1 hope you beard one of •1 distinguiahe4 ~~~ oo!leagaea broadcasting for•• last night, fro■ waabington. Ubarlea Uollingwood is oae of the top radio n••• ■en, who la u1uall7 introduced•• the u•~ lbl\e 11 l'•• doae, 1o■etbiaea, ln other 7eara, l\ looka u \io•cb 1 1 11 be ■o•l•& aroaa4 a little \bl• •••••1 ud whaa 1 4o, \baat1 to ubarl•• Collia1woo4, · wi:11 •• hearlaa oae or the abler••• la tbia flel4. la ~or. oar I•or7 expert, 11laoa caae, wltti ~ 1tor7, ••l•o• will be ••ok la a f•• •••ta. tat• a loot at the••••• D♦ ZPI - IPIQPI Over in Portugal, the city of ruseta, hudreds of people ran through the streets today wt\h bluish flames shooting from the1r bodies. They were 1n a panic, aa who wouldn • t be - streaking bl ' ile fire. lurope has been having a heat wave, the desoript1one of which belittle our own war ■ apell - even that freak storm 1n New York yesterday afternooa, whioh capeiaed hundreds of pleaeure boats. A 0 ro•• ,he Allantlo the burning heat and drought wa• aocoapaale4 to4&J bJ violent electrlc&l storms - eapeolally ln Portugal. Keterologl•t!I over there explain that the ••••P of cyolonlc winds left a sort ot weather T&cuu tn 1outhern Portugal, loaded with statlo eleotricitJ -- e erythlng crackling with apark•. the cllm&x - at ruseta, that weird sigh' of people streaking blu flames. Thia, we are to14, wa1 a spectacular fora of what sailors of old calle4 • •It. Elmo• a :r ire•. Barmleaa - but 1 t so~ . red thoae Portugueae out of their wits, ·when they found themselves to : · 'o(t like · oa. tteries emitting b lue eleotrlcity. IIAtBII - IJJBQPI - a We are having our own hot weather troubles, especially tbe record-breaking death list over the July fourth h o liday. But at least we do not run • around looking as if we were being electrocuted. 11,/or ,r~11 of h ap down to wJ'91on Ch to4Jl{"~ · a• h • 1•"'- Aaerloan Independence, the Senate of the Un11e4 its debate on the •orth Atlan,10 Seou · :1t7 Pao\. The note of world h1stor1c imporlance wa1 1•••41ately sounded. Senator Tom Connally of Tex&s, chairman of \he Senate roreign Relations Com■ tttee, off, and ■ aid: •the •orth Atlantic Treaty 1• a flaming sign to an7 alessor, to any nation that k contemplates ar m ed attack on a p e~ceful and l a w-ab141DI nation:- do not enter t h e North Atlantic are · ~• Tea, -- - ,__. ---- •A flaming sign•, a nd you can a lso call 1t - Article Five. lACZ ..... a So, as the debate begins, let's take a look that 1ifth Provision, which ls the gist of it all. Article r1ve reads as follows: •The parties a1ree that an armed attack against one or more of the■,ln lurope or •orth America, shall be cona14ere4 an &lt&ok a1a1nat them all. And, consequently, they aaree that, if auoh attack occurs, each of them ••• w111 aa111t the party or parties so attacked by taklng ••• auoh aotloa a• lt deems neceaaary, 1nclud1ng the uae of aru4 force.• Note the phrase:- •su.2.h action as lt 4eeaa ~ . . . . . . . . , _ , ----- neoeeaary.• Thal ls meant to be ln accord with ou - Amerloan Constltut1oD, which prov14ea that Con1r•••• -/r..2f~ shall have the power to make war. ,,.we are not co-lite& G to go to war automatically. Such is t~e •r1am1n1• si1n of which Senator Connally spoke today: after which he went on to the - further proposal of - American arms for the free nations of Europe. He said that the treaty and the arma.ment proposal were not, what he called, •Siamese Twins.• That is, they re not so closely tied together lAGZ •• ••• s that, 1f we ~ adopt the first, we have to adopt al10 lbe aeoon4. But, speaking with all the urgenc7 that bl• Tolce could command, he called upon the Senat~ ,o ratify the treaty, and 1aid that he hoped be a a1m1lar approval of the program of - arm• for - - - • \he free nations. - - - This beginning of the North Atlantic 4tbate aight proYide an occasion :for a guessing game. ut all tlae pre•ious debates in the ~enate - which was the greate1\? But that's no guess at all. Any hi1h school pupil, freak fro• Aaerican History, will answer - the 1ebater-Ha7ae debate. A hundred and nineteen years ago, tlaht••• •A TbirtJ. And it's iatereatiag to note the coatraat. Th• 1ortb Atlantic ~•oarit7 Treat7 co ■•• ap before the ~•n•t• in ■ ld-aaa■er. Th• lebater-8a7ae debate •a• - ■id-winter, Januar7. Toda7, the q ea\loa . baad la of world l■portance • the cold war bet•••• IU\ and leat. Back in ti1hteen Thirty, the iaaedlate 1•••• before the ~•nate was, la itse l f, triYlal - a re1olatlea concernlDI •••tern land• in o u r coantr7. Th• debate••• d.oainated by the 1reatest orator in Aaerican hiator7, tie senator rroa ••• Hampshire, vani~l ebster. lt'• unllkelr that our pr•••nt debate will bring forth such eio,uenoe, the Senate nowadays being short of D aniel ebst e ro. r eb a ter took the s mall m a tter of W estern land• aa an excu s e for bringin g u p t he wh o l e gr e a t q uestion of - the Union. He worked up an argument with the South oa tbe iaaue of state•' right• -- an oratorical duel with the brilliant senator froa 8outh uarolina, Hobert uanlel lebater steered the W estern land buainesa aroan4 a d•f•n•• of the Union, and cliaaxed with oratorical fl~••o~k• that ha•• been repeated in ¥oarth of JalJ oration• •••r aiDoe. 1 wonder how aany ti••• orator• 1a4epeadeaoe DaJ ti••• aboute4 lebater'• final pllra•• - •Liberty and union, now and for•••r, one aa4 la1eparable!• la tho•• da71 it••• libert7 and aaloa ooaatr7. aow - the problea 1• libert1 and union oa a world-wide 1cale. But 1 doubt that the orator• la \he debate tha\ beaan today will get off an7 phrases and slogan• to aatch those of Daniel Web•ter, a hundre4 aa4 nineteen years ego. IIQQIP APP PAQZ But there is one striking element of simllarlt and sameness•-- the place. By a twist of chance, the - - North Atlantic debate 1s being held in the same 014 ro where Daniel Webster held forth. The Senate has Dot co~vened there for a long, long time, but right DOW re1ular Sen&te Chamber 11 being re~aired. ~o the •=•■o,rell temporaru,. to that place cf the . Venerable and stately proceedin11 a.a14 1ha4ovs of history and I tradition~ but thin&• be1aa wltt .._ I a lau1h today.-- Vice President Barkley speakiq, aaC he 1• alway• gooltor a turn of huaor. ID a 111&11 ee■ loircular room, the Vice President announoe4: oha1r would like to auggeat ••••••• • But he va1 interrupted. There W4re shouts of -- louder! - Bartley wa• imperturbable. Be started all over &IU. and ea1d:•the chair would 11•~ to suggest that the ac0ouetic1 here are excell~nt.• There are compla1n,s about the aocoust101 of that old leg1ela1S.1Ye hall. But, gentlemen of the Senate l>aniel ebeter was able t~ make himself heard -- and - - how! lllfATI In the middle of the Borth Atlantic doings, the Senate took time out to make a display of gallan-,, courtesy to a lady. This was in the nomlna.tlon ot ti ■ • Keata, famous as the number one party-giver in Washington, the ace hostess - whom Prea14ent Tru.- ■.a~•· ~ '.lllla'-JI -,..-4, «-s. appointe~ ••'-"•~••••~ Kin1sier ,o Luxe■'bour1. All was politeneas, ihe courtesy due to a lady, there being only one 41aaent1ng voloe - Iha, lenaior Doanell of K1a1our1. He challen1e4 the qualifio~tlona of Mrs. Mesta, the number one pa.rl7- llTer. Whereupon Senator Connally of !exa1, apok• wllh Southern cblTalry and a&l~ that the genlle■aa fro■ Kiaeourl seemed to thlnk that ihe job of ■ lalalH to Luxembour1 required, whal Connally called -•so■eboO with brilchea on.• He pointed out, furthermore, thal Luxembourg 1a ruled, ln the words ot the Texan - •sy a grand dutchesa, a female, a woman if you please.• .A Senator urray of ontana chi ed in, ~ remarkln1/\the Senate should examine the qualificat1oa1 of some of those who a re wearing pant in the forei1n service. Poor Donnell . roared back that he wasn'I ob~ect1ug to Krs. eeta on the grounds of sex. Be merel7 wanted to know how much she contributed lo lhe Democratic Party. To which Senator Mo~rath of Rho4e I11an4, cha1rma.n of the Democra.4- 0011111,tee, sa14 - Kr•. Me1,a was a heavy campaign contributor. . . then reviewed Mrs. eata•e social career lD Waahln1tn. brilliant and aucceestul. To wh1oh 'be a44e4: •sut that does'MI qualify her as & 41plo~&t.• A The uaa.newerable retort wa• aa4• -7 leaal• Loa& of Lou111aua. •&he 11 an outa1andla1 ho1t••••, aald be. •Does nol that require ab111tyt• Well, the Sena.le ■ hould kaow. Koll of lhe lawmakers have attended Mrs. eata•• ta.aou• parlle1. So the ~ote wa• overwhelming, cont1rm1n1 the nomlnatloD of the cha.mp1on hostess, and eaylng • the party was swell. QDIIIQJ In Washington, President Truman has reoetve4 a recommendation from his top advis e rs on internatloaal finance. They tell him that some of the nations of lurope ehould •revaluate• their currenotea. Really - meaning - •devaluate.• And the reference 11 chlefl7 - to - Great Britain. ln other words, · deTalue the - pound. Th11, \o ea s e the f1nanc1al troubles At the same time, Secretary of the Trea■ u7 ;,:1•4 - tb• POWl4 1ier11a1 fJ:; no• a1a11ter le 1a14 to ,.. ahoul4 be 4eT a lue4. have • t 014 our the treaaury that lt wl11 be neoe11ary to Mar1hall Plan Aid, 1f the eoonalo crlai1 to be overoo■e. But, ••pecially, he l~•i•ted that•• . . countries of lurope auat cut the value of lhelr currenc1e1 - Britain 1n part1oular. thus we find the Unit e d States a nd rr a nch ln ap p arent agr ~ e~ent on this p oint of 1nternat1onal finance - de m andin g a change 1n British money p011oy. PDIIIQJ ••••• 2 But 1 wlll the London ~overnaent do it! To4&J the Wall Street Journal state• that the Brltlah ha.Te already notified the Truman Administr&tlnn 1n a aeoret ' ■easa1e, and the answer la - no. We hear 11kewlae lbal - 81r Stafford Grippe, Chancellor of the Exchequer, lhreatene4 to re1i1n~ lf he la ordered ,o cul the ot aterlln1. All of whloh la 1nvo1ve4 ln ooaplex lhla:- It aouy exoh..,e were tree, the T&~•• ot Mta& wo•14 alalt la ,er•• of 4o11ara. Toa'4 1•t 4ollars tor the poud.,...lf you ooa14 tra4e la But the Britlah keep ap the faoe Tal•• of their aoaey by atoppln1 the exch&nid of pound• for . dollare - blookln1 their our~eno1,. That la, theJ won't allow ater~iDI to flow out of . . . Brltlab control, where it could be traded for dollars, and find lts own level. Thia caus~s them to do buB1ne•• wlth oiher oountrlea on a barter basis. Instead of paying tor _2Pll119I .••••• 3 foreign goods with British •oney, they seek to pay wllb ~ British mercb · ndise - •••~••keeps the pound from A 1olng out.where it would be traded for dollars at a lower figure than the British will allow.fA, the 1aae tlme, these barter transactions block the freedom of world tr de. ror example, the much talked of Brltl•~ 4eal with Argentina, whereby they agree to trade wltb each olhar - freezing o · ,t Aaerlipan 10041. !he ~urlcaa vlew 1• that there should be free4o■ of world lra4e - lei ooameroe flow ual■pe4e4 between the aa\lone. If the Britt1h would deY&lu I poun.4, it would help. ,. • • • • • lewllt6= tM , . , •• , OIi- .... , . pj ,-, llto,. . . . . . . . , ... But what can we do about 1\T There are suggestions that we might threaten to cut off Mar•h&ll Pla.n aid to Britalni- but, the fear le that, 1f Br1,a1n were cut off from the Marshall Plan, it would lead to financial collapse of Europe; Which we do not want,- ~ u l d not help our own e■ono■y. t I lJ\ e· i t i i 1 - k s o t - - · vi .... h 1,.. f i n c e t e b i ni n o f t ' e . ed e •) i n . 1 - c: • O n t of " o r o to r e On e -- Cl d e F . n , o r t , t · f w rit r for c r1p , H e told t em t h t h e · o u rd l e · t h e tr of tion a li s t Chin a a a i n t t e Com un i& ts, ~ nd 8fi:,5flg kaicPU 11£ s e d f o r . m eric a. to l el -- unless this country w n ts to ee a third world war b e g1nn1n The former g e ner li ss mo rued th a t, if Com unis is not c h ec~ed in Chin a , it will spread over the bol e of t h e ~orld's g r e test continent. . .I.I l t l e t he l v : 0 in ' h i ·t m y . d 0 in , ec , t in l: e t , da . r o . V e y Lr 1 n n r t a d ' d f r b· ee n e " ... re c e d It t _a t t e 0 1 b ea r o r1 · 1 to t ri ch 1 n of O r o n n d 1 if or . 0 t t e , ord If . 1s ot er,· 1 e - t h t t ~ e b i ll ion of oc u t w ill be in to 1 t eir e s i n t h e net fe d ys , a f te r h1cb t h e y will d ie. ' o t . e ~lim a of t e l a ue should b e ov r in t wo or t . . r The job t h n is to man the a re a in which the e gs a r e l a id, so th t t he se c a n be destroyed - ~ cw, · t. . . , av e rt anot h er locust pla ue next ear. Today cruising jee n s w ere s urveying thee g-l a ying beds, - which a re 1n the dry re g ions of nort he rn Ne v da . G A t n r. 1 r o f l 1 l o C p e a ,. B a , - a it 1 h t c a l l d - t l e i . 1 n e m r . A lan s 0 0 d o i a n la !'!. , d , r 0 C f i s r e n l o n 1 d o r . A m ·n 0 o u t , , e n t 0 e r to one o f t e f i s l er . en, t al e d i t ,. 1 , a s ot . i m d o · 1n. n - oa · · d ed t he plan e , \ l ic t ~ Ok off, v n1s h 1n into di t nee and m ys t er • No ody sees to k ow t e reason. Te only surmise 1s t 'l at i t ay h ve so eth1n g to d o with an old feud bet · een tb er~ fisher e n of a.ryland an d those of nei · h orin Vi g1n1a. They have lo n ad a dispu e o v er t h j r1sd1ct1on, t 1 11 1 ts of t e waters to w 1ch t h ~ are p rmi t e d to f 1s h. So t at quarr e l mi . t a c c ount f or ~ il l e r l a n ' e d b y plane an d th n flyin o r f. E r r, hol d rn k d i o l l d b a 1 ,.. f an· t c. ~1 t n i ..... h t undr n Fiv e . i C 1 1 8 the oli a y de t - 1 t 0 r , o r . T o d t e · tio n. l f ty ounc11 C ll ed it - " di r c e to a c iv111 d n a tion", i t e e C 1 , 1 o diu e a, n e d on r C 1 s rivin , viol t1on of tr ffic rul s , a nd u oor ort ns i n o n t e i h • ay. he 1 1 . t of c a.s · ltie s 1 a ded by tr ; ffic c cid n t ~- h ree Hund ed a nd tenty-One. T h e fi ure , o f cours , r e flect t e swelterin h e t w · v e t .a t b r o il ed so uch of the countr y , Ten · 11110n People ettin out of suffoc a ting cities r min to e hores a l ak s . Second on the 11st - drownin ~-T \ O H undred a nd Se venty-Seven. Tl a t f i ure w s i no re ed nduly b y t he sudden re ~ st or. t a t h 1 t t he e · Y o r re a , u lls up to ev nt m il es an hour - e d is ~ ter to ats on da en r e co r d - b r e a k in nu . b e r of eo l e · r e out nd n. ilin g . hit t y - t . r e 1 i v s 1 o s t in e w Yor k nd Con . c ticut t r · , ·• d i t' r o r i j t t • • • • (.1 i u i n o t l J t e . A C - ) ,o -f! t e t oa ... ,.. i r d 1 d . c a. e I, A t- t 1 l o w e r e · o r B . lo tho u < ... d b oa ts \ r in 01b l e u ri n t e 1 b l o . . e e r11 w as t e r e t e r b e e u e t . e in d t o r m a . r.:o d d en , o un ex ry c d , t e t no. n o l d b e 1 e n in dv ce. . t L .. r c ont, · e \· ork , b o t r c e wa on, t irt - v e n r a. f t 1 e d c o tition..r hen the a le hi t. All t h i r t - ev n ca iz e d in t he Se v enty · 1l e ~ 1n , t he • t e r l shin W1 th • , a. t h t ran eve n feet i h - n d fo r t y a ch t , 1 t ec t a tors, e re ov rt urned . our H undred eo le in a ultiule sh 1 r eek - , 11 . ) V Off Kinds Point, as man y as for tl 0.1') i • d . It w a t e r a test 1 1 s t r to s 11 b o ts . on r e c o , · n t r ~ till mis s i n - the n the la.tttst o a t G r r n ort C e in t h1 a fte rnoon.· It is ex u e t ed t t o s t r e on t eir D. to ~a fe ty. All d y lon 1 in C • ft p c om in in, f t e r v1ng , , be n d i b l d, ou t 11 n 1 ht - tw nt c1 k l n b l at e d ,: n ,.., r n e mo c n tin u nd mo t e ro 1 ed 1·ttl . r l i - c1. thou . t - ~~ t e r a s ov e r• · · · 1 ... e o rk ·it ill c ool off t ni t. T e r f t a cti o o a y i S n F i c o r L 0 o ... yo 0 - t . a .. e · t a . e r o . cu i on u11 e d o l !" ix o f its t went -o C 11 t h e d f e OJ l of t· . •ent - n . ve been .. c c to d to r o ut of trials e ci 11 i n t os involvin Co unis m . But t l e s p eed 1 t . 1s r · on case a s such t a t the afterno o n e tiith a 11 e1f 1s u - - th case in ull s in. T 1 e arg ume nt c - m e 1th a a t p t b t t e d fe ns to p ut · n to t 1e · (proper;¾ Rose can not~~•,axt~be re cor d t e c l a 1 t a t Tokyo t ried by the Unit d St a te s - t o Japanese-A~ ric w .! O, orn in Los A n e le , ave a r-ti m e roa u c a t ot Jap n ~ ~ ro a an a . Sh e since h s arr1 e a port u us e citiz en , nd is ~ r s . D'Aquino. Henc t cont t1on t h t sle is no a P o rtu u nation· 1, an i , une ro p ro cut1on. J r co . 0 o f J 1 : t J a r , i o · : : . e J ( ) i .. 0 P .:) • t e " • . • t, . (" d . • o e o f o k u a · e i ed t o c e l e b ~ e l o i o u s o r t he C t .e oo l 1 1 o. d fo r t e f i t J a co 0 . o r t i on of ~e r1 c n I n e n d nc . o r t h e o le 0 ~ \ . t di d t h e s c h oo l u n 11 ~ d o to " celebr t e T Well, ~e n • o k u h r a i s m ou n t a in- s um e r- r e ort, ith a 1 Am eri c a n s i t h e r e · ol f cou r e f r e q e t ~ oc c u pa tion f o r de . J,:. .!:. Y d b y e r in the a r e t fo r c d 1es, r e d y o y . Y ou n . le s s t h e re t • " h e h i h school p u p il trou ed o v e r to t e g olf cour e , a nd a i led t h e our t h of July by C dd y1n g .H"Nto- •lw! ~ eiU Ifie ,he e lt§Qt e e a i h - ~ ~ , h i c h, af ter a l l , f t , I ~ ' ~ did ge t t h e m acquainted ith · Ame ic a n ay • Of cour s e, I'- /\. they mig t v e 1 1 t ened to a r c it a ti o n o f t h e f c l r t i o n o f I nde e nden ce - 1n J a n se . B u t m ybe - tho s e t ed o ri nt a l s f ou n d o lf or e nt r 1 n 1 n ~ ' A p o e 1 A z o a, d i 0 c , C 1 ol n t h d .. 1.a ., 0 r.o ... v e lt . A .1 na 0 0 v el t Bo e t t r a u t , of .D.R . - d 'S d . T e a r · - r e t 1 cr u 1 t : . •hie t ,., r i n t e a fa m o us i.• , 1. 1~e . se ro an T e a e r of t e l a e p e i ' t h d e a r e i o us , a rr ia , - . t o C tis Da l b, , two chi 1 d r n. A Di 0 o e in 1 e tee T hi r t -t h r , , t .e f irst e a r o f t e •a l, ~ e · . . . a r i . . J o .. n Boetti • , a e , spa r m n, a in o co 0 s~o n de nt for t . Chic o Tri b un e . Tb reafter, t h e wo had a c re e r in journalism. Jon Boett1 er b ca e ublisher of the S a ttle Post Intel11 e noer. Then e an his 1fe . d went to t h e sout h e st, ad 1 unch ed t e Arizona Times. Last year he the paper w s sold , 8'M- rs . An n a Roos velt Bot 1 e r turn e d to Ra d io . Now t he divorc e suit, · t e th a t h is wife h u m ili at d 1 , c a usin 11a ch r ging im an uish th a t , i t l e or d o f t . 0 ~ 1 1 1 t - • 1 ir d i s ment 1 and hy s1c 1 h ealt •. , . . '-• ,..t,.. I i l U 93 o l c 1 0 ed t i .... t ;=> 1 o \J.· e . i 1 e o ... f t : 1 r .t:' • s . ~ i al J f h i s d io t" r i en 3 . e o i (? .i t L t i to o f .. e ., t .e b ur c h u e t s , t u e . U u ver sa tile fr ie n d, l o n , h 51 n d u or a e a s o n of u e r s tock as le a d in n . 1 1 a s g oo a t cti s e is a t a nn ouncing - n I' sure he is - - t e su er t e trea t r est ewbury ought to be o out a l l o S on. n no w , a sa lute to G h arl e s ~ ol i ood , to our Ivo y fr i ends , a d to. ctor e l so n ~ se, and · o long until tomorro w ! ' ' . . . . . . . . . ...