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Evening star., 1948-01-17
On the Record
Oficeholders Elected by Communists
Are Controlled Like Puppets on String

/ their work Of propaganda, agita-
ton, and organization"
Deep hatred against all parlia-
ments is perfectly justified.
Therefore all Communist parties
must be very strict in their atti-
5ude toward their parliamentary fac.
tions, demanding their complete
subordination to the control ano
directions of the Central Commit
tee of the party. They shall 3"
subject their speeches to careful
analysis in party meetings " to
exclude all who show tendency
toward the Second international
Democratic Socialism,
Parliamentary representative
government can in no way be a
form of Communistic society. .
The task of the Proletariat con-
sists in blowing up the whole ma
chinery and all parliamentary in
stitutions. Communism repudiates
the possibility OF winning over par
liaments. Its aim Is to destroy par
liaments. - The Communist
party enters such institutions not
for the purpose of organization
work - or agreement -" but to
blow the parliaments up from
within"
Censor's Word Is Law.
Wherever Communists sit in gov
ernments of non-C Communist coun-
tries, they have among them a
censor whose word is law.
1.-THE Central Committee must
have its permanent representative
in the parliamentary faction, with
the right to veto. Each can
didate must sign a paper that at
the first request of the Central
Committee he will give up
his mandate. Each Communist
representative must remember that
he is not a legislator bound to
seek agreements, but an agitator,
detailed into the enemy's camp to
carry out party orders"
Under these conditions, how can
1t be argued that Communists have
the right" to participate In gov
ernment institutions which they
have pledged Themselves to destroy,
into whose legislative halls they go
only to agitate and wreck, which
they describe as enemy camps" and
where they are not free agents but
subject to international control?
To say that it is "unconstitu-
tional" to outlaw and prosecute
such a movement is merely to admit
that democracies can devise no
legal means to protect themselves.
All the hearings called by the
Thomas Committee are far less
useful than a thoroughgoing study
would be Of what Communism, ac-
cording to It's own published theses,
really Is.
tReleased by The Bell Syndicate, Inco
Evening star., 1948-01-17
Sergeant in Tokyo
Jumps to Major on
Washington Orders
By the Assoeioted Press

TOKYO, Jan. 17.-William
H. Bell of Fort Mitchell, KY,
has Jumped from sergeant to
major in one leap.
A lieutenant colonel in the
Army Reserve, he was on active
duty as a sergeant in the 1st
Cavalry Division when Army
Department orders In Wash
ington called him to active duty
as q major.
Evening star., 1948-01-17
Workshop Plans Open House

Open house will be held at 8 pm.
tomorrow at the Washington Work
shop, 2020 Massachusetts, avenue
NV, to show students exhibition
Of painting and sculpture and NOV
les relating to art, literature and
music.
Evening star., 1948-01-17
Class Is 30 Years Old

The Bible class conducted by Miss
Mabel N. Thurston at the National
Presbyterian Church, Eighteenth
and N streets NV, will observe Its
30th anniversary In q special re-
conservation service ct Gas am,
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1948-01-17
League to Heur Tenor

Daniel Felker. tenor. will appear
in recital at 8 o'clock tonight
under auspices Of the League for
the Larger Life, at 819 Sixteenth
street NV. He will be accompanied
by Miss Mildred Deane, pianist, In
classical and popular songs, accord
ing to Mrs. Bessie Maxwell Shell
don, In charge Of the program.
Evening star., 1948-01-17

-.
These are the assumptions of our
Government.
When, however, Communist par
ties, exercising their legal rights
elect representatives to parliament
tary bodies-either by promoting
open Communist candidates, or 9TH
ers over whom they can exercise
control-they do not do SO on such
assumptions. Their object Is not to
obtain agreement" or "compro-
misses" but to use the tribunes OF
governments for disruptive agita-
ton, and destroy the representative
system from within.
They do not hold themselves re-
sponsible to the voters, or to their
own consciences. but. to the Central
Committee of the Communist Party
to which they must agree formally,
in advance, to surrender their offices
on demand. That branch OF the
party which thus controls govern
ment representatives like puppets
on strings Is the illegal party
which, as we have demonstrated in
previous articles, is subject to the
executive Of the Communist Inter-
national. ANY Communist, sitting In
any bourgeois" government repre-
sents only the Communist Interna-
tional.
Statutes and Theses.
In the statutes and theses of the
Second International Communist
Congress, which have never since
been changed, we read this:
"In particular, one of the nuclel
Of Communists deserves especial
care; namely those members OF the
party who are members Of bour-
gecis, government institutions. -
Such q tribune has special impor-
tance in the eyes Of the backward
masses. Therefore, from this .trib-
une Communists must carry on
Evening star., 1948-01-17

ct4Ao Va ASJ
reported to the
President a n d
t h e people. I t
finds that, If We
wish to be truly
pre- p ar d for
what may hap
pen to us four
or five y e a r S
from now, we
must spend sew
eral b I'LL o n S
m or e on air
power than is
contemplated in
the budget just
4 l. 4 b.
Evening star., 1948-01-17

sian propaganda
and the efforts
of M csc ow' S
agents, who are
striving to bring
about W d e
spread labor un-
rest in every
part of the
world, including
the II n l t e d
States.
The German
strike was pre-
mature, how
ever. The. entire
offensive of the
Evening star., 1948-01-17

opinions Of the
p op u ! a ton as
e x p r e S S e d
through elected
re p resentatives,
d e p e n dent for
re = election on
the satisfaction
of a majority of
t h ir constitu-
ents. Legislation
in the United
States is subject,
in addition, to
the ruling of the
Supreme Court
that 1t Is within
&L1 1one+;{1yfior
Evening star., 1948-01-17
BY Constantine Bro,cn

The strike of Ruhr Valley miners
is caused principally by hunger and
poor living conditions. But behind
it Is the formidably organized Rus
Evening star., 1948-01-17
New York Society to Dance

The New York State Society will
sponsor a dance at $3.50 o'clock to-
night in the Shoreham Hotel.
Evening star., 1948-01-17
Bp LoweH MeHen

Of we go into the wild blue yon-
der!
The Presidents Air Policy Com
mission, composed of five good men
Evening star., 1948-01-17
By Dorothy Thompson

The object Of parliamentary or
congressional government is to
establish a consensus by deliberation
between the various interests and
Evening star., 1948-01-01
Merchants Keeping Credit
In Control, Official SAYS

Merchants are doing their utmost
to keep the credit situation In hand,
John K. Althaus, manager Of the
Credit Bureau, Inc, Of Washington,
said yesterday.
He made this statement after not
ing that some condemn the prac-
tice of buying on credit as an infla-
tionary factor.
"The best credit control that can
be enacted" Mr.. Althaus said, @is
one enforced by the customer him
SELF" He said 95 per cent Of Gus
toners in Washington pay their bills
regularly, although not exactly as
agreed in every case.
THE files in the local bureau con-
tain actual facts on how you pay
the grocer, the furniture store and
the ladies ready-to-wear shop" he
said. "Soon the story of how you
are meeting your Christmas obliga-
tions will be checked and added to
the bureau files"
Evening star., 1948-01-01
|Refresher Course Planned
For Army Medical Officers

/ Army medical officers will begin 4
new type Of postgraduate instruc-
ton at Walter Reed Hospital Mon
day, with q heavy emphasis on
practical demonstration Of patients
being treated with the newest med
ical techniques.
The course is designd to refresh
the doctors knowledge Of the basic
scientific subjects and to give them
10 correlated picture Of the applica-
tion Of different sciences to diagnosis
and care Of the patient.
Army Medical Center officials say
about 80 per cent Of the course will
be classroom teaching, 80 per cent
laboratory work and the remaining
40 per cent clinical experience with
Epatients.
AL demonstrations will be record
ed by sound movies to give a COM
plete documentary record Of the
entire course. This record later will
be made available to professional
medical groups.
The program prepared by the
Army for the 16-Week course will be
Evening star., 1948-01-01
Woman Radio Leaders
Convene Here Jan. 28

Women radio broadcasters and
executives from all over the country
will attend the fifth annual conven-
tion Of the Association of Women
Broadcasters, from January %
through February /, In the May
flower Hotel.
Miss Ruth Crane is acting presi-
dent Of the association. The Wash
Evening star., 1948-01-01

outlined Saturday at an introduc-
tory meeting at the Army Medical
Department Research and Graduate
School. Maj. Gen. Raymond w.
Bliss. Army Surgeon General, viii
open the meeting.
Evening star., 1948-01-01

ington planning and program COM
mittee consists OF Elmer Lee,
WTOP: Nancy Osgood, WRC;
Esther Van Wagner Tufty,
Evening star., 1948-01-01

WWDC: Meredith Young, VOL:
Jessie Stearns, WEAM; Hazel Mar
kel. WTOP, and Miss Crane,
WMAL.
Evening star., 1948-08-04
Court 10 Write Order
For Joint Fare Ban

A hree-judge tribunal in District
Court today took over the task of
writing an order to carry out its
preliminary injunction relieving the
Capital Transit Co. of joint fares
with two Virginia bus companies.
The joint fares were ordered by the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Attorneys for the company, for
the Attorney General and for the
Washington, Virginia & Maryland
Coach Co., one of the two Virginia
lines involved, each presented diff
ferent order to the court today.
There was discussion on technical
details and the court finally said it
would draw up the order.
Under the injunction the court
has ruled that Capital Transit
should continue to accept joint fare
tickets for passage on its lines, but
must collect an additional 3 cents,
giving the passenger a receipt.
These receipts are being printed
by the Globe Ticket Printing Co. at
its Atlanta plant Capital Transit
said it expects to get the receipts
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1948-08-04

his own car and the short-haul
rider because he would prefer to
walk rather than pay Is cents.
Mr.. Saunders declared he would
favor zone fares which, he said,
would substantially increase Capital
Transit's revenue without discour-
aging the patronage Of short-haul
riders.
Mr.. Parmelee pointed to certain
discrepancies" in statements by
transit officials and in official
organs Of the company in stating
his opposition to the proposed fare
increase.
Capital Transit's witnesses last
month had testified the company
will face a $500, 900 deficit by next
summer unless fare increases are
granted. The Public Utilities Com
mission Is expected to announce its
decision some time between con-
clusion of the heaffngs tomorrow
and August IS.
Evening star., 1948-08-04
runsit
Continued From First Page.

ant Corporation Counsel, Lloyd B.
Harrison, the city law departments s
public utilities expert, objected to
admission of the WCCP as an in
tervener on the grounds that it had
not filed its petition flve days before
the hearings began July 13 and that
it did not have proper credentials
from the component groups.
Four individuals Testify.
The four persons who testified on
their own behalf against the in
crease today were P. H. Delaplane
of the Arkansas Avenue Community
Association, Mrs. Bryson G. Nc
Ilwee, 507 Quackenbos street NV:
Owen s. Parmelee, treasurer Of the
Glover Park Citizens Association
and William B. Saunders, 1918 King
street NV.
Mr.. Delaplane declared the mass
of Capital Transit evidence in
cluded much trick mathematics. -"
He declared Capital Transit op-
crates its rush hour streetcar and
busses ION sardine basis" in
stead of q service basis"
In voicing his opposition to the
proposed fare increases, Mr.. Della
plane declared that elimination of
two man cars and changeover from
streetcars to busses saved money
for Capital Transit. He added that
the changeover from tracks to bus
ses merely passed along the main
tenance cost from the company to
the District.
so Per Cent Increase Cited.
He testified that the proposed in
creaSes would comprise a so per
cent increase in the cash fare, a
Is per cent increase in the token
fare and a 20 per cent increase in
the pass price.
Mr.. Saunders, who said he was a
transportation consultant, said he
believed Capital Transit should get
a fair return on its investment, but
objected to the approach the COM
pany is taking. He declared they
are losing two kinds of riders: The
long-haul rider who prefers to use
Evening star., 1948-08-04
YugosIavia Charges
Part Of Trieste Is
Reunited 10 Italy
BY the Associated Press ,

LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. 4.-Yugo-
slavia today charged the western
powers have, in effect, incorporated
part of Trieste into Italy.
DR.. Joza Vilfan, the Yugoslav rep
resentatiye, told the United Nations
Security Council the United States
and Britain are openly violating the
Italian peace treaty in an effort to
bolster the reactionary forces OF
Italy"
The only distinction between the
Anglo-American zone of the Free
Territory of Trieste and the Repub-
lie of Italy," DR.. William said, lis the
open occupation by the Anglo
American troops"
DR.. Vilfan called on the Council
to act quickly to prevent an alleged
British American plot to turn over
all of Trieste to Italy.
Propaganda Aim Charged.
Philip C. Jessup, American dele
gate, replied with charge that the
whole Yugoslav attack was designed
for propaganda purposes.
DR.. Jessup said the charges were
completely without foundation.
The Council, he added, had been
fully informed on the administra-
ton of the Western power zone,
while Yugoslavia has kept its oper-
ations in the Yugoslav zone shroud-
ed in secrecy. He suggested that
the Council may desire to inquire
into what is happening in the Yugo-
slav zone.
The British delegate, Sir Alex
ander Cadogan, supported DR.. Jes-
sup's declaration.
Cadogan said the fact Yugoslavia
had MADE no reports docs not
mean we are not aware of what is
going on in the Yugoslav zone-far
from it."
Later" he said, Il may have
occasion to refer to some of the
more unpleasant features of what
has been going on"
Another Report Expected.
The Western powers already have
submitted several reports to the
Council on difficulties allegedly
caused by Communist infiltration
and by Yugoslav political agitation.
Another report on the Trieste situa-
ton is expected in the next day or
two.
The Triests case first came before
the U. N. as the result of treaty
provisions agreed on by the Council
Of Foreign Ministers late in 1916.
The treaty provided that Trieste
would be administered by gov
ernor to be appointed by the Secur-
ity Council and that the U. N. would
guarantee the integrity of the
territory.
Last spring, during the Italian
election campaign. the United
States and Britain proposed to
Russia that Triests be given back to
Italy. Russia refused. Informed
quarters said Dr. Jessup probably
would call attention to this offer.
Evening star., 1948-08-04
Democrats
fCoptinued From First Page

backing a presidential candidate of
their own, Gov. ]. Stram Thurmond
of South Carolina. Others have de-
clared they won't vote for Presi-
dent Truman. Alabama and Mis-
sissippi electors have been formally
instructed not to support him.
Money Is Withheld.
Most of the Southern States have
refused to come across with money
for the party war chest.
But in the face of all this, Senator
McGrath said he thinks things will
work out in November.
president Truman is not going
to lose the electoral vote of any
Southern State-wait and see," he
said.
He didn't say so, but it appar-
emily is Senator McGrath's idea
that Mr.. Truman will carry the
solid South in the popular vote.
If the President does, some Demo-
cratic officials think the electors
pledges to vote against him would be
reversed speedily.
There is no evidence that the
Souths anger over Mr.. Truman's
civil rights program has cooled.
Some Southerners Hedging.
But there are signs that some of
the Dixie Democrats in Congress
who are up for reelection this year
are hedging against a revolt.
One of these, Senator Robertson
of Virginia, declined to bolt the
ticket and was renominated in yes
terday's primary.
Republicans have their eyes on
Virginia. Gov. Thomas E. Dewey,
the COP presidential nominee,
polled 38 per cent of the vote there
in his 1914 race against the late
President Roosevelt.
Victor Johnston, new head OF the
COP National Committees Volun-
teer Division, said his unit will seek
to organize Dewey Warren Clubs in
the State. His division aims at the
independent vote and will be active
in other Southern and Border
States, RS well as in the North, Mr.
Johnston said.
Evening star., 1948-08-04
Weather
Continued From First Page.)

of Sixteenth street near Kalmia
road NV. was closed for time.
Rock Creek also was reported over
its banks at certain points.
Worst of the basement floods oc-
Cured in two homes in the 300
block of West Beach drive NV,
where the water at one time was re-
ported as high as six feet in the
back yards. Mrs. Bernard J. Ber-
liner, 8138 West Beach drive, said
Water and Fire Department pump
ers worked two hours to remove the
water.
FL Easements Hit in Bethesda.
Bethesda and Takoma Park, Md,
two of the hardest hit areas, both
reported a furry of basement flood
calls, Bethesda alone listing 81. A
number OF streets were barricaded.
Two unused telephone poles were
washed into Bradley boulevard at
Broadmoor street, and water main
break was reported in the $500 block
of Strathmore avenue.
East-West highway in Takoma
Park was blocked for half an hour
Easements were flooded along half
dozen streets. Silver Spring police
also received basement flood calls.
The bridge at Lincoln and Maple
avenues was washed oht. and Sligo
Creek overfiowed the Sligo Creek
parkway from Colesvf1le road to
New Hampshire avenue.
Highway Covered by Water.
At the Bladensburg Peace Cross,
always trouble spot, Prince
Georges police rerouted traffic after
the highway was covered with two
to three feet of water from the
Anacostia branch.
The persistent rains threatened to
do millions OF dollars worth of dam
age to Maryland crops, particularly
on the Eastern Shore, according to
one expert.
There Is a threat that the impor-
tant tomato harvest may be wiped
out if the showers continue, said DR..
Howard l.. Stier, head of the De-
partment of Markets of the Univer-
sity of Maryland's Farm Extension
Service. He estimated the damage
will be at least 100000 to s4,-
600, ,oOo@~a
Evening star., 1948-08-04

by Lieut.. Gen. Curtis LeMay, COM
manding general Of the Air Force in
Europe. spokesman said today.
The MATS, which resulted from a
recent merger of the Air Force Air
Transport Commands and the
Naval Air Transport Service, has
285 four -engine C-54 and 50 two
engine CAT transport planes.
Evening star., 1948-08-04
Initiation
Continued From First Page.)

amy idea" that the legislation is
going to be translated-at least i'm
mediately-into lower prices.
The Presidents anti-inf1ation
measure, the multi-billion dollar
excess profits tax, is not as tough
as the wartime measure.
For one thing, it would hit only
about $4,000 of this Nations $780,
600 corporations now filing tax
returns.
Smaller corporations are exempt
and those formed since 1910 are
specially favored.
New Exemptions Provided.
The tax would work like this
Before corporation would be taxed,
it could add 40 per cent to its
average profits for the 1859
period, plus $4,000. The tax on
profits exceeding 140 per cent of
the base period would begin at
so per cent, and run up to a maxi
mum of 80 per cent on earnings in
excess of ITS per cent of the 1885 80
period.
Corporations formed since 1910
would receive another $4,000 ex-
emption.
AS Mr.. Truman asked for an ex-
cess profits tax, Mariner S. Eccles,
former chairman of the Federal
Reserve board, came out with
sharp attack on the Administra-
tion's program.
Mr.. Eccles, still a member of the
board, offered a seven-point pro-
gram of his own after declaring
there seemed to be more politics
than economics" in Mr.. Truman's
program. d
Eccles Is Not Optimistic.
Mr.. Eccles was not optimistic. He
warned that catastrophe" defla-
tion might result If the question of
imitation controls is not divorced
from politics.
''There isn't much use talking
about controlling imitation" he said,
unless fiscal policy calls for a
budget surplus"
He offered this program:
/. A balanced budget and budg-
ct surplus.
2. Restore consumer credit con-
trolls. including those on installment
buying.
3. Restrict bank credit.
4, Encourage the States to cut
down spending, and let the Federal
Government "Set an example"
5. Don't let political reasons"
lead the Government into backing
a housing program in excess of ma
terials and labor available.
6. Bring down food prices "by en-
couraging more and not less pro-
duction."
7. Adjourn political considera-
tions and both parties
consider honestly and openly the
facts of life"
Evening star., 1948-08-04
Reds Race West to Create
First Postwar Constitution

BERLIN, Aug. 4 (4o.-CommunlSts
in Eastern Germany raced to beat
the West today in producing the
nations first postwar constitution
Both groups have set September
target dates.
Berliners, meantime. voiced hope
that this weeks Western power
talks with Prime Minister Stain in
Moscow would result in an East
West compromise and early lifting
of the Berlin deadlock.
There was no official comment in
Berlin on the Moscow negotiations
but it is known American and
British occupation commanders are
being kept advised of developments
by Washington and London.
Draft Ordered Prepared.
At the moment, interest centered
on the race to produce rival Ger
man governments.
The Communist-contr peo-
pies council, after discussing the
draft for a German democratic re-
public" yesterday, ordered its Con-
stitution Committee to complete the
document by the middle of Septem-
Der. 1t will then be laid before the
Communist Peoples Congress for
approval.
The constitutional assembly as
proposed by the Western powers is
tentatively scheduled in Western
Germany for early September.
The constitution proposed by the
Peoples Council will be drafted along
traditional Communist lines, with
representation in the two-house
Parliament not only for political
parties but also for mass organiza-
tions such as trade unions, womens
and youth organizatio
The Communist constitution will
be drawn up to include all Germany
Police Struggle Continues.
In Berlin, the struggle continued
between Communists and anti
Communists for control of the city's
divided police force. Rival central
headquarters operated in the Rus
sian sector and in the Western oc-
cupation sectors.
The Socialists accused the Com
munist police of new political kid
napings in Berlin. They deplored
Communist tactics, warning that
they could lead to violence, espe-
cially at the occupation sector
borders.
Anti-Communists interpreted the
mass rejection of Russian offers to
feed all Berlin as a political victory
over the Communists.
They observed that only about
81 900 of Western Berlins 2,075, 900
Soviet -blockaded inhabitants had
accepted the Communist food offer,
or scarcely more than l per cent.
That figure, they said, included
thousands of children and youths
under voting age. Thus it was far
short of the 1924 votes the Com
munists received in the three west
ern sectors in the October. 1916,
municipal elections. Even then
their party finished a poor third in
a field of four with only 10 per cent
of the total Berlin vote.
Evening star., 1948-08-04
MATS Indicates Shift
OF More Planes to Reich

An indication that additional large
cargo planes may be thrown into
the Berlin air lift came today with
the re-shufling Of schedules by the
Military Air Transport Service.
MATS began streamlining its op-
Grafton as the last planes on it's
transcontinental run-National Air
port to San Francisco-departed.
This service. along with a supple
mentary Southern loop, is being sus-
pended in order to make % planes
available to carry food and supplies
into Berlin over the Russian block
ade.
How many Of MATS other big
planes might be sent overseas de-
pends on what requests are made