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THE JOURNAL, PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1947 PAGE 'TWO The Plattsmouth Journal ESTABLISHED 1831 Published seml-wcekly, Mondays and Thurs day?; 'at 409-413 Main Street, Plattsmouth, Cats 'County, Nebraska, by The Journal Pub lishing -Company. ..Publisher LESTER A. WALKER Entered at the Postoffice at Plattsmouth, Nebraska as second class mail matter in ac cordance with the Act of Congress of March 3 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $3 per year, cash in advance, by mail outside the city of Platts mouth. By. carrier in Plattsmouth, 15 cents for two weeks. Overemphasis Placed on Henry Wallace ' President Truman seems to have taken the wisest course in the Henry Wallace affair by publicJv ignoring it. It seems to us that some congressmen might well have followed the president's lead to the extent of treating U al laee's windy overseas oratory with the calm ness that it deserved. This h not to suggest that their wrath was not righteous, or that they should not have expressed it. Cut they increased Wallaces stature by their exaggerated demands that he be silenced, prosecuted, deprived of his pass port, and denounced by the president. aii tended to make a martyr of Wal lace. It "also might have given foreigners the idea that champions of Truman's foreign poli cies were powerfully afraid of the Wallace op position Even a man less conscious of a sac red mission than Wallace might find it hard to refuse the clings and arrows of political martyrdom, or the mantle of acknowledged leader of a militant group of "liberals." ; Actually, though Wallace has donned that mantle, his past history creates the suspicion that he has been pushed as often as he has led. Some critics have gone so far as to brand his recent speeches as treasonable. But his thinking is hardly specific and practical enough to stamp him as a leader of conspiracy. Wallace s most consistent campaigns in the past two years have been against those who oppose his policy of appeasing Russia, and those in the democratic party who have strayed from what he believes Franklin Roose velt's policies would be today. Otherwise he has not always been consistent or confident. As secretary of commerce, Wallace en larged.upon the weaknesses of capitalism when addressing labor groups. But he never offended 'aii audience of businessmen by expressing any doubts of the virtues of private enterprise. ' Recently he has deplored the strangle hold that British imperialism has fastened on the American government. But once he got to i England, Truman became No. 1 imperialist, and Wallace's hearers discovered that they: and their government were the salt of the j earth and the hope of the world. Wallace is really too kind-hearted to be a villain. He' is a sort of political Don Quixote An earnest, highminded, slightly befuddled warrior, he is forever riding forth to do battle with- all sorts of menacing forces in defense of his Dnlcinea, the common man. ,'IIis erunades, especially against this gov ernment's attitude toward Russia and comma uisifey hajyc caused a lot of resentment, in and out Jpf. congress. 1 1 is speeches in England prob ablyvduL almost as much as Senator Vanden bertf'k efforts to enlist public support for the Trwnab' doctrine. Nowi'that support seems almost certain to ,resu3t m-eongress' approving Truman's request I'nr the"1oan to U recce and Turkey by a big majority. In that event the world will have a definite answer to the question of how truly Wallace represents American opinion. Then his. speeches and his martyrdom probably will-be forgotten quickly, both here and abroad." The; Search for Definitions The O.' atomic energy commission has dis co veird,'a ft er 10 months, that it doesn't know what.lt's talking about. So it has appointed a subjconiThittce to attempt a definition of some baserds. The members will try to find a comhjon meaning, in five different laii"tiMea of sifeh things as control, inspectioii,super' viMoni-juanagement, accounting, and lieens- That's fine as far as it iroes. lmt Wl. ,irt,ii.t that it goes far enough. Also urgently needed are common definitions of oven more bash words that will bcrve for all international dis cussions, m trnd out of the United Nations. Democracy, for instance. Liberty, indepen dence, and freedom are some others. What do they mean in Russia, Colombia, China, France vrtrtxe, y cry w ne re , is Were a common uni vcrsal meaning for them, or only nationalistic meanings in nationalistic languages? The world had better find out. For the scod of war or peace lie in those definitions 6 Vffi a-EieUHD By DKEW PEARSON Washington . Members of the senate armed services committee, now holding hearings on the army-navy unification bill, are biting their nails at their chairman, complacent Senator Chan Gurnej of South Dakota. As one member puts it: "Chan is a lobbyist for the - bill rather- than committee chairman." Equally .disturbing .is the fact that several army and navy officers testifying cn the bill have let senators know, privately they don't really believe what they told the committee. "If we didn't say what the top. brass wants," they explain, "we'd'sure catch it and 1 maybe lose our rank." - From now on there will be more careful cnfcs examlnation of army-navy witnesses. Real Estate Lobby President Truman aimed some barbed remarks at both congressional "inaction" and the real estate lobby when he discussed housing with spokesmen for eight national organizations who called to pro test tragic delays In buiding homes. Truman's remarks were inspired by criti:km from David L. Krooth, co-chairman of the housing legislation information service. Wesley. Pearce tif the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Lee Johnson of the National Public Housing conference who minced no words in telling the president that the nations housing program had failed and why. They pointed first to the "tremendous falling off" in home construction in the first three mcnths of this year. Only 45,000 "starts" were made in home building in the first quarter of 1947, they said, compared with approximately 60,000 in the first quarter of 1946. "In other words, last year, when vvi had gov ernment controls, we were getting more home con struction than we are now. though the construc tion Industry and its frienas in congress told us that building would increase when the controls were lifted," said Krooth. The president said he was fully a-rare of this. Grimly, he admitted that the "housing situation' was not improving if anything, was getting worse. "We need a lot more rental construction than we are getting," observed the president. "It Is way down. Builders are putting their houses up for sale at high prices that the public cannot afford to pay." Truman added that the end of price controls, plus delay In passing 'urgently needed housing bills, such as the Taft long-range public housing bill. were chiefly accountable for the housing shortage He said that he had made "five appeals," public and private, for passage of th; Taft bill, but congress has stalled for over three months. Jeste Wolcott Stalls Truman said that the stalling was particularly evident in the house of representatives, where the banking and currency committer-, ed by Rep. Jesse Wolcott of Michigan, has effectively blocked action on a house version of the Taft bill, introduced by California's Helen Gahagan Douglas. "I have done all I can and will continue to do everything possible to relieve the housing short age." the president promised, "but it's a tough battle against the real estate lobby." One of his visitors remarked that the real estate lobby had $10,000,000 to spend to block the Taft bill. 'The lobby is always in a posMon to control legislation," said the president, "by spending a great deal of money to get out misinformation that deceives the public. It's up to you fellows to counteract this propaganda by seeing to it that the public is told the real facts." Veterans of Foreign Wars spokesman Pearce asked Truman if the government was "doing any thing further" at ut industrialized (prefabricated) housing. "That is the quickest way to relieve the short age In an emergency, if housing production can be put on an assembly line basis," declared Pearce. The president agreed thaf industrialized housing couldn't be overlooked and reported that a Cclum bus, Ohio, plant for this purpose would soon get into mass production. NOTE Organizations represented at the meet ing were: AFL, CIO, VFW, National Public Housing conference, Nationa1 League of Wome:. Voters, Council for Social Action of the Congregational church. National Jewish Welfare councils and Am erican association of university women. Curse on Both Sides Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach has to keep his lips buttoned publicly, but backstige he has done some blunt vocalizing about the bull headedness of both sides in the telephone strike. It's a toss-up as to which side has run the laucr secretary's blood pressure higher. Schwellenbach considers the don't-give-an nch po sition Oi. union spokesman Joseph Beirne suicidal, because the telephone workers can't afford a pro longed strike. The big telephone companies, on the other hand, can continue operations, especially local dial services, for weeks. However, Schwellenbach is even more critical of the telephone companies. Privately he points out L.at if the telephone companies defeat the union, t..ey are simply asking for mo;e trouble- since Beirne's Natlcnal Federation of Telephone Workers will be npe for taking.over by either the AFL or "The telephone companies will re-ret it if this happens." say the secretary of labor. "For they will find the phone union much tougher to deal witr. as an AFL or CIO affiliate than as an indepen dent union." So the phone strike hasn't gained anything foi inybedy. including the public, t'nder the Dome Ed Pauley's shadow is still with u.. Chairmai, Nelscn Lee Smith of the Federal Power commis sion has had the resignation of Vice-Chairman Rich ard Sacnse of California on his desk for severa1 weeks, but hesitates to accept it. He is afraid Slpfc y W? haVe t0 much to a abcut who takes sachse's Job. . .. . A five-man committee .". ' , iuumar.s was appointed to try to W8n Srmati0n.and irriSation Projects. It included W in? rf rwd "al Hlmes of Washington, John 2Sir California. Wiam Hill of Colorado and BarHreVf Wyoming. Though they wept begged and got down on their knees to fellow re publicans, GOP leaders cut the heart out of the interior department's aDDronr-atinn. ! Z&ZJmZ0ViU haVe a Sod chance "to car y the west in 1948. ... it aisn mnar, y Thrilling, Isn't It? lb; 'iSVrWfe 5 r tmaiss ftkh - ? x . ' tv ' ' ! I Ml ll " MJkj A Edsons Washington Column BY PETER EDSOM NEA Washlnjton Correspondent TV7ASHINGTON, D. C. (NEA) Responsibilities now" heaped on ; Edson a Our Churches United Presbyterian Murray j a sermon. "The Depth of Power" 6:30 P. M. Youth Fellowship Monday evening Boy Scouts j , Wednesday, 7:30 P. M. Choir re hearsal Thursday, 2:30 P. M. Regular I meeting Womens Society of Christ j ian Ser ice. 10:00 Bible school, with classes for all ages. H. B. Hutchmiin, Su perintendent. 11:00 Morning Worship. The ser mon will be the fifth, in the seriesj on oreat CiUtSKlonsm Regard vo-j Chri.tianity-4-nd the Christian 1 Union Methodist Church Union Nebr. Rev. E. C Williams, Pastor Life.' 9:43 A. M. Church service. 10:30 A. M. 'Church School - Friday evening 8 o clock Meet-. cetter neaitn ana morals and as a an! the theme wHl be ''"Vl'haJf ing. of Youth Fellowship a thS"result of spiritual growth" (P. 485) "Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts : And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting" (Ps. 139:23, 24). The Lesson-Sermon also includes the following passage from he Christian Science textbook, "Sci ence and Health with Key to ihe Scriptures" by Mary Bker Eddy, "Emerge gently from matter into Spirit. Think not to thwart the spiritual ultimate of ail things, but come naturally into Spirit through ' the well-informed American people are enough to bend them bowlegged. In addition to knowing all about how to fight global wars,' run the domestic economy, and take care of foreign policy matters,, iney must now learn all about international higa finance. President Truman's new doctrine starts with a modest request for $400 million worth of aid for Greece and Turkey. But it's a cinch that if the United States goes into this business, that ain't j gonna be all. An entirely unofficial guess is that ; in the end and on a world-wide basis, this may ' cost upwards of $3 billion a year. I The $64 billion questions for the taxpayer are ', whether this is cheaper than wars and will he foot 1 the bills? j There are three ways of ladeling out this inter-! national aid loans, political loans, and outrisht) grants. The $400 million for Greece and Turkey is in the last-' mentioned class. There is no idea that any of it will ever be repaid, j except maybe in good will and added American security. ! This is important to understand. It explains why the President put 1 the issut: up to Congress instead of suggesting that the deal be han-1 died as a loan through the U. S. government's Export-Import Bank! of Washington, or the new World Bank, whose full and right name is the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. TOTH these outfits are supposed to be banks in the stricter meaning of the word. The Export-Import Bank is limited by law to mak ing loans for expanding foreign trade, with reasonable assurance that! the loans will be repaid. Tht World Bank also has a mandate to op erate on a business basis, making economic rather than political loans. Pressure to force both banks into making political loans to bolster friendly but shaky foreign governments has been heavy. Last year there was a showdown session cn this issue at the White House. Directors of the Export-Import Bank were summoned to the President's office. There Undersecretary of State Will Clayton pre sented the case for having the bank make political loans to back up 'J. S. foreign policy. Directors of the bank, headed by William RIcChesney Martin, Jr., M.posed Clayton's proposal. It was pointed out that if the Export Import Bank began to make political loans on bad security, with small chance of repayment, Congress would quickly crack down and put the bank out of business. In the end, President Truman backed up the bank. In January, 1946, the Export-Import Bank authorized a re construction credit to Greece of only $25 million. Of this sum only ive million has been advanced. AN pffort was then made to persuade directors of the World Bank that they should enter this field of shadowy hjgh finance. The whole story has never been revealed. But the long and short of it was that Emilio G. Collado, former State Department economic adviser and a great believer in pouring the millions on any world trouble spot ds a cure for every ill. has been removed from the bank stair. A tougn ; learn of Wall Street bankers under former Assistant Secretary of War i John J. McCloy has taken over. Under this new management there j is every indicatidh the World Bank won't make political loans. j American past experience in tnis political loan business has not j been too good. In 1941 the U. S. by another act of Congress "loaned' China $500 million, interest free.' Tuere was no U. S. control on how the money was to be spent. Repayment was to be arranged at the End of the war, but nothing has been done .about it. On the contrary, after the war was over another $500 million of Export-Import Bank funds were earmarked for future loans to China. Actual disbursements have been held up, however, until Chinese jcon&rnic and political conditions become more stable. , Must I Do To be Saved?'' . church. St. Lu&e's Episcopal Church. 3rd Street and Avenue A Canon Geo. St. C. Tyner, Rector Morning Prayer and sermon 9 :00 a. m. Church School 10:15 a. m. Ed ward Cgenlx-rgcvr, Superintendent. Presbyterian Church . ?. McClasky, Pastor 7th Street end Second Avenue 10:00 a! M. 'Sabbath School. Ralph Wehrbein, Superintendent. 11:00 A. M. Morning church wor ship. The sernr.m "The Triune God." Anthem by the choir. Thursday 7:30 P. M. Choir re hearsal. Sunday May 4th, Mother and Daughters Tea in Fellowship room in the afternoon. An interest ing program will be given. LK all mothers bring their own daugh ters of a daughter to enjoy the oc casion. Announcement cards will be sent to all members of the federation. St. John's Catholic Church Between 5th and 6th on Avenue li Rt. Rev. Msgr. George Agxas, X. pastor Sunday Masses at 8:00 a. m. and 10:r.O a.-m. Weekday Mass in church at 7:30 a. r.i. except at JL:00 a. m. on Tues day and Friday.. Confessions at 4 :30 p, m, and 7:30 p. m. on .Saturday. . . Boys apd girls of the Sodality, will receive communion in a body at the First Mass Sunday. Holy Rosary Church 16th a.id First Avenue Rev. Edward C. Tachtk, Pastor First. Mass at 5:00 a. m. Last Mass at 10:00 a. m. uewey will inmato vio - , "aiif-;- . p ;mi.3 10 team up with GOP IT?0 Warren- thereby mcreas g OP strength on the Pacific coast 'Copyright, 1947, by the Bell Syndicate. Inc.) Oaily Thought Zoly.do?ASh Cf MmSClf SeCkCth hIs 0WD 5 JC We rise i rlory, as we sink in pride- Where bc;tstino ,.nK- 4 .1: a - lULit uiyiiuy begins. -Young. he'llV wTSt CrfleC baslb;i11 says hell sue uu ?nlf for fishing as his hobby peiLS;smnCr' 1'1'ferS thG h00k to tc JlS First Christian Church 81 h St. and Ave. C 10:0") A. M. Communion and Worship Service. Rev. Arthur Markslon of Sharr.baugh, Iowa, will be the guest speaker. 11:00 A. M. Sunday School. 7:30 P. M. Special musical pro gram by the choir. Everyone in vited. Monuay 7:o P. M. Boy Scouts. WednesdayAll day meeting of the ladies to quilt. Wednesday 7:30 P. M. choir practice. First Methedist Church 7th and Main Street Rev. E. C. Williams, Pastor 9:43 A. M. Church School. 11 :00 A. M. Morning worship with Evangelical United Brethren Church Mynard, Nebraska Rev. Ivan Kilpatrick, Pastor 1):00 A. M. Church School -iMil-drcd Meisinger, Superintendent 11:00 A. M. Morning Worship Service. Sermon topic "Our God." ! 7:30 P. M. Yuuth Fellowship, j Mary Margaret Cole, president. Special service for new members. ' Youth Rally at Lincoln, May 4th ! beginning at 2 :30 P. M. Plan now to attend. Christ Luthei&n Church PUttsmouth-LouisvHle Road Rev. A. Lentz, Pastor 9:30 a. m. Sunday school. 10:30 a. m. Worship service. Wednesday, Apr. 30, at 2:30 p. m. Ladies Aid will meet in the church parlors. Mrs. Philip Hennings and Mrs. A. Lentz will be hostesses. The church members are asked to bring new and used clothi.j for European relief to the church by May 1. First Lutheran Church Rev. Cleo Kautsch, pastor The Church of the Lutheran Hour Caldwell Chapel 9:30 ajn. Church services. 10:30 a. m. Sunday school. Independent Church of Christ Rev. Walter Cole, Pastor Independ church of Christ reA& 10:00 a. m. Sunday school. 11:00 a. m. Sermon by pastor. 7:45 p. m. Evening sermon by pastor. Midweek services 8:00 p. m. Wednesday. St. Paul Evangelical and Reformed Church Parsonage at 7i4 First Avenue. Rrv. E. J. Moritz, pastor 9:30 a. 10:30 a. m. Sunday school, m. Worship service. See or Call Us For Corsages and Boutonnieres "Floral Arrangements of Any Kind HOFMOCKEL FLOWER SHOP Phone 734 Christian Science Society 6th Street and Second Ave. Sunday services at 11:00 a. m. "Probation after Death" is ihe subject of the Lesson-Sermon which will be read in Christian Science churches throughout the world on Sunday, April 27, 1947. The Golden Text is: "If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we "are of. all men most miserable. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first-fruits of them that slept" (I Cor. 15:19, 20). Other Bible citations, include, A Michi?n woman driver crashed throu-h he front ot a bakery. It wtls probably on the wrong side of the street. It's alarming how many men owe their lives to the fact that most women bhoot with tlieir eyes shut. CASS RUG Walgreen Agency Phone 40 1 Special SADDLE HORSE SALE At The . NEBRASKA CITY SALES PAVILION FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 7:30 p.m. 100 saddle horfces and some good kaddlcs. Palominos, spotted, sailed, pon ies, and shetlands. A horse to suit everyone. Buyers will be here to buy them by the carload so brinff in the saddle horses or ponies you' want to sell. Located just south of Nebraska City city limits on highway N. 73. t'afc on Grounds. BASIL VANCE, Manager f . .. , 'If we had known it was so convenient to get a personal loan from "Bill" Brig-gs, we would have had triplets." Mutual Loan & Finance 'A Friendly Plattsmouth Company" Co. Phone 57 112 North 5th St. ....... . ... J