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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-12-06

pants Mere completely visible 70
everyone in the waiting room.
In some places there was no
jimerow arrangement and Ne
Gro and white passengers ate
and waited together.
The traveller reported one stop
where all the heavy Work Of
hfung trunks INTO the bus bag
gage compartment was done oy
colored women without any help
rom the bus drivers These same
women. he SAID. also kept IN e
station clean
HIS downfall came IN Macon.
where the bus station IS right N
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-12-06

knife blades flash, fists Fly
and guns are drawn as bandits
terrorize victims in three rob
beriei
Two men entered Greens
Loan Office 25lS z Division,
drew guns on proprietor Sam
uel Greenbere, 81, 26l0 Burlin-
game street. and locked him and
has wife, Dora. AZ. in a back
room. ranSscked the shop and
stole an unestimated amount OF
money and other merchandise
Wednesday morning.
The armed men entered the
store and asked TO see some
suits OF clothes. Proprietor
Greenberg showed them a suit,
and one Of the men pulled \
blue steel gun and demanded
cash. The thugs took Green
berg 70 his register and look
s375 in cash; ladies wrist
watches, makes unknown. two
hunting knives. and an un-
known amount of money and
other merchandise from the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-12-06
Each Stop Little Different
Reporter Learns That South Has
No Standard Pattern OF JimcroW

the middle Of the colored neigh
borhood Alighting from the bus
he searched in vain for the Col
ored Waiting Room and ticket
booth. Finally he ducked into the
White Waiting Room 10 buy has
ticket. and check his luggage.
This brought the forces OF
law and order" down on his
neck. We don't care about the
Civil Rights report down here"
he was told by a policeman who
pulled him in. and started in
motion the processes that con-
sumed three hours and eleven
dollars.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-12-06

Xo women were found dead duties.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-12-06

Double Barred Cross Christmas
Seal funds support finding.
health education. rehabilitation.
research and other projetes car
ried on by the TB & Health Soei
ETY. 10 Control tuberculosis in
Wayne County.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-12-06
z Women Found Dea d I'm
Bed Of Natural Causes

Two women were found deaf
in their beds Thursday and FRI
day, are being investigated al
though the deaths were appar-
emily from natural causes.
Anna Hulsey. 40. 1898 Grandy.
who had been separated from
her husband. was found by Mar
care: Lawrence 33, a roomer,
who stated Thursday morning
she went TO her landlords room
TO see why she failed to get up
and attend TO her household
Evening star., 1947-08-09
D. {. Builders Step Up
Factory-Produced
Home Output
Continued From Page BID

houses are plentiful In Kensington,
Md.
In the Kensington Terrace de-
velopment, on Garrett Park road,
of Connecticut avenue, more than
20 houses of various types are under
way. These, of precut lumber, are
all turned out by one factory, and
were built primarily for exhibition
to builders.
Throughout next week they will
be on view to builders from different
parts Of the Eastern seaboard, in
vited here for the showing, accord
ing to Bolton g. Lucas, local firm
which serves as national sales agent.
Elsewhere in Kensington is prob
ably the largest factory-bui de-
velopment in this area-Kensington
Heights. Sixty-nine houses have
been completed in this development,
and 40 more are now under way,
with lot to be started in the fall.
Houses of the Kensington Heights
Corp, under construction. are in
the 3400 block of Ferndale street.
They also are of frame and are
fashioned from precut lumber.
"Preview" In Falls Church.
A fifth example of the type of
factory-built homes now being erect
ed in the District area will get a
"preview" today, and until 8 pm.
at 6l0 Poplar drive, in the Virginia
Forest subdivision of Falls Church.
Here one well-known stressed skin
plywood house has been completed
by the Carey Winston Co. Another
is under way on an adjoining lot.
Mr. Winston said that on sites
Evening star., 1947-08-09
Permits
Continued From Page BID

story and basement brick and cinder
block fats, two units each; 1901 to
IS Savannah street Sc; to cost
s57 900.
Lee Tom, s72l Georgia avenue
NV. owner and builder: Charles j
Garner, GIT Quincy street NV.
architect; to erect one 2-story brick
stone, steel, concrete store, office
apartment and laundry; 1924 Penn
sylvania avenue Sc, to cost $685..
900,
$4,000 Garage.
Lee D. Butler, Inc, 1921 Twenty
first steet NV. owner; Fred Drow
Construction Co., 104s Thirtieth
street NV, builder; M. Hallett,
6525 Piney Branch road NV, archi-
tect; to erect one 1-story cinder
block garage: 1929 L street Sc, to
cost $4,000.
Edward Burling. jr., 1889 Twenty
ninth street NV, owner; E. A.
Baker & Co., 327 Carroll street NV,
builder; Howe e. Foster. 1886 Con-
necticut avenue NV, architect; to
erect one and 2-story brick and
cinder block addition to dwelling;
1889 Twenty-ninth st. NV, to cost
$4,000.
Burman Properties, Inc, Wood
ward Bldg, owners and builders; w.
Ellis Groben. architect; to erect one
1-story brick, cinder block and con-
crete store, $500 Eleventh street NV,
to cost $4,000.
w. C. & A. N. Miller Development
Co., 1880 Massachusetts avenue NV,
Evening star., 1947-08-09

. floral design from the inside Of
the knob. This is done by drilling
into the back Of the plexiglass and
then q fine drill is manipulated back
and forth until the petal Of the
flower is formed. When the entire
flower. including the leaves, has
been carved, 1t is finished by inject
ing permanent dyes into the hollows
that have been carved out.
This internal carving is supposed
to have originated during the war
when plexiglass was rescued from
wrecked bombers and the troops
carved 1t to make souvenirs to send
home. Naturally, since this Is en-
tirely hand process. the cost Of the
door knobs is not low. This COM
pany also makes drawer knobs by
the same process.
(For information as to where
products may be obtained, please
Evening star., 1947-08-09
Gudqets
Continued From Page B-l)

screening that will keep out the sun
and summer heat as well. It Is made
with curved louvers that slant down.
ward slightly and while they will de-
feet the sun and the rain 1t is not
enough to interfere with the vision.
The horizontal tilted lowers are
supported by vertical strips at one
inch intervals. This gives q con-
siderably larger area Of opening
than the ordinary woven screening.
The screening Is made in either
antique bronze or enameled spring
steel. The steel type Is finished in
either green or silver. Instructions
for Installing are printed on the
selvage which is a quarter of an inch
wide. 1t Is made in rolls up to 8
feet wide and 100 feet long.
Decorative Door Knobs.
Door knobs for special rooms are
made Of plexiglass and carved with
Evening star., 1947-08-09

owner and builder; Z. r. Spano,
architect: to erect one 2-story frame,
stone and brick dwelling; $3.50 Uni
versity avenue NV. to cost $4,000.
Folger & Nolan Co.. 1140 Fifteenth
street NV. owner; Joseph B. Bahen,
6220 Third street NV, builder:
Eggers g. Higgins, architect; to make
general alterations for offices, ll4G
Fifteenth street NV, to cost 81. 900.
John c. Gentilo, 1887 p street
NV, owner and builder; Evan j.
Conner, 927 Fifteenth street NV.
architect; to erect one 2-story cinder
block. stucco dwelling; 5138 Sher-
rier place NV. to cost $4,000.
Evening star., 1947-08-09

elsewhere in nearby Virginia 1s
others of this type have been start
ed or completed in less than a year
by his firm, and that As of the same
type have been started or completed
in nearby Maryland by Walker
Homes. Inc.
Factory-built homes now coming
on the market here are in about
the same price-range as the bulk Of
conventionally built houses. The
range is from about $4,000 to about
$4,000.
Evening star., 1947-08-09
address Room 724, Star Building,
inclosing sef-addressed, stamped
envelope.l
Madden Opens New Office

The Madden Realty Co., 4sl5
Grant street NE, has opened q Sec
ond ofilce at 1871 Eleventh street
NV, Oliver w. Madden, president,
announced today.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1947-02-28

tautineje padetyje laikykites
mano patarimo, mes yra vilties,
sake Taft. Gal net netolimo-
je ateityje. Yra zinomas fax
tas kad tautos kurios naudoja
uzgrobimo metodus, ir issiple-
cia placiai, isugdo viso pasau-
lio neapykanta prizes save. Taip
pavyzdziui daro sovietai. Ir jie
prieis liepto gala.
Toliau, uzsiminus apie pa
begelius, jis pareiske kad pa
begeliu klausimas dabar pasi-
keis ir ju padetis palengves.
Laikui begant, be abejo, kon-
gresas ir senatas des visas pa
stangas kad dabartine pabege-
liu padetis butu pakeista ge-
rojon pusen.
Gale Senatorius Taft parei-
ske kad Maskvos konferencija
vargu isris Vokietijos klausi-
ma, mes Gen. Marshall yra nu-
sistates ten nebuti jokiu budu
ilgiau kaip menesi laiko ir jo-
kiu nuolaidu sovietams dau-
giau nedaryti.
p. 7. ziuriS.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1947-02-28
BOLSEVIkAI PRA-
kIURO DEL FILMU

Musu bolsevikiska spauda no.
ri irodyti savo skaitytojams
buk tos filmos apie raudonuju
terora, kurias rodo Motuzu iau-
niausias brolis Vytautas BeIec-
kas esq netikros. Tuos savo
iSvedziojimus remia tue kad
esq filmos ir paveikslai apie
bolsevikQ papildytas zudynes
Lietuvoje atsirado Amerikoje
tik dabar, nors paveikslai init
1941 metals.
Suprantama, juk tik pernai,
1916 metu vasaros pabaigoje,
V. Beleckas j Amerika tas fill
mas atveze. Jis 'irgi pabego
nuo uzeinanciu bolseviku SKIER
diku, kurie vel Lietuva okupa-
vo. Tie kurie pergyveno 1910.
Al metu bolseviku okupacija,
ju atliktas zudystes, galejo W.
rekorduoti filmose ir fotografi-
jose tik tyrinejimus vedant ir
lavonus surasant. Tas viskas
uzeme tula laika.
Kad bolsevikai begdani zude
ir teriojo Lietuvius kur tik jie
galejo tam yra gyvu liudinin-
ku, kurie aisku bolseviku spau-
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Visus Vokieciu makontentus nurammo pa
galiau Prof Voldemaras patepdamas jiems kalp
medium savo pasaka is senoves Romos lstorlJos'
pritaikyd damas jos prasme dabarties lakams, pa
lygino js vokietija j saue, aplink kuria, grid,
sukasi plantetos, mazosios valstybes. sta 10
papasakota alegorija istrigo man galva: kaip
paskui pasirode tai buvo r tikrasis polltlnls 10
nusistatymas Vokieciu atzvilgiu. II
Prizes apleisdama Berlyna, Lietuvos Tary-
bos delegacija SUI Lietuvos Tarybos plrmlnlnku
A. Smetona priesakyje nusiunte ta pat pripazl-
nimo iskilmiu diena is Valstybes Teatro Berly-
ne, kur buvo delegacija vakare pakviesta man
dagumo telegrama Vokeciu kaizeriui su padeka
uz Lietuvos nepriklausomybes pripazininna.
Gryzus Vilniu, buvo gautas is kaizerio per
okupacine vyriausybe atsakymas padeka uz
atsiusta telegrama ir kartu su linkejimais Lie
tuvos adresu. (Bus daugiau)
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1947-02-28
REUMATISkI
SKAUSMAI

Deksnio Galinga Mostis, sudaryta
is daug skirtingu elementu, turf sa-
wye galinga silima. sildydama ga
lingai, istarpins Reumatiskus skaus-
mus, ranku, koju skaudejima ir tir-
pima, dieglius, salti. Daugeliui EMO
niu pagelbejo ir tamstai pagelbes.
Nelauk ilgiau, bet tuojau isigyk -
DICKENS OINTMENT, arba rasy-
kite dirbtuve. kama 2-oz. $1.00;
4-oz. $500. Ekstra didele deze -
16 OF. $500. (26)
DICKENS OINTMENT
p. o. Box 666 Newark l, N. ].
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neturi pagrindo del mano ne
remimo jo. AS j neremiu to-
del kad jis draugavo ir drau-
gauja SUI ia klika kurie visada
buvo palanki sovietams ir ku-
RE visada buvo pusraudoniai.
Akyvaizdoje tos padeties ir Ii
nant kaip slaptai turi butt uz-
laikoma atomine bomba ir XII
tos paslaptys, as esu nusista-
tes jo neremti.
Kitas klausimas: Ar Sena-
torius Taft turi mintyje ka XII
ta rekomenduoti j ia vieta?
Taft atsake, .turi pora asme-
nu, bet ju vardu nemines, mes
ju vardu paminejimas gall kaip
tik pakenkti tu asmenu pasky-
rimui.
Plain Dealer atstovas labai
spyresi kad jis pateiktu var
dus, bet Senatorius Taft griez-
tai atsisake tai padaryti.
Po to seke daug kitu smul-
kiu klausimu, ir pasikalbejimas
baigesi.
AS priejes pasisveikinau su
senatorium ir daugiau pasikal-
bejau su juo apie Lietuva. Jis
privaciai man pareiske, "Keep
hammering away at it and
don't give up, kitais 70
dziais, dirbkite ir nepasiduoki-
te. Neatsizvelgiant sunkenybiu
ir visu nemaloniu salygu tarp-
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1947-02-28
dai nepriimtini.

N1I llSpi I'LL Cllll.
Musu komunistu spauda gin
CHA esq 'niekur 'niekas nesi-
skunde teroru is raudonosios
armijos bel RusQ puses'. Rau-
donoji armija galejo ir neuzsi-
init teroru tiesiog, bet uzteko
kad il okupavo ir paverge Lie
tuva, pc jos globa atejo Dol
sevikai galvazudziai enkavedis-
tai ir jiems j talka stojo vietos
zydukai ir bolsevizmu apsvai-
ginti Lietuviai, toxic kaip mu-
su bolsevikeliai Amerikoje. Jie
po raudonosios armijos protek.
cija pilde visokias baisenybes
su savo isivaizduotais 'priesais'
savo broliais Lietuviais.
Kada j Amerika atejo fill
mos apie hitlerininkQ papildy-
tas zudynes, tos filmos buvo
rodomos. Kai atvezta filmos
apie bolseviku ziaurius darbus,
rodomos ir jos.
Lietuviai j Rusus bolsevikus
ir j Vokiecius nacius nuo pat
pradziu atsinese vienodai ir
atiduoda ''kredita" lygiai ir
vieniems ir antriems, kan tas
kreditas priklauso. Vokieciu
ziaurius darbus kredituoja ma
ziams, bolseviku - bolsevi-
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PO VASARIO Is DIENOS
(Pabaiga nuo 5-to pusl.)

Nuotaika buvo saldziai-ruksti Vokieciai sa-
vo prakalbose eme kreipti demesio pasireisku-
sia tarp Lietuviu Tarybos ir Reicho vyriausybes
nesantarve, butent Lietuvos Tarybos po 1917
M Gruodzio II d. akto priimta Vasario 16 d..
deklaracija, sukelusia Vokieciams tick galvosu-
kio ir susirupinimo. Gird, kylas kausimas: {:
katra data rekesia skaityti tkra Lietuvos ne
priklausomybes paskelbimo data Gruodzio II
Ar Vasario 16? Baronas Roppas eme net reiksti
baimes kad iksio buve yieni Balkanai Europos
pietuose, kaipo Europos nesantaikos lizdas, da-
bar gi gresias pavojus kad ir Pabalteje imsia
darytis antri Balkanai, ir tt. Taigi pirma karta
baronas Roppas loses iksiol Lietuvos patriotic
role, parode tikraji savo prizes Lietuva nukrepta
Veida
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1947-02-28

kams. Lietuviai puikiausia mo-
ka atskirti kur ka padare boil
sevikai, kur ka padare naciai.
Ir vieni ir kiti yra Lietuvos
pavergejai-priesai, ir todel tik
isgamos gall bandyti pateisinti
svetima okupanta, atejusi pa
vergti jo krasta ir zudyti EMO
mes.
Kur tik bus rodoma Motuzu
filmos is Lietuvos, visi exit
jas pamatyti. Macius.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1947-02-28

Augsburge, Vokietijoje, Lie
tuviai tremtiniai pastate 81 Lie
tuvisko stilaus kryziu, kuri is
kilmingai pasventino. sventi-
nimo iskilmes ir Lietuviu burr
matysite Belecko rodomoje ill
mole is pabegeliu gyveninno,
kuri bus rodoma SUI kltomls
filmomis Kovo 9 d., Slovenian
Auditorium, GAIT st. Clair av.,
Cleveland. (ziurekit skelbima
apie tai.)
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1947-02-28
NEUzMIRSKIT Sc

Rasydami Dirvos Redakcijai,
Administrator ar Agenturai
kokius paklausimus, visada ide-
kit uz Sc paste zenkleli atsa-
kymui. Tas butina.
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PASIKALBEJIMAS
SU SEN. TAFT
Pabaiga nuo LIMO pusl.)


viena arba kita sistemos?
Atsakymas: AS manau kad
sios dvi ideologijos nera sude-
rinamos.. Laikui begant tas
nesutarimas bus ryskesnis, ir
be abejo, jei nepasikeis sovie-
tu nusistatymas, gall kas toxic
ateityje iskilti. Bet yra mano-
ma ir yra geidziama atrasti
koki buda suminkstinti sovie-
tus, kad jie pakeistu savo sis
tema pagal viso pasaulio nusi-
statyma.
3 Klausimas: Ar mes gall
me suderinti savo nusistatymus
ir isitikinimus ir tue pat laiku
duoti paskolas, salpa, technis-
kas zinias, ir visokius kitus
pagerinimus Sovietu Sajungai?
Mes zinome kad jie> naudoja
musu pinigus ir musu pagalba
paneigimui kaimynisku tautu
teisiu ir isugdymui savo ideo-
logijos. Tuo pat sykiu musu
saskaita isugdyti didele ka-
riuomene, kuria gall galu gale
panaudoti prizes mus.
Atsakymas: AS nesutinku
su pareiskimu. Amerika da-
bar sovietams tolimesnes pa
galbos neduoda, nei paskolu, nei
selpimu, nei kitokiais budais.
AS manau kad ateityje dar la
biau bus visos pagalbos ir pa
taikavimai susiaurinti.
4 Klausimas: Isvietinti as
menys Amerikos okupacineje
zonoje, bet ypatingai Americas
zonoje, yra aukos Sovietu Sa-
jungos imperializmo. siadien
jie yra traktuojami arsiau ne
gu karo belaisviai. Neturi jo-
kiu galimybiu nei vilties ko
nors sulaukti. Sito akyvaizdo-
je ar ponas senatorius apsiim-
tumete padaryti zygiu kad bu-
tu padaryta nuosekli investi-
gacija tarp musu karines val
dzios pareigunu kaslink ju ell
gesio SUI DIP, ypatingai skry-
ningu atveju, ir ypac del ver-
timo ju gryzti j ta sail kurioje
dabar sovietai Waldo? Sta pa
detis yra pasekme musu paciu
ir Did. Britanijos nuolaidu po-
litikos. Vakarines demokrati-
jos yra moraliai disadvantages
uz sta pabegeliu padeti. Is to
'kyla klausimas, ar ponas sena-
torius remtumet daromus zy-
gius isleisti istatymus kad tie
pabegeliai galetu ivaziuoti j
USA ir isnaujo pradeti kurti
savo gyvenima?
Atsakymas: Dabartiniu me-
tn US kongrese kaip tik yra
patiekta keletas sumanymu ST.
tue klausimu. Vienas is ju,
kad panaudoti visas neisnaudo-
tas karo metals kvotas, ir tu
tautu kvotas kurios savo nepil-
nj isnaudojo. Tokiu budu yra
numatoma kad 100000 pabe-
geliu galetu atvykti j USA.
Atidaryti imigracija visiems
nera imanoma, nes Amerikoje
kiltu didziausias pasipriesini-
mas ir pakenktu dabartiniams
planams.
5 Klausimas: Ar Senatorius
Taft remiate visus Amerikos
principus kurie yra pareiksti
Atlantic Carteryje, Keturiose
Laisvese, ir net US Nepriklau.
somybes Deklaracijoje?
Atsakymas: zinoma, bet ia
reikia apriboti, mes jose yra
daug netikslumu ir neaiskumu
bet laisve zmogaus ir teise jam
laisvai pasireiksti as visada re-
miu ir remsiu.
Pasibaigus mano klausimams
buvo kiti klausimai pateikti
zydu redaktorius klause apie
Palestine, zydams rupima da-
lyka. Senatorius Taft j ia
klausima atsake kad dabarti-
niu metu yra leidziama 1000
zydu pabegeliu ivaziuoti i Pa
lestina kas menesi.
Kitas zydu redaktorius uz-
klause, kodel Taft yra prieSin-
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Sekmad. Kovo-March 9 d. 2:3O val.
lygia petu.
Didziuee saleje, kur telpa virs 1000 pubikos
Slovenian Auditorium
Pradzia lygiai 2:30 val. pc pietu.
Sale atdara nuo 200 val.

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Evening star., 1947-06-24

of peace that is ts.,,.illg s.s.are now. Whether
the future is to be bright or dark thus
depends primarily on whether the Russians
are willing to make marked change for
the better in the policy they have been
pursuing since the end of the war.
The choice is up to them. II they prefer
to continue on their present course, then
the trend toward two Europes and two
worlds will become sort of jet-propelled
political and economic struggle for power
between East and West-a struggle split
ting the United Nations wide open and
holding within 1t forces that could explode,
twenty or thirty years from now, into the
most narrowing war in history. The men
of the Kremlin have fateful decision to
make. If they reverse their drive for
dominance, peoples everywhere will have
reason to rejoice. Otherwise we can only
prepare for the worst
Evening star., 1947-06-24
New Labor Low

The most impressive thing about the bill
which now becomes a new labor law is
the extent of its popular support. Pres
ident Truman fought the bill with every
means at his command. He brought every
conceivable argument, both sound and
unsound, to bear against it. Nevertheless,
the bill was passed over his veto-in the
Senate by a vote of SO to Is, and in the
House by 331 to 83.
On this record, only those whose minds
are closed will deny that new deal in
labor legislation Is desired by the people.
And there is need for such new deal
For years the legislative trend was in the
direction of protecting and strengthening
organized labor. Nor can there be any
real doubt that there was need for legis-
lation designed to bolster labor. But as
always seems to happen in this country,
Congress went too far. Very soon after
enactment of the Wagner Act, 1t became
apparent that the scales were weighted
too heavily in labor's favor and that some
thing was needed to redress the balance.
This new law is the first significant step
in that direction.
1t is not a drastic law. 1t will neither
crush labor nor destroy unions While a
few of its provisions are OF doubtful
wisdom and may prove unworkable, the
law as a whole Is moderate and is aimed
at correcting abuses which the unions
could not or would not correct of their
own accord
There has been some reckless talk to
the effect that the law will meet with
widespread union defiance And it is
unfortunate that the President has said
some things in criticism of the law which.
may tend to encourage defiance But
responsible union leaders will be extremely
ill-advised if they take the position that
the law is not to be obeyed If they want
to work for repeal of the law by seeking
the defeat of the members of Congress
who voted for 1t, that is their privilege.
1t would be quite another thing, however,
to undertake to defy the law because they
do not like it, The chances are that such
an attitude would result only in the adop-
tion of drastic, punitive legislation, and
that, In turn, might we'll produce some of
the evils which the President mistakenly
believes will flow out of the present law.
The most urgent need now is for an
aWareness by all concerned that ours is
a democratic system and that this new
law has come into being through an i'm
pressive functioning of the. democratic
process. For labor leaders, the President
or any one else to overlook this central
TACT could easily be productive of a real
threat to our democratic system,
Evening star., 1947-06-24
Sentencing Repeut Offenders

The Senate District Committee is sched-
uled to take under consideration today
bill which, in its original FORM would have
required the judges of the District Court
to impose the maximum sentence on any
person convicted of crime of violence
for the second time in five years
The judges could continue to impose
any minimum sentence. provided it did
not exceed one-third of the maximum.
But they would no longer have discre-
tionary power to impose less than the
maximum in the case of repeat offender.
This provision was stricken from the
bill in the House. presumably because
most, though not ALL of the District judges
were opposed to it. This opposition is
understandable, for the proposed law
would have curtailed the range of the dis
cretion of the judges. The prospect of
that is distasteful to the judges, and,
moreover, there is by no means an open
and shut case in favor of curbing their
discretion In the matter of sentences.
In The Stars opinion, however, the
better arguments are in favor of requiring
that the maximum penalty be imposed
on persons who twice within five years
commit crimes of violence. In effect, this
would be a mild habitual offender law,
and some Of the States have gone much