Political 'Pros' W ill Oppose Stassen ■■■rw m KF Former Minnesota Governor Is Plaving c Lone Wolf Role tôiÆri ir? ............. I? i IP4 W i JA C K K R A M E R , the tennis star, *-* was ta lk in g about the d ifference 1 ' between g o lf und tennis. We had Just asked h im i f there was any \ \ chance th a t he w ould fo llo w in E lls ­ w o rth V in e s’ p ath and la te r take up g o lf fo r a liv in g . B yBA V K H A G E N a tri Analyst and Commentator. (T b it is ibe third of a senes on the men most talked about ns candidates lor tbe Republican presidential nomination). WASHINGTON.—When the b ak ers w ere down in W ashing­ ton sw eating out a grain conservation p ro g ram for th eir in­ dustry. my friend from M innesota, H arry W. Z in sm aster, who is what the personal colum n calls a “ frequent v isito r” in the capital, gave a little luncheon for his colleagues and som e p ress and radio m en. We had finished eating and w ere gathered around to liste n to the b a k ­ e rs' troubles when suddenly the door opened and 220 pounds o f blond, s m il­ in g , r - lit 'r a l p o te n tia lity b u rst upon us. O ur host shouted a happy "H e llo . -------------------------------------------- ——— H a r o ld !" then turned and com e president, he m ig h t b u ild up nounccd: "G entlem en, the next a stro n g personal fo llo w in g and thus P resident of the United S tates.” get a stra n g le h o ld on the R epub­ I daresay m ost M innesota Repub­ lic a n p a rty . C onventional candidates don’t lica n s w ill say "a y e ” to th a t. W hat the rest o f the co u n try says is c o m m it them selves too h e a v ily . His aw aited w ith in te re s t by the ca n d i­ sup p o rte rs c la im th a t Stassen is a m id d le -o f-th e -ro a d e r, a little to the date. X suppose I have had 50 people le ft. B ut it is not too m uch his lib e r- ask me about H a ro ld Stassen. "W h y h a sn 't Stassen a chance?” they q u e ry. M ost observers seem to agree th a t i f he has a chance, it's a p re tty s lim one to date. 1 The reason is a l­ ways the same: The professional p o litic ia n s don’t w ant h im . N ot because he's a p o litic a l “ u n k n o w n ." He could h a rd ly be called that. Sure he took the jo b of county c h a irm a n at the age of 21. He was elected HAROLD ST A SSE N g o ve rn o r o f M in ­ D oes h e b a r e a c h a n c e r nesota th r e e Baukbage tim es, could have i a lity to w hich the p o litic ia n s object. been senator fro m th a t state, had I doubt i f any p ra c tic a l p o litic ia n he wanted the job. In his case, i t ’ s not so m u ch th a t expects us to tu rn back the clock. B u t in his h ig h ly unorthodox c a m ­ he’ s a new com er as it is the w ay he p a ig nin g , Stassen has vio la te d tw o cam e up. T h a t w a y is c h a ra c te ris tic rules. o f his w hole cam paign, and tw o One, by announcing h im s e lf w ords describe it : "L o n e w o lf.” e a rly in the present ca m p a ig n . The situ a tio n favo re d Stassen Today he is the only o ffic ia l can­ when he forced his w ay into the d id a te fo r the p re s id e n tia l n o m i­ g u b e rn a to ria l race in 1938. M in ­ n ation. nesota was in a bad w ay. There Two, he has m ade and he re­ was va n d a lism and c o rru p tio n , peats sharp c ritic is m of the Re­ and the F a rm e r-L a b o r p a rty , p u b lic a n p ro g ra m . w hich had held a s tiff g rip on As Roscoe D ru m m o n d of the the state, was d is in te g ra tin g C h ris tia n Science M o n ito r puts it, thro u g h its own weakness and " I f th e y p ic k h im to rid e the ele­ g ra ft. Stassen entered the race phant, th e y 'll have to get a new a gainst the wishes of the Re­ e le p h a n t.” C e rta in ly , Stassen has p u b lica n Old G uard, but he hin te d th is was necessary w hen he e v e n tu a lly forced them to help said the R epublican p ro g ra m m ust h im to some degree. I t was be m o re c o n s tru c tiv e , m ore d y ­ la rg e ly his own e ffo rts, how­ n a m ic . He doesn’t consult w ith a n y­ e ve r, th a t elected h im . body else when he announces how to In o th e r w ords, "he butted into m a ke i t so. T h a t’ s p a rt of the lone- the g o v e rn o rs h ip ," acco rd in g to old w o lf com plex. g u a rd c ritic s . O thers say he did it He comes up fro m the so il w ith a m e re ly as a step to the presidency, d irt- fa rm e r fa th e r. He w orked his and th a t it was p a rt of h is o v e r­ w ay th ro u g h college. He has a good w eening a m b itio n —the same th in g m ilita r y re co rd as deputy c h ie f of th e y say about G overnor D ewey of s ta ff to A d m ira l H alsey. He is N ew Y o rk. B u t the old guard fears y o u n g e r than D ewey (Stassen is 39), Stassen’ s typ e o f a m b itio n m ore and ta lle r than T a ft—a sandy- th a n D ew ey’ s. They fe a r i t because h a ire d , slow-spoken and d e lib e ra te they feel th a t should Stassen be­ six-footer. n m m Vandenberg Won't Fight E a rly this y e a r, acco rd in g to cre d ib le a u th o rity , a secret p o ll was ta ke n by R e p u blica n senators as to th e ir in fo rm a l, off-th e -re co rd p re f­ erence fo r a p re s id e n tia l candidate Sen. A rth u r H e n d ric k V andenberg o f M ic h ig a n won it. In the same m onth, the senator m a d e a sta te m e n t in a n a tional m a g a zin e in w hich he said he thought i t was easier to run fo r p re sid e n t than n o t to run. He ex­ p la in e d how d iffi c u lt i t was to deny th a t one is a candi date, once the story got s t a r t e d . He m entioned the ques­ tio n of the “ d r a ft" and expressed an opinion s im ila r to th a t o f Roy R oberts Vandenberg o f the Kansas C ity S ta r in connec­ tio n w ith Gen. D w ig h t E isenhow er —n a m e ly, th a t there had ne ve r been a re a l " d r a f t ” in his day. V anden­ b e rg said that, o f course, no m an w o u ld refuse the n o m in a tio n i f it w ere handed to h im as an accom - p lish e d fa ct. He concluded his re m a rk s w ith th is sta te m e n t: “ I am not a candidate. I do not expect or w ish to be a candidate. I shall seek no convention delegates o r a pprove of others in th is behalf. I th in k m y place o f se rvice is fillin g out m y tenure in the sen­ a te .” v e rt. He was once fra n k ly an is o la tio n is t. T o d a y he has con ve rte d m a n y others, and I be- lie v e th a t no single m an has done m ore than he to break down the p ro v in c ia l a ttitu d e , e s p e c ia lly in the M id d le w e st, w h ich before W orld W ar I I p re ­ vented A m e ric a fro m ta k in g leadership in w o rld a ffa irs — le a d ersh ip w h ich m ig h t have postponed, i f not e n tire ly pre- vented, the w a r. I do not believe th a t he is a c tu a lly e lim in a te d fro m the n o m in a tio n , but we can be c e rta in he w ill not fig h t fo r the jo b . He had the high vote at the R epublican convention of 1940 when the W illk ie b litz struck. V andenberg's su p p o rt o f b i-p a rti­ san p o lic y doesn’t \n e a n th a t he gives a blank check to the a d m in is ­ tra tio n . He fa v o rs the M a rs h a ll plan and aid to Greece and T u rk e y , but he refused to recognize th a t aid as the “ T ru m a n D o c trin e ,” in s is tin g it was not a d o c trin e a t all. Send for New Book For Everyday Etiquette “ N ot the s lig h te st chance e v e r,” the astute K ra m e r said, “ I t m ay be — tough to m ake a liv in g out of tennis. H ut I t ’s fa r tougher In go lf. F o r ex­ a m p le , In a teunis m a tch If you can - beat an opponent In s tra ig h t sets o r In NOT i'O R SISSIES . . . T h e re was p le n ty of ra w a e tio n d u rin g the g irl« ’ three acts out of field hockey gam e between B ry n M a w r and D re xe l In s titu te o f Technology. fo u r, you u su a lly L ik e w hen D o ris T a rq in n io (le ft) of D re xe l slugged a h ard one In an a t­ cau keep on beating te m p t to score a goal and the B ry n M a w r goalie stopped It. J . K ra m e r h ,m No‘ — b u t u su a lly. It'a n othing lik e th a t In go lf. You can heat NEWS REVIEW a sta r Congress Will Convene; No Russia: Chile, Brazil T IU MAN CALI S DENIAL: No Force C o n g r e s s to M e t1 t one day and next day some unknow n w ill knock yo u r b ra in s out. “ In tennis we knew p re tty w e ll who shoulej reach the sem i-finals and the fin a l round a t F o re st H ills . We fig u re d a t least th a t m ost o f the leaders w ould be h a nging around. B u t at Pebble Beach they w ere sca t­ te rin g the dust o f beaten sta rs a ll along the P a cific. Ju st about the tim e th is g o lf ch a m p io n sh ip re a lly got u n d e r w ay, F ra n k S tranahan was out. B ud W ard was out, S m ile y Q uick was out. Ted Bishop, defend­ in g cham pion, was out — m ost of those picked to w in w ere p a ckin g th e ir clubs and heading som ew here else. F e llo w s who had lo st in the firs t ro und at B a ltu s ro l, a y e a r ago, now w ere d e co ra tin g th e ir w ig - j w arns w ith scalps o f le a d in g s ta rs .” “ T e n n is also has its u p se ts," I suggested. Jam es F . B yrnes, said Jam es F. B yrnes som ew hat a n g rily , was and is a p a tie n t m an. M oreover, he d id not advocate in his re c e n tly pub­ lished m e m o irs. " F r a n k ly Speak­ in g ," th a t force should be used, i f 1. "T h e a la rm in g and co n tin u ­ necessary, to d riv e the RussiAns out in g ” hig h p rice s at home and, o f G e rm a n y. 2. The pressing need fo r ra p ­ The fo rm e r U. S. se c re ta ry o f id -fire em ergency need a broad. state m ade th a t re b u tta l a fte r w ide P re s id e n t T ru m a n ’ s su m m o n in g ly p rin te d re vie w s o f his book had of congress a m o n th and a h a lf be­ stated th a t he was u rg in g the b u ild fo re it n o rm a lly would have re ­ ¡ng of m ore and b ig g e r a to m ic “ I kn o w th a t," K ra m e r said. “ B u t convened m a rk e d a d e fin ite c lim a x bombs and the use o f fo rce ag a inst only here and there. O nly occasion­ in U. S. d o m e stic events fo r 1947. the re c a lc itra n t Red a rm y . He re ite ra te d his b e lie f th a t the a lly. G o lf is n o th in g but one upset A lth o u g h doubt existed fo r a long tim e as to w h e th e r a sp e cia l ses­ U. S., G re a t B rita in and F ra n ce a fte r another. L o o k a t the Inst sion w ould be c a lle d to m eet the should proceed w ith a g e n e ra l G e r P. G. A. to u rn a m e n t. M ost o f the tw o p ro b le m s w h ich have been m an peace conference, re g a rd le ss s ta r g o lfe rs were out by the second s c re a m in g w ith u rgency a ll y e a r, it o f the S oviet U n io n 's a ttitu d e I f round. " I lik e g o lf as a gam e, but not as was the o n ly re a lly lo g ic a l step to the Russians refused to sign the w ay of m a kin g a liv in g . It'a too take. tre a ty , then the o th e r nations M r. T ru m a n took it d e cisive ly. He should appeal to the s e c u rity coun tough. E llie Vines has played a long co n fe rre d w ith his cabinet, and he c il o f the U. N. to o rd e r the Rus n u m b e r of b r illia n t rounds. B u t he co n fe rre d w ith ke y congressional sians out because. B yrnes said, “ we ra re ly w ins a big m uney to u rn a ­ leaders o f both p a rtie s. He d id not w ill then be fa c in g a situ a tio n lik e ly m ent. And V ines has p ra ctice d thou­ sands o f hours at g o lf.” ask th e ir a dvice on a special ses­ to endanger the peace.” sion; he in fo rm e d th e m s im p ly th a t ’ ’D on’ t fo rg e t,” I p u t in, " th a t he was c a llin g one. tennis is played o ver a few square He Ate Nails— and Stuff " I t is u rg e n tly n ecessary,” he ya rd s o f space. A round o f g o lf cov­ said, " f o r the congress to ta ke le g ­ ers o ve r five m ile s and some 150 is la tiv e a ction designed to put an end When surgeons operated on acres. A tennis c o u rt is p e rfe c tly to the continued ris e in p rice s . . . Jam es S. Payne, in m a te o f Kansas m assaged. A g o lf course is fu ll of and to m e e t the c ris is in W estern state p riso n , to re m o ve a n a il fro m trees, bunkers, tra p s, m a tte d rough, E u ro p e !” his th ro a t, they discovered th a t the ponds, lakes, m a yb e p a rt o f an C oncerning prices, the P re sid e n t m an was v irtu a lly a p e ra m b u la tin g ocean, h ills , ra vin e s, bushes and w ould not ask fo r consum er con­ ju n k shop. ju n g le . I r v Cobb to ld m e once th a t T hree and a h a lf pounds of m e t­ he got so deep in to the woods on tro ls , b u t fo r a u th o rity fo r a llo c a ­ tio n o f c e rta in m a te ria ls . E uropean al, in c lu d in g tw o com plete safety some w estern course th a t he was re lie f, scheduled to be g ive n p r i­ ra zo rs w ith o u t blades, was the loot a tta cke d by tw o pum as. Also, there o r ity o v e r the p ric e m uddle in con­ the doctors recovered fro m P ayne's are fe w euppy lie s in tennis. No case-hardened stom ach. The con b u n ke r heel p rin ts in the sa n d ." g ressional action, was h ig h lig h te d by the g ro w in g d e speration in v ic t, se rvin g an arson te rm , gave “ T h a t m a y have som ething to do no reason fo r his m e ta llic die t. F ra n c e and Ita ly . w ith i t , ” K ra m e r said. "A U I know is th a t I don’ t w a n t any p a rt of pro g o lf—even i f I was 15 strokes b e tte r THE BREAKS than m y 85.” C ongress, sum m oned by P resid en t T ru m an , will con­ vene in special session a t noon, N ovem ber 17, to deal with: Upsets Are the Rule Chile, Brazil Kiss Russia Good-By A cting alm o st sim u ltan eo u sly , two South A m erican n a­ tions—B razil and Chile—c u rtly announced sev eran ce of dip­ lom atic relations with R ussia becau se, a s they both im plied, they couldn’t stan d it any longer. B ra z il, w hich beat C hile to the gun by a fe w hours in b re a k in g re la tio n s , had the less v a lid reason fo r its action, on the surface, at least. S tated reason fo r the m ove was given as the " e x tre m e ly out­ rageous and even ca lu m n io u s' a r t i­ cles in the R ussian press a tta c k ­ in g P res. E n ric o G aspar D u tra and the B ra z ilia n a rm y . R ussia’ s L ite r a r y G azette had c a lle d D u tra an in c o m p e te n t sol­ d ie r and a F a scist. I t was the sam e m agazine th a t had com pared P re s i­ dent T ru m a n w ith H itle r, to w h ich the U. S. s tro n g ly objected but took no fu r th e r action. C hile, how ever, had a m ore deep- seated grievance. C o m m u n ist in fil­ tra tio n in the n a tio n ’ s southern coal zone, le ading to recent la b o r d iffic u ltie s there, u n doubtedly sp u rre d the decision to sever re la ­ tions. C hilean Pres. G a b rie l Gonzalez V idela p re v io u s ly had accused the C o m m u n ists o f p la n n in g to c rip p le C h ile ’ s p ro d u ctio n o f copper, ni- ! ——— \ \ . A T h e re is an o th e r angle th a t K ra m e r m ig h t have figured on. The tension in g o lf is about fo u r tim e s the tension in tennis—o r any o th e r sp o rt. T h e re is o n ly one cure o r re lie f fo r tension th a t e ve ry o th e r sp o rt ca rrie s . T h is is a ctio n —m o ve ­ m ent. G o lf has no such re lie f. i Toon - Agort Advised "G ot Homo On Timo" I ’ J *T *H E telephone is no excuse fo r * poor m anners or lnck o f cour­ tesy. Perhaps the w orst telephone bore is the one who snarls “ Wrong num ber I ” und hangs the re­ ceiver. • • • U r considerate whan calling friends who m ay lx< In b r d or at iiic .il» u n d whan they calf you about your hi-ullh o r to offer con­ gratulation« lx- sure to thunk them Pay for toll call» when vlaltlng und (or local calls when service Is limited Kornance via the telephone, business and personal call» ure J u t a few of the Items In our booklet No. 45 a guide tor proper manners any time, anywhere Send 25 cent's In coin for " t he New Book of Kvervduy KHuuetle" to W e e k ly News­ paper Service. 211 W -at 17th Street, New York I I , N rw York. I ’ rlnl name, address w ith Zone, booklet title and No. 45. & e f t f n s q u i c k 3tM yR EueF! • Offensive cough due to colti», smok­ ing? G et this prrarript ion-type formula of proven ru u g li-rrlirf ingredients long inetl by doctor». 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He also had announced his in te n ­ tio n to "e n d once and fo r a ll" w h a t he c a lle d C o m m u n ist d ic ta to rs h ip o ve r C h ile ’ s m in e w o rke rs. A nd in a b u rst o f thoroughness, C hile also ended d ip lo m a tic re la ­ tio n sh ips w ith C zechoslovakia I f no o th e r end is accom plished, the a ctio n by B ra z il and C hile at least m a y answ er the question of w h e th e r C o m m u n ist p e n e tra tio n in to a n a tio n a c tu a lly can be halted by b re a k in g d ip lo m a tic re la tio n s w ith Russia. FARM DISASTER LOOMS Rain Is Needed To Save W heat Serious cuts in m e a t p ro d u ctio n lions o f a n im a ls u su a lly fattened on dust in w h ich the g ra in now is being and w heat s e llin g fo r $5 a bushel w heat d u rin g the fa ll e ith e r w ill p la n te d is lit tle p ro te ctio n fro m the m a y be in prospect i f ra in s do not m ove to m a rk e t a t lig h te r w eights fre e zin g and th a w in g w e a th e r w h ich re lie v e the serious d ro u th p la g u in g o r w ith o u t the fa tte n in g benefits o f w ill heave the young seedlings fro m the c o u n try ’ s va st w heat fields fro m the w h e a t fields. the ground. The T exas Panhandle, whose M o re o ve r, g ra in dealers and c a t­ F ew m e n ’ s sta tu re has increased Texas to the C anadian b o rd e r, a thousands o f acres n o rm a lly p ro vid e tle m e n have p re d ic te d th a t w heat as V a n denberg’ s has as a re s u lt of s u rve y discloses. A d ry s u m m e r and below n o rm a l both g ra in and c a ttle pasture, has w ould soar to $5 a bushel unless the his p a rtic ip a tio n in in te rn a tio n a l a f­ fa irs . I th in k i t is f a ir to say th a t ra in s th is autum n have delayed lit tle to p so il m o is tu re and o n ly a d ro u th Is re lie ve d Im m e d ia te ly . The V andenberg not only m ade non­ w heat seeding, ke p t planted w heat scant supply o f subsoil m o istu re . p rice o f w h e a t now is above $3, and fro m g e rm in a tin g p ro p e rly and Texas c a ttle m e n e stim a te d th a t the a serious shortage n e x t ye a r, plus p a rtis a n fo re ig n p o lic y possible, but fo rce d fa rm e rs to “ dust In ” th e ir state w ould have o n ly 20 to 25 per the h eavy dem and, w ill send i t even th a t his e ffo rts in c a rry in g out the n o n -p a rtisa n p rin c ip le m ade a u n i­ g ra in in a m a n n e r re m in is c e n t of cent o f the n o rm a l pasturage th is h ig h e r, th e y said. the dust bow l days o f the 1930s, crop w in te r. T h is y e a r, liv e s to c k m en say, fied fo re ig n p o lic y its e lf possible. e xp e rts re p o rt. C rop e xp e rts in O klahom a, K a n ­ there w ill be p ra c tic a lly no p a s tu r­ A p a rt o f V andenberg’s in flu ­ In a d d itio n to the dam age to the sas and N ebraska have rep o rte d a ing, and m a n y fa rm e rs are re p o rte d ence in the field of fo re ig n a f­ p la n tin g s o f w in te r wheat, fa rm e rs serious dan g e r o f heavy w in te r k ill to be liq u id a tin g th e ir herds ra th e r fa irs is due to the fa c t th a t he have not been able to use th e ir th is ye a r. The w heat needs a m oist, than a tte m p t to c a rry th e m w ith o u t has the enthusiasm of a con- w heat grounds fo r grazing, and m ll- w e ll packed soil to su rvive . The p asture on h ig h -p ric e d feeds. I t is m u ch e a sie r to keep y o u r eye on a fa s t-m o v in g baseball o r a fa s t­ m o v in g tennis b a li than it is to keep a fixed o rb on a sm a ll, w h ite b a ll th a t doesn’ t even flin ch u n til you h it i t o r m ove it. A n y fo o tb a ll p la y e r w ill te ll th a t his tig h te s t tension is ju s t before the firs t k ic k o ff. A fte r one o r tw o body co llisio n s th is te n ­ sion is gone. N o th in g lik e th a t hap­ pens in golf. OIL G o lf dem ands g re a te r m e n ta l con­ tr o l than any o th e r gam e. B y m e n ­ ta l c o n tro l we don’ t m ean c u ltu ra l in te llig e n c e , w hich has n othing to do w ith sport. P sychology a lw a ys p lays a fa r big­ g e r p a rt in g o lf than in any o ther gam e. In a lm o st e ve ry o th e r gam e you are p la yin g a g a inst some op­ ponent. In g o lf you are p la y in g a l­ m ost e n tire ly by yourseff. No one can in te rfe re p h y s ic a lly w ith a n y­ th in g you do. You can o n ly beat yo u rse lf. Y o u r m a in opponent Is yo u rs e lf— not the o th e r fe llo w . G o lf dem ands no speed, no braw n, J no q u ick m e n ta l reflexes under fire. ' T h e re are no s p lit seconds o f m e n ta l a ctio n in g o lf as th e re are in base­ b a ll, fo o tb a ll, tennis, polo and a ll games o f p h ysica l action. K n u te Rockne, who phiyed m ost gam es w e ll, gave up g o lf. " I t ’s too tough fo r m e ,” K nute said. F re d Stone was one of the g re a t­ est n a tu ra l athletes I e ve r s a w - a cro b a t, boxer, a s ta r p e rfo rm e r In m o st sports. “ F re d learned how to ski in tw o h o u r s /’ Rex Beach told m e once—y e t Stone trie d and q u it g o lf. I t was a d iffe re n t «ante. A nd those who have fla y e d oth e r games so w e ll hate to bo d u ffe rs and dubs in a gam e th a t looks so easy and sim p le . S a m m y B y rd and E lls w o rth V ines are the o n ly tw o m en I know who have s ta rre d a t o th e r games— base­ b a ll and tennis—plus golf. B y rd was a b e tte r g o lfe r than he was a b a ll p la y e r, b u t he tu rned firs t to base­ b a ll. fc— I “5-STAR QUALITY" OIL FILTERS KEEP OIL CLEAN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATESI NURSING IS A PROUD PROFESSION! “ many opportunities for graduates la fine hoapltala, p a lilie hralth, ete. - Ira