Show WESTBROOK the people hold the power THE T HE hollywood hollih communists and those glamorous gl ambrous igno who 0 went into that second act climax on their behalf cannot be blamed for underestimating the powers of a committee of congress to rebuke contempt for the congressional authority it has been our custom and our mental habit tor for so long to ridicule congress that actually the members themselves ot of the thomas committee on un american activities were vere not sure of their rights and powers but they are sure now their lawyers looked things up and they are on safe ground the people of the united states really have unlimited power some essayists think the constitution limits the powers of the people but they are wrong the people limit the powers bovers of the constitution they made it they can widen or warp it as they please at present we deny ourselves the protection of a law providing punishment even up to the death penalty tor for membership in the communist party or collaboration with communists by non communists toward the destruction dist ruction of our government by force there Is a superstition that because thus far we have passed no such law we cant that is just a superstition congress could fix it up tomorrow H I 1 PHILLIPS A matter of viewpoint other countries suffered it was quite different in the case ol of the united states which Is not subjected to occupation and what Is more enriched itself during the war molotov all those GIs who suffered ered bled and died to draw hitler from the russian bears throat were just trying to get into the millionaire class of course 0 0 WINTER domesticity the fireplace test of a marriage nice she carries the logs loffi no ile gives advice an airplane his has made the trip from newark airport to miami in 2 hours and 56 minutes you can soon fly up from miami have your racing program marked and get back in time for the next race CAN YOU REMEMBER when saloons gave fain away hard boiled eggs esaf when tenants played pinochle with wish the she landlords when soap cakes cost colt less than strawberry shortcakes short shori cakes a a the situation in europe Is that we have got to give until it hurts because it will hurt more if i we do not WALTER SHEAD voluntary control fails HERES H ERES how voluntary agreements on controls work with the patriotic industrialists and business men of the nation the citizens food committee along with the secretary of agriculture worked out a voluntary plan with distillers to save about tour four million bushels ot of grain a month by the simple expedient ot of not distilling whiskey most all whiskey distillers agreed but one manufacturer ot of neutral spirits was not covered in the agreement so what happened whiskey distillers use neutral spirits in blending their whiskies so this manufacturer of neutral spirits quadrupled his production doubled his price of neutral spirits and used eight million bushels ot of grain a month during the he entire period of the agreement hence the government lost about tour four million bushels of grain a month instead ol of saving it distillers were forced to pay double ther price for neutral spirits and this fellow reaped a harvest at the expense of those who agreed with the government to do the patriotic thing and save grain for starving people in europe when consumer credit controls went oft off november 1 mall mail order houses attempted to make a voluntary agreement among themselves to limit credit all ali agreed but one result all of them now are competing with one another in offering the lowest credit terms WALTER WINCHELL 1 off the washington ticker insiders tell you yon another reason the white house cant handle the increasing threat of inflation Is that mr air Tr right handers keep everybody away from him which they add is why the president know going bonill on has barney baruch ever been sent for foe figure this out yourself under unification the army and ww will have separate adjutant generals centrals offices previously they had one unified oni fied AGO between lem em the american labor party some gazettes think will split its right and left wings tor for the 48 campaign this outfit swings new york state elections insiders tell you that the ALP will not split but will stick to gether to beat mr truman they want a more liberal democrat the one person john edgar hoover would like to meet and know is his favorite comedian james durante newspapers should read page of an opinion by judge W leach presiding justice of the court of common pleas of lackawanna county scranton PA it is the first instance of a court taking judicial notice of the fact that the she soviet power is an enemy of the U S and those who adhere to so it give aid and comfort to the enemy of the she US U A huge chunk of the st louis cardinals purchase coin allegedly was minted in the grain market too secy of state marshall tells intimates that it if eisenhower Elsen hower runs tor for the presidency he will take the stump against him DREW PEARSON PEARON uncle sam as a banker MOVIE OVIE magnates and publishing houses have hatched a new plan which may make uncle sam even more of a banker than he Is today at present europeans buy foreign language editions of magazines and translations ot of american books they also are flocking to theaters to see hollywood movies but because they have little to export to this country in return tor for U S food and goods they do not have the dollars to pay the movie producers and the magazine publishers result millions of dollars in foreign currencies are accumulating la in the capitals of europe to the credit of these american business firms arms some day they may be converted into dollars but nobody knows when some companies long have depended upon their foreign sales to keep them them out of the red thus are in serious difficulties with revenue from foreign sales frozen abroad therefore movie czar eric johnston now proposes that employed emp loyes of the U S information service abroad be paid in currency of 0 the foreign nation accumulating to the account of publishers and movie companies in return the U S treasury would pay off the home offices in good green U S dollars members of congress who have been approached generally approve the idea they also see a possibility of extending it to use blocked funds for or paying expenses of government personnel abroad who administer the marshall plan WRIGHT PATTERSON PAT EiSON none need holiday celebration S SINCE INCE early in the present century the adventurers club of chicago has provided a holiday dinner with presents a show turkey and all the awris tor for underprivileged children through charitable organizations they found the little street waits wails who knew no luxuries and lew few necessities and gave them one big day but this past year charity organizations informed the club there were no needy children to be found in chicago none needing a bright day housing they said Is the only thing needed by any of the city children that little isolated incident in itself tells the story of 0 our america of today |