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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1949-03-24
csruaan Ad No. 50
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Wenn Sic irri,iert
oder nerves sind
und an kopf.
schmerzen, Case,
Blihungen, yer.
stimmtem Magen,
Iblem Mundge.
ruch, Schlaf--oder
Appetitlos siskei'
leiden. beden.
ken Sie-alles dies
mag auf Hartlei.
bigkcit surIckzu.
fHhren sein. Um
lindern, hat sich
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Policy on Germany
Change in Top Command of Defense
Nav Bring Shift in Stand on Reich

and pledged ourselves to change
Germany was at the core OF 1t,
because Germany was. and is, at
the core of Europe economically.
She dominated Europe financially
and industrially. The cartel sys-
tenn that she devised had ten
tacles in all of Europe-and be-
yond-so that she could influence
other governments politically.
II this old system is reSurrected
in Germany then it will get new
life all over Western Europe. for
it only remains to fit the old
pieces back together again, and
there is evidence of this already,
notably in the reported rap
prochement of French and Ger
man financial interests to resume
prewar ties. Conversely, if demo-
cracy is to survive in Europe, then
Germany, itself, must be really
democratic. It is not question
of the economic restoration OF
Germany, which is recognized as
essential, but as to who and wh@
interests control it, whether it is
democratically controlled, or re-
turned to the feudalists.
Our policy has reflected an at
titude not represented by our war
aims. Big business influence has
permeated our setup in Germany
from the start, though in five sue
cessive elections we have repudi-
ated the predominance Of that
same influence in management OF
our own affairs here at home. We
have exported abroad what we
have rejected here. Able men
drawn from our government, men
familiar with the problems pre-
sented in our original German
objectives, were sent to Germany
to help with policy. but they were
shunted aside and most OF them
finally gave up in discouragement
Evening star., 1949-03-04


position in pursuance of its ex-
pansionist plans.
In recent weeks there have been
ominous broadcastS from Russia
and editorials in the Soviet press,
which reflect fully the point OF
view of the Politburo, complain
ing against the weakness" OF the
Finnish government, which is
packed with sympathizers OF
the Western capitalists.
Under the pressure Of these at
tackS, which are said to be boil
stored by direct conversations be-
tween Soviet representatives at
Helsinki and the Finnish govern
ment, a new coalition is near be-
ing formed. The Communists are
expected to be given an important
share in the new administration.
Those who follow the Moscow
pattern of liberation" see in these
negotiations a move to repeat the
coup which did away with Czecho-
Slovakia's independence. That
coup was marked by Jan Ma
saryk's suicide and the relegation
of the late President Eduard Benes
to the role of a puppet,
Important To Red War Plans.
Finland is highly important to
the Russian war plans because of
its position on Sweden's border.
The U. S. S. R. obtained important
strategic bases in that country in
the peace treaty Of 1916. Finnish
areas such as Perkkala. which
were taken over by Russia under
the treaty. are controlled exclu-
sively by the Soviet army.
Under pressure from Russia the
Firms have built line of fortifl-
cations facing NORWAY, This line
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Johnson Loyalty Pays Off
Nobody Got Forrestal; President
Soured on Him on His Own Time

family ought to come through and
he put it directly to each one.
He called on Mr.. Forrestal in the
plush office of the Defense Secre-
tary at the Pentagon. Mr.. For
restal answered his greeting with
the curt comment that he had no
time for politics or Embarrassing
Mr.. Johnson returned a sar-
donic thank you, Mr.. Secretary
and departed. April l he will be
sitting in that Office himself.
He has played his cards well.
The President knows better than
anyone else who stood by when
the going was tough. Mr.. john
son, the Assistant Secretary of
War who tried to prepare the
Army when President Roosevelt
was reluctant for political reasons
and Secretary Woodring was &C
lively fighting preparedness, quietly
said he would be interested only in
national defense. Then he waited;
keeping his head down and re-
fusing other jobs. His confidence
in the Truman definition OF
loyalty has now paid of.
Evening star., 1949-03-04

test of champions, the record
book
I suppose more people hated
Hal Sims than loved him. He be-
lieved that once you passed the
age of 81 you were dead on your
own. He is the only man I have
ever known who never gave his
friends a break. He would take
care of the weak and the helpless,
but when a friend of his, who. he
thought, had learned that life
wasn't easy but an eternal scram-
BILE, ran up against him, Hal
would shoot the works.
He never liked to play bridge
for less than 10 cents a point. AS
matter of fact. if there are peo-
pie in heaven who go for a dollar
a point there is a great game going
on up there now. st. Peter, be on
your guard! Gabriel, hold your
trumpet with both hands, and
don't bid no-trump.
Met Sims in 1881.
I first met Hal Sims in 1881
when was a poor boy who wasn't
getting along. Somehow a bridge
game developed, and Hal got me as
a partner. Our oponentS were
Frank Crowninshield and Richard
Vidmer, both better-than- ordinary
players.
Hal took me aside and asked me
if I played bridge very well.
said, NO" He asked me if I was
a good card holder. I said, mo.
Then Hal told me just to bid any
thing I had, but never bid no.
trump.
Bid your clubs, bid your dia-
Evening star., 1949-03-04
This Changing World
L. S. Officials Believe Finland
Is Next on Russia's Grab List

now is being manned by Soviet
troops. The Finnish government
follows Moscow's suggestions
about its relations with other ma
tions in the same way that a
junior officer obeys his seniors.
Even this obedience-which is
unavoidable when we consider
how hard a taskmaster Russia
can be-is not regarded now as
sufficient by the Politburo, which
looks with suspicion at govern
ments which are not headed b.
its own puppets.
Moscow is believed to have de-
cided that in view of the proposed
North Atlantic Alliance the time
has come to put Finland under
complete domination.
simultaneously with the dis
turbing reports on Finland's like
ly fate Washington has received
information that Moscow is pre-
pairing to take a tougher attitude
toward Marshal Tito of Yugo-
slavia, whose challenges so far
have gone unpuniShed.
International Brigade.
According to reports which are
considered reliable, an interna-
tional brigade has been organized
in Hungary. The locality of Yanka
Puszta, mentioned as the site of
this organization, was known in
1884 as the murder farm" be-
cause terroristS from Europe were
being trained there.
Following the murder of King
Alexander of Yugoslavia at Mar
seille in October of that year,
an investigation ordered by the
League of Nations showed that
the Hungarian government had
"unwittingly" allowed foreign ter
rorists-supported at that time by
Benito MuSSolini-to learn all the
tricks of their trade there and
that King Alexander's assassins
were graduates of that school.
1t appears that the Yanka
Puszta murder farm" has been
reactivated and now is controlled
by the U. S. S. R. Experienced
specialists" are instructing men,
berS of the international brigade,
which is said to be composed Of
men from all parts of the world,
in new methods of throwing Yugo-
slavia into confusion.
Reports from Belgrade indicate
that Marshal Tito has become
more alarmed than ever and that
strong precautionary measures
are being taken to prevent a coup
by the international brigade.
Evening star., 1949-03-04

not have as many artlculate de-
tenders as detractorS.
But the President soured on
Mr.. ForreStal on his own time.
He was not too happy when the
Defense Secretary resisted White
House pressure for unlflcatlon
and brought in his own now dis
credited plan which was more
nearly acceptable to the original
Forrestal service. the Navy.
Then about a year ago the
Palestine issue got hot and inter-
mingled with it was the question
of Americas strategic interests in
the oil-rich Middle East. Amer
lean opinion differed; the British
were pressing us to follow the cool
course of their Foreign Office.
President in Middle.
The President was strictly in
the middle. He was badgered by
pro-Jewish politicians, OF course,
but he also had to struggle with
real differences among the experts
in the State Department. The
blame for decision would be his.
naturally, if it proved wrong and
he was vulnerable to the charge
of playing politics.
In this delicate situation. so
trying to the presidential temper.
Mr.. Forrestal did a lot Of talking
for the military view that the
oil came first and he did not con-
fine it to Cabinet meetings. In
the whispering galleries OF Wash
ington. his outcrieS were at least
indiscreet if they did not actually
reach the point of deliberate at
tempt to build backflre against
what the Secretary kept saying
the politicians were making the
President do.
It marked the end of Forrestal-
Truman cordiality. The President
made his Palestine decisions, was
renominated and then plunged in
to his famous fight for life, leaving
the Cabinet to drift.
Others Refused Job.
It is we'll known that prominent
Democrats who owed much to
the New Deal refused to take the
thankless job of finance chairman
of the broke Truman campaign
which Louis Johnson, in admi-
ration and sympathy for the be-
leaguered President. finally took.
Mr.. johnson is tough, aggres-
sive, even tactless. But it seemed
to him that the Truman official
Evening star., 1949-03-04
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c..
FRIDAY, MARCH 4

monds, bid your spades, but don't
bid no-trump."
why can't I bid no-trump?" I
asked.
Because I want to play the
hand. If I have to play bridge
with the likes of you, I think your
proper position is the dummy"
shall never forget one golf
match had with P. Hal Sims. 1t
was at Ponte Vedra, Fla, and
Lawson Little and I played P.
Hal and Jimmy Thompson. Hal
gave me four shots a side and
beat me. Either Jimmy or Laws
suggested we play nine more
holes, and I asked Hal what
handicap he would give me. He
told me we weren't going to play
the regular first nine, but just the
nine holes that go around the
clubhouse, so he would only give
me a shot on all the par threes
and par fives.
Most Beloved Friend.
There were no par threes or
par fives on the holes that we
played, and so complained when
I paid him off.
He said: Henry, you must have
graduated from high school
around 1918. That means you are
now grown up. Score cards are
available for every golfer on this
course. Remember, Henry, al
ways look at your score card be-
fore you make a bet. 1t didn't
cost you much this afternoon, but
it could have"
Hal visited me many times. It's
impossible to give you even a little,
blurred picture of him in 900
words. But I want him to know
this: OF all the people who have
ever visited me, he was the most
beloved by the McLemores and
their servants. This will make him
laugh. When I told James, our
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Gen. Bradley and Wife
On Florida Vacation
sy the Associoted Press

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Mar. A.
Gen. Omar Bradley. Army Chief
of Staff, arrived here by plane last
night, accompanied by his wife
for a short vacation.
He is scheduled for an off the
record address Tuesday before the
Committee of 100, composed oi
influential businessmen.
Evening star., 1949-03-04

depend on lhomas L. s'oAe'
whether the change in the top
command of our national defense
establishment, which has been
most influential in German pol
lev. also will bring a change in the
policy hitherto directed largely by
James V. Forrestal. who Is retiring
as Defense Secretary. and William
H. Draper, jr., who retired few
days ago as Undersecretary OF
War.
Their withdrawal has been re-
garded, at least. as a necessary
prerequisite to shift OF course:
For what is needed is a change OF
mind and attitude. They repre-
sented the international finance
viewpoint tolerant to such inter-
ests in Germany. 1t was only
natural to their background. Both
came from long careers as invest
ment bankers, Mr.. Forrestal from
the presidency Of Dillon, Read 81
Co. of New York, and Mr.. Draper
from the vice presidency Of that
same firm, which had interests IN
prewar Germany.
May Not Reverse Policy.
Any forecasts about what their
retirement means, so far as Ger
many is concerned, would be pre-
mature. For the policy they
evolved is the result Of gradual
steps which it may not be possible
to reverse at this late date.
Germany cleverly has played of
the United States and Russia
against each other. How we'll she
thinks she has done, and what
she regards as the established
United States attitude, are lndl-
Gated in the latest development
to attract attention here. In what
otherwise might be labeled plain
efrontery, German officials in
cluded half a dozen men identl-
fed with the old Nazi regime
among the II recommended to us
and Great Britain as trustees Tor
the German steel industry which,
under a military government Or
der of several weeks ago, is to be
returned to German management
along with Ruhr coal and iron
industries.
They probably were emboldened
to do this by other indications OF
Icnicncy to ex-Nazis by the United
States regime and by the almost
complete abandonment several
months ago of the anti-cartel
program designed to break up big
German monopolies that supplied
Hitler's war.
The British. jointly responsible
for policy, are reported surprised
at our soft attitude; but they are
: hardly in a position to offer much
resistance because of their obliga-
tions to us under the European
Recovery Program.
Reich Future in Our Hands.
The future of Germany is large
ly in our hands.
What is involved is a whole
system that we fought in the war
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Hearing Set on Operation
.Of West Annapolis Spun
By the Assoeioied Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 4. - The
Army district engineer will hold q
hearing next week on a proposal
to change the operation of the
drawbridge over Ween1s Creek at
West Annapolis.
A spokesman for the engineers
Office here said the. bridge would
be opened only on f1ve-hour ad-
vance notice under the proposed
change. 1t is now drawn upon
signal at any hour Of the day."
he said.
The hearing is set for 1890 am.
Monday in the West Annapolis
fire hall.
Evening star., 1949-03-04

ddVdIld, SODd.
His name was
P. Hal Sims.
When he made
bridge his busi-
ness he was the
very best, and if
you doubt me
Just put in a
call to such
clubs as the Re-
gency and the
Knickerbocker.
If you don't be-
lieve what they
tell you, then
turn to the final
Evening star., 1949-03-04

Nobody got
Mr.. ForreStal.
In fact, his
attackers kept
him in Office
longer than he
would otherwise
have been re-
tanned because
the President
d S keS SO
many OF them.
And he / e
never was a
time when MI.
-.+z1 Il; n
Evening star., 1949-03-04

erS, corrobor-
ated by the
B ritish a n d
French Foreign
Offices, indicate
that the little
northern repub-
lie, which until
recently W a S
treated with kid
gloves by Mos
COW, now has
been given top
priority in the
Kremlin's plans
for consolidat-
;~~ ;&1 e+roforir
Evening star., 1949-03-04

cratic Germany
freed from the
strangle-hold of
h e powerful
financial indus
trial clique that
precep i t a t e d
two world wars,
h a S be m e
badly tarnished.
Whether it is
entirely beyond
pc OF re-
dempt ion re-
mains to be
seen. This may
Evening star., 1949-03-04

colored yard man who has been
with us for many years, that Mr..
Sims has died, he said, 1--WE will
miss him mighty much"
Hal, that goes for all Of US.
fDistrihuted bv McNausht 9vndicata YneN
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Mclemore-
Mourns Death of
Sims, q Dear Friend
By Henry McLemore

1t is always sad when a cham
pion goes, and it Is doubly sad
when the champion happens to be
a dear friend.
A champion went last week in
Evening star., 1949-03-04
By Constantine BroaOn

High Government circles in
Washington believe that Finland
Is next on Russia's grab list. "
Reports from American observ-
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Bv Thomas L. Stokes

1t is about time for us to recog-
nize the cherries fact that our
War-born ideal to create differ
ent sort of Germany. truly demo-
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Br Doris FeeS0n

/ President Truman's own positive
conceptions of what constitutes
loyalty are replacing Defense Sec
retary Forrestal with Louis john
Evening star., 1949-09-01

600, 900 in 1916; $173,OOo.o0o in
1s47; $258, 100000 in l948, and
already had exceeded the 1948
total in six months of 1949.
Population Up 9,500,000.
On the economic front. he cited
as significant the American de-
cision to cease removal of indus
trial plants for reparations; Amer
lean appropriations for imports
of rehabilitation materials; enact.
ment by the japanese government
of balanced budget for the first
time in many years, and reduc-
ton of government personnel.
In four years Japan's popula-
ton has grown by 100000, Gen
Macarthur reported, "yet there
has been no mass unemployment
no social unrest and no large-scale
dole"
He listed total unemployment
at the end of August as not more
than 100000.
Gen. Macarthur commented
that his occupation policy time
and again" had been simultane-
ously attacked "by the leftists a.
too reactionary and by the con.
servatives as too liberal"
"Such an atmosphere" he said
while giving assurance that oul
moderate course is well charted
does not contribute to an objec.
tive public appraisal Of the situa-
ton"
Evening star., 1949-09-01

radio stations from publishing
many of the facts about a crime.
For example, it prohibits police
from saying that an accused man
had confessed or If he had a
previous criminal record. Evil
dence found by police after a
man had been arrested and &C
cused could not be disclosed.
Publication of this information
also was subject to contempt pro-
ceedings.
Maryland's Court of Appeals
invalidated this publication Sec
tion. Police and prosecutors are
still under the code, however.
The purpose of the rule is to
protect an accused mans right to
a fair trial.
The Maryland court found that
the rule was ambiguous. indef1-
mite and violation of the Bill
of Rights.
A murder case a year age
brought the whole business to a
head-a case that was closed two
weeks ago with the hanging OF
Eugene H. James, colored, for the
knife Staying of Marsha Brill in
Baltimore.
Five Baltimore radio stations
and the news editor of one were
cited for contempt. A circuit judge
absolved one station and fined the
others $100 to $500.
Stations WFBR, WCBM anC
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Macarthur Sees Reds
No Longer Jap Peril
In Observing VI Day
" the Assoeiofsd Press

TOKYO, Friday. Sept. 2.-Gen.
Macarthur today observed the
fourth anniversary of the Japa-
nese surrender ceremony with a
statement that communism no
longer is a major threat in Japan.
To-day, Japan might, indeed,
be viewed as symbol OF hope for
less fortunate peoples over
whelmed by the despotic rule OF
coercive force" he declared in a
forward-looking review of the oc-
cupation which he commands.
The formal surrender took place
September 2. 1945.
"The japanese people" he said,
"have fully and faithfully OBJ
served their surrender commit
ments and advanced steadily
along the road of spiritual re-
generation and physical recon-
struction." -.
Noting accelerated progress"
in every phase during the past
wear, he said that assaults on
democracy by "the small existent
Communist minority" had been
effectively repulsed by Japanese
public opinion rather than by
police power.
Communist Threat Past.
"As q result" he stated." ."the
threat of Communism as q major
issue in Japanese life is past. It
fell victim of its own excesses.
The Japanese mind penetrated the
hypocrisy supporting its position.
This test of strength. while dis
turbing to orderly progress, served
to bring to light for the first time
the full latent power Of the Japa-
nese devotion to the concepts OF
freedom and the integrity OF their
constitutional processes"
Trade unionization progress. he
acknowledged, "has been some
what impeded by the machina-
tions Of an irresponsible union
leadership"
Optimism was expressed, how
ever, that the rank and file" are
moving to insist upon moderation
and objectivity."
Economically, the supreme COM
mander described Japan as "still
in transition from an economy OF
survival to one of health" but
he cited great advances in the
past year, including large gains
in production of coal. chemicals
and electric power.
Exports, he said, totaled $103,-
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Supreme Court Asked
Ito Restore Baltimore S
Gaq on Crime News
By the Asseciaied Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. MARY
land yesterday sent a petition te
Washington asking the Supreme
Court to restore Baltimore's gag
rule on crime news.
Attorney General Hall Ham,
mond urged the court to upset
Maryland Court Of Appeals ruling
It held vital section of the spe-
cial news code is invalid.
Mr.. Hammond asked the Su-
preme Court to act on these
grounds:
l. The exact questions raised in
the prosecution of five radio sta
tions under the rule have never
before been considered by the
Federal Court.
2. The ruling by Maryland's
highest court was not very good
application of Supreme Court de-
cisions on similar questions.
The Baltimore court has had
for 10 years a contempt code
which prevented newspapers ano
Evening star., 1949-09-01

WITH are involved in the new
action. WBAL's appeal from the
circuit ruling still is pending.
MIR. Hammond asked the su-
preme Court to find that their
broadcasts were a clear and pre-
sent danger" to James right to
a fair trial.
Evening star., 1949-09-01

aTaNra-yakIAr1uN uF AN OLD THEME-Bin, mean old
Georgia mule bitten Willie Garrison twice Tuesday Bi
sank his teeth We right (note bandage shook MN
and hung him several Yesterday Atlanta Journal Pho
tographer Adred assigned to illustrate the story aSkea
Willie to walk he could get pctreand look
what happened This time the mule pnched Wllles tummy
80 hmt nth m damage -AP Wirephoto
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-10-13

by a church, this being the Epis-
copal Church. The walls of the
booth were of paper that gave the
effect of pine paneling and inside
was simple altar and baptismal
fount. Grouped around the bap-
tismal fount were figures repre-
senting the God-parents, the pa
rents and the Minister with the
baby in his arms about to be bap-
tized. Again the story of the first
service to a citizen in the COM
munity was simply and clearly
shown.
Other booths that were out.
standing were the Public Health
the Naval Ordnance, the Camp
Fire Girls, the Boy Scouts, the
Blue Birds and the Homemakers
The Red Cross and the Grange
were not completed while the judges
were there.