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Evening star., 1949-05-24
I Iru1nan'S Latest Loss
Death of Forrestal Seen as Gripping
Administration in Managerial Talent
i. By Horny Honon

Senator Bricksr than like Presi-
dent Truman. Mr.. Matthews has
been confirmed. but not without
considerable backstage murmur-
ing by various administration stall
warts.
They say darkly thst they ex-
pect something different in . Sec
retary Of the Army. The Senate
Armed Services Committee has
also put the President on the spot
with respect to the resources
chairman. A majority Of the COM
mittee, led by Senator Byrd.
piously declared that the Presi-
dents crony. Mon Wallgren. was
not equal to such a vitality i'm
portant post and Mr.. Wallgren
has now withdrawn his name. All
hands would look q little silly II
the next candidate did not come
reasonably close to the specifica-
tions on which the committee
insisted in rebuffing Mr.. Wallgren.
Stan Improved.
In the White House itself, the
President has greatly improved
his staff work. In fact. he has at
hand these days . very fair ap-
Proclamation Of the old Roosevelt
brain trust. Like their boss. these
men are quieter than their dax-
zling predecessors. but they work
hard and are very influential In
the Fair Deal. Much Of the legis-
lation now pouring into the Capt.
tai hoppers results from their
labors.
Clark Clifford. the Presidents
counsel. is their chief Of stan. His
principal helper is Charles
Murphy. an executive assistant.
Economists currently influential
include Leon Keyserling Of the
Council n Economic Advisers.
Louis Bean Of Commerce, and
Dewey Anderson. head Of q plan
ming agency finawed BY labor
unions.
Agriculture Secretary Brannan.
Undersecretary Chap man and
Assistant Secretary c. Gkard
Davidson from the Department
Of the Interior. aand Federal Sc.
curitye Administrator Ewing also
belong in this group. a@F~
(Rslsass By the Bell Syndicate, Ine.)
Evening star., 1949-05-24

tached, read L'vsH sse'~
ing. '"Keep Politics Out Of This
Picture" that all right. too
After all he is entitled to some
thing in return for the SIS he
contributes to the American Medi-
cal Associations propaganda fund
No question about the doctors
being fine folks. But for down
right dishonesty it would be hard
to equal some of the things now
being done In their name.
Resolution Cited.
One of the latest examples Is
offered in a resolution adopted by
the executive committee Of the
National Fraternal Congress OF
America and given general dis
tribution through fraternal chan
nels. The resolution reads. in
part:
WHEREAS one of the subjects
now being considered by the Con-
gress Of the United States is that
Of socialized medicine; and !
WHEREAS socialized medi-
cine has been defined by Oscar
Ewing, Federal Security Admins
traitor, as follows: 'Socialized
medicine means that the doctors
are salaried employees Of the Gov
ernment. As their employer. the
Government can direct and con-
troll any detail Of their work. AL
medical services are controlled by
the Government and medical
care is furnished to citizens
through the Government -"
Evening star., 1949-05-24
This Changing World
Forrestal Never Could Understand
Why He Aroused Such Bitter Criticism

assured him that he would become
the first Secretary Of Defense
This was not the case. Mr.. For
restal ardently desired the job only
because he was firmly convinced
that he knew the ropes better
than any other man who might
be put into that highly responsible
position. Knowing the pitfalls. he
felt he might be able to perform
a signal service to the nation.
Attitude ON Israel.
Similarly. as Secretary of De-
fense he was In little sympathy
with the creation of the state of
Israel. He tried to look at the
situation not from the standpoint
alone of justice and equity for the
Jews, but of what the conse-
quences might be for the defenses
Of the United States. His main con-
Germ was for American access. in
case Of An international crisis. to
the oil In Arab lands. This
brought the usual attacks, epito-
mized in the words: You can't
get too close to Jim Forrestal; he
smells too much like OIL"
However. again loyal to the ad-
ministration. when he realized
that the national policy of the
United States was set on the Gre
alton Of the state Of Israel. he
went along with the rest Of the
cabinet and withdrew his oppo-
sition, which could have caused
difficulties for the administra-
ton If he had rendered a resig-
nation at that time. as many
of his friends urged him to do.
The violence of the attacks to
which he had been subjected in
the last two years undoubtedly
contributed to his condition, which
followed a nervous breakdown last
winter when he was vacationing
in Florida.
However, he himself would dis
prove-if he we're alive-the in
sinuation that he was driven to
his last act because Of the criti-
cism of his antagonists. He had
been overwrought for some time
over the world situation. and the
only news that he could read and
hear was not Of the kind to calm
his fears as to what might hap
pen to the world.
Evening star., 1949-05-24


fense alone. the President needs
two top executives Secretary OF
the Army and a chairman OF the
National Security Resources Board.
He has only just been able to in
duce John j. McCloy to take on
the critical task Of administering
the United States zone Of Ger
many for the State Department
His new Navy Secretary, Francis
P. Matthews. is frankly the prod
uct of the Democratic National
Committees files. It was agreed
between the White House and De-
fense Secretary johnson that. for
morale purposes. there must be no
delay about filling the shoes Of
John L. Sullivan. who quit In an
ger over cancellation of the Nays
supercarrier.
Hurried Choice.
Since they were unable to spot
a substitute themselves, they
turned to National Chairman Nc
Grath. It was tacitly agreed that
the prominent Catholic layman,
Mr.. Sullivan. should, be. replaced
In like manner; and Senator, Nc
Grath came UP with several
choices, Of whom Mr.. Matthews
seemed to be the most desirable.
It was q hurried choice and re-
search into Mr.. Matthews views
now discloses that he holds some
opinions about United States for
eign policy that sound more like
Evening star., 1949-05-24

IS ,axs TIE opposite O. rim. hat
ina been bull, casy s~cras2,. Il
has q swimming prSa nsAl no
movie siar wo<lAc sssre- a., ard -
food. mainly o4aisraA2aa clsssss.
Is guaranteed 10 have yoS9 aaka;ag
for . SECOND laeapsas.
imitation aAa reared s;s ugty
head IN Guatemala. ssai Dot Ia
the extent II has Il raas: parts cs
TIE world Fcac and locs2ns as~
about che third q. What sAey are
IN the United SsAtes Ard ihe
same is true Of TIRE superb hand
work ot the natlvea
Oaatesnaians Are ~ friendly
people as soap nne anywhere
The government rnay resent shat
they consider the imperialism es
the United States. hsis iase people
themselves couldn't be Gsorr
kindly and gracious 10 s.ssiogs
/. all this sounds IKE q p!aS
for our Central American neigh
Dor. I'm glad. because that IL tasi
what II is.
gysastrtsafss sy Mssa1sn4 s.xasxsss srs
Evening star., 1949-05-24
On the Record
Bad Press Which Greece Has Abroad
Partly Fault of Greeks Themselves

great extent-the fault Of the
Greeks themselves. For personal
jealousies are unpleasantly acute:
everyone who has q political posi-
ton Is trying to hold 1t. and every
one who has not Is trying to get
1t, and Greeks are destructive
against their fellow Greeks. un-
willing to give their rivals . break.
This Is true especially ut the
top, and 1t holds even among
Greek colonies abroad. They are
all for Greece, but apparently
against most Of their fellow
Greeks. In my belief the limited
range Of opportunity Is chiefly re-
sponsible for this unfortunate
habit Of mind. Youth complains
that one cannot hope to get any
where until one Is half-senile.
Lack Of Teamwork
The fault Of Greece as an
organized state Is the lack OF
teamwork, arising from the basic
fact Of poverty In land and re-
sources. The Greek has more
talent than he can put to work
and more imagination~ than op-
portunity. But Greek virtue also
lies In the individual--in his es-
sential generosity struggling
against the need Of survival: his
fierce patriotism and religosity;
his response. always, to affection:
his domestic purity.
But Greek youth Is looking
ahead to o different sort Of Greece.
and the American influence In
spires them. For with It comes
science and possibilities unknown
to their fathers. Also they rec In
Greece relatively young Americans
In responsible positions. . fact
which feeds their ambltions-and
rebellions.
Intelligent Greeks In and out
Of government know the faults OF
administration. The tax system n
archaic and preys upon the mov-
ing economy to enhance prices:
organized labor accuses the gov
eminent Of failing 10 check pro-
fiteering: too much Of everything
such as getting government
funds-is catch as catch can:
wealth. population. and political
power are too centered In Athens.
though the centraiixation Of poll
tical power II being quite radically
dealt with under . new law.
Meanwhile. however. progress
and reform founder on the Com
munist-inspired and conducted
war. which. eating up hall the
budget, sterilizes funds desper-
ately needed for reconstruction
In order constructiveiy 10 reform.
investment capital. state or pri-
vate. Il necessary: and In order 70
get investment capital security b
necessary.
The Greeks try hard not 10
hate. They succeed better. /
think. than ws would under TIE
same circumstances.
Osisassa - - 1ss ev.1snaA ~
Evening star., 1949-05-24
On the Other Hand
Some Remarkable Things Being
Done in Name of Family Doctors

| After some more whereases
there is this:
WHEREAS the health insur-
ance proposal at the national level
known as socialized medicine, as
above described. would mean doing
away with the present intiminate
and confidential relationship be.
tween patient and physician"
Then follows the usual set o,
alarums conjured up by the ANA
against national health insurance
and a ringing declaration In favor
Of private enterprise in the prac.
tice. Of medicine. . ae a.. (.
Position Misrepresented. ai.A
The dishonesty in all this lies Ia
Its fragrant Misrepresentation Of
Mr.. Ewing's position and Of the
Administrators health insurance
plan. . In the January issue Of The
American Druggist. Mr.. Ewing de-
fined "socialized medicine" in the
language quoted by the resolution
But he, did it In order to demon.
strate that the Governments pro-
posal would provide something
very different.
The American Druggist pre-
sented his position fairly enough
and it was not possible for the ex-
ecutive committee Of the National
Fraternal Congress to misunder-
stand it. The resolution was draft
ed. nevertheless, with instructions
that copies be sent to members Of
any Congressional committee con-
sidering the subject. Such COM
mittee members. Of course, will
readily recognize the attempted
deception. But they probably will
not escape an avalanche of mail
from constituents who have been
fooled; not II the Fraternal Con-
gress is correct in its claim to rep
resent 10 benefit societies with q
total membership Of ten million
persons.
Getting back to your family doc
tor, the ANA is undertaking to
persuade the personal physicians
of every member Of the House and
Senate to write them personal let
ters describing the dangers Of
"socialized medicine" Presumab-
ly, however. DR.. George w. Calver
and his staff. who take care-at
the Governments expense-of the
members while they are In Wash
ington, will not be among those
asked to write letters.
Evening star., 1949-05-24

Like 10 Look al
Runs
TO me. yiEt-
ing RUNS Is like
choosing q trip
TO ts,e Old La
dies Home in
stead Of. say. 10
the Folies Ber-
gere-
Ant tig ia Is
one Of the most
delightful cities
I have ever Wis
tied. but II Is
loaded " IL h
ruins. and well
Evening star., 1949-05-24

when he could
have been fun
Of vigor. plac-
ing his great
energies at the
service Of the
Nation which
he had served
tirelessly an d
faithfully for
nine years. :
U u d e r q
tough" ap-
pearance Jim
Forrestal was q
highly sensitive
Evening star., 1949-05-24

Doctor, which
shows the fam
lily physician at
the bedside Of
the little child.
The doctor Is
our friend and
he's all right.
"A n d RI h e
wants q to hang
a. copy Of that
painting fur
nished by ANA
in his watt
ing room with
a. piacard at
k.Al-A Il
Evening star., 1949-05-24

T he Truman
force h av e
never been able
to muster. in
any quantity.
the kind OF
drst-class man.
agerial talent
that their well
fare state re-
quires. N o W +.
they believe 1t
will be more
difficult tn a n
ever.
Right now. in
Evening star., 1949-05-24
By Constantine Broscn

As In the Greek tragedies. which
he was reading before his tragic
death Sunday morning. fate over
took James v. Forrestal at an age
Evening star., 1949-05-24

or according to
any prec 90 n
ceived pattern.
Nations have
cha ra c t e r s.
changing only
as con d itions
modify habitu-
al resp o nses.
One can agree
with Professor
Arnold Toyn-
bee that chal-
lenge and re-
SpOnSe are pri-
mary; the way
Evening star., 1949-05-24
By Doris FIeeson

Administration circles expect
the death Of James Forrestal to
injure them in the sector where
they already are lamentably weak.
Evening star., 1949-05-24
By LoweV MeHen

Doctors are pretty decent peo-
pie. In the minds Of most Of us
they measure up to the concep-
ton in the familiar picture, "The
Evening star., 1949-05-24

people e arm Oes"s
their livings plays . great role;
and race, soil, and climate exert
their influences.
In writing about Greece from
Rome, one is conscious OF the
profound differences between the
two. The very stones Of Rome
proclaim power, conquest. luxury
and blood. One understands
Fascism in Rome. But not tn
Greece-and there Is no Fascism
In Greece except in the extra
ordinary sematics Of commu-
nism. The Greeks founded the
Byzantine Empire, but 1t gets
increasingly Byzantine the further
|it gets from Greece. Even Greek
monuments are not colossal. They
are very personal. lovely and
perfect.
Poverty and Toll.
The Greek people live by tilling
stubborn land. much Of 1t pre-
cipitous mountain slopes-a life
Iof poverty and toll. The land lies
In small strips around the villages
where the farmers live. In which
there Is q high degree Of SELF
government and Independence.
Or they live from the sea, -
sailors and fishermen. Or they
are craftxmen-superb craftsmen.
|or small merchants and traders
very shrewd traders. Industry
makes for teamwork and co-op-
Grafton, but there Ii little indus
try. The rich. whose numbers are
few and riches small In COMPARE
son with, say, the fortunes Of some
Italians, are not industrialists but
merchants or shippers and most
| Of their money has been made
abroad. They have the inancier's
outlook.
Naturally the government re-
fleets such Life. The constant
struggle for existence On close
margin develops an exaggerated
|individualtnm which. at IT. worst.
means every Esan for himself and
the devil take the htndmost-
II, a. q result. Greece has
abroad . bad press. II ito .
Evening star., 1949-05-24
By Dorothy Thon pson

ROME.-America is learning In
Europe that the reconstruction Of
this shattered continent cannot
be accomplished In a year or two
Evening star., 1949-05-24
Mclemore
Enjoys 6uotemolo:
Bored With Ruins
By Henry MeLsmers

ANTIGUA. Guatemala. --- The
next tine ] visit q to-rsgn country
] am GONG TO wear . large sand
wich board ksser~c y Dc Sos
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03
Can Now Grant
Degrees At Kings
Continued from nrst prge1

Continued from nrst pege1
Assistant State Superintendent.
Dean F. H. Squire, Dean of the
School of Arts and Sciences of the
University of Delaware, and r. c.
Stewart, Director of Reseach and
Publications of the State Depart
ment of Public instruction, COM
mended the officials of Kings Col
lege for their sincerity of purpose
and for the progress0 made in re-
cent years to improve the college.
Extending over a period of more
than a year, the committees in
vestigations and observations led
to the recommendation that Kings
College be approved as a degree
granting institution. Particularly
noteworthy are the improvements
made in the college plant, the Ii
brary, and phases of the instruc-
tional program.
Kings College is located near
Delaware City. Percy B. Crawford
is the President and DR.. E. M.
Schofield is the Dean of the I2sti-
tuition.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03
BABSON Discusses Commercial Fisheries

fisheries for each one hundred dollars TO help agri-
culture.
QUALITY OF FISH
Today, most of the fish is brought into the
wharves and handled in a most careless manner
Much fish is cut up flleted by human hands in
insanitary buildings. and sent to freezers. When
you buy frozen fish at the stores it is just good
when it frozen, but it is no better. Neither
freezing fish, canning fish, makes old fish fresh,
dirty fish safe. Housewives should therefore
look at the brand a guaranty of its quality and
how it has been handled. Wonderful flleting ma
chimes are available, which increase the sani-
tary and health features of frozen and canned fish,
In the years ahead the quality of fish will be
further improved by the use Of this and other ma
chimes on the boats. Then canned and frozen fish
will be much fresher than whole fish" Further
more, will some day sterilize fish by electrical
treatment and deliver it to you perfectly fresh in
ceTophane bags This may take the place of canning
and freezing.
EARNINGS OF FISHERMEN
Not only has the fishing industry very great
opportunities for growth but even now it is profit
able for those who catch and process the best
quality of fish, The men who man the vessels now
average about $3,5OO per year, although many of
them are foreigners who cannot read and write.
Those who process the fish on shore can earn fifty
dollars more per week by piecework Fish sales
men earn from $4,000 to $4,000 per year.
The entire industry is in its infancy. with
out regulation or modern machinery. 1t is the only
important industry which offers training schools.
No colleges have courses on fishing and fisheries.
We know very little about fish except their wonder
full nutritional qualities In fact certain brands of
machine-flleted, frozen canned fish should be
sold in drug stores! Such will do you more good
than most medicines at quarter of the cost! Ger
tainly the fishing industry has a good future, for
those who will seek quality and deal fairly.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03
SIT EASY IN THE BOAT

Calamity howlers = those who say the
country is on the skids because you no longer
have to pay black market or grey market
prices and can afford to wait to have sales
man convince you-can pick up little COM
mon sense from the closing remarks of Alfred
P. Sloan, Jr., chairman of the board of Gen
eral Motors, as he talked to GIN stockholders
at the company's annual meeting the other
day. He reviewed briefly his remarks of the
two previous years, which were in the way
of forecasts, then brought the picture down
to the present in one of the most sensible
pronouncements to come from American in
dustry recently. He said: "In my previous
years remarks on this subject l have made
two general observations. The first is that,
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03
&&AN&
SPENDING TOO MUCH MONEY

A group of Senators and Representatives
in Congress have been trying without much
success to trim Government spending. Of
course no one gets very much frightened over
appropriations for rivers and harbors and
flood control. But the expense of keeping up
with demands on us from all parts of the
world is staggering. Senator Tydings of
Maryland fgures-it-out that an overall per
cent cut on total appropriations would save
our Government 212 billions and avoid a
deficit. Seantor Ferguson of Michigan pro-
posed cutting the appropriations 10 per cent.
Senator Wherry of Nebraska was defeated
when he proposed 5 per cent reduction.
River and harbor bills are opposed by
Senator McKellar who says these measures
are loaded down with too much local "fat u
Senator Douglas is old-fashioned. He says
these bids are "pork barrel"
Meanwhile Uncle Sam is one the biggest
spending spree in all history. Where will il
lead us?
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03

The President of the United States has
asked Congress to approve budget for the
fiscal year beginning July of SAP billion to
$44 billion dollars. The budget for the year
ending July 1, 1948 was $33,8O0,OO OOO,OOO
Are we going nutty? Let's face the facts :
Tax receipts are falling off. The business
volume is slipping. The President stands pat
for his tax plan. eve, the People" can't un-
derstand all of this. And apparently the po-
litical powers that rule the nation evidently
ignore the fact that we are going deeper and
deeper into the hole. At least one outstand-
ing publication in Washington predicts that
the new victory loan drive will not bring
enough money into the Government Trea-
sury to meet its financial needs. In short, it
is charged that the new bond drive is "about
to embark on an era of deficit financing"
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03
Red Cross Meeting

Mrs. r. Blair Myers, executive
director and Mr.. John NJ. Bretling-
ear, branch relations director of
the American Red Cross, both, of
Wilmington, attended a local meet
ing at the home of the secretary,
Mrs. Charles Swain on Wednesday,
evening of last week. Both were
we'll pleased with the reports of
work done here and congratulated
Mrs. John Fry, chairman, for the
good results of the roll call. Mrs.
George Baynum, local chairman of
home service, gave a full report
of the work she had done and Mrs.
Carl Colell, production chairman.
was complimented on the lat gar
ments that have been turned in.
Mrs. George Derrickson is chair
man of nominating committee.
the other members of which are
Mrs. Wallace McFaul and Mrs. Her
man Phillips. A new local home
nursing chairman will shortly be
appointed. who will be under the
direction Of Mrs. Mary B. Richards
of Viola.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03
CONGRESS HEARS FROM
SENATOR DOUGLAS

ITO be liberal one does not have to be a
wastrel," declared the Democratic Senator
from Illinois, who says that the Democrats
are headed in the wrong direction. There has
been drop of $4,000 900 in consumer in
come in the first few months of 1949 and con-
ditions have changed "for the worse" de-
clared the Senator. Under present condi-
tiOns, with business declining it would be
extremely unwise to increase taxes further.
"Our first job is to fry the extra fat out of
our Departments and agencies" declared the
Senator. He said mouthful when he propos-
ed that the Government replace only half of
its job vacancies and drop the "drones." SEN
ator Martin, Republican of Pennsylvania,
has appealed to Congress to slash President s
Trumans spending proposals which are so
enormous that this country can face bank
ruptcy.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03
Carvel Signs Bill
For Single Ballot
Continued from urst pagsD


The House substitute bill signed
by Governor Carvel provides that
there shall be single ballot for
presidential, state, county, and dis
trict candidates, to be printed pn-
der the direction of the clerks of
peace of the three counties.
Under the superseded law one
ballot carried the names of the
presidential electors or-as in the
last election-the names of the
candidates themselves. The other
ballot bore the names of the can
didates for offices from U. S. Sena-
tor and Governor on down to mem
bers of the General Assembly.
Mr.. Lawson's substitute. which
sets forth specific instructions for
the printing of the ballots. was
passed by the House on April 2S
and by the Senate on May is.