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Evening star., 1947-10-20
The EVENING STAR Washington, D. c. Ali


she did was to walk glumly around
farmhouse and then run into some
woods and get killed, was not re-
minded at all of the Miss Anderson
who played a magnificent part in
"Rebecca,' and, who on the New
York stage, was great Lady Mac
beth"
What gets me about Hollywood is
that the people out there will not
let go OF the tricks that were good 20
years ago. When man is stumblii
through forest, in danger. you can
bet your life that he'll hear a noise
that will scare him to death-and
that noise will be an owl or some
bird or animal wandering around.
There is always a meaning wind,
pounding rain. or banging of shut
ters when dirty deeds are about to
be- done. Any cop could tell Holly
wood that there Is just as much
foul play in sunshine as there is
in rain.
Thank goodness, Jean and still
have our old stereopticon.
distributed bysMcNausht Syndicate, 1nc.)
Evening star., 1947-10-20
On the Record
Substitute Held Needed for War
AS Shield of Civilization

creasingly reliable because its loss is
final disaster. and its demands sub
ject the whole culture to its Moloch.
On this all civilized men are agreed.
But what are we to substitute for
war as the shield Of civilization?
That question is not answered by
the pacifists. The inference of their
philosophy is that it is better to have
our communal life subjugated than
fight, If necessary, to protect it. The
instinct of the human race denies
this, and always will deny it. The
spirit of protective resistance is not
mans most ignoble quality.
Substitute Needed.
There must either, therefore, be a
substitute for war as the shield of
human societies or there will, and
must, be wars.
Within domestic societies, the
shield Of civilization is law. Law
rests on force. Force is yelled, and
restricted to the law. The police
may move only against offenders
whose offenses previously have been
def1ned and classified as such, and
only by a series Of judicial processes
and judgments. The forces of the
law are armed, under the restraints
imposed upon them by the law, and
nobody else is armed or allowed to
exercise his own judgment or force.
That is the primary function of
government and the first condition
of internal peace. Peace does not
rest on understanding" fellow
ship" mutual aid Those come
later, to the degree that they come
at all. But peace rests on accepted
codes and legally restraining and
restrained force.
The United Nations cannot insure
peace, not because the Russians are
misbehaving, but because the fun
damentals for enforceable law are
lacking. These are, primarily,
agreement upon a common code
of proper behavior, as the pre-
requisite to creating a law, judge,
and policeman. 1t is obviously
impossible to create the rule of law
in an theological struggle in which
one side is fighting for total victory
Of principles which the other fun
damentally rejects. Such a struggle
itself precludes the acceptance of
a common code. The dilemma we
are in is due to lack of clear think
ing, and belief in utopian Illusions.
Released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1947-10-20
This Changing World
Russian Offer to Evacuate Korea
If u. S. Does, Seen Prelude to Grab

believe in a genuinely free country
have been very thorough The local
government where natives admin
lister the country under orders of
Moscow representatives are enthusi-
astic followers of Soviet doctrines.
They know that any other point of
view means retirement to concen-
tration camps in Korea or Siberia.
All attempts to reach compro-
mise for organization of Korea
under old agreements between the
United States and Russia have
failed. Moscow Is convinced that
if the American forces are with
drawn, the Communist inspired
northern government will have an
easy task of disposing of the $4,000
Americana organized Korean con-
stabulary and in short time Russia
will have added another satellite of
strategic Importance. 1t is only a
short jump from Southern Korea to
the japanese isles where the main
American force in the Western Pa
cifiic is located.
Washington Is fully aware Of all
the Russian maneuvers and has
opposed so far all attempts of Mos
COW to get the army commanded by
Gen. Hodges out of that area. It is
fully realized that if the Soviets got
on rampage, their own and the
Northern Korean divisions could
overwhelm the American skeleton
force.
Russians Avoid Issue.
But at this time Russia is believed
not to be willing to face the implica-
cations of such action. The interna-
tional situation is not yet sufficiently
clarified" from the Soviet point of
view for Moscow to risk a head-on
clash with the United States.
There are still number of ques-
tions to be settled in Europe, such as
Germany and Austria and the fate
Of France and Italy, before the 'Ko-
reans" could attempt a coup in the
zone. And as long as there
is only a token force in that area
there is little likelihood that any
dramatic developments will take
place.
Acceptance Of the Russian pro-
posals that occupation forces of both
countries be removed Immediately
would, however, place Southern Ko-
rea under Soviet rule in short time.
And this Washington is determined
to avoid
Evening star., 1947-10-20

The Governor spoke at Cornell
University. In the deep ringing
tones that did not quite call the
turn in 1914, although he has hopes
for 1948. he declared: I'VE want to
do our honest share to feed hungry
people overseas but we have
at the same time prior and a bind
ing obligation to see that no Amer
lean is poorly fed as a bitter result
of thoughtless or badly planned
generosity on our part"
This was Mr.. Dewey's first ap-
pearance in the role of demagogue.
From a political standpoint, his
performance was pure tragedy. A
dramatic critic would have called
it "unadulterated ham," 1 can only
add my own personal opinion that
he fits into his new role as we'll as
If it were Yellow taxicab. In any
event, those who would heed MI.
DeWey's sour note in the matter of
European relief are lukewarm pa
triots to whom any excuse is good
enough for ignoring Chairman
Luckman's pleas for food for the
hungry of Western Europe.
Indicative Of Confusion.
Mr.. Dewey's political posturings
are not important. They are merely
sadly indicative. The really serious
thing about our efforts to save our
sister democracies from collapse
this winter is the thorough-going
confusion in Washington. Obviously
this centers in the White House.
AS usual, the President has been
anything but firm and statesman
like. Thus far, he has obstinately
refused to call special session Of
Congress. He has not convinced
himself yet that this is necessary,
despite pressure from his cabinet,
the general public and members
OF Congress, regardless of party.
While Mr.. Truman was on his way
home from Rio de Janiero he de-
cided that the better part of valour
was snail's pace. So he ordered
the Battleship Missouri to be
slowed down.
After arriving in Washington he
changed his mind again and decided
to show some speed. The forma-
tion Of his Citizens Food Commit
tee, with the we'll chosen Charles
Luckman as chairman, was the re-
suit. 1t was not good political
policy to tag along with Senator
Taft and his "eat less" campaign,
SO the White House went him one
worse by its waste less" slogan. 1t
may be that Harold E. Stassen's
recent insistence that Congress be
called in special session may harden
the Presidents resolve not to do this
Cannot Make Up Needs.
Meanwhile, the Luckman. COM
mittee cannot be expected to divert
enough wheat from domestic con-
sumption to make up the amount
needed in Europe. About so per
cent of the 1O0,00O,0oO bushels of
wheat sought, it is planned to divert
from the feeding of stock, with 80
to 40 per cent from industrial grain
users, and 10 to 20 per cent from
human consumption.
One of the principal goals--a dec
laration by the distillers of a 60-day
shutdown and the REIMBURSEMENT
to the Government of all grain in
storage-has already been virtually
accomplished. The distilleries will
close down on October 25 for two
but the saving will be only
an estimated 100000 bushels of
wheat.
There are two additional objec-
tives of the committee. The first
contemplates that the farmers of
the Nation voluntarily curb feed
ing grain to livestock so as to re-
Evening star., 1947-10-20

do the same in
Southern Korea
Is we'll known to
the State and
N a t | on a | De-
I e ms e Depart
ments.
Withdrawal Of
American forces
south of the
38th ar a ii e |
would let the
entire country
fall behind the
ar E a S t e r n
iron curtain.
In Northern
Evening star., 1947-10-20

self and called
for an improve
ment in the diet
of the American
eopl e. AL
though faced by
the stark facts
Of the necessity
for helping the
stricken democ-
racieS ros S
the Atlantic, he
very pointedly
failed to throw
his support be-
hind the volun-
tary national
C a m p a 6 n to
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tory o0es not
Justify this con-
viction.
War has been
the hist tori C
means of con-
q u e S t, as the
means of obli-
terating whole
nations and cul-
lures. 1t has
written "fniS"
over once great
and prosperous
states.
War Is ter
rible, but it has
Evening star., 1947-10-20

HlOsI uIlQSTpalQ
workers in the
United States.
h is is be-
cause they are
adults. and yet
have to see most
OF the pictures
t h a t come to
their towns.
If critics were
youngsters, they
would have an
ideal existence.
I we'll remember
that when I was
a child tn ere
Evening star., 1947-10-20
Bv Constantine Brown

The reason behind MoScow's
liberality in wanting to withdraw
Soviet Army troops from Northern
Korea if the United States would
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-08-08

states. II Judge Warnings decision
is eventually upheld by higher fed
eral courts, these other states will
likewise be affected.
This decision by Judge Waring
will send another chill up and down
the spines of southern Congress-
men and Senators. In the past few
years, they have been desperately
trying to stem the tide Of progress
in their states. But, alas, it seems
that they are finally losing their
former famous ally, the courts.
Courts have played a big part in
the history Of the Negro in Amer
lea. For many most Of the decisions
went against US. From the bred
Scott decision to the one handed
down last week by Judge J. Waties
Waring, is a long, hard road, but
we have made it. hope court de-
cisions get better from now on.
and l further hope that we will
keep our case before the courts Of
public opinion as well as courts Of
law until we have won the final
decision, complete first class citi-
zenship.
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In signed editor behind
hundred battles for that which
considered right fights sought advance the
of the people considered judgment to be
just and right allies been many and sincere.
The which found ourselves involved
the A. B. obtain liquor license without
paying exorbant buying fixtures that he does not
need
Early widespread haney and
deceit of ofice-hode dreamed wide
spread found it be in this Minneapolis city
hall Ocadom high and low have the nth degree
effort dscredt Cassius who with the
vicious backma practices
Most readers of this column have already of
the Cassu The only bright the whole incident has been
that few officials have tried be honest and fair and that Mime
apos general have watching with Mr.
valiant efforts, against unspeakable Odds
One other thing has been that
Negro voters Of this city, small number it have
lied themselves combat unfair by
them in the city
Several aldermen with large their
wards have vaated lied doubecrosed
They have shown they deency
We expected this attitude
of them antNegro Semitic did
not expect this in other quarters.
lesson has been by will be
lesson well learned remains to be
This newspaper willing formation
Of precinct and ward
against anybody but organized candidates public
who honest and who willing the
of the humble citizens of whatever
Until such organization will be unworthy
cooperation which frmndd decent white citizens
the and particularly the Cassius controversy
his the Montevdeo News, Ludwig editor
Association gave paper
the back Editor Roe said this sheet we'll
reprinted portion of the Mayor Humphrey did
Villa couple of weeks agO-Ceci E. Newman
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-08-08
By W. o. WALKER
In Cleveland Call-Post

Signs of progress, few though
they be, appear ever so often.
Those who try to keep out Of the
onrushing tide are soon enveloped
in the fury Of its waters. When l
read the other day that the United
States District Judge J. Waties
Warning Of South Carolina had held
that Negroes are entitled to be
enrolled to vote in Democratic
primaries, | couldn't help but check
back on some old clippings on what
some Southerners have said on this
important subject.
In the New York Times Of sew
eral years ago, U. S. Senator JOS
eph W. Bailey Of North Carolina,
speaking before a state convention
Of young Democrats in Durham,
n. c., among other things said:
I'VE will always have a white mans
party in the South, and the moment
the national Democratic party is
captured by politicians who don't
allow Of this, we will find our way.
We will not permit Northern Demo
Gratis to frame a race policy or any
social policy for US any more than
we would permit Northern Republi-
cans to do So"
The views Of Senator Bailey were
similar to those Of scores Of other
Southerners on this subject. In fact
since reconstruction, nearly all
southern legislators, whether state
or federal, have supported the ex-
clusion of Negroes from voting.
Almost every southern office holder
today holds his elective office be-
cause Negroes in their states have
been almost completely disfran-
chised.
The South has consistently
fought every effort to enfranchise
Negroes because the people behind
this fight knew that the only way
to keep Negroes from achieving
firstclass citizenship would be
through keeping them from voting.
Few Of our present day youngsters
know or realize that separate
schools, jim-crowism and most
other forms Of racial segregation
came about in the South after the
movement for complete disfran-
chisement had gotten well under
way.
AS long as Negroes were per-
mitted to vote in the southern
states, they had the power to de-
feat all attempts TO introduce laws
making racial segregation manda.
tory. Therefore, the South knew
that 1t had to resort to drastic
methods to cheat the Negro out Of
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Wanted-A Good Mon


Oh futms executive future Present pans
are that the post will to qualified Negro four years
Rev. Francis Ggan chairman the committee has carried on an
effective program Of collecting and distributing has almost
been the whole commission and good job DONE too
to be hoped that the name the best LOCAL
man available We not provincial enough want people
without the state to bring their energies to US
we think It good idea people who have ba
IN our midst long enough know their Sometimes
taxes year. sometimes longer but the here the
easier ought to be for the individual local
We also hope the position will a practical person with or
without college degrees We all for college
ing out we know from sad experiences every
VINO gets college degree not
some OF the people whose only formal training the
pant school OF experience Wen take degree but
with good common before degrees who
thinks inaction is a sign Of eruditon.
The Commission important agency hope ii gets
good secretary will hamper the fine uork
which the group has already accomplished
It's too bad can't up this 100 degree Aupu
weather for January and February
LIFE Magazine that LIQUOR
ton dropping in all Of principal You wouldn't know
by the way the boys fighting Minneapolis
license in the proper hands.
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Mr.. Humphrey Should Speak Up

hubert H. Humphrey who has done pretty good job
up the city OF Minneapolis has been reticen getting
into the present the liquor license.
Yet he has said that II Casus will the first
among ~ which have been revoked where the applicant
did not have to tribute by
STOCK and fixtures OF the former at boated prices
seems that to be consistent the should publicly
a ne does not Of the Harold
uth apparently the chief The Union
and the CLIO have taken stand this proper
and fitting that the his plan for better
city Is to keep all licensing he up and up
We with the Minneapolis editorial that II Anthony
asus has an interest in than get the
vacant liquor license BUT police license inspector
Knows at Cassus has such interest Attempt him up
with his former cafe just Of campaign to em
nate him from consideration by the The boys" worked
rd but no one was convinced but Harold Kauh
eor he was grapng at straw to sell
whiskey egitmatey.
would be too bad for lot of people who licensed to
sell liquor they all had through Anthony
suS has been through He guravey drug through
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Dear Joe
BEGINNING OF THE END
By JAMES L. HICKS


When President Truman APP
proved July 20 the bill repeating
ITS wartime laws it was the be-
ginning of the end for your bene-
fits under the CT bill of rights.
Don't get me wrong, Joe. All
the benefits of the CT bill are still
open to you but as Of July 20 a
time limit was set on how long
they will remain open.
Before President Truman signed
the bill, all of your benefits hinged
around a certain length of time
after the end Of the war" but
now, so far as your benefits are
concerned, the war officially ended
July % and from now on that will
be the date from which you will
measure how long your rights
under the bill will last.
A DATE TO REMEMBER
Here is how the Presidents ac-
ton affects you:
Education and On-the-Job Train
ing: Must be started within four
years Of July % and finished nine
years after that date. The VA still
pays up to $500 for your expenses
and allows you up to 800 a month
subsistence for from one to four
years of training. The fact that you
have up to nine years to finish
your schooling, however, does not
mean that you can go to school
for nine years. Four years is the
limit. CAT your age if you need
nine years schooling you'd better
start working with your hands.)
CT LOANS: You have ten years
from July 20 to make that CT loan.
(From the way some Of these banks
are acting it appears that you will
need that much time to get one.)
Remember the government guaran-
tees up to half the amount Of your
loan. Remember also that the Gov
eminent will not guarantee more
than $4,000 on a home loan and
$4,000 on a personal loan. This
means that 5000 is tops for a real
estate loan and $4,000 is the cell
ing for a personal loan. but you
could make it all right with a loan
Of $4,000, couldn't you, Joe?)
1920 CLUB: The candle is burn
ing low for the members Of the
1920 club. Two years from July
% the club will pass out Of ex-
istence. II between now and July
25, 1949, you become unemployed,
you can still draw 500 a week for
not more than 50 weeks while you
look for a job and pray you don't
find one. like a lot of you guys
have been doingD However, those
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South Carolina Judges Decision on
Negro Vote Bar Sign of
Progress, Writer Walker Says

his right to vote. The Ku Klux Khan
was organized and became the most
famous Of the many groups started
during the reconstruction period
for the purpose of terrorizing Ne
groes into being afraid to vote.
The last Negro member Of Con-
gress from the South was George
White Of North Carolina. He was
defeated in the elections Of 1900
and went out of office March 4,
1901. In leaving the House Of Rep
resentatives, Cong. White predicted
that some day Negroes would re-
turn. His prophecy came true when
Oscar DePriest was elected from
the LIST District Of Illinois in 1923.
Cong. White had not foreseen
that resentment over disfran-
chisement would force millions Of
his race to migrate to more well
come chimes. From the vantage
point in Northern cities, Negroes
have waged relentless fight
against their age-old enemies in the
South. For almost so years, the
South kept the Negro from the
polls. At times it seemed a hope
less fight to try to break the
Strangle-hold Tillman. Vardaman,
Hehin, Watson, Hoke Smith and
Bilbo had.
But because the Negro never
gave up in his fight for the right
to vote in the South, today there
are most favorable signs that VIC
tory lies Immediately ahead if we
continue to press the fight.
The latest decision in South Car
olina and the first ore in that, the
most backward state in the South,
was handed down by a native Of
Charleston, S. c. The suit was
brought by a Negro businessman
Of Columbia and was intended as
a test of the new law passed in
that state eliminating all laws re-
lating to primaries and setting up
lily-white Democratic clubs. This
action was taken after other fed
eral judges in Georgia and the
southern district at New Orleans,
decided that Negroes had the right
to vote in Democratic primaries.
The result Of this decision was that,
more than 100000 Negroes voted
in Georgia in the last elections.
The South Carolina decision Is
important because it is the first
test Of the new device the South
is trying to use to prevent Negroes
from voting in Democratic prima-
ries. Laws similar to the one Just
voided by Judge Warning are OPP
eradve in several other southern
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-08-08
By LOUIS LAUTIER

A fair appraisal Of the work Of
the first session Of the Eightieth
Congress, which drew to a close in
the early hours of Sunday, July 81,
cannot now be made. The perspec-
tive is too close for an evaluation Of
its accomplishments and failures.
This was the first Republican con-
trOlled Congress in sixteen years,
and the first peacetime-e elected Con-
gress in six years.
On foreign affairs the Republican
Congress went along with the Ad-
ministration, making foreign policy
bipartisan and appropriating $780,
100000 for economic and military
assistance TO Greece, and $15O,O0O,-
900 to Turkey. 1t also appropriated
1882, 100000 for relief in Greece,
Italy, Austria, Trieste and China
but barred relief TO Hungary and
Poland.
In domestic affairs, the most con-
troversial legislation enacted was
the Taft-Hartley bill.
On the question Of economy, Re-
publicans and Democrats differ. The
Republicans claimed the Congress
saved taxpayers $4,12O,8OO, 900.
Democrats say this Republican
claim is phony.
One Of the major pieces of legis-
lation enacted was the National
Security Act providing for merger
Of the armed forces and the setting
up Of the Air Forces as a co-equal
Of the Army and Navy.
Out Of this act colored people
expect in the reorganization Of the
armed forces the office Of the
civilian aide to the Secretary Of
War to be moved up within the
office Of the Secretary Of National
Security and with assistant civilian
aides appointed in the offices Of the
Secretary Of War, the Secretary Of
the Navy and the Secretary Of the
Air Forces.
The woods already are full Of
candidates for these positions. In
this case, however, the jobs ought
to seek the men, and not the men
the jobs.
Congress also extended rent con-
troll until February 20 but allowed
some increases in rent.
1t also enacted legislation making
the Speaker Of the House and the
Senate president pro tempore the
first and second in line to succeed to
the Presidency in case of the re-
moval, resignation or death of the
President and Vice President.
Legislation Affecting the Negro
The House passed the Bender
anti-poll tax bill.
The Senate held hearings on the
Ives bill to ban race and religious
discrimination in employment. The
measure was referred by a sub
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stand that it is mere window dress
ing" Dunkirk, N. Y. Observer.
Only those will be surprised
who have paid no attention to the
statistical story Of the progress of
the Negro people in the South
since the turn Of the century &.
that sooner or later such a candi-
date 1.-THE Rev. Kenneth r. Will
liams, Negro war vet for Winston
Salem, N. c., city eouncil) would
be elected was inevitable" . The
Norfolk, Va, Virginian-P Pilot.