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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-20
The Booby Prize

With all the big national issues staring Government Tn the face Congress has wasted much breath the proposed loan of nearly billion dollars to Great Britain Ehere two opinions about this oan a That should not be made. b) It should be made. No matter which side is right it would be to the advantage of the United
 ates Congress would definitely decide the issue and homie measures including social legislation farm legisla
 lion; American business particularly it represented out side the big cities and in villages and small ciesplaces Hnder 5OOO0 nhabatnts There be breakdown of political parties urban and industrial districts growing
 oser and closer together in their views of breaking away from the Republican and Democratic parties As have remarked before this correspondence the trouble with Washington that it has too many officials who think more M thair political parties than they do of the people.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-20
By DreSU Re0sSON

to slOOOOOOOO. This was confirmed publicly day or two later
 Byrnes then asked Molotov what suggestions he had to make on Trieste Here the Soviet Foreign Minister was brief and explicit He proposed that the United States and Great Britain agree to give Trieste to Yugosavia.
 At this point, Byrnes took his negative stand. He said that the United States could to handing the predominating Italian city of Trieste over to Marshal Tito Instead he offered two counter proposals: l. plebiscite whereby the people of the region could decide whether they wanted to live under Italian or Yugoslav rule; 2. committee of experts to set up tentative boundary between Yugo sava and Italy for one and then let the General Assembly of the United Nations decide the issue under Section IA of the United Nations Charter.
 Molotov flatIy vetoed both proposals. The first, he said, would lead to confusion and possible blood shed: Regarding the second, he remarked that he knew full well how the ish-American- dominated Assembly would vote.
 Byrnes however refused to yield
 This caused Molotov and Vyshinsky to hit the ceiling They red. They charged that the United States had embarked on new imperialstic chapter in its history When ByrneS asked what basis there was for such charge the two Russians protested that the United States had abandoned its traditional policy of remaining in the Western Hemisphere and trying to get bases in Iceland France Portugal Iran, Turkey and China.
 Byrnes emphatically denied this He said his Government trying to get out of all these
  Iceland only TIP Americans were left, mostly plane mechanics and caretakers. And, getting his South Carolina dander up Byrnes accused the Russians of vicious lying propaganda attack
 
 Usually the height of geniality, Jimmie Byrnes is basically Irish, and at this point he too hit the ceiling. Nobody, he said could find single nation in the entire world that worried about American imperialism American aggression The same, he added, was not true of Russia.
 Byrnes then gave Molotov a blunt warning that the Kremlin permitting the goodwill which the war had built up for Russia to fade rapidly from the face of the earth He said he saw reason for Russian diatribe at American Imperialism" simply because he had refused to yield Trieste. The en- tire question of alleged imperialism had been gone over thoroughly at the Moscow conference Byrnes said, and he strongly resented Mootov and Vyshin- skys raising the issue again.
 The dinner party" broke up on this note.
 Later Molotov cabled the details to Moscow, told Staln how strongly the Americans felt and advised that Russia yield to save the conference. This was responsible for Russia's more modified attitude few days later, but by this time the British had some objections of their own, and 1t became clear the conference was doomed to failure
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-20

Aa Molotov discreety suggested that Senators Vanden- berg of Michigan and Connally of Texas not be included. The intimation was that the two Foreign Ministers could better understand each other if these two Senatorial thorns in the side of Soviet diplomacy were left in their hotel rooms
 The Secretary of State, therefore, arrived only with his trusted counselor, Ben Cohen and his chief Russian interpreter Chip" Bohlen. Molotov in turn invited only two aides, the famous Deputy Foreign Commissar Vyshinsky, who prosecuted the seven Soviet generals for treason and the Kremln's chief interpreter, Vladimir Pavlov.
 Dinner was gay and charming. Jimmie Byrnes is delightful at light repartee, while Molotov under heath his Scowl, has real sense of humor Usually the Russians serve only Soviet products at their in- ners but this time they made concession and in- clHded French wine.
 After the cigars were passed, the two Foreign Ministers got down to hard business Molot0v led by stating frankly that the Russians were wor- r1ed about the conference Staemate and were pre- pared to make concessions the United States were willing to meet them halfway.
 Byrnes. falling back on his South Carolina cau- tion listened then began to explore what concessions Molotov was prepared to make.
 The first was suggestion that Russia would yield on Italian colonies if the United States would yield on Trieste Byrnes expressed interest but made no commitment. He asked for more details
 Molotov then said the Russians might see their way clear to giving up their demand for complete control over Trpolitana, the Italian colony which sits almost astride the British lifeline through the Mediterranean. Byrnes expressed real interest and prooeo what further concessions Molotov had to ofer
 The Soviet might even yield on extensive repara- tions from Italy, Mootov continued though he added that this would disappoint the Russian people who felt they were entitled to at least $500 100000 from Italy Byrnes asked Molotov how far he was willing to eo' and got the reply that Russia might drop
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-20
The Firing Line
 By D. N. T.

Measured in travel time, the so- cial space of the world is now much smaller than the thirteen col- onies when they united to form this Republic" Eric Johnston in pam phlet, "Tlae Motion Picture On the Threshold of Decisive Decade" SIGHTS RAISED Since taverns lit the travellers face ] With thought of meat and bed and drinking, How rapidly our social space Has gone on shinking.
 In studied terms of travel time, The worlds as small, or even
 smaller,
 As that thin strip of maritime And sylvan squalor,
 That hopeful men were wont to crawl
 In quest of fortunes for the mak- ing, spu1red on by some compelling call, Though backs were aching. Where now in multi-lmotored ease We face a distance without finch
 ing,
 The spanning of the colonies Was done by inching.
 This little world, this puny sphere, Ambition now asSails with curses, While its possessors lend an ear To universes.
 The Government has launched a three-way program to help achieve it's goal of a 50 per cent increase in the production of inexpensive clothing. One way would be suffi- cient: a 50 per cent increase in ceiling prices.
 Senator Bridges of New Hamp- shire is pretty well worked up over the Russians firing on an American plane at Vienna airport. We re- fuse to become alarmed until they start using lend-lease planes, which they got during the war, as decoyS.
 Norello LaGuardia has asked the idle soft ocal miners and operators to produce 500,000 tons a month for countries getting relief from U.N.R.R.A. He stated his case with irresistible force-but it still has to meet John L. Lewis's immovable objection.
 Henry Wallace says that the Democratic Party should discipline its members in Congress into SUD- porting the party's legislative pro- gram. Apparently Henry never tried to make a fist with handful of mercury.
 Mayor Curley of Boston an- nounces plan to place 10 per cent tax on all transient hotel room rentals at the Hub. It seems that under MT. Curley's admins tration, nothing is so uncertain as debt and taxes.
 Some conservation leaders think it would be a good idea if men wore shorts instead of trousers this sum- mer. We think they'd look like an an odd gam sight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-20
Views of the Press

national policy by giving away some of his country's most closely guard ed secrets. The fact that he thought the secrets shouldn't be kept is hardly an extenuating cir cumStance. The fact that he made a positive contribution to winning the war" is even less to the point.
 Millions of men and women made positive contributions to win ming the war. But that didn't necessarily transform all of them into persons of spotless character. If war service were to be a miti- gating factor in all judicial judg- ment of veterans behavior in the future, it would not only be a blow to the fair administration of jus tice, but also a slur upon those who, having served, do not consid- CT that service 8 license to live out side the law.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-20
Presidential Bum Steer
By Peter Edson

so long as these benefits not used as cover-up for discrimination against, in favor of member ship in labor organizations.
 The report goes even further than that It says that in the past these benefit and welfare funds have actually promoted friendly relations between en- ployer and employees. The committee report then goes on to say that it hopes such plans will continue to function in the future.
 What you have here is the exact opposite of what Trumans advisers apparently tried to feed him. Far from denying the miners other unions the right to collect from the employers for a welfare fund.- this Senate report shows that the men who wrote the law would not be averSe to seeing more such benefit plans set up.
 This bad counsel given Truman is characteristic of the top strategy which the government has been following in the coal strike. From the miners view government is not Secertary of Labor Lew Schwelen bach. not White House Labor Adviser John Steelman, not the two government concatorS, Paul Fuller and Ed McGrady. The important man behind the scenes has been ReconverSion Director John w. Snyder That is revealed in Snyders sorrowfu admissions that he could find no law to stop the mine strike or its leader
 This trying to "get" John L. Lewis personally is what seems to bog down most of the labor troubles in the mines Truman himself, when he was sena- tor and chairman of the War Investigating Commit- tee stumbled in his efforts to get Lewis So did Will Davis of the War Labor Board Now it is Snyder
 So it goes. This is the old familiar pattern of coal strike negotiations The operators and then the government get the John L. jitters, make him their personal devil try to stop him and in doing play right into his hands After everyone is -thoFcughly confused Lewis gets practically what he wants and walks off with it. To all appearances he is doing 6 again this tims.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-20

the Palace of Luxembourg where the conferees sat. Even more secret, however, was Q dinner at- tended by Foreign Minister Molo- tov and Secretary of State Byrnes at which, over brandy and cigars, they did their best to unlock the conference deadlock.
 It was shortly after this se- cret dinner failed that further conference sessions became hope less and the Foreign Ministers finally decided to go home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-20
IRRELEVANT EXCUSE
(New Haven Journal Courier)

(NeW Haven Journal COurler)
 A group of British scientists has protested the 10-year sentence of Dr. Alan Nunn May convicted of giving atomic bomb information to the Soviet Union. The scientists call their colleagues sentence lex tremely harsh" and ask its reduc- tion. One reason for their re- quest is "Dr. Mays positive con- tribution to winning the war"
 Dr. May was found guilty of breaking an oath of secrecy and talk ing upon himself the formation of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-20

rom collecting money from the coal operators for his union health and welfare fund.
 What Section Eight, Para graph Two, of the Wagner Act says is that, Tt shall be an unfair labor practice for an employer to dominate or interfere with the formation of administration of any labor organization or contribute financial or other support to it."
 If this contributing financial support clause is broad enough to han t0l1ra0a rovoltv Y,avyon,,te os.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-20

lave itS effect on the aspira- tions of colonial people all over the world.
 On July 4-an appropriate day-the Philippines officially be- come an independent republic in accordance with our pledge in an act of Congress 8 dozen years ago. The act of setting free 8 large and valuable territory that came under our control as the result of successful war is not only in keep ing with our best traditions, but IS most unusual the way the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-20
'Merry-GO-ROund

WASHINGTON, May 2e-The abortive Paris peace conference was one of the most secret ever held in city steeped in the tradition of secret diplomacy. Armed guards even barred newsmen from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-20
New World Beginning By Thomas Stokes

The visit here of the president-eIect of the Phil- ippines Dr. Manuel A. Roxas, points up dramatically the forthcoming experiment in independence and de- mocracy by the former dependency that is bound to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-20

WASHINGTON. May 2O-(NEA)-some adviser apparently gave President Truman another bum steer for his recent press conference statement that the Wagner Act would prevent John L. Lewis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-20
Waterbury Of the Past
25 Years Ago

Overheard conversation between two drunks on East Main Street: Do you know John Jones asked the first. What's his name? "coun- tered the second. "Who?" was the final rejoiner.
 Mrs. Ethel Carthway attended the wedding of her daughter in Wash ington, D. c.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-20
6 Years Ago

A man was severely burned when matches in his pocket ignited.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-20

Two youngsters were saved from a watery grave in the Naugatuck river when an unidentified girl jumped into the wateT and dragged them to safety when their home made canoe sunk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-20
15 Years Ago

Crosby High School track team got into shape for coming meet with Hamden High School.
 Eddie Martin of Baldwin Street was in New York for a weeks va- cation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-20

Some conservation leaders think 1t would be good idea if men wore shorts instead of trousers this sum- mer. We think they'd look like an an odd gam sight
Evening star., 1946-06-26

sentative Kerr of North Carolina,
with these words: This Congress
has the right to say to whom the
peoples money should be paid.
I challenge any one to deny = :"
that there is no power on earth or
in this Government that can take
away that right. ~ Your COM
mittee has looked into the
law in respect to this matter. 4"
Chairman Kerr was actually Judge
God save the markD before being
promoted" to Congress.
Another member of the subcom-
mittee, Representative Keefe of
Wisconsin, announced, "& Every
action that this committee has
taken up to date has been judicial
action. +"
Representative Dirksen of Illinois,
not committee member, delivered
himself of this: Freedom is not in
volved here. The Bill OF Rights
is not involved. = ="
Strong words, Congressman! How
do they taste now that the Supreme
Court of the United States has
ruled that this rider was a bill of
attainder and hence unconstitu-
tional? Bitter regurgitation this!
Since not all riders can be thrown
out on constitutional grounds the
Congress would be making a real
contribution to the democratic in
stitutions that it pretends to revere
If it would ban these legislative
'tie-in" transactions in the same
fashion that it has banned tie-in
sales in commerce.
(Copyright, 1946)
Evening star., 1946-06-26

against congressional excesses. 1t
is shyster legislative trick, a demo-
cratic outrage.
The most recent example Of the
legislative rider is a provision in
this years agriculture appropria-
ton bill which forbids a Govern
ment employe to belong to union
which asserts the right to strike
against the Government. I believe
that no employe has the right to
strike against the Government, but
such legislation ought to be adopt
ed honestly after full and fair
discussion, and not sneaked onto
bill as a rider.
Cites Tydings' Rider.
In 1887, Senator Tydings of Mary
land was defeated in the Senate on
a consumer burdening bill that
would have required retailers to
sell trade-marked articles at the
prices fixed by the manufacturers.
Then he slipped it through by means
of one Of those obnoxious riders, at
tached to revenue bill for the Dis
trict of Columbia. I urged Presi-
dent Roosevelt to veto the bill and
to announce that he would never
sign a revenue or an appropriation
bill in which some cuckoo had laid
an egg. However, the President did
not feel that he could run the risk
involved, although he agreed that
this was a despicable way of trick
ing the Congress. and garroting the
Presidents power of veto.
In 1943 the House of Representa-
tives, inspired by Martin Dies, the
character assassin, voted to attach
to the Deficiency Appropriations
Act a rider which provided that
mo part of any appropriation - I.
to any department. agency or in
strumentality of the United States
shall be used, after November is,
1943, to pay Goodwin B. Wat
Evening star., 1946-06-26

sotdCeS IIdS IOIIg 1Hu ICS UWH CIe-
in-sale"-the legislative rider.
A legislative rider is a substantive
law insinuated into an appropria-
Evening star., 1946-06-26

son, William E. Dodd, jr., and Rob-
ert Morss Lovett."
I urged the Senate Committee on
Appropriations to reject this reckless
piece of legislation, saying: g" /"
Mr.. Lovett is not accused of break
ing any law and he is not guilty of
breaking any law. He is accused,
at the most, of just one thing
holding opinions which some men,
bers of the House of Representatives
do not agree with, and the holding
of which is no crime in this coun-
try. - ="
The Senate properly rejected 1t
by a unanimous vote but later
passed it unwillingly.
Bitter Regurgitation.
At the time, this rider was up
held by the chairman of a sub
committee of the House, one Repre-
Evening star., 1946-06-26

OSi2eSo Ny M
drei A. Gromyko.
The latter de-
nounces atomic
warfare, urges
provisions for
control, S nc
tions and pun
ishment, insists
that the manu-
facture of atom
ic bombs cease.
but wants that
the whole busi-
ness be under
the United Ma
tions and the
veto power pre-
Evening star., 1946-06-26

@. How much has Japan's popu-
lation increased since the beginning
of World War II?-M. K.
A. The 1916 population is 73,110,-
995, as compared with 72,875 300 at
the beginning of the war.
Evening star., 1946-06-26

Gratis, has been about as unani-
nous as it we'll could be. Com
plant, of course, has come from the
Communists and their organ, the
Daily Worker. But aside from that
the chief attack has been from the
Hearst misrepresentation means
from one man.
Evening star., 1946-06-26

ton or revenue
bill SO that the
President may
not veto it, how
ever vicious 1t
may be. without
running the risk
of leaving an
imr rortant agen-
cy of Govern
m e n t without
operating funds.
1t Is a scandal
lous fouting of
the veto power
given to the
President to pro-
tppt tho nopp1o
Evening star., 1946-06-26


second time.
I jumped at
least one foot off
the floor this
morning when I
read that the
Selective Service
Act had been
extended u n t il
March 81. 1947,
with the induc-
tion age limits
fixed at 19 to As
years.
That m e a n S
that t h e y r e
poinp fo oct mo
Evening star., 1946-06-26
McLemore-
Ready and Eager
For New Draft Call
By Henry McLemore

Editors note: Mr.. McLemore
has miSinterpeted the new draft
legislation. 1t prohibits the re-
induction OF discharged ueteran
aDho has serUed any time oDerSeas
or 1Dho ,Das in seruice for as long
as sic months in this country.
Under this proDision Mr.. Nc
Lemore need not erpect to be
called up again. Though mac
curate on this point, his column
is otherwise ,Uorthy of the pubhc's
not-too- sober consideration.)
NEW YORK.-Mamma didn't raist
ne to be a soldier, even for one
time. Now it looks as if Mamma ;!
.hird favorite son is going to be q
Evening star., 1946-06-26
Harold l.. Ickes
Man to Man
Legislative Rider Called 'Tie.In Sale
By Congress to Flout Power of Vets

When customer is required to buy rotgut
bottle of Scotch moth balls cleansing
tissue it is iein sale and constitutes of the naser
aggravatng tricks that the public has had to with
during the past few Tein sales however solely
the prerogatve of the hucksrs The Congress of the
Evening star., 1946-06-26
to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question of fact by writing The Evening
Star Information Bureau, 316 I street
N E., Washington >, D. c. Please in
close cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1946-06-26
Frank r. Kent
TheGreatG Game0fP0litics'
Compromise on L. S. and Russian Plans
For Atomic Energy Particularly Difficult

This week the business getting grips greatest
problem of all time will reach critical the Energy
Commission meeting in New York There will the
commission two plans.
First the American plan which is what Baruch
presented 10 days prefers have called which the
Evening star., 1946-06-26

ident Truman and Secretary of
State Byrnes truly makes it; and
second, the Russian plan, pre-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18
Society News
SNOWFALL.

He walks alone who walks in falling
now
Colors and shapes he knew arc gone;
his sight
Is bl rrej, AMI he must feel his wy
along
An indis,iact vast lormlcssncss of
white.
Familiar sounds arc mufflcd in the
strange
Silence of falling snow. He only
hears
scraping Of shovel, hum of winter
pillow
That cuts a cleaning furrow, 3At
disappears.
Like an explorer at the Pole he
walks
Through timclcsSncSs and space. The
world is caught
In phantom fleece. Alone, apart
from all.
AIn1 walks in falling snow down
paths Of tho"~3'
Melora Hobbs Pond
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18
AppealMade
In City For
Old Clothes
Fire Station Will
Be Collection Point
In Current Appeal

Collection center for the Vic+ory
clothing campaign Will be the FIR
Station At the corner Of Young and
Garnet streets, Melvin johnson,
county chairman announced today.
IN making an appeal for the citizens
IF Henderson and Vance county 20
respond generously in this cam
Daign to help clothe suffering ana
needy persons in W;'t-torn countries
Civic clubs and schools vii, make
& separate clothing collection ana
union representatives al Henderson
and Harriet cotton mills and the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18

IT IS NEARLY always wise to
cad the suit bid by your partner,
when an opponent gets into No
Trunps. unless you have a really
good lead of your own That
means a five-card suit which looks
establishable, plus a probable side
entry or so Lacking that. you will
generally profit from opening your
partners suit If you have as many
as two cards Of 1t. and sometimes
if you have only one.