The New Ulm Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1947 Page: 3 of 8
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THE NEW ULM ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13. 1947
THB STOUT THUS FAB: Th* Amort*
la Italy, wit* Major Victor Jappelo. Ike
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CHAPTER HI
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Cough Relief b
bonry. instead of sugar* syrup.
difficult breathing, and lets you sleep.
Moeotmi MAiBTOtetc
Buy U. S. Savings Bonds!
is here. Mer-
Calos!
SUFFERERS!
jvst
the benefit of those un-
unable to support them-
•1 security. The Major Mt eat Immedi-
ately to win Ike friendship of the dit-
to
to
to
of the crier?
hills with the
bell
as a
tone
was
TZ>» incident of todny it of but mull,
if any, importance tomorrow.
called on Ambassador Novikov the
other day and at the end of his
interview asked: “Do you have any-
thing you wish to say to the Ameri-
can people?
most. He soon determlaed to replace
tbelr bell, which the Germane had taken.
8052
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Blood and wind rushed into bis
throat and his throat roared.
So Easy. No Cooking, Saxes Dohara.
No matter what you’re been ustz*
A CLEVER junior date dress
with a wealth of eye-appeal.
Note the pretty keyhole neckline
and crisp yoke treatment—the way
the belt whittles your waist to doll-
like proportions. It will be stun-
ning in a gayly striped fabric, used
in contrast for yoke and cap
sleeves.
That 24 billion plus is more
than 25 times the cost of that
satisfactory government of
1913. That excess cost must
come out of what we produce.
It takes from the farmer 25
times the amount of the pro-
duce that was taken in 1913;
from the worker 25 times the
amount from his pay, and on
through the long list of those
who do the paying for govern-
ment, which is all of us.
Leaders in both parties are de-
manding economies in government;
a simplification and condensation
of government activities; a return
to conditions under which the peo-
ple are masters of government rath-
er than government being masters
of the people; a return to the condi-
tions where what we pay is to pro-
vide the cost of the real functions
of government. If we are not to
be drowned in the flood waters of
ever increasing government costs,
we, the people who pay either
directly or indirectly, should sup-
port that demand for such simpli-
fication as will lead us back to some-
thing like the 1913 model of govern-
ment activities.
UNBIASED INFORMATION
WANTED
WE HAVE had in the past, and
probably will have in the future,
cabinet officers who are more inter-
ested in promoting their personal
conceptions of government than in
carrying out the expressed instruc-
tions of congress, the direct repre-
sentative of the people. Such men
cannot be depended upon to give
congress unbiased information.
The legislative branch should have
its own corps of experts to dig out
the information it needs in enact-
ing needed legislation. Authority for
the creation of such a force is a
part of the LaFollette-Moroney act.
passed by the last congress. It was
popular at the time of its enact-
ment. It would prove an unpopular
move should the present congress
ignore, or repeal, that measure. The
people do not want their representa-
tives to depend upon prejudiced
sources for information.
MORE WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT
President Truman’s failure to ap-
point more women to high office
was tactfully laid before the Presi-
dent by a group of women.
Mrs. La Felle Dickinson, presi-
dent of the General Federation of
Women’s Clubs, headed the delega-
tion and told Mr. Truman quite
frankly that women generally were
disturbed because he hadn’t ap-
pointed as many women to govern-
ment jobs as Mr. Roosevelt had.
She reminded the President that
the state department had built up a
roster of 80 well-known American
women capable of handling impor-
tant government work and urged
him to bring the list up to date.
<. Dr. Katherine McHale of the As-
sociaton of University Women, was
equally strong in urging appoint-
ment of more women to govern-
ment.
Mr. Truman replied that he would
like to appoint more women to jobs
but it was difficult to get the right
person for the right Job.
“I watched President Roose-
velt work for a long time,’* Tru-
man continued. “I knew then,
but didn’t realize fully, just how
large a portion of the Presi-
dent’s time was taken in find-
ing the right people for the
right job. I want you to know
that nobody makes my appoint-
ments for me. I make them on
the basis of my own judgment.”
Mrs. Dickinson strongly urged ap-
pointment of a woman to the exist-
ing vacancy on the Federal Com-
munications commission, but didn’t
suggest any names. The women’s
club leader pointed out that women
make up the overwhelming major-
ity of daytime radio listeners, yet
had no representation whatsoever
on the FCC.
Mrs. Dickinson also proposed that
a woman be named assistant secre-
tary of state, because of the enor-
mous interest and great stake that
the women of the country have in
keeping the peace. Mr. Truman
said the suggestion was interesting.
tom here. Once the important peo-
ple make us kiss their hands, and
later when the actual kissing be-
came too much of a bother, it be-
came the habit merely to mention
the kissing, as if it had been done."
Craxi said: “I meant no offense,
Mister Major. I am nnti-Fascist.”
Major Joppolo said: “It appears
that everyone in this town is anti-
Fascist. Well, we will see about
the bell. Now I wish to speak alone
with the priest. Zito, you may stay.
You are my usher. Giuseppe, you
may stay. You are my interpreter."
Craxi said: “Mister Major, the
telegram."
Major Joppolo said: “I will try
to send it"
Craxi mentioned the kissing
again, and turned to go.
When the others had gone. Major
Joppolo said to Father Pensovec-
chio: “Father, I wish to tell you that
the Americans want to bring only
good to this town. As in every na-
tion, there are some bad men in
America. It is possible that some
Americans who come here will do
bad things. If they do, I can as-
sure you that most of the Ameri-
cans will be just as ashamed of
those things as you are annoyed by
them."
Father Pensovecchio said: “I
think we will understand weakness
in your men just as we try to under-
stand it in our own."
Major Joppolo said: “Thank you.
Father, I have been told that you
are the best priest in Adans.”
The priest said with quite honest
modesty: “I am here to do my
duty.”
Major Joppolo said: “Therefore I
should like to ask a favor of you.
MERRY-GO-ROUND
Civilian secretaries of state who
for years have ridden in ordinary
Pullmans are wondering how come
the military get the use of private
railroad cars—in peacetime. Gen-
eral Marshall rode in a private car
from Chicago to Washington after
his army plane was forced down
by bad weather, whereas Henry L.
Stimson, two times secretary of war
and once secretary of state, never
got any higher than a drawing
room. . . . General Eisenhower also
has a yen for private can.
I FIND Southern California a
desirable place in which to live.
But do not let the propagandists
tell you that California, Ari-
zona, Texas, the Gulf coast or
Florida is all sunshine. It is not
all sunshine in any of them, as
the publicity experts would
have everyone believe.
bottle, and nil up With your syrup.
This rives you a full pint of wnlty
splendid cough relief — about four
times as much for your money. Tastes
fine—children love it. It never spofla.
You can feel this home mixture
taking right bold of a cough. It
It told us when to do things,
as eating. It told us when
the morning egg and when
pasta and rabbit and when
to) Building, Washington, D. C. Fro-
mente di gioia per la liberta da mot-
to tempo attesa che 1 vostri valorori
soldati anno dato alia citta d'Adano
stop vi prego accettare 1 sentiment!
slnceri della mia gratitudine e ri-
conoscenza. Antifascists Giovanni
La Concetta fu Craxi."
"Giuseppe,” the Major said, "let's
see how good you are as an inter-
preter. Now, this is for President
Roosevelt. You must make it as
eloquent as you can. Whet !t
NO LAME-DUCK JOBS
Here’s some bad news for Demo-
cratic congressmen and senators de-
feated in the last election who have
been priming the White House for
federal jobs:
President Truman has adopted a
new policy — no lame-duck appoint-
ments, barring exceptional cases.
This is the story behind the hope
of Sen. Jim Mead's friends to land
him a diplomatic post or some other
top job.
Truman and Mead are old and
close friends, fought shoulder to
shoulder in many senate battles and
when Truman became vice presi-
dent in 1944, Mead succeeded him
as chairman ot the war investigat-
ing committee. However, several
times recently when White House
advisers raised the question of put-
ting the able New Yorker some-
where on the federal payroll, Tru-
man replied w*ith a flat "no.”
"If the people of a state or a
congressional district have de-
cided that they don’t want a
man tn Washington by voting
him out of office, why should I
go against their judgment by
appointing him to some job as
a reward for being defeated?"
the President said.
So far, none of Truman's advisers
has thought up a good answer.
"To Franklin D. Roosevelt and a
no forth," said Giuseppe. “Crazy
with joy because of a liberty so long
time awaited which your brave a 1
soldier have a give to a town of '
Adano. What’s a stop?”
“That’s just the end of a sen-
tence, Giuseppe.”
"End a sentence. I beg a you
accept a sincere sentiments of my
gratitude and a recognition. Signed
a this Craxi. You going to deliver
it, a boss?"
"Sure," the Major said, “the Pres-
ident will be glad to hear."
Mercurio Salvatore, crier of the
town of Adano, took a little time to
show up, because he had to get into
his uniform. His face was happy
when he did arrive, because he had
thought that his crying days were
over. Having been a voice of Fas- |
cism for seventeen years, he thought
that the newcomers would not want
his loud shouts. He had taken his
uniform off and hidden it in the
house of Carmelina the wife of Fat-
ta. He had then awkwardly pa-
raded himself in civilian clothes and
the people, having seen him in uni-
form for seventeen years, laughed
at him.
“Where is the crier?” they asked
each other in his presence.
"He has disappeared into the
clothes of Fatta which do not fit
him,” they shouted, and laughed.
Therefore Mercurio Salvatore was
happy and grateful when he pre-
sented himself to Major Joppolo. "I
am glad to be able to serve you and
I kiss your hand,” he said in his
husky voice. Indoors he had learned
to speak in a kind of whisper, be-
cause he knew the strength of his
throat.
If Major Joppolo had been any
other American officer, he would
have laughed outright at Mercurio
Salvatore.
He said: “Crier, 1 have a job for
you. I must explain this to you:
the Americans are different from
the Fascists. They are different in
many ways. For this reason there
will be quite a few changes in Ada-
no. I hope that they will be changes
for the better.”
Mercurio Salvatore said: "Yes,
Mister Major,” to show that he
would remember every word of it.
The Major said: "In order to ex-
plain some of these changes, I am
going to post at various prominent
places around the town a number of
proclamations, which will make ev-
erything clear. All I want you to do
is to tell the people to read these
proclamations. Impress on them
that the penalties for not obeying
the proclamations will be severe.
That is all.”
Mercurio Salvatore looked disap-
pointed. “That is not much to
shout,” he said.
Major Joppolo said: "Shall I name
a new crier?”
Mercurio Salvatore said quickly:
“Oh no, Mister Major, I will make
something beautiful of what you
have said."
Major Joppolo said: "The procla-
mations will be posted before five
o’clock this afternoon.”
Mercurio Salvatore said: "Yes,
Mister Major,” and left.
He picked up his drum where Ir
had left it outside the Major’s office.
Ordinarily he had made his first
cry in the Piazza Progresso, right
in front of the Palazzo, but this time
he was self-conscious, and wanted
to have a few tries before crying
within earshot of the Major. There-
fore he went first to the park oppo-
site the Cathedral.
He rolled his drum long and
sharply.
He took a deep breath. Blood and
wind rushed into his throat, and his
throat roared: "Well, you laughed.
But you can see that Mercurio Sal-
vatore is still your crier. The Amer-
icans are friends of Mercurio Sal-
vatore. The Americans wish to be
your friends, too. You have been
expecting the Americans for some
time, but did you expect the changes
which would come after the Ameri-
cans? Did you know that they were
going to change many things after
they came? Did you know that they
were going to change practically
everything except the crier? Well,
your crier is here to tell you this.”
Now Mercurio Salvatore filled his
lungs and bellowed: "Opposite me
I see Carmelina the wife of Fatta
in front of her house. I also see the
lazy Fatta leaning against the wall
of his wife's house. The crier wishes
to thank Carmelina for storage of
his uniform-during the difficult time
of the invasion. He wishes also to
address a few words to her lazy
husband. It is unfortunate, lazy Fat-
ta, that you never learned to read.
It is too bad that you were too sloth-
ful to memorize the letters of the
alphabet. This afternoon you would
have had a chance to read of the
changes which our friends the
Americans intend to bring about
here in Adano.
ITO BE CONTINUED^
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COSTS
S5 TIMES AS MUCH AS IN 1918
AS LATE AS 1913, within the mem-
ory of a large portion of our pres-
ent population, federal government
expenditures were less than one bil-
lion dollars. To be exact they were
only 692 millions.
To be sure, at that time we were
not paying interest on a colossal
national debt, nor were we main-
taining an army of a million men
or the world’s largest navy. Neither
did we have the intricate and com-
Ccated system of government we
ve today. We paid taxes for the
support of government, but not to
support ourselves as individuals.
We were not financing social re-
forms for
willing or
selves.
Those of us whose memories car-
ry back to that 1913 period will re-
call that we had a satisfactory gov-
ernment. It provided all the essen-
tials. It did not attempt to regulate
each individual's activities. It did
protect us against the depredations
of the criminal element, and from
being gypped by monopolies. It pro-
vided federal courts for settling our
differences. It provided assistance
for schools and for road building. It
paid the pensions of many thousands
of Civil war veterans, then alive.
It policed our borders. It did every-
thing that we believed necessary
for the federal government to do.
When, a year or two later, the ap-
propriations made by congress
passed the one billion dollar total,
what a howl was raised! The ex-
travagance of congress was round-
ly condemned.
ONLY 34 YEARS AGO.
That 692-million-dollar year of
1913 was only 34 years ago. In
that 34 years government prof-
ligacy has grown to where, in
1947, more than 37 billions is
asked for the operation of gov-
ernment. Subtract from that
sum the interest on the govern-
ment debt, some 5 billion dol-
lars; the upkeep of our present
army and navy, some 8 billion,
and we still have 24 billion as
the proposed cost of operating
the federal government for one
change to C A LOX
b y
VW IG H T A .
PAT MRS O N
MANAGEMENT and labor
have said they prefer to settle
their own differences without
assistance from government ar-
bitrators or conciliators. It
might work provided congress
outlaws the closed shop, the
check-off system and taxes on
production, and makes labor
fully responsible for keeping of
contracts, as management must
be.
Craxi said: “I needed no bell. I
was on the beach to welcome the
Americans. My woman was with
me, the formidable Margherita, and
my seven children. We were on the
beach in spite of the shooting, to
greet the Americans. But what did
my children shout? They did not
shout: 'We miss the tinkling of the
bell.' They shouted: 'Caramellel
Caramellel* They were hungry.
They wanted candy. I myself, who
had had enough to eat as it happens,
ahouted for cigarettes, not for the
pealing of a bell.”
Borth and the usher Zito came
back. Borth said: “It’s nifty, Ma-
jor. All the records are intact. They
tell everything. There are lists of
anti-Fascists and lists of those who
were enthusiastic and the others
who were lukewarm. There's a dos-
sier on each important person. It's
perfect. Who are these guys?”
Cacopardo said: "Cacopardo is
my name, at your service, sir. Ca-
copardo is sulphur and sulphur is
Cacopardo.”
Borth said: "1 remember that
name. In the records it says Caco-
pardo’s crazy."
Craxi said: "That is true. He
thinks that bells are more impor-
tant than food.”
Borth turned on Craxi in mock
anger. "And who is this?”
Craxi was apologetic again: “I
am anti-Fascist. Craxi. I believe
in food for the moment.”
Major Joppolo said: "They are
arguing which is more important,
food or restoring the bell. Since we
obviously can't do anything about
the bell just now, food is our con-
cern."
Craxi looked very proud of him-
self, but Cacopardo turned to Zito
and said: "We will leave this mat-
ter to the son of Rosa who was the
wife of Zito. What do you say,
sma'l Zito, do you consider the food
or the bell more important?”
Surprisingly Zito said: "I think
the bell.”
Major Joppolo was interested by
this. He leaned forward and said:
"Why, Zito?”
Zito said: "Because the tone of
the bell was so satisfactory."
"No,” said Cacopardo, “it is be-
cause of the history of the bell.
When the bell spoke, our fathers and
their fathers far back spoke to us."
Even Craxi was swept into this
argument. "No,” he said, "it was
because the bell rang the times of
day.
such
have
have
drink wine in the evening.”
Zito said: "1 think it was the tone
which mattered. It soothed all the
people of this town. It chided those
who were angry, it cheered the un-
happy ones, it even laughed with
those who were drunk. It was a tone
for everybody.”
Giuseppe came in bringing the
priest. Father Pensovecchio was
gray-haired and cheerful, and as he
approached the group around the
Major's desk he made a motion with
his right hand which might have
been interpreted either as a bless-
ing or as a Fascist salute.
After the introductions, Major
Joppolo said to the priest: “Father,
we are speaking of the old bell
which was taken away.”
Father Pensovecchio said: "That
is the disgrace of this town. I have
in my church a bell which is just as
loud as the one which was taken
away, though not so sweet and much
younger and altogether meaningless
as a bell. Any other bell would
have done as well in my belfry. I
wanted to send my bell. But the
Monsignor would not permit it. The
Monsignor is the uncle of the Mayor.
He has reasons for doing the things
he does—” Father Pensovecchio
crossed himself, indicating that the
things which the Monsignor did were
somewhat ugly; "—but in this case
I believe he was wrong.”
Borth said: "It’s ridiculous. There
are lots of things more important
than this bell. Get them some food
and don't forget that alleyway.”
Major Joppolo said: "All the
same, the bell is important to
them.” And he said then in Italian:
"Thank you for telling me about
the bell. I promise you that I will
do all I can to get another
which will have some meaning
bell and will have a good
and its history will be that it
given to you by the Americans to
take the place of the one which was
taken away by the Fascists to make
gun barrels.”
Cacopardo said: "You are kind.”
Craxi said: "I thank you, Mister
Major, and I kiss your hand."
Major Joppolo said: "You what?"
Cacopardo the historian said: "He
meant no offense. It is an old cus-
REDS MAY HAVE A-BOMB
WASHINGTON. - It took breath-
taking Bob Gros of California to do
what no diplomat or newsman so
far has done regarding the A-bomb
and Russia. He got a hint from So-
viet Ambassador Novikov that Rus-
sia has either the secret of the
A-bomb or an adequate defense
What does tt | Grog B California lecturer who
annually interviews more Washing-
ton bigwigs in 24 hours than the
You must feel perfectly free to re-
fuse me if you wish. I should like
to ask you to say a few words be-
fore your mass tomorrow morning
about the Americans. I shall leave
it to you to say what you wish, if
you will merely add that there are
certain proclamations which the
Americans have posted which ought
to be read.”
Father Pensovecchio said: “That
I can easily do.”
Major Joppolo said: "I myself
am a Catholic. If you will have
me. I should like to attend your
mass.”
The priest said: “It will be a
pleasure to have you.” Major Jop-
polo was glad that he did not say it
would be an honor.
Major Joppolo said: "I shall see
you tomorrow then.”
Father Pensovecchio said, just to
make sure: “At the Church of San
Angelo. It is by the Piazza of that
name. At seven in the morning.
Until then, son.”
When the priest had left, Giuseppe
said in his brand of English: "You
doing okay, a boss. All you got a
do now is fix a food.”
“Yes,” said Major Joppolo, "food.
We'll go to the bakeries. But first,
do you have a crier here?"
Giuseppe said to Zito in Italian:
“What is the name
Did he run into the
others?”
Zito said: "No, he
curio Salvatore. He is here. Only,
Mister Major, he does not always
say exactly what you tell him to
say. He will say the general mean-
ing of what you wish, but he will
change it some. Even if you write
it down, he will change it some.”
Major Joppolo said: "Will you get
him, please, Zito? I want to send
him out to tell the people to read the
proclamations."
Zito went. Major Joppolo said to
Giuseppe: “We will go to the bak-
eries, then we will post the procla-
mations.” «
Giuseppe said: "Okay, a boss.”
Major Joppolo looked down at his
desk and saw Craxi'tf telegram. He
undid the safety pin and unfolded
the paper and read:
"To Franklin D. Roosevelt, Capl-
relict mixed In your own kitchen. is
hard to beat for real results.
Make a syrup by stirring 1 evps of
rely too mueh on the A-bomb.
Against France, Italy, Ger-
many, yes. Bnt against Rusia,
No. Yon should not depend
on it.”
“That, Mr. Ambassador,” sug-
gested Gros, "sounds as if the Rus-
sians have developed a defense
against the A-bomb.”
“Yes,” replied Ambassador Novi-
kov, "this and more. I do not wish
to say anything furthter.”
This significant statement ended
the interview.
A Bell for Adano
John Hersey
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