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Evening star., 1947-12-08

world OF 1ree- Dorotny THOMPSON.
dom cannot tolerate secret plots.
In areas of social, economic and
political action, we have come to
make the word tolerance" mean
blanket permission Of everything.
This is distortion of the very
word tolerance" which implies that
not everything Is "tolerable." Many
practices long since have been de-
clared intolerable under our law.
People have the right to marry, but
not the right to marry as many per-
sons as they please without first
dissolving former contracts; people
have the right to drink, but not to
get drunk and disorderly; people
have the right to speak in public,
but not to indulge in defamation
and SANDER. and no civilization can
endure in which rights and obliga-
tions are not intimately related.
Along with freedom Of speech,
assembly and association, another
freedom is implicit: freedom Of
knowledge. We have recognized
the right of the people to have
knowledge of the true nature of
their investments through the Sc
curities and Exchange Commission.
Nobody can issue and market busi-
ness shares without the authenticity
Of the project being confirmed. In
business, falsification Of books is a
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charged that large part Of the
vast sums collected some years ago
for the defense of the Scottsboro
boys went into the Golfers of the
Communist Daily Worker. 1t is all
but certain that the same proceed
ures are being followed today. It
also is both possible and likely that
funds from the few Communist
dominated trade unions are being
DETECTED to the party from the
pockets of workers who loath COM
munism. For If any industry issued
to its stockholders the accountings
many trade unions give their men,
bers-or fail to give at all-it would
be clamped down on by the law.
The difficulty of forcing Com
munists to open up is that we
should have to force all organiza-
tions appealing to the public to
open up. and it is by no means
the Communists alone who are
mulcting the public on false appeals.
But If the American people want
to restrict a criminal conspiracy,
which already has destroyed several
nations and Is busy destroying
others, the way to do so is to force 1t
to stand the light Of day. For that,
new statutes are needed, Federal
or State. Given proper statutes,
1t would not be isolated Hollywood
writer's who would have to face
proper authorities, but the executive
lot the Communist Party itself. He
would be compelled to reveal the
names of every person on its pay
roll, every cent received and spent
and for what purpose, as would
Evening star., 1947-12-08
On the Record
Steps to Audit Communist Charities
Held Weapon to Force Party into Open

crime. But any one can sell gold
bricks to the public in the field Of
politics and Humanitarian" casually
income tax exempt) enterprises.
Public Entitled to Accounting.
Long ago this column maintained
that if any organization goes before
the public to influence it and
solicit funds, the public has right
to know for exactly what it is being
solicited and what becomes of the
funds. There should be public ac-
counting of all funds solicited from
the public, and all books OF all
organizations should be open to the
income tax authorities. II the in
come tax agent has a right and
duty to come into my Office and look
through all my books. Cancelled
checks, payroll checks, expense ac-
counts and receipts from contribu-
tions to charity, why has he not
the right and duty to check the
books Of, say, society to dis
courage the lynching of Negroes?
How does the Communist Party
Of America finance itself?
Many Americans who are suscep-
tible to worthy causes-and re-
grettably careless about inquiring
into their promotion-never would
dream of contributing to the Com
munist Party, but doubtless are do
ing so,. just the same. There are
dozens of front" organizations and
movements-none of them preach
ing communism but soliciting funds
for Negroes, the relief Of refugees,
the exposure of anti-Semitism, ETC.
who never give an account OF the
moneys they collect, and are sus-
pected of diverting much Of it to
Communist Party activities. Indeed
some of the people they defend"
and relieve" are defended and re-
lieved by having their services to
the party paid by non-Communist
suckers-people whose very exist
ence would be wiped out If the
Communists had their way. -.
Generous But Careless.
The response of Americans to-
humanitarian causes is phenomenal,
and their carelessness in investi-
eating what they give to. is even
more so. It repeatedly has been
Evening star., 1947-12-08
THE Evening STAR, Washington, D. C. Ali
MONDAY, Q

trains are at terminal points. In
short, Mr.. Young wants railroading
He wants swiftness,
comfort.
Personally, I believe that Mr..
Young is aiming to do away with
the charm Of railroads. If given
a free head, the Chesapeake &
Ohio big boy will eventually see
to 1t that railroads have all the
charm Of an efficient, white-tiled
cafeteria.
AS a passenger, I want q sharp
curve, or a sudden bump by a
switch locomotive, to spill the coffee
from my cup into the saucer.
That helps reduce the tip to the
waiter. I figure that by blaming
the waiter for the roughness Of
diner cars. I have saved upwards
of $63 during my lifetime of travel
ing on trains. I take off a penny
for each tablecloth stain, so when
Mr.. Young seeks to eliminate rough
ness on the railroad, he strikes at
the very heart Of passenger
economy-the coin purse.
Threat to Romance.
The c. 81 O.'s chairman Of the
board has taken a firm stand
against the swaying and swinging
of railroad coaches and what he
seems to consider the attendant
discomfort of passengers falling into
the laps of other passengers. He
many not know it,. but Mr.. Young
is knocking romance when he does
that. One of the most pleasant
trips to California I ever had was
the result of sharp turn just
out of Santa Fe. I was on my
way to the diner when centrifugal
force threw me onto the lap of
a 28-year-old heiress. During the
next five hours, I had won $32
from her at gin rummy, matched
her for the luncheon check and
won, and been invited to visit
her at her Malibu Beach home.
AS for the discomforts and perils
of climbing into the upper berths
of antiquated Pullmans to which
Mr.. Young is so violently opposed,
I would like to'say that I think the
upper berth had a great deal to do
with winning World War II. Any
man who could ever climb into an
upper berth and undress therein
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certainly had no trouble becoming
q paratrooper or commando. Any
man who has ever shaved in the
present-day Pullman car mems room
took easily to discipline and the
rigors Of Army life. Let England
say that their wars are won on the
playing field at Eton. say that
Americas wars were won on the
railroads of America, where a Nation
inclined to softness was hardened
by everybody on the train from the
engineer to the brakeman.
Please, Mr.. Young. let the rail.
roads stay the way they are I know
that Chessy and her kittens sleep
quietly on your line, but the United
States is not a country Of cats or
kittens. Leave us face the hard
ships and the perils, and, being able
to stand them, emerge stronger and
better men and women.
Distributed by McNausht Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1947-12-08
This Changing World
King Mihai Reported Asking Pay Raise
He Can't Afford to Wed on SIS Weekly

tie housing is available and the
owners are reluctant to rent to
Americans. who are unpopular with
the government. Many officials, in
cluding Rudolf Schoenfeld, the
American minister, live in the
Athenee Palace, which is the main
hotel. They shiver because they
have practically no heat and have
to content themselves with potato
soup for lunch and baked potatoes
for dinner.
Those who occupy private resi-
dences fare better when they get
their canned food supplies from the
United States. Those supplies are
uncertain, however, in their arrival.
Foraging by the Romanian clerks
in the American legation is haz-
ardous affair. Peasants in villages
around Bucharest have food for sale
at black market prices, but the
native clerks do not dare go on
frequent food-hunting expeditions.
In the first place, they have been
warned by the Romanian author
tiles that this is illegal. In the
second place, peasants tempted by
dollars have been jailed for illicit
trading.
Seldom Get Good Dinner.
American officials have their only
good meals on those rare occasions
when some high government of1icial
is compelled, for prestige sake, to
invite them to dinner. Then they
gorge on sucking pig, fowl, beef and
sweetmeats. These, however, are
very rare occurrences.
Non-C Communist Romanians of
the former middle and upper classes
avoid the company of Americans.
Contacts with them may mean Jail
or deportation to the u. S. S. r.
Russian and Romanian secret agents
continually trail members of the
American legation staff. They amuse
themselves by calling the minister
and his aides on the phone at all
hours of the night. When the phone
is answered, only loud laughter is
heard at the other end and the
connection Is broken. This naive
sport has a twofold purpose: to
annoy the Americans and to keep
track of their movements around
the clock. ~.
A few underground contacts
that is to say, ordinary personal
relationships--are maintained with
Roma mans wf1o meet Americans in
secluded spots and at great personal
risk. These people assure the lega-
ton personnel that there is no anti
American feeling whatsoever among
the Romanian people. The govern
ment itself would adopt an entirely
different attitude il it were not for
Moscow's orders, enforced by Nine.
Pauker and the highly organized
secret police.
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serves admirably in the DEPART
mental grooves. But 1t creates difn-
culties when broad Government
policy Is laid down as profound in
its implications as the Truman anti |
imitation program.
Two things have been happen
ing, one public, one private.
In public, Secretary of the Treas
ury Snyder took direct issue with
Federal Reserve Chairman Eccles
over credit control while Secretary
Of Commerce Hartman found 1t
impossible to advocate effectively
the price, wage and rationing con-
trolls he had opposed during the
discussion stages.
Three Facing Problems.
In private, Secretary Snyder, Sec
retary Hartman and Secretary OF
National Defense Forrestal are
understood to be deeply concerned
about the present trend of Mr..
Truman's thinking and are examtn-
ing their own consciences with
some care. They have heard that
the state Of the union message Will
contain more Of same. It is a
party line they will flnd 1t hard
to toe.
The President who always finds
1t hard to detach personalities from
principles may be expected to bear
down on the trio: His intimate, MI.
Snyder; the efficient Mr.. Forrestal
whom he has begged almost humbly
to stand by, and Mr.. Hartman with
his great international background.
But the question still remains of
how he proposes to resolve the cur
rent inconsistencies which shadow
his own program.
The Snyder-Eccles controversy isl
q clear case in point. The Presi-
dent did not ask the Federal Re-
serve chairman what to do; he told
him he wanted control Of credit and
asked for the best way to get 1t.
Eccles Accepted Program
1t SO happens that Mr.. Eccles is
an early Roosevelt New Dealer who
finds it no problem to embrace
Government regulation. It is well
known, however, that there are
members of the Federal Reserve
Board who are against controls and
regimentation in principle. They
were told the boards opinion was
not being asked about the advis-
ability of controls but only about
| the hest methods.
Some of them had to swallow
hard but they set to and devised an
efficient system. Mr. Eccles took to
| the hill. The next thing the board
knew, the chief fiscal officer Of the
Government. also appointed by the
President, violently opposed It.
Federal Reserve channels declare
that 1t would be grossly unfair to
l
Evening star., 1947-12-08

Young, chairman Of the board OF
the Chesapeake g. Ohio Railroad
Co., man who is looked upon (by
himself, at least), as a savior of
American railroads. During the
past year or two, Mr.. Young has
gotten more publicity than a
hatchet murderer, and has been in
the headlines more than Jackie
Robinson.
He has gained this publicity by
his zeal to overhaul the American
railroad as you and I know it. Mr..
Young wants railroad ticket count
ers where tickets are sold to a
purchaser inside Of 30 minutes. He
wants trains which run so smoothly
that coffee will not spill from cup.
He wants to eliminate what Amen-
cans know as conductor, which
means a man In shiny blue serge
suit, hardand merciless look in his
eyes and a disregard for the pas
sengers.
He Demands Modernization.
Continuing, Mr.. Young would
like for people who sleep at night
en- the trains, to sleep and not have
their relaxed bones snapped by the
mad sWitchings that 60 on when
Evening star., 1947-12-08

ment allows him Constantine Brown.
to live rent free in the royal palace
and provide him with one servant.
According to dependents OF
American legation officials who have
Just returned from Bucharest, the
Romanian king receives less than
$500 a month which, in deprecated
Romanian currency, of course, runs
to six or seven figures.
Property NatiOnalized.
The crown property and the kings
private property used to provide a
substantial income for the monarch
until the liberation" But all the
royal property-except that be-
longing to Mihais aunt, Princess
Ilena, now a member of the Com
munist Party-has been national
ized.
King Mihai is in Switzerland at
present, his travelling expenses to
Princess Elizabeth's wedding being
paid by the Romanian treasury. He
leads a hard and difficult life, like
all those who have not joined the
Communists but still do not oppose
them.
There have been many reports
about King Mihai's intention to
abdicate, but none has been con-
f1rmed. King Mihai considers his
presence on the throne duty to
his people, while the government
now controlled by Anna Pauker, the
Moscow-trained foreign minister
considers that, for the time being,
King Mihai should be tolerated as
puppet who is useful because he
retains a large following among his
countrymen.
Hard Life for Diplomats.
The life Of foreign on-satellite
diplomats, and especially Of Ameri-
cans in Bucharest, is not bed of
roses either.
| 1t is difficult for an American to
rent a house or an apartment. Lit
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Truman Aides ReStive
Three Cabinet Officers Reported Opposed
To Presidents Anti.Inhation Program

the board or to the American people
to adopt the credit controls alone
without the balance Of the Truman
program. The boards part could
not be effective without the rest, 1t
is asserted. A touch of irony is
added: Mr.. Eccles is inclined to be-
Iieve that the President is too late
anyway, that some recession Is
inevitable.
For every reason. including the
fact that both parties believe inf1a-
ton will be the top '48 issue, the
must work out = united
Truman front.
Evening star., 1947-12-08

SuOulu DO dUlc
to slap back
with a $1,000, 900
certified check,
or a gauntlet
made of some
good stock, or
ave a big
brother who can
knock a squirrel
out of a tree at
100 yards much
less a tycoon out
of a swivel chair.
N e v e r I.
theless, I pro-
pose today to at
tock Rnherf r
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WHICH, 10 NC
manding t h e
pr o t e C t | on
Of law, the privi-
leges of the
postal services,
and the protec-
tion of tn e
police must, IN
logic, conhne its
activities to the
legal privileges
it enjoys and
not, at the same
time, operate as
a secret con-
spiracy. T h e
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understood TO
h We sounded
out his govern.
ment about a
pay raise,
At his pres
ent salary Of $45
q week it Is
hardly colIceiv-
able that Ro-
mania's mon
arch would be
able to make
ends meet as a
family man, al
though the Ro-
manian govern
Evening star., 1947-12-08

IN MS polltleaI
d e p a rt m e n t
store who don't
like the brand
of merchandise
he Is putting on
the counter are
g e t ting very
restive.
The President
has taken pride
In the caliber of
his cabinet and
in the renowned
independence OF
certain of its
members. This
- 4 nv, Io,,on
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every other cause soliciting the

every other cause soliciting the
public.
Democracy is a society founded
on mutual trust. in which rights
and obligations should at all points
be reciprocal. The right to ap-
proach the public demands the obli-
CATION Of a public reckoning. And
the implementation of this princi-
pie would put other rackets out
Of business. along with the racket
of conspiratorial communism.
(ReIeased by the Bell Syndicate, 1nc)
Evening star., 1947-12-08
.CLemore
Ruil Improvement Plons
Held Threat to America
Rn H-u~w MrT Tcmnro
By Henry McLemore

AS man who has no more than
$12.50 in the bank, am In rather
poor position to attack q tycoon.
When man attacks tycoon, he
Evening star., 1947-12-08
By Doris FIeeson

President Truman continues to
insist upon attacking imitation
through Government controls. AS
Q result some OF the top clerks
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Ry Constantine Brovn

Before requesting Moscow's per-
mission via Bucharest - for his
marriage to Princess Anne Of
Bourbon-Parma King Mihaf Is
Evening star., 1947-12-08
By Dorothy Thompson

The only Communist Party that
can be tolerated in a constitutional
society is one that acts In an open
and above-board manner. A party
Evening star., 1947-07-27
The 7 rave|ers Notebook

cember. Among them will be the
Queen Mary, which will return to
passenger service this week re-
designed in many respects for COM
fort and luxury. Retaining her claim
as the worlds fastest liner, the
Queen Mary will join her sister ship,
the Queen Elizabeth, in Atlantic
sailings by leaving Southampton
July 81. She is scheduled to reach
New York on August 5.
The most noticeable changes are
on the promenade deck. The star
board gallery has been replaced by
a motion picture theater seating 200
persons. Plastics are used exclusively
in the decor.
Other new features are two garden
lounges on the promenade deck SIM
liar to those which have won pop
ular approval on the Queen Eliza
beth. The deck has been raised to
window level. offering magnificent
views seawards.
On the port side, the long gallery
has been transformed into a vir-
tually new room, divided into -four
bays. Other new attractions include
an air. conditioned cocktail bar close
to the main restaurant.
Restored precisely to their pre-
war appearance are the observation
lounge cocktail bar, the first class
smoking room, the main restaurant
and the main lounge.
Air conditioning has been in
stalled in a number of public rooms
which were without it before the
war.
Evening star., 1947-07-27
By Jacques FutrelIe, u
This Sfur's Truvsi Editor

United States to Mexico slumped
during the first half Of 1947, seri-
ously cutting the American tourist
crop there. However. TRANSPORTER
automobile traffic Is now picking up,
June having marked the turning
point. -
An analysis by AAA gives five
reasons why tourist figures fell below
the first six months Of 1946, threat
|ening serious cut from the $87,-
10000 gross revenue from this
source registered in that year. The
reasons: Reports of disease and
epidemics in Mexico; relatively high
vacation costs below the border;
telephone and coal strike situations
kept American businessmen at
home: lack of new automobiles
caused postponement Of planned
tours, and redevelopmef1tSpf other
tourist objectives in Europe and
South America.
Noting the tourist decline, the
Mexican government called Tor
10 to 20 per cent reduction in hotel
rates, and many in Mexico City and
other tourist centers complied The
rate reduction pressure is reported
by the AAA as being maintained.
Already the automobile permit fee
for United States tourists has been
cut from $210 to 10 cents. Meal
prices in Mexico City have been
pushed down to the point that an
excellent dinner can be obtained
from about $1.25 to $1.50.
Among the things Mexico is re-
ported planning to keep its Amer
can tourist customers happy and
arriving in numbers are elimination
of the $210 tourist card fee distinct
from the auto permit fee) and rati-
f1cation of the Inter-American Auto
mobile Traffic Convention, which
would enable Americans to use their
own licenses and license plates.
+ Il n II
Transatlantic liners have begun
to see the light through the heavy
backlog of applicants for passage
a backlog that, since Europe opened
up for pleasure travel, has tended
to restrict pleasure travel to the
Old World. Space is becoming avail
able for the last four months of
this year.
Twenty three leading ships are
scheduled to make total of 81 voy-
ages from September through De-
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RESORTS.
REHOBOTH BEACH, DEL.

CREWS GUEST HOUSE, with private baths
or without, near the Ocean. MRS. HATTIE
Crew; 16 Baltimore Ave. Rehoboth Beach,
Del. Phone 51SI,
FRONT ROYAL. VA.
Evening star., 1947-07-27

Taking note Of conflicting reports
about vacation motoring over the
Alaskan highway, Canadian officials
have found it necessary again to
caution holiday planners that they
must defer such trip. Travel on
the graveled 1898 miles is mot as
easy as some enthusiastic reports
would suggest" and rigid permit
system enforces a barrier to motor
lists who have no business there
beyond sightseeing in the wild lands
of mountains, rivers and forests.
The sole reason for this restric-
ton, the Canadian Travel Bureau
explains, is the lack of suitable ac-
commodations at overnight stop
ping places. Sometimes these places
are 200 miles apart. While declin-
ing to make an official forecast that
the restrictions will be eased next
year, the bureau reports that build
ing is being hurried all along the
route. The present shortage OF ma
terials makes it impossible, the re-
port says, to provide adequate hous-
ing this year.
r. A. Gibson, an official Of the
Canadian department which admin
listers the highway, recently pointed
out: 'It is difficult enough these
days to provide accommodations at
places more convenient OF access
and we do not wish to have our
visitors become dissatisfied through
travel to remote areas where some
enthusiastic writer has persented an
attractive picture but fails to mem
ton the temporary drawbacks.
Regulations governing the 1ssu-
ance of travel permits state they
will be issued readily to prospectors
and others who have actual business
along the highway or in Alaska, II
thev can show they are organized
and able to supply themselves with
TRANSFORMATION, gas, oil, spare parts,
and to undertake necessary venice
repairs. Also eligible are organized
parties of hunters who have made
prior arrangements and are ac-
companied by qualified guides.
The vehicles must be proved road
worthy. Beyond mechanical rella-
bility the car must carry two spare
tires and tubes, tube repair kit, tire
chains, pump. gauge and jack. car
tools, tow rope. ak, shovel and a
first aid kit. Also, for the present,
such spare parts as an axle, a dis,
tributor coil and points, brake fluid
and clutch pieces.
Bus travellers do not require per-
mits. Lodges operated by the bus
companies provide overnight ac-
commodations.
X
The American Automobile Asso-
citation reports motor travel from the
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RESORTS
MACANIE. VA.
Sku 0halrt

Spend your vacation at an elevation OF
1900 ii. PIeasantIy, cool. season na June
I5 to Sent IS. Rate weekly. $50 ana
mn. Recreation free. 12O miles from
Washington via U. S. IL to Mt. Jackson
then 8 miles west. Approved by a: a. a.
tation to Sky Chalet, Macanie, Va.
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z o n 6 K r S s

1870 St. Charles Place, ATLANTIC City:
Largest Side Ave. Hotel at Beach. LARGEST
Porch. Two Main Streets. goo Cool Outside
Floor. Game Room. Bathing from Hotel.
All rooms redecorated & refurnished. New
elevators. REASONABLE RATES.
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FL EET W 90 D

152 s. Tennessee Avenue, third hotel from
boardwalk. Elevator-offioial A.A.A. and
Keystone hotel. One Of the cleanest. most
attractive hotels In Atlantic City. Phone
4-3955. ]. w. BINDER. Ownership, MGR.
Evening star., 1947-07-27

RONT ROYAL, VA.