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Evening star., 1948-06-13
Up to the House

The responsibility for enactment this
week of selective service bill rests squarely
on the Republican leaders in the House.
A great deal, in terms of national secur-
ity, depends on passage of this BILL and
Speaker Martin has indicated his aware
ness of this fact by CHASING the measure
as must legislation. The roadblock is
in the House Rules Committee, where
Chairman Allen, backed up to now by
majority has been able to prevent the
House version of the draft from coming
to the floor for vote. But 1t is wrong
and 1t is intolerable that seven members
of the House, strategically placed on the
Rules Committee, should let their personal
opposition to any bill, let alone one as
important as this, prevent the House as
whole from voting on it.
Fortunately, the indications are that two
or three of the bills opponents in the Rules
Committee have been prevailed upon to let
the issue go to the judgment OF the House.
Presumably this is attributable to the good
work of the Republican leaders, and it Is
reasonable to suppose that they can hold
enough members of the Rules group in
line to get the bill to the floor. But time
is short, and the situation calls for close
attention. Nothing should be left undone
TO make certain that the House gets the
opportunity to vote on this measure,
especially since the Senate already has
adopted its draft bill with only ten dis
sentinp votes
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Another Preudiournment Must

It will be a sorry thing if Congress, IN
the last-minute rush before adjournment,
fails to authorize the projected $65ooo'oOo
loan to build the United Nations head
quarters in Manhattan.
Provision for the loan is contained IN
bill already introduced by Chairman Eaton
of the House Foreign Affairs COMMITTEE,
but unless Speaker Martin uses his IN
huence to get favorable action in time for
similar action in the Senate, it will be lost
in the pread djournment melee.
This would be most unfortunate for
number of reasons In the first place, IL
would spread the impression abroad,
whether justified or not, that the American
Congress had lost faith in the United
Nations. In the second place, it would
place our Government in the position OF
being unable to advance the loan after
having offered it when the U. N. accepted
our invitation to make its home IN this
country. And in the third place, failure
to act now might lead to movement to
shift the organizations headquarters to
Europe
Moreover, wholly apart from these and
similar international considerations, fail
ure to authorize the loan before adjourn
ment would make no sense even in the
narrow terms of the relatively small sum
of money involved. Excavating has already
begun. Detailed construction plans have
been completed. New York City has
pledged s2O,0OOOO0 for site improvements.
All that is needed to get the project started
in earnest is the congressional authoriza-
ton embodied in the Eaton bill. The bill
would empower the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation to advance $25,000,000 i'm
mediately, with the balance to be appro-
priated later as the work proceeds and
the bills come due. AS far as dollars and
cents are concerned, there would be no
risk involved, for the loan, though interest
free, would be repayabe by 1882 and it
would be secured by the buildings them
selves.
In other words, should the United
Nations fall apart after its home is built,
or should it decide to move somewhere
else, ownership of the valuable Manhattan
property would revert to the United States
and be available for profitable business
purposes fact that makes the loan as
safe and sound as anything of its kind
could be.
Looked at in any light, in short, whether
as an international political matter or as
a matter of hard-headed business, the
proposed loan should be authorized with
out further delay. Speaker Martin should
feel impelled to exert his best efforts to
that end. There is very little time left
before adjournment, but there is still
enough to push the measure through.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Mr.. Lies Idea

Secretary General Trygve Lies proposal
for the creation of small "guard" 1orce
merits the serious attention OF the Unlteo
Nations. Under the Charter, the U. N. is
supposed to organize military cont1ngents
to back up it's decisions, but no progress
has been made along that line, largely
because of the failure of the Big Five to
agree on the size, makeup and command
of such contingents. In the circumstances,
Mr.. Lies idea is worthy of study as
possible means of dealing with situations
that require minor policing operations.
AS outlined in his address at Harvard
the other day what Mr.. Lie has IN nina
is an international force of upward OF
1000 or 1000 lightly armed guards. Under
his unique powers as Secretary General,
he himself might recruit them as volun-
teers from the smaller countries. Once
organized, they could be placed at the
disposal of the Security Council, the Cen
erak Assembly or the Trusteeship Council
whenever one or another of those agencies
might need them for special policing tasks,
such as serving mediation missions or pre-
venting disturbances of a relatively small
scale nature.
Obviously such force would be no sub
stitute for the peace-preserving military
machinery envisioned in the U. N. Charter
AS Mr.. Lie has said. the effort to agree on
organizing that machinery must be pursued
with vigor But while the agreement is
being sought-and it seems as far away
as ever-the United Nations ought to ex-
plore the possibility of equipping itself with
a small, stop-gap contingent to operate
not as a striking group but as police
man trained to play calming or pro-
tective role in special situations.
In Mr.. Lies opinion, a force of this
type could be used effectively by the United
Nations in number of instances. Thus,
it could furnish protection to missions
assigned to such trouble spots as Indonesia
and Kashmir. Or it could be sent topareas
holding plebiscites, its function being to
insure the freedom of the voter. Or 1t
could be employed to help meet problems
like safeguarding the holy places of
Jerusalem. These are but a few examples,
Evening star., 1948-06-13


heavens!
It is passing strange that mans first
intellectual curiosity reached out toward things
farthest away. Through glass he peered at
distant worlds leaped the vast spaces, brought
the twinkling stars into closer scrutiny. Much
later again through glass, he examined
mysteries in a world infinitesimally small,
vet close at hand. Then, at long last, he began
to add to his investigations of the star-gemmed
heavens so vast and a germ m-infested world so
small a more intensive study OF himself. He calls
these explorations psychology and psychiatry.
Again. he uses glass, and this time it Is mirror.
In a mirror, glass looks through us. A man
may have many and mixed motives for wanting
to see his face in mirror.
Christopher Morley pictures man walking
up to candy machine in railroad station.
AS he does so, he looks at himself in mirror
provided there. In that glance is all the mystery
of human motive. The man may be just feed
ing his vanity. He may be worried by his ap-
parent thinness, thinking that some malady
may have seized him. He may be just checking
on his appearance before he meets somebody
for whose appraisal he greatly cares The
motives involved in looking at oneself may be
subtle and strange and hidden. But, whatever
one sees to cause comfort or chagrin, as one
walks away no record Is left Mirrors keep their
crystal secrets well.
mirror never tells the truth about others
to u.s. 1t never tells what it sees in us to others.
It lust tells the truth about ourselves. And no
matter what other instruments we may have
for investigating the universe, without a mirror
We are lost
Evening star., 1948-06-13

It Is said that there are thousands Of John
Smiths registered In the Veterans Bureau. But
whatever problems that army Of Smiths may
face, in each case comes first of ALL John Smith
himself. We each carry our principal problem
around with US. Moody, the Evangelist, used to
say that he had more trouble with himself than
with any other person he ever had met Yet it Is
that personal problem which so many try to
dodge.
Any reputable psychologist will witness to
the fact that those who come with discords
that are spelling life's music will turn in any
direction. rather than honestly face themselves
Sir George Mellish was one of the great leaders
in the judiciary Of England. On one occasion
he was member OF committee appointed to
frame resolutions Of congratulation to the
Queen. He found that before his arrival his
colleagues had begun the resolution with these
words: Being conscious, as we are, Of our own
defects" mo- no." said Judge Mellish. THAT
will never do. We must not lie to her majesty.
Change it to being conscious, as We are, Of one
another's defects"
It is sad state when one refuses to look at
oneself in the mirror of honest criticism. That
revelation often is held up in the hands that
care most. 1t is one of loves highest minis
tries Real love does not excuse and coddle: it
demands and encourages the BEST Truly has
it been said, Happy is the child to whom love
of mother is noble stimulus. And fortunate
the man for whom love of wife stands not
simply for his self-satisfactions, but also for
his aspirations and which is visible witness
to the reality of his ideals" Such a love is
unf1inchingly loyal, not just to him, but to
them
great college president was suggesting the
secret as to the best mirror in which to see
reflected ones own defects and failures, when
he kept repeating to every new class: "Stay
persistently in the presence of the best in each
great realm of values" That will help to save
from the pride that goeth before fall
It is sure instinct that all great religions
set man at lifes central task, graphing with
himself. James the Apostle states the direst
danger of seeing ourselves in any kind of
mirror, when he says solemnly, IF any man be
hearer Of the Word, and not doer. he is like
unto a man beholding his natural face in
glass; for he beholdeth himself and goeth his
way, and straightway forgetteth what manner
Of man he was"
Blessed is the man who, seeing his own face
as in a mirror and haunted with divine dis
content at the manner of man he Is, goes on
to perfection.
Evening star., 1948-06-13

if the planes are flown at predicted great
attitudes. Revolutionary weapons will be
necessary to hit target from so fast
moving platform" Methods OF bailing
out from a supersonic plane must be per-
fected These are just a few of the difficult
ties which still beset the path of super
sonic explorers The progress already
made justifies an optimistic outlook. The
greatest barrier presumably has been
Evening star., 1948-06-13

this 200-inch mirror,
as big again as any
previously de, will
enable man to peer
twice as far into
space as he had ever
gazed before. The
telescope opticians
have been II years
fashioning the 20
ton revealer of the
hitherto unseen.
How incongruous
and inconsequential
in comparison seem
the silly contentious
Evening star., 1948-06-13

In another 10000 years, they say, human
toes will have disappeared, leaving only
the eyebrows with which to hang on in
the unending Homeric struggle, man versus
destiny.
Evening star., 1948-06-13

but they are enough to suggest that the
setup proposed by Mr.. Lie could be
employed constructively II the different
powers can agree to create it. The U. N.
would do well to investigate the feasibility
of the idea
Evening star., 1948-06-13

The Palomar telescope goes behind the
beyond Not as far, though, as the rumor
columnist who gives you the inside on
stuff that never occurred.
Evening star., 1948-06-13

The planets biggest eye is about to open.
Breathlessly, the world waits for the awesome
secrets of what that mammoth lens will see.
On mile high mountain in Southern California
Evening star., 1948-06-13

The Senate Appropriations Committee will
look twice before it okays more than $2,000-
100000 to help feed the 16 nations in the
economic plan. Members have been critical
of ECAs food estimates. Those estimates were
made last December. Since then, committee
men say reports from Europe indicate the food
suppy is much better-so why doesn't ECA
cut down on food? ECA Administrator Hof-
man argues that Europe must be amply led II
1t is to work hard for economic recovery and
any money saved on food will be used for
permanent reconstruction.
Mr.. Hoffman, in spite of optimistic state
ments, is having trouble finding topnotch
executives.
Some foreign aid officials want showdown
in announcements Of ECA buying authorize
tions. They claim prices 60 up before the actual
orders can be placed Others argue It's i'm
possible to keep such news away from trade
circles.
Outside of ECA, closed-door meetings OF trade
experts are mulling a proposed new policy on
trade with the Russian bloc. Under 1t the
United States and Western Europe would ship
to the Russian bloc some of the goods Russia
wants, but only in return for Russian goods,
such as wheat, that Western Europe needs.
Goods with a definite war potential still
would be denied the Russian circle.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
r hIo,J Some Shadou,s of Coming Events
1A1Ndu Ire Noted Here and Abroad

landing places, rather than the shorter but
riskier coast route. Reports from Iowa State
College tell of new popcorn popping to "a
times original size. American Automobile
Association says many Europe minded pleas
ure travellers are waiting till fall when food
and lodging are expected to be more plentiful
Italian Colonies
LONDON-Secret report on conditions in
side Italy's prewar African colonies of Eritrea
and Somaliland will be submitted Tuesday to
the big Four" governments, which signed the
Italian peace treaty. second report, on Tri-
politania and Cyrenacia. will be sent out 10
days later.
Evening star., 1948-06-13

-Ine OUTLOOK arising 1TOIl IOIuldtlO1 VI
government in Western Germany is this:
l. Differences between Eastern Germany,
under Russia and Western Germany, under
America -Brtain-France, will be greatly
widened in the next year. East and West, for
instance will have different money systems.
q Against these differences America-Britain-
France will keep open the door to agreement
with the Soviets in Germany, but chances for
agreement are virtually zero in the foreseeable
future. 3. If America -Britain-France are able
to put over the political and economic revival
of Germany, they may hope through the power
of their own success to force the Russians into
a peaceful compromise. f. What seems more
likely, however, in the next year or SO is
series of counter moves by Russia aimed at
organizing Eastern Europe, including Com
munist Germany, into much tighter political
bloc Rumors persist in some Eastern Euro
pean capitals that eventually the Soviets will
absorb Romania and Bulgaria.
BERLIN-The German press already is
rejecting the tension due to announcement
of the western powers plan for establishment
of a government in their part of Germany
next year Headlines read: Berlin Between
the Fronts" Germans expect Russian n-western
friction to reach new high pitch. They are
also concerned at strong reports Western Ger
man currency will be revised 1t is feared this
will make the western zones a foreign country"
economically.
LONDON-High-rank western diplomats
say there will be no hurry to make separate
peace with Western Germany. To do so, they
say, would be to wipe out last lingering hopes
for a united GERMANY,
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Mad at Him

Some Democratic lawmakers who have been
most faithful to the administration are pri-
vately very sore at President Truman because
he hasn't set Democrats aside from Repub-
iicans in his jabs at Congress They think the
President is building up ill-will on Capitol Hill
that wouldn't help him if he is elected. The
verdict among these Democrats is that Mr..
Truman had better forget about of-the-cuf
talks and stick to prepared addresses, even If
he loses sparkle.
Capital Briefs
Civil Aeronautics Administration Is urging
that persons flying private planes to Alaska
follow the Alcan highway, with its numerous
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Spires of the Spirit
To See Ourselves
Greatest Telescopes Search Of the Farhes Skies Prompts
Man to Study of His Own Nature

By the Rev. Frederick Brown Harris, D. d. Lit. D.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Ne,v Labor Secretary?

Death of Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach
centers attention on Undersecretary David A.
Morse as likely successor. However. Mr.. Morse
also is under consideration to succeed Edward
j. Phelan as director of the International Labor
Organization GLO). Mr.. Phelan is retiring.
The ILO post pays 900 annually and Is not
subject to income tax. The cabinet post pays
$4,000. John R. Steelman, President Trumans
labor adviser also is strongly mentioned
Evening star., 1948-02-01
Papertroopers Collect
II Tons During Week

Despite icy streets and frosty
weather, Washington's Papertroop-
ers last week brought in more than
"a, 900 pounds of paper. This figure
does not include those in the Friday
collection as returns are incomplete.
Retaining its lead among the
schools in The Evening Star-PTA
paper salvage campaign, Takoma
Park has total of $3.50 pounds.
Congress Heights with 77,483 pounds
and Buchanan with 1908 pounds
rank in second and third place.
Individual weight totals of all the
schools follow: Stanton, $3.50;
Woodbridge, 58,353; H. D. Cooke, S.
867; Stoddert, 55,302; Kimball, 49,
485; Shepherd, 46,828; Lafayette,
As 1926; Randle Highlands, 39,742;
Beers, 1858; Bancroft, 37,988;
Hearst, 35,037; Barnard, 34,174;
West, 32,400; Whittier, 3l,627;
Murch, 27,905; Bryan, 27,580; Jeffer-
son, 7,341; Raymond, % 1858; Keene,
%, 1926; Rudolph, 23,816; Burroughs,
21.831: Randall, 21,327; Davis, 49,
$50; Emery. 1s,2oO; Benning. 1857;
Mann, 1866; Maury, 16,440; Orr,
1927; Thomson, 16,108; Mott, 49,
OO1; Park View, 1889; Sherwood
e., 1890; Wallach, 14,200; Lang
don, 14,051; lexington, 12,742;
Blair, 1926; Bladensburg, 12,164;
Brightwood, 12,119; Adams, 1902;
Seaton, 11,449: Edmonds, 11,187;
Giddings. 10,s7s; Bradley FL. 1o,635.
Also Ketcham, 1924; Bunker
Hill. 10.170; Smothers, 9,685; Burr
vile, 8,789; Ludlow, 1912; West
brook, 1875; Neval Thomas, 1890;
Hardy, 7,755; Stevens, 6,861; Gage,
6,708; Morse, 6,363; st. Thomas, s.
322; Montrose, 5,370; Merritt S, 200;
Hayes, 1882; w. B. Powell, 1857;
Sumner -Magruder, 4,128; Madison,
4,068; Banneker, $3.50; Pinecrest, 81
800; Glenmont, 2,844; Key, 2,497;
Kenilworth, 1891; H. Wilson, 2,117;
Wheatley. 1850; E. Silver Spring,
1900; Gwynn Park, $50; Phillips,
$50; Washington, 300.
Evening star., 1948-02-01

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Evening star., 1948-02-01
100000 Germans
plan Food Strikes
Starting tuesday
BY ths Asseeioied Press

FRANKFORT, Germany, Jan. 81.
efforts to foment mass
unrest in Western Germany were
reported today as nearly 5000, 900
German workers planned strikes
against food shortages next week.
Three separate 24-hour strikes
have been called for Tuesday in
huge areas of the British h-American
occupation zones They were ex-
pected to largely paralyze indus
trial activity.
Communist influence in promoting
these walkouts was generally re-
garded as small. But increasing
left-wing activity was reported by
conservative trade union leaders
who are seeking to stem the rising
tide of protests against the food
crisis.
German labor sources in Hamburg
said they noted greater pressure by
communists and left-wing socialists
for a general strike throughout the
entire heavily industrial British
zone with its 100000 population.
Urged by Rank and File.
Trade union leaders there said
they had been pushed into calling
strikes by the rank and file.
A split In trade Union circles
was illustrated by the situation at
industrial Hanover. There shop
stewards demanded a strike to last
until all demands were met. Con-
servative union officials modified
that to q 24-hour walkout on Tues
day affecting about 100000 workers
More than 100000 British zone
white collar workers will walk of
their jobs for "a hours on Tuesday
and demand heavy worker ration
cards for Office employees.
Upward of 100000 workers Of all
types will take part in a general
work stoppage Tuesday throughout
the American zone state of Wuert-
temberg-Baden.
Transportation to Halt.
Railroads, street cars and indus
trial plants will halt in big cities
like Stuttgart, Karlsruhe and Ulm.
Last week more than 1000, 900
workers struck for "a hours in
Bavaria, largest state in the Ameri-
can zone.
Hesse, only one of the three
largest American states to avert a
general walkout so far, began to feel
left-wing pressure, reports said.
Hessian trade union officials de-
cided not to strike until the local
government had been given chance
to remedy food shortages. Today
the officials said pressure was in
creasing for a general walkout.
The threat of a walkout of 3,OO0,-
600 workers in the Ruhr- -Rhineland
vanished as union leaders postponed
any strike action until they received
a hearing on demands that 1,00O, 900
tons of Ruhr coal should be ex-
changed for food from Switzerland,
Belgium and Denmark.
Evening star., 1948-02-01
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starts allevisting pain 90 you can work, en-
Joy LIE and sleep more comfortably. Get
ReMiad at druggist today. Take as directed.
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Evening star., 1948-07-04
DR.. Roy Short Named
Methodist Bishop
By the Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S. c., July 3.-The
Rev. DR.. Roy Hunter Short of Nash
vile. Tenn, was elected a bishop
today by delegates to the Southeast
ern Jurisdictional Conference of the
Methodist Church.
His election followed that yester-
day of the Rev. DR.. Marvin A
Franklin of Birmingham, Ala.
One of the new bishops, both of
whom will be consecrated at special
conference services tomorrow night,
will succeed the late j. Lloyd Decell
of Jackson. Miss. The other will f1ll
an additional bishopric created by
the conference because of sharp
increase in church membership
DR.. Shorts election was on the
18th ballot, on which he received
1877 votes. That was the exact num-
ber needed for election.
The number of votes received by
other candidates on that ballot was
not announced.
DR.. Short, As, is editor of the
Upper Room, bi-monthly publica-
ton of the Church's General Board
Of Evangelism.
He is a native of Louisville, KY,
and served many pastorates in that
State before going to Nashville four
years ago.
He is married and has three sons.