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Evening star., 1947-11-25

of Musicians. For many years he
was active in the Full Gospel Tab
ernacle, 915 Massachusetts, avenue
NV.
Surviving is a daughter Jean, who
for several years was member of
the Phil Spitalny All-Girl Orchestra;
a niece, Miss Francine~ Colangelo,
Of the Hancock street address; a
brother, Antonio Colangelo. Boston,
and sister, Nadalina, who lives
in italy.
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at the Palace Theater for several
years. In 1926 he established the
music store which bears his name at
the Hancock street address. He
played 13 instruments, his family
reported.
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Active In Tabernacle.
He was member of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars, the American Le-
gion and the American Federation
Evening star., 1947-06-25
u. 5. Sharply Protest!
Arbitrary Political
Arrests in Romania
Note Charges Attempt
To Suppress Democratic
Foes of Red Regime
BY the Associated Press

The United States protested
sharply to the Romanian govern
ment today against the "arbi-
trary arrest without warrant or
charge" of hundreds" of oppo-
sition party members and others
A note said that the arrest ap-
peared to represent "a deliberate
effort at the suppression of terroris-
tic intimidation of Democratic ele-
ments" opposing the present Com
munist dominated regime.
The State Department made pub
lie the note which Roy M. Mel
bourne, acting United States Repre-
sentative at Bucharest, has been in
structed to deliver to the Romaniar
Foreign Minister.
The note said that the arrest
appeared to violate formal assur-
ances given by Romanian officials
that public liberties would be safe
guarded. It said further that such
evident deprivation of the most ele-
mental human rights and funda-
mental freedoms" conficted with
terms of the Romanian peace treaty
This treaty has been signed by
the Romanian government and rati-
fed by the United States.
Those arrested, the note said, are
being held "in prison and concen-
tration camps under repeatedly de-
plorable conditions"
The Romanian Minister of interior
said May IS that the arrests were
necessary to preserve internal order
Evening star., 1947-06-25
Slight Price Decreases
Recorded Here in May

Slight price decreases in food
house furnishings, fuel and ice in
Washington between mid-April and
mid-May we're announced by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics today.
Throughout the Nation the bu-
reau said a 3 per cent decrease in
prices of all living essentials was
registered for the first time since
June, 1912. Food prices we're off
2 per cent and rents rose the same
figure during the 30-day period.
The bureau fixed the consumers
price index at 1853 on May Is,
compared with a peak of 1863
in mid March. The May index for
Washington was slightly smaller,
1545.
The bureau index 100 is the
averaged prices between 1895 and
1899.
No changes were seen in Wash
ington rent, clothing and gas and
electricity costs during the month.
but the price of food here dropped
8 per cent; fuels and ice dropped
3.5 per cent and house furnishings
went down / per cent, the bureau
said.
To show the upswing during the
last eight years the bureau cited
these increases to reach the Wash
ington index of 154.5 for May:
From May Is, 1916, 17.6 per cent;
from August Is. 1945, 1913 per cent;
from January /. 1941, SAT per cent,
and from August Is, 1899, 56.7 per
cent.
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Strings on Aid
May Doom Plan,
|Pravda Warns
American Conditions
On Help for Greece
And Turkey Cited
By Eddy Gilmore
.s,eeioied Press Foreign Correspondent

MOSCOW, June 25.-Pravda
declared today that if future
American economic aid to Europe
is conditioned on the Greek
Turkish sample" then the whole
idea of the Marshall proposal is
doomed to fail.
The Communist Party newspaper
expressed its view in an unsigned
editorial almost on the eve of the
French -British-Soviet conference on
the plan opening in Paris Friday.
The fact the editorial was not
signed carries considerable weight
and the editorial may be said to ex-
press official opinion. Observers said
they saw in it, however, greater
Soviet interest in the Marshall pro-
posal than they had previously be-
lieved existed.
Conditions of Aid Stressed.
"The questions of the conditions
which the United States will place
on their economic, aid is of decisive
significance for European nations, =
Pravda said. "It is precisely the
character of these terms that will
reveal the real essence of the Mar
shall proposal and will determine its
success or failure.
IF the authors of these plans
listen to the advice of some too
ardent American reactionaries and
put forward conditions for European
countries copied after the Greek
Turkish sample, then this, of course,
Evening star., 1947-06-25
President Line Ship Burns
At Pier in Jersey City
BY the Assoeioted Press

JERSEY CITY, N. j.. June 25.-
Police were notified today that fire
had broken out aboard the Marine
Filler, docked at the American Pres
ident Lines pier. Coast Guard fire.
boats, 13 fire companies and am
balances were sent to the scene,
across the Hudson from Manhattan.
Police headquarters said clouds
of smoke were rising from No. Q
hold
New York freboats and the Coast
Guard cutter Sauk. equipped to
fight ship fires, moved to the area.
Tugs also pulled alongside should
an attempt be made TO move the
ship from the dock
The Marine Filler, 10,780-ton cargo
ship, under charter to the Presi-
dent Lines from the Maritime Com
mission, had been scheduled to sail
Friday with general cargo to the
Far East. 1t arrived several days
ago from the Orient.
A. A. Alexander, general man.
ager of the President Lines, said
the ship carried a crew of so. He
said he understood the fire had
been confined to one hold and was
under control"
Evening star., 1947-06-25
Navy Confirms Plan
To Furnish Warships
To Latin Americas
ForrestuI Tells House Unit
Move Will Strengthen
Defense of Hemisphere
By the Associated Press

Secretary of the Navy ForrestEl
today confirmed plans to furnish
South American nations with
modern United States WarshipS
as part of a Western Hemisphere
policy of cooperation for mutual
security.
1T is the intention of the Navy
Department to substitute newer
United States naval vessels for the
obsolete types of our neighbors,
Mr.. Forrestal said. This substitu-
ton is proposed on an approx
mately equal tonnage basis.
He did not say exactly what types
of vessels this country proposed tc
furnish but told the House Foreign
! Affairs Committee that the Navy
has been holding in reserve fol
/ transfer certain naval vessels which
are in excess of our present defense
requirements"
Cruisers Mentioned in Note.
(Two weeks ago, the Associated
! Press reported the existence of a
memorandum from Mr.. Forrestal
to Secretary of State Marshall
saying the Navy is prepared to
transfer four light cruisers and
| 1T smaller vessels to Latin
F.. America. The cruisers are the
/ Nashville, Phoenix. Boise and st.
| LOUISE
Mr.. Forrestals testimony today
was in support of legislation provid-
ing for military cooperation be-
tween the American republics, in
cluding Standardization of arma-
ments. Gen. Marshall and Secre-
tary of War Patterson previously
urged its enactment, and Gen
Eisenhower, Army Chief Of Staff
added his support today,
Should Be Saving to U. S.
Under the proposed legislation, y
Mr.. Forrestal said, these ships can
be made available at reasonable
cost to the other American govern
ments. &c.,
The result should be an actual
saving to the United States, for in
the even of new threat of aggres-
(See ARMS, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1947-06-25
Second Of a Series.)
By jones Y. Newton

Strikes last year in important
industries like coal, steel and
shipping which affect the ma
tional economy and health did
more to arouse Congress to write
union restricting law than all of
the hundreds of other stoppages
put together.
The features of John L. Lewis and
other powerful union leaders we're
engraved in the minds of Republican
leaders as they set about to carry
out the peoples mandate" they said
they received in last November S
elections-clamping down on organ
ized labor.
The new Taft-Hartley labor rela-
tions law contains provisions for
dealing with so-called national
emergency or economy -paralyzing"
strikes. Yet Congress cracked down
much harder on those who start
such generally minor irritations as
jurisdictional strikes or boycotts
than it did on John Lewis.
Already it is conceded, even by
Evening star., 1947-06-25
Truman 10 Act Next Week
On Rent Curb Extension

! President Truman will act on the
new rent control bill early next
week, Press Secretary Charles G.
Ross said today.
The measure extends controls for
eight months past the present ex-
piration date of June 80 and also
provides for 'permissive increases
iof Is per cent if landlord and tenant
agree on a lease to be effective
through December 81.
Mr.. Ross said he did not know
whether the President would send
message to Congress on this
measure. He said Mr.. Truman will
act on the pending wool legislation
| for increased tariffs and extended
lprice support tomorrow or Friday.
| Mr.. Truman will send a message
to Congress on this measure whether
lit Is signed or vetoed.
Evening star., 1947-06-25
By Robert K. Walsh

Representative Buckley, DEM
ocrat, of New York appeared at
the May-Garsson war bribe trial
| in District Court this afternoon
and angrily accused Justice De-
partment attorneys of having
deliberately created an impress
sion" that he was missing wit
ness.
Special Government Prosecutor
William A. Paisley, equally angry
retorted that he had made every
reasonable effort since last Friday to
find Mr.. Buckley for questioning at
the trial of former Representative
Andrew j. May and Henry and Muir
ray Carson on charges of con-
spiracy to defraud the United
| States.
The exchange between the witness
and Mr.. Paisley became 50 heated
| that Justice Henry A. Schwein-
] haut declared he wanted to near no
Evening star., 1947-06-25
BY the Associosed Press

ROME, June 25.-Provisional
President Enrico de Nicola sent
his resignation to the Constit-
uent Assembly today.
The resignation came after ap-
proximately 100000 members of
the nist-dominated General
Confederation of Labor held ma
tion-wide half-hour strike at mid
morning in protest against a series
of attacks on Sicilian Communist
headquarters Sunday.
Mr.. de Nicolas message, read to
hushed assembly by Speaker Um-
berto Terracini, said his health pre-
vented him from exercising my
functions any longer"
Mr.. de Nicola is SO.
"I apologize for not having been
able to fulfill my duties as I should
have desired" his message said, -.
The Assembly gave Mr.. de Nicola
a standing cheer and adjourned
until tomorrow.
The possibility remained that the
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Austria Promises u. ).
Relief Supplies Won |
Be Diverted 10 Russia
Guarantees Thot People
Will Be Told Whence
$50 Million Aid Comes
By the Assoeioted Press

Austria formally agreed today
that, under pain of losing all
help, no American relief supplies
will be diverted to Russian or any
other occupation troops.
This stipulation, plus a guaran-
tee that the Austrian people will
be clearly told whence the aid came
was written into the first of a
series of agreements under which
the United States will spend $780,
10000 to furnish food and other
relief supplies to China and half
dozen European countries.
The agreement, signed To-Day in
Vienna and made public here and
in the Austrian capital. also con-
tains pledge that full publicity
will be permitted on the use of the
supplies.
Ships to Sail Soon.
State Department officials said
two or three ships loaded with food,
clothing, medical supplies and other
basic essentials of life" will sail
from American ports before the
end of June. One already is being
loaded.
Under the agreement Austria
promises to produce as much as
possible Of the relief items 1t needs
in order to reduce to the greatest
extent possible its requirements
from the United States.
The supplies it does receive are to
be marked, stamped, branded or
labeled in CONSPICUOUS place in
such q manner as to indicate to the
ultimate consumer that such sup
plies or articles have been furnished
by the United States for relief as
sistance.'
When proper labelling is not pos
sible, then the Austrian government
agrees to take "all practicable steps
to inform the people that the as
sistance they receive is coming from
the United States.
In Line With Criticism.
4iC lCSVl ICtIOll dSdlllSG uSlIlS dliy
of the supplies to maintain occupa-
ton forces is in line with criticism
that has been voiced by American
officials both in and out of Con-
gress. The contention is that Soviet
troops live off the land as much as
possible. instead of relying on sup
plies from the Russian homeland.
One of the provisions for termi-
mating the relief to Austria states
that the flow may be stopped at
once if "an excessive amount" of
relief supplies are used for Austrian
armed forces" or if any such sup
plies are used to assist in the main
tenance of armed forces of any
occupying power"
In addition to Soviet troops there
are British, French and American
occupation forces in Austria.
The publicity provision is similar
to that in the recently announced
American agreement for aid to
Evening star., 1947-06-25
Barrett Likely 10 Pick
Truscott or Bryant
AS Detective Chief
Choice of 18th Precinct
Head Moy Bring Wide
Shift Among Coptoins

Inspector Robert J. Barrett
newly appointed police superin-
tendent, probably will name
either Capt. Floyd A. Truscott
or Capt. Robert S. Bryant as
chief of detectives, it was learned
today.
Appointment of Capt. Truscott
18th precinct commander. would
touch off series of promotions
and might result in a considerable
shakeup among precinct captains.
Inspector Barrett is expected to
announce some of the changes be-
fore 10 am. Tuesday, when he will
take the oath as superintendent in
| the Office of Commissioner John
Russell Young. Mr.. Barrett took
advantage of a day off to pay a
courtesy call on the Commissioners
this morning.
When they promoted Inspector
Barrett from detective chief to the
top executive post yesterday, the
Commissioners said he would have
a free hand in naming assistants.
However. it is a practice for police
chiefs to submit recommendations
to the Commissioners before an
nouncing them.
Truscott Has Strong Support.
Although Inspector Barrett is
believed to favor his assistant in
the Detective Bureau. Capt, Bryant,
for detective chief, Capt. Truscott S
strong backing in Congress and
among businessmen and civic lead
ers may be the determining factor.
1t is known in police circles that
Inspector Barrett and Capt. Trus-
colt made an agreement wherein
each stood to gain if the other was
appointed chief. In such a case,
Capt. Truscott figured to move up
to detective chief.
Asked yesterday about his choice
for detective chief, Inspector Barrett
admitted Capt. Truscott had pull
in the right places, but added that
Capt. Bryant was a good man.
Both Have Good Records.
Capt. Truscott's friends pointed
out his excellent record of crime
detection made him the logical
choice. Capt. Bryant is veteran
of the detective bureau, with a par
ticularly noteworthy record in COM
batting the narcotics traffic.
Should Capt. Truscott win the ap-
pointment, his successor as No. 13
commander would be 1t. Lorraine
Johnson of the traffic division-if
Inspector Barrett operated ''by the
book" 1t. Johnson, recently re-
turned from a traffic course at
Northwestern University, is No.
on the Civil Service promotion list.
However, the promotion procedure
permits the chief to name any one
of the top three men on the list.
Under this arrangement, Capt.
Bryant probably would remain in
his present job as assistant chief Of
detectives. Should he be chosen for
the leading detective post, however.
his assistant most likely would be
Lit. Robert V. Murray of the robbery
squad.
Numerous minor changes are ex-
ISee poi ICE PAGE Al
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Buckley AngriIy Takes Stand,
Denies He's Missing Witness
House Member Appears at Carson Tri
Explains He Was at New York Farm

more. He told Mr.. Buckley he was
satisfied that Mr.. Paisley and his
associates made every proper and
reasonable effort to find you"
Justice Schweinhaut added that
the failure of Mr.. Buckley to appear
until this afternoon seemed to have
resulted largely from misunder-
standing.
Jury Is Excused.
Mr.. Buckley walked into the court
room while the jury was hearing the
transcript of testimony taken yes
terday from Joseph F. Freeman in
Doctors Hospital. Justice Schwein-
haut suspended the reading and
asked Mr.. Buckley to take the wit
ness stand.
Before I take the OATH" Mr.,
Buckley said, I'D like to make
statement"
The jury was excused and Mr..
Buckley, his face red and his hands
shaking, explained that since leaving
Washington after voting last Friday
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De Nicola Resigns as President
OF Italy After 6 Million Strike
Communist Dominated Labor Confederation
Coils Nationwide WoIkout for Half Hour

Assembly might ask him to. serve
again. Other candidates mentioned
were the three old men of Italian
politics, all former Premiers: Ivanoe
Bonomi, Francesca Saverio Nitti
and Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, last
survivor of the Big -Four of World
War I.
Only railway workers and en-
ployes in the most essential public
services were exempted from the
confederation's call for a folded
arms" work stoppage.
AS whistles blew to announce the
start of the strike. buses and other
means of local transportation came
to halt in Rome. Passengers de-
scended and continued on their
way afoot, or waited patiently for
the end of the half hour.
Many shops in the capital ran
down their shutters.
It was the second time in less than
two months that the Confederation
of Labor had called for a general
(See ITALY, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1947-06-25
New Law Nay Be Of Little Use
In Battle With No. | Turqet

the authors of new law. that the
national emergency" provisions
may be of little use If the coal
miners walk out early in July. The
stoppage referred to is the one
threatened after the Government
relinquishes operation of the soft
coal mines June 80. and not the
current strike in protest against the
new law
Circumstances surrounding the
threatened July walkout are, ad-
mittedly. peculiar, The Govern
ment must give up operation of the
mines, because it's wartime author
ity to run them expires. The mine
owners and workers have been un-
able to agree on a contract to be-
come effective when the mines are
released. So, for whom will the min
ers be working after June 80?
Just how effective the Taft Hart
ley Act will be in heading of a
coal strike or other national emer-
gency" stoppages under less un-
usual conditions remains to be seen.
But labor relations experts have
grave doubts as. to its effectiveness
Mr. Lewis exposed the weaknesses
lSee NEWTON. Page A-4) n
Evening star., 1947-06-25
Marshall Aid Plan
Is No Blank Check,
Snyder Declares
BY the Associated Pres,

Secretary of Treasury Snyder
made plain today that he does
not view the Marshall plan for
European recovery as giving
foreign countries a blank check
on the United States for what
they need.
Mr.. Snyder told news con-
ference that Secretary of State
Marshall has not extended an
implied invitation to other
countries to tell this Nation
what they need Or want"
MY Interpretation is that he
is asking them to make a self
inventory and see what they
can do for themselves" Mr..
Snyder said.
Meanwhile, Gen. Marshall
said he does not plan to have
a representative attend the
talks of British, French and
Russian foreign ministers con-
ecrning his European recovery
program.
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would doom the proposal to failure
Such kind aid would actually
mean interference in the internal
affairs of European states-viola-
ton of their soyereignty-to which
no self-respecting European nation
would agree.
"At present" Pravda continued,
1T is repeatedly said there actually
does not exist any Marshall plan
that European countries themselves
SHOULD elaborate program for their
economic restoration and develop
ment and say in which way the
United States can aid them.
IF this is so. then certainly
serious responsibility lies before the
three foreign ministers In their con-
ference Friday in Paris"
Link to Truman Doctrine Seen.
Pravda said one of the big ques-
ton marks of the day was what
relationship the Marshall proposal
bears to the Truman doctrine.
There is no doubt" the paper
said, that the Marshall proposal is
influenced by the contemporary
state of American economy. 1t is
the almost universal opinion that
the postwar boom in the U. S. A. is
nearing its end and that the threat
Of an economic crisis is growing
daily.
THE Marshall proposal apparent
ly represents a program of solving
the American export problem, which
envisages a solution of the dollar
crisis in many European countries
Hence, the American business world
is trying to lessen the ripening eco
nomic crisis in the U. S. A. by liqui-
dating, or softening, the dollar crisis
in Europe"
Pravda declared that "some An
(See MARSHALL PLAN, Page A-6o
Evening star., 1947-06-25
100000 Miners
|d|e;;StrikeHits
Hard Coal Fields
Operators Assemble
Here; Will Sound Out
Lewis on New TuIks

The walkout of John L. Lewis
soft coal miners in protest
against the new Taft-Hartley
labor law "is rapidly becoming
worse" Federal coal officials re-
ported today as the two-day work
stoppage spread to the anthra-
cite fields.
First field reports indicated about
100000 miners were out today, an
overnight increase of $4,000. Addi-
tional thousands failed to report
for work in Pennsylvania and West
Virginia. biggest producing States.
Latest tabulations showed more than
half of the Nations miners out,
including $1,000 in Pennsylvania
and 41,00o in West Virginia.
Meanwhile, it was learned that
representatives of most of the soft
coal industry are in Washington to
sound out Mr.. Lewis on the pos
sibility of renewing contract talks.
Negotiators for Northern, West
ern and steel company-owned mines,
representing about Is per cent
of soft-coal production. assembled
quietly at the Shoreham Hotel
They discussed the effect of the
new labor law on the industry
There was a possibility that negoti-
ations with Mr.. Lewis would be re-
newed tonight or tomorrow.
Steel Already Feels Effect.
The effect of the walkout already
was being felt by the steel industry,
which, because of the high rate Of
production recently, is operating on
low stocks of coal.
The Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp.
said it has shut down the equiva
lent of Az blast furnaces in the
Pittsburgh district. It's Bessemer
department at Youngstown, Ohio,
also closed. cutting off a flow of
1,500 tons of steel daily.
The coal operators were not too
optimistic over the prospect of max
ing an early agreement with Mr..
Lewis. Earlier talks between the
Northern and Western operators
and mine workers broke down May
81 over Mr.. Lewis demands for
the equivalent of 35-cert-an hour
wage increase.
First reports that hard coal min
ers had joined the protest of fellow
members of the United Mine Work
ers came from the rich Eastern
PENNSYLVANIA anthracite district.
Half of the $500 miners at Lans-
ford, Pa, reported at the pits today,
but turned back at the gates and
walked home. There was no ex-
planation from union officials.
Vacation Starts Saturday.
The Government. which has no.
strike injunction still hanging over
the head of Mr.. Lewis and the
UNIV as a result of the strike late
last year, was studying the strike to
see if the miners stopped work OF
their own choice or at the sugges-
tion of union officials. just how
seriously Federal officials are con-
sidering court action, however, was
in doubt
Authority of the Interior Depart
ment to operate the soft coal mines
seized in May, 1916. expires June
30. The miners, are scheduled to
start Today vacation Friday
midnight. They receive 500 each
and can lay off from June 27 to
July 7 without being on strike.
In view of the fact that the va