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Evening star., 1946-02-08

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Evening star., 1946-11-26

laSt, TeSOIG. sssI
10 do otherwise would only be to.
align the forces OF public opinion against
the Government, whereas now they are
generally supporting the Government.
In urging the utmost caution IN This
matter / am pleading as much for the
future of the Army as for the immediate
cause at issue. Once let the Army be
widely used for . purpose which most
Americans will fiercely resent and the
reaction will be felt in military appro-
priations- land therefore adversely TO
the security Of this Nation-for many
years to come and through the terms
Of many future Congresses.
Dislike and diStrust OF strong military
establishments In time of peace is deep
" ingrained In the American people.
This is not to say that the American
people do not have an affection Tor
their Army they do, within well ll-defined
limits. But they have never consented
to keep strong Army on foot IN time
of peace. It Is almost q miracle TO ind
them willing now to maintain q peace
time Army Of million men.
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1t is essential to the safety Of the
Nation that an Army Of something like
that figure should be kept up for some
time to come, but it will not be easy to
persuade successive Congresses, under
the influence of constant pressure tor
tax reduction and balanced budgets, to
vote the necessary appropriations. q
to such pressures are added thAt q
angry resentment perhaps infiamed ~
bloody memories 1T viii be impossible
TO provide the essential minima Of ma
tional security.
tcopyrishk 1s4s.,
Evening star., 1946-11-26

public Party Of Liberty both held up
well. It Is also to be noted that the
prewar holdover with the misleading
name of Radical Socialists treally,
what we should call uberals) is still
In the political picture with siz-
able following and with prominent
leaders such as Edouard Herriot.
The basic political situation thus
remains unaltered. The Communists
and MRP, strongly opposed to each
other. are Of approximately equal
strength. A Communist Socialist
coalition could not outweigh coali-
tion OF MRP and the Rightist groups.
The Radical Socialists have a GER
tain liberty Of action, and In case
of an acute deadlock between lefts
and rights could conceivably play
the role of mediator. But the French
political outlook remains uncertain
and dubious.
Evening star., 1946-11-26
Troops a Last Resort
Bv George Fielding EIiof

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Nov. 26.--There
Is one point. on which 1t Is devoutly to
be hoped that every Government official
from the President down will be very,
very careful and that Is loose talk
about calling on the Army" to inter-
yene in the present coal strike.
If there is one thing more than an
other that most Americans resent, it is
any suggestion of law enforcement at
the point of the bayonet. This Is one
excellent reason why most OF our States
have, of recent years, organized highly
trained State police forces. thus avoid
ing the calling out Of the National
Guard every time there is some trouble
which local police are unable to handle.
Instances in which the National Guard
has been called to the aid OF the civil
power have become comparatively rare
Of late, and still rarer save under the
extraordinary conditions OF war has
been the use of the Regular Army Tor
any such purpose.
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The Army and the National Guard
have as their primary mission the se-
curity of this Nation against any threat
by foreign foe. They are armed and
trained for that mission. Their weapons
are meant to kill and, in these days. to
kill on wholesale lines. The use Of
such weapons against American civilians
il abhorrent to every instinct Of the
American soldier, no less than OF every
other American, II the civil authority
breaks down completely. II situation
arises which amounts to forcible insur-
,ecfion against the Government, then
the military is the last resort at the
disposal 81 constituted authority. But
Il should be kept as the last, the very
Evening star., 1946-11-26
The Political Mill
By Gould Lincoln

With the country in the throes Of q
coal strike, paralyzing industry and
threatening the health Of the people.
the voice of the appeaser Is rising-the
man who would yield to John L. Lewis
rather than fight this strike-against
the Government which now holds the
coal mineS-to a finish. Industrial
peace at any price, however, viii lead
only to further industrial war, and in
the end to an imitation such as the
country has never before experienced.
From that imitation to disastrous
''bust" of everything In the economic
field, with millions finally unemployed
not on strike but without jobs
tust another step.
Whether President Truman and the
Congress-when it listen to
this voice Of the appeaser remains to
be seen. But II one 60 the other, or
both, gives heed to the voice and acts
accordingly, the country Is in for an
other burst of labor demands In the
matter Of wages and shorter hours.
It is perhaps an understatement to
say that the question OF industrial re-
lations has become the most important
issue that faces the American people
and their Government It has certainly
become the most vital question which
will confront Congress at its next ses-
sion-whether that be a special session
of the old Congress or the first session
of the new Congress which meets in
January 1t is scarcely any wonder that
Senator Robert Taft of Ohio. as the
ranking Republican member of the
Senate Committee on Education and
Labor in the present Congress, has de-
cided to take the Craftsmanship Of the
revamped and more powerful labor
committee in the next Congress rather
than head the Finance Committee,
which handles all revenue measures.
It is on the success Of the Repubh-
cans or lack of success, in dealing with
this problem that will depend not only
tie immediate future of the country
but also the chances of the Republican
Party in the presidential election in
1913. It Is quite understandable, there
fore, that the senior Senator from Ohio
"a potential Republican nominee for
President should desire to try his
hand at this labor problem. II he makes
good as drafter of legislation looking
to better relations in industry, Senator
Taft becomes an outstanding figure.
Senator Taft, however. has been re-
garded in the past as an arch conserv-
ative, although in recent years he has
sponsored some forWard-looking go
called social legislation- housing, for
example From the Republican Party's
point of view Taft labor hill-because
of the Senator's known conservatism
in the past-might have antiliberal
flavor for many people. On the other
hand, it is clear that any labor bill, even
if it carried the name of the foremost So-
Evening star., 1946-11-26
This Changing World
Rp Consfanfine Brovn

The chances are slim that the nego-
tiations among the Big Four foreign
ministers will end successfully at some
time in the near future.
Two new elements which have entered
the international picture have encour-
aged the Soviet Foreign Minister to hold
fast to the adamant position he adopted
In Paris last summer These elements
are the coal strike in the United States
and the apparent victory OF the French
Communists in the election of the dele.
gates for an electoral college for the
council of the republic the second
chamber Of Parliament.
4 The UNIV strike has direct and im-
mediate effect on Europe, which is
looking to America to replenish her
meager supplies. II has q particular
effect on Italy, whose entire economic
activities limited as they may be-de-
pend exclusively on the 10000 tons Of
coal she imports from the United States.
Between 1889 and the Allied invasion,
Germany was the only nation from
which Italy could obtain coal and oil.
The small deposits she has in Sardinia
are hardly worth mentioning.
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After We day the United States as
sumed the Good Samaritan role and
started sending coal to the Italian
people. The quantities, though INSULT
cient to revive Italy's prewar industries,
were enough to start some Of her rail-
ways, thus facilitating the distribution
of food, and helped some OF the fac
tories In the north to return to produc-
ton. Thanks to the import of coal
from America, many Italian work.
men were able to get gainful employ
ment with the result that the powerful
Communist drive directed by the Moscow
puppet, Palmiro Togliatti, made only q
very limited progress The Italians,
who had Just escaped the Fascist regime
at a very heavy price. were not enthu-
siastic about new totalitarian expert
ence The fact that America was send-
ing them coal to revive their industries
made even the workers in the northern
areas such as Milan and Turin only
Mkewarm toward communism.
The coal strike In this country, unless
settled speedily, will sprevent further
shipments to Italy. This, in turn, viii
greatly cripple the economic Life OF the
country during the critical winter
months. Communism is thriving on
human misery. Already, it is reported,
the agents of Togliath are telling the
italian people that their best chance
for the future is to hop on the Slav
bandwagon. Russia, the agents are
saying. does not suffer from strikes and
If the italian people show genuine
friendliness toward the u. s. S. r. they
can get coal from the various Soviet
Evening star., 1946-11-26
Song for Thanksgiving

Lord, thou iDlto planned the LfttUerse,
X pause in thanks, remembering
The loneliness each season brought:
The snoD OF ,Dfnter. joy tn spring;
The calm of summer, 1atunan's gold
.(Her pageant an but blinded nell
Notp am thankful Gun hear
Nopember's quiet symphony.
/ lope ,oitch laughter o., the hills
At night among the Dind-tossed pines
And frost that hangs like strings OF
pearls
Upon the purple ,Oithered vines.
M heart Is truly grateful for
Thy lope ,ohich brought 9 bonnteous
yield
And for 1purns sun and rain that made
The gold that croiorss the harvest Held.
4 I haas TI1ee for these tranquil ddys--
GYdr days that make such feD de-
rtands
FOR non, nii1s-Iike. Nopen,ber ksecis,
A ros6yv IN her folded hands.
WILLIAM ARNETTE WOFTORO.
Evening star., 1946-11-26

sources such as Southern Russia or the
former German coal areas in Silesia.
The Italian people are told that
Russia never goes back on her promises,
and the sending OF some 100000 tons Of
grains to France Is being given as an
Illustration to this truth.
The present Italian government Is
gravely concerned over the situation and
has SO informed the American ofdcials
in Rome and New York. But, neither
Secretary of State Byrnes nor any OF
the others can say or do anything to
alleviate the situation.
The French elections OF last Sunday
are, of course, not tied In with our coal
strike. But it must be recalled that
France needs American coal. Only last
week shipment Of 240,000 tons OF an
thracite was sent from this country to
French ports. More will be needed In
the course Of the winter.
The French Communists have become
powerful in Parliament. although the
Communist party is still a minority in
France. The Communist members Of
Parliament have been sent to the
Chamber by the non-C Communist ele-
ments In France who so far have tried
every form OF government from absolute
monarchy to real democracy. Their first
actions will be to dovetail the foreign
policy of France to that OF the
U. S. S. r.
Secretary Byrnes wishes to start con-
versations for the establishment Of
peace treaty with Germany at the
earliest opportunity. He and the British
contend that there shall be no annexa-
tions of German territory by any of
the victorious nations. The French
national aim Is to obtain real security
by diminishing Germany's future power.
Only series of annexations Of German
lands can bring about such situation.
Hence, the French government will de-
mand as loudly as possible territorial
compensation which will include areas
where there Is coal The future French
government is fully aware that it can
strike national chord by insisting on
such annexations and knows that 1t can
rely on the Russian diplomatic machine
to support its claims.
Thus the Russian government has re-
ceived an unexpected support from the
American UNIV. It now hopes to bring
into the Slav orbit two OF the most inn
portant> and also doubtful countries in
Western Europe Italy and France.
Italy formerly was, for national reasons,
unfavorably disposed to associate her
fate with the Slay bloc. France was
willing to make a new experiment, but
it is doubtful If she wished to 60 very
FAR il conditions on the other side Of
the fence showed q more pleasant pic
ture
Evening star., 1946-11-26
Southeast Asia StobiIizing

AT time Wnen postwar IeSo1-
struction, political and economic
alike, lags dangerously in many parts
of the world, it is heartening to OBJ
serve what appears to be general
trend toward constructive settlement
of outstanding issues in Southeast
Asia. The recent draft agreement
between the Indonesians and Dutch
has been widely featured and COM
mented upon. Less publicized. but
perhaps equally significant are the
stabilizing efforts made by the Brit
ish and French governments in colo
NAL possessions recovered from Jap
anese occupation, such as Burma,
Malaga and French Indo- China. The
latest of these developments Is the
signing of a Franco -Siamese agree
ment designed to bring about a per-
manent settlement Of long-standing
disputes, notably those concerning
the frontiers of Siam and Indo-
China.
The method of attaining this goal
is the immediate setting up Of
commission, composed not only OF
French and Siamese but likewise OF
three neutral members, to be chosen
jointly by the contracting parties.
Although as preliminary, the So
called Tokyo Convention of May 9,
1941, negotiated under japanese du-
ress by the French colonial authori-
ties and the pro-Japanese Siamese
government of the time. is formally
annulled. that is not to be the last
word. Waving legal technicalities,
France agrees that the commission
shall make thorough study" OF
the matter, clear back to its origin,
more than half a century ago. AT
that time, France, intent on building
up a great colonial empire in South
east Asia, compelled the then weak
and backward state Of Siam to cede
a number of districts to Indo-China.
Indeed, Siam owed its survival main
ly to the fact that it was q Abuffer
state" between French and British
imperialisms, neither Of which would
permit the buffer to be swallowed
whole by the other.
Nevertheless, those forced cessions
ranked in Siamese minds, and pre-
disposed Siam to yield to Japanese
Establishments and take advantage
of French necessities by repairing
what, in Siamese eyes, was a his
toric injustice. The possibility now
arises that these and other disputes
between France and Siam may be
settled on an equitable basis by mu-
tual consent.
One common factor emerges in all
these Southeast Asian Developments.
They are occurring In region where
Soviet Russia has no direct contact
or participation, albeit there Is evi-
dence that Moscow has been exert
ing troublemaking pressure on local
Communist organizations. The way
Evening star., 1946-11-26
Miss Gibson Retiring

Children's Hospital hardly would
seem itself without Miss Matte NJ.
Gibson. The news that she is re-
firing in February is accompanied
by statement to the effect that
as superintendent emeritus she will
continue to play large part in the
public relations OF the hospital and
will act In an advisory capacity
when needed" which is as 1t should
be. A complete and final break
would be unthinkable as long as Miss
Gibson remains in a world which
sadly needs the kind OF service which
she notably is competent to give.
Like Mr.. Chips in James Hilton's
story Of school life In England, she
stands in the relation OF a parent
to thousands Of boys and girls.
Hundreds Of them, now grown and
married and having sons and daugh-
tiers Of their own, remember how
they once were carried to her Ill
and frightened, perhaps close to
death. She mothered them not
merely in terms OF sympathy but,
much more Importantly, in terms OF
restoration to normal health. Dur
ing her first year at Children's Hos
pital, eighteen hundred youngsters
were treated there. A quarter CEN
tury later it ministers to five times
that many in-patients and fourteen
times that many dispensary cases.
That Is mathematical way of
telling what development has oc-
CURED under Miss Gibson's manage
ment.
Her administrative achievement,
however, is only one aspect OF her
contribution to the Washington
community since 1920, when she
came here from a tour Of duty with
a military nursing unit in France.
DR.. Joseph S. Wall, in an attempt to
summarize the larger. more inclusive
character of her work, wrote a few
months ago:
There are rare individuals who
release to others a constant flowing
force OF inspiration, energy and en-
deavor; who bring within their magnetic
field and vitalize the attributes OF good
will, benevolence, generosity and noble-
ness because they themselves possess
these virtues In abundant measure. Such
an one is our beloved chief and such Is
her influence.
Miss Gibson well deserves those
beautiful words of tribute. She, in
deed, has been a power for good
among all classes Of people in the
Nations Capital, and she really is
appreciated.
Evening star., 1946-11-26

called liberal In Congress. which sought
In any way to place greater response
bility on labor unions and their leaders
and to limit their power and to compel
them to law obedience, would be called
antilabor by the labor leaders.
, From the point Of view Of Mr.. Taft,
II he becomes chairman OF the Senate
Labor Committee and is able to write
what the general run of Americans con-
slider q liberal measure rotecting Ia
boris rights while denying the right Of
labor to abuse its power-he may
emerge with different label-a more
liberal label-making him more avail
able as presidential candidate and
more popular as Chief Executive. should
he be nominated and elected. Is ~. -
! There are some Republicans who fear
TO tackle the issue OF industrial rela-
tions- thinking Of the vote In 1913 when
the members Of labor unions may turn
out In far greater numbers than they
did on November 5 last. And there are
some Democrats who would much pre-
fer to have the Republican majority in
Congress face the guns in the matter
Of labor legislation. and take the conse-
quences If labor is aroused. They are
the legislators, however. who prefer to
duck great responsibility appeas-
ers. In other words.
rs
The present day labor situation is not
an overnight growth. Fourteen years Of
an administration which gave labor
leaders practically everything they asked
in the way of legislation and adrninistra-
ton OF the laws-and in court decisions
are responsible. Nor is the situation
to be cured overnight by the passage Of
any one law or even series of laws.
But q beginning can be made II the
President and Congress act with reason
and firmneSs
It is clear that some better system of
adjusting differences between labor and
management must be found, and that
Government must find the system and
use It's good Offices in helping it to run.
So far the Government has merely
placed all the big guns in the hands Of
labor organizationS-and those organiza-
tions, unrestrained by the laws which
control business organizations, have been
making use Of these guns.
Labor is not going to be SatiSfed-if
ever-until there Is q saner relationship
between its earning power and the prof.
It's of industry. The facts and arbitra-
ton in the light Of the facts should
help enormously, II both sides agree to
arbitrate. If one, or both, refuse arbitra-
ton, then the Government, as the repre-
sentative of the general public which
suffers as in the case of the coal strike,
should have the power to force arbitra-
tion. Labor viii howl loud and long
against compulsory arbitration Ind so
viii some industrialists. But q still
necked employer is no more admirable
than power-seeking labor leader.
Evening star., 1946-11-26
What a Mail Box Should Soy
By David laurence .
the St. I,ouis Post-Dispatch.

From the st. Louis Post-Dtspatch. $
A talking mail box has been brought
out by the Post Office Department,
which is fine, but it does not say the
right thing. 1t says: Thank you for
the letter. I hope it was an airmail
letter. You know, airmail now Is only
cents to any place where the American
flag flies. Wings for g nickel"
This is not what the posters OF letters
are waiting to hear. A talking mail
box should speak as follows: THANK
you for the letter. It got in all right.
It is not stuck In the flap somewhere.
It is not going to fall out on the side
walk after you leave, It fell right In
along with the rest of the letters. You
do not need to jiggle the flap two or
three times TO make SURE everything
1 Is o. K"
Now, there would be mail box that
really said something.
Evening star., 1946-11-26
More French Elections

The new constitution of the Fourth
Republic is being implemented
through three successive electoral
stages. The first of these took place
on November 10, when the French
electorate chose representatives to
an Assembly of Deputies. The sec
ond stage took place last Sunday,
November "a, when the electorate
chose representatives to an Electoral
College which, in turn, will choose
most of the members in an upper
house known as the Council OF the
Republic, roughly corresponding to
the old Senate, though with dimin-
ished powers. One of the Councils
prerogatives will be to join with the
Assembly and jointly to elect a Pres
ident. Afterward, the Council will
act mainly in an advisory capacity,
it having the right to give its view
of the Assembly's acts and to delay
them, but otherwise having no legiS-
lative power.
It was probably the Councils elec-
toral prerogative which lent most
interest to French voters in their
choice of its membership. Obviously,
a sharp change in the results of that
election over that for the Assembly
q fortnight earlier might make a
marked difference in the choice of
the President. For this reason alone,
the party machines did their best to
pep up an electorate which was
showing signs of apathy after hav-
ing been so often called to the polls.
That the apathy persisted is re-
vealed by abstentions of qualified
voters running from rs to 80 per
cent. The Communists seem to have
been most successful in getting out
their followers and consequently to
have made slightly better showing
than in the elections for the Assem-
bly,. But the gain was microscopic.
and was offset by a further decline
in the Socialist vote, indicating the
disintegrating trend in that party.
The MRP (Christian Socialists) and
Rightist coalition known as the Re-
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