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Evening star., 1948-10-29

definitely contemplate an anphi-
theater, "but not stadium"
A bill embodying the plans and
asking the necessary funds for the
celebration will be introduced in
the coming session of Congress, he
said.
Evening star., 1948-10-29
Paul Green Finds Washington
ChoIIenqinq Fiqure for Drama

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in the world. We ought to find a
place withdrawn, like that Of the
Delphic oracle, where the world
leaves YOU"
Evening star., 1948-10-29

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Evening star., 1948-10-29
Wants Hillside Site.

He described theater Of native
stone, built on a hillside, surrounded
by trees and exuding almost a
religious feeling. Being open to the
sky it would have to be away from
noise, because II you are going to
Evening star., 1948-10-29

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Arizona sun., 1948-12-17
Christmas CaroHng'
By Swiss Brethren

One of the most impressive
Christmas customs in Switzerland
is the "Singing at the Fountain"
by the Sebastian Brotherhood in
the picturesque spa town Of Rhein-
felden.
According to the Swiss writer,
Gottlieb Wyss, the custom had its
origin in 1910, when plague sweep
ing through many lands visited
Rheinfelden. Twelve men formed
brotherhood in honor of st. Sebas-
tian, promising to pray to him. to
safeguard their town from further
distress. They also undertook to
nurse those afflicted by the plague
and to bury its victims.
Pestilence in medieval days was
ascribed to evil spirits in the wa
ter, and when the Sebastiani Breth-
rem make their rounds Of seven
fountains on Christmas Eve they
start at the fountain in the "Frosch-
weide" where the plague started In
the sixteenth century. Their song
dates back to the Middle Ages.
For their Christmas Eve singing
the IL Brethren are dressed in dark
clothes and black silk tophats. AS
the name of Christ is mentioned in
their song, they uncover their
heads.
Arizona sun., 1948-12-17
NO MONEY!:
No Draftee

Army draft calls for January and
February were reduced more than
two-thirds when military officials
realized this was necessary if linn
its on defense spending fixed by
Mr.. Truman were to be observed.
THE JANUARY QUOTA was cut
from 10000 to 10000 and the Feb
ruary call, which had been set to
take $4,000 to $4,000 men. was low
cred to 5000.
The army stated simply that the
proposed budget for next year isn't
big enough to build the 900. .000-man
army authorized by congress.
The armed forces had asked for
% billion dollars for the fiscal year
beginning July l. President Truman
set Is billion dollar ceiling on de-
tense spending.
OF this total, 600 million dollars
must be spent on stockpiling stra-
tegic raw material. The balance Of
$14. 400, 100000 will be split among
the armed forces, with the army
expected to get about billion dol
lars.
BECAUSE OF THAT, the army
figures it will have to limit its
strength to 677, 900 officers and men.
This is 223, 900 (24.8 per cent? under
the 100000 authorized by congress
last summer!
Army officials saw in the budget
difficulty probability of sharp re-
ductions in later draft calls, too.
Instead of some 225,OOO or $4,000
men marching off to the colors this
fiscal year ending June 80, pros
poets were that the total would be
but a fraction of either of those
two figures.
Arizona sun., 1948-12-17
BERLIN:
Blockade Talks Set

Hope for an early end to the Ber-
lin blockade fiared upward. Russia
had accepted a new formula by the
neutral nations Of the u. N. Secur-
ity Council for mediating the Big
Four deadlock on the German cap
ital issue.
Juan A. Bramuglia, Argentine
foreign minister, announced that
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Y.
Vishinsky had agreed to the plan
at meeting with him. It called
for the naming of neutral" COM
mission of currency experts.
BASIS for the resurgence of hope
that the issue could be amicably re-
solved was a statement by U. S.
Senator Connally that he believed
the Russian land blockade of Berlin
would be lifted soon."
Senator Connally told news con-
ference that there is bound to be
q way OUT of the deadlock over
Berlin. He said the argument over
the circulation of Russian currency
In Berlin does not justify the cost
Arizona sun., 1948-12-17
DEFLATION:
Truman, on Lookout

Like the horseman who ga1loped
off in all directions, President Tru-
man is sprinting both to and fro in
the vexatiouS price control rise.
Just as the administration was
girding to battle mounting living
costs, prices sagged and now its
economic experts are debating the
need to don armor against defa-
ton.
Most economic policy makers be-
lieve inf1ationary forces still doni-
nate the national scene-but some
Of them feel these forces are just
about spent.
ONE TOP-LEvEL fiscal official
declared, ''infationary pressures
still outweigh the defationary
forces. But they aren't as great as
they were a few months ago."
Inhationary pressures have SUBJ
sided somewhat in recent weeks,
but many government economists
have adopted ''wait and see" pol
icy. They want to know. first, how
much President Truman will ask
for "cold war" spending.
The cost of living is one Of the
important economic barometers in
dicating at least temporary slack
ening of infationary pressures. AS
measured by the bureau Of labor
statistics, living costs dropped
slightly between mid-October and
November for the first time in
seven months. And department
store sales have been below their
usual pref Christmas levels.
However, economists point out
that heavy spending for the armed
services could quickly change the
picture.
They expect President Truman's
IS billion dollar ceiling on defense
spending to be boosted, and mill
tary aid for China and lend-lease
arms for western European govern
ments, they add, could swell the
cost of foreign aid.
THAT KIND OF SPENDING,
economists point out, puts more
money in circulation and reinforces
infationary pressures by bidding
up the price of labor and scarce
material.
Arizona sun., 1948-12-17

of the air lift supplying the city,
and does not relieve us of any
threats of, conflict" He insisted on
joint control of any currency dis
tributed in Berlin.
The United States, France and
Britain gave approval in principle
to the Bramuglia proposal. Bramu-
glia stated he hoped for immediate
formal acceptance by the three
western powers and saw\a posi-
bility for the new mediation effort
to get results.
THE NEW FORMULA of the
neutral" s"-China, Colombia, Syr-
ia, Canada, Argentina and Bel
gium-was aimed at meeting west
ern objections to talks on the cur
rency issue under the threat of the
Soviet blockade of Berlin. It was
also known to contain provisions
for a commission of experts to try
to unravel the Berlin currency
problem in consultation with the
Big Four's own experts.
The plan would recommend a
complete and final lifting of the
Berlin blockade at the same time
the Soviet-zone mark is intro
duced in Berlin as the sole cur
rency.
The four powers agreed on the
use of the Soviet mark August 80,
but became entangled in dispute
over when the measure should take
effect and what kind of currency
controls should be established.
Arizona sun., 1948-12-17
Middle Age Yule
Lasted Many Days

During the Middle Ages people
didn't like short holidays. Any cele-
bration that lasted less than a week
Just wasn't worthwhile.
The entire Christmas season, for
example, was celebrated In equal
fervor with that now shown on
Christmas day. In some lands the
celebration lasted from December
"a to January 6-Twelfth Night
and in others from December q to
February 2.
Eventually these long celebra.
tions got out of hand and became
such wild orgies that the Puritans
forbade the celebration Of Christ.
mas in the year 1914. 1t was moi
until 1878 that Charles II re-estab.
lished Christmas.
Arizona sun., 1948-12-17
Yule Crooks
Millions

Christmas is time Of Joy among
men of good willard the busy sea-
son for Christmas racketeers.
Every year millions of innocent and
careless people are duped by these
meanest of crooks.
Christmas racketeerS take ad-
vantage of peoples normal tenden-
cy to be charitable during the
Christmas season. These takers
often fool the public by initiating
famous charities or religious insti-
tutions. A few years ago groups Of
men and women appeared on the
streets of several cities in blue uni
forms trimmed with red. They used
the word Army" in their name,
and at first glance appeared to be
members of the Salvation Army.
With tambourines in hand, they
went up and down residential streets
soliciting at Christmas time. They
took in a lot of money, for them
selves. Not penny of this money
helped bring a merry Christmas to
needy home.
Using such ruses, it is estimated
that Christmas racketeers annual
ly rake in over $1OO, 100000 during
the Christmas season.
To avoid being taken in by
Christmas racketeers, make the
bulk of your contributions to es-
tablished agencies, such as the Red
Cross. Community Chest, church
supervised charities and local insti-
tutions which have proved merit
and permanency.
Arizona sun., 1948-12-17
HOUSING:
Realtors Critical

State socialism was the goal seen
by the National Association Of Real
Estate Boards for the promoters of
public housing.
A pamphlet published by the
boards legislative committee
charged a "clever propaganda cam
paign" about housing has been de
veloped by coalition of planners. !"
socialists and radicals.
1.-The objective of this powerful
coalition is SIMPLE" the pamphlet
continued, estate socialism with all
its dangerous implications. Control
of housing is their first and logical
STEP"
THE PAMPHLET, entitled 'The
world owes me living" appeared
to be an attack on public housing
features of the Taft-Ellender-Wag-
ner bill. President Truman is COM
mitted to ask congress in January
to revive and enact this measure.
The bill failed to pass in the 8Oth
congress. It would lay down long
range housing program, including
incentives for private industry. and
federal subsidies for construction
of 100000 units of low-rent housing.
The real estate group pointed out
that many people think meat costs
too much. Yet few of them, the
pamphlet added, would propose that
the government go into the meat
business.
YET, ALL OBSERVERS of the
situation were agreed that no an
swer would be forthcoming to the
continuing and aggravating national
housing shortage until more rental
units were constructed.
Arizona sun., 1948-12-17
Boar Gets Credit
For First Plow

The wild boar has been revered
from earliest times as having
taught mankind the art of blowing
by roofing into the ground with his
tusks.
Pre-Christian Druids, celebrating
the winter solstice. offered a boar's
head to the goddess Freya and. be-
cause of its food value. the boar has
always been an important part Of
festive menus.
Arizona sun., 1948-12-17
WARNING:
Doctors Must Offer

It's up to the nations doctors
themselves whether they'll be
drafted. Physicians attending the
interim session Of the American
Medical association in st. Louis
were warnedSthey must volunteer
in sufficient numbers or face spe-
cial draft.
DR.. James c. Sargent, chairman
Of the ANA council on emergency
medical service, said many doc
tors are going into uniform in the
months ahead-make no mistake
about that" Sargent said special
draft would be undesirable. but
that it may have to come. I'VE
must provide adequate medical
care for our fighting men," he said.
Arizona sun., 1948-12-17
The Gross Triumphant

Millions of Christians are wor-
shipping God in Russia despite So
Wet opposition. The Rev. Kurz
Szkalla, who recently visited Mos
COW in disguise, said that during
his travels through Russia he dis
covered that Christians of all
faiths, opposed to what he called
the Moscow orthodox church. have
formed q '''cave church"
Arizona sun., 1948-12-17

are gone and my eyes drop to
the rushes. A tranquil water
turkey!
We slow down and pull in toward
the shore, close to an island swamp,
its edges laced thick with man.
groves, those mysterious plants
whose grim brown fingers clutch
deep into the water as if they sought
some invisible and ghoulish enemy
in the depth of the water. Low tide
leaves them skeleton bare. The sun
and part of the sky is overcast but
the rest is robins egg blue and the
water about it is tinted lilac.
Trout begin to bite. And the
snook! We are very busy for a
while. Then the fish begin to elude
me so take up the camera. A stub
born crane lures us on but always
manages to hide behind the man.
groves out of focus. One more cast!
A fine, fat trout-and it's time to
go in.
We push back through the twi-
light. Into the truck and we bounce
back to a gay little tree with the
familiar decorations on its branches
branches which never knew the
kiss of a snowflake, although the
spot where I cut the pine tree the
day before, sandy fiat, shone as
white in the sunlight as a snowbank
in Maine. CA photograph could fool
votI)
Arizona sun., 1948-12-17
Church Operates Underground in Russia

They are active, he said, in the
western part of the Soviet union,
particularly along the Don and
the Dnieper rivers. He said the un-
derground church has millions Of
followers. but he does not believe
the time ripe to reveal Details con-
corning the movement. It's leaders,
he said, are being vigorously prose.
cuted by Soviet authorities.
Arizona sun., 1948-12-17
HOLE CARD:
China'S S Missing?

China'S Missing?
With stakes terrifcally high and
the Communists having him beat
showing, China's Chang Kai-shek
fingered the pasteboards for look
at his hole card. In quick double
take, he looked again. Was it gone,
or had it dwindled to a deuce?
That's the way poker players
might have described the tense sit
uation which faced beleaguered
China and her generalissimo. The
United States, China's only and all
powerful ally, appeared waning in
ardor for the generalissimo's lead
ership. No less an authoritative
u. S. foreign-policy spokesman
than Senator Tom Conna'ly 3D.,
Tex.), who will head the senate
forelga relations committee in the
S1st congress, had spoken.
PUTTING TT BLUNTLY, Senator
Connally had said, in effect, that
China generally, and Chang Kai-
shek especially, should have done
more to help themselves in the bat
tie against Chinese Communist
forces before pressing an 11th-hour
appeal for more American aid.
The senator emphasized his view
point: He stated that the visit of
Madame Chang Kai-shek to the
United States was mot by invita-
ton of the United States govern
ment." He made it clear that
Madame Chang was ''just a pro-
tagoniSt of the Chinese govern
ment."
WOE PILED UPON WOE for the
Chinese. Coincident with Senator
Connally's statement, press serv-
ices carried the following dispatch
from New Orleans: william Nc
Chesney Martin, president of the
u. S. Export-Import bank, said the
bank would not even consider
loan now to Nationalist China. He
said the Export-Import bank does
not have on hand as much money
as China probably will want, and
that China is poor business
risk
Why was Connally giving the
back of his hand to the generals
simo? Hear the senator: "Chiang
is a generalissimo except that he
doesn't go out and generalize.
If he took command of one of his
armies in the field, he would do
more to revive the morale of his
people than anything else"
The Texan was but voicing pub
licly what other administration Of
fcials have been saying privately
that they are not too keen about
Madame Chiang's all-out propa-
ganda drive to divert more money
and materials to China, possibly
at the expense of the Marshall-plan
countries. Connally summed up by
saying that he was not prepared at
this time to pass any opinion on in
creasing the aid to China, but
added, 81 am not in favor of send
ing combat troops to China"
MEANWHILE, CHIANG'S Su-
chow garrison was under orders to
sally forth in an effort to save
Nanking and rescue an entire army
group trapped by the rampaging
Communists-but gave no indica-
ton of needing the call. The fate
Of the frightened capital depended
on the ability, or willingness, of the
250, ,OO0-man Suchow force to quit its
fortress 211 miles northwest of
Marking.
While the garrison was deliber-
ating its next move, latest battle
front dispatches said the govern
ment's 18th army group, totaling
about 14O,0O0 men, was encircled
by Communists 81 miles south of
Suchow and 145 miles northwest Of
Nanking. Little defense remained
on the route to Marking.
Arizona sun., 1948-12-17

/ felt unhappy in
it, though I had
dreamed of wear
ing what we called
"olive drab" in
1918, once again.
My "assimilated
rank" was unde-
S erv e d. Young
men had fought,
survived or fallen,
finishing a job that
I and my genera
tion in high-necked
''blous e So and
wrapped leggings
had only started.
On tn a t d ay,
Arizona sun., 1948-12-17

~ II y IL q ~ q .
Christmas, 1945, I wrote:
81 was as homesick as any
young soldier in a lonely out
post with the threat of battle
about him. / pictured my own
hearthside, my wife and the
others about the happy tree, my
own tinseled packages unopened
and my empty hands reaching
out for them vainly over the
oceans too wide to span."
Everywhere / looked that cold,
damp day I saw, not war, but some
thing more tragically eloquent
stunned, cramped souls in pinched
bodies, hurrying amidst the wreck
age of city which had seen the
blossoming of art and handicraft in
stone and canvas and parchment
which had enriched the world for
enturies.
Now-1945-what is Nuremberg?
Seat Of the trial of Nazi war GRIM
inalS.
That was my Christmas, 1945!
Christmas. 1916!
'"The second one in seven years
when one could really talk about
peace on earth without shamed
and downcast eyes," That's what
wrote in this colump then and l
went on:
''While armies struggled who
could think of the message to
the shepherds from the angels
chorus promising peace on earth
for all men of good will"
There was, indeed, much to be
thankful for and much to be hope
full about on Christmas, 1916.
Then came-Christmas 1947!
was far away from fields whit
ened with snow. No bright red of
the holly berry. Instead, the burn
ing hibiscus and beyond it the feath-
cry tops of the Royal palms.
The day started not with the
creak of shoes over the frozen snow
or wind which Checked mid-vein,
the circling race of life-blood to the
sharpening face" but with the soft
lap of water against the prov of our
little boat which lulled me to lazy
reminiscence.
We slipped along the river and
into the inlet. High above coursed
a flock of graceful, never-lighting,
man-of-war ''frigate" birds. To see
them so far inland, said my nature
wise companion, meant a rough
ocean. These tireless creatures, it
seems, prefer to hunt in the ocean
unless the white caps are breaking
too wildly. y
Out sweeps a fish-hawk. In close
pursuit, an eagle, who prefers pill
fered meal to one he must work for.
The fsh-hawk darts ahead, holding
his dinner in his bill. The eagle
sweeps down but the kingf1sher
banks and turns sharply. The big
bomber must make a wide circle
before it can change its direction.
On the straight course he gains but
loses again at each turn.
This goes ON until finally the
eagle, disgusted, gives up the
chase and the kingfisher fades,
fat meal in mouth, to tiny spot
in the sky. The men-Of-war
come back, high above us, even
at this distance, with their sew
en- to eight-fOOt wing spread,
There is poetry of motion! They
Arizona sun., 1948-12-17
HUNGRY FED:
u. S. Great Sharer

Americas millions shared with
the hungry of the world in record
amount during the past crop year,
and yet managed to feed themselves
better than in all their previous
history
Exports during the crop year end
ed July l totaled l9,347.000 long
tons. This is the largest quantity
of food ever shipped by any coun-
try in a single year. It topped
American exports of the previous
crop year by $4,000 tons.
Arizona sun., 1948-12-17
Mas st!sZ[:]lssy l1:2:&5g
Christmas This Year Finds
World Still Without Peace
By BAUKHAGE
Meas AnaIyH and Commentator


WASHINGTON.-Pve been looking over old Christmas
cards!
Christmas, 1915!
that Christmas ubble
experienced
symbols
nhumany man" all the bitter negaion of
teachings.
Arizona sun., 1948-12-17
People AWait
Peace on Earth

My thoughts weren't on the news
that Christmas year ago, but as
look back over what David Wills
(who was broadcasting in my
place. said, read this line:
'The collapse of the London
conference of foreign ministers
is tangible result of the mis-
trust pervading the world"
broadcast Wills, ''fOr the con-
ference adjourned without hav-
ing taken those essential and
decisive steps along the road Of
peace for which the people Of
the earth are waiting in an
guish."
The aftermath of that collapse is
still with us and the path which the
nations have trod since has led us
to an uncertain" peace at best.
On Christmas eve year ago the
pope, delivering his annual mes
sage from the Vatican, spoke of
Europe "shivering and feverish
from economic difficulties and so
cial chaos" He talked about 'the
lie" The deliberate ie," he said
sadly had become an established
weapon of international relations.
The lie of "garbled word or fact"
part and parcel of the modern tech
nique in the art of forming public
opinion or controlling it and of max
ing it serve the political ends Of
those bent on winning at any cost
the battle of ideologies.
That was a not-too-happy Christ
mas for all the world despite my
selfish pleasures and perhaps yours,
too) but, if the past year has not
greatly changed that picture, it has
changed it little for the better.
has given us some satisfac-
ton to know that one idealistic
concept has materialized. We
have successfully prevented the
spread of the powers against
which the Christian world has
been struggling. The Marshall
plan, so far, has been a success.
Between last Christmas and this
we saw Russia's cold war offensive
stopped. Stopped at the Adriatic,
stopped along the Seine, stopped in
the low countries. Within that time
the theory of an economic campaign
moved from an idea to a blueprint,
to the active and effective European
cooperation administration, an eff
cient business organization headed
by an efficient businessman, Paul
Hoffman.
That is Americas Christmas gift
to humanity.
Arizona sun., 1948-12-17

l was in uniform, the uniform of
a non-combatant correspondent but
Arizona sun., 1948-12-17
---WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
U. S. Cooling to Chang kai- -shek;
Russians Agree to Blockade Talks;
Truman Wary on DefIation Prospect

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