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Evening star., 1946-11-02

How much landslide victory for Gov
Dewey in New York, for Mr. Bricker in
Ohio, or for Gov. Warren in California
can be properly assessed as great per-
sonal victory Is also a question. Unless
all the signs are wrong, Republican VIC
tories this year must be attributed in
the main to dissatisfaction of the voters
with the present Democratic administra-
ton, rather than to any particular love
for the Republican Party or individual
Republican candidates. This fact will
not be overlooked by the supporters of
candidates for the presidential nomina-
tion other than Gov. Dewey-even if
Mr.. Dewey should win by the big figures
which some of the political prophets
expect and the polls indicate.
The denomination of Gov. Dewey in
1948, if he is reelected Governor, is far
more likely than Republican leaders
outside, and even inside, New York be-
lieved earlier this year. Gov. Dewey has
been breaker of precedents already
in his political career He has shown
remarkable powers of resuscitation after
defeat. In 1910 he was denied presi-
dental nomination. and was handed one
on platter in 1914. In 1888 he was
defeated for Governor, and in 1912 he
was elected Governor. The huge New
York State delegation in the Republican
national conventions. solidly lined up
back of any candidate for a presidential
nomination, Is great asset to start with.
Gov. Dewey in 1914 made political
sacrifice when he took the presidential
fv,o IJa I,oI {v,ct faL t,a ~
want it-and he didn't. With a war on,
it was suicidal for any candidate to run
against Mr.. Roosevelt that year. Early
in the year, however, 1t became apparent
the Republicans believed they would
have the best chance of victory with
Gov. Dewey. The late Wendell L. Will
kie, nominee in 1910, had become thor
oughly distasteful to large part of the
Republican leadership. Gov Dewey.
from party point of view, could not
afford to say he did not choose to run
when the showdown came. Gov. Warren
Of California, however did not hesitate
10 decline to become a vice presidential
nominee, knowing we'll what the fate
Of the Republican national ticket was
likely to be.
1t will be argued in the future that
Gov. Dewey, having made sacrifice in
1914. should be given another chance in
1s48, when the going promises to be
good. The late AL Smith and his follow
ers made the same kind Of plea for a
Democratic denomination for President
in 1882. Al Smith, however, was turned
down and Franklin D. Roosevelt was
nominated and elected. Mr. Roosevelt
at that time was Governor of New York
--as Gov. Dewey probably will be in 1948
and AL Smith was just q former
Governor
Evening star., 1946-11-02
Possible Tie in Senote
Seats SturtIes Capital
Such Stalemate Would Be With.
out Precedent in Nation
By Doris FeesOn

The Capital, in election-eve doldrums,
cast startled glance at the newsweek
poll of so correspondents suggesting, on
the average, that the Senate will be tied
and ran for the rule books.
They couldn't find the answer Should
the reporters prove uncannily accurate,
the Senate stalemate that will prevail
January will be without precedent in
the annals of the republic.
The reason is that we have no Vice
President. Ex-ofdcio presiding officer Of
the Senate, the Vice President would
normally cast the deciding vote in favor
of his party. But tie now would mean
a tie period.
The most the precedent experts con-
cede is that Leslie Biff1e, Secretary OF
the Senate, could open the session and
swear in the new members. From that
point on, it's anybody's guess.
Polite Term for Spoils.
1t was suggested that by unanimous
consent the 96 could name presiding
officer for limited period. Then the
struggle to organize the Senate could be-
gin, Organize" being the polite term for
dividing up the spoils in chairmanships.
patronage, etc. Chairmanships might
be parceled out by negotiation to both
parties.
Tire present President pro tenn, Nc
Kellar of Tennessee, could not even serve
pro tenn, as his term expires December
81 and he must be sworn in with the
rest of the one-third of the Senate who
stand for election next Tuesday
One cynical suggestion, pointed at the
advanced age of several members, was
that if the Senate were willing to dawdle
for awhile it would find itself some
morning with an odd number and could
proceed as usual. (Three Senators died
during the last session; others were abb
sent for varying periods due to pro-
tracted i'll healthJ
The correspondents are all very clear
that there is a trend; they are only
cautious because they found accompany
ing that trend voter apathy. Among
ABS House seats, including 55-per-cent-
either-way, the trend is bound to reg
ister But with the issue in doubt ac-
tually in Is or fewer Senate seats, the
Democrats have more chance
But the Republicans keep on hoping
on the theory that with trend in their
favor they are as apt to take all as part.
Thus sweetly optimistic. the COP
is counting its chickens. Their present
view:
Joe Martin will be Speaker, Midwest
opposition not having the votes to
blanket his long seniority.
Clarence Brown of Ohio and Charles
Halleck of Indiana, who have run the
campaign, will slug it out for majority
leader, second spot in the hierarchy.
Senate.
Senator Taft will want to be majority
leader but Senator Morse of Oregon
and Senator Wherry of Nebraska will
lead fight on him. AS Senator Taft is
not popular they may win, but as he is
able they may be disappointed.
Senator Vandenberg will want to be
President pro tenn and chairman Of
Foreign Relations and probably can be.
This will give him the longest automobile
in Washington-the Vice Presidents.
Aging Senator White, present leader,
will get an honorary designation, which
Is all he wants.
Evening star., 1946-11-02
Year-'Round Bible Week

To the Editor of The Star:
Bible Week" appears to have passed
without comment by those one would
think most interested. 1t would be nice
to know just how many have really
busted of the old Book and let the
light shine from Its grand and price
less pages.
AS a. Nation and as individuals let us
take heed our willful ways do not lead
us on to misery and woe. Rejection of
the Word, or its neglect, can never be
condoned by Him Who has been pleased
to thus place Heavenly instruction with
in our easy reach. There is, and never
will be, possible excuse for that needless
attitude which marks the doom of hard
ened hearts and deafened ears.
Let Bible Week be seven days OF every
week. Consult this inexhaustible, un-
erring guide for the wholesome knowl-
edge of the way. the truth and the
life. No guess work then is left as to
our course and destination.
w. A. NICE.
Evening star., 1946-11-02

pursue a policy of friendship toward
the United States"
On the strength Of this statement
and related assurances, the State
Department may now find the sit
uation satisfactory enough to reopen
negotiations. In any event, the
Czechs certainly have beaten rapid
and apologetic retreat from the
Moscow line on our loan policy. No
good to begin with. it is line that
stands discredited because it is de-
monstrably untrue-so much so that
perhaps other countries within the
Russian orbit, and indeed Russia
itself, may feel impelled to retreat
from it, too.
Evening star., 1946-11-02
Danube Deadlock

announcement OF WnaC looks IKE
a deadlock on the Danube problem
adds another item to the complex
question of postwar reconstruction
in Europe The announcement was
made by Trygve Lie, Secretary Gen
eral of the United Nations, who had
been directed by U. MS Economic
and Social Council to make inquiries
to interested and qualified govern
ments on a proposed conference on
international traffic on the Danube.
That proposal was accepted unqual-
ifiedly by the United States, Britain
and Greece, and by France on con-
dition that all Danube riparian
states should participate. 1t was,
however, rejected by Czechoslovakia,
Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union.
Apparently, no replies had been re-
ceived from Bulgaria, Hungary or
Romania, while Germany and Aus
tria were disqualified from answer
ing for obvious reasons.
This sharp division, of course,
merely reflects the opposition be-
tween the western powers and the
Soviet bloc which has been manifest
over Danube navigation as it has
over most other phases of the Euro
pean settlement. What America and
Britain are trying to do is to re-
vive the international regulation of
Danube traffic as it has existed ever
since the establishment of the Euro
pean Danube Commission by the
Treaty of Paris in the year 1856.
The principal of international traf-
flc on the Danube was explicitly set
forth in the Congress of Vienna in
1915, at the general European settle
ment after the Napoleonic Wars.
The validity, and indeed the ne
cessity, of such a principle was not
so much as questioned after World
War I, for the obvious reason that
this great river, nearly 1000 miles in
length, which biSectS EaSt-Central
Europe from west to east, is analo-
gous in economic Importance almost
to our own Mississippi. However,
it traverses or bounds a variety of
nations, and so renders necessary
international action, not only as
between the immediate riparian
states but also by commercial powers
whose economic interests are init
mately involved.
The European Danube Commis-
sion, during almost century Of
existence, insured the creation and
maintenance of those public works
needed to keep the Danube's navi-
gability at maximum efficiency.
The commission apportioned the
requisite expenses. through the levy
of tolls, rights of transit, and
other matters. This long established
status was first challenged by Soviet
Russia, which took the view that
the regulation of Danube navigation
should be confined exclusively to
riparian states. Since the entire
river is now under Russian control
with the exception of its upper
waters in Germany and the western
portion of Austria, that would mean
Soviet regulation of traffic in every
sense In default of agreement on
this issue, Danube traffic is today
virtually nonexistent, with conse-
quent grave damage to local eco
nomic recovery and return of
international trade.
Evening star., 1946-11-02
Her Miniature

An ipory miniature antique and rare,
Long lost in dust 1t slept the decades
through;
The high chin-tilt suggests regal air
Patrician beauty that her girlhood
kre1g. il
A lace n,antilln lends touch OF ,0hits
And half repeals the glimpse OF sum-
gold ctrls- ~
One aoith an era that has taken fight
OF daintiness and charm, old lace ana
pearls.
Dream pictures come fedtheTed
fan, q rose,
The stately minuet ,cten romancs
stirs- E
Some one has kissed her hand TN coHrtly
pose, J "a
Some one pho came and ,cent NTH
click OF spurs.
The visions pass and fade like leaves
grotD1 Sere. I
Sleep ON Oh glamour girl Oh
pester-yeGrt
ANNIE PEERY MARTIN. !,
Evening star., 1946-11-02
The British Press

IN voting for a Royal Commission
of Inquiry into British journalism
the House of Commons has started
something that will be watched with
keen interest in this country and
elsewhere in the world-not least of
all in Russia, where it would be big
news If a western democracy did
anything to undermine the western
democratic concept of freedom Of
the press.
Sponsored by the National Union
of Journalists, the inquiry is to cover
the financing, management, owner
ship and control of Britain'S news
papers and periodicals. It is to look
into the question OF monopoly and
measure the ability of independent
or local publications to compete
with powerful chains and syndicates.
Finally, it is to study the influence,
If any, of financial and advertising
interests on the presentation OF
domestic and foreign news, deter
mining whether and to what extent
essential facts are distorted or sup
pressed.
This Is heavy responsibility to
place on any body of men, no matter
how distinguished may be the ones
named to the Royal Commission.
Even the Labor members of the
House of Commons - sixty = four of
whom voted against the inquiry
have recognized it as large order.
Indeed, the Attlee cabinet itself Is
said to be not too happy about the
undertaking, some of the ministers
apparently being deeply doubtful of
it's wisdom. The Laborites them
selves-those who Joined the Con-
servatives in opposing the measure
have openly asked what an inves-
tigation can show that is not known
already, and they have gone on from
there to wonder whether the gov
ernment contemplates any action
likely to abridge the freedom of the
press.
This freedom is cherished quite as
much in Britain as in the United
States. Aware of that fact, spokes-
men for Prime Minister Attlee and
advocates of the inquiry have been
at pains to reassure everybody that
no abridgment of any kind is in
tended or will take place. They have
made point, too, of saying that the
move has not been inspired by a
Laborite desire to "get even" with
the Conservative press for It's criti-
cism of the government. Yet the
debate in Commons hit hard at such
newspapers, particularly the power
full chain operated by Viscount
Kemsley. In the circumstances,
more than a few Englishmen are
very much afraid that the whole
venture may develop into a witch
hunt capable of doing lasting injury
to a vital instrument of British
democracy.
Such fears are not unreasonable.
Evening star., 1946-11-02
The Optimist's Outlook
From Le soleil (ouebec).


It is important to refrain from all
superauous spending; to buy only ac-
cording to strict necessity until abundant
supplies have come back; not to pay the
highest prices-in word, to conform to
more modest way of life in terms Of
ones immediate needs. The strength
of industrial organization will begin. for
its part, to ally itself with labor to
resume the production drive and supply
the public with the merchandise and
finished articles which it has lacked the
most during the difficult war years.
Things that are most needed will then
return in abundance to the market and,
in consequence, their prices will recover
their normal level. Our industry. which
has accomplished wonders in wartime,
can assure us of this return to sane
economy Thus against imitation there
will combine the strength of industry.
the cooperation of labor and the COM
mon sense of the people.
Evening star., 1946-11-02

Freedom of the press Is a precious
freedom, and peculiarly delicate
one In this sense: That when gov
ernments curb 1t to end its abuses,
they resort to what can quickly be-
come ath-dealing cure. The
British are hardly likely to make
that mistake, but still, as they ur-
dertake their inquiry, they could do
worse than keep constantly in mind
that they had better tinker most
carefully with this fundamental bull
Wark of liberty.
Evening star., 1946-11-02
Not a Florida Storm
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
happened to be in Florida at the
time the recent hurricane reported orig
mating in the Caribbean and approach
ing Florida from the Southeast veered
in its course and came UP through the
Gulf of Mexico, finally reaching the
west coast of Florida in the vicinity of
Tampa Bay. This storm was reported
approaching Florida two or three days
before it reached the coast and did not
originate in or anywhere near Florida.
I think that the impression left by arti-
cles printed in the papers in this vicinity
that the storm originated In Florida is
Misrepresentation as the STORM was no
more Florida storm than North Caro-
lima or Maryland storm.
E. r. THOMSON.
Evening star., 1946-11-02
Fallen Down Bodily
From the London Daily Telegraph and


from the LonQon bally Ielegrapn ana
Morning Post.
No doubt the homeless people of Brit
ain will get their houses some time. A
spate of new houses may well be COM
ing forward two years hence. That,
however, is of little consolation to the
people who urgently need them now,
and it was precisely on the speed of new
construction that the Socialist Party
based their promises at the general elec-
ton. Housing" declared Miss Ellen
Wilkinson, "is the acid test of party sim
cerity." Judged by this test the Socialist
government has so far fallen down
badly, and they have done so because
they have deliberately attached less
Importance to the provision of houses
than to the implementation of party
theology which aims at making the Brit
ish people a nation of council-houss
tenants.
Evening star., 1946-11-02
The Right Decision

The public generally will approve
of the War Departments decision to
retain on active duty the four Yugo-
slav flyers who recently were denied
American citizenship because of a
technicality. Demobilization of these
combat veterans who served credit
ably with the Army Air Forces in
Italy would have subjected them to
the threat of deportation to Tito's
Yugoslavia, where it was feared they
might meet fate similar to that Of
General Mihailovich.
Secretary of War Patterson has
informed Representative Hebert of
Louisiana that the Army will keep
the quartet until appropriate dis
position" can be made of their cases.
The dilemma in which the flyers find
themselves arises from the fact that
the naturalization statute requires
that they must have been inducted
into the American Army in this
country. The Yugoslav aviators
were sworn into the AAF in the
Italian theater.
An appropriate disposition" of
these interesting cases would be
amendment of the law so as to per-
NIT the granting of American citi-
zenship to these worthy applicants.
Representative Hebert, who has
taken deep interest in the matter,
plans to ask Congress for remedial
legislation as soon as it convenes In
January. The flaw in the natural
ization law which is operating to
discriminate unfairly against these
young men should be corrected
promptly at that time.
Evening star., 1946-11-02
No Comment
From the st. Louis. Post-Dispatch.
Admiral William p Halsav 4

From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch,
Admiral william F. Halsey explained
he didn't aim to say that the atomic
bomb was just a toy or that scien-
fists made the decision to drop it on
Hiroshima dispatch.
Gen. Joseph T. McNarney, United
States commander in Europe, denied
he ever had said the Negro was failure
as a soldier.-Berlin dispatch.
As babe Gandhi goodby, asked him
what advice he would give people SEEK
ing to avoid lifes pitfalls. Keep si-
lent" he said.-New Delhi dispatch.
Evening star., 1946-11-02

Unless we have lost count some
where, the international situation at
the moment is that the Russian veto
plan. blocked by veto of bloc of
other nations vetoed by Russia, is
blocked again by another veto.
Evening star., 1946-11-02
Philip Murray Appraised

To the Editor of The Star
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, October Is: ''I
have great admiration for Mr.. Philip
Murray. He is wise and temperate
labor leader"
Philip Murray, October 26: Imitation is
attributable to the greed, lust and sell
fishness of American industry and busi-
ness READER.
Evening star., 1946-11-02
LOOKING for Tucks?

From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Fred M. Vinson has taken his seat on
the Supreme Court. Conditions being
what they are today, we hope he looked
1t over carefully before sitting down.
Evening star., 1946-11-02

A more pressing problem than the
seniority rights of labor is that of
the jurliority rights of children who
practically run the home.
Evening star., 1946-11-02

JAW hints at further strikes sug-
gest that it may be unwise for
its leaders to try to abbreviate the
name United Automobile Workers to
U Auto Work.
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-09-02
and only very highly

velopes, and only very highly skilled employees receive them.
 Highest average weekly earnings, as is to be expected are found in the well organized construction in- dustry, of $56.88. Next down the scale comes utilities and transpor- tation, with $51.79. But wholesale trade, with $44.55, retail trade, with $34.24 and service industries, with $32.62 week project dismal wage picture despite the boastings of Connecticut industrialists of our high wage economy"
 On another front, in state and municipal employment wages are disgracefully poor. Instances have been brought to light in one of our most progressive" cities of wage increases of only 10 per cent since 1883, of employees working seven days a week and of others com pelled by necessity to work 16 hours a day, for the city and for some manufacturer.
 More and more the great need for labor organization becomes ap- parent. The Connecticut Fedora ton of Labor has put it's hand to the organization blow more inten- sively than ever before. It's sec retary-treasurer, it's assistant sec retary and it's three full-time or ganizers are breaking ground daily. Unorganized workers are being signed up throughout the state. Ef- forts of our organization staff are supplemented by officials of cen tral labor bodies in different cities and by international representa- tives in the state. Opportunities are many and the field is extensive. Connecticut, of course, could uti- lize many more organizers to good advantage.
 The new State Labor Relations Act is an extremely useful instru- ment to unions that undertake or ganization campaigns Our State Federation of Labor invites Inter national Unions to assign their most capable organizers to Con- necticut, and assures them of hear ty cooperation. They will find re- suits will be eminently satisfactory, we confidently predict.
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-09-02

We have women working in mer- cantile establishments, for example, for as little as $16 week.. Signi- fcantly enough, when a Minimum Wage Board early this year set the minimum at 50 cents an hour, or $22 for a 44-hour week, the w. T. Grant Company claimed the Board acted unconstitutionally, and the wage order is held up pending ac- tion by the courts.
 Recently the States Minimum Wage Division made public min- imum budget for a working girl of $28.1O a week, which is intended to serve as guide to various min-
 imum wage boards, but when girls saw the meager allowances for the items making up the budget, they bombarded the newspapers with letters of protest. If such an amount is too low, and we agree that it is, what should be said of $16 or $22 minimuns?
 The fact is that most women workers flatly refuse to take jobs paying such exceedingly low wages. LaundrieS cannot obtain workers at 40 cents an hour. the rate established by a State Min imum Wage Board several years ago, and have to offer more. At that women prefer to work in man. ufacturing plants where wages are higher, and for the present there is no dearth of such jobs.
 What we find in Connecticut is that since the end of the war men find their earnings are altogether inadequate to support their fam- flies decently, with the result that their wives continue to toll in fac tories, while children old enough to work are also encouraged to take employment.
 All one has to do is to examine the statistics issued by the State Department of Labor to understand why this is so. Average, weekly earnings in manufacturing, in June, for example. were $47.1O. But it takes $70 to $80 week at current prices to maintain a family Of four in health and decency. Hourly rates would have to be SITS to $2 an hour for such weekly pay en-
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-09-02
Conn. Federation of Lub0r Becomes Militant
 As AFL Organizes Hurtford Convention
By TIMOTHY COLLINS President Conn. Federation of Labor

Residents of Connecticut who happened to chart depicting per capita incomes according to states in recent issue of the United States News must have done with marked satisfaction for To and behold the Constitution State ranks second of all the states in high per capita m It's annual income of $1 509 slightly be- low New Yorx's $1, ,519.
 If we four members to family this would mean average family income of $6036 which, despite high living costs people in this state could comfortably
 The trouble however, is that income distribution that wages salared far from happy with their present incomes.