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Evening star., 1954-10-19
jones P MitcheN-
Government and the Worker
Secretary Of Labor Says Nations Working People
Are Doing Well Under Eisenhower Administration

formerly unemployed got jobs:
and over half a million people
who were employed left their
Jobs and the labor force and
were not looking for work, in
order to go back to school, to
become housewives, to retire,
or for some other reason. At
the same time that all this was
taking place. less than q mil
lion people lost their jobs; and
during this same time halt a
million people who had not
been previously looking for
work actively entered the la
Dor market-some of them for
the first time and others anew.
The net result Of this move
ment was a 100000 reduction
in total unemployment from
August to September.
During September about
half the unemployed were
newcomers to the jobless
ranks. About S00,000---or one
quarter Of the total une1n-
ployed- had been out of work
Is weeks or longer. We do not
minimize the problem Of these
100000 persons. Theirs is not
q new problemt and the Eisen-
hover administration is doing
all 1t can to help them.
Now, in considering the posi-
tion Of American labor it Isl
gratifying to note the growth
of union membership during
recent years. Since 1947 when
the Labor Management Rela-
tions Act was passed. union
membership has increased an
estimated Is million. IN the
past two years there has been
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hard it is to find traces
Of Senator McCarthy's major
supporter last spring, Senator
Everett Dirksen.
Senator Dirksen is chairman
Of the G. o. P. Senate CAM
paign committee and probably
is very busy. But he is keep
ing out Of the limelight where
his pro Mccarthy activities
could now be used to hurt his
candidates. A good guess is
that the candidates planned it
that way.
Democrats freely copcede
that the mess in Washington"
and the charge of softness
toward communism hurt them
two years ago. They are not
afraid of them now.
A Democratic effort to make
foreign policy an issue has
fallen fiat SO far. The Presi-
dent has also taken some steps
to insure there will be no flare
ups which would revive it.
Chang Kai-shek. who was
formally unleashed to harry
the Chinese mainland in the
first Eisenhower state-of-the-
Union essage, has been
leashed again. Walter Robert
son, Assistant Secretary of
State for Far Eastern Affairs,
flew all the way to FormoSa to
see Chang for one day.
Correspondents in Formosa
report that Mr.. Robertson told
Chang to discontinue his "lit-
Evening star., 1954-10-19
Gonstontine Brown
Big Four Meeting Being Planned
French and Germans lnsistent on New Conference;
u S. Remains Leery Of Soviet Peace Offensive

majority Of politicians and the
masses who have lived for the
last six years In terror Of an
other world war. this time with
the Soyiets ara demanding
loudly that q conference be
held at once to put an end to
this nightmare. The Euro
pears refuse to face realities
and prefer to believe that trade
behind the Iron Curtain will
change the present "near-war"
status Of the world to one Of
"sure-peace.
Premier Mendes- France, who
intends to visit Washington in
November after ratification Of
the London agreement, is en-
Enthusiastically in favor of a Big
Four meeting. He is expected
to hold up prospects for such
q conference as bait to win
Assembly approval Of the pro-
visions for rearming Germany.
Despite the large vote of con-
fidence he received last week.
the premier realizes that the
London terms may be severely
buffeted in the Chamber un-
less they are represented as
paving the way for bigger
things. such as the end of the
cold war through q Big Four
conference.
Prime Minister Churchill has
insisted since December, 1852,
on a Big Four meeting. He
was turned down repeatedly
by President Eisenhower. who
is not opposed to the principle
OF such q meeting but wants
tangible proof that Moscow is
not using its peace dove as q
decoy for a trap.
So far the American Gov
ernment has not been able to
detect any evidence that Pre-
nlier Malenkov and his asso-
ciates have changed any OF
the basic aims Of the Soviet
imperialistic policy.
Unfortunately our m jor
European allies do not see eye
to eye with us in evaluation Of
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Doris Fieeson-

BOSTON. Mass.-This is a
pocketbook election.
The emotional issues which
swept Dwight D. Eisenhower
into the White House have
receded far into the back
ground If they have not al
together vanished.
The traveller finds the story
much the same in New Eng
land as in the Mountain
States, the Northwest. Cali
fornia and the Midwest.
The American people may
not be proud of the truce in
Korea but they have apparent
ly thrust that unpopular war
into the back of their minds.
They seem to have similarly
cut their losses in Indo-C China.
Joseph r. Mccarthy is an
other dead duck. BY tacit con-
sent the candidates don't
mention the Senator who
evoked a Nationwide epidemic
OF political cowardice in 1852.
His admirers are still making a
noise in some places, such as
New Jersey, but are probably
benefiting the men they attack.
When this conflict re-
emerges it will take the form
of an effort by the Republi-
can right wing to control the
national committee and the
national convention machinery.
One OF the interesting aspects
OF the campaign to a Wash
ington correspondent is how
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Life in the U. S.
Immigrant Boy
Saves Woman
From Flames
BY the Assoeiofed Press

WEST ORANGE, N. j., Oct.
19.-An 18-year-old immigrant
boy was a hero today in the eyes
of a 61-year-old crippled woman
he saved from serious injury
after her clothing caught fire.
Roald Eggleston, who came to
this country from Norway two
months ago and is unable to
speak English, was alone in his
parents apartment yesterday
when he heard screams from the
apartment below.
Running downstairs, Roald
found Mrs. Ruth Davis with her
clothing ablaze. He beat out the
flames and dragged the woman.
who gets around on crutches, to
a telephone so she could sum-
mon aid in the language he has
not yet learned.
Mrs. Davis told police her
clothing caught fire from q
kitchen range as she was pre-
pairing lunch.
Evening star., 1954-10-19
Dovid LoMence-
Truman Claims Controdicted
Former Presidents Speech Called Best Argumer
i For Election of Republican House and Senate

self appointed Republican
spokesman has so confused
our friends and allies as To ei1-
danger the friendly co-opera-
taon we need to keep the free
nations of the world together
and free"
But who directs diplomatic
negotiations? This is an ex-
ecutive function under the
Constitution. Mr.. Truman
plainly is banging away at
the Secretary of State. John
Foster Dulles. It is difficult
to see how the election Of q
Democratic Congress is to give
the Democratic Party control
of the diplomacy Of the De-
partment of State.
Mr.. Truman revives the old
bogey about "iSolationistS who
would turn their backs on the
United Nations and 60 1t
alone" The former President
evidently hasn't read the re-
cent dispatches. or he would
discover that various Euro
pean nations. particularly
France. have been veering
toward the idea of going It
alone" but the United States
has been standing firm for
cooperation and European
unity. Mr.. Truman cannot
name a single Republican who
has dissented from the diplo-
macy of Mr.. Dulles in Europe.
But there are plenty of Demo-
Gratis who have been throw
ing brickbats at it.
AS for the constitutional
amendment which Mr.. Tru-
man says Republicans have
proposed in order ito cripple
the ability of the President of
the United States to conduct
foreign affairs" the former
Chief Executive seems to have
overlooked the fact that Sena-
tor Walter George Of Georgia,
Democrat, who is to be chair
man of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee If the
Democrats win control, Is the
author of q constitutional
amendment which nearly
passed the Senate and which
was supported by many Re-
publicans as q substitute for
the Bricker amendment.
Mr.. Truman speaks of the
split in the Republican Party
and seeks to give the impress
sion. Of course, that the Demo-
cratic Party is a cohesive
group. He omits to mention
that a coalition of Democrats
and Republicans ruled Con-
gress when he was President
and that on many basic issues,
Evening star., 1954-10-19

held steady. however. There
fore, the average earnings for
the past two years will buy
more today than earnings in
the years 1s47 through 1949
would at the prices we had
to pay then.
With all of this, what about
employm ent? The Federal
Government-President Eisen-
hover and his administration
lis anxious to reduce unenn-
ployment to the lowest level.
Our aim is maximum employ
ment. and we are taking all
possible steps to achieve it.
More than SO million men and
women are gai1fully employed.
Our unemployment of just
over 3 million mus be viewed
in the context of q total ci-
william labor force of over 65
million. I believe that in our
natural concern, over the well
fare Of the individual worker
this employment side of the
picture has received too little
attention.
Employment In construction
trades and services has been
at record levels during the past
year. Employment In manu-
featuring and related indus
tries such as transportation
and coal mining has dropped.
rejecting the decline in defense
work.
Most Of the 8 million unem-
ployed are on their way to other
jobs or out of the labor force.
For example. from August to
September of this year / mill
lion men and women who were
Evening star., 1954-10-19

the Soviet moves. They accept
the new Kremlin tactics as
actual changes In policy.
France. which considers even-
tual acceptance of the Lon /,
don agreements as q great
concession" to the United
States, insists on quid pro
quo In the form Of q confer.
ence with the Krernlin lead
ers to settle "all outstanding
matters which have led here
tofore to dangerous misunder.
standings"
British and French diplo-
mats and political leaders
maintain that American In
sistence on tangible proof
shows diplomatic immatu-
rity." They say that in inter-
national affairs no such atti-
tude is permissible and we
must take the Soviet advances
at face value. And to empha-
size their beliefs, they declare
that the U.S.S.R. has not been
guilty recently Of anything
that might be interpreted as
o hostile act.
London and Paris regard
the French surrender in Indo-
China, engineered by Foreign
Minister Molotov. as proof Of
Russia's peaceful endeavors.
The White House and State
Department are reluctant to
accept the European thesis
but it is unlikely that we shall
be able to ignore the demands
for an early powwow with
the men from the Kremlin.
Sources close to the White
House say that Gen. Eisen-
hover will not yield yet on
Mr.. Churchill's demand to
meet with Malenkov. But
there is every indication that
soon after the London agree
mentS are ratified q CONFER
ence Of. Big -Four foreign sec
retaries win be held under the
guise Of resuming the Berlin
parley which Molotov torpe-
doed last January.
Evening star., 1954-10-19

sist Of talks on various aspects
of community organizations for
the hard Of hearing.
DR.. Herschel Nisonger. ma
tional president of the society.
will open the conference in the
auditorium Of the Health and
Welfare Department.
Evening star., 1954-10-19
Lost: One Daddy

CHICAGO (R).-This letter.
addressed to Police Headquar-
ters, Lost and Found Depart
ment. Chicago" was received
yesterday:
Dear officer: I, am writing
you about my daddy. He is
somewhere in Chicago and I
wonder If you all could locate
him. I have never seen him to
know him. Could you broadcast
for me? His name is Lee Per-
kins. He is about six feet tall.
slim build. He is from Vicks-
burg. Miss. If you find him my
name Is Mary Ann Perkins. I
am IL years old. I thank you all
very much, Lost and Found De-
partment."
The Missing Persons Bureau
said it would try to find Mary's
father. The girl gave an address
in st. Louis.
Evening star., 1954-10-19
an increase Of over half a

an increase Of over half a
million.
In the Labor Department.
we take very seriously our
mandate from Congress to
promote, develop and foster
the welfare of the wage earn
ers of the United States. To
us this means all the wage
earners-organized and unor-
ganized.
It means that we are as
much interested In the well
fare of the farmland in Ar
kansas as we are in the wei
fare of the steel worker in
Pennsylvaflia or the automo-
bile worker in Michigan.
Actually, our biggest job is
jobs. Last year the 100 en-
ployment Offices helped to
place some l6 million men
and women In jobs. Nearly
Is million veterans have been
placed in non-farm jobs since
the enactment Of the Service
mems Readjustment Act in
1914.
Training for jobs is another
important function and we
work with both labor and
management in promoting the
training of workers for highly
skilled jobs.
Safety in the job is q major
concern Of ours too. A few
months ago prohibited boys
and girls from operating IA
different types of power-driven
machinery because it was too
hazardous. Then in South
Carolina recently there was a
79 per cent reduction in Job
injuries six months after a
Department of Labor safety
program was put into effect.
Working conditions on the
job is another area where we
are most active. Every day
all over the country our Of
fees vigorously enforce the
wage and hour laws, making
sure that the rights of work.
ers are preserved. Here are
just a few examples: A short
while ago we got more than
$4,000 in back wages for the
employees Of q New Jersey fac
tory: we got almost $4,000 for
q truck driver in New Orleans
and $4,000 for % employees of
a Kansas Oil well company.
These men and women had
not been paid properly ac-
cording to the Federal mini
mum wage law. These are
just a few examples. Hun
dreds Of similar cases are ham
died by our Offices in WASH
ington and in the field.
And We collect facts and
information about jobs. The
cost-of-living index is writ
ten in the Department of
Labor. It tells you whether
the cost Of living is going UP
or down, or--as at the moment
standing still. More than 8
million pay checks In this
country 60 up or down with
its fluctuations.
The Department Of Labor Is
trying hard to improve these
services, to tighten our en-
forcement measures for the
benefit Of the workers, to make
the Nations factories safer, to
generally promote the welfare
or the wa1e eaYnerS
Evening star., 1954-10-19
jones P. MITCHELL

fThis is the ninth in a series
OF articles by top executives
In the Eisenhower adntinistrd-
tion, designed as midterm
reports to the American people
on the Administrators Gc-
complishments and plans. The
Stars use OF the article is
made possible By the courtesy of
the NeW York Herald Tribune.J
The working men and
women of America are doing
well under the administration
Of President Eisenhower and I
would like to give you some
facts and figures to prove it.
Factory workers in the
United States-the men and
women on the production
lines-have made an average
Of $40 a week during the past
two years. Last September,
average weekly earnings
reached $71.36, 80 cents higher
than in August and the highest
level ever reached during
September. higher even than
during the boom years of
World War II.
Take-home pay has also
reached q new high. The
money that you and I take
from the pay envelope after
deductions have been made
has averaged $66 a week in
eacn month Of 1853 and 1854.
It was $66.78 in September.
But even this is not the full
story of our progress. If prices
had been rising rapidly, the
figures ! have mentioned would
have no meaning. Prices have
Evening star., 1954-10-19
81 Injured in Collision
Of Trains in 81. Louis
by The A.soeioisd Press

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 19.-Thirty-
seven persons were injured yes
terday. none seriously in the
collision Of q crack Wabasl,
passenger train and a work
train, both moving at slow
speeds, on the st. Louis ap-
proacl1 to a Mississippi river
bridge.
The Wabash train, the Cam
nonball en- route to st. Louis
from Detroit, was pulling seven
cars but none were derailed.
Herman Coeppe, Sc, of De-
catur, Ill. the Wabash engineer,
was treated for minor injuries.
Evening star., 1954-10-19
Illinois Society Dance

The Illinois State Society will
hold its annual Halloween dance
at 10 pm. Saturday at the
Shoreham Hotel. Before the
dance, President Richard c.
Darnell has announced, mem-
bers will be offered free profes-
sional dance instruction.
Evening star., 1954-10-19
Fish Story

OMAHA, Neb. (P. - DR..
Thomas r, Niven, pastor Of
Omaha First Presbyterian
Church told this fish story yes
terday.
Recently. he and Ned B. East
lack of Omaha, went muSkie
fishing in Ontario Province,
Canada. There, DR.. Niven
hooked a 21-pound muskie, but
lost him when the fish broke the
line. J
You want to know how DR..
Niven knows the exact weight
when he lost the fight with the
fish.
Well, DR.. Niven said he came
home. Mr.. Eastlack stayed at
the lake. Later, via air express
collect came a package from Mr..
Eastlack to the Niven home. In
it was a 21-pound muskie. Still
hooked In the mouth Of the fish
was DR.. Niven's lure.
Evening star., 1954-10-19
Rings on Her Toes

LOS ANGELES (R. A
worker in a plant which coats
baby shoes with bronze yes
terday found a $1,000 skiiarnond
ring In one Of a pair Of shoes
sent from Everett, Mass.
K. B. Denney. owner Of the
company, said he would send
it back to the person who
mailed the shoes, Mrs. Car
mela Frongillo. If she can
identify it.
He said he had it evaluated
Evening star., 1954-10-19
Meunest Thief

LOUISVILLE, Ky. B.-
Somebody walked off with the
Thanksgiving and Christmas
dinners - ordered early - for
232 pupils of Kerrick Flemen-
tary School during the week
end.
The thieves took two cases
of boneless turkey, chicken,
ham, cheese, butter and half a
case of soda StrawS.
Evening star., 1954-10-19

after an employe discovered
IL -. -.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Greyhound Cuts
Fares to Points
In Pennsylvania

Greyhound Lines has put into
effect a schedule of special,
reduced round-trip fares, accord
ing to j. E. Donohue, vice presi-
dent Of Pennsylvania Greyhound
Lines. The excursion fares, which
will allow the passenger to travel
on any schedule and return at
any time within 80 days, will
offer the passenger from Wash
ington to Pittsburgh a saving of
about 10 per cent over the pres
ent fare. Other reduced fares
from Washington will be to Ty-
rome, Altoona, Johnstown and
Greensburg.
The Pennsylvania Greyhound
Lines to Pittsburgh offers express
service over the Pennsylvania
Turnpike.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Hotteros Ferry Plans
3 Round Trips Daily
HATTERAS, N. C.

AS compared to one round trip
at present, three round trips
daily are planned for the Hat
teraS-Ocracoke ferry and bus
line beginning June l and con-
tinuing until Labor Day.
Connecting with the bus at the
south side of Hatteras Inlet will
be Capt. Frazier Peele's CONNER
cial ferry, the Hatteras Inlet.
which is scheduled to leave Hat
teras at 8 am, 1915 pm. and
4:30 pm. Departure time for
the bus from Ocracoke village
will be z am, 1880 am. and
$3.50 pm, it was announced re-
Gently.
Evening star., 1954-05-02

Haven't you always promised
yourself the fun of a carefree vaca-
ton in the scenic west? ? Haven'tyou
always wanted to treat yourself
and your family to the luxury of
take-it-easy trip by train? Then
this is the year for you to see Yel-
lowStone via Northern Pacific.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
River Boats Make Sightseeing
Convenient in the DeIIs Area

stops. They are outstanding
scenic thrills of the Dells, and
can be missed by taking one of
the few boats which just go up
river without permitting land
ings. The Lower Dells boat trips
present the beautiful islands
known as Sugar Bowl, Ink Stand,
and Lone Rock.
The odd rock formations and
exposed strata bordering both
sides of the river provide a
ready-made field day for pho
Biography enthusiasts.
The fleet of river boats and
motor launches make viewing
the scenery convenient. Over
head, the green of lofty pines and
brilliant blue sky offer contrast
to the myriad coloring of ancient
stone gargoyles.
In the heart of the Dells area,
nestled on the river bank, is
Wisconsin DellS, which has many
fine resorts. hotels, cottages and
eating spots. Close by is a viii
lage of the native Winnebago
Indians, living in native wig
vans, weaving baskets and
making a variety of handicraft
while visitors watch.
The WinnebagoS and Indians
from a dozen other tribes hold
their ceremonial dances each
night from June 26 to Septem-
ber 6. in the astounding Stano
Rock Amphitheater. This is a
natural gorge, which has been
used for hundreds of years as the
council ground for the Winnie
bago nation. It forms a natural
amphitheater' whose acoustics
are so excellent that an audience
Of 2.100 persons can hear the
faintest whisper.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Plays Trace Mankind
YORK.

Plays telling the story of man
kind from the creation of the
world to the Last Judgement,
performed from 1850 to 1872 by
the medieval guilds, will revived
this year in the ruins of st.
Mary's Abbey at York, England.
The plays are part of the
York Festival, which begins June
Is and continues through July
4.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
WISCONSIN DEILS. WIS.

WISCONSIN DELL.S, WIS.
How would you like to cruise
on a swift flowing river which
has cut it's own course through
solid rock?
VacationerS to the Wisconsin
Dells soon will be plying this Pc
culiar stretch of the Wisconsin
River. known as the Upper and
Lower Dells.
While practically all boat
schedules include leisurely shore
trips at Stand Rock, Witches
Gulch and Coldwater Canyon, be
sure to take a boat making these
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Atlantic City Hotel
Builds Two New Pools
ATLANTIC CITY. N. j

A new Olympic-size outdoor
swimming pool overlooking the
Boardwalk and beach and a new
tropical indoor pool will be
opened to Traymore Hotel guests
July /.
The two new pools are being
constructed as part of a 81 mil
lion renovation and refurbishing
program now in progress at the
famous boardwalk hostelry.
The outdoor pool is being
built at a raised level, Is feet
above the boardwalk.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Flower Auction Is Held Daily

carnations hold the spotlight in
June.
Aalsmeer lies about IL miles
southeast of Amsterdam. A num-
Der of small islands linked by
bridges across typical Dutch
canals. Growers cottages and
acres of hothouses cover most
of the area. Flowers, still fresh
with dew after each auction, are
prepared daily for shipment by
air in special packing.
Evening star., 1954-05-02

tethered to his front stoop. While
the fights are not advertised as
tourist attractions. it's easy to
learn when they're scheduled.
Cockflghting is illegal within
Manila and its suburbs, but with
in the law in other cities and
provinces in the Philippines.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
AALSMEER

Every morning except Sunday,
at Aalsmeer in Holland, the
worlds largest flower auction
comes to life. Buyers sit in a
kind of grandstand behind small
desks equipped with electric push
buttons which register bids by
clock hand moving around a
numbered dial.
Flowers vary according to sea-
son. Tulips predominant during
the spring months. Cut roses and
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Cockfiqhts Continue
MANTIA.

MANILA.
Cockfghting is still part of
the national scene in the Philip
pines. s 9f9F'
Almost every farmer keeps a
pair of the handsome birds
Evening star., 1954-05-02
f2H S1.!es.se CAMPS 9|

CAMP Jo-AL-co SiSins S.M s,mDsS,ts Ga%S !.
Stratford. N. H. Girls 10 to n. Specialized
training in all phases of horsemanship.
Each girl has her own mount for summer.
Swimming, boating, tennis, badminton,
archery. riding trips For Booklet---Write
Mrs. Cora p. Snow. 1875 Randolph Ave-.
Milton. Mass.