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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-13
Senate Passes Bill
'Guiding Procedures
In Federal Agencies

The Senate yesterday passed q
measure described by its author
Senator McCarran, Democrat, Of
Nevada as a bill of rights" for hun.
dreds of thousands of Americans
whose affairs are regulated by Gov.
eminent agencies"
The measure, which now goes tt
the House, lays down procedure fol
Government agencies in issuing reg
ulations, holding hearings and
handing down decisions.
1t also requires administrative
rulings to be published in advance
in the Federal Register and pro-
vides for judicial review in cases
where legal wrong" is indicated.
Senator McCarran said generally
the bill provides for advance notice
OF all activities of a Government
agency, an opportunity for those
affected to have a say in rule
making, and for judicial review.
He said it would accomplish these
three things: Cd Afford parties af-
fected with a knowledge of what
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-13
British Tank Column
Relieves BeIeaguered
Supply Unit in Java

BATAVIA, Mar. 13.-A beleag-
uered British column, stalled by
three days of sharp fighting between
Buitenzorg and Bandoeng, has
been joined by tank column which
followed it from Buitenzorg and
is making slow progress between
Soekaboemi and Bandoeng, a
British communique said today.
1t was reported that the convoy
was expected to reach Bandoeng
some time tomorrow. Operations
against the Indonesians involved
three battalions, plus tanks and
artillery. totaling more than 5000
men, the British said.
Fighters Strafe Roads.
The convoy moved through the
village of Sarampat, beyond Soekab-
oemi. after Thunderbolt fighter
planes made four strafing runs over
crossroads where Indonesian snip
ers were posted, the announcement
said. :
A revised casualty list placed the
dead at 10 and the wounded at
SO for the three-day skirmish.
The armored relief column from
Bandoeng had been drawn back to
protect a threatened bridge, the
British said. A second relief column
of Gurkhas was moving to Band
oeng today.
Indonesian Republican Army
authorities in the Soekaboemi area
were reported trying to reach the
commander of the Indonesians in
order to halt the fighting, but with
out success due to communications
difficulties.
Discussions Get Under Way.
Discussions aimed at settlement
of the Indonesian problem got under
way today after spokesman for the
unrecognized Indonesian republic
had stated that Premier Sultan
Sjahrir would reject Dutch proposals
for commonwealth status.
Sjahrir met with Hubertus j. van
Nook, acting Governor General of
the Netherlands Indies, at the Ba-
tavia residence of Sir Archibald
Clark Kerr, special British emissary
The spokesman for the Indonesian
republic said Sjahrir would make a
counterproposal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-13
Thomas Durant, "a, Dies;
Retired Patent ATTORNEY

Thomas Durant, "a. retired lawyer
and longtime resident of Washing
ton, died today in Emergency Hos
pital after long illness. He lived
at 1854 Columbia road NV.
Mr.. Durant was born in New Or
leans and came to Washington as
child with his father, Thomas
Jefferson Durant, a prominent law
yer here during the 1905. Mr.. Du-
rant was graduated from Harvard
University in 1884 and for many
years was associated with the patent
law firm Of Church & Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
May w. Durant; a son, Thomas
Durant, jr., Washington; daughter,
Mrs. L. d. Burnell, Ann Arbor,
Mich; two grandchildren and three
great grandchildren
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. Friday at Gawler's Chapel,
1856 Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Burial will be private.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-13
Truck Firm, Hurossed
By Strike, Plans to Quit
BY the Associotsd Pres.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Mar. 49,
Mayor William c. Celentano last
night said that Michael L. and Dan
lei j. Adley, owners of the Adley
Express Co., one of the largest
transporters in the East, had in
formed him they intended to "lio-
uidate because they are tired of
spending most of their time as labor
relations men instead of as truck
ers."
Earlier company spokesman said
that a company-imposed embargo
of all freight movement over the
system, which followed the strike of
40 Autographed maintenance men
last week was 100 per cent effec-
tive"
Mayor Celentano asked the Adleys
to sleep on it overnight" and confer
with, him again today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-13
Retailers Ask Removal
0An Price Curbs That
Block Production
BY the Associoisd Pros.

Prompt removal of all price con.
trolls that stand in the way OF
Legitimate production" was recon-
mended today by the National
Retail Associations.
Paul H. Nystrom, chairman of the
Retailers Central Council, told the
House Banking COMMITTEES that
unless the brakes are taken of
production further imitation will
occur"
He suggested congressional
amendment to the OPA law to force
liquidation of price controls as
production goals are reached.
Other lions.
The retailers council, he said
made these further recommends
tons:
l. Producers be granted a price
SUFFICIENT to enable them to manu-
facture prewar quality goods at cur
rent costs with an opportunity for
profit
2. OPA be required to adopt real
lstic incentive pricing programs with
llberalized cutoff points to stim-
ulate low-prices production;
3. That the theory that all in
creases needed to produce and dis
tribute goods at current costs can
be absorbed" without increasing
prices for consumers, be discon-
tinued.
OpA RaouJ,<;ons C.:4:.:,
1T is the opinion of the Central
Council of National Retail Associa-
tons" Mr.. Nystrom said, that there
are commodities where controls
should be abandoned at once in the
public interest"
Mr.. Nystrom criticized the "tor-
rent of regulations" issued by OPA
to retailers, saying the variety trade
is affected by 5000 OPA regulations,
orders, amendments and official in
terpretations.
He argued that in some areas
OPA discourages production, with
resultant widespread black markets
in scarce goods.
Cost absorption" he said, "is
doing everything that should not be
done. 1t discourages the production
OF goods. 1t restricts the distribu-
ton OF such goods. It diverts pro-
ductive effort from necessary and
economical goods to high-priced and
luxury goods"
The committee is considering leg
islation to extend price control an
other year, as requested by Presi-
dent Truman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-13
Librarian, Retired, to Read

LOS ANGELES lP.-Mrs. John
A. Goodwin, reference librarian fol-
23 years at the University of Cali
1ornia at Los Angeles, has retired
What's she going to do now?
Catch up on my reading" she
announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-13
Youth Faces Sentencing
In Service Button Case

John Robert, ,18, colored, HOO
block of Columbia road NV,
pleaded guilty yesterday in Munich
pal Court to charge of wearing a
service discharge button illegally
Judge Aubrey Fenneu referred the
case to the court probation officer
for a report prior to sentence.
Robert became the first person to
be charged with the offense in re-
cent years He admitted to Judge
Brice Clagett that the discharge
button he wore when he appeared in
court last month on another charge
belonged to his brother. In that
case, he was sentenced to S25 fine
or 30 days Imprisonment on a
charge of using a truck without
permission.
A jury trial was scheduled April
for William H. Montgomery, 10.
colored, of the 1900 block of 1 street
NV, who was charged with wear
ing the button illegally, following
his arrest last Wednesday on an
assault charge. ar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-13

passed by Congress but was vetoed
by the late President Roosevelt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-13
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their rights are and how they may
be protected: "a give the admins
traitors of Government agencies a
simple course to follow. and 90
make clear the Jurisdiction of the
courts.
There is no law in effect now
which prescribes a standard pro-
cedure for Government agencies.
In 1910 a measure somewhat sim
liar to Senator McCarran's bill was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-13
Naval Academy Opens
Trial Of Musician for
Party al Officers Club

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Mar. ia
court-martial trying Mus, 1fc Will
LAM R. Sima, jr., on charges of
violating Naval Academy regulations
and discipline heard testimony today
that the enlisted man had been seen
leaving a commissioned officers club.
This testimony was given by Frank
B. Stallings of Chincopin Sound, a
laborer employed at the North Sew
ern officers mess, after Sima had
pleaded innocent to specifications
charging him with three breaches
of discipline.
Sima was accused specifically of
spending the night at the quarters
of a colored steward EMPLOYED at
the club, of violating the academy's
liquor regulations and gambling at
the officers club.
Came After Party Probe.
The summary court-martial pro-
ceedlngS grew out of an investiea-
ton of irregularities" at a party at
the club the night of February 8.
Stallings testified that on the
morning of February 10 he saw
Young Sima. his father, 1t. William
r. Sima, leader of the Naval
Academy Band, and three women
leave \the North Severn officers
mess by rear staircase and drive
off.
He said this staircase was ordi-
narily used by employees of the club
and was near the room of Chief
Steward Walter w. Rollins. colored
he added that he had heard a
great deal of noise" eminating from
Rollins room.
Three Others Accused.
The specifications were read bv
1t. Comdr. William L. P. Burke
court recorder. 1t was the first
public airing of charges resulting
from an investigation involving the
Slmas, Mus. 1/c Ernest Tomanio and
Rollins.
Tomanio was to face a summary
court-martial after young Sima's
case was heard. 1t. Sima and Rol-
Inns are being held aboard the sta
ton ship, Reina Mercedes, pending
an investigation of the alleged "ir-
regularities.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-13
Russians Arrest Two
In Attack on American
By the Assoc;oted Pyss.

bY me NssocIafed PFess
MOSCOW, Mar. 13.-The Amer
lean Embassy last night said it had
been advised by the Russian Foreign
Office that Soviet officials had ar
rested two of group of persons who
participated in an attack on Amer
lean Vice Consul William E. Wal
lace March 3.
The Embassy said the Russians
reported an investigation was con-
tinuing.
Mr.. Wallace, native of Philadel-
phla and resident of Providence
K. l., previously had been reported
slightly injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-13

KEYS, bunch 5. st. between 10th and
y llth NV. Tues am. See r. D. MITCH
ELL Room 4o1, Moses Bldg. 18th and n
ssts. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-13
Virginion Arrested
As ripple Deserter
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 13.-George c.
WINNER. 81, of Roanoke. Va. who
the FBI said had deserted from the
Army, the Marine Corps, the Coast
Guard and his wife, was arrested
yesterday.
E. E. Conroy. special agent in
charge of the FBI in New York,
said the man had been turned over
to Army authorities for disciplinary
action,
Evening star., 1946-07-09

The Treasury Departments Saw
inss Bond campaign is important
to every American Citizens who
buy these bonds and hold them are
not only hacking their own future
they are investing in the future &c
curity of their country.
Evening star., 1946-07-09

Service personnel NAV obtain more in
formation by calling the United Nations
Center, National 1900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-08
Federal Sofety Program

While the immediate objective of
the Federal Interdepartmental Safety
Council is to lower the toll of occu-
pational and motor vehicle accidents
involving Federal employees, the &C
cident prevention program which it
is planning to launch throughout
the Government agencies should be
helpful in stimulating similar cam
paigns by State and local govern
ments and by private industry. Many
of these organizations already are
safety-conscious, but they are ready
to welcome advice from any source
that will keep constantly before the
people the dangers of carelessness
and recklessness on or of the high
ways.
In calling for a reactivation of
planned accident prevention pro-
grams in the various Government
agencies, Chairman John M. Carmody
of the council pointed out that un-
less effective action is taken to re-
duce the number of accidents in
Federal vehicles, shops. offices and
yards. the annual cost of such mis-
haps may exceed 500, 000. 0OO--to say
nothing of the tragic cost in lives,
limbs and suffering in general. Other
figures, for the country at large.
show that between Pearl Harbor and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-08

No Tie; No Ticket
To the Editor of The Star:
My wife and finally have met with
the ultimate in something or other.
AS we all know, there is a serious
shortage of mems shirts all over the
country. After spending five years in
the Army, we thought was quite for
tunate to find very nice-looking sport
shirt with an open collar. On Tuesday
night my wife and I thought an eve
ming of roller skating would be a good
idea. So I dressed myself in my nice
blue sport shirt and off we went to a
roller skating rink.
Imagine our surprise when the girl
refused to sell us tickets because I did
not have on necktie! must say the
war certainly has changed things. Back
when was civilian, and poor, lowly
Government clerk, sport clothes were
the proper and expected apparel for
such places as skating Kinks, golf
courses, etc.
But it seems all that is altered now.
One is expected to wear white tie and
tails to all evening functions, apparently.
The only kind of a shirt an ex-serv-
iceman can buy is sport shirt that
no conceivable type of necktie would
work with, and then he is refused ad-
mission to roller skating rink (of all
places because of not wearing a tie.
In the language Of the Army: ut beats
me-" EX-CAPTAIN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-08

the power of America and Britain to
encourage that freedom under adequate
protection against minority coups d'etat,
and with sufficient power, to assure that
countries nominally liberated" will not
merely be transferred to another empire
far more tyrannous to the population
and dangerous to ourselves than any of
the western empires have been.
While one may have reservations re-
garding some parts OF Mr. ChurchilTs
speech, his main thesis is correct. Peace
cannot be kept by the precariously
poised balance of power which has de-
veloped so rapidly toward the present
crisis, but can only be maintained by
I'd overwhelming power displayed by
q United Nations In support Of clearly
formulated international law or (2)
overwhelming and interchangeable pow
er in the hands Of one power or coalition
of powers.
The former is the end we all desire
but the existing structure Of the United
Nations, which neither the Soviet Union
nor its supporters anywhere are willing
to strengthen or modify, is incapable of
putting restraints on aggressions OF
either great powers or satellites which
are their agents. The countries whose
peoples are receptive to the idea of a
real United Nations, with liberty and
justice for all, under enforceable law,
are the British, American, and Chinese
There is not, I think the slightest doubt
that the Soviet peoples would be recep-
tive to it, but there is no way of present.
ing the proposition to them as long as
their government is against it.
In any case only power can create
such a world organization, as Mr.
Churchill clearly recognizes Peace, law,
security and every hope of serene, pro-
gressive development toward greater
justice and freedom, or even the MAIN
tenance of as much as presently exists,
rest on power.
II we fail to take the responsibility
we can be certain of one thing-the
world, during the rest of this century,
will be shaken to its foundations by civil
wars, fomented and decided by inter-
ventionisms on the pattern of China
and Spain. Parties fighting each other
within and without will reduce mankind
to jungle level. And Spengler's proph-
ecy regarding western civilization will
be fulfilled-not sometime, but in this
century.
(Rsleased nv the ReII syndjcate Inr,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-08
Socialism

From the New York Journal of Commerce
The British Labor government Is try
ing to carry water on both shoulders
On the one hand, it is proceeding with
its program for Specialization Of a num-
Der of basic industries. On the other
it is seeking to encourage private en-
terprise in the rest of the economy.
The Minister of Fuel and Power,
Emanuel Shinwell, told the American
Chamber of Commerce in London yes
terday that the government would be
content to nationalize only 1890 per
cent of British industry. The rest will
be left free to private enterprise, so
long as it Is efficient" by standards set
by government officials. The Labor gov
eminent asks the British people to
swallow only dose of Socialism.
It will be interesting to watch this
experiment with a dual" economy.
Based upon what we have learned about
the operation of the private enterprise
system in this country, however, it Is
very doubtful that any such mixed sys-
tenn can work. Some industries will be
conducted by the government at the
taxpayers expense and risk, while others
remaining under private ownership and
operation will be conducted for profit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-08
The Combined Chiefs

During the war no agency was of
greater Importance than the Com
bined Chiefs of STAFF. Made up of
the top British and American COM
mand, it was the instrument that
mapped and directed the overall
strategy and meshed together the
armies, navies and air forces OF the
western Allies. Its job was to push
for victory in the shortest possible
time and to hold down the casual
ties, and it did this by organizing
the greatest and most efficient coali-
ton of power in history. With the
surrender OF Japan more than six
months ago, its main detectives were
accomplished, but up to now there
has been no indication of any move
to dissolve 1t. On the contrary, it is
still meeting in secrecy, so that even
though there is no formal military
alliance between Britain and the
United States the key mechanism of
such an alliance is in fact function
ing.
Perhaps this may be explained in
part by the fact that numerous loose
ends have been inherited from the
war and that the Combined Chiefs
OF Staff Is meeting to pull them to-
gether. Since the world still is I'M
stable, however. a more likely ex-
PLANTATION would seem to be that the
two great wartime Allies are properly
resolved to make haste slowly in
breaking up what played so brilliant
and indispensable a role in the de-
feat OF the Axis. The wisdom of such
a course is self-evident. Until inter-
national conditions grow calmer, the
combined chiefs can carry out work
bound to be mutually advantageous
to the British and ourselves, the in
terestS of our two countries obviously
being closely intertwined at this
time. AS for establishing it on a
permanent basis in some modified
form, without the implications or
commitments of an alliance, that is a
matter for future debate. Meanwhile,
though. during this uneasy initial
peace period there can be little
doubt that the agency can serve a
highly useful purpose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-08
/ This Changing World y
By Constantine Brovn

redeemed by the American authorities
SO much the better; Russia would not
have them as a liability.
What secret agreement was involved
in this transfer Of the plates is not
known, We have it on the word Of
high American ofIicials that there
were no others than the Kuriles agree
ment. The supposition then must be
that what followed was miscalculation
on the part Of Mr.. Roosevelt or his
advisers
What happened is pretty general pub
lie knowledge. A black market was not
long in developing in many kinds Of
scarce goods to which Americans had
access. Articles-particularl watches
which were fairly plentiful among
Americans flowed into the black market
at really fancy prices.
The buyers were not in many cases
Germans, although some Germans were
active in the illicit trafic. Most of the
ultimate buyers were Russian troops,
and they took particular liking to
American timepieces.
Russia apparently had used the
American plates to turn out bales of
occupation marks, distinguishable from
the American product only by the serial
number, and redeemable at all American
finance of1ces-at first without limit.
1t finally became painfully evident that
Tar more occupation marks were being
redeemed for dollars than were being
issued by American officials.
X
AS a matter of fact, American GIs
last fall were sending home SO many
thousands OF dollars in money orders
bought with occupation marks-that a
serious crisis threatened American occu-
patton finances. The drastic step finally
was taken of permitting GIs to send
home only sums equal to their pay, plus
sums legitimately acquired-for instance,
in good honest dice game.
The effect of this ruling was to limit
the conversion Of all occupation marks
into dollars and thus to eliminate the
incentive for accepting huge sums of
Russian-printed marks in payment for
goods in the black market.
The primary interest in this matter is
not simply the transfer of our printing
plates to the Russians, nor even the
fact that We have paid for the redemp-
ton Of great quantities OF their occupa-
ton currency, but the broader picture
OF where We stand with Britain and
France, too, on occupation finances in
Germany, and the possibility that i'm
portant Big Three financial arrange
ments already made have yet to be
revealed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-08
On the Record
By Dorothy Thomson

One thing is certain about Mr..
Churchill's speech. It was edited and
re-edited, and had the general approval
Of the United States Government.
1t was uttered simultaneously with
the sending OF an American note to the
Soviet government insisting on the
sanctity of specific signed agreements
regarding Manchuria and Iran In both
places the situation is urgently acute.
According to the Chinese government,
all Japanese enterprises in Manchuria
which had rendered services to the
japanese Army are being regarded by
the Soviets as war booty" That means,
Of course, the major industries. for
Japan held this territory for Is full
years. Supplementing this action has
been Russian pressure on China for the
joint operation Of Manchurian industry,
a preposterouS proposition to make an
allied power.
The other note concerned the So
Wet breach of treaty regarding the
removal Of Russian troops from Iran
on March 2. Far from evacuating, the
Soviets are using the presence of troops
to make further demands on the Iranian
government.
II the American people are shocked by
the succession of speeches eliminating
in Mr.. Churchills, it is because, until
the last few weeks, there has been dis
POSITION to play down the seriousness
Of the situation, and to hope that con-
ciliatory attitude would be more fruit
full than firm stand. But the fact is
that nearly every agreement made by
the Soviet government in Teheran and
Yalta, all of which contained extraor-
binary concessions to the Soviets. has
been cynically violated.
= y
Two things have been cardinal prin-
ciples of American foreign policy for
generations: The sanctity of treaties,
and the Open Door in China, whose OBJ
ject is to prevent that great area of
Southern Asia from becoming the eco
nomic and thus eventually the political
vassal of any external power. So i'm
portant did we regard Manchuria that
Mr. Stimson urged League of Nations
Intervention with our assistance against
the Japanese ACKNOWLEDGMENT in 1881.
To have won the Japanese war on the
atolls and islands of the Pacific in order
that the Soviets should supplant the
japanese is unthinkable
The eventual freedom of the entire
colonial world rests on only one hope