davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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comfort. l only lasted In that bust
ness two or three months, three
months at the very most, and then
/ had to, in disgust, close the place
down, rent it out, I sent my wife
to New York City and, as a mat
ter of fact, our main point of corr
respondence has been just when
/ am going to follow and leave the
islands, because the conditions
there are practically in a state of
disgust.
We have the case of the veter-
ans. Mr.. Oxholm, I must say very
frankly, gentlemen, has done a
very good job for the short time
he was in the Virgin Islands, and
we were very sorry to lose Col.
Oxholm, he worked with all the
people and did a remarkably good
job. He had a meeting with the
veterans one day and told us;
why don't we incorporate? In the
States it was being done, a few
veterans getting together and in.
cooperating and they got into bust
ness on their own.
He told us of the possibility that
the Army was disposing of a lot
of surplus shoes, they were worn
in some places, not entirely new,
but they could be rebuilt and that
could be a very good business.
The Army was willing to practi-
cally give those shoes away to the
G.. rs.
We got together and made ap-.
proaches to the bank for a loan,
some of us had 200, others. had
500, we needed much more money
than that, and we could not get.
a red cent. So that idea had to be
abandoned.
So it is, time and again, where
every move that has been. made
to establish, some little economy
in the island, the people are just
choked off because there.is no. op-
portunity for credit. facilities.
/ would like to tell the Senator,
too, going back a little, when the
Navy was in the islands, when we
had the Naval Administration.
conditions were far better. than
they are now because the Navy
spilled employment for a large
number of people. There was
nothing like unemployment in the
islands when the Navy was there.
OF course, no. people want to
live on the naval regime forever.
It is all right to begin with in a
period of transition, we decided
we wanted a civil government.
The Congress of the United
States agreed with us that the
Virgin Islands should have a ci-
vii form of government. The Con-
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GIN Islands.
About the same time we had
the hurricane of 1882 that swept
over the islands. There was des-.
titution,s it was at that time that
the Virgin Islands Company was
conceived, to take up the slack
OF unemployment which the NAVY
was taking care of before, and to
prevent the people from actually
living on Uncle Sam on the dole.
It seems to me, Senator, that
that step to begin with was fine.
Now, we have come to the stage
where another step forward will
give the Virgin Islands that push
up to- where we hepe--and it IS
reasonable to expect--that the
Senate of the United States and
the House of Representatives of
the United States will have very
little trouble so far as having to
advance financial aid to the is
lands from year to year.
believe that now is the psy-
Geological time. The people are
talking about getting things,
strangers are coming in. continen-
tails, who saw the islands during
the war, ex-officers of the United
States Army, of the Navy, many
OF them have come there and
bought little pieces of land, some
OF them have gone into small bust
ness, there is a tendency for the
islands to get up. Now is the time,
as we see it, if the islands get the
right push and ENCOURAGEMENT
from the Congress, that they will
go places.
We feel if we miss the boat
now, a year from now, six months
People who are down there at the
present time are waiting to see
just. what is going to happen. If
things do not work out and this
gloom remains over the island
economically, then those people
have to leave & go to the United
States. AS / see it, Senator, those
people that leave the Virgin Is
lands & come to the United States
they actually in some respects are
draining the Treasury because
they go on relief. l understand up
here relief is pretty large sums
Of money, and everytime a group
of people from the Virgin Islands
goes to New Work City and they
cannot get employment there, it
means they go right on relief, and
that either directly or indirectly
is taking money out of the Treas
ury Of the United States.
We feel those people should
stay home where they belong. We
feel too, that those people from
the Virgin Islands who have left
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actually owned by a German mo-
tor car manufacturer named Won
Appl.
There are probably several hum
dred claims filed by American res
idents In enemy countrieS-most
Of them being women married TO
foreigners. One of the best known
Of these is pending In the District
Court and was filed on behalf of
Mrs. Madeline Dupont Ruoff
daughter Of the late Alfred Du-
pont, American industrialist. Twice
married to Germans, she lived in
Germany from 1912 to 1916. Mrs.
Ruoh Is suing to recover about
81. 400. 900 worth of property.
Case Is Complicated.
The question is whether she
comes within the definition of
allen" The case Is complicated
by reason Of the fact that both
American and German citizen
ship are involved.
Her first marriage to a German
cost her the loss Of her American
citizenship. After the death of
her first husband she married
Ruoff. a German Army officer.
Her American citizenship was re-
stored under the Gable Act which
was passed to take care of such
situations.
Mrs. Ruon has three sons who
served In the German Army but
fourth son was an American
citizen.
A California case that brings
up an interesting situation is
typical Of several. It involves
property claimed by q Swiss
named Won Neinborff. a natural
lied citizen of California. He
owned considerable property in
Germany where he visited yearly.
He visited Germany in 1910 and
remained there until he died
during the war.
The suit for recovery OF $125,-
600 of his property seized In Cali
fornia was brought on behalf Of
his estate. The case was tried
last year In Los Angeles and the
court unheld the seizure. While
Mr.. Won Neinborff was a natural
lied citizen. investigation re-
vealed that in 1912 he had acted
in Germany as a Nazi secret
agent. according to the Justice
Department. Under the interpre-
tation of the Law he was an
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Ot1lcTWlbe suffered OAulHSe8
through years of detention at
Midway. Guam, Wake Island. the
Philippines and other territory In
vaded by the japanese.
American prisoners Of war also
are eligible for PREPARATIONS fixed
by the commission.
All German and japanese prop
erty left over after satisfying
court and administrative claims
goes to the Treasury and viii be
used to satisfy the claims Of these
elig' bic Americans.
The independent ONCE Of Alien
Property Custodian was term
mated by executive order Of Octo-
Der IA. 1916. All its powers and
the property seized under the
Trading With the Enemy Act were
transferred to the Attorney Gen.
eral. Attorney General Clark
then created the ONCE Of Alien
Property for administrative .pur-
poses.
Many Suits Involved.
Biggest and most involved OF
the suits on file in the District
Court is that brought by Il. G..
Chemie." the popular trade name
for a large Swiss corporation.
which is trying to recover stock
In General Anilene 81 Film Corp.
The Government contends this
nearly $100. 900 900 concern oper-
ated chemical plants in this coun-
try for the great I. G. Farben
combine In Germany, whose OFF,
GERS have been tried and SEN
fenced by the War Crimes Com
mission.
This is typical. the Government
contends, of the So-called cloak
ing cases which have been filed
by corporations located principally
In Switzerland and Sweden, the
two neutrals, where 50 much Ger
man property was held in trust
during the war.
The cases often involve q labo-
rious search for evidence that the
nominal or alleged owner Is acting
for an enemy. and require q pain
stalking analysis of a series OF
transactions that may have been
designed to conceal or camouf1age
the true ownership or control, it
was said. Many Of the searches
now in progress are being con-
Quoted in Germany as well as in
the United States.
Searches Are. Important.
These examinations are extreme
ly important, since proof OF
enemy ownership in a single case
may net the United States Gov
eminent property worth millions,
and Illustrate attempts OF enemies
to conceal their ownership Of i'm
portant assets in this country, the
Justice Department pointed out.
The issue involved In the afore-
mentioned case is whether the
Government seized German or
Swiss property. The Government
calls 1t a "cloaking case" pure and
simple. It has not yet come up for
trial in District Court. where all
foreign corporations must bring
suits for recovery.
A suit filed by the Uebersee
Finanz Korporation, also pending
IN the District. was decided two
months ago in favor Of the Gov
eminent. An appeal will be filed.
This Is what the Justice Depart
ment calls another "cloaking" case,
the plaintiff being q Swiss cons
Germ. The court held the proper
ties involved brewery and a
chain of gasoline stations--wereH
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blasted thu present systsn al
Federal subsidies for aaraines> Re
said the industry ss SUFFERING from
too much eocclins ard wes
nursing
The famed world War ! ace
backed VI his criticism YESTERDAY
with an account Of the money ne
said he could save
Capt. RsckenhAeksr wrote Sen
ator johnson that II gisea the
opportunity" Eastern would op-
crate the I've other lines On the
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other big domestic lines without
arv Government subsidy.
He said the offer. Il accepted.
would save American taxpayers
sio.25l 900 o year.
Capt. RieEenbacke- made the
IN q letter 10 Chairman
johnson OF the Senate Commerce
which is inQuiring into
The wobbly financial condition Of
some Of the Nations air carriers,
Capt. Rickenbaeker has testi-
fed before the committee and
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Riekenbacker Offers 10 Run
S AirIines Without U. 5. Aid
By me Assoxio's1 Press

Capt. Eddie v. Rickenhacker
president Of Eastern Air Lines.
yesterday offered TO operate FIVE
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enemy" and therefore not en-
titled to recovery. the department
said.
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show that in Doris Fissson.
1850 Fair Deal Democrats stand
to gain materially in the House at
the expense of the Republican,
Southern Democrat coalition
which often stymies them in Con-
gress.
Gift From Growing q. S.
These House gains will be 4
gift from growing America which
increasingly hocks to industrial
areas where the welfare state is
popular. They will have the added
effect Of helping the Fair Dealers
rivet their hold on Democratic
national policy.
The size Of q State delegation
to national conventions Is based
upon the size Of that States dele
cation in Congress. Occasionally
some gimmicks are interjected,
Last year In q gesture Of appeas-
ment to the South, Democrats
gave q bonus in delegates to States
which had gone Democratic In the
last election. But the basic in
gredient is the size Of the Congress
sional delegation.
Population trends now insure
an increase in Democratic strength
in industrial States and q cores
ponding reduction in the number
Of conservative Democratic Con-
gressmen from the South. Thus
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Earlv Census Studies
Of.Year Elections May Be as Crucial
To the Welfare State as 1852 Race

a further waning OF SOuLneTI
influence in national conventions
is inevitable.
All this is not precisely silver
platter proposition for the Fai1
Dealers. The gains now indicated
must first be translated into fact
by politicians, many OF whom
have shown a decided talent In
the past for obstructing the well
fare state.
In order to be certain Of profit
ing to the utmost from the situa-
ton the Truman forces must
make q searching effort to gain
control Of .statehouses and State
legislatures. Some fast footwork
on Capitol Hill is also indicated.
Owe Chance to Census.
They owe their chance to the
1850 census. Constitutionally the
Congress which will convene In
January, 1851, must decide how
many Representatives each STATE
will get on the basis Of It's newly
ascertained population. Early
studies show eight Southern States
and rural New York and Pennsyl-
vania losing Congressmen while
California may gain eight or nine
the Northwest another pair.
The problem can't be solved by
increasing the size Of the House;
Congress has agreed the present
436 Representatives are enough
The losing States will holler, Of
course, and they include some
gifted hollerers who have otter
tied up the House and caused end
less delays. - :,
Then. after Congress does pro.
pose. the State Legislatures vii
dispose. How they dispose In mat.
tiers Of this kind has often made
the angels weep. Their prineipa
weapon, when population shifts
threaten the party controlling thu
legislature. is gerrymandering, ths
system by which safe" districts
are carved out regardless Of geog'
raphy or good sense.
Hence for the Fair Dealers tht
State elections in 1850 will be al.
most as important Is the Con.
rressinnaJ
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themselves. Henry meLem'fs'
The idea is that person would
rather find a jar of homemade
pickles. say, under the Christmas
tree than bottle of French per-
fume, and that the joy Of getting
q handsome piece of costume
jewelry is not to be compared with
the joy of receiving brace OF
hand-crocheted pot holders.
Personally, I don't think there
is much truth in the idea the
magazines are handing out, but a
man would be a sucker not to act
as if he believed it. It constitutes
the best way of saving money
since the invention of the pig
bank.
My house is a workshop pure
and simple. and has been ever
since I eagerly grasped at this
Christmas thrift measure. Half of
the gifts I am sending out are
finished. and there's one thing I
can say about them-the people
who get them will never think they
were store-bought.
One thing worries me, though:
That Government law against
using the mails to defraud. Just
looked at q tie rack I made and
am sending to an uncle Of mine.
II I enclosed a card saying. Merry
Christmas Hope You'll Enjoy
This Tie Rack" there will be
nothing to prevent him from
charging me with using the mails
to defraud. On the other hand, If
I don't enclose card telling him
what it is. he'll undoubtedly think
it is a child's rake. Everyone else
who has seen it spotted it for a
child's rake right away.
I'm no great shakes as a
cook, but the making of home
made jams, jellies and preserves
for Christmas presents is a
breeze. It is 10 simple that I
almost hate to let you in on it.
Here's what you do: You wait
until you hear or read Of a sale
Of jams, jellies and preserves, and
then 60 buy yourself a mess Of
them. Then you bring them home
and transfer them to old pint and
quart Mason jars you have saved
for just such q bit Of Yuletide
skulduggery.
Final Touch In Racket.
The final touch is what lends
authenticity to the whole racket.
Cut square pieces Of paper and
as In my case. write on them
such labels as "Henry's Grape
jelly" "Hehry's Chow Chow,
'Henry's Hot Chill Sauce" but
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not as I regrettably did one year,
"Henry's Del Monte Sliced
Peaches"
There's one thing about making
your own Christmas presents,
and that is it is so economical
that you find yourself able to
remember many more friends.
Just how long those remembered
will remain your friends after
Christmas is a risk you have to
run. This year am sending out
napkin rings by the hundreds.
II decided on this the moment I
discovered how easily napkin
rings could be made from cur
tain rings and d little gilt paint
from the five and ten.
It's amazing, too, what you
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This Changing World
Several L lawmakers on World Junkets
Reported Acting Like Sailors on Spree

Italy or Spain the illegal exchange
of dollars on the black market is
faithfully reported to the respec-
tive governments. No steps are
taken, of course, against Santa
Claus people who light-heartedly
defy the laws of country which
is their host.
Occasionally an official remarks
sarcastically to an American news
paper: "It is strange that for
several days we have had six Con-
gressmen and their wives and be-
tween them they have exchanged
only 30 dollars at the official
banks"
Only Minority Playful.
1t must be said in fairness to the
"junketing committee" that only
a minority can be criticized for
their playfulness. Most of them
are hard working men who en-
deavor to learn first-hand many
things that they could not under
stand by remaining in the United
States and listening to the reports
of the various official representa-
tives of the executive branch.
1t is true that they seldom re-
main long enough in one place to
go deeply into any situation. Even
impressions are useful. however,
these days. when an individual
wants to keep his eyes and ears
open.
Because of the widespread repu-
tation. that the American Congress
is the most independent parlia-
mentary assembly in the world,
many foreigners, officials and
plain citizens present them with
facts which seldom come to the
ears Of American officials.
There are a number Of Ameri-
can official observers who are
willing to talk of the record and
with great frankness to the legis-
lators. They bring to their at
tention facts which they do not
dare present in writing to their
superiors. lest they run counter
to the official policies Of the ad-
mintstration. Such independent
thinking. If put on paper, may
result in the loss Of their posi-
tions. which generally are well
paid and offer living advantages
which cannot be found at home.
All these conversations and OBJ
servations are carefully recorded
by our travelling legislators and
serve an excellent purpose. They
enable them to examine, with
greater knowledge of the facts,
the many money bills presented to
Congress by the administration.
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visit and that Constantine Brown.
in the eyes of those peoples they
represent America even more than
ambassadors and their staffs do.
They are representatives of the
American people, not political ap-
pointees of the President of the
United States. Hence, if some Of
them choose to have a good time
as they do. occasionally and un-
obtrusively. at home-their ac-
tions are watched by foreign gov
ernments and by newspapermen
both native and foreign.
Utterances Taken Seriously.
Some Senators and Representa-
tives overlook the fact that while
statements they make in their
States or districts at home are not
taken too seriously. outside the
United States their utterances
have far more significance.
The foreign governments and
the local press take them to re-
fleet the actual views of the
United States Congress. which has
more power than the elected
chambers of other countries.
Hence. the horseplay in which
some legislators indulge, in the be-
lief that they are away from the
American limelight. occasionally
creates a painful impression and
reflects adversely on the Ameri-
can government.
1t is easily forgotten by all
American travellers that even the
most advanced democratic coun-
tries In Europe have highly eff
cient secret police which "ob-
serves" carefully the antics of all
distinguished foreigners.
Thus. when an American Sena-
tor or Representative visits France
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On the Other Hand
The General Should Devote Less
Time to Speaking, More to Study

OF his defeat: It might have
evolved also from victory, but
the country should not have
been asked to take that chance.
1t should not be again.
The speeches the General has
been making undoubtedly are his
own. But they have an unfortun-
ate resemblance to the solemn
pronouncements on public affairs
that the ghost writer's of the NAM
and related organizations grind
out by the yard for the use OF
any member having q speaking
engagement. Il. he keeps on max
ing such speeches he is bound to
begin believing them and that Is
not the best way to obtain the
education he will need as Presi-
dent Of the United States.
Can't Really Know.
The best way would be to set
himself to a serious study Of the
changes that have occurred in
American society since he was a
boy. OF the boys Of his day he
could sly truthfully for most of
them. as he did the other night,
They believed that a man should
carve his own future for himself
and his family, economically and
every other way" He chose to
carve his own as a soldier, leav-
ing the competition of Kansas for
the cloistered walls Of West Point
and from that time has been free
from the sordid business Of max
ing living.
This is not to say he could not
have taken good care Of himself
in the civilian struggle. All the
Eisenhower boys have demon
strated plenty Of capacity in that
respect. And, in any case, the
stout fellows like Ike have always
managed to get along. But for
average fellows. no matter how
proud, conditions have changed.
They are up against today's in
dustrial civilization. They can't
all live by out working or outwit-
ting one another. They have
been forced to seek security - no
matter how much the General
may deplore it in the present state
of his education - and to seek 1t
by group action.
The men who lie under the
white crosses in Europe weren't
worrying about going hungry at
the age Of 67, said the General
in that same speech. That's
something he can't really know.
What he can know is that the
boys who came home have that
possibility very much in mind and
are doing something about it.
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OoF0sns Ano"Psen' CQal - D pa
from the character assassination
to which he, like 20 many dB-
tinguished public figures, has been
subjected - believes our atomic
policy is all messed up and does
not want further responsibility
for 1t. We shall doubtless hear
from him further now that he is
free to speak. The discomfort Of
atomic scientists is also q matter
Of public record. They are all
but unanimously convinced that
American atomic research, suffer-
ing both from the secrecy which
surrounds all atomic enterprise
and from the concentration of al
most all attention on bombs, ID
failing to make sufficient prog
ress in non-military developments
and this despite the recent an
nouncement Of q decision for q
machine to o>''breed" essential ma
terials of atom force, which could
have industrial significance.
Like Thinking Of Chair
One scientist said to me, "Our
bomb policy is like thinking Of
electricity not in terms Of light
and power, but only In terms Of
the electric chair"
And some Of the most knowl-
edgeable of the scientists are con-
vinced that Russia is already
ahead Of the United States on
some phases Of atomic research
and use. They take Mr.. Vishin-
sky's claims seriously.
Incidentally, while we are trying
to keep secrets from Russia and
others, what was the evidence"
of which Mr.. Truman Informed
us, in September. that proved an
atomic bomb explosion had oc-
CURED in Russia?, That Is q Sc
cret not shared with the Ameri-
can people-and an odd sort OF
secret. Kenneth De Courcy's "In-
telligence Digest" for instance,
knew last December that Russia
had, reached the point where she
was in q position to schedule the
explosion Of . bomb. and was In
formed this would occur In June.
In August Mr.. De Courcy was In
formed-as apparently was Pres
ident Truman-tfat 1t had been
exploded that month.
Now, # Mr.. De Courcy knew