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Evening star., 1950-06-20
On the Other Hand
Time Has Now Come for Congress
To Investigate Its Investigations

as 1t is possible to make it and its
members should be men and
women who have earned the con-
f1dence of the whole public.
The time for this undertaking
is now. 1t could be the means OF
clearing the air, so far, at least
as the public is concerned.
If something of this nature is
not done we can look forward to
an unpleasant summer and fall
filled with venomous charges and
angry counter charges. That has
been made clear by the reaction
of some Senators to the report of
the New York grand jury on the
Justice Departments handling of
the Amerasia case. !
Fl Signed Manifesto.
Despite the fact that special
Senate committee, composed of
three Democrats and two Repub-
licans. was engaged in investigat-
ing that subject, 81 Republican
Senators signed a manifesto de-
the appointment of an
other committee to do the job.
The inference was that they
couldn't trust the current COM
mittee. even though it had Lodge,
Republican. of Massachusetts, and
Hickenlooper, Republican, of Iowa
among its members. Others went
even further and demanded
a grand jury inquiry. To their
surprise, perhaps. they got what
they asked for. The grand jury
that has been grinding out in
dictments against suspected Reds,
in and out of Government,
brought in a finding that the JUS
tice Department had handled the
Amerasia case in a completely
proper manner.
That, in the opinion of some
Republicans. ended the prospect
of a separate Senate investigation
of the Amerasia case. "It is dead" "
said Brewster of Maine. But Ger
tain colleagues differed. "The
grand jury's action won't make a
bit of difference. so far as I am
concerned" said Bridges of New
Hampshire.
And Capehart of Indiana de-
clared. eve are going right ahead
with the fight"
Capehart considers it a fight
and that's what investigations
have become. They should be in
veStigated.
Evening star., 1950-06-20

lhL Sely que 10 nenfy McLemore.
the guide I happened to choose to
take me about the oldest city in
the world. chose him from half
a dozen or more guides who spend
most Of their waking hours Just
outside the entrance to the Orient
Palace Hotel.
Seemed Logical Choice.
He seemed logical choice. He
spoke very good English, was pros
perously dressed. had a high, in
telligent forehead, and said that
he had lived in Damascus for
more than 40 years and knew
every nook and Granny Of the
place.
In a way. the fact that my guide
turned out to be less than salts
factory. to say the least, was my
fault. I have travelled enough in
the past 20 years. and had enough
guides. to know that the most i'm
portant question to ask q guide is
what his real, all-consuming pas
sion in life is.
I remember a guide in Peiping
who cared about nothing but
American automobiles, especially
new ones. He thought it was silly
for us to visit the Forbidden Pal
ace when we could stroll about the
European Quarter and admire
the late models from Detroit.
A guide in Rome had food as
his passion. The Vatican, the cata-
combs, st. Peters, and the Appian
Way ran poor seconds to good
restaurants. Had he had his way
in Rome we would have spent most
OF our time admiring the archi-
lecture Of a plate of pasta with
Bolognese sauce, or a dish of squid
Sauted in butter.
But to get back to this
DamaScene guide. His life revolves
around electricity, its by-products,
and electrical appliances. He is
much more interested in electricity
than Franklin or Edison ever was,
and his dream is to make a trip to
the States and spend all his time
in the Westinghouse plants.
I finally got him to lead us to
the bazaar. one of the biggest and
most fascinating in the world, and
again his love of electrical current
overcame him. / asked him to
take us to the street where the
goldSmiths and Silversmiths work
just as they did in Biblical days.
One can buy lovely things there
at amazing prices. and I wanted
to spend a pound or two. But I
almost had to bring in q donkey
to force him to lead us to 1t.
He explained that the gold
smiths and silversmiths worked in
tiny shops where the electricity
was very, very poor. and that in
some of the tiny cubicles the
artists worked by lamplight or
what little light from the sun
managed to filter in. He suggested
that we 60 to a modern apart
ment building where there were
dozens Of lamps in the lobby, and
where every single room could be
lighted just by pushing little
button.
1T is something every one
should see," he said emphatically.
mo one should come to Damascus
Evening star., 1950-06-20
On the Record
Britain in Real Break With Tradition
In Preparation to Accept Schuman Plan

cause of Frances eastern alliances,
which she refused to modify for
the sake Of a final rapprochement
with Germany. These alliances
contributed to the rise Of Hitler
and World War II. and, in the
test, proved worthless to France.
Today, no such alliances are pos
sible and the perennial fear of
Germany Is properly outweighed
by fear Of Russia.
Policy Has Changed.
Nevertheless, British policy to-
ward Europe has changed. Britain
always has struggled against the
domination of Europe by any
single power, and in opposing
Russia in that role she is acting
traditionally. But she has also
opposed even voluntary ANAL
carnations which would create on
the continent any power superior
to that of the United Kingdom.
Today. the former balance of
power" concepts are outdated. No
European amalgams can make
Western Europe stronger than
Russia with the United States,
though the Schuman plan can
make Western Europe, without
Britain, stronger than the United
Kingdom. That, of course, bothers
Englishmen.
But British policy is welded to
the United States, who wants
Europe strengthened through
unity.
So what the Labor Party's mani
festo and Mr.. Attlee's oualifica-
tions Of it mean are that Britain.
without joining European pool
along the lines demanded by Mr..
Schuman, viii regard it benev-
olently and comparatively. For
MIR. Bevin also fears that If West
ern Europe unites against active
British opposition, it may displace
Great Britain as Americas most
important ally.
London realizes the political use
OF the Schuman plan in binding
West Germany to France. And
the question Of whether Britain
wants a strong European ally in
addition to America can have but
one answer.
Therefore. Britain is preparing
TO accept. as she never has been
willing to do before, the formation
of a European confederacy more
powerful than the United King
dom. This is a real break with
British tradition.
tReleased BY The Bell Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1950-06-20


ment that the presidential show
ring aspect is paramount, astute
Frank Bane. who runs the con-
ference. has spared no induce
ment to insure the presence of a
galaxy of national correspond
entS.
En- masse, saturated in politics
and fortified by the special knowl-
edge of the regional reporters
among them, the press represents
formidable challenge to the am
bilious Governor who is thus
tapped for trial heat on the
national course. Accustomed to
the narrower. cozier Statehouse
circle. many Governors probably
do not quite realize what has
happened to them until they see
it in print.
For example. Gov. Frank Lau-
sche. Ohio Democrat, will jour-
ney into Washington Thursday to
lunch with President Truman
widely advertised as lone wolf
whose sincere cooperation in the
effort to defeat Senator Taft can
not be expected.
Defines His Future.
In Ohio this had been more or
less understood; yesterday it was
spelled out. Gov. LauSche, a man
who obviously enjoys his own
humor. said Joe Ferguson, the
Democratic Senate nominee, was
a good State auditor and Senator
Taft a fine and fearless fellow. He
added blithely he hadn't made up
his mind which to vote for.
This defines Gov. Lausche's fu-
Evening star., 1950-06-20

Wdo dOOuG W
issue a white
paper review
ing negotia-
tion S W ith
France on de-
tails for pool
ing the iron
and coal sup
plies of West
ern Europe.
when the Labor
Party's Execu-
tive Committee
forestalled it BY
a fiat rejection
Evening star., 1950-06-20

Truman and constantine brown.
the State Department, of course,
to make the final decision. But
the top-ranking members of our
defense organization will be in a
position to present to him verbally
and forcefully the considered view
of Gen. Macarthur that help for
the forces which are defending
Formosa is must" for the
security of the Pacific.
Views Are Well known.
While only sketchy reports are
said to have reached Washington
regarding consultations between
top American officials and the AL
lied commander in Japan, his
views on the importance of pre-
venting the Reds from occupying
the last Nationalist stronghold
are well-known from the lengthy
he has been sending here
for more than a year.
After the four members of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff visited
Tokyo last March the naval forces
in the Western Pacific were
strongly reinforced. This was only
a first step toward accepting Gen.
MacArthur's strategic doctrine
that we must be prepared for any
eventuality in the Pacific.
The Allied commander in Japan
also has requested recently addi-
tional air and ground forces, on
the ground that if war should
break out it will be a global war,
with the Russians attacking with
equal strength in the Pacific and
Atlantic.
Gen. Macarthur is warning
against a repetition of conditions
Evening star., 1950-06-20

Az oAAO04o 444fCS-
tigate its own
i n v e-s t igatory
processes. There
o b v i o IL sly is
S o m e t h in g
wrong with it's
present proc
esSes, W h i C h
seem to result
in nothing bet
ter than cries of
Smear" from
the spokeSnen
Of one party
and cries of
Evening star., 1950-06-20

at the end OF
this month they
are certain to
try to sell PreSi-
dent Trum m a n
the idea that
t h is country
should send at
least some Mill
tary equipment
to the National
ist forces in
Formosa at the
earliest possible
moment.
1t is up to Mr..
Evening star., 1950-06-20

Cne press pro-
ceeded with its
u n v e Him g of
t he presiden-
tial possibilities
within tn e ir
ranks.
The first is
the oStenSible
reason for the
gathering. The
second is the
spice which
makes confer
ence headlines.
In t a C i t
ooLr Wy 1odo
Evening star., 1950-06-20

A%e2AAAeAGAso NO.
Not that dur
in g my few
d VS. here I
haven't travelled
many a mile by
foot. by trolley.
by bus. and by
hired car. Ac-
tually. I must
have established
some sort of
mileage record.
The scarcity
Of information
in this piece is
Evening star., 1950-06-20
THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. c. '' Ais


tain cave where Cain slew Abel.
but decided to wait until tomor-
row and another guide.
/ Distributed BY MeSaasht syndicate. InsD
Evening star., 1950-06-20

and not see what has been done.
and is being done, with the won
derful stuff that comes out of
wires"
had planned to visit the noun
Evening star., 1950-06-20
By Lowell MeHen

There is one more investigation,
and an important one, that Con-
gress should undertake. 1t should
investigate itself. That is to say,
Evening star., 1950-06-20
By Constantine BroiCn

When Defense Secretary john
son and Gen. Bradley, chairman
of the Joint Chiefs OF Staff, re-
turn to Washington from Japan
Evening star., 1950-06-20
By Doris FIeesOn

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
w. Va, June. 20.-The 48 Cover
nors began their conferences about
State problems yesterday while
Evening star., 1950-06-20
McLemore-
Chooses q Guide
And Gets Nowhere
By Henry MeLemors

DAMASCUS. SYRIA.-Tm ter
ribly sorry. but this won't be a very
fun account Of the ancient won
derS to be seen by the visitor to
Evening star., 1950-06-20
By Dorothy THOMPSON

Last week it appeared that in
the British Labor Party one hand
did not know what the other was
doing. The party's government
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-05-24
Campus Notes
Pacific Lutheran College,
Falkland, Wash.

Don Graham of PIC was pre-
scented with the first all-college
trophy to be awarded for out
standing participation in speech
competition at Pacific Lutheran.
Don is a graduating senior, and
has won 13 firsts, four seconds
and three thirds in his four years
of college competition.
Lou Innerarity, junior at PIC,
has recently been appointed JUS
tice of the precinct in which the
college is located. Lou is a. pre-
law student with a view to work
in political organization and man.
agement. He was recently elected
executive secretary of the Republi-
can party in Washington Goth
Legislative district, and is cam
paign manager for candidate to
the state senate.
Librarians of the Pacific North
west met this past week at Pacific
Lutheran college with Mr.. Ole j.
Stuen, PIC librarian, as their host.
PIC seniors, class of 1850, are
promoting project to buy the
steeple and chimes for the new
PIC chapel-speech-music building
that is soon to be erected. This
effort will be the graduating Sc
nior's contribution to the struc-
ture, and is the first time that d
graduation class has ever under
taken a project of this size.
Curt Holum and Elva Eastwood
open names is Elva Brunt) of PIC
have had stories accepted for pub
LEGATION in the college and univer-
sity m gazine Profile" Curt
wrote From Peron to Dere," a
story of World War II, and Elva
wrote "A Valentine for Ami" This
will be the second time that one
of Curtis stories have been pub
lished in the magazine.
Don Eastvold, Falkland attor-
ney and part-time instructor at
PIC, has just been elected presi-
dent of the Lutheran Brotherhood
here. Don is an alumnus of St.
Olaf College, Mortified, Mime
sofa, and graduate of the Uni
versity of Washington Law School.
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Scandinavians r In News

attle-K ing County Community
Chest campaign. He began his
banking career in 1910 in Mime
sofa. He has been with the Sc
attle-First National Bank since
1916, moving from the Olympia
branch to Seattle in 1948. He was
chairman of the Chest drive in
Olympia in 1947 and headed the
Y.MC.A. building fund campaign
there in 1916.
The United Norwegian 18th of
of May festival in Civic Auditor
ium, Seattle, Saturday night, May
10, was attended by more than
$500 people. The program includ-
ed a children's parade with about
$50 children and three drill teams
participating in very colorful cos
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Construction of the large iron
and steel plant which is being
erected in North Norway at Mo in
Rama is now well under way and
some $50 men are at work on
the various installations.
It is hoped to complete the re-
pair and machine workshops and
the welfare offices next month. SO
far, however, the main work has
been concentrated on the construc-
ton of a large wharf which to-
gether with warehouses will cover
an area of between Is and 20
acres. Thousands of tons of sand
and gravel are being dredged and
removed so that large vessels can
dock at. the wharf, the frontage
of which has now been completed.
Work on the construction of the
railway from the wharf to the fac
tory site is nearing completion and
the first train should be able to
run on this line by the end of July.
The construction of the railway
has involved marking tunnel over
a mile long.
The Mo in Rama steel plant,
which will be by far the biggest
in Norway, will be powered entire
ly by electricity. Power will be
supplied from the hydroelectr-ic
plant being built at Rossaaga
about IS miles to the south. 1t
will be ready in 1858. One pig-iron
furnace will then be ready at Mo,
and two more will be ready the
following year. These furnaces
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-05-24
Swedish Display
At Canada Fair

Sweden will have three times
the space this year that il had
last at the Canadian International
Trade Fair. which will be held in
Toronto from May 30 to June 9.
The Swedish display will con-
sist of twenty-five per cent capi-
tai goods and seventy-five per
cent consumer goods. A large
part of the space will be in the
machinery, engineering and plant
equipment section. A Swedish firm
producing building material h
reserved space to show line of
preheaters for oil burners, sani-
tary fittings. and stainless n
acid-proof steel for water, gas
and steam.
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Morse Steel Industry Expanding

will be among the largest in the
world, and will be powered from
Rossaaga to the extent of no 600
XIV. Ore will be obtained from va
rious ore-fields quite close to Mo.
AS work on the iron and steel
plant progresses, the little town
of Mo in Rama grows steadily.
Before the war the population was
1.S00. Now it is 5000 The Gov
eminent company which is build
ing the plant has completed Al of
the $50 houses planned for the
workers.
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tunes and carrying small Nor
wegian and American flags; songs
by the Norwegian Male Chorus
and Norwegian Ladies Chorus,
solo by Viola johnson Caring and
folk dances by Leikarringgen.
konsul C. A. Stang brought a
greeting from Norway and Gov
ernOr Arthur B. Langlie was the
evenings principal speaker. Pro-
gram chairman was Mr.. A. Bier
keseth. A 15-piece orchestra fur
nished music during the program
and for the dance.
Seattle Norsemen's League gave
a program with "smorgasbord"
Wednesday, May 18th at Norway
Hall. More than $50 people at
tended and enjoyed both the
smorgasbord and a splendid pro-
gram, highlighted by speeches by
Prof. August Werner, Consul
Stang and Prof. Sverre Arestai,
song by Clara Pladsen Sandvig
and music by Audrey Petersen
and kritin Johnson Smedvig. Mrs.
Inga FrOdesen had charge Of the
program.
Left EriksOn Lodge, S. of n,
Seattle, celebrated its 47th ami
versary Friday evening, May 10th
at IOGT Hall. The program in
cluded songs by a quartet from
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church
and the Bjerkeseth Sisters Trio.
Violin selections by ThOrsten Ny
man and several short speeches by
prominent members of the Sons
and Daughters of Norway. Re-
freshments and a dance followed
the program.
Clara Pladsen Sandvig will be
the soloist with the Norwegian
Male Chorus Spring Concert in
Ballard Furst Lutheran Church,
Wednesday night, May 81.
Full tuition scholarships at Reed
College, Portland, have been won
by ID. Marcus Beach, PHI 51st Ave
S. w. and Phillip Swanson, of 320s
f. 92nd ST., Seattle. Partial schol-
arships were won by Gloria j. En-
icksOn of 215 Garfield ST., and Ar
lene Peterson, 22O7 18th Ave. s.,
Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Carlson.
3639 Saith Ave. W.. Seattle, were
honored on their 10th wedding an
niversary at a party recently in
Calvary Methodist Church. About
100 of their friends attended. The
Carlsons, both born in Sweden,
were married in Mount Vernon.
Mr.. Carlson is painting contract
or. They have been members of
the Calvary church about 80 years.
The Carlsons have four children;
Mrs. Martha Elliott, Miss Margar-
ct Carlson and Paul Carlson, all
of Seattle, and Philip Carlson, with
the Army at Okinawa.
John Forrest F1oberg, assistant
secretary of the Navy for air,
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Here Nels take hanky and blow
old of get it blow tell
what's wit tbs world today? What's eating you:
Ole today 1 feel like Americas
You what?
Today tie whole
shoulders Today not just another American Today
something must fight for Americansm.
speak tie matter did you sleep bad
night:
you monkeys apes
said 1 wouldn't tell what would you
Nels asked question like off!
OLE asked white, l
wouldn't answer, ten what would you say:
Why wit silly shake split
sides wide laughing
Ten beliefs A G,
E or F, and say won't what would do:
don't get it?
What would say:
Why ay business.
Tats tie America mind
your business" Tats
Nels, know plain
constitution agreed
Heavens being Americans be-
fore e constitution
still don't it, What's political beliefs to do wit
being free Americans?
question what
ywood
outta tenn but couldn't make charge stick
tenn charged wit contempt of
So
tey year 81 900 fine. At tie
who charge tat tie
right privacy political and other individual liberties
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES !! ! !!
Now laughing at Ole?
laughing people and
talking trying to
stop it!
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made a visit in Seattle recently TO
delve with the protests of those
who oppose the transfer of Sand
Point Naval Air Station repair
work to San Diego. He was firm
in his stand that the work would
have to be transferred. Floberg,
35 years old, 1889 Harverd Law
School graduate, was named as
sistant secretary of the Navy in
November.
Harry f. Olson, vice president
of the Kirkland Chamber of Com
merce, was recently named to rep
resent the chamber on a four-man
committee coordinating Informal
ton, on a proposed second bridge
across Lake Washington.
Lowell knutsOn, former star ath-
lete at Seattle's Queen Anne High
School, has been elected president
of the Pacific Lutheran College
student body. knutson, a junior, is
majoring in classical languages
and plans to enter the ministry.
He succeeds Del Tier of Renton.
Other election results included:
Rolf Lunde, Everett, vice presi-
dent; Maria Ogren, Everett, sec
rotary, and Ray TObiason, Long
view, treasurer.
Frank Landmark, "a years old,
of Longview, tumbled out of his
third-floor hotel window to death
on the sidewalk in Portland re-
Gently. Police said they thought
the fall was accidental. Evidence
indicated Landmark had been
chewing tobacco, leaned out the
window to expectorate, and lost his
balance.
John Alvin Augustson, 60, of 70S
f. Union St, Seattle, died last
week of injuries he suffered when
he was struck by an automobile
near the Lake Washington Bridge
April 20. He was born in Sweden,
came to the u. S. 50 years ago,
and was employed at the Boeing
Airplane Company, Seattle.
The Salvation Army will spon-
sor a Swedish Flag Day program
Friday, June 2'at 1919 Terry Ave
nue., Seattle. The Svea Male Choir
will appear. All those interested
are urged to attend.
The Order Of Runeberg Chorus,
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Morse PLAY In u. S.

Howard Players of U. S. recent
ly presented a production of
Anne Pedersdotter" by the Nor
wegian author Wiers-Jensen. The
play was selected during the visit
of the Howard Players in Norway
last fall
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directed by George Halvor, with
Wallace Marshall at the piano,
will give a spring concert and
dance Saturday May % at SIS
p. m. in the Fremont, IOOF Hail.
Seattle Swedish. English and
surprise" songs will be sung.