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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-10-20
CONGRESSMAN John A. B|atnik Briefs
Veterans Post On Trieste Settlement
Minnesota Solon Halls October Pact
AS Great Step Toward Winning The Peace

Chisholm, Minn - United States Congressman John
A. Blatnik Democrat hailed the recent accord reached
by Italy and Yugoslava the nineyear old highly
roversal Trieste issue the most heartening and sgn-
cant step toward winning the peace that has been taken
since the end of World War H. in address before
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-10-20

inflammatory statements, and
to negotiate and resolve the
matter around the conference
table," continued Blatnik.
II had friends in top levels
of both governments who
helped put this across. They
agreed that wars never did
solve any problems, and that
here was a great challenge
and a terrific opportunity
for both countries to demon
strate to the entire world that
international disputes can be
resolved with honor and dig
nifty T. the conference table.
In so doing, both Italy and
Yugoslavia have set the pat
tern for settling other highly
controversial affairs such as
the Israeli-Arab dispute, the
Korean peace, and Indo-
China"
Saw General Gruenther
From italy Blatnik was
flown by military plane to
NATO Headquarters near
Paris for a two hour final
conference with able General
A fred Gruenther, NATO
Commander.
T h e General personally
co m M n d c d Congressman
Blatnik for his part in initi-
ating the Trieste negotiations,
and also urged that the Con-
gres IAN report in person the
II details to President Eisen-
hover. This was done in an
hours personal conference
last Armistice Day, Novem-
ber 18th. BY interesting CO.
incidence this conference was
held just before the President
was leaving to lay the Mem
orial Wreath at the Tomb Of
the Unknown Soldier.
Briefs Ike On Danger
Blatnik frankly told the
President that he was "shock-
ed' at the : excusably stupid
manner in which the arbitra-
ry October 9Th, 1858, declara-
tior- was handled by the Uni
ted States and England with
out previous consultations
with either the Italian or Yu-
goslav governments. "This
was bad enough" said Blat-
mix, "but incredible is the fact
that the small clique in the
State Department, which al
most blundered Italy and Yu-
goslavia into a shooting war
did not even consult with our
top United States civilian and
military experts who were
most familiar with the whole
problem for many years..
Blatnik named able, exper-
fenced men such as Cavendish
Cannon, former U. S. Ambas.
sador to Yugoslavia, now u
S. Ambassador to Greece
George Allen, former Ambas.
sador to Yugoslavia; U. S
General Harmony, who head.
ed our Military Mission tc
Italy and later to Yugoslavia
General John Edleman, for.
mer U. S. Commandant OF
Trieste and at that time ir
charge of the U. S. European
Military Aid program; U. S
General Bernie McFadden
then in command of U. S
troops occupying Trieste.
Not only were none OF
these men consulted in ad.
vance, but not even Genera,
Alfre d Gruenther, NATC
Chief, responsible fc;' the de-
fense and security Of the en-
tire free Europe, was consult.
ed in advance. All of these
men were deeply worried by
the repercussions brought a.
bout by the ill-advised arbi.
trary Anglo-American pro-
nouncement.
President Was Shocked
Blatnik told the President
however, that in the final ana.
lysis he laid full responsible
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-10-20

National Conference On Citizenship
Filled With Thought.Provoking Talks
Croatian Fraternal Union Is Largest
Such Society Represented At COnclave
BY Thomas r. Balaban, CFU Legal Counsellor
Pittsburgh, Pa. - Once again it pleasure to
represent the Croatan Fraterna Union of America the
National Conference Citizenship held in Washington D.
c., through September 1917, 1854.
This the Ninth National Conference on Citizenship
and in keeping with the past conferences filled with
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-10-20

his home town Chisholm Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars Post
1910.
Instead Of shooting it out
they have talked it out, "
said Blatnik, land have thus
demonstrated to the world
that an emotionally super
charged international dispute
can be resolved around the
conference table with dignity
and honor for all parties con-
cerned."
Embassy Was Helpless
Blatnik, with his assistant,
L. j. Andolsek, was in Europe
a year ago this month when
the Anglo-American October
Sth, 1858 declaration brought
about the near-shooting crisis
between Italy and Yugoslavia,
with both countries massing
troops and tanks along the
Trieste frontier, while lead
ers of both countries were
making more and more in
flamr otory public pronounce
ments.
1.-THE situation was highly
dangerous" said B a t n k.
"One nervous trigger-happy
shot in the dark could have
spanked another European
War"
With no U. S. Ambassador
in Belgrade, the U. S. Embas-
sy was helpless. Following
lengthy consultations with U.
S. military and State Depart
ment representatives in Italy,
Blatnik and Andolsek entered
Yugoslavia by car by crossing
both Italian and Yugoslav
militarized frontiers, after be-
ing told that it was impossi-
BILE to get through.
Blatnik was the first Ame-
rican official to confer with
Marshal Tito and Yugoslav
Vice-Premier Edward Kardelj
during those heated and tense
weeks.
Yugoslav Leader Frank
Marshal Tito spoke quite
freely and very frankly.
He looked grim and deter
mined as he said that just as
he refused to allow Stains
Russia to push around a little
country such as Yugoslavia
and dominate her politically
and economiclly, so would he
defend the national sovereign.
ty and integrity of Yugosla.
via against any arbitrary, un.
lateral action by any other
large nation, including the
United States and Great Bri.
tain.
Furthermore, he would
protect Yugoslavia's interests
in the Trieste territory by
force, if necessary, and that
the Yugoslav people expected
that Of him.
Blatnik was convinced thai
Tito meant what he said, fol-
Blatnik had already spent {
week travelling through rura
Slovenia and Croatia, talking
with ro'atives, friends ano
peasants, and five days ir
Belgrade, and found the peo
pie felt the same way.
Equally frank was Tito
when he said he was willing
however, to enter into negoti
ations with Italy at once, an(
unlike Russian conference
tactics, with no limitations a:
to procedural questions, the
agenda, or as to what othel
Allied powers are to be rep
resented.
Friends Agree To Help
With the Yugoslavs agree
ing to negotiate the issue
Blatnik returned 70 Italy ant
got a similar agreement from
Count Fozzi, Italy's able Per
manent Under-Secretary o1
the Foreign Ministry, who
had been handling the Trieste
affair from the very begin
ming, under the late Premier
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-10-20

Top Panel Discussions
The second general session
consisted of a luncheon at
which the keynote address by
the Honorable Justin Miller
was given. In this address,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-22
Listen Americans!
BY GEORGE 8. BENSON
President Of Harding College

Our mail has been unusually heavy a result of the
series of columns Herbert Phbrick who served nine
FB counterspy deep within the U. s. Commu-
mist underground The recurring question in these letters
has been: What do? young mother and homemaker
the Pacific Coast asks the question then it. She
writes:
My circle Of friends in the 80 to 40 age group busy
establishing themselves in their jobs buying homes rearing
their children and trying to keep halfway informed Com
munism is not word to have sort of
idea of what Communism is but could not possibly put that
idea into words Heretofore have all felt that long
Communists and didn't associate with any, that
was all that necessary.
1--WE guilty of more than apathy-we have down
right reluctance to believe that the Communists serious
threat and that they could gain any substantial foot
hold in country And when limiting that all might
not be we'll the inevitable question: Well after ALL
what can do|
Here is the came up with:
q. Make my way to the public library and get Of
the only books that know Of either Led Three Lives
(erbert Philbrck) Witness (Whttaker Chambers) and
start reading.
90 Order copies of your Letter which l am doing
and give them my friends to read in attempt
get them interested in doing what they do.
50 Ask you for a list of books Communism mentioned
in Herbert Phlbricks comment and after getting the list
give copies of it to my friends
a Not believe everything see in print, with thought
to the author, as to my common sense
5 Try to get friends to prevail their friends
to embark a Selt-educatlOn program.
One person, inspired with love of freedom and moved
into action by understanding of COmmnsms terrible
threat against it. go far Herbert Philbrck the
freedom still losing the forces of slavery
Will enough of awaken of apathy in tme Letters like
the above strengthen my belief that we will.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-22

House Interstate and Foreign Com
merce committee for further study.
This would mean it would be i'm
possible to change it to the salts
faction of a majority in the House
before the end Of the current ses-
sion Of Congress. This recommittal
motion was passed, 238 to 1874.
voted against tin effect, voted
for the bill itself.
The extreme left-wing members
Of the House were against the bill
because it was not radical enough.
The right-wingers were against it
because it was too radical Here
was proof that it was one Of the
middle-of-the-road proposals which
the President had promised over
and over in his campaign.
| thought it was desirable legis-
lation. 1t encouraged people to help
themselves through private insur-
ance plans. Many doctors thought
it was an opening wedge to social
lied medicine, but because Of its
voluntary features | don't think
their fears were justified.
!
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-22
THURSDAY, JULY %, 1854
Along The Potomac
With Your Congressman
Dewitt S. HYDE

The defeat last week Of the
Presidents health reinsurance pro-
gram was his fourth setback in the
present Congress. In spite of his
great personal popularity, Mr..
Eisenhower failed to carry into Of
flee with him enough members of
Congress to give him 100 percent
support.
Eighteen-year-old voting, amend
ments to the Taft Hartley law and
statehood for Hawaii were three
other Eisenhower proposals which
were turned down. On all the other
major points in his legislative pro-
gram he has been victorious.
The health reinsurance proposal
recognized the problem that many
Americans are unable to obtain
low-cost health insurance because
they are abnormal risks for one
reason or another. Farmers, fol
instance, are not easily formed in
to insured groups so they can't get
the same coverage that groups OF
factory or office workers can.
The President proposed to estab-
fish a $25-million federal fund tc
cover part Of the abnormal risk,
private and non-profit companies
would take in experimenting witt
expansion of their health insurance
programs. The companies would
pay premiums themselves for this
reinsurance privilege, and eventual
ly the $25 million would be re
turned to the federal treasury.
Participation was to be volun
tary. There was to be no magic
whereby the taxpayers would be
gin paying each others medica
bills. Those bills are running near,
ly $40 billion year, and only about
II percent Of them are covered by
insurance.
AS the debate on the President.
plan came to close, a motion wa!
offered to send the bill back to the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-22

possible. But it Just fails to do so.
There is a disposition-and a very
dangerous disposition-to say, ooh,
WELL what the hell?" instead of
jumping up ON their hind legs and
demanding that this kind Of bust
ness stop wholly and Immediately.
This is the disposition that makes
it impossible to balance the budget
and restore national solvency.
Probably, if Mr. Yorty had been
renominated for the House instead
Of running for the Senate, he would
have been elected without trouble,
because his district is so over
whelmingly Democratic. As a State
wide candidate. this shocking abuse
may trip him up.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-22

Concerning Mr.. James Roosevelt,
there is no intention here to 90
into the revolving details of his
private life except to say that they
are so unsavory as to make it al
most incredible that such a man
could be elected to any public Of
flee. Yet so heavily Democratic is
his district and so insensitive the
voters that the odds are he will be.
This is not quite all Of the Cali
folnia story. In the Sixth district,
Mr.. Robert L. Condor has been
renominated by the Democrats for
the House. Mr.. Condor seems to
have had creditable war record
and to have served without dis
credit in the House since 1852. But
the Atomic Energy Commission did
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-22

On my calendar for this week:
Saturday, of course, is our Republi-
can State Convention in Baltimore.
Next Tuesday | will be a guest and
speaker at a dinner observing the
first anniversary Of the New Mar
ket plan of farm defense. 1t is
sponsored by the Farm Emergency
Civil Defense Committee of the
New Market (Maryland) Grange
in Frederick County.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-22

Well, the thing that happened to
Congressman Worthy was an Tex
posue" Of the fact that for cam
paign purposes he had franked out
at Government expense approXi-
mately 100000 copies of a speech
he made in the House. This was so
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-22

vastly in excess of all previous
abuse of the franking privilege
that it attracted national attention
and has since been certified as a
record. Mr.. Yorty is the champion
franker Of all time. 1t has been said
that his was not even a very good
speech though the franking cost to
the taxpayers is estimated at $685.
600. To those, like Senator Byrd,
who believe that waste in govern
ment is wicked its title Lets
Build Better America" is highly
ironical.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-22

refuse him access to certain re-
stricted areas when he appeared,
with others, as a member Of a
House committee ON a trip of in
spection. The reason given was that
he was not a good security risk. Mr..
Condor has denied that there is
anything in his record to make
him a bad security risk, but the
Atomic Energy Commission, which
has no tinge of McCmthyism,
would hardly make a charge like
that without some basis.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-22

The interesting thing : that
while Mr. Yorty makes no denial
and slight defense of this I'M
precedentedly costly franking job,
the best political observers Of the
California situation are not at all
sure that this exposure will lose
him many votes. The general feel
ing is that he will not defeat Sena-
tor Kuchel, but not because Of this
extraordinary episode in his politi-
cal career. The idea is that the
voters have become so used to wild
extravaganza in the Government in
the past - years that economy,
debt and taxes are matters that no
longer rouse them to Indignation
or resentment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-22
RHEUMATISM - ARTHRITlS
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-22

Two cars collided hcad-on in
New Jersey. killing seven occu-
pants.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-22

In these days, the standards have
been so lowered as hardly to exist
at all Formerly, unworthy men
could be elected to Congress and
stay there so long as their unwor-
thincss was not discovered. Now,
discovery seems to make little diff
ference Look, for example, at the
great State of California. There is
a Congressman out there who has
had himself nominated i'm the Demo-
cratic primaries for the United
States Senate. His name is Samuel
William Yorty and he has twice
been elected to Congress from the
Twenty-Sixth district, which now
has nominated the notorious Mr..
James Roosevelt, eldest son of the
late President. Mr.. Yorty is out
campaigning against Senator
Thomas H. Kuchel, who was APP
pointed by the then Governor War
rem to fill out the uneXpired term
Of Senator Richard Nixon, now
Vice-President.
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California Democrats

A short while ago a reputation
for integrity, good moral conduct
and patriotism was considered a
basic requisite for any candidate
for even the smallest elective office.
There, Of course, has been immoral
and unworthy men elected to high
public position, but rarely, indeed,
have their immortality and unwor-
thiness been publicly proclaimed
and undenied during their cam
paign.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-22
THE GREAT
GAME OF
POLITICS
By FRANK r. KENT

Copyright by The Baltimore Sun and re
printed in The Republican by permission.
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Evening star., 1954-04-27
The Passing Show
The Passing Show
Rose Moh-re-he-he' Here,
Full Blown on(Big Screen
By Joy cormody

Remember Rose Mah-re-he-he?
all space splendor Of CinemaScope
Capitol No girl of youthful dreams could
recall than MCM has given the wildcat
of Canadian The studio
Evening star., 1954-04-27
Floor Show
Spotlight,
YouLike Singers
Who Remind You
OF Julie?

If your taste in singers runs
to girls who Immediately bring
to mind Julie in "Show Boat"
Nick Gaston's Old New Orleans
has just the one for you The
new Sazerac Room headliner is
Barbara Aschley, who last was
seen here in "Show Boat" at the
Carter Barron Anphitheater.
Washington audiences also have
seen Miss Aschley as Laurie in
"Oklahoma!" and New York has
been singing her praises most
recently for THE Liar"
The cabaret set is not gen.
orally over-cordial toward So
pranos, but Miss Aschley is one
of the novel and welcome kind.
She is a soprano with warmth
instead of brittleness and she
even can growl fetchingly when
the message of a song demands
1t.
A pert brunette, Miss Aschley
has slick and sophisticated sing
ing style. She applies it effec-
lively to a variety Of moods
from haunting old favorites Ike
Love for Sale" and Happiness
Is Just a Thing Called Joe" to
a new ballad like Secret Love-"
She also does handily by a blues
medley somewhere about midway
In the performance.
Miss Aschley'S support at the
Eazerac Room is terpsichorean,
provided by trim and pretty Lar
raine DeBoe. who has added to
her skill since her last appear
ance. Such fixtures as Frank
Coviello's orchestra and Singer
Pianist Les Williams also are on
hand, of course.
X
Horace Heidt's 45-minute re-
vue called 1.-THE American Way"
is. to put it mildly. something
of departure for the, Statler's
Embassy Room. 1t is not the
Weaver Brothers and Elviry, but
it is less sophisticated than the
usual entertainment displayed
here with chorus girls, loud mu-
sic and recitative.
There are some talented
youngsters. though, in the crew
which includes ImpresSionist
Dick Kerr, Dancer Ralph Budd,
Baritone Sigwald and Singer
Lyzabeth Lynch. Young Mr.. Kerr
is the best of the lot. with a
fresh approach to his work
which even this ringsider, who
is cool to impressionlsts. found
highly diverting.
This. the Shoreham Hotel re-
ports, is the final week at the
Blue Room for Alfredo Sadel,
the Venezuelan singer who sets
the feminine contingent af1utter.
=. Carl BriSson mad to cancel
out again on his postponed open
ing at the Carlton Hotels Har-
lequin Room. set for last night.
His pleurisy turned into pneu-
monia.-H. NJ.
Evening star., 1954-04-27
Hollywood Diary:
Greg's Film Set ~@
On Real WhoIer
By SheiIoh Grohom

Bud Lewis Is teaching Maria
English tennis modern tennis,
this is-with his arm around her
waist. Wanda Hendrix and
Jim Stack have all but set the
date of their wedding. Wanda S
mother has everything arranged.
From Greer Carson, in re-
sponse to the question as to what
she most wants in life: It'd wish
that I may always have wide
horizon and narrow hipsl"
Dick Powell has the best fish
ing lake in Southern California,
stocked with bass, trout. etc.
j. Wife June Allyson. inciden-
tally, is planning their trip
around the world, on tramp
steamers.
(Released by NANA.)
Evening star., 1954-04-27

to cast Ann Blyth in the role
but not even she can conceal
the truth that Rose Marie" has
aged.
Rudolph Friml's operetta is a
period piece, and while there is
nothing wrong with period
pieces. this one has the discon-
certing effect of insistent coy
ness There are signs that the
studio tried to work out a COM
promise between the innocence
of 1924 and the weary wisdom
of 1854. It Is not successful in
masking the fact that fashions
In musicals have changed.
AS is the won't of music, which
doesn't have to make sense,
Friml's score stands up better
than the wan little book through
which Nelson Eddy once pursued
Jeanette Macdonald when they
were young. The musical dura-
bility of the operetta is helped
a bit by a slight revision of the
lyrics to bring them up to date.
X
MGM's sentimental heart
shows through dramatically in
more than the extravagant size
of this Rose Marie" Beyond
Miss Blyth, it has cast the film
starrishly with such stalWart
figures as Howard Keel. Fer
nando Lamas, Bert Lahr, and.
If she does not mind being
called stalwart, Marjorie Main.
Moreover. it has found some
handsome lake and mountain
landscape that could not be
beaten as a nostalgia setting for
Rose Marie and Mountie Mike
Malone.
No studio to skimp on a classic
confection is MGM.
When Rose Marie" was writ
ten back in 1924, operetta books
were excuses for moving the
Evening star., 1954-04-27

7O4LX WOJO.
I hope Gregory Peck doesn't
suffer from seaSickness. John
Huston writes me that all of
Greg's scenes in "Moby Dick"
will be shot on a whaling ship
out at sea. Greg has to walk
with a peg leg for two weeks
before the picture starts, so
he'll be used to it.
Mona Freeman has six more
months to go on her 81 Cooper
week contract at RKO, but she
hasn't made a picture in more
than 18 months.
Jack Webb told me that he
didn't know Nhow much his wife
was worth until the judge told
him-$350,000. =. The Elsa
Manchester Charles Laughton
marriage is being held together
mostly by the distance they keep
from each other.
\ y II y
Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh
are practically packed for their
trip to Paris. to celebrate their
third wedding anniversary. Four
teen people are going with them.
Liberace's small-town TV
sponsors are not candlemakers
or dentists-just bankers. .
Sign on a valley grocery-"Vir-
ginia Mayo buys her hams here. Z"
Clark Gable gave Grace Kelly
a bracelet-no special reason.
-. Debra Paget, complete with
broken finger. dries the dishes
for all nine in the family, daily.
:. George Nader's good act
ing in Carnival Story" landed
him a Universal international
contract.
Evening star., 1954-04-27
Sherwood Pupils
To Stuqe Operettd

The Vocal Music Department
OF Sherwood High School will
present Noble Gains operetta,
"Once in a Blue Noon" at 8
pm. on Friday at the school in
Sandy Spring, Md.
The program is under the di-
rection of Mrs. Louise Minter
Odell and includes a cast of
more than 100.
Tickets are available at the
door.