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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-09-17

| Tozilec: "Za koga bi slo to po-
rocilo?"
Obtozenec: "Za predstavnika
ameriskega Rdecega kriza Hopt-
nerja."
Tozilec: "Kdo yam je povedal,
da je bilo to poroeilo namenje-
no zanj?"
Obtozenec: "Furlan SAM"
Tozilec: "Zakaj pa je rekel
Furlan, da hoce imeti Hoptner
cd MEGA porocilo?''
Obtozenec: Nv studijske ma
meme ,da hoce napisati neko
knjigo Jugoslaviji."
| Tozilec: "Hoptner hoce napi-
sati knjigo Jugoslaviji, to Sc
pravi knjigo, XII bi bila razmno-
zena ne samo po Ameriki, mar
vec po vsem svetu, XII bi jo ljud-
! lie brali. Drzi to-"
| Obtozenec: 'Da. To je Hopt-
ner sam rekel pred menoj."
! Tozilec: cali je to Furlan We
del"
Obtozenec: "Da."
Tozilec: "Koliko je bilo teh
vprasanj?"
Obtozenec: 'Po mojem mne-
nju deset, dvanajst. Nanasala
so sc ma zgodovino Osvobodilne
fronte."
Tozilec: "Kaksno hi bilo po
vasem mnenju to porocilo?"
Obtozenec: INA vsak nacin
prenapeto."
Tozilec: "Prenapeto? Kaksno
je bilo opisovanje narodpo-osvo-
bodilne borbe? Resnicno?"
Obtozenec: "Ne, nasprotno."
Tozilec: ''Kako nasprotno ?
Mocno nasprotno?"
Obtozenec: "V tenn primeru
sovrazno."
Tozilec:: "Kaj je Furlan izja-
vii o tenn porocilu?"
Obtozenec: ''To porocilo sva
midva skupno citala."
Tozilec: cali je odobraval to
porocilo?"
| Obtozenec: mi Sc izrazil mas
protnega?"
Tozilec: "Kdo je pa pisal pri-
pombe ma tenn porocilu?"
/ Oztozenec: "Napisane so z
mojo roko."
Tozilec: cali je Furlan tudi
drugim dal pisati porocila "
Obtozenec: "Ker je bilo govo-
ra vec porocilih, verjetno je."
Predsednik: "Kaksno .je bilo
Furlanovo mnenje in naziranje
z ozirom ma Nagodetovo skupi-
no? Ali je incl avtoritativen
vpliv?"
i Obtozenec: "V Nagodetovi
skupini Sc je Furlanovo mnenje
smatralo "a vazno in vplivno."
Predsednik: cali ste povedal
F'urlanu, da ste prejeli po kurir.
ju mex nacrt ustave?"
| Obtozenec: "Jaz sem reke:
Furlanu, da sem videl mex nacrt
iustave."
Predsednik: 'V preiskavi ste
povedali, da ste videli nacrt, k
deli Jugoslavijo Srbijo, Hrvat
sko in Slovenijo in XII je prise
po kurirju."
Obtozenec: ITO izvira liz emf
gracije."
(Dolje prihodnji6)
: Strabane, Pa. - Dne Z. sept
: je v kanonsburSki bolnisnic
? umrla Mary Senicar, stara 4
: let, donna il Brezic pri Presar
III r " AT n
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-09-17
Razprava pred 0kroznim sodiSGem LjubIjani
proti vohunski skupini: Nagode, Snoj, FurIan
Snoj je vedel "a zveze
Nagodetove skupine
z inozemstvom

z inozemstvom
Tozilec:: "Je Snoj vedel "a de-
10 vase skupine?"
| Obtozenec: "Da."
Tozilec: ia vase zveze S cla.
nom predstavnistva tuje drza.
ve?"
Obtozenec: "Da."
Tozilec: ''Kaj je Snoj vedel v
zvezi z vasimi zvezami v inozem-
stvu?"
Obtozenec: "V kolikor je on
bill poucen, oziroma, kaj je vedel,
ne vem. Povedal sem mu, da sem
izrocil odgovor ma koroski kon-
cept."
Tozilec: "Pocasi! vi ste dobili
il Koroske koncept. Kaksen kon.
cept?"
Obtozenec: 'Koncept ustave
"a Jugoslavijo, XII maj bi Sc uve-
|ljavil. On je rekel, kaj je treba
predvsem ugotoviti, ma kaksen
temelj maj bi Sc ustava postavila,
drugic pa, da je treba potem IL
delati nov nacrt' ustave Xxi bi
incl kaksen smisel."
Tozilec:: "Ste vi unicili ia kon-
cept?"
Obtozenec: me"
Tozilec:: "Pac pa ste ga..."
Obtozenec: "Sem ga izrocil
Snoju."
Tozilec: "Neizpremenjene-
ga?"
Obtozenec: "Da neizpreme.
njenega."
Tozilec: "Od kod izvira ia
koncept?'
Obtozenec: "Povedal sem
mu."
Tozilec:: "Kako je Snoj sprejel
to"
Obtozenec: ION je to vel in
sprawl"
Tozilec: ''Kaj je rekel? V "a
slisanju ste izjavili, da je Sno.
obljubil pregledati ia koncept."
Obtozenec: "Da, rekel je, da
bo kasneje stavil svoje pripom'
be-"
Tozilec: I'm bo koncept vr-
nil?"
Obtozenec: "Da."
Tozilec: Este potem kdaj iska.
IL I'd kOIlcept:
Obtozenec: "Vprasal sem ga
&c ga lahko dobim nazaj, pa je
rekel, da bo ze vrnil."
! Tozilec: "Kaj je Snoj vedel {
delovanju vase organizacije ,
Ljubljani? Je vedel, da je to tai
Ina organizacija? Je vedel, da j
delala konspirativno?"
Obtozenec: ITO je vedel."
| Tozilec: "Kolikokrat ste bill
vi, Sire, Kavcnik in Nagode pr
Snoju?"
| Obtozenec: "Leta 1915 81
spomnim, da sem bill enkrat san
S Kavcnikom, drugic smo bill
Kavcnikom in Nagodetom, kas
neje pa sem sam veckrat zahaja
k Snoju, tako ma vsakih II DIN
ali tri tedne."
Tozilec: "Kje ste sc Snojen
razgovarjali?"
Obtozenec: INA njegovem do
mu."
Tozilec: INA njegovem domu
kje pa se?"
! Obtozenec: "Leta 1915 v ME
1govem uradu."
Tozilec: cali vam je Snoj da
RI ial kaksne direktive?"
: Obtozenec: "Snoj mi je de
/, direktive takrat, ko sem Sci
: Zagreb, in mi je narocil, "a ka
maj sc zanimam."
;. Tozilec: cali ste vi O tenn, ka
je Snoj pripovedoval il Beogrs
da in pa il razgovorov, odnosn
;, il tega, kar ste zvedeli v Zagr'
. bu, komu kaj pripovedovali? ?"
l Obtozenec: "Konzulu sem n,
= r -
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-09-17
Dragoljub Jovanovie je
sodeloval z Nagodetom

Tozilec: "Konkretizirajmo Sc
emo vprasanje: vi ste govorili z
Jovanovicem. Zakaj vse Sc je Jo-
vanovic Oh tel priliki interest
ral?"
Obtozenec: "Jovanovic sc je
interesiral "a politicni polozaj v
Sloveniji ,potem "a delo sloven-
ske emigracije."
Tozilec: "Katere emigracije?"
Obtozenec: "Slovenske emf
gracije, predvsem pa Sc je zani-
NAL "a to, kaj della Krek."
Tozilec: "Ali Sc je zanimal sa-
mo "a emigracijo il leta 1941
ali pa Sc je "a ubleci leta 1947?"
Obtozenec:: "Jaz sem mu pove-
dal vse, kar sem o tenn vedel."
Tozilec: "Ali vas je on o tenn
vprasal?"
Obtozenec: "Da, on me je
vprasal."
Tozilec: Ali Sc je zanimal "a
stanje ma meji?"
Obtozenec: "Da, zanimal sc je
"a to-"
Tozilec: "Je vedel "a preha-
jamie oborozenih band?"
Obtozenec: "Da."
Tozilec: "Kaj mislite, zakaj
Sc je zanimal "a stanje med
ubezniki v Avstriji?"
Obtozenec: "Zanimalo ga je
politicno razpolozenje."
Tozilec: cali je kaj govoril o
odnosu Kreka do Slovenije?"
Obtozenec: "Izpraseval je, kaj
Krek dela."
Tozilec: cali je on vedel, da je
bill Krek pred nasim sodiscem
obsojen?"
Obtozenec: 20 tenn pa nisva
govorila."
Tozilec: "Kaj mislite, ali je on
vedel "a to-"
Obtozenec: "Gotovo je bill in
formiran."
Tozilec: "Zakaj pa niste Sc ma
dalj jevali svojih stikov z Drago-
ljubom Jovanovicem?"
Obtozenec: "Zato, ker sem po-
tenn Sci v Zagreb."
Snoj je obtoz. Sirca
napotil k Janei Kovieu
i Tozilec: III komu?"
Obtozenec: TX Tomu Janciko-
vicu."
Tozilec: "Kdo vas je napotil k
Tomu Jancikovicu?"
Obtozenec: TX Tomu Janci-
kovicu me je napotil Snoj."
Tozilec: "Se kdo?"
Obtozenec: "Ne."
Tozilec: "Je Sc kdo vzdrzeva]
direktno zvezo z Jovanovicem :"
Obtozenec: 20 Jovanovicu
sem slisal kasneje cd Snoja."
Tozilec:: "Je vam Snoj pripo'
vedoval O tenn"
Obtozenec: "Da."
Tozilec: "Kolikokrat vam j
govoril O teh stvareh?"
Obtozenec: "Vsakokrat, ka
dar Sc je vrnil il Beograda."
Tozilec: "Vam je govoril ma
menih Jovanovica?"
Obtozenec: "Da."
Tozilec: este to komu pove
dali?"
Obtozenec: "Da."
Tozilec: Ste Sc komu poveda
liz"
Obtozenec: 'Da, konzulu."
Tozilec:: 'Torej ste tenn, ka
je Snoj porocal o odnosu do 10
vanovica, porocali ma sestank1
svoje skupine in clanu predstav
nistva tuje drzave?"
Obtozenec: "Da."
Tozilec: "Ste vi smatrali cd
nosno je vasa skupina smatrals
da S TEN, &c drzite zveze s Tom
Jantikovicem, drzite povezavo
Dragoliubom Jovanovicem?"
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-09-17

~On nv~DUOuyQu1
|e, Snoj, FurIan
Tozilec: "Zakaj so Sc vam zde-
lie napravilne?"
Obtozenec: "Zato, ker opozi-
CHA nj bila udelezena."
Tozilec: "Zakaj nj bila udele-
zena?"
Obtozenec: "Zato ,ker nj po-
stavila iste."
Tozilec: "Zakaj pa nj postavi-
la liste? Ali je imela moznost
postaviti listo?"
Obtozenec: ITO moznost je
imela."
Tozilec: 'Zakaj ste ilegalno
delovali? vi Sc sklicujete ma le-
galno opozicijo, zakaj ste legal
no delovali, zakaj niste postavili
svoje liste?"
Obtozenec: "Zato, ker smo
smatrali ,da je to nemogoce."
Tozilec: "Zakaj je nemogo-
cew
Obtozenec: (Molci).
Furlan je v poroeilu
predstavniku ameriskega
Rde1ega kriza klevetal
osvobodilno borbo narodov
Tozilec: "Povejte nekaj o od-
nosajih med vami in Furlanom. H."
Obtozenec: "Odnosi med ma
no in Furlanom so bill najprej
odnosi cisto univerzitetnega
znacaja, potem naju je oba zani-
mala politika in pa srecala sva
sc veckrat ma angleskem konzu-
latu."
Tozilec: "Ali ste vi Furlanu
kdaj govorili delovanju Nago-
detove skupine?"
Obtozenec: me vem, &c sem
o tenn pripovedoval."
Tozilec: cali ste imeli Wits, da
Furlan We, da obstoja neka sku-
pima, katere clan ste viz"
Obtozenec: "Vedel sem, da je
Hribar Sci k Furlanu, da sta
govorila O konzulu in da ga je
Furlan konzulu predstavil."
Tozilec: cali lahko vi svojo
trditev vzdrzujete proti Furla-
nu?"
Obtozenec: "To stvar vem cd
Hribarja."
Tozilec: "Zakaj je ravno Fur
Ian povezal Hribarja, tega ne
veste?"
Obtozenec: "Ne."
Tozilec: "Kaksen je bill odnos
Furlana do della vase skupine,
kako Sc je sploh kazal Furlan?''
Obtozenec: 20 tenn ne morem
govoriti, ker z MIN O tenn nisem
govoril."
Tozilec: "V vseh vasih stikih,
ali je Furlan agitiral "a petletni
plan?"
Obtozenec: "Ne, on je bill pre-
cej kriticno razpolozen."
Tozilec: "Do cesa?"
Obtozenec: "Do oblasti."
Tozilec:: cali je bill do cesa tu-
di sovrazno razpolozen?"
Obtozenec: "Sovrazno, to be-
sedo je zelo tezko uporabiti."
Tozilec: "Zakaj?"
Obtozeenc: ''Zato, ker je pre-.
cej tezka."
Tozilec: "Tezka, cato jo tud
postavljam. Kako je gledal Fur
Ian ma ljudsko oblast, kako j
gledal ma nase organe ljudske
oblasti, kako je gledal ma gospo
darski razvoj, kako je ocenjeva
petletni plan, kako je gledal M
vse te stvari?"
Obtozenec: "Negativno."
Tozilec: "Iz cesa vi to skle
pate?"
obtozene: "Iz pripomb Xxi jill
j je izrekel med razgovori."
Tozilec: "Ali Sc vi spominiate
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-09-17

Strabane, Pa. - Dne Z. sept.
je v kanonsburski bolniSnic i
umrla Mary Senicar, stara 40
let, donna il Brezic pri Presar-
Evening star., 1947-02-13
Toimodqe vs.. Thompson

Herman Talmadge may be a bit
premature in his jubilation. A
Georgia Superior Court judge has
handed down a decision declaring
him to be the legal Governor. But
only last week another Superior
Court Judge ruled that Lieutenant
Governor Thompson was the "Act-
ing Governor" This would seem to
constitute a draw. with the issue
now up to the State Supreme Court.
Although one has decided one
way and the other another, the two
judges are men of good repute. That
they have ruled differently is not
altogether surprising. Georgia's con-
stitution is ambiguous. From the
technical standpoint at least, a
plausible case can be made for the
legality of the Legislatures act in
electing Mr.. Talmadge to take the
place of his late father. BY the
same token Mr.. Thompson's claims
seem constitutionally very well
founded. The antiquities. in short,
are apparently broad enough to
accommodate honest and objective
legal views in favor of either claim
ant.
In the circumstances the final de-
cision will have to come from
Georgia's Supreme Court. Outside
observers may be puzzled. They may
wonder how there can be doubts.
Mr. Thompson was elected lieuten-
ant governor by vote of the people,
and the State constitution seems
clearly to give him the acting gov
ernorship. But the same constitu-
tion may be interpreted otherwise.
Mr.. Talmadge never ran as can
didate for any Office. The Legisla-
ture his father had largely con-
trolled named him. In an .atmos-
phere of cheap and cynical politics,
solely on the basis Of 675 write-if1
ballots. Yet the ambiguous techni-
calities suggest that the Legislature
was within its rights in doing so.
Mr.. Thompson, who regards his
case as anything but a lost cause,
has announced that he will prompt
ly abide by what the State Supreme
Court decides. MIR. Talmadge has
not made his position clear. Pre-
sumably, however. he will step down
If the ruling goes against him-as
1t well may. despite his ebullient
confidence to the contrary. A
prompt decision, one way or the
other, will at least have the virtue
of ending Georgia's embarrassing
beWilderment.
Evening star., 1947-02-13
Aid for Needy Nations.

According to estimates made by
special committee of the United Ma
tions in a study limited to Europe,
six countries will need $583, 100000
In financial aid this year If they
are to buy enough to cover minimum
living essentials in food, clothing,
etc. These countries-Austria, Italy,
Greece, Poland, Yugoslavia and
Hungary-have had the help of
UNRRA in the past, but with that
postwar emergency agency now in
the last stages of liquidation. they
will have to look to loans and other
measures to meet their requirements.
AS far as Austria, Italy and Greece
are concerned, this problem has rel
atively few political complications.
Austria needs an estimated $143,-
100000, Italy $1O6 200, 900 and Greece
$84,300,000. In Italy's case, the
United States just recently made
arrangements for loan, and credits
for Greece and Austria undoubtedly
will be worked out, with Britain and
other countries providing part of
the financing. Hungary, Yugoslavia
and Poland, however, are in the So
called Soviet orbit, and owing to our
past and present relations with their
governments-particularly the gov
ernments of Yugoslavia and Poland
large doubts surround the pros
pect of financial help to them for
relief purposes. If they seek it from
us, and if we grant it, it will involve
considerable reservations.
Russia may be able to offer Poland
and Yugoslavia some measure OF
assistance, but the chances are that
it cannot offer enough. Poland's
estimated relief need is $139, 900, 900
and Yugoslavia's is $68, zoo, 900. The
governments of the two countries
may be hard put to meet the situa-
tion without aid from us. Our official
attitude on this question has yet to
be revealed, but the State Depart
ment is on record against the idea
of using food as political weapon
or penalizing needy peoples for the
policies of those governing them.
Moreover, Secretary Marshall has
Just listed international relief-in
Asia as well as Europe-as the
Evening star., 1947-02-13
Visitor From Uruquuy

Thlrty-nve years ago James Bryce
wrote of Uruguay that though it
was the smallest of the South Amer
lean states, it was "by no means a
country to be described by mega
tives." The Banda Oriental, as it is
called by its native population, he
declared, had "a marked character
Of its own" Passing time, more
recent commentators have discov-
cred, has served to confirm the
individuality to which the great
British authority referred.
Uruguay, in brief, is as distinctly
itself as Switzerland is-and for
much the same reason. Always
surrounded by more or less aggres-
sive rivals, the people on the east
: side of the Plate River have de-
veloped "a flame of national feel
ing" which is assertive but not pro-
vocative. They hold only seventy
two thousand square miles, but, as
Viscount Bryce explained, there is
hardly an acre of useless ground"
within their boundaries. 'It is a
cheerful country. and "Montevideo
has the same air of freshness and
cheerfulness which belong to Uru-
guayan landscape and the Uru-
guayan climate" The capital is
reminiscent of Paris in Paris better
days. Absence of marks of poverty"
gives q clue to a ''brisk and thriv-
ing" prosperity which distinguishes
the whole area. The citizens
manifest democratic equality in
manners combined with high
sense of personal dignity, an i'm
mense hopefulness, national
consciousness none the less intense
because 1t already rejoices over the
triumphs 1t is going to achieve"
Something Of this background was
brought to Washington this week by
Tomas Berreta, President-elect OF
Uruguay, . man large in mind as
he Il large in frame, quick, apt, easy
to meet and to appreciate. The
Aodern nation which he represents
Evening star., 1947-02-13
Greenland's Future
By Rayn NJ 0iey

But 1t goes without saying that the
strengthen the defense Of the United
States. Although Greenland is freely
accessible for ocean, going shipping only
four months Of the year, it is strate-
gic location for stations on the shortest
air routes from this country to Northern
Europe.
It will be remembered that on the day
when Denmark was occupied by Hitler,
the Danish Ambassador, Henrik de
Kaufman, concluded an agreement be-
tween the United States and Denmark,
whereby the United States got the right
to establish military and naval bases
on the island. In turn, we pledged pro-
lection to Greenland against aggres-
sion.
Denmark is faced by an important
choice. On one hand it, is . beguiling
opportunity to make up for losses sus-
tanned during the war; on the other Is
the question Of how Russia would take
such transaction. And the good Will
Of Denmark's powerful neighbor cannot
be figured In dollars.
+A ~
A bfllion-dollar payment, equal to Sh
years export income or to almost one
years total national income, would be
exceedingly useful.
It is tempting prospect. But the
Danes are sentimentally attached to the
frozen island which is the last remain
der of a great empire. They are, more
over, sentimental about hundreds Of
years Of association with Russia through
royal marriage. There Is no doubt that
Moscow Is less than sentimental about
the whole thing. In view Of the grow
ing importance Of polar strategy, 1t II
not surprising that every one concerned
should disavow any prospective change
in Greenland,s status.
fHelesseA N Aseoeastel NevspapeeA Na.l
Evening star., 1947-02-13

The Norwegians are the latest to
stand up and be counted among those
interested in Greenland, Denmark,s ace
in the hole in the play for Arctic bases.
Denials have been issued by the Danes
and by our State Department that Den
mark is contemplating any sale or lease
Of her island colony to the United States
But it is significant that the Danish
press has reported that talks have been
under way with Americans in Copen-
hagen concerning the future of Green
land. A figure of 81 ,000, ,000, 900 has been
mentioned as the possible price under
discussion. A Danish paper says the
price did not frighten the Americans. A
billion dollars never did frighten rep
resentative of the State Department.
But it might frighten good many
members Of an economy minded Con-
gress.
Americans have been frightened be-
fore by talk Of new possessions. Dam
lei Webster cried out when we were
acquiring the Southwest from Mexico.
He could not welcome, he said, an en-
pire OF sage brush as part Of his union
zone and indivisible." There were plenty
OF people who cried out when Seward
bought Alaska. In each case, time
proved the wisdom Of the acquisition
In the case Of Greenland, We would
be getting an area about SO per cent
larger than Alaska. OF this, 721 600
square miles are buried far below an
enormous sheet Of ice. The population,
which is probably about $4,000 at this
time, is for the most part Eskimo.
Greenland's deposits of cryolite are the
largest In the world. There is some
graphite, and marble has been ex-
ported for some time to Scandinavia.
Fur and fish make up the rest Of the
export economy. Altogether, the billion
dollar price tag is far beyond the visible
value Of the Island.
Evening star., 1947-02-13
Monty Stayed Dry
By Dapid Laurence
from the Detroit News.

Z Vodka is something more redoubtable
than S6 proof Scotch, which makes it
unfortunate that some travellers to Mos
COW appear to regard it as challenge,
as something impugning their mascu-
Unity If not met and downed in the
robust Russian fashion. AL of which is
preliminary to saying that Field Mar
shall Montgomery in Moscow sets a use
full precedent in having nothing to do
with the local dynamite. He is in fact
a teetotaler from away back, and his
Russian hosts, Of course, adjusted their
hospitality to his habit. They would do
As much for any one, and not regard him
as sissy-at least not openly. It helps.
naturally, II one is q Scotch Presby-
terrain with notations like Alamein in
ones past.
Evening star., 1947-02-13
Burberry and FireIieht

Barberry is louely In a room
At night, tcl,en minds are blotDino cold,
And freight from the apple logs
Traces fine gold.
On berry OF coral and Dtne-red leaf.
1t Is 1totn in the mind, the heart, and
lips
Are OF one accord. All seasons M
At the fngerttps.
For here IL rernal sprin1, the song
stain
OF autumn, and the first snoaofaks
Aonjnst ths pane.
ROSE MyRA PHILLIPS.
Evening star., 1947-02-13
An Ugly Hangover

Two WOrlQ WAITS nave 1S1t WdSll-
ington with a type of hangover that
Is hard to get rid Of. It Is hang
over that tends TO become chronic.
It might even be termed a case of
PTS. which stands for permanent
temporaries." It induces official
headaches of the kind which has
prompted the public works admins
traitor to take the pledge which he
took this week before the Washing
ton Building Congress.
II have made solemn compact
with myself" said General Fleming,
that my contribution Ito the age
old dream of a magnificent CapitaD
is going to be the tearing down of
every tempo in town at the very
first opportunity-and that includes
the Navy and Munitions Buildings
on the Mall, those quaint hangovers
from the First World War. I don't
want the reproach of future genera
tons for those splotches upon the
grandeur of the worlds foremost
Capital"
General Fleming said it with a
fervor that lends hope to those who
are won't to despair of ever seeing
the Mall and other park areas
cleared of the unsightly, war-born
Offices and barracks which now clut-
ter them up. These discouraged
ones have not forgotten the prom
ises of early postwar demolition
which were made when the "tem-
porary" structures of the First World
War were scattered over the park
landscape. 1t was many years before
the dormitories between Union Sta
tion and the Capitol were torn down.
And, as General Fleming points out,
we still have with us the so-called
temporary Navy and Munitions
Buildings on Constitution avenue.
The public works administrator
recalled that President Roosevelt
once expressed the hope that the
"tempos" of World War II would be
30 built that they would automati-
cally collapse the moment the last
shot was fired. But a year and
half has passed since the wars end
and there is still no evidence of any
collapse, automatic or otherwise.
Temporary Offices on the Mall are
as alive as ever and the barracks in
East Potomac Park, at Nebraska and
Massachusetts, avenues and else
where remain untouched.
Experience with such a problem
after World War I showed plainly
that continuing uses will be found
by Federal departments and bureaus
for "tempos" long after their honor
able discharge from war service.
Only the strongest kind of top-leve1
administrative pressure, backed, if
need be, by legislative mandate, is
likely to release the grip of some
agencies on these buildings, even
though they have long outlived their
emergency purposes. General Flem-
ing has pledged himself to a COM
mendable but difficult task. The
earnest hopes and best wishes Of,
every Washingtonian who shares his
dream of more beautiful city are
with him in this undertaking.
Evening star., 1947-02-13
Where Does 'Frunkness' End?
rom the Ottawa Journal.

The frankness of so many modern
novels Is called progress, but we won-
der If that is the right word for it. The
smart writers sneer at the victorians
and their inhibitions and restrictions.
They should read the great novels Of
Dickens and Thackeray, learn how
master -novelists could handle q delicats
situation without offense and without
leaving any misunderstanding in the
mind Of the adult reader. Becky Sharp,
In vanity Fair" Is one Of the great
characters Of fiction. Would she stand
out 30 sharply In the memory If mod
ern writer had created her, had dotted
every 4" and crossed every "t"?
Evening star., 1947-02-13

is the result Of the forces OF prog
ress which Viscount Bryce discussed
q generation ago. It Is obvious that
the Banda Oriental has survived by
merit and not by accident. It's part
in the pan-American picture is a
key role. Senior Berreta is welcome
In the Capital of the United States
as a good neighbor who speaks for
a rich future as well as for an
abundant past.
Evening star., 1947-02-13

most urgent foreign item requiring
congressional action. Presumably,
therefore, II requested, the United
States will extend help to the Poles
and Yugoslavs. But their ruling
regimes can expect to get it only
on strict conditions guaranteeing
against its misuse.