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Uncle Ruy's Corner

An old Greek myth tells about
Circe, an enchantress. who was
able to turn people into animals.
BY the use of drugs and magic
words (the myth declares) she
changed men into lions. hogs and
so on.
Circe tried her magic on
Ulysses, but failed because the
messenger god had given him
herbs to guard against the spells.
Except for that, we are told the
clever leader would have been
turned into an animal-prob-
ably a fox.
If you and I were forced to be
changed into animals, but could
choose the kind in advance, I
, 1954-02-23
NEW

pics beat in two runs in the
eighth and tried even harder
to close the three-run margin
in the ninth by scoring one
more run and getting two on.
However, Cruz Soto who
went all the way for ST. Croix
held them to four runs to win
the game.
This victory made the St.
'Croix Commanders the repre-
sentative team for the Virgin
Islands to play in Kansas City
this coming August.
, 1954-02-23
r. THOMAS
Club members Laurence Mer-
riIl ran far ahead Of Lee
Platt, Gordon Skeoch g. Don
Cantrell to win for the second

year IN q row.
The race meet was official
" opened by Administrators
.Ganegata who expressed the
Governors regrets that he
could not be present. In addi-
ton to pr. Canegata and the
judges, Dorr E. Newton as
head Of the Trophy Commit
tee and Gordon Skeoch as Of
fetal time keeper occupied
the judges stand.
Club officials predicted that
proceeds from this years
meet which 60 to the local
ST. Croix charities will be con
siderably in excess Of the
1881 raised last year. Plans
for distribution of the fund
will be announced at an early
date according to donkey
Club president Richard D.
Richards.
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1854, for the purpo7e eff re-
ceiving the annua' report for
the fiscal pe.fr en- el March
81, 1853. All members are i'm
viteded to attend.
ID. S. ARwrwT3 ONO
, 1954-02-23

ST. CRoIx
arranged BY the program com
mittee.
Following the Presidents
talk there was a showing Of
photographs by MI. Rogers,
local attorney. These ranged
from snow scenes in New
England to softly colored
shots Of St. Croix. All had
high merits and showed an in
innate knowledge Of tech
niques Of photography.
The next meeting Of the
club will be on March 3rd.
The members extend an invi-
tation to everyone.
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11VQ LQWIsIIGe 3 -
Some Headlines for Europeans
Those About Senator McCorhys Retreot in Committee
Will Surprise Groups Seeing Dictotor Pottern

'liberals"-Franklin D. Roose-
velt--was charged in James Al.
Farley's book with having told
a newspaper writer in 1910
that Farley couldn't be named
for the vice presidency be-
cause Of his religion.
For all practical purposes.
there isn't the remotest chance
that Senator Mccarthy will
ever be q candidate for the
presidency. This correspondent
asked him for a statement on
it recently, and he dictated the
following:
II have no interest and no
ambition at all in that direc-
ton, to be nominated for Pres
ident of the United States. I
think I can do a better job
where / am. No one has ever
been nominated unless he has
gone out for it. and I do not
intend to go out for the nomi-
nation. There Is no such thing
as a draft. Unless you go out
and work for a nomination,
there is no draft.
II think that pretty well
covers it-about as positive as
any one can make 1t, think.
You'll find that 1t is not my
friends who are talking about
Mccarthy being a candidate
for President. With q very
few exceptions, you'll find that
those talking about Mccarthy
being a candidate for Presi-
dent have always been against
me. and 80 per cent of them
were not for Eisenhower in the
last election and will not be
for me in the next election, and
they are trying to make it
appear that I have some in
: terest other than the public
interest"
The Wisconsin Senator never
mentioned the religious bar
rier. But on Capitol Hill,
among members of Congress
who disagree with the Senator,
it is frequently mentioned in
rebuttal to those who say Sen
ator Mccarthy is only inter-
ested in running for higher
Office.
Reproduction Rights Reserved.)
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Thonos L. Stokes
An Adventure in COURAGE
Senator Monroney Led Fight Against R. E. Lee,
A Mccarthy Friend for Confirmation on FEC

It would be an exaggeration
to say that Democrats in the
Senate are looking "for,"
rather than to-" their chosen
leader.
But that was literally true
this week when Senator Lyn-
don johnson Of Texas, who oc-
cupies that exalted post, was
missing during debate and for
the vote on an issue which
most Of his colleagues consid-
cred very important. That is
sue was confirmation of Rob-
ert E. Lee. not any kin to the
onfederate general but a
good friend Of Senator Joe
Mccarthy, to be a member Of
the Federal Communications
Commission. This makes two
friends the Wisconsin Senator
now has on this commission
which rules radio and tele-
vision and can influence, If it
so chooses, what we see and
hear on these media.
Forty Democrats thought
the issue important enough to
appear and vote, 20 Of them
against Mr.. Lee and 10 for
him. One Of these, Senator
Mike Monroney Of Oklahoma,
regards the possible ramifica-
lions Of this appointment so
vital in freedom Of radio and
television that he devoted a
two-hour speech to an explor-
alton Of the dangers. He lost,
though not by as big a mar
gin as was thought likely in
ADVANCES to Is for confir-
. nation.
His adventure in courage
was echoed among four Re-
publicanS who are usually
found standing up and being
counted on such basic issues,
and who supported the Okla
homan. These were three New
Englanders. Senators Aiken
Of Vermont, Margaret Chase
Smith Of Maine, and Flanders
Of Vermont, the last being
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Dovid Lawrence

Unfortunately newspaper
headlines printed in the United
States each day do not reach
the people Of Europe-at least
not right away. So 1t is re-
grettable that the people of
Great Britain, France and
other European countries
haven't seen yet the headlines
Of the last day or two in
which it is emphasized in all
the dispatches that Senator
Mccarthy backed down" or
surrendered" or 'retreated"
in his controversy with three
Democratic Senators.
So much has been written
abroad about Senator McCar-
thy as q dictator" and re-
peated by returning American
visitors, that the latest evil
dence should be instructive to
Europeans. II the Wisconsin
Senator wasn't powerful
enough even to dictate to a
minority Of his committee, he
can't be much of a dictator.
Yet abroad they speak Of him
as about to seize the reins of
Government any day.
What they fail to perceive
In Europe is that in the United
States public opinion Is SOW
ereign and that. when the
three Democratic Senator'S
staged q walkout last summer
because of their insiStence that
committee staff members be
hired and fired by q majority
of the committee rather than
by the chairman, it was a sig
nif1cant protest. In due time
heed was paid to this principle
which, by the way. affects all
congressional committees. For
it should not be assumed that
the present episode is the first
in which the one-man power
of the chairman has been as
serted. It has happened just
as often when the Democrats
were In command Of congress
sionRl committees, and what
has just been adopted - to
make a majority vote neces-
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unable to vote but paired
against Mr.. Lee. and Senator
Wayne Morse, Oregon indie
pendent.
It would have been nice
for Senator Monroney for his
party leader to have been
around for this occasion. as is
often the custom Of party lead
ers. Senator johnson explained
the following day that he was
tied up with other matters.
None could hardly have been
as important.
Everybody in the Senate
understands the Democratic
floor leaders plight. 1t is po-
litical. Senator Johnson is up
for reelection this year in
Texas, a State which went for
Gen. Eisenhower in November,
1852. Powerful economic in
tereSts, including oil, are hip
deep in politics in Texas and
ready to throw their weight
and their dough around as
they did on Gen. Eisenhower
er's behalf. Furthermore, Lyr1-
don Johnson looks back on a
couple Of lugubrious prece-
dents. Both Of his predeces-
. sorS in the Senate leader post.
Senators Scott Lucas of Illi-
nois and Ernest Mcfarland Of
Arizona, got beat for re-
election.
So Senator Johnson is un-
der pressures of all sorts and
on the anxious seat, not the
best situation in the world for
a party leader. He gets lots
Of sympathy from his coll
leagues, but some frankly
would like to see him act more
independently and not always
with his eye on Texas.
When located the day after
the vote, the Texas Senator
explained that he would have
voted for the Lee nomination
II present.
A Texas oil man, reputedly
the most fabulously rich Of all,
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NAM--have been clamoring
for an immediate resumption
of East-West trade. They con-
slider Americas adamant atti-
tude on this matter as the only
obstacle to Britain's economic
recovery. Parliament is now in
session. Molotov knows that
his voice will reverberate more
in London than in Berlin.
A somewhat similar situation
exists in regard to France.
Premier Joseph Laniel and es-
pecially his foreign minister,
Georges Bidault, would like to
see the European Defense
Community ratified. Both men
realize that a German force
of some IL divisions within the
European army, under the SUI
preme command of an Ameri-
can general with a French
marshal as commander of all
NATO ground forces. cannot
offer any real threat to
Frances security. But the adj
vocates of this sane PROPOSE
tion-of French paternity
are in a minority in France.
Molotov's dark picture of the
threat of a rearmed Germany.
which is not neutralized, is
bound to have the desired eff
feet on the French people.
It Is a laughing matter to
all thinking people to hear
that the Soviet Union with her
present 247 combat divisions
and more than 10000 up-to-
date planes is concerned over
a German army representing
less than five per cent that
strength. But while the U.S.S.R
is not afraid of that force, the
French are, and the words Of
the Soviet foreign minister are
more likely than not to be
listened to sympathetically in
France.
The consensus of the Amer
lean delegation at Berlin Is
that Molotov will apply the
hot and cold shower treat
ment in the weeks to come.
He cannot afford. it is said,
to have an early breakdown
of the conference unless we
choose to walk out. Then, OF
course, We would be called the
enemies of peace who refused
to avail ourselves of the golden
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was brought into the debate
by Senator Monroney, or at
least a project of his was dis
sected. The oil man is H. L.
Hunt of Dallas and the project
is Facts Forum" a radio and
television program enjoying a
tax-free status. The Okla
homa Senator called it "a
vast propaganda machine fl
. nanced with tax-exempt dol
lars and said ANY connection
with the concept of a basic fair
debate is rather remote" in its
programs. He cited excerpts
from the program to prove it.
Mr.. Lee, the new FEC mem
Der, worked with Mr.. Hunt. In
getting. Facts Forum started
and moderated two or three
early programs. He has recon-
mended the program as a
good example of public service
programs" Senator Monroney
pointed out. The Senator
added that "the big fear :.
regarding such a mammoth
propaganda device is that
Mr.. Hunt now has a friend
on the court" The combina-
ton Of circumstances, as the
Oklahoma Senator enviSaged
them. would make it hard for
a small radio station, beholden
to the FEC for license and
survival. to turn down the
Facts Forum program when
approached.
Senator Monroney also re-.
called how the big radio net
works yielded promptly to
Senator McCarthy's request for
a half hour Of time. $500, 900
worth, on the flimSy pretext
that former President Truman
had used the word INC
CarthyiSm" In his reply to At
torney General Brownell on
the Harry Dexter White case.
At the time Mr.. Lee was q
member Of the FEC, and the
radio chains knew he was .
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mission is equally bashful.
Repetition and simplification
are cardinal principles Of adj
vertising and the American
people have always been very
tolerant Of them when they
were applied to toothpaste and
soap. A Mr.. Hitler recently
demonstrated what they can
do to politics.
A Republican, Chairman
Carlson of the Senate Civil
Service Committee. is sup
porting a Democratic resolu-
tions demanding a breakdown
on the 1900 figure. If that
fails. the President himself is
the last, best hope.
There are signs that the
security" frenzy is abating.
Congress itself is quietly al
lowing to expire its own noble
plan. announced with ruffles
and fiourishes. for an FBI
kind critics suggest that be-
cause so many members en-
ploy their own relatives, a
check of the sort given State
Department employees. for ex-
ample, might prove highly en-
oarraSsing.
This week two State Depart
nent officials. Scott Mcleod.
security officer, and IN
dersecretary Lourie, asked
the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee to excuse
them from full F'BI checks on
ranks below minister. They
said they were encountering
waste, duplication and sheer
inability on the part of the
FBI to do such a total job.
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Fletcher Knebei-
Potomac Fever

Republicans said it time for change Now it's
to whether Senator Bcker the Constitution
fore Ike has a chance to It,
~
President Bayar Of Turkey arrives for months tour
Turkey and America great friends Neither
enough about the other yet to get mad at it.
The Reds to take back BAT prisoners
fighters fighter is fellow whose idea
other guys fighting it.
President Brown of the Locomotive Engineers
master political srategst. the
He thinks like Republican talks like ndependent-and acts
like Democrat.
Title Of Ernest Hemingways the Crocodles
and Into the Elephants"
Democrats call for investigation coffee price rises
Democrats promise that If they back people get
cheaper stimulants-and more reasons to them.
Secretary Of State Dulles says mo- demand
abandon European deenses Europe its
defenses until it finishes arguing building
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opportunity offered us to sit
down and talk over quietly
the chances Of terminating
the international crisis.
Since an American walkout
is unthinkable, the Musco-
vites will choose the Berlin
forum for their very skillful
propaganda to enlarge the gulf
between the Western allies. !,
Messrs. Bidault and Eden are
determined to keep the West.
ern front intact. But what
will their position be in the
face of an unfavorable re-
action from their ParliamentS
and public opinion which
could be softened by Molotov's
words and by promises? .
1t is unlikely that the HedS
themselves believed that the
Western front could be shaken.
officially, after Molotov's first
diatribe. The Red tactics will
be to wear us out and appeal
indirectly to the French and
British public with such Tempt
ing, propositions that their
foreign ministers may have to
change their present stand.
Molotov has chosen China.
as the ground for his diplo-
matte battle because he knows
that public opinion in Britain
and in France favors a solu-
ton of the Far Eastern prob
lem by the acceptance of the
Peiping regime as an equal
partner in the concert Of world
powers. He knows the deep
difference of opinion between
America and her allies on this
matter. Our concern in that
area is strategic-not only the
security Of our Asiatic allies
in the Pacific but our own ma
tional security.
The interest Of our Western
allies is purely economic. They
are willing to accept the Com
munists in the Far East pro-
vided the floodgates for trade
with those hundreds of mil
lions are opened up to them.
And unless Secretary Dulles is
mistaken it is on the Chinese
string that the Soviets are
going to play their main
tune throughout the Berlin
conference.
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sary-is. of course, a desirable
reform.
But public opinion works in
another way. too. just as Sem
ator Mccarthy said that he
didn't like to see one party
manning the subcommittee
and that the two-party system
required representation of the
minority as well as majority,
it became important for the
Democrats not to place them
selves in the position of being
unwilling to help investigate
Communists in Government
and problems affecting gov
ernmental operations which
the subcommittee of the Com
mittee on Governmental OPP
erationS is authorized to in
vestigate.
So the controversy now has
been resolved satisfactorily. It
is e., fact that Senator Nc
earthly reversed his position of
last summer in the interest of
committee harmony. Nobody
was put in a concentration
camp and nobody was seized
and deprived of his right to
free speech-and yet there are
Americans and Europeans who
have slandered the Wisconsin
Senator by calling him a Hit
ler."
Senator Mccarthy, more
over, has been attacked as
having a presidential ambition.
This is supposed to be an inn
proper motive. The point has
been made by McCarthy's enc
mics that he is engaged in the
anti-Communist crusade mere
ly to get publicity so he can
run for President. What such
observers fail to note is that
neither political party in re-
cent years-especially after
the 1928 experience with the
Al Smith candidacy-has
shown signs of nominating
any Catholic to the presidency.
Liberals" have not said much
about this form Of discrimina-
ton, though the hero of the
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Life in the u. S.
| Life in the u. S.
Ham and Eggs
|Appeoses Thug
Bent on Theft
BY the Assoeio.ed Pres,

PHOENIX, Ariz.. Jan. 81
Mrs. Harry Deciovich was having
a peaceful slumber in her living
quarters behind the cafe she
operates.
! An intruder barged in during
the night, apparently with burg
larry motives.
The noise aroused Mrs. Decio-
vich. who found the culprit be-
hind the counter. He said he
was hungry and would settle for
some ham and eggs.
She served his breakfast and
he departed with a thank you"
and no loot.
Mrs. Deciovich told sheriff S
deputies the man said he pre-
ferred food to money.
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eonstontine Brown
Looks Like q Biz Conference
Molotov Tolks to Diplomats in Berlin, but Aim
TO Soften the British and French at Home
Constantine Brown

Reports from the Berlin con-
ference do not indicate any ex-
pectation that it will fold UP
soon. The consensus in Amer
lean quarters, at least, is that
the more abusive and contro-
versial Comrade Molotov be-
comes the longer the @parleys
will last. And here is the rea-
soning. for what 1t is worth:
The Soviet foreign minister's
main effort Is to soften" the
French and British. It Is true
that Messrs. Bidault and Eden
have shown themselves as de-
termined to permit nothing to
interfere with allied unity. The
French foreign minister was
given the honor Of making
the opening speech, which was.
from the Western point of
view, flawless. The Muscovites
know. however, as well as we
do that the cabinets of these
two friends of ours are shaky
the French more so than
the British.
Molotov knows that the
longer he harps on the bene-
Ats to peace and human happi-
ness derived from the inclu-
sion Of China in the present
parleys the more effective his
stand will be in Britain-both
in Parliament and with the
British public. He knows that
the fears he expresses over the
aggreSsiveness Of a unified and
rearmed Germs any will be
heard more effectively by the
French masses and the Ma
tional Assembly than by the
French delegation. The ghost
writer's of his Monday after
noon speech must have lifted
whole paragraphs from the
French nom Communist ma
tionalist press.
Our delegation believes that
Molotov's placing the recogni-
ton Of Communist China by
the United States and her in
clusion in the United Nations
as the number one problem on
the agenda was directed not at
the allied delegates but at the
British public. The British
press. important British busi-
ness organizations-many of
them as conservative as our
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to serve a misleading impress
sion. He said:
Almost 1900 people who
were security risks are no
longer using your tax money.
I am here to tell you we are
not hiring any new ones.
Somehow, / do not feel too
amiably inclined toward people
who make treason a preoc-
cupation."
1t is not hard to see what
impression was left with Mr..
Summerf1eld's audience. What
is hard to believe is that all
this is pure accident and that
the Postmaster General and
his speech writers-he has a
large and efficient press Sec
tion-made an innocent mis-.
take.
Besides, it is understood here
that speeches by cabinet
members must be cleared AZ
the White House. The clear
ance is said to be in the hands
Of Undersecretary of Com
merce Walter Williams, an
other expert in public rela-
tions. who is bright, vigorous
and knowing.
1t is hardly possible that Nj
Williams and MIR. SummerfielC
don't know all about the eff
forts made by reporters to get
the real facts about security
flrings and the story of how
Attorney General Brownell, to
whom the President referred
them, finally was forced out of
his shell but still refused to
give a breakdown on the fig
ures. The Civil Service Com
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Victim MeIts

NEW BEDFORD. Mass, (E9.
-Patrolman Samuel Baty, jr..
was sure there had been foul
play when he found woman's
dress, hat and handbag on a
beach.
Fellow police hurried to the
spot and as they searched for
the victim they were informed
the clothes had adorned a snow
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friend of Senator Mccarthy.
Senator Monroney also pointed
out that Senator McCarthy's
wires demanding time from
the radio networks were filed
with the FEC. and the net
works knew that.
That grovelling by the radio
networks was terribly disillu-
sioning. So was the spectacle
in the Senate this week, with
only the Oklahoma Senator
rising up to challenge the APP
pointment of Mr.. Lee, an
auditor with no experience
whatever in radio. and an ex-
FB1 agent. Senator Mccarthy
seems to have spread fear
among his colleagues, as in
radio and television.
Anyhow we can be proud of
Mike Monroney.