WILL U. S. ACCEPT ANY
RESPONSIBILITY IN PALESTINE?
There is no doubt of the pressure
that has been exerted by this country
against the British Government in
connection with its policies in Pales
tine. The pressure stems from various
Hebraic associations and, tfr? poitical
power, that Jews as ft race porr-"-: in
some of tV rtates in this country.
In their anxiety to do something for
members of their race in Europe, they
have, in our opinion, placed the wel
fare of the European Jew ahead of
that of this nation.
It is entirely understandable that
the Jews of the United States should
be greatly concerned over the perse
cution of their race in Europe. Hit
ler's barbaric program of torture and
death painted a black page in the his
tory of the human race. Consequent
ly, it is difficult to condemn Ameri
can Jews for their concern. It is en
tirely natural for them to want this
country to do something positive to
relieve the plight of the Jews in Eur
ope. The British Government, which has
been holding the hot potato in Pales
tine, takes notice of the report of
the Inquiry Committee and, in Lon
don Prime Minister Attlee desires to
know to what extent the United
States Government would be prepared
"to share the resultant military and
financial responsibilities" for admin
istration of Palestine if the recommen
dations of the committee were put
into effect.
This is a reasonable caution on the
part of the British Prime Minister. If
the United States exerts pressure to
have 100,000 . Jews admitted into
Palestine and if we -are not pleased
with the decisions that' the British
Government makes in connection with
that country, it is up to us to be will
ing to share the responsibility and
burdon. If we are unwilling to do
this ,we should keep quiet.
It is not surprising that some of
the congressmen who have been
speaking loudly in favor of doing
something about Palestine show a re
luctance to accepting any of the grave
responsibilities that would be incur
red in putting the policy into effect.
Senator La Follette would limit our
participation to "good offices" which
practically amounts to nothing. He
does not favor using American troops
to "police Palestine." This seems to be
something of a consensus of congress
ional opinion.
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HERTFORD, N. C. ' '
Unite ! Mates t 4 ,u and criti
cise the. British Cjvernment fo its
handling of the JFikgtinf qwstion wild
another thing,' apparently, for 'con
gresimen t Tote the United States
into participation in the dangers
and .obligations that would arise. We
know whether the report of the Joint
Inquiry Commission represents the
best possible solution, or not, but if
are frank to admit that we do not
it does, ' and this country wants the
report adopted, it should not hesi
tate to assume joint responsibility
with the British Government in con
nection with implementing the recom
mendations. STRIKES INJURE THE PUBLIC
BUT WHAT CAN CONGRESS DOT
The effect of the coal strike is
seen in the ban oh virtually all
freight shipments except food and
fuel, and the warning from J. Mon
roe Johnson, Director of Transporta
tion, that "much more severe orders
will be necessary if the strike is not
settled."
Not only will the transportation of
the nation be severely curtailed but it
is certain that the processes of pro
duction, largely dependent upon coal
for fuel, will be restricted at a time
when the national economy requires
a larger volume of goods than ever
before in its history.
It is not our purpose to attempt to
assess blame for the strike or to pass
judgment upon, the demands of the
miners and the refusal of the owners
to accept them. Certainly some pub
lic agency is badly needed in order
to pass the merits of the controversy,
with power to take whatever action is
necessary to secure the production of
coal.
While there is always the danger
of strikes so long as our present
economy operates, it is high time that
vigorous steps be taken to protect
the public interests. Obviously it is
an absurdity for 135,000,000 Ameri
cans to suffer because of a dispute
between several hundred thousand
coal miners and a small group own
ing the coal mines. Such disregard of
th public interest, if repeated very
often, will inevitably lead to the na
tionalization of certain key industries
which occupy vital roles in the na
tion's productive system. ,
SELECTIVE SERVICE FAILS
TO GET QUOTA FOR ARMY
Selective Service officials point out
that in the last nine months of Aug
ust through April, the system has pro
duced less than 340,000 men as
against a desired quota of almost
570,000.
The April quota of 125,000 men
was not met, although figures for the
complete month are not available. The
first two weeks brought only 17,000
and the quota for May was lowered
to 51,000 men, But this is a larger
number than the draft system has se
cured since September.
The situation is further complicat
ed by the fact that the House, in ex
tending the Selective Service System
after May I5th, declared a "draft
holiday" until October 15th, cover
ing the five months just preceding
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YEAR after YEAR
TROM the mountains to the Atlantic shore, North
" Carolina is a great state of great people. It is a state
whose high level of civic consciousness has set the standard
for a high level of business ethics.
In keeping with such a tradition the North Carolina Com
mittee was formed seven years ago to maintain wholesome
conditions in retail beer outlets.
The brewing industry's Self-Regulation program is de
signed not only to insure the sale of its product in keeping
with public sentiment and with the high standards of the
industry itself, but to protect beer's economic benefits to the
public. Last year, in North Carolina, beer paid $9,964,609
into the public treasuries.
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the . e Depv.. , ad s'.u,
by fc.3,CS0 recruits I 1st. Con
sequently, men jtow oversea will not
be replaced as rapidly as desired. '
The House also changed the draft
ages, 'which will likewise ut down
tha number of valuable men Hereto
fore, Selective Service has been call
ing up men in the 18-26 age group,
relying 1 heavily on those becoming
18 years of age. The, House bill, if
it gets through "Congress would
change this by restricting the draft
to those between the ages of 20 and
26..
U. S. SHOULD TELL WORLD
VIA DAILY BROADCASTING
Russia is today broadcasting fifty
six hours and thiry-six minutes daily
in thirty-two languages, exclusive of
extensive broadcasting to Balkan
countries, and Great Britain is using
ninety-seven hours forty-six minutes
each day to send out messages over
the ether n forty languages.
The Russian broadcast js little less
than it was in 1944 and the British
are' using almost as much time as
they did in that critical year of the
war. Obviously, the allies were then
attempting to get over their messages
to the scattered peoples of Europe
nd it was important in connection
with winning the war.
Today, it is just as important for
democratic countries, like the United
States, to get over news about their
activities. This is vital in the effort
to win the peace. That greater acti
vity by the United States is needed
is seen in the report that important
speeches by Secretary of State Byr
nes have not been carried by the
press either in Ru.tsia or in the Bal
kan countries.
The United States in 1944 was keep
ing up with its allies, broadcasting
153 hours and 20 minutes daily, in
thirty-four languages. Today, due to
the effort of Congress to "economize,"
its broadcasts are limited to sixty
eight hours and 27 minutes in twenty
four languages.
In this connection, William L.
Stone, director of the Office of Inter
national Information and Cultural Re
lations of the State Department says
that international radio is often the
only means by which the American
government e;an .get its views before
the people in many troubled areas of
the world.
He does not make the point at the
same time that the United States has
no propaganda to put over, but that it
is interested in having its position
thoroughly understood in connection
with the discussion of international
problems.
SALE OF ARMY SURPLUS
NOT LIKE IT WAS IN 1919
After the first world war, the Gov
ernment sold a considerable quantity
of surplus materials in a way that
Theswamd
eicrht months aria, but Senator Bmrd.
f Virginia, pointa'ovtt; that veffectiye
to permit citizens to purchase surplus
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which tle Government has no-neei
; According1 to the Virginia! Senator,
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Vote For j
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CANDIDATE FOR
EXPERIENCED
County Commissioner -Legislator
Veteran World Wtr II
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