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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1947
Page
10
Former President Herbert Hoover is held in high esteem and respected for his views on the nation. He believes the outlook for continuing Western civilization is brighter than a year ago and that the Soviet Union is becoming isolated and weaker.
The Department of Commerce reports the United States sent $5.34 billion more in goods and services to Europe than it received last year. The surplus was offset by American gifts of $2.13 billion, loans of $2.71 billion, and $0.53 billion in liquidation of European assets. The report notes exports would balance with imports eventually, while joking that the U S never stopped playing Santa Claus during a Washington heat wave.
The piece recalls Theodore Roosevelt’s push for Pan American relations from 1889 to 1906 under Blaine and Root. It praises the Washington headquarters as a symbol of All-American unity while noting past tensions with Mexico Argentina and Paraguay and urging greater U.S. focus on Latin America over distant nations.
The article argues coal is essential to Europe’s recovery, noting Britain’s weekly output drop from about 4.5 million to 3.6 million tons and Ruhr production falling from over 10 million to under 6 million monthly. US coal exports rose to 30 million tons in the year ended June 30, plus 20 million from Canada, with 50 million tons expected in 1947-48, underpinning European industry and employment as the continent rebuilds.
The piece argues the Labour government mirrors dictatorship by expanding bureaucracy, taxing and expropriating private capital, nationalizing key industries, restricting labor rights, and stifling opposition. It cites Churchill, warns socialism destroys initiative, and urges Americans to resist any mix of democracy and dictatorship.
In Clinton Michigan a three week strike at Clinton Machine Co. ended after a local UAW unit reached a settlement. Several hundred union members from Detroit and other cities were involved amid threats of violence and calls to disrupt the plant, with state police and National Guard units mobilized.
The small Clinton Machine Co, maker of gasoline motors for lawn equipment, faced unrest as minority groups remained dissatisfied with management offers. Descriptions reference potential clashes before an invasion by union supporters, warning that such actions could have provoked bloodshed, while noting the UAW CIO bears blame for eroding public support and sympathy for the union.
Attorney General Clark charges eight American rubber firms a trailer association and ten rubber goods makers with price fixing and monopoly. Officials defend the industry noting postwar tire prices and quality have improved, citing synthetic rubber progress and government support in 1943. Presidents of Goodyear, Seiberling, General Tire and Rubber, Firestone and others deny the charges.
The August Harper's piece by James B. Reston argues Soviet aims and tactics in diplomacy. It likens talks with Molotov to a line-less tennis match and notes Russian policy as a maze of contradictions across postwar conferences.
The piece argues Soviet diplomacy relies on delay and rigidity rather than negotiation, with Moscow disavowing statements, vetoing drafts over wording, and using order driven tactics. Reston notes bitterness from World War I, vast Russian population, and a slow, painful path to any workable East West negotiation.
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