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THE OI.ABKSVniI,E TIMES
FRIDAY, JUNE 14,1948
CIO Bossing Has
Split Democrats
Of North, South
! Nations Worry
Over Germany’s
Stolen Gold
Well, a Fellow Can Dream, Can’t He?
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Bv OI.ATR JOHNSON
Washington — The Demoerutie
narty is really putting the emplm.Ms
on "harmony these days.
At least six dillereiu group;, at.
working to quiet the discord w.ueb
lias plagued party ranks in m-cni
months. Each o, these groups
tensifymg its elicit u as eiev.’.a.;.
tlnie draws nearer.
Only two ol these an: ...
are ol.icutl, peimann;- purit com-
mittees. They are the Di mocratic
Senatorial Campaign Committee
and, among House n eaioo's. the
Democratic Congrcs. ;• *iu. Comma-
tee. I hey are cnai-uu wuu a ting
to elect as many Di n.'.n rat„ as pos-
sible to the Senate and House. ■
1 lie other tour groups, all work-
ing behind the see lies m uiltiiviit
ways. Include
1. "Task to:ei Hatinegan. It is
composed oi several ele.se inends
ol Democratic National Chairman
Robert E. Hannegan They are til-
ing clue.ly to push lor lavoraOle
congressional action on President
Trumans legislative program, but
at the same tune are plugging lor
more party unity.
2. A special 'harmony commit-
tee named at a caucus ol House
Democrats calico by sutntn-. net's
irked by acknowledged mistakes at
national headquarters This group
includes Speaker Kayburn D-lex1
and two or three other administra-
tion iritnds but is cumulated by
other southerners not overly mend-
ly to Hannegan ana most national
oiliciais oi the-pariy. Hannegan al-
ready has been called belore this
committee once, and later meetings
are planned.
2. A special "harmony and co-
operation ’ committee named at a
rump caucus oi southern Demo-
crats. This group is headed by Hep.
Barden (U-NCi and is composed
entirely oi southerners. * Its mem-
bers concerted with Hannegan
once or twice by long-distance tele-
phone and since then have taken
no further action. Some of them
still are irked by what they term
too much CIO influence at party
headquarters, however. Tlity say
no party unity is possible until this
influence is reached, and they are
working toward that end.
4. A group of House Democrats
who refer to themselves as "Dem-
ocrats Anonymous.' They are head-
ed by Rep. Gore iD-Tenru, and
most members are those closely
aligned with the administration.
Their chief aim is to have some-
gne in the House at all times to
-'answer attacks by Republicans and
Others on, administration policies.
They also are attempting to calm
aroused colleagues. The idea for a
series of recent Democratic unity ’
dinners was first proixtSed at a
meeting of this group.
Party leaders are hopeful that
With all this effort toward harmony
at least a temporary truce can be
observed until after the November
elections.
They acknowledge privately that
there is little hope of ever settling
permanently the ditferenc of opin-
ion between most southern Demo-
crats and those from the large in-
dustrial areas where labor influ-
ence is predominant.
By GRAHAM HOVEY
W.i'hmgton — The recent Allicd-
Bw >.-> agreement for disposal oi
Girina:: assets in Switzerland had
a an ut Mgniltcance, and the three .
months of hard bargaining which
produced it also produced some
Uacmating related angles.'
One ol these was an -attempt to
trace $120,000,000 of stolen gold
which apparently showed up m
five countries during the war.
The agreement was significant
because it set a pattern tor Allied
negotiations on German assets
with the other European wartime
neutrals — Sweden, Spam Sind
Portugal. The Allies got only about
"hall a loal lrom the Swiss. They
liardlv ear. i xixvt more irom tlie
ITS.
The Bargaining Tactics
Allied oificials suggested tartly
that perhaps the loss of these Swiss
claims against Germany would con-
stitute the price ol neutrality in a
World War. Indirectly, the Swiss
were given to understand that un-
less they came across, the United
States might be slow in releasing
MUMMIFIED BABY C ARRIED
BY WOMAN FOR 20 YEARS
BellviUe, 111.. (/Pi — Surgeons at
8t. Elisabeth s hospital here dis-
closed that they had removed a 7-
pound mummified baby boy from
the abdomen of a 39-year-old wom-
an trim had carried it for 20 years
thinking she was afflicted with a
non-malignant tumor.
Dr. Jack T. Haskins who per-
formed the operation with the aid
of Dr. C. L. Martin, said its most
unusual aspect was the fact that
the unborn child had been carried
in the abdomen rather than in the
Womb.
about $1,750,000,000 in Swiss assets
, "frozen" here during the war.
The Swiss were stubborn. They
said a lot of what the Allies called
German assets were really Swiss,
having been acquired in legitimate
trade transactions. Twice the nego-
tiations bogged down.
Finally a compromise was readi-
ed. The Swiss would keep half the
German assets, exclusive of gold
' money, and give the other half to
the Allies. The Swiss would keep all
; the gold money, estimated at $88,-
! 000,000. but would pay the Allies
■ about two-thirds of that amount—
£58.140.000—ill Swiss francs,
i Law Yields to Policy
I The Swiss said no more about
international law, aside lrom ob-
1 serving that this was a "policy’ de-
jcision, not a "legal" one.
j The American negotiators said
, they never had expected to get all
j the assets. They conceded, how-
i ever, that by using the frozen Swiss
assets here as a club, they probably
could have lorced the Swiss to
i come across in full,
j The United States was unwilling
to do this, they said, because it
j would constitute economic warfare
I against Switzerland, whom the Al-
j lies need as an economic partner in
! rebuilding Europe,
j British officials admitted they
‘ were unable to apply pressure be-
! cause they could not afford to lose
I their trade with Switzerland.
; French Were Resentful
1 Only the French expressed blunt
Important
Notice
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liitcni.ititiii.il Law Fails
More iiiiiHi! taut lrom a long-
l.ir.gr iuw i.s that the agreement
apparently tossed into discard a lot
ol previously-accepted internation-
al law concerning neutrals.
Tins was the picture when nego-
tiations started m Washington
March 18:
The United States. Britain and
France claimed all German assets'
m Sw itzerland, which they estimated
at upwards ol $750.0U0.1)00. They
said it was necessary to take over
these holdings to make certain they
never could be used to help Ger-
many rearm. Also, they added, the
Allied countries devastated by
Germany had a right to use the as-
sets to rebuild.
The Swiss had different ideas.
They would seize the assets—which
they estimated at only about $250,-
Ou.,000—and guarantee they never
would be used to finance a German
war machine. They said that under
international law they could not
turn the assets over to the Allies
without compromising their neu-
trality. Also, they had claims oi
their own against Germany which
they, believed should be satisfied
from the assets.
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dissatisfaction with the agreement.
They signed it, they said, only un-
der Bi itish-Ameriean pressure —
because they could not hold out
alone. They expressed particular
resentment over the gold settlement
—because France figured heavily
in the episode of the $130,000,000
of stolen gold.
This was the story:
The $130,000,000 originally oe-
longed to Belgium, which deposited
it in the Bank of France at the
start of the War. When France col-
lapsed. the gold was smuggled out
to Dakar in French West Africa,
but the Vichy government event-
ually brought it back and turned it
over to the Germans.
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back from the Germans. Un-
der tlie Swiss agreement France
will get but a fraction, and French
claims will have to be balanced
against those ol other Allied na-
tions. ,
Hence, the French f.re asking
why a neutral country which main-
tained profifable trade with Ger-
many through much of the , war
should be permitted to keep gold
looted by the Nazis from Allied
countries.
The Swiss denial that the gold
was "looted' does not impress
France, and probably does not coi -
vince other European Allied nations
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France Held the Bag
Germany "appropriated" the gold
and the French claim, cached it in
Switzerland for safekeeping and to
buy war materials. When tlie war
was over. France was hard-pressed
itself but reimbursed Belgium for
the lost gold, hoping to get much
NEXT SUNDAY
Fill lien Day
GIVE HIM
sJjnmHs
new
F0* mu
The city truck will begin hauling tin cans to the dump
ground
TUESDAY
JUNE 18th
m people of Clarksville are requested to gather up all
around their individual premises and place them
■H convenient to streets. The truck will come
as soon as possible.
facilities for hauling your own cans, please do
rroad to the damp ground is now i^good condition
ean drive out there in a few minutes.
the earnest and continued cooperation of all
keeping the city as clean as possible. Do
to make our town healthier, more at
to Grangers.
? 7^ TEXAS PRE-FAB
Picture of Pre-Fab 2 Bedroom Apartment
WHICH WILL BE
Homette’.’
Open For
Inspection
ALL DAY
COOL
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subtly-clean masculine fragrance.
A generous supply in a distinctive,
attractive, solid black-walnut
container... $1.SO
AFTia SHAVI
Freshens your face likej*
the cool clean breeze
from a summer sea . ..
smoothes on with tin-
gling stimulation that's
so soothing to an after
shave skin .. *1 a $2
les
Sunday, June 16th
Drive by to see this remarkable new home at 407 Taylor
Street. ~
This Home
Now Available
Can Be Erected and Ready For Occupancy
AFTER ORDER GIVEN
IN 30-DAYS AFTER
FOR ONLY
10% DOWN
And the Balance Pay&le Like Bent!
Texas Pre-Fab Honfet are Also available in smaller and
larger sizes.
—NEE —
Twelve Killed,
100 Wounded In
Naples Rioting
Rome. At liu.it twelve persons
were killed and more than 100
woundc 1 in Naples Tuesday night j
v. hen arn:* (i prn-Monarchlsts ell- i
e; ad police in gun battles and!
stormed Communists headquarters, |
the naval barracks and a Provin- j
•lull Government building.
At least eight were reported killed i
and lifty wounded when the mob j
stormed the - Communists head- I
quarters" m an attempt to set It j
ablaze with gasoline-soaked rags, ;
i.isputches said. Police armed with
machine guns and hand grenades ;
.rustrated the attempt.
The attack against the naval bar- ;
rack.-, was made by hundreds of
lishermen who tried to crash the
main gate with a six-wheeled truck,
i he reports said the fishermen i
sought to secure arms lrom the
I s nacks arsenal and join their fel-
low Monarchists attacking the,
C\ mmunists headquarters. The at-
tack was beaten oil by police rein- |
lorced sailors, who killed two per-
sons and wounded fhteen.
_Tlie mob lought off police and
tioops for hours. Rioting spread
through the city and fearful house- :
holders hid in cellars .It was fear-
ed that the situation was out of
control, but British military police
in Naples said at 12:45 ant. that
the city was then calm "with less
trial. InUtn killed."
The Pilgrim Hospital at Naples
reported scores cl wounded, victims
oi mini ire. had been taken there,
including members of the . armed ;
lorn. They overflowed available
bed'-, the hospital said, and were
put on mattresses on the flors.
Bible of d
Victoria
In Stolenl
IDEAL" HOME FOR VETS—Small house shown above, was designed by
a veteran for ve1 erans. Limited to three essential rooms in the beginning,
it can be expanded later with a bed-100111 wing, and garage. It might- be
built this year for approximately $5,700 in parts of ihe country requiring
heavy construction, or for about $5,250 in warm climates.
Havana Jammed
With Scarce
American Goods
Havana, — Stores in Cuba’s cap-
ital are a treasure house of articles
almost unobtainable now in the
United States. But the prices—wow!
Nylon hose ean be had for the
asking at $3.75 to $5 a pair.
There are plenty of men's white
and copper tubing also can be seen.
Cubans say building costs have
soared to such a point that a
three-room bungalo on a narrow
lot m Havana's choicest residential
section is being help lor $19,500.
An American ordered iced tea
with his dinner at a Havana night
■spot and learned lrom the check
that the price was divided into
parts—tea, 25 cents; glass of Ice,
20 cents.
That's- ah extreme example, but
Havana restaurants catering to
tourists new list only a la carte
prices. And a lull course nival tost#
lrom $2.50 to 53.50.
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E.I KOI*A GIVEN FRANCE
Frankfurt. Git., i.ip -—Tile cap-
tured German liner Europu. which
01.ee : cried as ail American troop
ship, li: > been turned to the French
goternnictn us war reputations.
sti is red from German ag-__
shirts for $4.50 each.
Whole hams hang in rows in 1
food stores. Ham used to cost only
20 cents a pound in Havana before
tlie war. Now it's about $1.
Canned red salmon costs 75 cents, !
and canned peaches, also from
the United States, 70 cents..
Show windows contain bourbon
and Scotch whisky, combination
radio-phonographs and prewar
alarm clocks.
X11 the industrial district there
are truckloads of reinforcing steel |
and water pipe. Rolls ol fence wire
Thomas Underwood le 11 last
week for El Dorado, Kansas, where
he will sjx'n.i several months.
Red River National Bank.
MEN S SUITS!
THE HUB
HAS THEM!
h:.s announced th.it
is hydrated aluminum sili-
THE NORTHEAST TEXAS
JANY
NEXT SUNDAY, JUNE 16, IS
Father’s Day
And Here Are Some Gift Suggestions Which Say:
“You’re A Swell Fellow”
To The Grandest Dad In All The World:
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.Give Him A
Genuine Panama
DRESS STRAW
$3.98
Sport Shirts .
Long and short sleeves,
sizes and colors.
$1.98 to $6.95
All
TIES — A large selection
choose from.
49c - 69c - 98c
Men’s Shorts
SPECIAL
WHITE - GRIPPER
55c Pair
OTHERS 79c and 98c
FOR DAD—
Dress Straws
$1.49 to $3.98
HANDSOME
Dress Sox and
Anklets
SUMMER PASTELS
30-49-69
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Washington, (Al
owned and inscl
late Queen VictJ
along with wholq
monds, rubies
the recovered l|
Castle displayed f
partment.
, Under the eye|
\0olice, the treasu
Hohenzollern Ho
laid out on Hired
fice of Maj. Gel
Bureau of Public!
for inspection off
play was opened!
had told how thl
covered after qu|
and his WAC
The entire c
might have beei|
suit-cases, but
ol the jewelry ar|
was estimated
lrom $1,000,000
figure takes no|
value collectors
toric relics.
Albert Von St
jewel expert
•Department to
id that while
of the Atonesl
weeks, a total
000 would be "p|
‘‘There were
es but nothing
classify as real I
"I am speaklng|
value. I could
value historical!
many of the itej
placed.”
Von Stetnnerl
lection included!
about 65 lo
loose rubies,
and a group of|
"There was
about $20,000, o.|
000, another $6|
ly one large dia
about $9,000 or |
In addition
there were bou
ters by the
tfrom 1891 to 18
v^graph book dal
Tvith inscription"
ages and serial
three gold tablq
al minatures.
The diamonc|
their original
in open paper|
up to 12 carat
mond and rubjj
ued at $25,000 I
Princess Ml
from whose Kl
Frankfurt5 the |
moved, is
daughter of Ql
sister of the latf
Crown Gems
Returned To
Washington
jewels of the
crated” from
place in the
j^berg castle, 1
to their Germf
Maj. Gen.
partment pub!
disclosed the al
ded that meaf
used as evldenq
officers held
the spiriting o|
ure ttove to
Parks told
has not been |
court
Durant, fils
Kathleen Na
David S. Wat
or In German
ARMY BRIN (I
MUCH SURF
Ean Francti
Its "Operat: _
brought back
about $308.(1 *
'“supplies In ...
* tlon officials
The value
Francisco
ed 138,000 I
army
Belts & Suspendei
Plastic - Rangers. All Sixes
49c to $2.98
The aitny
eluded almo
salvagable sed
gicnl lustrum!
The largest!
of tonnage
ment.
Under Shirts
FOR DAD. All sizes to 46
While They Last
GEORGIA
OUST HU
Atlanta,
General
would file a *
Ku Klux 1
days."
Cook, who |
emor Ellis
Klan In
Wallets
of every kind — leathers all
colors.
98c to $3.98
Key Chains
24 K: GOLD PLATED
$1.50
Tie & Collar Set
14 K. Gold Plated 1
$1.00 Set
I vinced his
ed sufficient!
a successful
ed
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