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1is
1t was just about my first big as
signment and I was determined to
do 1t right, even If it called for
working Is hours a day. Which it
did. At 8 In the morning ! reported
to the bobsled run. At 9 I was
deep in the woods watching the ski
jumpers brighten their insurance
companies by taking off from a
device that was Just a little lower
than the angels. An hour later I
was in the grandstand, taking down
the immortal words Of the Amateur
Athletic Unions representatives.
Fifteen minutes later, with good
fellowship in their mouths If not
in their hearts, they would be under
the grandstand fighting.
Lunch on . Snowfall.
After a quick lunch on snow
ball, I would be off for the deep
woods to do my best to keep up with
the sledge-dog teams, one OF which
was headed by BALTIC. 1t was BALTIC,
perhaps you remember, that was the
lead dog in the dash for Nome. It
was BALTIC whose footprints wrote
one of the great epics of the north.
This was hard work for me, but I
got my compensation at night, be-
cause 1t was at night that Miss
1uIenie skated. No bright lights.
No bespangled dress. No support
ing cast. Just young girl from the
North Cape, working for a medal.
She was a nobody then. Truth
makes me admit that she wasn't
even glamorous in appearance. She
was chubby and the mink coats
were in the future.
met her first in the cellar of a
Lake Placid hotel, where we re-
porters had a thing called the Gel
lar Athletic Club" 1t was there
at night that Runyon, Rice, Calico,
Pegler, Reynolds, Corum, Williams
and this sweet Georgia cracker used
to gather. Nearly every night we
had an added starter, and the added
starter was the plump and innocent
Miss Henie, who sat quietly in q
corner drinking a bottle of life
giving, and at that time Illicit, beer
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dDSul " oAC.
ID That Secretary of State
George Marshall Is likely to be
drafted" for the Democratic vice
presidential nomination;
(2) That Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court Frederick M. Vim
son Is likely to resign from the
bench in order to accept the same
nomination. .
Certainly, 1t is difficult to think of
anything less likely than either.
Yet, hardly a week goes by that one
or the other of these reports does
not appear In print.
1t really ought to stop-not only
because there Is such a complete
lack of foundation but because 1t
belittles and embarrasses two men
doing exceedingly important and
difficult work. Also, it tends UNI
necessarily to confuse the public
mind, never any too clear about
public men and public affairs, any
how. Nor does it reflect favorably
on either the intelligence or sin
certify of those who sponsor and
promote such ideas. 1t does seem
that they must know better.
Marshall Declaration Final.
Take the case of General Mar
shall. More than year ago, when
there was strong sentiment for him
as President, the General made an
unsolicited statement on this mat
ter. It deserves to be recalled. He
said:
II will never become involved
in political matters, and therefore
am not now, nor will I be avail
able for any political office. The
popular conception that no matter
what a man says he can be drafted
as a candidate would be without
any force or effect with regard to
me. never could be drafted"
The General said this with such
conviction and such emphasis that
since then literally no one has sug-
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This Changing World
u. S. Britain Eye Moves for Resumption
Of French.Spanish Economic Relations

muntStS, would have liked 70 restore
economic ties with, Spain, but did
not dare make more than discreet
approaches on the subject. It was
still afraid Of the strength Of the
French Communists, who threat
ened a general strike If an attempt
was made to renew relations.
The threat of general strike
which hung over France after the
Fourth Republic was created finally
materialized and ended in complete
failure for the Communists.
The government of Premier Rob-
ert Schuman is interested only In
Frances economic reconstruction.
It Is looking anxiously for Americas
support under the Marshall Plan.
But at the same time 1t wants to
do everything possible to increase
Frances productive power by meas
ures Of its own.
The currency reform is being car
ried out in spite of British bitter
ness simply because Mr.. Schuman
and his associates believe that this
drastic remedy will help the coun-
try's economy considerably.
Smuggling Profitable.
In the same manner the present
French government, despite the Bit
ter criticism it expects not only from
Communists but also from Socialists,
is now determined to put an end to
the economic boycott OF Spain, which
proved mere detrimental to France
than to. Spain itself.
At present it is impossible to send
a letter or telegram between France
and Spain. It is equally forbidden
to French citizens to cross the Dor
der. Except for the profitable SNUG
Cling business which is carried on by
the population on both sides of the
Pyrenees, all trade between the two
countries Is at standstill.
Resumption of communications
will be the first step toward recon-
Citation between the two govern
ments and 1t Is expected to occur
within the next few weeks. French
oficials and parliamentarians in the
past month have received permits to
60 to Spain for negotiations on full
resumption of export and imports
The Schuman government does
not see any practical reason why
America and Britain should trade
with Spain on q limited scale, while
France, which needs Spanish prod
ucts more desperately, continues te
sulk because Moscow does not like
Francois anti-Communist policies
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TheGreatG ameofPOlitiCS
Nomination Talk of Marshall or Vinson
For Vice.Presidency Called Ridiculous

gested him for the presidency. On
the contrary, his declaration has
been generally accepted as a final
and complete elimination as a pres
idential possibility.
Yet, despite this, here he finds
himself constantly being referred
to as a vice presidential possibility
Everybody knows he cannot be
drafted for first place, but some in
sist on talking about drafting him
for second place. 1t makes no sense
whatever. And the same thing car
be said Of the draft" Vinson talk
Chief Justice Vinson occupies the
highest and most dignif1ed public
office in the country-in some ways
higher than the President. Far
removed from politics, he has q
lifetime tenure. When and II he re.
tires 1t is with full salary.
To suggest that the Chief Justice
would resign from that high and
secure post to accept a vice presi-
dental nomination with certainly
no better than an even chance OF
election is to suggest that there Is
something very wrong with his
head. It is true that one of the Chief
Justices colleagues-Associate JUS
tice William o. Douglass also
doomed from time to time for the
vice presidency, but not many take
that seriously either, though it Is
recognized that Mr.. Douglas loves
the publicity and does not dis
courage the idea.
Court Dignity Damaged.
However, that is very different
from stepping down from this ex-
allied bench to the lower position
of vice president (and it is a lowel
position) even were election as.
sured. So, while Mr.. Douglas doe!
not shrink from the suggestion ane
likes to have his New Deal anc
true LIBERAL friends clamor fol
him, it is altogether likely he woult
shrink from this step If ever HI
has to make the decision whethe!
or not to take 1t.
Certainly, he hardly could steI
down with any semblance of dignit.
at the request of unsavory cit!
bosses such as Frank Hague Of New
Jersey, and Eddie Flynn Of the
Bronx, whom we are tod are send
ing messages to him through thu
not-too-bright ex-Democratic chair
man, Gael Sullivan. The ides
is that these politicians will mex
put pressure on Mr.. Truman to asl
Mr.. Douglas to run. This SEEM
position a justice OF the Supreme
Court should not want to occupy
or a President either.
At Mr.. Douglas age-50-it Is
great honor to be on the Suprem'
Bench. 1t isn't logical to think tina
man deliberately would relinquisl
that honor for the insecurity OF
political nomination to an offic'
such as the vice presidency, tn
chief attraction of which is tn
ghoulish chance that a Presiden
may die in Office. Yet, there Is
clamor for Mr.. Douglas to do exactE,
that-a "clamor" organized by MI
Douglass friends who know from
experience it is not offensive to him
Some of his colleagues take diff
ferent view. They hold that tina
sort of publicity damages the dig
nifty of the court, diminishes tn
esteem in which it is held, clashe
with the tradition of its aloofnes
from politics. And they would Xix
| to have it stopped.
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1913 running
mater" To this
he naturally
and snnilingly-
responded with
no com m e n t i.
There was MOTH
ing else for the
man to say.
Perhaps be-
cause there Is
nothing to say
is why so many
ridiculous things
on this subject
are being writ
ten and said.
The two most
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and without political caprice
Is the real issue, especially since
the effort to circumvent the Twenty
first Amendment to the Constitution
is plain. To concede that the end
justifies the means is to surrender
all respect for the constitutional
system. This, at least, has been
said again and again by the Su-
preme Court of the United States,
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Back Porch Strategy
Truman Attitude on Appointments
Leaves Democratic Chiefs in Despair
By Harry Honun

troubles outside washington are
also multiplying, as they are under
pressure to explain the back porch,
the Lands custer and now MIR.
Eccles.
When Senator McGrath took over
he was warned from within the
Hannegan circle, which had had
experience with the Truman pro-
clivity, from mixing personalities
with his politics. He was urged to
get McGrath man in the White
House so he could be kept fully
informed, If not consulted. Mr..
McGrath made that request. The
President said he could not enlarge
his personal circle.
Personally gentle and shrewd
politically, Mr.. McGrath has been
doing his best to close the gaps he
finds on all sides. His efforts are
appreciated by his fellow-politicos,
but naturally they want results too.
Breeze From Middle West.
The kind of hammering Mr.. Nc
Grath gets from outside Washing
ton was indicated when fresh
breeze flew in this week from the
Middle West-Mayor Hubert Hum
phrey of Minneapolis. Democrats
want him to run against Senator
Ball, and he probably will do so
but not until after he has given
headquarters his definition of CO.
operation.
In candid exchange with re-
porters, Mayor Humphrey scoffed
at the Presidents back porch and
forays to Key West completely sur
rounded by the palace guard. The
President had better get out Of the
East and meet the folks who believe
in him out West, said the scrappy
Mayor. They are beginning to feel
remote from what goes on in the
White House, he warned.
The Presidents recent course is
sincerely mourned by the Demo-
Gratis. They believe he is right on
the two great issues Of the day-in-
fiation and the Marshall Plan-and
they deplore his wasting his prestige
on porches.
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airy, 1913, when
my heart and
my memory were
in Lake Placid,
N. Y, in the
Year Of Our
Lord 1882.
That was the
year when the
Winter Olympic
G a m e S were
held in that
snug, snowbouno
town In the Adj
rondack Noun
tains.
I was a young
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CATION to 60 over my head and fol-
low after and confer directly with
a subordinate of mine"
AL In all, however, Macdonald
was an admirable man, with fine
ability, and fiuency In speaking.
Moley early discovered that some
of the leading foreign delegates and
some of the foreign press were say
ing freely that he had come to
London not merely as a liaison per-
son but as the representative of the
President clothed with full powers
which would supersede those Of the
delegation.
While this sort Of publicity which
spread rapidly over Britain and the
continent was injurious to the dele
CATION and especially myself, Moley,
courted by Prime Ministers and
other high dignitaries, appeared to
act as If he were in entire charge
for the United States Government,
Notwithstanding he threw out
transparent protests and denials as
to his occupying such a status.
Refused Request to Sign.
Moley negotiated an agreement
to stabilize currencies, and cabled
it to the President for his approval.
So sanguine was he that the Presi-
dent would accept his ideas that
he informed high officials OF
Britain and other governments that
he would meet them at No. 10
Downing Street at a certain hou1
in the late afternoon Of June 80.
Soon he telephoned me at my
hotel and very earnestly requested
me to go down to No. 10 Downing
Street to sign what he said wal
the forthcoming agreement.
quickly and bluntly declined to &c
and stated decisively that, as dele
gate to the London Conference,
had nothing to do with the stabili-
zation question. He pleaded with
me, but I choked on his further
attempts at conversation.
There was obliged to be show
down and end of this grotesque
performance. It came with tele-
gram from the President rejecting
Moley's proposed agreement. At that
moment I was starting out fol-
Cliveden. AS walked out to the
head of the steps leading from
the hotel, Moley rushed down tx
meet me and said. There's a CABLE
coming in from Washington ant
1t is unfavorable on sterilization
| We've just got to do something
about it."
7 then turned on him. I saw h
had reached the end Of his rop
and was through. I proceeded t
talk to him. started in by saying
"sYou had better get back home
You had no business over here II
the first place" I elaborated alon
these lines. I then walked to m
car to spend the week end in tn
country, which I had promised t.
do after many urgent invitations.
"Bombshell Message" Arrived.
Upon my return to London, tn
Presidents famous "bombshell mes
sage" arrived, which vigorously re
jected Moley's sterilization propose
and spoke out to the conference Il
strong fashion. The President sal
he would regard it as "a catastroph
amounting to world tragedy" If tn
conference allowed itself to be di
yorted from IFS broader problems b
the proposal of purely artificial!
temporary experiment affecting tn
monetary exchange Of few ma
lions only. This was the messag
that threw the conference into al
uproar.
A few hours after 1t arrived, Coy
James M. Cox, vice chairman OF GU
1 delegation, who I had arrange
should see Macdonald every day
came rushing to my office. Yer
much wrought up, he said: 9TH
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creaSlngly emo
tional basis on
W hich he is
exercising h l S
rights and espe-
cially his ap-
pointive powers
It is the de-
spair of the party
strategists. Many
of them believe
it is making i'm
possible the job
Of his new ma
tional chairman,
s e n a tor NC
Grath, who is
not only charged
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Bv Constantine Brown

The American and British govern
ments are following with interest
recent negotiations between Paris
and Madrid for the resumption OF
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Mel emore
When Sonic Henie
.Skoted for q Medal
By Henry McLemo ore

I watched Sonia Henie skate at
Madison Square Garden last night,
and the years rolled away just like
they do In the old gospel song.
Last night was night in Janu-
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Franco spanish
economic rel "a
tions, to be fol-
lowed later-de-
pending on the
international po-
little al inter
course - by q
restoration of
normal diplo-
matte in ter
course.
The first step
In this direction
Is expected to
occur within the
next few weeks
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By Doris Fleeson

President Humans defiant stand
that there will be no explanation
of Mariner Eccles' demotion typi-
fies the intensely personal and in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-30
By Frank X. Kent

At a recent White House press
conference President Truman was
asked this question: "Mr. President,
have you given any thought to your
The echo., 1948-06-01
] WONDER WHY?

T he thousands of application
blanks, death certificates, etc, that
l have checked during the years l
don't recall ever checking a blank
of any kind where the applicant or
member was under the age of
twelve. l wonder why is it so
much easier to take in persons who
are above sixty than it is to take
them in who are under twelve.
l wonder if we sometimes cater
to the things of least resistance?
Whereas, it will take quite a bit
of craftsmanship on the part of the
salesman to get young children, but
when it comes to our old uncles,
aunts, mothers and fathers who are
average, we sell the salesman, who
is the president. l know cases
where the salesman is sold some
good business, however, he will
ne required to take a little rotten
business" in order to get this good
business.
Presidents, don't sell out. Your
good name and reputation are worth
more than silver and gold.
The echo., 1948-06-01
WHAT is THE CAUSE
FOR II?

| have been thinking very serious
ly over the longevity of the H. B.
A. if some of our good presidents
continue to thrust bad risks on the
Association. We are having too
many presidents to give one age
when a member joins and that
same member can die in a years
time, and in some cases the ages
will vary any where from eight to
ten years.
l have on my desk now a claim
that has been published on the ten
tative death list who joined at one
age, stayed in the H. B. A. one year
and the age on the death certificate
is three years older, however, this
person is, according to information
received for an authoritive source,
fifteen years older than the age
given when he joined.
Friends, this is going too far and
if those Of us who are imposing on
our local lodges in particular and
the entire Association in general are
not checked, we will soon have no
Association.
We should not forget that we are
going to reap just what we sow and
it could be that reaping time is near
er than we think for.
We cannot help but become sus-
picious Of these kinds Of transactions.
l honestly hate to believe that we
would have a single president who
The echo., 1948-06-01
President Ella Morrell
Of Eaurel, Passes to The
Great Beyond

When we received the sad intel
ligence via long distance telephone
from Miss Eleanor Morrell Of Laurel
stating that her mother, Mrs. Ella
Morrell had passed, I'VE were very
much surprised.
We had known of the illness of
Mrs. Morrell for sometime, however,
it had not dawned upon us that the
end was so near. In her passing
her children have lost loving and
devoted mother, the community in
which she lived has lost fine
citizen, the church a Christian wo-
man and the Association has lost a
fine and loyal president.
During the years that we have
known Mrs Morrell, we have found
her to be kind and lovable. She
was a great champion for right and
righteousness. She had held men,
bership on the Executive Board
since it was created in 1945, and
had headed lodge No. 76 as Presi-
dent for a long, long time.
We extend the family our deepest
sympathy.
The echo., 1948-06-01

Where there is a win there is
way and the members Of the New
Hope Methodist Church desire tc
express their appreciation to all foi
the progress that has been made I'M
der the leadership of Rev l.. w
Smith, as he knows how to get
things done Our church has been
moved out On the highway and the
pastor wishes to thank the members
and friends for their donations.
On May 16 an opening day for
the Church on the new Location was
held. The finance COMMITTEE ~n
ported a sum Of 1929 o.
Reverend Smith wishes to thank
the good white and colored citizens
for their cooperation with him and
the industrial club movement. The
= boys and girls are very much pleased
to work with the Church club They
take pride in going out to help their
neighbors work. IF you need a good
boy or girl to help you. see Rev.
Smith at Weems Chapel Methodist
Church on Bird Street Mrs Ada
McGoVernor has been appointed to
the official staff to help to secure
jobs Tor the group, train the child
in the way he should 90 and when
he is old he will not depart from it.
to dwell together in unity. If we are
to help God build a new world and
have lasting peace, we must begin
around the family table, and then
go out and join in the crusade for
better cooperation in our commun-
ity. It is impossible to build a
house with rotten material. Hate
and prejudice will always under
mine good VIII and even the pri.lc,-
pies laid down by Jesus. SO let
no strife be between me and thee.
We ere children of TIE IJcavealy
Father.
The echo., 1948-06-01
"A Workers Society,"
By GEORGE S. BENSON
= President OF Harding College |
SeGrcY. Arkunscs I

propulsion and electronics to exc
plore. | can think of no other
economic system, besides tn e
kind we have in America, as be-
ing equal to the opportunities
ahead. !
Freedom WE HAVE immedt-
of Choice ate needs, too. Our
people could use per-
haps five million new and im-
proved homes in which to live.
Millions of farm homes need
electricity and running water.
We need more automobiles, and
our capacity for them seems
never to diminish. More cars
mean more roads. One advances
ment calls for more. Friend, lea
me say that | know of no sys'ena
that viii bring these things to
US - except that American way
Of initiative and enterprise.
In this workers America. there
are other things of great .mpor.t
lance. AS a worker, you are rod
told what you may BE. G. how TOT
do it. You are 800. T.. mere chat
tel of some state bi;geD. ToU)
can choose :o'w jyo cd your
career, and 80 r2n .cu" t"p 10 Al
can rnNe ycac "s. decisions |
FVhe%Aar va wv~k tr N en-,
p.oy@s. u &ee & = vo,'H fo i.
ytl-~+sr'. ~, sa.e E. reht I'll
t5Nve - VOLTA 80 own way !
- r.s thtrYs ~ ipoo,tart to
-. 100 "a .Se Import mt t1t
p~~. ..s.ton.
n, nihsi lar 5 ran snow the
eFs.~-sss Amer r., az made. No ,
49, else IS there GIch . h;gl.
N,--- dard Of living - that apui.ls
y everybody. Progress has flour !
sned here as nowhere else. Why :
ne have been free to exercise in.
s-ruity, incentive, competition. y
~ thrift We have bc>a free 20
meet sav;'-s in more and het-
'er tools. - have not Aeen sll.-
'cct 70 Tyranny 49, Gespotism fran
GOV 2mtnc. Gcct political &c
'9''n'Q Can ...@.>a ,-..1 :. Vie g.,
! 49,
The echo., 1948-06-01
1 i9le saa zDe ss1R Drive
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

The membership drive is moving
along splendidly. We have on our
records the names of presidents who
are adding members who have not
made an addition in a member of
years. We wish to thank all con-
cerned for this wonderful increase
and especially do we wish to thank
the local presidents who head the
various local lodges.
In the last issue Of the Echo we
stated to you that fifty odd presi-
dents had increased their member
ship since the March Board and we
are now happy to state that sixty
odd presidents have joined in this
all-important increase.
1t appears as if we will easily add
more than 200 members in h S
drive.
We would like to stress the inn
portance of collecting the June as
sessment from these new members
added, as this will be the only way
to tell as to whether the drive has
been effective.