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members of the House. What did
not meet the eye was the courage
of the men who stood up to be
counted against the bill.
It did take courage, for the
members who opposed Mr.. Rankin
we're also opposing the American
Legion and the Veterans Of For
eign Wars, both Of which organ
izations were giving the bill their
open support and both Of which
carry considerable weight at the
polls.
It required little extra courage
on the part of the Republican
members who voted their convic-
tions, for in their case 1t meant
voting against their party leader
ship. One out of three of them
did this, refusing to 60 along with
Minority Leader Martin and Rep
resentative Halleck.
"Sticking Necks Out"
All of the 208 knew. to use Mr.
Rankin's own elegant language,
they were sticking their necks
out" And not all of them have as
good a defense against the dema-
gogue element among the veterans
as, for instance; Representative
Potter of Michigan. Mr.. Potter
has two missing legs, lost in World
War II, to testify to his sympathy
with the veterans real interests.
He voted against Mr.. Rankin, the
Legion, the VFW and his Repub-
lican leaders.
Then there was Representative
Young, Congressman at large
from Ohio, who can expect to
face 100000 voters when he
runs again. John Rankin faced
$4,000 last fall.)
II like my job" Representative
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system which prevails in the
United States and other countries
outside the Iron Curtain. said cap
italism is IAN apocalyptic beast
and called on artists to join in
"spewing out the moral imbecile
who talks guns and ethics"
Mr.. Shostakovich must have
shuddered on the speakers plat
form at the Waldorf-Astoria to
think what would have happened
to his family and himself if he
had expressed even a faint criti-
cism of the Communist system
either in New York or Moscow.
While Moscow is engaged in
Esaber-rattling war of nerves
Threatening its neighbors with
words, the fifth column in West
ern Europe and the Far East is
preparing for more positive ac-
ton, according to reliable reports
Mere Opportunists.
Ever since the Western nations
agreed to pool their forces de-
fensively and the United States
promised to stand by them before
aggression actually occurred there
has been a thinning out of the
membership in the Communist
parties in those countries.
Many Communist Party mem
bers are mere opportunists. They
joined the party principally be-
cause they feared that, in view of
the military weakness of their
respective countries, they would
be easy prey for the U. s. S. r.
BY adhering to communism they
Evening star., 1949-03-29
On the Record
Western Reich Program Bogs Down
Because of Delaying Tactics of French

The West German government
is. therefore, now being opposed by
the Communists, the Nauheim
Conservatives and the Social DEM
ocrats-which is a drastic political
victory for the Russians.
Pact Alarms Germans.
The objection of the Social
Democrats to the constitution Is
that by placing so much power
in the states it fragments a ra-
tional use of German resources.
It will give Bavaria. the most re-
dictionary German state, power to
sabotage the rest of the country.
and behind it all lies the never
abandoned separatist concepts Of
the French which, in the past,
have had such woeful consequences
for all Europe.
Furthermore, the North Atlantic
Pact, which makes no provision
for the defense Of Western Ger
many, fills the Germans with
alarmed despair. Although it pro-
vides that an attack on Western
occupation forces would be deemed
aggression, Germans believe that
in case of war Western forces
would withdraw beyond the Rhine,
throwing Germany to the wolves.
All these considerations press to-
ward the logical conclusion that
Germany cannot avoid trying for
an understanding with Russia, and
Communist propagandists are
spreading the news that Russia
would be willing to pay a hand
some price.
American officials are openly
blaming the French, and certainly
If French behavior drives Ger
many toward Russia, France will
be the gravedigger of Europe.
There are still great resources in
Germany for starting strong,
genuine peace movement and
consolidated Europe, even at Ger
man sacrifices. In nothing less
is there European security.
But the crisis demands grand
measures and decisive moves, not
petty measures and vacillation.
(Rleeased by the Bell Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1949-03-29

cans see Gov. Dewey retiring
from Albany into the private
practice of law where they ex-
pect him to do very well indeed.
The tip-off. they suggest, will
come fairly soon when the famed
Dewey managerial experts will
start an exodus from the capital
into well-paying private jobs.
Republicans doubt that Gov.
Dewey would be interested in the
Senate vacancy. They point out
that even If elected, he would
still be freshman to Senators he
has twice beaten for the Presi-
Dental nomination.
Not Easy to Replace.
|, In anticipating Gov. Dewey's
return to the law business. New
Workers do not at all count him
out nationally. Gov. Dewey him
self has said, II am still young. I
have had a unique political ex-
perience. Why should quit poll
tics?" The politicoes expect to
be dealing with him for a long
time as a national figure who
will, If events permit. make an
other-try for het,White House.
But the Governor. has had a
rough ride with the legislature
this year and has had, to compro-
Evening star., 1949-03-29
Politics in New York
Democrats Expect to Reflect O'Dwyer;
Governorship in 1880 Seen Wide Open

mise both on his budget and on at
least one article Of his executive
creed, his pay-as-you-go fiscal
policy. For the first time Re-
publican legislative leaders de-
fled him and got away with it.
The disillusionment is pronounced
general by both sides.
It will not be easy, however, for
the Republicans to replace their
Governor. The dynamic young
prosecutor broke an uninterrupted
Democratic sway of two decades
and it was a personal victory. AS
the Dewey fortunes advanced, 1t
has continued to be more a matter
Of Gov. Dewey's personal prestige
than the building of a party or
ganization. Republican strength
is still concentrated upstate where
no glamour candidates have de-
veloped.
Pressure on Senator Ives Seen.
In some, quarters there will be
pressure upon the attractive Junior
Senator from New York, Mr.. Ives,
to return home and save the AL
bany situation. But Senator Ives
likes his job and Washington;
they suit his years Of legislative
experience at Albany. He is said
to have no desire to be Governor.
Fortunately for the Republicans,
the Democrats. too, seem short
handed. Their best vote-getter Is
the New York Mayor who Is still
extremely popular despite some
vicissitudes in the management Of
city affairs. And at this point, he
seems to have detected q new re-
form drive into an expose Of wire
tapping conducted by a good DEM
ocrat, District Attorney Hogan. If
still Mayor and going strong, Mr..
ODwyer may be the Democratic
candidate for Governor.
New York political opinion Is
united on one point. Its major
parties may be- in the doldrums
but that 45-electoral vote State
still has q leading contender for
the Presidency in 1952-President
Eisenhower of Columbia Univer-
sity. g7g' @lt1 Il :.
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It wasn't easy Henry MoLem'rs'
at first. Start trying to think for
the first time in your life and
you'll find that the old cerebellum
cogwheels have become rusty and
the brain cells have gathered cob
webs. But after half an hour OF
so my Model T of mind got to
chugging, and I was thinking on
all four.
I thought about Prof. Einstein,
and how lonesome he must be,
with his mind away up there in
the stratosphere. and unable to
thrill with the rest Of us to stories
about Rita and Ally. radio pro-
grams on which couples are mar
ried over the air, be-bop, and
whether or not Citations fired leg
will completely heal.
Churchill's Memoirs.
I thought about Winston
Churchill's memoirs and wondered
why he keeps telling how Britain
stood alone. when, in the same
memoirs, he admits keeping the
telephones and cables busy telling
Mr.. Roosevelt that If the United
States didn't pitch in and help
(Which it did, Britain would 60
under, and in hurry. Mr.
Churchill is one of the great men
of all time. but there are times
when he can't see the truth Tor
the Union Jack.
Really thinking now, I pondered
on the cat which we used to have
when was q child. Her name
was Rusty and she was normal in
every way except that two or three
times a week, without warning, she
would lower her head and charge
forward at top speed until some
thing bigger and harder than her
head stopped her.
I can hear mama calling me
now.
SON." she would call, even while
the sound of Rusty,s head coming
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THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.


in contact with q piano leg or the
wall reverberated through the
house. "Son, get the ammonia and
revive Rusty" So, I would get the
big bottle Of Parsons household
ammonia and hold it under Rusty's
nose. A few whiffs and she would
be all right, ready to- lead an Or
derly, purring life, until the bugle
in her head sounded the call for
another charge.
I thought about Gene Fowler,
the author. and his hobby of buy
ing cemetery lots throughout the
world. If you are a friend Of
Genes (and his friendship is one
Of the blessings I have had. you
can die anywhere and be assured
of a handsome plot, with a COM
manding view. He has plots in
every State in the Union. and in
most of the countries Of the world.
And he tells his friends to call
him up when they die and he'll
be glad to give them permission to
be laid away in one of his plots.
I used to doubt that Gene had
bought as many final resting
places as he claimed to have
bought. So, when going around
the world last year. I made it a
point to check.
Gene told the truth. He has one
in Istanbul that overlooks the
Bosporus. He has one in Hong
Kong from which the occupant if
able) can watch the sunset on
Repulse Bay. He is the owner OF
an attractive plot in New Delhi,
and in Bangkok he is tl2e owner
Of a beauty-only two minutes
from the center Of the shopping
district, the Royal Palace, the race
track, and an ultra chic opium
den.
I must stop thinking now.
My mind feels like it had played
five sets of singles
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This Changing World
Communists May Undertake Drastic
Action to Offset Setbacks in Europe

believed that they could better
protect themselves and their fami-
lies in the event Of q Russian
march to the west.
Now, however, convinced that
Americas immense power will
stand behind their countries In
the event of trouble with Russia
many former followers of COM
munism are leaving the party and
joining middle-of-the-r road groups
The desertion Of 100000 Com
munists in Italy and the results
Of the French cantonal elections
prove this conclusively. Under
these circumstances it is probable
that some drastic action may be
undertaken on orders from Mos
COW by top Communist executives
not only in France and Italy. but
in other countries as well.
Sabotage Acts Planned.
French and Italian security serv-
ices are getting ready to cope not
only with new waves of strikes
which may result in violence il
rank-and-flle workers refuse to
obey orders from Communist
headquarters, but also with major
acts of sabotage. Government
pipelines" into the Communist
parties indicate that the sabo-
taging of some major defensive
works-ammunition plants. water
works and power installations
may be attempted in the next few
months if the strike campaign
fails.
Similar acts of sabotage are be-
ing planned, according to Euro
pean reports, in Britain and the
United States. If we are to be-
lieve the generally reliable infor-
nation about the plans of the
Communists, we should expect
some trouble in this country next
summer or fall. The idea, ac-
cording to European sources, is
for Communist agents in the
United States to interfere to the
utmost with the production of
plants and industrial works which
are essential to armament.
This sabotage must be based. 1t
is said, on theological strikes. using
the slogan that American work.
ers should refuse to plunge the
world into another blood bath
But if this is not successful, some
direct action must be undertaken
especially In atomic and aviation
nrojects.
Evening star., 1949-03-29
On the Other Hand
What Did Not Meet the Eye in That
Battle to Beat Rankin Pension Bill

Young told the House. II hope
my constituents will re-elect me
next year; but if the price of vot-
ing against pensions for World
War II veterans means my de-
feat, I accept that with feeling
of serenity and faith that Di-
vine Providence will come to the
rescue of our beloved country and
fill the vacant chair
But Mr.. Young could also say:
1T happens that I served in
World War I in the field artillery
It happens that I served for 81
months in World War H."
loCHe. could also say that his two
sons served al enlisted men in
the Navy and that both we're in
tureF in the Pacific fighting.s
- 7r Not Indispensable. "
There was "a, Representative
Christopher, a Missouri farmer,
who says in his congressional au-
TOPOGRAPHY that he's a great be-
lever in lime, sweet clover and
alfalfa as conservers of the soil
which four of his sons are tilling
while he's away. He told the
House:
1T Is not necessary that I re-
turn to this House two years from
now. This country got along some
way from the days of George
Washington to January 3, 1949.
without me. and I do not want to
return to this House bad enough
to surrender one single principle
for the privilege of returning" :"
But he could also say:
If I had voted for that bill as
it came from the committee I
could not go home on a visit. My
soldier boy sons would hang me
to the first weeping elm tree they
came to that would support my
weight"
Those soldier-boy sons saw serv-
ice. One was invalided home from
the Mediterranean with a burst
vertebra. One spent four years
in the island jungles of the Pa
cific. One landed on a Normandy
beachhead and went through the
campaign of the Belgian bulge.
One spent five years in the Navy.
The votes of members like Pot
ter, Young and Christopher-and
many could tell similar stories
testified to their sincerity and
their clear understanding Of the
pension issue. But an even greater
courage, perhaps, was shown by
those members who voted the
same way without having any such
personal or family record with
which to rebuke the clamor Of
the professional patriots.
Evening star., 1949-03-29

Berlin dispatches during the last
10 days have reported a sudden
sharp drop in hopes for the early
establishment of a West German
state" The fault does not lie with
the German politicians but with
the Western military governments
who have failed to make good
their promises Of an occupation
statute to limit precisely the pow
ers and responsibilities OF the oc-
cupation forces and the powers
and responsibilities OF the Ger
man government.
All occupations are a burden on
the occupied. But the worst OF all
occupations is an arbitrary one, OF
underlined scope. It leads compe-
tent men to reject political par
ticipation and administrative tasks
because of uncertain responsibility
and fear of the charge Of "collabo-
ration"
German Opinion Matters.
# there were unity West and
East 1t might be argued, pragmat-
ically. that German public opinion
doesn't matter. 1t happens, how
ever, that the Russians are Offer
ing to end the occupation alto
gether, in a bold bid for Germany.
Under those circumstances Ger
man opinion and success for the
Germans loyal to Western civiliza-
ton matter very much. for the
loss of Germany will be the loss Of
Europe.
Only a sufficiently bold initia-
tive by the West could politically
offset the Soviets. But it is at just
this moment that the Western
program bogs down-unfortunate-
ly because Of the delaying tactics
of the French. who are separating
the Western powers at the worst
possible moment.
The French have had their way
about many things and with the
cooperation of certain trainers Of
the Bonn constitution, which pro-
vides for far more decentraliza-
ton than has been anticipated.
The French also have had much
of their way on the internation-
alizing Of the Ruhr. AS . result,
the constitution has little, II any,
chance of being ratified. It is
being refused by the Social Demo-
tcrats without whose cooperation
1t is impossible to govern West
ern Germany.
Evening star., 1949-03-29

through Ger
man conserva-
tives under the
banner Of ma
tional unity
and neutrality"
the backin gs
and filling S,
confusions and
delays Of West
ern policy are
all the more de-
plorable.
Although the
East Zon Is
ready W ith its
Evening star., 1949-03-29

plan. What met
the eye chiefly
was Mr.. Ran
kin in a rage
because his ter
roristic tactics,
so familiar dur
ing the years
in which he
built up sthe
II use I'm
American fAc-
tivities Com
fn / t t e e .hh had
failed by that
thin margin to
fr;olofop oro,1oh
Evening star., 1949-03-29

like those which
Clifford Odets,
t h e American
p y W r j 6 h t,
sp ke about
capita | m in
addressing the
Cult ural and
Scientific Con-
f re ce for
World Peace in
New York Sun
day night.
Odets, refer
ring to the po-
litlcal, social
and econ ON ic
Evening star., 1949-03-29

OSl SGdAO Y II d Y
ex-Gov. Herb
ert H. Lehman
wants to try
again for the
Senate in 1850
when ailin g
Senator Wag-
ner's term ex-
pire Th e
governorShip in
1850 is pro-
nounced wide
open.
Glancing in
to their crystal
ball, Republi-
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Evening star., 1949-03-29

I ha d n t
t h o ug ht in
years.
Why shouldn't
I try it?
So I did.
I pulled up q
big air in
front Of q bay
window, low =
ere d my bay
window into It.
took q couple
of deep breaths
and started to
think.
Evening star., 1949-03-29
By Constantine Bro,yn

Dmitri Shostakovich, the Rus
sian composer, knows that his life
would have been brought to an
abrupt end if he had shouted in
Moscow words about communism
Evening star., 1949-03-29
Bv LoweH MeUet

There was more than met the eye
in the narrow (208 to 207) defeat
last Thursday of Representative
Rankin's preposterous pension
Evening star., 1949-03-29
By Dorothy Thompson

In view of the new Soviet tactics
in West Germany, where Russian
agents no longer are working only
through German Communists but
Evening star., 1949-03-29
Bv Doris F[eeson

NEW YORK, Mar. 29.-New
York Democrats expect to re-
nominate and re-elect Mayor
ODwyer this year. They un-