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Show t v f 900 CcampqEgm 3 bu e elo ve s s Soced - Md Q u. it Q" 01, .iJb: . il,; AUUi9t ) AM'S! ,i DREW PEARSON Top Republicans Angling r For Presidential Candidacy Motive Behind Greek Revolt ACCORDING to the diplomatic grapevine from Athens, the Communist uprisings inside Greece were care-- " fully timed not by, the Communists, but by the Tsaldaris-Maximgovernment to coincide with the departure from the U. S. of former Gov. Dwight Griswold, Greek aid administrator for Athens, jt Newt Analyst sad Commentator. More than two weeks before congress adjourned, the last bit of fight went out of it and it looked very much as though it would glide rapidly but smoothly to an unperturbed finish. WASHINGTON. Then the Missouri scandal raised its ugly head. Sen. James P. Kern (Rep , Mo ). insisted that he was going to present his resolution, S. Res 150, to investigate the Justice departments handling of the alleged Kansas City vote frauds in 1946. This, despite the fact that the Judiciary committee of the senate already had decided gainst such a probe. To the Republicans this was by no means an unpleasant dish to which is Insisting stubbornly: Well have on the fire win with Taft. They may admit for they Intend to If you put them in a comer that make it one of they cant "win with Taft now, the pieces de re- because of the positive evidence resistance of the flected in the Truman poll and the campaign. But negative evidence revealed in the they didnt want Taft polL But, they say, "Taft to start it cook- hasnt started to campaign. When & ing before ad- he doea hell change all that" journment for How about Warren of California, they realized that toward whom those who like neither while too manyt Tafta conservatism nor Stassens cooks cant spoil liberalism nor Deweys deweyism this broth, ev-It are looking hopefully? Well, there might make is one story that Warren couldnt late for erybody possibly swing the No. I place and dinner that dinner he doesnt want the No. 2 job Baukhage back home. that what he does want la the atThe Democrats, of course, were set to fight it and some of the Re- torney generalship. At this writing nobody is afraid publicans rather than prolong the of the formation af a third party to the for It wanted battle, forget who would folby the present It couldnt be entirely neglected low Wallace in the hope of building for, despite violent digging on the him up for 1952 or merely to spite part of the Republican and Demo- everybody else. As to a "revenge" labor vote for cratic national committees, no realy act, Tafts friends ly luscious campaign issue has been the are going to Insist that he was the unearthed. The Pendergast issue will be used man who saved It from being a but it cannot be depended upon as really vicious anti-labweapon. a major weapon in the battle of Shortly after the veto was over1948. . ridden, be Indicated that the clauses At present the Republicsns, al- which muzzle the labor press and though they are optimistic enough prevents them from expressing their concerning the final victory, realize political views should be amputated. that it cannot be achieved without ' In fact, some people who are some heavy artillery capable of much farther to the left than fait, smashing the Democratic defensive, in both parties, insist that this bill the strongest feature of which to Is going to lose Its terrors with time, date is the poll the poll that showed that familiarity will bring, not conIn July that Harry Truman still had tempt, but the realization that it a 54 per cent popular majority may be used" by both manageThat is why a lot of politicians on ment and labor to their advantage Capitol Hill are saying: "Well win just as the railway labor act, with Dewey, not just. Well win. In its early days, eventuYoud be surprised ito see how ally became a useful gadmany good Democrats turn sadly get. away, without replying to the ReMeanwhile, the White House conpublican boast. tingent has not b.een heard humThere Is .one group, of course. ming Tostis "Goodbye. T rs u ' , Taft-Hartle- -- 1 much-belabore- d i Serving, llie Public What does the word "advertiss" mean to you? Does it mean to warn, to give notice to, to inform, to notify, to make known Or does tt meRn some sort of to? high-power- skullduggery Involving sky- : , scrapers, Hollywood blondes, billboards and Binging commercials? The first definition was written by Webster (not the senator, the gentleman who wrote a dictionary). The other concepts are the result of a rash of lampoonery of advertising which, while some of it may contain a grain of truth, looks to me like biting the band that is not feeding you. The big, bad novel about advertising at Its blooming worst was called "The Hucksters, a best seller highly salted with erotica which has been turned Into a movie. There Is no accounting for tastes, and I wont object if you see the picture end like It All I ask: "Dont cept the advertising sequences as the literal truth. There is much about advertising I could loudly decry (and often do) at the risk of biting the hand that la not feeding me. But there ere "hucksters who are undertaking projects of a very decent sort of which you may not be aware. Maybe in these past few months youve asked yourself: Why doesnt somebody DO something about a lot of 'things. about the Something people killed or Injured in automobile accidents every year. .t j Something about housing. The wsr ended two years ago. Yet the r . , land of the free still Isnt providing homes for the brave. Shame on all of us! Something about the shortage of medical services. Patients are neg- tected- ,- hospital wards closed be-cause the nation desperately needs nurses. ,; Training them is a .' national job. Something about world trade. Our economic future depends on unham-peie- d world trade. Yet pressure group make our world trade a football for selfish interests. Something about the nations health- Between the ages of 15 and 34, tuberculosis Is our greatest killer. At any given time. 500,000 people have it But they dont know it. Alarming? You bet It is. Somelhtng about cur kids. Your children ere getting a rough deal in school Too few teachers. Too antiquated equipment old textbooks or none at aU. Make you mad? It long-range- ' It isnt an ordinary ad. It la not directed primarily to the people without homes, without nurses. It Is directed to the persons and organisations who can help bring these facts home to the general public to you. It Is an ad written by and about the Advertising Council, concerning an operatlon- - of which almost everybody la conscious but about which few people know the details. It is an operation based on giving away what the givers ordinarily sell advertising space, advertising Ideas, advertising copy. It answers the question': "Why doesnt somebody DO something?" The reply Is its given in works as well as words "Somebody IS. The council grinds nobodys axe except youre, the publics, seeks no profits, asks no expense account, has only one Objective: To make America a still better place than It already is. The Advertising Council was born a week after Pearl Harbor when Donald Nelson, about to take over chairmanship of the war production board, called In a group of advertising executives and discussed with them what the average citizen could do to help victory and incidentally, what would make him do il Now you are reading and hearing the results of the councils peacetime efforts they are embodied In the various forms of advertising of many firms, as spots on the radio, many other places. The council It providing suggestions, ideas, radio fact sheets and other material to members of business firms, unions, civic groups and ether citizens who can put that tremendous power, advertising to work personalizing big national problems. full-pag- ... A scene dear to the hearts of NOSTALGIC SCENE la that of mares at the watering trough. These three Fercherons are who will be rounded ap from farms typical of the many throughout the U. 8. to compete at the National Percheroa show 9 at the Ohio state fair In Columbus. 'August old-time- rs blue-bloo- 23-2- L so-call- ed to Poland Cancelled; Reds Delay Jap Treaty Add POLAND AID: Canceled Following a report by a U. S. survey mission that Poland has enough food to meet he; minimum requirement! at least for this year, the state department canceled Polands share of the 350 million dollar American relief program. In its announcement, the state department said that special items, such ss medical supplies and foodstuffs for particular groups, could be supplied, Poland through private relief agencies and other organizations. The announcement added: "In view of the above and of the fact that funds 'available are sufficient to meet only the most urgent relief needs, it has been decided not to undertake a relief program for Poland." Next on the list, according to indication, might be Hungary, where better crop prospects are In sight. The state department said that the decision to cut off relief to Poland was based entirely on the relative needs of European countries. No official comment was made on the fact that Poland la well within the Soviet sphere of influence and that Hungary la definitely Communist-dominate- NEW SPLIT: Peace Treaty Russias rejection "the big shots in Washington," but apparently held no animosity toward the President Later, be was sent to a Washington hospital for observation. The coincidental appearance of President, Truman in the senate chamber was the result of a dare which he took while having lunch with some of his former colleagues from the senate. He spoke for five minutes from the seat be held as the senator from Missouri dwelling largely on the "auld lang syne" theme. READING PUBLIC: 49 Per Cent Heard u United States proposal for drafting a Japanese peace treaty is showing up aa another breach in the already badly It is probably a safe surmise that Secretary of State George Marshall was shocked clear down to the bottom of his briefcase when a Gallup poll revealed that only about 49 per cent of Americas voting population had heard or read of his celebrated plan for repairing and rebuilding Europes shattered economy. On the other hand, he could take ome consolation from the fact 57 who were aware of the Marshall plan also approved of it, (T be plan, t simple tents, was a suggestion to the European nations that they get together to work out their economic salvation on a cooperabasts. Playing 0 major tive, role in financing the recovery wottld he American money obtained through taxation of both the 49 per cent who bod heard of the plan mid the J 1 per cent who hadnt .) Here Is the first question which Gallup pollsters asked: Have yoa beard or read about the Marshall plan for helping Enrepe get back en Ito feet? per cent of those weakened structure of American-Soviunity. In addition, it may delay lndefl-nltel- y work on i peace treaty for Japan which, the United States contends, is an absolute necessity If the conquered nation Is to get back on Its economic feet American proposals for beginning the task of writing a treaty on August 19 were turned down by Moscow on the grounds that the U. S. was attempting to act unilaterally and without having made with any previous agreements Great Britain, China or Russia. Major question now facing the United States and other nations InThose who had heard of the plan terested in making progress on a Far East peace settlement is were asked: "What Is your opinion of the whether to go ahead with the writplan? of the ing Japanese peace treaty without Russia. et 'a-,a eiY If 4 f, ' A V SEEK WORLDS OPINION . . . Eugene Pulliam, Indianapolis, Ind., newspaper publisher, and his wife scan world atlas preparatory to leaving on world touj- - to find out what the plain people'"Il over think of the United States. WALTER WINCHELL The women up the Many at the Columbia university faculty section are reported k Show Folks: The Helen Westcott started playing In The Drunkard 13 year ago as the baby. As understudy to all the femmes in the cast (although she rarely goes on) she is the troupes most useful member. Helen can play all the roles, and hat-chec- lass named soooo fluttery over General Eisenhowers appointment Theyre all getting perms, new fall outfits, etc. . . . Observation: In the papers a photo of Harry Trumans birthplace disclosed that it now is occupied has. by a loan firm! The Keeley institute of Illinois (where drunks are dried up) explodes the cinematic legend that newspaper men are rumpots. Out of 12 ft 12 palcohoUct treated there (between 1930 and 46) only 95 were newspaper men. The others were architects, brokers, bankers. But topping the list for worst tippler! (hold or, Newt!) were farmers. Quotation Marksmanship: M. K. Johnson: She nagged him into another womans life. . . . Hes the vice of experience. . . , Percy Faith: Her eyes lit op like two vamps. , . . Corey Ford: She learned to say things with her eyes that others waste time putting Into words. Hecht-ORourk- e: ELKS HEAD MAN . . . Lafayette A. Lewis, Los Angeles attorney, has been elected grand exhlted ruler of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. PAUL MALLON 1948 Race Is Like a Pretzel political situation is shaping up like an unterminated pretzel You see the curves up to now plainly enough. But where the dough maze will wind up, nobody knows. Dewey went out to make character in the West. From New York with 96 convention delegates, he went out to the six delegate states, not to rather party votes, as popularly supposed, but chiefly to gather a political disposition. Candidates often make the same trek for the same purpose at this stage. If Dewey went after delegates, he should have come down to Washington to see the Republicans in both houses of congress. This Is where the delegates are. Senator Martin has the 76 or so from Pennsylvania in an inside pocket Senators Taft and Bricker could tell Dewey about Ohio, and probably also Indiana and Illinois, although It might not be anything Dewey wants to hear. Speaker Martin could Issue Massachusetts and probably all New England like script Harold Stassen could tell him about Minnesota and perhaps Iowa; Wherry about Nebraska; Baldwin about Connecticut and so on. Dewey could take a pencil and paper, come to Washington at much less railroad fare and ascertain be lacks a majority of delegates without favorite son support He might win a few primaries next spring and show some strength (this is what he Is figuring on, they say) in which case the boys might come up to his backroom at Albany. So while Dewey la supposed to be making a runaway race out of It, no one win predict where he goes from here. Taft is going west himself, and will Identify himself while there aa the only prominent opponent ef Dewey to date. 11. I. PHILLIPS . Comments on the Days News VANISHING J. Caesar Petrillo admits AMERICANISMS Remember , we have to hold our customers !" "One overcharged patron." patron is a lost "Our job it to make the customer feel be got bis money's forth." LEADS DUTCH FORCES . . . Lt. Gen. S. H. Spoor Issued an order of the day announcing opening of hostilities, between Dutch forces and Indonesian troops, following collapse of negotiations between Dutch and Indonesian governments. r before a house committee that he draws down about $60,000 a year, which we asstahe helps immeasurably to sustain his love of music. 4 v 4 f "I dont think the cause of atomic energy has been served by this disclosure of the theft of certain data." Senator Hickenlooper. 4& V 4 TV, f- Rationing is coming back. It ia freely predicted, there being no other way that we can send to Europe The cause, we take 11 is better the thing required. Everything served by just letting the secrets be "POINTS," as It were, that way. stolen and saying nothing about it whatever. In short, the senator be--, One nice-- thing about war In the lieves that whether the bomb should old days was that you could almost be dropped or not, the matter of Its always tell when it was over. proper protection should be. - f V f WALTER SHEAD GUN TOTER: Coincidence For a few minutes Washington police thought they might have a would-bassassin on theirv bands when they picked up a man carrying a gun inside the capitol just after President Trumad had made a visit to the senate chamber. But Clifton R. H. Spires. 39. of Augusta, Ga., arrested on a charge of carrying concealed weapons, appeared more confused than anyone else about the affair. He seemed to think that he had a grudge against Congress Plays Good Samaritan "PHE senate was to e As a footnote, the poll disclosed that while public opinion was generally in favor of Marshalls proposal support would decline sharply if taxes had to be raised in order to put It through. Peak Foreign Income Reported tributed to an Increase of direct investments abroad. These are direct private business investments not government loans. They include principally foreign branches and subsidiaries of American enterprises and foreign companies in which Americau own more than 25 per cent of the voting stock. About one-haof the 1946 Income, or 273 million dollars, was received from Latin America, and 128 million dollars, from Canada. fourth was divided between Europe. Asia, Africa and Oceania. Among the countries Involved, lf one-fourt- h, ing V $ TH self-he- lp of YfJ J.3 TYAS The Greek, government! motive Is 'to convince Griswold that the Tsaldaris-Maximo- s regime is essential to the security of the country and must remain In power. Communist Actually, tohat happened was that the E.A.M., or group, was holding conferences with Prof. Alexander Svolos of Athens university just a few days previously with a view to a political compromise by which they could resume participation In Greek political affairs under U. S. protection, when, suddenly, about 4,000 of them were arrested. U. S. diplomats are pretty well convinced that there can be no political stability in Greece and no success for the American aid program if the present reactionary Greek regime remains In power. Even patient Ambassador Lincoln MacVeagh is reported to have come to this conclusion. To counteract this, Tsaldaris is doing his best to convince Griswold that there would only be more chaos if the present Greek government resigned. Notes of a Bystander Late Watch: of The NEWS REVIEW NOT ALL OUTGO WASHINGTON. Compensating in an infinitesimal degree for the vast sum of United Statea money which have flowed abroad during the postwar era for j. relief of devastated countries, earnings on American inin- vestments foreign countries reached a new peak of 529 million dollars last year. It is revealed in a department of commerce survey. The return, highest in history, surshould. passed by 18 per cent the best year of the 1930s and was well above the What has all this to do with advertising? Just this: The above preceding peak of 474 million dolwords were copied from an adver- lars earned in 1928. For 1938, top e advertisement year of the 30s, the figure was 440 tisement, a In a recent New York Times; and million dollars. The higher return was largely at oerbaps other papers by this time - 4 os it By BAUK3IAGE V--f Canada haa consistently occupied first place. Countries next In importance in providing income oe American direct investments wer Venezuela, Chile, the United Kingdom, Cuba, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. Largest single income producer was the petroleum industry,. which accounted for 170 million dollars In 1946. Manufacturing was second with returns approximating 130 n dollars. Mining and smelting produced 65 million dollars; public utilities, 50 million; agriculture, 45 million; distribution - industries, 40 million and other industries, 2) million. pul-lio- about convene for a political discussion of export A controls. The Rev. Peter Marshall chaplain, asked Divine Guidance and said: May freedom be seen not as the right to do as we please, but at the opportunity to please to do what is right. May it ever be understood that our liberty Is under God and can be found nowhere else. Let us, M s nation, not be afraid o ( standing alone for the righto of men, since we were born that way, as the only nation on earth that came Into being for the Glory of God and the advancement of the Christian faith. And in answer to an objection by Senator Taft over continuing export controls on fats and oils as "illogical Sen. Alexander Wiley of Wisconsin said: There is such a thing as the higher logic of the mind and soul. Our responsibility Is to keep our own economy healthy and at the same time attempt to perform the function of the Good Samaritan In helping to make other peoples adequate. In debate over farm price supports, Sen. Milton Young of North Dakota said price of wheat in the Argentine without controls was between $5 and $6 per busheL Arguing for continuing controls, Senator Yeung said American farmers would be tickled to sign a contract for five years at $1.50 a bushel rather than face the possibility of $5 wheat this year and probably wheat In a couple of years. Y J CINDERELLA MAN . . . Ross Lockridge Jr., professor of English, father' of fofir children, was down to his last $100 when he heard that his first novel, Rain-tre- e had won County, novel award worth $150,000. - I'"-'- 1 1,,1,.) X i s X I V I I WRIGHT PATTERSON Mlitary Training Will Aid Youth TNIVERSAL military ..training would instill in young men the two essentials of the soldiers temporarily, the physical hardening. We may not, we hope we do not, have to fight another war, and endurance. but war or ao war, military These two essentials come from training for aQ the young men training, and with that training of America will make for a betcomes a physical hardening that ter and more successful citizenadds stamina. Universal military ship. It will give to that large training would giva to our young percentage that needed training men those two first essentials, and. thev have not had. life-disci- pline - l I ( 1 L NEW SECRETARY . , . Kenneth Royal was appointed by Presi- dent Truman as secretary ef war to succeed Robert Patterson who resigned after seven years in fhe war department. Royall was undersecretary of war. ! |