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An Egg That Won't Hatch AMY JOB worth doing at all should be worth doing °F ‘right. ga ; £ President Truman has created a psychological strategy board to plan, co-ordinate and supervise psychological and ‘political warfare against international communism. This is a long-neglected field, where we have been tak-

Ang a terrific beating through sheer default. To carry out this exacting and highly imaginative assignment, Mr. Truman has selected some splendid men. But not one of them should be spared for this service because each has as much to do now as could be reasonably expected of any one individual,

The director of the new activity, Gordon Gray, is the recently appointed president of the University of North ‘Carolina, as well as publisher of a daily newspaper and owner of a radio station. He served with distinction as Sec‘retary of the Army and on several other public assignments. But he expects to devote only half of his time to a position ‘which should be a full-time job, with plenty of overtime. It is doubtful whether the members of the board who are to work with him will be able to give even half of their time to their new duties, ® = =» ss »

” LT. GEN. WALTER BEDELL SMITH is the director of the Central Intelligence Agency. This, too, is a relatively uncharted field for America. The agency has suffered because of the frequent changes in the directorship, and Gen. Smith hasn't been on the job long enough to have accomplished much. It is unjust to him and a disservice to both of the agencies concerned that his time should be divided between them. :

’ : Serving with Gen. Smith will be Under Secretary of State James E. Webb and Deputy Secretary of Defense - Robert A. Lovett, two of the most over-worked officials in Washington. . This is the second board the President has appointed to deal with psychological warfare and the first board was a failure because it, too, was a part-time proposition. Wars aren't won that way, We cannot expect dynamic, inspirational leadership from tired, over-burdened officials. - If the real functional operation ig to be manned by the ‘usual civil service personnel and allowed to run itself, it ‘will be another case of an egg which didn't hatch, of which ‘the “Voice of America” is a glaring example.

Snending Without Plan THERE would be no occasion for controversy between President Truman and Congress over discontinuing ‘American assistance to nations which are doing business with the Soviet bloc if the United States had a realistic .doreign economic policy. = +. The need for the development of an appropriate pro‘gram dealing with this problem presents an immediate _ challenge to our government, in the opinion of George A. Sloan, chairman of the U. 8. Council of the International ‘Chamber of Commerce. ~~ “We object, and rightly so,” he said, “to our Allies and friends supplying countries behind the Iron Curtain with materials and equipment capable of increasing the Soviet military potential.” Yet if this trade doesn't take place, Mr. Sloan continued, “it seriously weakens the economy of some of our best friends among the free nations.” : In order to solve this problem, and it must be solved, Mr. Sloan believes we should help our iriends to find alternative sources of supply at comparable prices. Merely to “forbid our Allies to sell to the Soviet sphere, he contends, is “a half-policy” which must be supplemented if it is to

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# CONGRESS resorts to these “half-policy” measures because the executive branch of the government, which is «ghavged with policy-making, has no real policy. “; The Washinggon answer to any international question ‘that may arise, according to Peter Edson, the well-known Washington reporter, is to “pour $100 million or so into it, ‘then hopé that will make everything okay.” This slap‘happy theory that money can solve any problem is respon‘sible for the fact that a lot of what we are spending abroad ‘to defeat communism actually works to strenghen com. ‘munism, # The Marshall Plan ignored the dilemma of East-West § with the result that the Communist countries have benefits from our vast expenditures under that again without any apparent forethought to the for assurances that none of this money will be used us.

~The titanic struggle in which we are engaged will not won by half-measures or by dividing our economic ‘As a group, the free nations have tremendous advan. ges over the Soviet bloc in natural wealth, productive genius and capacity, in transportation and industrial organition. All that is wanting is the political leadership to nize and operate these resources as a unit for the single se of winning this war,

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By Talburt

THE BLACK ROBE . . . By Frederick C. Othman No Kiddin'—Supreme Court Justices Are Very Regular Guys

WASHINGTON, June 23—The average citizen, like me, seldom sees a Justice of the Supreme Court, except in his black robe, scowling down at miscreants from his mahogany bench. I now am pleased to report that these jus-

tices are lively human beings, too. At least Robert 8. Jackson is. He was a little puzzled when the Senate subcommittee investiga ethics in. government invited him to“testify ‘on how to make all government officials honest, But he showed up just the same in a waffle-woven, crgamecolored summer suit and gave those Senators some of the facts of life regarding bureaucrats. : Most of them al- ’ ready are honest, he said. Mostly they do the best job they can. Sen. Matthew M: Neely (D. W.Va.) insisted there should be a way to keep from sending an attorney general (this happened a good many years ago) to jail. “By the time a man becomes a cabinet officer,” said the Justice, removing his pince-nez, “he’s pretty difficult to educate. If he does not know how to conduct himself by then, there {sn’'t much hope.” Yes, but the people don't have much Pegpect any more for federal officials, insisted Sen. Hubert Humphries (D. Minn.), Only a few days ago there was an opinion poll of American mothers on whether they'd like to see their sons enter federal service. Eighty per cent of them voted against any such fate for their offspring. “Think of it,” repeated the Senator, “80 per cent.” “Well,” replied Justice Jackson, smiling, “I'm quite sure my own mother would have answered the same way." . “But there is a continuous attack on what they call the bureaucrats,” Sen. Humphries continued. : “The average man who must deal with the federal government fears it,” said the Justice. “It's just too big. He doesn't know where to approach it. All the doors are closed. He's overwhelmed. Some of this, of course, is the

fault of those men in the government, who don't give courteous treatment to people. “But my impression in the main of those in public service is very high.” Lawyers have a code of ethics, he said. So do judges. But it's easy for them to be honest, because the people have the deepest respect for their courts. Hardly any one, except a Communist tries to bring pressure on a judge. He smiled again and hauled from his pocket a sheaf of telegrams, all worded exactly alike and all from New York, demanding that he

allow the current batch of Communists go free on bail.

Lack of Respect? “THE COMMUNISTS make up the only group in the country that directs campaigns like this against the judiciary,” he said. Sen. Humphries wondered whether that showed lack of respect.

“More likely just plain ignorance,” said Justice Jackson. “It is the stupidest kind of tactics. : “Why, if I am as dumb as these telegram make out, I ought not to be on the bench.” I think he belongs, all right. And somehow it is pleasing to observe that a justice has troubles with the laundress pressing his summer clothes properly, even as the rest of us, and to listen all morning to him talk, without once using the word, whereas.

AMERICAN GIRLS

I EULOGIZE American girls . . . whose charm and dignity’, . . rates high above the other girls . . . from far across the sea . . . the American girls have something that . , . no other girls possess . . . by that T mean their beauty and . .. their winning tenderness . . . in dress and style they're way ahead . . . they wear each fashion well , . . and when it comes to shape and form , .. they always ring the bell . . . for real versatility . . . for looks and

brains combined . . . the American girls are number one . . . the best you'll ever find. —By Ben Burroughs

NEWS NOTEBOOK . . . By Peter Edson

Saga Of Bubbles, Baby Sitter, And Father-Of-Y

Not theirs. This present

HOOSIER FORUM—Teen-Agers’

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Well, here I am, sticking my nib in this “teen-age problem.” But, is there a problem, or is it a lot of talk? "The teen-agers I have met seem to be fine, intelligent young people. They are a little cocky, to be sure, as teen-agers are in any generation, but not the degenerates some people paint them. There is a lack of courtesy and consideration that I have noticed, but whose fault is that? tion was reared by the books of child psychologists. Self-expres-‘sion was the. key word, and discipline was frowned upon because it might retard the little darling. These teen-agers were the babies who could not be rocked’ or loved. ’ : Blame the child psychologists for our children's defects. Let them get together and straighten out the younmsters. . > & . TODAY there is no dignity or courtesy. We need old-fashioned teachers who reign as king and queen of their class, We need Mama to stay home from the PTA and let teacher run the school. There is too much social life, and it is an excuse for Mama to get a little prestige. Let the kids handle the paper sales and otherwise make money. The parents can help, but they don’t need a tea at school to plan the sale, Open houses each semester, and. note or a tele-

« Phone call from teacher—they are enough to

keep Junior in tow. We are not such a hot generation ourselves, amd it could be the example set by the jazz-age parents has moulded the youth in a like pattern. These teen-agers are facing the worst outlook of all time. Thére is universal tension. The kids cannot help it if tey have “ants in their pants,”

when everyone in charge has “bats in their

—Maryesther Williamson,

belfry.” 4620 Haverford Ave. -

As an employee of ‘the United Christian Missionary Society, located at 222 8. Downey Ave., the discontinuance of the E. New York St. bus is sure working a great hardship on me. I have to transfer to the West Indianapolis trolley. Bofors the change I got on the E, New York St. and University bus at Julian Ave. and Downey Ave. and rode to Ohio and Meridian Sts.

‘1 could get the West Indianapolis trolley on

the opposite corner. | Now if I ride the English Ave, bus, I have to get off the bus at Pennsylvania and Market Sts., and walk around to Ohio and Meridian. 1 don't make as good connections as I did when I rode the E. New York St. bus. I could ride the E. Washington trolley, which is two blocks

‘from my place of employment, but I would have

to ride around the loop at Delaware and walk from Illinois to Capitol. - Usually the first trolley to West Indianapoiis is so loaded I have to wait for the second trolley. I have been an employee of the United Christian Missionary Society for 10 years in which time there have been several changes in transportation, but this change has worked the greatest hardship on me. —Hattie Benefiel, 311 Birch Ave.

‘To the Point’ MR. EDITOR: Noticed a bit of irony on your front page yesterday. Nice big five column picture of some of the nicest looking kids you've ever seen, all without any place to live because their landlady evicted them. Right under that picture you ran an ad with the head, “Homes by the Hundreds Offered.” This is undoubtedly an unintentional commentary upon the days we are living in but nevertheless it is sharp and to the point. «=A Renter, City

BUSINESS AS USUAL . . . By James Daniel

Senate Eyes Panama-Flag Ships Trading With China and Russia

WASHINGTON, June 23—A list of Panamaflag ships observed trading with the Chinese Reds has been made available to two Senate committees by an official U. 8. government source. The list shows that between February and May of this year at least 37 vessels traveling under the flag of Panama called at such Red China ports as Tsingtao and Shanghai, or at Russian Port Arthur and Dairen, or at British Hong Kong or Portuguese Macao. Shipments to Hong Kong and Macao, traditionally ports of entry for China proper, were lumped with shipments to Red China direct or to Asiatic Russia, as all being intended for the enemy, wherever it was felt that the cargoes were unlikely to be consumed in Hong Kong or Macao. « For example, the U. 8. intelligence officers who prepared the list found a quantity of iron rods which was far in excess of any imaginable requirement for Hong Kong proper and so concluded they must be intended for Red China's war effort. To ‘put a ship utder Panamanian ‘registry ‘requires only a brief visit to any Panamanian consulate and the payment of a small fee, with no questions asked as to the real owners of the vessel being registered,

Official List

COMPANIES with home offices in Britain or British territories predominate among the owners of Panama-flag ships trading with the Red Chinese. They account for 24 of the 37 ships observed in the trade with Red China. These are their names, as they appear on the official list: The Eastern Trader, owned by Great Southern Steamship Co. Hong Kong; Liberator, owned by Lemos & Pateras Ltd, London; San Antonio and San Roberto, John Manners & Co. Ltd.,, Hong Kong; Penelopi, Union Maritime & Shipping Co. Ltd. London; Pontoporos, J. J. Pateras Sons Ltd., London. More British: Canis, Capella, Moldova, Navidad, Norelg, Sagen, Storbay, Unita and Walter, all owned by Wallen & Co, Ltd, Hong Kong; Canopus, Rethymnis & Kulukundis, Ltd., London; Miramar, Modena, Molly, Morella, Norina, Romantico and Vestbay, all owned by Wheelock, Marden & Co. Ltd, Hong Kong and London, and Hellenic Nymphe, Emmauel P. Yannoulatos, London. . Recently, however, Britain has been taking steps to prevent shipments of war materials to Red China. This week she ordered a strict licensing control of exports to China and Hong Kong. The new controls won't ban all trade with Communist China but will restrict export of war materials, A number of ships of Chinese nationality also Be registered under the Panama flag. ese ships appear on the list as Chinese “ff nationality:

The Orbital, owned by Far East Enterprising Co. Ltd, Hong Kong; Aquadulce, Hollina and San Jose, owned by Hai Ying Steamship Co., Shanghai and Hong Kong; Roc, Hua Sheng Steamship Co., Shanghai and Hong Kong; Kaikorai, Pacifico and Starside, owned by Tung An Shipping Co., Shanghai and Hong Kong. Since World War II Greeks have bought many U. 8. surplus ships. The Livanos brothers of Piraeus, Greece, are among the world's great shipping families. Greek shipping families have corporation inside of corporations—always with a broth son or other relative in charge. N. G. Livanos of Piraeus appehrs the official U. 8. list ag owning three formér U. 8. Liberty ships which are trading with Red China -—the Atlantic Air, the Atlantic Sea, and the Atlantic Seaman. Constantine Hadjipateras of Athens is down as the owner of one more, the Panaghia. One Panama-flag ship in the Red China trade may be American-owned. This is the Meridian, listed as belonging to Constantine B. Malamos, whose address is given as New York City. ®

Views on News

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: one of the Four Freedoms. » ¢ o SEN. BENTON has proposed a new Decalogue for Congress. Failure to live up to the old original is being studied by a Senate subcommittee.

* 4 ¢ SO MANY Senators and Congressmen have been out making speeches on the need for greater production that they got behind with their work. ® & o TAKING AWAY official limousines and 2 chauffeurs should help the government gets on its feet. ® ¢

NEXT YEAR the people will have a chance to give officials the rollback. * ¢ 9 THEME SONG for congressional price controllers—“How High the Moon." ¢ < ¢

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WASHINGTON, June 23-— Selection of Tennessee's crimebusting. Sen, Estes Kefalver as “Father of the Year” has brought to light a baby-sitting story. It happened on a Sunday afternoon in the very hottest part of the Senate's crime investigation, Chairman Ke fauver had come home. for a quiet week-end after a particularly strenuous series of hearings. But three daughters and a son, and a dog and a constantly ringing telephone were too much for him, :

So the Benator and Mrs, Kefauver decided to flee to the cool seclusion of a movie, where they could forget their troubles. And they called in - “Bubbles” Stone, a 16-year-old neighbor girl, to babysit. As Mrs. Kefauver departed. she said the dog was down in the basement, and was due to have puppies at any time. If she— the dog--started to cry, give her this aspirin. a »

FATHER of the Year Kefauver and wife had no more than left the house when things began to happen. Telegrams arrived. A crate of oranges came as a gift, from Florida admirers. Long distance wanted Sen. Kefauver, The children— were children, And down in the basement, Mama Dog brourht four puppies into the world, When Bubbles Stone got home that night, she admitted to her own mother that she had had about all the nature in the raw that she could take in one day. But she wanted to

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the dog's mouth, and then gave it a drink of water, “I tried that,” said Bubbles, “and it didn't work, I finally had to take an aspirin myself,” Ld ” ” VICE PRESIDENT ALBEN W, BARKLEY came back on the job wearing dark glasses, following "his eye operation. Photographers. immediately pounced on him and asked him to pose. The Veep refused. “If those pictures ever got out,” he cracked, “people would say, ‘There's that blind vice president. Where's his tin cup?” »

‘. = » ONE of the’ Vice President's first official duties on return was to extend honors to George Benjamin, Arkansas farmer, for his work on soll conservation. The man was accompanied by his 9-year-old son. “What's your name, young man?” asked the Veep. “George,” said the boy. “That's a good name,” commented the Vice President. “A good common name, I wish I'd been named something like that. I was named for my grandfather, Alben, It's a good name, but people misspell it 80 much. They write to me as Albin, Allen, and sometimes as A. Barkley.. Who wants to be just A. Barkley?"

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left Tokyo on a Monday. Next

day, when he got to Alaska, it

_ was still Monday, by reason of

crossing the international date line going east. Bo, with an extra day that didn't have to

be accourited for, the Secretary

and his party went fishing

for an afternoon near Neknak, Alaska, Gen. Marshall wouldn't tell what he caught. But Maj.-Gen. Anthony C. MecAuliffe, the Army's new G-1, or general staff officer in

SIDE GLANCES

charge of personnel, who went with Marshall, let the fish out of the bag. He said the Secretary got three or four little ones. Gen. McAuliffe himself didn’t get any.

By Galbraith

Maj. Gen. McAuliffe, who

won fame in the World War II Battle of the Bulge by telling the Germans “Nuts!” when they asked him to sur render, brought back one complaint from Korea. He said that,. since the advent of the helicopter, {front line commanders have found that there ) wassno longer any privacy on the battlefield. Division commanders hopped around in their helicopters, and gave the | colonels and majors hell right

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doing all right. i ” ” . THE complete insincerity of the union labor leaders’ walkout from participation in the defense effort last winter seems proved conclusively now, The union leaders’ complaint was that they were not being

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defense planning. In Febru. ary, Defense Mobilizer C. E. Wilson asked the United Labor Policy Committee to name someone whom he could apnoint to his staff. It was April hefore they picked George M. Harrison, president of the Ralilway Mail Clerks. It took him five weeks to report for work. But he was finally sworn in, early in June, Then C, E. Wilson announced Mr. Harrison had to go to a labor con€arence in Europe for a month. “When he gets back,” said Mr. Wilson, “we'll roll out the red (carpet.” » ” » ASHES to ashes and dust to dust. If the livestock raisers don't leave you meatless by withholding animals from

market, the packinghouse workers must, United Packinghouse Work- -

erg of America, CIO, which has just succeeded in breaking the wage freeze ceiling by getting Wage Stabilization Board approval on their nine-cents-an-hour pay increase, are now planning to ask for more money in August, In addition, the union wants minimum annual wage, end of hourly wage rates, equal pay for women and men, union shop, a ‘“‘social service fund” to be paid for by the company and to cover not only medical care, but also legal fees. Also increased clothing allowance, check-off, payment for time spent handling grievances and payment of differential between regular pay and fees received while on jury duty. ’ Union argues that, including recent celling-piercing - raise, average for industry is $1.35 an hour, And while wages have risen 8 per cent, January, 1950, to May, 1051, meat prices have risen 25 per cent.

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NAVY Lt. William H. Evans Jr, who got fired for writing letters criticizing Truman administration Far Eastern policles, didn't do so swell on an interview in Washington, ® “I wrote that letter with my oath of office propped up right before me,” Lt. Evans boasted. “Did you also have Navy" Regulations before you when you wrote it?” asked a veteran war correspondent. Later, Lt. Evans made a statement about not being able to stand it, seeing our boys dying in Korea. . “Did you see any action yourself?” he was asked. - He had to admit that hadn't. :

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