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Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-10-24
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with fine iul!-cut d!a-
monds in IA karat Solid
yellow gold.
Evening star., 1946-02-26

Representative Halleck of Indiana and
Representative Brown Of Ohio, National
Committeeman Werner Schroeder of
Illinois, Harry Darby of Kansas, Barak
Mattingly Of Missouri and Arthur Sum-
merf1eld Of Michigan. The last named
is a new member Of the committee who
has made a good record. Also, it has
been suggested that Will Hays, who
was national chairman when the late
President Harding was elected and who
for many years was car OF the moving
picture world. might be drafted. Sena-
tor Wherry Of Nebraska, it is said,
might put in strong bid for the chair
manship- particularly if the job has
salary attached. The Republican Ma
tional Craftsmanship has now been made
a full-time, round -the-year ONCE, and
it is contended that the man who takes
it Is entitled to a salary Of from s25, 900
to $4,000 a year.
Mr.. Brownell has built up an active
organization at national headquarters
and it is running efficiently His one
wish Is that the new chairman will
retain this organization practically un-
changed, certainly until after the cam
paign of 1916 is over This is good sense.
1t is also a good argument for the pro-
motion Of John Danaher to the chair
manship, since Mr.. Danaher is already
q member Of the organization and is
fully conversart with It's personnel and
its operation
Despite the fact that Mr. Brownell
sought sin every way to disassociate
himself from the Dewey label-he was
Gov. Deweys campaign manager for
the presidency in 1944-supporters of
other presidential possibilities have
viewed the close relationship between
the New York Governor and Mr.. Brow
nell with some suspicion. His retire
ment, therefore, relieves both himself
and Gov. Dewey from a certain amount
of embarrassment.
In the national committee are groups.
one favoring former Gov. Bricker of
Ohio for the 1948 presidential nomina-
ton, another favoring former Gov.
Stassen Of Minnesota, and the third,
the Dewey group. If these various
groups clash over the selection of a
new chairman, the fur will fly. Mr..
Brownell particularly has urged that in
the selection OF a chairman for 1s48,
politics be eliminated, and that con-
sideration be given only to winning the
1946 congressional elections. Also good
sense
Evening star., 1946-02-26

What would be the effect Of all this
on naval appropriations, should Mr..
Pauley enter the Navy Department In Q
position Of high responsibility?
think the answer tor that question
is obvious.
Gould any member of the Appropria-
tions Committee Of the House Of Rep
resentatives see Mr.. Pauley enter the
committee room with the Nays budget
under his arm without instinctivelv
shifting the air for the odor of assorted
petroleum products?
Could Mr.. Pauley ask for new air
craft carrier without starting some
member OF the committee to figuring
on the back of an envelope the price
OF the fuel oil that her bunkers would
hold?
All Of this would be bad enough un-
der the existing political complexion of
the Congress. But let us suppose-as
many political forecasters are now pre-
dicting-that in the elections of this
fall the House passes to the control of
the Republicans, and the committee
chairmanships likewise. What then
would be Mr.. Pauley's position? Far
more important, what then would be
the Navy's position9
Take, as an example, the exercises in
Arctic waters which arel to be carried
out by small naval task force this year
to test the operation of naval equipment
of all sorts under conditions of extreme
cold. This obviously makes sense it is
necessary, 1t should be done. But were
Mr.. Pauley the Secretary of the Navy,
is it not inevitable that political op-
ponents of the administration would
charge that this was naval iunket"
designed to use up a lot of fuel oil and
high octane gas so that some of Mr..
Pauley's friends could make profits?
If America is to maintain the high
level and quality Of her sea power, If our
Navy is to be kept strong, active and
fully equal to its heavy responsibilities to
the Nation and to the world community,
then the head Of the Navy Department
must be above all suspicion, must be
conspicuously beyonA the reach of po-
1itical mud balls. The present Sec
retary Of the Navy has established
standards of integrity and accomplish.
ment by which his successor will in
evitably be measured.
The continued maintenance of these
standards involves the security Of the
Nation and Americas position Of
leadership In troubled world.
tcopyrisht 1s46l
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Squosh Vines

TiDo acorn squashes in grocery ,indoU
Like tho green lights against the pane
OF frost
Took me from icy streets and cold ,os,,d,
blotDing
TO garden beds, sloped to the south.
long lost
Somewhere along the years fast dis.
appearing.
There, for moment, phere toa
turned to pride
In planted seed becoming Leaf and
And yellotD bloom that held flame
inside,
I stood tDith naked feet among the
squash pines,
And felt moist earth beneath thslst
shHdotDi11S.
Then, i0dkened suddenly, I turned from
dreaming a ~
Although my heart stal sang Of lo,,s
lost things.
ROSE kYRA PHILLIPS.
Evening star., 1946-02-26
This Changing World
By Constantine Bro,cn

Secretary Of State Byrnes and his
principal advisers will have to make q
momentous decision within the next
few weeks whether to yield to Marshal
Tito's pressure and order the withdrawal
OF the small American force occupying
the Morgan Line-which divides the
disputed zone between italy and Yugo-
slavia-or to resist the pressure of the
head of the Yugoslav Republic, thus
risking an armed clash with the Yugo-
slav troops
Since the shooting war is oficially over.
such decisions are being taken by the
State Department, In consultation with
the White House and the Joint Chiefs
Of Staff. But both these higher au-
thorities are being guided by the recon-
mendations OF the Secretary Of State
In June, 1945. the provisional Yugo-
slav government attempted to upset the
Allies plans to maintain status quo
in Italy until a peace conference was
held. Marshal Tito ordered his troops
to enter Trieste, Venezia Giulia and a
section Of Southwestern Austria, claim
ing them to be Yugoslav territory.
President Truman, who felt strongly
that no unilateral actions should be
taken by any Of the United Nations
members, ordered three American di-
visions to enter the disputed area. The
British, who shared Mr.. Truman's views,
sent in a similar force. Confronted with
this larger and better equipped con-
tingent, the still weak Yugoslav troops
withdrew to their original line. An
American-British force Is still guarding
this no-man's land until the fate of
those territories is decided at the peace
conference to be held some time this
summer.
However, in recent weeks Marshal Tito
has become impatient and appears to
have decided to take the law into his
own hands.
Because Of the redeployment program
the number of American troops on the
Morgan Line represent less than skele-
ton division. The British are not much
better of, although they are somewhat
stronger The End Polish Army Corps
is reported to be in the vicinity. Gen.
Anders. its commander, has his head
quarters at Udine, an italian city near
the Yugoslav border.
Evening star., 1946-02-26
The Political Mill
By Gould Lincoln

A tug of war between Eastern and
Western Republicans looms over the
selection Of q chairman Of the Repub-
lican National Committee to I'LL the
vacancy with Chairman Herbert Brow
nell's retirement from the ONCE on
April l..
Eastern Republicans already are lin
ing up for the fray with former Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge and Sinclair Weeks
OF Massachusetts,, former Senator John
Danaher and Sam Pryor Of Connecticut
on their list as possible candidates for
the ONCE.
Col. Lodge-he resigned from the Sen
ate to enter the Army during the war
may or may not be available He might
prefer to return to his political career
by running for Governor or Senator
from Massachusetts,. 1t Is considered
unlikely he would run this year against
Senator Walsh, Democrat, but he might
seek the gubernatorial nomination. To
some of the leading Republicans from
the East-and some from the Middle
West-Col. Lodge would be an ideal
chairman, both because of his liberal
record, first in Massachusetts, and then
in the Senate, and because of his mill
tary service.
Mr.. Weeks is the Massachusetts, Re-
publican national committeeman. He
was a strong supporter Of the late
Wendell L. Willkie, and II it came to
contest in the national committee might
have the backing of the Willkie group
which was closely integrated. Under
the national committee rules 1t is not
necessary to elect as chairman a men,
ber of the committee. Mr.. Brownell,
for example, is not a member of the
committee, ]. Russell Sprague being the
national committeeman from New York
The Westerners contend that their
section of the country-either Middle
West or VESTS entitled to the ma
tional Craftsmanship because Of the Re-
publican record that has been made in
those States in recent years, a record
which has not been made in the Eastern
States.
Eastern Republicans reply this Is an
argument not for election Of Westerner
but for an Eastern chairman, since the
battle now must be won In the East.
The new national chairman, they insist
must be fully conversant with the politi-
cal problems Of the party and its candi-
dates for Congress this year in the East
ern States. And there you have it.
Middle Westerners who are being con-
sidered for the Craftsmanship include
Evening star., 1946-02-26

he comes down from the woods
above the pasture. ak on shoulder,
he likes to stop = minute in the
sunset glow and see the gray plumes
above the homes. In those hours
there Is hustle and activity as the
supper is being started. The fires
are being poked up and the front
drafts are open. The smoke banners
that pour upward in steady volume
are the pennants of country living.
From the days of the first pioneers
to the present, smoke from farm
chimneys has told q good tale OF
life on the land.
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Chimney Smoke

On clear, calm. sunny winter days
the smoke plumes above farmhouse
chimneys tell story. The grayish
black smoke spirals upward straight
into the air for few feet and then,
though one cannot feel air in mo-
ton, the smoke banners drift away
toward the east or southeast. All
up and down the valley roads, on the
spreading plains, and along the
narrow roads that wind along the
,hillsides and dip in and out of hol-
lows, the smoke billowing from farm
homes tells series of stories.
Pearl-gray, thin smoke tells of
fast-burning, good, dry hardwood
maple, oak. birch or ash. Most
farmers are proud of their wood
piles and plan to keep an ample
supply ahead at all times. There
was time, before the magic of
electricity and the convenience of
oil came to farms, when an axiom
of the countryside was that you
could judge farmers ability by his
woodpile. But by no means are all
farms modernized. and there are
women who say that they never can
bake and cook so well by modern
heat as they did when they had the
big, polished, wood-burning range
In the kitchen.
Sometimes there are farm homes
where the man is not so good pro-
wider and the women folks have to
get along with green wood that they
use as best they can. Perhaps they
try to dry it in the oven few hours,
or to bolster it with dust pan full
of chips and debris from the floor of
the woodshed. But the smoke tells
the tale. 1t Is heavy, black and
dense. Best of all. the countryman
likes to see the smoke from farm
ehimneys late In the afternoon. As
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Far Eastern Commission

NOW that MOSCOW has at last
moved to take part in the delibera-
tions of the Far Eastern Commits
sion, it may be expected that that
body soon will begin to play an in
creasingly prominent role in the
control of Japan. At its future meet
ings Ambassador Gromyko or his
deputy will be on hand as the Soviet
representative, and one of the most
interesting things to watch for will
be the temper and character of Rus
sian activity in this important Allied
undertaking.
As agreed upon at the December
meeting OF the Foreign Ministers in
Moscow, the 11-nation commission,
with headquarters here in Washing
ton, is a policy-making and policy
reviewing body whose directives are
to be carried out by General Mac
Arthur with the advice of an Allied
Council sitting in Tokyo. The coun-
Gil has not yet been organized, but
1t will be pretty much dominated by
Macarthur as "the sole executive
authority for the Allied powers in
Japan" its Importance being Sec
ondary to the commission. It is in
the latter agency that dificulties
may develop, since any one of its
four major members-China, Brit
ain, Russia or the United States
will have the right to veto decisions
on which there may be majority
agreement.
Given certain conditions, this veto
provision, whatever may be said
against 1t, can operate as much to
our advantage as to the advantage
of the other major members. But
when 1t was first announced last
December the view was widely ex-
pressed that the Russians might
tend to overwork it and thus upset
our present smooth and highly eff
cient control program possibility
explaining why Ambassador Gromy-
kos forthcoming participation in
the commissions labors will be fol-
lowed with particular interest. It is
worth noting, however, that the
United States Government and
General Macarthur have superior
authority and special status in the
whole arrangement, so that in case
of veto-caused stalemate or emer-
gency developments they MAY issue
interim directives and take action
OF their own, short Of such funda-
mental matters as effecting sweep
ing changes in the japanese consti-
tutional structure.
In view Of this special American
| position, the veto privilege is not
likely to create as many difficulties
In Japan as 1t has in Germany,
where no one member Of the four
power control council has domi-
Evening star., 1946-02-26

On the other hand, Marshal Tito Is
reliably reported to have concentrated
seven strong divisions, simply supplied
with tanks, artillery and ammunition.
Some Of his modern equipment Is said
to be OF American manufacture and to
have been delivered either directly to
him or to Russia under the lease-lend
agreements.
Behind these seven first-line divisions
there are at least an equal number of
troops ready to support push. Marshal
Tito regards the territories now under
temporary American-Brit custody as
belonging to Yugoslavia and sees no
reason why there should be any argu-
ment at a peace table about them.
In diplomatic quarters it Is believed
that II his plans are translated into
action, he will have Moscow's consent
and approval. Last summer Russia ad-
vised Tito to be conciliatory. It is doubt
full, now that Titos armies have had
several months to prepare for action
and the Russian forces in Hungary
alone are estimated to have reached the
imposing number Of 1,200, 900 men, that
Moscow will hold Tito back.
These facts are, Of course, well known
in Washington and the State Depart
'ment will have to decide whether last
summers decision Of President Truman
to refuse to permit unilateral settle
ments by force shall remain the basis
Of our foreign policy or whether it would
be better to yield gracefully by with
drawing our forces before Tito strikes.
= ~
From the military point of view, 1t
appears that it would be difficult for the
American troops to hold their own
against the Yugoslays.
Although it is we'll known that Yugo-
slavia has not lived up to the Yalta
pledge to hold free and unfettered elec-
tions, the fact that the American Gov
eminent recognized his administration
Internationally has further convinced
Tito that the United States will no
longer attempt to frustrate his expan-
sionistic aims.
Under these circumstances 1t Is prob
able that the State Department will ad-
wise the withdrawal of the remaining
American troops from the danger zone.
Evening star., 1946-02-26
US. Sea Power in Jeopardy
By George Fielding Eliot
nited States is

The sea power of the United States is
In serious danger.
Sea power was Of vital Importance in
the winning of victory. It win continue
to be vital element in our future Sc
curity and in our ability to discharge
our responsibilities in upholding world
security
But if we are to have sea power
Of the quality and amount which the
interest of the Nation demands, the
Navy-the instrument of sea power
must be kept out Of politics and above
politics.
The insistence Of the President on
pushing forward the name of Edwin W.
Pauley for nomination as Undersecre-
tary of the Navy, and by implication
as heir to the secretaryship when Secre-
tary Forrestal leaves the Navy Depart
ment, is imperiling the future security
of the United States.
am fully aware that this is q grave
charge. do not make it lightly. I
shall proceed to substantiate it.
The control Of the military arms of
the Government by the civilian repre-
sentatives of the people Is an integral
part of our constitutional system. We
have Navy or an Army at all only
by virtue of annual appropriations of
the public moneys for those purposes by
Congress. The civilian Secretaries at
the head of the Navy and War Depart
ments are the established intermediates
between the armed services and the
Congress in budgetary matters. If Mi.
Pauley were to become Undersecretary
of the Navy he would have a con-
siderable part in preparing and pre-
senting the annual Navy budget. II he
were to become Secretary of the Navy,
his would be the final voice in the
presentation of the budget to"the Presi-
dent for approval, and his would be the
chief responsibility for seeking from
the Congress the desired appropriations
as finally approved by the President
and the Bureau of the Budget.
The Navy is an enormous user OF oil
for fuel, for fabrication and for other
purposes. Oil is its very lifeblood. Mr..
Pauley has extensive oil interests Of his
own, and extensive connections within
the petroleum industry. Testimony be-
fore the Senate Committee on Naval
Affairs, now considering his nomina-
ton, has strongly suggested that in the
past Mr.. Pauley has net hesitated to
use such political position and influence
Rs he possessed to advance his own In
terests and those Of his associates.
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Arqentino's Fair Election

The Argentine people have voted,
and the way the elections were held
seems to have been as much OF q
surprise to Argentines as to the out
side world. The presidential cam
paign waged between Colonel Peron
and Jose Tamborini. candidate OF
the Democratic Union. a political
coalition of left-wing parties includ-
Ing the Communists. aided unofii-
cially by many conservatives. was
bitter. The Peronistas were guilty
of many acts Of violence, apparently
condoned by the police. This led
many foreign observers to believe
that the elections would either be
rigged in favor OF Peron or would be
nullified at the last moment by q
Peronista coupid'etat The fact that
the government. headed by Presi-
dent Farrell and backed by the
armed services, promised fair and
free elections was widely discounted
abroad and even by Argentines
themselves.
Yet the unexpected has happened.
The army made good its word. In
conjunction with the navy, it took
over the entire task of insuring the
conduct Of the election. Fully ESQ.,
600 soldiers and sailors patrolled the
polling booths and guarded the
sealed ballot boxes as they were
transported to centers In the capital
and the provinces for the count.
The effect OF all this was electri-
cal. The military were cheered as
heroes by all sections of the popula-
ton, thus recovering at stroke the
popularity they had largely lost
during recent years by the power
politics. Of the oficer caste. The
local press and foreign observers
unite in declaring that no one was
hindered from voting and that the
total vote is of record-breaking size.
The will Of the Argentine people has
thus been fairly and adequately reg
istered. OF course, there remains
the question whether the ballot
boxes will be kept inviolate and the
votes therein fairly counted. But
the logic Of the situation would seem
to be that the army will not stultify
itself after having begun the prom
ised job.
All this raises the interesting
query as to how the verdict of the
Argentine people. assuming it to be
authentic, will be regarded and
treated by foreign powers. especially
the United States. If Tamborini is
elected President, the matter will be
simple, because that is what Wash
ington and most other countries
desire. But supposing Colonel reron.
gets the popular decision Can our
State Department continue a policy
which appears to have been based
upon a presupposition of fraud or
duress in the electoral result? And
how would the rest of Latin America
react If the department did 30
persist?
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Not Satisfied
By David Laurence.
ON the London SUNDAY chror,,,

FROM the London Sunday Chronicle
The country is not satisfied. Today,s
grievances are wider and deeper thar
those induced by the war WEAKNESS that
swept the government into power. The
government has not begun to do what
IL was elected to do; instead, as Lord
Wooiton has said. 1t has taken on more
tnan 1t can do. There is . practical
businessman who has also served the
country magnifcently as an administra-
tor. Are we going to work hard to get
trade" he asks, "or are we going to
spend these precious and pregnant years
IN talking about new ways in. which
trade ought to be done7" The greatest
trading nation on earth needs no lessons
from offceholders, and will not long suf-
fer them to keep it down,