Appoint New
Premier In Siam
BANGKOK, (>P)—Luang Aphai
wongse was appointed premier of
Siam today and a five member
privy council was named to head
government following a bloodless
coup yesterday directed by war
time dictator Pibul Songgram.
The new privy council replaces
the regency for King Phumiphon,
who attains his majority next
month. The monarch, who is now
in Switzerland, is expected to re
turn to Siam next month.
The privy council immediately
promulgated a new constitution
reviving some of the monarchial
powers relinquished in 1932. Un
der the new’ constitution Siam’s
legislature will continue as a two
chamber body, but the members
of the senate will henceforth be,
appointed by the King instead of j
being elected.
Aphaiwongse served as premier
on two previous occasions. He
headed the government briefly in
1944 when Songgram was ousted
because of public opposition to an
ultra-nationalist program.
He was again made premier
early in 1946, but his regime was
defeated after a brief stay in of
fice.
Recovery Aid
WiJI Amount To
16 To 20 Billions
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be required from March 31 until
the end of the fiscal year June 30,
and an additional $6,000,000,000
for tlie full year beginning July 1.
While Marshall confined his re
port largely to Europe, he said the
situation in China “continues to
cause us deep concern” and “We
should extend to the government
and its people certain economic aid
and assistance.” Republican lead
ers have insisted that China
should be included in any stop-gap
aid program.
Marshall said a definite propsal
for China is being prepared for
early submission. And, he said, the
United States and all other world
powers recognize the national gov
ernment of Generalissimo Chiang
Kai-Shek as the “sole legal gov
ernment of China.”
This was the first indication
from any top government author
ity of America’s future policy
toward China.
Marshall has refused to make
public a report by Lt. Gen. Albert
C. Wedemever, who went to China
last summer to make a spot survey
of conditions for Mr. Truman.
LaFollette May Be
Recovery Aid
Administrator *
WASHINGTON, The name
of Robert M. LaFollette, Jr., fig
ured prominently in speculation
today as the possible director of
this country’s projected multi-bil
lion dollar European aid program.
Long before there can be any
choice of personalities, however, it
must be decided whether the so
called Marshall plan is to be car
ried out by a new independent
corporation as pictured by Presi
dent Truman’s citizens committee
or under direct control of the
treasury department.
In favoring the new agency ap- j
proach, the 19-man committee
headed by Secretary of Commerce
Harriman proposed that the direc- ;
tor and board chairman be given
vast powers and responsibilities.
He would have the decisive
voice on vital day-to-day decisions
an the use of dollars, food and
goods as weapons against Com
munist expansion—the “cold war"
which the committee denounced
as a ruthless “drive to achieve
world domination."
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For a first year starter the Har
riman group said this country
should plan to spend $5,750,000,000
including upwards of $3,000,000.
Food Markets
Sluggish But
Still High
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<By The Associated Press)
Trading in grain futures and
livestock was reported slow at the
opening of markets today, with lit
the change in prices, but there was
no sign that the housewife’s gro
very bill would be less this week.
Wheat opened unchanged to a
cent higher at the Chicago board
of trade, December contracts J
$2.97l-/4 to Vi a bushel. Corn rang-■
ed % cent lower to 1 •'i higher, De- j
cember $2.33Vi, and oats were %
cent lower to Vi cent higher, De-1
cember 1.15 Vi.
At Chicago, hogs were 50 cents j
a hundred weight lower, with the j
early market top $24.75.
Meanwhile, in New York, the
national association of manufac-!
turers contended in a statement
that manufacturers’ profits w’ere
not responsible for high prices.
“In the manufacture of food
products, for example,” the state- j
ment said, "profit margins have
averaged 2 to 3 cents per dollar of
sales. Yet, food is the most press-!
ing problem in the price situa-,
lion" j
000 in food and fuel grants that1
would not be repaid.
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