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Evening star., 1946-08-28
On the Record
BY Dorothy THOMPSON

Last Friday, speaking before a young
mems society of the Christian Reformed
Church in Grand Rapids, Senator
Arthur H. Vandenberg said, America
wants peace, peace with justice, peace
which preserves human rights and fun
damental freedoms. America is not
interested ip peace without justice i. =
honor, or peace at any price.
America" he continued will not
compromise with any aggressor now or
hereafter. Those who ignore this dedi-
cation to liberty and justice will do so
at their peril. > America will faith
fully Cooperate = to preserve honor
able peace through moral conduct =
In response to the organized conscience
OF humankind. No nation with clean
hands will ever need fear America"
We must beg to differ with Senator
Vandenberg, however much we may ap-
plaud his sentiments. America can make
no such claims. America, as officially
represented, has been interested in
peace without justice, peace without
honor, and peace at any price," pro-
yided some oae else pays for it.
America has not shown herself dedi-
Gated to liberty, justice and moral
conduct" As for "appeasing aggressors, !"
America has not even defined aggres-
sion, and has staked its hopes on an
international debating society called the
United Nations, which is both lawless
and toothless. America has progressively
abandoned all its original decent war
aims until hardly a figment of them
remains, and her responsible Statesmen"
have justified that abandonment.
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Today the mills of the gods are grind
ing, and the results are not arbitrary.
What we sow we reap, which is not
merely pious platitude. We have sown
to the wind and we are reaping the
whirlWind. Our civilization and secu-
rity are in grave danger, so our leaders
are resuscitating the ideals which most
OF them helped to murder. Now the
greatest danger is the disillusionment
OF the American people, who can hardly
be expected to rally to the banner of
principles that were defaulted at a
time when 1t would have been infinitely
easier to defend them than it is now.
Crimes have been done and it is time
to repent Of them The self-righteous
attitude that we had no part in these
crimes Is untrue. Error can be for
given, but to pretend that while COM
Evening star., 1946-08-28
SIontwise the Golden Beom

Grape leaues are quick to rustic, ,puitino
not
For summers crimson time OF exodus.
Sun, falling on dark clusters spicey hot
Across the drbor, lies there nebuIous
And siant,otse tn a beam of amber
gdnze,
And, noting hoto the pine becomes aloot
As one NTH folded hands, / also rause
And look to calling geese for further
proof.
Made operconscious that no hour ,DilI
fUdit
For Leaf nor ,oing nor folk, the goose
and T.
Who loUe this beauty In Its fun estate
Regard the changefulness NTH sharp
ened eye:
The pine Is sacrificed. ioretcarning man
To look ,oide-eyed on beauty tohiIe hs
cnni SARAH M. HOWARD.
Evening star., 1946-08-28

from the New YORK Herald Tribune
Amid all the complexities of the
political situation in India, at least one
TACT Is clear: The British are wholly
sincere in their offer to grant inde-
pendence. The feuds among the Indians
have given the British every opportunity
to play one side off against another
and to try to retain possession of the
vast resources Of the Indian peninsula.
Instead of doing so they have used
various devices, all of them reasonable
ana all OF them based on political
realities, to offer freedom to India.
In difficult and perplexing situation
the British have made sane and rea-
sonable offer. II it is rejected the failure
OF the Indians to achieve immediate
self-government must be blamed on
them and not on British imperialism.
The current British policy in India is
about as far from imperialistic as any
policy could be-
Evening star., 1946-08-28
Diplomatic Manners
From the Manchester Guardian.

From the Manchester Guardian.
The old idea of the diplomatist as a
suave, impassive gentleman whose
manners were perfect, even If his morals
were dubious, has received some rude
shocks during recent years. Today
angry words are spoken and tables
thumped, while Statesmen do not try to
conceal their annoyance from each
other. Partly this change Is due to the
social revolution which has taken place
in nearly every country since 1914 Min
listers and diplomats are no longer
chosen exclusively from marrow class
trained to conceal their real thoughts
behind mask Of rigid politeness. Partly
1t is due to the development Of open
diplomacy, and to that extent 1t Is all
to the good. But the change Is not
wholly good. Indeed, more than one
international conference since the war
ended might have been more successful
II the delegates had paid more attention
to their manners. ~
Evening star., 1946-08-28
The Hunting Is Good

There has been so much talk in
this country about a shortage of
manageable males that not few
members of the husband seeking
lovelier sex have tended to speak
tearfully of their lot, objecting par
ticularly and almost wrathfully to
the idea of being left In the lurch
by GIs returning with foreign brides.
Like ever so many other things,
however - like, for instance, the
once widespread impression that
America had no more room for eco
nomic eXpanSion-the scarcity of
eligible men is, in fact, myth. Ac-
tually, there are more than enough
OF them to go around, and some of
them are not half bad looking, while
the overwhelming majority, despite
their shortcomings, have the virtue
OF being pretty nice fellows with
sense enough to make a decent liv-
ing and to recognize the real better
half when and if they get married.
Statistically speaking, according to
DR.. Hope T. Eldridge of the Census
Bureau, there are at least 100000
of them between the ages of twenty
and thirty, and that is quite suffi-
cient to meet the demand. Despite
cries to the contrary, the female of
the species has nothing to complain
about on this score. Her quarry
abounds in all parts of the land.
She has only to keep patiently in
pursuit of it. The hunting is good.
There is no reason for tears. Faint
heart ne'er won a fair breadwinner.
Evening star., 1946-08-28
Public Welfare Study

The Board of Public Welfare has
been in so much hot water that
there has been considerable interest
in the study of its operations un-
, dertaken under the general spon-
sorShip of the Council of Social
Agencies.
But the results of this study, Just
made public, are disappointing. The
report is long and heavy reading,
though the subject with which it
treats is by no means dull. Some
OF the recommendations impress the
reader as more naive than practical.
Its approach to the whole problem
is that of the professional social
worker. In itself, this is not fault
to be criticized. But if the report is
to be OF value in community where
the outgo for public welfare requires
such careful weighing of available
income more balanced picture of
things as they might be is needed.
There is considerable body
OF local opinion supporting a
more independent Board of Pub
lie Welfare, freed of some of the
sources of friction arising through
an illogical division of authority
between the board and the Com
missioners. 1t is a reasonable con-
tention that Board of Public Wei
fare should be able to function as
efficiently as the Board of Educa-
tion. But it is unlikely that the
degree of autonomy for the Board
of Public Welfare recommended in
this report will find much support
either from the Commissioners or
from the public. For it would
clothe the Board of Public Welfare,
In field which is already one of
the most costly of all municipal
functions, with more independence
and power than any other agency
In the local government.
The question is what to do with
such report in order to profit
from the investment of money
which went into its array of factual
material. One thing that might be
done is for the sponsoring commit
tee of citizens, headed by Bishop
Dun as chairman, to meet with
Commissioner Mason and represent
atives Of the Board of Public Wei
fare to explore the possibilities of
agreement on legislative program
to be presented to Congress next
year.
The report contains suggestions
which should be helpful in COM
promising some of the differences
between the Commissioners and the
Board of Public Welfare. 1t also
outlines improvements in the func-
tioning of the board, in its policy
of public relations and publicity, for
example, which would be of distinct
benefit. If it is possible to reach
agreement between Bishop Dun's
committee, the Board of Public We'll
fare and the Commissioners on leg
tslation amending the present law
and giving the board more leeway
In its functioning and more spe-
ciflc assignment of responsibility,
Congress probably would be favor
able to the changes. Continued in
ability to reach agreement will mean
abandonment of the present system
and substitution of local Depart
ment of Public Welfare under the
Commissioners.
1t would be better in the long run
If serious attempt is first made
to reach agreement on appropriate
amendment of existing law, preserv-
ing the Board of Public Welfare.
The Council of Social Agencies re-
port paves the way, at least, for an
attennDt in that direetiop
Evening star., 1946-08-28

lem when chores have to be done
night and morning and field work
done during the middle of the day.
Yet the problem must be solved.
The long hours as well as lower pay
is major reason why many able
and ambitious young people have
left the farm. Perhaps the increas-
ing mechanization of agriculture
and the extension of the power lines
will bring more free time to the
Nations food producers.
Evening star., 1946-08-28
Letters to The Star
Advocates the Stricter Regulation
Of Bus Drivers
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
While we are in mood to examine
the causes of the high traffic accident
rate IN Washington and environs, we
should examine one factor which has
been overlooked, believe, in the many
letters and editorials which have been
published in The Star
refer to the manner in which the
buses are driven through the Washing
ton streets. 1t is not an unusual sight
to see the drivers of these mammoth
vehicles handling them through heavy
traffic as though they were driving sport
coupes, passing each other at street
intersections, racing with each other for
favorable positions at traffic lights, pull
ing out into moving traffic without
signal or consideration of other vehicles
rights, and conducting themselves in a
manner which would earn a private
driver traffic ticket. I invite you to
spend few hours, driving on Sixteenth
street or any other street which handles
heavy bus. traffic, for practical de-
monstration Of these abuses.
case in point is the bus which
plunged through the rail of the Me-
mortal Bridge. While I have no wish
to pin the responsibility for this tragedy
upon the driver of the bus, l should
like to point out that If the bus had
been in the extreme right traffic lane,
where it belonged, instead of out in the
middle of the road, trying to pass other
vehicles, it would have been impossible
for the wheel to have climbed the curb
as it did. That curb is plenty high to
restrain any vehicle travelling in the
extreme right-hand lane; but it could
hardly be expected to stop heavy bus
which struck it from an interior lane
of the bridge.
Permit me to suggest to the new traf-
fic authorities that some supervision
over the operation and the operators
of the high-speed behemoths of our
streets might yield some excellent re-
suits. 1 suggest slowing down the
schedules so the operators do not have
to take chances in order to be on time,
making and enforcing "keep in line"
edict, and hanging few tickets on the
violators who consider Washington
streets their own private speedway.
GERALD c. WARD.
Evening star., 1946-08-28
This and That
By Charles z. Trdceuell.

One of the most dulcet of all sounds
is that of feminine voice calling
kitty -kitty-k kitty -kitty-kitty," etc.
Endlessly it rolls, but despite its per-
suasiveness cannot be guaranteed To
bring the wanderer home.
No matter, there is a sweet something
in it which justifles any home in having
cat, if for no other reason than to
hear this sound.
kitty kitty kitty kitty -kitty-kitty -"
On and on it goes, without prefix or
suff1x.
Dog calling demands some preliminary
words, such as here"
Here Looie, here Looie," sometimes
comes in the rolling class, but usually
two repetitions will suffice
Louie, or Looie, as it sounds, is always
ready to bound from his hiding place
in the ivy.
1t Is not so with the household cat
That scoundrel mostly hears we'll
enough, but he refuses to come, even
when he is pining to.
1t is the cat nature.
There Is a stubborn streak in those
beasts. They are old-time American
Whatever you want them to do, they
don't want to do it. They hate COM
mands
They have taken their motto. evil
IDENTIFY, the saying of the little girl, who,
being ordered to do something by an
older sister, replied:
I don't wanna do it, and don't have
TO do it, and I amt gonna do it,
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Calling kitty, like the wood thrush's
song, sounds best at eventide.
There is something about the high
pitched feminine voice, but not too high
placed, which goes well with evening.
The call for Rover, or Fido, or Bozo.
or even Looie, is seldom sweet.
Often it is harsh, always prefixed
with Here"
Here Looie, here Looie," etc.
But Kitty rolls on, just by itself, the
universal call at least in English speak
ing countries. One may wonder, who is
not linguistically inclined, whether in
Germany, and France, and Persia, or
whatever 1t is called today, how they
call the cats.
Maybe they roll out "kitty-kitty- kitty
-kitty-kitty," too, but perhaps again
they have their own diminutive which
rolls as well or better for them.
Over in Thailand, which once was
better called Siam, they have the mar
vellous Siamense breed Of cats, those
selfish fellows who love one person alone.
Out our way there once was beauti-
ful Siamese which frightened the trash
man.
Deed, man," he said, IT am afraid
OF that varmint."
Surely, II one had never seen Siamese
cat, the creature might well pass as a
yarmint
1t Is none too we'll known in America
that the Siamese have beautiful music,
A few recorded specimens are enough
to prove this.
Cats brought up in such liquid at
mosphere should be called In dulcet
tones, as no doubt they are.
Cat calling is best confined to women,
and the young ones do the best Job.
That strange age, IA or thereabouts, is
one Of the best for calling the cat.
Soprano tones only are allowed. A
man calling cat may sound silly, but
no woman ever lost face by trying to
induce the family pet. to come home to
roost.
Kitty" is the universal name, known
to all cats, no matter what the given
he was took in"-to Thumper, named
after the famous rabbit.
Indeed, many cats answer only to
kitty" which is not strange, seeing
how long 1t has been used, and how 1t
has trilled over the night air from mil
lions OF throats over the ages.
Evening star., 1946-08-28

Those camera fellows who couldn't
outwalk the President may have
been familiar with Mr.. Dooley's
explanation of how Napoleon Bona
parte gained the reputation of being
"a champeen chess player" The
Emperor, he believed, was "on'y good
because anybody that bate him
might as well 60 down and be meas
ured f'r his ball an chain"
Evening star., 1946-08-28

While some of the current domes-
tic strife may be attributed to too
many organizations and blocs, the
real trouble lies in too many organ
izers and too many blockheads.
Evening star., 1946-08-28

The OPA promises an "all out"
war against black markets. House.
wives would prefer that legitimate
butchers be kept from being all out
of meat
Evening star., 1946-08-28

With the Treasury in the red,
everything held up by red tape, Red
domination of the Peace Conference
and Red propaganda spreading
strife, no wonder people are seeing
red.
Evening star., 1946-08-28

An American firm is building a
radio station for the Turks. Some
Of the current programs must be
tryouts for that station.
Evening star., 1946-08-28

Russia seems to be faced with the
problem of getting American capital
and at the same time undermining
the system that creates 1t.
Evening star., 1946-08-28
British Sincerity in Indio

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ST. Paul Women
Receive Awards
For Wur Service

Ten st. Paul women were the
recipients this week of citations
for excellent war service awarded
to them by Secretary Of the Treas
ury Fred V. Vinson. They served
from 1912 in all war drives, scrap
metal and paper collections, sur
VeyinR. house to- house canvassing,
war bond drives in ward ~, pre-
cinct |, in which they worked under
the direction Of Ardelia Allen.
Receiving the awards were: the
Mesdames Bette Lewis, 666 W.
Central Ave; Hazel Allen, 948lg
st, Anthony Ave; Cora Moore. 662
West Central Ave; T. J. Jackson,
67S St. Anthony Ave; Clara Allen,
6b4 St. Anthony Ave: Fife Lar
kins, 734 st. Anthony Ave; Eva
Taylor. 1856 St. Anthony Ave;
Margaret Davis, 6G6 Rondo Ave. !;
Ardelia Allen, $50 West Central
Ave, and Miss Willie Brown. 1872
West Central Ave.
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mcnt that's bought and sold
each day, for when you think the
thrill IL there. It's usually far away
One friendly w0rd-half whispered,
half unheard we have then what
we call puppy love that exists
between wolf and dove" by Me.
That's him. jim. Saturday, Leach
gave IA really fine get-together The
crowd was right and SO was the
weather. Punch was served with
cookies sweet, the party az a whole
was really neat. Paul Ray in
formed me that the st. Paul band
will be knocking out some mad
riffs at IA dance su0n--w watch for
the date. Dance Sunday, and style
show, plus that mad Navy Band
was just too mad. mop! Some Of
the girls styling were Evelyn Mil
Ter Ciine hneD; Lode Majors (short
hut 5000 hncD; Mrs. Cecil Taylor
lucky CeciD, and that fine Mar.
garot Allen Mopl Mop once
more! When she walked across
the stage. everyone and his sis
ter hollcred, That's my baby"
led by Albert. Leon, Bobby, Clyde.
Charlie. Clentell, and Norland.
Some Of the fair. fine and feminine
hens were cute Bonnie Jones. Joyce
Clayton (shape. mop. jennie
Clayton (hnc, hnel: Margaret
StCwert ton, hrotherD. and many
more. The quiz Of the week asked
JMC what her story Is, and she
replied: IN. c." (no cummenn.
Did FIR get on some time in St
Paul with r.. L., or am | wrong
win {. 4. ever look like NJ. A.?
Hope 81. Is L. {. just plain mean.
or is It an act7 think she lust
prctends to be mad. because she
can be nice
Which one of the Shaw twins
does e. 7, like Last hut not
least. Ito you leap up. when you
creep upH Well, what's the an
swcr, or do you Jim when you jam
Solid great Tomancer And do you
scream when you dream? Mop,
That's the answer Or do you
woogie when you hoogie' Great
deaf dancer
Here is u tip for you boys, He
that would the daughter win, must
first with the mother begin" John
Jay, Now Tor you girls Keep
your eyes wide open before mar
riagc: half closed aftcrward." |
hope you girls take that statement
to heart
So long. Cats,
Don Cthcl Duke
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Tank Outfit Officer
Visits Minneapolis
On Terminal Leave

Lieut.. Thomas II. Shaw, Jr., of
Durham, n. C.. who saw action with
the 6l4th tank destroyer battalion
Of the l03rd infantry division, is
visiting in Minneapolis this week
to spend part Of his terminal leave.
Lieut.. Thomas, who spent l8
months overseas, nine Of which was
in combat service in northwestern
France, the Rhineland and Central
Europe, will be separated from the
service about June 7, AS a mem
Der Of the United States Reserve
Officers Training Corps.
While in Minneapolis. he will visit
his fancee. Miss Dorothea Will
liams, who is attending the Uni
versity Of Minnesota. Lieut.. Shaw
is the house guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Brown. 1854 Third Ave. S.
Shaw is graduate Of West Vir-
ginia State College, and member
Of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
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strong opponent for Jackie's first
night In nearly three months.
But let Jackie get by Pedro and
his hands remain in good shape.
and you'll see some high class on
position before June rolls around
One Of the Moo Yawk papers
says IN an interview with Max
Baer. the reformed ex-heavyweight
king, that Baer predicted Joe Louis
Will knock out Billy Conn within
~ rounds. Baer continues that
Ciene Tunney would have given
Louis his hardest fight. eds note
Mr., Bher is an actor, and not al
ways responsible for what he saws,
1t pains me at times to see 40
much wasted space in the daiIies
about Tommy O'Loughlin and his
heavyweight threat, Elmer Raw.
Perhaps you've often wondered
why Ray can't, or doesn't fight in
Minneapolis, or, only shows in St
faui where he draws flies, com
paratiVely speaking, Of course.
OLouRhlin, who used to promote
nights in town until few years
ago lost the franchise to Tony
Stecher. For some reason ar
other, neither one wished the other
luck in parting. They haven't seen
each other for more than wear
O'LoughIin would like to crash
back into the local picture. and
at this time with his fighter Elmer
Ray Stecher says that as long
as he's the promoter. none Of o.
Loughlin's fighters will fight for
MIN So there you go.
This isn't fight item. but nv
friend out IN California, who does
a gossip column, helps us with this
paragraph:
Kenny Washington, the great
Negro football star from UCLA,
has been signed by the Los Angeles
Rams (the major league champs
Tor 40 And there goes the
color line out Of the window in
nr" football on the west coast.
Washington is one of the best long
passcrs in football and should be
riot out there.
THE CHATTER BOXER:
Mike Jacobs. they will tell Inns
an income Of 5000, 200 for his week -
~ fight hroadCastS. Jackie
Graves will start working out nj
Potts. Monday. CongratuIR.
tons; Del Flanagan. Next
years Golden Glovers ought 10 be
the best In history. with such stars
as Donnelly, Lacy, Grant, and
Flanagan. They tell me that
Make Roscnhloom and Make Raer
are doing n comedy act at a New
York night club ed. note again
What kind Of an net did Won
expect them to doD Before every
show they box two rounds 10 see
who's gonna be the straight mani
o.. Has Wally Holm called il ouits >
| can't agree with President
Truman on his selection Of Herbert
Hoover. To see that this nation
eats less. Yep. he's got the
right man for the job. He's had
Tour wears experience. Or have
you forgotten already?
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Mrs. james Burrell
To Attend WCTU
National Session

EN ANSTON, TT. - Mrs. James
II Burrell, 3545 Fourth Ave. s. is
scheduled to represent Minnesota
in "A postwar organization and pro
cedurcs conference Of national and
state Women's Christian Temper
ance Union officers which will open
here Wednesday.
The conference is the third an
nual session Of the group, and will
last through April rs. with state
and national officers from all parts
of the country attending
Juvenile delinquency, post war
mobilization Of the temperance
movement, child welfare. and other
social welfare problems will he in
cluded on the agenda.