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Evening star., 1949-10-09

EOl ulll. 1 iC LII
t rn a t | O n a !
S C e n e" Is dis
C u S S e d by DR..
Tt or Kerekes,
head of the his
tory department,
Georgetown Uni
versity, and DR..
Charles Callan
Tansil. professor
of American his
tory. Georgetown
University.
lis, WTOP-
Pass in Review:
The story of the
District of ca
Evening star., 1949-10-09


Giants.
500, WNBW-
Western Film:
Willis a m Boyd
stars in Hop
along Returns.
500, WMAL-
T h e S In g in g
L a y: Ire ne
Wicker tells the
S tory of THE
B r a v e Lit t ! e
Tailor.
$3.50, WMAL-
A c tion Auto
g r a his: Russ
eynoldS. na-
Evening star., 1949-10-09
FEATURES ON THE AIR
TODAY
RAnJO.

1900, WTOP-Invitation to Learn
ing: Frank Ernest Hill and Mark
Van Doren discuss Chaucer's Can
terbury Tales"
100, WARL - Georgetown Radio
Evening star., 1949-10-09

When Ed Wynn started off his
new career as a video star he set
forth the unchallenged claim that
he knew as much about television
as any one else. After ALL" he
said, "I've been in it Is minutes"
Evening star., 1949-10-09
FM SrATIoN.
0THER AN STkIi0N,

W00W-570 Ke-7 am. to el6 pm.
WPIK-730 Ke.-e:15 am. to e:1o Pm.
WARL-780 Kc.-7 am, to $50 pm.
WGAy-t.050 Ke.-o:16 am. to 6:1b m.
WBcc-t,t70 ke.-e:1b am. to 6:16 pm.
WFAx-f,270 rs am. to 7;15 pm.
Mo0K-t,sae KG-e Am. 70 $50 Pm.
Evening star., 1949-11-03

England ~
Republican Representatives loose
from their seats and add to the
IL seats now held by Democrats
part of the general effort to
give the President a real work
ing majority of Fair Dealers in
the next Congress.
It is literally a power play.
since the theme that will be en-
phasized is hydroelectric power
Business and farm problems and
employment prospects will be dis
cussed. but what the managers of
the conference hope to hammer
home is New England's need to
develop it's water resources if it
Is to regain its once proud place
in the national economy and en-
joy its share of national prosper
ity. The private utilities of the
region will be arraigned as the
villains chiefly responsible for
New England's present plight.
Through their domination of the
State Legislatures they have
blocked all proposals in the past
for Federal development of the
regions streams: this even when
the Governors of all six States
have been favorable.
Highest Rates In Nation.
New England now has the high
est residential and industrial rates
for electric power of any section
OF the country. The industrial
rates have come to be considered
the greatest single cause of the
Evening star., 1949-11-03

Notre D q me Henry MeLemore.
had the best eleven in the country
and was perhaps the best coached,
he has had to swap his bicycle
for a wheelbarrow to deliver my
mail.
Called Great, Big Bully.
Mercy, I didn't know that so
many people were mad at Notre
Dame. The letters are pouring in
from Arkansas. Utah, Idaho, New
York, the other a States and all
possessions.
They all accuse Notre Dame of
being a great, big bully that is
unwilling to show any mercy Of q
Saturday afternoon. I can't help
but feel that Notre Dame has
shown nothing but mercy since
the first kickoff months ago. What
in the world would have been the
winning margin of the eleven had
they gone all-out against all their
opponents? What would have
been the size of their scores If
they had played the first team for
four quarters?
Only an astronomer could have
handled such figures. It would
have been too much for the men,
tality Of normal men. New score
boards with room for thousands
Of points would have had to be
constructed.
In belaboring me with pen and
ink my letter writer's all stressed
the point Of how badly Notre
Dame thumped every team it
played. But not one Of them
mentioned how badly the other
teams in the country whaled their
opponents.
They Took It Easy.
Why is it wrong for Notre Dame
to win by 40 points and right for
Army to win by so? What Army
did to Harvard and Columbia,
Notre Dame has yet to do to an
opponent this year. Notre Dame
could have beaten Tulane by 100
points and Navy by 125 or there
abouts. But they didn't. They
eased up, took it easy and let
novices play most of the game.
would like all those who took
me to task for speaking well of
Notre Dame to know that I didn't
play football for that school. It
is very fattering to have people
ask me what year I played right
half and how much got paid for
Evening star., 1949-11-03

radiate to Dharan, Saudi Arabia,
in the East: to Germany at
Frankfort via Athens Rome. and
to the Azores on the way Shome.
Nobody wants more than the
Americans to see Tripolitania
happy and secure-unless it is
the British. who run it at annual
cost to the tormented British tax
payer Of more than 100000.
When these interested-and in
formed-parties read that the
United Nations talk of turning
the province back to the Arabs
Fby January /. 1852, they mur-
muir only: Name three" The
kind Of educated bureaucracy
capable of administering even a
semimodern state does not exist,
they assert: the Arabs have still
to train 1t. ..
For Mussolini's show colony,
which was to have been Italy's
Riviera, is in the dumps. He
spent millions of impoverished
Italy's revenues on it. While part
went for a handsome villa for a
Mussolini mistress (traveling
VIPs now rest their heads there}
and a motor racing stadium,
much solid good was accom-
plished.
Italian Colonists Undisturbed.
The modern western facade
still faces the Mediterranean; as
900 Italians still successfully colo
nize the province. Curiously, the
Arabs never molest Italians-their
Evening star., 1949-11-03
Tension in Tripolitania
y. S. Has a Specific Interest There,
Centering on Strategic Air Base

riots are against Jews, British,
Americans.
When U. N. experts examined
the Tripolitanian economic crisis
at the scene and sought vainly
for the Arabs who could take and
hold power, they talked of inde-
pendence as matter Of IS years
preferably, 10 at least. The poll
tical considerations that prompt
present U. N. maneuvers are we'll
understood there.
Hope remains that it Is fully
realized at U. N. that the Arabs
must have a good deal of help
that they can't do the Job without
it. 1t Is believed here that help
proffered will be welcomed by the
Arabs but it must include our
money, civil brains and know
how. And patience and fortitude
as well.
U. S. Can Reap Harvest.
For a minimum of expenditure
officials in Tripoli say, America
can reap an important harvest of
good will in the Arab world, once
technical independence is granted
and the stigma of colonialism re-
moved. There can be no mistake !:
No matter how backward the part
Of the world, colonialism is now a
fighting word.
With their limited funds and
temporary status. the British are
maintaining reasonable order.
American children from the air
base 60 to British schools in Trip
oil. paying small charge for the
privilege. But the adverse bal
ance of trade remains and only
capital investment, some subsidies
and skilled planning can start the
production cycle. 1t is remarked
that the Jews, who have lived
there 500 years. on the whole sue
cessfully. are leaving for economic
reasons.
The difficulty of running an i'm
portant air base amid Tripoli's
tension and insecurity is self-evi-
dent. Completed near the wars
end, the base (Wheelus Field
was first abandoned. then put
back in use last year. It is only
now beginning to take the kind
Of shape for living to which Amer
leans abroad are entitled in peace
time; a very great deal more
must be done II a dangerous prob
lem Of morale Is not to arise.
Released by the Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star., 1949-11-03
On the Other Hand
Democrats New England Conference
May Launch Valley Authority Fight

movement of its industries te
other sections. A committee OF
Congress was told last year that
the cotton textile industry of the
South, If located in New England
would be paying $27, ,000, 900 more
annually for the power to run its
looms and spindles. Labor, which
will be well represented at the
coming conference. has been edu.
Gated by its leaders on this point
It is not cheap Southern labor
but cheap Southern power that
pulls the plants out of New Eng
land, they are told. Emil Rieve
head OF the textile workers union
has claimed that wages are as
high or higher in the South than
In New England.
Assistant Secretary Of the In.
terror Girard Davidson is respon-
sible for the statement that New
England could double its present
generation of electricity by put
ting the power in its streams to
work. instead of depending SC
largely on coal and oil, both OF
which fuels have to be imported
Based on studies during the past
10 years by the Federal Power
Commission and the Army engi-
neers, he declares there are more
than 100000 kilowatts of un-
developed hydroelectric capacity
In the six States. The private
utilities answer this with a survey
made by the New England Coun-
ell, showing only 100000 kilo-
watts.
Question Of Thinking.
The New England Council, :"
says Secretary Davidson, was
thinking of separate operation of
the dams by different companies,
The power commission was think
ing OF operating all dams in a
river as a unit and linking their
power plants into single region
wide transmission network. The
council was thinking of dams for
power purposes only-how much
they would cost and how much
consumers would pay. The power
commission YVES looking at all the
benefits to be obtained from river
basin development-6ood and pol.
luton control, navigation, resto.
ration OF fish and conservation OF
soil-and how much each of these
benefits would contribute to paw.
ing off the cost"
What may be in the making 1,
a concerted drive by the Demo.
Gratis to enlist regional support
for the Connecticut Valley Au.
thority proposed in bill by Rep.
resentative Chase Going Wood.
house. They may believe thai
New England's provincial prid,
cannot stand up much longer
against acceptance of helpins
hand from the Federal Govern.
ment and that now is the time
to offer that hand.
Evening star., 1949-11-03
This Changing World
Moscow Reported Hoping for Chance
10 Quit Germany Without Losing Face

cow back in 1943 after the Stall
ingrad disaster and believed sin
cerely that German renaissance
could be brought about better
with the aid of the U. S. S. r. than
with the Western Allies.
The present Eastern German
government claims the support of
only 20 per cent of its popula-
ton. But even that modest claim
Is seriously challenged. It is prob
able. judging from the number OF
deserters from the ranks of the
Peoples Police, that only the top
ranks of the Communist Party
are loyal to Moscow.
Officers Also Deserving.
Out Of the 200 men who cross
the demarcation line between
East and West each week, at
least $50 are truthful in their as
sertions that they do not want
to serve the exacting Russian
masters. Besides these Germans
who are deserting, there is an in
creasing number Of Soviet officers
and soldiers. including, in some
instances. MVD officers.
One OF the latest acquisitions
along this line was an MVD colo
mel who surrendered in full re-
gala, including decorations. He
insisted on talking only with
American officers of equal or high
er rank than his own and spoke
frankly enough to convince our
men that he was bona fide de-
serter. He insisted on being sent
to the United States-just like
Victor Kravchenko, he said-and
was disappointed when he was
told that he would be given a
highly important and dangerous
assignment where he could be
more useful to his country of
adoption than if he were sent to
America. He accepted it.
There is every reason to believe
that, in order to keep Germany as
a satellite. the Russians will have
to adopt the same methods they
are using in Czechoslovakia. Hun
gary and Bulgaria. They are
fully aware. according to Ameri-
can and Western Berlin observers,
that the new East German govern
ment cannot survive for any
length of time once Russian forces
have withdrawn to the Niesse
river.
The Moscow policy makers
have been keenly disappointed by
the evidence of disloyalty among
the Peoples Police and the puppet
East German government. The
Russians at one time promised to
withdraw their armies from East
ern Germany within three months
after creation of the republic.
They are now convinced that
such a withdrawal would jeopar-
die their puppet regime.
Evening star., 1949-11-03

Berlin, is based not on wishful
thinking but on careful analysis
of information that arrives daily
across the border that separates
East from West.
A careful sitting Of statements
made by fugitives from the Rus
sian area has led German po-
litical leaders in Berlin, as we'll
as some American observers who
have been here for more than four
years. to conclude that Moscow
now realizes that only continual
ton of a heavy-handed policy can
secure its domination of Eastern
Germany. It is this realization,
rather than retaliation against
the creation of the Western re-
public, which led the Kremlin to
create the Eastern German re-
public, it is believed.
Failed to Win Leaders.
It is true that the men placed
at the head of the new puppet
Eastern government are loyal and
faithful servants of Moscow. Un-
fortunately for the Politburo, how
ever, they are all Communists.
instead of German nationalists, as
Moscow hoped they would be.
The Soviets have tried over a
period of years to win over to
their side prominent Germans
who were not connected in the
least way with communism and
who could form a nationalist
government. The Russian policy
makers knew that name person.
alities would command the con-
fidence of the Eastern Germans.
They did not succeed. For in
stance, one of their main hopes
was Count Heinrich Won Einsiedl,
great-grandson of Prince Otto
Won Bismarck. Germany's Iron
Chancellor. He has abandoned
them and is living quietly in the
American zone. He joined the
Free German movement in Mos
Evening star., 1949-11-03
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON D c. A-1o

playing. I never thought any one
in his right mind could take one
look at me, or one look at a pic
ture OF me, and not realize that
never was a football player. A
running guard on the daisy chain.
perhaps, or an all-American par
chest player, but football player,
never.
I would like also to make it
plain that I was not paid a nickel
by Notre Dame for writing the
article. I wrote it because that's S
the way I feel about the Notre
Dame football team of l949.
It could be that I am wrong in
my estimate of it, but I would like
to have the opportunity of going
broke betting on 1t. And giving 25
points, too.
Distributed by McNausht Syndicate Int. !
Evening star., 1949-11-03
On the Record
Australian Proposal to Provide Haven
For. Greek Guerrillas Seen as Folly

merely because a person is a Com
munist or guerrilla. Death sem
tences have been passed for
criminal acts-for murders, arsons
and kidnappings. and for delib-
crate aid and comfort to the per-
petrators of. such acts. Thousands
of guerrilla prisoners have been
freed and sent back to their vii
lages-or to the re-education
camp at Macronnosas.
The Greek government has al
ways recognized that a consider
able number of the guerrillas are
innocent victims. In Greece,
talked with dozens Of young girls,
some of them 16 years of age or
under, who had been abducted
from their homes, forced into
guerrilla ranks, and thrown into
battle. The particular victims
interviewed were sent into the
raid on Florina. last April, in
which many of these mere chill
'dren were killed. Just why the
persons who ordered and carried
out such abductions deserve the
tender protection of anybody is
beyond my comprehension.
The Greek rebels who are left,
and are now for the most part in
Albania. represent the hard core
of rebellion, fomented by foreign
powers. They are safe where they
spiritually belong-under a regime
Of their own choosing. do not
see why any one should be sorry
for them.
The United Nations would bet
ter expend its energies and SYM
pathies on the hundreds of thou
sands Of Greeks rendered home
less by guerrillas in this shock
ing war, in which peasants were
robbed, crops burned, fields mined,
children kidnapped. It had bet
ter concern itself more ener-
getically with the $4,000 children
stolen from their parents by
guerrillas, and sent to the Com
munist satellite countries to be
brought up as Communist janis
saries. Let the United Nations
propose the formation Of an in
ternational commission to find
these children and restore them to
their parents and their country
before it worries about the crimi-
mails who abducted them in the
first place!
II Australia thinks these guer-
trillas should have sanctuary, why
mot in Australia? AS Australians
became better acquainted with
them. their sympatnies would, I
think, considerably wane. Or let
the Soviet Union, which has been
so short of labor that it has
been abducting the unwilling and
holding prisoners Of war years
after surrender, embrace its own
faithful. Perhaps they would en-.
joy a stay under the ideal, con-
ditions of the East European
uranium mines or In glorious
Siberia!
fRelessed By the Bell Syndicate. Incl
Evening star., 1949-11-03

follows Soviet Doroths thompson
demands for the suspension of
death sentences passed by Greek
military courts "for political rea-
sons"
I do not believe in capital pun
ishment at all. But I wonder under
what principle Of international &C
ton the Australian proposal is
framed. If it is the business of the
United Nations to protect persons
against sentences connected with
acts of political nature, why only
in Greece? Why not in Hungary
where numerous persons have re-
Gently been executed for reported
attempts to subvert the state? Or
Poland? Or Czechoslovakia?
Who Would be PROTECTOR?
Who would be the protectors
Of an international sanctuary in
side Greece? Representatives OF
Bulgaria, or Albania, who have
been fomenting war against the
Greek state and people? Or Of the
U. S. S. r.?
And just how would Australia
herself react to a proposal that an
international body be set up in
that country to govern the opera
ton of Australian law?
II the United Nations is going
to step into countries to protect
human rights" 1t must establish
a legal ground for doing so, not
only In Greece but everywhere
else, and under clearer definitions
than presently exist. According
to the Soviet government, human
rights have been violated in the
United States through the sem
fencing of Communist leaders
under the Smith Act. after a nine
month trial, before an impartial
and unterrorized jury. and with
the right Of appeal against ths
constitutionality of the law itselE
while the Soviet Union claims 1t
never violates human rights.
though Its police perpetually ar
rest and punish citizens with no
trials whatever, for the slightest
real or suspected opposition to the
government.
No death sentence has been
passed by the Greek government
Evening star., 1949-11-03

UlOCkdQc d ii u
its adverse ef-
feet on Russian
prestige. Mos
COW has become
fed up With
Germany and
would welcome
a c h nee to
withdraw. if it
could do so
without losing
face.
This view W,
held by both
Germans and
A
Evening star., 1949-11-03

| tate guerrillas
who have been
fighting and are
now in refuge In
Albania, B ul-
garia and Yu-
goslavia. T h 9
Australian plan
calls for the
United Nations
to 6 u a r a ntee
the lif e and
S afe ty Of all
guerrillas will
ing to end their
exile. This plan
Evening star., 1949-11-03

Ollc NOClC OdulC
football team.
| Th e letters
| you will get
c a Iii n g you
every sort Of
name this side
| of the sun will
| come close to
breaking your
| postman's back.
| Mr.. Scott is
my postman,
and since I ex-
| p r e ssed tn e
opinion ha t
Evening star., 1949-11-03

States air base
strategically To-
Gated in Trip
oil, off the Gen.
ter of the East
ern Mediterra-
mean, was the
observation OF
this writer on
a S t opov e +
there last week
on 8 round
t h e - w orl d
flight. Like the
SD kes of q
wheel. regular
flights weekly
Evening star., 1949-11-03

SaSNSSo4d d4 1So
sions already
held in the
Midwest a n d
Far West. With
the 1850 con-
gressional elec-
tions in mind,
the party is
aiming a blow
squarely at the
rock ribbed re-
gion of the
COP. The pur-
pose is to jar
some of New
IL ~
Evening star., 1949-11-03
Bv L0ueU NelIeff

On the Goth and 2lst of this
month the Democrats of New
England will hold a regional con-
ference patterned on the highly
Evening star., 1949-11-03
McLemore-
Too Many Are Angry
At Notre Dame Team
By Henry McLemore

If you hold a grudge against
your postman. and want to make
him real miserable, I'll tell you
how.
Just write a column defending
Evening star., 1949-11-03
BY Constantine Brown

BERLIN CBy Airmail) In this
front-line American outpost there
are many who believe that, as a
result of the failure of the Berlin
Evening star., 1949-11-03
By Doris FIeeson

Americas general interest in
Tripolitania is peace and democ-
racy, but 1t has an important
specific interest also. The United
Evening star., 1949-11-03
Bv Dorothy Thombs0n

Australia would like the United
Nations to set up an "interna-
tionally protected sanctuary with
in Greece" to receive and rehabili-
Evening star., 1949-01-27

with the boys despite q painful
injury incurred in line of duty
THE boys idolized him." Mr.. Bethel
said.
Before announcing his decision
Judge Loker said the case presented
a real problem" You knew the
Court said when you married Miss
Roles that some action would soon
ensue on the divorce action which
had been filed, and that is not the
worst of 1t. You took advantage
Of this young girl in a way that no
man would who has any regard for
decency."
Did Not Mention First Wife.
The court observed that Miller
had not mentioned his first wife,
and remarked, II assume you have
tried to live up to your obligations
to her."
Testimony yesterday disclosed that
Miller's first wife has three children
by former marriage and one child,
IA 4-year-old girl, of whom Miller
is the father.
In trying to decide what to do
with Miller, Judge Loker said he
had labored under a strain-a very
great strain-and have had hard
time reaching a conclusion, but have
finally decided that to release you
conditionally is the best thing that
could be done.'
But again" Judge Loker said
sharply, II want to tell you that I
can have no respect for q man who
would take advantage Of q young
girl like that"
II hope" the court concluded,
that you will prove worthy OF the
liberty you may now enjoy-and I
regret that I will not be here to
follow up your record"
Evening star., 1949-01-27
Labor
Continued From First Page. J

jurisdictional disputes would be
banned.
The office of general counsel of
the Labor Board would be stripped
OF its independent functions and
restored as part of the board. The
board itself would be left with five
members instead Of three, which it
had before the Taft-Hartley law was
enacted.
The new measure is said to in
corporate substantially the recon-
mendations made by President Tru-
man in his State of the Union
message.
AS Congress awaited the bill,
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio
said he is all set to introduce sew
eral measures-the first of q series
designed to block repeal of the
Taft Hartley Act. He will offer his
proposals as amendments to what
ever legislation is sent to floor by
the Senate Labor Committee.
Organized Labor Solidified.
Meanwhile, organized labor, often
being badly split, found itself work.
ing together toward the objective
Of Taft-Hartley repeal.
AFL and CIO representatives met
with II Democratic Senators last
night and agreed on the necessity
of a united working agreement" to
support the enactment Of the 1s48
Democratic platform into law.
Men from the United Mine Work
ers. railroad brotherhoods and ma
chinists were there. too, and joined
in the agreement to agree.
1t was unheard of, on a national
scale, although there were some
examples OF joint action on local
level during the presidential cam
paign.
The meeting, dinner party which
lasted until nearly midnight, was
arranged by Senator Myers of Penn
sylvania. He made speech urging
labor cooperation to get MIR. Tru-
mans proposals through Congress. So
did Democratic Senators Humphrey
of Minnesota, Pepper Of Florida.
Green of Rhode Island, Downey of
California, Mcmahon of Connecticut,
Kefauver of Tennessee, Douglas of
Illinois. Chavez of New Mexico,
Nicely of West Virginia and Kilgore
of West Virginia.