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Evening star., 1948-11-30
8-FAMILY FLAT

S-FAMILY FLAT
Detached building. near Fort .Myer; indi-
ants ants" pay " ali utilities: priced at only ss5.-
500; less than ten times annual income.
Cali Mr. Mott, RE 1851 or TIE. 9050.
FRED A. SMITH, Realtor
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8 BEDROOM colonial frame house near
Falls Church: 2-car detached garage, large
lot: $3.50 per month; call YEONAS
REALTY. Gil. 2100, OK. 1243 i
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MONEY TO LOAN.
MONEY WANTED.

So FIRsT-TRUsT NOTES, secured By s.
bedroom ranch-type house, on acre lot.
in Montgomery Co. hunt club section: any
multiple OF 500, trust Of $4,000 ON $l3s-
600 home. EDWARD G. ADAMS, OIL. 2442
WOULD LIKE TO BORROW $500 with
1916 interest for IL months; further in
formation, call MA. 5535. II
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ARLINGTON REALTY co.
2204 Wilson blvd. Owens $500.
THIS is OUR BEST!

THIS is OUR BEST!
Yes. 1929 N. Pollard st. has more Of ths
than many homes we've offered for much
more Mother will like the size Of every
room. Daddy will like the attached
First-noor lavatory; equipped kitchen.
High, nice. tree studded lot 57xl5S.
Crippen of our office will be on the prem
ises TO anAYer your questions. Open Sat;
From Key Bridge out Lee hwy. to Pollard
st, right on Pollard st. about blocks
to our open sign.
ARLINGTON REALTY co.
9onA HNilsnn hlud nuens Q3nn
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FARMS FOR SALE.

1000 ACRES, 40 miles D. C.-Well- equip
ped dairy producing large quantity milk
for Washington market; all buildings in
good repair plenty Of labor to run sue,
cesssful operation. Other features ideal
for stock raising. breeding horses; plenty
marsh land for wild ducks. This could be
a sportsmans paradise on q profitable
basis. Price, $150,O00. Box 51-K, Star.
sTRoUrs FALL-wINrER farm cataIos-
coast. sTRoSg!TfO RESiTsY. III: 4 wood.
ward Bldg. Washington. ME. 764S.
BETHESDA-Potomac Hunt Club section
IL acres. OF River rd, Z mi. from Dis
trict line. No house. $3.50 cash. An
exceptional investment EDWARD G.
ADAMS, OIL. 2442. -b
1000 ACRES, $50 PER ACRE-Tobacco
farm, located st. Mary's CO. with beauti-
full Patuxant River Water frontase and
inland fresh water lake, miles State
paved highway. 2 miles county road. ex-
cellent tobacco land, 3 large tobacco
barns, 2 tenant houses: 100000 IT. mer-
chantable board timber 40 years old ex-
cellcnt terms A. miles from D. c., splen-
did neighborhood, near Poplar Beach:
telephone, electric avail
N. G.. HINES
Owner 141s N Uhle ST.. Arlington. Va
Gil. 3541: evenings CHI $3.50.
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$4,000 RANGE

Two-bedroom BUNGALOW in Arlington Coun-
ty, about six years old; automatic heat,
basement. equipped kitchen and brick hre,
place; near bus TRANSPORTATION and local
shopping center CT financing II you're
a veteran; must be sold this weekend.
so get in touch with US.
ARLINGTON REALTY co.
LID QQlA
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BUSINESS PROPERTY FOR RENT.

OVER 600 SO. FT. (15x39), in End comml.
zone, mr. 2nd and L SITS. ne. at $40 per
mo. OWNER, MA. 9257. II
ARLINGTON, VA. on Columbia pike
Six-room brick, ideal for doctors ONCE
Ist-COMMERCIAL BRICK BLDG, $500
50 IT; ideal for distributor: has ONCE dis
play and warehouse. AID. 4l93. q
EHRHARDT, agent, GIL, 1854 30
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ARLINGTON REALTY co.
00nA yry;Isay hJvd nuan QQnn
FACTS ONLY!

Location: Greenway Downs, in Falls
Church, Construction: Brick Cape Cod,
Q yrs, old Advancement: One bedroom
and u bath on 1st floor. with 2 bed
rooms and full tiled bath up: full base
ment: level lot 60xl20: auto. oil heat:
completely equipped kitchen: taxes, $s5
last year; SO, 200 1st trust available; price.
Sl3,150; possession with title. First Offer
ing: very few will see this one. SO call
ARLINGTON REALTY co.
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FL ATS

FLATS
All sizes All locations, n w. ne. Sc. Va.
Call us for investments that are sound
FRED A. SMITH, Realtor
I1113 18th st. NV. Exclusive RE. 6661.
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AfIIINGION REALI 7 CS
o204 Wilson blvd Owen 1900.
CONVENIENT SECURITY

Is embodied in this sturdy prewar red
brick BUNGALOW. Recent survey indicates
$4,000 new dwelling units needed in this
ity in this attractive home. Has every
thinR-garsee, full basement. 2 bed;
rooms bath and completely, equipped
walk leads up TO front entrance. At
tractively landscaped. shoppins 2la
blocks Direct bus to D. C, l block.
sale Will be open for your inspection
this week end from 1 pm. till dark. Di-
rections-out Wilson blvd. to trafac cir
Gle in Clarendon. right on Washington
blvd, about mile (past washinston and
Lee High school) to North Taylor st.
SlsIa 6ishs on, On North Taylor to 1922 and our
APTiNGTON REALTY co
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CHEVROLET ls41 400, and dcnnii hi yssy ssy elsss' assa
UNiVERsXL MOTORS, 7s11 osorsia ave.
CHEVROLET 1910 de luxe 2-dr. sedan:
new r., h.. battery and tires; excel motor;
S776, Greenbelt 1895. -oo
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Bath AND FEssENDEN SITS, Chevy Chase
beautifully wooded homesftes, S3,450 up.
SHAPIRO, INC. ME. 1717; IA. 7611.
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SUBURBAN RENr-vIReIkIA.

ow. 444s. -2523 Wilson blvd. OK. 433a
ewes, FA. 1910. .
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DESK SPACE FOR RENT.

DESK SPACE furnished, telephone mess
ages taken and parking privilege included
reasonable. 525 9th St. NV. 2'
DOWNTOWN. 410 Bond BLDG Desk
space, telephone and secretarial service
available. DI. 2SO1. -6
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BRICK AND STONE

Your husband and family. too, have
dreamed Of living in the. comfort of 9
PRESTIGE that goes with owning q home
in IVY Hills This Ivy. Hills home has
neat Colonial lines. clean-cut interior
cent lighting and space for your breakfast
set; living room is ideal, with an extra
IT. added to width for easy furniture Sr
place and extra toilet in basement are
items that win please your entire aad family; =
your taste and delivered in immesulste
condition. Price only S16,b00 with $500
down for veterans CAL nov % and h aIsassG arrange
ARLINGTON REALTY co.
Evening star., 1948-05-06
BEDS AND MATTRESSES

4 Double TuftIess Mattress and Box
Spring Sets, blue or rose---------lo9o 100 1925
3d. Rolowoy Beds tromes only 1926 1923
10 Twin Heodboords, upholstered in
creom simulated Leather. "a price 1895 ee5
s Twin Heodboords, solid mopIe 1895 1925
Twin Heodboords solid maple, fin
ished in mahogany ------ 1895 1898
! Double Mattress ond Box Spring Set,
rose cotton domosk 1900 ssss
10 Double Size Coil Springs 1875 iis5
z lnnersprne Mattresses, 3ex7o inches 1926 iIs5
Twin Heodboords, upholstered in
rose simulated leather. Sold os is 1895 1898
Felt Mattresses, 1910 inches---- l6o5 1875
Double Coil Springs 1895 7S5
LANSBURGHS-Beds and Mattresses-Fith Floor
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VALUES IN ART NEEDLEWORK

VALUES IN ARI NEEDIEWORK
Were NOW
10 Stamped o-Pece Luncheon Sets.
Royon. Set -------- 23e l.7s
Is Stomped Royon Napkins. Eoch - 45c 2ee
100 Plastic Threod. Navy, red green.
-, Spool -.-----,------------- SOC 2se
40 Strowsheen troyon). Less thon Y,
price. 100 zse
40 Plastic Glow. Spool - LIS 6se
"A Plastic Bog Kits. Red, black, 3.5OG
white ------------------ 3.e5 l7s
"A Stomped Crib Sheets - 2lo l6o
LANSBURGHS-Art NeedleUork-Third Floor
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NOTIONS REDUCED

Were NOV
q Quilted Royon Sotn Boudoir Boxes,
soed ----------------- 2e5 ~:
4 Padded Hanger Sets. in q set l.5o 50,
3 Quilted Royon Sotin EZ-HR Boudoir
Slippers Small, medium and Ioroe
Less thon "a price iee----- 2e5 IoC
Z Heavy Padded Royon Sotin Covered
Honeers Peoch Less thon " price LOO 80,
) Waterproof, Washable Slippers Chill
dren's sizes ---~----------- s9c ~,
LANSBURGH HS-Notions-Street Floor
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VALUES IN KNIT UNDERWEAR

Were NOW
! loce- Trimmed Royon Ponte, white;
size ---.---~ 2,e5 Its
Cotton Snuggies, below the knee
length. Teorose. Small --- lbs zoe
! Nyon Stepin, white; size 6------ 3o5 z63
! luxite Royon Slip with lace trim. Teo-
rose; size AZ ------- $50 800
Royon jersey Bed jacket, teorose--- 3.95 z.e3
J Brushed Royon Gown, oquo; size So 395 ze3
| loce trimmed Royon Gown, teorose;
size 40 ---. 49, '-.---,--~ 495 $50
LANSBURGHS-Kntt Underwear-Thtrd Floor
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28 MetoI Pn-up lomps. complete with
poper shode ------------------- 800 l.s5
! Blond Wood TobIe and Lamp Com
binotion, complete with shade -- 1895 22e5
Z Maple finished Post Lamps --- $3.50 1855
Z CVsto Gloss Vonity lomp Boses sold
os IS --,--- s95 $50
| CNstoI-Iike 0oss Vanity Lamp Bose,
sold os is Less thon "a price 5.e5 $50
! Ovo Mirror, ~n1opIe finished frame,
sold os ----------------- 1925 s.ss
] 0od-finshed Framed Mirror, sold os
is ----------------- 115o 7ss
Observation-Disclosures and Mirrors-Sirtb Floor
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VALUES IN CHILDREN'S HOSE

Were NOW
ton. Sizes ga, TO- loh. Free 7to,
tion Of original price -- 4ec 90
80 Poir Prep Argyle Socks. Wool and 3se
eotton"". Sizes 10, loh, II. 75cG $40,
Fraction Of erisinol price 100 100
LANSBURGES-chhdrens Hosery-Fourth Floor
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CLEARANCE OF
SPREADS and SHAMS
Redecorote. your bedroom for spring
and SUMMER Sove, too, with this
squoredotted ivory cotton morqui-
sette ensemble. CoIored trim in blue,
green, peach or rose.
Were NOW
29 Single ond Double Spreods o.o5 $40
- 'hcN ofo'rs ---------- I'D Ivy
LANSBURGHS-Spreads and Drapes-
Fourth Floor
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MISSES ANKLETS REDUCED

rs Prs. Cotton AnkIets, Gloss year 80
trim, sizes 10, loh, ~. Gloss
yeor 81 trim. sizes 9. 10, loh- soc 7se
800 Prs. Cotton AnkIets Red, novy
brown postels, white. Broken
sizes, to ---------------- soc 2se
rs Anaoro Cuffed AnkIets in heIo-
trope shode. Sizes to | ~ LIS soc
LANSBURGH'S-Hosiery2 Floor
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-24

property has been postponed UNI
til Thursday, July /. This is for
Changers, their families and
friends. Each family is to bring
wieners and buns for themselves
and guests. Come out and see
what has been done on the out
door fireplace. If you can help
build the fireplace telephone ]. A.
Birmingham.
Mrs. Ward Johnson and daugh-
ter Miss Patricia visited last week
in Tacoma with Mrs. Johnson's
mother Mrs. Celia Bardwell and
her sister Mrs. F. Brownell and
Miss Doris Bardwell who was a
former teacher in Kennewick.
While away Mrs. johnson and
daughter attended a luncheon at
the Edmond Meany hotel in Sc
attic given in honor Of Miss Bard
well whose marriage is to take
place early in July.
Kennewick Valley Grange will
clean up grounds at hall on Sat
ur6ay evening, June Is. There
will be a weiner roast, the Grange
furnishing weiners, buns and cof-
fee. Bring own table service and
dish to pass.
Alma Circle will meet with Mrs.
w. S. Walters on Monday, June
%. Mrs. w. S. Washburn will be
co-hostess. q
The Benton County Grange
picnic will be held in Prosser
Park, Sunday, June q, at 1.p.m.
Bring picnic lunch for your
family and one quart Of sweetened
fruit juice. State Grange Deputy
Edgar J. Wright Of Seattle will
be the speaker. Each subordinate
Grange furnishes a number for
the entertainment. Games and
contests are in charge Of State
Deputy Master Harry Scott Of
Buena Vista Grange.
There will be Rainbow pic
mic at Leona Simmelinks Thurs
day, June "a, at O'Clock. After
wards favors for Grand Assembly
will be completed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-24
pan ne srsud Mus Soy.

Dan ne srsud Alus 5ays
U,s iset-evse brsaA 4 tsaptiag
,resd paddings. Ter ereateas .
perk ~ soaD AsAe 80 Sssed
lnuobs . gsT13sA eas6sroles.
Drsss up breakfast fare BY ssrv-
nE crisp trSnek 4iAst With jam or
f,pFfna3e powdered sugar on top. Or.
Ivy ttsis treat for breakfast: Place
1870 $780, pf slieed cohes
81 =
r. nsrraxins. Heated bakery roAss
Ne de2ieieaee
- =. $500 noee - tatersst .
nain eoarss dishes. serve variety
n Aeker's solls With teopting
snrea1a Cheese poppy $50. SAN
,tieks. parksr- kease and hard o.
~ ralia from yoar grocery bakery
roeas eounte1 while marketing.
For that midnight snack. pre-
,are tangy cinnamon toast 20 serve
vith fresh fruit and milk. TOAST the
Iread In the oven. butter. use sugar
ma = generous sprinkling OF cin-
,amon Tor extra appeal
l.nneheou salads are extra salts.
.vinr when served With neIba
toaat a an accompaniment. To pre-:
pare: Remove ,erusts from enrlehea
vhits bread, cut IN half and bake
until golden brown.
Summer menus are interesting
md easy to prepare when home
makers take advantage. Of quie3ie
4 fishes and the friendly baker or
rrooer who supplies bread. rolls,
Iweet buns and . tempting variety
4 delicious desserts.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-24
CAMP FINE COUNCIL

Whitman Area Council Of
Camp Fire viii meet in Milton
Freewater, Monday evening. June
%. Anyone interested In attend
ing please contact Mrs. Lydia
Mock. phone 3947.
Seward seaport record., 1948-12-21
BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR MISS BROOKS

Miss Erlene Brooks celebrated her 18th birthday Friday evening at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Art Brooks. Miss Brooks was presented many gifts by those at tending.
 A special birthday cake was made by her father. Hot dogs were served and then Erlene opened her gifts.
 Those attending were MT. and Mrs. w. E. Whitmire, Wilma Mey- CTS, Reese Jones, Terry Fillingim, Chuck .Tressler, Bill Stinson, Bob Morgan, Bobbin Wells, Willard Runham, LuBelle Robberts, June Woods, and Patsy Woods
Seward seaport record., 1948-12-21
New City Ball Team Appears Tonight
By BILL KNAPP

Touching off the fireworks of Series II of the City League bas- ketball, new ball team, the B&B Boosters, will make it's first public appearance against he High School Ponies tonight, Dec. 2l, at 7:30 in the high school gym.
 The B&B Boosters is sponsored by the B&B Ice Cream Bar, which is owned and operated by Ray and June Brooks.
 SeWard'S new basketball team fills the vacancy created by the Army dropping out of the League.
 The Seward Hardware and the Seward Light X Power teams have sacrificed players to make possible a fourth team, which is necessary in order to play doubleheaders on game nights.
 The players composing the B&B Boosters squad are of the best.
 Oscar Moose" Steinwoel, Alaska all-star, is one forward. Willard Dunham, high point scorer at last years Rendezvous, and Ralph Hatch, Marathon Race winner, will alternate at the other forward po- sition.
 At the guard positions are Loren Landsberry and Titutikoff, Univer- sity of Alaska players last season; and Jesse Hatch.
 Terry Filligin, captain of Seward Highs 1947-48 team, will be at center. fighting against his old alma mater.
 The Boosters will be coached and managed by Loren Landsberry.
 In the second game of the eve ming the Seward Hardware and the Seward Light X Power teams clash.
 Series II of the City League promises to be close and hard fought throughout with all four teams being of approximately equal caliber.
Seward seaport record., 1948-12-21
At the Hotels

The New Seword James Glea- son and Bruce Gleason, Whittier; George T. Jackson, Whittier; Will liam KrauSe, Seattle, C. Burleson. Seward; C. E. Clark, Hope; Harvey Boysen, Mile 58; Ray D. Switzen, Mile 58; A. B. Morrow, Fairbanks; Calvin Beard, Anchorage; James Fleming, Anchorage; MT. and Mrs. Fred Wilmans, Anchorage; H. R. flakes, Anchorage; Bob Chapel, Downey, Calif., MT. and Mrs. w. l.. Hanson, Anchorage.
Seward seaport record., 1948-12-21

Dick Beisner was passing out cigars and telling people that Mrs. Beisner is feeling fine after the birth of their third child Sunday, December 19. Their newest child is a boy, and they named him Robert Lewis.
Seward seaport record., 1948-12-21
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

All members of the Seward Chamber of Commerce are remind ed to be sure to attend the regular meeting Thursday, Dec. 23. in the basement of the Episcopal Church.
Seward seaport record., 1948-12-21

Plan to attend the Volunteer Fire Departments Annual Christ mas Eve Ball.
Seward seaport record., 1948-12-21

The Duke of Wellington never met Napoleon. whom he defeated at Waterloo.
Seward seaport record., 1948-12-21

Tues, Dec. 2l, '48-Seward, Alsaka
Evening star., 1948-07-24

American people twice returned the
verdict that a man Is entitled to his
mistakes and they twice sent Cleve-
land to the White House.
Wallace, who also wants to be
President, chooses not to trust the
American people that far. The rea-
sons lie deep within the complicated
emotional nature which led him In
the first place to perform the act
charged to him.
That act was the writing of emo
tional, idealistic, loving and absurd
letters to an Oriental mystic in New
York-the Dear Guru" letters which
his political opponents and West
brook Pegler have thrown at him
for years.
At his first press conference oil
the New Party convention, Wallace
was asked plainly if he wrote the
Guru letters. He began by refusing
to discuss anything with Pegler
He tried to brush off reporters he
did not know as "Pegler stooges."
When reporters whose good faith
he could not question because he
knew them well took up the ques-
tioning, he retreated into saying he
would answer in his own way at
his own pleasure.
Does Not Deny Letters Privately.
Wallace wrote the Guru letters
He does not deny it privately. His
squirming today amounts to a pub
lie confession.
Actually, it is an old story. Frank
lin Roosevelt knew all about those
letters in 1910 following the Wal
lace nomination on which FDR had
insisted and they were the greatest
campaign headache with which that
well-bred gentleman had to deal.
But with impressive obstinacy,
knowing the letters were in the
hands of the enemy, Roosevelt re-
fused to confront Wallace on the
subject.
All the Roosevelts have a fetish
about ones private life being ones
own business. Intimate friends de-
Evening star., 1948-07-24

of their position and, keeping, un-
committed to either party, have
forced both to pledge laws which
cannot be enforced and to press
which is certain to worsen racial
relations.
It is q tragic state of affairs. 1t
ignores the great truth that the
racial gulf is still very wide and
very deep; that, perhaps, it can be
bridged eventually but the process
mas to be gradual and the effort to
solve it by mandatory Federal laws
is a great mistake. 1t isn't fair to
blame all this on Mr.. Truman. He
just inherited it. It isn't fair to
blame it all on the politicians. Be-
ing what they are, their attitude
was to have been expected. The sit
uation might have been averted had
there been in both parties a few
more men of the caliber and char
acter of Senator Robert Taft, an
undoubted friend of the Negro race,
who publicly asserted that, much
as he favors the objectives of the
fair employment practices proposal,
they cannot be achieved through it.
On the contrary, the enactment of
such an act would set racial rela-
tions back and make q great deal
of trouble. For that reason he op-
poses it.
Evening star., 1948-07-24

dents call. Republican spokesmen
have hinted darkly of some new in
vestigations into administrative
agencies, designed to enfbarrass the
President and win votes for them
selves. This doesn't sound very
convincing. The Eightieth Con-
gress already has done a lot of liz
vestigating and it has arranged for
few probes" to continue during
recess. The House Un-American
Activities Committee, for example,
is still endesvoring to probe itself
out of the mess 1t made in the
case of DR.. Condor.
Wants No More Of Hughes.
The Senate special investigating
committee surely wants no more of
Howard Hughes, who made a mon
key of his principal inquisitor. And
the case of Maj. Gen. Benny Meyers
is a closed book as far as Congress is
concerned. Benny's In jail-where,
incidentally, he could have been put
through normal grand jury pro-
cesses; it really wasn't necessary for
the Senate committee to drag the
unsavory story of his extra-military
career, to say nothing of his un-
lovely love life, through weeks Of
sensational hearings. The time
could have been devoted to better
Evening star., 1948-07-24
This Changing World
Iruman's Reassurances on Berlin Crisis
Could Have Bad Effect If Misunderstood

Presidents optimism-which smacks
q great deal of a historic state
ment by Prime Minister Chamber
lain when he landed back in Eng
land from Munich in 1898.
What Mr.. Truman was saying was
simply that as far as the United
States was concerned no overt act
would be committed, no harsh pol
icy exercised, which could reason
ably give rise to q new conflict. In
effect he said-as Gen. Marshall im>
piled the day before-that the
United States would be willing to
make some concession to the de-
mancs of the Russians for enlarge
ment of any conferences on Ber-
lin to include other matters Of Ger
many's future.
In essence, Mr.. Truman was max
ing it clear that as far as Amer
lean policy was concerned the
chances of peace were excellent.
Did Not Speak for Soviet.
But-and this is most important
he was not, and did not represent
himself to be. prognosticating on
the course which Russian policy
would follow. He was not saying
because he has no way Of knowing
that Russia will not commit the
overt act which. will precipitate a
new great world crisis. He was not
saying that Russian policy In the
future would be conciliatory and
responsive to American gestures OF
good will.
The danger never has been that
World War III would be set OH by
some overtly aggressive act by the
United States. Even when the
question of attempting to run a
train through the Russian blockade
was being discussed the whole idea
had an air of fantasy about 1t, al
though it certainly would have
brought the whole Berlin crisis to
an immediate head.
The danger has always been that
Russian actions, Russian overt acts
would force the United States to
take strong countermeasNes. The
fears, not only Of Americans but OF
all other peoples, have been that
Russia either might cast the die de-
liberately for war, or might make
the fatal observation-disclosures Hitler
made (which would precipitate
the conflict.
The German crisis remains, there
fore, although we may see continu-
ing effort to stave of a showdown
by negotiation and minor conces-
sions. 1t is difficult to see, how
ever. how any concession granted
the Russians at this time can avoid
carrying the implication of sur
render-even If partial and grudg-
ing-to the Russian coercion and
intimidation which Gen. Marshall
has specifically ruled out.
Evening star., 1948-07-24
On the Other Hand
If Special Session Call Is Politics,
Let's Have More of 1t, Saws Writer

purpose, such as completing some
Of the Senate legislative business.
But most of the foolish talk re-
lates to the Presidents civil rights
program. That, 1t is said, is where
the Republicans will make the
President sorry. BY passing the
civil rights bills? Oh, no. BY show
ing that while the Republicans are
very anxious to enact anti-pon tax,
anti-lynching, anti-segregation and
anti-discrimination legislation, they
are helpless because of the Senate
rules. Specifically, they are help
less because of the rule of unlimited
debate which permits their stout
'winded Southern colleagues to fill
buster any bill to sleep. That's their
story and they will stick to it, If
they can. This, they think, would
put the Democrats on the spot.
It would make friends and influence
people at the polls in the North.
Premise Isn't True.
Which probably would be true If
the premise were true, which it
isn't. The Republicans are not in
the least helpless. Majority Whip
Wherry, Republican Senator from
Nebraska, explained this to one civil
rights organization year ago.
He told this organization that the
f1libustering process could be dis
posed of by Simple change in the
Senate rules and that he proposed
to obtain that change at the very
outset of the next seSsion-meaning
last January. He had been check
ing up among his party members.
he said, and had found the neces-
Sary votes could be had.
For, contrary to popular impress
sion, only majority vote Is re-
quired to change any rule-even the
rule that calls for two-third ma
jority to invoke cloture. This is the
fact, as confirmed today by the
Senate parliamentarian.
The Republicans, in absolute con-
troll of the Senate, therefore can
kill of fllibuster any time they