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Evening star., 1951-04-03

increasing it. BY encouraging
the boarding of materials and
OF labor, imitation disorganizes
the flow of production and
makes a shambles of ALLEGATION
and procedures Imitation
illustrates the thrifty, especially
those who buy Government
bonds or life insurance, rewards
individuals who scof at the
public interest and brings bit
terness and disillusionment to
those seeking to cooperate with
the defense effort. Imitation
gives its biggest rewards to the
parasites and SPECTATORS >"
And SO on. What the COM
mittee says is not new. We've
all been condemning imitation
since it first raised it's ugly
head. But we've been doing.
mighty little, voluntarily, to
check it.
The interesting thing in the
report is the fortnight attack
on inventory accumulation, the
"foolproof way to make money"
This is developed in some
detail in what the committee
calls supplemental staff mate
rials," being memoranda, charts
and SO forth prepared by COM
mittee employees. These young
experts must have taken some
satisfaction in presenting the
committee with the following,
clipped from Business Week:
Buying things now-either
because they are scarce or may
get scarce-has played a big
part in the boom. And if you
think that applies only to con-
sumner buying. you have another
think coming. Business has
been doing a lot of stocking
up, too-all the way from
manufacturer to retailer.
Inventories of all business
rose by $40 billion in 1850. But
Evening star., 1951-04-03

1t raises the taxes during the
calendar year 1851 and the
country goes into q national
election campaign in 1852 with
tax rates higher than or equal
to those we had during World
War II.
Meanwhile, the pressure to
cut expenditures has been
steadily growing. but Congress
has never really been up against
the political gun on that one. II
the dangers politically of in
creasing tax rates become ap-
parent. the country may see at
last some drastic cutting of
expenses.
Yet some increases In tax
rates this year will be inevitable.
The prospect of carrying a $12
billion deficit in the next fiscal
year viii not be relished by any
school of economic thought.
Still, taxes are not likely to be
raised this year to the point
forecast a few months ago. In
cidentally. Congress will take its
time about enacting a new bill.
The new rates will probably be-
come effective In the latter half
of this year, thus cutting the
effect Of the increases in half
and In some categories to a
fourth because of the belated
passage of the law.
It could happen that the
Congress which meets next Jan
uary will have the real political
battle on its hands and that the
Republicans will not aid in any
drive for heavy taxes during
1851, preferring to pass a mod
crate bill and let the majority
party take it on the chin in the
January session. Whichever way
the tax problem is viewed, 1t is
going to provoke unprecedented
repercussions in a political
sense. In the end. there may be
a decision by Congress to in
crease taxes moderately this
year and do some borrowing
next year while waiting to see
if the tax rates in 1952-a year
of greatly stimulated armament
building-actually bring in more
receipts than anybody has yet
calculated.
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Evening star., 1951-04-03
Henry WcLen1ore:
Circulating Libraries Should
Take Stock Of Own Racket

(GI equivalent of the officers
Silver Starr, only a court mar
tial.
r y y \
Breath of Fresh Air Notes:
Jimmy Durante. ] don't know
the man with the nose that
isn't as big as advertised, but
I do know that when he is TO
be on a program a lot Of peo-
pie wait impatiently until he
comes on, simply because his Is
a natural talent. He isn't Fields,
for sure. But he is his own self,
and can you say that about
many others who walk into your
house via television or radio?
II r.
Confidence: j. Edgar Hoover.
If he's wrong, I'll be wrong with
him. and take my chances that
we aren't wrong.
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Evening star., 1951-04-03
Dorothy Thompson:

In the controversy over Gen.
eral of the Army Macarthur,
our sympathies are entirely
with the general. Never be-
fore has an American COM
mander had to direct such a
project as our troops became in
volved in via the u. N.
War is presumably a means
to the attainment of a desirable
goal. When it is entered upon
for any other reason, it is con-
summate folly, as all armed cru
sades against sin are folly.
One may assume that it is de-
sirable for the defense of the
Pacific that the Korean pen
insula, like the Indian penin-
sula. should not fall to the
already enormously powerful
Russian-C Chinese military alli-
ance. as a further stepping
stone to the conquest of Asia,
and as a permanent threat to
Japan. Gen. Macarthur, who
has been made responsible for
the defense of 100000 con-
stitutionally disarmed japanese,
must think in such terms.
If, then. one has embarked
on a military project of rea-
sonable objective, one must pur-
sue the objective, or, if the OBJ
jective proves unattainable ex-
cept by too great risks, one must
abandon it. To abandon the
objective and yet continue the
war is to compound carnage for
no conceivably rational purpose.
The 38th Parallel has never
had any significance whatever,
either political or military. 1t is
O wholly arbitrary line drawn
through single country. popu-
lated on both sides by the same
people, 9,000,0 900 of them in the
north. 21.0000,000 in the south.
Evening star., 1951-04-03
Dorothy Thompson:
Korean WorCou|d Be Perpetual
Under y. N. Policy of Folly Neither Side Can Win
Though Men Keep Killing and Getting Killed

The North Korean armies,
the instrument of a North Ko-
rean state, arbitrarily con-
structed under Soviet influence
during their occupation of that
part of Korea. initially crossed
this line to attack the South
Korean republic, arbitrarily
constructed under american in
f1uence during American occu-
patton of the southern part.
The North Korean objective was
the unification of Korea by
military force, in order to Gre
ate and maintain a Communist
government which would add
Korea's potential to the Russo
Chinese Eurasian hegemony.
The North Korean army did
not march on its own initiative,
but in previous agreement with
the Chinese and Russian gov
ernments. Undoubtedly these
hoped that surprise attack
might produce immediate VIC
tory without external interfer-
ence, but it is clear that they
considered alternatives, which
would demand that North Ko-
rean forces be augmented. The
Chinese would, under necessi-
touS circumstances, come to the
aid of the North Koreans; the
Soviets, under further possible
developments, to the aid of the
Chinese.
We were dealing, from the
outset, with a military coali-
ton, whose object was to con-
quer Korea-not to defend the
north side of a line-and our
object, the only rational politi-
cal or military object, was to
defeat Communist forces of
whatever nationality threaten
ing Korea. and unity the coun-
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spending will be higher for the
full II months than it has
been this fiscal year. The
armament program will get into
full swing in 1852. BY the end
of 1853 it should have reached
its peak and begun to taper off
somewhat.
The question is how to get
over the hump-how to meet
this accelerated rate of arna-
ment building without impos-
ing on the Nation a high tax
system that could impair in
centive and perhaps fasten on
the country for many years q
method of extracting taxes that
would not promote q healthy
economy.
The other side of the argu-
ment is that, unless taxes are
increased and a lot of purchas-
ing power siphoned off. the in
f1ationary spiral will continue.
Thus the biggest total of pur-
chasing power Is among the
persons who earn less than
$4,000 year. The tax rates,
relatively speaking, are light on
that group. Union-labor spokeS-
men keep on urging that the
tax rates be increased severely
on the groups above $4,000 a
year-as if that would take care
of the Treasury'S needs. But
there is a point at which the
higher the tax rates go. the
lower the return-that's an old
rule. Also the total amount of
earnings of those making more
than $1,000 would have to be
dipped into heavily in order to
avoid taxing the groups under
$4,000 a year. There isn't
enough in the above-$3, 900
group to meet a big Treasury
deficit.
What ought to happen, of
course. is the passage of some
form of sales tax which would
affect all groups and yet not
become too damaging in its
impact on any. Congress is a
bit fearful that a sales tax
would prove a political BOOM
erang. The Democratic Party,
on the other hand. does not
know what's in store for it if
Evening star., 1951-04-03

even more important than the
size of the gain, is the rate. It
was at a brisk annual clip of
S. billion in the first half of
1850. but in the second half the
pace jumped to SIS billion.
Retailers appear fully as in
terested in inventories as in
sales. They built stocks hand
over fist in 1850. Even though
they had the biggest sales ever
in August and a record Christ
mas, they added So billion to
inventory from June to Decem-
Der. And manufacturers
were buying mile a minute in
the last half of 1950-for all the
talk about shortages"
Evening star., 1951-04-03

try as an Independent and
defensible state.
Now, either this can be done
or it cannot be done. If it can
not be done we should never
have gone into Korea, and
should get out on any terms we
can get. But it certainly can
not be done by a policy that
amounts to instructing Gen.
Macarthur not to let the Red
Chinese win. but not to defeat
them.t either, in the only way
they can be defeated. For it
is impossible to defeat an en-
emy if you cannot attack the
sources OF his supply of man
power and material.
There is nothing unprece-
dented in a commanders Of
fering to meet his opposite in
the field to discuss a truce, and
nothing unprecedented in ac-
compaEying the overture by a
threat. What is unprecedented
is for the political authorities
who have put a commander in
the field against an enemy to
leave him without any direc-
tives that can be translated
into rational military terms.
Gen. Macarthur is command
ing men who are fighting, suf-
fering wounds and dying at the
hands of enemies. They are
not sitting comfortably in Lake
Success, Washington, London or
Delhi; they were sent, not by
Gen. Macarthur but by Presi-
dent Truman and the u. N. And
they have a right to know what
objective they are there to
achieve, or whether they are
in for a war ad perpetuum-in
which neither side can ever
win, though they keep on killing
and being killed.
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Evening star., 1951-04-03
Henry McLemore:

This is a column broken down
into various departments. the
first OF which is the:
Hats Of To: No other busi-
ness in America has ever
reached the heights of the cir
culating library. It is obviously
the aim of the circulating
library to make it impossible
for a customer ever to get the
book he wants at the first re-
quest.
No customer ever has. If it's
a best seller the 20 copies are
out. If its an old seller it is
either SO misplaced on the
shelves that an FBI man
couldn't find it, or I'VE had it
a week ago but it is so old, you
know. that we don't have it
any more"
Not to mention the fact that
most owners or operators of
circulating libraries have just
about as much idea Of litera-
ture. and what people want to
read in a certain neighborhood.
as a three-toed sloth wearing a
bandana and playing Here
Comes Charley" on a Tyre.
Yet the publishers and book
sellers and circulating libraries
wonder what is wrong with the
American people that they don't
read more books.
My suggestion is that they
look at their own racket and
take stock.
Am I Right or Wrong: No
gentle old men, no matter how
pure and sweet and devoted to
fine principles. should be al
lowed on a committee like the
Kefauver one. To ask HALEY
to nail the buns to the filthy
ground on which they walk, and
then allow a sweet old man to
break the whole true and dra-
matte effect by questions which
bring laughter or sympathy to
the witness, is like asking a
Barrymore to play the first act
of Hamlet" with Bob Hope do
ing the second.
In case you think am wrong,
ask any dramatist. Ask HALEY,
in confidence. If a lot of US,
not working on the case and not
lawyers. feel the way say. how
do you think the men who have
sweated and sacrificed to run
the rats from their holes feel?
Maybe ! am wrong but I swear
I saw Kefauver committee
members and counsel vince.
To me, several times. ] became
embarrassed, just as any sensi-
tive person would at a vaude-
vile show when the opening act
wasn't up to the class of the
company it was in.
No names. please. ..
u X u x
Who Knocks Macarthur: !
have yet to meet man who
criticized Macarthur who, in
my studied opinion, was half
the man the General is. I'll
admit that I may be wrong. But
I won't admit that I am wholly
wrong until the record Of the
other man and Macarthur are
laid side to side, and an i'm
partial jury decides which has
done most for his country.
I don't object to the soldiers
under his command criticizing
him. After all, they are blood
brothers. But to listen to, and
read statements by, men who
have never faced anything
tougher than the income tax
find fault with Gen. Mac
Arthur, somehow makes me
lean toward the General.
And remember, this can't be
because he ever did anything
for me. I was a hero in the
South Pacific for years, and I
didn't even pet a RrnnZn Star.
The Arizona post., 1951-10-05
The Passing Jewish Year
In American Political Life
BY MILTON FRIEDMAN

There was considerable unhap-
pinesS among liberals over the
outcome of the elections last No
vember. The Administrations
narrow margin in both Houses of
Congress made it possible for the
Southern Democrats to control
civil rights legislation. The Dixie
crat-Republican coalition emerg-
ed stronger than ever and inten-
sifed efforts to block any step
toward the further implementa-
ton of democratic ideals and lib
eral reforms.
The "cOmmiphObia" each d
such hysterical proportions that
it has extended to the campus,
the pulpit, the press, and every
vital area of national life. In this
way liberals, who have combatted
prejudice, were driven out of
their jobs while rightwing bigots
became respectable"
In Washington many liberals
became so afraid of being accused
of siding with Communism that
they virtually withdrew from the
fight against our support of fas-
cist-minded governments. We
sought to organize the free world
against Communism but in so do
ing we backed the return of Hit
ler's generals in Germany through
the projected remilitarization of
Germany and we supported such
old enemies of democracy as
Spanish Dictator Francisco Fran
co.
The trend was clearly seen in
the field of immigration. Arthur
Greenleigh, executive director of
the United Service for New Am
orleans, charged that American
intelligence and inning a t i o n
agents were conducting 'p tty
n d bureaucratic inquisitions"
against displaced persons.
AS the year ended, the pros
poets were not bright. The ex-
ternal threat from the Soviet |
Union and the internal menace
of spies and saboteurs was real.
But it was also apparent that some
elements in Washington were
helping to destroy the way of life
we are seeking to preserve. 1t |
seemed to liberals that the best
answer to Communism was to be
found in the advancement and ex-
tension of democracy and the sup
port of freedom-loving people and |
truly democratic governments
throughout the world.
The Arizona post., 1951-10-05

Jews concerned with national
affairs are greeting the New Year
with the hope that the trend of
events established since last Rosh
Hashanah will be halted by a re-
duction of international tension
and domestic hysteria.
The capitals leading anti-Sem-
ties intensified efforts during the
past year to brand Jews as Com
munists. Although a majority of
Congressman agree that Rankin
is crackpot, they also apparently
agree with his ideas on concentra-
ton camp legislation. The type
of control" bill Rankin advocated
for years was passed because OF
the excitement over the Commu-
mist threat. Jewish organizations
were distressed to witness the
passage, with very little opposi-
ton, of the McCarran Act which
was not considered by President
Truman to be subversive control
legislation which is safe and con-
stitutional.
The President warned that such
an Incorporate law should not be
passed because not only Commu
nists might be jailed but also
members of unpopular races, reli-
gions, labor unions, and so forth.
Liberals cautioned that if anti
Communism proves stronger than
Americanism, there is great dan
ger we will lose the very liberties
for which our troops are fighting
in Korea. They cautioned that
subversives must be controlled,
but within the American Consti-
tutional framework and not by
totalitarian devices which fail to
separate the innocent from the
guilty.
Sen. Herbert HI. L h m a n, of
New York, was very upset when
the Senate voted to adopt the Nc
Carran Act. Lehman called it
tragic" and "ill-conceived" and
ga blunderbuss" aimed straight
at the precious liberties of all the
American people," He predicted
the Senate would one day regret
passing the bill.
Meanwhile, McCarthyism nOur-
ished the seeds of anti-Semitism.
One bright spot was the defense
put up by Sec. of Defense Mar
shall and other men Of goodwill
when Mccarthy helped bring
about smear attack on Anna
Rosenberg who was appointed
Asst. Sec. of Defense. Later, how
ever, Marshall himself was at
tackled by Mccarthy.
The Arizona post., 1951-10-05

defense of civilization against the forces of Otataran
Imperialism With these thoughts in mind, extend to
all Americans Jewish faith hearty good wishes for the
coming year"
The Arizona post., 1951-10-05

October 5. 1881
Evening star., 1951-05-12

have the principal roles in the
production directed by William l..
Hall. Esther Williams and
Author Robert Pirosh will be
honor guests at a buffet dinner
and reception preceding the pre-
miere of go for Broke" at the
Capitol Theater Thursday night.
+. -. The party will be held at the
National Press Club. Players,
Inc, Catholic us touring COM
pany, will close its 10000 miles of
traYel with a performance to-
night at Carroll Hall, 10th and G
streets. >. The play, arms and
the Man." is being sposored by
the board Of st. Joseph's Home
and School. This department
is in receipt of some nice words
Of praise for Gallaudet College
Dramatics Club presentation of
Moliere's '"Tartuffe" recently in
Toronto. It was the first time
such a play was presented in sign
language and Torontoans found
it fascinating.
Evening star., 1951-05-12

The new French film, "Oh,
Amelia" which opened yesterday
at the Plaza Theater provides an
answer to any such reveries. Mile.
Darrieux has survived, almost un-
blemished by time. Naturally, she
is bit more mature-as who is
not? but she still can give a
convincing imitation of an actress
who might well drive men out OF
any, increasing indifference.
The fact is that Mile. Darrieux
Is the best thing about ooh,
Amelia" seeing to it that the film
has a high spirited heroine who
can take a properly frivilous at
titude toward monogamy and its
solemn implications.
It is easier to 60 along with her
than with the rest of the French
screen play, which sometimes
seems lost on the level of a long
and strained joke on the subject
Of amour. This, too, despite the
circumstance that the film was
directed by Claudt Autant Lara of
"Devil in the Flesh" renown.
Dealing with love in this light
hearted vein, M. Autant Lara is
hardly the man he was in the ear
lier screen play.
~
In accordance with French Gus
tom when the idea is to show ro-
nance in its most recklessly fes-
tive aspect, ooh, Amelia" deals
with that area of life confined to
back stage in Paris. It is about
stage people, among whom Mile.
Darrieux plays the sparkling her
oine of a romantic farce that is
sometimes anything but sparkling.
It is not the sort of thing that
anyone would be tempted to sy-
nopsize, except possibly William
Saroyan. Nevertheless, it may be
said that Mile. Darrieux's role is
that of a girl who likes to be the
plaything of any man who repre-
sents money, position, or mere at
tractive masculinity.
AS the action goes, she turns
from a substantial. dull aristocrat
to a young man of charm who
wants to fake marriage to obtain
an inheritance, and then from
both of these to an itinerant
Evening star., 1951-05-12
Where and When
Current Screen Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage.
Arena - "Mr. Arcularis";; 2:3C
and $3.50 pm.
New Gayety-"Mister Roberts;
2:20 and $40 pm.
Screen.
Ambassador-"I Was a Com
munist for the FBI";; 100, 3:05
Sis, 1920 and 9:35 pm.
Capitol-"Last Outpost; 10:3C
am, 1:10, $40. 6:25. 9:05 anc
fi1:50 pm. Stage shows: 1920
2:55, 5:35. $40 and 11:00 pm.
Columbia-"You're in the Navy
Now: 1890 am. 1890, 2:35
4:40, 6:45, $3.50 and 1885 pm.
Dupont - 1.-THE Inheritance"
1:4o. 1928. 5:35, TAO, $40 and
l11:40 pm.
Keith's - "Smuggler's Island;
1900. 200, 400, 500, 8:05. 1905
pm. and 1905 am.
Little - "The Mudlark":: 1870
4:20. 7:10, and 10 pm.
Metropolitan - "The Redhead
and the Cowboy; 1850 am, 1850
3:45, 5:45, 7:45 and 9:45 pm.
-, National "The Mating Sea.
SON.; 11:15 am. 1:20, 3:25, $3.50
7:35 and $40 pm.
Palace-"Samson and Delilah"
11:00 am, 1870, 4:05. $40, 9:1s
and 1850 pm.
Pix" "The Lady Is Willing;
100. 3:45, 7:25, 9:05 and 11:5(
pm.
Playhouse - "Tales of Hoff.
mann; 2:30. $50, $3.50 and 11:3(
pm.
Plaza - ooh! Amelia; 11:4s
am, 1850. 3:55. 500. 800. 10:0(
and 11:45 pm.
Trans-Lux Second Woman;
11:15 am, 100, 2:45, 4:35. 6:25
$40, 1000 and HAS pm.
Warner-"I was a Communist
for the FBI";; 11:15 am, 1:15
3:25, 5:35. 7:45. 9:55 and 1906
pm.
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prince who lives for the fun of
living.
Like Mile. Darrieux, her three
suitors are generous types who
seldom raise more than mild OBJ
jections to her tendencies toward
promiscuity.
This leads to an endless series
Of complications, mostly center
ing in bedrooms. and which are
much too devious for this type
writer to follow.
The period of "Oh, Amelia" is
that one which preceded World
War I and the French film max
ers are notoriously addicted to
enjoyment of it. They like to
show the gaudy dress, and un-
dress. of Paris of the time and
the generally festive quality of
their grandparents and parents.
The spirit in which they deal
with these things is satirical, to
be sure, and they relish 1t so
much on this occasion that they
do not know when to stop. Any
one willing to go along with a
joke to this extent, however, will
not mind the over-acting Of most
Of those in "Oh, Amelia" so long
as it keeps the camera focused
upon Mile. Darrieux.
Sketched in are a number Of
other moral French liberals. a
father who likes to see his attrac-
tive daughter being popular with
all male types. an uncle who is
cautious with his money but not
in his attitude toward
youthful conduct, and, of course.
the Oriental prince who expects
Paris to be the busiest playground
he ever encountered. :.
Saturday summary: There will
be an extra performance tomor-
row of Catholic University's mu-
sical Come Out Swinging" .
Curtain time will be $3.50 pm. . .
Popular demand for tickets forced
the additional performance.
Maryland University Players will
Harvey" for a weeks run
beginning Monday night. Ber-
ME Works. Emily Miller, Peter
Campanelli and Jean Hagerman
Evening star., 1951-05-12
Hollywood Diory
tngrjd's Ex-Mote Plans
Visit to Swedish Home
BY SheiIoh Grohom

bert's Don't CAN Me Mother, /"
Claudette's consolation prize for
not doing "All About Eve" Her
millionaire romancer is Zachary
Scott. Her divorced husband, Mac
Carey. Her daughter, Barbara
Bates. Son-in-law is Robert Wag-
lner. In this Claudette, for the
FIRST time I believe. plays q grand
mother
Barry Fitzgerald bending an
affirmative ear to play the father
Iof Jeanne Grain, Betty Lynn and
Barbara Bates in "The Loud Red
Patrick" and don't have to ex-
plain that this is about an Irish
father.
Helen Hayes vacates the Kent
Smith house on North Maple drive
lin Beverly Hills. Kent, now
starring In 'The Autumn Garden
on Broadway. Is coming home in
June.
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