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U. S. Considers Plan To Buy More British ;; Strategic Materials By tht Asiociattd Pnu The United States is consider ed ing a plan to send more dollars , Britain's way by boosting pur chases of strategic materials from British markets. Government officials said this country’s negotiators are giving a sympathetic hearing to British requests for a speedup in Amer ican strategic stockpiling during the next few months. The British contend dollars earned during this period will prove of great help to them in charting long-range plans for solving their present economic crisis. Tin and rubber are the main strategic items Britain has to offer. The United States has been buying limited quahtities of these ; to add to the growing stockpile of strategic materials being set aside for an emergency. Rubber Regulation to Stay. Officials said, however, it is doubtful that the administration will consent to boost British sales by relaxing regulations requiring American rubber manufacturers to use 220,000 tons of synthetic rubber annually in their products. Any move to amend these rules, officials said, might affect national security since synthetic rubber plants might be needed in case of , war. The Government owns all 1 synthetic plants now. ; British government officials con ; tinue outlining their problems to ' American and Canadian govern ment representatives today in meetings at the State Department. These preliminary “fact finding” discussions now are in their third day. Top cabinet officials from Britain and Canada are scheduled to arrive next week end to hammer these facts into a three-nation program aimed at checking the British economic slump. Editor Takes British to Task. Geoffrey Crowther, a prominent British editor, suggested yesterday that to solve her problems his country must get away from any Idea the world owes her a living. Mr. Crowther is editor of the London weekly, the Economist. “We have slipped in the last generation in England into believ ing that the world not merely owes us a living, but that the world will meets its obligation and provide us with a living,” Mr. Crowther said in a copyrighted interview published in the mag azine, U. S. News and World Report. “We have got to be willing to face the uncomfortable fact that the world values the services of the British people less highly than they value them themselves.” French Finance Chief Leaves For WashingtonrConferepce: '■ PARIS, Aug. 30" C/P).—Maurice Petsche, French Minister of Fi nance, left today for Washington where he will attend monetary conferences. M. Petsche will be joined-in Washington by Robert Schuman. French Foreign Minister, who is scheduled to leave around Sep tember 5. M. Petsche and his party board ed the He de France, leaving this afternoon from Le Havre. In his party were Pierre Mendes France, governor of the International Monetary Fund, and Herve Alp hand, director of economic affairs at the French Foreign Office. 2 More Cabinet Officers Offer to Quit in Chile ly th« Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile, Aug. 30 Two cabinet ministers sent in their resignations last night to President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla, giving him liberty of action if he deems a cabinet reorganization necessary. They are Minister of Foreign Affairs German Riesco and Min ister of Agriculture Victor Opazo. Last week the President rejected the resignation of Finance Min ister Jorge Alessandri. Truman (Continued From First Page.) nal politics”—a declaration aimed at those quarters which hold the policies of the British Socialist government to blame for her eco nomic woes. The President returned to the Capital right after his Philadel phia talk, which was made in Convention Hall, where Mr. Tru man was nominated last July. His special train arrived here at 6:15 p.m. Stressing that world prosperity Is tied up to world peace, and that only if the world is pros perous can this country prosper, the President said that this is the first of four basic principles on which this country is proceed ing with all the free nations. Expansion of Trade. The second principle calls for expansion of world trade, the President said, adding: “Sound and prosperous rela tions among nations rest upon the exchange of goods and serv ices on a business basis. We are not engaged in a charitable en terprise. We are not looking for trick solutions to deep-seated problems.” The third principle, he contin ued, is “that we cannot succeed in creating a sound and expand ing world economy unless we keep everlastingly at it.” Then he launched into the non interference theme. “The fourth principle is that the democratic nations are not proposing to interfere with one another’s internal politics,” he asserted. “We know very well how we would feel if some foreign nation tried to tell us how to vote. We recognize that each nation has its own political problems, and that it uses different political labels and different slogans from those we use at home. In the lame way, nations have different governmental devices for achiev ing the aifkt economic ends." Victim of Crash Says Pilot Forced Her Into Plane By th« Asfcociatod Prui PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30.—A New York woman has filed suit for $1,500,000 damages from a pilot she claims “physically forced” her to board his plane shortly before it crashed at Dracut, Mass., July 11. 1948. The suit, filed by Gloria Gerst man in Federal Court yesterday, named Samuel E. Poole, jr., as de fendant. He was described as a resident of Pennsylvania and hold er of a commercial pilot's license. The suit contends the plaintiff’s former husband, William Marko witz of New York; Mr. Poole and several others decided at a “drink ing party” to fly to New York for some Chinese food. The New York woman charges her former husband and Mr. Poole “compelled, coerced and physically forced” her to board the plane. A few minutes after taking off the plane crashed into some trees. The plaintiff contends that Mr. Poole tried to take off without warming up the motors and with out giving her time to fasten her safety belt. The plane, she said, was overloaded and in disrepair. The woman, who sustained a cerebral concussion, fractured pel vis and other injuries, charges she was taken to a hospital under an assumed name and that Mr. Poole and her ex-husband buried parts of the wrecked plane, later making a “false” report to au thorities. . U. S. Mayors in Naples En Route to Geneva Ky th« Associated Prt» NAPLES, Italy, Aug. 30.—A group of Alherican Mayors, on their way to the Conference of Mayors in Geneva, Switzerland, arrived here today aboard the motorship Vulcania. * The group included Col. Paul Betters of Washington, executive director of the United States Con ference of Mayors: Mayor and Mrs. William Morrison of Charles ton, S. C.; Mayor and Mrs. Oscar Holcombe of Houston, Tex.; Mayor Michael Di Salle of Toledo and Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Quinn of Montreal. Mr. Quinn is represent ing Montreal. Britain (Continued From First Page.') usual course of issuing a formal statement long after its regular office hours. Said the Foreign Office: "President Truman’s references to the forthcoming Anglo-Ameri can-Canadian talks in his speech to the American Legion Conven tion at Philadelphia are regarded in London as most helpful and [encouraging fdr tbe'success of (tie 1 tripartite talks. * * * *• * “The point of view expressed by the President is fully appre ciated and shared in London.” “Truman: We’re friends” said, the seven-column banner in the conservative Qaily Mail. The speech was all the more gratefully received because of growing resentment here over criticism from America. The Socialists have been en raged by statements that their political policies have crippled the postwar recovery effort. Britons in general are burned up by suggestions from abroad that they are finished as a world power. The liberal Star said the Tru man speech clears the air. “Common senSe wins through,” said the Star. "On both sides of the Atlantic the foolish propa gandists have been ruefully eating their wild words.” Sees Hope for Talks.. The Times expressed hope that "the guiding principles which the President has enunciated for a constructive approach to world eco nomic problems will continue to shine bright and clear throughout the Washington talks.” The conservative Daily Graphic said: * "There has been a good deal of useless bickering on both sides of the Atlantic. But never once has a member of the American Gov ernment joined in. The attitude has been just the opposite, and it is expressed again in Mr. Tru man’s speech to the American Legion.” The independent London Times said “the President has put the great issues at Washington into right perspective.” Legion's Big Parade Today Is Expected To Last 12 Hours By tht Associated Press PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30.— American Legionnaires took time off from buisness at their conven tion today for a parade expected to last 12 hours. The anticipated crowd of 1,000, 000 persons will have to bring both lunch and dinner for the parade— starting at 11 a.m. and running at least to 11 p.m. It may be still going at midnight. All told, more than 30,000 per sons will be in the line of march keeping step to the military tunes of some 160 drum and bugle corps. On hand, too, are crack units from the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force. Clay Is Banquet Speaker. The parade is the sole official Legion activity on this second day of the convention. Gen. Lucius D. Clay, retired, former commander of American military forces in Germany, spoke last night. He urged the United States to lead the fight against the "aggressor,” which he never named. Gen. Clay addressed 700 persons at a banquet honoring Perry Brown, Beaumont, (Tex.) Legion national commander. He said the “aggressors will ever be a threat until it is evident that it is dan gerous for the aggressor to move from his own territory.” Outside the huge, sweltering convention hall thousands of Legionnaires had a good time. rramc is mocsea. A pushing, scrambling mass of humanity swarmed Philadelphia’s streets. In front of the Bellevue Stratford, headquarters hotel, traffic was blocked. Men and women by the thou sands watched the traditional Legion fun-making. And they saw plenty of it. Electric canes, water pistols, phony lobsters and lizards were shoved into the faces of passers by who braved the hordes of grin ning, shouting, jostling Legion naires. Even Kathryn Grayson, movie star, got a taste of the shenani gans. The pretty singer, in town for a premiere of her latest picture, was seated in a parked car when a Legionnaire dangled a lobster in front of her face. The musical sound that emanat ed from Miss Grayson’s throat was perhaps the highest “C” she ever hit. Czech (Continued From First Page.) group also had been charged with seeking to contact foreign powers. The plotters also were said to have “left a copy of their plan for uprising in this Western em bassy.’’ A spokesman at the American embassy said “We don’t know anything about this. It is just as much news to us as to every body else.” Definite Tasks Assigned.. AHae government s account, of ~lan for revolution said the irators had been assigned definite tasks, had armed them selves and were ready to act. They were then to begin a series of attacks against key points in the city, seize public offices and “wipe out certain persons.” the account said. “Then the attacks were to be deployed into the country. There the population was to be confused with faked proclamations which would attempt to give the im pression of legality to this jrevolt and intimidate the people with bloodshed or threats of blood shed.”. Bolivia (Continued From First Page.) pick up troops for an attack on Sucre. In a lightning reverse play the planes themselves were seized at Camiri by the insurgents; the gov ernment troops they were sent to pick up had deserted to the rebels. Reports at La Paz said loyal ground forces were in the act of occupying the airport at Cocha bamba. The Revolutionists, members of the National Revolutionary Party (MNR), are apparently still in control of Santa Cruz, Potosi and Sucre, all southeast of La Paz. Reports yesterday said the gar risons in the extreme north had also gope over to the rebels, which, if trueT spread the revolt country wide. Only 3 More Days To I SAVE 25% I BY PLACING YOUR ORDER NOW TO KEEP OUR SHOPS AT WORK, WE GIVE YOU SUBSTANTfAL SAVINGS ON ALL TAILORED TO ORDER SUITS AND O'COATS Large selection of new, latest styled fabrics, skillfully tailored by our ex pert craftsmen. Tailored to Your Individual Measure Tailors to Men and Women Jos. A. Wilner & Co. Custom Tailors Since 1897 Chaliapin, Jr., to Pay Wife $1 aMonthPendingDivorce ly the Associated Press LOS ANGELES, Aug. 30.—Feo dor Chaliapin, jr., actor-son of the late Russian basso, yesterday was ordered to pay $1 monthly to his estranged 18-day bride, Vanya Dimitrova, 26. The actor, 43, testified he aver aged $350 monthly from an apart ment house, occasional acting and coachin gjobs—and State unem ployment compensation checks. The actres-bride had filed for divorce on charges of cruelty and asked $500 monthly alimony. Mr. Chaliapin had filed a cross com plaint, accusing his bride of carry ing on an Illicit love affair with Count Jose Dorelis in New York, Palm Springs, Hollywood and four other places. , The couple married last Novem ber 26.__ Yugoslav (Continued From First Page.l ster Yugoslavia several weeks ago —a decision to permit the Yugo slavs to buy a steel mill from an American company. Decision Expected Soon. Export-Import Bank officials re fused to predict how they will treat the Yugoslav loan request. They said they are giving the matter “serious consideration” and that a decision should be forthcoming shortly. Government officials connected with the National Advisory Coun cil, which guides the bank's ac tivities, said a loan to Yugoslavia would represent a “sound business proposition,” besides fitting neatly into current American foreign policy of encouraging Tito’* de fiance of Moscow. Yugoslavia would be able to pay for the credit, they said, by in creasing shipments of strategic copper, lead, zinc and chrome ore to the United States. This would have a double ad vantage for this country: It would give Tito the dollars necessary to repay the loan on in stallments, plus additional money to spend in Western markets for essential foodstuffs and consumer goods for his people. And it would increase the stock pile in the United States of these strategic minerals — something that is bound to appeal to the Secretary of Defense. Officials emphasited that Secre tary Acheson is under no illusions about Tito or his Communist dic tatorship in Yugoslavia. But both Mr. Acheson and Pres ident Truman are reported to be lieve that it is vital to keep Tito alive and his country in fairly good economic shape. In this way Tito can serve as a symbol and reminder to other Eastern Euro pean governments that it is pos sible to break with Moscpw and still exist as an independent nation. Western diplomats acknowledge that this policy involves risks but they say such risks are necessary if the United tSates and the West ern powers are to win the cold war. I At present they are not worried about reports of Russian troop maneuvers in the Balkans or the recent Cominform meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria. They dismiss them as part of Russia’s war of nerves against Tito, pointing out that both events, lacking the usual secrecy, appar ently were staged just to worry Tito. Economy (Continued Prom First Page.) is now on vacation and won’t be able to consider the bill until Sep tember 21. The biggest Senate cut was an $800,000,000 slice in Air Force funds. The House allowed enough cash to expand the air arm to 58 combat groups but the Senate whittled this back to 48 groups as recommended by the President. The Senate also directed Sec retary of Defense Johnston to cut $434,000,000 from the totals asked for the Army, Navy and Air Force. Finally the Senate ordered a $275,000,000 reduction in funds for stockpiling strategic materials. Final congressional action on tne defense measure and five other major money bills is stalled until Senate-House conference com mittees reach agreement on differ ences between the two bodies and those compromises are cleared again by both houses. The differences involve bills totaling nearly $36,000,000,0'00 or about three fourths of the Fed eral expenditures. For a time yesterday it appeared that Senator Lucas had been caught in a trap in his bitter fight against the economy rider. He had obtained an agreement last week to vote yesterday on the proposal, and Senate parlia mentarians said this agreement made a two-thirds vote unneces sary for passage of the amend ment. Mr. Barkley indicated he might rule that way. Then he went into a huddle with Senator Lucas and the experts on Senate rules. Finally he decided after all that Senator Lucas could challenge the rider—as a violation of Senate rules against writing legislation into a money bill. Mr. Barkley’s decision was im mediately appealed. But 41 Senators upheld him, while only 36 voted the other way. Steel (Continued From First Page.'* would be the union's request for a 30-cent-an-hour package in crease for the Nation’s million steelworkers. * New Deadline Set. - The three panel members, head-j ed by Prof. Carroll R. Daughtery of Northwestern University, plan! to go ahead with the writing of their report if mediation is re jected. The new deadline for submis sion of this report to the White | House is September 10. Even if it is made public at once, only three days will remain for bargaining before the Sep tember 14 strike deadline unless the President secures an exten sion of the truce. The companies crowded all of their rebuttal into one day yester day instead of taking the two they | originally had asked. John C. Gall, Washington at torney and the final witness for the industry, injected a new note by asking the board to recom mend that the union rescind its strike order for September 14 to permit “full and free collective bargaining.” Haider Testimony Put Off In Trial of Von Manstein By th« Associated Press HAMBURG, Germany, Aug. 30.—The British military tribunal trying former German Field Mar chall Erich von Manstein on war crimes charges has decided to admit diaries kept by German officers as evidence. The immediate effect of the ruling is that Gen. Franz Haider, now writing a war history for the American authorities, is un likely to be called as a witness at this stage. The yefense yesterday argued that Gen. Haider was alive and should testify in person instead of the court merely hearing a trans lation of his shorthand notes at meetings of German war leaders. Gen. Haider, a keen diarist, was formerly chief of staff of the German Army. 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