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Evening star., 1948-09-20

llcVSQ III lIleVl- Dorothy Aho"psoH'
table" progress-came to pessimis.
tic conclusion, for which he pro-
duced challenging evidence. He sale
that population, when unchecked
increases in geometrical ratio, while
subsistence increases only in arith.
metical ratio, so that population
tends to outrun subsistence unit
it is checked by war, famine, pesti-
lence, and the degenerative inf1u.
ences of vice and misery.
In our century Malthusianism has
appeared to be as dead as Methuse.
iah. The 10Th century saw the
colonization of new areas, and agri.
cultural science helped increase
food production. The ascending
Marxists also denounced Nautilus
attributing shortages entirely tt
faulty social organization. And, ir
general, Nautilus has not yet beer
proved right.
Scientists Back Nautilus.
But it is significant that a sym.
postum of natural scientists at tht
centenary meeting of the American
Association for the Advancement,
of Science took, in general, the
view of Nautilus. They insisted that
not even the atomic bomb present.
ed so great problem to mankind
as overpopulation plus the dwin-
ding of resources.
Men everywhere must face the
prospect of the conservation OF
natural resources and the limita-
ton Of population or continue on
the path toward self-destruction, y
said Professor Stanley A. Cain. DR.
Fairfield Osborn warned that in
the last three centuries the popu-
lation of the earth has increased
from 400 100000 to over 1000, ,000, 900
and that, at the present rate, 1t
may top 5000 100000 in 10 years,
exceeding the cultivable areas of
the planet essential to subsistence.
Even war no longer promises a
corrective influence. The drain of
each war on natural resources ex-
ceeds its drain on population and
If, in another war, existing mass
destruction weapons are employed,
not only man but much of the
organic life which supports him will
be destroyed.
u. S. Urban Areas Gaining.
To see the political leaders of
great states fight over "ideologies, "
while they utterly disregard the
most fundamental problems, is dis
couraging.
Our own population increased last
year at double the prewar rate.
The United States can support a
much larger population than it has.
But the shifts are disquieting. The
countryside is being drained. AL
ready II per cent of our people
live in five cities of over a million
Only the urban areas are gaining
while the entire agricultural area
between Illinois and the Pacific
Coast dncluding wisconsin, either
is tagging behind the national
average or actually losing popula-
ton. And this happens precisely
when food is the worlds greatest
need, and great cities the most
dangerous places to live in.
OF all the countries of Europe
Italy has the greatest population
problem. The Italians, under such
pressure, have been the only Euro
peans who have put their own backs
Into the African colonies. Yet the
Evening star., 1948-09-20
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c. Ali
ga

newspaper reports that an alhino
peanut muncher had been spotted.
The Siamese are extremely super
stitious people, and they firmly be-
lieve that nothing calls down so
many blessings Of heaven on one
and all as for a new king to have
white elephant in his stables.
They believe that any king who
owns a white elephant Is bound to
have happy and successful reign.
They are very rare, and many kings
have had to struggle through their
reigns without the benefit of a
many-ton omen of good luck.
Shortly after our hero announced
that he knew where the white ele-
phant was living great hunt was
organized. Much care was taken to
see that jumbo did not escape and
was not hurt while being captured.
The white elephant did his best
to elude his captors, never dream
ing of the lush life that awaited
him. He is now in a beautiful cor
raj in the north, where he is being
fattened with choice elephant
hors doeuvres, getting daily pedi-
cures and perfumed baths. He is
also being trained to march in the
great coronation parade.
When he comes to Bangkok he
will receive the same homage as
II he were a royal prince. No visit
ing ambassador could hope to get
the treatment this elephant will be
accorded the rest of his life. The
Siamese will bow in his presence.
and shower him with costly gifts.
Life Of Riley. !
In the national museums here
we saw the chariots which will be
used in the coronation-giant We
hicles Of gold and silver which re-
quire the services of more than 100
men to pull. But the most lavish
the costliest and loveliest
will be worn by the sacred
white elephant. He will be a mass
Evening star., 1948-09-20

of gold, silver, jewels and carved
ivory, and from his ears scores Of
tiny silver bells viii tinkle in time
with his tread,
His permanent home will be
luxurious stable. and he will be at
tended by dozens of lackeys, each
proud of the honor to serve him.
When he goes for his morning con.
stitutional or his afternoon stroll.
streets will be cleared for him, lest
some thoughtless human weigh
ing about 100 pounds) bump
against him and cause him incon.
venience.
Take the life of Riley, If you
want to.
I'll take that of a white elephant
In Siam.
Distributed BY McNausht Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star., 1948-09-20
AIbemurIe WCTU
Reflects Mrs. Clarke
S,se;oI eisooteb "a The s,or

SPeeTdT OTEPoIIH
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Sept.
2O.-Mrs. Roy Clarke, of North Gar
den, was reelected president of the
Albemarle County Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union at its an
nual convention here.
Other officers named are Mrs. En-
ma Owen, vice president; Mrs. H. c.
Thomas, secretary, and Mrs. Clar-
ence Hawkins, treasurer.
Evening star., 1948-09-20

At that time
he was a lowly
laborer In a teak
forest, m IL es
north of Bang
kok. Now he is
toasted as one
of the country's
h e eS. The
grateful govern
ment has settled
a large amount
of money = on
him, and given
him a title equiv
alent to that of
knight.
Evening star., 1948-09-20

First OF about three articles
bu Doris FIeeson ON the situa-
ton in Germany, especially Ber-
lin. Miss FleeSon has just re-
turned from Germany, 1Dhere
she talked NTH a n79nber of
high placed officials, ncluding
Gen. Lucius D. Clay, american
commander in Gerntdc 4.
Evening star., 1948-09-20

A m o n 6 those
urging such ac-
ton are Secre-
tary of Defense
Forrestal a n d
t he Presidents S
principal ad-
visers in the
White House -
clark Clifford
and David K.
Niles.
Secretary For
restal considers
Admiral Leahy
an lint e r ( e 7 =
ence" in the
Evening star., 1948-09-20

plish what we
set out to do
which is the res
toration Of a
stable and free
d o m = ov / n G
Western Europe.
Our prestige
was never high
er. The siege of
Berlin may be
prolonged but we
can supply the
city all winter by
an xpa n d e d
airlift.
I will stake my
last dime that
Evening star., 1948-09-20

can mourn ISL lCS
inhabitants.
At the begin
ming Of the 10Th
C e n t ury, a n
English econo-
m j S t, Thomas
Malthus, W h o
h a d b e e n
b r o u g h t up
among progress
sives"- faith
er was a friend
of Rousseau and
a follower of
Condorcet an d
Goodwin, who be-
1S.,>l H. 1I;-1,,
Evening star., 1948-09-20
Bv Constantine Br0wn

President Truman is being urged
by some of his most intimate politi-
cal advisers to retire Fleet Admiral
William D. Leahy, his chief of staff
Evening star., 1948-09-20
Mclenore-
Tells How O Hero
Is Born in Sium
Bp Henry Mel emore

BANGKOK, Siam.-The most
popular and the most talked about
man in Siam today was unheard
of two months ago.
Evening star., 1948-09-20
By Dorothy Thompson

For over hundred years optimists
and pessimists have been debating
the issue most vital to the human
race-namely whether this planet
Evening star., 1948-09-20
Bv Doris FIees0n

BERLIN, Sept. IA Delayed We
can maintain our present course of
action in Germany without war.
If we maintain it we can accom-
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1948-03-06
InIan0

slls ob Senrp 8allace uno ieine
~oritte Bartei" riht bereits geniig:
ten, Die Iemofraten unb ibren Dor,
ausii6tlihen &anoioaten Srrman i'm
Nopenlber ins @eorange 81 bringen,
mebren ii6 nun sic In5ei6en bafiir,
OaB es Ser oemotratilfen Sartei Ser
Siioitaaten NIT ibrer Jtebellion geeen
Sen Erdiioenten als 8annertrdger Ser
Mominiltrationspartei i'm beporIte-
|benoen @ablfampfe bitter ernlt lit.
|8isber fat es oen Ini6ein, olS ob
oie oemofratiihe 8arteifiibrung, Die
idon ser @allace- e-9emegung i'm Nor=
Sen bilflos gegeniiberltebt, aub i'm
|Siioen gegeniiber Dem brobenoen slb=
|fan oenofratii6er @abler niht biel
aus5uri6ten nernag. Sic troitet iid
einltlpeilen bamit; baB oie Yrdi iioens
tenpobl nod in einieer Serne liegt
|uno Die emporten @ellen ser liio,
itaatliden rGemofratie" iih bis gum
9topember oielleiGt le9en 1peroen, l1nb
Die grfabrltnsen abnliher politiider
Snlurreftionen in friiberen Sabrer
fonnen tie in Oieier Soffnllng beItar.
fen. Inbererieits oiirften sic Temo,
fraten oes 9toroens, bie minoeltens
genau 10 seidloiien fiir Die 3ominie,
rung Srumnns linb, pie ser vgel6loi,
iene Siioen" (rsohd South") oageger
lit iib nidt nerbeblen, baB sic politi.
lide Se5eiiionsbepeeung i'm ~Dirie.
9ano" nod ItdnOis meiter eritarft.
| Nahbem Die iiioltaatlide &epolte
gegen bie Sruman'i6e Siibrerldafl
lid bisber IN 8orten erid)opft bate
liino sic feubalen Gentlemen oes Sii.
oens nun 5ur politiiden Aftion iiber.
geeangen: @ouperneur Sud bat BON
lpirginilhen Staatsparlament Mnnab
me elmer Gorlage perlangt, oie es be1
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1948-03-06

MiniIterpr1iibent nit ieiner Inter,
briifungs. 1,nb Gertreibungspolitii
gesen Die Subetenoeutiden (ei,t.
| li6lieBlib Ser iuoetenbeutihen So5ia'
lilten uno &ommuniIten! J ben 8epeis
oafiir lieferte, bob Stain in ibm fei-
men minber gelebrigen Sdiiler eefun-
Sen bat ols in Sito uno Gimitro1p -
I'm nur einiee ser Sotrapen bes 8ol-
| i6eipifen5aren in Der balfanil6en
geahbaribaft gu nennen.
9eneih, ser nit Wtalarpf i'm Gunit-
freiie oes 3ittators @otttpalo uno
ieiner 2eute einItpeilen nod geoulbet
|pirb, bat pieoerbolt bon Ser Bride
oes gerltdnoniiies" seiproden, Die
iein Staat 5niihen ser ipeitlihen uno
Ser oitliden 8elt biloen ioae. Hun lit
Die tibe6o -ilo1pafii6e Bride, ipie
l1nglt ooraus5uIeben tpar, 5uiammen=
|gebro6en. Sic permodte Dem Sruf
oes totalitaren Sonatismus uno Ger
|ruliiiden Wa6inationen nidt itanb=
|5ubalten. Giesmal itno Die Soffnun=
|gen auf 8ieoerberltelling ser oemo=
fratiifen 5reibeiten IN Dem ungliid=
lihen 2onoe Inn 10 geringer, ais Die
geneld, San Walurpf lno 5ierlin=
ger i;b nit ser Sertreibung Ser Mil-
lionen SuOetenoeutihen 5ugleid) iel.
Der ibrer 3uoerlaiiiglten 8unoesgenoi=
len gegen ben Sotaliturismus neuer
pie alter Sbieroan5 beraubt baben.
8as jett?
Soller Spannung unb Sorge mar
tet iest oie @elt, mo- Die 8ranfe 6es
|ruiiilhen 8dren oen udditen Shlag
fiibren miro. slaem anihein nod
miro 6innlano ons nablte 2ano iein,
ous Dem &oloB perfallen miro. Sta-
lin foroert nSerbanolungen" iiber ei-
nen rlliiiif=finniiden Sertrag, u,tb
oas Id)tpuhe 2ano fann oieler Sor-
oerung feinen 8ioerituno entgeeen-
ieten. 8eitere gntideioungen lperoen
in Stalien fallen, lpenn bort Die be-
uorltebenoen @ablen 5u einem font
l1nuniItii6en Siege fiibren lollten. ltno
Damn fonlmen Seiterreih, @rie6en,
lano, SIt-8euti6lano unb bic ifanbi,
napiiben 2anber an Die Geibe.
aber alle grfabrllneen iluo Grob-
lungen ibeinen nibt imItanoe, ser l1n-
linnigen Vforgentbauerei, Sen britt
iden &onfurren5dngiten uno Den
lfran5oiii6en 8eliiiten nab @loire unD
9tubr ein @noe 81 MADDEN, uno oie
8ereinten gtationen ipielen, ipenn
Iau6 unter ollerlei 8eflemmungen,
nit Sem 8elhid in Salaitina. 2atpis
|nenartig tiirmen iif Die Sbnierig-
feiten, unO mir befiirdten, oaB Der
"Warlbaa-Glan", Denn er CUR Ser
mtrflihung fommt, ibrer nitbt Ser
merben miro. 8efiircbtungen bieier
art entlpringen geraoe5u pbantaitis
|l6e Sorldlage in 8albington 5ur
lStGrfung unierer @ebrma6t, fiir Die
man piele Williaroen aufpenoen mill.
gtur S6onf6rber fonnen leugnen,
ooB Die 3ufunft bitter Dor ltns liegt.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1948-03-06

Senator Glen $. EapIor, Der
grooming cosoboy" bon Soobo, bat
iid formeu als 8etperber INN sic 8i-
5eprdiibentidlaftsfanbibatur oif Dem
Sidet Ser ubritten Hnrtei" Senrp
@anaces angemeloet.
(Sortfesune anf esste o
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-06
BIG CITIES BROADEN
VACATION BENEFITS

Chicago (ILNS) - Virtually all
major u. S. cities now have formal
policies granting employees at
least 2 weeks vacation annually
the American Municipal Associa-
tion says. A recent study made by
the association of vacation and
sick leave benefits in cities over
100000 population disclosed that
municipal vacations with pay range
from 2 weeks in Sc cities to q
weeks in 2 cities.
All but 2 of the nations 81 big
gest cities have standard or for
malized vacation plans in effect.
The average vacation among these
cities is 2.2 working weeks. Sixty
seven cities reported definite sick
leave plans in operation. Average
sick leave allowance is one day
per month, or IL days year.
In New York City, majority
of municipal employees are grant
ed "a working days vacation with
pay every year, starting with the
first full year of employment. This
is the most liberal vacation allow
ance Of any major city. New Or
leans grants "a working days vaca-
tion to some veteran municipal en-
plOyeeS.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-06
Mediators Work
To Avert Strike
On US Railroads

Chicago (LPA)-Members of the
Natl Mediation Board, which ad-
ministers the Railway Labor Act,
admitted they had failed this week
in an effort to avert a strike on
the "Iron Horse" by three "operat-
ing" Railroad Brotherhoods.
The three organizations are the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen & Enginemen, and the
Switchmen's Union. They have set
a. m. May IL as the time for a
walkout. Tho they represent only
about 100000 out of l, 100000 work
ers in the industry, their control
Of key crafts would be sufficient
to shut down the railroads.
The strike call was issued after
the unions had exhausted all steps
under the Railway Labor Act, cul-
minating with recommendations by
Presidential Emergency (Fact-
Finding) Board which the unions
rejected.
The board refused to grant more,
as a straight wage increase, than
the 15l2c-an-hour pattern" accept
ed by other unions on the railroads
last year, and it also turned down
many of the demands of the three
Brotherhoods for changes in work
ing rules to correct inequalities and
boost sub-standard pay rates.
Thereafter, the Brotherhoods en-
tered into two more weeks of ne
gotiations with the railroads in an
effort to work out a settlement
better than the terms of the board s
recommendations, but these parleys
broke down on April 27 after the
railroads refused to make any con-
cessions. The unions followed by
fixing the strike date.
Upon instruction from President
Truman, the Natl Mediation Board
then intervened anew for a second
attempt to secure a settlement by
mediation. Chairman Frank p.
Douglass and Board Member
Francis A. O'Neill Jr flew to Chi
cago, and have been meeting with
both sides daily.
In a public statement, the board
declared that a strike would be "a
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-06
SfeeIworkers
Continued From Page One)
n Of living "

crease in the cost of living"
Since "no one in April 1947 knew
what would happen to prices anC
initiation over a two-year PERIOD
Murray said, the union wrote into
the contract a provision for reopen
ing wage discussions in April
1948.
"It is the spirit of our contract
that the steel industry give recog-
milton to these realities which have
come into being since the signing
of the agreement last April. ]
charge that the steel industry has
not negotiated with us in good faith
on the wage issue. / charge that
the steel industry has failed to
give adequate consideration to the
immediate and pressing needs of its
steelworker employees" President
Murray insisted, his voice reflect
ing the indignation of man with a
just cause who has been betrayed
The full extent of the industry's
perfidy was made clear in this
charge which the unions chief
levelled at the masters of Ameri-
cas- key industry: "We offered in
our negotiations with the steel COM
panies to delay final action until
the effect of this price decrease
could be measured. But the indus
try, acting in concert, refused. 1t
arbitrarily refused to execute
agreements with the union which
would extend the time for wage
negotiations to test the effect of
this price decrease. | submit that
this proves the lack of good faith
on the part of the industry"
President Murray didn't call the
roll, but since US Steel announced
its phony wage-price policy these
steel corporations have followed
suit: Bethlehem, Jones & Laughlin,
Youngstown Sheet & Tube, Pitts
burgh, Republic, Lukens, and Colo
rado Fuel & Iron.
Not one steel producing firm has
signified willingness to bargain in
good faith, altho two steel fabricat-
ing plants, Continental Can and
the Acheson Manufacturing Co.,
have granted small wage increases
to their workers.
Next week the steelworkers' con-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-06
WORK STOPPAGES RISE;
MARCH FIGURES TOP FEB.

Washington = The number OF
work stoppages reported by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics fol
March exceeded those for Febru-
ary, thus continuing the upward
trend in effect since the first of
the year.
Due primarily to the bituminous
coal and meat-packing stoppages
approximately 100000 workers be-
come involved in the 225 labor-man-
agement disputes which began in
March, the BIS reported. Idleness
at plants or establishments direct
ly involved in work stoppages in
creased sharply to an estimated
100000 man-days.
Including stoppages which con-
tinued into March from earlier
approximately $50 disputes
affecting $4,000 workers were in
effect some time during the month,
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-06
Better Tax Plan
Then U.s. Written
By British Labor

London (LPA)-The tax chan
ges which Sir Stafford Cripps has
proposed for Labor Britain make
an interesting contrast with the
'soak the needy and help the
greedy" measures enacted by the
United States Congress over Presi-
dent Truman's veto.
He swung his axe hardest on
the small remaining minority OF
wealthy people. Taxation is already
so high (95c on the dollar in the
highest brackets) that only 10 peo-
pie in all Britain had net incomes
after tax of over $4,000 year.
For people living on investments,
Cripps had a further heavy blow
He slapped on a special, once-for-
all super-levy, which boosted the
rates in the highest brackets to
S1.45 for every dollar in income. To
give an example, single man
with an income of 100000 last
year from investments must pay
over S275.O00 to the national treas
ury. That means, of course, that
he must sell a substantial amount
of his stocks and bonds-S75, coo
plus whatever his living expenses
were for the year.
In spite of high income taxes,
some people still live in a more
luxurious manner than their fellow
countrymen. They live, in fact,
much beyond their income, and
make up the difference by drawing
on the financial fat accumulated
in past years. 1t is this tendency
that the Cripps super-tax is intend
ed to stop. Once a rich man sees
so substantial a slice of his securi-
ties go from his strongbox to the
national treasury, he is likely to
make a sharp cut in his living ex-
penses. Not only will this remove
a cause of discon.ent, but it will re-
lieve the inflationary pressure caus-
ed by too much money chasing too
few goods.
The people most helped by the
Cripps proposals are industrial
workers, particularly if they are
drawing overtime pay. Workers
learned to figure how much of
their overtime pay went to the tax
collector, and they were often not
satisfied that they could keep en-
ough to make it worth while to
work extra hours.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-06
|Long-Provoked
Boeing Workers
Go On Strike

Seattle (LPA)-Bitter laughter
was heard among Boeing aircraft
workers last week as they read
that their strike is a dastardly
irresponsible plot against the ma
tional defense program.
The nearly $4,000 members of
the Aero Mechanics Union, an
affiliate of the Int'l Association of
Machinists, are as patriotic an out
fit as you could hope to find. For a
solid year they've stuck on the job
despite the Boeing Corporations
refusal to bargain with them.
This is the first strike in 80
years of plant history. Labor re-
lations used to be pretty good
one of the reasons why the work
ers resisted temptation to strike
for so long.
But more than a year ago the
company's president, who by and
large had dealt squarely with his
employees and their union died, and
was succeeded by the corporations
smart lawyer.
Last year the Aero Mechanics
asked for a wage boost. AS nego-
tiations with the new management
dragged on they demanded that
whatever raise they finally got be
made retroactive. This request the
company flatly rejected. The mac
hinists suggested that Federal
Mediation and Cancellation Service
be called in. Management said no.
As the atmosphere for collective
bargaining worsened the mechanics
urged that the case be submitted to
arbitration, and gave the company
a list of Is distinguished citizens,
including a couple of US Supreme
Court justices, any of whom it
would accept as arbitrator. The
company replied: no arbitration
unless you abandon the retroactive
pay demand and we name the arbi-
traitor.
After a year of this the workers
struck. Question: who's irrespon-
sible?
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-06
NLRB Shipping
AT Picketing

Washington (LPA) = In two
cases last week NLRB trial exam
iners warned unions that picket
i ing must be conducted in strict
compliance with the Taft-Hartley
law. One case grew out of the
Brotherhood of Carpenters-AFL
picketing a department store to
prevent it from using scab labor
on renovation job. The other
charged strike violence against the
United Furniture Workers.
The carpenters case is the first
one in which an NLRB official has
held that peaceful picketing vio-
lates the law.
A Montgomery, Ala, store hired
a non-union contractor to remodel
and add to the stores facilities. It's
minor, internal carpentering work
had been done in the past by union
carpenters. When the carpenters
business agent learned that the
store was going to use non-union
labor he tried to persuade the man.
ager to transfer the contract to a
union firm.
Met with a refusal to cooperate,
the union members walked out and
picketed the store with signs say
ing that it was unfair to organized
labor. The Bear Lumber Co., to
which the department store gave its
business, had just a few months
previously broken off bargaining
with the union despite long per-
iod of harmonious relations.
But the NLRB examiner found
the picketing was in support of a
secondary boycott and ordered it
stopped.
Meanwhile, another trial exam
iner was hearing the complaint of
a Kentucky furniture company
against the United Furniture
Workers, which had struck it's
plant. International representatives
of the union assisted the local in
it's strike.
The examiner found that pickets
had carried clubs while on the
picket line and charged that they
overturned a non-striking workers
automobile. He overruled the
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-06
UNION PUBLICATIONS
REQUESTED BY CIT

Washington-The newly organ
lied Inter-A American Confederation
of Workers. lin which the AFL is a
participating member, has begun to
build reference library.
A spokesman for the CIT declar-
ed that to accomplish this purpose
it is anxious to receive from all
AFL unions copies of their regular
publications, bulletins, news re-
leases, and reports.
1t is requested that all unions
place the CIT on their regular
mailing list to receive such mater
ial. Publications should be directed
to: Biblioteca de la C. |. t.; Casilla
9017, Santiago de Chile.