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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-07-20

something that should have
been a mirage but was in ac-
tuality very real indeed. Oil in.
stallatiOns - giant refinery,
cracking plant, a massive
spreading cOnglomerate of
buildings, tanks, and storage
pools. Afterwards, 1 spoke to
the oil-wOrkers, and by their
statement this was the largest
oil installation i'm the world. 1t
belonged to Standard Oil, and
1t tapped some of the richest
oil country in the world.
The oil-workers were informed
and cynical about this plant. AS
they put it, Standard Oil and
Saudi Arabia were just about ono
and the same thing.
"And what about King Ib1
Saudi" I asked.
Hes satisfied" they told me.
"The boys at home made a deal
and this two-bit king gets all the
horses he wants, all the automo
biles he wants, and enough
money out of royalties to buy
himself whatever yachts, women
or trinkets he cares for. And moi
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-07-20

Howard Fast, Americas most
distinguished historical novel
list, writes exclusively each
week in The Chicago Star. His
new novel, 'The American"
is reviewed today on page 8.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-07-20
MY. DAILY NEWS SET BACK IN
FIGHT TO SPREAD FIN RADIO HATE

NEW YORK-The New York Daily News last lost
the first round of its battle to keep spreading anabOr
raceinciting propaganda by of FIN radio.
In Federal Communications Commission hearing here,
the Daily News attorney maintained that information about
the publications editorial policies irrelevant
ing but he Overed promptly by FEC Regional Attorney
j. Alfred Guest.
The News is SISTER" to the Chicago Tribune
boasts the largest daily circulation i'm the country.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-07-20

such land as Egypt, India, the
Sudan, Burma, or any one of a
hundred other places, they make
no bones about method. They
send in the army and the navy.
The gallant British regular
army proceeds to shoot up the
native population who, being usu-
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-07-20

ployes at substantially lower
rates." Cotton asked clarified
ton of the situation and revision
of the firms policies to protect
job rights, particularly those of
veterans victimized by the fir
ingS.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-07-20
Rep. Thomas sees spies
as ufon1 workers oIqanize

WASHINGTON
Oak ParnenT
NJ J) offered testimony the indicating
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-07-20

during the war, and our plane
landed at little ATC field. The
temperature was roughly 14O de-
grees in the shade, and the coun-
tryside varied between rock and
blazing white sand.
But out on the desert, a few
miles from the airport, was
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-07-20
by
Howard
Fast

IMPERIALISM has to be-
Ill become more than a
word before we can under
stand it fully, before we can
know how it breeds war and
desolation, before we under
stand how it keeps three
quarters of the earth's popu-
lation in virtual slavery.
I remember my own best OBJ
ject lesson in imperialism; it was
in Saudi A rohio
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-07-20


a land which
evokes visions of
romance, d a t e
p a l m S Arab
chieftainS, and
beautiful dark
eyed maidens =
but which is, in
actuality, one of
the cesspools Of
the earth. It was
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-16
SPAIN:
Hot Spot

With leftist elements in France
pressing the issue. a new govern
ment doomed in Franco Spain, long
under fire for Fascist connections
but repeatedly countenanced by
Britain because of its neutrality dur
ing World War II, which diverted
direct attack on Gibraltar.
The Allies first major step in
seeking to supplant Franco came
with Frances closure Of its border
against Spain. Prodded by French
proposals to take up the matter with
the United Nations organization, the
U. S. and Britain then repeatedly
agreed to form a common front to
apply pressure for FRANCOIS re-
moval.
While renouncing intentions to
NEEDLE with SPANS internal af-
fairs, the U. S. and Britain moved
to denounce the continued existence
of Francois regime and proclaim
their willingness to recognize an in
term representative government if
he were ousted. Awaiting resolution
of the situation, the U. S. and Brit
ain would not break off economic
ties or diplomatic relations, leaving
the road open for negotiations for
creation of a democratic govern
ment.
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-16

LllG WOl1Q.
Byrnes' enunciation Of the admin
istration's foreign policy followed
Vandenberg's charge upon return
ing from the United Nations Organ
ization sessions in London that the
American representatives sat back
with compromising attitudes while
Russia and Britain pressed their po-
litical ambitions. Unless the U. S.
pushes its ideals, Vandenberg said,
Russia will continue to press ahead
in the Far East, eastern Europe,
North Africa and Asia Minor where
continued aggressiveness may set
off a powder key.
In reafirming U. S. determination
to check future aggression, Byrnes
declared that the present arrange
ment of the three great powers
precluded world domination by any
one of them, but that efforts to upset
the balance would imperil peace. In
calling for early peace treaties, he
asked for an ending of the drain
ing Of occupied countries. Demand
ing equitable ~reparations agree
ments, Byrnes said the U. S. would
not tolerate any power deciding
for itself what to take.
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-16
FOOD:
Crop Readiustments

In r~eadjusting 1916 crop goals, the
department Of agriculture sought to
assure a greater supply of edible
grain, nutritious relief fare, fats and
oils and animal feed to meet not
only U. S. needs but growing Euro
pean emergency requirements.
Because winter wheat already has
been planted, the additional 1,O00.-
600 acres asked will have to be
seeded in the spring wheat area
the department declared. While
North and South Dakota, Montana
and Minnesota are expected to plant
the bulk of the extra acreage,
other spring wheat areas were called
upon to increase their crop.
Since smooth dry edible peas con-
stitute a good protein relief food and
ship well, the department planned
for a 100, 000-acre boost in paintings,
principally in Colorado, Idaho, Mon
tana. North Dakota, Oregon and
Washington.
With small world supplies Of fats
and oils in the face of the slow
movement Of shipments from the
Pacific and heavy overseas relief
needs. soybean goals were boosted
by 1.100, 900 acres. Iowa, Ohio, Illi-
nois. Indiana, Minnesota and Mis-
souri, e asked for the greatest
increase.
Faced with the need for high meat
and dairy output with feed stocks
dwindling. farmers were asked to
increase corn production over 1,O0O,-
600 acres and also step up roughage
cultivation. At the same time, pro-
ducers were told to maintain the
flow Of cattle to market. ship hogs
at lighter weights and Gull poul-
try focks.
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-16

Girl No. PIT" first Soviet war
time film of life in Germany, will
be shown at the Tivoli Theatre,
1922 So. oath Str, Orntha, Nebr.,
March 20 and 81, Wednesday and
Thursday, two showings each mite
at Z and 9 pm,
The story of a Russian girl who
was sold on the Nazi slave mkt.
and became the servant Of a
German family. The film provi-
DIES an insight into the life and
character of the people who sold
bought, and used slave labor.
Their cruelty, their inhuman use
of their slaves and of each other,
based on reports by Russians who
suffered similar experiences, are
reveald on the screen and may
serve to clear up doubts in those
minds of those who felt that the
Potsdam peace terms were too
harsh on the Germans.
Girl No. PIT" was directed by
Mikhail Romm, one of the Soviet
Unions outstanding producers.
The original score for the picture
was written by Alexander Khat-
churian, a musician who is rank
ed with Shotakovich among com
posers in the Soviet Union.
Girl No. PIT" was produced By
Tashkent and Mosfilm Studios
in Moscow, USSR.
A Russian talking with English
titles.
Cast: Tanya. Elena Kuzmina
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GERMANY:
Ration Cut

Reduction Of the food ration to
1000 calories daily in the British
occupation one in Germany, and
need for substantial imports into
the American-held sector if the
present level Of 1900 ~calories is to
be maintained. pointed up the criti-
cal situation in the fallen Reich.
Seeking to alleviate the new hard
ship imposed by the ration slash
and head off possible rioting, Field
Marshal Montgomery flew to Lon
don to discuss ways Of providing
additional food for the 20 million
German residents in the highly in
d~ustrialized northwestern region
held by the British. Because a d.
vision of British food supplies would
not furnish substantial relief, how
ever, authorities appealed to the
U. S. and Russia for food shipments.
While Germans in the U. S. occu-
patton zone are receiving a subsist-
ence ration Of 1.500 calories daily,
~two-thirds Of the food eaten is com
ing from local stocks. If the present
allotment is to be maintained, i'm
ports soon will have to be upped
and a total Of 700, 900 tons shipped
in during the first nine months Of
1916. Because of scarcities of fer
t%ilizer, seeds, tools and farm ma
chinery, fall crops may be appre-
Gladly curtailed.
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-16

the upper floors are dormit.
DRY rooms i'm which are now
housed over 800 girls from
thirty different states, with
recreation rooms, parlors.
etc. Besides this there is
Jones Memorial Auditorium
named for the builder, Bish-
OPP Joshua Henry Jones,
which seats 28O0 people, and
has one of the finest pipe Or
gans, which cost over $32,.
600, D years ago. The Or
iginal cost Of the building
was over 100000. A r..
cent survey of all the forty
buildings on the Wilberforce
campus, stated, according 10
President Wesley, that Shor.-
er Hall, named for Bishoc
]. A. Shorter, one of the. foun
ders of ilberf0rce, is the mos:
substantial. 1t is fire proof.
Former students from all Ov.
err America are expected to
attend the mortgage burning.
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BIG MAN:
CrOtUS Bigger

One Of the biggest Of the wartime
entrepreneurs, Henry ]. Kaiser FOR
tinued his postwar growth with the
leasing of two huge government
aluminium mills at Spokane, Wash,
with options to buy.
In granting Kaiser companies use
Of the plants, the government an
nounced that it sought to increase
competition in the industry present
ly dominated by two companies.
Because Kaiser plans to extensively
employ the metal in his automo-
biles, the government also said, he
might open a new field for use Of
the material and thus open a mar
ket for other u. S.-oWned aluminium
plants.
In leasing the SAT, $50, 900 Trent
wood aluminium rolling mill, Kaiser
Frazier agreed TO pay a yearly rent
al amounting to 5 per cent Of gross
sales or fixed sums, running up TO
$2,667, 900 in 1851. In obtaining the
S22, 270. 900 Mead aluminium reduc-
ton plant, Kaiser Cargo, Inc, will
pay annual charges up to ST, 248, 900
in the fifth year.
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Bishops To Burn Wi|berforce Mortgage

These three bishops preside
over the three episcopal dis
tricts of the AME Church
which support Wilberforcc
University and have consider
ably reduced the mortgage.
June /, 1916 is the date set
for paying the mortgage and
the mortgage burning will be
during the University comm
encement, the second week in
June. Bishop Ransom,
chairman of the board, said
This mortgage has been for
over 20 years. the chief head
ache of Wilforce. We had
TO pay once eight percent and
then seven percent on SI25,-
600, and in recent years SIX
percent interest. We have al
ready paid far more than
S125,O0 in interest alone.
Bishop Gregg and Bishop
Sims and | will take the ma
ter to our churches and /
ave confidence that every
! penny of the balance will DE
paid by June LIST as we PLAN.
The mortgage was put upo-,
Shorter Hall in 1923 when
Bishop Joshua I'll. Jones built
what was then the largest
single building on the car.
pus of any Negro school in
America. The building no"
houses the offices of the Bis
hop, Chairman of the Univ
ersiiy board of Trustees, the
President. dean of the Col
lege of Liberal Arts, dean of
men, dean of women, secret
airy of the University, treasu--
er of the University, college
class rooms on the first floor
physics and chemistry labor
atories, offices and cafeteria
in the. basement floor. On
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MEAT:
Consumer Costs

Though consumers will have to
pay the full cost of the packing com
panies' 16 cent an hour wage boost
to employees, the actual outlay will
approximate only 81 cents a year
per person on the basis Of record
consumption, the department Of
agriculture reported.
In arriving at the figure, depart
ment economists divided the IL per
cent price increase allowed pack
ers into anticipated consumption OF
155 pounds of meat per person in
1916 at an average Of IS cents a
pound. However, the actual cost
might be less since the estimated
consumption Of 155 pounds per per-
son reflects a peak and is far above
the average prewar level.
Despite the ~ per cent price
boost granted packers to Offset the
wage increase, the American Meat
institute termed OPA's relief entire
ly inadequate if livestock is to flow
to legitimate channels. Even with
the new price increase, the institute
said, legal operators would be
pressed to compete with black mar
keteers in bidding for cattle.
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while IT'S, 900 production employees
missed 113 million dollars in wages.
Dealers and statesmen were said to
have lost another 100 million dol
lars in commissions.
Because Of G. MS production
of parts, other manufacturers have
been forced to curtail assemblies,
increasing profit and wage losses.
At the Packard Motor Car company.
5000 production workers have been
off more than a month because Of
the shortage of G. M. supplies.
OF so, 900 G. M. employees in Flint,
Mich, over 1000 strike-bound work.
ers r receiving welfare relief at
a rate of $38.06 weekly.
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-16
zheo4ome
7ou4n
lRp@4ea
in WASHINGTON
By WoIter Sheod
WNU Correspondent
1914 Eye ST.. N. "
New Hold Line Policy
Doesn't Satisfy Anyone

An old Greek philosopher once
said: Give me a theory and l will
find an argument to support it."
In his address to the nation on
October 81 President Truman de-
clared a simple policy, too easy and
simple in fact; ID that manage
ment could raise wages in general
without raising prices 10 that labor
must be moderate in wage increase
demands and t3) that we must get
back to collective bargaining. His
talk was quiet, candid, plain, in up
holding his theory. But it didn't
work.
His new wage-price pronounce
ment of February is is the direct
opposite. Cd 1t permits more than
moderate wage increases 90 it per-
mits increase in prices and 90 it
throws collective bargaining over
board and restores wage controls
under the National Wage Stabiliza-
ton board. In other words, the
President has returned to wartime
controls of wages, prices and pro-
duction until re~conversion is COM
plete. And the President has an
excellent set Of arguments to sup
port his latest theory.
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NATIONAL INCOME:

With the national income in each
month of 1945 running below the
1914 level. the years total dropped
TO las, 594 million dollars in l945
from the record high Of 100. 695 mil
lion dollars in 1914. National in
come, however, was practically as
large as in 1943 when it was the
second largest on record. Further
more, the fact should not be over
looked that the l945 figure is pre-
urinary and actually may be larger.
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-16

miles series, HEADLINES AND
PICTURES March issue tells the
story of the Granger family. One
of the sons is the famed Lester
B. Granger, National Urban Lea
que Secretary, with 3 physicians,
Zone deceased and two dentists,
Zone decased).
DR.. Granger, who early 1mmig-
rated to this lountry in Search of
freedom and equality, made re-
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Initiation Is Feared

Farm organizations are finally
rallying around the Bowies stand
ard because they see in him the last
bulwark against an imitation which
will be ruinous to agriculture. The
Farmers Union has honored him
for the most outstanding service
to agriculture in 1945" for his hold
the-line policy. Because when
Bowles held the line against infa-
ton of values of industrial goods he
was putting money into farmers
pockets just as surely as if he had
raised farm prices.
But Bowles now says we must
continue subsidies. And farm or
CARNATIONS here have just adopted
resolutions saying that subsidies are
ruinous to farm prices. In a two-day
meeting of organized dairy farmers
Of the National Cooperative Milk
Producers federation a black-picture
of doom and despair was pictured
because of subsidies on milk and
other farm produce. Dairymen were
going bankrupt. they said. and they
threw a big banquet for $50 con-
gressmen to prove it.
At the same time the Farmers
Union was honoring Bowles with a
pat on the back, Jim Patton, head
of the Farm organization, declared
the Presidents new program, which
Bowles must make work, was a
$3.50, 900, 900 bride to business.
On the same day they adopted a
resolution declaring government
subsidies would ruin them, they is
sued a joint-letter from major ma
tional farm organizations indorsing
the Flanagan school lunch bill.
This bill is, after all, a $50, 900 900
annual subsidy to agriculture for
purchase of surplus farm crops for
the lunch program. So there is con-
tinuing prospect for confusion. The
belief here, however, is that labor
peace generally may be here soon
and that If Bowles can get his way,
the reconversiOn program may start
moving smoothly.
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-16

London, Eng. Radiophoto-Dr.
Alan Mum May, British scientist
who worked on the atomic bomb
in Canada, had admitted giving
secret atomic information to an
other person, but refused to dis
close the persons name or ma
tionality. DR.. May, who has been
recurring at Kings College, Uni
versity of London, was remanded
to the Bow Street police station
r for another appearance March
10Th. The "a year old nuclear
scientist was arrested and charg-
ed specifically with disclosing
atomic secrets which might be
directly or indirectly useful to the
enemy.
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Ready Credit

Alive to the growing volume q
installment financing. over H. 900
state and national banks will extend
consumer credit in the postwar
years. greatly expanding their pre-
war operations when they supplied
46 per cent Of such loans in the
country.
While not all of the banks intend
to extend all types Of consumer
credit, 10, 500 plan to make personal
loans. BY buying dealer paper or ad-
vancing money directly to CON
sumers. 9,400 banks will finance
sales Of automobiles and 5000 will
back purchases Of such goods as
home appliances, farm equipment
and airplanes.
Over 5000 banks will make FILA
loans covering home repairs while
1900 will extend credit for modern
ization plans of small businesses or
residential owners.
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STRIKES:
Costly WdIkOut

The General Motors and Go
United Automobile Workers pitched
battle over wages ranks as one Of
the costliest industrial disputes in
U. S. history. with financial losses
of over 300 million dollars to COM
pany, union. dealers and other pro-
ducers dependent on G.. M. for
parts.
With its plants closed as tight as
a drum throughout the country,
G. M. was estimated to have lost
500 million dollars in untitled orders
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-16
STATE BANKS:
Ship-Shape

With government bond holdings
loans and discounts and other AZ.
sets showing substantial increases.
the nations 1888 state banks boost.
ed their total to almost
87h billion dollars in 1945.
A breakdown Of assets showed
government bonds. totaling so Bill
lion dollars, made up STA per cent
Of resources at the year end, with
loans and discounts, approximating
1914 billion dollars. next at 1873 per
cent. Cash and balances with other
banks amounted to over Is billion
dollars to constitute 17.6 per cent Of
assets while state, municipal and
private securities and other re-
sources approximating 5 billion dol
lars rounded out the holdings.
The 1888 state banks had capital
stock totaling w billion dollars, sur
plus of 8 billion dollars, undivided
profits of l billion dollars and re-
serves Of 365 million dollars.
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policy in reaching
an understanding
with Russia, Secre-
t a r Of S t a t e
Byrnes declared
the U. S. would go
to war to curb fu-
ture aggressors and
peace and repara-
tions settlements
must be reached
speedily and equi-
tably to permit the
economic revival of
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Something Had to Be Done

Will it work? Labor doesn't like
it. Management doesn't like it. And
perhaps the public doesn't like it.
But something had to be done to
alleviate the economic chaos in
which the country found itself
ground between the millstones of
stubborn management and equally
stubborn labor. And now with a
bulge in the old price line, it re-
mains to be seen whether Chester
Bowles can do the job. Some say
here he has been given an impos-
sible job.
Bowles says he can hold the price
line if he has the cooperation of
all concerned. He won't get it,
though. He has become the symbol
of price control, something that in
duStry is still fighting against, par
ticularly the National Association of
Manufacturers.
1t is no secret here that big bust
ness men want imitation. They have
the dollars, they have the plants and
real estate and with imitation they
will get more dollars, although low
er valued dollars, and their plants
and real estate will soar in value.
Initiation only hurts the little fell
lows, those with fixed incomes who
depend upon their savings in bonds
and insurance. When initiation comes
and the value of their dollars in
vested in bonds and insurance
drops, their buying power tobOggans
and prices oar Bowles says
he must have the OPA law for at
least another year. and although the
NAM and other big interests are ex-
erting tremendous pressure to per-
nit the law to die June 80, it ap-
pears as though enough votes may
be mustered to extend it.
If Bowles has his way within the
Presidents official family, he may
save something out of the chaos and
indecision which have marked ham
ding of this re~conversion program.
He is a fighter, he is courageous
and he needs help. He gets little or
none from congress and up to now
has had none from the executive
branch of the government.
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-16
HEADLINES G. PICTURES

The story of one OF the most
inspiring achievements in the US
is that of the late William Ran
dolph Granger, who came to this
country as a boy of 16 from Bar
BADGES and lived to see six sons
obtain college educations, one
gaining national prominence and
five becoming professional men.
In the 9Th of its American Fa-
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peated moves with his family to
escape Jim Crow in the United
States. He and his young wife
journyed from Richmond, Va. to
Oklahoma, where he engaged in
the gold rush. He later went to
Newport News, Va, and finally
to Newark, N. j.
Four Of his outstanding sons at
tened Dartmouth University.
Read the lift story of Dr.. Gran
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-16
World SuppLies

Supplies Of all grains III the prin-
cipal exporting countries in Janu-
airy were about Is per cent smaller
than at the beginning of 1915. with
wheat stocks about Is per cent less,
according to the department of agri-
culture.
Total wheat supplies in U. S., Can
ada, Argentina and Australia were
placed at 1892 million bushels COM
pared with 1853 million bushels on
January /, 1915. The exportable
surplus Of ATS to 500 million bushels
is below world needs.
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-16

ger and his famous family, COM
plete with pictures in the current
issue of Headlines and Pictures on
sale at the newsstands.
The success of only one genera
ton of the Granger family is the
proof that the American melting
pot offers no less to Negroes than
to any other race or nationality.
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900 Mortgage To Go
Up in Smoke

Bishops r.. C. Ransom of
Winner. orce, Ohio, j. A.
Gregg of Kansas City and u.
I'll. Sims of Philadelphia, met
i'm Columbus. Ohio this week
DO arrange TO pay the balance
of the SI25,OOO mortgage on
WiIberfOrce u rsity.