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Evening star., 1946-09-29
By the Assaeiafsd Prass

The War Department has had to
hedge on a promise that voluteers
signing up for three years could
pick their spots and duty assign
ments, it was disclosed yesterday.
The situation came about largely
because so many recruits ask to
serve in Europe.
An order by Secretary of War
Patterson circulated yesterday said
that because of the constantly
changing military situation" it is
no longer possible to guarantee that
a three-year volunteer can serve in
the theater or other assignment OF
his choice.
Several times as many recruits
have asked to be sent to Europe g
Evening star., 1946-09-29
Trumon's First Query
On Return to D. C..
Is About Dodoers

President Truman was more
interested in baseball than foot
ball when he returned to the
Capital last night from West
Point.
The Sacred Cow" landed at
National Airport at SAT after
a flight of an hour and 10 min
utes, and Mr.. Truman's first
question to reporters dealt with
the afternoon game of the
Brooklyn Dodgers.
Told that they had won and
were a half game in front in
the National League pennant
race, he remarked:
THE Cardinals have got to
win tonight"
Evening star., 1946-09-29
YugosIavs Face Ban
On Reparations in
Treaty With Italy
Paris PorIey RetoIiotes
For Announced Refusal
To Approve Poet
BY the Assoeioted Press

PARIS, Sept. %. - The Peace
Conference today approved the
French line" as a frontier be-
tween Italy end Yugoslavia and
the establishment of the inter-
nationalized zone of Trieste, and
Yugoslavia defiantly announced
she would not sign the Italian
treaty nor withdraw troops from
the disputed area.
Over strenuous Soviet -Slav OBJ
jections the delegates then by an
11-to-8 vote retaliated by inserting
into the treaty an American pro-
posal which would bar Yugoslavia
from collecting any of the $780,
100000 reparations she is claiming
from Italy if she persists in her
stand. The vote was not a two
thirds majority, however.
The action took place in the
Italian Political Commission, where
Senator Connally declared of Yugo-
slavia's threat mo one is trembling
in his boots" He predicted outside
the conference that Yugoslavia 'on
reflection and consideration" would
eventually sign the treaty.
Hidden Aims Charged.
Soviet Delegate Andrei Vishinsky
charged that the American article
barring Yugoslavia from privileges
tof the treaty violated" the Big
Four agreement in the Council of
Foreign Ministers and had hidden
aims" behind it. His statement in
dicated Russia would oppose the
article both in the conference plen-
ary session and in the Foreign
Ministers Council
Vice Premier Edward Kardeli of
Yugoslavia asserted the article was
a dictate" and represents "a
threat and an attempt to intimi-
date Yugoslavia. YugosIavia has
shown by its four years of fighting
that it will not yield to intimida-
ton"
The American proposal, present.
ed by the United States Ambassador
to Italy, James C. Dunn, said "the
provisions Of the present treaty
shall not confer any rights or bene-
fits on any State named in the pre-
amble of the present treaty as one
of the Allied and Associated Powers
or on its nationals unless such a
state becomes party to the treaty
by deposit OF its instrument of rati-
fication."
1t was approved IL to with
Greece abstaining. France and
Ethiopia joined the Slav Bloc in
opposition. -
Yugoslav Proposal Beaten.
The italian Political Commission
began a four-hour session with de-
feat of Yugoslav proposal to throw
the entire frontier Trieste problem
back into the Foreign Ministers
Council with the provision that a
new decision must be taken after
previous consultation with a view to
reaching an accord with Yugo-
slavia." ,.
Senator Connally VOICED strong
opposition, asserting Il regret that
we have had renewal of the Yugo-
slav statement that unless we de-
eide on the line as Yugoslavia de-
Sires she will not sign such treaty
or be bound by any of its provis-
ions.
That truculent spirit Is not a
proper one for a peace conference
1t does not frighten any one. Nc
one is trembling in his boots"
The French line, approved by the
commission, was adopted during the
Foreign Minister Council in July
(See CONFERENCE. Page A-7.J
Evening star., 1946-09-29
World Peace Hopes
Stressed by Truman in
West Point Speech
President Worms Cadets
Military Leadership
Still Will Be Needed
Ru Insenh A Enx
BY Joseph A. Fox
Ssor Stoff CORRESPONDENT

WEST POINT, N. Y. Sept. %
President Truman today told
youthful students of the art of
war of his hopes for a world dedi-
Gated to the ways Of peace.
Cheered as Commander in Chief
by the 2,100 members of the Cadet
Corps of the United States Military
Academy, the President, in honey
talk, asserted that the history of
other postwar eras will repeat itself
and that the military will not be
popular, but that nevertheless, the
alumni of the Academy must bre-
pare to exercise leadership.
I'VE are looking forward now tc
"a permanent peace" he said. I'VE
believe that We are going to have
permanent peace That is what We
are looking for. Nevertheless we viii
still need the leadership which is
being ingrained into you young gen.
tlemen."
Examples Offered.
AS examples of the leadership he
urged. the President cited the work
Iof Gen. George C. Marshall, now a
special envoy to China; Gen. Omar
Bradley, Veterans Administrator
and Admiral Ben Moreell, who re-
Gently retired from service after act.
ing as the Governments admins
traitor OF the soft coal mines.
The President spoke from the bal.
cony overlooking the mess hall after
he had lunched with the Cadets
Evening star., 1946-09-29
Turkey y'sArn1y
.AIerted After
Red demands
Something Abnormal
In Air. One Source
In Istonbul Says
BY the Associated Press

1STANBUL, Sept. 28.-Turkey's s
military establishment was de-
Scribed as on the extreme alert"
tonight following Russia's sud-
denly renewed demands on the
nation for joint defense of the
Dardanelles "a demand which
took Turkey by surprise.
Government circles maintained a
customary tight-lipped silence re-
garding the turn of events and
would not state whether military
precautions had been taken.
One informant said considerabl
pessimism had developed in high
Turkish government circles in the
past few days and that the symp-
toms indicate something abnormal
might happen"
Determined to Defend Rights
Turkey is ready for any emer-
gency and the military is on the
extreme alert one source de-
clared. IF attacked, Turkey is
ready to enter a war in five min
utes and is determined to defend
her rights"
There's something in the air
that makes them (the government
feel pessimistic, person close to
the government who cannot be
named said. This naturally might
be the very impression desired or
it may really be serious. No one
knows for certain
The new Russian demands. an
nounced today in Moscow, call not
only for joint defense of the vital
waterway, but for a treaty of Black
Sea powers for control of the
straits.
Outwardly there was no concern
in Ankara, the capital Informed
sources said they expected the
Turkish government would arrange
conferences very soon with repre-
sentatives of the United States
and British governments. Such
conferences were held before Tur-
key, August. %, rejected the first
Soviet proposals regarding the
Dardanelles.
Rejection Held Certain.
Most observers appeared certain
Turkey would reject once more Rus
sian demands that she share the de-
tense of the straits with the Soyie,
Union and enter into a pact under
which only powers on the Black Sea
would control the Dardanelles.
The nation also was regarded a.
being unwilling to sit across a con-
ference table only with Russia. but
would insist, as before, on reaching
any revisions in the straits admin.
istration through a conference with
all si>natories to the Montreux con.
vention of 1926 plus the United
States.
Some Ankara sources said they
believed straits conference with
In the framework of the Montreuz
convention might be called as soor
as the Paris Peace Conference ends
Turkey was expected to take
plenty Of time in framing a reply
to the new Russian note.
Evening star., 1946-09-29
P-80 Averaging $50 MPH
Took 1t Easy to Save Gas
BY the Associated Press

BEVERLY, Mass, Sept. 28-An
Army P-80 Shooting Star arrived at
Mountain Airport tonight for a Mas
sachusetts Civil Air Patrol show
one hour and so minutes after it
left Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio.
The pilot, 1t. Donald A. Schultz,
26, of Chicago, said he circled Nit
chel Field, N. Y, for 10 minutes be-
fore speeding to Beverly in 20 min
utes. six seconds. at an average
speed of $50 miles an hour.
He added that he took 1t easy
at 500 miles an hour between Dayton
and New York to save gas"
Evening star., 1946-09-29
Two Americans Are Slain
In Panama Prison Break
BY the Asseeio,ed Pres,

PANAMA, Panama. Sept. 2s.-
-Four desperate convicts. two OF
them Americans, were killed today
when guards frustrated a masses
cape plot at Panama's Coiba Island
penitentiary. Panama secret police
records gave the Americans names
as Carl Lee johnson, 80, Balm
bridge, Ga. and Charles Gordon
Scales, 81, Syracuse. N. Y.
Police said johnson and Scales
were sentenced to Coiba Island in
1914 to serve 20 years each for the
killing of two janitors in Panama
tneater during burglary.
Evening star., 1946-09-29
War Profits Probers
Seek 10 End CanoI
Inquiry Tomorrow
King to Be Questioned;
lnter-Americon Highway
Hearings Completed
By Robert K. Welsh

Shifting it's field of inquiry
from road building south of the
border to wartime oil operations
in the Far North, the Senate
War Investigating Committee
will try again tomorrow to close
it's investigation of-the $134,0O0,-
600 Canol project in the Cana
dian northwest.
A five-hour hearing on the past
present and future of the Inter-
American Highway in Central
America ended public sessions on
that subject late yesterday. The
committee voiced dissatisfaction
with conflicting testimony about the
military or diplomatic purpose oi
that wartime undertaking by the
Army Engineers and the consider
ably revised postwar continuation by
the Public Roads Administration.
The committee, which at most OF
yesterdays hearing consisted solely
of Senator Ferguson, Republican. of
Michigan, assisted by Committee
Counsel George Meader. directed
State Department and PRA officials
to provide official memoranda con-
cerning this country's probable stake
in the highway.
Seeks Data of Funds.
Senator Ferguson declared he
wants to know whether the Ameri-
can taxpayer will have to pay for
upkeep as well as most of the initial
construction and why no agreements
have been made to date to assure
the United States various privileges
in use of the highway for defense
and other purposes.
Committee officials looked forward
to lively hearing tomorrow when
the Canol project comes up and Ad-
miral Ernest j. King, former CHIEF
of Naval Operations and one time
member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
takes the stand.
At the direction of President Tru-
man, the secrecy classification has
been lifted from Canol project file:
submitted to the committee las
week by the Joint Chiefs of Staff
A committee official commented last
might that the files actually contain
little more than a Joint Chiefs o1
Staff statement that the Canol prof.
|ect was completed in 1943 as a mat.
ter of military necessity, despite op-
SEE WAR pROFTTS page A-A1
Evening star., 1946-09-29

Missouri snapped back from q
42-0 beating last week by Texas to
deadlock Ohio State, 1913, before
crowd of $1,000.
North Carolina State upset Duke
1876. and minor form reversals
were marked up when Virginia
Tech tied North Carolina, 14-14
and by Alabama's 7-6 squeeze past
Tulane, Columbia's troublesome
afternoon with Rutgers before win
ming, 1877. and Arkansas perform
ance in tying the Oklahoma Aggies
21-21.
Indiana. Big Nine defending
champion upset by Cincinnati the
Saturday before, was set back by
Michigan, 21-0, before 74,60O, and
1000 were in the stands as North
western trounced Iowa State, 41-9
On the West Coast. st. Marys
nosed out the University of Wash
ington, "a to 20, Oregon slipped past
College of the Pacific, Z to s, and
Wisconsin spilled California. 90 to I.
Evening star., 1946-09-29
King Gustof Escapes
Injury in Car Crash
By the As.oeiated Press

STOCKHOLM, Sept 28.-Return.
ing from an elk hunting trip, King
Gustaf had a narrow escape today
when his automobile skidded from
the road on a curve. plunged dowr
a slope and into a pool of muddy
water.
When the door was opened water
streamed into the car. but the 49,
year-old King stepped out, calmly
lit a cigarette and continued the
trip in another automobile in his
uarty.
Evening star., 1946-09-29
10 Killed in CoIeuttu Riot

CALCUTTA, Sept. 20 (P).-Ter
persons were killed and IS were in
jured today In Hindu -Moelem riot
ing here and In Bombay.
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Radio Programs Page Clio
Complete Index on Page A-u
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fStories and other results In
sports section)
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See WAR PROFITS. Page
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(See TRUMAN, Page A
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tSee POWER, Page A.
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(See SURPLUS, Page A-49
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-20
RIOT WEARY
 CALCUTTA IN
 FAMINE GRIP
Death Toll in Four Days of Hindu-MosIem Strife
 Put at 5000

CALCUTTA, Aug. 20.-Military and police units, working their way through the blood-Stained streets of Calcutta, restored measure of order today in this weary city where an estimated 5000 men, wo- men and children were killed in four days of fighting between Hin- dus and Moslems.
 Shaking off the terror and hys- teria which had gripped them since last Friday, the more than 100000 inhabitants of the city found they faced the threat of starvation and disease.
 Calcutta's food distribution sys- tenn has been thrown so badly out of gear that many of the poorer residents have been without food for days.
 The soldiers and police were touring the streets not only to pre- vent fresh outbreaks but also to search for food Fresh vegetables and fruit stalls in new market, the largest in the city, were damaged in the disorders.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-20
NATION AWAITS
 DECISION UPON
 0pA DECONTR0L

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. = The nation learns tonight whether such major dinner table items as meat, milk and butter are going back under price ceilings.
 As the climax of nine days of searching study, the Price Decon- trol Board will announce it's dsci- sion at about pm. Pacific Stand ard Time).
 The Board plans to say whether ceilings will be restored on live stock, dairy products, grains, cot tcnsced, soy beans and hundreds of products derived from these basic commodities.
 The three members will explain in an all-network radio news broad cast.
 However, even if the Board or ders controls established on any of the items involved, the new ceilings will not become effective until Friday, OPA boss Paul Porter announced last night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-20
s. 5. pROTESyS TO POLES !: ON 0ppRESsIONS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-Under- secretary of State Dean Acheson disclosed today the United States has sent @ sharp note to Poland protesting oppressive acts which have prevented normal Democratic political activity"
 He released at news conference the text of the note delivered yes terday by American Ambassador Arthur Bliss Lane.
 This communication charged that the Polish government had permit ted persecution" of the Polish La bor Party "by arrests, censorship restrictions, administrative inter- ference and other oppressive acts"
 It called upon the Polish govern ment to provide four essential guarantees which will permit nor nal political freedom prior to the national elections scheduled for early November.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-20
VETS WILL GET SAY REGARDING
 SURPLUS SALES

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20-Robert M. Littlejohn, War Assets Admin istrator announced today a plan designed to give veterans in all sections a direct voice in the dis pcsal of surplus property.
 Under it, he said, veterans ad- visory committee will be establish ed in each of the agency's B re- gional offices of WAA. Members will include representative of the American Legion. Veterans of For eign Wars, Disabled Veterans, Am erican Veterans of World War II (ANVETS) and the American Vet terans Committee (AVC).
 National headquarters of the Vet erans organization will select mem- bers of the regional committee.
 Provisions of surplus property legislation which apply particular ly to veterans were enacted for their benefit" Littlejohn said in statement, land from now on the veterans themselves are going to have lot to say about how they are to be administered.
 Meetings of the regional groups may be called by either the WAA or the veterans representatives.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-20
Freight HauIs
 Are Ruled off
 Haines Cutoff
Canadian Customs Prohib. its Road Cdrgoes 10
 Inferior Alaska

HAYNES. Alaska, Aug. 20.-The first commercial bus from interior Alaska to Haines, arrived Saturday night, with it's passengers feted at a turkey dinner by the village s $50 inhabitants. But the towns peoples jubilation was dampened today by Canadian customs agents announcement that their govern ment had instructed them to pro- hlbit passage of commercial freight between here and interior Alaska. A section of the Haines cutoff highway traverses Canada. The load was built by the U. s. Army.
 This ruling was blow to Haines' hopes of becoming a port of entry for freight from the states" The Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce had estimated freight costs would be reduced Is percent by use of the highway.
 Haines lies in a fertile farming section and the local growers had hoped to find new markets for their products, including what are said to be the only cherries grown in Alaska. There still is consider able land available for homestead ing hereabouts
 Passengers on the first bus, pilot ed by Ken O'Harra, found the highway conditions good with ex- captions of short stretches of the cutoff in British Columbia which had been damaged by an earthslide. It was being blasted away today and regular schedules will be es- tablished as soon as the road is cleared.
 In the initial party were Frank Camp, Fairbanks writer; Lulu and Mabel Martin, tourists; MT. and Mrs. Frank Morgan. Anchorage photographers; Sally Onserud and Daisy Conright, Anchorage writers, and two of O'Harra's employees.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-20
Answers fo Alaska Problems
 Will Come, Declares Inferior
 Secretary al Juneau Hearing

After listening attentively and patiently through most of yester- day to the plaints, appeals and plans of Gastineau Channel spokesmen, Secretary of the Inter- for Julius Krug returned caution that the people of Alaska should not get too impatient = that the Territory's government and Alaska residents have teen making real progress and they have his promise that the Department of the Interior will work with them.
 At the close of Monday after noon's public hearing in the Elks Hall here, the Secretary fervently declared he wishes he could give the answers to all the problems outlined before him. From the in formation provided, sooner or later, we can give practical answers, he concluded.
 One point he set up to keep in mind is, that there is no single cure for Alaska's problems. Though declaring himself strong believer in statehood, he stated that state hood alone would not provide such remedy. Government is as good as you make it, he advised Alaskans yours is the opportunity to inn prove whether your government continues as it is or if there are changes made.
 TERRITORIAL CONTROL MAYBE
 Territorial control of Alaska's re-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-20
BID
 FOR SOFTER
 PEACE FAILS
Poland Challenges State. ment Italy Was Not
 Bloody Enemy

PARIS, Aug. 20.-Italian propo- sals for modifying the Italian peace treaty draft failed of endorsement in a peace conference committee today.
 After seven and one half hours discussion of an Italian note to the conferences political and territorial committee for Italy, seeking modi- fications in the peace treaty draft, the committee adopted a motion reading:
 "The chairman noted that the suggestions contained in the 1tal- ian memorandum were not taken up in the form in which they were presented as amendments by any delegation and were, therefore not endorsed as such.
 Poland urged the committee to reject as completely unfounded" an Italian declaration that Italy had not been at war with all the 21 conference nations, notably Po- land, Belgium, the Netherlands and Czechoslovakia.
 Poland was at war with Italy" said Polish delegate. Polish sol diers fought in North Africa and Italy. Polish soldiers were killed by Italian bullets. Was this a state of war or state of peace?"
 Begiun, Yugoslavia and the Netherlands challenged the Italian claim.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-20
SH0 WIDOW N IN 0FFING ON
 DARDANELLES

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 - The United States and Great Britain have decided to meet Russia squarely on the issue of the Dar- danelles.
 A Foreign Office spokesman in London said France had joined the United States and Britain in ex- pressing to Russia unqualified op- position to Soviet proposals for sharing with Turkey the military ccntrcl of the Straits.
 "A copy of the French note to Russia has been sent to Britain. Turkey, and the United States, he said.
 (An informed government source in London predicted that an inter- national conference, with the Unit ed States represented, would be called on the Dardanelles this yearJ
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-20
The W ashlngto ion Merry -Go- Round
By DREW PEARSON
(Ed. Note-This is the second column in Drew PearsOn's series on the war clouds now gather ing over eastern EurOpe.)

WASHINGTON-T evaluate the factors behind the present massing of Soviet airborne divisions along the Black Sea and the dangerous iockeying of Russian-British forces in the Near East, it's necessary to scrutinize certain captured docu- ments which have come into the hands of the American Army in Germany.
 The U. s. Army has now got hold of the minutes of extremely im- portant conversations between Hit ler's Foreign Minister Ribbentrop and Stalin's Foreign Minister Mol otov in which the Russians debat- ed entering the war on the side of Germany-if the price was high enough. The Germans are most methodical record keepers, and the complete history of these diplo- matic conversations was faithfully recorded.
 They show that in 1940, about six months before Hitler double crossed Stalin by invading Russia, Molotov came to Berlin and dis
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-20

sources may or may not give true answer, he continued-depending upon how well that control is ex- ercised. It is not possible that exploitation of them regardless of the national interest would ever be permitted.
 Picking out what had been list ed as a fundamental concern by most of the witnesses at the ses- sion-transportation-the Secretary asked for suggestions as to how low cost transportation could be obtained. The query was address ed first to CIO Representative Chris Jennings, who had ranked shipping second only to statehood among Alaska's foremost needs.
 The only answer came from Nor man Banfield, who earlier had stressed the importance of improv- ing the Haines highway to fit that roadway for it's destiny as the prin- cipal artery to the heart of Alaska. Banfield suggested that develop ment of lowed barge service would do much to cut water travel costs, at least in Southeast Alaska. Again. he answered the Secretary that the Haines link could be kept open to provide, in connection with barges from either Seattle or Prince Rupert, regular, all-year around service. He added that almost Tn