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Evening star., 1946-10-30

Should a child be paid
for york at home?
Gas soon as he is able, each child
should have some home responsibility
which he performs because he is
member of the family, and for which
be is not paid.
eff there are other jobs which the
family would pay to have done, such a.
raking leaves, washing windows, or
the car, there is no reason why children
who want to earn extra money should
not be allowed this little contract
''In some instances money problems
are really problems of personality adjust
ment. The child who is unusually extrav-
agant, may feel insecure or rejected.
''Such problems are solved only by
loving, and by sympathetic, intelligent
guidance .
Watch for Family Message Nos
about t.c0 sceeks from nop.
Evening star., 1946-10-30
Bv THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. Is the giant panda a bear?-
M. r. G.
A. Though the panda resembles a
bear in outward appearance, studies
of the animals anatomy show that
it is more closely allied to the
raccoon.
@. What has been done with the
dogs donated by civilians for use of
the Army during the war?-M. R. r.
A. Nearly all of the 10000 dogs
donated by civilians have been
returned to their owners by the
Quartermaster Corps. Some of the
younger dog veterans will be kept
to form the nucleus of the Arny's S
new program of training dogs for
scout service.
@. What was the first talking
picture?-M. w. C.
A. On August 6, 1926, Don Juan, u
the first full-length picture with a
synchronized musical score was
successfully presented to a New
York audience. A year later, 1.-THE
Jazz Singer" first full-length fea-
ture to use lip synchronization was
presented.
@. How can the bagginess be
taken out of trouser knees?-M. B. K
A. Lay the trouser leg fiat on the
ironing board with the baggy part
uppermost. Lay a wool cloth over
this section and a moistened cotton
cloth on top. Press gently, moving
the iron from side to side SO that
the steam goes into the garment
Keep pressing and patting the loose
fabric into place until the fullnesS
disappears. Then press the entire
leg of the trousers until almost dry,
Leave the trouser leg in position
on the board for few minutes until
it is completely dry. Never press
wool until bone dry" because this
makes the fabric stiff and harsh.
@. By whom was peacock eye
glassware first made?-J. T. A.
A. The peacock eye was considered
one of the most beautiful of the lace
glass patterns produced in the early
days of the Sandwich factory. 1t
was at first called the comet, u
named in honor Of Halley's comet
which appeared in 1885.
@. What localities in the United
States normally have the highest
and lowest humidity?-C. r. G,
A. The area with the highest
humidity in the United States is
the north coast of the State of Wash
ington. The average relative humid
ity at noon at Tatoosh Island, Wash,
is Sc per cent. The lowest relative
humidity in the United States is
found in the deserts of Southern
California and Southwest Arizona
The average relative humidity at
noon at Independence, Calf, and
Yuma, Ariz., is 26 per cent.
q. Are any StOrKS natlFe 10 tiie
United States-S. w. I.
A. The only member of the stork
family in the United States is the
wood ibis, of the Southern coast OF
the United States, distant relative
Of the European stork.
@. What does "smorgasbord'
mean?-C. H. B.
A. Smorgasbord means bread
and butter table" On a long table
are 10 to 40 dishes including but
ter, five types of bread, herring OF
all kinds, salmon, sardines, an
chovies, and many other kinds OF
fish, cold meat, stuffed eggs, ONE
lets, salads, picked vegetables, sew
eral kinds of cheeses and some
other foods.
Evening star., 1946-10-30

and managed the
campaign, some
degree of respon-
sibility for the
result will be
his. N O t W / t h
standing the per-
sistent publicity
C a m pals 6 n to
make him appear
a frst-class poll
tician, and which
involves the con-
slant use of ad-
jectives such as
"able, " capable"
nd "compe-
L1 ~ - 1,s-
Evening star., 1946-10-30
Harold L. Ickes
MAN to Man
WAA Seen Yielding to Vaccinations
Of John L. Lewis on Natural Gas

With househodes paying practically $40 ton for coal with
higher prices prospect of Mr. John L. Lewis present
another coal strike the reluctance of the War Assets
Administration consider selling the Big and Little Big
Lines for pipe lines to natural gas to the
mildly somewhat than strange
view of the fact that the best bids
Evening star., 1946-10-30
Frank r. Kent
TheGreatG GameOfPOl1tiCS
Critics Doubt Hannegan's Wisdom,
Charging Four Major Errors
Frank X. Kent

Robert Hannegan expects to retire as cnalr
man Committee and Postmaster General
again revived Not great deal OF credence put IN
this expected the Republicans the country Ger
would logical and fitting thing for Mr. Hannegan
to do.
Evening star., 1946-10-30
to
Questions

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and held for an indefinite time. While
II Is pointed out that this Is the
largest voluntary enlistment ever had
IN the United States Army, or any
other, it falls far short of meeting
the requirements outlined.
There has been intense opposition
IN Congress-most OF whose members
come up for reelection this year-to
an extension Of the draft and to a
system Of universal military training.
The demand has been for quick de-
mobilization of the existing armed
forces. This has proceeded at a ire
mendous rate. AS reported by B. M.
McKelway, associate editor of The
Evening Star, who recently re-
turned from a trip to Hawaii, the
Philippines, China, Japan, Korea and
Guam, five months after VI day the
100000 men of all services in the
Pacific area had been reduced to 900, 900.
He mentioned that an airfield on Guam.
for example, which in the middle of
January was stated by 1900 men and
officers, has now 48 enlisted men and
10 ofhcers-to show to what extent the
disintegration has gone.
tEx
This country wants peace: it wants
the United Nations to work" The
chances are dark, however, for either
II the United States Congress does
not take effective action to see that
the country remains strong in reality.
President Truman strongly urged on
Congress the passage OF a universal
military. training system bill, as a
measure Of national preparedness. I'm
fortunately, however, that has not been
enough. There has been no recogniz-
able administration bill-no concrete
measure with the administration shoul-
der back Of it. There has been nothing
but talk. Military Affairs Committee
men have been lukewarm. They re-
main lukewarm or entirely hostile to
the proposal. hiding behind a sugges-
ton Of Republican Leader Martin of
the House that this country under
take to get an agreement with all the
other nations to abandon or outlaw
military CONSUMPTION and systems of
universal military training
There is talk now of extending the
draft law for only six months, for all
men over 81 and under 81, with ex-
emptions for those with children. A
companion piece of proposed legisla-
ton is to increase the pay of all off,
GERS and enlisted men 20 per cent, in
order to encourage voluntary enlist
ments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14

re-states its position that any change
OF regime should be effected by the
Spanish people themselves.
The departments attitude will not
please those Americans who have
long urged an interventionist policy
to Gust Generalissimo Franco and
his adherents. Such persons, how
ever, may do well to realize the
serious precedent which would be
set If UNO should be accorded the
right to interfere in domestic situa-
tions of sovereign states when such
situations do not present an obvious
and immediate threat to world peace
and security. 1t is likewise the
Departments belief that interven-
ton might temporarily strengthen
Franco, relight the fires of civil
war, and perhaps have dangerous
repercussions on an already critical
international situation. For all these
reasons, our Government tends to a
policy of caution, thereby aligning
itself with the British Government,
which is even less disposed to inter-
ventioniSt measures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
Voodoo

Do you beliepe In Voodoo? Well, / do.
Already spring Is sticking pins in the
head
OF her riual, winter. Springs the mystic
Greenly and subtly w'ten all hope Is
fled,
Begins her slot1, sure work of under.
mining
The mountain strength OF cold. Out.
uniting distance,
By some remote control she comes
diDining
The ,Deak links in the ,Dinter's mail.
Resistance
Has neuer yet succeeded. Eyes 90 dim
In spite of scorn for her primeval
magic.
Throbbing commences NTH her tribal
hymn;
The head -Qro,os heapy-wonder that's
almost tragic
Covers the face Of the unbeliepifa
uictin.--
I knoiD. matched from the hy,t time
that she pricked him.
ALMA ROBERTS oIoRDAN. e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14

such setup, 1t cannot fairly be
described as potentially fascist.
After all, with the world still dam
gerous and with atomic energy pri-
marily a revolutionary weapon in
its present stage, it would be ridic-
ulously unrealistic if our Army and
Navy were shut out from the field.
The original Mcmahon bill would
have done this, but until we have
adequate international controls and
a genuine peace, the security of the
Nation will demand military particle
patton OF the sort provided for by
the Vandenberg amendment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
Who Won the Strike?

The settlement of the General
Motors strike, after it had lasted for
1l3 days. will come as welcome
development to the country as a
whole. but the chances are that 1t
will be most heartily welcomed by
the managers of the corporation
and the rank and file of the people
who work for it.
A spokesman for the United Au-
tomobile Workers, CLIO, which con-
Quoted the strike, has hailed the
settlement as a great victory for
the union. This was to be expected,
but it is hard to see how the settle
n1ent can constitute much of "vic-
tory" for the union or any one else.
1t certainly is not a victory for
General Motors, for it is reliably es-
timated that, in lost business, the
strike has cost the corporation
$55O,0O0,000. 1t is at best a very
dubious sort of victory for the work.
ers. Most of them have had their
savings wiped out during the pro-
tracted deadlock. Now they receive
wage increase of 1872 cents an
hour, but this has to be balanced
against a total wage loss during
the strike of approximately $780,.
100000. On the basis of 175.OOo
strikers, this averages out to loss
per man of about $74O. And this
means that it will take them al
most two years at the higher wage
rate to recoup what they have lost
in wages during the past 113 days.
To all of this there might be added
the; loss to automobile dealers and
to other interests affected by the
strike-or, in other words, a total
loss of close to billion dollars.
If a settlement achieved at such
a price is victory" for any one,
it may we'll be hoped that there
will not be many more such tri-
umphs. Examining the terms of
the settlement, there seems to be
no reason, given good faith on both
sides and real desire to bargain
collectively in the accepted sense
of that much-abuSed term, why
an agreement could not have
been reached weeks or even months
ago. What was needed. and what
apparently was missing, was spirit
Of reasonableness on the part of
both the corporation and the union.
Perhaps the cost of this adventure
in modern industrial conflict will
serve as an object lesson for the
future, both to the participants in
the GIN dispute and to others. At
any rate, it is eminently desirable
that this should be the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
Our Stand on Spain

Our note to France whereby we
decline to associate ourselves with
the French plan to call the Spanish
situation to the official notice of the
Security Council of UNO emphasizes
the diverse attitudes of the great
powers to the Spanish problem and
foreshadows spirited discussion at
the next session of UNO due later
this month.
Broadly speaking, America, Brit
ain, France and Soviet Russia each
has somewhat different approach
to the Spanish issue, albeit the Eng
disappearing powers tend to stand
on one side while France and the
Soviet Union tend to stand on the
other. The extremes are represented
by Britain and Russia, the former
deprecating pressure on the Franco
regime, whereas Russia is avowedly
for outright intervention regardless
OF consequences. France wants posi-
tive action within the framework of
UNO. America does not believe such
action germane under the Charter
and is apprehensive of reactions
within Spain itself.
The American position is clearly
set forth in the text of the note
handed to French Foreign Secretary
Georges Bidault by Jefferson Caffery,
our Ambassador in Paris. The State
Department bases its refusal to asso-
ciate itself with the French project
on the ground that SPANS internal
situation does not, at present, con-
stitute such a threat to the worlds
peace as is specified in the UNO
Charter as the prerequisite for
bringing a matter before the Sc
curity Council. However, it does not
deny Frances right to bring the
subject up and profess an open mind
in the matter if France has addi-
tional information which would con-
stitute valid case in American eyes.
The Department reiterates it's dis
satisfaction with the Franco regime,
which has been disqualified for
membership In UNO. but likewise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
Army, Navy and Atom

Senator Vandenberg'S amend
ment to the proposed Mcmahon bill
on atomic energy could conceivably
lead to administrative difficulties,
but Secretary of Commerce Wallace
seems slightly on the lurid and alb
surd side when he says it has the
"potentiality" of delivering America
"into the hands of military fasc-
ism"
AS originally drawn the bill would
have given the armed forces no
voice in the development OF this
tremendous new power. The whole
f1eld-including production and Gus
tody of the bomb-would have been
under the control of an exclusively
civilian commission, with the Army
and Navy kept pretty much in the
dark about the commissions work,
despite their prime role in the ma
tional defense and hence their
proper and logical interest in atomic
weapons. To offset this obvious de-
fciency, the Vandenberg amend
ment-approved ten to one by the
special Senate committee consider
ing legislation on the atom-would
simply create military liaison
group which, if it disagreed with any
of the commissions acts relating to
security, could appeal to the Pres
ident. j.,
It may be true, as Senator Nc
Mahon declares, that under such
an arrangement the liaison group
might be able to force presidential
review of almost every action taken
by the civilian commission and thus
inhibit the commissions operations
and retard the peacetime develop
ment of atomic energy. To say this,
however, is quite different from say
ing that it could lead to military
fascism" Mr.. Wallace's criticism
does not stand up under inspection,
for the amended legislation, as Sen
ator Vandenberg has made clear,
would still "leave total and final
authority over every phase of atom
ic energy in the hands OF civilians"
with the Chief Executive the decid-
ing authority in cases of appeal.
Moreover, the Army and Navy
group would be appointed by the
President; it would have no vote
in the commission itself; it would
merely have the right to be kept
fully informed on the commissions
proceedings and to seek White
House hearing on disagreements
between itself and the civilians.
Whatever flaws may be found In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
This Changing World
By Constantine Brown

Late In February one Of the most
competent American ofilcial observers In
Russia informed his Washington supe-
riors in detailed dispatch that what
ever might be said and done abroad,
Russia was definitely ION the march"
The observers report was based on
thorough study Of the situation and
conversations with some Of the highest
Soviet officials. He concluded that the
Russian government had made up its
mind" to complete Its various plans for
further territorial aggrandizement; to
spread its influence in Western Europe
through its stooges and that neither the
UNO nor anything else would be able
to check the carefully-laid Russian
plans.
Within less than q month after the
report was received, some of the con-
illusions of the observer have begun to
be fulfilled
The advance of the Red armies to-
ward Teheran-only few days after
Russia had announced her forces
would be withdrawn from Iran-is still
shrouded with mystery so far as the
American Government is concerned. The
curtain OF secrecy surrounding the
activities of the Soviet armies prevents
any outsiders from learning, until 1t is
too late, the area of deployment.
Spring has come to the Middle East
and the Balkans earlier this year. This
means that the % or "a Russian di-
visions poised on the Bulgarian Turkish
borders will be in a position to strike
II the order reaches them from Moscow.
The same applies to the Russian forces
gathered on the Eastern Turkish border
from Batum to Lake Urmia west of
Tabriz, where fresh Russian concen-
tration has been reported in the last few
days. It is practically impossible to
gauge the strength of this army group,
Various intelligence specialists estimate
1t at between 100000 and 100000 men
equipped with the most modern war
paraphernalia and cavalry equipment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14

how they are going to get it and the
price they are willing to pay for it.
I think We have made up our minds
as to our major objective secure and
peaceful world The tremendous sup
port for the charter of the United Ma
tions throughout the country has been
a sufhcient indication Of that fact
But we have not made up our minds
as to how we are going to attain this
objective.
So the situation of the world, in which
our power and our decisions or lack of
decisions, are of such utterly deter
minative Importance, deteriorates. This
we might have foreseen. Against this
we have been warned. But when 1t
happens, when we are confronted with
it, when it gets so bad that it forces itself
upon our reluctant attention, the nat
ural human reaction is to look around
for somebody else to blame it on. We
awake to reality with sense of shock.
We say: What have our servants been
about, what could they have been think
ing OF, to have permitted this sort of
thing to happen?" Or we say: well,
I always told you we couldn't get along
with those Russians" Or we say: 1.-The
British are trying to trick us into saving
their empire-and it Is all their fault"
We discover that we are outraged.
Yet 1t is we who are greatly to blame;
we, the plain but sovereign citizens of
the greatest power In the world. We
have just been sitting and hoping. We
have not been actively and dynamically
doing. We put through the Charter, we
busted of our hands, we said, well,
that's all flxed," and we turned to the
reconversion Of our own domestic af-
fairs, to the promises that peace seemed
to hold out to us. We did not stop to
realize that we could make no readjust-
ment that held any hope Of permanence
until We established the foundations of
security throughout the world-founda-
tions Tor which We must be the principal
architects, the principal builders, and
the principal supplier Of material.
"Glittering generalities," you say.
Zine words. But what to do about it
now? Be specific. Get down to brass
tacks. In plain words-what are we to
do now?"
If we ask ourselves that question seri-
ously and purposefully. we are already
taking the first STEP We are. in so
doing, beginning to sweep away the first
and greatest obstacle to peace, composed
Of our own indifference, selnshness and
confusion. Next, let US examine, with
grim realism, the remaining obstacles to
peace-for there are others which are
not Of our making.
(The second article In this series will
appear shortly
CHerald Tribune syndicate,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
The Political Mill
By Gould Lincoln

Nearly seven months after vi day
Congress has done nothing to determine
what the future military establishment
Of the United States shall be. The sole
piece Of legislation enacted provided for
a system of voluntary enlistments-for
one year, two years and three years.
The hope Of the proponents of this
measure was that it would make pos
sible the abandonment Of the Selective
Service Act-the draft. Nothing has
been done about an extension of the
present draft act, due to expire May IS,
nor about system Of universal military
training.
The time has come when Congress
must act. 1t must act for two reasons.
The first is that Army requirements
already outlined call for an Army of
1,500 900 men on July l, and for an Army
OF 100000 men during the following
year. The second reason is that the
disturbed condition of the world-par-
ticularly in view of the aggressive atti-
tude OF RuSsia-requires that the United
States remain in strong position mill
tarily. Remain" is scarcely correct
since the great Army which this country
had during the war has disintegrated
to point where our military leaders
are quoted as saying the country is less
well prepared for national defense than
it was in 1910.
Chairman May of the House Military
Affairs Committee, in the hope Of per-
suading the committee to act without
delay, particularly on an extension Of
the draft act, arranged for Secretary Of
State Byrnes, Secretary of War Patter-
son and Gen. Eisenhower. Chief of Staff,
to appear before his committee and
give the reasons for such action. It was
rather gloomy picture, according to
members of the committee, who heard
the three behind closed doors.
At the same time the War Department
released a statement on the voluntary
enlistments program. It showed that
since the passage of the October act,
the enlistments totaled 600,067 as of
February /. OF this total 1870 per
cent came from civilian life; 67.07 per
cent were men who had served in
the armed forces during the war, and
1923 per cent Refreshments of reg
ular Army men. Presumably nearly
all OF the enlistments from civilian
life were men who were subject to
the draft-who preferred to enlist for
short time rather than be drafted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
Genius, But Evil
From the Montreal La Patrie.

FROM the Montreal La Patrie
1t Is pity that there was no occa-
sion to measure the intelligence of
Adolf Hitler scientifically. No doubt a
very high intellectual quota would have
been noted in the tyrant. One does not
have to be anti-Boche to the point of
pretending that Hitler was crazy. He
was certainly genius of his kind. Evil
genius If you wish, but genius none the
less. Let us remember always that in
some respects the man of genius fire.
quently approaches the mentally de-
ranged. However much they approach
genius, the conceptions of the founder
OF Naziism rested upon elements which
could never long meet the test, that is
to say, upon terror.