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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-05
PEGLER
BY WESTBROOK PaaLER

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copyright. 1915, KING
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Washington, oct. 4
Harvard: Harvard: Harvard:
Once glorious name in Am
erican culture and Patriotism
even in football in the naive days
OF the nose-guard, amateurism
and the ivy league Harvard
is more renowned today as the
Kennel of Felix Frankfurter'
happy hot dogs. The whole ex
tent of their influence on Am
erican destiny will never be
known. Like Sinking figures in
an underworld movie, they fade
into mists and reappear else
where.
Alger Hiss, who was accused
of membership in a circle called
an apparatus" by his old friend
Whitaker Chambers the Ex-
Communist who became a sen
ior editor of Time Magazine, is
not just typical. Mr.. Hiss is
special. He managed to escape
the draft from Pearl Harbor to
VI Day, and finally some pow
er planted him with Franklin D.
Roosevelt, by then feeble in
mind and body, and V. M. Molo
otov, at the Yalta Conference.
There, with Mr.. Frankfurter's
prize protege to guide his fail
ing mentality, Roosevelt signed
over the Balkans, the Baltic, the
Orient oh, why bubble a.
bout it? - signed over the world
to Josef Stain and the Krem-
lin. BY fighting Russia for it,
Americans may win back title
to their share of the world. But
the little happy hot dog won't
be there. Fighting is for dumb
Americans.
Alger Hiss swore that he
never had been a Communist.
Chambers swore that Hiss was
Communist and was, more
over, a member of a special
Communist group called an App
aratus, and the Apparatus had
the special purpose of doing mis-
sionary work for communism
within the Government.
Now, when Alger Hiss was
brought down to Washington to
testify before the awkard and
vulgar but always patriotic com
mittee on Un-American activit
les. he readily reeled off his
background down to point.
Then he choked. He stalled. He
whined for mercy. They were
demanding that he pronounce
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-05
TUCKER


WASHINGTON, Get. 5-Al-
though Bernard M. Baruch, per-
ennial "brain trust" and "angel"
for Democratic Administrations
and the Democratic Party, ap-
parently does not intend to con-
tribute to the Truman reelection
fund, he has promised friends on
Capital Hill that he will support
them financially. He is keenly
interested in Democratic control
of the Senate because of his con-
Germ with the foreign problems
that may confront the next upper
chamber.
Mr.. Humans petulant letter
to the venerable financier, berat-
ing him for not having kicked
into the National Committees
treasury, was almost as fatal
mistake in its way as was his
description of the Congressional
Communist expose as a red
herring" 1t shocked the Mis-
sourian's closest friends and
advisers, who would have warn
ed against it if he had discussed
the move with them in advance.
me President charged Mr..
Baruch with ingratitude, in view
of the favors which this Admins
tration had showered on the New
Yorker. The fact is that tn
only reward in that direction was
the promotion of Herman B. Ba-
ruch, younger brother, to the
Ambassadorship at Lisbon. But
the diplomatic member of the
family is career man, and re-
garded as one of the best.
DESPERATION In fact,
despite Barney" Baruch's pro-
istration it is he who was always
a creditor. He served as F. D. r.
"troubleshooter" time and time
again, especially in formulating
a program for manufacture of
synthetic rubber. He frequently
pacified Capital Hill friends,
where he has always been a
great favorite, when they explod-
ed over Mr.. Roosevelt's political
or economic vagaries.
Indeed, Mr.. Baruch's friends
say that he has spent many of
his own millions for Democratic
Presidents since the days of
Woodrow Wilson. In handling
World War 1 and World War II
problems, he has contributed his
time and services, as well as
those of an extensive research
staff. He has never taken a
penny from the government, and
he has paid all his expenses.
How the normally kindly and
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-05
Pegler Says Harvard Is Now Known
As Home Felix Franfurter's Hot Dogs
Which He Describes As Communists

the esoteric, mysterious, power
full name of Felix Franklurter.
This was proclamation.
This is the way the examina-
ton ran:
Residence, % East Eighth ST.
New York; born, Baltimore, 1904
Not a Communist. Never foil
owed the> line. No Communist
friends.
He has been an assistant to
Judge Jerome Frank, also of
course, a happy hot dog, in fact
so happy and so hot that Frank
furter recommended him to Rex
Tugwell for one of those influen
tial jobs in the AAA.
@. - (By Robert Stripping,
chief investigator of the comm
ittee) will you now give the com
mittee brief resume of your
federal employment?
A. - My first employment
came Immediately after my gra
duation from Law School (mean
ing Harvard Law under Frank
furter). When I served as
secretary to one of the assoc
late justices of the Supreme
Court, I then went into private
practice and came to Washing
ton at the request of Govern
ment officials plural - note
that in May, 1888 (the first year
of the new deal and the comm
unist penetration) as an assis-
tant general counsel to the Agri
cultural Adjustment Asministra
ton.
@. - (By Mr.. Rankin) will
you give the name of that jus
tice, please?
A. - Oliver Wendall Holmes.
(whose dotage found him serv
ing as master of the KI-YIS as
they came down from Harvard
Law
@. - (By Mr.. Nixon) would
you please give the names of
the government officials who re
quested you to come to Wash
ington with the A.A.A.?
A. - Yes. Judge Jerome
Frank was General Counsel. He
requested me to come to Wash
ington' to be an assistant on his
staff.
Q. - (By Mr.. Nixon) you said
it in the Plural. Was he the
only one, then?
A. -(Beginning to squirm)
there were some others. Is it
necessary? There are so many
witnesses who use names rath
er loosely before your commi
ttee and would rather limit
myself.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-05
10Y SHOULD YOU READ
THE RULES PRINTED IN
YOUR BANK BOOK?

(A) A scrub woman kept her
earnings in savings bank, hop
ing to retire some day. One af-
ternoon she was shocked to dis
cover that her bank book had
vanished from her purse. After
work the following day she
went to the bank-but alas! she
was too late. The finder of the
book had come in, forged her
signature, and taken out her saw
ings. The woman sued the bark
for her money. The banks law
yer pointed to a rule in the pass
book which required the depo-
sitor to report Immediately If
the book was lost. The woman
protested that she had never
even looked at the printed mat
ter in the book. But the Judge
decided that was her hard luck,
saying it was up to her to read
the rules.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-05
YOUR america pay by pay IN PICTURES
Adapted from ALB

ocroBER 5. 1873. one Of the
most decisive battles in Ameri-
can history was fought in Can
ada. This was Battle of the
Thames River. where British
commanded by Henry Proctor
and Indian allies led by Tecum-
sch. were routed by U S militia
under w. H. Harrison.
Surrender of Detroit in 1872,
by William Hull. who was court
martialed and condemned to
death (but reprieved) for the
surrender, had given British con-
troll of practically all the region
tributary to the Upper Great
Lakes Harrison, sent to recap
ture it, established a base near
Toledo. Proctor twice attacked
the outposts and let unbridled
troops massacre wounded and
women.
Meanwhile, o. H. Perry built
fleet near Erie with which he
sought and destroyed the British
squadron in Battle of Lake Erie
(Sept. 10, 1879 This deprived
Proctor of naval support and
Harrison invaded Canada. Proc
tor and Tecumseh retreated
north, but Harrison caught them
40 miles up the Thames. with
their backs against a marsh. Cav
airy under Richard M. johnson
made the British run. Proctor es-
capped in disguise. Indians held
their ground until Tecumseh was
killed; then they scattered under
Tecumseh's lieutenant, Osha-i
wahnah.
The victory restored and in
sured American sovereignty inl
the Northwest for all time.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-05

thoughtful Harry S. Truman
could select such a man for an
EFT tn, Barney" letter is beyond
the understanding of Washington
1t is generally interpreted as
evidence of personal and political
desperation.
SYMPATHY Mr.. Barueh
has not, as of now, dignified the
presidential rebuke with a reply
or a public statement, explain
ing his failure to put up some
badly needed cash. But
old associates here advance the
explanation that he does not sym
pathize with the Administrations
Civil Rights program.
1t is not that the financier does
not believe and battle for the
fundamental principles of politi-
cal and economic equality for
he has given generously to such
movements. But it is thought
that he looks upon the present
program as politically inspired,
and feels that it will work more
evil than good.
STANDARDS Although it is
not generally realized, Mr.. Ba-
ruch has Southern background
and connections. and he knows
Dixie's problems at first hand.
He spends many months in the
Carolinas.
His intimates on Capital Hill
for years were the late Pat Har
rison of Mississippi, the late Joe
Robinson of Arkansas, Walter F.
George of Georgia, John Nance
Garner of Texas. He has honor
airy degrees from half a dozen
OF the South's leading universe.
ties. Herman was born in Cam
den, S. c.
Moreover, Mr.. Baruch sets
such standards of accomplish .
ment, efficiency and exactness
for himself that it is doubtful
whether he could bring himself
to give his approval to the pre-
sent Administration, even though
he sympathized with many of its
aims.
BROKE The Truman-Baruch
incident is also significant for its
revelation of how "stony broke"
the Democrats are in the midst
OF the campaign.
Only Mr.. Humans desnair
over the desertion of such his
toric contributors as the Baruchs
the kennedys, the Morgenthaus,
The Jesse Joneses, the Binghams
and wealthy, Rooseveltian "i.
berals' would have led him to
write such q castigation.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-05
Sokdy Says Experts Have Shifted Their Judgement Wallace Vote G
DAILY BIBLE QUOTATION

shares and their spears into pruning hooks; ma
lions shall not lift up sword against nation, neith-
er shall thew learn war anymore" Isaiah "a
This months daily quotations are suggested by the
Rev. Willis R. Stevens Pastor of the Rosemary Methodist
Church of Roanoke Rapids ~
The Herald will each day in this position Bible
quotation the churches the five county
by the Herald will be asked to contribute the
quotation for month.
Evening star., 1948-08-03
Excise Cuts Benefit
Canadian Auto Buyers
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

BY the Associated PresS
OTTAWA, August 3.-Canadians
learned last night that some goods
will be cheaper and a few will cost
more as the result OF weekend
government announcements.
1t is unlikely that the goods will
be available on counters in any
greater quantity than they have
been.
Buyers of automobiles will benefit
particularly from the governments
action in wiping out or reducing
excise taxes. On cars, taxes running
progressively up to rs per cent ac-
cording to the price range, were
dropped to a fiat 10 per cent.
However, import restrictions-the
main factor in cutting down Canad-
ian supplies of many types of food
and serviceable -articles-still re-
main.
To conserve United States dollars,
there is a ban on import of such
items as jewelry. candy, novelties.
typewriters, radios. refrigerators,
washing machines and furniture.
Quota restrictions apply to auto
mobiles, all textiles except raw ma
terials and yarns, shoes, fresh fruits
and some vegetables, and sundries
such as clocks, watches, cutlery,
sporting goods and smokers sup
plies,
Evening star., 1948-08-03
Muddling in Congress
Both Parties Trying to Shift Blame
In Maneuvers on Initiation Problem

Cabe only a few hours before at a
special meeting. Mariner Eccles,
denoted chairman, insisted that
the Presidents plan would make
reserve member banks "the goat"
and that the board had always in
tended to include commercial banks
in proposing increased reserve re-
quirements.
How They Voted.
Governors Vardaman, Clayton
and Draper voted with Mr.. Eccles;
Mr.. McCabe had Mr.. Symczak with
him and Mr.. Evans abstained for
personal reasons. The chairman was
then obliged by statute to, present
the majority view as the boards
decision.
The governors also rubbed it into
Mr.. McCabe that the President and
Treasury did not control the Federal
Reserve; it is an Independent
agency responsible to Congress.
Nobody blamed Mr.. McCabe par
ticularly; it was assumed the White
House and his sponsor. Secretary
Snyder, had high-pressured him.
But the White House takes a long
time to learn that Mr.. Eccles, right
or wrong, fights for his beliefs.
The Truman brain trust also for
got to remember that Mr.. Eccles Is
the special delight of Chairman
Tobey of, Senate Banking. Sena-
tor Tobey has already called Mr.
Eccles. who recalled that the board
had urged an anti-infiation pro-
gram last November and again In
April, adding bluntly that 1t /.
now probably too late to avoid
trouble.
No Bouquets for COP.
Mr.. Eccles' testimony was re-
ceived with pleasure by Republi-
cans but they got no bouquets from
him. He said they had made their
contribution to imitation by de-
creasing taxes. He will also fight
House Chairman Wolcott's tenta-
tive plans for some kind OF bank
reserve and consumer credit con-
trolls. These, Mr.. Eccles contends
would be useful parts of an overall
program but alone are smoke
screens to veil inaction.
In such administration confu-
sions, Congress finds an easy out
They arise chiefly from the fact
that Mr.. Truman is trying to put
across a New Deal program without
New Dealers. Most OF his people
in their hearts, don't like either
the New Deal philosophy or Its
practice and naturally they make
a bad fist of it.
The President, one succinct Sen
ator put it, does not seem to real
ize that the Pope could not run
the Catholic Church II he ap-
pointed all Methodists and Bap-
lists to the College of Cardinals.
Evening star., 1948-08-03

headlines and . spy scare in the
air until election day.
Effort to Justify Smear.
I doubt II the committee planned
it that way. It has appeared to be
wholly occupied with the effort to
justify the smearing- -one long year
ago-of DR.. Edward q. Condor. The
revelations" of the girl traitor or
ex-traitor-her own .characteriza-
ton, not mine-must have come as
q godsend to the committee. It can
now continue delaying the oppor-
tunity it has been promising DR..
Condor to appear in his own de-
fense.
Meantime, the House and Senate
will be able to stall of any possible
action on such matters as the cost
of living. Above all the two legis-
lative bodies will be able to ignore
the evidence piling up each week
the record-breaking
profits being gathered BY American
business corporations; even the evi-
dence that behind the silver lining
of our boom there turks the bust
that can do nobody any good.
That's how it appears at the mo-
ment, although the new spy scare
itself may presently turn out to be
as transparent as the other politi-
cal maneuvers.
Evening star., 1948-08-03
On the Other Hand
Bigger and Better Spy Scare
May Take Congress Off the Hook

just shows you what kind of a
President he is"
That has been the purpose, but
the Republican leaders have had
some misgivings. They have been
afraid it might be too transparent
But now it may be that Messrs.
Ferguson and Thomas have rescued
the party leadership by providing a
show calculated to take the public's
mind off the real business of Con-
gress. What they are doing is some
thing else. 1t is the real business of
a grand jury. In fact, a Federal
grand jury in New York already has
gone into it and has heard the same
weird woman's testimony. The re-
suit of it all was. group of in
dictments that have left a lot of
good lawyers puzzled. The courts
eventually will have to decide
whether the indictments have any
validity. But the grand jury has
done its job and the cases are where
they ought to be, in the courts.
That isn't good enough for Messrs
Ferguson and Thomas. There is no
political profit in that. So they
bring the self-advertised female spy
to Washington to tell at great
length and publicly all that she told
the New York grand jury; most
particularly all she told about all
the people the grand Jury did not
indict. The gal responds with great
pleasure. She produces name after
name after name. If she can be
believed, the Government has been
tottering on its foundations for
years, thanks to the clever machina-
tons of people like herself.
So now a number Of citizens have
been nicely smeared and the I'm
American Activities Committee has
enough stuf to keep itself in the
Evening star., 1948-08-03

conference, told Constantine Brown.
the Western Allies that they would
have to accept Soviet dictates on
the future of the Danube or get out
of the conference.
What this dictate is was revealed
Yesterday when Mr.. Vishinsky cir
culated a draft of treaty which
would give the Soviet bloc exclusive
control of the 1.800-mile river and
defeated a French proposal for two
thirds voting in the conference by
simply opposing it.
Bellicose Attitude.
II any belief had arisen any
where that Russia was any more
amenable to reconciliation with the
Western Powers, it certainly must
have been destroyed by such trucu-
lent and bellicose bullying.
The United States, Britain and
France went into the Danube con-
ference with the full knowledge
that they would be outvoted and
that the Soviet bloc would decide
pretty much by itself the extent to
which the great European river Is
to be restored as a contribution to
Europe's economic recovery.
To the extent that the success OF
the Marshall Plan depends on the
revival of trade between Eastern
and Western Europe as well as be-
tween the Western nations them
selves, the Danube River could play
an important role. This great ex-
tension of the sea into the heart OF
Europe, if properly utilized, could
provide the transportation-inex-
pensive transportation-which the
nations of Europe need for the ex-
change of their products.
It is not to be expected, however,
that Russia and her satellites will
Evening star., 1948-08-03
Chinese May Attempt.
Landing in Manchuria
L. the Assoeiofsd Press

PEIPING, Aug. 3.-Government
troops are preparing for an amphibi-
GUS landing at Yingkow, Manchu-
rian seaport 100 miles southwest OF
Mukden. Chinese press reports said
today.
The most logical jumping OF place
for such an assault would be Hulu-
tao, IS miles across the Gulf Of Lao
tung from Yingkow.
Communist troops have been re-
ported already abandoning Yingkow
Seizure of Yingkow would proyide
the government q corridor to Muk-
den for the movement Of supplies
brought in by ship. Rail facilities
and a highway connect Mukden
with the port.
For some days now dispatches
from Manchuria have indicated gov
ernment moves against the Com
munists are in the ofing. Govern
ment troops in the Mukden area
have expanded their hold; the food
situation has been reported consid-
erably improved.
The military situation in North
China was relatively quiet, but in
Evening star., 1948-08-03
This Changing World
Vishinsky's Statement ON Danube Pact
illustrates Soviet Attitude on West

do a great deal to smooth the way
for the revival of Europe's trade IN
a way which will assist the Marshall
Plan, and the presence Of the United
States, Britain and France at the
Belgrade conference table has more
pro forma than q real character.
All of the Western nations have
an interest in the Danube and they
must pursue that interest at Bel
grade in spite of Soviet obstruction
ism. This is for two reasons:
Cd Ultimately q day of reckoning
and accounting must come in Eu-
rope, and as background for that
day of settlement-whether 1t comes
without a new war or as result OF
tive must be clearly on record in
favor of the widest possible utili2a-
ton Of the Danube by the countries
which depend on 1t.
CD We must make use of the Bel
grade conference to impress on the
states in the Soviet bloc the neces-
sity for their cooperating with the
Marshall Plan and that the benefit
that they will derive-even as non
participating countries-will amply
compensate them for their readiness
to trade with the West.
1t would appear that some little
progress has been made in break
ing down the absolute barrier to CO.
operation with the Marshall Plan
which Russia would like to impose
On it's satellites. Even if the prospect
of tangible success in Belgrade ap-
pears remote, 1t is essential that we
pursue every faint prospect OF draw
ing Eastern Europe into mutual
trade relation with the West.
Pride Swallowed.
That is the reason the Western
diplomats have to swallow their
pride and ignore Mr.. Vishinsky's
invitation to them to take a walk"
the same kind of walk that Rus
sia has taken from innumerable
conferences.
Soviet diplomats traditionally
have thought in terms of walking
out on any diplomatic negotiations
which do not go the way they
wanted them to. That is not the
way of true peace-minded diplo-
macy and it is not the way OF the
West.
AS long as the Western powers
appear to be discussing the posi-
bility of an overall European set
tlement in Moscow the Danube ap-
parently will become one more is
sue which can be added to the
agenda of any settlement confer
ence. for the West is not prepared
to accept Soviet bloc control OF
the river as a permanent propo-
Sition.
Evening star., 1948-08-03


with little or no action. The Pres
ident's aides are suggesting that he
call them back after Labor Day.
Republican leaders retort that they
are already prepared for that threat
with plan to recess until shortly
after election day which would sty-
mie the President.
It is still possible that some
piecemeal legislation may emerge
in the next 10 days; it is certain
that no concerted attack on any
one problem will occur.
Greatest Weakness.
The administrators greatest
weakness, its staff work, is being
glaringly exposed in the imitation
skirmishes. In a last-minute effort
to lend verisimilitude to his efforts,
Mr.. Truman got back former OPA
Administrator Porter as his inf1a-
tion chief of staff.
But Mr.. Porter has been pri-
vately practicing law and is out
of touch with developments in
other agencies. so while ne mas
done his best and plaintively de-
manded an end to partisan politics,
the White House-Treasmt feud
with the Federal Reserve Board
became extremely obvious in tes-
timony before the same committees.
Monday morning Mr.. Truman's
new Federal Reserve chairman,
Thomas McCabe, told the House
Banking Committee the board had
changed it's position on bank re-
serves. The President, following
Treasury Secretary Snyder's advice.
had proposed that increased re-
serves be required only Of reserve
system members and Mr.. McCabe
had supported this position before
the Senators.
What actually happened was that
the Board had disciplined Mr.. Me-
Evening star., 1948-08-03

which the Con- Loweh Mehe''
gress has been asked to face.
The majority leaders in Congress
have made it fairly clear that they
do not intend to do anything about
prices, housing, education, health,
minimum wages, civil rights; in
short about any Of the country's
pressing needs; not if they can
avoid doing so. They have set
themselves to kill as much time as
possible. Daily sessions are short
and recesses are long. Whole days
are skipped over by both houses.
The Senate promotes q time-killing
filibuster.
Weeks of Futility.
After two weeks or, at the most,
three weeks of such futility it is
proposed to say to the country, See?
It's like we told you. We can't do
anything. The President shouldn't
have called this special session. 1t
Evening star., 1948-08-03

stead, both par
ties are mudd-
ling ahead with
techniques b y
W hich e a C h
hopes to shift
blame to the
other during the
com ing CAM
paign.
The recrimi-
natory a t m o S.
phere h a n g S
most h e av i ! y
over talk of an
other pee a !
session if this
nne adi0IIrnS
Evening star., 1948-08-03

s ov e t. s ap-
proac CHI to its
foreign relations
and illustrates
why, in the long
run, t here is
lit I'll e or no
chance of con-
Citation between
East and West.
Mr.. Vishinsky,
in true Soviet
Russian S tyl ! e
and with a full
sense of the So
Wet ~bloc's ma
jority in the