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Evening star., 1949-12-08

Government agencies that deal
with the problem. to study the
possibilities of q new approach.
The idea, the Secretary indicated,
is to see whether some kind OF
q positive" program can be sub
stituted for the present practice
of cracking down" on alleged
violators of the antitrust laws
and fair trade regulations.
The reason for doubling the
comfort in this for Big Business
lies in the fact that it really is not
a new and untried idea. Ever
since the Sherman Act became
law and prosecutions under it
were started and ever since the
Federal Trade Commission began
performing the functions assigned
to it, there have been those urging
q different approach. The Gov
ernment, they have said. should
take business by the hand and
lead it, not stand by waiting to
smack it every time it strayed of
the path. All attempts to devise
a formula for any such process,
however. have begged down in the
past and cynical observers here
predict the same result for the
cogitations Of Secretary Sawyer's
committee. -.
Could Ease Upon Trust Actions.
The best that could happen i'm
mediately, from the standpoint of
that part of business which does
not like the antitrust laws. would
be an intimation from the Presi-
dent to the Attorney General that
it might be nice to ease up on
antitrust investigations, indict-
ments and prosecutions, pending
the report Of the interagency
committee. A return to the pre-
Thurman Arnold period, 20 to
speak. That's q pretty dim hope
in the light o4 the Presidents
Evening star., 1949-12-08

In driving toward the fullest
peaceable use Of atomic energy
the Russians have three advan-
tages over our own society and
economy.
The first is the drive of need
For a modern high-powered In
dustrial economy, Russia is short
| of both coal and oil. In addition
her greatest problems-probl
that concerned all previous Rus.
sian governments - are distance
and winter. Despite the unparal-
leled colonization enterprises Of
the last century in which Russia
opened up areas vaster than the
United States, Russia Is still an
empty country, parts Of 1t habita-
BILE only under almost inhumar
conditions.
The Russians have believed
since long before the discovery OF
atomic f1ssion, that climate can
be changed. They even have
achieved some success in. for in
stance, spraying snow fields with
soot-creating black snow-to pre-
vent radiation and hold heat In
the ground. They have speculateo
that If the mouth of the White
Sea could be closed, the Gull
Stream could be diverted to raise
the temperature Of northern areas
by two degrees Celsius-whicf
would mean extending the wheat
lands.
Can Disregard Vested Interests.
Atomic energy opens the first
theoretically practical means Of
achieving such changes. and 1t Il
inconceivable that the Russians
will not try to use 1t for such pur-
poses.
In a country whose distance:
are several times those of thu
United States and where the rail.
road network is still primitive
atomic materials furnish energy
easily transportable to the mos
remote places. The Russian at
ltitude toward atomic energy must
therefore, be what ours would hav,
been had we discovered it before
the West was opened.
This Ieods ,fs fn tfa xecond con,
-sys
Evening star., 1949-12-08
New Chapter, Old Book
Hopkins Charges Called Part of Effort
To Break Down Roosevelt Legend

maneuvers is often discussed in
the trade. AS for President Roose-
welt himself. many politicoes now
think that his image is fixed in
the minds and hearts Of the Amer
| lean people, that like the Lincoln
legend, the Roosevelt story had a
phenomenal growth with an over
whelming body of favorable liter
ature and that it cannot now be
tampered with.
The young people today, it is
argued, are the depression-born
generation who will remember him
favorably and are not likely tc
be impressed by the wrangling
| Of their elders about what could
have been done better. It Is ad-
mitted that the feelings of the
ants may deepen with each
fresh assault but it is doubted
that converts are made.
Pilgrimages Back View.
The incessant pilgrimages to
Hyde Park support this school OF
thought. Like the mail carriers
the visitors to the Roosevelt home
and library are not daunted by
rain nor snow nor heat nor cold
Not only on vacations but on
frosty Monday mornings they
keep coming. Mrs. Roosevelt. who
often takes the road through the
woods that comes out near her old
home, has expressed surprise at
the steady influx Of tourists
throughout the year.
There is abundant evidence
that the American people judge
their Presidents but do forgive
them. They blamed Herbert
Hoover for the depression but
whether or not they accept the
new version that he was not
responsible. they are warm to him
and cheer him when he appears.
The that man" school how
ever continues to be vocal and
of course with James and Frank
lin jr. now in politics, their emo
tions are freshly assaulted. II
the two sons have their fathers
talent for exacerbating their enc
mics, the show will continue to
flourish for long time.
Evening star., 1949-12-08
This Changing World
US Reported in Same Frame of Mind
AS it Was Just Before Pearl Harbor

The occupation OF that Island
by Russian puppets would be a
very serious threat, not only to
the Philippines, but also to Oki-
nawa-which Is one of our impor-
tant air bases-and eventually
to Japan. where underground
Communist agitation is increasing
rapidly. Our policy-makers in the
State Department are far more
concerned, however, over what
may happen in the near future
in Yugoslavia, Greece and Iran
than in the Western Pacific, which
unquestionably is our first line OF
defense.
Because of our emotional in
terest in Europe, the West Coast
is being paid only the slightest
attention. Yet we should know
as most of our top military, all
and naval strategists know-that
the Russians are keen military
students who have learned a great
deal from the mistakes made by
their former enemies, their allies
and themselves. They have shown
us that they never repeat a mis-
take.
It Is now an established fact
although never given too much
publicity-that if the Japanese
had had stronger strategy and
had followed up their attack OF
Pearl Harbor with an invasion OF
the American continent, our posi-
ton would have become very pre-
carious, indeed, and the war
might not have ended as soon as
it did.
Fear of Soviet Coup Seen.
Fortunately for us, the Japa-
nese did not prepare to follow up
their initial success and thus gave
us the necessary breathing spell
to organize our forces for a war
for which we were totally unpre-
pared. But even after we re-
established our position defens-
lively In the Pacific. we continued
to apply our main effort to
Europe.
Until 1943. the Pacific area re-
ceived only enough manpower
and military material to carry
on an offensive-defensive. A SINH
lar situation is developing today.
Europe once more is the center
of attraction Of our political
leaders. 1t is there that we are
sending the little we have avail
able at present and we contem-
plate increasing the military sup
plies in the next few years by
heavy shipments to that CONT
nent.
Gen. Macarthur looks at the
situation realistically and is said
to fear a Soviet coup. His efforts
to obtain improvement in the
strategic and tactical situation In
the Pacific have been without re-
suit, 30 far. We. simply do not
have enough to take care Of both
frontiers and have committed
ourselves to the support of the
Atlantic nations. This is, of course,
as we'll known in Moscow as it is
anywhere else. And when the time
comes, the Russians will not be
loath to attack the weakest part
of our defense, line, rsaz "a. ~
Evening star., 1949-12-08
On the Other Hand
Not Much Comfort for Big Business
In "New Approach" by Government

oft-expressed concern over the
tendency of big business to get
bigger and bigger and in the light
Of Attorney General McGrath's
similar attitude on the subject.
But, even If the President and
the Justice Department were dis
posed to call off their dogs. there
is Congress to consider. Congress
is moving steadily in the direction
of gre ar curtailment of monop-
oily rather than less. The House
in the last session passed a bill
to close q loophole in the Clayton
Act that permits competing COM
panies to merge through the pur-
chase by one of the others assets.
The bill is now In the Senate FL
nance Committee and is expected
to reach the floor during the COM
ing session.
May Seek Federal Charter.
Congress will also have a re-
port Of Representative Celler's q
subcommittee Of the House Ju-
dietary Committee, which has Just
concluded many weeks Of hearings
on the whole subject Of monopoly
and trade restraint. Any "posi-
tive" action recommended by this
committee Is not likely to be In
the direction Of appeasement, but
rather in the direction Of tight
ened controls.
Then there is Senator O'Ma-
honey, Of wyoming, chairman of
the Joint Committee on the Ec-
onomic Report. He started a Sc
ries Of hearings this week to dis
cover If he can, why private busi-
ness is finding difficulty in getting
money from private investors. It
will not startle anybody If the
villain in the situation eventually
turns out to be monopoly.
Regardless Of that, however
Senator O'Mahoney is preparing
to press hard In the next session
for consideration Of legislation re-
quiring Federal charters for cor
porations engaged in interstate
and foreign commerce. That, in
his belief, is the best single an
swer to the monopoly problem and
at the same time. the best means
Of reducing to a minimum the ur-
necessary harassments OF which
business complains.
Evening star., 1949-12-08

I r q ! I o / w II o
handed Russia
t he a m j c
b o m b on a
platter.
G e n. Groves
did agree that
Washington in
1943 and 1914
was doing its
best to give its
wartime ally,
the r u s s ians,
who were then
KILN Ger
mans on t n e
Toetern Front.
Evening star., 1949-12-08

cemoer y l94l,
and In the ear
ly stages OF
Americas par
ticipation in the
war.
Our Govern
ment is pri-
m a rily con-
cerned now, as
it W q t h e n,
with the de-
fense of Vest
ern Europe and
pays little, if
any, heed to
Evening star., 1949-12-08

my message W
the teen-agers could be as light
and as trivial as the subjects I've
mentioned above. But it can't be.
I want the boys between the
ages of 16 and 20 to take out an
atlas and look at a place called
Formosa.
It's a rather key island in the
Pacific, and we're going to let the
Chinese Communists have it. You
boys I'm talking to are going to
have to take it back.
Nation Has Changed.
The chances are that some Of
you who read this will die taking
back Formosa. and that's shame.
You wouldn't have to take back
Formosa if this country was not
so completely sold on turning the
other cheek all the time. There
are crosses on Wake Island be-
cause this country wouldn't take
care of its own. There is Ameri-
can blood all over Bataan because
OF the same reason.
You kids are going to have to
do again what Americans should
never have to do-you're going
to have to attack when you should
be able to defend.
What's wrong in letting an
American soldier have an even
chance just for once? Is our
whole foreign policy based on the
theory that Americans love to
attack fortified positions? Do
they work in Washington on the
thought that American boys and
men love to get killed without an
equal chance? If that's what's
going on in Washington. then
Washington's crazy.
Honestly, the average American
can't figure out his own country.
We had better change the name
Of this place that we live in, be-
cause the United States today Is
not the same sort Of country it was
when the name was given to it.
The United States of America
was founded and developed by men
who felt that independence was
the most precious thing In the
world. Glad to die for it. Willing
to get up at any hour of the night
to yell at any one who challenged
1t.
That's not the way this country
is today. If something isn't done,
If millions of us don't stand up
and say we will not be herded
like sheep, we're going to be
herded like sheep.
The time is not long away when,
Just as they're doing In Britain.
Americans will be told where they
will spend their vacations. the
Jobs they can work at. the houses
they can build, and the food
they can eat.
Don't say it can't happen here.
It has happened in England. and
the English are undoubtedly the
most stubborn and proud race in
the world. So If it can happen in
England, it's a mortal cinch 1t
can happen here.
We Grovel Before Russia
We allow ourselves to be slapped
in the face by China. We grovel
on the ground before Russia, at the
same time admitting that Russia
is run by brigands and has no
conception of decency. We openly
admit that we're the greatest
country in the world. which we
are, and yet we do not dare take
the position Of leading the world.
Until we do, therell be no hap
piness In this world. The decency
on this earth revolves around the
48 States. It Is high time that
we started acting as II We knew
where we stood.
But to get back to what I
started to tell you teen-age boys.
get hep on Formosa. You're going
to have to fight for it.
I wish I could have General
Douglas MacArthur's opinion on
letting Formosa 60.
distributed by McNausht Syndicate. fuc0
Evening star., 1949-12-08

Wplng out IN a
relatively short
period of years,
the e xisti in 6
technical an d
industrial supe-
riority Of tn e
West. especially
Of the United
S t a t e S. I am
suggesting, fur
ther. that this
would have q
m ore revolu-
tionary world
effect than the
first Russian
Evening star., 1949-12-08

It Is not q
column telling
them how to
b e h a We on
dates, or how to
win the afec-
tions of their
sweetheart's old
man, or how to
sneak out the
f a m lily ar
W h en- they're
only supposed
to have it two
nights a week.
I wish that
Evening star., 1949-12-08
Proeressives Plan Bozoor

The Progressive Party will spon-
sor its second annual Christmas
bazaar and rummage sale at
pm. tomorrow and Saturday in
Cafeteria Union Hall, 1918 M
street NV. Main feature Of the
bazaar will be original paintings
contributed by Washington anna
teur artists.
Evening star., 1949-12-08

POblCA VI Ao-
nopoly and the
r e S ira n t o1
trade. On the
other hand, Bic
Biz may not be
Secretary OF
Commerce Saw
yer broke the
news in a state
ment tellin 6
t h a t he h q d
been authorized
by the Presi.
dent to set ur
a conni t t e e
49,
Evening star., 1949-12-08
By LowelI MeHeff

Big Business may be justified in
taking comfort from the news that
the administration is thinking Of
attempting a new approach to the
Evening star., 1949-12-08
By Dorothy Thompson

I am suggesting that Russia may
have started a development of
atomic energy. aimed at revolu-
tionizing Russian industry. and
Evening star., 1949-12-08
McLemore
Sees BIunder by U. 5.
If Reds Get Formosu
Bv Henry McLemor

This is the first time I've ever
written a column for teen-agers.
This column is written for boys
who are 16. II. 18 and 19 years old.
Evening star., 1949-12-08
AS it Was Just
By Constantine Brovn

The eighth anniversary Of the
Pearl Harbor disaster found the
United States in the same frame
of mind as it was just before De-
Evening star., 1949-12-08
By Doris Heeson

1t. Gen. Leslie r. Groves did
not substantiate the charges of a
former Air Force major that
Harry Hopkins was a Communist
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-07-26
By Ann Tanneyhill

NEW, YORK, July 26. (ANP)
For thousands of eager grad
yates of colleges and high schools
throughout the nation, the 1949
job outlook is a critical one. What
happens in 1949 is likely to de-
termine the trend for the next
few years.
For Negroes this will be doubly
important because employment
predictions for colored youth are
uncertain in the foreseeable fu-
ture. Little accurate factual infor-
nation on recent Negro graduates
is available on which it is even
possible to indicate a trend.
The present overall employment
picture is full of paradozes and
contradictions. Today with 3,778,-
900 unemployed workers in the
United States the job situation is
more acute than it has been in
the last eight years.
The following general trends
may indicate what's ahead in some
important fields:
1. More educational preparation
is being required for the profess
sions. lin the field of chemistry
a bachelors degree will no longer
qualify an a%pplicant).
2. There is a marked prefer
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-07-26
Negro Should
Run for School
Board

The city commission deadline
having passed, there is still a lit
tie time left for a Negro to file
for the school board. Petitions
must be filed by August 10 by
those interested in running for the
school board.
It should be needless to discuss
the necessity of having a Negro
run for a position on the school
board. But it must be done, at
least briefly, considering the eli
mate of our leadership"
But before we cite a few COM
polling reasons it might be stated
that just as this was an o%pportun-
istic year for a Negro to run for
the city commission, so is it an OPP
portunistic year for a Negro to
run for the school board. Three of
the five positions on the city COM
mission were at stake in the cam
paign. Four of the seven school
board positions are at stake. This
places Negroes in a strategic posi-
ton to win one Of the seats.
Now the present school board
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-07-26
Plan to KO
Legislators Who
Opposed FEPC :

An organization called the Ohio
State Democratic league ended a
two days meeting in Cleveland in
which plans were made to initiate
a state wide ward and precinct
drive to GUST legislators who voted
against the Fair Employment
Practice bill in this session of the
Ohio legislature. Door bells would
be rung to ask Negroes to regis
ter to vote against the betrayers
of FEPC.
Named to head the league was
George Lawrence, formerly of the
Express and Ohio State News, now
a "public relations consultant" in
Columbus Lawrence only recent
ly "mysteriously" disappeared
from his job with the Columbus
paper. Evidently, he showed up
in good health in his new job).
The league claims it represents
over 10000 Negro voters in the
state. Also prominent in the Or
ganization is C. Joseph McLin,
ST., we'll known politician and NOR
tician in Dayton.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-07-26
Man Found
Guilty Of
Stabbing Dog

DETROIT, July &c. (ANP)-
When a man stabs another man
that's news Of everyday life, but
when a man stabs a dog and lays
him up in the hospital-that is
news that banks loud.
George Henderson, 81, who is
an alley junkman, was found gull
ty of cruelty to animals when he
appeared before Recorders Judge
O. q. Ide last Monday. Henderson
was placed on three months. pro-
baton and ordered to pay the
dogs hospital expenses.
Mrs. lola Shannon, owner of
the dog, told the court that Hend-
erson was going through the alley
at the rear of her home with his
dog tied to a rope. In dog fash
ion the junkman's dog attached
her dog, who was in the alley
with Mrs. Pauline Nevers. Mrs.
Shannon said instead of Hender-
son carrying his dog away, he pro-
duced a knife and stabbed her dog
in the throat and shoulder. The
incident occurred July Is.
Henderson denied the charges
and told the court he stabbed the
dog in self defense.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-07-26
Wednesday Final
Day for Tax

Wednesday is the final day for
payment of the second half of
1913 real estate taxes. Chester
Myers, county treasurer warned
tax payers that taxes not paid by
Wednesday evening will have to
he paid with a penalty. Starting
Thursday and continuing for the
next 80 days the penalty will be
2A per cent. The penalty will in
crease by 2h per cent each sue
ceeding period until it reaches 10
per cent.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-07-26

Big time organized baseball was
slow in the beginning in the rec
ognition of Negro players, but
there's nothing slow in the pro-
gress they have made since the
barriers have been lowered.
The fleet footed Jackie Robin
son, of the Brooklyn Dodgers, who
was the first of his race to make
the big leagues and to make it
possible for others to follow,
heads the list for the "Bronz
Bombers to move up to the big
show.
The Dodgers since have added
pitcher Don Newcombe and Catch
er Roy Campanella and both are
high class ball players.
Cleveland's Larry Dolby and
Satchel Paige are stars in their
own right.
And the New York Giants now
have second baseman, Hank
Thompson in. infileder-outfielder,
Monte Irwin. Thompson has step
ped into a regular job with the
Giants and is making good in a
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-07-26
SPORyRENEW

hustling fashion. Irwin, a strong
armed powerful hitter, has shown
lots of promise and natural ability.
And soon, it appears, these
players will have to o over
and make room in the spotlight
for other Negro players. Any
quick check will show a number
Of bright prospects in the minor
leagues.
The Pacific Coast league, which
was slow getting into the cat, now
claims to have more Negro talent
than any other circuit. Nine Ne
gro players are now performing
in the coast circuit, and a half
dozen of them are rated real ma
jor league prospects.
About the biggest Negro star on
the coast, in more ways than one,
is Luke Easter Of San Diego, who
has been sidelined in recent weeks
with a knee injury. In 80 games,
Easter batted 1868 for San Diego
and hit rs home runs. He's six
feet five inches tall and packs 230
pounds of his frame. There's a
chance he may be performing be-
fore the season is over for Cleve-
land, which owns him.
Oakland's Peppery shortstop,
Artie Wilson, is. another outstand-
ing Negro athlete. He's hitting
over $50 and leading the coast
loop in stolen bases.
Two other top Negro prospects
on the coast are Pitcher Booker
McDaniels of Los Angeles, and
Catcher Johnny Ritchey of San
Diego
Ana when 1t comes to major
league prospects, you can't over
look Outfielder Sam Jethroe of
Montreal, in the international lea
que. The Negro star is batting
$40.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-07-26
COURT news

James Woodward, of 1885
SwHisher avenue, and employee
of the Lettillier Paper company,
was cited in Municipal court for
allowing his trash to flow from
his truck and fall on the streets
along the West Miami boulevard,
Between Stewart and Washington
streets. He was cited to appear in
court but failing to show up, a
capias was issued from the court
for his appearance July %.
Roland Moore, of 9 Moore ave-
nue. was found guilty of driving
while drunk and received a fine
of 500 and cost and his right to
drive in the state of Ohio was re-
voked for one year. .
Rudolph Hawkins, of % Bank
street, cited for the violation of
has done absolutely nothing with
regard to alternating the critical
grade school situation on the West
Continued on page ~
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-07-26

the drivers license law, to appeal.
in the Municipal court July 16 and
failing to comply with the orde...
was also ordered in by the capia,
issued from the court.
Sadie NJ. Jackson, of 333 Kin
nard avenue, paid the cost O.
court, $500, when she admittel
colliding with a Chevrolet coach
driven by John Leahey at the in
tersection of Kinnard and Orchard
streets. According to the police
who investigated the accident,
Mrs. Jackson made a left turn il
Kinnard and struck the other ca
which was standing at the inter-
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