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Evening star., 1946-09-27
Inside the Crystal Boil

A star reader who has one of those
crystal balls brought it to the office
this morning and asked the editors
to have a look. Sure enough, there
was the reproduction of a page from
the history book used in Washington
high schools in the year 2O46. Under
the heading, "The Meat Revolution
of 1946,'' there was an entertaining
account of the stirring events which
preceded the substitution of the
chicken for the American eagle as
the Nations symbol While the
tumbrels were clattering across the
Capitol plaza, loaded with victims
dragged from their OPA desks, a
special session of Congress after
ward known as the Porterhouse
Congress was reorganizing the
country's affairs. Senator Taft, who
by acclamation had been chosen
dictator, made the motion to sub
stitute the chicken for the eagle.
"Mr. President" he said, while the
eagle is enshrined in our hearts, it
Is the chicken-creamed, a la king.
baked, boiled, fried and stewed-
which has become enshrined in our
tummies. While the eagle has
screamed, it is the chicken whose
patient cluck has signalized the
laying of another egg for cheese
souffle. While the eagle has flown,
it is the chicken which, in these
parlous times, has scared. Let us
honor the chicken. Let us have
done with distractions and forget
the eagle. For the chicken, Mr..
President, pulled us through. ZAP
plause, broken by sobs)." The curl
GUS aftermath of this incident was
that in the highly emotional atmos-
phere created by the return of meat
to the American dining table the
chicken was given a status COM
parable with that of the sacred COW
OF India and it became unlawful
to harm, much less eat, one. A foot
note on the page explained that
until that happened the starlings
had been the No. l problem in
Washington.
Evening star., 1946-09-27
To the Court of St. lanes
By Berfran, Benedict

liam III in 1894 until the accession
OF Queen Victoria in 1887 the residence
OF the British sovereigns was st. James
Palace, now used only for social func-
tions; and from the earlier status
OF ENJOYS as personal emissaries to
the sovereign. an ambassador to Great
Britain Is still considered as assigned
to the Court of st. James.
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1t is distinguished company which
the new Ambassador joins 1t includes
four men destined to become President
Monroe. John Quincy Adams, Van
Buren and Buchanan; two Vice Presi-
dents-Dallas and Dawes; the son of
great President-Robert T. Lincoln:
latter-day, major-party presidential
nominee-John w. Davis; Secretaries
of State-Jay, Everett, Bayard, Hay and
kellogg; two of the greatest Secre-
taries of the Treasury since Hamilton
Gallatin and Mellon eminent his
torians and men OF 1etters-George
Bancroft, J. L. Motley and James Rus
sell Lowell,
Many Of our emissaries to London
learned to understand Great Britain
and its people, but it may be doubted
II any ever understood them so well
as James Bryce, British Ambassador
to the United States from 1907 to
1913, understood this country; his
American Commonwealth" remains
unsurpassed as diagnosis OF the
American Government and of the forces
behind it.
Evening star., 1946-09-27

tial experiment in this field, Just
being launched. Safe driving courses
are to be opened in the white and
colored vocational high schools, with
funds allocated from the Traffic De-
partment's safety education fund If
this instruction is good for voca-
tional students, there is no reason
why it should not be good for all
high school students, most of whom
will be driving automobiles on the
public thoroughfares eventually
with or without special courses in
the schools. They will surely benefit
from any instruction in the ABCs of
driving they receive before gradua-
ton, and if even few of them be-
come better drivers, the cause of
street safety will have been well
served.
Evening star., 1946-09-27

The name Of the new Ambassador to
the court Of st. James to succeed
w. Averell Hartman, recently appointed
Secretary OF Commerce, will probably be
announced any day now.
In the present hair-trigger state Of
international relations, an ambassador
from one great country to another, as
from the United States to Great Britain,
must be something more than q man of
wealth to whom the political party in
power owes something. Mr.. Hartman
knew the ramifications of international
trade and finance, had participated in
many important wartime international
conferences, had been lend-lease COM
missioner and then Ambassador to the
Soviet Union.
His immediate predecessor, John c.
Winant had been chairman of the Social
Security Board in the United States,
then director of the International Labor
Office. He could speak and understand
the language of the British Labor party
now the government of great Britain
and of the Socialist and Labor move
ments of other European lands.
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All this is far cry, indeed, from the
era when an envoy was considered only
the personal emissary of the head of one
state to the head of another, with in
structions requiring him to reside near
the person" of the sovereign to whom
he was assigned. Those were the days
when a diplomat was often defined as
"a man sent to lie abroad for the good
Of his country"
That it can be tragic for an ambassa-
dor to be unable to Keep up with de-
velopments in his country of assignment
was proved by our early relations with
the Soviet Union. Our Ambassador to
Russia in 1917, former Gov. David r.
Francis of Missouri, could see in the
Bolsheviks only noisome gang of
corrupt cutthroats, doomed to fall soon
from power if they should ever attain
power President Wilson failed to ap-
preciate the significance of the Com
munist revolution in the land of the
Tsars; he was political scientist rather
than an economist. And our present
relations with the Soviet government
are inevitably conditioned by our early
relations with it.
The new Ambassador will be the
45th minister (before 1899 or am
bassador from the United States to
Great Britain. Their average length
Of tenure at the Court of st. James
has been about 3h years. From Will
Evening star., 1946-09-27
This Changing World
By Constantine Byown

The Allies welcomed Americas inter.
yention in Europes wars with oper
arms. Likewise were they pleased with
her large contribution to the reconstruc-
tion of the Nagi-invaded areas. But she
Is no longer welcome when it comes to
having seat in the European Co-Ordi-
mating Economic Commission to share
Z in the advantages of the very distant
renaissance of European economy. This
at least is the point of view ex-
pressed last Wednesday by Nikolai Feo-
nov. the Soviet delegate on the United
Nations Economic and Social Council,
who expressed with good deal of heat
the policies OF his superiors in Moscow.
From the immediate practical point
Of view the objection against America s
participation in that European body
because we are not a European power
is of little consequence. If the present
chaotic political conditions continue,
Europe is still long way from economic
recovery in the real meaning of the
word
The opposition Of the Soviet govern
ment, however. has impressed Wash
ington diplomats because it indicates
once more that the fundamental prin-
ciple of the United Nations, . political
and economic one world. is not yet
acceptable to Moscow.
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The Russian delegate did not object
to the continued participation of
America in the immediate relief and
economic reconstruction of Europe. But
he declared that the government could
not approve the long-range plans of the
economists because it would not aid
"the economic independence of the in
dividual European nations"
According to Washington diplomatic
observers, the Soviet objections, which
are always tantamount to veto, are not
based on any particular economic con-
sideration. They are furthered by po-
litical considerations exclusively.
Russia believes in the Slavic century"
for the world. She intends to use all
available means to promote that idea,
not only in Europe but in the rest of the
world as we'll. The u S. S. r. already has
made some very definite economic agree
ments with her satellites which imple-
ment Russias political domination of
these countries. All attempts to estab-
'lish an open-door economic policy in
these areas of Europe have been frus-
trated by Moscow. Whatever trade
deals may be necessary between the
countries behind the iron curtain and
the west must go through Moscow.
Politics and economics, the SovieC
leaders realize, 60 hand in hand. Hence,
1t would be contrary to the Russian po-
litical plans if country like the United
States, which can produce in much
greater quantities and sell much cheaper
than the U. S. S. r., were permitted to
deal freely with the European states.
Evening star., 1946-09-27
Did Somebody FORGET 1t?

The law provides for a District
Public Utilities Commission of three
men. But the commission has been
functioning for a year now, since
the resignation last September 80 of
j. Francis Reilly, with two commits
= sioners. There seems to be something
approaching a mystery at the Dis
trict Building as to why the vacancy
has remained untitled. There can be
no dearth of available nominees, for
itlis good job offering unusual op-
portunity for public service. The
explanation probably lies in the fact
that nobody has brought the matter
to the Presidents attention, but this
is hard to reconcile with the pres
ence, at the White House, of able
Richmond Keech. Whatever the
explanation, it is wrong to permit
a continued vacancy on a body
like the Public Utilities Commission.
1t places an unfair burden on
the shoulders Of Chairman Flan-
agan, regardless of his own ability.
The other member, Engineer Com
missioner Young, can devote only q
part of his time to the Public Utili-
ties Commission, involved as he is
with the other duties of his Office.
Under the late President Roosevelt
the position of peoples counsel re-
mained untitled for years. But that
was the deliberate decision of Mr..
Roosevelt, who did not believe the
office was necessary. In the present
case the failure to fill the vacancy
is presumably accidental. However
that may be, it should now be filled,
enabling the commission to carry
on its functions in the interests of
the public fully and ably manned.
Evening star., 1946-09-27
Steel Behind Iron Curtain
By Raym ond oley

One reaction to the Stain interview
suggests that his words belle the actions
of his government. Another and more
useful suggestion is that his words
decrying war are perfectly consistent
with Russian facts. Russia can hardly
want war when it is not now, nor likely
will be for q long time, in good condition
to have war. Only crazy government
rushes unprepared into war, and the
Soviet people are realiSts. Even Hitler
delayed his provocations until he had the
iron, steel and munitions production of
Austria and Czechoslovakia. Steel Is the
great index to economic power.
The present 1860 Soviet five-year
plan aims at bringing Russian capacity
to 1875 million tons Of pig iron and 254
million tons Of steel year. To do this,
the production Of coal is to be raised
to $50 million tons year and that of
coke to 80 million tons a year. The
Russian goal amounts to less than half
the 1899 production of the United States.
1t is much less than one-third Of our
wartime production. And American pro-
ductive capacity is now running at a
very high rate and will be standing by
for number of years to come. More
over. We are improving and shall con-
tinue to improve our methods and in
crease our productivity
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Looking beyond the present five-year
plan to 1860, the Soviet people aim at
so million tons of pig iron and 60 mil
lion tons of steel annually. They would
thus, in 1860, reach two-thirds OF our
1914 production.
Assuming an increase in population Of
three million year, the production per
person in Russia will be only half that
of the United States in 1910. It Is true
that the Soviet planners will use to the
full whatever German help can be
gained in the Russian zone and from
prisoners still held in Russia. Russia's
labor shortage explains in large M RI
Evening star., 1946-09-27

The Soviet and puppet government.
are trying to hide the identity OF many
American products being sent to Their
people, because they do not want the
rank and file to know where this bo-
nanza originates. The Russian leaders
feel that militarily they are our superb
ors. but they do not deny, even to them
selves, the truth that economically they
are and for long time will remain be-
hind Americas production ability.
President Roosevelt and his advisers
who devised the United Nations as an
organization for lasting peace believed
that once all the peace-loving nations
accepted this humanitarian idea in good
faith, there would be full cooperation
in both the political and economic fields:
otherwise they knew the whole peace
structure would collapse
Russia's adherence was paid for in
advance and in full; Poland, Finland
and the Balkans, together with wide
concessions in the Far East, were granted
the Soviet in order to obtain her CO.
operation in the new international or
ganization which we hoped would bring
forth the millennium
Moscow, however, considered these
only as down payment for q much
greater bill. which seems to be the COM
plete domination Of the world. The
U. N. is acceptable to the Kremlin only
insofar as it is willing to serve as an
instrument for Russia's gigantic plans.
The Pan-German idea sponsored by
Kaiser Wilhelm before the First World
uIar M ,r<l
after 1893 was small compared to the
Pan-Slav idea. The Pan German thesis
represented principally cultural tie,
with the Germans living outside the
Reich. Politically 1t made no dent on
the Germans established overseas. OF
necessity Hitler's minors did not dare
challenge the authority OF the Amer
lcan Government. They knew chat only
an infiniteSimal portion Of American
citizens of German stock would follow
If they urged them to try to bring this
country into the Nazi orbit.
The Pan-Slav idea Is more aggressive,
mainly because there are many more
Slavs or populations subjected to the
Slavs than there were Germans No
arrogant Hitler diplomat ever came out
in the open, as did the representatives
Of the Slavs at last Sundays American
Slav rally at Madison Square Garden
Hitler in his heyday never dared send
message as little covered up as the
one Stain sent these American Slavs.
The position taken last Wednesday
by Stains representative before the
Economic and Social Council in which
he declared that America should not
be member of any such organization
dealing with European problems is Just
another signpost.
Evening star., 1946-09-27
Right to Work Stressed

To the Editor Of The Star:
1t Is claimed that the workingman.
either Individually or collectively, has
the right to strike. This may be so,
but in the exercise of such right he
must not interfere with the rights of
those who wish to work.
Men must work or die Life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness are de-
pendent on human exertion. The right
to work is paramount, and must be pre-
served at all hazards. That is what
governments are for. When a govern
ment fails to protect that right, it must
be reformed, or superseded.
For the past IL years our National
Government, in its executive, legisla-
tive and judicial branches, instead of
protecting the rights OF those who wish
to work, has catered to the leaders of
organized labor in disgraceful and
shameful manner. Responsibility for
the present deplorable state of affairs
can be traced to the people themselves.
The remedy lies in voting wisely at the
election in November.
JAMES EMERY BROOKS.
Evening star., 1946-09-27
Woe to the Conquered!
From the Christian Science Monitor:

From the Christian Science Monitor:
The Japanese, we learn from the mo-
ton picture industry's Public Informa-
ton Committee, are to be allowed to
see about so Hollywood productions this
sear-and they are not to be allowed
to cut of the happy endings. The
point is that Japanese playgoers ira
ditlonally have liked tragedy, even suf-
fering. Japanese exhibitors before the
war omitted Hollywood's sometimes sac
charine conclusions-even allowing the
pictures to end with their plots all
snarled up. This, we learn, was a con-
cession to the national policy of pseu-
do masochism. But now, like 'em or
not, they are going to get the happy
endings. To some, this may appear to
be cruel and unusual punishment for
defeated foe-considering, that Is,
some Of the pictorial denouements we
have seen.
Evening star., 1946-09-27
Questionable Decision

Some impartial observers of the
United Nations are represented as
feeling that the Security Council
may have made mistake in refus-
ing, by vote of to 2, even to
consider the Russian proposal that
all the Allied powers be required to
, submit detailed reports on the mill
tary forces they are maintaining
outside their own borders in non
enemy lands. This view is based on
the belief that the vote has not dis
posed of the issue and may serve
merely to lend plausibility to Mos
cows propaganda about how an
Anglo-American bloc is trying to
= lead the west in moves opposing the
Soviet Union at almost every turn.
The only Council member sup
porting Russia in this instance was
Poland, whose delegate went along
with Mr.. Gromyko. as usual. But it
is worth noting that both France
and Egypt abstained from voting
after making clear that they saw
merits In the Soviet proposal and
were not in agreement with many
of the arguments advanced against
1t by the seven countries refusing to
give it hearing. The Egyptian dele
gate, for instance, mindful of his
countrys negotiations for the with
drawal of Britain'S armed forces,
made a special point of saying that
the vote ought not to be interpreted
as meaning that the question can
not be raised again by Russia or any
other interested power, and the
French delegate voiced similar res
ervations.
On the other hand, of course, op-
ponents of the proposal were on
strong ground for two reasons First,
in a technical sense, because Mr.
Gromyko was vague about what Sec
ton of the United Nations Charter
justified the move, and second, be-
cause there was good reason to
suspect that Russia-already having
an accurate idea of our forces
abroad-Was merely seeking to stir
up new propaganda calculated to
show that it had fewer troops out
side it's borders than either Britain
or the United States. The inventory
1t wanted was to have been limited
strictly to nonenemy lands. This
would have shown more Anglo
American than Red Army detach-
ments In such lands, and Moscow
might then have been able to blow
up that fact as evidence" that we
and not the Soviet Union. were i'm
perialistically inclined.
Nevertheless, although there thus
was ample justification for the Ito:
vote, 1t may be argued that the
Council might have been wiser tt
have accorded at least hearing tt
the Soviet proposal. If that had beer
done. the United States or Britain
might have succeeded in broadening
the scope of the inventory to include
not only nonenemy lands but for
mer enemy countries as we'll, ii
which case Russia would have beer
shown to have by far the larges
military forces abroad, and a thor
ough airing of the subject possibl,
would have had the effect of speed
Evening star., 1946-09-27
No Tux Reduction
From the Milwaukee Journal.

From the MlIWhukee JoUrnaI.
In period of imitation. taxes should
be high enough to withdraw from cir
culation some of the excess money.
Present taxes are far from accomplish
ing this-even the rosiest picture the
President can present does not show
an excess Of revenue over expenditures,
or even any concrete assurance that the
Treasury will not have to draw further
on the surplus" which came from over
subscribed loans shortly before the ces-
sation Of hostilities. 1t would be pure
opportunism to reduce taxes next year.
Evening star., 1946-09-27
Fireside

T,Do armchdirs By a freside,
The satin glots of ioood- fire,
Furnishing hearth and CRATE,
When day is spent.
This is tuhere tCe talk
Until the hours are late,
And ,Deury NTH Daiting,
Retire,
Leaving US timeless and content.
On such night
The logs burn lotu and Iotner;
While sparks OF understanding
Suddenly catch fire,
And croip and totper.
MARY LEHMAN POTTER
Evening star., 1946-09-27

The fact that ocean travel will not
be normal this year prompts the
reminder that If it were it would be
the only thing that is normal.
Evening star., 1946-09-27

OPA controls may be a good
thing for the national economy, but
the weather was certainly better in
the National Capital while they were
off.
Evening star., 1946-09-27

ing up troop Withdrawals every
where. Should the question be
raised again, this treatment of it
might prove to be much better than
a Council refusal to consider it at all
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-03-01

and son of Kreole were Sunday
guests in the home of Mr. Ram
says parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Ramsay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dismukes
Of Pascagoula were Sunday visit
or of MI. and Mrs. John d. Till
man and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wyeth Ramsay
spent the weekend in Pascagou-
la where they were guests Of the
formers brother and sister-in4
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Vertis Ramsay.
Vancleave friends extend best
wishes End congratulations to
two recently married couples,
Eron Tootle and his bride, the
former Miss Helen De Metz Of
Pass Christian, and to Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Larsen, who were mar
ried at Pascagoula February 18th.
Mr.. Tootle and Mrs. Larsen are
the son and daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Tootle of Vancleave.
Both are graduates of Vancleave
High school. Mrs. Tootle at one
time was a popular teacher in
the school.
A number of young people from
Vancleave took part in the bas-
ketball tournament at Pascagoula
last weekend.
Bill Williams of Poplarvil1e.
accompanied by Miss Sarah Beth
Slimp, visited Mrs. N. w. Ram
say Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. S. S. Wall and children of
Ocean Springs visited Vancleave
friends Saturday.
Mrs. Eli Golf is quite iii at the
home of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. John D..
Tillman.
MI. and Mrs. Houston Holden
of Pascagoula visited MI. and
Mrs. Murray Holden Of Evergreen
during the weekend.
Mrs. Burton Roberts and Bertha
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-03-01

Kay visited relatives in Pasca-
goula ;Ind Mobile during the
weekend.
Joe Reilly, Jr., of Gulfport Wis
tied his aunt, Miss Lizzie Ware,
Friday.
Wallace Ramsay of Gulfport
was in Vancleave Monday.
Mrs. U. S. Rouse and family en-
joyed a delightful family reunion
and dinner Sunday. Those pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. Houston
Rouse and children of Ocean
Springs, Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Rouse and children of Fountaine-
bleau; Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Rouse
and children; Mr.. and Mrs, Way
land Allen and daughters; Mrs.
y. H. Bonham; Mr.. and Mrs. Phil
Wilder and family of Ocean
Springs, A wonderful dinner was
served by the ladies, all of whom
are rated as superior cooks, and
needless to say the feast was
enjoyed by all fortunate enough
to be present.
Vancleave friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roland Ware of Mt. Pleas
ant are rejoicing with them over
the return of their only child,
johnson Ware, who for the last
10 months has been serving in
the Pacific area. He is home on
a three-week furlough. John
ME- is a general favorite here
and all are rejoicing over his re-
turn.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-03-01

and the hostess served refresh
ments to the sixteen members
present.
Beginning March A a week of
prayer will be held by mem
bers of the W.M.U. Mrs. j. Bag
ley will lead the program Mon
day afternoon. Wednesday an all
day meeting will be held in the
home of Mrs. T. L. DeLashmet.
Presbyterian
Circle One will meet on Mon
day afternoon in the home of
Mrs. Fritz Colmer.
Circle Two will meet in the
home of Miss Halle Herring on
Monday afternoon.
ALI members IRE urged to at
tend.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-03-01
o POINT
Baptist

Baptist
The Margaret Lackey Circle
met III the home of Mrs. w. Fl.
Nelson, Jr., with Mrs. Nelson and
Mrs. H. A. Fails as hostess.
Mrs. B. b. Hobby led the de-
votional and Mrs. Allen Jones
presided over the business meet
ing.
Mrs. Teddy Dudley was well
coined into the Circle as a new
member. After the business meet
ing a social hour was enjoyed