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Evening star., 1950-05-10

ers a reply to them almost be-
fore the local clergyman can pro-
nounce the benediction.
It all adds to the gaiety of ma
tions, principally because the Hon.
Victor Johnston, who thought up
this new look in campaigns, is
the same kind of easy, flexible po-
litico that Mr.. Truman is. In
fact, Mr.. Johnston Is so much the
good fellow, doubt has been ex-
pressed that he belongs on the
more rarefled Republican levels
Even a Johnston guest must re-
port in the interests Of veracity
that the quality of his output will
not set the Grand Tetons af1ame
At Lincoln, Neb., for example
Senate Minority Leader Kenneth
Wherry rushed to the barricades
g. verbose attack on the recipro-
cal trade agreements which viewed
with horror the import of Polish
Communist hams" The principal
result of that was speculation
about how Communist hams
| taste. ~ 4
WelI-Managed Town.
Mr.. Johnston is also filled with
lore about how the Democrats
pad the meetings. which undoubt-
edly they often do. This is a we'll
managed tour: The train is or
time, the speeches are handed out
well in advance, and the crowds
are on hand in impressive num-
bers.
Mr.. Johnston also says rather
plaintively that the President i!
not talking about the issues the
people are interested in-spendins
and Senator McCarthy's charges
The President planned it that way
AS he said at Cheyenne, his
watchwords are growth, expan.
sion and progress" And if you
don't agree with him, you are "a
reactionary, greedy and privi-
legged"
Mr.. Truman has taken the
Republican innovation good-na,
turedly. In fact, the moment h,
Evening star., 1950-05-10
McLemore
Believes q Mombo
Con Do q Sombo
Bv Henry McLemoys

When readers believe that O.
columnist has told a lie. they Just
won't let up.
They do everything but come 10
Evening star., 1950-05-10

TO CnlS preSl-
dental report to
the people. 1t
is a one-man
r e p u b lie a n
watchdog COM
mittee who fits
fore and aft
the presidential
special in a
twin - engined
plane, mingles
with the crowd,
to- hear the
T r u m a n
speeches, a n d
hands report
Evening star., 1950-05-10

doubt but that the mamba Is q
fearsome critter. Indeed. the die
tionary makes the Inamba even
longer than I did. Fourteen feet
to my twelve.
One Of the things that nearly
all readers have doubted about
the mamba is that the natives,
when walking under trees in
country. wear large rocks
on their heads TO prevent the
snakes from striking from above,
Wen. I saw the Zulus and the
SwaxiS wearing rocks. Maybe they
Evening star., 1950-05-10

his house and
wash out his
m o tn W ith
soap and send
him to bed
with out any
supper.
At least that's
been my expe-
rience.
It is getting
on towards a
year since ] was
in South Africa
and visite d
K ru er Park.
that fahlil0llS
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NaClonS, IfygVe
Lie, U. N. Sec
retary general,
deplored recent
proposals to ban
Russia from the
U. NJ, warning
that it would
divide the world
into two hostile
camps and lead
eventually t o
war.
A m ng re-
suits that would
follow bre a k
~
Evening star., 1950-05-10

Ch1neSe D0f0er
there have been
strenuous prep
rations for a
final showdown
which is ex-
pected to start
this summer.
These ( a C t S
were presented
this week to
secretary Acne
son during his
conference with
French officials
who proved to
him ruhof acfll.
Evening star., 1950-05-10
By Constantine Br0,On

The West and East are facing
each other in a shooting war in
the Far East. Since the Chinese
Communists reached the Indo-
Evening star., 1950-02-20
By Thomas L. Stokes

Uneasy today, indeed, is the
head that wears a crown and un-
easy, too, are the hundreds of
millions of their subjects.
Evening star., 1950-02-20
This Is Hour Be Seized
Truman Told to Heed Restless STRINGS
Of People, Seek Atom Talks With Reds

For a man so close to the people,
he seems somehow in this great
hour to have lost the common
touch. He does not seem con-
scious Of the tremendous power for
peace that he has simply for the
reason that he speaks for us, a
great free people. He clings to
the old forms of diplomacy and
seems to carry a chip on his
shoulder.
Tragic and disturbing as have
been developments of recent
weeks, they also have been most
heartening because of the stirring
among the people of the world.
We are, it seems. just on the edge
OF some momentous turn of
events. if someone only will take
the lead. For everywhere people
are ready to follow.
All around the voices are being
raised, voices of men who are of
the old tradition but are ready to
break with it. They are pointing
out paths that we might follow.
Senator's Warnings Cited.
Winston Churchill, who once
roared from the English beaches
to rally an empire, wants the men
who are lingering the thunder
bolts to sit down and reason with
one another. It detracts nothing
that he speaks in an election
campaign, for that means he rec
ognizes the aspirations of his
people.
Here we have Senator McMa-
hon, who sits literally beside
the Pandora's box of bombs as
chairman of the Joint Congress
sional Atomic Energy Committee
He warns us how our democracy
will be eaten away by the wild
arms race and tells us how we could
use the billions that we are spend
ing for a possible war, to better
the lives of all people everywhere
Here. too, we have Senator Tyd-
ings who tells us the same thing
and repeats 1t for emphasis, and
wants President Truman to call
a world disarmament conference
He sits at the fountain of infor-
nation about arms as chairman OF
the Armed Forces Committee and
knows the utter futility of arms
races. Over the week end came
the voice of Harold Stassen, a
Republican with large following
who wants the top men of our
country and Russia to get to-
gether, and says very accurately
"let me emphasize that it is never
sign of weakness to seek an
honorable peace"
When is Mr.. Truman going to
speak out for us?
Evening star., 1950-02-20

credit-and ac- Henry McLemore.
cepts it, might add-for break
ing through the racial barrier by
hiring Jackie Robinson to play
a lot of second base for the
Dodgers.
He is to be congratulated for
that brave and decent step, but
I, for one, am going to stop ap-
plauding hickey now that the
news of the signing of Don New
combe has been made public.
Newcombe is going to be paid
$4,000 for the 1850 season, give
or take a few thousand on either
side. I believe that Simon Legree
would pay a pitcher of the sort
that Newcombe is more than
that to throw practice balls for
the Uncle Toms Cabin team.
One of Five Best.
Don, a colored giant, is one
of the best five pitchers in base
ball. He may very we'll be the
best pitcher in baseball Hickey
wouldn't sell him for less than
quarter of a million dollars, but
he is perfectly willing to pay
him a measly $4,000 a year.
Newcombe will pay his own SAL
ary six times over before-yes, be-
fore-he ever throws a ball in
Ebbets Field. His box Office pull in
the spring training camp sched-
ule will have him working for free
long before he ever gets north for
the regular season. And once the
season starts he is a mortal cinch,
given his health, to win 20 or more
games for the Brooks.
When is Hickey going to pay
NeWcombe for value received?
Last year Newcombe got some.
thing like $1,000, and all he did
was make the difference between
a pennant-winning club and a
runner-up.
l am quite sure that Hickey
considers all the stories written
about his stinginess as good pub
licity. I feel that he welcomes
each one as plug for himself
and his ball club. But am not
quite sure that he is right. T
Evening star., 1950-02-20

to delegation of Senators who
are members of the Armed Serv-
ices and Appropriations Commit
tees. They were supported by De-
fense Secretary Johnson.
Members of the two important
Senate committees, puzzled by
conflicting statements on our de-
fense preparedness by high-rank-
ing officials. asked Mr. Johnson to
have the whole matter threshed
out in conference with himself,
the three service secretaries and
the Joint Chiefs.
The question of our actual pre-
paredness was debated at length
but inconclusively. More pertinent
and detailed information is ex-
pected when the service chiefs ap-
pear before the two committees
to take up the 1851 budget.
Bradley Reluctant to Speak.
Since the Senators went to the
Pentagon to obtain an intimate
look at the overall strategic pic
ture, the matter of Spain neces-
sarily was brought up and the
military chiefs of the service were
questioned on this subject.
Gen. Bradley was reluctant to
speak out, because of the political
implications connected with Spain.
These days military strategy is
Subordinated to diplomatic expe-
diency. After some evasive answers
and disclosure of Gen. Bradley's
obvious reluctance, Mr.. Johnson,
who had been listening silently
decided to take Gen. Bradley "off
the hook"
The Defense Secretary rose and
gave a comprehensive picture of
the entire situation from the
viewpoint of national defense. He
pointed out that some outstanding
European commanders like Field
Marshal Viscount Montgomery,
head of the Western European de-
fense forces, and Gen. Jean de
Lattre de Tassigny, Western Eu-
ropean ground forces commander,
were crying for inclusion of the
Spanish army. and particularly
Evening star., 1950-02-20

possess more power in their
own domains and the world to-
day than ever was bestowed on
any hereditary king of old.
They possess more power not
only because of the vast extent
and wealth of the realms over
which they rule, compared with
which the Roman Empire was but
a tiny province. They possess it
far more because of the military
weapons that they can let loose,
literally at their will. Mere pos
session. of itself, gives them al
most arbitrary power over their
own citizens, as we are just be-
ginning to realize here as regards
ourselves. And through it, like
wise, they hold in their hands the
destiny of other millions in many
other lands, for millions can be
destroyed at their will.
Lonely Joves.
They are lonely Joves with their
thunderbolts, sitting in lonely
majesty.
They sit glaring at each other
across oceans and nations, and
the rest of us sit watching
anxiously.
But there are restless STRINGS
among us today, meaning those
whom our politicians speak of as
"the people"-here and all over
the world. They know that, man
to man, American, British,
French, Dutch, Chinese and the
rest, they could sit down and get
along with the Russians, man to
man, and the Russians could get
along with them. They want to
know why their leaders can't do
the same.
This restlessness among the
people is far more meaningful
than our leaders seem to realize.
1t means, in brief, that this is
the hour to be seized-or it may
forever be lost.
Losing Common Touch.
Our dependence here is upon the
man who is nearest to us and
represents us, President Truman.
Evening star., 1950-02-20
Truman Trouble Spots
Fresh Move Toward Soviet Still SOUGHT
While Party Is Split on Domestic Issues

of potato subsidies until market
ing quotas could be fixed.
This is detail, but an inform
atlve one, of the larger question
facing the Democrats this fall
how to shape the farm issue in
the many Midwest States where
Senators are to be elected. The
President is sticking by the Bran
nan plan but his Senators are
riding off in all directions.
Differences on Interview.
The many visiting politicoes who
ATTENDED the Jefferson-Jackson
dinner were not particularly en-
couraged by the state of the Con-
|gressional calendar and evidences
|of party dissension. They are es-
pecially. anxious to see the ranks
closed on farm policy, they want
an old college try on civil rights
Except of course the Southerners)
and at least one spending program
to keep people at work.
Many expressed the opinion that
the country was not yet awake to
the implications of the hydrogen
bomb and Russia S possession of
atomic weapons. Unless some vio-
lent jar occurs, it was generally
believed that foreign policy would
not figure largely in the fall cam
paign.
AS for the famous Krock inter-
view and the Presidents subse-
quent brush with the press, a
great variety of opinion prevailed.
Some New Dealers who had felt
the Krock lash said the interview
was fine but should not have gone
to an admirer of Senator Byrd.
Others insisted the interview
reached public not otherwise
available to the President and
was therefore justified. Still 9th
ers objected to what they thought
was the condescending flavor of
the piece, which stressed the Presi-
dents serenity in these troubled
times.
Evening star., 1950-02-20
This Changing World
Strengthening of Spain Reported Urged
By Bradley for Mediterranean Defense

Spanish infantry, in European de-
fense.
Strategic Importance.
The Senators were told that
these men are anxious to see the
present foolish policy of limited
relationship" replaced by real
istic policy which corresponds to
Europe's actual defense needs. Mr..
johnson is said to have added that
he himself has urged-since he
became Defense Secretary-a con-
structive policy toward Spain.
Being thus free to talk, Gen.
Bradley, Admiral Sherman. Chief
of Naval Operations, and Gen.
Vandenberg, Air Force Chief of
Staff, presented clear statements
of the strategic Importance of
Spain to the defense of the West
ern world and it's role as the only
available beachhead in the event
of Russian blitz against Western
Europe.
Spain is the only country in
that area of potential conflict
which is not heavily inf1ltrated
with communism. Hence the dan
ger of eruption from within,
which is always paramount in
the minds of military men when
they discuss rearmament of the
Western nations. does not exist in
the case of Spain. Moreover. fear
of Russia and communism is so
widespread, not only among gov
erning classes but also the rank
and file of the people, that there
can be no risk of any detection on
the part of Spanish soldiers if a
conflict occurs.
Wants Small Mobile Force.
Spain is unprepared militarily,
however, because it has no mod
ern weapons. 1t lacks tanks, ra-
dar. antiaircraft artillery and
fighter planes. Unless at least
moderate amount of such equip
ment reaches Spain-and in time
to train some of Spain's 100000
regular troops-Franco's country
will not be of much real assistance
to Western defense.
AS a first step to correct this
situation Gen. Franco is said to
envisage the organization of a
small but highly mobile force, not
exceeding $4,000 men, to forestall
Russian airborne operation in
the plains south of Madrid. He
and his W-countrymen are
opposed at this time to any inter-
vention outside Spain's boun-
daries.
American military leaders will
be satisfied If Spain gets just en-
ough weapons to equip such a de-
fensive force. Our strategists re-
aliZe that if Russia can gain a
foothold in southern Spain the
Western Mediterranean will be
closed to us. North African bases
will be endangered or rendered
useless and Greece and Turkey
together with the rest of the Near
and Middle East-no longer will
he defepsih1a
Evening star., 1950-02-20
THE EVENING STAR Washington D. C. Alb
AY,

have a notion that American
baseball fans, a pretty fair bunch
of sportsmen, are going to get
sick and tired of Rickey's locked
fist policy, and quit being so en-
thusiastic over team whose
motto is The Laborer Is Worthy
of His Hire-But Doesn't Stand
a Chance to Get It."
Campanella Case Cited.
Rickey's emancipation" is not
limited to Newcombe. He is pay
ing Campanella, another colored
performer, in the neighborhood
of $4,000. Campanella happens
to be the best catcher in base
ball by a country mile. Good
catchers are hard to come by.
Great catchers are rarer than the
ringtailed aux. The Yankees
would pay him $4,000, and be
glad to give up to 100000 for
the privilege. What YaWkey and
the Red Sox would pay Campa-
nella is anybody's guess. But it
wouldn't resemble $4,000 any
Evening star., 1950-02-20

tlnue and they are members of
powerful committees that have
ways of making their wants op-
erative.
Unless they can be convinced,
an unfortunate battle for the sup
port Of public opinion could de-
velop. 1t is a job for the Presi-
dent: Secretary of State Acheson
is a persuasive advocate but SEN
ators will not accept him as the
final authority.
Nor is this the only potential
trouble spot for the President in
his relations with the Democrats
who fight the party's battle in
Congress.
Rayburn Irritated.
Speaker Rayburn from oil-pro-
ducing Texas is exercised over ad-
ministration proposals to curtail
existing tax allowances for the de-
pletion of oil reserves. The Speak
er was already unhappy over his
chore OF pushing the Fair EN-
ployment Practices Act through
the House-another Truman must
that is violently unpopular in
Texas.
In the Senate. Majority Leader
Lucas has taken the initiative
from the White House on the i'm
portant issue of farm price sup
ports. Senator Lucas. who has not
kept secret his doubts about va
rious aspects of present farm pol
icy maneuvers, was not asked to
a White House conference on the
potato scandal, it's cause and cure
His answer was to tack a rider
on pending cotton bill cutting
Evening star., 1950-02-20
McLemore
Branch Hickey Scored
For Underpoying
By Henry McLemore

Branch Hickey, president of the
Brooklyn Dodgers, is said to have
simple method of keeping his
weight down. During the course
Evening star., 1950-02-20

w h i C h h a d
plainly trie d
his temper.
He returns to
n e W evidence
that his sweat
/ t -ou t policy
toward Russia
has not con-
verted inhuen-
tial Democratic
Senators. Their
d e m a n d S for
+ r e S h a p =
pr a c h e S to
pro t ect tn e
peace will con-
Evening star., 1950-02-20

OF each day,
hickey, so l
hear, t a k e S
around hre e
hundred bows,
and a couple
of hundred pats
on the back
for being the
man responsible
for opening the
gates of major
league baseball
to colored play
ers.
He is given
Evening star., 1950-02-20

more than wine resembles water.
End of essay on Hickey. I
would much prefer never to men
ton his name in this column
again.
Distributed by McNaught Syndicate. Inc)
Evening star., 1950-02-20

I use tn e
W ord crow n
fguratively for
the old kin G S
are S h a d O W S
against som e
mouldy wall Of
antiquity. But
those that wear
the crowns to-
day H arry
Truman, t h e
plain man from
Missouri, a n d
j o S e f Stain,
t he Georgian
Evening star., 1950-02-20

W e ii a S eco
nomically we
cannot hope to
hold the East
ern Mediter-
ranean in the
e v e n t of an
other worl d
conflict.
These views
were expressed
Tuesday at the
Pentagon by
Gen. Bradley,
C h a irm a n of
t h e j o i n t
Chiefs of Staff,
Evening star., 1950-02-20
By Constantine Broapn

Spain is of vital strategic i'm
portance to the Western nations
and unless something is done very
soon to strengthen it-military as
Evening star., 1950-02-20
By DnriS ELpexnn

President Truman fed down the
Potomac with his poker-playing
pals over the week end from an
overdose of press and politicians
Evening star., 1950-06-25

Car-Piatss protective diamond shine
lasts month after month. Dust wipes of
easily without scratching the fnish. Wash-
ing takes only . traction of the effort il
would ordinarily taks.
Evening star., 1950-06-25
cor-PIofe Is d wox-nof q eleonar

Before you apply Car-Plats. your car
must bs completely clean and free Of
traffic film and oxidized paint. For quick.
thorough cleaning Of your ear. use
Johnson . Carnu.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-02-23

their travels to Louisiana before re-
turning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Creyiston had
as a week end guest their nephew,
Don Creviston of Cleveland
Mrs. Lois Arnold entertained men,
bers of the Leisure Hour club at her
home on Tuesday evening. Attend
ing were: Helen Yant. Mary Laeock,
Beulah Michael, Nellie Lutterbein,
Fairy Arnold, Rachel Stirn, Beryl
Downey, Margaret Robnolte and the
hostess.
The Home Builders S. S. class of
the Church of Christ were entertain
ed on Wednesday evening at the
home of their pastor and wife, Rev.
and Mrs. Merrill Boggs of Bluffton.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Marvin Reigle, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Amstutz, Mrs. Kent Amstutz, Mrs.
Lewis Van Meter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
win Keiffer of Pandora, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Lewis and the host and
hostess.
Several members and wives of the
Lions club from this place attended
charter night of the Bluffton Lions
at the Methodist church on Tuesday
evening.
The Farm Womens Improvement
club met Thursday at the home of
Mrs. Riley Hawthorne. Mrs. Ed Cook
and Mrs. Myrtle Lutterbein were as
sisting hostesses. The program sub
ject for the afternoon was 'Litera-
ture" which was very well given by
Mrs. Bess Brackney. A Valentine
exchange was enjoyed followed by a
delicious luncheon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Pugh enter
tanned the Vesperian S. S. of the
Methodist church in their home We'd
nesday evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Leatherman assited. Attending were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Huber, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Cook, Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe
Trout, Mr.. and Mrs. William AM
stutz, Carl Barnum, Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Brackney of Lafayette, Mrs.
Beryl Downey, Mrs. Myrtle Lutter-
bein, Mrs. Russell Wolf, Mrs. Ernest
Hall, Mrs. Gail Arnold, Janice
Arnold, Mrs. Earl Creviston, Lavina
Creviston and the entertaining COM
mittee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-02-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Gail Arnold were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Truax and sons.
Girl Scout and Brownie groups are
being organized. Mothers or anyone
interested in putting this across
meet at the school building Thursday
February %, at t:30 clock. Miss
Mckee Girl Scout executive in Lima
will assist. Committee in charge APP
pointed are: Mrs. Lewis Baker, Mrs.
Roy Herr, Mrs. Daryl Robnolte, Mrs.
Roy Clements and Mrs. Vern Lobdell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delmer Beery were
Sunday dinner guests at the Clyde
Van Meter home in Columbus Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Anderson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Vertner left
on Wednesday for Bradentown,
Florida. The Vertners will extend