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mi. rot HI HO, HI HO, TO WORK WE GO! Qfo 18 46--A Century of Community COMMENT AND OPINION By the Editors How Can Nations Avoid New War? New Power in '46 Bell Sees Pertinent Likenesses Between Last Year and Post-War I By the Public Writer Urges Advertising Of Recreation Survey Shows United Nations Confidence Up nr croHor. gaixit. DjkW Aw ImttttiM 4 ti ml. PRINCETON.

N. The United Nations starts o.T the r.ew yrars In greatly rhanred almofpkere cf public opinion in this country. For the Brt time In uM months ef poll.rx, the Intt.tute rinds thai more petle satisfied witn the rf'f et cf the U. N. than are du.atu..ei.

At one pbint. lait July, a sub stantial majority of those ex frett Despite the fact that the Gallup poll shows 54 percent of United States citizens with an opinion on th subject are satisfied with, progress being made by the United Nations, leaders in this country and the world still lack sufficient faith to trust U-N with solution of world problems. Ths tendency is to back up efforts to strengthen tJ. N. wih sufflcien national military force to meet any eventuality.

All the big nations of the world and many scaall ones, says World Report, are finding it necessary to draft men for their armed forces cearly a year and a half after the end of the war. Most of them, the magazine says, plan to continue some form of military conscription Indefinitely. Great Britain, though traditionally opposed to peacetime conscription, will continue her wartime draft until Jan, 1, 1949 and will then inaugurate a peacetime draft calling for service of 18 months for all young men between the ages cf 18 and 25 for six years in the reserve after that. Trance is to have compulsory service for all physically It young men. The French plan calls tor service of a year to 14 months with a 20 year reserve status.

China has a loosely Craft-ridden conscription plan. Russia is demobilizing at a rapid rate but she still has what is believed to be the largest army in the world consisting cf an estimated four million men. The Soviets also have compulsory service for all youths. Other countries with some form of conscription in peacetime include Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Argentina. nr no ti p.tu.

NXX YOllK In a-crre a( rr so rrary t-rcreaa A wae cf ti r.M after t- ni W. rid wr. Trere were Social Co err.rr.rts err here, at I st.3 rrrr.e-r.Ur tr riter en wa.ls cf mar.y csr ta'j. "Sscui-tm a on tfte marth." There was alo a irxr cf n-R-'-rn, arvi ef tve Tre F.rd arxy had adrxd cf VTarta. It.t en when t-e S- were ry te rve 1 ef lMi.l.U Oa.

Weyrand. Jn t'e avft l.ti -t cf a-vJ lUtir.i rr.Lred. western state-ren cotere-d evli it when they U.M te Utxn. el. rt rl that l-ietal.

rret.e srd part.es cc a U-e Red Zm Jrrra the It was tne VtX a trrtt cf jrc.xereti fv-r warrrv-iers ar.l rrral over th ccr. Tie German cT-crV caste ha tt its en? era re.X the Ce ciVrr. r' ard Ce urper clanes at a were ta raa-c. and It was ecru. ed la a tealen er.rrry.

Ureoter. yesterday's harprrei to the susnchett ef eomrr.ur.jrn. rats No cr.e could see sr.y re! dirxer 1 amr.st.ea that th war. On t.e centrary. all tve imall "ewr-tenauw" trrs that were fonzei in fTrr.er ere-ry lU'es were ing an cp.mon on the indicated dosa tit faction.

Today, the wcicht of pin ion is one the other side. The change has taVrn rise only within recrr.t week, foe as late as November the poll found the country still taking a dim view of the accomplishments of the U. N. The trend ef sentiment Is shown In the following polls. "Are satUfWd ee dKa.

I Bed with the retrrt that the failed Nations has made date?" Rati- DUvat. Ived ttV4 eHn. May, ltit 5ri Jaly ZC 49 Nee 27 41 JS TOllAY 15 31 If the vote Is confined Just to those expressing crinicn, with the undecided eliminated, the trend would te ai follows: Vote ef The With OrlnUnv 80th Congress Must Decide Grand Duke Here in '72 we.cerr.ed as cf la crier. t.v.e fouT.dat:c was la 1 fr t.at hsl r.o r.arr.e st jet, t-t tat Uur bece krewa at fawjm, T.e jear 1J aeen a wrrlf wle ef It Ui erly ta jrecie tv.e rat errerr-Irg. tut it It cb.cw t-t t-'e beaten f-rre rrart.n are re-ej irrerfJi.

Facjra Old Settlers Ball Held 50 Years Ago le rrxd.f.ri, if. at te ell fai' Editor, The Vantagraph: If the public became aware of the profit from the liquor traffic, the tragedies resulting from drink, men and women in psychopathic wards, and the medical alcoholics, they would give liquor some-competition by advertising themselves. To take the place of dimly lighted dance halls, taverns and road-aide establishments, where liquor is sold, we would all work harder for more attractive youth centers, and advertise interesting and social gatherings without the aid of alcohol. Producers and processors of milk and cream "would get together and devote whole pages of a newspaper, and show the public a glass of milk instead of alcohol. Let them know the nutritional value of milk and its products.

Let them know milk will lower the dentist and doctor bill. Let youth know and see the truth about alcohol. They are intelligent and will listen to facts. LEONARD KELLEY, Lexington. Building Peak Expected in 1948 CHICAGO.

U.R) Year after next is the soonest that this nation can hope to surpass previous records in the production of housing, according to the United States Savings and Loan league. The league's committee on trends and economic policies, reported on a survey which, it said, indicated that approximately 950,000 new dwellings will be constructed In 1948. which will be more than the 937,000 units put up by the industry during the peak year of 1925. The committee further suggested that beginning with 1949, the building industry in the U. S.

can produce a million new homes. Navy Pontoons Make Harbor EUREKA, CALIF. (U.R) A novel recreation harbor is being planned here by the use of 709 surplus one ton navy pontoons old by the war assets administration. The steel pontoons, which are 6x7x5 feet, were used originally by the navy as floating docks. They will enclose a recreation harbor, in the bay adjoining the city.

Fastened together in sets of four, and filled with crude oil, so they will float, above the water. item cf re-t- after Hit. ar i at A rrr.eS LVe rr.et-Wi ef rait to the Ha-Carara sr.l Ita.ra. It lock years fcr a r.eir ra'te-a cf fe to be elaborate, r.t -n wis la la Uv.e first to jeart af'er the treat war. Utile Nail" lee.

tee the Grand Duke Alexis and party. The train stopped about 10 minutes, but only as the train pulled out did Alexis appear on the rear platform and acknowledge the salutations and cheers of the people. It is understood that the duke is to go on a buffalo hunt on the plains with Gen. Sheridan and others. Jan.

6, 1872 An improved farm of 160 acres, four miles southeast of Chenoa, was sold a few days ago to a Bloomington man for $33 per acre in money. Jan. 8, 1872 Peter Folsom. In addition to his many other funds of information, has devoted considerable attention to the science of numismatics: for 25 or 30 years he has been collecting coins. In this collection Is an old Roman coin, made about the year Zli B.

Hit American coins axe complete from 1793 to the present tune, except for 1799. Jan. 1872 The liable Messrs. Payne and McKisson. situated on South East street destroyed by fire, which had gained considerable headway before it was discovered.

The ruble doors were locked and nine horses belonging to the busline had been smothered by the smoke. In a short time the entire building and all its contents were burned. Jan. 11, 1872 Bloomington Scientific aodation meets this evening at Mr. Liter's room.

school building, at 7:33 o'clock. Discussions will be conducted on plants and how they grow, also upon the microscope and its uses. The 80th Congress will come face to face with the same issue in this country which has traditionally opposed peacetime compulsory training. The Selective Service act is due to expire in XIarch. The army has recruited more than a million volunteers since the war ended and it has been the hope of both army leaders and citizens that the future requirements can be met through volunteer enlistments.

There was a decided slackening of enlists late in 1946, however, and tew draft calls were issued primarily to stimulate more men to volunteer. "While the army has been pushing for a volunteer army, the War department has never let up in its campaign for compulsory military training. The Public Relations division of the department has just issued a 24 page pamphlet trumpeting for peacetime conscription. It an-ewers the charge that conscription would cost this country more per year than we now spend en all kinds of public education from kindergarten through college by pointing out that this huge amount is less than the cost of three days td fighting in World War II. It is reasonable to expect public sentiment for peacetime conscription to want as we get farther away from the war.

That Is the belief of the military and that reasoning was back of the Intense drive for legislation before the war ended. These Items of 25, 50 and 75 years ago were gathered from the files of The Pantagraph by the staff of the McLean County Historical society. 25 YEARS AGO. Jan. 6.

1922 Fred Becker is shot by robbers, who meet him as he arrives at his home on South Mason street. Three shots were fired into his body. Mr. Becker lies at the point of death. Jan.

6, 1922 In answer to an were a year sis to SalUrVd Dtaun6e4 Mar. 19 f-0 July Jl 11 Nr 29 41 TODAY SI 4 The chanced attitude it undoubtedly a rejection ef the pre cress made during the r.a! weeks cf the U. N. r.on last month, when many rrohlrrr-t uat had hung Cre were settled an I when the Russian c'elecates showed a gi rater spirit ef agreement and co-c jeratioa than hal been the rase before- In rrevtous poll veterans ef World War II were one cf the mcst utspckm group in expressing dusatifactit with the U. N.

They felt that "there Is too much bickering and ruing" and that the world's statetrnen were not keeping faifli with the soldiers who had ctven their lives on the battle front to make wctli peace possible. Torlay veterans eueV.Uw.rl ry the Institute shew tar Ins ever the progress cf the U. N. the trar f-r ef early tert-e. tT the lr.j.1 F-t all rer-r fr-- tr.ii.-a'e that we ae -e i f.Vrj er.t the re-ercerarere ef r.i: tn.

Ari st te en cf the year, we an frr iV.t "Lttle Nar-s," hate sla kts cf Narl cT--eti Ia ty drt. titsl trs-M tf.re courts at al they e-r It is ferriei la rvCry Nations Should Look at Record Russia Traditionally For Disarmament Dr. Edgar Jones Lauds Work of Jake Hasbrouck Consistency Not Found in View On Race Problem German las tat arqu.f.el ty c-r ewurts ee ttleaie! frm e.x detention ca 'all jv? te triel trter German law. Ar 1 we t-ae -r-e Afer-'ai tra.t-rs tli t-l it if t- eur trr-. ws.r: ttn the Ksrl ffiht aXi.r.'t Fi a.

Arrf t-m It G.llart. tetter krn st "At Fally." whj ra. 1 ty Asterurafts anl wh t-at J-tt f.ten sa In wKri i sU te -Cl t-sr trwre elur.rf the war. I'aet le It nay te that ii.it a. t--n 57 years In ite.

ef rti-'e fr t-e Stages. F.t se tuvs ryfn.tef ur.f -ftal f.st. Je t.r-e 1 tra.1 sra tt tr te lira a cv cf te e- f-al liter tefi rr.e. There a Grr-aa can eta at tr-e ttt the r-e a parliamentary expression cf the revolt of the colored world against the white world. Our own delegation d.d not surpurt the resolution, no doubt haing the embarrassed conviction that it would be Inconsistent to crit.cue another nation for policies remarkable BY RELNIIOLD MEBUHR.

At the recent meeting of the general assembly of the United Nations there occurred an interesting minor drama which reveals FJ' IVtVirt Jet. fomtr rs'e cf le Uthfrrd this to lw kfe Jscob lajrrofcc. Jctrr cf The It cr-pca'cd Dr. Jees mvi-peper CdiJor. BY tilt.

EDGAR IHUITT JOSt. ml 1 att aL how important the race Issue has become in the whole problem of creatine a world community. Mrs. Fandit, the 1 a te from India and sister of the Indian leader, Nehru, presented a resolution which Against the backdrop of what amounts to a world armament race is the Russian proposal for worldwide disarmament before U. N.

Allen W. Dulles sheds some light on the traditional Russian disarmament stand in the January issue cf Foreign Affairs. He takes due account of Russia's effort in 1927 to embarrass capitalistic countries as stated in the Sixth Congress of the Communist International that "disarmament and the abolition of war are possible only with the fall of capitalism." But, said Mr. Dulles, "this is r.ot by any means the whole story. Those who heard Mr.

Litvinov--and I was among them could not but be impressed with the fact that he was interpreting to us the striving of the Russian people find an assurance of peace in the face of the terrible menace which was looming before them." In his statement before the plenary conference cf the League of Nations in 1932 Mr. Litvinov aid, "The task of the hour is not the repetition cf any attempts to achieve some reduction of firmaments or war budgets but the actual prevention of war with the creation of effective security against war. This task can be carried cut only by means of total and general disarma-rnent-' Henry L. Stimson writing also in the January Foreign Affairs sounded the same note when he aid: "We as well as our enemies have contributed to the proof that the central moral problem is war and its its methods. That, in brief, is the background as the 80th Congress prepares to come to grips with the universal military training proposals here.

Which Course Shall United States Follow? and not sink if they spring a leek, the pontoons will form a floating gangway 10 feet wide. Ole Olson Plays Joke on Sister PERU, IND. U.R) Mr. Olga Young got a ticket for ing a car in a "no parking" zone. She refused to pay the charge.

"I don't own a car," she told the traffic authorities. Police led her to a shiny new automobile, parked on a downtown street. They told her it was a gift from her brother, Ole Olson cf "Hell-rapoppin fame. Ole sent her the car as a surprise for his sister. As an added "gift," he asked the cops to make the surprise presentation." Prices to Drop, Food Chief Says R.

Nlebuhr inquiry concerning the fastest run ever made between Chicago and Bloomington, it is believed to have been made by Engineer E. Detrick when he took train No. 8, the Nostop Special from Bloomington to Chicago in two hours and seven minutes, with nine cars. Jan. 6, 1922 On the walls of the Withers Home are some valuable steel engravings brought there by Miss Mattie Pennington, a member of the home.

One of them is that of Abraham Lincoln, mounted on a beautiful black horse evidently just arriving at his home in Springfield and receiving the greetings of his friends and neighbors. Another is a valuable picture of Lincoln seated. Jan. 7, 1922 Do you remember when letter carriers delivered mail on horseback in Blooming-ton? It was the custom to carry a horn and blow it in front of the house where mail was to be delivered. Jan.

9, 1922 "Joe Goodman" famous race horse is dead. He was one of the fastest handicap race horses in the country, owned by William Mikels of Carlock. His earning capacity was in the neighborhood of $5,000 per year. He ran his last race at Cleveland, where he holds the track record. Jan.

11, 1922 W. L. Moore is elected president of the Peoples bank. 50 YEARS AGO. Jan.

7, 1897 Tuesday night was an old settlers ball at Columbian hall in McLean, which included persons of the ages between 50 and 100 years. An orchestra from Peoria furnished the music. Mr. Abel Larison, 75 years old, Atlanta, Illinois, took the prize, a silk hat, for the oldest person on the floor. Jan.

7. 1897 In a letter to the editor, Mr. George P. Brown discusses 'Our Public Schools' in pertinent way. Jan.

8, 1897 Vice President Stevenson announced that he will pend several months In southern California. He will go to Los Angeles as soon as his term expires, but will keep his permanent home and law practice at Bloomington, Hlinois. Jan. 8, 1897 A design for a magnificent mausoleum for Judge Scott has been accepted. The tomb will be erected of the heaviest granite in the eastern part of the Bloomington cemetery and will be unlike any of the vaults in this city.

Jan. 9, 1897 Daughters of Revolution hold important meeting at the home of Mrs. J. Taylor. The special object of the gathering was to make a change in regard to the time of holding election of officers.

Jan. 9, 1897 Nearly all the Protestant churches in this city are taking steps to improve the standard of their music. Church leaders have discovered that good singing is a very potent factor in attracting people on Sunday. Jan. 11, 1897 Despite the talk about hard times there are evidences once in a while that they are-not so hard.

The receipts from the Chicago and Alton railway sta fdle.l th crdrrs ef tv -n er e-t. an! that they were the Narl party st Si If Al 5 ally It r- er H.Jers d'ft. why ef 0-uan we en f-lw tr esar-r It tr.t m-w to lhr lva? the Aer-zar tae i r-n. a- -jt the ta tern era Jtasy ef Ital.an wc r. h.aie J.t for rf iia-" r-e.

They r.ut fl ty le r- a' restore ef whs are w.ll.fi tJ af. 1 ffir. fi. Veaan st weU at t- i Ge-rr-aa ari an h.u'e la st tr-re a p.il-c what Ata tts s-i 12 her in'erv: The the Ueta. we tv'.

tat ll.tler'a teat srl se ev-reft. I Js avl are leaijfi the wtcrll Is Tennesseean Invents Robot Theater Usher ItY Itf t. 1H til K. a t-e un wh tays le rah. rally y-erran-caZf similar to our own.

lUiad en Kerne Imbcs. It is generally bcheted that Field Mai hall Smut. lciv.e ha great prestige, lost some of the aura of greatness which has enveloped bun, in this encounter. At any rate, he did not play as large a part in the assembly as was expected of turn. Th may be proof of the fact that certain consistency on all issues cf democracy may have become a prerequisite for leadership on any particular issue.

None cf us are, cf course, ever perfectly consistent. We have this country. champions economic justice who are bLnd to issues of racial Justice and vice versa. But it is rrobabSy true thai it will become increasingly difficult for any man or nation to assume leadership in the cause cf a community nations if his cr Its record on the problem cf community between peoples Is in obvious contrad.ct;on to general principles of jmt.ee. Cops Fail, But SPCA Net Works COVINGTON.

KY. CUF The Society for lrevention ef Cruelty to Animal, d.d a Job where the police failed. For three days and nights, a small female terrior stood guard over her fallen rUynuie and blocked all attempts by police to remove her or her which had been struck by a hit run driver. The SPCA was and removed both df3. TTee ued a net on the "watchdog" art finished the Jh three after the police hat been called.

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lie began st a reporter wer.t from pwit to pl ur.t.l te teaxr.e editor of er.e cf tie mo tsnvu.s small city rscair'Pcrs in Arneta. Jake was a q.et. ur.au um.cx fellow who went sV--t town pcaklr.c every Uxty h-t r.ct fann r.fi cn or patror.u.r.e a l.v-ir.x souh He wai st every d.r.ner. conference. cencr.tn ef busy ever sr.tlri ri, but net ta'JUrf ary tr.cre than tn r.eceiary.

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sel-l-tn I.rrerine kf fi tn any rt unless there wat tews thereabouts. Jake was a factual writer, with an uncanny capacity f-r t-e straight away tyle. rr.r'e and forceful. He wst Mstorixaily minded and belr.r a rei.t-.t ef the Lincoln country te knew Ln-roln and the rr.en who wun iruHe hiVry en the e' e.z' Jul ria? Das4 Jpe Fell, thenar 4 5eit. Governor Oleiby.

and ethers ef that cnzaclr.fi circle. Jake tn an uprlfiht minded, renerc-ut. Jut. and kind, a man wh reter a fun eer ar.ytx!y er thtr.fi. whi w-rnte reamt cf e'ean.

clear crry wh.ch te l.rv ti men welcomed as the bee the clover. The day carre to Jake, at It mut to mt rr.rt.. ret. re from h.t work. They rate a d.nr.er and r.ftt.

Jake tc-cer'-ed calmly and eratefu.rr. a few years te tu'eral sketches It tit eld rarer, wh were eafierly tead. Then cr J. HaMu'k. Itrf rre e-t 17 ft The W.vKn.' fir on.

sirred aeay st ej--; at te had l.ved Into that lanl where all a-1 the mourners wer.t abewt the slreeU. tit turrei hlhy would have placed the United Nations on record as condemning the racial laws of the Union of South Africa. According to these laws Asiatics are not allowed to own property and are subject to other disabilities. The leader of the South African delegation -was. of course, the famous Field Marshall Smuts, whose moral and political prestige throughout the democratic world is very great and who has a particularly high standing in the United Nations as practically the only person who participated in the founding of both the League of Nations and the United Nations.

He is a "world statesman" of a stature which usually prompts comparison with Wood row Wilson. Some Contradiction. But Smuts was at a great disadvantage when dealing with the resolution, presented by Mrs. Pandit; for the fact is that the Union of South Africa is a white man's aristocracy set into a black man's continent. Its racial problems are therefore even more tragic than anything we know in America.

Smuts assured Mrs. Pandit that his country was trying to solve Its problems "according to Christian principles" whereupon Mrs. Pandit replied that there was some contradiction in this pretension, since Christ, it he sought to come to South Africa, would be excluded as an "Asiatic." It was not necessarily this argument which clinched the debate against Smuts. More likely Mrs. Pandit's resolution secured a majority vote because all nations touched by "color," particularly our South American neighbors, voted for it.

welcoming it as an instrument for expressing their resentment against the dominance of the white man in the council of nations. It was, other words. The nations of the world are, in effect, going along with U. N. but they are keeping their powder dry at the same time.

Shall this country follow their lead? If so, shall it break with tradition and conscript a peacetime army, or shall it continue to raise the needed manpower through voluntary enlistments? This might be done through even greater inducements in the way of salary and benefits. Or shall the United States throw its main tnSuence into the scales in favor of preventing war by making disarmament effective? This, according to Mr. Dulles, can be done because it was being done by the League of Nations until Hitler, seeing the pending effectiveness, sabotaged the League Disarmament conference. Shall we exert our full strength in favor of building upon the landmark of international law established at Nuremberg? It was proved there that those guilty of aggressive war are criminals who can be brought to justice. It is not an easy decision to make.

Expedients ere so tempting! The decision must be made, however, and followed diligently. Our whole domestic and foreign policy must turn upon that judgment. History could well record the lact that war or peace in our time will have been determined by action of the 80th Congress. And what the 80th Congress does will depend largely upon the intelligent understanding of the issues, or the lack of it, here in the 17th district and all the other congressional districts of the land. NEW YORK.

U.R) Food prices are at their peak and they should drop early next year, according to Paul S. Willis, president of the Grocery Manufacturers of America. Willis told a hearing of the New York state legislative committee on nutrition that "greater quantities of food and lower in price" could be expected in 1947, if the food industry had industrial peace. Citizens Decide How Much Tax MEDFORD, MASS. U.R) If taxes go up in this city, there probably won't be much kicking.

Watching costs go up, Mayor Walter Lawrence decided not to boost taxes without a go ahead sign. So he sent a letter to all of the city's taxpayers, asking in effect: "Should we raise the taxes, and, if so. how much?" William Gilbert in 1600 set the foundation for the discovery of radio when he conceived of the earth as a great magnet with magnetic poles and a field of force about it. s- 1 fi I ts a U't a'e -rr -t il t- e- rt. 5-rr--e.

yr en fe s-4 ef fin, er l-fi a tt in a e- 'tt, er c-n rt fi't ef a-. I fift tv rT. W.IL I -n ef Ch ha I wv te t. -kt r.r jf FJf ef t- -t tt te-5 "trt fe t-eth a-'al lcl.er C.t".J fe i i ret ir-- I rra.l Is t'-i-frfn a tea-t ray. i a cv-Uap lie tray.

tat i fcr an av -e fiat fr-? sr a to e-rrrartrre-t ttte s-1 says he hat Id a. -a! iff at Is cn. D.t a -t ef wt ts r.iit up I rhjr-s s-4 errer in c-oft testa. i.t rr5r uther ner.tcn than er fi'At. cf iet it e-.

w-t1 a ra-l Kart w.tn ef te tati en ei r'a r.e! ta i-i-r-vr. "At a tet ee-r it it est i ty a a vn t. tt. A r'f Ca-kerei th.eater j.tt as tzt t-- tion In this city for December exceeded those of December, 1895 by more than $2,000. 75 YEARS AGO.

Jan. 6, 1872 About 2,500 people assembled yesterday afternoon at the Chicago and Alton depot to.