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Evening star., 1949-08-18
This Changing World
European Leaders Hearing Plain Talk
From Hoffman on Marshall Plan Aid

prise the dollar area. They should,
he says, be selling more and more.
particularly in the American
market.
There is, Of course, more to the
matter than Mr.. Hoffman states.
There is the primary problem Of
costs of production, which have
risen everywhere in Europe under
pressure either from Socialist ex-
|periments or from Communist
|agitation.
There is the overshadowing
problem of the exchange rates.
which are at such levels now that
Europe's goods must be marketed
at high prices in dollars. In other
words. European currencies ap-
pear to be overvalued If those
countries hope to compete in the
American market. It is pretty
certain that the British will make
some move in the direction OF
Idevaluation next month, and that
other European countries will fol-
low suit.
Congress Repetition Likely.
There is, beyond the two factors
stated above, the likelihood of re-
action by the American Congress
liz devaluation permits European
goods to flow into the United
States in ever greater quantities.
Mr.. Hoffman's view Of an ex-
panding American market Tor
European goods springs. perhaps,
from his long association with the
automobile industry. Unlike many
other American industries, the
auto industry long has been in the
forefront Of the movement to let
more imports into the American
Market on the theory that the
more dollar purchasing power
there is abroad the more American
cars-which are produced at the
lowest unit cost in the world
can be sold abroad. Automobile
makers long have supported the
Reciprocal Trade Program and
have been in the front ranks Of
those who want to lower the bars
to the American market.
Perhaps there is no real connec-
ton between Mr.. Hoffman's long
association with the import
favoring auto industry and his
present prescription for Europe's
ills. Perhaps there Is subcon-
scious rather than a conscious
connection. In any event Euro
Ipeans and Americans might well
have a little more information on
Just how the American market can
help substantially to relieve
Europe'S economic ills.
Evening star., 1949-08-18

C. ongres ess-of Constantine Brown.
splitting up the dollars provided
therein among the 19 participate
ing countries and areas. So far 1t
has made little progress toward a
final result in this direction. and
Mr.. Hoffman found the organiza-
ton badly divided.
Makings of Tug-of- War.
But regardless of how the OEEC
resolves it's differences over Amer
ican gratuities this yearsthere ap-
pears to be the makings of a tug
of-war between the United States
government, which is determined
to terminate the Marshall Plan in
1852, and the benef1ciaries. who
appear determined to make it ap-
pear that they cannot become
self-supporting by that time.
The European benefciaries are
extremely pessimistic about their
ability to sharply reduce, let alone
eliminate entirely, their present
dollar deficit by the deadline. They
feel that after 1952-unless some
thing is done to prolong the Euro
pean Recovery Program-there
will still be a $4,000. 100000 or
more deficit In Europe's trade
with the dollar area.
Mr.. Hoffman believes otherwise.
and is attempting to impress the
Marshall Plan countries with the
fact that they can-if they will
become virtually independent Of
ERP aid by 1852 and that the dol
lar deficit problem-if any re-
mains after that date-will be
small.
His remedy is for the countries
Of Europe to intensity their ex-
portation to the United States and
the other countries which COM
Evening star., 1949-08-18
On the Other Hand
Wanted: One More Deep Freezer,
One Big Enough to Hold General

employees 1t is intended that pub
licity shall be tabooed unless and
until guilt is established.
The present proceedings offer
a pleasing contrast to the klieg-
lighted public show in which Sen
ator Hickenlooper served as prose-
cutor. No more sensational
charges one day. no more dull
thuds as the sensations collapse
the next. No more holding Com
mission employees huddled here.
waiting to testify while their work
goes undone at Oak Ridge, Han
ford, Los AlamoS or wherever.
The same as to employees Of Gen.
eral Electric and Carbon & Car
bide Chemicals Co.. the principal
Acc contracting concerns.
They came from those faraway
places and they couldn't leave.
They didn't know when they
would be asked to testify. nor
usually what about. They couldn't
make any preparations. not even
when the Senator would announce
portentously, Tomorrow I'm 60
ing to take up waste"
Nicely May Force Out Bill.
But that's all over for now.
The sensational trial Of David E.
Lilienthal has lapsed for lack of
sensations and without any sum-
ming up either by the prosecution
or the defense. The accused man
is about to take his summer vaca-
ton and his accuser will doubtless
be happy to'have him out Of town.
The displaced persons bill is
still stuck in Senator McCarran's
Judiciary Committee. Senator
McGrath, one Of the authors.
can't do much about it. AS Attor-
ney General, which he is soon to
be, it is fairly important to keep
on good terms with that commit
tee and its chairman. But Sen
ator Nicely of West Virginia, a
joint author. is beginning to boil
over. 1t Is believed he can force
Senator McCarran's hand if he
wants to and there is no question
about his wanting to. He made
the issue important last fall in
his successful campaign against
Chapman Revercomb, the one
man bottleneck Of the 80th Con-
gress.
Evening star., 1949-08-18

be no other solution Of the prob
lem he poses.
Meantime the Senate investi-
eating committee is well justified
in pursuing his puppy-dog trail.
It may or may not lead to some
thing Of real consequence, but, at
least, it enables the committee to
let q little light into the influence
and Observation-Disclosures racket.
The racket, Of course. is as old
as Government. but it is useful to
throw the fear Of God into the
racketeers occasionally. And at
the same time to remind Govern
ment employees that public serv-
ice is public service and not a pri-
vate privilege.
Comfort to Hickenlooper.
The members Of the Republi-
can posse pursuing this trail are
giving a lot Of comfort to their
colleagues in Congress. but to
IlOIlc 80 UluCl1 dS w SVAAoVSA
Bourke B. Hickenlooper of iowa.
The current investigation has
taken the spotlight away from the
abortive inquiry he precipitated
into the operations Of the Atomic
Energy Commission by his charges
of incredible mismanagement." |"
That inquiry, conducted by the
House and Senate joint commit
tee on atomic energy. has not
been closed officially. It will not
be closed presumably until the
committee is able to make a re-
port and that may not be until
the next session of Congress.
In the past two or three weeks
the committee has had two or
three sessions, all private. These
have been devoted to questions Of
security and involve the names OF
q few employees in the Aces vast
organization. In fairness to the
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Little Interest Taken
By Truman on Coal
Output Seen Strange
Justice Department Has
Made No Move as Union
Sets Production Limits
Bv David Laurence

It's strange how little interest
either President Truman or the
Democratic administration has
taken in the fact that a large
labor union is today. controlling
production in the coal industry.
The Justice Department hasn't
made a move to invoke the anti
trust laws even though the Su-
preme Court of the United States
has never passed directly on the
issues raised in the three-day
week in the coal industry imposed
by the United Mine Workers
union.
1t remained for Senator Willis
Robertson, Democrat, of Virginia,
and one of the non-radical group
in the Senate, to institute an in
quiry in the Senate Banking and
Currency Committee on various
phases of the monopoly operating
in the coal mines.
Senator Robertson has called
many witnesses and the evidence
is indisputable-there is an actual
control of production and the
work week by single labor union.
The administration did not hes
itate to proceed with much less
statutory power than it has in the
antitrust laws today when 1t
battled against the work stoppage
which occurred in the coal mines
q couple years ago. Some rather
ambiguous statutes then had to
be called into use for that pro-
ceeding.
Laws Are Broad Enough.
Today. however, the antitrust
laws are broad enough to enter
a proceeding. These laws say that
monopoly and restraint Of trade
cannot be exercised by any per-
son In interstate commerce. The
court interpretations that, where
q labor dispute exists. labor
unions are immune from prose-
cution under antitrust laws have
been offered as an excuse for not
taking action! But the fact is
that the antitrust decisions of
the courts regarding labor unions
relate primarily to Interruptions
growing out of strikes. No strike
is in progress in the coal fields
today. An open statement has
been made of an intent Ito sta
bilize" working conditions in the
coal business.
Senator Robertson says:
"Granting that union has the
legal right to bargain nationally
in regard to wages and the hours
during which a particular employe
may work. we do not believe it
was ever intended that the right
should carry with it the power
to restrict production and there
fore commerce. to limit the days
or hours during which q particu-
lar mining operation may work or
in any way to dictate the amount
of time during which an owner
may have use of the various min
Evening star., 1949-08-18

Reproduction Rights Reserved)
Evening star., 1949-08-18

operation Ad-
min | S t r q t or,
who is in Eu-
rope conferring
with the mem
bers of the Or
g a nization OF
European Eco
nonic Cooper
alton.
The E &c
will have the
taSk-aS S 90 n
as the Marshall
Plan appropri-
alton is through
Evening star., 1949-08-18

q CIOOhcu uGGlC
street in the
Mai-Mai ba-
zaar here to-
day.
He is q witch
doctor, and has
q tremendous
practice among
the hundreds Of
thousands Of
natives who live
in and about
j o hannesburg.
If he walked
into Johns Hop
Evening star., 1949-08-18

ing facilities and tools in which
he may have invested.
Thurman Arnold, former as
sistant attorney general under the
New Deal. told the Senate Com
mittee:
II think that wages and hours
is legitimate union activity. any
thing that concerns wages and
hours. When, however, this wages
and hours business is used as
pretext to restrict production, and
achieve control over management
and production, it then falls. or
should fall, upon the prohibitions
Of the Sherman Act as an illegiti-
mate activity of labor"
Clear Case Exists Today.
Mr.. Arnold, when in the Justice
Department. prosecuted labor
unions guilty of monopoly but he
never was presented with as clear
Evening star., 1949-08-18

dents gauum-
phing military
aide. With a
heavy lid.
S ce the
President hasn't
got the heart
to fire him and
since the gen.
eral simply can
not ke e p his
clumsy thumbs
out Of matters
unrelated to the
vague duties Of
a military aide,
there seems to
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Fleet Reserve Unit to Meet

ANNAPOLIS, Aug 10 (P.-The
22d annaul convention Of the
Fleet Reserve Association will be
held here September 3-6, accord
ing to Secretary James D. Hill
of the Annapolis branch.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Bv Constantine Brown

European governments which
participate in the Marshall Plan
are hearing some plain talk from
Paul G. Hoffman, Economic Co.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
.cLemore
Visits Witch Doctor,
Rours Like d Lion
Bv Henry McLemore

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa.
II have known many doctors in
my life, but never have I met q
more charming one than I did in
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Rp L0weU MeUeft

What the White House seems
to need Is not fewer deep freez-
ers, but at least one more-one
big enough to contain the Presi-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-23
BY NEvA BEQUETTE
Mid.Columbio LibYdfiun

With the beginning of school,
many parents are re.focuSing
their minds on the problems of
childhood adjustment and per.
sonality.
The Mid Columbia Library has
set up a special shelf in the
reading room for books dealing
with parent-child relations.
There are many new books on
discipline, family functions,
child psychology and special
problems represented there.
The four questions the Ii.
brary meets most frequently
from parents are chow and when
shall I tell my child about sex?"
"How can l help my child to
become better adjusted social
ly?" "How can I tell whether
my child is developing normal
w., and "How can I discipline
my child in his naughtiness
without becoming a crank" The
answers to these questions are
all dealt with in the new books
on the parents shelf.
A HANDY VOLUME
The Child study association of
America has published a handy
volume called Parents Cues
tions," which answers many
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-23
Celebrate
AT Dinner
Sept. 70. Is4s
Page s

Three prominent pioneer fam
lilies of Kennewick celebrated
their 10th wedding anniversar.
les together Thursday evening
with dinner party at the Pas
co hotel. They were Mr.. and Mrs.
c. c. Williams and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Anon, whose double
wedding took place in Kenne.
wick 30 years ago on Sept. Is,
and MIR. and Mrs. ]. H. Sieg.
fried, who were married in Mis-.
souri, on Sept. Is, also 40 years
ago.
Mrs. Williams is a sister of
Mr.. Anon. Williams who was
recently a member of the board
of regents of Washington State
college and was associated with
Anon in the Farmers Exchange
for a number of years. Mr.. Anon
is president of the Benton County
Fair Association and was may
or of Kennewick for several
terms. MIR. Siegfried is a retired
general manager of the Pacific
Power and Light company In
the district.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-23
1ousfmisfress
Club InsfuUs

Mrs. Robert Marsh was install.
ed as president of the KenneWick
Toastmistress club at a meet.
ing Wednesday evening at the
Riviera, with DR.. Clark Durham
of the Kennewick Toastmasters
club as officiating officer. Also
installed were Mrs. Don Kirk as
vice president, Mrs. ]. c. Pratt as
secretary, Mrs. Bruce Lampson,
as treasurer, and Mrs. Clark
Durham as club representative.
Chairmen appointed by the
new president are: Mrs. Curt
Benninghoven, education; Mrs.
Clark Durham, program; Mrs.
Frank Maupin, publicity; Mrs.
Bruce Lampson, parliamentary
an; Mrs. J. F. Sage, historian;
Mrs. Herbert Owens, hospitality;
and Mrs. j. c. Pratt, public rela-
tons. During the business meet.
ing conducted by Mrs. Frank
Maupin, outgoing president, 1t
was decided to meet the second
Friday of each month at 1:30
pm. and on the fourth Monday
at 1880 pm.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-23
WHY THE
MISSOURI PACIFIC
RAILROAD STRIKE?
efficiently o. economically r the leaders Il
the unions ignore agreements or laws
Provisions of the L1D lDhich
are Disregarded

There are five ways under the Railway
Labor Act to settle disputes over the mean
ing of contracts:
1-Decision by National Railroad Adj
justment Board.
z-Decision by System Adjustment
Board for the specific railroad.
3-Decision by arbitration.
4-Decision by neutral referee.
5-Decision by courts.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad has been
and is entirely willing to have these dis
putes settled in accordance with the re-
quirements of the Railway Labor Act.
Regardless of this fact, the union leaders
have shut down that railroad
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-23
Child Relations Are
New Books On Parent,
/ Featured Arbitrary

/ queries in the light of modern
psychology, and gives excellent
photographers for further read
ing. Margaret Bro. in when
Children Ask" has covered sew
eral vital questions that child.
rem ask in the field of spiritual
and social world, such as What
Is God?" ''Why Are Some Peo-
| pie Poor " and what is death?"
The same author has written a
healthy little book for the jun.
ior high school child called
Lets Talk About You" which
mixes psychology, sex and spir-
itual philosophy in an attract
i've dose.
"These Are Your Children" by
the normal development of chill.
Gladys G. Jenkens, describes
dren, with suggestions on guild.
ance. Real photographs, and
typical cases are given to illus.
trate typical behavior in chill.
dren from five to adolescence.
Parent and Child" by Gather.
inc Mackenzie, treats emotional,
disciplinary and development
problems from infancy to teen
age, and is very popularity writ.
ten in spite of quoting many spe.
cialists on the subject. The AL.
thor writes a column in the New
York Times and knows how to
give helpful information in the
simplest language. .
"Your Child's Mind and Body"
by Flanders Dunbar is a "prac-
teal" guide to normal develop.
ment. Written by a physician, it
stresses the importance of the
first six years of life, so closely
related to sleeping, eating, play
ing, obedience and Independent
thinking. This period, according
to the author, has "aftermaths
of behavior all through child.
hood and adolescence.
children Know Their Friends"
by Ruth Washburn, a consult.
ant In child development, de.
velops the idea that to fully un.
derstand the behavior Of the
child the parent must attempt
to. see the child's problems from
the child's point. of view, and
to use parental influence to
make that point. of.view the
right one. It sounds simple and.
possible when this experienced
child psychologist discusses the
problems of the growing child.
Spare the rod and spoil the
child" is a forgotten addage to.
day but there is no denying that
modern discipline is much more
difficult to make effective, and
far more demanding Of parental
understanding. New Ways in
Discipline" by Dorothy Maruch
suggests methods Of disciplining
a child without arousing resent
ment against the parent. It Is a
well presented book, and will
probably take its place along
with Hohman's "As the TWig Is
Bent as q classic on the sub.
ject.
For parents interested In per.
sonality adjustment, Helen
Shacter has written a concise
guide called "How Personalities
Crow" It deals frankly with the
relation Of sexual needs to be-
havior and social adjustment.
Suggesting that healthy living is
a game the author gives the
rules" that guide fair play.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-23
Pasee Army Man
To lecve Jcoon

WITH THE EIGHTH ARMY IN
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Sept. II
Private First Glass Charles E.,
Thomas of Pasco, 22nd Engineer
Reproduction Detachment, will
soon depart for the United States
where he will be reassigned,
after completion of his tour of
foreign service here.
Stationed in Yokohama, Jap.
ans major port and seat of
headquarters Of the Eighth ar.
my, Private First Class Thomas
filled an essential assignment
with the Army's Occupational
Forces here as a Photographic
grainer with his organization.
Entering the army. In January.
1916, PIT. Thomas served in Ha.
wall and the Philippines prior
to his assignment in Yokohama,
Japan. -.'.... "
He is the son of Thomas w.
Thomas of Box 252, Route 1,
Pasco.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-23
Organize
New Club

A Twenty-Five Year Member.
snip club of the Royal Neighbors
OF America lodge was organized
and entertained September 20 at
the home OF Marietta Dague.
Frieda Brodbeck, special guest,
acted as chairman. Clara Craw-
ford was elected president; Ber-
tina Foraker, vice-president, and
Marie Campbell, secretary. Of
10 eligible members, 10 were
present. This club will meet
once a month for a social and
profitable time. Mrs. c. Thalman
of 1919 Ainsworth, Pasco, will
entertain the club on October II.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-23
Loyal American
Bears Orqunized

Organization Of the Loyal Am
erican Bears, a fraternal lodge
for colored persons, was COM
pleted in Pasco Friday night.
The lodge, incorporated under
state lazy, is headed by Joe Cat
lin, presiding officers, and Wood.
row Marshall, secretary.
1t is the hope of the organizers
and sponsors that other lodges
will be organized in the near
future. Each lodge would be ex.
pected to sponsor a worthy col.
ored student through a profess
SiOnal education.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-23

|Giiven
|PiIofs

Fines up to $1,000 await the
increasing number of pilots who
fly unauthorized over the re-
| stricted Hanford atomic works,
the Civil Aeronautics official
| warned Wednesday.
He said that too many pilots
were flying over the restricted
| area without proper clearance.
Wilson ellis, supervisoring avi-
alton agent for the CAA, said
that some local pilots continue
to ignore or minimize the order
prohibiting flights within the
atomic energy, airspace reserva-
ton.
An Acc spokesman explained
that an air patrol over Hanford
is maintained by the Acc. Viola.
tors are Tagged down" and
then turned over to CAA for pen.
alties. He said that in the time
since February, 1913, when the
Presidential order prohibiting
flights was put into effect. the
fines have ranged from SIS to
$1,000.
The violators included two
commercial planes who were
fined heavily by the CAA. Sew
been caught. These were turned
over to airforce officials for pen
altieS.
The spokesman explained that
Jet planes at Moses Lake are on
call to apprehend any plane that
is too fast for the regular Acc
patrol. Ground patrolmen are
given courses in plane spotting
and an alarm network has been
set up for recording the violators.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-23
LID irrigation
System Is SOUGHT

A petition for the formation
OF a Local Improvement District
in the Arbor Homes area was
presented to the Kennewick CITY
council Tuesday night by Joe
Carrick, representing the Arbor
Homes Community club.
The petition calls for the es.
Establishment of an irrigation
system to replace the present
KID water. The council took the
petition under advisement in
order to check the signatures on
the petition. =. -.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-23
President Trx7,a1,'s Board
+ j Condemns Strike

fTeStQe1C truman 8 BO0r0
Condemns Strike
There is an established legal method for
handling disputes involving existing writ
ten contracts-just as there is such a
method of settling any contract dispute
which you may have in your daily life.
The President of the United States APP
pointed Fact Finding Board to investi-
gate and adjust the Missouri Pacific dis
pute. This Board reported. in part. as
follows: r.
-. it u with . deep sense Of regret that W
are obliged to report the failure Of our mis-.
sion. II seems inconceivable to us that q
coercive strike should occur on one Of the
nations major transportation systems, with
all Of the losses and hardships that would
follow, in view of the fact that the Railway
Labor Act provides an orderly, efficient and
complete remedy for the fair and just set.
Element of the matters IN dispute. Griev.
ances Of the character here under discussion
are 50 numerous and Of such frequent occur.
renee on all railroads that the general adop.
ton of the policy pursued BY the organiza.
tons in this case would soon result in the
complete notification of the Railway Labor
Act 49,"
Obviously the railroads cannot be run