Show ROUND MERRY Russ Dis Dislike ike U. U S. S as u. u N. N Capita By DREW PEARS PEARSON OX V WASHINGTON Inside WASHINGTON Inside reason reason reason rea rea- son why the Russians are are pullIng pulling pull- pull Ing inS v. v wires to have the capital of or orthe the United Nations moved back to Geneva is that American public public public pub pub- lic opinion has been too powerful a champion of or the smaller na na- So the Russians have been working behind the scenes to corral votes in favor of or the Geneva Genc transfer and can count counton on Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia Poland and France However they can not count on the British British British Brit Brit- ish who once fa favored ored a European European Euro Euro- ca capital but but now now are arc per cent sold that American opinion is one of their best al al- al lies The RussIans also cannot count on the Latin Americans Americana In the old days Pan-American Pan diplomats loved lolling in Paris Pari most of at the time and turning up in Geneva a few days of the week Today however Paris is isone isone isone one of the most uncomfortable places In the world Geneva Is iB short hort of food The Russians who originally favored an American city as the United Nations capital capit 11 now consider consider consider con con- sider this a serious mistake They dislike the fact that American American American Amer Amer- ican newspapers publish columns columns columns col col- and columns of page front-page news on every move made by bythe bythe bythe the Russians and they figure that American newsmen at Geneva would sit drowsily in inthe inthe inthe the Swiss cafes drinking beer or spend week ends in the Swiss Alps If It the Iranian question had been discussed at Geneva instead instead in instead in- in stead of New York the Russians figure it never could have at attracted attracted attracted at- at so 50 much attention and the soviet would have come of off with a complete victory American Inhospitality Inhospitality- The Russians have one excellent talking point to bolster their argument inadvertently handed them by residents of Connecticut and New York City the City the inhospitably inhospitality inhospitality of some Americans The howls of protest which went up from Connecticut Conne citizens citizens citi citi- zens was a dash of cold water inthe in inthe the face of United Nations delegates delegates delegates dele dele- gates and gave the Russians a talking point In favor of or Geneva Likewise the inhospitality of George N N. N president of Hunter college has played right into Russian hands Prior to United N Nations a t i ion o n s 8 occupation had not been using his buildings for some time but despite that he has been moaning moaning moaning moan moan- ing and groaning that he wants them back in order to set up a housekeeping department for his women students No Army Race Prejudice A Prejudice A Negro former master sergeant in the army Marion F F. Green testified before General Doolittles Doolittle's Doolittle's Doolittles Doolit- Doolit tie tle's s caste system board the theother theother theother other day that there was little evidence e of racial prejudices and discrimination in the army When General Doolittle inquired about this Sergeant Green replied replied re re- re- re plied pIled Colored soldiers found some resentment against them when they first Joined the army but this J was quickly Ironed out after a few months of training In February 1941 we had some fights tights and riots while I was stationed at Camp Livingstone Louisiana However by the time we finished training everybody was getting along fine I encountered encountered encountered no racial bias whatever overseas The Nylon Lobb Lobby Many Lobby Many congressmen congressmen con con- con i I gressmen will vote against Speaker Sam Rayburn in a secret committee session but dont don't have the nerve to stand up and oppose him on the floor of the house Very soon however Democrats who have fallen forthe forthe for forthe the beguiling promises of the giant power lobby are going to face the latter test Rayburn really has fire in his eye when he talks about the power lobby And today that lobby which ranks with the real estate buttonholers as one of the most potent on Capitol Hill has haJ even gone to the extent of dangling nylons before the wives of at congressmen in order to win votes against the governments government's governments government's governments government's govern govern- ments ment's southwest power authority authority authority author author- ity in Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Arkan Arkan- sas and southern Missouri The question at issue is whether er the government can construct its own 11 electric lines JInes to distribute distribute distribute ute electric power from the Denison dam on the Texas Texas-Okla- homa border and the Norfolk Arkansas dam Without such power lines the government merely generates the power but cant can't sell it The power lobby wants to prevent this sale So far the power lobby's technique has been successful with the appropriations subcommIttee subcommittee subcommittee which knifed construction construction construction tion of the distributing lines Representatives Ben Jensen of at Iowa Henry Dworshak of Idaho Robert Jones of oC Ohio and W. W F. F Norrell of Arkansas were the gentlemen reported to have fallen for the wiles of the lobby However when the bill comes out on the floor loor of congress Sam Ra Rayburn burn together with the dean of congress Adolph Sabath of at Illinois and Charles Savage of Washington plans to stage a a. areal areal real battle Copyright 1946 Bell Syndicate |