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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27

The attempt by Communists to
paralyze France with genera
strikes through their control OF
the Federation of Labor not only
failed of its purpose, but also
may finally result in the loss of
control of the Federation.
A large section of French
workers, having seen the danger
of Communist-dominated unions,
has begun movement to organ
ize a new federation free from
Communist influence. At first
the movement was only talk, but
now it has reached the point of
active organization with the for
nation of units of the Force
Ouvriere in almost every indus
try. They are particularly active
among the railway workers.
The new movement will, of
course, meet with C nsiderable
opposition from both Commu-
nists and non- Communists, be
cause many of the latter believe
that labor stands to lose more
by dividing its forces than by
Communist domination. This
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27
BY STEWART ALSOP

events of recent months have
produced lear unanamity on the
following analysis:
The source of Soviet policy is
the Politburo. In the hands of
this small body of men, all con-
troll of the Soviet Union is con-
centrated. Its members have
risen to their present lonely en-
inence by ruthless struggle, by
iron determination, in cutthroat
competition against uncounted
rivals. Secret conspiracy was
the first life experience of the
older members. And since the
establishment of the Soviet re-
gime, all have been engaged in
a perpetual contest, in which the
prize was absolute power, and
the penalties for failure were ex.
| lie, or imprisonment, or death.
None has even seen much of the
outer world. For many years all
have been self confined in the
incredible isolation of the Krem.
lin the triplebarred citadel
within the walled fortress of the
Soviet Union. All of them, fur
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27
Quotations

If Russia obtains control of France anc
Italy, you can just as well pack up anc
build a fence around this country.
Rep. Sol Bloom (D) of New York.
The American people and the British
people are not given to fanatical devotion
to any one doctrine-except the doctrine
of liberty.
Secretary of State Marshall.
Both management and labor have more
to gain by collective cooperation than by
collective bargaining.
Alvin E. Dodd, president American Man.
agement Association.
Control Of birth rate is more important
than atomic bomb control if future war
is to be averted. .Overpopulation pro-
duceS want, want produces despotis1n and
despotism produces war.
DIR. o. o. Mccormick, professor, Uni
versity of Indiana.
If money could stop communism, you
wouldn't have any now in Hollywood.
Rep. H. Knutson (R) Of MINI.
Safety. should have priority over pay
loads. But despite the fight of pilots for
aircraft with low stalling and landing
speeds, airplane after airplane is built with
no possibility of landing at the speed asked
it any load is carried.
Capt: ]. E. Wood, vice president, Eastern
Air Lines,
The Russians are striving for what we
have reached--democracy think in
time they will have what we have
Sen. Claude Pepper (D) Of Florida
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27

lished beyond doubt that fact.
reach the Kremlin in fantaStlCal.
ly distorted shape.
Again, this is inevitable In
the Soviet Union, the PolitbHo
lays down the party line, The
party Inc is the sacred truth,
Party Line for EXpediency
Anything that challenges The
truth is heretcal and sinful
Thus the Politburo may promul'
gate a new party line for rea
sons of pure, cynical expedlen
cy. But an echoing, answering
roar, confirming this party line
ih every detial, comes back from
embassies, intelligence nets,
Communists abroad bureau
Gratis and experts at home, press
in Moscow and every other pos
sible source. In the end, what
was said from mere eXpedlenE
must begin to convince even the
men who first said it.
Stain and his colleagues are
far too astute to have believed
their own charge of capl'aIN
encirclement and imperlaASt az
gression, when they first began
to make these charges as l
smoke-screen to cloak their oTa
imperialist program, But II y
considered entirely possible
deed, highly pro6able--that NE. ne.
have now been convinced ne
charges are all true, by the eo.'
less echoing of their own volcts
With men who hear only 'nsl
own voices, argument is inlpY'
sible. ,,
Thus we are dealing WIN +,
system whose leaders emOafs5o 20
upon a program of aggre55I w, !,
as the natural result Of tnelf III, III,
experience, and have been ~, ~,
firmed in this program by rs,t st
peculiarities of the system ,a., l"s,
$ why mere negotiation is ! 2Qp', y,
less. As Secretary MarSnaH ,,s, 10,
INDICATED, there is only one I. W., .a,
out. The Politburo must os M M
fronted with Western unl'y s.5 sn5
Western strength too grea' AN saJ
too unshakable to be conCSptlj l.,psj
or misinterpreted OF igav-f g.a, n,
Then the PolitbuTc may aL's. sorir,
policy which is endanss.~ n.y.. :, !,
world peace. Such at le33t 9t.,l :.
the working theory Of the "''
ern leaders. . ,,,,. Work
Herald Tribune Inc
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27
Pots Call Kettles Black
By PETER EDSON

WASHINGTON, -- Poor-no-
rich old National Association Of
Manufacturers takes such q
beating for so many fits re-
dictionary policies that it's
pleasure to find them calling one
right for a change and doing a
bang-up job of it.
This they have done in their
new report, "More Housing at
Less Cost" 1t may be criticized
by small business interests-the
independent contractors and
labor bosses of the building
racket who do not want their
present local monopolies disturb
ed. Certainly the NAM commit
tee that wrote this report is -
heavy with big bankers and busi-
nessmen.
The evils and antiquated NAL
practices of the tradition-bound
home building industry, as it ID
run today were never more
clearly set forth than in this
NAM report. Maybe it is q case
of the NAM pots calling the con-
struction industry kettles black
Anyway, here is a challenge
from one branch of business tor
another branch to clean up and
get respectable.
One reason the N AM report
may be 50 good is that the re.
search for it was done by Coz win
Edwards and Miles Colean. Ed
wards was formerly in the anti
trust division of the Department
of Justice under Thurman =
old He is now chief economist
for the Feeral Trade Commis-
sion. Colean is a Washington
housing authority, familiar with
all federal housing activities in
recent years. .
Specifically, their report goes
right to the root of the reasons
for too much high cost housing.
There are too many restrict
ions against construction at rea-
sonble cost, written into con-
flicting laws and city ordinances.
Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin
have state building codes and
from 1900 to 1900 U. S: cities
have different codes OF their
own. Half of these codes are
from 10 to 20 years old. They
thereby prohibit use of m n y
new materials and building tech
nioues which might reduce hous-
ing costs.
instead of merely specifying
performance requirements-th"f
a floor must be able to carry
certain weight, for instance
these codes prescribe what ma
terials must be used and h o W
thew shall be used in construct
ion. New materials and designs
are thus frozen out.
Licensing of contractors nd OF
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27

Workmen themselves is, many
communities, so regulated 50 as
to limit competition.
Strengthening the fed al anti.
trust laws and enactment o1
more state antitrust laws, so a:
to prevent restriction of compe-
tition by labor, contractors OF
materials distributors are re-
commended by NAM. Laws, re.
straining building trades unie rs
from imposing rest .ons or
the use of new materials, ma.
chimes, equipment and tech.
niques, are also recommended.
Progress in the housing indus
try, says the report, "depends
primarily upon the sinpl on
and Standardization of parts t
AVOID the waste of lbor ad ma
terials on site, the availability
Of subassemblies to save time
and labor on site, the develop
ment of repetitive operations
and greater use of power tools
and mechanized methods to in.
crease the productivity of indi.
vidual workmen."
Abuses by the craft unions
come in for 4 severe going over
by NAM. Lowered production Of
building labor is noted. Labor
unions are charged with having
prevented pre-fabrication and
aided in fixing prices at unneces-
sarily high levels They have
forced the hiring Of unnecessary
labor in some cases, restricted
the hiring Of new labor in others
NAM gets in its usual plug for
outlawing of the closed shop and
abolition of the jurisdictional
strike. In footnotes, the report
mentions that while the T + t.
Hartley act attempts to outlaw
both practices, its effectiveness
has not yet been tested.
The bad organization of the
building trades into too m n Y
craft unions is cited. This is, Of
course, one of the oldest rackets
in the housing field, and one of
It h e prime reasons for keeping
construction costs high in closed
shop and union-ruled communi-
ties
In this connection, it is worth
noting that the AFL building
-u5!s 4oeIluoo M9u = u!' 's9pBI4
ed recently with Lustron Houses.
will authorize construction of
these pre-fabricated dwellings
by only three unions - carpen-
ters, plumbers and electrici ans
Normally, from IA to 81 unions
have to be employed.
If this is a first break n the
old housing log-jam, to which
4he NAM report calls new at
teniion, it's a good sign.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27
Adversary In The Open

The fruitless London conference O.
foreign ministers has one minor accom-
plishment to its credit. 1t stripped ont
more veil of pretense from Russia's po
sition and purpose in world affairs. In
that the Western Democracies must follow
This minor accomplishment was not
something that lay within the foreigr
ministers power. Every time the Democ-
racies are able to thwart the Soviets
| program, or even call the Soviets' bluff
they destroy some Of that bluff and revea
more of the unadorned program.
| This is a slow, wearing-away process
but perhaps it is the best hope of world
peace and freedom. 1t may not be making
the Russians less stubborn or weakening
their position, but 1t is certainly making
their position less defensible.
At the wars end, Russia had helped her
self to big bite of Poland and had in
stalled governments of her own choosing
there and in Yugoslavia. The excuse was
that Russia, having been invaded twice by
Germany, needed friendly states on he1
western borders to prevent further attacks
Russia's allies accepted this, for three
reasons What was done was done, and il
might take trouble to undo it. Relations
with Russia were hopeful, and the Allies
attitude was conciliatory. Besides, there
were some Justice in the claims.
| The Kremlin used the same excuse, bu
less successfully when it denied popular
will in the border countries through rugged
elections, then purged the opposition lead
ers as TRAITORS" and "reactionaries." AT
ter that the excuse was no good
About this time, the resemblance be-
tween Stalin's methods and those of Hitlel
began to attract attention. Both heads of
state had welshed on agreements made
"fnal demands and then more demands
Both began to accuse peaceable states O.
encirclement and warmongering, aftel
their other excuses became too trans
parently threadbare for further use.
And SO it has gone. Russian spokesmer
are reacting more Historically each tim.
another demand is denied, just as Ger
man spokesmen did 10 years ago.
The present nakedness of Soviet policy
does not seem to embarrass the rantins
Communist politicians. They have surely
lost prestige in the countries that have
access to the truth through their behavior
in the United Nations, through the Com
munist-led strikes in France and Italy, ane
now in the London fiasco. But they hav,
managed to hold their gains. Their dog-in
the-manger tactics have Europe in a tur
moil.
1t is clear, then, that America, Britain
and France must unite their efforts to pu
Western Germany back on her feet. Th
Ruhr industry must be built up if Europ
is to survive. Otherwise, the economic bur
den of Germany and her neighbors will
be more than the United States can con
tinue to bear.
The Russian government is putting fort
its strongest efforts to make this burdel
unbearable. It will take speed, strength
wisdom and unity to block these efforts
But at least Russia's pretense of friendli
ness is about gone. The Communist ad
versary is in the open. And even in al
!; economic war, it is probably easier to figh
when you can see what YOU are fiphting
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27
Train Service Endangered

Efforts of the Chamber of Commerce to
protect and improve all types OF transpor-
tation services for Wilmington ordinarily
deserve the full support of the community.
Because of the city's geographical position,
means of entering or leaving 1t are OF
the utmost importance to practically every
phase of its life.
In recent days. a transportation sltu-
alton has come about whose present re-
suits endanger the quality OF the cltys
northward train service. The damage is
such that every Wilningtonian should be
interested and rally to the Chamber OF
Commerce as it seeks to prevent what
could become a serious shortcoming in
passenger service.
Here is the background
A few months ago, the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad company asked the State
Utilities commission for permission to dis.
continue trains 48 and 40, operating be-
tween Wilmington and the North Carolina
Virginia line. The reason given was that
revenue from them did not justify thei1
continuation. The Chamber of Commerce
after considering the matter, concluded
tlldG dOOlltlOIi VI tIl1S SCl VIC WOu1S 1AO
greatly affect Wilmington and the commu.
mites between it and Rocky Mount.
However, the commission refused this
request and in issuing the order, au
thorized discrimination of trains As ano
As. This service was inagurated during the
war as an emergency measure, because o.
great military and other national defense
activity within this area.
But, since trains As and 46 began operat
ing, they have become the most importan
and valuable of all giving Wilmington con
nections at Rocky Mount for New, Yorl
and other northern points Business firms
retail and wholesale, jobbers brokers ane
the travelling public in general depend OF
them far more than they do 48 and 49, Thei
schedules is one factor. AS an example, No
As leaves Wilmington at o'clock in the af
ternoon and arrives in Rocky Mount at 7:2
o'clock, thus providing good connection TO-
New York. While Nos. As and 46 make onl,
three stops between here and Rocky Mount
Nos. 48 and 40 make about "A each.
The situation as the result of the com
MISSIONS action, SINNERS down to the fac
that the best of the two sets of train
WILL be lost to Wilmington on Jan. S.
Realizing the disadvantage not only tt
Wilmington but numerous other Easter,
Worth Carolina communities, the Atlanti
Soast Line has filed exceptions to the or
Vel VEL Parallel with this action is that of tn
aiioer OF Commerce and City of Vim
which ask a supplementary orde
pioViulag Tor discrimination of trains a
anu 70 out continuation of trains 45 .na AZ
% mere are good grounds on which tn
+. commission could amend its order.
: Nos. 4s and 40 are shorthau1 nssaa,
: gers who, in addition to the train serv;c
nave nave available good bus service over biol
ways which parallel the railroad and !,
e,uoe all communities now being serv.
o,. oy 'nese trains. This situation is contr m y,
Being .uffertG 1as to the he losses of revenue no
=, on the other hand, the r
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27

This is a time when there is
no peace on earth and precious
little good will among men. The
peoples long for peace. Yet
hardly more than two years aft
er a terrible world conflict, the
aggressive policies of the Soviet
Union have again brought the
world into what is technically
called ''the zone of war" And
one of the few Americans whom
all can trust, Secretary of State
George C. Marshall, has just in
directly but frankly admitted
that, for the present, there is no
use trying to negotiae settle
ment with the Soviets.
1t is worth seeking to under
stand why this should be so. II
the experts are correct, the best
place to begin is at the ultimate
source of Soviet policy. The mo-
tives, mechanics and methods OF
Soviet policy making are an
other subject on which most Of
the experts of the Western pow
ers have been at last induced
to agree among themselves. The
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27
French HousecleanlnS
An Editorial From The Charlotte observer

a',uiats rau1,Dh cam can be purged from I'M IN
F, Federation and thai LABOR 53,+ noa. of
then remain united 0"'
Communist. ,.b laba
In either case, freiIrl' eei.Irrlo,ntIns.
has learned that the Comm i5r t1s
leaders are not workins W tbp in.
interests of labor but for ,oto-nl III,
terests of TIL e 20 Co'i.-.'-t or those
Whether the separates .bs " pres
who prefer to malntalf3; f;,ailv .,if VIC
tor torious, vi the uphea,ysl, wal. III j. "a !,
ranks of French laooI .sst the
! healthy eiani q tdemonstration1 taas sae pa pa
great mass of workmeI' a., 10 de-
triotic eti Ere Frenchmen who .1,..r are mis-.
termined t. l1rlh to rectify tn5la s5,l,a,na.sts
take ia of letting the e,,,c-4a4afion c055'ii55r.'
get control of their feoel .,ists %,. ars
81 If the the French c9mnqnlti5ss 9,oI, t5s Ia
successfully ousted IRON ,,.,, w. have
bor Federation, as tneg f1's,t. The
been from the goverIllilt'a lt'abotage
last resort will be open 81 he sx
and civil war. They csStbods. can
pected neu , to use those me''0'''
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27
N
Dandruff Is M
|LinitedTosca]hn
BY EDWIN p. Jopn,

ID Dandrutf, aNt which is sl,, w. D.
eas car, is0op5asa is m6st or ssboss5sss' orb s's \,
scalp, but can occur T'' on d,
parts of the body. Il On n oae,
acterlzed by the 4ar,,, Is cas>
flne' slightly gressy ;y- 'palioa natl. d
gray scales, which @Alfe p
freely II whenever t5a 5se s,aed
is IS brushed or disturbald{ rl{ ,, ,aae
itching itch is frequent ?Ta. T5s SAga
ton occurs about aqualJr :. o9ad,
sexes s,s:se A family tendency daa.5y to "a 55a 5sa
ruff is recognized and 10 10 oaat'
associated s ! I: With eariv i,,0 bslsoot Is sotta
:; "A definite causatiyo 9slanea, no.
other living organism germ ba, Or
been discovered. though IDS +Ss Mt
much to suggest that ST. sorna rasTe il
1a.dr Of infection e! may be at 't,y fsnt Kind
least 1eas IN some cases. 1t msr 9pr,'' !, a
low eihter acute infec+iasy 4lay tol'
chronic exhausting disessaosa s,oa' Or
=, D,andruff, a mild condi+.
ltsel1' ns has To be distinr52j,1tlh, 1,21 "a
from more serious discuss salSAed
the skin Its treatment ir,,a5 rsrs Of
both internal measures 9,nG-ve' sn9
ternal applications. Iron '4u ~ s&
vlsable when anemia is ~ nrs,.s' IS Id
cathartlcs may be needsS eIsssn',,
there is constipation somati., rrsa t
people with dandruff are 'i,,ne' ba.a
fitted by taking arsenic 'I nrosa osa''
atlonls. cod liver oil, tonic, r,'p', .a'
nutritious food. Open 'Ji,'' air. .sst aat
clses and sunlight are ot,s. oAs,,
helpful. often
| SCALES REMOVED
LIS ine local treatment of ds,.
druff involves first the ren,o'lI, o''l
OF the crusts and accumuls.as a
fatty material and, later tLo' ','p
OF stimulating applications ;'' Tss Tss
removal of the crusts and dot,.' ,,s
at first may be accompanied h,
the loss of a good deal Of b.;.
1 Sulphur, resorcin, salicvG.
acid and mercury preparatan,
are frequently used in the fo,~
of lotions, after the initial /, 20. a.
moval of the scales.
THE DOCTOR ANSWERS
QUESTION: I had a kido.r
condition while carrying both \.
children. My last visit ia t.s
doctor with my last baby Shovel
a blood pressure of 1870. When
am not pregnant, my blood pas,
sure is normal. Is it possible
me to have onother child 4.
out this condition occurrrt
again?
-KG
ANSWER: The fact that YOU
have had so much trouble while
carrying two children strongly
suggests that other pregnancies
would be dangerous to your
health and perhaps even TO your
life, You should discuss The
matter with your physician.
Evening star., 1947-07-06

another food, on far vaster scale than the
Biblical Deluge. Only he and his followers
would survive, and they Immediately set to
work building arks
A rumor presently started in the Danish
underground that the Prophet was in reality
an Allied espionage agent As the story was
later told by Stockholm newspaper, the
Evening star., 1947-07-06


Prophet one day asked for permission to leave
Denmark to wait for the worlds end in a
boat at sea. The Nazi authorities gave their
consent, and while thousands of his followers
waited on shore, Mikkelsen and few of his
intimate disciples put to sea in fishing boats
There they met, not an Ark Of Salvation, but
British submarine sent to receive the docu-
ments which Mikkelsen had obtained on
Nazi Notifications in Denmark.
Whatever actually happened, the secret is
buried under censorship, for the story has
been emphatically denied. Mikkelsen has re-
appeared in Denmark since the war, how
ever, and again is predicting deluge
The Second Deluge
SoMETIMEs there is an epidemic of doom
warnings, particularly in the wake of storms
or earthquakes. Recently when hurricane
was reported approaching the Florida coast,
Grady Norton, chief of the u S. storm
warning service, reported that his office was
flooded with letters prophesying the Second
Deluge to punish sinful world
Prophets are apparently given to rather
peculiar reasoning. On October 3, 1916, a
writer named Maurice Decobra proclaimed
from Hollywood that the invention of the
atomic bomb and other signs had convinced
him that the end of the universe was at hand
As gesture to prove his sincerity he made
his will - bequeathing his famous library of
1900 volumes and his costly objets dart to
the city of Papeete in Tahiti! Evidently he
figured that Papeete had better chance for
surviving Doomsday than Hollywood did
Nordic and Teutonic mythology warned of
the destruction of the world. after which
new earth would evolve from the depths of the
seas. Ancient Greek philosophers believed