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Evening star., 1947-05-18
New American Citizens
Immigrants Coming to This Country Urged
To Assume Share of Responsibilities
By Ugo Carnsi

the social welfare agencies. These services are
expanding daily.
1t is notable that q large proportion Of these
new immigrants are speedily taking steps tor
ward naturalization and to that end many
thousands Of them are enrolling in classes for
instruction in our language, customs and form
of Government. Those of them who are unable
to attend classes have correspondence courses
available to them through our State universi-
ties or departments Of education.
Our new citizens by naturalization include
many able business and professional people
During the last two years, for example, courts
in the Philadelphia area have naturalized
chemists from Great Britain, Germany and
Iraq; radio engineers from France and Poland;
physicist from Lithuania; mathematicians
from Germany: physicians from Germany.
Austria and India.
These new Americans also include professors
and teachers from Yugoslavia, France, Spain,
Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Netherlands
Estonia and Great Britain; artists and
musicians from Russia, Italy and Germany.
These and many others are contributing to our
culture and serving the needs of our society.
They have assumed this citizenship volun-
tarily and many of them are outstanding ex-
amples of the manner in which good citizen
ship should be practiced. While their num-
Der is small in comparison to those who are
gaining the right to vote by coming of age,
they stand as fine example to those young
people who too often because they attain the
full responsibilities of citizenship by the sim
pie virtue of reaching the age of 81 years, are
not cognizant OF the seriousness of those re-
sponsibilities
President woodrow Wilson, in the course
of welcoming some 5000 newly naturalized
citizens who were assembled In Independence
Square on May 10, 1915, stated very simply:
You have come into this great Nation volun-
tarily seeking something that we have to give,
and all that We have to give is this: We cannot
exempt you from work we cannot ex-
empt you from the loads that you must carry
We can only make them light by the spirit in
which they are carried
Distributed by the Associated Press)
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Mr. Beyin's PetuIunce

The rather petulant criticism of the
American press by British Foreign Secre-
tary Bevin is worthy OF notice, not so much
for what he said as for what he failed
to say.
Mr.. Beyin was defending his conduct of
foreign affairs before the House of Com
mons. His task was not a happy one, for
he, in common with other foreign minis
ters, had little to show for his efforts. And
as is apt to be the case with politicians
when they are tired, worried and irritated
he was looking for a scapegoat In this
instance he seized upon the American
press.
According to Mr.. Beyin. the publication
by American newspapers of exhaustive re-
ports Of international negotiations is "one
OF our greatest handicaps." Again, ac-
cording to Mr.. Bevin, mot only is every
word which is said reported by the press
but it has got down now even into sub
committees and even to the Deputies"
The first fault with this indictment is
that 1t conveys an impression which Is not
true. Presumably Mr.. Bevin was talking
about the news coverage of the Moscow
Conference, and the effect of his complaint
Is to picture the correspondents as peeking
over the shoulders OF the delegates and
jotting down their every word Actually,
as MIR. Bevin well knows, the reporters were
not permitted to attend the sessions in
Moscow at all. The American correspond
ents, at least, had to depend upon daily
"briefings" from officially selected spokes-
men for the conferees and such bits OF in
formation or misinformation as they could
pick up from buttonholing participants In
the conference outside the regular sessions
More serious than this, however, is the
question of the alternative, If any, which
Mr.. Bevin has in mind. He says that he
does not want any secrecy in negotiations,
nor any commitments made in secret.
What, then, does he want? Mr. Bevin, un-
fortunately, does not say, but the plain
inference is that he would prefer that
nothing be published, or, at most, only such
information as he personally would ap-
prove.
It this is his purpose, its realization
would mark an evil day for the plain peo-
pie who have to suffer the consequences
OF the blunders of statesmen. There is
little in history to warrant the belief that
minimum of information is consistent
with the best interests of mankind. On
the contrary, there is excellent reason to
believe, as in the case of Russia today, that
the heads of states would be less apt to
pursue policies that result In war if their
people knew what their leaders were doing
and understood the probable consequences
This is not to say that there was not
measure of bad reporting of the Moscow
Conference by American reporters. But
that was not the result of too much free
dom in covering the meeting. The exact
contrary was the case and if Mr.. Bevin's
real aim is better quality of news cover
age he would be well advised to advocate
not less, but more, access for newsmen to
the primary sources of information
Evening star., 1947-05-18
Enter Hooper Dam

Changing the name Of Boulder Dam to Hoover
Dam isn't going to cost the Government much
The Interior Department knows Of no nanne-
plates or granite markers to be chiseled away
and figures the greatest expense win be to
travel bureaus, chambers Of commerce and
shops Especially in Boulder City, New caught
with outmoded literature and souvenirs. A few
State road signs need to be changed
II funds permit. the Bureau Of Reclamation
will stamp the new name over Boulder Dam
pamphlets given out to visitors A bureau
editor is backtracking through Forthcoming
250-page book on the dam, changing every
Boulder" to Hoover" The bureau expects to
Withdraw Its most popular movie flm because
captions and sound-track are now all wrong
The correct, oficial name, incidentally. is still
Boulder Canyon Project"
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authority 6 the organ of world organ~
ization wlose membership comprises the
great majority Of the worlds nations. It
Is to Be hoped that It's findings viii be
accorded full respect.
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Newfoundland and u. S.

LONDON.-The conservative Daily Graphic
says the Newfoundland delegation which came
here to discuss the islands future status left
bitterly disappointed" and may influence the
Newfoundland National Convention to sound
out Washington on possibilities Of joining the
United States.
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War Plants

The reason the Army and Navy want to rent
out billion dollars worth OF idle war plants
is that 1t would be cheaper to keep them in
trim that way-and would help keep up manu-
featuring skills In case of another war.
A bill has been introduced in Congress to
permit leasing of n key plants. These factories
are SO big, or so specialized, that private con-
Germs aren't interested in buying them, but
might make 60 Of them il rental terms were
right.
The bill would permit the Government to use
rent money to maintain the plants.
Evening star., 1947-05-18
People

Former Secretary Of State Byrnes is writing
the back-stage story OF peace negotiations since
Yalta, using shorthand notes on "hair-down"
sessions with Stain, Churchill and other world
leaders.
Secretary OF the Interior Krug hasn't said
whether he'll 60 along with President Truman
to Alaska this summer. but department official
says "it's highly likely"
Evening star., 1947-05-18
CapitaI Briefs

Senator Dworshak, Republican, OF Idaho says
it's unlikely the present Congress will increase
social security payroll contributions. -. An
amendment to food and drug regulations still
Is necessary before canned pie apples treated
with calcium chloride to leave them firm may
be used commercially. :. Now becoming avail
able are washable "ventilating" insoles made
Of q meshlike plastic which the Agriculture
Department says keeps feet warm In winter,
cool in summer, dry always
Evening star., 1947-05-18
Federal Payroll

High-ranking personnel officers are guessing
the Government will have 100000 fewer en-
ployes in June 1948, than this June.
Budget Bureau and Civil Service Commission
Evening star., 1947-05-18
Operse1s Briefs

BUCHAREST-The Executive COMMITTEES Of
the Romanian Governmental Socialist Party
has postponed It's annual congress, due this
month, until October 4 In the face Of q threat
py some factions to 60 over to the Communists.
LONDON. Colonial Secretary Arthur Creech
Jones Is expected to tell Commons soon that
final constitutional agreement has been reached
for the new federation Of Malaga Malay
sultans would be restored to limited authority
under the proposed constitution.
Portugal has just completed It's
largest commercial transaction with Brazil In
years. II is expected to ease the food situation
by bringing TO Portugal $1,000 tons OF rice,
enough to last out the year.
Evening star., 1947-05-18
TIE Gospel

OXFORD, England.-The wandering friars,
who contributed to the color of medieval Eng
land, will soon be back. Bishop Walter ].
Carey chaplain Of Eastbourne College and one
time Oxford varsity rugby player, says he and
70 other Church OF England clergymen will
wander through England In groups Of two
or more, in humble following Of the friars OF
old to proclaim the gospel"
Evening star., 1947-05-18
Arab State

CAIRO.-The Palestine Arab Executive Com
mittee says DR.. l.. r. Soekarno President OF
the new Republic Of Indonesia, has cabled ex-
pressing Indonesian support for Arab demands
for an independent Arab state In Palestine.
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Shadows of Copsisg EUessfs
Noted Here and Abroad

estimates are that 100000 viii be on the rolls
the end Of next month. There were 3.700.O 900
on vi dayJ Next years layoffs depend, Of
course, on how much Congress cuts the budget
Evening star., 1947-05-18
Gerard o. Reilly


While the Taft bill also showed the concern
OF the Senate Committee with the arbitrary
actions frequently taken by unions against
individual members, 1t does not contain any
corresponding section-except a provision
making union shop or maintenance of
membership agreement inapplicable to en-
ployes expelled from unions for any reason
other than failure to pay the dues required
uniformly Of all members. The theory Of the
senate bill Is that while a union shop may be
defended on the ground that all employees who
benefit from union standards should help to
defray the cost of repreA ntation, the union
should not be able to cs0se the dismissal OF
employees who are willing to pay their share.
The House version deals with the problem OF
compulsory membership contracts in the same
way.
Paradoxieally enough, while both bills have
been attacked as undermining the Wagner Act.
the National Labor Relations Board, II the
Senate bill is accepted, win emerge with greatly
increased power and prestige. Not only are
such additional activities as the bin makes
unlawful defined as unfair labor practices and
hence subject to board Jurisdiction. but This
agency Is also given rights to secure Temporary
in1unctive relief in the courts, which, the
Norris-La Guardia Act now denies to nrivate
parties It is also given concurrent jurisdic
ton with the courts OF alleged yiolatiens Of
collective agreements Should the Ho,,se con.
ferees acquiesce in this proposal il win mean
that the hoard will have the authority to
police all contracts fixing wages, hours and
other conditions Of employment, as weu =
TO remedy unfair labor practices ana ssettIs
questions of representation.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Eight Palestine Jews
Jailed, Arms Seized
BY the Associated Press

JERUSALEM, Nov. 21.-Police,
taking all precautions possible to
prevent any bloodshed," arrested
eight Jews today and confiscated a
quantity of ammunition gathered
by the Jewish underground.
A JeWess was arrested in Jerusa-
lem in a raid which police said
netted a Sten gun, four pistols, a
quantity of ammunition and small
amount of explosives. In Tel Aviv
Jew carrying two revolvers was
arrested.
Six Jews were jailed after raid
on a Jewish house in Arab Jaffa
and two tommyguns, a Sten gun, a
pistol and ammunition were seized.
A high police official said author
tiles took serious view of recent
Arab-Jewish clashes, because these
things can and often do grow into
serious racial battles"
His statement came as police IN
vestigated the attack on Jewish
bus near Tel Aviv last night, in
which nine persons were injured.
officials said they thought the in
cident was Arab retaliation for the
Staying earlier in the day of five
Arabs by Jewish extremists.
That incident, in turn, was de-
scribed as reprisal action for what
some sources said was Arab infor-
nation to police leading to the dis
covery a week ago of an alleged
Stern gang hideout and the killing
of five teen-age Jews there.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Russia Rejects Protests
On Austrian Oil Seizure
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Nov. 21.-Russia has re-
jected American and British pro-
tests against her seizure of the rich
Lobau oilfields and installations in
Austria as reparations, the Foreign
ONCE said last night.
A spokesman said the matter
probably would be raised in the
Council of Foreign Ministers. which
is due to begin German and Aus
trian peace treaty talks here next
week.
He said the Russians 'restated
their case that the oilfields and in
stallations taken over previously had
been owned by German companies
and so properly constituted German
assets"
The oilfields among Austria S
largest - were Jointly owned by
American and British capital
through subsidiary Austrian COM
panies.
They were taken over by the Ger
mans after the 1888 Anschluss and
were operated as German projects.
The Russians moved in during Sep
tember, claiming them as repara-
tiOnS,
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Negro Education Case
Back in Lower Court
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. Alt h e
Fourth United States Circuit Court
of Appeals dismissed today" without
prejudice" an appeal from a decision
directing the University Of South
Carolina to admit a Negro to Its law
school unless the State furnished
| legal training ION complete parity
and equal in all respects" to that
for white students.
The three-judge tribunal charac.
terized the appeal as premature"
and its action met with no objection
either from attorneys for the State
or for John Wrighten. 25, of Charles
ton, S. c., who brought the original
action.
! The case now awaits determina-
ton, by the lower Federal court
whether a law school established AT
the Negro college at Orangeburg
since the filing Of the suit Is ade-
quate within the meaning OF the
lower courts order.
The State contended that the
lower court had gone beyond the
guiding decision of the United States
Supreme Court in the Gaines case.
in which it held that States where
racial segregation Is in force must
furnish substantially equal" educ
tional opportunities to Negroes.
Mr.. Wrighten applied for admis-
sion to the law school in July, 1946,
and filed suit after his rejection on
racial grounds because, he argued,
no law education was available to
him elsewhere in the State.
! The right to segregate Negroes
under the South Carolina constitu-
ton was not challenged by Mr..
Wrighten, whose case, the State de~
clared. is being financed by the
NAACp
Evening star., 1947-11-21
CAM 0'Donne||'s S Jap Chief
Sentenced 10 Life Term
BY the Associated Press

YOKOHAMA. Nov. 81. - Capt
Yoshio Tsuneyoshi, who command
ed notorious Camp O'Donnell, into
which Americans staggered after
the infamous death march from Ba-
taan, was sentenced to life impris-
onment today by an 9Th Army COM
mission.
1t was in Camp O'Donnell. north
west of Manila, that 400 Americans
died under the merciless rule OF
Tsuneyoshi, known as Little Hit
ler." He was convicted OF respon.
sibility for their deaths.
Prisoners possessing japanese
coins or souvenirs were shot with
out trial, witnesses said. Tsune-
yoshi refused to let Filipinos enter
with food and medical supplies to
relieve the prisoners.
One of the tragic stories OF the
fall of the Philippines was the fate
of the 2OOth New Mexico Coast Ar
tillery, which arrived in the islands
only a short time before the war
Hundreds of its men died in Camp
.O'Donnell.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Meyers
Continued From First Page.)

request of and for the use of La
MARIE and the Dayton company.
Lamarre, whose story of salary
kickbacks and other company pay
ments totaling sl50,0O0 to Gen
Meyers has been attacked as false
and absurd by the retired Air Force
officer, had told the subcommittee
that Gen. Meyers late in December
l94l, directed him to use about So
900 Of company money to buy the
car before January l, 1912.
Vernon Knox of the Capital Cadil-
lac Co. also took the stand earlier
this week to say that Gen. Meyers
bought the car, that payment was
made with Aviation Electric Corp
checks, that Gen. Meyers originally
had considered trading in brown
Cadillac" he owned. and that Gen
Meyers had sent the requisite aff-
davits to the traffic department.
When Gen. Meyers testified today
that the car had not been used by
the company before January l, 1912
Committee Counsel William Rogers
interrupted to read a statute relat-
ing to possible perjury" and for
gerry" charges in connection with
making false affidavits in the Dis
trict. The statute carries penalties
ranging from l to 10 years in prison
he said.
Questioned by Ferguson.
AS Gen. Meyers persisted in say
ing he had signed the two state
ments merely as routine matter
and along with bunch of other
documents" sent to his Air Force
Office here, Subcommittee Chairman
Ferguson demanded
Whats the use of an affidavit
if it's considered merely routine
matter?"
Senator" the witness replied
after hearing some of the testi-
mony at these hearings, I sometimes
wonder"
We'll" Mr.. Rogers broke it, "the
afidavits to the Motor Vehicle De-
partment contained false state
ments. didn't they?"
yes. but" Gen. Meyers began
Would you rather say the affi-
davits were not correct?'" Mr.
Rogers queried.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Confidence Game Costs
Woman Victim S262

The ancient confidence game OF
getting victim to put up money
as security" to share in the divi-
sion of larger sum that had been
found was worked again in Wash
ington yesterday.
The trick cost Miss Shirley Diggs
20, colored, 1000 block of Fourteenth
street NV, total of $262.25 in
sums she had withdrawn from her
bank and postal savings accounts.
Police said Miss Diggs told them
she was leaving shop near EleV-
enth and F streets NV. when she
was accosted by a woman who said
she had found pocketbook con-
tanning 5000.
The woman went into the store
and returned shortly, saying her
employer also had found pocket
book with $4,000 in it. She proposed
dividing up the money, but insisted
Miss Diggs would have to put up
security, police said.
According to the police report
Miss Diggs returned later with her
money and turned it over to the
woman, who said "her boss was
going to divide up the sums found
Miss Diggs waited in vain for the
woman to return with her share
and the security"
Evening star., 1947-11-21
tractor handling large orders, as II
did
Questioned on Foreseeing War.
Sapo+or roroueo,, rosked If Cen

tIdCtOI HdiullllS 1di &c oAueAo, GO ~
did.
Questioned on Foreseeing War.
Senator Ferguson asked if Gen.
Meyers didn't see the war coming as
early as the fall of 1899.
IF you knew we were going to
war in the fall of 1899, I refer you
to the Congressional Record to see
what you appropriated for aircraft
for the Air Force in that year,
Gen. Meyers retorted.
He was asked about Lamarre's
salary and said:
He wrote his own salary on my
advice to keep his salary in accord
with the development of the COM
pany."
Evening star., 1947-11-21
5 Held on Liquor Charges
After } Police Raids

Police on the lookout for after
hour joints" made three raids early
today and charged five persons with
illegal possession or sale Of whisky
without license.
Led by 1t. Roy Blick of the vice
the police arrested William
Slater, 80, colored, at 20l3 Portner
place NV, and charged him with
keeping and selling whisky with
out q license. He posted $500 bond
At 2O28 Eighth street NV, they
seized James w. Nelson, As, ano
King w. Davis, Al, both colored
and lodged the same charge against
them. The final visit was to ITS
Willard street NV, where Garland
Smith, 43, and Dolores w. Smith
81, both colored, were arrested
Smith faces three charges of keep
ing and selling and the woman one
charge of keeping for sale. Both
posted $500 bonds.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Man Found Unconscious
On Street Dies in Hospital

Thomas D. Walkinshaw, "A, Of
9O5 Tenth street NV, died today
in Gallinger Hospital where he was
taken a week ago by police who
found him unconscious on the street.
Practicing the new policy OF re-
moving persons to hospitals, police
took Mr.. Walkinshaw directly to
Gallinger. He was admitted for
treatment of alcoholism, but his con-
dition was not regarded as serious.
After picking up the man at 3
am. November IA at Eighth and
H streets NV, police booked him
at No. precinct for drunkenness.
He never left the hospital, however,
and died at am. today.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said he was investigating.
Evening star., 1947-11-21

I still have a little bit of
chivalry in me, if nothing else"
Gen. Meyers then told how he
decided to organize the firm in l94l,
envisioning it as a small operation
which would give the Lamarres an
income from the manufacture of
radio equipment. The Lamarres
agreed to return to Dayton from
California, where they had moved,
in order to take advantage of this
proposition, he continued.
Later, he told Chairman Ferguson
bluntly:
The purpose was to get Mrs.
Lamarre back to Dayton, Ohio.
That was the purpose, if you want to
know it,"
Once Meyers Secretary.
The Lamarres were married
throughout this period, and he was
also, Gen. Meyers said.
Mrs. Lamarre was secretary to
Gen. Meyers from 1886 to 1889 at
Wright Field, Dayton. Gen. Meyers
was then a major After being sta
toned in Washington from l94l to
1914, Gen. Meyers returned to
Wright Field as deputy chief of pro-
curement. o
Mr.. and Mrs. Lamarre left Dayton
in 1899 and lived for about six
months in Santa Monica, Calf,
where Mr. Lamarre worked for the
Douglas Aircraft Corp. as an &C
countant. They returned to Dayton
at the start of January, 1910. Gen.
Meyers declared he lent them Sl8.-
900 to start the Aviation Electric
Corp.
Kick Back" Charges Denied.
Gen. Meyers fatty denied testi-
mony by Lamarre and Thomas
E. Readnower that they merely held
dummy titles as president and vice
president of the concern and that
they kicked back" the bulk of
their Executive salaries" to him.
Noting that ReadnoWer is the
brother of Mrs. Lemarre and Read
mowers present wife is the former
secretary of Lemarre, Gen. Meyers
told the subcommittee he considered
their testimony as coming from one
entity"
Lamarre sat expressionless among
the spectators as Gen. Meyers told
of his association with Mrs. La
mare He declined to say where
Mrs. Lamarre is now, explaining
he is under instructions to make no
statements. He did not say who
gave him the instructions.
Offers "Real Truth"
Gen. Myers offered his own story
yesterday as "the real truth behind
these so-called confessions
He said he considered it most
unfortunate that I ever got mixed
up in that embroglio and the Avia-
ton Electric Corp. in general"
"Of course, I regret it from the
bottom of my heart" he added.
isn't it a greater disgrace to
the uniform to do what you say
you did with this company than
to do what they Iamarre ano
Readnower) said you did with the
company" Senator Ferguson asked
Gen. Meyers did not answer this
question directly but stated he never
had contemplated the firm as any
thing but small radio equipment
manufacturer and had not planned
for it to become a wartime subcon-