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Evening star., 1947-06-18
Drop in Traffic Death!
Hailed by Truman al
Safety Conference
Work of Reducing Toll
Well Started, but by No
Means Done, He Says
picture on Page BIZ

President Truman today open
ed his second highway safety
conference here by praising the
sharp and gratifying decline" In
traffic fatalities. but said further
reduction must be made in the
appalling" annual toll.
Noting in speech at the Interior
Department auditorium that at least
$500 lives were saved last year as
measured against "the black record"
of prewar 1941, when 10000 fatalities
occurred, Mr.. Truman declared the
safety campaign is well started,
but it is by no means DONE"
Last year $4,000 men, women
and children died as a result OF
highway accidents, and well over
100000 were injured" he said.
THAT is a tribute to inefhciency
this Nation cannot afford to pay.
Mr.. Truman urged improvements
in the State licensing of drivers,
and added that Congress will mot
sit idly by in the face of grievous
national accident toll"
Highway Program Praised.
In too many sections, Mr.. Truman
declared, "the licensing laws are
nothing more than revenue measures
and their administration a travestry
on public safety"
Uniform license systems which
eliminate the dangerously unfit and
the dangerously irresponsible from
our streets and highways" he said
are q basic weapon in the war on
accidents.
The President reported that mo-
tor vehicles Travelled nearly $50 bill
lion miles last year in the United
States, the greatest mileage in his
tory.
"In a very real sense, the increase
in postwar highway travel is Amer.
ica." he added.
Washington was presented 9
plaque as winner of the grand aware
for cities in the National Traffic
Safety Contest. The presentation
was made to Commissioner John
Russell Young by Representative
Davis, Democrat, of Tennessee, for
mer commissioner of public safety
in Memphis.
Second Plaque Awarded.
Representative Davis said Wash
ington, by cutting Its traffic toll
from 76 in 1945 to SO in 1916, proved
that lives can be saved by eliminat-
ing carelessness.
The city also was awarded a
plaque for being second in the ma
tional pedestrian protection contest
among cities of over 100000 popula-
ton. This award also was pre-
sented to Commissioner Young by
Lou E. Holland, chairman of the
American Automobile Association
National Traffic Safety Committee
Connecticut won the State awards
for both .vehicular and pedestrian
safety. Presentations were made to
Gov. James L. McConaughy.
Omaha won the grand prize
among cities of the national pedes-
trian protection contest.
Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming. Fed
eral Works Administrator and con-
ference chairman. opened the safety
meeting at II am The 1000 dele
Evening star., 1947-06-18
German Reported Killed
Attacking Potato Troin
BY the kssoeioted Press

BERLIN, June 18.-Soviet-con-
trolled newspapers reported today
that one person was killed when
railroad police fired on Germans
attacking a potato train near VOL
tersdorf, an eastern suburb of Ber-
lin in the Russian zone. The re-
ports said the plunderers charged
train guards with clubs and the
police fred warning shots before
shooting at the attackers.
Evening star., 1947-06-18

said, "it looks like the East and
West Coast problems are not neces-
sarily related. It is hoped that any
agreement here will not be con-
tingent on the East Coast"
Calls Situation TN Hand.'
Mr.. Feinsinger said the West
Coast maritime situation was in
hand and that he had scheduled
single and joint meetings today
with employers, the cooks-stewards
union and the American Com
municatiens Association, CIO, whose
president, Joseph p. Selly, was one
of those who met here with Mr.
Gibson. ......
Others with whom Mr.. Gibson
talked, In separate conference rooms
instead of Jointly as planned, were
Joseph Curran, president OF the
National Maritime Union, CIO;
Frank j. Taylor, spokesman for 80
East and Gulf Coast shippers, and,
for a brief time, Samuel j. Hogan,
president of the Marine Engineers
Beneficial Association, CIO.
Mr.. Hogan said the engineers full
Negotiating Committee would meet
again with Mr.. Gibson in advance
of another meeting of all parties
which the Labor Department off,
cial scheduled for noon today.
In his talks with the others, Mr.
Gibson said, several approaches to
a solution of the dispute" had been
considered and considerable prog
ress has been made" He added
that I'VE are recessing until later
today to give them an opportunity
for further discussion of them"
Americas Sailing Delayed.
Refusal of the cooks and stew
ards to sign sailing articles brought
the first tieup Of West Coast ships
yesterday. whereas East and Gulf
Coast ships manned by members of
the NMU had been immobilized
since Monday.
Two freighters were held at Van
cauver, Wash; an Alaska-bound
passenger ship was held at Seattle
and two other liners were held at
San Francisco, and in the Los An
geles-Long Beach harbor the cooks
and stewards refused to work
aboard two other ships. Shore ac-
tivities remained normal.
Today's scheduled sailing of the
United States liner America, largest
of American liners, from New York
harbor was postponed until Friday
or later.
To prevent a tieup of freight cars
at port cities, the American Associa-
ton of Railroads. late yesterday
placed an immediate embargo on
the movement of freight to any
port unless consigned to a ship not
affected by the dispute.
NMU. in response to queries from
some of it's union halls in Atlantic
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Shortage Of Gasoline,
|0iI and Gas Forecast
In Next Few Months
Situation in This Areo
Not to Be Critical,
Industry Hopes
By james Y. Newton

The Nation faces an oil short
age-gasoline in August, fuel oils
natural and liquified gases ir
winter - because of unprece-
dented high demand at home
and over the world and a host
of other problems, most of them
resulting from the war.
This shortage will touch Wash
ington and the East in general
rather lightly if everything goes
right. The Midwest, the area from
the Appalachians to the Rockies
and from the Ohio to Canada, will
be comparatively hard hit.
Federal officials are concerned
about the situation because, If a
number of factors 60 wrong, like
the spread of the maritime strike to
the tanker f1eet-there will be tough
days ahead for the country.
Little Concern in This Area.
The probability is that the short
ages will not be so severe as those
of wartime. In the East there may
be some gasoline stations with mo
gas" signs in August and next win
ter the householder may not be
able to get every oil delivery at
the time he wants it. Barring bad
luck, there is little reason for con-
cern hereabouts.
The Army and Navy seem to be
harder hit than civilians. The Navy
says it has been able to place orders
for only half of it's petroleum prod
ucts requirements for the fiscal year
beginning July l.
Just as in wartime, there Is an
immediate shortage of aviation
gasoline.
Primary reason for the troubles
of the armed forces is that the oil
companies, in this time when de-
mand exceeds supply, naturally
would rather take care of civilian
customers. who seem to promise
more for the future.
Called Oil Industry Task.
officials of the Interior Depart
ment's Oil and Gas Division are con-
f1dent Army and Navy needs will be
taken care of. They say it is an oil
industry task and big one. How
ever, they say the industry has yet
to fail to come through on a big job
Yesterday more than so top Gov
ernment officials met at the invita-
ton of Secretary of Interior Krug
for survey of the petroleum prod
ucts situation. Among those present
were Secretary of State Marshall
John R. Steelman, assistant to the
President; Undersecretary of Navy
Sullivan and Undersecretary of War
Royal
Edgar L. Warren, chief of the
Labor Departments Cancellation
Service, gave the group a summary
of the oil industry's labor problems
Among other things, he said it Is
unlikely that the maritime strike
will spread to tankers. Two oil
company officials, Edward Page OF
the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey
and John Boatright of Standard of
Indiana, supplied industry data.
Afterward, Secretary Krug told
reporters there is no real basis for
public hysteria' in the oil outlook
He said "a lot of misinformation has
fGee or pace Al
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Manila Businessmen
Welcome Tieup of
American Shipping
~ the k,soeioted Press

MANILA, June 1S.-Manila
businessmen welcome the pres
ent maritime tieup in the
United States.
Fred H. Stevens, president of
the American Chamber of
Commerce, said today the strike
would be beneficial for local
business if not continued too
long.
The tieup came at a time
when the import market is
glutted.
A survey of shipping firms
showed 16 ships due in Manila
sailed from American ports be-
fore the maritime shutdown.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Judge and Attorneys
May Go 10 Hospital for
freeman Testimony
Muy-Gorsson Freud Trial
Continues at Slow Pace
Pending Court Ruling
BULLETIN

A. J. May. nephew of former
Representative May, was re-
called to the stand today and
testified that he did not re-
member having told the grand
jury several months ago that
May had said he owned stock
in the Cumberland Lumber Co.
in Kentucky which the Gov
ernment contends was a setup
by which Henry and Murray
Carson bribed May in return
for wartime services. May has
denied owning any of the COM
pany.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
France Rutifies ItuIiun Pact

PARIS, June Is tP.-The Council
of the Republic, Frances upper
house of Parliament. unanimously
ratified the peace treaty with Italy
last night. OF the Big Four powers.
only Russia has yet to act on the
Italian treaty.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Late Bulletins
Worshom Has SO in PGA

DETROIT (P. Lew Wor-
sham, National Open cham
pion, had rough going in the
opening qualifying round of
the Professional Golfers Asso-
citation championship today
and finished the first nine in a
two-over-par 38. He took skies
on two par-five holes and went
one over on another, but got
one birdie deuce. Johnny
Gaucas, 800 -pounder from Co.
hoes, N. Y, had a "a for the
first nine. Jim Ferrier, San
Francisco, and Harold Sander
son, Summit, N. j., had 35s.
Earlier Story on Page A-1s.)
Held in Womon's Death
A coroner's jury today held
Mrs. Irma Trego, IS, of 2235
Trout street Sc, for grand
jury action In the death OF
her mother-in-law, Mrs. Annie
Trego, "A. The elder Mrs.
Trego died June 9 at Gallinger
Hospital where she was hos
pitalized for a broken leg and
dislocated hip.
Flood Aid Bill Voted
The Senate took less than a
minute today to approve an
emergency $15,000,000 bill to
aid Midwestern and other
areas damaged by recent
floods. Approved last week by
the House, the measure now
goes to President Truman for
signature.
(Flood story on Page AID
Evening star., 1947-06-18

(See SAFETY, Page A-4.)
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(See MARITIME, Page A-4. J
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(See LABOR, Page "A.
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tSee OIL, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1947-06-18

(See HUNGARY, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1947-06-18

(See CARSON, Page A-4D
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-06-20
Crodled in Suspicion

Obviously. dog
South the hapless Negroes
degree pasanship inspire
able doubt that the Of the South Of
arousnG whites
the
fact Just from physiological point Of view impossible
that the Negro male certainly by the fearful events
past would be able
that closely
suppose any may
sidesteppng Of the
latent o do
Specifically reports
South Carolina shameful the legal uneahng
the mad dog which the acqua Of the 2S sonsed nchers
Willie Earle certainly amounted Four the aequtta
the hounds bAyed in the hunt for haps Negro
vcted by the pedest the world the lynch mob Of attacking
(speaking incidentally, should hate white
the knowledge that liable any
that surrounded by restessy pacing wAhf
black dogs One rape" easily yawn
What vulnerable Negroes of the SOUTH
In this particular outbreak obviously little be done avoid
imminent fact already overdue blocked
by the heroic Of sturdy Goodwin Bush whose exploit breaking
from that mad mob feat do not believe equaed history
by a single
What can be done to quiet the fevesh mob being DONE
those who wish do anything all have the act
In all be said the authorities in the paguedden
responding the requirements Of their office with zeal
equaed spoy history They acting is
sympathy with the victims but out Of fear and respect
installed them by public opinion which has asserted
itself the indigenous emotonalism
What be done meanngfu scale those who wish
trying do We anti
lynch law We trying to educate the South rid Of the
tiences which inspire its misdeeds.
One front however ON which needed one front
orey neglected. render the Negro himself
less vulnerable.
the ynched the hapess the ignorant
The Negro Of usually
of harms unless his security overrdden by the
by the heedesness Of the hape
There many the latter There them
the world point But immediate with
number of them there in country
which, although form fraction Of the population we constitute
n high percentage Of the unfortunate.
The Negro must by setting
against operating overtime in his midst All
the anti yuchinE all the tolerance
the world will acceptable remain what
we are in Columbia York; Chicago well in
Raleigh; equally much in Arkansas nesting
in the very Of suspicion.-LOs Angeles Tribune
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-06-20
Publishers
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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-06-20
People Won't No Jim Crow Nqtional Guord

meeting with Governor YounRdah the state national
guard stan has been scheduled with Negro American post
commanders and others for Thursday
The question which probably discussed IL what 10 do with
the Minnesota Negro citizen who country
the National Guard Several have tried
enlist In the guard have admission this both
morally and legally wrong be by right thinking
The leaders Of the veterans organizations
governor and his military staff should
the they what younger
who eligible by for admission guard young
want part Of
the insIsney Of thu during the
America had two armies One white
There dsrust hatred
leans because OF this anquatad The Gm
War Department named committee segregation
this eountrys armed forces impractical
and morale The Navy after
70 other than the attendant branch
and good break segregated companies
Great Lakes and train American black
companies.
The War Department will no objection
each state handling lie problem Of Negro national
the individual stats A.
The state Of Connecticut mindful practice well
democracy allowed Negro enlist and
alongside Americans Of other naonAs
No trouble has been encountered.
Minnesota has the opportunity @ do the same thing
We don't know how Minnesota Negro who
want 10 join the national guard Bs there many they
BE- allowed To Join the guard Immediately This right
ssSsgAe them or deny them tbs opportunity the and
the country In the peacs.tme military
We don't have much confidence military
leadership II old guard and reAconary perhaps
10 the which Ia ahead We up
Harold sAsssn the Home Guard hRsco m right
boys out OF the Minnesota national guard units
aeivAsd has been challenged policy
kept In force,
This newspaper Negroes serve ON the committee
which the will people
than their due and Remembering
this and their responsibility they should he able
sound advice He's good he
right thing Practical believers In full democracy help him
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-06-20
Wallace Looks ot Dixie:
Henry Wallace Invades
South; Durr Claims
Impression Was Good

many parts Of the Bible. It's appli-
cation in all relationships apart
from the written word" was
stressed a. being that which we
must make the common denomina-
tor Of oil our activities. He pointed
out that he hoped the Negro would
never cease TO regard walking with
God as the paramount duty Of the
individual, the nation and mankind.
MsthOdists Praised
The Methodist Church was
praised for Whist it's doing In
an organized way TO further the
cause Of peace. He said the
BSptistS are doing some good
individually but not a. much ~
they might In an organized way.
Il was good TO hear Mr.. Wallace
make this report, for most people
who see conditions and people In
the South for what they are have
grown TO feel that there il little
place In the white Christian
churches for the living word" and
few Of the leaders are permitted
or have the courage to dare advo-
cate the living word" On the
race question, unholy traditions,
mores and the law Of the oppressor
are given n higher place than the
law Of God. Here Is the great task
confronting the Church South as
II works for peace.
Millions agree with Mr.. Wallace
that there are those who want 10
make war for selfish reasons, TO be
fought by little people. As we are
driven toward u final world war
by those who want to spend and
be spent for charity abroad and
not at home, We are, meantime, be-
ing manipulated into n depression
which can only be Rverted by q
united struggle for universal peace
and universal brotherhood.
To this, Negroes should contrib
ute their all, for as we move into
u manufactured depression, colored
people, as Is always the case Of a
minority group, will feel the pinch
hrSt, suffer most and longest. In
their being rejected" see the
day coming when they may be
called upon, II prepared. as those
who have evolved most In suffering
In this business Of the living
word" to become the chief corner
stone in the house Of peace.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-06-20

to the crack Fort Benning Twenty
fifth Infantry. UNAVA Is on
record as being Actively" opposed
to the "TrupAn Doctrine" and com
pulsory miiitarf training. Il
the Edward Ateman Of UNAVA's
Chicago office the same guy who
was q senior warrant officer in
New Guinea with the 27sth Quar-
termasterf
PARTING SHOT
The War Department stAtisti-
clans made headlines last week by
pointing out that more than 30
per cent Of the tan yanks in the
Army are non-eommisSioned Of
heers. That's lovely. But don't
stop there, gentlemen.
While you're figuring. how bout
pointing out what percentage Of
your commissioned personnel in
the Regular Army is colored.
'Smattsr, aren't you proud Of that
hggah tool
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-06-20

who voted for the Taft Hartley Labor Bill example
q
There signs that Republicans would
rather along with the SOuernsr and thus
Of Congress- than ALLEVIATE their allies In speech Atlanta
last December Sen Taft bAny assured h listeners they had moth
inR fear from Republican TIE
"hks the people 81 the SOUTH
certain kind Of joke would 10 played
the Republicans having used Democratic
their should seeking election with unsrdog
religious miRorss Hut the hslhOOd pursuit
f their larger aims they would simply through the motions
form with the SOuthsrnsFs understanding quite veil that all
public effect In the sans the iyhnEs eonnas
s disfranchisss millions % Negroes and wh
and AntdsermnAton Legislation only
preliminary stAgss-EdtoFa In p. NJ Newspaper
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-06-20
Vital Measures Practically Ignored
As Congress COP PlaYs PottY.Coke'
With ROoctionory Southern Democrats

With
waning the Republican
mAde decisive attack the evils Of lynch poll
elimination In employment or the Senate rss which allow Southern
Democrats hbussr to death such and inevitable reforms
Republican seal 10 improve practices
tmidly that the COP 10 In power.
This does apply all Republicans opened
bill sponsored by New York colleagues
including three other Republicans and four Democrats reduce dis
elimination employment The bill similar approach and Sptr
to the State Anti Discrimination Law passed the New York Assembly
under Ives lSadsrshlp.
But this only dealing with common Amer
lean forms Of discrimination and which few lead
Ing Republicans display much interest
An anticipating bill introduced month
able fanfare would apply TO violence In the North well
the forms Of violence In the South Rl
have been introduced to outlaw the poll condition for voting
Federal elections but nothing has happened then None
the has been reported Of Senate House eOmm
included the Republican Senate priority" list
last month by ssn TAN.
TIE Situation On HubastsrinE
the abuatsr concerned the situation
disturbing The early April approved
which, adopted would place stronger eubs the m
would be required on UNLIMITED"
let the Senate halt hbuStsr conducted under the
q debate on correcting
checked only By unanimous consent whenever twOrds Of the
fed with type Of hhbusssr they could stop It,
Southern Senators themselves announced they would not
such change Yet In intervening
And at the hearings SEN Ives b Southern
70 ,.s !. ' reach vote on the senate aoor cor
the Presidential campaign Of is1t the Republican platform
Gov Dewey the COP employment
One might have supposed that " soon as the Republicans obtained
control Congress- they would implement these promises
Why We Med the LsEislatlOa
The disappeared Outbreaks Of lynch violence have
fsqusnt all the world the reputation Of America
bauuchsd shoOtngs hAngngs and Of
Of crime The momentum tho South toward local
abolish the poll has been hseksd several states
svads Supreme Court decisions
Democratic primary" DISCRIMINATION In employment has
nOtoOusly fragrant since the wartime FEfC died
account then for the delays Of the GoPf II h
possible suspsc that the Republicans prefer TO wait until 1915
whn they might gain immediate credit In an election
also possible that Republican politicians not anxious
campaign promises force action proposal which
ebro them with the Southern Democrae conservatives and
Nelav hin
gFoupa -, -. -. =, -
snAor enough 90 COP needs substantial number IL
aerac votes bills President TumAhs veto Ths Re-
.uans must held all the 10 southern psmoFats senators