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Evening star., 1948-07-06
Massachusetts Delegation
Lines Up Behind Truman

BOSTON. July 6 H).-Leaders Of
the Massachusetts, delegation to the
Democratic convention today were
standing firm behind President Tru-
man for denomination.
They welcomed Gen. Eisenhower's
statement of disavowal.
Representative Mccormack, who
has been indorsed by the Massachu-
setts delegation for the vice presi-
dental nomination, told newsmen
he was not surprised by Gen. Eisen-
hower's announcement.
Representative Mccormack said
he talked with the general recently
and got "the distinct impression
the wartime commander would not
run.
Mayor James NJ Curley of Boston,
Democratic National Committeeman
who limited he might bolt Mr.. Tru-
man a few months ago, says he is
backing the President for renomina-
tion
Evening star., 1948-07-06
Births Reported

CFrom District Of Columbia Bureau
Vital Statistics
Clark and Mary Acker. girl.
Edwin and Winnie Austin, girl.
Thomas and Mary Bsgg, girl.
Rudolph and Margaret Bird. girl.
Joseph and Doris Boone. boy.
George and Elizabeth Butler, girl.
stbaT sernaTd nd and .1ns Betty Sassdy hs1 girl
Albert and Mary colman, boy.
Arless and Jeanne Craft, boy.
James and Jacuueline Elliott boy.
Joseph and Dorothy Ely, boy.
Jay and Reva Emerson, boy.
James and Thelma Francis, girl.
Hughey and Janis Geeslin, girl.
John and Ruth Kean. boy.
Clayton and Gloria Kirby. boy.
Milton and Mildred Korobov. boy.
Carl and Joanne Lloyd. girl,
Karl and Janet Miller, girl.
Wilbur and Carolyn Mccormick. boy.
william and Celia PAWS, Girl.
Anthony and Hilda Pennestri. boy.
Bernard and Ruth Pollock. girl.
Neal and Agatha Price, boy.
Garrett and Nancy Ratclif1, boy.
Walter and Ethel Roach, boy.
Sherwood and Lexie Rodman, boy.
Julian and Marearet Schlaudecker, girl,
john and Mary Turnbuli, boy
william and Carol Vance. boy.
Harry and Evelyn Weiner; sirl.
John and Patricia White, boy.
Melvin and Audrey Wright. boy.
Willard and Thelma fucker. girl,
Warren and Elizabeth Burgess. girl.
Lawrence and Colleen Driver, girl.
James and Gloria Ford. girl.
WILDER and Margaret Gibson. girl.
Lawrence and Eva GofIney. girl.
Robert and Jeanne Hammond. boy.
Fate and Edith Jackson. boy.
Thomas and Marjorie Magruder, boy.
Charles and Mary Murray. girl.
Tunis and Etelka Randolph, girl.
Frank and Alberta Tillman. girl.
Edward and Charlotte Woody, boy.
Lawrence and Audrey Wright, girl.
James and Willie Wynne, boy.
Evening star., 1948-07-06

While Americas population is
steadily climbing the number OF
dairy cows on farms producing milk
is going down-from 27,770,000 head
on January l, 1945, to 25,165 900 on
January l, 1949
Evening star., 1948-07-06


enough to offset
the rise in the
cost Of living.
A nd ey' re
a + ra / d t h a t
prices will con-
tinue to advance.
leaving Federal
W ork erS even
more in the
lurch.
Some groups
want to ask
Congress for an
other $500 per-
manent raise on
top Of the $3.50
pay boost just
nnnnrlAA Eolara
Evening star., 1948-07-06

Additional neWs of Govern
ment AFFAIRS and personalities
make up Joseph Young's broad
cast uersion OF the Federal Spot
light at 3:15 pm. eDery Sunday
on WMAL, The Star station.
Evening star., 1948-07-06

counted in the Truman camp
claimed they have not yet decided
how they will vote"
1.-TWO expressed strong anti-Tru-
man sentiment" the paper con-
tinued, although only one-For-
mer Gov. Cam Morrison-said he
never will vote for the Presidents S
nomination
Only four delegates were not con-
tacted for the poll, the paper said.
Evening star., 1948-07-06

w.
" say the recently granted
permanent pay raise isn't
Evening star., 1948-07-06

High and Low TOT 1esttfuH!'
High, a5. at 4 80 pm.
Low, 30, at 5.45 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 95 on June "a
Lowest, 3 on January 26.
Tide Tables
Evening star., 1948-07-06
Historic Background.

The Decatur House, to which the
property is attached. has an historic
and naval background. 1t was built
in 1919 by Commodore Stephen De-
catur with prize money he won In
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16
Sunriift

If we tried to run nature as we
run our own concerns
Tried to regulate pansies, daffo-
dis or messy ferns.
If we tampered with colors, re
stricted scent and size
There would be no lovely spots
where man could rest his eyes
So I'm very glad when springtilne
reappears.
That it's past mans power to in
terfere.
And find great comfort in face
of threatening gloom
That under any sort of govern
ment the tulips will bloom.
Owing to several cases of chick
enpox and scarlet fever in the
community there will be no en-
tertainment at the Deer Park
school this Saturday night.
The Joe Crosswhite children
have chickenpox, Oran Ford the
scarlet fever, Leighty children are
just recovering FROM pox and Pearl
Leighty has an attack of rheuma-
tic fever. We truly hope spring is
here with relief from some of the
common colds and rhumatics suf-
tered recently by number of
folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Topan
called on the Joe Crosswhite IA
mily Sunday.
Gloria Steinmetzer spent Satur-
day night with Georgia Ruth
Wendt.
Mrs. Ronald Caldbeck and King
6luedeaux were Sunday dinner
guests at the Sparks ranch. Al
ternoon callers were Pearl, Nor
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

pell is their trade center. To visit
their own county seat, Poison, re-
sidents of the Swan, who live most
ly near Swan lake, must either
come through Bigfork or take the
seasonal road that leads to Mis-
soula. Poison can be reached di-
rectly only by the few steep horse
and foot trails that cross the prim-
tive and imposing Mission range.
There is the problem of schools
in which the section again finds
itself having orphan status. Their
school bus to Bigfork is supported
largely by digging into their own
pockets.
While Lake county Is essentially
agricultural and the leading dairy
section of Montana, the Swan is
more inclined toward numbering
and recreational developments. It's
interests are virtually the same
as the Flathead.
Apparently the 200 residents of
this orphaned area of about 200,-
900 acres want once more to be-
come a part of Flathead county,
and plan a petition to that effect.
Good luck. MR.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16
Our Lost VQIIey
Editorials

Next session of Montana's state
legislature will have an opportun-
ity to correct an economic error
which in 1928 saw the Swan river
drainage included in newly formed
Lake county.
Only apparent reason for the
Swan being included in Lake was
that additional acres were needed
at that time to give sufficient as
sessed valuation and area to the
proposed county.
On the otherhand, under our pat
tern of government it is readily
apparent that the Polson-Ronan-
st. Ignatius section is deserving
of being in it's own county rather
than as a part of Flathead and
Missoula counties as it was prior
to 1928.
BY the same token, the IDEAL"
to throw the Swan river drainage
out of Flathead and into the new
county has resulted in hardship,
and has since been unsound.
The valley between the Swan
and Mission ranges has a near
water level road into Bigfork and
the rest of Flathead county. Kalis-
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16
Aduice to Job Seekers

Headlines of last week that an
nounced the opening of bids to
build Hungry Horse, the worlds
fourth largest concrete dam, have
already brought an increased flow
Of new people into the area.
We want more men and women,
and at the present time there is
not sufficient skilled or unskilled
labor in Flathead county to fill
construction needs on the dam this
summer, let alone the employment
demands of numbering, farming
and the recreational service ira
des.
On the otherhanc, please keep
in mind that seasonal unemploy-
ment in Flathead county reaches
its peak in March and April. There
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16
HUNGRY HORSE
REALTORS
Columbia Falls, Montana

Columbia Falls, Montana
We Solicit Your Listings. Phone
36-5 for Quick Results.
so ACRES adjoining city limits
On highway No. 81.
80 ACRES for an ideal tourist
resort in Apgar.
16O ACRE FARM. New 8 room
modern home, excellent barn and
other outbuildings.
10 ACRE CHERRY ORCHARD.
East shore Flathead lake. $1,000.
Exceptionally fine Restaurant in
Hungry Horse area. Building and
equipment, $500.
SERVICE STATION LEASE.
Junction highway 2 and entrance
Glacier Park.
GROCERY STORE in Columbia
Heights.
MODERN LOG HOUSE, 8
room and glassed-in porch. lots.
Completely furnished, $1,000.
S ROOM MODERN HOME, full
basement, big porch, y acre land.
Bigfork. $1,000.
NEW MODERN 3 room home.
Immediate possession. Good loca-
ton. $4,000.
WE WILL TAKE CARE of your
insurance needs at your conven-
ience. Call us anytime.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16
8 FOOT ROCK ISLAND DISC,

8 FOOT ROCK ISLAND DISC,
$1,000; mower. $500; chicken
range shelter, $500; two boud-
oir lamps. white with silk shades,
$1,000 each or will take good sew
ing machine in trade; l wooden
butter churn, $500; 3 year old
gentle saddle mare, unbroke, $50;
wood saw mounted on Dodge 4
chassis, $500; three 8 month old
pigs, $4,000 each; bed daveno,
rust, $1,000 for sale. Colby Ards,
highway No. 81 log house; west
of Columbia Falls five miles. 38*
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16
SPECIALS AT
FREDRIKSEN'S
TRADING POST

BEDROOM SUITE - dressing
table, stool, chest of drawers, bed
spring, mattress. All for S45.00
1900 CHICK COAL burning
brooder. Only $1,000
USED Windows and frames.
RADIOS from $500 to $4,000
FURNITURE for all rooms.
LOTS of other bargains. Come
in and look around.
REAL ESTATE
3 GOOD Trailer Park Sites
MODERN HOUSE, Ideal loca-
ton. Two so #. lots, 8 rooms.
$4,000 down.
SEMI-MODERN home, 8-rooms,
Two so #. lots. Total Price $2700.
ACERAGES of all kinds.
ROOM HOUSE for rent.
"Before you Buy or Sell, See Fred'
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16
KNIGHT THIRTY GALLON six

KNIGHT THIRTY GALLON six
teen pump fountain complete
with carbonator,. coke and root
beer dispensers, compressor; Tay-
lor seventy gallon cabinet with
compressor; counter with ten
stools; Kaiser dishwasher, eight
feet long bar; cash register, new
National; Manley automatic pop
corn machine, new; automatic
Hotpoint water heater; air condi-
toner with third horse motor;
fountain sink with automatic glass
washer; booth, tables, and bench
es, candy floss machine; portable
concession booth (roadside stand)
jeep woodsaw, power take off,
governor. Inquire or write 20
Woodland avenue, Kalispell. 39'
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

are now about 1000 men and wo-
men out of work as logging has
virtually stopped; the late spring
has delayed farm work, and con-
struction is just starting to open
up again.
If you have some financial re-
serve, now is the time to come to
the Flathead, and get established
before actual construction on Hun
cry Horse dam itself is started. A
few homes can still be found for
renting, though it may be more
practical to build. Real estate has
not had its big boom, and there's
lot of land here.
If you come to the Hungry
Horse area with the need of find
ing a job right away, it may be
tough shedding until mid-May. MR.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16
ct. RICHARDS CATHOLIC

ST. RICHARDS CATHOAAC
Father H A Faley celebrates
holy Mass every Sunday at ten
o'clock.
Religious instructions are con
Quoted by the Sisters Of st Matt-
hews school Of Kalispen for all
the children Immediately after
Mass.
Baptisms by special appoint
ment. Sponsors are to be pracu-
cal Catholics.
Altar Society meetings are held
the first Wednesday of each month
at the parish hall.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

ed in the 5000 votes UP here, and
if he starts his campaign now, he
may experience some of the pun
ishment we have in driving over
northwestern Montana roads, just
not built for present traffic. MR.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16
Please Make a Speech Here

Helena and Butte information
is that Governor Sam Ford will
be after another term.
We hope that the governor
starts his campaign for re-elec-
tion early.
It's a sure bet that he's interest
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16
CORAM MARTIN CITY
PRESBYTERIAN

James B. SchOfield, Pastor
Sunday Services
900 a. m. Hungry Horse Village
Sunday school at building 25R,
1000 a m. Martin City Sunday
school, Mrs Luding, supt.
1890 a m Coram Sunday school,
Mrs Gordon, supt.
HOO m Martin City Morning
Worship.
7:45 D m Coram Evening Worship
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16
Our Saviours Lutheran

Our SaVlOurS Lutnerau
Harry Baker, Pastor
Sunday School at 1000 a. M.
Morning Worship, l! I'M
Services are held in ST. MAUI
hews Episcopal Church
HUNGRY HORSE VILLAGE
Sunday school and services tne
second and fourth Sundays at Z
D m in duplex rs, by Pastor Baker
HELENA FLATS
Services the first, third, and flltn
SUNDAYS at 8 o'clock, by Pastor
Baker.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

1916 TWO TON CHEVROLET
truck for sale. Low mileage,
very clean, almost new 8.25 tires,
engine in perfect shape, combln-
alton grain, stock, and flatbed
body in good condition, air booster
brakes, automatic locking differ
entail, radio, heater, etc. Private
owner will sell very reasonable.
Can be seen at Joe Reese car
lot, Col. Falls.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

ma, and Winona Ecxelberry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Olson and
two daughters spent Sunday after
noon with Mrs. Floyd Milks and
family.
A large crawd enjoyed cards
at the Bad Rock hall Saturday
night. Next party is 20 be spon-
sored by the Bad Rock home DEM
onstration club April "a.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

ROOM AND BOARD, two double
rooms for men. Breakfast from
$50 a. N. until 10. Lunches pack
ed. Dinner 6 p. N until 7:3O P. m.
Mrs. Jim Acceturi. Phone 1913
rings. 39'
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

TEN FOUR-ACRE TRACTS, for
sale; Teakettle development, IA
miles south of Columbia Falls.
Black sandy loan; Part under cil!-
tivation; power line adjacent. Mrs.
J. NJ. Robins. If
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Ralph M. Werner, Pastor
Sunday:
10 am. Bible School
IL am. Morning worship
500 p. m. Evening service.
Wednesday:
800 pm. Young peoples
meeting.
Thursday:
7:3O pm. Midweek service.
You are invited to these ser.
vices.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

ST, MATTHEW'S EPISCOPAL
Holy Communion, Sunday, April
Is, 9 a. N. Ven. Norman l..
Foote, Helena
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16
HOLINESS METHODIST
CHURCH

Joseph Willett, Pastor
Sunday:
10 am. Sunday school.
II am. Preaching service.
pm. Preaching service.
Thursday:
8 pm. Bible study and
prayer meeting.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

PIGS for sale, born Feb. %. 1s
miles south of red bridge. In
quire of Mr.. Moody at old Fred
Hellman place. Refine Krause- 38"
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

RESTAURANT FOR SALE; new
est electrical equipment, ldeai
location. Phone 222L2, Whiteflsh'
for terms.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16
WANT ADS

RARY CHICKS ORDERS now re-
ceived. Spring deliveries OF y. D.
Pullorum controlled White Leg
horns and New Hampshire heu'
all-ouality chicks. Vans Hatchery,
Columbia Falls.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

PORTABLE WASHING machine,
1928 Chevrolet; 1886 Dodge Pa
mel; saddle horse, pack horse and
camp trailer for sale. Inquire at
Fixit shop, highway No. 81; Col.
Falls. c3o
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16
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METHODIST CHURCH
Andrew Olsen, Bible Expositor
and Pastor
Sunday School 10 g. m.
Morning Worship IL a. M.
All are cordially invited to come
and hear the great truths OF tne
Bible explained
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

REGISTERED CIVIL Engineer
and Land Surveyor. Phone oozi.
II. H. Mahon
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

EIGHT YEAR-OLD black mare,
weighing 1850, for sale or trace
for young heifer; good horse. Nic
johnson on the old Opalka rancn
four miles northeast of Col. Fats.
37*
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

MCCORMACK DEERING Trac-
tor; John Deere bull rake; team
of horses, $500 pounds, well broke.
for sale; IL x IA one room CABIN
in Columbia Falls to be moved,
$4,000. Inquire Frank Wyman
one mile west and y mile nortn
of Blue Moon, Col. Falls. So
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

EXP. RESTAURANT OPERAT-
or wants to lease cafe. Lou
Wertman, Golden West hotel,
Chester, Mont. 3o+
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

COMPLETE SODA FOUNTAIN
with carbonater, for sale: Halnes
Public Drug, Whitefish. 81
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

South Fork Sunday School
Rev. A. A. Howell
10:3o N Sunday meetings are
held at the Alvin Nash home tenn
porarily.
All are classes for all.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

CEDAR SHINGLES for sale: liz
ouire Clothes Horse, Martin VI
tv s12 square on No. Is; Slo'1o
~ If
on No. Is.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

FURNISHED APARTMENT Tor
rent, adults preferred. Inquire
old taxidermist place, Col. Fails
38t
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

BABY CHICKS, $1s per 100, 81
per 100 deposit, U. S. Approved
and Pullorum Controlled. b. ..
Bronze turkey poults. BHney's
Poultry, Kalispell, Mont.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

WATCH FOR YELLOW FLAG
Truck or Car for gravel or sand.
Lives first house south OF Hun
gry Horse News. Write Box GIL
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

NOTICE TO CREDITORS, NO.
1858.
Estate Of Angelo Calivas, De-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, the Administrator of
the estate of Angelo Calivas de-
ceased, to the creditors of and all
persons having claims against the
said deceased, to exhibit them,
with the necessary vouchers, with
in four months after the first pub
lication of this notice to the said
Administrator at the Office of ia
mes A. Cumming, Attorney, in Co
lumbia Falls in the County of
Flathead, State of Montana, the
same being the place for the tran
action of the business of said es-
tate.
EUGENE A. McCABE
(Signed)
Administrator of the Es-
tate of said Deceased
Dated at Kalispell, Mont, this
10th day of March, 194s.
JAMES A. CUMMING
(Signed)
Attorney for Petitioner.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

WASHED SAND ana GRAVEn
passed government tests a mis =
north of silver bridge on Fla'noa.
river Reiten aud Spencer Col
Falls.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

4 ROOM MODERN HOUSE, two
blocks from school, phone 293Il2
or stop at 20 Somers Ave-, White
fish. 81
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16
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WASHING DONE in our homes,
rough or finished. Call Mrs. Char
lotte Lund, phone 123, or see Mrs.
George Grigg, Kennedy Addition,
Col Falls. 39s
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

NEW STAR METAL AIR Cnam-
ber boat, s165.Oo. Latest MODEL
Is feet long So inch Beam 1lsn.
ing or family pleasure, last ooat
in stock at this price, new snip
ment will be much higher. Eldon
L. Lee, dealer, 422 Spokane ave:
Whitefish, phone 40X. Coz
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

III, BAKE CAKES, PIES, COOK
les or doughnuts in my nome.
Mrs. Al Nordes, next to Fn. a..
shop Col. Falls.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

ALMOST NEW NORGE gas range
for sale, used only few weeks.
City or bottled gas. Will sell $50
under list price for quick sale. A
real bargain. Write Gordon Davis,
Martin City, or inquire at Byrd's
Grocery, Martin City. 38@
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

TYPEWRITER RENTALS, saies
and repairs. Also adding ma ma
chimes, cash registers, wasnns
machines and sewing machlneS
for sale or for rent. kallspen
Tvpewriter Exchange, Perly Jen.
sen Phone 3O7, 217 Main street. II
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

IF INTERESTED in a choice pu-
siness location in the booming
Hungry Horse area contact u. -.
Galley, Col. Falls. coo
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

FOR SALE: Six room home Va
Lakeside, modern except nea.'
full basement, garage, large ioo'
fireplace, Phone 1884, pox oo., oe.
Whiteifsh.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-16

JOB PRINTING done in "a hours,
if brought in Monday. Hungry
Horse News,
Evening star., 1948-07-29

40 lily Ilkllt 10
Europe, to my left is Asia.
BY turning my head can see the
Golden Horn, and without turning
it at all I can see countless minarets
and mosques and Leander's Tower,
now serving as a lighthouse in the
Bosporus.
A Caravan, Anyway.
In the hazy distance purple
mountains guard the entrance to
the Black Sea, and less than an
hour ago a camel caravan passed
along the street below.
(Author's note: The above para
graph Is not intended as q plug
for a cigarette company. It was q
camel caravan, not q Chesterfield
or Lucky Strike caravano
We had been in Istanbul less than
day when we flet-footed 1t down
to the Pan American ofices and
arranged to stay an extra week,
our original schedule having called
for only four days. To. try to see
Istanbul In four days would be- like
trying to play a game Of chess in
three minutes.
There is everything to see here.
MuseumS, mosques. bazaars, and the
every day happenings on the
streets.
Just q minute ago Jean called
me to the edge Of the balcony and
said, DO you see the same thing
7 do?"
Two men were carrying huge
tray with a handle at each end.
The tray was filled with what Amer
leans would call housecoats, with
caps to match. Both men wore busi-
Evening star., 1948-07-29
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c. Ala
THURSDAY, July ~.

ness suits and sported gigantic
moustachios. One Of them, how
ever, had decided to model his
wares, and he had on over his suit
Z bright cotton print housecoat that
struck him above the knees, and
the matching cap set ut . jaunty
angle.
Both of them were screaming at
the top of their lungs what must
have been Turkish for: You women
come out and buy . housecoat. See
how well 1t looks on ol' Joe Turk
here"
All In Seriousness.
All of this was done in utmost
seriousness.
America has given something to
the culture Of Turkey.
know, because I saw it with my
own eyes.
Wandering through the oldest Sec
ton of what used to be Constan.
tinople, we came upon an old harem,
pronounced "hareem." It's windows
were latticed so that the harem gals
could look out but no one could look
in. More fascinating to us than
this centuries old building was the
sight of Turkish youngster sitting
on the steps of the house. chewing
bubble gum like mad. The boy was
no novice at it either. He was just
Evening star., 1948-07-29
This Changing World
Unity of Western Allies Against Russia
At Stake in New French Cabinet Policy

Under the direction Of Georges
Bidault in the Foreign Ministry
France had become pretty definitely
associated with the strong policy
toward Russia which the United
States has championed. Insofar as
that policy created the prospect OF
an armed clash with Russia, France
as a whole was on the reluctant
side, favoring more than a little
concession to Russia in order to
avoid any conflict.
This willingness to retreat rather
than take a firm stand arises not
from apprehension over Frances
own Communist Party so much as
it does from the prospect that
France might again be made
a battleground-this time in a ca
tastrophic conflict between East and
West. This is open and avowed fear
of Russia and brings to mind the
role played by Edouard Dalad1er IN
the appeasement of Adolf Hitler at
Munich in 1898. At that time 1t was
fear of Nazi Germany.
Weak Element in Unity.
The French psychology in inter-
national affairs is distinctly con-
tinental, of course, and is colored
by Frances proximity to dynamic
and aggressive nations. France Is
next-door neighbor to Germany Tor
several hundreds of miles, and the
fear that this engenders will not be
dissipated until Germany has given
positive proof that she has been
cleansed of all political and military
menace to France.
France is only one door down the
street from an even graver threat
that of Soviet Russia and its satel-
ites. Russian divisions stand ready
not only in Germany-from which
attack on France could come in
virtually a few hours-but also IN
Austria and the Balkans. Even
Yugoslavia - despite its apparent
ousting from the Cominform-must
still be considered potential ally OF
Soviet Russia; and the route into
France across Northern Italy must
not be overlooked.
The French-alied with us d.
rectly as one of the occupying pow
ers in Western Germany. and in
directly as q member of the West
ern European Union-are then, to
say the least, a restraining influence
on Western policy toward Russia,
and could become a dangerously
weak element in the Unity of the
Western powers when and If a
showdown occurs, for regardless OF
the outcome of an East-West con-
flict France sees herself destroyed
again and reduced to slavery to
Soviet Russia while the Western
powers are mounting the counter
offensive.
Observers in capitals throughout
the world are watching closely to
see the position the new govern
ment will take on Frances existing
foreign commitments, for the Unity
of the Western Allies against Russia
Is at stake.