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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-27

undermine the union, or break its contracts, or was an employer spy or a Pinkerton man, the union may not. the Hartley Act provides. seek his discharge. And if union does get such person fired, the National Labor Relations Board will reinstate him and require the union to pay him back pay"
 From this is omitted the essen- tial fact that the labor leaders can and do expel rank and file members of unions who oppose their leadership, who question their policies, or inquire as to expendi- lures. The Taft-Hartley Law is designed to make the conduct of unions democratic; to give the members the right to control and even to change the officers of un- ions without imperilling their liveli- hoods.
 This is important from the standpoint of the individual involv- ed: it is even more important from the standpoint of the nation, be- cause now that the unions have gone in for politics on large scale, spending millions of dollars to elect the candidates who are subservient to them, it would be possible for them to expel members for their political opinions and their polit- ical activities.
 It is not in the tradition of the United States that any man should have the power to deliver blocks of votes. We do not vote as union or mass or mob; we vote as individuals. Our election laws are set up to protect the individual voter. No American should be plac- ed in a position where he can be coerced into contributing to the campaign fund of any party to avoid imperilling his livelihood.
 When Americans, who happen to belong to a labor union, are ord cred to attend a mass meeting of he liberal party by their union and are fined for not attending, those who so regiment them are enemies of the American political system and should be so regarded
 The ft-Hartley Law protects the American worker from such violations of his inalienable and essential rights. It may not be possible for some years for many of our politically appointed and twist edly educated judges to realize that the law and not private judgment about social functions must pre- vail. Unless this happens, we shall remain confused on whose rights are being violated.
 The CIO makes this further com- plaint:
 "The Labor Board has recently gone even beyond the language of Taft Hartley in destroying un- ion security: It was held that union may not, under Taft-Hart- ley union shop, require even that an employee join the union, so long as he pays dues to it."
 Precisely, what is the objection to that? It is that the union hier- archy cannot discipline the indi- vidual. The worker is forced to pay fee for the right to work, but the CIO wants more than the fee. It wants control over his mind and person. It wants to force him into line to obey orders. The leaders want him to have no thought, no ideals, no life of his own; they want him to be obedient to them as they object to his being obedient to his employer We call that regi- mentation, they call it union stab- ility. Whatever it be called, the argument put forth is no good req son for repeating the Taft-Hart-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-27

dctive It would not protect the butter industry from substitution It would only nflict another costly and pointless penalty on an industry which has been the continuous target of governmental discrimination for a half century.
 The silly blunders stemming from ill-conceived legislation numerous, and their aggregate cost great, it is hardly conceivable that conference committee would vote for triangular margarine But stranger and more absurd things already have been done There is no assurance against a return gagement, once the silly season strikes on Capitol Hill
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-27
MODERN ETIQUETTE Sy ROBERTA LEE

should calls made the bride in her home?
 A. wedding invitations date which the bride will be at home do not call before that three weeks after the couples the honeymoon.
 O. is plan hotel?
 optional fixed rate.
 girl when she being introduced to young man?
 A. No;
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-27
THIRD DECREE TO BE AWARDED, ODD
 FELLOWS MEETING

At a meeting of Silver Bow lodge, IOOF, Tuesday night, February 28, at 7:3O, a class will be awarded the third degree. This degree will be conferred by a team consisting of Past Brands only and will be headed by Charles w. Carter.
 After the degree awarding and business session, a lunch will be served in the dining room. All mem bers are requested to attend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-27

You will be surprised, l know, to get letter from a hardbltten, ick-skinned so-and-so like me, and perhaps I shouldn't be writing you, but I lay awake nights think ing of the dread prospect of my children going to war again and l know that several million other Americans are doing the same.
 So please forgive this outpouring and call on me if I can help you at any time. Sincerely.
 DREW PEARSON
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-27
Israel Asking Aid
 For Army, Air Force
(By Associated Press)

Israel has asked the United Stat es and Britain for military equip ment to bolster its army and air force. Diplomatic officials in Wash ington say such aid would depend on the size of the present Israel war chest. Israel apparently wants to offset shipment of British arms to Israels Arab neighbors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-27
Americans Confused

I remember that, when 1 first came to Washington as a very oreen newspeperman, you were ex- tremely kind to me. L have never forgotten that. And although l have sometimes been vigorous in n,y criticism of State Department afr ,irs, if there is anything.I can
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-27
LOOK and LEARN Ssy q GORDON

1 Which military president large university?
 you names, Nina, Pinta 
 many Prayer Bible 
 What animal ability to death threatened by danger?
 
 Augustine Florida, by Spaniards in 1865 g. General Dwight D Eisenhower. of f. Twice. opossum.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-27
Weather af Alaska poinis

Weather conditions and temper atures at various Alaska points also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 am, 120th Meridian Time, and released by the Weather Bureau |, T,,.,oo,, fa11Ou.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-27

MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. lO SECOND and FOURTH a Monday of each month M in Scottish Rite Temple @ NA beginning at 7:30 p. m. M~
 Carson A. Lawrence, NV Worshipful Master:
 JAMES w. LEVERS, Secretary. {,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-27
The Washington herrY-Go-Round

(Continued from Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-27

Weather: High, 38; low, 24; clear.
Evening star., 1950-12-21

So reads one Lowell Meiieu.
of the Introductory paragraphs of
the report of the Presidents Wa
ter Resources Policy Commission.
made public this week. Appearing
as it does at a time when the
American people are being asked
to give their all for the defense Of
our way Of life, the report as a
whole is a remarkable document
in that it seems to look beyond the
dangers Of today to the dangers
Of tomorrow.
Offers Long-Range Plan.
It offers a long-range plan for
intelligent development, utilization
and protection of our water re-
sources. But the tomorrow the
authors of the report have in mind
is coming swiftly. 1t is, in fact,
already part of today. The plan
proposed could be a proper and
useful part of our defense plan
ming, since the latter needs to con-
template long-range as we'll as
immediate objectives.
We don't know how quickly our
country will be required to call all
its resources into use. IVA,
Grand Coulee, Bonneville and
other such projects were long
range undertakings, but some Of
them were contributing nightly
to a great war effort when the
cement in their construction had
scarcely had time to harden. They
furnished the electric power with
out which we wouldn't have been
able to produce. among other
things, the aluminium for our
fighting planes.
There is much more than cleo
Evening star., 1950-12-21

deed may divert Sohs'"h'iho ofo"n'
the American peoples attention
to Europe. in spite Of the fact
that tens of thousands Of GIs
are fighting a desperate battle
in Korea.
Yet, there are many military
and political men who appreciate
the fact that unless something
drastic is done in Asia, the secu-
rity of this country may be more
greatly threatened from that quar-
ter than from across the Atlantic.
'Live Force" in Far East.
Claire L. Chennault, former
American major general and
leader of the famed Fighting
Tigers, spoke at length last Mon
day to>the members Of the Armed
Services Committee Of the Sen
ate in executive session. The de-
tails of his testimony are not
available to the public. But he
is said to have made clear and
realistic presentation OF the Ash
attic situation, which impressed
even those who believe that we
had better drop the side show
in Asia.
It is true that we have lost
the first battle in Korea. 1t is
equally obvious that in the face
of our pledge to Europe to send
at least 100000 additional ground
forces as soon as they become
available in this country. there Is
not much left for the Pacific.
Evening star., 1950-12-21

This enables peaceful citizens,
when they see this gent, either to
skedaddle out of danger or put
in a call for help.
Calls On Stores to Act.
What I want department stores
to do next year is to plaster their
walls with the pictures and de-
scrtptions of dangerous Christmas
shoppers so that peaceful Gus
toners can spot them at the tie,
lingerie. cosmetics. or corset
counters, and steer away from
danger.
BY dangerous Christmas shop
pers mean those men and women
who. in their wild desire to see to
1t that every friend and relative
is remembered with a gift. will
trample underfoot any and all
who block their way to an article
they want to purchase.
To help out the department
stores I took down the partic-
ulars of number of the most
violent shoppers I encountered in
Evening star., 1950-12-21

GWO ulCIl az
tice. Initial reaction therefore
tended to follow the line that it
was too bad both could not lose.
AS the press. periodical and
radio galleries studied the calcu-
lated Mccarthy assault on their
colleague their complacency has
been vanishing rapidly. Senator
Mccarthy twice has demanded
that the public boycott the prod
ucts of Mr.. Pearson's radio
sponsor and thus persuade that
corporate gentleman to withdraw
his sponsorship from the famous
Sunday evening broadcasts.
Puts Job In Jeopardy.
It has now dawned on Mr.. Pear
sons assorted colleagues and
competition that success for Sena-
tor Mccarthy in his effort to drive
Mr.. Pearson from the airways
places in jeopardy the freedom of
expression of commentators of
every political persuasion.
II Senator Mccarthy has ter
minal facilities Of any sort they
have so far eluded Washington.
Any success he had in eliminat-
ing Mr.. Pearson from the air he
almost certainly would follow up
with efforts to close the news
Evening star., 1950-12-21
THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. c. A-l9
oEcEMBER n. 1850

their minds. Scores Of New York.
ers are wondering today why they
didn't throttle him when he took
half an hour looking at gloves
before deciding he didn't want to
give his brother-in-law gloves at
all.
Mrs. Clarence Cloudypuss: Age
48, weight 257. To be avoided
on all elevators. Mrs. Cloudypuss
always gets in the extreme back
of the elevator and always. gets
off at the first stop, scattering
passengers and shattering pre-
cious bones not belonging to her.
Usually wears black and scowl
to match.
This is only a partial list Of
the dangerous shoppers have
spotted. And you and you and
you must know hundreds Of others.
distributed by McNaught Syndicate. Ine.)
Evening star., 1950-12-21
More Than Club Brawl
Mccarthy Plea for Boycott of Pearson
Seen as Threat to Freedom of Press

papers to Mr.. Pearson through
the same medium Of boycotts or
threatened boycotts Of advertisers
Newspapers Of course would re-
sist and resent any such interfer-
ence with their freedom to pub
lish what they desire and believe
to be in the public interest but
the deadly course would have been
laid. The newspapers also have
long experience with such pres
sure on their side; they recognize
it quickly and are trained to COM
bat it.
In radio Senator Mccarthy
picked a softer spot. In the past
radio has shown itself much more
amenable to group criticism. This
has been true especially when ad-
yertisers, not the chains them
selves, are the sponsors of COM
mentators.
Chance Of Succeeding.
Theoretically. the foes Of COM
mentators at the other end of the
political spectrum from Mr.. Pear
son, as, for instance. the also ex-
tremely successful Fulton Lewis,
jr., could apply the same and equal
pressures against Mr.. Lewis. How
ever, in the atmosphere of these
times, which Senator Mccarthy
has done so much to create, it is
the attack on Mr.. Pearson which
stands a chance of succeeding.
There is some speculation here
as to whether Senator Mccarthy
is as alone in this matter as he
appears to be. There are forces
in America and individuals who
without doubt would like to see
Mr.. Pearson in involuntary retire
ment from the air and the news
papers.
The Senator from Wisconsin Is,
however, both a self starter and
a lone wolf by instinct. He has
very strong reason to feel his oats
at present. There is dispute about
the extent of his contribution to
Republican success last fall: he
certainly helped to fell some tall
timbers like Senators Tydings, and
Thomas of Utah.
Evening star., 1950-12-21

the past week, and here they are:
Mrs. Beulah Tank: Age, Al. Also
known as Mrs. Sherman Tank
and Mrs. General Pershing Tank.
Always heavily armed with two
massive elbows. and uses them
when challenged. Last seen break
ing ribs of woman in glassware
department.
Mrs. Glen Slammer: Age 81
mild appearance. Normal house
wife until Christmas shopping
begins, then goes berserk. Has
left trail of bruised sfins. cracked
arches from Battery to the Bronx
Joe Poppmopp: In middle fifties
gentle in appearance, but said tc
be most ruthless shopper at tie
counters Of any man loose today
Also known as Joe the Snatcher
because of his habit of grabbing
tie he wants from hands Of other
customers.
kidnapping Her Specially.
Mrs. Grace Leapbody: Extreme
! ly dangerous Christmas shopper
kidnapping is her speciality. Just
when another customer, after ar
hour of waiting, has gotten q
saleslady, Mrs. Leapbody leaps ir
and kidnaps her. Only in hel
late thirties, Mrs. Leapbody car
ries a cane and wears a gray
wig to avoid assault by those
whose saleslady she has kidnapped
| Arthur Pestman: This man /.
dangerous because of his ability
to drive other customers out o1
Evening star., 1950-12-21
On the Record
Minimum Concessions to Arab World
By Western Nations Held Vital Now

about three quarters Of Palestine,
together with everything on it.
which has since been steadily
occupied by Jewish immigrants.
Still on q. N. Books.
This new territory includes the
whole city and Port of Jaffa, !
all Western Galilee. fringes in
Western Judea. a large bulge of
the coastal plain including the
towns of Rarnleh and LYDIA (pop-
ulations over 100000, hundreds of
square miles of plainlands west
and south Of Hebron, the entire
coastal strip in the south. except /
for some 70 square miles in the
so-called GAIA strip. and all of
modern Jerusalem, which had an
Arab population Of 10000, a uni
versity. shops. stores, government
buildings, private villas, and mod
est homes. All Of this was assigned
to the Arabs by U. N. partition
which still stands on the books.
Israel has recognized in theory
its obligation to compensate
for property appropriated, though
against counterclaims, and so far
nothing has come of it. Obviously,
also, evaluations cannot be left to
interested parties. whether Israeli
or Arab. To my mind. Israel is
not alone responsible for meeting
claims arising out of original par
tition. for it was not a unilateral
Jewish action but a United Ma
tions decision. The expansion
which followed is different
matter, for it was not approved
but specifically disapproved by
U. N.
It seems to me. the very least
the U. N. can do, to meet one of
the least of the obligations it has
assumed toward the Palestinian
Arabs is to set up Immediately and
speed the work of a neutral COM
mission excluding the Arab states,
Israel and. for psychological
reasons, the United States and
Britain to establish the extent of
Arab losses and the compensation
due.
For If the U. N. carries out none
OF its own decisions in this part
OF the world. the prestige of the
West will continue to deteriorate
In the Near and Middle East as it
has in the Far East. Then here. as
there, decisive action may come
too late. ,
fReleased by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1950-12-21

good will and Dorothy Thompson.
decisiveness, concerns the Pales-
tinian refugees. In this the Arab
world already has the official sup
port of the United Nations, the
sympathy of every American they
meet including those in official
position and in every unofficial
mission-religious, educational. or
relief.
Doors Shut on Refugees.
No Western countries are OPEN
ing doors for these refugees as
they opened them for Europeans,
many thousands of whom were
Jews. The Arab governments,
though they aid them with relief
to supplement U. N. endeavors. are
so far intransigent against their
re-settlement. It is possible the
Arabs might ease up If all Of the
refugees were not totally INDECENT.
Under existing conditions, how
ever, their intransigence is sup
ported by the universal sympathy
which all Westerners who live in
or know anything about the Mid
die East feel toward their claims.
The minimum concession which
must be met, in order to begin
ameliorating strains between the
West and the Arab states and, it
is to be hoped, between these and
Israel, is compensation to these
dispossessed persons for the losses
they have sustained.
What the Arab population of
Palestine has lost through parti-
ton, extended Israeli conquest,
and continued enforced exile has
never, as far as I know. been COM
puted, and is probably not OBJ
jectively computable if mobile
property is included. But what
they have lost in inmobilia-in
lands and buildings-is a matter
of record. The British during the
mandate had, as the governing
power, complete record of titles
and retains, understand, copies
of these.
The original partition plan as
signed more than half of Pales-
tine to third of it's population
who actually owned only one
tenth of the land. and comprised
the incipient Israel state. This
area was extended by conquest
to include as of the present
Evening star., 1950-12-21
On the Other Hand
Opposition to Water Resources
Report May Be Made Personal

trio power involved in the pro-
posed water resources program.
There is conservation of the soil,
irrigation, stream publication,
flood control, water supply and
still more. But the principal point
Of attack on the program will be
hydro-electric power. The attack
already has begun.
Spokesman for the private
power industry are challenging
the report. The president Of the
Detroit Edison Co. declares it is
zone more expression of hostile
attitude toward independent en-
terprise." The head of Delaware
River group complains of threat
ened Government paternalism'
and argues that the only sound
water policy is one that relies on
local control, unmindful of the
part that local control has played
in bringing our water resources to
the problem stage.
Fight May Be Personal.
An intination is given by the
Detroit Edison man as to the kind
Of fight that will be made against
acceptance Of the report. 1t is
likely to be based on personalities.
"This group" he says. referring
to the Presidents commission, "is
headed by Morris L. Cooke and
includes ex-Federal Power Com
mission Chairman Leland Olds. ?"
Thereafter he calls it the Cooke
Olds" group. The membership of
three university presidents and
two other distinguished citizens is
ignored, Presently we may expect
to see an effort to smear Messrs.
Cooke and Olds as Communists
and the authorship of the report
attributed to Karl Marx or Josef
Stain. If the private utilities fail
to do this, their friends in Con-
gress doubtless will do it for them.
The tactics by which the natural
gas interests forced Mr.. Olds off
from the Federal Power Com
mission are fresh in mind.
Prayer. magic and Precipitation
marked mans early groupings for
control Of water. Precipitation
took the form of sacrifices to the
angry gods who caused the floods
and the droughts. What propitia-
ton can be offered now to the
politicians, local and national,
who will have it in their power
to get the proposed great program
under way or to prevent its
serious consideration?
Evening star., 1950-12-21
This Changing World
Many in Military See Greater Threat
From Far East Than From Europe

1t is possible that under the
pressure Of hundreds Of thou
sands of Chinese Communists and
reorganized North Korean forces
We may be forced by military
considerations to evacuate Korea,
or, at best. limit ourselves to a
toehold around the Pusan beach
head. This is a matter for Gen.
Macarthur to decide.
But there is a Give force" in
the Far East which is capable OF
upsetting the Moscow plans which
are being put into effect by Mac
Tze-tung. Moscow's Chinese pup
pet. That force definitely exists
in Formosa and on the Chinese
mainland.
It is admitted officially now that
the Nationalist forces have 10000
fully equipped men and more than
0,000 well-trained troops in For
mosa. The latter have small arms
but lack the needed heavy equip
ment.
Guerrilla Warfare.
There are at least 100000 Ma
tionalist guerrillas on the main
land who at this moment are
waging a relentless war against
the Communist rulers. This in
formation does not come from
Nationalist sources. but from the
domestic broadcasts Of the Com
munist puppet government.
For instance. on December 18
the Hangchow radio reported that
in November alone 1928 Ma
tionalist bandits" were wiped out
in Fukien. thus restoring the COM
munication lines In that province.
Similar suppressions occurred in
the Szechwan Kweikow area.
During the same month National
ist guerrillas attacked railways
bringing supplies to the armies in
Korea and destroyed 100000 tons
Of food.
These facts are Of real impor-
tance for military men, who look
at general staff maps showing the
progress Of our operations.
American forces are United Ma
tions troops, and consequently
must follow general directives i'm
posed by political instead Of mill
tary considerations
Evening star., 1950-12-21

ciple and real
peril implicit in
the Senator
McCarthy-Dre
Pearson conflict
h a v e b e e n
largely ignored.
Many here,
including very
j m or t a n t
people indeed,
have been vic
tins of the
; p e c liz e d
forms Of may
hem which the
x~,a WAN ,e~oa
Evening star., 1950-12-21

m o m e mt in
world history,
demand that
the Arab states
receive some
concessions to
some of their
d e t e n S i b ! e
grievances.
The most just
and pressing
grievance, ana
the one most
easily alleviated
with even q
m Gu m of
Evening star., 1950-12-21

should take a
tip from postal
inspectors and
the FBI.
The Post Of
flee Department
and the G-men,
as soon as they
know a danger
Gus person is at
l rg e, plaster,
the c o u n I T y
with his picture
and a full de-
scription Of his
habits, eccen-
tricities, etc.
Evening star., 1950-12-21

h a S or t n e
most part been
forced to ad-
just his ways to
its vagaries, as
nature gave or
withheld rain
for his crops or
o v e rw h elned
him with raging
floods. Prayer,
magic and pro-
p / t | a t / o n
n q r ke his
early gropings
FOR control"
Evening star., 1950-12-21
Bv Constantine Brovn

The administration expects the
American public, which in the
last IL months has taken more
interest in the handling Of for
Evening star., 1950-12-21

e ign affairs
than ever in
history, to pay
more attention
to European
than Asiatic de-
velopments.
H e a dli n e
n a m es. lik e
Gen. Eisenhow-
er, who has just
been appointed
supreme COM
mander of a
phantom West
ern army, in
Evening star., 1950-12-21
By Dorothy THOMPSON

CAIRO. Egypt. - The psyche
logical impasses that block rela-
tions between the Middle East and
the West, at this most critical
Evening star., 1950-12-21

Stores Should Tuke
Tip From FBI
By Henry McLemore

It's too late for department
stores to do anything about it this
year, but come the Christmas
shopping season of 1851 and they