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Evening star., 1951-01-05
Blockade Again on in Congress

ton at opening of the s1st
Congress.
What had happened became
clear once the President raised
the curtain in the campaign.
While the Republican Senate of
the Republican-controlled Both
Congress had passed social leg
islation, including housing. in
creased minimum wage, Federal
aid to education, the House
leadership tied 1t all up. This
became a mockery when the
party, in its 1948 platform, ad-
vocated all these measures that
the House leadership had stifled
just before the convention.
President Truman capitalized
this on stumps all over the Ma
ton. Labor unions told the story
to their members through their
union newspapers, as they are
telling now of repeal of the
21-day rule and its meaning.
This, is not very helpful to Re-
publicans in their effort to win
back labor votes.
During the Congress Just
ended, eight bills were extri-
Gated from the Rules Commit
tee and brought before the
House for a vote by the 21-day
rule. Beyond that, because of
threat Of its use, the Rules
Committee itself moved to the
House floor for passage the
housing, minimum wage in
crease and expansion of social
security system bills.
Now the blockade has been
raised again.
Evening star., 1951-01-05
DOTS FTeeSOn.
Wheels Within Wheels

would be If they managed not
to.
The only woman Senator.
Mrs. Smith, is in the thick Of
it, fighting hard for the Armed
Services Committee. Only she
and Senator Mccarthy do not
now have major committee as
signments; she is arguing that
her long service on House Naval
Affairs equips her for the COW
eted Armed Services place and
she shrewdly has offered to re-
linquish her post on the Repub-
lican Policy Committee if she
gets it.
Fortuitously located at the
center Of the struggle is the
Republican balance wheel. Sen
ator Millikin, who as chairman
of the caucus will appoint the
Committee on Committees to
bring in recommendations. He
says firmly that it will not be
rigged to produce a given re-
suit and that plenty of time
will be taken to weigh the vari-
Gus claims involved.
Senator Millikin is a con-
servatiye and a Taft admirer.
He is also highly intelligent
and nobody has to draw him
any pictures of the pitfalls Of
any system which would intro
duce favoritism in anything as
touchy and personal as the
committee problem.
Seniority produces bad re-
suits sometimes but so long as
it saves Senators from having
to accept the Judgment Of their
peers that some Senators, for
whatever reason, are more de-
serving than others, it probably
will prevail.
Evening star., 1951-01-05
While Men Die We Still Reject Aid

Generalissimo Francisco Franco
was willing to offer a contingent
of Spanish troops to help repel
the Red aggression in Korea.
Spanish military leaders see
a direct connection between the
war Russia is waging in the Far
East and the threat to Europe.
The Spanish head Of govern
ment is reported to have been
discouraged from making such
an offer, even unofficially. be-
cause his advisers pointed out
that the offer would be rejected
even less politely than that
made by Chang Kai-shek last
July, when he offered three Ma
tionalist divisions for Korea.
The Chinese Nationalist gov
ernment is a charter member Of
the United Nations and has
representatives in both the Sc
curity Council and the General
Assembly. Spain, which is
ostracized from that family of
"peace-loving nations"-which
includes Russia and some Of her
satellites-had no legal ground
for pressing acceptance Of his
offer.
American men are dying in
Korea. yet our Government re-
mains choosy about the nations
which it permits to help US In
Korea.
Evening star., 1951-01-05
Constantine Brown:

Our defeats in Korea can des-
troy whatever willingness to re-
sist Russia there may be among
the continental European mem
bers of the North Atlantic pact.
A wave of neutrality swept
through these nations, particu-
larly France. last summer when
weak American forces were be-
ing pushed back toward the
narrow Pusan beachhead. This
wave subs,ded after the Inchon
landing, when it looked as If the
United Nations mission was be-
ing successfully accomplished.
The blows which sent the
United Nations forces reeling in
Korea caused new panic among
our Western allies. These ma
tions have been marking time
since the Mutual Defense As
sistance Program was enacted
by Congress. A sizable amount
of war material was rushed over
to Europe But the armies
which our allies were supposed
to raise to man the guns and
tanks are still only blueprints.
Moreover, the antics of the
French government have de-
layed the rearmament Of Ger
many until it is now too late.
The French and British govern
ments are still doing their ut
most to prevent our government
from sending much-needed war
material to Spain, where an
army twice the size of the Brit
ish and French forces Is in
being, but lacks heavy equip
ment and adequate communica-
tions.
Both these members Of the
Atlantic pact have objected
strenuously to inclusion of
Turkey and Greece in the West
ern coalition. The Turkish in
sistence on admission was due
not to pride but to practical mo-
tives. The rearmament Of
Turkey is provided for. to a
limited extent, under the Tru-
man Doctrine and legislation
implementing 1t.
The Atlantic pact nations
have priority over the Truman
Doctrine oeneflciaries, however,
on all American military equip
ment being sent across the At
Iantic. Turkey and Greece get
the leftovers. Yet of all the
members of the United Nations
which have contributed troops
to the Korean police action"
Turkey has sent the largest con-
tingent of ground forces.
Since the Intervention Of the
Chinese Communists neither
Evening star., 1951-01-05
PEOPLE Have Not Been Told

a situation that calls for defini-
ton and information. The
American people have not been
told why the other members Of
the U. N. have failed to send
troops in large numbers since
last June.
Information is essential in or
der to build confidence. There
can be no national unity merely
by exhorting everybody to work
together. Faith and confidence
in a national government can be
developed and preserved only
when the people are entrusted
with the essential information
they should have in order to
understand what is going on.
There has not been a persua-
sive explanation of why the
American troops are in Korea.
The relationship between
Korea and the whole future of
international cooperation has
not been explained.
Many influential groups are
arguing that, If the U. N. con-
dones aggression in the Far East
and perhaps withdraws volun-
tarily from Korea. there would
be an even greater demand to
refrain from operations In
Europe.
All these arguments and coun-
ter-arguments about Korea are
q part of a national debate
which reflects the fact that
neither the President nor the
Secretary Of State today enjoys
the undivided support of an
anxious country. Instead, there
are misgivings and question
ings about the national leader
ship. These questionings are the
direct result of the failure Of the
administration to tell the Ameri-
can people the basic truths they
should know about the current
international situation.
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Britain nor the other Western
members of the U. u. have in
tended to send requirements for
the hard-hit Allied forces. The
Ankara government is an ex-
ception. It is planning to rush
to Korea several thousand men
as reinforcements.
Turkeys independence has
been threatened by the U. S. S.
r. since the end of World
War IT. Even today there are
strong Red forces concentrated
in the Caucasus, on Turkeys
northeastern border, ready to
attack at a moments notice. Yet
the Ankara government, under
this direct threat, shows its
readiness to continue helping
our mangled forces in Korea
the best that it can.
Thus, while some of the re-
cipients of American military
aid are wondering whether they
have not got themselves in
volved in an impossible situa-
ton, and are flirting with the
idea of reaching a compromise
another Munich - with the
U. S. s. r.. the Turks are ready
to stand by us regardless of the
consequences.
Unconfirfned reports from
Madrid have reached Washing
ton recently to the effect that
Evening star., 1951-01-05
David LoWrence:

Seldom has a Nation known
so little about so much. This
refers to what is happening to
the destiny Of the American
people.
Although the Constitution of
the United States says that
Congress alone shall declare
war, no such action has been
taken. Yet American armed
services are already engaged in
a bitter war with hundreds of
thousands Of enemy troops.
Although America boasts that
it is a democracy and that war
or peace is not determined by
one man, as it is in the totali-
tartan states, the legislative
body which contains the elected
representatives Of the people
has had no opportunity either
to share in the responsibility of
decision to make war or in the
PO1lSJ O11dV A4dy CIAouC VA1C1 G
from in the future.
The President has said that
he can send troops overseas
without the permission of Con-
gress because there has been a
commitment under the North
Atlantic Treaty. but this is ex-
actly opposite to what the ad-
ministration's Secretary of State
told Congress when the treaty
itself was passed.
But, even If it be conceded
that troops may be sent to
Europe with congressional sane
ton as an implied obligation Of
the treaty. can it be said that
membership in the U. N. obliges
the President of the United
States to carry on war without
the consent of Congress?
While the American people
have often sanctioned in emer-
gencies the taking of initial
steps to protect our interests
outside Of the United States by
the employment of our armed
Evening star., 1951-01-05

ton had been expected from the
new 82d Congress. Emphasis
will be on foreign policy and de-
fense. Furthermore, the coali-
ton now has enough votes, as a
result of last November's elec-
ton. to defeat measures 1t
doesn't like openly on the floor,
though the Rules Committee
strangulation allows members
to duck responsibility.
The Republican action could
be costly politically. For, be-
cause of it's admitted aim, it will
provoke resentment among mil
lions of people. who whether
Republicans realize it or not,
now are fully aware of what
dictatorial control of the House
by the coalition through the
Rules Committee bottle-neck
means to them.
They know because President
Truman told them the story in
simple language in the 1948
campaign. revealed to them the
chicanery whereby bills for their
welfare can be pigeon-holed by
a few men in the Rules Com
mittee. This simplif1es the task
of special interest lobbyists who
can concentrate on this COM
mittee and not worry about the
regular committees too much,
and never worry at all about the
House, itself. BY his campaign,
the President won support for
removal of this blockade after
his victory. It was the first
thing done by the Democratic
House leadership at his direc-
Evening star., 1951-01-05
Thomas L. Stokes:

Our emphasis on the defense
Of democracy everywhere in the
world, and our desire to extend
1t wherever possible. naturally
enlarge our interest in our own
democratic institutions. In short,
we look at ourselves more
closely-or should.
It is, therefore, somewhat en-
barrassing that a coalition Of
Republicans and Southern DEM
ocrats in our House of Repre-
sentatives has just delivered a
smacking blow to democracy.
This was done on the opening
day of the new 82d Congress
by restoring to the Rules Com
mittee the arbitrary power to
pigeon-hole bills approved by
the appropriate legislative COM
mittee and deny the House the
right to vote on them.
What the coalition effected
was repeal Of the rule-adopted
by the 81st Congress after the
1948 Truman victory-which
removed this arbitrary block
ade by permitting the chair
man of any legislative COM
mittee to move for House con-
sideration of bills approved by
his committee if the Rules
Committee failed to send sucn
measures to the House floor
after 81 days.
That can't be done any more,
Again a handful of men can
thwart democracy in the House.
The purpose of this undem-
ocratic move is no secret. It is
to keep social welfare and civil
rights measures from getting
to the representatives Of the
people in the House for a vote.
From the standpoint Of their
party's own political welfare it
is a bit hard to see why the
House Republican leadership
again was maneuvered into this
alliance with the anti-social well
fare, anti-civil rights Southern
Democrats. For 1t was the block
ade of the Rules Committee
then as now controlled by the
coalition-against a housing bill,
combined with the hostile at
titude Of the House Republican
leadership toward other social
legislation, that had much to
do with the party's 1948 defeat
in the Presidential election.
Many Republicans were con-
scious Of the bad Judgment of
their leadership. Forty-two Of
them refused to go along and
voted against repeal Of the So
called 21-day rule.
AS a practical matter, the
blatant, overt coup hardly was
necessary. Little social legisla-
ton and no civil rights legisla-
Evening star., 1951-01-05
Doris Fleeson:

The bare knuckles atmos-
phere of the 82nd Congress
carries over into the Senate
Republican caucus where the
issue of committee assignments
Is being fought out.
The struggle has several as
poets.
The most obvious is the effort
of the small group of Republi-
can liberals to maintain their
rights against what they Bit
terly term the Taft steamroller.
But Mister Republican has a
problem too; he is trying to
court the important freshmen
entering the Senate from piv-
otal States and there just aren't
enough committee places to go
round.
Senator Taft cares little for
the opinion of Senators Morse,
Tobey, Margaret Chase Smith
and company; he has written
them off as a loss to Taft
policies within the Congress
and to the Taft campaign for
the Presidency. The Senator
has always cut his losses; some-
times too impulsively. He would
probably admit that the liberals
can get from his leadership
what they have the power and
determination to take.
Their principal weapon is the
custom of seniority: should it
be preached, they will have
little with which to brave the
cold winds from the right.
They therefore view with
forebodlng Senator McCarthy's
proposals to tinker with senior
ity, These would leave un-
Evening star., 1951-01-05
Henry McLen1ore:
Ghosts Rearing to Comment
On Todoy's Mi|itorySituotion
Henry McLemore:

In an effort to liven up its
program, presume. the British
Broadcasting Corporation next
week will attempt to televise
a ghost.
The ghost the BIC. cameras
will try to send into the living
rooms Of its customers is that
of Catherine Howard, fifth wife
of Henry VIII. Henry had her
beheaded in 1542, the story goes.
because she much preferred the
way Charles Laughton and Rex
Harrison played Henry VIII to
the way Henry VIII played
himself.
Practically every one in Eng
land believes that GATHERINGS
ghost takes q brisk constitu-
tional every day along the GAL
lery of Hampton Court Palace,
just outside of London. Not
only is GATHERINGS ghost said
to be an inveterate hiker. but a
first class moaner as well.
B.B.C.'s cameras and sound
equipment will try to record
both her footwork and groans.
Frankly. I'm skeptical Of
B.B.C.'s jaunt into the other
world. I've been to Hampton
Palace more than once in the
hope of seeing GATHERINGS ecto-
plasm take a stroll, but always
had to settle for the magnificent
gardens. Christopher Wren's
architecture, and a grapevine
planted Heaven knows when.
She just wouldn't walk when I
was about.
If by any chance the effort to
film a ghost does work, I pre-
dict far-reaching changes in
television.
For example. funny as Milton
Berle is, as hilarious an evening
as Jimmy Durante provides
what television set owner is
Evening star., 1951-01-05

going to dial them in when he
can have the ghost Of Falstaff
to entertain him?
Faye Emerson is a beautiful
creature, and dresses like all
get-out, but don't tell me the
average video locker and lis
tener is going to pay much at
tention to Faye when by a twist
of the dial he can see Cleopatra
drifting down the Nile on a
barge or Helen of Troy launch
ing more ships than Henry j.
Kaiser ever did.
Sports has a tremendous ap-
peal to Americans today but I
have my doubts how many video
owners will watch the Kentucky
Derby when they can see Ben
Hur coming down the stretch in
that chariot of his. Boxing is
a rough and manly sport. but
given the choice of seeing Sugar
Ray Robinson tee off against
Tony zale, and watching the
Roman gladiators go ten rounds
with those iron mittens, most Of
us will switch to the Coliseum
and not to Madison Square
Garden.
Who, pray tell me, is going to
listen to the military commenta-
tors we have now when the
ghosts of Napoleon, Hannibal,
Robert E. Lee, William Tecum-
sch Sherman, and Julius Caesar
are in the studio rearing to
comment on the military stu
alton of today?
AS for singers, Caruso or
Como? AS for dancers. Astaire
or Nuinsky2 AS for actresses.
Bernhardt or Bette Davis? AS
for directors of spectacles. Nero
or DeMille?
AS for predictions. Drew Pear
son or NostradamuS?
I'm telling you, If GATHERINGS
Evening star., 1951-01-05

touched the two-committee
privileges of the most senior
members but help the new
comers at the expense of an
in-between group to which most
liberals belong. In the caucus
Senators Taft and Brewster
supported Senator Mccarthy
with considerable alacrity on
most of his points.
On all sides there are wheels
within wheels. Senator Tobey
has let it be known that if any
one senior to Senator Aiken
tries to get the Foreign Rela-
tions post, Senator Tobey will
grab it, which he has the sem
iority to do. But then Tobey,
under the Mccarthy scheme.
would have to give up a major
committee, perhaps even get
out of Senator Brewster's way
on Interstate and Foreign Com
merce.
It is understood that Sena-
tor Taft wants to put freshman
Senator Dirksen of Illinois on
Appropriations: he had earlier
favored Senator Knowland Of
California for Foreign Rela-
tions. A system that can be
tailored to these needs would
involve some really fancy ma
neuvering. The liberals stand
ready to attack 1t as presiden-
tial politics.
The Tobey-Aiken move dis
posed of Senator Morse's effort
to get the Foreign Relations
vacancy. They did not consult
Senator Morse in advance, a
slight affront that will have
echoes later. 1t is nothing new
for the highly individualistic
liberals to fall out; the news
Evening star., 1951-01-05

ghost shows up IN time for a
rehearsal and a performance.
you won't know television in
side of a week.
Can't you imagine the mob
scene when the agents start
talking contracts to the ghosts
of Shakespeare, Byron, DuBarry,
Marie Antoinette, Bach, Wag-
ner, Beethoven, Lincoln and
Washington?
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Milford chronicle., 1951-11-23
SELBYVILLE
By Mrs. Kathryn Browne

Home Coming was held in Salem
Church on Sunday with BisbOn
Straughn delivering the morning
sermon and the Senior Choir rem
dering the music and dinner was
served in the recreation hall after
the morning service by the w. s.
{. s. and in the evening the music
was furnished by the Avenue
Youth Choir of the Avenue Metho-
dist Church, Milford, and was very
much enjoyed by the congre-
cation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kelley en-
tertained to dinner on Sunday:
Mr.. Kelley's mother, Mrs. Ida Kel-
ley, and Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Ewell
and family of Ironshire and Mr..
and Mrs. Pettyjohn of Milford.
DR., and Mrs. A. o. Daisey of
RehOboth visited Mr.. and Mrs. r.
B. Norris on Sunday.
Bill Scott, a student at the Uni
versity of Delaware, spent the week
end with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Conn Scott and Miss Joan Mich
OILS, a student nurse at the Jeffer-
son Hospital in Philadelphia, Wis
tied her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Nichols.
A game and card party was held
at POmerOy's Log Cabin on Mon
day evening with a good attend
ance. Proceeds to go for the new
Episcopal Church being built on
Church street in Selbyville.
Rufus Smith returned home from
Battle Creek, Michigan, on Sunday
evening after spending several
days there on a ducking trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Hudson
and family entertained several
friends from Pittsburgh over the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Townsend
and family of RehobOth and John
B. Townsend, III. of Ocean City,
were guests of John G. Townsend,
Jr.. and Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Morris
on Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-23
FRANKFORT
BY C. G.. Croker
Phone Rodney 4slS

Mr.. and Mrs. James Stowman
and son Of Philadelphia are visit
ing at the home of Mrs. Stowman's
mother, Mrs. James L. Long on
Clayton avenue, while Mr.. Stow
man tries his skill at a bit of gun
ming.
Members of the Omar Home Dem
onstratiOn Club were guests of the
MillsbOro Club last Thursday af-
ternOon at the home of Mrs. Wes-
ley Bullock.
Mrs. John d. Furman, who has
been out of town for several weeks
because Of illness, visited her home
and local friends part of last
week.
Recent house guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson o. McCabe, Jr., and
daughter, Mary Lou, were Mr.. and
Mrs. John Park. 3rd, and daugh-
ter, Anita from Rose Valley, Moy-
Ian, Pa. Mrs. Parks, nee Miss Ruth
Messick, was born and reared in
FrankfOrd, and has ever been one
of Mrs. McCabe's most intimate
pals.
The Methodist Men met last
Tuesday evening in the assembly
room Of the local fire house. E. A.
Yutzie of Georgetown was the
guest speaker.
On Monday of last week Mrs.
Charles w. Ellis, president of the
FFankford New Century Club and
Mrs. TOpp M. Heath, director, at
tended a luncheon of the New Cen
tury Club Presidents and Direc-
tors of Sussex County at the home
of Mrs. J. Newell Johnson in Del
mar.
Mrs. Philip Morris was the hos
tess to "The Hummers," a MethO-
dist Sunday School class, at her
home on Monday evening.
Private Roland M. Dukes and
Private Louis Hudson motOred from
Camp RuckeT, Alabama, last week
and are enjoying a Today fur
Tough at their respective homes
with their parents, MIR. and Mrs.
Harry 2. Dukes and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Allan Hudson.
Elias H. Tingle suffered a painful
injury to one of his feet last week
when it was his misfortune to have
a heavy object fall and crush that
extremity. While it slowed him I'D
temporarily, we are pleased to note
that he seems to have returned to
normal.
Union services were held on
Thursday this year at the Chris
tian Church in Ocean View with
the Rev. S. Turner Foster. d. D..
pastor of the Ocean View and
FrankfOrd Presbyterian Churches,
giving the Thanksgiving sermon.
Weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert F. Parsons at their
home on Knox street were their
children and grandchildren, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Fleetwood and
son Charlie, Mr. and Mrs. Roland
E. Parsons and son Eddie all from
Wilmington.
Pfc. Donald Penuel left for Camp
Polk, Louisiana via Philadelphia
on Sunday afternoon after having
spent 15-day furlough at home
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-23
EPWORTH
By Mrs. Reuben Riley
Phone BEidReVille 1924

Church services for Sunday, No
vember 25:
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Preaching by recording at IL a.
m.
Mr.. and Ms. Lewis Smith and
family called on Mr.. and Mrs.
Myrtle Montgomery of FederaIs-
burg on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Riley had
Mr.. Reinhold Freeden and son Rem
ME of Summit, New Jersey. and
Mrs. Paul Cubbison and sons, Paul
and Robert of Madison, New Jer-
sey, as their guests over the past
weekend.
Mrs. Frank Smith and Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Smith were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Squires Of Ocean City, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Wilson
and children were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William
LOOckerman.
aAA0 4SAA It aAAh tAlllIlOIlY
called on Mrs. Doris Hall at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Myrtle O'Bier on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Chaffinch
were Saturday afternoon callers of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Smith.
There will be a covered dish sup
per at the Dublin Hill Community
Hall on Wednesday, December 12,
at 6 p. m. Price, so cents and
covered dish or $1.OO without a
dish. An auction will be held after
the supper. Proceeds for the bene-
fit of Epworth Church.
MIR. and Mrs. Thurman Adams
spent the weekend with Mrs. Rog-
er Adams and daughter Pauline of
Cambridge. On Sunday they were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Adams.