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Show Kathleen Norris Says: The Alimony Racket I FROM THE MOUNTAINS Friendly Russian Element Holds Out Hope for Peace ? ' TO THE SEAr Bell Syndicate. WNTJ Features. if Mini uiv By BAUKIIAGE New Analyst and Commentator. WNTJ Service, 1616 Eye Street. N.W., Washington, D. C. . .. WASHINGTON. D. C "America has no foreign policy"! ' That it one of the bromides which has always been popular among critic of government govern-ment I don't ' know on what the -remark la based. If we haven't any foreign policy today, to-day, then many hundred! of thousands thou-sands of words have been expended ex-pended In comment com-ment on nothing, While the recent re-cent Byrnes-Wallace controversy was raging I spent many hours trying to And out Baukhage what our foreign policy toward Russia Rus-sia was supposed to be, and if so, why. I shall report as nearly as I can what I have heard. The report will not be in the formal language of diplomacy, in which, we have been told, words are used to conceal con-ceal thoughts. I report it, compressed, com-pressed, of course, but as nearly a possible in the phraseology used by gentlemen who ought to know what they are talking about. We start with the not-too-startllng revelation that American negotiations negotia-tions with Russia are complicated and difficult. They are complicated because it appears the approach must be made along two separate paths, each leading lead-ing to a separate Russian group. They are difficult because there are unusual obstacles put in the way of the diplomat, especially our representatives in Moscow; obstacles ob-stacles which, I am assured, must be encountered at close quarters to be appreciated. The two groups, since neither is homogeneous nor closely identifiable, identifi-able, might better be referred to as two elements. One comprises that great Indefinable and inarticulate body, roughly - classified as "the Russian people." Americans who have spent some time in Russia and who have enjoyed such contact as Is permitted with the Russian people, peo-ple, say they are devoted to their country with a Spartan loyalty, sensitive sen-sitive to its shortcomings, proud of its achievements. Many in this group, especially those who have met Americans, like us. AH want to know more about us. For example, they devour de-vour the big, propaganda, picture magazine "Amerika" printed in their language and distributed by our embassy. Formerly we distributed distrib-uted 39,000 copies. Later we were permitted to increase the printing to 60,000 copies. It is estimated that a hundred Russians read each copy of Amerika; it is black-marketed at a high price and read to tatters. tat-ters. ; This group admires and respects mechanical know-how, our industries, indus-tries, our technical skills. Officially there has been no propaganda to cry down American achievement In the production fields, but rather ex-hortations ex-hortations to emulate and surpass us, Soviet OfRciala Hate America The other Russian element which we have to consider and with which we deal directly is composed of the leaders, the party bureaucrata, the aecret police. They hate America with an almost Incredible hatred. Their attitude Is so extreme that It does not seem real; it appears to be prompted by a policy, rather than a normal, human, emotional reaction.' -, If either of these two elements existed alone it would be simpler to establish a line of procedure. But, my Informant points out, each element ele-ment requires a separate and different dif-ferent approach, aince the two contradict con-tradict each other. Because the only visible hope for an understanding with Russia depends de-pends on the semi-friendly group, nothing must be said or done in our relations with the other (now in power) which would make It seem that we are building a wall against Russia. That impression would alienate al-ienate any potential sympathy the semi-friendly ones might feel for us. This dual approach was exemplified exempli-fied by the Byrnes speech calling for the unification of Germany, under un-der a single government, with all four occupying countries acting together to-gether as co-directors of the whole. Byrnes made the proposal Inclusive. BARBS Animal lovers were glad to learn that the blooded horses held aboard strike-bound ships finally agreed to disregard the picket lines something some-thing a well-trained army horse would hesitate to do. Anna belle ' tells me that every young man in a snappy suit of tweeds isn't necessarily a wolf in sheep's clothing. I Russia would participate equally with the rest The intention of the United States was firmly stated. There would be union of British and Americans, presumably the French, and the Russians too, if they consented. con-sented. If the Russians refused, the United States would go ahead with the plan but it would not slam the door on Russia. We are to be friendly but we must be firm. That is what makes negotiations nego-tiations so difficult. To convince the "haters" we mean what we say, the United States must state its decisions de-cisions firmly and emphatically, outline out-line exactly what we will do and will not do; what we will permit Russia to do and not do. Our firmness has to depend on our words. We cannot use force, because be-cause we have not the force available avail-able to use. This, however, does not mean we cannot succeed, because I am optimistically op-timistically assured the Russians are weaker than we are. Although their military forces on the continent con-tinent of Europe are stronger than those of the Allies, it is believed that the Russians lack the econom ic, physical or moral strength to en-gaga en-gaga in a major war and they know that in the long run the rest of the world can develop a greater power. Politically they have not the in fluence, either, to risk withdrawal from the United Nations. They know they could not take a sufficient suffi-cient number of other nations out with them and thus, withdrawal would mean ostracism and threats from the rest of the world. This the Russians know as well as we da Leave Door Open For Co-Operation Is there hoDe? Mv informants an. swer yes, but it will be a long hauL This is why: Russia cannot fight a major war for five or ten years. we might seize all of Europe tern- Dorarily. but iha realize aha rnnlH not hold it, that she would be defeat ed in the end. It would take five to ten years for Russia to build a force strong enough to risk a war. Meanwhile, America hopes and believes that If the door of co-operation ia left open, and if by example, the haters see that co-operation will benefit Russia, not hurt her. internally and tr.! nally, then either the haters will, change their policy, or the other; friendlier element will force them to do so. This does not mean there will ha a revolution in Russia. The lovaltv to the present system or the power to enforce loyalty is too great But it means that American statesmen: feel they can hold back the non-co-operators without risk of war until un-til Russia is convinced that she can benefit more through co-operative methods than by force of arms. Mechanical Typewriter Latest Invention If there had been a word-counting device on my typewriter, I would not be writing this end-piece now. But It Is just as well authors haven't adopted these wordometers or they might find their thoughts being be-ing regimented. The typewriter has already advanced ad-vanced far in its evolution. There is now a typewriter- for the Chinese (with their 8,400 (believe-it-or-not) charactera. It Is a product of the miracle working International Business Busi-ness Machines corporation. But it ia no miracle for IBM which built a gadget used at the Nuernberg trial tri-al whose dial we could twist to produce with equal fluency, English, French, Russian or German, regardless re-gardless of what language waa being be-ing spoken. Of course human beings be-ings lightning translators are cogs in lta works. The Nuernberg trials lasted too long aa it was but they would have lasted four times as long, if it hadn't been for IBM. I understand a typewriter is being be-ing perfected into which you talk and which obligingly types the words you speak with no manual effort on your part How, I wonder, would this recording typewriter spell: If you spell the word "house" on the ordinary ordi-nary keyboard it comes out that way, h-o-u-s-e. But if the machine operated by aound. "house", depending de-pending on where the speaker was born, might come out "ha-ows"; "idea" might appear as "Idear"; For my part I should be very happy hap-py if a gadget were invented which would spell better than my typewriter type-writer can or even if the gadget would produce a synonym now and then after I had repeated the same shopworn word three times. by Baukhage In the midst of the maritime and trucking strikes, Manhattan'a bar-ber'a bar-ber'a helpers and manicurists walked out It made little differenceNew differ-enceNew Yorkers had already bitten bit-ten their nails short over previous troubles. Some dogs and husbands won't stay home, no matter how well you feed them. By EDWARD EMERINE ..-.(-. WNU F.aUrta ' When other rocks have cooled, it is granite thai holds the heat of the sun after nightfall. When other sections go off on political or philosophical tangents, it is New England that retains re-tains the basic Puritan characteristics thrift, the will to work, and individuality. The first settlers in New Hampshire carried with them a King James Bible and a Puritan conscience. Fundamentally, through every vicissitude of progress New Hampshire has remained re-mained unchanged. The old influences still prevail. From the very beginning, however, New Hampshire folks were the merriest mer-riest of the Puritans. They have held to the gospel of work. u ui uyei qi iaugnier nas joi Deen lorgotten. They are genial, love a good story, have a quip or wise saw, and delight de-light In antic ways. The infusion of French-Canadian blood as wen as that of those recently come from Europe haa not materially changed the values of life in New Hampshire. Puritan Standards Prevail. Matters of morals and taste and government are still decided de-cided with Puritan standards. The appearance of the country, coun-try, in its cleared land, is as the early settlers left it From the top of its mountaina down to the sea, New Hampshire is a varied land, but changeless and inspiring. No state Is greater than lta people. Men like Daniel weosier, rres. Franklin Fierce, Salmon P. Chase and Thomas Bailey Aldrlch are not mere accidents. They, and many other famous men, came from the breeding and environment of New Hampshire and were molded by the traditions and Influence ef that state. Two years before the Revolutionary war, John Sullivan, Sul-livan, young Dunham lawyer, and John Langdon, a wealthy merchant were active patriots. In December, 1774, they seized Fort William and Mary at New Castle (present site of Fort Constitution) and removed from it 100 barrels of powder, besides cannon and small arms. These munitions of war later were used against the British at the battle of Bunker Hill! It la notable that three-fifths of the men who fought with the Colonial army at Bunker Hill were from New Hampshire, and men from that state were in every campaign of the war. Stark and his New Hampshire troopa checked Burgoyne and paved the way for Gates' triumph over that ambitious British general at Saratoga. Sara-toga. Three weeks before the Continental congress agreed to the Declaration of THr ft pendence, the New Hampshire assembly as-sembly adopted one of its own, thus making the first authoritative state- ment of purpose to cast off allegiance alle-giance to the British crown. New Hampshire was first settled set-tled In 1623, at Dover and Ports- GOVERNOR . , . When Charles M. Dale, native of Minnesota, waa installed aa New Hampshire's governor en January 4, 1945, he became the first Westerner to become be-come chief executive of a New England state. month just three yeara after the landing of the Pilgrims and aeven yeara before Boston waa founded. The first settlers were . fishermen, farmers and traders. y7 w PRETTY AS A PICTURE . . The this New Hampshire peak the America. mwmvmu .i,i,. m.my - "- f 'K ) ' - i a E W 1 Sa SB7 t. ( U ik f ' I , Distinctive Setting Adds to New Hampshire's Charm - -A" New Hampshire's natural setting adds greatly to its charm. While it usually is considered a mountainous mountain-ous state and Justly so its eastern slope extends in gently rolling inclines in-clines southeastward to the Atlantic, Atlan-tic, Five sandy beaches are features fea-tures of New Hampshire'a 18 miles of seashore. But New Hampshire is remembered remem-bered longest for its mountains and Ueya, forest roads, remote farms. iWAS ACH WTS ETTS Agriculture and industry spread rapidly. Millions of years ago. Nature Na-ture provided New Hampshire with an abundance of gravel, sand and granite. Under the surface were more than 95 different minerals. Many large rivers had their sources in New Hampshire, and could be harnessed for power. There was plenty of timber and wild game. There was excellent soil, particularly partic-ularly In the valleys of the Connecticut Connecti-cut and Merrimack rivers. Grass was plentiful for livestock. Fruit trees were easily grown. The climate cli-mate was healthful The New Hampshire of today was built upon these resources. Unique Industrialization. Even the industry of New Hampshire Hamp-shire has Its unique side. "Our craftsmen know what it is to live In a good place," is the state's boast Laboring men never know the crowded living conditions which so often attend industrialization. New Hampshire plants, mills and factories manufacture chemical products, electrical equipment, leather goods, machinery, tools and scores of miscellaneous articles and products. "Made in New Hamp-shire" Hamp-shire" may mean anything from a sewing needle to a steam engine or the heaviest foundry casting. Its wood products are without number. Its paper and paper products are used throughout the world. The dairy industry is the most Important agricultural enterprise in New Hampshire. Milk, cream, butterfat, cattle and calves return a cash Income of about ten million dollars a year. The apple is the chief commercial fruit, and New a beauty of Mt Otoconia haa made most photographed mountain in old villages and white-painted houses. The White mountains are storied mountains, long loved and sought by man. Other distinctive sights in New Hampshire are its hundreds of ponds, its thousands of granite ledges, its expanding forests, for-ests, its industries and its green landscapes. The mountain region has few inhabitants in-habitants except in summer. In the lakes district an agricultural area. lfSaiSfiH ' 1 "lr CONCORD " " -yQE j7 r rr rrrfr ' ' 'r Hampshire orchards range from a few trees to more than 100 acres. A million and a half bushels of potatoes pota-toes are grown in the state each year, making them the most important impor-tant field crop. Complete Farm Units. Most New Hampshire farms are TOWN HALL ... A classlo example ex-ample of New England architecture architec-ture is the town hall and church at Hancock, N. H. units so complete it seems nothing is lacking. New Hampshire farmers do not "put all their egga in one basket," or hold to one principal source of income. They hold to a combination of products and services calculated to return the largest income, considering the family skills, the soila and market mar-ket opportunities. They look toward to-ward a year-around Income not to single cash crop. Lakes, mountains, seashore and a splendid climate have made New Hampshire famous for vacations and tours. White Mountain national forest, with its roads, trails, lakes and streams, lures thousands of people from every part of the United States each year. From bathing on the ocean beach to skiing through mountain snows, New Hampshire offers opportunity for recreation and sports. From colonial buildings at Portsmouth, Ports-mouth, Dartmouth college at Hanover, Han-over, and Daniel Webster's birthplace birth-place near Franklin, to the Old Man. of the Mountains, Lost River at Kinsman Notch and the cog railway at Mount Washington, New Hampshire Hamp-shire offers everything for those who seek historical, recreational or inspirational in-spirational travel. "Every road that leads yon oat Makes yen long to turn about, In New Hampshire." are the Industrial cities of Laconia and North Conway. Connecticut valley, embracing three-tenths of the state, contains New Hampshire'a chief agricultural section and many industries, with Merrimack valley a close second in agriculture and greater in industry. The eastern slope is largely agricultural, agri-cultural, but contains the industrial cities of Rochester, Somers worth and Dover. ....... j&M wry' 'w"'ftftfMrawi i yy. --.- ; --- She will have her love affairs and her freedom; the will feel herself infinitely in-finitely superior to the quiet girl who sticks to her bargain. By KATHLEEN NORfllS THERE was a smartly-dressed, smartly-dressed, beautifully-groomed- young woman on the train with me a few weeks ago; we played gin-rummy gin-rummy together. At Reno she was to leave the train. "For the usual reason, I suppose?" I said. "For a divorce," she answered, an-swered, with a sudden tightening tight-ening of her lips. And resentfully resent-fully she added, "I gave him two of the best years of my life, and now he'll pay me $500 a month for the rest of his! " It made me consider afresh what I often have thought of alimony; that alimony is essentially unfair, and that men, who make and change laws so easily, are rather stupid that they don't regularize this one. The childless woman I quote above was about 28. It is possible pos-sible that "he," whoever he is, will be paying her $6,000 a year for more than 40 years. A quarter of a million dollars for the 24 months she spent in disillusioning him and breaking his heart. Such a woman, if I judged her rightly, will not re-marry while this golden river is rolling in. She will have her love affairs and her freedom; free-dom; she will feel herself infinitely superior to the quiet girl who sticks to her bargain, keeps her man happy hap-py and secure, and raises children. And the tragedy of it is that sometimes some-times she will succeed in making the quiet home woman wonder if perhaps the girl who was going to Reno wasn't the smarter, after all. For Three Tears Only. Alimony ought to be adjusted first with the safety of the children in view. If there are no children, it should be arranged on a vanishing scale. Five hundred a month for one year, then 300 for perhaps three years. Then stop. It should not be left to smart lawyers to arrange, there should be a special court of dometic adjustment, in which all the factors are considered. If a marriage has existed for anything over 20 years, or if the wife is old and delicate, then certainly there should be no question of the man's duty in supporting her with a monthly check, or making a property prop-erty settlement that will insure her independence. But that these frivolous, shallow girls are able to draw large incomes in-comes from the men they perhaps neglected, hurt and failed in the first place, is an element that makes for divorce. If she felt that her fat income would only last for a few years, a woman would look about her for some way of making herself useful; she would prepare for the time when she must be self-supporting self-supporting again. As it is, there is a certain apartment apart-ment house in a California city and of course in all our other cities there are similar ones that is given over to triumphantly divorced young women. The rents run from $2,000 to $4,500 a year. A beauty parlor and drug-store and a smart little restaurant with a bar occupy the first floor. Upstairs these pretty, idle, confident creatures flit to and fro, entertain1 men friends, sleep late in the mornings, make their movie and beauty parlor en He kwiU fntdom at any cost. LIMITED PAY MEMS Most people agree that a divorced woman is entitled to support from her former husband hus-band for a considerable time after the separation. The question ques-tion of how long and how much is generally left to the discretion of the court. There is often a property settlement agreed upon by the two attorneys attor-neys representing the parties. Where there are children, the ex-wife generally receives an allowance for their care. If she remarries, the alimony payments terminate. These wise and just laws, however, have been made the basis for a well known racket the alimony racket. As Miss Norris says in today's article, many women are living on the bounty of their former husbands hus-bands in luxurious ease. They will not remarry, for that would end the easy money. They form a little colony of drones or leeches, giving nothing noth-ing to anyone, enjoying life without work or worries. Some women who spent a troubled year or two as wives of wealthy men now have incomes in-comes of a thousand dollars a month and more, as long as the men live. This, Miss Norris Nor-ris believes, is all wrong. gagements and' await the inevitable inevita-ble alimony every month. Those who have been successful in extorting large alimonies naturally natur-ally pity the less successful, who must struggle along on a few hundred hun-dred a month. That they are all leeches, fungus growths on the social so-cial order, never enters their crisply crisp-ly curled heads. Now Ready to Marry. "Denise will marry Len, now," said one such woman to me thoughtfully, thought-fully, In discussing a friend whose magnificent alimony had had them all jealous for a dozen years. "Oh, she's finally decided that she loves him?" "Well, no, she likes it better this way, just having him take her to dinner and buy her flowers. But you see, Paul is quite sick. He's had a stroke, and they don't think he'll live very long." Paul was the man paying the thousand-dollar alimony. When a woman makes a man thoroughly miserable he wants freedom, free-dom, and in his eagerness to get it he rarely splits hairs when making mak-ing the financial arrangement She may have been a cold wife, she may have flirted with his friends, wasted his money, neglected his comfort and dignity in every possible possi-ble way. But with the weapon of her sex, and the claim of her child, she can wreck all the rest of his life if he dares to want to get free. In another 10 years he may be ideally married, he may have two or three children to support, but that inexorable check must go every ev-ery 30 days to pretty carefree Jean, who is flitting about from one pleasure pleas-ure resort to another, driving a smart car, playing cards, dancing, taking on such lovers as she fancies. It seems to me men aren't very smart about alimony. Baby Bonuses The French constituent assembly assem-bly Is considering a bill whereby newly married couples could obtain ob-tain "marriage loans" of 80.000 or 100,000 francs (roughly $672 or $840 at legal rates) repayable in 10 years to help them set up housekeeping. For each child these couples would receive a repayment credit of one-fifth the borrowed amount or 20,000 francs on an original loan of 100,000 francs. With five children, the loan would be considered completely com-pletely repaid. Wo. WHEN CONSTIPATION . I Bunk tK. P take Dr. Caldwell's tSJ mos and help ZL & chipper again. BB ,W': DR. CALDWELL'S ! ft. I WANY DOCTORS M7 tionim prescription toS? one more palatable ..ii " takS4w, tamed in Syrup PeS CAUTION: TT- tTT . I - raj a (Hitj VLQSm HNMLAUTIYE conta,nio,nSYIIDPI TIME TESTED Inhte the rick. INHALANT ZTZL1 m TREATMENT Ha'S tck of btoochul uthiu. AJTHJlACa i inexpenjiw-euj to im-eoAjMe internally - depemjiblc. dtarnmm M help relieve the agony of md. ids disttoxd breathing. 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