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Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1951-06-21
AntikOn0uniStinio mitingO
nutaTimai

kad visos nukentejusios
tautos galetu vel atgauti
nepriklausomybe.
4. Turf butt panaudotos griez-
tos tarptautines priemones
prizes visus Sovietu Sajun-
gos komunistus, besikesi-
nancius prizes demokratijas.
5. Jungtiniu Amerikos Valsty-
blu Delegacija Jungtiniu
Tautu Organizacijoje pra-
Soma istirti Sovietu Sajun-
gos pastangas sugriauti
Genocido Konvencija, kaip
tai matyti is 1947 m. lap
kricio 20 d. Sovietu Dele
gacijos prie Jungtiniu Tau
tQ rezoliucijos.
6. Prasyti Lietuvos, Latvijos
ir Estijos diplomatinius at
stovus Jungtinese Ameri-
kos Valstybese kreiptis j
Jungtiniu Tautu Generali-
nj Sekretcriu ir prasyti i'm
tbs zygiu Sovietu vykdo-
mann Genocido Konvencijos
sabotazui sustabdyti.
Z. Prasyti Jungtiniu Ameri-
kos Valstybiu Vyriausybe
paremti reikala priimti Lie
tuvos, Latvijos ir Estijos
respublikas, nariais j Jung
tiniu Tautq Organizacija.
8. Isreiksti Clevelando lietu-
viu, latviu ir estu padeka
Robertui Taftui uz jo drau-
giskuma Baltu tautoms ir
uz jo zygi Valstybes De-
partamente 1949 M, pra-
SAINT ratifikuoti Genocido
Konvencija.
Mitingas prieme taip pat ir
ntikomunistini isipareigojima,
ur konstatavus komunistines
usijos vykdomus Lietuvoje,
atvijoje, Estijoje If kituose uz-
krastuose gyventoju
tremimus, kalinimus ir kitus
murto bel -fizinio zmoniu naiki-
imo veiksmus, komunistinio
nperializmo pavoju laisvam pa
auliui ir aklu Kominformo iran
iu = Maskvos agentu komu-
istu prazutinga veikla siapus
elezines uzdangos, isipareigota: !:
1. Stoti j aktinga beatodairi-
ne kova SUI komunizmu,
kaip SUI nusikalstamaja 81
stema,
2. telkti j antikomunistini
fronta lietuviu, latviu ir
estu tautas, sudarant bend
ra tam frontui vadovybe,
3. kviesti j 81 fronta kitas ko-
munistines Rusijos paverg-
tas tautas,
A. nutraukti visus rysius ne
tik SUI komunistais, bet ir
SUI ju simpatikais, laikant
kiekviena komunista ne tik
savo krasto ir tautos isda-
viku, bet ir atsakingu uz
musq bel kitty tautu naiki-
nina anapus gelezines uz-
dangos,
5. grieztai pasmerkti ir is sa-
vo bendruomenes tarpo is
skirt tuos, kurie betkokiu
bldu, (komunistiniu laik-
rasciu prenumeravimu, rex
lamavimusi jQ spaudoje,
komunistiniu organizaciju
ir imoniq remimu ar kitu
panasiu budu) prisideda
prie Kominformo nusikals-
tamuju planQ vykdymo,
6. skirt visas savo jegas, ge-
bejima ir zinojima kovai uz
Lietuvos, Latvijos, Estijos
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1951-06-21

jamQ, kuriu irgi buta beveik
70 doleriu lis viso $472,25).
Susirinkimui vadovaves ALT
skyriaus pirmininkas Aleksis ia
proga pasidziauge. visu sroviu
MISUNDERSTANDING Waterburyje
sklandumu.
(Ta proga is Waterburio pra-
mesa, kad viesoje Balfo rinklia-
vote surinkta 67O,7O dol. Placiau
apie tai bus kita karta).
LOS ANGELES mieste birz.
ivykiu minejimas uzeme net dvi
dienas ir vyko trijose vietose.
Birzelio 16 d. vakare Odd Eel
lows Temple saleje ivyko bend
ras ietuviu, latviu ir estq mi
nejimas, kuriame dalyvavo apie
500 zmoniq.
Kita diena, birzelio, II d.,
minejima tese wien lietuviai.
sv. Kazimiero parapijos bazny-
cioje buvo atlaikytos pamaldos.
Veliau, ukrainieciu saleje ivyko
specialus minejimo aktas, kur
kalbejo Kudirka, Pamataitis ir
Br. Raila. Menine dali atliko
lietuviai menininkai. 81 mineji-
ma surenge Los Angeles ALT
skyrius.
Skaitydami viena juodziausiq
mlsu tautos istorijos lapu =
minedami birzelio ivykius =
mes cia atidengeme viena bjau-
ru lietuviskojo visuomenes or
ganizmo skauduli. Birzelio II d.,
kada visa Americas lietuviskOii
visuomene minejo anas tragis-
kasias, prizes 10 metu buvusias,
dienas - Los Angeles Lietuviu
Neprigulmingas Pasalpos ir Pi-
lieciu Klubas ta pacia diena ir
tue paciu minejimo laiku suren-
ge geguzine. Sis klubas j ALT
nepriklauso, ir is 10 darby var
giai il galima vadinti lietuvisku.
Tai "draugiskas" bimbines
"Laisves" klubas. Be abejo, kad
bus imtasi visu priemoniu viesai
atidengti sito klubo kortas. Bet
kas bjauriausia, tai ia aplinky-
be, kad kvietimai j sta paren-
gina buvo dalinami SLA gegu-
Zines metu ir niekas is SLA kuo-
pos vadovybes neuzprotestavo
prizes tQ raudonqjq kvietimq da-
linima, kai siu eiluciu autorius
susireme su dalintojais, tai jam
j pagalba tik viena sena mote
rele teatejo.. Bet ir tai dar
puse bedos - tiesiog skandalin-
ga, - kad anam ''laisves" klu-
bui nariais priklauso kai
kurie SLA nariai ir -. kai kas
is ALT vadovybes. Tai ivykiai
ir zmones, apie kuriuos negali-
ma nutyleti ir apie tai (su pa
vardemis) kita karta.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1951-06-21

WATERBURYJE minejimas
irgi ivyko sestadieno vakare, pa
rapijos saleje. Susirinkimas ne
buvo labai gausus, kadangi dau-
gels negalejo iseiti is darbo. Cia
kalbejo kun. J. Valantiejus,
kun. DIR. Didziunas ir V. Sidzi-
kauskas. Buvo ir atitinkama me-
nine programa. Nors, palyginti,
If nelabai gausiame, susirinkime,
auku Tautos Fondui sudeta per
400 doleriu, neskaitant kitty pa
Evening star., 1951-02-26
Thon1os [. Stokes:
Season Opens for 'Guessers'

Taft. He knows his way around
politically, too.
Senator Douglas has a diver
sified delivery, as they say in
baseball. On the one hand he
has become a champion of Gov
ernment economy and Of sound
fiscal and credit policies, which
helps with conservatives. On
the other, he is bold in the cause
of economic and political pro-
greSSivism and has become a
leader in that wing of his party.
He has exhibited a tenacity and
thoroughness in exploring the
sometimes devious maneuvers of
powerful economic interests to
get what they want In politics
and Government and has been
able to clarity and dramatize
them on numerous occasions.
Currently he is active, too, in
the investigation of alleged po-
litical influence in RFC that
is attracting So much attention.
If Harry Truman won't go
again you can look for the Illi-
nois Senator on the list, along,
OF course, with others.
The season is opening.
Evening star., 1951-02-26
Churchill Didn't Have the Facts
No Overall Naval Commander Planned;
Admiral Fechteer to Be 'Co-ordinutor'

The command given to Ad-
miral william M. Fechteler of
the United States Navy. which
was the subject of the Churchill
blast, is to coordinate all naval
operations in the Atlantic-that
is, between this country and
the waters Immediately sur
rounding Europe. The area of
this command ranges from our
own Atlantic Coast northward
along the Canadian coast to Tee
land and across to the Azores
and other Portuguese islands.
1t does not include British home
waters.
Admiral Fechteler will not re-
port to or be a part of General
Eisenhower's command. His
headquarters will be at Norfolk,
Wa better point than any
place in Europe from which to
watch Atlantic Ocean operations
apart from the immediate ap-
proaches to Europe. The Fech-
teller command will have pri-
mary responsibility for any
anti-submarine campaign and
the transport of troops to
Europe.
AS for the Mediterranean,
it is unlikely that the American
carrier task forces which are
essential to that areas opera
tions would be placed under the
command of any British ad-
miral. Unfortunately, Great
Britain has not built up her
carrier aviation and her COM
manders do not have the
breadth of experience which
American naval commanders
got in carrier biased aviation
during the last war.
incidentally. the professional
servicemen of the IL countries
who have been mapping out
Evening star., 1951-02-26

The hearings on the Wherry
resolution - dubbed by politi-
clans the great debate"-are
due to end shortly. There has
been m uch talk. flamboyant
oratory and a certain amount
of misinformation during the
weeks of discussion before the
Senate Foreign Relations and
Armed Services Committees.
But by and large the discussions
were wide of their mark.
Senator Wherry proposed that
no American ground forces be
sent to Europe under Article III
of the Atlantic pact unless the
basic policy of sending them is
approved by the Senate. If such
approval were given. the Exec
utive branch could deploy Amer
lean forces at will.
Nobody wished to prevent the
President from sending more
troops to Europe. Mr.. Truman
could have sent as many addi-
tional forces as he wanted
across the Atlantic. and it would
have caused no debate. ALI he
had to do was order them as
reinforcements for the troops
in Germany.
There is-and can be-no re-
striction on the commander in
chief in strengthening. with as
many divisions as he desires,
the contingents In Germany
and Austria. And it would have
mattered little where they were
stationed.
The focal point Of discussion
was whether the Chief Execu-
tive had authority to send
ground forces to Western Eu-
rope under the Atlantic pact.
before an act of aggression had
been committed against one Of
the signatories. Assurances were
given In the Senate by Secre-
tary Of State Acheson and
Chairman Connally of the For
eign Relations Committee. be-
fore ratification Of the Atlantic
pact. that we were under nc
obligation to send troops to the
member nations before an ag-
gression occurred.
If the great debate" had been
more realistic and less intended
to appeal to the emotions rath-
er than reason. it could have
been explained that. from the
military point Of view. it was
better to have enough troops in
Europe before an aggression
than after.
The effort Of the great ma
jority of witnesses to minimize
the likelihood of Soviet attack
in the near future prevented
such a frank statement. Most
of the military and civilian wit
nesses seemed to think that a
Russian aggression should not
Evening star., 1951-02-26
He Is-He Isn't' Debate Is on Again
As to Trunnon's Intentions for 1852

come the habit to cast a glance
toward the Senate. It has be-
come the habit, too, for Sena-
tors to look that way, at them
selves, for which only a mirror
is necessary. Happy meditations
are theirs, in their off hours,
for Harry Truman went from
the Senate to the White House
via the vice presidency. And
look at Bob Taft! Republicans
are looking at him.
It was an investigation, too,
that gave Harry Truman a name
nationally. Consequently. Sena-
tors who are conducting inves-
legations attract attention. AS,
for example. Senator Lyndon
Johnson of Texas, who, in fact,
is following in the Truman ira
dition with a defense program
investigation that regularly.
turns out exhaustive reports on
some phase or other of the de-
fense program every few days.
Or, for another, Senator Estes
Kefauver' of Tennessee, who is
digging out headlines from
gambling, rackets and crime all
over the country, subject that
gave Tom Dewey his start up
ward in the Republican Party.
1t may be debating and anti
climactic after this build-up, but
both these men are rated in
the vice presidential sweep
stakes rather than the top pres
idential race, since both are
Southerners. But that's a wor-
thy ambition for two young men.
: AS for first place on the ticket,
in case Mr.. Truman says mo-"
there is growing talk about an
interesting figure among the
newer crop in the Senate, Paul
Douglas. strategically from a key
Middle West doubtful State,
Illinois. Though he went into
politics from the classroom,
this former teacher of economics
at the University of Chicago is
by no means the professor in
politics, though what he learned
as a teacher has helped to shove
him to the front quickly here.
He has a knack of simplifying
complex subjects so that he gets
attention when he speaks. He
is easy and amiable in debate.
not doctrinaire as is Senator
a
Evening star., 1951-02-26

the details of the various naval
commands, are working har-
moniously together and, until
the Churchill outburst. no prob
lens of national pride had
arisen to impair the practica-
bility of the decisions made.
When Mr.. Churchill asks
Where is the British admiral?"
he might have asked in turn
land where are the British
ships?" For it is a fact that
since 1945 the British Navy has
been starved by the Labor gov
ernment and. if he we're look
ing for a basis for political at
tack, that subject might have
been of more pertinent inter-
est to the world than the pro-
test about an overall COM
mand appointment that hasn't
been and never will be made.
Incidentally. speaking of tradi-
tions. Mr.. Churchill is a de-
voted friend of America but In
his speech pointing to the ''tra-
ditions" of the British Navy, he
overlooked the fact that the
American Navy isn't so lacking
in traditions" either, even 60
ing as far back as John Paul
Jones, Commodore Perry. James
Lawrence and Stephen Decatur.
Surely the British government
which is now relying on the
United States Navy to police
the seven seas is well aware,
though maybe MFR. Churchill
forgot it, that where there is
power there must be commen-
smate responsibility. American
seapower which today is basil
cally airpower has in technical
advancement gone far beyond
those achievements Of surface,
undersea and air warfare which
they pursued so gloriously when
Mr.. Churchill was prime min
lister.
Evening star., 1951-02-26
Discussion Has Appealed to Emotions
Rather Than Reason on Troops Issue

be expected before all the men,
bers of the Western coalition
had ample time to reorganize
the so divisions which Gen.
Eisenhower considers sufficient
to repel a Soviet attack.
Because of political considera-
tions, and in difference to the
diplomats of the Western Euro
pean alliance, the fact that
there are today no less than 81
fully-trained Spanish, Yugo-
slav, Greek and Turkish diyi-
sions, which need only some
supplemental military equip
ment - tanks, self propelled
guns, radar and motorized trans
port was touched on only
gently. The military men, under
insistent questioning by Sena-
tors Russell. Byrd, Hickenlooper
and Knowland. admitted that
this represented a real force.
which should be incorporated
at the earliest possible moment
In the defenses Of Free Europe.
But it was former Governor
Harold Stassen who expressed
diplomatic thinking abroa d
when he said, 1--WE must not put
the cart before the horse" He
suggested that the members of
the Atlantic Pact must be fully
organize -. and additional
American divisions must be on
European soil-before the Med
iterranean countries, with far
larger number Of organized
forces than the Atlantic nations,
can be accepted into the West
ern coalition.
The word "isolationist" was
used literally, although neither
Senator Wherry, sponsor of the
much-discussed resolution, nor
his supporters think, even
Evening star., 1951-02-26
Constantine Brown
Great Debate Wide Of Mark

vaguely, in terms Of abandon.
ing Europe. The great differ
ence between the Hoover Wher-
ry point of view and that Of
their opponents is that the for
mer puts the accent on overall
defense Of the world against the
Communist drive, leaving out Of
our plans the nations which do
not wish to make sacrifices pro-
portionate to those we are maxi
ing.
The critics of Herbert Hoover
and Senator Wherry speak only
in terms Of Western European
defense. They seem to think
that so long as the Elbe or
Rhine lines can be defended
there is no cause Of worry for
the rest of Europe. It is true
that the State Department
speaks in general terms Of re-
sisting Red aggression against
Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey and
the Middle East. But for the
time being there is no definite
political commitment to those
countries except for assurances
to Greece and Turkey.
The real question-which has
been so much overlooked-is
whether the IL countries which
belong to this new alliance
should keep it as a kind of club.
In which one black ball will re-
ject any newcomer, or whether
all the peoples on this side of
the Iron Curtain should be asked
to join in the common defense.
Evening star., 1951-02-26
Henry WcLen1ore:
Finds That Italian Butchers
Render Both Opera, SoIonni

pocketbook do not play in the
same league.
I guess my living room will
have to continue to be deco
rated by the insurance COM
pany and hardware store calen-
dars I get each Christmas.
They're right pretty at that.
and are fresh each year. I
doubt If my home would seem
like home without a bird dog
pointing over the mantelpiece.
Come to think Of 1t, I could
look at Signor Pozzi's pictures
all year without knowing what
day and month it was.
X X II X
The black market in dollars
has about disappeared from this
town. The last time I was here.
it was hard to take a step with
out someone siding up to you
and whispering, High price for
dollars today. I give you more
than anybody" The fact that
thousands of American tour
lists got stuck with money print
ed at home probably had a lot
to do with the decrease in the
shady-deal boys. One fellow I
know dealt with a money
changer in the dark of night
and wound up with a neatly
folded packet of Paris Herald
Tribunes. And they were so old
they didn't make good reading.
Will one Of you smart read
ers please send me by cable or
carrier pigeon the names Of the
hills Rome is built on? I can
think of only three. It's driv-
ing me nuts.
fnistrfh,tsd hv MeNaueh 9vndirata yns
Evening star., 1951-02-26
Henry McLemore:

ONE Rambling Round
Rome: The opera is playing
here now, but If one doesn't care
to spend money, it isn't neces-
sary to go without music. Wan
der along almost any Of Rome's
thousands of little cobblestoned
streets and you'll hear some
light-hearted. music loving Ro-
man giving his rendition Of
Verdi or Pucci1i.
This morning I rounded
corner to be confronted by a
tiny, hole-in-the-wall butcher
shop. The butcher, seated on a
three-legged stool, was pouring
his heart out in song and ac-
companying himself on the ac-
Gordon. His back was to the
sidewalk and he was giving his
all to an audience that consisted
solely of dressed lambs, slabs
of beef. pork loins, salami and
skinned rabbits.
1t seemed to me that the sa-
lami. being strictly Italian. en-
joyed the music more than the
other meats. Several customers
went in, but the butcher paid
them not the slightest attention
until he finished the aria.
Barberini Square is dominat-
ed by the magnificent foun-
tain Of the Triton by Bernini-
but a small. obscure fountain
off in a corner Of the square
gets the heavy play. Any hour
of the day or night. the foun-
tain is surrounded by people
cupping their hands and drink
ing from the spouts. Other
folks bring buckets and bottles
to take the water home. while
horses and dogs drink from the
basin.
The popularity Of this par
ticular fountain aroused my
curiosity, but 1t wasn't until I
saw English gentlemen from
Thos. Cook & Sons Office,
only q few steps away. coming
out to drink with the Romans,
that I decided to learn more.
An ob1iging fellow In Cooks
told me that years ago 1t was
discovered the water that flow
ed from the fountain was as
pure as any in Europe, not ex-
Guiding Germany's celebrated
spas.
So now, when I am anywhere
near the fountain, I detour and
join the Romans, horses and
Englishmen in a free swig.
Why are po' folks always
seeing and admiring things
they can't afford? I wish to
goodness I never had wandered
around Piazza di Spagna to-
day. because in the window Of
an art gallery I saw three paint
ings I yearn to own. They are
by an artist named Pozzi. The
pictures. of a wandering circus,
charmed me the second I laid
eyes on them. I inquired about
the price and am sorry to re-
port that Signor Pozzi and my
Evening star., 1951-02-26
Dovid Lowrence::

Winston Churchill, usually
well informed, simply didn't
have the facts when he stirred
up In the House of Commons
q flag-waving debate bemoan-
ing the appointment of an
American admiral to a post
which the former British Prime
Minister believed was to be a
command over all the IL navies
of the North Atlantic treaty
countries.
Actually there is not to be
any overall naval commander
at all, either now or in the
future. The setup doesn't call
for it. The official plan, care
fully worked out by committees
from the IL governments dur
ing the last several weeks, calls
for Supreme Allied Command
er in Europe and that's General
Eisenhower. His principal depu-
ty or second in command is
British General Montgomery.
Whatever naval forces are uti-
lized by General Eisenhower
will be under his command
along with all air forces and
ground forces in Europe.
There will be subordinate
naval commanders in the Eu-
ropean area working with Gen.
eral Eisenhower and doubtless
a British admiral will command
the ships of the British Home
Fleet and any other allied units
working in that particular vi
cinity.
There is as yet to be appoint
ed a naval commander for the
Mediterranean and another for
the North Sea area. Perhaps two
British admirals will command
two Of these three divisions. But
both will be under General
Eisenhower. anyway.
Evening star., 1951-02-26
Doris FIeeson:
RFC Probe Avoids Basic Issues

unions worked effectively. for
example, in the Waltham case.
When the capitalists stop tax
ing their risks at their own ex-
pense 1t is serious for them as
well as prime example Of hy-
pocrisy in their attitude toward
Government spending and the
New Deal. Through the RFC
they are ducking past errors Of
judgment. Their insistence In
the current war contracts on,
amortization favors which all
but wipe out their future risks is
further evidence of impairment
of that pioneer spirit which has
been one of the great virtues
of capitalism.
Yet Senator Fulbright says
plainly that he has been warned
there is absolutely no hope Of
wiping out RFC. He adds that
his subcommittee's only assign
ment and interest Is to make it
function better.
The RFC has done good
things. It can even plead the
effective alibi: The net Of RFC
operations is a profit: 1t is in
the black. Senator's from small
States. the West and South
especially, plead that it has per-
formed an important social
function in helping their sec
tions to develop, including their
many small businesses.
Significantly, the Hoover Com
mission task force recommend
ed abolition of the RFC. But
the commission didn't.
Evening star., 1951-02-26
Many Pots Call Many Kettles Names,
But Lending Agency Is In the Black

own lists Of lawyers here who
haven't tried a case in court
since they were sworn in at the
bar but who wax prosperous.
very.
Practically ali hands are right.
The difficulty is that nobody is
attacking the basic questions
proposed by the hearing. One
is the breakdown of the inde-
pendent agencies and commits
sions. because the Truman ad-
ministration does not furnish
them leadership and strong
members.
Another is the showing that
capitalist strongholds - banks.
insurance companies. etc.-are
cutting their losses on bad loans
by inducing the RFC to bail
them out, in whole or in part.
According to Senator Fulbright,
the First National Bank of Bos-
ton cut its losses on the Wal
than Watch Co., via the loan
Waltham arranged with RFC;
Massachusetts, Mutual Life and
John Hancock insurance COM
panies got a similar happy issue
from some mistakes in judgment
when RFC loaned Texmass
Corp. the taxpayers millions.
This is true of other parts of
the country. Be it said also that
the labor unions cheerfully put
their pressure on to maintain
businesses that competition was
sending to the wall. Labor
Evening star., 1951-02-26
Doris FIeeson::

There are more pots calling
more kettles black in the cur
rent quarrel over the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation
than Washington has seen in
many years. -
The Congress is Investigating
White House influence on the
RFC. The White House has
retaliated by investigating Con-
gressional influence on the RFC.
Conservative Senators view
with alarm the administrations
power to name RFC directors
and sway their loan rulings.
New Dealers accurately reply
that the most vocal defenders
of the free-enterprise system
including banks. insurance COM
panies. and the Republican
national chairman, Guy Gabriel
son-have tapped the RFC till
for by far the greatest amounts
OF the taxpayers money.
Members of Congress piously
berate the RFC bureaucrats for
falling to Withstand influence
directed against them. At a
word from the White House
RFC produces a thousand let
ters from members of Congress
demanding attention to their
constituents pleas for aid.
Lawyers attack the influence
peddlers who neglected to drop
in at some legal night school
and get a degree so they could
plead confidential relations be-
tween lawyer and client. The
5 percenters are preparing their