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Evening star., 1947-03-13
Union Official Defends
Democratic Right 10
Elect Communists
Nixon Tells House Group
He Believes in Equality;
Opposes Labor Curbs
By james Y. Newton

Russ Nixon, Washington rep
resentative of the CIO United
Electrical Workers, told the
House Labor Committee today he
would support a Communist as
president OF the union if the man
were elected "democratically and
by a majority of the member
ship"
The committee, investigating re-
ports of Communist influence in Ia
Dor unions, wrangled repeatedly with
Mr.. Nixon, representative of one Of
the CIO left-wing groups. Mr..
Nixon defended his union as the
most democratic labor organization
m the country" as he opposed re-
strictive labor union legislation now
before Congress.
The witness was asked by Repre-
sentative Mcconnell, Republican OF
Pennsylvania if he would 'go along
| if a Communist were elected presi-
dent of the UEW.
Il would go along with any one
who was elected president of our or
ganization," Mr.. Nixon answered. 81
believe in the democracy of our
union"
All Members Equal in Status
Mr.. Nixon testified that all men,
oers of his union had equal status
regardless of color, religion, sex
or political belief. He said that
since it was a democratic union
it would be impossible for him
to get control whether he was a
Communist or of any other be-
lief"
Mr.. Nixon explained his union
differentiates between a mans "be
lifes and acts" He said there was
provision in the union constitu-
tion that if any member is found
guilty of acts against the union or
the country he will be expelled.
I'VE will not tolerate acts against
our country" he said.
Mr.. Nixon repeatedly stated that
communism had never been a Sc
rious issue within the Electrical
/ workers Union.
Cites Poll on COP Popularity.
Representative Owens, Republican,
of Illinois asked Mr.. Nixon If he
had not read recent public opinion
polls to the effect that the country
favored changes on labor laws.
"The only poll i've seen recently -
Mr.. Nixon said, was one which
stated there had been a drop in the
popularity of the Republican Party"
Mr.. Owens. asked the witness for
suggestions as to how he would
handle strikes which paralyze the
Nations economy" and mentioned
stoppages in coal, shipping and rail-
road transportation.
The Representative said it could
happen that the Nation would be in
See COMMUNISTS Page A-4)
Evening star., 1947-03-13

KEY WEST, Fla, Mar. 49,
Cheered by the initial reaction
to his appeal to Congress for aid
to Greece and Turkey to halt
Communist infiltration President
Truman took it easy at the SUBJ
marine base here today at the
start of his brief holiday.
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross
told reporters Mr.. Truman had re-
ceived about 80 messages here on
his speech yesterday and that "all
we're friendly"
CThe White House reported the
kilograms were mounting into the
hundreds by midmorning. Eben
Ayers, assistant press secretary,
described them as generally
favorable.D
The President broke with custom
this morning and skipped his usual
pre-breakfast walk. He stayed IN
Evening star., 1947-03-13

MIR. Lane said similar move al
ready has been made in Massa-
chusetts, where Gov. Maurice j. To.
bin took over an Army camp anc
turned 1t into a State college fol
veterans.
1.-The Federal Government, which
originally called upon these young
men and women to defer their
studies, can do no less" he added
Mr.. Lane said that even during
the war the Pentagon was called "a
white elephant" and that in peace
with the War Department being cut
down, the burden will assume fan
tastic proportions unless we find
some good use for it," Mr.. Lane
said he believed veterans who are
finding they cannot be admitted to
universities throughout the coun-
try for q year or two would be glad
to come here II the facilities were
available.
Evening star., 1947-03-13
By the Associoted Press

Senator Vandenberg, Repub-
lican, of Michigan called on
Congress today to support Presi-
dent Truman fully in combating
"Communistic aggression" but
first advocated public hearings
on methods of aiding Greece and
Turkey.
The chairman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee held
a news conference after a closed
meeting with Secretary of WaI
Patterson, Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal and Acting Secretary OF
State AcheSon.
Senator Vandenberg said he is in
sisting that every bit of informa-
ton" concerning the proposed ex-
tension of credits to the Mediter-
ranean nations be made available to
the public through open congress
sional hearings.
Methods Up to Congress.
"The President has courageously
faced the problem of Communist
aggression and I would expect Con-
gress to support him." Senator Van
denberg said, referring to Mr.
Truman's plea for S400,000000 and
indirect military help for Greece
and Turkey.
LAS to the methods and details
Of how this will be DONE" he con-
tinued, IT expect Congress to re-
serve its own right to pass its own
Judgment"
For that reason, Senator Vanden-
berg said, he wants "every ques-
ton" that might arise about Amer
lean Intervention into the troubled
Evening star., 1947-03-13
Telephone Workers
Start Texas WaIkout
BY the Assoeiofed Press

DALLAS, Tex, Mar. 13.-Texas
telephone workers left their jobs
by the hundreds today as work
stoppage which grew out OF local
dispute over a night supervisor
at Odessa threatened to spread
throughout the State.
About 1000 were off at Fort
Worth. Service at Corsicana was
stopped except for emergency calls.
Operators left an emergency crew
and moved across the street to a
hotel room where they opened a
continuous meeting"
Dallas, Houston and Austin tele~
phone workers last night voted to
join the movement at ! pm.
Conferences to settle the dispute
continued in st. Louis.
Meanwhile, union workers at
Odessa denied that the distribution
of Christmas candy by Mrs. Eliza
beth Allen, the night supervisor in
volyed, was grievance IN the dis
pute.
Mrs. Allen gave a detailed denial
In an interview of union complaints
against her. They accused her OF
not having proper knowledge Of her
duties, of abusive conduct and Of
using physical force on operators.
The Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Co. announced here that
emergency calls to the strike area
will be put through.
Evening star., 1947-03-13
Russia Is Silent as British Hail
NewAmericun Stand on Balkans
Greek and Turkish
Official Circles
Also Praise Policy
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Mar. 13.-Britain
today officially welcomed Presi-
dent Truman's declaration on
Greece and Turkey, and the
Presidents recommendations to
Congress we're received in Greek
and Turkish official circles here
with expressions ranging from
profound satisfaction" to "ex-
treme JOY" Russia remained
silent.
A British Foreign Office spokes-
man told a crowded news confer
ence:
"The British government well
comes Mr.. Truman's statement to
Congress. The views he expressed
on the question of governments be-
ing imposed on sovereign state in
Europe are very much. in accord
with our own views. And, on a num-
ber of occasions, we have conveyed
those beliefs to certain governments
whose elections have not been car
(See REACTION, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1947-03-13

Mediterranean scene to be answered
fully at hearings.
Congress must act, Senator Van
denberg said, because the Unlteo
Nations is not prepared at this
time to consider such a situation
as has arisen.
Stressing that no United Nations
military force has been formed
which could undertake the preser'
vation of peace, Senator Vanden'
berg ascribed this largely to failure
of the United States and Russia te
agree. He said:
"The difficulty has been to fine
common ground with Soviet repre-
sentatives in this matter -
Personally, Senator Vaandenburs
said he thinks that 'all possible en-
phasis" should be placed now on ar
attempt to get an early agreement
so such a force could be set up.
Today's discussion with the War
Navy and State Department OIL
cials, Senator Vandenberg said, was
in general terms since no detailed
(See GREECE, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1947-03-13
Marshall Urges
Big4Unity on
|Denazification
One Law for a Zones
Of Reich Envisoged,
Moscow Rudio Says
BY the As.ociofed Press

LONDON, Mar. 13.-Secretary
of State Marshall proposed four
power unification of German
denazification procedure at the
Foreign Ministers Council ses-
sion today, according to the
Moscow radio.
Gen. Marshall's draft resolution
envisaged charging the Allied Con-
troll Council with the publication of a
unified law for denaziflcation of the
whole of Germany" the broadcast
said.
It added that the American Sec
retary "deplored the mistrust which
exists among the occupying powers
as regards the efficacy of the efforts
for denazification made by another
power"
"But this" It said, "did not pre-
vent Mr.. Marshall from Immediately
afterward reproducing the unsub-
stantiated rumor that active Nazis in
the Soviet zone are acquitted if they
become members Of the Socialist
Unity (Communist) party of Ger
many"
Statistics Presented.
According to his statement, from
the very beginning of the occupation
of Germany, denazification Of Ger
many was the main aim of the
U. S. A. Government" the broadcast
said.
Gen. Marshall, 1t said, presented
some figures regarding the number
of Hitlerites who had been put on
trial or were being held pending
trial.
According to his statement some
12,000, 600 persons in the American
zone have been registered as per-
sons whose records are to be investi-
gated. Having presented these
striking figures, however, Mr.. Mar
shall did not say anything about
the fact that in the American zone
in Germany very prominent
Hitlerites are still at large"
Continuing to intersperse its re-
port on Gen. Marshall's remarks
with statements Of Soviet views on
Germany, the hroadcaster said Of
Gen. Marshall:
'sNor did he touch on the question,
which has recently been repeatedly
raised in the press, as to how it
could have happened that generals
of SIS troops are still free in the
American zone of Germany-those
generals who were IMPLICATED in the
recently exposed Nazi conspiracy"
Evening star., 1947-03-13
President Rests in Florida Sun;
Will Return Sunday or Monday
BY Joseph A. Fox
Sfor Stoff Correspondent

bed until 8 o'clock-which is prac-
tically midday for him-then had
breakfast, and planned nothing more
than sunbathing and a swim.
Last. night, the President stayed
up long enough to hear the late
news broadcast, then retired.
Arriving aboard the Sacred Cow
at $50 o'clock last night, after q
flight of hours and so minutes
from Washington, the President
looked little tired from stren-
uous two weeks. He was driven
Immediately to the quarters OF
Capt. w. A. Saunders, submarine
base commander, which once more
will serve as the temporary White
House as it did in November. when
he was last here.
Sunshine and rest will be his diet
until Sunday or Monday, with
swimming. and perhaps another try
(See TRUMAN, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1947-03-13
House Group Rejects
SendingofLend-Lease
Equipment to Soviet
By the Associated Press

or me NSSoctoIeo rfess
Chairman Taber said today
the House Appropriations Com
mittee has rejected a State
Department request for author
ity to send 25,O00,000 worth of
oil refining equipment to
Russia.
The Senate Appropriations
Committee turned down the
request earlier.
"We can't do such a thing;
that's appeasement," Mr.. Taber
told reporters.
The chairman said the
equipment, mostly pipelines
was obtained for shipment to
Russia under lend-lease agree
ment but had not been trans
ported prior to last December
81.
A provision in a 1946 lend
lease appropriation prohibited
use of any administrative FUNDS
for shipments after that date.
Evening star., 1947-03-13
Big -Four Atmosphere
Improved al Moscow
After Blunt Talk
Hope Stirred That Soviet
Will Not Force Germany
Down Economically
O.. A...LeI1 Aauae L.
By NewboId Noyes, Jr.
Stor Sfaff Correspondent

MOSCOW, Mar. 13.-The at
mosphere of the Foreign Min
listers Conference was improved
somewhat today because of a
new hope that Russia may not
insist, after all, on pushing Ger
many's economic head under
water.
Yesterdays Council session was q
good one. There was a lot of blunt
talk; there were several agreements.
British Foreign Secretary Bevin,
who talked very bluntly indeed,
walked off arm-in-arrn with Rus
sia's Foreign Minister Molotov when
the ministers adjourned after three
hours and quarter.
Marshall Remains Silent.
French Foreign Minister Georges
Bidault presided and Secretary OF
State Marshall remained silent most
of the time. The ministers con-
tinued to wrangle about who was
failing to demilitarize Germany and
why. But they agreed:
%. To tell each other how many
German prisoners of war each is
controlling.
(2). That the Russians should an
nounce as soon as possible when
they have finished destroying Ger
man warships in their possession.
(3). That Britain should an
nounce as soon as possible when she
will disband German auxiliary troop
formations still being maintained in
her zone of occupation in Germany
"a. That the ministers should
finish studying the report of the
Allied Control Council for Germany
before referring any of the ground
covered hack to their deputies.
All these things contribute tc
tentative optimism that can be felt
here this morning. An important
cause for hope, however, is this
apparent sudden easing of Russia's
attitude on the economic future OF
her PROSTATE enemy.
Economic Talk Dull.
Talk about such things as 'the
level of German industry" is dull
But western delegates know that Its
meaning is equally important to the
American and British taxpayer, Rus
sian and French consumer, and the
ordinary man everywhere in Europe
while we must endeavor te
eliminate all risk that Germany
shall retain any war potential, we
must also take very great care to
insure that she has an adequate
peace potential" said Mr.. Bevin.
"If the standard of living in Ger
many is reduced to too low a level
if she becomes an economic cesspool
in the middle of Europe--we shall
SOW the seeds of war just as surely
Evening star., 1947-03-13
U. 5. Ship in Flames
After Genoa Blast
BY the Assoeioted Press

GENOA, Mar. 13,-Two heavy
explosions aboard the American
motorship Edmund Tanning at hel
dock here today were reported te
have killed one man and injured
10 of her crew of so and left hel
in flames.
The prov of the vessel was badly
damaged. There was no immediate
explanation of the blasts.
Gloyd's Register of Shipping
lists the Edmund Tanning as a
&7176-ton vessel, built in 1943
and registered out of Los An
geles.)
The dead man was identified of.
fcially as Mike Monical, a native
of Hoboken, N. j. Among the in.
jured was one American, Melvil
Bringfield, %, whose spine was in.
jured.
NEW YORK, Mar. 13 CP.-Al
but one of the 46 crew members
aboard the 6,597-ton freighter, Ex-
anthia, which struck mine yester.
day off the italian coast. are be.
lieved to be safe, the American Ex-
port Lines, owners of the vessel
said today.
John F. Gehan. vice president OF
the company, said he had received
a message that 42 crew members
had been landed at Porto Ferralo
on the Island of Elba.
Evening star., 1947-03-13
Neither of Two Big
Soviet Newspapers
Publishes Speech
By Eddy Gilmore
Asseeiated Press Foreign Correspondent,

ASsoeiOIeC FfeSS Fofei9h @ofIesPOHueU
MOSCOW, Mar. 13.-Neither
Pravda nor Izvestia, the Soviet
Unions two principal newspa-
pers, today published President
Truman's speech nor any ex-
cerpts from it.
The papers did carry, however,
two Tass stories from Washington
concerning proposed loans and credit
to Greece and Turkey. One story
concerned statements of Senator
Jenner, Republican. of Indiana on
the subject.
(Senator Jenner, commenting
in Washington last night on the
Presidents speech, said: Where
are we going next? Is it to be re-
curing? The President failed to
tell the whole story. This is an
entirely new departure In our
foreign policy.")
The second story concerned the at
titude of Senator johnson, Demo-
crat of Colorado on questions of aid
1Soa CTI MOPE pace A.5l
Evening star., 1947-03-13
Late News
Bulletin
GSI Decision Due Today

The arbitrator's decision was
to be issued this afternoon in
the Government Services, Inc,
wage dispute which led early
this year to an 8-day strike of
cafeteria employees. Fred c.
Croxton is the arbitrator, ap-
pointed by the Labor Secre-
tary. Union officials said de-
tails of the findings will be
disclosed to the employees at 8
pm. at a meeting in Shiloh
Baptist Church, Ninth and p
streets NV. Employees have
been working during the arbi-
tratiOn.
Evening star., 1947-03-13
Police Unable 10 Find
Clue in Fatal Shooting
OF Father Of Four
Won'tTeII CuIiber of Bullet
Which Killed Frank Kelly
Near Central High School

Police made little headway to-
day unraveling the strange cir
cumstances surrounding the
fatal shooting of Frank c. Kelly
Sc, an electrician with the Dis
trict Office of Army engineers.
Mr.. Kelly was found dying in
front of 1888 Eleventh street NV
shortly after 10 pm. Tuesday. Four
teen hours later an autopsy dis
closed bullet in his throat.
Pending the autopsy, the police
had listed the death as apparently
from natural causes" and found INC
suspicious circumstances"
Chief of Detectives Robert j. Bar
rett said q full search had beer
made Of the area, but no suspects
were found. He would not revea
the caliber Of the bullet removed
from the victim.
Returning From School Meeting.
Father of four children, Mr.. Kell.
was returning to his home at 400
New Hampshire avenue NV, from
a meeting at Central High Schoo
when the bullet felled him. TIL,
body was found on the sidewall
about two blocks north of the schoo
and half a block from Garfield Hos.
pital.
A few minutes before the fata,
shot, Police Pvts. Robert j. Wag.
ner and Theodore r. Stewart hae
driven up to the hospital to make
a routine emergency room check. AS
they were emerging at about 1918
pm, they heard a shot. Driving in
the direction of the report, they
found Mr.. Kelly.
According to the police report, the
policemen reached the scene at
about 1920 pm. Records at Gar
field Hospital revealed Mr.. Kelly
entered the emergency room there
at 10:45 pm. and officially was pro-
nounced dead five minutes later.
Injuries Were Examined.
Deputy Coroner Christopher J
Murphy was called in, as were 1t
jeremiah Flaherty, head of the
homicide squad, and Detective Sergt
Harold c. Huffman.
DR.. Murphy said today he was
told of the supposed gunshot hearc
by the policemen, and felt into 6
deep cash over the victims right
eye for a bullet hole, but founc
none.
His examination included thor.
ough investigation Of the head
which disclosed brush burns on the
right side of the face and that the
upper dental plate was shattered
DR.. Murphy added. He said he be.
lieved during the examination, anc
still thinks, that these disfguration.
were caused when Mr.. Kelly fell.
Holes Found in Clothes.
The examination did not involve
removal of the clothing, which ii
not customary in such cases, DR.
Murphy said. He ordered the body
sent to the morgue for an autopsy
the next day.
1t was just before the autops.
that Detective Huffman, assigned
to search the victims clothing
found what appeared to be a bulle
hole in the overcoat and and sui
coat.
During the autopsy it was re-
vealed the bullet entered the righ
shoulder and coursed upward
through the neck, stopping at th'
base of the tongue. Coroner A
Magruder Macdonald described th'
bullet as an "in-between" caliber
leading to the assumption it nigh
have been fired from weapon
Evening star., 1947-03-13
9 Feared Dead in Plane
Located in Colombia
By the Associated Press

BOGOTA, Colombia, Mar. ia
Viarco Airlines plane, missing since
Saturday with nine persons on
board, was sighted from the air
yesterday near Quetame, about half
way between -Vicencio and
Bogota, in a mountainous region.
Evening star., 1947-03-13
Six Ships Rush TO Aid
Broken Tanker in Pacific
By the Associoted Press

HONOLULU, Mar. 13.-Six ships
were converging today on the Mari
time Commission tanker Fort Dear
born, which reported in an SOS
message Wednesday that 1t had
broken in two approximately 800
miles northwest Of Honolulu.
Evening star., 1947-03-13

Robert w. Snyder's physician
and a clinical psychologist took
the stand for the defense today
as it sought to prove the A.
year-old defendant was mentally
deranged when he killed his fos-
ter father, Ross H. Snyder.
Despite extensive legal parrying
the case was expected to go to the
jury late today.
Young Snyder, who has admitted
killing Mr.. Snyder, his wife, Jane
Russell Snyder, and their adopted
daughter, Jane Ann, IL, is being triee
in Montgomery County Circuit Court
at Rockville in only the murder o1
his foster father.
The shotgun killings took place
In the Snyders' Darnestown, Md.
home last November %.
Defense witnesses today included
DR.. Joseph j. Greenlaw, Washing
ton child specialist, who said he had
attended the boy since he was 8
At that time, DR.. Greenlaw testi-
fed, Robert had been brought to
him with a history of walking in
his Sleep" He added the child was
given to nervous mannerisms and
gave evidence of pressure symp-
toms in his environment"
DR.. Greenlaw testified the de-
dant's nervous condition remained
substantially the same through the
years.
The defense also called DR.. Mar
garet j. Rioch, clinical psychologist
who said she had examined the boy
last January at the request OF
DR.. George H. Preston, head Of
the Maryland State Board of Men
tai Hygiene.
She said her findings indicated
Robert was suffering from "a latent
schizophrenia which might erupt
at any time, or might have erupteo
at any time"
DR.. Rioch identified herself as
an instructor at the Washington
School of Psychiatry. She said she
was on leave from the Montgomery
Mental Hygiene Clinic.
DR.. Rioch's report was read to the
jury only after repeated exchanges
between defense counsel and the
bench. Judge Charles w. Woodward
pointed out the report was one OF
the bases of an opinion given yester-
day by DR.. George H. Preston of the
State Board of Mental Hygiene. DR.
Preston testified young Snyder was
sane at the time of the shooting.
The State psychiatrist was in the
Montgomery County Circuit Court
room at Rockville again today anc
Judge Woodward recalled him tt
the stand. He asked DR.. Preston Il
the report about to be offered In
evidence was used by him in form
ing his opinion. DR.. Preston replied
lit had, but that he had referred
only to the first two pages, COM
prising an Interpretation, since he
could not understand the rest OF it
Had Never Used Such Tests.
"You mean, DR.. Preston, you have
been a practicing psychiatrist for
many years and you don't under
stand DR.. Rioch's report?" Judge
Woodward asked.
DR.. Preston admitted such was the
case, and added:
IT'S a technical report of psy-
Geological test which I've never
used"
Fhe test, in which the subject is
asked to give his impressions OF
what certain ink-blot patterns re-
semble, was given the defendant last
January 6 at DR.. Preston's request,
DR.. Rioch testified. In her report,
she said young Snyder's responses
indicated his personality had alb
normal aspects.
In summarizing her findings, she
reported the defendant had a split
personality which might, at times
Evening star., 1947-03-13
Vandenberg Asks Open Hearing
On Greek Loan> Wants All Data
On Methods to Be Made Public
Senator Appeals
To Congress for
Full Support
BULLETIN

The Senate Republican Pol
icy Committee today ordered
daily sessions of the Senate to
speed action by March 81 on
legislation authorizing aid to
Greece and Turkey as we'll as
other bills. The Senate has
been meeting only three days
q week.
Evening star., 1947-03-13
SNYDER Defense Rests;
Doctor Tells Of Youth S
Strain IN Environment
Psychiotrist's Findings.
Differ With Psychologist
On Split Personality
BULLETIN
BULLETIN

The Snyder defense rested
at 2:15 o'clock. The State Of
fered no rebuttal. A 10-minute
recess was called before the
start of closing arguments.
Evening star., 1947-03-13

(See TAXES, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1947-03-13

(See SNYDER, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1947-03-13

(See MOSCOW, Page A-59
Evening star., 1947-03-13

(See KELLY, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1947-03-13

(See MOVES, Page A-5.D
Evening star., 1947-03-13

(See REACTION, Page A-5.)