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Evening star., 1948-10-17

United States and Britain will play
the pot together.
Mingling with EngliShmen after
tromping through morally bankrupt
Southern Europe is like a double
hooker after an icy hike. The Brit
ish don't waste any time simpering
about Observation-Disclosures
are" They accept, with grace,
American adjust so long as the
donor does not stamp in charity"
This is the only country I have
found where the government ac-
knowledges to the full just how vital
United States aid is-ERP dollars
are not being used as political eye
wash.
I was grogging 1t at taphouse
the other night when the publican
hoisted his pint and said: I'VE
can't be top-dog any more, but
we're glad you Yanks are the ones
taking over"
The beers foamed ceilingward
around the room and I don't believe
there was a single tongue in cheek.
Plenty of Leaky Prides
Not everybody is As gracious as
the publican about Englands de-
clining power. There are plenty Of
leaky prides.
was living in British officers
club during a military tour. The
club was pinching half-pennies .
spirits were scarce. A visiting Yank
friendly as q dumb Great Dane
barged into the bar, arms filled with
rum.
IT shot the works." he laughed.
Have q binge on me-" +.
Nearby, an aged colonel surfaced
from the depths Of big chair. He
had been drinking about the en-
pire's collapse. His face was red,
He sputtered: "You. sir, can keep
your damn charity"
That's the kind Of leaky-pride re-
marks one often hears. Also:
How much did you make on the
Marshall Plan this week."
Shame the Japs forced you
into the war-just when you were
cleaning up"
Don't you just wish we were
back in Palestine-you made that
mess, now 60 jump in it."
But, I insist, these remarks are
superficial face-saving cracks. and
that behind them there is no real
hatred.
Everything in this slap-happy
world is by comparison, and I think
that by comparison England is the
most sincerely pro-American nation
I have vet tripped through.
Evening star., 1948-10-17

'the United States was too busy de-
mobilizing to bother about Frances
slaves. After that year We were
scared to move against Franco for
fear of starting a revolution.
The United States won't make a
genuine move against Franco-but
won't recognize him. Who loses
more prestige? Not Franco.
Spain can't get into the ERP be-
cause the United States officially
doesn't like its present government.
That's about it. The Americans
played truth-and-consequences with
the lives of the Iberian Peninsula
full of Spaniards. The Spaniards
know the truth and still they've got
to take the consequences of Franco
ard famine.
But don't get me wrong. Despite
the fact that America would not
get any love-notes from Seville or
Barcelona, It's still the only hope
for Mr.. Average Spaniard.
Evening star., 1948-10-17

ing from friendship trains and
through relief organizations that
there is a general feeling of COM
radeship.
Italians, I believe, feel we have
been fair with them. They could
have suffered Germany's fate to q
larger degree.
A Chicago Daily News survey of
Italian feelings toward Americans
one month before the election last
April 18 indicated that 7 out of 10
Italians feel fairly friendly" up to
extremely friendly" toward us.
1t is significant that the Commu-
nists pulled about 80 per cent of
the vote on April 1S. They have
not let up with their campaign of
hatred.
About 20 Per Cent for Us
BY and large, Italy likes us much
more than 1t liked its Nazi allies,
more than it likes Britons, more
than it likes Frenchmen and, also,
more than it likes any of the Balkan
countries.
In shops, on streetcars and on
streets, the Italians are about 70
per cent friendly. They usually are
helpful, polite and kindly. There
are exceptions, of course. In al
most every rural village you can
find some Italian with an uncle in
New York or New Jersey. They
wax eloquent about this kinship.
While the Marshall Plan seems
to be experiencing difficulties in
getting benefits to the lower levels,
it Is anything but doomed to failure.
1t still has good chance If de-
fects are corrected.
Evening star., 1948-10-17
What Does the World Think Of Us?
Check Americas Postwar Rone
Some Foreign Lands Anything Right in Others

(The United States stands so
tall in the postwar Uorld that
its shddotu falls across every
other country. With this in
mind, the foreign correspondents
of the Chicago Daily Net0s and
The Washington Star Uere
asked to Urite briefly on phat
the countries in Which they are
stationed or haze Disited think
of the United States. Their re-
ports are presented here.)
Evening star., 1948-10-17
Italians Friendly

ROME.-Of all the countries in
the Mediterranean area, Italy is
the most friendly toward Amer
leans.
Italy was an enemy five years ago.
But so many Italians have relatives
in the United States and so many
more have received food and cloth
Evening star., 1948-10-17
japanese Attitude
By Keyes Beech

TOKYO.-The Japanese attitude
toward Americans is changing from
one Of meek subservience to thinly
disguised and often open resent.
ment.
The Japanese have forgotten that
they lost the war.
Their resentment of us stems from
two main sources: The natural re.
sentiment of the occupied toward the
occupier: the envy of the have -nots
for the haves. Racial prejudice.
The American in Japan has the
best of everything; economically, he
is far better off than he would be at
home.
To the average Japanese the
American is rich beyond imagina-
ton. He has q brand-new automo-
bile, the best house, the best clothes
the best food.
And japanese eyes speak volumes
when they look at your shiny new
car ana your clothes.
There Is no way of measuring
how much the occupations Jim
Crow" regulations have contributed
toward the alienation Of japanese
affection.
Resent SEGREGATION
But, needless to say, no one likes
to be the victim of segregation
japanese are barred from occupa-
ton buildings. They must use
separate elevators or walk up long
flights of stairs. They must use
separate lavatories. They must
watch Allied trains go by half
empty while their own trains are
miserably crowded.
These minor and major irrita-
tions tend to strengthen Japan's
well-founded suspicion that Ameri.
cans consider the japanese ar
inferior people.
And Japan's Communists, sup.
ported by Moscow propaganda
broadcasts, play skillfully on thi'
suspicion. In the eyes of some
japanese the Communists have be.
come local heroes, because they
have dared thumb their nose al
the conqueror. .
Tbe great majority of American
soldiers in Japan are well-behavee
despite their youth. But there art
enough of the other kind, some o.
them equipped with a "conquerol
complex" despite the fact they
never fired o shot in anger, to hav.
brought discredit upon the occupa'
ton.
Sophisticated Japanese know, too
that some Americans can be had
for social gain. And they havl
learned that there Is no buster blacl
market operator than the Ameri'
ooye housewife
Evening star., 1948-10-17
How Greece Feels

ATHENS.-Amerlcan money and
equipment are winning Greece's civil
war against communism. But the
United States is in the unfortunate
position of having to do this busi-
ness through the money-mad Greek
aristocracy that runs the country.
A great majority of the Greek
people believe the United States is
trying to help their country. But
they see that the Americans have
been forced to extend that help
through an unpopular government
the Greeks themselves elected in
order to keep a solid voting front
against the Commies.
Unless there is some liberalization
of the Greek government, despair
can develop.
Uncle Sam. is popular in Greece
today. But every month and year it
goes on playing ball with neo-
Fascists in the Balkans and else
where, the United States loses more
confidence among the liberal ele-
nentS
Evening star., 1948-10-17
England Understands
By Fred Sporks

LONDON-I find England the
only place In Europe where there is
genuine understanding-if not nee
essarily sloppy, passionate love
for the American position.
There are plenty Of snide, sniping
remarks. But overshadowing all
the chitter- chatter Is this general
realization:
Brother, when the chips % down
and Its your deal, Uncle J6e," the
Evening star., 1948-10-17
Policy-Politics Mixture
Bitter to ALI but Russia
Western Europe Expects That America Will
Come UpWith Something Better in Way
of Diplomacy After the Election
By Constantine Brown

The weeks which remain in 1s4S considered by diplomatic and
military far the critical which
this Nation.
We faced by trucuent determined enemy
Russia its sateeswho
carefully strike military
Evening star., 1948-10-17
Dewey Plans 'Hairdown'
Huddles With Congress
If Elected, Republican Leader Intends to
Hold Sunday Night Chats With Capitol
Chiefs as Move Toward Harmony
By J. A. oLeay
Stor Staff Correspondent

Sunday night hudde will to the White
House Dewey is elected President
that if the Republicans the
likely to dohe Chief Executive will
try to transfer the
successfully as Governor getting
Evening star., 1948-10-17
Don't Question Red Motives

Yugoslavia, of course, was Amer
ica's ally as well as Russia's during
the war. But Yugoslavs are being
beaten into forgetting that. In Bull
garia, Romania and Hungary-I
have been told by people living in
these countries-there is much less
questioning of Soviet motives. Liqui-
dation Is faster.
What do Yugoslavs think of Amer
leans? A few years ago they had
great admiration. Now they are be-
ing fed with hate. They are con-
fused, and with every passing year
the insidious propaganda from Mos
cow will claim more victims. Fewer
people will have the, courage to
doubt.
From travellers they know about
the scope of the Marshall Plan.
From their own experiences, they
know that the Moscow plan only
takes away. 1t never gives. That
is why Yugoslavs who have left their
country say the Allied powers must
face a showdown today. Tomorrow,
they say, it will be more difficult, If
not impossible.
Evening star., 1948-10-17
Yugoslav Sentiment
By Ernie Hill

RoME.-1t is extremely dificult
to understand the "iron curtain"
mentality. There has been SO much
propaganda from Moscow and so
complete a blackeut of news from
the western world that the people
In an /undeveloped agricultural
country like Yugoslavia are bound
to have lost perspective. -..~ ~..-.
Even If in the backs of their
minds they distrust the lopsided
information capsuled for them {.
they are afraid to swim against
the stream.
In Yugoslavia recently I talked
with many persons who knew I was
an American. They were friendly
and anxious to hear what I had to
say about the western world. They
only wanted to listen, however.
Sparks of understanding sometimes
Lit their faces. but quickly disap-
peared. They often acted as If they
wanted to know the whole story, but
had suddenly realized they were
duty-bound to listen only to one
side. 1t has become treason to lis
ten to the other.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-09-18

car sold for $500. It now sells for
$4,000. In 1929 the eypical auto
worker received little more than
$32 for around AZ hours work. To-
day he gets $64 TO a 40 hour
week. AS Business Week puts it,
The ratio of hourly pay rates to
finished car prices isalmost con-
slant, then and today"
In some instances, industrial pro-
fits may be too high, and should be
reduced to make possible lower
prices for goods. But these instances
are scattered -today's tremendous
expenses for plant expansion and
Improvement alone make it neces-
sary tfor the average industry to
maintain high earning rate if it
is to keep in the swim. 1t is proba-
BILE that the best hope for achieving
an economy in which wages can be
kept high in relation to prices is
through greater productivity per
man hour. That has been accom-
pllshed in one of two ways in the
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-09-18
THE MEANING OF AMERICA

Herbert Hoover in talk made in the little town of West
Branch Iowa. where he born gave of the finest
pressions made of what this country stands for
America means far than continent bounded by
oceans he said 1T is than pride OF military power
qory war; in victory 1t than the vast ex
panse of FARMS of great factories mines magnificent cities or
millions of automobiles and radios II is than the
cohs great tide westward from Europe which pioneered
the conquest Of continent It than our literature our
4Fhe meaning of word America flows from one pure
sprno The soul America in its freedom of mind and
spirit Here alone the windows through which
the Uniehf of the human spirit Here alone is human
dignity dream, but accomplishment
Those who attempt onterpet the greatness of this
Try in purely material blind the basic truths. Other
nations possess resources which comparable
have monopoly intelligence knowledge energy
potential ability and build But here alone of
4qreaf powers Of e modern World have the
fright of the individual to do whatever he pleaes within the
framework of 9he law We have said, in effecs,at the
controls the and the state does not control the
This, has been of the greatest achievements the
whole sweep Of recorded history Yet must forget
that freedom must always be guarded and defended if
i've Elsewhere p~hs, address, speaking Of his boyood Mr.
Hooversa IN those primitive days social security We had from
the cellar from the Federal government The danger
tendency Of times iesn increasing dependence
on government When dubious Security at the price
of loss Of persona! liberty following the downh
path ths has led oppression and dictatorship Throughout the
world.
The real American values spiritual All our other
values, like all wealth and power, from them alone
They have sustained every period adversely ranqno from
disaspovs2 terrible wars. And those values
based as e9 Upon the dignity and rights man. we can
find the real 1pgeanias of America I. e9doAvauoc
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-09-18

archaeological advances, where
new or improved machines do more
of the work, or greater skill and
application by the worker himself.
The last is simply another way of
saying, "A full days work for a
full days pay" 1t is undoubtedly
true that in some fields the unions
themselves have forced scandalous
decline in worker productivity. The
prime example is the building trades
in which policy varies from region
to region an deity to city, but in
many places the humber of brick or
shingles or siding or anything else
a worker is permitted to place in a
da yis ridicu1ously low.
There is stiu another phase to the
price problem that deserves more
notice than il has been given. De-
flation can be as bad as initiation. A
really sharp drop in prices-back
to the 1889 figure, for example
might bring on a depression sooner
than anything else. The American
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-09-18
Economic
Hiyhliyhis
Happenings that Affect the Dinner
Pals, Dividend Checks ana Tax
Bills of Every Individual
NATIONAL. INTERNATIONAL
PROBLEMS INSEPARABLE
FROM LOCAL WELFARE

Goig by the statistics alone. the
Goig by the statistics alone. the
American economy was never in
healthier condition. We have prac-
tically achieved the goal of full en-
ployment. the national income is
still running at record peacetime
level, with few exceptions the de-
mand for goods is extremely strong,
industry is showing excellent pro-
fits, and labor is carrying home
more cash than it ever did before.
Yet there is strong tindercur-
rent of uncertainty-of fear that
this pleasant condition in which al
most everyone is at least relatively
prosperous may not be here for an
indefinite stay. That doesn't mean
that the economists expect a recess
sion, depression or any other &C.
onomic upset to put in an appear
ance before next winter or at least
until next spring, or at any other gil
ven date. Certainly, the prospects
for the next two years or so all do
point to a continuance of good times
but the possibility of a collapse in
the not-so-distant future is SUBJ
ject of grim concern in many minds
throughout the nation.
This point of view is not confined
to the men who run American en-
terprise. and the economists who do
the long range forecasting. 1t is ev-
ident that some of the top labor
leaders have been thinking in SIM
liar terms. And there is good rea-
son for that. The immediate goal
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-09-18
THE SMART MERCHANT

II
An Independent retail merchapt recently published IN
usual advertisement in Arkansas paper He sad "A lot of
years ago When we first went into business sold milk from
pure bred Jersey COW and pded ourselves the fact that we
@so+ two cents each quart anyone else in
os many years ofswatchng Business concerns
come and have decided that the merchant the one
who gives 1hemosf he and nofhe guy who charles ali e
traffic will bear - - ss4
IF yod like stores and super markers Or not thev
seem TO be here to stay and the that they have things
you need and give GOOD values We have taken leaf out OF
their book and are studying ltl59o2
0yFhatRsthe altitude fhatrhakes for success oermanence
and growth n any kind o6e business When the chains first
esRe mo the 5negh there widely expressed fear
me ndePendent merchant doomed the competition
would pc lust TOO ougto meet But the Independent WASN'T
so Intellectual the apparently thought the fears
were unounded He adapted chain innovations TO his
own purposes He brought in ideas of his own He con-
lcentrated on quality service fair price, And So in thou
sands OF communities chains and independents eand
I'm all lines operating SIDE side with each doing WE'LL
That is the great vfUe of free competition It makes
every business stay on its toes Its awards go those who serve
the best And gives the consumer largest possible return
for each dollar spent.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-09-18

government is geared to high
price and high-wage economy
which vii bring in sufficient tax
revenue to meet its enormous COM
mitments. This will be true regard
less of the outcome of. the elections
next November. In certain lines,
such as basic agricultural products,
the government is pledged to price,
support and no one can imagine any
administration abandoning that. The
enormous resources of the govern
ment would be marshalled at once
if anything resembling a price col
lapse threatened.
The best hope, therefore, is that
initiation can be checked, that some
moderate prices cuts may occur, and
that an equitable working agree
mentbetween labor, industry and
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-09-18
the MISSISSIPPI ENTERPRISE

of any labor group Is usually to get
higher wages. job security, and
other. such concessions. But an intel
ligent leader must think ahead of
this He must concern himself with
the long-range factors which NAV
make either for sustained employ
f1nent, or for widespread uncmploy-
rnent with all the chaos that invol-
YES.
Some time ago, William Green
suggested that there be meeting
of the top people in industry. agri-
culture and labor, with view to
ironing out differences, and, if pos
sible, reducing prices Mr.. Green's
proposal was couche din general
terms, and it is unlikely that any
such conference will occur at this
time. But the fact that it was sug-
sested is indicative of the prob
lens of the day. The elemnts which
make up the economy have been
pulling at cross purposes. There is
widespread distrust and dislike. The
attitude of I'll get mine and the hell
with the rest of you" has been pref
ty prevalent in domestic affairs
Sooner or later, of anything close
to real economic stability is to be
attained, this will have to be chan
ged.
No one can deny that it would be
a boon to the entire nation if we
could maintain hrigh wages, short
work weeks and all the rest of ii
and at the same time reduce prices.
But no one has yet found fornu-
la for doing it. In the great mass in
dustries-the ones which determine
the course of the economy-wages
have been the largest factor in de-
Gliding the prices for which goods
can be sold. An interesting example
is automobiles. lin 1929 the average
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-09-18

A motion-picture camera has
been developed which can take H.
10000 frames a second. Sixteen
frames is normal.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-09-18

agriculture may be reached. But it
won't happen overnight, an dthe
prospect now is that prices will
continue to go up some more, and
that new wage demands will result.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-13
ADVERTISEMENT

On May b, 1948. drawings and specifications for the construction of The Maynard -MacDougall Hos pital Building at Nome, Alaska will be available for distribution to gen. eral contractors by Foss and Mall colm. Architects, 311 Goldstein Building, Juneau, Alaska.
 Applications from contractors in- terested in bidding on this work not to exceed two t2) sets of drawings and specifications together with payment of ten dollars ($1000) per set should be filed promptly with the Architect, and the bidding material will be forwarded, shipping charges collect, as soon as available, Any bidder upon returning such set promptly and in good condition will be refunded his payment
 Bids on this work will be publicly opened in the office of Floss and Malcolm, Architects, 311 Goldstein Building, Juneau, Alaska at l00 AM. Monday, May 31, 1943.
 First publication, May IS, 1948. Last publication, May 20, 1948.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-13
VISITING HOURS EXTENDED ABOARD
 CRUISER ASTORIA

Capt. w L. Hoffheins, command ing officer of the cruiser Astoria announced today new visiting hours aboard the Navy ship in order to permit the mny officer workers to visit the vessel.
 The new hours are from l to ' o'clock for individual parties and | from ' to o'clock for group parties of ten or more wishing to go aboard will be recognized Those wishing to go aboard after o'clock are requested to con- tact the Executive Officer, Comdr J. S. Lewis and arrangements will be made for transportation at the Support dock.
 { Liberty boats will be at the Sub port dock Is minutes before the hour and IS minutes after the hour. All Juneau and Douglas residents are cordially invited to visit the ship on the hours speci- fled
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-13
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION

No. 5889-A
 In the District Court for the Terri
 tcry of Alaska, Division Number
 One at Juneau
 MITCHELL ROCOVICH, Plaintiff,
 vs. ALICE LOCATTELA ROCO-
 VICH, Defendant.
 The President of the United States
 of America to the above named
 defendant, Alice Locattela Roco-
 vich, Greeting.
 of America, you are hereby required to appear in the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, First Judi cial Division at Juneau, Alaska, within 30 days after the last publi- cation of this Summons, namely within 30 days after May 25, 1948, in case this summons is published, or within 40 days after the date of its service upon you in case this summons is served updl you per sonally, and answer the complaint of the above named plaintiff on. file in said court in the above entitled action.
 The said plaintiff in said action demands the following relief: That the bonds of natrimony now and heretofore existing between the plaintiff and defendant be dissolved, and
 Tn the event you fail to so appear and answer, plaintiff will take judg- ment against you for want thereof, and will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in his Complaint and as hereinabove stated.
 WITNESS the Hon. George w. Folta, Judge of said Court, and the seal of said Court hereto affixed on this 28th day of April, 1948.
 J. w. LEVERS. Clerk of the
 District Court, Division No.
 One, Territory of Alaska. (Seal By P. D. E. McIVER,
 Deputy First publication, April 29, 1948. Last publication, May 20, 1947 Special notice is hereby given that the Commissioner of Customs, under date of May 10, 1948, has given per- mission for change of name of the oil screw ALEUTIAN QUEEN, of ficial number 249877, to WASHING TON STAR. This vessel was built in le44, at Anacortes, Washington, of wood; her gross tonnage is 533; net tonriage 322; home port, Ju- neau; owner Quick-F Frozen Sea Foods, Inc, of Anchorage, Alaska.
 JAMES J. CONNORS,
 Collector of Customs. First publication, May II. 1948. Last publication, May IA, 1948.