Evening star., 1950-07-18
Sympathy for 'Weury'

think people have had mighty little
to do to treat in f1ippant way the
nurses complaint about barking dog.
1t Is agony to some people to have to hear
dogs barking, and it is absolutely incon-
siderate Of the dogs owners to allow dogs
to go on barking: and this nurses rest
was interfered with, and she had to listen
to this noise all day long.
That's not funny. II she was the nurse
OF one Of these flippant ones, and wasn't
able to give them the kind of service they
should have because Of her condition as
the result Of lost rest and worn-out
nerves. they'd change their tune. I'm
sure.
Sympathetic.
think the weary nurse has a definite
right to her sleep, and it is sad COM
mentary on "our way of life" when peo-
pie abuse her, in their letters, instead
Of siding with her.
Because my husband thinks this is
none Of my business, must ask that you
use my initials Men make me so mad!
M
Postponement on Guom
The day before July l, 1850, the date
established long ago for the transfer Of
the Guam government from naval to
civilian auspices, President Truman
changed his own order and postponed
the transfer. At this critical time the
event may seem not very important. It
is q regrettable event and may become
important. for these following reasons:
l. Ever since 1900, the treaty pledge
OF the United States to define by statute
law the status and rights of the Guaman-
ians has undergone one after another
postponement. The Navy consistently has
imposed obstacles, as a rule invisible or
covert ones; its tactic always has been
one of delay.
z. The poStponement of transfer can
have no useful effect, but only hinder
ing effect upon the Navy's operations
concerning Korea or wider areas Of COM
bat. By the pending Organic Act for
Guam. the Navy would keep untouched
control over all its installations, all its
operations internal to Guam, everything
pertaining to the Navy. It does not add
to the warlike efficiency Of the Navy's
command to have to continue doctoring
the GuamanianS, teaching them in the
schools, traf1ic-policing their town
streets, etc. If some crisis might come.
martial law could be proclaimed on ten
minutes notice. as In Hawaii in World
War II.
J. But in another aspect. this post
ponement of the grant of liberty and
responsibility to the faithful Guam
anians will. If the postponement be con-
tinued. injure the position of the
United States in the contest with COM
munism which is contest of principles,
not only Of weapons and fighting men.
Guam became a center of world atten-
tion after Pearl Harbor. It's citizens were
tortured and butchered by the hundreds
by the Japanese, because they remained
loyal to the United States. Guams
capital city and its towns were devas-
tated by United States bombardment
when we retook Guam from Japan. Much
OF Guams land area was taken for mill
tary uses. to the extent that in Novem-
ber, 1949. less than one-hah of the island
remained in native hands.
In partial compensation and recogni-
ticn, and in fulfillment of the fifty years
unfulflled treaty pledge, President Tru-
man made it one of his basic policies to
free the Guamanians from naval abSo-
lutiSm, to extend civilian administration
to them, and to win for them an Or
ganic Act. His position was inSeparably
q part and portion of our and the