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Evening star., 1947-10-11
Help From Mr.. Murruy

Because of the extent to which Com
munists have penetrated some important
CIO unions, it is not altogether an easy
thing for CIO President Philip Murray to
speak out against the Communist Party
/, line. No Communist himself, he still has
to reckon with the power of the Commu-
nists in the CIO. Therefore, he is the
more to be congratulated for his state
ment in Boston in which he said he saw
no evidence that American Government
officials are whipping up war fever.
The annual CIO convention is to be
held next week and it is expected that the
CIO Communists and their followers will
be beating the drums for an indictment
of this Government on the Vishinsky war
mongering charge. 1t is not likely that
they will be able to carry the CIO with
them, but that they are fully capable of
making the effort is indicated by the recent
disgraceful performance of. the CIO elec-
trical workers at their convention.
Mr.. Murray may not be able to head
off this effort by declaring his own posi-
ton in advance of the meeting. But his
statement ought to make it harder for the
Communists to sell their phony bill of
goods, and it should be welcomed for that
reason If for no other
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Letters to The Star
Grover Cleveland Remembered

oIoSSI NlSFSldHu IN$fIlSIlDeISO
To the Editor of The Star:
While it is all right for President Truman
Gen. Marshall and individual members of
Congress to contribute for the relief of Euro
pean nations through the medium Of private
organizations, these gentlemen positively have
no right to use taxpayers money for that
purpose and this practice should be halted
Immediately.
In this connection it is refreshing to recall
the action Of Grover Cleveland when he was
President. He vetoed an appropriation of
$4,000 for relief of farmer for two very
good reasons First such measure would be
unconstitutional, and second, because while it
is the province of the people to support the
Government it is not province Of the Gov-
ernment to support the people.
Were he alive today. Mra> Cleveland Justly
would be indignant at the appropriation of
millions for farm relief and the sending to
favored nations in Europe OF millions of dol
lars of armament and millions of tons Of
American produce at a time of advancing
prices in order to provide those favored peo-
pie with freedom from fear and want
Wichita, Kans. HENRY WARE ALLEN.
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Wushinqton's Noise

The findings by sound investigators that
Washington is not the noisiest city in the
country tend to prove that the human ear
cannot always be relied upon as decibel
determinant. There are many Washing
tonians, driven almost to distraction by
footing horns. screeching brakes, roaring
motorcycles, fire sirens, blaring radios and
other nerve-shattering din, who had sup
posed that the Nations Capital was q
natural leader among cacophony centers
But New York sound laboratory (Which
is not averse to publicity says no. Wash
ington is only sixth among American
cities in the racket feld-noise variety
Reno, hub of marital discord, also leads all
cities in audible discord, according to a
study of 800 cities made by the laboratory
Philadelphia is second, Boston, with its
combination subway-elevated transit sys-
tenn and numerous cobbled streets, Is third,
and New York City, believe it or not,
stands. way down the list in sixty third
place.
The outlook here and elsewhere is hope
full, however The researches showed an
average decrease in noise of per cent
Evening star., 1947-10-11
VAGUE GeneroIities'

Governor Thomas E. Dewey was address
ing a Cornell University audience when he
said that pleasant or vague generalities
will not do the job of solving the worlds
food crisis But he might we'll have been
directing his remarks to himself.
1t is true,@of course. that generalities
will not do the job. 1t is equally true,
however, that statement like Governor
Deweys will not only fail to solve the
crisis, but will tend to make harder the
task of those who are trying to solve it.
Governor Dewey says that we need and
we want to do our honest share to feed
hungry people overseas. Then he goes on
to say that 1--WE have at the same time
prior and a binding obligation to see that
no American is poorly fed as bitter re-
suit of thoughtless or badly planned gen.
erosity on our part"
What could be vaguer than that? The
implication is that Americans are being
poorly fed as result of thoughtless plan
ming by the President and his advisers.
But Governor Dewey does not state this
as fact, presumably because he knows it
is not fact. He does not hesitate, how
ever, to toss it out as vague generality
which conveys the impression that Amer
leans either are being or are In danger OF
being poorly fed as result of what the
Government Is planning to do for Europe.
1t may be that this generality will fall
pleasantly on the ears of those who are
not in sympathy with the plan to help
feed the people of Europe this winter. No
one can deny that there is more than a
suggestion of vagueness about the plans
which have been published by the White
House. Still, no one has come forward
with better plan and lacking that, Moth
ing is to be gained, with the possible ex-
ception of some shortsighted political
advantage, by undermining the efforts
that are being made to cope with the
crisis
1t is possible, however, to do a great
deal of harm to this countrys real inter
ests There is not the slightest evidence
that the sending of an extra 100000 900
bushels of grain to Europe is going to
result in shortage of food for Americans.
But we are assured by our highest officials
that failure to send the grain will reduce
thousands of people in Western Europe to
the starvation level. If that happens we
will be left with little hope of checking
the sweep of communism into Western
Europe, with all of its grim implications
for the welfare of the United States.
Some years ago, referring to domestic
situation, the late President Roosevelt
spoke out against playing politics with
human misery. That is an admonishment
which applies with as much, If not'greater,
force to the condition which prevails in
the world today
Evening star., 1947-10-11

among the noisier cities from previous
years. One of the notable advances locally
was the institution several years ago Of
rubber cushioned streetcar wheels and
quieter brakes. Inspection of automobile
muff1ers has helped to eliminate the invol-
untary cutout uproar. Little has been done
to reduce the earsplitting explosions of
motorcycle exhausts, however. or to curb
the impatient honking of automobile horns
or the bloodcurdling walls of neighbor-
hood radios at late hours of the night.
1t will take better cooperation on the
part of sound-hardened residents, more
consideration for their noise -.allergic fell
low citizens, to make Washington serious
contender for the title of quietest city.
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Not Like the Innocent

BY vote of "a to 6, the General Assem-
bly's 57-nation Political Committee has
now acted to create a special commits
sion to police the Balkans and help to
establish peace there. 1t has done so
against the bitter opposition OF the Soviet
Union and it's satellites. The six diSsenters
have rallied against the project as vio-
lation of the United Nations Charter and
a blow to national sovereignties. They
have served notice, moreover, that they
will boycott the whole undertaking in an
effort to make 1t failure.
This all-out Russian-led resistance to
the will of the overwhelming majority has
become a familiar thing in the United
seems particularly glaring because what
it amounts to is a stubborn refusal to CO.
operate in reasonable measures to restore
law and order to an explosive area OF
Europe. The projected commission is
meant solely and simply to promote peace.
It's function is to keep watch over the
frontiers of Greece and to work with that
country and with Yugoslavia, Albania and
Bulgaria to negotiate agreements putting
an emu 10 DOTQeT tc1lSlUllS LII Has IlO OU~
jective beyond that. 1t has no objective
beyond the U. N. objective of concerted
action to build better world, world OF
good neighbors.
Why then should Russia and its satel-
lites refuse to take part in such action?
The loud talk about violating the Charter
and undermining sovereignty makes no
sense. Yugoslavia, Albania and Bulgaria
have been accused of hostile acts against
Greece. A majority report by the Security
Councils -disbanded Balkan investi-
eating committee has found them guilty
of supporting guerrilla forces operating
against the Greeks They have denied that
passionately, but still they will not 60 along
with the General Assembly's watchdog"
commission. Like the Soviet Union, they
intend to have nothing to do with it.
They apparently will not permit its agents
to set foot on their SOIL Yet all the while
they keep on proclaiming their innocence
and echoing the Kremlin line about plot
of some sort to rob them Of their sovereign
rights.
But who are the plotters? They are near
ly every nation in existence except Ire
Soviet Union and its obedient little h-oc.
Evening star., 1947-10-11
DistiIIery Shutdown

The complaint which has been made on
behalf of the people who will be thrown
out of work in sixty-day shutdown Of
distilleries is perfectly valid one.
Estimates of the number of people who
will be without jobs for the two-month
period range from 10000 to 100000, The
actual number apparently will depend on
whether the distillers close down all of
their operations or only those related to
immediate grain consumption. In any
event there Is no reason why these people
should be called upon, as individuals, to
accept hardship that is grossly dispro-
portionate to that asked of others and
which should be a matter of national
rather than individual concern.
If the distillers cannot handle this
problem themselves and it is unlikely they
would be willing to take it on in addition
to the contribution they are making in the
form of shutting down their plants the
responsibility is one which comes back to
rest with the Government.
There has been no indication that any
thought was given to this aspect of the
matter when the distilleries were asked to
close. It Is not matter of great i'm
portance, Of course, when measured against
the larger problem of feeding Europe. But
little things have a way of acquiring
significance which is wholly out of keep
ing with their actual Importance And
that may well prove to be true In this
instance. If there is any possible way in
which the Government can compensate
the distillery workers for lost earnings.
that ought to be done If it is not done
the food conservation program is apt to
suffer in consequence of widespread feel
ing that these people are not being treated
fairly.
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Simplifed RELIGION Wanted

Inasmuch as threats Of theologians that the
wicked may be consigned to everlasting tor
ment In the hereafter have. failed to stem the
tides Of evil in this warning world, 1t would
seem that the time has arrived to scrap super
stition and substitute something more practi-
cal that might eventually work.
This correspondent was impressed with the
following expression from friend, which is
worth recording: II wish we could get down to
basic fundamentals Of just agreeing that God
is life or life Is God and we are all part OF
1t, and just simply love each other and laugh
and live and work and play together In har-
mouy," EDMUND K. GOLDSBOROUGH.
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Finds World Series o. K.

To the Editor of The Star:
It is amusing to read editorials and sports
comments saying that the recent World Series
was "nondescript" or "the phoniest ever" They
say neither team was any good. Yet when has
there been more thrill-packed series, more
Merriwel climaxeS, or more interest on the
part of so many people? When have more
people attended the games or paid more money
at the gate? How many people listened to
radio or television sets no one can know, but
I believe many millions did.
Frankly, think there must be gentleman
in the woodpile. Could it be Jackie Robinson
or Dan Bankhead? Many years ago when
Bernie Wefers, Paddock and Duffy of George
town were burning up the century sprint path
1t was the stellar attraction. But when Howard
Drew, Ralph Metcalf, Tolan, Jesse Owens and
others took over; the premier track event be-
came the mile, for which few colored athletes
had been trained.
Undoubtedly Jackie Robinson added attrac-
ton to the Dodgers and drew to the gate
thousands of cash customers. Probably every
one of Americas Is, 900, 900 Negroes and colored
races everywhere heralded the surge toward
democracy here at home. 1t Is also true that
the Hitlers here and everywhere decried the
fact that Jackie made good. We doubt the
sincerity Of those who say the series was
mediocre. If the teams that played were poor,
then what kind Of team did we have here in
Washington, or any Of the other teams, when
the Yankees went out in front by more than
10 games In midseason?
We hail Branch Hickey for his boldness and
Christian doggedness. What he did will help
check antidemocratic ideologies.
EB HENDERSON.
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Commentator for Gallinger Staff

commentator lOT odlllHSSI Otdu
To the Editor of The Star:
Recently I underwent an operation at the
Gallinger Hospital, and wish to make public
statement concerning the excellent care
friendly interest and sympathetic understand
ing shown me by all the doctors and nurses
who came in contact with me. DR.. Mcdonald,
Dr. Mullins and many other doctors were very
kind and considerate of my every need. Miss
Clark, Miss Calhoun and other nurses were
like rays of sunshine with their cheerful, happy
ways and expert bedside care. Philip A. E.
Stebbing, M. D.. medical superintendent, went
out of his way to write my brother in California
assuring him of my progress. Such kindness
parallels only the splendid surgery and bedside
service which received. 1t gives me great
pleasure to show my appreciation publicly to
this splendid hospital and its staff for the
wonderful work they are doing.
JAMES H. MAYS.
Evening star., 1947-10-11

States Employment Service rebu1s the middle
ager s.&s4s. = q.
The war tefnporaries' and noncivil service
status victims are falling exhausted in their
tracks right in the Nations Capital. trying to
maintain their self-respect in an effort to live
outside public assistance. such an attitude
against employing middle-aged women IS, In
itself, un-C Christianlke and I'M American. =
s.-..I. 80 MIDDLE-AGE VICTIM.
Evening star., 1947-10-11
A GAMBLING Game. He Savs


To the Editor of The Star:
Since there is nothing that actually is bought
or sold by any one in the wheat futures"
market except chances on price changes, it
Is no wonder that the futures brokers are
reluctant to require prospective Customers
10 deposit substantial margins. So far as the
big grain gamblers who have line Of credit
with the brokers, are concerned, it is a mere
matter OF bookkeeping, whether margin re-
quiremsnts be Is per cent or double that
amount.
President Truman was quite right in in
sisting on increased margins, because they will
tend to keep out of the market" lot Of
suckers who usually enter the market, on the
buying side. A lot of small-time gamblers
who might be willing to deposit $500 to open
trading" account will hesitate to put up
81, 900 in cash for that purpose.
The President has put his finger on the
really sore spot of the situation. 1t will
terribly cramp the style of these big shot
grain gamblers if the little gamblers stay out
OF the game. The big fellows do not relish
the idea OF playing the game by themselves;
they want the suckers in, too
While the president of the Chicago Board
OF Trade complains that increased margins
will drive lot of risk money" out of the
futures market, my guess is that that is
exactly what President Truman wanted to do
The president of the Chicago Board of Trade
insists that increased margin requirements is
not the answer to spiraling prices. And he
deliberately is going about it to prove his
point On the two days following inauguration
OF higher margins the quotations continued
to rise. That was not normal. It was due to
inside manipulation.
Let us not forget that sellers" put up the
same amount of margin money as the buyers"
OBVIOUSLY, nothing is being sold. It is merely
game of price differences.
ERNEST D. MacDOuGAIL.
Evening star., 1947-10-11

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
1oriter, although it is permissible for
Driter kno,Dn to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1947-10-11

IaLner Cnan q
dole from pub
lie welfare, in
sufficient f o r
a self f-respect-
ing woman to
get by on.
The classi-
field lads" are
filled with age
limits: "18 to
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Evening star., 1947-10-11

gestion to Can
adian n e W s.
print producers
that they tell
t h e U nj t e d
States Justice
Department to
"go to hell"
r e fl e c t ion
upon the idea
of a United
S t a t eS Con.
Evening star., 1947-10-11

At Columbia University a couple of
nuclear physicists feel they are on the
verge OF discovering what holds the uni
verse together" If they mean they're un-
screwing it, we're leaving.
Evening star., 1947-10-11

The spanning of the ocean by a pilotless
plane incites new speculation over radio
directed missiles of similar range. Would
this be the long shot that war isn't over by?
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Spectators Criticized for Prices

SpecuIatOrS Cr1tlc1Zed tor Prices
TO the Editor of The Star:
A. N. Okie had something in his letter on
Hanging together" I admit we should help
feed Europe, and the rest of the starving world,
and don't mind giving up meat every other
day But do object to paying twice as much
for what little meat get. Today purchased
two ordinary pork chops at a chain store at
cost Of "a cents How can a man with family
Of six or seven (and there are plenty of families
in this country like that even eat meat once
q week at such prices? There is plenty Of meat
and other food in this country. The prices
are artificial-made 50 by spectators.
W. H. CORKREAN.
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Western High Principal Innocent

western IllSn IlNClpdI lilIlOCSnI
To the Editor of The Star:
should like to reply to the following portion
of M. Martins letter, which appeared recently
"s since you defended Mrs. Aleksandra Paw
Iovna Lewis and Mr. Danowsky in his affront to
the innocent children of Western High School,
in trying to force them to listen to speech"
It 50 happens that until last June 18 was
one of "the innocent children of Western High
School,"
To say that Mr. Danowsky In any way at
tempted to force US to listen to that speech, or
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Food Saving Plan Analysed


1t looks to me as though some good stu
dents in nigh school course in home economics
could have proposed a food conservation pro-
gram the equal of what has been given US
or better.
For one thing, they might have discerned
that the number of meat meals week is OF
much more significance than a meatless day.
Many people eat two meals a day that in
clude meat in the sense of meat, fish or
poultry. Some even eat three such meals.
My own home probably is not exceptional,
though no doubt representing rather small
minority, in serving only one such meal day.
Accordingly, the meatless day leaves one per-
son with six remaining meals of meat while
another person observing the same regimen
will be consuming meat at double the rate
10 or IL or Is meals week. 1t is clear then,
that meatless day is meaningless When COM
pared with some arrangement that would
define the number OF meat meals recommended
per person per week.
Another thing is the definite establishment
of Tuesday for meatless day. fancy that
our home economics students would have seen
enough of their home dining arrangements
to realize that the housewife should have been
given at least as much leeway as to choose,
say, between Tuesday and Wednesday. There
may be numerous reasons Tor this In our
nelghborhood there is not store that know
OF that gets fish in on Tuesday, yet we are
urged to Use fish instead of meat. One of
the large chain stores gets fish in every We'd
nesday noon, firm and fresh and most desirable
for meat substitute. As far as our own
meatless Tuesday" is concerned it is being
observed on Wednesday. And maybe if peo-
pie who do observe Tuesday as meatless then
do not want fish the next day because men,
bers of the family wish meat again, who will
buy those good fish? I would not like that
setup If I were the market man.
And why save eggs? I think the home
economics girls would have been up-to-date
enough to know that the Government had
been buying up eggs until some 61,0o0,00O
pounds of them are on hand and no one seems
to know what to do with them. Perhaps they
will be sent to join those thousands Of tons
of potatoes that Europeans might have wished
to save from the bonfire.
Notwithstanding these defects, my house. like
millions of others, at least will observe the
spirit of the food-saving plan though not in
all respects the letter
Let's hope that utilization of what is saved
may be more efficient than present plans for
saving it, and that efforts to help the recipi-
ents to become self-supporting will not fail
w. r. F.
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Plight of Middle-Aged Women

Flight OF Mlddfe-A8ed Women
70 the Editor of The Star
change of heart regarding the employment
OF middle-aged women should manifest itself
in clear thinking and good fellowship. Middle
ager,' with good health, qualifications expert
ence and fine references is entitled to living,
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Justice Department Defended

To the Editor of The Star:
The Star for October 8 quotes an Associated
Press dispatch from Toronto in connection with
remarks by Congressman Clarence Brown,
Republican, Of Ohio, in which he implied a sug-
Evening star., 1947-10-11

to any other, Is to present false statement,
pure and simple.
was sitting close to the stage on the morn
ing OF that assembly; and I was quite aware of
the discomfort on the part of Mr.. Danowsky
which became evident when Mrs. Lewis left her
scheduled subject and began trying to impress
us with the advantages of life in Russia over
those of living in the United States
ROBERT REID MORRISON.
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Airport

A ,cetrd nep agriculture has prepared the
land
At the expense Of green. The pasture has
become
A concrete meadow striped by giant bands,
Conuerging to a central dais set on stone.
What birds there are are loud and siluer.
rise
Like stiff steel dragons from enchanted
ground,
Or, brushing Twilight out OF radGr eyes,
Pretend that they are ,Deary and come
do1Dn. ARTHUR HAROLD.
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Questions and Answers
By Gould Lincoln

Of fact BY .xritns The EyeninE star Informstion
siS street Ne r,rn D. C.
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
O. Do giraffes sleep while standing up?-
MER.
A. Usually they sleep standing. but some in
dividuals and in some localities all the indi-
viduals lie down to sleep.
O. How long may Seeing Eye dog be ex-
pected to be useful?-D. B.
A. blind person can expect eight or ten
years of service and companionship from one
of these specially trained dogs.
O. Is it possible for two human beings to be
exactly alike?-D. O. r.
A. No. Each person has an imprint of in
dividuality which stamps him apart from all
others who ever lived.
Q. What is the longest mountain chain in the
world?-B. FL
A. The Andes Of South America. This great
mountain system stretches along the entire west
coast Of the continent for distance of 4,50o
miles.
@. In which air raid over Germany did United
States forces suffer the highest percentage Of
losses7-E. G. G.
A. The War Department says that it was the
raid of October IA, 1943, over Schweinfurt.
sixty-two planes were lost and 1873 were
Evening star., 1947-10-11
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