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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23
A Raw Deal for Hawaii

There probably were many Senators who
favor Hawaiian statehood who voted
against Senator Knowlands resolution to
discharge the InSular Affairs formerly
Public Lands Committee from further
consideration of the statehood bill. For
the issue in the resolution involved Senate
custom and tradition rather than state
hood itself.
But failure of the resolution has killed
the only remaining chance for Hawaiian
statehood at this session, and that is too
bad It is too bad because it means that
after years of probing, years OF delay
years of investigation by congressional
committees, with every conceivable obJec-
ton to statehood removed, the whole
tedious process of getting the admitting
legislation through Congress must be be-
gun again next year.
And begun where? With another junket
to the islands, of course!-another de-
lightful voyage, another round OF enter
tainment in hospitable Hawaii, another set
of hearings, another long report. And If
the Senate committee comes back in favor
of immediate statehood, as it is apt to do,
what about the House committee? Should
1t not return to the islands, too, for its
own investigation in order to check up on
the Senate's investigation? And should
not this lead to yet third investigation,
this time the two committee joining to-
gether in their inquiry? That has hap
pened in the long past of HaWaii's efforts
for statehood, and it can happen again.
Hawaii's charm as a place to visit has
worked to hef own disadvantage.
This time the reason for Senate delay is
the fear that the Communists will take
over control of the islands. Such fear, at
least, is entertained by seven members of
the committee, although five of them have
no such trepidation. And as the seven out
number the five, the bill. after passage by
the House, is denied its right to considera-
ton and a vote by the Senate and Hawaii,
waiting forty-eight years for statehood,
must continue to wait while Senators visit
the lovely islands once more and delve
pleasantly into the subject of Communist
activity.
New Mexico waited sixty-two years and
Arizona forty-nine for statehood. But
Hawaii has long since met all the tests
population, patriotism, literacy self-gov-
eminent as territory support of the
Federal Treasury-that could be devised
1t is being unjustly denied the right it
has won to become the forty-ninth State.
And the reasons for this continued denial
would not stand up under the test of
Senate debate. The Senate committee can
claim no glory by what is essentially a
raw deal for Hawaii
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23
Military Leave for Guurdsmen

With National Guard encampment' time
Just around the corner Git begins in June
in some States and continues through Sep
tember), the National Guard Bureau is
concerned about the reluctance of some
employers to grant military leave to Guard
members The problem has larger impli-
cations than ever before, because the
greatest number of Guardsmen in militia
history will take part in important defense
manuevers this summer. Approximately
25OO0O members will be ordered to take
fifteen days of field training.
The training is not optional with the
men. The National Defense Act requires
every member of the National Guard to
report for duty at summer camp. Realiz-
ing that the Guardsme~ are rendering a
vital service to the Nation, many employers
have adopted the policy of granting mill
tary leave, in addition to regular vacations,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23
A Gross Injustice

The way in which Representative CraW-
ford of Michigan apparently has succeeded
in driving Commerce Department official
from his position because the latter's
grown daughter took a job with Tass news
agency is disgraceful and disturbing
spectacle.
The victim of this witchhunting tactic
is John c. Virden, director OF the Com
merce Departments Office of Industry Co.
operation Mr.. Virden, an Ohio business
man, is thoroughly anti-Communlst In his
views. But, like many another parent, ne
has had the unhappy experience OF seeing
an adult child succumb to the lure of Com
munist propaganda. In his case, this has
brought about break with his daughter,
the latter having left her family home last
January to live alone.
Mr. Crawford, however, either was not
interested In getting these facts, or he is
Indifferent to them. For he wrote in
public letter: eff the Russian representa-
tives (Tass) are to enjoy freedom OF the
press here in America, the least we could
do would be to guard against having vital
production information diShed up to an
employe of an official Red press agency at
the table in the home of an American
official in Washington"
In order to spare his superiors the en-
barrassment which attends this sort OF
thing, Mr. Virden has announced his in
tention to resign. Most Americans, how
ever, would rather see him stay at his post
and fight the gross injustice which has
been done him.
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to employees in the Guard or reserve units.
The policy has the Endorsement Of the
United States Chamber OF Commerce, the
Governors Conference OF 1947 and other
groups.
The employer who adopts this policy is
not merely accommodating an employe.
He is making a contribution toward the
building up OF strong citizens army, the
existence Of which at full strength is ex-
pected to reduce the need for large stand
ing army and hence to reduce overall
defense costs. The employer, no less than
the employee, has a stake in national de-
Tense Any aid which he gives that cause
will be a sound investment in security.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23
Fifty Years Ago

A footnote to the history Of the War with
Spain was featured in The Star of May 10, 1898,
under the heading: Navy
Correspondent Department News Bulletin"
Barred It read: IAN order has been
issued forbidding the
presence of Sylvester scovell, q newspaper
correspondent, aboard vessels Of the Navy or at
any naval station on account Of his conduct
In slowing himself away on board Of the tug
Uncus on the recent visit of that vessel to
Havana, he having been refused permission
to 60 as passenger" The journalist men
toned was a representative Of the New York
Herald and the Pittsburgh Dispatch who had
been imprisoned by the Spanish in Cuba in
1895 and who, after escaping, had been en-
ployed by the New York World ito proclaim
the wrongs Of the Cubans and to arouse the
American people against the Spanish regime
OF oppression" This activity led to his arrest
a second time, and 1t is recorded in the Diction-
airy OF American Biography that he was almost
as troublesome to his own military authorities
as he had been to the Spanish" But he got
the story" he was after in spite OF everything
and still is remembered for his success as well
as for his daring.
William E. Gladstone died at Hawarden at
. oCioCA vi Tic morning OF May ~, 1888, ana
The Star on that day published
Gladstone portrait Of the departed states
Oh;tunrv man and q long story of his
career and its influence upon
British history. BY way Of editorial comment.
it was remarked that: Wherever men are
laboring to do good things to make life cleaner
and better, to enforce a'sense Of duty and moral
obligation, to build up and sustain sound and
acceptable government for the people, there
the spirit of Mr.. Gladstone abides and will
continue to abide forever There Is in
spiration for the American people in all that
chez advocated and represented for the better
ment Of mankind, but particularly in that
portion Of the record made during his closing
years when, in higher notes and clearer than
ever before, he pleaded for conscience as against
expediency In dealing with questions OF moral
moment and advancement"
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Few people are aware that SPANS flag once
fioated over Lake Michigan by right OF con-
quest; that the site Of Chicago
Spain IN was once a Spanish dependency.
rL;-... But such is the fact. While the
American colonies were struggling
for their independence, Spain made an attack
in the rear, from the lower Mississippi Valley,
which it then controlled. military expedition
was sent from st. Louis across the States OF
Illinois and Indiana to st. Joseph, Mich.
small post then held by British soldiers. The
post quickly capitulated, and the flag OF CASTLE
waved unquestioned for few days In the wilds
of Michigan BY that act the prairies Of Illinois
became Spanish possessions and the command
of Lake Michigan fell from British hands to
the nercies Of the dons. This interesting event
occurred early In the year 1871" At least, 70
declared the Chicago Tmes-Herald Is quoted
by The Star on May 20, 1888.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23

three hundred million dollars authorized
for ship modernization. This would mean
q suspension of work begun on converting
several warships for guided-missile use
and for other types of modern warfare
One OF the chief objections raised by the
Air Force to the supercarrier program
was that it might entail diversion OF de-
tense funds that otherwise could be used
for building its coveted seventy-group
aerial striking force. With the seventy
group program in the bag, AT officials
have no cause to view the carrier plan as
q competitor for limited appropriations
If some AT officers still feel that the
supercarrier, with its conceded ability to
launch atomic bombers, threatens naval
invasion of the strategic bombing field
(Which the AT claims for ITSELF, they are
keeping quiet about it. Defense Secretary
Forrestal told the subcommittee that the
Joint Chiefs of Staff has approved con-
struction of the new carrier, which will
displace sixty-five thousand tons and ex-
coed in size any ship ever built. The Chief
of Staff of the Air Force is member OF
the jos. The Navy says that the big
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advance mobile base for large bombers and
other planes. but any bombing of stra-
tegic nature would be in cooperation with
and supplementary to AT and Army over
all operations.
The Navy has argued persuasively that
the availability of such mobile bomber
base, especially in the early stages OF sud-
den warfare-before adequate land bases
could be established-might prove to be
decisive factor. Capable of evasive maneu-
vers at speeds in excess of thirty knots, it
would not be an easy target-certainly not
as much Of Sitting duck" as land air
strip. With guided-missile warfare still in
the research stage. the Navy has shown
wisdom in hating work on such guided
missile ships as the uncompleted former
battleship Kentucky and the battle cruiser
Hawaii. The money that would have been
expended on these ships of the future can
be used more prohtably on such combat
tested craft as carriers, submarines and
antisubmarine killers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23
British Labor Considers

The annual conferences OF BLUSH pO-
litical parties are the nearest thing to
our ouadrennial conventions. The differ
ence is that they are concerned not with
nominating candidates but with laying out
policies for the coming parliamentary sea-
son. The Labor Party's conference Is
especially noteworthy in that 1t must
always reconcile the wishes OF the trades
unions which form its backbone with those
OF its supporters from other elements IN
the general public.
The current conference at Scarborough
seems to be running into difficulties on
the tempo Of specialization. When Labor
came to power three years ago 1t formu-
lated far-reaching program under which
most major phases of Britains industry
were to be socialized in certain order
This has been done for coal and for most
forms Of transportation. The next OBJ
iective was supposed to be the iron and
steel industry.
However, Britain's economic life has been
having hard shedding, while the fruits OF
specialization have not been as sweet as
its advocates prophesied. Failure to make
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continued "austerity," is tending to pro-
duce popular dissatisfaction with the Labor
government. And this. in turn, tends to
make it's responsible leaders 60 bit slower
in the attainment of the party's eventual
goals.
That trend was strikingly evinced by
the address of Herbert Morrison, leader Of
the House of Commons, before the con-
ference, in which he stressed the "consoli-
dation and exploitati ton" of Socialist gains
already made, going on to suggest that
there might not be further installment
of naturalization in the party's program
for the next year or so. In practice, this
means presumably that the iron and steel
industry will be left for the time being in
private hands
It is difficult to reconcile this official
attitude at Scarborough with the drastic
disciplining of Labor NJ P. only a few
days previous for saying emphatically what
Herbert Morrison implied in generalities.
Last week, Labor member named Alfred
Edwards was expelled from the party be-
cause he had vehemently denounced the
idea OF socializing the steel industry at this
time. It will be interesting to learn the
meaning of this discrepancy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23
pires Of the Spirit
Sitting Where They Sit
Who Sought the Whole Truth
By the Rev. Frederick Brown Harris, d. d, Lit. D.

in these desperately crucial times, with all
their. cynicism and suspicion, than just that,
clothing oneself with the other mans skin and
seeing life through his eyes. That attitude
is the chief need Of the world. It is the only
hope OF the world. It underlies the idea Of the
United Nations. It is the one bridge between
the factions and the only balm for the frictions
Of the world.
Men are too often busy building a wall
around their own gardens, when what they
need most to do is to make path to the place
where their neighbor Is sitting. Instead Of
setting up the supreme court Of the universe
under our own vine and fig tree we need to
view the world from the standpoint Of other
folks vines and fig trees.
What some people call their opinions is often
simply a rearrangement of their prejudices,
and they carry on that process behind bolted
mental shutters and DOORS Some one has said
that prejudice is q defense reaction against
ignorance, and that we are apt to be down"
on what we are not up" on. Most prejudices
automatically evaporate when we deliberately
walk over to some other person or to some
other group and sit where they sit, not with
open mouth but with open mind. There are
facts and attitudes in any situation which are
not within reach Of our own dogmatic easy
chair.
II hate that man." said Charles Lamb upon
one occasion. why, I did not think you knew
him!" replied the one to whom the remark
was made. II don't know him." said Lamb
IF did I could not hate him." Lamb was
acknowledging that understanding would MUIR
der hatred If he actually went over and sat
where that man sat. What miracles Of UNDER
standing would happen If this principle always
governed our approach to other religious groups
than our own! And what about the relation
ships Of labor and management? One from
the capitalist camp who donned overalls walked
over to the camp of the laboring man. worked
with him, ate with him. talked with him.
eavesdropped his mind. Afterward he de-
clared that one Of the impressions he gained
from going over and sitting where they sat was
q realization Of the amazing ignorance on the
part Of employer and employee Of each others
purposes and desires, the incredible ease and
certainty with which each of these groups
proceeds to justify to itself its own viewpoint
regarding the other.
And how clear are the implications Of this
principle as we think Of it applied to our
national and international outlook. The greatest
hindrance to straight thinking is blind fanat-
ical loyalty to ones own group, which refuses
to see anything good and excellent anywhere
else.
Spinoza, the philosopher, was . witness for
the gospel of Sitting Where They Sit when he
summed up the passion OF his own life by say
ing: IT have taken my best pains not to laugh
at men, not to find fault with them, not to
ridicule them, not to be angry with them, but
to understand them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23
Up With the Windows!

Now that we are moving into hot wealth
err, some sharp things need to be said
about the closed window fiends who are
the curse of our transit system. This is
matter that involves the happiness and
health of all of us who travel to and from
work on buses or trolleys. 1t is matter
that calls shrilly and insistently for speedy
reform-specifically the reform OF those
who apparently hate air and enjoy seeing
their fellows almost faint away for want
of it.
Everybody has had experience with
these people. They are the ones who are
always sitting right next to the windows
and never open them, no matter how hot
the day or how loaded the bus or trolley.
They just sit there, calm, cool, collected,
and totally Indifferent to the piteous gasp
ings of the sweltering standees packed to-
gether like sardines from one end of the
aisle to the other. No breeze. No zephyr.
Just everything shut up tight, except for
the space beside the driver. The fends
do thorough job. and the ventilating
system simply cannot undo it when the
temperature is high and big crowd is
aboard.
The blame for this belongs to both sexes.
For every vain female who keeps the win
dow shut because she does not want the
fresh air to muss her hair, there is at
least one male-usually a brawny type
who probably claims to love the outdoors
who does the same thing for one madden
ing reason or another. There is no excuse
for fbic oyod Sono ethiru hos oot RI he done
about it. Something has got to be done to
persuade all such people to turn over
new leaf and open up at least a little
maybe only an inch; say, but enough to
soothe the tempers of the rest of us and
save us from swooning dead away from
Suffocation.
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Abood Some Shadows of Coming Events
AOOAl11S 1AAlNou Are Noted Here and 4 broad

The United States and Russia have already
tried to Guido each other In recognizing the
new state. But aside from the i've major
powers the Council is made up Of Arabic Syria,
the Ukraine, Colombia, Argentina, Canada and
Belgium. Syria is certain to vote no, and q
four-way combination Of negatives and absten-
lions among the other powers could keep
Israel out
OTTAWA.-A cabinet informant indicates
Canada probably will recognize the new Jewish
state after consulting with Britain.
PARIS.-Look for France to stall on recog-
milton Of Israel because OF the tens Of millions
of Arabs In North Africa and her other colonies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23
Wise Use of Naval Funds

1t looks as though happy solution has
been found for the problem of how to
finance the Nays proposed supercarrier
without cutting into funds budgeted for
othel defense purposes-particularly those
of the Air Force. The plan suggested by
the Navy and approved by House Armed
Services Subcommittee would make use Of
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times. Whatever may
be the facts involved
in this brutal murder
mystery, George Polk.
from all reports, had
determined to hazard
the ack movie dyed
perils In order to per-
sonally contact the
Gre e k guerrillas in
their mountain lair.
He wanted to listen
to them, rather than
about them. He de-
sired to actually sit
where they sit. As he
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Metz Oil Signs

Government oil experts are vastly more ex-
cited about the discovery of indications OF salt
domes" in the Gulf Of Mexico than coolly
worded press releases indicate. They are par
ticularly worked up over the area extending
rs miles seaward between Sabine Pass, Tex,
and Grand Cheniere La. Salt dones are geo.
logic formations that sometimes contain OIL
Max W. Ball, director of the Interior Depart
ments Oil and Gas Division. is unwilling TO
discuss the find himself but says the head
of one Of the most successful geophysical OIL
exploring companies told him: Seismic Shoot
ing Ito locate oil prospects) off the coast OF
Louisiana and Texas Is a geophyscist's para
disc"
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Spires Of the Spirit

The latest Greek tragedy robs America Of one
OF the fairest and ablest news correspondents,
whose ruling passion was to hold up the mirror
of truth to reflect these torn and troubled
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Delay on Secretary

President Truman may wait until after MS
trip to the Far West to decide on new
secretary of Agriculture The trip, with its
many planned stops in the Midwest ana
Far West, would give him opportunity to dis
cuss the matter with local party as well as
farm leaders. Democratic leaders say the
President is anxious to find man who would
add strength to his campaign for reelection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23

Memory feat of the month was the expert
on the Chinese situation remembering
what started 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Labor cabinet is facing
one of its most delicate dilemmas. The ques-
ton involves whether to hang murderers The
House of Lords is expected to turn down q
House of Commons decision to suspend the
death penalty for five years as an experiment..
The cabinet was split on the issue, with
majority in favor Of keeping the death penalty.
But after the elected Commons narrowly de-
cided to do away with the rope, the cabinet
took the stand that its decision should not be
overturned by the hereditary Lords. Now II
Lords votes to keep the death penalty the
cabinet will be on the spot. 1t could accept
the Lords decision, thus snubbing its own
supporters in Commons it could ask Com
mons to override House of Lords decision
which a majority of cabinet members would
actually approve.
NT... M C:6.,e
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Coneress Curtain

COP leaders will wait until June l to de-
eide whether to try to wind up Congress June
IS. BY that time they think they will be able
to tell whether they can get the most impor-
tant bills through. before the party conven-
tons
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Sbeedub Sawyer

Charles Sawyer, the new Secretary OF Com
merce, is insisting that the departments
business information services be made faster
fresher and easier to understand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23
UN's Hot Potato

LAKE CESS.-Israel may be the hot
potato Of Security Council debates on new
United Nations memberships this summer, but
the smaller powers-not Russia or the United
states-can be expected to provide the heat.
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OIeo

If she fight against repeal Of oleomargarine
taxes is lost in Congress, insiders look for the
anti-oleo people to start pressuring State Leg
islatures to preserve State oleo taxes.
OTTAWA.-The Canadian Senate Will launch
a committee investigation at the next session
of Parliament on whether to establish mar
garine industry and whether to legalize I'M
porting Of margarine.
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Onfgo

Government spending and spending by retail
buyers kept pace during the first three months
of this year. Both rose to an annual rate OF
500 ,oo0, 0O0 For consumers the increase was
due to higher prices rather than more goods
bought and was the smallest since the end OF
the war.