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Evening star., 1947-12-24
On the Record
Gifts to Children of France Helped y
Counteract Lies About L. S. Motives

But not so lar beyOnd tnem as Cne
measures taken would indicate. For
the cannibalism of society had to
stop, and it clearly would not be
stopped by emulating the enemy.
What we call Nazism is disease
CT the mind and heart. 1t is the
spirit that rejects God and the in
hibitions that fear of God impose
on man. OF these, perhaps the
strongest stays the hand of wrath
against the child. For who knows
the wonders within the child, who
may become assassin or redeemer?
Yet the peace" that the Allies
made warred on children, tearing
them up and scattering them like
leaves. It removed the sources OF
sustenance for their parents, famish-
ing their bodies, and corroding their
souls.
We should have seen, I think
how one thing led to another-inter-
national war to the revolutionary
wars of Russia, to the racial war OF
the German revolution, to interna-
tional war again. And the spirit OF
war itself-the spirit of violence
should have been vanquished with
the last shot.
Primitive Instinct.
But there were those who called
for revenge, beyond the call OF JUS
tice, in some perverted notion that
this could be peace. And others,
from a land and movement that
has no fear of God, also rejected
peace, hardening in their fancy OF
history as perpetual war of class
against class, impatient to turn each
war into the other, the correct
war, to their final triumph even if
in a world bereft of civilization and
bleeding from millions of new
wounds.
Only the primitive instinct of self
preservation against that new war
moved us to bulwark the last prom
ontories of Europe. Only out OF
that instinct was reborn in us a
glimmer of the morality of our re-
ligion which, had we followed it,
would always have shown the path
to peace.
Now that Congress will debate
what we shall pay for peace, the
words of Him whose birth we cele-
brate speak gently: He who loveth
his life shall lose it; he who loseth
his life for My sake, shall gain it
His sake is peace-tidings Of great
joy.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate. Inc)
Evening star., 1947-12-24

You are not
the only one
whose tree looks
as if it had been
slugged from
behind, and you
are not the only
one who has a
Christmas tree
that is light tan
arou nd III e
edges.
The argument
about when to
put up the
Christmas tree
is as much a
Evening star., 1947-12-24

SlaVld 10 1Gdly
where, according
to all available
r e por is, t h e
Communists un-
der the leader
ship of Palmiro
Togliatti S e e m
determined to
challenge ono e
more the gov
ernment Of Pre-
nier Alcide de
Casper.
After the fail
ure of the gen.
eral strike in
Evening star., 1947-12-24

dren who met
the train bring
ing gifts to the
C h i | d r e n Of
France clearly
were not I'M
perialists." And
the children who
e r e e t e d its
trucks beyond
the A t ! a n t i C
could not help
but respond to
the spirit that
set them rolling.
A gift of a child
to a child takes
fhn hiffar ad0n
Evening star., 1947-12-24

IIlC UIUUCl CuSC
off charity. Children feel fellow
ship more than pity-as one extend
ing his apple to another says, Want
bite?"
Altogether, things are better with
us this Christmas than at those
Immediately previous because we are
behaving more like ourselves, or
more as we like to imagine ourselves
behaving. We are a little more at
peace with 'our own consciences.
Many have said, as we looked at
Europe, This is not that for which
we fought" So victory brought no
satisfaction. For wars are fought
for peace, and peace is first OF all
a condition of the mind.
It is a ratification by the mind
that what is being done is of good
intention, inspiring of good will, in
harmony with creative forces, ap-
pealing to mans better nature, and
thus blest of God.
Vision Demanded.
The malaise that attended the
war conferences eliminating at
Potsdam came from an inner voice
that whispered: This is not the way
to peace. For, as war Is destruc-
ton, peace is reconstruction of the
life of humanity. In measure, as
the horrors of the last war had
surpassed the horrors Of all pre-
vious wars, so the peace demanded
a breadth of vision, magnanimity,
faith, and reconciliation truly God
like beyond, no doubt, the capacities
of man.
Evening star., 1947-12-24
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. - A
WEDNESDAY.

irving and will feel that they must
comment on our Christmas tree. I
would hate tor be in their shoes and
have to try to say something nice.
I'll say one thing about our tree
Evening star., 1947-12-24
CIemency Granted 1872 Jops

TOKYO, Dec. "a (P-Christmas
clemency has been granted to 1872
japanese sentenced to prison terms
by United States Army provost
courts, the Army announced today.
Evening star., 1947-12-24

it looks good at night. The lights
on it have blown out every fuse in
the place and you can't see 1t once
the sun goes down.
distributed by McNausht Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1947-12-24
Bv Constantine Br0ign

-Four American destroyers are
watching the Eastern Adrlatic
shores to prevent any smuggling OF
arms and ammunition from Yugo-
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Case Against Meyers
Nearing Completion

Government prosecutors said to-
day they expect to finish their pres
entation of evidence before a grand
jury tomorrow or Wednesday in the
first phase of an investigation Of
Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers, re-
tired air force purchasing official.
Because of the press of other
business before the jury, today's
scheduled session in the Meyers case
was postponed until tomorrow. Two
final witnesses are to be called for
routine testimony, United States
Attorney George Morris Fay said.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bleriot H. Lamarre
of Dayton, Ohio, viii not return for
further questioning now but are
likely to be summoned for future
grand jury presentations being
planned by, the Justice Department
on other aspects Of the investiga-
ton of wartime financial operations
of Gen. Meyers, Mr.. Fay added.
Lamarre was president of the
Aviation Electric Corp. Of Dayton,
a subcontracting concern which he
said was really owned by Gen.
Meyers. Gen. Meyers denied
Lamarre's assertion that he took
$150,O00 in profits from the COM
pany. He said he set up Lamarre
in the business because Mrs.
Lamarre had been his girl friend"
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Police, Hremen
Called to QueN
/ EAx-Lamp Melee

When q father and daughter had
a difference Of opinion it took the
combined efforts of the police and
fire departments TO break it up.
Today, william s. Smith, 81, col
ored, was scheduled to explain In
Municipal Court why he tried to
hit his daughter, Ada Mae, 16, with
an ak.
Ada Mae told police she and her
father got into an argument Satur-
day night at their home in the
rear OF the HOO block of Third
street SW. She said her father
welded an ak, but she picked up
lighted lamp and tossed it at him,
With her father in close pursuit,
Ada Mae said she sprinted to Mary
land avenue and Third street S.W.
and turned in box alarm.
Police and firemen took Smith to
Providence Hospital for treatment
of "a forehead cut. Then he was
escorted to the Fourth Precinct
where he was charged with assault
with a dangerous weapon.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Dr.. Dawson Hits Religious
Training in Public Schools

Religious education conducted
within public school buildings Is a
step in weakening the line between
church and state, DR.. j. M. Dawson,
executive secretary Of the Joint
Conference Committee on Public
Relations for the Baptists Of the
United States, said at q service at
First Baptist Church last night.
Expressing the belief that most
Baptists were against any arrange
ment allowing released time for
religious, instruction inside public
school buildings" DIR. Dawson said
they did not feel such an arrange
ment was wise or In the light of
our country's constitutional right"
The speaker declared "tax-exempt
churches should keep out Of tax
supported, schools" because s.if they
enter, they are directing how tax
money should be spent" He pointed
out religious instruction could not
be confined to Catholic, Protestant
and Jewish teachers. as some school
boards have been faced with appli-
cations from Moslems, Hindus and
other religious bodies. He also as
serted the public school teachers
time would be taken up with many
details concerning the program.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Old and New on View
|As Sesquicentennial
Opens in Baltimore
sy the Assoeio,sd Pres.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 8.-Children
and adults lined up today for a
chance to push buttons operating
1927 and 1947 model trains at Bal
timore's 150th Anniversary Exhibit
The sesquicentennial exhibit
opened today at the 5th Regiment
Armory for a six-day program.
Forty-six exhibits told the story
of Baltimore's growth from a town
of 10000 in 1897 to a city Of more
than one million persons today,
The children compared the horse
drawn patrol wagon of the 10Th
Century with the plushy 1947 version
and talked to headquarters over the
Police Departments transmitter-
receiver.
They also saw moving pictures of
Baltimore history, bricks being made
by hand by craftsman dressed in
costume of the 1800s; glass blowing,
bottle Gaping, and reproduction OF
the battle monument.
An old horsecar stood next to a
diesel trolley, and an 1906 hand
pumper next to the Fire Depart
ment's latest model
On the way out, visitors were
handed pamphlets telling the his
tory Of the city and urging them to
help to make Baltimore the clean
est city in the Nation"
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Ralph D. Freer, S., Dies;
Personnel Supervisor

Ralph D. Freer, IS. personnel
supervisor OF the Western Electric
Co. here, died yesterday at his home,
1901 Thirteenth street NV. He had
been in i'll health since he suffered
fall 18 months ago.
Mr.. Freer was born and educated
in Ashland, Ohio. He began his
more than 30-year career with
Western Electric as stock man
in Chicago. He worked in the
same capacity in Pittsburgh before
he came to Washington in 1922 as
a switchboard serviceman. Six years
ago he was made personnel super
visor.
Mr.. Freer was a member of the
Pioneers of the Bell Telephone Co.
and the Presbyterian Church Of
Ashland. .....
He would have celebrated his 26th
wedding anniversary Wednesday.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Irene Crowley Freer; a son. Marine
Pfc. Ralnh D Freer, jr.. stationed
at Quantico, and two sisters, Mrs.
Samuel Freer Harrison, Toledo, and
Mrs. r. S. woodward, Ashland
Funeral services and burial will
be held Wednesday in Ashland.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Tristan Bernard, 81, Dies;
Noted French Writer
BY tho Assoeiofed Press

PARIS, Dec. 8.-Tristan Bernard,
81. author and playwright who often
was called Frances national humor-
ist, died yesterday at his home.
Mr.. Bernard, Legion OF Honor
commander, was arrested and in
termed as Jew by the Nazis in 1943
during the occupation of France.
Originally lawyer, Mr.. Bernard
became one of the first sports writer's
in journalistic history to win nation
wide fame. even figuring in paint
ing by Toulouse called "The
Start" at the time Mr.. Bernard
edited the Bicycle Race Journal
From sports writing he branched
out into satirical newspaper writing
and criticism. He wrote more than
so novels but became best known
for his plays and musical comedies.
One of his plays, "L'Anglais tel
Qu'on lie Parle" cEnglish AS 1t Is
Spoken"D, won its way into the rep
ertory of the Coincide Francois, the
living hall of fame Of the French
theater. Another, lie Petit Cafe,"I
launched Maurice Chevalier on his
talking picture career. .
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Sfeps Taken in Reich 10 Bal
New Arab-Jew Clashes
By the Asseeiotsd Press

FRANKFURT, Dec. 8.-American
Military Government officials took
steps today to prevent a recurrence
of Arab-Jew clashes in Germany,
where weekend disorders over the
projected partitioning of Palestine
resulted in the death of one Jew and
the wounding of eight other Jews
and one Arab.
Thirty-three persons, including 81
Jews, were arrested at Ulm, where
the trouble began Saturday with q
series of stabbings. Maj. Marcus
L. Hoover, military government
officer, at Ulm, said authorities were
attempting to "pacify" the Jews and
Arabs, most of whom are displaced
persons or refugees.
Maj. Hoover said American con-
stabulary troops and German police
had established road blocks between
Wuerttemberg-Baden and Bavaria
and at Danube River crossings in
the area to prevent Jews and Arabs
from meeting.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Crisis in 1f;ans-Jordan
Reported Solved by
Iraq Warning 10 King
by the Asseeioted Press

AMMAN, Trans-Jordan, Dec. B.
Authoritative Arab sources said
today that Premier Samir Rifai
Pasha resigned Friday and two
other leading politicians refused to
succeed him over an implied pro-
posal of King Abdullah to accept
partition of Palestine ana annex
the Arab portion.
These informants said the gov
ernmental crisis was resolved only
by the Intervention of visiting Pre-
mier Saleh Bey Jabr of Iraq who
told the King, You will lose your
throne unless you fullheartedly
join the Arab people; you must be
with us or we shall be your enemy" :"
King Recalls Premier.
Abdullah, the informants said,
then recalled Samir Rifai Pasha at
the insistence of Saleh Bey, who
was In this Trans-Jordan city en-
route to the Arab League confer
ence in Cairo.
The King, who was at Shuneh In
the Jordan Valley, was reported to
have circularized his ministers ask
ing their views on possible Trans
Jordan stand accepting a Jewish
state in part of Palestine and the
annexation of the Arab parts to
Trans-Jordan.
The ministers were given until 5
pm. Friday to answer. They reject
ed the proposal, the Arab informants
said, and Samir Rifai Pasha sent in
the rejection, his own resignation
and this message to his monarch:
II will not serve an Arab throne
which is the enemy of the Arab
people"
Two Former Premiers Refuse.
Abdullah was reported to have re-
called aging Ibrahim Pasha Hashim,
who resigned as premier two years
ago in opposition to Abdullah's
dream of uniting the Eastern Medi-
terranean Arab countries under his
crown. The former premier was
said to have refused to form a gov
ernment.
The King then asked another
former premier, Tewf1k Pasha Abu
Houda, to form government and
informants close to the palace said
he also refused. 1t was then that
the Iraqi premier intervened.
The Iraqi premier was reported
to have asked Abdullah for permis-
sion to move his troops through
Trans Jordan to the Palestine
frontier, but Abdullah withheld his
answer pending the Arab League
meeting starting in Cairo tonight.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Movie Amateurs to See
Film Contest Entries

Members of the Washington So
ciety of Amateur Cinematographers
will see a group of entries in the
organizations 8 and l6 millimeter
film contests at a meeting at 8 pm,
December Is. at the Review and
Herald Publishing House, Eastern
avenue and Willow street, Takoma
Park.
The program will include ''Ice
Thrills of 1947" produced by Ray
Park, Rainbow Lane" by Harold
Wagar, "Tn the Good Old Summer
Time" by Wilbur Comings and a
demonstration by Joe Gray of a
sound on film method. There also
will be round table discussion OF
movie Problems ,.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Hyocinth Causes Alarm

Mississippi water hyacinth is
causing alarm in South Africa,
where farmers have been warned
that the weed may block rivers
and ruin dams.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
J. R. Hitchcock Dies;
Wus RuiIroud Executive
BY the Asseeiotsd Pres.


LOS ANGELES, Dec. al. r.
Hitchcock, "a, former general man
ager of the Santa Fe Railways
coast lines, died Saturday night
after q short illness.
Mr.. Hitchcock. born In Woolwich,
England, came to the United States
with his family at an early age,
entering the railroad business as a
telegraph messenger with the old
Iowa Central Lines at Marshall
town, Iowa.
In 1890 he became q Santa Fe
employe at San Marcial, N. Mex.
He later was superintendent at San
Bernardino, Calf, and was named
assistant general manager Of the
coast lines In 1920. He served as
general manager from 1882 until his
retirement in July, 1899.
The widow, Mrs. Daisy Conley
Hitchcock, and two SONS and three
daughters survive.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
YugosIavia, Hungary Sign
Mutual Assistance Pact
By the Associated Press

BUDAPEST, Dec. Mar
shall Tito Of Yugoslavia and Pre-
mier Lagos Dinnyes of Hungary
today signed a treaty of friendship
and mutual military assistance.
Neither premier made any COM
ment after affixing his name to the
red leather-bound copy of the pacts
in the Council chamber of the Hun
garian Parliament, but attending
officials of both governments ap-
plauded briefly.
Marshal Tito, who signed 20
year military assistance pact with
Bulgaria last month, is expected to
proceed to Romania later this week
to complete a four power security
bloc in southeastern Europe.
The text of. the Hungarian -Yugo-
slav treaty was expected to be re-
leased later today coincident with
a press conference by Marshal Tito.
Cinchona production in West
Java is under way again, since
hostilities have ended.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
End Of WAA Priorifies
1oveterans and Small
Businessmen Urged
by ths Assesiofsd Press

An end to the priorities for vet
Grams and small businessmen In
buying war surplus items was pro-
posed today by the new head Of the
War Assets Administration as q
means of speeding the end of the
sprawling War Assets Administra-
ton.
Congress would have to agree If the
priorities are wiped out. They al
ready are becoming less useful to
buyers as surplus stocks dwindle,
Administrator Jess Larson said, and
they slow down the final clearance
job.
Mr.. Larson plans to close out
WAA by next June 80. At the
moment, the Federal Works Agency
is his personal choice among the
old Federal agencies to take over
the long task of liquidating
finally the disposal effort, but he is
not ready to make an outright rec
ommendation. The liquidation job
may last Is years or more.
WAA, which once employed IS 900
as one of the largest emergency
agencies, will be down to about 1900
by the time it passes out of existence,
Mr.. Larson forecast in his first in
terview as WAA administrator.
Even so, 1t would be almost as big
as FWA.
Mr.. Larson forecast that the esti-
mated $50, ,000, ,000, 900 in war sur
pluses will have been reduced by
mid-l948 to less than 5000 900 900
in white elephant" war plants and
other real property, plus perhaps
$500, ,000, 900 in other surplus-all in
terms of original cost to the Gov
ernment.
BY that time, he said, new legis-
lation should 60 into effect for Cd
the management of plant leases held
by private concerns, CD the selling
of the small remaining stocks of
consumer and personal goods, 90
efforts to unload the giant, special
purpose factories which have small
commercial value, and a. the han
ding of new surpluses which may
arise from peacetime Government
operations.
Although WAA was turning over
nearly 81, ,000, 900 900 a month in sales
revenues to the United States Treas
ury early this year, the time Is ap-
preaching when the cost Of running
the agency will exceed income, Mr..
Larson said.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Palestine
Continued From First Page)

sented if the U. N. Security Council
considers the Palestine question.
Crowds of Arabs were reported
lining up before recruiting centers'
in all Middle Eastern countries, and
in Palestine the Jewish press called
Jewish youths to register for security
duty at registration places which will
be opened tomorrow.
Irgun Zvai Leumi, extreme under
ground group, indicated that it was
ready to unite with the more mod
crate Hagana in the event Of an
open Arab-Jewish war.
United Jewish Force Pledged.
Irgun officials issued a communi-
que declaring:
There Is no doubt that II this
war should break out 1t will be for
the very existence and future of
all Jews. In such war Hebrew
forces will be united"
The communique was issued in
an envelope inscribed with the
words "On his majesty's service" and
rubber-stamped from the Office OF
the Controller of Light Industries in
the Palestine government.
A Palestine government spokes-
man, meanwhile, denied press re-
ports that British forces would be-
gin a partial withdrawal from Pal
estine on December Is.
"The only movement Of security
forces in Palestine" he said, els
the withdrawal Of British and Arab
police from Tel Aviv, Petah Tiqvah
and the Ramat Gan area"
These police, he said, would be
replaced by Jewish policemen under
direct control of the Palestine gov
ernment. -...
The growing death toll and the
Arab League meeting. in Cairo cast
q pail over the Jewish celebration
Of Chanukah-the eight day feast
Of lights" which began last evening.
The feast, which commentaries a
Hebrew military victory in 165 B. c.,
,ustomarily Is the occasion for
dances and parties, but this phase
If the celebration was largely
ignored this year.
Enlistment Offices Opened.
Arab youth organizations were re-
ported opening enlistment offices"
throughout the Middle
East, and the Jews countered by an
nouncing that registration would
begin tomorrow of every Jewish
man between II and rs In Palestine
for security and other essential
services"
British sources, meanwhile, said
their intelligence agents believed
that the Moslem brotherhood was
responsible for the violence against
Jews which has broken out every
where in the Middle East since the
U. N decision on Palestine Novem-
ber %.
The brotherhood was formed in
Egypt two years ago by the faculty
of 1,O00-year-old Azhar University,
the virtual hierarchy If Islam. 1t
is now believed to have a member
ship of 100000.
According to unomcial estimates
there are $4,000 members In Pales-
tine, $4,000 in Syria and Lebanon
and the remainder in Egypt.
Evening star., 1947-12-08

During Eireis road transport
strike, Army trucks carried 1880 600
passengers in Dublin in four weeks.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
FOUND.

LITTLE D1OWN AND WHITE female deG,
NV. 0E. 1886.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
National Symphony Heard
By Many IN Springfield
sp.eioI pi,puteh 10 The ssor

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Dec. 81
A packed auditorium heard Dr..
Hans Kinder conduct the National
Symphony Orchestra here yester-
day In program sponsored by the
Springfield YMCA.
The first half Of the program
featured Mozart's SYMPHONY No.
% In A Major. and Strauss Don
Juan" Tschaikowsky's Fourth
symphony" was presented In the
second half.
Three OF the orchestra members
are natives of Springfield. They are
Marilyn Crittenden, Elliott Segal
and Donald Radding, members OF
the string section for several years.
When the orchestra played Sat-
lrday night at Massachusetts, State
College at Amherst, an audience
Of $500 refused to leave the hall
until five encores had been played.
Arizona sun., 1947-05-23
Law Deans
Ask For End
To Jimcrow

AUSTIN, Tex, May 15.-DeanS
of large universities, one limited
to Negroes and the other admit
ting both races, testified today in
support of the demand of Herman
Marion Sweatt,' Negro postman
from Houston, Tex, that he be ad-
mitted to. the University of Texas
Law School despite the states seq
regation laws. !
The visiting educators were
Dean Earl C. Harrison of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania L w
School and Dean Charles G..
Thompson of the graduate school
of Howard University, Washing
ton, D. G.
They testified in 126th district
court here, where SWeatt'S appli-
cation for a mandamuS requiring
University of Texas regents to en-
roll him is being heard without a
jury by District Judge Roy c.
Archer.
Cites the aFcts
"The Negro has been seriously
disadvantaged" in educational fa-
cilities in Texas, DR.. Thompson
said.
He said that, according to latest
available statistics, Texas had col
lege facilities valued at $28.66 fOI
each white person in the state but
that the value of such, properties
for Negroes was only $6.4O per
capita.
Texas spent $2.01 for each white
persan on education above the
high school level in 1916, DR..
Thompson computed, Compared
with A cents for each Negro.
DIR. Earl G. Harrison, dean OF
the University of Pennsylvania
Law School, which admits both
whites and Negroes, told Judge
Archer he believed white stu
dent could get better law edu-
cation than a Negro even If the
facilities in separate schools were
equal in every respect.
In a segregated school. he said
the Negro would not get the cross
section of ideas in community
that a. white student would get.
"A very important part of mod
ern law school is the viewpoint OF
ones classmates" DR.. Harrison
testified. =