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Talking It Over With Russia “HAT dwindling minority who still wishfully think the ~ East-West conflict could be settled, if only they would

yet together and talk it over in a spirit of compromise, |-

.gnore the many efforts to do just that. Not once but scores of times, at various meetings and sonferences, American and Allied representatives high and low have offered compromises. Usually they have obtained insults instead of agreements, occasionally “settlements” have been reached—at heavy cost to us— but al. most never kept by the Russians. Tehran, Yalta, San Francisco, Paris and Potsdam agreements are cases in point. Now there is a new case in Berlin. And it is the same old story of bad faith, of Western magnanimity mistaken by the Russians as a sign of weakness and signal for more affronts. The Russians are in joint occupation of Berlin only because the U. 8. Army, when ready to take the capital, was held back to humor the Soviet desire to go in first. The Russians hold the area west and south of Berlin only because the U. 8. Army turned it over to them. The reward is that Stalin is trying to drive the Western Allies out of Berlin by breaking corridor agreements and making

rail, highway and air transit hazardous or impossible.

That is the background for the recent Soviet interference with rail and highway traffic, and Red terror in the air. Soviet fighting planes for some time have been

tering the corridor illegally and buzzing Western pasgenger aircraft. The Western commanders to avoid

trouble refrained from using fighter escorts.

.. Last Monday, however, one of these Soviet pilots crashed a British airliner, killing its 14 occupants and himself. Again the Western commanders withheld their fighter escorts, announcing these would be used only in case the Soviet commander refused satisfaction. The British commander talked it over with Red Marshal Sokolov-

sky, who expressed regrets and added it was not Russia's intention to interfere in the corridors. Contd 0 Re i # 8 =

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agreement lasted only until Moscow heard about it.

... Suddenly Marshal Sokolovsky charged that flame of that the British plane was not in the corridor aud that it crashed the innocent Red plane which was trying to land n a Soviet fleld; and said that unless the British commander made his planes obey regulations, Marshal Soko-

tie Red pilot was “defamation” with a “provoca

loveky would “take measures.”

considering demanding a formal Moscow apology. The

then uses that as an excuse for another Soviet crime.

~ “Talking it over” has not yet made an agreement with Russia stick. There is no reason to believe it ever will unless and until the Western Allies are firm enough and strong enough to make it stick. The better armed we are

the more careful Stalin will be.

Potatoes—And Congress

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_ HER }'WAS ONE of the rare cases when “talking it over” produced a friendly agreement—apparently. That

"Of course British and American officials in Berlin, London and Washington are indignant over the “insulting” and “provocative” and “hostile” Sokolovsky note.. London is

: significant thing about this case is how closely it fits the criminal pattern followed by Stalin time and time again. When he commits a crime—or sometimes even before his act—he charges the victim with the crime and

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There shall be no laughter Time or eternity = There shall be no more pain In g¢hat never-return-again lane. ~MARY VERONICA GUBAN. * & Home Is a place where some men go to rave because something went wrong at the

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THE FIRST SPRING FLOWERS :

The crocuses are ping throug The first of all spring flowers, 80 dazzling bright, most every hue, Caressed by fresh spring showers.

Hyacinths and daffodils, Soon follow in their wake, Pushing their way out through some leaves That Dad forgot to rake. LAURA THELMA COMSTOCK. ® ¢ & .

It's better to begin at the bottom and work up than to begin in the middle and stay there. ® o. 9

THIS LOVE OF OURS

When your eyes peered deep into mine, And mine saw equally deep into thine, We Rie, Restless searching stood suddenly 8 As if parched in thirst we sought to fill ~ The longing void within our souls, but no, . Drinking here in mutual delight Won't be enough for single flight, We need to go side by side until our glow Fuses into one, and eternity Becomes a visible reality—. ~~VIVIAN WOOTEN PIERSON, ’ 9. ¢ A new auto is likely to cease being a thing of beauty when it is a joyride forever, ; ® ¢ 9 :

HOME

I do not care for grandeur or quick f That sweeps its structure swift int§ debris, | But only ask that I may light love's flame That covets naught but peace for you and me; A peace that underlies our joys, our cares, And counsels confidence when doubts draw

near, And constant trust that genders mutual shares Of comfort, tragedy, and wholesome cheer; Such Shea as leaps from children's laughing ps, Or wipes away a teardrop as it starts, And finds release in kindly serviceship Ensconced in every impulse of our hearts.

Where love submits its best unto its own Is home, .a sacred place close to God's

throne. . ~ELSIE PEARL OLIVER. * © o

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WASHINGTON, Apr. 10—The surprising outcome of the Wisconsin primary established at least two things beyond a reasonable doubt.

First of all, it eliminates Gen. Douglas MacArthur as a candidate for the Republican nomination. He has failed to carry the state that he claimed as home. In spite of the sentimental ap--peal, which had a slightly phony sound, the voters of Wisconsin decided against the aging General who has been out of the United States for 12 years. - In view of this, it is hard to see how he can survive even as a dark-horse candidate to whom the ‘delegates might turn in a deadlocked convention. The truth of the matter is that he was never a serious contender. Beating the drum for the General was a curious hodgepodge of America-firsters and bitter-end reactionaries, with a few ardent crusaders such as former Gov. Philip F. La Follette of Wisconsin. Loudest drum beater was William Randolph Hearst, who certainly did not add to Gen. MacArthur's stature by trumpeting the enlistment under the MacArthur banner of such political giants as Shirley Temple. On the positive side, Harold Stassen becomes a formidable contender for the nomination, Up until now it has been the fashion among the professionals to dismiss him as a well-meaning fellow who liked campaigning for the presidency. Regardless of what may happen in Nebraska's preferential primary next week, Mr, Stassen can no longer be treated in this cavalier fashion,

Confounded the Experts

THERE WILL, of course, be a“dispute over why the outcome in Wisconsin should have confounded the experts who predicted a sweep for Gen. MacArthur. Those who wish to discount the Stassen victory will ascribe it to the power of the state's Republican organization, which backed him. Thomas E. Coleman, until recently chairman of the party in Wisconsin, threw his weight behind Mr. Stassen; and Sen. Joheph R. McCarthy campaigned actively for the former Minnesota Governor. \ But observers in Wisconsin believe that Stassen himself did more than anyone else to bring about the victory. He carried the issues to the voters in a gruelling, intensive campaign. His was not a campaign of fear. He offered a

And roll that one off your tongue.

AST year the Agriculture Department got many a hrickbat because it destroyed a lot of “surplus” early’ spring potatoes—the kind that won't keep long in storage. Well, the department soon will be buying early spring potatoes again, and destroying them or letting them spoil. And that probably will cost the taxpayers a good many

million dollars. And mean the loss of much good food.

But don’t blame the Agriculture Department. It will be doing only what a law requires. Congress passed the law, to put a floor under the prices farmers get for potaThe department, under the law, must buy and withhold from market enough potatoes to keep the price from falling below 90 per cent of parity: . The law, enacted in wartime, will expire next December. It should be replaced, at that time, by a more realistic farm-price support program-—one fair to taxpayers and consumers as well as to farmers. But, this being election year, there is real danger that Congress will take the - easy way and simply extend the present outmoded law for

toes and many other crops.

another year.

If that happens, the Agriculture Department will have

to buy early spring potatoes again in 1949.

' . Congress has had plenty of time to work out a sound new program, free from the costly and wasteful defects of the present one. The House Agriculture Committee has traveled 11,000 miles and heard farmers from almost every state, but hasn't even prepared a bill. The Senate Agripulture Committee is only now getting around to holding hearings on a long-range bill prepared by Sen. Aiken of

Vermont. fie

The Aiken Bill, we think, points in the right direction. It would adjust the government's farm-price floors and gliminate mandatory government buying of perishable erops, such as early potatoes. We believe it is much to the farmers’ interest to get the program on a better basis Aiken says, unless that program is thoroughly worked over, public opinion will rebel against 8 whole idea of using tax money to support farm prices. We hope the Senator's Republican colleagues will

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS . . . By Parker La Moore

Believe Communist Tide Losing Force in Italy

ROME, Apr. 10—The past two weeks have seen a surprising change in the outlook regarding the Apr. 18 election. It's widely believed now that the Communist tide is receding and the democratic forces will coast in to a relatively easy victory. present forecasts may be colored by wishful thinking. Yet, two weeks ago there was near panic over the

If the Christian Democrats have been making gains they probably have been at the expense of the minority parties allied with them. If by election time the Communist threat no longer exists, many of these voters may revert to their original ommunist plurality even though the government parties polled a majority of the vote.

positive challenge, talking to thousand of men

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NATIONAL AFFAIRS . . . By Marquis Childs

Stassen Victory Shakes Party

and women in towns throughout the state about a resolute America that could overcome communism in the world without resort to war. In my opinion this positive .approach drew a response from voters who refused to be stamped by the war scare that Gen. MacArthur's backers did their best to blow up. A i, ~Mr. Stassen’s Wisconsin triumph is coupled with news from Maine and I0wa of his strength in the delegations from those states. The hardworking man from Minnesota will enter the Nebraska campaign with a new aura of victory. And while the outcome of the Nebraska primary is not binding on the delegates to the Republican convention, success there would give a further push to what has become a formidable candidate.

Nebraska to Be Tougher hee IN NEBRASKA, Stassen faces the opposition

of a strong political machine. Sen. Hugh Butler

of that state has thrown the weight of his organization in the balance for his friend Sen. Robert A, Taft. . t Opponents of Gov. Thomas HE. Dewey are say-

ing "that his smashing defeat in Wisconsin elim- -

inates him as a candidate. While it is a serious blow, this seems to me to go too far, The candidate who holds New York's 90 delegates will continue to be a contender. Gov. Dewey's position is seriously weakened. Apparently confident of the outcome, he paid little heed to the Wisconsin test until the eleventh hour, when it was too late. He is now making a similar last-minute appeal in Nebraska. : In Missouri, State Republican Chairman Barak T. Mattingly has worked in season and out to hold that state's delegates for Gov. Dewey. But he conceded before the Wisconsin primary that defeat there would greatly weaken Gov. Dewey's strength in Missouri,

There is one incidental effect in Wisconsin and

that is to put another nail in the coffin of La Follette Progressivism. Old-time Progressives were saddened at the spectacle of Phil La Follette stumping the state for Gen. MacArthur and hailing him as a great liberal. In his own home county La’ Follette, a MacArthur delegate, ran three-to-one behind the stalwart Republican, Sen. McCarthy, a Stassen delegate. Mr, Stassen’s victory is a minor revolution. It will be felt throughout the, party right down to that day in June when the fateful convention as-

will defend to the death your right fo say 0"

was We had fought our own C. D. that most by FDR. world ? be if FDR hadn' i could be solved ROW. If this letter makes me a “New Dealer” or a “radical” or any of the easily applied labels the name-callers use, then go ahead and use them. I will still believe Franklin D. was the greatest American who ever ® oo Why Provoke War?

By James J. Cullings, 107 S. Capitol Ave, Oly. 1 wholly disagree with your editorial in regard to Sen. Taft. He is the only real loyal American patriot standing up for the 1 the people as our forefathers believed. -1 also disagree with the ballyhoo you gave Co

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to resign. Mr. Truman through the untruths

and false statements is ruining the health and welfare of many of our citizens; many people

marching against defeated with great slaughter, a . : 0 0 Lind

License Chiropractors By MNirs: Lora Jamieson. oy ;

I am interested in the squabble about th unlicensed doctors in Indiana. They do want to break our laws, but are working the good of where medical doctors ve fafled. Most of their patients have seen edical doctors first. When dissatisfied with results, and in some cases no results, they have taken their problems to the chiropractor, There are thousands of people in Indiana who have had these treatments and are better cally. Are we to sit back and say nothing? We should give credit where credit is due. Surely four hundred doctors and all of their patients can’t all be wrong. Let's help them get a license in Indiana. There are only five states

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: DEAR BOSS ... . By Daniel M. Kidney Capra's ‘State of Union’ Hits Capitol Jackpot

WASHING the White House Correspondents Association sponsors a premiere of some movie with a political twist—or at least what Hollywood takes to be one. - Lo \ Such a picture was “M7. Smith On Wednesday nigh got together aga .money Hollywood hit the jackpot. The Far better than the stage pl National Theater here more than a ye brings out that “the union” really is in q times call loudly for some competent Mr, F Famous Director Frank Capra handled

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Reds Ready to Use Force

IF THE COMMUNISTS do emerge as the strongest single party they will demand a voice in the government, and they have threatened to back that demand by force. The present concensus is that the Communists and Christian Democrats will divide 60 per cent of the total vote, with the other 12 parties splitting the remaining 40 per cent, These minority parties range from the extreme right through center to slightly left of that. All are anti-Communist but some also are anti-clerical and only go along with the Christian Democrats as the lesser of evils. All have some importance, for under proportional representation all are likely to be represented in some degree in the new parliament. Where two weeks ago it was generally accepted that the Communists might poll between 40 and 50 per cent of the total, observers now figure they'll get between. 30 and 35 per cent—so even today it is virtually conceded the commies may do as well or almost as well as the Christian Democrats,

Violence After Election

IF THEY DO. Italy's troubles have just begun. Despite the tension and sporadic disorders about the country, it is not believed there will be any organized or widespread violence until after the election. The crisis, if it comes, is more likely to be when the new government is organized, May 20. If the Communists resort to civil war the government is prepared to meet it with the full power of the state, and officials seem confident of their ability to deal with any localized rebellion. They say there is no question about the loyalty of the army and state police. If, however, the Communists seek first to wreck the already weakened national economy by a series of general strikes, the government would be confronted with a most difficult problem. In an open: rebellion the Communist Party could be outlawed and the labor unions purged of their red leaders as a war measure. But if the party keeps within the law, the reorgarfization of the unions on a non-political basis would involve a long,

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“I kind of regret | didn't go in for politics, Judge—I know everything that a man running for President shouldn't say!" °

LITTLE QUOTES From Big People

. We may lose every cent we put up, but it seems to me there is a chance it (ERP) will aid the battle against communism.—Sen. Robert A. Taft (R) of Ohio.

» = » = » . Virtually everything we do in connection with our foreign relations is misunderstood by some abroad. Our most generous motives are suspected.—Secretary of State Marshall. ~

” - » An act of Congress signed by the President Ts a bird in the hand. It's worth two dozen promises in the bush.—Secretary of

highly skilled manner and was here for“the, pening.

A Little More Realism Added ~

“THE ONLY CHANGES made in the Russell Crouse-Howard Lindsay Pulitzer prize play, said Mr. Capra, “were in the interests of that extra-realism required for the screen. Spencer Tracy, who plays the Ralph Bellamy role, isn’t the stuffed shirt of his stage counterpart. It is inconceivable that the man you sdw in the play could ever have run for President. The screen character could.” ix Katherine Hepburn is the hero’s wife in the picture ‘and a streamlined doll named Angela Lansbury the other woman. is the tough inheritor of a newspaper chain from a tough old man and tries so much to be like him that she is worse. Adolph Menjou is his own capable self as a slick politico who has up to get his man—into the White House.

Makes Truman Look Good

THE PICTURE makes President Truman look he was on hand with his daughter, Margaret, to

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at it. Oddly enough, the President drew the . house—the presidential box, which was made for stage Shows and is too far front and on the side to see movies with distortion. Newspapermen come off far better than in former Capra pictures. Van Johnson is cast as a fairly sharp and geuslly sober reporter. And there are a dozen editors who turn out £0 oll heroes. They quit when the girl proprietor tries to turn them be into rubber stamps, or ma a better des would rubber heels. , to dub

A new trick is worked in Ahe picture. A place is made in some local comedy and the lines for Washington were 8 They have some good ones worked out for Indianapolis, I

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