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GOOD MEN HARD TO FIND Bri PRESIDENT TRUMAN often complains that he has a hard time finding able men who will accept difficult governmert positions, Why should that be, in a country of so many talented and patriotic men? . Perhaps an explanation can be found in something ‘which the President did this week. First, let's go back a few months, to a time when the President was under heavy fire from congress and the press for the low caliber of his then recent appointments. It was politically important to the President at the time that he send to the senate at least one nomination that would be widely acclaimed. So the President and Secretary of the Treasury Vinson persuaded North Carolina's former governor, 0. Max Gardner, to accept appointment as undersecretary of the treasury. Mr. Gardner must have agreed to take the job with much reluctance, since he had turned down several attrac"tive offers of high places in the Roosevelt administration. The appointment was highly applauded, for Mr. Gardner's reputation as a man of good financial sense and administrative competence was widespread. The senate quickly and unanimously approved his nomination. Mr. Gardner gave up his business interests and a lucrative law practice and went to work.

SEE. 8 8 =~ (COME now to last week—Thursday—when the President ~ chose Mr. Gardner's boss, Fred Vinson, to be chief justice of the United States. That gave an opportunity for the logical promotion of Mr. Gardner to the chief treasury post. But instead, the President left Mr. Gardner sitting where he was, and placed above him that old Missouri friend, John W. Snyder. By no yardstick of ‘financial experience, administrative ability, or even of service to the Democratic party, could it be said that Mr. Snyder had a claim to preference over Mr. Gardner—and in saying that we're not speaking ill of Mr. Snyder. Mr. Gardner's only disqualification is that he’s not a member of the White House inner circle. : The President might well ponder: How can he expect, good men to be eager to enter his administration when they see a man of Mr. Gardner's stature being dealt around in this manner?

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DEATH PANGS OF MONARCHY THE bloody royalist rioting in Italy, following the electoral defeat of monarchy, so far appears to be just a mob outburst. As such it is regrettable, but it is not a serious threat to the new republic. Four major groups have supported the monarchy ‘in the past. These have been the House of Savoy retainers, the old royalist military clique, a British tory group, and the Vatican. Of these four, only the Vatican retains its former influence. The House of Savoy and the royalist: generals cannot do much now without foreign support; and neither the British Labor government, the United States, France nor Russia is interested in upsetting the popular plebiscite for a republic. »

» ” 2 » THE Vatican is thus the key to the situation. Despite its pro-monarchist sympathies, it did not try to determine the results of the plebiscite. It opposed communism but not the republic. Under the circumstances, the Vatican deserves high: est praise for its wisdom, fairness and courage. All friends of the Roman Catholic church and of Italy should rejoice that the Vatican is using its great influence in the interest of Italian unity, peace and democratic processes. ~The problem of Italian unity will not be solved overnight. Even the worst enemies of the monarchy know that, at its best, it helped to hold together the antagonist industrial north and the almost feudal agrarian south. But the monarchy destroyed its usefulness when it became a puppet of fascism and aggression. Now the task of Italian statesmen is to find a better force of unification than the discredited monarchy, which from its grave is dividing the unhappy country.

A LABOR LAWYER SPEAKS OSEPH H. PADWAY, chief lawyer for the American Federation of Labor and the Petrillo Musicians’ Union,

Petersburg, Fla.

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enacted. Mr. Padway called it unconstitutional, | ter. ‘J. Caesar Petrillo, presumably on Mr. Padway’s advice, |

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IN WASHINGTON... By Thomas L. Stokes

Shuffleboard on the Ship of Stafe

WASHINGTON, June 10.—Nothing has so stamped the character of the Truman administration as some of its recent appointments. : _ Rather than the brilliant, the bold and the independent cast of mind, the President seeks the norm, with’ a preference for men ‘long-schooled in practical politics, preferably with previous experience in congress. It seems manifest, from the results, that M¥. Tru--man does not -have the search out unusual men who could contribute something to government, His predecessor had such talent scouts. Mr, Truman's usual excuse is that it is diffi-

now that the patriotic impulse is gone. Job Shifting in High Places : BUT THAT EXCUSE can hardly hold, for in.

stance, for such eminent posts as chief justice of the United States, secretary of treasury, one of the most,

to the United Nations. Any man would be proud and eager to accept any of these high positions. : Yet, after long deliberation, the President comes up for chief justice with a man who has earned no great distinction as a jurist, though he has been for years a most capable public servant—first as a mem-

circuit court of appeals, in important civilian war positions, and ‘lastly as secretary of the treasury, Fred Vinson has proved himself adept in the art of government, equipped with an unusual share of “know-how.” The chief problem of the court Just now seems to be one of administration, of pulling warripg factions together. It was because of these factional animosities within the court that the President felt he could not elevate one of its present members to be chief justice, There is no denying the President's peculiar problem here, Yet there was a hope that, because of his

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long deliberation on the appointment, he might 4 come up with an outstanding jurist who also pos-

sessed, as did former Chief Justice Hughes, abilities as an organizer and administrator. There may not be among our present legal lights, on or off the bench,

& Hughes, a Brandeis, a Holmes or a Cardozo; bus : surely somewhere among us there is someone who

has the ‘potentialities of human beings. : . y To fill Fred Vinson’s place as secretary of treasury, ~Truman- -his-elose- friend and-confie—

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da tha t from director of the office of war mobiliza«tion and reconversion, which is to be liquidated. This was merely a transfer of a personal favorite in the | official family, : : Mr, Snyder has been the constant target of those New Dealers left around town for what they consider | his too great friendliness for big business and ine dustry, He was blamed, whether justly or not, for letting the rail crisis drift too far. He undoubtedly carries considerable weight with the President and, to a degree, is to him what Harry Hopkins was $0 President 'Roosevelt—though a man of different

caliber and entirely different social and economie viewpoint, :

New Deal Type Disappearing SENATOR AUSTIN (R. VT.) 18 a legislator off long experience and no particular brilliance. But he was a pioneer .among Republi for international’ co-operation and brings to his task as United Nations | delegate a devotion to that instrumentality that ig well-nigh zealous. In domestic affairs he is a stried conservative.

All these appointments lack brilliance and image Ination—as do the appointees—and tend to stress the : increasing soberly conservative complexion of the Truman administration, 1 The New Deal hue has all but disappeared in the shifting of key figures. :

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"| do not agree with a word that yoy say, but | will defend to the death your right to say it." — Voltaire.

"What Right Has Small G.O.P.

Group to Dictate Nominations?"

By Delegate to State G. 0. P. Convention, Indianapolis I am a delegate to the.state convention of the Republican party and was amazed to note by the press the action of Clark Springer's “hurriedly called” meeting behind closed doors in repudiating Dr. Clement T. Malan, state superintendent of public instruction in favor of Mr. Ben Watt as the candidate for nomination for this office next Thursday at the coliseum. What right has this small group which did not even include the district vice chairwomen or state officers of the Young Republicans to choose our ticket? Am I, as duly elected delegate, to be only a rubber

“RUSSIAN BEAR WILL EAT SILLY AMERICAN LAMBS” By B. W. M., N. Talbot ave. Having observed during the last five years that some of our so-called big minds don't know any more what they are talking about when they open their mouths than we do, we want to make some cracks, some wise, some otherwise. To see and hear Stalin and the Russians help charge and execute Germans gives me about the same emotions I would have, if they were living, if I were to see John Dillinger brought to trial and Jesse James hung for bank robbery and murder. The Russian bear will some day eat a lot of silly American lambs. The lambs don't believe it because there are a lot of big sheep in this country (so called liberals, Communists) in sheep's clothing (American citizens’ clothing), who say “Tut, tut, little lambie, the big bear is your friend.” Don't worry little lambies, the bawling Winchells and others of his ilk keep bawling so loud you will believe there is nothing in the pasture but a peaceful old cow. = We must insult the God haters and slave-drivers of the Kremlin who hold millions of their own and other people in horrible slavery. Don't insult Stalin in conference by praying to God, bow to Stalin

stamp for the governor and his cohorts? Is the state G. O. P. convention to be a farce and needless expense? Is the ticket as chosen by a dozen men behind closed doors already selected for November? I happen to know many of the long strides forward which the VIEWS ON state department of education has made eh Dr. Malan's able lead- THE NEWS ership during the stress of wartime with its unprecedented problems By DANIEL M. KIDNEY and necessary readjustments in the| About the only surplus in the school system. The teachers’ retire-| post-war world is in the crop of ment fund, the state tuition support | promising politicians. and the teachers’ salaries have all 8 8 beefs raised by law during his five| President Truman probably isn't years in office. A sinking fund for|one of those persons who thinks school buildings has legally been organized labor leaders cannot provided. Educational provisions of | unite. the G. I. bill of rights have been 88 implemented. State s¢hool inspéc-| Looks like OPA may stay in bustion has been greatly - improved.|iness to keep the box score on price Valuable research studies of the|increases. school system have been made and Ll published and many first rate edu-| Some war-torn nations seem to cational pamphlets have been issued. These have attracted national attention. Recruitment and development of personnel for elementary schools and fuller utilization. of school plants and ‘personnel the year around is being pushed by Dr. Malan who has also expanded the number of summer schools and the amount of vocational education offered through the public schools. Dr. Malan is well qualified for his office and he has, proven himself an efficient, capable, hard work-

think democracy is a system whereby you can rehabilitate the country by simply holding enough elections. » - ” After the brush-off he got from the senate, Edwin W. Pauley found the Russians in Korea quite cooperative. Ld ” - President Truman says the supreme court does very well without a head.

ing state superintendent of public| hydrants for drinking water. Of | breed delinquency and to charge

and insult God by ignoring Him. Isn't Stalin running half of this world? But when it cracks up in the future be sure God will be there to gather up the pieces, but He won't pick up Stalin #nd some of the hunks that are now ashamed of Him. » ” » “ONE KIND OF FILTH SOAP WON'T REMOVE” By Irene Nagelson, E. 80th st, It is all very well to blast out with news about dirty homes which

“WATER HYDRANTS REMOVED IN PARK” By Luther Jones, 2831 Applegate st.

to prohibit the sale of beer and intoxicating drinks

Side Glances — By Galbraith

instruction. I see no reason why course the reason is political pat- | these parents with such, but what he should be repudiated simply be- | ronage, so the concessioner can sell [about the homes where there is cause he is not a veteran. He is an more pop, soda and ice cream to|physical cleanliness but moral filth? able administrator and I shall vote!the taxpayers’ children who use the | Why is it that no police ever arrest for him in the convention.

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deliberately has violated the law by calling a strike to “force a small Chicago radio station to employ more union members than it needs. If the government prosecutes * him, that will mean a court test. : Presumably, too, Mr. Petrillo conslted Lawyer Padway before announcing the oth Jay that the anti-Petrillo law must be held unconstitutional or he will take all music off the radio networks and stop the making of all musical phonograph records. That attempt to intimidate the supreme court doesn't seem smart to us. Mr. Padway also denounced the Case labor bill and ‘predicted a presidential veto, Mr. Truman, he said, “will not nullify labor’s advances hy destroying the labor legisla- | tion for which he voted as a senator.” |

» » » n n . | VELL, Senator Truman did support a lot of New Deal | labor legislation. And so did the Scripps-Howard news- | papers. Like Mr. Truman, we wanted workers’ bargaining | power equalized with that of employers. We thought the | Wagner act and other laws could accomplish that. Time has compelled us, reluctantly, to face the fact that the | New Deal s0 overbalanced power on labor's side as to invite | rable abuses, Truman has “inherited their disastrous conseand to deal with them has felt compelled to ask | for truly drastic emergency powers of his own. and the country have greater need for the 8 into law. It would not nullify any of labor's | 8. But it would make a good start toward

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‘nice thing to save some food for the starving Europeans, anyway!"

For example, in Garfield park, { South side, the following water hy-

(1) A pump at center field of [tion existent it is “delinquency,” as that the Republican gov-|baseball diamond No. 3. (2) A pump | dear editors and reporters, there ernor of Indiana and state con-|at baseball diamond No. 1. (3) Hy- | are two kinds of filth, the kind you servation department have seen fit! drant at the playgrounds. (4) Pump | see, and the kind you can’t see but at swimming pool and lower tennis| which is there in its flagrant nature courts. (5) Hydrant at tennis courts | nevertheless. | parks, I wish to remind the citizens! on Shelby. (6) Pump near Southern lof Indianapolis that the local Remade a speech last week to the union’s convention at St. |publican administration has dried| After these removals the only {up the playgrounds, tennis courts, | drinking water available is hot wa-

: . { baseball] He talked about the so-called anti-Petrillo law, recently | grounds by closing all pumps and|cream at the concession.

| these parents, those who cheat, step tout and the like, sometimes both parents, and sometimes just one, {but wherever you find this condi-

80 do give some of your time to checking into the clean homes of the city where delinquency is so very, very prevalent as‘to be very alarming indeed. Remember again that there are two kinds of filth, the kind that can be removed with soap and water and the kind that cannot be. ~ » »

“FEED AND CLOTHE THE HUNGRY OF THE WORLD" By Mrs. Pearl Bess, 36560 Hillside ave. I disagree with’F. O. Hagen, also. Let the selfish and greedy ones keep what they have, but they will hever| take it with them. I have two daughters somewhere in this wide world, and other mothers also when night comes will thank God for what we have and can share with | others. I am hoping and praying {my two girls are not suffering, I {say feed and clothe them, teach {them of God and kindness. We | would have less wars, I am willing [to help all T can and wherever mine are, may God bless and take care of them.

” " ” “HOW DOES IT HAPPEN CITY IN SUCH A MESS?” By Mable Mather, 1504 Broadway. Inasmuch” as Reginald Sullivan got our city out of debt, how does it happen that the present mayor got it in again and such a mess? No credit seems to be given former Mayor Sullivan either,

DAILY THOUGHT

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WASHINGTON, June 10.—The U. 8. Communist party line on labor is worth watching in. these boisterous days of post-war adjustment. Briefly, it argues for more unity among labor movements now flourishing with such \fine free enterprise. John L. Lewis is criticized by the Commies because his demands for a health and welfare fund were presented in such a way that they stirred up a movement in congress to bar sole union control over such activities. It is claimed that if President Truman approves the bill incorporating this idea of Sen. Harry F. Byrd's, it will work to the disadvantage of the garment workers and other unions that now have sole control over their welfare funds,

Communists Cite Rail Strike

DEFEAT OF THE RAILROAD WORKERS is blamed by the Commies on the fact that there was division in the ranks of railroad men. The other 18 brotherhoods wouldn't go along with Alvanley Johnston of the engineers and A. F. Whitney of the trainmen. According to Communist reasoning, this enabled President Truman to drive, a wedge between the union forces and so break the strike on his own terms. Unity of the seven maritime unions at their recent San Francisco conference is praised by the Communist press. Six of these unions are C. 1. 0, one being independent. Their pact is that all will go on strike next Saturday if any one or more of the seven don't get what they want. Further, they are askirig maritime and dock workers all over the world to support: their

Pauley Mission

MUKDEN, June 10.—The Pauley reparations mission’s last group of technicians has arrived in Manchuria from Korea, leaving their chief, Edwin W. Pauley, in Seoul, hospitalized with bacillary dysentery. With “Berlin, June 20,” as their probably impossible goal, the Pauley group has been working day and night to prepare for their appraisal of Manchuria’s stripped industrial potential. Pauley and his 10-man inspection team completed their five-day inspection of northern Korea's industrial plants last Tuesday.

Manchurian Areas Open to Inspection

ALL PLANTS HERE, the giant coal and power units of Fushun, and the plants at nearby Penshihu, have been thrown open to them. In contrast to Soviet-controlled northern Korea, where officials excluded many plants from the approved list, the Pauley group is able, in Nationalist-held Manchuria, to visit all installations. In some factories, Pauley inspectors are able to note even where machinery was shipped because the walls bear chalked orders of the Soviet Trans-Baikal war trophy committee to “ship this machine to Moscow, ete.” By recapturing the coal and chemical town of Anshan, between Miukden and the Yellow “sea, the Chinese Communists have temporarily postponed appraisal of plants there, Chinese Communists never voice any criticism of Russian stripping but Anshan's recapture was carried

Free Travel |

CANNES, France, June 10.—During the battle of Britain, a Spitfire pilot on 24-hours leave happened to be present at a party where a large number of parlor pinks, who were taking no active part in the war, were discussing what they were fighting for. One parlor pink sententiously’ exlaimed, “I am fighting to make a better world.” Another said, “I am fighting for the Socialist revolution which is bound to sweep all Europe when the war is over.” A third said, “I am fighting for the destruction of the capitalist state of: society—which is bound to follow, whoever wins or loses.”

What Fighter Fought For

LATE IN THE EVENING, when all these opinions had been canvassed and argued ad nauseam, one of the parlor pinks casually inquired of the Spitfire pilot what he was fighting for. The pilot replied, “I hadn't really thought about it till you chaps started talking, but I suppose I am fighting in order to be allowed to spend my summer holidays in the south of France.” The parlor pinks were somewhat disconcerted by this unexpected riposte. They did not wish to insult the only man in the room who was doing ahy actual fighting but, in their pink heart of hearts, they disapproved and, if the phrase had been current at the time, they would secretly have labelled the young pilot as a “Fascist beast.” I am glad to report that the pilot concerned is still alive and has already revisited the French Riviera. The parlor pinks, on the other hand, have stayed at home and have joined either the Communist party or the Labor government. In this seemingly cynical reply, the Spitfire pilot epitomized far more than an aspiration to visit what, is still Europe's most beautiful and attractive holiday resort. Whether or not one can travel freely on the continent is one of the tests of whether Europe is to

disbelief in great men.—Carlyle,

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‘WORLD AFFAIRS . : .’By George Weller

TODAY IN EUROPE... By Randolph Churchill .

for the season has not begun, but when visitors do

Labor Being Hampered by Disunity?|

strike by refusing to work U. 8. ships in foreign ports, § This is considered a commendable show of unity. To the rival A, F. of L. Maritime and Longshoree men’s unions, however, this is a mere “political strike | against U, 8. foreign policy.” A. F. of L. leaders Wile liam Green, Dave Dubinsky and others have called it so, though this is ridiculed by the left-wingers, | Harry Bridges, Joe Curran and others of like belief castigate the A. F. of L. union leaders who refuse to go along with the C. I. O. in a great show of labor solidarity—an all-out waterfront strike that would make the ship owners knuckle under, make Uncle Sam say “Uncle (Joe?)” and let the seamen become upper. income bracket earners among the workers, All this is very interesting in view of what is happening in congress on labor legislation and what is happening in the U. 8S. labor movement itself,

Oppose Emergency Legislation

ON EVERY HAND there is bitter union rivalry, While many employers and the public outside the labor movement have wished that the unions would quit rowing among themselves, the labor unity, ‘the | one big union in the Communist party which the Commies now plead for, seems unattainable in free America,

But on one thing all factions of U. 8. labor are

program ‘for emergency strike control legislation and the eon< gressional program for permanent regulation of union | activities. The unifying influence which labor cannog find in itself is therefore supplied gratuitously proposals for anti-labor legislation from governm

Visiting Manchuria

out, apparently, to cut off governmental supplies rune ning north from the “lend-lease port” of Yingkow, rather than to deny Pauley an opportunity to ape praise. Now, however, troops pulled down from northe ern Manchuria have captured Anshan back. The latest civil war 15-day truce may prevent the Pauley group from seeing Harbin.

The Pauley mission sent two geologists northward Thursday. I accompanied them to Changchun. We learned there from Americans recently returned from Kirin—occupled by the 14th and 88th divisions early this week—that the Russians took six of the eight generators from the plant there. Chinese engineers told them that the remaining two were obsolete but are now in working condition. * *

See What Stripping Means THOUGH HOUSED IN historic Yamato hotel

here, Pauley's staff is working by gasoline lantern |

and candles and using farmhouse methods of obtains | ing water. ‘Seeing this city of 2,000,000 persons dark | at night, because of generators removed by the Rus- | slans at Pushun, and the subsequent breakdown of | Mukden’s two small plants, American technicians are | getting firsthand experience of what stripping means, The water works is intact but cannot operate bee cause of power breakdown. Manchuria, with its railroads severed by blown bridges, is back on the wagon, candle and watere bucket level of the 19th century.

s a Test of Freedom

missars and bureaucrats are allowed to travel abroad, Private citizens are denied all freedom of movement and may even be punished with death if they try to go abroad without their government's permission. There are still many restrictions on travel in Bue rope. : But what is encouraging for the future is that Britain's Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin has a pas slonate love of liberty and, as a good Internationalist, has great faith in the value of travel as a means of promoting -international understanding. Bhortly after he became foreign secretary, he said, “By the time I leave the foreign office, I hope that any Englishman or Englishwoman will be able to go to Victoria station and buy a ticket to any place in Europe without needing a passport or visa.” : It seems, too much to hope, with so many totali. tarian governments blackening the face of that he will fully succeed in this ambition. The days before the first world war, when the world was still fairly civilized, seem far distant today. Prior to 1014, there was only one country where you needed a passe port or’ visa—czarist Russia. Today, under the dicta torship of the proletariat, it's still the hardest country in the world to visit.

Riviera Is Opening Up MEANWHILE, DOWN HERE on the Riviera, ho teliers and restaurateurs are hard at work repairing the ravages of the war and retransforming this beau

tiful coast into Europe's leading playground. There are not many visitors here at the moment,

arrive, they will find Cannes, at least, not very dif-

ferent from what it was before the war. Palm Beach, the casino which juts out into the Bay of Cannes, reopened recently. The pillboxes which the Germans erected all around it have been removed. The Carlton hotel 1s open again, too,

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