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~~ "The Totem Pole”
HIGH SPOTS IN CONGRESS
Washington, D. C., May 6—Editor Vanderberg took off his Sena-
torial gloves back home in Michigan a few days ago, and talked to
his neighbors in the language of ye editor.
Senator Vanderberg is
regarded as a possible choice for President of these United States; but
some of us oldsters in the Washington newspaper game would feel
very sorry to have him step down!
When |
from the editorial heights.
he talked to his homefolks the
other day he stuck an editorial pen
into Stalin’s ribs, and told him that
“we shall not surrender to Com-
munist conspiracy in the United
States.” He added a solid warning
to Americans:
“We are suicidal fools if we do
not root out and destroy any trea-
son at home which may bring a
World revolution to the United
States.” He asserted with the force
of a double-fisted editor that “we
do not propose to be isolated in a
World that has been Communized
by conquest. We do not shut our
eyes to the cold, hard facts that
there are those in the World who
respect nothing else but force.”
Senator Vandenberg emphasizes
the conviction that peace must in-
clude both justice and honor.
Butter and Marganine met in
what is likely to be a death battle
in Congress at the very end of
April, when the House moved the
- margarine measure to the floor for
a debate in which Southern Dem-
ocrats led the fight for a show-
down on the repeal of oleo-margine
taxes. A hundred and thirty Dem-
ocrats voted for repeal and only
nine Democrats against it. Ninety-
four Republicans favored repeal as
against one hundred and twelve.
The Democrats mixed the issue
with a move to step-up the markets
for Southern cotton, which plays
an important part in the oleo-
margine industry.
The Republicans evidently voted
to continue to take their butter
straight from bossie’s milk-bag.
The big power in this battle of
the bread-spread is the American
housewife, who has given margarine
a fair trial on account of the high
cost of all foods. Ask Mother—
and she will tell you that the De-
partment of Agricultural and the
Union leaders representing less than one-tenth of railroad employes
reject recommendations of President's Emergency board—refuse to
negotiate except on their own terms—threaten to paralyze nation by strike!
THE LEADERS of three railroad unions, rep-
resenting less than one-tenth of all railroad
employees, have called a railroad strike that
would paralyze the nation.
medical societies agreed that mar-
garine is just as healthful a food
as butter.
Of course, everybody knows that
margarine has been a victim of poli-
tis for more than a half of a cen-
tury. But when the women of our
American homes made up their
minds to fight this issue to a finish
it was only a question of time be-
fore political issues and arbitrary
and unreasonable taxation of an
article of good food would win its
rights.
High Spots in Congress are top-
ped by the excitement over the ap-
proaching political conventions of
the Republican and Democrat
parties. The best prophets in the
newspaper World of Washington
are reporting that President Tru-
man will be nominated. On the
other side of the house Governor
Dewey leads in party opinion in
the Natjonal Capital with Senator
Taft as second choice.
The Iron Curtain seems to have
been dropped on Stassen as the Re-
publican choice. = Henry Wallace
is running in reverse—backwards.
It won't be long now before the
country will know all about it.
Vanderberg does not seem to
“choose to run.”
$15,000,000 Kicked Away
‘Lack of labor unity or disregard
of one major labor group for the
well-being of another is getting to
be pretty expensive.
Fact that the United Mine Work-
ers drew a fine of $1,400,000 for
their strike probably isn’t draw-
ing much sympathy from auto-
workers in Detroit and elsewhere.
The strike is costing General Mo-
tors workers alone $15,000,000 in
lost income.
The auto company had to call a
recess in operations, averaging a
week for about 200,000 workers,
while it waited for the steel and
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= recommendations.
These leaders refuse to accept a 151% cents
an hour wage increase retroactive to Novem-
ber 1, 1947. This increase was recommended
by an impartial Emergency Board appointed
by President Truman.
This increase of 15% cents already has been
accepted by the 19 other railroad unions. But
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen, and the Switchmen’s Union of
North America won’t accept what more than
90% of all railroad employes have accepted.
They have called a strike to get more!
Unions refuse rules discussion
Certain rules changes demanded by these
union leaders—which would increase wages
still further — were recommended by the
Board. But the union leaders want more—
they demand that the railroads put into effect
ALL the changes they asked for, including
those the Board felt should be denied.
On top of this, they insist that certain rules
changes proposed by the railroads be with-
drawn—in spite of the fact that the Board
These union leaders
recommended them!
THE POST, FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1948
Your Health
There is a rat for every one of
the approximately 140 million
people in the United States.
Rats destroy $200,000,000 worth
of grain every year, and spread
filth diseases such as bubonic
plague.
Man’s life is considerably com-|
plex in its inter-relationship with
animal, plant, and bird life.
From some plants, man gets food,
drink, and drugs, while other plants
are poisonous, and weeds ‘hinder
the cultivation of crops.
Some birds devour insects detri-
mental to man, while other birds
attack fruit and grain.
There are wild animals that man
captures for food and other animals
he raises for food.
Certain wild animals are enemies
of man while other wild animals
have been domesticated and aid
man in his daily life.
Many insects carry pollen from
one flower to another, while the
insect known as the common house-
fly carries disease to man.
Earthworms are necessary to
aerate the soil which makes it
fertile. ;
Some snakes kill rats and mice
and are harmless to man, but
others are dangerous.
Weevils destroy corn and cotton
and termites eat away the wooden
framework of man’s residence.
There is practically no limitation
to the inter-relationship of man
and other growing things.
These biological fundamentals are
accepted philosophically by man as
he adjusts himself to either en-
courage or war on other forms of
life.
Unfortunately, man is practically
the only living creature that wars
on others of his own species.
Do YOU KNOW?
A pair of rats is capable of hav-
ing 120,000 descendents in one
year.
Strange as it may seem, Pennsyl-
after hearing evidence for 33 days, made
recommendations based on all the facts in
the case. The railroads have accepted these
Who's to blame?
Although they deplored so large an extra cost
burden, the railroads accepted the report of
the Board because they felt it was in the pub-
lic interest to uphold the spirit and intent of
the Railway Labor Act.
vania leads all other States in
mineral production.—PNS.
intent and
strike.
for the un
processes
either fair
cepted the
tions. That
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Erie is known the world over
as Pennsylvania's great lake port
Sten reached
e held subordinate to the greater publi
welfare. That is why the railroads Hy ons
to the “inland seas’.
In contrast, this small group of railroad
union leaders are attempting to flout the
spirit of the Railway Labor Act,
and dictate their own terms.
They have dictated
a paralyzing railroad
You will be the victim!
How long will the American public stand
democratic, arbitrary, and abusive
use of the right to strike and the disregard
of the obligation to provide transportation?
How long can the American people permit
a few dictatorial union leaders to defy the
provided for peaceful settlement
of disputes?
Force seldom produces settlements that are
or lasting. Moreover, a point is
when personal interests must
Emergency Board recommenda-
is also why the leaders of these
three unions should reconsider their decision
to call a paralyzing strike.
1947.
Compare these wages with what
Here is a comparison
of average annual
earnings of engineers
and fireman for 1939
(pre-war) and 1947.
Alsoshown is what 1947
earnings would have
been if the 15% cents
per hour increase, of-
fered by the railroads
and rejected by the
union leaders, had
been in effect through-
out the entire year
Type of Employe
BSINgeES
cad Freight ...........5 3,96
(Local and Way) Bomee
Road Passenger ahd 3,632
Road Freight (Through) 3,147
Yard
shail Jalal ean 2,749
FIREMEN »
Road ‘Freight... 00.0 $2,738
(Local and Way)
Road Passenger ......... 2,732
Boad Freight’. ........ 2,069
Nord... ra an Sai 1,962
Railroad wages computed from Interstate Commerce Commission Statement M-300
1939 Average
Annual Earnings Annual Earnings
you make!
1947 Average Annual
Earnings with Wage
Increases Recommended
by President's Board
1947 Average
$6,152 $6,785 \
5,391 6,025
4,682 5,167
4,078 4,740
$4,721 $65,310 -
4,544 5,176
3,480 8,914
3,156 3,645
have refused to negotiate except upon these
arbitrary terms.
Greater wage increase not justified
Engineers and firemen are among the high-
est paid of all employes in America, as figures
in the box show. This strike threat doesn’t
justify giving a greater increase than other
railroad workers received.
Emergency Boards are a means provided
by the Railway Labor Act in the public inter-
est to avoid strikes. The President’s Board;
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SAFETY VALVE
Can It Happen To Me?
By Harry Gusack
Millions of people are consciou$
of other people’s drinking habits,
but rarely of their own. In a vague
sort of way they know of excessive
drinking and that alcoholism is
some sort of a problem for some
people. But the interest of most
of them is satisfied with the most
general sort of information and
opinions.
However, the problem takes on
real importance when it touches
the home, relatives and friends.
Also important are employers. It
is then that they want specific
and accurate information. They
want to know if a heavy or excess-
ive drinker is an ‘alcoholic’. Or
is he just an “ordinary drinker.”
Why does he drink to excess?
What happens to his nervous sys-
tem when he drinks a large amount
and what happens when he drinks
only small amounts? What is
moderation? What is excess? Can
alcoholic addiction, or, as some pre-
fer to call it, “inebriety,” be cured ?
If so, how?
The problem of alcohol is becom-
ing an important one in every
community. It is a matter which
every thinking person should know
about, whether it affects his own:
conduct, his health and his work,
or indirectly as it affects the con-
duct and health of a relative,
friend, employee or employer, or
the community as a whole.
Last March a Congressional Com-
mittee held a public hearing on a
bill to establish an alcoholic clinic
in the National Capital. Here it
was brought out that there are
well over 50 million ‘social drink-
ers” in the United States and that
approximately three million of
these are excessive drinkers and
over 750,000 are chronic alcoholic
addicts or problem drinkers, most
of whom are urgently and consis-
tently in need of some kind of
medical care.
Testimony by doctors, psychia-
trists, public health officials, police
court judges, clergymen and others
established three specific points.
1. Alcoholism is a disease, and
the alcoholic is a sick person.
2. The alcholic can be helped,
and is worth helping.
3. Alcoholism is a public health
problem, and therefore a public
responsibility.
Dr. Robert H. Felix, U.S. Public
Health Surgeon in charge of Mental
Health, testified that over 50 per
cent of alcoholics show improve-
ment after treatment.
Dr. Leopold Wexberg, director of
alcoholic clinics under the District
of Columbia Department of Health,
cites many cases of alcoholics who
have been restored to normal living
with medical help.
Dr. Winfred Overholser, super-
intendent of St. Elizabeth’s Hos-
pital in Washington, D.C., testified
that from one-third to one-half of
all alcoholics treated show an
appreciable recovery as a result.
Dr. Michael M. Miller, founder
and director of the first court clinic
in Cleveland, Ohio, established in
1940, told the committee:
“My experiences during the last
ten years in the treatment of acute
and chronic alcoholism has con-
vinced me that at least 50 per cent
of the individuals, by proper
methods, can be maintained ab-
stinent for long periods of time,
and that 49 per cent of the remain-
ing 50 per cent can be temporarily
helped.”
A number of States have already
passed legislation to promote the
rehabilitation of alcoholics, among
them being Alabama, Connecticut,
New Jersey, Washington, New
Hampshire, New York and the Dis-
trict of Columbia. Also clinics have
been established in New York,
Cleveland, Boston, Philadelphia, San
Francisco, Pittsburgh, Rochester,
Daytona Beach, Fla., Des Moines,
Austin, Waco, Dallas and Fort
Worth, Texas, Salt Lake City and
Youngstown, Ohio. A large number
of other cities are now considering
plans to establish similar clinics.
The Cleveland clinic, which re-
cently completed its first full year
of work with alcoholics, reported
an 85 per cent recovery record.
Treatment was given to 175 persons,
resulting in 148 recoveries and 18
failures. Information on the re-
maining nine patients was not
available. The average stay per
patient was five days. Each patient
admitted had to be sponsored by
a member of Alcoholics Anony-
mous. Three A.A. volunteers are
on duty at the hospital every eve-
ning.
A few months ago the 1,000th
patient was dismissed from the New
York City Knickerbocker Hospital's
year-old wing for the treatment of
chronic alcoholics. The rehabilita-
tion project is now a definite part
of the hospitalization routine at
Knickerbocker, the first general
hospital to admit alcoholic addicts
as such.
A Robert Munro, president of the
Knickerbocker board of trustees,
said:
“We are satisfied that alcoholism
should be treated as a disease, and
that good medical treatment, to-
gether with the help of Alcoholics
Barnyard Notes §
IF WE H/D A KID:
THE WOODPECKER
The Woodpecker pecked out a little round hole
An| made him a house in the telephone pole.
On day when I watched he poked out his head,
Ang he had on a hood and a collar of red.
Whin the streams of rain pour out of the sky
And the sparkles of lightning go flashing by,
Andthe big, big wheels of the thunder roll,
He an snuggle back in his telephone pole.
|
—Elizabeth Maddox Roberts
THE FROG
| Be kind and tender to the Frog
| And do not call him names,
As “Slimy-skin”, or ‘Polly-wog”’
| Or likewise “Uncle James”,
Or “Gape-agrin” or ‘‘Toad-gone-wrong”
Or “Billy-Bandy-Knees”.
The frog is justly sensitive
To epithets like these.
| No animal will more repay
|
| A treatment kind and fair,
At least so lonely people say
Who keep a frog ( and by the way,
They are extremely rare).
| They are extremely rare).
|
|
—Hilaire Belloc
THE PURPLE COW
I never saw a purple cow
I never hope to see one.
* But this I will say, anyhow
I'd rather see than be one.
—Gelett Burgess
THE DUCK
If I were in a fairy tale,
And it were my good luck
To have a wish, I'd choose to be
A lovely snow white duck.
When she puts off into the pond
And leaves me on the brink,
She wags her stumpy tail at me,
And gives a saucy wink,
Which says as plain as words could say,
I'm safe as safe can be,
Stay there, or you will drown yourself,
The pond was made for me.
®
She goes a-sailing to and fro,
Just like a fishing boat,
And steers and paddles all herself,
And never wets her coat.
Then in the water, upside down,
I’ve often seen her stand
More neatly than the little boys
Who do it on the land.
And best of all her children are
The ducklings, bright as gold,
“hb -
Who swim about the pond with her
And do as they are told.
—E. L. M. King
FIREFLY
A little light is going by,
Is going up to see the sky,
A little light with wings.
I never could have thought of it
To have a little bug all lit
And made to go on wings.
—Elizabeth Maddox Roberts
Anonymous is the first step toward
recovery and the resumption of i
normal life in the community.”
Country Flavor
MEADOW MUSIC
Th fifth month is a stirring time
of year. Now comes high tide of
Spring and the crescendo strains
of the Resurrection Symphony
bring music to the land. April is
the tag end of Winter and June
starts the summer; but for an inter-
lude of poignant beauty May
spreads its heart-lifting loveliness
on the countryside. The sun circles
closer to the pole of the horizons;
white flocks of clouds graze leisure-
ly along the sky trails. Through
warm hours the urgency of life
makes green the meadows, mowings
and upland fields. Sunsets are flam-
ing pictures in the sky; the glorious
afterglow is day’s benediction to
on-coming night.
"He who is sensitive can feel the
steady magic of May flowing
through woodlands and over fields.
But perhaps the appeal of the sea-
son is deepest and most stirring in
the lowlands. From dawn until
dusk shadows lessen day’s tempo
there is music in the meadows.
Along the alder-lined brooks, in the
slough spots and over the blossom-
starred mowings, birds throw their
spring songs to the sky. Bobo-
links sit on bending stalks and pour
out their sweet, rippling arias;
song sparrows perch on fence posts
and repeat their pure, clear melo-
dies; meadow larks soar upward
and the thin plaintive "yearnings
float downward to earth. Bob
Whites whistle their names and
the throaty challenge of a pheasant
echoes from the woodland edge.
Sit down in the grass and listen
to the music of small things.
There’s a constant altoish medley
of chirps and cheepings and the
wing-whirs of tiny insects. Big
bumblebees drone stolidly past with
heavy loads and honey bees work
from flower to flower. High over-
head a red-shouldered hawk circles
on motionless wings. Crows flap
methodically overhead, their melan-
choly notes accenting the sweet
music of the meadow. There is
peace and beauty in the lowland on
a warm sunshiny day. As a man
sits and fills his heart with the
peace of Nature he wonders why
all men, everywhere, cannot learn
to live in accord with Nature's
laws of order and beauty.
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