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Evening star., 1946-03-18
Forsythiu

Thousands of persons are familiar
with the graceful and golden bright
ornamental shrub which honors
William Forsyth, but very few indi-
viduals really know anything about
him. He is not mentioned in such
standard reference works as the En-
cyclopaedia Britannica, the Amer
icana and Lippincott's Biographical
Dictionary. Even the pronunciation
Of his name is uncertain. Some au-
thorities interpret the "y" in the
second syllable as short "i";; other
prefer a long a." The public may
take it's choice and commonly does
What incontrovertibly has been
discovered about the sponsor of the
Forsythia is that he was born at Old
Meldrum, near Aberdeen in Scot
land, in 1887. The records show that
he was employed at Chelsea under
Philip Miller and in It'll succeeded
him there. In 1884 he was ap-
pointed superintendent of the royal
gardens of Kensington and Saint
James, position which he con-
tinued to occupy until his death on
July Is, 1904. Meanwhile, he had
published several books on the cul-
ture of fruit trees which gained him
the thanks of both houses of Parlia-
ment. These volumes were, in ef-
feet, revolutionary in their field OF
practical literature.
But Forsyth had no Boswell.
Hence he was one of the class the
benefactors Of humanity to whom
Isaac DiaraeI referred in the words:
Monuments are reared and medals
struck to commemorate events and
names which are less deserving our
regard than those who have trans
planted into the colder garden of
the North the rich fruits, the beauti-
full flowers, and the succulent pulse
and roots OF more favored spots,
and carrying into their own country,
as 1t were, another Nature, they
have =. 1abored with the soil to
make it fit for the plants and with
the plants to make them delight in
the soil'."
Whether the "introducer" of the
Forsythia actually went out to China
himself to obtain the golden shrub
Evening star., 1946-03-18
Horse Sheds

Many man now working in city
office remembers the old weather.
beaten horse sheds in his home
town. All over the land they still
stand, one of the homely links that
bind a vast sprawling Nation to-
gether. They wait patiently behind
or beside little country churches,
near the town halls and occasionally
behind general stores of small vii
lagos. At the beginning of the CEN
tury, before horseless carriages be-
gan snorting along the roads, horse
sheds were an important part of the
rural scene.
OF course, they were built pri-
marily to shelter the readers and
work teams when a farm family
came to town. They were built so
that during the time of winter the
horses would be protected from Bit
Ing, cold winds. Then the horses
were covered with brightly colored,
heavy horse blankets, tightly buc-
kled beneath Dobbins' necks. Some
communities took great pride in
their horse sheds; they were finished
jobs OF carpentering and kept well
painted. Other places thought of
the shelters as merely utilitarian af-
fairs, made of rough lumber and left
to weather through the cyclinp sea
sons.
But men of dignified maturity can
remember that the line of old sheds
served other purposes. It was q
grand place to play hide and seek
during the noon hour recess at the
village school. Along the rafters
were nests of phoebes and occa-
sionally barn swallow. If boards
had been left across the joists, the
pigeons Of the village congregated
Evening star., 1946-03-18

troubles before the Security Council,
which Is scheduled to meet in New York
on March Is, does not matter.
II, because of circumstances, any OF
these states Is unable to raise its voice,
the United States will speak out. The
League Of Nations committed suicide
principally because the great powers
were too chicken-hearted or too much
concerned with their individual prob
lens to take really strong stand
whenever a major crisis developed.
This actually means that, despite the
inevitable veto of the USSR delegate in
the Security Council, the rest of the
UNO headed by the United States will
not shirk their responsibilities and will
come to the assistance of the smaller
nations whose independence is being
threatened. They will offer aid whether
the Charter provides for such action or
not. In other words, the spirit rather
than the legalistic provisions OF the
Charter will have to be obeyed, If the
United Nations.is to survive.
Neither America nor Britain nor any
other member of the United Nations
was in sympathy with the Soviet de-
mand presented at the Dumbarton Oaks
Conference in 1914 that the great nations
should have veto power. Only when
1t was obvious that the Soviet would
not join in a world peace organization
Washington and London yielded to Pre-
mier Stains adamant attitude.
The choice presented to the civilized
world today is either to kowtow further
to Russia and make the UNO into a
farce even greater than the defunct
League of Nations or stand up for the
rights of all its members regardless
of size.
The American Government Is said to
have made up its mind to salvage the
New World organization because it be-
ieves that If it allows it to fail the
consequences would be unbearable for
present and future generations.
The British are believed to feel the
same way as do all the other European
and Asiastic countries with the excep-
ton of the two Russian satellites-Po-
land and Yugoslavia-which have no
will of their own.
Our policy trainers believe that the
Latin American republics will be equally
determined to defend the UNO, al
though in some quarters 1t is feared
that resentment caused by our unpre-
dictable policy in Latin America might
cause us some trouble with number of
governments in that area.
Evening star., 1946-03-18
The Big Show Opens
By RAYMOND Moley

rumor persists that President Tru-
man may be on the way toward lighten-
ing CIO pressure on his administration
by getting on famously with John L.
Lewis. To build up Mr.. Lewis in the
AFL and to establish good relations be-.
tween him and the administration would
provide counterweight of some impor-
tance against Philip Murray. It is also
said that Mr.. Murray realizes this and
that the Lewis portent is prominent in
his restless dreams. The political rea-
soning which, no doubt, motivates the
President is that. since so much has been
done for the CIO, the time has come to
devote some tender ministrations to the
AFL.
1t will be interesting to watch the
relative emphasis that Mr.. Lewis places
on his demands, which, as always, are
plentiful. AS always, too, some of the
demands are for the miners, some for
the union officers. A grant of q wage
increase somewhat larger than that
given to the automobile workers would
be a Lewis victory over Mr.. Murray.
Presumably, the Government will try to
substitute ingenious lodges similar to
last years portal-to-portal, but such in
uucCtlOllS LdNc DCcu dDOuG exhausted.
Government may, however, be forced
into 20-cent increase, because of its
desire to help the general picture in the
AFL.
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The demand which is of special benefit
to the union officers as distinguished
from the men, is for the unionization
of foremen. Such concessions were pop
ular with the Government during the
war when, without breaking the wage
price line, 1t was possible to benefit the
union officers by some such device as
maintenance of membership.
Meanwhile, the coal industry is facing
another big squeeze. The bituminous
fields are being pressured In the same
way as anthracite was some years ago.
Anthracite has lost half It's market In
Evening star., 1946-03-18
Letters to The Star
Former Ambassador Charges Tito
Violated Yalta Agreement

To the Editor Of The Star:
Your correspondent, Newbold Noyes,
IT,. in his report published in the
March II issue of The Star, concern
ing the appointment of new Yugoslav
Ambassador to the United States, stated
that this matter has not yet been set
tied, pending satisfactory assurances,
requested from the Tito government by
the United States, to respect the exist
ing treaties and agreements between
the two countries.
Among those treaties and agreements,
your correspondent mentions only the
consular convention which grants the
United States INSTRUMENTATION
treatment. But there exists still an
other agreement between the two
countries, which was solemnly promised
to be adhered to by Tito, but was in
stead violated in all its clauses, In spite
Of his commitments I have reference
to the Yalta agreement concerning
Yugoslavia.
This declaration recommends the
immediate application of the Tito
Subasich agreement, and the formation
Of new government on the basis of
said agreement. 1t provides for the full
respect of political and civil liberties,
and guarantees free and unfettered
elections through which the people
could choose freely their representatives.
Tito has violated all the provisions of
h
instead of being broadly representative
Of all democratic elements in the pop
ulation," is entirely dominated by the
Communist party, which represents a
small fraction Of public opinion in
Yugoslavia.
The United States Government, in
Its instructions to their Ambassador
in Belgrade, referring to the obliga-
tions assumed at Yalta, denounces this
violation by stating: TN view of condi-
tions existing in Yugoslavia, 1t cannot
be said that those guarantees of free
dom have been honored nor that the
election conducted on November IL
provided opportunity for free choice
Of the peoples representatives. In the
circumstances the United States Gov
ernment desires that it be understood
that the establishment of diplomatic
relations with the present regime in
Yugoslavia should not be interpreted
as implying approval of the policies Of
the regime, its methods of assuming
control or its failure to implement the
guarantees Of personal freedom prom
ised its people"
The Yalta agreement concerning
Yugoslavia is solemn obligation of the
Tito government to the three great
Allied countries-Great Britain, Russia
and the United States. feel sure that
the requested assurance from the Tito
government to respect the existing
treaties between Yugoslavia and the
United States must apply not only to
the consular convention, but to the
Yalta declaration as we'll Only by
complying with the provisions of these
treaties and agreements can the Yugo-
slav people hope to be assured of free
dom and democracy.
CONSTANT1N A. FOTITCH,
Former Ambassador of Yugoslavia.
Evening star., 1946-03-18
Merited Award

The selection of Representative A.
Willis Robertson OF Virginia to re-
ceive the annual Field and Stream
award for the outstanding conserva-
tion accomplishment in 1945 brings
well-deserved recognition to a man
who has played a prominent and
effective part in the continuing
struggle to conserve this country's
fish, game and other natural re-
sources.
Mr.. Robertson is one of that COM
pany Of sportsmen whose skill with
rod and gun is matched by their per-
sistent and effective efforts to pre-
vent thoughtless, wasteful depletion
of our wildlife resources. AS men,
ber of the Virginia State Senate in
1915 he sponsored the bill which set
up that States Game Department
and warden force. Ten years later
he was appointed chairman of the
Virginia Commission of Game and
Inland Fisheries, serving in that post
until elected to the House in 1892
After coming to Congress he in
troduced a resolution creating the
House Select Committee on Conser-
vation of Wildlife Resources, and has
served continuously as its chairman.
Later he helped to draft the Duck
Stamp Act and the Coordination
Act Of 1884. Mr.. Robertson also Is
well known as co-sponsor of the
Pittman-Robertson Grants-in-A Aid to
States Act, which is financed, so far
as the Federal contribution is con-
cerned, by an amendment which he
had inserted in the Internal Reve-
nue. Act levying 10 per cent excise
tax on guns and ammunition,
thereby requiring all hunters to con-
tribute something to the cost Of
conservation.
Since entering Congress, Mr.. Rob-
ertson has devoted much, If not
most, Of his time to his work as a
member Of the important Ways and
Means Committee. AS the Field and
Stream award testif1es, however, he
has found. and will continue to find,
time for his conservation activities,
the real Importance of which gen.
orally is not appreciated.
Evening star., 1946-03-18

which bears his name is unde-
termined. In any case, he arranged
for 1t to be brought back to England
from which new home 1t now has
spread throughout Europe and
America. First to bloom among all
such plants in the latitude. Of Wash
ington, its beauty is a symbol Of the
glory Of the coming Spring. Crowds
admire it without realizing that 1t
has a story as yet only partly told.
Evening star., 1946-03-18
Penalty of Weakness

secretary OF State ByrneS had q
number of extremely important
things to say in his address to the
Friendly Sons of st. Patrick in New
York Saturday night.
He stated in emphatic terms that
this country looks to the United Ma
tions as the path to enduring peace,
that it is committed to the support
OF the Charter of the UNO, and that,
should the occasion arise, "our mill
tary strength will be used to support
the purposes and principles of the
Charter" Obviously, within the
framework of this policy, there is no
room for IAN alliance with the Soviet
Union against Great Britain" or IAN
alliance with Great Britain against
the Soviet Union"
But it is hardly less obvious that
this policy would fall to the ground
II any Of the great powers should
embark upon a course of action
which threatened the peace of the
world and our own security. In such
an eventuality the UNO would not
be an effective instrument, for q
great power, if bent upon aggression,
could block action in the Security
Council by exercising it's right of
veto. The sequel to that would be
war-a war in which we would have
to ally ourselves with any nation
willing to fight the aggressor.
Our real hope, for the present at
least, lies in the maintenance of
degree of military power which
would make the risks OF aggression
too great for any nation to take. Mr..
Churchill would do this through
"fraternal association" of the United
States and Britain. Mr.. Byrnes
rejects an alliance-which Mr..
Churchill says he is not advocating
but he hopes to achieve the same
end by maintaining our own military
strength.
His remarks on this point con-
stitute the most important phase of
his address, and they should be taken
to heart in this country. Recalling
the penalty exacted from us for our
military weakness prior to Pearl
Harbor, Mr.. Byrnes declared: "This
tragic experience makes us realize
that weakness invites aggression.
Weakness causes others to act as
they would not act if they thought
that our words were backed by
strength"
This latter statement is profound
ly true, and no one knows it better
than Mr.. Byrnes. AS Secretary of
State, he has been criticized for not
dealing more firmly with the Rus
slams. But Mr. Byrnes' hands are
tied, not by an unwillingness on his
part to be firm, but by the fact that
firm words fall on Indifferent ears
when they are not supported by
power.
As Secretary of State, MIR. Byrnes
CALLS III IIle strongest Terms Tor con-
tinuation of the draft and the adop-
tion OF universal military training.
He does not say it in so many words,
but the implication is clear that the
attainment of our primary diplo-
matte objective-the maintenance of
peace-will be jeopardized If we dis
continue the dra f. ond rnioct mi
versal training. If we intend to be
strong, as an aid to peace, we need
these things. And we also need to
remember that the alternative to
strength is weakness, and that the
penalty Of weakness has been, and
probably will continue to be. war.
Evening star., 1946-03-18

there, made their nests and raised
their young. Little by little the old
sheds are disappearing from the
countryside. But many still re-
main, memorials to yesteryear,
when life had a different flavor and
mankind was less harried by the
wonders of science.
Evening star., 1946-03-18
A Philosopher Speoks

From the Sanders County MONTY independent
Ledger.
Basically all people of the land are
conservative, and only misery makes
them rebel and follow leaders who prom
Use much. No enduring society has ever
been found except that which is based
on the tenure of the land. Most niser-
able people are those who never work
with their hands, who read and brew
the neurotic misery in their souls, which
infects all others.
Evening star., 1946-03-18
Discusses Basis of Trust

Discusses Basis of Trust
To the Editor Of The Star:
In Lowell Melletts column recently
he quoted, apropos the present Rus
sian tangle, these words of Henry L.
Stimson, former Secretary of War:
80 the only way to make man trust
worthy is to trust him, and the surest
way to make a man untrustworthy Is
to distrust him and show your distrust." !"
That Is sound philosophy, sound psy-
chology and sound practice But, as
some one we'll said, all generalizations
are false, including this one" They
must be evaluated in the light of the
particular circumstances which invoke
their USE
As to the atomic bomb, whose secret
we now hold as military weapon for
potential use in defense of ourselves and
the peace of the world, can we safely
reveal it now to the world at large and
particularly to Russia? To do so GER
tainly would be an outstanding example
OF trust and confidence But we should
not ignore the receiving end of such a
gesture. 1t Is obvious that not all the
world is prepared to apply the knowl-
edge as beneficently as we hope to do.
In our own country good citizens do not
object to the police having weapons
which they themselves might be pun
ished for possessing.
AS to trust and confidence breeding a
like response in the recipient, that is
true only where the mental and moral
qualities of the recipient are capable of
responding. We usually can make
friends with dog, but not with a cobra.
Failure to assay the difference may be
very unhappy.
In the ordinary affairs of life We all
are guided instinctively by that funda-
mental. Trust and confidence are not
a one-way street. If we proffer them
to man with whom we have had no
experience we may make a mistake. If
we have had experience with him we
give such knowledge controlling weight
and are not likely to enlarge a conf
dence which has before been betrayed.
And we can get nowhere by taking a
trust which we do not feel.
AS in our relations with people, so
with peoples and nations. As to the
atomic bomb-better safe than sorry.
DUANE E. FOX.
Evening star., 1946-03-18
Truth From Hitler

From the Daily Oklahoman.
According to latest reports, Hitler de-
clared shortly before his disappearance
that he bitterly regretted his involve
ment In war with the United States.
That ID one We can believe.
Evening star., 1946-03-18
Approves Rationing of Hosiery

Approves Rationing of Hosiery
To the Editor of The Star:
I wish to second the motion, or, I
should say. the suggestion offered by
Ida Rudd Falconer in your paper re-
Gently. She thought that hosiery.
whether nylons or rayons, should be
rationed, and I concur most heartily,
for then every one would have a fair
chance to get much-needed necessity
I hope this most sensible suggestion
will be acted upon by those in authority
ana soon. MABEL c. LATIMER.
Evening star., 1946-03-18
Keeping the Score

Neepln2 the Score
To the Editor Of The Star:
When man arrives at the pearly
gates and asks ST. Peter just how he
rates, what are the scales and what the
weights that set his rank on the golden
states?
Did he loaf on the job while others
hoed? Or reap the harvest his fellows
sowed as he Travelled down this earthly
road? The records there in the final
code.
And the old saint stands at the
heavily door adding the tally and keep
ing score not what he had nor the
clothes he wore, nor his social standing
IN days Of yore; not his wealth nor the
tag he bore, but what were the causes
he labored forl RAY H. EvERETT.
Evening star., 1946-03-18

The girls at Hunter College have
told the UNO house hunters to keep
right on hunting.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-05-01
FaSizem Sc nam vraCa
NopisoI "a ONA DONALD BELL

odnosajih S Francovo Waldo. Po-
sledica pa je, da fasizem seda.i
nj niti vec V obrambi, temvec
je preset V napad. Now center
fasisticnega d%elovanja je latin
ska Amerika.
Ako Sc bono obotavljali Sc
naprej, Sc DO fasizem ~popolno-
ma prilagodil novim potrebam
sedanjega polozaja in 81 preskr-
bel kamoflazo, XII mu DO potreb-
ma V dobi prehoda.
,Mnogi levicarji trdijo, da DO
priSlo do tega, ker zelimo, da
mas fasizem sciti pred komuniz-
MON. V resnici pa DO lie posle-
dica neumnosti in dejstva, da
nismo hoteli priznati moznosti
preporoda nasega smrtnega So
vraznika, katerega smo smatrali
ubitim in unicenim.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-05-01

Kaj je narobe z amerisko So
cialisticno stranko? Predsednik
eksekutive delavske stranke v
Angliji, Harold; Laski, je OBJ pri-
liki konvencije 5ocialisticne
stranke V Italiji dejal, da nina
vanjo " Thomasovo stranko)
no'bbeennega upanja do leta 2o922,
Minuli teden je neki poset-
nix vprasal Churchilla, kaj mi
sli, kako Sc je njego,v govor.. v.
Fultonu, Mo-, professionally Tru-
manu- dopadel, Odgovoril mu je,
da pc filmih sodec, XII Jill je vi
del v kinoteatrih, je bill on
(Truman) z MIN Is Churchill
lom) zelo zaadeovoljenn.
Ena razlika med fantom in
porocenim mozem je sedaj ia,
= .aAf .-.taE ~ .Es-G+rEt- ra etr-E ~
da prvi nina gumbov ma ~srajci,
drugi pa srejce nina nina
Dobro Sc Sc spominjam tistih
blazenih dobrih casov med pro-
hibicijo, ko je mlad zakonski
par paradiral z otroSkim vozic-
kom pc naSem lawndalskem
okraju. Vozicek je bill lepo po-
knit S svileno streho in MENU
pa namesto dojencka primerno
odet kotel "a kuhanje zganja.
Kakor je takrat prospevala
"butlegarija" z zgano pijaco,
tako sedaj uspeva crna BORA z
mesom.
Cleveland (UP).-Danes zju-
traj je Mrs. Wanita Lee potiska-
la svoj otroSki vozicek, XII Sc je
policajama, XII sta bila ma svo-
jem strazniskem poslu v tisti
okolici, videl jake teak. Zacela
sta Sc z Mrs. Lee p~rijazno pogo
varjati in zelela pogledati ME
mega skrateljcka v vozicku. Pa
je V zadregi prikimala. Namesto
deteta sta zagledala v MENU so
funtov mesa in 10 funtov masla.
Use to je mogoce samo v drza-
yah, V katerih imajo glavno be-
sedo raketirji in volitvah pa
idiotje odlocujejo.
4
Ako 81 danes boil izobrazen
kakor 81 bill ~vGeraj, to Sc ne po-
meni, da 81 bill delezen meSane-
ga blagoslova, Wee izobrazbe tie
sill priznati lie to, da 81 bill wee
raj Sc soma.
Notica ma naslov firbcnih liu-
di. Ako je oseba tako netolerant-
ma, da sill v tie z vpraSevanjem,
kako Sc pocutis, bodi ii toliko
toleranten, da il mic ne odgovo-
riS.
4
Predno Dos pozgal vse mosto-
We "a sabo, privadi Sc plavati.
<
Ena velikih clovekovih napak
je, da je produciral maSine, XII
funkcionirajo hitreje kakor pa
njegovi mozgani.
John Chamazar.