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Milford chronicle., 1949-02-04
Swedes Find Neutrality
Expensive But Worth It

STOCKHOLM - (P) - Here
where everything is cOstly-and
neutrality is no exceptiOn-the
Swedes seem to be buying largely
of that commodity.
Norway may have made up her
mind to join a western alliance.
Denmark may have done the same
thing.
But not the Swedes. There isn't
a sign here which might indicate
they'll go into any western, or for
that matter, EASTERN military alli-
anCe.
It's straight down the road for
Sweden as usual But, ali this is
costly.
Prices are high and there are
lots of things from the west that
one used to see around this beauti-
full. charming city of the north,
which just aren't here anymore.
Dollars" You hear that word
/ in a lot of places and usually aC-
companied by "Oh, how wish ]
had some" But then they shake
their heads and say, We'll there
doesn't seem much chance of that
The Swedes are not exciting
/ themselves with war talk Many
with whom you talk believe that
jshOuld a third one come. they will
probably be able, as in the case OF
the other two, to keep clear Oi
shooting.
There may not be many Ameri-
cans in Sweden, but there certain
ly is a high population Of American
cars. The people here seem better
dressed than many places in Eur.
Ope. This goes for the working
class, too, and while the housing
situation still appears to be bad
it is getting better.
With her pre-war German mark
ct gone, Sweden is still lOOkiny
! about for buyers and markets. ant
apparently finding both although
, perhaps not in the quantities sh
= would like.
Milford chronicle., 1949-02-04
Reds Attempt Greek
ASsassinatiOns

ATHENS -(P)- The woes that
go with being a Greek political
leader are being intensified by
Communist terrOrists who want to
put an end to their woes-and
them.
Hardly a day passes that a mini
ster doesn't receive an anonymous
telephone call that goes something
like this:
You dirty fascist reactionary.
You have only a few days to live.
We're going to kill you. Long live
MarkOs!"
Minister of Justice ChrlstOs La
das had several such calls before
the Greek communists celebrated
May Day with his assassination.
The Greek police can't trace the
calls because Athens has a modern
dial system.
/ George PapandreOu. who was
prime minister at the time Greece
was liberated and when the revOlu-
tiOn of 1914 broke out, is becoming
somewhat callOused to attempts
and plots on his life. Already twice
hand gernades have been thrown
through the doors of his nome, bUt
he has escaped serious injury eacj
time.
A few days ago the OPLA, Com
munist execution squad, had hin
scheduled for assassination at tn
time he would be attending tn
wedding of a friend. A repentan
Communist, however, gave the plO
away and the police arrested si
persons.
PapandreOu. chief of the Repub
lican Socialist Party, is particul
arly despised by the Communist
because he summoned BTitis
troops to QUell the 1914 rebellion
Guerrilla Chief MarkOs has nom
mated virtually every Greek poll
tical leader for extinction. lie is
sues his sentences owe" his radi
: and demands that comrades"
I the cities carry out his orders
| There is little doubt they are try
ing.
Milford chronicle., 1949-02-04
Time's A.Wasiing!

off AND ON for a month ]
Owatched a group OF pick-and-
shovel workers as they dug and then
filled in a four-foot-deep trench in
which a gas main was laid. They
were working for a pipe line con-
tractor.
was interested to note the time
wasted by those workers. for it in-
dicated, in a small way, what was
happening to production in Ameri-
can industry, what portion Of the
time workers were paid for was
non-productive. On that job Of dig
ging and filling in a trench there
could be no assembly line" where
the stopping Of one shovel would
stop all the others. Each worker
was accountable for his own pro-
ductiOn.
To determine the percentage Of
lost time, watched the actions Of
Milford chronicle., 1949-02-04

then. When Abe Lincoln was a boy, about 79g5
of our productive energy was supplied by ani-
mails. 1870 bv humans, and so by mechanical
meanB Today only rs is supplied by animals
and 2b by humans. Whereas, the machine
does $500 of our work for u.s.
The Thought that meChanizatiOn is the root
of N egi Is as old fashioned as grandpa's six
shooter in an atomic age. The key to our high
r1-of-liying IS increased character, in-
le'.eeac8 and productivity through mechaniza-
licr. The results: shorter working hours. more
.sHe-home pay vacations with pay, social se-
curily and 8 standard-of-living that has Joe
slalIn scared to death
Milford chronicle., 1949-02-04
MILFORD CHRONICLE JOINS EXCLUSIVE
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER GROUP
After wears of study and close scrutiT

After years of study and close scrutiny
on the part of Greater Weeklies, one of the
most exclusive newspaper organizations in
America, the Milford Chronicle has been in
Vited to join, and has been accepted into
membership in Greater Weeklies. This ac-
ton on the part of both the Greater Weeklies
and the Milford Chronicle has been taken by
both after very careful scrutiny Of each on
the part Of the other. The Greater Weeklies
expressed idea of providing an organization
wherein a meeting of minds of publishers
of outstanding weekly newspapers in Amer
lea could be had. At that time the Chronicle
was invited to become a member. We pre-
ferred, however, to watch the group as its
cision. At frequent intervals since then the
Chronicle has been invited to affiliate itself
with this outstanding group. In April Of
last year the Editor and Managing Editor
of the Chronicle went to New York and saw
the group in action at its annual meeting.
Since that time surveys on our part and on
the part of Greater Weekliesehas convinced
both that it would be to our mutual benefit
should we become members. This action has
been taken and all contracts have been
signed.
Of the approximately 10000 weekly
newspapers in America the Greater Week
lies group at the present time numbers ap-
prOximately 800. If, and when, 500 out
standing weeklies in America have become
members through strict membership quail
ficatiOnS, the membership will close. Only
q one newspaper in any one county iii the
United States can become member of the
group. 1t is possible that one other Della
ware newspaper may be asked to join the
group. We understand that studies may be
started soon to ascertain if it can meet the
strict requirements for membership. Some
Of the qualifications for membership are that
the paper must have capable business man.
agement and a strict code of ethics, that it
have full cOVerage of it's territory, the ad-
vertising rates must be fair to the advister,
news cOverage must be thorough and it's
editorial and feature policies must be to the
best public interest.
We believe that the readers of the Mil
ford Chronicle will benefit in several ways
as a result of our Greater Weeklies affiliatiOn
Group meetings with outstanding weekly
newspaper publishers will give us new slantS
on news presentation and the opportunity tt
compare our methods of news gathering, ad
vertising presentation and other methods Ot
newspaper building procedure with those O-
other successful newspaper publishers wht
are producing the few outstanding American
weekly newspapers. The annual meeting O
Greater Weeklies will be held at the HOte
Commodore in New York City in mid April
AT that meeting at least six Of the ChrOnicl
staff will be in attendance to meet with sue
cessful publishers and discuss problems o
publishers in this year of 1949. From tha
meeting we hope to bring home ideas whic
win enable US to make the Chronicle bette
newspaper.
NGoNG
OF COURSE THEY APPLAUD
Last week the Wilmington Mornin
News, speaking editoriaIly under the. caI
Milford chronicle., 1949-02-04
Laboratory To Study
Elephantiasis

TAHITI - up - A research la
boratory will be erected by France
and the U. S on the south Pacific
island of Papeete to study filariasis
or elephantiasis, 3 common disease
Of the tropics characterized by the
thickening and wrinkling Of the
victims skin.
Milford chronicle., 1949-02-04
U. S. Recaps Greek Tires

SALONIKA-- tA7lA Recapped and
Femolded old tires viii keep ps-
hicles Of the Greek Third a
corps pursuing MarkOs gue1ilIse
this winter. The u. S. army onb
has erected and equipped s2e0
900 tire rebuilding factory t ~
advanced ordnance depot az
third army corps here.
Milford chronicle., 1949-02-04
% Westbrook Eealer

bD e0GOEOOls ASeDbeP
TELEVISION soon will demolish
\ the institution Of Hollywood and
reduce to puny harmlessness the in-
visible radio with its naive thea
tricals and its pundits, prophets and
patrioteers.
This is bound to be. AS the change
occurs, swiftly and quietly. the con-
Milford chronicle., 1949-02-04

troll Of the amuSe-
ment industry, one
Of our greatest in
point Of revenues
may slip aW y
from the monopoly
which has possess
ed it from the days
Of the fIckering
films. It may get
into the hands Of
worse men, but I
doubt that. Tele.
V,ision will hS Fl6,i,,
Milford chronicle., 1949-02-04
BABSON Discusses National Productivity
BABsON PARK,

BABSON PARK, Fla,
Feb. 4-Mr. Ghandi, rest
his soul, advocated a re-
turn to the spinning wheel
because machines kill
jobs" Without machines,
our unrivalled IiVfng
standards in this country
would be totally impos-
sible.
MACHINES MAKE JOBS
In the last seventy-flve
years our workers have
become more and more
productive. Today they
produce four times as
raaaamNm aaar.Hw 49, A. - sTar1
Milford chronicle., 1949-02-04

some one lnQlVlouat
worker for so min
utes, covering. in
that way a dozen or
more Of those work.
ers over a number
Of days. During
such hours as /
checked the time
the worker being
watched stopped to
talk, to watch the
Milford chronicle., 1949-02-04
CONDITIONS FAvORING GROWTH

In order for any of Gods creatures-plants
animals, or humans-tO prosper and develop
fully, they need the right environment and the
right food. Industrial America burst into bud
and blOssOmed forth in the last one hundred
years because it had the right food and the
right environments. Surely, we have abund-
ant resources; but so has Russia. What we
have had that Russia has lacked has been a
religious political and economic environment
which encouraged risk taking. This combined
system has encouraged and made possible the
venture capital to harness the mechanical en-
efgy which put money and men to work
Don't blame the next depression on ma
chimes Blame it on men. The machines are
working all right All they need is a constant
tuning up in keeping with the times. But both
the men owning and those operating these
machines must constantly work for the good
Of the world as a whole and not for any one
selfish group.
Milford chronicle., 1949-02-04
OF COURSE THEY App

OF COURSE THEY APPLAUD
Last week the Wilmington Morning
News speaking editOriaIly under the cap
ton ''Unfair representation had the fol-
Milford chronicle., 1949-02-04
INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY NEEDED

There is as great a need for capital invest
ment today as there was when was a boy We
could readily invest fifty billion dollars over
the next decade in industrial mOdernizatiOn.
We need to put another fifty billion into hOUs-
ing In order to bring our housing program up
to decent standards We could easily use many
Evening star., 1949-12-05

The strategic Constantine Brown
Importance of this country is rec
ognized by all Western military
men. The liberation" Of Tibet
from the yoke of the imperialist
powers" will open the road Tor
Red military forces and their SUBJ
versive advance guards to the rich
Ganges valley. Once that noun
famous land is taken over by
Russia's satellites the Indian gov
ernment will have only a slight
chance of maintaining itself.
Tibet is unprepared-militarily
and psychologically-to with
stand the impact Of the Reds.
Prime Minister Jawahralal Nehru
has striven in vain to check the
|inf1ltration of Red agents in -
dia. Their penetration of India
began in 1912 when Russia had
become the ally of the Western
nations.
The British then were in full
control Of the subcontinent. Lon
don decided to close its eyes to
the activities of the subversive
agents from Moscow in order not
to interfere with the war effort
and the harmony Of the Allies.
The worst that could be feared
at that time was a movement
for Indian independence, and this
was strongly supported by Wash
ington.
Yalta Talks Recalled.
Nobody thought it possible at
that time that the handful Of
Chinese Communists-they num-
bered less than 5000 in the Yenan
area-would become the masters
of China. Prime Minister Stain
then appeared to be ignoring
his stooges. At the Yalta con-
ference he is said to have shown
his scofn for these future pup
pets by comparing them-as
far as lack of conviction and in
efficiency are concerned-with the
American Communist Party. The
State Department considered them
agrarian reformers and preferred
them to the Kuomingtang regime.
Evening star., 1949-12-05
zig and Tag,
Snyder's Appeal for Balanced Budget
Reflects Barrage on Spending and Taxes

Ivoter appeal among rank and file.
The President knows. as does any
old-timer around Washington.
that this is the first target of
big interest crusaders for economy
and q balanced budget, and it is
that which they mean when they
talk about spending" It is, Of
course, very minor In the total Of
government expenditures.
Senator Douglas. Democrat Of
Illinois, chairman Of the Joint
Senate House Subcommittee on
Fiscal Policy, which Is exploring
the whole subject Of expenditures
explained to representatives Of the
National Association of Manufac-
turers that only "a per cent Of the
budget is for all-civilian purposes
which includes social welfare
functions.
II there is to be any substantial
relief for the taxpayer, it must
come from our military budget for
past wars, the current "cold war;
and prospective future war. Fixed
charges about which nothing
whatever can be done-flve bill
lions interest on the debt and six
billions for veterans care-are
more than all the regular civilian
costs Of government, which total
about ten billions.
The rest-five billions for Mar
shall Plan aid, q billion for armine
our Western European allies, and
fifteen billions for our military
establishment-are also In the
nature Of fixed charges under oul
present foreign policy. They relate
to our national security and. while
some shaving could, and might
occur here, not much can be ex-
pected while the world maintains
its present armed truce.
That is the real dilemma for all
Of us. and not much seems to be
done about that.
It is the inevitable high cost OF
the bankruptcy Of craftsmanship
all over the world.
Evening star., 1949-12-05

could make off with 80 OF our
electoral votes on a bum issue,
Jimmy could probably run it up
to SIS or 60. If he plans to or
ganize the South for the benefit
Of the Republican Party. we bet
ter know it as soon as possible.
They even have the particular
Republican in mind who stands to
benefit from the Mr.. Byrnes at
tack on the welfare state. He is
Gen. Eisenhower. who Democrats
with surprising unanimity think
is the man they have to beat IN
1852.
The two men are actually to-
gether, it is argued, both interna-
tionalists and both preaching be-
ware of the welfare state. It is
anticipated that the Eastern
money which Is backing Gen.
Eisenhower could be diverted
easily to the, States Rights Party
as needed.
No one here expects MI. 6yTneS
to have any part Of the desperate
suggestion of Senator Bricker,
Ohio Republican. that Republicans
and Southern Democrats should
|Iegitimatize with formal marriage
their Illicit union which is regu-
larry on display in Congress. In
direction was the Byrnes specially
when he was . Senate cloakroom
commando in the early days OF
the New Deal; that is one reason
he worked SO well with the subtle
Roosevelt.
Nor is 1t feared that he viii
allow himself to be pulled on to
an Eisenhower coalition slate Ia
1852. Mr.. Byrnes knows his South
and it is noteworthy that not even
Senator Byrd of Virginia, who
votes far more often with Re-
publicans than Democrats in the
Evening star., 1949-12-05
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. A
MONDAY,
reads:

changed to one that reads:
"Nuts!"
Workmen are busy putting a Is
foot barbed wire fence around the
place, and just as soon as it is
up q uniformed watchman will
guard the gate, bayonet fixed and
trigger cooked, and no one will be
allowed to enter until he has
signed slip waving all rights to
sue for any damage he might suf-
fer on my premises.
In the future all guests win
have to bring their own food,
soap, bedding and furniture.
am probably going to be lone
some, I'll admit, but not more
lonesome than would be in some
jail cell serving 10 years because
a vase fell of the mantel and
conked a brush salesman.
distributed BY McNaught Syndicate, Ine.)
Evening star., 1949-12-05

mOMcuI COu1Q
have plunged me into bankruptcy,
or put me on the inside, looking
on the outside, waiting for the
evening mail.
It was not until today. when an
insurance salesman paid me a
visit, that came to realize the
danger I had been In by not hav-
ing what is called a comprehen-
sive liability policy.
Let me say right off that the
laws which make such q policy
salable make absolutely no sense
to me, and must have been passed
by as added a group OF heads as
ever gathered under one roof,
but they are laws just the same.
In his warm-up talk the sales
man pointed out that If he, though
in my house without an invitation.
had slipped on loose rug and
sprained an ear or fouled flbia,
he could sue me for damages and
stand q good chance Of collecting.
Takes Precautions.
can tell you I wasted no time
In mailing down the living room
rugs and standing over the sales
man to see to it that he didn't
get off the sofa.
With my restraining hand on
his shoulder the salesman con-
tinued to enlighten me on the
peril had been facing. A guest
falls out Of bed and off to court
I 60 to fight a charge that my bed
listed to port, thereby making 1t
a hazard.
On a wild and stormy night a
traveller whose car has broken
down knocks upon my door and
is given refuge. He cuts his lip on
a free tooth brush give him, or
the ice box door slams on his
hand while he is raiding it, and
the next thing know his lawyers
are suing me as a criminal type
who deals in untrustworthy tooth
brushes and vicious ice box doors.
And of I go to the poorhouse
where there are no ice boxes to
raid.
A mans yard is as bad . BOBBY
trap as his house. There mustn't
be anything inviting" on it lest
1t prove 50 attractive that pass
Evening star., 1949-12-05
This Changing World
Moscow Expects Chinese Puppet Armies
To Reach Tibet by Summer of Next Year

| Things have changed drama
tically in the last eight years
Moscow, taking advantage Of the
unbelievable weakness displayed
by the American Government to.
ward the Nationalists, has sue
ceeded in putting nearly the
whole of China under its wing.
While Moscow's propaganda
agents casually mentioned Tibet
in the past as a country which re-
manned independent, those same
spokesmen say now that: "Politi-
cal, ethnic and economic ties be-
tween China and Tibet were es-
tablished as far back as the 9th
century. China's sovereignty over
Tibet has been recognized in a
number of international agree
ments in our time" And only last
week the Communist leader, Chou
Teh, stated officially that: "Tibet
will be liberated just as the rest OF
Chinese territory has been"
Tibet has been interesting to
the average American merely be-
cause it was an impenetrable
country with people living the
same life as 1000 years ago. It
was there that Shangri-La was
located in the popular mind.
Becomes Strategic Center.
Tibet, once the land Of mystery
and romance, suddenly has be-
come q prosaic but vital strategic
center in the undeclared war be-
tween East and West. Its posses
sion by the Kremlin's forces will
mean an immediate and direct
threat to India, which the State
Department desires, since the fall
Of China, to erect into a bulwark
against Soviet imperialism in the
Far East.
It is now beyond doubt that the
Russians. through their Chinese
puppets. will reach the roof Of
the world" The Tibetans, with
their flint rifles and spears, will
not be able to Withstand Chinese
aggression, in spite Of almost COM
plete lack Of communications with
the outside world.
In the days of the old capital
istic Imperialism" nobody both.
cred these wild but otherwise
peaceful peoples. The Western
imperialists" did not need that
territory for any strategic pur-
pose. Nor was it known to hold
riches-s,,ch as oil or gold-which
might have whetted the appetites
of the Western nations and i'm
PEELED them to send expeditionary
forces to conquer it.
In their drive for world domina-
ton reaching down to the Indian
Ocean the Soviets have decided
that Tibet is Of utmost strategic
Importance and are making the
necessary preparations to send
their Chinese stooges to incor-
porate it with the rest Of Moscow's
puppets.
Evening star., 1949-12-05

ersby are unable to resist 1t and
suffer harm. From what I gather,
If q tramp, In helping himself to
a drink Of water from your bird
bath, catches some disease left
there by q wren, he can hail you
into court for owning and operat-
ing a dangerous trap.
BY the same token, I guess that
if you have roses growing in your
yard and a stranger pricks his
finger on the thorns while smell
ing or Switching a rose. he can sue
you for having a garden that is
too inviting.
Starting today, hospitality is
going to be nasty word around
this house.
I have already cut of the latch
string. It hangs out no longer.
The welcome mat has been
Evening star., 1949-12-05

there m1GQt DC
A temporary let-up, though not 1or
long. From time to time, too. there
were announced intentions to "bai-
ance the budget" when 1t looked as
If the depression might nnaily pc
over. but it never was found pos
sible to do 1t. Then, when the
war came on, everything OF that
sort had to be forgotten because
of the staggering costs for which
Congress had to appropriate. This
debt now has been saddleo ON
future generations.
Finally, three years after the
war was over, the Government
finally was able to balance It's
budget for the first time In years.
But now it's come unbalanced this
year, due to the terrific cost OF
the continued "cold war;" with
prospective deficit Of some i've
billions or more.
May Be . zig"
Which brings us to Secretary
Of Treasury John w. Snyder's
declaration that the budget should
be balanced next year. While
this is a normal position for the
Governments housekeeper. which
is what the Secretary Of Treasury
is, does this also reflect the bar
rage which is being laid down
now on all sides about continued
spending and high taxes, which
the Republicans are making more
and more OF O political issue,
along with some prominent and
influential conservative Demo-
Gratis?
It may properly be that-a
zig"
The Treasury Secretary declined
to specify how the balance should
be accomplished, whether by cut
ting government expenditures or
increasing taxes, referring such
questions to President Trur.an
who already has answered by
advocating an increase In taxes.
lMr. Truman has promised .
budget for next year trimmed 70
the essentials, for which. Of
course, we'll have to wait and see,
always remembering, too. that
what are essentials" Is . highly
debatable question.
This undoubtedly indicates Z
sensivity to the Republican attack
on spending. with an election In
the offing next year. And. with
an election in the offing, it is not
very likely that Congress will vote
an increase in taxes. It never has
in election years. except during
wars.
All of this poses quite q dilemma
for the Truman Administration
which Is partly political. but not
altogether 80 BY any means.
Welfare Program Involved.
Politically involved Is his social
| welfare program which has II
Evening star., 1949-12-05

states R1gnCS
P ar ty may
mean to them.
Outwardly all
Mid e n c e,
h y concede
that the for
mer Secretary
Of State could
make real trou-
BILE in 1852.
As one put 1t,
If those am
a t eurS W h o
han die d the
States Rights
romnaipn in AZ