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Evening star., 1952-05-14
He Has Eorned Reoppointment

James H. Flanagan has well earned reap
pointment for fourth term as a member of the
District Public Utilities Commission. He has
earned it by his fine record of impartial, intell-
gent and tireleSS service in very difficult post
The job of chairman of the p. U. c. is a real
hot spot in these times of frequent petitions for
higher rates and for more and better services
from transportation, electric, gas and communi-
cation utilities. Every wage increase seems to
bring an appeal for higher fares and inevitably
this means lengthy hearings at which there are
conflicting views to be heard and weighed What
Evening star., 1952-05-14
Let's Have the Whole Story

The people of this country are entitled to the
full truth Of the capture of Brigadier General
Dodd and his subsequent release by Communist
prisoners of war; But there is no reason to believe
they have been told the full truth, or anything
approaching it.
General Dodd's own 'press conference" report
OF this humiliating episode was farce. It was
not press conference in any real sense for re-
porterS were forbidden to ask him questions. He
merely read four-page statement which had
been prepared in advance, and which might just
as well have been released in the form of a hand
out by the 9th Army. It revealed virtually moth
ing of the events leading up to his capture,
although those events must have contributed sig
nifcantly to the disgraceful lack of discipline in
the Koje Island compounds.
Dispatches from correspondents who were
permitted to go to the island for the first time in
weeks were fragmentary in nature. But they were
suggestive of some of the things that may have
been wrong with our administration of the
prlSoner-of-War camps. One dispatch told of
the diScontinuance of the information and
education program" begun soon after one of the
troublesome camps was established This pro-
gram was intended to give prisoners chance to
study, to learn trade, to listen to the radio etc.
The art program, used by the Communists to
prepare nti-American posters also seems to
AAofC OCCAA uAOPpCu. "A CdpGd1u Ill Charge OF
guard detail told how he had abandoned COM
mand position inside compound 76, which holds
5000 Red prisoners. when we feel our lives are
in danger, we leave" he said. This same captain
said that "our punishment of war prisoners is so
limited don't even want to go into it,"
Isolated incidents of this sort may not give
fair picture of the overall prisoner rof-war pro-
gram. They suggest, however, that we have been
trying to conduct some kind of social reform ex-
pertinent with the toughest and most dangerous
Communist prisoners. And the capture of Gen
eral Dodd as well as the concessions made by
General Colson to secure his release, tend to
confirm this impression
The Joint Chiefs of Staff, apparently some
what in the dark themselves, are said to have
demanded an immediate and full clarifcation of
the circumstances leading to General Dodd's cap
ture and release. If this is obtained and made
public, 1t may answer the essential questions
raised by this shameful experience. If not, an
Independent inquiry into the facts ought to be
made.
Evening star., 1952-05-14

converts killing our soldiers, bleeding
our resources, pillaging the cities Of our
Allies?
What happens while our truce nego-
tiators are valiantly fighting to save our
Red converts from the fearful fate of
being returned to their homeland? The
war goes on. Our soldiers are being
killed by other potential Red converts.
The costs continue to pyramid. We tax
payers dig deeper, inadequately recon-
ciled by dimming visions Of noble ef-
fort to make the world free for democ-
racy and everlasting peace. Is it suffi-
cient consolation to know that our ar
mics continue to take Red prisoners?
The more prisoners, the more converts!
Possibly the time is ripe to reconsider
and to restate the objectives of the
Korean war. have the impression that
the cardinal objective of the United
Nations was to oppose the aggression
and to drive the invading Reds out of
South Korea. In essence. this has been
accomplished. Now. however, our OBJ
1ectlve appears to be the winning of
great moral victory by mass renuncia-
tion Of communism. It is a nice whole
some objective. But to this layman the
method is cockeyed If the lives of our
fighting men as well as our national
resources continue to be disssipated in
order that we may point with mounting
pride to the increasing ranks of Red
converts on our hands.
Let's send them back where they came
from. We don't want them. Let's stop
making missionaries out of our soldiers.
Let's start using our manpower and re-
sources to make and to keep America
invincible. H.W. Wells.
Evening star., 1952-05-14
Theuter Pickets

What constitutes "Un-Americanism"?
Who is more guilty-the accusers or the
accused? If it is true that in America
a person is presumed innocent unless
proved guilty" I see no reason for the
demonstration by pickets at the Gayety
Theater If the leading lady appearing
there has had nothing proved against
her, why should she be insulted on her
hrst appearance here? Washington has
cried" for legitimate theater; then let
US be grateful to the actors who now
come shere and do away with unseemly
demonstrations Picketing is on a par
with anonymous letters. Hecklers are
thrown out of meetings and to my mind
picketing is silent heckling. Let us not
be guilty Of the things we condemn In
others. Average American.
Evening star., 1952-05-14

from imitation and war, then we should
do something that will effectively lessen
both dangers. That's only sensible.
AS to wages and prices, what has the
Government done? Whenever a labor
union has pressured for wage raise it
has been granted. That 10 per cent
formula established as of January, 1850,
has been busted high, wide and hand
some by every one who has wanted to
bust it. It doesn't make much sense to
recognize an imitation danger, establish
wage limit to harness it, and then pay
no attention to the limit. If you are
going to freeze wages. then let there be
no exception for any one regardless of
pressure.
The situation as to price increases is
just as bad. Pressure is exerted for an
increase in price to Offset an increase
in wages and again there is yielding
to the pressure. There probably isn't
single commodity normally used by the
average family that hasn't increased in
price since the OPS was set up to stop
those very increases. If you're going to
freeze prices, then freeze them and let
that end it once and for all.
We may as well face the facts on these
two points. and admit that those in
charge have lacked courage and they
have lacked common sense. They have
failed completely to do the very thing
they were installed to do. They have
completely lost the respect and the con-
f1dence Of the people.
AS to the deadly peril of war from
without, nation in peril should work
for its survival. Instead Of an eight
hour day for five days q week, we should
be working 10 hours day for six days
week-or even more. That work should
be more productive, too. If it was more
productive, we wouldn't need OPS and
WSB. Increased production would au-
tomatically bring prices down.
It Is singularly odd that despite the
hue and cry from every political aspir-
ant, there has yet to be single sensible
utterance as to the way from our
dilemma. The solution is to put in more
hours Of work. not less, and to produce
more goods and services, not less. I'd
like to see. just one candidate advocate
10-hour day and six-day week. He
would not receive q single union vote,
but his honesty and forthrightness
would guarantee him the presidency.
AS to the deadly peril once again, Mr..
Truman used exactly those words sew
eral weeks back. and afr describing
the situation In the blacklist Of terms
went of for cruise in his yacht. Prob
ably used his yachting cap and loud
colored shirts, too. Again. 1t would seem
to me that If the deadly peril exists,
a man of good conscience in such a
position of responsibility would find it
impossible to get away for even five
minutes.
It's about time to get realistic. We
had better put aside our chicken-hearted
approach to these problems and face up
to them with a greater degree of prin-
ciple. If we don't. then it's certain that
ruthless and hungry foe will take us
over and a lot of soft, flabby muscles
will be packed off to the salt mines.
william M. Werber.
Evening star., 1952-05-14
Blind Child in the Sun

He lifted Udcdnt eyes up to,Dard the sun,
Inmobie as the ruined gods you find
Cdrued by his ancestors. whose day Is
done,
To proue to US that he was really blind:
Suffering the poor mistake he neDer
made,
He held his soft chin and his hard eyss
up,
LeGUing to the more fortunate the shade.
Hoping to hear a coin drop in his cup.
I'VE hare lot of them." our mentor
said, :
"The lame, the halt, the blind, the thus
and such.
Wretched and dirty. dl1Cays underted.S
They are too ignorant to mind 1t much"
But from those Goroon eyes. tn the deep
I kneU the anguish and the oriet of
stone.
Yetzo Gillespie
Evening star., 1952-05-14

about a year ago. was listening to an
appeal from the Air Force Chief of
Staff for blood. Although at that time
Navy and Air Force had fortunately
suffered few casualties in comparison
to Marine and Army ground units, the
blood was mentioned as being needed
for only sailors, soldiers and airmen.
A more straightforward appreciation
of the existence and function Of other
services by military and naval people
would result in a happier outlook for
the safety Of this country.
]. r. Linehan.
Evening star., 1952-05-14
Letters to The Star

"the Circuit Court is in a position to
help the County solve its governmental
problem by appointing successors to the
three members" Circuit Judge Walter
T. McCarthy-the same judge who up
held the suit by Mr.. Greenwood be
directly responsible for these appoint
mentS.
Those Of us who have lived in the
county for many years doubt whether
Judge Mccarthy would fill these three
vacancies with people who represent the
nonpartisan point Of view, despite the
fact that the three men who would be
disqualified by Judge McCarthy's deci-
sion are all nonpartisans and the fact
that Arlington voters have chosen nom
partisan candidates for the County
Board in five Of the past six annual elec-
tionS.
Helen G. Stewart.
Editors note: Legislation to cor
rect the situation was introduced by
Arlington's delegation at the last
General Assembly session. Commit
tees of the Senate and House failed
to approve the bills, however. They
said action of the Legislature might
affect litigation which was pending at
that time.)
Evening star., 1952-05-14
Interim in Trieste

The United States and Britain have yielded
to Italy an appropriate measure Of civil response
bility in Zone of the Free Territory of Trieste.
After a month of negotiations clouded by
Yugoslav denunciations, an agreement which
does not confer Italian sovereignty and should
not be considered preudicial to final settlement
of the Free Territorys future was reached last
week in London. Italy is allowed political ad-
wiser in Zone A with two directorates for certain
prescribed civil affairs. No provision has been
made for participation by Italian troops in garri
soning the area and the Zone Commander now
British, will remain the supreme authority.
Under the circumstance that about 80 per
cent of the residents of Zone are of Italian
origin, there is validity to Italian requests for
q hand in civil administration. While the grant
that is now given does have political implica-
ton in the fact that it comes shortly before a
new general election in Italy, it is not Of such
nature as to have any bearing upon Yugoslav
Jurisdiction in Zone or to represent any threat,
military or otherwise, to Yugoslav interests
Many circumstances have changed since the
Anglo-French- American declaration of 1948 that
the Trieste territory should be reunited in toto
with Italy. Yugoslavia, which does have historic
basis for its interest in the area, has left the
Soviet camp and moved to closer association
with the West. It is fair to assume that the
eventual settlement on Trieste will include
recognition of both the Italian and Yugoslav
interests. It would be well for both Rome and
Belgrade to accept this assumption and discon-
tinue their indammatory propaganda.
Evening star., 1952-05-14
Stopqops Won't Do

Defense Secretary Lovett has put his finger
on the principal weakness in Representative
Howard Smiths so-called "receivership" bill for
preventing strikes during national emergencies
in industries essential to defense.
The main effect of the Smith bill is to permit
indefinite extension of the 80-day Injunction
feature of the Taft-Hartley Act. This would be
done by having court appoint receiver who
would continue to operate an essential business
or industry, and against whom strikes would be
forbidden. The bill provides, however, that the
receiver shall have no power to change the terms
and conditions Of employment from those in ef
feet at the time of his appointment
The effect Of this would be to freeze wages
during an indefinite receivership. And this, as
Mr.. Lovett said, might decrease unfairly the
pressure on management to reach a settlement
Of the dispute"
The Smith bill, If adopted, might we'll prove
to be an effective weapon for curbing strikes in
essential industries during an emergency. But
with this country in the midst Of what seems to
be a permanent emergency, any measure not
conducive to settlement of labor dispute is
open to serious question, both on equitable and
practical grounds. Mr.. Smith has described his
proposal as "stopgap" measure. But something
more than stopgap is needed. The real inter-
ests Of the country require that Congress get to
work on legislation which will prevent strikes in
essential industries and also lead to settlement
tive, not only in times of proclaimed emergency,
but also in normal times, If we ever get back to
anything that might be called normalcy.
Evening star., 1952-05-14
Peril From Without and Within

Sometime after the beginning of the
Korean war. which the Government still
officially labels police action" agen-
cies were established to hold the line on
wages and to hold the line on prices.
Mr.. Truman has repeatedly held that
the Nation is in deadly peril from attack
from without and from imitation within.
On those two points, the editorial pages
give daily corroboration.
1t seems to me that If the premise
is correct and we are in deadly peril
Evening star., 1952-05-14
Soldiers or Missionaries?

We are informed by press and radio
that the last big stumbling block to an
early peace settlement in Korea is the
question of prisoner exchange The Reds
want all their former fighting men re-
turned. We say: mo. Our democratic
policy dictates the obligation to give
these Red prisoners a free choice. Many
have seen the light. They enjoy the food,
clothing and shelter provided by tre
worlds democracies. Many have been
converted. They just don't want to 60
home''
HOW long ago were these same Red
Evening star., 1952-05-14
DoyIieht Saving

I have read with some amusement
letters by objectors to daylight saving
time. I hold no brief with those who
want their clocks to register 4 am.
when the sun comes up, rather than
5 am. These people have their reasons
and certainly have a right to object.
However, am more than a little
puzzled by the ones who are getting to
work late because of the new time. Did
these people stubbornly refuse to turn
their clocks back? Do they look at
clock which says am and say to
themselves tits really only am" and
turn over for a little more sleep? Do
they own no clock at all and simply get
up with the sun? In this last case one
must suppose that on many days they
do not arrive to work at all.
AS for tampering with the clock, I
must say that since man invented the
clock and decided what hours to put on
it. man can certainly change it when he
wants to. AS always, what is convenient
for the majority must win out
F. II, l..
Evening star., 1952-05-14
Puts Ike in Drivers Seat

We need a man who will be what
Washington was in '76: strong, coura-
geous and wise. Let Eisenhower be that
man and let us say with one voice: Give
him the reins and have faith that with
his vision and power he can guide
America; guide and keep her free from
the greed that has soiled her fame; free
from the fear that we cannot maintain
our system of free enterprise. Let him
prove to the world that America is mind
full of all and will work for justice and
equity. So give him the reins and pray
that God will give him strength to help
us in this chaotic age.
Clara BOyntOn Hadley.
Evening star., 1952-05-14
Tax Dodgers

One who signs "Ex-Democrat" casti-
gates the Government and tax in
formers who give information to the
Government about people who cheat on
their income taxes.
Either Ex-Democrat does not pay an
income tax or he exploded without
thinking or knowing the facts. I think
I am correct in saying that the Govern
ment pays informerS only when they
furnish material information which re-
suits in the collection Of tax that is
properly due. In many cases no reward is
asked for by the informer and none is
paid by the Government If any payment
is made 1t is only small percentage Of
the tax collected.
On the other hand, if Ex-Democrat
makes an honest return and pays the
tax. he is paying more than his proper
share II any one else is not paying his
share. 1t is not only to the informer's
interest to report those who are cheating
his Government but it is his duty to do
SO whether or not he gets paid for it.
The main purpose of Ex-Democrats
letter was evidently to rap the New
Dealers and Fair Dealers" But he is like
too many who engage in that pastime
without thinking or knowing what they
are talking about. He is revolted by IAN
administration that is bleeding us white
with taxes" and yet he vigorously pro-
tests against such low and despieable
practice" which tends to lessen the
burden Of all honest taxpayers.
Democrat.
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II. Comdr. Chapman Reports
For Duty In Key West As
Adm. Asst. Comdr. Naval Base

After a years tour Of duty In
Greece as a United Nations mill.
tary observer for the Special Com
mittee on the Balkans (UNSCOB).
Lieutenant Commander Cedric La
Note Champman has reported to
the U. s. Naval Base, Key West,
for duty AZ Administrative Assist
ant to Commander Naval Base,
Captain Cecil c. Adell. Lcdr. Chap
man Ii relieving Lcdr. J. r. Chern,
who has been transferred to Nor
folk, Va, where he will assume
command Of Che refrigerated
freighter, USS Malabar. Lcdr.
Chern has held the post Of Admit
nistrative Assistant since Septsm.
Der, 1919.
Lcdr. Chapman entered the Na
w In. 1912, following his indocrina-
ton at Dartmouth College, Han
over, N. H. He was under instruc
ton at the Bureau Of Personnel In
Washington, D. C. and then went
to Newport, r. l., where he was
Education and Selection Officer
and Officer Procurement Officer.
In 1945, Lcdr. Chapman was 4
member Of the navy travelling un-
It, Acorn 81. The units mission
was to travel throughout the South
Pacific establishing naval air has
es on the small islands being utili.
red by the United States. Lcdr.
Chapman served as Educational
and Administrative Officer for this
unit, and after the units deactiva
ton, at the Naval Air Base, Truk
Island.
For four years prior to leaving
for Greece, he was stationed at
Staff Headquarters, Fourth Naval
District. Philadelphia, where he
was Enlisted and Officer Distribu.
ton Officer.
During his civilian life, Lcdr.
Chapman was Q high school In
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-24

in the New Jersey elections?. /.
The canary in one Of the One-aet
dramas at the Barn gives Jim Nc
Laughlin the bird when ever Il can.
The other night before the plays
opened, it went tweet -tweeting
away during his most dramatic
speech. Jim claims that men at
Boca Chica got overseas pay be-
fore they put in the bridges. That
spin-the- bottle-party at Club 10 be-
fore the Schlechs took off had more
heady delirious turns than q rotor
blade on a helicopter. of to Nor
folk Is Dorothy Thompson. Tommy
Thompson's cousin who teaches
school there q. But she vows she
wants to come back to this point
of no return 10 stay. My Miami
trip over the first Of the week gave
me q look at the one television
show in Miami. and now I know
why there's such q cry to set up
new programs. They sssd ttsml.
Hear tell that Don (Hot Rod Gro
ker has q new jaloppy. that's
what they SAY 1t is. .viAnn YOU
mans and her mother, Mrs. VIII
liam Neblett have been combating
strep throat but they are
vastly improved. Clint Roghe
and Luke Lukasik have = new joke:
One masseuse said to the othsr,
AYE, there's the rubl"
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and copies Of his annual income
tax returns; and require major
appointees to do it too. 81 chal-
lenge my opponents to promise to
do the same" he said.
Adams made no major speeches
in Dade County. He spent most
of the day shaking hands at the
University Of Miami, the airport
offices and shops and other place.
In television appearance and a
suburban talk, however, he re-
peated his criticism of McCarty
for supporting a bill in the 1897
Legislature to install a county unit
election system in Florida.
In his speech at Tallahassee,
McCarty joked about Adams state
ment last week that he had Joined
those gangsters in Tallahassee"
'.Any gangsters I've joined here,
you're the gangsters, McCarty
told the crowd.
He promised to help develop the
two state institutions Of higher
learning in Tallahassee-Florida
State University and Florida A.
and M. College for Negroes. "And
speaking of A. and M. it is time
we dropped that word college and
replaced it with university" he
said.
Adams Is shaking hands and
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making brief speeches through
Broward County today.
McCarty is speaking in Quincy,
Bristol, Blountstown, Wewahitch-
ka, Port st. Joe, Apalachicola and
Panama City.
Oldham is moving south with
speeches at Dunnellon, Inverness,
Wildwood, Bushnell. BrooksvilIe,
Dade City and Zephyrhills. At S
p. m. he will start a 3-city, 5-hOur
Polk County talkathon over sta
tons in Lake Wales. Winter Haven
and Lakeland.