Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS oth Wallace With fury O to er erlln in i ay lEnd nd Sia By Bill Staff Writer NOTE When opinion are ate ed in these columns they are arc those of EDITORS EDITOR'S Western Newspaper paper r Unions Union's news analysts Analysis and not noi necessarily of oi this newspaper WALLACE Pure Hate Henry Wallace claimed that his expansive love for his fellow men had not been diminished by his experiences ex in the South but it stood as a fact tact that the ramparts of that abiding affection must have undergone undergone under under- gone a severe test As the Progressive party's presidential presidential candidate Wallace had gallantly gallantly gal gal- penetrated Into the southern states to bring them his brand of enlightenment But the crusader was not He was received in North Carolina by hostile audiences who showered him with invective vilification vili viii- eggs and tomatoes His speeches were blanked out by boos and catcalls in Winston-Salem Winston Durham Burlington Greensboro and Charlotte N. N C. C Wallace was stunned with unbelief at what was happening to him In Burlington where the full force of North Carolinas Carolina's vituperative tive m mood od was unleashed the former former former for for- mer vice president was not even given a chance to talk He was Unable unable unable un un- able to do anything except dodge missiles and plead with the furious citizens closest to him that things like this were not supposed to happen happen hap hap- pen in the United States It was an ugly display of bad taste that spread hysterically from town to town as Wallaces Wallace's tour progressed The egg and toma tomato to tossing was severely criticized by top U U. S. S officials including President President President dent Truman who called it highly American un-American business and said Mr Wallace is entitled to say his piece the same as any other American Nevertheless in North Carolina Wallaces Wallace's say was confined for the most part to protestations against the treatment he was receiving At Greensboro with egg shell clinging to his head he shouted I UI dont don't mind being hit by eggs and tomatoes but they would be bemore bemore bemore more useful being fed to children The faces I have seen distorted by hatred are of people for whom I have in my heart profound compassion compassion com corn passion because most of them have not enough to eat The crowd laughed at him And as Wallace left North Carolina CarolIna Carolina Caro Caro- lina to head into Alabama and Mississippi Mississippi Mis Mis- It looked as though he might be able to use some profound compassion compassion com corn passion for himself for his racial views views' are opposed even more violently violently violently vi vi- in those states BACKING For Eor Truman As the two major presidential candidates prepared to swing their campaigns into full tull career career In preparation prep prep- for the November elections some good news popped up for President Truman The CIO ClO officially threw its support support sup sup- port to the Democratic ticket and pledged the organization to work for his election That was the way the CIO CIa had written itself Itsel on the political books this year but the action left the organization simmering with Internal internal Internal Inter inter- nal discord Bitter protests of 12 wing left-wing union union un un- un ion leaders had had to be overcome before the CIO ClO could cast its lot with Truman and Earkley The dissenting dis dis- dis seating unions wanted to support Wallace and they had their way insofar as the resolution adopted by bythe bythe bythe the group was easy in its criticism I candi candi- of the Progressive party's I dat date GOP nominee Thomas E. E Dewey I however was condemned as the candidate of big business The headed by Gov Strom Thurmond of South Carolina were shrugged off oIT in the resolution as a coalition of Democrats and do nothing Republicans that has steadfastly adhered to the philosophy philosophy philosophy philos philos- ophy of the National Association of Manufacturers The pr Truman pro Truman resolution by the CIO ClO executive board did not necessarily necessarily necessarily mean total support for the President however Philip Murray CIO CIa president said that the 12 dissenting dissenting dis dis- unions are not bound by the majority de decision islon to back Mr Tru Tru- man Any union still may exercise Its right to do what it wants he said That meant apparently that the leadership of ot at least 12 CIO unions numbering more than a million members would continue to labor laborin laborin in behalf of Wallace while 30 other unions with about 55 million members members mem mem- bers would go to work for the Democratic Dem Dern- party Crowd Fury lI L Henry Wallace Progressive party candidate for President has discovered that thai the penalty for Cor espousing political ideas that differ differ dif dlf- dif dif- fer sharply from the majority opinion is hatred Speaking at Greensboro N N. C. C he was pelted with eg eggs s and vegetables which vegetables which probably Is just another form of freedom of oC expression BERLIN Some Talk That sound of sabers rattling in Berlin meant this time that the disputants in the fight over control of the German capital were merely laying down their swords to get together together to to- gether cether and talk about it once more Tension lifted almost visibly when the Big Four military milItar governors governors gover gayer nors of Germany met for the first time in more than five months to discuss a single currency for Berlin Berun Ber Ber- lin un and the lifting of the Soviet blockade of the city The meeting was called in the first place to Implement decisions reached by the American British and French ambassadors with Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov in Moscow At least the Moscow talks had accomplished that much Topping the list of items for discussion discussion discussion dis dis- was the problem of what to do about the rival currencies in Berlin At present both eastern and western zone marks arc circulating in the city It was understood that the conferees conferees conferees con con- in Moscow previously had agreed in principle that only the Soviet zone mark should circulate te tein in Berlin but that it should be under power four-power control There were still conflicting attitudes attitudes atti atti- tudes as to what course the Berlin parley should take however The Th-e Russians believed that an agreement on getting a single currency currency currency cur cur- rency must be worked out before any final West East-West agreement on Berlin can be possible In Washington the U. U S. S state department de de- de backed by Great Britain and France was insisting that the Soviets must lift the Berlin blockade blockade blockade block block- ade before any discussion of the currency problem is held The whole situation was extremely extreme ly complex and actually few persons persons persons per per- sons outside of high official circles made any pretense of being able to understand It fully About as far as general understanding understanding understanding under under- standing of the subject went It was limited to the realization that unless unless un less an agreement were reached soon the tortured peace would become be come more dangerously strained I Headliners I Ir r I f ii iiI I IN GARLAND TEX A cam cam- minded hatmaker was offering offering otTering offer otTer ing edible candy headgear above for reckless election bettors Who Jho vow to eat their hats if their candidate candidate can can- loses IN ROCHESTER N. N Li II 11 Raymond Ray mond Beaulieu fined 73 in municipal municipal pal court for operating an unregistered unregistered automobile sold his c car cOr r to raise money to pay the fine IN SPRINGFIELD MASS Robert H. H Smith was granted a divorce when he testified that his I wife enraged because he didn't know how to dance the polka slapped and kicked him until his weight dropped from pounds to 1 CRISIS GREEK Relieved Few U U. U S S. S forays Into the fIel of international aid have been sc Be widely condemned and excoriated e as the called so-called Truman doctrine for economic help to Greece and Turkey Almost since its inception the Truman doctrine has hns been denounced de as a fraud a farce and a flop Much of the denunciation however seemed to be based on opinion rather than fact Actually for a long time it was almost impossible Impossible im possible to assess the condition of ot the thc Greek aid program Now the government has come out with a n report to congress that states bluntly that American military mill mill- I tary and economic aid has hns removed the danger of Greece falling to toI I communism While Thile not all the problems in Greece are arc solved the crisis of ot 18 months ago has been averted one I official said The aid program in inI I I Greece is over the hump The report submitted by President President President dent Truman and covering the first year of ot American efforts to keep Greece free embodied virtually the first optimism anyone has hns expressed ex cx- pressed regarding the picture in Greece So far does docs this optimism extend that Greece now is accepted officially officially of of- as the bright spot In American attempts to help other nations resist the onslaughts of ot communism In Asia and other European Eu Eu- countries the anticommunist anti battle is not considered won Government emphasis of course is on the fact that the task in Greece still is not done Between and Greek guerrillas remain at large despite recent successes suc sue by government forces fences And guerrilla action may continue for several years depending on the amount of aid received by the rebels from Albania Bulgaria and Yugoslavia Briefly the official success story of the Greek effort claims that the nations nation's wild inflation has been resisted resisted resisted re re- re- re the cost of ot living is dropping dropping dropping drop drop- ping about 1000 miles of ot key roads ha have ve been reconstructed and the vital Corinth canal Is open to traffic Love in Bloom rg r- r g ir j A British tongues and heartstrings are arc vibrating with rumors of a romantic association that's what It Is when royalty is involved between Princess Margaret Rose youngest daughter of the king and queen and the marquis of Blandford Blandford Blandford Bland- Bland ford a haired fair young noble noble- man Her parents have yet to pass judgment on him however DEATH CAME IE Charles E. E Hughes Regally bearded Charles Evans Hughes came within a whisker of being elected the President of th the United States in 1916 At that time he was a crusty unbending academic man and it vas was probably because of that t temperament tern tem m- m that he lost the presidential race to Woodrow Wilson in one of the closest elections in history his his- tory tory electoral votes to California's vote was the deciding I factor in the final result and Hughes I 1 lost that when he incensed the CallI California Cali Call I fornia governor by failing to visit i him aim while white on a tour of the state But Charles E. E Hughes was nevertheless nevertheless nevertheless nev nev- as near to being a great greatman greatman greatman man as most people ever get And h he mellowed with time He was the only American ever everto everto everto to be appointed twice to the U. U S. S supreme court once in 1910 and again in 1930 wh when n he returned to preside as chief chiet justice He was twice governor of New NewYork ew York his native state resigning the position during his second t term rm to become a supreme court associate asso asso- elate te justice In July 1941 he retired from the supreme bench to withdraw into private life Between that time and August of this year he made only one public appearance to attend the funeral services of ot Harlan Fiske Stone another chief justice in April 1946 1940 Late last month Charles Evans Hughes 86 years old died of congestive con con- heart failure I I. I Timber Top 1 Lumber production in the U. U S. S this year probably will exceed the 1947 1047 output by at least 5 per cent the commerce department has esti esti- mated The departments department's lumber Jumber survey committee reported that this level would be attained if it there is no slackening of demand Lumber currently currently currently cur cur- is flowing to markets In ample quantity to supply the rec rec- ord-breaking ord construction activity |