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Evening star., 1949-10-13

business as IN Constanune BROWN
the good old days, since the gov
eminent looks into all their trans
actions. But outside of these irk-
some regulations, which they all
hope are only temporary. no one
has interfered with their basic
freedom, which is that of speech.
Hyde Park Safety Valve.
Historic Hyde Park is still the
safety valve for soap-box orators
and the Communists. Several top
flight orators address the crowds
every day. One afternoon some
what disheveled orator was ad-
monishing the crowd.
you are just like sheep" he
shouted. IF you heard today that
that woman in st. James Palace
was to have another baby you
would stand in the rain for end
less hours until a befrocked noble
man came out to tell you whether
it was a boy or a girl. Now
wouldn't you?" .
EYES," roared the crowd unani-
mously. This apparently did not
please the Communist orator, who
then went on:
"And If I asked you to join me
in going to Buckingham Palace to
break down the gates and force
that man there to order his min
ions to increase the poor mans
benef1ts-poor men like myself
who get only two bob (25 cents
a day-would you?"
"No!" the crowd roared back
instantly.
This obvious graduate Of the
Communist school of oratory spat
in disgust and got off the soap box
while the Bobby" on the beat
who was an onlooker like the rest
him good humoredly:
Better luck next time, old chap"
The fact is that no matter how
much the English people may
blame their government for NAL
administration or mishandling of
their affairs, the crown is never
criticized. One thing that cannot
Evening star., 1949-10-13

pendent, with nothing to depend
on.
Millions of men and women
having found themselves in that
last desperate category. we have
been attempting in recent years to
do something about it. Out of
California, whose gentle climate
has made it a haven for so many
of our old folks. came number
of plans, some Of which seemed
funny to everybody except the
old folks. We laughed at slogans
such as Thirty Dollars Every
Thursday and Forty-Dollars-Ev-
cry Friday. We called the promot-
ers of such dreams, Ham-and-
Eggers. But the principal promot-
er of adequate old pensions, DR..
Townsend, became a national po-
litical menace who had to be
reckoned with. Partly because of
his tireless crusading, Congress
enacted the Federal Social Sc
Cu1lty 1dWS VI 1000 dllo val lOuS
States enacted their own.
Finally Stirred to Action.
Beginning with pension pay
ments obviously too small to serve
their intended purpose, the basic
act provided for automatic in
creases over the years, but success
sive Congresses since then have
failed to keep that commitment.
That was the case until this year
when the House was finally
stirred into action and by the re-
markable vote of 333 to IA agreed
to increase social security bene-
fits an average of 70 per cent and
extend coverage to an additional
eleven million persons. The Sen
ate Is expected to follow suit dur
ing the coming year. =
What is it that is stirring Con-
gress to sudden action in this
f1eld?, The United Automobile
Workers have a theory. This
union, CIO affiliate, has just
Evening star., 1949-10-13
On the Other Hand
Ford Workers Believe They Caused
CONGRESS to Boost Social Security

concluded an agreement with the
Ford Co. for a company financed
pension plan. in line with that
recommended to the steel indus
try by the Presidents fact finding
board, but rejected by the big steel
corporations. So the editor of
the unions monthly publication
writes:
when it first became apparent
that the Ford workers were going
to win the Ways and Means
Committee dug out of the moth
balls legislation to increase social
security benefits and broaden
their coverage."
Real Food for Thought.
Be that as it may. the editorial
offers real food for thought when
it says:
"The UAW-CIO and labor gen.
orally always have maintained
that the most satisfactory way of
providing old age security is
through Federal Social Security
legislation. More people are COW
cred through that system and an
individual worker is free to move
from one job to another, without
losing his pension rights.
However. Ford workers .
as we'll as steel and other indus
trial workers could not afford to
wait any longer for congressional
action. 1t was necessary for us
to move in the collective bargain
ing field. If that move prompts
Congress to action and removes
a major portion Of the opposition
to increased social security bene-
fits, so much the better. We prefer
it that way. In the meantime,
until social security benefits are
increased to a decent level, we will
fight to supplement Federal Social
Security through collective bar
gaining"
The editorial quotes Ernest
Breech, Ford executive vice presi-
dent, as saying that Federal legis-
lation offers the most satisfactory
method of providing old age secu-
rity, while acknowledging that
present benefits are inadequate.
That" says the editor, was the
first time any major industrial
executive ever publicly advocated
increased Federal social security
benefits"
If so, it may not be the last, in
the light of the situation in steel.
Evening star., 1949-10-13
Flexible Hong Kong
British Hold on and Arrange Affairs
To Jibe With Red China's Demands

complain a good deal that the
ferry from Kowloon, the peninsula,
to Hong Kong, the island proper,
now resembles Times Square at the
rush hour.
American officials here are rec
ommending that we should sup
port the British in their determi-
nation to hold Hong Kong while
the cold war continues. They be-
lieve anything done to keep this
Western foothold away from the
Reds will be helpful to us.
What we do now need not be a
permanent commitment to uphold
the status quo, they add. A gen.
GRAFTON hence, II a Chinese gov
ernment can wangle Hong Kong
back from the British, that could
be all right with us depending on
circumstances then, it is argued,
but at the moment we are trying
to stem communism.
Big British Stake.
Americans here are also SYM
pathetic with Britain's willingness
to compromise with the new Chi
nese government If 1t decently
can. They have only to look
around to see the great financial
stake the British have in this
colony and the huge sums Britain
expended on it. Out of long
experience the same United States
officials add that United States
business will side with British
business In efforts to keep trade
channels open.
Red China is bad luck for the
British here and the gallant effort
they have made to get Hong Kong
back in shape following the Japa-
nese occupations The japanese
took a heavy toll not only Of Brit
ish lives and prestige but Of the
valuable property built up here
during the last 100 years. They
deforested the place, looted and
neglected it. The British have ac-
complished great deal of restora-
tion and re-established the Or
dered cleanliness which causes the
old China hands to explain that
Hong Kong is very fine but it Is
not. of course, China. .-
released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1949-10-13
This Changing World
Loyalty of People to the Grown Seen
AS Stabilizing Influence in Britain

be changed IN the British Is their
loyalty to the monarchy.
Two years or so ago the editors
Of the Communist Daily Worker
told the workers that the time had
come to do away with the fetish
of the monarchy, which had ex-
listed for centuries. A number of
veiled attacks against the King
and royal princesses were pub
lished. Reaction was quick in COM
ing. There were no broken win
dows in the papers Offices. There
was no violence against the staff
But circulation dropped so fast in
less than a week that the editors
abandoned that line of attack.
The royal family is the stoutest
anchor the British have in these
difficult days. Whoever speaks of
revolutions and rebellions in Brit
ain because of the possibility OF
another war or unbearable hard
ships either is foolish or does not
comprehend the character of the
people of this island.
Stabilizing Element.
Royalty is permanent institu-
ton in Britain and almost moth
ing can alter that fact. 1t does
not matter whether the King is a
brilliant intellectual or a non-
entity. He is the King, and that
is all there is to it. He has no
actual power to govern; it is all
vested in Parliament and the
cabinet. But he is the stabilizing
element in the country. and at
least in theory all the govern
ment's powers to rule come from
him.
Prime Minister Attlee. like his
predecessors for hundreds of
years, had to kiss the Kings hand
when he received his seal of Of
fee. Any action of the royal
family commands the respect and
interest of the subjects. Even
when a relative like the Earl of
Harewood married Marion Stein,
the Viennese musician, at least
10000 persons lined the streets to
the church. Some began their
vigil the night before in order to
obtain a good look at the process
sion of dignitaries. BY contrast,
less than 100 persons gathered in
front of Parliament the day that
the momentous debate on de-
valuation of the pound began.
I asked a police inspector the
reason for this great gathering
for the wedding, since there was
no military pageant which usually
accompanies royal functions. He
replied that Lord Hardwood was
not we'll known, but since the
King and Queen would attend the
ceremony the people did not want
to miss seeing their monarch.
Loyalty to the crown Is a tradi-
ton SO deeply imbedded in the
United Kingdom that no govern
ment, regardless of how badly it
manages the affairs of state. can
be overthrown by violence.
Evening star., 1949-10-13

talk and sip Henry McLemors'
with Robert Montgomery, who, it
seems, is now a radio commen-
tator. I'd like to be there, because
I'd like to meet the man who, to
my way Of thinking, starred in the
best moving picture ever made in
the United States-"Night Must
Fall"
Dun From Golf Club.
A dun from the Winged Foot
Golf Club of Mamaroneck, N. Y,
puzzles me. The club says I owe it
$1.05, and that this debt was run
up on August 81, during the course
of play for the Walker Cup by
British and American golfers. AS
I happened to be in Spain at the
time, don't see how I could owe
the club $1.05. It is possible that
some person used my name at
Winged Foot, but it is hard for me
to believe that any one has ever
been so desperate as to go about
posing as me.
Have shingles and the whole
world sympathizes with you. The
bulk of the mail that came in
today was from men and women
who had had or still have the ac-
cursed ailment. They all sympa-
thized with me. and nearly all
Of them suggested cures.
My favorite. however, is this one
from Mr.. r. w. Uttinger, Pensa-
cola, Fla, and I quote quite freely
from it:
This one cured my brother-in-
law. He took the severed head
Of a chicken. preferably black,
because the one that turned. the
trick was black. and let the hot
blood pour over the affected spot.
You'll get relief in two hours.
Beg pardon, Mr.. Applegate says
that he got immediate relief and
slept like child within two hours,
stretched out across bale of bur-
lap bags in his feed mill. The
burlap bags had nothing to do
with the cure. Common sense, not
medical science, should enable
you to figure out the why.
Il am in no way assuming that
I am a medical doctor, and please
don't hold anything against me
that I have written. I am only
relating a true incident. Cordial
ly, etc. -. :"
Grateful for Suggestion.
certainly don't hold anything
against Mr.. Uttinger for having
written me. Indeed, am CRATE
full for any suggestion of a cure
for what must be the all-time high
IN miseries. am quite sure that
I would try the remedy that did
such wonders for Mr.. Applegate
if it were only possible to get
chicken. a chicken of any color,
in London. But the Labor gov
ernment is in charge Of all Eng
lish chickens and they are all but
impossible to come by. No use
trying to get a chicken when you
can't even get an egg. Also. I
have no feed mill or burlap bag
couch handy, and they, too, are
difficult to procure when one is
a visitor in big and foreign city.
But as soon as I get back, which
won't be long, Mr.. Uttinger can
bet his boots that some black
chicken Is going to have his neck
wrung, and not for boiling or fry
ing purposes, either.
Distributed by McNaught Syndicate. Inc
Evening star., 1949-10-13

ways euJOyeQ.
One of these is
the freedom to
buy what they
want with their
money and to
travel wherever
they wish, with
out asking a
gov e rn m e n t
clerk when, how
and with how
much money.
The British
are no longer
able to transact
Evening star., 1949-10-13

calls. Iney OD-
viously hope for
p e a c e a n d
ira d e. y
cl a ! m a n d
produce proof
that h y are
pre- p a r e d for
any trouble the
Chinese G o m =
munists make
for them.
M e a n W hile,
with what pa
tience they can
m u S t er, they
ore coming with
Evening star., 1949-10-13

call lie eXpecC-
ancy, as if it
were something
for the aging to
embrace with
b r ! g h t. ey e d
eagerness?) 1t
is very bad to
be old and de-
pendent. in the
c a S e of those
who have some
body or some
thing on which
to depend. 1t is
utterly bad to
be old and de-
Evening star., 1949-10-13

broued klpper
a n d poached
old school tie
(you must try a
poached Rugby
tie sometime
simply marvel
ous), I read
them.
I won't be
able to make it,
but a hat COM
pany cordially
invites me to
drop by New
York'S "21" and
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GA - SSRAAA9 "ASAA
their current historic role OF be-
ing the only Western window IN
Red China. Their rocky island
and peninsula are bursting at the
seams with refugees; it is esti-
mated that their Chinese popula-
ton has jumped from 100000 to
100000. The housing situation
is terrible and the cost Of living
is soaring while the pound ster-
ling has been devalued.
But access to Hong Kong and
to the new territory, the 30-mile
stretch of mainland the British
hold on lease from China, is still
free to all. That's the promise in
the original treaty ceding Hong
Kong to the British and in the
territory lease. Despite the dam
gers of sabotage in the refugee
tide. Britain is keeping the letter
of her promises by way of a gen.
tie hint to China's rulers.
Quiet and Busy.
The city is quiet and doing busi-
ness. Hong Kong Is traditionally
a free port and the movement in
and out of 1t is tremendous. Every
thing you might want or an ac-
ceptable substitute is available. A
largely Chinese police force, head
ed ard off1cered by British. keeps
order and the 20,000-odd foreign
ers go about as usual, though they
Evening star., 1949-10-13
Bv Constantine Br0,pn

LONDON (By Air MaiD. -
Dire necessity has deprived the
British people of some of the
freedoms which they have al
Evening star., 1949-10-13
McLemore
Enjoys Fon Mail
With Breakfast
Bv Henry McLemore

LONDON-A batch of letters
from readers reached me from the
New York Office today, and while
dawdling over a breakfast Of
Evening star., 1949-10-13
By Doris FIeeson

HONG KONG, Oct. 5.-CBy Air
maiD-The British are arranging
their affairs here so that they can
dance to whatever tune Red China
Evening star., 1949-10-13
Congress to Boz
By LoweI -MeHen

It is bad enough, all things
considered, just to be old. (Who
are these busy-bodies of science
engaged in increasing what they
Evening star., 1949-01-24

the dish; cover with sliced eggs and
top with the grated American
cheese. Bake in a moderate oven
$50 degree F.. about 80 minutes
Garnish with parsley and serve pip
ing hot from the glass baking dish.
BAKED JUMBO.
cup uncooked rice.
l quart canned tomatoes.
l large onion, sliced thin.
4 pound salt pork.
n pound ground beef.
Ia teaspoons salt.
IL teaspoon pepper.
u teaspoon thyme.
/ teaspoon sugar.
Grind beef and salt pork together
Mix with rest of ingredients ano
pour into a large creased casserole
dish, at least a tWo-quart size. Cover
and bake in 3O0-degree oven fol
two hours or until rice Is tender
The meat flavor is cooked all the
way through the dish, the rice Is
tender, and the seasonings delicious
Serves 8.
RICE FRUIT SALAD.
cup crushed pineapple.
2 cups cooked rice.
"a marshmallows. chopped.
3 cups diced apples.
u cup sugar.
/ cup creamed, whipped.
Remember, II you'll dip the scis-
sors in hot water the marshmallows
give" Whip cream and mix all
ingredients together gently. The
perfect salad to serve with a Soup.
salad-desert" meal.
Evening star., 1949-01-24
TheChef
Says

Corned beef and cabbage have
long been synonymous with Jiggs
and Maggie, but actually antedateo
the comic strip by many, many
years. In fact, the origin of the
combination is lost In the mists OF
time.
Back in the 10th century the woro
corn" was used for grain" The
manufacturers of gunpowders at
about midcentury coined the wore
"corned," indicating that their prod
uct had been spread out to dry in
separate grains. From this the
usage of the word spread to indi-
gate grains of salt on beef or other
meats as a method of preservation
This was probably the beginning Of
"corned beef" although the process
today is somewhat different.
Like everything else, corned beef
can be delicious or dreadful-de-
pending entirely on the cooking
Loving care in its preparation pays
off.
For a dinner a la Jiggs and Mag
gle. soak 4-pound brisket of corned
beef in cold water for one hour
Then drain it. cover with fresh cold
water and bring to a boil, very
slowly, skimming any scum that
rises to the surface. Turn down
the heat so that the water barely
SINNERS and let simmer for four
hours.
Peel six potatoes, six each Of car
rots, turnips and onions, and cut up
one large cabbage to make about six
portions. Cut out the hard core.
Half an hour before the corned
beef is due to be done drop the
vegetables into the pot-with the
exception of the potatoes and the
cabbage. Boil the potatoes, cut in
half, in salted water. In another
pot cook the cabbage just IS min
utes. It should be Just tender.
When the meat is done, put it in
the center of a large platter and
arrange the vegetables around 1t.
Brush the meat with butter and
dress the vegetables with salt, pep
per and melted butter.
Some freshly grated horseradish
Is a must with this, and any good
relish or mixed pickles also enhance
the feast.
Jiggs knows what's good!
Evening star., 1949-01-24

1Ol 2ull VI AVA
funds, an easier and more pleasant
task. Mrs. Plumb plans to offer her
course every Tuesday evening, from
7 to 8 o'clock, for 10 weeks, begin
ming Tuesday, February 8.
To-day, when there is SO much
worthwhile to be read" Mrs. Plumb
declares, "yet such limited time in
which to read, speedy reading is as
valuable as speedy travel. There is
no need to be a horse and buggy
reader when you could just as well
be driving the high-powered car OF
good reading habits"
Some readers cover as few as $50
words minute, some race along at
a rate of 675 words per minute. The
average rate, too, depends upon
what is being read, explained Mrs.
Plumb. Three hundred words per
minute is a good rate for heavy
reading, while $50 words per minute
is a good rate for light reading.
Super readers average 500 to 600
words per minute.
Interestingly enough, ones pro-
fession has great deal to do with
the rate at which one reads. Law
yers, ex-students, and proofreaders,
for example, are usually slow read
ers, since, in the course of their
work, they have become accustomed
to careful, and frequently heavy
reading.
"It's a matter Of knowing what
gear to shift into for various kinds
of books" Mrs. Plumb pointed out.
One copy reader, through help with
her reading habits, was able to
double the amount of recreational
reading she could do at one sit
ting.
The good reader reads phrases,
not words. One Of the tests of
reading skill is to place a mirror
at the head of the book the person
is reading, and watch the way
their eyes move as they read The
Harvard University Film Series,
which will be used in Mrs. Plumb S
course, made 4 direct attack on
this difficulty. A beam of light
that travels over the film at a rate
based on the patterns Of the good
reader, PAGES the eye. Thus, the
eye is trained to read properly.
Through practice in reading at this
rate, the slow, faulty reader, grad
ually adopts the habits of good
reader.
Repression is a problem that some
readers have. For example, read
er who regresses may read five
words of a sentence, then go back
and reread the last two of those
five words along with several new
words. Obviously, the end product
of such a reading habit is a sort
of Looping. ambling and frustrating
gate that impedes both rapid read
ing and comprehension.
Others ''vocalize" BY feeling the
Evening star., 1949-01-24
COOKING LIVER:
PARCHMENT SHADES;
COEFEE. CAKE

from Mrs. C. S., CheUy Chdse.)
To the lady who asked for ideas
on cooking liver: We have liver
once a week (beef liver) and mine
is always delicious and never leath-
cry, so perhaps I can be of a bit OF
help. First, have it sliced thin
Then have your skillet very hot and
well covered with cooking oil or fat
Slide the liver in quickly and let it
brown we'll on one side. Turn i'm
mediately and let it brown on the
other side. The secret is not to
overlook it which will toughen it.
If you're not sure it is cooked
through, you can cut tiny open
ing in a slice to see if it is Drowned
through. I never leave the stove
when I am cooking liver, but watch
it constantly. It has to be cooked
very quickly. incidentally, that is
the way to cook those tiny sand
wich steaks so that they are ten
derD
/ think some one wrote In and
asked how to clean parchment
lampshades. I use plain mineral oil
but don't saturate the cleaning
cloth with it. Just dab at a
time and rub lightly and quickly.
1t always worked for me, but per-
haps it would be wise to try spot
on the back of the shade first as
your parchment may be Of differ
ent quality.
Would any of the readers like to
have a good recipe (and an easy
one) for delicious baking powder
coffee cake?
Two cups flour, tablespoons su-
gar, 4 tablespoons shortening, egg
we'll beaten, Il teaspoon salt, 4 tea
spoons baking powder, "a cup milk,
l teaspoon vanilla.
Mix and sift the dry ingredients.
Cut IN shortening and add the va
nilla. egg, and milk to make soft
dough. Place in wen-greased
pan. Sprinkle with plenty Of mixed
sugar and cinnamon and dot with
butter. Bake Is minutes In mod
crate oven, 375 F.