davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1951-12-24
It IS Sto|innoos in Russia Now
The RED Messiah Replaces the Image Of Jesus Christ
In the Churches Still Open, and on Yule Trees

that the temporary restoration
of the church in Russia was not
a political maneuver devised by
the men in the Kremlin to de-
ceive their Allies whom they
needed so desperately when Hit
ler's Nazi legions were at the
gates of Moscow. Whatever the
reason for their shortsighted-
ness, they have misunderstood
the real objectives of their
former friends. When we cele-
brate the birth Of Christ we
may charitably ascribe their
mistakes to true Christian chars
ity.
In the life of nations. just as
In that of individuals, nothing
worthwhile can be achieved
without great efforts and sacri-
fees. The struggle for the sal-
vation of human dignity and
true Christian life will be costly
and may call for far heavier
sacrifices than the people have
ever made in the past. But un-
less we disqualify ourselves as
Christians or give only lip serv-
ice to our faith we must be con-
vinced that in the end we shall
emerge victorious. -.
Evening star., 1951-12-24

sire to get the prisoners home.
The Communists are withhold
ing the names Of some prison.
ers. They may keep them as
they did some Japanese and
German prisoners-for trading
purposes later on or in the hope
of indoctrinating them in COM
muniSm.
What then, is the best way
to deal with the Communist
representatives? The answer
is that words are not effective,
nor are bluffs or threats, but
that power is the basic thing
they respectfully it must be
power expressed by action.
You can get what you want"
was one American observers
comment. "if you fight for it."
This introduces the question
as to whether the Chinese know
that a truce violation or a fail
ure to make an armistice will
bring on large-scale war. They
do know it, but they will not
believe it till America acts in
a way that assures such a pro-
gram.
Another question that has
arisen is whether the Com
munists should be permitted to
build up airf1elds in North Ko-
rea during the armistice. The
United Nations point of view
is that this would be very dan
gerous and would mean con-
siderable damage to the United
Nations side, plus losses Of
men and planes if it becomes
necessary to destroy those air.
fields IN the event Of a re-
sumption of hostilities.
The $64 question, Of course,
to which everybody here wants
the answer, is whether, If there
is a stoppage Of the fighting,
hoStilities will be resumed and
when. The answer given is
that the Communists aren't
really interested in negotiating
any of the political questions
that will be left for discus
sion after an armistice. They
are interested only in a cease
fire now. They have been
badly damaged. They need q
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Thomos [. Stokes:
In Same Party but They Differ
Personality and Temperament Factors in Contrasting
AmiobIe Charles Taft With Serious Brother Bob

until one day a strong-yet
strangely familiar-odor per-
meated the mansion which,
upon tracing. was found to come
from a still in the basement
set up by the cook to cook"
some whisky. Those were pro-
hibition days, and such wasn't
quite fit and proper in the Gov
ernor'S mansion.
This story comes from Repre-
sentative Carroll Reece, Repub-
lican Of Tennessee, which brings
us back to the Tafts, for Con-
gresham Reece-formerly Re-
publican National Chairman
is a staunch champion and pro-
moter Of the Senator's presi-
Dental ambitions.
Charles Taft has always cam
paigned for his brother, a favor
which apparently the Senator
doesn't intend to reciprocate in
his younger brothers quest for
the Governorsf1ip of Ohio. The
Senator announced recently he
would do nothing for or against
his brother.
That points up difference
between the two. For years
Charles Taft has been active in
the so-called City Charter Com
mittee in Cincinnati, the BROTH
ers' home town. a civic reform
movement which is anathema to
the regular Republican organ
ization with which Senator Bob
has always been identified. The
Senator apparently is taking a
neutral position SO as not to Of
fend the organization.
In an article in The
Reporter on the two Taft
brothers and their contrasting
careers and aims, William l..
Hessler, columnist for the Gin
cinnati Enquirer, thus comments
on the Senator's attitude toward
his brother Charles candidacy
for Governor:
"The annals Of our political
families offer few more marked
examples of unrequited broth
erly loyalty"
The contrast in approach to
political problems and activity
by the two. the Senator being
orthodox and regular, by and
large, while his younger brother
shows more independence, is
matched by the contrast in
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Thomas L. Stokes:

Brother acts in our politics
are as full of human interest
as they are rare.
Whether the brothers be in
opposing parties, as were, for
example, that famous pair down
in Tennessee. Robert L. Gid
dim Bob') Taylor, a Democrat,
and Alfred ("Alf') Taylor, a
Republican, or whether they be
in the same party.
The latter is the case today
with the Taft brothers, of
Ohio-Senator Robert A., who
is seeking the Republican pres
idential nomination just now
and very busy about it, and
Charles p, who recently an
nounced his candidacy for the
Republican gubernatorial nomi-
nation In Ohio. Though of the
same party, they differ in many
ways. which is what makes this
Ohio brother act so interesting
of itself. beyond dramatizing
once again the well-known fact
that there are notable differ
enceS within each of our major
parties.
The Tennessee TaylorS, Bob
and ALI. ran against each other
once back in the late 1880s,
speaking from the same plat
form all over the State and
sleeping in a big double bed at
night. a habit that's a little
antique now for the Tafts. Bob
naturally won, Tennessee nor
mally leaning Democratic. He
was three times Governor and
alse a United States Senator.
ALT ran often for Governor, but
in vain until the 1920 Harding
landslide which reached clear
down to Tennessee and carried
ALT with it.
He wasn't quite sure he.
wanted the Office after he won
it. He didn't like the cooking
in Nashville. he said. But it
was discovered there was a cook
after his taste lodged in the
State penitentiary, so ALT par
doned him and installed him in
the kitchen of the Governors
mansion. That was all right
Evening star., 1951-12-24

rest to build up again. They
will keep the truce only If they
are sure the United Nations
will fight If it is broken. They
will test out to see whether the
United Nations is firm and, il
it isn't, hostilities will be re-
sumed.
How long? The answer given
is that it may take months or
even years. The one thing
Americans as whole do not
understand is the Communist
attitude toward time. They
take advantage of American
impatience and eagerness to get
a settlement. They themselves
have no regard for time. They
have infinite patience. If the
Government and people of the
United States would only see
the Far East in the perspec-
tive Of time-in the perspective
of years instead of days-they
would understand why it Is so
necessary for American power
to be built up and stay built up.
Will American troops have to
remain in Korea indefinitely?
Not at all. South Korea, which
has the bulk Of the population
Of that country. has good fight
ing men. They are being care
fully trained and equipped. In
two or three years they will be
able to defend themselves-and.
of course. if there is another
aggression. the war will be car
ried by air and sea to the ports
of China and to her factories
and air bases everywhere.
So. on the whole, there is a
good chance for peace in the
Far East-provided America
and her Allies are ready to fight
for it. There is a good chance
for more war If America and
her Allies fall victim to the
idea that a paper agreement
is worth anything or that the
Communists will respect the
truce for one moment after
they decide the United Nations
is about to retreat into a policy
of shifting all military strength
from the Far East to Europe.
Reproduction Rights Reseryed.)
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Chinese Are Sharp Negotiotors
Enemy Alertness at Truce Talks Convinces Americans
Reds Have Keen Grasp Of the U. S. Public Mind
David Lowrence:

What's it like to sit day after
day across the table from rep
reSentatives of the Communists
as they negotiate the truce in
Korea? What is their manner
and what is their psychological
approach to the Americans who
are doing the negotiating for
the United Nations forces?
These and other questions as
to the underlying factors in
the negotiation itself have been
answered for the top command
here in the last few days
through reports from some of
the officers who have returned
from the Korean truce camp to
Tokyo and relayed the informa-
ton here.
First and foremost, the thing
that stands out is the mental
brilliance and alertness of the
Communist negotiators, partic-
ularly the Chinese. Quick to
seize point and make the most
OF it, ready to put on an act
If an act seems worth while. to
grow angry or to smile with
derision as the occasion may
warrant, the Communist nego-
tiators have a better under
standing of the American mind
than our representatives have
OF the workings of the Com
munist mind.
For one thing, the Commu-
nlSts seem to have accurate
reports on the state of Ameri-
can public opinion-editorials
in the press. speeches, state
mentS and comments by per-
sons in authority here-all of
which they scan carefully to
see how far the United States
is ready to go to get peace "at
any price"
The Communists are masters
Of the propaganda technique.
having been trained for years
in Moscow methods. Thus the
manner of handling the pris-
oners-of of-war list was one of the
calculated steps designed to feel
out American sentiment and see
whether the real points on the
agenda would be conceded as a
consequence Of an intense de-
Evening star., 1951-12-24

COW, has been handpicked by
the Kremlin. The religious serv-
ices are perfunctory and di-
rected at showing that Stain
alone must be honored.
Protestant and Catholic serv-
ices are limited in size and scope
and any pastor who wishes to
properly perform his duties risks
being called a deviationist and
suffering the consequences.
Many are already in labor
camps for such crimes"
Despite increasing difficulties
in which the free world lives,
there are joy and hope on the
day of Christ's birth. No Chris
tian can abandon hope. Evil
cannot be permanent.
To restore peace and goodwill
among men Is difficult. The two
world wars which succeeded
each other within a short space
Of time have produced chaotic
conditions from which we now
suffer. Restoration Of peace and
goodwill might have been pos
sible six years ago when we all
lived in great hopes after the
dictators of Germany, Japan
and Italy were crushed. But on
the ruins of those three coun-
tries rose an even greater enemy
of God, Christianity and peace;
the atheistic Kremlin which had
been saved from destruction by
the very same Allies whom the
Red dictators now wish to
annihilate.
It may be that the West, and
particularly the United States,
was too much imbued with the
Christian spirit to suspect the
intentions Of that conspiracy. 1t
may be that even If the leaders
Of the Western nations, who are
now asking their people to make
unprecedented sacrifices to save
Christianity, have seen the shape
Of things to come. They believed,
however. that. their hand ,ex-
tended in cordial friendship
would be accepted in the spirit
in which it was offered. 1t may
be that they refused to believe
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Fletcher KnebeI:
Potomac Fever

White House employees file by President Trman desk
exchange Christmas greetings with him Their children
lucky They had crowded department
Santa Claus.
Senator Duff OF Pennsylvania Ikeor President
the country fed with professional politicians
country needs is more men who'll take politics
hobby-and collecting taxes the way.
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Prime Minister Churchill the British prepare
further asterty The British still refuse English
man will endure hardship except the loneliness OF
separated from his troubles
Visiting Korea Republican Senator Ferguson of Michigan
follows Vice President Barkey in firing shell
don't catch Ferguson and Barley waiting be drafted
Ine National Safety Council the milonth American
has been killed by automobiles One fast
that we're in hurry to get of the dangerous highways
President Trumans plan for commission up Gov
ernnent scandals hits The President having trouble
finding big enough White House staff
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Constantine Brown:

Half the world, where people
are free, celebrates the birth
Of Him who preached tolerance,
love of neighbor and peace on
earth.
The other half, where men
are slaves, celebrates the birth
of man, still alive though i'll,
whose doctrine is to crush all
freedoms: who breaches hate
and who is seeking the oppor-
tunity to plunge us into another
blood bath. HIS unwilling sub
jects have been ordered by the
secret police to replace the
image of Christ in the few still
open churches, in homes and
even on the Christmas trees
which some still insist on hav-
ing, with that of Joseph Vissar-
ionovitch Stain.
In Budapest two ancient
Catholic churches have been
razed to make room for a
gigantic statue Of the Red
Messiah" Its enormous pedes-
tai. some 20 feet high, is COW
cred with flowers and wreaths,
compulsory offerings of the mis-
cradle Hungarian slaves.
Despite the drive" against
God, even the state secret po-
lice have not been able to crush
religion altogether from the
hearts Of the people they rule
with unprecedented fierceness.
The churches in the U. S. S. r.
and in the satellite countries
the few which are still allowed
to hold services-are filled with
believers in God and Christ. 1t
is true that they are mostly
middle-aged and old people
whose only solace and hope is
in a hereafter. They feel that
they have suffered In the last
IS years enough to find a place
in heaven.
The priests Of the Orthodox
Church to which the over
whelming portion Of the Rus
sian. Bulgarian and Romanian
population belongs are all Polit-
buro servants. The head of the
church, the patriarch Of Mos
Evening star., 1951-12-24

temperament. The Senator Is
serious, earnest, almost broach-
ing often on the pedantic and
doctrinaire, while Charles Taft
is amiable and cheerful by in
stinct, more open-minded, and
outgiving in his many humani-
tartan activities. independently
and with organizations. includ-
ing the church.
The sharpest divergence. Of
course, is on foreign policy.
Charles Taft is a strong inter-
nationalist as compared with
the Senator's more restricted
viewpoint. The contrast was ex-
hibited graphically during the
Roosevelt administration when
Charles Taft served for q time
In the State Department. While
he was warmly advocating the
reciprocal trade agreements
program for tariff reductions,
the Senator was aSSailing that
program in the Senate.
Just how the campaigns Of
each will react on the other is
as yet uncertain, Of course.
Each may gain. In his analysis.
Mr.. Hessler thinks that Charles
will help the Senator. saying:
Although the Governor Of
Ohio has nothing to do with
foreign policies. Charles can
didacy will make many thought
full voters ignore Roberts isola-
zionist record with better grace.
Named on the ticket in 1852, he
will give the Taft name dignity
and warmth and human
quality-it otherwise would lack
too many Observation-Disclosures
independent-voting Ohioans."
Evening star., 1951-12-24
A GREETING To
The CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY

On the eve OF the High Holidays Of the faith of
Union representing the Protestant clergy of the Washington community
ana men and women of creed have extended the children
OF our talth their profound spiritual comadesh the
same spirit as Rabbi Israel bring the Ministerial Union and
the Christian clergy and aty Of city, prayu greetings
At this time the children are celebrating Hanukah
the festival of light remember the herom
than two thousand fought for religious liberty against Henst
tyranny was their struggle the forces
make possible for keep burning the flame
on the altar OF Israel the torch raised high by these
bees of past that bazed the trail for the coming
not for their spiritual strength and cca and rededcaion
as they faced the forces of religious ddence within
without the Of the democratic state of free
been born.
AS you gather this Christmas Day
altar of Almighty God
the fellow citizens of this blessed land in the for the
possible world OF good will We for Gods blessing the Christian
churches of community and all of the Christian
who have faced the without
worlds and who have been the living
ath ITO do justly to love mercy and to walk humby with
May unite Christian and Jew,
gh SO that we will stand together free citizens of this good
hope OF the world high
NOW that God in His wisdom has mankind into the orbit
community that the blind that
the earth are nghbors that He shall the strength
rise to great Of righteousness that Individual
everywhere shall have his % endowed rights guarded by
neghbors who will live brothers.
Minister of THE WASHINGTON HEBREW CONGREGATION
90
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-02-23
Private Ownership Accounts For 91%
Of All Employment In The Industries

About 81 per cent of the total
employment in Sweden's highly
developed and diversified industry
is based on private ownership, not
counting the cooperative societies.
The cOOperatives, which are own
ed by their members and are COM
pletely free from government in
fluence, account for four per cent.
The governments hsare is also
four per cent, while municipal au-
thOrities employ one per cent of
the industrial labor force.
The most important publicly
owned enterprise in the manufac-
turing industry is a steel mill in
the north, which was constructed
during the war, partly to provide
local employment and partly to
reduce the country's dependence
on foreign outlets for iron ore. For
employment purposes the govern
ment runs a few northern pulp
and saw mills, which it took over
in the 1920s. These mills, which
buy their lumber from the crown
forests at current market prices,
account for a fraction of one per
cent of the country's forest in
dustry workers.
Publicly owned is a company
which extracts oil from the shale
deposits in central Sweden, ven-
ture which is part of the coun-
try's military preparedness pro-
gram and for which private cap
ital was not available.
In ore mining, the government
holds 80 per cent interest, which
is largely due to the fact that a
system of joint ownership by the
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-02-23
.PrOsceniuIll
Opera Event

The Proscenium Opera Com
pany, Seattle, announces March
10 and Goth as the dates for their
production of Mozart's Marriage
of Figaro. Denton Rossell, whose
musical work is well known to Sc
attic audiences, is director.
The cast includes Margaret
Moore and Boyd Swanson as SUI
sauna and Figaro, William Jack
son, Ruth Mulvihill, Roberta Man.
ion, Forrest Snyder, William Sew
eryns, Kenneth Grondahl and Mar
garet Marshall. Performances will
be at the Women's Century The
atre and tickets may be obtained
from Mrs. Marshall Burton EN-
erson 1918.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-02-23

state and private concerns has
been worked out for the ore mines
in Lapland. When these mines
were opened up in the beginning
70 this century, large capital in
vestments We're required, necessi-
tating government assistance. The
mines, however are operated un-
der private management. The gov
eminent owns the preferred stock
of the mining company, the Luos-
Observation-Disclosures, while the
private Grangesberg company
holds the common stock. Half of
the members of the board of the
a-Kiirunavaara are ap-
pointed by the government and
the other half by Grangesberg,
which also chooses the chairman,
as well as the president.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-02-23

After Al years apart, a Swe-
dish truck farmer met his 78-year-
old mother February ID at Brooch
ton, Mass, and their greeting was
an embrace that LASTED Is min
uteS."
But seven hours later, they were
apart again. Business reasons, said
the son, Henning Hjelmstedt, so,
who explained he had to return to
his truck gardens outside Boras,
Sweden.
Reaching New York the night
of February 10 aboard the Grips
holm, the son arrived at the home
of his mother Mrs. Christina Lundh
at a. m. the following day. She
was waiting for him.
Hjelmstedt described their meet
ing as ecstatic. He sailed again for
Sweden at midnight the same day
of their meeting. Hjelmstedt is not
wealthy, and could barely afford
the trip. He made it not only to
see his mother again, but also to
invite her to visit him and his
family in Sweden, where he was
raised by foster parents.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-02-23
.5SP Pct. Of Power
Production Is
.Priydte-Owned

Water power production and
communications are the two fields
where public enterprise and own
ership are of the greatest signifi-
canoe. In both, nOn-private owner
ship has old traditions.
Of Sweden's rapidly expanding
power production, privately own
ed and managed plants today are
responsible for about So per cent.
Publicly owned power stations
produce SO and municipal plants
per cent. The governments share
will increase somewhat when the
new large Harspranget plant
starts operations.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-02-23
State Owns ia
OF All Forests

For centuries the government
has owned not only waterfalls, but
also certain forest areas. Today,
the government owns IS per cent
of the forests, while so per cent
belongs to private individuals,
mostly farmers, and 25 per cent to
private companies. Most of h e
timber from the state forests is
processed and marketed by private
firms.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-02-23

Sweden's size, structure and ira
ditions, and it also is generally
conceded that the government can
hardly take over only the nom
profitable lines and leave the prof.
liable ones to private ownership.
Many years ago the telephone and
telegraph systems were merged
under government ownership and
administration. Swedish radio is
kept under public control, but
while the mechanical equipment
is owned and managed by a gov
eminent agency, the programs are
made up by private corporations.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-02-23
Most Farm Lands
Privately Owned

Of the country's farm and pas
ture land, about SO per cent be-
longs to privately owned farms,
mostly small or medium-sized.
Government and municipal author
tiles answer for the remaining sew
en- per cent, although the farms
they own naturally are privately
run.
About 80 per cent of the coun-
try's housing is in private hands,
while public authorities and CO.
operative societies own five per
cent each.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-02-23
State Railways Handle 909H Of Traffic,
Telephone, Telegraph, Radio Socia|ized

In Sweden, competition between
railroads was avoided from h e
start. The main lines were built
by the government and have al
ways been publicly owned an d
operated.
Most of the local lines, on the
other hand, were built by private
interests, but in recent years
many of them have been gradu-
ally acquired by the government,
the State Railways at present
handling nearly 80 per cent of the
total traffic. A uniform system
of management is believed to have
many advantages, in a country of
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-02-23
Tobacco, Liquor
State-controIIed

For taxation purposes the i'm
port and manufacture, but o t
distribution, of tobacco is a pub
lie monopoly. Liquor control is also
in government hands, and wine
and spirit stores are run by city
governments.
According to the statistics of the
Swedish Banking Association, pri-
vate banks hold ga per cent of
the capital of the coutry' COM
mercial banks.