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Evening star., 1950-10-22
BerIin's Spark of Democracy Outshines Red Glare
West Sector Putting
Up Stiff Struggle
Against Communism
By John C.. Henry
Sunday Editor Of The Stor

BERLIN.-The cold war in
this city is an active, not a
passive, affair, and not all of
the initiative is coming from
the Eastern side Of the iron
curtain.
Under the pressure of cir
cumstances which have been
imposed upon them, the Amer
leans, British, French and
Western Berliners are fighting
more than a counteraction as
they maintain and strengthen
this outpost against Russian
communism. It is not at this
point q military struggle and II
it were it would undeniably be
disastrous for our side. It is
instead a struggle for mind and
morale, directing itself in the
first instance at the German
people; in the second instance
at the people of all Western Eu-
rope and perhaps in a third in
stance at all those people who
live outside the direction of
Moscow.
Industrial Revival
Its manifestations may seem
slight ones to Americans, or
others, who are thousands Of
miles away, but the effort being
made is not slight nor is its ef-
feet on people living across the
street, across the city or even
across a national border in Eu-
rope.
Nearly two years ago it re-
quired an incredible effort by
air transport to keep Western
Berlin alive. But earlier this
month a German industries
fair opened on a newly land
scaped 100 acres in the Western
sector and 41,000 German
people paid admission to see
there the products of a reviving
Western Berlin industry.
Housed in new buildings of most
modern architectural lines, the
German portion of the exhibit
displayed everything from opti-
cal instruments to steam shov-
els, from toys to printing ma
chinery, and the full range of
electronic products from light
bulbs to radios and television.
This was production intended
mostly for export to Western
Germany outside of Berlin, to
other European countries and
perhaps in some degree to
North and South America. It
came mostly from plants that
have been salvaged from
bombed-out ruins and rehabili-
tated by Marshall Plan funds,
accomplished by management
and workers who have made the
determination that Berlin shall
not become a dead city.
An American prefabricated
sample house and an American
exhibition hall named the
George c. Marshall Building are
attractions. So are smaller ex-
hibition halls sponsored by the
British, French, Italians, Bel
gians and Swiss. But none of
these provides the encourage
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to where these agents came
from. he replied: Most of them
are young soldiers who have
been sent to an intelligence
school for three months and are
then told that they are intelli-
gence agents.
"We are spending vast sums"
he added, "to acquire an equally
vast bunch of second-rate
people"
There was widespread convic-
tion that the various intelligence
agencies were acting like rival
football teams. Each is jealous
OF the other and they operate
on their own-without con-
tinuity or integration.
THAT would be Ok" one
Army colonel remarked, "if this
were something out of a Tom
Swift book. But this is terribly
serious business"
Helping to lower the poor
opinion of the CIC is the CID.
This agency-the Criminal In
vestigation Division-with it's
numerous agents, adds the cher
chez la femme touch to the spy
picture. This is due to the un-
savory reputation it acquired
from 1947 to 1949 in its extra
curricular relations with Ger
man and Austrian frauleins.
Officers Careful
Another facet of the CIC that
has developed vast quantities of
i'll will has been its treatment
OF thousands of refugees who
escaped the iron curtain.
According to welfare officials,
all escapes are regarded as
guilty until proven innocent.
These officials say that they are
all for screening but it should
be intelligent screening per-
formed by intelligent men.
The situation. all in all, has
gotten to that point when a
shakeup is needed, in the opin-
ion of the great majority I
talked to.
One colonel, occupying key
job in Austria, had this to say:
Army officers-even generals
are afraid to be overheard
discussing the CIC. We don't
know what will be reported back
on our records without our
knowledge and therefore with
out recourse. It could become
like the Gestapo."
In answer to my question as
to where the shakeup might
come from, he said: Its going
to take more than the military
over here to improve CIC. It
could happen if Gen. Bedell
Smith of CIA and Gen. Mar
shall moved in and took a good
look at the whole picture"
(chicago Daily News Foreign service.)
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ment ana the morale value to
Berliners that are provided by
the much more extensive and
impressive displays of Western
Berlin'S own revival of indus
trial health.
A message Of commentator
from President Truman and a
personal appearance at the fair
by ECA Administrator Paul
Hoffman added to the morale
value but the West Berliners
seem to be getting an even big
ger kick" out of the fact that
a Russian inhabited and con-
trolled radio station stands just
across the street from the ex-
hibition grounds. No Russians
had been seen on the fair
grounds. however.
Mayors Evaluation
No one here contends that
such an effort as is re-
vealed in this exhibition means
that West Berlin's econ
omy Is healthy. The Allied
sectors have an unemployment
figure of 26 per cent of the esti-
mated working population. A
version of WPA was needed dur
ing the past summer to keep
the percentage even down to
that figure. But at the begin
ming of 1850 the production in
West Berlin was only 10 per-
cent Of the 1896 level-chosen
as the norm for this city
and today it is 80 percent of that
1886 objective. For Western
Germany the 1886 level has been
passed but Western Germany
and West Berlin represent vast
ly different problems. During
the past week United States
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the comrades, and rewarded them
with three cabinet positions. But
later when he found his erstwhile
collaborators ready to spring q
coup d'etat, of the Czechoslovakian
and Hungarian pattern, he beat
them to the draw. With a swift
ness and courage so far un-
equaled by any of the leaders in
the various European capitals that
have succumbed to Communist
connivance, he marooned Soviet
diplomats in their embassy and
held them until Chile's ENJOYS in
Russia were guaranteed and given
safe conduct out of the country.
He called upon Congress to declare
a state of siege and outlaw. the
party, which it did in spite of the
formidable Communist represen-
tation in both the Senate and
Chamber of Deputies.
The Brazilian Congress, with the
backing Of President Eurico Gas
par Dutra's administration, took
similar steps against the local
Communist Party, sent Soviet dip
lomats packing, and still hunts
down "Stalinist agents" with re-
lentless vigor. Party Leader
Prestes. who had previously served
many years behind prison bars for
his persistent subversive activities
disappeared underground, and
still has a federal warrant hang
ing over his head. It Is not easv
to jail a half-million former party
members. but today they find their
every move. or at least their every
attempt to make trouble, SPOT
lighted by the police.
Purge Labor Unions
In 1948 one outright civil war
was fought in Costa Rica, where
the Communist-dominate gov
ernment of President Teodoro
Plcardo and a subservient Con-
gress had rigged an election, the
only such occurrence in that proud
and democratic little nation in
half a century. Led by a weIl-to-
40 farmer. Jose Figueres, patriotic
citizens succeeded in arming
themselves and finally ousting the
regime. Afterward the country
was returned to long-established
democratic practices and is again
one OF the most free of the Central
American republics.
Meantime, in other nations
where they have not gained such
influence in political affairs, gov
ernmental leaders have taken
strong measures to purge labor
unions of Communist leaders. The
most notable instance was the ex-
pulsion of Lombardo Toledano
from the Mexican Confederation
OF Labor. an organization which
he himself had founded.
Evening star., 1950-10-22
Think American Espionage Agents Are Very Amusing Fell
Army CounterinteIIigence Agency
Most Widely Criticized; CID Gets Share

group can receive IS given the
CIA. How it operates and who
is in 1t is virtually unknown.
2. Present growing criticism
has been directed almost ex-
clusively against the Army's
counterintelligence-CIC.
On the guarantee of accept
ing their identity as confiden-
tial, I was able to talk to a full
cross section of key people
including Army officers up to
the rank of general.
Other newsmen also CO.
operated.
Too Much Rivalry
One prominent occupation
official in Germany said: THE
essential required of an intelli-
gence operation is intelligence.
My two years of constant con-
tact with CIC proves to me it
isn't there.
TOO many of the present
agents are not only lacking in
background, education and ma
turity-not to mention Ian
guages-but many are narrow
and prejudiced."
In answer to my question as
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we'll known, even behind the
iron curtain, that discussion of
them would not be washing
Uncle Sans linen in public.
On the other hand, better in
telllgence agents resent being
included in the present confused
wave of criticism.
There are a number of spy
agencies. There Is the CIC-
Army's Counter Intelligence
Corps; the CIA-our super
secret civilian Central Intklli-
gence Agency now headed by
Gen. Bedell Smith; the AFI-
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Truman is billed to make an i'm
portant address. It will be a time
for taking stock and for looking
to the future.
U. N. forces are closing victori-
ously the military phase of bat
tie against Communist aggression
in Korea. The political phase
expected to begin shortly, may
prove more difficult of solution
than the life-and-death struggle
What has the United Nations
done with its assignment in the
five years since the San Francisco
Charter took effect?
The United Nations has taker
a leading part in creating three
new countries, Israel, the Repub-
lie of Korea, whose life has just
been saved by the U. N, and the
Republic Of Indonesia.
1t has offered a common meet
ing ground for Russian and West
ern talks which ended the blockade
of Berlin and eased tension ir
Europe.
It has acted as legislature fol
the first time and decreed early
independence of Libia, formerly 9
keystone in the prewar colonia
empire of Mussolini.
Atomic Problem
1t has saved Iran from a wal
of nerves with neighboring Rus.
sia and possibly even saved Iran
or at least a part of it, from being
absorbed by Russia.
1t has set in motion a program
of aid to underdeveloped coun'
tries designed to raise the
standard Of living for millions o1
people.
| It is watching over some 20(
million persons through the
trusteeship system, which is the
up-to-date way OF speaking OF
colonial areas.
On the other side, what has
the United Nations not done in
the five years?
The United Nations has not
achieved control of atomic energy
for peaceful purposes. That seems
even further in the future nov
than it did January "a, 1916
when the first General Assembly
in London, set up the U. N
Atomic Energy Commission ane
ordered 1t to work toward inter.
national control of the atom.
The q. N. has failed to brine
the Soviet Union and the West
ern powers together on a com.
mon basis. Years of talking have
not budged the opposing sides
Still, U. N. people point out that
1t Is a good sign that the talks
continue. If the talking stops
they say. watch out.
| The U. N. has not settled the
Evening star., 1950-10-22

High Commissioner John Nc
Cloy made a quarterly report
in which he re-emphasized the
gravity of the German economic
picture.
1t is obvious who is to blame
for the postwar economic
troubles of Berlin and it is not
too important to parcel out
the credit. American money
can claim it's usual large share
of the latter but American
money alone could not pull to-
gether an economy that lives
surrounded by hostile power,
that has no investment capital
left of its own and that has gone
through an exhausting attri-
tion in both management ex-
perlence and working man
power.
Many of our brave friends
have left us" Berlin Lord Mayor
Ernst Reuter- told a press con-
ference of visiting American
newsmen, "but those of us who
remain in West Berlin feel that
there Is no choice but to stay
here despite the threat OF
tyranny at our shoulders. Ber-
lin is important to Germany, to
Western Europe and to all in
the world who hope to live out
side this threat. We have made
a choice as to whether we
should join the paradise world
Of the East or to continue in
the limits of our strength as
part Of world of freedom"
Reuter-. former secretary
general Of the Communist Party
Of Germany and an exile from
his country during the Nazi
era. Is TODAY the "No uar
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Air Forces Intelligence; the nj
Naval Intelligence.
There is also the CID-the
Army's Criminal Investigation
Division which actually is not
part of the spy picture at all.
Europeans. not acquainted
with Americas love for the
alphabet, have rolled all the
groups into one and call the re-
sultant hash-"American spy"
However, among those who
know the exact difference, two
facts stand out:
/. Greatest compliment a spy
Evening star., 1950-10-22
Latin America Keeps Reds
Well in Hand -orin Jail
Breaks Back of Communist Influence
By Simple Methods and at Small Cost
By Edword TomIinson

- RIO DE JANE1RO-The battle against communism
still draw The costly bloody victories Nations
forces in Korea offset by defeats
China In spite of the tremendous
into Western Europe including Austria as well as
the expensive military position of the
Evening star., 1950-10-22
Amusements-Art
Rudio-V-Music
World Peace Still EIudes
U.N. After Five-Yeor Quest
Accomplishes Much Since Its Formation,
But There Also Have Been Major Failures
By Eroncis W Carpenfer

LAKE sUCcEss-Fve years after happy start with the
blessings OF millions of Nations
fighting the toughest battle of its life The high:
third world world peace.
The U. N birthday
ing OF the fifth General Assembly President
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-11-09

Terry Ave, Seattle, happened t,
glance at a wirephoto in one Of
the Seattle newspapers the other
day and identified a soldier in
Korea as being her son. She hadn't
heard from him since May Z this
year, when he was on Okinawa.
The son, Pfc. Ralph ii. Lindstrom.
is only Is and enlisted in the army
three years ago. While on Oki-
nawa he said he was homesick for
apples. She sent him applesauce.
There's no denying she was glad
to see that he is alive.
Mrs. Beda Larson, 81. of 455 n.
44th ST., Seattle, recently filed
grand larceny charges against two
women, who had bill<ed $4,000 out
of her by saying that one % them
wouldn't be able to collect some
insurance allegedly due her that
it would be used to help collect in
surance from an employer. One
of the women, Jane Doe, had ac-
CURED the money from her under
the pretense that it would be used
to collect insurance due to Jane
Doe. However, the hard luck story
didn't prove true, and the women
ran off with the money.
Miss beverly Parks and Dale NJ.
Anderson, son of MIR. and Mrs.
Martin Anderson. PoulsbO. were
married recently. They are both
seniors at the u. of Wash.
Mrs. Olga SoderstrOm, 80, burn
ed her hands, but rescued her son,
Ronald, from sweeping flames in
the second floor apartment of
their home at 100 Melrose Pl. N,
Seattle, the other day. Her loss
in the blaze was estimated at ST.
0OO
A golden wedding reception was
held recently for Mr.. and Mrs. Pc
ter j. Christoferson, 1852 Fifth
Ave. N. w, Seattle. They were
married 1900 in Aalesund, Norway.
Christoferson came to Seattle from
Norway in 1907 Mrs. Christofer-
son joined him here in 1911. Chris
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carpenter.
Members of the Alaska Yukon
Pioneers Cabin No. l recently cell
ebrated the Tooth anniversary of
the discovery of gold in the Yukon
with a banquet held in the Arctic
Club. Seattle. Among Scandinavia
ans in attendance We're DE-. Kris
tian Falkenberg, Andy Nylen, X.
\. Sundquist, and his father l.. A.
S,undquist. Or. Falkenberg told OF
his sensational trip on the old Ed
monitor trail 10 Dawson City, Yu-
kon. He walked much of the l.
500 miles and prospected in the
Nahanni or "Headless' Valley, and
is said TO be one of the few VINO
have returned from the valley
alive
Mrs Helen 4. Lindroth, libra
rian at the Seattle Public library,
recently reported the theft of jew
elry and clothing worth $500 from
her home.
Miss Pauline Fohn and Warren
West!und, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Eli
mer Westlund, Seattle, were mar
ried recently. He was co-captain
of the U. of Washington's crew
last year.
Clifford c. Olson. assistant man
ager of the Pacific First Federal
Savings & Loan Association, has
been elected president of the Sc
attic Mortgage Bankers Associa-
ton. Don Hedlund is vice presi-
dent.
Siri Djos, violinist, Sylvia Chill
berg Ahlquist, pianist, and Alice
Rodosi, mezzo-soprano, were re-
Gently featured in a program Of
Swedish music at the home of Mrs.
l.. l.. 5. Nelson, Carleton Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Wangel. Sc
attic, recently celebrated their sill
yer wedding anniversary at the
Inglewood Country Club.
Continued on Page IL
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Martha Lundquist, Seattle has
been named superintendent of all
children's lodges in the Order of
Vasa's Northwest District. She
has long been active in Vasa's
children's activities, starting with
the lodge "Snow Drop" in Seattle,
and the appointment is greeted
with great satisfaction. Miss
Lundquist is also talented ac-
cordionist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Toivoncn
celebrated their 5Oth wedding an
niversary last week. They were
both born in Finland, coming to
the United States in 1894 and 1897
respectively. They were married
in Astoria, Ore, November 2, 1900.
In 1910 they moved to Aberdeen,
where they lived until 1919, when
they came to Seattle to engage in
the apartment-house business.
Another golden wedding ami
versary was celebrated, in Seattle
recently. Mr.. and Mrs. Ryner NAL
strOm, 2347 Broadway NJ, was
the lucky couple. Malstrom, a re-
tired pharmacist was in business
in Tacoma and Seattle for so
years. He came here 70 years ago
from Lindsborg, Kas. Mrs. NAL
strom who is u, has been a state
resident for 81 years.
Tied hand and foot and gagged
the body Of DIVA Oscar kajander.
"A, of Brooklyn, N. Y, was found
recently in a Seattle hotel. The
victim had black eye and appar-
entity was robbed and murdered.
Marriage vows were exchanged
Friday, Oct. Is in the Trinity
Lutheran church. Seattle. by Miss
Edith Jean Mather, daughter of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Mather, of Canada and Rolf +.
Skoghrnd, son of Mr.. and Mrs. DO
han SkOlund of Sweden. MIR. and
Mrs. SkOglund went to Victoria,
B. c., and other Canadian points
on their wedding trip. They will
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lucky break visitor Nels
to a
So keep chin
Then there's the old familiar Brothers
sprawlng continent
tragic Like the of Sister Hd Ericsson the angel Of
Washington a
a
reunion After As Robinder SOC aada.
Seattle reunited with brother John Carlson
who all the from Bessemer, Pa
S king. grublers will symbol of something but
a symbol The Seal's 20
countries South American CONSUL they
the sight Protestant church. No
down, and posnp wouldn't help bit
Park, picnic experienced
a time,
attracted biggest
and around Seattle Money poured Good times So
Scandnavians a promised land there
Scandinavian
Scandinavia
University Washington already the
noticeable Scandinavian the of
Swedish picture Torment which International prize then
public lectures Professor Bull University the
Kristen Flagsad
the Scandinavian department still good.
The Norwegian
composer birthday
Women's Century Theatre proceeds
That's good spirit
And this about be written
handmade something
lighted by this Scandinavian
to make dolls Miss Magda Boat
Wan Americana and couldn't help feeling
enriched by II.
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BY Scandy

It's small world they viewed this Scandinavian North
metropolis called the capital Scandinavian America
president American Scandinavian Foundation
Leach sometimes difficult unearth all the worth printing
That heading Scandinavian
Scandnavans comprise onethrd foreign
this number about $4,000 in the surrounding But
little the
coming in to fill up spots, bless Them
Nevertheless to unerth trends
suggesting
there Scandinavian
thinking
Of routine business and meetings
pretty
turbed the Swedish Center deaa
meeting place Swede The restrictions building
lodge halls the rather
to Swedish Clubs building
gumble bit. What's going
happen?
other hand optimism is mounting the Norwegans
Norway Center Elliot Way
l5. Seeing building
Norwegian relief After ALL
joint Norwegian
United States
price gone up per
still
courtesy calls coffee spare? How
elderly
Bhoz SIG E. Thomas St. dropped In to subscription
got that pinch
they've got letting swedes
coffee relatives this
pounds. running u
years quota by to you
Scandinavian below price.
with Inc bout
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reside in Seattle.

Mrs. Arthur b. Langlic was ma
tionai chairman of a committee of
governors wives arranging for a
memorial fountain at the fifth an
niversary of United Nations in
New York last week. On behalf OF
the youth of the United States
she presented to Trygve Lie. sec
rotary general of the u. N, re-
production of the impressive me-
mortal fountain which is being CIV
en- to the United Nations new
headquarters by pupils of Ameri-
cas- elementary and secondary
schools.
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Shown above is Nine. Kristen
Flagstad, Norway's greatest gift
to the opera world, who gave
concert this Thursday at Meany
Hall, Seattle. Some call her the
greatest of all living singers.
William Wicklund, 66, of 9O3
Bellevue Pl., Seattle, Swedish med
ical masseur died recently. Born
in GotnenDurg, Sweden, he came
to Seattle in 1906.
Mrs. Carl q. LindstrOm, 215