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i V|IJ1 || I |T#J [A j I 1 l^i ?Ayl |U German Radio Takes New Tone Under U. S. A News, Education and Swing Replace Old Nazi Line; English Grammar Lessons Prove i Popular Among Listeners. 1 By BAUKHAGE New* Analyst and Commentator. WNU Service, 1616 Eye Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON. - Gradually the net la closing In about the "ether traitora," American citizens who broadcast in English from Berlin and elsewhere (or the Nazis before and during the war. Recently the (in)famous "Axis Sally" was taken Into custody. She devoted her air time to making G.I.s (eel homesick overseas by dwelling on the joys and comforts back in the good old U. S. A. Another traitor is "Kal tenbach," an ex-Iowa boy who tried to awake nostalgia with corny real ism about life down on the farm. Then there is Constance Drexel, who pretended to be 'a cultured member of the old Philadelphia family whose name she used as a pseudonym when she worked on American newspapers. She was really born in Germany and brought here by her father who became nat uralized. She was known here as pro-Hitler before the war. She made one broadcast for an American net work when I was in Berlin, but I helped to make it her last. It is hard to prove treason. You have to have witnesses who actual ly saw the person in the act of broadcasting. When the Americans took over German radio our methods were far different. We used a proved weapon?the truth. V. 5. Control* Air Faeilitie* When active military operations changed over to Occupation, the In formation Control division laid down a three-point program. The plan was negative at first?the wip ing out of all Nazi media, including radio, to make way for American i . media. Next came actual broadcast ing. The early broadcasts were very stark and stem. Decrees, regulations, warnings to the people. No concerts, no plays, no music. Now we are In pbsse two and the Germans are find ing more variety along the radio dial. Entertainment, as well as news and education, Is being nrovlded bv the ICD. The third phase will begin when German radio stations are turned over to the Germans themselves, much as the newspapers have been allowed to operate under German direction under license. A military government official examines and criticizes the newspaper after it ap pears. Presumably, radio programs will be supervised in roughly the same manner. The first station to be taken over by the Americans was Radio Lux embourg. It was in pretty good shape, for the Germans had left in too much of a hurry to do any big scale demolition. Next station to go to work for the army was Frankfurt; then Stutt gart; then Munich. When I was in Germany, because of trouble with land lines, the Munich-Stuttgart Frankfurt network was not running regularly. Perhaps it is now. Radio Is supported in Ger many as It was before the war, by a tax oo eaeb set. Why, I asked, couldn't a radio owner conceal his set and thus get oat of paying the tax? I was told there was no danger of that. If anyone eoneealed the fact he had a radio, his lesions neigh bors would tell on him. The Nasi squealing habit Is still strong In Germany, All programs at present are in the German language, except tor n few in Polish for displaced persons in camps. There is a Urge propor tion of factual world news broad cast and an increasing number of German musical programs. On the educational side, there are talks by German officials, and American military government men. Some Jazz and swing, and lately, playa. The program periods have been running as long as 4S minutes which seems a long time for Amer ican radio fans?and now they are being extended to one hour. Poll Reaction Of Aadioneo At first It wasn't easy to find out whether Germans liked what they were getting on the I CD schedule of broadcasts. Fan letters, the barom eters of approval and disapproval in America, were banned up until December of last year. However, reactions are coming in now, as the ICD conducts many secret radio polls?employing the methods of polltakers In this country. The sur veys which I saw indicated that, on the whole, the programs are pop ular with the Germans?with cer tain reservations. Take faetual world news, for example. Germans are anxious to bear this, bnt they don't al ways understand It. For 12 years they have been tangbt to be suspicions of all news. And yet, In spite of this skepticism, they are so saturated with the propaganda idea that In some eases they don't like facts. This came out in a conference with teenagers who said they pre ferred the Russian broadcasts to ours. Asked why, they said there was too much propaganda in ours. I went over this answer with one of the psychological experts. He explained it this way: straight news without comment forces the listen er to think for himself. This dis turbs the German teenager, and he blames the program, calling it "propaganda." English grammar lessons far out run American music as radio favor ites in Germany. All Germans want to learn English. This desire seems to stem from the long-range hope that some day America's gates will be open, and from the opportunistic feeling that the conquered can get along better with the conqueror if they're both talking the same lan guage. ? ? ? Zionists Wary Of Raisiatu For years, contending European nations have battled for the friend ship and support of the Arabs. This struggle was intensified when, long before World War I, the Germans started their "drang nach Osten" and the British heightened their ef forts to placate the Arabs in order to protect their empire's life-linns and to prevent a spread of a dis affection to the Moslems of India. Now Russia steps into the pic ture. Reports from Baghdad tell us of the spread of commu nistic sympathies throughout the Middle East. And the Jews of Palestine find their troubles The announcement of Britain'! granting of independence to Trans Jordania heightened Zionist resent ment, for Trans-Jordanla is a part of Greater Palestine and was sup posed to be included in the territory allotted to the National Jewish home. The Zionists claim the British ac tion is part of a scheme to prevent the United Nations from creating a trusteeship of Greater Palestine which would include Trans-Jordania, as the old League of Nations man date did. They also make the charge that the purpose is "to thwsrt Jewish rights by bolstering pro-Axis forces." The Zionists feel too that Russia is playing a similar game. They point out the inconsistency of mak ing friends with the Arabs, whose party leader in Palestine, Jamal Husseini, is calling for the reinstate ment of the Grand Mufti, a Hitler collaborator. In his testimony before the Brit ish-American Inquiry committee Husseini said: "Germany was not our enemy and therefore we had no Interest in the war," adding: "I've read somewhere that it was a Jewish war." The Zionists believe they have dis covered an additional reason for Russian animosity toward their efforts in Palestine. Like most of the causes of racial and other ruc tions, it is fear. They say that the Soviets are afraid that if the Pales tine colony becomes a succesa it will prove an entering wedge for western capitalism in the Near East. There is really nothing in common between the feudalist, tnv progressive Arab world and the eco nomic and social principles repre sented by the Soviet system. The Arabs can't do the Soviets any harm but they could be used, the Zionists say, to hamstring what might be come a live and up-and-coming Jewish nation imbued with capital istic ideas, operating too close for' communistic comfort. I BARBS ? > ? by Baukhag* A on triangular desk designed for executives is described bjr Busi ness Week. Reducing the difficulty of viewing ail sides of a problem by one-third. Efficiency. I 1 Those fierce tribesmen, the Kurds, don't rhyme with Mies Muffett's curds. The "U" is Jong in the Kurds, Just as they are long in bel If the people don't want prohibi tion of black marketeerinf any more than they wanted prohibition on the sale of liquor, inflation can't be stopped. ? ? e I don't like the derogative use of this word "puppet"?puppet parlia ments, puppet rulers?it sounds so much like "puppy," I feel | base to apologias to my dog. OKLAHOMA WINS NATIONAL BASKETBALL TITLE AGAIN ... For the second year in ? row. Okla homa A. A M. college, Stillwater, won the NCAA basketball championship by conquering North Caro lina at Madison Sqnare Garden, 43 to 4*. Photo shows the winning team circled around their coach, Henry Iba, as he accepts the St. Clair memorial trophy from Mrs. Jimmy W. St. Clair, widow of the late basketball committee chairman, In whose name the award is granted annually. AT OPENING OF UNO SECURITY COUNCIL ... A general view from the re?r of the council chamber u the momentous opening session of the United Nations security council got underway at Hunter Col lege, New York City. U. 8. Secretary of State James F. Byrnes is addressing the delegates. He declared flatly that no nation has the right to take the law into its own hands. Governor Dewey welcomed the delegates. SPRING HAS TRULY ARRIVED . . . When the jmn|iten forsake the nursery for a day e( tilling la New York's Central park lake. The gentleman. Brace Fltsgerald, t, has had nary a nibble as yet, bet he doesn't tret so long as his lady, Eleanor Jeasup, 3, Is hy his side. Eleanor has an apple in reserve. Just in ease they are not able to catch any Ash for their lunch. WORLD'S CHAMPION HEN . . . Ernest B. Parmenter, Franklia. Man.. Ann wtth "MJn Massachusetts," Rhode bland Red ben. which established a new world's record at official en laying con tests by yredacing Ml arc* *? W days. Dartac the vast 14 years, Pans eater's Bods ban wen M eMclal an laying cea tests treas Maine to California. TUs shsnytn atay end a* la the New England M? MM e( Nataral History. REUTHEB ELECTED . .. Walter Heather, former rice president of the United Aatomobile Workers of America, who was in charge of General Motors strike, defeated B. J. Thomas for the presidency at the anion daring a heated elec tion. After election they both pledged united support to CIO. URGES INCREASE . . . Bernard M. Ranch, 75, teaseler and eoan ?ele* at Presidents, irpd the 1 NEWsffa. BEHINM?| the'NEW By PaulMallon^^ Released by Western Newspaper Union. SELECTION OF SMITH TO RUSSIAN POST WISE WASHINGTON. - The condition of foreign affairs is apt to become more deeply involved before it gets better. The military man, Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, selected by Mr Twimon tn art to Russia as am bassador, has dow been sent on his way to Moscow, presumably with new instructions on the course of So viet - American af fairs. My guess would be General Smith will enter in to the confusing dip lomatic fray with a purpose of establishing the usual direct non-political approach. Dip lomats seldom say what they mean; military men speak directly. With them it is a question of "What do you want?" "What have you got?" and "What do you propose to do?" The West Point schooling al ways has taught practical consider ations. For these reasons I judge the permanent mission of General Smith represents a fresh effort by this administration to establish some reasonable and practical grounds for future Russian negoti ations. Gen. Smith IRAN DEVELOPMENTS REMAIN DEEP MYSTERY This under - interpreted ven ture seems to me to be equal ly as important as the Iranian developments which are deeply involved in diplomacy. The fil ing by the Iranian government of a protest against Russia with the United Nations security council In its provisional nature, may have been too happily in terpreted In this country. On the face, it represented a deci sion by the Iranian government to stand for its independence. This naturally has raised Amer ican hopes that a new stanchion . has been built to resist the en croachments Russia has been making upon the basic peaee doctrine of the four freedoms. The wiles of diplomacy are such however, that this conclusion must be hedged. Some underlying doubts in the situation can be found upon analysis of the strength of the stan chion. In the first place, the new pre mier of the Iranian government was established after the Soviets had protested the resistance poli cy of the former government head. TTie protest of his minister here to UNO was made after his recent visit to Stalin out of which many rumors have grown. One story accredited to Brit ish circles is that the premier was told by Stalin not only that an appeal to UNO would be con sidered an unfriendly act ? as announced?but his government would be replaced if he tried It. On the other hand, an unaccred ited rumor here supposes that the protest will not be pressed before UNO as It occupies only a status on the provisional agenda of the council ? that is, it may not be taken up. Regard less of rumors or reports on either side, the status of the pro test, of course. Is provisional. It can be taken up by a vote of seven members but a veto by Russia would shelve It. iyiui mauers in uus invoivea dip lomatic state, the dispatch of Gen eral Smith represents the most en couraging development, and a firm er one. As nearly as I can Judge, few authorities are being swayed by the appeasement efforts such as represented most conspicuous ly by the speech of Senator Pep per. Big Three gatherings were Important from a publicity standpoint and were neeessary when the foundations of peace had not been laid. Bat now that the agreements have been established, the problem is to put them into effect. Uy latest information suggests Russia has nothing of a military nature which we need fear. Specifi cally she does not have the atom bomb or early prospects of getting it. The bomb formula is so deeply covered by arrangements fori se crecy made during the war, that it may be assumed to be safe. The need for appeasement in the face of Russia's threatening diplo matic position is therefore not ap parent ? ? ? The bellows of diplomacy blow faster, hot and cold. Although Presi dent Truman stood by the side of Mr. Churchill when he proposed an Anglo-American alliance. State Sec retary Byrnes celebrated St Pat rick's Day shortly thereafter with a definite rejection of the Churchill plan. 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