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Evening star., 1946-08-07
Taylor and Railroads
Both Charge Errors
BY TIE k.sooioted Press

Senator Taylor, Democrat. OF
loaho and the Association of Amer
ican Railroads accused each other
Of lnaccuracy yesterday in a con-
tlnulng row over wartime freight
rates.
Senator Taylor said the associa
tion's Monday denial of his charge
that the armed services had to pay
excessive freight rates was de
ceptive and incorrect"
The association declared Senator
Taylor'S second statement is as in
accurate as his first"
Renewing his request that the
Senate War Investigating Commit
tee investigate overcharges by rail-
roads on Army freight" Senator
Taylor noted the association denied
that any former rail officials had
been responsible for fixing freight
rates while in the Army.
AL rate adjustments in the
Army, he said, were handled by
the Standing Rate Committee of
e'iS "oI DCpdI IIllclJ. NO OITlCer or
employe of the War Department
could suggest a rate reduction to a
carrier without first clearing hiS
proposal with three of the five
members of the committee"
He declared that four of the five
committee members were railroad
men.
In rebuttal the association said
the railroad men he named were
members Of a committee which
served on the staff of Col. Harold
r. Hendricks, chief. freight branch
trafflc control division of the Army
transportation Corps.
The utmost authority of the
committee was to make recon.
mendatlons TO Col. Hendricks who
was not railroad man" said the
association. adding that those rec.
concentrations were subject to re-
view "on five additional levels in the
Army Transportation Corps"
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Officer Under Probe
Found Shot to Death
BY the Assoeioted Press

BERLIN Aug. IA lieutenant
colonel connected with the eco
nomics division of the American
Office of Military Government here
died today OF bullet wound which
investigating authorities said was
self inflicted.
The Army's Criminal Investiea-
ton Department said the officer
had been under investigation for
alleged violation of Army rules
against black market activity.
They said he shot himself in the
mouth with an Army carbine in his
quarters.
Ine officers name was withheld
pending notification of next of kin
Evening star., 1946-08-07
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Evening star., 1946-08-07
Wyatt Says Builders Will Top
40 Goal by $4,000 Homes
By Robert J. Lewis

Housing Administrator Wilson
w. Wyatt believes the Nation S
home builders are doing such
a good job that they will exceed
this years goal of $4,000 new
homes by about $4,000 units.
On the other hand. production of
prefabricated houses, which had
been counted on to provide quick
shelter, has Jagged SO far behind
owing to materials shortages and
time needed to get into mass pro-
duction that Mr.. Wyatt expects that
industry to produce 10000 fewer
homes than originally were expected.
At a press conference yesterday,
the housing administrator also ex-
planned that 10000 more temporary
homes were expected to be con-
verte6 from Army barracks than
the original goal of 100000, and that
$4,000 more dwellings would become
available through conversions of eX-
isting structures than originally
were counted on.
Years Goal Unchanged.
Thus, ne said, this years goal,
| 100000 dwelling units, remains un-
changed, though the goals for the
various types of dwellings have been
revised
Mr.. Wyatt announced that total
of 225,000 houses and apartments
had been completed in the first six
months of this year, and that AGO.
900 had been started in the same
| period.
He said that in view of progress
made so far. there was strong like
| lihood" that this years full goal
which is higher than any years
production in history, would be
achieved.
Of all starts SO far. he said. about
IS per cent are for rental housing
Without the temporary units, how
ever, the percentage would be
smaller, he pointed out.
We are, therefore, very much
concerned about the rental program
for the future" he said
Evening star., 1946-08-07
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Evening star., 1946-08-07
LOST

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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-19
Hawaii PAC wins
primary victory

HONOLULU, (ALN)-Despite
a wave of red-baiting set off by
the current sugar strike, Hawaii's
CLIO Political Action Committee
chalked up some important gains
in the territorial primaries this
week.
Out of 80 seats in the house of
representatives, II viii almost
certainly be filled by PAC-en-
dorsed candidates, and two or
three more people with PAC
backing have a fighting chance
of election. OF 8 Senatorial seats
vacated this year, three certainly
and another probably viii go to
PAC-supported nominees.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-19
We are hosts
to United Nations

New York and America become hosts to the United
Nations General Assembly at Lake Success beginning
Wednesday, Oct. %.
Although our dividend diplomats may have fond
hopes of turning the sessions into another parade ground
for Anglo American imperialism against Russia and
neighboring friendly governments, the whole world
knows aftermath of the Wallace controversy that
many Americans want peace and want it maintained by
the peoples of this globe working together The world
ByrnesV andenberg get tough with Russia" policy that
can but lead to World War III.
1t is significant that London correspondents report
the AteeBevin ''me too" backing of ByrneS is meeting
growing resistance in the British cabinet An important
segment of the Labor government realizes that talking
tough has not scared the Kremin. Anthony Eden the
former Tory foreign secretary in the curious position
of siding with the views of Wallace, the American pro-
gressive, against Ernest Bevn, key member of what
calls itself Socialist government.
If these rising AngoAmerican voices for cooperation
with the Soviet Union make themselves heard at the
UN General Assembly, then this Forthcoming meeting
may produce action instead of dviSive oratory China
Greece Spain Africa, Iran Trkey-theSe but few
of the issues of primary to all the United Ma
TONS And there is also the matter of the oppression of
100000 Negro Americans docmented and presented
to the UN by the National Negro Congress- which that
great poll tax champion of democracy Jimmy Byrnes
would just forget
We do hope, matter how heated the debate that
will remember manners as hosts to the United
Nations and not require members of each differing dele
cation to register agents of foreign power as was
requested of the II Soviet citizens who to these
shores to attend the American Sav Congress- Undoubted
y state department policy makers find less crude
ways of alternating friends and antagonizng guest peoples
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-19
|Jupun strike
climax near

TOKYO-(ALN)-A showdown
fight between militant Japanese
labor unions and the YoShida
Cabinet became a strong pos
sibility as the Congress of Indus
trial Unions announced plans for
series of nationwide strikes and
demonstrations.
Eighty thousand Hokkaido coal
miners struck Friday. Forty
thousand electrical workers have
been striking for over a week.
New strikes are expected to In
volve nearly all the Gus 1000
600 members, including iron, util-
ity, communications, railroad,
chemical and theatrical workers,
as well as teachers and seamen.
Political aims now overshadow
the workers demand for econo-
mic gains and union security.
The Gu is seeking the overthrow
of the Yoshida Cabinet, which
has adopted numerous measures
restricting labor's rights, and d.
reetly interviewed to break the
strike of newspaper and radio
workers.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-19
The war bloc fears Wallace

Wallace speaks for millions of
Americans. They know he speaks
for the silent people who today
have no voice in the affairs of
their government. They know
that he speaks for the common
man who is cut off from his gov.
eminent by the shroud of con-
fusion with which those who con-
troll the channels of communica-
ton have covered it.
y n -
REMEMBER that Mr.. Wallace
was perfectly willing to keep 81
lent until October 18th. Remem-
Der that it was the Byrnes-Van-
denberg- Baruch bloc which forced
Wallace into this position. It
would seem that the silence of
Henry Wallace is as ominous as
his voice. AS powerful as they
are, they are trembling at the
sight of an honest man. There
fore they want him to sign a pro-
missory note.
These gentlemen know only
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-19
Aft, Go Join Frisco
purIey for Chino peace

SAN FRANCISCO-Organized
labor's action program to force
immediate withdrawal of Amerl-
can troops from China is expect
ed to come out of the Conference
on China and the Far East which
meets in this city Oct. 1920 with
the strong backing of ALL and
CLIO unions.
Delegates credentials and en-
dorsements from unions and in
dustrial councils from coast-to-
coast this week poured into the
offices of the conference, which
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-19

was called by Brig. Gen. Evans
F. Carlson ,USMCR (retired),
famed wartime leader of Carl.
sons Raiders, and a number of
prominent individuals in coopera-
ton with the National Commit.
tee to Win the Peace and the
Committee for a Democratic Far
Eastern Policy.
Delegates are at the confer
ence representing P ainters,
Typos, Bakers, Ironworkers,
Building. Service. Machinists, and
other ALL locals in various Sec
tons of the country. Among the
CIO unions and locals sending
delegates are Longshoremen and
Warehousemenr Mine, Mill and
Smelter Workers, United Electri-
cal Workers. Office and Protes.
sional Workers, Auto Workers,
Farm Equipment Workers, and
Food and Tobacco Workers.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-19
Soviet Union to
slash army budget

The finance minister of the So
Wet Union, A. C. Zverev, pro-
posed this week substantial out
in the Russian military budget
for the next fiscal year.
Explaining that the Soviet Tn
ions chief outlay for the coming
year would be expenses incurred
under the first five-year plan,
Zverev recommended a cut of 59
billion rubles in the defense bud.
get, or approximately as percent
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-19

lim-Hindu front against the
rich landlords whose wealth is
In sharp contrast with the ex-
treme poverty Of the bulk OF
India's huge population. Fear
of solidarity between Hindu
and Muslin workers and peas
ants has also caused elements
in the Congress and League to
lean on the British.
When the riots broke, the main
labor belt here did not particip-
ate. Dock workers, seamen, rail
way, gas and textile workers re
manned almost wholly aloof. Oh
all working class areas in Calcut
ia, only Metiabruz was seriously
involved and here it was mainly
the tailors who participated.
IN several areas, joint peace
professions were staged by Hindu
and Muslin trade uniohists ane
public meetings against the dis
turbances were held. Volunteel
groups were formed to police Ger
tain sections and to rescue vic
tins of violence.
Most active of all was thu
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-19

Baruch did not
feel til at he
c O u l d rest
easily without
getting Henry
Wallace's S | e.
nature on t h e
dotted line.
1t Is extreme
ly signifi c a n t
that the press
a n d h e bi 6
boys, who cele-
brate III e n r y
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-19

'fMr. Baruch has spoken. But
he has not yet dealt with the
central issue to which my letter
Of July 23rd to the President
was addressed. Neither In his
memorandum of September
cath to the President nor In his
personal blast ut me do / find
any indication that the United
States representative has come
to grips with the serious points
Of disagreement on which the
work Of the United Nations
Atomic Commission has been
deadl0cked for some time, nor
with the fact that the nations
Of the werld are even now en-
gagged In y frantic atomic bomb
race"
Baruch and those whom h
represents viii not be able to an
swer this challenge. The crux o
the entire problem is, as MI
Wallace has pointed out, tina
Baruch has insisted that the Unit
ed States win not accept or cor
slider notifications Of the orig
nal plan in any shape, manne
or form.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-19

Wallace's political funeral about
twice a week these days. find ie
necessary, time and again, to see
whether, after all, they cannot
get Wallace to agree.
What are they afraid of? /
think know the answer to that
question. They are afraid that
morally they haven't a leg to
stand on. They know that Henry
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-19

Tram Workers union which went
on strike in an attempt to mini
mize the riot and which tried
heroically to stem looting. Mus
linn and Hindu members who
lived together refused to part
when rescue parties arrived.
They also, together with some
Muslin students, saved the Vic
toria Institute hostel for girls
from being looted.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-19

Organized workers not only alb
stained from the riots but many
cases of heroism have been re-
vealed In which Hindus saved
Muslims and Muslims protected
HinduS.
Leadership of both the Nation
al Congress and the Muslin
League has been blamed for play
ing directly into the hands of the
British imperialists who are
charged with attempting to keep
Hindus and Muslims divided in
order to maintain control.
f. =
THE Muslin League is invok-
ing British help against the Hin
dus in order to protect Muslin
vested interests. The Congress,
on the other hand, Is accused of
compromising with the British in
the hope of beating down the
Muslin League with their aid.
Both the League and the Con
gress are dominated by princes
and capitalists who hope to main.
tain their favored positions.
The Communist party here
has called for a common Mus
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-19
Indian labor spurns riots,
builds Hindu-MusIim unity

refused to be split by the recent
around anthnais program
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-19
BY JOHANNES STEEL

WHAT is especially interesting
about the Baruch-Waliace con-
troversy on atomic energy con-
troll is that even the shrewd Mr..
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-19

too well that the position Of the
United States In the Atomic
Energy Commission Of the
United Nations Is extremely
vulnerable so long rs Mr.. Wal.
lace has not been answered ef-
fectively.
AS far as these gentlemen are
concerned, the trouble of course
is the fact that Mr.. Wallace can.
not be answered effectively with
out their admitting that the posi-
ton they have taken cannot lead
to real - irrational control of
atomic energy. That is why they
insist either on trucking him, and
If that Is not possible, on black.
lacking Wallace into giving his
sanction to their designs.
THAT they will not succeed in
doing = for here is the challenge
which Henry Wallace has flung
at these gentlemen:
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-03-08
VOTING REGISTRATION
LAGS IN MIAMI

MIAMI, Mar. 8 (ANP)-A check
with Dade county's supervisor of
registration disclosed that only $50
Negroes, representing an approx
mately even number Of Republicans
and Democrats, registered in the 81
precincts up in Dade county, just
two days prior to the closing of
registration in the precincts. Reg
istration will continue at the coun-
ty courthouse.
This lag is believed to be caused
by the vigorous Republican pro-
graming and the present efforts OF
the Voters league to stem jimcrow
vote plans set up by the Democratic
party which has resulted in a gen.
eral confusion.
The Voters h que, non-parti-
san organization, has made grave
efforts to stem the tide of political
influence so far as the Negro is con-
cerned in the state Democratic
party.
Last week resolution was
drawn up by the Voters league in
the form of a protest to the jimcrow
vote plan, calling for court action
if necessary to defeat this unconsti-
tutional proposal.
Thousands of Negroes have be-
come politically conscious by virtue
of this two party programing, and
are expected to swell the registra-
tion books as they open the court
house.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-03-08
GOLDEN CIRCLE
Meets sunday

Miami Assembly No. %, an aux
iliary of Miami Consistory of Scot
tish Rite Masons, will initiate at
Troy, Ohio, Sunday at II 100 am.
Election of officers will follow the
initiation. The wives, mothers. and
sisters of Miami Consistory mem
bers are eligible to join this organ
ization. All members of Miami Con-
sistory No. 26 will attend this meet
ing in regulation dress.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-03-08
TABERNACLE BAPTIST
CHURCH news

The Tabernacle Missionary So
ciety will meet Sunday afternoon
at $3.50 at the church. All Circle
Leaders and members are urged to
be present. Friends are welcome.
A Birthday Tea" is being spon-
sored Sunday in the Tabernacle So
cial Rooms from 3 TIL 6 pm. by the
Tabernacle Builders Club. Mrs.
Opal Sewell is president of the club.
The public is invited.
"Peacemakers" is the subject of
a discussion to be presented by the
Adult Women's Group of the Tab
ernacle BTU Sunday at 6 pm. at
the church. Mrs. Ida Story is leader
Of this group and is assisted by Mrs.
Angeline Brown.
A "St. Patrick's Day Luncheon
will be sponsored by the Rose of
Sharon Club next Sunday, March
18th, beginning at 1:30 pm. Mrs.
Hattie Majors, chairman, and her
committee are planning an elabor-
ate menu for the occasion. Mrs. FL
mira Carter is president of the club.
The Montgomery County Mis-
sionary Union will meet Monday
night at 7:30 at the home of Mrs
William Lowe at 412 Pontiac Street
The president, Mrs. Anna E. Moore
is urging all members of the County
to be present. Business of import
ance.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-03-08
CAPITAL CIVIL RIGHTS BILL INTRODUCED

WASHINGTON, Haf-s.fANP)
. Discrimination BECAUSE of race,
color or creed against persons seek
ing to patronize any>'plblic accom-
mediation in the District Of Colum-
bia would bring heavy penalties
under provisions of a bill introduced
in the house last week by Rep. Nc
Donough, Republication of Califor-
MIA.
The bill provides fines ranging
from $40 to $1O0 from 10 days to
100 days in Jail or both, for a con-
viction of violation in police court,
plus penalty of from $100 to $500
to the "person aggrieved thereby"
following successful civil action in
municipal court.
1.-TWO tolerance violations" in a
year would bring revocation of the
offenders business license here,
with no restoration allowable with
in 60-day period.
Places of public accommodation
embraced in the bill would include
hotels, restaurants, food and liquor
stores, hospitals, clinics, theatres,
concert halls, amusement parks,
public parks and federal or district
government buildings.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-03-08
Strike OF HANGMAN
SAVES MURDERER'S LIFE

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mar. 8
(ANP)-A hanging had to be can
celled here because the hangman OF
st. Catherine district prison walked
off his post, joining the city-wide
walkout of government employees.
Benefitting from the hangman's
protest of working conditions was
Percival Bennett, a convicted MUIR
derer. His sentence was committed
to life Imprisonment when no one
was available to spring the death
trap.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-03-08
CONFEDERATE HERO NEAR5
1o3RD BIRTHDAY

CLINTON, Ark, Mar. 8 (ANP)
"A Negro who wore the field gray
of the Confederate army celebrated
his 1O3rd birthday on Mar. T.
He is Dave Merriweather, who
lives five miles north of here on
Highway 65, man whose life has
been studded with daring and ad.
venture. Born near Newport, a
major part of his younger life was
devoted to hunting deer, turkey and
other wild game except bears, which
he seemingly respected more than
the bullets and bayonets of battle.
AS a Confederate soldier, he saw
action in many battles and was
wounded three times. He worked as
a stevedore on boats between New
port and New Orleans after the
war, he recalls. Still possessed of
normal faculties, the battle-scarred
Confederate hero is able to move
around as he tells about his two
marriages. His first wife died in
1891, but he remarked five years
later.
The second union still exists, al
though Pvt. Merriweather and wife
were compelled to live with chill
dren when he became too feeble to
work regularly. He came here to
live with his youngest son while she
is making her home with daugh-
ter in Little Rock. He has three SONS
living by his first marriage and
three daughters by the second Mrs.
Merriweather.