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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-07
BY Father Hafford

who wrote in today about helping
to keep calm when one has to wait
for a traffic light to change. Too
many people just beat their gums
moaning about being delay ed. This
good soul says that she slips in
Hail Mary or two and keeps calm
and the Souls collect bit of
help. | guess the red light reminds
her Of the prevailing color scheme
in Purgatory. Smart gal; she won't
have to spend any time down yon-
der because she got mad when the
light was against her. AS a matter
of fact, a light isn't the only thing
that is against US.
Another Stamp
From what ! hear it seems that
non-Catholics have the idea that
the only time we try to influence
public opinion by writing to the
papers or to radio or TV stations is
when we object to what has been
said. | wonder if there isn't some
thing to that? What we really
ought to do is to send few pats on
back to the editor. program direc-
tor or whoever it is that has been
doing a good piece of work. 1t
would be good idea to write to
the magazines too. We are not pho
tographic equipment, so let's not
be negative. Won't you write today
to let the persons who are shaping
your life know that you think they
are doing good job?
Shame Or Us
Envy is nothing more than an
active chunk of remorse.
These are new:
Decent Disks and Suitable Songs
IF YOU CATCH A LITTLE
COLD (Victor) Dinah Shore-Tony
Martin.
STARDUST (Decca) Grady Mar.
tin.
THE SKATERS WALTZ (Victor)
international Concert Orchestra
NEVER BEFORE (MGM) Fran
Warren
NEVER (Victor) Dennis Day
(Capitol) Jan CARRIER
TRUMPET MAMB0 (Victor)
Luis Arcaraz
CRY (Decca) Paul Chapman.
LISTEN TO THE MoCKING
BIRD (MGM) Arthur Smith
SILENT NIGHT (Capitol) Les
Paul, Mary Ford.
! THE CHRISTMAS STORY (Vic,
tori Phil Regan; (Columbia) Doris
Day.
Previously reviewed, but repeat
ed for your guidance:
DOWN Y0NDER on Capitol
Mercury and Victor; COLD COLD
HEART on Capitol, Mercury, Dec
ca and Victor; AND so TO SLEEP
AGAIN on Mercury, Columbia
Capitol and Decca; JEALOUSY on
Columbia; SHRIMP BOATS on Co
lumbia; SOLITAIRE on Columbis
and Capitol; and BLUE VELVET
on Columbia and Capitol. THE
| SKATERS WALTZ mentioned
above is a RCA Victor Collectors
Issue. Add Sammy Kaye's CHRIST
MAS SERENADE to last weeks
list. 1t is a ten inch Columbia LIZ
and has all the old favorites. CT
6196.
An Eyeful
A person is not blinded by tear:
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-07

Junior class project at st.
Joseph academy, Columbus, at
the beginning OF Advent was the
making of Advent wreaths for
the students homes. The young
women, whose power should nev.
er be underestimated, brought
soldering irons. aluminium wire,
pliers and cutters, empty tin
cans, evergreens. purple ribbon,
and candles. From the tin cans
they cut strips, bent them to
form candle sockets, and solder.
e. the sockets to tn wire, which
formed the frame for the wreath.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-07
Young Journalists
Asked to Consider
Catholic Careers

The Press Board of the College
of St. Mary of the Springs last
Monday heard James NJ. Shea, asso-
ciate editor of the Catholic Times,
underscore the needs of the Cath
Ollie Press.
Guests at the meeting were staff
members of three college publica-
tions: Spring Times, the newspa-
per; The Tot0er, literary quarterly,
and FonteS, the yearbook.
According to Mr.. Shea, mot all
aspiring Catholic journalists should
enter the Catholic Press-just the
best ones"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-07
An EyefuI

A person is not blinded by tears
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-07
Girl Scout Troop Honors
Former Leaders at Party

Girl Scouts of Troop 285 of I'M
maculate Conception parish, Co
lumbus, held an appreciation party
recently for their past leader, Mrs.
Joseph r. Stecher and co-leader
Mrs. William II. Burton. The event
took place in the home of Mrs.
Charles Gilbert. and gifts were pre-
Sented by Miss Iris Bradley, pres
ent leader.
A recent project of the group
was the collection of canned foods
to give to the Dominican Sisters
of the Sick Poor for distribution to
their patients.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-07

Saturday is the feast of the I'm
maculate Conception which means
that it is the great holy day of OBJ
legation in the United States. Mary
Immaculate is the patroness OF our
c untry. That is one OF the reasons
that the Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception is being built on the
grounds of the Catholic University
of America at Washington, D. c.
Saturday we ought to pray to Mary
that she becomes better known in
America so that religious bigotry
will be a thing Of the past. or
course, you will try to receive
Holy Communion on her feast, and
again on the next day just for
good measure.
Quiet, Holy Man Working
A person who sleeps through a
sermon has as little imagination
as the preacher.
Write Away
If you have heard of the Chris
topher Teen.Age Contest and have
done nothing about it, you ought
/ to be called a name other than
/ Christopher. There are Two Thou
sand Dollars to be given as prizes,
and some of that slightly green
stuff could be yours. The subject
matter is the why and how of pre-
pairing for a career with purpose.
Address your questions to CHRIS
/ TOPPER TEEN-AGE CONTEST,
/ 18 East 48th Street, New York IL,
NY. You always wanted to write
to somebody in New York and
here is your chance. The prize
money is not nearly as important
the good you will get out of
thinking out your essay. 1t is
bound to help you shape your fu-
ture, and that is all we can do for
the present.
Flying corks
From the Pop House
sHis married brother says the
only thing in the house he can call
his own is the towel marked His
and she won't let him use it"
Start When You Stop
/ That may sound like double talk,
but il is the suggestion of a lady
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-07

CINCINNATI-NC) = The 18th
national convention of the Cath
Ollie Students Mission Crusade will
be held at the University of Notre
Dame Aug. 81 to %, 1852, it has
been announced here by Msgr. Ed
ward A. Freking, national secre-
tary.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-07

when he can see Gods providence
in every warm drop.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEAK
Doing the best you can today does
not exempt you from doing better
tomorrow.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-07
B.V.M. Sodality Receives
Twelve College Students

Twelve students of the College
of st. Mary of the Springs we're
scheduled to be received into the
Sodality of the Blessed Virgin
Mary Thursday. Dec. 6. at 7 p. m.
The Rev. Bennett c. Apologize,
acting superintendent of schools,
was to preach the sermon.
Also scheduled this week was
the reception of 10 students into
the Rosary Confraternity, an as
sociation pledged to recite Is de-
cades of the Rosary each week.
Evening star., 1951-07-04
Fletcher KnebeI::
Potomac Fever

Navy Its Douglas Skyrocke plare
flown faster and higher than other in history. Informed
said high fast the pilot back
wings and prayer.
Senators and Congressman fill the air with Fourth Of July
oaoy Oh by the daw early light after you've
been up all night working for the Government?
Red China she'll discuss lasting the threat to
Wen be glad threatening China
Moscow and quits annoying the
landlady.
Mobilzer Wilson against down in the
effort the Korean truce proposal The country
has learned time Wilson, and you'll big
support Congress ruhes all the boys home
from overseas to attend 1t.
Former Congressman Jerry voorhs testhes that the WASH
ngon cocktail party among the worst influences
the other hand it's nice to have place to
refresh everybody want to avoid in the
future.
sails for home the Constitution Repub
lcans are happy somebody In the family is using It,
The State Department not to believe the
confessions like that wrung from Associated Press Bill Oats
Curtain If the Government insists treating
all born yesterday ought to be allowed to de-
duct ourselves as dependents.
hecke Assistant Secretary Of Defense Anna Rosen
the number caueus assigned to Pentagon generals
The generals realize the enough to warrant
campaign to share eyour- colonel with-a chauffeur.
Evening star., 1951-07-04
Constantine Brown:

For the first time in ITS years
since the Declaration of Inde-
pendence was signed by the
fathers of the republic, the
United States gives the ap-
pearance OF bowing to the
wishes Of an enemy.
While our forces in Korea
could have won spectacular
victory which would have ended
the present conflict, the polit-
ical leaders have decided to
accept terms which the enemy
even now is exploiting as an
indication Of Americas defeat.
The United States and the
United Nations have ordered the
supreme military commander in
the Pacific to offer truce nego-
tiations to the enemy at the
suggestion Of the Soviet govern
ment. Technically Russia is
not an enemy. Factually, it
was Moscow which ordered the
offensive of it's North Korean
puppets So weeks ago, and 1t
was Moscow also which ordered
its Peiping stooges to enter the
conflict, when its North Koreans
were utterly defeated last No
vember.
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway,
following instructions from
Washington, offered the Com
munists a cease fire. He wanted
the discussions to take place at
once, and indicated the port OF
Wonsan as the place for the
discussions.
The Communists retorted with
counter-proposals. They de-
manded To-day delay, OBJ
viously to reinforce their troops.
which had suffered severe losses,
and also indicated that the
delegates should meet. not in
North Korea but in q South
Korean town. the last foothold
they have in that area.
This obviously was intended to
bolster their propaganda among
hundreds of millions Of Asiatics
that it is they, the "victors."
who dictate conditions to the
Capitalist = imperialists." This
was to be expected as soon as the
name Of Gen. Peng Teh-huai
appeared as a co-signatory of the
message Of the Communists in
reply to Gen. Ridgway's cable.
Gen. Peng. a fanatical Commu-
mist. is the same man who nego-
tiated the phony truce when
Gen. George c. Marshall ordered
Chang Kai-shek to accept a
cease-fire while he was defeat
ing the Communist armies. Gen
Peng Is as shrewd as he is ur1-
compromising.
II we we're to deal with an
honorable foe. who shared the
ardent desire for peace which
the Western nations have,
little Importance would be at
tached to these preliminary
fencings. Peace is worth many
Evening star., 1951-07-04
Doris FIeeson:
Protects Self From Call Home
Eisenhower Invites Senate Foreign Relations Group
To Inspect Moves for Security of Western Europe

situation at home and his own
central position In 1t. He fig
ures he is much safer sticking
to his job and can do 1t much
better the way he planned it.
The friends in his confidence
frankly do not expect to see
him. short Of an imperative
Presidential or Congressional
summons, until after Congress
has adjourned.
General Eisenhower has a
discreet and tactically correct
answer for any invitation from
Congress short of a command.
He would say that the appear
ance Of the NATO commander
as a witness before the Ameri-
can Congress would set prece-
dent which might persuade
other NATO parliaments to
suggest his appearance before
them. It is a pattern he has
no wish to initiate for every
reason including the amount of
his time that it would consume.
He probably does not need to
worry about Washington. The
aspiring politicians at both ends
Of Pennsylvania avenue will not
be jealous to put into the pub
lie eye more often than neces-
sary the hero who leads the
public opinion polls in Presi-
Dental popularity with both
parties.
Evening star., 1951-07-04

sacrifices, provided it Is real
and lasting. But we must ex-
pect-and even our diplomats
agree to that--some very tough
conditions from the Moscow
sponsored Communists.
The Peiping radio already is
talking about settlement OF all
Asiatic problems, a settlement
in accordance with Moscow's
way of thinking. And this would
mean the eventual surrender OF
all Asia to the Kremlin's in
fiuence. &
Normally, If our Government
were free and unfettered In its
diplomatic actions, any condi-
tions which are not compatible
with our national interests and
honor would be bluntly rejected.
This is the desire Of the Nation
as evidenced by the voice Of It's
elected representatives in Con-
gress. Democrats and Republic
cans alike have served notice to
the administration that the de-
sire of the Chinese Communists
to enter the United Nations
against our will and to take pos
session Of Formosa, in one way
or another. would not be ap-
proved by our legislators. But
they do not have voice in our
diplomatic dealings, unless a
peace treaty is brought before
the Senate.
That body will not have an op-
portunity to express itself, since
we are not officially at war with
either North Korea or China.
Congress has never been asked
to declare war on the countries
we were fighting, because there
was no war in Korea. The ad-
ministration declared it a "po-
lice action" decreed by the
United Nations.
The fact that America spent
the blood Of more than 100, 900
Of its young men and nearly a
billion dollars a week does not
apparently give us a greater
voice in the forthcoming nego-
tiations than our Allies, whose
losses have been trivial.
South Korea itself. whose
towns and countryside have
been utterly devastated and
whose population has suffered
millions Of casualties, probably
will have nothing to say what
ever.
The political leaders Of the
administration would, no doubt,
wish to follow the desires of the
Nation. But they feel strongly
that we are now one element,
important, it is true. but still
only a cog-in the great inter-
national machinery.
The executive branch of our
Government believes strongly
that we must do nothing which
may be frowned on by our allies
or which will not meet their
wholehearted approval. That
Evening star., 1951-07-04
Doris FIeeson:

Gen. Eisenhower personally
invited the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee to make their
own inspection of what the
North Atlantic Treaty countries
are doing for the security Of
Western Europe.
The general took House For
eign Affairs committeeman over
the same ground last month.
He found them interested and
cooperative; hence the repeat
invitation to the Senators.
About eight Of them will take
of Sunday via Military Air
Transport for Paris, Munich,
Rome. Ankara, Madrid and
London, cities important mill,
tarily and as centers of Marshall
Plan activity.
Nobody doubts that when the
tourists return after two weeks
they will be plunged into a CORY
struggle over the proposed $8.6
billion foreign aid bill, par
ticularly its economic aspects.
More and more, Senators Taft
and Wherry. the actual and
titular Republican leaders. have
snubbed Foreign Relations
recommendations and pushed
their own ideas of what Con-
gress ought to do In these mat
ters. More and more, too, they
Evening star., 1951-07-04
Victors' Dictate the Conditions
u. S. for First Time in Us Years Gives Appearance
OF Bowinq to the Wishes of An Enemy

they want a settlement at any
price in Asia Is beyond any
doubt.
It took some very hard diplo-
matte work, for instance, to in
duce Britain to impose official
restrictions on the export Of
strategic materials to China, IN
spite of the fact that a few Of
her own sons were fighting and
dying in Korea. Although the
Chinese Communists in large
numbers were fighting United
Nations troops, the British gov
ernment continued to recognize
Mao Tze-tung's Peiping govern
r1ent.
The eagerness with which the
United Nations received the
phony olive branch from Mos
cow and the subsequent ap-
proval of our cease-fire demand
is clear indication that these
same United Nations members
who have been so successfully
urging us to fight q limited war
in Korea, viii now insist that
we do nothing which might up
set the enemy and thus Illustrate
the political aims of our enemy.
This attitude can be justified,
insofar as Our allies in Europe
are concerned. They do not
have, like this country, a COM
mon frontier with the Asiatics.
In the past the vast expanse Of
the Pacific provided a degree Of
safety for us. Today we are un-
comfortably close to the Asiatic
mainland.
Evening star., 1951-07-04
Dovid Lowrence:
But What Does Stain Think?
Peace in Korea Would Affect G. O. P. Political Hopes
Even if Potched-Up Truce Led to World War III

cutting down take home" pay.
Emotional relief from the cas-
ualty lists of war and a promise
Of peace could be powerful in
swinging votes toward the ad-
ministration. It's the kind Of
thing that usually tends to
overcome the lesser .irritations
and grievances Of the electo-
rate.
So it's in-the cards for the
administration to figure out
some way to bring the Korean
war to a peaceful conclusion.
Already. for two months now,
the official propaganda has
sought to condition the public
to the idea that a victory" In
Korea is not essential and that
our "objectives" can be attained
by diplomacyA after a cease
fire" is actually in effect. The
negotiations" through diplo-
matte channels might be dead
locked for years after the
armistice is arranged.
But what does Stain think?
He's the man who holds the po-
litical fate Of both political
parties in his hands. The threat
Of a hydrogen bo:ns which has
now been publicized and the
pressure of an economic block
ade might persuade him to
make truce to gain time to see
what he can do about building
a hydrogen bomb himself. Be-
sides. if peace comes. he will
get needed raw materials for
the build-up Of his armament
program. Maybe it's opportune.
from a political and economic
viewpoint, for Stain to make
peace. Stranger things have
happened in the strange record
of inconsistency and somer-
sault that has characterized
Soviet diplomacy in the last
thirty years.
tReproduetion Rights Reserved.)
Evening star., 1951-07-04
Thomos [. Stokes:
A Real World Union Federation
Since July a. 1776 Americans Have Carried the Idea
Of Freedom to Millions in Every Part of Globe

most occupied with fundamental
principles of government. In
1787 the problem was how the
people could learn to think
nationally, not locally. about
the United States. In 1948
Gas today the problem is how
the people can learn to think
internationally about the United
Nations.
1.-THE present problem has
turned many minds back to
1887 in search of q historic pa
rallel to serve as an example.
In that year, the former colonies
Of Great Britain, now independ-
ent states, were recovering from
a war. During that war they
had been drawn together by a
common danger. but afterward
they had sagged apart. The
confederation under which they
lived was not so much a govern
ment as q league Of states, in
which the individual states re-
tanned q large part Of their
sovereignty. Congress was not
a general legislature, but a dip
lomatic assembly. In which the
states had equal votes. There
was no general executive. no
judiciary
"The situation was, in any
number Of respects which can
be seen at a glance, much like
that Of the sovereign states of
the United Nations in 1948."
(And now. too.)
"In 1887 the Federal Con-
vention, called to alter and
amend the Articles of Confed-
Grafton, boldly created a Federal
government which should have
authority and power to regulate
Federal affairs, while leaving
local affairs to the states. This
was no longer a league. It was
q government. And many citi-
zens Of many nations are now
convinced that only by some
similar alteration of the Charter
OF the United Nations can the
United Nations develop from a
Evening star., 1951-07-04
Dovid LoWrenee:

The time is ripe politically.
from the viewpoint of the Tru-
man administration, to have
peace in the Korean war-if
Stain will only oblige. Such an
event, more than any other,
could put a crimp in the politi-
cal hopes Of the Republicans
in the controversy that has
plagued the administration ever
since President Truman became
indignant over Gen. MaeAr-
thurs letter to Republican
Leader Martin, fired the Far
Eastern commander, and pre-
cipitated a flrst-class row.
Certainly q "cease-fire" or
armistice in Korea would give
the country something to be
cheerful about. 1t would. Of
course, slow down the draft
process and give relief to the
many families which have sons
at the front or are likely to
have if the conflict keeps up. It
would also slow down somewhat
the spending program for arma-
ment, but this would not ma
terially be curtailed, because the
administration will insist that
continued outlays are necessary
for preparedness as long-range
insurance.
The fact that a patched-up
peace may be temporary and
might even accelerate the start
of World War III. by inviting
further aggression somewhere
else besides Korea in the next
few years, will be argued by
the critics. Politicians here on
both sides agree, however, that
q peace" wave would be of i'm
mediate benefit to the admin
istration politically. The hypo-
thetical dangers of "appease-
ment" would be difficult to de-
bate on the stump in the face
of an actual cessation of hos
tilities and the cry Of peace"
Evening star., 1951-07-04

ADVERTISEMENT. A
Evening star., 1951-07-04

seem able to count on the ex-
treme right of the Southerners.
The departure Of a Foreign
Relations bloc on the NATO er-
rand emphasizes the pigeon
holing of a Macarthur report by
the joint Foreign Relations
Armed Services group. This has
been rather q matter Of tacit
than formal consent on all sides.
Democrats believe that q
Korean settlement will be the
best Macarthur report they
could write. Their information
is that an informal meeting Of
Republicans decided that they
had better wait on Korean de-
velopments before moving in the
direction Of q report.
An Administration Senator
stresses that present inaction is
possible only 50 long as every
body keeps quiet. II anybody
starts anything. he said, it would
call for a reply. He is perfectly
certain the start won't come
from the Democratic sector.
In inviting both Represent
atives and Senators to visit his
establishment, Gen. Eisenhower
has acted not only to help the
foreign aid bill but to protect
himself from being summoned
home to report.
The victor of Europe is fully
aware Of the seething political
Evening star., 1951-07-04

But, while eventual develop
ments may prove the fallacy Of
a patched-up peace made now.
it is important politically
that peace" shall extend at
least beyond the 1852 campaign
and election.
A patched-up truce would
be defended on the ground
that, If World War III is de-
ferred, Americas growing mill
tary strength would actually
prevent or deter Russia from
starting a third world war. The
unsolved riddle Of the age, how
ever. is whether time works in
favor Of America or In favor Of
Russia. In fact, il Stain makes
a truce now. it will be hailed
as proof that he thinks his
atomic stockpile will be big
enough In three to f1ye years
to capitalize on the grow
ing "neutralism" OF Europe by
disseminating threats to throw
atom bombs at London, Berlin,
Paris and Rome II America
threatens to use any atom
bombs on Russian cities to halt
such Soviet aggression as may
arise in Europe.
Most Of the politicians here
are not concerned with events
that happen three or i've years
from today. They are concerned
with the political situation right
now and what it will be In the
Is months Immediately ahead
when a new President has to be
elected.
At the moment. the admin
istration's prestige is at a low
point. The basic factors In the
political situation today are the
continuance Of the Korean war,
the impact of controls on the
life of the individual citizen and
his family, the rising cost Of
living and the way taxes are