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Evening star., 1945-09-22
British Government DiscIuims
Maitland Wilson, S Fear of Reds

view are, of course, purely personal
and do not represent the views of
his majesty's government"
The Daily Express headline was
Jumbo Wilson Sensation" Many
other newspapers played up the
story on their first pages. Most OF
them carried messages from Wash
ipgton stating that the marshal
had been misquoted.
un New York, Peter Celliers,
an editor Of the MANA, COM
mented: We're backing our
correspondent.'o
The London Star said editorially:
Whether or not Field Marshal Will
son mentioned Russia in his news
paper interview, he should be ON
cially kicked by Whitehall. For he
had no business to talk at all. As
head Of q military mission, it is
no part Of his job to air his views
in the American press. We suffered
much during the war from gar
rulous generals. Their chatter
(see WHOM, PaSs A-zJ
Evening star., 1945-09-22
.herry Asks Acheson
To Clarity Statement
On Policy in Japan
Senator Wants to Know
II and Where Macarthur
Failed in Responsibility
E. the Associated Press.

tHe hsSDClatSn fTeSS.
"Is Gen. Macarthur acting as
a representative only of the
United States Government or of
the Allied governments as well
in implementing the terms of
the Potsdam agreement"
That question, and several others,
was put to Acting Secretary of State
Dean Acheson today by Senator
Wherry, Republican, of Nebraska.
who helped block Mr. Acheson's i'm
mediate confirmation as Undersec-
retary of State Thursday.
Senate action on the nomination
was deferred until Monday after
noon as result of a fareup over
Mr.. AcheSon's statement that the
State Department, and not Gen.
Macarthur, will determine the policy
to be followed in occupying Japan.
Senator Wherry released an open
letter OF inquiry to Mr.. Acheson and
asked him to reply by Monday
morning, since my further interest
in your confirmation will be largely
conditioned by your answers"
Questi0nedbon Statements.
Senator Wherry asked Mr.. Ache
son to verify statements printed in
a newspaper concerning Mr.. Ache
sons news conference comments on
Gen. MacArthur's statement that
within six months an American oc-
cupation force Of 100000 men would
be suHcient to control Japan.
Senator Wherry asked if the fol-
lowing three statements substanti-
ally reflected his views:
The United States Government,
not the occupation forces under
Gen. Macarthur. is determining
American policy toward Japan.
In speaking of this Governments S
policy toward Japan, you said the
policy would not be changed and
that it would be carried out regard
less of cost"
In addition. Senator Wherry
asked:
DO you know of any instance or
instances wherein Gen. Macarthur
has evidenced any unwillingness to
discharge his responsibilities as
agent of the Allied governments?
Are you wholeheartedly in agree
ment with the Potsdam declaration? i?
Are not our dealings with Japan
honor bound by our commitment to
the Potsdam declaration?
Asks Potsdam Interpretation.
rs there anything in the Potsdam
declaration which requires the Al
lied nations to deal with Hirohito
any differently than Gen. MacAr-
thur is now dealing with him?
"Is there any provision in the
Potsdam declaration for any one
of the Allied governments deliber-
ately to foster a social and econo-
mic revolution in Japan? =.
"Is not the real ground for any
quarrel between the State Depart
ment and Gen. Macarthur the fact
that he did not use the normal
channels through which to transmit
to the American people his con-
clusions as to his future needs in
Japan, and if he had used the nor
NAL channels, what guarantee is
there that the American people
would have been informed?"
Evening star., 1945-09-22
GeorgeUrges
Tax Preference
.For, Veterans
Senator Fovors
Income Exemption
For Year or Two
Fy the Associated piess

Ry the Associated Pfess.
Senator George, Democrat. of
Georgia today advocated prefer
ential tax treatment for veter-
ans the first year or two after
their discharge.
The Finance Committee chairman
said an extra income tax exception
would help them get on their feet
financially and compete with the
people who held civilian wartime
jobs.
Senator George suggested it would
be reasonably adequate and fair"
to extend for II or "a months the
extra 81 500 service exemption on
Army or Navy pay. But he would
make it apply to income from any
source.
Substantial Justice"
Il don't know exactly what will
be done when we get into the tax
BILL he told reporters. However,
we probably will consider service
men and women for some time after
the war as a special class of tax
payers. Substantial justice could be
done with an exemption on their
taxes"
Under his proposal, veterans
could add the $500 to the regular
exemption allowed all taxpayers-at
present $500 each for the taxpayer
and each dependent.
Perhaps there should be additional
credit for men who spent a substan-
tial amount of time overseas, he
added. That question will be studied,
too.
Certainly, he said, the law should
be amended so that men mustered
out will not have to prepare income
tax returns for their war years when
they owe no taxes.
Just Piles Up Papers"
That kind of thing just piles up
papers, does the Government no
good and causes terrible annoyance
to men who have been crouching in
foxholes out in the South Pacific
with no time to attend to their
personal problems" he said.
Practically all legislation affecting
veterans passes through the Finance
Committee. Senator George an
nounced that probably late next
week, and certainly within a fort
night, the veterans subcommittee
will begin consideration of proposed
changes in the so-called GI Bill
of Rights.
The principal pressure is for hber-
alization Of the loan and education
provisions
Evening star., 1945-09-22
Bull etin
Hartford Claim Backed

The House Ways and Means
Committee today voted, IA to
10, that John Hartford, groc-
cry chain president, should
be allowed a $4,000 bad debt
tax reduction he claimed on a
$1,000 loan to Elliott Roose-
welt. By the same vote, the
committee decreed that the
entire evidence in the investi-
CATION Of the financial affairs
OF the late Presidents son be
open to the public.
Earlier Story on Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1945-09-22

were designed for the in-1ghting
which looked inevitable in the Pa
cific war.
Their inability to use the Canal
would have made little difference.
From New York to Tokyo is about
10,l00 miles by the Panama Canal
about $4,000 by the Suez; about
$4,000 by the Cape of Good Hope,
and about $4,000 by Cape Horn.
The Nays second largest vessels,
battleships of the $4,000 ton Iowa
class, go through the Panama Canal
with only inches of clearance. The
carriers have considerably larger
mass in proportion to their displace-
ment.
Supplemental locks, begun before
the war but not completed, event.
ually will permit the carriers to get
through the Canal.
Evening star., 1945-09-22
u. 5. Experts Consider
Using Gold Reserve 10
Lend Britain Billions
Moy Top SIC, ,ooo, ,ooo, 900
Stored at Fort Knox to
Solve English Problem
By JOSEPH H. BAIRD.

The possibility of extending a
loan of several billion dollars to
Great Britain in actual hard gold
from the $4,000, ,0OO, 900 plus
underground stockpile at Fort
Knox, KY, is being considered in
American circles as a possible
solution of Britain's monetary
dilemma, it was learned author
itatively today.
While no definite plans have
crystalized, some American experts
hold that the gold loan might be
the simplest answer to the British
aid problem.
This gold reserve, amassed largely
during the last decade, is far in ex-
cess of any predictable amount
necessary to guarantee the stability
of the dollar, financial experts say.
1t is recalled that during the lush
bull" market days of the 192Os
when the amount of currency in
circulation was larger than at any
time in history until the present
war, the dollar was backed by a
gold reserve of less than half the
present amount.
Produces No Interest.
Moreover, it is pointed out, the
gold at Fort Knox is sterile, produc-
ing no interest. If a loan to the
British were made in the form of
currency or credits represented by
Treasury bonds, the American Gov
ernment would have to pay interest
on the sum to bondholders and
hence ask the British for an inter-
est rate SUFFICIENT to cover those
payments plus some margin for
overhead.
1t is pointed out that the gold at
Fort Knox represents no interest
cost to the Treasury and that conse-
quently it could be loaned to Great
Britain at a very low rate. While
the whole subject of the loan still is
fluid, some of the American experts
are talking in terms of so years.
Spread over that length of time and
Evening star., 1945-09-22
Atom Bomb Defense
Reported DEVELOPED
Py the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 22.-The London
Daily Express said today that
United States and British scien-
lists have devised counter weapons
to the atomic bomb which are in
advanced stages of development.
Chapman Pincher, the papers
science writer, reported that the
principles of British radar, German
rockets and American fuses were
being combined to produce pro-
jectiles capable of destroying planes
or rockets carrying atom bombs
while they are at great height. He
said the new defense weapon also
would destroy the mechanism of
the atomic rockets or bombs before
they exploded in midair.
Evening star., 1945-09-22
Macarthur Asks Japs
For Financial Data
Since Pearl Harbor
Tokyo Is Told to Give
Report on Public and
Private Dealings
Ey the Associated Press.

TOKYO, Sept. 22.-Gen. Mac
Arthur today called on the
Japanese government for a COM
plete report on all its public and
private financial dealings, in
cluding those of the imperial
household, since Pearl Harbor.
Full information was asked on
banks, insurance companies and all
other financial institutions. Head
quarters explained that the action
was necessary to enable the eco
nomic and scientific section of Gen
MacArthur's staff to follow-and If
necessary, prohibit-use of japanese
government funds for purposes in
imical to the objectives of the occu-
patton.
Information on japanese govern
ment financial transactions was
demanded within two weeks, and
information on banks and other
private firms within one week.
Gen. Macarthur also asked for
reports on all financial agreements
in force on December 7, 1941, when
the japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Further Information Asked.
Among information demanded: A
report of all receipts and expendi-
lures of the japanese government
for each month from January to
August, 1945, the government budget
for hte fiscal year ending March
81, 1916, as approved by the Diet
and including alterations made
subsequently; financial statement
as of September /, 1945, and the
imperial households budget for the
fiscal year ended March 81, 1945.
The supreme command also de-
manded lists of all directors and re-
sponsible executives of all financial
institutions and lists of all owners
of 1000 or more shares of stock in
such establishments.
Two additional directives were
passed on today to the Japanese
government, burdened with a heavy
day of order taking. One called for
the arrest of Nobuyuki Abe, former
governor general of Korea, and the
other demanded complete demobili-
zation of the japanese naval police
force before October 81.
Suffers Stomach Disorder.
Abe is reported to be at his home
in Tokyo since his arrival Wednes-
day from Korea. On his arrival,
Tokyo newspapers said, he suffered
a mild stomach disorder while call
ing at the official residence of Pre-
mier Prince Higashi-Kuni and was
taken Immediately to his home. Abe
served as ambassador" to the
Marking puppet government and
was japanese Premier between Sep
tember 30, 1889, and January Is,
1910. His service in Korea followed.
Gen. MacArthurs instructions on
the demobilization of the naval
police superseded Japanese plans to
keep 11,279 of the police on duty at
the end of October until all arms
are collected.
Naval police stores of arms and
ammunition must be placed in GUS
tody Of civil police by the new order.
Occupation Extended.
Meanwhile, the occupation pro-
gram expanded at a rapid pace and
included plans for the taking over
today Of Japan's naval base at
Sasebo on Western Kyushu by men
of the United States 5th Marine
Division.
Advance elements of the 5th
Amphibious Corps occupied the air.
field at atom bombed Nagasaki, 80
Evening star., 1945-09-22
Truman Boards Tuq
For Democrat 0utinq
Al Jefferson Island
Gov. O'Conor Joins
Official Party at
Naval Academy
BY ]. A. FOX,
Star Staff Correspondant

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Sept. o.
Bound for a weekend outing at
Jefferson Island, the Democratic
party's retreat in Chesapeake
Bay, President Truman left An
napolis this morning in company
with Gov. Herbert r. O'Conor of
Maryland and a party of about
IS friends, principally from off,
cial life in Washington.
The presidential party used the
State pilot boat Maryland, 15o-
foot tug formerly used as an ice
breaker, which now has its regular
station of Cape Henry at the en-
trance to the Chesapeake Bay.
The Maryland cast Of from the
Naval Academy dock at 1905 am.
and with clear skies and q light
wind. expected to make the 1s-mile
trip in about anshour and IS min
utes.
To Return Tomorrow.
About 80 members OF the party
will remain overnight at Jefferson
Island where they will be joined
tomorrow by some $50 members of
House and Senate. The return trip
will be made tomorrow evening.
Mr.. Truman was in high spirits
as the Maryland pulled down the
Severn and stood on the bridge to
return the salute of the crew of the
training ship, Reina Mercedes,
which stood at quarters as the
Presidents boat passed.
The Jefferson Island Club is
headed by Harry B. Halves, former
Senator from Missouri, but the host
at the week end outing is Russell
Arundel of Washington. The affair
was arranged in honor of James M.
Barnes, former member of Congress
from Illinois and later an admin
istrative assistant to Presidents
Roosevelt and Truman. He recently
resigned to enter private business.
Cabinet Members Along.
Among those in the Presidents
party were Secretary of the Treas
ury Vinson, Attorney General Clark
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach,
Postmaster General Hannegan, Sec
retary of Agriculture Anderson,
Reconversion Director John w.
Snyder, Donald M. Nelson, former
War Production Board chief; Com
missioner j. Russell Young, presi-
dent of the District Commissioners;
Leslie L. Biffle, secretary of the
Senate; Senator Magnuson, Demo-
crat, of Washington: George Allen,
former District Commissioner, who
now is working out a program for
demobilizing war agencies for Pres
ident Truman: Stephen T. Early,
former White House press secretary,
and members of President Truman's
personal staff.
The presidential party left the
White House at 8:35 am. and
motored at leisurely 30-mile- can
hour pace through the Maryland
countryside to Annapolis. The
President had an opportunity to
look over the Naval Academy estab-
lishment as he drove through the
grounds to the dock where he
boarded the Maryland.
Evening star., 1945-09-22
Atcheson in Tokyo
To Assist Macarthur
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOKYO, Sept. 22.-George Atche-
son, jr, named by Secretary of State
Byrnes as political adviser to Gen.
Macarthur, arrived today.
He was accompanied by his aide,
John S. Service. Neither would
comment on the nature of their
assignment.
Mr.. Atcheson has had Is years of
diplomatic service in China, and
returned to America from Chung
king in May, 1945. On conclusion
OF his temporary duty at Gen. Mac
Arthur's headquarters he is to be-
come Minister to Siam.
Evening star., 1945-09-22
Navy to Relax Guard
At Offices Next Month
By the Associated Press.

The wartime security guard
around naval headquarters build
ings in Washington will be relaxed
about October Is.
There are now 225 Marines and
186 civilian guards on the job. The
civilian force has been reduced by
So since the end of the war.
The Navy said today all Marine
guards viii be relieved except 4 few
assigned to such ''hot spots" as the
Navy communication center, and
the buildings will be placed under
civilian guards.
Evening star., 1945-09-22
Truman Discusses
Atomic Bomb Future
At Cabinet Meeting
Question Of Sharing
Secret With Russia
Reaches No Decision
Es the Associated Press.

Rs the Associated Press.
White House Press Secretary
Charles G. Ross told reporters
today that President Truman
discussed the future develop
ment and use of the atomic
bomb with his cabinet yesterday
While affirming that the question
came up, Mr.. Ross said he was not
familiar with any details of the dis
cussion.
From officials who attended the
meeting, however, it was learned
that one phase of the conversation
revolved around the question of
sharing the secret of atomic energy
with Russia.
One Official, who asked that his
name be withheld, said this subject
was discussed in a very general
way" but no decision was reached.
No Comment by Wallace.
Reports that Secretary of Com
merce Wallace advocated sharing
Of the secret with the Soviets, as a
step toward world unity, brought no
immediate comment from Mr.. Wal
lace. He was in Chicago today.
1t was learned from an associate,
however, that Secretary Wallace
would be likely to favor such a step
as means of eliminating any pos
sible misunderstanding between the
western Allies and Russia.
President Truman discussed the
atomic bomb subject earlier in the
week with three members of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Connally and Senators
Lucas, Democrat, of Illinois, and
Vandenberg, Republican, of Michi-
gan.
Two Groups Contending.
Both the Senate Military Affairs
Committee and Senator Connally's
committee are claiming Jurisdiction
over the future of atomic energy,
and it seemed likely President Tru-
man might have to make some peace
The military group yesterday ap-
proved resolution proposing that
the responsibility be given to an IL
member commission, headed by the
Chief Justice of the United States.
The Foreign Relations Committee
has its own resolution by Senator
Vandenberg which would create a
joint Senate-House committee 70
consider all atomic energy matters.
Waits Word From Truman.
Chairman Connally called the mill
tary groups action premature
and precipitate." His committee
members, he said, are waiting for
an expected message on the subject
from the President.
Chairman Thomas of Military
Affairs retorted:
THE resolution is merely an ex-
preston of committee sentiment
and q sign to the people that we are
thinking about the problem. But
you must remember that the bomb
was worked out under the Army. It
was an Army project, not a foreign
relations project"
And he added, I'VE were not ad-
vised of any message from the
President"
Evening star., 1945-09-22
Botisto Aide Killed

HAVANA, Sept. % (R.-Jose Her
nandez Santa Cruz, chief of the
military intelligence service under
former President Fulgencio Batista,
was killed yesterday by shots fired
from IN automobile by unknown as
sAilants.
Evening star., 1945-09-22
Finland Arrests 200
In Drive on Arms
Ry the Associated Press.

" IHt ASSOCldCeu PTeSS.
HELSINKI, Sept. 22.-Communist
Minister of Interior Yrjoe Leino to-
day said 200 arrests have been made
in suppressing a widespread plot to
conceal weapons and ammunition
throughout Finland. Other sources
estimated that at least 1000 persons
eventually would be involved in the
roundup.
Evening star., 1945-09-22

(See LOAN, Page A-2)
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-18
WHY YOU GET MARGARINE WHITE

WHY YOU GET MARGARINE WHITE
Larc bar e sale Of colored margarine at any price in "a
Of our states In many other there heaty state
and tcenSc trcs affecting manufacturers, rote-
saIers retailers and users. In all sell margarine
already colorcd fhc manufacturer couid hare to pay
Federal Of zoe per pound. Margarine is The only
food so taxed and restricted
Rcnloral Of these restrictions cH permit YOU get nidrga
rine golden >coro color you in table spread
Smyrna times., 1945-11-15
FIRE HALL
CARETAKER
Board of Directors of Citizens
Hose Company Elect
Edward Tucker
NOMINATION FOR YEAR

At the meeting of the board of
of the Citizens Hose
Company held in the Fire Hall last
Monday evening, Edward Tucker
was named as caretaker for the
year. This important post which
has not been continuously filled for
some time is one that requires
constant attention. At the next
meeting of the fire company, NOM
nations for officers for the coming
year will be received. The public
relations committee is now doing
active work and would like all
those who have any matters what
soever to place before the Hose
Company, whether suggestions or
complaints to get in touch with
Temple Heinold, chairman, David
M. Todd or James Truax. This
committee will present any sug-
gestions to the board at their
meeting and in this way may help
the company to better serve the
public in case of fire.
Smyrna times., 1945-11-15
DELAWARE ARCHIVES RECEIVES
OLD COPY BOOK COLLECTION

A collection of old, neatly-writ-
ten copy books covering a period
from 1899 to 1860, has been con-
tributed to the state archives, as
announced by State Archivist Leon
de Valinger, Jr. The copybook
manuscripts cover wide range of
problems showing the practical ma
ture of the instruction given in
period when the instructors dictat-
ed the problems to the students or
wrote them out for the students to
copy. The series of carefully writ
ten manuscripts starts with prob
lens which Jonathan Tharp gave
his brother, James, to solve. They
contain tests on rates of interest,
discount, compound interest, re-
bate discount, equation of pay
ments, and inverse proportion.
The donor of the old manuscripts,
VIM. B. Tharp, 90-year-old retired
educator of Pennington, taught at
Smyrna times., 1945-11-15

the old Middletown Academy and
also at Henderson, KY; Chester,
Laurel, and Vienna, Md. He spent
some time managing a ranch in the
West for Thomas c. Horsey and
associates of Laurel. Teaching last
at Henderson, Mr.. Tharp had Ad-
miral Kimmel as one of his pupils.
An outdoorsman and a crack shot
in his time, he is still agile. His
grandfather was a brother of VIII
liam Tharp, who was elected gov
ernor in 1846. The collection, which
also contains a receipt showing
that tutoring of seven children for
an aggregate of 221s months costs
but S17.871a cents in 1922. The
tutoring receipt was from William
P. Veach for the schooling of JAM
es Tharp's children: William, Be-
naiah, James, Lwellin, Jane, Reu-
ben, and Jehu.
Smyrna times., 1945-11-15
SOCIAL WORK
ACTIVITIES
State Conference on Welfare
Opened Wednesday in
Wilmington
TOMORROW'S PROBLEMS

More than 500 persons from
every section of the state attended
in Wilmington yesterday the Della
ware State Conference on Social
work at the First and Central
Presbyterian Church. Topic of the
conference is preventing Tomor-
rows Problems" almost all our
present welfare work is remedial
rather than preventive" Miss A.
Bernice Quimby, president of the
conference, said. "Of course we
cannot ignore today's remedial
measures, for present problems
must be worked out. But it would
be cheaper and more efficient to
keep social evils from arising rath-
er than to combat them after they
have gained headway." At the
opening session yesterday Miss
Quimby introduced George Ehing-
er, superintendent of Elizabeth
Murphey School, Dover, who made.
the first speech on "The Scope of
the Problem" At noon luncheon
meeting was held in the Ho,cl
Rodney. DR.. Karl de Schweinit :,
director on the American Coun il
on Education, spoke on methods
of Prevention" In the afternoon
at 2 o'clock, discussion panels con-
vened and examined existing SER
vices and unmet needs. The pam
els were led in each case by local
welfare worker. Today's program
will include another luncheon in
the Hotel Rodney at which Wilbert
Smith, executive director of the
Wilmington Council of Churches,
will deliver an address on "a Chart
for the Future" A business meet
ing of the conference will be held
at p. m. in the social hall of First
and Central Presbyterian Church.
Work groups of the conference are
scheduled to meet twice for discus
sions on child welfare, education,
family welfare and relief, health,
the penal system, and recreation
and leisure time. The work group
on the penal system will consider
'Delaware's Penology Problems
and Plans when the Rev. A. E. F.
Anderson, Board of Prisoners Aid
Society, was the discussion leader.