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Show 190 Chances Unicertaiin Democrats' Trumans Popularity Grows But Party Itself Is Shaky By BAUKIIAGE News Analyst and Commentator. (This follows a sines on the men most talked about as candidates for the Republican presidential nomination). One Sunday last month, a friend and I WASHINGTON. watched President Truman unveil a plaque on Covenant First Presbyterian church. The occasion was a ceremony establishing the church as a national house of worship for Presby- terians. Just previously, a wreath had been laid FALL IN . . . Harold S. Shields of Colnmbus, Ohio, a war veteran, won the grand prize ($1,500) in the newspaper national snapshot awards contest this year with this picture of a baby sparrow In a situation unique among baby sparrows. Shields called it Fall In. on the nearby statue of John Presbyterian clergyman, signer of the Declaration of Indee president of what is now Princeton university. pendence, and "There never was a time, Presi Franklin Roosevelt claimed there dent Truman said, in paying tribute to John Witherspoon, "when we was no labor vote, as such. Former needed more of the backing of those Secretary of Labor Frahces Perkpeople who believe in the Golden ins said there was none, and in those days, there wasnt, despite the Rule, and who believe in the teachexistence of the American Labor ings of Jesus Christ. The President was, ol course, party in New York City. I doubt that there is a laspeaking of moral support, but he bor vote now, despite the had reason to be AFLs new Education and Pubrather cheerful belic Relations unit, and the CIO-PAcause of another FOCD PUZZLE and their threats to punkind of backing GET TOUGH: y of ish supporters the which he had just U. S. Approves law. As a matter of fact, vs. learned he had I understand opposition to the Soviet leaders, who the kind measured "war Domestic food situation in the monger every time an cry law is cooling, except where Dr. Gallups, American by U. a S. is critical stage, diplomat splits an infinitive, are fires are being artificially fanned, entering polls. Gallup called with two aspects standing out in gravely in error if they suppose and tell me It will it one of the most sharp opposition to each other: (a) be modified and (b) be fordramatic ' reversals there is any major cleavage beof political sentigotten. The government, determined to tween the American publics views ment in history. The fall congressional election in 1. ship 500 million bushels of on Russia and the state departOn October 16 of the eighth Pennsylvania district wheat to Europe by next June, is ments tough policy tolast year, the poll where such Herculean efforts were campaigning to save a major por- ward the Soviets. That conclusion was brought out put forth to make the bill an issue, tion of that amount by cutting down reported Democratic didnt prove too much either way, on the feed consumption of cattle, in a recent Gallup poll which indid CIO hogs and poultry. That line of cated that, actually, the predomistrength at its lowexcept that the est point in 16 years. Three weeks campaign did NOT defeat the Re- reasoning holds that smaller flocks nant mood of public opinion today and feeding to lighter weights will later, the survey was confirmed at publican candidate. save more grain than any other sintiie polls with election of a RepubParty Machinery lican congress. gle effort But today Mr. Trumans popular- Hat Deteriorated The supply of meat is going to ity is way up. A year ago the score be considerably less than it has has Democratic party machinery was 53 to 47 in favor of the Rebeen and the demand will be great1938 when deteriorated since rapidly publicans; in the last count it was it was discovered that Roosevelts er. Meat prices are expected to go 56 to 44 in favor of the Democrats. coat-tail- s were no longer strong much higher in 1948. Further curto Do you apOn the question: enough put local candidates tailment of meat production by savinto office. or of Gradually, the precinct, city, ing grain at the feed trough will way prove disapprove situand state county organizations be- intensify that already serious Mr. Truman is handling his job gan to take far more interest in ation. as President? the scoreboard There is no danger of a bread or 55 per cent electing local officers than they said: Approve were in working together as a unit food shortage of any kind this win- favors an even tougher policy than Disapprove 29 per cent. The for the national candidate. In Rooseter because of the nations bumper the state department is following. rest expressed no opinion. velt's case, that was hardly neces- wheat harvest. The pinch, if it Answers to the question, Do you Much water has flowed over the sary. And the White House got into comes, will appear after the middle think that in dealing with Russia dam since the two polls were taken. the habit of thinking it wasnt nec- of next year, precipitated by a cur- and other countries the U. S. is inMore will flow; and, at any rate, essary to do much for the local peo- rently threatening drouth and fail- sisting too much on having its own no poll can measure the imponderure of the winter wheat crop. way? were: Yes, 12 per cent; No, ple either. So the gulf widened. ables facing the Democrats They It is true that real Added to that is the fact that do- 78 per cent; No opinion, 10 per cent. have been going through a whole was carried on by the left wing or- mestic uses, plus exports, will leave Further, 62 per cent of the Ameribut from this years harvest of 1.4 bil- can people believe that the U. S. is cycle of hopes and fears. The Octoganized around the CIO-PAber poll may have been almost as in some cases this support proved lion bushels only a 100 million-bushbeing too soft in its policy toward surprising as pleasing to party leadthe kiss of death. The Democratic carryover by the time of Russia. Only 6 per cent think it is ers. They know there must be an machine will have to work for the the next harvest too small a vol- being too tough, and 24 per cent' say end to all things, and it is pretty our official attitude toward the Soof Wallace and the ume in the event of a short crop. hard to prove that the stream has present offshoots of CIO-PAbewhich right now is a little viets is about right Meat, not been crossed and that the voters cause it cannot afford to alienate cheaper than it has been because who used, sometimes, to elect Re- that type of support Gallup a month more animals are TOUCHES: being slaugh- FINAL publican presidents, still shudder or so ago reported in a survey cf tered, will continue in great deat the danger of changing horses. political orientation that 50 per cent mand next year because consumer Marshall Plan After caroming from praise to The one biggest abstract obstacle of the American people favored a will remain high. criticism to condemnation for the to the election of the Democratic middle - of - the - road policy. buying power The supply, however, will be less. past few months, the celebrated president is the fact that the DemoOf course, much depends on The agriculture . department esti- Marshall plan to help Europe recrats have just been around too who becomes the Republican mates there will be only 21.5 bil- gain its feet is being whipped into long. Undoubtedly the biggest conThat candidate for president. lion pounds of meat produced in final shape under direction of Secrecrete threat is General EisenhowIs the reason that the possibil1948, compared to 23.2 billion tary of State George Marshall, Its er. When that atomic boom first ity of an Eisenhower or even a pounds this year. There will be 4 progenitor. threatened to break, the President on the horizon MacArthur million fewer cattle on farms next One known fact loomed large in was on the high seas, but the deraises jitters in the executive January than last January, small- the mind of the American taxpayer: tails were reported to him blow by mansion. er hogs will be sent to market and The plan may cost up to 20 billion blow and it was quite a blow. Much also will depend on the there will be no increase in the dollars for the four-yea- r period durstrength of the big city bosses. The stocks of sheep, which are at an ing which it will be in effect. Probably the next biggest low. headache Is the internal condiKelly machine is pretty weak. ChMarshall, who abandoned tempotion of the party. After long icagos new Mayor Kennelly is givrarily his debating in the U. N. general assembly, returned to his ing the city an administration such PLAGUE: delay and much dissatisfaction, as it hasn't had in a long time. But a new national chairman, Sen. Washington office to put the finishhe has weakened, not strengthened, Howard McGrath (Dem., R. I.) Egypt Stricken ing touches on his plan, which will the old Kelly outfit. However, I hear was selected, and welcomed in Cholera, the dreaded black plague be laid before congress when the most quarters. He has a job cut that Sen. Scott Lucas a down-stateis spreading so swiftly in Egypt that special session opens November 17. who always fought Kelly until the out for him because the DemoThe Marshall plan, subject to late a total of 6,000 dead has been prelast time, may run for governor of dicted cratic machine has grown very revisions, may be outlined broadly end. by years Illinois. He is strong down-state- . in these main points: rusty in the last years, and it isoWith stricken villages many This might help Truman with the is not only rust which has S. would make available to lated by troops, other small comIllinois delegation. next year a combination ( How strong will the new Kansas munities are ringed with bonfires of relief and recovery supplies totalthe nd in belief fire that Nor is it the machine alone that night day City machine be? ODwyer is reling about six billion dollars. Relief creaks. Wallace with furbishing Tammany, but the Tiger will keep out the disease. supplies (food) would be free; rehis constant threat of a third party hasn't its old wallop. How much Meanwhile, neighboring nations covery supplies (machinery) would is a threat to the Democratic party the Hague ma- were taking steps to prevent the be financed with loans. itself. Nobody believes that a third chine in New Jersey can contribspread of cholera from the upper Because of shifting conditions, party candidate could possibly be ute, I don't know. There is one Nile valley. Greece, Italy and Palesit will be impossible accurately elected as things stand now. thing to be considered. Almost all tine have discontinued international to forecast the amount of help EuBut did you ever see that traffic-safetthe machines (except Crumps traffic, while private shipping lines rope will need beyond the first year. will bypass Egyptian ports and air Sums from the U. S. would de slogan: "Dont try to guess Memphis regulars) have been weakwhat a child will do?" Democratic ened by the growth of power of the travel is diverted away from Egypt. crease each year as recovery leaders are up against the same labor bosses. What the Democrats Outside help in combatting the progress was made. thing. They dont dare guess what may gain by the labor bosses influ- disease is at a minimum in Egypt. The plan would be administered that problem child, Henry Wal- ence in attracting some of the lib- Swiss scientists alone were said to in the U. S. by a new govern' lace, will do. He is quite capable erals who made up the Roosevelt be helping local health officers. ment agency and in Europe by an of going ahead and starting a third following, may be lost in alienatThere is a desperate shortage of organization representing the 16 naparty with the full knowledge that ing some of the tions which drew up their estimate vaccines, DDT and medical party it couldn't accomplish anything but of needs at the Paris conference. the election of a Republican president. A third party would have not 75,000 but Walmerely a nuisance-value- , lace might dream a up scheme of leading a political labor movement like BritThe 65 million-dolla- r job of conCurrently, the more than 50 ad- big United States loan, has been ains. After many structing the United Nations world ministrative, architectural and en- arranged. defeats, that turned capital along the East river in New gineering members of the headIn the meantime, considerable a into political York City will benefit more than quarters planning staff are more or work is being done on refinement of party which finally 75,000 workers during the next three less marking time while they wait detailed designs, improvement of a attained power and years, headquarters planning off- from day to day for some word on master system for circulating peohow the skyscraper project is to be put a socialistic icials have predicted. and vehicular traffic through the ple on of the future the Chief financed. architects skyimpress international zone and on prelimiwhole British nar A detail of 100 scraper city of glass and marble tional economy So estimated that a total of 25,000 per- workers already has demolished nary surveys regarding interior de the Wallace threat is a very defi- sons eventually would be employed about 40 per cent of the old slaugh- sign and furnishings. nite one. Officials say U. N. may decide to in construction and other direct ter houses and garages now occupyAnd what about the labor vote? It work upon the actual site. follow the example set by the coning the area, but no large-scalhas long been a theory, iterated by An additional 50,000 workers are struction can begin until the gen- League of Nations and accept former AFL boss Gompers, and expected to contribute Indirectly in eral assembly gives the from each member coun (until passage of the production of materials and in other signal. try, each nation contributing act) reiterated by his successor, outside labor. Labor expense will And that signal will not be forth- product for which it is famous like Mr. Green, that there was no such account for 42 million of the total 65 coming until a financing program, rugs from Persia and tapestries animal million dollar construction cost. almost certainly to be based on a from Belgium. Witherspoon, one-tim- NEWS REVIEW WINTER AGAIN . . . Ruth Wilde of Cheyenne, Wyo., rushed out to pick one last bouquet when the first snow of the year blanketed Cheyenne recently. Unusually warm weather had given Cheyennes summer flowers an extra long season this year. Meat, Wheat Peril Seen; Get Tough: U. S. Public JOHN BARLEYCORN TAKES A HOLIDAY . . . With ting down on their drinking so that hungry European! their eating, distilleries have stopped making whiskey for) request of the citizens' food committee. Here, Joseph Bo at a Philadelphia distillery, is shutting off the valve 0 mash from entering one of the huge vats. All grain unust tillers up to the shutdown will be turned back to the govt , I Taft-Ilart-le- Meat Wheat rs party highly-organize- 2 ANNIES RIVAL . . . Bellowing orders from wheelhonse of the salvage tug, Beaver, in Los Angeles harbor is stalwart Marion McKaye, able seaman, 200 pounds plus, who is saving up to buy a tugboat of her own. TUGBOAT U ixl ty', st 1U rt - y Yp? nT- "- Nl HIPPO, HIPPO, HOORAY . . . Pygmy hippos thats saw'! rate, this one in the picture is a new one, and its proud iBjtw like she might be cheering the event lustily. GumdropIL was born not so long ago at the Washington, D. C., too, pounds, his mother is a delicate 450. The Washington about eight pygmy hippos, and is the only zoo in the conitr bell-ringin- g C . 0 DECRIES FUMBLING . . . Testifying in Washington before the senate war investigating committee, Bernard Baruch, adviser of presidents, declared and fumbling in World War II cost the U. S. thousands of lives and billions of dollars. 13 O 0 r, 1U. greatly-weakene- N d 2 y 4 old-lin- . . . Stanisiaw leader of the Polish Peasant party and head of the anticommunist forces in Poland, has fled from his country to escape REFUGEE possible persecution nists there. Miko-lajczy- X! k, by Comma FIGHTING CHOLERA EPIDEMIC . . . Cholera vacclt needed to battle cholera plague now sweeping EgyPl of the precious vaccine has been stepped up at the Sharp laboratories in Philadelphia. Alice Herron and Betty GUj sterilized room, fill vials with the serum which wifi plague area in Egypt as soon as It is ready. 1 e YOUR WORKERS long-rang- e me CRAIN CROUNBiSfi ki '"'lift Building U.N. Home Huge Task GRMH sledge-hamme- e d Taft-Hartle- y , SAFE BY A NOSE . . . Mrs. Walter Politte of St. Louis bravely (no understatement) demonstrates bow tame is Snooper, her pet ocelot, by letting it nibble at her nose. ... SAVING GRAIN Three ways of stretching foods for the government export program are 1I'0SrLi)i grain and feed dealers' national association. The first how grain can be stretched for feeding through and fourth baskets show how much farther supplement Is increased for feeding. |