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Evening star., 1947-07-25
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Labor Law Puts Truman in Bad Spot
When Party Drafts Platform in 1913

self as President to administer 1t
fairly. But that in no way changes
his public position that the law is
bad one and should not be on the
statute books. Clearly, the big fight
in the Democratic convention will
not be over foreign policy, the
presidential or the vice presidential
nominations. Those are all easily
foreseeable.
Fight Over Platform.
The real fight will be over the
platform plank pledging the Demo-
cratic party to repeal the Taft-Hart-
ley law This proposal will be ad-
vanced by the servile CIO sena-
torial spokesmen, such as Pepper,
Of Florida, and Murray, of Mon
tana, and it will be supported by
every so-called liberal" and ia
borite" in the convention. These
would not be very formidable if it
were not for presidential backing.
But Mr.. Truman has to support the
repeal plank, it is argued, for OBJ
vious reasons. Already he is on rec
ord as believing the law without
single redeeming feature.
To retreat from this position next
June, which is what refusal to sup
port a repeal plank means, would
amount to complete qualification.
Also, it would give the labor poll
ticians, in and out Of Congress, the
right to claim that he had sold them
out. Whatever obligations of sup
port he had laid upon them would
be wiped out. Again his name would
become anathema in the higher
labor circles.
The so-called labor vote could not
60 Republican. And it hardly would
go Wallace, which would spell COM
plete futility. But it could clay
down" and later claim credit for a
Truman defeat.
On the other hand, If and when
Mr.. Truman does aid the labor de-
nand for a repeal plank, consider
his fix. It would be a sensational
repudiations of his own party II,
Congress. For not only a majority
of the Democrats in both House
and Senate voted for the Taft-Hart-
ley bill but a majority voted to over
ride his veto. Thus a plank de-
nouncing the law and pledging the
Democratic party to repeal 1t would
be clear indictment Oft majority
Of the Democratic members In Con-
gress, without whose votes the bill
could not have become law.
Such a plank would be equivalent
to reading most of the Democrats in
Congress out of the party. If such
plank were adopted under White
House pressure, it would be ridicu-
lous to expect the Democrats who
voted to override the veto and
their Democratic constituents who
wanted the bill to become law to
support the Truman candidacy.
Adoption of such a plank would
demonstrate the dominance Of the
Democratic party by the labor
bosses and the degrading subser-
viency Of its President, and presi-
Dental candidate.
Evening star., 1947-07-25
This Changing World
u. S. Unconcerned by Soviet Refusal
To Join in Japan Peace Treaty Talks

lof whether the Soviet Union has
not already abandoned all pretense
of attempting to cooperate with
the western democracies to re-
establish a world of peace and
order on the ruins Of World War II.
When the United Nations was
created many assumptions were
made in the drafting OF the charter.
One Of them was that the wartime
unity which bound the Allies in
their fight against Hitler would be
projected into world reconstruction.
It was an assumption which now
has proved false as Russia moves
from obstruction to obstruction and
from one expression of hostility to
another.
Extent of Cooperation.
The extent of the Soviet Unions
cooperation with practically every
international agency created since
the end Of the war has been simply
its membership in those agencies.
It has utilized that membership
either to disrupt the efforts Of those
nations which desire to get back
to a peaceful order as soon as
possible, or to grind its own propa-
ganda and political axes. One would
be hard put to it to find a single
case where Soviet actions have been
motivated by humanitarian desires
or willingness to cooperate. The
Russians know nothing about that
quality of give-and-take which leads
men-and nations-to say: II think
you are wrong, but 7 will go along
on the chance that might be
wrong"
For the Russians everything is
black or white-there is no gray.
They have taken to themselves a
doctrine of infallibility which ex-
cludes-beyond shadow of doubt,
for them-the possibility that they
might be wrong, the possibility that
God might have shared some Of His
wisdom with other peoples and their
representatives.
1t is in just such a dogmatic
spirit of self-righteousness-whic
thinly conceals grasping selfish
ness-that the Russians have elected
to stand out from the rest of the
nations interested in a japanese
peace treaty. BY shrewd exploita-
ton of circumstances they got their
hands on enough Japanese territory
to compensate them many times
over for the effort they made in
the Pacific war. They do not in
tend to submit their continued hold
on these territories to the needs
and wills of other nations.
Evening star., 1947-07-25

who served in
t h e Ar m e d
Forces as en-
listed men must
have filed our
applications for
terminal lie av e
pay. That's the
deadline. After
that, no dice, no
soap.
! have a few
dollars coming
to me, I am sure,
and would hate
to miss out when
Uncle Sam Is
Lo~I;S,~ N.,& 49,
Evening star., 1947-07-25

been outmaneu-
vered.
Waiting till
the last few days
of Cons gres SIS
when 1t seemed
certain. there
would be a dis
inclination to
block any nomi-
nations, Presi-
d mt Truman
appointed as the
two additions to
the National
Labor Relations
Board one man
who is SUPPOSED
Evening star., 1947-07-25

belief for them
that they can
win with almost
anybody. This
does not affect
the fact that
Gov. T h O m a S
E. D e W ey Is
still the probable
nominee, tn a t
Senator Taft is
his s t ron 6 e S t
competitor, that
the only other
availableS are
Senator v a n
denberg and ex-
Coy. arold
Evening star., 1947-07-25

may have to say
now that Molo-
tov has gathered
up his toys at
Paris and gone
back home to
Moscow.
It was the late
Wendell Wi1lkie
W h o wrote d
book passionate
ly advocating
lone worl d."
This was an ex--
cellent theory.
The devastating
frightfulness Of
JETNr1I Mar TT
Evening star., 1947-07-25
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apprehension In
w a sh IN g t o n,
where such a re-
lection was fully
expected, e v e n
at the time the
bids were issued.
Moscow's &C
tion sim pl y
means that the
Soviet chiefs do
not xpec t to
gain more than
they alre a d y
have from Japan
that Is, the
K uril e islands,
Evening star., 1947-07-25
Labor Law Majority
Held 0ufmaneuyered
byboard Choices
BY David Laurence

There is a good deal of chuckling
In administration circles over the
way the two-thirds majority which
enacted the Taft-Hartley law has
Evening star., 1947-07-25
BvConsfanfine BrO,cn

Russia's rejection of the cordial
invitation to begin con-
versations on the peace treaty for
Japan stirs no great concern or
Evening star., 1947-07-25
On Russian p
Bv Harold L. Ickes

I am one American citizen who
wants to hear from Mr.. Henry A.
Wallace.
7 am all agog to learn what he
Evening star., 1947-07-25
By Frank r. Kent

Despite the Gallup polls, the state
of the Democratic party is so bad
that it again has revived among
Republicans the always dangerous
Evening star., 1947-07-25
McLemore
Ready to Pass Up
81 Terminal Puy
Bv Henry McLemore

am in pickle, and I'll bet that
thousands of other one-time GIs are
right in there with me.
BY August 81, this year, all Of us
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-28

3 Q I h g M
ia Collins lady
Jal Der on WcS
Warren tIok
cave OF thc ci-
tv with hubby
~ hu IS also a
CARRIER and own
of Supreme
Der Shup on
asst weekend to
nlON "a NiSli 10
{ llC ago with
lrr relatives.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-28
Notice To The
Public

von arc cordially inNllcu I'D
I'D me 18th Street Baptist
SI,, located al 1874 18th
pcct. The service and com
sue a,on wll be held on the
S ~" sunday Of July, which is
T I,,lr 6 and viii he conducted
:, ne re, d d Williams for
nafpo,c of raising money
oman and remodel our
Sndline To uplift our children
~ bcautty our community,
rbp project Is being sponsored
no sunday School and Mis-
orry society Deacon Will
~ S s Supt The Sunday
school Memory Selection will
- "My Righteousness ! hold
ta ana will not let II 60 my
sc,r hall not rcproach me
lonr I live Job p s Les
IN PINT Job ] 1927: is; 81;
lo.q8 Mis- D. d. Williams is
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-28

pei Church. To-
,atcd on W g st
Warren n g ar
Mex a
convention be
" G e n tn a I
n u 4 { h,
rhrlst Temple
church OF God.
and Glen vile
hulch of God
both + T. o IN
L q Y A. an "A
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-28

Mrs. Audrey
Jackson was in
formed bv her
physician to eX.
pect Sir Stork
in January. Au-
drcy resigned
her secretarlal
o q S / I / o n
TO make plans
for the little
me.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-28

In River Rouge from Jul,.
3 10 july 10 AT Fc2s Mcm,sa.
CME there WIN be anothcr SUM
dav School Conference / wll
he tho 9th Annual Session ~
the Dctfod District Conference.
WomanS Missionary Soccty
SUNDAY School Epworth League
and Lay Acti}ltits of South
cas- Missouri and Illinois An
nual conference OF the Culorcd
Methodist Ep rptl Church
Bishop r A C1tcr w,ll PFC
de with Res + " DuNcr
and Res y L EJIiwood 3,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-28
FREE PARKING

Gotham Hotel and Ebony Dining
Room. Southwest cor. Brady &
John r.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-28

ONO, took place last week The
Rev John Wcslcv Gilbert asked
mo Gilbert pastors and singers
20 make q roiu~a engagement.
Took peak at the rccrca
tion rooms Clare and XIX No
bic have made pretty for club
Snrcttngs and parties Spacious
"lth bar and loungne lacii-
yes many a club VIII have
a good time there. I'm think
ing lis for rent and any
one can rent ust call
Temple 3-302S particulars.
A big time recording com
PanY will make recording OF
the winners Of the musicians
poll the Tribune is now spon-
soring under the supervision
of Dick Jennings.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-28
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1@36;OCAL
SCRIP
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presiding Elder. and host pas
tor.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-28

Sister President OF Missionary soeeY Jordan
Chairman Of Pulpit Committee
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-28
The West Side Featurette
INKSTER NEWS

The InkstUr CUHUlD N Ic
NAACP met IN inc CatNcr
Homes Recreation Builcing on
SUNDAY juno - PLAN We're
formulated for Tho forthcoming
membership drive NJ r 81
lntosh was elected a. peat
head the drive W1h Kos w
l. Douglas as Co-chaIrman
Tho organization Is glad 20 an
upunCC that with >lNtY-clgat
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-28


Mrs Maxine Young rolled 10
both sleeves the other night 10
the dclighl of the Brown Bonn
bcletteS girls club that include
Janice Moore. Virginia Reeves.
alu glc Manage, Lillian Clark.
Betty Reeves and Jane Scraces
and the Secret -. boys club
which includes George Moore.
Robert Dunlap. +. G.. Ruskin.
Theodore Mccormick. Milton
Lc"iS, Rayford Mattison. Syl-
NoStcr Jones, William Wesley.
iimold Ans and William MAJ
shWl 20 serve their friends
with entertainment games ana
,eireshmcntS in her home I'M
RNcr Rouge. The youngsters IN
TIM v}cnltv have very lutlc
tcsoWcc With which to havr
"rc cation together Mrs Young
Gas been Instrumental IN erect
me- q cCeatlon room in her
basement 20 accommodate their
lutte friendly get-togcthcrS. VII
llIll NtricA kicnia. WdlN, Ju-
NOR RUthln Robert Jones. jas.
JONES Dclmo Robinson, Irene
CLARKE Sadie Clark. jessie
Price Theodore Mccormick. Tick
Cla Is liad Ayers. Nathaniel
PukU Mildred Dunlap, Attn "a
Lou Wesley Dolores LeWls.
Beulah Ross. Marshall Reese.
Richali Mango. Henry shelton
Bctiy Alac Johnson, JoScp h
RlShiu Elmc Lewis. and Clio
MA Malone watched ntterbugS,
Sadie and Herman and Willie
Carmichael do their dance. and
cut their capers along with the
attractions Mrs Young had on
hand 10 entertain them. S h
PM as Maxine Young uscs
IN gcUung these groups together
makes better community ana
stops juvenile delinquency.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-28

NJ Collins is VOL known To
/ the patrons of the barber shop
toi l.e unusual dignity in wor-
KING with and around men.
A new station WAGON mnia-
turc SIZE. iIi,icd spe ! itors
ON West Grand Bvld. ID well
as It's Little owners Sunnr and
Ronne Johnson, age > and 4
/ The Youngsters received the >ta-
tun WAGON last week as dglit
from thclr parents, Nj and
Mrs. Joseph Johnson.
Mary Lee and Dolores smith,
Joan Clay and Marjorie Jack
son prcttIcd themselves with
exquisite hairdoS a. Milady 5
Beauty Salon tor graduation
from high school Thelma and
YOURS truly stood reminisclng
back TO those years when the
same thing took place IN our
lives. while Katherine Hairs adj
mittcd that II had been So long
Nlllt 4 il'i 80 "hb"tt'ii N'"N
had forgotten same.
DIZZY Gillespie made an APP
pcamnce at the tronom e
Music Shop. and the old the
Young. the crippled came hy %
ect their records autographed.
Pretty Dclore5 Jones Sccre-
tarv 10 Macco Crutchcr took
leave Of the Motor CITY 10
visit Chicago and relative, She
VIII return IN two weeks.
( NEWS ON TIE WESTSlDE
Veterans WcStsidc Social club,
organized BIZ Veterans of War
in. Paul Williams. WilhW Colds
bv. and Andrew Henry THESE
follows attended school together
al Northwestern and were IN
the same army OUTFIT Thou ann
lis 10 build up little larger
membership FOR social io7sons
and then they intend having a
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-23
Butler Tells
OF Threat To
Quit Empire
Canada, India, Australia
New Z d Sought
Withdrawal In 1921
SWORN TO SECRECY
Lloyd George Explained
Nations Were Ready To
Use Force If Needed

NEW YORK. Jan. %. = Up, -
DIR. Nicholas Murray Butler, presi
dent emeritus of Columbia Uni.
versity, disclosed today what he
said were the first details of ar
historic meeting in the summer oil
1921 at which Canada. Australia
New Zealand and India threatened
to withdraw from the British EN-
pire.
Butler said the meeting took place
while Empire representatives were
in England for an Empire confer
nee. The secret parley was at St.
Chequers. the prime ministers
country residence.
Lloyd George, British prime min
lister, pledged those at the meeting
to secrecy, DR.. Butler declared.
In an address before the Pilgrims
of the United States Butler said
his vas the first disclosure of the
threatened withdrawals.
Butler said Lloyd George pledg-
ed him to secrecy also and told
him that the Prime Ministers OF
Canada, Australia and New Zea-
land and two representatives from
India had said their countries
we're prepared to withdraw from
the British Empire and to set up
independent existence through
revolution if necessary"
Canada, Australia and New Zea-
land were not willing to remain
members of the British Empire. -
Butler said the prime minister told
him. They desired to be in a po-
sition to maintain their devoted
loyalty to the Crown and to &C.
cept the principles Of democracy
as worked out by Britain since the
Magma Carta, but they were not
willing to accept the control of
the British Parliament and foreign
office"
1t was not until 1881 that the Brit
ish parliament enacted the Statute
of Westminster which set up the
British commonwealth of nations,
Butler said.
Butler declared that Britain and
the United States should set up in
their zones of Germany a similar
commonwealth Or federal govern
ment. He urged that they "act
without delay lest ''other forces
prevent the estabiAhment of a fed
eral system in Germany.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-23

CITY IN 1881 - Thanks to the
kindness of Mr.. Andrew J. Howell
Along The Cape Fear can bring
you today one of the most interest.
ing descriptions of the Port City
that has been our good fortune to
see in many a day.
Author of the Book of Whining
ton, the distinguished historian
was kind enough to pass the fol
lowing u way:
Il have before me an exceeding
ly interesting map of Wilmington
VIA ENGLAND - 1T it a photo
static copy OF one made evidently
by a British army engineer while
the British we're in possession Of
the town.
"The original is in the library Of
the University of Michigan. To look
at it transports our thoughts back
to critical days, and gives us some
idea of the circumstances Jul
rounding the forefathers of the
town when the streets were domi
mated by the Red Coats
Major James H. Craig was II
command. His force consisted O.
about four hundred soldiers ane
contingents of marines and sailors
1t must have been quite an impress
sive array, to command the situa'
ton il what was considered
stronghold Of great available
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-23
SUGGESTED LEVY
FOR COLLEGE Low
County May Ballot During
March On Proposal
For School

The proposed increased levy Of
five cents on each 500 property
valuation in New Hanover il passed
BY vote of the people would NEAR
around $38, 900 toward the establish
ment of a Junior college il Will
mington, it was estimated yester.
day by Charles F. Smith. county
auditor.
Smith explained that since the
money realized from the present
tax assessment of 80 cents per $500
amounts to $3.50, 668, annually, Their
the added revenue on the $76, 778,,
DAT, assessed valuation of the 194t
would bring in a total of $38, 900.
1t is believed that when the cleo
ton Of the junior college proposal
authorized Monday by the county
commissioners, is held, the ques
ton of the added five cents assess.
ment will be settled at the same
time by the referendum.
Although no date has been SCI
for the election on the college prof
ect. Addison Hewitt, Sir, chair.
man of the county board predicted
early in the week that the time
would eventually be set for March
He said yesterday, however. tina
all reports on the matter should be
complete in February and that g
decision on the date would then be
set.
The power to hold an election or
the tax levy was granted to the
commissioners at the last session
of the state legislature.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-23
See Photos on Page. 6

aside to honor the men of the pro-
fession who have practiced here
from nearly a half a century each.
Five doctors were selected fol
this honor, however, DR.. Andrew
Harriss was unable to attend
Those present and presented by
DR.. w. Houston Moore to the gath.
ering were DR.. John Cranmer, DR..
r. Harlee Bellamy, DR.. John c.
VESSEL, and DR.. S. E. Koonce.
At the meeting held in the Cape
Fear club, DR.. Cranmer revealed
that there were Is to 26 doctors
here when he started his practice
in 1902 and the population was
about Is, 900. The same proportion
of doctors exists today, he pointed
Iout.
DR.. Bellamy, who owned the first
X-ray machine in the city, told Of
progress made by the profession.
DR.. VESSEL sounded a plea fol
new tuberculosis sanitorium here
and told of the former Institution
here.
DR.. Koonce related experiences
from his early practice, telling how
he left the field of medicine and
was employed by the ACL fol
seven years before returning to
practice here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-23

strength for the continental cause.
And now as to the map. 1t bears
the title of a Plan of Wilmington
in the Providence of North Caro-
lima =
Twelve blocks of the town only
are definitely laid off, to the right
and left of Market and Dock
streets. and extending from the
river eastward to Fourth street,
where begins a wide roadway
marked as the New Bern Road;
and continuing from the limits OF
Market street to 'Dunbldden
Bridge which was the well known
bridge over Burnt Mill creek.
"Water street was not indicated
at all, evidently on account of the
irregular lines Ct river frontage.
MANY POINTS - MANY other
| points of interest are shown. There
! was a considerable indentation al
the foot of Market street, which,
of course was Market dock
"On Dock street from the river,
and extending nearly to Second
street, was a longer waterway
(Which, by the way, took care Of
most of the smaller craft of the
town. =.
1.-THE courthouse stood in the mid
die of the intersection of Front
Continued on Page 2; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-23
THREE BOYS DIE
IN SCHOOL FIRE
Fatal Blaze Follows Elk.
plosion In Mechanical
Arts Class Building

MONROE CITY, Mo-, Jan. %
U.H-Three high school students
we're burned to death and six
others in a class of - were burned,
one critically, today when a blast
in a shcp class turned a one-room
mechanical arts building into a
sheet of flames within a matter
Of seconds.
Sheriff Tom Spalding said the
blast was caused by an electric
welding machine coming in contact
with the gasoline tank on a motor.
Roy Lyster, teacher, was instruct
ing a welding class.
The explosion ripped through the
frame 30-by40-foot building. toss
ing flaming gasoline to all corners
of the room Within seconds, the
building was engulfed in flames.
The dead were identified as.
Donald McElroy, Is: Edward Can
non, Is; Noble Engle, II.
All were farm boys.
Lyster was burned painfully
about the hands as he sought I'm
successfully to drag one of the
young victims from the building.
The mechanical arts shop build
ing was located about Is yards
from the high school building.
Spalding said Marty Redmond
was burned critically as he escap-
ed from the building. Other stu
dents burned less seriously were
Albert Ely, John Carder, Charles
Burdett, Milton Hendricks and
Martin Carroll.
Monroe City is about s. miles
Northwest of St. Louis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-23
COMMISSION MAY
PURCHASE FERRY
Highway Board Will En-
deavor To Buy Croatan
Ships At $4,000

RALEIGH, May 22.-CR-Mem-
bers of the State Highway COM
mission, holding a regular month
ly meeting here today, authorized
the formation of a three-man board
to negotiate for the purchase of
two Croatan sound ferries which
make runs from Mann's Harbor to
Roanoke Island. =
The ferries, now owned by Mrs.
Tom Baum of Manteo, make twice
daily run from each slip. The
course covered is about 2.5 miles.
The commission authorized the
offer of 10000 for the purchase of
the ferries and their slips, and if
the sale a be negotiated to over
haul the ferries and obtain a new
lessee.
Members of the board would be
A.. H. Graham, commission chair
man; W. Vance Baise, state high
j way commission engineer, and
Merrill Evans of Ahoskie, first
division commissioner.