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Evening star., 1946-12-15
Lucock Abbey Charter

DR.. Luther H. Evans, Librarian of
Congress, will accept custody of the
Lacock Abbey Magma Carta this aft
ernoon. It comes to Washington
through the courtesy of the Par
Lament of Great Britain; is to be
offered by Lord Inverchapel, Brit
ish Ambassador to the United
States, and will be the subject OF
an address by Prof. Roscoe Pound
of Harvard University. For two
years it will remain on exhibition
where during the Second World
War the Lincoln Cathedral copy was
on display-in the main hall of the
largest photographic institution on
earth.
Back of the incident today lies the
Anglo-American conception of law
and liberty conceded at Runnymede
by King John in 1915. Long prior to
the granting of the Charter, how
ever, there was in England a civili-
cation based on the doctrine of fell
lowship from which the modern
theory of free society as an organi-
zation of individuals voluntarily CO.
operating is derived. That ancient
source was formulated by a Teacher
in Galilee. It was carried to Britain
by st. Augustine, if not by Joseph
of Arimathea.
Among the places where it de-
veloped notably was pleasant val
ley in Shakespeare's Wiltshire, about
a hundred miles from London.
Writing in 1925, Gordon Home and
Edward Foord declared: "Lacock is
one of small group of quite un-
spoiled and romantic villages. :
It's situation is beautiful, with green
hills bounding the verdant meadow
land" So it must have been when
certain devoted Austin canonesses
settled in the neighborhood in 1892.
Fragments of glorious Norman work
still survive in the ruins of the
chapter house" of the once-famous
retreat. The so-called south
chapel" is a prize specimen of Per-
pepdicular style. st. Cyriacus, a
martyr of the persecution of Dio-
cletian, was the patron; the Lady
Ella, Countess of Salisbury, was hon
ored as the foundress. The property
was bought from Henry VIII by Sir
william shsffngton in 1910. He re-
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Distribution Of P01Uer
BY II. Laurence Ch01te,
IL President. Brotherhood OF st. Andrew.
Former National Pre-

Thousands, or millions, OF laymen
have come out of the soul-searching
situation OF the past few years with
desire to work more definitely as
Iaynaen for the advancement of their
religion. Events have compelled us
to think more deeply than heretofore.
We want something to do which Is
within our powers and if we do not
find the right, thing, we will feel
frustrated and later will look back
on our lives with regret. Il we find
the right thing, our lives will have
new significance, new interest,
new drive.
Doubtless, we should think Of St.
Pauls exposition Of the diversity
OF gifts" Many have special talents
and until they are consecrated our
lives are to some extent warped.
However. beyond or below the special
talents lie two fundamental powers,
!. God given, to every man, whether
the humblest, least educated layman,
or the clergyman. These powers are
available to the boy aged II, the
rising businessman OF Is, or the pen
sioner Of 80. These two gifts have
been utilized in every age Of Christ's
church by Catholic and Protestant
alike. In 46 AID. the layman's use
of them was the principal factor in
the initial spread Of Christianity
throughput the then known world.
In 1916, the layman's neglect OF them
largely is responsible for the less
dynamic church of today.
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The first of these fundamental
powers is to influence the lives Of
others for good through prayer. The
promises of the New Testament are
clear: If we love our neighbor suffi-
ciently we can help him through
prayer. # we don't care much he
will suffer through our neglect to
intercede for him. Millions of neigh
bors" across the sea, and many in
this country, have tremendous legiti-
mate physical need: even more COM
pelling is their need for spiritual aid.
One requires no training nor special
aptitude, only some small measure OF
the love of Christ, to join with his
fellow Christians in private prayer
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and In common worship to release
the power Of God upon souls for
relief Of their need OF whatever kind.
The responsibility and privilege to
use this great power is upon us all.
whether schoolboys, chronic inyalids
or active parish workers. No routine
church acttuity can take the place
OF intercessory prayer.
Sincere prayer must lead to action,
and SO the first great gift Of God
leads to the second-the ability to
influence others for good through
our personalities, our words and
actions. Within the reach Of each
one are other lives that need help.
God is ready to show us how and
when to try, what to do, what to
say, when to keep silent.
~ ~
No special training is needed to
use this power Of personality. It is
not artificial, it often is unconscious:
it springs from the love OF Christ
and desire to extend his kingdom
OF inner and outer peace throughout
the world and into the lives Of all.
God forbid that any one should do
it in the spirit Of reformer or
because he thinks himself better
than his neighbor. Such efforts are
worse than useless. Humility and
neighborliness, with zeal to help
our Lords cause, are the qualities
which will permit His power to
operate through us for the benefit
OF our neighbors.
Intercessory prayer and personal
service take very little time. The
busiest can execute them. No other
activity, no matter how valuable,
can excuse failure to use these uni
versal powers. They are necessary
II our lives are to have the adven-
trrous quality, the success in the best
sense, which God wills for us. Let
LIS pray, as do the church army men:
"All through this day, O Lord, let
me touch as many lives as possible
for Thee. And every life touch,
do Thou by Thy Holy Spirit, quicken.
whether through the word speak,
the prayer / breathe, the letters
write, or the life live. In the name
of Jesus Christ. Amen"
Evening star., 1946-12-15
Capital Sidelights
Ru VIII 2. Kennedy

In the incoming tElgntleLn) COQ8IeSS
newspapermen again will occupy top
notch positions-Joseph w. Martin OF
Massachusetts, as Speaker, and Senator
Arthur H. Vandenberg Of Michigan, who
is to be President pro tempore OF the
Senate. BY strange coincidence their
biographical sketches are printed ad-
iacently on the same page Of the Con-
gressional Directory, with Senator VAN
denberg's Immediately following that OF
Representative Martin. Joe Martin has
long been publisher Of the Evening
Chronicle of North Attleboro, while
Senator vandenberg was editor, pub
Usher and part-owner Of the Grand
Rapids Herald until he entered the
Senate-having been associated with the
late Frank Knox, former Secretary Of
the Navy. and chief owner OF several
Michigan. New Hampshire and Boston
newspapers, and later general manager
Of the Hearst newspapers. Together
they joined forces on the Chicago Daily
News.
Joe Martin, as newspaper publisher
ascendant to the speakership, is follow
ing In the footsteps of another great
New England politician-Speaker James
G. Blaine, who edited the Kennebunk
journal in Augusta, Me, was COP
Boss" Speaker in the Forty-First,
Forty-Second and Forty Third Con-
crosses, several times candidate for the
presidency. Secretary of State in the
cabinets Of Garfield and Harrison and
first president of the Pap-American
Congress. There was one other ilustrious
Speaker from Maine-Thomas B. Reed,
who established the counting of quorums.
Joe will be the sixth Massachusetts man
to occupy the Office of Speaker. The
five others were Theodore Sedgwick (who
previously had served as President pro
tempore of the Senate), Joseph B.
Varnum (who later was President pro
tempore. of the Senate), Robert G.
Winthrop. Nathaniel P. Banks (also an
editor) and Frederick II. Gillett The
latter two were victorious in the two
closest contests for the speakership-
more than threescore years apart.
Banks was Speaker in the Thirty Fourth
Congress to which he was elected as an
American Party candidate, and on
January 18, 1864, he was voted the
thanks of Congress for compelling the
surrender of Port Huron and thus OPEN
ing up the Mississippi River to free
navigation. Gillett was Speaker from
1918 to 1925. thus concluding 80 years Of
continuous service in the House, before
being elected to the Senate.
Mike E. Hennessy, dean Of the White
House press correspondents. at the
Gridiron dinner last night disclosed
that he has been making research re-
garding coincidence In the names Of
Gen. Trygve Halfdan Lie, secretary
general of the United Nations and Half
dan Lee, a utilities mogul Of the East
ern States and long time Washington
consultant. He finds that they both
are natives of Norway and that the
utilities magnate was born Lie but
changed his name to Lee.
Evening star., 1946-12-15
Barn Revolution

A recent announcement from D. M.
Malcolm, executive secretary of the
Farm Structures Institute, indicates
that the era of big, red barns on
Americas farms Is drawing toward a
close. Modern science is catching
up with the typical structures that
have so long been familiar part of
the rural scene.
In line with the prediction of the
institute that metal will be the
future building material and that
radical designs will improve farm
efficiency is an announcement from
the Division of Farm Buildings Of
the Department Of Agriculture that
it is increasing its research in farm
building efficiency in cooperation
with the State experiment stations.
Indications are that aluminium,
steel and f1reproofed plywood prod
ucts will be the future building ma
terials on the Nations farms. Mil
lions of dollars are lost annually
from rat damage to corn in wooden
cribs. Field baling Of hay and hay
silage has drastically reduced the
amount OF storage space needed.
Glass lined silos are being tested.
Various forms Of insulation will be
used to keep livestock more COM
Portable and increase both milk and
meat production. Farmers have q
sizable backlog Of capital, and some
experts claim that close to two bill
lions year for several years will be
spent in rebuilding and remodeling
the farm building setup. As the old
red barn gives way to modern
efficiency, the program will provide
employment for workers in both
rural districts and in the industrial
t(nters.
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ieled the domestic structures as

modelled the domestic structures as
residence.
But not even starkly willful van
dalism altogether has spoiled the
Abbey. The site still has fascina-
ton for visitors. Many American
soldiers saw it while they were in
England In the latest struggle to
preserve the principles of the Magma,
Carta against tyrannical assault.
The Lacock copy is one Of the two
known examples of the revision OF
1905.
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laws,
With last weeks narrow escape from
national disaster fresh in mind few per-
sons can be found today who view the
monopoly possessed by the United Mine
Workers in the bituminous industry as
anything short of continuing public
menace. Nor Is it heartening to know
that seamen and stevedores have de-
veloped such tightly knit organizations
that when they choose to strike on
national scale shipping in every major
American port can be paralyzed. Such
examples as these serve to demonstrate
the folly Of such an easy solution as
the development by employers Of in
dustry-wide bargaining organizations as
an offsetting factor to the industry wide
unions. It is true that q small employer,
confronted with a take-it-or- r-leave-tt
attitude, would have greater bargaining
power If his slender economic resources
were pooled with that of his competitors
before the union presented demands.
But parity Of bargaining power is no
guarantee Of peace. And when impasses
occur-as they have SO frequently of
late-in industries like COAL railroads,
and shipping where industry bar
gaining is the rule, the impact Of q
stoppage on the public and other indus
tries Is direct and catastrophe. Many
have therefore concluded that despite
the vaunted stability" Of association
bargaining, the public would be better
of under system whereby goods and
services could still be obtained from
competing firms If one company was
strikebound.
The Seventy fourth Congress which
passed the Wagner apparently
shared this view. The original bill con-
tained section directing the Labor Re-
lations Board to decide In each case
whether the unit appropriate for coll
lective bargaining should be the craft
unit, the plant unit, the employer unit,
the regional unit or the industry unit.
When the bill reached the floor, the last
two phrases were eliminated, the House
insisting on no unit broader than the
employees Of one employer. Nevertheless
Evening star., 1946-12-15
The Russians as People

Shortly before the Council OF the
Big Four concluded its friendly and
reasonably successful session in New
York, Foreign Minister Molotov took
occasion to complain mildly enough
-of the "one-sided" treatment ac-
corded Russia by American news
papers. The complaint is not new,
nor is it altogether without founda-
ton, but the primary blame it i'm
plies must be placed not on our press
but on the Soviet government.
With relatively few exceptions,
American newspapers have an hon.
est desire to be objective. They have
not sought deliberately to represent
the Russians in a hostile light. Un-
fortunately, however, by its own acts
and policies-and not simply because
its theology differs sharply from ours
the Soviet Union itself has en-
couraged the kind of thing about
which Mr.. Molotov has complained.
This is especially true of its so-called
iron curtain'-the wall of censor
ship, travel restrictions and other
devices set up against the free ex-
change Of news.
In terms of human beings. the
constant news emphasis on political
and other differences between the
Soviet Union and the west-an en-
phasis sharpened by the iron cur
tain"-has had the almost tragic
effect Of obscuring the warm and
rich qualities of the Russians as a
people. In many ways there is kind
of affinity between them and US. Their
economic potential is tremendous.
Standing about where we stood fifty
or sixty years ago. they have vigor,
a taste for hard work. an up-and-
doing spirit and genuine faith in
the idea OF eventually building their
land into one as wealthy and strong
as ours-a prospect which can bene-
fit the whole world and which we
can welcome, assuming a truly
peaceful intent on the part of their
government.
Further, present disputes to one
side, the Russians as Russians-as
people, as human beings, as per-
sonalities considered apart from
government - obviously merit our
friendliest attention for what they
have already contributed and may
yet contribute to the art, music,
literature and science of the world.
It is not necessary to list all their
Tchaikovskys, Tolstoys and Pavlovs
to underscore their Importance in
this respect. The Soviet Dictator
ship may inhibit their free express
sion. but they have produced too
many geniuses In the past not to
give promise now Of producing more
in the future. The western democ-
racies. in short, have learned from
Russia, just as Russia has learned
from them, and we can hope that
this mutual enrichment will not stop
because of theological differences.
After all, the rigid Soviet system
is not necessarily immutable; con-
ceivably, with the passage of time,
it. will evolve into a curtainless
democracy of our kind. At any rate,
a people ought not to be confused
with the regime governing it. Natural
as it is to concentrate attention on
the acts of the Moscow dictatorship,
there Is something to be said for
giving attention, at least once in q
while, to the fact that Russia is
190,000,000 human beings as eager
for friendship and understanding
with the rest Of the world as we are.
Only blind stupidity or catastrophe
mischance can block the enjoyment
Of a fruitful peace with them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-19
By s. BURTON HEATH

New York. Nov. 10 --CNEA)-- 4 bigger. costiler. more economically devastating strike wave than the one that hampered reconversion during much of this year is in the offing for ie47 unless something in- tervenes.
 Many expect-and more hope that this intervention will result from the political whipping suffered by labor this Fall. and the more alert union leaders are among those who anticipate such . result.
 But in the stock-taking that soi- lowed the first burst of optimism for industrial peace after election results were in. there appear to be many highly y-articulate union lead- CTS who either cannot see the dan- ger ahead-or want to meet t head on.
 Fear Long, Run Results
 The current demand for pay boosts has deep roots in iabor's rank and Ale. If John L. Lewis wins iIn- portant wage and hour concessions from either operators or the Gov ernment, the more realistic labol leaders may not dare refrain from striking. even though they feel that in the long run such strikes will do grave injustice to the workers cause.
 The first postwar strike wave. de- signed to maintain wartime take- home pay, did not achieve its goal in full; the pattern" was drawE at ie l-2 cents an hour increase The second round is intended tc compensate for cost-of- -iiving in. cEeases that many economists insisi were made unavoidably by first round gains.
 The strategy unions. likely to fol. low fl Lewis scores Q victory, ai- ready is set by these moves:
 The C.I.O. oil workers, whe started the "62-for-40" campaign last year and obtained the frs ie i-z-eent raise. nov want another 2s cents an hour.
 ChFysleF 0uinea Pig
 The United Automobile Workers are using chrysleg as their guinel pig h negotiations for c similar boost, although there is evidence they will stall untii c.I.o. PTesiden' Phil Murray's steel workers shov their intentions at . meeting Dec li5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-19

Bg unanimous vote, oelegates 70 the cIO. national convention al Atlantic City yesterday adopted the statement of policy recommended bv the executive board. The declar- afson records the organization aS resentsng and rejecting efforts ey the Communist party or other par ties to interfere in cIO. affairs.
 Here is the text Of the conven- tion's policy statement on Com munigrn:
 The Congress Of Industrial Or- eanizations is an American instasa- ton dedicated 10 the attainment of is well defined social and economic objectives within the framework os American political democracy.
 The basic reason for the organ iRation of CIO. was. and continues to be. the organization of the Amer ! ican workers into trade unions for | the protection and enhancement Of their legitimate aspirations in re- gard to wages, hours and conditions of employment. The cIlO. in pur- suit of these aims and to protect the security Of its members. has encor- aged it's membership to exercise its rights and obligations as citizens Of the community by supporting pro- gressiYe legislation affecting their economic and social well being.
 The c.IO. records with pride its achievements in protecting and en- hancing the interest of its members and in providing leadership for the labor movement and the common people in the struggle for a better America.
 In our efforts to win economic se- curity and social justice and 10 unite our movement against the forces of reaction and the enemies of democracy, we reafkirm our faith that these goals can be achieved for the American people through the democratic process and without sac- rifeing any Of our basic human freedoms. The GAO. as an Amer lean organization has no interest apart from the interest of our people and our country We stand opposed tO all forms of oppression and in favor of the four freedoms- freedom of religion. freedom from fear. freedom from want and fFee- dom of speech for every one-eEeFy' where.
 We stand unsBeTying in our loy- atty to these principles which Amer lea symbolizes and viii resist gltn ail our might every attempt Dy elements from within our country oE from without to undermine or des- troy our free institutions.
 In the words of our great pres ldent. Philip Murray; We must de- vote our lives as trade unionists to- ward the upholding of a better lie for Americans, and we must pledge only one national allegiance, and that allegiance is to our 0wn c0lin- try, the United States of America. There can be no difference in point of view regarding those phases og the situation There should not pe. There must not be."
 In pursuit of the principles sek forth herein and adopte6 by the CIJO. executive board, SC the dele- gates to the eighth constitutional convention Of the Congress of In- dusiSini Organizations. resent and reject efforts Of the Communist party or other political parties and their adherenfs to interfere in the affairs of the CIO. This convention serves notice that we viii not toler- ate such interference.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-19

cause elae wlnd had suddenly shift Cd. Fals co.pllot at the controls, overshoG the field ln front of a tall wind. couldn't get into the air in time, mad the biz Constellation was wrecked and burned,
 These. and a fair sprlnkllne ot other major accidents where there is evidence what happened, indicate that as long as planes must pc flown hy human beings there will he accidents due Go human error. RveEe one of the pilots involved in the accidents discussed was ex- perienced. competent and had e good name among his fellows.
 Taey constituted. their fellows say. the percentage that Is bound Do make serious errors under pres- ent flying conditions N just hap. pened that a series Of pilot errors that might have stretched over q long period was punched Into a short time, and their results ex. aweerAted by the big passenger loads carried by modern four-en- gined planes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-19

have ealmeea fast enoueA euk os Seephenvalle aar fAeAo to have NAr- mounted the nm oA which AmeEt- can cversAs' Dc-a piled up. kallln9 Sa one has teStll1ed tAAk he would have refused ee take oH from the runway that wAs used. Army piloes, heavily loaded. made . practice ot banking ae they got Into the cir. to nvoia that hill.
 A United Airllnes plot wno crashed near Cheyenne. We. kials sne tive and seriously aniarins four, admits that he took his eyes from the instrument panel while ne was banking tn with . so~toot ceiling. A wing tap touched the ground.
 An Eastern pilot coming Into Washington right ca the beam, with ailimeter correctly set and working. let 0own too fast and crashed. Nobody was killed,
 Human Rercene&nge High
 A IVA pilot taking a passenger less plane into New Castle. Del. re- sected last-minute tower advice that he chanee 10 longer runway De-