2nd “Progressive”
Movement Started
WASHINGTON, (/P)—Charging
that “reaction is riding high” in
Congress America’s second new
“Progressive” movement today be
gan drafting a program its leaders
predicted would attract “millions”
of persons dissatisfied with cur
rent political trends.
Wilson Wyatt, former housing
expediter, and Leon Henderson,
the first OPA administrator, were
named co-chairmen last night of
a nationwide organizing committee
for the anti-Communist, pro-New
Deal Americans for Democratic
action <ADA».
The creation of ADA made it
virtually certain that at least two
groups will compete for support of
the country’s self-styled liberal
voting element.
A week ago at a New York ses
sion attended by Henry A. Wal
lace, ten organizations including
the National Citizens Political Ac
tion committee merged to form the
Progresive Citizens of America
(PCA>. The latter invited into its
fold all persons regardless of “po
litical affiliation.”
The Wyatt-Henderson group,
however, rejected “any association
with Communists or sympathizers
with Communism” as well as “any
association with Fascists or their
sympathizers.”
In a joint statement Wyatt and
Henderson declared their belief
that “Americans are desperately
looking for a fighting liberal
movement whose devotion to de
mocracy is unequivocal.”
Gen. Clay Succeeds
Gen. McNarney
WASHINGTON, </P)— The war
department announced today that
Lt. Gen. Lucius D. Clay has been
named commanding general of the
United States forces in Europe,
succeeding Gen. Joseph T. McNar
ney. General McNarney has been
assigned to the military staff com
mittee of the United Nations as
senior representative. He succeeds
Gen. George C. Kenney.
In other high staff changes, Gen.
Mark W. Clark has been assigned
the command of the Sixth Army
with headquarters at San Fran
cisco, Calif., succeeding the late
Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell. Gen.
('lark is now commander-in-chief
of U. S. forces in Austria.
Lt. Gen. Geoffrey Keyes, now
commanding general of the Third
Army in Germany, will become
deputy to General Clark in Austria
about Jan. 10. He will succeed
General Clark upon the latter’s
departure for the United States at
a date not yet fixed, but probably
afte" completion of the forthcom
ing discussions on the Austrian
treaty where General Clark will
act as deputy for Secretary of
States Byrnes.
In addition to becoming com
manding general of the American
forces in Europe, General Clay
will also succeed General McNar
ney as commander-in-chief of the
U. S. forces of occupation in Ger
many. He has been serving as dep
uty military governor there.
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Truman In Person
Gies Message
To Congress
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budget and a start on reducing the
public debt. To that end, he
recommended that Congress con
tinue for 12 months the special
wartime taxes—such as those on
telephone bills, furs, luggage, li
quor, etc.—not due to expire July
1.
Other major points in his mes
sage:
1. Veterans, Except for minor
adjustments, the “program of ben
efits for veterans is now complete.
2. Foreign Affairs. The United
States will continue to stock to a
policy of upholding principles of
international justice. It will not
“retreat to isolationism” nor sac
rifice vital principles to gain peace
treaty settlements.
3. Military Affairs. The United
States proposes to remain strong
until a “system of collective se
curity under the United Nations”
has been established. Then it will
be willing to lead in collective dis
1 armament.
The President withheld specific
recommendations on continuing
i on continuing the draft or estab
| lishing universal training until
studies on these topics have been
finished.
4. Agriculture. The next two
years must be used to maintain
and develop markets for farm pro
duction so that the country will
not fail to meet problems of sur
pluses such as followed the firsl
world war.
5. Housing. An “aggressive” pro
gram to encourage home construc
tion is esential. Congress should
enact “comprehensive” housing
legislation which would permit
improved housing in rural areas
and the building, over a 4-year pe
riod, of 500,000 units of public
low-rental housing.
6. Health. Mr. Truman asked a
broad national health program
which would assure “adequate
medical care to all who need it,”
financed by its beneficiaries.
7. Prices. It is up to industry to
“hold the line on existing prices”
and even make cuts when profits
justify that. It is up to labor not
to press for “unjustified wage in
creases” that will force the price
level up. It is up to government
to encourage high production
which leads to good wages, low
prices and reasonable profits.
8. Natural Resources. The pro
gram of developing America’s
great river systems should be
“pushed with full vigor.”
9. Monopoly. Anti-trust laws
will be enforced vigorously. This
must be supplemented by “positive
measures of aid to new enter
prises.” Decentralization of indus
try needs “special attention.”
10. Atomic Energy. Mr. Truman
called again for effective interna
tional control, voicing a “fervent
hope” that military significance of
atomic power will decline steadily
so it may be turned into a peace
time “blessing for all nations.”
11. International Relief. New
legislation is needed to bring into
the United States more of the
“thousands of homeless and suf
fering refugees of all faiths.”
12. International Trade. Ameri
can must continue to strike for a
trade system as free as possible
from obstructions.
13. Civil Rights. Recommenda
tions will be made later on tight
ening up the laws to protect civil
rights of citizens.
Legal Blanks at The Nugget office
Storm Sweeps
Vast Areas In
Pacific Ocean
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“Palmyra being covered with
water,” the first flash said; “Re
quest ship stand by to evacuate.”
Shortly it added: “Leaving radio
station because water rushing in
from ocean across island.”
Within 15 minutes, it reported:
“Back on duty; water receded a
little,” and soon afterward added:
"Cancel everything."
Three ships and sufficient
planes to evacuate the entire garri
son were nevertheless rushed tow
ard the atoll, as emergency centers
! were alerted and a period of tense,
silent waiting began.
By evening, contact with Pal
myra’s long-silent radio was rees
| tablished and the navy reported
I the first rescue plane had arrived
but had been sent back to Johns
ton Island as “not needed.” Ther<;
was no report of the fresh inunda
tions which had been feared.”
ANCHORAGE, (/P) — Alaskan
military installations and person
nel were said by army headquar
ters today to have escaped mate
rial damage and injury in the two
gales which struck the Aleutian
MISSES LEE TO LEAVE
FOR COUNCIL
Margaret and Virginia Lee are
planning on leaving for Council
I today if weather is favorable.
BERNADETTE AMAROK
RETURNS TO UNIVERSITY
Bernadette Amarok, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Amarok, who
has been home for the holidays,
left today for the University of
Alaska where she is a sophomore.
i island chain over the week end.
Unofficial reports are being
| checked, however, that a plane
had been wrecked on the ground
at Amchitka, near the end of the
island group, and that several per
sons had lost their lives in the
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Hooper Bay area 300 miles below
Nome.
Icy, snow-bearing gales snapped
power lines in the Nome area and
left the community in a half-hour
blackout, but major damage such
as was caused by storms earlier
this winter was prevented by ice
floes which stretched far out into
Bering Sea.
The entire chain was buffeted
by winds of gale velocity twice
during a 24-hour period. The sec
ond storm, which swept in from
, the southwest last Saturday, was
' expected to hit Norton Sound,
south of the Nome peninsula, last
1 night.
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