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Evening star., 1946-06-02

reporters, individually and in groups,
and mutual confidence and respect were
established. Roosevelt, as Governor of
New York, had generally hostile AL
bany press corps after him for four
years. He developed an arms-length
attitude toward the press, including
editors, publishers and columnists.
Flared Under Needing.
Recent press conferences have re-
vealed some of Trumans present diff
Guilty. His temper fiared against Bert
Andrews of the New York Herald Tri-
bune on needing question about naval
officers opposition to the administra-
tion's bill to unity the armed services
An informal discussion between the
President and Andrews after the con-
ference brought out that the President
had not caught the exact language OF
Andrews question. More recently he
gave seemingly conflicting answers as
to whether the law permits or prohibits
royalties on production for the benefit
Of labor unions.
Reporters covering the conferences
write about what they hear and see
there. If the questions are needing"
or loaded they report them with a
paraphrase of the exact answers, since
direct quotation is not permitted. Such
questions have always been asked and
are considered legitimate
Accuracy would be better served if
the President would take more time to
understand the questions and their con-
notations before giving an answer, pref
erably full answer. This would not
be an undue opportunity to slant" the
news accounts because reporters could
always ask further questions to bring
out all sides of the question and to
present the correct picture. That is
their responsibility. 1t is the Presidents
responsibility to his own self In
terest-to see that the mechanics and
procedures of the conference do not lend
themselves to incorrect impressions of
his own views
printed by Special Arrangement With the
st. Louis ost-Dispatch)
Evening star., 1946-06-02
Polish Food Buyers
Hard Hit by Initiation

Critical food shortages, lack of trans
port and imitation have boosted cost of
living items in Poland by 100 to 500 per
cent during the early months of this
year alone.
Poles and foreigners alike are hard
hit. Neither wages nor the rate of ex-
change for foreign moneys have kept
pace with skyrocketing prices.
The prewar exchange rate of SO
zlotys to the dollar is still officially in
effect, but the Polish Ministry of FL
nance now permits" an exchange of
100 zlotys to the dollar.
The average Polish laborer earns
only to 20 zlotys per hour. A Polish
white collar" .employe gets anywhere
from 700 to $500 zlotys per month.
Many Of the governmental vice minis
ters receive only 5000 zlotys per month
and that's big salary in Poland to-
day.
Against this, one small roll of dark or
semiwhite bread costs IL zlotys. A sin
gle egg brings IA to 20 zlotys. Meats,
such as pork, beef and lamb on the four
days per week that sales are permitted,
cost anywhere from 200 to 400 zlotys per
pound. Potatoes run around zlotys
per pound. An orange costs 400 zlotys,
a grapefruit $50.
Before the first of this year, one could
buy whole loaf Of bread for - zlotys,
eggs for 4 zlotys each and most meats
at 100 to 200 zlotys per pound.
Thus, most of Poland's 23,622 900 peo-
pie, of which So per cent live in the
countryside, usually have a daily diet
of bread and potatoes, with meat more
or less weekly event. Poles who eat in
the restaurants and cafes necessarily
must have Outside sources" Of income
in addition to their wages.
distributed By 'ths Associated Press.D
Evening star., 1946-06-02
Bv Harold J. Laski,
Chairman of the Executive OF the Britis

Chairman OF the Executive of the British
Labor Party.
Winston Churchill's hand
seems to have lost some of its cunning
or else is unable to grasp or to accept
his attacks on the present Anglo
Egyptian negotiations were singularly
ill-timed and obviously built on con-
ceptions which are unlikely to arouse
any enthusiasm save among enthusiasts
most of them late Victorians like him
self, for an old-fashioned and rather
strident Imperialism.
He blames the British government for
agreeing to evacuate Egypt. And that,
even though he himself admits that
both Cairo and Alexandra ought to be
evacuated at once and that the sole
British interest Is to safeguard the de-
fense of the Suez Canal. It is first of
all the fact that the material independ-
ence of Egypt was already agreed to by
Anthony Eden in the Anglo Egyptian
treaty of 1886.
The war years-in which Egypt was
virtually a British occupied country
have produced a passion for full national
independence amongst the Egyptians
which could only be denied by long
and costly subsection to British aims as
well as by causing widespread angry
unrest throughout the Arab world. In
deciding, therefore, to negotiate upon
the postulate that Egyptian evacuation
is inevitable, Foreign Secretary Ernest
Bevin has begun with two immense
advantages.
He has, in the first place, removed all
Evening star., 1946-06-02

For the sake of historical accuracy
President Truman could make two or
three procedural changes in his press
conferences that would give this country
truer expression of his ofdcial views.
At present he is answering some ques-
tions too quickly and others not at all;
the result has been, at times, distor-
ton, not of his words but of his thoughts.
This correspondent has been covering
White House news conferences for more
than 20 years to report the remarks and
to describe the mannerismS Of Presidents
Coolidge, Hoover, Roosevelt and Tru-
man. Each has had his individual tao
tics for matching wits with the 100 to
200 reporters who attend these weekly
or semiweekly sessions. All, including
the old master, Roosevelt, have been on
the defensive. None has relished the
meetings, although they give Presi-
dent an unexcelled sounding board, un-
der his own control, for sending his ideas
to the world by the printed word and
radio.
The mechanics of the meeting and the
mannerisns of President are impor-
tant. They influence what a President
says and the way his words are reported.
Truman's pride, perhaps increased by
early favorable publicity, in his unhesi-
tating answers has led him to answering
needing" or loaded" questions of the
have you stopped beating your wife"
type. BY answering yes" or mo" to
an inquiry, he has let reporters put words
into his mouth.
Roosevelt on Watch.
Roosevelt from the very start, was on
the watch for such one-sided questions.
Instead of answering them as phrased
by the reporters, he would reply, Il
wouldn't put it that way" and then
proceed to use his own words. Often he
would completely change the meaning
of the original questions
Roosevelt's physical infirmity gave him
an advantage. He was seated and COM
paratively relaxed. His management Of
his cigarette and quill-cardboard holder
enabled him to. stall while turning
question over in his mind. %
Truman, like Coolidge and Hoover be-
fore him, arises from his chair when
the shout "All in!" announces that the
conference is ready to start. After he
has made his prepared statements, he
says that he is ready for questions. They
come quick from all quarters of the
Evening star., 1946-06-02
By Raymond p. Brandt

room, without order or continuity. He
answers them with minimum Of words.
Increasingly Of late, he often merely
observes, mo comment"
A nonsmoker, Truman lacks Roose-
velt's trick of covering up what might
be an embarrassing pause by replacing
or lighting cigarette. He also lacks
or at least has not shown, the Roose-
veltian knack of subconsciously feeling
that he might have given the wrong
impression by previous answer. AS
child, Roosevelt boasted that he could
think of two things at once He DEM
onstrated this at press conferences by
amending. after an interruption of sew
eral questions, an answer he had given
a few minutes before.
Coolidge Set Up Spokesman"
Coolidge and Hoover had an ad-
vantage over Truman in that they de-
manded written questions for their
press conferences. Few, if any White
House reporters want to 60 back to this
old procedure by which a President can
completely eliminate any question. The
old rule was that if the President did
not read aloud a question at the press
conference it could not be printed that
such and such question had been
submitted and had not been answered
1t was favorite Coolidge trick to read
a question to himself and put it aside
To make sure that question actually
reached his hands, reporters often used
distinctive paper At one time II
identical questions on the same color
paper were submitted Without a
change Of expression, Coolidge read all
II and put them all aside.
Both Coolidge and Hoover tried to
insist that their remarks not be at
tributed to them but to the White
House or a presidential spokesman -
This cumbersome phraseology fooled
nobody and Roosevelt abolished it at
his first press conference. go.
Trumans training for press confer
ences was different from Roosevelt's.
As Senator he frequently met with
Evening star., 1946-06-02

I fellowmen, who mostly lead miserable
lives, are badly housed, undernourished
and largely illiterate. 1t would be
morally impossible for Labor govern
ment to protect these social relations
even If it could.
There is not an Arab state today-as
the recent Anglo-American Commits
sion reports on Palestine have so clearly
indicated-which does not cry out for
thorough-going reorganization. Thai
could not be attempted by Great Britain
alone. 1t Is not only that we lack
the necessary resources to do it. Even
more important, 1t could only be at
tempted in terms of crude power
politics, which would jeopardize the
one objective 1t sought to fulfill.
The modernization of the Middle
East is something on a scale so vast
that it requires all the aid that the
United Nations can offer. 1t needs the
help Of all its constituent institutions.
Not the least, it needs the help of the
International Labor Organization as
well. If Churchill had thought in these
terms he could have claimed that he
was speaking to safeguard the "lifelines"
Of British Commonwealth security in
the Middle East.
He reveals how little his thinking has
changed Its orientation at time when
all the facts upon which that thinking
is based have been set by history in
new perspective. When Bevin remarked
across the table in the House of Com
mons last Friday that he did not think
that Poona suited today" he was show
ing real appreciation of the changes
that Churchill does not seem to grant.
Nor could he have summarized his
policy more aptly than in the phrase
that he was prepared to trust rather
than to shoot"
Vast Improvement Needed.
What the Middle East and Egypt, as
one of its elements require is pure
water supply, better health service,
modernized agriculture, diversified light
industry, electriication and better edu-
cation and housing.
ALI these are possible by cooperation;
without it they are impossible. The
Jews in Palestine, by cooperation with
Jews outside, have shown what can be
done with imagination and resolution
in the face of immense difficulties. Bevin
would have been very foolish to start by
incurring the ill-will of Egyptians as
base on which to approach such changes.
BY refusing to make that approach
he may have made Churchill angry and
disturbed, since old-fashioned, romantic
imperialism of this type is the breath
of life to him. But Bevin has at least
opened window in what might other
wise be very dark room He has made
possible kind Of friendship with Egypt
which may put our continental needs
in first place, and our nationalist pres
tige In second. He has shown both the
United States and Russia that we desire
a great experiment in human welfare.
I think that is worth all the risks of
which Churchill spoke SO solemnly,
tcoosright, is4o. Overseas News Agency. Incl
Evening star., 1946-06-02
BEVIN SEEKS FRIENDLY EGYPT AT SUEZ

the complex isues which surround the
mystics of national prestige from the
area OF discussion and he has put the
Suez Canal in its proper perspective as
one OF the major pillars of a defense
system of the Middle East. Churchill
argues that the canal cannot be de-
Tended II Great Britain leaves Egypt
and he insists that we need bases there,
but it Is extremely doubtful II any base
is strategically helpful If there is behind
1t a solemn and resentful hinterland
only waiting for its opportunity to
attack.
It is much easier to build its defense
upon, the achievement OF our friendship
with Egypt which makes the latter gladly
associate itself with the task of defense.
The assurance Of Anglo-Egyptian Coop
Grafton against any attack on the canal
and it Is for this that Bevin is speak
ing-is likely to be Of far more avail
than any arrangement made when that
assurance is absent. More than this, it
is at least highly probable that de-
tense based on the triangular possibility
Of Malta, base In Cyrenaica and a
base-perhaps Haifa-in Palestine offers
far greater strategic advantages. rs
For the plain fact is that Egypt Is
now only one element of the far vaster
issue of regional security in the Middle
East than 1t was even 10 years ago
when Eden made the treaty. Bevin's
mind has moved with the ., times.
Churchill is still thinking In the out
moded terms of Britain which i'm
poses its will in vast subcontinent
without regard either to its constituent
peoples or indeed the rest of the world.
Approach Held Impossible.
That is an impossible approach for
a number of reasons. In the first
place, it is quite incompatible with the
San Francisco Charter Security for
the worlds great waterways is an in
ternational problem to be decided by
the United Nations and not as a pri-
vate imperial interest Of Great Britain.
In the second place, any attempt to
make Great Britain a dominant stra-
tegic element in the Middle East-now
basic element in shaping the con-
tours Of the new world-would do
nothing but arouse suspicion, both in
the United States and in Russia.
That is true not merely in military
sense, it is true also in the vital matter
of oil which is naturally of outstanding
significance. It would be folly beyond
words for Great Britain either to con-
centrate upon itself the i'll will of the
Middle Eastern states, policy which
would at once drive them to seek for
allies against Great Britain, or alter
natively seek 70 build them into a
fabric temporarily dominated by itself,
the cost Of which would be the whole
hearted support by the British govern
ment OF the Arab League and every
thing for which it stands.
Now the truth Is that the states of
the Arab League are, in fact, the de-
cayed remnants Of a half dead system
In which small number Of wealthy
Arabs exploit several millions Of their
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-11
Miss Ray Bennett,
Bride-Elect, Feted

Mrs. J. E. Benton entertained at
her homo on the Market Street road
at a lovely miscellaneous shower
Thursday evening honoring Miss
Ray Bennett, bride-elect of April
II.
Bingo was played during the
evening, with Mrs. K. H. Benton
winning the highest number of
games. Prizes were awarded the
four winning the most games. Miss
Bennett was presented with a
charming book of Love Recipes"
which all the guests had written
during tie evening.
Carrying out spring theme, the
home was decorated with violets
and Other early spring flowers.
Miss Bennett was the recipient
OF many lovely gifts.
Invited guests were: Mrs. E.
Whiznant, Mrs. F. M. Foy, Mrs.
Walker Eellany, Mrs. c. E. Dixon,
Mrs. Adrian King, Mrs. Dan James,
Mrs. William Alexander, Sr, Mrs.
William Alexander, Jr., Mrs Hulon
Benton, Mrs. Kendall Benton, and
Mrs. H w. Dixon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-11
Miss Oolooah Burner
VIII Make Address At
New Bern This Friday

NEW BERN, April 10 Miss
Oolooah Burner of Little Switzer-
land we'll known writer and 1ectur.
err. will give three lectures here
this week. On Thursday morning
she will speak on New Response.
hilities in a New World'' at a Joint
meetine of church missionary So
cieties 70 be held in the Episcopal
parish house. On Friday afternoon
she will address public meeting
of the Woman's club on the topic
care Women Ready for a New
World?" That night she will speak
at the Client school on he theme
"For Our Children-A New World
or None?" An additional talk to
Hi-Y girls will be given Thursday
night While in the city, Miss Burn.
err will be the guest of Mre. F W
Hughes Her local visit is sponsor.
ed by the Woman's club, Of which
Mrs. Jonn F. Rhodes, Jr., is presi
dent
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-11
Winter Park PIT. A.
Holds Meeting, New
Officers Are Named

, Mrs. R. W. Galphin, preside +,
presided over the April meeting OF
the Winter Park PIT. A. held
Tuesday afternoon at 2:45 o'clock
at the school. c. C. Berry. prln-
cipal of the school, conducted a
timely devotional. Reading verses
from Proverbs %, he emphasized
the importance of the proper tram.
ing of children and urged tha'
parents have children take advah,
tage of the worthwhile established
agencies. He quoted a judge as
saying regular attendance at sun
day school and members OF Scout
organizations are not among those
receiving sentences in the courts
Miss Jennie Stout, educator from
fine New Hanover public health de-
partment, spoke on Health Services
Orr Children Have, mentioning the
RESPONSIBILITIES of the home, school
and community activities Of the
public health nurses in school and
various clinics available to all
were mentioned. Miss Stout stress
ed the need for close cooperation
of members of the PIT. A. in help
ing carry out the available health
services in order that the largest
number may be benefited. A mo-
ton picture on nutrition was en-
joyed.
The attendance was won by Miss
Eleanor RothWell's Second grade.
Mrs. R. F. Hope was elected as
delegate to the state convention to
be held on April "a at Winston
Salem.
Mrs. Frank Costin gave a report
as cafeteria chairman. Members
commended her for capable man
agement, price of food in cafe
terra has not increased although
groceries have.
The annual entertainment fol-
members of the Seventh and Eighth
grades will be held on the night
of May II at the school. Mrs. R.
w. German, chairman of the nomi-
mating committee presented the
following who we're elected to serve
as officers for the coming year:
Mrs. H. ]. Getaway, president;
Mrs. Ralph Creech, first vice-pres-
ident; Mrs. Glenn Herring, second
vice-president; Mrs. George Sloan,
recording secretary; Mrs. Leroy
Woodcock, corresponding secre-
tary; and Mrs. S. L. Crawley,
treasurer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-11
FarsOn-Horne
Vows SOlemnized

The wedding of Miss Emma Lu.
cielle Horne and Perry G.. Farson
was solemnized in a quiet cere-
mony on Friday evening, March
% in the Methodist church in
Rockville, Md. by the Rev. Bush
erburgh.
Only close friends of the couple
attended the ceremony.
The bride wore a navy blue suit
with white accessories. Following
the wedding they spent a short
time in Whiteville with relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Farson is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Horne of
Whiteville, route one, and is a
graduate Of the WhiteviHe High
school, and has been employed in
Washington. D. c.
Mr.. Farson is the son of the late
P L. Farson of Baltimore. Md.
They are making their home In
Washington for the present time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-11
VFW Auxiliary
Officers Named

The James A. Manley auxiliary
No. 2573 Veterans of Foreign Wars
auxiliary held the regular meeting
Tuesday evening in the Tide Water
hall with the president, Mrs. AL
phia Brewer, presiding.
Mrs. Frederick J. Corbin re-
ceived the obligation of member
ship into the auxiliary. The order
of business followed and was COM
pleted. Mrs. Carolyn B. Sutton, a
past auxiliary president, wa S
chosen as the installing officer at
which time the installation of Of
ficers followed as named: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Frances McIntire;
senior vice-president, Mrs. Maggie
Hayes; junior vice-president. Mrs.
Elizabeth Wells; secretary, Mrs.
Carolyn B. Sutton; treasurer, Mrs.
Adah Waters; chaplain, Mrs. EN-
ma Hansley; conductoress, Mrs.
Laura Walker; guard, Mrs. Gene
va Edwards! trustees, Mrs. Nell
Dicksie, Mrs. Ethel Blanchard;
colorbearers, Mrs. May L. Bur-
ton and Mrs. Esteu Blanchard;
historian, Miss Elizabeth Millar,
and patriotic instructor, Mrs.
Alpha Brewer.
Mrs. Brewer was presented with
a past president pin by Mrs. SUIT
ton with appropriate remarks.
Mrs. McIntire announced the ap-
pointment of chairmen for the
year. Following the meeting So
cial hour with refreshments was
enioyed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-11
Miss Wetherington
Becomes Bride Of
James B. Virgins

JASPER, April 10. - Miss Jessie
Wetherin gton, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. J. Wetherington of the Jas.
per community, and James Bolton
Virgins, son of Mrs. Mamie Wig
gins and the late J. B. Virgins OF
Mobile, Ala, were married We'd
nesday evening, April 8, in a can
delight ceremony in the Jasper
Christian church. The Rev. j. G..
Griffin, Free Will Baptist minister
of New Bern, officiated at the
double-ring ritual.
]. Harper Wetherington, organ
list. and Miss Jane Wetnerlngton,
soloist, gave program of nuptial
music.
u shers were Wilson Parker and
Jason Davis of near Clarks. Billy
Daughterty was best man.
Miss Lula Daugherty, cousin OF
the bride, was maid-of-honor. She
wore a street suit with white blouse
and black accessories. Her cor
sage was of gardenias.
The bride was given in matri-
mony by her father, Talmage j.
Wetherington. She wore a street
suit of light blue with q white
blouse. Her off-theface hat was of
white flowers, with a chjn-length
veil. HEY accessories were navy
blue. She carried white prayer
book with gardenias, showered
with valley lilies.
Mrs. Virgins is a talented must
clan After graduating from the
ThomaSville high school IN Thomas
vile, Ca. Mr.. Virgins served in
the Marine corps for several years.
For year he was in the Pacific
theatre.
After the ceremony, the couple
left for a wedding trip.