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Evening star., 1948-05-02
A Hiqh-Hunded Decision

There is nothing to justify the decision
OF the House Ways and Means Committee
to bar the press and public from the hear
ings scheduled to begin tomorrow on legis-
lation for a three-year renewal of the
Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act. AS If
to add insult to injury, moreover, the
decision would arbitrarily limit the hear
ings to six days and allow no one to testify
excepta small group Of witnesses described
as technical experts" Not in a long time
has a congressional body shown less re-
gard for public opinion or for the tradi
tional American procedures followed in
important matters Of this sort.
The fourteen-year-old reciprocal trade
program is an integral element of our
foreign policy because it serves as a key
economic counterpart to the political
aspects of that policy. Despite polls show
ing overwhelming popular support for 1t,
however, there are those who are disposed
to kill it off or nullify it with crippling
amendments Among them is Representa-
tive Gearhart, chairman of the House
Ways and Means Subcommittee in charge
of the legislation. If he had his way, little
would be done to extend the life of the
enterprise beyond June IL, the date when
1t must begin to fall apart unless Congress
takes action in the meantime to renew it.
In view of his hostility therefore, Mr.
Gearhart hardly makes a good case for
the secret hearings when he defends them
on the ground that Il can't see that any
useful purpose would be served by listening
to spokesmen for bunch of ladies sewing
societies reading statements on the legis-
lation by the State Department" That is
a frivolous and unwarranted belittlement
of the patriotic concern OF numerous
private groups for the continuation OF
reciprocal trade. Beyond that, it Is
decidedly poor justification for star
chamber proceedings. The House Ways
and Means Committee ought to get down
of it's high horse and remember that this
is America.
Evening star., 1948-05-02
Giving Away q National Asset

The oil and minerals lying under the
marginal sea belong to the people. But
what people-the people of the coastal
States, or the people of all the States?
When the question went to the Supreme
Court, the decision last June was in favor
of all the people of all the States That,
at least, was the implication of the ruling
which found that the United States, not
California, has paramount rights to oil
under the tidelands off CALIFORNIA; coast.
But in spite of that, and for the second
time, the House has overwhelmingly de-
cided in favor of the States. BY yester-
days vote of 257-29 it renounced, on behalf
OF the United States, all claims to the
rights in controversy. 1t gave title over
these lands to the few States involved,
leaving to these States, rather than to
the Federal Government, the exploitation
of what may be fabulous riches.
Congress took comparable action two
years ago, while ownership of these lands
were still in question before the courts In
vetoing the legislation then, President
Truman took the position that If the
United States owned the mineral rights,
they should not be given away II the
States owned them then no further legis-
lation was necessary. His veto was upheld
The Senate probably will pass, by
narrower margin, the bill approved by
the House yesterday. The President, it
has been said, will veto it again. He
would have even stronger grounds for
that disapproval than he had two years
ago. For if the Supreme Court decision
OF last June can be correctly interpreted
as veSting ownership of tidelands deposits
in the people of the United States, the
action of Congress is to give away that
property and place it in a handful of
States.
That is wrong If the geologists are
correct in their assumptions, tidelands oil
in known locations and that which is yet
to be discovered represents highly i'm
portant national resource which should be
huSbanded in the national interest The
question of State rights, shrewdly capital
lied by California and few others, has
won tremendous support, as indicated by
the House vote yesterday.
But in view of the implications of the
Supreme Court decision, the effect of the
d
The effect is to confer a new right on the
States which did not previously exist and
to repudiate the Supreme Courts findings
as to where these rights really lie.
The gain thus made for State rights is
at the expense of what should have been
national policy of conservation and de-
velopment in the interests of the whole
country. Legislation designed to effect
that policy, drawn up by the National
Government in the interests of all the
people and based largely on national de-
fense needs, has been sidetracked in Con-
gress and permitted to lapse in committee
while national rights are renounced in
favor OF grab by a few States. If this
legislation prevails, the people of all the
States have not been we'll served by their
representatives in Congress.
Evening star., 1948-05-02

including DR.. Alpher, must feel pretty much
the same way. For no matter how well
they may be able to explain the physical
character of our beginning. the mex
plicable First Cause Uncaused still stands
behind everything. That is why atheism
the belief that we come from nothing and
go back to nothing and have no real mean
ing or purpose beyond that's essentially
ignorant, shallow and presumptuous It is
why faith in God is definitely an act of
reason and common sense.
Evening star., 1948-05-02

factured on the Florida peninsula. Already
great areas in the western part Of the State
are planted with this crop and extensive ar
rangements have been made for its introduc-
ton into the central region"
Academic disagreement with American sim
perialism' was a not uncommon phenomenon
on April 80, 1898, when The
Horyord Star editoraly remarked:
lJnnotriotic1 This is a country OF tree
speech and professors In
colleges as we'll as other people have, the right
to entertain and express such views as they
please on questions of public concern. 1t
occurs to u.s. however, that If members of the
faculty Of Harvard University keep on at the
rate they have been going In the airing OF
their antiWar sentiments, the people OF the
United States will come TO regard that time
honored seat of learning as rather anti
American institution and think OF looking
around to see if there are not other colleges
where their sons had better be sent to be edu-
Gated. Patriotism is a good thing as well as
great learning, and If teachers cannot in
culcate love of country when 1t Is at war with
a foreign power in behalf OF civilization and
liberty, they will do well to keep still.
President Mckinley sat up late on the eve
ming of May l, 1898, and The Stars headlines
of the next day told why as follows:
MnriIo Big Victory for Dewey-American
Bow Admiral Utterly DESTROYS the Span
ish fleet at Manila-The Fight Be-
gan Sunday Morning-Loss on Spanish Side
Was Heavy. Including One Captain-The News
Comes Through Madrid-Our Fleet Now En-.
gagged in a Blockade of the Port" The story
OF the battle was coming in piecemeal" A
cablegram from London, confirmed the i'm
preston in washington that the Asiatic
Squadron, commanded by Commodore George
Dewey. had engaged and completely defeated"
the ships Of Spain gathered at Manila.
Evening star., 1948-05-02
Squeeze on UPWA

There is ample reason why Congress
should try to get rid Of officers in Gov
ernment unions who will not sign anti
Communist affidavts. But there is grave
doubt that the House-approved method
will accomplish this purpose and there
is cause to believe that it will do con-
siderable harm.
The House is approaching the problem
by attempting to put the squeeze on
UPWA. This union has shown extreme
leftwing tendencies and its president
Abram Flaxer, has refused to say whether
he is a Communist. The desirability OF
driving this union, as presently constituted,
out of the Government agencies, or, as an
alternative, getting Federal workers out
of the union, is hardly open to question.
The problem is how to accomplish this
without doing more harm than good.
Whatever ones suspicious may be, there
has not been any formal finding that this
Is Communist dominated union. 1t has
not been found that its officers, or any
OF them, are Communists. So far as the
statutes go, this union stands on the same
legal footing as any other. So the House,
Congress not having taken direct
approach is seeking to make flank at
tack against UPWA. And it is doing this
by the distasteful and blunderbuss method
OF attaching riders to appropriation bills
which forbid the payment of salary to any
Federal worker who belongs to a union
which has not subscribed to the anti
Communist affidavit provision of the Taft
Hartley law. This means that, unless
UPWA officials file the affidavits the Fed
eral employe members must either resign
or lose their jobs.
This is a much more drastic penalty in
aid of the affidavit provision than is con-
tanned in the Taft-Hartley law. The only
penalty there is to deny the facilities of
the National Labor Relations Board to
nonconformng unions But here the
penalty is loss of employment. And that
penalty is to be imposed without any
specific finding of wrongdoing or illegality
against either the union or the individual
member. Two years ago. after Congress
had tried to get rid of three employees in
the executive establishment by cutting off
their salaries, the Supreme Court held the
attempt to be unconstitutional, asserting
that lit accomplishes the punishment of
named individuals without a judicial
trial" The UPWA case is not an exact
parallel, but it is too close for comfort
There is further question as to whether
the House intends to be consistent in
this matter. Some LOO employees of the
Government Printing Office, for example,
are members of the International Typo
graphical Union. The officers of that
union have refused to sign the affidavits,
but no one supposes that they are Com
munists. Is Congress going to make the
nom Communist members of the ITU at
the printing office lose their jobs under
this rider device while their non Com
munist brethren in newspaper composing
rooms are merely denied access to the
labor board under the Taft-Hartley Act?
If the answer is in the affirmative, then
how is the GPO going to function, and how
can one possibly justify shutting down the
Evening star., 1948-05-02

cool air and the bending sky To the writer
of one of the Psalms the rising sum- with
its riotous beauty, made the spreading wings
of the doves gleam like silver and gold. And
so the promise of that ancient paean Is,
Though ye have lain among the pots, yet
shall ye be as the wings of dove covered
with silver and her fathers with yellow gold"
That is a promise that even though the
common task and the trivial round may cast
our lot on lowly levels there are wings of
the morning which give beauty for ashes and
cleaning gold and glistening silver for the
black SCOT of pots and pans.
1t matters not how menial your task may
be; it matters not what foul forms have
peopled your night, dark as the pit from
pole to pole; it matters not what devastating
sorrow may have swept across your life nor
what treasures moth and rust may have cor
rupted or thieves may have broken through
and stolen: Every new morning brings new
wings to fly on to beaconing heights That
is the message of wings and the morning
that today we would lift as high as the spires
of the spirit.
Yesterday Is for gratitude and, perhaps for
regret. Today is for resolution and new
start. When morning gilds the skies 1t is
heavens signal to reach for your wings-not
wearily to tie on old weights.
AS soon as we have permitted the past to
assert an arresting mastery over us, whether it
be the deadening complacency of splendid
achievement or the disabling remembrance of
dismal failure, we doom ourselves to the
ground; We reject the wings of the morning
OF course, only the fool ignores the past. But
the man who Is governed by his yesterdays is
a prisoner, though he may not know it. The
accumulated weight of all the yesterdays will
crush the wings which otherwise will lift you
above it all for new start and new day.
At sunrise, every soul is born anew. Each
morning gives thee wings to fly from all that
is Of the earth earthly, for,
Every day is a fresh beginning,
Listen my soul. to the glad refrain,
In spite of old sorrow and older SHINING,
And trouble forecasted and possible pain,
Take heart with the day and begin again."
Wings wait with the morning
Evening star., 1948-05-02

haunted me. 1t is not.
like some phrases, a
pointed shaft to stab
a complacent spirit
broad awake. It
haunts one for the
sheer poetry and
beauty of it, like
moonlight on the sea.
like a red bird on a
winter bough, or a
church spire against
a twilight sky-wings
of the morning! 1t
is a wedding certifi-
cate of tw0 QlOrieS
Evening star., 1948-05-02

GPO to get at suspected Communists in
UPWA?
The fair inference is that the House has
leaped without looking. The Senate ought
to take careful look at all aspects of this
proposal with the aim OF making it more
practicable.
Evening star., 1948-05-02

An owlish editor in Moscow denounces
American sport as utterly corrupt, thus
joining the noble procession of fight man.
ayers who at one time or another have
baWled 1--WE wuz robbed"
Evening star., 1948-05-02

to realize the constructive possibilities of
atomic energy. If Rome ever is to be built
in day, we'll just have to call up the old
SeabeeS
Evening star., 1948-05-02
Jet Planes
Unhappy Secretary

The illness of Secretary of Labor Schwellen-
bach soon may lead to another cabinet change
Mr.. Schwelenbach has been far from happy
in the post, for which he gave up a lifetime
Federal judgeship. He long has waged a losing
fight with the House Appropriations Committee
to keep the Labor Department from being taken
from him pecemeal. Besides, he has not always
had his way with Mr.. Truman on labor mat
tiers. The most likely man to take his place
if he should bow out of the cabinet in the
opinion of many observers, is David A. Morse
Undersecretary of Labor. Also frequently men-
toned is James M. Mead former Senator and
unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor of New York.
Airlines
They haven't announced 1t yet, but air.
craft industry leaders viii meet at Williams
burg, Va, the third week in May. There viii
be heart-to-heart talks between them and
military aviation chiefs. and the press is not
invitedd It's the annual AFFAIR, but the meeting
Evening star., 1948-05-02
1o,1 Some ShadoOs of Coming Events
AOOkIllS AllCdu Are Noted Here and Abroad
(By the World Staff of the Associated Press)

rffC 1
last year attracted great attention because
of an erroneous report that it was an emer-
gency. secret session. Therell probably be
public announcement soon, so this misunder-
standing won't occur again.
Good Bet
A good bet now is that the battle for the
presidential nomination at the Republican
convention will be the longest the COP
has had in many years. Veteran political
observers say the hot contest for delegates
between three active candidates. Dewey, Stassen
and Taft, indicates that the, quick selection of
a Republican nominee is unlikely. Longest
Republican ballot battle in this century was
at the 1920 convention, when dark horse"
Warren G. Harding was chosen on the 10th
ballot.
Evening star., 1948-05-02
Wings of the Morning
The Beginning of Each New Day Considered
AS New Birth for the Soul
Spires Of the Spirit


How beautiful that at dawn God wakes the
sleeping earth with the carol of feathered
songsters and with rustling wings of the
morning!
Wings of the morning Long has that phrase
Evening star., 1948-05-17
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Evening star., 1948-05-17

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family food budget. Comparing prices is thrifty
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Evening star., 1948-05-17

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S-I1@ fTt@oas q Fh,la services.
TSs vlsissSs sor "a 9ss6sy ysrs'
Mrn Re9lAh Barklsy kos AHFslsA
calf; nEs- g ,vsn1lsnas@s1 49, 49,.
SSsiis: Srs. b B shats. NashvttlA
Tsan.: Mr.. W. A. YOShG. sti D. An
VI. JAMEs CMUBcll MHWs
"3hs saviour GAIEIn1 yes ne
S Sssssas q a. H ne i !. a. service san-
aAV, ) sb. IL ArG kaih holly. .
GoraaSr member Of ~ James. ~.
unitSa vita the ehaTch. Ntsltors VIE
WOFshipDSd At the morning ssryles
pSs~ and aTA A O. EskTldge men.
bsrs % the Metropolitan Baptist
TgmplS Of Kansas cltg. kAn-s Ba1tera
IL Ars. Amanda wllitamn
Rev. u. {, waite, the Tscsaily
called pastor Of at. Olivet bapusA
ehuTeh, stlf y me sgsSas5 ., iSI a' ne
dAy sSTVIce. fSb. ~. ~ D. N. HIS
cnotF Wtll give the message IN sons.
Rev. and Mrs. Moore left sunday
aftsFnooa for Dallas. Is1Aa. heEs
sAsS s s1i'P 3sss sas - %ay q IL;
spttnEa Ark, WhAFa they viii have
4 shoTt vacation before TSIuFnin6
% 81. PAUL Of course Ia time for the
Pastors solo Contest
In the AbAanea Of Rev. Moore, Rev.
Alton n. MoeIeR, eKecntiWe OF the ".
Paul coaneil, will bring the message
al the morning service, feb. ~. Rev.
MottsT's subject will be The Mean:
lnE Of LSnI." The Senior choir VIII
sing.
As has been the custom for several
pRAra 10. James % emphasizing the
Lsntan season " It's One Hour aeTv-
ice each Wednesday during kent'
These one hour services are from
I3!IS 20 IilS and ODER spiritual re-
fFsshmsht 70 all who Win pause for
this Que hour Of meditAtlon- MT:
BismaTk c, Archer u chairman OF
these meetinGa
The next, and very important sen.
sEai church meeting win BE held
March ], . p. M.
ness people will be guests Of ~.
Anthony Park Mslhodi1t College Rnd
SS H.I:5s s sTsSt re he chnrss.s * ne
community. st. James always well
comes Yisltora.--BerthA L. King.
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North Main Ava, Saturday. Re-
fFeshmsnts were served By The
hostess.
hF. VILLAS RishaRdson, former
chef at the Air Base cafe hsre, laft
for his home In Omaha, NsbrAska,
Sunday AftaRDOOn.
Miss BaFbars Tsts, 1877 No. Da-
kota Ave, u . patient at MeKsnna
hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Armstrong,
lis No. Dakota Ave-, who have both
been patients at tbs MeKsnna hos
pital. have returned % thsiF home.
Mrs. AFvilla Tate. grandson Rob
eRt TAte and Mr.. James Gaines
spent Sunday nt Manila, Iowa.
Valenflna Yeuth Party At thu
Booker r. Warrington Center, f02
East 9th street, with the hostaassa
Mrs. Arvilla Tats and MFS. Virgil
AndsrSon. Tbs tssnagsFs all had
q good time.
b. johns fInsloaaFy sOeRsty
mst at the home Of Mrs. James
Moore, lis North Dakota Ava, Fri
day, with the president, Mrs.. Wal
ter Edgar, presiding. A discussion
Of devotional and topics were given
By those present, Mrs. Eta Nor
Icy, MEs. Harvey Bentley, Mrs. Os-
ear HEidgewater, MEs. Mary v. Re-
dan, Mrs. JET Watson and Rev. and
Mrs. n. w. Botts, JE. A talk was
given By Mrs. Moore, the hostess,
on the need Of more WORK In the
LORDS vineyard. RsfrOshmsnts were
served.
Mrs. Oscar BEidgewataT received
the sad news Of the passing Of Mrs.
Harrison J. PiHkett, wife ef Lawyer
Pinkstt, 21is North 2Sth, Omaha,
Nebraska.
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Duluth News
By zILIsAH n. WATERS
no 9Th Ava Raaa
nNTN.RfTM

Mr.. EDWARD Nichols, aOn Of Mr..
and Mrs. Y. Nichols, ST., 1880 North
seventh AVsuus East arrived Mon
day, February ., 70 visit with his
parents. He returned 70 New York
Friday, February 10.
The Birthday Club SURPRISED Mrs.
Jean Wright on her birthday with
. chop suey supper at the home Of
Mrs. zillah n. Waters, 10 9Th Ave
nue. East, Monday, february 10.
Those present were: MEa. W. b.
Richardson, Mrs. Aaron Brown,
Mrs. George Adams, Mrs. Carrie
Do1isr, Mrs. David MeHenFy, Mrs.
SidOnla Black, Mrs. EaPlyn Bell, Of
Warrington, d. c., Mrs. Ann Al
bright.
kane, Washington, arrived Tuesday.
February 10, 10 visit with her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Y. Nichols.
Mrs. Scott left for the East 70 visit,
on Sunday, February IS.
Mrs. John ]. Mckinney, Of
Brooklyn, N. Y, announced the
coming marriage Of her daughter,
Margaret Julia, 70 Edward John
Nichols, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Nlehela. Of palath.
The ceremony win take place in
Concord Baptist church, Brooklyn,
on Saturday, February ~, 1913.
Tho bFide-to-bs 10 q Rraduats Of
Hunter college and received her
masters degree In Economics from
Columbia university. She IL . MEM
Der Of Paa Omega chapter Of Alpha
Kappa Alpha.
The groom has been In the U. s.
merchant marines, second mate, for
the past six years.
The couple plan on making their
home In the Twin Cities BY fall.
Sunday, February rs. 81. Marks
A.M.E. church held union services
with Calvary Baptist church. Rev.
Joseph jackson spoke from the sub
Ieet, The Net" His text was taken
from Matthew 18th chapter. 47th
verse. This was the last Of . series
Of seven parallels.
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PSLGRIm BAPTIST CMURCm

PILGRIM nAPTISF CHURCm
The Rev. hRsssys seTmon topic
last Sunday WAS "oFaOo." test fhs
grace Of eur Lord Jesus Christ be
With yOu ALI (hsVslAIion g1:1i). The
uhildIen's story topic was Billy ana
tha Church Bella"
The Baptist Youth Fellowship 10
presenting ThsIm9 Dorsey ThomAA
soprano, IN q recital Friday. Rsb, 10,
at s;IB D, IN. the public 10 invited
70 be present
on next sunday ~ II q. n. Rev.
Massey vii aslivSF the sermon. TIE
Red Circle uiEta are npouaoFin1
George Washington silver Tea from
: TO Siso ,. m A. ths 2. ~, ho9s;
sponsor . BFothaEhood 0arViea, Mr..
CLIFFORD Rueksr, international rep
FSssntatlve Of the Governors Inter.
racial Commission, will be the pTtn.
eipa1 speaker. This will be Mr..
RaeksT'S arst AddraaS IN Q Negro
church since his appointment BY
Governor YouBRaahl several wsekg
Ago. You are Invited to come and
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BURTON BROWN DIES
WAS RETIRED CHEF

Burton Brown, TOO W. CsntFAI
Ave, died suddenly FEB. 10, ~
Northern Pacific hospital, while or
the operating tabls, Mr.. Brown wa
born In Illinois August 20. 1875
and Tor The past 90 years was q
resident of 90. Paul Ne vas Q 70.
tired chef Of The Northern Pasin,
railroad.
Mr.. Brown h the husband Of MFS
Marie Brown, father Gf Mra. Haze
HIblts Of Evanston, H., and Mr.
Anthony t'roayI Saunders Of Chi
eago. Mr.. brown also leaves Az
Hiseea and ons nephew.
Funeral services win be held Fri
day, Feb. 70. 10 q. m. at Brook
Funeral Chapel. with Rev. L. 4
Williams, officiating. Burial win b
In Forest eemstsFy.
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only workers 10 America who have
had no raise In salary during Ihs
past ~ years. Wages have bssn
rsissd on On average Of over 100
per cent.
0"Ons of ths things nssdsd 10 q
general survey Of The sntiTe church,
This should b the hSst task Of the
bureau Of research. African Meth.
0dism needs . good honest look ri
Itsalf. II win cost money, but II
win pay largely.
o"oEganiss the msn Of the
church Into msn's service leagues
and give them . social saEvIee Job
among boys, employment, EasFsa-
tlon, education, etc. Our men have
no general church interest and
have aEiftsd into othsT things. On
ths other hand 10 have 100. 900
women organised for missionary
work.
@"Elset four new bishops on the
basis Of conservation, training,
character, and experiences.
e"Eleet two men for Afriea who
have had On apprsntIesship service
In Africa, know i1s problems and
agree 10 stay thsrs a least eight