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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09
Doris FIeeson:
1t All Has q Very Familiar Ring
Civil Defense Yet to Get Fund Despite Bomb Warnings
CottIemen Cont Tell How They'll Lose Money

explanation of their vernacular.
President Kline Of the Farm
Bureau gave his $500 lecture
on the money supply; he says
there's too much Of it in circu-
lation.
Some slightly fatigued Wash
ington correspondents would
like to match Mariner Eccles,
the super -articulate Federal Re
serve Board Governor, and Mr..
Kline, who incidentally is a
director of the Federal Reserve
Bank Of Chicago, in a 10-round
talkathon on money. The bet
ting odds would be even.
After the unequal struggle
had continued for an hour
amid stony silence from such
members Of Congress who had
not skunk away. one rugged
cattleman was heard to snort:
Communists. amt they?"
Representative Cooley Of
North Carolina, chairman Of
House Agriculture, was more
constructive. He finally arose
and warned his hosts bluntly
that they had better dig up
some figures before showing up
before his committee.
All this has an unhappily
familiar ring to survivors Of
World War II Washington.
ANY minute now people will be
saying: washington has all
the charm of the North and
the efficiency of the South"
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roast beef influence party for
Congress and the. preSS-but
then can't answer the simple
question of how they will lose
money if Price Controller Di-
Sales beef rollbacks stand.
The meat fiesta brought out a
distinguished collection OF re-
porters and statesmen. After all,
the Nations meat diSSatiSfac-
tons in 1916 largely turned
over an election to the Repub-
licans and the farmers are the
Capitals most powerful lobby.
A Wall Street Journal re-
porter, who had listened po-
litely while the industry Spokes-
men argued that a sound
Government fiscal program
would mean more meat at less
money, asked for the facts and
figures on where the Disable
shoe pinched them personally.
He never did find out during
the meeting. Mr.. Disable says
beef prices to farmers would
still be 100 per cent of parity.
President Loren c. Bamert
of the American National Cat
tlemen'S Association and a Cali
fornia cowman, who presided,
admitted the Disable order
wouldn't hurt him and passed
the question along.
The cattlemen began to tell
how hard it was to raise beef
cattle, pausing for some pleas
from the New York Herald
Tribune and Time for fuller
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Chief Executive was correct
last Monday night when he de-
Tended the administrations re-
fusal to accept Gen. Mac
Arthur's solution Of ending the
war in Korea with every mill
tary means at our disposal.
There seems to be no doubt
that the U. S. S. R. could bomb
American cities. But the ques-
ton raised by the ousted SUI
preme Allied Commander in the
Pacific was whether Moscow is
determined to start a world war
now or in the more distant
future.
If the Russian leaders have
decided to strike now-and only
the IA men in the Kremlin
know what they intend to do
it is immaterial, according to
Gen. Macarthur, whether we
make a full offensive in Korea
or whether we continue the
present strategy Of containment
and attrition.
They will choose their own
tneater Of operations wherever
they believe the most effective
success can be attained. If In
the evaluation of Americas
strength they consider that a
sneak air attack would prove
advantageous, they will carry 1t
out, regardless of whether we
give them an excuse.
If the Red general staff feels
that our retaliatory powers
would make victory doubtful.
they will adopt toward China
the same policy which they
adopted toward the Greek guer-
rillas after Mr.. Truman ordered
full support Of the legitimate
Greek government.
Treaties and pledges are
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ment" plan in the Far East. The
secretary stated that the uni
fication Of North and South
Korea has been set up as a po-
htical rather than a military
objective of the U. N.
The same phrasing was used
by Secretary of State AcheSon
in a speech a few days ago to
the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States and, by in
struction Of the State Depart
ment, the same wording also
was uttered recently in an adj
dress by Warren Austin, Amer
lean Ambassador to the U. N.
It means that, while the
United States Government will
continue to oppose recognition
Of Red China and also the turn
ing over of FormoSa to Red
China, the other members Of
the U. N. will have to decide the
issue. The United States Gov
eminent, through Secretary
Achesop. has already made it
clear that no veto power will be
used and that America will
abide by what the majority of
other members of the United
Nations wish to do. II they
want to reward the aggressor
and ease the sacrifices of Amer
lean troops in Korea, the United
States viii accept the "appease-
ment."
This means that the 3Sth Par
allel may again be the boundary
between North and South Korea
and that the U. N. will try by
diplomacy to get "unif1cation"
but that, If Russia and China
refuse to accept it, then, assum-
ing a cease fire" has occurred,
the fighting will not be re-
Sumed. This is because the U.
N. feels it is not committed to
accomplish the detectives in
Korea by military means.
The Marshall testimony has
produced a wave Of questioning
and criticism in the Senate
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committee. He viii be on the
stand for several days. He has
not yet satisfactorily explained
how the administration intends
to end the war in Korea or why
it now sets up the DOGGY Of Rus
sian Intervention in the war
when it had no such fear last
June at the time the orders went
to General Macarthur to land
forces in Korea.
President Truman, on the
other hand. has. through his
latest speech, notified Russia
that America is so afraid Of
having its cities bombed that
it will not take maximum steps
to stop the aggression in the
Far East. Mr.. Truman says that,
If the United States were to
widen the conflict in Asia, I'VE
might well have to go it alone"
Yet that's what has been hap
pening, in effect, since last June.
The United States alone-out-
side of the South Koreans-haS
been supplying virtually all the
troops. The U. N. has refused
to send reinforcements. The
principal U. N. members have
only token representation on the
firing line. Instead of winning
allies, America has. as a practi-
cal matter, been deserted already
by its Allies with respect to
Korea.
The Presidents speech might
be construed to mean that he
has lost faith in the willingness
of our Allies to support our
troops in the Far East. AS
consequence, the question of
withdrawing American troops
from Korea is bound to be
raised. For, as one Senator said,
it doesn't help to point out how
many Red Chinese are being
killed-what's important is how
many American boys are being
killed and wounded while the
So-called war of attrition"
drags on.
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As War ofAttrition' Droqs On
Marshall Enuncotes Doctrine That the Military
Must Be Loyal to Democrat Administration
David Lowrence:

Secretary Of Defense George
Marshall has enunciated in his
testimony before the Senate
Armed Services Committee the
astounding doctrine that the
minority party in Congress is not
entitled to full and truthful an
swers from officers in the Armed
Services and that, in answering
letters of inquiry, officers must
be guided by their first loyalty
to the Democratic administra-
ton, which he calls the Con
Stituted Authority"
Under such circumstances, it
seems improbable that any tes-
timony from the Joint Chiefs of
Staff or any other military Of
flcers hereafter could contain a
single word Of information which
could possibly reflect on the
Democratic administration.
Senator Bridges of New
Hampshire, Republican, en-
deavored to pin Secretary Mar
shall down to whether an OFF,
GERS first loyalty is to his coun-
try or to the administration in
power, and the Secretary in
sisted that the only way an
officer could express himself
when he felt the interests Of his
country were at stake was to
resign from the military Serv-
ice. A man must sacrifice his
career If he wants to tell his
views to members Of Congress.
This will not be good news to
men in the fighting services who
thought that party politics was
not to be considered in relations
with their Government - and
who had been taught to con-
slider Congress a civilian branch
Of the Government coordinate
with the executive branch.
More significant, however, in
Mr.. Marshall's testimony was
his revelation of what critics in
Congress already are saying is
the administrations "appease-
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Corum liked to do as much as
read The Racing Form, put an
"x" by his best winner, and run
around the press box to give all
Of us a winner. Now he's got a
leathe1 swivel chair, and I heard
two newspapermen here at the
Derby call him mister "-and
that is hard on Bill. It practi-
cally killed him.
AS president Of Churchill
Downs, he can't go around Civ
ing out tips. American people,
being what they are, would sus-
pect him. On Derby Day I
went back to his Office, and he
said it was nice to see me. and I
said, being a nice-born boy,
tits nice to see you too. Major"
He said. "How are you doing
since you've been here?" and I
said. mo good" and then he
said, ''That's a shame. II I
weren't president of this track,
I could give you some hot things
going here today" I replied,
well, don't jeopardize your job,
Major" he didn't.
I looked at Bill, and those
things went through my mind:
The boy from Bonneville run
ming q Kentucky Derby. The
youngest Major in World War
I In charge Of all the people who
come to see Americas number
one event.
Nobody will ever tell me they
don't pay of on class. He used
to spin his dreams like I'm spin
ming mine now, and I defy any.
body in America to tell me that
Bill didn't reach the presidency
Of Churchill Downs with all the
things we'd like men to have
ability, a willingness to over
look the other fellows short
comings. and a strict belief in
men.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09
Doris FIeeson::

Wonderful, wonderful Wash
ington!
The Civil Defense Administra-
ton holds a two-day confer
ence on vital problems of civil
defense highlighted by presi-
Dental warnings about atomic
bombs falling on Washington
but Congress has not yet ap-
propriated funds needed for q
civil defense.
CDA is living out of Mr.. Tru-
mans back pocket while Con-
gress-the same Congress that is
solemnly debating extending the
Korean war with attendant
grave risks Of provoking world
war - Systematically hatchetS
CDA budget estimates. The
budget asked for $403, 000, 900.
Inc House cut IL TO $3.50, i5U,-
600. Senate Appropriations is
recommending $4,000, 900. Pro-
posed Federal contributions to
States have been axed to zero.
A 100000 HouSe-created emer-
gency fund has vanished.
Meanwhile when the telephone
rings in the CDA press room the
cry goes up: Don't answer,
boys, it may be the bill collec-
tor"
The Nations cattlemen in as
ISOLATION with the American
Farm Bureau Federation and the
packers hold a gala cocktail and
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measure will be stoutly resisted
by the powerful Southern bloc
in the House, which, like it's
counterpart in the Senate, is
solicitous Of big farming inter-
estS which utilize this labor and
want it as cheap as possible.
The bill has been labeled the
"wet-back" bill. a handy des-
ignation because it seeks, among
other aims. to stop illegal en-
try of Mexican farm workers
who presumably swim the Rio
Grande. The bill gets at this
problem by Tightening enforce
ment machinery and imposing
penalties on farmers who use
such illegal entrants. The pen
atty provisions, not included in
the original Ellender bill, though
in a separate measure of his
now before the Judiciary Com
mittee, were added at the in
stance of Senator Douglas.
The "wet-back" tag is some
what unfortunate. For the
problem goes FAR beyond that.
The competition of Mexican la
Dor, both illegal and legal-the
latter brought in under regula-
tions - affects thousands and
thousands of native farm work.
ers who, because of the low
wage standard for the Mexican
labor competitors, roam far be-
yond their homes to the north
for months at a time to get bet
ter wages paid there.
1t was the objective Of the
Presidents commission, en-
bodied in the Chavez bill, to
provide means to study the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09
Thomas L. Stokes:

The Senate has made start
toward coping with a recently
widely publicized human prob
lem directly affecting the South,
Southwest and West. but also
spreading it's harmful effects
into our whole economy, since
cancerous condition in any area
ramifies ultimately to others.
This is the problem OF migra-
tory farm labor, consisting Of
importers, legally and illegally
coming in from Mexico, and ma
tive agricultural workers -
"stoop labor"-who year after
year follow the crops northward
from the South with the sea-
sons. These wanderers were
portrayed graphically several
years ago, in depression times,
in Grapes of Wrath" by John
Steinbeck, who showed how they
were exploited. They still are
Mexican and American.
The problem still exists. Nor
is it solved by the bill finally
passed this week by the Senate
which was sponsored by Senator
Ellender, Democrat, of Louisiana.
That measure regularizes the
traffic in farm workers rather
than tackling the underlying
human, social and economic evils
involved, and is not the salts
factory answer.
However, it is much better
than the original Ellender bill.
That is due chiefly to Senator
Chavez, Democrat, of New Mex
leo, who pounded away cease
lessly and got inserted some
few provisions from his more
comprehensive measure drafted
along lines recommended by
the Presidents Commission on
Migratory Labor, and against
opposition of powerful big agri-
cultural interests Of his State.
He had the assistance of a group
including Senators Douglas,
Democrat, of Illinois; Humphrey,
Democrat, of Minnesota, and
Lehman, Democrat. of New
York.
The fight now moves to the
House, where there is pending
before the Rules Committee, for
the go-ahead signal for House
action, a measure sponsored by
Representative Poage, Democrat,
of Texas, similar to the original
Ellender bill. Any attempt to
broaden it into q really effective
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09
Henry McLenore:
Newsmen Sorryfor Corunn;
He's uHorse Player at Heart
Henry McLen1ore:

NEW YORK. - When Bill
Corum was named president Of
Churchill Downs I said to my
self that it couldn't be true. I
walked into a closet with my
self, and talked to myself. and
said that nothing Americans
have done makes this much
sense.
My echo talked back to me
and said that for once in the
world the right man had been
given the right job. J say this
with the full knowledge that
every man who ever looked at
a thoroughbred horse misses
Matt Vim. Col. Mat Vim, a
gracious gentleman and a sweet
man. To prove how sure I am
that Corum got the right job is
the fact that nobody ever loved
Matt VIM more than Maj. Bill.
The first time I ever met Col.
VIM was with Bill. I was a
Cracker boy then and Bill said,
wouldn't you like to meet the
Colonel" and I said, Yes, sir"
Bill turned around to me and
said, t'We're in the same bust
ness, Henry. and you don't have
to call me sir"
That may not mean anything
to you when you read this, but
If you have ever been a lone
some boy. working his first
Derby, where every person you
meet has a name you have been
dreaming about. you know a
little about the way I felt.
1t is so seldom that the nice
man gets the nice job. News
papermen are, day in and day
out, jealous men. They fight
the deadline against one an
other so often that the deadline
becomes part Of their lives. The
whole creed Of our business is
beat 'em."
The greatest tribute can pay
Corum is that everybody is glad
he's got the job. You who are
reading this may be a toy manu-
tacturer. for all I know, and are
throat to throat with another
toy manufacturer, but the news
papermen don't feel that way
about the Major.
To tell the truth newspaper
men are sorry for Corum. He's a
horse player at heart. Up until
last year there was nothing Mr..
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meaningless to the Kremlin un-
less they can be turned to the
advantage of the Soviet Union.
Mr.. Truman, who appears to
have decided to take over even
more active command Of the
armed forces than President
Roosevelt did, must have over
looked the one and only strategic
axiom Of war: Victory cannot
be won on the defensive.
Military strategy has changed
frequently through the ages.
New weapons and new methods
Of war, involving not profess
sional soldiers but all the in
habitants of belligerent coun-
tries, have necessitated these
changes. But the age-old axiom,
that you cannot win on the de-
fenSive never has changed.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-05-04
s T 0 R { s 7 0
STAY OPEN ON
PUT-IN-BAY DAY

All stores in Port Clinton will
remain open Friday evening of
Put-in-Bay day here May Is, it was
announced this week.
According to officials of the
Merchants Association, most mcr.
chants have expressed a desire to
continue the Friday opening thru
the summer, closing on Saturday
nights.
1t has been pointed out at pre-
vious meetings of merchants that
much of the local payroll money
is going to surrounding cities
which remain open Fridays and
close Saturdays.
Details of Put-in-Bay day will
be discussed at the regular month
ly meeting of the Merchants AS
sociation which will be held in
city hall next Monday at 1880 p. m.
Transportation will be furnish
ed by Miller's boat livery, which
has promised a frequent schedule
of sailings from noon until late
in the evening.
Schools will be dismissed at
noon on Put-in-Bay day.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-05-04
YOUTH ESCAPES
DEATH AS CAR
LIE APPS DITC H

A Fremont youth faced possible
death when his car leaped over a
broad waterfilled ditch early Tues
day on Fremont road near Mud
Creek.
Fred D. Marsh, ~, was picked up
by a passing truck driver and
taken to Fremont for medical
examination. He was found to be
only bruised and scratched from
the experience.
Young Marsh told Deputy Sher-
iff Myron Hetrick that he lost con-
troll of his car, which sped off the
BERN of the road about seven
miles from Port Clinton, careened
across the deep ditch and came
to rest upside down on a mound
of eXcavated soil.
The automobile was badly crush
ed. Had it landed in the ditch
the driver might have been drown
ed, investigators said.
Injuries were limited to slight
injuries on his arms and hands.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-05-04
SCOUT CAMPOREE
AT EAST HARB0R
May 26 AND II

A two-day Boy Scout camporee
will be held this year at East
Harbor State Park, Saturday and
Sunday, May 2 6and 27.
A highlight of the weekend out
ing will be the area court of honor
which will be under the direction
of William Rofkar, of Catawba
Island.
Acting as official judges on the
court of honor and in the impress
sive campfire ceremonies will be
State Representative Robert w.
Reider, Congressman Frazier
Reams and possibly Governor
Frank Lausche.
An attempt is being made by
committee members to have a
member of the Cleveland Indians
baseball team to attend.
A special section of the park
will be reserved for use by the
Scouts during their camporee.
The public will be admitted to
the Court of Honor program.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-05-04
s Y s 7 { N A TIC
JEWELRY THEFT
REPORTED IN {. c.

Systematic thefts of jewelry
have been reported from the home
of Mrs. Chalon Short at 10 Com
munity Loop, Erie Gardens.
A complete description of the
articles taken, which Mrs. Short
gave police Tuesday included a
wedding band and diamond chip
engagement ring, missing March
10; white gold cluster chip ring
and moss agate ring, missing
April 20, and lady's Bulova gold
watch, which was discovered miss
ing last Monday.
1t was the first theft of valu-
able articles reported in this COM
munity since last December, when
there was wave of house break
ings in the east end of town.
A boat which broke loose from
its moorings in the yacht basin
was spied by passing truck
driver who notified police. The
latter notified the Yacht Club. A
speed boat was sent after the
fugitive craft.
Police are investigating the
whereabouts of a dog which Mrs.
Mamie King, $50 Monroe street,
claimed bit her twice near her
home.
Donald Bottle would like to
know who hurled stone through
his automobile while it was parked
on Madison street, near the court
house. He said his wife had
parked the car to attend movie
and that when she returned, found
that the window in the left door
had been shattered by a missile.
Dorman Elliott, 423 East Third
street, complained to police Tues
day that he has been annoyed for
the second time by prowler who
has raped on window of his
home.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-05-04
COAST GUARD
REPLACE BU0yS
IN FIRING AREA

The U. S. Coast Guard, Toledo
Station, cooperated with Erie Ord
nance Depot last Thursday in ser
vicing the restricted firing zone of
Lake Erie.
The restricted firing area, which
is used by the Army, Navy and
Air Force, is controlled by Col.
E. M. Webb, Commanding Officer
of Erie.
The ten spar buoys, which mark
the restricted firing area, were
replaced Thursday by the Coast
Guard ship, Tuepelo, CWO E. A.
Luce, EOD security officer, was
informed earlier in the week by
1t. Tharps ship commander.
The spar buoys, as a rule, are
taken in each fall, and set out in
the spring. The early arrival of
winter, last year prevented this ser
vice, so it is now necessary to re.
place the worn and weathered
buoys with new ones. These buoys
are designated alphabetically, A
through j, and serve as guiding
marke for local fishermen.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-05-04

cred containers. When an alert
sounds, do all you can to elimi-
nate sparks by shutting off the
oil burner and covering all open
flames.
2: Know your own home. Know
which is the safest part of your
cellar learn how to turn off your
! Gil burner and what to do about
utilities.
3: Have emergency equipment
and supplies handy. Always have
a good fiashlight, radio, first aid
equipment and supply of canned
goods in the house.
4: Close all windows and doors
and draw blinds. If you have time
when an alert sounds, close the
house up tight in order to keep
out fire sparks and radioactive
dusts, and to lessen the chances
of being cut by flying glass. Keep
the house closed until all danger
is past.
5: Use the telephone only for
emergency. Do not use the phone
unless absolutely necessary. Leave
the lines open for real emergency
traffic.
Speaker of the evening was Os-
borne E. Stacey, director of the
fourth district defense area, Of
Tiffin. He was introduced by Pet
erSen.
He summed up his talk by de-
claring, I'm preparing against a
risk we dare not take against Rus
sia, we are actually living on bor-
rowed time.