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Evening star., 1947-03-22

sented in Lisbon to Italian Gen
Castellano by 1t. Gen. Walter B
Smith, then chief of staff to Gen
Eisenhower. It provides, among
other things, that: "The terms (o1
armistice) do not visualize active
assistance by Italy in fighting Ger
many. The extent to which the
terms will be modified in favor OF
Italy will depend on how far the
government and the people do, in
fact, aid the United Nations against
Germany the remainder of tie war.
The Italian armed forces collabo-
rated with the Allies to the fullest
possible extent in the war against
the Germans. The terms of the ar
mistice should accordingly have been
modified in Italy's favor. Yet the
peace treaty, framed two and hall
years later, is actually harsher than
the arIniStice.
The second suppressed document
deals with a matter of Italy's pride
her fleet. This document is. a
memorandum sent by the Allied
commander in chief in the Mediter-
ranean Admiral Cunningham, to
the commander of the italian fleet
Admiral de Courten.
Would Keep Their Flag.
After outlining the task the Ital-
ian Navy was expected to perform
for the Allies, what ships should be
placed in reserve and how many
s',cu'd remain on active duty, the
memorandum stated: "All italian
sh ps will continue to fly their flag
A large proportion of the italian
Navy will thus remain in active COM
mission, operating their own ships
and fighting alongside the forces
of the United Nations against the
Axis powers. 1t is the intention
that the Italian mercantile marine
should operate under the same con-
ditions as the merchant ships OF
the Allied nations"
Later, when Admiral de Courten
discussed with American and Brit
ish naval representatives the dis
position of surplus Italian fleet
units, he suggested that some OF
the best heavy ships be converted
into a special squadron as the nu-
cleus of the first naval force of the
United Nations. This suggestion
was communicated to Washington
and London and was considered, by
those who we're not in on the secret
Teheran agreements, as the fairest
solution for all concerned.
The bulk of the italian fleet, how
ever, now is being divided up be-
tween the Big Four as war booty
despite the promises OF Washing
ton and London and despite Italy's
own status as co-belligerent since
October, 1943
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New York Port Patrol Cut
Called Boon 10 SmuggIers
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 22.-A Federal
economy order to dismiss TOO water
front patrol officers will leave the
Port of New York wide open to
smugglers," Collector of the Port
Harry M. burning says.
IT have no idea how we are going
to do the job." Mr.. Burning told a
gathering of customs port patrol Off
GERS yesterday. The congressional cut
in appropriations will leave him
only 100 men for water front patrol,
he said, adding that "the order comes
as startling shock to me-
An ironic twist was lent to Mr..
Durning's complaint by the fact that
earlier in the week he had credited
one of the men slated for dismissal
Lawrence Murray - for alertness
leading to the seizure of nearly ST.
10000 worth of pure heroin, in con-
nection with which two French
merchant seamen were indicted yes
terday.
The seamen, Cesar Negro and Rene
Brouchard, from the French freight
er ST.. Tropez, we're indicted by a
Federal grand jury on charges OF
attempted smuggling and conspiracy
to violate Federal narcotics laws.
They are held in lieu of 100000 bail
each.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Firing Of His Aides
Not Up 10 Congress-,
|SchweIIenbach Says

Secretary of Labor SchWellenbach
said yesterday that demands for the
dismissal of Edgar L. Warren, di-
rector of the Labor Department
Cancellation Service, had come from
Congress, but it is not the function
of Congress to tell me who to hire
or fire.
Mr.. SchWellenbach, in Los An
geies, commented that he was not
surprised when told the House APP
preparations Committee had voted
to deny funds for the salaries of Mr..
Warren and several of his top aides
They have been demanding for a
month that I fire Warren" he said.
The committee decided to take
Mr.. Warren off the Government
payroll on the grounds that he had
once belonged to "Communist-in-
spired" organizations. Five of his
former associates on the War Labor
Board Immediately replied that Mr..
Warren "is a loyal and devoted
citizen" A group of Chicago indus
trialists also came to his defense.
Funds for 100 Denied.
The vehicle for the proposed ous-
ter is a 81 ,685 $50, ,780 bill to finance
the Labor Department and the Fed
eral Security Agency for the year
beginning July l.
In submitting it, the committee
wrote in provision to deny any
funds to the office of the director of
the Cancellation Service, which is
Mr.. Warren's job. The provision
likewise affects the Offices of about
100 other executives and employees
of the service.
In New Haven, Conn, where he
was attending a management-labor
conference at Yale University, Mr..
Warren said: THE action of the
House Appropriations Committee is
not surprising. There were articles
in the press to the same effect re-
Gently. If this (the bilD) were to
pass it would seriously damage the
effectiveness of the conciliation
service. I refer particularly to the
possible refusal of funds for 100
persons.
"I would like" he added in inter-
view, "to call your attention to the
statements of five public members
of the War Labor Board headed by
Lloyd Garrison, and six top indus
trialists. In their statement they
said that they worked with me
throughout the war and knew me as
| a loyal and conscientious citizen and
public servant"
Five Join in Statement.
The five former members of the
War Labor Board who came to Mr..
Warren's defense are Mr. Garrison,
William H. Davis, George w. Taylor,
Frank P. Graham and Edwin E.
Witte. They joined In statement
saying:
1--WE knew and worked with Edgar
Warren throughout the war period
and found him at all times to be a
fine and loyal American.
I'm his work he ably and i'm
partially represented the public in
terest. We delegated important, diff
ficult and delicate responsibilities
and tasks to him and he came
through in fine shape demonstrate
ing to all of us by his actions that
he is loyal and devoted citizen"
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Plane Output Too Low,
Gen. EchoIs Tells Leqion
BY the Associoied Press

INDIANAPOLIS, Mar. 22-Maj
Gen. Oliver P. Echols, retired, de-
clared today the United States pro-
duced last year fewer than one
fourth Of the military aircraft need
ed to maintain "a substantial strik-
ing force"
Gen. Fchols said President Tru-
mans Air Co-ordinating Committee
has estimated it will take an annual
production of at least 5.789 combat
airplaneS to keep this country ready
at all times to cooperate in the
maintenance of world peace.
Production in 1916 actually was
only 1880, Gen. Echols said in ad-
dressing the American Legions Ma
tional Aeronautics Conference
He added this was far below the
5000 the Co-ordinating Committee
said should be turned out each year
after world peace has been well
assured and a substantial degree OF
disarlnent has taken place.
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"close friends" later in this coun-
try.
2. Representative Marcantonio,
American Labor, New York.
MIR. Russell said Josephson was
working for the International La
Dor Defense when he made trips
to Europe in 1929, 1880 and 1881
that the LID is a Communist
front" organization, that Vito Mar
cantonio was its president.
3. Barney Josephson, brother
with whom Leon lives in New York
Mr.. Russell said Barney Joseph
son is one Of the incorporators OF
two New York night clubs, Cafe
Society Uptown and Cafe Society
Downtown. He said Harry Kaplan
proprietor of the American House
Hotel in Trenton, N. j., at one
time employed Barney.
Passport Believed Stolen.
He said Kaplan had stated that
he believed, but could not prove,
that Barney stole passport he,
Kaplan, obtained in 1884.
4. George Mink.
Oak said Mink also was member
of the Russian secret police, offered
him IAN assignment III this passport
racket" in Barcelona, Spain, in 1887.
Mr.. Russell said that Mink, Leon
Josephson and a Nicholas Sherman
were arrested in Copenhagen in 1885
and charged with espionage and
having false passports. He said all
three were operating in the Com
t1unist underground" in Europe.
He said four American passports
were found by Danish police in
Mink's possession, one in the name
of Harry Kaplan, another in the
name of Al Gotlieb.
Often Visits Dayton.
Mr.! Cole testified that he was
sure Josephson wrote the application
for the Gotlieb passport.
AS for Josephson's present affairs,
Mr.. Russell said supposedly" he is
in the building business, and that he
goes frequently to Dayton, Ohio.
He said long distance telephone
slips for 1916 and 1947 show numer-
Gus calls to the Housing Development
Corp. in the Cooper Building in
Dayton. He said the firm is being
investigated.
In addition, Mr.. Russell said. Jo-
sephson called Sol Ravkin in wash
ington. He described Ravkin as
having been a member of -four
Communist front organizations" and
an employe of the Government in
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Ma
tional Labor Relations Board, JUS
tice Department and finally OPA.
He said so far as he has learned,
Ravkin still works for the Govern
ment.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Buck Bill Asks District
Surplus Property Agency

Establishment of a surplus prop
erty agency in the municipal gov
ernment was proposed in measure
introduced yesterday by Chairman
Buck of the Senate District Com
mittee.
The proposed agency would con-
troll distribution of surplus proper
ties among tax-eXempt and non
profit educational institutions and
schools. This would be done under
existing laws relating to Govern
ment surplus property. 81
The proposed agency would con-
sist of not more than 10 members,
appointed by the Commissioners. An
appropriation of up to $4,000
would be authorized for its work.
Senator Buck also introduced a
bill, a companion to one already be-
fore the House, to permit the shoot
ing of starlings in the District-but
only by persons with permits from
the superintendent of police.
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McNutt Leaves Manila
With Party for U. S.
By the Assoc;oted Press

MANILA, Mar. 22.-With a five
year military assistance pact signed,
Ambassador Paul v. McNutt bade
farewell to the Philippines today
and left by plane with his party for
the United States.
Mr.. McNutt had delayed his de-
parture in order to sign yesterday
the agreement by which the Phil
ippines are integrated in American
plans for defending the Western
Pacific
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Navy Abandons Search
For Il From Split Tanker
BY the Associated Press

HONOLULU, Mar. 22-The Navy
yesterday abandoned as hopeless
sea and air search for IL. men who
quit the tanker Fort Dearborn when
it broke in two March II in a storm
1,100 miles northwest of Honolulu.
The cruiser Tucson and Is de-
stroyers having completed a search
over 28,800 square miles of the Pa
cific, were ordered to proceed to
their base at San Diego. Further
flights of search planes from Mid
way and Oahu also were cancelled.
Ships moving along the Great
Circle course will continue a routine
lookout for signs of the Fort Dear
borns lifeboat, however.
Thirty-tWo other crew members
who stayed aboard the severed Sec
tionS of the ship were rescued,
Evening star., 1947-03-22
French Deputies Vote
Ramadier Confidence
In 411-to-0 Ballot
By tho Associoted Press

PARIS, Mar. 22.-The French
National Assembly, by a vote Of
All to 0. declared its confidence
today in Premier Paul Rama
dier's Indo- China policies. The
Communist deputies abstained
from voting.
The five Communist cabinet men,
bers voted with the Government for
the motion of confidence and the
34-billion franc appropriation $685.
100000 for continued military op-
erations in Indp-China.
Mr.. Ramadier Immediately called
"a cabinet meeting for later in the
day to decide the future of his coali-
ton government. He had declared
earlier that he would quit unless
all parties in the Assembly backed
him.
The vote by the Communist cabi-
net members was in accord with a
Communist Party directive by which
it sought to compromise a budding
cabinet crisis.
Resignation Doubted.
Most observers predicted that Mr.
Ramadier, who is a Socialist, would
be satisfied with the vote and with
passage of the military appropria-
ton measure and would not resign.
In a statement to the Assembly
before it voted, the premier asked
for an Assembly majority and solid
support from all his cabinet min
listers. In the balloting, he got
both.
This position represented a re-
treat from his previous demand for
active parliamentary support from
all parties represented in the cabi-
net and appeared to be compro-
mise worked out in a special cabinet
meeting this morning.
Drive Progresses Favorably.
The French general staff reported
from Hanoi today that a move to
crush Wet Namese military resist
ance north of the Rouge River delta
in tonkin, China, was proceeding
favorably, even as a new speace
offer" was received in Paris from
Tran Ngcoc- -danh, chief of the semi
official Wet Namese delegation in
Paris.
Dispatches from Hanoi <also re-
ported several clashes in the area
near the Chinese frontier at Dinh
Lpa, where Wet Namese forces are
reported to have taken the offensive.
Saigon dispatches quoted highly
placed Wet Nam leader as saying
that the Indo-China Nationalists
were naturally disposed to negoti-
ate with France" He described the
Tran Ngcoc-danh peace offer as an
authentic proposal from Viet Nam
President Ho Chi-minh.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Sc Increase in Price
0fNewsprinfExpected
To Become General
By the Associated Press

MONTREAL, Mar. 22.-Canadiar
paper quarters hinted and Ameri.
can Sources fatty predicted today
that paper companies both here ane
in the United States soon would fol.
low the lead of big Canadian
dealer who increased the price o.
newsprint $6 ton yesterday, tt
the highest level since 1920.
Company officials said yesterday
that Canadian International Papers
Sales Co. and its parent, Canadian
International Paper Co. would put
their newsprint price up April l tc
$86 a ton in Montreal and Toronto
and, adding the customary 81 inter-
national differential, $50 a ton in
New York. ff
Elsewhere in Canada and the
United States prices would differ in
accordance with freight charges and
contractual obligations. The 1920
average Canadian American price
was SIP.
Other Companies Surprised.
In the Montreal area, officials OF
other big companies. admittedly sur
prised at International's move, said
their own companies would recon-
slider their positions at once. New
YORK neWsprint quarters, going fur
ther, forecast a like increase soon
by other United States and Cana
dian paper firms.
Newsprint in Canada, with Ameri-
can prices generally fluctuating al
a level 81 higher, reached de-
preston low of $40 a ton in 1884
and 1885, but later rose to a basic
price of $50, at which it remained
pegged from 1888 through the war
Since 1945, there have been several
increases.
The last years trend in the United
States, which gets 80 per cent OF
its neWsprint from Canada, has
been affected by Office of Price Ad-
ministration regulations and Cana
dian-American currency relations.
Offered at Up to $3.50.
The United States basic price OF
S67 ton under OPA at the begin
ming of 1916 went up to S73.80 when
Canada revalued her currency to
par with the American dollar in
July; back to S67 when OPA con-
trolls returned after their July lapse;
up to STA by OPA authorities in
late August and up to S84 the same
way in October.
An American Senate Small Busi-
ness Subcommittee looking into
newsprint supplies recently was told
that newsprint had been offered to
small publishers at up to $3.50 ton.
Last winter, newsprint deliveries
were curtailed by a shortage OF
railroad rolling stock and bad wealth
er in Canada, and some United
States publishers had to reduce the
size of their papers and reject some
advertising to spread out their sup
plies.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Philip Lehman, IS, Dies;
Former Governors Cousin
BY the Associated Press


NEW YORK. Mar. 22-Philip
Lehman. 35, senior partner of the
banking firm of Lehman
Bros, and prominent philanthropist
and art collector, died yesterday.
Mr.. Lehman. first cousin of for
mer Gov. Herbert H. Lehman, was
born in New York. He was the son
of Emanuel Lehman, who was one
of the founders of the Lehman Bros.
firm as cotton commission mer-
chants and brokers in Montgomery
Ala, in 1850.
Mr.. Lehman was a director of the
F. w. Woolworth Co., the Corn Ex-
change Bank Trust Co. of New York,
Sears, Roebuck & Co.; the May De-
partment Stores Co., General Cigar
Co., Inc: Lawyers Title & Guaranty
Co. and General American Investors
Co Inc
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Correction

III reporting the 5-to-1 refusal
of a Howard University faculty
committee to sustain charges of
unqualified acceptance" of Nazi
philosophy against DR.. Tage U. H.
Ellinger, head of the department
of zoology, The Star made an er-
ror yesterday in identifying the
member who voted against the
majority.
1t was not DR.. v. B. Spratlin,
professor of romance languages
and chairman of the committee.
1t was DR.. Rayford w. Logan,
professor of history. The Star
regrets the error.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Seville Gets Farm Post

CHARLES TOWN, W. Va, Mar
% R.- Edward Saville, poultry
specialist with the West Virginia
University Agriculture Extension Di-
vision, has been named agricultural
agent for Jefferson County, effec-
tive April 1. He will succeed 7. j
Pharr, who resigned.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
China Reds Reported
Routed Within I Miles
L0f Captured Capital
By the Associated Press

PEIPING, Mar. 22.-The govern
ment's Central News Agency said
today that government forces had
wiped out or routed all Communist
troops within seven miles of Yenan,
fallen Red capital city.
Other Chinese reports said the Ma
tionalists were pushing forward from
three directions toward Tsingkien, so
miles northeast of Yenan.
Chinese dispatches placed Nation
alist troopsin Shanliushuikou, north
of Yenan. Shanliushuikou was the
birthplace Chang Hsienchung,
who led IAN unsuccessful revolt
against the Ming emperors. Gen.
Mao Tse-tung, head of the Chinese
Communists, erected monument to
Chang, describing him as a peasant
revolutionary.
Communist Families Flee.
Hsin Sheng Pao, owned by Gen.
Tu Le-ming, commanding govern
ment forces in Manchuria, reported
that families of Communist person.
mel not cut off by ground troops or
slaughtered by the air assault on
Yenan, had fled 200 miles to the
northeast, into Northern Shansi
Province.
Central News asserted that Gen.
Lo Yen-ping, commander of the 21st
Communist Brigade, and his chief of
staff were killed in the battle for
Yenan. A Shanghai newspaper car
ried wholly unconfrmed report
that Gen. Ho Lung, defender of
Yenan, and Mrs. Mao Tst-tung had
been captured northeast of Yenan.
In Peiping, where news of Yenan's
fall was received soberly, municipal
officials suspended the independent
newspaper Min Chang Pao for three
days for writing that capture of the
Red citadel meant there would be no
| ~
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Atlanta Army Day Talk
Set on Eisenhower Tour
BY the Associoted Press

Gen. Eisenhower will leave March
30 on an inspection trip in the
Southeast and will make an Army
Day address in Atlanta, the War
Department said today.
The chief of staff will inspect
Army units and installations, in
cluding Fort Bragg, N. c.; Fort
Benning, Ga; Fort jackson. S. c.,
and Maxwell Field, Ala, the an
nouncement said. He Is scheduled
to return n,April 16.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Congress in Brief
BY the Associated Press

" NsSVeTuEeu TTesS
Both Senate and House in re.
cess until Monday.
Senate Republican Conference
discusses extension of sugar and
rent controls at closed session.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
w. Dorsey Hines Elected

BALTIMORE, Mar. %. (EJ.-Elec-
ton of w. Dorsey Hines. Kent
County farmer, to the Farm Credit
Board of Baltimore was announced
yesterday
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Fresh north
west winds and clearing, with high
in upper 40s this afternoon. Clear,
with lowest temperature near 80
degrees tonight. Sunny and warmer
tomorrow.
Virginia and Maryland-Clearing
and colder tonight. Tomorrow
mostly sunny and warmer.
Wind velocity, % miles per hour;
direction, west northwest.
River Report.
(Fr0m United States Engineers.)
Potomac River cloudy and Shenandoah
cloudy at Harpers Ferry.
Temperature and Humidity.
Readings at Washington National Airport)
Evening star., 1947-03-22

ACCUSES JOSEPHSON-FredB (right),
who identified himself former Communist shown he told
I Iosnhsoo Ishoum ot 1aftS 10 a. aaan+ ~ 49, pyssian
secret police and leader Of ring of passport forgers The
committee plans draw contempt citation against Joseph
refusing to testify before subcommittee York
Al photos
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Turks Reach England
To Get U. S. Worships
BY the Asseeioted Press

PLYMOUTH, England, Mar o.
Four hundred and twenty officers
and men of the Turkish navy have
arrived here to take over eight
wAmerican minesweepers, sold to
turkey by the United States.
The vessels served in the British
navy under lend-lease terms during
the war They will be taken to Tur-
key next week after trials in British
waters with Turkish crews.
Mules were extensively used in
ancient Rome.
Evening star., 1947-03-22

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 10, on January 80.
Lowest z, on February 8.
Evening star., 1947-05-11
By Robert ". Cool

had refused to consult with Korean groups coaDorat
ing with the Americans in Southern Korea until they
renounced their opposition to Allied trusteeshp OF
their country.
Marshall also emphasized that the United States
favors establishment of selfgoverning sovereign
Korea independent of foreign contrto and eligible fol
membership in the United Nations"
Korean Split May Have Widened.
Behind this sparring lies the fact that each OF the
occupying powers accuses the other of building uI
Korean elements favorable to its philosophy. In the
past year. when the s8th parallel demarcaton line has
been wall between the zones, a real Korean schsn
may have been deepened
For 40 years before VI day, Korea's 22,o0o0ot
inhabitants were exploited colonials by Japan
Though rich and well-developed country, all but
handful of Koreans lived in extreme poverty.
Since Allied Liberation" the Soviets In the In
dustrial north have encouraged the Peoples Com
mittees of Law and Order which took over from the
japanese with program of land redistribution and
the naturalization of all japanese property. The
Russians are said to be raising Korean Red" army
in their zone which includes most Korean industrial
centers. -
Predicts .Peace by Exhaustion"
In China, where domestic differences to the left
and right have been expressed in two-year civil
war; present confusion may be pointing toward q
solution
Dr. James yen, founder of Chinas mass education
movements says that peace by exhaustion Is near
Both the government and the Communists realize
increasingly that the party that does the most for
the people will win in the end What the people want
most is peace and full rice bowl
Recently both Communists and Nationalist col
laborated to divert the Yellow River to its prewar
course.
But Generalissimo Chang Kai-sheks United
States backed proposal for coalition government
pending introduction of the new constitution is st
stymied. Chinas biggest minority groups the Com
mnsts and the Democratic League, are firm IN their
refusal to work with Chang on his terms.
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