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Evening star., 1944-04-16
By Paul ". Kearney.

Senator Harry S. Truman was giving
a dinner party downstairs in my hotel
in Washington as this was being writ
ten. The guests included Secretary
Knox, Gen. Marshall, Admiral King,
half dozen Senators and other not
ables Also among those present were
Beulah Mason and Eddie Martin.
In case you don't place the last two
names, Beulah is a file clerk on the
Truman Committee staff and Eddie is
a 16-year-old messenger. They, and
every other committee employe from
top to bottom were invited to this staff
party. But I couldn't get Interpreters
were not invited!
Right there is as sharp little snap
shot of the junior Senator from Mis-
souri, as you'll ever see in type. Inher-
emily democratic, congenial and affable,
scrupulously fair-and none of it slapped
on like makeup for an interviewers
camera.
There isn't the slightest trace of
horns on the graying head of this ace
inquisitor, whose activities as chairman
of the Senate Committee Investigating
the Defense Program have won him the
enmity of many of those he has in
vestigated and the gratitude of multi
tudes of taxpayers. Rather, you are
surprised to meet an exceedingly
friendly, easy-laughing. unassuming
farmer from Jackson County, Mo. No
flowing tie. no pomposity, no meaning
less eloquence; just a regular guy by
any standard. But the finest invest
ment the taxpayers have in Washing
ton today!
In three years his renowned COM
mittee, composed of Senators from both
parties, has been allotted 100000. of
which 100000 is still unspent. On its
first major investigation this group OF
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priorities in scarce materials, farm ma
chinery, essential civilian goods, Ship
building, magnesium, corporate cartels
that are linked with Nazi trusts, the
Canol oil project, and so on down a
lengthy list.
To date, Senator Truman's group, con-
sisting of six Democrats and four Re-
publicans, has filed 81 reports. some
running 600 pages. All 81 have been
unanimous.
Thumb through the most recent an
nual report, or its two predecessors, and
you are struck with one fact That is,
that no matter who is involved-govern-
ment agencies or big business, labor
groups or the Army or Navy, cabinet
members, admirals, generals or obscure
subordinates-all are fair game for Sen
ator Truman's hustlers.
Evening star., 1944-04-16

I'VE just dig out the facts, all the
facts" says Senator Truman. Ma
turally, the conclusions take care of
themselves. Our sole function is to pro-
mote the war effort. A political report
has never come from our committee. If
one ever should, it would be our last. for
the committee would then have COM
mitted suicide"
Truman is soft-spoken, unassuming,
easy to meet but not at all effusive. He
was born in Independence, Mo, 60 years
ago this May 8. After high school he
tried for West Point but was rejected
because of poor eyesight Discarding
the idea of college, he went to work,
moving up from $3-a-Week bottle
washer in a drugstore to a bank clerk.
Later he spent two years in Kansas City
Law School.
AT 21, he enlisted as a private in the
National Guard, drilling in time spared
from helping his father operate the
family's 60O-acre farm; and he was no
gentleman farmer" When World War
/ broke out, he had organized the I'd
Missouri Field Artillery, served with the
unit through st. Mihiel and the Argonne
as captain. On the way home on the
transport the men in his command took
a cut out of every poker game on the
ship and with the proceeds bought him
loving cup feet high! That gives an
idea of what sort of commanding officer
he was.
During the next several years he tried
his hand at various business enterprises
before entering politics. He was elected
county judge, then presiding Judge for
two terms. He went to the Senate in
1884 and was reelected in 1910.
For Is years he has been married to
Bess Wallace, childhood sweetheart.
Their 18-year-old daughter, Mary Mar
garet, recently christened the U. S. S.
Missouri.
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that power begetS responsibility. Never
again shall we foreswear hard-won
victory '"'
at will not do now, in my Judgment,
merely to voice again the aspirations
that were shattered 20 years ago. The
world has greatly changed since then.
Even after the total victory, upon which
we shall insist, it will be impossible to
put back into their bottles the genii
which have been released National and
racial aspirations, long subdued, have
been awakened. The hopes of hundreds
of millions of people all over the world
are on the march. The victory at arms
will not be the end, but only the be-
ginning. -
I'VE know we can work together with
other nations for war. We must work
with other nations for peace. We know
that when the freedom of one nation is
destroyed the freedom of other nations
is already in peril"
From an address by Gov. Dewey to
the Young Republican Clubs May 16,
1912:
eve cannot think about the future of
America without considering the future
of the world. On this subject there is
need for hard-headed thinking. Every
time we get into war we tend to think
only in terms of idealism After the
war We tend to think only in terms of
domestic materialism.
Must Play World Role.
"We cannot build the next peace on
sentimentalism alone. We of America
are tough-minded realists. We strive
for world where peace will endure not
only for the welfare of the world, but
for the elementary self-interest Of every
American. Unless our thinking includes
that premise, the American people will
reject it, And that must not occur
again. We must use our industrial
might with a full sense of responsibility
The young and vigorous America that
will be reborn out of victory must play
its part in building peaceful world to
come.
mo man can chart blueprint of the
future of the world. But any man who
thinks of the suffering and horror of
war must think with clear and resolute
mind and spirit about the future. Twice
now the people of the United States
have entered major world war which
they hoped to avoid. AS a result our
people should be determined that we
must not continue this process of
periodic sacrifice of the flower of
youth. *"'
I'VE must meet from a human and
understanding point of view the prob
lem of the homeless Jews and other
disposed peoples. We must meet con-
structively the legitimate desires of a
free Polish people, a free Czecho-
slovakian people, free Dutch and
free Belgian people, among others. We
will DEAL when the time comes, with
| free France and we will recognize the
aspirations of those great peoples of the
human family-China and India"
From Gov. Deweys Lincoln Day
dinner speech In New York February
II, 1914:
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huStling junior Senators saved the
country at least $3.50, 900 900 by its dis
closures of waste and laundering in the
pen-men construction of new Army
camps Since then the direct savings
in war operations attributed to this
committees work have been variously
estimated at from 81 900 900 900 on up
to astronomical figures.
Such achievements are dramatic, but
they are really secondary results. The
big idea which first prompted Senator
Truman to propose the committee
three years ago was to get on with the
war with the greatest dispatch. AS it
functions, it is not so much the "billion-
dollar watchdog" as it is often called,
but the epitomization of democracy at
work. 1t has no power, no authority to
enforce any decision. Its sole weapon is
simple, three-ietter word: Why? But
instead of waiting until the war is over
as we did last time-the gentleman
from Missouri figured it would be
smarter to start as soon as the war did
and keep right on asking, why are YOU
doing that?"
The results of this foresight have
been fabulous in tangible accomplish
ments and even greater in performances
which can't be put on paper: The pre-
vention Of abuses. Early in the game,
for example, the committee did master
full work in its studies of the critical
situations in aluminium, copper, zinc,
rubber at time when everybody else
was blissfully coasting along on an
opium m-pipe dream. Indeed, If you care
to compare the widely hailed Baruch
rubber report with the Truman Com
mittee's recommendations made three
months earlier, you will be astonished
at the similarity!
Without pausing for breath. the COM
mittee has sailed into one situation after
another: Gas rationing. war housing,
Evening star., 1944-04-16
By Gould Lincoln.

Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York,
leading probability for the Republican
presidential nomination, has been
labeled the Albany Sphinx" the
enigma of 1914. No one, SO the charge
goes, knows his opinions regarding the
important issues of the day No one
knows what his own political plans are.
These are the means of the Demo-
grassland Of those Republicans who do
not wish to see him nominated. Mr..
Dewey is constantly importuned by
them to say where he stands on public
problems.
What does Dewey think about these
issues? More important, what has he
said about them?
Gov. Dewey has never been a pussy
footer. His opponents in past political
fights have never found him reluctant
to state his views or to strike hard. A
perusal of his speeches, made during the
last two years, his messages to the State
Legislature and his statements to the
press, reveal careful study of both ma
tional and international issues and a
searching knowledge of State affairs.
international collaboration for peace in
the future. He is shown as determined
supporter of the war effort, wishing to
press the war to final and complete
victory. He is an ardent advocate of
revival of State control Of State affairs.
rJe ic on oy,y,orapt ~ nnv$ "a l,nd -,,xyar
In Washington. His speeches and his
record as Governor show him q progress
sive in the field Of social security and
in his attitude toward organized labor
and management.
Here is what the New York Governor
has said on important issues.
The War Effort.
From Gov. Dewey's inaugural address
January /, 1913:
1--WE are engaged in savage war for
survival. 1t Is a war not merely of men
and materials, but also war of human
faith. = = . In all things needed for the
winning of the war we are united in
answering loyalty to our Commander
in Chief, the President Of the United
States. We are united in our faith in
freedom, in the ultimate triumph of
justice and in the triumph of free men
under God. Shoulder to shoulder, with
every resource at our command, we
shall carry on the fight to total and
lasting victory"
From Gov. Dewey's annual message
to the Legislature January S, 1914:
"Since we last met, the armed forces
Of our country and our Allies have made
great strides on the road toward victory.
have absolute confidence that
this precious unity will continue and
grow even stronger as we enter the
final, desperate stages of this dreadful
conflict and that victory will surely and
before too long rest on the arms of the
free people of the world"
From Gov. Dewey's speech to the Re-
publican women Saturday, May 8, 1912:
I'VE shall win the war and then we
must win the peace. For as the most
powerful of nations, we have learned
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ANY one who gratultouSly raises so
much as a doubt as to the answering
determination of our party (Republi-
cam to build a great peace trif1es with
the truth and with his country's future.
I was present at Mackinac Island when
the Republican Governors and Republi-
can leaders in the Senate and House of
Congress deliberated upon the principles
which must guide us in bringing about
a lasting peace. There was not one
person present who was not moved by
principles by which it was to be ap-
preached and inspired by what lies
ahead of us as a Nation.
"It was that group of Republicans
who drew the Mackinac charter, which
was translated into action by our dis
tinguished Secretary Of State at Moscow.
1t was that result which was embodied
In the Connally resolution, adopted by
a bipartisan majority of the Senate.
Here was the first concrete, constructive
achievement in our foreign policy of the
future and its framework was advanced
by the Republican party at Mackinac
Island"
From an interview with Gov. Dewey
at Mackinac Island September 5, 1913:
"It would be to our interest to have
a military alliance with Great Britain
after the war. The American people
have never suffered such shock as
when they feared the British Navy might
be seized by the Nazis in the summer of
1910. AS matter of fact, we have had
de facto alliance with Great Britain
ever since the War of 1872"
Look Toward Others.
Gov. Dewey added at the time he be-
lieved that eventually Russia and China
should be included in the alliance.
From an excerpt of the 1912 New
York Republican platform drafted by
Gov. Dewey himself:
'The United States must be prepared
to undertake new obligations and re-
sponsibilities in the community of ma
tions. We must cooperate with other
nations to promote the widest inter-
national exchange of goods and serv-
ices, to broaden access to raw materials,
to achieve monetary and economic
stability and thus discourage the ram
pant growth of nationalism and its
spawn, economic and military aggres-
sion"
From an address by Gov. Dewey in
New York May %, 1912:
Assuming that the lease-lend debts
will be Cancelled and that there is to be
no repetition of the futile attempt to
collect reparations in the form of money,
there will still be difficult transfer prob
lens. After the war we shall have to
lease, lend and give both to our Allies
and to our defeated enemies, food, medi-
cal aid, machinery and equipment to
rehabilitate their destitute peoples and
rebuild their bomb-torn lands. But we
cannot establish sound postwar econ
omy beyond the first period of emer-
gency reconstruction on basis of inter-
national charity. We must find means
OF exchanging with other nations the
Continued on Page C-3, Column a.
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Evening star., 1944-12-24
An old-fashioned Christmas?
Prue and Anne found one, all
right - in an unexpected way

IVl trying to make the coal range Durn -
the first such effort of her life. apparently"
remarked, 1T never stops showing in these
parts. Say we spend five nights here and it
SHOWS two feet every night, how long will it
take for them to find our remains?"
Prue, who'd been eating apples steadily
ever since she'd discovered barrel of them
in Miss Hackle's storeroom, dropped the
stove lid and pulled red beauty from her
sweater pocket Let's have supper early"
she suggested Cold weather makes me hum
CRY, Annie"
She knows hate to be called Annie. but
it was going to be fun to get supper and eat
it in this old fashioned kitchen, 50 reented
when she teased me for pancakes.
With butter and syrup and sausages,"
Prue specified. Il saw sausage in the cold
box III go down cellar and pick out fruit
for dessert Roderick will protect me-"
The Scotte was sitting at respectful dis
tance from Miss Hackles tiger-striped cat,
aged four months. He was scared stiff OF the
cellar stairs; but if Prue carried him, he would
willingly protect her from invisible mice,
spiders, or any other horrors cluttering my
sisters lively imagination.
lighted lamp for her. put Roderick
under her free arm and opened the cellar
door Behind me- the beautiful, indolent cat
stretched luxuriously on the cushion of the
rocking chair.
| PULLED the table in front of the stove,
l,I<l Ir'k al fro
place. the effect wasn't bad. Id found Miss
Hackle's red and white. checked cloth. which
set off her red-banded china. and with
potted begonia Id borrowed from her win
dow collection, the ensemble was one of good
cheer The windows of the kitchen had red
curtains, the cats cushion was red. and the
floor linoleum was crimson and green; in
fact, if Id set out to paint Christmas cards
depicting cozy home scenes, this would have
been my masterpiece.
Prue and Roderick had been contemplating
the shelves of canned fruits and jellies down
cellar for ten minutes perhaps - Prue read
every label on two hundred jars each time
she went down - when heard a thump
on the kitchen door, 1t had not occurred to
US that anyone might call. In fact l would
have sworn that no one in his right senses
would shovel through the drifted lane to visit
two strangers on Christmas Eve. Possibly
someone had escaped from santarium and
regarded US as kindred spirits! For one fleet
ing instant, as tugged at the door, Won
dered what one should do if confronted by
bandit
gave the door final yank and it yielded
Unexpectedly, dirty trick in any opponent.
Sagging, managed to cling to the latch.
Somewhere I'd read of people going mad
after being showed in for weary months.
We'd been marooned less than ten hours, and
Evening star., 1944-08-20
PLAN TO AID RETURNING WAR VETERANS

CHICAGO.-Overseas veterans of
other wars meeting here next week
Will pool their own individual ex-
perlences to help smooth adjust
ment of today's. fighting men to
tomorrow'S peacetime living.
The National convention of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars august
"a % and 24 will discuss means to
uphold veterans employment prior
lty. organize demobilization and ad-
minister veterans welfare.
Carl J. schoeninger, Detroit, COM
mander in chief, will offer a pro-
posal for expenditure of $3.50 900
for veteran rehabilitation during
the next IL months.
Length and type Of service would
govern demobilization policies under
vFW recommendations, Schoen-
niger said.
The organizations proposal would
put disabled veterans at the head
OF embarkation lists on homecoming
boats, followed by men with the
most combat service. Those in the
supply services, behind the action
zones, would be third, and last to
be demobilized would be those in
service in this country.
Cooperation Urged.
Effective administration of re-
employment priority, as provided
by the selective service law. will be
studied with an eye to "the danger
that thousands of veterans will dis
cover their former jobs no longer
exist" Schoeninger said.
III Government. industry and Or
Evening star., 1944-08-20
Public Library
| Book Pointers
By Helen X. Thompson.
Reference Librarian. Washington Publ,
Library.
RaSAhaU MemnPiAa

BY Helen X. Thompson.
Reference Librarian, Washington Publ,
Baseball Memories.
If the unpredictable quality OF
wartime baseball makes you think
'longingly of the glories of the game
in its heyday, you will enjoy ar
hour or two spent with Harry Gray
sons new book, They Played the
Game" In lively anecdote. he re.
calls the exploits of such renowned
characters as Cap Anson. King
Kelly and Honus Wagner, the Flyins
Dutchman. Not only individual
players, but famous combinations
such as the Hooper-Lewis-Speakel
trio and the immortal Tinkers- to-
Evers-to-C Chance, come In for Their
share of acclaim.
In the New York Yankees
Frank Graham has recorded the
amazing success story of the team
that has won 10 World Series in the
last 20 years. To show that he is
not prejudiced, he has also written
"McGraw Of the Giants" a tribute
to Little Napoleon" whose 80 years
of outstanding achievement as a
manager have almost eclipsed his
own sensational playing ability.
"Baseball's Greatest Drama" by
Joseph J. Kruger, gives a game-by-
game account of the World Series
from 1903 through 1912, and is q
gold mine for settlement Off argu-
ments among fans.
For those who enjoy baseball in
fictional form, John r. Tunis has
created exciting games in "The Kid
From Tomkinville. World Series
and Rookie Of the Year" These
as well as books on how to play
may be borrowed from the Public
Library, Eighth and K streets NV.
and it, branches.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
By Alice Alexander.

ganized labor will make whatever
compromises may be needed to keen
production on high plane. we
need have no fear of the postwar
era. The adoption of such a plan
by the groups most concerned will
do more to boost the morale of our
fighting forces than anything we
can do"
The delegates also will seek eff
cient administration of veteran
welfare laws. They recognize that
the benefits of the so-called 'GI
bill will prove worthless to the Ma
tons veterans If the procedure in
volved in obtaining the benefits is
complicated by too much red tape
and legal Details" the commander
said.
Equal Rights Debate.
A stormy debate on the issue of
equal rights for women as it affects
eligibility to the VFW is in pros
pect. Resolutions by various States
will ask, in turn, opening the men,
bership to those women who have
served overseas, organizing a SUBJ
sidiary group for them, and post
poning action until after the war,
leaving the decision to current
servicemen.
Key figures from industry, or
ganized labor, veterans admins
tration groups and Government
agencies will participate in a post
war veteran welfare panel of dis
cussion. They include:
Philip Murray, president Of the
CIO; William Green. AFL presi.
dent; Col Paul II. ortnth, ehie1
Evening star., 1944-08-20
From the Halifax Herald.

from the halifax Herald.
Shattered and broken, handi.
capped by loss of limbs, they (wa1
wounde6 still have their lives to
live. Medical science and skilled
training can achieve much for them
and make it possible for a large
proportion of them to become self
supporting. One thing is impera-
tive our rehabilitation program
must, above all things eSe, make
special and adequate provision for
these physically handicapped young
heroes so that with self-respect and
confidence they can take their
place in the community never feel
ing through the long years ahead
that they are objects of charity or
pity. This. we repeat. must be made
a basic and essential feature in Can
ada's rehabilitation program for her
returned fighting men.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
Tompkins
Continued From Page C-l)

the time required to reconvert the
automobile industry, the committee
points out, a large proportion OF
motor vehicles will be in poor oper-
atlng condition for two or three
years after the war. And it will take
long time to replace worn tires.
Shortages Of labor and materials
have retarded highway maintenance
and it Is recommended that there be
no delay IN preparing detailed plans
for building safety and efficiency
into them. Hasty construction NAV
perpetuate past erorS and sacrifice
thousands of lives" the committee
warns.
Looking to the future:
The committee points to estimates
that vehicle miles of travel in 1866
Will be double the number in 1910
and says drastic steps are indicated
II we wish to preserve and advance
the ground gained in traffic safety
IN preWar days"
The traffic pattern may change
materially during the next 20 years
1t Is believed, due to decentralization
OF population in metropolitan areas
Alrports will increase and will re-
quire safe highway facilities from
these terminals to centers of popu-
latlon and business activity.
Then there are the problems O,
drinking drivers and pedestrians to
be controlled and the need for ade-
quate street and highway lighting to
prevent night traffic hazards.
Here are some of the ma jor under
taSlngs proposed in the program:
Center dividing strips on high
| ways.
Treatment of curves and grades to
provide adequate sight.
Separation of grades at highway
and railroad crossings.
Appropriate curvature and aceel-
Grafton and deceleration lanes TO,
cars entering and leaving traffic.
Standard traffic control devices
Overhead freeways for pedes-
trlanS
Adequate traffic engineering per.
sonnel In every State and important
city.
Rebuild depleted police depart
.ments.
\Expand facilities for vehicle in
spection.
Extend driver licensing facilities
Standardized traffic law enforce
ment.
Expedite traffic cases in courts,
Extend safety instruction and
driver training in schools.
Enact or revise regulatory and en-
aollng legislation required to effect
these Improvements.
The motor of the program-"Blue.
print now"
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