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By Walter She ad
WNU Corrtponditi
WNU Washinzton Bureau,
1616 Ere St.. N. W.
The ‘New Capitalism’
As Johnston Sees It
p' RIC A. JOHNSTON, retiring
• L ' president of the United States
chamber of commerce let loose a
veritable atomic bomb in his swan
song at the recent annual meeting
of the chamber at Atlantic City. He
outlined the course he thinks capi
talism must follow, if it is to survive
in this country.
And today as a result, while thou
sands of businessmen and farmers
and laborers hail his speech as one
of the finest expressions of progres
sive thought of the day . . . oth
ers are still holding their heads in
utter horror at the blasphemy which
dropped from his lips . . . these
are the monopolistic standpatters of
the NAM, some of the frozen apos
tles of special privilege in their
plush chair club windows . . . some
of the fat reactionaries of the house
and senate . . . the lobbyists
against the peoples’ interests and
the backward-lookers and normalcy
advocates.
Johnston's denunciation of capi
talism as we know it in this country
was complete and all-inclusive, and
his concept of a new capitalism
as fresh and revitalizing as a spring
shower. And the evidence is all
about us that unless and until capi
talism pulls itself up into a pro
gressive power it will die in our
country as it has died a waning
death in Europe. Here are some of
Johnston’s concepts:
Capitalism must change from
a monopolistic concentration of
power and influence in the hands
of the few into a competitive eco
nomic system designed for the
enrichment of the many and
not to make a few men rich.
The whole process of thinking of
capitalism for the privileged few
must be raised to a plane where re
sponsibility to the public interest is
the key word. . . .
We must choose between the old
capitalism that holds it has a closed
and perfect system resting on con
gealed and untouchable dogmas
. . . against organized labor, against
government activity, against com
munity planning . . . and the new
which must be a human institution,
vibrant and evolutionary, capable of
constantly adjusting itself to new
conditions, justified by its works in
stead of its words.
4 A Tool of the People 4
We must change from the old
standpat conception of capital
ism where people were merely the
inert tools of the system to the new
or progressive conception where the
system is a tool in the hands of the
people.
We must change from the old
concept where man ran rough
shod over the rights of others, to
the new where the individual
is a free agent but not a free
hooter, where man is more im
portant than the machine or the
products of the machine . . .
where the primacy and dignity
of man come first . . .
We must turn from the old capi
talism to recognize the supremacy
of the individual and to recognize
that modern mass production soci
ety has caused individuals to band
together for their well being into
unions, corporations, farm organi
zations, the co-operative, trade as
sociations and professional soci
eties.
We must learn that these volun
tary but powerful organizations are
the core of America’s new capital
ism, but they must be regulated . . .
the ideal way is a maximum of
self-regulation and a minimum of
government regulation setting up
fair rules of the game. ...
Really e.qual Opportunity
Our new capitalism calls for
competition, not in the nostalgia of
the good old days of dog-eat-dog,
but with a basic ingredient of equal
opportunity . . . and there can be
no equal opportunity without fair
competition. We must turn from the
old monopolistic competition which
throttled competition of the little fel
low to the new competition which
provides opportunity for ideas, think
ing, for inventive minds, which
holds prices reasonable, makes bet
ter living, stimulates, but never
stymies opportunity.
The new capitalism must
mean greater diffusion of the
good things of life, more people
owning more things, the enrich
ment of the many, and not to the
goal of making a few men rich.
We are for a great middle
class economy which means
fewer people at the top and few
er at the bottom . . .then what’s
the matter with a decent mini
mum wage? ,
Wa say we really want to see
more diffusion of the good things of
the world . . . then what’s wrong
with profit sharing? What’s wrong
with giving workers a real incentive
to produce more for their own prof
it .. . more people buying more
things so you can make more things
which more and more people can
buy . . . that’s what it would mean.
p NUMBER of new arguments
and debates have arisen that
call for further dissection and dis
cussion before the cases are dis
missed.
They might be rated in this or
der—
No. 1—What effect will the new
union have on baseball and what
job can it do?
No. 2.—What are the prospects
ahead for Messrs. Mauriello and
Woodcock?
No. 3—How does one account for
the Yankee team batting average of
.236, on a par with the hitless won
ders—the White Sox of 1906—and 32
points below the Phillies of 1946?
Starting with No. 1, there is noth-
ng any union can do about the re
serve clause, since
baseball is a com
petitive matter But
for all of that, the
reserve clause
shouldn’t give big-
league clubowners
the power to keep
good ball players
over time in minor
leagues, which so
many of them do.
Also a ball player
certainly deserves
a good section of
his purchase price when sold to an
other club. Also a ball player good
enough to be moved up to a major-
league job among the 500 major-
league survivors deserves a mini
mum salary not below $5,000 a
year. A holdout also deserves a
fairer court than he is getting to
day. Against this, a badly run union
can do more than a slight amount
of damage. This is an intricate
affair that requires careful consid
eration.
Moving along to query No. 2, the
two main weak spots attached to
Bruce Woodcock are inexperience
in the way of tough competition and
lack of ring aggressiveness. The
British champion has his share of
courage and boxing skill. He can
also punch. But he has spent too
much of his time against set-ups
who could neither throw a punch
or take one. He must learn, against
better fighters than he met before
Mauriello, how to continue an at
tack, once started.
The No. 3 Heavyweight
Tami Mauriello is probably the
best heavyweight left below Louis
and Conn. Soft living and overeat
ing haven’t helped him any. He
was equipped to be a far better
fighter than he is today. At the age
of 22 he could still be a much better
fighter by removing surplus suet
from his system through the brand
of reconditioning that Tunney,
Dempsey and Louis brought to the
game.
With Tami it is largely a ques
tion of how hard he wants to work
and train in order to be ready for
one of the best openings any 22-
year-old ringman ever knew.
This is entirely np to Mauriello
—what price he is willing to pay in
the way of hard work.
This brings us to the case of the
Yankees, one of the season’s major
mysteries to date.
I saw them at spring training
around St. Petersburg. The one
worry that Joe McCarthy, Larry
MacPhail or anyone else never
faced was lack of the punch.
The old ash furniture was all in
place. What pitchers were going to
curb or suppress a batting order
that included Joe DiMaggio, Charlie
Keller, Tommy Henrich, Phil Riz-
zuto, Nick Etten and Johnny Lin-
dell, Joe Gordon, Snuffy Stirnweiss,
the A. L. batting champ of 1945?
Also Bill Dickey, one of the most
dangerous hitters of all time in any
clutch.
A Gang of Sluggers
You had to admit this looked to
be one of the hardest hitting lineups
from top to bottom that baseball
has known in many years. Their
busy bats wrecked Panama and lat
er on left a debris of battered fences
and shattered palms and palmettos
through Florida against big-league
pitching.
A, least five from this group were
potential punchers from .300 to .350.
The others were above the .290
mark. To find only one .300 hitter
in this group — Charlie Keller—
must be classed among the major
upsets of the year.
One answer—too much spring
baseball, causing batting eyes that
should be clear and keen in late
May to be already stale and jumpy.
They’ll work out of this later, but
so far the Yankees have paid a
costly price when it comes to the
rather important matter of base hits
through the first part of the season.
• * *
International Polo
What’s the chance for internation
al polo on the old scale this summer
or early fall? Pete Bostwick, who
served for three years with the cav
alry and tank corps, and a live wire
in polo, thinks there’s a pretty fair
chance ahead against either Mexico
or Argentina, or both.
“Why not?” asks Pete. “We al
ready have the basis for a good polo
team in Stu Iglehart, Mike Phipps,
Cecil Smith and some others. We
also have some pretty fair polo
ponies on hand
Grantland Rice
Women's World
Last Year’s Slacks Offer
Material for Gored
Skirts
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'T'AKE a good last look at last
year’s summer slacks when you
trot them out with your summer
wardrobe. If there’s enough good
material in them, they can easily
be converted into a lovely •skirt fit
ted just for you.
The twill, serge, linen or butcher
linen out of which many warm
weather slacks are made is nice
material for sewing. The gored
skirt which, is a simple basic style
can easily be cut from the slacks
and is simple to sew.
Your most important points to
consider in making this type of skirt
is smooth fitting for waist and hips.
The waistband should be firm but
not tight. If it is too loose, the skirt
will constantly twist.
When you make the placket for
the skirt, take care! It should stay
closed smoothly to give an unbroken
hip line. It’s another of the secrets
of success in making a skirt. Zip
pers now are available, and it is
easy to make a skirt with one fitted
in. Or, your slacks might even have
a zipper on them that could be used
to an advantage in the remodeled
skirt.
If the fabric you are using is
light enough, you might find the
gathered skirt more attractive.
Straight lengths of material are
gathered, making the popular dim-
dly type that the younger set like
so well.
Rip Slacks Apart
Before Cutting.
Since you want the best fit pos
sible in the skirt, it would be best
to rip the slacks apart carefully,
using razor edge (being sure not to
cut the precious fabric) or a small
scissors. After this is done, wash
and dye the fabric, if necessary,
and carefully iron out all the creases
so that you have a smooth cutting
surface.
The skirt is started at the waist
line—if it is a gathered type, or the
If you have an old pair of slacks . ..
seams of the gores, if it is that
type. After these are sewed, the
skirt* is fitted at the side seams.
Baste these first, then try on be
fore sewing permanently to see if
the skirt fits properly.
After this work comes the bind
ing at the top and the placket. All
this is best basted in before sewing
permanently to assure perfect fit
ting throughout. Do use pins be
fore you baste, and press the fabric
whenever necessary to assure easy
sewing.
When the skirt is completely fin
ished, you are ready to ilo the hem.
Slip the skirt on—and use the kind
of shoes you will wear with it, as
this will determine to a great ex
tent how long the skirt will be.
Soft elbow cuffs and the new
pushed up sleeves that have the
look of studied carelessness are
much in the news. These are par
ticularly noticeable on blouses.
Looking for all sorts of femi
nine frills on hemlines. Eyelets and
lace are popular, but if you go in for
more tailored things, you will want
different colored contrasting bands
for edging.
Crinoline Days
A crinoline note femininity
creeps into the play scene in
this two-piece bathing suit of crisp
white celanese beach cloth and jer
sey shorts. The parasol ruffle is
trimmed with three rows of white
ric rac.
height. When you press the bulb
of this gadget, it squirts chalk as
you turn around.
Another way of measuring the
hemline is having someone help you
in taking the measurement and
placing pins around the skirt. In
this case a tape measure is used—
or a yardstick is easier—and place
pins so many inches from the floor.
Before taking the skirt off, have
them pin it to make certain the
length is correct.
After removing the skirt, take out
pins while making a basting line in
their place. Before turning the hem,
the edge should be finished with
seam binding, with a stitched turn
or with a plain turn. Once the edge
is finished, the skirt can be turned
at the basting. Smooth the edge
over and hold in place with pins or
basting. Use a small overlapping
stitch to finish permanently. Press
before and after stitching to insure
perfect smoothness and evenness.
If you are making a circular hem
on a skirt, it’s wise to let the skirt
hang for two days or so before try
ing to adjust the hem. Otherwise
you might be unpleasantly sur
prised to find that the skirt sags in
the wrong places shortly after you
have sewed it.
White shoes and slippers will help
you keep well groomed and comfort
able during hot, sweltering weather.
The manish style suit is taking a
snub this season with more feminine
styles prevailing. But look for an
influence of men’s suits just the
same, even though the suits are ap
ing men’s fashions from the time
of Cavaliers, Directoire and Res
toration periods.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This newspaper,
through special arrangement with the
Washington Bureau of Western Newspaper
Union at 1616 Eye Street, N. W., Washing
ton, D. C-, is able to bring readers this
weekly column on problems of the veteran
and serviceman and his family. Questions
may be addressed to the above Bureau and
they will be answered in a subsequent col
umn. No replies can be made direct by
mail, but only in the column which will
appear in this newspaper regularly.
Return of Dead Heroes
Veterans’ Service Bureau has re
ceived many letters from Gold Star
parents asking about regulations
for returning bodies of deceased
•men in the armed services to this
country. Up to this time we have
been able to give general answers
only. However, President Truman
has just signed a new law provid
ing appropriations and setting up
regulations for the return of these
heroes from military cemeteries in
other countries.
Under the new law the families
of deceased personnel will have the
option of:
Having the remains returned to
the U. S. A. for final interment in
a national cemetery near their
home, the cost to be borne entirely
by the government;
Returning the remains to the
States for burial by next of kin in
a private cemetery, the government
to pay $50 toward cost of local in
terment expense and all costs of
shipping the body home;
Burying the deceased in a perma
nent American military cemetery
overseas.
The first shipment of war dead is
not expected much before the end
of this year due to shortages in
caskets. In the meantime the army
and navy will poll next of kin of
completely identified dead as to dis
position of the remains. The proc
ess will take some time and in
quiries will be mailed as the rec
ords of the 356 temporary ceme
teries overseas are completely veri
fied. Of the 328,000 American serv
ice war dead, it is estimated that
75,000 never will be found. Ship
ment of the deceased soldiers will
be made in special funeral ships
painted white with a wide purple
stripe circling the ship. The flag-
draped seamless caskets will be
transferred under military escort to
13 redistribution points on arrival
in special funeral trains, converted
hospital coaches, and thence sent
to their Anal resting place. Cost
of returning the bodies will be about
$700 per man, borne as pointed out
above, by the government.
• * »
Questions and Ansufers
Q. I would like to know if my
brother, a veteran of World War I,
is entitled to a bonus. He was
operated on last April of 1945 for
a rupture which started when he
was in service loading ammunition
at Camp Amatol, N. J. He was in
the hospital at Lake City, Fla. The
trouble started when he was in serv
ice and he just kept letting it run
until he had to be operated on and
he is now disabled as far as work
ing.—Mrs. G. H., Cleveland, Ohio.
A. No, he is not entitled to a
bonus, since he already has re
ceived his World War I bonus. He
may be entitled to a disability pen
sion. Suggest that he apply to the
regional office of the Veterans’ ad
ministration, Cuyahoga Building,
Cleveland.
Q. My husband is in Japan. He has
been over there seven months and
in the army 14 months in all. I am
in very bad health and unable to
take care of our two small girls and
myself. Is there any chance of his
getting a dependency discharge? He
has only 38 points.—Mrs. O. S., Un
ion Grove, Ala.
A. The only answer I can give is
for him to apply to his commanding
officer for dependency discharge
and see what happens.
Q. My husband has been in the
service for 19 months and has 43
points as of September 2, 1945. He
is serving overseas in a tank bat
talion. When will he be eligible
for discharge?—D. J. J., Beaure
gard, Miss.
A. Latest army regulations say
that all men with 40 points as of
September 2, 1945, or with 24
months service as of June 30, 1946,
will be home by June 30. After June
30 further regulations likely will be
announced.
Q. My sou is in the army and I
receive a dependency allowance
from him. Would 1 be entitled to
free medical treatment and hospit
alization?—Mrs. F. P., Fort Oak
ley, Miss.
A. Dependents of the four lowest
pay grades are entitled to free med
ical treatment. Suggest you apply
to your nearest army hospital or
dispensary. Your local Red Cross
can help you.
Q. My husband has been in serv
ice since June 8, 1943, and has been
overseas since January, 1944.—Wife,
Scottsboro, Ala.
A. As of September 2, 1945, he
had approximately 48 points and
will have had almost three years of
service. If he applied for his dis
charge, he should be home now.
Q. Do all World War I widows
get a pension now?—H. E. J., Oak,
Neb.
A. Yes, under certain conditions.
Suggest you apply to the contact
unit, Veterans’ Administration, Post
Office Bldg, at Hastings, Neb.
Even Hemline Is
Sign of Fitness.
When you consider the length of
the skirt, do so both from the point
of view of your own figure and cur
rent fashion. If a helper is not
available to adjust the hem, place
chalk mark on the edge of a table
so that you will have a chalk line
wherever the table touches you.
Measure from this mark to the hem
to assure you evenness all the way
You can make a wearable skirt.
around. You must, of course, have
a straightedged table to do this.
An automatic skirt marker is an
other gadget that will measure the
hemline for you. The container is
raised or lowered to the proper
Choosing Fabrics
If you are making sport clothes
or classic styles, choose the con
ventional fabrics with subtle
weaves, dots or checks. Neutral
fabrics like gray and beige are
always good provided they go
well with your coloring.
Printed fabrics are good for
all types of useful, everyday gar
ments. They may also be used
for daytime and evening wear,
made up for the latter in very
simple styles.
Smooth surface fabrics de
mand sophisticated styles. These
fabrics show up every detail of
construction and should be care
fully worked with.
The luxury fabrics like velvet,
satin and rayon crepes are for
evening wear. Sometimes they
are used with a less expensive
fabric and used for trimming.
Tweeds, woolens and some of
the sturdy rayons and cottons
are for utility use, like men’s
clothes. Factory workers and
youngsters find good use for
them, too.
Fabrics with pile like velvet,
corduroy, velveteen and other
rayons and woolens are used for
winter wear, or as trimming.
Summer Fashion Notes
•'"IMPROVED’
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
S UNDAY I
chool Lesson
By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST, D. D.
Of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
Lesson for June 16
Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
LEARNING ABOUT
THE KINGDOM
LESSON TEXT—Luke 9:23. 24. 46-48.
57-62; 11:1-4; 17:20. 21.
MEMOEY SELECTION — Thy kingdom
come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is
in heaven.—Matthew 6:10.
Following Christ calls for the best
in man. Weak-kneed and watered-
out religious philosophies and activ
ities have no right to call them
selves Christian.
Let us put away these insipid
imitations of Christianity, which so
often masquerade under its name,
and face our time with a call to
discipleship which demands every
fine, noble, manly and womanly
quality.
I. Denial of Self (Luke 9:23, 24).
A cross—that speaks at once of
suffering and death. We may as
well face it. The Lord never in
tended it to be an easy thing to fol
low him. A man must lose his life
for Christ if he is to win it.
Note that the cross we bear doee
not refer to the trials or vexations
of life. We should bear those as
Christians, but there is something
else in mind; namely, the complete
denial of self-will, and the eager de
sire to do only God’s will. And note
also that this is required of every
true Christian, not just of a few
who are especially “consecrated.”
Do you qualify? If so look at the
next point.
II. Humility of Heart (Luke 9:46-
48).
The world looks up to the great,
the mighty, and the rich. The dis
ciples had caught that fever and
were quarreling about who was to
be greatest. What a tragic and dis
graceful picture! But is it any dif
ferent in the church today? Men
are still determined to be ‘Mr.
Big.”
The follower of Jesus sees beyond
the false earthly standard of great
ness, and in humility ministers to
the little child. And lo! he has re
ceived and served Jesus Christ him
self, and has become greater than
all the would-be great ones. Those
about him may not see it, but God
does, and in due time others shall
also know of it.
HI. Determination of Purpose
(Luke 9:57-62).
Following Christ is more than
singing glibly or carelessly, “I’ll go
where you want me to go, dear
Lord.” The one who starts out
with him is to count the cost (Luke
14:28-33). He must expect the same
treatment as Christ (II Tim. 3:12)
and be willing to take it gladly
(John 15:20; I Pet. 2:21).
We ought to make this plain to
professed believers. Tell young
people the truth and you will see
that they are ready to respond to
it. They are willing to give them
selves sacrificially for causes of this
earth—why not for Christ?
Christianity is considerate and
courteous, and our Lord is not here
suggesting any neglect of the duties
or amenities of life. The point is
rather that the Lord must have first
place whatever else may call for
second thought.
IV. Prayer of Faith (Luke 11:1-4).
The one who is to follow Jesus
must know how to pray—and to
pray in faith. He must know how
to hold up the world to God, and
get things from God for this needy
world.
There is no one who can teach
us to pray better than Jesus, for
he practiced what he preached. He
prayed. It was seeing him pray
that led the disciples to ask him
to teach them to pray. Jesus taught
his disciples a model prayer. This
prayer opens with a recognition of
God as Father, followed by a rev
erent petition that his name may
be hallowed; that is, that he 'may
have glory as his will is done and
his kingdom established in the
hearts of m>-n. Those who have
that attitude are ready to ask for
the supply of daily needs, and above
all, forgiveness of sin and deliv
erance from temptation.
Note that verse 4 is not the prayer
of the unsaved for forgiveness and
regeneration, for that is all of grace
(Eph. 2:8). “The man outside (of
the kingdom) gets his forgiveness
with no condition; but once he is
in the kingdom of the Son of God’s
love, he lives within the laws of that
kingdom. Then he does not get
forgiveness unless he is ready to
forgive, unless he has forgiven”
(Morgan).
V. Recognition of Christ (Luke 17:
20, 21).
The disciples thought of the
kingdom in terms of “when”; they
should have asked "what,” or even
better “who,” for the kingdom was
present and operative right then be
cause the King was there.
That is the true meaning of “with
in” (v. 21), which really means “in
your midst.” It does not mean that
the kingdom of God was within the
hearts of the Pharisees, or within
the social order, but that in the
person of the King, the kingdom it
self was in their midst. They re
jected him, and so also his kingdom.
What about us? Is he your King?
Or do you also reject him?
Posies for Bathroom
From Yard of Chintz
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I T IS marvelous what you can do
with a yard of flowered chintz.
Just try cutting the posies out and
spreading around for dramatic ef
fect. Tint a faded bath mat and
apply a stunning big rose in one
corner, use others on towels; then
make shower curtains of plain
material with more roses applied.
* * *
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yune, he was postmaster at Uni
versity, Miss.
On his last day in that exalted
position, a friend inquired:
“Bill, don’t you have some kind
of feeling about leaving this post-
office the last time as its lord and
master.”
“Yes,” replied Faulkner, “prob
ably all my life I’ll be at the beck
and call of somebody who’s got
money, but never again will I be
at the beck and call of every so-
and-so who’s got 2 cents to buy a
stamp.”
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Ml MIMI Mill Ml Mil* If
RHEUMATISM
NEURITIS-LUMBAGO
MCNEILS
MAGIC
REMEDY
BRINGS BLESSED RELIEF
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