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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1951-12-14
Between Covers

The love story of David and
Bathsheba has been told and re-
told in several novels published
during the last years It is
even running currently as a film
=. Ari Ibn-Zahav, an Israeli au-
thor, is attempting to tell the
same story from a new angle
Evening star., 1951-02-08
Dovid LoWrenee:
Drifting in Rail Strike Hit
Federal Judge Said 'MouthfuI' in Question::
Why Doesn't the Army Operate Trains?

challenged the sovereignty of
the United States and in this
court that sovereignty is as
serted"
The judge, q former Demo-
cratic member Of Congress from
Illinois, went on to say that
the Army officers who had ap-
peared in his courtroom to tes-
Nfy. would be exempted from
court appearances and ought
to be out running the railroads"
He suggested that they get
soldiers to operate the railroads
if nobody else can"
This. of course. will be called
encouragement of strike break
ing" Many a Governor has
been lambasted for employing
the militia to do that very thing.
But this episode does not in
volve strike breaking" in the
usual sense. 1t involves break
ing up a rebellion against the
Army itself. which under an
executive order is operating the
railroads. It so happens that
railroad executives have been
placed in uniform to operate
the roads, and there is nothing
to prevent the Army from using
other officers. too. to recruit men
for the switching jobs.
The workers who are playing
sick" are presumably doing SO
under orders from their chiefs.
though this probably has been
done by some clandestine
method. which the Government
is trying to expose in the court
proceedings. The right to quit
work implies only individual
rather than concerted action
when the strike is against the
Government.
There are. to be sure, sriev-
ances which make the men
sick and tired" Of the pro-
tracted negotiations. But. as
Judge Igoe expressed it. every
Evening star., 1951-02-08
Dorothy Thompson:
Coalition Could Be Broken
Inconsistency Of U. S. in World Leadership
3 May Undermine Confidence Of People

in deciding to get out of China
from the Marshall mission
until last June. In doing so our
country encountered a strong
opposition In Congress from
supporters of the Chinese Ma
tionalists.
Perhaps they were right; per-
haps they were wrong - the
question is not pertinent to this
discussion. For the Government
put its policy into operation.
regardless of opposition and
carried the coalition of nations
clustered around the United
States along with it. The Gov
ernment brought out the white
paper, decided not to send mill
tary advisers to Formosa. and
decided to collaborate to get the
Red Chinese government into
the United Nations. Mindful Of
the opposition in Congress, they
decided to allow the latter to
happen by negative actions; to
encourage Britain and France
to recognize the new regime.
and agree. soto voce. not to veto
a seat for the regime, if seven
out of II members of the Secu-
rity Council favored it.
Now again, perhaps this was
not a correct policy. But it was,
in fact, the only reasonable
policy to be followed, once we
had repudiated the Chinese Ma
tionalists and found no other
anti-C Communist forces to back.
And that being the policy, the
American Government should
have watched its step very care
fully in Korea; 1t certainly should
have listened to the Indian
delegation on the subject of
crossing the parallel, and to the
British delegation on the sug-
gestion of leaving a buffer no
mans land between North
Korea and the U. N. forces. It
had carried along all It's Allies
on the pre-Korea policy. And
Americas associates sold that
policy as their own to their own
celebrates.
Then the United States re-
versed the policy 1t had led In
advocating. And Americas as
Evening star., 1951-02-08
Constantine Brown
New 'Koreo' Warning Studied
Statement by Premier of East Germany &C
Mean Russia Plans New Move in Europe

military operations in Korea,
there is no doubt that the
Chinese-and by implication
the Russians-have received a
bloody nose. The entire Ameri-
can strategy In that section of
Asia had to be revamped. In
stead of aiming at definite
objectives, such as the capture
of a line or a particular area.
we have been forced by Chinese
Intervention to adopt a strategy
of inflicting heavy losses on the
enemy. regardless Of how much
ground we gain or lose.
The military calls this a
chewing up operation" While
less spectacular than the con-
quest of specific enemy lines
and the hosting of the United
Nations flag there. this opera
ton consists of heavy slugging
blows at the enemy. Losses in
f1icted on the North Koreans
and Chinese are said to be un-
believable. Up to the end of last
week conservative estimates
placed them at 100000 killed,
either by U. N. firepower or by
typhus epidemic.
The North Korean forces
which were reorganized after
the Inchon rout now have been
practically wiped out, princi-
pally by disease. The Chinese
divisions-some of which have
been inoculated against typhus
have been chewed up severely
by the firepower of our ground,
air and naval forces.
Evening star., 1951-02-08

died this evening, and If all the
Communists of whatever race
were so kind as to commit sui
eide tomorrow. the world rev.
olution for equality would not
stop. We should remember that
the backward peoples are not
only hungry and sick and
desperate; they now know that
modern science and modern
techniqueS make their hunger
and sickness unnecessary. If
they find that all the Com
munists have suddenly and un-
accountably died. they will fol-
low whoever else will promise
to do something about 1t. The
Asians and Africans will 60 on
fighting or planning to throw
the white folks out. The hun
CRY will go on fighting or plan
ming to eat. These peoples are
In motion. You and want
peace and quiet. so we can en-
joy our unbelievable standard
Of living. They have nothing to
enjoy: so they want change.
I'm these circumstances. to
suppose that these people would
obligingly settle down, if we
could just make Russia behave.
is to live In an unreal world.
not In the world that exists
today.
Facts Instead of Fancies.
"On the other hand. to hope
that by being nice to Russia
and doing nothing else-we can
have peace in which to enjoy
life is equally absurd. Neither
Evening star., 1951-02-08
Henry McLenore:

When I was only 7 days old I
rolled out Of bed and landed
on my head.
That's not much of a point,
but it's true. Ever since then
I have made 1t a point not to try
to think, or try to figure any,
thing out. In short. knowing that
my little head was injured, I
have tried to stay within a
group of men whose heads were
hurt at an early age, and leave
thinking to men who were
fortunate enough not to fall out
of bed when they were babies.
But yesterday. despite the
headache it gave me. I got to
thinking. Thinking about our
country. our State Department.
our foreign policy and the
things that are going on In the
world today. Knowing that I
didn't have enough sense to
think from distance, I caught a
train to Washington so that 7
could observe at first hand the
goings-on in our Nations
Capital.
I went disguised as a political
reporter, meaning that shaved.
carried a cane, kept one ear to
the ground regardless of the
temperature and spoke of Mr..
Truman as Harry"
I climbed the Washington
monument as tribute TO the
man who held this country to-
gether when 1t was looser than
a Broadway friendship. 1t liked
to kill me. I would like to ad-
wise all Americans over 40 not
to climb it. When I got TO the
top my heart was beating faster
than Gene Krupa ever did and
looked every day of As instead
Of my natural a..
Then. after I came down from
the monument. I did a few of
the things that a Washington
newspaper man Is supposed to
do. I climbed three cherry
trees, got lost in the Pentagon.
had a tomato juice at the Press
Club. called Drew Pearson
liar, paid my five per cent to
Evening star., 1951-02-08
Constantine Brown:

Atlantic pact governments
have paid more attention than
the public in general to the
warning given by the Red pup
pet, East German Premier
GroteWohl, that unless Germany
is united, 1t may become another
Korea" this year.
Soviet puppets never speak
out of turn. Their statements
are drafted in Moscow and sent
to them in a package. Even the
translation from Russian into
their native tongue is done by
Soviet linguists. Under these
circumstances the statement of
the German puppet is being
carefully scrutinized by the
diplomats and military of the
free nations.
AS In the case of Korea last
year, when similar warnings
were sounded three months be-
fore the actual aggression oc-
CURED, it is agreed that the
Germans, backed by the Soviets.
have the capability of striking
whenever the Kremlin orders
them to do so. But unlike the
case of Korea. the Politburo
knows that this will mean a
general world war. Whether the
Russian leaders are prepared
for such final action Is a ques-
tion which nobody In the West
can answer.
Despite violent criticism, both
In this country and In Britain,
Of Gen. MacArthur's conduct Of
Evening star., 1951-02-08
Doris FIeeson:
Senators Put on Notice
Toft-McCorthy Leadership Won't Tolerate
Deviation, Fortunes of Mrs. Smith Show

the green light. He later told
a journalistic supporter it had.
But she forced him to spell 1t
out.
She also spared a little casual
scorn for Expenditures Chair
man Mcclellan. a Democrat
who ducked her demand for q
statement Of committee rules
on seniority by passing the buck
to Mccarthy. When Senator
Mccarthy mumbled that he was
anxious to have Senator Nixon's
investigating experience (on
House Un-American Activities
she retorted:
Joe. I was making investi-
cations in the House three years
before you and Senator Nixon
got to Washington and a year
before Senator Mundt (the
third subcommittee member)
got to the House" Senator
Mundt had indicated earlier he
was playing on the Mccarthy
team by securing an adjourn
ment so Senator Mccarthy
could be present.
More by good luck than good
management Mrs. Smith avoided
having her subordinate to
Senator Mccarthy rubbed in at
the COP box supper. The sup
per was held week earlier
than usual and she al
ready had a prior engagement
when her colleague, Senator
Brewster. was assuring reporters
that Senator Mccarthy would
introduce her from the Uline
platform.
There is no chivalry In poll
tics and Mrs. Smith would ex-
Evening star., 1951-02-08
Henry McLenoore:
Disguised as q Reporter,
He Calls Mr.. Truman 'Hurry'

the five per centers, went to the
Sulgrave Club and got hit low,
visited Mount Vernon and came
back and tried to get room for
the night without success.
Those of you who are plan
ming to visit Washington would
be wise to bring your own Sleep
ing bag. This Is rather dull
town. day in and day out, but it
leaps into action as soon as
draft boards go into operation.
1t is the only city ! know of
that completely thrives on war.
I am sleeping under potted
palm in the lobby of third
rate hotel with man whom I
Judge to be strictly third rate
because any man who'd take
more than his share Of the
leaves for cover isn't q solid
man, not in my book.
Tomorrow, aim to go around
and talk to Secretary Of State
Acheson and ask him how he got
the name of Dean. I am quite
sure that half his unpopularity
stems from the fact that his
first name makes him sound as
If he'd f1unked you in algebra.
AS soon as leave the Secre-
tary of State, I'm going to call
on Gen. Marshall and ask him
II he'd listen to me while I tell
him that there isn't any diff
ference between an 18-year -old
boy and q 19-year-old boy. If
he questions me, am going out
into the streets Of Washington
and get four 18-year-old boys
and four 19-year-old boys and
line them up in his Office.
From the Pentagon. I am
going to Blair House and talk
to the President. Won't take
up much Of his time. Hour or
two. I just want to tell him
that as an American. I under
stand the job he's trying to do
and II he fails to do it right.
millions and millions of men
have failed on much, much.
much easier Jobs.
Distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Inc.
Evening star., 1951-02-08
Lowell MeIett
Defeating Russia Not Enough
If All Russians in World ObIieingIy Died This
Evening" Problem Would Remuin. soys Borr
Lowell MeIIett:

Most of us who were old
enough then to think about it
believed in the years 1914 to
1918 that 1t was necessary. at
whatever cost, to stop the Kai-
ser. Less than a generation
later we believed the same as to
Hitler and his Italian and
japanese partners. Today we
believe it concerning Stain.
Twice In our time we have en-
gagged in frightful wars to stop
imperialism on the march and
now we are preparing to do it
again. If it becomes necessary.
We cannot make terms with any
nation bent on ruling the world
by force.
Any yet, even as we prepare,
there are those among us who
wish to make sure that 1t Is the
imperialist urge we are combat
ting, not the rising tide of un-
rest among the underprivileged
peoples Of the world. This lat
ter. they believe. we must also
do something about, something
we cannot do with arms. A little
book which has just come to
hand makes the point rather
effectively. The author Is
Stringfellow Barr, former presi-
dent of st. Johns College. now
president of the Foundation for
World Government and a long
time student of world popula-
ton trends.
World That Exists Today.
Says he:
"A glance at the actual con-
dition of mankind today should
convince us that. II all the Rus
slams in the world obligingly
Evening star., 1951-02-08

one sympathizes with these men
in their demand for more pay
and better working conditions"
What the public doesn't SYM
pathize with Is the strike
against the Army and. Incl
dentally. 1t was a labor-union
chief who in the first place re-
quested that the railroads be
taken over by the Army for
operation and assured the
President that the men would
continue to work.
There are unquestionably
many important points which
cause the workers to feel ag-
grieved but good sportsman
ship requires that. when ne
gotiation has reached dead
lock. some form of arbitration
be agreed on to settle the dis
pute. Even at this late day, an
arbitrator or board of arbitra-
ton with final power might be
empowered to consider a settle
ment provided both sides agreed
to accept the results.
The Truman administration
cannot drift along with the
present intolerable situation.
For. Just as soon as some rail
workers 60 back to their jobs
in certain cities. other union
members now go off the job
in other cities. The same tactics
which were used in December
have been repeated in February
and can be repeated in March
or April if the dispute isn't
settled conclusively. Since the
railroads are being operated by
the Army, some satisfactory
demonstration is needed that
the Army can carry out a mis-
sion given to it by the President,
lest Government authority be
regarded hereafter as some
thing that can be trified with
even if officers in uniform issue
the orders.
tRsproduction Rights Reservsd.)
Evening star., 1951-02-08

'containment' nor 'appeasement'
will bring us peace. Our only
chance is to do something about
the real problem. To do that,
we must look, not only at the
Russians, but at the 2 billion
other people whom she offers to
rescue. What do they think
has to be done to make the
world tolerable?
"Once we give up the childish
belief that the Russians are all
that stand between mankind
and a stable peace. we can begin
to think again. And If We
think, we shall find a sensible
foreign policy based on facts
instead of fancies.'
What would DR.. Barr consider
a sensible foreign policy? He
finds the beginning of one In
the proposal made a year ago
by Senator Brien Mcmahon and
widely applauded on the floor
Of the Senate and by the pub
lie. Also in the proposal made
last summer by Walter Reuther,
president of the United Automo
bile Workers. Senator Mcmahon
would spend 10 billion dollars
a year for five years toward re-
building the worlds economy:
Mr.. Reuther. 13 billion a year
for 100 years. To make these
figures digestible. DR.. Barr re-
calls that World War II cost us
$50 billions.
The book. by the way, is called
Let's Join the Human Race"
price Is cents, University Of
Chicago Press.)
Evening star., 1951-02-08

IN the parlance Of the day.
Judge Michael Igoe said a
"mouthful' when he asked the
Army why it wasn't operating
the trains. That was but an
other way of saying that some
body is falling down-somebody
isn't using the power of the
Army to carry out a mission
entrusted to it by the Com
mander-In-C Chief.
Back In the administration
of President Cleveland. the
mails we're interfered with and
soldiers were sent to put the
trains through that carried
mail. Today the Post Office
Department is compelled to
confess defeat-it has to en-
barge the transportation and
even the sending of mail in
certain localities.
1t will be asked how the Army
is going to compel the switch
men, for instance, to work
against their will. 1t can't. of
course, make anybody work who
isn't a member of the Armed
Forces. But at the moment,
the Army is the employer. The
Army can call on the switchmen
to come back to work or order
their jobs forfeited. This means
there would be a loss of senior
ity rights to individuals. There
would be other consequences,
too. The Army could call for
volunteers.
The Army has it in its power
to demand that the workers
furnish medical. certificates at
testing that they are sick and
unfit for work. But no such
order has been issued. Judge
Igoe. in Federal Court, makes
the case clear when he says:
Some one has interfered with
the operation of the country's
railroads. Union grievances are
not the issue. These men have
Evening star., 1951-02-08

OF course. there are plenty
more Chinese behind those who
are in the front lines. But what
is said to be serious is the heavy
loss Of equipment. particularly
artillery and trucks. Accord
ing to reports from Ii. Gen.
Matthew B. Ridgway's head
quarters, the allotment Of mill
tary equipment from Russia
for a whole year has been
destroyed In the campaign Of
the last two months. This has
been disclosed in captured
documents and in statements
from captured officers.
According to Western observ-
ers. the men In the Kremlin
have lost some of the self-assur-
ance which they displayed in
the last IL months. They are
said to be worried. because talk
about rearmament in the Unit
ed States now is being trans
lated into deeds.
These factors necessarily are
considered seriously by the Rus
sian dictators, who must decide
whether to continue the war
in Asia. or whether to create
another important diversion Ia
Europe. where Allied forces at
this time are totally unpre-
pared to withstand a Red on
slaught. A third alternative,
that is a softening of Russian
policies. seems entirely outside
the realm Of possibility at this
time.
Evening star., 1951-02-08

An essence Of leadership is
that the led should have conf
dence In it. To create confidence,
leadership must be consistent.
This does not mean that it must
be without subtlety or the abili-
ty to make retreats here in order
to advance or hold in another
place. In international politics,
politics on a world level, events
are never entirely in the hands
of any one nation. however pow
erful, If it also has powerful op-
ponents.
But-after the most careful
deliberation and weighing of
possibilities. political, economic
and military. and after studying
with equal care the possible and
probable moves of an opponent;
after, in short. thoroughly re-
viewing alternative possibilities
Leadership must decide on
course and then stick to that
course, unless or until totally un-
expected changes compel a re-
view of the whole policy.
This is even more essential
when leadership presides over a
coalition of sovereign and demo-
cratic states. For the govern
ments of such states are not
themselves free to change the
line of policy more or less ac-
cording to whim. Their govern
ments are dependent on popular
support: public opinion is the
final arbiter. Support depends
again on conf1dence-in the end
analysis the confidence of the
voters. And nothing more quick
ly upsets such confidence than
suddenly to learn that yester-
days policy has been over
thrown in favor of another, with
out adequate or convincing ex-
PLANTATION.
Democracy is undoubtedly the
best form of government. But
In exercising leadership in world
affairs it also has to be the best
government, regardless of form.
For, like everything else. it has
the faults of its virtues and
dangers equal to It's strengths.
There Is no question that our
Government took the world lead
Evening star., 1951-02-08
Doris FIeeson:

The fortunes of Senator Mar
garet Chase Smith of Maine are
clear notice to her colleagues
that deviationism will not be
tolerated by the Taft-McCarthy
leadership.
Mrs. Smith Is the only woman
Senator and a career politician
of the highest standing with
women's organizations all over
the country; thus she is gener-
ally rated great asset to her
party. The fact that Senator
Mccarthy was nevertheless per-
mitted to go through with his
studied attempt to humiliate her
indicates that McCarthyism is
deemed to have more votes than
women. Such recklessness is a
a Mccarthy characteristic; 1t
has not previously been a Taft
failing.
Mrs. Smith. of course, has not
been intimidated: the firm Yam
kee chin has taken over from
the pretty smile so widely ad-
mired.
Nobody here is fooling any
body else" she said calmly to
a tense meeting of the Expendi-
lures Committee at which she
challenged Senator McCarthy's
right to break with seniority
and replace her on the investi-
eating subcommittee with Sen
ator Nixon of California, who
was sworn in last month.
Mrs. Smith had had only over
night notice that her neck was
on the Mccarthy block: a House
veteran. she was under no illu-
sions about the fact that the
leadership must have given him
Evening star., 1951-02-08

pect it least of all from the Sem
ator from Wisconsin. to whom
she dished it out last summer.
She has. however. furnished
Senator Taft with that kind of
backing In q pinch which poll
ticians normally consider rates
payment in kind.
The Senator from Maine did
not joint her liberal colleague In
194S in voting against Senator
Taft for chairman of the Re-
publican Policy Committee, the
post from which he rules the
roost. Instead she acceded to his
request for her support: she did
for Senator Knowland for mi
nority leader against the sue
cessful Senator Wherry.
OF even more moment to Sem
ator Taft was the vote on the
Lucas amendment to the Taft
Hartley act which would have
knocked out the injunction
clause and done much to erase
labor's complaints.
Though Senator Taft opposed
it the amendment had great ap-
peal and was thought to have an
excellent chance OF success.
Senator Lucas confidently count
ed on Mrs. Smiths vote with
other COP liberals. Before the
rollcall, Senator Taft pleaded
with her; his labor adviser, Tom
Shroyer. insisted to her that
you hold Taft's fate in the hol-
low OF your hand"
The Lucas amendment lost 46-
a.. Mrs. Smiths being the no
vote that sverted a tie which
would have seen Barkley casting
an aye vote to make the amend
ment prevail.
Evening star., 1951-02-08

sociates-the nations she Is
leading-must also go into
reverse.
This Is the way coalitions are
broken up. without their op-
ponents having to move a finger
or do more than exploit real.
not imaginary. riffs and crisis.
1t is not leadership. and it is
thoroughly thoughtless and tr-
responsible.
released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1951-06-19

child welfare section, the two UCS
representatives on the Juvenile
Court Study Committee and Lee
D. Butler, UCS president, and Mr..
iKruse.