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Evening star., 1945-04-23
MoIotov
Continued From First Page.)
have declined to recognize as rep.
resentative of the Polish people.
u. S. and Britain Stand Firm.

| have declined to recognize as rep
resentative of the Polish people.
u. S. and Britain Stand Firm.
This Government, with British
support, was standing firm agains
Soviet insistence that the presen
provisional government at WARSAW
be invited to the San Francisc,
Conference.
The new Moscow Warsaw treaty
served to emphasize the impass,
between the Western Allies anc
the Soviet by putting new stress
on Russia's contention that thu
Warsaw provisional group is a rep.
resentative government despite thu
Crimea Conference agreement TO,
its reorganization.
officials here hoped frank talk.
with Mr.. Molotov might help cleal
away the difficulties that have
blocked fulfillment of the Crimea
agreement, but did not expect any
solution that would lead TO immedi.
ate formation of new government
in Warsaw.
Further detailed negotia ton b,
Observation-Disclosures represen.
tatlves in Moscow with Polish lead.
ers would be necessary preliminary
to establishment of any regime thai
the American and British govern.
ments would accept at San Fran.
cisco.
Other Problems Faced.
Other Big Three difficulties grow
ing out OF delayed fulflllment of the
Crimea agreements-includi uni
lateral Russian actions in Romania
and Bulgaria which appear to vio-
late the agreement for joint Biz
Three responsibility on many mat
ters in liberated Europe-presum-
ably were being taken up with Mr.
Molotov.
1t was understood agreement also
was sought on the type of an inter-
national trusteeship system for de-
pendent areas to be proposed at San
Francisco, and on some changes
which the American delegation has
agreed tentatively to sponsor in the
Dumbarton Oaks outline for a world
security organization.
Mr. Molotov, who had been ex-
pected here since Friday, arrived
in United States Army Air Trans
port Command plane at National
Airport at SAG pm. yesterday
There was some speculation thai
he had timed his arrival here tc
follow announcement of the Mos
cow-Warsaw treaty.
Goes to Blair-Le House.
The Soviet Foreign Commissal
was escorted Immediately to Blair
Lee House on Pennsylvania avenue
across from the State Department
adjoining Blair House, where Pres
ident and Mrs. Truman are living
while the White House is being re-
decorated.
At $50 pm, he went with Mr.
Stettinius to Blair House for g
formal call on the President.
From Blair House, Mr.. Stettinius
Evening star., 1945-04-23
Puerto Rico Will Press
Demand for Farley Seat
Fr the Associated Press.

2. the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23.-
Puerto Rico will request the right to
seat at the United Nations Con-
ference opening Wednesday.
Rafael Soltero-Peralta, a member
of the Caribbean islands Pro-Inde-
pendence Congress, arrived today to
press the demand.
Puerto Rico is one of the United
Nations which is fighting this war
under the flag of the United States
and We claim the right to partici-
pate in the framing of the new inter-
national order" Mr.. Soltero-Peralta
said. puerto Rico is United
States territory.)
He and two other Puerto Rican
representatives have printed book
lets on that country's petition and
will make formal application. They
also will talk personally with the
United States delegation ION friendly
terms" of the demand, Mr.. Soltero-
Peralta said.
Assistance Of the Latin American
delegation will be sought.
Evening star., 1945-04-23

does not take over until May /!
and he is here as correspondent
of the Post-Dispatch. He has on,
complaint: Il wouldn't dare print {
scoop on this conference. They'e
say it had been handed to me"
Several of his colleagues Offered
to take off his hands any scoop:
he got.
At North Platte, Nebr., where the
correspondents were entertained al
the canteen operated for service
men, Mr.. Ross was introduced by
Bert Andrews of the New Yorl
Herald Tribune as the new Vice
President 1t created quite a stil
for a few minutes.
Life on the special was ideal
with three good meals a day ano
plenty of time to sleep.
Evening star., 1945-04-23
Three NAM ConsuItonts
At San Francisco Named
~ areoo;ot.dpra

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 23-A consul
tant and two associates. invited by
Secretary of State Stettinius to as
sist the American delegation, will
represent the National Association
of Manufacturers at the San Fran
cisco Conference, the NAM an
nounced yesterday.
The consultant will be NAM
chairman of the board. Robert Gay
lord, president Of the Ingersoll Mill
ing Machine Co.. Rockford, III. As
president of NAM last year, Mr.
Gaylord took a prominent part in
the International Business Confer
ence at Rye, N. Y.
His associate consultants will be
w. w. Cumberland, economist and
partner of the investment banking
firm of Wellington and Co., and
Hugh O'Connof. staff member OF
N. A. NJ, who served as public rela-
tions director of the Internationa,
Business Conference.
Evening star., 1945-04-23
81 Religious Leaders
Fear imperialism
In Dumbarton Plan
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 23.-Fifty-one
religious leaders representing vari-
Gus denominations said yesterday
the Dumbarton Oaks plan in its
present setting and unamended is
almost certain to prove a mere
camouflage for continuation OF i'm
perialist policies"
In a communication addressed to
United States delegates to the San
Francisco Conference, the group de-
clared international relations have
deteriorated at an ominously accel-
Grated pace" during recent months.
"The opportunity to stop the de-
terioration and to take a real step
toward peace and world organiza-
ton will be yours at San Fran
CISCO the communication said
Recommendations Offered.
It offered these recommendations !:
That the preamble to the general
international organization state the
purposes of justice" set forth in
the Atlantic Charter and make clear
that these principles must guide the
organization.
That the assembly have power to
lay down rules for the peaceful
conduct of international relations.
That the proposed voting ar
rangement be changed so that each
great power in the Security Council
has veto over every dispute which
arises.
That the constitution of the world
organization be subject to amend
ment by vote of two thirds of the
members of the assembly and that
such amendment not be subject to
a veto right vested in a few great
powers.
List Of Signers.
The communication was made
public by Dr. Allan Knight Chalm-
ers of Broadway Tabernacle, New
York, and DR.. Phillips Packer Elliott,
minister of the First Presbyterian
Church, Brooklyn.
Others listed as signers include
Prof. Robert l.. Calhoun of Yale
University Divinity School, DR..
George A. Buttrick of the Madison
Avenue Presbyterian Church, New
York; Bishop William Appleton
Lawrence of the Episcopal diocese
of Western Massachusetts,. Prof.
Henry J. Cadbury of Harvard Uni
versity Divinity School, Bishop Ell
wood L. Haines of Iowa, DIR. Albert
e. Day of the First Methodist
Church of Pasadena. Calf: Rufus
M. Jones of the Society of Friends.
Prof. Georgia Harkness of Garrett
Biblical Institute, Evanston, HI:
President E. McNeill Poteat of Col
gate-Rochester Divinity School and
Oswald Garrison Willard of New
York.
Evening star., 1945-04-23
|Fingerprint File
OfLeoders of All
Nations Urged
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
To insure punishment of possible
future war criminals Representative
Lands. Republican. of Indiana pro-
poses that all nations leaders be
fingerprinted.
In a letter TO Secretary of State
Stettinius he suggested that the
proposed world security organiza-
ton establish a section to preserve
such flngerprints.
Il Adolf Hitler is taken prisoner
what proof have we that he is
Adolf Hitler?" Mr.. Lands asked.
How will we know definitely that
it Is not one OF the reported doubles
Hitler Is said to use on occasion?
TT will not be difficult to deter
mine war guilt but it will be difIi-
cult, If not impossible, in the great
number OF cases to apprehend the
guilty" he said, citing what he called
reliable reports emanating from
Allied and neutral sources telling of
fake suicides and fake funerals of
persons high in the councils of the
Axis powers"
Evening star., 1945-04-23

W7ANr to look like dream walking?
w Want to look exciting, and just
bit daring -. as though you're saying to
all the world, Look! I'm ready for
romance!"
Well, you can-so easily! Just by
changing your potDder-shade!
Lady Esther Bridal Pink" gives an
utterly netD look to your appearance. A
delightful "come-hither" look that's so
Evening star., 1945-04-23
Correspondents Special
Arrives in San Francisco
BY GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Staff rnrrespopd liant

SAN FRANCISCO, April 23.-The
correspondents special" carrying
about 200 newspaper men and
women of this and other countries,
among them President Truman's
new press secretary, Charles G.
Ross of the st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch, rolled into San Francisco
early today.
Mr.. Ross appointment was not
known to his colleagues on the train
until late Thursday when he re-
ceived their congratulations after
the trip started. He explained that
President Truman had kept him so
late that afternoon that he had
left behind him part of the clothes
he intended to take on the trip.
One of his first jobs will be to 20
shopping in San Francisco.
| The new presidential secretary
Evening star., 1945-04-23
Thousands of Yonks
Give Vondenberg
Ideas on Porley
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated fEeSs.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23.-
CT Joe is both concise and
voluminous in his ideas about
setting up the world security or
ganization for which As United
Nations are collecting here.
Senator Vandenberg. confer
ence delegate, told a press con-
ference he has had thousands
of letters from soldiers and
sailors all over the world since
he offered to give their ideas
prior consideration.
The boys universal desires
can be summed up in two state
ments," he said. They en-
phatically want the United
States to participate in an in
ternational organization for
peace and justice-and, notice,
they include justice. And, sec
ond, they want American self
interest protected in whatever
agreement is written
Evening star., 1945-04-23
Security
Continued From First Page.)

ton of proper Polish government,
the conferences whole work is i'm
periled. A question frequently
asked is, if the great powers can't
agree on this, on what can they
agree? There was long range specu-
lation that Intervention by President
Truman might help to reconcile the
differences. Mr.. Truman is to ad-
dress the conference by radio when
it opens Wednesday at 4:30 pm.
(EWT) in a formal session at San
Francisco's opera house.
The normal problems of getting
commissions and committees selected
and functioning is expected to delay
an actual start on work until next
Monday.
In the meantime, arriving delega-
tions continued to give their ideas
of what must be done, both from
national and world standards How
ever, the United States delegates
have voted to make all statements
of policy only through the delega-
ton as unit and not individually
u. S. Delegates Arrive.
The first American delegates to
arrive were Senator Vandenberg
and Dean Virginia Gildersleeve 6f
Barnard College, who flew in Satur-
day night. They were followed yes
terday by Comdr. Stassen and
Chairman Bloom and Representa-
tive Eaton, Republican, of New Jer-
'sey, both of the House Foreign At
fairs Committee.
Developing plans for the confer
'ence kept pace with arrivals.
Prime Minister Jan Christian
Smuts of South Africa is slated
for top spot in the big conference
commission which will be set up.
it was learned, to draft a sort of
Atlantic Charter preamble to the
treaty creating the proposed world
organization This is to be a state
ment of high aims and purposes of
the organization toward all man.
kind, promise that-as Senator
Vandenberg demanded-it will func-
ton justly for all nations.
1t was conclusive that Argen-
tina would not be represented at
the opening of the conference but
might get in before it ended. This
became evident following a confer
ence Saturday night between Latin
American Ambassadors and Assist
ant Secretary of State Nelson
Rockefeller, soon after they arrived
together by plane from Washington.
They adopted wait-and see" atti-
tude on the whole Argentine
question
True Confession of Faith Urged.
Gen. Smuts, who is the last sur
viving elder statesmen of the Ver-
sailles peace conference that fol-
lowed the World War, told the AS
sociated Press this conference must
not fail
Our race has reached the limit of
human endurance" he said IF we
fail here the world may be psyche
logically shocked beyond repair"
He said that the charter expected
to be drawn up here must be more
than treaty. We must write true
confeSsion.of faith"
DR.. E. Van Kleffens, Dutch For
eign Minister and head of his coun-
trys delegation to the conference,
arrived by plane Saturday night. To
reporters at the airport he expressed
the view that the conference here
would be business proposition" of
dealing with realities.
Bright sunny weather favored the
arrivals and expedited physical ar
rangements for the meetings at the
San Francisco civic center. These
went ahead swiftly today with the
aid of large force of soldiers and
sailors.
Evening star., 1945-04-23
Yanks Capture Town
3 Miles Inland in
kindanao Campaign
~ the Associated Press.

MANILA, April 23.-Skirting un-
explored swamplands and boating
up crocodile-infested rivers, oath Di-
vision Yanks have captured Pikit
u air miles inland from the Min
danao Island beachhead. This put
them AZ miles from the city limits
OF Davao. major port of the
Philippines.
The 32d Division, fighting ap-
proximately 750 miles to the north
began its fourth year of overseas
duty by battling in holed-up caves
In the rugged Balete Pass area in
the Caraballo Mountains of North
ern Luzon.
The 112th Regiment of this divi-
sion counted its 1,O00th dead Ja-
panese soldier in the current cave
fighting in the Santa Maria Valley,
northeast of Manila. Headquarters
reported that many live Japanese
remain to be dug out.
More IraltOrS captured.
The bag of accused Filipino COL
laborationists held two more i'm
portant members, Gen. Macarthur
announced today. These are Claro
n. Recto, minister of foreign affairs,
and Rafael Alunan, minister of ag-
riculture and commerce in the pup
pet cabinet. They were captured at
Baguio. With others, they will be
confined for the duration and then
stand trial by the Philippine Com
monwealth.
The softening up Of Borneo for
possible invasion continued, with 100
tons of bombs dropped by heavy,
medium and fighter bombers op-
Grating from airfields, some of which
are less than Is minutes flying time
away Japanese airdromes. barracks
and supply areas were hit. One
plane was lost.
Gen. MacArthur's planes also
sank or damaged an 8000-ton
transport and four other vessels off
Formosa and wrecked 7000-ton
freighter at Saigon, Indo-China.
Other aircraft continued close sup
port Of ground troops from North
ern Luzon to Southern Mindanao.
Boats Converted.
The rapid advance on Pikit was
made possible by homemade gum
ts''-converted shallow-draft 65-
FOOT LCM's equipped with captured
japanese machine guns. small can
non and rockets from wrecked
American planes.
When the gunboats arrived at
Pikit. on the banks of the sluggish
Mindanao River, 1t. Col. Robert
Armory, jr., Providence R. l., of
the 533d Engineers boat regiment,
dispatched this message to his
commanding officer:
"Stormed Pikit; hoisted flag;
awaiting infantry"
There was no opposition-Japa-
use had fed the former little Amer
ican fort. Infantry hiking along
the narrow No. / trans-island high
way arrived shortly after.
Field commanders expected that
despite the current lack of opposi-
ton, strong japanese positions may
yet be encountered before reaching
Davao.
Col. Wendell W. Fertig, La Junta,
Colo. commanding officer of the
Mindanao guerrillas, said that of the
$4,000 estimated enemy troops in
Mindanao the majority are strongly
entrenched in the Davao sector.
Evening star., 1945-04-23
Congress in Brief

By the Associated Press.
Senate:
Continues debate on bill extending
Selective Service Act.
Commerce Subcommittee corSideYs
bill to establish Missouri Valley
Authority.
Agriculture Subcommittee con-
tinues food investigation.
House:
Routine session.
Ways and Means Committee con-
tinues tariff hearings.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18

Alerted coastguardsmen moved
swiftly in boats into the Kilbee
Flats area just outside Mt. Glenn
ems and removed at least % per-
sons from threatened homes.
A coastguard spokesman in Mt.
Clemens said the river might
reach crest tonight if there were
no further rains. But thel weather
bureau gfoomily forecast occa-
sional rains for the whole Wayne
and Macomb county area for to-
night and early tomorrow. and
rain was falling in Mt. Clemens
at noon.
In the metropolitan Detroit dis
Irict flooded roads, easements and
crop damage were reported by
the Wayne County sheriffs Of
flee. Many victory gardens were
under water. Some roads had six
10 eight inches of water in spots,
and motorists were warned "a
drive carefully.
In Dearborn, Fire Chief Roy
Mottesheard declared that unless
the rains abated by tonight al
least 10 families would have Ia
be evacuated from basement
apartments in the Fort Dearborn
Lodge, $40 n. Brady. which ad.
joins the slowly rising River
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18

Rouge. The river at this point
was rising an inch an hour.
Precautions were taken at Mt
Clemens TO care for hundreds OF
possible evacuees at two churches
under direction of the u. S. Coast
Guard Reserve and the Red Cross
Civilian defense, auxiliary police
and the Macomb sheriffs office
were standing by to assist.
Easements and auditoriums OF
the Turner and Episcopaliar
churches at Mt. Clemens were
outfitted with cots and blankets
and emergency food supplies.
Dexter ROAD, north OF Michi-
gan; Jim DAILY, north of Van
Born; Wayne road at Rouge. and
Newberg, north of Michigan, an
area of more than five square
miles, was under three TO four
inches of water.
The worst Inundation in Wayne
County was reported in EcorSe
Township on Ford road where
six to eight inches was recorded,
threatening several homes. Red
lanterns were placed along the
road 10 guide motorists.
Hey, Folks. There's no W. L. W In
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
Sd U-Bodt Due
In i. ). Harbor

PORTSMOUTH, n. H., May II
(UP)-The third of five U-boats
which surrendered 10 u. S. North
Atlantic patrol units was due at
the Portsmouth navy yard today.
The U-S73 was brought 10 an
chorage last night Just "a hours
after the U-S05 arrived under de-
stroyer-escort guard. The two
subs carried Ill German officers
and men.
The U-122S was expected at the
navy yard today and the 1,600-ton
U-234 was expected to anchor in
the harbor Saturday.
The U-234 was identified by. the
first naval district as the subma-
rine referred TO by Rear Adm.
Ingram as carrying three luftwaffe
generals and two dead Japanese
attaches. The fifth was brought
into Delaware Bay.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18

GUAM. May II (UP)-Sixteen
more square miles of industrial
Nagoya. Japan's third city. went
up in flames visible $50 miles away
today in the second 500-plane
Superfortress raid in three days.
The huge American air armada,
equaling and perhaps exceeding
the record force which hit Nagoya
Monday, crashed $4,000 fire
bombs weighing $500 tons into
the southern factory area in 90
minutes before dawn.
The raid was the fourth large
scale blow in a campaign TO wipe
Eagoya, the enemyis largest air
craft manufacturing center, off
the map of Japan. one-haif OF
more Of Nagoya may be In ruins
now.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
Reinforced Jdps
Retdke Foo(how
Times Photo

CHUNGKING. May II tUP)-
Reinforced japanese troops have
driven Chinese forces out of the
east China port of Foochow after
a two-day battle, but hard fight
ing is continuing outside the city,
it was announced today.
Chinese military spokesmen
said their troops were driven out
of Foochow last Sunday after
fighting their way into the sea-
port Friday.
Foochow Is about 40 miles
from the northern tip of Formosa
and about 500 miles southwest Of
embattled Okinawa.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
Belgium Suspends
Paper for Attack

LONDON. May II tUPD-RadiC
Brussels said today that the Bel.
gian government has suspended
publication OF the newspaper Ii
Pouvoir aux Travsilleurs" for AT.
tacking the Allies editorially anc
calling for a general strike oil
Belgian workers.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
Illinois Crops Damaged

CHICAGO. May II QNS)-
Heavy damage to truck gardens
and fruit and berry crops was re-
ported from sections of Illinois
today after 13 days of rain.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
Will Answer All Servicemen's Questions

and benefits which they may be entitled You invited
SERVICE BUREAU, Times Square, Detroit 81 Mich.
you'll get in the Times by letter If you
have question pertaining the needs and welfare rights
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18

Families of serycemen, here's of vast
interest to YOU! Daily starting Monday in the daily De-
trot Times will be printed authoritative and valuable
feature AT YOUR SERVICE for benefit of servcemen
and dependents who need information on rights
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
u. Strained Army
Now Battling in China

CHUNGKING. May II (UP)
The Ameri ca n-trained and
equipped new Sixth Army. battle
hardened in Burma. is now in
China, il can be revealed today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
In the Times TO-DAY

and privileges of servicemen women their families and
dependents, BE SURE to take advantage of this helpful
service Please remember EVERY QUESTION SUBMIT
TED WILL BE ANSWERED. See the daily Detroit Times
Monday and daily thereafter, for selection Of
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
SIGNS Surplus Fund Bill

LANSING, May IT (UP)-Gov.
Kelly today signed a legislative
act creating a Sl,000,000 fund for
state purchase of surplus federal
properties.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
. Is So. Miles
OF fNdgoya
In Flames

GUAM, May II OUP)-The
enemy reported today that
mine laying Superfortresses
and Iwo-based Mustang fight
ers attacked Tokyo and It's
inland sea lanes several hours
after 500 B-29s touched of
huge fires, visible $50 miles,
In industrial Nagoya.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
SITUATION GRAVE

Meanwhile the Tokyo press told
the japanese people that the war
situation on Okinawa had entered
a grave stage" and that there
was mo room for any optimistic
thinking whatsoever
mo matter which paper we
pick up, we learn that the en-
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18

DR. J. G. ToOLE, DENTIST
ITO " Lafayette. a. Michigan. OPP. CITY
Hall Hours e-e. Tel CA $3.50. - Adv.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
CITY sTARTEDtFIG

All the refund cases date back
to fight started by the City of
Detroit for a reduction in utility
rates. The city pointed to the
many millions paid annually by
the companies into the federal
treasury in excess profits taxes.
1t was contended that these
taxes were paid because of ex-
cessive rates.
The commission, ruling orig
inalE against the city, declared
that ii had no authority TO make
the refunds.
The Michigan Consolidated Gas
Co. already has refunded 10
Detroit consumers approximately
Sf,0O00O0 under the order, and
refunds amounting to A,000,0O0
have been made by Consumers
Power.
Lee pointed out that the re-
funds are based only on profits
made in 1914 Expected refunds
for 1945 are not in the SIS. S.000,0 900
figure.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
THE WEATHER
HOURLY TEMPERATURES

The sun wiIi set az SAT o m today and
rise tomorrow At SOS m
The moon will rise A. li.35 O. m today
and set tomogroS at 30 N.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
American League

Philadelphia at Detroit, post
poned,
Washington and Cleveland. post
poned-
New York at Chicago. post
poncd.
Boston at ST Louis. postponed.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
MAY EQUIP TWO LINES

THE planners recommended
use Of streetcars on only two Of
the city's lines" said Gilbert.
I'VE will have to decide whether
TO accept this recommendation
before determining how many
cars to order.
I'VE probably will order
enough To completely equip
whatever lines IL Is decided to
continue using. III we order them
for the Woodward line, about
100 cars would be needed; II for
the Grand River line, a few less
than 100"