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Evening star., 1947-11-19
On the Record
Ode to England's Future Queen
On the Eve of Her Abbey Wedding

But knightly. Knights sprang from
the foul slums, with oddly
crooked mouths but level eyes
Did you know there were knights ir
the semidetached villas o1
Clapham?
In the accounting Offices of the reel
ing city, and on the docks ano
in the mines?
They wore their armor, too, in the
bleak laugh over the shattered
households cavaliers laugh;
They spoke the password Of the Or
der from the wide houses with
their sweeping lawns;
From the flowery cottages hiding
under thatch; from the plowed
fields Of the colored counties
From the black cities Of the North
land; from the gray colleges
and poor board schools.
God keep you knights, Elizabeth!
The great shy dreams came in those
days. Will they be realized?
The dreams OF the days of the broth
erhood, of the unuttered agree
ment, of the secret treaty
OF each man with the other: The
treaty of kinship.
Hovel and palace knew the klnship.
The palace was the parental
house.
And all knew they were Of one breed,
and the children Of kings.
That was the new equality: Not the
equality of the mass
All equal, and all equal In their
servitude; but the equality OF
kings,
All kingly, and all equal in their
kingship.
Is kingly freedom an easy gift, flung
to the crowd like lollipops, and
the crowd greedy for more
And none inquiring: What price this
sweetness?
What did you learn then, Britons?
Tell us thattruth you discov-
cred:
Freedom is the sweetness gnawed
from the crust by hunger;
The sweetness Of the blood of the
best beloved, early spilled; :
The sweetening Of the. salt Of sweat
and Of anguished tears;
The sweet tyranny of conscience;
the hard bed of sacrifice: the
reward to the payer OF more
than he owes.
Freedom is the unleavened bread,
baked fresh each day and
often eaten in sorrow,
The fare of the princely, the least
vulgar, the most austere.
Freedom is duty, duty Is freedom,
and freedom and duty are
love.
God give you love, Elizabeth!
(Released by the Bell Syndicate, 1nc)
Evening star., 1947-11-19


ton and that no legislation con-
tanning partisan dynamite would be
presented by President Truman al
this time.
In other words, members Of both
parties in Congress expected that In
the short session there would be nc
politics, except the inevitable out
bursts Of some legislators who have
not become reconciled with the ad-
ministration's foreign policy.
Marshall Made Case Clear.
The violence being used by Com
munists In France and Italy to over.
throw the present governments ap-
pears so threatening to the policy
trainers in the State Department
that they are convinced that unless
immediate steps are taken fol-
Europe's relief 1t may be useless
even to discuss the long-range pro.
gram.
Secretary of State Marshall anc
his chief advisers made this very
clear in presentation Of the case
before the congressional committees
dealing with foreign affairs.
President Truman's domestic pro-
gram is so far-reaching, however
and SO laden with election dynamite
that Congressman who have an eye
on next years national elections are
likely to devote most Of the avail
able time between now and January
to combating President Truman's
domestic legislation, rather than to
Evening star., 1947-11-19
This Changing World
Stopgap Program for Aid to Europe
Has 90 Per Cent Chance of Passing

discussing, in a completely bipartisan
atmosphere, matters which Gen.
Marshall considers of paramount
international Importance.
It is no longer certain, accord
ing to observers on Capitol Hill,
that the full amount Of the stopgap
program will be approved. There is
a strong likelihood that the amount
required by the administration will
be scaled down by at least 500. .000.-
900. This will be based on the
assumption that available trans
portation does not permit more
than $120Q00,000 worth of goods
being sent abroad each month be-
tween December l and March 81.
Cooperation Seen Over.
As for discussing the long-range
program in an atmosphere Of CO.
operation between the administra-
tion and the Republican majority in
Congress, this appears now to be
thing of the past. The drastic
and far-reaching Truman control
plan is based on the assumption
that the proposed controls will be
necessary in applying the European
relief program.
Heretofore the majority Of Con-
gress members have been under the
impression, after reading reports of
committees set up by the White
House to analyze American re-
sources in relation to multi
billion-dollar relief program, that
this country has sufficient supplies
for export to foreign countries with
out causing any serious hardships
on the American people.
The inferences drawn from Presi-
dent Truman's message are entirely
different. however. They are in
terpreted to mean that unless
drastic restrictions are imposed, as
during wartime, the Marshall plan
cannot work successfully. And this
is an entirely different story from
what Congress and the American
people have been told in the past.
Under these circumstances, say
Republicans in both Houses, the
Presidents domestic program must
be subjected to thorough exam
ination. Only after this has been
done and the entire economic situa-
tion has been canvassed, can Con-
gress begin to discuss the long-range
plan for European relief. That may
not happen for many months.
Evening star., 1947-11-19

to it," he said. "You see, you're
not an average or standard size. u
This made me feel real good. I was
not being called a freak, all because
I had suddenly become rich and
wanted a tailor-made suit.
Stopped Cold.
The tailor wanted to know how
long I wanted my trousers. This
stopped me cold. I always thought
trousers were the same length, that
is, just long enough to wear out al
the cuff at the heels and always look
a little too tight when you're sitting
down. I told him that, and you
would have thought from his ex-
preston that I had spoken Ill of his
ancestors. He twirled his tape
measure, bristled his jaw and just
all-around acted like a man throw
ing a cultured fit.
Finally, he finished with me and
Evening star., 1947-11-19

Congress and let the chips fall.
Secretary OF State Marshall bowed
out early in the debate. He said he
was prepared to accept whatever 1t
took to make the plan success but
that he didn't feel qualified to make
economic recommendations. CThls
was also his attitude when Mr.. Tru-
man polled the cabinet on the Taft
Hartley bill-he said he was lgnor-
ant of the problemJ
Snyder Gave Tip-off.
Secretary OF the Treasury Snyder
who usually best mirrors the Presl-
dents thoughts, maintained con-
c1l1atory, open-minded attitude, II
nally veering to the controls with
the President. This was a tip-ott to
the others. The second-ranklng
cabinet officer knows Mr.. Truman
better than anyone else, under
stands how his mind works.
Secretary Of National Defense
Forrestal wanted no part OF the
drastic controls and said so.
secretary OF commerce darrl'
man opposed them also and arguec
vehemently that allocat1ons, etc
would do the job. Mr.. Hartman
insisted that the main problem was
the bottlenecks in essential produc-
ton; that these could be el1ml-
mated by ALLEGATIONS so as to guar.
antee a ready flow OF goods.
Attorney General Clark sided with
Mr.. Hartman.
Secretary OF Labor Scnwellenbach
plugged for the controls including
wage restrictions. He was conf
dent that labor which has sc
strongly urged the Marshall Plar
would not be bitter about being
included in an overall program
Secretary of Interior Krug was not
Evening star., 1947-11-19
7 truman Put End to 1t
Cabinet Discussion Became Heated
On Price.Wage Curbs and Rationing

present. He Is South, recovering
from an illness. His view has beer
that planning abroad must be
matched with careful planning OF
some kind at home If America is to
remain strong but he was not here
to be registered on another stat
at consumer controls.
Anderson WINGED.
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson
WINGED at the controls.
Postmaster General Hannegan
brought up the heavy artillery to
reinforce the procontrol economists
He reported that the National COM
mittee had double checked its wis
est politicoes, nation wide, including
Ed Flynn, Ed Kelly, David Lawrence
Cows. Gerr, Wallgren, etc. They all
said that people were looking for
message with real substance, bold
specific blueprint for action on
prices.
It was decided to ask the same
group to canvass sentiment in their
States among bankers, farmers, busi-
nessmen, housewives, the man in the
street. The response from farmers
and bankers was disappointing; the
rest supported the original, demand
of the politicians.
Another crusader for controls was
Chairman Mariner Eccles, of the
Federal Reserve. His memorandum
was described as Extremely tough, y
mentioning among other factors
ten-billion dollar credit expansion
since credit controls were removed
CThe Hill thinks Mr.. Eccles will get
back his consumer credit controls.)
The Democratic Big -Four in Con-
gress-Senators Barkley and Lucas
Representatives Rayburn and Nc
Cormack-were consulted later. Mr.
Mccormack was enthusiastic, the
others tepid. They didn't fight back
however.
The White House expects also te
put up a strong fight for a single
administrator for the Marshall plan
Two candidates: Secretary Snyder
and Presidential Adviser Steelman
Evening star., 1947-11-19
LOUIE
By Dorothy Thompson

By Dorothy Thompson
The empire melts away and the
panoplied flags become few;
Gone, the unwilling, the mastered
the alien,
Lost, the pomp and the splendor
the circumstance and glory,
Lost, the power and the burden, the
envy and the scorn.
The island man, pre-eminent, only
briefly master,
Withdraws whence he came; the
sands drift over his footmarks;
Conqueror and law-giver, he leaves
behind more of struggle and
fury and less Of his law.
Joy follows his retreat, and there Is
harsh rejoicing.
why do they weep then, and why
this face of fear?
Did they think a great age dies
easily, or that the world is
ever long without a master?
This one was gentle as masters 60
and just and merciful
As masters 60. The sword sat less
familiarly In his hand thar
the mace.
Before ne came to rule there had
been other masters, Of harshe1
mien, more cruel and less
kind.
Than he who brought his inhibitions
with him and his inward
griefs.
Those who come after him - and
they will come after him-had
best remember)
But remuneration brings peace.
God give you peace, Elizabeth.
The island rocked with fame and
the seas were bloodied,
The temples toppled and the spires
fell down
In the gray city on the Thames, in
the great time of troubles,
OF isolation and bitter aloneness, of
timid friends and vanishing
Allies.
Who was for victory, them. Who
was for liberty? Who for
home?
o precious stone, o happy breed of
men, o sceptered isle,
Had your blood run thin as they
said Of you, and the race run
down?
Perhaps. No man nor face endures
eternally. But in the great
est tests
Great men, great races, stand in
character. It was your char
acter then to be noble;
You were no nation of tradesmen"
then; no calculators whose
temple was a bank, as they
had said of you,
Evening star., 1947-11-19

uldlt ! y > Z . u
| yacht. A rich
,, man has to wor-
ry about the fel-
low who wants
to m arry his
daug h t e r. He
c a n never be
q u / t e S u r e
W h e t h er the
suitor Is after
the dollar or de-
vot1on.
It was only a
few d a ys ago
that I learned
how the rich
Evening star., 1947-11-19

passing in the
special session,
but it is doubt
full t h a t long
range European
relief will even
be discussed.
Most Congress-
men who went
abroad since last
summer returned
to Washington
with the feeling
that the special
session was called
to deal only with
the threatening
Evening star., 1947-11-19

lions 1Or allOca-
cations, prlorl-
ties, ETC., split
on prlce-Wage
controls and ra-
t1onlng.
The discus
ms q b o u t
these controver-
siaI recomnen-
dations became
e x t r e m e / y
heated b e for e
t n e President
put an end to
them by his de-
clSlOn to put
t n e m b e I or e
Evening star., 1947-11-19
McLennore-
A Tailor Takes
His Measure
BY Henry McLemore

It must be awful to be rich.
The rich must have a mess O. more
worries than the poor. When a
hurricane comes up, the poor man
only loses a chicken, but the rich
Evening star., 1947-11-19
Bv Doris FIeeson

President Truman's cabinet which
indorsed the Marshall Plan and
was reasonably united on the orig
inal, comparatively mild sugges-
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Larry Allen Of A. P. Gets
Order Of British Empire
BY the Assecioisd Press

WARSAW, Nov. 22.-British Am.
bassador Sir Donald st. Clail
Gamer decorated Larry Allen, AS.
sociated Press correspondent, to.
night with the order of the British
Empire.
The ceremony took place at q
reception for top officials at the
United States embassy in celebra.
ton of the wedding of Princess
Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
The envoy said the decoration was
"for distinguished and courageous
service with His Majesty's feet ir
the Mediterranean as war CORE
spondent."
Mr.. Allen. first United States
correspondent ever to travel with
the British Mediterranean feet
saw nearly every major air and see
action ins that theater from mid
1910 to late 1912. He was aboarc
the aircraft carrier Illustrious wher
the Nazis bombed her for sever
hours January 10, 1941. He won thu
1942 Pulitzer prize for internationa
reporting. He was taken prisoner
of Tobruk, Libya, September IA
1912, and spent % months in camps
in Germany and Italy.
He was born in Mt. Savage, Md.
Is 80 and has worked for the AS
sociated Press since 1888. He nov
is assigned to Warsaw.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
British Spirit Unbroken,
Lord Astor's Son Says
By the As.oeioted Press

TRYON, N. c., Nov. 22.-The
British spirit, so sorely tried during
the war. remains unbroken despite
two and half years of peace which
have left the country worse of eco
nomically than at any time during
the six years of conflict, the Hon
orable David Astor, son of Lord
and Lady Astor and foreign editor
of the London Observer, said here
today in an interview.
Here for brief visit with his
uncle and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs
Maurice B. Flynn, Mr.. Astor ex-
pressed amazement that the
American public as a whole f1nds
it difficult to believe the extent OF
Britain's material shortages.
I'VE are short of everything and
will remain so for some time" he
said. TT will be a long, hard pull
to come out of the economic dold-
runs. But what other possible
consequence could be expected from
such a WARP"
The fault, he said. lays not with
the labor government but with "a
fellow named Adolf Hitler"
speaking as a newsman, can
say that Mr.. Attlee's government
is far from dictatorial. There has
been no attempt to limit freedom
of the press despite the fact that
more papers are opposed to the
government than are supporting 1t
whole heartedly," he said, adding
that "all the democratic lnstltu-
tjons are intact"
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Friends Give typewriter
To H. |. Freer, Retired

Harry L. Freer, 81, of 1912 Forty
fourth street NV, recently retired
after AZ years as a civilian employs
of the Army Corps of Engineers, Is
going to Florida for the winter. Last
week his friends at the office pre-
sented him with a portable type
writer.
Mr.. Freer started in the Office Of
the Chief of Engineers at WASH
ington Barracks now the War Col
lege). He rose to chief clerk OF the
Office. He is native of Washington,
married and the father of two sons.
H. Edward and j. Richard Freer.
His work as war bond officer
brought commendation from the
Treasury. He also conducted Sue
Icessful campaigns for the American
Red Cross, the Community Chest
and the Infantile Paralysis Associa-
ton. He is Mason and Metho-
dist.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Southern Medical Group
To Meet in Baltimore
Bx the Assoeiofed Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. %. The
Southern Medical Association Will
open its 1947 session here Monoay'
with several hundred physicians ex-
pected to attend.
While some preliminary meetings
will be held tomorrow, the first
general session of the convention
will be held Monday night at the
Lyric Theater, with DR.. Charles Reid
Edwards, president of the Baltimore
City Medical Society, presiding.
Headquarters for the three-day
gathering will be the 5th Regiment
Armory, while sectional meetings
on phases of medicine and surgery
will be held at the medical and
chirurgial faculty building.
Women physicians of the South.
ern Medical Association are to hole
their annual meeting Monday eve
ming
Evening star., 1947-11-23
C.P. Crowley Gets Divorce
AS Wife Sues for $4,000

Cornelius Peter Crowley, for many
years a civilian employe in the War
and State Departments, won d.
vorce on the grounds OF desertion
Yesterday at Reno, New, according
to a special dispatch to The Star.
At the same time, his former wife
sued him there for $4,000.
The court granted the decree by
default against Mrs Ursula L. Crow
lev. now civilian employe IN
Vienna, Austria.
| Based on Mr.. CroWley's Nevada
residence, Mrs. Crowley's suit con-
tends he owes her $4,000. She
charged Mr.. Crowley has $1,000 in
war bonds, jewelry valued at $4,000
and furniture valued at $4,000, and
that he has taken nearly all of a
SIS, 900 bank account in the Ameri-
can Security &, Trust Co. here for
his own use
Evening star., 1947-11-23
New LoyoIa President
To Be |nducted Dec. ;
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. 22-Repre-
sentatives of approximately l60 COL
leees and universities in this coun-
try and England will attend in
augural ceremonies December 3 for
the Very Rev. Francis Xavier Tai
bot, S.J., new president Of Loyols
College, the college announced to-
day.
The Very Rev, Martin Cyri
DARCY, 81, provincial Of the Jesul
order in England, will deliver th'
principal address and accept ar
honorary doctor of laws degree fol
Evelyn Waugh, British author
whom Father Darcy received int<
the Catholic Church.
Honorary doctor OF laws degrees
will be conferred on the Right Rev
Thomas ]. Mcdonnell of New York
titular bishop of Sela, and on DR.
Thomas J. Pullen, jr., superlntend
ent of the Maryland Department o1
Education.
The Most Rev John M. Nc
Namara, administrator of the Arch
dioceses of Baltimore and Washing
ton, will deliver the invocation.
DR.. Guy E. Snavely, director o
the Association Of American Col
Ieees; DR.. David Allan Robertson
of the American Council on Eouca
ton and DR.. Thomas S. Cullen O.
the American Medical Association
also will attend.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Truman Asked to Lift
Ban on Park Meetinq

Claiming that a public demon
stration at Lafayette Square was al
lowed last year, Edgar A. Brown,
director of the National Negro Coun-
Gil, late yesterday sent q message
to President Truman asking him to
countermand a Park Police ban on
a proposed meeting of the group
there at am. today. Mr.. Brown
said the meeting was to protest the
Board of Education's assignment of
five white schools for the use of
Negro children now attending school
only part time
Park Police said last night there
is a specific regulation prohibiting
any public gathering in Lafayette
Square, but that the public Is en-
'couraged to hold gatherings in
Franklin Park. Police pointed out
neither Mr.. Brown nor the National
Negro Council applied to the Ma
tional Capital Parks office for
permit to hold a meeting.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
| Quaker Committee Ships
Clothing 10 Navajos
By the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. IA ton
and a half of used clothing has
been shipped by the American
Friends Service Committeea to The
Navajo Indians in New Mexico and
Arizona, Mrs. Curtis Box, chairman
of the Race Relations Committee
OF the Quaker organization, an
nounced today.
Several bales Of new clothing fol
children and about 1000 pairs Of
shoes will be shipped later, Mrs
Box said.
IF the Navajos do not receive
adequate clothing, there will be ter
rible suffering among them during
the cold weather." Mrs. Box said
adding that unfortunately their
need goes far beyond the need OF
clothing"
The Race Relations Committee
chairman said the committee also
is working on plans for more
basic rehabilitation project in the
Navajo area.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Friendship Train Heads
For CAPITAL Tomorrow
By the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-The south
west section of the Friendship Train,
collecting food for Europe, stopped
in Chicago, tonight after trip
across Illinois in its route from
Texas to the East Coast.
The train, now composed OF l8o
cars, rolled into Chicago on the
Santa Fe Railroad and will leave
about midnight tomorrow for Wash
|ington and Philadelphia, where 1t
will pick up additional cars.
The train left Kansas City last
night and stopped at Marcellne'
Mo: Shopton, Iowa; Galesourg,
Chillicothe and Streator, Ill, en-
route to Chicago.
Dignitaries aboard the train IN
cluded Nicola Guilli, representing
the Italian government, and Jean
Beliard, representing the French
looyernment
Evening star., 1947-11-23
IAFL and Clio Bar Funds
From Czech Communists
BY the Asseeioted Press

LONDON, Nov. 22.-Irving Brown,
European representative of the
American Federation of Labor, said
tonight AFL and CIO leaders had
ordered stop payment" of American
labor funds to Czechoslovak trade
unions because of fear the money
may fall into Communist hands.
An estimated 10000 franks $780,
000 is on deposit in London bank,
residue of a fund raised among
American workers to aid the Czecho-
slovak resistance movement during
the war. 1t was to be used to aid
postwar restoration of Czech trade
unionism.
Mr.. Brown said AFL and CIO Of
ficials in the United States had sent
a joint telegram to the London
bank announcing "the funds are not
at the disposal of the gentlemen
trying to get them He said the
cable went directly to the bank and
added: II personally intervened."
He said he did not know what
action the bank had taken but de-
clared, II think we have been effec-
tive in our efforts"
Evening star., 1947-11-23
D. C.-Mary|and Clio
Delegates Re-e|ect
De Dominicis as Head
BY the Assoeioied Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. %. Ulisse
De Dominics, 52-year-old veteran
Baltimore labor leader, today was
unanimously reelected president OF
the Maryland and District of Co.
lumbia Industrial Union Council for
the fourth time.
The 200-odd delegates, represent
ing 100000 CIO members, stood up
applauded. shouted, whistled and
threw paper when Mr.. De Dominics
was nominated by Albert Atallah
regional director for the United
Steelworkers of America.
Il will continue to work in behalf
of a much stronger State CIO," Mr.
De Dominics said.
John Klauzenberg, Local 26l0
United Steelworkers, was unani.
mously elected secretary-treasurer
Regional vice presidents. who hac
been named previously in caucuses
of the unions from their areas, in.
cluded:
Washington, Oliver T. Palmer, Lo.
cal 474, United Public Workers
Hagerstown-F Frederick, Warren Fish
Local 842, United Auto Workers
Cumberland, Harry E. Castle, Loca
26, United Rubber Workers, anc
Eastern Shore, Mrs. Nettie Mehassey
of Salisbury, Amalgamated Cloth.
ing Workers.
Board members included: Ernes
J. Moran, UAW; Sarah Barren
ACWA: John L. Helm, Brewery
Workers; William w. Hill, Unitee
Electrical Workers; Philip Lerman
United Fur and Leather Workers
Max Weinstock, United Furniturt
Workers: Frank Fink, IUMSWA
Robert Jones, United PaperWorkers
Amos E. johnson. United Rubber
workers; Adam Boudrois, USWA
Eriff Richardson, Transport ane
Service Workers; Irwin Dvorin, Ma.
tional Union of Marine Cooks ane
Stewards; Peter Forrest, Mine, Mil
and Smelter Workers: David Dur
mond, National Maritime Union
Benjamin F.. Cole, United Packing
House workers, and Henry Bel
scher, UPW.
A resolution was adopted urging
repeal of both the Taft-Hartley Ac'
and the Maryland declaration Of in.
tentions for voters.
The delegates also scored Presi.
dent Truman's loyalty orders a!
one of the greatest "invasions o!
civil liberties" in the Nations his.
tory.