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Evening star., 1946-12-09
Money and Votes

As the author of the so-called
Clean Politics Act" Democratic
Senator Hatch has come to look with
jaundiced eye on his long effort to
outlaw excessive campaign expendi-
lures. He regards 1t as a failure, and
he is ready now to do away with
present limitations and rely merely
on full pre- election publicity to
guard against the danger OF bought
votes. Much the same view is shared
not merely by members of his own
party but by others as well, including
the treasurer of the Republican Ma
tionsl COMMITTEES fact suggesting
the disturbing possibility that Con-
gress may let the bars down in time
for 1948.
1t may be said, of course, that the
bars are unreal anyhow and that
there Is good reason for Senator
Hatch's defeatism. The law he ia
thered over six years ago was sup
posed to have forbidden any individ-
ual from contributing more than
$1,000 to a political campaign. In
addition it set an overall yearly
limit of $4,000, 900 on the amount OF
money that each of the national
party committees could receive or
disburse. But the record shows that
these prohibitions have had virtually
no effect. Taking advantage of any
number of loopholeS. individuals
have contributed far more than
5000, and in the 1914 election alone
the two great parties - operating
through numerous related State and
local OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES well over
100000 Moreover. similar loop
holes have undercut the effective
ness Of the Corrupt Practices Act
and the Smith Connally Act In seek
ing to control political spending by
corporations and labor unions.
On the strength Of this record, as
well as on the theory that figure
like 100000 Is much too small for
a national party's maximum expend-
iture, persuasive case can be made
for revising the Hatch Act limita-
tions. To say this, however, is not
to say that the limitations should be
REVISED right out of the picture, to
be replaced merely by a mandatory
prediction accounting Of campaign
outlays. Perhaps, as 4 practical
matter, it may be impossible to place
a ceiling on individual contributions
and committee spending, but even II
Senator Hatch testifies that his own
law has failed in this respect, the
question remains whether a better
law might not be possible law
with fewer loopholes.
After all. though imperfect, the
Corrupt Practices Act is check on
political spending by corporations,
and no one would think Of letting 1t
60 by default. AS for the Smith,
Connally Act, 1t will expire six
months after the formal end OF the
war. but 1t is suggestive of what
might be done on a permanent basis
to control political spending by
unions. BY the same token. as re-
CARDS individuals and national party
committees, the Hatch Act might
lend itself to strengthening, or
might be replaced by better legisla-
ton, II Congress really puts its mind
on the job. In any case, it is too
early to abandon the effort to that
end. The problem merits try-and-
try-again approach. Defeatism can
accop, r1isb nothing
Evening star., 1946-12-09
Dim-Out

Gone Is the maple tsees cardinal cloak,
Faded the siDamp-grnss that spurpled
the slough,
Vanished. the blue haze Of bonfire snsoks.
fractured NTH gray. the skrs szure
hue.
sStubble field vello,D has toeathersd s,Ddy:
Last bronzy sarden- fotrers nom dis
appear.
December Is dimntis0 out, day after day.
car autumn coIors that Hehted the
year. EIoIsE WADE KACKE1T.
Evening star., 1946-12-09

Columnists Critically Reviewed
To the Editor Of The star:
have been working up considerable
antipathy for three Of your columnists,
and not, hope, simply because dis
agree with most of their views. My
criticism is based on . sort OF test
which I use to divide columnists into
two classes: a. Those whose purpose
primarily is to offer readers an objecs
tive analysis Of current events, and
t2) those whose object primarily IL to
"propagandize" particular point Of
view.
In the writings Of the three columnists
to whom, I refer I ind the "semblance
Of reasonableness" to be q mask for
deeply prejudiced viewpoints; and by
my little test place these three in the
class Of those who are primarily propa-
gandists. They are David Lawrence,
Constantine Brown and Frank r. Kent.
On the credit side of the ledger, COLI
umns by many other Writer'S In The Star
are much more palatable; they are
interesting and quite 4Rten enlightening.
I refer IN this regard to the columns
OF such writers ass~Isaymond Meley.
Gould Lincoln. Harold Ickes, Lowell
Mellett. George Fielding Eliot, Dorothy
Thompson and Henry McLemore.
The top honors in my appraisal Of
your columnists- go to Doris Fleeson,
who has something in her individual
style Of political commentary.
Incidentally, as finish writing this,
my copy of this evenings Star has been
delivered, and note that Constantine
Brown doesn't even mention Russia In
his column and Frank Kent has de-
voted his column to criticism Of the
United States Chamber of Commerce!
If this sort Of thing continues, I viii
have to rescind some Of my criticism.
L. ". BLAKE.
Evening star., 1946-12-09
Single Tax Angle
To the Editor OF III. Star:

To the EDITOR Oh Inc otAf'
II considerations Of justice be ap-
piled, strikes for increased pay will have
to he condemned as illegitimate and in
tolerable. They involve the holdup
method of getting something from
others by the use Of force and coercion.
Wages and salaries rightfully are regu-
lated by the natural law Of supply and
demand. And this law operates justly
by regulating the wages and salaries OF
the vast majority Of workers who are
not organized. Higher wages bring
higher prices, then higher wages and 30
on. The result is q steady increase in
the cost of living in place Of the steady
decrease in the cost Of living which
would otherwise be the rule. Lawless-
ness involved in the use OF pickets.
enormous costs of maintaining labor
unions, violence to constitutional rights
by closed shops, great losses OF wages
during strikes and interference with
production by strikes must be taken
into account. There, OF course, Is q right
way to increase salaries and wages
without violence, coercion or injustice to
any one, and that is by the simple
method advocated by Henry George in
1879 and fully explained in the text
book, Progress and Poverty" This
plan never has been controverted In
theory or practice.
HENRY WARE ALLEN
Wichita, Kans.
Questions With Communist Slant
To the Editor Of The Star.
Elliott Roosevelts complaint might be
dismissed with humor were 1t not symp-
tomato of the tremendous pressure be-
ing used to force blind acceptance OF the
vandenberg- Dulles Byrnes foreign pol
Icy while meeting all criticism Of 1t with
contempt, ridicule and abuse.
Such was the case in raffaire Wallace,
when public attention was diverted from
serious discussion of policy into the mire
of personalities and malice. As q con-
sequence, recent Soviet proposals have
caught calumnying columnists flat-
footed and have thrown public opinion
into confusion.
Has our foreign policy changed from
unity and conciliation among the Big
Three to an anti Russian Anglo Ameri-
can-et-al entente? Are the Russians,
In pressing for rights In the Dardanelles,
demanding anything different than
what we have in Panama or the British
ia Suez7 Have We intervened In China
by placing arms into the hands OF the
Chinese Nationalist Government tnever
democratically chosen) to be used
against the Communists? Can Franco
be talked out Of existence?
These are some Of the questions for
which Americans should be seeking an
sWers. ]. 9.
Evening star., 1946-12-09
Letters to The Star
Would Scrap Electoral College
in Interest of Democracy

Would Scrap Electoral Aoile8e
in Interest Of Democracy
TO the Editor OF The star:
why an electoral college?
Long before was allowed to exercise
the right Of franchise, I asked myself:
why is a presidential election conducted
in different manner from that for q
member OF the House Of Representatives,
or State, county or local one?
Franchise does not imply that there
should there be difference-not in any
respect
But the results Of presidential elec-
ton, as determined by the regulations
governing the electoral college, are by
no means similar tc those OF an election
for United States Senator, member
OF the House of Representatives., or 4
State. county or local election.
For example. the most populous State
Of our Union. New York, might furnish
a 100000 majority of the popular vote
for the Democratic presidential candi-
dates, whereas the Commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania, the second IN point OF
population, might furnish the Republic
can candidates 10000 majority Of the
popular vote
But which candidates are elected?
Why, the Democratic candidates, Of
course. But why? Because New York,
having greater population than Penn
sylvania, has 1 larger vote In the elec-
toral college.
Is there equity or justice in such pro-
ceedings7 More than one candidate has
been declared elected President by the
electoral college who had not received
a majority Of the popular vote.
Surely that is not sample Of Amer
ican justice. The electoral college
works great injustice to the States
having small populations, and Of course,
relatively smaller votes IN the electoral
college-and that same principle plainly
ismanifest in the selection Of candidates
for President and Vice President.
The time for considering our vote for
President and Vice President in the same
manner as votes cast for United States
Senators, members Of the House Of
Representatives, and State, county and
local officers and the abolishing of the
electoral college surely has arrived;
that every voter in this great country
shall know that his vote will be directly
considered In favor OF the presidential
candidates Of his choice.
GEORGE M. BECKETT, M. D.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-06-08
First Nurse Group
At Lockbourne Base

LOCKBOURNE ARMY AIR
BASE Lockbourne Commanding
Officer, Col. Benjamin O. Davis,
Jr., announced this week that the
first group of Nurses assigned to
Lockbourne had arrived late last
Wednesday afternoon from Tuske-
gee AAF Station Hospital, Ala.
The five Nurses will not fill the
complement allotted this Base.
However, it is believed the con-
tingent will do much to relieve
Medical Officers of their present
responsibility III the maintaining
of Wards. Their presence will in
sure essential trained nursing
care.
The new Hospital staff members
are: Lit. Della j. Bassett, Virginia,
t7ife of Capt John B. Branche,
Base Weather Officer; 1t. Bea-
trice Hi. Pittsburgh, Pa, 1t. Alb
bic Ross, La, 1t. Elizabeth Do
zier, S. c., and 1t. Naomi Bell,
Detroit, Mich.
Maj. Vance Marchbanks, Base
Surgeon and Hospital Command
ant, announced that the Nurses
would go on duty officially, Mon.
day, with the following assign
ments: 1t. Bassett. Acting Chief
Surgical Nurse, 1t. Hill, Principal
Chief Nurse, and 1t. Ross, 1t. Bell
and 1t. Dozier, Medical Nurses.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-06-08
Calls Parade


tircment" for while now How
much he is in retirement you can
Judge from the fact that the night.
shirts are back at their dirty bust
ness once more.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-06-08

ATLANTA, Ga. - (SNS) -
you are at the CROSSROADS, and
have a realm of choices choose that
which you can best prepare your
self for, which will result ia fruit
| full and abundant life," expanded
DR.. Matthews S. Davage, promin-
ent educator and secretary of the
Department of Educational Insti-
tutions for Negroes in the Metho-
dist church as he delivered the
baccalaureate address to the gradu-
ating class of Booker t Washington
high school Sunday evening at
six o'clock at the city auditorium
Selecting the military term, OPP.
GRAFTON Crossroads as subject, the
distinguished layman chose for his
text God made man in his own
image"
Referring to man and his Won
derful discoveries and experiences
on land, sea, and in the air, the
eloquent speaker made a timely
application as he told the large
and appreciative audience that the
world is standing at the crossroads.
Speaking of the recent discovery
of the atomic bomb, he urged the
youth 10 make new discoveries and
adventures.
Life Is an invention" declared
the fluent speaker, land you are
the hope of the world" he added,
Speaking of juvenile delinquency
he admoniShed old and young TO
not be needless of instruction. Us
ing as an example the placing OF
value on things for temporary
pleasure and worth and not con-
sidering our thoughts of tomorrow,
he plead with youth to remember
the story of the skylark, whose
life was an emblem of desires for
temporary pleasure
The noted speaker closed with
an appeal to hundreds of parents,
educators and representatives of
all walks of life as we'll as nearly
400 members of the graduating
class to wake up and be cognizant
Of the responsibilities and advan-
tageS before us.
A thirty minute band concert
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-06-08
SOME CONCERNED

A provision to denv bargaining
rights to unions which practice race
or religious discrimination would
rot be aimed at the Lewis organi-
:ation because the Miners admit
colored miners to membership. 1t
would be aimed at the Engineers,
the Conductors, the Locomotive
Firemen, the Trainmen, the Rail-
way Clerks which have auxiliaries:
the Railway Carmen which have
separate lodges but require repre-
sentation by the delegate of the
nearest white local in any meet
ing of the Joint Protective Board
Federation; Maintenance of Way
Employees which have a similar
provision in their constitution /:
Blacksmiths, which organize coll
ored helpers into auxiliaries, and
the Sheet Metal Workers which
permit colored sheet metal work
ers to organize in separate locals
with the consent of the white To-
cal.
Perry also contends that no ode
cent" Senator would introduce a
provision to deny collective bar
gaining rights to unions which ex-
clude colored workers. He takes
The anomalous position that the
only decent Senators are those who
opposed President Truman's emer-
gency proposals, and he regards
Senator Alben w. Barley, the
Majority Leader, as ''minion of
The White House."
Of course. his views are his per-
sonal views and not necessarily
hose of the NAACP. Nor do they
represent the views of the rank
and file Of NAACP membership.
One thing that Senator Forrest
:. Donnell, Republican, of Mis-
rousi, has done in his opposition to
the Observation-Disclosures COM
pulsory health insurance bill dur
ing hearings has been to have rep
resentatives of various organiza-
lions confess that the views they
expressed were not obtained by q
poll Of their membership or action
of the board of directors or of the
executive committee.
1t is a fair assumption that the
rank and file membership of the
NAACP would favor the nipple
nlenting by federal action of the
rights of colored people firmly
established by the organization il
court action, and one step in thai
direction would be for the Wash
| 'ngton Bureau of the NAACP tt
5estir itself in behalf of some
type of legislation that would deny
collective bargaining rights t.
,nions which deny membership II
workers because of race, color OF
religion.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-06-08

who recently was defeated when
the Cracker Party tried to stay in
power on the racial issue, have
conspired to throw out the laws
controlling the elections.
"'They know, you know and
know that without these laws
our primaries would be mere mock
cry Carmichael said Ballot box
es could be stolen or stuffed by
any political trickster and he
could not be punished. Votes could
be sold or bought or forced by in
timidation and there would be no
way to punish the offender.
"Old Red Suspenders and the
Rotund Richmondite say Let the
Party do it and think the people
will swallow that fine piece of fic-
ton. Who is the party? The party
is who the successful candidate
names on his Executive Commit
tee. A hand-picked few, turn-coat
Democrats who will take the fran
chise completely out of the peo-
pies hands," Carmichael. conclud-
ed.
Carmichael was introduced by j.
E. d. Shipp, who was chairman
of the Talmadge Committee the
only time Talmadge ever carried
Sumter County. Shipp said: Il
told Gene I would follow him to
the jumping-off place, but I won't
jump off with him. He accused
Talmadge, Rivers and Harris of
fighting clean government and do
ing, all they can to keep race pre-
JUDGE alive when they know that
is not an issue in this campaign.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-06-08

our State. One Oh the candidates
opposing me in this race for Gov
ernor of Georgia Is former SUI
preme Lecturer for this asphalt
smeared gang of nightshirt-wear-
ers. My other opponent in this
race has encouraged them in every
way, by wanton attacks on the
courts of the United States and by
promising, if his word Is worth
anything, that he will violate the
oath of Office and that he must
take if he should ever again hold
office and that he has taken six
times before.
when a politician deliberately
encourages the violation of the
law, when he deliberately aligns
himself with elements in our pou-
ulation that have sunk SO low
that they will take the very SYM
boil of the Christian religion and
burn it blasphemously, then the
time has come for all citizens to
whom the honor of Georgia is as
sacred as their own honor to unite
that we may drive this despicable
thing and its champions from the
nation and from our State.
To-day Georgia has been free of
these marauding flocks of crows
for three years.
"Shall we invite them back?
Georgia will not do 1t. Not the
Georgia that I know and love and
the Georgians that l know and re-
spect. We can and will, here in
the State of Georgia, keep our
heritage clean, our honor bright,
and our skies and our fields
free of crows"
Mrs. Annie Mae Hightower, chair
man of the program committee,
cordially invite all clubs to be pre-
sent on this occasion.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-06-08
OAR Constitution
Hall Bias Said
Still In Effect
Rep. Luce Blamed
For Aiding Race
Ban Controversy

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.-CANP)
No conclusion was reached on
the OAR Constitution hall raclai
discrimination issue during the
55th Continental congress OF the
organization here last week, ana
the annual meet closed with the
white artists only clause OF the
constitution still in effect.
Rep. Glare Boothe Luce Rep.'
Comm who had called for deletlon
of the discriminatory clause. ano
the Is other rebel members WIN
supported her, forming the DAN
Committee Against Discrimination
in the Use of, Constitution hail, re
ceived a scathing announcement
from Mrs. julius Y. Talmadge,
nresident-general. Mrs Talmadge,
who directs the OAR from her
home in Athens, Ga, threatened
legal steps for an injunction
against the committees use OF the
words OAR" and Constitution
hail."
Mrs, Grace l.. H. Brosseau, ma
tional chairman of the OAR reso-
buttons committee, said she
thought the clause could be re-
worded more automatically and
that the issue might have been
settled had not Clare Luce In
jected herself into it,"
ALL WHITES BARRED
Mrs. C. E. Denny Vann, New
Jersey, candidate, who had SUD-
mitted the deletion resolution,
pointed out:
Negroes are not the only ones
barred from our platform by the
rental contract. The OAR has car
ried on an extensive program TO
educate Indians and this congress
has appropriated funds for the
work and yet talented Indian
could not appear on our platform.
The contract also refuses Filipinos
some South American and all non
whites. She withdrew the reso-
luton at the final business session
after it became apparent no dls-
posal would be made of it.
Delegates to tie convention kept
busily engaged in opposing legis-
lation for socialized medicine, i'm
migration, and endorsement of a
proposal for the conservation OF
redwood trees Of the northwest.
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stitution hall.
Prominent in the Washington
committee were Phileo Nash, a
White House attache, Boris Shis-
kin, AF'L executive, Atty. Charles
Houston and DR.. Mordecai john
son, president of Howard univer-
sity. The latter, though an execu-
tive of one of the colleges in the
fund aggregation, was especially
active in efforts to halt the
event. The committee took the
position that any use of Consti-
ton hall while the racial ban
still existed on the tax free insti-
tuition was a compromise.
The OAR had granted use Of
the hall to Tuskegee without re-
strictions, giving it free of cost
with the statement that the organ
ization wished the money invoived
to be regarded as a gift to the
United Negro College fund.
ARRANGEMENTS
TuSkegee initiated ana coiiSuih-
mated arrangements with the
management for use of the audi
forum of the hall for a concert
by the school choir as a memorial
tribute to Booker T. Washington
The hall was granted without re-
strictions of any kind early IN
April. Asked for a statement on
the issue, before the concert TOOK
place. DIR. Patterson said:
my position is that this purely
business arrangement is not al
fected by any subsequent state
ment of opinion by Mrs. Tai
madge, president of the OAR, no
matter how unfortunate, we con-
slider that opinion to be, nor do
I regard said statements as modi-
fying in any way whatever, the
plans and purposes of the United
Negro College fund. I regret that
this difference has developed, Tor
hold in high regard members OF
the Washington committee OF the
fund.
IT am unable to see any real
gain to be made either by the
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Capitol Spotlight
Continued From Page One)

has been opposed to amend the
Wagner Act. Walter White, it's
secretary, took the position some
time ago that if the Wagner Act
were opened up for amendment,
such as one denying collective bar
gaining rights to unions which
practice race or religious discrim-
nation, foes of labor would seek
TO emasculate the entire act.
The situation has changed. Con-
gress is ready to thorouhgly re-
wise existing labor legislation, par
ticularly the Wagner Act. But Les
lie 8. Perry, legislative representa-
tive of the NAACP. argues that
the time is not now ripe to urge
adoption Of a provision denying
collective bargaining rights to
unions which discriminate because
the foes of labor have labor by
the throat and colored people ought
not join in with labors'' foes.
Colored workers are an integral
part of the labor force in virtually
every important industry. But the
Locomotive Engineers, the Railway
Conductors, the Locomotive Fire
men, and the Railway Trainmen
have always barred colored work
ers from membership. On the 9TH
er hand, policies of the United
Mine Workers Of America, the
John l.. Lewis organization, to-
ward colored miners are relatively
friendly and fair.
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Tuskegee Choir
Continued from page u

ed, when it was learned that the
OAR. had made only a temporary
anti discrimination arrangement
with Tuskegee and at their con-
vention went on record to retain
the white artists only" clans. x
the organizatie-a consultation.
CONCERT CHANGE
The committee suggested that
the concert be changed TO Water
gate. an outdoor stadium on the
edge Of the Potomac river, and
sought to develop mass protest
movement similar to the Marian
Anderson appearance after she
had been refused the use of Con-