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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1946
Page
4
Senator Clyde R. Hoey, not seeking office, attended a High Point community chest kick-off after adjusting his schedule. He supports the chest and enjoys engaging with people in public service. Citizens appreciate his active participation.
The piece notes Louis H. Bean of the Budget Bureau calls predicting the election hazardous, citing meat shortages and the Wallace Byrnes Truman dispute as factors. It argues for caution about 1948 predictions and highlights Buxton’s plea for a doctor to work in the Outer Banks village.
The essay critiques James M Cain’s proposed American Authors authority as a closed shop for magazine radio and motion picture writers. It warns the plan could permit the AAA to censor or dictate subject matter, threatening independent writing and a free press despite potential gains in royalties. It notes existing writer unions and questions the need and safety of such centralized control.
Phil A. Warner, president of a soap company, commends the United States Employment Service for placing and replacing workers including disabled veterans. He notes USES benefits both employers and workers and urges more firms to use the service. Dr. L. G. Harrison congratulates National Newspaper Boy Day coverage.
A first hand account praises newspaper carriers for weathering hardships to deliver news and fund their education. Charles Loflin notes many carriers pay their own way, support families, and gain valuable training. Ed notes highlight appreciation from The Enterprise and Junior Red Cross efforts to extend aid globally.
Washington dispatch notes Justice Jackson’s claim that aggressive war is a crime punishable by death, while critiquing the practicality of hangings for future aggressors. The piece assesses reactions to the Nuernberg trials, highlighting Schacht and von Papen, and questions whether the tribunals served justice or vengeance.
The author questions whether military leaders can be tried for war crimes, citing Jodl and Keitel among others. He argues the verdicts blurred lines between military duty and political responsibility, noting plans to attack vs burning homes and doubting precedent for punishing patriotic military actions. He suggests future prosecutions may be theoretical and that the fate of the twelve condemned remains immaterial.
The piece argues that collective mass trials set a dangerous precedent for international law. It stresses individuals must be tried for overt acts, not as a group, and notes that in Nuremberg each defendant was sentenced individually rather than a single mass sentence.
The author questions the basis of war guilt and the Nuremberg trials. He argues that while the trials show impropriety by defeated leaders, they do not resolve broader questions of responsibility for World War I and related policies. He warns against applying Nuremberg principles to current leaders and cites alleged mass crimes in the Soviet Union.
Notes from New York theater and film circles summarize mixed reaction to the lone entry Obsession, two-character play with a phone, while Basil Rathbone Eugenia Leontovitch receive praise. News on Gertrude Lawrence plans a private-plane repertory tour and coverage of cinema and radio, with reflections on critics and industry figures.
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