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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
| YuIe Party Guests
| Eat 1900 Pounds
|Of Roast Pig
By the Associated Press.

HONOLULU, Dec. rs. Oahu's
Christmas celebration feature
what probably was the worlds larg-
est luau CHawaiian feast), with 4,76C
sailors and other guests receiving
$104,000 worth of gifts.
The feast last night climaxed a
two-day holiday sponsored by the
Naval Air Station and Naval Air
Transport Service. Among guests
were II children from the adjoining
Damon tract, where sailors and
civilians had rioted November IL.
The children sang carols and
chanted "Mele Kalikimaka" (Ha-
waiian equivalent of Merry Christ
mas'0.
Thousands of gifts donated by
New York City fraternal and phil
anthropic organizations were pre-
sented to servicemen and children.
The guests consumed 1900
pounds of roast pig, 1900 pineapples,
800 chickens, 800 cases of beer and
800 cases of soft drinks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
Marshall Gets Views
Of Democratic League
On China Situation
Chuneking Minister Soys
Communist Peace Offer
Had Strings Attached
By the Associated Press.


CHUNGKING, Dec. 26.-Lead-
ers of the Democratic League,
third largest political group in
China, today presented to Gen.
George c.. Marshall, American
presidential envoy, their views on
the current situation in China.
This first meeting of Gen. Mar
shall with leaders of the league
came as government minister
charged that the Communists pro-
posal of December 10 for an "un-
conditional truce" in China's civil
strife had strings to it.
K. C. WI, Information Minister,
declared the Communist proposal
was conditioned on the withdrawal
of government forces from railroads
Advance on Mukden.
AS Gen. Marshall continued his
conferences with leaders of Chi
nese factions, looking toward unity
for China, government troops ad-
vanced toward Mukden. A dispatch
from Peiping by Spencer Davis, As
ISOLATED Press war correspondent.
reported Gen. Chiang's forces
marching toward the Manchurian
city along snow-banked roads and
in weather Is to 20 degrees below
zero.
Mr.. Davis said liaison had been
established with Russian troops for
the entry into Sinmin, railway juno
ton 81 miles from Mukden.
The Chimes press reported earlier
that Chang Chung-kuo, elder son
of Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek,
left for Moscow Tuesday.
Official quarters refused to con-
firm or deny the report.
The press said young Chang,
who was special commissioner for
foreign affairs in Manchuria, would
be consulted on Sino-Soviet prob
lens discussed by the Big Three
foreign ministers in Moscow
No Comment on Query.
The official reticence may indi-
cate the report was we'll founded.
A government spokesman today
replied. mo comment" to a CORE
spondent's question whether Soviet
forces actually would withdraw from
Manchuria by the scheduled date,
January 3.
A Foreign Office spokesman also
told newsmen that conversion of
Haiphong, Indo-China, into a free
port was under contemplation by
France, and that Chinese troops
are withdrawing from Indo-China
according to schedule. France had
not asked for any delay in the
withdrawal, he added.
The China Times said December
20 in an unconfirmed dispatch that
France had agreed to convert Hal
phong into a free port,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
u. s. approves French Proposal
To Consider Break With Spain
Time and Place for Discussions Put Up to
London and Poris in Reply to Suggestion

The State Department, he said
also has advised the British gov
eminent of the American reply to
the French proposal, which pointed
specifically toward severance of re.
lations with the Franco regime.
The United States repeatedly has
made known it's dislike of the
Franco government because of Its
close relationship with the Axis
during the war. Norman Armour
recently retired as American Am
bassador to Spain and there have
been no indications that he would
be replaced soon.
Mr.. Acheson said that so far as
this Government is concerned, the
consultations with France and
Britain regarding Spain could occur
as early as next month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
Thaw Is Eliminating
Icy Traffic Hazard;
Sun 10 Shine Again
Clear, Cooler Forecast
For Tonight; Public
Transport Is Normal

Thawing temperatures during
the day were removing most of
the remaining ice and snow to-
day, making District streets
more safe for normal traffic fol-
lowing the Christmas lull.
All modes of transportation moved
without a hitch, released from the
grip that stalled buses, slowed
streetcars and kept taxicab service
at a minimum most of Christmas
Day.
A forecast for clearing skies to-
night and lowest temperature OF
slightly below freezing was expected
to eliminate most traffic hazards
lingering since last weeks snowfall
and accentuated by yesterdays sleet
and rain.
Mercury Above Freezing.
The mercury stayed above freez-
ing today and was expected to re-
main at that approximate level
tomorrow, when the sun should be
shining. The temperature at 12:3t
pm. was IS degrees.
The Capital Transit Co. reported
all buses and streetcars moving nor.
nally and the airlanes were cleared
again at National Airport after q
day when all commercial planes
and most private ones except Pres
ident Humans Sacred Cow re-
manned on the ground.
American Automobile Association s
Information Bureau was swamped
with telephone calls from motorists
who have been stranded for one rea-
son or another over the week end
Many of them have been unable to
get garage service for frozen radia-
tors and other troubles caused by
the weather.
All Routes Around d. c. Open.
Others were ready to start home
after Christmas reunions and were
told that all main routes surround
ing the District were passable. Only
a few slick spots remained in Mary
land and Virginia, the AAA said.
Yesterday fire rescue squad
towed out three cars stalled in about
4 feet Of water covering an area
at Kenilworth and Eastern avenue
NE. Eleven persons were moved
from the three cars.
A special fire department COM
oany was kept busy at several homes
in the Chevy Chase and Southeast
areas, where Easements were flooded
by the melting snow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
Chinese Will Burn
Huge Opium Hoard
BY the Associated Press.

PEIPING, Dec. 26.-Eight hun
dred thousand ounces of opium con-
iscated by Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek's headquarters after the
Japanese surrender in Peiping will
be burned publicly in the great FORE
court of the Forbidden City on New
Year Day.
The generalissimo ordered the
public ceremony after a meeting OF
municipal government officials, civic
leaders, Catholic priests and Prot
estant missionaries decided that
10000 ounces would be SUFFICIENT to
preserve for medical purposes. About
$50 900 ounces had been seized.
The opium win be burned at the
court where emperors of old admin
istered justice from the Dragon
Throne, and where the Japanese
formally surrendered October 10.
Hundreds of opium dens have
been closed in the past four months,
and the Central Government an
nounced harsh penalties for viola
ton of its antiopium laws. Smokers
can be put to death for a third Of
Tense. Sellers face execution on
conviction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
Far East Commission
Leaves Here Toniqht
For Visit 10 Japan
Word Advisory Dropped
From Title; MocArthur's
Rule to Be Reviewed

| The Far Eastern Advisory
Commission-which is informal
Ily dropping the word advisory"
from its title-is scheduled to
leave Washington tonight for a
first-hand review of Gen. Mac
Arthur's administration of
Japan.
Delegations of the 10 Allied ma
tons represented on the commission
planned to board a plane at tbs for
San Francisco. From there they
will fly to Pearl Harbor tomorrow,
and complete the trip on the Mt.
Mckinley, Navy command ship,
which will serve as their headquar-
ters-residence at Tokyo.
The commission has completed its
initial task of drawing up a basic
policy directive for the occupation
Of Japan, based on the original one
issued to Gen. Macarthur by this
Government when the japanese sur
rendered.
| 10 Nations Must Approve.
The recommended new directive
has been submitted to the 10 ma
tons concerned. When finally APP
proved, it will be forwarded to Gen.
Macarthur. American officials have
accepted 1t as a Qualification and
Tightening up of the original in
structions.
Commission members expect the
first-hand view of conditions of
Japan and the opportunity for di-
rect consultation with Gen Mac
Arthur afforded by their visit to
Tokyo will facilitate their consider
alton of any policy changes neces-
sary to keep pace with develop
ments.
Russia, insisting on creation of a
four-power control council for Japan
with greater powers than the United
States has been willing to concede,
SO far has declined to participate in
the work of the commission. Acting
Secretary of State Acheson said to-
day he hoped that this problem may
have been one of the matters
thrashed out at the meeting of Sec
rotary of State Byrnes with Soviet
Foreign Commissar Molotov and
British Foreign Secretary Bevin in
Moscow.
The informal dropping of the
word advisory" from the commits
sions title is indicative of a move
ment for official revision of the
groups authority to give it policy
making rather than merely advisory
functions.
Wider Authority Sought.
At present, it is empowered only
to make recommendations to the
participating governments. Pro-
posals for enlarging the commits
sions authority to enable it to issue
policy directives on it's own to Gen.
Macarthur are under consideration
Such directives would have to have
the approval of the United States
Government through its representa-
tive on the commission to be eff
fective.
Maj. Gen. Frank Mccoy, retired,
president of the Foreign Policy As
ISOLATION, Is the American member
of the commission and its chair
man. He is heading the American
delegation for the visit to Tokyo.
The group expects to return to
Washington about February Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
Manila els Stage Protest
Over Ship Cancellation


MANILA, Dec. 26.-Spokesmen for
1000 GIs said a mass meeting would
be held today to discuss cancellation
of scheduled homebound trans
port sailing-after a mass protest
march yesterday brought both an
explanation and a reprimand from
their colonel, who was quoted as
telling them:
You men forget you're not work.
ing for General Motors-you're still
in the Army"
The Army newspaper Pacifican
attributed the statement to Col. j. C.
Campbell, depot commander who
ordered the men to their barracks
He explained that the sailing can
collation. was in connection with con-
solidation of the 2lst and 29th Re-
placement Depots.
Nhe men dispersed within 10 min
utes, discarding their I'VE Want
Ships" banners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
By GARRETT d. HORNER.

The United States has in
formed France and Great Brit
ain that it is ready to discuss
with them the possibility of
breaking diplomatic relations
with the Franco government of
Spain, Acting Secretary of State
Acheson said today.
France recently proposed the
three power consultations, and MIR
Acheson told news conference to-
day that this Government had re-
piled that it stands ready and glad
to examine all aspects of the Span
ish situation wherever and when
ever the French and British govern
ments wish to do it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
Three Persons Are Killed
In Santa Barbara Blast
BY the Associated Press.

oS the ASSOCidteQ fTeSS.
SANTA BARBARA, Calf, Dec. Is.
Three persons were killed, a fourth
missing and five others injured, none
seriously, when an explosion of a
butane gas truck destroyed a beer
warehouse apartment building here
today.
The dead we're tentatively identi-
fed as Mr.. and Mrs. John johnson
and Caroline Sue Stovall, 10, all
residents Of the apartments on the
upper floor of the two-story down.
down building.
Frances Watson, another resident,
was unaccounted for, but friends
said they believed she was out of
the city on holiday visit.
The injured included Anthony
Berta, truck driver, who explained
the explosion: Il stepped on the
starter and the butane just took
off,"
Windows In buildings for blocks
around were shattered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
Actor Left Erickson
IHoneymooning With WAC
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
alberta, Ala, Dec. 26. - Lett
Erickson, singer and movie actor
and his bride, the former Annie
Ruth Diamond of Pensacola, Fla.
were honeymooning today after
having been married Christmas
eve in surprise ceremony.
The bride, who is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Diamond OF
Warrenton, Pensacola suburb, has
a three-day pass from Finney Gen
eral Hospital at Thomasville, Ga
She is a WAC IT'S.
Mr.. Erickson, who was chief pho
tographer aboard the battleshir
Missouri at the time Of the Japan
csc surrender in Tokyo Bay, and his
bride met two years ago while he
was stationed at the Pensacola Naval
Air Station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
Gen. Shorts Condition
Reported as Improved
% the Associated Press,

Ely the Associated Press.
Maj. Gen. Walter c. Short, re-
tired, who was Army commander
of the Hawaiian theater when the
japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
was reported better today at Wal
ter Reed Hospital
The public relations Office issued
the following:
Gen. Shorts condition has gen.
orally improved during the last "a
hours. Fever, cough and other
respiratory symptoms have dimin-
ished. He is resting considerably
more comfortable"
Gen. Short entered the hospital
last week for treatment for an acute
upper respiratory infection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
Another Overseas Star
Is Available Today

The latest Overseas Edition
of The Star is available to-
day at both The Star Office
and the Victory Bond booth
in Lansburgh's Department
Store.
Copies are free, with en-
velopes for mailing, but the
edition is strictly limited.
Please do not waste a single
copy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
Hundreds Of Jews Reported
Landing in Palestine

BY the Associated Press.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 26-The Jew
ish organization Haganah declared
in leaflets distributed here that sew
eral hundred Jewish refugees from
Europe landed on the upper coast
of Palestine today, despite British
precautions, and were guided to
inland dispersal points.
Boosting that the refugees had
come ashore in good order from a
200-ton motor schooner which flew
the Hebrew flag, the leaflets said
the immigrants arrived despite
stormy seas and Notwithstanding the
most modern devices of the guard
ians of the white paper"
The vessel was named Hanah
Senesh, after a Jewish partisan girl
from Palestine who was captured
in Yugoslavia during the war and
executed by the Nazis, the leaflets
said. The crafts flag was reported
to have carried the inscription: Let
this ship be the symbol for 5000, 900
brethren in farfung dispersion"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
Mine Explosion Traps
80 10 IS in Kentucky
~ the Associated Press.


PINEVILLE, KY, Dec. 26.-Be-
tween 80 and IS miners were trapped
in coal mine here today when an
underground explosion closed their
exit, w. E. Lewis, mine operator
said.
Mr.. Lewis said the explosion was
so deep in the pit that it was not
heard on the outside, but that it
was believed to have occurred at
approximately $50 am.
Rescue crews were preparing to
enter the mine. and Mr.. Lewis said
nothing would be known about con-
ditions in the explosion area until
efforts had been made to penetrate
the cavein.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
jap Paper Receives
I24-Hour Suspension
BY the Associated Press.

TOKYO, Dec. ga 24-hour
suspension of the daily Use Shin
bun for violation of the Allied press
code was announced today by Col.
c. w. Wadsworth, head of the civil
censorship detachment.
He cited no details, but said the
paper had violated articles which
prohibit publication of anything de-
signed to disturb public tranquility,
or criticizing occupation forces and
inviting mistrust or resentment
toward Allied troonS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
|GM.UAW Talks
lobe Resumed
In Detroit Today
First Meeting Slated
Since Fuct-Finders'
Session Last Week
By the Associated Press.

/ BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Dec. 26.-For the
first time since they appeared
before President Humans Fact
finding Board in Washington last
week, representatives of General
Motors Corp. and the CLIO United
Automobile Workers prepared to
meet at the bargaining table
here today.
Negotiations were to be resumed
as the strike Of 175,000 General Mo-
tors workers entered its sixth week
and as only two days remained be-
fore the fact-finders hold their next
meeting.
While picketing resumed at Gen.
eral Motors four big plants in Flint,
Mich, an additional 1000 to 5000
office and salaried workers were
permitted entry. This took place
at Fisher Body and Chevrolet
plants.
Only token picket lines appeared
at those two factories and at AC
Spark Plug, where 1900 salaried
employees have been working for
some time.
Buick Workers Idle.
Salaried workers at Buick, how
ever, encountered larger picket lines
and remained off the job. A spokes-
man for Buick Local 500 said the
plant would continue to be pick
eted because of its larger number
| OF gates and the possibility that
unauthorized" persons might enter.
Walter P. Reuther, UAW-CIO vice
president, said the Detroit sessions
would deal only with procedure for
handling local union grievances in
the absence of a working contract
General Motors Cancelled all writ
ten and verbal agreements with the
union several weeks after the strike
began.
Neither the unions demand for
80 per cent wage increase nor
the merits of the locals grievances
appeared on the agenda, Mr.. Reu-
Their said.
A UAW-CIO spokesman said the
union again would be represented
when the Presidential Board takes
up its studies of the dispute Friday
No hint has been given by the cor
poration as to whether any of its
officials would return to the Capital.
Lloyd K. Garrison, War Labor
Board chairman and a member OF
the GIN dispute panel, said the
hearings would continue even il
either party should withdraw.
Want Decision Delayed.
Meanwhile, the UAW-CIO asked
the Federal Veterans Administra-
ton to withhold a decision in the
veterans Job insurance test case
until its arguments can be heard.
The case involves John E. Cody,
former serviceman now employed at
GINS AC spark plug division plant
at Flint, Mich. Mr.. Cody contends
he has been denied unemployment
compensation, although he is not a
union member and did not vote to
strike. His appeal now is before
Cyril Smith, Michigan veterans ad-
ministrator.
Ernest Goodman, union counsel,
said some additional issues the I'M
ion plans to raise should be con-
solidated with the Cody case. The
union contends that the GIN shut
down was due not to a strike, but to
the employers failure to bargain
in good faith" 1t also maintains
that a shortage of such materials as
glass would have forced shutdown
anyway.
Union negotiations with Kaiser
Frazer Corp. will resume tomorrow.
The Ford Motor Co.'S wage talks
with the union have been postponed
until January 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
U. S. to Send La Guordio
To BruziI Inauguration

BY the Associated Press.
President Truman today named
Mayor La Guardia of New York as
his representative at the coming In
auguration of Gen. Gaspar Eurigo
Dutra as President of Brazil.
The even will take place late next
month. The exact date has yet to
be announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
Huge British Stadium
Damaged by Fire
BY the Associated Press,

BY lHe ASSOcIdteu PTeSS.
GLASGOW, Dec. 26.-The great
Hampden Park Stadium, which
seats 100000 persons, suffered Sc
we're damage early today when il
was swept by spectacular fire.
Flames roared through the ad-
ministration offices, dressing rooms
press box, restaurant and the Gen.
trail portion of the main grandstand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
Big Expected
Reveal Result
Of Farley Today
Ministers Meet Aquir
To Clear Up Details
Of Agreements
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Dec. 26.-The For
eign Ministers of the United
States, Russia and Great Britain
met this afternoon to clear ur
the last few details of their con-
ference, hoping to complete by
night agreements on a number
of details.
They gathered at Speridonifks
Palace at 2:30 pm. Agreement.
were reported reached on mair
questions. Informed quarters saic
the area of agreement was greater
than any one, including perhaps the
ministers, had hoped when they met
The hour of issuance of the fina
communique was doubtful. A Brit.
ish informant said yesterday the
bulletin would be issued at 2 am
tomorrow Is pm. today EST, but
latest indications were that no def
mite time had been set.
French assent to the procedure on
drafting peace treaties for European
states still was awaited. The
French have indicated, however,
they would not object. China al
ready has agreed to the formula.
Byrnes Calls French Envoy.
Secretary of State Byrnes tele-
E,-o,1ot Fnratn,, nFFoo
Monday afternoon, but was in
formed that Foreign Minister
Georges Bidault was out. 1t was not
announced whether Mr.. Bidault had
called back. One of the issues that
broke down the earlier conference
of Foreign Ministers in London was
French insistence on being party
to all European peace treaties.
Diplomatic sources said the at
mosphere of futility which prevailed
after the breakdown of the Lon
don conferences of Mr.. Byrnes, For
eign Commissar v. M. Molotov and
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin has
been eliminated and the Big Three
now were reunited in spirit of
collaboration.
The conferees were said to have
struck up more intimate acquaint-
anceship between themselves, pro-
ducing a real measure of admira-
ton for one another.
Authoritative quarters said Mr.,
Byrnes was highly pleased with the
results of his discussions with Mr..
Molotov and Mr.. Bevin.
Accord on Japan Reported.
Far more has been achieved, these
quarters said, than was even con-
tendplated when Mr.. Byrnes left
Washington. The full extent of the
agreements reached was not indi-
Gated, but one of Mr.. Byrnes' aides
said the results would not be disap-
pointing.
One of the accords was said to
deal with control of Japan, which
was high on the list of complicated
problems on the agenda. Whether
an agreement was reached on the
number one problem, control of
atomic energy, remained matter of
speculation.
1t was reported, however, that the
three Foreign Ministers had dis
cussed the American British-C Cana
dian policy on world control of
atomic energy during their meetings.
Iran Question on Agenda.
Another important question on the
agenda was the withdrawal of
British, American and Russian
troops from Iran, but the outcome of
discussions of this problem also was
undisclosed.
Mr.. Byrnes hoped to be able to get
away from Moscow sometime today.
His advisors expressed doubt that he
would be able to do so, but his plane
was being held in readiness, however,
for immediate departure as soon as
the business of the conference was
comnleted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
Poles Buy Romonion Oil

WARSAW, Dec. 26 R.-The
Polish press agency said today
Poland has signed an agreement
with Romania to import $4,000 tons
of Romanian crude oil and Is nego-
tiating for additional imports. al
well as seeking Romanian TIMBER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26

(See KEYES, Page A-4.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26

tSee TRUMAN, Page A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
President Pays
Yu|etide Calls
To Old Friends
Goes to Kansas CITY
Today to Exchange
Seasons Greetings
BULLETIN.

KANSAS CITY (P.-Presi-
dent Truman revealed today
that he will address the coun-
try by radio shortly after his
return to Washington on the
overall legislative program
and the state of the Nation.