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Mrs. Cliff Clanin entertained
at dinner Wednesday noon for
Mrs. Walter Rue and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Carr.
Evening star., 1946-01-24

development of the area. The board
had planned to lay out softball dia-
monds, horseshoe courts and other
facilities for the physical welfare
and entertainment of thousands of
Government workers. The location
would be convenient not only for
Office workers in the Mall area but
for those in the Pentagon Building.
The board pointed out that an alter
native site for the tourist camp,
readily accessible by automobile and
bus, is available on the forty acre
tract of park land known as Dain-
gerfeld Island, between Mount Ver-
non Memorial Highway and the
river, south of the National Airport.
Since it is a well recognized fact
that the health and morale of the
Governments employees are depend
ent in no small degree on the recrea-
tional facilities available to them,
every possible effort should be made
to preServe-and to enlarge-these
play and relaxation areas. Because
the provision of a suitable tourist
camp for visitors to the Capital also
is important, it is to be hoped that
some way will be found to provide
the camp without sacrificing or
curtailing the East Potomac Park
recreational program.
Evening star., 1946-01-24
The Political Mill
By Gould Lincoln

The United Nations Is struggling to
complete its organization and to get its
feet in an atmosphere too greatly tinged
with fear and cynicism. Too often is
heard the suggestion that while UNO
may in time provide the security neces-
sary for the maintenance of peace.
individual nations must build alliances
which will insure their own safety. There
is too much reliance upon the old sys-
tenn of balance of power, particularly
in Europe. 1t is the kind of thing that
eventually may lead the world again
into devastating war.
On the surface at the meetings of
the United Nations General Assembly
is spread the word that the new organ
lzatlon Is to be the real arbiter of the
world and that any unilateral or
bilateral arrangements which are entered
into are to be entirely within the frame
work of the UNO.
1t is under the surface, however, that
attention is given to the specific safety
needs of individual nations. 1t is a
fear of Russia and her ultimate aims
that causes most of the uneasiness
Russia, as matter OF fact, today exerts
a tremendous influence over a vast area
and apparently is successfully taking
care of her own safety. Within the
orbit of her influence are the Baltic
states, Poland, the Balkan states, Aus
tria and Hungary and her influence is
spreading into Iran and even into
Greece and Italy.
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The British and to a lesser degree
the Americans are puzzled over Russian
moves which seem imperialistic, al
though the Russians may argue that
they are merely undertaken for Russia
own security. They have been shocked
by Russias apparent intention to domi-
nate the Iranian government. They
have seen Russia's insistence upon OBJ
tanning a measure of control in the
Dardanelles. They want from Russia
some statement of the limit to which
her moves may go. The British are
watching every move of Russia with
the utmost consideration. To many
Britons the belief has been born that
If the United Kingdom is to be secure
and to continue an influence in world
affairs comparable to what it has had
in the past, she must find a strong
Evening star., 1946-01-24
After Icestorm

The iDorld this morning is magical
breathless tDorld
Remembered out of tar-away child.
hood tairy tale:
Glass trees that burn and splinter uith
Dhite fire,
Each bough caparisoned with did
nl0nd mail
And there is a picture-book silence oUer
the Dorld,
Spellbound ,Dith hush every living
thing,
As groue of je,Deled trees that never
kneU leaf,
Haunted ,Dith crystal birds that win
nerer sing
But the spell Is broken Uith distant
echoing cock crow;;
The sun aScends and skaters the
brittle, dream:
From thousand t,Digs q thousand
tiny cymb1ls crash
And like broken bones the snapped
tcicles CLEAN.
FREDERICK EBRIGHT.
Evening star., 1946-01-24
Union Bustinq'

CIO President Philip Murray would
have the public believe that the
United States Steel Corporation, in
refusing to accept the President's s
wage recommendation, is motivated
primarily by sinister determina-
tion to destroy the steel workers
union by starving the men into
submission.
1t is hardly possible to say what
is in the hearts and the minds of
the men who run United States Steel.
No doubt they would like to see the
union broken. But when Mr. Murray
says that this actually is what they
are trying to do, it becomes matter
of interest to examine in detail the
steps by which the corporation has
sought to attain this alleged
objective.
First, during the war, the hourly
wage rates of steel workers were
raised by more than the officially
estimated advance in the cost of
living. Weekly earnings, due to
overtime, were considerably higher
Then, when hostilities had ended,
Mr.. Murray demanded further
increase of 81 day, or Is cents an
hour. When the preliminary verbal
shooting was over, Mr.. Murray had
lowered his demand to 1912 cents
an hour and the steel corporation
had raised its offer to Is cents. The
President then stepped in with his
18Ka-cent proposal, which was ac-
cepted by Mr.. Murray and rejected
by the corporation.
That, in brief, is the story of this
union-buSting episode. Perhaps the
corporation ought to 60 all the way
and meet the Presidents figure. But
the fact remains that, on top of
the cost-of living wage increases
during the war, the corporation has
offered an additional 15-cents-an-
hour raise, the largest in the history
of the industry, and Mr.. Murray, if
he fears for the life of his union, is
free to accept the offer at any time.
If accepted, it would mean that the
corporation, dealing with the union,
had raised wages approximately As
per cent since the beginning of the
war. And to describe that, of itself,
as an attempt to destroy the union
is going pretty far.
Evening star., 1946-01-24
Tourist Comp Site

Inclusion in the budget of
recommendation for appropriation
of 100000 for construction of a new
tourist camp in Washington poses a
serious problem regarding selection
of a site for this desirable haven
for visitors. Long prior to World
War II the old camp along the
railroad tracks in East Potomac
Park had become outmoded. It was
neither large enough nor modern
enough to serve adequately the
needs of the Nations Capital. On
January 81, 1941, the Committee for
Coordination of Plans for the
District of Columbia Recreation
System, consisting of Federal and
District park, planning and recrea-
ton officials, approved plans of the
Office of National Capital Parks
to abolish the East Potomac Park
camp and build new one on what
was then the broad, undeveloped
expanse of the Department of Agri-
culture Experimental Farm, just
across the Potomac River. East
Potomac Park was to be reserved
exclusively for recreation of local
residents. Before action toward this
end was taken, however, the neces-
sites of war led to requisition of the
Virginia site for the Pentagon and
Arlington Farm developments and
the whole camp project was held in
allegiance for postwar study.
With revival of the tourist camp
undertaking recently, tentative ap-
proval of the National Park Service
and the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission has been given
to construction of a new camp on
the site of the old one in East Poto-
mac Park. The District Recreation
Board, however, has come out in
vigorous opposition to abandonment
OF the 1941 program for recreational
Evening star., 1946-01-24
Stuqe Door Cunteen

Washington's Stage Door Canteen
passed into history last night. but its
memories will linger on indefinitely
in the minds of thousands of serv-
icemen who passed through its por-
tails, of workers who gave freely of
their time and energy and of stars
of the entertainment world whose
privilege it was to share in this re-
markable wartime norale-promot-
ing enterprise. Organized by the
American Theater Wing, the can
teen provided lively and wholesome
advertisement for countless soldiers,
sailors and marines en- route from
training camps to the fighting
fronts. Many of these men returned
from battle and enjoyed anew the
hospitality which prevailed in the
rejuvenated old Belasco. Many were
never to return from battle, but they
must have carried with them into
combat pleasant recollections of gay
laughter, appetizing refreshments
and sparkling entertainment, which
were the chief ingredients of an eve
ming at the canteen.
All who contributed to the success
of the Stage Door Canteen have the
satisfaction of knowing that they
performed an invaluable war service.
1t is good to know that the Ameri-
can Theater Wing Hospital will
carry on with an expanded program
of entertainment for veterans In
the Army and Navy hospitals. This
is field in which there are wide op-
portunities for future service.
Evening star., 1946-01-24
Telling Our Story Abroad
By Maj. George Fielding Eliot

In recent article I pointed out the
need for better knowledge and under
standing of America throughout the
world, as the sole possible basis for that
confidence between peoples which must
be the cornerstone of world peace. The
task Of producing that better UNDER
standing is obviously in great part a
task for the State Department, which
Is charged with the conduct of our for
eign relations. But it does not seem to
this writer that the State Department,
in discharging this function, should
enter into competition with private news
agencies in the actual distribution of
news programs by short-wave radio
except in areas where the private news
agencies cannot operate. And insofar as
the Government is going to handle news
broadcasts beamed to such areas it is
absolutely essential to maintain the
same standards of complete objectivity
as are so jealousy preserved by the pri-
vate news associations and radio net
works in the handling of news.
Hence this particular task Is not a
proper junction for the State Depart
ment but for an independent Govern
ment agency-perhaps with an advisory
committee drawn from the private news
organizations. I don't mean that the
State Department would deliberately
color the news; mean that it would be
very difficult to convince the foreign
recipients of the news that it was not
colored If it came from the department
which is responsible for American for
eign policy. All this I discussed at
greater length in yesterdays article.
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But there remains very large and
important field in which the Office of
International Information and Cultural
Affairs of the State Department can
and should operate. As far as news Of
America is concerned, 1t can very use
fully supplement the services OF the
commercial agencies and networks. Thus
1t can make Immediately available to
our missions abroad, and through them
to foreign editors and broadcasters, the
complete text Of official documents,
speeches by the President and other
Government officials, statements on
American policy by prominent persons
in various walks of life, of which only
excerpts are carried, as rule, by the
commercial agencies. Radio. features
and educational films dealing with the
American way Of life, American science,
education, arts and agriculture can be
Evening star., 1946-01-24
This Changing World
By Constantine Broun

The difficulties encountered by Gen.
eralissimo Chang Kai-shek, Gen.
George c. Marshall and others who had
hoped to iron out the difficulties be-
tween Chungking and Yenan have not
been given wide publicity. but never
theless, are grave.
Early this month when Gen. Chou
En-lai, the representative of Yenan,
met at Chungking with the generals
simo and President Truman's special
envoy, it looked as II the civil war in
China might end. A cease fire" order
was issued affecting National Govern
ment and Yenan troops. The date for
the cessation of hostilities was fixed,
but in view of the complaints raised
later by the field commanders of both
forces. it appears that the order was
only academic.
The clashes between the government
and Communist forces are spectacular
only In the official reports. AS a mat
ter of fact, according to American OBJ
servers at one Of the greatest battles
fought between these two groups since
VI day, the total number of casual
ties, killed and wounded, was less than
100
The important thing, however, is not
the violence of these skirmishes but the
fact that consolidation of the Ma
tionalists and Communists in China,
which appeared so promising only three
weeks ago, is once more in jeopardy.
According to reports received from
American observers In Chungking and
other areas, the real reason why the
Communist leaders are once more re-
luctant to agree to fusion of elements
in China is to be found in the attitude
of Moscow.
1t is true that Russia is not now ef-
fectively supporting the Communist
military forces. But the Kremlin pol
icy-framers show little desire to evacu-
ate without strings" Northern China
and Manchuria, which they have lib
Grated after the collapse of Japan.
Although the Sino-Russian treaty,
signed after the Potsdam Conference,
clearly provides that China recognize
Russia's interest in the Eastern Man.
churian railways, the Soviet leaders are
now demanding an important share in
the economy of these two rich areas Al
though details about the type of eco
nomic agreements demanded by Mos
cow are not available here, the consen-
sus is that the Soviets wish to impose
on the Chinese an economic treaty SIM
liar to those with the satellite states in
the Balkans and Eastern Europe Under
those treaties all foreign participation
Evening star., 1946-01-24

ally on the continent of Europe. It
will not be enough to have the support
OF the United States and the dominions
of the British commonwealth. France
is their hope, provided a strong France
can emerge from the wreckage of war
But until it can be clearly shown that
France is strong and willing to ally
herself with Britain in an Eastern
European bloc, anxiety will continue.
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1t was a similar anxiety which in
the years after the First World War
permitted If it did not encourage a
resurgence of German strength. In
addition to the fear of Russia there
is anxiety over what the United States
Will do in the years to come. Despite
the fact that Britain has had the
aid OF America in two world wars
and has been on the winning side in
both, there is still a lingering doubt
as to what the attitude of the Amer
lcan people will be in event the British
Empire is threatened In the future. It
is not that the British doubt the friend
illness OF the United States but merely
that America has held aloof in the
past until actually forced into war.
Obviously the hope of world security
lies in the United Nations and Just as
obviously Russia can do more to allay
suspicion and to make the UNO a real
and vital force than any other nation
today.
The suspicion, however, is not all on
the side Of the Western European ma
tions and the United States. The Rus
slams want assurance, too, that their
country is not to be invaded again from
any direction. To them their demands
seem entirely reasonable and if they see
the Western Hemisphere and Western
Europe joining as they have on some
issues against the Soviet Union and her
friends. they, too, wonder if there is to
be grand alliance against them.
Until in large measure this kind of
international politics can be forgotten.
the real value of the UNO will not be
developed. 1t is the kind of meetings
bringing the representatives of the ma
tions together in an effort to settle
differences of opinion about the con-
ference table held in San Francisco and
now in London which will do much to
improve the atmosphere
Evening star., 1946-01-24
10 - THURSDAY, January "a, 1s46
Needing Prompt Action

IL Is 4SturDlng, DuC not SurprlS-
Ing, to hear from General Groves
that leaders and key workers are
quitting the Nations atomic plants
and that the project as whole Is
drifting for want of direction and
control BASED on a clearly defined
policy. Many weeks ago President
Truman and others warned that
this would happen unlessa Congress
took action to meet the situation in
the domestic field. Such action,
however, has not yet been taken,
with the natural result that more
than few scientists and tech
nicians are turning their attention
to private endeavors.
In the best of circumstances, of
course, 1t will not be easy for the
Government to persuade experts on
nuclear- f1ssion to stay with the
project as Federal employees in the
months and years ahead. AS Gen.
eral Groves has explained to the
Special Senate Committee on
Atomic Energy, these men border
on the genius type and they can
not be, kept working toward one
goal all the time without ever TAX
ing their noses off that particular
grindstone. Their minds, in other
words, are much too active to find
satisfaction in being confined to
the narrow range of operation
which the governmental program
may call for, and they will accord
ingly be inclined to return to the
universities or industrial labora-
tories for fundamental research.
AS head of the atomic bomb prof.
ect, General Groves has made clear
that important personal factors like
these will have to be- provided for
in whatever legislation is finally
enacted to cover the field. In his
opinion, along with making sure
that essential equipment and IA
cilities are not neglected, Congress
will have to see to it that the work
is made reasonably attractive to the
exceptional men needed to carry it
out. To this end, for example, he
has suggested that their Govern
ment jobs allow them enough time
to conduct experiments of their own
and that they be supplied with all
the material necessary for such
labors. Similarly, others have sug-
gested that secrecy restrictions be
held to the barest minimum, be-
cause restraints of that character
preventing a free and open ex-
change of ideas-are bound to have
the effect of making Federal en-
ployment distasteful to scientists.
Matters have not yet reached a
point where the atomic project is
actually beginning to fall apart, but
If nothing is done, then the disin-
tegration may become dangerous.
1t is reassuring, therefore, that the
Senate committee on this subject
headed by Senator McMahon-has
begun to concentrate it's main at
tention on legislation calculated to
establish a clear-cut domestic pol
Icy.
Evening star., 1946-01-24
The First Item
From the New York Herald Tribune

1I0HI tIe NeW fUrK Herald Irlbune,
Most probably the eventual trustee
ship OF Palestine Commonweal lth
would be organized by the United
Nations. The world organization, too.
would have to take up the problem of
those displaced Jews who, even under
ideal conditions, could not find a haven
in Palestine. The tragic failure, in the
early days of Hitler's persecution. to
deal forthrightly with the actual and
potential victims of anti-Semitism was
the free worlds unhappy contribution
to the great massacre of a people.
Palestine must be the first item on the
agenda in making what reparation is
possible for that failure-but only ths
f1rst. The problem is bigger than
Palestine, and it can no longer be
eYaded
Evening star., 1946-01-24
A Timely Demonstration

Russia is accusing Britain of re-
dictionary Intervention in Greece's
internal affairs. Left wingerS the
world over are belaboring the Brit
iSh and the British-supported Soph
oulis government for condoning the
persecution of liberal elements in
Greece and for indirectly support
ing the monarchist faction. Greek
Americans, charging that 10000
British troops are strangling Greek
democracy" have picketed the Brit
ish Embassy in Washington. All this
goes forward while news reports tell
of an attempted monarchist insur-
rection in the southern Pelepon-
nesus, resulting in battle in which
government forces, aided by former
fighters of the left-wing ELIAS
group, seem to be well on the way
to dispensing the offenders and re-
storing order.
To say that the British record in
Greece has been above reproach
would be to indulge in exaggeration.
The same is true with regard to the
records of the various Greek service
governments which have struggled
since liberation with the task of
cooling the passions and hatreds en-
gendered by the war and it's after
math of civil strife. But the
Sophoulis government, like it's pred
ecesSors, has insisted that in trying
to establish order and to prepare
the country for elections it has fol-
lowed a neutral political line and
would combat lawlessness in what
ever quarter it might arise-the ter
rorism of the right as well and as
energetically as that of the left.
Now, when the world most needs
it, comes a demonstration that this
contention was not mere rhetoric;
that the government, in fact, meant
what it said. Obviously, the British
must have approved of the action
taken by the Greek government.
The Russian press, surprised by the
development, has had to content it.
self with confused mutterings to
the effect that the monarchists
originally received their arms from
the British. The same point could
be made with equal justice regard
ing the attempted leftist revolution
last winter, quashed by "perfidious
Albion" ELIAS, too, received its
arms from the British. The ground
seems to have been pretty we'll cut,
temporarily at least, from under the
Evening star., 1946-01-24

is excluded from the economy of the
countries involved.
In the meantime, the Chinese are
having difficulty sending their troops
and high officials into Manchuria and
Northern China, which are supposed
to be handed over to the Central Gov
ernment within the next few weeks.
No Chungking official is allowed to
land either in Manchuria or Inner Mon
golia without being cleared by Moscow.
Thus Chinese ofncials catalogued by the
Russian intelligence as sympathetic to or
imbued with western ideologies" have no
chance of reaching their assigned posts.
The Russians do not refuse to issue
the required landing permit. They mere
ly delay the individuals clearance in
definitely.
The sequel is that Chang, before
sending his officials to take over in
areas which are still under temporary
Russian occupation, has to investigate
their sympathies and political views
and appoint only such men as are ac-
ceptable to Moscow.
Off1cially the Chungking government
does not recognize these regulations
imposed by the local authorities in
MdllSllulld oll VI ucIS lIOIIl NOSCOW. but,
in fact, they must be obeyed. Other
wise, no Chungking official has chance
of getting to his post.
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The Russians apply an even more
drastic screening" to all foreigners
including newspapermen - particularly
Americans and British.
According to reports from American
sources, Moscow insists on having con-
troll over the foreigners entering the
areas which have already been placed
under the civil and military jurisdic-
tion of the Central Government
The attitude of Moscow-and pos
sibly some general indications from the
Kremlin-have made the Yenan lead
ers now less willing to live up to their
original promises to do their utmost
for the unification of China. Negotia-
tions are still in progress and officially
are said to be continuing under favor
able atmosphere"
But, In fact, the Communists headed
by Gen. Mao Tse-tung, who has re-
manned in Yenan during the present
conferences, are placing unexpected OBJ
stacles in the way of an early under
standing. They continue to insist on
keeping their own forces in the Com
munist areas, matter on which Chang
is adamant. He has declared that there
can be no political unification so long
as there is private army in China out
side the control of the national army.
Evening star., 1946-01-24

Writing always has been regarded
as being somewhat magical. The
boys who write radio plugs ought to
remember that and go slow ac-
cordingly. 1t is possible to be too
much of a wizard-with results the
contrary of what has been expected
Evening star., 1946-01-24

Some of us are old fashioned
enough to enjoy finding the familiar
faces of the whiskered friends of
our youth, Trade" and Mark" still
among the elaborate and modernis-
tic advertisements featured in the
better magazines.
Evening star., 1946-01-24

If anybody wants to find out how
likable people really are, let him
stand near pet shop and watch
how passersby react to a windowful
of puppy dogs.