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Evening star., 1951-10-29
Constantine Brown:
Political Comparisons Difficult
Despite the Many Things We Have in Common With British
It's Not Safe to See Tory Victory Foecostne Trend Here

American political prophets
who attempt to read in the slim
margin Of victory of the British
Conservatives some indication
Of the trend Of our own election
next year may find themselves
mistaken.
In spite Of the many things
we have in common with the
British. political and social con-
ditions are entirely different.
Political affiliations are far
more tightly compartmented in
Great Britain than in this coun-
try and since the end of the
first World War, when labor
made its first bid as a political
party under the leadership Of
Ramsay Macdonald. British
workingmen flocked to its ban
ner. While very rarely some
intellectual Laborite may switch
to the other side the rank and
file never does.
The mentality of the British
working classes Is totally differ
ent from ours. A man fire.
quently follows the trade or
occupation Of his father or
grandfather and does not con-
ceive that there can be any
other chance for him. Some
times he becomes an important
member of his trade union and
is catapulted into politics. But
outside that he does not have
any ambitions Of changing his
occupation.
A soda jerker in this coun-
try (if such an occupation ex-
listed in Britain it would be
called dispenser Of non-alco-
holic beverages) may occupy
that position while he is study
ing law at night or taking q
business course because he does
not have the means to go to
college full time. Such things
are unheard Of in Britain. Nei-
ther would a British carpenter
or house painter employed by
a contractor give up his week.
end leisure to make some extra
money by working on his own.
The rise from working classes to
wealth or responsible positions
in industries is an exception in
the British Isles instead Of an
everyday occurrence as in this
country.
Under these conditions, the
British working classes and
some Of the white-collar work.
ers look on their newly created
party. which came into exist
ence as a political power only
80 years ago, as their only hope
Of betterment.
The Attlee administration
brought these hopes to a cli-
max when it decided to make
Socialism in our time an i'm
mediate reality. The over
whelming masses Of working
people saw for the first time
Q chance Of getting somewhere
Evening star., 1951-10-29
Fletcher Knebei:
Potomac Fever

Churchill Anthony foreign secretary What
with mustache and hoberg the only difference between
Acheson Anthony Edens British accent isn't
as good.
Civil Service Commissioner Frances Perkins
ment officials for preferrng pretty stenographrs debating
machines Strange too when consider that debating
machine in history has refused stay
town to dinner.
1t Gen. Wedemeyer have too much Government
power at home and enough
stead Of giving 81 billion year world give it 1000 wash
ington officials.
House committee to keep investigating Internal
Revenue Bureau until corruption uprooed Some
determined to do the job they're willing
Of their life to being reelected.
Drinkers crowd whisky stores to stock before liquor
taxes go into effect November l. The Government
In these matters Since Government
takes the money and leaves you the headache.
Assistant Defense Secretary Rosenberg tells troops in
Korea that Congress will raise their Rosen
berg respects the old won1an place
Is in the home and she herself at home almost
anywhere
PRESIDENT Truman assals special interests" for undermining
price controls One the President around to
naming these mysterious special interests" that
now take special interest in contributing Democratic
campaigns.
Evening star., 1951-10-29
u. S. Conservatives Take Heart
Churchis Return However, Is Also Grist to Stains Mill
Because if Tories Fail Radicals Will Head Lobortes

indeed, in need of help because
her economic situation is not as
rosy as it has been painted.
The disasters in Iran and Egypt
will not diminish the external
expenses of Great Britain but
will increase them materially.
All in all, the British elector-
ate is torn into three parts-the
Conservatives under Churchill,
the moderates or middle of the
readers among the Laborites
under Attlee, and the radicals
under Bevan. The contest for
supremacy has by no means
been settled by the election. 1t
may be. as happened in the
early SOS when Ramsay Mac
Donald. as prime minister, left
the Labor Party to join in a
coalition government, and again
during the war when Attlee
came into the Churchill cabinet,
the majority of the British
people will insist on a coalition
government to see Britain
through the present world crisis.
Plainly the Conservative
strength plus a substantial sec
tion of the Labor Party would
give. a coalition government an
overwhelming majority. 1t is on
foreign or external issues that
such a coalition would be forced
because on domestic issues some
OF the major differences are all
but irreconcilable. 1t could be,
however. that Churchill. who is
a master of compromises, will
WOO to his side more and more
Of the moderate Laborites even
on domestic questions. But If he
doesn't choose to follow that
strategy. he will be compelled
to crystalline the issues for an
other test of power a year hence
in the hope that Conservative
Evening star., 1951-10-29

strength with the people will
have been enhanced by q year
OF Churchills rule.
It now is expected that Great
Britain and America will work
more closely than ever before.
Former Prime Minister Attlee
In his decisions has been con-
stantly under the necessity of
keeping an expedient eye on his
left wing" and hence he has
been growing weaker and weak
er in dealing with America. The
"left wing" has been anti
American. Churchill. with a solid
Conservative majority behind
him. will have no such handi-
cap and will not appease the
"left wing" combining his COM
promises toward the moderate
Laborites.
Concretely, a settlement Of
both the Iranian and the Egyp-
tian problems will be sought by
Churchill. The skill of the Con-
servatives as negotiators will be
tested to the utmost. But q
steady hand in the British For
eign Office. guided by the re-
sourceful Churchill, may be
looked for to cement relations
between the United States and
Britain in whatever joint policies
may be evolved for the Middle
East. Britain. in a broad sense,
gains on external policy by
switching to Churchill now.
What the future may be in
the way of a strengthened or
weakened British economy is not
so readily appraised, and the
danger of economic deteriora-
tion-aS hoped for by Stain
has not been removed by the
entry Of Churchill. because he
takes over an already badly dis
integrated economic sytsem.
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Evening star., 1951-10-29
David Lowrence:

Any election which changes
the man at the helm Of the
British Government is bound to
affect relations with the United
States.
While some politicians on the
Republican side here profess to
see q trend away from socialism.
and the Democrats believe that
the program Of reforms adopted
by the Labor Government will
not be essentially changed, the
fact is that American conserva-
tives-whether they be Demo-
Gratis or Republicans-will take
heart from what has happened
in England.
CuriouSly enough, Stain will
derive considerable encourage
ment, too. For the "left wing"
In the Labor Government. which
wants America to reduce her
armament and appease the
Communists In China and
Korea, has come back with a
strong vote at the polls.
As Stain looks around the
world. his cause thrives on fric-
ton inside the democracies.
The rise Of left wingism" is
grist to his mill. The left wing"
strength in Britain is such that,
If the Conservative government
fails, the next prime minister
will not be the moderate Attlee
but the extreme radical and
Socialist-Aneurin Bevan.
Winston Churchill will doubt
less plead here for support on
an economic and financial basis,
using the argument that unless
his Government is helped to
grow stronger with the people,
Britain will 60 further and fur
ther toward the "left."
The British Government Is,
Evening star., 1951-10-29

Hale will loom large In discus
sions Of a Mckinney appoint
ment.
Mr.. Mckinney is said to be
likable, to possess ability and a
good record. How much or how
little business he has done in
Washington is not known but
he has tried to do some. In at
least one instance he wanted the
Government to put up the
money for an enterprise in
which he was interested and was
told by the tough-minded head
Of the agency involved to go
home and get 1t from his own
bank.
Democrats who oppose the
appointment of any Chairman
with machine or business ties
to Washington In the present
state Of public opinion have not
alighted upon an obvious sub
stitute. They appear to be rally
ing around former Representa-
tive John Carroll of Colorado,
who was defeated for the Sen
ate last year by Senator Milli-
kin. Mr.. Carroll also has ability
and a good record, but he Is not
well known nationally.
Some party circles have turned
wistful eyes on the Senate and
its Young Turk reformers but
they would not be acceptable to
the President. A possible COM
promise is a Southern liberal,
Senator Sparkman, who has
managed the difficult feat Of
keeping both his White House
and Alabama fences mended.
Evening star., 1951-10-29

for nothing. Their Govern
ment. which contained a fair
proportion Of gentlemen" Of
fered them a paternalism with
out any strings.
The naturalization Of the
coal industry was achieved with
out any cost to the laboring
classes. A loan from America
amounting to nearly 81 billion
helped put through this great
social reform. It also helped
to provide the United Kingdom
with a health program which.
while not entirely free, made
a great difference to individ-
uals who in the past could not
see a physician, dentist or oc-
culist because the fees were out
Of proportion to their earnings.
Politics In Britain has become
a class matter.
The incentive to make "real
dough-" q characteristic Of the
American worker, does not
exist In anywhere near the
same proportion in Britain.
The only additional income the
English worker expects to get is
by placing bet of a couple of
bob" with bookies at the race
tracks.
When 'his party" came to
power after the second World
War the promises that homes
for workers would be built by
the Government were first re-
ceived with incredulity. Later
it became one Of the most i'm
portant vote-catching assets
almost as important as the de-
Struction of the wealthy class.
In this country the working
men would try to build their
Evening star., 1951-10-29

course, that would be a con-
fession Of mere obstructionism
which would not sit well with
millions Of voters who don't
regard the Fair Deal as $50
cialism" and are not disturbed
by tags and slogans. Further
more, Republicans would have
to confess that they had to call
on Democrats to do the job.
and that is not good, either.
Republicans might gain by
adopting a positive program
Of their own. a satchel of
dreams-mild ones, of course
instead Of playing on fears
about something that hasn't
happened. For there's just a
possibility that Bob Taft is
standing against the thunder
ing tide of history and won't
be able to sweep it back with
a witch's broom decorated with
hobgoblins.
Evening star., 1951-10-29
Doris FIeeson:
Bosses Plug Sonap|e Choirnnen
Man OF Stature Is Needed to Indicate HousecIeoninq
Is Underway, But Trumon Is Slow in Decdino Issue

President Truman has proved
unable to settle quickly and
decisively upon a new national
chairman whose stature will
proclaim that a Washington
housecleaning is underway.
The result is that the party
bosses are moving in with more
or less respectable samples of
their following in the hope that
the dust can be swept under
the rug and a real houseclean-
ing averted.
The unknown quantity in the
situation remains the Presi-
dents own frame Of mind.
There is very little indication
that he perceives more than
"just politics" In the Internal
Revenue, RFC and other scan
dals. or realizes that the coun-
try Is thoroughly angry and
unhappy about the situation.
The evidence indeed points
to the contrary. Democrats this
week end suggested that Frank
Mckinney. an Indianapolis
banker and political associate
OF 1ndiana'S National Commit
teeman. Frank McHale, is in
front for the chairmanship.
Frank McHale Is one Of the
political aristocracy lucky
enough to be on hand when
Franklin Roosevelt moved into
the White House. With that
vote-getter in front and the
2 per cent his obliging Gov
ernor, Paul McNutt. levied on
Evening star., 1951-10-29
Thomas L. Stokes:
Thomos l. Stokes:
EIotion Over Tories Is Natural
Republicans and Southern Democrats Hope It's Sign
Of Delightful Things to Come at Home in 1852

It is only natural that Re
publicans - and/or Southern
conservative Democrats-should
be somewhat elated by the Con-
servative Party victory in Great
Britain, narrow as it turned out
to be.
Maybe it's a sign for 1852
or so they hope.
Republicans, even those not
global-minded, have gotten into
the habit Of looking afar. be-
yond our shores. for happy
auguries. Maine has lost its
one-time potency as lode-star,
and now is only coupled, for
lornly. with Vermont.
TORY" has such a soothing
sound, especially when symbol
lied in the comforting, sleek
and cherubic figure of Winston
Churchill. Notwithstanding that
the British Conservative Party
Is far. far to the left even OF
such Republican left-wingers
as Senator Wayne Morse Of
Oregon. and to the left, too, of
course, Of the Truman Fair
Deal. But nevertheless COM
forting. withal.
It is, at least comparatively
speaking, a swing to the right.
Maybe there's a trend. For
this is the third upset of the
Labor Party in what we now
call the British Commonwealth
of Nations-first New Zealand,
then Australia. and now Great
Britain, herself. And we are
q lot like our British cousins
in many ways. II entirely dis
similar in others. Republicans
accepted New Zealand and Aus
tralia as good omens before the
1850 congressional elections.
They didn't turn out exactly
that way. While Republicans
made gains, they did not re-
capture Congress.
But maybe there's something
magical in q trio.
Anyhow. 1t was a bit Of q
check on Socialism, and will
give a sort Of case history for
propaganda purposes to those
Republicans, headed by Senator
Taft, who are planning to make
what they call "the socialistic
tendencies" of the Truman Fair
Deal a leading campaign issue
in 1852.
Except there's o difference
that Is often overlooked here,
chiefly by Republicans. The La
Dor Party in Great Britain was
elected on o socialistic program
Evening star., 1951-10-29

which it then put into effect.
The Conservatives, while ac-
cepting a considerable part of
the program, objected to some
of the extreme measures, such
as naturalization of the steel
industry. and complained about
the way some of the rest of it
worked out. In short. Conser-
vatives in England had some
thing concrete, a fait accompli,
to shoot it.
Not so here. Senator Taft
and like-mlnded Republicans, in
alliance with Southern con-
servative Democrats, have COM
pletely blocked the "socialistic"
program of Harry Truman
which. according to British
standards, is really very pale
Socialism. If at all. So Repub-
licans are not dealing with
realities. as were British Con-
Servatives. something actual to
which they can point with alarm
but only with a lifeless shad-
ow embodied in a passel of bills
resting safely in pigeonholes at
the Capitol, and with little
threat of having their slumber
disturbed.
Furthermore, a lot Of people
seem to like what is called the
Fair Deal. yet dnrealized large
ly. That gives Democrats the
opportunity, which they don't
overlook ever, of holding up
bright promises and dreams
and those pay off better in poll
tics than imagined fears.
Ever since President Truman
came into Office Congress has
been under the control of a
conservative party. which is
what the combination Of Re-
publicans and Southern Demo-
Gratis is. This coalition has been
the major party, through cir
cumstances not by will Of the
people. Harry Truman has
been, according to the British
standard, a Prime Minister
without portfolio so far as the
Fair Deal is concerned, sitting
powerlessly in the White House
clinging to a mandate that is
a scrap of paper. For his party
has won the last two elections,
supposed to be mandates" but
he has not won control of the
Government. We can under
stand that. The British couldn't.
Republicans might do better
to take the direct approach and
claim credit frankly for stop
ping socialism" here. except, Of
Evening star., 1951-10-29

Democrats holding jobs in the
State administration, Mr.. Nc
Hale kept his machine reason
ably well oiled for a time.
The bald and bitter truth Is,
however, that while Mr.. McHale
is still doing well personally,
his machine has little to con-
ceal these days but creaking
gears and rusty tenders. All
Mr.. Truman's efforts did not
get him in Indiana in 1948
though he swept into Wash
ington several lively young
Democratic Congressman. In
1850. Mr.. McHale failed to re-
elect most Of these and a Sena-
tor although the Republican
Senator then up. Homer Cape
hart, Is not one Of his party's
most lustrous ornaments.
Indiana does have q Demo-
cratic Governor. Henry Schrick-
er. but like Governor Lausche
Of Ohio. he keeps his distance
from party organization and
widely advertises his indepen-
dence.
Mr.. Mckinney Is understood
to have support within the
White House circle In the per-
son of Matthew Connolly, the
Presidents appointment secre-
tary. Many Democrats believe
that Mr.. Connelly's influence is
becoming almost decisive since
Mr.. Boyle's illness.
Because Mr.. Mckinney is not
well known nationally and Mr..
McHale Is, inevitably Mr.. Nc
Evening star., 1951-10-29

own homes with their own sav-
ings and loans from wherever
obtainable and also by doing
much of the labor themselves.
This spirit is practically nom
existent in Britain.
In these last 80 years the
theoreticians of the Labor Party
have almost convinced its rank
and file that Socialism is the
only cure for the present world
ills and capitalism is its actual
cause. This idea. which some
of our extreme liberals" have
attempted to instill in the minds
of their own followers, has not
taken deep roots.
The British Labor Party Is as
firmly disciplined as was the
German army in the days Of
the Kaiser. No such discipline
exists in the United States in
any political or labor group.
The members Of the British La
Dor Party. skilled, unskliled and
white-collar workers. have ac-
cepted during the last six years
the most stringent rationing
and a fare approaching starva-
tion. They grumbled occa-
sionally. but did not finch be-
cause of the hardships in their
allegiance to the party and the
leaders who had promised them
an eventual millennium. Ameri-
can voters even in the Deep
South are far more volatile po-
litically. And because Of these
great fundamental differences,
those who wish to draw a paral-
lei between the electorates Of
the two English-speaking coun-
tries may find themselves in
error,
Evening star., 1951-06-23
Laurel viii Present
; Postponed Events

The three stake races Sched-
Iuled last night at Laurel Raceway
and postponed because of rain will
be put on tonight in addition to
the $4,000 stake regularly sched-
uled as tonight's feature. -Four
Overnight races round out the
program.
The $4,000 seventh race has one
Iof the best pacing fields ever as
Isembled at Laurel. Such speedy
entries as Rosemary Brook, Mill
brook and Freddy Hawk are ready
to go in that event.
Rosemary Brook has a 2:002s
mark and Millbrook has a 1881 M
record, making them the two
fastest PAGERS now stabbed at
Rosecroft. Freddy Hawk. however,
beat Rosemary Brook last Satur-
day when the latter got off to a
bad start.
Royal Mist, the star PAGER who
last Saturday won her third race
in a row. will be out OF stretch her
string in the $4,000 Lord Calvert
Pace, the third race.
A side feature tonight viii be
the personal appearance OF
Francis. the talking mule"
Evening star., 1951-06-23
|Radford Golfer Wins
VIRGINIA Junior Title

The Virginia delegation to the
National Junior Chamber Of Com
Imerce boys tournament at Dur
ham, N. c.. starting August 13 viii
be made up of seven youngsters
from most sections Of Virginia ex-
Icept the nearby area, it was de.
Icided in 36-hole trials concluded
yesterday at Belle Haven.
The medalist and the Jaycees
version of the Virginia junior
champion was Jimmy Deemer o.
Redford with 74-75-149. He fin.
ished five strokes ahead of Frank
Harris of Norfolk with 75-79-154
Other qualifiers were Lew Har.
ris of Richmond, 78-77-155; Dicl
lCoulson Of Norfolk, 80-80-160
Bill Wray Of Staunton. 79-81--
100; Bill Deemer, brother Of thu
medalist. 80-82-162, and Rodne,
IAreford of Portsmouth, 84-78-l62
Best of the Northern Virginia jun.
Iiors was an 82-85-167 by Sonny
Blackwell of George Washington
High.
Evening star., 1951-06-23
|SemifinaIisis Meet
All Congressional

J. D. Kendall, jr.,. of the host
club and Bob Morris of Prince
Georges have a six-match golt
winning streak going today when
they meet Tommy Lennon and
Dick Melvin of Congressional in
|one semifinal of the Congressional
Member Guest Invitation tourna-
Iment. Morris will play from
scratch, Melvin will receive one
stroke, Lennon eight and Ken
dali, IL.
In the other semifinal. Tom
Wheeler, host club Golf Commit
tee chairman, and Ralph Bogart,
new Maryland amateur champ
play A. G.. Dezendorf and Maury
Fitzgerald of Kenwood. Bogart
will be the scratch player, Fitz-
gerald will receive four strokes:
Dezendorf. five and Wheeler. IL.
Kendall and Morris, defending
champions. defeated Hal Roddy
and j. F. Whitaker of Manor,
8 and l, yesterday, while Lennon
and Melvin won over r. o. Wis
singer and Sid Carroll of Wash
ington. 3 and 2. Wheeler and
Bogart won / up in 10 holes over
DR.. w. j. Evans and Bob Chandler
of Prince Georges. and Dezendorf
and Fitzgerald won, 1 up, over
v. A. johnson and Col. Jimmy
Wilson of Prince Georges.
Evening star., 1951-06-23
Col. John 7. Irwin,
Bethesda Wholesaler

1t. Col. John T. (Jack) Irwin
81, u. S. M. c.. retired, owner OF
the Bethesda wholesale slate and
stone business which bears his
name, died Thursday in the
Bethesda Naval Hospital after q
long illness.
Col. Irwin. a resident of this
area for 80 years. had operated
the wholesale firm at 4762 Elm
street. Bethesda. for about IL
years.
He began his Marine career
BY enlisting at the age of II and
after three years service, includ-
ing a period in Cuba. he was dis
charged. Commissioned a second
lieutenant IN the Marine reserve
in 1925, he was called to active
duty in 1910 and after serving
throughout the Pacific area. re-
tired in 1916. He was a native
of Philadelphia.
He and his family had moved
from Bethesda to Boonsboro. Md,
last year.
Col. Irwin is survived by his
widow, Mrs. May H. Irwin: a son.
Marine Pfc. Harlan NJ. Irwin,
aboard the Missouri; a daughter,
Mrs. John Kelly of Chevy Chase,
Md, and his mother, Mrs. Sara G.
Irwin of BoonSboro.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. Tuesday at Fort Myer
chapel. Burial viii be in Airing
ton Cemetery.