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Evening star., 1947-06-23

polets The NAM Henry McLemore.
phlets cover the globe. in song,
story and picture, and DEFY you
to find one somber note on one
single page OF 1t.
Let the prophets OF doom shake
their heads and pull long faces over
the, condition of the world If they
want to. The trouble with them Is
that they aren't planning q vaca-
ton this summer, and so haven't
read the tracts and brochures OF the
earth's resort spots. Just let them
read them and they'll change their
signs to songs.
Fish Cry for Hook.
You may not know 1t, but there
isn't a State in this country where
flies or mosquitoes are biting this
summer. Only the fish are biting,
and in some of the places I have
read about they are so eager to
be caught that they are meeting
trains and buses with open mouths.
Every lake, river, swimming pool
and ocean is of a perfect tempera-
ture for the swimmer. just how
the waters manage to adjust them
selves to suit the shivery soul who
likes 1t about 100 degrees and the
hardy critters who scorn water
that won't numb them for 10 min
utes, is beyond me. But 1t Is so.
The pamphlets say it's so.
Every golf course in the United
States is in top condition, every
tennis court is good enough to be the
site of the Valhalla National Sin
giles, and the riding stables are
filled with spirited horses SO gentle
that they purr like kittens while
carrying their riders through bridal
paths overhung with Towering trees.
Not SO much as one piece of tough
chicken will be served to any vaca-
tionists this year. No matter where
the traveller may go, he will be
greeted with food that would curl
a gourmet's whiskers, and the serv-
ice will be, so perfect that every
man will feel himself king.
This doesn't 60 for just the United
States. Mexico pledges the same
Utopian situation. as does Switzer-t
land, South America, Bermuda and
all the rest.
And, oh, what lovely people await
you everywhere. Not single resort
is going to be visited by even one
ornery cuss. You'll meet only happy,
gay, handsome, well-dressed and
cultured folks. Just what the jerks
Evening star., 1947-06-23

erS everywhere are living In a
civilization built on the proposition
that there is, and will be, plenty
of oil for all of their needs.
Without oil. this country could
only limp along. The people know
this even if their Senators do not
They may not look forward to a
return to the good old days of "a"
coupons. They may not know 1t
but they are already headed.in that
direction unless we make certain of
ready access to foreign oil when our
domestic supplies are insufficient.
The Anglo-American Oil treaty
which is now being considered by
the Foreign Relations Committee
Of the Senate will help to maintain
our oil lines from abroad The only
clamorous opposition to that treaty
has been built up by the laird of
Teapot Dome" Harry F. Sinclair.
Supplies Diminishing.
Mr.. Sinclair knows that the United
States today is not producing
enough oil to meet domestic de-
mands. Our supplies are diminish
ing despite new discoveries. Our
total known domestic oil supplies
are gradually dwindltng. The re-
suit, as I predicted some time ago,
is that while we are still exporting
oil, we are importing more than we
are sending out of the country.
Despite this, Mr.. Sinclair persists
in his opposition. Among others,
he has even employed on his staff
one Harry Fraser. Only a short
time ago. Mr.. Fraser was counsel
for Senator O'Mahoney's oil investi-
eating committee. In that capacity
Mr.. Fraser had been shown a draft
OF the treaty. He suggested some
minor changes that were adopted
Yet here he is, appearing as one
Of the spokesmen of the benevolent
Mr.. Sinclair-the same Mr.. Fraser
who. when he was drawing pay from
the United States Treasury. looked
upon the treaty. as amended by him
self. and found it good. I suggest
that Mr., Fraser cannot be both for
this treaty and against it. In my
opinion he should disqualify himself
from appearing further as one of
Mr.. Sinclair's counsel because of his
former relationship to this treaty.
The funniest thing about the pup
pet show that has been staged be-
fore the Foreign Relations Commit
tee of the Senate is the part played
by the small independent oil men" :"
Mr.. Sinclair may be shy. but some of
these independents, after being
given the works by Mr.. Sinclair's
agents. are honestly nervous. l am
Evening star., 1947-06-23
This Changing World
China Totters on Brink of a Collapse
More Complete Than at Amy Time

of China would be held together
under a central government.
American forces had to be with
drawn because of the clamor, not
only from people within the United
States. but also because of diplo-
matic pressure from Moscow.
The American Government, anx-
lous to keep clean its record of liv-
ing up to international commit
ments, decided that every American
soldier must get out of China as
soon as the Japanese were disarmed
and repatriated. This withdrawal left
Gen. Chang high and dry, with
two major problems before him
Economic reorganization OF the
country with the assistance of a
strong police force, and the in
creasing strength of the Com
munist forces, effectively assisted
by the u. S. S. r.
The bulk Of the Nationalist
forces were employed In the fight
against the Yenan troops. Amer
ican-trained Chinese divisions were
sent to take over Manchuria, which
was partially occupied by Commu-
nists. The Nanking government S
title to Manchuria was recognized in
the Potsdam Agreement of 1945
and the subsequent Sino-Russian
treaty.
Won, But Also Lost.
The Communists were defeated,
but the Nationalists suffered severe
losses, not so much in manpoWer-
which was replaceable-as in war
materials, which had to be pro-
vided from outside. While the So
Wet government supplied its pro-
tege, Gen. Mao Tse-tung, with
officers, guns, tanks and planes, the
United States helped Gen. Chang
only sparingly. We were afraid that
any support, even with adequate
quantities of war materials, would
be regarded as Intervention in
China's domestic affairs.
The cities, where the National
government once was popular, are
now rapidly turning against it. Out
side the organized Communist
forces there are numerous lawless
bands which kill and loot. The Nat
ional government is helpless to do
anything about them, because its
best troops are battling the Com
munists, who now have taken the
offensive.
The Soviet is not concerned with
stabilization of China. 1t is in
terested in obtaining strong
foothold in the sections Of the
country which are most important
strategically, such as Manchuria.
And the Russians mean to keep
that foothold when the Chang re-
gime collapses.
Evening star., 1947-06-23
Man to Man
Senators From Non.P Producing States
Should Become Interested in Oil Supply

sure that II Mr.. Sinclair spoke to
them in a friendly and frank way
they would no longer worry about
losing their domestic market. The
fact Is that they will be able to sell
every barrel of oil that their wells
will ever produce at good, or even
better prices. Nor is there anything
in the treaty that would prevent the
imposition of a higher tariff If a
serious attempt were made to food
our markets with more oil than
could be absorbed at fair prices.
For my part, I want the domestic
Oil producer to prosper. I am con-
vinced that this treaty will help him
to do that. This same conviction,
by the way, has been expressed by
such well known and respected in
dependent oil men as Ralph T. Zook,
past president of the Independent
Petroleum Association Of America
Charles F. Roeser Of Fort Worth,
and George A. Hill, jr., Of Houston,
Tex: Walter s. Hallanan of Pitts
burgh, and A. Jacobsen Of Amerada
Petroleum Corp. and many others.
Interested In Citizens.
But I am not interested exclu-
sively in the prosperity of the oil
men. I am at least equally con-
cerned about the prosperity-and
the security too-of the average citi-
zen. I have followed the testimony
supplied to the Foreign Relations
Committee by those independents
in whom Mr.. Sinclair has inspired
unwarranted fears. But ! have not
detected any great regard for the
public interest.
There is a clause in the treaty
to the effect that adequate sup
plies OF petroleum should be
accessible = to the nationals OF
all countries on competitive and
nondiscriminatory basis" Now some
public spirited" oil lemen have COM
planned that this language might
be interpreted to mean that the
people of the United States should
have access to foreign oil.
In thus complaining, they are say
ing in effect: "It doesn't matter
whether the public interest requires
access to foreign oil. Not even If
the price should become excessive.
Not even If our national security
may be threatened, What you gen.
tlemen of the Senate must do at
all costs is to protect our profits" !"
In this they stand bur-square
with the late William H. Wander
bilt, who some decades ago won q
footnote to history with his remark
that: THE public be damned"
Copyright, 1947)
Evening star., 1947-06-23

tain even a semblance of unity.
Economic conditions are far more
difficult than anywhere else in the
world. Chinese currency is worth
one seventeen-t -thousandth of what
it was in 1886. During the war 1t
sank to one eight-thousandth of its
ratio with the American dollar and
has deprecated the rest Of the way
since vi day
There Is civil war everywhere.
The more spectacular battles occur
between the Nationalist forces and
those OF the Yenan Communists,
with the latter gaining the upper
hand recently. Outside of the or
ganized contending forces there are
bands led by individual generals"
who are on the Kuomintang's side
one day and the Communists the
next. The purpose of these self
styled generals is simply TO loot
whatever they can.
Prestige Fades.
So many persons die ofsstarvation
in China that the occurrence is no
longer reported to the outside world.
Assistance received from UNRRA
has had an almost negligible effect
on conditions in China.
There seems to be little or nothing
we can do about it. Whatever pres
tige the National government en-
joyed after vi day has now al
most completely disappeared. The
successes of its armed forces created
the impression last year that the
National government might be able
to guarantee law and order IN the
country.
Gen. Chang had at his disposal
a number of American n-trained
divisions, while the presence of
American forces in some sections
of that vast territory stimulated
the hope that at least some parts
Evening star., 1947-06-23
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C.
MONDAY, JUNE q. 100. III

in this country do In the summer.
I don't know. but you can tell by
the pictures in the pamphlets that
they don't travel anywhere.
The beds everywhere are as soft
as clouds, the steepest mountains
are easy to climb, the most danger
GUS rapids safe to shoot down in
canoe, and there won't be any rain
TO mar the vacationist's happiness.
And the prices are so reasonable
that poor little ol millionaires will
be able to stay at many of the
places for as long as a week-that
Is If they aren't fussy and insist on
a connecting bath.
All, yes, It's a perfect world.
Still. I think I'll spend my vaca-
ton at home, working on my atomic
bomb and rocket missile shelter.
Distributed by McNaught Syndicate. Inc)
Evening star., 1947-06-23
Quarantine Spares
Mexican Pineapple

Pineapple growers of the Iona
Bonita area in Veracrlz, Mexico,
have been advised that they may
ship 10000 tons of pineapples to the
United States, despite tn he hoof and
mouth disease threat that seemed
likely to ruin them.
The National Railways have stip-
ulated that there must be no straw
zacate or other packing that might
serve to carry the disease.
Evening star., 1947-06-23

complete h a n
at any time in
its long history.
The days Of
G e n e r alissimo
Chang Kai-
are numbered.
He may last a
I e W m on t h s
longer, but the
handwriting on
the wall is clear.
1ne present. gov
e r n m mt is
d 90 m e d a n d
there Is no CO.
heSive force in
Evening star., 1947-06-23

NIL. IL Nuldll 1dl HiO4C tlAoAt oAi5
consideration of the merits or de-
merits of the measures. This state
ment does him no injustice. To
ignore the fact is to be completely
unrealistic. There is no way to alibi
him out OF 1t. Nor is it easy to
exaggerate the disillusionment OF
vast numbers Of citizens in all Sec
tions who believed in his basic cour-
age and ability to disregard
political threats in the general
interests.
The disappointing truth is that he
just did not stand up. 1t is true
that on the tax bill there were some
sound arguments for disapproval
But their soundness for Mr., Tru-
man was diminished by two facts
One was that in 1945 he had done
exactly what he assailed the Repub-
licans for trying in l947. In the
former year, Mr.. Truman, with his
own party in control Of Congress
exempted some millions of individ-
uals from all income taxes and
completely wiped out the excess
profit tax on corporations.
Permits Politics Charge.
The latter not only deprived the
Treasury of enormous revenue
which could have been used fol
debt reduction but enabled many
corporations to make abnormal
profits, thus providing an excuse
for the wave of crippling strikes
with which the country was afflicted
in 1916.
In addition, Mr.. Truman's tas
reasoning was weakened by his
implied promise himself to initiate
tax reduction next year-which is
election year. Clearly. this opened
the door for a charge of politics
hard to refute. But where the
President went wholly political was
in his use of the argument. sc
loudly mouthed by all the left-wine
radicals, that it was designed to
afford greater relief to rich tax
payers in the higher brackets thar
to poor ones in the lower.
This was sheer political dema-
goguery and involved distortion
of facts d nd figures to present any
plausibility at all. It's lack Of foun-
dation was so apparent that its
adoption by the President was dis
maying to many OF his friends.
Lost Political Strength.
However, 1t was in his labor bill
veto and speech that politics was
and undisguised. And
what makes it more difficult to for
give is that politically it was SO
unintelligent. In no other
way could Mr.. Truman have lost
more political strength and gained
less. Certainly. he has deeply Of
Tended many thousands OF Demo
Gratis who have been voting Repub-
lican nationally for II years and
wanted to support him in 1948. And
he temporarily. pleased only the
labor and radical elements. whose
leaders were pretty emphatically
in the 1916 elections.
Clearly, the dishonest, violent
highly organized, highly financed
campaign put on by the CIO, the
AFL, the Communists. the profes-
sional liberal groups and the
bleeding heart" journalists scared
Mr.. Truman. Combine this with
the frightening antics of Henry
Wallace and the short-sighted ad-
vice of presidential counselors oil
the Hannegan-Sullivan-Schwellen-
bach type, who believe the one
Democratic hope is in continued
submission to the CIO bosses, and
1t is easy to understand how COM
pletely the merits of the bill were
obscured.
Almost literally he crumpled un-
Evening star., 1947-06-23

a. greater inter-
est in making
sure that this
country has all
of the oil that it
needs. The auto
mobile workers
in Michigan, the
factory workers
of New England,
New York and
P e n n S y lvania,
thes vacationists
of Florida and
h e
farmers Of the
M / d die West,
a md hnmaOWn-
Evening star., 1947-06-23

In both, the case
he makes for
himself is weak
and unconvinc-
ing. Poor on the
tax bill, it is
worse on labor.
In neither does
he tell the full
truth as to his
reasons.
The evidence
is overwhelming
t h a t on b o t h
measures - but
particularly on
the labor bill
Evening star., 1947-06-23

he flip a coin to
decide which he
will use?
This question
arises because Of
the mystery that
attaches to Mr..
Trunan's course
last week when
he told the press
] a te Tuesday
that he had not
made UP his
mind whether to
veto the Taft
Hartley bill and
then three days
later sent a mes
Evening star., 1947-06-23

away.
If you think
I'm wrong, I just
ask you to step
into my living
room and read
t h e literature
that is pill e d
h i 6 h on t h e
table, scattered
over the sofas,
a nd sprinkled
a b ou t on the
floor.
This literature
is all of one type
travel Apam-
Evening star., 1947-06-23
McLen1ore
Finds World Perfection
In TroveI Pamphlets

By Henry McLemore
This is the most perfect of worlds.
It is Utopia trimmed with lace.
There's q rainbow for every shoul-
der. and you can throw your cares
Evening star., 1947-06-23
sas,...ss !, n. Dan sy.e,,s,A r.,
Bp Frank r. Kent

There are two notable things
about those two veto messages Of
Mr.. Truman - one on tax reduc-
ton. the other on the labor bill
Evening star., 1947-06-23
'Inept' Veto Message
On Labor Bill Blamed
In Part on Advisers
By David Laurence

Does President Truman have two
messages prepared in advance for
him on an important question, one
for and one against, and then does
Evening star., 1947-06-23
Rv Harold Ickes

1t is time for the Senators from
those States which produce little
or no oil, but whose people use vast
quantities of 1t every day, to take
Evening star., 1947-06-23
By Constantine Broscn

China, about two-t1irds the size
Of the United States with a popu-I
lation three times as great, Is on
the verge of collapse more nearly
Evening star., 1947-06-23
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in national 4-H contests ar
ranged by the national COM
mittee on Boys and Girls Club
Work, according to G. L. Noble,
director.
Outstanding records of men,
bers in the United States will
receive recognition on county,
state, sectional and national
levels in "a different All agri-
cultural and home economics
awards programs this year,
Noble announced. Adult and
junior leaders, clubs and
county groups will also be Civ
en- special awards. In Alaska,
Hawaii and Puerto Rico, 4-H-
ers are offered rewards for
superior records in ten of the
programs.
The programs are conducted
under the direction of the Fed
eral and State Extension Ser
vices. All awards are provided
by private citizens, educational
foundations and industrial Or
~CXO44S 4A4VOA CoUON AA 4A4-
thering All Club work.
Awards for county winners
comprise 143,500 gold and sill
yer medals, and $4,000 in
cash prizes of $4,000 to each of
the ten top ranking All health
Improvement clubs in a state.
Plaques of merit will also be
awarded to the county in each
state reporting the most out
standing 1947 program in All
farm safety and better meth
DDS electric activities. State,
sectional and national awards
include 1874 gold watches, 1,087
U. s. Savings Bonds, lib college
scholarships and 795 educa-
tional trips to National 4-H
Club Congress, Chicago.
In addition, scholarships to-
falling $38,480.O0 are offered to
adult and junior All Club
leaders in AZ states to receive
special instruction at tractor
maintenance clinics.
Two National All Achieve
ment trophies are presented In
the name of the President Of
the United States. Other ma
tional All programs in which
awards are offered, and thei:
donors, are: national leader
Ship-Edward F. Wilson and H.
A. Moses; better methods cleo
tric-Westinghouse Educational
foundation; canning-Mrs. Ruth
Kerr; clothing Spool Cotton
educational bureau; crochetine
and knitting Spinnerin; dairy
production and dairy foods
! OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Foods,
dairy-Riteway; dress revue
Simplicity pattern; educational
Illinois Central and Santa F.
railroads.; farm Safety-Gener-
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Decrease in Groin
Prices Brings
Farm Income Down

The prices Montana farmers
received for their products VAL
led from March IS to April IS,
according to statistics released
recently by the Bureau of Agri-
cultural Economics.
Grain prices were generally
lower with the exception of
barley, while average prices re-
ceived for meat animals were
higher or on the same level
with the previous month
The index of farm products
prices in mid-April was 1858
u909-14 base period prices
equal 100) two points lower
than a month earlier. The
sharpest advance was shown by
meat animals, whose index rose
from 297 to 308, while chickens
and eggs showed a three point
rise to an index of 100. This
was more than offset by the
grains index, which registered
a decrease from 296 to 284 and
dairy products, with a four
point decline. The miScellan-
ecus index remained on the
same level with last month.
Commodities showing upward
price changes are as follows:
barley per bushel, $1.19 to $1.21,
chickens per pound, 26 cents
to %; turkeys per pound, IS
cents to 80 cents; beef cattle
per hundredweight, $17.5O to
$3.50; veal calves per hund-
redweight, $3.50 to 1910;
sheep per hundredweight, $7.70
to So; potatoes per bushel, $1.45
to $1.55; dry beans per hund-
redweight, $3.50 to $40; alfalfa
seed per bushel, $3.50 to $26;
sweet clover seed per bushel,
81 to $7;2o; and horses pei
Price declines more than
offsetting increases for others
appear in the following COM
modities: wheat per bushel,
$2.37 to $2.27: oats per bushel,
10 cents to IT cents: rye per
hushel, $3.13 to $3.50: butter
per pound, IS cents to II cents:
butterfat per pound, II cents
to SO cents: lambs per hund-
edweight, $3.50 to $17.40; flax
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Crow Agency

On Tuesday evening, May 10,
the Ladies Council entertained
honoring the Rev. and Mrs.
SchleSselman who plan to leave
Crow Agency soon after spend
ing the winter here with MIR.
and Mrs. Russell E.. Getty. The
entertainment was in the form
of pot luck lunch. Forty men,
bers and their families were
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.. Young OF
Miami, Okla, arrived during
the past week for a visit with
their son, Carl Young and
family.
Mrs. Frank A. Nelson and
Miss Audrey Nelson were Sun
day dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence J. Mum.
Mrs. Robert Burns and Mrs.
Lorraine B. johnson spent Sat-
urday in Billings.
Miss Rae Mills was a Sheri-
dan visitor on Saturday.
Corporal Lorenzo Sheep was
4 AoS&AR4 6CN A4SAA4 VIC oAAA4y va
May S, at, Fort Sill, Okla. He
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lorenzo Sheep, ST., residents
Of near Hardin. After his dis
charge Corporal Sheep visited
San Francisco for a short time,
He was in the army over three
years.
Mrs. O. w. Davidson was q
Sheridan shopper Saturday.
Mrs. Clarence J. Mum and
son Donald spent Saturday ir
Billings.
Miss Audrey Nelson, who i
taking nurse training in Bill
ings, spent the weekend al
her home in Crow Agency.
Private Richard Smith tele.
phoned his parents from Sar
Francisco last Friday evening.
While still a bed-patient, Dicl
was allowed up long enough tt
telephone on his arrival here
from Japan. He is enroute tt
Ell Paso, Tex, for further hos.
pitalization.
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al Motors; field crops and fro
zen foods-International Har-
vester; food preparation-Ser-
vel; arden-Allis-Chalmers
girls record-M Montgomery Ward;
health improvement-K e l log;
home grounds Identification
Mrs. Charles r.. Walgreen;
home OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
buck foundation; meat animal
-Thos. E. Wilson; livestock
and club activities-Cudah
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packing; poultry-Swift; sheep
international Wool secretar-
lat; sheep NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.;
Observation-Disclosures
and tractor maintenance
Standard Oil (Indiana) and
six affiliated oil companies.
Keep a cut onion in q cool
place. Wrap it in waxed paper
to keep the odor as much as
possible from other foods.
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seed per ,bushel, So to 81; hay,
loose, per ton, $3.50 to SIG;
and milk cows per head, $153
to $144.