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Evening star., 1952-10-23
David LoWrence:

Under whose administration
-Eisenhower'S or Stevenson's
is there more likely to be a
third world war?
This question is asked in
many letters from readers, and
the answer to it does not mean
that either man would do any
thing to precipitate war - in
fact, it can be confidently as
Sumed that each would do every
thing he can to avoid a war.
But this writer is convinced
that the conditions which could
drag the United States into a
large-Scale war are much more
likely to develop if Gov. Steven
son is elected than if Gen.
Eisenhower becomes President.
In many respects the 1852
election is as vital in world his
tory as was the 1916 election,
which the Democrats won on a
peace and prosperity" slogan
only to have the German gov
ernment misconstrue this as a
sign that the United States
would not come to the aid of
Europe. America found herself
compelled to enter World War
I within six months after the
Democrats won that election.
Franklin D. Roosevelt in the
1910 campaign pledged that he
would not send American boys
to fight overseas except in case
of attack. The Democrats won
the election. and within 13
months America found herself
compelled to enter World War
II. Hitler miSconStrued Ameri-
can policy as weak and irreso-
lutte. He thought he could win
Europe before American aid
could be effective.
Stain and the entire Polit-
buro are watching the American
elections. They know that
America is weak at the top COM
mand-that the outbreak of the
Korean War, for example,
caught the United States with
no naval strength of conse-
quence in the Far East, no
forces Of Marines there to make
landings to assure air bases. no
combat army equipped with
tanks or trained for an expedi-
tionary operation, and no ade-
quate air force on hand capable
of protecting our troops or
bombing enemy bases.
The military breakdown in
June, 1850 was due to faulty pol
icy on the part Of the President
and Secretary Of State, who had
been advised secretly by Gen.
Eisenhower that in the event of
general war Korea could not be
defended. Mr.. Truman had cut
the defense budget drastically.
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there would be q better alloca-
ton Of funds, the alliances
would be forged more strongly
than ever, especially with
France, and Russia would be
put on notice that America
has elected a commander-in-
chief of its armed services who
knows how to unite the free
world and its forces to deter
and discourage enemy aggres-
sion. The general favors a pro-
gram Of psychological warfare
to weaken the hold Of the Krem-
lin on satellite states. and his
objective-self Liberation Of the
peoples behind the Iron Curtain
makes sense. Democratic
spokesmen. in distorting this
peace plan both here and
abroad. have shown clearly that
they do not understand moral
force. While they threaten with
physical force through an ar
mament buildup, they never
thelesS appease. The Munich
appeasement in 1898 brought
World War II.
Already ''left wing" periodi-
Gals supporting Gov. Steven
son are predicting that he will
negotiate" with Russia and
they hint that he will be ready
to favor admission of Red China
into the u. N. after a truce in
Korea is consummated. This is
the same kind of dangerous
course that preceded American
entry into two world wars-an
assumption that negotiation"
would not be misconstrued by
the aggressor as weakness. Then
America was compelled actually
to fight in order to disprove the
erroneous assumption.
This correspondent, who is a
registered Democrat voting in
Virginia, has supported un-
waveringly policies of interna-
tional cooperation since the
days Of Woodrow Wilson. Gen.
Eisenhower is this year the very
exponent Of international CO.
operation. It may be hoped that
under his leadership. the 10 mil
lion American boys who, Secre-
tary of the Army Pace says,
will experience military duty
in the foreseeable future" will
never have to cross the seas to
fight a third world war. But if
they must fight a war-and
Russia alone will decide that
it would be better to have the
experienced Eisenhower than
the inexperienced Stevenson at
the helm in what could be the
greatest crisis of our entire
history.
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Evening star., 1952-10-23
Doris FIeeson:

ABOARD GOV. STEVEN
SONS TRAIN.-Gov. Steven
sons Sunday punch in Cleve-
land had a direct and positive
aim. With it he sought to re-
kindle that enthusiasm among
the masses of industrial work.
ers which has five times won
pivotal States and final vic
tory for the Democratic Party.
Stevenson has been told that
this vital element has not been
sufficiently captivated by him
personally to get out and vote.
He has been warned also that
Senators Nixon, Mccarthy and
others have made inroads upon
these traditionally Democratic
groups via the Communist is
sue.
Republicans do not of course
impute Communist sympathies
to the Democratic presidential
nominee. What they do is to
implant the big doubt by means
of Gov. Stevenson's character
deposition for Alger Hiss, given
in response to a legal request
and stating only that when the
two men were in the State De-
partment, Hiss reputation for
character and veracity was
good.
On the Communist issue, as
on all others, Gov. Stevenson
has invited the people to reason
with him and accept the fact
that there are no easy solutions.
In Q talk at Notre Dame he
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pean defense system is Shaky.
But all those who have eyes to
see and ears to hear will agree
that the NATO's future is un-
certain.
It has become automatic to
most American political and
military men that the West
cannot be successfully defended
without Germany becoming an
active partner in that defense
system. The far-sighted Pinay
government is willing to "take
a chance" with the new Ger
many and would like to see the
treaties of Bonn and Paris rati-
fed. It is, however. butting
against the stone wall Of the
National Assembly's opposition.
And the Assembly is far more
important than our Senate be-
cause while the latter can only
tie the administrations hands
the French parliament can
overthrow the government Of
France in less than an hour.
The French government is
giving only lip service to the
American endeavor to remedy
the Yalta blunders and restore
the unity of Germany. In tact,
nobody in France wants Ger
many restored to her 1882 bor-
ders. There are many in France
who even today lament our re-
pudiation of the Morgenthau
plan and our assistance to the
new republics recovery
The idea of a German mill
tary force, which as part of the
European defense armies would
be placed under French Mar
. shal JUN, who is commander
of all the NATO ground forces,
is repugnant to the French.
Our insistence on creating
such a force is attributed by
many suspicious Frenchmen not
to a desire to consolidate the
defenses of Western Europe but
to the wish to withdraw at least
some of the six American divi-
sions we now have in Germany.
Once these forces are reduced.
the French seem to fear, Ger
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and. of course. immeasurably
superior to Truman's.
The capacity to formulate and
articulate ideas is indispensable
to a political leader. Besieged
Britain had first-rate generals,
but Churchill's words held Brit
ain together and his politics won
her the necessary allies.
All presidential campaigners
have ghost writers''-no one
could make several speeches a
day under the strain of travel
and crowds without such aides.
But only a political mind can
pick good writer's; only one
with a gift for formulation
recognizes it in others.
Gen. Eisenhower's speeches
are lamentably poor in content
and expression. He Is obviously
talking on subjects he has never
thought about before. He does
not show knowledge even of
basic facts. He would show up
even worse In q debate on the
same platform with his op-
ponent.
But I don't blame the gen
eral. He Is another illustration
Of the American tendency to
think that o man distinguished
in one field will be equally good
In any-that, because, for in
stance, Albert Einstein is the
greatest living mathematician,
his views on world peace are
more valuable than those Of
any taxi driver.
Usually the opposite Is the
case. Distinction Is attained by
hyper concentration In one
field.
The general knew this. It
took politicians, largely anna
teurs themselves, to persuade
him to the contrary.
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Evening star., 1952-10-23

officer be denoted by his rank
ing interiors.
Every mind is conditioned by
experience and habit, and few
persons, if any, can master a
new approach after middle age.
These, my thoughts at that
time. have been confirmed by
this campaign.
Within his party. Gen. Eisen-
hover has been outmaneuvered
by Senator Taft. The reason is
not complicated, but basically
simple. Senator Taft and the
political ranks he commands
are professionals. The general
and many of his supporters are
amateurs. Senator Taft is the
political leader of the Repub-
lican Party. Gen. Eisenhower
has been unable to wrest the
leadership from him because he
has not got what it takes - ex-
perience.
Gov. Stevenson has always
been Gin politics" He comes
from family interested in pub
lie issues for generations, and
has heard political discussions
since boyhood. As a lawyer.
he Is trained to consider and
argue . case. BY disposition,
he is interested in ideas-the
basic stuff Of politics. He served
In an important civilian ad-
visory position to the Republi-
can wartime Secretary Of the
Navy. Col. Knox. and when he
became Democratic Governor of
Illinois. the Office fitted him
naturally.
Every speech he makes re-
veals a first-class political mind
and gift for formulating and
articulating political ideas, SUI
perior to Roosevelt's Che is bet
ter educated than Roosevelt):
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-11-20
Dunuannon

DUNGANNON - Those who
attended the Farmers Institute
which was held at the Jackson
school Nov. 18th from this place
were Mrs. w. (. Blackburn,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Stewart,
Mrs. Irville Mincks, Mrs. Don
Stewart and daughter Carol,
Miss Aline Jordan, Mrs. Floyd
Mincks and Mrs. Harry Shenkle.
Walter Mincks spent the
weekend with his brother Mr..
and Mrs. Wayne Mincks and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Fleeman
visited their daughter and SON
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Hayes of Dexter City, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irville Mincks
and son Dale and Miss Jordan
spent Saturday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Mincks
of Beverly.
Miss Aline Jordan was visit
ing Mrs. Harvey Hayes of Dex-
ter City Sunday.
Mrs. Robert Wells and daugh-
ters, Roberta and Marie, were
recent guests of her brother, Mr..
and Mrs. Don Stewart.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-11-20

John J. (Jack) Mezik, well
known in Noble county and
supervisory assistant at The
Ohio Power Company's Philo
generating station, has been
transferred to the company'S
Muskingam River station as per-
sonnel supervisor, it was an
nounced today by George Huber,
Muskingum plant manager.
Although the new plant is not
slated to be completed until mid
1858, Mr.. Mezik was transferred
there to supervise employment
of personnel necessary to operate
the plant.
Mr.. Mezik joined Ohio Power
in December, 1922, as a steno-
grapher at Philo plant On Jan. /,
1910, he was named statistician
at the plant, and on Jan. /, 1945,
he was appointed supervisory
assistant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mezik will move
to Beverly in the near future. He
is a member of the B. P. o. Elks
No. ia of GAINESVILLE and Cald-
we'll council, Knights of Colum-
bus.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-11-20
Dexter City

DEXTER CITY - Mrs. Tish
Webber returned home after two
weeks visit at her son, Edmund
Webber and family of Marietta.
Virginia Barkley spent the
weekend at her home here.
Betty Griggs of Lore City,
spent the weekend at her home
here.
Beverly and James Robinson of
Columbus, spent the weekend at
their home here.
Mrs. Elmer Taylor of Beverly,
spent the weekend with her
daughter, Mrs. c. c. Webber and
family and attended the senior
class play.
A ham supper will be served
followed by annual church bazaar
on Thursday, Dec. 4th. Please do
not forget the date.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Brown are
visiting their children for a few
days in Columbus.
Mrs. Austin Patten of the route
spent day with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harve Hayes.
Mrs. John Rose and daughter
of Akron, visited her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Hayes. Her
mother accompanied her home
for a visit.
Almenta Hayes of Marietta,
called one day recently with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Hayes.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Haines and
children of Columbus, spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Haines of the
route.
Junior Wharf of the U. S. Army
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Wharf.
Mrs. Hattie Longfellow, Goldie
King, of Dexter City, Vivian
Louise Wiley of GAINESVILLE, and
Flossie Settle of Akron, visited
Clyde Longfellow of Chillicothe,
also at LongfelloW and King
home on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Haines and
two children called at the Frank
King home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard King of
Woodsfield, were Sunday callers
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank King.
Arnold Rowlands was a caller
of Frank King recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Young are
spending a few weeks visiting
their sons and families in Canton.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-11-20
Pleasant Hill

PLEASANT HILL - Albert
Gale of Byesville, spent Sun
day with Floyd Davis and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mansperger
and granddaughter of Cambridge
called on Ella Belle Cater, We'd
nesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Young
and children of GAINESVILLE, spent
the weekend with Ella Belle
Cater and Leslie Cater and fam
lily.
Betty Cater and daughter,
Clyta, called on Walter Davis
and family, Sunday afternoon.
The revival meeting closed on
Sunday evening after two weeks
of very good meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Wilson of
Caldwell, are the proud parents
of a daughter born at the Beth
esda hospital on Thursday,
Nov. 18th. Grandparents are Mrs.
Grace Wilson of Caldwell and
Mr.. and Mrs. Carr Davis of this
place.
Carr Rogers and family visited
Taylor Rogers and family, Sun
day.
Howard Bond and family were
in Byesville, Friday.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-11-20
SH AR ON N E W S

SHARON - Frs. Minnie Mar
quls presided at tue llov, nt er
meeting of Sharon W.C.T.u. held
at the Presbyterian church, Wed
nesday afternoon, Nov. IL. Mrs.
Marquis led devotionals, follow
ed by business session.
"A program of interesting read
ings was presented. The Decem-
per meeting will be held at the
nome of Mrs. Lucille Picken-
paugh.
On Sick List
Mrs. Anna Archibald, Mrs.
Ella Mcdonald and Mrs. Carrie
Caldwell are confined to their
homes with illness.
Mothers Club
Members of Sharon Mothers
club made several gallons of
apple butter at the school lunch
building last Wednesday for the
school lunch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wiley and
daughters, Kay and Linda, spent
the weekend with Mrs. Wiley's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Cam and other relatives at Can
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Boyd and
son of GAINESVILLE, Mrs. Cora
Boyd and daughter, Della of
Caldwell, were calling on Mr..
and Mrs. Woodrow Boyd and
children, Sunday.
Deanna Marquis spent Mon
day night and Tuesday with Judy
Walters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Iams and
daughter, Betty, and Frank
Archibald of Canton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson Rheinhardt of Bed
ford, spent the weekend with
their parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank w. Archibald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Bivens
are visiting with their son at
Dayton.
Mrs. Bernice Marquis and
daughter, Virginia, of Caldwell,
Mrs. Cora Marquis and Eva May
Marquis were callers at Cam
bridge, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Ferrell
OF GAINESVILLE, were visiting her
mother, Mrs. Ocie Harmon, Sun
day.
Mrs. Norma Wiley and children
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-11-20

of near Caldwell, were calling on
her mother, Mrs. Tryphosa Love,
Mo- da
Mr.. and Mrs. Loc Gaul of Hills
boro, spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. |. M.
Mcdonald.
Mrs. Mayme Parks returned
home Monday from Caldwell
where she has been nursing Miss
Lena Alter, who is i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale MARQUIS
and Donna of Belpre, Mr.. and
Mrs. Byron Marquis and Edna of
Caldwell, were calling on Mr..
and Mrs. G. K. Marquis and chill
dren, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jennings
spent the weekend with their
son, Durward Jennings and fam
lily at GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. Nellie Tulip of Shawnee
and Mrs. Lozie Thorla of Cald-
well, spent last week with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Cald-
we'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. M. Mcdonald
are spending this week with
their son, Willis and wife at
Caldwell.
Deanna Marquis spent Thurs
day night with Lois Elliott.
Rosemary Walters of Crooks
vile, visited last week with her
sister, Mrs. Bernard Boyd and
family,
Mrs. Emma Morgan and son,
who have spent several weeks
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.
M. Mcdonald, left Sunday for
Norfolk, Va, where her husband
is stationed at the naval base.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Cartel and
children of near Hiramsburg,
were visiting with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. O. B. Caldwell.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-11-20

S. Melvin Frakes, n, former
state representative to the gen.
eral assembly from Noble county,
took his own life Friday morning
by firing a bullet from a %
caliber rifle into his head at his
farm home near Salesville.
Mr.. Frakes had been in i'll
health for several years and des-
pondency arising from his illness
is said to have resulted in his
taking his own life.
Frakes was removed to Guern-
sey Memorial hospital in Cam
bridge where he died two hours
later.
A well known farmer, Mr..
Frakes was a member of the
Kennonsburg Methodist church
and Masonic lodge No. 500, F. &
A. M, Quaker City.
He was born in the Kennons-
burg community and had lived
his entire life in Noble county.
Surviving are his widow, Freda
Frakes; two sons, Kenneth of
Quaker City and Louis of Cam
bridge; a brother, Harry Frakes
of Cambridge; two grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at 1870 o'clock
from the Kennonsburg church
with Rev. Floyd Gaugler of
Caldwell and Rev. Doran Carey
of Senecaville officiating. Inter
ment was made in the church
cemetery by the Eberle funeral
home, Quaker City.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-11-20
Pleasant Valley

PLEASANT VALLEY - Mary
Green and Joan Cant and son,
Stephen, spent Thursday at the
home of George Craig and wife.
Junior Snyder and family spent
the weekend with friends in Co.
lumbus.
Mrs. Sula Snyder suffered a
stroke of paralysis and was re-
moved to Reinersville where she
is being cared for.
Forest Archer, Lydia and
Sarah Cant attended the funeral
of NJ. c. Johns at Caldwell, Fri
day afternoon.
Aaron Everly, wife and son,
Chester, called at the home of
Lydia Cant, Thursday evening.
Junior Snyder visited his
mother at Reinersville last
Thursday.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-11-20
Middlehurn

MIDDLEBURG - Ross Muir
rey was a caller at Middleburg,
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Krosk-
pought of McConnelsville, were
callers at Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Har-
riman and family of Rado last
week.
Mrs. Mabel Hesson, Mrs. Kath-
leen Garrett and daughter,
Sheryl Lynn of Tabor, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. George Adde'S
berger, Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Boyd and
daughter, Kathy Ann, visited Mr..
and Mrs. George Addlesberger on
Friday.
Mrs. Kathryn Poland and chill
dren spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. Rodney Buckley and
family of Ava.
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
George Addlesberger were Mr..
and Mrs. Allen Adds, Charles
Gordon of Caldwell and Mr.. Fred
Schneeberger.
Mr.. Stanley Addlesberger of
Elba, was visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Adde'S
berger, Thursday.
Lester l.. Hesson of Berne,
was caller at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George Addlesberger on
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Evelyn Antill and sons of
/ Lebanon, and Mrs. Lenora Estadt
visited Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. Ida Brotton of Rado.-
Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison, Mrs.
Kathryn Poland and children,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Krosk-
pought of McConnelsville, visit
ed Thursday with Mrs. Laurie
Hartman and family of Rado.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Miller of
Olive, visited Thursday evening
with Mr. and Mrs. j. H. Morrison
and family.
Harry Mitchell and son, Walt
er, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
Fogle and son of Maple Heights,
Thursday afternoon.
Miss Marylin Jean Thompson
spent the weekend with Miss
Ethyl Mae Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Thomp-
son and family attended the
butchering at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Parks and
daughters of Lebanon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Clark and
family of Crooksville, visited
over the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Clark and son,
Tom and other relatives here.
Mrs. Lenora Estadt spent Fri
day with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. B. Pryor near Lower
Salem.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Fogle and
son of Maple Heights, spent the
weekend with Harry Mitchell
and sons and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Mitchell
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Clark and
son, Tommy, spent last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Clark
and daughter, Ethyl.
Mrs. Nora Clark, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Clark and son, Timmy, visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hupp
of Derwent, Sunday.
Miss Evelyn Arnold visited over
the weekend with Miss Ethyl
Mae Clark.
Miss Vera Dearth, who is en-
ployed in Sarahsville, spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Winfred Dearth and
family.
Mrs. Ada Dearth and son,
Glen visited Sunday afternoon
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Nor
riSon and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert McCune
and family and Crystal Dearth of
ByesVille, visited Saturday with
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-11-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph McCune and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Adde'S
berger visited Monday with Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Hesson and
family of Tabor.
Mrs. Lucille Clark spent Mon
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Gildow and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles West and
son, Terry of Sarahsville, Nj.
and Mrs. Roy GildoW and
daughters of Macksburg, were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edison Clark and son, Fred.
Mr.. and Mrs. Junior DINNER
ling and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Cozzens and family visited
at Waterford, Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Huberty an6
family of South Olive, visited on
Friday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Clark and family.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-11-20
CLOSING DATE SET

Jan. IS, 1858, is the closing
date for making application for
new tobacco allotments at the
PIMA office on North street, ac-
cording to William H. Archer,
county chairman. In order to be
eligible, a farmer must have been
a tobacco grower for two of the
past five years.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-11-20

When the South Olive school
reunion was held recently, all the
former teachers assembled in a
talk fest about their students. In
the group are, /. to r., standing,
Forest Wagner of Barberton,
Vesta Davis, South Olive; sitting,
Effie Warren, Caldwell, Winnie
McGarry, Marietta and Minnie
Davis, South Olive. The school
has long since been abandoned
and the students are going to
Dexter City.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-11-20

The Community club is hold
ing a bake sale at the Patterns
Appliance store in Caldwell on
Saturday.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-11-20

The Evangelistic meetings are
in progress for three nights here
and three nights at Macksburg.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-03-14
.PoIiticos Ignored
MissiOners When
Dealing With Asia

DETROIT - (NC) - lone OF
our just complaints against the
State Department is that mission.
ers of all faiths we're ignored in
dealing with Far East problems.
This criticism was voiced to q
First Friday Club luncheon here
by the Rev. Theophane Mcguire,
C.P., a former missionary in China
and former editor of The Sign
magazine.
mo man knows all the answers
to the Chinese problem" Father
Mcguire said, "but there were men
who could have told our officials
that the so-called 'agrarian reform
ers' were Reds.
"State Department officials
could have read America, The Sign
and mission journals and learned
how the Reds we're torturing and
killing missionaries"
Father Mcguire said it was
wrong to hold the United States
entirely responsible for the pre-
sent Chinese situation, but he added
1T would be equally wrong tc
deny that we made blunders fol
which our children will pay dear
ly."
He declared that "our Govern
ment should make it clear to the
Asiatic peoples that we are fight
ing communism and are not op
posed to their striving for indie
pendence.