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Evening star., 1947-10-17
This Changing World
New.Style Communist Fifth Column
Operates Both Openly and Underground

that implies complete subservience
to the interests of the U. S. S. r.
These people shut their eyes to
the crimes Of the police states be-
hind the iron curtain and are in
dignantly critical of the many fall
ings Of American-type liberalism
They do not receive direct instruc-
tions from the Kremlin headquar-
ters, but follow faithfully the propa
ganda line laid down by the Polit-
bureau.
When the Communists have held
key positions in various European
governments they have placed this
type Of person in subordinate posi-
tions where, Willingly or unwilling
/ ly, they sabotaged the efforts OF
non Communist governments to i'm
proved administra ton.
Many Such In U. s.
We have many Of this type of
person in the United States. Some
are connected with national Or
CARNATIONS, and carry on relentless
propaganda in an effort to show up
the Government as warmongering
and reactionary. They tell their in
nocent listeners that the present
tension between the American and
Russian governments is due en-
tirely to reactionaries and vested
interests which dominate the old
line American political parties.
Last years Canadian spy dis
closures pointed to q number Of
American Government employees as
informants of the Soviet govern
ment. A grand jury is now holding
secret hearings In which about 90
persons-some formerly RESPONSE
BILE Government of1icials-are in
volved.
The "purges', Of those suspected
of disloyalty toward this Govern
ment have removed only about 10
per cent, according to responsible
quarters. Many still remain Of those
who were packed into important
Government Offices when 1t was con-
sidered unpatriotic and un-Amer-
lean to blame any one for serving
Russia first.
The order to clear these termites
out OF Government Offices was bit
terly resented in Moscow. Soviet
editorial writer's and broadcasters
continue to wage a virulent cam
paign against the United States
Government for what they call
"witchhunting" among American
liberals and true democrats"
These fifth column organizations
extend throughout the world and
are regarded by American intelli-
gence services as the spearhead of
the Russian advance to the West.
Evening star., 1947-10-17
reatGameOfPOlitiCS
Richberg Brief Ties Political Label
On Fair Employment Practices Bills

some of their sponsors. the real
nature Of these bills is political
Instead of lessening racial and
religious bitterness, they foment
and enhance 1t. He points out the
dishonesty of a measure which
avows the ending Of discrimination
as its objective, yet does not even
recognize the clearly undemocratic
and uniustifable discrimination
forced on employers by labor unions
which demand "closed shop" This
is the most indefensible violation
Of constitutional liberty ever tol-
Grated in the United States. Under
it an employer can deny any man
his opportunity to earn q living on
the ground that he does not belong
to q labor union.
Arguing that the proposed law
would restrict production and great
ly increase inefficiency, the Rich
berg contention is that while society
through Government, may be able
to eliminate the special privilege OF
money inheritance by accident OF
BIRTH" it cannot eliminate the
weakness Of mind or body resulting
from accident of birth" Nor can
Government by legislation eliminate
the congeniality Or uncongeniality
of individuals which either makes
it possible for them to work together
hsrmoniously or makes it difficult
for them to work together
Supports Opposition.
The attempt to restrict association
resulting from personal choice and
to compel association according tc
political policy inevitably intensifies
normal prejudices and dislikes
transforms the efficiency of volun-
tary cooperation into the ineff-
cheney Of enforced cooperation. The
enforcement of political controls
over private management makes In
evitable failure of the private en-
terprise system and thus insures
State ownership and control. This is
the objective of communism - and
the flair employment practice" plays
directly into the hands of the Com
munists, whose avowed goal is the
destruction of our way of life.
The reasons advanced why this
bill Is not only dangerous as a policy
but unconstitutional cannot be
pushed aside. They form sound
ground for opposition by men who
have no trace OF religious bigotry OF
racial prejudice, who are just as
anxious as this bills sponsors to
diminish both-but who know that
a Federal law administered by Fed
eral bureaucrats is not the way to
do 1t. From the patriotic and ideal
istic as we'll as the economic view
point, Mr.. Richberg makes a clear
and strong case against legislation
Of this type. 1t ought to decrease the
humbuggery of its political support.
Evening star., 1947-10-17

impression that
1t was National
Apple Week and
National Snuff
D p pi ng Week
when it wasn't
either of these
at all, but Ma
t ! o n al Letter
Writing Week.
The Post Of
nee Department
must be pretty
p v o ked with
me. I'm sorry,
Mr.. Hannegan.
If you'll excuse
Evening star., 1947-10-17

cNEu 11Oul tIIUSc
who only a few
months ago OBJ
stinately insist
ed that there
could be no such
thing, 1t Is be-
coming apparent
that 1t may be
the duty of the
Congress to for
mulate a domes-
tic, as well as
an internation-
al oil policy.
S e c r e t a r Y
James v. Forres-
Evening star., 1947-10-17


sincerity and cowardice than the
one embodied in this so-called fair
employment practices bill, duplicates
Of which have appeared in many a
State legislature and in more than
one Congress. Outside the South no
politician of either party ever op-
poses the 'objectives" of this bill.
1t has an overwhelming press sup
port. Its opponents, who insist that
this is matter to be handled by
the States instead of the Federal
Government, usually join its pro-
ponents in declaring its "objectives"
must appeal to all fairminded men.
Those who dissent are denounced
as filled with racial and religious
prejudice. They are depicted as I'M
enlightened and inhumane reac-
tionaries, who disbelieve in the
equality of man." Outside of the
Solid South the political and jour-
nalistic tendency to approve the
"objectives" of these bills is prac-
tically overwhelming. Behind them
always are the special racial and
religious groups, plus the bosses of
organized labor. This combination
creates a political fear so great that
few public men dare speak, write
or vote against them. Most politi-
clans rush to identify themselves
as in favor.
Bold Enough to Speak.
Thus. 1t is refreshing to find a
man of. Mr.. Richberg's standing,
whose ancestry, associations and
public activities completely refute
any charge of racial or religious
bias, bold enough to tell the literal
truth about these anti -discrimina-
ton" proposals. So far as can be
recalled, he Is the only man who
has done so and certainly meas
ure of hypocrisy of American
statesmen is that so many who
publicly support these bills privately
agree with him.
The main point made by Mr..
Richberg is that the essential liber-
ties guaranteed every citizen by
the Constitution to choose ones
associates in business because of
personal liking, confidence and In
dividual Judgment are denied by
this bill, which seeks to force a man
to put aside his personal prefer
ences to accord with governmental
edict.
Freedom to choose ones asso-
ciates, he argues, is essential to a
free exercise of the right to earn
a livelihood, essential to a genuine
liberty of contract and essential for
free pursuit Of happiness. There is
nothing inherently wrong In having
a preference to work with persons
of q particular race, religion, color
or national origin.
If racial and national congeniality
Is not sinful then uncongeniality
cannot be sin. Human brotherhood
may be beautiful ideal, but If the
congeniality of Chinese to Chinese,
French to French and Irish to Irish
is a natural feeling and not vice,
then how absurd it is to contend
that uncongeniality toward other
nationalities and races Is 50 wrong
full that action based on it should
be forbidden by. law.
First, Mr.. Richberg makes 1t clear.
that however sincere and idealistic
Evening star., 1947-10-17

nsS OF the So
Wet nth col
umn In almost
e very country
In the world.
The investi-
cations sho "
t h is organiza :
tion to be so
strong that 1t
makes the Nazi
8 u b v e r s / v {
groups, " h l c h
contributed 50
m u ch to tn G
military defeat
Of continental
Evening star., 1947-10-17

mas submitted
(by request) to
the Senate Com
mittee on La
Dor and Public
w e fare con-
corning the bill
ito prohibit dis
elimination in
employment be-
cause Of race,
religion, color,
national origin
or ancestry
Few subjects
with which poll
tt c ms deal
L.
Evening star., 1947-10-17

tai appeared hsroio L. AcAs''
few days ago before the Senate
Business Committee to talk about
steel for the Trans-Arabian pipe
line that is being built in Saudi
Arabia. 1t was gratifying to note
that he had some comprehension
of the world oil situation. Naturally
I recalled those dark days during
the war when I insisted on the
building of the big 24-inch pipeline
from East Texas. to carry crude OIL
to the North Atlantic Coast and
thence to England by the shortest
and safest route. First, my pleas
fell upon the unheeding ears OF
Henry A. Wallace, at that time
chairman of SPAB. When Donald
M. Nelson became chairman of the
War Production Board, he stared
stonily at me when I argued for
this pipeline. Worst of all, the Army
and Navy were most vehement IN
their insistence that no steel could
be spared for q pipeline.
ForrestaI Won Over. S.,
Mr.. Forrestal of the Navy was
finally won over and at long last
the Army, too, gave way. The result
was that the Big Inch pipeline, the
biggest that had ever been built, was
rushed through, and before 1t was
finished I had asked for and OBJ
tanned, this time with little diff
Guilty, the Little Big Inch line.
There is no doubt that the supply
Of oil made available by these pipe
lines shortened the time of the war
appreciably. Who can say whether
we could have won the war at all
without these pipelines, considering
the rate at which tankers were be-
ing sent to the bottom?
And now Mr.. Forrestal, represent
ing the armed services, with the
backing of the State and Commerce
Departments, is defending the use
of steel to complete the Trans
Arabian line. Senator Wherry,
chairman of the committee, at first
was disposed to restrict the use OF
the steel involved to domestic pur-
poses. After listening to the wit
nesses, he was less sure of his posi-
ton. Secretary Forrestal insisted
that the Trans Arabian pipeline was
essential in the national interest" !"
The Commerce Department took
the position that the construction
Of this pipeline would relieve the
drain on our domestic crude oil
supplies, adding, "at present this
drain is a serious and alarming one
from the viewpoint of the conser-
vation of our natural resources"
Today, as then, we ought to be
using our scarce steel where 1t will
yield the greatest results. We need
oil we'll equipment in the Panhandle
of Texas. yet, from a long range
view, it would be more economical
use of the steel if 1t were used to
make available larger quantities of
oil In Saudi Arabia. THE oil in
the Panhandle of Texas will not
go to waste If it Is not brought in
quickly. So far as I can see, in the
field of oil and natural gas, the only
real waste that is going on at this
time, and this is serious one, is in
allowing natural gas in tremendous
quantities to be blown into the air.
Suggests Priority List.
The first use for which steel
should be allocated in connection
with fuel is for pipelines to bring
to the Eastern and Midwestern mar
kets gas that is being wasted in
Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. The
Evening star., 1947-10-17

LuTOpOdu a SOnstahuhe nroWhs
tions. look like small time operators.
The new-style Communist fifth
column, operates both openly and
underground. The official agitators
for the spread Of Soviet totalitari-
anism are the Communist dom
mated labor unions, which are sup
ported in many instances by in
tellectuals, some with world wide
regulations.
These are the unconcealed weap-
ons OF Moscow's drive for world
domination. They are organized in
minority political parties far more
fanatical and better supported
financially than the Socialists and
many other political organizations
Supervised by Kremlin.
Ali these groups operate under
the direct supervision Of the Krem-
lin. Their theme right now is
that America Is the enemy of de-
mocracy and intends to establish
Wall Street control over the whole
world.
More pernicious than these open
tools Of the Polit-bureau are the
underground forces. These are a
combination OF varied types OF per-
sons and organizations which dis
claim any connection with Moscow,
but which carry the torch for free
dom and democracy. In France
they are called "Communisants"
and IN this country fellow travel
Iers."
Some of them are genuinely con-
vinced that as the result of the
catastrophe of 1899 to 1945 the
world must change radically, and
the Soviet system offers the best
solution by its stringent state con-
trolls over every conceivable activ-
ity Of individuals. They are firm
believers in "one world" even if
Evening star., 1947-10-17
By Constantine Bro,cn

American civil and military in
telligence services have obtained
despite their restricted means, ex-
tensive information about the work
Evening star., 1947-10-17
to Man
By Harold L. Ickes

Inexorsble events seem at last to
be forcing the administration to
think about oil whether it wants
to or not. With admission of a
growing domestic scarcity coming
Evening star., 1947-10-17

of the Denham ruling opens the
way for both the AFL and CIO tt
spend as they please In political
campaigns without fear of prosecu.
tion.
0eproduetiaa 1ishts Rsservsd)
Evening star., 1947-10-17
By Frank r. Kent

It Is not easy to think Of a greater
public service by private citizen in
a long time than that of Donald
Richberg in the unpaid-for brief he
Evening star., 1947-10-17
.McLemore-
Confused by Mony
NutionuI Weeks
Bv Henry McLemors

Dy henry MCLem0fe
There are so many national weeks
that I get confused.
Here have been eating apples
and dipping snuff all week under the
Evening star., 1947-10-17
By David Laurence

to prevent misuse of union or corp.
grafton funds. What individuals dc
with their own money Is their own
concern. The point Is that the col
lection Of political funds must not
have In it any element of coercion
and must remain voluntary In every
sense. Any labor union worker who
threatens another worker with some
punishment If he does not contribute
can run afoul of the law. Also there
Is considerable risk for the AFL and
CIO If they use the personnel Of the
local constituent labor unions to
collect political contributions.
ANY such thing as assessments
would appear to be unlawful, but 1t
NAV be that at the San Francisco
convention the assessment idea was
intended to serve more in the sense
of quota for individual unions.
The test Of the law might readily
come when officers OF a union. under
their various constitutional powers,
levied an assessment for "educa-
tional purposes" and the fund was
ofCl tl1C f1T II VI viz, dS
the case may be. without directing
that the funds be used Sin con-
nection with" any political cam
paign. To prosecute under such
circumstances, it would have to be
proved that the fund was in fact
intended for political purposes and
that a conspiracy to violate the
law had been launched.
Prosecutions under the Federal
laws governing elections are few
and far between anyway, and where
there are loopholes or antiquities
the Justice Department under Re
publican as well as Democratic ad.
. ministrations, sties away from H.
ing lawsuits.
The chances are that the reversal
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-01-21
SANS maj bi postal
zastopnike v Jugoslavijo

Chicago, Ill. - Ma januarski
seji SANSove podruznice st. Is
je glavni tajnik Mirko Kuhel po-
jasnil, kaj so bill vzroki, kateri
so vodili izvrsni odbor, da nj
postal delegatov ma Vseslovan-
ski kongres, kateri Sc je pricel
dine 8. decembra preteklega leta
v Belgradu. CLAM so Sc kriticno
izrazali, ker ameriski Slovenci
MISC bill zastopani ma tenn "a
slovenstvo pomembnem zboro-
vanju, posebno Sc, ker bi Sc lah-
ko to priliko izrabilo, da napra-
Vino boljse stike S S%lovenijo in
Jugoslavijo. Dejstvo je, da DO
kmalu preteklo par let, odkar je
vojna k%oncana in je re skrajni
cas-, da organizacija SANSa pos
lie tia svoje zastopnike.
Ker Sc jih Sc nj poslalo, SO
CLAM in clanice podruznice st.
Is SANSa sprejeli predlog, po-
tom katerega Sc apelira ma vse
podruznice SANSa, da priporo-
CATO izvrsnemu odboru, da pos
lie zastopnike Jugoslavijo
pred SANSovim zborovanjem,
katero je doloceno "a dneve 80.
81. maja ter /. junija to leto.
Ker DO to zborovanje ~zacrtalo
organizaciji smernice "a bodoce
d%elovanje, je neobhodno potreb-
no, da dobimo boljse stike z sta
70 domovino in da nasi zastop-
Mkt natancno proucijo tamkajs-
ME razmere, kar jim DO omogo-
clio, da bodo ma zboru kompe-
tentni odgovarjati ma rama
vprasanja.
Mi smo sprejeli ia sklep v ma
di, da prihodnje zborovanje po-
stavi organizacijo SANS ma
bolj solidno podlago, ker Sc "a
vedamo, da DO MEN obstoj Sc
fpotreben in clanstvo DO imelo
vec zaupanja, ako mu damo jas
no sliko. Zavedamo Sc, da so ma
sprotniki move J~ugoslavije po-
vsod ma delu in jim bono kossle
.ako bono kot do sedaj imeli do
bro organization.
Ia podruznico st. rs SANSa
Frank Alesh, tajnik
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-01-21
Govor monsignorja DIR. S.
Rittiga ma Slovanskem
kongresu

Ma zasedanju Slovanskega
kongresa v Beogradu, je v dis
kuziji v zvezi S temo: "Prispe-
vek slovanskih narodov k sve-
town. kulturi," spregovoril msgr.
DIR. Svetozar Rittig. V svojem
govoru je med drugim rekel:
"Slovanska kultura, to Sc
pravi, slovanska zgodovina, ina
svoje korenine v nash jugoslo-
vanskih dezelah. To je ono, kar
dale temu malemu slovanskemu
ljudstvu, vsem nasim jugoslo-
vanskim narodom, vrednost v
oceh drugih slovanskih narodov,
kot so to veliki ruski narod, poll
ski narod in ceski narod.
mi nismo vee malo jugoslo:
vansko ljudstvo, mi nismo vee
mali narod, ker smo clan ogrom-
nih, velikih p~rostorov nase cello
kupne slovanske druzine, ia pro-
stor pa zavzema polovico Evro-
pc, tretjino Azije in cetrtino vse
zemeljske krogle ter zemeljske
celine.
"Zbrani tukaj ma tenn sveca-
mem zborovanju, izpovedujemo,
la Sc temu bratstvu ne bono nj
koli odrekli. Zgodoyina in nesre-
&c so mas naucile: Cola nesreca
-najboljsa Soda Morda je tre-
ba reel tudi to, da Sc zlasti mi,
juzni Slovani, nikoli ne bono Cd
rekli, niti izloeili il druzine slo-
vanskih narodov, ker smo izku-
sill okrutnost nekaterih nash
sosedov in njihovo geslo Divide
ct impera.'
mi sc ne bono locili, ker Mvi
Y mas Viva vera, da je slovanska
lemokracija, XII .spaja sloyanske
larode v emo drl,zino, nauk, Hi
,ravi: Ne delaj drugemu tega
sar 81 ne zelis, da kdo tebi stori.'
"Bratje in tovarisi! Kaksno
oogastvo custev obGutisno, kako
use yalovi Y mas, kaksna mogoc
IA veliGastna custva ohGuti nasa
lu6a! Kako velike hesede je iz-
rekel mas marsal Tito! Besede
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-01-21
Frank Andriancic,
~predsednik.
Blanket st. Clair Rifle
and Hunting" kluba

Cleveland, 0. - Lovska Sc
iona ma zajce je zakljucena. Me-
kateri nasi :jagri SO Re ocistili
lovske puske in jih postavil:
vstran do prihodnje sezone. Ne.
kaj bolj navdusenih pa Sc we'd
no lomastijo "a lisicami, XII so
Sc vedno "odprte". Kolikor me-
nj je znano do sedaj, SO nasi cla-
nj ubili samo stir. Nasi far
merji pa Sc Sc vedno pritpzuje-
jo, da jim lisice odnasajo ko-
xosi Pravijo, da je ia pro-
kleta zival tako zvita."
No, YAM bonn povedal kako
je Smart. Oni dan sem jo "a
gledal kako sc muza okoli nase
farme, "cikne" pa so sc pasle
zunaj mic hudega slutec, spri-
20 tega, da je lisjak bill v blizi-
nj. "Cakaj hudic", sem 81 mi.
iii in Sci pc flinto. Veste, da
sem vraga eakal emo uro pa 60
j bio videti! Mislil SEM, da
;em ga odgnal pa nesem
,usko nazai hiso. Zeni povem.
la nj mic videti, ona mi pravi
a nj neumen in da DO prisel, de
"a niti videl ne bonn. In glej
7raga 10 sem stopil ven j
'1ise - seveda brez puske - 60
,idim ko Sc je zagnal v "cikne'
no pograba in jo 2 MIC IucyrfII
sosto -.
Tako VAN je zvita, ia Mval
Pa .Ih :ie CHM dale vee. Tudi vse
ajce je b. pozrla. Vcasih je bi-
Q vse polno zajcey tukaj okrog
sedsj "a sc vidi tn pa tam kaks-
legs, ki sc dr.. okreg Meya il
to JIG vse.
JAZZ pravial, res JIG dos.i lisic
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-01-21
Primorsko vas LogarSGe
elektrificirajo

Ko so leta 1888 Italijani ma
peljavali skozi Logarsce ma Toll
minskem daljnovod visoke nape-
tosti, SO vascani zaman prosili,
maj hi elektrificirali tudi njihovo
vas in Logarsce so estate kljub
daljnovodu brez elektrike.
V nedavnem trimesecnem TEX
movanju "a prikljucitev pa so
prebivalci Logarsc sklenili elek-
trificirati vas sami. S pomocio
ljudske oblasti je delo nitro ma
predovalo. Ker je v borbi "a svo-
bodo pablo vec MOI IL vasi, GO
spodarjey in fantov, so narnesto
.njih X delu p~ristopale zene. Izka-
zala Sc je tudi mladina. SkupnD
2 mladino SO zene pripravljale III
upile drogoye. Delali so cez 44O
lr. MoEje pa SO postavili "a elek-
rovod mad $50 drogov in pripra-
iii 15O kubikov lesa, XII ga bodo
.amenjali "a kovinski material.
Tako DO Y Logars6ah knnaiu "a
svetila elektricna luc.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-01-21
Letna delnicarska seja
donna zapadnih Slovencev

Cleveland, O. - Letna seja
delnicarjev donna zapadnih Slo
.vercev Sc DO vrsila v nedeljo 26.
januarja oh $3.50 popoldan. Yah
lieni SO vsi delnicarJ, da Sc t
seize gotovo udelezijo.
Ia poziv je smatrati "a urad,
no Vabilo vsem delnicarjems
DMzzlost je vasa, da Sc tie seje
udelezite. Ma seji YAM bodo
predlczeni celoletni ra6uni. We,
cini YAM :ie re znano kako soda.
stoiimo. Toda veliko je delhi
carjey, XII ma domovo posestye
Sc MISC stopili cello leto dni. To.
rel Je vasa dolznost, da Sc ude-
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-01-21

igrala ma harmoniko, tt, John in
MI. Cebul.
Imela sva priliko ogledati 81
Slovenske domove, " katerih vi,
srecni Clevelandcani, prepevate
in igrate, odnosno posecate kon-
certe in igre. PRAY zal, da nj BIZ
10 v praznikah kaksne priredi-
TIVE. zeliva, da hi Sc dolgo upo-
rabljali te vase lepe slovenske
domove "a kulturne namene in
"a razvedrilo.
Wanna pa, heerka in yet, bo-
va hvalezna "a vedno, "a vajino
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-01-21

plemenitosti in sprave: Mi pri-
nasamo spravo, zahtevamo pra-
Vico, zahteVamo 10 "a sebe in "a
vse narode; hoeemo spravo med
belo in rumeno raso; hocemo
spravo med belo in crno raso. TO
Sc posebej govorim ma naslov
Anglosaksoncev: hocemo spravo
in najvecje %pomirjenje med
Vzhodom in Zahodom, s katerim
smo bill do vceraj zavezniki in
kateremu ne zelimo biti nikdar
nasprotniki-niti ne v naso, niti
ne v njihovo nesreco, predvsem
pa ne ma nesreco vsega Glove
StVa.'
"Zavedamo Sc velikega ire
nutka in velikega klica, da DO
oni narod ostal v zgodovini clo-
vestva n~ajvecji in aislavnejsi,
Xxi prinasa clovestvu trden in
stalen mir-in JAZZ upam, da BIO
to slovansko ljudstvo, da bo to
druzino slovanskih narodov."
Svoj govor je msgr. DIR. Rit-
tig zakljucil z vzklikom genera
lisimu Stalinu in marsalu THU.