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Evening star., 1948-06-09

price control authority, the President
said, "and you know what result I
got?"
Il was told prices would control
themselves.
"One of our presidential candi-
dates" he continued, said that the
best way to control prices was not
to buy. guess he'd let you starve."
The reference presumably was to
Senator Taft of Ohio. Only people
with lot of money get what they
want now" the President empha-
sized. Soon, the President said
some of them at Philadelphia will
be trying to fool the people by tell
ing what they have done for the
country but, he asserted, if Con-
gress adjourns without acting on
his pending agricultural program.
housing and price control, it will
have done nothing.
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the boy for whom the field was be-
ing named and paid his respects to
the parents standing nearby.
The President quickly discovered
that it was a girl instead of boy
who was being honored, but it was
not certain If he found out the rest
of the story.
Killed Hedge Hopping.
The field memorializes 16-year -old
Wilma Coates, who was killed with
the pilot in hedge-hopping plane,
last year. 1t was obvious that the
President had not gotten the picture
when he was asked to stop. Mr..
and Mrs. Sheldon Coates, the
parents shook hands with Mr.. Tru-
man.
The Butte meeting was arranged
by a general committee in which
old line Democrats were prominent,
according to local gossip. but an
effort was made to give it nom
partisan touch by having the Pres
ident introduced by Judge Hugh
Adair. chief justice of the Montana
Supreme Court. while the Repub-
lican Lieutenant Governor, Ernest
T. Eaton. welcomed the President
when his train arrived shortly after
Z pm, and sat on the platform
when the President spoke. Gov
Sam Ford is in Washington.
The President did not, however,
let this nonpartisan atmosphere
deter him from putting in plug
for Senator Murray. who is up
for reelection, and Representative
Mansfield, Democrats. that con-
trasted with his vigorous assault on
the Republican-dominated Eight
ieth Congress. He said both men
ably and capably represent Mon
tana in the Congress of the United
States"
Loud Speaker Washes Out.
The Presidents speech for the
most part was along the lines he
has talked earlier in his trip. For a
while, it was threatened with dis
aster, when the Army loud speaking
system washed out. While repairs
were made, the famous Butte High
School Band. with a corps of ma
jorettes. kept things going. When
everything was ready for the Presi-
dent, he asked the band for another
number, and got Stars and Stripes
Forever"
The President opened by praising
the bipartisan foreign policy which
the Nation is following, asserting
that this is as it should be for
politics must stop at the waters
edge
But there are other things" he
continued-and spelled them out
He recalled his efforts to get con-
tinuation of wartime price controls,
to ward off imitation. for the first l8
months of his administration. land
then in November, 1916, about 66 "a
per cent of the voters stayed home
and you elected the present Con-
gresS."
At that point he worked in a
crack at the ft-Hartley Act, tell
ing of a message from Pacific Coast
labor leaders who asked that he not
appoint a board of inquiry in a
pending case, because it would not
be to their advantage The Chief
Executive said his response was that
as President, he was bound to up
hold the law, They should have
thought of that when they weren t
voting" he said. Three times in the
present Congress he has asked for
Evening star., 1948-06-09

short months ago; and nullifies the
Senate's own action in refusing, on
a roll call vote, to hack OF COM
parable arbitrary billion from the
original authority.
Morale Abroad Emphasized.
Il respectfully submit that it vio-
lates the rules of scrupulous justi-
fication for ECA expenditures which
Congress wisely enjoined upon ECA
participating countries themselves.
and that 1t seriously jeopardizes the
success of great peace-adventure
which deserves its full chance to
succeed If it is to be undertaken
at all.
Most desperately important of
all, Mr.. Chairman. it keeps the
word of promise to the ear but
breaks it to the hope respectfully
submit that it inevitably under
mines that confidence and morale
abroad upon which recovery, iDde-
pendent freedoms and peace so
heavily lean; and that it serves the
alien critics who plot to have these
peace plans fail. Such reactions can
be as grim for us as for others.
"One last word and l shall have
finished this unpleasant duty. Those
who did not and do not believe In
ECA may be right. The majority of
us may be wrong. At best it is a
calculated risk. But 1t Is a risk
to which the Congress is solemnly
committed.
No Time for Overhaul.
II respectfully submit, Mr.. Chair
man. that this is not the time to
attempt a general overhaul of ECA-
when it has scarcely started. That
time will come next January when
we shall know whereof we speak
When the second annual appropria-
tion impends, we shall know what
kind of a job Administrator Hoff-
man and his staff are doing. We
shall know to what extent self help
and mutual cooperation are meet
ing our expectations. We shall
know from the vigilance of oul
watchdog committee" how goes this
battle for peace and freedom in
which we have such a colossal stake
Then we can make an intelligent
audit. We can. act without ire
sponsibility.
Until then I beg of you-for the
sake of the hopes by which free
men live-that you give ECA fail
chance. It's mere creation already
has paid heavy dividends. l ask it
for what l profoundly believe to be
the national interest of our own
United States"
Evening star., 1948-06-09
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10000 at the dinner hour yesterday
when the President took smile
rice around the downtown area.
Then more than $4,000 crowded
into the high school stadium to
hear the President once more lam
haste Congress for failure to act
on his domestic legislative program
primarily price control and hous-
ing. The President remarked that
the crowd was the best he had ever
seen except on his visits to Mexico
City and Rio de Janeiro.
Coupled with the blast at inaction
on Capitol Hill was another indica-
ton that the President is planning
to play repeat performance in this
section after the Democratic Nation
al Convention. Sometime later
when the lines are drawn, I'm going
to tell you what to do to meet the
situation" he promised.
Chairman Is Miffed.
The Democratic troubleS-of what
ever degree-stem from the Presi-
dents failure to have party. leaders
riding on his special train on the
"nonpolitical" swing through the
West.
Lester H. Loble. Montana Demo-
cratic State chairman, who had let
his feelings be known in a widely
publicized telegram to William
Ritcnie, the Democratic Nebraska
chairman who has bolted President
Truman, told reporters with the
presidential party in Butte that
Democratic workers were miffed be-
caused they had not been permitted
to accompany the President across
the State.
The Montana delegation, which
will cast IL votes in the national
convention, is pledged to the Pres
ident Mr.. Loble, who met the Pres
ident with other party leaders in
Butte, would not concede his victory
in November, beyond saying Mr..
Truman might beat Senator Taft.
One Sees Peace and Harmony.
The other side of the Democratic
picture was presented by Paul Can
non. Butte merchant, and candidate
for Lieutenant Governor, who said
that perfect peace and harmony
reign in the party, and that nobody
is mad Mr.. Cannon, who helped
arrange the Butte program, is, how
ever. skeptical of President Tru-
mans pulling power as presi-
Dental candidate. The State elected
Republican Senator and Cover
nor in 1916.
The journey was marked yesterday
by one misaoventure which indi-
Gated that advance arrangements
for the Presidents 5 tour had not been
worked out with sufficient care. Ar
irving at Carey, Idaho, a hamlet OF
TOO, the President found the popu-
lace dedicating a dusty sage brush
field by the side of the road as an
air strip.
That he was under the impression
that the site was to be a memorial
to one of the war dead was evident
from his opening remarks when he
spoke of the supreme sacrifice" of
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Marshall
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ference that it was easy to under
stand the feeling of the French
public in view of what France had
suffered from Germany in the past,
but that the United States had
approved the recommendations in
the firm belief that they offered full
security against a redevelopment of
German military power.
Agrees to Consult.
Under the proposals, the United
States agrees to consult with France
and Britain in the event of any
threat of German military resurg-
ence. 1t also agrees to maintain
occupation forces in Germany until
the peace of Europe is secure and
not withdraw them without prior
consultation.
Gen. Marshall said the problem
involves balance between the
necessity for certain economic de-
velopment in Germany for the good
of Europe and the success of the
European Recovery Program on the
the rehabilitation of certain types
of German industry might consti-
tute future threat to the peace of
Europe.
He asserted he believes the Lon
don Conference decision was sound
one in viewing those two consid-
erations.
He told questioners that his an
nouncement today constituted the
required formal approval of the
United States Government to the
London agreements, although he had
not consulted any lawyers about
suggestions in some quarters that
congressional approval might be
necessary.
Chance Seen for Reconstruction.
Il wish to announce" Gen. Mar
shall said in opening his news con-
ference, that the United States
Government approves and accepts
the recommendations of the Lon
don Conference of the western
powers respecting Germany"
These agreements" he added
including that relating to the Ruhr
constitute program which. while
continuing adequate security safe
guards and reinforcing controls over
demilitarization, offer the Germans
the opportunity of peaceful recon-
struction and self-government in
keeping with the principles of the
Potsdam Agreement.
The United States favors united
Germany, but has consistently
stressed that political unity must
proceed. from economic unity and
that both must be based on a recog-
milton of individual liberties.
Economic unit embraces the free
movement of persons throughout all
of Germany, the free movement of
trade, common export-import
program and the cessation by the
Soviets of reparations removals
from current production.
The three Western powers tried
without success to obtain Soviet ac-
ceptance of these principles, which
are fair and just and offer the only
means for the establishment of
German unity"
Economic Unity Provided.
Gen. Marshall pointed out that
it was agreed at London that:
TO the greatest extent possible,
Germany should be united econom-
ically.
The Germans in the western area
should now be free to proceed with
the assumption of governmental re-
sponsibilities and toward the
evolution of their own political fu-
ture along peaceful lines"
He added that it is envisaged that
a constitution for federal govern
ment in Western Germany will be
drawn up by the Germans them
selves through delegates from par
Evening star., 1948-06-09
Virginia to Strengthen
Police in Coal Reoions

RICHMOND, Va. June 9 (R.-
State police have been told by Gov.
Tuck to strengthen their forces in
the Southwest Virginia coal regions
if necessary to assure every man the
right to work.
The Governor ordered the super
intendent of State police to augment
his forces in the area if he saw fit,
following receipts of complaints that
nonunion miners were being threat
ened and intimidated during organ
ization drives at the independent
mines.
Evening star., 1948-06-09
U. S. Legation Official:
In Pretoria Found Dead

JOHANNESBURG. Union of
South Africa, June 9.-Dale ".
Maher, first secretary of the Amer
ican Legation in Pretoria, was found
dead yesterday in his automobile
outside that city.
A statement by the Legation SAID
Mr. Maher was suffering from a
brain condition and that his health
had deteriorated noticeably in the
last few daYS.
Evening star., 1948-06-09

ceeding George
E. Mcneil.
After the day.
long balloting at
District ur t
by about 1900
members. Mr..
Coe received 542
votes to 492 for
James r. Kirk
land and SIS for
Philip w. Aus
tin.
Other officers
announced a t
the groups May
flower OF e |
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Bomb
Continued From First Page

the Staunton Neon Sign Co. De-
tective Rector learned he slept at
the company's Office Sunday night.
Police were interested in Mcdaniel
particularly because. Mr.. Rector
said, the partners had been at odds
over Mr.. Denekas' handling of the
business.
Mr.. Denekas died Monday shortly
after he entered his car. parked
in front of the home of Mrs.
Lorena Strader, 1897 North Twenty
Evening star., 1948-06-09

ticipating states. and that this con-
stitution should provide for the
ultimate adherence Of all the Ger
man states as soon as circumstances
permit
Evening star., 1948-06-12


For the time being responsible
leaders of both the Israeli govern
ment and the Arab League appear
determined to live up to the truce
terms. But there is real concern
here and abroad over the possibility
that some hotheads, prodded BY
extremists, might engage in some
provocative action. The Middle
East is so tense that any incident
could destroy, the present agree
ment.
1t is particularly feared that the
lawless Stern Gang, which con-
tinues to follow its own policy in
spite of Tel Aviv's efforts to bring
it into Israels fold, may initiate
fresh fighting. This terroristic Or
ganization has not relented in its
defiance of the provisional gov
ernment.
Sternists Ignore Orders.
The orders issued by Israeli For
eign Minister Moshe Shertok to all
Jewish irregulars to become part
of the national army apparently
are being ignored by the Sternists.
Their clandestine radio station
somewhere in Palestine" continues
to blare out daily defiance of the
government and attacks-even more
violently than the Arabs themselves
the provisional regime, whose
principal members, President Chain
Weizmann, Prime Minister David
Ben -Gurion and Foreign Minister
Shertek, are described as stooges of
American imperialists who want
exactly what Bevin wants"
In its broadcast of June 6 the
Fighters for the Freedom of Israeli
lambasted the terms of the truce,
Evening star., 1948-06-12

tlOnS. Inc OCner Lo"eh "ehe''
can only be called a peoples lobby,
since it represents nobody in partic-
ular-just people determined to see
serious effort made to improve
the national housing situation. Its
spokesmen include representatives
of labor, church, veterans and mis-
cellaneous organizations.
The latest engagement occurred
Thursday, with the peoples lobby,
largely to its own surprise, emerg-
ing the winner. On that day the
House Banking and Currency Com
mittee took a vote that it had been
stalling off for many months. The
vote was taken amid an extraordl-
nary barrage of kilograms and tele-
phone calls from all parts OF the
country. The messages were inspired
by the opposing lobbies. but those OF
the real estate lobby probably were
more numerous and, under usual
conditions, would have been the
more effective. They represented i'm
portant citizens back home, with
personal and selfish interest. Con-
gress members receiving them knew
they meant business, whereas they
might have doubts concerning those
from merely well-meaning citizens.
Reasonably Good Bill.
Nevertheless the unwilling Bank
ing Committee voted to report for
passage a reasonably good housing
bill. BY a vote Of IA to 13 the
committee inserted in its own bill,
which bears the name of the chair
man, Representative Wolcott OF
Michigan, four Of the liberal pro-
visions of the Taft-Ellender-W
bill. already passed by the Senate.
These include a limited amount OF
public housing and urban and rural
slum clearance.
This represents a real defeat for
Chairman Wolcott and for Speaker
Martin. Chairman Wolcott had
several times fatty rebuffed Senator
Taft when the latter trudged over
to the House side seeking some
action on the Senate bills and Sen
ator Tafts efforts to enlist the sup
port of the Speaker had been no
more successful.
The final battle is yet to be fought.
A rule must be obtained from the
Evening star., 1948-06-12
This Changing World
Explosion of Palestine Truce Feared
AS Stern Gang Continues Defiance

which they consider unavoidable,
unless the q. S. S. r. which the
radio has described as the Israelis
only friend, is allowed to send mill
tary observers to watch enforcement
of the arm1stice.
IF Americans are allowed to send
their military observers, why are not
the Russians, who, sit in the Big
Four councils, accorded the same
right?" the radio asked. After reit-
Ierating that the Soviet satellites are
the real friends of Israel, the broad
least continued: "Why are not ofn-
GERS from Russia, Poland, Romania
Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Hungary
included among the Observers?
Gromyko to Continue Fight.
In New York Andrei A. Gromyko
Soviet delegate to the U. NJ, made
a big play to have Soviet officers in
cluded among the military observers
who are aiding Count Folke Berna-
dette. He did not mention Bulgar-
ians, Romanians and Hungarians
because their countries are not men,
bers of the u. N. He pegged his
claim, however, to Russia's right to
have Soviet officers included in the
truce team and, according to all
reports, he will continue the fight
next Tuesday, when he will insist on
the Security Council taking up the
matter again.
1t is a remarkable coincidence
that the Stern broadcasters should
share the views of the Soviet govern
ment so completely. And it is
equally noteworthy that last month
this organization should have ap-
.pealed directly to the Russian people
to send military forces to their
rescue.
While the Tel Aviv government Is
expected to abide by the U. N. orders,
there is some doubt as to what it
canAo against this small, but power
full, minority organization, which is
said to be strongly backed by the
U. S. S. r.
What the Politburo has in mind
on Palestine is known only to the
handful of men who are the un-
disputed rulers of Russia. But the
fact that they have demanded that
the Russian Navy be entrusted with
enforcement of the truce on the
Palestine coast, and their vociferous
insistence that Soviet officers should
become truce observers, justify ap-
prehensions that the Stern Gang
may be called on to play an in-
portant role in future events.
A handful of determined men
could touch off the powder keg In
the Middle East.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Council Delays Vote
|0n j. 5. Atomic Plan
BY the Asseeioisd Press

LAKE SUCCESS, June 12.-The
Security Council yesterday put OF
a vote on the American atomic con-
troll plan until next week when =
Soviet veto is expected.
Russia has fought the American
proposal In the United Nations
Atomic Energy Commission for the
last two years. However, there is
no veto in the commission and Dep
uty Foreign Minister Andrei A.
Gromyko has been unable to kill
the plan. Three weeks ago the
commission voted over Soviet op-
position to suspend work until Rus
sic and the majority could agree.
The parent council then was called
to act.
Philip Jessup, American deputy
Evening star., 1948-06-12
On the Other Hand
Battle of the Lobbies, Bitterest
Of the Session, Nearing Decision

Rules Committee to bring the bill
to the House floor and the votes
must then be mustered to pass it.
The votes are believed to be avail
able, since a petition to force the
bill out of committee had obtained
a large part Of the required 218 sig
natures before the Banking Com
mittee's decision made this action
unnecessary. That many votes, of
course, would pass the bill.
In the meantime the battle of
the lobbies is intensifying. Milton
J. Brock, president of the National
Association of Home Builders, who
has his headquarters here, sent out
what he called his final appeal"
last Tuesday, but he can hardly be
expected to rest on that, in the light
of the Banking Committees action.
Addressed to the men and concerns
he represents, the final appeal" is
an interesting document.
Portentous Sentence.
It opens with this portentous
sentence:
This is certainly the most i'm
portant letter will write you this
year."
After relating the legislative situ-
ation-which when he wrote was
not so bad from his standpoint-he
urges the folks he represents to
get busy on their Congressman. and
he. tells them just what they should
say. For example:
II believe you should say in your
letters, wires and telephone calls
that any legislation designed to
extend and increase the function
ing Of FHA is important and desir-
able; that legislation establishing
a secondary mortgage market for
CT loans with the Federal National
Mortgage Association would be
helpful. Beyond this the industry
does not require legislative assist
ance, and we are unalterably op-
posed to legislation, such as S.866,
which puts the Federal Government
in control of slum clearance. re-
search in housing techniques, esti-
mates of housing needs, and, Of
course, public housing both urban
and rural"
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delegate, formally moved yesterday
that the Council approve the Amer
ican scheme, originally laid down
June IA, 1916, by Bernard M. Baruch
Mr.. Gromyko blocked action by
asking to speak at the next meet
ing, set for Wednesday.
All governments are faced with
one or the other of two alterna-
tives." Mr.. Jessup said. Either a
continuation of the race In atomic
armaments or agreement on q sys-
TEN Of international control in
which all nations would have con-
fldence because they believed 1t to
be effective. There is no middle
ground"
Evening star., 1948-06-12

the Holy Land
after July 8,
when the present
cease fire ex-
pires.
Political and
military observ-
ers are keeping
t h cir fingers
crossed, fearful
that during the
truce period Of
four weeks or
shortly there
after some ex-
plosion might
oc cur, rekin-
ding the fires in
,-n
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3SoSiSos AAS 40
what is COM
monty called the
real estate lobby,
b e / n G t h e
spokeSmen for
t h e National
Association of
r e a | Estate
Boards, the Ma
tional Associa-
ton of Home
Builders a n d
M or ton Bod
fSh's group OF
b u ii ding and
1oap aSSOcia.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
By LoweH MeUeff

One of the bitterest battles Of the
present session of Congress is COM
ing to a close, with the winner not
yet certain. 1t is battle between two
Evening star., 1948-06-12
By Constantine Br0,On

The Palestine truce is regarded
with mixed feelings in Washington.
In some official quarters 1t is hoped
that it will lead to lasting peace in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-15
Cold Star Wives 10 Install
Mrs. butcher as President

Mrs. Ruth butcher, 1880 North
Longfellow street, Arlington, viii
be installed as national president
of the Gold Star Wives Of America
Inc, in ceremonies at o'clock this
afternoon at the Raleigh Hotel. She
succeeds Mrs. Marie Jordan of Tap
pan, N. Y
Mrs. Madeline Wipperfurth oil
Chicago will become first vice pres
ident of the organization and other
new officers to be installed include
Mrs. Mary Galotta of Lowell, Mass.
Mrs. Myrtle Verzi Of Leonia, N. j..
and Mrs. Sarah Mulvey Of Atlanta
regional vice presidents; Mrs. Selma
Moskowitz, Brooklyn, NY, secre-
tary; Mrs. Frances Lynch, Brooklyn
historian, and Mrs. Erma Vessel
Cincinnati, chaplain.
Mrs. Doris Olsen of Minneapolis
and Mrs. Val Grismore of Salt
Lake City also will become new
regional vice presidents, although
they will be unable to be present