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Evening star., 1946-09-11

Now, at last. Secretary Byrnes has
made clear that official American opin-
ion agrees with those unof1icial voices
who protested during the war against
the Observation-Disclosures idea of a
permanently rural Germany. His speech
was not, as some seem to think, solely
gesture OF opposition to Russia. 1t
was belated recognition of the solid
fact that the economic structure of
Europe cannot be built around an in
dustrial vacuum.
When the views Of the Secretary of
the Treasury were made known during
the war. there was no official denial of
them. Instead, they were seized upon
by Goebbels and other propogandists as
means Of stiffening German resistance.
1t Is fair inference that the threat
to reduce Germany to an agricultural
state heightened the war. The half
way measures Of Yalta and Potsdam
did nothing to reassure Germans The
result has been 16 months of imperfect
peace.
There is, of course, economic and po-
litical rivalry between the proposals of
Russia and America for Germany. Both
are playing for the confidence of the
German people. Russia, through Molo-
tov, has already assured them of Russia s
desire to unity Germany The Soviet
leader also limited at restoration to
Germany Of some OF the eastern prov
inces desired by Poland.
The Byrnes speech, like that of Molo-
tov, rejects the French policies regard
ing the Ruhr 1t holds out the offer
of assistance, to the end that Germany
become self-sustaining. In our case We
can give help by supplying food and
other material aid. In Russia's case
the offer is of land on which Germany
can raise her own food. The net purpose
is the same, and the decisive element
will be what happens in the politics of
Germany. Will middle-class republican
ism or working -class Communism ulti-
mately prevail? 1t is early to predict the
answer to this question, but it is prob
able that both systems will exist in
Germany for long time to come.
Evening star., 1946-09-11

We are. it is obvious, moving toward
a showdown with the Soviet Union. Mr..
Byrnes' speech in Stuttgart was ad-
dressed less to the Germans than to
the Soviets. 1t was q historic chal-
lenge. It will, of course, bring repercus-
sions, in the first line from the Polish
government in Warsaw. Though at
Potsdam the western frontiers of Poland
were not clearly set: and though Mr..
Byrnes, in iterating this fact, reiterated
a statement by Mr. Bevin to the House
Of Commons months ago, the fact is
that we have stood by for over a year
while Germans were moved en- masse
out of the territory claimed by Poland,
and that some weeks ago, Polish
plebiscite ratified the annexation OF
this territory. The plebiscite was pre-
posterous, but II we made any protest
against it, that fact is unknown. Usual
ly silence gives consent" and the
Poles will doubtless say we have already
recognized the present frontiers de fac
to, If not de jure.
The British now say they will re-
treat from the whole plan for Venezia
Giulia If the zone is not genuinely in
ternattonalized as a free state. But
what prospect is there for genuine in
ternationalization? The Security Coun-
Gil daily proved that international CO.
operation is fiction. What cannot be
accomplished in New York or Paris, can
hardly be fulfilled in a cockpit of op-
posing interests and aims.
Furthermore, to make any solution
whatsoever regarding Trieste before the
Austrian and German treaties are made
Is nonsense. Trieste Is economically
and historically the natural port of
Austria, Hungary, and, to a lesser ex-
tent, of Czechoslovakia, and Southern
Germany. Tito wants control of this
area for most important political and
military reasons, namely, to bring the
last squeeze on Austria, Hungary and
Italy itself. Even now we cannot keep
order in the area, and as the economic
life Of Trieste slows down to a stand
still, the Cry Of reunion Of the whole
Austro- Hungarian hinterland will rise
as primary motive for finally incor-
porating the Danubian Valley into the
Soviet sphere, as the only means of its
economic existence.
xt
Mr.. Lippmann, in the important
articles he has recently published, sup
ports a policy, doubtless already agreed
upon, of show of force at the Dar-
danelles. His idea Is that here Russia
is most vulnerable-which she is-and
that faced with a clear American de-
termination to stop the extension of the
Russian empire, the Soviet Union will
probably sober up and negotiate. The
risk is war. and where would it be
fought? With what armies? Our air.
force could probably obliterate large
Evening star., 1946-09-11
This and That
By Charles Z. TraceueU.

II you want to make a hit with some
lady safely out Of the teen age, give her
an African violet.
There Is nothing except love that will
SO vibrate the feminine heart as one
OF these plants.
indoor plant-keeping is not a relic of
tne gay 90s. 1t Is keen interest, a
SOUND investment, source OF continued
pleasure, mixed with bit of pertur-
baton.
The African violet reigns supreme,
in case you don't know 1t.
Templeton Jones didn't.
That Is where he got in trouble with
the chickens.
1t was this way.
Mrs. Jones is and for a long time has
been an African violet enthusiast.
Pots of them added up to lots of them.
They were blue, no whites or pinks.
They really were sight to see, when
in bloom, and that was most of the
time, but it was the in-between period
when 7. Jones, Esq, didn't like them.
He was always saying something
about those messy plants" which Mrs.
j. paid no attention to at all, trick
she had learned over many years
Templeton Jones liked to talk for
effect.
There was something in him which
lured him on at times to say something
just to see what effect 1t would have
His friends soon got onto this, and
never registered much concern over any,
thing he said.
At various times he had intimated
that African violets were best on the
back porch.
So one day in early summer he was
pleased to find three pots of them there
all in full leaf.
They were perched on a shelf.
1t was nice back porch, slightly on
the cluttered-up side, but with a clethes-
line paralleling the shelf, and some old
odds and ends around
A good porch, Jones thought, and the
violets seemed to "go" with the rest of it.
Jones approved.
1t was at this juncture in the house
hold life that the Moregraves present.
ed the Joneses with the Easter chicks
grown up.
They were large hens now and the
children no longer wanted them.
No one could bear the idea of killing
them.
What happier thought than to pre-
sent them to the Joneses, those perfect
pet lovers?
Well, there were the hens on the
back porch that evening Templeton
Jones came home after the rest of the
family was in bed.
Hello. there" he said, familiarly, as
he switched on the light.
The hens, miserably squatted on the
floor, paid no attention to Jones.
Their dreams were of corn, perhaps.
*
you would be better on a perch"
smiled the kindhearted Jones.
He looked around
The very thing" he said, spying the
clothesline.
Up went one hen, up went the second.
The next morning. just before break
fast, an sgonized feminine wall came
from the porch.
He got there in time to hear Mrs.
Jones declare, Every last leaf Of my
African violets!"
And SO 1t was
During the early morning hours, the
hungry hens had reached out and con-
sumed all the leaves of the prize vio-
| lets!
Nothing was left but pots, dirt and
| stalks. They will grow again, of course, I"
sighed Mrs. Jones, but don't see how
| those hens got up there, unless"
Templeton Jones didn't say word.
Evening star., 1946-09-11

The Communists and their affiliated
groups in this country claim that since
Russia continues to have formal rela-
tions with the Marking government, she
is not assisting the Yenan outfit In any
shape or form.
Our military men in China report
that such an idea is contrary to the
actual situation as they learn about it
from personal observation.
The Chungking government is the
only recognized authority in China and
the administration is pledged to assist
it. The fact that it is a member of the
Big Five is less important than the fact
that it has stood by the Allies through
out the war against Japan. The estab-
lished policy of this country is to re-
frain from supporting any moves such
as we witnessed in Iran when the
Azerbaijanese, assisted by the Russians,
rose up against the Teheran govern
ment, or as we may witness in the near
future In Greece.
President Roosevelt and after him
President Truman assured the Chinese
government that the United States
would support it In the difficult period
of transition after the defeat of the
Japanese. The Russian government also
put its stamp of approval on the Nam
king government when 1t signed the
Sino-Soviet treaty on August 18, 1s45,
and pledged itself to refrain from any
interference in China's domestic affairs.
While technically this promise still
stands, there is, in fact. ample evidence
that it has been assisting and urging
the Chinese Communists to fight the
recognized government. 1t is now an
established fact that while it has helped
the Yenan forces enter Northern Man
churia, the Red Army has prevented, in
spite of formal treaty obligations, the
dispatch of national government troops
to that area.
American strategists consider China
OF paramount importance to the long
range defense of the United States.
They are chiefly interested in the
existence of an undivided and orderly
China.
President Truman may soon be faced
with the choice of deciding whether to
continue policy OF supporting the
recognized government in China or yield
to pressure groups and withdraw all
assistance from Chang and let nature
take its course, with Russia giving an
all-out aid to the Yenan group
Evening star., 1946-09-11
~ ~ This Changing World /,
By Constantine Bro,vn

Until last week Gen Marshalls reports
from China were gloomy. President Tru-
mans special envoy, however, held out
some vague hope that he might be able
to effect at least face-saving arrange
ment between the Chinese National gov
ernment and the Communists. Although
his chances were limited, he was willing
to stay on until the bitter end.
His most recent reports show that he
has reached the end of the rope. Hence
forth the clash of arms between
the forces of the officially recognized
Chinese government and the Moscow
supported Communists will become in
creasingly intense. No decision can be
expected for some time. The fighting
will continue here and there on fluid"
fronts, just as was the case in our own
Civil War. Large bodies of men will be
engaged and the outcome will depend
not SO much on the fighting ability of
the protagonists but on the material
support each receives from outside.
Although Gen. Marshall has never
openly admitted that the battles in
Northern China and on other fronts are
nothing but a conflict between the
democratic liberal conception of the
United States and the totalitarian state
police concept of the U. S. S. R., he is
said to recognize now that this is the
sad truth.
Officially, Moscow still recognizes the
Marking government headed by Chang
Kai-shek. But at the same time it is un-
officially giving every conceivable assist
ance to Mao Tse-tung, the Communist
leader. This consists of handing over to
him important war materials from the
captured japanese stockpile, without
which he could not have armed force
of at least 10000 men, and lending him
military instructors to train Communist
forces which hitherto had been accus-
toned to the most rudimentary tactics
Of guerrilla warfare
At the same time Communist sympa =
thizers and followers in the United
States and China have joined in a
chorus demanding the withdrawal from
the Chinese mainland of the American
Marines. whose presence is a definite
handicap to the Communist plans. The
same organizations are asking the Gov
ernment also to withdraw all support
from Chang and are urging the admin
istration to adopt a policy of noninter-
ference. They want Chang and Mao to
fight it out between themselves and may
the best man win
Evening star., 1946-09-11
Too Damn Lute'

The National Labor Relations Act
was passed on the premise-skillfully
promoted and widely sold-that it
was the obligation of the Govern
ment to protect and foster the right
of workers to join unions and bar
gain through them with their op-
pressive employers. Given this pro-
lection, 1t was argued, the unions
and the employers-the latter under
sanction Of law-would sit down at
the table and work out their differ
ences in a give-and- process,
with the end result being a rebirth
of industrial peace and harmony.
Today, eleven years later, finds the
Mayor of New York City, a man
whose record has been one of friend
ship toward labor, denouncing the
truckers strike as Communicated
and appealing to the national presi-
dent of the Transfers Union to
come to New York to compel the
members of one of his locals to bar
gain with the employers. If these
workers would agree to enter into
negotiations, says the Mayor, the
paralyzing strike would end. Mean
while, the city approaches the point
OF desperation, and AFL pickets,
armed with baseball bats, patrol the
streets and successfully prevent
other drivers from taking out their
trucks.
In Washington the Wage Stabi-
lization Board has held "rehear-
ing" In the seamen's wage decision.
None Of the affected unions would
send a representative to the hear
ing. The only union man to appear
came on behalf of a union which
has not yet gone on strike, but
which is threatening to do so. He
told the Government board that he
was demanding for his people the
increase previously turned down as
being in excess of the stabiliZation
formula, and added: I'VE are taking
a strike vote. Unless this thing is
settled Thursday morning we're
going to be on the bricks (strike)
and we'll stay, no matter how long
it takes. After Thursday morning
1t will be too damn late"
And so, with this gun at its head,
the board is considering its decision,
trying to make up its mind whether
1t should stand firm or back down
in the face of labor pressure. What
it ultimately will do is any ones
guess. But 1t is clear enough that
the authority of Government is
perilously close. to the point Of
breaking down.
= 1t is also clear that this condition
Is due to continuing unwillingness
of the elected representatives of the
people to enact labor legislation
which would correct the one-sided-
ness of the present laws and compel
unions to accept the same govern
mental authority that applies to all
Evening star., 1946-09-11
Charges Against Greece

The fortnight criticisms directed
by the American and Australian rep
resentatives concerning 'the charges
brought against Greece by Dmitri
Manuilsky, representative of the
Ukrainian S. S. r.. promises to bring
into the open an issue which may be
vital to the procedure and even to
the prestige of the Security Council
of the United Nations.
The issue was raised when Mr.
Manuilsky charged the present Greek
government with aggressive and.
provocative conduct toward its Bal
kan neighbors which threatened in
ternational peace and security
Coupled with this was the collateral
charge that British troops in Greece
had deliberately interfered in
Greece's internal affairs and were
contributing to the alleged interna-
tional security threat.
Although the Ukrainian delegate
appeared with suitcases full of docu-
ments which he asserted would prove
his charges Ito the hilt," he offered
no prima facie brief to substantiate
his grave charges. This caused the
British representative, Sir Alexander
Cadogan, to object to hearing, al
leging that this was merely a
warmedup version of previous
charges on the same subject which
had been heard and dismissed
as unsubstantiated To this Mr..
Gromyko, the Soviet Russian repre-
sentative, took violent exception,
contending that any charge must be
heard by the Council without pre-
liminary consideration of its valid
ity. Thereupon Herschel Johnson,
the American representative. de-
clared himself in favor of freedom
of presentation, though with the
warning that if the charges were
found unsubstantiated. "either
through ignorance or malice" he
would propose that they be sum-
marily dismissed
That contingency now appears to
have arisen. The "caSe" of Mr..
Manuilsky looks so flimsy and in
adequate that the Australian dele
gate terms it frivolous" in character
and deliberately propagandistic in
intent, going on to suggest that the
Council might much better investi-
gate the Greek charge that 1t is its
Balkan neighborS who are threaten
ing international peace and security.
In all this our representative con-
ours, terming the Ukrainian charges
little short of absurd" and entirely
beyond the realm of credulity"
Questioning Mr.. Manuilsky's good
faith and veracity, the American
and Australian representatives pro-
pose that the charges be promptly
thrown out.
!. However. there is reason to believe
that Mr.. Gromyko will strongly sup
port Manuilsky, and that bitter
controversy will ensue, in which the
charges will be reiterated, with more
propagandist speeches from the
spokesmen of the Soviet bloc. Thus
the issue is fairly Joined on the right
full limits to freedom OF presentation.
Like the British representative, the
Australian warns that measures
must be taken to see to 1t that
charges shall be brought in good
faith. otherwise the activities of
the Council will be associated in the
minds of every one, not with justice
but with the travesty of justice; not
with fact but with propaganda"
Evening star., 1946-09-11

other segments of the country.
This Is reform that is long over
due. II 1t does not come soon, to
borrow language from the labor
representative, the country will wake
up one day to discover that 1t is
too damn late" to do anything
through our established legislative
processes.
Evening star., 1946-09-11
Ewes Legacy

In that first garden OF the earth
While she a,pdited her child's birth,
EDe marked the hours
By naming foaoers
Translatisg nature into ,pords
Melodiotis as singing birds.
No one less beautiful than she
Could so endoip posteritu,
EDe marked the hours
By naming fouers
With liquid music that HiH last
Until the foorid drops in the past.
HARRIET GRAY BLACKWELL.
Evening star., 1946-09-11
A Mere Pleusuntry?

From the Charottetown Patriot
Nobody wants to hurt friends, but
sometimes you've got to give them =
kick In the pants when they 60 too far
but what's kick in the pants between
good friends3
Evening star., 1946-09-11

Tactics (A) and (B) Resented
To the Editor of The Star:
Practically every paper Cor maga-
zine) I've looked at during the past 10
days has had a sketch, cartoon or
cooked-up picture of some youngster
heading for his first day in school.
rise to protest two aspects of these
little features:
(A The Child inevitably is portrayed
as carrying books with him. This is
silly. No child ever entered the first
grade or went to his first day in any
other grade with load Of books. If,
as In some cases, the school provides
the books, he's given them after he's
enrolled; If he must buy them him
self, obviously he wouldn't know what
to buy until he'd been enrolled.
Item (A), Of course, can be dis
missed as merely stupid fakery, but
not:
(B) The child usually Is shown as
most unhappy about the whole thing.
Generally the impression given is that
children hate school. I don't believe
TINS Is true or ever has been true. My
view Is that it's bad business to infer
that they do-to portray the low I. @.
problem brat or mental case as typical.
For number of years was news
paperman-on Western daily. The re-
opening Of school always was good
story with us, but We had hard
fast rule: Tactics (A) and (B) abso-
lutely were barred.
Aren't we violating enough of the
rules which make for good citizenship
today without (A) and tB)?
INQUIRER.
Evening star., 1946-09-11
Monty ond Tommy
BY David Laurence

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