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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-14

grounds for hope that Italy Will
pull through.
Of one thing we may be dead
sure: Red Russia never will
abandon it's effort to secure
domination of the Italian pen
insula SO long as it has d foot
hold. The Muscovtes mean bus
ness with this world revolution
of theirs, as witness the explo-
sion in the Big Four foreign
ministers conference in London
yesterday.
Soviet Foreign Minister Molo-
tow is said to hape resumed his
bitter lanbasting of Western
Democracy policies. The storm
got SO fierce that Secretary of
State Marshall repeatedly de-
elared "it is very difficult to
have any respect for the dignity
ofthe Soviet government" and
said Molotov's statement was
made for "quite another pur-
pose'' than the problems of Ger
many and for "quits another
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-14

A raw of hope for settlement OF the
lengthy controversy between management
and staff nurses of James Walker Memo
rial hospital broke forth in Raleigh Wednes-
idav and pierced the dark clouds here when
Governor Cherry asked the Conclnatlon
service of the State Department OF Labor to
emake its facilities available IN the dis
pute.
If was acutely needed and commendable
action The Governor deserves the thanks
of all familiar with the threat of this con-
troversy to the conmunity's health.
His step was no mere gesture. RatheA ne
took the initiative in offering the services OF
an agency which has proved its ability IN
numerous other difficulties similar to the
one prevailing here.
The following day, both the hospitals
board of managers and nurses announced
they would welcome conciliation.
It was the first agreement publicly re-
yealed since the dispute began and reached
a climax on Dec. with all 30 Of the staff
nurses submitting their designations, sf-
Elective in two weeks. There is no funoa-
mental difference between this mass resig-
nation and an ordinary strike. Because of
the intended walkout, the board OF man
ayers has announced that on Dec. l8 the
institutions services will be limited strictly
to emergency and maternity admissions.
The public stands to suffer the greatest.
That is always its plight when employer
and employe fail to agree and strike
develops.
But the word suffer" is tempered one
in this instance.
Actually, the lives of Wilmingtonians
would be endangered.
Deferment of an operation or hospitaliza-
ton could mean the death of an innocent
person. The hospital would become power
less to fulfill it's role as a great protector
of our welfare. It would become nothing
more than group of buildings, practically
IS primary function of saving
lives or relieving human misery.
Such a disgraceful situation would be in
tolerable, no matter whose fault it may be.
And it can be prevented.
Advices from Raleigh are that the con-
ciliators may arrive Tuesday, the day be-
fore the scheduled mass designations. But
it is going to take some time for them to
place the groundwork for their work. Even
the most optimistic do not expect them to
attain the purpose of their Intervention into
the controversy within a few hours.
There is a double responsibility for pre-
venting the dangerous and disgraceful con-
dition which is bound to come if the hospi-
tai finds itself without staff nurses next
Thursday morning And both sides owe il
to Wilmington and the city is expecting
them to see that this grave threat does not
nateraliZe
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-14
Prepare For Cancellation

On one hand, the nurses should extend
the date of effectiveness Of their resigna-
tions. Just how and to what time is tor
them to decide. And they must remember
that they'll never be forgiven for walking
out of the hospitals doors while sincere
efforts to end the dispute were being made
by competent state agency.
AS to the obligation of the board of man.
agers it should establish a definite date to
which any agreement finally reached would
be retroactive It could be Dec. 3, when
the nurses handed their designations
to their superiors, or Dec. II, date OF ct"
fecuation. Such procedure is the custom in
disputes of this nature.
Through observance of this equitable ar
|rangement, the hospital would not only be
be provided for working toward a settle
nent. It would certainly be encouraging to
the conciliators. Their experience has prov
ed that row is much easier to settle be-
fore walkout than afterwards.
Meanwhile, most Wilmingtonians hope
that greater restraint in public statements
from both sides will accompany the concil-
iators' entry into the case. The attitude of
most here toward either group and its
charges and countercharges has not been
materially affected by anything said since
the board S u b m t tie it's 12-point offer
Wednesday morning and the nurses reject
ed it that night.
It is the direct responsibility of the
board and nurses to remove all obstacles
from the path of the conciliators. They must
also see that all assistance is made avail
able to them throughout their assignment
here. If this cooperation is not forthcoming,
then Wilmington is ready to blame those
responsible.
On the surface, this prolonged hospital
difficulty may appear purely local.
But it isn't.
Whatever is decided here, if the state
agency is successful, may be packed with
potential precedent not only for James
Walker Memorial hospital but practically
every other in North Carolina. The pattern
which may come out of this attempt at
conciliation is one likely to be followed in
numerous other. communities. There
fore, the good which may result from Gov
ernor Cherry's action will eventually be
spread throughout the state. Perhaps he
realized that And we, like most all other
Wilmingtonians, applaud his initiative in
pointing a way to the board and nurses out
of their present dangerous stalemate.
The best expression Of Wilmington's ap-
probation to him is for it to develop and
maintain tremendous demand upon both
sides to end their differences and restore
James Walker Memorial hospital to the con-
dition necessary for 1t to properly fulfill
its vital role in the conmunity's life.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-14
MIR. Lewis Latest Walk

Withdrawal of John L. Lewis and his $780,
900 United Mine Workers from the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor is no surprise be-
cause developments of recent months have
clearly indicated that his life within the
AFL fold was not happy one.
Disagreement over the AFL attitude to-
ward the Taft-Hartley act is the cause for Mr..
Lewis dissatisfaction and his two word
liam Green.
The UNIV chief charged AFL chief
tains are "too afraid to fight" the Taft
Hartley law. He has constantly defied the
act and, at the convention last October,
stalked out after the gathering refused to
join his rebellion against complying with
the nom Communist clause of the new labor
law.
Thus, the hurley chief of the miners has
stalked off with plans for another crusade
in his mind. When he walked out of the
AFL in 1885, it was over the issue of in
dustrial unienization and he promptly Great
ed the Committee for Industrial Organiza-
tons. Philip Murray, leader of the steel
union, was among his strongest hackers
then. But four years LATER Mr.. Lewis broke
with other CIO leaders over supporting the
late President Roosevelt for third term.
Again he pulled out and remained indie
pendent until the AFL welcomed him back
IN February 1916.
There is no doubt that Mr.. Lewis is the
most rugged individual of all American la
Dor leaders. AS long as he retains his health
and the might of the UNIV, his personal
union, surprises such as the latest can be
expected. But the Taft-Hartley act has
brought such industrial peace that it's re-
tention is the common desire of most
Americans Whether he can win the latest
battle he is preparing for is going to be
as problematical as it is interesting. Need
less to say, the name of MIR. Lewis is 60
ing to appear more frequently in the head.
lines than it has in recent months and, as ir
the past, it will probably have ma
terlal effect on the lives of millions o1
Americans.
Here is another glaring example of Mr.
Lewis inability to operate in concert or te
compromise one inch for the benefit of har.
mony in the general labor movement
There is no reason to believe he will evel
drop this stubborn individuality, no matter
who suffers - the public management or
labor - in the long run.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-14

traitors of the workmen's COM
pensation law.
FEES-With lawyers and doc
tors alike the difficulty arose
over authority granted by the
act to the industrial commission
to fix the fees payable for hand
ling compensate cases. While
there was some protest as to
amounts allowed, major protest
seems to have been against the
principle Of any governmental
agency fixing fees rather than
because the amounts were in
adequate. Zone lawyer said he
would rather collect $40 fee
by agreement with his client
than to have an industrial COM
missioner award him S1OO.)
Many lawyers still don't like the
set-up but interviews with sever
al prominent attorneys and Of
ficials of the industrial commits
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-14

audience" than the foreign min
listers. And British Foreign Sec
retary Bevin is uoted as cqhar-
acterizing Molotov's TRADE as a
whole series of insults and co.l-
plete untruth, and adding that
the Russian might at least
thank the other ministers for
sitting through such a state
ment.
Well, that represents the
harsh Bolshevist spirit behind
the attack on Italian sovereign
ty. Moscow is particularly anx-
ious to secure control of Italy
for several reasons, among
which are these:
l. It's essential for further
ance OF the Soviet scheme to
defeat the Marshall plan for thr
rehabilitation of Western Eu-
rope.
2. It's vital to the success of
the Red campaign to Sovietize
Western Europe.
3. Italy, lying as it does on
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-14
Letters To The Editor
SocietyThanksCh Choruses,
Others For Fine Concert

mington and this vicinity. Peo-
pie of all ages, races, and faiths
stood in a long, long line, most
of them in the rain, waiting
their turn to enter the portal of
this symbol of American demo-
cracy. Particularly in evidence
were the many school children,
their heads and clothing becon-
ing gradually soaked, their feet
in the mud.
Upon this scene appeared a
very prominent Wilmingtonian
escorting his wife. At the door of
the train stood a member of our
city government apparently in
some overseeing capacity
Hello there!" he shouted to the
prominent couple, "Do you W ant
to go on the train? Come on
over" They came, and our
democratic minded" official
ushered them through the door
in front of the long line of other
Americans who must w ait their
turn.
In my mind such partiallity is
always in bad taste, but there in
front of the symbol of this coun-
try's belief in equal rights for all
men such conduct should be
classed as inexcusably atrocious.
I would like this letter published
in the hope that the principals
of this little drama will read it
and ask themselves if they can
call themselves true Americans.
A SUBSCRIBER
Wilmington, N. C..
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-14
Of Wilnin gton, N.
l-lDec. II. 1947

sion indicate general acceptance
of the present status by the legal
profession. Not so with medical
practitioners.
LAW SUITS - In fact, dis
agreement between the commits
sion and the medical profession
has reached the point consti-
tutionality of the commissions
right to audit or regulate medi-
cal feels may be challenged in
court. It has been learned On
good authority h a some doc
tors have consulted attorneys
about instituting such action.
Just how far they will go can
not be predicted.
SCHEDULE - The industrial
commission early in it's expert
ence found that medical charges
for identical or very similar
services varied widely. The COM
Continued on Page Ten)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-14
By DEWITT MACKENZIE
AP Foreign Affairs Analyst

Poor old Rome! Twenty years
of Fascist Musselini, and now a
battle royal with totalitarian
Communism which is described
by Richard M. Scammon, off
ical of the American Military
Government in Germany, as
"Fascism with a coat of red
paint"
However, the flag of the new
Italian republic still flies high
in challenge to- revolutionary
tactics, and with the collapse of
the general strike in the capital
the government is doing better
than holding its own. A thor
oughly organized and powerful
Communist partv, DRAWING its
inspir alton and orders from
Moscow, has been riding the
economically stricken nation
like the old man of the sea, but
while it's too soon to make cate
gorical predictions, things look
brighter and there are good
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-14
Around Capitol Square
Around Capitol SQUARE
Experience Shows That Workmen's
COMPENSATION Law Fulfills Aims
Full Cooperation Among
Employers And En-
ployes Is Now The Rule
BY LYNN N1sBET

RALEIGH, Dec. 13. - Ever
since the North Carolina work.
mems compensation act became
law in 1929 there has been some
friction between the industrial
commission, which administers
the law, and the professional
practitioners who serve the VIC
tins of industrial accident or oc-
cupational disease. Prior to en-
actment of this law the only re-
course injured employees had
was through voluntary aid from
employers or independent dam
age lawsuits. Since adequate
voluntary contributions were not
often made, lawsuits were the
most usual methods of recovery.
Under that system the legal and
medical professions often de-
rived more compensation than
did their employee clients. With
enactment of the workmen's
compensation act reasonable
condensation for injuries was
made mandatory and an official
state commission was named to
administer the law. Functions of
the commission were tWofold:
To see that every worthy victim
of industrial accident or occu-
pational disease obtained rea-
sonably adequate compensation;
and to see that employers were
not gouged by exorbitant dam
age verdicts.
OPPOSITION - Th ere was
rather vigorous opposition to the
compensation act from it's be-
gining. Some individual en-
ployees resented governmental
regulation of what they might
hope to recover in damages;
some mployers objected to
mandatory requirements for as
suming responsibility. Main OBJ
lection came from lawyers and
doctors who resented any phase
of state control over fees they
might collect.
co = OPERATION - Expert
ence under nearly two decades
of operation has convinced EN-
ployer and employee groups
with few dichard exceptions
that the law is fair, and among
these groups the rules now is full
cooperation rather than protest
The legal profession has gener-
ally accepted the conditions and
within recent years there has
been no serious conflict between
lawyers and til e commission.
There is still lack of cooperation
between doctors and admins
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-14
To the EDITOR:

To the EDITOR:
The Ladies Benevolent society
of the Catherine Kennedy home
wishes to thank every member
of the Atlantic Coast Line cho-
ruses who so generously and
willingly gave their time and tai
ents to make the concert on
Wednesday night such a wonder
full success.
To Mrs. Sam Troy, Mrs. J. D.
Edwards, Mrs. Lila Head, Mr..
Edward Clark and Ene rson
Head and Joe Rose, Jr., our
grateful thanks for their part on
the program.
To Jackson and Bell, Mr.. Err.
Toms, Mr.. Ed Carr, Mr.. Claude
Howell and Miss Lucy B. Moore,
our a ppreciation for their con-
tributions.
To Mr.. H. V. Borjes, president
of the Male chorus, whose untir-
ing efforts did much to make the
concert great success, our
deepest gratitude.
To the Wilmington Star-NeWs
for its publicity, many thanks.
MRS. WILLIAM G.. JAMES
Chairman of Concert committee
of Ladies Benevolent Society
Wilmington, N. c.
Dec. 13, 1947
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-14
STIEGLITZ MEM 0RlAb
PORTFOLIO

From the Twice Year Fls5, .l,,
this fall has come q par'lduIfaltln,, a.,
handsome and reVefent PofI.0l,ii Il
of l0 beautiful reproductions =.
photographs made by the l3fS, 3ss4. |
parable Alfred StlegAJz liV,i .ri,
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butes to his art and his influsAs, :,
by such famous persons son M. "
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Continued on Page rem
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-14
GOOD MORNING

~ John answered and said, A man can re-
ceive nothing, except it be given him from
=. .heaven.-John 3:27.
p Gifts come from above in their own Pc
culiar forms.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-14

FREEDOM TRAIN INCIDENT
To the Editor:
Wednesday morning, the Free
dom train w as the mecca of
thousands of people from Will
Evening star., 1947-06-03
Navy Whitewash' on Rule
In Pacific Charged by Ickes
By the Assoeioisd Press

Harold L. Ickes, former Secretary
of the Interior. said yesterday that
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal had
sought to "whitewash" conditions
under Navy rule in the Pacific.
Appearing before q House Public
Lands Subcommittee, Mr.. Ickes
urged immediate restoration Of civil
rule to the people Of Guam and
Samoa instead of the present United
States naval government.
Mr.. Ickes recalled that he had
blasted naval government In the
islands a year ago and that Mr..
Forrestal "lost no time in charging
me with irresponsible criticism In
a long communication to the New
York Times over his own signature. /"
When Forrestaps charge proved
to be the dud that it was, he hastily
arranged a dress parade tour Of the
Pacific islands for q carefully Sc
lected group Of newspaper corre-
spondents who were given the hos
pitality for which the Navy is IA
NOUS" Mr.. Ickes said.
However, the hoped-for white
wash by the correspondents failed
to nlaterialize."
Mr.. Ickes charged that the Navy
has run the islands under a policy
of "absolutism.
Evening star., 1947-06-03
Senate Group Adopts
Pattern for Recount
lin 'Conor Election
Nv ,bs A,.oe;o,ed Press

The Senate Rules Committee by
7-to-5 party line vote yesterday
adopted q report Of a subcommittee
recommending rejection OF is Of 10
disputed categories Of ballots in
the contested 1916 Maryland SEN
atorial election.
Senator Jenner, Republican, Of
Indiana, chairman of an Elections
Subcommittee which is investigating
the election Of Senator O'Connor,
Democrat, Of Maryland, contested
by D. John Markey, defeated Re-
publican candidate, said:
~The subcommittee's recommen-
dations involve a strict interpreta-
ton of the Maryland law"
He refused to say how the sub
committee ruling ON the contested
ballots would affect the recount.
Senator Jenner said Democrats on
the Rules Committee, who voted
solidly against adoption of the sub
committee report, opposed 1t on
grounds that 1--WE ought to deter
mine what the intent of the voter
was"
Senator O'Conor won the election
by an official margin of 2,232 votes.
Mr.. Markey claims there were errors
and Irregularities.
A recount of ballots in II Mary
land counties was begun In Balti-
more yesterday, Senator Jenner said,
with Baltimore County's $1,000 SEN
atorial votes being considered first.
A recount Of five other counties
previously resulted in 6,624 chal-
lenged ballots, 3,701 challenged by
counsel for Mr.. Markey and 1928
by Senator O'Conor's aides.
A recheck of voting machine totals
in Baltimore and Montgomery
County previously gave Mr.. Markey
436 additional votes.
Senator Jenner commented we've
attempted to lay down a pattern for
the recount In the other II coun-
ties. It's fair to everybody. In effect
we're saying here are the rules.
Nobody knows what the results will
be-"
Evening star., 1947-06-03
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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-03-04
The Book Corner

But what intelligent people be-
lieve, under democracy, is after
all somewhat irrelevant. They are
plainly out of the swim of things.
The great majority of men and
women probably do not know
precisely what they believe, but
the general cast of their thought
is still toward something passing
under the name of faith. Thus the
PRIEST, in his various guises, con-
tinues to be an important man in
the world, though it is not often
that his Importance has any foun-
dalton in logic or the evidences.
His answer to the insoluble rid
dies of life is far easier to grasp
than the answer of science, and
more comforting :. ="
THE ELIZABETH GOUDGE
EADER war d-McCann,
$500 is collection of short
stories and selections from all Miss
Coudges famous novels, from A
CITY OF BELLS TO GREEN
DOLPHIN STREET. 1t is an en-
cyclopedic collection which has
1.-THE Kings Servant" England,
Summer, 1940," two score other
pieces of excellent reading, includ-
ing "Pooh-Bah and the Bastard"
A third book by George Millar,
British author of WAITING IN
THE NIGHT and HOR N e d
PIGEON, will be published on jan
uary %. Titled MY PAST WAS
AN EVIL RIVER, it is a story of
the American occupation of Ger
many, told by a Frenchman, a
former prisoner who chose to re.
main in Germany when freed.
u
Two very dissimiliar but attrac-
tive books have recently been put
out by Henry Holt & Co. They
are Mark Van Doren's THE
NOBLE VOICE and James S. Pol
laks THE GOLDEN EGG, both
chosen by the Trade Book Clinic
Of the American Institute of
Graphic Arts as selections. The
Van Doren book is recommended
highly by this reviewer. Both
books are good to the touch and
easy to the eye.