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Difference in Atmosphere

ROM INSIDE the Truman administration Monday there came two views of the ethics and influence problem which is such a sore spot in Washington these days. There was a vast difierence between 'the differences in understanding and atmosphere. W. Stuart Symington, who has been busy the last few months cleaning up the ‘bad climate” in the Reconstruction Finance Corp., says influence becomes improper when a lawyer, for instance, is hired “not because of his

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in-law.” Mr. Symington thinks a government agency ought to “bristle with integrity,” that it ought to be permeated with an atmosphere “in which scandal could not thrive” and that it's ‘about time there was a showdown on an operation in Washington commonly referred to as the ‘fix."” In the RFC under the new Symington rule, gifts are taboo. And dismissal is the penalty for “obvious improprieties.” = = 5 Ld ” = n NOT SO with Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan, the President's military aide, interviewed by U. S. News and World Report. “If those of us who can do things like that can expedite 10 per cent of the people s business that's better Lhe says...

As the “brother-in-law” ‘or favor-seekers, Gen. Vaughan sees nothing wrong with accepting a gift if the receiver is not influenced by it. Hs denies ever. attempting: to influence a government official's decision, but sees nothing influential in the fact that he uses a White House telephone to make contacts for his favor-seekers.” Which is an attitude, as contrasted to the Symington brand of ethics, that accounts for some of the things lately revealed in Washington.

Jessup Accepts

S EXPECTED, President Truman gave Philip C. Jessup a recess appointment as a U. S. delegate to the United Nations Paris meeting. And Mr. Jessup accepted—though it is doubtful that he would have been confirméd by a Senate vote, This is horne out by the fact that administration leaders—notably Jen. Tom Connally of Texas—shied away from a test vote nither in the Foreign Relations Committee or the full Senate.

Mr. Truman blames “partisan politics” for the 3-to-2 vote against Mr. Jessup in subcommittee, though a Democrat, Sen. Gillette of Iowa, cast the deciding vote. In the face of these circumstances, it is difficult to see how Mr. Jessup could accept the appointment. But he has shown before an ability to roll with the punches. An American Firster who nimbly turned internationalist, maybe Mr. Jessup with equal facility can divorce himself from the views expressed in the China White Paper and just as ardently oppose recognition of Red China and its admission to the United Nations in the Paris meeting. If an unbroken record of bad judgement qualifies a

diplomat, Mr. Jessup is clearly the man for the job— ““advice and consent” of the Senate to the contrary.

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MERICAN tourists spent a billion dollars abroad last year—it may be more this year. It's the easiest way we know of to get much-needed dollars to Europe. They're not dollars taken from American taxpayers—they're pleasure dollars, the easy dollars of travelers poured directly into the economy of the host

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Pan American Airways uses this as a talking point for low-cost tourist fares across the Atlantic. We think it is a strong point. Four million additional Americans who would go abroad if they could—students, teachers, twoweeks vacationists—would leave twice as many dollars in Europe. Pan American proposes to start a low-fare coach service between New York and London next April at $405 round trip—$306 less than the present $711 first-class round-trip fare, Its competitors—nine foreign lines and one American line—are dragging their feet. : A united front by the two American lines—Pan Am and Trans World—would be the first step toward winning agreement from the -foreign lines on a specific program. On Friday of this week a hearing is scheduled before the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington to discuss all aspects of the air-tourist program. The government officials concerned should do all in their power to bring about an understanding along the lines advanced by Pan Am not only as an accommodation to the American traveling public but in the interest of strengthening the economy of Western Europe. :

The Smaller, the Bigger

(N RUSSIA, the White House reports, another atomic explosion has occurred, as the Communists hurry to catch up with American atomic science. In Nevada, the Atomic Energy Commission set off .3 eighth test explosion of the year, relatively small. But atomic science being what it is, the gimmick is i's easier to produce a big blast than a comparatively small one. So, to labor the paradox, in terms of what can be done with atomic energy in war, the Nevada blast

may in the long run be the bigger of the two. An artillery

oiment firing atomic shells, for example, might have ‘nore decisive effect in a battle than a model T Soviet bomb. Which may prove nothing much, except that little things still count-—even in such a monstrous thing as the race for weapons $e in the atomic era.

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“Ureprésenting all the North Atlantic

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. offo , ® Unification - Has Great Following In Western Europe

PARIS. Oct. 24 —-A proposal to make U., 8S. Gen. Rwight D, Eisenhower /virtual “czar” of western European rearmament was recently put to him by an American emissary who has the fullest confidence backing of President Truman. The dea was to give Gen. Eisenhower control over not only the armies. of western Europe. which he now has. but also control over European defense production. The latter would mean- that this ‘czar’ would also have to direct the economy of the nine free countries of Europe. to co-ordinate their rearmament effort.

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This master plan was neatly conceived. Gen Eisenhower is known to believe devoutly in the need for European unification. He preaches it off the record. to all his visitors. If anybody can unite western Europe, Gen. Eisenhower is that man. When French generals tell their political leaders that western Europe can be defended, there is disbelief, or doubt. They remember the Maginot Line and the fall o France in "10, When Gen. Eisenhower tells them the same thing, they believe it as fact. There is great belief in western Europe that the American-led rearmament effort is a mask for an intended U. 8. aggressive warfare against Russia. Yet when Gen.” Eisenhower tells European political leaders that he has no plans for

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against possible Commggnist aggression — they believe him implicity. And a great feeling of relief is apparent. It builds up confidence in the U. 8. leadership spurring the Europeans to greater effort

Too Smart for Noose IN SPITE OF this great fervor building up behind Gen, Eisénhower, the General was smart enough not to put his head in the noose offered to him, to head up western Europeant defense production as well as military defense. To have accepted it would have put full responsibility for its success or failure on his shoulders. So he politely ducked. As a result of this decision, W. Averill Harriman, President Truman's trouble-shooting ambassador and foreign policy adviser. has taken over the role of co-ordinator of western European defense production. Ambassador Harriman is head of the ‘three wise men" representing the U, 8., Britain and France, and ‘the 12 apostles.”

countries, ‘Ambassador Harriman is in Paris now, meeting with European government leaders. trying to find ways and means by which the civilian economies can back up Gen. Eisenhower's new crusade in Europe. If Gen. Eisenhower is the guiding spirit and inspiration of this movement, then Ambassador Harriman is cast in the role of its St. Peter and St. Paul. In preaching the new gospel for Europe, Gen. Eisenhower —and Ambassador Harriman — begin with the simple approach of adding up the resources of the free world as opposed to resources behind the Iron Curtain. The advantage fs shown to be on the side of the free world, whether the measure is in steel capacity or general levels of education. Why, then. the concern? According to the Eisenhower philosophy, the ‘ Communists have unity while the free world has none.

Job Is to Bolster Morale GEN. EISENHOWER'S problem, then, is how to convince the free nations that they are more than a match for the Communist world. This is the goal of the Eisenhower erusade. It is considered so important it is given priority over everything else. It is to restore European morale. The approach is to make the 12 North Atlantic nations and their future allies see their enligntened self-interest in the crusade. The American self-interest, from the Eisenhower point of view, is that freedom can’t exist if all other nations fall under Communist domination. It is impossible to spend even a few hours around Eisenhower headquarters without catching the spirit of this revival. The General quotes Patrick Henry's “Give me liberty, or give me death.” as a slogan. Rebuilding morale in Europe is talked about in terms of reducing the hours of labor necessary to buy a pair of shoes. SHAPE Supreme Headquarters. Allied Powers in Europe —is mixed up in all such matters. Gen. Eisenhower has refused to assume personal responsibility for them. but he does provide the inspiration. Gen. Eisenhower's guiding principle may be stated as a conviction that a people united can do the impossible.

BRITISH ELECTION . . . By Parker LaMoore. Can the Tories Win A Majority This Time?

LONDON, Oct. 24—In their pre-election forecasts, the newspapers which have supported the Conservatives in the campaign predict Tory majorities in the next

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FABULOUS FELLOW .. . By Frederick C. Othman

WASHINGTON, Oet. 24 From pick-and-shovel to Cadillac (and maybe back again) seems to be the story of that fabulous Democrat from Boston, Dennis ‘'W. Delaney. He was bankrupt in the Thirties. An insurance company charged him with embezzlement Numerous suits had been filed against him. Denny got himself a job as laborer in the WPA, By dint of fast shoveling and/or thinking. he worked his way up to be WPA administrator f or Massachusetts. He now was a pal of everybody of importance in New England politieal circles. He was a banquet speaker, leader in charity drives, and frequent commuter to Washington. Nobody was surprised in 1944 when he became collector of internal revenue in Boston. Now Denny was om his own, He made a career of extracting a profit from the bad luck of his fellow Bostonians. Fot those who paid their taxes he had a jovial slap on the back: for thoze who hadn't, he offered a deal. A cabaret owner who forgot his taxes gave Denny free rent on the beach. An assortment of gents who owed back taxes paid one of Denny's pals for advice. The pal split with. the collector. In 1949 Denny was down to his last Cadillac and that an old one. So he dropped out io see Jordan Patkin of the Ferry Street Motor Sales Co.. in suburban Malden, to buy a new one. The fancy new job with the white tires was worth $4500. Patkin offered him $2000 on his old heap. Denny said he'd think that over. He

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Turn a Shovel Into a Cadillac?

returned a few days later for a conference with Louis Patkin. the late father of the Cadillac dealer. Louis was excited. He told his son that his Uncle Ruby was in a bad jam with the tax officials. He most certainly was. investigated on charges of fraud. So the Patkins raised their offer. They allowed the collector £4250 on his old Cadillac; he drove out with the new one after writing them a check for $250. Well, sir, Uncle Ruby Patkin was the (Chey rolet dealer down the street. Collector Delaney dropped in on him to buy a Chevvie sedan; list £1727. Uncle Ruby gave him a discount of $464, accepted a check for $500 and told Denny he could pav the remaining $763 later. Delaney used his Chevrolet a year without ever paying for it. Then he returned to Uncla Ruby to trade it on a 1950 model, which sold for $1850. Uncle Ruby gave him a $1615 allowance on the car he still didn't own and put him on the cuff for the balance of $235.

A Real Deal

AS ADRIAN DE WIND. counsel for the House Ways and Means Bubcommittee pointed out, collector Delaney put up $750 in cash, plus an old sedan. and come out with one new Cadillac and two new Chevrolets. John J. Callahan, special agent of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, told in detail of Delaney's motor magic, but he never did reveal what happened to Uncle Ruby's fraud case. Ah. well The evidence was strong enough against Deto cause President Truman to fire him Then a grand jury indicted him and finally Congress began investigating him. Now an odd thing happened Delaney a couple of months ago wrote to Unele Ruby a check for $750 to pav for the first Chevrolet he'd traded off nearly two vears before. And I hope I haven't bored you the last few days with Delaney's fiscal adventures; as a ‘taxpayer, myself, they've left me bug-eved

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* ’ ‘A Great Circus MR. EDITOR: The passing of Frank Gentry of Bloomington, last of the four Gentry brothers of circus fame, is regretted by all. The name made circus history and no other trained animal exhibition has ever equalled it in popularity. As a boy I recall the first appearance of the show at Jeffersonville, one sunny day early in October, 1897. The title at that time, “Prof. Gentry's Famous Dog and Pony Show.” The street parade was nicely timed to pass the school just as us kids were dismissed at noon time. It came a dozen years later prior to 1910 and it was a favorite and always dréw the crowds, One of the early band leaders with the show was Fred Jewell who hailed from Worthington. Ind. he being the composer of well over 200 compositions for military bands. His music haz heen heard around the world, wherever band

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HIS FAMOUS “Gentry's Triumphal March”

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band the past 50 years. The Gentry's always took pride in having a good band.

thousands’ every tenting season and has appeared in every section of the United States,

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Every county seat town in Indiana and the cities AS well were visited at some time by that popular tented amusement institution. long live the names of Henry B.. Walter W.. J. W.. and Frank Gentry. Thev brought jov ind laughter to kids from 6 to 60 from coast to coast. Their shows were truthfully advertised and honorably conducted, a’ credit to

the profession. —Charles Duble,

“Tax Bill and Labor’

MR. EDITOR. I have just read in the paper that they have passed another tax biil. I will support this bill it it will help to buy mere tanks and guns for the boys in Korea and bring peace to the world forever. But it is just one class of people who have to foot the bill and that is the poor working man who can hardly. make ends meet. It doesn't just hurt -Tamilies with no one in the service. It also hurts the poor wife and children of servicemen. Instead of just putting the tax on the working man. when the next Congress convenes next January, I propose that starting with the President on down to Senators. who recently received a raise in pay, we should cut their wages and traveling expenses. .

Jeffersonville

> So» LET THEM stay in Washington where the job is; not running all over the country making political speeches. Both parties are to biame for this kind of thing. 1 am speaking for the working class which I am one of. Gentlemen, aren't vou ashamed to go home and rest in vour beautiful homes while the boys in Korea are fighting and dving” ~ You are getting ready to go out and make political speeches, making promises again which vou know you will never keep. Why should you get a vacation when the boys in Korea don't even get a few minutes vacation”? Just think it over. Thank God, I am an American. I think it is about time we start thinking about the boys in Korea who are helping to keep the nation a free people, and the ones who gave their lives so that their children would live to grow up in a world without fear. . —Bud Kaesel, City.

THE FIRST STEP

HOW MANY times, my daughter dear , . . does my ald heart recall . . . the time when You were just a child . . . and starting in to erawl . to me those were the happy days . . , of lavender and lace . . . and nothing in this world today . . . ean ever take their place . . . I watched vou when you gave vour all... te reach the cookie shelf . . . and much to my surprise | found . . . youn stood all by yveurself . . . and after that yvowr first step came . . . a sight I won't forget . . . for it is in my memory , .. and lingers with me yet. . - —By Ben Burroughs

BIRTHDAY . .. By Ludwell Denivy ‘

After 6 Years What's UN Record Worth?

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24—United Nations Day will be celebrated today with mixed emotions. On its sixth anniversary it is a disappointment to

House of Commons. The predicted majorities vary between 99 by the Evening Standard to a minimum of 35 by the London Star. London bookmakers are quoting odds of four to one on a Tory victory and of five to two against the Socialists returning to power. The London Telegraph, in its analysis of the election, sets aside 278 seats it regards as

gervatives and 228 it concedes

to the Laborites, or Socialists. It then coficedes 10) seats to the Liberals and two to the Irish Nationalists, By applying the poll-indi-cated 3 per cent shift to the Conservatives to the remaining 107 seats, the Telegraph figures the Conservatives should win 65 seats and the Socialists 42. This would give the Conservatives a total of 343, the Socialists 270, the Liberals 10 and the Irish Nationalists two, for an over-all Tory majority of 61.

" oa = IN THE Parliament just dissolved the Socialists held 315 seats, the Conservatives 297, the Liberals nine and other parties three. The Tories probably would be happy to settle for any kind of working majority, for the

Socialists have kept them on: the defensive throughout the’

cagpaign and are believed to

be..gaining- as the campaign approaches its final lap. Such slogans as, “Vote Conservative and Reach for a Rifle Vote Socialist and Reach Old Age” have been difficult to counteract. Apart from their war scare strategy, the Socialists have held the Tories to account for all of the maladjustments growhhg out of the industrial revolution and even for incidents which occurred under the previous Socialist, Liberal and coalition administrations.

Ld » ” THE Socialists say, ag Defense Minister Emanuel Shinwell did Monday, that “the Tories would like to have a little! unemployment tos keep , th worker in his place.” Warn-{ ings also have been made that cuts in wages, pensions and food subsidies must be expected in the event of a Tory victory. One Tory candidate is bhelatedly pointing out that his Socialist opponent has ignored such problems as ‘the raw material shortage, the dollar gap, the sterling deficit and the falling pound.” But all Socialist candidates have ignored these problems and have been able to get away with it because the Conservatives have been kept busy denying charges against them,

- td . ACTUALLY, the new government, whatever it is, will have to eliminate food subsidies and other subsidies as well, because the money isn't in sight to pay them. The Economist Magazine says these subsidies could be dropped without making the working class any worse off as a whole, if accompanied by the elimination of taxes on beer, tobacco and general purchases which add to living costs. Neither party, however, appears to want to take a bold approach to the /problem of

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What Others Say—

WE WANT peace, and we have proved that we are firm enough, and strong &nough, and wise enough, to fight for peace. ~Oscar R. Ewing, federal security administrator.

WE ARE not (now) operating in the altogether black area of war nor in the altogether white area of peace. We are in a gray area somewhere in between. It is a most difficult area. ~Adm. Forrest P. Sherman.

I DO HOPE to get back #0 the farm some day. Some people are in a hurry for me to go back . , . but I'm in no hurry. «President Truman.

IT LOOKS as though he (Gen. MacArthur) would like to be 1 presidential nominee . . , not a very good example of an “old soldier” fading away.— Sen. Theodore Green (D. R.L).

MY BUSINESS, your business and the livestock business is being run by a bunch of lawyers and do-gooders who don't know what they're talking about. Lorem E. Bamert, president Amerran National Livestock Association.

THE RESPONSIBILITY which history imposed upon me yesterday to save the nation from the abyss today commands. me to intervene directly to show the way and lead the nation. —Gen, Charles de Gaulle, French soldier-politician. : , :

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many of its friends, Nevertheless, it survives. And that is a lot, considering what it has gone through. As a world forum it functioned well. Even its critics admit that. But its talk has been better than its deeds. The tendency has been to sidestep the hard issues. Much of its weakness as an agency of international peace and justice was built into it deliberately. That was mainly because Stalin would not join any organization strong enough to curb Soviet aggression and subversion. Also other powers including the United States

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” ” » THE THEORY was that there could be no United Nations unless all the powers belonged. Although the United Nations could not act against one of the powers without destroying itself, they were expected to act together for peace, That naive assumption was goon blasted by Russian misuse of the veto, violation of international agreements, sabotage of the United Nations charter and functions, and aggression. The United Nations saved itself by two acts, both initiated by the United States. It acted against aggression in Korea—the Security Council for once being able to move because Russia had outsmarted herself by absence. The second act of salvage was adoption of the Acheson resolution, giving the General Assembly enforcement powers whenever the Security Council failed.

” ” ” x BY THESE two positive acts the United Nations liberated itself from Soviet enslavement. Still it is not functioning as t should. This is no longer due fefly to a mechanical fault,

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but to lack of intelligence, wiil or courage. The United Nations has no miraculous powers of international salvation. It can be ne better than its members. And its members are national states, subject to jealousy, hatred, selfishness and fears, which are often stronger than their enlightened sense of ¢ollective security. The Security Council's current evasion of the IranianBritish dispute is an example. Disregarding the danger to peace, and ignoring a world court decision, the council &helved the issue, despite British and American pleas. India, Yugoslavia and Ecuador were to blame, as well as Russia.

~ ” ” THE United Nations has long puttered with Kashmir another war threat, afraid to use its powers. It had its chance to settle the BritishEgyptian dispute in 1947, but is still evading that duty also. And in the case of Red China's aggression, there are many United Nations members whn would reward her with a Seeurity Council seat. > But, despite the weakness of this 6-year-old body, it is growing stronger. Next month in Paris the General Assembly faces the severest tests since the Korean decision. If it survives those, its growth as a security force can be more rapid.

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