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THE SOUTHEAST ASIA PACT
The United States has finally succeeded in get
ting a defense treaty signed by free countries of South
east Asia and elsewhere. The treaty was agreed upon
by Pakistan, the United States, Thailand, Great Britain,
Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines and France.
The treaty was the result of United States initia
tive and was signed in Manila, the capital of the Philip
pines, formerly a territory of the United States. The
treaty is a major accomplishment, although there are
some weaknesses in the defense of Southeast Asia
still left ripe for Communist exploitation.
One of the weaknesses of the treaty is the fact
that the French and British insisted upon and pre
vailed in having the Indochinese states of Cambodia,
Laos and South Vietnam excluded from the treaty
document as to the anti-aggression provisions of the
treaty. The position of the British and French was that
their inclusion would be contrary to the spirit and ob
ligations of the Geneva Agreement.
This leaves these three states in a very dangerous
position, although the United States was not able to
do much about it at Manila. In addition to Britain and
France, Pakistan, Australia and New Zealand also
agreed with the British-French position.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, who went
to Manila to help effect the agreement, believes that
the treaty is not less explicit on counter-action against
aggression than the NATO Treaty. In brief, the treaty
reaffirms the faith of the nations signing it in the
United Nations’ charter and expresses the intent of
these countries to maintain stability and peace in
Southeast Asia. It also expresses their intent to pro
mote economic development and resist aggression in
a collective effort.
The signing of this treaty is a very significant
achievement, and one which the Communists no doubt
are swallowing as a bitter pill.
Tombstone, Ariz., Epitaph: “As always, it’s up to
the individual. In our great democracy it’s the indi
vidual that counts; it’s his voice the politician hears,
and it’s his business ethics and general attitude that
can make or break a community.”
Nixon Predicts
Republican Victory
Despite Lag Now
(By the Associated Pfes'*)
Vice President Nixon has re
ported to Republican headquar
ters that Democrats currently hold
the edge in the campaign to cap
ture Congress—but he predicts a
GOP victory on Election Day,
November 2.
Nixon, who has been one of his
party’s busiest campaign speakers,
is reported to estimate the contest
for the Senate—now 48 Republi
cans, 47 Democrats and one inde
pendent—about even. But he has
advised party leaders they must
overcome voter apathy and mend
some GOP organizational splits in
order to win the House five weeks
hence.
Nixon's views became known
prior to his start on another cam
paign swing. Among other politi
cal developments was an expres
sion by the American Federation
of Labor <AFL> that “labor en
dorsed candidates appear to be
in a better position to win in
November than in any election
since 1948.”
The AFL, in adopting Monday
a batch of resolutions at its an
nual convention in Los Angeles,
said it saw "an unmistakable
trend o'f voter sentiment express
ing disapproval with the action,
or lack of action, on the part of
the last Congress and the admin
istration.”
Secretary of Labor James P.
Mitchell submitted to an hour’s
questioning on the administra
tion’s labor record at the Miami
Beach convention of the CIO In
ternational Electric Workers Un
ion. Mitchell told his questioners
he favors an increase in the na
tional minimum wage and “con
structive amendments” to the
Taft-Hartley labor relations law.
Syngman Rhee Says
Withdrawal U.S. Forces
Will Bring Red Attack
SEOUL, If — President Syng
man Rhee said today the U. S.
withdrawal of most of its forces
from Korea is “collapsing” the
front line “with no plans for fill
ing the gaps.”
The ROK leader said the pull
out of U.S. troops and planes “will
lead to another Communist attack
as in 1950.”
Rhee, making a statement in
the Korean language directed to
the Korean people, complained
also about United States handling
of aid money for Korean recon
struction.
The United States is pulling six
divisions and most of its air
power from Korea this year.
Washington said the pullout will
deploy U.S. forces better and pre
sent a better defense worldwide
against the Communists.
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Canadian Ship Is
Biggest to Sail
Northwest Passage
VICTORIA, B. C„ UPI—HMCS
Labrador, Canada’s newest and
finest arctic patrol ship, landed
in Esquimalt Harbor Monday
night, completing a history-mak
ing voyage through the Northwest
Passage.
The Labrador is the first naval
vessel and the biggest ship—6,500
tons—to traverse the ice-clogged
arctic passage.
If the scientists on board made
any discoveries concerning hydro
gen bombs set off by Russia on
Wrangel Island in the Arctic Sea
earlier this month, they are not
telling anybody about it.
The navy has classified all the
ihformation they might have gath
ered and Capt. Owen Robertson
and Dr. D. C. Rose, chief scientist,
met questions about H-bombs
with “No comment.”
A naval spokesman described as
“all wet” a Victoria report that
the real reason for the ship’s dash
here may have been to rush H
bomb information to Ottawa.
Fine Job Printing at the Nugget
R.I. Employment Board
Maintains Alcoholism Is
Recognized as Disease
PROVIDENCE, R. I., OP)—1The
Board of Review of the State De
partment of Employment Security
Tuesday reiterated the stand it
has taken in the past that “alco
holism is a disease and is recog
nized as such” and ruled that an
alcoholic undergoing treatment by
a physician is entitled to cash
sickness benefits for the period in
which he is unable to work.
In so ruling, the board reversed
a finding by Thomas H. Bride,
director of the department, that
alcoholics are not eligible for sick
ness payments unless they are
hospitalized.
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