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Evening star., 1949-12-09
Vinson for President?
Truman's Reliance on Chief Justice
Raises Talk He May Be 81 Choice

him that mountain climbing and
horse racing are rather hazardous
avocations for a key figure in the
effort to keep the Fair Deal on
the statute books. Actually the
court liberals can only be sure OF
three votes on a given issue; in
the effort to win over the swing
men, the Douglas brain is virtually
indispensable. He also is a hard
worker who writes a great many
opinions.
The Presidents obvious regard
for the Chief Justice by no means
removes possible competition for
the 1852 nomination should Mr..
Truman choose not to run. The
Presidents cabinet has at least
one whose activities have landed
him in the candidate roster-Sec-
retary Of Defense Johnson. There
are also the Governors-Steven-
son of Illinois and Bowles of
Connecticut, maybe a Roosevelt
Of Calfornia-and the usual 'why
not me?" crop Of Senator'S.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
This Changing World
Chinas Acting President May Discuss
Formosa's Future With i. S. Leaders

support an insurrectional move
ment.
In the event Of an American
conflict with the USSR, Formosa
also would be q severe threat to
Okinawa-our big Western Pa
cific air base-and to Japan. If
Formosa is lost to a Moscow
satellite because Of our inactivity,
it would cost tens Of thousands OF
Lives to win it back in another
conflict.
The Wilson administration S
lack of foresight after World War
II, when it agreed to hand over to
the Japanese the German archi-
pelagoes in the Pacific-cost
thousands of American lives.
Formosa is regarded as a poten-
TALLY tougher nut to crack than
any Of the former Japanese-man-
dated islands, once it falls into
the hands of Moscow's puppets
and becomes an important Soviet
base.
Must Take Strong Attitude.
The only way the Chinese Com
munists can be prevented from at
tempting an invasion Of that key
island, it Is said in some respon-
sible quarters, is to take a strong
and determined attitude while
time remains.
An American combat team on
the island and a few cruisers and
destroyers in Formosa waters
might prevent heavy losses in the
future. We have the forces
available. There is one Marine di-
vision on Guam and the Pacific
Fleet has enough ships at its dis
posal to mount guard around the
island.
The question that seems to
worry our diplomats is the infer
ence which the Russians might
draw from such an action. Un-
questionably they will claim that
the United Safes now Is actively
supporting the last bastion Of the
fallen Kuomintang regime. Such
a claim could be rejected. however.
on the basis of international law.
Formosa legally Is Japanese ter
ritory until a peace treaty is signed
with that country. Under such
conditions we would be free to
send troops to garrison that jap
anese possession. Since the
U. S. S. r. refused to participate
in the occupation Of Japan and
its islands. Moscow could not
claim q similar privilege.
According to most military OBJ
servers the arrival Of only a token
force in Formosa, together with
a few American warships in ad-
jacent waters. would give suffl-
cient food for thought to the
Communists to induce them to
delay their present plan indefi-
nitely.
China's acting president may be
helpful in such a scheme.
Evening star., 1949-12-09

ly naQQcQ over
to the Chinese soon after VI Day
Nobody then could foresee. it il
explained officially, that withir
four years after VI Day the Rus
slams would be. strongly established
throughout the mainland Of China
Today Formosa is one Of the
chief "hush-hush" topics OF con-
'versation and the most important
diplomatic and strategic headache
in Washington. According tt
latest reports the situation is as
follows:
The Chinese Communist armies
are gathering ships of all kinds in
various ports between Shanghai
and .Tsingtao for an amphihious
operation against the island. It Is
estimated that preparations will
be completed in the next three
months.
Excellent Bastion for Defense.
Formosa offers an excellent
bastion Of defense for. a force
which is willing to fight. The
attitude of the Nationalist forces
at present Is doubtful, however.
The Chinese navy. which we
organized after VI day, and the
air force. which was organized
during the war, are described as
unreliable. They have resumed
after so many defeats - the
Oriental practice of swinging over
to the winning side.
An estimate of the situation by
American observers includes the
conclusion that If the Commu-
nists start an invasion, and the
Nationalist still lack outside sup
port at that time. both the navy
and air force will 90 over to the
Reds.
Few in Washington would deny
the vital strategic Importance OF
Formosa to Pacific defense. II
is admitted that the occupation
of that island by the Communists
would be a blow to the Philip
pines, where the Communists
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Has Been Tried Before
Sawyer Has Undertaken Big Task
In Fair Deal Policy Toward Bushes.

the law prohibits and permits
He says the antitrust laws are
perfectly clear. The Justice De-
Fpartment now will tell business
men whether certain practices
would be within the law. as a mat
ter Of guidance on something they
propose to do. but it does not give
anything like advisory opinions"
that would represent approval in
advance Of certain practices nor
does it give an opinion on existing
practices. ,.
What businessmen have sought
for long time is some approval
beforehand that would insure
them against prosecution. When
John j. Raskob, then an official
|of General Motors, became chair
man Of the Democratic National
Committee in 1928, he advocated
advisory opinion" by the Fed
|eral Trade Commission. But he
was promptly squelched by party
leaders.
Precaution in proceeding on the
new program Of education and
persuasion was suggested by a
staunch antitrust advocate and
champion Of small business in
Congress. Senator Estes Kefauver,
Democrat, of Tennessee. While
he saw such a program as q great
help to business. particularly
smaller concerns which do not
have trained legal counsel In the
antitrust field. he warned: "At
the same time. however, I wish
to emphasize my. belief that there
are certain types Of antitrust
problems which cannot be dealt
with adequately by education
Among these are dissolution
actions and cases involving price,
fixing. restriction Of production
division Of the market by similar
practices which are generally
known to be Illegal. Cases OF
these types require the full and
effective enforcement Of the anti
trust laws"
In short. nearly everything.
Mr.. Sawyer has cut out quite q
| lob for himself.
Evening star., 1949-12-09

06 0A4 AA4 ASS~b
he can be expected to try to OBJ
tain the nomination for Mr.. VIM
son. A.. r.
That is still a big If. No one
now regards the matter settled
one way or another nor will they
for some time to come. Mean
while, the polite fiction is main
tanned that Of course the Presi-
dent must run. Circumstances
and most people in the admins
tration family add, Mr.. Truman
will probably determine.
Painless Transition.
For most Democrats the tran
sition to Mr. Vinson from the
President would be a painless one.
This is true with respect to policy
as well as personality. When i'm
portant Truman policy has been
framed, the Chief Justice has
usually been there.
He has been summoned to the
intimate Key West circle. Last
year he was a part Of it, after the
famous victory, and he Is credited
with q large contribution to the
policy Of concilation within the
party which emerged fEom that
vacation. n -
The Chief Justice warned the
President that tt might be difi-
cult for him to get away. The Su-
preme Court Is hearing important
arguments this week and next
which members do not like to miss.
It is also short one Justice-Asso-
ciate Justice Douglas - which
which makes the work Of the eight
on hand more burdensome and It
has two freshmen who can't yet
pull q heavy oar-Associate JUS
tices Clark and Minton.
Douglas Due Back Feb. 1.
Justice Douglas writes that his
doctors have set February as the
date Of his return but that he
hopes to do much better than
that. He is now in Arizona re-
covering from broken bones SUI
fered when his favorite horse fell
on him. This was a rather anti
climactic accident for Mr.. Doug
las, the Westerner who had sue
cessfully raced over the desert in
competition with the sheiks Of
Iran, but 1t was serious enough.
| His friends hope it will teach
Evening star., 1949-12-09

who has her natural assortment Of
irises, corneas and pupils and the
other things that 60 to make up
the eye. Who wants to look at q
woman's eye and see q diving
board? Or a canoe sailing slowly
past her lashes? That's not for
me. To tell you the truth. I don't
think it's for song writer's or
crooners, either.
Distributed BY McNaught Syndicate. Inc.l
Evening star., 1949-12-09

tions as a means of easing the an
tagonism in the business commu-
nifty toward the Fair Deal pro-
gram. OF late the Secretary has
become a missionary with busi-
ness on behalf of the Administra-
tion's objectives.
The policy. as enunciated by
President Truman In a letter to
his Commerce Secretary, is for
supplementing existing antitrust
and anti-monopoly laws "by an
educational and promotional pro-
gram for improving compliance
with legal requirements and fos-
tering healthy competition"
Not the First Try.
Mr.. Sawyer is not the first
Secretary of Commerce during
the New Deal-Fair Deal era to
seek some meeting ground with
business In q conciliatory ges-
ture. Even Henry A.. Wallace and
before him, Harry, L. Hopkins
sought cooperation with busi-
ness when they occupied the same
Office. because Of business hostility
to New Dealism, and because o1
policies originating elsewhere in
the Government that were dis
pleasing to business and industry
first among them, Of course. be-
ing the antitrust activity Of the
Justice Department which had
the support of the Roosevelt Ad-
ministration as it does the Tru-
man Administration.
This proposed policy Of coaxinf
and persuading business runs ur
Immediately against anti-trust
policy, now as always. In his owr
statement Of his intentions, which
seems somewhat broader than thu
Presidents letter, Secretary Saw
yer said:
"The program to be presented *
the President for his consideration
will be designed to encourage lega
and desirable practices, to dis
courage and bring about voluntar.
abandonment of Illegal or ques'
tionable practices. and to .clarif.
for the businessman the lines be-
tween what he can and cannot d
legally.
"It is my observation, confirmet
Iby recent Nationwide discussions
with business groups. that while
most businessmen want to ODE,
the law and try conscientiously Il
lido 80, there is much unnecessar!
confusion at present as to wha
the law prohibits and what i
permits"
TO work out a program, Secre.
ftary Sawyer has an inter-agenc!
|committee which will include At
|torney General ]. Howard Nc.
Grath and representatives Of tha
Federal Trade Commission ane
the Presidents Council Of Eco.
MONTE Advisers. among others.
Attorney General Mcdrath, fol
one, does not agree that there i
too much confusion - 70 w4a,
Evening star., 1949-12-09

over the new
State Of the
Union message
is taking place.
De m oc n ats
here who have
been In a po-
sition to note
the Presidents
continuing re-
lance on "the
Chief" will take
this as fresh
evidence t h a t
If Mr.. Truman
does not run
s- H. S0EO
Evening star., 1949-12-09

a political lead
er, it is possible
that before long
he will be called
to discuss the
question Of For
mosa with top
political men in
Washington.
Little is said
publicly by the
adniniStrati o n
in regard to
that Japanese
island W hic h
was premature
Evening star., 1949-12-09

outlet in Toyko.
but I pray that
he does. This
is the request:
General, take
time off some
morning and
give the United
States ur
opinion Of what
should be done
regarding Chi
ma and Formo-
Sa.
You are the
only American
Evening star., 1949-12-09

retary OF Com
merce Charles
Sawyer. Of edu-
cation and per-
suasion to dis
courage unfair
trade practices
and monopolis-
tic tendencies.
+ This is clear
ly a friendly
| gesture toward
b u sin e s S and
industry by MIR.
s a W yer with
undoubted po-
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Shah Goes Skiing

SUN VALLEY, Dec. . lR.-The
Shah Of Iran went skiing yester-
day on Sun Valleys mountain
slopes. Otto lang, executive di-
rector Of the Sun Valley Ski
School. lauded the Shah's agility
and skiing ability.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Bv Consfanfine Bro,vn

Although Ii Tsung-ien, China's S
acting president, arrived at La
Guardia field in New York We'd
nesday more as a refugee than as
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Bv Doris FIeesOn

President Truman personally
telephoned Chief Justice Vinson
to urge him to come to Key West
where the final round Of argument
Evening star., 1949-12-09
By Thomas &. Stokes

The Truman Administration
has embarked on a delicate and
ldifhcult course In its newly es-
poused policy, promoted by Sec
Evening star., 1949-12-09
McLennore
L Vents Something
Done About China
By Henry McLemore

Private Opinions Made Public:
The chance of Gen. MacArthur's
seeing this request is very remote
indeed. being as don't have an
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-03-23
THE GRADUAL HEALING OF THE BLIND MAN
Memory Verse Isaiah 4O:31
Darn1s, Ouerseer in the Christian Catholic church,
Headquarters Zion, Illinois 1912

Almighty God is the center
of all Creation. Gods laws,
which govern the planets and
stars in their courses, which
govern all Nature, are uniform
in principle, unchanging and
Interchangeable. Yet in the midst
of uniformity" there is infin-
tie variety. Not only in Nature
is uniformity intermingled with
variety, but this principle is
also seen in the ministry of
Christ our Lord. There was
nothing stereotyped about His
ministry. No one pattern was
followed in the performance
of His miracles. On one occa-
sion it was the spoken word;
on another, His Divine touch;
and then again, He used spittle
and clay. The reason for this
variation in Christ's method of
dealing with individuals, was
to teach that in effecting mans
salvation and healing, God
does not follow one pattern.
In this story of gradual restora-
ton of sight, the lesson con-
veyed is that there should be
gratitude to God for even min
or Improvement or gradual
healing, which God gives many
times instead of bestowing in
Simultaneous healing, which He
is fully able to perform.
I THE PLEA FOR JESUS
TO TOUCH THE BLIND
MAN - Verse %; Isaiah
1855; 42:6-8; Matthew 9:
27-13; Mark 7:31-37; John
9:1-7; 35-41; Acts 3:1-9.
This particular healing is re-
lated only in the Gospel of
Mark. It took place in Beth
saida during the period of
Christ's Galilean ministry, af-
ter the feeding of the four
thousand.
This blind man, by himself,
could not come to Jesus. He
was brought by others who
had witnessed some of the
miracles wrought.
Jesus said, 81 am the light
of the world" And to His dis
ciples, He said, eye are the
light of the world;" and He
exhorted them not to hide their
light under bushel, but to put
it on a candlestick so that 9TH
ers might be blessed thereby.
Christ,s followers should al
ways be ready to tell of the
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-03-23

blessings of salvation and heal
ing which they have received
from God. In the parable of
the Marriage Feast, the COM
mand was given to the SER
wants: eco out into the high
ways and compel them to come
in, that My house may be fill
ed"
Those who brought this blind
man to Jesus made a definite
request. They "besought Him
to touch him." They had con-
fidence that the touch of Je-
sus would restore the mans
sight. The Gospels relate an
other instance where four men
brought a paralytic to our
Lord, Who, seeing THEIR
faith," said to the afflicted
one, ''Son, be of good cheer,
thy sins are forgiven thee"
The lesson taught here is that
those who have faith in Christ
should exercise it . not for
themselves alone but also to
bring the blessings of pardon,
peace, salvation and healing
to others.
II THE PARTIAL RESTORA-
TON OF THE BLIND
MANS SIGHT-Verses %,
"a; Psalm 3O:1-5; 1879: l.
Z, 23, "a; Isaiah 4O:28-31;
41:10; Luke 4:18; Heb.
1O:35-39; I John 1892;
5:14, Is.
The first thing Jesus did
was to take the blind man by
the hand and lead him out of
the town. The reason for this
was that Bethsaida had seen
many of Christ's mighty works
and had shown but little ap-
probation of His ministry;
therefore, He had pronounced
"woe" upon that city. AS the
Lord dealt in mercy with Lot
in Sodom, so here, in wicked
Bethsaida, Jesus took this blind
man "by the hand' and led
him "out of the town. before
restoring his sight. When Je-
sus takes the sinner "by the
hand" the first lesson he must
learn is that of separation from
the world and from the evil
things of the world. When one
desires the blessing of healing
from God, he must seek a clos
er walk with Him, and by the
leading of the Holy Spirit, re-
move from his life every him
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-03-23

The state of South Dakota
is outstanding in agricultural
production; it's dairy and live
stock interests are large; it's
minerals consist of gold, silver
and other minerals.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-03-23

drance of worldliness and UNI
belief.
When Jesus had taken the
blind man by the hand and led
him out of the town, He "spit
on his eyes and put His hands
upon him." then asked if he
saw anything. The blind man
looked up, and said, 81 see men
as trees walking" He had re-
ceived partial sight. This is the
only recorded instance in the
ministry of Jesus of a progress
sive healing, but it has a valu-
able lesson for Gods children.
P a tt a | blessings received
should encourage us to seek
fuller, more complete healing
from God. Many afflicted ones
could obtain greater blessing
by more earnestness, more per-
sistence and more persever-
ance in claiming their healing.
III THE BLIND MAN GIVEN
PERFECT SIGHT - Vers-
es rs, 26; Matthew FL: FL,
20; Mark :2O-26; Luke
II :5-13; 18: 1-8; Rom. 4:
17-25; Hebrews 11:1-6.
After Jesus had put His
hands again upon those eyes.
He told him to ''look up" The
result was that he saw every
man clearly" This mans faith.
at the beginning, was suffi-
cient only for partial healing.
but his weak faith took on
strength to trust Jesus for com
plete healing. Of utmost i'm
portance are the words, Gao
cording to your faith be it UNI
to you" A living, abiding faith
vii! surmount all difficulties
and obstacles. Take God at His
Word and claim His precious
promises with implicit conf
dence, for faith is the sub
stance of things hoped for, the
evidence of things not seen"
Take notice that "With God
all things are possible;;" and
also note the words, Cali things
are possible to him who be-
lieveth.'
ARE YOU WILLING TO
HOLD ON TO JESUS FOR A
MORE PERFECT HEALING
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-03-23

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Evening star., 1949-05-15
By SheiIoh Grohom

Widmark. was almost in the
movie select circle back in l943.
He was flown here to test for
"Bataan." Robert Walker snagged
the role and Dick few back to his
soap operas. 1t was his juvenile
lead in Kiss and Tell that finally
resulted in a long term contract
at 20th Century-Fox.
"In my first four pictures. beat
up women. In Down to the Sea
in Ships there were no women to
beat. In 'Slattery's Hurricane.
I got to play some love scenes
with Linda Darnell." Just to keep
the balance right, Dick also had
to slap Veronica Lake in the
same picture.
ITS All Work"
In the future, he will kiss 'em
and kick 'em in equal proportion
They believe that as a hero Sc
per cent of the time. I'll be more
valuable to the studio" says Dick
When I ask him which he'd
rather be, hero or heel. he asserts
Its all work. But women, who
love a man more because he slaps
them around. ought to have their
heads examined. I don't get it
it's too Freudian for me-"
Evening star., 1949-05-15
Ezio Pima Thinks South Pacific Success
May Mean a Permanent Farewell to Opera

chest and close-cropped brown
hair. His eyes wrinkle pleasantly.
He never has taken special care
of his voice. He smokes and eats
with relish. He does refrain from
overeating before a performance.
but after the curtain is down he
sends out for "a sandwich" This
usually amounts to a whole plate
of ham or beef, between slices
Of br4ad.
In all his activities Pima is
scrupulously polite. His relations
with the Met and with various
maestros have always been friend
ly and he Is without tempera-
ment. He never sulks, never
complains. After he had become
a great star In opera he sang
without question any part as
signed him. great or small.
His admiration for women as
frank and open as ever, PIMA
suddenly called: Doris. come and
tell him about the women.
Mrs. Pima, the pleasant, blue
eyed daughter of New York
dentist. came into the room.
why don't you tell him what
the man said on the radio?" she
said. Forget the women-Pinza
has given middle-aged men a new
lease m life'n
Evening star., 1949-05-15
Kiss EN- and Kick 'En in Equal ProportionI
Is Widnork's Plan for Future t1eroines

Widmark's own home life. like
most OF the movie toughies. is on
the ultra peaceful side, Wife
Jean formerly was a radio script
writer-she was Dicks high school
sweetheart at Lake Forest. III.
I'VE go TO- shows in the evening,
or to friends homes" Widmark
explains. We ruSticate on the
beach with our 3i2 2-year -old
daughter Ann. I'm happiest when
I'm in the sunshine playing ten
mis- or swimming"
Dick was born in Minnesota.
IT started to act at Lake Forest
College in Illinois" he says. i
played Paul Muni's role in 'Coun-
sellor at Law l was great
thought. In the summer l worked
on a ranch in Montana. One
time ! worked in a big bakery.
I'm good at baking bread, but
only by the gross. always bake
when I'm upset about anything.
One of the Nice Guys.
IT taught for two years at the
college. (My family weren't over
burdened with money! Then I
went to New York in '38. was
very lucky: I had an easy time.
A friend of mine was in radio
and got me in right away. I've
worked harder in Hollywood than
at any time in my life-made six
pictures in Is months"
The Widmark's live in the home
rented from Mr.. and Mrs, Claude
Rains In Brentwood Il won't
buy a house-the prices are too
high" He drives an old car. is
a careless dresser.
Dicks one OF the nice guys in
this business, causes no trouble at
the studio. He is so kindhearted,
that he can't even play practical
joke for fear he'll hurt some ones
feelings. Even on his days Off
very few and far between--he calls
the studio to let it know where
he is in case he's wanted.
Eventually" Dick tells me. Il
want to give UP acting and. in
stead, produce. I've always been
interested in that end of the
business. From his present sched-
ule Of pictures, that won't be for
some time. Everyday 2oth-Fox
announces a new movie for him.
The next one will be whirlpool"
in which he will co-star with Gene
Tierney.
(Released By North American Newspaper
Il Alliance
Evening star., 1949-05-15
Blood and
Flour
Thot's S q Film Title
After Revision
For Export
By howord 6. heyn

nAllA4a W ltAtkI.
Strange are the ways Of the
men who title movies. Even so
there is no support for the theory
that these boys served apprentice
ships naming railway coaches.
A picture FIRST called. say.
Quiet Pastures. Is liable to turr
up on the screen with a tag like
Samantha Steps Out To the
moviegoer. If he knows about the
switch. this may look pretty silly
Very often 1t is,
But the idea behind this iit,efy
juggling makes some sense. even
when the Nth and final title
doesn't. A "hypoed title is boa
Office bait.
Even more devious Is the proc
ess of retitling Aims for foreign
distribution Biggest headaches.
usually. are phrases popular In the
United States but meaningless
elsewhere.
Mexican Hayride" was re-
named for that country on the as
sumption. no doubt. that hayrides
are a Nordic custom. The picture
became "SangTe Y Earina
("Blood and Flour. n comic
takeoff tthe studio hoped on the
famous "Sangre y Arena" s'Blooc
and Sand"l.
| Family Honeymoon" became
Luna sin Mel" Moon Without
Honey for Latin Americans, Ir
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