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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
Montgomery ScoIded
For Dig at Regime,
AttIee Indicates
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Mar. 19.-Prime
Minister Attlee limited today
that he had scolded Field Mar
shall Lord Montgomery.
Il have spoken to Field Mar
shall Montgomery telling him of
the danger of making speeches
which might be interpreted by
persons who wanted to make
mischief" Mr.. Attlee said in the
House of Commons.
Lord Montgomery, nonparty
chief of the Imperial General
Staff, said in a speech last week
it was vital that Great Britain
have able leadership "at all lev
els in every walk of life"
Conservatives interpreted this
as critical of the Labor govern
ment during the current eco
nomic crisis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
Georgia Supreme Court UphoIds
Thompson As Governor 5 to z;
Ta|madge to Quit Office at Once
Tribunal Declares
Assembly Elected
Executive Illegally

ATLANTA, Mar. 19.-The State
Supreme Court in a 5-to-2 de-
cision today held that M. E.
Thompson is Georgia's Governor
and that Herman Talmadge' s
election by the Legislature was
illegal. Mr., Thompson was
elected the States first Lieuten-
ant Governor last fall.
Mr.. Talmadge, who assumed office
with the backing of National Guard
officers and State police, announced
that he would vacate both the
executive office and the Governors
mansion "as soon as we can get the
files out and our personal effects
packed" Mr.. Thompson will serve
as Governor until January, 1949.
Mr. Talmadge said in a statement
to newsmen that he considered the
people the court of last resort in po-
litical questions, and said the ques-
ton will be carried to the court of
last resort" He did not elaborate
on that statement.
He said he would not ask the Su-
preme Court to reconsider its de-
cision.
Mr.. Thompson, in a statement
from his offices in an Atlanta hotel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19

debate with Secretary OF State Mar
shall.
For seven days Americas new
Secretary of State-neophyte of the
conference table-had talked little
and listened much. He had read
carefully worded statements in a
quiet voice, contenting himself with
perhaps 300 unprepared words since
the conference opened.
Britain's hard-boiled Foreign
Secretary Bevin had done most OF
the arguing.
Gen. Marshall was still listening
yesterday when Mr.. Molotov began
discussing the PREPARATIONS the west
ern powers were taking from Ger
many. The Russian had been an
gered by what he considered the
superior attitude of Britain and the
United States. He said they need
not pretend they were uninterested
in getting their share.
Mr.. Molotov's voice was more
(See MOVES. Page A-4)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
Greek Aid Plan
Called Contrary
ToU. N. Ideals
Senator Smith Asks
Officials to Justify
Military Aid
BY the Associated Press

Senator Smith, Republican, of
New Jersey demanded today that
the State Department reconcile
President Truman's proposal to
arm and train Greek troops with
the United Nations Charter dec
laration against war and for
peaceful settlement of world dis
puteS.
Senator Smith, a member of the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee, listed this as one of series Of
Is queries he sent to Chairman VAN
denberg for incorporation in a ques-
tionnaire TO be submitted to the
State Department.
His move came as the House For
eign Affairs Committee arranged to
begin hearings tomorrow and start
translating into legislation the Pres
ident's request for authority to eX-
tend $40c,o0O,0o0 cash and limited
military aid to Greece and Turkey.
Other Republican lawmakers made
clear they will insist on broad ac-
counting of administration foreign
policy before backing a policy of
building fences against communism
in the two countries.
inquiries About Scope.
Along that line, Senator Smith
demanded to know specifically
whether the policy represented in
the presidential request was to be
construed as "a Truman doctrine
delimiting the further expansion of
Russian control" He inquired
whether it was to be confined 'to
the periphery of states surrounding
Russia, which would include the
Middle East as well as Turkey" or
whether it would be "global."
eff the purpose of the United
Nations charter is to outlaw war
and to insist on the peaceful settle
ment of international Disputes he
asked, ION what theory do we send
&C.. EODrT~N ra-o ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
Light Snow Expected
In District Tonight

Washington will have to wait for
more springlike days, the Weather
Bureau said today, as it predicted
light snow tonight or early tomor-
row.
The temperature was expected to
hit 48 degrees this afternoon, with
a drop to about % tonight. Toner
row is expected to be moderately
cold, with the temperature rising to
about 40 degrees in the afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
BY Joseph A, Fox
Stor Sioff Correspondent

KEY WEST. Fla. Mar. 19.GPreSi-
dent Truman today was winding up
his brief Florida vacation and was
ready to head back to the Capital,
tanned and rested after a week here
in which he encountered only two
bad days.
The President took it easy on the
last day of his holiday. sleeping late
and planning a takeoff about 2 pm.
for the 5-hour flight to Washington.
A news conference in the next day
Or so was high on the President S
must" list. Beyond that there was
nothing on his schedule.
Yesterday Mr.. Truman chatted
With Navy enlisted men and walked
through galleys of the submarine
base here as farewell gesture to the
hundreds of men who have kept
things shipshape during his week
long vacation.
Later ne went to Fort Taylor,
where he took a swim and a sun
bath on the beach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
Export Curb Extension
Urged by President
To Protect Economy
Message to Congress
Implies Need to Insure
Aid to Greece, Turkey

President Truman today urged
Congress to extend export con-
trolls for one year beyond June
80, their present expiration date,
In a special message to Congress,
the President asserted that Gov
eminent controls over the export
of products in critically short sup
ply must be continued to protect
domestic economy "as well as to
discharge our international respon-
sibilities."
He did not mention specifically
pending proposals for S400000,000
financial aid and indirect military
assistance to Greece and Turkey,
but implied that export controls
we're necessary to make sure those
countries received necessary supplies
from the United States.
Foreign Demands Are Large.
eve have granted loans and other
monetary aid to Nations whose eX-
istence must be preserved" Mr..
Truman asserted. These loans will
accomplish their purpose only if
the recipient nations are able to
obtain critically needed supplies
from this Nation Export control
is an important instrument III car
rying out the purpose of these loan
programs"
Declaring that continued controls
over exports are necessary to pro-
tect domestic economy, he pointed
out that foreign demands for goods
in short supply ARE extremely
large" and that prices of many
items are much higher in other
countries now than in the United
States.
Uncontrolled exports of food
products" his message added, would
result in a marked increase in the
already subtantial living costs borne
by the American people"
Urges Prompt Action.
Unrestrained export of other COM
modities in which there is a world
shortage, like steel, lumber, build
ing materials and industrial chem
icals, would inevitably limit the
level of our own industrial produc-
ton and employment" the Presi-
dent said.
He promised that authority to
control exports would be used only
with respect to commodities in
critically short supply" He pointed
out that the list of items subject to
export control already had been
reduced from a wartime high of
5000 to 500.
Urging prompt congressional &C
ton, Mr.. Truman said it is essential
that extension be voted well in adj
vance of June 80 because delay
would prove unsettling to business
and would handicap the planning
and execution of our food and other
export programs"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
Radio Station Closed
By Announcers' Strike
BY the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. BRA
dio station KYA went off the air
today-struck by AFL announcers
seeking wage increases.
Five other independent stations,
KSFO, KSAN and KJBS in San
Francisco and XIX and KROW in
Oakland, are involved in the dispute.
1t was not announced when or If
they would be struck.
Strike action against the six sta
lions was authorized Monday by
the Executive Board Of the San
Francisco local. American Fedora
ton of Radio Artists.
Authorization followed break
down in negotiations, with the union
seeking weekly wage increases from
s55 and $50 to 500 About Is actors
and As announcers are involved In
the dispute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19

said the decision upheld his belief
that the will of the people as ex-
pressed by their ballots should pre-
vail"
Thompson's Offices in Uproar.
His offices were thrown into an
uproar over the decision with well
wishers rushing in and telephones
ringing with congratulatory mes
sages.
The court decision was written by
Presiding Justice Henry Duckworth.
Chief Justice w. F. Jenkins and
Justice Tom S. Gambler filed a dis
senting opinion.
The majority opinion held that the
death of Herman's father, Eugene
Talmadge, after his selection and
before publication of the returns by
the Legislature, did not alter the
duty of the Legislature to declare
his election, nor did it authorize the
Legislature to declare that because
of his death no person had ma
iority of the votes and to then pro-
coed with election of an alternate.
Accordingly" the majority held,
where in such circumstances the
General Assembly undertook to elect
another person as Governor, namely
the Hon. Herman Talmadge, such
attempted election was void act,
which cid not confer upon him any
right or title to the office of Gov
ernor.
Vested With Full Powers"
"It follows that upon the resig-
nation of Gov. Arnalr on January
IS, 1947, M. E. Thompson, the duly
qualified Lieutenant Governor, be-
came vested with full executive pow
ers of this State"
Concurring with Justice Duck
worth in the majority opinion were
Justices Lee B. Wyatt, R. c. Bell,
w. Y. Atkinson and T. Grady Head,
The decision threw both houses
of the General Assembly into con-
fusion and both called adjournments
when presiding officers were unable
to restore order.
The Senate. engaged in debate
over a sales tax bill, adjourned
until noon, while the House adj
Icoo CEnPCTA poCe Ad)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
U. ). Chamber Says
Tax Cut Of at Least
70 Pei. Is urgent
Views Given House Unit;
Bigger Reduction for
Small Incomes Studied
BY the Associated Press

The United States Chamber oil
Commerce told Congress today a
fiat reduction of individual in
come taxes by 100 per cent OF
even more" is of urgent impor-
lance"
In a statement filed with the
House Ways and Means Committee
the chamber said it believed the cut
could be granted this year and at the
same time sizeable reduction coulc
be made in the national debt.
The National Association of Man
ufacturers previously filed a state.
ment supporting the 20 per cent
across-the-board tax cut proposed
by Committee Chairman Knutson.
The chambers statement was sub.
mitted as Republicans began con,
sidering revision of the Knutson bill
to give larger reductions in taxes tt
persons with small incomes.
May Not Take Effect Until July.
Considerable opposition in House
Republican ranks has developed
against the "across-the- board" cut
ting principle. Representative Engel
Republican, of Michigan has de-
scribed the Knutson measure as a
rich mans bill"
In the chambers statement, Gen
eral Manager Ralph Bradford wrote
"Our Federal finance) commit
tee believes there is urgent need to
reduce the inordinate burden on in
dividual taxpayers in order to en-
courage savings and investment and
go-ahead determination which will
be of crucial Importance with any
lessening demand for goods and serv-
ices
Any cut probably will not become
effective before July the start of
the 1948 fiscal year. Mr.. Knutson
said his committee is studying
whether that date should be specified
instead of making a reduction retro
active to January l.
Fears Effect to Budget Balance.
Mr.. Knutson's announcement to
newsmen came after Representative
Kean, Republican, of New Jersey, a
member of the Ways and Means
Committee, declared his determine
ton to press for a delay in the
effective date.
Mr.. Kean insisted that making
the cut retroactive to the first OF
the year might kill current pros
poets for a balanced Federal budget
this fiscal year-the first since 1880
House consideration of the sizzling
tax issue was postponed from next
Monday to Wednesday, while the
revisions are under study.
No Certainty of Revision.
1t was not Immediately clear
whether the changes being consid-
cred would satisfy the Republicans
who are in revolt against the across
the-board principle. Mr. Engel sale
he does not think the revisions will!
help much.
Mr.. Knutson called for the study
after show of hands at a meeting
of the House COP Steering Com
mittee indicated a majority prefers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
Chinese Nationalist
Capture Evacuated
Yenan, Red Capital
Occupation Is Turning
Point in Civil War,
Marking Official Says
By the Associated Press

NANKING, Mar. 10. Fast
moving Chinese nationalist
troops took over the Chinese
Communist capital of Yenan to-
day at the end of a 20O-mile
forced march from Sian.
The first of the government forces
at 10 am. today entered the Rec
alphabetically a ghost city since
it's evacuation by Communists ano
the removal of practically every
thing that could be carried away.
Dispatches announcing the cap.
ture mentioned no fighting and il
was presumed that Communist Gen
Ho Lungs defense troops had fadec
into the Shensi province mountains
Party Chieftain Mao Tse-tung anc
other Communist leaders earlier
were reported to have left the city
City Not Defended.
The occupation. following swiftly
behind an announcement by Min
lister of Information Peng Hsueh-pei
that the government column was
within sight of Yenan, indicated
that the Communists had made
good their planned evacuation and
carried out their decision not to
defend the city.
The announcement from Peng
had placed the troops of Gen. HUI
Chung-nan within sight Of the
city's outer defense towers, about
10 miles from the heart of Yenan.
At that time Peng declared that
with Gen. Hus column striking at
the heart of the city and other Ma
t1onalist spearheads working along
the fanking ridges, the position of
the Communists was "untenable. y
He said that latter the fall of
Yenan the military situation in
China will hinge on Communist
policy, which up to the present has
been to place implicit faith in
armed forces"
Turning Point of War.
Peng indicated the government
would consider the occupation OF
Yenan, which has been the focal
point for Communist activity, the
turning point in the civil war.
With the fall of the capital, Peng
predicted, some of the Communist
leaders may have change OF heart
rather than face continued military
disasters.
From an economic standpoint the
Nationalist troops will gain little
from their occupation of the city
The Communists have been evac.
uating the city for more than 6
month, with everything from came
trains to coolies carrying packs
The conquerors as result will fine
city stripped of everything thai
is movable.
Yenan Radio Moved.
During their last visit here Com
munist leaders boasted that Chang
Kai-shek's soldiers will find nothing
They had better carry their OWL
food"
Yenan's chief link with the out.
side world-the Communist Yenar
radio-has been moved to a new
location in the Shensi Mountains
it is believed. Sources which have
monitored the radio daily said re.
cent interruptions indicated The
move.
There is no indication here o.
where any new Communist capita
might be located. There is con.
lecture that Mao Tsetung and othel
party leaders might attempt Ions
overland march to set up headquar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
Truman Holiday Ends;
Flying TO Capital
BULLETIN

KEY WEST, Fla, Mar. 10
lP.-President Truman left at
2 pm. today aboard his pri-
vate plane, the Sacred Cow,
for Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19

(See FISCAL, Page A-6D
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(See CHINA, Page AS
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(See MOSCOW, Page A-6D
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(see FOREIGN, Page Adj
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(See GEORGIA, Page A-4)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19

Increasing cloudiness this afternoon, high
in mid 40s Cloudy tonight, snow likely; low
about 3d. Tomorrow cloudy, cold
Temperatures today-High, Al, at ITO pm;
low, %, at 3:45 am. Yesterday-High, 43
at 1855 pm; low, 80, at 1872 am.
dull Report on Page A-2)
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-21

represented in the anti-labor bills.
Charles Lawson, president of
the United Farm Equi p m e n t
Workers union Lake district, ex-
pressed his opposition to the slave
labor bill in so seconds and turned
the microphone over to 80 h er
speakers.
Ernest DeMaio, international
vice president of the United Elec-
trical, Radio & Machine Workers
union, asserted that american
people will veto slave labor bills
by popular action"
REV. Peter K. Meegan read a
message from the Most Reverend
Bernard J. She'll criticizing Amer
lean policy, and declaring that
1--WE stand before the world as
champions of liberty but we fun
BILE here. our actions frequently
guarantee injustice" He blasted
injustice to minority groups.
Lew Goldstein, representing the
international Fur & LIE at h r
Workers union asserted that "if
President Truman continues fail
ing to live up to his promise of
backing the Roosevelt policy and
if he is supported by reactionaries
of both parties :. we will look
elsewhere for political expression
I'VE will not be disunited in our
America by the red-baiting smoke
screen"
Standing shoulder to shoulder
in the great crowd, white and
Negro workers applauded Peter
Brown, field representative of the
United clearinghouse Workers
union when he explained 1--WE
must clean up our own back yard
100000 Negroes and 10000
900 whites in the South can't even
vote. and our country exports
billions of dollars to European
kings and dictators to protect what
are called free elections"
The hundreds of signs ex-
pressed the anger of Chicago
workers: Clean Your Own
House Hands off labor. Mine
Mill & Smelter Workers: I'VE
Won't Go Back so Years! Veto!
Stewart Warner. UE Go. Local
ll54." These were typical.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-21
Cicero AL, Go
urge veto 0ction

Joint action by the ALL and
Go unions of Cicero brought ad-
ditional loads to the mailmen in
the nations capital this week.
The Cicero Joint Labor Coun-
Gil told President Truman: g..
urge you veto Taft-Hartley bill. If
passed, American freedom will be
denied to 100000 people who
in the past decade have made
progress in free collective bargain
ing and improved the American
standard of living"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-21

AT LEFT. John Allard. presi-
dent local 230. UAW-CIO in
Los Angeles. sets an example
followed by hundreds of work
ers in that city as he calls the
White House TO urge President
Truman 10 veto the Taft Hart
ley bill. A flood of letters and
kilograms protesting the bill
also came from the California
city. In center Thomas E. La
ceY. who as a IL year old boy
took part in the bloody Home
stead Steel strike of 1882. says
that the measure destroys the
progress unions have made
since those grim days. Lacey
spoke over an AFL-sponsored
radio program. Virginia Bon
figlio and Rosalie Anzalone
(right) of the New Orealns CLIO
council do their BIT toward
arousing the public to the hid
den dangers of the Taft bill.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-21
Chicago reilly urges veto;
1000 cars nit Wushinqton
AL, Clio in
veto cdr0VQn

Loaded with angry rank and
file workers from Chicago's
shops, more than a score of
union cars left here this week
for Washington, d. c. to de-
mand defeat of anti-labor leg
iSlation.
They joined an estimated 1000
carloads of fellow unionisfs
from ALL. CIo and independent
unions who came from all over
the country for the same pur-
pose.
Objective was to demand veto
of the Taft-Hartley "slave labor
bill and support of that veto by
senators and congressman.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-21

The resolution, read by Maurice
McElligott, legislative representa-
tive of the Illinois State Industrial
Union Council, was sent to Sena-
tors Scott Lucas and c. Wayland
Brooks as well as to all congress-
men from the Chicago area.
THE MEETING was one of
thousands held throughout the
country, bringing out millions of
working people to oppose legisla-
ton put forward by the National
Association of Manufacturers.
Police estimated the crowd at
more than 5000" The crowd in
creased after that estimate. Peo-
pie came, listened, departed and
were replaced by others. Most
conservative union estimates as
serted that more than 5000 at
tended the meeting. They said the
crowd would have been at least
doubled had it not rained all day.
(The switchboard at The Star was
jammed with calls inquiring
whether the meeting would be
called off by rain)
They roared applause to calls
for a third party and for leader
ship by former Vice President
Henry A. Wallace.
CHAIRMAN Samuel Levin
State CIO president, blasted poll
ticians "who forgot labor's sacci-
fices of sons and daughters, and
labor's contributions during the
last war. politicians who now
want to send labor to jail"
From CIO President Philip
Murray came wire calling
Garry on. Clio members. in
this greatest struggle of history
for the maintenance of our
democratic rights" The wire
was read by Michael Mann. CIO
regional director.
Senator Claude Pepper 3D., Fla.)
wired greetings, branding the
Taft-Hartley bill as ''the m o
vicious piece of anti-labor legis-
lation in the history of our coun-
try"
JOSEPH Mattson, regional di-
rector of the Go United Auto
mobile Workers warned against
the trend away from democracy
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-21

Before our land was put to the
pillow, the average depth of top
soil was about nine inches. Now,
because of improper land man.
agement, it averages only about
five inches.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-21
g 900 stand in ruin
to protest slave labor
BY TED cox

More than 5000 CLIO workers damned against the heavy
stone walls of City Hall here this week and demanded
end to the smash labor drive
The crowd standing for hours in pouring rain
modified in astmnue action by the State and City CIO
councils.
Unanimously. the meeting which attracted many
union Chcagoans passed resolution demanding of the
TaftHartlY slave labor bill and urged
Congressman o support such veto.