statistics and facts which become problems before I any gathering of rural school au- j thorities: Farmers have 31 per cent of the children and only 10 per cent I of the national income, so there is a need for greater state and federal financing as aids to local adminis tration of rural schools. Rural school teachers average ap proximately $959 per year in salary as compared to an average of $1,955 for city teachers, so city schools are able to obtain better teachers. There are 50,000 school teachers now working under emergency cer tificates who are not qualified to teach, and two-thirds of them are in rural schools. Rural school districts are too small and should be enlarged to pro vide increased resources and to de crease administrative costs. Of the 189,062 rural school build j ings, 108,000 are of the one-teacher variety and one recommendation of I the White House conference is that ^ schools should be consolidated wher ever distances, topography and the ; best interests of the children and of ! community life permit, which, by the way, is a manner of straddling the question of whether the one-roonv or the consolidated school is for the best interest of the children. I Enrollment in teachers’ colleges, the source from which school teach ers are obtained, has dropped 50 per cent during these war years. As a result, 360,000 of the nation’s 900,000 teachers are new to their jobs, and, whereas city schools have been able to maintain staffs because of high er salaries paid, country schools are bearing the brunt of the shortage. Bigger, Better High Schools It is pointed out that the curricu- i him established by the state boards | of education in many states varies l little in the city and country schools. ' It is a matter of common sense there is a vast difference in the edu cational needs of country children 1 and those who live in cities. So one I of the problems is for a course I of study particularly fitted to the i needs of the rural youth, and a staff of teachers who have the kind and quality of preservice education which will qualify them to teach in rural schools as contrasted to city ! schools. The NEA believes also that there I can be no adequate high school edu cation in any rural high school where enrollment is less than 300 pupils | There can be no adequately formu lated high school program which will give the student a well-rounded education where there are only a few students; there can be no school morale or spirit, nor can interest of the student in the teen ages be maintained through four years of high school work in small high schools, educators believe. Qualified Superintendents Furthermore, one of the planks in the 24-point program calls for care ful selection of superintendents of rural schools on a basis of profes sional qualifications and on non > political considerations. Therefore, popular elections of county superin tendents should be abandoned. There are some 12,100,000 students enrolled in rural schools, which con stitute 48 per cent of all public schools in the nation. The 451,660 \ rural teachers comprise 52 per cent ' of the nation’s total. 50 5% Clover Leaf a Ice & Coal CO. ^ 2009 North 27th St. Phone JA-1090 100 THEYST/LL / CARRY OH/ |NATIVE FASCISTSt i how to spot them and stop them t How can you spot a fascist? The War , Department gives you a yardstick which [ applies in America as well as in Germany, ji Japan or elsewhere. Full text of the Army orientation course > on fascism is included in "THEY STILL | CARRY ONI", a new revealing pamphlet published by the National Federation for | Constitutional Liberties. 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