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Evening star., 1946-09-20
Three Demonstrators
Foiled in Attemptto
See Clark Again

Three men staging demonstra-
ton to bring about the release of six
conscientious objectors in Federal
prisons made an unsuccessful at
tempt today to crash" the Justice
Department to reach Attorney Gen.
eral Clark's Office. They had con-
ferred briefly with Mr.. Clark yes
terday.
| Two special policemen of the Fed
eral Works Agency denied them ad-
mission this morning, saying they
required pass.
The trio, Ashton B. Jones. Allan
ia, Ga: Roger w. AFFORD of Chicago
and Charles H. Wellman of Boston
had spent the night on the steps of
the building after being forcibly
elected last night.
i Sergt. H. S. Harrington, a wal
veteran who is a special policeman
with FWA, told the three men. You
are as near the Attorney Generals S
office as you are going to get unless
get orders otherwise"
! Guarding the door with Sergt
Harrington was Special Officer S
V. Cavanagh.
IF you telephone the Attorney
General and get him to send down
a pass for you, then We will lei
you in Sergt' Harrington added.
The door before which the three
men had spent the night at Con
stitution avenue and Tenth street
! NV. usually is opened at am.
but today the guards kept it locked
until Mr.. Clark arrived.
The sitdown began at 5 pm. yes
terday when Jones, AFFORD ano
Wellman ensconced themselves in
Mr.. Clarks reception room. Mrs
Jones arrived with the party but
soon departed.
Shortly before pm Mr.. CLARK
conferred privately with the objec-
tors and learned they had decided
to remain in the reception room
night and day, until the imprisoned
, conscientious objectors were re-
leased.
A Justice Department spokesman
said Mr.. Clark told them he al
ways listens with sympathy to any
hardship case but your attitude
will not affect my decision in this
case one way or the other Mr.
Clark said he would look into the
matter.
Around pm. six guards marched
into the reception room and asked
the trio to leave, since only persons
with permits are allowed in the
building at night. When they re-
Evening star., 1946-09-20
YugosIovio
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military police in Trieste made no
attempt to prevent an attack upon
the premises of the Yugoslav War
Booty Commission, and. while TAX
ing no action against persons who
attacked this building, arrested
Yugoslav officers and men"
The reply-An entirely false in.
depreciation upon the facts of thu
matter. Investigation has showr
that the attack was one of 6
number of sporadic outbreaks o.
violence occurring simultaneously
and provoked both by pro-Slav ane
pro-Italian elements. Ont
Yugoslav officer and two Yugosla,
men were arrested. AS they admit.
ted that they had fired on the crowd
thereby fatally injuring a civilian
there can be no doubt that theil
arrest was abundantly justified.
2. The charge-That there were
six other instances of alleged
failure of the civil and Allied mill
tary police to protect the persons
and property of Yugoslav citizens
In Trieste"
The reply-That the fullest in
yestigation possible" of three of the
cases failed TO reveal any indepen-
dent evidence that these allegations
are well founded. The remaining
three have proved on investigation
Evening star., 1946-09-20
Planners
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mating the wings He explained
that all private Offices would be
placed at the outside of the struc-
ture and described the proposed new
building as affording ideal working
conditions
Mr.. Reynolds explained that be-
cause the business of the General
Accounting Office has materially
increased as result of the war anC
the growth of the Army, Navy and
Veterans Administration, it will
need much more space than was
contemplated when the 1888 pro-
gram was set up.
L am hopeful that we can get
away without an annex" Commits
sioner Reynolds said.
| The General Accounting Ofic,
now is housed in many building,
including the Moses Building a
Eleventh and F streets NV, part o
the old Post Once Department
Building at Eleventh street ant
Pennsylvania avenue NV, and tn
old Pension Office Building at Fiftl
and G streets NV, across the stree
from where the new structure is t,
be built.
! Commissioner Reynolds was &C
companied into the planners meet
ing by Deputy Commissioner J.
Stanton, Gilbert Stanley Underwood
supervising architect, and c. D. Per
sina, chief of design-all PBA Off
cials.
Cabin John Bridge Plan Heard.
A joint plan for the enlargement
of Cabin John Bridge in nearb
Maryland, was placed before tn
planners by E. A. Schmitt. associat
Army district engineer for tn
/ Washington area, and Harr
Thompson. assistant superintendent
for the National Capital Parks
4 Thomas S. Settle, commission sec
retary,> explained the bridge is nov
+ II feet wide but has no facilities TO
pedestrians. The new plan, he said
provides Tor q 26-foot highway en-
Evening star., 1946-09-20
Conference
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ond idea after first voting in favor.
Ethiopia voted for the change.
The decisions were foreshadowed
Yesterday when the commission
turned down Brazilian attempt TO
move the Italian -Yugoslav border
eastward in Italy's favor north of
Trieste.
The military commission also went
down the line for another Big -Four
agreement when it rejected, 10 to 6.
a Greek amendment to reduce the
naval strength allowed Bulgaria by
the Foreign Ministers Council.
There were five abstentions-Bel-
eium. Brazil, Ethiopia, Norway and
the Netherlands Voting for the
amendment were Australia, Canada
Greece, India, New Zealand and
South Africa.
The Greek proposal would have
limited the Bulgarian navy to $500
men and $3.50 tons of ships, as COM
pared with the Big Four agreement
on $500 men and 1880 tons.
Greece also demanded that forti-
flcations along Bulgaria's frontiers
be limited to the same extent as
Italy's frontiers with France and
Yugoslavia.
A companion Greek effort to strip
the Bulgarian airforce down to 40
combat aircraft and 300 men like
wise was rejected l3 to by the mil
itary commission. The Big -Four
draft allows the Bulgarians 10 COM
bat planes and $500 men. Only Aus
tralla and South Africa Joined
Greece on this amendment.
The American delegate, Brig. Gen,
j. D. Balmer, told the commission
that Bulgaria recently had organ
lied a frontier militia" under its
Interior Ministry He warned that
an article in the treaty forbids mill
tary training outside the armed
forces, and said this militia would
become illegal when the treaty goes
into effect.
The Bulgarian Political and Ter
ritorial Commission tackled the
touchy question of Bulgarian de-
mands against Greece. which last
week precipitated walkout by the
Slavic bloc.
This walkout came after Greece
Evening star., 1946-09-20
Red Cross
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most effective handling of its pro-
gram"
! When the plans have been carried
out, the governing body of the Red
Cross will be predominantly repre-
sentative of, and will be responsive
to. the chapters, with full repre-
sentation of the national interests, -
Mr.. O'Connor said
! Instead of 18 persons-six chosen
by chapter delegates, six appointed
by the President of the United
States and six by the Board of
lncorporators-the new Red Cross
governing body will be composed of
so members and known as the Board
of Governors.
In addition to the 80 elected by
chapter delegates to the national
convention. II will be elected by the
Board of Governors itself, as men,
bers-at-large. and eight appointed
by the President of the United
States
Since the Advisory Committee
failed to agree on a new way of
naming the national chairman, he
will continue to be appointed by the
President, with the new title of
President of the Red Cross.
The Presidents eight appointees
Evening star., 1946-09-20

from Government departments and
agencies will include at least one and
not more than three from the armed
forces. The governors elected by
chapter delegates will be picked to
assure broad national representation
Groups heretofore given little rep
resentation in Red Gross government
are to have voice from the IL out
standing individuals with national
interests" Mr. O'Connor said it was
not determined what Interest,""
would be represented, but that it
was possible that labor, for instance.
would have member.
Governors Terms Staggered.
While the term of office of all
governors will be three years. the
flrst AZ governors will be elected
for one, two or three year terms
so that one-third of the elective
membership will be chosen each
year. Elected governors may serve
only two three-year terms, but there
is no restriction on reelection of
presidential appointees, one of
whom is the Red Cross president.
The President of the United States
Will be honorary chairman" under
the new program.
Under the new plan, grievances
against undemocratic practices in
locals may be appealed to the ma
tional organization.
Most of the changes, including
expansion of the governing body
and revisions in selection of its per-
sonnel, will be introduced through
regular channels" in the next Con-
gress, Mr. O'Connor said. Arrange
ments will be prepared by Charles
M. Spofford of New York. who acted
as counsel for the Advisory Com
mittee.
Another effort to democratize the
organization was seen in a recon-
mendation that the Red Cross
shall be open to all people of the
United States, it's territories and
dependencies - Mr.. O'Con-
nor said it had been felt in the past
that the Red Cross was not reach
ing certain groups.
Evening star., 1946-09-20

to be false in part and exaggerated
throughout"
3. The charge-That mo salts
factory answer has been given to
a number of the foreign) ministry S
notes alleging that other similar
attacks upon Yugoslav persons and
property in zone A american
British of Venezia Giulia had been
condoned by the Allied military
authorities, and in general implying
that those authorities are preju-
diced against Yugoslav interests.
Obstructive Tactics Charged.
The reply - The American En-
baSsy note of May 20 previously
made public records several eX-
amples of important administrative
measures undertaken by the Allied
military authorities which were OBJ
viouSly inspired by the firm inten-
ton to maintain an impartial ad-
mlnlStration.
1T also cites numerous instances
of the measures taken by pro-
Slav elements to obstruct the Allied
military administration and to in
timidate the local population. thus
indicating the provocative attitude
of those elements.
4. The charge-That on August
9 Maj. Despot. the political COM
missar of Yugoslav detachment in
zone A, together with another
Yugoslav officer and soldier, was as
saulted by Allied military police
and was not protected from further
assaults by Fascist mobs'
The reply-"In view of the gross
provocation offered by Maj. Despot
and his companions. both in delib-
erately and unnecessarily interfer-
ing in an area of disturbance, and
more particularly in threatening
the police and the crowd with
hand grenade. and in resisting all
attempts by the police to conduct
them to safety, the United States
Government cannot admit that any
blame whatever attaches to the
members of the civil police con-
cerned. Moreover, Maj. Despot
acknowledged that the Allied mill
tary police concerned were endeav-
orlng to bring him to safety and
that on no occasion was he struck
by them"
Tone of Note Is Firm.
With those replies the United
States note went on to say that
the obstructive and terroristic
activities of pro-Slav elements in
the disputed zone constitute in
themselves a reply to many of the
complaints leveled by the Yugoslav
government"
Although firm in tone the note
reflected improvement in diploma tic
relations between the two countries
since the release of American air
men who were held after Yugoslav
fighters forced down their plane
Five other Americans died in a sec
ond Yugoslav fighter attack.
The ultimatum demanding release
of the imprisoned men was stripped
Of polite diplomatic parlance.
This time, however, the note
opened with compliments" to the
foreign ministry and ended with
renewed assurance of its high con-
sideration'
Britain's Ambassador TO Belgrade
delivered an almost identical note,
London dispatches said.
Evening star., 1946-09-20

abllng trucks to pass easily, ano
sidewalks for pedestrians.
The commission yesterday agreed
to make detailed study, requested
by the District Commissioners, OF
the projected six-year 1925 900 .00C
improvement program for the city
The planners also voted to meet
on October II and 18, and, for
part of that session, hold a join;
meeting with the District Commits
sioners to discuss mutual problems
John Nolen, jr.. director of plan
ming of the commission, and Mr.
Settle, explained that the planners
voted Yesterday to make detailed re-
port on the items contained in the
siX-year plan. Prepared by Brig
Gen. Gordon r. Young, Engineer
Commissioner the plan contemplates
sewer, street, building and other
improvements for the National
Capital.
The planners had already sub
mitted general comments on the
plan, but the District Commission
ers recently wrote the commission
asking it to concur in the items
involved or suggest alternatives
To Eliminate Bottlenecks.
The commission yesterday:
l. Voted to transfer to the Dis
trict as much of LEnfant Square
Pennsylvania and Minnesota ave-
nues Sc, from the National Park
Service, as is needed to eliminate
the traffic bottleneck there by street
widening.
2. Approved taking as much Of the
park triangle at Twentieth and
Pennsylvania avenue NV. as re-
quired for the widening of Twen-
tieth street, which is now under
way.
3. Approved plans, submitted by
its landscape architect, Thomas C.
Jef1ers, for drainage, grading and
dredging to develop Anacostia Park
from the District line to Bladens-
burg, Md, carrying forward the rec
lamation program already achieved
in the District.
4. Instructed its staff to work
with the staff of the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission on the area TO be ac-
quired, land appraisals and details
of expanding the park system along
the valleys in nearby Maryland.
5. Referred to the Maryland Com
mission a procedure proposal relat-
ing to the newly formed District of
Columbia Maryland Zoning Advisory
Committee. In cases of disagree
ment by the District representatives
on a zoning problem, they would
have opportunity to appear before
the Maryland authorities, under the
proposal.
Evening star., 1946-09-20

had made counterclaims against
Bulgaria and Jefferson Caffery
American Ambassador to Paris, had
demanded vote on a British mo-
ton to consider the Greek claims.
Delegates of five Slavic nations lose
hurriedly and angrily left the meet
ing.
Subsequently, Russia abandoned
her support of Bulgarian claims,
while continuing to oppose Greek
claims for a strip of Southern Bull
garian territory Greek demands
then were turned over to the mill
tary commission.
Evening star., 1946-09-20
Mocek Is Certain Tito
Will Prosecute PreIote

Or. Vladimir Mack. exiled leader
of the Croatian Peasant party, be-
lieves Premier Marshal Tito will DEFY
the Vatican and go forward Ito the
end" with his intended prosecution
of Archbishop Alojzijc Stepinac
head of the Roman Catholic Church
in Yugoslavia. for alleged crimes
against the people
During an interview here yester-
Gay. DR. Mack explained that. al
though Archbishop Stepinac was
detained briefly in l945 and has
been attacked from time to time in
Government publications. the pres
ent arrest and placing of charges
indicated the Tito regime had COM
mitted itself to an actual trial of
the prelate.
Just an Emissary."
Asked whether he considered
Marshal Tito satellite of Russia
the one-time Yugoslavian Minister
Of Agriculture and deputy premier
in the revolutionary government OF
l94l replied, through an interpreter
He is not even a satellite; he is
just an emisSary.
He declared that reports reaching
him told of several hundred thou
sand persons held in concentration
camps in Yugoslavia More than
95 per cent of his people, not only
peasants, but city workers and in
tellectuais as well. are opposed to
the Tito government, DR.. Mack
insisted.
He said that, eventually, the
Western democracies will have to dc
something, in their own self-int
est" about what he called Com
munist domination of the peasant
people in Yugoslavia and elsewhere
in Europe, because, he said, they
represent the strength of true
democracy.
DR.. Mack, who has been in the
United States for several weeks. said
he hoped TO talk with officials here
before returning to his headquarters
in Paris but had made no specific
arrangements to see State Depart
n1ent authorities.
Evening star., 1946-09-20
Vatican Nof Surprised
Over Tito Arrest Of
YugosIav Archbishop
BY tho Associated Press

ROME, Sept. 20.-A Vatican prel-
ate said today that the arrest of
Archbishop Alojzijc Stepinac, head
of the Roman Catholic church In
Yugoslavia, had "saddened but did
not surprise" the Vatican in view
of the persecution which the church
attributes to Marshal Tito's govern
ment.
This prelate. who is close to the
Vaticans State Department. said
the arrest at Zagreb two days ago
OF the archbishop came after all
Cathtlic pastors in Yugoslavia read
from their pulpits the archbishop's
letter insisting on the rights of
Christian education for youth and
other religious freedoms.
Announcements from Belgrade
said Archbishop Stepinac had been
arrested to await trial with 18 others
-l2 of them Catholic priests-on
charges of collaborating with the
Ustachi, wartime terrorist group of
the Anton Pavelic puppet regime in
Croatia.
Churchmen here estimate 400
Roman Catholic priests have been
arrested in Yugoslavia since the
end of the war.
Bishop Hurley Leaves Rome.
Bishop Joseph Patrick Hurley Of
st. Augustine, Fla, regent of the
apostolic nunciature in Belgrade,
left Rome yesterday by plane for
the Yugoslav capital. He had been
here on a vacation. He is expected
to investigate the archbishop's de-
tention, but Vatican sources said he
had not been sent on a special mis-
sion by the Pope in that regard.
When he left Rome. friends said
Bishop Hurley did not know of the
archbishop's arrest. These friends
said he gave the impression that al
though the Catholic situation in
Yugoslavia remained difficult there
was some slight indication of i'm
provement. He told associates he
had seen Marshal Tito and had
found him willing to discuss the
matter
Vatican sources said the Serb
Orthodox church was equally af-
fected by the situation in Yugo-
slavia and that there was a bond of
sympathy between it and the Ro-
man Catholic church. Among Arch
bishops Stepinac's reported activi-
ties during the early days of the
German occupation of Yugoslavia
was his intervention for the liberia
ton of Orthodox Serbs held as hos
tages and threatened with eXecu-
ton.
Vatican Story of Activities.
Here. in brief. is the story of the
archbishopS activities in YugoSlayia
as reported by Vatican sources:
Archbishop Stepinac protested in
a letter to Anton Pavelic against
the execution without trial at Gina
of 260 Serbs by the Ustachis. In a
letter to the Minister of the In
terror he denounced the violation
of human rights in the laws promul-
gated against the Jews.
His brother was accused of COM
munism and collaboration with the
Partfsans and was executed by the
Germans November %, l943.
On October 3, 1943. he declared in
a sermon: I'VE are striving with all
our power to proclaim in public life
as strongly as we can the principles
of the divine and eternal law
whether it concerns Croats or Serbs,
Jews or Tziganes Hungarian gyp-
sies), Dissidents or Mohammedans."
He befriended thousands of Jews
esca ping from Austria and Hungary. /
hidirTg them and feeding them. and
still maintains groups of homeless
elderly Jews.
Evening star., 1946-09-20
Demonstration Stoqed
For Japanese American

DANBURY, Conn, Sept. 20 (P,.-
A hunger-striking conscientious OBJ
lector at the Federal correctional in
stitution here, in whose behalf q
demonstration is being conducted ir
Washington, was identified by War.
den Myrl Alexander today as James
Otsuka, Is, Japanese American.
Otsuka, claiming he was ''perse
cuted political prisoner, started his
hunger strike about the middle oil
July with the announced intention
OF refusing to take nourishmen,
until he was released, the warden
said. He began a three-year term
in July. 1945.
Physicians have fed Otsuka in.
travenously, the warden added, and
although he has lost weight, he is ir
no danger physically.
Evening star., 1946-09-20

fused, five Of the guards dragged
Jones and AFFORD from the room
and through the corridor A sixth
picked up Wellman and carried him
out in his arms.
AFFORD told reporter he had just
been released from Danbury Conn
Prison after serving 27 months for
refusing to take final physical
examination for induction into a
slave labor camp at Wellston, Mich. :"
AFFORD wore mourning band on
mis- arm which he said represented
the death of the conscience of the
American people"
Evening star., 1946-09-20
ON 'LIE-DowN" STRIKE

ON 'IIE-DOWN" STRIKE
When they were removed
forcibly from the Justice De-
partment Building last night,
these three men bedded down
in sleeping bags on the steps
outside. Left to right: Ashton
Jones, Atlanta, Ga, and Roger
AFFORD, Chicago, who seek
clemency for imprisoned con-
scientious objectors, and their
friend, Charles Wellman, Bos-
ton. Mrs. Jones is on the left.
Today the three made an un-
successful attempt to see
Attorney General Clark.
Evening star., 1946-12-26

polar bear, he said, and therefore
did without Army overcoats COM
pletely. He added, however, that
he wore neat-fitting outfit OF long
woolens without apprehension be-
cause nobody can see them, can
they?"
Washington weather was far too
balmy, in the opinion of T/5 Robert
Skolsky, 10, of Philadelphia, to war
rant either heavies or an overcoat.
Robert, a bugler in the Fort Myer
Ceremonial Detachment, wears his
overcoat, though, in wintertime
ceremonies at Arlington Cemetery
and other posts because, that's
orders"
Pvt. Bob Skipton, IT, OF Shenan-
doah, Iowa., stationed at Fort Bel
voir, said his issue overcoat was too
heavy and bulky. He preferred
summer underwear and a battle
jacket and was well satisfied with
both.
A soldier from Fort George G.
Meade, who would not give his
name, looked furtively over his
shoulder when first asked why he
didn't have on his oyercoat-evi-
IDENTIFY mistaking the reporter for
a mysterious agent Of the MPs.
When he was reassured, he replied:
Look, buddy. I'm not supposed
to be off the post, but skipped out
because this is Christmas. Get
somebody else, will ya?"
Evening star., 1946-12-26
Capital Transit Route
To kensington Slated

The Maryland Public Service Com
mission has granted permission to
the Capital Transit Co. to establish
bus service, starting Sunday, from
Kensington. to the streetcar and bus
terminal at Georgia and Eastern
avenues, 1t was announced today
The new line, which will be known
as the route Y-2 Kensington-S Silver
Spring line, will operate at approx
mately hourly intervals from 5:51
am. to 10:40 pm.
It will provide new service to the
Capitol View Park area, between
Forest Glen and Kensington, and
additional service over the route Ia
Silver Spring community bus line
between Forest Glen and the Silver
Spring District line terminal, the
company said. Schedules have been
arranged to provide connections
also with the route L-8 Connecticut
avenue line to Wheaton and
Kensington.
Three cash fare zones will be
instituted on the new line, the
company revealed. A 12-ride weekly
punchcard ticket, however. will be
available in zones / and between
Forest Glen and the terminal to
cost cents ride.