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TRUMAN SAYS FIRED MacARTHUR AS SAFETY MEASURE

Allies May Have Struclt Main Reel Line-E

MacArthur Fired By

Truman; To World-Wid

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By Don Whitehead

VVAS!-IIIINGTON. April 11 -(AP) -President Truman fired Gen. Douglas MacArthur today. setting off a world-wide uproar in which file famed soldier moved to carry his fight to the United states congress.

Republican leaders talked of "impeachment" of the Presi- dent. They said MacArthur told them he is willing to give his side of the dispute to a joint

seasio of Congress.

Dem ratic leaders are certain to fight any such move to give tlfe General this sounding board for his differences with the Tru- man administration.

Telegrams from across the country were beginning to flood into the offices of congressmen

who lined up on the issue general- ly along political lines-the Re- publicans damning Truman for his action and the Democrats supporting him.

The President ousted Arthur from all his For commands becluse he felt the 71- year-old hero general was not. supporting administration foreign policy.

The A. gumenl

In brief the argument was this:

MacArthur. straining at the leash in the Korean war. wanted to carry the fight to die Red Chinese mainland. with the aid of National leader ClllB.ng-Kai- Shelr. He took the position that Asia was the prime theatre in the world-wide clash with Commun- ism.

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Truman and his aides want to

Treasurer Walter E. Dar y. and Forrest Phillips. were

uciaes Off 9 Uproar

Gen. MacArthur

Liberal Party Nominations

Attorney-General and rovincial K. C. both ominated to again contest the

2nd district of Prince for the Lib- eral Party as assemblyman councillor respectively. at a. con- vention held at Ellarslie yesfordaji

and

localize the ,ful1tin3.in Korea and f i prevent its spread."They..laelieva zommnpe" W” M ml" that mrope. not Asia. is the place Mr. Dusyz nomination was

where the fate of the world hangs in the balance.

MacArthur outlined his views in a series of public .mm- nceme ts and the issue came to a climax in the early hours of this morning. The White House issued one state- ment by the President saying:

"With deep regret I have con-

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Coming Events

"Hampton Play postponed be- cause of illness.

"Mail your Films to Garnlium

Photo studio. Charlottetown.

"Show. Morall Community Hall every Friday. 7 and 9 o'clock..

"Dance in Glenroy school. Pri-

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Orchestra. - "Conservative Meeting of River- daio Poll, Eugene McQuillan's,

Thursday. April 12th. "institute Dance. Vernon Hall.

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Friday. April 13th. Millview Orchestra. "Card party Stanley Bridge

School. Friday. April 13. Sponsor- rd by Women's Institute.

"Reaerve April 21th. for Var- iety concert in Millview Hall. Women's Institute.

"Pan Sale. Fenneil and Chandler's Saturday. April 14th, Cross Roads, w. M. 5.

"Regular Dance Friday. April 13th in St. Peter's Bay Holy Name

Phillips was moved Phillips, Elleralie. and seconded by Ralph Eliandc.

veteran

moved by James MacLean of Port- age and seconded by Percy Adams

f Ellei-slic. The nomination of Mr. by William

also of Ellerslie. Mr. William Macxendrick. pres-

ident of the West Prince Liberal Association presided at the meet- in: Which was addressed.by the candidates. Naught, sistant of the Minister of Fisheries, Mr- Fred 0. Ramsay. M.L. A. and Mr. Peter N. Pate. - 3

Mr. J. Watson Mac- M. P., parliamentary as-

Flfih King's

At a Liberal convention held esterday at Georgetown the two representatives of the istrict. Messrs. George E. saviile.

Annandale, and William Hughes. Souris West. were re-nominatedas Councillor and Assemblyman

ti 1 i t i th . day. April 13th. Lunches. Burke's iii-lens. vey n he 9' comm! cm

re-

Mr. Howard S. Moot-eon. elect-

rical contractor. Georgelown. was also proposed for Assemblyman. but was

nomination as defeated

mn the ballot by Mr. Hughes, 33..

Mr. savllle's nomination was

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MaeAriiiur's Salary Will Continue

WASHINGTON. April ll - (AP)

- General of the Army Douglas MacArthur. despite being relieved of all his commanda.!will continue to draw his full pay and allowances and will be subject to orders of his military superiors until he dies.

Officers of five-star rank are

never retired. Their salary amounts to

318.701 yearly.

Big Enemy Drive Possible Within Days

By DON RUTH

TOKYO. April 12 - (Thursday) -(AP)-Advancing United States Eighth Army forces today struck up against solid Chinese Com- munist defences in Central Korea.

It possibly was the main Red line the Allies have been trying to reach and smash it since It.- Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway open- ed his "limited offensive" last Jan. 25. -

Today. while Turkish and Am- erican troops paced the attack. Ridgway went to Tokyo to take up the multiple-command reins of the deposed Gen. Douglas MacArthur.

The Turks and Americans made hard contact with solidly-em trcnched Chinese south of wreck- ed Choi-won in West-Central The Chinese were believ- ed to be van-guards of possibly 695.000 Reds.

The Red masses. reported to in- ciudc 18 new Chinese Red divisions. were believed preparing for I

- big counter-offensive.

(In Washington. President Tru- man said such a drive was -.ex- pected and that the enemy also is kn-own to have built up his air force. But Truman expressed confidence the Eighth Army could stop the thrust.)

Mid-April rains, the element for which the massing Reds have waited, drenched Korea as enemy resistance stlffcncd in the west and centre.

Canadians Advance

WEST CENRAL SECTOR. Korea. April ll (CP) Canadian troops plunged almost a mile deeper into North Korea. today. capturing a 3.000-foot mountain.

The pcalowas taken. by the Patrlcias after 48 hours spent feel- ing out em.-my positions north of their line. The advance shoved the Canadians is little more than three miles north of the 38th parallel. old political dividing line between South and North Korea.

A company under Capt. Del Harrison of Calgary clawed its way over rough terrain to capture the peak against light opposition.

Harrison's company was aided by a machine-gun company under Capt. Andy Foulds of Vancouver.

The machine-gunners fired more than l0,000 rounds in laying down protective cover for the advancing troops.

Canned Hum Add Eggs For Soldiers

BRIDGETON. N. J.. April ll - (AP) - The days of powdered eggs in the army are numbered. And that's no yoke, son.

A food processing plant here has come up with ham and eggs ill ll can-whole eggs-for army break- fast rations. The firm has been awarded a defence contract.

Appalling Famine conditions in India

PATNA. India. April it -(Reut- era)-Indians are living on the bark of trees. lotus roots. snails and wild fruits in several famine- stricken villages in the Darbhangn district of Bihar. three Blhar state legislators reported today.

They said three persons died from starvation and three others committed suicide.

The leader of the group appeal- ed io the state and central gov- ernments to rush aid "to save hundreds of thousands from star- vation and death."

llall. 0halsson'a orchestra. Door nriae.

"Due to arrive at Albany around April 15th. one carload cement. Special prices oi! oar. R. N. Daw- son. crapaua.

-"Yuk Women'a Institute pre-

sent two one act plays with spec- iaitias in York Hall, Wednesday. Ami ilth.

"A special lnlchine for cleaning Vhelira clipper iiratm at ledoqua Flour Mills. Central

laddquo. P. I I.

"Starting April idth, to clean :rt.::'".t.s.:s- "cm

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"A ting of-the Ltblral elect- "! of can Poll will be held in the am Thin-aday. April 12. A mod aitandanoa requested. Liberal candidates will be present.

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UITAWA. April 11 - (OP) -

Britain. facing a cheese shortage. is preparing to make another bid for a new cheese cleaner for other (3.

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no . An official of the British Food to arriva one later this month. and may

boost Britain's original offer to

In D. pmaoy 25 cents a pound for 77.000.-

pounda of Canadian cheddar. That offer. similar to one

agreed to for i000. was made late last year. It was not taken up by the Canadian Government.

Now with supplies in Britain

dwindling. a new attempt will bd made to negotiate a contract.

IONDON. Allii ii--(Roultrfl)

-Food Minister Maurice Webb llid todiy he intends to out the kitten cheese ration from three tio two ounces a week despite a

Conaervativo move to block the 'reduoilon. A

British Seek New Cheese Contract With Canada

lsdmday night the Conserva- tlvoa. in a aurprise vote in the House of Commons. threw out an order which alaahed the ration. Webb said he is lsiuing I new order.

"raking the moat hopeful view of probable arrivala of cheese for coma time ahead and of current production at home. the supplies available will not serve to sua- tain a ration greater than two ounces." he said.

if the ration were increased to thraogouncaa this month. he said. it would have to -be out to one ounce the next.

Webb said that at present there was no cheese available in North America, but a buying mission was about to visit Canada to make - ngunenta for next sea- son.

"We will take all the cheese we can get from Canada." be said.

British Hint New Peace Bid To Communist China

By Edward Curtis

LONDON. April 11 -(AP) - Foreign Secretary Herbert Mor- rison hinted today that a new bid to Red China for a cease-fire in Korea will follow the dismissal of Gen. MacArthur.

In a statement to the House of Commons. Morrison left no doubt that the Labor Government is glad to see MacArthur leave the United Nations command.

"Successive British Govern- ments have always consistently stood for the subordination of the military to the political." he said. adding that President Truman's action made it clear the some in- ierpretatlon is placed on the re- lationship in the United States.

Conservative leader Winston Churchill said he agreed con- stitutional and civil authorities

should control the actions of mil- itarv commanders.

The same view was widely re- flected in comment. both official and unofficial, in non-Communist capitals around the world.

Communist nations. which have called MacArthur the agent of "American imperialism" in Asia.

.:.:..:j....: said little for the present.

Morrison told the Commons the 14 countries with U. N. forces in Korea are studying a possible statement on their aims. He said he is "anxious to see whether we can bring about a negotiated sci- tlement” to establish a free, uni- fied and independent Korca.

"We were ready as few months ago to negotiate ii. cease-fire and we are ready now. But it takes two to agree on a cease-fire and so far the other side have shown no desire to stop hostilities."

Some labor members of Parlia- ment cheered when Morrison first referred to Truman's dismissal of MacArthur. .

Near the end of his statement. Morrison praised the 71-year-old general as a "great servant of the Allies during the war in the Pacific" and as a brilliant soldier.

Decline Honour Of Nomination In Fiflh Prince

it was learned last evening that neither Mayor Henry Wedge nor Town Councillor G. B. Sheen. who were nominated at a convention in summcrside on Tuesday evening to contest the Fifth District for the Progressive-Conservative party will acceptthc nomination. Neither were prcsentat thcmeetingand it was stipulated that in the event. that they did not lICCf'pl. the exe-

cutive would have the power to selr-cl: other candidates. Mayor Wedge was queried last

evening on his arrival from Hull- fax where he had been on private business since Sunday and he stated that he definitely would not accept the nomination. that while he is interested in the wei- farc of the Progressive-Consorvah lve Party he feels he has a prior duty to the people of the Town

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Trucking

who elected him to the office of Mayor. lle said that this is a re-

couid not give the

Amociated Press correspondent; Eddy Gilmore talked with about 201 French officials in Paris and re- ported:

"Only one said he disapproved of President Truman's action. That kind of unity among French- men today. on almost any sub-

ject. is near a. record."

OTTAWA. April 11 - (Special) -. Improved flying service to the public and possibly at lower rates is foreshadowed in a decision of the Air Transport Board handed down today slanting new conces- slons to Maritime Central Airways.

At present. Maritime Central op- erates a class 4 charter commercial air service from its base at Char- lottetown by the Air Transport Board's decision, it, will now have the right to use every point on its present air routes in the Maritime Provinces as a base for charter. This should result in a lively in- crease in the charter business for the company in the forthcoming season. when licensed to operate with only Charlottetown as a base. Maritime Central was forced to charge tariff from the take-off at Charlottetown, even if the person chartering the plane wished to fly -only from Summerside. for exam-

ple to Moncton.

The judgment now allows Marl- Atime Central to operate charter services from Moncton. Summer- side. New Glasgow. Fredericton and Halifax in addition to Charlotte- town. It is anticipated that the Company will now maintain planes available for charter at most if not all of these points. This will not only give speedier service to those wishing to charter the planes but should cut down costs from their present levels. l

The expanded license now given to Maritime Central Airways is subject to the provisions of the Aeronautics Act and to rules and directives of the Air Transpori. Board. It will apply only to air- craft having a disposable load of more than 3.200 pounds.

Insurance coverage specified in the Air Transport Board judgment includes a minimum passenger liability of 320.000 per seat; a min- imum of 35,000 per aircraft per ac- cident for property damage; mini- mum public liability per person of 820.000 and minimum total public liability pcr aircraft 340,000.

The license does not give Mari- time Central any monopoly in the charter aircraft business along its routes.

News Briefs

TOKYO. Aril 2 -(Thursday) - (AP)-Gen. Douglas MacArthur definitely will go to the United states as soon as possible, inform- ed sources. said tod y.

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SAN GABRIEL. 0aiif., April ll

---(AP) -- President Truman was

hanged in effigy hare today in

protest to his firing of Gen. Douglas MacArthur.

HOLLYWOOD. Apfil 11 -(AP) -A Hollywood producer today offered Gen. MacArthur a so.ooo- n-week acting job-playing a gen- eral on the stage.

oimaac. April ii -(0!) - Franch Quebec's Royal 22nd Ru- lmsnt today was presented with the Province'a iiaa-the riaur De

Lia-to carry it in the Korean Wlfa OTTAWA. April ii .40?) --

Juatice Minister oarson ,.oiniaed today to see what can be done to ensure that the tax decrease on candy icpassod to the consumer.

Concessions Granted To

Maritime Central Airways lC.C.F. Candidates

- boosted personal income tax rates

For Fifth Queen's

Messrs Alex Macbean and Hen- ry Gauthier of Charlottetown were nominated as C. C. F. candidates to contest the Fifth District of Queens in the Provincial election.

Mr. IVABCLCIIHIS nomination was moved by Vordun Tredenick and

him if he should he chosen to fill another elective office.

Mayor Wedge said that an ad- ditional reason for declining is that he wants to keep the office of Mayor apart from partisan polio ics.

Councillor Sh:-en when inter- viewed said that from the hegin- ning he had indicated he would only run if Mayor wedge would be his running mate but that since Mayor Wedge had declined he also would not accept the nom- ination. He said he appreciated the honor of being asked and wishes the party wall in the elect- ion.

Will Be Candidates

A spokesman for the 5th Dist- rict of Prince Progrcssive-Con- servativc committee said late last night that there definitely would by two candidates nominated today but their names would not be disclosed till nominaiiontimr. This announcement was made following official word that the men nomin- alcd at Tuesday night's onventlon. Mayor Henry Wt-dge and Town Councillor G. B. Sheen would not run. At the convention this pos-

secondecl by Jack Brown. The nomination of Gauthier wns moved by Walter Constable and: seconded by Peter Maclntyre. i

Mir. Macbean was named as As- semblyrnan and Mr. Gauthier as. Councillor. Mr. MacLesn is Char-i lotteiown President of the Canad-i ian Brotherhood of Railway cm-I ployees and is employed by the Canadian National Express. Mr. Gauthier is secretary of the Un- lted Paokiiighouse Workers local in Charlottetown.

Mr. Fred Young, Maritime dir- ccior of the C. C. F'.. addressed the meeting. He pointed out the importance of Labor electing its own representative lo the Legis- latui-e.

Mr. Firank Gauthier presided ov- er the meeting which was held at ithe Packing House Union Hall on Richmond St,

slbiiity was taken into considerat- ion and the executive were auth- orized to select two candidates if the nominees. neither of which were present. should not accept the nomination.-5.

Wouldiigidf Wilh Macirlhur

TOKYO. ADl'll l2 -(Thlirsdayl - (AP! -- Maj.-Gen. Courtney Whitney, one of Gen. MacArthur's right-hand men. announced today he had requested retirement from active duty so he may leave Japan with MacArthur.

Whitney is chief of tho govern- ment scction of Scap isupreme Commander, Aiiicd Powers). the occupation force.

(By Canadian Press)

A drive for increased wages to offset boosted taxation is forccnst by labor leaders in the wake of the Federal budget.

Both labor and the Canadian Mnnufacturers' Association Wod- ncsdny criticized certain aspects of the hudgei brought down Tuesday night. The C. M. A. oh- jcciions included our on tho use of tnxniion to cut. down buying power.

The defence budget. designed to cut into the inflationary trend.

20 per cent, increased taxes on cigareta and tobacco and jumped the sales tax two per cent to 10 per cent.

some lower-priced candles and increased prices for automobiles and other goods were among the predictions. Much omment was favorable the C.M.A. agreeing with the decision not to reintro- duce an exceaa profits tax and the Canadian Chamber of Com- merce approving Finance Minis- ter'a Abboti.'a reaistanca to de- mands for immediate all-over con- tro a.

"Unqueationably labor is not going to alt down and allow its living standards to be so dras- tically reduced while private com- paniell are increasing profits to shareholders." said A. R. Masher. president of the Canadian Con- gress of Labor.

The Trade: and Labor Congress while approving the exemption of union dues from peraonai income tax, said other tax proposals "ap- pear to be aimed directly at our working people fo force them down to lower living aiandards." W. 1'. Holding. C.M.A. presi-

doni. aald in a statement that

Drive For Higher Wages One Reaction To Budget

the association "is opposed in principle in certain selected mer- t-handisc being singled out for high rates of tax. . ."

C. W. Haddcn, president and general manager of Kclvlnator of Canada. Limited. termed the bud- got. "Stupid-completely stupid."

First. comment from n Provin- cial lcndcr came from Premier Douglas of Saskatchewan. The C. C. F. leader said the little man will pay for the defence program because the budget was founded on the principle of "Soak the poor-there are more of them."

sponsible position that requires ai great deal of lime and he feels hc' 2 citizens fulli value for the confidence placed int

ichina is ready to talk peace

Mr. John Magoo

Large scale development of in- tcrprovincial highway freight ser- vice betwecn the Maritimes. Que- bec and Ontario will break the railroad monopoly of freight ser- vice and freight rates which now exists on Maritime-Central Can- adian liauis, it was stated by Mr. John Magee. executive secretary of the Canadian Automotive Trans- portation Association at the monthly meeting of the Char- loitoioivn Board of Trade last nighl.

There is every indication that such service is just around the corner, ho slated. and there is a good possibility that trucking rates for such service would be rioucr than railway rates.