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Evening star., 1947-04-10
Poland Protests to u. S.
On Marshall SUGGESTION

WARSAW, April 10 R.-Foreign
Minister Zygmunt Modzelewski an
nounced today that Poland had pro-
tested to the United States against
Secretary of State Marshalls sug-
gestion at Moscow for an irlterna-
tional boundary commission and
possible revision of this nations
western frontier.
Mr.. Modzelewski told a specially
convened press conference there
can be no peace in Europe" unless
Poland kept her Oder and Niesse
borders, and added:
Marshall avoided mention of all
moral, practical and economic rights
of Poles to the western territories
but, On the other hand, he finds
rights for Germans.
"It begins to seem that Germany
is taking the place of Poland as the
inspiration of the world. Bait for
German reactionaries will be the
only result of Marshall's declara-
tions."
The Foreign Minister said Poland
would continue to expel Germans
and tighten her grip on the western
lands.
Poland cannot be independent
without lands which were Polish, +"
he said. Without these, there can
be no peace in Europe. The Polish
government considers the affair of
Poland's western frontiers as being
finally settled and sealed by the en-
actment of the Yalta and Potsdam
Conference and in accordance with
the agreements on the eviction of
German populations concluded with
the Allied powers and based on the
Potsdam resolutions"
Evening star., 1947-04-10

governments as to whether there
was any interference in their in
ternaI affairs.
II can with complete confidence
assure the Security Council and all
members of the United Nations that
any action that may be taken by
the United States will have behind
it the firm determination of both
the executive and legislative
branches of the Government, and OF
the people of the United States, to
uphold the United Nations"
Polish Delegate Oscar Lange said
the United Nations would have had
facilities for handling aid to Greece
and Turkey If the United States
had not vetoed" the continuation
of an international relief program
at the last session Of the General
Assembly.
II mention this" he said, because
we are now being told that unilat-
eral action with regard to Greece
Is necessary because the United
Nations has no machinery nor funds
for handling the distribution of re-
lief"
Mr.. Lange supported Soviet
move to place the aid program un-
der u. N. supervision.
A spokesman for the British dele
CATION said Sir Alexander Cadogar
planned to wait until he had heard
what some of the other delegates
had to say before he spoke. The
spokesman said 1t was up to the
United States to take the lead, since
it was her program which was di-
rectly involved.
DR.. Quo Tai-chi of China, presi-
dent of the Council, said he also
wanted to wait until he had learned
the views Of other delegates.
The Soviet proposal, submitted BY
Mr.. Gromyko last Monday, made NJ
specific mention of American aid
but it was pointed out by othel
delegates that no other assistance
to Greece was in sight at present
and the proposal, therefore, woule
apply directly to the Truman pro.
gram.
Evening star., 1947-04-10
Newsstand '1hefts Lead
Ito 15-Day Jail Term

An evening Of taking small change
from newspaper vending stands led
to Is days in jail, starting today, for
william A. Breen, 36, of the s700
block of Lawndale drive, Silver
Spring.
A newspaper distributor, Harry
I,ebowitz of the 1900 block Of Rus
sell avenue, Mount Rainier, Md, told
police he trailed the man for nearly
an hour up and down Fourteenth
street between Chapin street and
Parkwood place NV. The observer
said he saw Breen stop at five un-
guarded newspaper stands and scoop
up unknown quantities of coins.
Pvt. G. w. Yeatman Of No. 10 Pre-
cinct reported he saw Breen pick up
10 cents from one stand. Facing
Judge Ellen K. Raedy on the petty
larceny count, the defendant ex-
planned he knew it was wrong, but
I was hungry and wanted dinner,
Evening star., 1947-04-10
u. N.
(Continued From First Page.)

take care of situations like the one
we face in Greece"
Mr.. Austin said there was a
seeming Inconsistency in the posi-
ton of the Soviet delegate"
"On the one hand, he raised OBJ
jections to a proposal to carry out
the obvious purposes of the Security
Council in creating its commission
for investigation by leaving a SUBJ
sidiary group in Greece" Mr.. Austin
said. "On the other hand, he pro-
posed that the Security Council
establish a new commission to
supervise the carrying out of aid
to Greece"
Mr.. Austin added:
II gathered from his remarks that
he does not object to the provision
by the United States out of its own
resources Of aid to Greece. His COM
plant seems to be that the United
States has not properly taken the in
terests of the United Nations into
consideration in its proposals.
II would like to remind the Coun-
Gil that, at the moment, the United
States program of aid to Greece and
Turkey Is still only a proposal
Program Drafted on Request.
He said the aid program was
drafted in accord with requests from
the Greek and Turkish governments
and that the United States was will
ing to rely on statements from those
Evening star., 1947-04-10
Phone Unions Terms for Help
In I Tornado Area Are Rejected

D. i. McCoWen, president OF the
Southwestern Telephone Workers
Union, made public the offer 10
washington through headquarters
|of the National Federation Of Tele-
phone Workers.
The company spokesman said the
company asked the union for emer-
|gency help in the tornado affected
areas and agreed to the unions
conditions that all supervisory en-
ployes be removed and that the
unions emergency people be left to
determine what constituted an
emergency call.
THE union then changed its
mind" the spokesman said. "and
insisted that before they would help
the company should remove all su-
lpervisors from switchboards and
that the union should be left to
determine what is an emergency all
through the company area instead
of the tornado-affected area"
Evening star., 1947-04-10
u. s, Britain Accept
French Demands for
Detachment Of Saar
sY he Assoeioted Press

MOSCOW, April 10. = The
United States and Britain agreed
tonight to French demands for
detachment Of the Saar from
Germany and economic integra-
ton of the Saar area with
France.
secretaryof State Marshall pro-
posed that initial steps to that end
be taken by the Council of Foreign
Ministers Immediately.
Both Gen, Marshall and British
Foreign Secretary Bevin opposed.
however, French proposal that the
industrial Ruhr be detached from
Germany. They also rejected the
idea of creating special regimes, in
ternationaI ownership or interna-
tional management of basic German
resources in the area.
French Foreign Minister Georges
Bidault had put before the Council
Frances proposal that the owner
ship Of coal mines and foundries in
the Ruhr be transferred to those
United Nations who fought against
Germany" He also proposed that
the Ruhr be detached politically
from Germany and that a separate
regime for it be created under
safeguards of the Security Coun-
Gill;"
Wants Rhineland Separated.
Mr.. Bidault also asked for the po-
litical and economic separation OF
the Rhineland from Germany. He
said adequate military forces
should be stationed there perma-
nently,' adding that the Rhineland
might be organized politically as
one or several states enjoying COM
plete autonomy"
Although Gen. Marshall did not
touch particularly on the proposal
| for autonomy in the Rhineland,
American opposition could be inn
piled from what he did say. Mr.
Bevin, however, spoke out specific
ally against that proposal.
Only Soviet Foreign Minister Mol
otov was silent on these key issues
and he held what amounted to the
right to approve or to veto immedi-
ate action on the Saar.
Mr.. Molotov said he wanted to
think over the French proposals
until tomorrow.
Gen. Marshall said he would agree
to detachment of the Saar, with the
prewar boundaries, from the juris-
diction OF the Allied Control Council
for Germany and its administration
solely by France, subject 70 appro-
pirate adjustment of French repara-
tions claims.
Defines Area of Saar.
The American secretary said final
settlement of the issue would have
to be made in the German peace
treaty, but he defined his references
to the Saar as meaning the terri
tory covered by the plebiscite under
which Hitler Germany won jurts-
diction over the area.
Mr.. Bevin spoke first about the
Ruhr detachment proposal. He said
this would arouse irredentist feel
ing in Germany, adding that the
best guarantee of security against
Germany was the proposed four
power pact, sponsored by the United
States, to assure German disarnla-
ment. ;"
| He agreed to French claims on
the Saar, but said the United King
dom was against any special regimes
| for the Ruhr or the Rhineland.
when economic unity is at
tained," the Briton said, II am pre-
pared to accept that production Of
Ruhr industries and its ALLEGATION
should be subject to the direction
of the Allied Control Council, act
ing through Central German agen-
cies. Beyond that am not au-
| thoriZed to GO"
Evening star., 1947-04-10

In finding and correcting the daily
mine hazards. ii
Mr. Krug said he had concluded
that Mr.. Lewis' suggestion for clos
ing of all but two mines in the cot1n-
try was motivated BY .'other than .
concern for safety Z I.
He said that Ia considering the
problem Of safety, 1t should be real
lied that many, III not most, Of the
|so- called violations of the code arise
from The practices Of the miners
themselves" and that many OF the
mine deficiencies from code stand
ards cannot be cured until equip
|ment, requiring many months to de-
liver, can be obtained.
No Complaints Before Centralia.
He said the United Mine Workers
oficials apparently had disregarded
Federal inspection reports which
were sent them regularly.
Prior to Centralia, z he continued,
mo single official In the interna-
tional headquarters, and only one
district headquarters, has ever COM
planned to the Coal Mines Admins
|tration about the conditions shown
by any one of these reports.
mot once have they complained
to me Of our safety program, asked
any changes in our safety procedures,
or demanded that any mine be
closed. Their president (Mr. Lewis
told a House committee on April 8
that he had hoped to win improved
safety conditions In his conferences
last November with me. Neither he
nor his subordinates at any stage
In these negotiations mentioned any
desire to change the safety provi-
sicns Of the Krug-Lewis agree
ments -
The Coal Mines Administration
estimated yesterdays total biturni1-
GUS output at about 1,0O0, 900 tons,
compared with q normal OF 2, 400, 900.
But the administration said some
of the mines which worked Tuesday
were closed again yesterday.
Senator Morse, Republican, Of
Oregon told the Senate yesterday
he will introduce a, bill to place
criminal responsibility" on mine
owners for unsafe mines. Some
members of the House have come
out in favor of similar legislation.
Senator Morse said that while he
holds mo brief" for Mr.. Lewis, he
thought the UNIV chief was right
when he said too much coal goes
into our homes and our factories
covered with blood"
Evening star., 1947-04-10
Prices
Continued From First Page,l

thought Congress could not give
some attention to it. Mr.. Truman
responded the congressional reor-
ganization bill was for that purpose.
Asked if he felt there was danger
of recession, MIR. Truman replied
that he thought there was no ne
cessity for recession.
The President also parried a
question about the possibility of tax
ing exorbitant business profits, re-
calling the excess profits tax had
been repealed by the last Congress
and he thought business appreciated
that fact. /
% Square Deal for All. !
Asked about the possibility Of fur
ther labor-management conference,
Mr.. Truman said the conference last
year produced nothing and he
added the administration has been
trying to get square deal for all
concerned.
He said he had talked to number
OF businessmen about the price sit
uation, about which he has repeat
edly expressed grave concern, but
he would not identify them.
Meanwhile, Senator O'Mahoney,
Democrat, of Wyoming declared the
national economy is following the
historical postwar course of "a period
of imitation and then a crash"
Unless there are general price re-
ductions very soon," Senator
O'Mahoney told reporters, the
makers of American goods will dis
cover they have priced themselves
out Of customers.
He expressed hope that stock
holders of the United States Steel
Corp, meeting today, might show
the way for industry with price
reduction.
Fact-Finding Report Cited.
He cited a fact-f1nding report by
the staff of the special Senate.
House Economic Committee which
showed spiraling retail prices since
1945.
Senator Taft, Republican. of Ohio,
chairman of the committee, said the
report has been distributed to MEM
bers for examination and they will
meet to discuss it next Tuesday.
In another development, the Ma
tional Association of Retail Cloth
iers and Furnishers made public an
open letter to mems wear retailers
by it's president, w. o. Swanson OF
Omaha, saying:
"I believe that we can continue
to sell vast quantities of merchan-
disc if we lower our prices and re-
sist to the utmost any increase at
any levels of production or distri-
button"
Cooperation Is Needed.
Mr.. Swanson cautioned that "the
only way that noticeable lower
price can be accomplished will be
through the cooperation and ad-
justment by the mill, the manufac-
turer and the retailer"
Mr.. Swanson said prices in his
field have been below the average
| for other cost-of living items but
he added that profits in 1945 and
1896 were abnormal"
William Green, president Of the
American Federation of Labor, in
statement, urged President Truman
the cabinet and Congress, te
"do everything in their power te
halt and reverse a rising price trend.
He said that trend invites "a crash
and mass unemployment"
Evening star., 1947-04-10
BY shs Assoeiassd prsss

ST. LOUIS. April lo-The South
western Bell Telephone co. today
rejected d union offer to send strik-
ing operators and repair crews back
to their jobs in the oklahoma-Texas
tornado area because Of conditions
the union inserted In the offer"
A company spokesman said the
union offer demanded that the
company call of all supervisory en-
lployes now manning switchboards
and performing maintenance and
that the union be left to determine
what constitutes an emergency In
the entire iye-State area in which
the company operates.
.'The company cannot agree to dc
this. Due to the unions insistence
on this technicality, company super
visory people are carrying on as best
they can" the spokesman said.
Evening star., 1947-04-10
Cool
Continued From First F,age.)

inspection and enforcement program
will cost SIS, ,000, 600 q year.
Mr.. Krug did not minimize the
horror" Of the Centralia explosion
which cost the lives OF Ill miners. He
defended, however, the safety record
OF the Government since 1t took over
the mines last May, adding that
more than 100 miners are alive to-
day" because Of the formulation and
enforcement Of the Federal safety
code.
Union Must Do Its Own Work.
"But the union officials must do
their own work, and give some sorely
needed emphasis to safety IL real
progress Is to be made" MIR. Krug
continued. "s +. the country has
accepted for too long a time q
horrifying cost in the lives of miners
for bringing the coal out OF the
ground"
The Government mine boss en-
phasized the fact that when the
Federal code went into effect last
July, it was never held that the full
program would be completed over
night.
"There Is not man." Mr.. Krug
told the committee, "in the ranks
of the United Mine Workers, among
the operators, or in the Government,
who believed that its standards
could Immediately be met by any
significant number Of mines. The
code itself suspended its require
ments for equipment and supplies
which were unobtainable, and di-
rected that due allowance shall also
be made for planning, institution
OF changed procedures, and installa-
ton Of new equipment.
No Justification for Peril.
He declared "there can be nc
justification for conditions Of i'm
minent danger" in the mine, but
nothing could be more unrealis-
tic than to assume that a mine
is dangerously unsafe 50 long as
there is a single violation Of the
code, which can be a single miner
carrying q single match into a
NINE"
This was in reply to Mr.. Lewis
suggestion" that nearly all mines
be closed until they can be re-ex-
amined by Federal inspectors and
found free of code violations.
mo person has yet complained
that the code Is too lax, and
prior to the Centralia disaster, none
has suggested that the enforcement
machinery had any serious pro-
cedural faults" he said.
Charges Failure to Cooperate.
Mr.. Krug charged that, while Mr.
Lewis a year ago argued for estab-
Ilishment Of union safety commit
ltees as the only way. to achieve
safer condition, the union boss had
now thrown down the committees
and instructed them not to Coop
crate with the Government In ef-
lforts to correct unsafe conditions.
"The safety conditions in coal
mines will never be satisfactory" he
continued, whatever the powers
and appropriations Of governmental
authorities until the union itself as
sumes, along with management
partnership and joint responsibility
Evening star., 1947-04-10
Telephone
Continued From First Page.)

for workers In the long-hnes depart
ment.
Encouraged by this near agree
|ment Cancellation Commissioner E
r. Bell called meetings this after-
noon with the District unions and
telephone company.
The company and District Fed
Grafton of Telephone Workers
maintenance and commercial work
ers) was to meet at pm. in the
Hamilton Hotel, with the Washing
ton Telephone Traffic Union (oper-
ators and others) following an hour
later under tentative arrangements
Mr.. Bell said the 1ong-lines prog
ress made 1t spropitiotls and ad-
visable" to call the local disputants
back into conference again. but
Evening star., 1947-04-10

L. Hutchins, who
died last month
after q brief ILL
ness.
Mr.. Thornton,
who joined the
Red Cross staff
In 1890, was for
|merly q partner
in the Thorn
ton : Sanror, Co.
here, and previ-
ouSly served IN
the finance ON
ces of the War
a n d Treasury
D TIM ents
and as an ac-
countant for priv
Evening star., 1947-04-10
RED Cross Names thornton
las Accounting Director

John o. Thornton Of 1865 Sheri-
dan street NV. has been appointed
national accounting director Of the
American Red Cross, succeeding Paul
Evening star., 1947-04-10
FOUND.

GLASSES, natural-colored frame, bet. 11th
and 18th on 3. 1.30, April 9th. Call 6H.
IDENTTFICATIoN BRACELET found On
bus. Call GE. 6462.
Evening star., 1947-04-10
Actor WiIIium CurIeton Dies

HOLLYWOOD, April 10 R.-
Funeral services were held yester-
day for william T. Carleton, "a, vet
eran actor of stage and screen. He
died a week ago after living here
nine wears.
Evening star., 1947-04-10

Living costs in Costa Rica rose
nearly six points in January.
Evening star., 1947-04-10
$500 Remain Unpaid.


When company spokesman said
some checks were not available at
company headquarters and others
would be ready soon, Mr.. Robinson
retorted that 'they are asking us
to cross our own picket lines"
About $500 striking workers re-
main to be paid for last weeks work.
The company said commercial de-
partment employees could get their
checks from their supervisors today.
Checks for operating department
personnel, usually paid on Thurs
day, are being prepared, but no date
for payment has been set.
With time clerks on strike, the
company has experienced difficulty
in establishing the number OF hours
pay due to plant workers. However,
the company believed all checks
would be ready by the middle OF
next week.
All but eight of the so payroll
department employees, who usually
prepare non-supervisory workers
checks are on strike, thus slowing
up the process, the company said
The company said it knew no other
way strikers could be paid than by
calling for their checks In the usual
fashion. It would be impossible to
identify employees on the picket
lines. a spokesman said,
Increased Efficiency Reported.
Meanwhile, Bell System companies
here and elsewhere continued to re-
port increased efficiency by non
union personnel In handling of long
distance and nanually operated
telephone calls.
The telephone company announced
8, ,729 long distance calls were COM
pleted yesterday - four times the
number completed Monday and one
third Of the normal days traffic.
Evening star., 1947-04-10
added that neither side had advised
him OF a change In position.
Counter ProposaI Made,


Counter Proposal Made.
The company has offered to arbi-
trate basic wages II the strike is
called of and all other issues set
tied. The unions have countered
with q proposal to arbitrate al
issues.
The NF'FW Policy Committee,
which Is authorized to end the strike
or alter the unions demands, met
at II am. at the Hotel Statler.
Added doubt as to whether a
long Lines agreeemnt would set a
strike ending pattern came yester-
day when the NFTW Policy Com
mittee voted down a proposal to
arbitrate on a local basis the 10
national demands in dispute.
However, the long-lines agreement
would include other local issues as
well as the 10 national demands
and several union locals, including
those In the District, have offered
to arbitrate all their demands.
When the long Lines negotiators
recessed at 1880 pm. yesterday, ex-
hausted from almost continuous
sessions since last week end, both
company and union representatives
emphasized there has been no ac-
tual agreement as yet.
John j. Moran, American Tele-
phone Workers president, said there
was a "basis of settlement" and G
IS. Dring, assistant vice president OF
the American Telephone & Tele-
graph Co. long Lines division, echoed
those words.
Warren Calls Move Step Forward.
It was understood the long-lines
group had drawn up a contract EN-
bracing from 80 to 100 local issues
and leaving about five wage items tt
arbitration.
Speaking of this progress, Con-
Citation Director Edgar l.. Warren
said 1--WE appreciate that this is not
the last step in the settlement Of
this strike, but 1t is long steI
forward"
Mr.. Moran said 1t should be
understood that bargaining of the
long-lines dispute applies only te
that group and that no attempt has
been made to establish a national
pattern for settling the entire strike
Helery Robinson, District Fedora
ton of Telephone Workers presi-
dent, leveled charge Of union
busting" against the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co. in connec-
ton with its policy Of paying strik:
ing members.
Last week we took the matter
up with company representatives
when we informed them that the
strike apparently would be called
Monday" Mr.. Robinson said. 1--WE
asked what, they were going to dc
about paying. AT first they said our
members possibly would be paid
through local bank. On Saturday
they said this would not be the case
and we have gotten no satisfaction
from them since"
Evening star., 1947-04-10

countant for private firms in Wash
ington,
Evening star., 1947-04-10

EYEGLASSES, found at Roosevelt High
School grounds, vic. 9th and Upshur sts
NV. Call IA. 4524.
FOX TERRIER found in Arlinston; has ALL
black head. Call CH. 5S14. LII