3 EDITORIAL- COMMENT
WHAT DO YOU DO?
By Ruth Taylor
Don’t you dislike people who always say things
in a positive tone? I know one person who prefaces
most remarks with a definite “There isn’t a doubt
about it.” Frankly, even when I agree with her, I find
an argument on the other side.
There’s danger in being too definite. If you say
“This_or else,” the chances are that it will be “or
else.” The word danger you know, is derived from
dominarium, the Latin word for domination.
I don’t mean you must appease those to whom
you speak. There’s a lot of difference between appeas
ing and compromising or even conceding. Only those
who are willing to live in complete isolation, to with
draw from the wrld can avoid doing one of the three.
To appease is to placate, or to pacify. To compro
mise is to adjust or settle by mutual concessions, or
by a partial surrender of claims, purposes or princi
ples. To concede is to allow as a right, to assent or
acquiesce in the propriety or truth of, to admit.
Never appease—when appeasement means giv
ing up a principle—but do appease when it is a ques
tion of speaking fairly and calmly. A soft answer
turneth away wrath, and a pleasant way of speaking
e averts antagonism.
Compromise only on material things. And then
do not compromise with another person’s rights or
freedoms. Be willing t give up advantages but nego
tiate from strength not weakness, and never at other
people’s expense.
Concede—yes—when concessions are in order. Al
ways be willing to concede the rights of other people
to be the same as your own. But do not concede your
own ideas of right nor your own rights.
Admiral Hart is quted as the author of a prayer
which sums it all up.. “Dear God, give us strength
to accept with serenity the things that cannot be
changed. Give us courage to change the things that,
can and should be changed. And give us wisdom to
distinguish one from the other.”
All of this is on a personal basis, it is true, but it
is only as we learn first to apply rules of conduct to
ourselves can they form the basis of rules of conduct
for a group or a nation.
If we, as individuals, learn to act toward our fel
low men in the proper spirit, then can we as peoples
enter into the full exercise of freedom which is the
right of all men.
National Income
Ey GEORGE S.BENSON C - ~ ^ c/
President of Harding College I IP! T
Searcy. Arkansas jiljcUU/
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HOW WELL a man lives is a
matter that depends largely up
on his income and how he divides
it. How well the people of any
nation live is a similar matter.
It depends upon the national in
come and how it is divided. Just
like family income, national in
come changes from year to year
and it is not always divided the
same way. National income is
the grand total of what everybody
in the nation earns,
The United States Department
of Commerce keeps track of our
national income figures pretty
well, year by year. Already we
know that the income of all
Americans totaled 160.8 billion
dollars in 1944 and that workers
got 72% of it, or 116 billion dol
lars. By “workers,” I mean peo
ple who draw wages and small
clerical salaries. Corporation
profits that year ran just under
ten billion dollars or 6%.
Worker’s THERE is a popular
Reward notion that people who
' i work don’t get very
much of the fruits of their toil.
Not long ago somebody repeated
a 40-year-old piece of political
propaganda to me, believing it
every word. He said, “Here in
America 2% of the people have
90% of the wealth.” There is not
much to say about this statement:
It is not true. It has never been
nearly true, j^**^*.*^* -
f Last year the national - income
dollar went like this: 724 to
American workers, 64 to corpo
rations, 84 to small businesses in
the form of profit, 74 to farmers
as return on what they produced,
and another 74 split several ways:
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to landowners and stockholders in
form of rents and dividends, and
to money lenders in the form of
interest. Of course all years
aren’t alike but they vary less
than you might think.
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Mutual NATIONAL income
Effort bobbs up and down but
working people always
get most of it. Back in 1939*
which was a typical pre-war
year, our national income was not
half as high as last year’s: 70.8
billion dollars to be exact. Then,
workers got 68% of it; and 6% '
was corporation profit; not much
change in how the income was
divided, but less than half as
much money for everybody.. . - <
Back in 1929, the year Hoover
succeeded Coolidge as President,
national income was 83.3 billion
dollars; bigger then, than in 1939,
Corporation profits were higher—
9% as against 6% in recent
years. But wage earners and of
fice help were getting 64% of
national income, even then.* In
1932 (the depression)' when cor
porations generally^ earned 9%
less than nothing, wages climbed
to 97 % and still some working
people went hungry. ^ ^ ^ ^
A fair analysis leads to this
observation: Workers, laborers
and clerical people, get more
money with the slightly smaller
percentage of a big national in
come than with the bigger per
centage of a small national in
’ come. Moral — we will all fare
better working together for a big
national income ,than by wrang
ling about who gets most of it|
and then having a small one.
“Why Sweetheart didn’t you get my telegram???
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Nazi Influence Remains
To Vex Allied Control
Indoctrination of Youth and Lethargy of
Mass of People Obstacle to Efforts to
Reconstitute Beaten Nation.
By BAUKHAGE
Neus Analyst and Commentator.
WNU Service, Union Trust Building,
Washington, D. C.
(This is the first of two articles by
Mr. Baukhage revealing how the re
sults of Himmler’s “planned terror”
are making it hard for Americans to
“run” Germany.)
The hearings of the Kilgore sub
committee on war mobilization con
cluded in the last weeks of con
gress and are to be resumed next
September. Testimony before the
committee has revealed certain “se
cret documents” showing plans on
the part of various German indus
trialists to subsidize a Nazi under
ground party.
The purpose of the hearings, Sena
tor Kilgore’s associates tell me, is
to prepare the United States
against a future recrudescence of
German militarism.
If such underground organizations
exist and continue to exist it will be
necessary to hunt them out of
their hiding places if we ean. This
is going to be especially difficult
since some of those hiding places
undoubtedly will be on foreign terri
tory and it may not be easy to reach
across the frontiers of nations not
too unfriendly to the Nazi - Fascist
idea.
Meanwhile there is an immedi
ate problem to be faced and that is
the practical task of “running Ger
many,” something which it is gen
erally admitted is going to be hard
er than we thought.
There are many baffling factors
of a purely physical aspect which
enter into the scheme but I do not
intend to deal with them here. I
want to talk about the psychological
problem which is recognized by
trained observers on the scene but
perhaps not as fully understood as
it might be.
It may be recalled that some
months ago there appeared in these
columns an exposition of the organi
zation and the indoctrination of the
German people and the integration
of all elements in Germany into a
single unit, created for the purpose
of waging total war. This dealt with
the positive steps taken in the train
ing of the youth and conversion or
compulsion exerted over such of the
older generation as were sufficiently
pliable. In this and a succeeding ar
ticle I propose to deal with what
might be called a program of nega
tion since its purpose was to destroy
the quality of resistance to Naziism
on the part of those too old or too
stubborn to accept, actively or pas
sively, the Nazi regime. It is what
I have alluded to as the program
of “planned terror.”
Nazification Extended
To All Classes
First, it must be remembered that
since the Nazis were in full power
for about 12 years and the real in
doctrination of the Germany youth
began at about the age of 12, there
might be presumed to remain a
group of middle-aged Germans who
escaped the full blight of Nazi in
doctrination. Normally they would
be the ones most likely to offer col
laboration with the American or
other officials and most amenable
to an acceptance of democratic
methods and beliefs.
Of course, there are some such.
On the other hand, although this
group who by age or inclina
tion were less favorable to Nazifi
cation, the majority have not
escaped the effects of Nazi rule.
These men were brought up in a
more or less normal 20th century
atmosphere, regimented to some ex
tent, it is true and with the long
tradition of German militarism be
hind them, but at root a kindly,
businesslike, churchgoing folk whose
evils were environmental and not
necessarily hereditary as they
proved when they left home and set
tled on our shores.
They are the ones in Germany
whom we blame for failing to arise
and overthrow the Hitler regime, for
accepting it and its inhumanities.
We find them now, according to
' most of the persons who have visit
ed Germany, befuddled, submissive,
yet resentful, but honestly reject
ing all personal, individual responsi
bility for war guilt of Germany and
the atrocities of the Nazis. For the
most part they have proved about
l as valuable in assisting in the
1 governing of their country as a
large piece of slightly rancid dough.
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To meet this and other conditions
existing in the Allied zone of occu
pation, the psychological warfare
division of supreme headquarters
has a special program worked out
(And don’t be frightened at the S64
title of that organization—a lot of
our boys are alive today because of
its assault on the enemy as you will
learn some day.)
Aim to Reorient
German Mind
A part of the aim of the Ameri
can program is to help maintain or- .
der, and its long-range objective is
described as “reorienting the Ger- >
man mind, after 12 years of Nazi- I
ism.”
General McClure, head of the psy
chological warfare division, ex
plains the immediate objectives of
the information bureau of his divi
sion as “(1) to maintain and deep
en the mood of passive acqui
escence and acceptance of orders to
the German people, and so to facili
tate the completion of the occupa
tion of Germany; (2) to undertake
special campaigns required by mili
tary government, and (3) to take the
first steps toward arousing a sense
of collective responsibility for Ger
many’s crimes and to provide the
facts which expose the fatal conse
quences of Nazi and militarist lead
ership and German acquiescence in
them.”
General McClure realizes that
step number three is a long one and
a high one. At present the Ameri
can occupation officials are in a
somewhat paradoxical position, i
They are expected to maintain
strict military discipline and in the
same breath in which they order,
“Stand at attention,” they have to
say, “Now think for yourself!” And
furthermore the Nazis have done
all that is humanly possible — or I
should say, inhumanly possible—to
see that there is nothing left of initi
ative or individual responsibility in
Germany. Having created this state
of chaos, they hope to gain an in
terim in which to strengthen their
underground.
It is not organized resistance •
which the American occupation is
meeting. Out of 10,000,000 or more
Germans in the American zone, so
far less than 4,000 have been jailed j
for acts inimical to the American
military regime, but hundreds and
hundreds have been fired from
the civil administration because
they cannot produce a clean anti
Hitler-record or they have definite
connections with the Nazi party or
its activities.
What many people fail to realize
in this connection is how thorough
the Nazification of Germany has
been. I had occasion to point out
in previous columns that the Ger
man people were the Nazis’ first
conquest, that it took longer than
the military conquest of any of the
nations occupied by the German
armies and that the preparation for
this domestic campaign wras long
and thorough.
Recently we have had a chance to
learn more about what a concentra
tion camp really was. I refer not
only to the grisly horrors revealed
by the dead and the living-dead
found in the captured camps. What j
is far more deeply revealing is the j
testimony of some of the former in
mates who were released earlier
with their brains still intact. From
them we learn the powerful psy
chological influences of the treat
ment of prisoners by the gestapo.
This psychological effect reached
those outside, too. Further, by re- j
peating publicly the camp bru
talities in a milder form and like- j
wise by means of the tyrannical re
strictions on the whole people, all
Germany was turned into one great
concentration camp. This was delib
erately planned.
From my own personal experi
ences in Nazi Germany I can '
testify that this last statement is :
not an exaggeration. I have felt the
“terror” atmosphere which the ges- '
tapo created even for a foreigner,
reasonably sure of safe and un
molested departure from the ac
cursed country. Leaving Germany
in wartime, herded into the station
under the piercing eyes of the SS
troopers, with the invisible presence
of the gestapo all about one, had a j
paralyzing effect on a person even
though he had a passport in his
pocket and the sovereign power of
the United States behind him.
BARBS . . . by Baukhage
Don’t psychoanalyze the returned
G.I., says General Eisenhower, pat
him on the back. And, he might
have added, keep your hand out of
his pocket while you’re doing it
• • •
Surplus war property is estimated
as equal in value to one-third of all
the man-made property in this coun
try less than 10 years ago, from
| the smallest pin to Boulder Dam.
Faulty Plugs
A spark plug gap will gradually
widen after several thousand miles
of normal service due to wear. To
remedy this condition, set the gap
to the exact size specified by the
engine manufacturer, using a round
wire feeler gauge. Do not guess or
use a “thin dime’’ or a flat fleeler
gauge. A gap may widen or wear
quickly at low mileage. This indi
cates that the plug is operating “too
hot”—often the wrong type of plug.
If rapid gap wear occurs at low
mileage, replace with a “cooler”
type plug.
i The German wine crop is 50 per
cent better than average this year.
But the lees are bitter.
• • •
It’s a paradox that for all of an
army’s destructiveness, 600,000 men
now in the armed forces, according
to Senator Murray, chairman of the
small business committee, have had
training or experience in construc
! tion work.
Keeps Cake Moist
Frosting on a cake is more than
a “treat.” It helps to keep the cake
moist as well. For professional look
ing cake, apply frosting as follows:
1. Allow cake to cool, and brush off
loose crumbs. Spread frosting even
ly and fairly thin over sides with
spatula or knife. 2. Pile remainder
on top, spreading lightly toward
edges, leaving most of the frosting
in the center. 3. Run spatula over
sides again to fill in any spaces and '
to set frosting in place. 4. Let frost
ing "set” well before putting cake
away or attempting to cut it.
The
HOME TOWN
REPORTER
in
Washington
Compulsory Military Training
WNU Waskington Bureau
621 Union Trust Building.
pP.OBABLY no other subject is clos
er to the American people at the
moment than the question of peace
time compulsory military training.
What we do in this respect will af
fect almost every home in the
hometowns and rural communities
of the nation.
Since June 4 when hearings
started, the House Committee on
Postwar Military Policy has listened
to ream upon ream of testimony
for and against this question, and,
of course, there are arguments,
good ones, on both sides of the mat
ter.
On the one side, for compulsory
military training, we find our mili
tary leaders. Generals Eisenhower,
MacArthur, Marshall, Patton and
many others. Admirals King, Nim
itz and others. The departments of
state, war and navy. President Tru
man and the late President Roose
velt, the American Legion and Vet
erans of Foreign Wars, plus the na
tional polls which indicate from 60
to more than 7P per cent of the peo
ple are in favor of this compulsory
training.
On the other side of the fence, we
find arrayed labor organizations,
farm organizations, educational and
church organizations, various peace
groups and many other pressure
groups, plus many outstanding indi
viduals. such as former Secretary
of the Navy Josephus Daniels —
all opposed to the idea.
Some of these organizations are
prompted by selfish motives, others
from a sincere and honest standpoint,
point to compulsory conscription
in other nations as leading to im
perialism and war, such as in
France and Germany. Educators,
for instance, fear that if there is a
hiatus of one year when a boy
reaches 18 and graduates from high
school, it may interfere with his en
tering college. Farm leaders fear
loss of 18-year-olds from the farms
during planting and harvest sea
sons will hurt agricultural produc
tion. Labor leaders fear military
training may breed antagonism and
distrust of labor unions. Others de
clare that blind obedience such as
is required in military discipline is
un-American and contrary to the
American spirit of independence.
Argument Doesn’t Apply
The argument pointing to the re
sults of compulsory conscription in
peacetime in France and Germany,
according to many sources here, do
not hold water for the reason that
in those countries compulsory con
scription encompassed military
service and men are subject to call
for military service at any time.
Bills now before the committee do
not contemplate so broad a pro
gram of compulsion. For instance
the May bill would provide that ev
ery young man attaining the age of
18, or within four years thereafter,
be subject to military or naval
training, induction into the army or
navy for this purpose for one year.
After completion of the year, he is
demobilized and enrolled as a re
servist for a period of six years, but
he cannot be subject to compulsory
military service during that period
or afterwards, except upon declara
tion of a national emergency by the
congress.
It seems to your Hometown
Reporter that the very name of
the committee conducting these
bearings is an answer to the
question at least for the imme
diate future—the House Com
mittee on Postwar Military Poli
cy. What is our postwar mili
tary policy? How would com
pulsory military training fit
into that policy?
It would seem that we must
first know just what that policy
is, what it contemplates, before
determining that every young
man must have this military
training. Do we contem
plate maintaining a huge stand
ing army to man military bases
throughout the world? Will our
armies of occupation be of suf
ficient size to constitute compul
sory conscription as a neces
sity?
There is little doubt but that
our peacetime standing army must
be larger than heretofore, and that
we must maintain a large two-ocean
navy for security purposes. But will
not volunteer enlistments do the
job? What about ROTC units in the
colleges, universities and high
schools and the Citizen Military
Training camps? Could these enter
prises be enlarged and expanded.
It may be that the answers to all
these questions will be obtained by
the house committee in the hearings
on the conscription bills, but if not,
then they are getting the cart be
fore the horse. At any rate, since
any policy adopted by the congress
is determined by the individual
thinking of the people of the na
tion, it is time everyone gave this
question serious thought.
The war and navy departments
contend that it is necessary to pass
this measure now because past ex- i
perience has ohown that after war
is over public interest subsides.
Paper Material
Bamboo may prove to be * valu
able raw material for the manufac
ture of paper and good quality com
position board. Government plant
explorers began bringing in bam
boos from the Orient and other parts
of the world about 50 years ago, and
there are now many small plantings
of good varieties on American farms
in the South. Commercial investi
gators are studying the processing
of the culms (stems) into paper and
boards, with results good enough to
be called encouraging.
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f~T USED FAT LICKS TWO SHORTAGES! ^
Miss Anna Mae Loftus, Laboratory Assistant at Na
tional Oil Products Company, Harrison, N. J., shows
how kitchen grease, scraped from skillets, skimmed
from soups, melted down from table scraps, helps to
make thousands of civilian and war needs—in this
case—critically-short paper. Left to right, Miss Loftus
oours wax emulsion into a heater containin'! wood
pulp. Stearic acid, one of the by-products of used fat,
is necessary in the manufacture of this wax emulsi
fier. The processed pulp is then pressed into sheet
size and when dried, is paper. Here’s another reason
for saving every drop of used cooking fat, and rush
ing it to the meat dealer for cash and extra ration
Doints. It’s needed now more than ever.
Fish Eyes
Look a fish in the eye before buy
ing it. If the eyes are brilliant, it's
fresh. Other signs of freshness are
a slippery, but not sticky, surface;
pleasant odor; firm, elastic flesh.
Origin of Sphinx
The Great Sphinx of Gizeh in
Egypt is believed to have been built
to protect neighboring tombs from
evil spirits.
Gluing Wood
For best results in gluing wood,
both the glue and the wood should
be warmed to about 75 degrees Fah
renheit.
Rural Population
About four-fifths of the population
of Bulgaria live by agriculture or
fishing.
Scrub Heifer
Although a heifer may be well
bred, she’ll be a scrub if not well
fed.
Talc Uses
Talc, the basis of face powder,
has important war uses.
Washing Walls
”ash walls and woodwork from
the bottom up, but dust from the
top down. Wash in upward direc
tion, because water running down
a soiled wall leaves streaks. Dust
downward, because this method
scatters dust the least.
WHAT? YOU DON’T WANT IT?
We Pay Cash For It!
We pay cash for that old piece of furni
ture and cooking utensils that you don’t
want. We call for and deliver. We pay
cash right on the spot.
•
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