Gromyko Belittles
Atomic Control
NEW YORK, N. Y. (A>>—Andrei
A. Gramyko, USSR delegate to the
United - Nations security council,
said Monday night that an atomic
weapons monopoly by anv me
country can be only “of a tem
porary character’ and “in reality,
such monopoly is an illusion.”
“Who knows?” Gromyko asked!
“The time may come when the
country, at present occupying a
more favorable position in this re
spect than other nations, will find
itself in the same, or maybe even
in a less favorable position in
comparison with other states in
the field of developments and per
fection of certain dangerous kinds
of weapons if such weapons are
not prohibited.”
The deputy Soviet foreign min
ister discussed the United States’
apparent atomic “monopoly” and
Russia’s objection to American
proposals for international inspec
tion and control of atomic energy
development at the annual dinner
of the American Russian institute.
U. S. Should Build
More Ships
WASHINGTON, (/P)—The CIO
Marine and shipbuilding workers
told a Presidential committee to
day this country should start
building 59 new merchant ships
this year to keep American ship
ping “strong and profitable.”
The five-man advisory com
mittee, named by the President to
formulate a merchant ship pro*
gram for the nation, is hearing the
views of maritime labor and ship
building men pow. Earlier, it got
the opinions of government agen
cies, including the army, navy
and maritime commission.
Pan American
Extends Routes
I “ -
MANILA, (A*) — Pan-American
World Airways announced Tues
d iy that San Francisco flights to
Shanghai via Guam have been au
thorized to begin June 3 and that
service to Bangkok via Manila is
expected to be approved early
next month.
The airline plans t<j line the
Bangkok trip with Calcutta and
eventually Korachi, India, where
it would meet the company’s At
lantic division.
Pending installation of naviga-;
tional aids at Hong Kong and
Singapore, and agreement with j
the Dutch on projected service to
Batavia, Pan-American said it is
delaying flights to these points.
Labor Boosts
“Air oMnopoly”
WTSHINGTON, (JP) — The In
ternational association of machin
ists said Tuesday that “American
labor is going to be badly hurt,,
unless Congress adopts a measure
to create-a single American inter
national air transport company.
On the other side, the United
States chamber of commerce op
posed the proposed merger before
the Senate interstate and foreign
commerce sub-committee, saying
in testimony by Alvin Barber,
manager of its transportation and
communications department:
“The chamber believes that
much better results will be obtain
ed by rejecting the monopoly idea
1 and adhering to the existing sys
tem of regulated competition.”
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Balkans Defy
United Nations
(By Larry Hauck)
LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y. (IP)—
The United States Tuesday ac
cused three Soviet satellite states
in the Balkans of defying the au
thority of the United Nations by
refusal to cooperate with a U. N.
border watch gfroup posted in
northern Greece.
Referring to Albania, Yugosla
via and Bulgaria, U. S. deputy
delegate Herschel V. Johnson said
“It is entirely inadmissable for
the security council to accept their
refusal to cooperate.”
He told the council that by do
ing so, the three placed them
selves in a position of “defiance”
to the U. N.
Johnson opposed a Russian pro
posal to curtail the powers Qf the
frontier investigators, contending
such a step would “paralyze the
subsidiary group.”
The American statement came
after Greece charged that Alban
ian, Yugoslav and Bulgarian liai
son officers with the border com
mission engaged at Athens in “in
terferences designed to aid those
who would bring Greece by force
ful means into the Communist
camp.”
Krug Urges Strong
Merchant Marine
WASHINGTON, (JP) — Interior
Secretary Krug urged Monday
that “not less than half” of the
merchant marine which serves U.
S. territories be under the Amer
ican flag.
Krug, in a prepared statement
on the observance of national
maritime day next Thursday, said
the occasion has “important sig
nificance” to more than 2,700,000
American citizens in the Territor
ies.
He pointed out that Hawaii and
Alaska are “bastions of defense”
of the north, while Puerto Rico
and the Virgin Islands guard the
Panama Canal.
The. breakdown in trade be
tween the mainland and the ter
ritories early in World War II,
under the impact of submarine at
tacks and the withdrawal of neu
tral shipping, “clearly demon
strated the need for a strong
American merchant marine,” j
Krug said.
“For the territories, only a re
liable merchant marine service
can provide a sound civilian econ
omy,” he added .
“To be sure of continuing this
trade under all circumstances, not
less than half of the vessels should
be under the American flag.”
Alaska Miners Ask
New Contract
JUNEAU, —Henry Benson,
Territorial commissioner of la
bor, announced he would leave
today for Anchorage to attend a
meeting between representatives
of two unions involved in a juris
dictional dispute, which has
caused a tieup of fishing opera
tions at Cook’s Inlet.
He saifl a time would be set at
the conference for an election to
determine which union should i
have jurisdiction. The election
will be held sometime in June.
Benson will also seek a settle
ment of a dispute, which has re
sulted in a miners’ strike at the
Eban Jones coal mine at Jones
ville. The miners, members of the
United Mine Workers of America,
are seeking a new contract.
Brazil Sees Total
Eclipse Of Sun
BOCAIUVA, Brazil, <£•>—A to
tal eclipse of the sun occurred
here Tuesday in clear weather,
which promised success for the
preparations of a large group of
American scientists gathered on a
wooded plateau at Bocaiuva to
witness the prenomenon.
The eclipse was not seen in the
northern hemisphere.
(A broadcast freard in Rio de
Janeiro quoted Prof. C. C. Ives, of
the U. S. bureau of standards, as
saying “the total eclipse observa
tions at Bocaiuva were 100 per
cent successful, pending of course,
development of the films.” The
broadcasters remarked during the
period of totality: “It is deep night
here; even the sun is black. The
sky is midnight blue, and there
are brilliant stars.”)
American Officer
Tried For Torture
—
WASHINGTON, (/P>—The navy
has disclosed that Lt. Comdr. Ed
ward N. Little, on trial here for
the last two months in a secret
court martial, is accused of “mal
treatment” of other Americans in
a Japanese prison camp.
Little was the senior in rank
among the armed forces held in
the camp. Hence under prisoner of
war conventions the others were
under his orders.
Tokyo dispatches say Capt. Isao
Decide Japanese
Reparations
WASHINGTON, (/P) — The Al
lied nations said today they may
take Japanese reparations from
the Empire’s current industrial
production as well as from its cap
ital assets.
In a policy decision by the Far
Eastern commission, Allied gov
erning body for Japan, the Pacific
victors said “reparations shall be
exacted through transfer of Jap
anese capital equipment ... or
goods as may in the future be pro
duced.”
The decision, approved May 8
but made public only yesterday,
constitutes a departure from the
policy of the western allied na
tions regarding reparations from
Germany. There, under the Pots
dam agreement and over Russian
opposition, it was decided that
reparations should be taken only
from capital goods.
Fpkuhara, commander of Japan
ese camp 17-B at Omuta, testified
at his trial on arocity charges in
February, 1946, that a Lt. E. N.
Little asked punishment of a
prisoner for stealing bread.
Fukuhara said the prisoner, Pvt.
William N. Knight of Warsaw, N.
Y., was put in the guardhouse.
An affidavit by another prison
er, introduced at the Fukuhara
trial, said Knight died of torture
in the guardhouse.
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