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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-07
THE
COMMUNIST
PERIL

b.
FRANKFURT lR-Borins from
,ithin.
That's TIE openly proclaimed
% icy for Communists in Western
Germany. The World Federation
of Trade Unions, an all-purpose
revolutionary arm of Moscow, has
made it clear.
But there are secret plans, too.
nr tving the drive in this country
10 the world revolution Stain
sees. The WITH keeps quiet
bout Il ose plans, but there is no
.oubt remaining that they call for
reating chaos, if and when Mos
DIV sees The chance.
rs in otGer countries, the WFTU
as its specific program for West
Germany. mesked with the overall
european and world plans.
Tie drive in Germany, as else
, there in Europe, is aimed at the
strategic industries. Some compe-
tent observers here express CON
Germ at the inroads il appears 10
be making.
Attempts at infiltration have
been considerably stepped up in
tie industrial Ruhr Valley. where
the Communists have built UP a
strong party organization. Semi.
official sources place the Commu.
rist Party strength in Western
Germany at $4,000 members, oil
whom fully $50, 900 are in the stra.
tegic Ruhr.
| Communist strength within the
West German trade unions had
been falling off steadily. along
with Communist overall voting
strength in West Germany, until
about mid-l951. Now, however
with the concerted Red campaign
keyed to the rearmament issue
Red strength has been making
| some gains in union ranks. This
is confirmed by persons in posi-
4 ton to know.
Il Just how much the Communists
4 have gained is known only to. the
/ party itself. Communist headquar
ters keeps to itself the figures o.
its strength within the unions, ant
Western Allied sources decline Il
estimate it at the present time.
The Communists have Severa
trump cards which are being uset
with some success. One is the re
militarization issue. Another is thc
issue Of German identification. !
....fu is the lear that Germany vii
become a battle ground for a thire
World War--a strong fear in ;
country still reeling from the ef
fects Of the last conflict.
The West German Trade unioT
Federation has about six millior
members and eXerts powerful
political influence. The great bull
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-07
HAL
BOYLE
SAYS
BY HAL BOYLE

NEW YORK R-The U. S. post
man is one OF America S best but
least recognized educatc:'s.
He is walking library on
bunions,s travelling professor for
the great university of the common
mantle postal service.
This silent teacher delivers the
worlds knowledge in the worn
leather bag slung from his shC'Il-
der. II is the goth Century version
of Pandora's box, bringing, end
less tidings to mankind Of Off dis
may and fresh hope--a draft Abtice
here, a dividend check there.
He is messenger of death hand
birth, keeper of tremendous Sc.
crets in small envelopes, the mute
go-between for lovers, salesman
who works for the price Of stamp
for distant firms.
Over the years the postman stirs
more hearts than anyone. People
wait tensely or eagerly for the
sound Of his footsteps on the walk,
his whistle at the front porch
signals of the arrival of his daily
cargo of magic and disenchant-
ment. His reward for wading
through snowdrifts to reach the
family mailbox is at test a cup
c. hot coffee; more often it is a
disappointed wall, rs that all you
brought?"
Bad weather and bad dogs am
bush him, and he learns 10 bear
with both.
| He comes to know his neighbor-
hood better than the cop on the
beat, and he is harder tc fool. He
doesn't have TO read the postcards
to tell who is having q wonderful
time. He doesn' thave to open the
| letters to tell who is being dunned
for non-payment of bills, what
member c. the family has gone
away for his health. which college
! D
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-07

savings have dropped sharply. !"
Savings. however, were reported
on the increase again last year.
During the war, in other words.
people had more cash jingling in
their pockets. Today they have
more home freezers and television
sets-and feel harder up for cash.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-07

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-07

Some of the puzzles of life confound u.s. but we are
always able to find who knows all the answers
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-07

TO assume that person close with money in small
things sngy in lfe larger pursuits is often incorrect
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-07

Boron is the principal ingredient
in boric acid
Evening star., 1952-07-04
Doris FIeeson:

CHICAGO, July 4.-Monday
may see the Republican nomina-
ton for President all but de-
cided.
Eisenhower forces are saying
of their proposed "fair play
amendment to the convention
rules: This is it," Nevertheless
they have determined to offer it
the moment Chairman Gabriel
son calls for the report Of the
national committee on the
temporary roll of the con-
vention.
That amendment will say
that no contested delegation on
the convention floor shall be
permitted to vote on its own
contest or on any other con-
test. The present rule. laid
down by Elihu Root from his
barbed-wire citadel at the Bull
Moose convention in 1912, per-
mits a contested delegation to
vote on other contests than its
own. 'b1a@a
This week end will see a
great barrage of advertising
and publicity designed to con-
vince the delegates that the old
rule is unfair. The delegates
will be further urged to take
the convention out of the hands
of the predominantly Old Guard
national committee and make
their own choice of a candi-
date.
Eisenhower managers are
sure they have the votes to COM
pei the rules change. If they
haven't, they say, it will be bad
news for sure. and they might
as well have it and get it over
with, ,c4
Georgia IS much responsible
for the drive behind the flair
play" amendment. The Taft
Evening star., 1952-07-04
Body Blows Against Government
People Apt to Have Little Faith in Ueronees Of Candidates
After Preconvenon Wreckoge Left by Porty Leaders

not anxious to be labeled as a
"Trumanite" and. If nominated.
will reach out for independent
votes by declaring himself q free
agent-beholden to nobody in
the present or preceding admin
istrations in the making Of his
policies.
Eighth, the decision by Mr..
Truman to invite Mrs. Roosevelt
to appear as d political partisan
at the Democratic National Con-
vention and talk on the subject
of the United Nations" will not
increase respect for the U. N. or
for Mrs. Roosevelt or for Mr..
Truman. II any officials should
have been kept out Of the
campaign. it was those who are
engaged in q nonpartisan activ-
ity for our Government. and.
above all. the personnel of
Americas delegation to the
United Nations.
Ninth. the use in both Demo-
cratic and Republican Parties Of
maneuvers whereby professional
politicians select the nominees
is a body blow against conf
dence in the two-party system
and in the Government itself.
For, if politicians select the
nominees without regard to the
wishes of the people. there can
be little faith in their utterances
or pious expressions on national
and international policy.
Mr.. Truman has it in his pow
er by further mistakes and
blunders virtually to force the
election of the Republican
nominee. no matter who he is.
But If Gov. Stevenson repu-
dates enough Trumanism to
carry the independent vote
which has been drawing away
from the Democratic Party, he
would have an excellent chance
Of being elected, no matter who
the Republicans choose. Thus,
the trend toward another Dem
ocratic administration has been
definitely accelerated by the be-
havior of the Republican politi-
clans In the weeks preceding the
Chicago convention.
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Evening star., 1952-07-04

lister in the foreign service and
was for some time the principal
policymaking adviser on Far
Eastern affairs for the State
Department, irked his question:
ers by an unbelievable lack of
memory on pertinent matters
concerning his activities. But
eventually hard work and pa
tience in attempting to elicit an
swers or denials-some of which
may have been incriminating-
and a vast amount of positive
Recommendation have yielded the
present results.
Whether Messrs. baltimore
and Davis will be indicted for
perjury or not is less important
than is the mass Of conclusive
evidence the McCarran subcom-
mittee has produced for the
American public. This evidence
offers a definite warning that
there is something decidedly
wrong In some of our Govern
ment departments and that men
who should give their unsWerv-
ing loyalty to this country allow
their personal political philoso-
ply to influence their decisions
on what is best for this republic.
Some of the witnesses denied
angrily that they ever were
Communists or believed in Com
munism. Others refused to an
swer on the grounds of possible
self determination. This was,
by and large, beside the point.
What the committee considers
to have ascertained on the basis
of factual evidence is that most
of these men and women
whether Communists, pinkos or
dupes-successfully contributed
to promote the interests of the
U.S.S.R. against those Of their
own country.
Evening star., 1952-07-04
Win or Lose on Fair PIoy'
Eisenhower Forces Say Proposed Amendment to Convention
Rules Will Reveal Whether They Have Strength to Win

ing him If he is not almost at
once inevitable. 1t is also a
fact that the Taft people are
lavishing effort on relatively few
delegates within States not
bound by the unit rule.
It could be that Taft does plan
If his arithmetic adds UP and
he turns back the fair play"
amendment Monday-to risk
his full strength on a first and
possibly decisive ballot.
OF their own gamble with the
'fair play" amendment. Ike
strategists say:
If we win it substantially.
we are in. We can hold on tho
early ballots and gain decisive
ly within a short time. If we
lose the amendment substan-
TALLY, we're probably licked
anyhow. If it's close, win or
lose. we can fight on and win.
But we're going to spoil Taft's
gamble if we can"
They are immensely cheered
by the almost unanimous sup
port of Republican Governors
for the amendment. They are
certain it will influence the in
coming delegates. many Of
whom are State Office holders.
1t is suggested that Senator
Taft, who is risking personal
repute in the Southern delegate
fight, may be the victim of his
own over-estimation of Gen.
Eisenhower's appeal. Ike has
built steadily since his return:
he has not started prairie fire.
1t may well not have been
necessary for Senator Taft to
get so deeply into the Southern
stew but apparently he thought
once he would need them. Per-
haps now-and because he went
so far to get them-he does.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star., 1952-07-04
Fletcher knebeI::
Potomac Fever

The Taft-conroed Republican committee gives eleven
delegates Taft and Ike The carefully
weighed the and found them too heavy swallow
Chicago to fight with all he's
He'd though he could fight with all
Taft's got.
Republican platform agree foreign policy plank
Taft ruored be bold
mising-for peace and against
Taft huddes IS minutes with Gov Fine of Penny
still he's for Fines in Quandary
wants who wibut he heates to be accused Of
violating old party traditions little thing like that
blasts those who want to Ego it alone out
better to stick with Truman and
ogether-even spend most Of the time trying to
get where you started from.
Evening star., 1952-07-04

(the general staff intelligence
branch).
Despite many accusations that
the subcommittee was running
4, roughshod over witnesses, this
reporter who attended most of
the hearings found no browbeat-
ing. although on a number of
occasions tempers ran short on
both sides.
Some members Of the investi-
eating committee are tried jul
riSts. The chairman. Senator
Pat McCarran. has a distinguish
ed legal career behind him. Be-
fore coming to the Senate he
was an associate and later chief
justice Of the Nevada Supreme
Court. Senator Willis Smith of
North Carolina was president
Of the American Bar Associa-
ton; the Republican member.
Homer Ferguson, was elected
circuit judge in Michigan three
times and had a well-established
record as prosecuting attorney
in his State.
On the whole those who at
tended the lengthy hearings
without prejudiced minds agree
that they were conducted in a
judicial atmosphere which is
seldom noticeable in other con-
gressional Investigations. Sen
ator McCarran stubbornly re-
sisted suggestions that the hear
ings be ballyhooed.
It is true that the patience of
the Senators and their staff was
tried by some witnesses. For
instance, Prof. baltimore read
an unprecedentedly sharp indict-
ment of the members of the
committee, their two counsel
and of some Senators who had
nothing to do with the hearing
at all. Chairman McCarran
pointed out at the end of that
long diatribe that the witness
could be held in contempt. But
he regarded the professors ac-
cusations against the moral hon.
esty of the committee as second
ary to what the Senators were
attempting to find out: Was the
1PR and some of its key men
involved in a plot against the
security of this Nation?
Another witness, Carter Vim
cent, who holds the rank of min
Evening star., 1952-07-04

is as certain as it was that, If
nominated. Gen. Eisenhower
would be elected.
Fourth. corruption as an issue
will have a hollow sound if
spoken by Senator Taft after
the manner in which his sup
porters have steam-rollered the
convention preliminaries. It
seems surprising that the Taft
Republicans should be so in
different to the impression made
on public opinion on the eve Of
a presidential campaign.
Fifth, the Eisenhower candi-
dacy has been damaged by a
lack of coherent planning by his
managers. The spread Of the
Taft can't win" doctrine by his
supporters may have won lots Of
delegates but it creates a pSy-
chology that will handicap the
Ohio Senator immeasurably II
he is the nominee.
Sixth, President Truman has
managed. by his recent acts. to
do more harm to the cause Of
his party than any active can
didate in the race could have
done. Mr.. Truman's reckless
attitude in the steel controversy,
his refusal to tell the steel COM
panies how much of price in
crease they will get until they
agree to compulsory unioniZa-
ton for their workers is perhaps
the worst conspiracy in the his
tory of labor disputes in Amer
ica-a conspiracy between the
labor-union chiefs and the Pres
ident of the United States to re-
frain from using law that both
houses of Congress have re-
quested him to use to bring
about a resumption of steel pro-
duction.
Seventh, the Democratic Party
has failed to resolve the civil
rights" issue, and Mr.. Truman's
attitude has prevented a COM
promise. If he should instigate
the nomination of any one who
accepts his version of the civil
rights question, it would mean a
bolt by the South. 1t looks as If
Gov. Stevenson Of Illinois is
Evening star., 1952-07-04

controlled national committee
has rather Unexpectedly voted
to give all II Of the contested
Georgia delegates to Senator
Taft.
To do so, it had to decide that
all the regular district conven-
tions in Georgia. plus the regu-
lar State convention, were held
in violation of the rules and
that these rules were con-
formed to at an irregular meet
ing of a faction denied recogni-
ton in 1914 and 1948.
The regular conventions had
given IA delegates to Gen. Eisen-
hover and three to Senator
Taft.
Louisiana has since gone the
way of all Southern Republican
flesh and Texas is expected to
follow momentarily.
What this adds up to in the
minds of the Eisenhower strate-
gistS is this:
Senator Taft is driving for
first-ballot nomination and he
is not going to be finicky about
how he gets it. Apparently. he
figures he can get it. by grab
bing all the Southern delegates,
even without Michigan, Penn
Sylvania and California or such
portions of them as are not now
available to him.
The Ike people believe-and
they now think Taft believes it,
too-that the trend in those
pivotal States is toward Ike. If
it appears on the second ballot
and California is close to the
beginning of the roll call-it
could start a win With Ike"
rush. ......
It is a fact, admitted by Taft
workers, that Taft delegates are
not all solid and may start leav-
Evening star., 1952-07-04
Constantine Brown:
Constantine Brown:
Report Warns u. S. Is IsEndonqered
Senate Committee Study Points to Number Of SubversNes
Now Active in Camp of Worst Enemy Nation Has Ever Had

America has received as a
present for it's 176th birthday a
package containing a report Of
a Senate judiciary subcommittee
warning that it's life may be en-
dangered because a number of
subversiveS within and outside
the Government are in the camp
of the worst enemy this republic
has had in its history-the
US. S. r.
The spectacular feature Of the
findings of the subcommittee in
vestigating the activities of the
Institute of Pacific Relations is
that two prominent men, Prof.
Owen baltimore of Johns Hop
kins University and John P.
Davies, a high official of the
State Department who is pres
emily deputy high commissioner
in Germany, have been untruth-
full under oath and their cases
should be sent to the Justice
Department for possible perjury
prosecution. Senation seekers
who remember the unmasking
of Alger Hiss are anxious to see
what the Justice Department
and the grand jury in Wash
ington do in this case.
However, the most painful
feature of the subcommittee
report, insofar as the American
people are concerned, is the
finding that Owen baltimore,
who was a relatively minor off,
cial in the Office of War Infor-
nation, was able to determine
the vital American policy in the
Far East and his views were
followed by the administration.
After a protracted hearing,
the subcommittee brought forth
the fact that in 1945, after Mr..
baltimore had become private
citizen again. he presented per-
sonally to President Truman a
memorandum prescribing the
policies this country should
adopt toward the Nationalist
government, then still in con-
troll of most of China. The COM
mittee members brought out
conclusively that everything Mr..
baltimore advocated, from re-
moval of top-level personnel in
the State Department handling
Chinese affairs to the abandon
ment of the Nationalist govern
ment, was fully implemented by
the administration. So was. for
some time, his policy toward
South Korea.
The Subcommittee's investiga-
ton was thorough. After near
ly 18 months Of painstaking
gathering Of verbal and docu-
mentary evidence its conclusions
were that some of the key men
who were actually running the
Institute Of Pacific Relations
at one time q highly respectable
research organization were
either directly or indirectly tools
of the Soviet fourth bureau
Evening star., 1952-07-04
America can
march again with
John Philip Sousa...

He was man of fundamental dignity but with
facial features that cast about for the least reason
for joy. He might well have been caricatured as
Mr.. America himself for while he could have
lived high in secluded tower of music, above the
throngs who adored him, he preferred to march in
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Dovid Lowrence:

This is probably an opportune
occasion to survey the wreckage
that has been caused by the
preconvention campaign in both
the Republican and Democratic
Parties. For much Of the dam
age done Is not repairable.
First. Senator Taft has been
accused so much of being an
"isolationist" that all Europe will
become nervous If he is nom
mated. Opposition socialists in
Britain, France and Germany
will call Immediately for a me
gotiated" peace with Russia on
the theory that aid from Ameri-
ca will cease and that a bargain
had better be arranged now
with Moscow. This is an abb
surd inference for them to draw.
but they'll exploit it just the
same. Senator Taft will carry
out the pledges Of the treaties
made by the United States and,
If he is nominated, one Of his
first considerations should be to
make a trip to Europe not only
to familiarize himself with what
is going on there but to re-
assure European peoples that he
intends to carry out American
commitments.
Second, while the American
people were quite ready to vote
out of power the Democratic
administration as a. corrupt
affair in which ideals" are made
with private groups and special
privileges are granted. the lack
of character displayed in con-
nection with the handling of
Texas and Louisiana and other
Southern delegations to the
Republican convention has pro-
duced a profound doubt as to
whether a Republican admins
tration will be any better than
the Democrats.
Third, Gen. Eisenhower's
glamor as a candidate has been
reduced in its effectiveness be-
cause of widely circulated at
tacks which have given the
Democrats plenty of ammuni-
tion in the event that the gen.
eral is nominated. It no longer
Evening star., 1952-07-04

the world of mewhere he could the rhythm patriotic
people and bring them into joyful marching columns with the
mighty clash of ymbas and the stirring strdence of BRASS
He music master at filling the breast dampenng the eye
and uckeng the pulse Of two generations of men, and
children When he raised his baton for he Stars and Stripes
"The Washington Post" Gel Captain" any of
dozen other marching airs he nsted fervor ecstasy proud
memory confidence and nvncbi into the hearts of hearers
He fitted America into martial measure with patriotic passion
that brought a nation to it's feet.
On July we will we'll revive the spirit of patriotism that
dwet with the John Philip Sousa the who made
band music theme Of the and who the chief exponent of
bandstand in every city, and crossroads the bandstand
where citizens and czensoe gathered together of summers
evening and envsoned themselves walking abreast Of Wash
ington and Lafayette Jackson and Grant, Roosevelt and
Pershing. 49,
John Philip Sosa put music the history Of nation from the
banks of the Brandywne the shores Of the Somme But
chapters have been written snceeach with heroic overones
that have earned the living memorial of band music We need
the band of many another John Philip Sousa to
add nations archves-to tell Of the gores of Coegdor
and Guadacana DDay and Bastogne Two Jma and Korea
This Fourth of July the ideal time for resolve that rebuild
our bandstands fact and in spirit in music and in heart
Independence Day be the day when America marches
again with the spirit of John Philip Sousa at the bandsand
of freedom.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-06-05

bean acreage E. tag ends of house
cleaning and first homegrown straw
berries on the market Bluffton
settling down into the business of
summer living-even had preview of
it the past week with a continuous
run of bright sunny days making a
perfect setting for annual outdoor
events of the last week in May =.
especially Friday when Bluffton paid
respects in memorial services at
Maple Grove cemetery which never
looked better with its broad well
trimmed expanse, thanks to a lot of
painstaking work by the custodians
and Saturday afternoon the Col
lege May Queen crowned in another
ideal day-speaking of College COM
mencement affairs, the dedication of
Founders hall, Friday, provided an
other revelation as to the capacity
of the modern structure-just to give
you an idea of its size, there are
108 doors in the building and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-06-05

The talent program, originated in
Bluffton still is making the rounds
latest one we've heard of is a Sun
day school class of Zion Evangelical
church in Toledo. Sixty days ago,
each of the 26 members was given 81
with admonition to see how much it
could be increased in two months,
with all contributions going into the
church's building fund. The final
report showed that the S26 had pyr-
amided into S493.32.
Raymond Heldman, Orange town
ship farmer, has a lot of good
friends-in i'll health this spring, he
underwent surgery at Bluffton hos
pital last Thursday morning-while
80 acres of corn awaited planting.
That was the situation when Wade
Marshall, a neighbor, sent out call
for volunteers and on Saturday
there were 10 tractors busy in three
fields. The ground was all titled and