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Evening star., 1947-10-10
Man to Man
Hoover Given Another Chance to Guess
Wrong Answer in Bureau Reorganlzing

claim, and this means newspaper
headlines and editorials as well as
vocal praise by the right people.
Political Flavoring.
That he realizes that his new job
is a political one is proved by the
fact that his first act was to appoint
Larry Richey as his special assistant.
Mr.. Richey knows nothing about ad-
ministrative efficiency. After all, 1t
is nothing that can be bought in a
can in "self-service" grocery store.
Mr.. Richey once served as secretary
to Mr. Hoover in the White House.
Since the rout at Waterloo in 1882,
Mr.. Richey has continued to serve
Mr.. Hoover as his political scout and
liaison man.
Moreover, the havoring of the
commission is distinctly political. 1t
is balanced between the two major
parties and, as is usual with political
commissions, there is an attempt to
offset business with labor and the
farmer with the capitalist, while
providing representation for women
and racial and religious groups.
No one knows better than I how
greatly needed is a nonpolitical re-
organization of the Federal Gov
ernment, but what Theodore Roose-'
velt, President Taft, Woodrow VIII
son and Franklin D. Roosevelt failed
to do cannot be accomplished by
Mr.. Herbert Hoover who, for four
years, was content, as President, to
muddle through the morass that
then as now constitutes the execu-
tive branch of the Government.
Even If his jerry-built commission
should present a worthwhile plan,
the Congress would hamstring it.
Senator Styles Bridges and Repre-
sentative John Taber do not want
efficiency and economy at the cost
Of jobs and favors.
In any event, this earnest at
tempt on the part of President Tru-
man to cast his predecessor in a
new and unusual role proves that
Mr.. Hoover knew what he was about
at a recent Gridiron Club dinner
when he acclaimed President Tru-
man in terms so extravagant as to
be cloying.
(Copyright, 1947)
Evening star., 1947-10-10
Hungary Too 5ervi|e
To Soviet, Envoy Says
Nv the Assoeiotsd Press

Hungary's new Minister to the
United States said yesterday his
country is more subservient than
is necessary" to Russia.
Rustem Vambery told reporters at
a news conference, however. that 1t
would be an "overstatement" to say
Moscow completely controls Hung
ary.
Mr.. Vambery maintained that the
Soviet government docs not inter-
fere directly" in the internal affairs
OF his country.
One of the main reasons Commu-
nists control the key posts in the
Hungarian government, he said, is
that they have greater ability thar
opposition members.
Mr.. Vambery said the elections
several months ago that gave q
per cent of the vote to the Commu-
mist Party were marked by some
abuses" but not enough to influence
the outcome.
He said the presence of a Rus
sian occupation army in Hungary
has an authentic influence" on the
minds of his people.
When asked whether he had beer
told in advance about the forma.
ton of the new nine-nation Com.
munist international, Mr.. Vambery
said all ne knew about 1t was what
he has read in American newspa-
pers.
A college professor in the United
States for the past nine years, Mr.
Varnbery said he belongs to no po-
litical party.
Evening star., 1947-10-10

that on the day the Communists
Of nine nations pledged themselves
to stand against the United States
the first shipment of our World War
II dead left Europe. On the boat
were $500 bodies; bodies OF boys and
men who gave all they could for this
country. Thousands and thousands
more bodies will be coming home
shortly, and one of the reasons these
men are not alive is that this coun-
try refused to look facts in the face.
Most of the men who died in Europe
went into combat with 13 weeks Of
training. And they had to fight men
who had been trained for years and
years. What farce!
It makes me little sick to my
stomach to think that this country,
right now the biggest, strongest
and richest in the world, Is just
basking in the sun like a water.
melon asking to be picked.
More Cuts, Less Talk.
When did it become wrong for a
man who has been insulted to dou-
BILE up his fists and refuse to be
insulted? When did 1t become
wrong for a nation that has been
insulted to say it has had enough
and won't take any more? Don't tell
me. this country hasn't been insult
ed since the end Of World War II
Evening star., 1947-10-10

those who direct the destinies OF
nations. The pessimist counts on
the worst, prepares for it, and is
sometimes agreeably surprised. The
optimist counts on the best, pre-
pares for nothing, and usually is
disillusioned.
Therefore, 7 am relieved that the
meeting of the European Communist
parties took place-reportedly and
most appropriately, in a former
hunting lodge of Hermann Goering
It is a relief that these "independ-
ent" European parties-ably assisted
by two members of the Russian Po-
litburo-came out with their brist-
ling statement of policy.
It throws down gantlet, clarifies
the situation, and clears the air.
Never Dissolved.
The Comintern, of course, never
was dissolved. AS this column warm
ed more than two years ago, 1t was
merely put on ice for the duration
1t was resuscitated with modif1ca-
ton of the pre-war policy as early
as April, 1945. In June, 1945, it ex-
ercised a decisive influence in the
Communist Party of the United
States.
There already has been much
speculation on why the Communist
Parties came out as they did. I will
add my bit.
They want to defeat the Marshall
Plan in Europe. To defeat it In
Europe, they must defeat it in the
United States and in American pub
lie opinion. At any rate, they must
confuse American opinion. The sit
uation for a political offensive is
favorable now because before ma
tional election Washington displays
abject cowardice.
Congress members and bureau
Gratis are holding their ears SO close
to the ground that they cannot see
any horizon. Let any columnist or
radio commentator attack them
however unfairly, however stupidly
even-and they run to cover like
rabbits. The last thing they want
to do is display leadership.
The American people want peace.
Therefore, the Russians hope to
defeat the Marshall plan on the
charge that it is war plan. Aid
to Europe must be associated in our
peoples minds with war. Just how
lending credit to Italy, France and
other countries to buy food, replace
obsolescent machinery and avoid
total economic collapse becomes a
warlike move is not clear but Soviet
Evening star., 1947-10-10

ming Tor us.
That's no guess, either, for all you
have to do to know that this is true
is read the newspapers. Russia has
showed its hand, put all the cards
on the table. Russia, France, Italy
Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania'
Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Hungary
have pooled their Communists to
stand against this country.
Like . Nation Of Fools.
So what are we doing? Nothing
Just sitting back like nation OF
fools and waiting to be hit on the
chin. We have chopped the Army
we have whacked the Navy. we have
handcuffed the Air Corps. We don't
even have the sense to make our
Youngsters take military training
A bunch of sob sisters, short
sighted mammas and papas, and
other spineless critters. say it would
ruin this country to put the kids IN
uniform for a year. My feeling is
that every man from As down
should be put through the PAGES
and made to learn how to handle
himself and gun.
It struck me as rather significant
Evening star., 1947-10-10
This Changing World
Change in U. S. Attitude Toward Spain
Is Expected in the Near Future

people of that country wanted Ell
Caudillo purged. In spite OF re-
oorts that Spain was seething, Amer
ican ofncials on the spot reported
that outside OF inevitable economic
handicaps which are perennial in
Europe, there was less trouble IN
that country than in most other
countries.
The American Government has
never desired to have any close deal
ing with dictatorial regimes. But for
reasons of political expediency we
now have full diplomatic missions IN
such countries as Russia, Yugoslavia. !.
Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and
Hungary, all of which have far more
terroristic relationships than Gen.
Frances was in the worst days OF
the civil war. Moreover, all OF these
terroristic police regimes in Eastern
Europe are openly hostile not only
to America, but to the Western
European governments which have
purged Communists from their
ranks.
Spain Can Contribute.
In Secretary of State Marshals
overall plan to help the starving
Europeans it Is provided that one OF
the principal purposes OF his pro-
posal was that the 16 nations should
be able to help themselves. It Is
obvious to most of them that Spain
can contribute something toward the
political economic reconstruction OF
western Europe. Despite the with
drawal of Britain's Ambassador.
Spain only few months ago opened
a credit of s1o,00O,Oo0 to Britain to
purchase raw materials and vital
foodstuffs.
The French government, which is
in bad need Of citrus fruits and
olive oil for its people, is looking 10
Spain for these products. But Tor
the time being the French govern
ment has not been able to enect a
change in its policies.
A provisional Spanish republican
government exists in Paris and anti
Spanish sentiment in the country
is so strong that Foreign Minister
Georges Bidault feels that he would
seriously jeopardize his cabinets
position If he made any gesture TO-
ward reconciliation with Madrid.
Both Premier Paul Ramadier and
Mr.. Bidault feel that any step to-
ward improving. relations with Spain
would give ample ammunition Tor
the Communists to blast them out
of Office. The French government
is too shaky right now to take any
risks.
However, the government of the
United States and many OF the
Latin American governments feel
that under present world conditions
it is useless to continue the ostracism
of Spain. While the return OF an
American ambassador to Madrid
is still far of, because the U. N.
resolution still stands, there will be
other steps to ease American rela-
tions with Spain
Evening star., 1947-10-10

b1QQlng - pro-
viding for the withdrawal of chiefs
of Observation-Disclosures rather
than weakened Gen. Frances posi-
ton in that country.
The rank and file Of Spaniards
resented the U. MS slap in the face
Because of their fear of communism
they decided that they had better
stick to the present benevolent die
tatorship, rather than run the risE
of another civil war which, the
majority of the Spanish people
Qncluding Socialists believe, would
place their country behind the iron
curtain.
Factors Leading to Change.
This result, together with the fact
that Gen. Franco has leaned back
ward to cooperate with the West
ern democracies, has been among
the factors leading to a still i'm
perceptible, but definite, change in
the attitude of Britain, America and
many of the Latin American re-
publics toward the Spanish regime
The decision to withdraw diplo-
matte chiefs from Spain was taken
at the meeting of the General AS
sembly last year. It was spectacu-
lar but innocuous and was taken
under strong pressure from the
Slavic bloc and from France, where
Maurice Thorez and four sther
Communists had important posi-
tions in the cabinet.
When the resolution for with
drawal of chiefs of mission was
presented, it was regarded as a sop
to Russia and was intended as an
other measure of appeasement. In
the fall of 1916 the USSR had not
thrown off its mask entirely and
many ranking officials in this
country, as we'll as other democratic
countries, believed that co-opera-
ton with the Eastern colossus was
possible.
During the year which followed
the U. Ms mild sanctions nothing
happened in Spain to prove that the
Evening star., 1947-10-10
On the Record
Communist Emergence Laid to Effort
To Kill Marshall Plan in L. S.

propagandiStS specialize IN non
seouiturs. Like Hitler, they think
if you say anything loudly, aggres'
sively and often enough, lot Of
people will believe it.
And they hope to scare our all toe
easily scared Congress members by
creating chaos in Europe.
For the policy indicates that the
Communists, having become con-
vinced that they cannot capture
power beyond the Red Army area by
parliamentary methods, are going
into direct action-strikes, etc. II
unable to get power, they will do
their best to prevent other govern
ments from successful reconstruc-
ton or maintaining law and order
If their violence is suppressed, they
will yell Fascist"
U. S. Should Go on Offensive.
America should not take this
meekly, but should 60 on the political
offensive. The Soviets have no hope
of Strengthening themselves except
by weakening us. They know, fur
thermore, that at every sign Of
weakness on our part some Euro
peans, who have little interest ex-
cept to survive, will climb on the
Communist bandwagon, in the hope
of reinsuring their. heads on theil
shoulders. The Communist parties
are not making new Communists
but recruiting opportunists, Anc
every sign of weakness from Americs
stampedes the sheep.
The Communist declaration Of
political war frees us in the United
Nations. The whole assumption O.
the present structure is great power
cooperation. When the Com
munists announce that there cam
be such cooperation, they effec.
lively resign from the U. N.-excep'
to use 1t as a propaganda machine
We now can come out for gen.
uine system of collective securit!
within a fellowship of law-abidine
nations-with Russia, if still pos
sible; without her, if necessary.
But Mr.. Vishinsky should be an.
swered, in not too gentlemanly tones
for he is personally no gentleman
but blood stained prosecutor OF hi
own old buddies. The time ha:
come officially to expose the neo.
Bonapartism and most ruthless sys'
tenn of monopoly state capitalism
in the world today, calling itsel.
socialism" Socialism, my eye!
Hitler called himself a Socialist
too-a national Socialist. And al
the rest of the world were capitalist.
imperialists" and "warmongers."
Too bad the Soviets can't be more
original.
(copyright 1947, the Bell Syndicate. Inc.
Evening star., 1947-10-10
-Four Senators Predict
Bloc Will Back|ire
Against Communists
BY the Asseeiuted h.as,

Four Senators, including the
veteran Tom Connally, Demo-
crat, OF Texas, expressed belief
today that open formation of a
nine-nation Communist bloc by
Soviet Russia will backflre.
Senator Connally, ranking minor
ity member and former chairman of
the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee, told q reporter the move
should "stiffen" opposition both in
Europe and the United States to
Soviet aims.
Senator's Brewster, Republican, of
Maine; Russell, Democrat, of Geor-
gia, and Cain, Republican, of Wash
ington, agreed with Senator Con-
nally in separate interviews.
Most lawmakers expressed belief
that the Communist action will
smooth the way for both European
stopgap aid and the longer range
Marshall plan in Congress.
Feels Victims May Unite.
'The nations of Europe will not
calmly allow nine countries to force
down their throats the doctrine OF
communism" Senator Connally said
I'm fact 1t may stiffen their oppo-
sition and tend to unite the sup
posed victims OF communism" He
added:
"It should have the same affect
upon us as a Nation"
President Truman took notice at
his news conference yesterday OF the
Communist contention that the
Marshall plan is evidence Of Amer
ican imperialism"
The President said fatty that the
United States is not interested in
the economic domination Of any
country or continent.
Secs Education for People.
Senator Brewster said he thinks
the Communist move will educate
the American people to the ideo-
logical conflict now under way In
the world. Russia seems to be fol-
lowing the psychology that broke
Hitler and Germany. That is at
tempting to stir up external con-
fiicts in an effort to suppress in
ternal discomfort"
Senator Russell said formation OF
the bloc lifts the Iron Curtain a
little bit upon something that every
one knew was going on anyway. It's
good to have it out in the open"
Senator Cain said it should force
a showdown among most nations be-
tween communism and democracy.
When the President was asked for
comment on the new Communist
setup, he said he thought Undersec-
tary of State Lovett had &C nmented
amply Wednesday.
Effort to Stop Recovery.
Mr.. Loyett had said 1t was an
effort by Communists to prevent,
if they can, the economic recovery
of Europe"
Then the President stressed that
all this country ever had wanted
was peace and prosperity over the
world.
Asked if the Communist move had
made American assistance in feeding
Europe more urgent, Mr.. Truman
said the situation always had been
urgent.
The President laughed off a re-
quest for comment on the attack by
the Literary Gazette Of Moscow
which likened him to Hitler. and
drew the fire of the State Depart
ment. -........
The President said that is the
sort of thing that happens in this
country and that he is used to 1t.
In fact, he added, the material for
the attack came from papers in this
country.
Evening star., 1947-10-10

ulcu AOul tIlc
Steppes step all
over us. And I
figure that If I
speak the Ian
guage I'll have
a better chance
to miss tn e
CO nc e ntration
c a m ps or the
cremation par
lors than those
Americans who
don't know how
to prom o u nee
samovar.
Russia is gun
Evening star., 1947-10-10
Malay, Amok on Train,
Kills Six With Penknife
BY the Associated Press

SINGAPORE, Oct. 10-A Malay
armed only with a penknife ran
amok last night in the dining car
of a train near Kuala Lumpur
Malay States, and killed British
soldier, four Chinese and Malay
before escaping into the jungle.
Two other British soldiers suffered
critical injuries and another Chi
nese also was wounded.
In Singapore, an Indian detective
ran amok and wounded three per-
sons with pistol shots before he was
subdued.
In 1916, the death rate in France
was the lowest in the history of the
country.
Evening star., 1947-10-10
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Evening star., 1947-10-10

overlapping bu-
reaus and agen-
cies. They spent
money extrava-
g a n t ly, they
fought an inter-
n e c inc W a r
among tn e m
selves for more
power and for
more m O n e y.
And what did
Mr.. Hoover, as
President, d o
about it?. He
made only a
few motions. al
Evening star., 1947-10-10

Particularly is
illusion a dan
gerous self . in
d u / 6 e nee O +
statesmen. Wars
never have been
prevented a n d
never won by
the self f-deluded.
or the trust
ing. ]" Pessinism
is not attractive
but, if not bereft
of faith nor &C
CO m p a MED by
defea tism, it is
pr f e r able to
Evening star., 1947-10-10

Z n e spanish
government, is
expected in the
near future. The
visit Of Repre-
S e n t a t l v e S
Mundt, j u d d
and Smith to
Gen er alissimo
F ra CO this
week is consid-
cred significant.
The coercive
measures adopt
ed by the United
Nations a S t
year at Russia S
Evening star., 1947-10-10

LQOuRA IL Z
was a statute on the books giving
him power to exchange and con-
solidate agencies. This law expired
by it's own terms shortly after Presi-
dent Roosevelt was inaugurated IN
1888. But it might have been pos
sible for him to have done some OF
the reorganization that should have
been done and which was not done.
Because Mr.. Hoover either did
not know how to reorganize the Gov
ernment when he was President
or was unable to do so, he is now
hailed as an expert in admins
tration. He has been named Chair
man of a heterogeneous commission
to present a plan for the more ell
cient and economical functioning OF
the executive department. He has
been given another opportunity te
guess the wrong answer. And II
on the doctrine Of averages, he
should guess right this time, it ma!
be taken for granted that the Con-
gress, following its customary pat
tern, will refuse to put the plan into
effect. The real trouble is that Con-
gress thrives on bad administration
There are more favors and jobs II
the machine operates inefflciently
and wastefully 1t would not long
50 operate If the Congress wished
otherwise.
4-Cylinder Motor.
Going back to the days OF Theo-
dore Roosevelt, there have been
numerous plans to make the execu-
tive machine run better. Succeed
ing Presidents have been just as con-
scious as was Theodore Roosevelt
that the executive branch was a
four-cylinder motor jerkily sput-
tering its way along on two cylin-
ders. One Of the first things that
Franklin D. Roosevelt did was to
set up another commission to evolve
a plan to which an Indifferent and
wasteful Congress might be willing
to give effect. Moreover, Franklin
D. Roosevelt's commission was not
such odge-podge as has now been
set up under former President
Hoover. 1t consisted of three ex-
perts. The Chairman was Louis
Brownlow, and the other members
were Prof. Charles e. Merriam,
chairman of the department OF
political science of the Univer-
sity of Chicago, and DR.. Luther H
Gulick, the man who had done such
an outstanding job in government
reorganization in New York.
II Mr.. Hoover were really trying
to do a good job, he would recon-
mend that a firm of experts in ad-
ministration and management be
employed. This firm would have NO
political connections. It would be
charged with the duty Of studying
the various reports of prior COM
missions that lie moldering in
somewhat extensive graveyard. After
studying these reports, while at the
same time making cold-blooded
appraisement of the executive
branch of the Government, it would
be asked to make a report which
really would make 1t possible to run
the Government more efficiently and
more economically. But, neither the
Hoover commission nor the Congress
can be expected to take such SIM
pie action.
Since we have a political COM
mission, we may expect political
result. Mr.. Hoover has been in poll
tics for many years. He knows now
that he cannot hope again to be
our Chief of State, but it is natural
that he should look for public ac-
Evening star., 1947-10-10
Bv Constantine Bro,vn

A change in the attitude of the
United States and other Western
governments, making possible an
improvement in relations with
Evening star., 1947-10-10
By Dorothy Thompson

The truth is always preferable to
falsehood and reality to illusion,
even when falsehood and illusion
are pleasanter,
Evening star., 1947-10-10
By Harold L. Ickes

Herbert Hoover was President
of the United States from 1929 to
1888. The executive agencies dur
ing that period were a congeries OF
Evening star., 1947-10-10
McLemore-
Sees Russians
Cunning for Us
Bv Henry McLem ore

I don't know about you, but I'm
studying Russian.
The way this country is acting,
it is Just matter of time until the
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