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Evening star., 1948-04-16
Commerce Chamber
Hears Tuck Defend
Assembly Session
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

OLD POINT COMFORT, Va.
April 16.--The Oath annual meeting
of the Virginia State Chamber OF
Commerce was to close here today
with the election of officers and an
address by Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, re-
firing Air Force chief of staff, fea-
turing the final sessions, -.,--.s.s.- -s.sss
Gen. Spaatz will appear as princi-
pal speaker at the closing banquet
tonight in place of Gen. Hoyt
Vandenberg, who was forced to keep
West Coast assignment Gen.
Vandenberg has been confirmed by
the Senate as the successor to Gen.
Spaatz.
Gov. Tuck addressed the chamber
meeting last night, speaking in de-
fense of the recent General AS
sembly and citicizing President 1ru-
mans civil rights program.
Calls State Ballot Liberal"
He termed the Presidents program
a rights destruction program" and
said he trusted there was no mis-
understanding that this program
was the origin of his recommends
tions for change in Virginia's elec-
ton laws.
The Governor predicted that the
new State ballot altered by the AS
sembly probably will be the most
liberal ballot of any State in the
entire Union" He described it as
the most easily understood in the
States history and insisted that /,
does not infringe upon the rights
of the voters or the candidates.
"It denies Mr.. Truman nothing
or Mr.. Wallace, or any other as
pirant for the presidency OF the
United States. In fact, under the
bill as enacted, any man IN the
room or in the entire Nation who
is otherwise qualified, irrespective
of race, creed. or color, can qualify
as a candidate in Virginia within
"a hours, il he can find a vics
presidential candidate and ii elec'
tors who will have their names or
the ballot as his running mate ano
his electors" he said.
Defends Fiscal Program.
Earlier in his talk, he spoke ir
defense of the States fiscal ano
tax program, and the recent in
creases in individual and corporate
income taxes.
Gliding critics who called fol
more State services and then op.
posed new taxes TO provide thu
money, he said the demands fol
money were cut to the necessities
and even then 1t was apparent thai
sufficient money was not in sight
to pay for the program.
Evening star., 1948-04-16
Mrs. Griffith Quits Library

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, April
16 (Speciap Mrs. Bette V. Grit
fifth has resigned as librarian at the
Wallace Library here after serving
in that capacity since December
1916. The Governing Board will
meet at 8 o'clock tonight to consider
A successor,
Evening star., 1948-04-16
Teievision on Street
Draws Crowd for
Candidates Talk

BALTIMORE, April 16.-
Boosters of Paul Burke. Demo-
crat, for Congress used a new
technique to draw a crowd at a
political rally last night.
They placed a teleyision set
in the middle of a roped-of
street. The set was tuned in to
a professional basket ball game.
During half time Mr.. Burke,
who seeks his party's nomina-
ton to Maryland's third con-
gressional district seat, ad-
dressed the crowd.
He had an audience of 1000.
Evening star., 1948-04-16
MARYLAND Seeks Rood Bids.

BALTIMORE, April 16 R.-The
State Roads Commission yesterday
called for bids on highway improves
ment projects including asphalt re-
surfacing of 1876 miles on route $40
In Frederick and Washington Coun'
ties, from Knoxville west 10 tns
Sandy Hook Bridge.
Evening star., 1948-04-16
$4,000 Donated to Build
.Tokomo Park Church

The Rev. Harold r. Hodgson,
pastor of Grace Methodist Church
Takoma Park. announced today that
a drive has raised $4,000 for con-
struction of a new building.
The success of the drive. which
was oversubscribed by $4,000, will
make it possible to begin construc-
ton on the proposed $4,000 church
building this fall. he said. The re-
naming funds will be raised through
grants and loans. The drive is not
closed, however, he added, and fur
ther contributions are expected.
Evening star., 1948-04-16
Night Nurses Honored
At Association Banquet

The Washington Nurses Associ-
alton honored night duty nurses at
a banquet last night in the YWCA,
Seventeenth and K streets NV.
The night nurses were paid trib-
ute in speech by Mrs. Virginia
Gaskins, vice president. Mrs. Ger
trude Funk. president, was chair
man.
Evening star., 1948-08-27

IN series of two articles beginning in this weeks LIFE William
c. Bullt looks back Is years of U. S. foreign policy
explains Americas dangerous position the world today and
lists the errors in judgment that got there.
Since 194 Mr. Bul has consistently sought to make the
American people realize that Stan like Hitler would not
stop but could only be stopped His article The World From
Rome QFE Sept A. l94 astonishngy accurate pre-
of the present European situation His book The Great
Globe ITSELF finished early in l946 anayzed with exact fore
sight the threat of Soviet Imperialism.
Now in LIFE, this week. Mr. Buitt contends that R.
gambed away the peace the belief that the
won, he could manage Stain.
Describing meeting at Hyde Park where he had presented
memorandum objecng to the the President pur
suing with Russia Mr. Butt quotes the President saying:
"Bi, don't dispute your facts They don't
dispute the logic Of your reasoning. just have hunch
that Stain is not that kind Of Harry Hopkins says
he's not and that he doesn't want anything but security
his country and think that give him everything pos
sby and ask nothing from him In return, noblesss
obIige he went try to anything and will with
me for world OF democracy and peace"
In Mr. Butt opinion President Roosevelt had decided
Evening star., 1948-08-27

to gamble his ability appeae Stain and turn him from
Soviet Imperialism to democratic collaboration with he did
everything in his power to please the Soviet dictator.
The Department of State, Mr.. Buitt writes employed
its influence with Washington correspondents and coumnss to
add rosy colors to the Soviet picture.
The President and Hopkins gradually began to be swept
by the of propaganda they had started Able and
patriotic officers of the Department of State and the Foreign
Service who knew the truth about the Soviet Union and refused
to lie in favor of the Communist dictatorship moved
unmportant posts The Department of State, the Treasury
Department and many wartime agencies had Soviet parsans
poured into them The War Department began admit fellow
travellers and to allow known Communists officers
with access to confidential information"
These and many other charges make this analysis
by Mr. Butt How We Won the War and Lost the Peace
of the most challenging documents appear Ameri
magazine since the close of the war.
This report LIFE editors realize will be both highly praised
and bitterly attacked But, what is important will
stimulate the thinking of millions of Americans on the most
vital problem in the world-Peace.
1t the thought provoking sort Of report that Americans
want today Because they find such reports and ascnang
Evening star., 1948-08-27

picture panorama of America and the whole world
LIFE each week. they have made LIFE America magazine
LIFE bought by people 100000 copies each weekly
read by people (s757eooO readers each week)
and because of this carries dollars worth Of advertising
than any other magazine 22 per cent 1947 than its
nearest competitor).
Evening star., 1948-03-24

as grew on my grounds.
Had you not seen our flares. OF
heard the two distress shots Of our
rife" one member said, "I believe
we would have perished out there
IN the dandelions. I am not fiatter-
ing you, MIR. McLemore, when I say
that you are to be congratulated
on what you are doing for the weeds
Of this country"
Weeds Have Character.
The National Weed Show Is not
nearly so well known or publicized
as the National Flower Show.
Whereas millions Of men and women
love flowers, and spend tremendous
sums on their cultivation and dis
play, only a handful of us are de-
voted to weeds and their develop
ment.
Those Of us who love weeds con-
slider this an unfortunate state Of
affairs. To us, the weed has much
more character than q flower will
ever have.
The weed Is Infinitely more coura-
geous than the flower, and 30 much
stronger. Who ever had to 60 out
in a weed garden and pull out the
flowers lest the flowers kill the
weeds?
Let a flower make a pass at .
weed, and the weed will stand right
up and smack the flower on the
whiSkers. Let flower try to rob a
weed Of it's rightful water and food,
and the flower will get a punch on
its pretty little snoot it will not
soon forget.
Weeds are uncomplaining. They
don't ask to be pampered and cod
died and given free trip through
life. They like to make their own
way. Ever try to grow rose in a
cement crack? Ever try to get sweet
peas to fight 1t out with rocks, clay,
sun, battering rain and whistling
gales? You needn't either, because
the sweet peas would curl up like
towards. But weed will hold up its
head and keep fighting and growing
in weather that would almost make
a postman forget his motto and run
for shelter.
Easy on Mans Purse.
Weeds are thoughtful Of mans
purse, too. You don't have to 60
out and buy weed seeds, or lay out
money for delicate little clippings
which have to be wrapped in swad-
ding clothes and taught how to
walk and talk.
During the National Weed Show
we weed lovers are going to draw
up a petition asking florists to send
weeds by wire. A bouquet Of weeds
will outlast a bouquet of flowers so
to l. We also are going to ask the
great chemical companies Of the
Evening star., 1948-03-24

for Thursday in Sacramento. There
is no doubt that substantial anti
Truman sentiment exists in the del
egation; the only questions are: How
far will they 60 at this time and
what substitute candidate will they
suggest?
In New York the lesser lights in
Kings County CBrooklyn were
leading a stampede which their
leaders were noticeably doing moth
ing to check. The New York Con-
gressmen here, including close po-
litical associate of Mayor O'Dwyer
were also reported organizing a
House junta against the President.
Arvey in New York.
Illinois spokesman, Jack Arvey,
who broke the bad news Monday to
National Chairman McGrath that
Illinois is absolutely opposed to the
Presidents denomination, Is in New
York comforting with like-minded
Democrats.
As Washington filled with rumors
that influential party leaders In
these and other States were about
to come out publicly in opposition
to Mr.. Truman, the White House
breathed defiance.
Clark Clifford, the Presidents
counsel, chief adviser and speech
writer, said grimly to personal
friends Monday that Mr.. Truman
certainly would not retire from the
race" Mr.. Clffford's role in the
kitchen cabinet is such that the
immediate assumption was he had
heard the President say the same
Evening star., 1948-03-24
This Changing World
Trainloads of Arms Being Sped to Italy
From U. S. Occupation Zone in Germany

cope with any Communist upr.s-
ing at better than even odds.
Nevertheless, according to latest
dispatches from Rome and Milan
1t appears that the possibility OF
Togliatti attempting to start civil
war in italy now Is increasing.
The western powers skillful Dip
lomatic move in calling for the re-
turn of Trieste to Italy has had an
even greater effect on the italian
people than the most optimistic dip
lomats expected. The Communists
effort to build up their campaign
for votes in the election by means
Of demagoguery and forceful intimi-
dation appears to have collapsed.
Although only a few days have
elapsed since the allied announce
ment was made, reports from all Sec
tions of Italy indicate such a re-
versal in public opinion in favor
of the non-C Communists that some
observers believe that Togliatti and
his associates may not obtain even
as many seats In the new Parlia-
ment as they have today.
Helps Socialists.
The arrival of military equipment
for the italian forces is further in
creasing the chances Of the Social
lists, because so many italians who
feared the Communist intimidation
squads are recovering confidence in
the ability Of their government to
protect them.
OF course, the italian government
and the allied observers in Italy are
watching the situation closely. 1t
is considered possible, in spite of the
improved fighting ability of the mill
tary police, that Togliatti might at
tempt coup d'etat, either before or
after the elections. The aim, would
be to create confusion particularly in
Northern Italy, which Russia and
Yugoslavia consider vital to their
plan for placing Western Europe
behind the iron curtain.
All depends on the frame of mind
of the Politburo. For the present
the minds of the men in the Kremlin
are a more tightly closed book than
ever before. There is no question
that they have been blitzed diplo-
matically Nby the western powers
and have not yet recovered.
Moscow is not in the custom. how
ever, of delaying very long in an
swering by deeds. Whether the an
swer will take the form of civil war
in Italy or an unexpected aggression
from Yugoslavia and Bulgaria on
Salonika, an attack on Turkey or
an aggressive move in the Far East
is anybody's guess.
Evening star., 1948-03-24

formed us that Constantine Brown.
the italian Communists had Or
ganized = private army Of about
10000 men, well trained in guer-
rilla warfare and amply supplied
with arms and ammunition from
stock piles created during the war
and later substantially increased by
shipments from Russia through
Yugoslavia.
This situation was well known by
American representatives in Italy,
who have been concerned for some
time over the existence of partisan
forces in much larger numbers than
those who are now waging war
against the government forces In
Greece.
Army Morale Suffered.
The italian Army and military
police - carabinieri were we'll
trained, but their morale suffered
g. great deal. not only from their
difficulty of living on their meager
pay, but also because they were
aware that they were less well
armed than Palmiro Togliatti's un-
official army.
The request Of the italian gov
ernment for arms and ammunition
to help maintain law and order was
met by the American Government
as fully in keeping with our policy
of helping established democratic
governments resist the pressure OF
Communist minorities.
The arrival of American arms,
which had to be sent from our
meager stock pile in Germany, has
considerably raised the morale of
the Italian military police forces,
which feel now that they can
Evening star., 1948-03-24
On the Record
y. S. Foreign Policy Seen Alternating
Between Shows of Strength and Panic

when we and the British had armed
forces in Italy. Now, after with
drawing them and after thousands
of Slav- Communists have inflltrated
into the city, we propose the return
of Trieste to Italy to help the De
Gasperi government defeat the
Communists. What we would not
stand for in principle when we were
in position to enforce it, we yield
in panic when we are not. And our
action, now, Is in contradiction of
a treaty that we very recently
signed.
Ido not see why an administration
that is forced constantly to astonish
the country with the demonstration
of its lack Of foresight should con-
tinue to direct our affairs. Fore
sight, the gift Of logical political
mind, is something q government
has or has not This Government
has only hindsight. Any successor
will inherit consequences from its
predecessors. But at least we may
be spared the humiliation Of being
asked repeatedly to applaud the ad-
mission Of having been wrong. That
does not inspire confidence.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1948-03-24

possible I o m Dorothy Thompson.
the outset because 1t depended by
its very nature on Arab support. 1t
proposed the creation not only OF a
Jewish state but an Arab state and
joint Jewish-Arab board to run
the economic services of the country.
Even passive Arab resistance could
Illustrate that plan; nothing could
compel the Arabs to create their
state or cooperate with the Jews.
The question therefore became:
Can a Jewish state be created by
force? Obviously not while main
tanning peace between Arabs and
Jews, as the plan envisaged. Any
outside force would be there not to
maintain peace but to back one side
1t would have to be q very strong
force.
Between Forces.
/ ALI experience shows that organ
ized armies require q 10-to-1 su-
periority against guerrillas. Jews
and Arabs already are waging guer-
rilla war. Any external force would
be caught between them. Nor could
it conceivably find support in the
parts of Palestine assigned the Arab
state-as essential to the partition
plan as the Jewish state.
The fact is that a Jewish state
could be created only by success
full Jewish war against the Arabs.
There was never, for moment, any
other possibility. Such war would
not be fought by Jews for partition
but for Palestine. The Jewish state
proposed was neither vable nor de-
fendable.
If, then, we thought It to the
interest of the United States to see
q Jewish state established, the con-
dition was that we arm the Jews
With modern American weapons,
allow them to recruit brigades here,
and encourage them to 60 to 1t.
That could not be promoted by the
United Nations, whose business is
peace. It would be war, promoted
by the United States.
The time to have seen the require
ments for the establishment Of q
Jewish state was before we proposed
an unenforceable solution" not
afterward.
Now we advocate return to the
status quo-trusteeship, for an I'M
divided Palestine. But, as Senator
Taft remarked, that also takes force
"a substitute for the withdrawing
British armies. Meanwhile, how
ever, the status quo has been de-
molished. A trusteeship force would
have to fight Jews. instead Of Arabs.
The effect of the U. N. decision will
not disappear because Mr.. Marshall
has changed his mind.
The Palestine business has not
been policy but demagoguery. The
beneficiaries are the Russians-who
care nothing for Jews or Arabs but
greatly for the discontinue Of the
United States-and Henry Wallace,
who thereby wins several million
Jewish votes to strengthen his grow
ing mass movement around a solid,
well-organized Communist core.
Trieste Move Similar.
Similar is the reversal on Trieste
The italian treaty also was prepos-
ferrous and the decision to make an
other Danzig of Trieste dangerous,
as this column said loudly at the
time. But the bipartisan foreign
policy yielded to Tfto's blackmail,
Evening star., 1948-03-24

the Democratic
National con-
vention. Their
strength added
to the 154 votes
of the hostile
South and bord-
er States repre-
sents n e a r ] y
one-third of the
convention total.
In California,
State Chairman
James Roosevelt
called an emerg-
ency meeting of
t h e Truman
slate of delegates
Evening star., 1948-03-24
Truman bikes Crumblinq
Party Chiefs in Three Pivotal States
Spelling for Fight in Convention

Naturally Mr.. Clifford and the
others who owe their preferment
personally to the President can be
expected to urge him to fight on, as
matter both of loyalty and self
interest.
Senator Hatch of New Mexico also
reported the President as telling him
over the telephone that he would
fight on without regard to politics
and without appeasement. That
conversation took place Friday, how
ever, before the weekend storms
broke. Senator Hatch, too, has a
stake in Mr.. Truman; the President
will appoint him to the Federal
bench after January l next; besides
they have long been close friends.
BY way of reminder that the
South is spelling for Truman fight,
Senator Hill OF Alabama, one of the
Southern liberals, announced his op-
position yesterday. Senator Hill Is
not running for reelection this year,
but the pressure was too strong to
resist. New Dealer Pepper of Flor
ida also felt it. He suggested that
the party reserve judgment" on a
nominee until the convention meets
in July.
Say Nothing Publicly.
Senators from other sections were
saying nothing publicly. One East
ern New Dealer said, "It looks like
we'll dump him" Most Of them
ducked.
Few believed he could appease
New York now. For months, Mayor
ODwyer, Bronx Boss Flynn, State
Chairman Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Roose-
vent and Franklin Roosevelt, jr.,
have warned that the situation was
serious for the party on the Pales-
tine issue. They begged for an all
out effort to get across to the public
the issues involved before the hard
decision was made. Instead came
U. N. Delegate Austin's wordy stall
for time, then an abrupt reversal
Of partition.
Everybody is guessing about who
will break out first among the new
dissidents. Some award the palm
to New York-Mr. Flynn, Mayor
ODwyer, Tammany Leader Samp-
son, Kings County Chairman Cash
more. Others look to Capitol Hill
where the Truman stock is at a new
low.
Nobody has yet come forward with
substitute for the President who
has the quality Of inevitability. A
popular Capitol suggestion: Senator
Barkley.
Evening star., 1948-03-24

are glrd1ng our
loins, not to stop
Russia from do
ing things, but
to stop ourselves
from doing what
we had decided
to do the day
b e fore yester-
day.
This adminis-
tration was en-
tirely RESPONSE
BILE for the deci-
sion to partition
Palestine. T h e
plan was i'm
Evening star., 1948-03-24

country TO assign some Of their top
scientists to the task Of developing
flower killer that will not hurt
weeds. We are sick and tired Of
having to get up in the morning
and pull up the few flowers which
are hardy enough to spoil the effect
OF our weed gardens and our weed
lawns.
Remember the date Of the weed
show-April 1922. If you have any
weeds of which you are proud, send
them along. There also will be
prizes for weed arranging.
Just be sure to bring your own
lunch.
distributed BY McNauaht 4vn6ie.ts yr.
Evening star., 1948-03-24

4t~y.
After the with
drawal of Amer
lean and Brit
ish forces from
that country the
r ON e govern
ment asked the
western allies
for some assist
ance in the form
of war materials
for the Italian
Army and police
force.
Premier Alcide
de Gasperi in
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committee got
lost for an hour
when only 80 or
40 feet from my
front door.
When rescued.
they were tre-
mendouSly en-
thusiastic, and
declared tina t
not in all of
their years of
association with
weed shows and
W e e d judging
had they seen
such q profusion,
such 8 variety.
Evening star., 1948-03-24
By Doris EIeeS0n

Truman dikes In three pivotal
States-New York, Illinois and Cali
fornia-are now crumbling. The trio
will cast 2O2 votes out of 1894 in
Evening star., 1948-03-24
Ry Constantine Rro,cn

Trainloads of light ar7nored cars,
machine guns and ammunition are
being speeded from the American
occupation zone in Germany to
Evening star., 1948-03-24
By Dorothy Thompson

There is not much consistency in
our foreign policy. It alternates
between shows of strength and what
seems sheer panic. We perpetually
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McLemore
To Hold Weed Show
On Front Luwn
Bv Henry McLemor org

The National Weed Show will be
held on my front lawn April 15-22.
My lawn was chosen for the honor
when two members of the selection
Evening star., 1948-04-09
Mrs. Truman Host
To Theta Sigma Phi

Woman journalists who will be
initiated tonight as honorary and
associate members of Theta Sigma
Phi. national fraternity for women
in journalism, were among the lis
members Of the organization and
their special guests who were re-
ceived by Mrs. Truman yesterday.
The reception was part of the
celebration Of the fraternity's seth
anniversary. The initiation will be
held at the willard Hotel and will
precede the Matrix Table dinner,
which will climax the anniversary
observation. Leslie Ford will be
the principal speaker at the dinner
The initiates include Anne O'Hare
Mccormick, who win receive hon.
orary membership and associate
memberships will be conferred upon
Hazel Kenyon Markell. Jackie Mar
tin, Malyina Stephenson, Mary
Taylor and Anna P. Youngman.
Honorary and associate member
ships In the fraternity are con-
ferred in recognition OF the pro-
fessional standing of women In
newspaper, magazine and other
writing fields who have distinguished
themselves in journalism.