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Evening star., 1947-12-03
Italian Reds Demand
That De Casper Give
Them Cabinet Places
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

ROME, Dec. 3.-The italian Com
munist Party roundly denounced
Premier Alcide de Gasperi today,
and declared that for him to keep
on barring Leftists from his cab
met was "provocation to disorder
and civil war"
In a lengthy communique, issued
after a two-day meeting, the Com
munists charged that it would be
an "act of open hostility" against
workers and intellectuals for the
Premier again ITO ignore the Left
lists in broadening his cabinet and
would mean a permanent division
of the nation" 1t called for ma
ton wide labor front" to fight Mr.
De Gasperi.
Implicit in the communique. which
called Mr.. De Gasperis middle Of
the road Christian Democrat Party
a dictatorship, seeking to enslave
Italy to the foreigner" was warm
ing that the Communists have no
intention of abandoning their three
Weeks-old war of nerves of the gov
ernment, marked by still continuing
strikes, demonstrations and polit-
teal violence.
The Communists dismissed con-
temptuously the reported efforts by
Mr.. De Gasperi to broaden his cabi-
net by bringing in members of the
moderate Left Republican Party
and members OF the anti-Com-
munist wing of the Social Party.
The Communists want some of
their members and members of the
ro-Communist wing of the So
cialist Party included in the cabinet,
from which Leftists were excluded
last May.
Communists send fraternal and
fervent appeal to all sincere Demo-
Gratis, faithful to the traditions OF
the struggle for liberation Cfrom
Fascism and the Nazis), to unite to
oppose the attempt to establish in
Italy, through dictatorship of the
Christian Democratic Party, a re-
gime of arrogance, corruption, So
cial conservatism, police violence
and enslavement to the foreigner" :"
the communique said.
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ton violations specifically hamper
performance of the job.
Closer Cooperation Urged.
At the opening session of the
conference yesterday. three top Fed
eral officials urged closer man.
agement-employe cooperation for
greater operating efficiency in the
Government.
Wilfred J. Mcneil, special assist
ant to Secretary of Defense For
restal, and Henry F. Hubbard, ex-
ecutive vice chairman of the Fed
eral Personnel Council, said they
felt basic principles of the efficiency
rating are sound.
Mr.. Mcneil, however, stressed that
personnel must be evaluated as
individuals point also stressed
in the sweeping rating changes an
nounced today.
Civil Service Commissioner
Arthur Flemming said that while
strides have been made in getting
management to accept the evalua-
ton system, the program must be
made to work more effectively.
Evening star., 1947-12-03
compare with that In private indus

compare with that In private indus
try.
Mr.. Dawson said the efficiency
rating system should be viewed as
IAN annual inventory" to assess
value of public servants, who receive
from $4,000, 100000 to $4,000, ,00o, 900
every year from the tax payers.
Answers Questions.
In a question-and-answer session
which closed the conference, Mr..
Overholt urged agency heads to
make mandatory the Civil Service
Commissions new directive that
employers must warn workers 80
days before giving them ratings Of
flair" or unsatisfactory"
He also warned supervisors that
they must be able to prove they
have given such warnings. He sug-
gested that a note might be made
of the warning interviews and that
the note be initiated by the worker.
The new warning provision will not
apply to rating cases appealed by
workers and presently before the
commisisons Board of Review.
| A number of questions asked for
Mr.. Overholt's opinion on proposals
that efficiency ratings be based on
relative curve in comparison with
work of others in similar jobs. The
official said such system was In
effect from 1924 to 1885, but that
it had been changed to rate ac-
complishment on the basis Of in.
dividual job demands.
Mr.. Overholt said that Gin com.
petition between two workers fol
job, both having satisfactory rat
ings, preference will be given tt
a career employe even though his
competing temporary employe holds
the job at the time"
He also said that the new six.
month probationary period may bt
extended if it is found to be toe
short, and that penalties for bac
conduct should not be reflected ir
efficiency ratings unless the regula'
Evening star., 1947-12-03
Efficiency
Continued From First Page.)

pected to adopt plans based on an
niversaries of job changes-that Is,
six months after each job change
and annually thereafter. An en-
ploye who changed to new job
January would be rated on July /,
and annually thereafter on July l.
Mr.. Overholt said this was IAN
experimental STEP"
"We do not know whether better
ratings are secured by rating all en-
ployes individually, one at time,
throughout the year." he said. 1--WE
ought to be able to learn by expert
ence which plan is better"
5. Employees will be warned of
shortcomings before rating time to
give them a chance to render salts
factory service before they are given
unsatisfactory" or fair" ratings.
No unsatisfactory" or fair" rating
is to be given, unless the employe
has had the benefit of a warning
not less than three months nor
more than six months in advance Of
the rating, Mr.. Overholt said.
Benefits Both Sides.
"As a practical proposition, an
employe must have a real oppor-
tunity to perform satisfactorily be-
fore he can be expected to render
satisfactory service, Mr.. Overholt
added. HE is entitled to know
where his performance is weak and
have an opportunity to correct it,
before he is penalized by a rating
that deprives him of this oppor-
tunity.
Prom management viewpoint,
it is more important to have salts
factory performance than it is to
rate performance less than salts
factory. This principle of warning
Is therefore beneficial to manage
ment as well as to employees"
Mr.. Overholt expressed the belief
efficiency in Government will in
crease as a result of the changes,
which will provide better safeguards
for Government workers.
It is largely on the basis of efici-
ency ratings that promotions and
even job-retention chances OF Fed
eral employees are determined.
Dawson Urges Changes.
Donald S. Dawson, administrative
assistant to the President, urged the
management officials to increase the
prestige of Government careers
through efficiency to Offset serious
disfavor'' with which the public
views careers in the Federal service.
Numerous polls dealing with pub
lie service from the beginning have
indicated the disfavor with which
people look on Government SERVICE"
he declared. TT exists now to a
serious extent" The polls further
indicate, he said, that the public does
not think Government efficiency can
Evening star., 1947-12-03

not deter us from rendering neces-
sary aid. On the other hand, we
must not fall into the Soviet trap
of bleeding ourselves white econom-
ically through extended, expensive
and ineffective aid plans. Weshould
plan our aid to other countries so
as to remain strong at home while
strengthening free nations for all
eventualities. The interim aid pro-
posed by our committee is consistent
with this policy"
The committee placed the blame
for the present European economic
situation largely on RuSSia'S re-
fusal to permit Eastern Europe to
resume it's natural place in the
economy of Europe and the world.
Russia has severed Eastern from
Western Europe" it said, land de-
clared by numerous pronouncements
of the Soviet leadership, by Molotov,
Vishinsky and zhadanov, notably,
that they would oppose by every
means at their command the eco
nomic recovery Of Europe through
American assistance and mutual
self-help.
Aid to China Called Urgent.
"The strategy of Communist con-
quest, added to the needs of Soviet
planning for a great war machine,
demanded that Eastern Europe
serve Russia, not its own needs or
those of the rest of the world"
The committee said aid for China,
which was not requested by the
administration in the emergency
program and was not included in
the Senate passed bill, Is "a mat
ter of great urgency"
It is convinced, 1t said, that
China is rapidly approaching the
time when aid would be too late"
Although Democrats, with some
Republican backing, would like to
restore the full s5s7 10000 allowed
by the Senate for Western Europe,
they probably will be fortunate If
they head off any further reduc-
tions.
While the total as approved by
the House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee is only $1,000, 900 under the Sem
ate bill, the reduction In food and
fuel for France, Italy and. Austria
Is much greater. What the House
committee did was to cut European
aid down to 10000, 900 and add
$50, 100000 for China, which was
not included in the Senate measure.
Evening star., 1947-12-03
France
Continued From First Pageo

underground, in which Tillon was
head of a resistance organization.
You need blood to cover your
illegalities," Tillon shouted at Mr..
Schuman. "If there was any crime
it is you who are the murderer.
Tribute Paid to Victims.
After Assembly President Edou-
ard Herriot had brought order out
of the tumult, the Deputies paused
to pay tribute to the victims Of the
Arras wreck.
The three other articles of the
Schuman bill are to be debated and
acted on separately, after which
there will be a vote on the bill as
a whole.
The third article doubles the
penalties for cases in which ma
chimes actually are damaged; the
fourth provides punishments for
those who directly provoke" sabo-
tage or the use of violence or fraud
in strikes by speeches, cries,
threats, writings, printed matter,
songs, posters or tracts; the fifth
specifies the powers are to be ef-
fective for three months only.
Article 4 already has been at
tackled as a violation of freedom OF
the press and part Of it has been
softened by elimination OF proVl-
sions making it punishable Of
fense to praise or approve strikes
or use violence or fraud in strikes.
Communists Seen Losing.
There were some indications that
the three-week- -old wave of strikes
was beginning to recede and one
highly placed neutral official went
so far yesterday as to say he be-
lieved the Communists were losing
their first big offensive in the cold
war" in France. y, T..
Labor Ministry sources estimated
the number of strikers at under
1000, 900 for the first time in more
than a week. Estimates of the num-
ber affected by the strikes at the
peak ranged from 100000 to 4,000,-
UuU, u1lt IllSllCSt 1lSulC Having 0SSAA
suggested by the Communists. II
! Even SO, and before the reported
train wreck at Arras, incidents Of
sabotage and of potential bloody
violence appeared on the increase.
Automobile workers on strike in
Paris used a tractor to butt their
way into motor plant in an effort
to eject police. They failed.
Fighting at Bethune.
There was fighting in the coal
pits at Bethune, at the railroad sta
tion in Rive de Gier and at the
Lorraine Basin steel mills, where
strikers went back to work. There
have been repeated incidents of
sabotage on the rail lines, with cars
upset and derailed, but no deaths
officially reported before this morn
ing.
In Marseille, where the strike
wave began, police used tear gas on
persons who attacked the police
station. At Lyon police drove strik-
ers from four telephone exchanges.
At Toulouse streetcars were halted
by police, who prevented other
crowds from taking the railroad
station.
A general strike was called in the
big port of Toulon for today.
Evening star., 1947-12-03
William H. Doyle, Sc, Dies;
WAS Legion King Maker
BY the Associoted Press

CHELSEA, Mass. Dec. S.-Wil-
liam H. Doyle, 56, of Maiden, chair
man of the American Legion's Ma
tional Legislative Committee, died
last night at John A. Adams Hos
pital after an illness of several
months.
He was known by friends as one
of the Legion's king makers" be-
cause of his campaigning in ma
tional Legion elections.
Mr.. Boyle was a past Massachu-
sets department commander and a
former member of the Massachu-
sets legislature, serving two terms
as Democratic representative from
1880 to 1884.
One of his brothers is Charles r..
Evening star., 1947-12-03
Economic
(Continued From First Page.)

various industries involved, such as
steel, electrical appliance manufac-
turing and automobiles. He ex-
pressed the hope that higher wages
could be won without strikes.
Most of the CIO big industry con-
tracts will be reopened in Febru-
ary, March and April. Some OF
the CIO unions already have won
their third wage increase since the
end Of the war. These include the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers,
workers in the meat packing in
Evening star., 1947-12-03

win, Republican, Of Connecticut.
who often disagrees with his party
colleague on economic matters, COM
mented:
This may be another step up the
spiral staircase of imitation. 1t
dramatizes the urgent need for ef-
fective anti-inflation measures by
the administration and Congress.
Chairman Wolcott of the House
Banking Committee told reporters
he thinks some overall policy" deal
ing with the cost of living will begin
to crystalize in Congress within
three or four days. He refused to
elaborate.
Doubts Bills viii Be Ready.
But Senator Taft, without referring
to the administrator measures, said
he does not believe any such legisla-
ton will be ready for Senate con-
sideration next week.
The Ohioan added, however, that
he expects Congress to act event.
ually to extend rent controls, which
otherwise would expire February 20.
But he put no timetable on that
action.
Chairman Tobey said there was
an outside chance" that the Bank
ing Committee might act today on
a proposal to restore curbs on in
stanment buying. The committee
scheduled a hearing on activities
of the Commodity Credit Corp, the
Governments agency in charge OF
farm product purchases.
The Senate-H House Economic Com
mittee headed by Senator Taft con-
tinues hearing opponents of pro-
posals for Government regulation of
grain trading. Senator Taft has in
dicated that, while some regulation
may be recommended, he does not
believe this phase of the President s
10-point program affects prices ma
terially.
Evening star., 1947-12-03
Bio Four
Continued From First Page.>

integration of Germany into the
economy of Europe is essential to
European recovery. The future eco
nonic organization Of Europe is to
be discussed here.
Two Points Are Cited.
Some members of the American
delegation expressed the opinion
that at this stage of the London
conference-WhichA has been marked
by long and sometimes sharp debate
has demonstrated only two things:
% The inability of Russia and
the Western powers to discover any
basis for compromise on the fu-
ture of Germany at this time.
(2) The determination of Soviet
Foreign Minister Molotov to use the
meeting as forum for political ap-
peals to the German people.
The Americans privately admit
that Mr.. Molotov has been very sue
cessful in this, with his insistence
that the Soviet Union alone is striv-
ing to obtain an early peace and
build a democratic Germany.
Talks on Reich Nearly Over.
Mr.. Molotov, Gen. Marshall, Brit
ish Foreign Secretary Beyin and
French Deputy Foreign Minister
Maurice Couve de Murville virtually
completed their discussion Of the
German peace treaty problems last
night.
British informants predicted they
would wind up this phase today
and probably then take up the pro-
posed treaty for Austrian independ-
ence, on which deadlock also
exists.
Today's meeting was scheduled
for 3 p.m-30 minutes earlier than
usual-and was to adjourn by $50
pm. in order that the four min
isters might have o'clock tea at
Buckingham Palace with King
George VI.
The Big -Four yesterday formally
confirmed an earlier tentative
agreement that Pakistan should
have a hand in the German treaty.
making. 1t also was agreed that
If and when there is a peace con-
ference all its decisions reached by
a two-thirds majority should re-
ceive special consideration in final
drafting of the treaty.
But these agreements represented
no concessions of Importance on
either side.
Dispute on Participants.
One lengthy argument reVolved
around the issue of how many ma
tions should take part in the treaty.
making. Mr.. Molotov wanted to
restrict it in the committee stage
to the Big -Four, with other Allied
states to be invited as problems arise
of direct interest to them.
Gen. Marshall contended that all
the nations which actually fought
Germany had a right to take part,
and he cited Canada as an example.
Mr.. Bevin and Mr. Couve de Muir
vile agreed in general with his
stand
Gen. Marshall also argued that
the Allied Information Agency,
which the Big Four had agreed on
at Moscow to keep the various gov
ernmentS informed on treaty making
progress, should include all the states
which were at war with Germany.
Mr.. Molotov, however, argued that
this would mean an unwieldy Or
ganizatlon of So countries. He also
accused some of those countries
actually naming Turkey as one-of
declaring war late and of helping
Germany before that.
Gen. Marshall replied sharply
that at the time when the Soviet
Union was fighting Germany on its
own soil the United States was
fighting far from home and was
able to meet Russian demands for
help only because of the co-opera-
ton of many small nations.
Wild elephant herds are chasing
farmers to shelter in South Africa.
Evening star., 1947-12-03
ADVERTISEMENT.

Wild elephant herds are chasing
farmers to shelter in South Africa.
Evening star., 1947-12-03

integration of Germany into the
economy of Europe is essential to
European recovery. The future eco
nomic organization Of Europe is to
be discussed here.
Evening star., 1947-12-03

OUSTED-Raoul Calas, Com
munist deputy, shown as he
left the French National As
sembly in Paris yesterday
after his custer from the
chamber by mobile guards. He
had occupied the speakers
rostrum for more than 10
hours in defiance of a vote of
censure decreeing his expul-
sion. Calas denied that he
was "inciting the army to re-
volt" but simply called on
soldiers not to fire on the peo-
ple."- Wirephoto by radio
from Paris
Evening star., 1947-12-03
Curper's Condition Improved

The condition of G. Wallace Car.
per, chairman of the Fairfax Coun.
ty Board Of Supervisors, was re.
ported improved today at Arlington
Hospital, which he entered Monday
because of a heart ailment.
Evening star., 1947-12-03
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Doyle, managing editor of the Bos.
ton Post.
He also is survived by his widow
Elizabeth Doyle; and two daughters
Mrs. Albert j. Kenney and Phyllii
Doyle, Maiden school teacher.
Evening star., 1947-11-10

cleanup operations against the JAP
anese."
The final lend-lease settlement
with the Netherlands was signed
last May %. Under it the Neither
lands government is to pay $67,-
SOC, 900.
The United States asks no pay
ment for lend-lease to the Neither
lands armed forces before VJ-Day
and for supplies to civilians con-
sumed before VJ-Day amounting
to $118,0OO,000 or for approximately
$190 100000 worth of civilian sup
plies furnished as military relief in
the Netherlands and the Neither
lands Indies. The Netherlands
valued at approximately $4,000, 900
it's reverse lend-lease before VJ-Day.
The agreement does not affect the
obligation of the Netherlands gov
ernment to return 56,737,341 ounces
of lend-lease silver bullion valued
at s4O,OOO,OO0.
The settlement with the Union
of South Africa on March 81 covered
approximately $169,000,000 of lend
lease supplies shipped directly from
the United States to South Africa.
In addition South African troops re-
ceived supplies valued at slightly
more than 100000. South Africa
has paid the full settlement of
100000
The South African settlement ex-
ceeds the cash payment made by
any of the lend-lease governments
with which final settlements have
been negotiated" the report said.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
| Journalism Fraternity
Meets Here Tomorrow

More than 300 members of Sigma
Delta Chi, national Journalistic
fraternity, will gather here tomorrow
for four-day national convention,
the first held by the group in
Washington. Convention head
quarters will be in the Hotel Statler.
Congressional and military lead
ers will be guests at a reception and
smoker tomorrow night in the Ma
tional Press Club.
Chairman David Lilienthal of the
Atomic Energy Commission will be
the luncheon speaker Wednesday.
A panel discussion of the question,
"How Can Professional Standards
and Ethics Be Maintained in Jour-
nalism?" will be held Thursday aft
ernoon.
Donald D. Hoover, associate edi-
tor of the Indianapolis Times, will
be moderator and the panel men,
bers will comprise DR.. Paul F. Doug
lass, president of American Uni
versity; Palmer Hoyt, editor and
publisher of the Denver Post; Tom
Wallace, editor of the Louisville
Times, and Edwin v. O'Neel, editor
of the Hagerstown GndD Expo
nent and a former president of the
fraternity.
A buffet supper and entertain
ment program will be held Thursday
night in the Press Club.
The final event of the convention
will be a banquet at the Statler
Friday night at which Secretary OF
Defense Forrestal will speak.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
Transfers Of 50 Billion
Shown in Lend-Lease
Report on Settlements
By the Associated Press

President Truman sent to Con-
gress today a Oath report on lend
lease operations, covering final set
Elements with The Netherlands and
the Union of South Africa.
The report says that all transfers
of goods and services to all nations
under the Lend-Lease Act, through
last March 81, came to $50,377, ,618,-
1914.
Since vi day, aid has aggregated
50 ,2O4, 1921 ,2333 "a. representing almost
exclusively sales of material under
contract prior to September 2, 1945,
and field transfers to China "for
Evening star., 1947-11-10
Montgomery Man Fined
For Ignoring Jury Coll

Failure to answer the roll call of
the Montgomery County Circuit
Court jury panel today cost a pro-
spective juror $40 fine.
The fine was imposed by Judge
Charles w. Woodward on Ralph P.
Ripley, who lives near Rockville.
Judge Woodward said Mr.. Ripley S
excuse that he forgot to report was
insufficient.
Evening star., 1947-01-12

about them, however, this fact re-
mains: In the words of the Strategic
Bombing Survey, decentralization,
dispersion, underground factories,
ETC., can at best be but Intellectual
palliatives" against full and sus-
tanned atomic attacks, and there
fore "to avoid destruction the surest
way is to avoid war" When the
survey made this statement, 1t had
in mind only A-bombs of the Naga-
saki type, but science-if it has not
done so already-will almost GER
tain.y develop bombs many times
more appalling.
There can be no safety. in short,
for any nation unless all nations
subject the atom to genuine control.
America would do well to take the
palliating measures now, but let no
one suppose that they can be a cure.
Unless we have a peace in which
nuclear energy is effectively policed,
our own country, not less than the
others, must live in future full OF
fear, with the whole world moving,
like lemming, toward suicide.