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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-02-27
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VA Releases Monthly Report

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VA Releases Monthly Report
Despite considerable turn
over, the number of Northwest
veterans training in school
and colleges under provisions
of the G.. I. Bill totaled 52,404,
the same as the December fig
ure, the Veterans Administra-
ton reports.
A total of 6,o61 discontinued
training during January while
application: were received from
1914 veterans.
Veterans in G. I. Bill job
training programs dropped to
1890, a decrease of 1000 from
the preceding month. Total
veterans in training under both
the G. I. Bill and the vocation
al rehabilitation act number U.s.
SS9.
G.. I. loan guarantees to 1883
veterans during January total
ed $1O,606, 578, an increase of
= o24AA4AACAAASAAUS OSCl oC-ClllOS1 .
Fifty-eight amputee veterans
of the northwest received gov
eminent purcha:ed automobiles
during the month.
Questions OF The Week
@. As a widow of an army
officer who lost his life in
battle, am I entitlsd to COM
pensat;on as we'll as the life in
,urance of my husband?
A. Insurance benefits have
no relation to widows COM
pensation rights. You may ap-
ply for widows compensation
at your Veterans Admrni: ira
ton contract office
@. If I use my terminal leave
bond to pay my G. I. insurance
premiums in advance, do l re.
ceive interest?
A. Yes. Interest at the rate
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-02-27

Clothing also was provided for
ragged and hollow-eyed children.
Meanwhile. Romanian represent
atives in Washington completed
negotiations for the purchase of
large supplies Of American grain
upon condition that the U. S. would
supervise distribution to guard
against discrimination for political
or other purposes.
The famine was brought about by
q two year drouth. wartime slaugh-
ter Of livestock, breakdown Of
TRANSPORTATION and heavy levies by
the Russian army.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-02-27
Foresee Expansion

Gains in both exports and imports
this year r forecast il a report on
postwar trends in United States for.
eign trade issued by the Chamber OF
Commerce of the United States.
Assuming a continued high
rate Of business activity. the re-
port estimates merchandise ex-
ports may exceed S11, 900, 000,-
900 In 1947, compared with &c.
700. 000, 900 In 1916. The report
estimates imports in 1947 may
reach $1,000, 00o, 900, compared
with 1900, 000, 900 in 1916.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-02-27
SUPREME COURT:
Jackson Assails Black

The "elastic and somewhat unpre-
dictable interpretations" of the
laws by Justice Black has aroused
the ire of Justice Robert Jackson.
In a separate "concurring opinion on
a case involving apprentice rail-
road men under the wage-hour law.
Jackson sharply criticized Blacks
reasoning in his written decision.
He also took Justice Frank Murphy
to task for two decisions in which
he wrote the majority opinion.
These were the famous Mount
Clemens Pottery Co. case. on which
portal pay suits are based. and the
Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation case.
which established the portal to por-
tai pay rights in coal mining.
Blacks principal charge was
that in these two rulings and in the
railroad apprentice case. no notice
was taken of contract or custom
prevailing in the businesses in
volved. He went on 10 say that the
court should pay at least some
Difference to the customs and con-
tracts of an industry" when inter-
preting the wage-hour law. and not
put Industry and labor in a legal
straitjacket Of our W design"
Endless litigation. he said, would
follow from these uncertain deci-
sions. profitable only to attorneys.
The true function of the court in
wage-hour cases. Black asserted. is
to give decisiveness and integrity
in borderline cases.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-02-27
HOUSING:

More new permanent homes (58,-
OOO) were completed in December
than in any other month in 1946.
bringing the total number completed
for the year to asa. 900. the bureau Of
labor statistics reported.
Almost three-fourths of the units
made ready for occupancy in 1916
were started in the same year. More
than 40, 900 of the nearly 671 900 new
permanent dwellings begun last
year were started in December and
will be completed sometime in 1947,
according to revised estimates.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-02-27
Hit Chinese Heads

Chinese leaders were under fire
from within and without as imitation
continued to grip the country in the
face of insufficient domestic pro-
duction and the wholesale supply
of Chinese currency.
As the government dumped gold
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-02-27
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
|CIO> AL Discuss Labor Unity;
us. Aids Starving Romanians;;
Truman Acts to End Emergency
Released by Western Newspape

I|-R Released b. Western Newspaper Union. -|I
M ESa Il N sDap T Un%n H sn% a anal sG.s nd n% % 'ns@sSsaH m%n Of his a s. Dps .
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-02-27

It is the sun that gives life
to all growing plants, yet they !
grow faster in the dark. !
Evening star., 1947-04-28
The Norweqion Loon

Despite its relatively modest size,
the $4,000, 900 Kingdom Of Norway
bond issue hoated last Thursday In
New York is, In several ways, q
highly significant event. II is the
first borrowing OF European ma
ton on the American money market,
not only since the war but since
1887, when the darkening skies Of
European diplomacy rendered Offer
ings from that troubled continent
increasingly unattractive.
The current Norwegian Offering
was therefore regarded by Wall
Street as essentially test Of the
sentiment entertained by the in
vesting public as to the desirability
Of acquiring European bonds in the
immediate postwar period. That
our money market was not preju-
diced against foreign bonds in
general had been shown by the
success of the Commonwealth OF
Australia issue last summer, to-
gether with several refunding opera
tions from the same source. But the
absorption of those antipodean is
sues was not yardstick to measure
European offerings.
Norway has always enjoyed an
unusually high credit rating. Its
financial record is fawless. while the
character Of its people and their
general business ethics reduce the
normal risk" to minimum. The
blight of German wartime occupa-
tion naturally imposed a heavy
handicap, but actual war damage
was not excessive, and economic re-
construction has proceeded at 4
gratifying pace. Norway's merchant
marine is being restored. its fishing
industry hourishes, while new hydro
electric projects promise 4 rapid rise
in its industry. Internally, therefore,
Norway appears economically sound.
The chief adverse factor is the over
all uncertainty OF the European con-
tinent.
The Norwegian fiotation was 4
success. It was fully subscribed on
the day of the offer. Although 4
complete report OF. the subscribers
is not yet available. the indications
are that sophisticated" money &C
counts for most OF the total. Com
mercial banks and institutional
buyers such as insurance companies
figure prominently on the subscrip-
ton list. Considerable foreign in
terests were likewise in evidence,
notably Canadian. ...
The success of this "bellwether"
foreign loan is a healthy sign. 1t
indicates that responsible capital
views the international scene with
.sufficient confidence to make selec-
tive investments in the European
field. Europe's reconstruction is thus
not to be left entirely to govern
mental agencies or government
subsidized establishments like the
World Bank. Private lending will
thus continue to be In the financial
picture.
Evening star., 1947-04-28

Secretary Marshall and Henry Wal
lace are returning simultaneously from
abroad, the secretary unable to report
that much has been accomplished. That
cannot be said of Mr. Wallace.
He has done something unprecedented
in American history: conducted per-
sonal political campaign. from sounding
boards in London and Paris, and cap
. tured vast space In the press of both
Europe and America. He has warned
Europe against the ruthless imperial
ism" of America, actual or potential"
he has predicted an American economic
collapse with a consequent reversal OF
American domestic and foreign policy:
he has taken a few mild potshots at
Russia. too; and he has been feted, alp
parently to his own embarrassment,
chiefly by Europe's Communists.
No one can say that this is lacking
in originality-or showmanship. A re-
tired politician, editing q paper with q
circulation of 10000, holds the Nations
front pages-by sheer stunt 1t is a
new way to campaign for the American
presidency.
Mr.. Wallaces speeches reminded ME
vaguely OF something 7 read before,
and suddenly great light dawned!
They have an astonishing flavor Of
those of Buzz Windrip in Sinclair Lewis
at Can't Happen Here" They have
the same quality of sounding sensible.
and the same hobble -gobble Of content
when reduced to analysis. They have
the same attack on vague sinister
forces and the same call for the alliance
of the equally vague noble: Those
Americans who refuse to admit the
inevitability OF another war: those who
will cooperate" for peace; those
who do not ecater to the prejudices of
the past; those who believe IN the
infinite potentialities Of the common
man: those who believe In the infinite
productivity OF American private enter
prise; those who are for democracy
everywhere" ii those who are for "en-
forcement Of human rights in all coun-
tries
everybody strings along with such
| platitudes. But the enforcement oa
Evening star., 1947-04-28
Not Anti-Lubor

In matter so important as the
current Senate debate on new labor
legislation, it is good thing to have
the benefit of the counsel OF as ex-
perienced and moderate a man as
Republican Senator Ives OF New
York. The Senator's arguments are
robbed Of effectiveness, however,
when he goes to the extreme of de-
nouncing as definitely anti-labor"
the proposal to change the law so
that it shall be an unfair labor prac-
tice for unions to use threats, false
statements or false promises to in
terfere with the freedom OF worker
to decide whether he wants to join
union or not.
The effect of this amendment Is
to put unions and their agents on
the same footing with employers in
this respect. The latter, since en-
actment of the Wagner Act, have
been forbidden to coerce or deceive
employees with the purpose of inf1u-
encing them for or against union
1zation. There has been no compar-
able restraint on unions and their
agents, however, and in many in
stances they have resorted to vio-
lence, threats and deception. Now,
under this proposed amendment
both parties would be forbidden to
use such tactics.
Senator Ives contends that this Is
wholly out of order" arguing that
some future Labor Relations Boaro
might interpret the prohibition or
interference by unions in such way
as to discourage legitimate organ
izing activities. This, to say tht
least, is not persuasive. There 1!
always a chance that any law ma,
be misinterpreted, but If that wer,
a valid argument against Legislation
then no laws should be passed-no
even those which currently serve t.
osstrain employers in the same wa.
Evening star., 1947-04-28
Outside the Children PIoy

Outside the children play their little
games,
Mimic their eiders' nsannered foolish
ness,
Shriup believe IN myths snA sounding
names,
While battling phantors oS their
loneliness.
1t Is as II from tabled nursery.
The giant, dragon and the kntohtly
clan.
Pcrnding pictured golden panoplt,
Are no,C the Utlling slores Of master
man.
And such q child he inds sc1o marched
dtc6y,
Repeating rituals Of spooden toys,
Chanting hts ctnNt scords from out the
gay
Dreams sOer haGntiag little girls snd
boys.
Thus ,ohere he fen the myths reclaimed
their otDn;
On sach . tixss the mind h operthrotca.
CULLEN JONES.
Evening star., 1947-04-28
A Lote Awokenino
By DaUid Laurence
From the Norwich Eastern Daily Pres.

From the Norwich Eastern Daily Press,
Posterity will publicly decide that
nothing In our life in India became us
like the leaving Of it. (Yet future gen.
erations In India and elsewhere will
surely see more good in British rule than
is generally recognized at present..
Posterity viii probably also decide that
We sadly -estimated the ability OF
Indians to conduct their own affairs.
The conventional idea that Indians can
not run modern industrial concerns is
already discredited by every one who
knows India intimately-by any one, for
instance, who has been to Bhadrati, in
the Indian state Of Mysore, where in
the middle Of 4 belt OF jungle Is q huge
mining and smelling industry. having
network Of paper mills and other side
lines. with not one European anywhere
on the plant.
Evening star., 1947-04-28
The Scholars Role

speaking aC west virginia Un1-
versity the other day, President
Conant of Harvard made 4 point
meriting special emphasis. The
Nation. he said. must look to Its
scholars for guidance in handling
the basic social and economic issues
OF our age. More than that, it must
see to 1t that they enjoy absolute
freedom of discussion" and the right
Of absolutely unmolested inquiry"
no matter how heretical may seem
their views.
OF course, in time of war or in
matters involving security questions
like those of our atomic project,
such absolute freedom" must be
subject to restriction. DR.. Conant-
who himself knew the most secret
Of our wartime secrets-certainly
would not dispute that. His point
has to do with something else. 1t
has to do with the great problems OF
peace and with the vigorous intel
lectual- leadership that university
scholarship must supply to help us
cope with them. ......
Among certain ignoramuses there
is queer liking to lampoon col
lege professors as long-haired and
absent-minded creatures who live
off by themselves in ivory towers
where all the practical things Of
existence are forgotten. Nothing
could be more absurd. To be sure,
some Of them may be highly un-
realistic. and many may be more
often wrong than right. But still
taken as q whole-the scholarship
in our universities. the scholarship
of the past and the present, repre-
sents force of incalculable. down.
to-earth value. It Is q force con-
stantly engaged in opening up new
frontiers Of knowledge: Directly and
indirectly, it has brought about vast
gains in industry, agriculture and
every other field of human endeavor.
Its theorizing and applied research
by men of DR.. Conant's caliber-
have given us multitude of won
ders topped now by atomic energy;
it has been profoundly important
too, in shaping our social and eco
nomic ideologies.
This vital connection between the
scholars role and the well-being o1
society is so obvious that it need,
no elaboration. It is q role thai
ought to be played now more thar
ever. But to be played well 1t mus'
have an environment of full free.
dom, even when 1t runs counter Il
the conformist view or to tn,
dogmas of the hour. "On this point,
in DR.. Conant's words, there car
be no compromise. We are eithel
afraid of heresy within our uni
versities, or We are not. It We ar,
afraid, there will be no adequat.
discussion of the great questions O
the day, no fearless exploration o
the basic problems forced on US" b.
Evening star., 1947-04-28
On the Record
By Dorothy Thompson

human rights" is coupled with the
remark: Il believe Russia is committed
by her, history Of centuries Of czarist
tyranny to the use OF repressiye meas
ures as an essential element holding
the Soviets together, until such time
as an abundance of consumers goods
makes possible the four freedoms"
So human rights don't need to be
enforced except when there is an abun-
dance of consumers goods? Nowhere
that is to say, except in the United
States? II people haven't iceboxes they
shouldn't have free speech either?
What's going on here? Russia also
is committed (by czarist history, to
push continually for free access to the
Mediterranean through the Darda-
nelles.''
But we thought Soviet Russia had
repudiated czarist commitments, and
she does have free access for, peaceful
commerce through the Dardanelles.
She has the same access as every one
else And Mr.. Wallace land Russia)
are for peace?
Just the same, Mr. Wallace is both
ambitious and shrewd. He is counting
(along with Wall Street, on . recess
sion He does not propose anything
to stop 1t, not even state planning. He
needs it for his ambitions. Maybe,
then, when the American people
haven't an abundance OF consumers
goods, we can get along without the
bill OF rights? I don't know. I never
know what Mr.. Wallace means.
He knows the American people fea pr
war and want peace. How can they
be sure of achieving peace? The United
Nations
The drift away from the United
Nations" which he deplores, began
with the American common man, !"
who does not think 1t is strong enough
or we'll constructed enough to prevent
war. From one end Of the country to
another, citizens are mobilizing and
petitioning for q stronger United Ma
tions The Government Is not fighting
them but supporting them. How does
afr. Wallace feeI7
/ don't know
released ~ ths Dsn syndicate. me-,
Evening star., 1947-04-28

Aia age which calls for more than
just the old way Of thinking.
There have been times when men
with free inuuiring minds have been
burned ata the stake for daring to
discover new truths canceling out
the old. There are still those who
would reyile or suppress such men.
It cannot be done in America with
out wrecking the American system.
It cannot be done anywhere without
substituting mediocrity and sterility
for greatness and progress. DR..
Conant's view is. q view that should
be shared by all of us.
Evening star., 1947-04-28
EvuIyn Walsh McLeun

The fact that she was a woman of
fabulous wealth probably would have
been enough to insure Mrs. Evalyn
Walsh Mclean being famous in her
own generation. Both by inherit
ance and by marriage, she was 50
rich in the worlds goods that she
would have been celebrated even If
she had had no other claim on public
attention.
But she also was a person of
natural distinction and charm. MRS.
Mclean possessed beauty that no
camera ever caught, keenly intel
ligent mind, = generous heart, tire
less willingness to spend her talents
and her energies in the interest of
people. Above everything else, she
was patiently sincere. when she en-
deavored to help the Lindberghs to
recover their baby, or fed the bonus
marchers, or kept open house for CT
Joes and James, her motives were
completely philanthropic. Nothing
compelled her to devote herself to
the welfare OF strangers. She volun-
tarily chose to be the "lady bounti-
full" she most notably was.
The explanation is obvious. Mrs.
Mclean loved humanity. There were
no classes in the old Friendship or
the new. Believing devoutly in good
manners as an aspect of democratic
civilization, she was an aristocrat in
the classic sense to which Shake
speare referred when he made Ham
let say to Polonius concerning the
players: "Use them after your own
honor and dignity"
Evening star., 1947-04-28
Policy and Power

Ton1ght secretary MaISIlau Hiil
speak to the Nation about the Mos
COW Conference. He may have occa-
sion to speak, too, about our decision
to support Greece and Turkey
against the threat of Communist
dominance. Although he has yet
to be heard. we can be sure that
his report will be keyed to one OF
the great realities of the hour
namely, that the world is still ridden
by power politics and that American
foreign policy must therefore be
farsighted and strong.
The signs are abundant that our
Government-backed by the over
whelming majority of Americans
Is determined to pursue such q
policy as a condition indispensable
to our national security. But,
though there can be no serious ques-
ton about the wisdom of this course,
there Is good reason to wonder
whether we are not gravely neglect
ing to base our strong words and
principles on the kind of power we
must maintain to support them.
There are large and disturbing
doubts in this respect, not merely
because of considerable congress
sional sentiment in favor of deep
slashes in the military budget, but
also because our demobilized armed
forces seem to be nearing point
Of startling inadequacy.
Thus, according to an estimate
iust made by Senator Gurney, our
Army has only 100000 ground troops
available for combat out of total
OF about 100000. Further, as far
as the air is concerned. 1t has no
more than five very heavy bonn
bardment groups" (there are some
30 bombers to group in operating
shape in this country. Mr.. Quincy
Is chairman of the Senate Armed
Services Committee, and his figures
probably are accurate. They are
sobering figures. Measured against
present world uncertainties and the
far-reaching nature OF our foreign
policy. they suggest that we had
better think twice before we work
ourselves into a position of talking
big while carrying a little stick.
If the times were genuinely peace
ful, of course, Mr.. Gurney's figures
would not be surprising. Similarly,
II we had universal military train
ing-which we sorely need but which
Congress seems indisposed to en-
act-they could be accepted without
n1isgivings. But they cannot be
. accepted that way now. With the
world as 1t is. with disarmament
still remote, with America and Rus
sia engaged in fateful diplomatic
contest in the key areas of the globe,
they indicate that we may be in
real danger of dissipating the power
we must have to back up our foreign
policy. That policy, without the
power, could conceivably become
worse than no policy at all. What
Secretary Marshall has upheld SO well
ut Moscow demands the support OF
much more than a papier-mache
military establishment. We ought
not to kid ourselves on that score.
Evening star., 1947-04-28
that this amendment would restrain

that this amendment would restrain
unions.
The plain fact y that this pro-
posal Is both reasonable, and nec-
essary II the individual worker Il
actually to enjoy the freedom Of
choice contemplated by existing leg
islation. The amendment Is In no
sense anti-labor, and it ought to be
adopted.
Evening star., 1947-04-28

Gael Sullivan, executive director
of the Democratic National Commit
tee, has arranged thought clinics"
where members can talk over the
political situation. Presumably
these clinics will have ether on hand
for patients whose thoughts get TOO
painful.