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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-03-01
BY WILLIAM MULDER

it said when it promised a trip
with all expenses paid" 1t has
been a pleasure to be winner in
contest that had absolutely no
strings attached to it. So at the
outset l want to say Tack sa
mycket, tack, tack!" for a tour so
efficiently managed and so gen.
erously and unreservedly provided
for. l am sure all of us at no time
felt like ordinary tourists but like
special guests. AS a result we
may have a false notion that Scan
dinavia is all royal courtliness, but
in that event we err on the right
side at least.
| brought a good deal of antici-
patton to the trip. At Harvard
University last year I had taken
a course in the History and Cul-
ture of the Scandinavian Coun-
tries" under Prof. Sven Liljeblad
of Uppsala and l looked forward to
seeing actually the land and people
we had talked about or seen brief
ly on slides. Moreover, l have
been gathering material for his
tory of Scandinavian settlements
in Utah, and the trip seemed an
open door to scholars and libraries
! in Scandinavia l was eager to be-
4 come acquainted with. In both eX-
pectations l have had ample full
i fillment-I feel that every moment
of the trip has been made to count.
4 I feel as if l have taken a walk
/ through history have seen old
/ Scandinavia and touched hands
with the new One generalization
l will allow myself-that the spir-
it of the people seems to be for
ward looking and progressive
while rooted in a veneration of
tradition and the past. Scandina-
vians have a sense of history and
continuity which we lack in Amer
/ lea, but it is not a muSty museum,
a decadent repining for lost glories
it is rather the seedbed of con-
tinued striving to meet the issues
which each new generation must
face. 1 found the architecture of
the town hall in Stockholm beauti-
fully symbolic of how old and new
I traditions can meet and be recon-
ciled On the one hand, centuries
old castles, and on the other ultra
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-03-01

William Mulder, Utah news
paperman, one of six winners
who made trip through Scan
dinavia as guest of the swedish
American Line, makes some
timely observations regarding
the scandinavian people, their
love of beauty and travel, bal
anced reasoning, and their keen
appreciation of historical and
cultural values.
His story about Ola Nilsson
Iiljenquist, the Mormon Bishop,
won second prize in the Essay
Contest on the subject of THE
INFLUENCE OF SWEDISH
SETTLERS ON A COMMUNE
TY OR REGION, sponsored by
the Swedish American Line. in
conimemOration of the SWed;sh
Pioneer Centennial of 1913.
When the Swedish American
Line invited us to look its gif
horse in the mouth l had some
misgiVingS. But l discovered dur
ing the trip that the nag had al
its teeth. a plush saddle, and ga,
trappings. The Line meant wha
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-03-01
the things connected with food
which 1 found general.

the things connected with food
which 1 found general.
Swedish reserve must be a myth,
or else it is a very thin veneer, for
l found among all classes that 1t
was easily broken down. A Swed-
ish barber may not chatter as
much as an American (thank
goodness but otherwise from hall
porter to university professor the
smile was warm and the talk
friendly. At Uppsala Decent AXE
Campbell invited me to lunch at
his apartment. On the way we
stopped to buy bread and milk, and
as we carried the packages he
turned to me with a halfworried
look and asked, "In America is it
proper for a university professor
to carry bottle of milk on the
street. 1 had to laugh and assure
him we were as democratic as the
Swedish.
The Danes, of course, don't take
themselves seriously anyway, and
it was touch and go with them
from the moment we arrived in
Copenhagen. The representatives
of the Danish National Travel AS
sociation nearly killed us with
kindness, They were determined
on patriotic grounds, l think, to
make their reception outshine any
thing Sweden or Norway could
offer From Tattoo Joe's Cor was
it Charlie's) in the harbor district
to fashionable Adlon Klubben they
showed us the gay side of Copen-
hagen. I learned something of its
serious side later during two weeks
at the Royal Library-but even
there Archivist Hans Ellekilde
relished his little joke about the
three houses in Denmark the
Folkting, the Landting, and the
Snapsting (if the first two could
not agree they adjourned to the
thirdly
Beauty everywhere in Scandina-
via stamped the countryside, the
cities, and the life of the people.
Whether admiring the rolling grain
fields of Skane, the green meadows
of Zealand, the forests and lakes
of Dalarna, the archipelago of
Stockholm, or the fjords and noun
tains of Norway. I had the inn
preston as I looked that I was
turning pages of a vast picture
book in full color. Everything
seemed under the care of loving
gardeners; on the farms every
square foot seemed weed free. Red
houses with white trim in Sweden
white stucco in Denmark were
characteristic. Homes displayed
a taste for the decorative (espe-
cially in Dalarna).
In making of books, of glass, OF
silverware, of houses and public
buildings, of pastry even, people
INDUCED a love of the artistic
Original paintings seemed common
in the homes. Flowers were for
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-03-01
NV Impressions of Modern Scandinavia

modern factories and apartment
houses-these represent the spirit
of the people l have become fond
of in a few short weeks.
More than a third of the time
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-01-27

and Mrs. Robert Winters, Oakland;
Mrs. Arthur limbaugh. Parsons, W.
Va; Mrs. William Quinn, Frostburg;
two sons, Foster and Cecil Fresh
both Of McKeesport, Pa; two broth
ers, Mcclellan Alexander Oakland;
and Edward Alexander, Akron, Ohio;
II grandchildren and 3 great grand
children.
Funeral services were conducted on
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock from
the home Of her daughter, Mrs viii
liam Quinn, in Frostburg, with Rev.
Harold l.. Stoudt, pastor Of st. Paul's
Lutheran church officiating. Burial
was in Allegany cemetery, Frostburg.
Pallbearcrs were James II. Close,
John L. Geise, L. B. f. Edwards Carl
Fresh, Everett Lemmert and George
A. Lemmert. Flower bearers were
Guy limbaugh, Paul Fresh, James
and Daniel limbaugh, grandsons of
the deceased, Daniel Biser, Thomas
Williams and Robert Jackson.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-01-27
DIED
MRS CHARLES II. LANTZ

Mrs. Cora Agnes Shaf'cr Lantz was
born near Underwood in 1877, and
died at her home, near Brookside, on
Friday morning, January If, follow
ing an illness Of one week. She was
the daughter Of the late Michael and
Hannah Ashby Shafer Her husband,
Charles Henry Lantz, preceded her in
death about a year ago.
She is survived by her three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Myrtle Fulk, with whom
she made her home; Mrs. NADIA Meth
ken, of Brookside; and Mrs. Julia
Shaffer, of Crellin; one brother, Al
bert Shaffcr, Crellin; and four sisters,
Mrs. Jane Sanders, Crellin, Mrs. Ada
White, Mrs. Stella Campbell, Akron,
Ohio; and Mrs. Anna Smith, Morgan
town, w. Va, also five grandchildren.
She was a member of the Methodist
church. Funeral services were con-
Quoted on January II from the
Aurora Lutheran church with Rev.
George w. Simpson officiating. Inter
ment was in the Aurora cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-01-27
GEORGE p. PARRISH

Funeral services for George P. Par
IRISH, 10, of Elk Garden, w. Va, re-
tired Shallmar mine foreman, who
died last Thursday in Allegany hos
pital, Cumberland, were held Satur-
day afternoon at 1:30 from the Mt.
Bethel Methodist church in Kitzmiller,
with Rev. G. w. Burkhart, Pente-
costal minister, and Rev. G. A. Bonn
boy, pastor of the Kitzmiller Method
list church, officiating.
Final rites at the grave in I.O.O.F.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-01-27
Along the Potomac
to Washington
BY j. Glenn BeaIl

The Presidents uncomplimentary
references to Communists and Com
munism in his Inaugural Address
made a good impression on most
congressman, regardless Of political
affiliation, and it's evident that Mr..
Truman is becoming more aware Of
the great differences between our
form of government and the Russian
tyranny.
Some seasoned capital observers
believe that the Presidents strong
words may be a harbinger of a
change in technique. During the re-
cent political campaign, Mr.. Truman
planned to send Chief Justice Ninson
to Moscow for direct talks with
Stain, but pressure from the Secre-
tary of State prevented this Inflated
venture.
Now, it appears that the President
definitely has given up the idea of
such a junket, despite the recent
rumors that he would resulTect his
proposal. He didn't give any evidence
of "softness" toward Russia in this
first speech of his new term.
The speech also seemed to forecast
more expenditures overseas. He
promised to implement the so-called
Marshall Plan and he gave hint of
vast new expenditures for weapons of
defense, apparently to be given to
the nations of Western Europe al
ready getting huge sums from the
Economic Cooperation Administration.
If so, it seems that the whopping
budget he already has recommended
will have to be revised upward, in
stead of downward, as so many had
hoped. The President did not speci-
tically mention new expenditures, but
he implied further aid to other nat
tions.
In view of the Presidents stand, it
is difficult, to say the least to under
stand the Democratic sabotage of the
House Committee on Un-American
Activities.
The Democratic leadership, through
d subterfuge tossed Representative
John L. Rankin CD.-Miss.) and Repre-
sentative F. Edward Hebert O.-LaD
off the Un-American Activities Com
mittee. This was accomplished by the
single ruse of having the Democratic
caucus pass rule providing that only
lawyers could be appointed to the
Committee.
Representative Hcbert, who has
gained a reputation for honesty and
fair-mindedness, apparently was too
much opposed to Communists in the
federal government, as well as Com
munists overseas.
His scorching criticism of the
Democratic leadership for bouncing
him off the committee deserves re-
printing:
81 sought only the truth =" he
asserted in speech in the House. Il
was elected as a Democrat by the
people of Louisiana and shall conduct
myself according to their wishes and
instructions. The denials of reprisal
and punitive action are not convincing
in view of the facts. The inescapable
truth of the matter is that a prece-
dent was broken in failing to reas-
sign me to the Committee on I'm
American Activities
"The practice of the political purge
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-01-27
MRS. MARTHA FRESH

Mrs. Martha E. Fresh, II, native
of this county, died last Thursday
morning at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Pearl Shea, at Frostburg,
with whom she resided. Death oc-
CURED after a brief illness.
Besides Mrs. Shea she leaves four
other daughters, Mrs. Guy Hinebaugh
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-01-27

cemetery, Elk Garden, were in charge
of Eagle Lodge No. n, Knights of
Pytbias, Kitzmiller; and United Mine
Workers Local No. 1897, Shallmar
lie was a native Of Elkins, W. Va,
a son Of the late Rev. J. A. and
Eliza Jane Mcnamara Parrish. Sur
viving is his wife.
Bic four powers agreed to resume
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-01-27

is not new art. 1t has always been
INDUCED in as a means of liquidation
by those who refuse to recognize the
right of an individual to think and
act for himself"
Il shall continue to say what
think and do what | say"
Majority Leader Joseph W. Martin,
Jr. (R.-Mass.), who ridiculed the
idea of appointing only lawyers to
the Un-American Activities Commit
tee, pointed out that less than 80 per-
cent of the members of the House
are lawyers and that this would dis
criminate against non-lawyers in Con-
gress who wanted to serve on the
Committee.
Representative Martin who has
seen Communists protected in the
government service for years and can
recognize a Communists by sight on
scent, declared that the Republicans
would follow no such practice in their
appointments to the Un-American
Activities Committee.
1t seems incredible, but it is true,
that years after everyone from the
President down to the page boy has
learned how treacherous and deadly
the Communists are, the Democratic
leadership still overlooks the posi-
bilities of Communists spy-rings i'm
Washington and actually appoints
men who are soft" on Communism to
the Un-American Activities Commit
tee Many believe the Democrats will
rue the day they failed to declare un-
renting war on Communists in
Washington-as well as on Com
munist practices abroad.
Under The Dome
We have been advised by the Post
Office Department that the change in
schedule of the rural carriers on the
rural routes out of Union Bridge and
New Windsor would be effective. These
changes are being made in order that
the subscribers to the Frederick Post
may receive delivery Of their papers
on the same day it is printed. The
postmasters of the Union Bridge and
New Windsor Post Offices have been
advised of the change effective at
once.
We were advised that the E.C.A.
Administrator, Mr.. Paul Hoffman,
had extended the time that the E.R.P.
cargoes would be on a $3.50 basis
for sixty days. Mr.. Hoffman had said
that after January / he would not be
bound by any agreement. He did how
ever extend the time until February
/, and an additional 60 day extension
has now been given. | received many
letters protesting Mr. Hoffman's first
statement and am very much graft
fed that an extension Of time has
been given.
| attended the annual dinner of the
National Limestone Association on
January 18th. This dinner was at
tended by many Of my constituents
from Frederick County.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-01-27

Big four powers agreed to resume
Evening star., 1949-03-23

will eventually benefit the population OF
the Western sectors, besides ending situa-
tion that was driving the local administra-
ton to insolvency. Though the Soviet
commander has said he will refrain from
retaliation, some Russian countermeasures
are anticipated, but it is not thought that
they can greatly intensity the difficulties
caused by the Soviet blockade itself. AS
our official spokesman, General Howley,
puts it: How can any conference.-the
compare with the brutality of the block
ade which attempts to starve two and
= half million people" He added that this
currency reform is additional proof of the
Western Allies: determination to maintain
their position in Berlin and will be fol-
lowed by further action, including expan-
sion Of the air lift
Evening star., 1949-03-23
Threatening the Pyromiders

Police Chief Barrett has shown good
judgment in vetoing the irresponsible
threats made against pyramid club men,
bers by Lieutenant Roy Blick Of the vice
squad.
The proper function of the police is to
enforce the law, and If the pyramid opera
tion is a violation of law, as it we'll may be-,
Lieutenant Blick has a right to make
arrests for specific violations and submit
the cases for prosecution. He has no right,
however, to attempt to enforce the law
through a process Of intimidation of the
public And certainly 1t is intimidation
to threaten mass arrests and admonish
pyramid club members that they face loss
of their telephones If they use them to
solicit other members.
To deal properly with this pyramid craze
calls for certain amount of common
sense. These people are not criminals in
any ordinary sense. At worst, they are
foolish individuals whose Judgment has
not been equal to the lure of this latest
get-rich-quick scheme. The chances are
that within very short time the fad
will have run its course and q good many
thousand people in Washington will have
come to the shame-faced conclusion that
they were taken for ride. They are mixed
up In racket in which the mass of partici-
pants cannot win, and the sooner they
find this out for themselves the better
Evening star., 1949-03-23
OAR Ban Criticized
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Buried on the back page Of The Star for
March IS was an article telling Of the pass
ing Of resolution by the District Daughters
Of the American Revolution urging the BAN
ming Of q textbook, Building Citizenship"
and the magazine Senior Scholastic from
the public schools.
I have read this study magazine for two
years and have never found any evidence Of
subversive writing in it.
The OAR bases its opposition to Senior
Scholastic on the point that in q list Of
American heroes the names Of Benjamin
Franklin, Katherine Cornell and Bill Maui
din are found. The sponsor Of the resolution
says that she read very carefully five issues
Of the magazine. If this is the most sub
versive thing in five issues Of the magazine.
what basis is there to condemn It?
This Is the latest in = long list Of ire
sponsible OAR attacks.
MITCHELL BLANKsTEN.
Evening star., 1949-03-23
Reopening an Old Question

When the House Public Lands Committee
begins investigating the leased operation
of washington's public golf courses 1t may
find 1t profitable to review hearings on the
same subject that took place In May and
June of 1s4l. At that time the House
District Committee was examining the bill
to create Recreation Board. It got side
tracked into an incidental inquiry rs to
terms on which the 8. q. Leoffler Company
operated the golf courses. 1t asked
number Of questions which were never
answered completely. Sentiment on the
committee seemed to favor putting the
golf courses under the Recreation Board
but the committee finally reported the
bill establishing that board without rec
ommending any change in operation of
the golf courses Testimony at the lo41
hearings, however, provides interesting
background for the current inquiry.
Evening star., 1949-03-23
Tough implications Of ECA

Paul G. Hoffman, European Cooperation
Administrator, is known for his plain
speaking Never was his calculated candor
better illustrated than in recent address
he gave in New York City. His audience
consisted of several hundred prominent
industrial executives assembled for con-
ference on marketing.
Very likely, some of Mr.. Hoffman's re-
marks did not sit too well with his hearers
At any rate, he took the bull by the horns
when he analyzed what he frankly termed
certain tough implications" Of ECA.
Mr.. Hoffman urged a realistic accept
ance OF the fact that ECA is designed to
get Europe back on its feet economically,
even though this means sharp competition
with American goods. At present there
Is regrettable tendency on the part of
economic pressure groups here to use ECA
to push American exports, regardless OF
the effect on European recovery. Such
tactics, he warned, could deteriorate the
Marshall Plan into an ineffective relief
program.
notable instance of this is our coal
trade with Europe. Before the war, we
shipped almost no coal to Europe, because
But lately we have shipped big quantities
of coal, and our coal trade would like to
keep that new market The process, how
ever, is unsound-a literal sending Of
Goals to Newcastle" financed by American
dollars which could be spent far better in
other ways. Similarly, our automobile
manufacturers should reconcile themselves
to seeing British, German or other Euro
pean cars predominate on the European
market, because at the present time most
OF the Marshall-Plan countries cannot buy
American motor cars unless the American
taxpayers give them the dollars with which
to buy them"
Mr. Hoffman was equally fortnight in
his remarks on the costs of ECA, direct
and collateral. For the first time, publicly,
he estimated the total ECA bill to American
taxpayers at $4,000 ,000o 900, and he like
wise pointed out that those costs must be
supplemented by huge outlays for military
expenditures which would keep our taxes
high and might conceivably require ere
imposition of various controls"
Nevertheless, Mr. Hoffman contended
that all these outlays are well worth the
price, because our very American way Of
life" is at stake Nothing less will suffice
to win the cold war" by developing
viable and stable Europe. The one certain
way ultimately to get our taxes down and
keep the American economy free is to win
the "cold war" and thereby avert World
War III.
Mr.. Hoffman concluded by drawing
hopeful picture of Western Europe's eco
,or,ic rrouresc since ECA went intn effect
He emphasized that ECA funds are devoted
to truly constructive purposes. such as re-
building plants and public utilities. As
Evening star., 1949-03-23
A DiscreditubIe Showing

The House put on = thoroughly dis
ereditable performance yesterday when
the showdown came on the budget
wrecking Rankin veterans pension bill.
It looked at first as though common sense
would triumph over high-pressure politics
and demagogery, for on teller poll the
House voted to kill the billions-for all
veterans measure. But Chairman Rankin
Of the House Veterans Committee proved
the truth of his earlier assertion that
opponents of pensions were "fooling with
one fellow who knows his way around"
He had predicted that on rollcal vote,
when members must 60 on record Tor or
against the veterans" the bill would win
hands down. He was -distressingly
and shamefully right.
Mr.. Rankin had reason to be confident
OF what would happen when members
individually were forced to take q stand.
Record votes on bonus and pension bills
In the past invariably have produced the
same magic hysteria to climb on the "help-
the-veterans" band wagon. The reversal
Of attitude on the part of so many mem
bers late yesterday clearly indicates how
supinely some legislators kowtow to the
pressure of well-organized veterans
lobby. Yet several veterans organizations
are opposing the Rankin bill, despite its
sponsorship by the American Legion.
These other groups are against the bill
because they see 1t for what it is-a vote
getting handout to veterans that will
gravely imperil essential programs for the
disqualification and rehabilitation of dis
abled and other former servicemen really
In need Of help.
Undoubtedly many Of the Representatives
who switched votes when the rollcall came
intend to seek amendment of the Rankin
bill to limit its scope to needy World War
veterans. That is the only recourse left If
q continuing national financial emergency
is to be averted. However modified, there
has been no persuasive evidence OF any
need for these pensions. The veterans, like
every one else, are included in aid programs
provided for all citizens, and the disabled
ones are being generously provided for. IT
the House does not have the courage to
hill the current pensions-for-veterans
movement, it is to be hoped that the
Senate will face the issue with greater
boldness and realism. For Congress Is on
trial in this critical issue.