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Evening star., 1947-06-28

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/ The reason for this outbreak of
liberalism among the Republican
leaders? Well, in the case of the
antipoll tax bill it is revenge. When
the House failed by narrow mar
gin to override the Presidents veto
of the ten-twenty-thirty tax reduc-
ton bill, the leaders feelings were
hurt. They felt they had been be-
trayed by their conservative South
ern Democratic colleagues. So now
they will get even by passing bill
calculated to upset the system by
which some of those Southern
statesmen retain their seats in
Congress.
Representative Lands of Indiana
was very frank about it in talking
with reporters. "Since some of the
Southerners opposed us on taxes, !"
he said, "the idea is to put 'em on
the spot"
Sees Hearings At Once.
Representative LIE Compte of Iowa,
chairman of the House Admins
tration Committee, said hearings
on an antipoll tax bill will begin
Immediately. He expects his COM
mittee to approve it, he said. in
time to permit passage during July.
What will happen to the bill in
the Senate is not hard to predict.
Southern Senators will kill it. If
necessary they will talk it to death
as they have in the past.
All this on the assumption that
the House leaders carry out their
threat OF passing the bill. How
ever, there are developments in
connection with the tax bill that
may cause a change in their plans.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Nisei 10 Stand Trial in u. 5.
In Cruelty 10 Prisoners
By the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, June 2S.-Trial
in the United States October 81 in
stead of in Japan has been ordered
for Tomoya Kawakita, 26, Japanese
American charged with treason
Kawakita, Calexico (Calif) native
accused of cruelties to American
prisoners as a HonShu camp fore
man during the war, must face trial
here, Judge William C. Mathes ruled
yesterday.
The court pointed out that Con
gress has ruled that an accused
shall be tried in the district where
he is first found"
Morris Lavine, defense counsel,
had petitioned for trial in Japan,
conten6ing the case came under war
crimes authority.
Kawakita was arrested by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation last
month after he was identified by a
former prisoner. Conviction carries
a maximum penalty of death.
Kawakita, under arrest here. went
to Japan as a student before the
war. The FBI charged that he won
permission to return by declaring he
had no part in the war effort.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
BY the Associuied Press

SEATTLE, June 28-Msgr. Ed
ward ]. Flanagan, founder of Boys
Town. Nebr.. was back in the United
States today after a two-month
study of Japan's war-orphaned chill
dren and asserted Il thank God for
America every day.
The 60-year-old churchman found
unhappy conditions among the chill
dren of Japan and Korea and re-
lated his findings at length to the
Emperor and Empress of Japan,
telling them the children of Japan
should be given some religious teach
ing. The Emperor agreed.
Father Flanagan left recon-
mendations with Gen. Macarthur
but had nothing but praise for the
work being done by American mil
itary teams among the children
there and said there is hope" that
their condition can be improved ma
terially.
Proud of Citizenship.
The priest returned yesterday on
the U. S. S. Fall River. He is leav-
ing Seattle today for San Francisco
and then for Washington, D. C.
Asked his strongest impression
after his extended trip to Hawaii
Guam, the Philippines, Korea and
Japan, he said:
Il thank God for America every
day. I'm always proud of my Amer
lean citizenship. I guess you have
to go away to become still prouder OF
It,"
He praised the conduct of Ameri-
can occupation forces in Japan. al
though he said some of them "are
too young" Some Is and 19 year
Evening star., 1947-06-28

I'm certain Virginia was very much
in love with him." Ernest. Roll,
deputy district attorney, reported.
Askedaif his sister. known as one
of the film capitals most lavish
party-givers, had obtained her money
from three former husbands, Mr.
Hill was quoted by Mr.. Roll as
replying, They don't have that kind
of money"
Miss Hill Is In Paris at present.
Her brother, Mr.. Roll added, said
that was because she and Siegel
had split up"
After she left" Mr.. Roll quoted
Mr.. Hill, "Siegel came out to the
house to close it up. He said he was
going to take his two daughters
CMillicent, 16, and Barbara, 1D to
Vancouver for a vacation"
Authorities also questioned Mrs.
Esther Siegel, who divorced the
rackets boss a year ago. But they
reported she had little to say except
that "he was a good husband and
father" and, as far as she knew,
without an enemy.
District Attorney William E. Simp-
son said she, disclaimed all knoWl-
edge of his underworld connections
II never heard of a single soul who
didn't love him." she was quoted as
saying. II divorced him only because
r uaS 81 lonesome He was So seldom
home"
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Father Flanagan Praises Work
OfU.S. With Japanese Children

olds, he said, do not have the ex-
perience to do the necessary job on
military teams where they are sup
posed to be some sort of an expert.
Finds Japs Do Their Best.
Accompanied by Byron Reed, his
secretary, Father Flanagan left the
United States April %. He visited
homes for dependent children, ad-
dressed mass meetings of Japanese
people and consulted with imperial
government welfare officials. He
found the japanese, new to the
problem of orphaned or homeless
children. were doing the best they
could. He found the Americans do
ing a wonderful job" with the
japanese showing an amazing
spirit of cooperation"
Some Japanese, however, were
making rackets out of setting up
homes for orphaned children, he
said. Sanitation in all homes was
deplorable. In Korea many leper
children were running loose in the
streets. One of every 10 persons in
Korea had tuberculosis, he said.
Besides improved physical care, he
said, there is great need for re-
! ligiouS instruction and he was as
sured by the japanese, that they
would do this.
Hirohito Sends Good Wishes
L told the Emperor in my inter-
view with him what I was doing
and told him that 7 had noted the
children received no religious in
struction. I said they should learn
something about God and be given
the opportunity to practice it. He
agreed with me-"
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Continued Cartel Fight
Promised in Reich
By the Assoeioted Pres.

BERLIN, June 28.-James S. Mar
tin. retiring chief of the American
Military Governments decarteliza-
ton branch, said today he had re-
turned from leave in the United
States with assurances froms the
highest levels in Washington that
Decentralization of German industry
will be carried through in the United
States occupation zone despite op-
position expressed by representa-
tives of American big business"
Mr.. Martin said the go-ahead sig
nal had been given for strict i'm
fermentation of a law adopted last
February for the economically
merged American and British zones
which outlaws cartels, combines and
trusts and provides for the break
ing up of any German enterprise
more than 10000 persons
as an excessive concentration of
economic power.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Flood Waters Drain OFF
In Missouri; 1861
Homeless in 4 States
By the Assoeioied Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo, June 28.-
Flood waters Of the Missouri River
began TO drain off the Western half
Of the State today and gathered for
a junction with the raging Mississ-
ippi about st. Louis posing the
threat of additional heavy damage
along the Outbound stream.
The Red Cross announced that
SO, 1857 persons had been made home
less in the four State area of Iowa,
Nebraska. Missouri and Illinois by
the raging tide.
Tributaries of the Big Muddy were
falling slowly in the Western half
of Missouri although the danger
from additional rainfall still was
present, the Weather Bureau here
reported.
West and North of Kansas City
river water which had inundated
lush cropland and Highways was
receding evenly.
Col. w. E. Potter, district chief en-
gineer, said that of 301 dikes along
the Western section of the Missouri
and its tributaries. 231 have been
preached. He said six more gave
way yesterday in the jefferson City
area. The breaks flooded additional
thousands of acres of farmland.
Tom Douglas, Missouri agriculture
commissioner, said the floods had
cost the State at least $50, ,000, 900 in
crop losses alone. The State High
way department reported more than
SO highways blocked In the Northern
part of the State.
South of st. Louis, the Mississippi
flooded some 10000 acres near Ches-
ter, ILL.,, as nearly 1000 soldiers from
Scott Field and Fort Sheridan, ILL.,,
joined auxiliary Coast Guardsmen
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Slld1lIl 44OA4
man had been strangling it. Then
they f1anked the full committee
with a motion to let small sub
committee do the tinkering.
The Senate Armed Services Com
mittee has cleared the bill and ex-
poets to get action on it early next
week or sooner. Chairman Gurney
was handicapped by the fact that SO
many of his group were on other
important committees handling la
bor, taxes, etc. But he has long
been ready to seize the first open
ing.
Tactics Interrupted.
In the House the bill was hand
ed to Expenditures. Protesting
members of Armed Services were
assured that the idea was to sal
wage the measure, that it had too
many last-ditch opponents among
their roster.
Representative James Wadsworth
of New York, the Republican brain
trust on matters military, was
placed on Expenditures on purpose
to rescue unification, it's advocates
were told. However, with adjourn
ment a month away, Chairman
Hoffman still was scheduling wit
nesses for two weeks ahead; proc
ess rudely interrupted by the new
maneuvers.
The main points at which the
House rewrite will aim are three
They want to be sure 1t really effects
economies by unifying procurement,
etc. They intend to cut down the
great power the original bill gave
the military over civilian life in
wartime. And they want some firm
restrictions on the powers of the
proposed Central Military Intelli-
gence. If the Senate bill covers
these targets to their satisfaction,
fine: If not, they will do their
tinkering.
But the agreement is for a roll
call before the speakers gavel falls
In farewell.
Prospects for other military meas
ures desired by the administration
are not so bright. The White House
plans new propulsions for universal
military training but Congress is
still cool.
Latin Arms Program.
The Latin American arms pro-
gram which Secretary Marshall
stands sponsor for is meeting de-
termined opposition. Quiet capital
is being made of the fact that there
seems to be a certain lack of clamor
for the measure from official Latin
American sources.
The women's services are also
getting nervous as the legislative
deadline nears. After weeks of de-
lay Budget Director Webb put his
name on the WAVE bill, a COM
panion measure to the WAC legisla-
ton which has long been ready.
The Navy promises to send it up
with unusual speed.
Both services fear they cannot
keep their present cadres of eX-
perienced officers and ranks much
longer unless assurances of a per-
manent career. security and other
benefits become law very soon. Con-
gressional leaders express confidence
that action will be favorable-if
they get action.
CRelessed by the Bell Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Author Ruth Durand
Enterfains Story League

Mrs. Ruth Sawyer Durand, author,
whose works include THE Way of
the Story Teller" last night exer-
cised her ability along these lines
by telling stories at banquet high
lighting the third days session of
the biennial Eastern District con-
vention of the National Story
League.
Mrs Durand expertly related her
own Princess and the Vagabond."
Then. using authentic dialect, she
told the stories of The Frog From
Picture Tales of Spain" THE
Chinese Fairy Tale" by Lawrence
Hausman and the Irish tale of
"Gone Is Gone" by Wanda Gag.
Mrs. Durand'S other works in
clude The Long Christmas" Roller
Skates" The Year of Jubilee, " THE
Least One" and "Tono Antonio"
Mrs. Edith Allnutt presided at the
banquet in the Willard Hotel. The
convention continues today with
luncheon at noon in the hotel, to be
featured by other story telling.
Evening star., 1947-06-28


venting aggression against Japan
from the Asiatic mainland in order
to safeguard our own security.
Despite the grave food crisis
which exists in Japan-a crisis
which is nearly as bad as it is in
Germany-she is the best admin
istered of the defeated Axis coun-
tries. She has stable government
with a Parliament elected by the
people themselves without interfer-
ence by the occupying powers.
Relations Harmonious.
Relations between the Allied su-
preme commander and the Jap
anese government are harmonious.
The japanese may not like us, but
they certainly respect us. Thanks
to Gen. MacArthur's insistence,
there has been no compartmenta-
tion of Japan into Allied zones, as
was the case in Germany.
Neither is there any theological
strife engendered by the occupying
powers. Because of Gen. MacAr-
thurs firm stand against exclusive
zones of occupation" as the Rus
slams demanded at the Moscow con-
ference in December, l945, the
Soviet government has refused to
send an occupation force to Japan.
Moscow insisted that its troops
should be stationed in Hokkaido,
Japan's largest northern island, and
was willing to accept only nominal
control by Gen. Macarthur. When
Gen. Macarthur said he would have
to relinquish the task entrusted to
him by the Allies If the Russians had
their way, the matter was dropped
in Washington.
Although for strategic, political
and economic reasons China and
Japan may become far more i'm
portant to this country than Europe,
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Radar Device Studied
By Air Safety Board
In Blue Ridge Flight

Completing report for the White
House. the Presidents special board
of inquiry itno air safety late yes
terday few over nearby mountains
of Virginia in a Trans-World Air
line Constellation to inspect the
operation of a new radar device for
warning of distractions in the path
of airplanes.
Returning to National Airport
Chairman James M. Lands of the
Civil AeronaItics Board, who is also
head of the emergency board, de-
clared the device performed "ac-
cording to specifications" and will
receive the serious consideration oi
the board. He said the results oi
the demonstration will be included
in the report to President Truman
the first section of which probably
will be forwarded to the White
House next week.
Howard Hughes, whose engineers
developed the warning unit, has
promised to make the radar avail
able at cost to any airlines upon
request after TWAS passenger
transports have been equipped. The
unit, it was said, weighs about IL
pounds, costs around $3.50 and res
quires no special operator or train
ing to operate it.
Cruise RIue Ridge Area.
The Constellation Star Of the
Nile' made five demonstration
flights yesterday with Federal Of
flcials and newsmen, cruising over
the Blue Ridge range somewhat
south of where a four -motored
transport crashed northwest of
Leesburg Va, a fortnight ago, kill
in all so aboard.
A warning amber light showed on
the control panel when the plane
was within 200 feet of an obstruc-
ton, and at 500 feet a red light
came up and a further warning
sounded in the cockpit.
The radar beams are trained at a
downward instead of a forward
angle, to give notice of rises in the
terrain, such as foothills leading up
to a mountain crest. Thus the pilots
know of an obstruction ahead, such
as the ridge into which the Capital
airliner plunged recently, well in
advance of the 2,000-foot range of
the radar.
Mr.. Lands announced yesterday
the CAB will open a hearing into
the nearby crash at Leesburg, Va,
next Wednesday.
Gadget Works Perfectly.
DR.. Jerome Hunsaker, head of the
National Advisory Committee for
Aeronautics, and another member
of the Presidents f1ve-man board,
declared after the fight that I'VE
saw new gadget that worked per-
fectly-it did all it was supposed
to do"
The official parties were flown
over the fiat reaches of the Potomac
and comparatively level terrain in
the valley to show the warning
system at low altitude. The plane
then was turned westward over the
mountains around Culpeper and
Luray to demonstrate how the 1000
foot warning operated when ap-
preaching mountain crests.
Others who saw the tests were
Civil Aeronautics Administrator T.
B. Wright, Milton w. Arnold, vice
president in charge of engineering
and maintenance for the Air Trans
port Association, and H. B. Cox, vet
eran airline pilot, all members of
the Presidents board, along with
members of Congress who have been
investigating air safety.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
This Changing World
MacArthur's Talk on Pacific Air Force
Well Understood by u. S. Policy Framers

nothing much Is being done 10 help
those countries.
Almost two years have elapsed
since the Japanese surrendered. Ac-
cording to Gen. Ma'cArthur's report
to the joint chiefs Of staff and the
State Department, Japan has full
filled all her armistice obligations
and there is nothing to prevent a
start on peace negotiations.
Gen. MacArthur's requests are un-
needed, however. The reason put
forward in Washington is that Rus
sia does not want to discuss peace
with Japan until the peace treaties
with Germany and Austria are Out
of the way. Some observers believe
however, that the Russian refusal
to discuss q peace treaty with Japan
is due to the fact that Moscow's
plans for expansion in Asia are not
yet complete. Only this week the
Chinese government requested the
return of Dairen In accordance with
existing treaties. Moscow replied
that since the U. S. s. r. is still
technically at war with Japan there
can be no question of the surrender
of that port, now occupied by Rus
sian forces.
Indications of Design.
The government of Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek is tottering under
the impact of powerful military as
saults from the Chinese Communists
In addition there are number OF
separatist movements, such as that
in Canton to make South China in
dependent. Big Sinkiang province
already has been attacked by Outer
Monaghan forces and it is expected
that the skirmishes may be repeated
on a larger scale.
All these are indications of Rus
sias designs in the Far East, which
ale believed to be the real cause
for Moscow's stubborn opposition to
any peace negotiations with Japan.
The Krenlin leaders expect to see
China in a more chaotic state than
it is now, with Manchuria and
Jehol entirely under the control OF
the Chinese Communists. Once Rus
sia has secured her position on the
Asiatic mainland, she will probably
be ready to talk peace terms with
Japan.
These facts are better known to
Gen. Macarthur in Toxic than to
the people and policy-framers in the
United States. Having failed to move
the State Department to act on a
Jap peace treaty, he indicated to the
American publishers that our failure
on the Asiatic mainland may be
made good by controlling and pro-
tecting the japanese islands with an
American air force.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
james River Reserve
Cut to 37o Vessels
BY the Associated Press

NORFOLK, June 28.-There are
only 379 ships in the James River
reserve fleet today compared with
a maximum of 730 reached last year
In the last 10 days, IL ships have
been withdrawn from the idle feet
eight for sale to foreign interests,
two to maritime interests in this
country for future use and two to
the Newport News Shipbuilding and
Drylock Co. for scrapping.
Evening star., 1947-06-28

He said the Emperor asked him to
convey to President Truman and to
the American people his good wishes
and the good wishes of the japanese
people.
Father Flanagan obviously was
depressed at the great destruction
still showing in Japan, but said that
surprisingly Hiroshima and Naga-
saki, targets of the only atomic
bombs dropped in anger, were little
different from the rest of Japan.
Evening star., 1947-06-28

for the majority
leadership, 1t is
planned to push
through an anti
poll tax bill be-
fore the end of
the present ses-
sion. 1t Is
planned also to
amend the 40
cent minimum
W a ge law to
make the mini
mum so cents.
And it is giving
some thought to
t he enactment
of an a n t l.
lvnchinp law.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
On the Other Hand
Political Leaders Talk of Doing
Right Things for the Wrong Reasons

Some Southern Senators notably
Byrd of Virginia and George OF
Georgia have indicated a willing
ness to support that same tax bill
if the date for the new rates to
become effective should be changed
from July l to January /, Since
the Republican leaders are seriously
considering the reintroduction OF
the bill, altered in this manner
they may not wish to offend their
Southern friends on the delicate
subject of the poll tax.
That would apply likewise, nc
doubt, to antilynching legislation
With the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
meeting in Washington just now
there has been much talk among Re
publican members of the benefit to
be obtained by pressing for action
in this field. But it is not likely to
happen. Representative Lands dis
missed the matter in this statesman
like way: "If the Senate had not
overridden the labor bill veto, we
probably would have got out an
antilynching bill"
Serious on Wage Bill.
AS for the undertaking to raise the
statutory minimum wage for workers
in interstate commerce, the Republi-
can managers are serious about that.
Hearings have begun in subcom-
mittee of the House Labor Commit
tee. Not a great deal of time should
be required, since the administra-
ton, urging an increase in the mini
mum up to IS cents now and IS cents
ultimately, has filled the committee
records with evidence during the past
two years. 1t is just a question now
of the will to do it. And apparently
the angry reaction of organized labor
to its new bill of rights"-the Taft
Hartley law-has given the majority
leaders the will.
Organized labor has consistently
supported the demand for an in
creased minimum, although there
are few members of any union who
will be directly affected Union wages
don't run that low.
Actually, raising the minimum to
go cents will leave the man who re-
ceives that wage-especially if he is
a man with a family-still outdis-
tanced by the cost of living. The an
nual report of the wage and hour
division of the Department of Labor
presented figures 10 show that 60
cents today will buy little more
than 40 cents would buy at the time,
two years ago, when the latter mini
mum became effective.
Evening star., 1947-06-28

StuQleu HlOlc Ill
tently today by
district a t tor
ney's investigat-
ors following a
talk with Miss
Hills brother.
Charles Hill, 81,
who was in the
house when a
gunnan fired at
least four shots
into the one
time public en-
emy, said Siegel
had told him he
wanted to marry
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Council Names Mrs. La Du

Mrs. Blanche La Du, for the past
six years superintendent Of the
Women's Reformatory at Lorton,
Va, has been named president of the
Corrections Division of the Council
of Social Agencies, it was announced
today.
Evening star., 1947-06-28

air force in the
Pacific for many
years to prevent
Japan's military
resurgence and
to protect her
from aggression,
was not lost on
American policy
trainers.
The statement
showed clearly
t h a t G e n.
Macarthur be-
lieves this coun-
try may have to
take on the obli-
Evening star., 1947-06-28

OH IL W ulSCt
certain objec-
tions, and put it
to a vote before
adjournment.
with thi S
commitment in
t h cir pockets,
Republicans ia
voring the bill
joined the Dem
ocrats to force
an end Tuesday
to the dawdling
hearings W / t h
which Hous e
E xpe n d itures
HH
Evening star., 1947-06-28

and civilian volunteers at the Deg
ognia- Fountain Bluff levees so miles
South of Chester in efforts to con-
tain the river.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
House Action Assured
On Arms Merger Bill
Before Adjournment
By Doris Fiees0n

The House Republican leader
ship has agreed to take the Army
Navy unification bill as passed by
the Senate, slap a quick rewrite job
Evening star., 1947-06-28
IOzgPU MeIEetf

The House of Representatives Is
thinking of doing a few right
things-for few wrong reasons.
According to authorized Spokesmen
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Rr Consfanfine Bro,pn

Gen. MacArthur's statement to
the American publishers, who are
making the world tour, that the
United States must keep q sizable