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No Aid for the Chines
It begins to look as if the Chinese
will receive no more money from the
".United States, because of testimony
received by, the Senate Foreign Re
lations Committee, indicating', that
Communist forces could take over
control of all China at will. ' '
Major-General David G. Barr, Chief
of the U. S. Military Advisory group
. to China, was quoted by committee
4 men as saying that the Chinese Com
- munist army could , push across the
whole of China whenever it decided to
drive ' southward, He said that "there
, was no real line of defense south of
the Yangtze River and that the dis
' organized Nationalist Army could of
' fer no effective resistance.
The General indicated that the sud
' den collapse of the Nationalist forces
found the Red Army, unprepared to
advance beyond its immediate mili
tary objectives and expressed the
opinion that the Communists probably
. would push supplies into China in the
next two years while attempting to
establish a government. After that,
in his opinion, woqld come chaos
According to this representee of
the United States, the masses oi
China are still loyal to Generalissimo
Chiang Kaishek but have an over
' whelming desire for peace. Moreover,
their confidence in the Nationalist
Government is badly shaken by the
Presence of corrupt officials: In ad
dition, the UnitedStates has "lost
face" because of the defeat of the
Nationalist forces and the fight of the
Generalissimo. "
,. We have it stated, in other places,
that much of the arms and equipment
sent to the Nationalist Army in China
by the United States has been cap
tured by the Communists. Certainly,
until it is reasonably certain that the
opposition to the Keas in umna can
stage a worthwhile fight, it would be
somewhat foolish for the United
States to send additional supplies into
the area. -
Hits Lobbyists and Trouble Makers
President Trumta made the rear "es
tate lobby the indncai target ofv
speech to the conference ttf Mayors.
In addition, the 'President 'hit 'at fhfe
. "trouble makers," who 'make'it appear
that there is bad feeling between nun
and the Congress. -
The Chief Executive charged that
1 "the lobbyists" have been fighting
low-rent housing and slum-clearance,
as well as rent control. He insisted
that "it is a terrible and shocking
thing ttMf&eMPl
pretends to. speak fitnose whose
business is providing houses, has be
come the real enemy of the American
home,"
Mr. Truman says that the real es
tate lobby, knowing that most cities
have neither the "legal authority nor
i the financial resources- to carry out
a successful program of rent-control,
wants to turn it over to local autnor-
; ty "not in order to strengthen local
authority hut in order to destroy rent
control." . - .
The charge made by the President
- is somewhat serious but obviously it
is not possible 'for people throughout
the United States to know the luu
facts as to what goes on in Washing
ton. There have been, reports, before
this, of a very active real estatejob-
bv. which, successfully fought the ef
fort- of the Government to provide the
means by which the people of ' this
country could 'get adequate housing
following the shortage caused by the
war.
Mr. Truman complained of "the
usual trouble-makers who make it ap
pear that there is bad feeling between
him and the Congress. He explained
that hany "newspapers and column
ists" charge dictation 'when the Presi
dent makes a recommendation to Con
gress and, in the event- tat Congress
' differs with the recommendations, set
up a "gleeful, chorus about how the
Congress has thrown the whole Demo
cratic program overboard."
The President is on fairly firm
- ground in making this observation
We have repeatedly , called- attention
to the fact that newspaper writers
and radio commentators, in the effort
to highlight the news, try to make a
serious conflict out of practiaally
every difference of opinion 1 between
the President and Congress This is
apparent to everyone who, reads the
"newspaper reports ot listens to the
voices-on the air. .
The World Needs Free Trade V
When .the thirteen Colonies - Won
their independence, from Brita'vtney
represented thirteen independent and
sovereign . states, - Each colony issued
its own money and had the right to
set up tariffs to prevent the sale of the
products of all the other colonies In
side its 'domain. . The money issued
by each colony was of dubious value
in the other colonies and, consequent
ly, hampered the development of ec
onomic intercourse between the peo
ples -of the, colonies.
If that condition had continued, af
ter the-' formation of the Federal Un
ion, there would have been no develop
ment of the economy of this Continent
to compare with what the years fcave
produced. Instead of a manufacturer
in ore state being able to ship h't
- t f-o!y to a byr h r" -
, v -.a rs-'J have i
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ions of currency valuation and ex
change, in addition to possible prohib
itory tariffs, to prevent such business.
Now, if we glance away from our
own continent and look into the West
ern part of Europe w4' find a group
of nations operating economically as
the, colonies did before the Union was
formed. This means, for example,
that if a manufacturer in Belgium
wants to sell some goods in France, i
he must not only pay the tariff levied
against his products, but he must ar
range some method to collect the
amount due to him for his goods.
Naturally, he cannot accept French
currency unless he wants to buy some
thing in France, "because, -obviously,
it is -not usable in Belgium. If the
manufacturer does want to buy in
France, he must require the French
purchaser to pay him in the money
of a third country. Which, under pre
sent conditions, is usually the dollar
or the pound.
It is not surprising that trade bet
ween the European countries lags far
behind that between the forty-eight
states of the American Union. Like
wise, the economic development of the
European area does notcompare with
that which took place on the Ameri
can continent. The full answer may
not be found in the tariffs and cur
rency barriers, but many economists
and political students are convinced
that much of the blame, for a retarded
economy is to be assessed against
these factors.
Recently, Belgium, the Netherlands
and Luxembourg formed a customs
union so that they could exchange
their goods without any money dim
culties. Now, an effort is being made
to extend the boundaries of the Union
so that France and Western Germany
may be included. The idea is sound
and should be broadened to include
most of the nations in Western
Europe. In factr it should be grad
ually extended to include all the na
tions of the earth.
There is, we think, a lesson for the
United States to learn in the history
of its own development and the lesser
development of other areas. We set
the world an example by establishing
nigh tariffs, which led to quota re
strictions, currency controls and other
barriers to. world trade. Now, we are
suggesting to the Western nations of
Europe that they act to permit the
unimpeded flow of trade between
tHem and, if we are logical, we must
be ready to assist in the development
of the world's economy by. joining in
die Jtort Jofacilitate the swapping
of goods and services Detween all peoples.
Those who oppose the removal of
tariffs and other trade barriers gener
ally fear that such removal will injure
their business. This might conceivably
be the result in certain instances, but
what the business men overlook is the
prospect that a greater flow of in
ternational trade will permit them to
make more profits than they now get
through the operation of tariffs, cur
rency controls and other hampering
barriers that stop the flow of commerce.
World War II actually in need of
financial assistance to continue his
education after finishing high school.
The "cause of the parents death is
not a factor in determining eligibil
ity for these scholarships but the de
ceased parent must have been a mem
ber of an American Legion Post in
North' Carolina some time during his
lifetime. ; ' '
There is no special type of applica
tion to file for one of these scholar
ships, but the applicant must be en
dorsed by' the local Legion Post and
must submit a statement from some
person in the community showing
that the applicant is a person of char
acter, ability and ambition.
Deadline' for the filing ,of requests
for one of these' scholarships is mid
night June 30, 1949, and all requests
should be completed and mailed in
plenty of time to reach State Ameri
can Legion headquarters, Box 2509,
Kaleigh, before that date. Further
information may be obtained by con
tacting the local American Legion
rost.
A. M. in St. .Ann's' Catholic Church,
Edenton, stated Father F. J. McCourt,
pastor, who invites everybody to all
aervieea'"";.
.Good Friday April 15, 2:45 to 3:15
P. M., meditation, Seven Last Words
on .he Cross; confessions, 7:30, choir
practice; 8 P. M., Rosary, Way of the
Cross, sermon on "Christ's Crucifixion
and Death," confessions.
, Hqly Saturday, April 16, 7:30 A. M.,
mass, Communion, over in 30 minutes,
Rosary. Confessions, 7 to 7:25 A. M.,
4 to.6, .7:30 to 9:30 P. M.
Easter Sunday, April 17, Holy
Masses at 9 and 11 A. M., each in
cluding sermon on "The Easter Com
munion," followed by Rosary; confu
sions previous.
Farm prosperity is essential to na
tional prosperity, and, at Hint's, to
having something on tho tab',- t
eat.
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Maundy Thursday, April 14. Feast
oi institution of Holy Eucharist will
De observed with the Most Holy Sac
rifice of the Mass startine at 7:30
a. jh. and including Holy Communion.
concluding in 30 minutes, followed by
Kosary, with confessions 7 to 7:25
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Four Scholarships
Four scholarships of $250 each will
be awarded by the North Carolina
Department of the American Legion
for the year 1949-50, it is an
nounced by Legion Department head
quarters.
The scholarships are open to any
son or daughter of deceased Legion
naires of either World War I or
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