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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-03-20

Italian threat

TIALY IS threatening the United States-it says here
C'Here" is almost any edition of almost any com
erclal newspaper radio newscast threat is SO
serious that talking Openly talking war only
two and onehaf years after the end of war that killed
some IL million human beings.
It's serious that Truman Marshall insist we have
universal military training and elecve starting
right now.
It's so serious that James Byrnes former Secretary
OF State, sounds cali to bring the army up full
authorized strength increase the of the force
funds now sought for public works to national defense
It's SO serious that government has dropped its
humanitarian pose in connection with the Marshall Plan
and has now told the Italian government directly many
What IS this threat the Italian people holding
heads frightening of the worlds two great powers
out of its They threatening go the polls on
April Is and vote that bad? Aren't for free elections
for majority rule? Well yes but but the Italian people may
vote wrongs that they may as we want them to-
You see all observers predict that the SocalistCo-
muniSt coalition will win.
Are you shivering Are you ready to go to war? You
should be- You heard what the man said.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-03-20
Jan Mosuryk
PPARENTLY the la

PPARENTLY the late Jan Masaryk gave "confiden-
- taP interviews to correspondents by loudspeaker
in the Prague equivalent of the Chicago Stadium This is
the only plausible explanation for the deuge of articles
the American press revealing" how Masaryk really felt
about Russia.
The wonder Of all is how death completely changed
the character of Jan Masaryk During his life he
stanty casgated by the daily press traitor Western
democracy and puppet of the Soviets Immediately
after huge headlines told of his untmey passing sud-
denly became martyr, who paid with his life for
resisting Soviet encroachments."
But the facts reveal another story They the story
OF who refused to sell his people to the Wall Street
mperias for their 80 pieces of silver of never
theless could not completely understand the world that
was arising from the burned-out ashes of the DID,
Masaryk loved his land He wanted to travel with his
people He accepted their decisions for democracy
ship with their neghbor to the But he also strong
personal ties with the powerful forces that grabbed con-
stantly for foothold in the Czech economy and which
sought to cruelty him for refusing beray trust There
little doubt that the reaction of the American British
to recent events in Czechosovaka
conflict and made him despair of bridging the widening
gap.
Jan Masaryk major casualty of the cold war
between Russia and gobe-trottng imperiaists
And the newspapers that shed copous printers ink
over his 5sing insult the memory of the leader they
bounded to the death because he would his people
IN their continuing fight for democracy and against still
rampant fascSm.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-03-20
The Ingram case
To the Editor:

Your editorial on the terrible
plight of the Ingram family
deserves the widest publicity.
Terror against Negro Ameri-
cans is on the increase.
This is as you say ''the bust
ness of all of democratic Amer
lea" for what can be done to
Negro citizens will inevitably
be resorted to against white
Americans who demand re-
spect for their Constitutional
rights.
Terror strikes first at the
most insecure only to deceive
the more secure into a false
feeling of safety.
Unity, more unity and still
more unity of Negro-white in
joint struggles for their mutual
and individual rights is needed
as never before.
Truman has done nothing to
stop terror. The terroristS are
well aware that no machinery
of government is geared against
them.
In the South, wherever a
Negro seeks to assert the dig
nifty of a human being, he is
now in greater danger than
ever of being murdered. For
this he may thank President
Truman. Truman has perpetu-
ated a murderous hoax upon
the Negro people and upon
their trusting and politically
naive white friends.
To enforce the Truman Civil
Rights Report, fight for the
election of Wallace. There is
no other way.
WILLIAM L. PATTERSON
Communist Party
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-03-20
Clark doubIetoII<

A TTORNEY General Tom Clark has been stung by
"A the charge that he has up virtual concentra-
ton for foregnborn political prisoners Ellis Island
So in formal address, he has denied that he been
imprisoning for their political beliefs.
But then Clark goes defend the 39odd of
Communists and trade unionists "a legitimate device for
selfpreservaton And he INDUCES IN bit of flamboyant
discovered in the act of planting dynamite for the pur
pose of blowing to bits"
What dynamite" is he talking about? He obviously
does this literal If he anything
at ALL he he considers the words thoughts of
like Ferdinand Smith and John Williamson "dyna
mite"
And if that is what he means then the Department of
Justice indeed doing exactly what Clark denies is doing
It is suppresng freedom of speech and Furnishing for
their political beliefs.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-03-20
Sounding koo0Fd
Printers thonk Star

Am the American Negro" both
OUT of print but still obtain
able in some book stores. An
other book of poetry by Mr..
Davis will be published later
this year by James A. Becker.
Mr.. Davis poetry also has
appeared in nearly dozen
anthologies. including Golden
Slippers" IN egro. Voices"
Ebony Ribbon" and the re-
Gently published Midland HUI
NOR"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-03-20
Criticize comics
To the Editor:

In reading the comic review
in The Chicago Star each week,
I've noticed you repeat about
the same thing as the week
preceding, shooting at the same
ones each time.
1t is an important subject
and a paper like The Star that
clicks in every other capacity
rates a ''meaty" review.
Shoot around in some other
direction. I am sure you will
bag something and stir up some
new readers and also. critics.
S.R.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-03-20
To the Editor:


A number of members of
Chicago Typographical Union
No. 16 have asked me to thank
The Chicago Star for its whole
hearted support of our strike.
Fighting against powerful
Chicago newspaper publishers
backed by the NAM, harassed
by a multiplicity of D e h a m
Board actions which seek to
tear us apart, after Is weeks
our membership remains solid
in this fight for our unions
survival.
1t would be childish TO ex-
pect these newspapers against
whom we are on strike TO print
the truth about our strike. and
of course they do moi. For that
we must turn TO The Star.
1t was in retaliation for the
lies and distortions of these so
called champions of free
press-lies frequently exposed
by President Pilch-that our
union meeting in January vot-
ed to Danish reporters from
the hall and from future meet
ings. However, it is unfortu-
nate that the motion did not
differentiate between the boss
es' press and the work ers'
press.
The Star reporter was there
to get the facts and present
them to the public. The repre-
sentatives of M C orm C k,
Knight, Hearst, and the erst-
while liberal, Marshall Field,
sought means whereby their
editors could mislead the pub
lie and vilify our union.
Too few members of No. I6
realize the i'm portant role
played by The Star in nobiliz-
ing support for our strike. or
how much of the support we
have already received can be
traced directly TO the Stars
espousal of our cause.
Members of No. Is would do
well to avail themselves of the
special offer of 81 a year for
the new, improved Star, to APP
pear April 8.
HARRY J. cANTER
Member
Chicago typographical Union
No. is
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-03-20
Editors books
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
I have been informed by
some of the other subscribers
that your editor, Frank Mar
shall Davis, has written some
books. Where can I get this
information?
If his books are anything
like his columns in the paper,
they're terrific.
T. HICKMAN
= =
Editors note:
Frank Marshall Davis is the
author of two books of poetry.
Black Mans Verse" and IT
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-03-20
Full support

THE United clearinghouse Workers union should have
the full support of the people in its strike for much
needed increase This is the first big national strike
since the employers handed the TafHartey strike
braking club last year.
The of the big packers throughout the period
of negotiations and particularly refusing arbitration
matched only by their profits
The UPW strikers depend upon The Star for honest
reporting and for about support.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-03-20
Columns
Put civilians
above Army
brass Stokes
TT BECAME clear this

L BECAME C ] e ar this
lweek that Gen. Douglas
Macarthur - more commonly
known as "Dug-out Doug" =
could expect little immediate
solace and comfort in his cam
paign from the nations news
paper columnists.
MacArthur's announcement
last week brought une easy
means and groans from all cor
ners, as columnists remembered
that another military man -
Gen. Eisenhower-had warned
that military men are not made
of Presidential stuff.
IF there ever was a time
when the military should be
subordinated TO the civil
power" said the Sun Times
Thomas L. Stokes, "this would
appear to be it. We need no
trigger man at this juncture."
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-03-20

Seldes' Il 900 Americans"
=
THE sUN-TIMEs' Milburn
P. Akers, whose political opin-
ion is best taken with a ton of
salt, became worthwhile to the
community this week, as he
opened his campaign against
Gov. Green. Listen to this:
Gov. Green, so the story
goes, paid genial Bob Casey and
his colleague, WAS. Douglas,
$4,000 for writing The Mid
westerner,' LII Pete's biogra-
ply. If so, those lads earned
the money. 1t probably came
out of campaign funds anyway.
THAT which they included
in the account made the Hoo
sier Kid look good. And that
which they omitted-well, here
are few suggestions for chap
ter headings in the event re-
vised edition is contemplated:
Colbert Keebler, and What
He Did for Me. My Part in the
Centralia Mine Disaster. Roger
Tuohy and His Gang Go Over
the Wall at Joliet. The States
First Billion Dollar Budget.
How Thwart Civil Service By
Naming Temporaries. De h
Stalks the State Hospitals. And
then, of course, there is always
that charming chapter which
might be entitled: How Run
the State in Absentia."
Evening star., 1948-10-29
Chinese Await Word
On Fate Of 5 Armies
BY the Asseeiofsd Press

NANK1NG. Oct. 29.-China's rest
less and apprehensive capital today
awaited official word on the fate oil
Government armies in Manchuria
Communists said they have de.
stroyed five armies in q two-day
battle.
Government sources we're silent
on the Red report. but other sources
indicated 1t was at least partly true
Against this darkening back
ground, angry legislators demanded
relief from the worsening economic
crisis. They threatened to dismiss
Premier Wong Wen-hao if he could
not give them a workable plan In
seven days.
Other legislators hinted a. new
government might be formed to re-
place that of President Chang Kai-
shek, who has ruled China since
the days of Sun Yat-sen.
The Communists said disaster be.
fell National troops around Tahush.
an, 65 miles below Mukden.
Such a victory would give the
Communists vast stores of ammuni-
ton and other supplies for theiI
march southwark. 1t would en-.
danger all of the government I
thinly spread forces in North China
Evening star., 1948-10-29
for 472,000 Arab refugees in The
Social Committee later today.
Israel Reports Arabs
Stepping Up Attacks

TEL AVN, Israel, Oct. 20 P.-
The Israeli Army said today the
force Of Arab attacks on the central
and northern Palestine fronts had
increased in the last "a hours and
the Jews have given UP some
ground.
A Jewish spokesman said Iraql
artillery IS miles from Tel Aviv was
shelling the Ras Ell Ain area just
east of the Jewish capital this morn
ing and that Iraqi infantry cap
tured a second height inside Jewish
territory in that area.
The Jews apparently are replying
only with artillery and mortar fire
Troops of the Arab Liberation
army" in the north were said tc
have launched a new attack or
Manarah and were keeping the
Metulla road cut by heavy fire, the
spokesman said. Arab artillery also
was said to be shelling the area o1
Salad from positions at Wadi. Some
shells fell in the city, the spokesman
reported,
Evening star., 1948-10-29
Final CrossIey Poll Indicates
Dewey May Equal Rivals Total

be major changes of standing in
the South, where there have been
many recent rulings regarding the
ballots. For Alabama. where Mr.
Truman is not on the ballot, the
poll reports the way the State
would be likely to go if he were.
In a number of Southern States
many decisions will be made just
before the election as to whether to
vote at all and If so whether to vote
Democratic or to register disapprov-
al of Mr.. Truman through Gov
Thurmond or Gov. Dewey.
Some Electors May Switch.
In totalling the electoral votes, II
is assumed that the electors will
cast their votes IN the electoral COL
lege In accordance with the popular
vote in their States. However, In
at least one State, several electors
have announced their intention not
to vote for Mr.. Truman If the State
chooses him.
State by State report:
Evening star., 1948-10-29
Continued From First Page.)

TO overcome the Dewey lead. Even
allowing a margin on the Truman
side for inability to estimate ex-
actly the vote turnout from popu-
lation samples, Gov. Dewey would
still have more votes than Mr..
Truman.
2. In States where Gov. Dewey's
lead over Mr.. Truman is at least
Is percentage points, there are 266
electoral votes, or enough to win
without any of the closer States.
While Mr.. Truman has gained in
some Of these States, the Dewey
advantage has remained clear cut.
3. If every adult citizen in the
United States turned out on elec-
ton day, the best Mr.. Truman
could hope for would be a tie.
Therefore, he could not win just by
bringing people to the voting booth,
unless a great many Republicans
stay home.
4. Despite the crowds which have
turned out to see Mr.. Truman, the
poll shows only a moderate increase
in voting interest in him. There
has been great apathy on both sides,
but somewhat more apathy. toward
MIR. Truman than toward Gov.
Dewey. This lack of interest has
been manifest in several ways: (a)
Mr.. Truman has lost to others in
large sections of the country nearly
a third of the Roosevelt voters who
Will vote this year (b), the percent
age of those preferring Mr.. Truman
who plan to vote Is smaller than the
voting proportion of those who pre-
fer Gov. Dewey (c), the intensity of
interest of Truman followers is
shown by series of tests to be less
than that of Dewey followers.
81 Million Vote Seen.
General lack of interest in this
election is reflected in the polls
latest percentage of adult citizens
likely to vote, slightly more than 55
per cent indicating between ST.
600 900 and $1,000 900 voters. While
this percentage may decline further
by Election Day, there is some indi-
cation In local reports of a reversal
of the trend, particularly in some
states.
The following tables provide a
summary Of the election situation
as revealed by the final poll up to
the third week of October. All
major party percentages are subject
to an increase or decrease Of at
least two percentage points due to
the normal limitations of samples.
Therefore, where one major can
didate is no more than four points
ahead of another. the figures must
only be regarded as approximate
current standing, and not as a
forecast Of the winner in that State.
Before the election, there may
Evening star., 1948-10-29
Abe Reconsiders License
Transfer After Protest

The Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board today is considering the ap-
plication for a transfer Of a liquor
license from 1901 Connecticut ave-
nuesN.W. to 1904 Benning road Sc
The application for the transfer
was made several months ago by
Mrs. Freda Ezersky, proprietor OF
Lords Fine Wines and Liquors, an6
a hearing was held by the board
on September 8.
On September 13 the board an
nounced it had approved the ap-
plication. Before the license was
issued, however, Nathan Lubar, rep
resenting those protesting the grant
ing Of the license, filed a petition
with the board, indicating that a
majority of the residents within a
radius Of 800 feet from the pro-
posed store were against the trans
fer.
The board set aside its former de-
cision and ordered hearing, which
was held yesterday.
Evening star., 1948-10-29
Gushing Chats
| With Dewey for
| 20 Minutes
BY the Associated Press

BOSTON, Oct. 29.-Gov. Dewey
conferred for 40 minutes last night
with Catholic Archbishop Richard
y. Cushing shortly after the Repub-
lican presidential nominee arrived
here for campaign address. {.
Afterward the archbishop said
I'VE had very pleasant chat"
Gov. Dewey had no comment.
The archbishop's remark was re-
layed to reporters by Auxiliary
Bishop John j. Wright.
Asked whether the campaign had
been discussed, Bishop Wright said
there would be no elaboration OF
the archbishop's statement.
Gov. Dewey's visit followed by
"a hours President Truman's cal
on the prelate. Last nights visit
like Mr.. Truman's came Just before
a major address here.
The archbishop was waiting or
the door step of his residence when
the Governor and Mrs. Dewey ar.
rived.
Evening star., 1948-10-29
Churches Asked to Back
No One Economic Systen,

NEW YORK, Oct. 40 R.-Chris-
tianity offers no one-sided support
either to economic individualism
or economic collectivism," the Fed
eral Council of the Churches OF
Christ In America says.
In a statement issued yesterday,
the National interdenominational
Protestant organization called on
Christians to work to safeguard
values that are most neglected in
the predominant economic institu-
tions."
Under capitalism" the council
said, "the emphasis should be on
the need for justice. Under the
form of collectivism, emphasis
should be on the need for freedom" "
The statement, prepared by the
councils Department of the Church
and Economic Life, said the belief
that any one economic system was
ordained by God has been dis
credited, and added:
"The Christian church should well
come the fact that in recent genera
tions there have been great move
ments Of protest against inherited
privileges and unjust structures in
modern society,""
Evening star., 1948-10-29
Reds Believed Fearine
World Opinion Over
Berlin Blockade
by the Assoeiotsd Press

PARIS, Oct. 29-United Ma
tions sources said today Prime
Minister Stalin's attack on the
Western powers may have been
prompted by a fear that world
opinion is turning against the
Russians more than ever since
the Berlin blockade.
The three Western powers denied
Mr.. Stains charge yesterday that
an agreement on the Berlin case
had been violated by American and
British representatives The charge
was seen here as an attempt to
shift the blame for east-west dis
agreements onto the west.
The United States and France
officially denied any agreement on
Berlin ever had been reached. A
British spokesman in London also
entered denial.
Mr.. Stain charged there had been
two distinct violations of agree
ments for settlement of the Berlin
issue. Then he launched q lengthy
attack on the policy of present lead
ers in the United States and Britain.
His remarks were made in answer
to questions by a reporter from
Prayda, of1cial Russian Communist
Party newspaper.
A French spokesman said he did
not know why France was not a
target Of Mr.. Stalin's attack. West
ern power delegates made it clear
all three powers had worked In
complete accord on the Berlin case
and other issues now before the
U. N. General Assembly.
Some U. N. delegates commented
that the statements were the most
defensive ever to come from Mr.
Stain. They said the Soviet leader
usually adopts the role of a calm,
wise father lecturing the Western
world, but this time he lashed out
harshly at American and British
policies.
The delegates added that Western
power policies in U. N. debates ap-
parently were having some effect in
the Kremlin.
The United States, Britain and
France have charged Russia with
blame for the failure to achieve in
ternational control over atomic
energy and to reduce ornaments.
Russian spokesmen at the U. N. in
turn blamed the Western powers, but
this was the first time the Russian
case had been taken up so vigorously
by Mr.. Stain.
The Soviet leader has IN the past
attacked individuals In Western
countries as warmongers. His state
ment yesterday struck at American
and British policy leaders.
DR.. Philip c. Jessup, United States
deputy in the U. N. Security Coun-
Gil, called a special news conference
to answer Mr. Stains charges that
agreements on Berlin made this
month in Paris had been discarded
by the United States and Britain.
DR.. Jessup declared fatty mo
such agreement existed"
Argentine Foreign Minister Juan
Bramuglia, who led the efforts of
the six neutral nations of the Sc
curity Council to effect a compro-
mise among the Big Four powers
on Berlin, also denied Mr.. Stains
statement that an agreement had
been reached in Paris.
"At no time was there a draft
of a resolution agreed upon by. all
four big powers" Mr.. Bramuglia
said,
Evening star., 1948-10-29
Phone Union Upheld
By Virginia Workers
In Rejecting Pay Offer

Traffic division and cleVical work
ers belonging to Division SO, Com
munications Workers of America,
have upheld union negotiators in
their rejection of wage increases Of
fered by the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co., Mrs. Mary e. Can
non, union president, said today.
The 5000 members voiced their
sentiments in a series of meetings
yesterday at Turner's Arena. The
union turned down 50 to 81 weekly
wage increases In negotiations which
terminated October IA.
Division so has no plans at this
time for asking for reopening of
wage discussions, which could be
done under terms of the three-year
contract, Mrs. Cannon said. The
company also has the privilege of
reopening negotiations instead of
allowing the contract to expire next
May. as it will unless there is agree
ment on new wages.
In Maryland, the CIO Maryland
Telephone Traffic Union yesterday
ratified $2-to-$4 weekly increases
for 1000 operators employed by the
c. & P. of Maryland. The increases
were made retroactive to last Sun
day.
CWA national headquarters an
nounced that its executive board
was considering a wage offer made
to $4,000 employees OF all classi6ca-
tions in the Northwestern area of
North and South Dakota, MINES
sofa, Nebraska and Iowa.
If the board approves the agree
ment, workers will win raises of
from 81 to $6 a week, plus substan-
tial settlement in fringe benefits,
Evening star., 1948-10-29
Ethical Union Holdings
Held TaxubIe by Error
BY the Associated Press

BY the Assoeiofed Press
The Internal Revenue Bureau said
today it had erred in listing the
American Ethical Union, Inc, New
York, in a group of organizations
which lost tax-free status.
Correcting its October 81 an
nouncement, the bureau said the
American Ethical Union is entitled
to full tax exemption on its income
and those who contribute to 1t car
deduct their gifts in computing theil
income taxes.
Evening star., 1948-10-29
Secretaries Of Science
And Art in Cabinet
Proposed by Wallace
BY the Assoeioisd Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 2s.-Henry Wal
lace last night promised appoint
ment Of secretaries of art and
science with cabinet rank when
the Progressive Party puts its first
President into the White House."
Mr.. Wallace said in an address at
q meeting of the National Council
lof Arts, Sciences and Professions
that he was speaking "as q scientist
because IT am, by training and oc-
cupation, an agricultural scientist"
Saying that big business fears ar
lists, scientists and intellectuals be-
cause "ours is the search for truth
theirs is the propagation Of the
lie," Mr.. Wallace added:
1T Is no accident that the two old