Germany Edition Weather: Details on Pare 8 One Year Ago North and west—Partly cloudy Red Army enters Vienna. South and east—Cloudy and rain U. S. Third Army 55 miles Berlin—Partly cloudy THE STIRS from Czecho-SIovakia. Jap Bremen—Partly cloudy counter-attack stops 10th Ar- my advance on Okinawa. Unofficial Paper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater Volume 2, Number 3 Sunday, April 7, 1946 20 pf., 2 fr., Id Hands Off Iran, Truman Says Gen. Edwards Unveils Memorial Plaque Ike Urges World Russia Told To Renounce War UNO Will CHICAGO, April 6 (AP)—Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower today urged energetic action toward the Allied goal of "universal renunciation of Get Tough war" in an Army Day address. "The U. S. must seek to fit itself as a reliable, strong? energetic partner SOLDIERS FIELD, CHI- in the international peace enterprise of global significance," he declared. CAGO, April 6 (INS)—Presi- He said the Army had been given particular assignments in the dent Truman • served notice endeavor to reach that goal. on Soviet Russia today that "We must retain the ability to fulfill our country's "obligations in the United Nations will insist defeated Axis areas," he said. "We must, until perpetual peace is assured, maintain and constantly improve perishable' machines of our on the "sovereignty and in- security and our scientists must not cease their development. • tegrity" of Iran and the other ' During this period of world-adjustment and reconversion while the small nations of the Near and United Nations construct the machinery of international security, we rVfiddle East. The President, must maintain such strength as may be required from us by the Vnited in his Army Day address, Nations Organization." * warned that intense rivalry between outside powers in that area "might suddenly erupt into a conflict." Nazi Beliefs Continue, But he declared that "no country, great or - small, has legitimate in- terests in the Near and Middle East which cannot be . reconciled with A MEMORIAL PLAQUE, dedicated to U. S. soldiers who died in McNarney Tells Troops the interests of other "nations • World War II, was unveiled in Army Day ceremonies aj Wiesbaden through the United Nations." by Maj. Gen. I. H. Edwards, USAFE commanding general. The plaque By MAURICE BAIRD . Staff Correspondent Mr. Truman asserted' that the is in the rotunda of the Red Cross Eagle Club. The honor guard at in replacing them with the ideals United Nations have the right to the right is unidentified. —Signal Corps Photo by Bob Merritt FRANKFURT, April 6—Speaking at a brief ceremony held in* front of the Four Freedoms." insist that the Nations in that area "must not be threatened by coer- of the I. G. Farben Building, which McNarney's address, which was cion or penetration." houses USFET headquarters,. Gen. carried over the AFN network and Byrnes Wants DEDICATED TO PEACE Yale Plant Strike Joseph T. McNarney told an Army short waved to the U. S., highlight- Day audience today- that "the war ed the only official, observance here The President declared that in the Far East as well, the U. S. ex- Ends in Stamford did not end with the surrender—it of the first peacetime Army Day 4-Power Talk pects the Soviet Union and the continues in ideologies • difficult to in five years. The ceremonies, which were held British Commonwealth to unders- WASHINGTON,, April 6 As 3,500 Return eradicate." in a drippling rain, were attended tand that America's objectives are (AP)—Secretary of State The commanding general of U. S. STAMFORD, Conn., April 6 (INS) by a small crowd of U. S. and dedicated to the pursuit of peace. —The 150-day-old strike at the James F. Byrnes has proposed forces in Europe called upon the Allied military and civilian per- He added: "And we shall expect Stamford plant of Yale and Towne a meeting of the big power troops that make up the Army of sonnel. It was an official holiday them to pursue the »same- objec- Manufacturing Co. was settled today Occupation to "protect our peace for the Army at USFET, with only tives." » foreign ministers to begin in with 3,500 employes preparing to from destructive forces, and assist (Continued on Page 3) The President made his forthright Paris on April 25, the State return to work Monday. enunciation of the foreign policy Department announced yes- A mass meeting of the Interna- before a huge audience in fne mam- terday. tional Association of Machinists last moth stadium. He chose Army Day night approved the contract provid- 3,000 Troops in Wiesbaden —the 29th anniversary of America's He made it plain he proposed ing a general pay increase of 12/-4 entry into World War I—as the the meeting to speed comple- cents an hour. Attend A rmy Day Activities occasion for his most vigorous and tion of drafts of proposed treaties The employes of the firm's Phila- challenging statement of the na-, with Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, delphia plant were expected to take By MAX GROSSMAN, Staff Correspondent tion's place in world affairs since similar action tomorrow. he became President just six days Hungary and Finland because he WIESBADEN, April f^Fully 3,000 USAFE troops, their numbers was "much distressed" at what he Ranks of the idle throughout the short of a year ago. * augmented by hundreds of Allied military and civilian personnel, today called "slow progress" made on those nation, because of labor disputes, In vigorous tones, the President documents by deputy foreign min- moved towards the 800,000 mark as attended Wiesbaden's Army Day celebration. The event, many weeks in (Continued on Page 8) isters now meeting in London. current work'stoppages forced thou- planning and preparation, was arranged jointly by USAFE and the sands of workers to leave jobs and American Red Cross. Today in London, a foreign office new strikes threatened. spokesman said that British Foreign Highlight of the program was the' unveiling and dedication of a Soviets Reported Secretary Ernest Bevin had sent a commemorative plaque erected "in memory of the American soldiers reply to Byrnes endorsing the pro- Report China Reds who gave their lives to achieve victory." The pl«que was unveiled by" Moving From Iran posal. Maj. Gen. I. H. Edwards, commanding general USAFE, assisted by Miss LONDON, April. 6 (INS)—Accord- The French foreign office said Moving on Harbin Frances H. White, ARC Eagle Club director. ing to reports from Teheran, Rus- that invitations would not be sent sian heavy artillery, tanks and PEIPING, April 6 (AP)—Pro-Gov- The plaque will remain in the rotunda of the Eagle Club during the out for the opening of the peace armored vehicles are pouring ernment Chinese press dispatches entire period of the occupation after which it will be removed to the conference until the major powers northwards across the Russo- J from Harbin today reported that (Continued on Page 3) express their views on the neces Iranian frontier at Astara. Chinese Communist troops entered sity for a four-power meeting to Foreign military observers said settle the treaty problems. the edge of that Manchurian city' Thursday. that "this is> no dress rehearsal— (International News Service re- Patterson Urges Training; this is the real show." There was no official confirma- ported that France has accepted the tion. Huge quantities of materiel lying proposal, and thus, with Britain in the docks of the Caspian port of A dispatch from a Chinese Central Clark Tells USFA Duties Pahlevi indicate that' the Russians (Continued on Page's) News Agency .correspondent said are obviously keeping their agree- the atmosphere -in Harbin was CHICAGO, April 6 (AP)—Point- VIENNA, April 6 (UP)—Gen. Mark ment, the same observers added. tense and business halted when ing out the "fatal tendency on the Clark, commander of USFA, told There is general rejoicing in S&S Germany Edition word of the Communist troops ar- part of all democracies to forget American soldiers in Austria the rival spread. the Army when ■ the immediate job mission of the U.S. was to aid.the Teheran where Russian embassy Being Flown to Paris representatives dine with foreign The agency estimated that _ only is done," Secretary of War Robert distressed people of this country; to correspondents. Planes of the 441st Troop Carrier 3,000 Russian soldiers remained P. Patterson declared "our ability eliminate all traces of Nazi in- Gp. are now flying the Germany in Changchun. to make our views for maintenance fluences and to assist the Austrians Commenting on the agreement, Edition of The Stars and Stripes *>f peace felt throughout the world to rebuild a nation "based on de- observers in Iran's capital believe from Frankfurt to Paris to better depends on the power we may cency and respect " that? Russia will obtain trade pro- serve troops in western Europe. Tidal Wave Death Toll possess to back up fully the poli- Pointing out achievements since motions which will give either side The service has been estab- cies we support." the liberation of Austria last year, the position of a "most favored Reaches 105 in Hawaii nation." lished to cut distribution time in As insurance to national defense, Clark stated_that American forces western European areas. From Paris, HONOLULU, April 6 (AP)—Four Patterson maintained that the U. S. in Austria tracked down Nazi con- the newpapers are trucked to more bodies of victims of the tidal must have "a reservoir of trained spirators who organized the down- Baseball Schedules on Page 7 Belgium and relayed to England by wave were recovered today, bring- young men, of citizens who are fall of Austria in 1938, helped Aus- The 1946 National and American ship and train.