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Evening star., 1950-02-19

efforts to drive home to the peo-
pie "the great danger which stood
ready to overwhelm them" Judge
Rosenman emphasizes.
An earlier effort in this direc-
ton, the quarantine the aggres-
sor' speech in Chicago in October,
1887. had failed, Judge Rosen-
man said, and as the war clouds
moved slowly but surely toward
the West, Mr.. Roosevelt was de-
termined not to make another
mistake.
This time he knew he had to
give the American people all the
facts" Judge Rosenman amplifies.
The later papers deal with such
developments as the lend-lease
program, formulation of the At
lantic Pact. conferences with 9TH
er world leaders-the many facets
of the vast war picture. Then
the Presidents plans for a peace
full world.
The memorable fourth term
campaign also is covered.
Because with minor exceptions
the material has, previously ap-
peared in print, it lacks the ele-
ment of newness, but it will prove
valuable source for future STU
dents of history,
Evening star., 1950-02-19

BY Robert Sylvester. THE Dial
Readers who know only what
they read in newspaper novels
of the Gee Whiz" school might
be inclined to think, at least after
perusing these two, that the peo-
pie who do best in the Fourth
Estate are either ruthless or hare
Drained types with the ethics of
horse thieves and the common
sense of 3-year- r-olds. There are
many men in the newspaper
racket" as Mr.. Sylvester calls it.
of the home-loving, rose-growing
persuasion. but nobody ever writes
about them.
Anyway, the main characters of
these two breathless sagaS go very
far, very fast without any scruples
or style to stay them. Mr.. Mea-
lands man is a dizzy 40-year-old
columnist named Luke Peters
who has $4,000 year and a
particularly messy private life
Mr.. Sylvester presents Ned Gorse
crusader turned vindictive heel
who ends up in the snake pit
having left his wife for a mess OF
headlines. Neither of these boys
is admirable, as you can see; but
what is more serious is that while
they kick up a powerful amount
of dust, they are not really very
interesting, either.
A "Gentleman" of the Press.
To take Luke Peters first. He
is the daily philosopher for the
man in the street, and he writes
his column between feverish ef-
forts to calm his wife, avoid his
mistress and seduce his secretary
the only sensible person in the
cast. Beyond this he is busy
sabotaging a rival columnist whom
he calls the Cryer, and trying tx
track down a character who i.
using the name of Luke Peter.
when running up huge hotel bill.
and duping women.
Mr.. Mealand regards this 40.
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as a leader who saw World War II
moving steadily toward these
shores-and acted accordingly
in a foreWord to a new collection
of the wartime Presidents papers
just published by Harper & Bros.
Edited and assembled by Sam
uel I. Rosenman. long time Roose-
welt intimate. the papers which
include selected press conference
transcripts. speeches, messages
and orders, cover the years from
1941 to the time of Mr.. Roosevelt's
death in 1945. They are in four
volumes, and complete a series of
13 which started with Mr.. Roose-
velt's administration as Governor
of New York.
In the foreword which prefaces
the account of this country's early
efforts to arm the Allies and build
strength at home, before Pearl
Harbor, Judge Rosenman OBJ
serves:
"The President was a leader
who refused to wait for the crisis
to come to America. He was de-
termined to go out and meet it
TO meet it more than half way"
Warning America.
In their chronological order the
varied documents show at the
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Reading and Writing
Author Says Political Offensive
Can Turn Tide of Communism
By Mary McGrory

softpoken professional looking his laos who
for 10 the thick Totzky
Communist has hope
vincng his countrymen that the
by al-out political offensive.
He James Burnham oxford
Evening star., 1950-02-19
Books In Review
Entertaining Is More Than Faint
Praise for Mr.. Munro's lst Novel
THE GIFT OF GLORY
BY w. Carroll Munro. (Scribner'S; s3)

Reviewed by CARTER BROOKE JONES'
obscure call
to be considered damnng family The book that wholly
forgiven dulne vebosityquaites
of them the other
likely dismissed with something like
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BY Edwin Bancroft Henderson
THE SSocidted Publishers
Inc; 81
Reviewed by
LEWIS ATCHISON.
The entrance of Negro baseball
players into major leagues is suf-
ficiently good reason for DR.. Hen
derson to revise and bring up to
date his history of the achieve
ment of members of his race in
sports. Thus, Jackie Robinson,
first Negro to wear a big league
uniform; Don Newcomb, Roy
Campanella, Larry Dolby and
other standout players join the
lengthening list of athletes whose
deeds are recorded here.
Those interested in Negro ath-
letes and their rise in the world
of sport will find herein all the
stars of that race. from the out
standing boxers of a bygone era
to the modern crop of collegians.
DR.. Henderson uses his book to
continue his fight against racial
bias, a cause he has championed
all his life, and the work thus be-
comes a cross between a readable
sports resume and a textbook.
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THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. C.
SUNDAY. le 1880
Rex Warmers Novel Found as Plausible
As the Late George OrweII's 1884
OF STONES

BY Rex Warner. II. B LppincoH; s275).
calls book melodrama.' S only
the that George Orwels 1884 fantasy The specific
time and the kept But
how the which dominating
effectively dramatized completely mplausbe
Warner dealing here with the problem
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Wartime Papers Of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Complete Valuable 13-VoIume History
HE PUBLIC PAPERS AND ADDRESSES OF

PUBLIC PAPERS AND ADDRESSES
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
Compiled with Special Explanatory by
Rosenman 1941 Volume: The Call Battle Stations 1912
Volume: Humanity the Defensive 1943 Volume
19445 Volume Victory and the Threshold of
(Harper & Bros, S4O)
by JOSEPH A..
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cabinets; a tomb of 20 sepulch-
ers," a mother and lost child"
A few are almost frightening; the
rest are, at the least. provocative
in effect.
The text and captions are brief
and unembellished. Mr.. Lynn has
packed great deal of New Or
leans into few pages.
Evening star., 1950-02-19
A Fine, Sincere Camera Study
Of Off, Described New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS

NEW ORLEANS
BY Stuart M. Lynn. Hastings House; $780,
Reviewed by HARNETT T. KANE
(Author of Queen New Orleans" of
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Two Novels That Drop a Low Fog Over
The Newspaper Racket, So Called
THE FIRST PERSON

THE FIRST PERSON
BY Richard Mealand. Doubleday & Co., So
THE SECOND OLDEST PROFESSION
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racing the Rise
Of Negro Athletes

THE NEGRO IN SPORTS
BY Edwin Bancroft Henderson
THE Associated Publish ers,
T7p ed
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-07
Public Included
lin New Plan For
Industrial Peace

Washington (LPA)-A new plan
for industrial peace was offered
here Nov. 20 by Rev. William ].
Kelley, former chairman of the N.
Y. State Labor Relations Board.
Father Kelley announced crea-
tion of Industry Council Associa-
ton, Inc, which will establish coun-
ellis in individual industries at the
"grass roots" level in which the
public will join with labor and
management in the solution of
labor problems.
He said the association will
maintain headquarters in New
York and serve as clearing house
for information, but that it will not
interfere with the processing of
disputes. Father Kelley said the
group would be non-denomination-
al, non-profit, and non-political.
The priest, who now teaches
labor relations at the Oblate Col
lege, Catholic University, said that
under his proposal both manage
ment and labor in a given industry
would select representatives to a
local industry council. Those two
would then choose a public member
and the group would keep in con-
tact throughout the year. Father
Kelley said he hopes that council
discussions will provide better
understanding of labor problems
by the general public.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-07
Urge Plugging
OF LoophoIe In
Antitrust Laws

Washington OPA)-Represent-
atives of labor have Joined in re-
newing a campaign to close one of
the major loopholes in the anti
trust laws. The group has written
to Sen. Estes Kefauver Cd, Tenn.)
to press for Senate passage at this
session of HR 2734, the so-called
merger bill. The bill has passed the
House and has been reported fav-
orably by the Senate committee.
"At the present time with mono
poly increasing by leaps and
bounds, the need for the enactment
of HR 2734 is greater than ever
before, the group wrote to Kef-
auver, Great corporations are Sc
curing control of industry after in
dustry. Little business is being put
out of business. Farmers are being
forced TO pay monopoly prices and
big industry is using its enormous
economic power to take over the
tllIllt cCOllOlIiC illC VI lIiC nlbiOii'
Under present laws, corporations
may escape one Of the main pur-
poses of the Clayton antitrust act,
by buying up the physical assets
of a corporation, even though the
efectf is to substantially lessen
competition. "Using this method of
by-passing the Clayton Act, corp
orations have, during the last rs
years, substantially weakened COM
petition in hundreds Of instances
where the buying of stock would
have been illegal" the group wrote.
The appeal to Kefauver was
signed by representatives of labor,
small business, agriculture and CO.
operatives. The signers included
George Nelson, Machinists; Don
aid Montgomery, United Auto
Workers; Wallace j. Campbell, Co
operative League of USA; Angus
Mcdonald, Nat ional Farmers
Union.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-07
British Propose
Their Own Point
Iv Plan For Asia

Washington (LPA) - AS th'
threat of Communist aggression
and imperialism mounted toward {
climax, it was clear that US ant
British Commonwealth e d .er
were thinking along similar lines
in planning the basic counter-at
tack.
Hardly was the Gordon Gray Re
port calling for continued develop
ment of raw material resources
around the world released thar
seven member countries of the Bri
tish Commonwealth of Nation:
published a white paper calling fol
six-year development plan fol
south and southeast Asia.
Then, as the sudden reversal ir
Korea became more ominous, Pres
ident Truman on Nov. 20 urged q
speedup of efforts to Strengthen
the free world against the dangers
which confront it." Specifically
Truman cited his Point Four Pro
gram as a prime antidote for Com
munism in Asia and directed the
new advisory board on information
al development to make new recon-
Imendations for Point Four projects
in economically backward areas.
Said the President: "The encour-
agement of economic and social
progress in the under-developed
areas is one of the most important
problems facing the free world.
This is particularly true in those
countries Of Asia where the Com
munist menace is so great. There
is a direct relationship between
strengthening the under-developed
areas and strengthening the free
people of the entire world"
The British Commonwealth pro-
posals, popularity known as the
Colombo Plan, call for $5,230, ,400,-
900 TO be spent over the next six
years. Development projects have
already been blue-printed for In
dian, Pakistan, Ceylon, Malaga,
Singapore, and British North Bor-
neo. Further projects will be plan
ned for these and other Asiatic
lands.
The plan takes it's name from its
place of origin, Colombo, Ceylon,
where Commonwealth cabinet min
listers met last January. 1t gradu-
ally took shape in subsequent meet
ings in Sydney, Australia and
elsewhere. The final white-paper
report was issued by Australia,
Canada, Ceylon, India, New Zeal
and, Pakistan, and the United
Kingdom.
Of the money total, some ST.
2O0, 100000 would be raised within
the Commonwealth nations. The
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pending against the "Big Four
meat packers.
The union submitted list OF
suggestions for further inquiry into
meat prices. The list included a
suggestion that Congress look into
the possibility of a "TVA for the
packing industry" with govern
ment loans to help farmer co-ops
go into meat packing. The union
also suggested Congress have a
look at the industry's accounting
and pricing policies; whether the
packers buying practices "artific-
tally create" price fluctuations
whether meat storage involves
type of boarding designed to en-
able charging high prices; more
effective price supports.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-07
Civil Defense With E
Unlimited Power Asked

Washington UPA) - Congress
has been asked by the Administra-
tion to approve a civil defense
agency with almost unlimited pow
ers to prepare for foreign attack
The group, which would be en-
tirely under civilian control with
an administrator responsible dir
ectly to President Truman, would
give funds to states for air raic
shelters. The states would have t.
match Federal funds dollar fol
dollar.
The bill would also give the ad-
ministrator a whip hand by allow
ing him to withdraw funds from
states whose plans did not meet
Government approval. In addition
it would authorize pacts with Can
ada, Cuba, Mexico, and any Euro
pean possession in this hemisphere
and the establishment of an air
raid warning system.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-07
BIRTHDAY is HOLIDAY
FOR IT'S WORKERS

Stamford, CHM. (LPA)-Each of
the IT'S employees of the Plastic
Manufacturing Co. will get a paid
holiday on his birthday. That is
one Of the clauses in new CON
tract obtained by the Chemical
Workers. Other terms: $40 bonus
on each anniversary of employ
ment; a 10-cent general Increase
seven holidays. Retroactive to Nov
20, the contract expires in March
1852.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-07
They Process Medt But
Cont Afford To Buy It

Washington (LPA)-They do the
butchering and processing of meat
and meat products. But often they
can't afford meat in their homes
They read the bosses ads about
that luscious bacon, and the nutri-
tional value of meat, and theil
mouths water-but they can't af-
ford to buy.
And that's not all. High meat
prices hold down the demand, thus
cut employment in their industry,
so in effect they're working them
selves out of jobs.
That ironic situation was dis
closed in a statement filed by the
United Packinghouse Workers with
the Gillette Senate subcommittee
on Utilization of Farm Crops,
which has just completed hearings
on the meat price situation.
The prices, the union declared
"hold down the demand for meat"
and so there is no boost in live
stock production. "Such high price
levels also operate to hold down
employment in the packing plants" J"
it said. "This not only tends to re-
duce the number of workers; it
also is likely to reduce the hours
and therefore the income of
those employed"
A so-called "free market" in
meat does not exist, the union
statement charged. Instead there is
"a hind of rationing which is based
on ability to pay" The situation
will not correct itself, it pointed
out, because there is lack of COM
petition in the industry.
The union urged the subcommit-
tee to consider the data collected
by the Department of Justice as
part of it's antitrust action now
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-07

balance would come from outside
sources, of which the principal one
probably would be the US. Pro-
vision is made to coordinate the
plan with Point Four operations
and with other American and
with other American and United
Nations plans.
In the area for which the Colon
bo Plan would provide assistance
there are 570,0O0,000 people, of
whom about 440,000,000 live in
Commonwealth countries. The pop
ulation is expanding, but the al
ready low living standards are 60
ing down because of economic un-
derdevelopment, the white paper
points out.
First Colombo Plan targets are
to increase land under cultivation
by 100000 acres, increase land
under irrigation by the same
amount, increase grain production
by 100000 tons a year, and in
crease electric generating capacity
by more than 100000 kilowatts.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-07
US Moves Nearer
Wartime Economy;
Says Symington

Washington (LPA) w. Stuart
Symington, head of the National
Security Resources Board, told a
closed meeting of industry, labor
and farm leaders our economy is
moving from "a light gray to a
dark gray mobilization"
One day later the grayness be-
came a shade darker as President
Truman, in a special message to
Congress, asked for SIT, 1878, ,247,0OO
to expand armed forces, armament
and atomic weapon production.
But at the White House confer
ence preceding Truman's request
to Congress, there was no talk of
price controls, according to Chair
man Vinson Of the House Armed
Services Committee. The extra
spending, said Vinson, would not
throw our economy out of gear.
"Of course our economy can alb
sorb this-and a great deal more
if necessary" he said. Vice-Pres-
ident Barkley declared the increas-
ed military spending program was
planned to have as little effect as
possible on the civilian economy.
Truman said the program he ask
ed was "a matter of great urgency,
which can be understood and evalu-
ated only against the background
of present critical world conditions.
These funds are needed to support
our part in the United Nations
military action in Korea, and to in
crease the size and readiness Of our
armed forces should action become
necessary in other parts of the
world"
He asked 1854, ,247000 for the
armed forces; $1,050,000,000 for
the atomic energy commission; 3d.
100000 for IVA, which supplies
the power for the atomic energy
plant at Oak Ridge, Tenn.
OF the sum for the military, $9,-
10,865,0 900 is for the army; $2,979,-
371 900 for the navy; $4 ,603,0 IL 900
for the air force, and $51 100000
for the office Of the Secretary of
Defense.
Major item in the military ap-
preparation is $4,300,00O,00O for
.anks, guns, and other army ordn-
lnce; 81 ,500,000,000 for army food
and clothing; $2,115,000,000 for
nore planes; $780, 100000 for navy
ammunition and other ordnance;
1886, 100000 for naval ship CON
itruction; $780, 100000 for opera
lion Of naval ships and facilities;
S290, 900, 900 for the Marine Corps;
and $3.50, 100000 for airforce pro
curement other than planes.
The armed forces will be built up
from the present 100000 to e..
100000 or 100000. The Defense
Department has asked Selective
Service to call $4,000 draftees dur
ing February for the Army
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Ask for Union Labeled merchan-
disc.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-07

Buy Union Made goods from
others as you would have them
pay Union wages unto you!
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|Honored Pickefs
Gets Relief Pay

Detroit (LPA) - A non-strikel
who refuses to cross picket line
is entitled to unemployment com
pensation, says the Appeal Boaro
of the Michigan Unemployment
Compensation Commission.
Affirming a decision by board
referee, it upheld the claim OF
Mack D. Kent, a member of Carp
enters Local 1433-AFL, who was
employed on construction work at
the Warren plant of the DeSotc
division, Chrysler Corp, when the
United Auto Workers struck last
Jan. 25.
Kent's employer, J. A. Utley Co.
argued his compensation was in
valid because he refused to cross
the UAW picket line. The boarc
ruled that the Utley firm did not
arrange for safe passage of its
employees and that therefore Kent
had a full right to stay off the job.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-07
Steelworkers Sign With
us Steel For Wdge Boost

Pittsburgh UPA)-The United
ISteelworkers and the US Steel
Corp. signed a contract Nov. 30
calling for wage increase ranging
from 121a cents to 28 cents, for
| l155, 900 production workers in six
basic companies. US Steel immedi-
ately announced a price increase of
Sc a ton.
Republic Steel Corp. at Cleveland
then announced it had made SIM
liar wage offer to the union, to
cover $4,000 employees. At the same
time Republic announced "appro-
pirate price increases will be made,
effective midnight tonight" Other
steelmakers were expected to fol-
low suit, which would mean in
crease for 100000 in the industry.
The agreement boosted the basic
steel wage from $1.18R cents an
hour to $1.31. Workers in class 80,
the top group, moved from $2.58 to
$2.86. The agreement also reduced
differentials between southern and
northern steel wages from 1412
cents to az cents, providing gen
eral increase of 201a cents, and
ranging from II to 32l2 cents for
employees of Tennessee Coal, Iron
& Railroad Co., a US Steel subsi-
diary.
The wage policy committee, in a
resolution approving the settle
ment, instructed the various other
negotiating committees "to resume
collective bargaining conferences
for the application of the general
l6 cents an hour wage increase
and, where appropriate, the addi-
tional Az cents per hour increase
to eliminate differentials."
The fifth round" wage increase
was negotiated under reopening
clause of the contract signed last
year. The contract duration re-
mains unchanged, continuing with
out other changes to Dec. 81, 1861.
The company did not need to con
slider a wage increase effective be-
fore Jan. /, but did so at the re-
quest of the union.
The wage policy committee ann
ounced its acceptance after three
hour meeting. The delay, it was re-
ported, was due to a discussion of
a proposal to bring rates in alum
mum up to the steel level. Wage
rates in ALUMINIUM are about 80
cents below steel. The Aluminium
Co. of America two months ago
offered the union a flat 10 percent
wage increase. The union accepted
the offer as "a down payment"
US Steel estimated the cost of
the wage boost at $125,000,000 a
year, based on current tonnage, or
equal to about 5l2 percent Of the
average price of steel. Benjamin
IF. Fairless, US Steel president,
said the increase in employment
costs came to about II percent, and
that price increases were being an
nounced concurrently by steel sub
salaries. He said present steel
prices "for the most part have not
been increased since December
1949." He put the price increase
at "less than three-tenths of cent
a pound" (Ben Fairless does not
sell steel by the pound, but by the
ton, and the increase per ton is $6)
Fairless said the price increases
reflect only the increases in en-
ployment costs, looked forward to
heavy increases in other costs.
John A. Stephens, vice-president
in charge of industrial relations,
signed for the company. A photo
grapher asked Stephens to look at
the contract. Retorted Stephens
1T gives me a headache to look,
but I'll try"
| Aek for IInion | .aheled merChar-
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people"
In conclusion the assembly said:
"We are firmly convinced that
your appointment of able labor
people to ambassadorships and also
to many top offices in the various
defense agencies (rather than the
present mere window dressing
which means nothing and fools no
one) would be very much in the
national interest"