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Evening star., 1948-06-08
Senator Copper and Washington

WaShingtOnianS generally will share the
many pleasant memories with which
Senator Capper will look back upon his
thirty years of service at the Capitol. The
veteran Kansas Senator's decision to re-
tire at the end of his present term will
deprive the citizens of this diSfranchiSed
community of faithful and sympathetic
friend and an ardent champion in the
halls of Congress.
Throughout his long term in the Senate
Mr.. Capper has had two groups of con-
stituents. His first love, Of course, were
the people of his native State-especially
that large proportion of them that make
their living from tilling the soil. Farming
was his chief interest, one consideration
which led him to choose the Craftsmanship
of the Senate Agriculture Committee
rather than of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee when he was confronted with q
choice in 1916.
His second constituency has comprised
the residents of the District of Columbia.
He came to know their unique problems
and to understand their aspirations as few
other men in or outside of Congress have
known or understood them. He never was
too busy with other affairs to hear the
pleas of local citizens, to study their needs
or to appeal to his colleagues on their
behalf.
Senator Capper says he approaches
retirement from public life with "few
regrets" That is understandable. He
has lived life of useful service, he has
heen hannv in the esteem of his neiphhors
and he has been highly successful as a
publisher of periodicals identified with
the best interests of his people. He has
every reason for satisfaction; little reason
for any regrets.
Evening star., 1948-06-08
Letters to The Star
Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
Driter, although tt Is permissible for
a Uriter kno,on to The Star to use
a non, de plume. Please be brief.
In Defense of Guatemala's Roads

To the Editor of The Star:
On the I'd of the current month The Star
in short article entitled Guatemala Tourist
Boom" stated that Guatemalan roads are in
a 'deplorable condition"
This statement Is not true because roads in
Guatemala are in good shape, and the govern
ment is doing everything possible to improve and
extend them to different places within the
country.
BY recent contract signed with the johnson
Drake Company, the roads leading to the
counties OF Escuintla and Santa Rosa will be
paved.
Guatemalan engineer-Hector Chacon Paz
is at present in New York City in charge of
supervising and shipping to Guatemala new
machinery that, costing approximately one
million dollars, is destined for said project.
Considering that the article in question may
possibly give prospective American tourists the
wrong idea, would be very much obliged If
you could publish this Embassy's statement
regarding Guatemalan roads.
s FRANCISCO LINARES-ARANDA,
Counselor of the Embassy Of Guatemala
Evening star., 1948-06-08
Whot More Con Men Ask

What more can men ask in the ,oay OF
light
Than yesterdays bright banners boldly
sDirled.
deaf mans music holds the listening
DorId;;
nuadnan's tales stu Daken its delight.
What is there not to spur the tctl OF men:
A stau,merino youth hailed for his golden
tongue;
A trail and sickly boy tohose songs mere
sung
With deaths dark figure shadoDtng MS
pen.
Euery age had its darkness and its pain,
Despair as rife and little understood
As no,o, but alUdys men mould rise again.
Make out of something eutl, somethfno
good.
YESTERDAYS golden banners boldly spdy.
What better lamp than this to light our
uay7 ETHEL BARNETT DE VITO.
Evening star., 1948-06-08
The 6-Power Plan for Germany
1t Must Survive Russian Unity Propaganda and French
Fears of Fourth Reich
By Neybold Noyes, Jr.

we and the British would not pull our troops
out of Germany without consulting her. She
also got promise that when the time comes
to step out, we will consult with one another
as to methods of insuring Germany's con-
tinued demilitarization. France would have
liked more by way Of guarantees-it remains
to be seen whether she will accept as adequate
the ones secured by Foreign Minister Bidault.
The betting is the agreement will survive the
attack of Gen. de Gaulle's party in the coming
debate in the National Assembly.
1t should. For there can be no answer to
the German problem today which does not
derive from the proposition that Germany is
must be-in and of Europe Western Europe
cannot make itself strong in relation to Ger
many by keeping Germany weak. It cannot
regain its strength without Germany. Its
security-against Germany no less than against
Russia-lies in seeing to it that Western Ger
many, under proper safeguards, returns to
health and strength this time as a part Of the
community of democratic nations rather than
as a neurotic outlaw on the geopolitical loose.
OF course Germany should not be dis
membered any more than Europe should be.
But as to Russia's propaganda for German
unity, the essential question would seem to
be this: When it is impossible, under prevail
ing circumstances. for four parts OF a whole
to unite, is it step toward disunity when
three OF them unite? The Russians say it is.
Theirs is strange logic the same kind which
has enabled them to hold out against Big
Four agreement on Germany for three years,
all the while accusing the other three powers
of obstructionism.
Now, still in the hope that full federal unity
may eventually be achieved In Germany, we
are going to try to bring some new induce
ments to bear. We are going, in other words,
to try to change the situation
Evening star., 1948-06-08

l. riot OF protesting Catholic villagers has
brought sharp warnings from Communist
spokesmen that no opposition to the gov
ernment's program will be tolerated and
that all who do so will share the fate of
traitors together with Mindszenty, who is
a deadly enemy of the people"
II decisive struggle between church
and state Is imminent, 1t Is interesting to
observe 1t taking place in Hungary, rather
than in country like Poland, where both
SIDES have thus far avoided showdown
kattle. The Hungarians are a deeply
religious people, but their national life
has not been polarized around the Roman
Church, as in Poland. Creedal diversity
has characterized Hungary ever since the
Reformation. While almost two-thirds Of
the people are Roman Catholics, more
than one-quarter are Protestants of sew
eral denominations, including Unitarians.
In addition, there is small Greek Ortho-
dox minority and considerable Jewish
element. Religious animosities have his
torically been overlaid in Hungary by an
ardent patriotism which has tended to
weld all Hungarians into a national unity.
At the same time, Hungarians are tena-
cious of their legal rights and privileges.
They therefore react strongly when the
field of religion is invaded, as 1t now is
by the new totalitarian state. Religion
is apt to be an especially explosive issue.
1t is thus probable that conflict between
church and state in Hungary will involve
all the nations traditional idealisms which
the Communist regime is attempting to
Evening star., 1948-06-08
Farm Holdings in East Prussia

To the Editor of The Star:
In an editorial in The Sunday Star, May go
entitled Satellite collective Farming 1t was
stated: 1.-THE one place where collectivization
seems to be successful is in the northern part
of the former German province Of East Prus-
sia. = The reason for this local success is
two-fold. In the first place. East Prussia was a
land Of great estates held by the Junkers, and
those estates were not divided into small hold
ings but were kept intact as collective farms. :"
A similar idea in regard to the type Of farm
ing and system of land tenure existing In East
Prussia before the war seems to be generally
accepted among writer's on war or postwar
subjects. Evidently, however, it does not agree
with the facts Witness the following quota
ton from "The Course of German History by
A. j. P. Taylor of Magdalen College, oxford,
1896 page 20, which clearly refutes what
appears to be prevailing misconception about
both agricultural and political conditions In
East Prussia before the war: "Junker estates
predominated In all the Prussian provinces
east of the Elbe In fact, predominated more
in Brandenburg, Silesia, and Pomerania than
in East Prussia. For in East Prussia the pagan
Prussian' inhabitants were exterminated by
the Teutonic Knights, and their land given to
free German colonists, who remained inde
pendent farmers; in the Brandenburg lands
there was less determination and the inhab-
itants were transformed into serfs. This ex
plains the apparent paradox that in the nine
teenth century the most strenuous liberal
opposition to Junker methods of government
came from the representatives OF East Prussia,
who had all the colonial farmers dislike OF
aristocrats. The rural districts of East Prussia
were the backbone of Prussian liberalism until
the desire for agrarian protection bought great
estate owners and small farmers together, in
the eighteen-eighties."
The second reason given in the editorial as
to why collectivization in former East Prussia
has been successful df true), namely: That
the inhabitants had been expelled and their
places filed by colonists, docile members OF
the new collective system, imported from the
Soviet Union, is probably closer to the true
reason. WALTER FISCHER.
Evening star., 1948-06-08
Home-Made' Fun Approved
Editor OF The Star

To the Editor of The Star:
Your editorial "school and Home" May "a.
referring to DR.. Bernard Iddings Bells at
titude toward problems concerning the younger
generation. contains material about which
many people seem Indifferent. I am glad
that DR.. Bell has volunteered his honest
opinions. and believe If his idea Of "home-
made and home-centered" fun became q prac-
tice, many competitive outside interests, which
vo,,ne people have been forced to accept,
would lose their attractions.
MRlAD. n. HULFIsH.
Evening star., 1948-06-08
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. How many persons can be accommodated
in the Hollywood Bowl?-E. r. T.
A. The capacity of the Bowl is 10000. How
ever, the all-time record of paid admissions
was 26,410 on August 7, 1916.
Q. What is the accepted date for the be-
ginning Of civilizaton?-W. s. T.
A. The beginning of human civilization has
been placed at approximately 1000 B. c. Ex-
cavations made few years ago in Iraq, how
ever, revealed an even earlier civilization dating
back to 5000 B. c. These later finds were
made at Hassuna and give evidence of a
peaceful community Of farmers who cultivated
the land, herded cattle, built brick houses and
made pottery.
@. Is the Great Wall of China built entirely
of masonry?-C. v.
A. In some places the Great Wall Is Of
masonry, in others the space between the
masonry faces is filled in with stones and earth.
O. Where was the first co-educational coll
lege established in Michigan?-R- H.
A. Michigan Central College, the first CO.
educational institution In the State, was es-
tablished at Spring Arbor In 1874.
Evening star., 1948-06-08
Answers to Questions

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Evening star., 1948-06-08

When the Control Council turns down this
idea Russia Is expected to allow their "all-
German" government to establish itself In
Berlin as rival to our western government.
The idea would be that such regime, located
at the traditional center of German power,
would have a strong national appeal to the
Germans in all zones, placing our Frankfurt
on-the-Main government in psychological
shadow and tending to disrupt our plans for
a united Western Germany.
The feeling here is that the Germans are not
likely to be overimpressed by Russian inspired
rival government. recognized only in the Soviet
sphere and consisting only OF representatives
of the Communist Socialist Unity Party.
Our Germany" would have nearly three times
as many Germans in it as Russia's Germany"
It's government, it is felt, would have greater
claim on the German mind as the true govern
ment Of unified" Germany than would any
Russian puppet setup in Berlin.
The compromise nature Of the agreement Is
evident In those sections Of the communique
designed to allay French and other fears Of
the consequences of building Germany again
as unified state. If Western Germany Is
the European powerhouse the Ruhr Basin, with
its coal and steel, Is the German powerhouse.
France wanted the Ruhr placed under inter-
national control divorced from Germany. They
got the international control-by the six powers
and the new West-German state-but the
Ruhr will remain a part of Germany. To have
severed 1t from the territory OF Germany would
have been to give the Russians real talking
point In their unity" propaganda
FRAME sought and got an agreement tpat
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1948-05-15
HATTIESBURG

This comes to let the many readers
OF the Echo know that l installed
the officers of 10 dye No. 200 at
Brooklyn, of which Mr.. L. B. Booth
heads as president. I also hear, -
baccalaureate sermon delivered by
Reverend N. knight, which was en-
joyed by all.
Mr. Booths refreshment commit
tee prepared a delicious dinner on
the church lawn and my, my, pork,
chickens, beef and all died that we
might live. Brother Booth knows
how to.entertain. Two applications
were received.
If you want to be filled with good
prepared food go out to St. John
Community. Hats off to No. 266.
A. ]. Barnett, Agent.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1948-05-15

IF ONE of the first steps of So
cialization government owner
ship should come now in this
country, ten million voters would
be added Immediately to the paw
roll Of the federal governments.
Sounds unbelievable, doesnt a..
Ten million voters could ~
quite showing on a TUESDAY
any November. Mr.. Waihe.
any other candidate, could gu
with that kind of backina
There are approxima,e.
many persons employed
transportation industry g.
United Statss. er7"
would % % 0Fs1 v1 on -
tries to be marked for u.t
cation, in this country
Britain. This wouli
waterways, airlines, and r
our trucks and their d,toI.s.
(Note on airlines: the Britt p
Overseas Anyways Corrnratou,
government owned and operated,
IS expected to show a $32 million
fossil
IS This EVEN in taking over
Fantasy? American railroads,
would-be dictator
could get possibly 100000 votes.
There are that many people EN-
ployed by our railroads. Not all
Of them would vote the party
line, at first. That would reduce
she number of rail employees
somewhat, until requirements
we're available. Of course, a new
and revised form of WPA would
be set up to absorb the unem-
ployed. But even a WPA-er can
vote. Either way, perhaps, the
government would appreciate
votes,
lest we carry this satire too
r.. will interrupt by saying
that sich mess as the above is
nat .h~er fantasy. 1t could hap
ps' caxs. The worst thing about
H. : c.at the general public and
e.es mary folks in the transpor-
taLoo Industry, are unaware q
The aAns>~. Yet, economic sois
.ap.s - o >;ss.s,sgt government.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1948-05-15
Dear Miss Larkin:

Dear Miss Larkin:
You will find enclosed three APP
plication blanks; one renewal and
two new members. This makes a
total of five added. Look out for
some more in a week or two. Our
lodge is on a move for higher land.
We are planning on putting on a big
affair in June. Watch out for fur
sher notice.
Marshall Clark, President and
Addie Griffin, Secretary, No. 1875
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1948-05-15

ownership is quite possible. The
nation would not have 10 go Com
munistic or be conquered BY Rus,
STA for this to happen.
Financial SOME OF THOS.J
t.-a, room who are closest to
tn lie transportation
fear that collapse mar
The trouble lies in ou'a
d forms of federal regulG.
.. Too much bureaucracy cau
r8 to socialism more quickls
- we think. 4
''e tn ga 9 p. g a's!.:. On, Eng
aa4-on mas compromised on
aIc;es 80 long that the result is
patchwork Of rules and regula q,
rnas that creates as much ineifi.
I,y AS possible. Over so Cow
efmnenJ bureaus are charges
with supervising some kind OF
trans portaton, with little overall
coo 1ination of policy. Actually.
IL c"ent our common carriers find
bus ness no longer profitable, tho
eov rnment is already well pre-
pared to begin the take-over. cd
The trouble is that despite the
largest volume Of peacetime traf /,
fc, too few of our common car
riers are able to make enough
profit to attract capital to the ir.Os
dustry. If naturalization Gomez
in this country, it may we'll con q
because private capital has drie,A
up as far as transportation is,
concerned. O.. s,,s,s
The problem is this: We mussl
have efficient, low cost transport
tation, and we must have it El
American way. At a time whe
our railroads, like other forms N
transport, are trying desperately
TO reconstruct themselves aft%s
an about Job in wartime, we Cad
i'll afford 20 shsek.e them W;.sl
heavy tax iartsEs and otksf
financial oos:satks that prcv.rs;
rehabilitation. AS the presi6ss|,
OF Dss OF epy largss* ...sc insx,
Anoe s~as>nsss pot t.: --oer r,is
eshs ss~x Aa&;.S~s. s:9ow.yson. !
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1948-05-15
About Folks We
ADsiW

Mr. Frank Johnson Of Newton was
in the office last week on business
pertaining to his local lodge. He
and his members are making ready
to observe a big H. B. A. Anniver-
sary on the 10th of this month at
Bartholomew Baptist Church.
Reverend L. E. Johnson, pastor Of
st. Paul Methodist Church will be
the guest speaker.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1948-05-15

because they're strong, won't rust,
and Withstand corlosion.
Down came the evening paper.
Funny thing you should mention
!. at" says he. - was thinking
ABOUT it just today. You know.
thay nsed zoe tons Of that stuff
Cor IKE water supply system OF the
RC.A. Building at Rockete.le.
Center, Now York City"
Uas slightly confused.
You're night" he went ~. 'TL
doesn't rust W cor-cd@. AND Nv"
shout decidee 70 nave L installed
all ever DE honse. TIA. rust proof
featDre Wi certainly heip the
:ooHs Of ccc bs.:.hh..Gt aud kitchen
sink"
What" asked weakly, "sse
you talking about"
Just what you were: red brass
pipe for chr hct and cold watsr
1urs."
lJu vent the evening paper.
At the moment l took il -sthes
~slmly. Nc nse getting excited
r,st 5e.ense ne WASH. paving any
tten.inn 20 me. But when the tine
genes. one Mr.. Stos.t Is likely to
* tapped eeatly or The head with
5ropze screen or red brsss pipe
81. depending os. vH:ch comes "a
fhs ..c.ss ar-t!
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1948-05-15
III B q DRIVE FOR
Hew Members making Progress

The office wishes TO t~-1e TITS me
dunn to say thanks" to the many
presidents, their local lodges n d |
faithful members for the fine spirit |
that is being exhibited in the mem
bership drive.
A check-up reveals that more than
fifty odd presidents have participa-
ted in the prIve to date and are help
ing to make this all-important in
crease possible, and in this number
Of presidents we are happy to state
that they have added from one to
ten members each since the March
Board.
1t is quite encouraging to see such
wonderful spirit and cooperation on
the part of the loyal presidents, and
we do want you to know that we are
not unmindful of the fact that were
it not for you we would not have an
Association; we are not unmindful
of the fact that were it not for your
willingness to follow leadership and
your eagerness to cooperate at all
times, that this Association would
not amount to anything; we are not
unmindful of the fact that the AS
ISOLATION is greater than any local
, lodge in it and yet, it takes all of
them to make the Association and
we are not unmindful of the fact
that when tributaries flow continual
ly into body is naturally going to
be great and if the tributaries dry
up and flow irregularly the body is
going to do likewise. Therefore, each
local lodge plays an important part
in helping to make this Association
what it is do-day We have a great
and wonderful association and with
the spirit that is now being manifest
ed the potentialities arc even great
er.
The work of the local lodges and
that of your office has got to be CO.
ordinated and l am happy to say
that that has been done during the
years that I have been in your en-
ployment. Presidents. you are do
ing wonderfully and we wish to con
graduate each of you We honestly
believe that those Of you who have
not had an urge to move up in a
number of years will catch the spirit
| ere long. If you could only feel it
your duty 70 attend the Boards I do
feel that you would be inspired
When a president stays away from
the Boards too long he really doesn't
have any first hand information to
give to the members Of his lodge and
neither has he anything to sell tc
prospective members.
1 have heard presidents make the
following statement quite often;
not adding any members, but l an
holding my own" l, personally
think that if you aren't gaining yoI
are losing. Nothing stays the same
When a thing is static it naturally
deteriates.
We hope to make a survey in {
few days of all the presidents who
have been holding their own and SEE
if we can't find some ways an
means by which the lodges can talk,
on new life. Yes, it can be done anC
| believe that those of you who hav'
not been doing it, have not as We
seen the need and once you see il
you will do it.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1948-05-15
22nd ANNIVERSARY

The 22nd Anniversary of H. B. A.
Lodge No. 27O will be observed at
Antioch Church, May 80 at 200 o.
clock. All lodges are invited, also
the public. Come or send a repre-
sentative and a donation.
RefreShment will be served. Any
one can join for $10O This is the
only society that pays doctor and
medicine bills. A. j. Barnett, Pres,
Dewey Johnson, Secretary and Rev.
R. W. Woullard, Treas, Hattiesburg.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1948-05-15
Wilmer Hunter.
- AS1n -
HOUSEkEEPINGA,z1
" sRlRlEr HuAN - 4@T<s% "a
Early in our married life I

Early in our married life I
learned that my young stalwart
had deep-rooted aversion to work
in thought or deed after Office
hours. The fact remained that he'd
have to do something about getting
window and door screens before
the summer deluge of flies. de-.
cided to work up to the point
gradually; to be very subtle.
"Isn't it amazing how nature
works?" asked.
"Um hummmm," from behind
the evening newspaper. (
"Now you take a hen. A hen is
content to lay one egg a day. But
a fly lays about 100 eggs at a
time"
"Um hummmm."
/ chose to be encouraged. I
pointed out that it would be smarc
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1948-05-15
WAYNESBORO

Dear Secretary:
Enclosed you will find two more
new members. This makes five adj
ded, four new members and one re-
neWal, since the March Board. am
Icing all that l can to help get 700
members by the June Board.
c. L. Howard, President No. 474.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1948-05-15

to keep any and
all parent flies
O ut of uf
house. That the
only way to &C
complish the
purpose was to
Rave effec tive
screens. Warm
ing up, l added
that l had my
mind set or
{ o m m ere a |
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1948-05-15

Mrs. Rene Flynn, the charming
hostess of the Beauty Rest Hotel has
been i'll for the past week. How
ever, we are happy to state that she
is much improved. Mrs. Flynn is
loved and admired for her pleasing
personality.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1948-05-15
E!G,T. E:0l
Dear Miss Lark-in:

Dear Miss Lark-in:
This will let you know that l am
sending in four applications for new
members. We are working hard to
make the H. B. A march on to high
er heights. We must not fail.
Mrs. Julian Andrew, Pres.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1948-05-15

Reverend B. j. Hines recently pla-
ced an order for Is H. B. A. caps
for MS local lodge. We wish to
thank Reverend Hines for this nice
order.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1948-05-15
Dear Miss Larkin:

Dear Miss Larkin:
l am sending in an addition of
three members to my lodge. We are
still on the firing line" in State
Lime. Don't give us up.
c. l.. Moore, No. 301.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1948-05-15

Mrs. Lille Rec Young, the charm
ing wife of Reverend E. F. Young,
spent Mothers Day visiting her mo-
Their Mrs. Matte Perkins Of Fan
min.