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Evening star., 1948-08-27
This Changing World
Another Wave of Denunciation Seen
When Probers Resume Spy Hearings

cases with that In mind. but because
of the attitude of those investigated.
Some refused to answer ques-
tions under the protection of the
Fifth Amendment or got entangled
in a tissue of stories which made
their veracity somewhat question
able.
The committees real motive in
holding public hearings on persons
who had been labeled members of
a reasonable underground network
Is to bring a dangerous situation
to the attention of the public, and
to prepare new watertight espionage
laws against such activities as those
exposed by Elizabeth Bentley and
Whitaker Chambers.
1t Is frequently said by those who
are horrified at the n-American
activities" of the committee that all
this investigation was only a circus
to put its members in the limelight
and help the Republicans catch
more votes at the November elec-
ton.
Those who defend the recent wit
nesses maintain that the whole pro-
cedure was gigantic hoax, since
Cd the Federal grand jury in New
York had indicted only the II
active members of the Communist
Party and had found no reason for
indictment of the others: and (2)
even If Congress had other infor-
nation available, the investigat ton
could have been conducted in ex-
ecutive session, thus avoiding any
smears of responsible citizens.
Answer Is Simple.
The committee members answer
is simple: Because of antiquated
espionage laws in this country-laws
passed in the days when "isms"
were unknown-the grand iury's
hands were tied. A new type of
treason, unforeseen 30 years ago, has
come into existence.
In order to meet the situation
stringent measures will be neces-
sary against espionage of all types.
When Congress in its next session
Is asked to pass new laws, these
will be denounced as Fascist, totali-
tartan and violations of the Bill OF
Rights. The American people might
oppose them If they are not given
clear picture Of what has been
going on over q period of eight or
nine years because cur espionage
laws were lax.
Thus only public hearings, widely
publicized by the press and radio,
can awaken the American people
to the dangers Of the Trojan
horse" This Is the basic reason why
the Thomas committee has allowed
the present hearings to become sem
sational and spectacular.
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organized than others. systematical-
ly sought to run the camps and aid
in the liquidation" Of their enc
mics"
The ironic processes Of gangster
history by which these bloodthirsty
brutes first were elevated to power
as compensation for these services
to communism and then charged
and hanged for the very crimes by
which they came to power, requires
q Dostoevski-or q Koestler-ade-
quately to relate. But the type
affinity between Communists and
Nazis long has been observable: :
absolute contempt for all ethics,
brutal callousness to human suffer-
ing, acceptance Of the theory that
the end justifies any means.
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get nurt. N0t so A'"'' "eHe""fe'
when the brave Moguls went out to
do in a beast. Say Mogul wanted
to shoot a tiger on Saturday. On
Monday the royal gamekeeper would
60 out and locate tiger and leave
q donkey tied to tree near the
tigers lair. He repeated this per-
Torrance for several days until the
tiger got used to going to the same
place for a free meal. On the night
before the Mogul was to 60 hunt
ing the tiger was given donkey
that had been forced to eat quanti-
ties Of opium.
Grand Sportsman.
The tiger would become SO dopey
that it was no trick at all to sur
round him with strong nets. Then
the fearless Mogul. riding on his
elephant town -and-country car
would shoot the tiger full Of holes
from a safe distance as court at
tendants applauded him as grand
sportsman.
There is no account Of how the
Moguls did their bird shooting, but
l imagine they had the birds stuffed
into a vase and then would fire
load of buckshot into the neck OF
the vase.
Moguls had a real nice time, too
when they took q bath. The Shish
Mahal or Bath Of Mirrors in the
Fort is some bathroom. The walls
and ceiling are Of marble, .inlaid
with thousands of little mirrors
Two great sunken tubs were filled
with rose water, one warm and one
cold, and fountains kept the mar
Bile floor-which is inlaid with fish
designs in precious stones-awash
causing the fish to look as II they
were swimming. Here, to quote one
of my innumerable guide books,
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Forrestal is the best civilian avail
able for it, and he Is relatively
young and devoted to public service.
Gov. Dewey probably knows Mr..
Forrestal as we'll as does President
Truman, but unless public senti-
ment favors the retention OF Mr..
Forrestal in the post of Secretary
of Defense, the politicians might
prevail on the New York Governor,
if he is President-elect, to choose
some one with distinct Republican
afflliation.
1t is interesting to note that Sec
retary Forrestal, formerly an in
vestment banker in New York, has
been criticized by New Dealers in
recent years for his conservative
views on economic and social ques-
tions. Both Presidents Roosevelt
and Truman disregarded that criti-
cism, which means that they ap-
pointed him on merit alone. Mr..
Roosevelt felt so strongly that the
cabinet secretaries directing the
armed services should be detached
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quoted In the
London Tablet,
to bring to light
the extraordi-
narily horrifying
revelations con-
cerning some of
them, namely of
t he following
persons:
Oscar Jura-
nicz, secretary
general IN 1lCO s
fore | & n office;
Staner Oswald
and Ch arl eS
B arlc, a secre-
&.r{ae IN fha
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from politics that in the summer Of
1910 he appointed Henry L. Stimson
and Frank Knox, both prominent
Republicans, to the ofnces OF Secre-
tary OF War and Navy, respectively.
This was more than 4 year before
America entered the war. The next
President, II he be 4 Republican,
could continue the precedent Of re-
tanning 4 Democrat In the post of
Secretary Of Defense.
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Mogul -emperorS
and I would have
6 en- along
I a m o sly for
m ny of t h e
things they did
are right down
my alley.
Take the busi-
ness Of shoot-
ing tigers. which
" as q roya !
sport. You can
s h o o t tigers in
India now, but
there is a chance
that you might
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tify on another
phase Of the in
yes t l g a ton
1 n d u s t r l a ]
espionage.
The commit
tee, headed by
r e p resentative
Thomas, Repub-
lican of New
Jersey, is fully
aware OF the at
tacks which will
be directe d
against its ac-
tivities. Because
s o m e v e r y
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prominent for Constantine Brown
mer officials will be called to testify,
according to reports, there will be
another wave of denunciation. rang
ing from red herrings" to charges
of disregard and suppression Of civil
rights.
The committee also will be de-
nounced as playing prediction
politics to strengthen the position
of Republican candidates. This
they consider inevitable.
Although this committee has pro-
duced little more than spectacular
fiareups in the past, it Is believed
to be ready now to reach to the core
OF a situation which has been known
to many in Washington for several
years, but which could not be
brought out publicly because Con-
gressmen were warned that "it
would be highly damaging to the
war effort and to the harmony Of
the anti-Axis powers"
Names Made Sensation.
The recent hearings unquestion-
ably were spectacular because so
many persons who held top Govern
ment positions were involved. Their
names had been on the lips Of
dozens of their colleagues through
out the war. however, when they
were referred to as bad boys" and
very poor security risks"
Had the files of q number of
former top Government officials
been made public the facts con-
tanned therein would have been far
more sensational than the recent
hearings.
The cross examination OF wit
nesses who appeared before the
Thomas committee this month
made headlines, not necessarily be-
CAUSE the committee handled ths
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Admiral BIondy to Speak

NORFOLK, Va. Aug. II F.-
Admiral w. H. P. Blandy, COM
mander in chief, Atlantic Fleet, will
be the principal speaker at exercises
opening the fourth class, at the
Armed Forces staff College Au-
gust 80.
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McLenore-
Knows the Tricks
In Tiger Hunting
. Bp Henry McLem0re

AGRA. India.-The more I see
and learn Of Agra, the more I'm
convinced that I came to India sew
eral hundred years too late. The
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Bv C0nsfanfine Broicn

When the House Committee on
Un-American Activities resumes its
hearings Septemer 7 another galaxy
Of stars Is likely to be called to tes-
Evening star., 1948-08-27

By Dorothy Thompson
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going on in Yugoslavia since April
has reached the public but it has
remained for La Libre Belgique, as
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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-06-17
WILMINGTON HERE
monday, June 14)

In one of the best games played
here since the season opened, the
Owls lost a heartbreaker to Will
mington on Monday night by a score
of 20.
The only two runs of the game
came in the bottom half of the first
inning, when Charlie Dykes, the
Wilmington second baseman (the
first man up) hit hard drive to left
which hit near the top of the fence,
bounced into the air and then dis
appeared. Both Feltman and Yeash,
who covered the play, claimed that
the ball dropped down between the
fence and the stone wall, and there
fore under ground rules should be
scored as a two-base hit, and Felt
man went so far as to scramble up
the wall and reach down inside to
try and locate it. The umpire ruled
however, that since the ball could
not be recovered-or even seen--the
hit must be scored as a home run.
Ruffer, the next man up, beat out
hit to third, and when Halvonic
made bad throw to first, the run
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-06-17

ner moved on to second. He adj
vanced to third while Lorenz was
being thrown out on an infield tap
to Martin, and when Goliat flied out
to Feltman, Ruffer scored easily af-
ter the catch. Levan then struck
out to end the inning
From then on, Bill Stratton pitched
shut-out ball, with only two men get
ting as far as second base. He struck
out five men, and only gave up one
walk.
Credit should also be given to
Claude Christie for his fine job be-
hind the plate. He not only caught
beautiful game, but he cut off two
rallies with his throwing arm, both
occurring in the sixth inning. And
here's what happened.
Ruffer, the first man up, singled
to left, but when he attempted to
steal second, Christie cut him down
with a beautiful peg to Daddario
Then after Lorenz had struck out
Goliat drew the only walk given up
by Stratton. But with Levan at the
plate, Christie caught Goliat off first
with another beautiful peg to Rooms
to retire the side.
Plenty of credit also must be Civ
en- to George Thomas, Wilmington's
right handler, for his shut-out vic
tory He gave up the same number
of hits as Stratton, and he also walk
ed four men, but he just was un-
beatable in the clutch, retiring the
side without a run in the fourth in
ming after the bases had been loaded
with two out, and repeated the per-
Torrance in the seventh inning.
To get a picture of the pitching
job that Thomas did in the clutch,
you must consider that the Owls had
eleventh men on the base paths, six
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-06-17
KEEPING I'D
WITH THE OWLS
BY Doug Stewart

lowed with a single to left, scoring
Haus, and then Muzzo smacked one
over the left field wall, scoring be-
hind McClain. Ciaffone (playing
right field) followed with a three
Dagger and scored when Halvonic let
Watkins grounder go through him
for an error. Abramson, the ninth
man to bat in the inning, then singled
to center, and that was all for STRAIT
ton.
Snyder came in and the first man
to face him was Bokelmann, batting
for the second time, and he singled
to center, scoring Watkins. Sturm,
the eleventh man up in the inning,
followed with double to left, scor-
ing Abramson, and Snyder then
struck out Haus to end the inning.
That was all the scoring until the
sixth when Allentown showed three
more runs across, on four hits and
an error to make the score Ito.
And they got their final three in the
eighth frame, again on four hits and
an error.
The Owls two runs came in the
eighth inning With one away, Dad
dario singled and Rooms drew a base
on balls, Then with Crumling at
bat, both runners advanced on a
wild pitch. Gene then grounded to
Cunningham at first, with Daddario
scoring on the play, but Rooms held
up at second Halvonic then singled
to left, with Rooms moving to third.
Then Snyder followed with a single
to right, scoring Rooms, but Martin
ended the inning when he flied out
to Watkins in center field.
Although the Owls only got seven
hits, Bokelmann walked six men,
with the result that Hagerstown had
eleven men left on base.
Summary; Allentown, lar. 17H,
1E.; Hagerstown, Or. III. 4E.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-06-17
SCHEDULE FOR WEEK

Tonight (Thursday) Wilmington
here.
Tomorrow night (Friday) Lam
caster here. This will be Jaycees
Night, and the contestants in the
Miss Hagerstown" contest will be
the guests of the management.
Saturday afternoon, 2:30 p. m,
Lancaster here. This will be Ladies'
Day, and prior to the game there
will be a mammoth parade staged
by the Tall Cedars of Lebanon, who
are holding a statewide meeting
here. The Tall Cedars ceremonies
will begin at 1870 p. m.
Sunday, Lancaster here. This
will be a double-header, the first
game starting at 2 o'clock.
Monday, Wilmington at Whining
ton.
Tuesday, Wilmington at Whining
ton.
Wednesday, Wilmington at Will
mington.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-06-17
AT TRENTON
Saturday, June 12)


The rain washed out what was
developing into swell pitching duel
between Barney Schultz and Nick
Turowicz Cloth righthanders), in
the game scheduled at Trenton on
Saturday night.
When the rain halted the game in
the bottom half of the fifth, with
Trenton at bat, with one out and one
on, the game was tied up at one and
one. Up to that point Schultz had
only allowed two hits, single in
the first, which, coupled with walk
and stolen base, gave Trenton its
lone run, and an infield hit in the
fifth.
While Turcowicz, gave up five hits,
he was plenty tight in the pinches.
The Owls run came in the third,
when Halvonic walked, was sacri-
feed to second by Schultz, and scored
on Bobbie Martins single to center.
With the score tied and Trenton
unable to complete their time at
bat in the bottom half of the fifth,
the game, of course, was declared
no contest and will have to be made
up at later date.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-06-17
AT TRENTON
(Friday, June ID


The Owls took the first game of
their four game series with Trenton
on Friday night, by a score of 6-3.
Don Bolton went all the way to
win his first game since joining the
Hagerstown Club. Hugh Oser, a
right handler, started for Trenton,
but was knocked out in the eighth
frame, when the Owls batted around,
and jim McFadden relieved him.
Hagerstown scored two runs in
the top half of the first inning on
one hit. Bobby Martin, the first man
up, was safe at first when Tesla boot
ed his grounder to third, and Felt
man sacrificed him to second. Don
Myers, the Owls new outfelder,
drew base on balls, and Yeash was
safe on the second error of the in
ming, filling the bases. George Dad
dario then got a double to center,
scoring Martin and Myers, but when
Yeash also tried to score he was out
at the plate. Rooms then popped up
to Pavlick for the third out.
Trenton got one run in their half,
when Pavlick opened with a single,
went to second while Marty Martin
was being thrown out at first, and
scored on Cunningham's three bag-
Der.
The Owls made it 81 in the second
Halvonic, the first man up, walked,
but Crumling forced him at second.
Gene then went to second on a pass
ed ball. Don Bolton got single to
short left field, and Crumling could
only go to third. Bobby Martin was
up next, and he forced Bolton at sec
ond, with Crumling scoring on the
play. Feltman then grounded out to
first base to end the inning.
Trenton tied it up in the bottom
half of the fifth, when Pavlick got
a double, went to third while Marty
Martin was being thrown out, and
scored ahead of Moe Cunningham,
who smacked one over the left field
wall. But Bolton settled right down
again to retire the next two men in
order, and then pitched shut-out ball
the rest of the way.
HagerstoWn put the game on ice
in the top half of the eighth when
they batted around. Daddario, first
man up, got his third hit, single
to right, and when Cunningham
made bad throw, George was safe
at second on the error Rooms fol-
lowed with a double to right, scor-
ing Daddario. That was all for Oser,
and McFadden came in.
Halvonic, the first man to face him,
grounded out, with Rooms moving
to third. Crumling followed with
a single to center, scoring Rooms.
Bolton struck out for out number
two, but Bobby Martin got on in
field hit, with Crumling going to
third Feltman then walked, fill
ing the bases. Myers was up next,
and he grounded to Wetzel at short,
who fumbled the ball for an error,
with CruInling scoring the third run
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-06-17
AT ALLENTOWN
Thursday, June 100

Allentown took the second game of
the series with the Owls on Thurs
day night by the lopsided score of
14-2
Dick Bokelmann went all the way
for the Cards, with Dave Abramson
behind the plate. Bill Stratton, who
was sharged with the loss, started
for the Owls, but was knocked out
in the third inning, when the Cards
sewed the game up with a seven
run splurge, and Paul Snyder went
the rest of the way. Gene Crumling
did the catching.
Manager Crumling shuffled his
lineup in an endeavor to break the
Owls long losing streak, but it
didn't work.
Allentown showed run across in
the second inning when Muzzo beat
out hit to third; went all the way
to third when Halvonic made a wild
throw to Rooms at first; and then
scored while Watkins was being
thrown out at first base.
Then came the big third inning, in
which twelve Allentown men came
to bat. Bokelmann opened the in
ming by drawing walk and Sturm
sacrificed him to second. Haus then
doubled to left, scoring Bokelmann.
Cunningham was up next, and he
grounded out Martin to Rooms, with
Haus moving to third. McClain fol-
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-06-17
DOUBLE PLAYS

Through Tuesday night, with "A
games played, the Owls had COM
pleted 80 double plays-20 at home
and 10 on the road.
This is 6 less than they completed
last year with the same number OF
games played.
Pitchers Babe" Birrer and Paul
Snyder, who have not been very eff
fective, have been returned to their
parent clubs.
Some sort of record was made
by the Owls, infeld in the second
game of Sundays double-header at
Trenton. Not only were the four
errors that the Owls made in the
game all committed by the infield,
but they were made in perfect or
der
The first error was charged to
Mike Rooms (first baseman) in the
first inning; the second to Bobby
Martin (second baseman) in the sec
ond frame; the third to Halvonic
(third baseman) in the sixth, and
the fourth and final error to Dad
dario (short stop) in the seventh.
You'll go long time before you'll
see a better game played at the
Stadium than the opening game
with Wilmington on Monday night.
Although Bill Stratton lost the
game, he pitched lin my opinion)
the best game of the year, and that
plenty of people agreed with me was
evident from the tremendous hand
he got from the 800 fans who saw the
game, when he came off the field af-
ter striking out the last man to face
him in the ninth inning.
Now, let's recap the games of the
past week.