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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-11
Thomas l.. Stokes:

Like Gen. Omar N. Brad
ley, who got into West Point
from an alternate's position and
went on to a distinguished mill
tary career. Katharine Lenroot.
a young woman from Wiscon-
sin, entered as sort of an alter
nate back in 1915 into the Chill
dren's Bureau, then a scraggly
orphan Of the newly created
Labor Department. Thus be-
gan a notable career of public
service to our Nations women
and children.
Retiring after II years as
chief of that bureau. now in the
Federal Security Agency, she
recalled the circumstances. The
bureau. then operating with a
handful of people on an annual
budget of $25, $40, suddenly got
an increase of $4,000 under
the awakening social impulse OF
the Woodrow Wilson New Free
dom" and had openings for rs
women. She took the civil
service examination and quail
fed. But she was 9th on the
list. Then some one resigned
and she got a job.
But there was nothing &C
cidental about her career. as
was the case, by his own &C
count, Of Omar Bradley, who
apparently had not the least
thought of being a soldier but
was induced to try for West
Point by an older man in his
Missouri community who pointed
out it was the way to get the
education the young man
coveted. Katharine Lenroot knew
what she wanted. She grew up
in the atmosphere of the La
Toilette reform era in Wis
consin, which her father, Irvine
L. Lenroot, later u. S. Senator,
helped to promote and make a
reality as Speaker of the Wis
consin House Of Representatives.
She had studied at the Uni
versity under Prof. John r.
Commons and was inspired by
that great teacher to an in
terest In labor problems. After
graduation she worked for two
years in the States Industrial
Commission before beginning
her great adventure in Wash
tngton.
What still is most vivid to
Miss Lenroot, looking back on it
all. was the fight here during
the 1920s for recognition of the
Federal Governments reSpon-1
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The top woman Democrat did
not disappoint them. 1t may
not be possible to dent the COM
placency of the Capital or dis
sipate the fog of partisanShip
which shrouds both little and
big issues but she made a Wig
orous, informed stab at it.
Mrs. Edwards called on Ameri-
cans to feel, and give evidence
that we feel, great confidence
in ourselves and our allies" The
question she was most often
asked, she said. was: What
will happen to us If you have
more imitation in your country?"
The larger part of our task,
she insisted, was to make the
world know that we are strong,
stable, united and mature"
She expressed confidence that
Congress would pass a good
price control act. Just to spur
them on, she produced some
comparisons of retail food prices
designed to raise the blood
pressure of any housewife.
Analysing the French cleo
lions, Mrs. Edwards described
Communist Party losses which
were greater than any there
since 1896. All "neutralist"
candidates were defeated, she
stressed. In these significant
results. which seem to her too
little appreciated here, Mrs.
Edwards finds the answer to
the question: Will the French
fight?
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one vote. If the Chinese Com
munists can muster a majority
Of votes in their favor-and this
is more than probable-there is
nothing that our Government
can do, regardless of how loudly
the American Congress may pro-
test.
All official and unofficial re-
ports from the Atlantic pact
countries show that our Western
European Allies are so anxious
to see the Korean war settled
that they consider nothing too
expensive.
In the last few months there
has been a growing feeling in
all the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization countries, without
exception, that we were leading
them into a war with Russia
by some selfish policies in the
Far East. The State Depart
ment received more than hints
to that effect.
The limitations imposed Oh
full use of our Air Force in
the Korean warm fear that
we might unleash World War
III-were less of American than
European origin Normally our
political leaders could have
pointed out to our Allies, who
had sent only token forces in
the Korean campaign, that our
military experts considered COM
plete victory necessary to &C
complish the task set by the
United Nations in June, 1850.
Top administration leaders,
however, had to heed the repre-
sensations of the Allied govern
ments, because they had received
positive reports that public opin-
ion in the Western European
countries had become convinced
that America wanted to cut the
Gordian knot and fight war
with Russia by using Korea as
the starting point.
There was no truth in that.
Neither the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-11
Senator DouqIos Speaks His Mind
He Breaks Strange Silence Of Administration Senator'S
On Usinq the 18Th Parallel as Ceose-Fire Line

he says that if our military
chiefs say this is impracticable,
he will acquiesce. Mr.. Douglas
is really saying that, if the U. N.
is militarily incapable of making
the advance, then that's a diff
ferent story.
Indeed, that's the very point
which many Americans also
have made-that there is no
argument for appeasement ex-
cept military inadequacy at this
time. If that be SO. then the
Truman administration, after
spending IS billion dollars in
the five years before the out
break in Korea, gave the Ameri-
can people only a "shoestring"
Air Force. an inadequate Army
and a ''mothball" Navy without
personnel to keep in active COM
mission the aircraft carriers
needed to support our troops in
a northward advance in Korea.
The Douglas letter may en-
courage other thoughtful mem
bers of Congress to express
themselves. The responsibility
is really on the Democrats. For
they have the majority. Com
ments by Republicans are de-
nounced as partisan or mis-
chievous. The concluding words
of the Illinois Senator will ring
in the ears of his colleagues in
Congress. For he says:
II do feel it proper to express
my disquietude at the prospect
of using the 38th Parallel as
the point of settlement. The
policy I have suggested may well
cost more in the short run, but
I cannot help believing that it
will save lives and effort in the
long run. In any event. I hope
that we and our Allies will wake
up to the danger of uncritically
accepting the 38th Parallel
merely because it constitutes
the easiest terms upon which an
armistice may be arranged and
the shooting stopped"
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-11
David Lawrence:

It took an independent
minded Democratic Senator'S
man who could not by any
stretch of the imagination be
called either a 'warmonger" or
an isolationist-to say bluntly
that the fixing of an armistice
at the 38th Parallel in Korea
would be a grave mistake.
The letter just written by
Senator Paul Douglas of I'LL
noiS to Secretary Marshall is
remarkable not only because
of its earnestneSs and sincerity
but because it breaks silence
on Capitol Hill among admin
istration Senators which has
been battling.
There has been a seeming &C
quiescence in the statement
only a few days ago by the
Secretary of State, Dean Ache
son, who said that stopping at
the 38th Parallel would mean
a successful conclusion" of
the Korean war. The peace-at-
any-price sentiment which has
arisen from many parts Of this
country and abroad makes it
appear that such a point OF
view may be popular.
1t takes courage, there
fore, to express views that are
unpopular. What Senator Doug
las wrote to the Secretary Of
Defense could some day be the
prevailing view if the public
were thoroughly informed, be-
cause it is based on sound rea-
soning, logic, and the facts Of
life. Official propaganda from
Washington about the victory"
in Korea has now continued
for several days. 1t has tended
to mislead the country.
The Illinois Senator points
out that 1t doesn't matter too
much how Americans console
one another over the unhappy
way that the war in Korea
terminated-if it is ended on
the 38th Parallel-but it does
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sibility for welfare. which, in
her chosen field. meant the well
fare of the Nations women and
children. The spark of the New
Freedom" had f1ickered out
meanwhile, and laissez faire
lethargy again was the order
in Government. The fight re-
volved about the Sheppard
Towner bill for Federal grants
maid to the States for a CO.
operative program of maternal
and child welfare for which an
appropriation of $1.2 million was
proposed.
She smiled over the memo,
ries.
"They said we were just a
bunch of spinsters and fiat
chested old maids. Why such an
appropriation would wreck the
Republic!"
Cautiously the act was lin
tied to five years. Thereafter
it was renewed for two. Then,
presto. Congress cut off the aid
and relegated the Children's
Bureau to a research and re-
porting agency-and that was
so recently as 1929. the tag end
OF the Coolidge prosperity"
which nearly everybody thought
then was going to last forever.
That remained the bureaus
function until its refrigeration
in 1885 in the Roosevelt New
Deal.
It is still a bit astounding to
Miss Lenroot how negligent and
apathetic we were about our
human resources in the '20s.
Significant, perhaps, was the
fact that in the LaFollette-
Costigan unemployment relief
bill of 1882 it first was proposed
to turn over relief administra-
ton to the Children's Bureau,
as that was then about the only
Federal agency acquainted with
the special problems involved
in the depression. However,
other agencies were created for
that purpose.
It is a bit astounding to Miss
Lenroot, too, how quickly the
climate changed around Wash
ington when the depression
woke us up. and also a matter
of pride, for she was in the
midst of all Of it and the long
overdue adjustments for which
she had Standardization of
child labor eventually through
the Wage-Hour Act after the
Supreme Court had nullif1ed an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-11
Doris FIeeson:

When an important lady poll
tician returns from a nice
summer-t time junket to World
Health meeting amid the Swiss
Alps, she could rhapsodize about
the glories Of good health and
mountain scenery with perhaps
a few kind words thrown in for
Paris clothes.
Most male politicians probably
wish she would. They are about
to find out, however, why it has
seemed so quiet around here the
past few months.
It is because the lady politi-
clan currently involved is Mrs.
India Edwards, vice chairman of
the Democratic National Com
mittee and director Of the
woman's division. Mrs. Edwards
never forgets what time it is
in her country and the world.
Neither Will her PRESIDENT ana
Congress so long as she remains
in good voice.
Mrs. Edwards expected her
health conference journey to
include countries where she had
placed her girls as ambassa-
dor and lesser lights; she also
reviewed the American occupa-
ton Of Germany and Austria.
Those who know her well ex-
pected that she had learned
something and, after she had
paid her respects to Mr.. Truman.
she acceded to their requests for
o press conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-11
Fletcher KnebeI:
Potomac Fever

Senator Kefauver, former investigator says
book the nation the satuation point fact
the authors have price on their heads.
With Allied barred covering the talks
negoiaors in report progress further details
Daily Worker.
The Appropriations Committee Depart
budget after complaining
visitors. Well kind stranger
until you've softened him with few martins.
Premier Henry Queule resigns way another
French which will fill the until selection the
temporary cabinet.
Mrs India Edwards womens boss of the Democratic National
Committee tells President Truman ankles
cathedral. admnra
ton when they start reaching for the
Senator McCaran subpoenas Frederick
who raised the bail for the missing Communists Field will show
up. AS Vanderbilt, he's sport.
buckingham Palace that Princess
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matter what is said through
out Asia. On this point Sena-
tor Douglas will be backed up
by any fair-minded person who
knows the way the people OF
Asia react to things. Mr.. Doug
las wrote:
"Our prestige is already being
weakened by sending emissaries
under the protection of the
white flag into the Communist
held town of Kaesong to nego-
tiate a truce. These men have
been frequently photographed
by the Communist news photo
graphers who were on hand and
posters Of their entrance will
soon be distributed all over
Asia. Since the white flag is
the symbol Of surrender as well
as of a truce. such photographs
will be hailed in the absence OF
other facts as proof positive
that the Chinese Communists
have won and we have lost the
war in Korea. I want to make
it clear that I do not say that
an armistice at the 38th Paral-
lei would actually be a de-
feat. But 7 do want to empha-
size that it will be so interpreted
in Ashland by some elements
in our own country"
What Mr.. Douglas proposes is
that the U. N. troops be per-
mitted by agreement to advance
to the meek" or waist" OF Ko-
rea-well up north-as a place
for the armistice line. This
would be a guarantee or assur-
ance to the whole world that
the Communists do intend to
relinquish their hold on North
Korea. For why should they
object to such an advance when
the fighting stops unless they
have Interior motives?
It is significant that, if the
Communists didn't agree, SEN
ator Douglas would advise going
ahead with the fighting until
the line across the narrow pen
insula was reached. But here
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nor the supreme command in
the Pacific we're unduly worried
about Russia's capabilities for
joining the satellites in the con-
f1ict. They knew that Russia had
a stable number Of troops and
planes in that area. but they also
realized the difficulties Of keep
ing this force adequately sup
piled. if they went into an all.
out war with us In the Far East.
The Russians can start q war
with the expectation Of over
running the Western nations.
But the deterrent of the likeli-
hood OF atomic bombs falling on
Russian targets was as great a
few months ago as it is today.
1t is true that the Western
Europeans would be the ones to
take heavy punishment in the
early stages of such a war, and
it is very understandable that
their governments should want
to avoid such a catastrophe.
This possibility made them re-
luctant to accept a calculated
risk which we might have been
willing to accept.
The British and French,
speaking for the rest of our
Western Allies, pointed out that
while an air attack on the
United States was possible but
not necessarily likely, their own
countries certainly would be the
target of an annihilating attack
by Russian planes. And they
could not accept that risk.
Jacob Malik's peace proposal
was not spontaneous. It was the
result of prolonged converse
lions with Moscow on the part.
of the nations which felt they
had most to risk from an ex-
tension of the Korean war.
These very same nations now
urge us not to let the Kremlin
peace dove get away. even II
we have to make the broad
est concessions to the Chinese
Communists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-11
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German measles. It's not sur
prising. Ever since the elec-
tons, the government over
there has had scarlet fever.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-23
Ohioans Paid Over
Million In Benefits

The people of Ohio have bene-
fitted from Federal funds amount
ing to $1O3 ,522,817 during the
fiscal year 1850 under the health,
education, and social security pro-
grams of the Federal Security
Agency, according to a summary
released today by J. K. Johnson,
Regional Director of the Federal
Security Agency with headquar-
ters in Cleveland. Operation of
these programs is described in the
forthcoming FSA annual report
for the fiscal year ended June 80,
1850.
"The benefits and services re-
ceived by the people of Ohio thru
these programs" Mr.. Johnson
said, demonstrate State and Fed
eral teamwork. A large part of
the Federal expenditure of $103,-
522,817 went for programs finan.
ced Jointly by State, local, and
Federal funds. A complete ac-
counting for these programs would
mean the inclusion of Ohio'S State
and local funds that we're expend.
ed for these programs"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-23
First Report Of
Household Workers

John J. Quinliven, collector of
internal revenue, and Wayne w.
Putnam, manager, of the Toledo
social security Office, estimate
that at least 1000 housewives in
the Toledo area will make their
first report on household en-
ployees in April. The form for
reporting the employees wages is
a one-piece, pre-adGressed return
envelope. There is space on the
inner flap for the essential but
brief items on the employees
wage, and a pocket for transmit
ting the social security tax.
That's all!
Under the new social security
law, household workers who are
paid as much as $o0 by one EN-
ployer in tie three-month PERIOD,
January through March Ga calen-
dar quarter), ana who have
worked for that one employer on
part or all of "a days or more
in that quarter, or the preceding
quarter, will have their wages
count toward Old age ana suIV'F-
vors insurance.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-23

ems Club.
Feb. 25-St. Charles Study
Club party for husbands.
Feb. 25-Easter Seal Sale be-
gins.
March 1-EUB Steak Supper
Originally scheduled for Feb
22).
March 2 and 4-Open House
at new Elementary School Bldg
March 3-Music Mothers Car
nival.
March 15-Easter Bazaar.
March 14-15-16-Junior Class
Play.
April 11-Women's Federation
Spring Luncheon.
(ThiS calendar of events is
open to anyone wishing to list
dates of special meetings of clubs
and organizations or wishing tC
announce advance dates of forth.
coming activities. Phone 'em in
we'll be happy to add them to the
liSt.)
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-23
Live Wire Glass

Live Wire Glass
The Live Wire Glass of the
Evangelical u. B. Church held its
Sweetheart Party for the hus-
bands recently in the church
basement. Many games and con-
tests were the diversion of the
evening, after which box social
lunch was enjoyed.
The tables were decorated in
keeping with the Sweetheart
theme by using cupids, valentine
boys and girls and candy hearts.
The committees consisted of
Mrs. Ralph Anderson, coffee; Rev.
and Mrs. J. V. Bigeiow, games
and contests; Mrs. Thomas Will
son, decorations
Due to Holy Week, the next
class meeting is scheduled foi
March 9th instead of March 20
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-23
COLONIAL CLUB DINNER

Nearly fifty members of the
Port Clinton Colonial club held
a dinner party in their club
rooms in the National Bank
Building, Monday evening, when
Lee Regal was in charge of the
culinary department. Dewight
Fox, vice president, presided
during the absence of president
Jack Lay.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-23
p. G. J. w, Club

Port Clinton Junior Women's
Club met last Wednesday with
Mrs. Charles Williamson, Mrs.
Burnell Gates and Mrs. Kelly
Dunn serving as hostesses for the
evening. The occasion was a
combined business meeting and
card party. 1t was decided to give
a donation of $1,000 to the March
of Dimes. Mrs. Larry Hattwick
and Mrs. Wayne Cedoz were win
ners of the door prizes.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-23
Women Of The Moose

women or he Moose
The meeting of the P. c. Chap
ter 281, Women of the Moose,
was called to order Monday eve
ning by Senior Regent, Mrs. Will
liam Rhode. Guests from San
dusky attending the meeting were
Sr. Reg, Mrs. Percy Foley; Chap
lain Mrs. Laurence Baumgartner;
College of Regents, Mrs. Wesley
Trieschmann; Graduate Regents,
Mrs. Edwin Stehle, Mrs. Grover
Meyers, and Mrs. AL Borsick; Co.
workers, Mrs. Peter Georgia, Mrs.
Walter Merritt, Mrs. John McCloS-
key and Miss Jennie PusaterS.
The local Chapter has received
IN invitation to attend the meet
ing of the SanduSky Chapter to-
night (ThurSday).
Edna Mae Johns was initiated
as a new member. The door prize
was won by Rose Hoard. Speaker
for the evening was Mrs. Sam
CarStensen. Her topic was "The
House of God" which is the new
million and a half dollar church
at Child City, Mooseheart, Illi-
noiS. This church was dedicated
last August.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-23
Tuesday Contract Bridge

Mrs. Paul CIemOnS entertained
members of the Tuesday Contract
Bridge Club at the home of Mrs.
Elmer Clemons. Mrs. Paul C'"'''-
ons held high score and Mrs.
Paul Stein was awarded Tho -,
ond prize. At the close of the
evening refreshments were serv-
ed by the hostess. The club will
meet again in two weeks at the
home of Mrs. Roger Kinney.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-23
Daughters Of St. John

Daughters of st. John Luth-
eran church members will meet at
the home of their hostess, Miss
Janice Gates, Monday, at $50 p.
m, for potluck dinner. A pro-
gram will follow the dinner.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-23
p. c. Y. c. Square Dance

There will be Square Dancing
at the Port Clinton Yacht Club
this Saturday. The music will be
by Decker and his Red Shirts
from Meadowbrook. Chairmen of
the committee in charge of the
dance are Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Holzhauer. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Schade, Mr.. and Mrs. David Thier-
wechter and DR.. and Mrs. Richard
Semon are the other members on
the committee.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-23

Infant of Prague Study Club met
Monday at the home of the host
ess, Mrs. Stanley Perry, Erie
Gardens. The program consisted
of a report on the Life of Leon
ardo de Vinci by Mrs. Charles
Scherer. Mrs. Edward Twynham
presented a book review on Fa-
ther Flannigan's Story.
Sixteen members answered to
the roll call Catholic Painters and
Sculptures. The next meeting
will be with Mrs. Ernest Ganther.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-23
Home and Garden Club

The Home and Garden Club of
Port Clinton met Wednesday eve
ming at the home of their hostess
Mrs. Kenneth Krupp. Mrs. j.
G. Hitchcock and Mrs. Joseph
Burns are chairmen of the ST
Patrick Day Favors Committee
Tho flower arrangement for the
evening was presented by Mrs.
Cart Whitacre. Roll call was an
sWprcd by: Things l wish l knew
about gardening.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-23
Birthdays Observed

Beverly Mackey and Martha
Finefrock, whose sixteenth birth
days we're Feb. 13 and Is respcc-
lively, entertained a group of
friends at a dinner party last
Thursday evening in the latter's
home on Jefferson street. The
group presented each of the girls
with a lovely gift and following
the six o'clock dinner theatre
party ives enjoyed. Those pres
ent were members of the Sedec-
i'm Club, which the girls organ
lied a year ago, and included:
Mario Snyder, Sharon Streeter,
Norma Cover, Sharon Winnie,
Phyllis Besso, Carol Quisno, Kit
ty ArmbruSter, Shirley Klein,
Joan Vargo, Susie Crohen, Joan
Stuckey, Rosalie Hofacker, Nan
cy SeSsler, Marian Lorensen and
Mary Lou Bloom.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-23
Mothers Roundtable

The husbands of Mothers
Roundtable members will be en-
tertained Saturday night with a
card party and pot luck at Erie
Gardens Community House. The
social committee of Mrs. Marie
Van Slette, Mrs. Vera McDoug-
all and Mrs. Mary Ellen Ceccoli
will be in charge of planning the
party.
Mothers Rountable will meet
Monday night in the home of
Mrs. Mildred Sparks, Oak Harbor,
with Mrs. Dorothy Banchich as
co-hostesS. The topic, Gloomy
Day Psychology, will be present
ed by Mrs. Banchich. Roll call
will be Best-Liked Quotation.