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Evening star., 1946-05-31

Wyoming elected a Republican Sen
ator in 1912 and gave Dewey its elec-
tors in 1914, when there were no con-
tests for Senator or Governor.
Idaho elected Republicans, both for
Governor and Senator. in 1912, but re-
versed this result in 1914 Senator Cos
sett resigned the governorship to get
himself appointed Senator.
Montana has two-term Republican
Governor, and Senator Murray, Demo-
crat. won by plurality Of only 1,2l1
in 1912. A bitter primary contest is
raging between Senator Wheeler and
Left Erickson, who served by appoint
ment Of President Truman on the Spe-
cial Railroad Wage Board that the unions
Of trainmen and engineers repudiated.
In 1914 Utah went heavily for Roose-
the Democratic Governor, Nav, barely
scraped through with l23,907 votes to
l22,651 for his Republican opponent.
Nevada has elected no Republican to
State or congressional office since 1928,
but Roosevelt hung on to it only by the
relatively close vote of 29,623 to 24,611
in 1914.
Roosevelt's winning plurality in New
Mexico dropped $4,000 to 10000 between
1910 and 1914. In the latter year John
j. Dempsey, Democratic nominee for
Governor, had a closer call with 76,443
as against 7l,l13 for his Republican op-
ponent. The Republican candidate for
Senator from New Mexico is expected
to be Patrick ]. Hurley, recently Am
bassador to China.
In Washington the incumbent Sen
ator Is Hugh B. Mitchell, who served as
secretary to former Senator and now
Governor Mon Wallgren before he was
appointed by the latter as Senator.
Roosevelt carried Washington by 125,-
085 in 1914, but Wallgren defeated the
incumbent Republican Governor by a
plurality of only 28,000..
Arizona today is the most Democratic
of all the Mountain States, but preced-
ing the New Deal it was carried sue
cessively by Presidents Coolidge and
Hoover
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Evening star., 1946-05-31
Labor in West
By Jay G.. Hayden

Senator's Wheeler of Montana and
OMahoney Of Wyoming went to the
White House Wednesday to warn Presi-
dent Truman of the dire plight in
which the Democratic party in the whole
Rocky Mountain region has been placed
by the Presidents drastic anttstrike
move.
Just what these Senator'S said has not
been revealed, but it is fair guess that
they told the President that unless
something Is done to repair this situa-
ton, and especially the administra-
tion's break with railroad unions, no
fewer than eight Democratic Senators
from the West may be beaten.
Besides Wheeler and OrMahoney.
these are Gossett Of Idaho, Chavez OF
New Mexico, Mitchell of Washington
Carville of Nevada, Murdock Of Utah
and Mcfarland Of Arizona.
The Republicans look to have an ex-
cellent prospect Of gaining five seats
or more in other sections, hence the
loss of even three or four Democratic
seats in the West might transfer con-
troll of the Senate. The present count
Is Sc Democratic and 40 Republican
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more important politically In the
Western regions Of sparse population
and great distances than in other parts
OF the country. Cities such as Chey-
enne, Albuquerque, Pocatello, Ogden,
Missoula, Phoenix, Reno and Spokane
were built around railroad roundhouses
and shops, and the railroads still pro-
vide the biggest single industry in most
OF them.
Also, beginning with Woodrow VIII
sons accomplishment Of the eight-hour
day for trainmen in 1917. and William
G. McAdoo's prolabor policies while he
ran the railroads for the Government
during World War I, railroad labor
has been increasingly q Democratic
party pillar.
During the 1930s the Mountain States
went solidly for the New Deal, but lat
terly they have been slipping.
Colorado elected one Republican Sen
ator (Millikin) in 1912 and in the same
election the veteran Democrat, Senator
Edwin G. johnson, skimped through
with only 3,642 plurality.
Evening star., 1946-05-31
The Czech Elections

The result of the general elections
In Czechoslovakia is notable for sew
eral reasons. Their most outstanding
aspect is the impressive showing of
the Communists. From a minor
party In the prewar Parliament, the
Communists now become the largest
group in the coming legislature, rep
resent1ng almost one-third of the
total number of voters. This stands
In sharp contrast with other recent
elections In Central Europe, notably
in Austria and Hungary, where, de-
spite Soviet Russian military occu-
patton and undoubted Soviet pres
sure, the Communists cast only
small fractions of the total vote.
Logically, this would seem to indi-
cate the extent to which Communist
ldeology has permeated the Czech
masses, especially in the cities and
towns, which stand forth as Com
munist strongholds.
However, the word Czech" should
be emphasized; because in SIovakia,
the other portion of this composite
country, the reverse was the case.
There, nearly two thirds of the vote
went to the Slovak Democratic
party, an avowedly conservative or
ganization made up of Roman Cath
olics, agrarians, and upholders of
Slovak autonomy whom many of the
Czechs would brand as separatists.
The conservative triumph in Slo-
vakia will have a notable effect on
the shaping of the new constitution
which will be one of the tasks al
lotted to the forthcoming Parlia-
ment. Although Slovakia is the less
powerful member of the nation,
especially since the cession of It's
Ruthenian region to the Soviet
Union, it has the right to declare
any measure of which it's people dis
approve imperative in Slovakia.
Thus, an attempt of left-wing
Czech majority in Parliament to
write a constitution on Communis-
tic lines would be liable to widen
the differences already existing be-
tween Czechs and Slovaks, and
might produce major crisis in the
national fabric.
The contrast between the triumph
OF the extreme left in the Czech
provinces and the triumph OF the
right In Slovakia denotes the slump
IN the moderate parties. The most
surprising aspect Of the elections
Evening star., 1946-05-31
Frunco-Americun Credits

After more than two months OF
negotiation, a far-reaching eco
nonic agreement has been signed
between the American and French
governments. The agreement covers
many items, including an overall
settlement of war accounts and the
advance of additional American
credits approximating 81, 400 900 900
to facilitate Frances reconstruction
program. No congress-. action is
required to ratify the agreement be-
cause it was negotiated under con-
gressional grants of authority.
This American assistance will, it
Is officially stated, enable France to
take its place beside the United
States, Britain and other countries
"of like mind" in the furtherance
of the liberal trade principles which
our Government seeks to promote.
In joint statement, President Tru-
man and President Felix Gouin of
France hailed the agreement as con-
stituting "a substantial step toward
the achievement of the international
economic cooperation which is the
prerequisite of a peaceful and pros
porous world"
Implementing this statement of
aims, the French government agrees
to work with us for reciprocal tariff
reductions in advance of the forth
coming World Trade Conference,
making various specific trade con-
cessions, and abandoning its policy
of import quotas and price-equali-
zation procedures employed before
the revaluation of the franc. France
also agrees to the principle of re-
turning trade to private channels
and the speedy elimination of
French government purchasing
commissions here. All this should
notably enhance the flow of normal
trade between the. two nations.
1t is interesting to contrast this
return to orthodox financial and
commercial methods with the nom
cooperative attitude of Soviet Rus
sia in these respects. French adher-
ence to standard economic prac-
tices tends to place France in the
sphere of economic world collabo-
ration from which Moscow still holds
aloof. This is important at mo-
ment when France is debatable
ground between democratic and to-
talitarian ideas and methods in both
the political and economic fields.
1t Is undoubtedly significant that
the signing Of this agreement took
Evening star., 1946-05-31
\ This Changing World ~
By Constantine Bro,On

The French elections which will be
held next Sunday are considered Of
worldwide importance. They will de-
termine not only Frances political fu-
ture but also that of the rest Of Europe.
Observers throughout France believe
that the French people once more will
reject. Moscow's domination and that
the Communist party will suffer q set
back by losing number Of seats in the
Assembly. What the consequences Of
such Communist defeat will be is
difficult to forecast.
In the meantime, fierce campaign
Is being waged in the open and under
ground by the Communists, supported
not only financially but also by q
strong Russian secret service organiza-
tion which was set up throughout the
country after Gen. de Gaulle's resigna-
ton.
This organization is known as the
1NCO, which stands for InnoStrannoye
Cheresvychanoyne Oddieleye. In plain
English, 1t means the special depart
ment Of the NKVD (much-feared Rus
sian secret police. This organization
was permitted to operate on French
territory at the request Of the chief of
the Russian military mission in Paris,
1t. Gen. Dragun.
The avowed reason 1t is functioning
In France is to investigate the followers
of the renegade Gen. Vlasov, who had
fought against the u. S. S. r. in the
Nazi forces. and also to investigate the
political activities Of the White Russian
immigrants Of the First World War
noblemen and intellectuals who re-
manned loyal to the Gear. Both these
groups were described by Gen. Dragun
as German collaborators during World
War II.
AS a matter of fact, the INCO, which
is headed by an individual known under
the name Of Leopole M. Burman, has
much wider scope. It is divided into
six echelons dealing with domestic and
foreign matters. They occupy them
selves with such activities as the OBJ
servation Of Soviet citizens and theil
contacts with the foreigners; the
observation "a polite word for spying)
Of the diplomatic consular and diplo-
matte Offices OF the satellite countries
such as Poland, Yugoslavia, Czecho-
slovakia and Albania. The organization
also keeps tab on the activities of the
political parties hostile" to French
Soviet collaboration and particularly
those headed by Leon Blum and Georges
Bidault.
One of the most important jobs oi
the domestic" branch Of the INCO Il
the liquidation of those hampering this
collaboration. One OF the echelons des.
ignates the "purgees" and another does
the actual LIQUIDATION.
Evening star., 1946-05-31

According to authoritative reports
received in Washington, about 1000
persons have disappeared" since the
NKVD branch in France started oper-
ating several months ago.
One Of the INCOs echelons is en-
gagged in what we call bribery and cor
ruption. 1t is recruiting agents in all
branches Of Frances national life, in
factories, police forces, among certain
disgruntled elements in the army, in
government departments and in techni-
cal laboratories. Some Of these men
are intrusted with the delicate work
Of Informing" while others are muscle
men and agents provocateurs.
The agents of this remarkable organi-
Zation established in sovereign state
which cannot be described by the widest
stretch of imagination as "puppet"
are spread throughout the country and
have every possible facility at their COM
mand to communicate with their head
quarters either in Paris or Moscow.
They also have automobiles and plenty
Of money to pay any price for informa-
ton.
The agents are very active in the
various ports, where they watch ship
movements and particularly the per-
sons who board them. They are able to
manufacture any kind of foreign docu-
ment, such as passports and identif1ca-
ton cards, without which no person can
circulate freely through France. A
trusted agent who has linguistic ability
is sometimes provided with as many as
a dozen different passports.
The INCO does not draw funds from
the French Communists. The Com
munists have their own treasury which
needs little outside assistance. The
funds of the party come principally
from the great hauls the Communist
Maquis made in the early days of
liberation, when they raided and con-
f1scated several billion francs from the
branches OF the ,Banque de France in
the south.
When the old currency had to be
exchanged for new, the Communist
representatives in the government OBJ
tanned official permission to convert
their huge loot into new legal tender.
Large consignments are said to be
arriving directly from Russia for the
needs Of the NKvD in France. And the
money is being wisely spent.
The Job assigned to the domestic"
branch Of this organization in the COM
ing election is said to be mostly that of
terrorizing the voters and providing the
necessary ammunition to smear opposi-
ton candidates. But some observers
believe that It's real domestic" activities
may develop after the election, If the
Communist party suffers setback.
Evening star., 1946-05-31
Good Tidinqs

Anyhow there is at least one spot
in the news that makes pleasant
reading. According to Mrs. Nellie
Tayloe Ross, the director of the
Mint, white" pennies are disap-
pearing fast. They are not being
called in, but their production
stopped some time ago and the ones
still in circulation are rapidly wear
ing out, their zinc-coated steel
bodies not being tough enough to
stand the gaff.
This will delight every American
with decent respect for attractive
coinage. When brand-new our war
born one-cent piece, which was de-
signed to save copper, was just barely
tolerable, and it needed only about
a single trip from hand to pocket to
become probably the worst numis-
matte eyesore in our history. It's
original sheen, If such it could be
called, vanished almost at once, and
AAO oAASaAo oA Po4AcAA4AAS VI lug w
bing, as with the copper variety,
could brighten its dull gray face.
From the moment it first appeared,
its mere presence in a fistful OF or
dinarily cheerful looking change
had disdguring and depressing
effect, so that our handsome quar-
ters, dimes, nickels and fash
ioned pennies seemed to suffer from
its nearness, more or less like good
apples caught in a barrel with the
bad.
What heartening thing, there
fore, to know that this monstrosity
is speedily wasting away and will be
gone from us altogether one Of these
days. Events in the world may seem
to be going from bad to worse, but
surely here is a prospect that flecks
the encircling gloom with at least a
little touch of sunshine. As far as
pennies 60, at any rate, the cloud
hanging over us is not so bad after
all. Mrs. Ross has brought us good
tidings.
Evening star., 1946-05-31
Russians 'Lecturin g Germans
By Perfinar

The intensity of the antogonism be-
tween England and America and Russia
In the field Of German affairs and the
opportunity thus made available to the
Germans to play OF one group of Allies
against another are illustrated vividly
by an incident which took place in Ber-
lin, at the Soviet Once of Information
for Germany.
Observation-Disclosures reports from the
German capital tell how, on May 81, the
heads Of the Soviet ofIice-Col. Panow
and M. .Bezpalov-held q press confer
ence attended by all editors Of German
language newspapers published in the
Russian sector of Berlin. The German
editors were lectured at great length
upon the so-called world campaign OF
denunciation and excitation now going
on against the Soviet Union.
The German editors were told that
this campaign is being subsidized by such
huge monopolistic American concerns
as Standard Oil, Du Pont and others.
The entire line Of the argument fol-
lowed by the Russian propagandists was
intended to arouse their German audi
ence against the Anglo-American world.
Implicit in all the reaSonings was an
appeal to the Germans to stand by the
side of Moscow against the London and
Washington governments in the great
international controversy Of the mo-
ment.
That unprecedented press conference
has dismayed French, British and Amer
lean circles in the German capital and
the attention Of their home governments
has been called to it.
Our British friends mainly have them
selves to thank for such surprising
development, however. One year ago,
directly after Germany's unconditional
surrender (Which, by the way, they
cheese to make conditional in the case
Of German divisions then garrisoned in
Norway and Denmark) British soldiers
and diplomats started race for Ger
man favor.
To quote one instance, the newspaper
Tagenspiel, which is printed in the
British sector Of Berlin and which clearly
reflects British influence, has made it.
self conspicuous for long time by its
attitude Of general hostility to the Soviet
Union. Again, Herr schumacher. leader
Evening star., 1946-05-31
CIO Famine Enterprise

01O l. ISS
To the Editor Of The Star:
Many Americans are anxious to help
our famine-stricken neighbors In Eu-
rope and Asia.
In the absence Of co-ordinated gov
ernmental approach to the food prob
lem, in the absence of requisitioning at
the source essential food supplies for
shipment abroad and in the absence Of
rationing at home to provide for fair
and equitable distribution of scarce
supplies, many Americans find that their
generosity can be fulfilled at present by
channeling their contributions through
voluntary agencies.
There are many worthwhile voluntary
agencies doing an excellent job. The
National CIO Community Services Com
mittee is one Of them. It has been
registered with the Presidents War Re-
lief Control Board since its inception.
1t has been cooperating agency Of the
National War Fund. It is participate
ing agency Of the Cooperative for
American Remittances to Europe
(CARE). It is a member agency of the
American Council of Voluntary Agen-
cies for Foreign Service. 1t has CO.
sponsored relief projects during the past
four years in the amount of $4,000, 900
in IA foreign countries It has been
authorized by President Truman, as one
of the II American voluntary agencies,
to channel relief in Germany.
We are pleased to place the facilities
Of our organization at the disposal Of
all American citizens who desire infor-
nation concerning the most effective
methods for channeling their contribu-
tions abroad.
The National CIo Community serv-
ices Committee is located at 1776 Broad
way, New York 10, N. Y. u
LEO PERLIs, National Director.
Evening star., 1946-05-31

place only few days before the
French national elections slated for
next Sunday. Although officials
deny that there was any conscious
timing involved, it is unofi1cially ad-
mitted in Washington circles that
the certainty Of American financial
aid should play distinct part in
keeping a moderate government In
power in France. Failure of the ne
gotiations, or even uncertainty as
to their outcome, could have had an
adverse effect upon French stability
from which the Communists could
alone have prof1ted.
Evening star., 1946-05-31
The Leaf and the Stone

Upon the gnunt, unlouely stone
We found the imprint of a Leaf
Sharp edge. tuu pein, the sturdy stem.
Here tDhere no root 1Dould eper come:
No seed emerge to springs ,Dhite light.
The leaf in passing stayed its flight,
Bound BY the sorcery OF frost.
The Leaf Is gone the summer lost
But here tDithin a silper web
The promise OF the tree is seen :.
The orchard shape, the tremulous green
Caught In the circle Of the stone.
SARA VAN AISTYNE ALLEN.
Evening star., 1946-07-14
British Service Suspended.
Investigation
Continued From First Page>

printing. Mr.. Hoover criticized the
new fingerprint procedure, calling it
! "a great defect"
When you scatter this RESPONSE
bility through many Government
agencies, complete compliance NAV
not be secured the FBI chief said.
1t is entirely possible that certain
OF the agencies will fail to submit
the prints for check against our
files. feel that the previous
policy Of having the Civil Service
Commission submit all prints was
much better, since centralized con-
trol was had. I feel that the prpvi-
Gus method Of submission should be
continued if a all possible"
Revealed to Sub Committee.
Presumably, the deterioration of
the entire investigation system is
now being revealed to the special
three-man House subcommittee
which is conducting its own INQUIRY
as to alleged cOmmunistic activities
III the Government and what is be-
ing done TO weed out Communists
and fellow travellers who seek Fed
eral jobs.
But it won't be the first time
that a congressional committee has
been Informed by the Civil Service
Commission that the drastic cuts
in its investigating purposes would
just about wreck its investigative
system.
Testifying before the House Ap-
propria atoms Subcommittee last
December, Civil Service Commits
Sloner Arthur S. Fleming warned
that Investigations of persons seek
ing jobs during the l947 fiscal year
would break down if the commission
Evening star., 1946-07-14
Separate Silver Bill
Passed by Senate
py the Associo,ed Press

The Senate late yesterday removed
The silver price controversy from the
Treasury Post Office supply bill and
passed a separate bill calling for sale
Of the Treasury's surplus silver at
903 cents per ounce
The action was taken in an effort
to break a long deadlock with the
House, which insisted on a silver
sale price of I'LL cents an ounce
and which put this stipulation into
the supply bill as a rider. Each
chamber repeatedly has refused to
recede from its proposed silver sale
figure.
The Senate, after taking the issue
out of the supply bill, took up and
passed unanimously separate pend =
ing bill by Senator Hayden, Demo-
crat, of Arizona, providing for 90.3-
cent silver. Senator Hayden re-
ported that there was no possibility
of reaching an agreement on the
Evening star., 1946-07-14
FB| Says Heirens'
Print Is Similar 10
One in WAVE Staying
By the Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO. July l3-The Federal
Bureau Of Investigation today con-
firmed a fingerprint relationship be-
tween William Heirens and a partial
print found by police in the apart
ment of Frances Brown, Chicago'S
'lipStick murder victim.
Previously the FBI had said that
finger and palm print of Heirens.
l7-year-old University of Chicago
student We're identical" to latent
prints found on the $50 900 ransom
note III the kldnap-Slaying of Su-
Zanne Degnan January 7.
Miss Brown was shot and stabbed
/ to death in her North Side apart
ment last December II.
The latest FBI confirmation of
print SimilaritieS found by the Chi
Cago police was contained in tele-
gram sent by j. Edgar Hoover to
! Police Commissioner John c. Prem
dergaSt, The wire said:
Latent impression in photograph
Frances Brown case identified right
index fingerpriHt William Heirens. "
Earlier today Chief of Detectives
! Walter G.. Storms announced that
three separate finger OF palm prints
! had been found on the Degnan note
and added that all matched the
prints OF Heirens. The FB1 has
termed "identlcal' one finger and
one palm print.
Announcement of the similarity
between Heirens' print and bloody
print found on the door lamb of the
33-year-old former WAVES apart
ment came yesterday from States
Attorney William J. TuOhy.
Heirens has denied any connec-
ton with the killing of 6-year-old
Suzanne Degnan. whose body was
butchered and disposed of in sewers
and catch basins after she was kid
naped from her bedroom.
He remained silent when told of
the police discovery that his prints
We're similar to the one in the
Frances Brown case.
Police have not charged him In
either Of these killings.
Meanwhile Heirens. who is await
ing arraignment Tuesday on %
charges of burglary, robbery and
assault to kill involving other cases.
has turned TO prayer, Warden Frank
G. Saln of the county jail reported
The youth. after kneeling in
prayer during religious broadcast
over the county jail's public ad-
dress system last night, asked his
guards to awaken him each hour
so he could pray They awakened
him at 10 pm. II pm. and mid
night. After that, however, Heirens
changed his mind and asked TO be
left alone and slept undiSturbed un-
I'll 7 am.
Miss Browns killer scribblcd a
note in lipstick on her wall saving.
For Heavens sake. catch me be-
fore 7 kill more, I cannot control
myself"
Chief Storms announced. after an
investigation TODAY. that there was
no comparison between Heirens
prints and bloody palm print
found in The home of Estelle Carey.
dice girl who was slain February 2,
l943.