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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Not 'Phony'

Senator Bridges is on highly vulnerable
ground in accusing the President of having
submitted 'phony' budgetary figures on
the European Recovery Program.
The accusatio is based on the fact that
the President, in his budget message to
Congress, has asked for an appropriation
of $6,8OO000,0O0 for the first fifteen
months of the ERP, but has estimated that
the programs actual expenditures will
amount to only 81 ,500, 100000 through June
3d. 1949 Mr.. Bridges is making a great
to-do over this He sees something slick
and underhanded in it, and he suggests
that he is going to do his best to cut the
appropriation down to the estimated
expenditures.
In taking this position, however, Mr.
Bridges is either playing politics or betray-
ing degree of budgetary confusion that
does not become him as chairman OF the
Senate Appropriations Committee. To
begin with, far from resorting to anything
underhanded, the President has made a
special point of explaining in his budget
message why the requested appropriation
is larger than the expenditures estimate.
The explanation is simply this: Cd Under
the ERP the Government will have to
place orders for goods far in advance OF
delivery; (2) payments for the goods will
lag months behind the deliveries; 90 but
though the actual expenditures in the
fiscal year thus will be less than the ap-
preparation, the appropriation must be
had before the Government can place the
orders
In other words, although ERP expendi-
lures in fiscal 1949 may be $4,000, 900
less than the $6,SO00O0,0OO appropriation
sought by the President, that does not
mean that the appropriation should be
cut. If $6,8O0,00O,000 is really needed for
the first fifteen months of European re-
covery, then that sum should be appro-
priated, though spokesman for the
Hartman Committee apparently believe
that this total forward obligating author
ity" could be perhaps $1,000, 100000 less
In any case, with an adequate extra
margin, the Government would be
legally incapable of mourning the obi
cations it will assume in placing orders for
the project-orders for things like ma
chinery which may take several months to
build and deliver and for which payment
may not be made until late in fiscal 1850.
To do as Mr.. Bridges suggests, to appro-
pirate no more than the estimate of actual
expenditures through June 80, 1949, would
be to undermine the ERP by placing 1t
on q too-little- too-late basis. More than
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29

that, such course would run counter to
a sound, time-tried budgetary practice
applied repeatedly in the past to large
scale. procurement programs involving
foreign shipments, such as Army opera
lions, lend-lease and UNRRA.
The Presidents budgetary setup for
European recovery thus is not only not
"phony";; it is not even novel. Mr.. Bridges
may be able to make loud political noise
by arguing otherwise, but like drum the
issue he. has raised seems altogether
empty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
1t Should Be PiqeonhoIed

The House Civil Service Committee
should not have much difficulty in de-
Gliding what to do about H. r. 5102. This is
a bill introduced recently by Representa-
tive Van Zandt, Republican, Of Pennsyl-
vania. It would, believe 1t or not, amend
the Civil Service Retirement Act so as to
apply its benefits to "all full officers
and employees of the national headquar-
ters and departments of veterans organ
izations chartered by Federal statute
serving under permanent appointment"
Mr.. Van Zandt explained to The Star
that his idea is to afford retirement pro-
lection to group of people performing a
patriotic service to the Nation by serving
veterans organizations. These "bulwarks
of patriotism" he said, do not have a
retirement system now and are not numer-
Gus enough to set. one up. He would
limit the retirement privileges to veterans
groups chartered by Congress.
On what basis other than their patriot
ism Mr.. Van Zandt considers that paid
employees of veterans organizations would
be eligible to join the Federal retirement
program is not clear. The Civil Service
Retirement Act. is, as its title says, for
civil service employees only. If patriotic
service is to be criterion for judging
eligibility under that act. then nearly
every wage Garner in the country, except
ing, of course, the Communists and few
others of questionable loyalty, should be
blanketed into the Federal retirement
system. If possession of congressional
charter is to be condition of eligibility,
then all other organizations and institu-
tions chartered by Congress-and there
are many of thenl-would have q valid
claim for inclusion.
1t is not surprising that Civil Service
Commission officials have voiced quick and
vigorous opposition to H. r. 5102, nor
that members of the House Civil Service
Committee have reacted coolly to it. This
ill-advised proposal deserves to be en-
ba]med permanently in a committee
pigeonhole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
China's Need for Help

To the Editor Of The Star:
There are two kinds of whitewash One which
Is used to mask unsightly objects which offend
our sense of good taste, the other takes the
form of negative mental attitude which ig
nores the laundering realities In the world,
both of sight and sound.
From an American national and interna-
tional security point of view, the use of either
method has proven costly in the loss of oppor-
tunity time and lives We must decide now If
we can afford to waste any one of them.
Blind hucksters jam the mind-waves. selling
bright Red doctrines of fatuous sef-delusion
even though an acceptance of their wares be
an act inimical to our democratic way OF life.
Meanwhile, well stocked with their products
of wishful thinking, we attempt effectively to
resist the fluid-like tactics of materiahstic ag-
erosion by constructing dykes at the European
end of this rampant river, yet we neglect the
visible break through at the China stretch of
this bulwark.
China, meanwhile, continues to more than
emulate the boy hero of Holland: For want OF
modern tools of resistance, she strives to close
this gap in the protective levee with the bodies
and souls of her people. This onrush, which
she resists, is no spring freshet; it is tidal
wave of mountainous proportions and of great
pressure. Ii u1TedCeuS uOt Ollc COulltAy pue aA
peace-loving nations. including our own.
Sidewalk engineers have little constructive
effect upon the progress of building strong
foundations for either a dam or for peace. In
both respects what is imperative is our active
participation. This does not mean, at the
moment, that we work in the trouble areas with
our own hands. 1t does mean, at least, making
available the most up-to-date tools and mate
riel to those who are more than anxious to
meet very critical deadline with destiny,
While we inspect democracy's foundations, it
should be pointed out that China, although
young as republics go, unquestionably possesses
and exercises the principles of real democracy
to a much greater degree than certain others
who, even now, tear down our efforts which are
peacefully constructive. Surely, then. 1t Is I'M
reasonable to ask that the Chinese people turn
their attention away from the dyke to rid their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Mr.. EccIes Denoted

The demotion of Mariner S. Eccles from
the Craftsmanship to the vice chairman
ship of the Federal Reserve Board is one
of those things that is not explained by
the conventional explanations.
In CORRESPONDENCE which has been made
public President Truman tells Mr.. Eccles
that his removal from the craftsmanship
reflects no lack of complete confidence
in you, or dissatisfaction in any respect
with your public service, or disagreement
on monetary or acknowledgment policies,
or with official actions taken by the board
under your Craftsmanship" This goes well
beyond the traditional thank-you note
from the President to member OF his
official family who is being eased out, and
it has to be taken with considerable
grain of salt. For if taken at face value,
the necessary inference is that Mr.. Eccles
is being denoted for having done fine
job.
The fact is that Mr.. Eccles is an ad-
vocate of policies which are opposed by
most of the private banking fraternity
and by some of the members of the ad-
ministration, including Secretary of the
Treasury Snyder. He Is also one OF the
last of the New Dealers in the Presidents
official family.
in the curbstone acceptance of the mean
ing of that term. He Is an advocate OF
Federal budget economies and he does not
belong to the-sky-i s-the-lin1it school in
the matter of foreign aid. But he does be-
lieve in managed money economy, and
his proposals in this connection have
drawn criticism from those who fear that
his policies would unduly restrict business
expansion and injure the earning power
of private banking. Essentially, this diff
ference is one of opinion as to how best
to deal with mounting inf1ationary pres
sures. Mr.. Eccles favors major opera
ton on bank credit, while those who OPP
pose him believe the same end can be
attained by less drastic methods. AS is
usually the case In such disputes, time
alone can determine who is right.
The Presidents choice of Thomas B.
McCabe as successor to Mr.. Eccles in the
Federal Reserve Craftsmanship presum-
ably means that the moderate school OF
thought has prevailed. A successful Re
publican businessman, Mr.. McCabe has
been chairman of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Philadelphia for the past nine
years. He is an advocate of governmental
economy and an opponent of tax reduc-
ton, but he is nevertheless expected to
take softer approach to the imitation
problem than that favored by Mr.. Eccles.
ALI in ALL this is surprising move for
Mr.. Truman to make at time when he
is beset by partisan political problems and
is apparently counting the left-wing ele-
ments in domestic affairs. The most that
can be said is that the real reason for 1t
does not appear on the face of the mat
ter and probably will be some time in COM
ing to light
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.


c. What is the origin of the term love ALL
in tennis?-R. G..
A. The expression "love all in tennis EVIL
IDENTIFY had its origin about 1742 when the
expression "love" was first used in Hoyles
whist to indicate game without scores. Hence.
it came to mean no score on either side. Its
first use in connection with tennis was ap-
parently in 1888 in book called 1.-THE Parsons
Daughter" in which appears the line, Cant
make hazard and has lost two love games"
j. MARSHALL in his book on tennis In 1878 de-
fined love" as nothing scored on either side.
O. When was the puzzle How old Is Amer
first printed?-C. D. r.
A. In the column, ION the Tip of the Tongue
in the New York Press the puzzle appeared on
October 16, 1903, as follows: Dear Tip: Mary
is "a years old. She is twice as old as Anne was
when she was as old as Anne Is now. How
old is Anne now? John Mahon."
O. How many states permit women to serve
as jurors?-M. C. 8,
A. Women may now serve as jurors in IS
States. In 10 States the women must serve if
chosen In Is States women may refuse On the
basis Of sex.
O. Who wrote the words and music OF the
Marine Corps hymn?-O A. O.
A. Mystery shrouds the exact origin OF the
words and music of the Marine Corps hymn,
but research indicates that an unknown Marine
wrote 1t shortly after the storming Of Cha
pultepec in 1S47 The music was probably
adapted from an old Spanish folk tune but
the melody also occurs In Q French opera,
"Ceneveve de Brabant."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29

political house Of mutually unwanted guests
before we assist them. This the world-aggres-
sor groups would like them to do.
China does not need our manpower. She
does need ammunition and weapons that are
not obsolete to do an effective job. She needs
them urgently.
II, for lack of them, China is forced to give
way, we. who Intentionally or otherwise refuse
to assist her, will be compelled to take up the
task where she leaves of.
HAROLD j. THOMPSON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Snow and Fares Irk Him

TO the Editor Of The STAR
For years, every time Washington gets
little bit of snow the habitants of this city,
the Nations Capital. have to suffer because
Of srow-removal inef1ciency. The people
should find out why this condition is allowed
to continue, when most smaller towns have
much better records for snow-removal eff
cheney.
That the Capital Transit Co. is allowed to
skyrocket its fares is another insult to the
people of the city Of Washington. Although
it is true that the transit company has bought
new equipment, does the customers buying
power buy more courteous drivers or better
service? On the contrary, the attitude OF the
transit company is one Of indifference.
Our various employers demand and get good
work If these servants of the general public
cannot give us the service that is due, they
should be replaced by more competent people.
~ a. DISGUISED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Fears Church Discipline

To the Editor of The Star:
Representative Ralph w. Guinn's lengthy
objections to Commissioner of Education
studebakers ~'propaganda campaign
in schools and colleges" which appeared in
The Star January IS, might arouse at least
some approval if he hadn't felt impelled to
add the last two paragraphs.
He writes, "s educators cannot or do not
teach about God and sef-government under
religious disciplines." ..
This sentiment. we suspect, is the crux and
climax of the whole article and everything
preceding just as we'll could be omitted.
His appeal to the suffciency of the Consti-
tuition and Bill OF Rights falls fat when we
even casually study the beliefs Of its author,
Thomas Jefferson
All his reading and travel in Europe served
to make adamant his conviction that church.
disciplined school led inevitably to hierarchy
dominated government.
And, If Mr.. Quinn favors this result, he
should be frank enough to affirm everything
of sacerdotal nature that jefferson and the
Constitution 50 Enthusiastically repudiated.
ED. 8. REYNOLDS.
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Markings

Oper the fresh tchite snoD
Clear markings shotD
A ,Uonlan's footprints
In q double RON
To and from
The grocery store belotr-
Shouting deepest BY the road edge.
As though
She paused to look
At bushes hung Nth snoU
Where soon
The gold torsythin ,otu grow.
ETHEL BARNETT DE VITO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Dislikes Rent Control
To the Editor of The Star:

the Editor ne Staf'
believe that there are two sides to the rent
control issue. But from reading your paper I
would suppose that 80 per cent of Washington
landlords are cold, cruel, sgrasping misers, and
that all tenants are poor. oppressed, mistreated.
defenseless people. This point is in agreement
with President Truman and is popular with
unthinking people who are renting. and wish
to be trusted with their landlords property, but
who imagine landlords should not have any
rights. CHARLES J. McCOLLOCH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Speculation Is Gambling

To the Editor of The Star:
1t was somewhat surprising to read full
page advertisement recently in the newspapers,
explaining and defending speculation in es-
sential commodities, saying: Spectators aren't
gamblers"
But the dictionary definition of gambling
is, ITO risk money or other possession on an
event, chance, or contingency; pretend to buy
or sell, depending upon chance variation In
prices for gain; as to gamble in wheat"
If the Spectator makes profit somebody
has to pay for it. Who can this be but the
consumer? Good Americans should agree with
Abraham Lincoln that: 1.-THE only assurance OF
our Nations safety is to lay our foundation in
morality and religion" And the Duke of
wellington adds to this warning Educate
men without religion and you make them but
clever devils"
Awake America! Lest worse things come
upon thee. r. S. WHITE. d,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Letters to The Star
Going Back to the Constitution

0oIuS Lawn W uC N<OAS6ltualOu
TO the Editor Of The Star:
Commenting on The Stars editorial, "Legis-
lating by City Council" 1t becomes clear that
without passing upon the merits or dement's
OF the Congress Sinking burden imposed
upon it by the Constitution, Congress may
divest itself of duties it regards as onerous
by recourse to the source which imposed them:
BY constitutional amendment-not by its own
enactment.
If initiated legislation" is ignored by Con-
gress and the President for 40 days. does it not
have as full force and effect as if enacted by
Congress and signed by the President? So
much for 'the novel approach"
Reorganization of governmental agencies on
which the Constitution is silent Is no parallel
analogy. The Constitution is rather vociferous
as regards Congress exclusive authority to leg
islate (not delegate) for our seat Of Govern
ment
In the writer's opinion, any one of a possible
half-dozen citizens restraining suits, should
this political nostrum succeed, will carry great
weight with the courts OBSERVER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Candidate Taft and His Father

20 the Editor of The Star:
The cynical conspiracy of incorrigible isola-
ionists to emasculate the European Recovery
Program to encourage the slavery OF Soviet
atheism strikes terror to every soldiers heart.
1t is not that we are afraid to return to the
battleields with our sons but because we de-
plore stupidity. We who must fight World
War III concede its futility. Yet Candidate
Taft is doing his best to send us back to the
battleaelds. This is the same Senator TAFT
who voted against lend-lease, against extern
sion of the draft and against the confirmation
of fellow Republican Henry L. Stimson as
Secretary of War. Here are few quotes OF
Candidate Taft which every soldier who must
fight World War III should remember: April
IA, 1910: II am opposed to the selective service
bill because in my opinion no necessity exists
requiring such tragic action" February l6,
1941 ct is simply fantastic to suppose that
there is any danger of an attack on the
United States by Japan" September o. 1941:
There is much less danger to this country
= today than there was two years ago:
certainly much less than there was one year
ago."
In his bitterness at the prospect OF going
forth to war third time in less than that
many decades this writer did William Howard
Taft an intellectual injustice. He felt that
heredity might account for sons incorrigible
isolationism. A little reading OF the record"
caused humble change Of mind.
History proves William Howard Taft was
sincere believer in and advocate OF the basic
principles of unselhsh sacrifice and discipline
underlying the United Nations. On May n,
1916 woodrow Wilson voiced the basic moral
principles of the United Nations: First that
every people has the right to choose the SOW
ereignty under which it will live. Second that
the small states of the world have the right
to enjoy the same respect for their sovereignty
and for their territorial integrity that the
great and powerful nations expect and insist
upon And, third that the world has a right
to be free from every disturbance OF its peace
that has its origin in aggression and disregard
of the rights of people ard nations"
The guest of honor who led In the ap-
plause when these historic words were uttered
was William Howard Taft He then was presi-
dent of the League to Enforce Peace. In that
self-same role ex-President Taft supported
woodrow wilson in his tragic fight for Senate
ratification of the moral heart Of the Cove
nant Of the League Of Nations, to wit: Article
x: 'The members Of the league undertake to
respect and preserve as against external az
erosion the territorial integrity and existing
political independence Of all members" His
torv proyes william Howard Taft did his best
to prevent World War H. Definitely we cannot
exnlain Candidate Tafts indifference to World
war III by saying: Like father. like son.
THOMAS z. MATTINGLY. NJ. D.,
1t Col. M. C. Ofdcers' Reserve Corps.
sUhat Ru.e;a IL SAVING
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29

"A committee of Yale alumni is to study
and suggest improvements in the broad
functions of that university" First, how
ever, it might move to replevin the Whit
fenpoof song from sister singers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
,oriter, although 1t is permissible for
1oriter knoiDn to The Star to use a
non, de plume. Please be briet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29

Most thieves police head finds. are
avid readers of true crime magazines. 1t
saves all that circulating around and ask
ing what do you hear from the mob?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29

There's something wrong here"
groaned beaten citizen recently, as he
gazed on a dozen sheets of income tax
computation. ut comes out twice alike"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Questions and Answers

reader can get the answer to any question
Of fact by writing The Evening Star formation
bureau. 316 street NE. Washinston 2. D. c.
Please inclose 8 cents for return postage.
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What Russia Is Saying 80.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Thank you for publishing excerpts from
the Soviet broadcasts. M. d.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-08-06
Argentine Youths Plan Bike Trip
 Of 45,OOO Miles

Two Argentinians, Pedro and Carlos Rocasalvo of Buenos Aires. arrived in Seattle recently to complete the first half of a pro- posed 45 ,000-mile bike jaunt over most of South and North Amer ica. The men expected to rest briefly in Seattle and then to continue their trip with a pedal pushing jaunt up the Alaska Highway to Fairbanks.
 They're not particularly wor- ried about the rigors of Alaskan travel either After lodging bull lets in a Bolivian revolution and hacking their way through jun gles with machetes, they don't think the territory will offer too many new thrills.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-08-06
Extension Work Can't Be Increased At Present Time

Congress at this time is not in terested in attempting to i'm prove the Extension Service work in Alaska, Delegate E. L. Bartlett wrote Don Irwin recently. MT. IT, win had written the delegate, as the result of a Chamber of Com merce move to get a full-time Four-H club representative sta toned in the Valley.
 MT. Bartlett introduced a bill in January of this year, which he said would have helped the situa- tion. However he said there was singular disinterest" in the bill which was referred to the Com mittee on Agriculture and al lowed to die.
 MT. Bartlett promised to try
Valley frontiersman., 1948-08-06
HOmemakers Make Fair Plans

Discussion of fair plans, both for the Anchorage fair on August 13, IA, and Is, and the Valley fair in September, were the chief topics considered at this weeks Homemaker's Council meeting. Ladies decided to enter individ- ual displays in the Anchorage fair; exhibits are to be mailed in care of Miss Marilyn John son.
 Booth displays for the Valley fair were discussed. Prizes of S15, S10 and $5 have been of fered for the three top-ranking booths.
 A schedule of serving dinners for the three fair days was ar ranged. Palmer's Ladies' Aids will serve on Saturday, the Homemakers will be in charge on Sunday, and Wasilla ladies will be in charge of Mondays food.
 In addition, the Homemaker's Council is sponsoring a food booth at the fair. Ladies of the Sourdough and 12:3O clubs will be in charge of the booth Sunday afternoon, and Butte, Riverbend and Glacierview members will take over in the evening. Mrs. Harold Thuma was named gen eral chairman in charge of food purchases.