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Evening star., 1952-07-23
Thomas L. Stokes:

CHICAGO. July 23.-One Of
the most salutary results Of the
recent Republican convention in
this city was its exposure for
the first time, so the whole Ma
ton could see. Of the operations
of the rotten borough" system
in the South by which a few
bosses controlled the party there
and dictated its affairs and its
decisions.
Similarly, one Of the health
Ter episodes Of the Democratic
Convention here was the way
it put the finger at long last,
openly and publicly. on the
Dixiecrat rotten borough" Sys-
tenn In some Southern States
by which the right of franchise
can be denied at the whim of
handful Of the party's local
bosses.
Each represents a denial Of
the Democratic process and cor
ruption of the free ballot.
Some refinements have been
made in the tricky devices used
by the Dixiecrats in their abor-
tive 1948 third party movement.
Now SIX Southern States have
machinery by which they could
prevent in this years national
election the names of the regu-
larly chosen presidential and
vice presidential nominees from
appearing on the party ballot.
They are Virginia, South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Louisiana, Missis-
sippi and Texas. It would take
a volume to explain the artifices
which differ from State to State.
The fact of their existence suf-
fees here.
In short, citizens who might
wish to vote for the Democratic
ticket nominated here-and 1t
is presumed there may be such
could not do so if the party
bosses in those States chose to
use available machinery to pre-
vent it because of their personal
dislike of the candidates NOM
mated here or their disagree
ment with the platform. with
chief attention on civil rights.
Just as, for example. citizens Of
the State Of Alabama had no
way to vote for President Tru-
man IN l948. His name was
rust not on the ballot. In the
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Liberals Reosserting Control
Continue Efforts Become nWncbIe in Pivotal States
With Loyalty of the Solid South as Possible Price

of the conservative coalition
which rules the Congress, and
are attempting to limit their
power. The only place they can
reach them is the convention.
What has happened since
World War II first began to
absorb President Roosevelt's en-
ergies is that such a coalition
has increasingly wrested con-
troll Of Congress away from the
administration and the party
nominally in power.
For the last few years Con-
greSS has fought President
Truman very little on domestic
Issues: it hasn't had to, it has
merely ignored him. Lately, all
it's energies have been concen-
'trated on exerting influence on
the foreign policies he still has
largely under his control.
Yet. every four years the
Democrats have met, built q
liberal platform, named a Presi-
dent who said piously he be-
lieved every word of it. and won
the election. The seniority sys-
tenn has always enabled the
Southerners in Congress, even
those who openly opposed the
party, to hold their chairman
ships and control the course of
legislation. When they needed
a few votes, they crossed the
aisle and got them from Re-
publicans of the Midwest and
Mountain States.
When Congress reorganized
after the surprise victory in
1948, even the avowed Dixie
Gratis got back their positions
and perQuisites.
For a very long time the men
who are forcing the issue here
have done a slow burn while
they took a back seat for the
coalition. Some of them, al
Evening star., 1952-07-23
Convention Talks Dwell on Past
Yet Political Leaders Cannot Be Blamed for Failure End War;
Continuation Of Korean Strife Fits Into Kremin Pottern

takes. But they are useless while
the game is actually being
played. The Republicans have
post mortemed the actions Of
the administrations they want
to replace in November. with
out, however. offering any real
solutions to the inextricable situ-
alton in which we find our
selves. Apparently nobody can
produce such solutions. The
Democrats harp on what the
Republican administrations did
between 1920 and 1892. But
they can offer nothing but vague
palliativeS and beat their breasts
that their past policies have
been right. Neither seems to
have anything near an answer
for the puzzled public as to
what could be constructively
done to get us out of the pres
ent nightmare. except to try to
hide the truth about the grave
dangers to our national life.
The So-called constructive"
solution of the majority Of
Democratic politicians that we
follow the footsteps of some Of
our European allies and move
toward Fabianism Is not an
answer to MoScow's determined
aggreSsiveness. On the contrary,
1t may worSen our situation in
these turbulent and uncertain
days. Great social changes are
inevitable in any dynamic de-
mocracy. But they are not made
hastily. unless they are caused
by violent internal revolutions
such as took place in France
in 1889 and in the rest of Europe
IN 1848. The Fascist. Nazi and
Bolshevik moves of the goth
Century were not social revolu-
tionS but were coups d'etat pro-
NOTED by ambitious dictators.
Fabian palliatives could lead to
social and economic ruin when
a militant and ruthless enemy is
watching eagerly to give his
opponent the death blow. And
there Is no question that the
Kremlin is watching us now.
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former Senator Francis Myers
of Pennsylvania, believe their
defeat came because the party
did not fulfill its campaign
promises.
Their view of the present
maneuvers is that they are
making Democrats promise to
be Democrats-not, as Hubert
Humphrey put it, Republicans
with a Southern accent.
Vice President Barkley is q
casualty of this struggle.
His is q tragedy of age. Had
he been younger, the liberals
would gladly have accepted him
and trusted him to act with
force and vigor in behalf of the
causes he has always espoused.
Because Barkley will be rs
in November. they did not so
feel. With growing alarm they
saw gathering behind him
forces In the party they dislike
and fear, including the most
conservative Southerners. At
the same time, Gov. Stevenson's s
reluctance was leaving a vac
uum tailor-made for so uni
versally loved a party figure as
the Weep.
In clumsy panic, the labor
leaders acted to deflate the
Barkley boom, which was be-
coming formidable. They said
nothing more than many others
were saying privately who
lacked the nerve to tell it to
the Vice President. Perhaps
any less harsh a stroke would
not have gone home: the Weep
had begun to believe his pub
licity.
He reacted bitterly, angrily.
It Is q sad chapter for him
personally; already many Dem
ocrats are quietly planning
that it shall not be a finale
but an episode.
Evening star., 1952-07-23

three other States carried by
the Dixiecrat third party ticket.
the franchise was circumscribed.
If less blatantly. These were
Louisiana, Mississippi and South
Carolina.
The machinery may be used
again this year despite it's con-
demnation by the Democratic
Convention at the behest Of
some progressive leaders from
other parts Of the country. This
it did by indirection through the
amendment to the rules spon-
sored by Senator Blair Moody,
Of Michigan, ex-newspaperman,
which required Of all delegates
assurance that they would exert
"every honorable means" to see
that the nominees of the con-
vention appeared on the regular
Democratic ballot. That seemed
little to ask and it is, in fact,
ironic that it would even be
necessary in a great democracy
that advertiseS itself as such not
only to it's own people but to
the whole world.
The convention at least
alerted the people of the South
to the plot by which they may
be victimized and about which
they presumably can do nothing
unless public opinion asserts it
self.
That happened in two cases in
1948. Early that year a scheme
won preliminary approval in the
Virginia Legislature which auth
orized the State Democratic
Committee to sit down after the
election and cast the States
electoral vote for whom it saw
fit. no matter who won a major
ity in the election. This pro-
voked such public indignation
in the native State of Thomas
Jefferson that the scheme was
abandoned.
In Louisiana the State Demo-
cratic committee refused to per-
NIT President Truman'S name
on the party ballot. The public
protest there forced Governor
Earl Long to call a special ses-
sion Of the legislature to meet
the clamor. The regular Demo-
cratic ballot with the familiar
rooster symbol was donated to
the Thurmond- Wright Dixie
crat ticket, while the Truman
Evening star., 1952-07-23
Northern Wing Versus the South
So-Cued Liberal Faction in Democratic Party Seen
Coercinq AIeqionee or Penolizinq Southern Bloc

McCarthyites and others, espe-
cially in the field of education.
of forcing teachers to take
loyalty oaths. Now the same
left-wing elements in the Demo-
cratic Party are trying to force
all the delegates to take a 10y
atty oath-not to the United
States of America. for to the
left wing that would. OF course.
be thought control-but loyalty
to the Democratic nominees
and to the wording of this
weeks platform.
Even before the platform is
adopted or the two nominees are
chosen, the delegates are sup
posed to take q blind oath Of
allegiance in advance. They are
to surrender all independence Of
view to what has been termed in
political history the tyranny Of
temporary majorities."
Maybe the disappointed fol-
lowers Of Senator Taft have
been saying in the last few days
that they would stay at home in
November and let the Democra-
tic nominee win rather than vote
for Gen. Eisenhower. But. when
they get through reading about
the Democratic convention, they
will realize that this isn't the
choice before them.
The real question Is whether
they want to enable Phil Murray
and the labor oligarchy, which
has intimidated President Tru-
man. to intimidate and control
also the next President, and
whether they want the left wing
which believes the end justifies
the means. to continue to control
the Executive branch Of the
Government and billions of dol
lars of public funds.
Reproduction Rishts Reserved.)
Evening star., 1952-07-23

much Of the Nations substance.
It fits perfectly into the pattern
established by Moscow to weak
en- the only adversary opposing
its world conquest ambitions.
It is all right for some politi-
clans to talk about curtailing
our expenditures. It is easy for
others to say we are carrying
the torch of freedom and en-
deavoring to stop aggressive
Communism in its tracks. hence
We must not worry about the
cost. But they all know that
within the next four years we
can be confronted with another
Korea" and in the same name
Of containing Communism"
can be compelled to expend
more Of our manpower and re-
sources. Already the State De-
partment Is worrying about
what may happen In Iran,
where the Kremlin Is making
important strides In bringing
that country behind the Iron
Curtain. And the eventual fall
of Iran to the Muscovites would
mean the loss Of the strategi-
cally vital Middle East and
eventually Of Turkey and Greece,
the two new members Of the
NATO.
Dark clouds are covering the
skies of North Africa, a region
which had only q platonic in
terest 20 years ago but has be-
come Of immediate Importance
to our global defense system.
Once remote portions Of the
world such as Indonesia, Indo-
China and Burma-Which in the
past were mere geographical
names Of interest only to q
handful Of globe trotters-are
today on the lips Of every
American because it is in those
countries that American boys
may have to fight and die.
1t is all very well for poll
ticians to engage in post NOR
TENS. like bridge players after
a hand has been well or poorly
handled. These post mortems
can help prevent future mis-
Evening star., 1952-07-23

labor leaders, as Vice President
Barley angrily characterized
them. Phil Murray of the CIO
said the other day he couldn't
run for President because he
was born abroad, but neverthe-
less he wields enough power to
run the White House and ex-
ercise a veto over any candidates
for the presidency whose names
are offered here.
It is not on labor issues alone
that Murray commands the con-
vention. He has made an alli-
ance on the civil rights issue
and has indirectly stirred up
agitation for an antif1libuster
plank in the platform. He and
his allies are back of the move
to drive the Southern delegates
out Of the convention.
The South resents labor union
bossism. Many Northern Dem
ocrats likewise don't think the
self-anointed leaders can ram
down the throats Of the rank
and file their political views,
though coercion and the price
of a job may accomplish the
result. All of this is reminis-
cent of the days back in the
90s, when Republican employ
ers tried to tell their workers
how to vote in presidential elec-
tions, now the same vicious tao
tics are used by a reactionary
group allied with the Demo-
cratic Party.
Nor Is labor union coercion
and thought control on the plat
form issues the only form Of
dureSs being used here. The
so-called liberals and left wing
ers have been prating for
months about loyalty oaths.
From one end Of the country
to the other, they have accused
Evening star., 1952-07-23
David Lowrence:

CHICAGO, July 23.-G Gov.
Stevenson will get the presi-
Dental nomination but whether
it will be worth anything to him
when he gets it has now become
the major question Of the con-
Yention.
For 1t is a disaffected and
bitterly antagonistic South
the citadel Of Democratic elec-
toral votes for nearly 100
years-which faces a so-called
liberal but really reactionary
Northern wing of the party in
mortal combat.
Time was when liberalism"
meant freedom to think. free
dom to debate, freedom to
eSpouse a cause and to tolerate
a minority's dissent.
Today it means coercionism-
If you don't agree to what is
said in debate, you will be
forced to accept the view OF the
majority or be penalized.
This principle-or lack Of It
which now means that the
South's title to seats at the
Democratic National Conven-
ton is challenged, is the same
basic fallacy that has prolonged
the steel strike. A worker must
think q certain way-he must
accept thought control" in the
form Of compulsory unionism-
or he Is penalized with loss OF
his job.
Poor Alben BarkIey. He did
labor's bidding all through his
public career but the union
CLIQUE threw him to the wolves
without 50 much as a farewell
curtSy.
For this convention isn't be-
ing run by Harry Truman. It's
being run by an oligarchy COM
posed primarily of elf-anointed
Evening star., 1952-03-28

men as Monte Irwin. Willie Mays
or Don Mueller.
I'D kind Of like to try pitching
again at Minneapolis" Hartung
said. 'but that's strictly up to Mr..
Stoneham. Whatever he thinks Il
best. that's what I'll do"
To Stay In OutJield.
well keep him in the outfield.s
Stoneham said, "but II that doesn't
work. maybe pitching again. Isn't
that right, Carl?"
: Hubbell nodded his head.
Later Hubbell was asked II he
thought big Clint would ever come
back. 'Yes, ! think he might"
Hubbell replied. "But I'm afraid
it's too late for him to be q real
star"
There were some other rockies
farmed out. Ron Sanford, an In
fielder. and Ray Katt, q catcher.
were sent to Minneapolis. and
Pitcher Vincent Di Lorenzo to
Nashville.
But the big name was Clint Har-
tung, the sensation-of the spring
of 1947.
Evening star., 1952-03-28
| Truinine Comp News
BY the Assoeiuied q Press

The Brooklyn Dodgers may
have hit pay dirt once again in
the case Of Ben Wade, who is
striving for pitching berth at
the ripe old baseball age Of 20.
Thirty years ago, the Dodgers
gave another old gaffer, 29-year-
old Dazzy Vance, a chance after
he had been passed up by Pitts
burgh and the New York Yankees.
Vance won 18 games In 1922 and
189 during his II years with the
Dodgers.
The Dodgers struck 1t rich again
in 1899 when they took on 81
year r-old Whitlow Wyatt, who had
failed in previous trials with De-
troit, Cleveland and the Chicago
White Sox. Wyatt and Vance
rank as the greatest righthanderS
in Brooklyn's history.
IL Years in Minors.
Wade. also a righthander, has
been knocking around the minors
for II years. He had a couple
Of brief trials with Cincinnati and
the Chicago Cubs, but didn't stay
around long.
Ben just about clinched d Job
yesterday as the Dodgers defeated
the Boston Braves, 80, at Braderi-
Evening star., 1952-03-28
Truining Comp News
|Dodger Luck With 'OId Rockies
Recalled in Case Of Wade, 70

ton, Fla. on one hit. He held the
Braves hitless until the seventh
inning when speedy Sam Jethroe
beat out a bunt for Boston's only
safety. Wade left after the sew
enth and Johnny Schmitz I'M
iShed up.
Wade appeared all washed up
in 1913 when his arm went dead.
He believed the soreness was the
result Of repeated jolts from the
automatic rifle he fired while over
seas with the Army. In 1914 and
1945.
Instead Of giving up, Wade
switched from overland to a side
arm style Of pitching. His arm
started to come back In 1860 after
the Dodgers had acquired him
from the Cubs. Last year he re-
sumed pitching overland and won
l6 games for Hollywood In the
Pacific Coast League.
Jake's Younger Brother.
Wade. younger brother of Jake,
who pitched for six American
League clubs. is on the Montreal
roster. but probably won't be there
long.
Bob Rush also came up with
tSee TRAINING CAMPS, C-2o
Evening star., 1952-03-28
|Bratton rs Fayorite
Tonight, but Spots
|CasteIIani Weight
sy The A.soeiu,sd Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 28,-Rocky
|Castellani, the up-and-down mid
|dleweight from Luzerne. Pa, hopes
the referee won't be too hasty to-
might when he takes on stiff
punching Johnny Bratton in the
main Hereunder at Madison
Square Garden.
(The fight win be heard on
radio over WAfAIl and seen on
teleyision over WNBW in the
Washington area, starting at 10
p.m0
"Just because I'm fioored by a
punch on the jaw Rocky said
doesn't mean ! can't take q
punch. I've lost only four fights
lin my career, only one in the last
|13. That was the knockout BY
Ernie Durando. Sure, ! was down
but I wasn't down when the ref
|eree stopped the fight"
Although Rocky's won-lost rec
ord is far superior, and he will
have about q five found weight
advantage-155 to 150-Brattor
has been made q 7-to-5 favorite
Castellani. 25-year -old ex-Ma-
fSae rTrxrTrr pa0a N0N
Evening star., 1952-03-28

supposed be power hitter" said
waner probably laid pitchers low than batter Of his
squarey in the chest Eighteen inches higher and might
have been killed My first thought I'm lucky. Suppose
Ruth had hit that ball"
GOOD REFIEXEs AND fielding ability don't insure u
pitcher against injury. Nor does the fact that the hitter
his power the strangest
accidents record occurred at Yankee Stadium.
Washington playing in the stadium and Ed Linke
pitching against the Yankees For all his poly build
had reached second base with out the hitter
Jess Hill, football and track coach Southern
California
Hills only weakness was at the plate He could field and
he could like the legendary striped But this day
he the fat part of his bat pitch and hit Lnke squarey
between the eyes, The Washington pitcher had chance
to get glove up like poed and ball
rebonded fly to the catcher Rookie Jack Redmond who
caught it and threw Buddy Myer up Chapman
hit ball harder in his life But all it amounted
to time at bat and trip to the hospital for Linke
A COUPLE OF YEARS ago. the Philies almost lost of
their promising young pitchers Bubba Church. when
his cheekbone Dizzy Deans fabulous
Shortened when drive by Earl Avel struck his foot
The Avern also broke Buck Newsoms kneecap with
liner to the box.
The late great Walter johnson fielder,
in addition to being pitcher Of the century But after
noon m Tampa the Senator'S trained here Joe Judge
hit ball him in batting practice and broke Walters leg
johnson old pitcher at the tme which was 1927
for Judges smash he might have lasted for couple
the weakened leg robbed Walter of of his
remaining speed. so
DICKEY, also rookie, the teammate whose blow
struck young Slaybaugh Dickey lefhanded hitter
and for efhandes to be dangerous
to pitchers than right-hander Waner who hit Watson Clark
is left-handed So Averill and Judge.
Ty great believer in hitting back at the pitcher
In the old frebrands heyday he had system he was
hitting normally anywhere from $50 to 420 Cobb wouldn't
take batting practice might lose his touch But
he was in slump practice for Ty to collar
rookie pitcher against him in the mornings And
where did he try to hit the ball?
Right through the box" Ty often has said when you
hit the ball dead away, you're meeting it right"
Lo the poor pitcher!
Evening star., 1952-03-28
Exhibition Baseball
BY shs Asseeioisd Press

:, washington tA) vs.. Cincinnati tN) -
Tampa, Fla.
,,ls Boston ton. ca AZ. VS.. rhiladelphia IN, y
chicaso tA vs.. New York at Phoenix.
=, St; Louis tA vs.. Cleveland "a, ~
!, Detroit "a. VS.. New York "a, at 81.
Philadslphis tAl VS.. Toronto q u 81
Fort Lauderdale. Fla.
rittsbursh IN, vs.. Chicago IN, -
,,.st;, Ct; LOUIS % tM vs. Brooklyn tN as
:, Boston IN, VS.. Atlanta % Al at A.
Yesterdays Results.
H,De,nnst; New YSrh tAl q 81 soI,cu Louis .p.,2.
Brookiyn IN, &; Boston % 9N,, % 3.
nIsslSsIsal nisnssSals sS' New Soib saisS.,5b,. @
st. Louis sAl. III; Cleveland tAl. ..
SnifsiC SniifSaEO d + s. i; cbhasasGIt bssascIt zB. 1
:. washlnesop sA' vs. scSsstsnoos. q Al
Boston al vs.. New York tA at st.
Shicsso tm vs. Chicago CA, at Mesa.
:, Sisiyslans !iy: as,,, ,D VS.. New York tD at Los
PhiisdeiDhia IN, VS., Tigers "a, at Lake
philsdslphia a, vs.. Toronto q L, as
81. LOUIS tAy at Pittsbursh tM at
st.. Louis tN VS.. Brooklyn IN at
4aIt Boston IN, VS.. Cincinnati IN u
aast Boston sN "B' VS.. Atlanta Is A, Al
Atlanta, Ga.
Evening star., 1952-03-28
Sawyer 5 First Fine
AS Phis Manager
Costs Jones 500
Star Stuff sspondsns !.
BY the Associated Prsss

CLEARWATER, Fla, Mar. 2Ss--
Willie tPuddin' Head Jones. for
one, knows Manager Eddie Saw
yer wasn't kidding when he said
|it would be all work and no play
lat the Phillies' training camp this
spring.
Sawyer announced yesterday
that he had fined Third Baseman
Jones 5000 for conduct detri-
mental to the welfare Of the ball
club. Eddie refused to elaborate.
hut reporters concluded that the
I26-year-old Jones had violated
1.-THE midnight curfew.
It was the 1rst fine levied by
1.-The usually mild-mannered Saw
lyer since he took over the man
lagership from Ben Chapman in
midsummer Of I949. Fines In
lspring camps are q rarity and
lit was unofiicially reported that
Jones' inpost was the biggest
training camp assessment since
miller Higgins tagged Babe Ruth
with q $500 fee IN the 192Os. N