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Evening star., 1950-03-22
Beigium,s Crisis Deepens

The fall of the Belgian cabinet, owing to
split between the Social Christian (Catholic) and
Liberal Parties which composed it, both prolongs
and intensiies the political crisis King Leo
pold. The Liberals held to their prereferendum
decision not to vote for the Kings return unless
he had popular majority in all three sections
of the country. This he did not achieve, getting
only 40 per cent in Wallonia and losing Brussels
the capital, by small margin, although he swept
Flanders and got an overall majority of 57.6
per cent. 1t should be understood that the ref
erendum merely advisory, to ascertain public
opinion. Only an act of Parliament can validate
Leopold's return to the throne. But in order
that Parliament may act it must be convened
by the cabinet. And since the pro-Leopold
Catholics lack an absolute majority in the
Chamber, they OF themselves cannot form
responsible government. Leopold himself has
left the decision to Parliament. But now Parlia-
ment cannot act since only Catholic-Libera
coalition can insure stable cabinet. And the
alternative of parliamentary dissolution and
new general elections would prolong the crisis
with no certainty of defnitive outcome. Fur
thermore, even should the Catholics gain an
absolute majority and force the Kings return
he would resume the throne as the symbol not
of national union, but of disunty. As his op-
ponents dersively put 1t, he would be King of
Flanders.
Such a situation would dangerously strain
the bond on which Belgian national unity bas-
ically rests.
Evening star., 1950-03-22
The Day of Doze

OF all the days tue celebrate.
There's only one men overrate,
Dealing dole to countless hearts
The day the fishing season starts.
The suns too bright, or chill 1Di1ds bloto,
or April clouds spit rain or sno,D;
The toater's roily, cold or high,
or else the streams are almost dry;
Though forth one fares at crack OF daDn.
He finds q serried phalanT drapn
Along the river he has picked
Before he starts to fish, he's Hckedl
The trout are spooky or, instead.
Are logy, listless, Iuer-ted.
Such dismal prospects leaue one chill.
Now mill you renture forth? (You WILLY
HAROLD WILLARD GLEASON.
Evening star., 1950-03-22

theirs and ours-can really exist side by
side. Finally, he called upon the Amer
leans TO nurse no hopes as regards peace
or the improvement of relations with the
Soviet Union.
Having pronounced these words. Ache
son evidently felt that he is beating his
own lying records and that he is at a
rapid pace approaching the state of the
mad Forrestal, who finished his career so
sadly and significantly. But the Ameri-
can liar was carried away by his own
eloquence.
Everybody knows that in January, 1949,
the Soviet Union through it's leader, j. v.
Stain, had stated: "The Soviet Govern
ment could, of course, cooperate with
the United States Government in the
carrying out of measures aiming at the
realization of pact of peace and leading
to gradual disarmament" In spite Of
Evening star., 1950-03-22
Fishing in the Records

The demand that he open the loyalty files
of the State Department people accused by
Senator Mccarthy compels the President to make
very difficult decision.
The State Department urges that the files
be made available to the Senate subcommittee
investigating the complaints. Presumably it
feels that the files contain nothing detrimental
to the accused individuals, and that the best way
to silence Senator Mccarthy is to let the sub
committee members look at the records.
The Department of Justice and the FBI are
strongly opposed to this They are afraid of the
precedent that might be established. They think
that if one committee is allowed to see conf
dental loyalty files it will be very difficult to
deny the same privilege to other committees
There is also the problem of leaks No matter
what precautions are taken, there is always a
danger that some committee member will tell
what he has seen. If this should happen, the
FBI fears that its sources of information would
dry up, that its effectiveness in counter
espionage work would be seriously impaired.
In this dilemma there is talk that the
President is thinking in terms of compromise
that he may let the subcommittee see some or
all of the State Department records, but not the
FBI files. There is small chance that this would
do any good For Senator Mccarthy and his
supporters would say-and it would seem plau-
Sible-that the investigators had been permitted
to see only the meaningless flies, that the real
evidence was in the still-secret files of the FBI
1t is worth remembering in this connection that
State Department critics already have limited
that discriminating material may have been re-
moved from the State files.
There is still another aspect of this matter
which deserves some consideration. The demand
that the files be opened is not coming from
persons charged with disloyalty. The situation
is not that of an accused man demanding to be
confronted with his accusers and the evidence
against him. 1t Is Senator Mccarthy third
party to the relationship between the State
Department and its employees, who is calling for
the production of the records. And Senator
Mccarthy is in the strange position of saying,
in effect: I have made certain charges against
these people. The proof of those charges is in
the secret files which I have not seen. Bun if
the subcommittee will insist on having access
to the files 1t will find the evidence.
In other words, this business looks very much
like fishing expedition. And it is hard to see
why any one should be permitted to fish in the
Governments loyalty f1es-fles which presum-
ably contain everything from valid evidence,
pro and con, to the rankest sort of unevaluated
rumor and gossip, all collected and filed on the
understanding that it would not be made public
The Star has never believed that the Federal
loyalty program, properly conducted was a
threat to the regulations of innocent people
But this threat can become very real one
every Tom Dick and Harry who may decide to
sound off with sensational accusations and little
or no supporting evidence of his own.
Evening star., 1950-03-22
Wrong Approach to Leave Problem

The House Appropriations Committees civil
service leave rider on the omnibus appropriation
bill ought to be defeated for the same reason
that the Douglas leave rider was rejected by the
Senate: 1t is legislative provision that has no
rightfu place in an appropriation bill. Neither
the House groups proposal to require Federal
employees to take all of their twenty-six days
leave within the current fiscal year nor Senator
Douglas plan for curtailing the amount of an
snual leave should be adopted without careful
study by appropriate legislative committees.
3 The House committee devoted only brief
paragraph to an explanation of the proposed
rider. The provision is designed to prevent &C
@cumulation of leave by employees unwilling or
unable to take the full twenty six days this year.
But II any law restricting or eliminating cumu-
lative leave is to be passed, it should be only
after department heads, personnel supervisors
and representatives of the employees themselves
have had full opportunity to testify concerning
the pros and cons OF any changes
There is much to be said against enactment
OF an arbitrary prohibition against accumulation
of leave, as Budget Director Pace indicated to
the House committee. An inflexible requirement
that all employees must take all their leave this
year or suffer loss of the unused days could seri
ousy affect the work of some overburdened
agencies, where employees have been prevented
by their supervisors from taking as much leave
rs they were entitled to take Unless admins
trative agencies are allowed some leeway in
denying leave in times of emergency urgent
business may be delayed. And employees thus
denied leave should not be penalized by perma-
nent loss of benefits granted to workers in other
departments.
The only part Of the House committees
report on this subject that Congress should adopt
Is the recommendation that the Senate and
House Civil Service Committees review the en-
tire leave situation, with view to establishing
q sound and equitable leave policy which will
prevent the abuses possible under current legis-
lation." That is the sensible and proper way to
60 about making changes in civil service leave
policies-f any changes are needed.
Evening star., 1950-03-22

this, Dean Acheson declares that the
Russians have thwarted the talks about
pact of peace. The entire speech by the
way, is built on such sWindler's tricks.
Who does not know that the American
plan for the control over atomic energy
means the transfer of all sources of atom
production to the sole disposal of the
American ir,perialists? 1t is known to
one and all-except Acheson, who as
sures us that there will be found in
America scientists worthy of trust, al
legedly capable of governing this lethal
power without politics proceeding from
human considerations. Yet the Soviet
proposal providing for a mutual and
effective control is not liked by Acheson.
Therefore, he once more reproaches the
Soviet Union for intractability.
The meaning of the numerous re-
proaches and slanderous attacks Of
which the speech of the United States
Secretary was composed is very simple.
1t contains a ludicrous and impudent
ultimatum: Let the Russians open all
the roads to war. and then, well, then
we shall talk about peace.
Our representatives are treated like
criminals" complains Acheson, remem-
DeTulB TeCeIC events WHICH nave taken
place in Sofia and Budapest. If you listen
to Acheson. you begin to think that ring
leaders of espionage gangs, saboteurs
and the hired murderers are not crinni-
nails but decent diplomats, gentle doves.
Why, then, does Acheson preach total
diplomacy?
"We don't want and don't intend to
set up satellites; we actually don't know
how to go about it," hypocritically as
sures Acheson. "We have no satellites
whose votes we control"
What, then, is the notorious Marshall
Plan, If not tool for the enslavement
of the peoples? Why, then, at interna-
tional conferences. at the sign of
Acheson's conductors baton are the rep
resentatives of the countries enslaved by
this plan obediently raising and putting
down their hands?
Innocent, gentle Acheson! Thus
writhing in mud of his own inventions,
entangled in absurd assurances, chok-
ing with SANDER. Acheson crawls to the
end of his speech like a snake:
1--WE must admit that our ability to
reach our aim cannot be determined by
aspirations for peace alone, but that it
must be supported by force in order to
solve the tasks fate may place before
U.s."
Evening star., 1950-03-22
Race Relations School

Last summer. the District Recreation
Board and the Interior Department ne
gotiated an agreement providing that
recreation facilities which Interior would
turn over to the Recreation Board were
to be operated on non-segregated basis.
In addition, the Board pledged to elimi-
nate racial segregation in those areas
already under Board jurisdiction as
quickly as was feasible and practical.
should like to see some concrete
steps taken to meet these commitments
Specifically I should like to recommend
that the Board undertake a training
program for it's employees, similar to the
Interracial Relationships School spon-
sored by the Interior Department for
it's park policemen.
1t would seem that the training of per-
Evening star., 1950-03-22
Nature Column FunmuiI

I have read your fine paper since
came here in October. But as an Eng
lish teacher from Los Angeles, I have
especially enjoyed Lillian Athey's nature
stories, which I have clipped and sent
to nature-lover friends from Mime
apolis to Los Angeles
I wish more papers had a column like
this, of interest to both young and DID,
Effie A. Powell
Evening star., 1950-03-22
Farm SurpIuses and the ECA

Despite some overexcited comment to the
contrary the effectiveness of the Marshall Plan
Is not likely to be undermined if Congress as
whole goes along with the House Foreign Affairs
Committee in voting for the amendment offered
by Representative Vorys of Ohio.
Under the amendment, instead of author
sizing the 81, $50 100000 in new funds requested
by the Economic Cooperation Administration
ian authorization approved by the Senate Foreign
yRelations Committee-Congress would reduce the
total to 81 $50 900 900. But this cash cut would
be offset by a provision under which the ECA
countries in accordance with their needs would
be able to acquire $1,000, 900 worth of Amer
ican agricultural surpluses from the Commodity
Credit Corporation.
Mr.. Vorys' proposal is designed primarily to
put pressure on all parties concerned, including
the Secretary Of Agriculture, to force the use OF
nnsalable surpluses now held by the CCC. 1t
also Is aimed-in bookkeeping sense-at light
-ening the budget deficit. In both these respects,
Ats wisdom and practically have been sharply
.rhallenged. Nevertheless, although it might
make the ECA's operations less flexible, it does
mot deserve to be branded as mere dumping"
idea threatening to do serious injury to the
Marshall Plan by narrowing the scope of our
vital aid to Europe.
: This Is so for the simple reason that the
ECA ITSELF in requesting 50 $50 900 900, has esti
mated that approximately half of that sum Is
needed to cover assistance in the form OF food
and agricultural commodities. In effect, there
fore, the Vorys amendment, by balancing out its
cash cut with provision enabling the partici-
pating countries to acquire the equivalent Of
81 900 100000 in farm surpluses would not really
be changing the scope of the minimum aid
deemed essential by the ECAs own careful
calculations.
3 What the amendment would change would
be the procurement procedures that have char
.acterized the Marshall Plan up to now. Under
those procedures, the ECA has acted as kind
of banker extending credits with which the par
gticipating countries have acquired farm items
chiefly through private American, channels at
open-market prices. Under the Vorys plan, their
food and agricultural needs would be taken care
OF out OF the surpluses held by the CCC, with
value calculated on the basis of figures no higher
Than prices prevailing in the open market AS
4or cases where the CCC might not have COM
modify required by one country or another, the
need would be met through private channels
with the ECA footing the bill out of the money
appropriated for it by Congress
9 On closer inspection of course, enough
Nbugs" may be found in the Vorys amendment
10 persuade Congress-as the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee is already persuaded-to
reject 1t as device likely to have little or no
practical effect on either the Federal deficit or
the problem OF farm surpluses. Whether or not
that proves to be the case, however, the fact
remains that it is hard to see just how the
proposal threatens to cripple" the Marshall
Plan.
Actually, though it would be happier with
present procedures, the ECA itself seems to be
Evening star., 1950-03-22
Letters to The Star .

acre Bell ranch is quoted A typical
farmer, huh?
Third comes an eX-mayor, now man
ager of the Salt Lake City Union Stock
yards Having organized farmers in Utah
year ago, 1 can assure you that the
real farmers of Utah consider the Salt
Lake stockyards as one of their major
problems-not part of agriculture.
Dozens talked to me about the possibility
OF a cooperative livestock marketing
operation in Utah, to get them a meas
ure OF justice in the market place.
Fourth, Mr.. Andrews quotes two lead
ers OF livestock interests involved in the
proposed public lands raid, who will not
be happy until Federal forest and range
stockmen to Craze as they please, end
ing the SILLY" efforts to stop destruc-
ton of vegetation and resulting erosion.
Finally. Mr.. Andrews let the stock
yards man credit the Truman admins
tration with the Farm Bureau-GOP po-
tato program, against which the Truman
administration repeatedly warned the
Congress. (Secretary Brannan wants to
use production payments with an 1900
unit limit on supported production, re-
uleIHp6F!)
Actually. the only thing that the story
proves is that you shouldn't send a city
boy out to sort the sheep and the goats.
Mr.. Andrews not only failed to include
any sheep whatever in his selection
half Of them aren't even goats! Mr.. Tru-
man can lose all the county agents, all
the stockyard managers, all ranchers
handling 100000 acres and up and still
win in the rural districts 999 to l. Losing
the boys Who want their way with the
public domain, in addition, might cut
his lead to 998 to 2.
Benton j. Stong.
Editors note: MIR. Andrews says his
conclusions were based on talks to
many more farmers than those quoted
In the portion Of one article which
appeared in The Starr
Evening star., 1950-03-22
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

Q. What portion of the earth's sur
face is now included in the British Com
monwealth Of Nations?-E. E.
A. The British Commonwealth com.
prises 22.2 per cent of the worlds area
and rs per cent OF the worlds population.
The total area is IL 1881 ,493 square miles
and the population 462 ,604,734. These
figures include India. which country,
although belonging to the common
wealth, is an independent republic with
its own president and does not owe allie
glance to the British King.
@. Approximately how many illegiti-
mate births occur annually in the United
States?-A. D. D.
A. The latest available Public Health
Service statistics on the number of
illegitimate live births in the United
States are as follows: 1941, 81, ,488; 1912,
1854: 1873, s2,5s6; 1914, s7,oo1.
@. Is 1t correct to say that there are
many shades of black?-R. F. c.
A. In art there are numerous shades
Of black, due to the fact that all colors
are not pure. From physical stand
point, there is only one shade OF black,
because black in physics indicates the
total absence of light.
@. How does Liechtenstein compare
in area with the District of Columbia?
e. G.
A. The tiny principality Of Liechten-
stein has an area of 81 square miles and
is, therefore, little smaller than the
District Of Columbia.
@. Is it impossible to boil an egg on
Pixies Peak?-L C. P.
A. If water and fire are available, It
is quite possible. Water boils at lower
temperature at that altitude, and 1t will
take longer to cook the egg to the same
hardness than 1t does at sea level.
Evening star., 1950-03-22
Police Hot-Rods'

Can't something be done about the
police tearing through the streets in
their "hot-rods,'' sirens wide open? We
have four month old baby that re-
ceives shock everytime they pass.
I'd like to get whistle and go around
blowing it loudly in front of all our
protectors houses, and see how they
would like 1t. Let's start campaign to
stop all unnecessary blowing of sirens.
Charles Gottlieb.
Evening star., 1950-03-22

satisfied that it could operate effectively with
something like the Vorys proposal. Certainly if
Congress votes for amendments no more restric-
tive than that, we can be reasonably confident
that the Marshall Plans third year will win
in the cold war.
Evening star., 1950-03-22
Hogging the Party Line

That AP dispatch about the automatic
cutoff on party line telephone after six
minutes are up, should have been headed:
Cure for Apoplexy.'
II Toledo (Ohio) telephone users can
be rid of party line hogs. why can't suf-
ferers in the Washington area be relieved
Of these pests? Believe me, it would be
worth paying to have the cutoff in
stalled. Richard Gordon McCloskey.
Mclean Va
Evening star., 1950-03-22

sons who supervise interracial recrea-
tional activities might we'll be a con-
structive step in assuring successful in
terracial use of the various recreational
facilities under Board jurisdiction.
Bertha C.. Neustadt.
Evening star., 1950-03-22
Questions and Answers

reader can get the answer to any question
o1 TACT by writing The Star Information Bureau,
,n2oo Eye street NV. Washington g D. c.
Evening star., 1950-03-22

A pseudonyn1 Is permissible only
When letter carries correct name
and address of a0riter. Please be briet.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1950-11-23
Tyla pries audra?

Korejos fronte Jungtiniu Tau
tu kariniai daliniai vietomis vel
pasieke Mandzurijos siena, be-
veik nesutkdami rasipriesinir D.
Diplomatiniame JIO state Pc
reita savaite irgi, palyginti, buvo
ramu. Bet uz tos isvirsines IA
mybes, kaip kokia smekla, lludi
baime, kad, gal but, tuoj prasi,.os
treciasis pasaulinis karas, alba
gal jis jau yra net ir prasid5-
jes.
IS Americas puses puvo raro-
dytas didziausias taikos noras.
Trumanas ir Achesonas savo vie
sose kalbose stengesi itikinti da-
bartinius Kinijos valdovus, kad
Amerika nenori nieko bloga da-
ryti prie Korejos : Mandzuri-
jos sienos esancioms elektros je-
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1950-11-23

gainems, kad sutinka su tokiu
dalyku sutvarkymu tame paste
nyje, kuriuo Kinijos interesai
butu' ko geriausiai apsaugoti.
Tx pabreze, kad, jeigu kinai,
nieko neatsizvelgdami, Wis del %
nori kariauti tai jiems teks at
sakomybe uz ta tragedija, kuria
jie savo elgesiu sukels.
Kinijos valdovai atsake tell
grazu ne taikingai. Jie tiesiog
isjuoke Trumano ir Achesono
taikingus zodzius, vadindami tai
melu, ir apkaltino Amerika, kad
il "uzgrobusi" Formoza.
Siuo metl New Yorke laukia-
ma Kinijos komunistines vyriau-
sybes delegacija. kuri stun ia
ma taciau kalbetis tik apie For
n,oza, bet ne apie Koreia. Wis
delto manoma, kad kai prad IS
kalheti apie viena dalyka. tai
nebus galima nutyleti ir kitu.
Tuo tarpu speja, kad kim tils-
lai yra toki:
~ Apdrausti interesus Man
dzurijos pasienyje. Tai jiems is
anksto pazadeta.
q Gauti teisiu pripazinima ]
Formoza drauge SUI bilietu j ITO.
Amerika ir cia nera tarusi ga
lutinio zodzio ir nera negalimas
dalykas, kad uz atsitraukima is
Korejos raudonieji cia gall susi-
lauti dideliu nusileidimu.
81 Neabejotina, kad kinai rel
kalaus tuojau atitraukti is Kore-
jos amerikieciu ir kitas karines
pajegas. Cia nuolaidu lyg ir ne
begaletu butt, mes yra oficialiai
nutarta, jog tos pajegos liks ten
tol, kol bus visiskai atstatyta
tvarka. Bet cia tai ir kinai gall
nusileisti ir to atitraukimo ilgiau
palaukti.
Bet jeigu kim Cir Maskvos)
uzsimojimai siekia daugiau? O
tai gall butt. Ir cia gall labai
greit butt prieita prie tasko,
kuriame gall paaisketi, kad ;.
treciasis pasaulinis karas jau yra
pasidejes. Tokia yra sios savai-
tes tyla -.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1950-11-23

/ ukyje ir kulturos kuryboje.
Tam tikslui jau nuo dabar
butu metas giliai suprasti, jog
Baltijos valstybiu unija, musu
triju tautu vienybe yra labai
svarbi musu ateities pasisekimu
ir gal net musu islikimo salyga.
Musu tautu ateiti ir laisve tada
galesime laikyti garantuota, kai
mes jausime ir taip veiksine,
kad Vilnius, Ryga, Talinas bus
bendri musu miestai ir sostinGs.
O taip pat ir xiii musu miestai:
musu kulturos ar ukio gyveni-
mo central bus bendri ir lygiai
visiems svarbus: Tartu, Daugav-
pills, Liepoja, Klaipeda, Tile,
Karaliaucius, Gardinas, Kau-
nas...
Mes galime tiketis butt supras-
tt ir naudingi sugyventi SUI slavu
tautomis, gudais ir ukrainieciais,
SUI kuriais lietuviai jau yra ture-
je didele keliu simtmeciu bendra
praeiti. Tx tada musu nepriklau-
somybe gales butt ne TRIUMPH
laimingi epizodai, bet pastoviai
uztikrinta santykyje su kitais
musu erdves kaimynais, rusais.
vokieciais ir lenkais, su kuriais
turedavom ir tikriausia dar tu-
resime nemazu bedu ir kuriems
daugiausia savo silpnumu suda-
rydavom dana uzgrobimo Pa
gunda.
Noreciau ir linkeciau, kad sioji
Latvijos nepriklausomybes Sven
te butu tikroji visu lietuviu, lat
viu estu, gudu ir ukrainu glau-
daus kulturinio ir politinio ben
dradarbiavimo pradzia ar tiks-
liau - sustiprintai organizuotas
tesinys. Tx per musu tautp
bendra kova ir vienybe laimesim
laisve. Bronys Raila.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1950-11-23
Trumpet koIbont

' Nuo karo pradzios Korejoj jau
sunaikinta 800 Rusijos gamybos
tanku.
' Korejoj kariaujantieji kariai
jau gavo silta apranga, pritai-
kyta ziemos salciams.
+ Vakaru Vokietijoje sajungi-
ninkai turf isirenge gera radaro
tinkla. Vos tik iskrido j Vokieti-
ia keli ceku ir rusu lektuvai, juos
tuojau pasitiko amerikieciu nau-
jieji sprausminiai naikintuvai.
y Kanadoje netrukus prades
veikti Vokietijos konsulatas
Tai pirmas dipl. santykiu at
naujinimas po karo.