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Evening star., 1950-05-27
By jones Y. Newton

OMETHING over four years ago,
~ Walter p Reuther told a group of
Washington newSmen that labor and
management some day must find a way
to work out their wage differences with
out going through periodic costly
strikes or lockouts. He referred particu-
larly to the unions and bosses in the
basic industries, where the economic
well-being of the entire country depends
to some extent on regular operation Of
the plants and mines.
The flve-year peace pact signed this
week by Mr. Reuther's United Auto
mobile Workers and the giant General
Motors Corporation offers an approach.
at least, to the industrial Utopia en-
visioned by the union leader. This is
not to say there will be no labor-man-
agement battles. There may even be
a knock-down. drag-out one when the
GIN contract runs out in 1855. But the
long-term agreement is auspicious, and it
is something new in the big league" Of
labor relations
-Four years ago, the usually articulate
Mr.. Reuther was hazy as to details Of
his peace plan. He spoke of formula
in which the workers would share by
way Va 1ASLcI wages III Lie 1QCTedS6O
productivity of the enterprise for which
they worked. The formula would be ap-
piled by agreement, automatically, with
the workers sharing the fruits of the in
creased efficiency of their own efforts,
OF management know-how and of i'm
proved machines.
There was nothing really new in the
idea. But, at the time, the mere mention,
by Mr.. Reuther, of no-strike plan was
pleasantly startling to the assembled
reporters. 1t was early 1946; an un-
precedented wave Of strikes was sweep
ing American industry. Labor, Just re-
leased from tight wartime wage controls,
seemed strike-happy. Big management
also was feeling its oats, determined
to put the unions of its workers in their
proper places" Mr.. Reuther's UAW
was in the middle of a record 112-day
strike, which he directed against this
same General Motors.
Besides giving some $50 900 workers the
best pension and health insurance plans
in the automobile industry, the new GIN
contract guarantees a 4-cent-an-hour
wage increase for each of the five
years OF its life. There is no provision in
the contract for a reopening of wage
negotiations during the five years. The
pay hike, described by Management as IAN
annual improvement factor" is in line
with the peace plan outlined by Mr.
Evening star., 1950-05-27
Filibuster or Education?

I note that the press and the colum-
nists, along with the proponents of the
FEPC bill. generally refer to the current
debate thereon as f1libuster. That is a
misnomer. It is distinctly not fill
buster, certainly not in the invidious
sense of the word, as it is in fact an
educational campaign. 1t is a great mis-
fortune that the Congressional Record
cannot be made to reach more people
If one reads the debates he will readily
see what mean.
Senator Ives of New York, for in
stance, had referred to the Bill of Rights
in his supporting speech, whereupon the
following took place:
Mr.. Holland: moment ago. when
he was making his able argument, the
Senator from New York referred to
the Bill of Rights, by which of course
is meant the first ten amendments to
the Constitution of the United States.
Mr.. Ives: Yes.
Mr.. Holland: assume that the
Senator from New York is familiar
with the 9th and 10th amendments,
is he not?
Mr.. Ives: No; am not. will get a
Evening star., 1950-05-27
Non-Veteron Blues

I certainly agree with Bernard Krug
in his letter to The Star regarding down
payments for non-veterans Something
should be done about it. have just
recently retired from the Government
after 80 years of service, receiving cita-
tions and medals for commendable serv-
ice. My pension isn't adequate to meet
living conditions, when I have to pay
$75 a month for a little three-room
apartment. sure would like to get a
house with no down payment such as
the veterans get. and apply my rent for
monthly payments.
Now have to get a job where I can
find one. Everything is for young men
with experience. OF course. I agree with
this, but I have got to live too. I came
out on optimum age, perfect health and
just past so years.
Non Veteran.
Evening star., 1950-05-27
Bust of q Cuesur

Like tight-curled petals OF the hyact,tth
The close-packed marble curls sur
mount the bTotD
Abore the brain that squandered Ronznn
leofons:
The marble eyes are stohtless now
Dust gathers on the giories OF crowned
laurel. -
The coldly sensual lips tOtH neuer part.
More than the frozen folds of toca itould
disclose Z.
The ticking Of chilly naarbls heart.
Thus tDentv centuries: "A library nichs.
A place to bask In sunlight and West.
minister chime.
To ponder Shakespeare. Shelley. Donns
and Keats
And regard the ftoht Of oresnosch
STANDARD Time.
FREDERICK EBRIGHT.
Evening star., 1950-05-27
WoIdseemuIIer Map

one OF the most important world maps now
IN existence may come to the Library of Con-
gress to be exhibited as a treasure comparable
with the vollbehr Bible. It belongs to Prince
Franz Joseph II of Liechtenstein and is to be
sold at auction in New York on May a. A rich
and exceedingly generous friend of the Library,
interested in maps, may buy it and add it to
the list OF contributions he already has made
The date of the photographic treasure is
1907 1t was the second map to bear the name
America as applied to the half of the planet
discovered, or at least rediscovered by Chris
topher Columbus fifteen years earlier The artist
responsible for the chart was Martin Waldsee-
muller scholarly clergyman at St. Die in the
VoSges Mountains of France. With a colleague
ne collated geographical data at Strassburg and
Basel. This material he used in writing little
book entitled "Cosmographiae Introductio" or
Introduction to Cosmography."
To illustrate the text he compiled" large
map of dozen wood blocks which, in assembled
form, gave tolerabe idea of what the Earth
was supposed to look like. Waldseemuller printed
America" in the region of South America. He
did this in honor of Amerigo Vespucci of Flor
ence, who had written a series of descriptions
OF the lands OF the Western Hemisphere and
perhaps actually had explored some of them.
AS many as 1000 copies of Waldseemuller's
book and map were sold. Thus he was encour-
aged to bring out other publications, among the
number the smaller chart which the Prince of
Liechtenstein now is selling and which the
Library of Congress hopes to obtain. This latter
map is gored for application to a globe. 1t
inspired the globular map of Gerard Mercator
which appeared in 1888 and clinched the name
America for the New World Meanwhile, Wald-
seemuller had changed his mind about honoring
Amerigo Vespucci and deleted his reference to
him from subsequent charts. But his efforts to
correct his mistake were too late to be effective
The discoveries of Columbus are labeled in
tribute to a much less important person-the
financial representative of Lorenzo de- Medici
whom Hendrix Van Loon considers only "a clever
publicity man."
If the gored map comes to the Library of
Congress, the whole story will be told again in
detail. 1t makes one Of the truly sardonic pages
Of universal history.
Evening star., 1950-05-27

and nuclear radiation of modern aggres-
sion. Oceans of blood and fixed blood
derivatives will be needed to save life.
Without blood, survival is impossible
Therefore intelligent leadership must sup
port the Red Cross blood program to the
utmost. Blood is one crop we must har-
vest and store before disaster strikes.
1t is one surplus that never will be wasted,
and can be stored indefinitely.
To complete the individuals insurance
of survival, all Americans should be i'm
munized against tetanus and typhoid
Lacking such protection, survival in mod
ern aggression is almost impossible. These
are the things we can do for ourselves.
Let us start. 1t is much later than you
think.
Thomas f. Mattingly, MD.
Evening star., 1950-05-27
insufficient Hospital Funds

May commend your editorial state
ment relative to the inadequate reim-
bursement of private hospitals for indi-
gent patients?
Again, local hospitals find themselves
in the middle of a squeeze In effect
they are asked to subsidize the Federal
Government, which has millions and bill
lions for everything except indigents in
the District.
Year in and year out, the District has
paid the hospitals substantially less than
their costs-even less than the costs at
Gallinger-and even at below-cost rates,
the appropriation is insufficient to last
the year. So the hospitals run a deficit.
They provide care. but they do not get
paid. azt> e.s e...
Equally pathetic is the HSA-C -Commu-
nifty Chest situation. Whereas the Chest
speaks loudly of providing hospital care
for those who need it, the facts are that
HSA receives only portion of what it
needs and it, too, must curtail payments
to local hospitals. The Chest appropri-
ates thousands for such things as ami
NAL care, but insufficient for human care.
There are many better places for Con-
gress to economic than on hospital
and medical care for indigents. While
the Federal Government pays through
the nose for almost everything it buys
on one hand on the other hand 1t ex-
poets voluntary hospitals to provide
service at about half price.
No Justice.
Evening star., 1950-05-27
OF Interest to Mr.. Truman

Representative Jacobs Democrat of Indiana
is digging up some information which ought to
be Of some interest to the President in his
campaign to repeal the Taft-Hartley Act on the
ground that 1t Is unfair to unions.
Mr.. Jacobs, in case any one has forgotten,
Is chairman of a House labor subcommittee
which was shorn of its subpoena powers by the
chairman of the full committee when it tried to
question John L. Lewis But Mr.. Jacobs has been
getting information anyhow
Some of it came in testimony last week from
Lloyd H. Sidener, an Illinois coal miner, who
was fined $50,000 by the United Mine Workers
and suspended until the fine was paid. His
offense was that he tried to go back to work after
Judge Keech issued his injunction in the recent
coal strike.
Still more came from Joseph L. Dickmon, who
was miner at Library, Pa. He wrote letter
to newspaper saying that Mr.. Lewis was
dictator For that, after a sham trial, he was
suspended by the union for six months, and
although he publicly apologized when his wife
and child became hungry he has never been able
to get his job back.
Both of these cases seem to be in clear vio-
lation of the TaftHartley Act, and it will be
interesting to see what may be done about them
by the National Labor Relations Board, which
has already received a complaint from Mr..
Sidener. The Department of Justice also should
be interested in his story, for he told the Jacobs
committee that a union official had notified
him that Mr.. Lewis, despite the injunction, sent
secret instructions that the men were not to
go back to work. This may be hard to prove
but the Department of Justice should be trying
to prove it.
Mr.. Truman, however, should have the great
est interest in the stories of these two former
miners. The President, when he is campaigning,
goes after what he calls the selfish interests.
But here are two men who have been the VIC
tins OF as selfish form of union tyranny as
can be imagined. They would have some pro-
lection if the Taft-Hartley Act were properly
enforced. But the President prefers to talk
about repeating that law. He has not said
word about the ugly picture of union ruthlessness
which is revealed by the cases of Lloyd sidener
and Joe Dickmon
Evening star., 1950-05-27
New Era in Lobor-Monoqement Relations?

II prices rise, they will get the 20 cents
an hour increase over the five-year period
plus about another cent per hour for
every point living costs so up on the
Government index.
Perhaps the most salutary aspect Of
the new GIN contract Is that agreement
was reached pesceahly and with virtually
no fanfare. Only the more diligent fol-
lowers OF the news even knew negotia-
tions were going on. Happily absent
from the contract negotiations were the
loud talk and vilifications which have
characterized past uAW automobile in
dustry conferences. Both sides were
temperate.
GINS volume OF business is tremendous
Its profitS are high. The union might
have gotten more by a short strike. But
GIN put its cards on the table and the
UAW recognized q good bargain.
1t was much better for the country
that way. On the union side, the credit
is given to T. A. Johnstone, UAw vice
president. For GIN. the laurels should
60 to c. E. Wilson. the president.
The whole business was in sharp con-
trast to the UAW-Chrysler contract
battle. In that case there was 100
day strike, with consequent incalculable
losses to employees and company. Yet
when the strike started in January this
year, the monetary difference between
the adversaries was scarcely discernible
to the layman's eye. The battle over
virtually nothing ragged on and on.
Chrysler attacked the union through
newspaper ads, and the UAW leaders
whipped their members to white heat
by speeches against the corporation The
battle ended on a sour note. and rela-
tions remain the same. OF course. the
Chrysler JAW troubles may have made
GINS negotiating job easier.
Gigantic General Motors has in
creased in stature in the automobile in
dustry at least partially because of the
labor troubles of its chief competitors
Chrysler and Ford-during the past
year. The new five-year peace pact may
give it further competitive advantage.
Last year GIN made 2,771 900 motor
vehicles, 100000 more than in its best
previous year and about Al per cent of
the national total. This year GINS pro-
duction is running at the rate of 36 mil
lion year. Its already big slice of the
industry total undoubtedly will be
greater.
In the first three months Of this year,
total sales of GIN automobiles and other
goods totaled $1,642 900 900, an increase
Of $3.50 million over 1949. Net income
in the three month period increased
from s138 million to $212 million.
Evening star., 1950-05-27
A One-Wny Compromise

Congress, the Municipal Government and
the Federal agencies involved have been wise in
taking the stitch in time represented in passage
Of legislation to enlarge the citys water supply
In recent years existing facilities have been
dangerously overtaxed in meeting increased de-
mands in consumption.
The legislation now awaiting the Presidents
approval, authorizes the District to borrow from
the Treasury up to $23 million over ten-year
period. All such legislation is the result of some
compromise. But in this case all of the COM
promising had to come from the District. For
that reason, the terms of the legislation are not
fair.
Interest on the loan is to be fixed by the
Secretary of the Treasury. The loan should have
been intereSt-free For the Federal Government,
which makes the loan, will take title to most of
the Improvements; it will become a direct bene-
ficiary of the improvements and the bill makes
no provision whatever for charging the Federal
Government for the water that it will consume.
A non-irterest bearing loan or advance, from the
Federal Government should have been the mini
mum contribution by the owner of the improve
ments and the greatest single beneficiary. And
as the loan is to be repaid out of earnings of the
water system, the Federal Government should
have charged itself, with other consumers, for
the actual water it wilt consume.
In the circumstances the rate of interest to
be fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury should
be nominal. The Federal Government is joint
owner of the water supply system. 1t should
assume some of the tangible obligations of own
ershp, not taking advantage of its exclusive
power to do what it chooses to do in this voteess
community.
Evening star., 1950-05-27
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

Q. What is the exact location OF the
new Chesapeake Bay bridge? How long
will 1t be?-G. M. w.
A. The new Chesapeake Bay bridge.
presently under construction, leaves Anne.
Arundel County. Md, near Sandy
Point The Eastern Shore terminus will
be at Matapeake. where the ferry comes
in. The total length Of the foundation
will be Az miles.
Evening star., 1950-05-27

Q. How many hospitals have been in
spected in the Nationwide survey for
fire hazards?-S. L.
A. Over 1850 hospitals throughout the
country have been inspected since the
beginning of the program. the National
Board of Fire Underwriters reports.
Nearly 5000 will be inspected before the
program is complete. .rs
Evening star., 1950-05-27
Questions and Answers

The stars readers can set the answer %
any question of fact by either writing The
NV. Washineton >, D. c, and inclosng cents
return postage, or by teephoninE ST. 5000,
Evening star., 1950-05-27
Ex-Fon of Senotor Tydinos

am not resident or voter in the
State OF Maryland. But wish to add
my concurrence to the letter of Frank
lin T. Miles, appearing on May 20, con-
corning Senator Tydings' speech at the
Leland Junior High School,
I have long admired the Maryland
Senator as major spoke in our legis-
lative wheel. But some of his more re-
cent statements and actions are causing
me to lose some of that admiration.
But I must compliment the Senator
for being able to have the support of
the world-famous United States Marine
Band, playing before what I assume to
be the smallest audience in its long his
tory.
This last statement is without verifi-
cation: I am accepting Mr.. Miles esti-
mate OF the attendance as nearly cor
rect He said 100 to $50 were on hand.
Delmer G. Wright.
Arlington Va.
Evening star., 1950-05-27
Letters to The Star .
A pseudonym Is permissible only
Uhen letter carries correct name
and address of 1Driter Please be brief.

copy of the Bill Of Rights, if I can
find it.
Need I comment on this colloquy,
when it Is borne in mind that the 9th
and 10th amendments are virtually the
basis of the opposition to this FEPC
bill? How a man, being ignorant of
these two fundamental provisions, can
have the nerve to discuss this bill, is not
easy to understand. You can readily see
that it will take time to fit such people
for voting
Evening star., 1950-05-27

@. What is the brightest object In
the sky Venus or Sirius?-P. Mem 81
A. When Venus is at It's brightest as
an evening star it is brighter than any
other planet or star. When neither
Venus nor Jupiter is at its brightest,
the star Sirius Is the brightest object in
the sky. Ea-
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-21
Former Madison
Resident Dies

Mrs. Albert Schwartz, former
resident of Madison county, died
following five months illness,
at her home in Wyandot, Mich,
Friday.
Mrs. Schwartz, the former Edith
Mckinley, daughter of Pearl Nc
Kinley, West jefferson and the
late Mrs. Mckinley, was born in
Big Plain. She attended London
High School and spent her en-
tire life in Madison county, un-
til she married and moved to
Michigan.
Surviving are the husband, one
daughter Mrs. Kenneth Jones and
a granddaughter, Bertha of Wy
andot; her father, Pearl Mckinley,
two sisters, Mrs. Otto Dietch and
Mrs. Ben Myers, all of West JEFF
ferson; two other sisters, Mrs.
Leslie Siebold of Galloway and
Mrs. Harold Bennett, Plain City;
three brothers, Roy Mckinley,
superintendent Of schools in Fred
ericktown; Howard of West JEFF
ferson and Robert Of Columbus.
Funeral services at the RAIDER
Funeral Home at 2:30 Tuesday
afternoon. Rev. Paul Durfee, Of
ficiating. Interment Oak Hill
Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-21
HiAWATHA TROOP

The meeting Of the Senior
Scouts of West Jefferson was Feb.
IA at 7:30 p. m.
Attending were: Grace Myers,
Iva Jean Sidner, Ann Harrison,
Robert Mcclure, Anna Mae Fer
guson, Margaret Casio, Cynthia
Chenos and Dorothea Swiss.
Plans were made to start First
Aid. Also discussed was a party
for next week. Those on the COM
mittee are Cynthia Chenos, Doro-
thea Swiss and Margaret Casio.
Grace Myers is writing a letter
to the Children's Home to see if
there is anything the troops can
do to make the children happy
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-21
WRIGHT FUNERAL
FRIDAY AFTERNOON

Funeral services for Gary
Wright, age 3 years Z months
were held at the Woodward Fun
eral Home, f. State ST., Columbus
Friday afternoon.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Don Wright and the grandson of
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Major of
Alton, Ohio. He died in the hos
pital after several days illness.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-21

Mr.. Robertson carne to Mt.
Sterling in November. 1889, from
New Haven, Conn, where he had
been doing graduate work at Yale
Divinity School. He and Mrs. Rob-
ertson will take up their new
duties June /.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-21
MI. S+erIinq
Pastor Resigns

The Rev. II. George Robertson,
pastor Of the First Congregational
Christian Church at Mt. Sterling
the past 10 years, has resigned
to accept a call to the First Con-
gregational Church, Wellington
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-21
PROBATE NOTICE -

PROBATE NOTICE - Approval and
Settlement Of Account. Account and
vouchers of the following named
person and estate have been filed
in the Probate Court of Madison
County. Ohio. for approval and
settlement: james Garfield Hoosier
s, Page IT'S Unless exceptions are
filed thereto. said account will be
for hearing before said Court. on
the 10Th day of March. 1850. at
which time said account viii be
considered and continued from day
To day until finally disposed Of Any
person interested may file written
exceptions to said account or to
matters pertaining to the eNecut-
ion Of the trust. not less than five
days prior To the date set for hear
ing. Harvey b. Edwards. Probate
Judge.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-21

while Margaret Casio will write a
letter to the Old Age Home 10
see if there is anything the troop
can do for them. If there are any,
more high school girls who would
like to be a Scout, contact Wilma
Hunter, February q at T:30
p. m.
Troop Reporter
Margaret Casio
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-21
STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING

The annual meeting Of Stock
holders of the London Country
club. will be held at the Club
House, Tuesday, March 7. 1850 at
7:30 p. IN.
BLAIR w. SAVAGE. Secretary
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-21
GIVES PARTY

Mrs. Mary Roberts of Colum1
bus entertained with a farewell
party Tuesday evening for Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Getreu, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lonnie Johnson, Jeff Peter
man and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Peter
man
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-21
Local Student
On Honor Roll

Robert L. Bradfield of West
jefferson was on the honor roll Of
Ohio State University's College
of Agriculture for the Autumn
Quarter, c. S. Hutchinson, AS
sociate Dean, has announced.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-21
PROBATE NOTICE Approval an

PROBATE NOTICE - Approval and
Settlement Of account. Account and
vouchers of the following named
in the Probate Court Of Madison
County, Ohio. for approval and set
tlement: Bertha v. Doddroe. Es-
tate. No. 1t.051. Doc. s, Page SO.
Unless exceptions are filed thereto,
said account will be for hearing
account will be considered and con-
tinued from day to day until fin
ally disposed of. ANY person in
terested may file written except
ions to said account or to matters
pertaining to the execution of the
trust. not less than five days prior
to the date set for hearing. Harvey
=. Edwards. Probate Judge.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-21
ANNOUNCE A BIRTH

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Henry
announce the birth of a daugl1-
ter, Sharon Lynn, in Champaign
County Hospital, Urbana, Monday,
February 13.
Mrs. Henry is the former Beu-
lab King, daughter of Mrs. Harley
King of near Summerford.