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Evening star., 1946-07-11

litically They had the most obvious
anti-Nazi records.
There has since been some house
cleanings in the information control
Setup which is now under military
government.
The problems of this re-education are
staggering. The German people were
cut off from the rest of the world for
IL years. They know nothing about
what has happened except the propa
ganda Hitler and Goebbels fed them
So the new German press, like the
democratic election machinery, is oper-
atlng in vacuum. You can't re-edu-
cate people without facts and ideas. It's
going to take the German people a long
time to catch up with both.
We've set out to 1D convince them
they suffered a total military defeat and
have only themselves to blame; % pre-
vent all Nazi and militarist propagan-
da and activity, and ~ help rebuild po-
litical life here on a democratic basis.
Actually. said one German editor, this
order to be silent on certain subjects
Facilitates undercover agitation by
Nazis. How can our people be taught
That free press is so essential to de-
mocracy when We can't report such
Things as how the great migration from
the East is spreading hate?
Only case of violation of the press
bans was Bavarian paper which re-
ported terrible conditions on a refugee
train from Czechoslovakia
The readers and even editors don't
quite savvy one major American press
reform. We insist they separate news
from editorial comment. They are still
too used to the European custom of edi-
torializing tslanting) the news to un-
derstand, but polls indicate we are max
ing headway.
Gen. Mcclure also is insisting the
newspapers not be subsidized or con-
trolled in any form-not by the gov
ernment, political parties, industry or
church.
The ban on party newspapers. which
are permitted in the British and Rus
sian zones. may be a setback to the re-
Vival of vigorous democratic political
life in Germany.
The collapse of communication in
Germany Is appalling.
There is almost no way for the new
party leaders to reach people without
party organs.
Evening star., 1946-07-11
The Political Mill
Br Gould Lincoln

Harold f. StaSsen emerges from the
Minnesota primary elections, in which
his candidates for Governor and Sena-
tor were elected by big votes, in good
case TO carry on his campaign for
Republican presidential nomination in
1948. Had the elections gone against
his candidates, Mr.. Stassen would in
all probability have been as dead po
litically as was Wendell L. Willkie In
1914 after the Wisconsin primary. A
candidate who does not have the sup
port of his party in his own State has
a milestone hung around his neck
Mr. Stassen. however, has no easy
road ahead of him in his quest for pre-
ferment He is engaged, as was Mr
Willkie, in endeaVoring to lead the Re-
publican party toward a progressive po
Sition on domestic issues, as well as
toward an all-out position in support
of international cola ooration for peace
The party is already pretty well COM
mitted on the international collabora
ton issue His chief difficulty lies in
the domestic field.
Conservative Republicans, who re-
joiced when Senator Butler of Nebraska
himself a conservative Of conserva-
L1FtS-"Ou fDOHJtl ago
over Gov Griswold, who had Stassen
support, take no JOY in the Stassen vic
tory in Minnesota. They would have
been delighted to see Mr.. Stassen elmi
mated from the presidential race.
The StaSsen prestige stood highest a
year ago, after the former Minnesota
Governor and captain in the Navy had
distinguished himself as United States
delegate to the United Nations Confer
ence in San Francisco which wrote the
United Nations Charter His record
there had been impressive-so much so
that even Democratic members of the
conference declared he would make an
excellent President Now for another
two years Mr. StaSsen must continue
to impress himself upon the electorate
particularly the Republican part of it
as leader of ability. Holding no
public office, this is tough assignment
for any man.
Furthermore, Mr.. StaSsen will have
plenty of competition when it comes to
the actual race for the presidential
nomination Gov Dewey of New York,
if he be reelected next November. as he
may well be. will be knocking at the
door. notwithstanding the reluctance of
the COP to renominate a defeated
candidate for President. Senator Taft
of Ohio and the prospective Senator
Evening star., 1946-07-11
Letters to The Star
Appreciation of Mrs. Jordan
From PTA Congress

To the Editor of The Star:
The passing of Mrs Ethel Blair Jor-
dan was shock and great loss to the
D. C. Congress of Parents and Teachers.
Mrs. Jordan served many years as
a member of the Board of Managers
and four years as vice president in
charge of health. During this time she
promoted many beneficial health pro-
grams in behalf of our children. The
dental health program, now under the
District Health Department and the
extension of the PTA summer round
up programs. The summer roundup
work is an educational health program
promoted by the Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation every May 1t is designed to
impress upon parents the need of pre-
school physical examinations and
yearly examinations thereafter She
was Instrumental in having the health
charts printed, which have been used
and are still being used in the class
rooms by the teachers.
Mrs Jordan was an inspiration to
any one who worked with her, and al
though her health did not permit her
to work actively in the PTA work in
the past few years, she was always
willing to give a helping hand.
For number of years she was an
assistant in the editorial staff of the
Junior Red Cross Magazine and con-
tributed greatly to that, as we'll as being
the author of many articles and stories
published in other magazines
MRS. S. J. HOGAN,
Publicity Chairman, d. C. Congress OF
Parents and Teachers.
Evening star., 1946-07-11
The German Mind
By Lee Hills

BERLIN, July 1.-THE battle to win
the mind of the German people for
democracy may be the hardest and
longest that Americans are up against
in this beaten nation.
The Germans are going through some
of the motions of democracy. They are
submissive They are in the habit of
doing what the man in charge says
to do
We have set up the machinery. in
Guiding free elections and a free press
well, almost free. In the areas of
Frankfurt, Berlin and Munich I've been
looking into the American drive to es-
tablish a free German press, for this
is the core of our effort to bring de-
mocracy to Central Europe.
Brig. Gen. Robert A. Mcclure. infor-
nation control chief for the American
zone, says his program is based on the
idea that "the cornerstone of democracy
is freedom of speech and a free press"
I've talked with him and his men and
with many German editors.
The results so far are not impressive
except for the amount of activity.
We have licensed 35 German news
papers in the United States zone. Most
are six-page papers. published twice
weekly, with one daily in Berlin. BY
joint policy in the United States, French
and British zones, the 100000 circula-
ton of these IS papers amounts to one
copy for out every five persons.
There also is United States official
zonal newspaper printed in German.
Die Jeue Zeitung, with 100000 circu-
lation.
A few of these are good. Most are
weak, sterile, poorly written and badly
edited. They fall far short of satisfying
an intellectual hunger, which is almost
as acute in Germany as physical hunger
There are few competent German
newspapermen to do the work. Any one
with the Nazi taint is barred from the
profession. The licensed editors are
mostly former political refugees and
concentration camp victims. This means
they are unframed or rusty from II
years Of inactivity.
And because we rushed to start the
newspapers without any thorough
search for real talent, there tends to
be Communist coloring to many in the
favored group.
These were the easiest TO clear po-
Evening star., 1946-07-11
lnteqrity of the Bur

1t Is difficult to follow the reason
ing, if any, behind the action of the
National Lawyers Guild in criticiz-
ing Attorney General Tom Clark for
denouncing communistic or fascist
"revolutionaries" who seek to insin-
uate themselves into the legal pro-
feSsion for the purpose of undermin-
ing the law and. in the end. the
democratic system OF government. A
resolution adopted by the Guild at
its Cleveland convention described
as an insult to the legal profession"
the Attorney Generals recent warn
ing before the Chicago Bar Associa-
ton that lawyers should be on the
alert against those who would mis-
use the profession for promotion of
anti American ideologies.
How can it reasonably be said that
Mr.. Clark insulted the legal profess
sion when he asserted: Il do not
think there is any one more subject
to censure in our profession than
the revolutionary who enters our
ranks, takes the solemn oath of our
calling and then uses every device
in the legal category to further the
interests of those who would destroy
our Government by force, if neces-
sary"? Or when he added that he
believed that bar association should
take "those too brilliant brothers of
ours to the woodshed for a definite
and well-deserved admonition"?
The Attorney Generals remarks
were made in the course of an ad-
dress on the necessity for guarding
jealousy the civil liberties of all
citizens. These liberties, he pointed
out, are sometimes endangered by
some of those who give loudest lip
service to them, but who would use
them as smoke screen for Subver-
sive practices and revolutionary doc
trineS designed to "shackle democ-
racy by indirection." He correctly
feels that lawyers have an impor-
tant and responsible part in protect
ing the whole of our people against
the encroachments Of those who
would delude and Subjugate them"
And he recalled that relationships
have thrived on distorted laws and
mock justice. Surely the legal pro-
fession has no grounds for taking
umbrage at the suggestion of one
Of it's outstanding members that
bar associations keep their member
ship free of corrupting influences.
Evening star., 1946-07-11
Sees OPA as Iniquity'

10 me Eoltor or Inc star:
The voice OF the people is not always
the voice of God. When the people
cried, Cruelty Him" that certainly
was not the voice of God Majorities
more often are wrong than right. Ac-
cording to a recent poll 10 per cent of
the American people want price and
rent control to be continued. This TO
per cent vote for the OPA is largely
the result of governmental propaganda
which tells the people what TO think and
what to do and at a cost to the people
of over million dollars a day.
Another factor for OPA favor has been
that of college professors. Every one
of the many divisions of OPA price
regulation has been headed by a college
professor. presumably Of economics"
Then, the radio talks by Mr.. Bowles
and Mr.. Truman intended to frighten
the American people into supporting the
OPA as a preventative of imitation must
be taken into account The natural law
of supply and demand evidently ordained
for this purpose by the Creator has
worked fairly well from 1892 up to the
time of the OPA experiment
Now that OPA is dead it would be an
economic crime to revive it. 1t should
no more be compromised with than
should any other iniquity.
HENRY WARE ALLEN.
Wichita, Kans.
Evening star., 1946-07-11

Some Of the Investigators, he told
reporter, were wined and dined
and some yielded" Whenever caught.
he added, the miscreants were fired.
This seems to be a curious and
dangerous laissez faire way of elimi-
mating unfit employees, including in
vestigators. Congress would not and
does not tolerate such haphazard
methods in the executive depart
ments. Every civil service applicant
is flngerprinted and reported on by
the F'BI and in the case of appli-
cants for positions of special trust
more thorough investigation is
made. Why congressional commit
tees should do less is beyond COM
prehenSion.
Evening star., 1946-07-11
Sidney HiIImun

Most Americans probably will find
1t difficult to arrive at satisfactory
appraisal of the career of Sidney
Hillman. This need not embarrass
them, for it is a difficulty that is
shared by those in high places.
To take but one example, when
President Truman was chairman of
the Senate's Defense Investigating
Committee he was severely critical
OF a decision Mr. Hillman had made
as co-director of the Office of Pro-
duction Management. Il can't con-
demn Mr.. Hillman's position too
strongly" the then Senator Truman
said. IF he can't or won't protect
the interests of the United States,
I am in favor of replacing him with
some one who can and will" But
when Mr.. Hillman's death was an
nounced the President paid warm
tribute to him as "one of democracy'S
most effective and devoted exponents
"a distinguished labor leader, a
great humanitarian and an out
standing statesman in the field of
labor management relations" On
both occasions Mr.. Truman was
talking about the same Mr.. Hillman,
and it was not that the latter had
changed but rather that Mr.. Tru-
man had come to know him better
AS matter of fact, in a sense,
there were two Mr.. Hillmans. One
was Mr.. Hillman the labor leader,
the man who built the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers from member
ship of 10000 to 100000 1t was
under his direction that this union
acquired it's outstanding reputation
for living up to it's contracts, and it
was under Mr. Hillman that the
union developed its own bank, hous-
ing developments, unemployment
insurance system, and, not infre-
quently, extended financial aid to
distressed employers.
The other figure was Mr.. Hillman
the labor politician, and it was in
this role that he became one of the
most controversial figures of his
time. Often he was called a Com
munist, which most certainly he
was not. Through the activities of
the Political Action Committee, Mr..
Hillman was associated with Com
munists and he used them to further
his ends. But it should not be for
gotten that, in the spring of 1941,
when the Communist party line was
to denounce Britain and its "im-
perialistic war" against Germany,
Mr.. Hillman was publicly proclaim
ing that "the Battle of Britain is
our battle" and was urging the
extension of every possible assist
snce by this country For doing this
he was Savagely denounced by the
Communist Daily Worker, and that
alone should be sufficient answer to
the charge that Mr.. Hillman was a
Communist.
Even if not a Communist, how
ever, he was, to some, a sinister
figure in American politics. To
others, he was a real champion of
the people snd spokesman for the
best hope of the future. Actually,
1t is hard to measure his true stature
as labor politician. In 1914, while
losing his fight for Henry Wallace
Evening star., 1946-07-11
This and That
Bu Charles E. Trdce1DeN.

When the folks went away for their
vacation, they didn't know what to do
with the pet rabbit.
This animal was an Easter present.
1t had grown amazingly. and was well
liked. 1t presented problem.
Would a neighbor take 1t for the
duration?
Or should it be turned loose in Rock
Creek Park?
There was a great discussion. 1t was
an imposition on the neighbor. per-
haps. Maybe no one wanted to bother
with it.
After all, some one else's ra bbit etc.
Let it go in the park. Hail and fare
WE'LL Well, what do you think of that
idea?
Some said it would not be able to
live Others could see no reason for
failure.
One declared the bunny would find
nothing to eat. Others believed it would
not show a normal rabbit response to
danger, and would fall prey to dogs.
Others said no dogs were allowed In
the park
One declared it would be safer turned
loose in the Zoo.
DO you know they are glad to get
ra bbits there?" was asked.
Then that would be the solution
But do you know what they do with
the rabbits after you give them to
them?"
No one did.
They feed them to the snakes"
Horrors
Snakes eat only live food, of course" :"
Terrible creatures. snakes. Maybe you
have seen rabbit huddled in one cor
ner of the snake cage.
You thought it was there to keep the
big snake company. Ha! Ha! Ha!
How can you be so cruel? We GER
tainly will not leave it there"
Then how about the neighbors. One
always comes back to the neighbors
That is good. Neighbors have good
points In the old days, now gone be-
yond recall, most neighbors were good.
There was none of this thing of pay
| ing no attention to ones neighbors in
the Golden Age, which was truly golden
| for those who made it so for them
| selves.
You had to be good to your neighbor
| in time of need, if you wanted him to be
| good to you.
| There were few hospitals, and no way
to get patients to hospitals, If there had
| BEEN
| People sat up with their neighbors,
because when something happened to
them, they wanted some one to sit up
with them.
1t was the Golden Age, in more ways
than one.
All that is left of it. perhaps, is the
ability to turn a pet over to a neighbor
| when you go on vacation.
Well, that is better than nothing.
Maybe in the days to come people will
grow more neighborly, under the shadow
| of the atomic bomb.
Before all hell is let loose, let us try
| to be neighborly, one with another.
Before the bomb is released, before
the golden glow of heat shrivels us all
up, let us turn to those who surround us.
if for no more than the care of the pet
rabbit.
A pet rabbit differs from the wild
specimens in many ways, particularly in
food habits and reaction to danger.
The pet rabbit will eat alfalfa pei
lets, which the wild ones usually turn
up their noses at. Put out some in the
winter and watch the wild fellows turn
them down
Pet rabbits are used to man and his
other pets. They have not learned to
fear us, praise be. They will come up
to the wire of their cages and touch
/ noses with the family dog or cat.
Evening star., 1946-07-11
Hornet Paper Hanger

To tamarack, to mulberry.
Then to the 10illotpy reed
The spark OF golden lining fire
EDer NTH comet speed,
And NTH song goes here and thers
Asking of leaf and stem share.
She papers every a0aH;: she hangs
The paper on the root
The gray, bond parchment, Water-
marked,
Is trail, but meatherpoof =.
1t challenges. though hornet planned.
The human mind, the human hand.
ROSE MYRA PHILLIPs,
Evening star., 1946-07-11
Thanks From Dodecanese Group

Thanks From Dodecanese Group
To the Editor of The Star:
Please accept our warmeSt thanks for
your editorial of June % on the award
OF the Dodecanese Islands to Greece. a
settlement, which, as you so aptly put
it, "accords with justice and equity"
AT this moment of rejoicing over the
announcement of the decision that will
put an end TO the martydom of the pre-
dominantly Greek population of the
islands, we gratefully bear in mind the
sincere interest shown in our cause and
the wholehearted support given TO it
by your esteemed paper, a new indica-
tion of which was provided by your
aforementioned editorial
There is no doubt that the pleas voiced
by newspapers and other influential ex-
ponents of public opinion in this country
for the union of the Dodecanese with
Greece have led to the proposal made
by the Secretary of State, James F.
Bvrnes, and unanimously approved by
the Council of Foreign Ministers, thus
greatly contributing to the equitable
solution Of this long g-outStanding matter.
DR.. N. G. MAVRIS.
President, Dodecanesian National
Council
Evening star., 1946-07-11
Play Objected To

To the Editor of The Star
Truly The Voice of the Turtle" is
heard throughout the land. Where is
the voice of the church that it is not
raised against this play? 1t is described
as "a romantic comedy" Sexual orgy
would be more appropriate descrip-
ton.
The Fedora tion of Churches might
act as a Hays Office" in this respect.
A MOTHER.
Evening star., 1946-07-11
Toke Heart, Attieesio!
I'm the St. Louis Post-Dispatch

From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch
The naval cadets at Edinburgh Uni
versity have described England as
"Attleesia, a country low in morale
through constant demands for a 40
hour week" They might be comforted
by looking across at Trumania, coun-
try that has the 40-hour week and
would be quite reconciled to it if only
industry and labor would arrange to
work that much
Evening star., 1946-07-11

Those Planes at the Water Gate
To the Editor of The Star:
This past Sunday evening. July 7. I
was one of the several thousands who
attended the concert at the Water Gate.
but there is a question in my mind
whether was at an airplane show or a
concert
Are there no laws in the Capital of
these United States prohibiting planes
flying so low? Aside from the danger
of low flying, two-thirds of the beauti-
fully arranged program was wasted by
the constant interruption of the planes.
I have attended the season concerts in
New York at the Stadium and also on
the Mall in Central Park, and while
many planes fly over both these loca-
tions in the course of concert, have
yet to see any of them fly as low as
those in Washington Sunday evening.
Why not have the air show in the
afternoons or perhaps alternate eve
nings and thus permit the music loving
folk to enjoy an evening of symphony
music at the Water Gate?
MARTHA MORRISON.
Evening star., 1946-07-11
For a Clean CITY

To the Editor of The Star:
Crowds of tourists come here to look
at our beautiful city and many others
come and remain and none of these
seems to have the smallest interest in
trying to keep our city clean.
Even if they see a trash can on the
sidewalk, they will discard papers, pa
per bags, etc, on the sidewalk. 1t en-
RACES me. I saw very well-dressed
woman deliberately throw newspaper
down, and 1 said to her politely: DO
you see that trash can right in front
of you? Why not throw your paper
into that?"
Says she: do you belong to the
Refuse Department."
Said I: Yes! I dol" This ANNOYED
her so, she picked up the paper and
threw it into the trash can.
I happen to be merely volunteer,
but let us all be volunteers and try to
keep our otherwise beautiful city clean.
ALICE VAN KAATHOVEN.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-05-01

For your listening pleasure The
FreSh-tp Show over Mutual chain
$50 Wednesday nights.
The TIP Co. Iittleton. \. {
Evening star., 1946-04-06
Austrian President Asks
Rule by United Motions

VIENNA. April 6 lP.-President
Karl Renner called on the Allies
yesterday to hasten a final peace
for Austria and entrust any future
control of the country to the United
Nations.
Our confidence in this organiza-
ton will know no bounds" he said
in an address to the Austrian League
Of United Nations.
The aged President recalled that
II months had passed since Ger
many was defeated and said the
Austrian government had mot even
had an invitation to preparatory
conversations over the future peace. ~
Mr.. Renner said the great powers
do not fully trust our newly founded
republic and hold us under a trustee
ship of four military powers"
If control is desired, it should be
put in the hands of the United
Nations" he said. He asked that
the South Tyrol be returned to
Austria from Italy and that the
economic heritage wrested by the
Germans at the time of the
anschluss be restored.
Evening star., 1946-04-06
Nevada Train Wreck
Kills Two, Hurts 58
BY the Associoied Press

PILOT, New, April 6.-Roaring
doWngrade through mountainous
northeastern Nevada, the Western
Pacific railroads eastbound Exposi-
ton Flyer plunged off the rails yes
terday, leaving two dead and So in
jured. About 10 were reported
seriously hurt.
Ten coaches, including three tour
ist sleepers and three day coaches,
followed the locomotive off the
track at 3:20 pm, about $50 miles
west of Salt Lake City.
The train, with 290 passengers, had
left San Francisco Thursday after
noon.
Those killed were Mike Drensky
Denver, and Anthony Carcekowski, "a
soldier reported on his way from
Camp Beale, Calf, to Burton, Ohio,
where his wife lives.
1t. Lorene Gregory, an army nurse
OF Trinidad, Colo, and Maj. Francis
c. Montgomery of Marysville, Calf.
passengers, administered first aid to
the injured. Maj. Montgomery de-
scribed the scene this way: Several
of the cars were piled up grotesquely
and passengers were crawling out of
windows. There was no disorder or
panic"
Division headquarters of the rail-
road at Elko, New, could give no ex-
| planation for the wreck.