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citizens go to Copenhagen and
back without setting foot on
Danish soil.
Drinks Are Tax Free.
Now, the people of both these
nations are well known for their
love of boats and the water. and
this may be the principal reason
for the great popularity of the
ferries. There is, however, an
other circumstance which may
cause these allowing folk to love
the sea even better.
You see. all the alcoholic drinks
which anyone wants can be
bought aboard the ferries (the
stuff is tax free) for about half
the price for which the same bev-
erages can be bought in either
country. Strangely enough, the
whole interior of the ferries and
most of the deck space is occu-
pied by tables and chairs. with
handy, lowering walters every
where.
AS you may know, the Swedish
liquor laws are very stringent.
Men may have per day little more
than what would constitute two
good shots at home. and the won-
en- about half that much. and 1t
always must be accompanied by
food Tipsiness is jail oftense
in Sweden and the police, sta
toned wherever the grape is sold.
will haul a man of to the clink II
he shows any signs of having had
too much to drink.
Veritable Gift of Bacchus.
AS in every country, there are
certain souls in Sweden who don't
see eye to eye with the rules and
regulations. and for these citi-
zens of Malmo and environs the
ferry between their home town
and Copenhagen is veritable gift
of the gods-Bacchus. parricu-
larly. They can nip their way
over to Copenhagen, continue to
nip all over Copenhagen, where
aquavita does everything but flow
out of the city's fountains, have
restful ride on the boat going
back and step back on their ma
tive soil as good. law-abiding cit
izenS.
I am told that one of the gayest
places in all Copenhagen-even
gayer than such clubs as Ciro's.
the Golddigger, the Atlantic Pal
ace and the '7-9" clubs the
quay where the latest boat back
to Malmo makes its departure.
The long lines of Swedes. waiting
for the gates to open, sing, dance,
and generally make merry.
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rection of democratizing her polit-
ical life and rebuilding her econ
omy. Close to the limit has been
reached, however, without restor-
ing to the thickly populated island
country more of the rights and
opportunities of an independent
nation.
Top-level policy decisions with
regard to Japan have been made
by the Far East Commission,
a 13-member international body
which includes the United States,
the United Kingdom, Soviet Russia
and China. Other members are
France, the Netherlands, the Phil
ippines, India, Australia, New Zea-
land, Canada, Pakistan and Bur-
ma. In 1947 the United States
took the initiative in suggesting
that the full commission consider
the drafting of a treaty. Russia
countered with a proposal that
representatives of only the Big
Four named first above-the Far
East Council of Foreign Ministers
undertake the job, and China
took a halfway position to the
effect that each of these Big Four
be entitled to veto power in the
deliberations. The result was in
action.
Dulles Words Recalled.
In June of this year, JOHN Foster
Dulles and a State Department
associate, John M. Allison, made
a trip to the Far East partly for
the purpose of new conversations
with japanese leaders and Gen.
Macarthur on the treaty problem.
The Korean war broke during
their visit and has slowed down
consideration of the matter since
their return.
The State Department. however
is anxious to proceed with the sub
ject and Mr.. Dulles has made
clear his own feeling that action
should not be indefinitely delayed
THE very fact that the attack
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!
In short, and by whatever name II
is called, we can anticipate that
coercive military and bureaucratic
state collectiviSm which, wher
practiced elsewhere, we cal
Communism"
Accompanying this development
will be the old demand for unity,
the protest don't rock the boat,
and the urge to trust our leaders
To raise disagreeable questions
will soon become tantamount te
"conSpiring with the enemy"
Before this state of affairs Il
achieved, and we are reduced tc
the condition described in the late
George Orwell's 1894" let us
then, raise a few questions.
Why Trust Our Leaders?
Why should we trust our
leaders?
Have the policies they have
hitherto pursued brought us
peace, stability, and international
security, or have they brought us
war. imitation, and international
chaos?
We have had a continuing ad-
ministration in Office since 1888
or at least have one now, which
has defended all the international
acts of it's predecessors backed up
by bipartisan Republicans. Many
of the persons who advised these
acts are still advising. 1t is now
apparent that they did not know
for what purpose they were lead
ing us in the last war; that they
were afflicted with an almost in
credible blindness to geographical
political, and social realities; that
for the sake of world peace they
vested the security of the United
States in an international organ
ization incapable, because of its
composition and structure, OF
framing, let alone enforcing, inter
national law, and that now, vic
that body, we are again engaged
in war for the purpose of "enforc-
ing peace"
Now, war" is not peace" de.
spite the new vocabulary which
manages to define things by their
exact opposites. Nor are United
Nations" repelling aggression in
Korea. Soldiers of the United
States are, so far unsucceSSfuliy
trying to reverse an aggression ini-
tiated by another member of the
United Nations, whose delegate is
presently president of it's Security
Council. Without the Russians
the United Nations was, briefly
an alliance against aggressive
Communism, resting on the real
and potential forces of the United
States. With the Russians it is q
fiction. But for the sake of this
fiction real persons-almost en-
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This Changing World
Japan Called Sitting Duck If Russia
Should Go All Out in War of Aggression

in Korea may be aimed at japan
and designed to check positive and
constructive action there shows
how important it is to take such
action" he declared recently
Japan represents the only large
industrial power in Asia outside
of the Soviet Union, and that
power should, in the future, serve
the cause of freedom and not be-
come a tool of despotism.
BY terms of the surrender In
1945 and by subsequent decisions
of the Far East Commission, Japan
has peen disarmed and is pre-
vented from building up a wal
~. Her internal police and
coast guard ale limited to small
arms suitable for local security
use only. Her defense, as well
as her occupation, have been The
responsibility of only four divisions
of American troops, a substantial,
portion of which are now in Ko-
rea. AS a target, if Russia should
decide to go all-out in war o1
aggression, Japan is a sitting duck
Excuse for an Attack.
If we are to abide by terms ol
the surrender and the Far EaSt
Commission decisions, we are fore.
stated from rearming the Jap.
aneSe, even for their own de.
fenSe. If we ignore these reStric.
tionS, there is grave risk that So
Wet Russia might take such acLlor
as excuse for an attack, and any
significant steps toward rearna-
ment would involve sufficient Time
for Russian retaliation. In the
light of Japan'S military conduct
OF the past decade and more, there
is also a serious question as to the
reaction OF other ASiatic coun-
tries to her restoration even in
part to military power.
Only this week Gen. Macarthur
made public a reply to Senator
MagnuSon Of Washington, point
ing to the obstacles in the way o1
rearmlng Japan or the japanese
Referring to the internariona.
control by the Far East Commis-
sion, the general remarked that
the first and logical step would
lie in the consummation Of q
peace treaty wherein the security
of Japan could be fully provided
Joint conversations have been
held intermlttently in Washington
between State and Defense Depart
mentS without d complete meeting
of the minds. Secretary of De-
fenSe Johnson and some of his
top advisers visited japan Just
before Mr.. Dulles, and other high
ranking military people accom-
panied Mr.. Hartman. There is
unanimlty as to the Importance
of the island nations security
within Western control. The for
mula for achieving this must be
worked out soon.
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May 9, 1s49. was made chairman
last July II.
Washington finds It hard to
take seriously an attack on Cor
don Deans character, and indeed
is surprised to find that any one
dislikes and diStrusts him as much
as Mr.. Wilson seems to do. People
can be found who rate him intel
lectually well below a David Lii
ienthal and would therefore pre-
fer another Acc chairman; his
friends stanchly counter that
Washington has a Lilienthal flxa-
tion and that Mr.. Dean will make
record to answer that charge,
too.
Certainly Mr.. Dean got his pro-
motion on merit so far as PreSi-
dent Truman is concerned. Be-
cause Mr.. Dean had been a law
partner of Senator Mcmahon, the
President at first resisted ap-
pointing him at all on the ground
that it would appear political ia
voritism in a sensitive agency. A
year later that cautious rural Mis-
sourian picked him for chairman.
Informed sources suggest that
reasons for Mr.. Wilson's outburSt
are compounded of personality
differences, proposed new meth
ods for handling commission
business which might appear to
diminish the general managers
authority and dissatisfaction with
some trends in atomic policy.
New Chairman's Idea.
Since Mr.. Wilson got along well
with Mr. Lilienthal, it is not hard
to see that he might think 1t
hard to adjust himself to the
more workaday Dean personality.
It was the new chairman's idea
that the flow of commission work
would be speeded by adding ex-
ecutive aides to the general man
ayers staff. The responsibilities
of the general managers job are
immense, it had appeared to be q
bottleneck sometimes and the new
plan was really only intended tc
help, not pare down the general
managers authority. But it may
have been resented.
Mr.. Dean has admitted that the
line between the commission anc
the general manager is mot g
very easy tightrope to walk on
and there is bound to be some
trespassing occasionally. He has
promised that while the commits
sioners will keep on trying to
learn as much as humanity pos
sible about the program, they will
not attempt management by
commissioners.
Mr.. Wilson repeatedly opposed
making the hydrogen bomb and
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On the Record
Perplexed u. S. People Are Wondering
Whether to Trust Our Leaders

tirely AmericanS-are riSking and
losing their real lives.
Feeling Of Unreality.
It is no wonder that bewildered
Americans have a strange feeling
Of total unreality about the
struggle, as though it were a
dream.
For what is its object-its tan
gible, not fictional object? The
fiction (as it turned out) was the
hope that a decisive action by the
United States would, Of itself.
bring about a halt in hostilities,
or by putting overwhelming force
against an aggressor, he could be
halted in his aggression. Well,
the overwhelming force was not
on the spot, nor is it in existence.
What force could be mustered
had to be imported, and before
| it got there the aggreSSor was in
occupation all over the place, and
now he cannot be halted he must
be driven back, during which
process most of South, and per.
haps North, Korea will be de-
stroyed.
Assuming that this can be ac-
compliShed-what then?
Korea Oike Europe) is a penin-
sula of Asia. 1t is bounded on
land by Red China ESTIMATED
population 100000, ,000), and
fanked by the Soviet Union les
timated population with European
satellites 100000, ,000). That is
three-quarters of a billion, all
armed.
Question: Can the United States
continue to police the Korean pen
insula (assuming that we win the
localized war; without an AsiatiC
ally? Shall we rearm Japan to
police Asia in behalf Of the white
mans peace? Or can we do this
with the aid of troops from Aus
tralia and South Africa, both of
which countries practice white
supremacy? Can we police the
whole Eurasian continent. three
quarters of the globe, militarily
and economically organized from
the Russian center, the colossus
that now stands astride the great
continent, with one foot on the
Elbe and the other on the border
of India-which stride the policies
of our leaders encouraged her to
take?
Apparently our leaders (if they
are thinking) are thinking in
terms of the British policing OF
the Nineteenth Century, wher
naval power was decisive and con-
troll of the peninsulas Of Eurasia
was sufficient to police a divided
mainland. Today that notion is
idiotic.
(Released by The Bell Syndicate. Ine.)
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has been unhappy about en-
phasis on weapons. To this the
answer is made, who isn't un-
happy about it?"
But the new chairman has ad-
jured the Acc staff not to apollo
gize for being strong. He re-
minded them that world condi-
tions are facts and that the
atomic weapons program is per-
haps the strongest influence fol
discouraging or winning a wal
and thereby maintaining peace.
The. chairman promised alst
that he would not neglect the
long range program but woulc
keep it in sensible balance with
weapons plans. This is an i'm.
portant assurance; there is &
wonderful amount of social con-
science in the atomic brains oi
this country which must never bt
ignored.
It is there that the Wilson at
tack may do harm. Politically il
appears negated by the join
committees instant backing fol
the chairman. If commission
morale. can be maintained. there
will probably not be serious re-
percuSSiOnS.
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Promotion on Merit
Wilson Attack on Atomic Energy Head
Blunted as Committee Backs Dean

blow below the belt, wholly un-
justified with respect to Mr.. Dean
and hurtful to the atomic pro-
gram.
Both these older men know the
young general manager well,
especially Mr.. Pike, an original
member of the commission. They
were not able to shake him OF
to get from him a bill of particu-
lars. A fourth commissioner
Thomas Murray, is new and only
slightly acquainted with Mr.. Will
son.
Moody for Some Time.
Mr.. Wilson'S resignation was not
surprise as he had been OBJ
viously moody for some time and
had titled with members of the
congressional committee. His
decision to base it on anti-Dean
personalities was a shock. He
had not clashed with the new
chairman and in fact had been
on vacation since Mr.. Dean, a
member of the commission since
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expression OF
confidence in
Gordon Dean,
new chairman
of the Atomic
Energy Com
mission.
Acc Commits
sionerS Sum.
ner Pike and
Henry D. Smyth
earlier had tried
to perS u a d e
Carroll L. Will
son to erase
from his res
liQnatiOn as gen.
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ton of a peace
treaty, or some
legally accept
able substitute,
with Japan.
For five years
since VI day
Japan has been
living under oc-
cupation an d
without a treaty
Of peace. Her
on d u c t h a S
been good and
pros gre S S has
been consider
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hOT6d, WHICH II
not settled by
the United Ma
tions, will ne
ceSsitate the re-
conquest Of the
peninsula, the
people of the
United States
can anticipate
total conscrip-
ton and total
control Of ev-
erything - life,
labor, capital,
and income -
| larr thu cfofn
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Gov NAOJs
The boats, big
enough to have
first, second
and third-claSS
a C C o m m o.
dations, take an
hour and a half
to make the run
cross the
sound, and the
Swedes and the
Danes try to
pack as much
fun into this
brief passage as
do passengers
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Bv Constantine BrOlOn

Return of Averell Hartman
from his quick mission to the Far
East may provide a new stimu-
liant to the protracted considera-
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No food shortages. The PreSi-
dent has stated that neither food
shortages or rationing are in
prospect, despite the fighting in
Korea. Don't hoard.
Evening star., 1950-08-10
By Dorothy Thompson

We are on the way toward a
general mobilization. economically
and militarily. In the event Of
the continuation of the war in
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eral manager his personal attack
on the chairman. They told Mr..
Wilson bluntly that his expressions
of no confidence in Mr.. Dean were
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McLemore-
Makes Merry
On Coy Ferry
By Henry McLemO ore

COPENHAGEN. - What must
be the worlds gayest ferry Serv-
ice operates between Copenhagen
and Malmo, Sweden's third larg-
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Bv Doris FleeSOn

1t took Chairman Mcmahon just
80 minutes to get the signatures
of all II members of the Joint
Atomic Energy Committee to an
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crossing the Atlantic on the
Queen Mary"
Sometimes the Danish people
go to Malmo and back without
disembarking, and the Swedish
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-11
OPINIONS. NOT TREASON

A new treason law is recommended
by the House Committee on Un-American
Activities, which reports that "a long list
of Communist operatives" have committed
acts of espionage and treachery in the in
terest of foreign power but have escaped
punishment because our present laws give
them immunity after three years.
The committee takes note of the fact
that some Tightening up of the law isneces-
sary in application to "cold war'assitua-
tons. "The nature of modern war;" declar-
es the committee, in its report, confronts
nations with undeclared but actual war
fare. 1t stresses that 'insidiousness and
vastness of ramifications of the Communist
movement and reports that Communist
espionage apparatus existed in the United
States as early as 1928.
Inasmuch as the Constitution defines
what constitutes treason against the Unit
ed States, there should be little objection
to extending the Statute of Limitations so
as to prevent traitors from securing i'm
munity to prosecution and trial by the
lapse of time. 1t would be mistake, how
ever, for Congress to make any law which
would imperil the liberty of an individual
or the expression of opinion, even if the
views espoused run counter to those of
other Americans.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-11
CRIME NEWS AND THE COURTS

The freedom of the press has been
challenged by the effort of some states to
gag newspapers as to the publication
of news about criminal activities.
Recently, the U. S. Supreme Court re-
fused to hear arguments on case from
Maryland where an attempt to punish
three Baltimore radio stations for ''con-
tempt was held unconstitutional It seems
that the stations reported the capture and
confession of murder suspect and the
judge came to the conclusion that such
publicity interfered with the functions of
the court.
The Yale University Law Journal re-
Gently conducted survey, coming to the
conclusion that contempt of court" by
newspapers and radio stations through
publication of items that might affect a
court case should not be punishable Of
Tense. The conclusion was that those who
purvey news like other persons" should
be guaranteed a jury trail for out-of-
court activities alleged to be illegal 1t
concluded that suppression of news re-
porting during trial cannot eliminate pre-
judice or even substantially reduce it,
A similar review of the question in
the Harvard Law Review suggests that
the court should be more liberal in grant
ing a change of venue where there is rea-
son to suspect that prejudicial publicity
has interfered with the functioning of a
just court. Moreover, impartial verdicts
should be possible through the examina-
ton of jurors, instructions of the Judge
and, as last resort, the judicial power to
declare mistrial.
While it is quite possible that some
reporters, both for newspapers and radio
stations, have exercised rather inferior
judgment in the publication of criminal
news, there are not many cases in which
such publication makes fair trial impos-
sible. The prevailing public sentiment,
in any community, after particularly
atrocious crime, is apt to influence the
verdict of juries.
This cannot be ameliorated by sup
pressing the news and, in the long run,
society probably has more to gain from a
free press than it would get from judi
cial policy designed to prevent the pub
LEGATION of news about crime.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-11

Personally, l do not believe
Mr.. Montgomery should say such
nasty things into microphone
until he has made a personal in
vestigation of things. If he gets
too tough we will fix him with
our fiendish shrimp boycott. He
will be very unhappy if we
crack down. Imagine him trying
VAINLY to get fine shrimp
cocktail and getting turned
down every place he goes! 1t
will probably drive him back to
the west coast where there is no
sin, no crime, no gambling, no
liquor, no REFERS, no horse rae
ing, no bookieS, no President, no
Gulf of Mexico . nothing but
a lot of Republicans and some
mighty bad movies and some
nice, law-abiding Communists!
Well, if you will pardon me, I
must get to work rigging up a
few of nv one-armed bandits
that l must install at the Cham
Der of Commerce and in the cor
ridors down at the Court House.
BY that time I'll have the
track results over by super.
sonic-frequency modulation. fly
ing saucers Chats what those
things really are. We send them
out from here, they skim over
the tracks, and bring back the
results) and see that the lads in
my four horse rooms have plenty
of counterfeit bills on hand.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-11
SILLY coNcREssMENl

Ninety-nine members of the House of
Representatives in Washington voted to
attach an amendment to the bill to pro-
vide funds for economic assistance to Eu-
rope, which would deny further economic
aid to Great Britain until she ends the
partition of Ireland
~ Practically everybody in the United
States understands that the six Northern
countries of Ireland have preferred not to
be Incorporated into the Republic of Fire.
which, it should be noted did nothing to
assist the United States in preventing Hit
Ter and his Nazis from conquering the
world.
The Irish question has no proper place
in the consideration of an appropriation
bill for e. c.. "A. Nevertheless, there are
those who hope to win the Irish vote"
and are willing to do anything, regardless
of its effect upon this nations foreign pol
icy, that will get them the votes
s. The only reason similar amendment
was omitted requiring the Government
of India to give up its efforts to incorpor-
ate Kashmir, is that there are practically
no former citizens of Kashmir living n
the United States and able to cast votes in
Congressional elections. The same ninety
nine Cogressmen who voted this amend
ment would just have readily supported an
amendment about Kashmir if votes could
be obtained thereby.
The fact that nearly one hundred re-
sponsible members of Congress are unable
to resist the temptation to play politics
with a major issue in connection with our
foreign policy, illustrates the wisdom of
the trainers of the Constitution in putting
the handling of foreign affairs in the
hands of the Chief Executive
Every time that some Congressman
see chance to champion some pressure
group, in the expectation of votes, the
people of this country and the world can
be prepared to witness spectacle that
reflects no credit upon the legislative
oody involved.