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Evening star., 1947-06-20
TheG Great Game0fPOlitics
Economy at Home Held More Essential
In View of Costly Foreign Plan

expenditures $4,000, 100000 q year
for five years, makes economy at
home vastly more vital than 1t was
before. If reduction in the cost and
size of the governmental machine
was essential to the solvency and
stability of the Nation prior to the
launching of the Marshall plan, the
additional strain which 1t proposes
to put on the Federal financial
structure makes 1t infinitely more
essential.
The sturdiness of that structure
has become so terribly important,
not only to us but to the world, that
1t would seem even the feeblest
mind could understand the urgent
need to leave nothing undone to
strengthen it.
Governmental waste, which is
indefensible under any conditions,
becomes criminal under those that
now exist. Instead of permitting
their effort to languish, the Repub-
licans' drive should gain in power.
Their determination to reduce ap-
preparations in every department
should be intensified because their
position is now buttressed with
added and unanswerable arguments.
Putting our own financial house in
order by the elimination of every
unnecessary expenditure is wholly
essential to the operation of any
such foreign policy as that upon
which we have embarked. Clearly,
it can only be successfully operated
by a nation so strong that it will
not totter under the burden.
And instead of inspiring and en-
couraging the terrific resistance
which every department., division,
board and commission is offering
to any cut, it would seem the clear
duty of Mr. Truman, at least. to put
an end to that type of resistance,
which has included downright mis-
representation. In the interests of
his foreign policy for which he
asks-and must have-Republican
support, the President ought to
alter his attitude. At least, 1t would
make him appear more in harmony
with his tax veto message. He ought
in fact. to be glad that Congress,
controlled by the opposition party,
Is headed in the retrenchment di-
rection.
1t easily might have gone the
other way. Economy now. even if
it goes beyond the $4,500, ,000, 900 cut
which Chairman Taber claims-and
every dollar of which has been re-
sisted by the Administrations not
going to wreck us as Administration
wheel horses have been shouting.
On the contrary, it may be the sole
means of saving lis.
Evening star., 1947-06-20
Man to Man
Hague, Rejected in Own State by Voters,
Should Be Thrown Overheard by Party

AS Governor, Mr.. Edison dealt
some sturdy and effective blows at
the Hague machine. Now, not only
have the Democrats lost every
member Of Congress except the two
named, both houses of the State
Legislature are overwhelmingly Re-
publican and there are but few
county Democratic officials left.
The last shattering blow to Hague
leadership" occurred recently when
the odorous Democratic machine in
Hoboken, which had been headed
by Bernard Merely, Hague
henchman, since 1922, fell apart
with the defeat of Merely for
mayor Perhaps Mayor Hague FORE
saw a similar fate for himself.
The once proud and still wealthy
Mr.. Hague now finds himself at the
head Of a bedraggled corporals
guard Of political barnacles. How
ever, he. is still vice chairman of
the Democratic National Commit
tee. 1t would deserve well of its
party If 1t should throw overheard
a man who has already been re-
pudiated by the Democratic voters
of his State. This would attest to
its respect for itself.
(Copyright, 194O
Evening star., 1947-06-20

going up the way they are. the stun
I bought probably viii be worth
more this time next year than It was
when I bought It.
Bundles for Treasury.
Yessir, that's what I'll do. Along
with my check for what I hgure
I'll have to pay win 90 bundle Of
stuff which the Treasury Depart
ment can do with IS it sees fit.
There,l be q sport shirt fsize il.
half sleeves, Barrymore collar) In
the Hawaiian motif, which set me
back $3.50 at Slaughter's. It would
make cool working garment for
some internal revenue agent in
Washington and have the oface
girls making eyes at him.
There1l be q ukulele and words
Evening star., 1947-06-20
This Changing World
State Department Unready to Place
Hungarian Coup Before u. n. Assembly

ture, at least, toward international
cooperation.
These ofIicials believe there can
be no nation in the world which
would voluntarily miss chance to
dip its ladle into the American
gravy boat, when 1t is passed around.
Our selfiessness should be obvious
even to the Russians, these officials
believe.
To-day when the Navy announces
that it has insufficient gasoline for
its planes, and when there are
warnings that fuel oil consumers
may experience shortage this win
ter, tens OF thousands Of barrels OF
refined and crude oil are being sent
to the u. s. S. r. for use in Siberia,
where intense military preparations
are reported under way.
Many high officials in the State
Department are willing to accept the
creation of a Balkan bloc, on the
assumption that the unity OF these
heterogeneous nations would be con-
ducive to lasting peace, even If they
are placed under the wing OF the
u. S. s. r.
They agree, however, that 1t would
not answer our purposes. ii the
u. 8. s. r. were to use this merger
of nations for political and military
reasons. But there is always hope,
it is said, that our tempting of1er
to rebuild Europe with American
money and materials might per-
suade the Soviet leaders to- delay
their present march toward Euro
pean domination.
Seek Breathing Spell.
Many things may happen, these
officials say, If we get a breathing
spell for one or two years. Warm
bodies and full stomachs are less
inclined to accept the hardships of
dictatorship.
In the past wishful thinking has
often taken precedence over real
ism in the State Department. The
same thinking prevails in high quar-
ters today. The policy-in spite of
the Truman doctrine-will remain
one of not rocking the Ship of State.
1t remains to be seen whether the
gold offering which the American
Government is extending to the ex-
pansionist members OF the u. N. will
be accepted in the spirit in which
it is offered. or whether we shall
continue to be rebuffed by Moscow
and It's satellites.
Meanwhile, until we find out
whether the political barometer in
dicates storm, everything will be
done to avoid annoying the Mos
cow government.
Evening star., 1947-06-20

primary nomi-
nation for Con-
gress in Presi-
dent Truman's
own district in
M | S S ouri, in
which, as usual, /,
t he notorious
Pendergast ma
chine was deep
ly inv oil v e d.
There followed
the indictment.
of II persons by
the local grand
jury when At
torney General
CIo~lxt- ~ro1;~o;
Evening star., 1947-06-20

and make you Henry McLemore.
jump higher than one OF q peach
tree.
The reason why I would like to
switch the President Is because
when he vetoed the $4,0O0, 900 900
tax reduction bill he got me in q
jam. What mean is, a worse jam
than usual, because I am always
in mild jam of some sort. You
see, had already figured out what
I was going to save by the tax slash
and, being a man of action, went
right out and spent 1t.
Little Old Thief.
The money is gone now. and had
no right to spend it. Actually, as
things have turned out. that money
belongs to the Government. Come
right down to it, I'm nothing but q
little old thief. But I don't want to
go to Leavenworth or Atlanta and
make mail sacks and license tags.
But, it looks as If I am going to have
to unless can make up the money
between now and next year, and I
never was worth hoot at making
up money. Well, it couldn't be much
worse than the Army was. At least
Leavenworth and Atlanta are dry,
and the visiting hours are better
than they were in the Pacific.
Wait Just a minute, brother. Sit
down, sister.
Maybe I won't have to 60 after all.
An idea has struck me right be-
tween the eyes.
I see daylight.
/ Take your hands of me, warden.
Listen, what about this?
Next year, when + have to pay
taxes. why can't I use the stuff I
bought with the money I thought
T was going to save by the tax cut
as partial payment? With prices
Evening star., 1947-06-20

to voice the view Frank R. Kent.
that the gravity of the foreign sit
uation is such that 1t makes slight
difference what happens now IN
domestic affairs. Especially, 1t Is
contended that the Republican drive
for economy has become relatively
so trivial that it no longer can be
taken seriously and should be
dropped. To properly assay this
interesting idea it ought to be ex-
planned that it largely emanates
from the heavy political thinkers
who from the start have opposed
any cut in any appropriation.
They belong to the school OF
Democrats which wants the Demo-
cratic Party to continue its servlle
alliance with the CIO. From the
beginning they put all the pressure
they could on Mr.. Truman to veto
the labor bill. Their present argu-
ment that economy in government
has lost it's point because of the
great sums involved in the Mar
shall expansion of the Truman
doctrine is so absurd that 1t is
difficult to understand how it can
seriously be presented.
Economy More Vital.
While, unquestionably, some who
do so are politically motivated and
wholly insincere, nevertheless there
are others who appear to have lost
their sense of proportion in con-
templating the immensity OF the
Marshall plan and actually believe
this Is no time to count the cost or
consider such things as the elimina-
ton of governmental waste.
Of course, the exact reverse of
that contention is the truth. The
truth is that the Marshall plan,
which may increase our foreign
Evening star., 1947-06-20

good switching
with q peach
tree switch.
I say q peach
tree switch be-
cause that was
t h e kind of
S witch t h q t
played such q
major part In
making me the
fine, outstanding
citizen I am to-.
day. No o t h e r
switch in the
world can wrap
around your legs
Evening star., 1947-06-20

to express them
selves on politi-
cal questions.
The new legis-
lation m er e / =
applies a to unions
the restrictions
which have been
irnbedded in ex-
isting law for a
/ o n 6 t l m e
against political
activity by cor
porattons.
II, as some Ia
bor-union lead
ers claim, 1t Is
unconstitutional
Evening star., 1947-06-20
By Harold L. Ickes

The Democratic Party has had
more than its share of bad news re-
Gently. First, there is the matter of
the stolen ballots and the stolen
Evening star., 1947-06-20

sc h e d ul e d to
meet In Septem-
Der.
Secretary of
State Marshall
is reported to
be waiting to
see what devel-
ops before he
places the Hun
earian case on
re cord before
the forum of
peace-loving ma
tions.
There is good
reason for the
State neYarf-
Evening star., 1947-06-20
By Frank r. Kent

Conceding the urgent necessity Of
saving European civilization from
collapse - If our own economic
health is to escsape serious impair
Evening star., 1947-06-20

m z II I y II u Z
cause Is not par
ticularly fur
thered by the
slightly hysteri-
cal support Of
some of its more
a r d e mt adve-
Gates. It is not
to
say that these
are bordering on
panic.
For example,
it es seem
more tn an g.
little unbalanced
Evening star., 1947-06-20
Free Press Argument
On Labor Publications
Seen Clouding Issue
By David laurence

A lot of loose talk is being heard
about the possibility that, If the
pending labor bill is enacted, it will
be unlawful for labor union papers
Evening star., 1947-06-20
Mclen1ore
Would Poy Toxes
With Used Clothes
Bv Henry McLemor.

Do Henry WcI4eWOfe
I wonder what the penalty would
be II q fellow slipped by the White
House guards. sneaked into the
Presidents Office, and gave him. .
Evening star., 1947-06-20
Rv Consfanfine Br0wn

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The State Department has not
decided yet on bringing the question
of the Communist coup in Hungary
before the u. N. Assembly, which Is
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Evening star., 1947-02-23
Gen. Bradley 10 Speak
AT Employment Conference

Veterans Administrator Bradley
will head q group of Government
and labor officials who will speak at
a two-day employment conference
of the American Legion, Wednesday
and Thursday at the Hotel Statler.
The Legion's national employment
committee will meet tomorrow and
Tuesday to plan the conference.
which will include discussions Of
veterans employment rights in Civil
Service, according to Ralph H.
LAYERS, employment chief.
Besides Gen. Bradley, speakers at
Wednesdays meeting will include
Selectiye Service Director Hershey:
Civil Service Commissioner F1em-
ming; Watson B. Miller, Federal
Security Administrator: Perry
Faulkner, chief of the Veterans EN-
ployment Service of the Labor
Department; Meyer Bernstein, Of
the CIO, and Boris Shiskin, rep
resenting the AFL.
Speakers on Thursday will includs
H. v. Stirling, education chief OF the
Veterans Administration; DR.. Theos
A. Langlie, of the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers, and Herman
Byer, of the Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics.
Gen. Bradley will address another
Legion conference-on hospital care
of veterans-to be held at the Statler
from March 4 to 7. DR.. Paul r.
Hawley, Veterans Administration
medical chief, will participate.
Evening star., 1947-02-23
Six Feet of Earth Will Stop
Atom Ruys, 'SpeIunkers' Hear

Speleology is coming into its own.
1t has nothing to do with public
speaking. 1t has to do with caves.
The term comes from the Greek
word spelaion meaning cave.
The national Sociological Society
started here with a group in the
Patent Office in 1889 under William
j. Stephenson. Its members used to
explore the Shenandoah caverns.
They developed the word "spelunk-
ing meaning having fun in caves.
Then the advent of the atom
bomb made it all frightfully i'm
portant. Army men came to the
"Spelunkers" and wanted to know all
they knew about caves-right away.
Now the psychologists (they have 800
members nationally are starting a
drive for $25, 900 to make their or
ganization a full-fedged scientific
society.
They held their annual meeting
yesterday and Friday in the National
Museum on Constitution avenue.
Capt. Rupert Draeger, a medical
officer in charge of Navy research on
Operation Crossroads - Bikini -
spoke.
Six feet underground is enough
when an atom bomb eXplodes. Capt.
Draeger told them. He was not try
ing to be funny. He meant that the
earth is a great absorber of the
Evening star., 1947-02-23

gamma rays and they can penetrate
only a few feet.
The psychologists asked Capt.
Draeger about water dripping into
caves from a surface that had been
atom bombed. Would it not contain
dangerous radioactivity? That was
a good question, Capt. Draeger said,
but he thought the gamma rays
would be absorbed by the earth dur
ing seepage.
Capt. Draeger's assistants started
showing of a Navy movie on Blklnl.
1t started off with a big caption
"SECRET!'
Turn it off, ordered Capt. Drae-
ger. Il am sorry" he explained
I'VE brought the wrong film"
DR.. Charles Mohr of the Academy
of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
read a paper on THE Economic I'm
pcrtance of Bats" DR.. Mohr is a
bat man among biologists. That is
how he became a speleologist. Bats
live in caves.
Their economic Importance? 1t
is guano, the accumulation of bat
droppings in caves, an important
source of nitrate for fertilizers,
Carlsbad Cavern in New Mexico is
guano mine as we'll as tourist
attraction. Guano from the cavern
has sold for as much as $500,0O0 and
that's the economic Importance OF
hats
Evening star., 1947-02-23

DR.. Chester Pond. Counsel Vernon
E. West, all experts on the problems
involved in balancing the District
budget for 1947-48.
DR.. Pond will be the principal
speaker on the panel, at the invi-
tation Of Joseph C. McGarraghy
trade board president. A graduate
of Cornell University, DR.. Pond is a
recognized authority on municipal
finance. In 1889 he wrote the So
called Pond report on District of
Columbia Fiscal Structure"
Among special guests who have
been invited to attend the luncheon
forum are Commissioner Guy Mason
and the following members of the
Senate and House District Commit
tees: Chairman Buck of the Senate
committee; Senator Cain, Repub-
lican, of Washington; Senator Flan-
ders, Republican, of Vermont; Sen
ator McGrath, Democrat, of Rhode
Island; Chairman DirkSen, of the
House committee; Representative
Bates, Republican, of Massachu-
settS Representative O'Hara, Re-
publican, of Minnesota; Represent
ative Tale, Republican, of Iowa !;
Representative Smith, Democrat, of
Virginia, and Representative Klein,
Democrat, of New York
The meeting is sponsored by the
Forums Committee under the chair.
manship of Carl j. Burkland.
Evening star., 1947-02-23
DR.. William Stavasky
Will Head Receiving
Home for Children

DR.. William H. Stavasky, former
army major and instructor in psy-
chology at Harvard has been ap-
pointed superintendent of the Re
ceiving Home For Children, Ray l..
Huff, director of the Department of
Public Welfare, announced last
night.
DR.. Stavasky will fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of An
thony B. Caffrey, some months ago.
The position has been filled tempor-
arily by John w. Tramburgh, super
intendent of the Industrial Home
School.
DR.. Stavasky received the Army
Commendation Ribbon with oak leaf
cluster for his services as chief of
the induction branch, headquarters
of the End Army. He continued
as civilian chief for several months
after his separation from the serv-
ice. He previously had been COM
manding officer of the Wilkes-Barre
Induction District as well as per-
sonnel consultant.
Before entering the Army, DR..
Stavasky was psychologist at the
Children,s Service Center at Wilkes
Barre as a specialist in child care,
supervising placement and adopt
ton. In the institutional program
he was advisor to the supervisors OF
cottages at the center on children's
problems and in-service training.
Previously he had been a psycholo-
gist at the Worcester (MassD Child
Guidance Clinic, dealing chiefly
with therapy and diagnostic work
with children. He did research on
psychological tests from 1936-37, and
was instructor in psychology from
1882 to 1886 at Harvard. where he
received his Ph.D. degree. He also
has been consultant to special
courts on juvenile delinquency. DR..
Stavaskys work has been published
widely in professional and psy-
chology magazines.
His membership in professional
organiza tions include the American
Association for Social Workers,
American Orthopsychiatric Associa-
tion, Sigma Xi, Honor Scientific So
ciety and the American Psychologi-
cal Association.
DR.. Stavasky is married and has
two children. He plans to make his
home here.
Evening star., 1947-02-23

out loud"
Mrs. Wimbish said all her children
were strong from birth. For in
stance, she points out, Patricia. now
6. could pull herself up in her crib
at four months and already had
four teeth.
Mr.. Wimbish, 80, is fireman at
the Naval Air Station. He served
in the Army during the war. The
family came here from Winston
Salem, N. c., in 1943.
To what does she attribute this
early physical maturity in her fam
lily?
Good old Southftn cooking. ]
guess" she replied. A
Evening star., 1947-02-23
.1947 Auto Tags Go
On Sale Tomorrow;
Use Of Mails Urged

New 1947 auto tabs will 60 on sale
at the Office of Vehicle and Traffic at
am. tomorrow, George E. Keneipp,
director of the Department of
Vehicles and Traffic, announced yes
terday. On account of the shortage
of steel, the District was unable to
make new tags.
Director Keneipp advised Wash
ington motorists to use the mails to
get their tabs whenever possible and
not to crowd the Office needlessly.
The new tabs can be attached to the
1916 license plates anytime after
March /, but they must be on by
April 1.
More than so per cent of the
applications for tabs had been mail
ed up to closing time last Friday,
Mr.. Keneipp said, and all applica-
tions are expected to be in the mails
not later than March 10. He said
that if motorists do not get their
applications before March 10, there
is no use telephoning his office as it
only adds to the congestion of work
at this time of the year.
Many motorists will not receive
applications, Mr.. Keneipp said, be-
cause they failed to have their cars
inspected last year. Until the in
spection is completed, he said, no
tabs will be issued.
Motorists were warned to send in
their registration card with their
application for taos. Unless the
registration card is enclosed, the
application will be sent back. Wash
ingtonians are permitted to drive
without a registration card, If they
can prove it was in transit to or
from the Department of Vehicles
and Traffic.
Automobile owners can avoid a
great deal of delay, Mr.. Keneipp
said, if they make their check or
money order payable to the Collector
of Taxes, D. c., and not to the De-
partment of Vehicles and Traffic
when applying for tabs. N
Evening star., 1947-02-23
Driver Held After Truck Pins
2AIexondrio Boys Against Wall

and snow piled up by a snow plow
and then went up on the sidewalk
to his left, police said. Z
Taken to Alexandria Hospital,
young Malcolm was treated for
possible brain conclusion and pos
sible internal injuries. The Cor
coran boy was treated for a skull
fracture and fracture of the right
arm, hospital officials said. Both
were reported in serious condition.
Police listed the truck driver as
william E. Windsor, 80, of 2700
block South Meade street, Arltng-
ton.
Two women were admitted to
Alexandria Hospital with injuries
repeatedly received in an auto-bus
crash on Highway /, south Of Alex
andria yesterday. The victims were
identified by the hospital as Mrs.
Catherine Lesley, 10, of Niagara
Falls, Canada, and Mrs. Nellie JACK.
son, 40, of Racine, Wis. The hos
pital said their co1Rsi0n was nos
serious.
Evening star., 1947-02-23
Symphony Plans 9th Concert
AtWestern Hiqh March 8

tribution at the information coun-
ter in the lobby of The Evening
Star Building.
Like the other concerts in the
neighborhood series, the concert will
be broadcast by Station WMAL to
make it possible for those who are
unable to obtain admission cards
to hear the concert. The program
will start at 9 pm. and last one
hour.
The purpose of the series is to
acquaint more Washingtonians with
the high standards maintained by
their own symphony orchestra
which, under the leadership of DR.
Hans Kinder, has gained a ma
tional and international reputation
There has been such a heavy de-
mand for the invitations in the past
early application for the cards is
urged to insure a seat at Western
High School for this next conce
Evening star., 1947-02-23
AItmeyer to Address
FSA Meeting Tomorrow

A series of four meetings on in
ternational developments of inter-
est to the Federal Security Agency
will be held here under auspices
of FSA's Office of Inter-Agency and
international Relations.
Arthur j. Altmeyer. commissioner
of the Social Security Administra-
ton, will speak at the first meet
ing at 4 pm. tomorrow in the audi
torium of the Social Security Build
ing.
Other speakers in the series will
be DR.. Thomas Parran, surgeon
general of the United States Public
Health Service, March 3; George
Kabat, of the Office of Education,
March II, and Miss Katharine F.
Lenroot, chief of the Childrens
Bureau, March "a.
Evening star., 1947-02-23

The eighth in the series of nine
neighborhood concerts sponsored by
The Evening Star will be given on
March 10 at Western High School
by the National Symphony Orches-
ira.
This will be the last of the con-
certs in Washington, the ninth and
final concert being scheduled for
Washington-Lee High School in
Arlington on March "a
In order to assure as wide dis
tribution as possible of the invita-
tons to the concert. the admission
cards have been sent to Western
High School, Gordon Junior High
School and Hardy, Fillmore. Stod
dert, Curtis-Hyde and Key Ele-
mentary Schools.
In addition. a supply has been
sent to the Recreation Departr1en,
eand others will be available for dis-l