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WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, OCTOBER  20, 1946
PRICE TWELVE CENTS
Iran Ousts j^^ Union Starts Labor Drive
For More Wages to Offset Prices
Left-Wingers From Cabinet
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.tlKETIXi HEKE YESTERDAY FOR THE FIKST TIME SINCE
they fought together in luly. Commando Kelly, right, reminisces with his war-time buddy. Louis Petrillo, 112 Hickory street, city, and the latter's father, Angelo Petrillo. Kelly, on a GOP speak¬ ing lour, addressed Luzerne County Young Bepubllcans at Hotel Sterling yesterday afternoon.    (Story on Page A-15.)
BREAK SNAPS
New York Exchange Closes in Wake of Heavy Speculation
New York, Oct 19, (UP)—Cotton exchanges war* closed by thair managements across ths country today In the wake of the wildest break In cotton prices In years and the threat of rederal and Con¬ gressional Investigations Into al¬ leged  market  manipulations.
Board of  Managers of the New York    Cotton    Exchange    ordered ^:. suspenjiion   of  the   short   Saturday se.t.tinn   just   before   its   scheduled opcniMK st 10 a. m.
Managements of the Chicago. New Orleans. Houston, Tex., and smaller excttangen quickly followed suit.
All specified that the markets would reopen Monday with varying qualifications — the New York managers said "unless circum¬ stances intervene."
Wall  Street   and  other   financial communities    speculated    on     the po.islbility   that   they   wouldn't   re¬ open  I lien. Investigation   I'roniiftrd
I.rfi»t night the Dcpartmnit of AKric'iilttire announced it intended Inve.stigating three days of wild trading in cotton futures ending Friday night in which priics were beaten down SIO a bale each day. the dally maximum permitted, for a toUl  loss of $30 a bale.
The  board  said  the  closing was ordered   because   "in  Its  Judgment such closing will serve to promote (Continued on  Page A-14)
CHINESE AkST
Pro-Russians Protest; Southern Rebels Express Pleasure Over Shakeup; New Moscow Ambassador
AS SOVIETAGENT
Archbishop Victor Head of 130,000 Scattered in China
By ANTHOVV t'lXSTEIN
Shanghai, China. Oct. 19. (UP) - Chinese military police today ar- rwted Archbishop Victor. Soviet- aUMorted head of the Russian Orthodojc Church throughout China and Manchuria, and reportedly charged him with suspicion of be¬ ing a Communist agent.
The arrest was reported to have brought immediate protest by the Soviet consulate In Shanghai and there were expected to be explo¬ sive repercussions among the 130.- 000 Russians scattered throughout China's main cities. .Most Under Charge
The archbishop Is a Soviet citi¬ zen and Is known for his close relations with Soviet authorities. Most of the Russians under his authority, with the exception of (Continued on  Page A-14)
LEGION HEAD ENDS FEUD WITH BRADLEY
By .ICSKPH >IA7.ANDI
Tehran, Oit. 19. (UP)—Premier Ahmed (Jhavam today shook up the Iranian government, dropping all members of the left-wing Tudeh Party from ilie cabinet in a move which drew an immediate protest from the pro-Russian Tudeh-ites.
The elimination of the Tudeh Party from the cabinet had been demanded by right-wing rebels In Fars province aa one of tlic condi- tioM.^ for their renewed recognition of the central goveriimenl's author¬ ity. ¦Strong Man' to Moscow
In another surpri.se move Ghavam eliminated Prince Mozzafar Flrouz, his personal cabinet spokesman, who was generally regarded as the "strong man" of the Ghavam regime.
Flrouz wa.s named ambassador to Moscow.
Although the Tudeh Party cen¬ tral committee attacked the cabinet shifts It was believed Its principal opposition was directed toward Ghavam's failure to eliminate what they regard as reactionary and cor¬ rupt elements from the government. Will  Run fnr  I'arllanient
The Tudeh P.irly members, it was believed, may have desired to retire from the government tempo¬ rarily to enable them to be elifflble for election In the forthcoming vote for parliament. Cabinet members, under the Iranian constitution, may not be members of parliament
The Tudeh Party central com¬ mittee announced that it would "continue our fight for democracy." Will Hold nties
Nasser Khan. Ghasghai chieftain, messaged Ghavam that peace and order had been restored through¬ out Fars province but that his tribal warrors would continue to hold the cities they captured, in¬ cluding the Persian Gulf port of Bushtre, until central government forces arrive to take over adminis¬ tration.
In the new government Ghavam retains the premiership and the portfolios of foreign secretary and the interior department.
60,000 NAZIS HELD FOR BRITISH TRIALS
Chicago, Oct. 19 (UP) Paul H. Griffith, Uniontown, Pa., newly- elected commander of the Amer¬ ican Legion, today was reported to have declared an end to the Le¬ gion's feud with Gen. Omar N. Bradley and the U. S. Veterans' Administration.
Reliable sources reported that Griffith said ha would start "from scratch" in his relations with Bradley and the VA.
Two Chitkens in Every Pof— It's,All Quite by Accident
By  FRKIIKRK K C. OTH.tlAN
Wasliington, Oct. 21 <UPi- There seems to be a direct connection between politicians sneaking to work through the back end of a drug store and a parade of chickens into the Olhmaii roasting pot.
'i'he politicos are tired of this. So am I. My .vhiskers arc growing feathery. Another week and I'll look like a Buff Orpington Chanticleer otliman with a bright red comb.      _^^_^^__^^___^_^_^^^_^_
This  sorry   prospect  stems  from a  decree  by  the  high  priestess  of '"to the hotel.   The nimble Demo
Herford, Germany, Oct. 19. (UP) —Special teams of interrogators grilled dozens of Nazi Germany's highest ranking military men this weekend at a secret camp some¬ where near the center of the British occupied zone to obtain evidence for "BritLsh Nuernberg hearings," preparatory for new war crimes   trials.
Continuing arrests rai.sed toward 60.000 tne number of Nazis placed behind barbed wire in recent wee lis.
Tile (Control Cbmniission refused to reveal how many of Germany's war leaders thus far stand poten¬ tially accused, but it was known that the following have been ar¬ rested   In   the   last   few  weeks:
More than 26.000 Nazi party members, more than 18.000 SS (Elite) troops, 5,000 civil servants, more than 3,300 police, and 3,3(X) Clrerman  intelligence  agents.
FURY OF MURDER, RAPINE SWEEPING BENGAL DISTRICTS
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!    Conversion or Death Faces Hindu Minority; 150,000 Flee in Jungles
By JAMES MICHAELS
Calcutta, India, Oct. 19. (UP) — Moslem mobs sweeping through three east Bengal districts In a re¬ ligious fury of killing and raping have set up road blocks to prevent the escape of their Hindu victims and interference by troops and police, press reports said  today.
The British - owned newspaper Statesman said rioting has devas¬ tated 400 vlllaRes in Chandpur and Tipperah districts and has dis¬ placed 1.10,000 terrified refugees who are clogging roads and jungle trails in search of sanctuary. Conversion or Death
Press reports for the first time charged openly th.it the nine-day- old outbreaks, which reportedly have cost ,1,000 lives, sprang from Moslem efforts to convert or kill off the.Hindu minority in the east Bengal territory. Some areas are 80 per cent Moslem.
The Indian News Agency assert¬ ed that Hindus in Chandpur who resisted conversion to the Moslem faith wfre being slaughtered and their women carried off.
The conservative Statesman said the motive behind the riots appear¬ ed to be an attempt to convert the Hindu minority to the Moslem faith "and the more sordid one of hoodlums  seeking women."
The  Moslem   press  played  down the disturbances and charged that the Hindu press was exaggerating the situation. Fleeing Through Jungle*
The road blocks are forcing refu¬ gees to flee for safety along hidden jungle trails, press accounts said, and also are preventing mounted police from reaching riot areas to disperse the mobs.
Starvation is threatening the area, according to S. M. Ghosh. president of the Bengal provincial congress.
A government communique re¬ ported that 12,000 terror-stricken refugees had crowded into C!lhand- pur to escape the mebs and that all facilities of the town are strain¬ ed to the utmost.
FORfiOT 81,000 ROLL; SENT SlIT TO CI^A.\ER
Portland. Me,. Oct. 19. (UP) — Harold Goodkowsky, an Old Orchard Beach hotel manager, re¬ ceived a telephone call from a Portland cleaning establishment today asking him please to call for the $1,000 bankroll he left in the pocket of the suit he had sent to be cleaned.
Comllla. India, Oct 19, (UP)--^ Moslem mobs set fire to at least 11 more Hindu villages todsy In the area of (^omllla on tlie Bengal- Assam railway 150 miles east of Calcutta.
Billowing clouds of smoke and flame licked up toward our plane from the burning villages as wc passed over them at about .IOO feet shorllv before landing at Comllla Airport
In this east Bengal communica¬ tions center, which once was a formidable base opposing the Jap¬ anese In Burma, there are now at least 8,000 terrified Hindu refu¬ gees.
Many of them are members of wealthy, land-owning families. Now they cower half-clad and stripped of all possessions In the corners of crowded  buildings.
This panic-stricken group. In¬ cluding hundreds of once-wealthy women, fled here for shelter from southern Tipperali snd Noakhalii districts where Moslem mobs are running  riot.
Employees for While County'
Kis-Lyn Industrial School, with jobs and suitable living quarters, is advertising in New York for workers at a time when Luzerne county has thousands of local resi- denu without work and hundreds of ex-GI's and their wives search¬ ing for living quarters.
The situation last night brought sharp words of condemnation from most of the members of the board of managers of the institution and might lead to an investigation. Members expressed surprise at the action, claiming it wa* without authority.
The following advertisement, ap¬ pearing In the current Issue of the "Rural New Yorker," probably has not been seen by any of the valley's jobless. Help Wanted
"Kis-Lyn Industrial School wants middle-aged couples, no children, no experience necessary; farming experience advantageous; good sal¬ ary plus maintenance, vacation, extra-time olT, Write C. E. Horton, Supt,. Kis-Lyn, Pa"
The jobs, paying approximately $2,000 per year for man and wife, "plus maintenance" are easily worth $4,000 per year at today's price.^. Still Kis-Lyn Industrial School, an institution paid for and maintained by the residents of Luzerne county, is advertising in New York for workers.
An inquiry was launched yester¬ day. Not Offerrd Ix»rally
"I don't know why they'd do it," commented Michael Hester, manager of the United States Employment Service at nearby Hazleton, ju.'^t over the hill from Kis-Lyn. "This office has not been contacted for \vorkcrs and Wilkes- Barre, Nanticoke, Pottsville and other USES nfflces would be noti¬ fied in the event wo had no appli-
Kis-Lyn Sought in  New York s Jobless Search for Work
cants to furnish. Such is not the case, however. We would be pleased to send applicants for the job openings unless Kis-Lyn does not want anybody  local."
An attache of the Wilkes-Barre USE.S said the same.
"We could get hundreds of couples to fill the jobs," he re¬ marked, asking that his name be withheld. "I believe there would be a general stampede in the direc¬ tion of Kis-Lyn if we announced the openings to our daily visitors."
W. O. Washburn, chairman of the Kls-I>yn Board of Managers, said, however, that the institution has difficulty obtaining "suitable employees." He said he had "talk¬ ed to USES ofticers about the jobs, but it Is not easy to get the kind of help we require at Kis-Lyn," he explained. "The woman must act as house mother for about 2.1 boys and the man as a general handyman. I've sent to the em¬ ployment office for help on a num¬ ber of occasions but they have never sent anyone we might con¬ sider. We have to be careful about the people we engage. We have need for one good couple right now." Board Menihers Surprised
Thomas J. Collins, city printer and a member of tho Board of Managers, expressed  surprise.
"Nothing waa said at the last meeting about the need for new employees," he said. "I am cer¬ tain that Superintendent Horton has not been authorized to adver¬ tise for couples, certainly not in New York. I have a lot of people in mind who would gladly accept such employment; In fact, people here have been asking for work right along."
Dr. John F. Glering, city physi¬ cian and another member of the board, said last night that he haa been able to attend only one meet¬
ing  of  the  board  since  his  return from  military service  and  that  he! had   no   knowledge   of   the   adver¬ tisement.
"If the situation ia as you say," | he commented, "then there cer-| tainly should 'be an investigation."   {
A. F. Slosky, Nanticoke drugstore proprietor and another board mem¬ ber, said: "It's newa to me that Kis-Lyn needs additional employees and also news that the institution Is advertising in New York or any¬ where for married couples. Nothing was said at meetings of the board of managers and I have been sought out by couples looking for work at least four or five times a week. There certainly Is no need to advertise outside of Luzerne county for workers, especially when we have so many thousands of oi^ own unemployeed."
Supt. Horton was also queried about the situation. He. Intimated the advertisement In the Rural New Yorker was nothing to get excited about. He said he had advertised locally for workers, probably a month back. This was news to the Kis-Lyn managers, however, none of whom admitted having seen the advertisements.
"We were shorthandcd a little while back," the superintendent ob¬ served, "but had a fairly good re¬ sponse from an advertisement we placed at the time. We got two dandy couples and have accum¬ ulated a list from which future appointments will  he made,"
Facilities of the United States Employment Service will not be utilized, evidently, despite the fact that big offices are located In near¬ by Hazleton, Wilkes-Barre, Pitts¬ ton, Nanticoke, Scranton, Pottsville Berwick and other anthracite com¬ munities. Local GI's , and their wives have no doubt registered at the wrong places.
OFICIAL REPORT DUE TUESDAY ON
my frying pan that hamburger at present prices is the same as no meal at all. She is not having any. Only food she'll cook is that which Is reasonably priced. Chicken is reasonabl. It Is getting reasonabler by the hour.
I do not blame the Democrats for sidling behind the aspirin, cold cream and teddy bear counters of tlie Mayflower Drug Co. for this. J claim only that their predicament stems from the same source. Hotel .Strike Ntarted It
For more than a week now 18 of the biggest hotels in Washing¬ ton have been closed by a strike: .1000     bellhops.     bartenders     and
crats use this route to their desks and thereby escape the wrath of the labor unions.
¦ What, you may ask, has this to do with my private chicken crisis?
Eighteen hotels closed for more than a week mean al least 18 ban¬ quets per nighl postponed indef¬ initely. What do people eat al banquets? Chicken in paper pants. Thill's what. Oilrben Capital
Washington consumes more chicken per capita than any other city in the world. That's becau.se of these banquets . The chickens in this neighborhood have Ignored the strike; Ihey have kept on hatching
SAYS GOP CONGRESS WILL CUT INCOME TAX
TRAINMEN WONT JOIN EITHER AFL OR CIO
'hambcrmaids have  picketed  their|„,Q^g  chiciicna.    The  lack  of  ban front  doors. | quels   has   forced   down   the   price
The   Democratic   National   Com-;,,^,,, „^y ^ride savs we can afford mittee maintains its offices in  thej^^ ^^^ nothing else Mayflower   Hotel.   An   election   is
Washington, Oct. 19 (UP) -Rep. Daniel A. Reed (R.,N.Y.), predicting that the Republicans will win con¬ trol of the House in next month's elections, declared tonight that in¬ come tax payers are entitled lo a 30 per cent cut in rates.
He noted thai the House Repub¬ lican postwar tax study oommittee previously had slated that federal expenditures could be lowered enough to justify a 20 per cent re¬ duction in personal Income lax rates and a cut in federal excise rates.
Valley Scene
Miami Beach, Fla.. Oct. 19 (UP) —President A. F. Whitney of the Brotherhood of Rnilroad Trainmen revealed today that delegates to the trainmen's convention here had voted against Affiliation with either the CIO or the AFL.
Fear that the 218.000-man union misht lose its identity in a merger was Ihe cause of the rejection. Whitney snid. The affiliation pro¬ posal cannot he reintroduced until tho BRTs next convention in 19.10.
Nuernberg. Germany, Oct. 19 (UP)—An official account of Her¬ mann Goering's mysterious suicide will be made Tuesday, it was re¬ ported today, and observers be¬ lieved it may disclose in Goering's own words exactly where and how he obtained the poison with which he  cheated   the gallows.
The report was scheduled to have been marie to*ay after a meeting between a three-man board of in¬ quiry and Allied Control Council representatives, but it was delayed by failure to receive a final report on the analysis of an undisclosed specimen submitted to the U. S. Army laboratory. Mysterious  Doings
Prison authorities refused to dis¬ close the subject of ths analysis and said it probably wouW ba ready before Tuesday. Tha delay waa at¬ tributed to a mysterious trip to Paris on "important work" which laboratory experts were forced to make.
Observers speculated that the re¬ port concerned the t.vpe of poison — identified as potaisium cyanide at the time -which Goering took to end his life. The great mystery of the poison, however, is not its type but how Goering obtained it de¬ spite the extremely close guard maintained over all the condemned men.
This may be revealed. It was thought, in one of the three notes found clutched loosely in Goering's hand when he was discovered d.ving on his pri.son cot two hours before he  was scheduled to hang.
The note was addressed to prison commandant Col. Burton C. Andrus and was turned over by him Im¬ mediately to the four Allied Gen¬ erals of the Execution Commission appointed by the Allied Control (Council in Berlin.
^nmf Price la the Worry
Housewives Can Buy Meat ^If They Can Afford It
Chicago, Oct. 19. (UP)—Thous¬ ands of housewives who can afford it will serve meat on tomorrow's Sunday dinner table for the first time in weeks.
A survey showed today that packing houses had poured a wide variety of meat onto the retail market since the removal of price controls five days ago. Price ^'ow the Problem
Women who lined up at meat counters today found price and not supply their problem. But In a few areas butchers already had started marking down the price ef many cuts, though they remained weil alMve OPA ceilings. Butchers in other areas promised slightly re¬ duced prices within a month.
For those who could not afford roasts and steaks, poultry was both plentiful and less expensive. The sudden rush to market of livestock had sent the price of chicken and other fowl downward and further cuts were expected.
The  Atlanta,  Ga.,   Retail    Food
SHIP STRIKE TALKS MAKING PROGRESS; GO ON INTO NIGHT
Talk Peace ^Also Winter War
coming up. The Democrats have Work to do. but 11 Is bad business' fnr politicians to walk through' picket lines.
In the hotel building is the drug •lore. The soda jerks and the pre¬ scription clerks aren't on strike. The store, fortunaleely, has a door •In the hack room where the extra hot water bottles are kept) leading
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She says these are. peculiar times. | There's no beer to wash down the | chicken because of a beer truckers' i strike, but she wouldn't be sur- j prised to see champagne sell at 1.1 i cents a bottle. (It's an ingredient { of capital   banquets,  too,) j
.So he it. 1 can add only that 1 j received a note a couple of days ingo from a lady In South Carolina. She's eating chicken, too. but she likes It fried. Lately .ihc's been using mineral oil for lard. The re¬ sult is tasty, but she wonders if it is dangerous. I have suggested that she foPow the example of in.i- self and the Democrats We lunch on boiled chicken sandwiches at the Mayflower drue store counteer; for dinner we have boiled chicken, period.
A sightnerr actiinllii sighl- tuiiig flow the riiihtKerinq tiatiiiii huitt (at a cost of ahotii $7.5,000) alonfl the KhiffHton - Pliitiioiith .\urrotrs rniul . . . A»hes hare been pili'H up to block the former piirkinn area tchich tpooners IIIIIlie a iniifoiicr.
Shin in South Willef-Bane vifilil t}mt: "So ilancinp iihilc filtitip nt  Ihe bar . . ."
Bootliliiel; oil Sqiiiire tmn- ivn "Serit n Howe nutly^ii" mifn tiene \'rliraiiK' Hoinrinif Tent ill Ihe direction of tqvir- reV* hnime uliich hnit flipped frniti Hit tree viooringi to tlie giound.
By  WALIKB  I..OGAN
Nanking. China. Oct. 19. (UP)- Communiat leader Gen. Chou En- Lai will return here Monday to resume peace negotiations with Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek's repre¬ sentatives In the nationalist capital, top government officials said to¬ day.
These sources said a government plane will be dispatched to Shang¬ hai to return Chou, Chiang's men and "tliird parly" negotiators, who were largely responsible for bring¬ ing Communists and central gov¬ ernment officials face to face once more, ''hoii retired to Shanghai when talks broke down hers three weeks ago. —Or  Winter War
Meanwhile, it was reported in Peining that Nationalist chief of sUff Gen. Chen 'Cheng  called  bis
leading generals into a strategy council there today to map .¦¦inter cainpaign.i, chiefly in Manchuria and north Shensi province, Com¬ munist   strongholds.
The peace talks, shrouded in secrecy, got under wa.v in Shanghai yesterday and a thir(i party leader reported there that preliminary accord had been reached on three or four unrevealed subjects. Gov¬ ernment circles here also reported harmony and  some  headway.
It was expected that renewed discussions here will be based on Chiang's eight-point peace pro¬ gram. Despite tilk of C>>mmunist maximum and minimum conces¬ sions it was pointed out that both sides were anxious to keep civil war from spreading to Manchuria, where it could rage guerrilla- fashion for years to come.
New York, Oct. 19. (UP) —Ship operators and union lenders made "definite progress" in a long ses¬ sion today and were continuing negotiations late tonight In an attempt to settle the strike which haa tied up hundreds of ships In East and Gulf C^ast ports fnr 19 days. John W. Gibson, Assistant Secretary of Labor,  announced.
The operators and representa¬ tives of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association (CIO) re¬ viewed the entire contract and "several major disputed i.ssues were worked oul to the mutual satis¬ faction of both sides," Gibson said.
The negotiators met al 10:30 a. m. for the first time since talks were  broken off  Oct,  10.
Except for one hour fnr lunch, negotiations continued uninterrupt¬ ed until 10 p. m. They were re¬ sumed again at 11 p. m. and will continue until morning if neces¬ sary.  Glbsnn   said.
Meanwhile,    a   meeting   of   ship owners    and    the    other    striking j   union,    the    Ma-sler,    Males    and 1 Pilots Union  (CIO), waa scheduled : for 11 a. m. Sunday.
Dealers Association, for Instance, said meat had come in with "sur¬ prising speed and the average housewife can go to the store to¬ day and buy bacon for Sunday breakfast and a roast for dinner." No Buyer  Resistance
The association said there was no indication that shoppers were refusing to pay the high prices be¬ cause "they want to taste meat too had now. Maybe In 10 days that will come."
Most Chicago markets reported plenty of meat and public buying despite Increases In prices that in some cases were double the OPA ceilings.
Housewives stood in line at Chi¬ cago markets to pa.y $1 a pound for spare ribs and round steak. Most beef cuts ranged upward from 60 cents a pound. Buy All They Can Carry
Customers were being urged to buy only what they needed for the weekend, but bought all they could carry anyway, apparently doubtful that supplies would continue to Improve.
The situation in other areas was summarized as   follows:
The Buffalo, N. Y., Retail Meat Dealers Association reported "pret¬ ty good" supplies, but that choice cuts were "going begging" because they  were   too  expensive.
Philadelphia was one of the few cities in which price reductions were reported. Grocers marked down most cuts five to 10 cents below Tuesday's high, but becC roasts sold for 80 cents a pound. Chops at St.05
At Pittsburgh, meat was plenti¬ ful, with chops selling for aa much as  $1.0S a  pound.
Kansas Cily housewives were buying sirloin steak for RA cents a pound because It was not as ex¬ pensive as they thought It would be. Roasts sold for 49 cents a pound and T-bone steaks brought 69 cents.
Murray OK's UAW Plan; Steel Next
Price Control Lapse Brings Expected Demand; Chrysler Firm First To Face Renegotiation
By DICK DI.;OAN
L'nited Press Staff Correspondont
(Cleveland, Oct, 19 (UP)—A nsw wage demand, designed to meet ths increased cost of living, will bs presented to the automobile indus¬ try tomorrow, Walter Reuther, president of the United Automoblts Workers   (CIO)  said  today.
It was expected the new demand would be for a 20-cents-an-hour raise.
The CTirysIer Corp., whose con* tract with the UAW Is now open for wage discussions, will ba the test case for the entire automobils Industry. .^furray  Barks Alms
President Philip Murray of ths CIO, who sat In on today's meeting, hacked up Reuther In his assertion that labor must have a wage in* crease because of the present In* flationary trend.
"It must be obvious to all," Mur< ray said, "that the need for higher waires  Is  ah.solutely  essential."
The UAW executive board. In sp<,v|al session here, had expected to' issue Its new wage demand today, but Reuther said the final meeting on wages was postponed until tomorrow "because of the vast amount nf factors that had to he considered before forming our   final   figure"
"There was no final decision today," Reuther said, "because this Is a very serious matter that has tn be discussed from all angles. But we will have our wage pro¬ gram whipped into shape by to¬ morrow." Others on Own
Murray said there was "eomplets unanimity of opinion" in today's meeting, but whatever action ths UAW takes will be on ita own. All afniiated bodies of the CIO art free to form their own programs, he said, adding: "The action hers of the UAW will not refle(rt CIO policy on such matters as wages."
The no president said, however, that "there must be an increass In wages sufficient in size to meet the increased cost of living."
Murray said that the United Steel Workers, another huge CIO affiliate, will meet In Atlantic City Nov. 18 to map wage demands and "they will not be infiuenced by what  Is done here."
After today's executive board meeting. Murray charged that tha "press of the country has for ths pasir few months been leveling its attack on labor for striking and causing bottlenecks in productton." Cites Huge Inventories
'The  press  should  dirsot  Ks at* tack elsewhere." he said.   "D«part> (Continued on Page A-14)
No Change in U, S, Policy Toivard Japan
Tokyo, Oct. 19 (UP)—Spokes¬ man for Gen. Douglas MacArthur today said thst American policy In Japan has not changed and that the remarks of George Atcheson jr., diplomatic advisor to MacArthur, before the Allied Control Council on U. S. policy had been misunderstood or mis¬ represented.
Spokesman's statemtnt wss is¬ sued as a result of criticism ef remarks by Atcheson regarding Japan's carrying out of occupa¬ tion principles laid dowm fey MacArthur.
"Inferences made In soma quar¬ ters after the Allied CJontiel Council meeting of Oct. 18 that a change In policy had bsan enunciated by Atcheson has NO basis or foundation," tha . man said.
ITALY MAY REFUSE TO SIGN TREATY
Rome, Oct. 19 (UP)-Pietro Nennl, first Socialist foreign min¬ ister in Italy's history, appealed to¬ day for revision of the Italian peace treaty and strongly hinted that Italy may not sign the treaty until it is altered In her favor.
The B,%-year-old Nennl. one-time friend of Mussolini who turned aWay from Fascism In its early days and fought It for 20 years in exile, made known his views as he took over the foreign affairs port- fnllo from Prime Minister Alicde de Gasperi.
U.S. Looks in Future: Seek Autos Under $1,000
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Washington, Oct. 19. (UP)—The government said tonight that new automobiles selling for $1.(X)0 or less probably will tie back as soon as present pentup demand for cars at  any price has  been  satisfied.
But it added that the ."S.OOO.OOO would-be bu.vers who want new or used cars right now are going to pay a lot more than they original¬ ly   expected   to.
In a Federal Reserve Board survey disclosed by the Agricul¬ ture Department, it was pointed lout that the high-sales volume of [the automobile Industry has been built on low-priced cars. Makers  Worried
Tt added that man.v car manu¬ facturers    already    ara    becoming
worried over ths possible atfssl on sales of continuing prica !¦• creases.
When cars are bought on tissa — as 40 per cent are expected ts be this year — an increase of oaly $5 in the monthly payment May discourage purchasers with flasd Incomes,   the  survey  said.
As a result, many persons ars expected to try to squeeis 80,000 to 10.000 miles out of their eld car Instead of following tha aer- mal practice of turning It in at 30,000   to   40,000   miles.
"The temporary loss of llisss buyers is nol an immediate proto* lem," the survey said, "since there still are a great many euatonners willing and able t« paf; prices."
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