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Help Meet Overseas
Relief Needs In june

Garrett and every other county in
the state was represented in the 49,
SCI pounds of overseas relief materi-
ais received from Maryland at the
Church World Service Center. at New
windsor during June.
During the fitst six months of 1913
individuals and organizations in the
is states. Alaska. Canada and Puerto
Rico have sent their shoes, clothing
and various donations ranging from
ounces TO thousands of pounds to the
New Windsor Center to provide p
1866 pounds of materials for dis
tribution among the peoples of war
stricken countries.
Shipments of more than three-and-
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mum estimated value of $2,67OI69.
we're made during that period to p
European and Asiatic countries. Need
is still great in Europe and increas-
ingly so in India and China.
Through this cooperative agency,
% of the leading Protestant and
Orthodox denominations of the United
States are endeavoring to help meet
this need.
Gifts mailed to the Center should
be firmly wrapped. For the sake of
proper acknowledgment and giving
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is desired. the name Of the sender
should be clearly marked twice on the
outside Of the package. Otherwise it
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ing
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vited.
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Evening star., 1948-08-22
By HoroId K. MiIks

Observation-Disclosures Chang Ka-shek is
losing the battle for Central China at speed which
grave concern to supporters of the National
government. Pr
Nearly five months ago he told National Assembly,
men, who subsequently elected him Chna's first
constitutional President, that he would drive the
Communists north of the Yellow River within half
year. Since that declaration his armies have lost
rather than gained ground in that vital region be-
tween the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers.
Recently despite governments claims to its largest
victory since the civil began, the tempo of the
Red offensive in the central area has been stepped
up Today only four major strongpoints remain in
government hands, and all four isolated except
by air sea routes.
Responsibility for the results of the Central China
battles appears to rest squarely the already
burdened shoulders of President Chang. Military
have repeatedly disclosed that he has taken
over direction of National troops personally
Any postional map of China's internal conflict
must necessarily be inaccurate because it is war Of
imitation guerrilla operations and frequent changes
of position. But study of military reports over
the past months shows that generally speaking
of government and Communist control are as shown
on the attached map.
Since Red Gems. Chen-yi whose troops are
famous for fast marches, and one-eyed Liu Po-
cheng first invaded the area below the Yellow River
nine months ago they have ranged widely to the
Yangtze on the south and almost to the Szechwan
borders on the west.
In early July their capture Of the provincial
capital Kaifeng, provoked strong government re-
Evening star., 1948-08-22

action which ended in the battle Of the Honan
plains. Government spokesmen claimed their great
est victory of the in the series of Honan actions
Yet within week the Reds resumed their offensive
operations scale that amazed foreign observers.
forces outfought and outmaneuvered Chiang's field
generals. ..
Military observers here believe only miraculous
revival of both the strength and fighting spirit of
the National armies can prevent the Communists
from establishing permanent bases throughout Cen
trail China. On July Is Chang Kai-shek said the
government was developing armies which
would change the picture.
Gen. Ho Yng-chin, who promised sharp army
reforms when he became Minister of National De-
fense three months ago, has few If any. concrete
accomplishments to his credit 1t appears to- many
that the economic and political situation of the
Central government has so deteriorated that Gen.
Ho lacks both the spiritual and material elements
for the production of victorious army.
Brightest spot in Chlnas military prospects has
been the work of the Chinese Air Force Through
out the summer campaigns in Central China, Gen.
Chow Chiajous pilots and crews have carried .
heavy load. In many cases Chinas warplanes pro-
vded the only effective defense Of threatened areas
On the transport side, Chinese Army pilots teamed
with civilian airmen to keep open Mukden supply
route which resembled Operation Berlin in minia-
ture. Such isolated garrisons as those Of Taiyuan
and Tsnan have been almost entirely supplied by
air. Foreign observers watching the Chinese Air
Force at work say their use of air transport has
been fully up to standards elsewhere in the world
Evening star., 1948-08-22

LAKE SUCCESS.-Three United
Nations veterans are being talked
of for president of the 1948 General
Assembly.
They are:
DR.. Jose Arce of Argentina, pres
ident of the second special assembly
on Palestine last spring.
DR.. Herbert v. Evatt, Australian
Foreign Minister.
Georges Bidault, former Foreign
Minister of France.
Other U. N. delegates may receive
courtesy votes-sort of favorite sons
but the early speculation among
the delegates is that the contest will
be decided among those three. The
Assembly will convene September 81
in Paris. The first business is elec-
ton of a president.
Against Tradition
Several delegates favor France fol-
the presidency because France is
the host country. But others object
that 1t is a growing tradition ir
the U. N. that no member Of the
five great powers-France, Britain
China, the United States and Russis
should be president Of the AS.
sembly.
The Big Five tried to buck thai
Evening star., 1948-08-22
Three Favored TO Head UN Assembly

squired by Assembly rules. On the
second ballot. DR.. Aranha was
elected with 20 votes to "a for DR.
Evatt.
DR.. Evatt, a champion of the
small nations against the veto right
of the Big Five, then was chosen
chairman Of the special Palestine
Committee, which wrote the par
tition plan approved by the As
sembly on November 20.
Committees Important
The first president was Paul-Henri
Spaak, then Foreign Minister Of
Belgium. Next was DR.. Aranha and
then DR.. Arce.
The Assembly, after choosing the
president, must elect the chairmen
Of the six main committees. Next
it must elect the seven vice presi-
dents.
DR.. Tsiang's election as chairman
of the Political Committee put
China on the influential 14-member
Steering Committee. The other
members Of the Big Eve were elected
vice presidents. Is were Peru,
Sweden and Turkey. The president,
seven vice presidents and six COM
mittee chairmen make up the Steer
ing Committee.
,n4.x-th,,&.a - ST. A..o.tnk.S r,r.ss
Evening star., 1948-08-22

] Price cutting up to that time hac
been spontaneous and to q larg(
extent ineffective either in holdinl
down imitation or staving of tn,
depression. Few realized that re.
duced prices were not the cause, bu
the effect, of the panic.
But then Julius Rosenwald, presi.
dent Of Sears, Roebuck 81 Co.
stepped IN and cut prices drastically
to get business moving. The com.
pany made refunds at the rate ol
10000 4 day to those who hae
bought at higher catalogue prices
Ford Starts Trend
Henry Ford, without consulting
anybody, said bluntly in September
1.-THE war is over and 1t is time wal
prices were over"
Whereupon he cut prices IS to
81 per cent, bringing his "runabout
without starter" down to 1895.
Other motor makers howled, but
they soon started bring their own
high prices down, too.
Today the automobile and steel
industries have record backlogs OF
orders. But these could wither
quickly under depression blast.
The latter part Of 1920 saw fast
slump in wages, farm prices and
employment.
Right now employment Is at a
81 900 900 peak, and consumer in
come is at a $211, 300, 100000 peak.
Wages are protected by union
agreements running for a year or
more, and unions are in a much
stronger position to bargain than
ever before.
In 1920 falling commodity prices
wiped out $4,000, 100000 in farmer
income. But today falling farm
prices are cushioned by Government
loans to guarantee the farmer q
steady income.
In the financial community then
as now, the strongest weapon against
imitation was the rediscount rate OF
the Federal Reserve Bank. The rate
is the amount bank must pay to
borrow money from the Federal Re-
serve to relend to its customers.
Greater Fiscal Cushion
The 1920 increases in the redis-
count rate put the brakes on infla-
ton abruptly-too abruptly, said the
bankers. The 1948 increases put the
brakes on gently, and businessmen
and bankers are in full accord with
the action. The Federal Reserve,
remembering 1920, is treading softly.
Another difference is in corpora
ton profits. Today they are many
times "the highest in history" but
they are being plowed back into in
dustry or being held as a reserve
instead Of being distributed as in
creased or extra dividends. Industry
has a greater fiscal cushion than
after the other World War.
But two statements made then
still hold good today. Said Bernard
M. Baruch: THE immutable, uN-
ceasing law of supply and demand
is at work"
Said Julius Rosenwald: "Unless
prices are made sufficiently low to
stimulate normal buying, it will be
inevitable that unemployment will
result"
Evening star., 1948-08-22
By Froncis w. Carpenter

. By Froneis W. Carpenter
tradition last spring but DR.. Arce
beat DR.. T. F. Tsiang of China, in
a hot contest. The Latin American
and Arab blocs teamed to give DR.
Arce great support.
Mr.. Bidault was forced out as
Foreign Minister in the recent
French cabinet shuttle. However
informed sources predicted he would
be named chief of the French dele
CATION to the Assembly and as such
would be eligible for the presidency.
Persons close to delegation politics
report that DR.. Arce is putting up a
strong pre-Assembly contest for the
presidency He is said to seek re-
election just as DR.. Oswaldo Aranha
Of. Brazil was reelected president
at the 1947 regular Assembly.
| DR.. Aranha was chosen president
of the first special session on Pales-
tine In the spring of 1947. He came
back to the fall Assembly and
locked horns with DR.. Evatt in Q
close race.
Two ballots were required. On
the first, DR.. Aranha received 2e
votes and DR.. Evatt 23. That was
not enough for the majority re-
Evening star., 1948-08-22
Continued From Page C-1.)

~
company but got himself elected t6
the Massachusetts, Legislature in
1925. In 1928, the AL Smith year, he
himself took crack at MIR. Tink-
ham, but failed by 10000 votes.
In 1881 Mr.. Tobin, then 80, was
elected to the School Board. The
School Board was soon subjected to
one of its occasional exposures of
scandal in the Boston press, but Mr.
Tobin came through clean. He was
becoming marked as a young man
of top political possibilities.
James M. CurIey said: THAT young
man may yet be Mayor" He later
had cause to regret his prophecy.
Your reporter hastens to inter-
ject that Mr.. Tobin did not advance
these encomiums while reminiscing
They are in the record.
Perhaps most important in his
career was his friendship with
Henry Parkman, member of a very
proper and distinguished Boston
family. Mr.. Parkman, who is six
years Mr.. Tobins senior, was active
in Republican politics and inter-
ested in good government.
Defeated Curlev
Mr.. Parkman and his friends
picked Mr.. Tobin as the new type
of Irish politician whom the Yankees
could support in another OF theil
efforts mot always sucessfuD in
i. heading of Mr.. Curley. Except fol
the fact that the parties do moi
nominate candidates for Mayor ir
Boston, the Tobin candidacy was 6
fusion effort-the type made ia.
miliar by attempts to beat Tammany
in New York. Mr.. Tobin won in 9
field Of six. Mr.. Curley was runner.
up.
He was reelected in 194l and II
, 1914 he was elected Governor. A.
Mayor and Governor Mr.. Tobin wa!
!, closely associated with former Am
basador Joseph P. Kennedy's cam.
paign to return New England to 1t.
old supremacy. There was a cam.
. paign to have the Civil Aeronautic'
Board make Boston, which used Il
: be q port of call for the Cunarders
/ the terminal of transatlantic
flights. 1t failed.
After the war he few to England
accompanied among others by Kar
T. Compton, president of the\Mas,
sachusetts Institute of Technology
to persuade a United Nations com.
mittee that the Hub was the place
for its headquarters. That failed.
On a second submission he got tn,
Massachusetts, Legislature to pass al
lantidiscrimination measure similal
10 the Ives bill In New York.
= He came up for reelection In lo46
Evening star., 1948-08-22
Labor Gould Rule. TObin SAYS

Mr.. Curley's Endorsement of the
party's candidate was a little back
handed. He said: II am for our
candidate for Governor even though
he has done more to hurt me than
any man in public life"
The campaign was a memorable
one in Massachusetts, Yankees
against the Irish. The candidate:
were the aging David Ignatius
Walsh (he died since) against young
Henry Cabot Lodge, jr., for United
States Senator, and Gov. Maurice
j. Tobin against 1t. Gov. Robert
Fiske Bradford, descendant Of the
second Governor of Massachusetts,
The Yankees won.
Against Taft.Hartley
He did not say anything of his
loss of voting strength in Boston
But the record is clear. 1t was
not only the detection of Mr.. Cur.
ley's followers. 1t was that invidi-
Gus characteristic of the Irish
which every author writing about
this interesting people mentions
envy. ''Tobin was getting upstage.
The former Governor was quite
willing to talk about the Taft-Hart-
ley law. He is against it. He
thinks 1t would not have been passed
except for the emotional surges
caused by Truman's ending the rail-
road strike and John L. Lewis in.
trasigeance. He does not hesitate tc
champion the closed shop-consid.
cred the anathema of denominations
by those whose acquaintance with
labor ''roblems is the sound anc
fury. ..f-.
The interviewer suggested he wa.
fighting q rear-guard action. HI
denied 1t. He admitted the posi-.
bility.
Suppose Dewey did get elected,
he said, what New Deal measure
would he changer"
This campaign hasn't started,
he said. Lincoln was behind IL
the middle OF the 1854 campaign
Cleveland didn't have a chanc,
until the Rev. Mr.. Burchard outet
with Rum, Romanism, and Rebel
lion Republican Charles Evan
Hughes was on the way to tn
White House until he failed +,
shake hands with Hiram johnson
I'VE have a wonderful ticket il
Illinois. Philadelphia is no longe
contented with corrupt Republican
ism and Pittsburgh's Mayor is Dayit
Lawrence, the Democratic nationa
committeeman. With key State;
like that going Democratic tn,
party's chances are good.
And I'll tell you one thing fol
sure. Harry Truman Is going t,
carry Massachusetts, and I'll bu,
you = hat On that one Will put {
bst."
Evening star., 1948-08-22
Safety Effort
Saves Lives
Traffic Death Rate
Drops Due to
Campaign
By WiIIiom J. Convoy

" VuHoW - SOHWUy
CHICAGO The United States
traf1ic death rate has dropped to a
record low. ..
Behind that is the story of hun
dreds Of men and scores of organ
ization who Joined forces and went
to work.
The rate began to 60 down and
at the latest count, stood at "a
deaths for each 100, ,000, 600 miles of
travel, the lowest point ever regis
tered.
Donald 8. Berry, director of traffic
and transportation for the National
Safety Council, says two big reasons
for the better showing are:
/. The intensified educational pro-
gram carried out in the press and
on the radio.
2. The tremendous amount OF
work States and cities have done to
improve their accident-prevention
programs.
Safety Conference Held
President Trumans highway safety
conference was held May to 10,
1916. There were 1900 delegates.
They represented Federal, State and
local governments and all trafiic
safety groups.
They adopted q program based
on three time-tested "E" tech
niques: Educate driver and pedes-
trian. Engineer hazards out OF
vehicles ard roads. Enforce the
laws. And fourth "E" was added
energy in using these tools.
The Advertising Council, an Or
ganization representing all phases
in advertising, started stop ac-
cidents" campaign in cooperation
with the National Safety Council.
Movies with a safety theme
Traffic With the Devil" Highway
Mania" and Devil on Wheels
were shown across the Nation.
Local safety councils, State and
city officials shifted their accident
curbing machinery into high gear.
The International Association of
Chiefs of Police put on a check of
vehicle mechanical condition. Near
ly 100000 vehicles were inspected.
One out of three had at least one
defect.
The National Committee for
Traffic Safety threw the weight of IS
cooperating organizations (Ameri-
can Newspaper Publishers Associa-
ton, Red Cross, General Federation
of Womens Clubs, etc. into the
drive. The chief aims are:
l. Driving instruction in high
schools.
2. Adequate driver license laws,
with adequate examinations and ad-
ministration.
3. Improved traffic courts.
4. Uniformity of traffic laws, signs,
olSidlS duu uAIkluSS.
Enforcement Emphasis
The American Association of Mo-
tor Vehicle Administrators pressed
for better driver licensing laws, more
efficient administration and stricter
enforcement.
The American Automobile Associ-
alton worked for better driver train
ing and better protection for Pc
destrians.
The mileage death line went down
despite factors that could be ex-
pected to push it up. Through the
war, with motoring restricted, it
hovered between II and IL.
The death toll in 1947 was lii
below 1916. If the current trend con-
tinues, 1900 fewer men, women and
children will be killed this year than
last.
Distributed by the Associated pressl
Evening star., 1948-08-22

visitors during the periods when the
delegates win be in their sectional
meetings. The condition and task
Of the churches in the various areas
of the world will be presented by
leaders from these areas. Visitors
will be able to attend all plenary
and public meetings.
Many Youth Delegates
One hundred youth delegates from
over 50 countries are present. In
addition to their participation In
the assembly meetings, they will
have several meetings for youth
only. The Dutch church youth to-
gether with the youth delegates will
hold youth rally Saturday evening.
In addition to the state reception
the local government of Amsterdam
will give q reception for the assembly
on Friday in the Royal Palace. Ths
local Entertaining Committee also
has arranged for q canal boat ride
for their visiting guests. The canals
will be brilliantly Illuminated on
this occasion as part of preparations
for the celebration Of Queen Will
helmina's 50th anniversary as ruler
of the Netherlands. The assembly
has also been invited to be present
at an outdoor celebration for the
Queen to be held In the Municipal
Stadium.
The assembly members are oc-
cupying every available hotel space
in the city and many are housed in
private homes and in hotels in
neighboring communities. One Dutch
homo Is showing the spirit of
hospitality by housing five delegates
from Germany.
More than $50 representatives of
the press and radio are covering the
meetings. A sound flm Is being
produced for use in the churches Of
the various countries. The To-
panel exhibition graphically portrays
the interests and work of the World
Council.
This first assembly of the World
Council Of Churches may mark .
great turning point in the life Of the
churches or 1t may be but another
occovnhlx, Tt H. Il, ~ fko v>,cci hiIifia~
Of leading the churches to new
approaches for great spiritual en-
deavor that this tragically sick and
broken world might be healed and
the peoples Of the world might have
the Joy Of facing peace and not war.
The Christian world awaits with
hope the decisions and message OF
this unique assembly Of the churches.
Evening star., 1948-08-22
Br0un
Continued From Page C-l)

ganization to maintain peace and
still strives to put into effect Prime
Minister Stalin's original-though
somewhat modified-plan.
1t is no longer Russia's concern
as to what areas of responsibility"
may be left to America and Britain:
but the Kremlin wants to see Amer
lea out of Europe, regardless of the
chances 1t may take in removing u
from that area.
There is no denying that Moscow
strives for world domination, at
least as much as the Nazis strove In
Hitler's heyday. But the men in
the Kremlin are shrewd enough to
realize that the only remaining
strong democracy - the United
States-must be softened up before
it can be attacked.
Our presence in Europe continues
to be . thorn in the side Of the
Kremlin, in spite Of the clumsiness
We have displayed In our actions
there. This thorn, the Kremlin
probably thinks, can be removed by
drastic action, either in the diplo-
matte or the military field.
Prime Minister Stain has en-
couraged western diplomats to re-
sumo conversations for q general
settlement Of present European diff
ficulties. He was q smiling and
charming man when the American,
British and French Ambassadors
visited him and set forth their
plan In general. Then he handed
them over to the taciturn and un-
yielding Foreign Minister Molotov
who, judging by the few shreds Of
information obtained from Moscow
so far, is proving himself the same
untractable and tough diplomat We
have learned to know in recent
years.
Those high American officials who
say today that Russia does not want
war are correct. Russia win try TO
avoid a showdown with arms II IL
can put into effect its plans to ex-
clude America from European af-
fairs. The Kremlin then would be
in an ideal position to handle the
British, the French and the other
weaker Western European states.
May Adopt Sterner Tactics
But most Of our policy-makers
seem equally conyinced-although
they are unwilling to say so out
loud-that II these high-pressure
diplomatic methods do not succeed
in getting us out Of Europe. Russia
may take . chance and use force.
The Soviet leaders know that at
the present time We are not can,
able Of preventing their hordes a
land forces from oyerrunning tho
small western armies which hold
the Rhine position. They do not
seem unduly worried about the
American Air Force, which has
rushed reinforcements to England
and Germany In the last three
weeks.
The prize--the whole European
continents far too important fce
the Klemlin to reject all risk. Tns
Russians are trying TO bring about
another four-power conference, pro-
vided they are sure We would ct.
tend 1t in the same yielding spirit
that We attended the gnnferencesfss
Tshssan, Yalss, 5otsdl and Psfi&