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The Key West citizen., 1949-07-29

While the ovefuga voter VIII often work himself a
fae the selection Of q school q sheriff q gov
he seldom himself with The selection Su
pfeme Court Justice.
Schools close oi hond Their functions under TODD ths
shgui q oboui town and neighbos governor whine
Isrh0ps not personally known every cooriul g
Zee
On the contrary. Supreme Ccm Justice olhough except
hg appoinneut must he elected by In people Is not well
known by the public Hgc. The dignity Of the office pre-
vents the umboYun slaPsick h0Yhoo campaigning
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-29

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Evening star., 1949-12-18

OF storage places No modern business
establishment would tolerate such stor-
age system. It is probable that thorough
house cleaning of the Governments files
would add lot of Office space now SO
much in demand.
If the present reorganization movement
is to achieve the multibillion-doll saw
ings hoped for by the Hoover Commission
bureaucratic opposition of the type which
has proved to be formidable in the past
must be defeated. 1t is reassuring to note
that some agencies, at least, are making
earnest attempts to put their houses in
order. A great deal of compulsion will be
required in other quarters, however. The
public sentiment for reorganization being
built up by the non bipartisan crusade of the
Citizens Committee for the Hoover Report
should be helpful in breaking down re-
sistance to essential reforms.
Evening star., 1949-12-18

gests that even his famous little teddy bear
sits disconsolately at an empty chair with
paws pressed over his eyes in grief.
Last Sunday, as the church bells were
ringing at the hour of public worship when
regularly for more than half century he
was found in his pew, came the call from
the Master of all good workmen. And
Washington's outstanding citizen peacefully
passed into larger room of the Fathers
many -mansioned house. That death is but
a portal was dominant tenet of his faith.
That these pilgrim years are but the prepa-
ration for wider and richer sphere Of service
he steadfasty believed. In that faith he
toiled in these fields of time in the sense
Of the eterpal.
There seems a certain appropriateness
that his journey Of fourscore years should
end as Christmas chimes were pealing. He
was in so many ways the embodiment of
the Christmas spirit. It's zest, its glee, its
merriment. its good will. It's thought for
others, with him was not December spe
cialty. He lived in that atmosphere and
exuded that spirit the year around.
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To those who really knew him-that is.
his character as we'll as his cartoons-it
will not seem strange. now that he has
disappeared from his front-page space, to
find him here under the Spires of the Spirit.
He lived his years and did his work in the
presence of spiritual verities A spire is
fitting symbol of the lofty attitudes of his
thinking and living. His gentleness and
his humility made him great.
He would not want Spires to be the place
encomiums should be brought regarding his
magic skill to depict in graphic drawings
the foibles and frailties, the policies and
programs Of contemporary personalities in
the public eye. But there we do lift a TIE
Deum for the inward purity and radiance
Of this seer who, before Havana and the
Maine and beyond Hiroshima and the
atom bomb. depicted the changing scenes
of Vanity Fair. The world of course rec
Evening star., 1949-12-18
Suggests Others Went Unpunished
For Breaking Ethical Code

Suggests Others Went Unpunished
For Breaking Ethical Code
To the Editor Of The Star:
Referring to the case Of j. Parnell Thomas,
1t seems that the press has been guilty of
needless cruelty toward him and his family
in giving such blatant prominence to his case
in reporting it. haven't the slightest ac-
quaintance with him. never have seen him
and realize that what he appears to be guilty
of is violation of the high moral and ethi-
cal code which men in his position are sup
posed to maintain.
We say supposed" because there have
been many cases where others. much higher
in the scale of public Office, have had a
shadow cast upon them without an adequate
investigation being made and the matter has
been dropped and forgotten.
Our philosophy has degenerated to point
where it is tersely epitomized by stanza
published some 16 years past in The Star.
"Who does small thieving plays dan
gerous part,
But stealing hugely is noble art!
"Tis mean to rob hen roost OF hen,
But stealing millions makes the man
gentleman" D1OGENES.
Evening star., 1949-12-18
Letters to The Star

without struggle. As no pencil has been
able correctly to delineate the impressive
dignity of his countenance; nor any chisel
the majestic figure Of his person; so. no pen
can fully concentrate the transcendent
qualities of his mind. or the amiable dis
positions Of his heart. The history of his
country is his best eulogium: his most
faithful monument, the love and admiration
OF the world. The same Providence which
guided the affairs of the revolution and, in
the agency Of Washington, raised man al
most above his accustomed rank in the
creation, withdrew his favorite production.
when human talent, or human virtue, was
no longer sufficient to preserve the tran
guilty, or retain the veneration, of his
country. The pages of futurity, If then
unfolded, would have reversed the deep
sensations of regret; by changing into
thankfulness, the unequaled feelings caused
by departure, at an age that promised
many years of happiness to himself. and
benefit to his country. The mind of the
great Washington was not more solicitous
for the welfare of the Nation. than for
the comfort of the poor I. N. ELSEA.
Evening star., 1949-12-18
Letter IGNORED

The letter written to Mr.. Truman by
Joseph E. Moody, head of the Southern
Coal Producers Association and the Presl-
dents reaction to it suggest some inter-
esting possibilities.
An aide to the President has said that
Mr. Truman was annoyed because the
Moody letter was released to the press
before it reached him, and that therefore
the letter would be ignored. The practice
of releasing letters before they reach the
recipient is discourteous, though not an
unusual technique in this propaganda age.
If Mr.. Truman chooses in this instance to
take offense, and ignore the Moody appeal,
that is both an understandable reaction
and convenient way out for him.
More to the point are the questions
raised by Mr.. Moody's letter. He asked the
President to invoke the national en1er-
gency provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act
because John L. Lewis permits his miners
to work only three days week. The
President, however, is represented as feel
ing that the threeday work arrangement
results in situation which cannot be con-
sidered a national emergency.
If this Is correct, and for the time being,
az ledSG, IL pIOpdDly Is, one VI IWU COllClu-
sions, or possibly both, seem justified. One
is that the resourceful Mr.. Lewis may have
found way around the Taft-Hartley law.
He does not want the national emergency
injunction provisions invoked against him.
So he has resorted to a limited kind of
strike, which he evidently hopes will bring
the coal producers to terms without, at
the same time, causing so much distress
throughout the country that the President
would have to act
The other is that, up to this time, the
national emergency provisions of the law
are fulfilling their purpose. They are
intended to protect the people against
intolerable hardships resulting from
strikes. And Mr.. Lewis, chastened by past
experience, seems to have enough respect
for the law to refrain from any strike
action which would bring the restraining
provisions of the law into operation against
him.
One would think that the President
would be rather pleased with this situa-
tion But the word from Key West is that
he is planning to repeat in January his
demand that Congress repeal the Taft
Hartley Act. And that, If the information
is correct, simply does not make sense.
Evening star., 1949-12-18

burghers to have escaped fearful loss. One
Boer prisoner said a single lyddite shell
killed or wounded over 10 and that two other
shells burst over two bodies of Beers en-
sconced behind the range. doing fearful dam
age. All agree that the Beers fought through
out with the utmost gallantry. Their sharp
shooters seldom missed" "a
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Exercises commemorating the centennial
OF the death of George Washington were
held at the Lafayette Square
Washington Opera House on December IA, :
Memorial 1899, and The Star of the fol1
lowing day gave lengthy de-.
scription Of them Mrs. Ellen H. Richard5f
son. president of the George Washington
Memorial Association. opened the program!
Speakers included John A. Kasson, Prof.
w. j. MCGEE. DR.. j. L. M. Curry, Prof. y
Charles c. Swisher, DR.. Charles w. Dabney.
DR.. P. B. Barringer and the Right Rev.
Henry Yates Satterlee, Bishop of Washing
ton. The 4th Artillery Band played under
the direction of Prof. Anibile Buglione. 4 e
Champ Clark of Missouri was a man Of s
deep feeling. The Star of December Is, 1899, II
gave an example of how
Mr.. CloFk on excited he could be. Re-,
President Hoyes plying to speech by q
colleague In the House,,
praising President Rutherford B. Hayes.
the future Speaker was quoted as declaring E,
that Mr.. Hayes actually was "a counterfeit I,
President" for whom he had supreme con-
tempt. He stole the presidency, said he
savagely. The greatest crime in the tide OF a
time, wish he could have lived forever
and borne the scorn of decent men to the /,
end of the world" The Stars own COM
ment was: "Mr. Clark's words were received
in silence pn both sides Of the House." 4
Evening star., 1949-12-18

which persist in policy of extreme nation
alism will have to answer to their people
for the results"
This succinct and comprehensive ex
position by leading authority on the
subject deserves thoughtful consideration.
1t frankly represents point of view-that
of American business and capital. But
since those interests will hardly be per-
suaded to enter the foreign field in suffi-
cient volume unless assured of reasonable
safeguards, action along those lines would
seem to be needed If the desired objective
is to be attained.
Evening star., 1949-12-18
denomination Momentum

There are encouraging signs that the
traditional inertia which too often in years
past has defeated governmental reorgani-
zation efforts is being overcome Voices
from the departments and agencies them
selves are beginning to join the growing
chorus of demands that the current re-
organization drive be pushed forward
relentlessly to its ultimate goal.
Secretary OF Commerce Sawyer and
General Services Administrator Larson are
among the latest group of Federal execu-
tives to agree with the Hoover Commission
that the Governments administrative ma
chinery is outmoded. inefficient and waste
full of the taxpayers money. Defense
Secretary Johnson, with the blessing Of
President Truman, was among the first
high officials of the Government to under
take an aggressive economy campaign.
He has received merited recognition for
his leadership.
Mr.. Sawyer, after study of national
transportation policies and procedures
ordered by the President, has found that
the present unco-ordinated system of ad-
ministering the varied laws relating to
air. land and sea commerce Is in urgent
need of sweeping overhaul. The Hoover
Commission found the same glaring need.
1t recommended that all administrative
phases of transportation policy-safety,
subsidies development and the like-be
brought together under the general super
vision of the Secretary of Commerce.
Mr.. Sawyer says there is need for general
review of national transportation policies
especially in the field of Federal subsidies
with a view to effecting an integration of
activities now scattered in several depart
ments and Independent agencies.
Mr. Larson is seeking ways and means
of saving money in the disposal Of Govern
ment records. It costs twenty-seven mil
lion dollars year just to house these
records, although Mr.. Larson believes that
about 10 per cent of them have no perma-
nent reference value. The Government
spends more than billion dollars every
year on the making of new records to be
aided to the accumulation in = multitude
Evening star., 1949-12-18
Unstained and UnaShamed
A Tribute to Clifford Bergman as an Artist
of Great Character and Value
Rev. Frederick Brown Harris, d. d.. Lif D.

ognized the fact that he was great artist.
Under the Spires, we are concerned with
the fact that he was great character.
His countenance was an illumined parch-
ment on which the pencil Of the passing
years had written the record of his daily
practice of thinking on whatsoever things
were good and pure, true and excellent. The
life of our gallant knight was beautiful as a
stained-glass window. He would have been
the last to claim nobility in the spiritual
kingdom Like Moses, he wisht not that his
countenance shone. But it did-not with
any boastful halo of external profession
but with the glow of an inner radiance.
For his own life was as a candle of the
Lord.
His religion was sanctuary which made
sacramental all of life. For his was no
clustered piety. He instinctively turned
from the subtle secularism which, also, so
often dims the altar lights of devotion. He
had no kinship with those who with cynicism
take delight in snuffing out the candles on
life's high affairs. With him, holiness was
a climate in which meanness and intol-
erance, duplicity and unfairness simply could
not live. Among his drawing pencils there
were included none red for hatred green
for jealousy or yellow for cowardice.
His cartoons had not only subjects, they
had objects. He often prayed about them.
He thought it a part of his religion to help
see that his country was we'll governed.
Thus his pencil was mightier than the
sword.
He early parted with leisure. The record
of his daily output, without cessation, with
all the thinking and reading and keen in
sights involved, is prodigious achievement
of creative effort. Yet in unruf1led calm he
possessed his soul, toiling on ever without
haste, fret or friction. He was one who
never smeared. or sneered, or scoffed He
was never vicious, vindictive or vitriolic. He
never demeaned or belittled. He never
stopped to vulgarity. He lampooned, but
never lacerated. He laughed with people,
but not at them.
High honors came to him. But the reward
he craved and attained was work to which
he could attach his name without shame.
He kept himself on the line of discovery.
Always, as boyish contemporary, he
greeted fresh scenes with a cheer, believing
that truths mirror is turned forward to
reflect the glories of the future. not the past.
And so today we are remembering him on
this page, instead of seeing him on the front
page, because he has gone on to splash at
a colleague canvass with brushes of comets
hair" to work an age at a sitting and never
grow weary at all"; where "only the Master
shall praise, and only the Master shall
blame" and where he will still paint the
thing as he sees 1t for the God Of things as
they are"
Evening star., 1949-12-18
Why Investment Abroad Laos

Some interesting sidelights on the hes
1tancy Of American private capital to go
into foreign investment were recently shed
before a congressional committee that Is
Investigating the subject. Attention has
been focused on the matter in connection
with President Truman's Point Four"
program for aid to the worlds "econom-
ically undeveloped areas" wherein the
President stressed that private sources
must be encouraged to provide major
part of the capital required"
The difficulties hindering such flow
were explained to the committee by Philip
D. Reed, chairman of the board of the Gen.
eral Electric Company, one of our giant
corporations with foreign interests on
worldwide scale. Mr. Reed warned that
difficulties and risks" associated with for
eign investment are 9greater today than
ever before" and he went on to list the
major items Among these are political
uncertainties involving the possibility of
civil strife and property damage, ultra
nationalism unfriendly to foreign capital
with contingent naturalization, convert
ibility problems arising from the dollar
shortage, and local taxation of resident
foreigners to prohibitive degree.
Declaring that more favorable atmos-
phere for the foreign investment of Amer
lean capital is prerequisite, Mr.. Reed
stressed the role of the American Govern
ment in furthering it, and made some sug
gestions as to how this should be brought
about. Essentially what is needed" he
said, "is real desire on the part of for
eign countries for American private capital
and know-how to come to those countries.
There must also be willingness on their
part to give the necessary assurance with
respect to convertibility, non-discrimina-
ton, appropriation, freedom from double
taxation, and so forth" 1t should l:cre be
noted that Congress is already consider
ing action along those lines in bill ap-
proved by the Banking and Currency Com
mittees of both Houses, but not yet acted
upon. This bill would empower the Ex-
port-Import Bank to guarantee American
capital abroad against the risks of incon-
vertibility, confscation, seizure or expro-
priation by foreign public authorities.
Going still further into the matter, MIR.
Reed contended that "our Government
should make it quite clear that Govern
ment funds will not be provided in fields for
which private investment and know-how
would be available if the proper climate
for private investment were created" He
further suggested that "our Government
be not over-eager to do favors or grant
assistance, even within the clearly govern
mental field, to countries that are un-
friendly toward and discriminate against
American private capital. If these things
are done," he concluded, "the day will be
hastened vhNa, those foreign governments
Evening star., 1949-12-18
Virginia Cleans Up Its Rivers

What State can do, without outside aid,
in the important field of water pollution
abatement has been demonstrated in i'm
pressive manner by the Virginia Water
Control Board, created only three years
ago by the State Legislature. The evidence
of progress is to be found in many rivers
and streams which, once too contaminated
to sustain fish life, are once again attract
ing Izaak Walton followers.
An encouraging review OF the accom-
plishments of the Water Control Board
is given by A. H. Paessler, its executive
secretary, in the current issue of The
Commonwealth, official publication of the
State Chamber of Commerce. The pro-
gress made since 1946 and the plans of the
board for enforcing the strong anti-pollu-
tion law in the future should be made
familiar to every citizen of Virginia. For,
as Mr. PaeSsler points out, every citizen
contributes to the States pollution problem
and shares the disadvantages to his COM
munity and to the State arising therefrom.
The 1946 Water Control Law gave the
board a mandate which, while dif1cult of
execution, Is being carried out with intel
ligence, tact and determination The law
makes it compulsory on all communities
or industries discharging pollution into the
States waterways to make sincere effort
to eliminate or reduce the amount of con-
taminantS discharged. And it outlaws
new sources Of pollution. In short, the
boards big job is to reduce the amount of
existing pollution and to see that waters
already clean are kept that way.
The program was thought by some early
critics to be too drastic and too hard to
administer. But the progress to date
proves that Chairman Blackburn Moore.
author of the law, Executive Secretary
Paessler and their board colleagues are
making the plan work. For example,
since July /, 1946, thirty-three municipal
sewage treatment plants have been built
or started, thirty-eight other municipali-
ties have completed plans for such facili-
ties and many others are giving serious
study to the problem. In the industrial
phase of the program equally good results
are reported. Numerous factories have
Installed waste disposal or treatment plants
and all new factories have been required to
install such facilities If 4 possibility of
water contamination existed. An interest,"
ing sidelight is. that some of these in
dustries, at first reluctant to undertake the
installations have found new sources of
revenue from processed waste.
The Virginia Water Control Board oper-
ates independently of the Interstate Com
mission on the Potomac River Basin, of
which Virginia is member. The boards
Job Is regulatory one applying to all ma
tural water resources in the State. The
commission, on the other hand, is pro-
ceeding on voluntary basis to assist in
cleaning up the valley OF the Potomac.
Both agencies have the common objective
of curing our sick rivers. Their persistent
efforts deserve the fullest cooperation
and support of the public at large.
Evening star., 1949-12-18
Debressioms
By Bruce Barton

stepped out of college into business de-
preston. Perhaps one Of these days I'll write
piece about it. Some youngsters, looking
for job. might be encouraged.
All I'll say now Is that. having pinned my
hopes on some sort of job in the publishing
business in New York. wound up as time
keeper in a construction camp in Western
7 am. to pm, plus couple of extra hours
for me working on the books after supper.
The pay was $65 q month.
BY 1918 was beginning to get little toe
hold In business when things got shaky
again. A painful depression was in the max
ing; the outbreak Of war in Europe cut 1t
short Demand for American arms and NUM-
tions loaded factories with orders and pockets
with purchasing power.
In 1919, with two other young men. went
into business for myself-just in time for the
1920-1922 depression.
Then in 1929 came the big one.
Just before the roof caved in in the sum-
mer of 1927 or 1928, spent the night with
c. w. Barron, then owner of the Wall Street
Journal, at his summer home Like so many
men brought up in the newspaper business.
he rose late in the morning but worked and
talked late into the night
On this particular night. the other guests
having gone to bed, he and were alone. It
was about 3 am. The afternoon papers had
carried front-page interview with Henry
Ford, who proclaimed that "the United
States is in for one hundred years of un-
interrupted prosperity" I asked Mr.. Barron
If he thought that were true.
"Of course not" he snorted.
"Why not?" argued, wanting him to talk.
1--WE have the Federal Reserve Bank. which
is supposed to protect us from bank failures.
We know so much more than we used to know
about accounting and inventory controls.
Why isn't 1t reasonable to hope that We can
organize to have good times all the time?"
He took deep breath and answered: II
won't talk economies; I'll give you more
fundamental reason. The human race just
isn't constituted to stand uninterrupted
prosperity. It takes only a few prosperous
years to make men and women careless. vain
and extravagant; to make them neglect their
homes and forget their churches. just about
the time they begin to think they have all
the answers. the Almighty knocks them fat
and says: Now, little children, you just lie
there while until you're not quite SO cocky. "
l have read many books about the "busi-
ness cycle" have listened to economists
and to candidates for public of1ce-all seek
ing to explain depressions, or promising to
abolish boom and bust"
But as to why we have depressions and
whether, from time to time, we shall continue
to have them. the little talk OF c. W. Barron
still makes the most sense.
tcopyrisht 1s4s, las Features Syndicate, Ins3