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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1952-05-24
Chinese Nisei' Join JAU and FiIipinOs
In Asking Okeh of McCarran Measure

1luAloO WI VI bllN N z loAsiiiOli u
stalemate would have developed
The House has already clearly indi
Gated that it will not accept anv
kind of a pooling" of unused quotas
formula The pooling" of unused
quotas was at the heart of the Leh-
man substitute measure.
The vote on the substitute bill
had been earlier conceded by veter-
an Capitol observers to be the kew
move of the opposition. spearheaded
by Senators Lehman and Hum
phrey, The opposition had expect
ed to rally its greatest strength be-
hind the substitute bill The de
feat on this action of 81 to 81 was
even more decisive than their set
back on the move to recommit the
McCarran bill back to the Senate
judiciary committee, which was
crushed Al to % earlier in the week.
During the course of the debate
Senator Hubert Humphrey Cd.
Mimi, the chief spokesman for
the opposition. addressed himself
several times specifically to the ia
panese American Citizens League
and called the JACL's attention to
the removal of racial discrimina-
tons provided by the substitute
measure.
The senator from Minnesota de-
clared that he had many friends in
that organization.
After the vote on the Lehman
substitute measure had been taken
and it was announced that the bill
had been defeated, Majority Floor
Leader Ernest Mcfarland D..Ariz)
asked for unanimous consent agree
ment to limit debate on the amend
ments which have been proposed
for the McCarran omnibus bill
Unanimous consent agreement
was reached to limit debate by al
lowing the opposition one hour of
! debate on each of the key eight a
mendments, which Senator Hum
phrey had previously given notice
would be introduced. The McCar-
ran bill supporters, led by Senator
Pat McCarren Cd, New the author
of the omnibus immigration and
naturalization measure, would be
allotted an equal amount of time to
contest the opposition amendments
After the key amendments have
been debated. then ten minutes a.
piece will be given to each addition
al amendment.
Majority Leader Mcfarland ex
pressed the feeling that the key a
mendments would not require al
the time allotted to them for debate
He served notice that he hoped t.
have the final Senate action on tn
McCarran bill by this weekend.
The debate on the amendment
began Thursday, May %, following
the joint Senate and House sessio
to hear General Matthew Ridgwa!
the newly-appointed commander {
NATO.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1952-05-24


(JACL ADO Making a solid front
OF support of major organizations
representing Americans OF Asian
ancestry, the Chinese American Ci-
tizens Alliance and the Midwest
Chinese American Civic Council
joined with the JACL and the Fill
pino Federation of America in urg-
ing passage of the McCarran Omni-
bus immigration and Naturalization
Bill which is now being debated in
the Senate the Washington office
of the JACL Anti-Discrimination
Committee reported today.
In expressing support of the Nc
Carran measure, Y. c. Hong presi-
dent Of the Chinese American Citi-
Zens Alliance, stated in a telegram
to Senator Pat McCarran ID, New g.,
the author of the immigration and
naturalization legislation: Our Chi
nese American Citizens Alliance
the only nationally organized group
of American citizens of Chinese des-
cent in this country, heartily sup
ports the passage of S. 1850 your
immigration and naturalization
bill,
Hong, speaking for the Chinese
American Citizens Alliance, declar-
ed; I'VE believe the provisions
therein represent both careful deli
beration and honest effort to elimi-
nate racial discrimination from our
immigration and naturalization
laws and prevent unnecessary sepa-
ration of families"
The Midwest Chinese American
Civic Council of Chicago likewise
put itself on record as indorsing the
McCarran omnibus bill.
Over the signature of Albert K.
Leong, president the Midwest Chi
neSe American Civic Council urged
prompt passage of the omnibus mea-
sure. I'VE go on record" stated the
council in its message to Senator
McCarran Endorsing your bill
IS 255O) and urge you to secure its
early adoption"
The Filipino Federation of Anne
RIGA had earlier declared itself as
supporting the McCarran legisIa-
ton.
WASHINGTON d. c., May "a
(JACL ADC)-The Senate Wednes-
day afternoon overwhelmingly re-
iected the substitute bill offered by
Senator Herbert LehmanD., N. "
to replace the major provisions OF
the McCarran omnibus measure, by
a roll call vote of 81 to 81, the Wash
ington office of the JACL Anti.
Discrimination Committee reported
today.
If the substitute measure, which
featured the pooling of unused
quotas. had passed, it would hav,
been a foregone conclusion that M
immigration and naturalization lie
gislation would have been enactet
during this session of Congress
since the provisions Of the substi
tute bill differed so radically from
the House passed legislation tn
Walter omnibus bill.
In the joint conference of Senat
and House conferees, which mus
necessarily take place to iron OF
differences between the Senate an
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1952-05-24
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, 1952-02-06
AD D r ESS
Of GEORGE VAN RIPPER
Chairman Museum Commission
February 2. 1852

After more than eighteen
months Of labor we have final
" reached the day when we
shall open the doors Of our
st. Croix Museum. AS this IS
to be an historical museum it
IS proper that we should say
this is an historic event in
the annals Of st. Croix. 1t is
the hope Of the Museum Com
mission that you will not be
disappointed in what we shall
exhibit for you at the conclu-
sion Of this brief ceremony.
The foundation of this exhibit
is the Folmer Andersen collec-
ton Of pre-C Columbian Indian
artifacts which we have been
able to purchase from the An
dersen estate and return to
this island of which it is indi-
genous. This we have been
able to do BY reason of the
generous financial assistance
Of many individuals, the MUM
cipal Council, the Virgin IS
lands Corporation and Pan
American World Anyways.
It is fitting that we should
in our small way pay tribute
to the man, Folmer Andersen,
without whose tremendous
zeal and understanding this
moment, in fact this museum,
would very likely not exist.
For a twelve-year period COM
mencing in 1920 Mr.. Andersen
sought and found j large mum
Der Of Indian village settle
ments; carried orrthe excava-
ton and restoration work and
very ably catalogued nearly
$4,000 Individual items repre-
sentinD the fruits Of his labor.
At is one Of the most comulete
collections of Indian ~artifacts
r. ~ fnlsnd - fha cr yr
Indies and we can be justly
, 1952-02-06
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY s. 1852

proud that it is ours. It has
been common practice to refer
to these artifacts as Carib re-
ics-this is a missioner as
probably 9OR Of the collection
IS Of Arawak origin which
predated the brief Carib oc-
cupation Of this island.
Within the limited space
available to US on the ground
floor Of the library We can
only exhibit q small fraction
Of the total collection, how
ever, it is our plan to change
the various exhibits from
time to time so that III due
course the greater part Of this
collection will be shown. It is,
also, our intention at a later
date to exhibit all other ma
terial Of historical Importance
to which we may have access
by loan or BY gift. / am refer
ring here to maps, documents,
letters and pictures Of the
post-Co Columbian era, many Of
which are ia private hands on
this island and could be better
preserved in this museum.
Finally let me here record
my deep personal appreciation
those few who have worked
so diligently il setting up the
exhibits and especially Mr..
Marshall, who has time
again sacrificed personal
interests to the creation of our
Museum.
Now before closing let me
remind you that this museum
cannot reach, or even ap-
proach, its ultimate goal with
out the financial support Of
The people and the Municipal
Authorities Of this Island.
, 1952-02-06
Notice from the Police

Section Al Of Chapter VII Of
the Ordinance for the Munich
pality of st. Croix known as
the Police Regulations reads
as follows:
Every dog must be licensed.
License tags shall be re-
neWed every year during the
month of January; and there
after throughout the year the
owner shall similarly secure
q license tag and certificate for
each and every dog when it
reaches the age Of three
months.
Imported dogs must be IL
censed within thirty days
after their arrival.
Subsection (a)
The fee for a license tag for
q dog shall be $500 per annum
for the town and legal sub
urbs, and $1.0O for the coun
try districts
Subsection ()
The Police Department shall
take up any dog found with
out proper license tags, any
bitch in heat, and dog roam
ing the streets or public roads
after ten o'clock pm. and be-
fore six o'clock am. Dogs
taken up may be redeemed
within 48 hours upon pay
ment Of an inpounding fee Of
and the payment Of the
proper license fee if found
license tag attached
to the collar. Dogs thus not
redeemed shall be destroyed
BY the Police"
r E. a
Director of Police
January 16, 1852
, 1952-02-06
by Uncle LuddY

aA1u Des: with tears guSh
ing from her eyes like water
out Of a hydrant) lis de larss
all arwie now. Nat evun alb
single sowI tn guide arwie.
Wat all Shame
Sic Carrie: Wah meek yu
dey dey baWling sob histerick-
fully-yu gWine arm lex yu.
muddah ded ore vi feeling
sick,
Tantu Bee: All needah feal.
sick more me muddah amt
ded, but tiz de kounsle lux lex
it warn FL ded.
Sic Carrie: liz wey yu meen
bout deddin. Deah clafn gonl
ded alta Deb dun spen up dab
heep alb money obah lima Sint-
tung. An tiz farty five
daiSe. Arl ali dem mussy cat
money lex dirt. But yu knoeI
dem people meek darg sick
Tantu Bee: Mecking darg|
sick amt nutten. Cause arl yuI
gat tu du wen ali darg sick is
tu tie cushoo rung E neck, an
lay e lie dung. But wen yu
heer day meek de guvenar sick
w mus knoe.
Sic Carrie: Now all Warnt
yu tel mic de trute. Wah meek
w binnah bari sob mercifully?
Tantu Bee: VI sic, mic hart
is very saft, an Wen alb sic de
pappy-show way de kounsle
ali gat til bari. Yu
Amt heer dat evry wan alb dem
IS alb chareman now?
Sic CARTE: Oh garm man,
sob bad-only two dem
gat. Wan is de salted chare-
nan fu de night sesshan; an
le AIDA is de ex-salted chare-
nan fl de day sesshan. All
heer dat day had tree alb
but wan had tn bale out.
Tantu Bee: Wan ting shore,
Judgment day commin il No
All dunno how del
noas all dem gwine meek out!
Sic Carrie: Afterall. WI knoe
~sn ting. Dis s re bes koun.
we evan had. Dey kin meek
Evening star., 1952-04-14

created the greatest sensation was David
E. George. alias John st. Helen, alias
John Wilkes Booth.
On January 13. 1908, the press Of
Enid, Oklahoma. then a small town Of
about three thousand, announced the
death by suicide of guest of the Grand
Avenue Hotel. His name was David E.
George. and he had lived in Enid only
a short time. A local clergyman, the
Rev. Harper. viewed the corpse and cried
excitedly, "That's the body of John
Wilkes Booth, the man who shot Presi-
dent Lincoln!" He explained that the
man had confessed his true identity to
Mrs. Harper.
The story swept the country. A law
yer, Finis l.. Bates, showed up at Enid
and identified the body as that of a
former Granbury (Tex). liquor dealer
whom he had represented in case there
in 1872. His client, who then went by
the name of John st. Helen, refused to
appear in court for fear his true iden-
tity might be discovered" A dark hand
some man, with a scar on his neck, st.
Helen seemed to be man Of some edu-
cation. well acquainted with the theatre,
and, when drinking. given to reciting
long passages from Shakespeare.
One night Bates was called to st
Helen's bedside. His friend and client
seemed near death. When they were
alone, st. Helen whispered to Bates to
reach under his pillow and take out
photograph. tintype Of the dying man.
Evening star., 1952-04-14
This and That

"By June 5 they were all gone and
the whole garden seemed empty.
But the family Stayed around, even
more than before, and several times
we had six bluebirds in the bird bath
at one time.
1--WE watched that gay and lovely per-
formance through the binoculars.
by June 20 the same pair started
another family in the same house. Only
three eggs this time. Once the year be-
fore it had been one, though generally
four or five.
"On July we didn't see the parents
and wondered bit. Next day looked
into the nest; not sign of an egg!
Carefully we took the house and nest
apart: nothing but bit OF blue down
was found. AS we stood there, we
noticed in the grass at the foot OF the
post and under the birdhouse few
pieces of broken blue shell, one piece
tlecked with bit Of yellow yoke.
4
Immediately we blamed the squirrels,
then the kids. then cats, then chip
munks. even rats, or blackbirdS. But
none had ever hurt them before.
Mystery! The next day noticed
bird I had never seen before, almost
as big as a robin but with fycatcher-
type head. Suddenly he few to the foot
of the bluebird house post and started
digging into the sparse clump of egg
shells. could clearly see him pick up
q piece of blue shell and fly of with it.
THAT night 1t took me quite q while
to identify it as a crested f1ycatcher.
At least twice In the next two days I
saw him. have never seen him since.
Gould Q crested flycafSher get his
Evening star., 1952-04-14

John Burroughs, in writing OF fy-
catchers in general, spoke OF the crested
f1ycatcher as "that wild Irishman."
Perhaps this answers the question
contained in the following letter from
E. Mel. of Arlington:
Last summer we meant to write to
thank you for the pure delight we have
had in watching bluebirds in our own
backyard, for we followed your instruc-
tions as printed in your column.
'"The last two years we have had to
be aggressive in chasing away sparrows
and robins, and it has been worth the
trouble. A pair of robins take over q
yard or area and work hard to keep
out smaller, gentler birds intent on
nesting there.
"The English sparrow is q clever.
persistent fighter. 1t was laughable to
see him fly right into our bluebird house
when they had flown at him to drive
him away from the forsythia nearby.
There he would stay, safe in disputed
territory and enjoying it. The female
bluebird would make running attack
on her own handsome spouse to try to
get him to go after the intruder.
X
FINALLY the bluebirds raised big
family. Five eggs were Matched by
May II, and We waited to watch for the
first fight. really something to store
in the memory, with mamma and papa
on the telephone wire so feet across
from and facing the nest, while they
made that lovely plaintive call to the
young, and the babies anxious to take
off. but afraid, almost spilling out time
after time, answering the call over and
tSyer,
Evening star., 1952-04-14
The Steel Seizure

Thank you for your lucid editorial on
the steel seizure. More people are in
censed over this latest example OF gov
ernment by advisers than at anything
that has occurred since Gen. Mac
Arthur'S dismissal. 1t Is small wonder
that voters are turning out in such
numbers at the primaries; thinking
people throughout the country are so
apprehensive of the trends Of the pres
ent administration they can't wait for
the elections in November to show their
desire for a change.
personally think the Presidents
speech, with it's omission OF pertinent
facts, touched a new low in politics in
an election year. If those who heard it
do not mediate and seriously consider
whom they will elect this year, then God
help America.
Margaret Moore.
I heard your editorial on the steel
seizure quoted on the radio. Would that
all papers in the country come out and
take definite stand. such as you did.
and let the people know-particularly
that unthinking segment Of the popula-
tion-just what kind of man is at the
head of this Government, and the road
down which he is attempting to lead
this country His action is not only
socialism, but dictatorship, and II al
lowed to stand, could set a precedent
which could reach into every small bus1-
ness and even the home. AS see it, he
overstepped his constitutional authority
and such action should be subject for
impeachment.
Clarence A. VOris.
Milton, Pa.
The question in the steel dispute
seems to be who has the most con-
vincing line of propaganda-Harry Tru-
mans speech writer or steel company
executives. Our President doesn't have
Joe Stalin's talent as a liar, but he was
quite adept at distorting the truth in
his steel-seizure speech. Not only that.
but he neglected to mention the vital
issue at stake-the undemocratic union
shop. In reality, he is bowling to the
CIO and his friend Mr.. Murray's
demands that each and every steel
worker be forced to ante up and join the
union in order to earn his livelihood.
The steel companies are to be COM
mended for their stand against this
threat to democratic principles.
Evening star., 1952-04-14
Letters to The Star

OF course, this illegal seizure Of indus
try was applauded by the CIO and
prompted a few choruses Of I'm just
wild about Harry" by the union men,
berS whose votes in November consider
ably outnumber those of the steel COM
pany executives. The President should
feel proud of himself for pulling the wool
over the eyes of the American people.
But. as everything has its bright side.
this incident will hurt the Communist
propaganda line that capitalists" and
the "rulers" go hand in hand in lex
plotting the workers.!
Your scathing editorial on 1.-THE Steel
Seizure in The Star Of April 9 was
quite shock to me.
I listened to President Truman and
listened to Clarence B. Randall,
president Of Inland Steel.
It is up to you, not the President. to
acquaint the public with current issues
and to evaluate the right and the wrong.
read nothing of the union shop"
or "closed shop" as regards the steel in
dustry until after the Presidents speech.
Facts" have been all too scarce.
am not from Missouri but can be
shown by complete candor, not con-
fusion. virginia F. Burns.
Editors note: The fact that the steel
workers were demanding a union shop
was repeatedly cited in front-page
stories in The Star weeks before and
right up until the seizure0
A glaring error was made by Mr.. Ran
dali, spokesman for the steel industry,
in his rebuttal to the Presidents speech
attempting to justify naturalization of
steel.
Mr.. Randall said: HE (Mr. Truman)
speaks Of war;" Mr.. Truman did not
speak Of war; He obviously carefully
avoided referring to the Korean War as
a war. He did refer to "our fighting
forces on the 'front.'" but he did not say
it was war front.
A study of Mr.. Truman's speeches will
reveal that he has never publicly called
the Korean War by its right name-a
war. This was especially noticeable in
his Armistice Day remarks last year.
He did not give the fighting men who
have fallen in Korea. and those who
are still fighting and dying there, credit
for having fought and died in war.
Always weasel words have been used to
Evening star., 1952-04-14
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

question OF TACT Dyg eltneT WIltlnS ms
Evening Star Information Bureau. ,1200 ! street
NV Washington, D. c.. and inclostng . cents
return postage or BY telephoning ST. 1858
By THE HASKIN SERVICE
O. How many different games are
shown in Brueghels painting. Chill
dren's Games"?-U. M. D.
A. The number is given as 154. 1t
is interesting to note that this 18th
century painting by Pieter Brueghel the
Elder proves that children's games have
not changed much through the cen
turies. Many Of them are still played
by the children of today.
@. Does a blanket Of snow on the
ground have the effect of deadening
sounds?-T. E. r.
A. Yes, and the sound absorbing effect
is especially marked If the snow is
fluffy. Under some circumstances. with
snow on the ground. sounds may be
two or three times weaker than
normally.
@. What was Charles Dickens descrip-
ton of Sandusky. Ohio?-C. D.
A. After Dickens had stopped at San
dusky on an April day in 1842, he said
it was something like the back Of an
English watering place. out Of season."
Evening star., 1952-04-14
By Charles E. TroceWeN

head into a IL inch entrance, pierce
an egg with that long bill, haul 1t up
and out? Seems possible! But Woulo
he want to?
THAT was the tragic ending to
wonderfully happy story. and reaily
we have been more fortunate than you,
with your one pair that stayed only
one day in 20 years."
The culprit probably has been iden-
titled properly.
Neltje Blanchan, in Bird Neighbors,"
wrote:
THAT he is a domineering fellow.
quite as much of tyrant as the notorl-
Gus kingbird, is shown in the fierce way
he promptly daShes at feathered
stranger and pursues it beyond the
bounds Of justice. all the while scream
ing his rasping cry that must pierce
as deep as the thrusts from his resent
less beak.
"He has even been known to drive of
woodpeckers and bluebirds from the hol-
lows in the trees that he, like them.
chooses for nest, and appropriate the
results Of their labor for his scarcely
less belligerent mate"
This is the bird that uses a snake
skin in its nest If 1t possibly can find
one. Many explanations have been given.
One is that the bird employs the snake
skin to frighten enemies from the nest.
Others say nonsense. they might fear a
live snake. but not part Of q skin. John
Burroughs, who knew a thing or two
about birds. believed the use Of the
snakeskin simply was whim on the
fycatcher's pit.
Evening star., 1952-04-14
Hearings on the Atom

The American people will welcome the open
hearings that are to be begun this week by the
Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy
According to Senator Mcmahon, the committees
chairman, the objective of the hearings will be
to bring the country and the world up to date
with progress report" on nuclear developments.
During the past year there have been many
official and unofficial statements on series of
such developments, but the statements them
selves have been too vague and disconnected to
give the public a reasonably clear and coherent
idea of what has been happening.
OF course, the projected hearings will not put
everything on the record. They will be circum-
scribed by rigid security restrictions, which
means that special precautionary measures will
be taken against the danger that they may lead
inadvertently to the revelation of information
that would be of great value to the Kremlin. In
that sense, they will be as guarded as the new
Anglo American Canadian decSion-which has
just been announced by the Atomic Energy Com
miSsion-to declassify a few jointly-held secrets
on nuclear reactors. These secrets will be help
full to peacetime research, but not to Soviet
militarists. Similarly, the forthcoming congress
sional testimony will not release any data likely
to be unknown to the Russians.
Nevertheless, the hearings can do much to
clarity and educate public opinion. In Mr..
McMahons words, they should give "a far better
picture" than the one that has been made
available thus far "of where we have been and
where we are going in our atomic program"
That is something very much to be desired.
Secrecy, though imperative in this field, must
not be allowed to grow excessive. The American
people have right to demand that they be told
as much as national safety permits. How else
can they pass intelligent judgment on all the
high and portentous policy involved?
Evening star., 1952-04-14

Soviet deeds belle Soviet words as long as the
Russians continue to reject the U. MS disarma-
ment proposals, as long as the policy of Red
subverson and aggression remains clear and
present danger, no sane government in the free
world is going to put stock in things like the
Moscow meeting or Stalin's latest bid for peace
talks Certainly, before they get the trade
revival they want, the men of the Kremlin will
have to prove their good faith. Meanwhile we
and our friends abroad-with the Mutual Security
Program serving to Offset the present dislocations
in East-West commerce-must carry through
with our common defense build-up.