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The pageant gave the event : festive

the pageant gave the event festive
air.
Later, they attended the perform
ance of the Columbia Light Opera
Company of "Katinka," Rudolf
Friml's romance OF old Russia, at
Constitution Hall. 1t. Col. James H.
Bate, White House aide to the Pres
ident, introduced Miss Anderson to
the audience and the theme song of
the festival was sung.
Today the queen and her court
were to attend buffet luncheon at
the Hotel Statler before being taken
to the Tidal Basin.
After the pageant Miss Anderson
will be guest OF honor at the Shore
ham Hotel at q buffet supper. At
8 pm, she and her party will be
guests at special performance at
the Capitol Theater.
Preceding tomorrow afternoons
pageantry, the queen will be enter
tanned at breakfast luncheon at
the Carlton Hotel. The festivities
will continue at the Raleigh Hotel
at $50 pm. at dinner, after which
she and her party will be guests at
the United Nations Club.
Concluding the week end, Miss
Anderson will be guest at the an
nual concert given by the Pan Amer
ican Union at 9 pm. Monday at
the union building, commemorating
the founding OF the agency.
Indian Chiefs to Participate.
Visitors who will participate in
the festival program include nine
Indian chiefs from Western States
representing the Omaha, Ponca,
Santee-Sioux and Winnebago tribes,
the Greater National Capital Com
mittee announced.
Early during this afternoons pro-
gram an air show viii be staged for
the crowd by the Naval Air Reserve
Training unit. One Of the squad
ron's bombers will shower 100000
rose petals over the Tidal Basin
area as a greeting from local menu
bers Of the Society of American
Florists and Florists Telegraph De-
livery Association.
Oficials pointed out that for the
first time reserved seats will be
available for both days Of the pro-
gram. They are on sale at IS cents
each in the District Information
Center, lobby OF The Star Building,
Eleventh street and Pennsylvania
aven1le NV, and ut the American
Automobile Association, Seventeenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV. Tickets also will be available
In the festival area, 1t was an
nounced.
The display OF blossoms around
the Tidal Basin will be foodlighted
tonight and tomorrow night for the
first time since 1884, the committee
announced. Between $3.50 and $3.50
each night the Military District of
Washington and Army Corps Of
Engineers will provide searchlignts
to light up the blooming trees and
form background of colored beams
in the sky.
With virtually all hotel accommo-
dations and lodgings sold out, out
of-town visitors without reserva-
tons can seek housing information
from the District Information Center
in the lobby of The Star Building,
the Greater National Capital Com
mittee announced.
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Virginia Phone Union
Files Formal Noiice
0f5trike onMay II
BY The Asseeisisd prs.s

RICHMOND, Va, April l7Tf,e
Virginia Federation OF Telephone
Workers has mafed to Gov. Tnck
a formal notice fixing May II IS
the time for q strike OF VFTW
members.
The notice was mailed to the
Governor yesterday by Alfred v.
Atkinson, general Chairman Of the
union, and sets the date, five weeks
from today. in compliance with the
Virginia Public Utility Labor ReIa-
tions Act. Union action was taken
after Attorney General A. p. Staples
had ruled earlier yesterday that the
second conference" as defined in
the law had been adjourned. clear
ing the way torathe strike notice.
Gov. Tuck made, no comment on
the action and said he would have
none until he had officially re-
ceived the strike notice. An indi-
cation Of his probable reaction was
seen In letter he wrote in reply
to strike notices from Washington
telephone unions, representing
workers In the Northern Virginia
area.
The Governor told the Washing
ton unions he would move prompt
ly" to investigate the situation and
indicated the State would prepare
to seize and operate the telephone
utilities If his investigations showed
such a step desirable In the interests
Of public welfare.
Earlier Washington unions had
set the strike for Virginia workers
affiliated with their organization at
6 am. May IA. ~
Mr.. Atkinson said the union Is
willing to resume negotiations with
the company and that a conference
probably will pe arranged next
week.
Negotiations earlier had dead
locked over terms of q new contract
and the union declared the second
conference ended on grounds that
continuance would be ''fruitless." J"
Major differences are over a $12 a
week blanket wage increase sought
by the union nationally, and various
other demands.
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ing United Nations: Argentine, Aus
tralia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada,
China, Colombia, CzechosIovakia,
Ecuador, France, Great Britain,
Haiti, India, Iran, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,
Philippines, Poland, Rumania, Rus
sia, Siam, Sweden and the United
States. '.Hallelujah," Great Day"
March of the United Nations" sung
by Columbia Light Opera Com
pany. American folk dances by
Evelyn Davis Dance Playhouse
Group. Peace tableau"-Peace,
Miss Jocelyn Freer; Columbia, Miss
Helen Bowdoin; Justice, Miss Mary
Ann Cummings; Liberty, Miss Eu-
nice Kennedy; United Nations,
Miss Patricia Polk Morgan. Finale,
America The Beautiful" Star
Spangled Banner" by entire as
sembly.
Special Evening Program.
$50 pm-Band concert by Navy
Band, 1t. Comdr. Charles Brend-
Ter conducting, at the Thomas JET
ferson Memorial.
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ste Committee, told reporters he
opposed virtually all the changes
made yesterday. particularly those
on which the committee split to
5 or to s.
Coalition Swings Decisions.
Senator Thomas, Democrat, Of
Utah, said coalition Of Democrats
and Republicans swung the de-
cision on nearly every controversial
issue.
In some cases, Senator Thomas
said, the five Democrats on the COM
mittee Senator's Thomas and Hill
of Alabama, Pepper of Florida, Muir
ray OF Montana and Ellender of
Louisiana-yoted as a unit and were
joined by Republican Senators Ives
of New York, Aiken of Vermont and
Morse of Oregon.
On the 7 to s votes, Senator Ell
lender swung over to the other group,
made up of Senators Taft and these
Republican Senators: Ball, Jenner
OF Indiana. Smith OF New Jersey and
Donnell OF Missouri.
If the coalition stays in the saddle.
it appears that the proposal to limit
industry wide bargaining either viii
be defeated or toned down when the
Senate committee gets back to work
Monday on the rest of its bill.
Other Proposals Opposed.
The coalition also opposes:
a I~sY -S.l> -
authorize court injunctions to block
strikes defined as affecting national
health or safety, such as a telephone
or coal strike.
A proposed fiat ban on jurisdic-
tional strikes and secondary boy
cots.
Jurisdictional strikes are disputes
between unions. The usual sec
ondary boycott is a refusal by work.
ers of one firm to handle the prod
uct of another. The coalition men,
bers prefer declaring these unfair
labor practices under the Wagner
Act.
Both committees have decided to
recommend that employers not be
required to bargain with unions of
supervisory employees.
The Senate group voted to enlarge
the three-man National Labor Rela-
tions Board to seven members and
raise their salaries.
The House committee would abol-
ish it and install a new board which
would judge cases OF unfair labor
practices but would not prosecute
or investigate.
House Bill Provisions.
The House bill would outlaw mass
picketing and violent picketing,
jurisdictional strikes. secondary boy
colts and union political contribu-
tions.
It would permit Government ac-
ton to halt strikes affecting the
welfare of the entire Nation, law
suits against unions which fail to
keep contracts and expulsion OF
Communists from unions
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Auto Strikes Boy, 8,
lin Front of Home

Edwin Summers, jr., 8, of 211e
|Kalorama road NV, was in Chill
dren's Hospital today for treatment
of head injuries received yesterday
when struck by an automobile in
front of his home.
Police said the boy was struck by
an auto driven by Edward r. True.
jr., AZ, 2450 Belmont road NV, when
he followed a ball into the street.
running from behind parked auto
mobile.
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Loyalty
Continued From First Page.)

safeguards already exist to protect
the Government against disloyal
employees.
So adequate are these safeguards
that Mr.. ]. Edgar Hoover testified
recently before a House committee
that not a single attempted act Of
sabotage was successful in the coun-
try during the war;" the letter to Mr..
Truman said.
Flaxer's Main Objection.
Mr.. Flaxer's main objection to the
order was the belief that "its en-
forcement may be expected to con-
stitute a threat to the civil liberties,
not merely of Federal employees, but
of all Americans"
Mr.. Fqaxer said the order would
deny accused employees their "tradi-
tional constitutional rights" to con-
front their accusers and to cross
examine witnesses.
Furthermore, he charged, "it
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Labor
lcontinued From First PAGE

plant would be dangerous In crit
cal times.
Senate Bill Toned Down.
The Senate Labor Committee,
headed by Senator Taft went
through about half of another huge
bill yesterday, toning down many
provisions over Senator Taft's oppo-
sition. The committee, sharply
divided on the issues, hopes to COM
plete its work Monday.
Meanwhile, the CIO, dead set
against both bills, organized its
opposition.
The CIO Political Action Com
mittee was called into session this
morning and CLOS nine vice presi-
dents scheduled a conference after
ward to discuss the legislation. CIO
President Philip Murray arranged to
attend both meetings.
A mass gathering was called to-
morrow for $50 delegates from all
over the country, representing CLOS
40 national unions and State and
city councils.
Although the labor committees
agreed that they are against the
closed shop. both are in favor of
permitting the union shop under
certain conditions.
Short Of Earlier Bills.
Under a union shop contract, the
employer can hire non-union men,
but they must join the union within
a specified time or be fred. Such
contracts are far more prevalent
than the closed shop.
Thus the committee members
stopped shcrt Of several bills in
troduced earlier in Ccngress-one
by Senator Ball, Republican. OF
Minnesota for example - which
would have outlawed both the
closed and the union shop.
As the Senate bill stands now,
union shops would be allowed only
if a majority of the employees voted
for such a contract. Under the
House bill, such contract is per-
mitted If both the employer and
union want it.
The Senate Committee postponed
a decision on whether to limit in
bargaining in any way.
Senator Taft, who had indorsed
the preliminary bill before the SEN
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FOREIGN
Continued From First Page.)

speaking only for himself and ir
no wise for the American Govern
ment. The Vandenberg amend
ment should have been sufficient to
meet his objections.
Senator Lucas was referring to the
amendment under which this coun-
try will withdraw direct aid if the
United Nations takes appropriate
action.
Republicans Back Bill.
Four Republicans took the floor
late yesterday to announce their
support of the bill, for various rea-
sons. They we're Senators Lodge
and Saltonstall of Massachusetts,,
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Mon Cleared in KiIIinq

A coroner's jury yesterday cleared
Willie Brown. so, colored, of the 1000
block Of Nottingham place NE, Of
responsibility in the death OF James
Smith, 46, colored. of the first block
of Logan court NV. The latter was
hit on the head by a baseball bat in
a fight near his home and died in
Casualty Hospital Tuesday. The jury's
verdict was justifiable homicide.
Evening star., 1947-04-12
British Papers Comment
On WoIioce's Appeal

LONDON, April IL R.-Front
page headlines and leading edi-
torials were devoted by British
newspapers today to Henry A. Wal
lace's appeal yesterday for Great
Britain to exert moral leadership
in an effort to avert death strug-
gle" between the United States and
Russia
The Times said "there can be no
quarrel with Mr.. Wallace's theme"
expressed in . speech last night
at London's Central Hall--"that it
is the duty of the democratic coun-
tries to offer the world not merely
the hope OF personal freedom but
that constructive program of social
advance which is essential to its
attainment and preservation"
OF the former Vice Presidents ex-
pressed fear OF a war between the
United States and the Soviet Union,
however, the Times said: This
pessimism is excessive. Mr.. Wallace
clearly does not think SO i'll of
Russia as to suppose that she is
spelling for fight; and no sober
view of American policy today JUS
titles the imputation Of aggressive
intentions to the United States.
The conservative Daily Telegraph
which today published the first in
stallment of copyrighted series by
Winston Churchill in favor of United
States policy in Greece, said Mr.
Wallace spoke "in terms borrowed
from the late Mr.. Wendell Willkie. :
adding:
Aspirations toward 'one world
are not confined to Mr.. Wallace and
his fellow idealists. But where the
latter differ from the bulk of lis
whether statesmen or private men
is that they believe that other ma
tions are led by men Of equally
idealistic temperament"
The Daily Herald, Labor party or.
gan, reported Mr.. Wallace's speech
under a streamer headline, but die
not comment editorially.
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Festival
Continued From First Page.)

gin the program at the Tidal Basin
at 1880 pm. today.
Scheduled to arrive at 2 pm. was
Miss Nancy Anderson, daughter of
the Secretary of Agriculture, for her
coronation as Cherry Blossom Queen
at 2:30 pm. by Attorney General
Clark.
Welcome to the crowds was to be
extended by Thomas P. Morgan, jr.,
general chairman of the Festival
Committee; Edgar Morris. chair
man of the Greater National Capt.
tai Committee, and Commissioner
Guy Mason.
Connie Kruger to Sing.
The theme song of the festival,
Cherry Blostom Time" was to be
sung by Soloist Connie Kruger
preceding the pageant celebrating
peace Under the Blossoms" with
representatives of the United Ma
tions participating.
A Peace Tableau" was to be pre-
sented by the Evelyn Davis Dance
Playhouse Group. Closing the pag-
cant, the entire assembly was to sing
America. the Beautiful" and the
"Star Spangled Banner"
Tomorrow similar program will
be given at the Tidal Basin, with the
exception of the crowning. The Navy
Band, conducted by 1t. Comdr.
Charles Brendler, will give concerts
ct $3.50 pm. today and tomorrow
The queen and her court began
the round of activities honoring her
at buffet supper last night given
by the Mayfiower Hotel. Trying on
the colorful robes they will wear in
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New Zealand's government plans
to reinstate compulsory military
training
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Wallace
Continued From First Page)

execute boys Of is for crying out
against the shameful abuses OF the
reactionary regime?
Refers to Turkish Army.
Freedom to maintain Turkish
Army of close to million men on
Russia's borders, in nation where
free trade unions and many basic
freedoms are suppressed? +''
For the sake of these objectives
America was asked without warning
to make one Of the most momentous
decisions in her history in commit
ting herself, in effect, to rush to
the aid OF every dictator who
hoisted the anti Communist skull
and bones"
Speaking last night in Westmin-
ster, Mr.. Wallace said that Britain
could save the world from war by
refusing to take sides between the
United States and Russia. He said
President Truman was embarking
on doctrine Of unconditional aid
to anrl-Sovlet governments "and
advocated a 10-year So billion dollar
world spending program as a sub
stitute prescription for peace.
In his speech today, Mr.. Wallace
said the idea Of Communism, mo
matter what pressure is applied
against it," would endure so long
as workers ''live in slums, as long
as farmers struggle for a bare
existence, as long as all classes live
in fear of unemployment and war !"
"Only men without faith in de-
mocracy live in fear Of Com
munism," he asserted. Through
planning. democracy can provide the
economic security that Communism
offers, and also the individual free
dom that is part Of human fulfill
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Mentions Roosevelt's Ideals.

Mr.. Wallace, speaking on the sec
ond anniversary Of Franklin D.
Roosevelt's death, said "the Roose-
welt spirit of joyous service to the
future Of all mankind" is alive in
the United States and will rise
again.
1.-THE 25,000,0 900 Americans who
voted for Roosevelt" the former
vice president said, "still live and
work in America. Some of them re-
fused to vote Democratic because
they believed that the Democratic
administration had stopped fighting
for progress. They have not become
They are waiting for
leadership today"
Mr.. Wallace said Mr.. Roosevelt's
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admitted practice the Court yesterday Lett TO
the Star
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death left the progressive forces in
America weakened and divided. Z
Il know" he said, that the Roose-
welt spirit Of joyous service to the
future of all mankind was never so
needed as it Is today. But know
also that his spirit is alive in mil
lions of Americans today. It is
alive, and it will rise again.
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.euther Report

District of Columbia Mostly sum
ny, with highest temperature in the
middle 70s today Clear, with lowest
near 46 degrees tonight. Tomorrow,
considerable sunshine, but with
little cloudiness in afternoon and
colder.
Virginia--Mostly clear and colder
tonight. morrow, increasing
cloudiness and cooler, with some
light rain likely in southwest portion.
Maryland-Mostly clear and colder
tonight. Tomorrow. partly cloudy
and colder.
Wind velocity, IA miles per hour;
direction, west northwest.
River Report.
tFrom United States Engineers)
Potomac River and Shenandoah clear Ut
HarperS Ferry.
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Coal

Continued From First Page,
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Cive-a-Book Certificates

If you want to give books for
Christmas gifts and are uncertain
as to just what titles your friends
would enjoy most, you had better
acquaint yourself with the Give
a-Book Certificate" Plan. recently
initiated by the American Book
sellers Association. Under this plan,
an import from England and COM
parable to the Flowers by Telegram"
arrangement, you can purchase
certificate which the recipient can
redeem at his local book store. Wash
ington booksellers which offer this
service to their customers are: Book
mans, the Bretano bookstores, Com
munlty Bookshop, Cucumber Book
shop, Francis Scott Key Bookshop,
Sidney Kramer, Pursells Bookstore,
Sorels Bookstore, The Whyte Book
shop, and Woodward q Lotnrop.
Evening star., 1947-12-07

tented life forevermore. For people
like this, David B. Greenberg and
Henry Schindan have collaborated
in producing a volume called "A
Small Store and Independence"
blue Ribbon), which is intended as
a manual of helpful hints.
An especially appropriate gift for
lovers of antiquity in this area is
The History and Present State of
Virginia" Chapel Hill, published
for the Institute of Early American
History and Culture at Williamsburg
The title is likely to be deceptive,
since the author Of this volume is
Robert Beverley, who died in 1922
and who is reputed to be the first
native historian of Virginia.
For Antiquarians
And Historians
Antiquarians also may find consid-
cradle delight in "A Storehouse of
Antiques" by Thomas H. Ormsbee
McBride). The book, with photo
graphic illustrations, is intended
principally for those interested
enough in old glassware, pewter,
brass and furniture to want to learn
something more about the crafts and
craftsmen whose products are still
extant. Such persons also may en-
joy "A Century of Silver by Earl
Chaplin May CMcBride), in which
the history of this particular New
England craft is chronicled from
1847 to the present.
Another book with a particularly
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Extra Specials in
De Luxe Editions

For the plush trade, for those who
want to give their friends something
particularly nice in the way of books,
there are the usual number of de
luxe, boxed editions. Among the new
ones is a two-volume set called The
Shaping of the American Traditio.l,"
by Louis M. Hacker columbia Uni
yersity Press, with documents COM
piled and edited by Mr.. Hacker and
Helene S. Zahler. Also in this cate
CORY is the two-volume edition of
"Juarez and His Mexico" by Ralph
Roeder (Viking). This is an ambi-
tious undertaking of the biography
of the 10Th century Mexican liberia
tor and will be appreciated by stu
dents of history.
These are few of the books-only
few-of the hundreds you will find
suitable for gifts. if you take the
trouble to poke around the shops
bit. There are very few people who
aren't genuinely pleased to receive
books for Christmas. If your friends
can read at all, and if you do your
best to make the right selections, you
will find them earnestly grateful
when you hand them your presents.
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JOHN X. HUTCHENS,
The Ne1U York Times.

me Ne1D york I1UleS.
FICTION.
The Mountain Lion, by Jean
Stafford.
Tales OF the South Pacific, by
James Michener.
Under the Volcano, by Malcolm
Lowry
The Garretson Chronicle, by
Gerald Warner Brace.
The Big Sky, by A. B. Guthrie.
NONFICTION.
*Christ Stopped at Eboli, by
Carlo Levi.
The Struggle for the World, by
James Burnham.
ordeal OF the Union, py Allan
Nevins.
Ydnk-GI Story OF the War, by
the Staff of Yank.
Across the Wide Missouri, by
Bernard De Voto.
HARRY HANSEN,
Ne1o York World-Telegrdm.
FICTION.
The Big Sky, by A. B. Guthrie.
Look South to the Polar Star, by
Holger Cahill.
sChrist Stopped at Eboli, by Carlo
Levi.
The Mountain Lion, by Jean
Stafford.
Prepared for Rage, by Mark Sax
ton,
NONFICTION.
Inside U. S. A., by John Gunther.
Ordeal OF the Union, by Allan
NevinS.
Postscript to Yesterday, by Lloyd
Morris.
The James Family, by r. o. Mat
thieSSen.
A Study OF History. by A. J.
Toynbee.
KARL SCHRIFTGIESSER,
News,oeek Magazine.
FICTION.
The Big Sky, by A. B. Guthrie.
The Victory, by Vincent McHugh.
Aurelien, by Louis Aragon.
Kin9Sblood Royal, by Sinclair
Lewis.
Moon Ga1ney, by Harry Syl-
vester
NONFICTION.
The Notebooks OF Henry James,
edited by Matthiesen and Muir
dock.
Woodrow Wilson: The Road to
the White House, by A. S. Link.
Henry Adams and His Friends,
by Harold Dean Cater.
Ordeal OF the Union, by Allan
Nevins.
You're the Boss, by Edward j.
Flynn.
CHARLES ANGOFF.
The American Mercury.
FICTION.
(No chOice).
NONFICTION.
Wilson: The Road to the White
House. by Arthur S. Link.
The Other Side OF the Record, by
Charles O'Connell
Poems by Samuel Greenberg,
edited by Harold Holden and
Jack McManiS.
American Memoirs, by Henry
Seidel Candy.
All in Line, Cartoons, by Saul
Sfeinherp