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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-07
TODAY and TOMORROW
by WALTER LIPPMANN

ficient unto the day is the sooth-
ing formula that gets you by, not
the harder one which will get you
where you have to 60.
Yet wonder whether there
isn't a good remedy for this dis
ease Of democratic government
which is recognizable as Gallupi-
tbs. Is it not the fact that the
people do not like to be fooled
when they realize they are being
fooled? After all, when public
men make a calculation of how
much Of the truth they can tell
the people, how much they must
dilute what they know to be right
they are taking a rather low view
Of the people. No one of US likes
to have a low view taken Of him.
In fact, the calculating public men
are saying to themselves that they
cannot trust the people, and that
they must sell them shoddy pre-.
tending it Is wool
The President has nothing to
gain and much to lose by listening
to those who would advise him to
choose shoddy solution of this
great problem. There is too much
at stake. The world where foreign
trade is still free. in the sense that
IL is not as in the Soviet Union a
government monopoly, is divided
into separate systems-one where
the dollar is currency and one
where sterling is currency. The
sterling area, which is about one
third of the world, cannot trade
freely with the dollar area. The
reason for this is that in the in.
ternational money market there
is too much sterling which cannot
be converted freely into dollars
This is largely a result Of the war
Because Of this sterling trouble
people within the sterling area
cannot trade, except to a limited
extent, with people in the dolla.
area. If nothing effective is done
to unlock trade between the two
areas, trade will remain small
difficult, and stagnant in both o.
them. The solution, it is obvious
must be reduction of the sterling
balances and an advance of dol
lars. The best estimates seem tt
be that the sterling debt needs tt
be cut about 50 per cent and thai
the dollars needed will be in The
order Of four to six billion. Al
international settlement of tha'
magnitude would, it is believed
permit a great revival of worlt
trade. A partial and pretended set
Element would produce intermin
able disputes and a neager trade
There IL no reason to supposs
that our people would not supporr
a genuine settlement il it were pu
before them candidly. and ther
fully and carefully explained ane
debated. Let no one in authority
try to fool ou- people because HI
is afraid Of them. II he must b.
afraid Of something, let him b.
afraid Of those who want peace
SO badly that they will not put Ut
with being fooled.
Only a genuine settlement /.
worth proposing and certainly 4
would be better to plunk for tn.
real thing, even if at first there
were strong opposition, than t.
tinker with some sort of counter
felt which ill land us and the
rest of the world in another post.
war catastrophe.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-07
IRREGULAR
ON BORDER BELT

FLORENCE, S. c.. Oct. e,-lR-
During the tenth and final week
Of sales on South Carolina and Dor
der North Carolina flue-cured TO-
bacco markets, average prices by
grades were irregular compared
with previous quotations, according
to the United States and Norm
Carolina departments Of agrlcI'
ture.
Gains were limited to ST per
hundred but losses ranged from u
to $500. Except for NJ increase Of
81 for common orange sn1calns
leaf and low orange Tugs, all ad'
vances were for good and fine
quality marketings. AS has been tne
case in the past few weeks, lower
quality grades and nondescrlp'S
suffered declines.
Only a small volume of toboaco
was marketed on the belt THIS
week. Gross sales totalled 2,7z4'
$50 pounds and averaged S37o4
This average was forced $2.06 belqV
last weeks figure, because "a sss
comparatively poor quality OF o.
ferings and lower average prices
by grades.
Compared with last week there
was more common and low zeal
and smoking leaf sold. Less gooa
to fine leaf and fair to fine cutters
and smoking leaf appeared. me
bulk consisted of common to goou
leaf, nondescript and low and falI
cutters and smoking leaf.
Final sales were held during me
week at Mullins, S. c., and Far
mont and Lumberton. N. C.
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left free to carry out successfully
the old Roman policy, Divide and
Rule.
Unless industry can agree upon
a unified labor policy, and organ
ize itself to bargain effectively for
that policy, 1t will fight a losing
battle against the powerfully en-
trenched national labor organize
tons that have emerged from the
war.
JOSEPH E. R1DDER,
Publisher New York !
Journal Of Commerce.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-07
SEES MANY SPINsTERs

LONDON, Oct. 6.-P)-One of
every tive women in England will
be a spinster as a result az t,e
war; Miss Florence White, national
organizer of the single women's
club, declared today at a meeting
OF several hundred London spin.
sters seeking to have the pension
age OF insured single women re-
duced from 60 to IS years.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-07
Leopold Homesick

Ambition dies hard in some souls, A case
in point is Leopold of Belgium BY parlia.
mentary action on July 10, this year. Leopold
was barred from returning 10 Belgium In
stead parliament continued regency under
Leopolds brother, Prince Charles.
Leopold is not happy. He was recently stop.
ping at St. Wolfgang, on the Austrian border
before continuing to Switzerland. From the
frontier town he issued "royal proclama.
tion," in which he defended his activities dur
ing the German occupation and made a bid
to return to the throne Of his father.
Some Of his claims are interesting For
example, he declares that from the time he
capitulated to the Germans, and left the way
open for the enemy's advance on Paris, ne
had been determined to resist and since had
done nothing else" He added that, eff went
to see Hitler at Berchtesgaden, it was only
to better the lot Of Belgian prisoners and OBJ
tain bread for your Belgian) families
Then he asserts: In staying in Belgium as
royal prisoner and at the same time re-
fusing to reign under the Germans, despite
all enemy solicitations, not only saved the
honor of my country but maintained it right
and independence
Obviously, Leopold has convinced him.
self that ne acted in the only way open to him
when he surrendered the Belgian forces to
the Germans, but it is doubtful that he could
ever again enjoy the confidence Of his
people GRAND this is Of greatest importance
give them the leadership that would work for
their good. He believes in himself Could the
Belgian people believe in him again?
| 1t probably would clear up the paper short
age If Uncle Sam had all Of that on which
people intended to write to the boys in service
but didn't
Hamburger is celebrating being removed
from the ration list by getting bun on.
Don't start Dragging about coming from good
people until those people can start Dragging
about you
When nylon hose are available, women will
have to take their store-by-store chance Of
getting them, says the WPB. Another war so
soon?
For their normal grouth, most plants usually
require a quantity Of water 800 to 600 times
+A- weight of the dried plant.
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TRUST THE PEOPLE


The problem which the Keynes
mission has been discussing in
Washington is not quite so hard
to understand as, say, the new
nuclear physics. But can say
for myself that I have been follow
ing the subject attentively for at
least two years. have heard it ex-
planned repeatedly and at length
not only by British and American
experts but by experts from other
countries, and yet I do not under
stand it well enough to write about
it clearly in detail. I feel like a
man who knows that the world
it round but would be stumped
if he had to explain why it is
not so flat as it looks.
Nevertheless, one thing can now
be reported about it which I am
sure is true. It is that the real
issue in the current negotiations
is not what would be the right and
wise thing to do. There are no
serious differences Of opinion about
this among the men who are fully
qualified to have an opinion.
What they are trying to decide, and
they are all of them seriously
troubled about it, is how far Con-
gress and Parliament, the Ameri.
can public and the British, will
permit them to solve the problem.
The negotiations have called
forth a great many estimates about
the dollar-sterling exchange posi-.
ton, the balance of payments, the
volume Of world trade, and the
like. The estimates vary some
what but not seriously. II it were
only a question Of reconciling
them, there is, l beliebe, no doubt
at all that there would soon be
an agreement on a comprehensive
settlement.
But there are involved in this
affair another set of estimates Of
wholly different kind. They are
estimates by President Truman,
and Secretary Byrnes of what they
think Congress will approve; what
the Congressional leaders say they
will approve is based in turn on
their estimates OF what they think
the voters will think. The British
are in the same fix in relation to
the Cabinet and the House OF Com.
mons, and the House of Commons
and the electorate.
So the sticking point nthe nego.
tiation is not on the problem az
such and the right solution Of it.
It is whether the right solution
can be explained by the experts IL
a lay public which on the whole
does not understand the subject.
and contains csome actively preju.
diced persons who do not want to
have the problem solved.
For these reasons the two gov.
ernments will be strongly tempted
to look for some partial solution
which they suppose will be easier
to "selr' than the right solution.
That was what was done after the
other war, and until those post.
war financial arrangements ended
in the catastrophe Of 1929, they
yielded a comfortable political
profit to many public men on both
sides Of the Atlantic. The temp.
tation to repeat In strong. It is 50
much easier to offer the public
what it wants to hear today thar
to tell it the truth which 1t will
need to know tomorrow. Suf-
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A Challenge
To Industry


tory. Industry-wide unions in AZ
tomobiles, steel a n d many other
fields can halt production Of these
vital products entirely by calling
strikes. Most unions are joined in
two nationwide labor organiza-
tons which can formulate and car
~ out unified policies.
There is no doubt that labor
means to use its greatly increased
bargaining s tr ength. Although
hourly wages paid in manufactur-
ing industry increased from 63
cents an hour in 1889 to $1.03 at
the present time, a rise of over
60 per cent, new wage increases
running up to 80 per cent are now
being demanded, Along with high
er wages, costly changes in work.
ing conditions. longer vacations,
welfare fund contributions and
similar major concessions are be-
ing sought. And, released from the
wartime no-strike pledge, workers
are going out on strike in ever in
creasing n u mbers, shutting down
individual plants nd threatening
to halt entire industries.
Organized labor is united on pol
icy. The unions know what they
want, and they are modified for
going out to get it.
By contrast, industry is uncer-
tain and divided. Some employers
grant wage increases asked OF
them, while others are firmly re-
sisting such demands. In a num-
Der Of industries where labor is
organized into one powerful union
that can pursue single line Of
strategy, employers have no agen-
cy for collective bargaining, and
can be bested one by one.
The scales in collective bargain
ing have been tipped too tar
against the employer. Not only has
Government thrown its weight in
favor of labor, through the Wag-
ner Act and wartime union main
tenarce OF membership decisions,
but labor has exploited the favor
able opportunity given it to set Up
a truly united front in collective
bargaining. There is no similar
united front on the side of man.
agement.
To restore a balance in collec.
tive bargaining, two things are
needed.
First, there should be a unifica-
ton of industry policy as regards
concessions to be made to labor.
similar to the unification of union
policy that the CLIO and AT of l.
have achieved. The National As
ISOLATION Of Manufacturers would
be best qualified to unity indus
try's collective bargaining policies
in this way.
A united labor policy would not
mean that each industry would be
ready to grant the same conces-
sions to labor. That would be both
unsound and impractical. The
ability Of each industry to grant
wage increases depends upon pros.
ective changes in sales volume,
selling prices and costs. But there
should be agreement upon the
principles that will govern wage
concessions, the nature Of which
will be determined by the specific
conditions prevailing in each in
dustry.
Secondly, organizations Of en-
ployers tor collective bargaining
should correspond with labor or.
CARNATIONS in each industry and
area. Where labor is organized on
an industryswide basis, employers
must bargain on that same basis.
as Is the case in the coal mining.
railroad and some other Indus
tries. Otherwise, the unions are
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-07

The Greek theatre established
the three features that character
lied theatre building through
many succeeding centuries: audi
torium, orchestra, and scene.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-07

Steam in its pure state is \ drv
invisible gas.
Evening star., 1945-01-27
Child Injured in Fall
From Fathers Taxi

Don Craig, 7, of 1197 Flower ave-
nue., Takoma Park, Md, was admit
ted to Garfield Memorial Hospital
yesterday with a possible skull frac-
ture suffered, police said, when he
opened the back door of a moving
taxicab operated by his father, Carl
E. Craig, and fell out.
The boys condition was described
by hospital attendants as serious.
The accident occurred in the 1900
block of Fourteenth street NV.
In another accident yesterday
Ethel Blackwell, 66, of 2220 H street
NV, a Capital Transit employe
received possible knee fracture
when struck by an automobile while
he was removing ice from a trolley
switch at Washington circle. He
was admitted to Emergency Hospital
His condition was said to be fair
Police said the operator of the auto.
mobile was John j. Macdonald, 10
of 8021 Old Georgetown road
Bethesda, Md. 81
Rubin Greenspan, "a, of 1900 I
street NV, was admitted to Gar
field Memorial Hospital with 9
Evening star., 1945-01-27
Gasoline Shortage
Investigation Plan
Is SheIved by Bi|bo

The proposal of Chairman Bilbo
Of the Senate District Committee
for a formal investigation of the
recent gasoline famine here has
been laid on the shelf. partly be-
cause the situation has been "re-
lieved" and partly over the cost of
the probe.
At the end of ar extended session
of the Senate Committee on Audit
and Control, its chairman, Senator
Lucas. Democrat, of Illinois, an
nounced yesterday the Bilbo request
for an investigation fund of S2,500
had been .paSed over without
prejudice"
Thereafter, Senator Bilbo said his
plan for inquiring into the reasons
why washington, alone among big
cities, had suffered gasoline short
age, so as to prevent recurrence,
had been placed in escrew." He
did not plan to take any further
action now, he said.
Senator Lucas and Senator Bilbo
explained that the resolution calling
for formal probe was still on the
record and that if the need arose
| it would be called up for action.
Senator Lucas said he had dis
cussed the situation over the phone
with Commissioner Guy Mason, who
had told him he did not now regard
the investigation as necessary at
this time, since the gasoline situa-
ton had been somewhat relieved. u
Mr.. Mason, during the height OF
the gasoline shortage, had appealed
to Senator Bilbo for congressional
action, citing particularly the needs
of physicians and nurses, but later
special arrangements were made fol-
these classes.
Evening star., 1945-01-27
lsiHRst;oniinq
&Remiindey@,

Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book No. 4, red
stamps Q-5 through KS good for
10 points each. Stamps Y-5, Us
and Az through D-2 will be good
tomorrow.
Canned Goods, Etc.-Book 4, blue
stamps KS, Y-5. rs. Az through
CO. good for 10 points each
Stamps H-2 through M-2 will be
good Thursday.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for
each pound Of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Book 4, sugar stamp "a good
for pounds, expires February %.
Stamp IS will be validated Febru-
ary and will expire June 2. Also
good for 5 pounds.
Gasoline-A-14 coupons valid for 4
gallons each through March 81.
B-5, C-5, B-6 and C-6 coupons
good for gallons each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps l, 2 and
in Book No. 3 good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each.
Fuel Oll-Periods one, two and three
coupons good for 10 gallons per
unit through heating year. Period
four coupons valid February S.
Old period four and five coupons
from last winter good through
year Consumers in this area
should not have used more than So
per cent of their ration as of jan
uary %.
Evening star., 1945-01-27
Hospitality Committee
Seeking Location for
Girls Service Center
washington's $4,000 Government

Washington's $4,000 Government
girls today are a step nearer to
getting a downtown service center. -
The War Hospitality Committee is
searching for the location and Mrs.
Roosevelt has promised to bring the
proposal to the attention of the
Federal Works Agency, which con-
trolls Lanham Act funds.
Discussions between Mrs. Roose-
welt and the War Hospitality Com
mittee yesterday revealed general
opinion that the girls need a place
downtown capable of supplying
1000 baths day, pressing service,
food, sewing machines, lounge and
perhaps recreational facilities. Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle, chairman of
the Facilities Committee of the war
hospitality group, was commissioned
to find such place in the business
section.
When the building is found-but
not until then-Mrs. Roosevelt said,
she will discuss" it's financing with
Representative Lanham, Democrat,
of Texas, author of the war ia
cilities appropriation bill, and Maj
Gen. Philip B. Fleming, FWA ad-
ministrator. The FWA turned down
proposal for 18 similar centers
here two years ago on the ground
that Washington already had more
of such facilities than many other
war centers.
The proposal first was made to
Mrs. Roosevelt in December by Mrs.
Lenora Haag, White House Sec
retary and member of the Govern
ment Girls Club. Mrs. Roosevelt
already has asked cabinet wives to
find out whether employees in their
husbands departments would like
the service center.
The most pressing need for the
center, it was agreed, is that of
girls who want to "freshen up" for
date in town.
Evening star., 1945-01-27
Policeman, 38,
Father of -Four,
Faces Induction

One of the District policemen who
passed pre-induction physical ex-
animation at Baltimore Thursday
was Pvt. Bryan M. Dorsey, father of
four children. Pvt. Dorsey will be
38 in August.
Pvt. Dorsey, who lives at 800 A
street Sc, is registered with Prince
Georges County Draft Board No. g.
the chairman of which already has
announced that men over 80 were
being reclassified in wholesale lots
for service.
In addition to four children, aged
10, 8 and years and months, Pvt
Dorsey said he was supporting his
81-year-old mother, who is an in
valid. He has been on the police
force two and half years and is
attached to the Juvenile Bureau.
Pvt. Dorsey said his deferment
was due to expire February q, but
was Cancelled early this month. The
Police Department is appealing his
case.
Evening star., 1945-01-27
PUG Sets Hearing
Date for Proposed
| New Electric Rates

The Public Utilities Commission
will hold formal hearing at 2 pm,
February 6, in the board room Of
the District Building on the new
rate schedules filed by the Potomac
Electric Power Co. to effect a re-
duction of 81 ,037 900 in rates ordered
last July by the PUG.
The order slashing the rates was
upheld this week in District Court
by visiting Judge j. Foster Symes Of
Colorado. Earlier, the jurist had
denied the right of the Federal Gov
ernment to appeal the PUC's de-
cision. Several Government agen-
cies had sought larger slashes in
rates.
"The commission is informed that
the proposed schedules win result in
an increased cost of electric service
to certain commercial customers, al
though generally the proposed
schedules will result in an annual
reduction of approximately $1,000, j.
900 in the gross revenues of the COM
pany," the PUG order for the hear
ing stated.
The tentative schedules give 80
per cent of the reduction to COM
mercial customers and the balance
to householders. 1t is estimated that
the 100000 domestic customers of
PEPCO will have their light bills re-
duced about 81 year if the reduc-
ton is approved.
The reduction, which has been
stayed by court action, would be re-
troactive until March. of last year.
Although the commission won in
District Court, the case is expected
to be appealed and in litigation for
some time to come.
Evening star., 1945-01-27
Joan Manners Termed
irresponsible in Brief

Joan Manners, mother of 11-year-
old Joan Langan, was described as
an irresponsible" person whose
mental processes are insecure ''in
a brief on file today in the United
States Court of Appeals.
The brief was submitted by John
Langan, father of the child, as an
answer to an appeal by Miss Man
ners from the District Court de-
cision last March in which custody
of the girl was awarded to the
father.
Joan Langan now is living in a
happy and stable home with a de-
voted father, his present wife, and
a baby brother, to all of whom she
is deeply attached" the brief said
Mr.. Langan also told the court in
his brief that Miss Manners had
entered the country Illegally and
that she is subject to deportation
The brief was filed for MIR. Lam
gan by Attorney Joseph B. Gold
man.
Evening star., 1945-01-27
DeroiIment Delays
PENNSYLVANIA Truins

Passenger and freight traffic on
the Pennsylvania Railroad between
here and New York were delayed for
more than two hours yesterday when
two cars of a freight train en- route
from the Potomac Yards to Balti-
more were derailed near Bowie, Md,
railroad officials said today.
Railroad officials said both north
and south bound tracks were
blocked. They said passenger trains
to the north were delayed 2 hours
and As minutes, and that the Con-
gressional Limited from New York
to Washington was delayed an hour
and So minutes.
Evening star., 1945-01-27

broken leg received when struck by
an automobile at Twelfth and U
streets NV. after slipping on the
ice yesterday, police said. His con-
dition is good. hospital attendants
said.
William I. Diffenderfer, 40, of 1726
Bay street Sc, suffered a chest
injury and a lacerated left eye
shortly after midnight when an
automobile he was operating was In
collision with the rear of a street.
car, police said.
The streetcar, which was stopped
at loading platform in the 300
block of Florida avenue NE, was
operated by Ernest Drake, As, OF
1854 Florida avenue NE, according
to police. Mr.. Diffenderfer was ad.
mitted to Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1945-01-27
Thieves Destroy TIL,
Take $50 From Store

Thieves who entered beauty sup
ply store at 3131 Mount Pleasant
street NV. last night not only
availed themselves of $500 in the
cash register, but also a woodsman's s
ak with which to smash the register
open, police said.
The thieves found the ak in the
cellar, according to officers. 1t had
been used by store employees to break
open shipping boxes, Miss Josephine
Cocuzzi, manager, said.
Evening star., 1945-01-27
4O6 New Cars Allotted
Reqion 7 for February

Only 406 new passenger automo.
biles will be available for rationing
during February in region 2 Of the
Office of Price Administration, which
includes the area between New York
and Washington, the agency esti-
mated today.
The national allotment for next
month is 1000 cars, representing q
reduction Of one-third from the
quota in the four preceding months
OPA estimates the national stock
pile of new cars at about $4,000. Be-
fore rationing, about 10000 new car.
were sold daily.