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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-08
Turning On the Heat

1t is easy to believe that Eric Johnston's job
as economic stabilizer Is turning into king-Size
headache.
Mr.. Johnston says initiation will be "dsas-
trous" unless Congress authorizes price rollbacks.
But he must know that he hasn't chance of
getting this authority. If peace should come in
Korea, a serious attempt will be made in the
House to knock out all wage and price controls.
The legislators are not likely to go this far, but
Mr.. Johnston can hardly expect to get any more
powers than are contained in the Senate bill, and
he may have to settle for less
It is against this background that he has
announced a campaign of speeches, statements
and appeals to inform the public on the
hazards of imitation. 1t is campaign, however,
that is getting off to bad start in at least two
respects.
Mr. Johnston said he is sure that eff the
voters have convictions in this matter they will
communicate with their representatives in Con-
gress." Then, in the next breath, he said that
II am not blaming any member of Congress.
In general they vote their convictions" This
makes little sense, for if Mr.. Johnston is not
blaming any member of Congress there is no
point in trying to persuade the people to put
the heat on their representatives
The Johnston position is equally bad If he
prefers to define his mission merely as one OF
informing the pubic as 10 the nazaruS OF lnIla-
ton. For the people know about the dangers OF
imitation. If the speeches. statements and
appeals made on this score over the past several
years were to be laid end to end they would
reach across the country. 1t is not that the
people don't know: the trouble is that they don't
seem to care. And Mr.. Johnston is not going to
frighten them into caring by talking about
economic Pearl Harbors or MunichS of
appeasement
1t is hard enough to arouse public support
for wage and price controls in this country in
time of war 1t is all but impossible in time OF
peace. and if the war in Korea ends this month
Mr. Johnston is going to find himself fighting a
lost cause in his campaign for stricter controls
than the Senate has approved. He may be proved
right in his fears by the heavier impact OF
defense production six months or year hence
But that prospect, however we'll founded, is
going to be of little help to him now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-08
A Useless Appendoge

President Trumans reported reluctance to
appoint Peoples Counsel for the District under
present conditions is justified by the sorry record
which the office has to date. The record is such
a negative one as to suggest that the job ought
to pe abolished. 1t has proved to be useless
appendage to the District Government and 1t is
extremely doubtful that even the addition of
staff would make it any more useful than 1t has
been without one
The Budget Bureau is said to have advised
the President against filling the post at this time.
The most recent occupant of the office was John
ODea, who, in leaving last January, said he had
no desire for reappointment unless he were given
an adequate staff His predecessor, William A.
Roberts expressed similar criticism of the job
as now set up Enlarging the office, however,
would not cure its fundamental defect, namely,
that it is a surplus municipal agency whose
functions already are being performed by the
Public Utilities Commission. The Public Utilities
Commission was created for the purpose of pro-
tecting the public's interest in utility matters.
To create a special pleader for the public before
a body set up to look after the public welfare is
confusing and wasteful
President Roosevelt saw no merit in the
Peoples Counsel idea either in his own State of
New York or in the District He refused to ap-
point a local Peoples Counsel after the resgna-
ton Of Mr.. Roberts, on the ground that nothing
was IT, be gained by filling the vacancy. Congress,
after civic interests had urged that the post be
revived, appropriated funds for the office again
in 1943 and later Mr.. Truman named Mr.. ODea.
But little return came from the investment.
Again there is agitation for an appropriation and
for an appointment. This time Congress should
look into the situation more carefully. If this is
done, the conclusion probably will be that it is
senseless to appropriate money for SO futile a
purpose. The next logical step would be to wipe
the job off the statute books.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-08

Information reaching the general Of
fees of the Hot Springs Co., Richmond.
July 8. 1901, sug-
Homestead Hotel gested that a fire in
Burned tne homestead Hotei
previous evening had destroyed the
structure completely The conf1agration
had started in the bakery. 1t had spread
before skilled fire-fghters could be sum-
moned. Guests were notified to leave
the building, and many escaped in their
nightclothes. Some lost their trunks
and jewels. MANY prominent and
wealthy guests were in the hotel at the
time The loss Is about 100000, largely
covered by insurance. -. The Homestead
is to be rebuilt at once"
The Star of June 27, 1901, contained
dispatch from London reviewing paper
by Jean de Bloch, Rus
Decisive War sian councillor of state,
impossible? on the lessons OF the
Transvaal war. It was
his view that the conflict in South
Africa "had proved that military service
as practiced today is absurd and that
LllC SdCI1 AAdS1C w oAPFSAS WA
Scription is unnecessary. The war shows
that the theatrical spectacles called
maneuvers are in no way related to real
warfare One Of the most remarkable
features is the constant impossibility OF
determining the enemy's position. This
is not attributable to British defective
reconnaissance. but to the new condi-
lions of war. 1t was not mistakes made
by the British nor the qualities OF the
Beers who had shown an entire lack
of rational strategy and tactics, which
produced the results seen. but smokeless
powder and long range. Quick-f1ring
rifles, which involved dispersion and
invisibility to a degree unheard of for
merly and to the possibility of providing
rifiemen with larger number OF
cartridges. The action OF artillery In
South Africa had been :. absolutely
contemplate against m intrsnched
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enemy. The main lesson" continued
Councillor de Bloch, lis that successful
outcome of war of aggression cannot
be hoped for against any great power.
still less against allied powers. No re-
suits can be obtained in a great Euro
pean war. Consequently, it had been
impossible to wage war decisively.' The
author of these sentiments was great
Polish industrialist and humanitarian.
Born in 1886 and destined to die in 1902.
he was mistaken in his belief that armed
strife would become SO terrible and so
costly that it would stop because OF It's
horrors and expense. World War and
World War II contradicted his main
theory but his individual predictions
were accurate.
The Stars story of the 125th anniver-
sary of the proclamation of the Declare
ton of Independence,
Fourth Of July July 4. 1901. began
r.Iahr,t;on with the affirmation
No' that that development
was 1.-THE greatest civic event in history"
and continued to the effect that the
signers had been inspired by wisdom
WHICH DtCOIIiCS AlOIE plICAIO1ACAd1 t1AC
longer it is studied" Then it said: 1.-THE
celebration of such an anniversary is
naturally glad and bouyant. Patriotism
is everywhere predominant, and from
the earliest hour this morning the ex-
uberance of this sentiment was shown
in the din created by guns and pistols.
and torpedoes, and firecrackers. and
everything conceivable that would cause
detonation" Later, there were gath
erings of citizens who listened to elo-
quent tongues describing the glories OF
freedom and how it was won. In
Washington the Sons of the American
Revolution and the Society of Oldest
Inhabitants held such meetings" Mean
while, thousands fed from the heat OF
the city to the cooler beaches and coun-
try resorts. For crowds interested in
sport there were races at Brightwood.
golf matches at Chevy Chase and Wash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-08
The Crisis Technique
bv Bruce Borfon

Except the historians, most every one
has forgotten that Hitler did not seize
power" in Germany. His dictatorship
was bestowed upon him legally by
Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution.
which gave President Won Hindenburg
the right at any time to declare ma
tional emergency. Such declaration
automatically would suspend the Bill Of
Rights and invest the Reichs Chancellor
with autocratic rule. Hindenburg pro-
claimed the emergency; Reichs Chan
cellor Hitler grabbed it and made it
permanent.
Admirers of Franklin Roosevelt will
be angry to have his name mentioned in
the same breath with Hitler's. But the
bunt fact is that Roosevelt achieved his
vast, and entirely legal, increase of pres
idential power through the crisis tech
nique. In his first five years in the
White House-as I once had occasion to
discover from an analysis of his speeches,
proclamations and press releases-he
declared no less than 40 emergencies"
Each special session of Congress and
every law drafted by Corcoran and
Cohen, was accompanied by demand
for hurry-up action in rne name OF
national peril. 'ts
Mr.. Truman has followed in his
makers footsteps. No emergency power
granted by the Congress to the President
Temporarily" ever has been surrendered.
No emergency bureau ever is abolished;
no crisis ever ended. Taxes, which were
to be reduced as soon as prosperity was
safely established have gone higher and
higher. The Government payroll which
F. D. r. promised would be reduced IS
per cent, is now astronomical. And every
day sees the recruiting Of additional
thousands of bureaucrats, all in the
sacred name of national security. but
with a sharp eye cooked toward the
election in 1852.
In one of the first pieces wrote IN
this space said that 1852 would be one
Of our most critical years. We shall
then be given just about our last chance
to change horses; to find an able. modest
citizen who, as President, will recognize
that there must be something wrong
with country that twice in one genera (.
ton has won a World War without
winning any of it's announced detectives
or being able to establish peace.
Every major policy of the, past Is
years should be re-examined to discover
what crisis can be ended, what burden
removed, to the end that we may have
not only peace in the world, but Q little
old-fashioned peace of mind.
(copyrisht. 1851. Kins Features Syndicate mel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-08
Germon Fight Fans
A. M. Fl.

Does a great boxer like Sugar Ray
Robinson need to fight in Germany?
He certainly cannot create goodwill in
country like that. The German public.
as demonstrated so plainly, will never
recognize victory as fair if achieved
by a 'racially inferior" person; and who
is not racially inferior to German?
happened to be in Germany when
Schmeling lost to Joe Louis after he
asked the "Fuehrer" if he could fight
him. Everybody in Germany blamed
Schmelings defeat on Louis foul
punches. We here can still see this
fight on teleyision. Time could not
change this film documentary evidence
and time could not change the German
people, except their boxers cannot ask
Hitler any more to fight an inferior
being"
Boxing Fan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-08
College Trend
Boxing Fan.

read with great interest "Dink Stow
er's" letter regarding college graduation
ceremonies. To me, it is understandable
that in large graduating classes diplomas
cannot be given out individually. On
the other hand, it is inconceivable that
any school should wish to depart from
the student program merely because
most Of the big institutions do it." Let
us reverse this new trend" as quickly
as possible and give the new graduates
this important opportunity to speak.
Congratulations to DR.. c. H. Marvin
for choosing to tailor the diploma pres
entations according to the size OF the
class but still reserve most OF the time
for graduating students.
Albert r. Finnell,
Student, George Washington University
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-08
ByFrederick Brown Harris
Minister, Foundry Methodist Church;
Chaplain. United States Senate.

Ana.iStss Found ay.d Mss ts Church.
actively engaged in furthering the prin-
ciples Of the revolution.
Lincoln, with his sad prophetic eyes,
saw the American dream was an "un-
finished task" Each generation must
contribute to its final elimination or, as
the President of the United States said
at the Washington Monument on the
175th anniversary Of that July day In
Philadelphia. "the whole great expert
ment that began in 1776 will be over and
done with"
The alarming thing which fills mil
lions of hearts with dread foreboding
is that, as was pertinently said in one
of the most stirring editorials which
July the Fourth, 1851, inspired: In this
country today there is precious little
evidence of that self discipline, that
appreciation of obligations. as well as
rights, which are essential to national
survival. Many once-free societies are
dead and buried. victims of their own
extravaganza. and we should not for
get It,"
At least free men know now, as old
the early Christians, that they are hght-
ing something. Back there. in the first
century, it was a desperate battle with
the ruling and malignant forces of evil
in the world. When the church came
out of the catacombs and. to some
extent, compromised and appeased the
totalitarian powers of the Caesars. it
changed the days of grandeur into the
days of bondage and lost the first. fine,
careless rapture" of a conquering faith.
The same fate awaits democracy which,
at It's best, is the political expression of
Christianity, if 1t deigns to bargain in
the deadly conflict it now faces. Any
appeasement of the heinous forces on
the rampage directed by the mad mas
tiers of the Kremlin would be but sur
render on the installment plan.
God forbid that at some future day
of victory any reader of these lines
should deserve the same blistering scorn
OF that historic sentence, in a letter Of
Henry w to a supposed supporter:
Hang yourself. brave Crillon. We
fought at Arques-and you were not
there"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-08
Color TeIevision

Your editorial, Big Event. Few Wit
nesses," is the second describing the
color TV question in recent weeks. 1t
might come as surprise, but II RCA
color had been picked as the standard,
your editorial would have been aptly
titled, big Event. No Witnesses" as far
are concerned.
The fact: RCA color is not compatible
with present coaxial cable transmission
standards. When sent over city-to-city
links, it emerges as black-and-whlte
picture, regardless of what set it is
viewed upon. The Fees decision was
obviously based on this question: Why
pick a color system that can be viewed
in color only by those people living in
range of the originating studio or whose
local stations are connected to the orig
mating station by microwave relay?
The compatibility question is obviously
relative For CHS color, sets must be
converted: for RCA, coaxial cables must
be replaced Which is easier, do not
profess to know, but have strong Sus-
picion that conversion of sets will be
quicker in view of the fact that five
years after the beginning of the post
war TV boom we do not now have e
link to the West Coast. not to mention
modification or replacement of it.
Since this fact is Immediately known
to any one making even superficial
survey of the relative merits of the two
systems FCC findings mention this
many tines, was surprised that your
editorial left out such pertinent in
formation, and thus denied readers a
full, unbiased impression of the point
of controversy.
Robert b. Ormsby, Jr.
Editors note: RCA demonstrated
color TV via coaxial cable to the press
last year and announced recently that
another series of coaxial demonstra-
tons will be held here in few weeks)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-08

OF annual leave is taken away. This
happened to me recently when I was
late because of having to return to my
room to put on galoshes on very rainy
morning.
Federal employees who have as much
as five weeks leave are in the minority.
Most of us have barely enough for two
weeks vacation-in fact, the agency in
which I am employed will not grant
more than two weeks leave at any one
time unless there are unusual circum-
stances.
We Government employees are also pay
ing taxes. we are not the parasites Mr..
Frank would have people think we are.
Not all Of our salaries come. out of his
pocket.
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than those of other wars, or that the armed
forces are any more liberal than in the past in
handing out the medals.
The best proof that the Korean medals have
been well earned is the tragic fact that only
seven of the % Americans who have won the
coveted honor have actually received the award.
The others are dead or missing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-08
ImmortoIizes Truman

I have the honor of being member
of a committee to raise $50 million to
erect a statue Of Harry S. Truman in
Washington.
We have decided not to place it
next to George Washington. who never
told a lie: not next to Honest Abe"
Lincoln; not next to Thomas Jefferson,
who spurned third term; nor next to
Teddy Roosevelt. who fought for a
better America.
The committee, after careful delibera-
ton, has decided to place the Truman
statue next to that Of Columbus who,
after all, did not know where he was
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Letters to The Star
Pen names may be used # letters carry
writers' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

going either, did not know where he
was when he got there, nor where he
had been when he returned home. But
he made the whole trip on borrowed
money.
Any one who dares to have money
left after taxes should make a liberal
contribution for this project
M II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-08
Tronsit Union and Negroes

For many years attempts have been
made to use the services of Negro oper-
atorS OF buses and streetcars. 1t is the
belief of leaders in the Negro community
that the Transit company would have
hired Negroes to serve as they do in
most of the large cities Of the Nation.
had it not been for the threats Of the
union members to walk out If Negroes
were hired.
One of the most humiliating scenes
about Washington, citadel Of democracy,
is to note bus after bus loaded with all
colored riders, with the only white per-
son aboard being the operator. Salaries
of the operators are in large measure
paid from the pockets Of colored riders.
The profits to stockholders and salaries
to officials come largely from these
riders. Someday Negroes will rebel
against this kind of un-Americanism.
Perhaps they will refuse to ride.
tz. E. b. Henderson,
Vice President, D. C. Branch. National
Association for Advancement Of
Colored People.
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Information reaching the general Of
fees of the Hot Springs Co.. Richmond,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-20
BOY SCOUTS MAKE
 WEEKEND TRIP TO
 EAGLE RIVER CAMP

A week end camping trip at the Boy Scout Eagle River Camp was enjoyed by the members of Green Bar, Troop 6l3 over Saturday through Sunday afternoon. Scout master R. Wells accompanied the Green Bar scouts and put them through their paces in winter camp ing drill.
 Members of the American Legion Post 4, sponsors of Troop SIS pro- vided car transportation for the scouts to the end of Glacier High way and return. The scouts made the overland trip from the end of the highway to the camp on skis
 A short trip was made by Senior Patrol Leader Dick Pegues who encountered ice too slick for his ski boots to master on Gold Hill while on his way to the rendezvous at the Legion Dugout Saturday morning and with full pack on his back and his skis over his shoul- der did a quick tumble, coming out of it with sprained ankle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-20
Kane Nielsen Wed Saturday,
 Church Reltory

The marriage of Miss Anna Jo- sephine Nielsen and MT. Donald Jerome Kane took place Saturday evening at 8 o'clock in the rectory of the Catholic church in the pre- sence of a group of relatives ana close friends. The VOWS were spoken by the Rev. Robert L. Whelan, pastor
 The attractive bride wore a suit of winter white faille with navy hlue accessories. and rhinestone necklace and earrings, the gift or the groom Her corsage was of pink rosebuds and white stock.
 Her attendant, Mrs. Wayne C. Alter, wore a suit of navy blue with white accessories and corsage of pink rosebuds.
 James A. Wilber was best man.
 Following the wedding reception was held at the Baranof Gold Room with Mrs. Oren Addleman and MT. Edward c. Nielsen, sister and brother of the new Mrs. Kane, as hosts Assisting also were MT. and Mrs. Stuart Houston, MT. James Nielsen and Miss Dolores Addleman. Mrs. Houston and MT. Nielsen are also sister and brother of the bride.
 St. Patrick's Day motif was car ried out in decorations at the wed- ding table which was centered by large wedding cake attractively topped with three large lowered bells before which stood traditional figures of bride and groom.
 Miss Ada Burns presided at the punch bowl and Miss Peggy Lee served the wedding cake. Serving coffee and canapes was Mrs. Stuart Houston, and wedding gifts were displayed and attended by Mrs. James Wilber. Dolores Addleman and Miss Janet Thomas had charge of the guest book.
 Many friends of the popular Juneau young couple attended to extend their good wishes. Future home of the newlyweds will be made at Aux Bay.
 Mrs. Kane is the daughter of Mrs. Hans Nielsen, who now resides in California.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-20
ALASKA MUSIC TRAIL ARTl5T5 ENTERTAINED
 DURING JUNEAU VISIT

Highlight of the stay in Juneau of Miss Virginia Davis and Miss Gwen Williams, Alaska Music Trail artists who were heard in concert last Thursday night, was the mo- host luncheon in their honor Sun day noon at the Baranof.
 Those at the luncheon enjoyed the stories told by the visiting art ists of their experience during their trip through Alaska-their ride on a dog sled, their ride to Fairbanks in a Piper Cub plane.
 Miss Williams interested her hosts with stories of her association with Madame Lottie Lehmann for whom she is accompanist and as an instructor at the University of Southern California at Los Angeles where she teaches major accom- panist course. She is also teacher at the Music Academy of the West at Santa Barbara of which John Charles Thomas is director. Here a summer course of eight weeks is given with Miss Williams playing for master classes. Scholarships may be had for these courses, Miss Williams said.
 During their stay in Juneau Miss D.,,;, o.J NH;ec yxT;Ilio,,,c vuara on- tertained at dinner by MT. and Mrs. Ernest Ehler, and Gov. and Mrs. Ernest Gruening. The morn ing of their departure, Mrs. Edna Lomen was their hostess at break fast. Their concerts this week, end- ing their Alaska Music Trail en- gagement will be in Petersburg, Sitka and Ketchikan.