The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York • 16

BROOKLYN EAGLE WEDNESDAY MARCH 1y 1950 Heffernan Says SiMl RAY LETTER pJ Slave Labor in Russia Spikes Professor Assails Its Democratic Pretenses of life behind the Iron Curtain the hypocrisy of Soviet pretenses toward ideals of democracy ana freedom the means It has been necessiqr to employ to acquire natural strength Miss Sender's report on the part which forced-labor brigades of men and women to play In the Soviet Vnion's Industrial production Is all the more convincing because It does not stand alone Corroborative evidence has come from many quarters Mystery has surrounded Feb- 1' rrmnn called to my attention This col the fate of many thousands of German umn migipreiau and Ineor- and Japanese prisoners of war who have rectiy reports an article of mine 'You Cant Make Them Loyal Seeietery Charles Brennan la conducting ouch a lively personal lobby for his two-price eubatU tuts for the present farm parity system that he haa great hi trial enactment either it session or In the next i nn Sentiment la slowly thiftir the Senate side at 11' A frequent pariv-r bald and persuasive IVnvi vocate becomes the mt animated and excited cr' slonal groups at every party reception or dim attends' Friends call him "OM pol but he never mem ihi over wests and exp-n volved in- that operaum fact he concedes the riun his neat scheme to tiUreii-existing program -But 8 certain prominent -tor from New England though he represent) de populated consuming an-j wishes he had not iiHiver severe criticism of the wi as "fantastic" In an nf' record talk to an amlien businessmen He fear he have to eat his worn (Tht story of Soviet Russia's reliance upon the labor aUves in building in duatrial power la not the less shocking becauae It ia old Neither ahould it be hrouded in alienee becauae unaur mountable barriers atand in the way of effective action Something may be gained almply from having it known in Moscow that thia crime against civilization rests upon the conscience of the world Soviet Union delegatee and those of the satellites haying walked out of the United Nations Economic and Social Council sessions they did not hear the indictment of slave labor practice? by Mias Toni Sender of the American Federation of Labor They are nevertheless familiar with the sordid story The issue has been before three previous sessions of the council and the Communists have thrown themselves frantically into the task of preventing an on-the-spot investigation always with success They have not however been wholly successful They have not been able to prevent the civilised world from learning something more about the horrors failed to return to their homeland The Baltic States and Poland have been raided to recruit labpr battalions Nonconformists from among the Soviet population have helped swell the ranks They are manning the mines working in the forests building highways aqd railroads The labor of slaves In fact is a major factor In sustaining Soviet economy This fct should be known to the free world and especially to those deluded people who ding to the notion that Communism offers a path to a better way of life That Way' In the Feb 4 edition of the Saturday Evening Post "Heffernan says The State legislature has enacted laws requiring studies of Amertctn history and government In the elementary "My article made no sdeh statement In my article I pointed out that my State Legislature had repealed a law which required the public school teach era to take a course In American history and government or to demonstrate their comprehension of the American Constitution by examination I raised the point that It waa rather meaningless to require the loy- Drive of Red Cross Deserves Support that prospective teach era need have no knowledge of Showed Its Value in LIRR Wreck knowledge their government I sasume that Heffernan overlooked my Two sharply contni-mij tors from farm area agreed In a private confab they-might find it nvrsM support the "Brennan ment" If' 1950 surpluM-i veto the Government's hoi and force a lowering price "It1 sounds crazy to mr Senate Minority lti uu Ol tl 4 si a a THE COUNTRY THE WHIP Keiuieth Wherry of Ntv aa na 1 nibbed his i-hln LETTERS TO THE THE WORLD AFTER THE WAR BY CONSTANTINE BROWN Soviet Naval Movas Strau Need for Strong Fjaot A dramatic demonstration of soma of tha many life-saving and trouble-easing services of the Red Cross was presented on the heels of the terrible Rockville Centre trainwreck That demonstration could well serve to illustrate In human terms what la asked in the annual fund drive of the Brooklyn Chapter of the Red Cross which starts today under the leadership of drew Roscoe The Red Cross sped its Florence Nightingale! to the scene of the disaster and to three nearby hospitals and days later atill had special nurses aiding the- critically injured Volunteer firemen who performed a large part of the rescue work had the benefit of previous Red Cross first-aid training and won praise from doctors for their skill A Red Cross canteen was on tha Job by 3 em bringing coffee and food to cold weary rescuers Cots and blankets were rushed to the hospitals Red Cross social workers In Nassau and Brooklyn contacted families of victims offering transportation and emergency financial aid As always In its disaster relief work the Red Cross turned in an outstanding Job Yet there are many other services equally humane and vital performed by the Red Cross as its daily routine They too go to Illustrate the Importance of the Red Cross to all of us These are things to be borne In mind when the Red Cross volunteer workers approach us for our contribution looks as if he has put spot with it Brennan pro something to everybody Income for the farmer an prices for the people ic cities How can you Iwr as a voteg etteri" "1 am afraid of'it" Senator Cuy Cilietie of ranked as relat'vely con-tlve la economic mad era I admit that it seem catching on with the farm my Brennan is frinkne -aonlfted In admitting tha cannot tefi how his pro would operate Ha adml Wauls SoJa Fountains Farce la Use Fapar Capa To Ik Editor of tki Eagle: This Is a good time to save water by making all soda fountains use paper cups That should have been la force long as a health' measure for I see that places not using paper cups are dunk tag used glasses In a container of dirty water then use some dean water to rinse end set them on a rack to dry partly before the next victim come Those who have minimized Russia as a naval and on the basis of that low estimate -have figured the United Statee could get along without 1 should be teaming now how wrong they are When Jane's Fighting Ships reported Soviet construction of several battleships some months ago it was not regarded generally as reason to reconsider America's retirement of many of Its combat vessels Now however that Russia haa created a separate navy tain-1 carrying out separation of the services while the United Statee is Russian in- ST ta used ixata thi nnul in Then usea the eventual Action on Needed Improvements In Interborough Traffic Links though not even dried The same tub dirty water Is used over -end over again The counter rag la dunked ia It end -wrung ouC the counter wiped off end repeat tentions to compete with the United States In this field of war activity are dear The principles of naval strategy that Admirer Mahan enunciated half a century ago are still good today Come atom 1 bombs hydrogen bombs and even worse the use of the high carriers whose primary mission sees for trade end commerce will be to seek out end destroy of 8 American planning must be turned In the direction of defense against such operations If Russia ia going to' have battleships with which to-bom-bard the American coast a prelud to Ipvutoa nal bw battlnhlpi MM urenn lhllt jm wAM topped th Board cf HmIUv point In order to promote hie own argument did not cite the Federal 1st and De Toquevtlte and Vis count Bryce ae the only texts on American history If Mr Heffernan had read any of these he would know they were texts on American government each a masterpiece for the time In which It was written I era genuinely concerned that no one In our generation has produced one of similar breadth and scope and competence "I am quite familiar with the American historians and political scientists Prescott Flake end Beard Hay Corwin end Hayes If Mr Heffernan had hlmaelf read' these he would know that It was not an electorate that accepted the governmental form of tha Poinding Fathers Thera were jnany 'primers' In the it the constitutional con-debated our new gov mt "The best of these was the Federalist which Is one of the great contributions this country has made la the history of political theory "If Mr' Heffernan would report his American history more accurately he would also point out that only a small percentage of our adult population were eligible to vote in 1787 Mass democracy dkl not confound our Founding Fathers It does our contemporary states' men Today when nearly all of the people can vote It is necessary not only that these people be loyal but that they be politically intelligent I do not oppose the loyalty oath but I in aist that the quality of our gov-1 eminent will depend on an Informed Unfortunately I have mislaid the article which Professor Irish finds 'objectionable If I erred In my treatment of his article td such an extent to bring' on my head ao caustic a reproof from the lectern I sincerely regret the Incident I assure 'Professor Irish I did not do ao because I was "trying to make -a I waa tiylng to find one There la one observation I think my critic will pardon me for discussing When I wrote that 'the Americana who accept ed the Constitution were in the mein unschooled according to modem practice I thought the fact was known to all students of history It Is true the most vigorous opposition to the work of the Convention' came from Patrick Henry The unschooled or the products of the -little Red School house whether electors or not -did recognise the high ability tliat was represented in the Convention and the product of its labors Tacitly end silently or affirmatively and articulately and ahould be finished by May 195L Repairs to the lower roadbed of the Manhattan Bridge have been wisely postponed until after the opening of the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel scheduled before the end of Spring Repairs upper roadways have Increased their efficiency Another easing of the situation has been the recent completion of re-'pair work Including removal of old trolley tracks from the Williamsburg Bridge Nevertheless inconvenience will be unavoidable But the end result should be worth It With repair work completed on the three spans and with the tunnel In operation as well car and truck drivers should be far happier than they have been in maqy years Reconstruction end repair work on Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges will provide a great deal of traffic relief when it la finished Meanwhile unhappily there is going to hie inconvenience Officials in charge have recognized thiz problem and have planned the work program with an eye to keeping the inconvenience at a minimum The Brooklyn Bridge job which will provide ue with two three-lane roadways instead of the present pair of trolley-track-encumbered two-lane roadbeds is to be done one half at a time Thereby motorists will be able to use half the bridge at all times with oneway traffic in the direction of the greater rush The 14-month reconstruction task gets under way next Monday --r- 1 will belong to that power able' to rule the Ou with Its navy Atomic bombs may knock out an -enemy but the occupatlAu of hostile territory requires the movement of troops end supplies on the sea 1 Heretofore the chief Russian threat on the seas has been regarded aa the submarine and American strategy has been directed toward the-development Mrs FLORENCE NIPER Praises Rescue Workers At I Train Wrack To the EdUgr of the Eagle: The sympathy of all peoples goes to the people cm Long Island who lost loved ones In the Island Rail Road wreck We Brooklynites look with deep admiration upon the heroic' unselfish doctors nurses priests ministers policemen firemen and civilians who labored tlrelesaly to free the Injured end uncover the dead 'Their heroism will bo remembered 1 If this frightful catastrophe resulting -In -needless deaths falls to bring about an Improvement on the Long Island Rail Road nothing will outside a miracle -v'- A MANNIX of sure rfiiethodi and weapons forytife destruction of the the enemy fleet' Although our own submarines did a splendid Job in World War II In breaking up -Japanese fleet operations we must expect that the Russians will be able to break up our submarine operations as wa were to defeat the depredations by the German submarines off our coast In 1942 -One axiom of war that has been heavily Impressed onua -Is that It Js the worst kind of thinking to assume the enemy la Inferior For our own good we must assume If any- -thing the Russians can' outdo us Making such an assumption ws will put faith a mart mum effort in whatever kind of operations we undertake We should be grateful to -those Nkvy -men -like Adm Louie Denfeld who have had the courage to aland up end resist the lncuralonr of tha -other branches of the service or effect it here la liquidating urpluaes He dote mO the peat stocks of hen at the outbreak or War II proved to be a am sure ho cur says "that my plan vt tha evil day of still lan pluses Government pu and falling prices A low price will tend to get rid great deal' of the stuff wt ou herd now even gradual baa of foreign mi: Quotas based on our need-prospects will regulate ply more effectively tl can do now: he winds an argument that im hitherto indifferent from industrial areas that you fellows can't or $2 an hour in your beck home on 50-cent and starvation prices farmers for other crow" Incidentally igrl tural spokesmen dismi "Impractical" the prngrar-dumplng surpluses tmwt quentiy advanced by I and good-hearted people-ri -t-Iy- shipment of food to' ward! underdeveloped erty-stricken areas like South -America Africa and the Middle' East Few' of these countriw a satisfactory system for distribution of-perishable modules or even for corn and other product As hts happened will tary material during and the war' end with xbnw hipped under the Plan hey might rot on Un-American Sit-Down Strike Should Not'Be Tolerated snorkel sub plane for which the Russians took over from the Germans Although the Russians ere known to have many more submarines ta operation than the has they are reported to have projected sn undersea fleet' of 1000 submarines But that is mt all Battleships with theU terrific firepower end ability gotten up enemy beaches' for Amphibious operationsliare been added to EASY STREET AND RUGGED ROAD the Soviet" fteetind aircraft and sympathizer-We carriers alsq ere reported to be must have a powerful Navy Included In the projected build now and will have to have a tag program V- more powerful one in the- fu- That fa a truisih the master minds of our national defense soon will have to ree- If Russia Is preparing the kind of navy It would need for amphibious with an eye to an eventual Invasion By EDGAR A GUEST Though Easy Street has costlier' homes thag those on Rugged Road You never see the mamas bring-' y' tag home the grocery load" You never see the papak daily come and go Out burning leaves or cutting These follqwen or dupes of the union-eers should have been evicted from the premises on thg first night told' to go and get some sleep We have had enough of this kind of un-American horseplay in New York City Whether the case be a large one or a small (me no pro-CommunJst union should be given any standing in the court of public opinion There la only one way to handle an outfit of this kind Hold them for downs on every count' and compel them to cany on their activities in true American fashion We have enough trouble with Unele Joe on the international level Most of it came from trying to be nice to a guy who doesn't understand what human- relations mean We should not replat the mistake in dealing with his pigmy stooges here at home GRIN AND BEAR IT By Ulchty grass or shoveling the under tropical auns at enow The sit-down strike of 19 employes of a greeting card company in New York City la not of world-shaking impotence But there are angles to it that call for serious reflection The company plans to move from the city to Catskill Nl The employes refused to quit until they were assured of severance pay So they sat on the packing crates inside the chop without-food or heat for a couple of days until thir demands were met The situation shows up the weakness of small business industrial relations The character of the union involved complicate! the -circumstances The employer haa stated that there Is no severance pay clause in the The company claims that It can not-stand an Increase of $12000 In rent It must move So the displaced employes stage a sit-down strike and de- mand their These rights are defined ia the contract That ip the American way of determining a dtepute of this kind The sensational slwtowri la a publicity stunt to attract attentidn and to gain undeserved sympathy for the strikers They have no more right to take over the property of the employer "by park- shipping point In the The packaging proce'iM shipping problems are cufable On Rugged Road the day begins at ilx or seven am But no one's up on Eaay Street voters or non-yotera their That's piuch too soon for White most Administr 1 them i -teaderrfi Capitol Hill ent made It possible for Edward Meade Earle of the Princeton Institute toh Advanced Study to say ta hie Introduction to the Issue of the Federalist -at' my elbow "end It la when the mamas shopping notable exception of Sp go 'driven In a gam Rayburn proclaim carv -'A -r "C'aupportof FEPC and othrt To walk -two blocks for meat rights legislation in end bread would bq two tax bill already pas-i blocks too fan-- House Inlying a slow also true that the people of United States as a result of the Honors lor Mr Schanzor the success of the Philadelphia Convention did ordain and establish a Constitution: on Two honors within the space of a few days hays made this a'busy and rewarding week for Albert Schanxer Both appointmeftf by Mayor Dr Brady Says: as a city1 magistrate-and in- tag ih tiie' plant all night than sulfation as president of the Men's Club' would to tike the greeting cards an of Brooklyitr-were well-deserved death la the Senate the women- Cominlttee It is Senate folk acroas tha fence will Resolution 34 -'chat Thta measure was a But those who dwell on Easy by aimnet a two-to-one 'v Street are much too the House fast year ntal proud tor that fifth 'time that Federal Good neighboring on Easy1 of the cost -of voting Street' Is taarceiy done proved In the lower it ML fifth Senate Judldaty Without: an invlution they mlttee handling thia 'would think' It rude to 'last met on it on June iVv call'V' It action -I-- nitely" Though It ta? tike on Easy- StTeeU when gll said1 and done' -'A 1 bodrl QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS No Medicinal Iodiafe I believe I reed that you have -r Mr Schanxer haa zhown hie abilities as a public servant In numerous of-fleet He has been Assemblyman' City Councilman and a State Appeal Com- missioner In the field uf community activities he waa a founder of the Brooklyn Region of the Zionist Organization of Americi and a former president of the Brooklyn Jewish Big Brother and Big Sister Association Mr -Schanxer should make a good magistrate and a fine leader qf the' eelTtiietn on the curbstone to gain the severance pay they are claiming i If any real rights are being violated wwe have legitimate courts to handle the 'Vcase The whole technique of the strike ggests Communistic tactics union fa Lon 65-of the Whole- sale and Warehouse Worejs of inerica Its record is one of continued i v'pro-Communist activity Tha V'gaya them the bounce even before the purge of this Commits had started in tha a say the folks Ri never advocated taking medU dnar iodine MrsCB' Answer-That Is beet left to the Judgment of your phyti- clan I advocate only a hiinute nutritional quantity of the quantity every child 10? adult should get in-his -dr her' daily food andor water Send stamped self-addressed enveb ope and ask dipping pteeseV MMf JtSfegB Tha vtalF Mitlr ifiA I OROEVUb mu imb The way they ylalt back and forth to' ahare their Joys i in 1 and 'woea-' Club.