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Evening star., 1947-01-23
This Changing World
By C. onstantins Broscn

Diplomatic circles in Washington re-
gret the lack of any indication from the
American and British governments,
which have just suffered a severe rebuff
in Poland's defiance Of their demands
for o. free and unfettered election, that
they support the democratic government
in Hungary against the present Com
munist bid for full power.
A cold revolution is in progress in Hun
gary as the Communists make q SUI
prene bid for absolute control while their
chief support-the Soviet Army-is still
in the country. The Smallholders' gov
ernment of Premier Ferenc Macy has
been intimidated into the ridiculous
position Of conceding that there was
some foundation for the strictly Com
munist propaganda supported by the
activities of the Communist Minister of
the Interior-that plot to restore the
former regent, Admiral Nicholas Horthy,
was under way.
This intimidation, performed with the
tacit if not expressed backing Of the
Soviet Army. has gone SO far that Pre-
mier Macy is consenting to the sacri-
fee of eight deputies of his party as an
appeasement to the Red rulers Of the
country.
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It is felt in Washington that some
reactions by the United States and Brit
ain to the Communist charges would
have strengthened the hand of the dem
ocratic Hungarian government against
the Communist attack. Only now, nearly
three weeks after the first arrests were
made by the Hungarian Communist
police, is the government cooperating
with the Communist conspiracy-and
only reluctantly because it has no other
course
The Hungarian liberation by Russian
troops was followed by the laying of
firm foundations for genuinely demo-
cratic government. The feudal agra
rian system of Hungary was swept away.
the progressive elements came to the top
and Russia displayed no inclination at
that time to prevent the establishment
of a free government responsive to the
feelings OF Hungarian masses
Evening star., 1947-01-23

One Of the significant and reassuring
factors In Hungary's postwar political
setup was the willingness to accept into
the new regime prominent figures from
the previous regime Of Admiral Horthy.
High military positions were taken
by two out-and-out Horthy generals,
and many influential places went to
members Of the old regime.
It appears now that the Communists
have taken advantage Of the presence
Of this group from the old regime by
making it the whipping boy for trumped
up charges Of conspiracy to restore the
regime Of Admiral Horthy Immediately
after Russian troops leave the country.
Some 100 persons have now been placed
under arrest and the Communists are
demanding the surrender of eight
Smallholders' deputies in an obvious ef-
fort to impugn the ruling party.
According to the Hungarian peace
treaty. now in the process of being
signed, all Allied forces are to be re-
moved from Hungary within 80 days
after the treaty comes into force, ex-
cept that Russia is permitted to keep
in the country the troops she deems
necessary to maintain communications
with her forces In Austria.
The exception for Russia in this
article means that Soviet troops will
continue to dominate Hungary as a
communications maintenance force
rather than as an occupying army. But
the important fact is that Russian armed
force will remain the dominant one in
Hungary during the tense days ahead
when the trials" of the accused con-
spirators get under way In Budapest.
and when the minority Communists will
need the threat of Russian guns behind
them.
In the absence of some positive
sign of support from the western
powers, free government in Hungary
appears doomed, and the question that
arises now is, in exactly what manner
will the Communists rise to complete
power in Budapest?
Evening star., 1947-01-23
Hoover and Hunger

For three full decades the name
OF Herbert Hoover has been linked
with the problem Of famine. He
earned his worldwide reputation as
an expert in this field by his achieve
ments, first during World War and
a few years later through his han
ding of relief for the great Russian
famine. When World War II again
raised the specter of mass hunger,
Mr.. Hoover's competence was recog-
nized by President Truman, who ap-
pointed our one living ex-PreSident
to head the Famine Emergency
Committee, in which capacity he
made a worldwide survey of food
problems last spring, travelling more
than $4,000 miles and visiting thirty
eight countries. The one notable
exception was the Soviet Union,
whittier he was prepared to go, but
where he found he was not welcome.
Now, once more, he has been as
signed to survey the outstanding cur
rent problem of famine relief, that
of the American and British zones
of occupied Germany. Ever since
the Allied occupation of the con-
quered Nazi Third Reich, that prob
lem has loomed with growing in
sistence, largely owing to the failure
of the occupying powers to imple-
ment the principle of economic uni
fication laid down at the Potsdam
Conference. The food situation has
been at it's worst in the British and
American zones, and their recent
economic amalgamation has been
only a palliative. The basic reason
Is that, even in normal prewar times,
neither zone was Self-feeding, and
this deficiency has been greatly ac-
centuated by a number of adverse
factors. First and foremost is the
severance of the eastern provinces,
which alone produced normal food
surplus, either to Poland or to Rus
sian occupation. Next come such
Evening star., 1947-01-23
On the Record
By Dorothy Thompson

though We may be nearer it-as Great
Britain was farther from war imme-
diately after Munich than she was
Immediately before it, and neverthe-
less nearer war; too, having appeaSed
without solid commitments.
What, then, is the foundation of our
uneasy peace, If it is neither a solid
understanding between the great powers
nor workable system of collective
security?
The basis of our peace is, first, that
the only two countries conceivably
strong enough to wage a major war
are the United States and the Soviet
Union, and that not all the brains
of their separate general STATS can
imagine how either could win de-
cisive war against the other.
Gen. George c. Marshall, as staff
expert and pIanner of war, / submit,
can think up plan for decisively
defeating the Soviet Union. And who-
ever directs the military planning OF
the Soviet Union, cannot, submit,
ing the United States.
Our peace, as Of the present moment.
rests on the Soviet Red Armies and
the United States Air Forces and
atomic bomb The present constella-
ton of power is such as to result in
a stalemate-the destruction Of large
part of civilization, without decisive
outcome-in case of war between the
two powers.
do not know that this is the opinion
of the two stats, but have substantial
reasons for thinking so. Gen. Marshall
wants an understanding with the
Soviets, but he also wants a militarily
strong America, because the stalemate
balance demands it.
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This is not . permanently happy
situation, for at any moment this bal
ance could be undone-for instance by
the Russian possession of atomic bombs
and perfected V-weapons.
A small item in the newspapers last
week reported that Irene and Frederic
Joliot-Curie were visiting Poland at
the invitation Of sthe Polish govern
ment." The news came via the MOS
COW radio. NJ Joliot -Curie Is one OF
the most brilliant Of the atomic
scientists, is Communist-inclined, and
is quite outside the jurisdiction OF
American secrecy" regulations.
Premier Stain said; Russia Will get
the atomic bomb and 1t will be out
laved. / repeat-how?
tReleased By The Ben syndicata' mel
Evening star., 1947-01-23
Thanks From Conciliator

Thanks From Conciliator
To the Editor of The Star:
Having participated in the settlement
of the recent strike between Govern
ment Services, Inc. and United Cafe
terra and Restaurant Workers, CIO, I
enjoyed the privilege of talking to some
of your fine reporters. I am profoundly.
grateful for their patience and excellent
reporting and would appreciate your
thanking them for me. The courtesy
and cooperation extended to me is de-
serving Of appreciation.
Your newspaper as vhole played an
important role in helping the United
States Cancellation Service to effectuate
a meeting of minds between the dispu-
tants. P. j. MANNO,
Branch Director. United States Con-
ciliation Service.
Evening star., 1947-01-23
Free the Channels
By David Laurence
e Winnipeg Free Press.

From the Winnipeg Free Press.
1t is to be hoped that Canadians have
learned the lessons of the 1905 and no
longer will regard imports as menace
Too much comfort. however, should not
be drawn from the absence, thus far.
of any general public outcry against i'm
ports. These are unusual times In q
period marked by many shortages there
may be less reluctance to receive imports
than when the normal balance of trade
is restored. Protected interests will
again, in all likelihood, protest against
two-way trade. 1t is on this issue that
the battle may yet have to be joined
The efforts now being made by leading
trading nations to free the channels OF
commerce are of interest to more than
specialists and governments. They
should be the concern of every citizen.
His prospects of employment are linked
directly with the economic destiny of
Canada, destiny that can fully express
itself only in world of expanding trade
and wide markets
Evening star., 1947-01-23
In an Old Mission

Here, undisturbed, traH 1rebs Of lace
are spun
Across dim aisles Where sacred mathis
fell;
Here, reaching fingers OF the morning
Find no response from long silent bell:
Dulled is the loose and sagging altar rail.
The paulted roof shotns patches OF blue
sky;
No pioneer. no Red Man Ienpes the trail
To ten his beads as passing hours go by.
Dust-deep the paths that knew the
snndaled feet
OF hooded triar;; no Doice cries out to
tell
The Living Word; the silence Is COM
plete;
Only as from the depths Of sounding
shell
At pesper hour there softly, gently falls
Echoes OF song ground these halloaned
f1alls
by KATHERINE EDELMAN.
Evening star., 1947-01-23
Neiqhborhood Concerts

The purpose of the neighborhood
concerts given by the National Sym
phony Orchestra, under the sponsor
ship of The Star, is to introduce an
additional number of Washington
mans to the most important musical
organization of the Nations Capt.
tai. Many of the men, women and
children who have thronged the
auditoriums of the local high schools
in recent weeks to watch and listen
to the orchestra at work never be-
fore had seen or heard it. Coinci-
dentally, the broadcasts over Station
WMAL carried the same carefully
planned programs into the homes OF
thousands of other new friends. In
both ways broader appreciation
has been developed for the fact that
here in Washington has been Gre
ated not merely competent group
of skilled players but actually one
of the most distinctively notable or
chestral institutions in the United
States.
More than fifteen years of effort
has produced this significant result.
The orchestra now includes hun
dred individual artists who have
learned to cooperate with rare mu-
steamship for the cultural service of
the city. It has had from the start
the inspiring leadership of DR.. Hans
Kinder, an organizer and conductor
of the highest reputation, whose
talents have been more and more
evident as the seasons have passed.
The power of the orchestra as a unit
now is recognized throughout the
country, and Washington has the
right to be proud of it's fame.
In the month beginning January
% the annual campaign for the
orchestra's support will provide all
who wish 1t well an opportunity to-
contribute toward its further sue
cess. DR.. Kinder and his company
Of players certainly have earned the
public's enthusiastic regard. The
neighborhood concerts come as fur,
ther proof Of the pudding"
Evening star., 1947-01-23
Letters to The Star
A Merger in Terms of Efficiency
Declared Still Wanted
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
The plan for unification Of the armed
forces apparently has the approval Of
every one concerned. While the pro-
posal may be good one, "unification"
hardly seems to be the word to describe
it. Instead of an Army and Navy, we
shall now have an Army, Navy, and
an Air Force. When two things be-
come three things, how can it be called
''unification"? Who merged with whom?
Genuine proponents OF unifcation
hoped to see it begin at the basement
levels of organization. What they got
instead was an added top story-extra
weight superimposed on shaking
foundation. Moreover, the empire
builders in the Air Forces achieved their
dream OF autonomy in a very masterful
way by affecting disunification in
unification plan.
It is to be hoped that the Navy does
not make the same mistake that the
Army did In letting the air arm get too
Dig for its boots. If sot another "mer-
ger" will be in order and secretary for
naval air will have to be added.
Merger at the top doubtless will pro-
vide our national defense with extra
tactical strength. Merger at the bottom
and in the technical services would
save the Government huge sum of
money. But nothing is promised in this
latter respect. Apparently, duplicating
administrative jobs and overlapping
service facilities are to be retained.
The medical branches offer a good
example. A sick soldier probably gets
the same treatment as a sick sailor.
Merging the medical departments would
eliminate about half of the administra-
tive jobs, half of the brass, and half of
the required Office space. But this is
not contemplated. Instead, soldiers,
sailors and flyers with bad colds will
get Army, Navy and air force aspirin,
respectively.
Another example is in the matter of
religion. The work of. the chaplains
certainly is the same, no matter what
color uniform is worn by those to whom
they minister.
And so on down the list. The fiscal
departments write the checks, all on
the same Treasury. One agency should
do the job with one set of books, not
three agencies with three sets of books.
A single su. ply branch should furnish
the bread, meat, shoes, underwear,
blankets. Three agencies are not
needed, with three sets of specifications,
three sets of warehouses, three sets
of buyers and three sets of contract
lawyers.
Ordnance, housekeeping, personnel,
recruitment and procurement all fall
in this category. Their functions are
essentially the same, and single agen-
cy could do the work for all the services.
1t would mean fewer offices, fewer
records, fewer directors, fewer execu-
tives and fewer dollars.
The people who put the unification
plan across achieved worthy goal. It
remains to be seen, however, whether
they had to compromise the taxpayer in
order to get every one to 60 along.
GERALD M. BRANDON
Evening star., 1947-01-23
This and That
BIZ Charles Z. TraceUeu.

correspondent wants to know about
Maine coon cats, writing, Both my fam
lily, then we, had black cats from Maine,
which we called Angora. They had long
silky black fur with white vests and
fine dispositions. Both lived to be IA
years old. Would these be the Maine
coon cats?"
They probably were. The coon cat
designation is rather a misnomer and
orthodox cat people do not recognize
the animals as constituting breed, but
the animals are, nevertheless, interest
ing and beautiful
1t is believed by some experts that
these long haired pointed-tail fellows
are really part Persians, or Angoras,
their ancesors having slipped into Yam
kee clipper ships and found Maine to
their liking,
Coon cats have no raccoon in them.
Just how that idea ever got going is hard
to say, but some of these cats have tabby
cat markings and might be imagined to
resemble coons.
Maine coon cats may be any color or
combination of colors.
They are large, with big heads, never
pointed, but rather wide and doggy look
ing, with wide-set eyes.
Their long hair hangs down, much
as that of a collie.
They often weigh more than average
common cats, as any one can find out
by taking one in the lap.
They are very intelligent and affec-
tionate, too.
This brings us down to group of cats
that really deserve to be ranked as a
breed-the black, and black and white
cats.
There can be little question that these
particular cats, most of them plain COM
mon or alley cats, are unique, especially
in disposition.
It is no wonder that the witches cats
were usually called black.
There is something in these fellows
which is out Of the usual run. ..
Both black cats and partly black cats
have determinations second to none in
the animal groups.
They are very likely to seem to be evil,
for this persistence in doing what they
want, while normal cat trait, is carried
among them to the extreme.
lucy AZ bllilCo CFCll WALL dVedSh eiiSAi
owners, but not through i'll will, as the
owners are first to admit and claim
for outsiders cannot understand how
such cat can be loved.
But the owners of these attacking cats
know that the animals merely launch
themselves at arm or leg as the last
thing they can think Of to do to get what
they want.
These cats, black, and black and white,
are "cards" in the popular parlance.
They have all the traits Of average
common cats, and then some of their
own, varying with each specimen.
What they all show, above everything
else, is affection, although it is often a
peculiar sert of affection.
This trait Is paramount, especially IN
the black and whites.
The all-black cat may not seem very
loving, but the black-a -and-white one al
ways manages to make It's owners feel
pretty sure that he thinks they are
"tops."
Since many human beings still believe.
or pretend to believe, that no cats show
affection, 1t is good to point out that
the black and whites almost always show
it, as plain as any dog.
Evening star., 1947-01-23
The Georgia Spectacle


find it mortifying to know that their
State government is making an
absurd and disturbing spectacle of
itself in the eyes of the Nation.
Herman Talmadge's coup" has done
more than create an administrative
mess. Burlesquing the democratic
process, it has done harm to
Georgia's name and given support
to the oversimplified charge that
Georgia's political system is not
much better than that of the
Balkans or Eastern Europe.
When this situation first devel-
oped, it seemed ridiculous enough to
be slightly amusing. But the amuse-
ment was short lived. AS matters
stand today. the State can hardly
function effectively. With the swear
ing in of Lieutenant Governor
Thompson, Ellis Arnan has with
drawn officially from the fray. but
that has settled nothing. Mr..
Thompson. agreeing with Mr.. Arnall
that young Mr.. Talmadge has no
right to the governorship, has taken
his oath as Acting Governor" AS
for Mr.. Talmadge himself. he has
blown hot and cold on letting the
courts decide the issue. It is not
surprising that Mr.. Thompson turned
down the Talmadge proposition,
loaded in Talmadge's favor, that
both of them resign for new
election.
So, as of the moment, with Mr..
Talmadge holding on to the guber-
material Offices he seized from Mr..
Arnall, the retiring Governor, and
with Mr.. Thompson functioning as
acting Governor" the people of
Georgia are faced with the beWil-
dering and embarrassing fact OF
having two "chief executives" work
ing at cross-purposes. The resulting
confusion speaks for itself. More
particularly, it speaks volumes
against Mr.. Talmadge and his be-
-the-scenes advisers. To be
sure, owing to antiquities in the
State constitution, his claim to the
governorship seems technically
plausible and thus has the appear
ance of legality. But much the same
sort of LEGALITY" has become the
familiar trademark of totalitafian
politics, and intelligent Georgians
will recognize it for what it is-a
cynical and indefensible abuse OF the
American system.
Certainly, the abuse seems clear
enough. Gene Talmadge-the vet
eran white supremacy" demagogue
had been elected Governor, but he
died before Inauguration. There
upon, stretching constitutional tech
nicalities to the swapping point, the
Legislature he had largely controlled
named his son Herman-avowedly
quite as demagogic-to replace him.
The bold cynicism Of this move and
it's cheap political character are the
more striking because Herman had
never appeared before the voters as
a candidate and because the legis-
lators elected" him solely on the
basis of the 675 write-in ballots cast
for him in the general election.
Lieutenant Governor Thompson,
on the other hand, was properly
elected, and the State constitution
though ambiguous-amply sup
ports his claim to fill the vacancy
caused by Gene Talmadge's death.
Yet the ambiguity is still there, and
the Talmadge forces are making the
most of it. They have failed. how
ever, to deny Mr.. Thompson the title
of Acting Governor" and the way
appears to be open now for a speedy
court decision. The decision cannot
come too soon. The longer 1t is de-
layed, the more will Georgia's repu-
tation suffer.
Evening star., 1947-01-23
Luxity at the CupitoI

No one questions the rlght OF Con-
gress to lay down rules for others to
follow. That is its constitutional
prerogative and duty. But there is
nothing in the Constitution which
exempts Congress from practicing
what 1t breaches.
That there is need for Congress to
mind its own affairs while mindlng
the business of others is exemplifled
by the sorry financial mess in which
the Office of Sergeant at Arms of the
House finds itself. Coincident with
the discovery of shortage of more
than $125,0O0 in the curious bank"
operated as a convenience for mem
bers of Congress comes the dis
closure that the books apparently
have not been audited for more than
half century. Yet here was, in
effect, a Federally operated banking
institution doing business last ses-
sion amounting to more than
million dollars.
tude of Congress in the past even
more inexplicable is the fact that
this is not the first time that short
ages in the accounts have been dis
covered. The last known audit, in
1890, uncovered a $4,000 deficiency,
and the only previous one OF record,
in 1880, turned up shortage OF
about $1,000. Yet Congress over the
years has continued to tolerate the
loosest sort of business methods in
its private bank, while demanding
from other Government agencies
and from public financial establish
ments the most rigorous accounting
safeguards.
This SNUG sort of independence
extends to other fields at the Capt.
tol. For example, Congress in 1914
ordered the District Health Depart
ment to extend it's food inspections
to all Government restaurants-ex-
cept those at the Capitol. Congress
appoints and administers its own
police force, with the inevitable re-
suit that the selection of its members
is one of the most cynical examples
OF the spoils system left in the
Federal Government. And Congress
for years has tolerated what amounts
10 a guide racket, under which It's
own constituents must pay a fee for
a conducted tour of the Capitol. The
fee goes into pool which the polit-
ical appointees operating the con-
cession divide among themselves.
Nobody audits these collections and
only the guides, who are selected by
the Sergeant at Arms, know how
much their "take" is.
It cannot be said that congress
sional Indifference to these condi-
tions stems from unfamiliarity with
what is going on. Most OF the mat
ters cited have been the subject of
recurrent and heated debate, but
nothing is ever done when the show
down comes. It remains to be seen
whether the. banking imbroglio,
touching as it does the pocketbooks
OF so many members of Congress,
will result in the institution of busi-
nesslike methods and other reforms
so long needed at the Capitol and
which the legislators themselves
properly insist must be adhered to by
others who deal with public funds.
Evening star., 1947-01-23
With Reason!

From the Cleveland News.
Milk price war looms in New York"
Who now remembers the old-time price
war that threatened the ruin of our
economy, as thousands cheered?
Evening star., 1947-01-23

Another Against ID. S. t.
To the Editor OF The Star:
Charles T. Aliens letter in The Star
for January Is is the best on Day
light Saving Time" that I have read,
agree with him heartily.
FREDERICK M. BERTRAM.