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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-12-24
UR EDNI NIkOVA
PO$TA
Kako so volili
slovenski parliament

| slovenski parliament
Mr.. Frank E. Lunka, 1913
| Lucknow Ave-, je dobil pismo il
| starega kraja, XII mu ga je pisa
! la Justi Krajc (Tastarih), od-
] bornica O. F. odbora "a Graho-
hovo pri Cerknici. Pismo je "a
nimivo, ker opisuje, kako so sc
tam vrsile volitve "a slovenski
/ parliament. Vsebina pisma je:-
4 "Grahovo, 9. decembra 1916.
| ''Dragi domacin!
"Po dolgem casu Sc Vam 70
pet oglasan s par vrsticami.
|. Opisala Vam bonn ma kratko, ka-
| ko snno pri mas v Sloveniji volili
/ mas prvi slovenski parliament.
n Dan 20. oktobra, to je bill zgo-
/ dovinski prank delavnega ljud-
/ stva. ze v predvolilni kampanji
A je bilo zelo veliko zanimanje.
Delovno ljudstvo' Sc je zeio zani-
nnalo "a kandidatne liste, cigar
predstavniki SO bill nasi start
borci, trdo preizkuseni Y krvavl
borbi. Pri mas v .GTahevem ma
primer, so sklicali zavedne akti-
viste ma masovni sestanek in
tam smo podajali poroeila de-
lu nasih masovnih organizacij in
kako Sc kaj organizacije pri-
pravljajo "a volitve.
INA tenn sestanku smo napo-
vedale organizaciji tekmovanje
med krajevnimi odbori. 0. F.
odbor Grahovo, cigar odbornica
sem tudi JAZZ, je napovedal tex
mo o. F. odbora Start trg. Ma
crt. tekmovanja je bill, da bono
pri mas sto procentno volili bolje
kakor pa Start trg. Enako tekmo
smo napovedale Antifasistienim
zenam Starega trga. Odbor An
tifasistienih zena, v cigar odbo-
ru delujem, smo Sc zavzele, da
bono Sic sto procentno ma voli-
See, da ne DO niti enc zene, XII ne
bi sla VOLT. Dale, da bono voli-
See lepse okrasile kot pa Anti
fasisticne zene v Starem trgu.
mi srno Sc motile-
zmagale s1ao!
"Nakratko napisem potek vo-
litev. Ma predvecer volitev smo
Sc zbrale zene Tin starejsa de-
kleta, XII spadajo to masovno
organizacijo) emo hiso. Tam
smo Sc pogovorile, da gremo bu-
dit ljudi ma volitve. Da ste videli
navdusenje med organizacijami.
/ In res Sic smo z bakljami OBJ pol
noei, budnico zerovnico, Lip
semi nato nazaj v Martinjak, po-
tenn nazaj v Grahovo, po vsej
yasi enako tudi mladina.
"Nasa mladina je sla v ze-
rovnico ma hrib k cerkvi cakat,
kedaj bo v zvoniku udarila ura
IL. S tenn so prekosili zerovnisko
mladino. Erugi dan oh Z. uri
zjutraj so Sc zacele volitve. Da
\ ste videli navdusenje! Sc ne da
niti popisat. Mladina je cakala
i pred voliscem ze oh sesti uri zjus
traJ Nato 50 nrisIe zene Y poyor.
ki, "a mimi sindikat delavcev.
.sVse cd Z do 10. ure dopoldne
So bile pred voliscem cele nase
ljaadstva. Nse je hatelo cim pref
hi volis6e, do odda svoj gias "a
Osvobodih1o frento, znaagovalko
mad fasizlnom.
~ ener1 lefu III ne ie pli 11as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-22

Yugoslavia, and Bulgaria since the
Balkan Wars Of 1si2-1s) which
would form part Of q Pan-Balkan
Federation.
Where all this links up with world
politics is that q Communist con-
quest Of Greece would mean Brit
aims exclusion from all influence
there and the installation of q Mos
cow-doninated Balkan Federation
on the Mediterranean, isolating Tur-
key and threatening Britain's life
line OF empire. Some $4,000 British
troops are today in Greece to pre-
vent such an outcome. And behind
them are British sea power and
combined Anglo-American diplomas
cy. II the present Greek gov
eminent cannot restore order, the
Greek crisis must be acted upon on
higher diplomatic levels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-22
Tipping the Chest

The Greater Washington Com
nnunity Chest campaign for 1916 is
% per cent short of its goal.
If the drive now were to be aban-
doned, all of the one hundred and
twenty-five agencies represented in
1t could be only 70 per cent effective
next year. The budget OF 1900 600
was not padded" and the deficit OF
$1,182 900 Is a real--not merely q
theoretical-deficit. There is no
possible solution of the problem save
that of pressing on with the CAM
paign until the complete objective
has been achieved.
Perhaps the major difficulty thus
far has been that the average citizen
has not truly appreciated his per-
sonal responsibility. Some, a very
considerable number, have given
nothing at all. Others, a still larger
portion of the metropolitan popula-
ton, have contributed only a frac-
ton Of what-the need being so
compelling-they ought to give. A
third group seems simply to have
tipped" the Chest. 1t may be hard
to believe, but men and women in
this category have dealt with the
campaign as If it were just a vagrant
stranger "panhandler"- encoun-
tered in the street. Too many OF
these handouts amount to less than
ten cents a month.
Nobody familiar with prevailing
conditions in Washington and vicin-
ity would argue that such a gift is
adequate. The valuable and neces-
sary services of the Community
Chest Federation would be of little
actual worth If they could be bought
so cheaply. 1t is matter of self
evident experience that fellowship
and sympathy for the sick, the
crippled, the blind, the very old and
the very young cost something COM
mensurate with their social effective
ness. The appeal, then, is directed
to everybody mot merely to the
well-to-do, nor to the comfortably
situated, but most particularly to
average people whose gifts, whose
help must be enlisted if failure is to
be. ayerted. To be clipper" is not
enough. The Chest is the common
possession and obligation of us all,
with no exceptions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-22
This Changing World
By Constantine Bro.pn

controlled economy which implies the
establishment OF the police state
UNIV Leader Lewis was known abroad
for his strong anti Communist stand.
He probably was the most feared OPP
ponent Of Communists and subyersives.
Now that he has permitted strike
which might throw the entire economy
of this country into confusion, his
name Is being used by the Communist
propagandists to show that conditions
In the "reactionary. imperialistic. capt.
talistic" United States have become so
unbearable that even an avowed anti
Communist has had enough and can
no longer stand the srottenness' Of
the system.
There is another point which rouses
the keen interest Of the United Nations
delegates: the manner with which this
Government is handling the strike. To
the westerners the court injunction APP
pears within the rights of the Govern
ment as are the other legal steps taken
on behalf Of the Government.
But to the delegates of the nations
behind the iron curtain, these actions
seem childish. They represent the true
prcletariat" in which the working people
are servants of the state and as such
are deprived of the right to strike. In
Russia, Poland, Yugoslavia and all the
other satellite countries the strikers
would already have been packed UP and
dispatched, regardless Of how many indi-
vidualS were involved, to some concen-
tration camp for an indefinite number
Of years.
f. *
Some Of the more innocent satellite
representatives in conversations with
Americans showed themselves COM
pietely at loss to understand the
situation. They admit that in capital
istic country the workers must have
the right to strike as the only weapon
against the greedy employers, a class
Of people which Is extinct in the new
democracy behind the iron curtain.
But" stated one of these satellite rep
resentatives in conversation with a
State Department official, I'VE cannot
understand how you people permit a
strike against the state. In our country
1t is considered the greatest crime and
punishable by DEATH"
The State Department official who be-
came involved in this nondiplomatic
conversation had hard time convinc-
ing the Slay representative that even
the state is not sufficiently important in
matters involving economic and social
problems to assume the right to sup
press strikes by force. He was sure that
his foreign colleague believes the United
States is q very strange country indeed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-22
G. O. P. Proposals for Saving
By Raymond MoIey

In the previous column, 1t was pointed
out that next years Federal budget
cannot be based on the assumption
that revenues will be as great as they
were this year. But Republican leaders,
apparently assuming that the same in
come Is possible, are rushing ahead
with improvised promises of economies
and tax cuts. It will be well to examine
these anticipated economies with care.
Last January, the Presidents budget
message limited that normal peace
time budget for the years after present
emergencies would be around $25 ,000,-
100000. He did not specify, but prob
ably had in mind rough guess similar
to the following: Military forces, So
600 ,000, 900 to IS 900, 000, 900; debt service,
So, 900 900 900; veterans, $500 ,000, 900;
general administration, $4,000, 000, 900;
social security, farm price support, puh-
: lie works, international finance and
other categories, $500, 900 900 to $6,50o,-
100000.
But circumstances since January have
pushed some of these rather modest
figures into the background. Most Re-
puDllSdtlS oCClll W &c CtAltClt Will CQto
which would leave the budget as high
as or we'll beyond $50 ,000, 100000. And
even the cuts they specify seem specu-
latiye. !.
The most popular Of Republican sug-
gestions Is to cut the number Of Fed
eraI employees by q million. This OBJ
server believes that Democrats have
been pulling Republican legs on this
item, perhaps to prepare the way for
an outcry later on that the Republicans
have crippled national services. Ger
tainly, the scare that has gone through
the Government has already paralyzed
many useful employees
The proof that the figure Of 4 million
was pulled out Of hat-and probably
Democratic hats provided by Mr..
TAber. prospective chairman cf appro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-22

priations. He was asked by q reporter
how Government employment could be
reduced to 100000 In light of the num-
Der Of ESSENTIAL post Office employees. Mr..
Taber said that 100000 were employed
In the postal service. A Post Once De-
partment oficial subsequently stated
that the number Of post office employees
is 492,364.
Somebody is doing some very loose
figuring. And, what Is worse, some loose
talking.
The estimate Of an official in WASH
ington was that If we should drop ali
Federal employees except Army. Navy.
Post Once, Social Security and Treas.
ury, We would save less than $1,000 .Oo0.-
600. Truman budget estimates Of Au.
gust indicate q charge Of $1,683, 600 900
Tor civil service and agency salaries,
Mr.. Taber figures, however, that $3,oO0,-
100000 can be saved by firing Federal
employees.
Everybody believes that we should
cut Federal employment to the bone.
There are and have been vast hordes
of bureaucrats eating out our substance
and they should be dropped. But they
don't eat as much as Republican leaders
think they do. 1t is doubtful il, after q
year, a saving Of $3.50, 000, 900 to 81 ,0oo.-
100000 can be made by cutting Federal
employment.
In subsequent column, number OF
other economy claims will be considered.
released BY fhe Associated Newspapers)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-22
Contempt Citation

The order requiring John L. Lewis
to show cause why he should not
be held in contempt of court is
worded in such way that the mine
union boss Is given another chance
to square himself with the law.
Under the Department of Justices
theory of the case, MIR. Lewis already
is in contempt Of court by reason OF
having failed to comply with the
original order restraining him from
permitting his notice Of contract
termination to remain in effect. He
could be tried without more ado.
But the Government, wisely, has in
dicated that the complaint will not
be pressed II Mr.. Lewis has "suffi-
GENTLY purged" himself OF contempt
by Monday.
This means, of course, that Mr..
Lewis can dispose of the issue by
calling of the strike before Monday.
1t is to be hoped that Mr., Lewis will
do this, but the prospect is remote.
In all probability he will appear be-
fore Justice Goldsborough Monday
morning to contend that he can
defy the court with impunity.
That, in turn, will lead to judicial
determination of what has become
an important question-namely,
whether the Norris-La Guardia Act
prevents the Government from OBJ
tanning an injunction to protect the
public against the excuses of men
like Mr.. Lewis. Spokesman for the
Go and the AFL contend that there
Is no room for controversy on that
point-that the law clearly precludes
the remedy the Government is seek
ing to use. Most people, however,
will prefer to await an orderly de-
termination of that question by the
courts. Then, il it is found that
labor's Interpretation of the law is
correct, there will be nothing to do
but change the statute at the next
session of Congress. sA A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-22

warfare decentralization Of cities,
tc.-would ruin our present social
order; that A-weapons will be used
II there is another world conflict and
will surely destroy our civilization, z
and that there is no solution to the
problem except international control
and the ultimate elimination OF war.
These are grim facts, and they are
interchangeable affirmed not only
BY our nuclear physicists but by
our highest military authorities as
well. Even at the risk of boring the
too-easily bored, they need to be
preached and enlarged upon and
driven home everywhere lest any one
forget the primary warning Of Hiro-
shima and Nagasaki- the warming
that another war, an atomic war,
could mean the death of virtually
all OF us. The more education the
world has along this line, the better
the chance of its survival The
Emergency Committee OF Atomic
Scientists is working on the side of
life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-22

resentative governments for all small
nations. He knew his concessions might
be converted into an imperial drive ON
the part Of the Soyiets and character
lied his policy as the great gamble
1t was, indeed, great gamble and
F. d. r. lost 1t. Whether, If he had lived,
ne could have won in another hand is
guesswork. That his gamble for one
world failed, Mr.. Berle admits. The
President wanted one world on Atlantic
Charter principles. He yielded to the
Soviet plea for security, though the
security should have been established, of
course. for all through the U. N.
Security developed into spheres of
influence. Spheres of influence are In
struments Of 18th century imperialism
Particular powers, in the 18th century,
found this course advantageous to assert
vague political claims to areas which
they considered expedient to annex or
convert into protectorates. These areas,
usually contiguous to territories already
held and often focal points of the con-
ficting imperialisms OF two or more
powers, came to be designed as spheres
OF influence. where power FIRST OBJ
tanned exclusive economic privileges
without assuming full responsibility for
administration.
Pitt Goblet in Gases and Opinions
on International Law" says sphere
Of influence Is "a region . over
which state seeks, by compact with
some other state or states, to secure
itself as an exclusive right of making
future acquisitions" Most writers on
international law define spheres of in
hue1ce In similar terms.
And no matter under what slogans it
is promoted, 1t is imperialism pure and
simple. It leads to divisions between
powers even when originally represent
ing agreement. AS Mr. Berle candidly
says, There is no use in denying that
the world today Is divided into two
sectors by the longest military line ever
constructed. 1t runs from the Arctic
Circle divides Germany and Austria:
cuts through the disputed areas of
the Balkans, Turkey and Iran; runs
along midas northern frontiers:
through China; carves through the mar
row strait which divides Alaska from
the tip of Siberia ."
This Is not what President Roosevelt
wanted. What he wanted, If 1t can be
accomplished now, which is dubious,
will not be helped by misrepresenting
his memory, or by pretending that the
Soviet Interpretation of security is
something new and revolutionary. 1t
belongs to the 10Th century as much 40
any Briton's most reactionary concept,
and Russias colonies are not countries
which never knew self-government, but
are long established nations.
released By the Bell Syndicate, Incl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-22
For Atomic Awureness

At first glance, there may seem to
be no real need for an organized
effort to promote public awareness
OF the atoms tremendous capacity
for good and evil. The subject has
been discussed so much-to the point
where some people have begun to be
bored by it-that by now nearly
everybody ought to be well ac-
quainted with its essentials. Never
theless forgetfulness comes easy, and
as Hiroshima and Nagasaki recede
more and more into the past, the
Nation and the world may tend to
grow indifferent or complacent---a
danger that can be avoided only by
keeping alive everywhere q constant
realization of the awesome nature of
this revolutionary new power.
Accordingly, the Emergency Com,
mittee of Atomic Scientists merits
full support in its campaign for 4
million-dollar educational undertake
ing to spread and sustain en- en-
lightened public opinion on the sub
ject. Headed by DR.. Albert Einstein
and made up Of such distinguished
nuclear physicists as DR.. Harold C.
Urey, the committee will steer clear
of direct political measures aimed at
influencing national or interna-
tional governmental policy. In DR..
Einstein's words, its sole objective
will be to cooperate with sffiliated
groups in spreading "clear ideas
about the situation and the POSSIBLE
ity OF successful action" and IN doing
whatever can be done ito prevent
able statesmen from being hampered
in their work by antiquated opinions
and prejudices."
TO this end, the commuters pro-
jected educational progrsm will con-
centrate on these six basic facts:
That atomic bombs can now be made
cheaply and in large numbers and
will become more destructive; that
no effective military defense against
them Is to be expected In the fore
seeable future: that other powers
can learn our secrets BY themselves;
that preparedness against nuclear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-22

The United Nations delegates at Lake
Success are showing more immediate
interest these days in the mine workers
strike than In some Of their own prob
lens.
According to American observers, the
interest Is not merely academic.
The representatives OF the western ma
tons -including those In this hemi-
sphere-are asking some very pertinent
questions of their American friends not
only about John L. Lewis strike but also
about the possibility of renewed strike
wave after the end Of the year.
The reconstruction of the Western
European countries and the return OF
the Latin American republics to near
normally depends a good deal on
American production South America
has only small industry and in the
past has relied on the exchange OF raw
materials and foodstuffs for manufac-
tured products from America, Britain,
Italy, France, Japan and Germany. The
British manufacturers are making ma
jor effort to provide their old customers
with consumers goods, but the produc-
ton Of the British factories is still only
drop In the bucket.
xEkN
The French industry is capable Of
providing some luxuries for the wealthy,
but it must supply the needs of its
own people as far as essentials are con-
cerned. The German industry is dead:
so is japanese, which used to provide
the world with cheap junk.
The only country which Is capable
of supplying the essential needs OF the
people throughout the world is the
United States. Great Britain, France
and the rest Of Europe have been
counting on the American market to
get industrial equipment to retool their
factories and cloth to clothe their peo-
pie. According to foreign economic ex-
perts in New York, the present coal
strike, which, 1t is feared, might be
followed by similar strikes In major
industries. will affect the world markets
by retarding the reconstruction of the
war-ravaged countries by many months,
If not years. They will have not only
an economic but also political effect
on these various countries.
Political conditions throughout Europe
are, to say the least, unstable. II eco-
nomic hardships and increased unem-
ployment are added, there is better
than q $3.50 chance that the agitators
may have q field day in the months to
come. These agitators are advocating
q thorough change from the old fash
Toned" democracy based on individual
freedom and free enterprise to state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-22
Crisis Over Greece

The situation In Greece has de-
Perforated to a point where 1t will
not much longer be possible to treat
1t as domestic matter. That ami
able fiction has been maintained by
the great powers, but the facts of the
case are too grimly insistent further
to perpetuate it. Those facts appear
to be that the whole of Northern
Greece is a battle-ground between the
Greek government forces and OPP
ponents who can only by gross un-
reinstatement be termed "guerrillas,"
since they are not only very numer-
GUS but well disciplined and armed
with excellent equipment, including
light artillery and mortars. Further
more, the weight of evidence indi-
Gates that those hostile forces oper-
ate from bases on foreign soil, es-
pecially from Yugoslavia, and to a
lesser extent from Albania and Bull
garia, This could only happen
through the deliberate connivance
of Marshal Tito, the Yugoslav dicta-
tor, who directly controls the Hoxha
regime in Albania and is in close
relations with the present regime in
Bulgaria. Last but not least, all
three regimes are Communist In
character and have the consistent
backing Of Moscow.
The proximate reason for this dis
guised intervention is that the
Greek people are so divided by fac
tional hatreds as to make their coun-
try potentially easy prey for neigh
boring regimes coveting Greek
border territories and planning to
include Greece in a Communist
Balkan Federation. Those Greek
fractional feuds are of long standing
and were envenomed by the Axis
occupation during the late war. At
its close, the Communist-dominated
faction known as Fam attempted
to stage a revolution which was
thwarted only by the arrival of
strong British forces supplemented
by contingents of Greek exiles in
British service This intervention
occurred under the terms of the
agreement arrived at during the war
between the Allied great powers I'M
der which Greece was recognized as
being in the British sphere of infiu-
ence.
However, Greek national psychol-
ogy was so liberated that moderate
opinion was in an impotent MI
nority; so the only effective alterna-
tive to the communistic Fam was
the reactionary Royalist Party, COM
rnitted to the return of King George.
That restoration was anathema to
Fam, whose leaders either took
refuge in Yugoslavia or conspired at
home. To these Greek radicals
should be added the Slav-speaking
minority OF the border regions who
are receptive to propaganda for the
creation of an autonomous Mace
donna divided between Greece,