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Evening star., 1948-03-15
Arab Leader Confers
With 4Powers in Last
Meeting on Palestine
BY the Asseeioted Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 15.-The
Arab Higher Committee for Pal
estine agreed today to consult
with the big powers on the Pal
estine crisis.
The decision was announced by
Isa Nakhleh, New York representa-
tive of the Arab committee, as dele
gates Of the United States, Russia
France and China went into Their
fifth and final session on Palestine.
They met at the Chinese delega.
ton ofices in the Empire State
Building. ..-..
The Arab group has refused tc
take part In any United Nations
discussions of implementation of the
U. N. partition plan.
The Arab representative emerged
from the closed session shortly aft
ernoon. He told reporters he had
read a statement and answered
questions.
Mr.. Naknieh said Andrei A
Gromyko also sat silent throughout
the Jewish Agency appearance be-
fore the big power delegates last
Friday. Russia opposes American
efforts toward Jewisl1-Arab concilia-
ton, saying such efforts have failed
in the past and are useless now.
Jewish Agency representatives sal
with the big powers at their last
previous secret meeting on Friday.
No Agreement in Sight.
No agreement was in sight on q
joint program of action as the big
powers went into session.
This was their last chance tt
agree on recommendation before
they reported back to the United
Nations Security Council this after.
noon.
The Council voted March 5 te
give the big powers until today tt
consult on a plan of action to carry
out the General Assembly's 1914
recommendation to partition tn,
Holy Land.
Britain refused to take part In tht
discussions on the ground that SHIT
could not participate in any effort.
to implement partition.
Informed quarters expressed thu
belief that Russia and the Unitet
States were too far apart to reacf
an agreement at this late hour. Fol
that reason, 1t was expected tina
each of the big powers would Civ,
the Council its own views on wha
should be done.
Warren r. Austin, chief Unitee
States delegate, still clung to hi!
hopes that peaceful settlement
might yet be reached through Jew.
ish-Arab consultation.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Mother Of 4 Is Found
Dead on Rail Tracks

The body of a woman found along
the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks at
Lanham, Md, was identified by
Prince Georges County police today
as that of Mrs. Jeanne Grow Hahn
80, West Lanham Hills, mother o1
four children.
Mrs. Hahn's body was discovered
yesterday after the, engineer of q
|southbodnd train noticed bits- toi
[elothing and flesh or. his locomotive
when he pulled into Union Station.
DR.. James I. Boyd, Prince George.
County deputy medical examiner
issued temporary death certificate
which left open the cause of death
Police are continuing their inyesti.
CATION. ;~3 - -
Parts OF the body were fount
scattered. along the tracks, and tn.
engineer, E. J. Lomax, Wilmington
Del, told police he thought he saw
a BLACK dot" on the tracks neal
the Lanham crossing. He said hi
was not aware of striking Anything
The engineer of a northboune
train also told police he saw &
woman near the tracks around mid.
night.
Edward Cissel, county police
identication officer, said the body
was identified by Mrs. Hahn's hus.
band, Vincent George Hahn.
Two of the Hahn children are 8.
year-old twins. police said. Tht
family lives at 1908 Seventy-seventf
place.
Funeral services and burial vii
be private,
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Sweet Brior, Princeton
IGIee Clubs to Sina Here

Four Washington area singers will
participate in a joint concert here
by the glee clubs of Princeton Uni
verslty and Sweet Briar College.
Sponsored by the Sweet Briar and
Princeton Clubs of Washington, the
concert will be at $50 pm. April
in the Wardman Park Hotel.
Three Washington girls will sing
with the Sweet Briar Glee Club
They are Miss Frances Elizabeth
Browder, daughter of Capt. and Mrs
Maurice E. Browder, U. S. NJ, 2231
Bancroft place NV; Miss Ann
Horton Klepinger, daughter of Col
and Mrs. Walter J. Klepinger, Ills
Clifton street NV, and Miss Char
lotte Ann Peppers, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Donald F. Peppers. 3002
r street NV.
/ With the Princeton Glee Club will
be John w. Colston, son of Mr.. ane
Mrs. H. w. Colston, 1900 Highland
drive, Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Fleming Tells Union
He's Studying Plan 10
Cancel GSI Contract
Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming, Fed

Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming, Fed
eral Works Administrator, today
told representatives of cafeteria
workers who are striking against
Government Services, Inc, that he
is looking. into the question Of
cancelling the Governments con-
tract with GSI.
Such a step was not urged by
the cafeteria workers union rep
resentatives. The contract under
which GSI operates cafeterias In
more than 20 Federal buildings
provides for immediate cancella-
ton for nonfulfillment of obliga-
tions or cancellation on six months
notice.
194l Intervention Recalled.
Those meeting with Gen. Fleming
were Edward Z. Fisher, president OF
Local All OF the Cafeteria Workers
Union. and Oliver T. Palmer, busi-
ness agent. A group of about TO
strikers waited in the corridor while
the two oficials saw Gen. Fleming.
They told Gen. Fleming that in
1941 the Federal Works Administra- =
ton had intervened to settle dis
pute between GSI and the union
before q strike was called.
Gen Fleming said he had urged
GSI to accept . settlement formula
devised by George E. Strong, medi-
ator. He said, however, he had no
way of forcing the organization to
do that.
Formula Accepted by Union.
The union accepted the Strong
formula.
The union officers said they
planned to try to see Secretary of
Labor Schwellenbach tomorrow and
that if nothing is done after that
visit they would try to see President
Truman.
Gen. Fleming has said before he
has no way of forcing action on GsI
and that his only power has been
the right to cancel the contract.
So far there have been no charges
that GSI has failed to fulfill its OBJ
legations.
Insists on Changes.
GSI today issued a statement
concerning its decision to agree to
Mr.. Strong's settlement formula
only II modified. The chief change
GSI insisted on, was to substitute
a member of the American Arbitra-
ton Association for Mr.. Strong to
decide on disputes arising out of
determination Of the relative ef-
ficiency of employees on the rolls
before December 81 and those taken
on since then.
"An essential part Of the formula
discussed was that the corporation
would re-employ its striking former
employees without prejudice to man
the three closed cafeterias, to fill
vacancies as they occur and to re-
place such present employees as were
found to be less efficient. It was
estimated that this would result In
the return to work OF about 500 en-
ployes in 10 working days." the
statement said.
The statement added that GSI
felt it necessary to insist on an i'm
partial arbitrator in disputes over
efficiency because of the pressure
under which Mr.. Strong would be
to reinstate the striking employees
with all possible speed" a-.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Woman Robbed Of Purse
Standing at Mothers S Grave

A purse snatcher who robbed a
woman while she was standing by
the grave of her mother in Con-
gressional Cemetery was being
sought by police today.
POLICE said Miss Margaret Frazier
1881 Second street NE, was attack
ed by a colored man yesterday who
slapped his hand over her mouth
and took her purse containing $50
He escaped from the cemetery by
climbing over 6-foot wall He was
described as about Is years old
wearing Army-type clothes.
In another case, police reported
that burglars looted the home o1
Mrs. Nora Dawson, colored, 65.
Girard street NV. of articles valued
at $2,700 over the week end. Taker
were several fur coats, radios, lug
gage, silverware and bed linens.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Wayne {. Taylor 10 Head
Drive for War Victims

Wayne Chatfield Taylor, former
president of the Export Import
Bank, has been named chairman
of the Washington campaign for
American Overseas Aid United Ma
tions Appeal for Children, 1t was
announced yesterday.
The Nationwide campaign to
raise 100000 900 for relief of dis
tress war victims in Europe and
Asia will start during the next two
months, Mr.. Taylor said. His ap.
pointment to head the Washington
drive was announced by Lee Mar.
shall, national chairman, in New
York. :
AOA-UNAC is a federation, ol
major American voluntary agencie.
for foreign relief and the United
States part of the United Nations
Appeal for Children. The Washing
ton Organization Committee ha!
been headed by Daniel w. Bell
president of the American Security
! & Trust Co.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
| Strike Shuts OFT
| Heat for Palace
| And Parliament
By the Assoeieted prsss

LONDON, Mar. 15.-Strikes hit
Buckingham Palace, Parliament and
government buildings today.
Building maintenance workers
walked out, depriving the occupants
of heat and hot water. Elevator
men later joined them.
Fourteen stokers failed to report
for work at the Palace. The King,
Queen and Princess Margaret spent
the week end at Windsor and were
to reach Buckingham Palace later in
the day.
A total OF 1900 engineering at
tendants, stokers, ventilator men
and storemen struck. They de-
manded wage increases from the
equivalent of $3.50 a week to $22
Their unions were not supporting
the strike.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Man, 73, Badly Burned
PUTTING Out Gross Fire

A 73-year-old man was reported
in critical condition at Gallinge1
Hospital today from burns suffered
when his clothing caught fire yes
terday.
Police said Charles Bruce, colored
242 Thirteenth street NE, was
attempting to stamp out grass
fire in a park near Twenty-seconc
street and E street circle NE. HI
walked to the hospital, they said
Evening star., 1948-03-15
BY the Assesiofsd Press

TOKYO, Mar. 15.-Japanese were
both bewildered and surprised
today over the first criticism Of Gen.
Macarthur to appear In their news
papers.
Adverse as well as favorable
comments on Gen. MacArthur's
Willingness to run for President
have appeared in all Tokyo news
papers In dispatches from the
United States and Russia. This
followed the supreme commander s
relaxation Of censorship by his
staff Of all American political at
.tacks" against him. The press still
is not permitted to criticize him
as occupation commander. however.
Macarthur is showing us now
how democracy works." radio
shopkeeper told a reporter. I'VE
Japanese got so we considered him
a demigod. But that is not right.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Man Sought in Attempt
To Attack Girl, 9

Police today were searching for
a man reported to have attempted
to attack a 9-year-old girl who ac-
companied him ito help look for
a lost cat"
They said the girls parents told
sex squad officers the assailant,
who was described as about 80
years old, approached the girl as
she played with friend in the
3700 block of Twelfth street NE.
He said, according to the par
Eents, he was looking for a lost cat
and lured the girl into a basement
The girl fled. The man was de-
scribed as wearing q black suit
and tie.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Women S Peace Uni
To Hold Convention

The fifth annual convention of
the Women's Action Committee for
Lasting Peace will be held in Wash
ington on April 7, and 8 at the
Shoreham Hotel, it was announced
today. The theme, will We Pay
the Price of Peace?"
Warren r. Austin, United States
delegate to the United Nations, will
deliver the dinner speech on the
convention theme on April at the
Mayfiower Hotel, according to Mrs,
Norman der. Whitehouse, national
president. .,.
The convention program will in
clude visits Of State delegations to
their Representatives and Senators
to : discuss measures supported by
the, committee The delgations will
go sta the Capitol on the morning
of April under the leadership OF
Mrs. Laura Puffer Morgan and Mrs.
Philip Werner Amram OF Washing
ton.
Mrs. Edgar Ansel Mowrer, chair
man. Of the Washington committee
Will preside AZ. the opening meeting
of. the convention when COMMITTEES
rehairmen and ~consultants will make
reports. <
Fannie Hurst, the author, will
speak at luncheon on April 0. A
closing address by Mrs. Richard
Hardness of Washington will follow
a business meeting in the afternoon
Convention plans in Washington
are in charge of a committee includ-
ing Mrs. Robert Low Bacon, Mrs
Wallace Streeter, Mrs. Daniel Bor-
den, Mrs. Henry T. Parrett, Mrs. ]
Parker Van Zandt, Mrs. Raphael
Tourover. Mrs. A. N. Warner, Mrs
Thomas F. Law and Miss Harriet M
Howey Of Washington; Mrs. George
E. Pariseau and Mrs. Philip Fischer
of Bethesda; Miss Charlotte Ray o1
Westport, Conn, and Mrs. Uths
Gray Smith of Arlington.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Italy Restotes Claim
ToCoIonies in Libyu
By the A,societsd Press

LONDON, Mar. 15.-Italy has re-
stated her claim to trusteeship over
her prewar colonies in Libya and
promised to promote their independ-
ence.
A western diplomatic official dis
closed today the contents of let
ter sent by the Italian Foreign Min
istry to the four-power Foreign Min
isters' deputies studying disposition
Of Mussolinis African empire. The
former colonies in Libya are Tri-
politania, Cirenaica and Fezzan.
The deputies are deadlocked over
the question of when and how they
shall hear other countries present
their views.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Congress in Brief
BY the Assesiatsd Press

Senate:
Considers $se7, 100000 appropri.
alton for White House and inde-
pendent agencies.
Foreign Relations Committee hears
Secretary of State Marshall discuss
additional aid for Greece and
Turkey at closed session.
Labor subcommittee meets pri-
vately to discuss various bills to
increase minimum hourly wage at
closed session.
House:
Takes up rent control extension
Foreign Affairs Committee con.
siders foreign aid program.
Senate-Hous Atomic Energy
Committee resumes study Of labor.
management problems in atomi,
plants.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
WhdttheRussion
Are Soyinq of Us

The Moscoac radio, broadcasting 1,
English to North America, said:
THE UtaliaD election CAM
paign already shows that foreign
policy occupies central place in
the struggle. The main question
is the attitude toward the Mar
shall Plan and toward Italys
participation in the. Western
European bloc. which the United
States imperialists are knocking
together. Hence the elections in
Italy acquire international i'm
portance, and international re-
action is already trying to in
fiuence the outcome and insure
victory for the parties leaning
, toward America"
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Administration Runs
In War Atmosphere,
Taft Charges in Maine
BY the ksseeioted Press

AUGUSTA, Me, Mar. 15.-Charg-
ing the administration with "oper-
ating in an atmosphere OF war,
Senator Taft, Republican, OF Ohio
says he finds no justification for
such war hysteria.
The Republican presidential can
didate told series of Maine meet
ings he had no information to indi-
cate that Russia was ready to move
"militarily" beyond its sphere of in
fluence which, he said, was fixed at
Yalta.
He called on President Truman
and Secretary OF State Marshall te
tell Congress and the American
people If they had any informa
ton otherwise.
Calls for Restraint on Fear.
I'VE must restrain this growing
fear of another war" Senator Taft
said. 80 If war comes it should
only be by active military aggres.
sion of other powers"
Senator Taft is making a two.
day swing through Maine seeking
support from the States 13 dele
gates to the National Republican
Convention. Names delegates, who
are chosen at a convention of State
leaders, traditionally go unpledged.
Senator Taft, who is accompanied
by his wife, repeatedly expressed
doubts about the ultimate success
of the Marshall Plan, but called it
a possible useful weapon against
communism"
Terms Plan "Unsound."
He insisted that it was intended
to help Western European countries
get on their feet and declared 1t
must mot be used as "a war
measure"
Calling the Marshall Plan wholly
sunsound economically" Senator
Taft said sits success depended 90
per- cent son what the governments
OF the countries being aided dc
themselves in dealing with such
things as imitation, balancing their
budgets and stabilizing their cur
rency.
The Ohio ,Senator-leader, Of the
Republican Policy Committee In
6ngressAwas Sharply csftical OF
Gen. Marshall who he charged
srefuses the sending Of ammuni-
ton and other military supplies tc
the National government of China.
Asserting that the spread Of com
munism in China was just as dan
gerous as in Western Europe
Senator Taft said Gen. Marsha1
opposed giving the Chang Kai.
shek government military aid ever
while admitting North China ano
Manchuria were in danger Of being
oVerrun by the Red army.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Presbyterions to Hear
Former Atlantic Mayor

Roy lie Craw, former Mayor OF
Atlanta, will be the principal speak
er at a meeting Of Southern Presby-
terians to be held at 8 pm. tomor
row at the Church of the Pilgrims
on the Parkway at Twenty-secono
and p streets NV.
Mr.. lie Craw, veteran Of Worlc
War II, took over leadership of. the
Southern Presbyterian New Life
Movement after his release from
military duty. He Is serving with
out compensation. The meeting
will be open to the public.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
u. 5. Wants 70 curtail
Veto, but Not Drop Il,
Delegate J, Tells U. n.
BY the Assceiafsd Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Mar. 15.-
The United States declared to-
day it is opposed to complete
elimination of the veto in the
United Nations Security Council.
The United States position was
outlined by Philip G. yessup, Amer
lean representative in the U. N
Little Assembly. Mr.. Jessup said
this country wants use of the veto
drastically restricted by agreement
among the big powers, but does not
want to abolish the veto.
Cnanimity Called Necessity"
He told the Little Assembly the
United States feels unanimity of the
big powers "is a necessity" In ques-
tions involving enforcement Of U. N.
decisions. He said the veto also
corresponds to the political reali-
ties Of the international situation u
He pointed out that abolition Of
the veto would be virtually impos-
sible anyway, since the u. N. Char
ter cannot be amended without the
unanimous consent Of all the big
powers.
Russia has insisted she never
would agree to elimination Of the
veto.
The only way to liberalize the
voting procedure, Mr.. Jessup said. Is
by consultation among the big pow
ers. He said the United States pro-
gram, laid before the Little Assem-
bly, last week. is designed to ini-
tiate a careful study of the whole
question in the next General AS
sembly.
Assembly's Views Awaited.
eve believe" he said. that the
permanent members (the five big
powers) will all give great weight to
whatever recommendations may be
made by the General Assembly on
this subject"
Mr.. Jessup conceded that big
power consultations on limiting the
veto have proved unsuccessful up to
now, but he said, "the United States
is prepared to continue such consul
tations as necessary in the attempt
to secure agreement on measures
which will improve the functioning
OF the Security Council"
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Truman Turns Down
Plan for Southerner
In Anderson S Post
BY the A.,eeia,sd Press

President Truman was said
today to have turned down sug-
gestions that he put a South
erner In his cabinet.
Between now and July Mr.. Tru-
man must pick q successor to
Clinton Anderson who will quit a,
Secretary of Agriculture as soon as
the present session of Congress ends
and will run for the Senate In New
Mexico.
Some administration lieutenant,
were said to have suggested the
President might cool off the South.
erners who are bucking his civil
rights program by picking an out.
standing agricultural leader from
south of the Mason and Dixon line
to succeed Mr.. Anderson.
But Mr.. Truman was reliably re.
ported to have vetoed this as an
obvious-and probably ineffective
gesture that might boomerang out.
side the South. The guessing Is
that the office will 60 to q Mid
westerner.
Clark Only Southerner.
Attorney General Clark, a Texan
is the only Southerner now serving
in the Presidents official family.
Senator Sparkman, Democrat, of
Alabama told a reporter he thinks
the South would be pleased II it
got additional recognition In the
cabinet.
Despite his doubts that there will
be such an appointment. Senator
Sparkman said he thinks the South's
goal ought to be - fair share in
everything"
The Alabama Senator has opposed
Mr.. Truman's civil rights program,
just as have his Southern colleagues.
But he wants the issue to be settled
within the party. =.
Seven Southern Governors had
other ideas, however. They issued a
new weekend blast against the
Presidents plea to Congress for
enactment of antilynching, antipoll
tax, antisegregation and antijob dis
elimination laws, with new Justice
Department diversion to enforce
them.
The Governors said they plan to
see to it that their States deny their
electoral votes to any nominee who
backs that program.
McGrath Stands Ground.
President Truman's party spokes'
man, Democratic national chairman
J. Howard McGrath, gave no groune
in the face Of this attack. &c.
As party chairman, he said he will
continue to work for "a saner and
more reasonable viewpoint toward
the issue involved" ..rHEa -.
The Southerners thought Ats sane
enough. And Senator Byrd pre-
dicted if the party doesn't accept the
Governors viewpoint, 1t will find
the South voting for some other
candidate.
A. meeting q Of Southern Demo-
cratic Party leaders. called by State
chairmen Of the Southern States
may be the next step in the. anti-
Truman campaign. -
Gov. Wright. before boarding q
train for jackson, said he will dis
cuss such a suggested meeting with
leaders in his own State and other
Southern States. ..
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Goodwill Industries {! ri.!':. T.
Reopens RetuiI Store

Goodwill Industries, workshop for
the Handicapped. today reopened its
retail store at POLL Georgia avenue
NV, under management Of Merrill
r. Roof. :" ''s o.'"'N.'',,' '., -. '.'.7.'
The premises, occupied by the
welfare organization since 1888, were
relinquished in October, 1943, to the
United Service Organizations for
use as a servicemen's center. The
store was operated In a temporary
location on Seventh street, near the
o Street Market, until last week.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Farley Sure He Could Have
Place on Democratic Ticket
BY the Associated Press


NEW YORK, Mar. 15.-Janes a
Farley says he is certain he could
have a place on the Democratic
national ticket if he wanted 1t.
But he doesn't want it, he said
yesterday in a radio interview.
Frankly, I'm not candidate Tor
any Office" the former Democratic
national chairman and Postmaster
General said.
Mr.. Farley said: There isn't any
doubt in my mind that, if I was
interested in something now, I could
really get it. If I was interested
In getting a place on the national
ticket, I could get it"
He was asked what place." and
replied We'll, it wouldn't be first
place"