Show f "A rr WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS- GREEN LIGHT: - Church Raps Mindszenty Verdict Dewey Dons Attire of Liberalism People Checked Inflation Threat (EDITOR'S NOTE: When opinion! art eiprtssed la theta eolnmns they art thota af Western Nawtpaper Union’ aawa analysis and not necessarily of this newspaper) MINDSZENTY: Gets Lift Ternt i a ill ' n I 'l V I ! i i i Tha trial of Cardinal Mindszenty primate of Hungary was over and the verdict came aa no surprise The Cardinal was sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of treason and black marketing If there were an unexpected element in the outcome it was that the primate's life had been spared But at trial's end even that hung in the balance Cardinal Mindszen-tstill could lose his life Under Hungarian law while his sentence of life could be appealed the supreme peoples tribunal last court of appeal could increase the severity of the sentence which in this case could mean only death THE CARDINAL was doomed from the outset His plight had so stirred the Christian world that denunciations of the Hungarian government’s actions were almost universal Powerful western nations through their leading churchmen had attacked the trial procedure ant this in turn had Incensed the Hungarian court to a point where the issue was never In doubt It was generally believed that it was only reluctance to make a martyr out of the Cardinal that averted the death penalty Hungary lost no time in assailing American representatives who actually or purportedly sided with the cardinal Among targets of these attacks were Cardinal Spellman of New York who delivered a scathing sermon against prosecution of Mindszenty and Selden Chapin U S envoy to Hungary CardiAMONG OTHER THINGS nal Mindszenty was accused of for Information Chapin gathering In a scheme to overthrow the HunChapin imgarian "government mediately branded this charge as "pure fantasy" General opinion was that in the prosecution of the Cardinal Russian communism had made its first great blunder For in the move was discerned the fact that religion and religious concepts — whether Catholic or Protestant — would not be permitted to stand In the way of Soviet alms of expansion and domination The Russians had resurrected a policy which once before had so alarmed them thatthey had forsworn It But now they were publicly and dramatically recommitted to It— a policy of the Kremlin versus Christ and this time the Soviet Unlon was up against an adversary for whom there can be no defeat1 ) ' x tv I’ CARDINAL MINDSZENTY for principU lift GOP'S DEWEY: New Liberalism For a man who was strangely reticent about plans while seeking the presidency of the United States New York’s Thomas E Dewey turned vocal and voluble in his Lincoln Day address in Washington In the diminutive governor’s remarks there was no apology for defeat and no supine bid for favor Instead he lashed out vigorously against party policy and advocated a purge of from GOP ranks That there was a noticeable paradox in his position apparently disturbed him not at all While crying for those who oppose "liberal progressive" policies to get out of the party he struck out also at New Deallsh elements inside the organization Urging his party to stop bemoan-inthe past he recommended that it dedicate itself anew to programs of social progress but without "trying to outbid the Democrats with the public money” It was Dewey's first public address since his defeat last November and in it he reminded his listeners that the last GOP platform expressed wholehearted belief in unemployment Insurance increased assistance broader social security generally slum clearance and publio housing public development of water power and farm price supports These words must have left some of his hearers stunned Surely they must have asked themselves why weren't some of these things mentioned during the multiple appearances of their presidential candiINFLATION: date last year? But Dewey ever the realist in People Curbed It ean facing a situation however he may The people themselves claim major credit for the recent react to it conceded that the party was split wide open in a fight check to national inflation That is the conclusion of the fam- between two extremes of thoughts And tien he uttered a remark ily economics bureau of the Northwestern National Life Insurance which must have brought some sly smiles He said: "What we ought Company which conducted ft study is to make it everlastingto do of the subject clear to the country where we ft that ly STUDY THE developed slowdown halt or reverse of six stand and why" main factors in the 76 per cent INCOME: r rise from price levels had Average $3000 been brought about annual income of The average It found that as late as last September the publio still was bid- the American family was climbing 1947 the average was $3000 In other each against frantically ding for more goods than were being highest ever recorded up to that produced in many lines But in time The federal census bureau which the final two months of 1948 consumers suddenly quit trying to out- Issued the report found that income was distributed' among the bid each other in country’s 37 million families in this With Industrial production high gear and comparatively tree manner: had under FOUR MILLION output and from interruptions six million had $1000 to available supplies of most congufh-e- r $1000 $2000 eight million $2000 to goods were gaining steadily eight million $3000 to Government bidding for grain In $3000 to tour million $4000 Europe which ran grain prices up $4000 three million $3000 to $3000 to record heights last year alowed three million $8000 to down as world grain production $6000 and one million $10000 or recovered more THE LONG RISE in Thus only four million families— of goods was slowing down or slightly fewer than one out of the study said Continuing Its listing of the six each nine families In the country-h- ad in that year the $6000 which that factors the study reported rapid expansion in money supply President Truman has suggested both cash and credit due to vast as the starting point for the income hadalao tax increase he asked Congress to borrowing government consider slowed down An interesting factor Is that in Borrowing by business for expansion was listed as the sixth fac- one fourth of the families women tor which was slowed down because earned 23 per cent or more of the of tightened restrictions family Income and more than two But the first and foremost cause million families were supported enof the current price deflation the tirely be female breadwinners Who fared best in the study concludes has been the halt Increase? in the public's scramble for goods Farm By trimming tbelr demands to fit came out within available supplies the peo- best The income of this class had ple have recaptured some of their Jumped from an average of $300 in 1939 to $900 in 1947 normal control over prices Hilt GIVEN NAVAJOS Government Feeding Snowbound Indians Operating overland and by air was enthe federal government gaged In the business of caring for its snowbound Navajo wards Caught almost as helplessly as cattle in the worst blizzard to strike the plains states in years Indiana on the vast Navajo reservation lifewere being fed by a line maintained by the government With sheep and cattle jtarvlng and freezing with horse transportation impossible the Navajoa were In actual distress The government's Indian service doctors reported the health Situation was fairly good among the 60000 Indians living within the reservation area 'Workers tolled with all kinds’ of mobile equipment to get through to families cut off for six weeks Waits Faithfully y of IndepenHarry STTruman dence Mo is getting into ft habit of popping up as ft poll topper in this’ or that department "Man of the year most popular etc etc art some of the poll winning titles he already — possesses Now he has come up with another Mr Truman is the nation’s No I pedestrian No less an authority than that National Safety Council has so designated Mr Truman THE ASSOCIATION’S magazine Public Safety ' pictured Mr Truman on its cover and commended him for his Interest in safety The traffic advisory board of the District of Columbia hailed the President’s "flnn decision to wait faithfully for the green light before crossing Pennsylvania avenue" Mr Truman turned down a suggestion that special traffic control be established for his daily walks between his temporary residence at Blair House and the White ‘ American 'Know How Aids In Development of Nations Ntttt By BAUKHAGE Aoolyit ond CommtnUtor WASHINGTON— When the various departments of the used as me began to gather data for the President to be esbasis for preliminary legislation for his "bold new program of the developtablishing the machinery of world cooperation for ment of undeveloped countries it wa a surprise to rnany to learn than many of these agencies are by no means starting from scratcn and Ths department of agriculture of course hts bsd the longest most successful record In this line— a good 10 years In 1939 It ha was become all too evident that In a world where the free flow of trtd look to our threatened by rising hegemonies we had to nearer neighbors for many things which we did not produce at home themselves not snd which they could but did produce Conges was quite willing to authorize the department of agriculture to lend some of Its technicians to other countries and to help House such countries as Mr Truman said he preferred were willing to to obey the traffic signals to set up "like at any other citizen" agricultural tiona for the pur-DATA: o a e of putting Reds Demand If techniAmerican ques Into action The Russians just couldn't stay For those who out of the news may have quesBut in an utterance which comtioned the expend!-manded American headlines they ture In this connec- revealed themselves as almost BAUKHAGE tion there is some childishly naive satisfaction in notWith the cold war as hot as it ing that the experiment paid could be short of the bullet stage from the standpoint of all conthe Soviets had the gall to demand cerned Including the peoples of the that the United States tell them countries Involved On the average how many this country the United States puts out one dohas and provide full data on armed llar for each three dollars spent forces and armaments by the other countries In 1943 Never modest in demands the Latin American countriei were exSoviets set a deadline for receipt pending $300000 In 1948 they Inof this information It was March vested $1178000 SI 1949 The countries In which the HOWEVER stations are located an official they wouldn't be of the department completely selfish about the matter explained They demanded that the report on uppUea "land buildings assothese matters be made to the office ciate technicians snd United Nations of which Russia is service personnel equipment a member and supplies available within “ Warren R Austln-S delegate the country and funds for opto the U N dubbed the Soviet reserating expenses” The’ United"’ olution a "succotash of all the " States supplies the beans and different constituents" nd the specialised equipment Russia has put to the U N on the necessary arms and atomic questions since out the departThe the world peace organization was ment plan pays explains this way Assistance formed in raising crops such as cocoaK cofEven a citizen might fee certain fibres medical plants be excused tor risking a sawbuck tea and rubber has increased the that the Russians would have nothrevenue from them They are proding but their pains in proposing ucts in demand in this country that the U S bare its atomic war we don’t or can’t raise The dopotentials to the Kremlin llar! they earn are turned Into p rod u cta many manufactured which these countriei purchase Direct Hits from us The army air force was making In the last special report issued a point for lta contention of its by the American military governimportance as sin effective arm in ment on the Licensed Press of Geritself Four air force scored many we have an example of andirect hits on nine fighting ships other typft of experience which the attacking Kodiak island in the United States haa had In attemptnorth war Pacific navy's games for ing to provide the An airman aboard one of the a foreign nation bombers said the formation spotSome which ef the seeda nine 230 ted the miles southships have been planted nd which east of Kodiak and registered It Is hoped wlO grow thanks bombing bits in three runs at to tho application of American feet are those which technique! THE SHIPS were part of a navy should and produce task force attempting to retake the democratic press la Germany Island from theoretical enemy It would he aomewhat rash to The report was significant from two standpoints First because the try to teach the Germans all about air force termed it important the publishing business After all enough to report Since that was Gutenburg who invented printing was s German and ever since hli tyne it was motivated probably the fact that the air ‘force time the Germans have taken the by wanted to show that it had demon-o- f lead In many of the mechanical processei connected with the pubplanes in an the efficacy of the power lishing business But when the American occupation force moved shore attack In there wai nothing that resembled a tree press In Germany and A there had been it hardly could have flourished under the condition! which then existed Even today the best we can expect is a "nearly free presa” and that la what it admittedly la In the United States zone and in Berlin there are now 56 newspapers licensed by the United States These papers own a ly-operated news agency These publications are not and never have been " are carefully read by the They military government official and some have been auapended after warning But these occasions have been few The mission of the military government In the field of the press as planned and applied to date has tor Its first point: "Ts help democratically-mindeand trvstwerthy German publishers and editors te This latest exeellent profile ef build sa objective free General ef the Army Douglas press la the (7 8 Zone MacArthur was made whea he arb Germany and te prevent Ui rived at Ilaneda airport Tokyo resurgence ef Natlsm mllltar-late welcome ranking generals and racism officials of the far east command or nationalism the newspaper and ftews agency field" ALLIGATOR: The special report explains that Nothing Fatal control which were Imposed whsn In Alcncony France Santos the papers wers first established circus performer stuck bis conserve scarce mateorderjo head into the mouth of a 309 pound rial' supplies and equipment snd n order to trsln editors alllgator-h- ls regular act As publishers oohed the audience and ashed md Journalists In the tradition of But this time the alligator snapdemocratic free press have been shut his Jaws big urogresslvety lifted so that for two ped The actor's father rushed to the rears at least th Ul S zone has rescue with an Iron bar and forced rad a "nearly" fret press Th iventual goal has been from the the Jaws open Urt an ebsolutely free press to the The younger Dumot suffered deep xteat that thla condition' head wounds but will live obtslna fret Closeup b the United States and Great Britain or other democratic countries What have been the results? In the view of the military government: and d "Democratically-mindeGerman edltora trustworthy and publishers have established a solid core of independent and democratic newspapers b the U S area of occupation They have been encouraged to maintain their Independence and objectivity against all attacks and to resist the encroachment of government or of other special Interest groups and protect their right to bring the news of Germany and the world to the people of Germany and to comment opon It” The question that remains however Is this: when the controls and the existing regulations are removed will the German graduate from a "nearly free press” which the Americans have encouraged to a genuinely free press which Americans consider an essential of Will the Germans democracy? who for centuries have accepted control and regimentation from above be able to start out afresh and make use of the democratic techniques to which we have attempted to expose them? " That la one kind of It is hard to pass on In Haylift Whips Winter Blizzards The winter storms which attacked the range country and presented what looked for awhile like a major tragedy to the cattle Industry didn't turn out to be as bad as some people feared but it might have been considerably worse if it hadn’t been for what happened In the Pacific Islands In World War II The Japs used to say that the American’s most terlble weapon was the bulldozer and of course the wrote epic history on a clean slate The same might be laid of the air force so far as the snowbound ranchers especially those in Nevada were concerned There the took them over the first worst hump of the storms The Great Plains always have furnished hazards unknown to other parts of the North American continent Aa C Warren Thornwaito toll conservation expert of the department of agriculture says f the Great Plains: "In a desert yon know what to expect of the climate and plan accordingly The tame Is trne of hnmld regions Men have been badly fooled by the regions became they are sometimes hnmid sometimes arid and aometlmee a cross between the two Yet It Is po ftlblo to make allowances for this too once the climate la understood" One of the worst blows In the winter storms was struck In the southwestern part of the area affected southern Nevada and northern Arizona where ordinarily there is feeding There are low altitude range there which make it unnecessary under normal conditions to provide winter feed When these were cut off there Just wasn't any feed available The early settler who struck west were suspicious of the plains They didn't realize that the gams and the buffalo grass which covered those plains and provided plenty of sustenance for the mil lions of buffalo which roamed them unmolested could resist drought as tt doei efficiently For miles there would be no water in sight to the men In the prairie schooner ao they took for granted the land waa not liveable and pushed on to the coast The grass as a it waa there— and the buffalolong were good conservatlonista and didn’t overgraze the after rains and prevented erosion But the first adventurer westward ho written In their hat! Tzr ’aded i°wr° The came the formers The farther br°ke plains ftd dug the dost bw rlcultur 1ft a closer-un- i J?Ut now "Jwtry ind “V 23" upon which ov department th lnce MUria'S ”irrJStfcrupm"'1 heeT" to draw of tol agrn w" I ANOThEH 7 Genera! Quiz A I The Questions How many pounds are r In a long ton? Girl Friday Reports sa Here’s angle 5‘ Wt H?ati a sinKletree? Dear Mr In th large was the mn none of the gazettes touched S’ML”1’ sta‘" " Hayworth thing The Aly was Prince was In lova with Lady Thel- of the United the first feSl' States born ma Furness Just when her romance the Wes Mississippi was Windsor of Duke with the 5 Where would you I happened across postil? It in the book "Champagne Cholly" (L What is the was the 1st largest citv by Eve Brown who She re- of the equator? Maury Paul’s the who brake up was Aly veals it The Answers romance with Hlft Royal Highness Hundreds of wires letters snd 1 2240 pounds calls regarding Gieseking phone 2 The cross bar Benny only three complaints to whi has the throne again In the new horse’s traces aie attached Is 3 Over 6300 OOOUOO Hooper with 289 Radio Theatre bushe 4 Herbert Fibber McGee and 2nd with 286 Hoover We’re 4th 5 In the Bible a Molly are 3rd with 289 note wi with 26 8 Your recent 297 is still the in the margin and so callec cause it was written after season’s high the 6 Buenos Aires Argentic reviewer panned Time’s book "The novel Lajos Zilhy’s Table Ideal Prentice-Hal- l Just Sturdy which It Is getting rave reunveiled For Use in the The all over the nation views book is about two sisters daughters of a fabulous Hungarian aristocrat— so Time’s critic calls them mother and daughter The same mag roasted "The which Miracle of the Bells" went over 500000 copies snd Is printed In almost every lingo The Immigration people are cracking down on musicians— deporting many rhumbs lads “pHERE’S nothing like havn old fashioned picnic in Some of the pickets were ready to own backyard Especially so put lamp shades on the lights at have this sturdy table you the Hall— news flashed Carnegie byt about Giesekfng being cancelled— so up ready to seat the entire fc Its construction permits leav they’re saving it for next time out the year round The pattern offered below "Leaf and A recent flop show all the mystery out of buildm some elicited eyebrowBough” raising critical reactions One critic table to any size needed Whi hailed the director another praised pattern suggests making it sir the cast and a third lauded the auth- it provides complete easy or But all three panned the show low directions for making it Arturo Godfrey (who may be er if desired All materials trying to catch up with some hearse in building this table are stoc for all I know) plans taking on ex- and readily obtainable at in s yards everywhere tra work again He will do chatter at the N YrGlantsr The book games this Summer Senft 1 5c tor FULL SI7f Ho Pattem business is still not so good The Pattern No 22 to W Pleasantvtll It psny Department Club selection used to guarantee ah author over $100000 They just cut the guarantee You’ll adore again— down to 70 Milada Mladova the galerlna in "All for Love" Resembles Hedy and dances like Zorina Made my heart jig MISCELLANEOUS 1 — u CLASSIFIE DEPARTMEf The literary world waa aghast at the Authors’ Dinner last week where Dr Henry Seidel Canby lit Into th "young" war writers ne said nothing worthwhile bad come from them to date John nersey and Ira Wolfert were in the audience and when Canby said there were only two good war hooka ("Wftr and Peace and "Gone with the Wind") someone cracked: "Doc yon stopped at the Civil Wart After "Miss Liberty" is staged Moss Hart and family will dwell abroad tor six months Gene Autry bought "Beyond the Purple Hilla" for his next flicker It’s by Nick nd Charles Kenny Johnny Brandford’s Victor record of It is a hit It’s a girl for the Robert Healys (Mary McCabe) Edwin James the me at the Times and hlaass’t Turner are fussln over the wisdom of putting out an edition at 9 pm Mr James says Here’s another citation for the FBI Several minutes after th' rmy gave that traitor (Monti an honorable discharge and re leased him — the loekee him up for treason He’s dolnj 23 years He’s the one who sail (et his trial) that Isolationist put Ucatlons and speeches "polsonei his mind" For which some i them sued you for libel And los Massachusetts gambling hear Is expected to be wide ope within the month One of th swank spot owners was recenti vetoed for membership at the Pli' ers’ club No less than six blac’ blli Fascist chief of Londo Moseley’i only daughter Vivlai has merged with Desmond Franc Forbes Adams Funniest bit i years Is Peter Lind Hayes' pant rain of the Pres Doesn't say word They recognize the amlle at walk! t Gabe Heatter was praised In a editorial in Southern pap: (name I know not) for praisli omething you said on the e He did fecently It again Moi night when Gieseking wt ehased back to Germany He pre ced th newa with "Wlnchell right again!" 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