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Confused by Governor

On television recently. Min
nesota's Gov. Freeman, with
out batting an eye, told thou
sands of Americans of average
intelligence. and other Ameri-
cans whose 10. rating is very
high, that there was no sur
plus-food problem when this
administration took over.
Won't someone please tell the
rest of us who fall into neither
of these categories. just what
the situation was at that time.
Some of us recall we have
been told through the press
that taxpayers were footing a
bill of 100000 a day TO keep
surplus food in storage, not to
dispose of it. Reports indicate
that much Of it is still there.
This sum was later increased
to 81 million a day!
1t is difficult to understand
why, with this information In
hand, and when faced with a
scarcity of targets, the Demo-
cratic Party has overlooked
this choice tidbit. Could 1t be
modesty?
Gov. Freeman's accusation
is Of such magnitude. even in
an election year, that / be-
lieve 1t is not asking too much
that VIC be furnished accurate
information in this matter.
Ada NJ. WentI.
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That's Debotinq?

Listening to the TV debate"
between Messrs. Hall and But
Ter, national chairmen of our
major political parties, l was
reminded of an opinion from
the 10th century which holds
equally true today.
According to Montaigne,
I'VE learn to debate only that
we may contradict. And when
everyone contradicts and Is
contradicted. it follows that
the fruit OF the debate is to
suppress and nullify the
truth"
Debate does, OF course, have
an important place in develop
ing agility Of mind. 1t was lots
OF fun in high school and col
lege. Clever phrases and witty
comebacks often we're impor-
tant tools Of the winning team.
But, with all due respect to
these two debaters, 1t was sad
dening TO watch the top lead
ers OF our respective parties
make like two politicians In
dulging In a partisan wrangle.
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Religion in Russia

/ was present when DR..
Eugene Carson Blake spoke at
the First Baptist Church on
his visit to Russia.
He stated that nowhere was
there any animosity toward
the American clergymen in his
party. He also stated that
many people in Russia are de-
voutly religious and are maxi
ing brave and courageous
fight for freedom.
DR.. Blake referred to the
forgiving spirit Of Christ. and
said he hoped that when the
Russian Church leaders come
to the United States, as they
are planning to do. they will
receive the same warm well
come here as the Americans
did over there.
He spoke OF the totalitarian
system and how the religious
people are trying to obey the
laws Of the land in which they
live, as we in America are ODE
dent to the laws Of our coun-
try Thus it would seem Rus
slams are In favor OF being in
subsection to the civil rulers,
as taught by the Apostle Paul
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thing is that on the Holy Week
Of Christendom, on England's
free soil glorified by the
Magma Charta, one Of the most
notorious of the Soviet muir
derers, with the air Of I'm a
jolly good fellow" is actually
given the keys OF a cordial
welcome. He is trailed by
those who naively seek his
autograph, and his pudgy
cheeks are kissed by silly girls.
OF another visitor there as
an emissary of that hellish
system. who came to prepare
the way for the coming of the
others upon whose brows. as
upon his. is the mark of Cain,
it must in fairness be said that
the British press has spoken
unvarnished words Of opprobi-
Gus disgust. What do the un-
counted millions these very
men have conspired to put in
unspeakable slave camps think
Of all this? What do the sup
pressed millions OF the regi-
mented in satellite countries
not able to call their lives
their own think of it-those
who long for some encourage
ing word from the free world
that they are not forgotten?
What must be their bitter
thoughts when they hear that
these monsters who have de-
spoiled them and their coun-
tries are being received as If
they were heads of a respect
able government? Even as
these outlaws mingle with the
British people the Soviet radio
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SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
The SickIed Hammer Versus the Cross
By DIR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain Of the United States Senate

Easter Is the one impreg-
nable citadel of Christianity.
II that heart Of the good news
could be diScredited. goddess.
materialistic paganism would
swarm over the ruins of a
great emancipating faith.
That is why the Cross, with
the triumph of life over death
on its other side, is forever
the symbol of the right that
will never bow or bend to evil.
The Cross is the conquering
sign OF One who refused to
coexist with earthly powers
which denied the fundamental
principles on which He lived
and for which He died.
Christs imperative word to
those who wilfully cruelty the
principles He incarnated was
a call to repent. On the very
week of the cruciflxion there
was no forgiveness offered to
those who had defiled the
temple by making its worship
a selfish racket. Instead there
was a knotted whip In the
hands Of the Galilean and His
angry cry as He drove religious
racketeers from the Holy
Place: MY father fashioned
this as a house Of prayer. You
have made it a den Of thieves"
Nothing needs to be said in
this year of our Lord, 1856,
with greater emphasis than
this: When gross and fragrant
wrong is involved there is no
gateway to forgiveness except
repentance, An old hymn has
a line which goes to the heart
Of this vital matter, With a
sorrow for sin let repentance
begin" The Gross forever
stands for moral sanctions
that govern the relations be-
tween man and man and be-
tween man and God. That
Cross passes sentence in this
awful day on the Hammer and
the Sickle which have loosed
upon the earth torture and
sorrow and the most heinous
defilement of human person.
atty that history records.
In these very days of the
Passion, when the Christian
world is lifting high the re-
deeming Cross, what do we be-
hold? Without scintilla OF
penitence the Soviet butchers,
who have tortured. starved.
slain. deported. enslaved mil
lions and millions. proclaim to
an astounded world and to
their own stupef1ed robots
that the despot they followed,
obeyed and abetted. was a
mailman who must now be
debunked. Yet those who for
sinister purposes of their own
thus turn on their embalmed
fellow criminal were the
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is pouring out its sarcastic
disdain on the religion which
is our very life.
Who can doubt that the
Christ of Galilee and Of CAL
vary would confront such foes
who assail His ways and scott
at His precepts, which are the
very laws Of life, not with
meek pleas for a meeting Of
minds. for cooperation, for a
chance to co-exist. not with
an offer of forgiveness with
out repentance, but with
Repent. repent" For the
Christ of Easter declared that
He came not to shower flowers
on the earth but. rather, fire
that is, ideas that would blaze,
burn. destroy and enlighten-
not with compliance, but with
defiance.
To be sure, we ourselves are
but earthen vessels, and in the
light of the Cross we pour
contempt on all our pride.
Nevertheless we are commits
stoned to proclaim in Christ's
name repentance and forgive
ness, and we dare not put the
first second.
A notorious American"
Communist now announces
that his comrades in Russia
have "cleansed" themselves by
daring to defame the tyrant
who was their partner. But
cleansing does not result when
the pot calls the kettle black.
But fear mott" The hammer
and nails of Rome could not
finish the might of that One
who was lifted on a male
factors gallows. and the ham,
mer and the sickle cannot
stop Him now. even though
the Moscow of these smiling
statesmen is broadcasting this
Easter that science has
proved that Christ never
existed"
With triumphant certainty.
20 centuries after a totalitarian
power thought they had ended
Jesus, we gaze at cross
crowned spires against a dawn
ing sky and proclaim to a
world that lieth in darkness:
We've a story to tell to the
nations,
That shall turn their hearts
TO the right,
A story OF truth and mercy,
A story OF peace and LIGHT.
For the darkness shall turn to
d1Uning,
And the ddwning to noontide
bright,
And ChriStS great kingdom
shall come TO earth,
The Kingdom OF Lore and
Light.
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Truman Boom No Louqhinq Matter

One extraordinary develop
ment of the Kefauver victory
in Minnesota that has had
slight mention so far is the
boom for ex-PreSident Harry
S. Truman as his party's 1856
presidential nominee. When
this suggestion was first put
forward, the general reaction,
among most politicians and
practically all political CORE
spondents here was. "Oh, don't
be silly"
Quite recently, however,
there has come from more
than one responsible Demo-
cratic leader a warning not to
take this Truman boom as too
much of a joke. Absurd as it
seems to many, there are some
reasons for taking it seriously.
For example, it is pointed out
that Minnesota results have
left the Democratic Party in a
completely demoralized condi-
ton. Its leading candidate,
Adlai Stevenson, has been
dealt an almost mortal blow.
Despite his amazing victory
against great odds, Senator
Kefauver is distinctly not re-
garded as likely to gain the
nomination. He is now in
almost exactly the position he
was in in 1852, when Steven
son, with no primary votes at
all, won the nomination with
the greatest Of ease.
How the Experts See 1t
AS the political connoisseurs
now see it, neither Mr.. Ste
venson nor Senator Kefauver
will be able to make the grade
this time. Nor is it likely that
Gov. Frank Lausche of Ohio,
who in addition to being its
Democratic nominee for the
Senate, is his States "favorite
son." can overcome his two big
handicaps as a national candi-
date. First, he is a Catholic,
and only one Catholic-the
late Alfred E. Smith-has ever
been nominated for President;
second, as Democrat in 1850,
he avowedly voted for the Re-
publican. Robert A. Taft, and
in 1852 is believed to have vot-
ed for the Republican, Dwight
D. Eisenhower - heinous
crimes, indeed. TO Democrats
OF the Truman stripe. Regard
less of his fine qualities as a
man and his good record as a
Governor, these things are
generally considered by the
politicians as insuperable bar
riers to Mr.. Lausche as can
didate for the presidency.
They, of course, should not be,
but few dispute they are. That
Crime" concerned with re-
hgion is, of course, one of the
most unreaSoning and, in fact,
shameful, prejudices that ex-
lists in this country. But there
1t is and little can be done
about it.
Another aspirant for the
nomination. who describes
himself as an inactive candi-
date" is Gov. Hartman of New
York, strongly backed by the
astute leader of Tammany
Hall, Carmine De Sapio. AS
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with Gov. Lausche, so far as
the nomination is concerned,
there are two very obvious OBJ
jections to Mr.. Hartman in :.
the South. One is his rather !
degrading subservience to the :
bosses Of organized labor. The
other, even more offensive to
the South. is his unqualified
anti-segregation attitude. The
story Of Mr.. Harriman's non
segregated dinner party in
Washington in 1852 already
has been widely spread in the
South. It will be recalled that
Mr.. Hartman was then also
an aspirant for the presidency.
His name was entered in the
District of Columbia primaries.
With the support Of the then
President Truman and the
Democratic district machine,
there was no real opposition.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Hartman .
gave a large private dinner
party at his home here at
which the guests, male and fe-
male, were evenly divided be-
tween whites and Negroes. This
was q stupid thing to do II
only because he already had
the delegation. At that time.
too. the race issue was nothing
like as acute as 1t is today and
1t was wholly unnecessary. 1t
was reported at the time that
the dinner was probably the
stiffest, dullest and most UNI
successful social affair In the
history Of the human race.
SymingtOn or Truman?
Considering these things It
is easy to understand why the
South is so anti Hartman.
Neither his union labor nor
his Negro Affiliations endear
him to that section. Where,
then does this leave US? Why.
in the great State Of Missouri,
of course. In that State there
live and flourish two outstand-
ing Democrats-one young.
virile and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
w. Stuart Symington; the
other old-72-but vigorous
and exceedingly truculent-
ex-President Truman. The
argument is that as things
stand now one Of these will
be nominated. Mr.. Symington
disclaims any presidential as
piration, and certainly is
doing nothing to promote him.
self. On the other hand there
is a distinct movement to
draft" Mr.. Truman. Some Of
his friends say he has too
much sense to run at his age.
Others say there is nothing he
would like better. If he wants
to. he probably can nominate
Mr.. Symington. already in
dorsed by the Missouri State
committee. If the State con-
vention, soon to be held. Of
ficially makes the Senator Mis-
souri's favorite son, it will be
taken by many as meaning
Mr.. Truman is for him. II 1t
does not, it will certainly APP
pear that the ex-President is
not adverse to the "draft."
His great asset. of course, Is
that extraordinary 1948 VIC
tory over Gov. Dewey whom
all the odds favored.
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GA and Chain Bridue

Virginia'S ALLEGATION of highway
funds to improve approaches to the pro-
posed little Pentagon" of the Central
Intelligence Agency near Langley is
reminder that concurrent Improvements
must be made to Chain Bridge and Canal
road if serious bottlenecks are to be
avoided. Virginia has agreed to pay for
reconstruction Of Route 1913, connecting
the bridge with the GA site, but the ques-
ton of who is to pay for reconstruction
or replacement of Chain Bridge and
improvement of its District approaches
remains unanswered
The State Highway Commission has
arranged to widen Route 1913 from two to
four lanes to meet the expected heavy
increase in traffic from the CHA building.
The commission also has agreed to make
an adequate connection between the CHA
site and the extension of the George
Washington Memorial Parkway. Much
of the CHA traffic presumably will use
the new parkway which leads to the Key
and Memorial bridges. But CHA employees
living in Northwest Washington or Mont
gomery County will prefer the Chain
Bridge route. This old bridge and Canal
road already are congested during morn
ing and evening rush hours. If any sub
stantial amount Of additional traffic is
channeled to the bridge, intolerable
traffic jams are certain to develop
But the District Highway Depart
ment has no immediate plans for the
rebuilding Of Chain Bridge. Nor would
1t be fair to require the District to dis
rupt its program and divert highway
money to project that has little or no
relation to District traffic needs. Con-
gresS should see to 1t that II Chain Bridge
and It's Washington approaches are to
be made ready for the impact OF CHA
traffic, Federal funds are provided for
the project In the near future.
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Prohibition

Moves for prohibition were
gaining momentum a half a
century ago in Washington. on
April 2. 1906, The Star re-
ported: "Tennyson Smith Of
Birmingham, England, her
aided as the pioneer Of the
forward movement in tenn
perance reform among the
Christian churches Of Eng
land, opened a campaign for
prohibition in the District
last evening at an enthu-
siastic meeting in Waugh
M. e. Church. Second and A
streets Southeast. Meetings
are to be held every night in
various places throughout the
city until next Monday night.
=. Mr.. Smith comes to this
city under the auspices Of the
Campaign Committee for Pro-
hibition in the District Of Co
lumbia. which proposes 70
conduct a nonpartisan crusade
against the liquor trafic here"
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

in Romans, xiii. 1T. If the
civil authorities in that coun-
try will rule wisely and well
there should not be any seri-
Gus trouble in Russia regard
ing religious freedom. unless
there is some outside inter-
ference. Bible Student.
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FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

An appointment by Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt
raised a howl in Washington
so years ago. On April /, 1906.
The Star reported: The APP
pointment as postmaster at
Washington Of Benjamin F.
Barnes of New Jersey, assist
ant secretary to President
Roosevelt, and best known To-
cally as the official who Or
dered the ejectment of Mrs.
Minor Morris from the White
House on January 4 last, was
announced by the President
late yesterday afternoon. The
fact Of Mr.. Barnes appoint
ment to this important and
lucrative post came as an
astonishing and disagreeable
surprise to those citizens Of
Washington who learned last
night of the Presidents action,
and a chorus of disapproval is
expected to follow the more
general receipt of the news
throughout the city. 1t was
officially announced only yes
terday afternoon that John A.
Merritt, for the past six years
postmaster at Washington.
had been appointed collector
Of customs at Niagara Falls,
and it was expected that his
successor would not be named
for some time. Preparations
were being made in various
quarters to bring to the atten-
ton of the President the
appointment of local men and
it was considered as within the
bounds of probability that Mr..
Roosevelt would not fill the
vacancy caused by Mr.. Mer-
ritt's resignation from his
position without at least Civ
ing the citizens of the Ma
tional Capital a chance to eX-
press their preference in the
matter. And, moreover, aside
from this fact. there is prob
ably not a man in the local
community who. up to yester-
day afternoons announce
ment, would have given Mr..
Barnes thought as a possible
successor to Postmaster Mer-
rift" The same day The Star
commented editorially, This
appointment is in effect a
slap in the face of the people
of Washington. The fact that
the President can with i'm
punity thus mlstreat this UNI
represented and defenseless
community does not make the
act more creditable." And the
next day, April 2. 1906, there
was this brief comment on the
editorial page: There is a
strong feeling that in the mat
ter of appointments, Niagara
Falls has very much the better
Of the transaction"
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hatchet men Of his reign Of
terror. With no word Of peni-
ence for their black deeds,
with no pretended change in
their objective Of demolish-
ing all governments who re-
fuse their social pattern, they
have the effrontery to visit
one Of the civilized nations
which Is avowedly on their
agenda-as are we-for de-
struction. Was there ever such
a spectacle?
The sickening. incredible
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Russian Unrest

There was continued un-
rest in Russia a half q century
ago and on March 81. 1906, in
a dispatch from st. Peters,
burg. The Star reported:
Despite the governments as
surance that another extern
Sive outbreak in the immedi-
ate future is impossible. the
clouds are lowering and there
are other indications that q
big storm may break before
Parliament meets. The re-
sentiment against the terrible
oppressive measures Of the
government is arousing the
people. especially the workers,
to fury. This is playing into.
the hands Of the revolutionists
who are planning political
strike and general uprising.
They believe that the right
moment will come in mid
April and both sides are pre-
pairing for the fray. If it
comes 1t is likely to be
bloodier and more terrible
than anything previously wit
messed in this country. The
record of arrests last week in
st. Petersburg, besides show
ing an awful state of lawless-
ness in the capital. is eloquent
testimony of the methods by
which the government hopes
to prevent the threatened ex-
plosion. According to the re-
turns, $50 beggars, 2l5 per-
sons without passports, 2l7
thieves. 270 highwaymen and
l,067 (unclassified) persons.
which means political prison.
ers. were taken into custo-
CIV
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Teachers Low-Roted

Commissioner Lane limited
that the kids ought not to just
warm benches at school. They
should start work! Unless we
are satisfied to see America
(already becoming a nation Of
slouches) drop to a fourth-rate
power, It's high time Ameri-
cans wake up. II is time a
little dignity dong overdue) is
restored to our teachers. They
were leaders of the community
in my school days.
+. II. Alexander
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make me a stalking horse on
account Of his quarrels with
his minority leader. then he is
welcome to it," After that,
The Star said. "Mr. Cannon
was vociferously applauded by
the Republicans and by friends
of John Sharp Williams, the
minority leader, with whom
Mr.. Shackelford is not friend
ly, and left the chamber with
his head up in the air and
eyes swapping in the ensuing
disorder {"
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Retort

The House sat as n commit
tee of the whole and heard
some harsh words from Rep
resentative Shackelford OF
Missouri about Speaker Uncle
Joe" Cannon. At the end OF
five minutes Of II. Speaker
Cannon was on his feet, and,
The Star reported on March
81. 1906. shouted. IF It az
fords him any consolation to
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Any resemblance to actual
Qualification of basic issues
was purely coincidental. They
left the impression that one
party is just as bad as the
other.
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Pen names may be used II
letters carry WriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1956-02-18
The Way ! See It DAN a u

truce is where nations bury the Ratchet, but
not the grudge.
Worry is the interest people pay on trouble before
it Is due.
People seldom think alike, except when buying
wedding gifts.
Rolling with the punch is considered smart in
boxing, but is frouwned on at parties.
Beauty is only skin, and not deep at all.
Love is most highly valued before marriage and
during divorce proceedings
A river too big for its bridges is called food
man too big for his britches is called drip.
Some people hesitate to change their opinion be-
cause 1t has been in the family so long.
Nothing but troubles seem to hatch out of a love
nest.
Experience is what man has left when every
thing else is gone
you tell your wife to use her head, she may 60
shopping for new hat
Money isn't everything No one wants to be the
richest in the cemetery.
When wife sails up her husband, it is usually
to call him down.
You're In trouble when you let anothers consc-
be your guide.
To escape criticism, live openly. No one makes
dirty cracks about the goldfish.
The "B" in Debt is silent It's put there to provide
sting
Trying to lose weight without diet is taking Pot
Luck
Eating out Of your wifes hand seldom means
fewer dishes for you to wash
Best place to criticize your neghbor is in front of
your own mirror
The only rights stubborn pedestrians get are last
rites.
Tolerance is often bunch that the other fellow
Is probably right.
Those family circles that most hubands have
under their eyes.
Only your conscience can tell you whether you're
tired or lazy.
The last dollar in ten-dolar bill looks larger
than the first,
The ideal vacation spot is where the fish bite
and the mosquitoes don't
Many husband wishes he were as wise as he
thinks his wife thinks he is
The man wins all his arguments eventually loses
all his friends
Alinony is to marriage what cash surrendere value
Is to insurance,
Legal litigation is like machine where one en-
teres pig and emerges sausage