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Evening star., 1946-03-05
Egyptian Port Normal
Premier Says, After
Riots Fatal 10 II
BY the Associated Press

CAIRO, Mar. 5.-Prime Minister
Ismail Sidky Pasha toured the city
OF Alexandria today to investigate
conditions following yesterdays day
OF mourning" riots in which IT per-
sons were killed and 301 injured,
and reported that the city had re-
turned to normal.
Sidky said through the Ministry
OF Interior in Cairo that "all was
quiet throughout the country"
He announced earlier that IS
Egyptians were killed by gunfre
two British military policemen were
beaten to death and 301 persons
were wounded in the Alexandria
demonstrations yesterday.
Six hundred persons were report
ed arrested in Cairo by police pa
trolls charged with preventing
further demonstrations.
Rioters Stoned Police.
Sidky said in the communique that
police were obliged to fire" after
rioters stoned Egyptian police and
British troops in Alexandria.
Violent fighting in Egypt's chief
port city broke out during the DEM
onstrations for Is Egyptians killed
last week in anti-British rioting in
Cairo.
The communique said the disor-
ders started with "laborers and
students, and police dispersed them
at first peacefully and afterwards
with clubs. The demonstrators then
started stoning the police"
Later, the communique continued,
"a huge demonstration took place
at the Atlantic Hotel" which is oc-
cupied by British naval officers,
land demonstrators attempted to
pull down British flag"
A rumor swept through the dem
that shots had been fired
from house occupied by British
troops in the two top foors." the
communique said. The mob at
tackled the house and set it aflre
and the rioters then set fire to gas
station and some shops before they
We're dispersed by Egyptian police,
it added.
when the demonstrators arrived
at the British military police station
they threw torches at the station"
the communique continued. "Po-
lice in the station fired at them
Several Egyptians were killed and
many injured. Two of the five Brit
lsh military policemen were killed
and three others saved by Egyptian
police"
The communique said the day
passed quietly throughout the ma
ton except for the "regrettable Incl
dents in Alexandria.
Evening star., 1946-03-05
New Batavia Cabinet
To Demand Freedom
By the Associated Pres.

BATAVIA, Mar. 5.-Premier Su-
tan Sjahrir disclosed today that the
policy Of his new cabinet would be
to negotiate with the Dutch on the
basis of recognition for the self
declared Indonesian republic.
The Premier, who resigned last
week, but was reappointed almost
Immediately to form an enlarged
cabinet representing all major par
Ties, said President Soekarno had
given the new administration a
mandate on the recognition cues
ton.
The Netherlands has offered to
grant the Indonesians common
wealth status with a promise of
eventual independence.
Sjahrir said at a press conference
that he would announce the mem
bership of the cabinet within . few
days. and would make public shortly
Evening star., 1946-03-05
Army Board 10 Hear
Appeal for CIemency
For Hicswa Today
BY the Associated Press

Parents and friends of a youthful
New Jersey soldier under sentence
of death for the Staying of two
Japanese civilians came to Wash
ington today to plead for his life.
Accompanied by Senator Hawkes.,
Republican, of New Jersey, and Rep
resentative Towe, Republican, Of
New Jersey, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E.
Hicswa, ST., of Wellington, N. j.,
were scheduled to appear before
a final Army board of review at
2 pm. to appeal for clemency.
Their 20-year-old son. Pfc. Joseph
E. Hlcswa, jr., was sentenced to
death by court-martial for the
Staying of two Japanese in Nara,
Japan, last November 24-the night
before the young soldier was to be-
gin preparations for his return home
on re-enlistment furlough.
Mr.. Towe, at whose request today's
hearing was granted, said it was
unusual for an Army review board
to hear character witnesses in such
a case.
He told a reporter that Mayor
Anthony G. Gauewski of Walling-
ton; DR.. Stephen w Lesko, the
family physician, and Peter Tursick
tax collector. will urge that young
Hicswa be granted clemency.
Aides of Senator Hawkes. said they
did not think the board of review
would be influenced by the escape
and recapture of Hicswa last week.
The 9th Army provost marshal
announced in Yokohama yesterday
that Hicswa and two other prison.
ers, one a Japanese civilian, es-
capped from their stockade. Hicswa
was recaptured shortly afterward in
a geisha house, the announcement
said. 49,
Senator Hawkes. said he under
stood President Truman has asked
for a transcript of testimony in
Hicswa's court-martial, and Rep
resentative Norton, Democrat, of
New Jersey, said She would make a
personal appeal for the youths life.
The sentence already has been
by an overseas review
board, and the decision of the
Army board here is subject to re-
view by the President
Evening star., 1946-03-05

OF power operation. The witness
replied that he- firmly believed" in
public power, and that it was his
view that public development were
needed in areas where it would
produce power as cheap or cheaper
than provided by private industry.
Mr.. Krug went on to say, how
ever, that he believed the Nations
economy should operate as freely as
possible without Government inter-
ference and that it should be up to
community to decide whether it
wished to have public power or that
furnished by private industry.
At one point, Senator johnson
declared he was somewhat
alarmed" that Mr. Krug's past as
soclation with the IVA would
prejudice him in favor of regional
authorities. In reply, Mr.. Krug de-
clared: While I feel very strongly
that the IVA has done great good
for the people of the Tennessee
Valley. I don't know that similar
projects would be the best way for
other regions. I won't know until
study the problems involved in
each area"
Has No alliances"
Il consider your reply very satis-
factory Senator johnson COM
mented.
There was a ripple of laughter
when Senator Willis, Republican, of
Indiana, asked Mr.. King: DO you
have any interests in oil or other
embarrassing alliance?"
None whatsoever" Mr.. Krug re-
piled firmly.
Senator McCarran asked Mr.. Krug
whether he would favor the Govern
ment setting up public power prof.
ectS in communities where private
industry could furnish the service
just as cheaply. Mr.. Krug replied
that he would not favor public power
projects unless they were econom-
ically sound and if they provided
power as cheap or cheaper than
private industry.
In response to a question from
Senator OMahoney, Democrat, of
wyoming, as to the type of govern
ment economy he favors, Mr.. Krug
replied: "An economy that operates
as freely as possible without Govern
ment interference" Mr.. Krug went
on to saF that the best government
is the least government"
Evening star., 1946-03-05
z Filipinos From Nav
Among IS Persons
NaturaIized Here

Among the IS persons admitted tc
citizenship today in naturalization
proceedings before Justice Alexan-
der Holtzoff in District Court were
number of servicemen in uniforms
They included two Filipinos, FEEDER
leo Agcaoili, chief cook to Secretary
of the Navy Forrestal, and Benito
Cabrera, chief steward to Admiral
Chester w. Nimitz.
Representative Hays, Democrat, of
Arkansas, in an address to the new
citizens, said that if America is to
fulfill its destiny in the world, it
must hold on to the ideals of good
will, brotherhood and friendliness.
He recalled that he served as a
private in the Army in the World
War, later came to Washington to
work in the Treasury Department
and attended school at night. He
told the new citizens that he had
come to~as strange place in Wash
ington as strangers to this land.
Mr.. Hays said that he found in
tn at ''friendliness
abides in the hearts of the people"
and declared America is a land of
good will, brotherhood and friend
liness. He said that unity does not
mean uniformity" and said that
with the rule of the majority go
the rights of the minority"
Justice Holtzoff admitted, over
the objection of naturalization au-
thorities, two women of italian birth
who had been in this country for a
number of years, but were unable to
pass the required oral or written ex-
One woman had son
in the United States Army, while
the husband of the other had be-
come citizen a number of years
ago. The jurist declined to admit
to citizenship a man who was &C
cused of failing to live up to a court
order in Philadelphia requiring him
to pay for the support of his child
Evening star., 1946-03-05
Statement by Nimitz
On Submarine Orders
Demanded by Doenitz
BY H.s Associated Press

NUREMBERG, Mar. S. - Grand
Admiral Karl Doenitz demanded
before the International Military
Tribunal today that Admiral Ches-
ter w. Nimitz, American chief of
naval operations, submit a sworn
statement to show that American
submarines operated under sink
without warning" orders.
He also requested that British
Admiralty files be opened to dis
close the combat orders given to
British merchant ships.
Through his attorney, the man
who directed the Nazi U-boat cam
paign informed the tribunal that he
expected submission of an inter-
rogatory to the United States naval
commander to show that:
1. United States submarines at
tackled all ships with the exception
of United States and Allied vessels
without warning in specified op-
irrational waters"
2. United States submarines at
tackled all japanese ships without
warning, at least from the time it
could be surmised that Japanese
merchantmen would resist being
taken as prizes"
3. United States submarines did
not assist shipwrecked people in such
waters where a submarine would
have endangered herself through
such assistance"
Orders Called Identical.
Doenitzs attorney, Naval Capt
Otto Kranzbuehler, told the tri-
bunal that Admiral Nimitzs replies
would prove the United States
made the same strategic and legal
considerations in carrying out its
submarine warfare = and gave
identical orders as the German ma
val high command"
Admiral Doenitz, l of % de-
PENDANTS, was accused in earlier
prosecution testimony of having
issued orders to U-boat command
ers to machine-gun lifeboats and
sink vessels without trace.
His attorney proposed to intro
duce in his defense confidential
British fleet orders requiring mer-
chant vessels to report U-boat posi-
tiOns by radio, to fire on Surfacing
U-boats and to attack those sub
merged with depth charges.
Goering Defense to Begin.
Capt. KranZbuehler contended one
British order would show that the
British instructed merchantmen not
to attempt rescue of crews of
torpedoed ships, when U-boats were
believed still lurking within striking
range.
The tribunal announced that the
defense of Hermann Goering, No.
l defendant, would open Thurs
day, and at the same time denied
a defense motion which sought to
have the trial of six indicted Nazi
organizations separated from the
present trial and tried at a later
date.
The organizations are the high
command, the Nazi Leadership
Corps, the Cabinet, the Gestapo,
the SIS elite Guard and SA (Storm
Troopers.
Evening star., 1946-03-05
Objections Ruised to Use
Of Animals in Atom Test
BY the Associated Pres.

Vice Admiral w. H. P. Blandv said
yesterday he has received numerous
objections to the use of live ami
mails in the atomic bomb tests on
Warships.
The chief of the Joint task force
which will conduct the test at Bikini
atou said that the great ma ajority"
OF animals used will be rats. but
some larger creatures such as goats
and pigs also will be used.
Evening star., 1946-03-05

for and be liable to fines for their
children's misdemeanors.
The housing shortage and lack OF
office space for professional men
returning from the armed services
was discussed and on motion by
Mrs. George F. Becker it was voted
to ask the Federal Government to
vacate residential apartments now
being used as Office space to make
them available for living quarters.
Mrs. Elizabeth Draper, president,
presided at the meeting which was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick H. Brooke, 1921 N street
NV
Evening star., 1946-03-05
B. & O., Worker Killed
In Brunswick Yards
BY the Associoted Press

FREDERICK. Nd. Mar. 5.-John
w. Gladstone, 40, Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad car inspector, was killed
yesterday in the railroads Brunswick
yards.
Sheriff Horace M. Alexander said
MIR. Gladstone was working between
two cars of freight train when the
train moved. The mans body was
found beneath the cars.
Evening star., 1946-03-05

thereafter a new policy regarding
negotiations with the Dutch.
Asked whether insistence on rec
ognition did not amount to outright
rejection OF the Dutch proposals, he
replied that the cabinet would give
an answer to that riddle" in an
nouncing the new policy.
Some sources said that one of the
first moves by the new cabinet might
be to issue cease fire" order to all
Indonesians.
Evening star., 1946-03-05
FIELD MARSHAL BARON
MANNERHEIM.

the country after the Films gained
their independence.
Marshal Mannerheim was taken
to his home in the diplomatic quar-
ter OF Helsinki last Saturday after
having been confined for more than
two months in the Red Cross Hos
pital. Previous illnesses had COM
PEELED him to give up his duties for
a time. In l943 he spent several
weeks in Switzerland seeking to i'm
prove his health. Last March he
relinquished the Presidents tasks
temporarily. Last November illness
forced him to leave Finland for
Portugal where he spent several
weeks,
Evening star., 1946-03-05
LANGUAGE of the Lakes

In Scotland a lake is loch, in
Wales a llyn and in Fire lough,
while in the Lake District the words
mere and water are mostly used A
small mountain is tarn and in the
North deep lakelike pool in a
river is a dub.
Evening star., 1946-03-05

The United States statute mile is
$3.50 feet in length, while the United
States nautical mile is 6,080.20 feet
long.
Evening star., 1946-03-05
Kruq

Continued From First Page. J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-31
u. 5. Tells Countries
Receiving Lease-Ien
To Prepare 10 Settle
By ]. "A. FOX.

Inc United States has called
on all countries receiving lease
lend to prepare to negotiate set
Element agreements, Congress
was advised today as President
Truman forwarded to. the Capt.
tol the Dist quarterly report on
lease-lend operations.
The report showed the total COM
nitments OF this Government were
| slightly In excess Of $40. 600, 900 900
on October l. Reverse lease-lend
approximated $6,250, 900 900.
Explaining that settlement al
ready has been negotiated with
Great Britain, principal beneficiary
of the program which was initisled
in March, 1871, the report said most
of the other adjustments will be
completed by the end Of this fiscal
Year tJune 30), although 1t should
he understood that In many in
stances the agreements will require
subsequent accounting and fiscal
Operations to determine the exact
amounts due In particular cases. !"
Great Britain will settle her ac-
counts with the United States by
a payne i. of $3.50, O0O, 600 in accord
ance with an agreement reached
here recently. when the United
Kingdom negotiated a 50-year loan
In che same connection. the Pres
ident pointed out In a letter accom-
panying the report that master
agreements concluded with each for
eign government pledge this country
to terms that will not be burden
some but VII! viii BE designed to pro-
mote International commerce. He
said these principles will be before
us as a reminder Of the goal which
this Government must constantly
seek"
The report itself said that i'm
mediately after the surrender Of
Japan-August 1.-THE President
approved termination policy for
lease-lend under which it would
be wound up with all speed COM
mensurate with the magnitude of
TIE operation and the Importance
OF the activity to the future devel-
opment Of peaceful commerce with
our Allies"
In explanation he added: I'm
general the policy required the i'm
mediate discontinuance with GER
tain exceptions OF straight lease
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-31

lend: that is, the granting Of aid
/ In goods and services without spe-
CHIC agreement or payment other
than under the broad terms of the
master lease-lend agreements. The
exceptions are either directly re-
lated to military activities In occu-
patton or redeployment, or to avoid
ance OF dislocations in supply activ-
tiles essential to the United States. F"
A table In the report showed
that lease-lend aid to other coun-
tries between July and October /
amounted to 1885, 900 900.
At the time the United states
discontinued lease-lend Great Brit
ain was critical Of the abruptness
with which the program was wound
up.
The report said that In the case
Of China 1t vas necessary to make
an exception to the policy Of dis
continuing lease-lend aid after vi
day. Large numbers of Japanese
troops were In China at the time
OF the japanese surrender. the re-
port said, and a large-scale de-
mobilization Of Chinese forces was
impossible.
It was added that this aid To
China has facilitated the departure
OF American troops from that area
A breakdown Of lease-lend aid
by countries was as follows: British
Empire, $50, 1885. 21o 900; Russia, So
Dol .13l 900; France, $1,406, 900 900;
China, 1881 sos, 900: American Re,
publics. $42l. 49,, 900; Netherlands
$l62 ,157 900: Greece, $75,4l6 600.
Belgium, $50, 443 900; Norway, s34, :
$4,000; Turkey, $28 1858 900; Yugo-
slavia, SIS, 1856, 900. Other countries
81, 284 600; aid not charged to for
eign governments, s2,088 ,249 900.
The report showed that $4,000
planes, valued at more than So, 0O0,-
DOC. 900, was a major item of lease
lend. Food transfers amounted to
S., zoe, 0O0, 900.
The Presidents letter said there
would be subsequent reports detail
ing settlement arrangements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-31

I amt having no part in this He
said, Wait a minute
Then he looked out the window
and then he pointed the gun to Bar
ker's head. When I seen that ]
pushed him and I said, "Are you
crazy? Do you know what you are
doing?' He said. I know what ]
am doing
IT pleaded with him, Don't dc
that, not In front of me. I don't
want to have any part Of this, Ray,
He said, you called me Ray
Now / have gotta do it.
with that I rushed out the
trailer. I got off the trailer and ]
started to walk fast. walked to the
circle. I can't remember the street
name of the circle.
Returned for Magazine.
II reached the circle. When ]
reached the circle I remembered ]
had a magazine in my hand and ]
remember I was reading 1t on the
train and I didn't have it no more
1t was in the trailer so I started
back. On the way back, I met Ray
Connors a few feet from the trailer
He said, What are you doing here?
told him I had left the magazine
in the trailer and I was going back
and get it, that ! don't want to be
involved. He said, Forget it, but
I said, I have got to get that mag
azine.'
HE said, Go back and get it
I will meet you at the station
Il went in and seen Barker laying
down quiet. I looked for the mag
azine and it was back of his feet and
pulled the magazine and I was
walking out when ! seen blood on
his head, on his face. I heard
him kinda gurgling like (illustrat-
ing)."
Vinci testified that after that he
Joined Connors at Union Station
and that the two returned to New
York by train.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-31
Connors
Continued From First Page.)

days in February and 81 days in
September.
Forced to Tie Men.
In his questioning. Mr.. Laughlin
arrived at Vinci's account of binding
the two victims in the trailer.
why did you tie them up?" Mr..
Laughlin asked.
He pointed the gun at me-" Vinci
said.
You were afraid of your life,
weren't your" Mr.. Laughlin asked.
You bet your life was afraid Of
my life" the witness shouted.
Mr.. Laughlin then picked up the
six rolls of blanket strips, Govern
ment exhibits introduced as the ma
terial used to bind the two men. He
showed them to the witness. Then
he handed the witness the remainder
of the blanket from which the strips
had been torn.
Tears Of Six Strips.
Raising his voice, Mr.. Laughlin
demanded that the witness tear six
strips from the blanket of exactly
the same width as the strips in
exhibit.
Stepping down from the witness
stand, Vinci easily managed to tear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-31
British Loan
Continued From First Page.)

cations Senator Barley might be
able to gain that consent today.
In the House, Representative
knutson, Republican, Of Minnesota,
said, I'VE are being called upon
to finance the Specialization OF
Britain" He added that England
before getting a loan. should be
required to sell her securities in
this country, and her gold, diamond
tin and chrome mines, "or else put
them up for collateral"
Pepper Backs Loan.
Senator Pepper. Democrat, OF
Florida, supported the loan pro-
posal without reservations, and Rep
resentative Luce, Republican, OF
Connecticut, told newsmen II GER
tainly favor the loan in principle
It's matter Of working out the
details"
Mr.. Spence and Representative
Wolcott of Michigan, senior Repub.
lican on the House Banking Com
mittee, said they would approach
the proposal with open minds.
However, some friends of the pro-
posal said privately they believed
the timing bad Their view is that
the proposal should not have been
presented to Congress until Ameri-
can business is abreast of domestic
demand and begins looking for FORE
ign markets.
England could draw on the $3.750.-
DOC, 900 until 1851, once Congress put
up the funds. Then she would have
to start paying principal and in
terest. The payments would be
spread over SO years.
The Anglo-American agreement
provides for an additional $3.50, 000,-
600 credit to let Britain settle lease.
lend debts to this country. Congress.
sional approval is not required fol
that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-31

LONDON-LEADING UNO FIGURES MEET-Paul-Henri spaak
gh president Of the UNo Assembly pictured shaking hands
with Norwegian Foreign Minister Tygye Lie ef they met
at Church House. Westminster last night after the atters
nomination for secretary general Looking Gadwyn Jebb
executive secretary OF UNO.
LAP Wirephoto via radio from London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-31
CLARK Kerr Suggests
Juno 1rusfeeship in
|lndonesidn Dispute


SINGAPORE, Jan. 31.-Sir Arch
ibald Clark Kerr, en- route to Ba-
|tayia to represent Britain at nego-
tiations between the Netherlands
| government and the unrecognized
Indonesian republic, said today he
believed Indonesia might become a
United Nations trusteeship when
the present difficulties are settled. \
Sir Archibald, who will become
British Ambassador to the United
States In May. voiced his belief at
a press conference In response to
questions on the Indonesian situa-
ton.
He made 1t clear that his state
nsent was merely personal OBJ
servation and not recommended
ton, declaring the question OF CON-
uniting Indonesian territory to
trusteeship was one for the Dutch
government to decide and not an
affair OF the British government
until the matter had reached the
United Nations Organization.
tAfter this dispatch had been
filed, British public relations
ofncials at Singapore asked elimi-
nation OF the passage In which
Clark Kerr was quoted as ex-
pressing belief that Indonesia
might become United Nations
trusteeship when the present
difficulties are settled"
tIhe claim was made that
Clark Kerr had not understood
the question which evoked this
remark.
Lief Erickson. APP bureau
chief, said that before his dis
patch was filed he read it to a
major detailed to check 1t with
him by phone. The major, Mr..
Erickson said, understood it
exactly as I did and thought 1t
all right" However, the top
echelon" wanted the prediction
of a United Nations trusteeship
withdrawn
Clark here disclosed that he had
seen the l5-point plan of DR.
Hubertus j. van Nook, acting gov.
ernor general of the Netherlands
Indies, for settling the Indonesian
problem, but was not at liberty to
discuss the plan until the Dutch
made 1t public.
Sir Archibald planned to ny to
Batavia tomorrow with Maj. Gen
Montagu Stopford. newly assigned
British military commander in the
East Indies. who will succeed 1t
Gen. Sir Philip Christison.