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Evening star., 1950-05-07
Oh, Those
kuvets!
Movie Industry
In France Has
Troubles, Too
By Serge Mouri
PARIS.

1
| Like Hollywood. the French film
industry is having its troubles with
falling attendance.
| Some of the American movie
makers blame television and COM
plain that many movie fans 60
to theaters to eat popcorn rather
than see pictures.
French movie makers blame
''navets" pronounced nah-vey)
That's French for turnips. Ap-
piled to a motion picture it is the
equivalent of Hollywood's label of
turkey" for a film that movie
goers decide isn't worth the price
Of a ticket.
French movie companies pro-
duced 106 full-length features last
year, against 90 the year before
and 70 in 1947. The number OF
imported movies, mostly from
Hollywood, dropped correspond
ingly from 341 in 1948 to 284
last year.
They Just Stay Home.
More worrisome to the industry
the number of tickets sold at box
office windows dropped from
about 387 million in 1948 to 37C
million last year.
| People are getting tired of 60
ing to movies to see films very
much like all other films they've
seen. They just stay at home
rather than spend money on pic
lures they don't like" said one
producer.
Most American films shown in
Paris are dubbed" that is
French voices replace those OF
Hollywood actors on the sound
track. It's an expensive process
and a lengthy one. American
films in the original version play
usually along the Champs Ulysses
or at the opera district, where
American and British visitors
congregate.
Only about a third of the for
eign films shown in Paris last
year were undubbed, with French
, subtitle superimposed at the bot.
tom of the screen.
Prefer American Films.
Communists have waged a bit.
ter and futile campaign against
American films. They call Holly.
wood movies immoral. frivolous
and harmful to the working
classes" They also harp on the
line that the importation of for.
eign movies keeps French movie
industry workers out of jobs.
But French moviegoers still
prefer American films to theil
own. except in rare instances
France now has 5,313 movie
theaters with 2 million seats
for every 20 Frenchmen. Thu
United States has about on,
movie theater seat for every Il
persons.
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their prices are too low. but they
would have to double them to ge
back to prewar levels. This /!
difficult because the average in,
come of French workers still i
below standard. Movie seat!
range in price from about 60 cent!
for the best "firSt-run" houses
down to half that in the neigh.
borhoodS.
French movie-making budget
are on much lower strata thar
in Hollywood. The top stars, fol
instance, usually get only about
$4,000 a picture, compared tt
many times that paid to Holly.
wood stars of equivalent billing
Evening star., 1950-05-07
After Army Service He Studied Law

De Sca the human who out OF two decades OF Italian
with almost fanatcal fervor for the individuals rights
dignity and place did not out the which has eab-
lshed his greatness
After his compulsory military service he first studied law
Muon struck him snglary unappealng eld for
young Acting to offer the promise Of freere
flexible fe decision that somehow fitted into the De Sica
family philosophy
job lead De sca that Of
helper This lasted of only until he got his first
small part in stage production in 1928.
years become kind of Italian Bng
somewhat unpublished ballad singer in
the theaergoer could personality not unlike
his This Sicas notion of himself Being the
leading musicals struck him inferior thing to
acting character parts but being rea he
took the heros jobs and the that they earned.
split his time between the stage and the
becoming constantly impressed with the Importance
the latter medium of communication and skilled
in the technique of film making
Evening star., 1950-05-07
SDunish-Americun Critics
Pick q Years Best Finn
By Howord c. Heyn
HOLLYWOOD.

Since there is plenty of pulchtude Hollywood already
outstanding
which followed the American premiere lavish his
torical film made in Spain.
Bausta Sarta Monte would be welcome assets
dcoravey speaking studio and the scouts probably
Evening star., 1950-05-07
Film Maker De Sico
Shuns the Eccentric
bicycle Thief Director Served Full
Apprenticeship on Way to the Top
By Joy Cormody

exciting movedom which roughly parallels
Christendom paradoxical that Of Vttoo de Sca
italian director just added The Bicycle
earlier Shoehine" and thereby established himself
the times greatest screen story-teler.
a this distinction?
single generalization that all is that hap
pens dramatically. when all the accidents
which produced the added together they have
logic about them Seemingly they had happen this
De Sico Served Full Apprenticeship
especially De sica's in which all the
evidence convinces inevitable that
outstanding maker He
history commonplace Of them that the
apprenticeship road to
undertaking.
judgment along the line is that is
matinee idol articay
significant Sica both his to the top Another
which his history oblerates is that actors fatally
fancy extraordinarily above those
Sa has made both OF his great
the theory that Is easier to
than teach professional how to
play simple completely realistic role
Evening star., 1950-03-23
Caribbean Turmoil

The report of the Investigating Committee
of the Organization of American States on dis
turbed conditions in the Caribbean area is a
fortnight exposure of a bad situation.
With one or two fortunate exceptions, the
political history of the small republics bordering
the Caribbean has been an unhappy chronicle
of revolutions usually resulting in the supplant-
ing of one dictatorship by another. Each such
revolution spawns group of exiles who take
refuge in neighboring republics. These exiles
not only plot continuously against their home
regimes, but are also tempting instruments for
troublemaking by their harborers against neigh
boring governments with whom they are not on
good terms.
This sort of thing has embroiled several
Caribbean countries during the past three years,
producing an explosive situation with dangerous
possibilities. The storm center has been General
TrujIllo the dictatorial ruler of the Dominican
Republic. He appears to have fomented trouble
in the neighborng republic of Haiti through the
use of Haitian exiles, but at the same time to
have been the object of revolutionary plots by
Dominican exiles assisted by high-ranking Off
cals in Cuba and Guatemala Some months
Evening star., 1950-03-23
Catholics DoubIe-Toxed?

David Lawrence, who in his column of
March 20 displayed his fervent sympathy
for Catholic parents who have in effect,
paid double assessment to make sure
their children have some kind of re-
ligious education instead of none" echoed
a propaganda line originated by Catho-
lie priests, and not by Catholic parents.
Congressman Andrew Jacobs of Indiana
Roman Catholic parent whose children
have been educated in parochial schools,
has stated the case more accurately.
Religious freedom is a two-way
street." he told fellow Catholics recently.
I'VE are free to establish and utilize our
parochial schools or utilize public schools
as we choose. But the right to establish
private schools does not imply the right
to public financial support thereof. =
so long as we have the same right to
send our children to public schools as
any one else, we are not Disseminated
against, and as Catholics we do not
have right to separate, publicly-sup-
ported school system, nor does any other
group of people have such right.
Many Catholics argue that they are
doubleta This argument is based
upon the fact that Catholics pay public
taxes and also support their parochial
schools. Hence, it is argued that tuition
Evening star., 1950-03-23
By Charles E. TroceweN

ter, I've been reading and enjoying your
column but every once in a while you
do the thing that you've done in the
inclosed article and it is bit exasperat-
ing.
you don't cover and answer the per-
tinent questions your correspondents ask.
You usually answer fully the first ques-
ton, but ignore related questions.
II suppose they would like all three
questions replied to .and think your
readers would, too, but you just leave
the readers dangling and wondering.
''This is my grippe, but please don't
publish it,
We wouldn't think of publishing it.
Certainly it is not nice to leave readers
dangling and wondering"
So here are the delayed answers to the
question: Did brown thrashers chase
some catbirds out of nest, after de-
capitatingz a catbird baby?
ThrasherS are large and vigorous, and
like most species, at times pick on small
er species They well might have done
such evil deeds.
"Will this pair build in this bush again
this spring."
Well, er-perhaps.
You see, sometimes we happen to be
in dangling mood. ourself. And that.
dear lady, Is when we conveniently for
get to answer.
Evening star., 1950-03-23

ago, this imbroglio led to complaint lodged by
Haiti with the Organization of American States,
the body set up under the Rio Treaty to maintain
peace and security in the New World Haiti's
action was quickly followed by similar COM
plant by Trujillo against Cuba, Guatemala and
Haiti. Thereupon, the OAS appointed COM
mittee to make thorough investigation of all
the charges. After two months of intensive
work. including visits to all the countries in
volved and interrogations of all parties con-
cerned, the committee has submitted report
of the highest significance. From it, only Haiti
emerges with clean bill of health. The three
others are vigorously taken to task for their
actions which violate the Rio Pact, together
with other treaties and accepted international
comfy. They are hidden to desist under threat
of the application of sanctions provided for by
the Rio Treaty.
1t is to be hoped that the OAS will act upon
its committees report, which includes the setting
up of watchdog committee" to prevent future
infractions The peace of the Caribbean could
thereby be safeguarded.
Evening star., 1950-03-23
This and That

Better bid his memory fade,
Better blot each mark he made,
Selfishly escape distress
BY contrived forgetfulness,
Than preserve his prints to make
Every morn and eve an ache.
From the chair whereon he sat
Sweep his fur, nor vince thereat;
Rake his little pathways out
Mid the bushes roundabout
Smooth away his talons' mark
From the claw-worn pine-tree bark
Housemate, I can think you still
Bounding to the window sill
Over which vaguely see
Your small mound beneath the tree
Showing in the autumn shade
That you molder where you played.
A reader takes us to task for being
"exasperating"
Now, we had thought we might be
several other things, but never exas-
perating!
Here we have "ex," out, plus "aspe-
rate" to make rough.
"Exasperate," in other words, lis to
out-rough, or rough-out, as the Romans
said; or to excite, or make angry, we
Americans say,
The present crime
For q long, long time" says the let
Evening star., 1950-03-23
Point Four Comes to the Ivory Coast
By Ernie Hill

ECA casually stated the other day that
IL it is cooperating to finish canal
through sand bar on the steaming Ivory
Coast of French Africa, to give the big
inland city of Abidjan a seaport.
Behind this small announcement lies
a fascinating story of European colonial
life and it's dislocation through Ameri-
can efficiency. 1t shows something of
the problem involved in our Point a
program, to improve the worlds back
ward areas.
had preview of the story last sum-
mer when walked along the West Afri-
can beach and inspected the proposed
canal in the company of relaxed French
engineer named Pierre Labrique.
"You see," said Labrique, "this dredg-
ing operation has been in progress for
10 years. And today we are as far from
finishing the half mile canal as we were
10 years ago."
Later as we sat in cafe in the COM
pany of a bottle of Vermouth, he told
me why.
"In the first place, the engineers real
ize they would work themselves out of
job if they finished the canal.
"And more important to the Ivory
Coast, it would throw several thousand
natives out of work. They row the little
lighters and tenders out to the big ships
and bring the cargo to port for the dock
workers to handle. Then they deliver
Abidjan's produce to the ships for export.
1t is slow, but it makes lot of jobs.
IF there were a dock here, they
would not be needed. Cargo would be
dumped onto the pier in tenth the
time it now takes.
so there are many of us who hope
the canal will require another 10 years.
Our only danger" he added, pouring
himself another drink and mopping his
brow, sis that the ECA will come along
and get mixed up in this thing. 1t could
finish our job in few months
Today. I've no doubt, Pierre Labrique
is sitting at the same cafe shaking his
head over his Vermouth at "these slam
Evening star., 1950-03-23
Letters to The Star. .

gressors can "acquiesce" gracefully in a
change in representation. That accom-
plished, recognition would presumably
soon follow. At least, that would appear
to be the idea of the bright young men
with bright red views who are behind
this interesting scheme.
Machievelli himself could hardly have
devised more cold blooded and amoral
plan. Granted that the existing stua-
ton is difficult one, is appeasement
going to solve it? Did appeasement at
the expense of Czechoslovakia solve the
Munich crisis? Has appeasement where
expediency replaces principle and justice
ever really solved any of the worlds
problems?
The first crucial test of the League of
Nations came with the issue of Man
churia. Today a crucial test confronts
the United Nations with respect to their
action or inaction on the charges pre-
ferred by the Chinese representative
against Russian Communist interference
and Russian Communist directed ag-
gression in China. 1t was lack of cour-
age and determination on the part of
the democratic countries in dealing with
the aggression of powerful members that
led to the downfall of the League. Is
history going to repeat itself in the
United Nations? Ethel M. johnson.
Evening star., 1950-03-23
Crisis for the u. N.

1t is strangely cynical proposal that
has recently been put forth by high
U. N. official for settling the impasse
with the Russian Communists over the
Chinese delegation at the United Nations.
AS only minority of the member
countries have as yet recognized the
Kremlin- backed Red regime in China,
the Nationalist Government still legally
occupies China's seat at the United Ma
tions as one of the Big Five on the Sc
curity Council and on the various U. N
Committees and Commissions.
Under the formula presented, "recog-
milton" would be completely divorced
from representation. By this sleight of
hand performance, government officials
in countries where public opinion would
not tolerate recognition of the Red ag-
Evening star., 1950-03-23
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE


@: How many points must dog have
In order to be rated as champion by the
American Kennel Club?-J. C. M.
A. A championship certificate Is
awarded to a dog by the Axe when it
has earned total of IS points. The
greatest number of points that can be
won at any show is five, and while dog
can achieve championship status in three
shows, it usually takes more.
@. Was American soil placed on Lafa-
yette's grave in France?-O. B.
A. American soil from Bunker Hill was
sent to, cover the coffin of Gen. Lafa-
yette, and the United States flag sur
mounts his grave in the Picpus Cemetery
at Paris.
@. In what country is the recently dis
covered iron mountain that is believed to
be the richest source of iron in the
world?-E. Y.
A. In Venezuela The iron mountain
is known as Cerro Bolivar and is esti-
mated to contain about 13 billion tons
of ore.
@. Who was responsible for the amend
ment in which bank deposits were guar
anteed?-H. MEG. r.
'.- A. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of
Michigan introduced the amendment to
the Glass-Steagall Banking Act for the
immediate application of Federal deposit
insurance. He had advocated the insur.
ance of bank deposits before the Franklin
D. Roosevelt administration.
Evening star., 1950-03-23
Britain and the EPU

A categorical statement by the British
Treasury gives an assurance that Britain will
cooperate in vital step toward European eco
nomic recovery and stability. This is the prof.
ected European Payments Union, so strongly
backed by u.s. 1t is planned that the new union
will suppant existing arrangements by next
June, and that it will be backed by the United
States to the extent of $60OO00,0O0. It's object
is to facilitate trade among the members of the
Organization for European Economic Co-opera-
ton by creating a pool of dollars and other
currences to finance their transactions, thereby
lessening the handicaps to inter European trade
due to mutually inconvertible currencies.
The chief laggard in the negotiations toward
this end has been Britain, and recently ECA
Administrator Hoffman intimated that Britain
would lose the $150,000,00O allotted her under
the plan if she did not participate. The British
treasury announcement seeks to dspel the idea
that Britain will not join from the start.
However, Britain will continue to strive for
safeguards to her special position in the financial
world. Financially, as politically, Britain is both
in and out of Europe. Britain's currency is the
pound sterling. But the pound is not merely
national medium of exchange, like the monies of
Continental European nations, it is an inter-
national currency whose use extends even
beyond the so-called sterling bloc for financing
the international trade of countries which have
no technical connection with the sterling area.
The countries thus using sterling have agree
ments with Britain whereby they undertake not
to call on the Bank of England for conversion
into gold or dollars of any sterling accumula-
tions they may have acquired What the British
fear is that such holders OF sterling might pre-
sent their balances to the proposed payments
union for conversion into hard currency, thereby
by-passing the agreements and causing dis
astrous drain on Britains gold and dollar re-
serves. Britain wants to safeguard itself against
such eventuality before participating fully in.
the payments union and linking the pound
sterling with continental currencies in it's dollar
pool.
Such safeguards are, of course, not easy to
work out in practice, and involve other financial
difficulties and complexities that must be sur
mounted before the EPU can be going concern
Still, the mutual interests OF such an arrange
ment for Europe are so obvious and the pressure
of the United States is so insistent that the
prospects look favorable.
Evening star., 1950-03-23
Tribute to the FBI

When an economy minded House Appro-
priations Committee gives a Government agency
all the additional money it asks for and recon-
mends salary raise for it's head besides there
must be reason. Benefcaries of this extraor-
dinary treatment by a group which has not
hesitated to WELD the ak on many other agencies
were the Federal Bureau of Investigation and
its long-tim director, J. Edgar Hoover. The
reason for the committees attitude is not hard
to find. 1t lies in the FBI's remarkable record
as a protector of the Nations security in this
cold war" era of spying and counterspying.
The committee, without quibble, approved
Mr. Hoover's request for $4,SO0O00 in additional
funds with which to hire TOO more employees,
including 325 new agents. In granting the full
s57,40OoOo asked by the FBI for the next fiscal
year, the committee said it "does not feel justi-
fed in reducing the estimates of this bureau in
view of conditions at home and abroad" The
new employees will help the FBI to reduce the
backlog of nearly $4,000 pending security in
vestigations. The committee agreed that such
cases are too important to suffer any delay in
searching out the facts.
The action of the committee is indicative
of the high esteem in which the FBI is held at
the Capitol and elsewhere as result of its
effective warfare on potential fifth columnists
in the Government and outside of it. 1t has
waged this difficult warfare without resort to
witch-hunting tactics, without any semblance
of police-state tendencies and without succumb-
ing to political or other pressures. The FBI and
Mr. Hoover well deserve the tribute implicit in
the House committees recommendation that
both the bureau and it's director be given more
money for their outstanding work.
Evening star., 1950-03-23
Funeral Services Will Be Public

This is in the nature of an obituary notice.
For If there is anything left of our once admi-
rabe bipartisan foreign policy, it promises to
be dead and buried before this summer is over.
The principal Republican architect of that
policy, Senator Vandenberg, has been compelled
by bad health to retire temporarily from the
active scene. Even if he could return In the
near future, however, it is doubtful that he
could reverse the course of events. For it looks
as though the Republicans think they have an
effective electioneering issue in the matter of
foreign policy, and they may be right. At any
rate, while Senator Mccarthy is going after the
State Department in the Senate, Senator Wherry
is telling a Nebraska audience that Secretary
Acheson must be fired as bad security risk, and
COP National Chairman Gabrielson adds that
this Government, under the Democrats, is Gin
tested with spies emissarieS, agents and men,
bers of the Communist Party" It can be said
that this is irresponsible nonsense. But that will
do no good if the voters can be persuaded to
believe such charges, and there is more than
little reason to believe that many of them are
being persuaded.
Nor is this picture frightened any By the
announcement that the President will set forth
in May on another of his mon n-politicaP' cam
paign tours The President has demonstrated
when he gets off on these road trips, that he
has a considerable capacity of his own for ir-
responsibility If his tours this year turn out
to be like those of 1948 it will be idle to hope for
anything better this summer than the worst
sort of political dog fight.
All of this adds up, of course, to the prospect
that the future of the bipartisan foreign policy
is not worth a plugged nickel And this at
time when there is the most compelling need
for all Americans to present a united front
against the common enemy abroad. 1t is true
and there is some comfort to be derived from
the fact, that our political processes have long
been marked by partisan strife, and that we
have grown strong in spite of it, But it is no
longer easy to shake off the apprehension that
the time has passed when we could afford the
luxury of internal dissension which weakens
us in the face of the great and growing danger
of aggressive communism