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Evening star., 1947-07-02
Moscow Radio AssaiIs
u. s., British Papers
BY the Asseeiaisd Press

LONDON, July "A Moscow ra-
dio commentator today said four
American and British newspapers
had uttered ISLANDERS against East
European countries" The papers
named by the anonymous commen-
tator were The Washington Star,
Atlanta Journal. London Sunday
Dispatch and the Daily Mail.
The commentator said The Wash
'ngton Star recently published a
provocative" article alleging that
Yugoslavia intended to launch an
aggressive campaign against Greece
and that the Atlanta Journal even
discerned q critical situation In the
Balkans which threatens peace and
security"
Aggressive intentions also are
attributed to peaceable countries of
Eastern and Southeastern Europe"
by the Sunday Dispatch, the COM
mentator said.
American, British and French
reactionaries are in the habit of
using their own yardstick," he con-
tinued. What they did in Eastern
Europe after the first World War
they now ascribe to the Soyie.
Union.
After the first World War Lon
dan are Paris did their utmost to
set the neighboring countries against
the young Soviet republic. = ="
The Russian commentator did
not specify the article to which
it took exception, but Constantine
Brown, The Stars foreign affairs
analyst, has been warning frankly
for several weeks that Russian
inspired offensive against Greece
from the territory or her three
northern neighbors was likely this
summer.
Evening star., 1947-07-02
Congress in Brief
by me Asseeiatsd Press

Senate:
Continues debate over confrma
ton of Joe B. Dooley as Texas Fed
eral judge.
Banking Committee hears Wit
nesses on proposed extension OF
credit controls.
Foreign Relations subcommittee
opens hearing on House-approved
Mundt bill to give congressional
sanction to Voice of America broad
casts.
Armed Services Committee hears
witnesses on proposal for permanent
Women's Army Corps.
Joint Congressional Economic
Committee resumes hearings or
suggestions to stabilize the economy
House.
Considers War Department civil
functions appropriations.
Judiciary subcommittee resumes
hearings on admission OF displaced
persons into United States.
Evening star., 1947-07-02
Reds Say 'Reoetionories'
Feel They Have Free Hand

LONDON, July 2 (P.-The Mos
COW radio. discussing reports from
Paris of the BLACK Maqui" plot
said today that since the elimina-
ton OF Communists from the French
cabinet "reactionaries have felt they
had free hand" in France.
"The entire past experience OF
the French peoples struggle is testi-
mony to the paramount Importance
of the cooperation Of all demo-
cratic forces and of united action
on the part of the working class
to uproot reaction" declared Mos
COW radio commentator.
This cooperation recently has
been blasted because the biggest
parliamentary party II the Com
munist Party-is today not repre-
sented in the government. This
seriously handicaps efforts to
strengthen French democracy.
TT is a fact that since the Com
munists were removed from the
government reactionaries have felt
they had a free hand"
Evening star., 1947-07-02
Angry G. O. P. Attack Answers
Trumon's s Realty Lobby Charge
Hotels in Many Cities
Boost Resident Rents
IS to 300 Per Cent
BY ths Asseeioted Pres,

Permanent residents in many
hotels throughout the Nation
have received notices their rents
are to be Understanding up
ward from Is per cent.
Although an increase OF IS per
cent was the most frequently re-
ported as the hotels were freed
from controls under the new Fed
eral rent law. there were instances
OF rent increases Of from as to
165 per cent.
There also we're reported isolated
cases of extreme increases-of 800
per cent for a resident OF Denver
tourist camp, and 400 per cent at a
st. Louis hotel. New York City re-
ported increases up to so per cent
were fairly common and one hos
telry raised rates l25 per cent.
In contrast to increases by some
hotels. there were others in some
cities which announced there would
be no increases in rents for per-
manent residents. These included
the Stevens in Chicago, the world s
largest: the Somerset in Boston and
the White Plaza in Dallas, Tex.
Some Confusion Reported.
In some cities many hotels did
not disclose their immediate plans
under the new law. Some confusion
was reported among tenants and
landlords alike as they sought inter-
probation of the act Federal rent
offices were swamped by callers seek
ing explanation.
In Denver Gov. Lee Knous of Col
orado said he had received reports
Of several sharp" rent Jumps, in
cluding the tourist camp resident
whose rent was raised to $240 a
month. In Los Angeles H. X. d
Peachy, acting area rent director
said there was evidence Of eviction
notices in wholesale quantities
over Los Angeles County. He ad-
vised tenants to await court action
Most OF New York's hotels started
increasing rents Is per cent, but
realty interests In the Nations larg-
est city expressed alarm over the
size of some increase In residential
and apartment hotels. A tenant In
fashionable midtown hotel was
advised his rent would be raised
from $50 4. month to $50.
Hotels in some cities-includine
New York. Chicago, Atlanta and
Philadelphia - advised permanent
residents who have been paying q
monthly rental at reduced rate,
that they would be billed on q daily
basis. In some cases this woulc
more than double :ent payments.
Eviction Notices Served.
In Chicago, where hotel official,
said Is per cent was the average in.
crease with a few cases of increases
up to 100 per cent or higher, some
hostelries served eviction notices or
tenants, using that method to have
undesirable guests vacate.
In Los Angeles residents of one
fashionable apartment house or
Sunset boulevard said they had re.
ceived rent raises Of 100 to 1855 pei
cent with notices that their build.
ing had been converted into a hotel
Philadelphia reported most hotel.
planned IS per cent rate increase,
and elimination of inequalities
which favored some tenants paying
less than others for comparable
quarters. One hotel increased rate,
so per cent, from 500 monthly tt
4 straight IS daily rate.
Evening star., 1947-07-02
Wherry Challenges
Him to Produce Any
Evidence Of Crime
By me Asseeiatsd Press

Angry Republican demands
that President Truman produce
evidence that real estate lobby
lists Influenced Congress rent
control action exploded a new
political battle today between
the White House and Republican
| lawmakers.
Calling on the President to order
prosecution Of any lobbyists he con-
siders guilty of "subversiye" activi-
ties, Senator Wherry, of Nebraska
the Republican whip, said If Mr.
Truman has no concrete evidence
to back up his charges he ought to
apologize to Congress"
In his message to Congress when
he signed the rent control bill Mon
day, Mr.. Truman said the real
estate lobby" had displayed a
ruthless disregard of the public
welfare" by attempting to weaken
rent control and do away with
necessary aid to housing"
He objected particularly to q sec
ton permitting Is per cent rent
increases when tenants and land
lords sign leases for all Of l94s.
Asked Probe by Congress.
The President asked for con-
gressional investigation OF what he
called the "brazen operations" OF
lobbyists tcontending that nothing
could be more clearly subversive OF
representative government" than
efforts to block programs 50 essen.
tial to the needs Of our citizens.
Senator Buck, Republican. OF
Delaware challenged the President's s
right to send Congress q message
with bill he had signed, and the
hot cross-fire debate brought SEN
ator Wherry to his feet late yes.
terday to assert that Mr.. Truman s
action had reached - new low
politically.
Senator Wherry shouted that the
Presidents message constituted the
use of "low-down political meth
DDS" He demanded that If Mr.,
Truman has any information on
"subversive activities" he submit 1t
to the Justice Department.
The Nebraska Senator's angry
speech came after most Senators had
left, including Senator Taylor
Democrat, Of Idaho, who earlier In
the day proposed . $4,000 congress
sional inquiry into the Presidents
charges.
Sees Law Undermined.
Senator Buck, in questioning the
Presidents right to send his rent
bill message to Congress, declared:
THE practice indulged In by thu
President in this instance is ont
which in effect undermines the yer,
law to which he has put his sigma
ture.
Il pose this question: How car
an executive charged with the duty
of enforcing the laws of Congress
=" hope to gain the support OF
the people and honestly en-.
force the law himself, If he deplores
the law?"
Senator Buck said the Chic
Executive has the right to request
action by Congress In the first place
but "the door should be closed Il
the political maneuvering and ware
politics such as displayed in thu
message sent US yesterday"
Senator Hatch, Democrat, Of New
Mexico replied that every Senator
has the right to criticize the Presi'
dent of the United States, but BY
the same token 1t is just as proper
for the Chief Executive to criticize
Congress.
Senator sparkman, Democrat, o.
Alabama also said the President
was well within his rights"
Evening star., 1947-07-02
Bradley c. Riggs Heads
Kensinqton Firemen

Bradley G. Riggs last night wa!
elected president OF the Kensingto'
Volunteer Fire Department, sue
ceeding Edward w. Wilks.
Others elected were G. Leonard
Daymude, first vice president
Thomas r. Williams, second vict
president; Jack Richardson, secre-
tary; r. +. L. Smith, jr.. treasurer
and Louis r. Kengla. chief.
Mrs. Audrey Nusbaum was elected
president of the ladies auxiliary.
Evening star., 1947-07-02
Marshall Again Asks
Senators 10 Expand
Information Program
BY ths Assseiatsd Press

Secretary of State Marshall urged
Senators today to approve in this
session of Congress legislation to
expand q foreign information pro-
gram which he termed vital to the
success Of our foreign policy"
Gen. Marshall told Senate
Foreign Relations subcommittee
that unless the Senate acts on
legislation authorizing such q pro-
gram, the State Department will
face serious handicaps" abroad.
Representative Mundt. Repub-
lican, OF South Dakota, author OF
the House-passed measure now
before the committee. also urged
speedy action. He told the Senators
that Russians and others are
spreading malicious lies about us
every day"
May PigeonhOle Bill.
Republican leaders have indicated
they may pigeonhole the Mundt bill
until next January and rely on a
$13,470.0o0 appropriation passed by
the Senate to carry on the cultural
program, including the shortwave
radio Voice Of America broadcasts.
Gen. Marshall told the committee
that the Senate-approved appro-
priations figure Is too small, repre-
senting only about one-half Of the
money that President Truman
originally requested.
This sum will certainly not
enable the department to carry on
the information activities at level
which our embassies abroad con-
si6er to be essential" the Secretary
said In a statement read to the
committee.
Complains Of Misrepresentation.
without mentioning any foreign
country, Con. Marshall complained
that the policies and actions OF the
United States are often misunder-
stood and misrepresented abroad" "
The two-rnan subcommittee, Sen
ator Smith. Republican, of New
Jersey, and Hatch. Democrat, of
New Mexico, indicated approval Of
the measure which was passed by
the House by a three-to-one margin
efter much debate.
Senator Smith, presiding said q
"war of ideas" now Is underway in
the world and other nations should
know what America Is and what
America has believed In since Its
founding"
He said he Is certain Congress
and the taxpayers will not "be
niggardly" II they understand the
proposed program.
Senator Hatch interrupted Mr.
Mundt at one point to say he agreed
completely on need for the legisla-
ton and funds.
Compromise Seen.
Money for the departments in
formation program was included In
Senate bill making 1851, ,Sl3, 600
available for operation of the State
Justice and Commerce Departments
as we'll as the Federal judiciary.
This amount was $l2,836. 900 more
than the House allowed. but little
difficulty was foreseen in compro-
missing on a final figure.
The House had eliminated funds
for foreign information, including
the Voice of America broadcasts, on
the grounds that the program was
never authorized by basic legisla-
ton.
Since passing the appropriations
bill, however, the House approved
the Mundt bill, t9
Evening star., 1947-07-02
Woman Cut Walking
THROUGH Glass Window

A 3o-year-old Arlington woman
was cut on the face and arms yes
terday when she walked through q
plate glass window at the Rosslyn
Gas Co. omces, 3240 Wilson boule-
ward, Arlington.
The victim, Mrs. Winston Lang
ham, 25l6 South Adams street, was
treated by q private physician, police
said.
Mrs. Lansham was leaving the
ONCE hurriedly when she walked
into the glass, which is near the
door, police said.
Evening star., 1947-07-02

is Of English ancestry, She does not
know of any Irish branches on her
family tree. She became convert
to Catholicism about the time Of
her marriage.
Life in Catholic Pattern.
The family life of the Barretts
is of the Catholic pattern that the
parish priest takes understandable
pride in, Maj. Barrett will 90 on q
Manresa retreat July IL with a
police group-three days of monastic
life with spiritual guidance by
Jesuit priests.
Maj Barrett says. he has never
had time for golf, the movies or
reading. He goes to most OF the
fights, sees a few baseball games
and all the Redskin games in
Washington, usually accompanied
by his wife and Joane.
Mildred Barrett learned what 1t Is
to be a policeman's wife-especially
detectives wife. She could never
be sure of her husbands company,
even on his days off. She learned
not to hang up his necktie-that
might slow him on quick exit.
She learned to handle telephone
calls from informers - to realize
what was a hot call and get the
word to him, no matter where he
was. And daughter Joane picked
up that talent.
The telephone became a problem
as Joane grew up. Mrs. Barrett said
When the boys telephone and her
father was home. it was: 10, get
off the phone. I'm expecting an i'm
portant call" So the first thing
that Joane did when she got job
tshe is aecretary to the president
of the Metropolitan Club was to
get a telephone for herself-which
she pays for. J..
Everything Looks New.
Mrs. Barrett has her living room
furniture in pale rose slip covers.
There are two Venetian porcelairs
of the nude lady on the lion-a
lion and q lioness in this case-on
the mantelpiece. The dining room
chairs are Chippendale and there
Is a collection of colored stemware
and china behind glass in a small
corner cabinet. The den in the rear
has the police short-wave radio with
a pipe rack on 1t. The kitchen looks
like one of those ads for white
enameled products.
Everything looks new in the Bar
rett home, but the one new addition
Is Maurice. The Barretts now wish
they had started adopting child
when Joane was q little girl. The
ma jor's pride and satisfaction In the
boys affection are evident.
Mrs. Barrett and Joane went
looking for a boy for adoption. 1t
was so apparent that Maurice
wanted a home and wanted them tc
like him that Joane cried on the
return trip and cried again when
she told her father about the boy.
Maurice has had the greatest
thrill of them all over Maj. Bar
retts advancement He wanted te
take to school all the papers with
his new fathers picture in them.
One night during the first month
of Maurice's residence, Maj Bar
rett told him stories of his expert
ence as a detective in Investigating
burglaries and robberies and track.
ing down the culprits. 1t was hot
night and all the windows were
open. Some time after Maurice went
upstairs to bed. Mrs. Barrett founc
him shutting all the windows anc
locking them. She suggested to the
major (whom she calls "RobD thai
he be less realistic in his story tell.
ing in the future.
Every night" said Maj. Barrett
"he prays that Catholic Charities
will let him stay with U.s."
Evening star., 1947-07-02
Curutor Hunts Wine Cosks

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, July J LE'l
james L. Cogar. curator of Co.
lonial williamsburg, will tour Eng
land. Ireland and Scotland this
summer in search of wine casks and
bottles with which to equip the
cellar of the reconstructed Govern
or's Palace here rs 1t was two Gen.
turies ago.
Evening star., 1947-07-02
|De Larminat 0usted
By French as Chief
OF Colonial Forces
BY me Assesicfsd Press

PARIS, July 2.-Gen. Eduard de
Larminat. wartime chief-of staff to
Gen. Charles de Gaulle, was relieved
of his duties today as inspector gen.
eral of colonial troops. The cabinet
acted on a motion by the Ministers
Of War and Colonies.
The French Press Agency quoted
Pierre Boudan, cabinet spokesman
as saying he could not at the mo-
ment either deny or confirm that
the measure might be related to the
Investigation resulting from the
discovery of the anti-Republican
plot" The cabinet announcement
gave no reason,
Gen. De Larminat was recalled
in the midst of All official inspection
tour ofthe Cameroons. The press
agency said the action caused "some
sensation among political observ-
ers."
The general commanded in Libya
In 1862 and 1o4S and then became
chief of stan to Gen. de Gaulle
Later he commanded the French
2nd Army Corps in italy and became
inspector general Of overseas forces
In 1s45.
Merson Quizzed in Plot.
Gen. Jean CaSimir Merson, retired
former resistance leader. was being
questioned today In the alleged
Black Maquis" plot which the gov
ernment asserted was to establish
an "anti-Communist" regime like
that Of Napoleon.
Police quoted Count Edme de
Vulpian, one OF those arrested, as
saying:
1--WE lost-theres nothing left bu'
to pay
They quoted Maj. JEAN Georges
Loustaunau-Lacau as denying con-
tact with the count and as declar'
ing he was a Social Republican
and not a revolutionist.
In addition to recalling Gen. Dt
Larminat, Mr.. Bourdan said the
cabinet had discussed report by
Interior Minister Edouard Depreu1
about the purported conspiracy
The spokesman said:
LAS the investigation proceeds
the ramifications of the plot art
appearing and the gravity of ths
affair Is being confirmed. There ii
more to 1t than the discovery o.
arms dumps"
Plot on Airports Smashed.
Earlier, national security police
claimed to have smashed con-
spiracy to seize control of all o.
Frances military airports and war
planes.
The Information Bureau Of the
police organization announced that
Capt. Roger Prat of the French all
force had been arrested in connec-
ton with the airport conspiracy ano
indicated that other members OF the
air force were involved.
Few details Of the plan were
revealed. but it apparently was par1
Of the overall program by which the
Black Maquis-described as right
wing underground organization--re'
portedly had hoped to upset tht
republic.
Evening star., 1947-07-02
Byrd Submits Bridge Bill

Senator Byrd. Democrat of Vir.
sinia. introduced legislation yester-
day to authorize Virginia to con-
struct bridge across the York
River in Colonial National Historic
Park near Yorktown.
Mexico City has moved to oust
sales stalls from its streets, as 8
traffic hazard.
Evening star., 1947-07-02
13 Die in Jup Rail Wreck

TOKYO, July 2 (R.-A jammed
train left the rails and partly over
turned $50 miles west Of Osaka,
killing Is japanese and injuring 81.
Japanese press dispatches reported
today.
Evening star., 1947-07-02
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Sunny
drier and not so warm this after
noon with highest temperature
about "a degrees. Clear and COO
tonight with lowest about 81. To-
morrow sunny and continued mod
crate temperature.
Wind velocity 10 m.p.h.: direction
southwest.
River Report.
tFrom Omitted states Bnsineerso
Potomac River clear at Harpsrs. Ferr
ana at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear
Harpers Ferry.
Temperature sad Humidity.
fv.sS Si~vs 70 Wa Rhip Rtep National Aifn0rt
Evening star., 1947-07-02

NcsoFW IeHputtufF H
Hishest. e3, on Juna IL.
Lowest, 7, on February b.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED By United States Coast and
Geodetie survey
Evening star., 1947-07-02

Menthly precipitatien In inches In tn
Capital (currert month to dats):
Evening star., 1947-07-02

ne sun and MssH.
Evening star., 1947-07-02

1eMpefatufe ana humIdty'
tRsadings At washingten National Airport.
Evening star., 1947-02-06
Tariff Issue and Congress
By RGym MoIey

will be more and more concern about
imports from abroad. Hence, more and
more demand from agriculture for the
protection of the domestic market.
Latin America enjoys favorable
trade position which it is not likely to
jeopardize through greatly increased
imports from the United States. The
trend down there is toward nationalism.
+
It is the multiplicity Of new barriers
to trade which makes the problem so
difficult to meet by congressional action.
Preferential tariffs, quota arrangements,
special currencies, international cartels
and government monopolies have grown
more serious in the years since Secre-
tary Hull, in 1884, received his reciprocal
powers from Congress.
Trade relations with Socialist England
improve very slowly. The war and
its aftermath have made the British
sharply conscious of the relative inefh-
cheney Of their industry. This increases
their fear of American trade and drives
them to greater restrictions on Ameri-
can goods. More recently, there has
been a tendency in Britain to cultivate
trade relations with countries like Rus
sia, whose industry Is still backward.
Our real interest, despite discourage
ments, is to do what we can to promote
world trade. For only through world
well-being can we escape foreign jeal-
ousy and suspicion.
(Reieased By the Associated Nevspapers)
Evening star., 1947-02-06

united, In every respect-politic
economically and socially. In short,
with an undagging determination
not to be discouraged by temporary
setbacks, we must cooperate to the
full-"with all the resources that
we poSsess"-not merely for the
sake of the U. N, but for our own
prosperity and security as well.
The President has not exaggerated
in reporting to Congress in these
terms. We need the United Nations
quite as much as the United Nations
needs us. It is the only instrument
that mankind has now to uphold
peace in the age of the atom. With
out it. peoples must live in armed
camps, fear must be universal, and
eventually, in moment of panic
or mad ambition, some power must
unleash a war that can mean the
decentralization of all of us.
Evening star., 1947-02-06

The Truman administration Is PLAN
ing a comprehensive tariff program,
aiming at multination agreements for
reciprocal cuts and advantages. At the
same time, Republican Senators and
Representatives promise to make trouble
for those in the administration who
want to use, to the full, the Presidents
power to cut tariffs. The net result may
pe compromise.
The disposition of present-day Re-
publican leaders is to avoid the issue,
with revival of the Presidents powers
sufficiently restricted to pacify pro-
tariff members of Congress. The i'm
portant difference between the present
and the days of the fateful Payne-Ald-
rich Act, during the Taft ADMINISTERS
ton, Is the shift in the geographical
sections which favor tariff protection.
In the old days, the East and Northeast
favored high tariffs. Now the industrial
Midwest and East are either Indifferent
or favorable to cuts. Those who favor
more protection are mainly from States
west of the Mississippi. The most ardent
pro-tariH Senator Is Butler of Nebraska.
~
Great industries which need no pro-
lection have grown up in the past 40
years. Automobiles, motion pictures and
many other products are sold In q world
market in which only the easing OF
foreign restrictions is needed. Hence,
reciprocal reductions are preferred.
As agricultural surpluseS mount, there