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WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16. 1945
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Japan Ordered to End Support of Sfiffifofsm Emperor
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People Can Worship As They Please but State Religion Stops; All Compulsion Banned
Tokyo, Dec 15 (UP)—<Jen. Doug¬ las MacArthur ordered tht Japan¬ ese government tonight to with- drtw ipontorahip and financial iupport from ttate Shintolim which teachet Japanete to combine faith and patriotiam in the worihip of their emperor at a living Uod. entitled by divine right to rule all Itndi and peoplea.
It wat the flrtt potltlve ttep tn Japan toward implementation of one of the four freedoms expound¬ ed by President Roosevelt—free¬ dom of religion.
Brig. Gen. Ken R. Dyke, chiei of MacArthur's civil Information and education section, described ¦tate Shintoism as a religion •manufactured" by ultra-nationa¬ lists and warlords to promote Jap- an'a abortive attempt at world domination. Private Beliefs Unaffected
The directive to the Japanese government does not abolish pri¬ vate belief in the intricacies of Shintoism. the fundamental core of which ia ancestor worship, partic¬ ularly In connection with the im¬ perial family, but it removed the "bad aapectt from it," according to MacArthur'a announcement.
"All propagulion and dissemina¬ tion of militaristic and ultra-na- tlonallttlc Ideology, Shinto doc¬ trines, practices, rites, ceremonies tnd observances as well as doc¬ trines, practices, ritet, ceremonies and observances of any other reli¬ gion, faith, tect, creed, or phllo- lophv is prohibited and will ctate Immediately," the directive aald.
Tht directive, which waa pre¬ psred by Lt. Wllllain K. Bunce, formerly professor of Oriental his¬ tory and dean of Otterbein Col¬ lege. Westervllle, O., after months of detailed research, prohably will affect more Japanete lubjects than tnv directive yet Issued by Mac- Arthur.
Endt War Ideology —Dykt tald it fttes the Japanttt from "78 yeara of moral and tlnan- cisl enslavement to an ideology which led them into war, defeat. suffering and privation." Shinto- Um entailed tiia belief that all Japanete are auparler te ether peo¬ ples and that tna Japanett home¬ land it superior to all other landt.
The directive ovdered removal of til forms of Shintolim from thr publle tchools and forbids statt or official participation in Shinto ritsi. It fraas the Japantte frem lay compulsion to believe In er profeat te believe in Shlntoitm.
There are 110.000 ihrlnes In Jtpan, no of them "state or na¬ tional" which formerly received government aupport. The current budget called for «.785.000 yen for operation and malnttnance of shrines In 194S-M, rebuilding of war-damaged shrinet and othtr ex¬ penses. Can't Support Hhrinea
Tbe order does not dtitroy Shintolim, but Bunce told newt- men ht btlltved In "Itt grtdutl ecllpte." The dlreotlve ttipulatti that "private financial support of til Shinto thrintt which have pre¬ viously betn aupported in whole or part by publle fundi will bt per¬ mitted, provided tuch private sup¬ port Is entirely voluntary and Is In (Continued on Page A-IR)
TWO FLYERS LOSE LIVES, PLANE FALLS IN HARBOR
Boston, Dtc. 15. (UP)—Two Coait Gutrd flien were killed today when thtir patrol ataplane went out of eontrol and crashed Into Boston Harbor after taking off from the Coaat Ouard cutter Baat Wind.
The plane failed to come out of a left bank at an altitude of about 1.000 feet. It crashed and explod¬ ed in the harbor iMtwten Fort Standiih and Fort Dawei. Sur¬ face craft began atirch for the bodies of the flien. whote identifi¬ cation waa withheld pending noti¬ fication of kin.
The East Wind waa en route from Greenland with 31 Army per¬ sonnel aboard. The plane was as¬ signed to the cutter for patrol missions.
UAW Appeals To Britain
Labor Government, Owner of GM Stock, Asked for Support
By BEN OALLOB
Detroit, Dec. 15. (UP)—The C3IO United Automobile Workers tonight appealed to Prime Minister Clement Attlee for support of the British labor government in the union ctilke against General Motors, con- Itnding that the Britlah govern¬ ment was onc of the major itock- holderi in the big automobile cor¬ poration.
R. J. Thomai. UAW-CHO inter¬ national preaident, made the rc- queit in a Icttcr to Attlee at the union dltclosed it waa receiving "ample contributions" to carry on itb system-wide strike of 17S,(KX> •vorkers In the nation's largest in¬ dustrial  empire.
Thomas based his appeal to the Prime Minister on "reliable" In¬ formation that the British govern¬ ment owned 43«.000 shares of GM common stock. He said such tup- port from a labor government "would bt a welcome demonttra- tlon of the lolldtrlty that bind' together the working people of all nationi." Interetted In Profita
He laid he did not believe GM management reflected the Interests of Its ttockholderi in its ttand that profiti were not the concern of "tither the worken or the own¬ er! of the corporation."
GM consistently has maintained during the sporadic negotiations with the UAW before and since the strike was called on Nov. 21 that itt profits did not enter into wage tallcs and that Us books were
Convinced that this attitude did not reflect tht opinion of the Brlt- iih ialxir government, "a suliatan- tial holder of General Motors shares," Thomat aaked that Attlee "make known t« the management of General Motori your belief that profiti are, indeed, tht concern of tilt worker! and owneri of any company."
The union'! financial prtpara- tioni for a protracttd ttrikt was disclosed in a report by George Addet,   UAW  tecretary-treaturer.
"We will have ample Income from contribution! to carry on," Addet tald. "We are ahooting for $1,000,000. Whether we tpend that much dependi on the length of the Itrlke."
He said that if :he UAW needed $2,000,000, "we expect to receive it in the form of contributions. Local unlona are contributing at a satis¬ factory pace and there are accumu¬ lated strike funds that could be put to use." R<>tume Talks Monday
UAW will resume negotlatloni Monday both with General Motors and Ford Motor Company and also with a newcomer to the highlv competitive automotive fleld—the Ktiaer-Frazer Corporation.
Both sides were preparing for appearances in Washington Wed¬ nesdav when President Truman':; flrat fact-finding hoard will exam¬ ine thc GM dispute.
Top officials for bolh sides, led by (iM President C. E. Wilson, and Thomat for the union, will meet with the board which hnt White House backing. But no statutory  authority.
UAW Ulki with Ford will be resumed Monday. There were re¬ ports that the traditionally inde¬ pendent Ford was ready to make the union a satisfartorj' wage of¬ fer. Wage talks were poatponed Friday at the company's requcit so that It could study "certain mat¬ ters"— their nature undisclosed — pertaining to the UAM'a 30 per cent demands.
Kaiser-Frazer, the latest inv.nder of the auto-making field was said to be planning to offer a new formula for a labor-management security  contract.
Put to Good Use—at Last
Reputed to be worth $300,000, the baton once carried by Rf;lcht- marshal Hermann Goering iiat arrived   In   Philadelphia   to   aid
in the Victory Loan campaign. S'Sgt. Ernest Crewthaw, Annia- tun, Alabama, vi Uiv «Ui Infan¬ try   Diviaion   and   euttodian   of
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MOTHER OF BABY SAID KIDNAPPED HELDFOjMURDER
Mrs. Carlan Sent to Psychopathic Hospital; Husband to Help Her
Chelsea, Mass., Dec. 15. (UP)— Pretty Rose C^arlan, Inventor of a kidnap hoax that enlisted the nation'a sympathy for 16 daya, waa committed to a psychopathic hos¬ pital tonight for a 10-day test of her sanity after she .wat formally
 of murdering her 6-month-
old baby son, Itonald.
Neither her tailor husband nor any of her relatlvei were In court at Mrt. (Tarlan ttood before a Judge to hear herself accused of "aasaulting and beating one Ronald Orlan."
"Fm relieved that I can ttll the truth now and not iiave to make up Hat," the 23-year-old motbtr said befort leaving for the hoa¬ pital. Aiked why she didn't tell authorities when ahe found the baby dead In his crib three weekt ago, the said: "I Never Harmed Him"
"I don't know now myself. 1 can't understand it because I kept getting in deeper and deeper. I was afraid my folks would think I neglected my children and I would lose them as a result. I swear on the sign of the crucifix around my neck here that I never harmed   tlie  baby."
Baby Ronald's body was found under a cupboard in his mother's bedroom yesterday while police were searching for a  kidnapper.
Medical Examiner William J. Brickley performed an autopsy on the body today, but he said that iit might be from six days to two I weeks before he made a finding. I He aaid results of both a chemical iand a microscopic examination would have to be studied "very carefully" because of tilt Im¬ portance   of  the  case.
Bricjtley said a preliminary ex¬ amination revealed that tht baby waj tufferlng from a "heavy cold" at the timt of death.
"Sht  didn't tell mt  nothing," he kept murmuring at ha wu vlrtual- (Contlnued on Page A-18)
BUFFALO BLANKETED BY TWO-FOOT SNOW
Prince Konoye, Jap Vfar Monger,
Kills Himself
Tokyo, Sunday Deo 16 (UP)-<- Prlnce Fumlnaro Konoye, three- time premier of Japan and coniid¬ ered the wire-puller behind the Jap¬ aneae throne during tht war, com¬ mitted suicide in his Tokyo honi> at T a. m. this moming rather than surrender himseif as a war crimin¬ al.
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Konoye. who was to have sur¬ rendered himself today at Sugamo Prison, took poison.
The announcenent waa made by <3en.   Douglaa   MacArthur's   head¬ quarters at t:W a.m. Aa Onllty aa Tvja
Headquarters aaid the informa¬ tion came through Allied counter¬ intelligence corps, which received word through the Japaneae central liaison office, whieh pretumably had a ftrtt-hand account from Konoye't  home,
Konoye's Intimates said the prince, known as one of the young¬ est of Japan'a "elder statesmen." had been agitated and depressed since he waa named in Mac- Arthur's war criminal list of Dee.  6.
Prior to his scheduled arrest he was tha target of bllitering criti¬ cism in newspapers and speeches in the Japanese Diet, which con¬ tended that he wat equally guilty with   the   former   Premier   Hideki
Tojo for  plunging Japan   Into  thc war.
Konoye, 34. wat a member of the Fujlwara family,  next in  rank to the  imperial  family. led Peaoe Delegation
He was a member of the Japan ete delegation to the Paris Peace Conference in 1019. From 1931 to 1933 ht was vice-president of the Hout« of Peers. He formed his flrtt cabinet in 1B37 and lubse quently headed cabinet! in 1940 mn!—1941   wiieii   wai   prepareUowt
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Konoye succeded n^ere Tojo failed. Tolo tried to commit hara kiri liy ahooting hlmtelf In the stomach on Sept. 11 while Amerl can offlceri were enroute to hit houte to arrest bin as a war crimi nal. Tojo recovered after hit tul- clde attempt and was put in prison.
Konoye was known as the "breaker of precedents." first be¬ cause he entered politics regardles.s of his high birth and because hc rejected the premiership In Jan uary. 1940, after the resignation of the Abe cabinet. He pleaded incr- perienre In economic affairs and the necessity for a new leadership. Berame Premier
Adm.^Usumaaa Yonai was sub- sequentlj^k pointed
It was IRer the Army withdrew its support of the Yonai cabinet that Konoye reversed his position and accepted the premiership In August of  1940.
He astounded the Japanese pub lie by proceeding slowly with t cabinet formation. Whereas his predecessors had cnmpieteii tiieir cabinets within 24 hours. Konoye deliberately took six dava after re¬ ceiving the imperial command.
Truman Tells China To Stop Fighting Or Lose U.S. Aid
Boise Met Mystery Ship
In November 1941; Roosevelt Warned Japs in August
Washington, Dec. IS. (UP)—The U.S. cruiser Boise twice sighted mysterious ships in the western Pacific more than a week Iwfore the Japanese attacked Pearl Har¬ bor, the congressional Pearl Harbor investigation committee was told today.
It was ditcloted, however, that the Navy doei not now believe those vessels were part of the Japanese task force which hit Pearl Harbor, because they were 1,400 miles oft the course followed by  thc atriking  force.
One of tht ships appeared to the Boise to be a Japanese cruiser, to the Boise changed its course and manned  battle stations.
The Boise's log was submitted to the committe<> by Assistant Counsel Gerhard Gesell aa a result of a series of questions asked at thc outset of thc investigation by Rep. Bertrand W. Gearhart, R., Cai.
The committee earlier had com¬ pleted its examination of Lt. (3en. Leonard T. Gerow, who was chief of the Army war plans division, at the time of Pearl Harbor. No New Legal StafT
Meanwhile, there was no indica¬ tion what the committee would do about getting new counsel.   Its en a
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yi'sterday, effective when new coun iel takea over, in protest against fhe plodding pace of the investiga¬ tion. CV>mmittee Chairman Alben W. Barkley. D., Ky., hinted that he also might quit because thc inquiry  Is too time-consuming.
In addition to the Boise log. the committee made public a hitherto secret message In which the late Pre.iident Roosevelt told former British Prime Minister Winston Cliurchill In mid-August. 1941, that he had warned Japan against fur¬ ther aggression. F. D. R. Warned Japt
Mr. Roosevelt said he had told Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburii Nomura that he expected Japan to "readjust its position and embark upon a peaceful program" if U. .'¦. Japanese conversations on Pacific relationa were to be resumed.
The Prime Minister and Presi¬ dent had agreed on "parallel act¬ ion" at the Atlantic (Charter con¬ ference earlier in August.
"The   statement   I   made   to  him (Nomura)    was   no   lest   vigorou than and was substantially  simi In
Will Make No Loans Until Red Army Joins Nationalists, Chiang Admits Other Groups
By EDWIN H. NEWftlAN
Waahlngton, Dtc. 15. — (UP)—President Truman tonight told th* Chinese to stop flghting each other and get together at once If tlMg( want the United States to help China economically.
The  Pretident  tet  forth  his  policy  towards  China in  a  l,20O-wer4
statement toon after hit newest diplomatic envoy to the war-wrecka^i
quarrel-beset country.  Gen.  Ueorge  C.  Marshall,  took ofl for Chunc*
king in a four-engined C-S4 Skymaster.
Marshall,  replacing Maj. Oen.  Patrirk .1.  Hurley,  carried  with hink
.a detailed directive from the Preat* dent. It was based upon the poUap statement made public by the Whit* House, but the directive Itaelf waa secret. The flve-star former chief of ataft is scheduled to arrive !• Chungking next Thuriday. t'NO Ne«ds Security
Mr. Truman prefaced his itata> ment with the declaration that this country Is staking Its hopes for world peace and prosperity upon "the ability of the sovereign na* tions to combine for coTlectiva security in the United Nations crganizntion."
He called upon China to ceaaa internal hostilities immediately uid arrange a national conferenee of all major political elements In or» der to unify the country democrat- ically. Onc of Marshnll'a first taaka presumably will bc to bring thasa objectives about.
A strong, united and democratla China, the President said, la etten- tial to the auccess of the "Unltad Nations  and  for world peace."
China therefore has "a clear ra- spon.Hibility to thc other United Nations, he said, "to eliminate armed conflict within its territory
CAPITAL OF UNO WILL BE LOCATED IN UNITEDSTATES
Vote Comes After Angry Session of Committee in London
By R. H. SHACKFORD
London, Dec. 15 (UP)—The United States was aelected as the permanent home of the United Nations Organisation today. For the first time, world machinery de¬ signed to keep the nations at peace will be centered in the "New World."
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as  constituting  a  threat  to  world
Target Plane to Train Pilots Lights Up Like Pinball When Hit
New York, Dec. IB. (UP)—The Navy has a trainer plane these days that lights up like a pinball machine tvery time It gets clipped by a plastic bullet. And It has a device that makes a little quartz grow into a big quartt — and a headache to the enemy -— in al¬ most no time at all.
It hat a Morse typewriter that sends out any message In code, practically single-handed. The op¬ erator only goet through the punch¬ ing motions and makes certain that all the words are spelled right. Mraaure   with   Sound
And it has a sound mechanism that measures one-thousandth of an inch. It makes a single hair on your head stand out like Pike'« Peak.
"The plane that acts like a pln- htll machine is used to train Navy airmen. The planes 60 caliber ma¬ chineguns fire a "frangible" bullet composed of graphite bonded by plastic.
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the plane, a light fiarei up in thr hub of Itl propeller to let the other pilot know that he's shooting straight," said Edward R. Inglis. formcr naval fire-controller 1/c of New York City. "The thing goes on and off. like a pinball machine and the number of hits is regis¬ tered on a machine inside the tar¬ get   plane."
The target plane has an electri¬ fied hide which causes the pro¬ peller hub to blink every time a bullet  makes contact.
Quartz is a vital element in Navy acoustic anti-siihmarine devices. It amplifies a mechanically produced sound wave, transforms it into elec¬ trical energy, and projects It out into thc ocean to detect objects- such aa a submarine. Urrw Own itiiartz
The operator, by watching a screen, is able to detect the ap¬ proximate position of thc submar¬ ine.
"Right in the middle of the war we ran low on quartz," Inglis said. "So our people went out info Idaho and got some quartz aeed. or ADP (Ammonia. Dihydrogen. Phos¬ phate) and put them one at a time into large glass jars.
"By nse of special machines thev were constantly whirled about an'l their growth was forced. It toolc about a month for ut to produce a full-grown quartz,  but we did It."
Buffalo, N. v., Dec. IB. (UP)— A raging snow storm which all but paralyzed transportation facilities and cauaed at least two deaths .swept thc Buffalo area tonight, blanketing some sections with as much as 24 Inches.
Accompanied by a 30-mile wind, the snow fell generally over much of western Ncw York although the heaviest fail wns described as "local" by the U.S. weather bureau.
Casualties attributed to the storm included Vincent Kljek, 54, a Ncw York Central trackman who |WH.s crushed to death by a switch engine while shovelling snow, and a nun. Sister Mary Simeon, 68. who was instantly killed when struck by a skidding automobile.
MOSCOW BACKS NEW GOVERNMENT IN IRAN
London, Sunday, Dec. 16 (UP)— Kstablishment of a revolutionary "national government of Iranian Azerbaijan," apparently with sup¬ port of the Soviet ITnion, waa an¬ nounred  today  hy Moscow radio.
The new regime was established at Tabriz, renter o' rc-rent upris¬ ings against thc oovemment of Iran in thc .nortl. ni province. Thn announccmn' iiinc .sliorily after disclosure from 'c'clirau thnt reg¬ ular government loopa had been ordered   withdrav p..
Leader of tlie iic, • ..mrnment. according to the Mosi-ow hroadcast is Jaafar Pislievari, reputed hcxd of the Tudeh party which Insti¬ gated the revolt against Iran in Azerbailan. Pilhevari, involved in a Russian scheme tn establish a republic at Resht in the Gllan prov¬ ince 26 years ago, hnd been a refugee In Russia until the Red Army occupied northern Iran In 1941.
Iranian army troops hsve agreed to pledge their allegiance to the new government, tha Russian broadcast said.
Kidnap'Murder of Girl Admitted by ex-Convict
San Franciaco, Deo. 18. (UP) — Thomas Henry McMonigle, SS, an ex-convlct, haa confesaed kidnap¬ ping and then murdering Thora Chamberlain, 14, San Jose. Cal., high tchool girl, the Federal Bureau of Inveitigatlon announced today.
McMonigle, an ex-convlct and one-time bus driver in San Mateo, Cal., admitted ahooting the at¬ tractiva child to death on a renely road and dumping her body over a 350-foot cliff into the Pacific Ocean.
The disclosure came six weeks and one day after Thora, daughter of a San .lose contractor, vanished- after getting into the battered sedan of the man whom Thora's schoolmates said had tried to lure other girls with offers of a "job taking care of children." Navy Divers Helping
The body has not yet been re¬ covered, but E. J. ConneJley, assist¬ ant director of tha FBI in charge of tht Chamberlain and Dickie Tum Suden catei In San Francisco
tald the tearch in the heavy aurt would  "continue."
The FBI has enlisted the aid of Navy divers in efforts to locate the body which It believed to be in an ocean cove two mlltt south of lonely Pedro Point.
Heavy waves beat against high rock formations In the area and pound Into cave formations where even at low tides the sesrchcr.' work In 10 feet of water.
Connelly praised the work of Navy divers, one of whom already has been knocked out three times since the search began several days ago. The area, because of the high cliffs, is inaccessible by foot and becau.se of rough water small boats cannot navigate  there.
Divers must be lowered by block- and-pulley. The FBI said the Navy already has been using a divin;; bell, which Is standar.d equipment for off-shore work in locating sunken boats.
McCionigle will bc turned over (Continued  on  Page   A-41
2V2 Billion Spending Approved by Senate
Washington, Dec. 15. (UP)—The Senate passed a $2,500,000,000 deti- Licncy appropriation bill today with hardly an argument.
The total was $1,000,000,000 larger than a House version of the bill. The measure now goes back to the House and then to conference. Tho funds will supplement the regular u,}propriations for the fiscal year ending June 30. Senate paasage I v.as on a voice vote.
The Senate raised thc proposed I appropriation for the United Na- i tions relief and rehabilitation ad¬ ministration from $400,000 0(X) to J75O,0O0,O0O after 10 minutes debate. Warning Ignored
It also Increased funds for a tories of public projects despite :i warning from Sen. Styles Bridges, R.. N. H., that the present appro- rriationi were "jutt t beginning" and that "hundreds of millioni of dollan" would have to be spent later to eomplete projects begun at  comparatively Ilttle expense.
Aside from proposals to raise congressional salaries and expense accounts, only one llcm in thc 65-page bill precipitated a real floor fight and necessitated a roll- call vote. This was a $780,000 ap¬ propriation for power lines that would carry Shasta Dam electricity from Oroville to Sacramento^ C^lif. When Sen. Sheridan Downey, D., I Calif., said thp people of Sacra¬ mento wanted thc line, the Senate votcj the funds, 38 to 27. Hold Down Own Pay
Sen. Kenneth S. Wherry. R., Neb., predicted tliat the appropriation would lead eventually to expend¬ itures of $70,000,000 to complete power lines, and necessary standby steam-powered   generating   plants.
The senators, iiowcver, were un¬ generous only toward themselves. Yesterday they turned down pro¬ posals to  give themselves  a $.3,.'inn
to  the  atatement  we  had  discuss- (Continued on  Page A-14)
BIG 3 MINISTERS BEGIN CONFERENCE IN RED CAPITAL
Byrnes Rested, Fit After Dangerous Flight in Storm
By HENRY SHAPIRO
Moecow Dec. 1.'). (UP)—The momentous Big Three foreign mini.slers'  conference  began  today.
U. S. Secretary of State James F. Byrnes wont to the Kremlin to see Soviet Foreign Commissar Vyackeslav   M.   Molotov.
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin arrived by plane at Moscow from Berlin. He was to confer with  Molotov   this   afternoon.
"We hope to make progress to¬ wards solving some of the difllcult problems witli which the world Ls faced today with the aim of event¬ ually dealing with them in the wider sphere of the United Nations." Bevin said later at a press   conference.
The British foreign minister in¬ dicated he agreed with Byrnes' proposal for a full-dress foreign ministers' meeting three monlh.s from now. No Staleiiientt
There was no Immedlcate offl¬ cial word on the first formal get together of the three principals which was opening of the Big Three foreign ministers conference, slated for this evening. A two- day snowstorm prevented some of the Anglo-American parties from reaching  Moscow  on   schedule.
Bevin's plane drilled through thc storm to a safe landing in Moscow at 1:30 a. m., but three accompany¬ ing planes bearing his advisers and a group of British embassy per¬ sonnel were forced to turn back.
Soviet Foreign Vice-rommisaar Andrei Vishlnsky headed the offi¬ cial Russian welcoming committee for Bevin. and he stood by, smiling broadly, as the Briton spoke briefly into a microphone, saying he hoped the meeting would cement Allied unity. Harriman on Hand
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paratory commission now laying the groundwork for the flrst meet Ing of the ful! UNO assembly in London next month. The vote was 30 to 14.
The preparatory commission It¬ self and the assembly must ap¬ prove the location but that was considered only a formality as the two leading opponents to the United State.s - - Canada and Britain — immediately proposed that the rommittee vote be made unanimous, thus admitting defeat in their efforts to locate the UNO In Europe.
The conimittee will meet Mon¬ day afternoon to begin consulta¬ tions on a specific site in the United States for the headqu.irters. Uproarious   Scttion
The United States won out after a two-hour uproarious session iu which Britain and Canada fought to the latt to prevent the U.S. getting the necessary two-thirds vote. Had they aucceeded. then the issue would have gone directly before the assembly to decide without recommendation from the preparatory  commission.
All but one of the 51 United Nations was represented in todav't committee meeting, although si • nations, including the United States abstained   from   voting.
Two votei were recorded, with the U. 6. abstaining. The first was to recommend that Europe be th" site. The European bloc obtained a maximum of 23 votes, with 2!i against, and two abstentions—far short  of  the  necessary  two-third.'-
TTie next ballot was on the reco¬ mmendation to locate in the United States, which had been selected last October by the preparatory commliilon's executive committee. Delegates Angry
The committee meeting was marked by many bitter exchanges. On several occasions delegates ap¬ pealed to others to remember the dignity of the UNO and of the un¬ pleasant Impression such a scene would create among the world pub¬ lic.
During one exchange over whether thc ballot should be secret, the Brazilian and Cuban delegates traded sharp words. It was after a proposal for secret ballots had been defeated 26 to 24, with Brazil and Argentina voting for secrecy.
The   Cuban   delegate.   Gulllermo!
"The government of the United States," the President said, "ba- lieves  it   essential:
"l.-That a cesa:ition of hostUI* tits l>e arranged belween the armlaa of the national government and Um Chinese Commufilst; and other dla> sident Chinese armed forces for tha purpose of completing the retum o! all China to effective Chinea* control. Including the Immediata evacuation of the Japanese fOraaMi
"2.—That a national conferenea cf representatives of major poHt* ical elements be arrnnged todevalop an early solution to the present Internal strife a solution whicli will bring about the uniflcatton at China."
Mr. Truman reiterated this coun¬ trv's intention of dealing sole^ with the present national govern- ment, which is the government recognized by the the United Na¬ tions. He declared pointedly that the continued existence of • Chinese Communist army in Chins makes Chinese political unity Im¬ possible. All Chinese armed forcea. he declared, mu.st be "integrated effectively into the Chinese na¬ tional army." Nallonalittt Aito .Must Change
But, thc President continued, tha present one-party government et Generalissimo (Ilhlang Kai-Shek must be "broadened to Inciuda other   political   elementa."
Al the propo.sed national confer¬ ence, he addrd, the.se other ele¬ ments must be given 'a fair and effective representation In the Chinese  national government."
The Preaident re-stated that thla government is opposed to Interfer¬ ing in the internal affairs of other countries. He promised that:
"United States support will not extend to United States military intervention to influence the courta of any Chinese internal strife."
But thc world knows,  he added, that  "a   breach  of  the  peace anjr- where  in  thc world   threatens  tha peace of the entire  world." Details   up   tn Chinese
The President said this country would leave details of steps toward internal unity up to "the Chineaa themselves." He said intervention by this or any other foreign coun¬ try "would  be inappropriate."
But he made it clear that China need not expect U.S. economic help in   her   reconstruction   ordeal   un«
Belt, said those who voted against' jeas she "moves toward peace and the secret ballota showed they fa-1 unity along the lines" hc 5Ugge8te<L vored the United States. The Bra-1 If China does mnke progresa zilian delegate, C. De Freitas-Valle., toward democratic unity, the Presi- protested    the    Cuban's    remarks,'dent .said, "the United Statea would
saying he voted for secrecy because he was a liberal and wanted free expression by the delegates. He added he already had declared his country In favor of the U. S.
he prepared tn assist the national government in every reasonable way tn rehahilit.Tte the country, Ime prove the agrarian and industrial (Continued  on   Page   A-14)
Lack of Cars Forcing Troops To Stay Aboard Ships in Ports
Washington, Dec. 15. (UP)—Thc | find little railroad or plant ipa«4 War Department said tonight that for liolidty tript. serious congestion in troop traffic I The War Department said thj out of West Coast ports la forcing port commanders were maklK homeward-bound soldiera to remain I "extraordinary efforts to allevlati. aboard troopships as long as six|the situation" and that civic agent days after they arrive from over-jcies are ro-operating to offer hoat seas. initality   to   men   delnyed.
"Staging areas in the San  Fran-1 Heavieat Since the \Var Cisco   region   are   filled  to   capacity I     December   troop   movements  wB| and it will be necessary temporari-1 be the heaviest of any month lined ly to house troops on board trajis-1 the beginning of the war. Johnaon
ports moored at piers," a War De¬ partment statement  said.
"Similar conditions  exist  at  Los Angeles and San Francisco.
"Delays  of  48  hours   to six  days in   movement   home   out   of   these ports  can   bc   expected." No Civilian Farliltirt '    The  announcement   came  as  Of- Arrhi- fice     o'     Defense    Transportation
said. Transportation will be sought for 1.500,000 men during the montH and 70 per cent of ail sleepers an4 30 per cent of all coaches art Im* ing reserved for mllittry pertonnal use.
Yesterday. ODT reported, 17,17d troops awaited transportation oa the west coast. During the next five days, an average of 34.000 ara
annual    pay    raise    plus    an   extra, band Clarke-Kerr. Ii S  Ambassador Director J. Monroe Johnson warned jseheduled   daily   for   removal   front $2,500 expenses  each year. i        (Continued  on  Ptft A-14) Icivihan   travelen  that  thty   would tht portt.