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EDITORIALS
WASHINGTON CALLING
Be
If ice desire to secure peace ...# must be
known that tea art at all times ready for war.
(Ges. Weshingres te Congress, 1793)
History Repeats in Rent Bill .
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other things, an obligation to seek the
• most capable men for the government’s
most important appointive jobs.
Where Friendship Ceases
There was no sign of Democratic
political vengeance when the Senate
Armed Services Committee refused to
confirm the President’s nomination of
Mon C. Wallgren to head the National
Security Resources Board. Three of the
six party members who voted to uphold
his choice were filibustering Southerners
who are hopping mad at the President's
civil rights program
Partisanship was surely present in the
solid Republican vote against Mr. Wall-
gren But there also must have “been
some agreement with Mr. Byrd’s asser-
tion that the post "should be filled by
the most competent and capable man
available without regard for past services
or personal friendship."
More than once Mr. Truman has said,
in effect, that there are a million men
Two Unpopular Persons
The Soviet foreign ministry is no
more autonomous than the United States
State Department, perhaps even less so.
The big difference between the two is
that State Department policy reflects the
decisions of the majority of the people.
Thus much of its operation is in the open.
The Russian foreign ministry has no res-
ponsibility to the public. It takes its or-
ders from the 13 men, who form the
Soviet Politburo
So long as that closed corporation re-
tains its present membership and leader-
ship, the new foreign ministry lineup may
not be too important in the end. But
since the Politburo is as secret as it is
By MARQUIS CHILDS
WASHINGTON - It is like see-
ing an old newsreel played over
again. History dors repeat Itself
and in a strikingly exact sort of
Unless the new rent control bill
Is drastically rewritten in confer-
ence between the two hou es,
which at this moment seems unlike-
ly, President Truman is going to
be faced with a tough decision. The
question—to. veto or not to veto-
is like the one he faced when Con-
gress passed and sent to the White
House in 1946 a bill cutting the
heart out of OPA
The President vetoed the first bill
renewing OPA in such an enfeebled
fashion that, as he said in his veto
message, it was worse than noth-
ing. The second he signed when his
leaders in the Senate and House
told him he could get nothing bet-
ter and it was sign or let OPA die.
IN NEW YORK
That, it will be recalled, was
when the enemies of OPA were
insisting that decontrol would in-
evitably mean lower prices. For
18 days, before the second emas-
culated measure became law, there .
were no controls. They were never? this year was four points higher
effectively restored and the cost of than in January of 1948 From No-
living began to soar upward
A lot of the same kind of double
year Rents were at an all-time peak
for, the most recent month—Jan-
uary—for which figures are avail-
able.
The Index on rent for January of
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talk has come out in connection
with rent control. The President's
chief advisers are supplying him
with facts which they believe show
(1) that the net effect of Senate and
House decontrol amendments is to
shatter rent control and (2) that
the shattering of rent control will
further throw the nation's economy
out of balance.
Under the various concessions
made tc landlords, many of them
justified in a great number of in-
stances, rents have been slowly
creeping upward during the past
vember to December of last year
the index jumped almost a point.
in the United States better qualified to unpredictable, the replacement of Mr.
be President than he, but,that he is the Molotov and the promotion of Messrs,
man who happens to have the job. Many Vishinsky and Gromyko has given the
Americans who disagree with the Presi- political experts an interesting new puz-
dent's unpretentious estimate of his abili- zle to work on
ties will admire the candor and modesty Some of the experts probably were
of his statement more surprised at Mr. Vishinsky’s eleva-
But candor and modesty are only two tion than a* Mr. Molotovs departure.
of his conspicuous qualities. Another is They had speculated that the new foreign
his intense loyalty to his friends and his minister’s recent illness was diplomatic
gratitude for "past services" This has rather than physical. There-was reason-
aroused a suspicion that, in some of his able ground for such speculation Mr.
appointments, there seem to be a million Vishinsky succeeded in making a great
men in the country better qualified than many of the non-Communist/epresenta-
his choice, but that his friend happens to tives hopping mad at the Paris meeting
be the man he wants for the job, of the UN General Assembly.
If Mr. Wallgren’s nomination had won Under his leadership there. Russia
Senate confirmation, the familiar criticism gave no ground and made no concessions,
of "government by crony” would have But it seemed evident that a number of
been revived For the chairmanship of the delegations not only lost their patience
National Security Resources Board is cer- with Mr. Vishinsky and his tirades but
tainly one of the most important jobs in also their sympathy with the course that
government. The was pleading. So a diplomatic indis-
The man who gets it will be the Presi- position and political oblivion would not
dent’s chief adviser on mobilization of in- have been surprising.
dustry and manpower in the event of war. Instead Mr. Vishinsky is now foreign
He will be responsible for a plan to adjust minister and Mr. Gromyko is his deputy,
our economy to wartime conditions, to Whatever reasons the Politburo had for
integrate civilian and military prepara- appointing them, it has selected two past
tion. to stockpile strategic and critical masters of unpleasantness. Mr. Vishin-
materials, to relocate industries and gov- sky’s specialty is the hysterical, apoploc-
ernment activities if necessary, and other- tic insult. Mr. Gromyko is best remem-
wise to gear our whole national life to a bered for the cold contempt with which
tempo of all-out effort. he utters his few words—most of them
Mr. Waligren’s qualifications included no. run . .
25 years in the retail jewelry and optical Hot or cold, the difference is not
business, eight years in the House, four
in the Senate, and one term as governor
of Washington. He also was a champion
billiard player. Mr. Truman met him
while both were senators, and apparently
found him a genial companion and a good
story teller.
When he failed to be re-elected goy-
ernor last fall, Mr. Wallgren moved to buro itself has made. Its agressive tactics
W Washington, apparently hopeful of a job. have solidified the long-talked-of idea
He will probably get one. But the Senate of a western European union and econo-
can scarcely be blamed for questioning mic lines, and that can scarcely be good
his ability to fill the job that Mr. Truman news to an ambitious power whose best
picked for him. Someone with more bet certainly would be to divide and con-
promising experience can certainly be quer
found among the top figures of business The Soviet leaders may have some fur-
and industry, ther unpleasant surprises in store. But
Harry Truman's loyalty to his friends there does not seem to be any reason
is admirable. But the first loyalty of the why the United States and its friends
President of the United States must be should not continue calmly, confidently
to his country. This carries with it, among and firmly along their present course.
Walter Winchell
This, mind you, was under present
rent control.
The analysis reaching the Presi-
dent's desk shows that this rise has
tended to wipe out the slight drop
in the cost of food that occurred
since the all-time peak in the cost of
living last August Rent is 15 to
20 percent of the budget of the av-
erage householder
The net decline in the cost of liv-
ing since the peak has been only
two percent It is still 73 percent
above the prewar base.
It requires no genius In econom-
ics and statistics to see whst
will happen if rent control is shat-
tered or abolished. Estimates are
that It would advance from 5 to
9 percent a month over a period of
several months to a year. This
would mean an advance in the cost
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CAPITAL COLUMN
great, for these men will simply be de-
livering orders from the Kremlin. But
the. Politburo could scarcely have pick-
ed two diplomatic representatives who
are less likely to improve international
relations on a face-to-face basis.
If there is any dissatisfaction behind
the foreign ministry changes, it must be
with some of the decisions that the Polit-
Signatories Are Own Judges
By PETER EDSON
that any decision to go to war can be taken
NEA Washington Correspondent only by Act of Congress, as provided in the
WASHINGTON — (NEA) — Secretary -of U. S. Constitution This settles for all time the
State Dean Acheson got right down to basic great to-do made by Senator Vandenberg a few
English when he unveiled the text of the pro- -------*---------. * ■ - -
posed North Atlantic Pact He was asked wheth-
weeks ago. Each country is to
judge its own course of action
e left free to
BROADWAY, THE STREET
OF DREAMS
Winchellebrities: Francis X. Bid-
dle, the former U. S. Circuit Court
Judge, U. S. Attorney - General
and Nuremburg Nemesis of Goer-
ing & Co., regaling a party of
friends in the Stork Club. . .Nancy
Kelly (the Actress With the Lips
You’d Love to Touch' surrounded
by a group of adoring bores — and
flirting with the press across the
shaped gadget over his wrist - MonYing index of 1 to 14 percent a
then over his food. Won't eat it Again neither a genius nor a
unless the vibrations coincide. . . crystal-gazer is necessary to fore-
Tomorrow's Orsons and Tallulahs cast what would happen under such
displaying their "stuff" at the As-
tor pharmacy. .• .The disdainful
waiter at a 49th Street beanery.
When he’s not satisfied with the
tip be flings it across the room
scornfully. They can't fire him as
he's part owner. . Most of the local
baby - sitters, who are faded stage
way. . William Gargan (of the .favorites. . .The well - known band-
Hollywoods, and Dorothy Kirsten leader, who has 32 wigs _ a dif-
of the Metropolitan Opera in , . . .
spasms at AL Downey's risgaieties ferent on. for each day in the
about Senor Tagliavini’s hidden month. Plus an extra — to show
charms . .Mrs. Fleur Cowles (the neighbors he needs a hair trim.
Look publisher's Great Love) mak-
ing memos on a tablecloth for a
smarticle. . Lord and Lady Done-
gal playing the harmonicas in the
jazz session at Eddie Condon's
Greenwich Village asylum. . .The
Gary Coopers giving 5th Avenuers
the nod. . Kathleen ("Forever Am-
ber") Winsor having her ht - tul
hands held by her lawyer in the
Park Avenue Sherbrooke. . .FDR s
pup Fala and Mrs. Fala, who just
became grandparents. The pup-u-
lation being increased by “Duffy.”
• • •
Sallies In Our Alley: Noel Toy,
the Chinese Doll (who married
Col. Carlton Young, USA*, was
being interviewed. . ."How," asked
the scribe, "did he propose?". . .
"He merely said," replied Noel,
"‘There are just two things I'd like
to say to you. baby. Good Night
and Good Morning!". . .Jos. Wood
Krutch, the critic for The Nation,
nifties that playwright Clifford
Odets' "Big Knife-ing" of Holly-
wood is a case of "biting the hand
that overfeeds you."
Memos of a Midnighter: Martha
Kemp Mature (ex-wife of Vic Ma-
ture and Hal Kemp) marrying for’
the 4th time? Insiders hear he ia
Hayes Goetz, son of the London
MGM exec. . .Was Chas. Chaplin
out of the U. S. recently?. . Mar-
got Stevenson and John Craven
("Knew What They Wanted") are
in a merger mood. . .Actress Mau-
reen Stapleton and M. Allentuck
e e •
Curtain Calls: Estelita’s rhumba-
tazz at the Havana - Madrid. . .
The Jennifer Jones - John Garfield
cinema, "We Were Strangers". . .
Nadia Novarro, the diseuse at the
Kretchma. . .The way Ella Fitzger-
ald toys with "Old Mother Hub-
bard" on the Decca disc. . And
every moment of "As the Girls
Go," starring Bobby Clark at the
Winter Garden. Big - Time, Big
Laughs, Big Hit!
Sights You Never See on the
New York Map: "Glory Road" (8th
Avenue between 42d and 44th)
where a constant stream of roving
evangelists hand out tracts warn-
ing passersby their sins will find
them out. . ."Ulcer County," the
sector along Madison . Avenue,
where nearly all the important ad-
vertising agencies office. . ."Bongo
Blvd" (the short block on 51st be-
tween 7th and B’way), where the
Latin bandsmen rendezvous. . .
"Tin Pan Handle Alley" (50th
Street near the bus terminals)
where the mendicants ply their
rackets more than any other Man-
hattan spot. . ."Ptomaine Road"
(a stretch in the Broadway 40s)
littered with unkempt beaneries...
"The Prairie" (between B’way and
8th on 42d . where most of the
movies feature westerns and box-
office gals ask "How many,
pod’ner?"
an advance. It would touch off
new wage demands which could
very well start the inflationary spir-
al upward. This would come at a
time when a number of low in-
come families have already been
priced out of the market. In short,
it would encourage the kind of in-
flation-deflation that invites depres-
sion.
The gimmick the White House
advisers are most fearful of is the
amendment tacked on in the House,
of which Rep Paul Brown of Geor-
gia was author. That has an in-
nocent-enough sound, assuring the
landlord a reasonable return on a
reasonable investment
BAD AMENDMENT
In actual practice the Brown
amendment would create an al-
most hopeless administrative tan-
gle. The big landlords with large
resources of wealth would be able
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have their own personal Spring. . . . Sounds In the Night: At the Pent-
Bob Strong, the wealthy textiler, house Club: "She’s divorcing him
has traded in Lois Andrews for for mental cruelty. He tried to
starlet Marie Windsor. Sent her make her read a book": . .At the
$200 worth of green posies on Hyde Park: "Wonder what Arline
Shamrock Day. . That reminds us Judge does with her old trous- - - — ----------popes ans-
of the oldie: "She must have seaux? • • .At Armando’s: "He's dustry, which exports paper to ths
looked like a well - kept grave!" so unimportant they don't even tap country. I was more interested in
. . Dorothy Wagner (home editor his phone . . .At the Village Barn: the fact that Mr. Nielsen is presi-
of Todays Woman mag) and her „If you see her — stab her hello
barrister - groom are editing their for me.
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er this treaty would impose s moral as well as
a legal obligation on the United States to go to
the defense of European nations attacked by an
aggressor.
The secretary drew a homely parallel.
Suppose a man makes a contract to buy a cow
for $100, he began %ou could consider this en-.
tirely a legal contract If either the buyer or
the seller of the cow backed out of the contract,
the other could go to court. And the judge could
force the two parties to live up to their contract.
Decent people carry out their contracts with-
out going to court, the secretary went on When
decent people do live up to their contracts, it
doesn't make any difference whether they do so
because of their moral or their legal obliga-
tions.
If all countries were equally as decent, there
would be a lot less trouble In the world, the
secretary observed. But in international con-
tracts there is no sheriff sitting on a high cloud
to make nations live up to their agreements. So
it’s up to the nations themselves to make good
on their promises, regardless of whether it's a
moral or a legal obligation. 1,
THE PACT IS A CONTRACT
In this North Atlantic pact, the United States,
Canada, Britain Belgium, France, Luxembourg
and the Netherlands have proposed a legal con-
tract to do certain things They have invited
Norway, Denmark, Italy, Portugal and Iceland
to join them in this undertaking If all 12 gov-
ernments ratify the pact, they will have a con-
tract to consider an armed attack on any one
of them as an attack against them all.
Their contract would commit them only to
consult whenever the territory. Independence or
security of any one of them is threatened. (Art.
4 i They leave to broad interpretation what shall
be considered a threat, but they define specific-
ally what shall be considered an armed at-
tack. (Art. 6.)
If there ia any doubt about whether any inci-
dent is a threat to the peace — if ft is just a
border flare - up or an entirely internal political
revolution, no action need be taken If, how.
ever, a revolution in any country ia stirred up
by a foreign power or if there la an all-out
attack such aa Germany launched against
France in 1914 and 1940, then the other coun-
tries would take action.
Whatever artion ia taken will be derided on
by the constitutional processes of each country.
(Art. 11) For the United States, this means
MUST AGREE WITH UN CHARTER
Moreover, any action taken under this North
Atlantic pact must be in complete agreement
with the United Nations Charter Arts. 1 and
7.) Whenever the United Nations Security Coun-
cil takes jurisdiction over an armed attack and
restores peace, action under the pact will be
terminated. (Art. 5.)
Though the emphasis is on defensive meas-
ures to resist aggression, the pact is not just
a military alliance It calls for building up the
capacity to resist attack (Art. 3.) But it also
calls for settling disputes by peaceful means,
without the use of force, and for promoting free
institutions and economic co-operation. (Arts. 1
and 2.)
There in brief you have the guts of the pro-
posed North Atlantic pact, which has been in
the making since last October. it is really a
magnificent document. It is only 800 words long.
Its 14 articles end preamble are short. The sen-
, lences are short They are clear. All the legal
) whereases and the diplomatic baloney that usu-
/ ally bases up such Intemationsi agreements
have been eliminated If’ international affairs
could always be spelled out in such simple lan-
guage. foreign policy would be s lot easier for
the average citizen to understand.
There will of course be some jawing over the
- fine points of what this pact may let the United
States in for, and what it is going to cost to
rearm Europe.
The State Department apparently wants all
such discussion reduced to s minimum, for
handling by the council itself later on The
printed text of the pact indicates It is proposed
for signing in the first week of April. That
leaves two weeks for debate.
Barbs
It’s odd that some lawyers haven’t advertised,
“Suits suppressed while you wait."
Lots of folks being laid off are broke—and
now realize that a small roll helps even when
they have a loaf.
It means better health to pay your bills and
let your mind have a rest.
largest collection of pornographic
literature is in the library at 42d II II
and 5th But you gotta show a med- nAVAr
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Walker got a hearty reception, was
complimented on the great re- WASHINGTON. March 26. (P)-
search job he'd done. . . It must The nation s taxing methods should
have been easy for you," a col- be overhauled the Hoover Commis-
league remarked, "since you were sion said Friday with a critical
an old pal of Jim’s . . . “It’s never look “ the crazy - quilt national,
easy," said Fowler grimly, "dig- state and local overlapping sys-
ging up sad memories.’’ ems.. . . , . „
... There lx even a triplification of
Broadway Confetti: Paramount taxation in the matter of incomes."
Armani Genu Wright and Arthur manycoeumre s " h Tve resoroa % that
Murray instructress, A udrey Jor source for revenue which federal
dan have ring : fever * * Winonie ,nd state governments are tapping.
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Hagrisialive precord in Harlem It conceded that such conflicts pose dent of the Norwegian Bridge
Grandma Plays the Numbers difficult problems. League
includes " her number 369 That In 1 report to Congress, the com- Most players over there use some
number hit . last Wednesday mission also urged establishment version of the point-count system,
night and a most cleaned out the of , National Science Foundation, Mr. Nielsen gave me today s' hsnd,
policy people. Cosmopolitan has and suggested that Congress con- which he played Un one of the
assigned Dan Parker to do a Cos- sider , single adminitration to tournaments in Norway. When he
mopolltan article on the Top Pi- handle the vastly expanded United gave me the hand, he said that. In
lot , incident . wire'- tapper states overseas responsibilities. In- his opinion, the most interesting
Broady was also on the payroll of eluding the Marshall Plan and oc- hands are not necessarily those
Alger Hiss until about a fortnight cupled arena, which are played perfectly, but
ago He dropped the case appar- The commission said that the sci- rather those in which the opponents
ently unable to dig up much on ence foundation could examine the are caught off-guard
Whittaker Chambers. The FBI nation's present research efforts, Mr. Nielsen sat South. While
know s about it The John Harpers and advise the President on mess- they use a point-count system,
of the Post have decided to solo. ures needed to establish "a sound and this hand counts to 11, he felt
• - - scientific research program.” It that it was not the type of hand
Cast of Characters The midtown said the President should be given for a no-trump opening. North real-
chiropractor igeta $25 a visit) who authority to co-ordinate research ized that if their contract of three
utilizes a food - testing device when between the various departments no trump doubled was defested,
he dines out. Swings s pendulum- of government, they would not get any points on
the board anyway. That was why
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