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EDITORIALS Establiatod April 15 UM Pibunt Issuact every morning try The EiLlt Liao Drebuttot Saturday Nov 1947 1 Salt lAk City Utah PublIshing Co Petrillo's Fight on Re cording Firms Rdises Fine Legal Technicalities While the edict Issued by James C Petrillo banning any musician or group of musicians from making phonographic records after cember 31 cannot be classed as a threatened Interruption of an industry essential to the g lives and of American citizens it has extensive and Important implications The halting of music recordings will in time take some of the enjoyment for the finer things of life out of a great many homes and will in this ay work a hardship on the ordinary well-bein- ctizen Mr Petrillo says he is not aiming at the annoyance of the !home phonograph listener but at the radio broadcasters who use recorded music instead of real live musicians If the American music lover is deprived of this home enjoyment It is too bad but the ban remains says Mr Petrillo The legal implications of the Petrillo edict are of great importance The new labor legislation known as the y law does not so fart as has yet been discovered have any clauses dealing with this situation No provisions are mide against a union which withdraws its entire membership from participation in an industry The music czar is said to be relying on the constitutional ban against involuntary servitude and authorities in Washington admit this is a difficult question But If Petrillo wins this fight against the recording companies he will gain immense prestige not only in his union but as a labor strategist The older record companies are believed to be in a position to hold out for Taft-Hartle- - Miss Kellems Again Makes the News out-:bur- st !tx-ang- eI some time with large stores of old and new records and means of working over oldones The newer firms of which there are quite a number will have a much more difficult' time weathering the storm But what will happen to the average radio listener for the duration of the musical war is an unpredictable event Many of them will remember a former dispute during which that fine old song "Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair" became 140 worn out that to play it today would probably bring forth a storm of protests from coast to coast The recording and transcription companies argue with some justice that Petrillo is simply flying in the face of progress and attempting to halt the march of technological development They also declare that technical advances in the past have thrown many workers out of jobs but that no obligation rests on industry to indulge in wholesale feather- - Editor Tribune: Recently The Forum printed a letter from one S A Carney which indicates that he is living in a mood of foolish reasoning Personally I believe that we owe allegiance to neither of the royal brides Elizabeth or the daughter of the duke of Alba regardless of their illustrious forefather' Simply because she is a descendant of Christopher Columbus does not alter the fact that the fantastic sum spent on her svedding is a sad display of vulgarity in a continent where people are dying for lack of bare necessities of life Does her royal lineage make her an exception In S A Carney's opinion? Evidently it does He also passes the idea that because she is a descendant of 'that German King George"a Princess Elizabeth's plans for comparatively modest wedding are wrong on general principle Both are attractive young : women—neither should cornviand our "allegiance" in any : way but it's obvious to any reasonable person that Eliza: beth's forthcoming ceremony will be conducted with far great- er taste than the other Neither has any connection with ancient history Richfield Utah 7 R D F Our Secret Weapon ' : Editor Tribune: What "Our Secret Weapon"? We have In mind the "ballot This secret weapon is in of every American the citizen eligible to vote It is a privilege that shouldnot be disregarded But sad to say that there are too many of the people of our land who do not seem to realize the importance of it Why ahould this be so hard to Indian by N I do we 't activities committee Investigation into the motion picture industry and alleged communist infiltration The atmosphere of the proceedings is effectively recreated The voice was that of a writer the Desperatelyof he was telling One his work committee of his short storiem selected as the best of the year in an O Henry memorial award many others published in leading a novel of which magazines 140000 copies were distributed to soldiers and sailors overseas by a government agency war motion pictures sponsored by the navy and marine corps which—though he did not say it—were enjoyed by millions and served as inspiration during those dark days that so many of us now have forgotten It waa disheartening to hear the anguish in his voice Disheartening for no artist should have to explain his work to make an abject public confessional Disheartening for he was laying it there—the gold refined from hours of toil and travail—before those who could never understand such men as have never been able to understand down through the centuries His story was that of others of the "accused" who have been hauled before the committee and there in defense have laid their treasures of mind and there they have been dismiAsed and their treasures ruthlessly tossed aside The "crime" with which these men are charged is that they are communists a very unpopular thing If they are that is their own business something between them and their consciences They refuse to answer whether they are or not To many of us it is hard to understand why they won't say so That also is their businesa according to them and their lawyers but whether it becomes so finally remains with the courts to which their lawyers will take the cases The committee thinks otherwize and so it cites them for contempt and thus provides the test But these men called up and dismissed with contempt citations are only symbols here in this current inquisition of something much deeper—symbols of the whole spirit of free inquiry of the mind as it is expressed in writing and the arts That they happen to be communists— if they are--i- s beside the point In the fundamental issue At least it would seem so from all the tradition of freedom as it has come down through history and particularly our own history No committee of course can stop all this finally only temporarily but it is tragic that the attempt should be made in a nation which has gone so far to free men's minds and spirits Copyright 1947 United Feature Syndicate r" interests representing free enterprise Denmark's Election Hits Communist Plans Signs that the plan for revitalizing western Europe which State Secretary Marshall modestly disclaims as his own stands a good chance for halting the spread of communism are not wanting in the countries this side of the "iron curtain" Not long ago the Communist party of France took a fairly severe setback in municipal elections which extended into all parts of that country More recently Denmark held a nation-wid- e parliamentary election with the result that the communists lost nine seats in the national assembly Although the leftists did reelect nine members they lost half of the 18 won at the last election in 1945 The Social Democrats largest political party in that country gained nine seats to pile up a total of 57 seats while the Agrarians made the greatest gain with a total of 49 seats an increase of 11 places The trend in western Europe is heartening to Americans who hope forian early stabilization in the economic and political status of the'wartorn countries The 4nter is still before those peoples and the condition in which they emerge from the cold and critical period will have great influence on the events of next year Despite charges hurled by Russian spokesmen America is not seeking either by the Marshall plan or by feeding starving populations in Europe to dominate the countries of that continent but to provide an orderly and peaceful atmosphere in which their inhabitants can exercise the right of guaranteed all peoples by the charter of the United Nations The LYONS DEN By LEONARD LYONS Warrants—Eliot Elisofon the Life cameraman who went to Africa to photograph the Nile traveled by car with a native By Our Readers - understand? There are 11111110111 of voters in the country who remain away from the polls on election day (it was reported at more than 10000000 last election) Every citizen should be grateful of the fact that even the most humble may cast his vote which counts as much as the vote of the president of the United States When the president casts his vote in favor of a certain candidate or a certain law or project which is not favored by the people in general the voter has the right and privilege to vote against it The primary election is where the voter has the privilege to put the name on the ballot that he wants This is as it should be Then why not take advantage of It? Some claim that the average man is lacking in ability to Utterly-Utterl- y' ‘ 'N': Z:N's --- guide and decided to drive only by day to avoid bandits and spend the nights in the safe cities along the way But traveling by daylight had its disadvantages A policeman would signal his car to stop every 10 miles and demand identification Elisofon noticed that papers only a few of these policemen were armed Because these frequent halts disrupted his schedule he therefore stopped only at the command of a policeman who was armed and paid no heed to the others Elisofon returned to N Y and learned - nominate the men to represent the people The average man may not know the tricks in politicks but he may be able to judge between a rogue and an honest man C V HANSEN Provo OFF THE RECORD By H V WADE A uniform divorce law is again urged for federal adoption As matters stand a girlie doesn't know in which state it is smartest to be slapped around Join up with any "liberal" group that has a letterhead Move in fast company Be promil nently mentioned in of in red antics probes our midst that there are warrants for Life will pay the assessments Fashion Note: Vicki Cummings went to Hattie Carnegie's to select the gowns she'll wear In the new play "For Love or Money" For her third act gown Miss Cummings finally selected one which was still in the Paris box of the designer M Gres A young lady modeled it and Miss Cummings asked her to check the price When the model returned she apologized to the actress and confessed that she had worn the gown backwards "That's all right" Miss Cummings reassured her "That's the way I'll wear it in the play I'll have the most dress in daringly 17 his arrest in Egypt cong-ressiona- 0 FORUM RULES Letters appearing in this column da not necessarily express the views of The Tribune They are the opinions of contributors with which The Tribune may or may not agree The following rules tovern contributions: 1 Letters limited to 200 words and preferences given to short communications 2 Write legibly and clearly on one side of the paper only 3 Religious and racial discussions of a derogatory or sectarian nature are barred Partisan or personal political comment cannot be printed 4 Personal aspersions prohibited 5 Poetical contributions not wanted 8 Letters may be barred for obvious misstatements of fact or for statements which are not in accord with fair play and good taste 7 The Forum is not an advertising medium and cannot be used for advertising purposes 8 Writers must sign true names and addresses in ink Letters will be carried over assumed name if writer so requests In all cases however true name and address must be attached to communication 9 The Forum cannot consider more than one letter from the same writer at one time 10 The Tribune cannot accept letters for publication wthich bear libelous or actionable remarks entailing joint legal responsibility low-cut-ba- ck creation" Finance Dept: In Dublin now that it's Sweepstakes time the bus- story is told of a frugal boy who in a moment of weakness bought a Sweepstakes ticket and won a fortune The of his winday after the news nings appeared In the newspapers the frugal youngster was seen still working at his busboy's job "Aren't you going to quit ?" he was asked "Oh no I'll not give up my job" replied the busboy "but—I'm going to be awfully ' 7'''' ' z 44' -- - - 7- -- A s's------- --- - ' --- - - - - - - i N 4 1 - '- :A J40 t 4 e-- 14 - 4110 - ' s s N -- -- 41'ers'4 d - 4 giiii- - r 4 -f- N iL att - '4 ' 46 I LIFsffigf ip t 411L - -- :A r - United States contribution is earmarked for purchase of Canadian and Argentine wheat President Truman earlier admitted that $10000000 of the emergency appropriation asked for Italy and France is to pay for Argentine wheat at $5 a bushel Canada and Argentina along with Europeans say they are suffering from an acute dollar shortage 2 The European supplicants strongly discount the idea advanced by Winthrop W Aldrich and others that an appreciable part of the rehabilitation included in their present proposal can be provided by loans from private sources That method is out they say since repayment generally is so remote that no investment banker in his right mind would accept the risk However congressional belief in the necessity for voting large appropriations for rescue of Europe from economic and political chaos has advanced a long way It took a year from the time the loan to Great Britain was first negotiated to secure ratification of the $3375000000 proposal and it was stipulated that the whole amount be paid back A majority of Republicans in both houses voted against the loan and several destructive amendments came within an ace of adoption h The $400000000 aid bill first requested by the president last March 15 did not get congressional approval for almost two months- even though Mr Truman asked for passage in two weeks And no money was provided to Implement it until late July Also $330000000 asked for general European relief was cut down to before it was $332000000 passed in the very last appropriation bill of the session conThe marked change in gressional sentiment since that time is due about equally to the great number of congressmen who have viewed the Euro Greek-Turkis- - To support their two children a film cutie sues her former mate for $14000 a year or about the annual appropriation for a school system back in the old home town vtI-4-- ti I - -- - 1 dig '''- I --- - - t (N - :: ' 71' ' - 4 ' 4N'ke 1 '1r': -- : : c e - ' 1 7 ' ' wolg6agitir-torar - ''''----- - '''''''-'- !' 4""'"''0 - - i 4 r 'l) betil- 4 0 ' l I t tri 1 Al li I: - 4 1--- 7 ' k-L- "0-- - '' - ' 4 --- -- 0" ' ' '0''' - —oh - 31 Aleks 1"11W41"gr pean scene at first hand and p Russian toughness Alniost all senators and rep- stepped-u- resentatives recently returned from abroad favor substantial economic assistance to western nmediate and Europe' both long range Differences among them relate mainly to the amount of relief required by particular countries and the manner in which it should be administered Every one of Mr Vishinsky's in bombastic the speeches United Nations assembly has added congressional votes for relief and so have communist machinations in Europe such as the hanging of Petkov disappearance of Mikolajczyk and the revived comintern The criticism most frequently heard from returning congress- men is that food given free by the United States is sold at exorbitant prices by recipient governments with no disclosure that they—and not the United States—do the gouging Determination to stop this and similar practices however does not retract the rising support for the Marshall plan in some form SWEETHEART By JAMES J METCALFE I call you honey just because You are so very sweet And there is sugar in your voice Wherever we may meet I call you dear and precious too Because to-you are of so much greater value than A diamond or star You Beare my own beloved one me I love you more Than Could In every vision I behold In all my You hold plans and schemes The the crown and title of And darling of my dreams when I call you sweetheart I Am telling just a part Of all the loving sweetness you Are giving tcb my heart any other creature I fancy or adore fitIt AAIERICA ALL 1 TS By DR-- DANIEL A POLING A recent Issue of a church paper calls for "community censorship of movies" The editor refers to the "unrestrained show- ing of vicious films" and affirms we cannot hope to preserve our national decency and permit the local centers of entertainment to show pictures which tend to make young people slaves of lust and crime or the unwary subjects of sophisticates" The writer Dr John Bradbury is not an enemy of the movie In— dustry Indeed he is a friend of good pictures But are these strong words justified? Personally I oppose censorship I do not think the principle has a proper place in the Ameri can way of life But censorship may become inevitable if soPtiety cannot find a better plan Pio meet a social challenge such Cis Dr Bradbury describes Nor Is the indictment of tirese :vicious films confined to the religious editor J Edgar Hoover director of the federal bureau of recently spok e Investigation with equal severity: "Law enforcement files" he said "are replete with stories of juvenile offenders who confess to having derived the idea for their crimes from motion pictures After having seen a particularly atrocious' crime picture which had been skillfully exploited as the enact- ment of a 'public enemy's life four teen-age- d boys emulated the In another Instance example two boys nine and 10 threw lighted matches into the gas tank of a car They got the idea from the movies Still another case— the arrest of four boys aged 15 and 16—solved a wave of burglaries Each boy had a good school record and came from a home of good repute Each boy said he got the idea from the movies This country is in deadThe arrests of teen- ly peril agers all over the country are If we are to corstaggering rect it we must face it" J Edgar Hoover and Dr John Bradbury unite in condemning these crime pictures and unless the industry itself cleans house a worse thing may come upon it By HAM PARK - rained last night it rained the night before—it's raining again eonight as if it never would rain anymore And when it rains I'm as sad as sad can be for I am not a duck or a native son 'you see There vvas a steady drizzle yesterday that looked welike it went was here to stay so out to the races George D Smith our host got us season passes to the clubhouse The difference between the clubhouse and the hoi polloi grandstand is that in the grandstand you can sit down You can't in the clubhouse unless you're a member and rent a box We could have sat in a box yesterday all have right though It would been safe if we'd had on bathing suits and Mae Vests You see there's no roof over the clubhouse boxes—they're right ' spang out in all the California sunshine ( ?) Anyway after taxes it's the cheapest entertainment if you don't bet that Is The other night we went to a stage musical show It was only fair—not worth the $840 I had to pay for two tickets I should have noticed that in the advertisement they mentioned only the New York critics Maybe the original cast was better Maybe I'm too critical Could be Seems like "Oklahoma" which I saw in Chicago in 1941 has spoiled all other musical shows for me Besides you can see quits a number of -"- t- - 1' - - - thyself for Instance I E the instruments Caesaris making it very diffitult for me to love either him or his union when he issues an edict in the best manner of the late and unlamented Hitler or Mussolini— the same purporting to wipe out the two hundred and fifty mZ-lion dollar recording industry and the people it employs I certainly harbor no particular passion for the recording industry but ever since Petrillo forbade his musicians to make recordings after Dec 31 thus In effect destroying it I have felt a marked urge to cuddle up to it and lend it aid and succor particularlysince the theory aid :basis of Brother P's dictatorial pronunciamento is some of the I I) most unmitigated nonsense Ahave ever encountered i Uncle Caesar put forward the proposition that musicians must cease making recordings since canned or plattered music must eventually put them all out of business adding that a man ought not work for an industry which by machinery and mass production tends to destroy his capacity for piece work and individual performance On this basis it would behoove the butcher and grocer to shut up shop at once on the grounds that since all of us have a tendency to dig our own graves with our teeth to sell us unlimited supplies of cereals and beefsteak is to hurry us all to an untimely date with the mortician thus removing from the market as customers No customer s no business That's bad ain't it Caesar? When I go out to dine Petrillo wishes me to listen to the scraping and sawing of a live quintet of restaurant hacks a band of 'noisemakers not good enough to perform in the higher instead of the soothbrackets ing strains piped thither from a recording made by competent musicians who were paid for their labors Rather than have my ears assailed by the squawks grunts tootles andfeather-beddesqueaks made d by the band of musical bums I remain at home or patronize another joint thus helping to put the original eatery out of business That's good ain't it Caesar? I gather that 'after five lessons on the tuba anyone who can dig up the initiation fee and dues can join the musicians' :union and thus come under the of Uncle Caesar and protection his weird ideas wlth regard to progress but who is to protect from the horrid noises d emanating from the practitioners who form the bulk of Uncle's guild? There are too many bad musicians in a world that stands desperately in need of plumbers carpenters 1 masons and fellows who know how to fix your radio or icebox when it busts Distributed by McNaught Syndicate Inc - L i i movies for 8 bucks and get a better run for your money We have our reervations on the Southern Pacific's "Daylight Special" to Los Angeles for Sunday It's really an enjoyable trip We leave about 8 am and arrive in Los Angeles at 6 pm All seats are reserved so there's no mad scramble at the station Both routes the coastline and the valley are scenically beautiful Clayton and Rae Smith have a reservation for us at the Hotel Savoy It's almost like being home when we're with them Because they're both former Salt Lakers many Utahns make theirehotel their headquarters I don't know how it's going to be in Hollywood this trip From what I read in the papers most of Hollywood's big stars are in Washington D C But t there maybe by the time some of them will be back I've been invited to a banquet at the San Francisco Press club It's some special affair and the guest speaker is listed as an authority on Paris fashions If he tries to justify long skirts I'll be forninst him and you can bet on that About the only way I can keep the missus out of the shops is to keep her practically broke I just dole out a buck or two at a time Today's different though She picked a long shot at the races yester- r‘ - day all by her lonesome and right now she's on a shopping tour Oh well we only live once am-selv- - - half-bake- Don't Massacre Varicose Veins By DR T It VAN Dr-- T47NT Mrs C writes: A friend tells me that rubbing- - varicose V ei s would make more appear Does this follow? Reply No The veins become vari- cosed through weakness of their walls On the other hand massage may encourage infection and consequently is not advised ' Not Likely Mrs M trites: Could an attack of mumps in a boy of 8 cause sterility? Re ply This is a rare complication In children and would be therefore the exception rather than the rule Gum Infection H W writes: Do gum boils mean infected teeth? - ' Reply In some instances they do but these tiny abscesses can also result from infection of the soft -- ' -- tissues surrounding the teeth scaly Scalp M G writes: Is there a cure we-ge- for psoriasis of the scalp? Reply To my knowledge there is no single preparation that will cure all cases of psoriasis but the list of products and procedures available is sizable Send a stamped envelope for leaflet on this disease Not Likely M B writes: Could a 'nervous headache cause my nose to swell Rep& Vice versa would be a better possibility Sometirnes headache and puffing of the nasal self-address- ed - branes appear as an allergic action to an irritant re- i '''' - - '' '- - '' - SENATOR FROM SANDPIT SAN FRANCISCG—It I : 1 - oll "'-''''- 114 - 4 - '' '' :2-- 1' - -- '" ''i i a 1- A t :rsci ' :' ' it 1 ''T:t 1111 cause -- N :k - a1-- ' IA ::-- t - A"-'!"'---- - : I g rf d It' :' - 11 et - - r Air ' 'lb' : ' '':-47- - t 41Z4 p LT in unions collective bargaining and the rights of labor vs Mr Caesar Petrillo the chap in charge of ail mt ehne tnoto17hs coaxed from kind the long and short-haire- d —that is to say the noises not Co:::)rczo- — i By PAUL GALLICO NEW YORK—It is rem&- by:eo Iui eravakeee ) k -- - - - Congress Aid Battle Hinges On Appropriation Request paid for in dollars which only United States taxpayers now can supply Senator Taft has cited that S1500000000 of the requested f:--- - ' President Truman Senator Taft for example has indicated that he will supfor the port up to $5000000000 first Marshall-pla- n year If the administration is satisfied with this figure realization of Taft's other suggestion that the entire foreign relief job be disposed of before Christmas is quite possible But representatives of the 18 nations which drew up the relief prospectusi now in Washington are saying that allowance of much less than $8000000000 for the first yeRr would greatly endanger the whole plan If this foreign demand is adopted by the administration the chance of congressional acceptance of It at present looks very slim' Two clarifications of the 16- nation proposal by its proponents have proved especially disturbing 1 They point out that while rethe $22000000000 over-a- ll was divided—$16000000quest 000 from the United States and $6000000000 from other nations mostly in the western hemisphere—all goods must be - - V JAY HAYDEN REPORTS WASHINGTON —Judged by all present indications the extent of the battle in congress over financial relief for Europe will be measured by the size of requested by appropriation t — " e s - - - - ' I : 1Tc 1 t - ' 4 - 4--' NI - -- - - arktitth what persistence and accura labor leaders 'tan boot you out f their corners where you wou1i like to be into the corners t the other fellows where y do not wish to find Lt all : - 7 '''': 1- P -- I701 ' z -- !1:-z7- ' ) oi "'f))A)3 9-40? 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