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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-10-19

litical battlefield In other
words they call in their first and
second cousins and start a club or
some sort Of a get-together, select
a name and contact political
dupes whom they, in some man.
ner, make believe that they can
deliver the bulk of Scandinavian
votes. They arrange meetings,
programs, etc, and get the people
out especially if the entertainment
is for free. The bigger the crowd
the more convincing they appear
to the politician which in the end
pays both in cash and otherwise.
We used to have one such so
ciety' here in Seattle but lately
it seems to have gone the way of
all flesh. Now it appears that a
group of Everett Scandinavians
have got the political bug and
taken upon themselves to be little
Moseses leading the Scandinavians
into certain party's fold. They
started out with a bang arrang-
ing a Left EriksOn festival which
brought hundreds of unsuspecting
customers Now in their follow
up Fall Festival their true po-
litical color shines through and it
it is to be hoped that the great
majority of Scandinavins in Ev-
erett knows how to treat them.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-10-19
Recently Published

Recovery in Scandinavia" by
Alzada Comstoek, Professor of
Economics, Mount Holyoke Col
lege. (''What the Woodworking
Scandinavians have done with
Marshall Plan Aid" Current His
tory. Pages IA. Volume 10. Num-
Der II. 1850. 10S-1O Walnut Street.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Price
35 cents.
Public Medical Care In Great
Britain and the Scandinavian
Countries" by Franz Goldman. NJ.
D. The New England Journal of
Medicine. Pages 362-36S. Volume
243. Number 10 September 9,
1850. Price $500 a year by sub
scription. s Fenway, Boston 10,
Massachusetts.
"Someday Cruise by Carleton
Mitchell. Yachting. Pages $3.50,
IF. With photographs and chart.
Volume IS. Number 4 October,
1850. Price 80 cents. The cruise
of two American yawls, Mr.. Mitch
ellis "Caribbee' and William T.
Moore's Bermuda Race winner
r'ArgyN," from Stockholm to Hell
singfors and back across the Bal
tie to Visby, on Gotland The ar
ticie forms chapter in Mr. Mitch-
ellis recently published book,
"Yaehtsman's Camera D. Van
Nostrand Co. Inc, New York.
Price $500
"A Chair for California, by
Olof Lundberg The American
Scandinavian Review. Pages 22I-
226. 127 East 73rd Street. New
York 21, n. Y. Volume XXXNIII.
Number 3. Septembe 1850. Price
S1.00. 1.-THE establishment of a
permanent department of Seandi-
navian Languages and Literature
at the University of California.
Berkeley Also; The Folke Ber-
nadotte Memorial Library Dedi-
Gated" Pages 242-243 "Scandi-
navian-Ameriean College Archi-
lecture" Pages 244-247. tArchi-
tects drawings "Strindberg Crit
icism," by Alrik Gustafson. Pages
256-25s.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-10-19
Swedish Paper
Exports Tipped
Fifty Percent

Stepped-up production coupled
with restricted supplies to the do
nestle market for the first seven
months of this year resulted in
an increase of~nearly so percent
in Swedish exports of all kinds of
paper except newsprint.
Against a total of $4,000 tons
for the same period of last year,
of which 10000 tons was news
print, this years corresponding
figures total 4O5, 900 tons, includ-
ing 10000 tons newsprint. repre-
senting an increase in.all qualities
except newsprint from $4,000 to
$4,000 tons. Even though the
present rate might not be main
tanned the 1949 total of. 10000
tons apart from Newsprint to-
falling 100000 tons is expected to
be surpassed. There will also be a
rise in the total average price for
this year. Increased domestic con-
sumption accounts for lessened
newsprint exports.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-10-19

working in the world headquarters 80.
story Office building and by early next year
U.N.'s international civil service will &C.
cupy all of its offices. And, meanwhile, the
great auditorium and meeting halls in
which the countries of the world will de-
termine their collective destiny is rapidly
rising nearby.
The address of U.N.'s new headquarters
United Nations, New York-will replace
the Lake Success dateline which has head.
ed the important news produced by U.N.
during the last four years. What news the
world can expect from United Nations,
New York, is more. than anyone can predict,
But it is certain that in U.N.'s sixth year
its first in its "peace capifal'-the prob
lem of establishing permanent peace will
ALWAYS be foremost.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-10-19
Peace Capital

Five years have passed since the United
Nations began operations as histOry's larg-
est and most powerful international organ
ization Whether or not the first five years
are the hardest, U.N.s record today shows
that since "a October 1945, the world or
ganization has weathered storms of inter-
national disagreement. 1t has successfully
initiated worldwide economic and social
programs and has scored political successes.
And on "a October-United Nations Day
it faces the future with five years of eXpe-
rience and an active spirit.
A symbol of the spirit of the United
Nations is its modern, glass, steel and
concrete permanent headquarters, which
towers over New York's East Side far
above the low structures Of an earlier era.
Many units of the U.N. staff are already
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-10-19
World Novel Prize Food Buying Is
Morse Aspirations Taught In Oslo

The first course in food buying
was launched recently by Oslo Mu-
nicipal School of Home Economics.
Intended for young women - par
ticularly those planning to get
married 49, the course teaches them
to Judge the value of foods, to
check pantry supplies and to plan
menus for once-a-week purchasing
trips. The students will also learn
the secret of getting their moneys
worth when buying textiles and
other home needs.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-10-19

A contest for the best Norweg-
ian novel. sponsored by the Oslo
paper "Morgenbladet," has been
won by authors Johan Bergen and
John Klepzig. The Norwegian title
of Borgen's prize-winning novel is
"Elsk Meg fra Min Bristende Barn.
DOM" while Klepzig's is named
"Tropenetter." The two books will
now be entered in an information
al contest for the Worlds Best
Novel of 1885, which will earn
the lucky winner a 5000 prize.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-10-19
|SWeden's FOREIGN
Trade Expanding

Sweden's exports during July to-
tailed Kr 100000 compared
with Kr. 334 600, 900 for the same
month last year. while imports had
q value of Kr. 499,O0O,O 900 against
kr. 800, 100000 in July 1949. For
The first seven months of the year
exports totalled Kr. 2.944 900, 900
SSoSs,OOO,0O0), or Kr. $50, o00,- :
ooO more than in the correspond
ing period last year while imports
increased by Kr. $4,000. 900 to
kr. 1921. 000. 600. .($646. 000.-
ooO).
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-10-19
Morse Defense Cost

A maximum so million kroner
State guarantee for defense ac-
questions has been authorized by
the Norwegian Parliament. 1t is
assumed that rs million kroner's
worth of foreign exchange will be
used for additional imports of de;
Tense goods.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-10-19
Morse Polio Cases

There have been $50 cases Of
polio in Norway this year, OF which
more than half occurred in the
central province of Trondelag. The
polio situation is not considered
extraordinary.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-10-19
Composition Contest

The European Reconstruction
Program and Norway's Future"
a pamphlet containing the five
best entries in a composition con-
test on the Marshall Plan, has just
been published in OSLO
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-10-19
Morse Home Building

About LOO Oslo-ites have bid
on % single lots offered for sale
by Oslo's Municipal authorities.
ALL of Them want tor build- hard
to-get new homes.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-10-19
German-Norse Trade

Western Germany has been
authorized to buy $4,000 worth
of canned goods from Norway. re-
ports The Norwegian Journal of
Commerce and Shipping.
Evening star., 1950-05-11

made the Americans had been
searching for a specific plan to
tie Germany to the West. They
felt the former Reich's member
ship in the Marshall Plan eco
nomic committees was not enough
and membership in the North
Atlantic pact, with it's military
basis, would be too much. Mr.
Schuman opened another road.
When he arrived in London
last night, Mr.. Schuman said Il
hope the work that we are going
to do will offer to the whole OF
Europe that cooperation which
we want. including that with Ger
many"
While the Big Three discussions
will center on Germany and
Southeast Asia, they will also cover
China, Japan, the Middle East and
other points in Europe.
At both these meetings and
next weeks session of foreign
ministers of the IL Atlantic pact
nations, the United States is ex-
pected to try to focus attention
on the need for prompt action to
speed military preparations for
defense.
Evening star., 1950-05-11
| Peasant Union Cable,
Plea 10 Big Three as
Meeting Here Closes

The International Peasant Union
completed its second annual con-
greSS in Washington last night by
sending a cable to the Big Three"
Foreign Ministers in London urg-
ing them to consider the reStora-
ton of freedom and Independence
behind the Iron Curtain,
The congress. which met at the
National Press Club. reelected
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk. former
Polish prime minister, as president.
The organization is composed Of
exiled members OF agrarian parties
who stand for private ownership Of
property. especially Of individual
farms. 1t maintains it is for social
reform. not socialism,
Originally organized about IS
years ago. 1t is known as the
Green Internationale, Soviet press
and radio attacks attest the i'm
portance Russia attaches to the
organization as an anti-Commu-
mist force.
| The union also adopted reSo-
lutions asking for the integration
of snti-Communist forces and
that the Soviet Union not be
allowed to violate international
agreements. Members of the
union decided TO seek membership
in various United Nations agen-
cies as representatives OF their
countries.
In addition to re-electing Mr..
Mikolaiczyk as president the Or
ganization elected these vice pres
idents: DR.. Vladko Mack. former
| Vice Premier OF Yugoslavia;
Ferenc Macy. former Prime Min
lister of Hungary; DR.. Milan Cav
rilovic. former Yugoslav Minister
of the Interior who came from
London to attend the congress.
and DR.. AuguStain Popa. former
Romanian political leader. The
secretary general is DR.. G. NJ.
Dimitrov of Bulgaria.
Evening star., 1950-05-11
Ministers
Continued From First Page)

(COnClnueQ from rlrSG PageJ
French coal and steel and invite
any other nations who wish to
join.
British coal is state owned. It's
steel industry has been national
lied but has not yet been taken
over by the governmnt.
IT would emphasize" said a
spokesman for Mr.. Bevin. "the i'm
portance of the proposals at this
moment when the whole problem
of Europe and the Atlantic COM
munity is under consideration"
Attlee Promises Study.
In the House of Commons,
Prime Minister Attlee said Britain
will study the plan 'in a sympa-
thetic spirit" He said the British
government desires to make it
clear at the outset that it well
comes this French initiative to
end an age-long feud with Ger
many and SO bring peace and
unity to Europe"
"It is the declared policy of
the Western powers to promote
the entry of Germany as a free
member into the comfy of Euro
pean nations" Mr.. Attlee said.
THE French. proposals are de-
signed to facilitate that process
and must consequently be re-
garded as a notable contribution
towards a solution of a major
European problem.
THE proposals also have far
reaching implications for the
future economic structure of par
ticipating countries, and this
aspect will require very careful
study by his majesty's govern
ment."
Winston Churchill called for
early parliamentary debate on
the plan. Mr.. Attlee agreed. but
did not set a date.
Seek Gain Initiative.
With an appeal from Mr.. Ache
son to sacrifice some national in
terests to avoid war, the ministers
seek agreement on plans to wrest
initiative in the East-West con-
f1ict from the Russians.
In a speech to the Pilgrims
Society last night Mr.. Acheson
called for the return of Germany
to "the family of Western civiliza-
ton"
He said also that the United
States and Western Europe must
sacrifice some purely national
interests" to avoid a new war.
"The Germans themselves" he
asserted, must be prepared to ac-
cept their full measure of respon-
sibilities and the full measure OF
what may appear to them as
risks" as they return to the West
ern community.
Schuman Plan Faces Barrier.
! Until the Schuman proposal was
Evening star., 1950-05-11
VogeIer, Sanders Denied
Sentence Cut in Hungary
BY the Associoted Press

BUDAPEST, Hungary, May II.
-Hungary's Supreme Court of
Justice refused today to cut the
15-year-old sentence of Robert A.
Vogeler, American businessman
who was convicted last February
on spy charges.
The court also rejected the ap-
peals of Edgar Sanders, Briton,
who was sentenced to 13 years on
the same charges, and five Hun
garian co-defendants.
The government announcement
also disclosed that Imre Geiger
and Zoltan Rado, Hungarian ma
tionals who were sentenced to
death in the same case, had been
executed.
Mr.. Vogeler, a vice president OF
the International Telephone &
Telegraph, and Mr.. Sanders, &C
countant for the Hungarian SUBJ
sidiary of the same firm, both
pleaded guilty to charges of es-
pionage and sabotage.
Evening star., 1950-05-11
Army Probers Found
No Deliberate Fraud
AT Center, Parks Says

An Army investigation of the
Army Finance Center at st. Louis
has shown mo cases of deliberate
fraud" Maj. Gen. Floyd L.
Parks, Army information chief,
told news conference today in
commenting on a congressional
subcommittee report on the CEN
ter.
The Army has turned loose the
largest team of investigators in
its history on the center, Gen.
Parks said, and preliminary re-
ports SHOW that there were ir-
regularities and that we made
mistakes, but absolutely no fraud" )"
Gen. Parks said the $157, ,596, 900
in overpayments to military de-
pendants reported by the sub
committee represented the total
of such payments over a period
of seven and one-half years dur
ing which more than $19 billion
was paid out.
He added that the total un-
adjusted overpayments as of to-
day stood at $35 million and that
a great proportion of the over
payments had been returned.
Gen. Parks said Congress had
directed that allotments made by
Servicemen during the war be paid
without audit to avoid any suf-
fering. This accounted for some
Of the error. he added.
Gen. Parks said the finance
center had been moved from
Newark to st. Louis in 1946 and
that only 8 per cent of the 10000
employees chose to make the trans
fer. resulting in some confusion
in the methods of making pay
ments.
Maj. John H. Matrias, who fig
ured in the House report, has
been ordered to Washington for
questioning by the investigators,
Gen. Parks said. The major was
never actually stationed at the
Henter, but was attached to the
bffice of the chief of finance and
made frequent and lengthy visits
to st. Louis.
Maj. Matthias case will be fully
Investigated and the Army will
take appropriate action" the gen.
eral said.
Evening star., 1950-05-11
Atom Bombs
Continued From First :7age. }

| (Conunued From First .rageD
from launching an aggressive ac-
tion, they contend.
American military opponents of
the plan argues: s{ 80 Il
/. Atomic bombssw be safer
and more certain of delivery in
American hands. 5
2. Internal politics in some
countries now allied with the West
might throw them into the Com
munist camp. Or, in case of war,
some of these countries might be
overrun. allowing American bombs
to fall into Russian hands for use
against American targets.
3. Secret information about
American atomic weapons turned
over to foreigners might leak to
Russia.
Supporters of the bomb sharing
idea counter these objections by
contending that safeguards easily
might be set up to prevent the
weapons from falling into Russian
hands. either through political
overturns or Russian aggression
Among the suggestions they
offer are:
Placing control of the bombs in
the hands of an Atlantic atomic
energy control organization. II
would be patterned after that
urged by the United States fol
the United Nations, but blocked
by Russia.
Storing bombs allotted to North
Atlantic pact nations outside the
European continent but neal
enough for quick delivery. Eng.
land and North Africa are men
toned as two possible repositors
Storing bombs in pact coun.
tries, but with American person.
mel in actual charge of them.
Should the bomb sharing plar
finally be approved by the mill.
, tary, it still would be subject tt
action by the President and Con.
gress. Under present law atomic
weapons may not be exported o.
shared.
Evening star., 1950-05-11

for an alleged official trip te
Cleveland in connection with bust
ness-machine equipment bought
by the Army from the Addresso-
graph Multigraph Corp. However
the corporation paid the hotel
and entertainment bills. the re-
port said.
Patronage Machine" Reported.
The subcommittee reported the
existence of a strong patronage
machine" at the center, which
promoted employees who "fell in
line"
The subcommittee found that
waiver boards have forgiven
$40 million in overpayment in
hardship cases. But it said the
accounting Office described these
boards as operating ION an as
sembly-line basis" 1t said facts
were not ascertained in each case
but waivers were granted after
reviewing a few representative
cases.
Total overpayments of $2.5 mil
lion to IS million were made tc
families of former Philippine
Scouts without decision as to
their legality. the report said.
1t also related that Army per-
sonnel had conspired to circum
vent British currency regulations
by selling $4,000 in war bonds
to an alien contrary to Army reg.
ulations. The subcommittee rec
commended the Army take discip.
linary action.
The subcommittee recommended
numerous management and or.
ganizational changes it sale
should help improve procedures
and overcome laxity.
Evening star., 1950-05-11
Soviet Charges War Plot
In Cool, Steel Pool Plan

BERLIN. May II (P).-The So
Wet Army's newspaper here
charged today that the Schuman
plan for pooling French and Ger
man coal and steel production
was part of a war conspiracy
against Russia.
The entire Russian controlled
press here attacked the plan. One
paper called it a scheme for q
mammoth cartel, inspired by Wal
Evening star., 1950-05-11
Finance Center
Continued From First Page.)

has already resulted in top per-
sonnel shifts at the center, to see
that there is no "White-washing.'
The report relates that in the
last three years 63 persons have
been investigated as security
risks" and that A of them were
fired or resigned while under in
vestigation.
After the subcommittee began
It's digging, it asked a recheck
which turned up cases of three
additional persons, of whom two
were fired and one resigned. Mr.
Karst said he believed there were
still others on the payroll who
shouldn't be.
The report took a slap at the
Army which after IAN exhaus-
tive investigation" last spring
said that charges against the
center remain unsubstantiated.
Official Called Unqualified.
The report also related that
Joseph H. Lehman, personnel di-
rector. was found unqualified for
his position because of misrepre-
sentation in his application for
the job, which, IF known at the
time of his appointment, would
have prevented his Federal en-
ployment."
The subcommittee said that
when the Army failed to take
action it asked the Civil Service
Commission to take Jurisdiction
The commission in February Or
dered the Army to fire Mr.. Lieb-
man. This was done. Mr.. Lieb-
man appealed but his removal
was sustained, the report said.
The report related that two
commanding officers recommended
removal of the assistant director
OF personnel as a security risk
but that he remained on the pay
roll until April 6. 1850, when he
resigned Voluntarily.
Higher authorities in the De-
partment of the Army who over.
ruled the commanding officers
have now acknowledged that fail.
ure TO follow the recommends.
ton of removal was against ma.
tional security" it said.
Fraudulent Data Charged.
The report stated that "in sew.
eral cases trusted staff officer O.
the Chief of Finance, in collusiol
with the former director of per,
sonnel, Army Finance Center; twt
employees of the center and twt
representatives of a business ma
chine company had fraudulent doc
uments placed in loyalty file
"discrediting FBI and Army in
telllgence Investigations.
The subcommittee quoted tn,
Army as indicating that a Mai
Matthias, in collusion with MI
Lehman, was successful in dis
crediting the security investiga
tions in support of the recon
mended discharge of Henry r
Lerner, identified by Mr.. Karsh a
assistant personnel director.
AS another of its recommenda
tions the subcommittee demanded
that the Army officer held to b
responsible for soliciting and plac
ing fraudulent documents in Gov
ernment loyalty files be court
martialed.
The subcommittee said it un
covered evidence that Army off
cials submitted expense voucher