davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1947-11-23
What the Russians
| Are Saying of Us

The MoScotU radio, broadcdSttng ii
Danish to Denmark. said:
"As the United States has
usurped the lions share of world
exports, Britain has gotten into
a difficult situation. Formerly
the British Empire and Europe
were the most important markets
for British goods. Britain can
in no circumstances relinquish
these markets to United States
capital. This would be suicide.
THAT Is why the recommends
tion inserted in the draft to the
statutes for the International
Trade Conference which opened
in Havana on November 81 must
be assessed as good wishes and
nothing more. The whole course
OF the Geneva Preparatory Con-
ference is a new proof of the in
creasing reciprocal divergency of
capitalism-a proof that the capi-
talistic world can find no way out
OF the blind alley in which it
finds itself after the second
World War"
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Clay Denies Russian Charge
Of Propaganda for New War

-four power wrangle over the fate
of Germany.
Marshal Soskolovsky's accusations,
made formally before the Allied
Control Council yesterday, paral-
leled nearly word for word the
charges which he made just before
the convening of the Foreign Min
listers Conference in Moscow last
March. That conference ended in
deadlock which has remained un-
broken. Official Allied quarters de-
tscribed the attack as signaling the
opening of a new Russian propa-
ganda drive.
Speaking for nearly two hours be-
fore the Allied Control Council yes
terday. Marshal Sokolovsky ac-
cused the United States, Britain and
1See GERMANY. PAGE A-0.J
Evening star., 1947-11-23

c Sc W t h
M r. Griffith
at The Star
until Deem
b er 27, at
least % COL
leges, univer-
stiles, clu b S
a nd schools
already have
expressed in
t e n t % MS of
competing.
T h ey in
clude Mary
land, George
t o W n, Cath
olic Univer-
sity, Howard,
Pi t t S b urgh,
N Wy, Man
haitian, Holy
Cross, Balti-
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Democrats Anti-Inflution Bills
Due Wednesday; G. 0. P. Split
Truman Forces Hope for Republican Aid
On Prices, But Will Go Aheod Regardless

likely to come from individuals. not
as a party move. And the likeli-
hood of any Republican sponsorship
for rationing and price control
legislation appeared remote.
The division in Republican ranks
over the correct move to meet the
price and imitation issue came to the
surface at the Friday meeting of
the Republican Conference of the
Senate. There, in polite but never
theless clear language. Senator Taft,
of Ohio, chairman of the Republi-
can Policy Committee, was criticised
for his radio speech replying to
President Truman's address to Con-
gress in imitation and prices.
The criticism came mostly from
Senator Flanders of Vermont and
Baldwin of Connecticut. 1t was from
(See INITIATION, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Disability Retirements Senate 10 Open Debate
0f0fficerso on Tax-Free Tomorrow on Bill
Pay 10 Be Investigated For SI Million Aid
Cases Smell Short Says,
Subcommittee Agrees
Unanimously to Probe
By John A. Giles

The retirement of Regular
Army and Navy officers for dis
ability reasons, thus emitting
them to tax-exempt retirement
pay smells, and an investiga-
ton will be conducted" Repre-
sentative Dewey Short, Republi-
can, of Missouri, said yesterday
Mi. Short said that the policy
making subcommittee of the House
Armed Services Committee, of which
he is member, has agreed unani-
mously that the whole matter
should be gone into"
Far too many officers have been
getting retired for disability in COM
parison with the number retired for
non disability reasons and the COM
mittee feels that closer check
should be kept on the whole system" j."
he declared.
Il say that it smells and Carl VIM
son, Representative Vinson. Demo-
crat of Georgia, ranking minority
member of the committee) says it
stinks," he added.
Thorough Probe Planned.
Mr.. Short said that the commit
tee does not plan any sort of per-
secution of the services in this mat
ter but we certainly are going into
it effectively"
1T struck me as being mighty
funny when lligh-ranking officers
retired for disability, thus giving
them untaXed pensions are able to
go out into civilian life and hold
down hioh-sa laried jobs" he added
The investigation will have a
wholesome effect and either prove
or disapprove the many stories we
have been hearing about it. Per-
haps some corrective measures. are
necessary"
Three hundred and sixty-four re-
tired regular Army and Air Forces
generals are drawing tax-exempt
retirement pay, some Of them as
high as $4,000, as result of retire
ments for disability, the Army dis
closed yesterday in a compilation
furnished for The Star.
2,505 Officers Retired.
Officers retired for disability re-
ceive three-quarters of base pay.
which for a major general and
above is S8,800
The charts showed that 2.505 reg
ular officers had been retired for
physical disabilities, thus emitting
them to the tax free incomes, since
June 30, 1910. Those retired for
nondisability reasons. which en-
titled them to pensions which are
taxable, totalled 1853, of which SO
were generals
A total of 26,377 nonregular Of
hcers. including women, have been
certified to the Veterans Admins
tration for retirement benefits dur
ing the same period.
The largest number of the non-
g. YIrTn mn ET7nTr7c nara oI
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Parliament Backs
Premier After Pledge
To Curb Strikes
ITALY'S STRIKE WAVE Subsidies,
But General Walkout Is Urged.
Page AS.
By tha Associoted Press

BY tha Assocoted Press
PARIS, Sunday, Nov. 23.-Rob-
ert Schuman of the moderate
Popular Republican Movement
(MRP) became premier last
night. but early today he had not
managed to put together a cabi-
net.
In a public statement issued at
5:25 am. 11:25 pm. Saturday EST
the 61-year-old Lorraine lawyer
said:
Il have not been able to COM
plete my consultations. I will re-
sumo them about 10 o'clock. I hope
to reach conclusion quickly
enough
Mr.. Schuman's difficulties hinged
around a necessary compromise be-
tween Socialist ideas of a controlled
economy and conservative views pre-
sented by former Premier Paul
Reynaud.
All-Night Session Held.
He consulted Mr.. Reynaud. So
cialist President Vincent Auriol and
a delegation sent by the steering
committee of the Socialist Party
which held an all-night session.
Mr.. Schuman, whom Mr.. Auriol
had designated premier, won par
1lamentary approval last night on
pledge to act quickly" against a
strike movement crippling France.
Mr.. Schuman. who has been
Finance Minister since 1916 and
who lived in hiding among resis-
tance forces during the German
occupation, won just two-thirds of
all National Assembly votes after
Socialist Leon Blum had failed by
nine Friday night to get the green
light to form a government.
Needing 309 votes, he received
412 from Socialists, Radical-Social-
lists, Popular Republicans and many
Rightists. Only the votes of 1874
Communists opposed him. The De
Gaullists either voted for him or
were among 81 deputies who alb
stained.
Will Defend Republic"
Mr.. Schuman. appealing to the
Assembly for support, declared he
would defend the Republic" and
distinguish between the legitimate
demands of labor and "the syn
chronized enterprises of sedition
throughout Europe"
Under guidance of the Commu-
nist-dominated General Confeder-
alton of Labor, the number of
strikers passed the 10000 mark,
ana truckloads OF mobile guards
men armed with Tommyguns moved
into the city in preparation for any
outbreak of disorder which some
feared would come Mon
day.
A distinct uneasiness was felt
in the capital as the population read
in their newspa pers of the discovery
of four important clandestine arms
depots in the last two weeks, and
learned that saboteurs Friday night
had cut telephone lines linking two
forts in the outskirts of the city
A quart of concentrated tear gas
was stolen from a Paris laboratory
last night, police reported.
Police also said that following an
,Co. ED ANrE Dooo 40,
Evening star., 1947-11-23
By GouId Lincoln

Administration Democrats are
planning to have ready by We'd
nesday legislation carrying out
President Truman's 10 point
program for dealing with high
prices and imitation, it was
learned yesterday.
1t is their hope to have Republi-
can sponsorship for this legislation
too. If not, however, they plan to
go right ahead with the bills which
are required to make the program
effective.
Inquiry at the Capitol, developed
the fact that Republicans are divided
over the course they should pursue,
If there is any Republican sponsor
ship of the proposed legislation to
be offered by the Democrats it is
Evening star., 1947-11-23
.LangerFavors
$1,000 Annual
u. 5. Pay Raise
Senator May Offer
Bill in January to
Aid All Workers
By Joseph YOUNG

Chairman LANCER of the Sen
ate Civil Service Committee an
nounced last night that he
favors a S1,000-a-year pay raise
/ for all Government employees.
He said a $1,000 increase was the
least" Federal employees should re-
ceive to offset the sharp rise in the
cost of living.
I 1t is expected that Senator LANCER
will introduce legislation calling for
such raises and that the Senate Civil
Service Committee will begin hear
ings on the measure early in
January
The North Dakotan said "a sub
stantial case" can be made in sup
port of 1000 pay increases for Fed
eral workers. The raises would not
be bonuses" but would be perma-
nent.
Urges Employees to Organize.
In announcing his stand, Senator
LANCER urged Federal employees to
band together in drive to improve
their economic position. Leaders
of the various Government en-
ployes' unions. including the postal
groups. will meet the committees
staff shortly to work out a pay bill
satisfactory to all groups.
Government employees have only
themselves to blame in any failures
to obtain beneficial legislation to
which they are entitled, including
retirement legislation" Senator
LANCER declared
In defense of their own interests,
they should coordinate their &C
tivities in the direction of common
improvement of their economic posi-
tion," he added.
Majority Favors Increase.
The committees investigation
staff is now gathering statistics that
are reported to show that Federal
pay raises since the war have Jagged
far behind those given employees in
private industry.
Unofficial polls of both the House
and Senate Civil Service Commit
tees indicate that the majority of
members of both groups are in
clined to favor some kind of Fed
eral pay raise. Pending before the
House group is $500 annual pay
raise bill introduced by Representa-
tive Butler. Republican of New
York, the second ranking member
of the committee.
Senator LANCER last night also
stressed that liberalization of the
Civil Service retirement system is
badly needed He is co-author of
the Langer-Chavez-Stevenson re-
tirement measure which has passed
the House and now is awaiting SEN
ate action
Senator LANCER expressed hope
this measure would be passed
promptly by the Senate, but he
stressed that many additional i'm
provements are needed that are not
in the bill. He said these features
were eliminated from the measure
in order to avoid any opposition.
Meanwhile. the AFL National
Federation of Post Office Clerks,
holding a special conference in Chi
cago. yesterday asked for a $1,000
annual raise for postal workers.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
By Don 5. Worren

A revised plan to give the
President an opportunity to veto
legislative acts of Washington S
proposed city council was rec
ommended yesterday by the
Auchincloss subcommittee of the
House District Committee.
This was one of a half dozen
major changes in the home rule
plan adopted by the group as it
moved to perfect its preliminary
plan in the light of public reaction
In its original 30,000-word out
line, the subcommittee had provided
that acts of the council be subject
in all cases to veto by Congress
but had left the White House out
of the picture. The point was raised
that this was unwise and might
confuse the proposed delegation OF
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Committee Will Begin
Hearings on Supplies
For Stopeop Relief
STATE DEPARTMENT Hopes to
Increase Grain Exports. Page AS.
By ChoImers M. /Robefss

By Cholmers N. /Roberss
The Senate will begin debate
tomorrow on the $597,000,00(
stopgap aid bill designed to help
France, Italy and Austria sur
vive this winters cold and hun
ger while Congress considers a
long range recovery program.
Passage of the interim measure
by the upper chamber before the
end of the week is a good possibility
but floor consideration of similar
bill in the House is not expected tc
begin until a week from tomorrow
Even before the Senate debate
starts at noon tomorrow, the Senate
Appropriations Committee will open
hearings to produce a complete Gin
ventory" of this Nations ability to
supply the food, fuel. fertilizer and
other commodities the administra-
ton wants to ship abroad. Secretary
of Agriculture Anderson will be the
first witness.
vi eilS
Foreign Relations Committee has
taken pains to make clear that his
strategy is to pilot the stopgap bill
through the Senate quickly. without
becoming involved in the long-range
recovery program.
He made two promises last week
to his fellow Republicans:
/. They can vote for the stopgap
bill without prejudice to their views
on the long-range Marshall plan.
2. They are assured that the Ap-
preparations Committee will check
on the availa bility of foods for ship
ment abroad before any money will
be authorized. The $597 900, ,00O
figure in the bill is merely cell
ing" which may not be exceeded
rather than an absolute amount to
be spent.
The Foreign Relations Committee
in its report accompanying the stop
gap bill, asked for speedy action
and said sit should be kept in mind
that the interim aid program is es-
sentially a relief program. 1t is
not as some people have intimated
a little Marshall plan.'"
Unrest in Europe Cited.
Pointing to last weeks troubles
in France and Italy. the report said
they demonstrate once again that
there are forces actively at work
which are using hunger and cold
as a means of creating political dis
turbance and confusion. If the
governments of these countries can
assure their people that they can
supply food and shelter, such assur-
ances will go long way toward
stabilizing and preserving the eco
nomic and political systems of West
ern European states"
This was as close as the committee
came, publicly, to mentioning the
u. S. S. r. and the Communist
forces in Europe. But it was evident
on the Hill last week that the de-
sire to do. something" to stop the
Russians will be a strong and per-
haps the compelling influence when
members of both Houses cast their
votes on both the stopgap and long
term aid measures.
The long term European recovery
program. popularity known as the
Marshall plan, will be sent to the
Capitol by President Truman
around December /. about the time
debate begins in the House on the
stopgap bill. 1t is not expected to
reach a vote until some time after
January l.
Secretary Marshall has said it will
See FOREIGN AID, Page A-l1l
Evening star., 1947-11-23
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

BERLIN, Nov. 22.-Soviet Mar
shall VASTLY D. Sokolovsky de-
nounced the western Allies occu-
patton policies in Germany in a
10, 0,000-word attack published today
and charged United States and
British authorities with promoting
intensive propaganda for q new
war"
Promptly Gen. Lucius D. Clay
the American commander. described
the charges of Russia's in Germany
as Misrepresentation of known
facts"
The bitter Soviet blast almost
on the eve of the Foreign Ministers
Conference in London apparently
foreshadowed, in the opinion OF
many observers, another fruitless
Evening star., 1947-11-23
By Harold B. Rogers

More adequate security equipment
should be added at the District
Training School for Feeble Minded
at Laurel to prevent escapes by dan
gerous inmates, Representative Mil
ler. Republican, of Nebraska recon-
mended last night. .....
AS a result of a visit to the inssi-
tuition Friday, DR.. Mi Ell, chairman
of the House Distric; Subcommittee
on Health, warned that some mea-
sures were needed to prevent
escapes. especially of sex perverts.
DR.. James Lewald, superintendent
of the institution, informed him, DR.
Miller said, that several sex mar1iacs
had escaped at various times. These
incidents have aroused the comnlu-
Evening star., 1947-11-23

J a n u airy 3
when the first
annual Eve
n i n G S t a r
G a m es a r e
h el d in the
N a t i o n a |
Gu rd Ar
mory. Dorsey
Griffith, track
c o a c h Of
Ca tholic Uni
v e r 81 t y has
b e e n named
director.
Starting the
indoor track
season, many
Of the out
S t a n d | n g
S t ars of the
country W i'll
be participant,
ing in a meet,
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Evening Star Games to Draw
Track Record-HoIders Jan. ;
By Froncis {. Stonn

has been granted by the Dis
trict Chapter of the Amateur
Athletic Union.
Although entries do not
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Turkish Officials Probe
Bulgarian Incident
BY the Asseeieted Press

bT THe NssotIpT#d FTesS
ISTANBUL, Nov. 22.-Turkish Of
ficials disclosed tonight that an in
vestigation was under way into o
border incident in which Bulgarian
frontier guards seized a Turkish
soldier.
Evening star., 1947-11-23

Big time track and field
games will be brought back to
Washington after a lapse of
more than 10 years on next
Evening star., 1947-11-23

(See MEYERS, Page A-4
Evening star., 1947-11-23

(See GALLINGER, Page A-4.
Evening star., 1947-11-23

tSee FRANCE, Page A-8.D
Evening star., 1947-11-23

(See MEDICAL, Page AID
Evening star., 1947-11-23

See RETIREMENTS, Page A-8
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Home Delivery

The Evening and Sunday Star Is
delivered by carrier to all subscribers
at $1.20 per month when Sundays;
$1.30 per month when Sundays.
Telephone MA. 5000.
Evening star., 1947-11-23

(See STAR GAMES, Page B-4.I
Evening star., 1947-11-23

(See GERMANY. Page ABB
Evening star., 1947-11-23

Mostly cloudy and cool, high about 80
degrees, today; somewhat colder tonight.
Fair and cool tomorrow.
Evening star., 1947-11-23

tSee CHEST, Page Al
Evening star., 1947-07-27
u. N. Probers Secretly Meet
Palestine Underqround Chief

This Begin did, in a slow, detailed
fashion, with DR.. Bunche making a
full record. interrupting now and
again to ascertain an exact date or
fact.
From time to time our conduct
ing officer" returned to the room and
could be seen checking by signals
with ring of Irgun gunmen who
surrounded the melting place, prob
ably the most heavily protected spot
in Palestine that night.
During the interview Begin out
lined Irgun's political aims, which
he later sent in on A typewriter
pages as a formal communique to
the committee.
The program calls for Jewish SOW
ereignty on both sides of the Jordan
River, in both Palestine and Trans
Jordan, to be attained through this
f1ve-point program:
/. Abolition of British occupation.
2. Transfer of power to "a demo-
cratic representative body of our
people"
3. Repatriation to Palestine with
the aid of an international body of
all Jews wishing to transfer.
4. Holding of democratic general
elections after repatriation Is COM
pleted."
S. Obtaining of an international
loan for development of soil for use
of both Hebrews and needy Arab
peasants.
Returned to Hotel.
When the interview was finished
and the amenities done, our CON
ducting officer" returned us in two
takes to a dark side street close by
Evening star., 1947-07-27
By Corter L. Dovidson
Assoeiotsd Press Foreign Correspondent

JERUSALEM, July 26-A clan
destine discussion between the
chairman of the United Nations
Special Committee on Palestine and
Menachem Begin, commander of
the underground Irgun zvai Leumi,
will provide part of the background
when the committee writes its final
report In Geneva.
am now permitted to disclose the
full details of the interview, at which
I was present. Begin, Polish-b born
commander of Irgun, and two OF
his heutenants met with Sweden's
Chief Justice Emil Sandstroem,
committee chairman; DR.. Victor
Hoo, representative of U. N Secre-
tary General Trygve Lie, and DR..
Ralph ]. Bunche, U. N. trusteeship
expert.
The interview took place some
time ago, but I was not permitted
to publish the story until the COM
mittee had finished its on-the-spot
probe of Palestine an dhad left the
country. (The committee is now as
sembling in Geneva)
During q three-hour chat Justice
Sandstroem and Begin talked
quietly about the Holy Lands his
tory, religion and politics.
4 Justice Sandstroem once cautioned
Begin:
"The street is near. Had we not
better lower our voices?"
Begins answer was a chuckling:
"It doesn't matter. Our men are
there. They will tell us If we at
tract attention.
We sat for three hours around a
table, chatted, slipped wine and ate
fruit and cakes.
The interview came about this
way:
Visiting Jewish city month ago
I was approached in a coffee house
by man had seen during a previ-
Gus interview with Irgun leaders.
He said his commander Is willing
to meet the United Nations chair
man"
He suggested that I ascertain
Justice Sandstroem's willingness to
make contact ION clandestine
basis"
Justice Sandstroem said he was
willing, and the date was fixed.
The chairman asked If he might
bring DR.. Hoo and later requested
the presence of Dr. Bunche Ito make
a record"
Irgun approved, and details of the
meeting were arranged.
Justice Sandstroem, DR.. Hoo, DR..
Bunche and I dined privately and
went for a stroll"
Approached by Pretty Girl.
A prearranged taxi awaited, and
we rode to sopt on a darkened
street that had been appointed
There the taxi was dismissed, and a
pretty girl approached, mentioned
the prearranged password, and took
us on a circuitous walk through
parks and gardens. Another taxi
was two streets away.
We drove through streets for IS
minutes, keeping to an unlighted
route, and finally drew up before
the place of meeting.
Inside we were ushered into a
tastefully furnished room by tall
Young Jew who was our Conducting
officer" and we're introduced to
Begin.
After agreeing with. Begin that
mo story be published until specific
II 3permission was given by Justice
Sandstroem, the chairman asked
the Irgun commander to outline
If you will be so kind" the general
history and aims of his organization
Evening star., 1947-07-27

the home OF Miss Lillian G. Scott,
3409 Thirty Fourth Place N. w. She
was presented with a silver tea
service.
Miss Cilley whose hobby Is stamp
collecting, is a former secretary of
the Washington Airmail Society
and a member of the American
Airmail Society, Washington Phila-
telic Society and the Collectors
Club. She also Is q member of the
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton and Order Of Eastern Star.
A native of New Hampshire, she
came to Washington with her
family in 1900 and is a graduate of
Eastern High School. She entered
the Government as secretary with
the War Departments Office of the
Chief Of Ordnance in July, 1917. In
February, 1919, she transferred to
the Office of the Alien Property
Custodian.
Evening star., 1947-07-27
Two Business Groups
To Meet on Thursday

Two business associations are
scheduled to meet this week.
Mrs. Margaret Hart Candy, society
editor of The Star and president Of
the American Newspaperwomen's
Club, will speak at the American
Business Association luncheon to be
held at the Blackstone Hotel at 1880
p. m. Thursday.
The newly organized Randle
Highland Businessmen Association
will meet at 9 pm, Thursday In
the Dobkin Department Store offices,
1894 Pennsylvania avenue SE.
Harry Dobkin, president of the as
ISOLATION, will preside at the meeting.
Evening star., 1947-07-27

the hotel where the committee rep
|resentatives stayed.
Begin, the most wanted man In
Palestine, shook Justice. Sand
stroem's hand as we left, and this
was his parting remark:
II wish you luck In your delibera-
,tions, but none Of us have any IL
lusions that your decision will cause
us to give up the fight"
Evening star., 1947-07-27
Miss Alice CiIIey Reiires
From Alien Property Office

Miss Alice B. Cilley, 11s Ninth
street N. E., secretary in the estates
and trust branch Of the Office of
Alien Property, Justice Depart
ment, will retire Thursday from
the Government, closing 80 years
service.
Friends honored her yesterday at