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fence of one judgment came
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Free Indonesia Has Trouble
WithGrowingPains
BY JOHN STROHM
NEA Bpecial Correspondent
JAKARTA, Indonesia— (NEA) —Passing a jun
gle hut in Java, 1 was surprised to see the U. S,
shield on gunny sacks doing duty as sun shades. I
looked more closely and saw they bore the words
RICE and SUGAR.
Indonesia once fed itself and exported such items
as rice and sugar. Today it must import to live. The
U. S. recovery program has supplied $10,000,000
worth of rice,
Pre-war Indonesia was a storehouse of raw mate
rialg sought by the western world: rubber, tea, tin,
fibers, quinine. But rubber trees have been chop
ped down for charcoal, tea bushes have been up
rooted to grow food, and many plantations are
choked with weeds and brush.
Now only five months old, Indonesia is having its
growing pains, The infant nation is wobbly under
the responsibilities of its new independence, Its
leaders are too few and too green for the tremen
dous tasks facing them.
A handful of able men are bravely trying to run
what is now the seventh largest nation in the
world. Indonesia embraces more than 2,000 islands
strung out over 3,500 miles of ocean from Sunmatra
to New Guinea. Java, with 50,000,000 people, is the
key island. »
Judged by their ability to govern themselves,
these islands have come to freedom too soon. The
shortage of trained administrators is shocking,
Half of the area's qualified men were killed or
otherwise lost in World War 11. No replacements
are coming up because Indonesian schools have
been disrupted by war since 1941,
Recently President Achmed Sukarno demanded
that the Dutch-held portion of New Guinea be
handed to Indonesia before the year is out. A critic
observed: “He's yelling for New Guinea, a canni
bal land never subdued by any country, at a time
when Java itself is a no man’s land.”
The United States of Indonesia is a federal union
like our own. But the biggest state, the Republic
of Indonesia occupxing Java's eastern end, is try
ing to swallow all the others. And some of these
states now want freedonr from Indonesia.
,vfora time a Sumatra port had two governors, one
named by the U. 8. I, the other by the republic.
Shipping and customs often are sadly confused.
Police and military officials also get involved in
the tangle,
A “top” government official - estimated the
amount of rubber in a warehouse at 14,000 tons.
Foreign trade men knew the total was too high. An
experienced European checked the warehouse and
came up with a revised estimate: 350 tons.
The Indonesians have a grand plan for easing
Java's population, They want to move 25,000,000,
half the island’s total, across to neighboring Suma
tra, which is three times as big in area but still
mostly undeveloped. T asked a Dutch adviser to the
government how the plan struck him.
“Fantastic!” he exclaimed. “Why, I've told them
it took 100 years to resettle 35,000,000 people from
Europe in the United States.”
In many areas, rifles and grenade still rule. It
was patriotic to shoot and kill during World War
11, and then again in the revolt against the Dutch.
The habit is hard to curb, and some 30,000 bandits
still wander through the hills and jungles.
Some rubber and tea estates have been converted
to food production, Some are occupied by the army,
and others by dozens of squatter families.
Foreign firms, fearful of the shaky government,
say they won't spend money restoring efficient
plantation operation until they know the rules of
the ganve.
The government’s hand on plantation output is
felt in another way. Planters on the east Sumatra
coast complain they can’'t tap some rubber trees
because labor is short. Yet President Sukarno con
cedes the government has hired 420,000 people to
do the work 120,000 did before the war. Java’s rail
road boss has been told to hire 35,000 more men,
though the lines don’t need them.
In its econtd)jc plight, Indonesia desperately
needs not only food but other consumer goods and
machinery. Ragged tea pickers on one plantation
work overtime for cotton cloth instead of money.
The country is frankly interested in trading with
Japan, where it knows the capital equipment, tex
tiles and other mranufactured articles it wants are
te be had. A Japanese-Indonesian association has
been formed to promote closer ties.
The Dutch view this turn of events bitterly. They
wish to continue trading with Indonesia them
selyes. And they blame the Japs for much of this
country’s present difficulty.
A $100,000,000 loan from the U. S. Export-Import
Bank is giving Indonesia a start toward recovery.,
But Prime Minister Mohammed Hatta told me the
nation needs further loans—up to $300,000,000.
Indonesian leaders agreed that labor is the key
dactor in future stability here. Right now workery
< (Continued in Column Seven.)
The Sesquicentennial Of
University of Georgia
Next year, 1951, the University of Georgia will
be one hundred and fifty years old and plans are
erportedly in the making to hold a Sesquicenten
nial celebration that will attract nationwide atten
tion. We heartily applaud the proposal to make the
150th anniversary of the University an event that
long will be remembered. This is an event that must
be made an historic occasion,
We do not need to argue that the Universit§ of
Georgia is our greatest asset. This is an accepted
fact and it is a fact despite the recognition that
Athens has at last come into its own as a trading
center, attracting business from all over this sec
tion. The automobile is responsible for the latter
and the alertness of Athens merchants and because
of these two factors we will continue to grow as a
business center. But the University is our “ace in
the hole” 1t has always helped tide us over when
ever there have been crop failures and other condi
tions to decrease the income of the residents of
this area.
Of course the love of Athens and Clarke county
for the University is not rooted entirely in the fact
that it is a commercial asset to our comnrunity, We
love the University because it is and always has
been a fountain of perennial youth, annually in
vigorating our community through the inflow of
youth from other sections. Its influence has been
felt throughout its long history., The University
would be sorely missed even if it were replaced by
an industry bringing into the trade channels of
Athens many times the money that the University
brings here.
Athens feels toward the University of Georgia
with respect to its commerical value somewhat as
a husband feels toward a wife who knows how to
sew, to keep house, and who knows how to cook
good biscuits. His love for her is not based upon
her ability as a housekeeper or as a cook, yet he
sees no reason why he should not recognize those
assets, too, in evaluating her. We in Athens appre
ciate the University because of its spiritual values
as well as because of its commercial worth and
when there is opportunity to promote the Univer
sity we should seize it, We trust that Athens will
seize upon the opportunity to promote*the Univer
sity that will be grven on its 150th anniversary.
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een-Age Censer Is
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Worthy Project ;
It has been with great interest and appreciation
that numerous Athenians have followed the devel
opment and progress of the 'Teen-Age Center with
headquarters at Memorial Park, established here
some time ago under the auspices of the City Rec
reation Department,
Members of the recreation department staff are
to be highly commended for their efforts—and re
sulting success of the project — in organizing the
"Teen-Age Center and constantly working towards
increased participation and towards broadening the
scope of activities participated in by the youth of
Athens and surrounding territory who comprise the
membership of the 'Teen Club.
Perhaps the most valuable addition to the club’s
activity schedule this year has been the institution
of a photography center, all necessary facilities for
making pictures, developing and printing being
provided, and free, expert instruction being made
available at the clubhouse.
During the school year 'teen-agers gather at the
club regularly on Friday and Saturday nights to
participate in the various scheduled activities, In
the event of school-sponsored games the club is
often made available for after-the-game parties
and entertainments. Countless Athenians have con
tributed generously of their time and money to this
worthy cause and it is with assurance of continued
success that the citizens of this city and county look
forward té the coming year and the further pro
gress of this youth program. L
The basic principle of civil defense is seli-help.
If atomic war comes, it is the cities and states that
must be fundamentally responsible for civil de
fense. — Chairman Brien McMahon of the Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee.
Make no mistake abouf ity the.chips are down,
Winning this struggle is as vital to the peace and
prosperity of the world as any military campaign
in history.—General George C. Marshall, on Euro
pean recovery.
In its present powerless and defenseless position,
Europe will always be a danger to the world. The
European Council must become a European Parlia
ment that holds real power and leadership.—Chan
cellor Konrad Adenauer of Western Germany,
If anybody had sworn that I have been or am a
member of the Communist Party he is a perjuror.
He should be prosecuted to the limit of the law.—
Prof, Owen Lattimore, answering charges of Sen
ator Joseph McCarthy,
I'm laughing at those Paris stylists who are urg
hg women to wear dresses that are straight up and
Jown in front. What are are we suppesed to do—
lie underneath a steam roller every morning?—
Bcreen actress Marie Wilson, famous for not being
“straight up and down.”
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PINING — MIDWEST FARMERS
FIND EVERGREENS SAVE SOIL
BY EDWARD S. KITCH
AP Newsfeatures
ROCK FALLS, IlL.—(AP)—The
pine tree is taking root in Illinois
to halt erosion of cornbelt soil,
William Briggs, district repre
sentative of the U. S. Soil Con
servation Service, says there arg
3,000,000 acres of marginal land
in this state suitable for planting
pine seedlings. Most of it is over
grazed sandy soil. It won’'t raise
profitable crops. It is easily whip
ped into the air by winds or
washed away by heavy rains.
Timber, Briggs said, is the best
method to keep sandy land in
place. §
Farmers Can’t Lose
Farmers are listening to the
story of soil conservation. Private
and government agencies are en
couraging them to plant pine
seedlings. Many are doing it. They
know crop-destroying insects are
held in check by birds which
thrive where trees grow.
The trees farm men now plant
will provide game cover, hold
down the soil and give a profit
able cash crop over a period of
years, S i
Wayne L. Ashby, district fores
ter with the Illinois State Depart
ment of Conservation, says the
total planting in the state last
yvear was 5,696,000 seedlings. This
year farmers will plant 7,000,000
seedlings.
Wisconsin and WMichigan are
expected to set 13,000,000 to 14,-
000,000 pine seedlings. Minnesota,
the conservation men say, will
plant from 4,000,000 to 5,000,000
seedlings.
Four-year pine seedlings are
available to the farmer for one
penny each. They are cultivated
in Forest Service sponsored nur
series.
With the aid of a new farm-size
tree planting machine produced
by Harry A. Lowther, Joliet, 111.,
an average of 1,000 seedlings can
be planted in one hour. His tree
planters are wused nationwide in
reforestation progranrs.
William A. Kluender, forestry
and agriculture agent with the
Chicago and North Western Rail
road, serves as a present-day
Johnny Appleseed. He demon
strates modern tree-planting tech
niques to farmers in territory
serviced by the railroad.
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4:25 a. m.—(Local).
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Leaves Athens (Daily) 4:15 p.m.
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Clinton, Towa, veterinarian, launch
his private reforestation program
this spring. Hawks expects his
tree growing venture to finance
higher education for his two
boys who now are four and five
years old.
Profits Come in Time
Buying 85 acres at $7.50 an
acre, Hawks planted 30,000 seed-
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sand wasteland near Fulton, Illi
nois. He will eventually plant
90,000 trees on it.
Profits from tree growing are
reaped in a Jong-time process.
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are planted, they can be thinned
out to make room for maturing
trees, The farmer can harvest
Christmas trees, ;
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trees can be cut for fence posts
and cord wood. After 30 years
have rolled by, the pines have
grown to telephone pole and
cabin log size.
Strohm
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are tying up factories with de
mands for 100 percent wage
boosts. Runaway inflation which
has boomed living costs is their
reason for striking,
The government has encouraged
labor in some of its demands,
Some plantation men are going
along, too. One actually set a un
ion official up in a rented office
and provided him expenses.
But foreign businessmen see the
labor movement as rich ground
for Communist agents, They fear
Reds will further agitate workers
who figure they should get more
money now that they have their
freedom,
I got conflicting reports about
the damgers of Communism. It
isn’t a real force in the guerrilla
activities thus far. Some think the
people’s Mohammedan faith will
keep Indonesia out of the Red
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