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Evening star., 1945-02-09
International IVA
In. Reich Favored bv
British Union Leader
Full Allied Control of
Germany Is Urged by
Sir Walter Citrine
By the Associated Press.

LONDON. Feb. 9.-Proposing
full control of defeated Ger
many, Sir Walter Citrine today
suggested to the World Trade
Union Conference the creation
inside the Reich of IAN interna-
tional iva, including Rhine
Valley authority and Danube
Valley authority"
Sir Walter warned the labor dele
gates from more than two-score
countries that there probably would
be no armistice and peace would be
applied practically by the actual
occupation of Germany"
"Armistice terms will not be
subject of discussion" he added. I'VE
may have no opportunity before
hand to examine any of the meas
ures the Allied governments and
their military advisers will put into
operation in the course of occupying
Germany"
Favors Use of Workers.
As general secretary for the Brit
ish Trades Union Congress, Sir WAL
ter suggested nevertheless that final
terms should include the service of
German workers in rebuilding
ruined cities, monetary reparations,
additions of memorials glorifying
military leaders, punishment of war
criminals, complete recreation of a
free trade union movement and es-
tablishment of a free press.
Sir Walter suggested that break
ing up German industry might in
volve "the wholesale transfer of
large bodies of German workers to
accompany the transfer of heavy
industries to the countries to which
they are assigned"
Both the Rhine Valley and the
Valley of the Danube would seem to
be fitting theaters for developments
OF an international IVA" he added.
Such developments are not incon-
sistent with the general aims and
methods Of the plan formulated at
Dumbarton Oaks"
Although declaring 1t extremely
uiiiAhCAy IAAdt C1lC OIl1Gcu oUdLcS or
Britain would ask for forced Ger
man labor, he said Britain must
reserve her claim in this matter"
Entitled to Forced Labor.
None will deny the right of Rus
sia, France, Belgium, Holland and
other Allied countries that have
known the horrors of German in
vasion and occupation to such serv-
ice as German workers can give in
rebuilding ruined cities and all the
apparatus of civilized life which the
German armed forces set them
selves deliberately to destroy" he
said.
Sir Walter argued for, complete
Allied control over the entire Ger
man economy for years, or even
generations if necessary, to obtain
full reparations and the restitution
OF all stolen property.
He also urged complete re-educa-
tion of German children and elimi-
nation Of war memorials with
street names, tablets and statues
proclaiming Germany's military VIC
tories and glorifying her military
leaders"
Evening star., 1945-02-09
BY the Associated Press.

~ shc <ASooSi0eco IiCSo.
MANILA, Feb. 9.-American in
fantrymen, splashing across the
Pasig River in amphibious tanks
today drove toward the priced
dock section of Manila in the
face of new enemy demolition
charges set off in the old Intra-
muros district, a death trap for
its congested Filipino and Chi
nese residents.
Unseasonal rain dampened many
of the scattered fires set wantonly
by the desperate and trapped Jap
anese defenders, but the Intramuros,
or walled city, blazed so fiercely for
a time that the heat could be felt
blocks away.
The 9Th Infantry Division. under
Maj. Gen. Robert s. Beightler of
Columbus, Ohio, entered Southern
Manila by crossing the wide Pasig
River near the governmental
Malacanan Palace and began to
root out the Japanese who had de-
stroyed the four bridges.
The Yanks worked south and
southwestward through compare
lively open spaces around the gas
works, with the harbor facilities
their prime immediate objective.
Gen. Macarthur announced todav
Evening star., 1945-02-09
New England Blizzard
Claims 10.Lives;; Loss
Mounts Into Millions
Traffic at StondstiII,
War Plants Slowed
By Coles and Snow
BY the Associated Press.


A raging blizzard swept north
ward from New England today,
leaving 10 dead in its wake and
a snow blanket that carried
down wires, damaged other prop
erty and paralyzed rail. highway
and air transportation. Damage
was expected to run into mil
lions of dollars.
Snowfall ranging up to II inches
deep was whipped into mountain
GUS drifts by shrieking gale. The
snow carried down power and COM
munication lines and poles and trees,
crushed Springfield, Mass, ware
house beneath its weight, and dam
aged other structures.
War Workers Stay Home.
War plants in Southern and Gen.
trail New England operated with re-
duced crews.
The acute fuel shortage was made
more stringent by the paralysis of
rail traffic and retail deliveries.
Hundreds Of homes dependent on
electrical power for operation Of Oil
burners went through the night with
neither heat nor light.
Boston Police Supt. Edward Fall
Ion estimated more than 5000 per-
sons were stranded there overnight
in hotel lobbies, streetcars, police
and fire stations and bus terminals.
Damage Worst in rs Years.
Boston stores were closed because
of the storm and Acting Mayor John
E. Kerrigan appealed to commuters
to stay out of the city while high
ways were cleared.
City Hall was opened at 2 am. to
care for hundreds of those stranded.
At Taunton, Mass, Fire Chief Ed
ward F. Corey said the blizzard
caused "the worst damage in 25
years, greater than the hurricane"
He said the entire fire department
signal system was out of order and
called all available firemen to the
station Ito meet any emergency"
Boston added Is inches of new fall
by the early hours of today on
top of the old inches Portland,
Me, got an even foot on top of II
inches. Hartford, Conn.,. reported
"a inches on the ground, and SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, Is inches.
16-Inch Fall Recorded.
In New York City, 1902 men
worked last night to remove the
fall, while the city Health Depart
ment received 2,468 complaints of
lack of heat.
Falls up to 16 inches were re-
ported in Dutchess County and in
the Rochester area dynamite was
used to loosen snow on State roads.
The Hudson River was frozen "a
inches deep and the Susquehanna
1920 inches in Southern New York.
In Pennsylvania the flood threat
leased when the Federal-State Fore
|casting Service at Harrisburg said
the melting snow was soaking into
the ground instead Of running into
Iice-chOked rivers,
Evening star., 1945-02-09
1900 u. ). Bombers
Attack Nazi Railway
And Oil Facilities
$50 Fighters in Escort;
24-Hour Assault Nav
Be Record Operation

LONDON, Feb. 9.-Approxi-
mately 1900 American heavy
bombers, escorted by more than
$50 fighters, attacked German
oil supplies and railways today,
adding their weight to what may
be a record 24-hour assault. -
The main force attacked the syn
thetic oil plant at Lutzkendorf, a
few miles northeast of Leipzig.
Other Flying Fortresses and Liberia
tors hit armament and motor trans
port factories at Weimar in Central
Germany, switching yards at Mag
deburg and several other undisclosed
communications targets.
About 1000 British bombers last
night blasted a synthetic oil refinery
at Politz, 10 miles north of Stettin
in an area just ahead of Soviet
troops. British Mosquitoes struck
sharply at Berlin.
Two Attacks on Refinery.
The RAF struck the Politz oil
works in two attacks, spaced two
hours apart. The refinery is one of
the two largest in Germany and
specialized in aviation fuel. 1t was
virtually put out of action January
13. the Raj reported, but had been
partly rebuilt by impressed labor
working around the clock
Returning crewmen said the
bombings were highly concentrated
and many large fires and explosions
were observed.
British and American Tactical Air
Forces based on the continent used
improved flying weather to hammer
Nazi troops from one end of the
front to the other. The United
States 9th Air Forces fighters and
f1ghter-bombers flew more than 500
sorties while the British topped
1000 sorties for the first time in day.
light.
Railways Among Targets.
Gun positions, railways and enemy
troops dug in around the Reichs-
wald Forest were the principal tar
gets.
Adlco VI CIlc McOlCeIId dllcdll Al
lied Air Force flew more than 1000
sorties yesterday About 500 United
States 18th Air Force heavy bombers
blasted communications and other
targets in the Vienna area and at
Gras by daylight, while their escort
ing Lightnings destroyed two Ger
man training planes and damaged
several trains by strafing.
Evening star., 1945-02-09
fdorse Tradinq'
For wallace
Vote Charged
House Committee
Postpones Action
On George Bill
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Legislation designed 90 insure
Henry A. Wallace's confirmation
for a cabinet job was stymied in
the House Rules Committee to-
day after a noisy debate studded
with charges of "horse trading"
The committee failed to reach a
conclusion whether to send to the
House floor the Senate-passed
George bill divorcing the RFC from
the Commerce Department, prior to
Senate vote on Mr.. Wallace's NOM
nation as Commerce Secretary.
Representative Cox, Democrat. of
Georgia. rules member, declared
there had been a horse trade" be-
tween the Senate and White House,
whereby the Senate would not pass
on confirmation of the former Vice
President until March l.
Clearance Demanded.
Chairman Spence of the House
Banking Committee, demanding
that the rules group give the legis-
lation clearance, bluntly asked the
rules members. Are you going to
scuttle the orderly procedures of the
House?"
Iempers fared as Mr.. Spence
asked the rules members if they
were questioning the integrity" Of
his committee, which has approved
the George measure
Rules Chairman SABBATH shouted:
THE Banking Committee is not on
trial here" and Mr. Spense ques-
toned whether the rules group lis
usurping the powers of the House
and arrogating to yourself powers
not intended for you"
You can slaughter Wallace If you
want to-" Mr.. Spence said, but that
Is not the issue here"
Mr.. Cox asked: Aren't you say
ing in this bill that Wallace is not
big enough for the Commerce plus
RFC) job?"
Mr.. Spence shot back: That's ir.
relevant and I object"
Seeks to Shelve George Bill.
Decision was postponed until next
Wednesday.
The anti-Wallace faction, with
some Democrats aligned with the
Republicans, dominates the rule,
group, and is seeking to shelve the
George bill in committee or send il
} to the floor open to amendment
. which would repeal a part of tn,
, Presidents war powers, and ais,
take the Commerce Secretary of
? the Export-Import Bank Board.
!, Either procedure, if successful
might force the Senate to vote di
: irectly on Mr.. Wallace as Secretar,
, of Commerce Department havini
control over the multi-billion dollal
loan agencies.
Evening star., 1945-02-09
Another Reich Mayor
Hanged for Deserving
His Threatened City
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 9.-The Ger
mans announced today the exc
cution of another Mayor for
fleeing his city before the ad-
vancing Red Army.
Mayor Schroeder OF Koenigs-
berg, a small Pomeranian town
on the east side of the Oder
between Berlin and Stettin, was
hanged for leaving his town
without receiving evacuation
orders" the Berlin radio said.
The first announcement did
not locate Koenigsberg and left
the impression that the capital
of East Prussia was meant.
Later Berlin broadcasts identi-
fled the town.
This was the third in a series
Of eastern front civilian eXecu-
tions announced by the Ger
mans.
Evening star., 1945-02-09
B-29s Hit Kobe Sixth Day
In Row, Tokyo Reports
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated FfeSS.
Kobe was bombed today in the
sixth consecutive day Of B-29 raids
on Japan's sixth largest city, the
Tokyo radio reported.
A single Super Fortress made to-
days sortie at am. and another
B-29 reconnoitered the Tokyo Yoko-
hama area in daylight for more than
an hour. the Japanese reported in
q broadcast recorded by the Federal
Communications Commission.
A strong flight Of B-29s from the
Marianas started the attacks on
Kobe Sunday. Since then Tokyo
broadcasts have reported one OF
more Super Forts on daily harassine
raids between sunset and dawn.
Evening star., 1945-02-09
Gov. Dewey Demand,
That Big ; Act Openly
IN Planning for Peace
Warns American People
Won't Permit Devious
And Concealed Actions
partial Tert on Page A-S.)
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

Pledging the support of the
Republicans to President Roose-
velt, now engaged in a mo-
mentous Big Three parley, Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey of New York
last night told a Lincoln Day
dinner at the Statler Hotel that
the American people demand
that the actions taken shall not
be concealed and shall not be
devious"
These decisions, he insisted, must
be made only after American ideals
of liberty and justice have been
thoroughly represented.
Our people cannot accept COM
promises without a new and firm
knowledge that the American Gov
ernment took its part and did its
best in advancing the principles and
faith for which Americans are dying
all over the world" the 1914 COP
presidential candidate said.
I'VE shall accept neither isolation
ism nor abdication."
Strong for Cooperation.
Gov. Dewey, making his first ma
|tional speech since the election, went
all-out for international co-opera-
ton by the United States for the
maintenance Of future peace.
"It Is obvious that we cannot and
must not risk another great war;"
he said. TT is equally obvious that
aside from adequate military forces
and bases for our defense in the
future. our only hope of avoiding
war lies in effective international
corporation"
Gov. Dewey insisted, however, that
the decisions of the future world
cannot be left to rare meetings be-
tween the heads of nations. And
he added:
Our people insist that mighty de-
cisions shall not be made in the
cynical spirit of power politics. The
structure of international peace
must progress faster or it will be left
behind in the swift movement OF
world events"
Lauds Vandenberg Speech.
Gov. Dewey, praising the recent
speech of Senator Vandenberg, Re-
publican, of Michigan as the clear
lest call for constructive action, said
| I'VE want to be sure of action
guaranteeing the permanent dis
armament Of Germany and Japan
We want to be sure Of action to
transform the agreements reached
lat Dumbarton Oaks from pieces of
paper into living reality"
Gov. Dewey's speech was broad
cast over q Nationwide. NBC net
work. The only other speaker OF
the evening was House Minority
Leader Martin. Eleven hundred
guests attended the dinner, which
was given by the Republican menu
|bers Of Congress and the League Of
Republican Women, Perry W.
Howard. Republican national COM
mitteeman from Mississippi, read
Lincolns Gettysburg Address. and
MISS Annamary Dickey Of the
Metropolitan Opera Company sang.
(see DEWEY, Page A-s.)
Evening star., 1945-02-09
BY SERGT. JOHN ]. SLOCTTM

Marine Corps Combat Correspondent.
CENTRAL LUZON, Philippine
Islands Delayed For the first
time since their heroic stand at
Bataan and Corregidor, Is of the
10 marines who were rescued
January 80 from a Japanese
prison camp met one Of their
fellow marines. I was assigned
to interview. them and learn
their story, and for more than
2h hours answered their ques-
tions and told them about their
marines.
Evening star., 1945-02-09
Veterans of Butuun Ask First
For New Marine Corps EmbIems

One of the marines rescued wa.
Pfc. Jack G. Ostrom, 81, of 1901
Thirty fifth place, Washington
D. G.
(Pfc. Ostrom is the son of Po-
lice Sergt. and Mrs. Walter Roy
Ostrom. He attended Gordon
Junior High School and Wood
row Wilson High School, where
he was In his junior year when
he left to join the marines. He
also was q member Of the Mount
Tabor Methodist Church. He has
. brother, Gene, 15.)
The marines had told their story
tsee MARINES, Page A-z.5
Evening star., 1945-02-09
Rail Wreck Delays
Troffie Near Capitol
B, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LANDOVER, Md. Feb. 9.-The
derailment of a Pullman car in a
New Orleans-New York Southern
Railway train delayed traffic on the
Pennsylvania Railroad north OF
Washington today for about three
hours. No one was hurt.
Pennsylvania oficials said the de-
railment Of the sleeping car, 18th In
the 16-car Crescent Limited, was
caused by q mechanical failure In
the trucks. Both passenger tracks
were blocked. and four trains were
re-routed over Baltimore b Ohio
Railroad tracks.
Evening star., 1945-02-09
Senate Group Leans
Toward VOLUNTARY
Control Of Jobs
Support Appears Growing
For Measure Placing
Pressure on Employers
]. A. OLEARY.

AS the Senate Military Affairs
Committee prepared to take a
breathing spell until Tuesday
from the controversy over the
House-approved work-or- Jail bill,
support appeared to be growing
in the Senate today for a
substitute that would merely
strengthen existing War Man.
power Commission job controls.
While such a plan would not be
entirely voluntary, the compulsion
would be on employers to keep their
total force within authorized CELL
ings and to hire only under the job
referral system, rather than put
lcompulsion on the worker to go te
a particular plant.
The Railway Labor Executives
Association, through j. G. Luhrsen
joined the opposition to the work
or-jail bill today, describing tn.
measure as a "steppingstone tt
future slavery"
Mr. Luhrsen said the association
composed of various railroad labor
organizations, has opposed all COM
pulsory legislation. He defended
labor,s production record and con-
tended the bill is unnecessary.
Before recessing for the week end,
the committee also was scheduled to
hear some of the members of the
Advisory Board to War Mobilization
Director Byrnes. The first witness
from that board will be former Gov
10. Max Gardner of North Carolina.
Tydings Threatens New Curbs.
The conflict already existing in
committee over the bill spread yes
terday to the Senate floor where
Senator Tydings, Democrat, of
Maryland threatened new restric-
tions on the drafting of farmers,
and Senator Brooks, Republican, Of
Illinois, questioned the judgment of
military leaders-Gen. George c.
Marshall and Admiral Ernest J..
King-on civilian manpower prob
lens.
Senator Brooks said he was not
impressed by their Endorsement of
thu bill beca, e they are not ex-
perts on assembly lines and the art
o; labor and management co-opera-
ton"
Backed by Senator Reed, Repub-
lican, of Kansas, Senator Tydings
joined in the attack the House farm
bloc has been making for several
weeks against the drafting of more
farm workers, and threatened a
more drastic limitation than the
present Tydings amendment when
the work-or-jail bill reaches the
floor. The Tydings amendment re-
quires the deferment of essential
farm workers until they can be re-
placed.
If the Senate should adopt fur
ther amendments designed to keep
farmer workers on the farms, it is
not likely to vote authority to draft
boards to require industrial workers
to leave their present jobs. OF
course, one section of the House
work-or-jail bill is intended to
4
Evening star., 1945-02-09
Tokyo to Name Czors
Over War Production
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Tokyo radio today said an
economic general staff Office, manned
10y industrial leaders with absolute
authority" Is to be established in q
move to renovate Japans wartime
production structure.
The broadcast, recorded by the
Federal Communications Commits
sion. said a resolution to vest indus
trialists with broad powers over war
time production was passed by the
Japanese Diet Monday.
Evening star., 1945-02-09
Heavy Blosts Reported
In Copenhagen Area
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 9.-Heavy ex-
plosions from the direction of the
Danish capital Of Copenhagen were
heard for an hour this morning by
residents of the Swedish island OF
Ven, an Aftonbladet correspondent
said.
Foggy weather prevented observe
alton. The Germans are reported to
have moved cruisers and torpedo
boats from the Polish port of Gdynia
to Copenhagen harbor.
Evening star., 1945-02-09
The Present Hope for
10000, 900 Jobs

eve Americans can be the
key people in a new world"
states Paul McNutt, Federal
security administrator, in re-
viewing Sir william Bever-
idge's new book, "Full EN-
ployment in q Free Society,
which, he says, throws bril-
liant flashlight on the post
wars biggest problem" and
Outlines q policy to secure
mass employment" Mr.. Nc
Nuts review OF this timely
and significant book appears
next Sunday in the book
page Of
IT. 3..A aA
Evening star., 1945-02-09
Canadian Drive Gains Az Miles,
5 German and 2 Dutch Towns Fall:
Reds Open New Silesian Assault
Attack Menuces
Keve, Anchor Of
Siegfried Line
BULLETIN,

LONDON P.-The Canadian
1st Army today advanced
more than 2 miles deeper into
Northwest Germany and cap
tured six more villages, one OF
them 3 miles from the Rhine
before it branches out to form
the Waal and Neder Rhine in
Holland. The advance carried
the Canadians within 4 miles
of KleVe.
Evening star., 1945-02-09

Three additional men from
the District area haze been
reported killed tn this Uar. See
"On- the Honor Roll" Page Az.
Evening star., 1945-02-09

tSee RUSSIA, Page A-1o)
Evening star., 1945-02-09

(sse WESTERN FRONT. Page 40
Evening star., 1945-02-09

(See PHILIPPINES, Page A-5J
Evening star., 1945-02-09

(See MARINES, Page A-l.)
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
Court Martial
Negro Soldiers
On Abuse Count

Observation-Disclosures Of mis-
treating patients in the Newport
N.Y) Neuro-pSychiatric Veterans
hospital. Is Negro soldiers have
been court-martialed according TO a
report submitted following sur
vey made by representatives Of the
Veterans OF Foreign Wars and the
American Legion.
The disclosure Of the court
martial OF the Is soldiers was
made to sustain charges Of brutal
ity In some hospitals.
THE REPORT charged that vet
Grams Of this war have been abused
and beaten in many Of the 81 hos
pitfalls by the Veterans Admins
tration.
The WV report said the Ne
gro soldiers at Newport were
court martialed on evidence sup
piled by FBI agents who entered
the hospital rs patients.
Negro enlisted men assigned 10
the hospital have been replaced
by white soldiers.
At the same time seven white
attendants have been charged with
brutality and their cases turned
over TO the Brooklyn district at
torney for possible prosecution
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
Caught In Fire,
Blind Woman Is
ODercome, Dies

Police this week learned the
identity OF a 56-year-old blind
woman who was dead on admit
lance to Receiving hospital after
firemen had taken her from a
burning building at Russell and
Mullet streets.
SHE WAS identified as Bertha
Johnson of l406 Mullett street by
Classic Lacey OF 972 F.. Lafayette
street. and by Idelo Boynton OF
1909 Riopelle street
Cause OF death Is still pending.
However u Il believed that she
was overcome by smoke during
q three-aiarm FIRE at 1t26-<4 Rus
sell street, . combination two
story home and waste paper COM
pany. owned by the Spitzer-Biue-
stein Waste Paper company.
The FIRE. of undetermined origin,
caused an estimated damage of
1000 according 10 Adam, Splitter
of 26SS Custer street, one Of the
owners OF the building
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
SERVED LUNCH
FIRST Time ON
OWNERS ORDER
Three Mattresses Admit
Refusing Service
To Cleaner

4 After being refused service IN
the Cory Spot lunchroom at Ferry
Park and Linwood. John Griffin
MAS arrested later in the day for
0)egedly disturbing the peace on
,t6mplaint Of the mattresses who
had refused TO serve him.
grimm was tried on the dis
turbanee warrant before Record
er's yudgo Gerald Great ON FRI
day, ypIWA The case was con-
timed suDeH June Is, II which
time tie pns0rietor ID to testify.
Atty. Reward II. Turner In de-
Tending Gr1fhn ~ the request %
tAe N.A-A.CRs Ns
ACCORDING to Grim. he wen
TO the Cory Spot lunchroorn ar
Monday, June 4, and was served
after talking with the manager
There was no disturbance on that
day. When he returned the next
day for lunch. the three mattresses
sat down behind the counter and
pretended to be busy or eating
their lunch.
He remained in the place IS min
utes without being served and
finally went to the phone booth
and phoned the police department
When the police did not come out
to witness the refusal. he returned
to his job across the street, Griffin
was working as preSser In a
cleaning establishment across the
street. -aA
GRIFFIN was arrested later In
the day. He was allowed to phone