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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-03

Meeting in the Bethel Parish
of the Bethel A.Af.E. church, 100
South Slders formed themselves
into a Chicago Citizens Commit
tee on the Georgia Lynchings I.
and prepared program OF ac-
stivity to mobilize mass support
against lynch law.
Preparations were made for a
demonstration On the South Side
Friday night, and in Grant Park
next week.
CALLED by the Chica g .
branch OF the National Negro
Congress, the meeting was at
tended by representatives OF all
the major South Side organiza-
tions.
Edward Strong, national vice
president of the Congress, was
the keynote speaker, along with
Kenneth Kennedy, national Com
mander of the United Negro and
Allied Veterans of America and
State Rep. Corneal Davis. Der
tina Upton, secretary of the Chi
cago branch of the Congress
presided.
In addition to the demonstra.
tons, delegations were planned
al. next week to carry the case
to President Truman and Attor
.1pey General Tom Clark. Local
ministers are being asked to
preach special sermons on thu
1ynchings this Sunday, and te
participate in the delegations.
STRONGLY worded reSplu
:. tons were sent to President Tru
man and the United Nations of
flee, demanding Immediate actor
on the case. In addition, the meet
ing wired Gov. Ellis Arnau 0
Georgia. commencing his promp
action in seeking to find TIN
lynchers and in Offering a te.
thousand dollar reward for thci
apprehension.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-03
NMU supports Stor

A Chicago membership meet
ing of Great Lakes seamen, mefG-
bers of the National Maritime
Union, last week voted to sub
scribe to bundle orders of the
STAR for all ships.
The resolution also urged sea-
men to subscribe to the STAR
and push its distribution in all
Union halls and ports.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-03

new gains at the polls. Reaction can win unless
organized labor shelves its fachonal fights ana
directs its efforts toward vigorous, united potl-
cal action.
Take a look at the recent record. First the Lea
bill was passed and more recently the Hobbs bill,
both vicious anti-labor measures. President Tru-
man garnered strong support for his draft labor
proposal. The OPA vital to workers, was knocked
out then revived and sent back in tragically
crippled form. Last week the Rankin gestapo was
given vote of confidence by the house. Bilbo is
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-03
CIaque for The Nun

AS Pegler sees it, there's nothing wrong with the
Ku Klux Kan
Study this column from the Chicago Herald
American On July r.
On that day, four Negroes were lynched by a
mob at Monroe, Georgia.
On that day, Westbrook Pegler came out with
a bald defense of tine Klan which celebrated
the election of Eugene Talmadge to the GeOr-
gia goverRorship with one of the most heinous
crimes of this century.
To Pegler and to his boss, William Randolph
Hearst, the labor movement is far greater NEIL
ace than the Khan.
Pegler sees nothing illegal or wrong morally
in hating "a human being because he is Negro,
a Catholic. or Jew.
PEGLER sees beyond Monroe Georgia. He is
already apologizing for an American fascisln
which he sponsors, for mass lynchngs, for pog-
roms, for American Buchenwalds and Belsens and
Lidices.
The Menroe lynchers must be brought to
trial. And are the Talmadges who melted
them and the Peglers who encouraged them
any less guilty?
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-03
Lighffoo+ asks
acfion on Iynehers

In sharp letter to President
Truman this week, Claude Light
foot, Communist candidate Tor
the Illinois Senate, demanded I'm
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-03
Denond action here on Iynchers
Map action at rally Friday night

determined prosecute ne Georgia
following spirited andde meeting Monday night
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-03
22zHsE|'|'|3
BY FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS

only three months away Reac-
which has of legislative victories since
end of the shooting war confident!y expects
Evening star., 1946-06-30
Hold Prices Down 10 Avoid
Controls, Retailers Uraed

Asserting that President Truman
put Congress on the spot for show
ing its faith" in private enterprise
by vetoing the price control act
Walter Morrow, president of the
American Retail Federation here,
yesterday called on business to keep
prices down during the coming week
to prevent further "tinkerins with
controls"
Mr.. Morrow said he had sent a
message to l9 national retail as
sociations and "a State associations
stating that Congress is not
through with price controls unless
business prevents a rapid spiral Of
prices. Any quick and drastic
change in the price level inevitably
would result in more controls"
He recommended that business
men Cd keep prices where they are,
on goods now in stock, (2) price new
goods coming in at the lowest that
will yield reasonable profit. and
90 make goods available to all Gus
toners
Evening star., 1946-06-30
Conservatives MAKING
Strong Bid in U. S.
Zone of Reich
lY the Assoeioisd Praia

FRANKFURT, Germany, June
2s.-German voters will choose as
semblies in significant elections
tomorrow in Bavaria, Greater Hesse
and Wuertemberg- Baden in the
American zone Of occupation. with
the rightwing Christian Social Un-
ion making bid as the zones
strongest political party.
About 100000 OF the 1000, ,o0C
eligible voters in the three states
are expected to ballot for assemblies
which will approve, reject or change
constitutions drafted for the states
by American-appointed councils
The states have a combined popu-
lation of 100000.
Catholic Group Conceded Edge.
Under the present drafts, Wuert-
emberg Baden and Bavaria would
have two-house legislatures, and
industrial Greater Hesse a one
house legislature paving the way
for Socialism"
The strongly Catholic Christian
Social Union, on the basis OF pre-
vious local elections in the three
areas, generally is conceded to have
the edge.
The party carried the previous
voting in Bavaria and Wuertem-
berg Baden, and made a strong
showing in Greater Hesse, where
the leftwing Social Democrats were
the victors.
During the current campaign
various opposition parties have
formed an almost united front
against the Christian Social Union
also known as the Christian Demo.
cratic Party. Much OF that opposi.
ton has been rallied by assertions
that the Christian Social Union is
dominated by the Catholic Church
In Greater Hesse, the Commun-
lists and Social Democrats have
agreed to join forces in opposing the
Christian Social Union, which also
may lose some middle -the-road
votes by the decided swing toward
the center of the once extremely
rightwing Liberal Democrats.
Slow Denazification Charged.
An American military govern
ment review declared Christian So
cial Union officials had been ac-
cused by their opponents on the
councils which drafted the proposed
constitutions of being 'lethargic" in
the denazification of clergymen.
The review added that opponents
had attacked what they said was
the concept which is beginning to
crystalize in the sermons of some
clergymen that were God and eli.
Evening star., 1946-06-30
z New Executives Named
By Capital Air|ines-PCA

Appointment of two executives in
the treasury department of Capital
Airlines-PCA was announced yes
terday by R. G. Lochiel, vice presi-
dent and treasurer of the airline.
They are E. ]. Rock, formerly of New
York, as assistant controller, and
John P. Moran of Garden City, N. y,
as director Of procurement.
Mr.. Rock formerly was controller
OF a large precision instrument
manufacturing firm in the New York
area. Mr.. Moran was associated
with National Department Stores
and with the Hecht Co., with head
quarters in Washington as purchas-
ing agent before establishing the
Moran Research Bureau in 1887.
Both men have assumed their
duties at the airline's general Offices
at National Airport.
Evening star., 1946-06-30

recommendation. He told them he
could not come to the Statler at
that hour but for them to come
to his Senate Office early the next
morning.
The following morning, Senator
Morse said, the two union leaders
did not report but sent Martin Mil
Ter, legislative representative of the
trainmen. The Senator said Mr..
Miller was authorized by the two
to talk with him. He said they
discussed a settlement on the basis
Of the board report. Mr.. Miller left
and about 10:30 am. called to say
the plan was acceptable to Mr.
Whitney and Mr.. Johnston and
they were going to tell the Presi-
dent so.
Settlement Not on Truman Plan.
1t will be noted that this settle
ment in the Senator's Office was not
on the basis Of the Truman propo.
sition which a little later was
Evening star., 1946-06-30

lieu Of all rule changes which
would be held In abeyance for a
year. Mr.. Johnston and Mr.
Whitney considered the offer and
then rejected 1t. The 18 other
unions, only three of which were
concerned originally with rules
accepted it verbally. Mr.. Truman
had offered it to them to preserve
the industry wage pattern.
Unions Adament.
The two unions held fast to their
demands and the railroads were
struck on expiration of the truce
pm. Thursday, May %. Another
"a hours of talks produced nothing
The President delivered his radio
ultimatum, Friday night, in which
he told the strikers to return by
pm. the next day or he would
operate the roads with the army.
On the following morning Mr.
Steelman still had not been able to
get a settlement from Mr.. John
ston and Mr.. Whitney SO the Presi-
dent instructed him to break off the
negotiations This was done, ac-
cording to Mr.. Steelman, so that
he could formalize the agreement
with the 10 nonstriking unions ir
preparation for forced operation oi
the trains at 4 pm. and so he
could get agreement from the car
riers to pay the higher wages te
any members of the striking unions
who decided to return to work.
Mr.. Steelman called heads of the
l8 unions and railroad representa-.
tives into a meeting at the Statlel
shortly after II am. BY ! O'Clock
an agreement had been put II
writing and the parties adjourned
so that it could be typed and nlimeo
graphed.
Offer to Settle Made.
About noon letter from Mr.
Whitney and Mr.. Johnston was de-
livered to the White House in which
they offered to settle, not on tn
terms of the President. but on tn
terms of the emergency board-1t
Evening star., 1946-06-30
Premier Of Indonesia
Is Reported kidnaped
By the Associated Press

BATAVIA, Java, Sunday, June
30.-The Republican radio at jog
jakarta last night said an armed
band had abducted DR.. Sutan
Sjahrir, Indonesian Republican Pre-
mier, and other prominent persons
from a hotel at Soerakarta on
Thursday night.
Those kidnapped with DR.. Sjahrir
were Nine. Maria Utah Santoso
Minister of Social Affairs in DR.
Sjahrir's cabinet, and a Maj. Gen
Sudibyo, head of the organization
providing air evacuation for Dutch
internees in the Indonesian interior
Dutch evacuation ofIlcials said
they were afraid the incident would
Interrupt the currently smooth run
ming air evacuation system which
has been removing 500 internees a
day from the interior.
Evening star., 1946-06-30

Mr.. Johnston Immediately told us
that he and Mr. Whitney had de-
cided to accept the Presidents pro.
posal, which was the first informa
ton of any sort we had had that
they had decided to settle on the
Presidents terms.
After some explaining as to why
they had reached the conclusion te
settle, they asked for the terms anG
they were reduced to writing-one
copy in long hand. After both sides
had examined this memorandum
and found it satisfactory, it was
agreed that it should be typed.
Arrangements Made.
"Mr. Steelman and Mr.. Loomis
Cd. P. Loomis, one of the three mer
authorized to sign for the railroads.
went to Room VISA, which wa.
Mr.. LOOMS secretary's room. to gel
the document typed.
About the time they left, which
Evening star., 1946-06-30

something. I didn't know what it
was, but I made the shot At the
time I didn't know whether I had
a picture or had wasted a negative.
1t was just one of those things you
do-any photographer would have
made it. At the time most of the
others happened to be changing
plates"
Mr.. Rollins added that the whole
incident seemed absolutely unre-
hearsed to me-"
Just before the original strike
deadline-4 pm, May 18-President
Truman and Mr.. Steelman won q
five-day postponement of the stop
page from Mr.. Johnston and Mr.
Whitney who returned here from
Cleveland for resumption of ne
gotiations
Mr.. Truman proposed to the two
unions the 16-cent wage boost sug-
gested by the emergency board and
an additional 2h cents an hour In
Evening star., 1946-06-30

cents an hour increase and seven
rule changes.
Up to that point, Mr.. Steelman
said, the best offer the two union
heads had made was an 18 per
cent increase, considerably more
than 1871 cents, plus 10 or II rules
changes
He said it would have made for
untenable working conditions in the
industry to have had different
settlements for the IS unions and
the Trainmen and Engineers. Mr.
Pelley supported that statement
pointing out memberships in the
rail unions overlap. For example,
there are trainmen and engineers
who belong to unions other and
those of Mr.. Whitney and. Mr..
Johnston. In my talk with him, Mr..
Johnston disagreed with that con-
tention, as did Senator Morse.
In the early afternoon of the
climactic day, Mr.. Steelman heard
that Mr.. Whitney and Mr.. Johns
ton wanted to see him. He met with
them about 2:4o, after getting Mr.
Trumans permission, later calling
in Mr.. Pelley's group for the final
settlement.
Steelman Pressed for Data.
All through the afternoon the
White House pressed Mr.. Steelman
for the latest information SO that
the President could be guided In
making his speech to Congress.
Senator Morse's statement in the
article that "the surrender terms
OF the striking brotherhoods were
agreed upon in my Office about
o'clock Saturday morning, May 25'
surprised Federal officials. The Sen
ator tustifies it in this way:
He said about midnight FRIDAY
Mr.. Whitney and Mr.. Johnston
called him from the Statler at his
apartment. to discuss the situation
He told them continuation of the
strike would be disastrous and urgec
them to crawl back on the limb
and accept the Emergency Boarc
Evening star., 1946-06-30

formally accepted by the 18 unions
Senator Morse. however, contendi
that dual settlement was perfectly
feasible.
In my talk with him, Mr.. John.
ston denied having contact with
Senator Morse until several day.
after end Of the strike when he had
returned to Cleveland. He said Mr.
Miller was not authorized to speak
for him-"He's Whitney's man, not
mine"
I asked Mr.. Johnston II it hat
seemed to him that the Govern.
ment had stalled" a settlement 50
that the President could make hi
dramatic announcement.
That's just guess work." he re-
piled. Unless I can tell facts ]
don't want to comment I am not
going to presume something"
Mr.. Johnston said, however, that
he did not see why Mr.. Steelman
could not have passed along to the
President the fact that he had
called off his part of the strike.
Il am trying to forget the whole
thing" he concluded.
Others See Good Faith.
T. c. Cashen, president of the
SWitchmen's union, said it was his
impression that Truman and Steel
man wished to get the strike settled
as quickly as possible"
George Harrison, president OF the
Railway Clerks, declared that ths
mechanics of getting the agree
ments on paper and signed delayed
the strike settlement until 3:57.'
He added that while he felt all
afternoon that the strike would be
called off he does not think an
nouncement of settlement could
have been made earlier.
Bert M. Jewell, president Of the
AFL Railroad Employees Depart.
ment, said he thought Senator
Morse ''is making a big mistake in
stirring this thing up again" and
that he did not believe there had
been stalling on the settlement.
In addition to Mr.. Pelley,s state
ment, another representative of the
carriers said that the Senator's
charges "are not in accordance with
the facts"
In reference to Senator Morses
description of his part in the hoax"
Senator Barkley said:
The statement that I got my
wires crossed with the administra-
ton is unfounded," adding that he
had based his Senate floor an
nouncement of the strike end not
on information from administration
sources, but on news dispatch
shown him by one Of the wire news
services.
And that proved to be prema-
ture," he concluded.
Evening star., 1946-06-30

I would say was 800, Mr.. Johnston
said he was going to telephone
Cleveland and call off the strike for
the engineers-which he did.
After waiting a few minutes fol-
Mr.. Steelman and Mr.. LOOMS tc
return with copies of the agreement
I asked Mr.. Whitney why he did not
call off the strike then He said he
preferred to wait until the agree
ment was signed.
The agreement was signed by all
parties at 3:55. Mr. Whitney called
of the strike at about 1858.
I'VE then went to room 1240
press headquarters, to make the
announcement of the end of the
strike, arriving there about 403."
Steelman Telephoned Biffie.
After announcing settlement to
the newsmen, Mr.. Steelman said he
called Mr.. Biffle's office at the Capt.
tol and asked that the news be
given to the President.
The radio announcement of the
end Of the strike, referred to by Mr.
Morse, presumably was the one
from Cleveland that followed Mr.
Johnston's instructions to his chief
clerk there.
In reference to the Morse charge
that as part of the Truman hoax,
they even had photographer
spotted on the floor of the House
to take the picture when Biffe
handed the pink slip to Truman.
The photograph carried by The
Star was made by Byron Rollins
Associated Press staff man. He sale
Charles Corte of Acme Newspictures
made the same shot"
1--WE were not on the floor of the
House, but were in our usual posi-
tions up there in the galleries with
our cameras equipped with tele-
scopic lens-just as we would be or
any other occasion when the Pres.
ident addressed Congress.
II was working along and I saw
Biffle hand him (the President
Evening star., 1946-06-30
Whitney, Truman Foe,
lauds 0PA Veto as
PAC School Ends

A. F. Whitney, president Of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
who recently said he'd spend a good
deal Of union money to defeat
President Truman, last night
praised the Chief Executive for his
veto Of the OPA bill.
The railway union oficials's
stand was disclosed before the
School of Political Action Tech.
niques last night as it ended 6
three-day meeting at the Willarc
Hotel.
Congress should stay on the jot
in Washington" to enact "vitally
needed legislation Mr.. Whitney
also said.
His demand that Congress delay
its adjournment. climaxed a day
that had included decision by the
Young Citizens Political Actor
Committee, an outgrowth of the
schools sessions, to begin a ma.
tional campaign for suffrage fol-
the District.
Determination to urge the Nations
voters to support political candi-
dates who will back the Districts
hope for the vote came after q
speech by Larry Day, chairman OF
the Washington Youth Council, to
the newly organized Young Citizens
PAC. He said:
"We should like to ask YOU tc
move today in favor of suffrage TO,
the District, which has a popula
ton greater than II States, tc
direct and recommend YC-PAC te
Evening star., 1946-06-30
Morse
Continued From First Page

tSOilVlIluCo I1Olll T lSU TdBS.)
stoil and showed the agreement be-
fore them to sign.
Men Told to Report.
However, long before that cheap
dramatic move on the part of Steel
man, Whitney and Johnston had
sent out kilograms to their men
to report at 4 o'clock. That had
been announced on the radio
throughout the country. Further
more, Barkley announced on the
floor Of the Senate early in the
afternoon of May Is that the strike
was over, and then when he found
he had his signals crossed with the
administration, he put the blame
on the AP and UP.
The hoax was so poorly staged
that they even had a photogra pher
spotted on the floor of the House
to take the picture when Biff1e
handed the pink slip to Truman.
Editors note: After receipt of
this article from the Christian
Register, Senator Morse wired the
publication to delete from news
releases the foregoing paragraph,
which he said was in error" He
said that while several members
of the House and Senate were
convinced the picture in ques-
ton was taken from the floor Of
the House, he had investigated
and now was satisfied" it was
taken from the photographers
gallery -
Criticized for Attack.
Some of the papers in Oregon
have criticized me on the ground
that member of the Senate should
not engage in personal criticism OF
the'Toresident. They show gross ig-
norance Of their American history.
What is most important of all is
that paper hanger in Germany
developed an acceptance on the
part of the German people that he
should be immune from personal
criticism. We should never forget
IN this country that the Presidency
doesn't run itself. 1t is run by a
mere man.
Although I am taking my fair
share of criticism from my attack,
I am satisfied that in due course OF
time the people of the country will
come to recognize that Truman
pulled hoax on them. have in
troduced a resolution in the Senate
which Is my answer to those who
want to question the factual basis
for my criticism. The Democrats
will see to it that the investigation
called for by my resolution is never
held, because they know that if I
get chance to put some men under
oath in that investigation, I would
be able to show up the hoax.
Evening star., 1946-06-30
Fights Mark Eve of Polish Vote;
Germans Pick Assemblies 7 odoy
Foreign Ministry in
Warsaw Says Outlaw
Gangs Fight Police
BY the Associoted Press

WARSAW, June 29.-Roving
armed bands clashed with units OF
Poland's security police and army
today in rising unrest on the eve
of tomorrow's national referendum
on legislative reform and nationali-
zation Of basic industries.
A spokesman for the Foreign
Ministry declared outlaw gangs
were wounding and killing hundreds
OF persons "and probably thou
sands" in prediction disturbances
He said many polling officials had
been attacked. Recently officials
said 5000 persons had been killed
in 10 months.
Mass Arrests Charged.
The two major opposing factions
in the referendum are the four
party coalition including the Com
munist-backed Polish Workers
party, supporting the provisional
government, and the Polish Peasant
party of Vice Premier Stanislaw
Mikolajczyk.
Mr.. Mikolajczyk charged that
security police were making mass
arrests Of party members, and were
conf1scating all his party literature
demanding negative vote on the
first question in the referendum
whether voters want a one -house
parliament.
The other two questions are %
do you approve of the actions OF
the provisional regime Matchmaking
basic industries and agrarian reform
and (2) do you approve establish
ment of Poland's western borders on
the Neisse and Oder Rivers?
There is actual disagreement only
on the first question, but Mr.. Mi
kolajczyk, whose Peasant party
claims to represent so per cent of
Poland's people. has declared his
chief concern was whether the re-
ferendum would be conducted fairly.
Soldiers to Guard Polls.
Soldiers armed with tommy guns
and with bayonets fixed will guard
the polls. American and British
diplomats and newspapermen were
informed that any Pole seen talking
to them on referendum day would
be arrested subsequently by security
police.
The government has denied Mi
kolajczyk request that representa-
tives from each of the six polling
parties act as clerks. Instead clerks
were chosen from lists presented by
the II provincial councils, of which
all but three are Communist-con
trolled. Mr. Mikolajczyk also pro-
tested government ruling that any
blank ballots would be counted as
Affirmative votes.
Some 100000 men and women
are eligible to vote in this first bal
loting in Poland in II years. Cen
eral elections have been promised
for sometime in the fall.
Evening star., 1946-06-30
Two Company Officials
Killed by Lightning
BY The Assoeio,sd Press

RICHMOND, Va, June 2e.-Jos-
eph Eugene Dulaney, As, and v. w.
Moody, jr.. 3S. vice president and
assistant manufacturing director
respectively, of the Reynolds Metals
Co. here, were killed by lighting
this afternoon on the Chesterfield
Country Club golf course.
The accident brought to a tragic
end an outing Of company officials
and emDloyes.