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Scattered light frost north portion tonight. Friday fair, warmer in afternoon. Moderate westerly winds on the coast. VOL. 92 MONROE, LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1951 TWENTY-FOUR PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS WESTBROOK PEGLER U.

S. PLANES DOWN FIVE ENEMY JETS Senator Kefauver and his colleagues and their counsel ignored absolutely and refrained from investigating the most powerful crime syndicate in the history of the United States. I refer to the union racket, which is divided into two houses of just about equal strength, the A. F. of L.

and the C. I. O. These are much more dangerous in their corrupt political activities than all of the so-called underworld syndicates together and they are infested with vicious criminals. It is an important fact that they are obsequiously courted by the politicians, from Truman down, who try to disown Frank Costello and his colleagues.

Costello and the others, some of whom seem to have had only a remote association which did not justify the use of the word were said to have aspired to political power in localities an.1 even in regions crossing state lines Rut this union racket, which enjoys the patronage of the Democratic party and hose favor is sought by much of the Republican party, aspires to economic and political domination of the whole republic under a code or rules and conduct as crooked, brutal, arbitrary, and reckless as Adolf Hitlers. These are Kefauver sat on a subcommittee of the Judiciary committee of the house early in World War II which heard uncontested testimony proving the wickedness of this racket. He knows that the A. F. of L.

and the C. I. O. were brough to (Oomtnued On Truman Pins His Hopes For Vindication On Quick Peace Says MacArthur Disagreed With Plan To Prevent Spread Of War By Jack Bell Washington. April Truman has pinned high hopes for vindication for firing Grn.

Douglas MacArthur the crushing of a threatened Communist spring offensive in Korea. Mr. Truman told the nation in a radio and television talk last night thit he relieved MacArthur of his Pacific commands because the five-star general disagrees with his policy aimed at preventing the Korean fighting from spreading Into a world war. than 22 hours had elapsed since the announcement of the picturesque general's dismissal birred 'his nation and the rest of the free world, do not want to sec the con-1 flict in Korea the president said solemnly and firmly, "We are trying to prevent a world to s'art one." Mr, Truman said that the bombing of Red bases in Manchuria and the use of Chinese Nationalist troops from advocated by MacArthur would involve "a grave of starting a general Then he made it clear he believes that if a threatened new mass by the Communists (Continued on Recond MACARTHUR FIRED BY TRUMAN, RIDGWAY SUCCESSOR WORLD TRADE MEETING OPENS Devoted To Preservation Of Freedom Through World Commerce ORDERS ARE EASIER Gen. Douglas MacArthur 'leftt appeared grim whiie Lt.

Gen Matthew B. Ridgway (right) smiled at their recent meeting on the Korean front. Early Wednesday, President Truman fired General MacArthur as supreme commander in the Far East, and appointed General Ridgway to succeed him. A little later, Republican congressional leaders in Washington got agreement to address a joint session of the senate and house. (AP Wirephoto.) McCarthy States 'Treason In White House' Caused By 'Bourbon And Benedictine' KOREAN PEACE BIDS DELAYED Want To Give China Chance To React To MacArthur Ouster I United Nations, N.

April 12. Korean peace overtures by the U. N. threc-man good offices committee were delayed today to give Communist China time to react to the ouster of General Douglas MacArthur as commander of U. N.

forces. The committee gathered late yesterday in a hastily-called two- hour session, only 15 hours after President Truman fired MacArthur. At the end. U. N.

assembly President Nasrollah Entezam, committee chairman, said only that the committee had discussed the new situation. "We will have to wait to give the Chinese (Communists) time to consider the Entezam said. "We have not received an answer from them in more than two months that have served but we always hope there will be Kntezam said the committee did not discuss a new peace proposal at this time. Sven Grafstrom, Swedish representative on the committee, said that minister Is always ready In Peiping to transmi' an answer to the U. N.

on the committee's original appeal for fire talks. Red China has thus far kept up its threat to ignore the committee, set up under an assembly resolution which branded the Peiping regime as aggressors in China. With MacArthur out of the picture, (Continued on Second Page) ATTENTION BOSS! WHY CRY FOR HELP When the "Help columns of the NEWS-STAR WORLD WANT ADS can solve your problem. Stenographer, salespeople, clerk, machirist, truck driver, professional, skilled, semi-skilled, domestic, whatever your employment need, a WANT AD placed the NEWS- will help you solve it quickly. You can tap the vast reservoir of manpower throughout oil Northeast Louisiana for a few cents per doy.

CALL 5161, THE WANT AD NUMBER NEWS-STAR WORLD WANT ADS BRING RESULTS. Milwaukee, April -The Milwaukee Journal today quoted Senator McCarthy saying that "treason in the White has been accomplished by "bourbon and benedictine." McCarthy asserted, according to (he Journal, that the was accomplished by men who knew how' get the president and continued that the dismissal of General MacArthur by the president is "a Communist victory won with the aid of bourbon and In a i n. Presidential press Secretary Joseph 11. Short read a copy of this dispatch and said McCarthy was en route back to the capital by plane from Milwaukee. The Wisconsin senator, according to Journal Reporter Robert Fleming, made the statements Wednesday night in a speech before nearly 600 members of the Wisconsin Retail Furniture Dealers Association.

Fleming said that in an iew before the speech he asked McCarthy whether he believed that President Truman should be im- (Contlnued On Filth Page) CLYDE SANDERS DIES SUDDENLY End Comes As He Had Finished Breakfast; Rifes Not Arranged -------------------Clyde Vernon Sanders. 66. well known resident, active in fraternal and church circles for years, i died from a sudden heart attack as he had just left the breakfast 1 in his home this morning. Funeral arrangements were incomplete Thursday noon. Mr Sanders was born in 1 ssippi and his family removed Clinton, that state, when was about 16 years of age.

He attended the city schools In Monroe and was for a time employed by the Monroe Wholesale Grocer Company. Later he was employed In the First Methodist Church here as an office assistrnt to the pastor. He had later conducted a grocery store at the corner of De- Niard street and Masonic cvenue, but a little over a year ago he was forced to retire from active life at orders from his physician. He was former member of the Monroe anis Club and had been for years active in the Stonewall Lodge Knights of Pythias. He was member for many years of the First Methodist Church, served for years and at his death was on the board of stewards of this church (Continued On Fifth Paget Telegrams Hit Truman Action Washington, April Union estimated today 75,000 telegrams have poured into Washington in connexion with the firing of General MacArthur.

The White House said a majority of its share of the messages "is still in to President Truman's action. The 75,000 estimate was by George Harris, Western Union tu- perintendent. "They're coming from all over, and they are still Harris told a reporter. Asked for comparison with "a normal Harris said wryly, "there are no normal days in Washington, but this is a tremendous Presidential Secretary Joseph Short told a news conference about 4.000 telegrams had been received by the president since the removal of MacArthur and while the majority were in opposition to Mr. Truman's action, he did not have percentage breakdown.

Reporters u-anted to know whether the tenor of the telegrams had changed since Presid nt speech last night in explanation of his action. Short said most of the telegrams still coming in were based on the removal action since so many were being sent to the White House and Capitol Hill there had been a great He said that he been able to make any study of later ones. JAPS PROMISE COOPERATION Prime Minister Yoshida Says Gen. Ridgway To Be Supported Tokyo. April Minister Shigferu Yoshida said in a statement today the Japanese government has assured the United States of its "determination to continue more than its cooperation under Lt.

Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, the new supreme com- mar. ler of the occupation. At the same time.

Yoshida paid tribute to General MacArthur and said "the memory of his benefactions will live forever in the hearts of the Japanese Yoshida said his government notified yesterday "that the retirement of General MacArthur in no way denotes or implies any change whatsoever in the consistent United States policy toward Japan or the Far He said the United States assured the Japanese that the removal of MacArthur will not "affect the United States determination to press forward with its efforts to conclude a treaty of peace as soon as possible on the basis already discussed with Japanese Yoshida said the government replied immediately to the message, which also asked for the same New' Orleans, April (F Mississippi valley world trade conference opened a tw-o-day meeting here today devoted to the preservation of freedom through world trade. Exporters, importers, bankers, freight forwarders, transportation men, manufacturers and processors gathered here to discuss their international trade problems. The conference is sponsored by the Export Club of New Orleans in cooperation with International House the International Trade Mart, the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, the port commission and the New Orleans board of trade. At the opening session Stanely E. Hollis, of York, spoke on "Meeting Export Hollis is president of the American Foreign Credit Underwriters Corporation and editor of Digest and International Trade Review.

Hollis told the internationl traders that almost overnight American export business has taken on a new look. While a few months ago the shortage of American dollars rbroad made it difficult to get orders abroad and difficult to fi nance those orders they came from dollar-short countries, today the picture is in reverse, he said. "In Latin America and in prac tically every other world area, except Europe, the dollar deficit has given way to a dollar he said. Overseas buyers are rushing into the American market clamoring to exchange their dollars for S. products.

"For such items as chemicals and textiles, orders originally placed in Europe and Japan are being switched to American pro- 15 More Damaged In Roaring Fights All American Aircraft Came Safely Out Of Battle; One Of Thunderous Clashes Is Biggest Jet Fight In History By Oleri Clements Tokyo, April 1 AP) warplanes shot down five enemy jets, probably destroyed two more and damaged 15 today in two roaring air fights over northwest Korea. All American planes came safely out of the battles. One of the thund.rous clashes was the biggest iet fight in history, involved 152 jet Russian-made MIG- 15S and 72 American F-86's and about 40 B-29 medium bombers. MAC IS READY TO AIR VIEWS Deposed Commander Feels He Violated No Directive Of President AWAY FROM OFFICE (Continued On Seventh Page) Furiously Angry Republicans Vow Hearing For MacArthur THEY'RE PROBING CHARGES OF FEDERAL JOB SALES Here are the three United States senators who are in Jackson investigating charges that pro-Truman Democrats in Mississippi sold federal jobs for political contributions. In the center is Democratic Senator Clyde Hoey, of North Carolina, chairman of the senate sub-committee con- ducting the inquiry.

At the left is Senator John McClellan, Democrat of Arkansas. On the right is Senator Karl Mundt, Republican of South Dakota. They are listening closely to testimony by witnesses. (AP Photo.) Wherry To Press For Resolution To Ask General To Speak By arvin L. Arrowsmith Washington.

April (F angry Republicans vowed today they somehow' will provide ousted Gen. Douglas MacArthur with a congressional forum to outline his Far Eastern policy views to the world. On the side. Senator Kerr of Oklahoma declared by President do it the way the Republicans propose if he, Kerr, can prevent it. How' much open party help the Oklahoman will gel on that score remained in doubt.

Senator Wherry of Nebraska, the senate G. O. P. leader, told reporters he will continue to press for action on a resolution he offered It would invite MacArthur to return to Washington at once to tell his side of the story at a joint meeting of congress. Senator McFarland of Arizona, the Democratic leader, blocked consideration of the Wherry measure.

And Wherry acknowledged that the parliamentary practically rules out any action (Continued On Seventh BAN ON ATTACK ON MANCHURIA President Says Bomb Must Remain At Yalu River By Elton C. iBy The Associated Washington, April 'F Pres- id nt Truman appears to have put a flat ban on bombing Red air bases in Manchuria, no matter what the provocation. His radio address last night made clear that the "bomb must remain at the Yalu river boundary between north Korea and Manchuria. In pointing up his major declaration that the war must be confined to Korea and not allowed to develop into another world war, the president said the question could be asked why no steps are taken to punish the aggressor. "Why we bomb Manchuria and China itself?" he said.

we assist the Chinese Nationalist troops to land on the mainland of General MacArthur repeatedly suggested that the war could be ended quickly if Manchuria and China were bombed and if the Nationalists could conduct attacks against the Chinese mainland. "If we were to do those things we would be running a very grave risk of starting a general war, the president said. "If we were to do these things, we would become er tangled in a vast conflict on the continent of Asia. Nowhere in his prepared text did the president include any "escape any provision that if a mass air attack were thrown against U. N.

troops or south Korean targets the USAF and naval aircraft would be freed to present restraints in their choice of bomb targets. There had been unconfirmed reports that the Far East air force had been authorized to strike back if the Reds launched large-scale air attacks. Mr. Truman apparently squelched them. While there has been speculation that the Red air force in Manchuria may have several thousand planes ready for full-scale air war information received here indicates those estimates are high.

One recent estimate was that the Chinese Communist air force had about 500 aircraft of various types which could be used, including some thoroughly modern jet fighter types. These fighters include fche well- known MIG-15 and perhaps a newer. faster design. U. S.

airmen during the last two months have caught fleeting glimpses of an unusually fast jet Tokyo. April General MacArthur made plane today for a return soon to the United States if invited, to air before congress views that got him fired by President Truman. The five-star general kept his public but his right hand man gave the first inkling of how staunch defense would be. Maj. Gen.

Courtney B. Whitney, closest adviser, issued a statement saying his deposed boss felt he had violated no Truman directives. Whitney himself asked release from the army so he could leave Japan with MacArthur, "The general that he has complied meticulously with all directives he has received, not only recently, but throughout hts entire military Whitney said. Whitney earlier Lad announced he has asked the for retirement from his post as contact man with the Japanese government in handling Ihe occupation. General MacArthur stayed away from his office today while Lt.

Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway flew' in from the Korean battlefronts to take over command. MacArthur visited his office in the downtown Dai Ichi building for one hour tonight. One of his honor guard said the general went to clean out his desk.

A large crowd of Japanese and Americans watched outside as MacArthur, smoking a pipe, strode from the building and entered his car. Earlier. Lt Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway flev in from the Korean battlefront and went into immediate conference with MacArthur at the five-star residence in the U.

S. embassy. Ridgway was accompanied by Secretay of Army Frank Pace. After the talk, Ridgway left for (Continued On Fifth Page) On the ground, two Chinese divisions pulled back suddenly and mysteriously on the central front. American troops pushed cautiously ahead in their wake against no opposition officers said they w-ere puzzled by the enemy withdrawal.

The two Red divisions Wednesday bitterly opposed Allied crossings of the Hantan river south of Chorwon. They fought from craggy hills north of the river. But they broke contact Wednesday night. South Korean roops on the east roari stabbed 26 miles into north Korea in the deepest Redland penetration of the current United Nations drive. In biggest jet battle, the 80 MIGS swooshed out of Red Manchuria against 72 LT.

Jets (Continued on Fifth RIDGWAY PAYS VISIT TO MA( Stays Only Few Hours Instead Of Expected Two Or Three Days Tokyo, April Gen. Matthew Ridgway left by plane tonight for Korea after a talk w-ith General MacArthur at the five- star residence. Ridgway, named by President Truman to succeed MacArthur in all his Far East commands, arrived at 10 p.m. (2:10 a.m., EST) and left at 7:30 p.m. (5:30 a.m., EST i.

He 5pent most of the time with MacArthur. The subject of their talk was not disclosed. Ridgway had been expected to stay in Tokyo two or three days. He as accompanied here by Secretary of Army Frank Pace, Jr. Ridgway consented to an impromptu news conference at the side of Pace's big Constellation plane.

An estimated 100 to 150 persons weie on hand to greet him. The promoted eighth army commander was wearing his winter uniform and his familiar hand grenade taped on his jacket. Ridgway and Pace said they planned to go directly to see Mc- (Contlnued On Fifth 'POSSIBLE IMPEACHMENTS' TALKED (Continued on evento (Continued On Fifth Rep. Joseph W. Martin, of Massachusetts, Republican leader in the bouse, tells Washington reporters that "the question of possible was discussed Wednesday by G.

O. P. He said the discussion took place at a conference of Republican congressmen considering President dismissal of General MacArthur as supreme commander in the Far East. Lator, Republican Senator Jenner, of Indiana, shouted a demand in tha senate for the impeachment of President Trumen. Packed leries cheered.

(AP Wirephoto.).