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Evening star., 1950-10-06
Anderson Proposes
Truman Stump Tour
If Situation Permits
BY the Associated Press

President Truman, who already
has recorded get : out the vote
speeches for the November con-
gressional elections, will be urged
to make a campaign tour If the
world situation permits.
Senator Anderson, Democrat, Of
New Mexico said last night he will
ask the President, when he re-
tugns from his Chesapeake Bay
cruise, to change his no-campaign
decision and undertake a stump
ing tour "if the situation in Korea
will stand for it"
Senator Anderson is executive
vice chairman of the Democratic
National Committee. He said on
a broadcast he would not suggest
what States Mr.. Truman should
visit because "he showed In 1948
he could do that pretty well him
self"
Gabrielson Asks Equal Time.
The National Committee, mean
while, said the President and
cabinet members have recorded
talks urging that every one vote
and that these will be distributed
to all radio stations.
Chairman Guy George Gabriel
son of the Republican National
Committee Immediately demanded
that any radio stations which use
the recordings give equal time to
Republicans.
"Our Republican candidates will
be prepared to make an equally
'non-partisan get out the vote
appeal to their constituents" Mr..
Gabrielson said in a statement.
Voters Urged to Turn Out.
The Democratic National Com
mittee quoted Mr.. Truman's re-
corded talk as saying in part:
ours is a Government of and
by and for the people. Our future
welfare is in the hands Of the
voters. Do your duty as free
citizens. Go to the polls and vote
on election day-vote your con-
victions. your faith, your hopes.
Vote on election day."
The President headed back up
the Potomac River toward Wash
ington late yesterday.
The yacht Williamsburg an
chored last night inside the mouth
Of the st. Marys River. Today 1t
will move up to Blakiston Island,
anchoring there tonight. The
voyage to Washington will be COM
pleted tomorrow afternoon.
Presidential Secretary Charles
Ross said the President spent a
very quiet day yesterday while the
Williamsburg moved up the Bay
from Yorktown.
Evening star., 1950-10-06
BY the Assoeioisd Press

MILWAUKEE,. Oct. 6.-The
Brannan farm plan for the support
Of agriculture is losing favor with
the administration, Vice President
Barkley limited last night.
In the first indication that the
much discussed proposal might not
be pressed ardently by Democrats
in the present election campaign,
Mr.. Barkley told q news confer
ence last night:
1.-THE Brannan plan is contro-
versial. It Is entitled to be studied
but I am not committed to it and
administration Is not committed
to 1t"
The Vice President set the tone
for his 15-State tour in behalf of
Democratic candidates when he
refused to discuss Wisconsin, s
Republican Senators, Alexander
Wiley and Joseph Mccarthy.
Senator Wiley is seeking re-
Evening star., 1950-10-06
BorkIey Hints Bronnon Plan
Loses Administration Favor

election and Senator Mccarthy
has made frequent charges Of
Communist influences In Wash
ington.
II do not believe it is ethical
for the Vice President to come
into q State and attack office
holders" Mr.. Barley said.
II am presenting the perma-
nent, positive and progressive pro-
gram of the Democratic Party. 7
believe in letting people decide on
the record"
He predicted continued Demo-
cratic Party control of both
Houses Of Congress after the No
vember z elections.
Later at a party rally Mr.. Bark
ley said the Nation faced It's
gravest period.
"This is no time to change
horses in the middle of the stream
when you don't know whether you
will get another horse" he de-
clared.
Evening star., 1950-10-06

current since Canada freed its dol
lar because speculation had led to
substantial exchange gambling.
I'VE believe if our anti-infia-
tlonary program is earnestly ap-
piled, if we face the fact there is
no cheap government substitute
for competent management and
honest work, dangerous imitation
can be averted and the present
price rise be steadily brought to
an end" Mr.. Menzies said.
Evening star., 1950-10-06
Australia Will Not Alter
Current EXCHANGE Rate
BY the Associoted Press

CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. g.
Prime Minister Robert Menzies
said today his cabinet had author
lied him to "say publicly and
quite definitely" there would be
no change In the Dominion's for
eign exchange rate.
Mr.. Menzies said In q radio
broadcast he wanted to quiet ru-
mors of impending revaluation
Evening star., 1950-10-06
ItoIy's Population Grows

ROME (R.-Italy. plagued by
over population and unemploy-
ment. registered a population in
crease of 259,772 during the first
six months Of 1850, the govern
ment statistical Office announced
The population increase in the
same period in 1949 was 255, 1863.
Evening star., 1950-10-06
EorIy Wire Photo

First radio photo ever sent
across the Atlantic was Of Charles
Evans Hughes, sent on July 6.
1924, from New York to London.
Evening star., 1950-10-06

Minnesota, South and North
Dakota. produce four-fifths Of the
United States f1axseed crop.
Evening star., 1950-10-06

THE MODE: Imporant Mems Corner
Evening star., 1950-07-21

came close to dominating large and important
part of the book publishing industry in New York.
Manuscripts recommended by him were pretty
sure to be printed-and vigorously pushed. Carl
was not interested in artistic qualities exclusively
He was businessman frankly in search of
profit. book that did not sell was hardly
book at all in his judgment He was merchant
in purpose and the volumes he shared in produc-
ing were merchandise primarily.
Thus it happened that not much Of his own
writing was sufficiently detached from the mar
ket to be sure of survival on literary or philo
sophie merit alone. His biographies Of Swift and
Franklin are his best achievements The anthol
ogieS he edited have had enormous circulation,
but they are commercial rather than critical sue
cesses His studies of the noveliSts are out of date
and his short stories are unexceptional ventures
into territory in which he was not at home.
But Carl Van Doren ought not to be under
estimated. His friends found him an attractive
personality. He helped scores of young authors
to get started. Perhaps he would have left more
durable name If he had been less fortunate in his
career as literary promoter and wholesale dis
penser.
Evening star., 1950-07-21
This and That
By Charles E. TroceweN

Graceful they are, to high degree.
Picturesque, as witness the countless at
tempts to photograph them.
Today's flash bulbs help.
For wonder, the feline subjects are
not afraid.
They peer at the camera, do not even
jump when the flash occurs. The old
fashioned flash Eight" caused them
severe nervous shock.
One point to be kept in mind is that
small objects, such as bits of paper or
string, thrown or dangled to attract the
cats attention. may show up, badly In the
finished picture.
One subject liked to play with string
beans.
Accordingly. these were used to lure it
into position on the staircase.
In the excitement of swapping the pic
ture. no one thought of the string beans.
Yet when the photograph was printed.
it was the string beans that spoiled the
total effect.
The beans. apparently harmless and
not very large, Immediately attracted the
attention Of the observer.
He could not tell exactly what they
were. BY the time he had decided they
were Of no moment, he had LOST the orig
1nal impact. Il &
Evening star., 1950-07-21

A good photograph is like good tune
in" on q radio set.
One either gets the station properly or
he does not. Fading, hazy tones do not
count.
1t is this way with photograph. The
first look is enough to convince any look
er that it is good or that it isn't. That's
the original impact.
The better lens, the better photo. all
things being equal, which they seldom
are when taking cat photographs.
Ordinary cameras, with cheap lenses,
will give ordinary photos, in most cases.
Even with them, however, there is always
the chance Of a fortunate exposure.
No one who is in hurry should try to
photograph cats.
Impatience has spoiled many q master
piece, wasted expensive material. and
resulted in disappointment to all con-
cerned except the happy subject.
If you aim to take a cats picture,
first determine that you will go it slow
and easy, and have plenty of time on
your hands.
Waiting is by far the best policy. To
snap one after another, just to go
through roll of film, is not likely to get
any prints worth having.
The cat has plenty Of Photographic
"it." as many successful pictures show.
but it requires preparation, care and
patience to gekfit all wrapped up on fllm.
Evening star., 1950-07-21

The most photographed animal-and
no wonder!
Only those persons who collect cat
pictures from the newspapers and maga-
zines of the country know how many
there are.
Literally hundreds and hundreds re-
minding one of the picture book, Hun
dreds and Thousands and Millions of
Cats by Wanda Gag.
Truly it is not strange, for few man.
mails are more photogenic.
But there is a catch to it.
The photographer has to be good
and quick.
Or quick and good.
No living thing is harder to "catch"
in a good pose.
Unless the photographer is onto his
job, he coalesces the cats head with q
photograph in the wall, resulting in a
blockhead effect.
II the picture taker is not super-care-
full. he starts to take the cat head on.
and gets only the tail
A lopped-out tongue can spoil an
otherwise good photograph.
These are but few of the things that
can and do happen to spoil cat picture
taking.
This is because cats are both stubborn
an elusiye. 81
Evening star., 1950-07-21

father of the present Shah died in exile
in South Africa, after being deposed dur
ing the last war because of pro-Axis
leanings His body was returned to
Tehran for state burial.
Radio Azerbaijan bitterly notes:
while millions of rials are spent trans
porting the vile corpse of Reza Shah, not
one penny is allocated for the flood
stricken people of Mianeh"
Trans seven-year plan-far from
success thus far-is attacked as dis
guise to make Iran colony of Wall
Street imperialistS and turn Iran
ian people into cannon fodder"
It is true there is general poverty, i'll
Evening star., 1950-07-21
By Fred J. Zusy

THE SIREN VOICE of Communist
Il radio propaganda is one of the
Kremlin's major weapons in the East
West tug of war in strategic Iran, the
country which is in the world spotlight,
these days, as possible second Korea"
The voice of the Soviet is tuned to
every weakness in Trans deficient social
system. In soft tones, it promises free
dom, peace and salvation under Stain.
"the great leader and teacher of all the
workers of the world"
It blares the sins of vicious 1andown-
erS. brutal police terrorism, Anglo Amer
ican capitalists and imperialists and en-
Shaving Fascist warmongers."
study of recent monitored broad
casting shows that, like calypso song, it
improvises as it goes along
Iranian textile workers strike and are
shot down by government police. Across
the border, Radio Moscow, Radio Baku
and Radio TaShkand beat out a theme on
slave labor, Fascist murder, reactionary
capitalists and the down. -trodden poor.
The clandestine Radio Azerbaijan joins
In the chorus with the most vitriolic voice
of all.
The Shah's sister marries an Ameri-
can. The Communist writer's work up
melody Of shameless" royal court dis
regarding national customs, Of ruler
who makes love with American pin-up
girls'' and "offers the imperialiSt Ameri-
cans his own sister,"
Gen. Lawton Collins, United States
Army Chief of Staff, visits Iran and in
spires Soviet battle hymn. The words:
Iran and the United States have secret
military treaty against Russia. Iran is
building naval and military bases
"a big airf1elds bases for American
aggression against the peace-loving
Soviet.
Even funeral provides motif. The
Evening star., 1950-07-21
Carl Van Doren

Even those who rarely agreed with Carl Van
Doren during his lifetime will concede that the
overall effect of his work was constructive
He was skeptic and moved in circle of profess
sional rebels, yet he was not himself thorough
radical. No one could have been less happy than
he in Communist state. His sallies into revolu-
tionary causes never amounted to much. Temper
mentally he was out of step with all organized
groups. He belonged to no faction or junta, not
even the so-called "philosophic anarchists"
But he definitely was member of the Van
Doren dynasty Of literary craftsmen. With his
brother, hs wife, his sister-in-law and others he
Evening star., 1950-07-21
Now Is the Time to Cut Spending

It is matter for regret that the President,
in his message to Congress on the Korean war,
did not forcefully advocate program OF strln-
gent reductions in Government spending Tor
non-military purposes. Such reductions are as
necessary now as the heavy new expenditures
required to fight the Korean war and to put
the country on firmer footing for other
emergencies.
The President did refer to the subject. He
has directed all executive agencies to review
and if practicable" to modify their programs,
wherever such action will lessen demands for
services commodities and materials needed for
national defense. The Government, he said,
along with the public must exercise great
restraint in the use of those goods and services"
now needed in defense
There has not been time, of course, for
anything but the decision to begin such reviews
of programs. But the proper place to begin
necessary retrenchment of non military spend
ing would be the omnibus appropriation bill OF
$34.6 billion now before the Senate. II the
domestic projects approved for that bill before
the Korean war began met the standards OF
peacetime economy, they cannot meet the new
standards imposed by our involvement in Korea.
Yet the President is represented by his
Senate Majority Leader, Mr.. Lucas, as opposing
any of the blanket reductions in that bill that
of Senators. Arbitrary reductions across the
board, aimed at percentage cuts, such as the
House voted, may not be the best way to cut
Federal spending But they seem to be about
the only way to force such reductions and
Congress should not hesitate now to force them.
The better method would be for the reduced
spending program to begin in the executive
departments under vigorous pressure by the
President. But there has been little evidence
OF such pressure.
We cannot hope to reduce military
spending by any such amount as the $40 billion
increase in military spending which the Presi-
dent will request. Most of that $40 billion must
come from higher taxes. The two tax reductions
since the end of the fighting in World War II
amounted to about sos billion. Imposition
now of the wartime excess profits tax alone
might produce half that much Higher
taxes are inevitable But a substantial part of
the money needed should come from cutting
non-military spending to the bone, and the
place to begin is with the pending omnibus
appropriation bill.
Evening star., 1950-07-21
Building Up Our Rodor Network

1t is reported that substantial amount of
the $40 billion emergency defense fund requested
by the President will be used to plug a serious
gap in our continental defenses-the inadequacy
of our radar network. It is no secret to the
Russians that we are woefully weak in this field
Our military authorities, in their urgent efforts
to obtain appropriations for radar have testified
publicly to the fact that our electronc detection
system is far below minimum requirements.
Fortunately, American industry is in good
condition to convert rapidly from television and
radio manufacture to radar production. Tele-
vision is so closely related to radar that little
training would be needed to convert TV crafts
men to radar experts In fact, good deal of
the countrys television industry was turning out
radar sets for the Army and Navy in World
War II. Since then television has grown to be
Of major industrial Importance. The business
has expanded so tremendously that it should
be able to take on radar production without too
much interference with TV orders for civilian
use.
Until the Red aggression in Korea the i'm
mediate objective of the Air Force was
minimum security radar system, hardly rating
the designation of network. This was to provide
installations only in key spotS such as Alaska
and other northern outposts and along both
coasts The system was designed to detect the
approach OF aircraft up to 300 miles away in
several directions and half that far at other
spots. The ideal network would involve a series
of radar outposts arranged Sin depth," so as
to pick up "bogeys" several hundred miles away
from our shores and keep them under observation
until our interceptor planes could meet them.
The farther away the outer ring of detector
stations, the more time our aircraft would have
to be alerted and go into action.
The minimum program originally proposed
called for an appropriation of about $160 900 OOO
There is every likelihood that many more mil
lions now will be spent to build up the radar
screen as quickly as possible. World conditions
being as they are, 1t would be highly dangerous
to neglect this vital safeguard against surprise
attack from the air.
Evening star., 1950-07-21
Marines Still Needed

Now that war in Korea has gotten
well started, I wonder if those people
who wanted to do away with the Marine
Corps still feel that way,
Not too long ago the Marines we're
pulled out Of China and Guam. Among
the Army men now fighting in Korea,
I'll bet there are many who wish the
China and Guam.
am not prejudiced against any of
the service branches, but I cannot un-
derstand certain peoples outlook when
they talk of abolishing branch of the
service which has served our Nation
so honorably.
Robert Peters.
Evening star., 1950-07-21
North Korean Morale

General MacArthurS communique No. 106,
dealing with the morale of North Korean troops,
is encouraging-if true. That is a pretty big
If, however, and it might be just as we'll to take
this particular communique with grain of salt.
The communique is based on interviews
with hundreds" of captured North Koreans who,
upon learning that they are not going to be
shot by their captors, become anxious to expose
the tactics of the Communists"
These tactics, according to the communique,
consist of drafting the young Koreans from their
farms, giving them the briefeSt of training
courses and then Incorporating them into a
division built around hard core of veteran
fighters. When the division-the North Korean
15th-was put into action these troops performed
badly and only the fear of their officers and
the certainty of execution prevented mass deser-
tons These prisoners, again according to the
communique, say that the North Koreans
probably will carry on as long as they keep
winning, but when they start to lose it will be
different story"
There is no telling how much of this is
worthy of belief. 1t would seem reasonable to
suppose that if there is a morale problem among
South Koreans conscripted for military service,
there should also be similar problem among
the North Koreans who stand in the same posi-
tier. Despite the blatant claims of the Daily
W. :-eI, IL Is not likely CIlaC Cne cnarm OF Lneo-
retcal communism is so great that a Korean
from north of the 3Sth parallel conscripted into
the army and poorly trained; will stand and
fight like a demon, when his neighbor south
of the line, also conscripted and also poorly
trained, will turn and run away.
But communique No. 1O6 goes too far. One
would like to believe it and all of its Implications
On the performance in Korea up to this time,
however, 1t has about it distinct note of wish
full thinking. We will be on safer ground if
we proceed on the assumption that the North
Korean army is going to be tough nut to crack
Evening star., 1950-07-21
Red Propaganda Guns I Trained on Iran

health and hunger. among Trans mil
lions.
But by the time the Communist radio
twists this around, the facts are dis
torted to: Thousands of peasant chill
dren dying of hunger workers be-
ing thrown into the streets in thou
sands j. suicides because of hunger
and poverty 8. hunger riots :.
thousands of peasants murdered"
The Communist radio sounds stirring
call to arms. particularly ominous in the
light of the developments in Korea One
broadcast over Radio Azerbaijan said:
To-day the honorable youth of the
Granian) army are watching with close
interest developments of events since the
second World War. They hear of sue
cessful struggles waged by armies of lib
GRAFTON in various parts of Asia. There
is no doubt that the same movement
will, in the near future, positively change
the destiny of Iran as we'll"
Another broadcast asserts: People
know that to get relief from their slav-
cry they must stand up and fight"
About three months ago, the Com
muniSts more than doubled the radio
time devoted to Iranian listeners, bring
ing it up to about ten hours daily. The
Voice Of America is not heard well here,
although Radio Teheran relays Is min
utes Of it daily. Moscow stations come
in loud and clear
It is difficult to measure the effect Of
the Russian propaganda. There are an
estimated 100000 radio sets in Iran,
many Of them the chief sources Of news
in the public houses of small villages.
Russian propaganda works in Iran in
other ways, too: Through the under
ground Tudeh Party and its weekly pa
per, Mardom; through the 200 employees
of the Russian Embassy-largest foreign
diplomatic staff in Iran-and through
Russian agents and spies.
ASSOCIATED Press.)
Evening star., 1950-07-21
Forgotten Snow

The checkered fields, but lately beige
and amber,
Haze carpeted themselves tn shades OF
green.
No,D. scarcely the summer mind re-
member
The look OF snotD on tDinter hill and
plain,
The feel OF bone-deep chiH from March
tDinds blo1Citg,
NotD that iUGrm breeze carries clorer
scent,
NoiD that the daDn Is filled Nth plain
the cooing
OF mourning doues returned to last years
haunt. .s.
Earth and the mind hare mastered stDitt
forgetting
OF grievous things. Well for the finnsy
heart
II 1t 1Dould also practice tuayS OF blotting
Out bitter scenes. II only each small hurt
Would iDrap itself In fresh green robes.
or 90
Far into limbo NTH last 1Dinter's sno1ol
IL ELoIsE WADE HACKETT.