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Evening star., 1948-09-29
Ship Officers Strike
Friday May Tie Up
East Coast Shipping
BY The Assexioisd Prose

NEW YORK, Sept. "a threat.
ened work stoppage at midnight to.
morrow by $4,000 AFL ship officers
would tie up East and Gulf Coasts
shipping, a union official said last
night.
Capt. Charles r. May. president
of the AFL Masters, Mates and
Pilots Association, said 100000 sea-
men and dockworkers would be left
idle If contract negotiations OF his
union are not settled.
eff nothing comes Of these nego-
tiations," Capt. May said, lit will DO
ACCOMPLISHMENTS"
Optimistic of Settlement.
He added that seamen and long
shoremen would be affected because
they would have no ship ofhcers.
Capt. May said, however, that he
was optimistic" that settlement
would be reached. We're not COM
pletely deadlocked," he said,
The unions contract with East
and Gulf Coast ship owners expires
at midnight tomorrow Negotia-
tions on a new contract have been
snarled over wage and hiring issues.
An employer spokesman said that
the unions hiring clause demand
would set up rotary hiring sys-
tenn, with a union waiting list gov.
erning employment.
Denies Seeking Rotary" System.
The union president denied that
the union seeks a rotary system
of hiring, "but we do ask the right
to determine first II the man COM
pany hires is in good standing be-
fore he is hired
He said ship owners currently
have the right to reject men recon-.
mended by the union.
The union wants 10 per cent
wage increase for mates anG a "Suos
stantial" increase for captains. En-
ployers have offered about per
cent pay raise for all officers.
Present monthly wage rates range
from S646 to S712.
Evening star., 1948-09-29

will not be large. Not more than
10 employees are involved In the
present cases. 1t could be, however,
that if the Justice Department is
successful in these initial prosecu-
tions, similar indictments will be
sought against other Federal work
ers who have been dismissed on
loyalty grounds.
CANDIDATE-Friends of Repre-
sentative Stevenson of Wisconsin,
who recently was edged out for re-
election in the Republican primary
say that he would very agreeable
to become one of the members of
the Civil Service Commission, if the
Republicans take over next January
Mr.. Stevenson probably would
have the active support of the AFL
as well as of the various Govern
ment employe groups, If he were to
seek one of the three commissioner
jobs.
The reason for this united sup
port is the WisconSin's legislator s
fine record as ranking majority
member of the House Civil Service
Committee. Mr.. Stevenson has been
one of the best and most influential
friends that Government employees
have ever had in Congress.
Closely acquainted with employe
personnel problems. Mr.. Stevenson
was co-sponsor of the new liberal
lied Civil Service Retirement Act.
And he played an important part in
this wears successful drive to win
paw raises for Government employees.
Meanwhile, White House officials
have sounded out James Mitchell,
the director of the Civil Service As
sembly, to find out If he would be
interested in filling the current va
cancy on the Civil Service Com
mission.
The appointment would be on a
three month interim basis, with the
appointees future dependent on
whether Mr.. Truman wins IN No
vember. That's why a number OF
Republicans who were asked TO fill
the minority vacancy on the COM
mission have shied away tron TAX
ing the job.
Mr.. Mitchell is we'll acquainted
with Federal personnel problems
an dis highly thought Of Ivy Gov
ernment personnel people.
SOME LIFE-The Civil Service
Commission finally has issued the
regulations for the Government s
Discrimination program.
But the commission still is STALL
ing on the appointment OF
the seven-man Antidiscrimination
Board, which will have the job of
seeing to it that no Federal en-
ploye or Government job applicant
is Disseminated against because OF
race, color or creed.
The commission now says it will
take another 10 days to complete
selection of the board members
This despite the fact that 1t has
been longer than three months
since President Truman issued his
executive order, setting up the anti
discrimination program in the Gov
ernment. And, until the selection
Evening star., 1948-09-29
IWoIIoce's Efforts to Stir Texas
Met With Wall of Disinterest

Mr.. Wallace's gathering was 9
quieter affair. No eggs, no boos, nc
heckling no excitement. A little
applause, a little money, and a
baby crying in the audience, and
that was that tor Dallas.
! Mr. Wallace called, in his speech
for an investigation of what he
called crisis diplomacy" conducted
by the American Government. He
said the reason for these recurrent
war scares' should be sought by a
fact-finding commission of repre-
sentative Americans.
Attacks Farrestal.
This would uncover impartial
evidence and show the relationship
between these crises and the deter
mination of great corporations which
have infiltrated our Government to
continue fabulous war Industry
profits, high prices and the militsri-
zation of America" he said.
Dallas is near the heart OF one OF
the Nations biggest oit-producing
regions, and MI. Wallace concen-
trated on the theme that the United
States policy toward the Middle East
has been shaped by the oil COM
panies. He made an especially bitter
attack on Defense Secretary For
restal.
Mr.. Forrestal mas obviously
shaped public policy 10 serve private
oil interests" the third party cam
didate declared. Especially the in
terests of Standard Oil and the
Texas Corp, which ne served SO
faithfully for so many years.
Mr.. Wallace said the Defense Sec
retary's hands are stained with the
blood of men, women and children
killed because they were fighting for
democracy in the Middle East
against the opposition of Arab oil
kings. supported by Mr.. Forrestal
and men like him"
Regrets Criticism.
Mr.. Wallace observed he re-
gretted having to say harsh things
about Mr.. Forrestal
Il knew Jim in Washington he
said. Il don't think he is bad
man. He is probably in many ways
kindly man"
But. the candidate added:
The truth about men like For
restal is that they have been trained
most of their lives to think, feel and
act in certain ways-the ways OF
Wall Street
Paul Robson, the Negro singer
is expected to join the Wallace
party for today only in Houston
Evening star., 1948-09-29
BaptistUnitConcerned
That Catholic School
May Develop Army

A Baptist committee report ex
pressed concern today that a recen
announcement by the Catholic Wa
Veterans regarding the establish
mont of an officer candidat'
school" in Washington to "figh
ara inst communism might turl
into a Catholic army.
The report, submitted at a meet
irg Of the Baptist Joint Conference
GeMmittee on Public Relations, Ge
cISTed such an idea is repugnan
t6.all who cherish the ideals of re-
ligf0us freedom and civil liberties.
The creation Of such an 'officel
candidate school" was announced
on July II by the Washington Office
or-the Catholic War Veterans. Tht
plan calls for Catholic veterans from
throughout the country to be trained
here in the ways of subVerslVf
groups and then to return to then
home States and institute educa-
tional programs to combat COM
munism.
Banning of Magazine Cited.
The Baptist report was submitted
by DR.. Edward Pruden, pastor OF
the First Baptist Church and chair
man Of the Joint Conferences S Com
mittee on Domestic Relations, at a
meeting IN the Baptist Building
1923 Sixteenth street NV DR.. Wal
ter p. Binns of Liberty. Mo, p1eSi-
dent of William Jewell College, pre-
sided.
The Joint Conference Committee
is made up of representatives OF
the Southern Baptist Convention
the Northern Baptist Convention
the National BaptistS If america
and the National Baptist, Inc.
Dr.. Pruden's report also "oted
that the banning of the magazine
The Nation. from the public school
libraries of New York resulted from
pressure exerted by Catholic cffl-
cIais The report declared the
articles which caused the action by
the school superintendent con-
tanned factual statements regarding
certain procedures employed by the
Catholic church in Influencing legis-
lation. and was in no sense an at
tack upon the Catholic religion
It stated further that banning OF
the magazine was another example
of the difficulties which free press
and academic freedom encounter al
thh hands of the Catholic hler-
erchy."
Aid to Draftees Planned.
Noting that the Baptist denoni-
nation opposed the principle of uni
versal military training. the report
nevertheless, declared the denomi-
nation will help in every way tt
throw around the draftees mora
and spiritual influences while they
are away from the home and the
home church.
Dr.. j. NJ. Dawson, executive Secre-
tary of the joint committee, issued
a report which declared that in
adequate provisions for religious in
Stfuction in the public school cal
for vigorous arousal to the neces-
slty for a vastly Increased effort
through the God-appointed agency
OF the home and the church.
Evening star., 1948-09-29
Red Papers Hit Spaak
As Ang|o-U. 5. Agent,
Call TaIksProyocative
by the Assoeioted Press

MOSCOW, Sept. 29.-M SEQ W
newspapers today called Belgian
Premier Paul-Henri Spaak well
known agent of the Anglo American
bloc"
A Tass dispatch from Paris on
Mr.. Spaak's attack on Russian poll
cies before the United Nations Gen.
eral Assembly yesterday said he
took on himself the difficult mis-
sion of trying to justify refusal Of
Soviet disarmament proposals The
dispatch, published in all morning
newspapers here, added:
Following British Foreign Sec
retary Ernest Bevin's example, he
spoke with provocative Fancies in
imical to the Soviet Union"
Shinwell Remarks Praised.
1t described Mr.. Spaak's delivery
as frequently ''hysterical and
theatrical"
Commenting on French Foreign
Minister Robert Schuman's speech
to the U. NJ earlier yesterday, Tass
said every one knows that in
reality the conversations on the
Berlin question, which lasted two
months in Moscow, came to no re-
suit because representatives OF the
Western powers stubbornly stood
pat on their schismatic positions.
The morning papers carried two
separate articles on British War
Minister Emanuel Shinwell's favor
able remarks on Soviet Deputy
Foreign Minister Andrei Y. Vishin-
sky's proposals before the U. N. for
disarmament.
"a London dispatch said Prime
Minister Attlee had hauled Mr..
Shinwell over the Goals for
adopting friendly attitude
toward the proposals.
U. n. "Schisms" Held Advocated.
The papers said MI. ShinWell
was called into conference by Mr..
Attlee at Mr.. Bevin's urgent re-
quest that he "be brought to heel
for his remarks.
Pravda, Communist Party news
paper, published a Tass Paris dis
patch saying Canadian Prime Min
lister w. L. Mackenzie King in his
U. N. address was openly preach
ing schism of the United Nations
into blocs of the type of Western
,EuropeanO Union" The dispatch
said Mr.. King subsequently praised
the Marshall Plan - although 1t
is we'll known to every one that
the authors of the Marshall Plan
are conducting a policy OF dis
elimination against countries OF
Eastern Europe by all means"
Evening star., 1948-09-29
By kewboId Noyes, Jr
Stor Siuff Correspondent

ABOARD WALLACE CAMPAIGN
PLhNE-Sept. 29.-Henry Wallace
headed West through Texas today
his presidential campaign fizzling
dismally.
1t would be difficult to exaggerate
the amount of interest Mr.. Wallace
is NOT generating down here these
days Day by day, ne is talking to
smaller and smaller audiences, get
ting less and less response with more
and more bitter and extreme state
ments.
The Progressive presidential cam
didate and his entourage, mean
while, are trying hard to maintain
their spirits until they get to CAL
jfornia Friday. California and New
York are the two States in which
the Progres5ives are expected to poll
sizeable votes in November.
Wins At Tennis.
Mr.. Wallace had bad day In
Dallas yesterday. He scored his
one success there late in the after
noon. when he Cancelled scheduled
meeting with labor leaders" to de-
feat one Tom Morris. local ad-
mirer, in a spirited set OF tennis
The score was 6 to 2.
In other encounters yesterday Mr..
Wallace'S score was not so good. His
total Dallas audiences totaled less
than 1000 His biggest daytime
meeting was luncheon of Is at the
colOred YMCA branch, where the
response was so mild that William
Gailmore Mr.. Wallace's itinerant
huckster. gave up after the first FIVE
minutes of his customary collection
spiel failed to produce single con-
tribution.
IF I get only 1000 votes. III keep
going" Mr.. Wallace declared But, "
he added hopefully. I'm sure we'll
get lot more votes than that right
here in Dallas
No Eggs, Little Money.
Last night Mr.. Wallace drew about
TOO persons to rally in dingy,
ramshackle former dance hall on
the outskirts of town. The place,
known variously as "Bob's Barn"
and the Yacht Club" seats 1000
Across the street at the "Sporta-
torium," some 5000 fans made the
night ring with their approval of
the grunt- and -groan efforts Of two
Wrestlers known as Eric The Chest"
Holmback and Argentina 1T h e
Rock" Rocca.
Evening star., 1948-09-29
Club S Furnishings
Bring S1,100 for Taxes

The furnishings Of the Spotlight
Club. after hours establishment
closed by a police raid last month.
brought a little more than sl,loO
when sold at auction today to meet
personal property tax bill.
Among the items sold were box
of merry-making horns, another OF
tinsel Christmas tree decorations
three bass drums and battered
piano.
The furnishings, mostly tables
chairs and kitchen utensils, went
under the hammer at the Adam
Weschler auction house at 905 !
street NV.
They were removed from the
night club at Seventeenth and NJ
streets NV. after the raid because
of failure of the proprietor Vincent
Grillo, to pay $3.50 in taxes over 6
two-year period. The balance from
the sale. after deduction OF the auc'
tioneer's fee, will 60 to Mr.. Grillo.
| The bidders apparently were al
secondhand furniture dealers
About 20 people attended.
Evening star., 1948-09-29
Hartley Wants Unions
Under Monopo|yLaws,
But Taft Disagrees
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

The Republican co-authors o.
the Taft Hartley Act split sharp
ly today over a proposal to apply
antitrust laws to labor unions.
/ Chairman Hartley of the Hous'
Labor Committee suggested the plaI
as a step to bar industry wide strike
and restrict activities which ma.
tend to restrain free-trade practices.
Mr.. Hartley, who is not seeking re
election, raped Republican congres
sional leaders for not going furthe,
last year in enacting the Taft
Hartley law.
But Chairman Taft of the Senate
Labor Committee, who will be bacl
In Congress next term, advocated
"go-slow" policy on the idea of put
ting unions under antitrust laws ane
also on other changes in the labol
law.
Views Appear in Book.
The views of the two leading labo
lawmakers appeared in a book b.
Mr.. Hartley published today b.
Funk g. Wagnalls and Modern In
dustry Magazine, entitled Our New
National Labor Policy In brie
.ol leword, Senator Taft praised MI
Hartley but disagreed with some o
his ideas.
Mr.. Hartley advanced a seven
point program tor quick amendmen'
of the Hartley law at the mex
Congress. But Senator Taft sug
eested a more gradual course, witt
changes adopted only after careful
study.
Mr.. Hartley wrote that COP lead
ers decided. after the Taft-Hartley
law was passed over President Iru'
mans veto, that no more Legislator
to which organized labor could pos
sibly object would be passed unit
after the presidential election O
| l948."
He called that playing politics
and added:
Frankly think the United MIN
Workers could have thrown plcke
line around the United State
Capitol and the Supreme Cour
without receiving more than
gentle reprimand from the Repub
lican leaders.
Republican leaders had an elec
ton tc win; sound legislative prln
ciples were cast aside
Seven-Point Proposal.
To protect the public interest a
it should be protected" Mr.. Hartle:
advocated:
Cd Removing union immunity t.
antitrust laws, ~ controllin
union picketing, (3) f1ning boti
union leaders and employers fail
ing to sign non-Communist atn
davits, "a guaranteeing that uniol
actions and expenditures will b.
from too great control by unloi
leaders. 80 clearly permitting unioi
publications to express polltlca
views, 80 narrowing compulsor.
collective bargaining to exclude pen
sion and welfare plans and q
providing more effectively agains
feather bedding" or "make-Work
practices.
Senator Taft said picketing con
trolls are best left to the States. HI
said attempts to keep unions from
creating extra jobs when there Is no
enough work to go around woule
only mean a difficult policing job
requiring "a vast extension of Gov
ernment regulation Of labor ane
Industry"
AS to applying the antitrust law
to unions, Senator Taft said these
laws haven't worked out too well il
industry and the whole problem oi
monopoly should be further studiee
before action is taken"
Evening star., 1948-09-29


1 That's why lea ders of various Gov
ernment workers organizations are
particularly anxious to get in their
views on such personnel matters as
pay. promotional opportunities, a
stronger merit and career system
efficiency ratings and host OF
other subjects affecting Federal en-
ployes.
Until now, the group headed by
former President Hoover has not in
vited Federal union oflicials for
their views. This has given rise to
fears on the part of Government
union leaders that the views and
best interests of Federal workers
NAV not be considered by the COM
mission when it starts to write Its
recommendation for reorganiza-
ton.
The matter will be placed before
the AFL Government Employees
Council at it's next meeting. The
council represents % different un-
ions. having a total Government
employe membership of more than
100000.
HUNCH:-The other day the turf
Ihandicapper of The Daily Worker,
the official Communist Party news
paper, was the only one OF New
York Citys racing writers to pick
the day's biggest longshot Winnel
at Belmont Park.
i What makes it an item is the
horses name: Iron Curtain.
\
PBA HEADACHE-Publi Build
ing Administration officials have
thrown cold water on the hopes
of overcrowded Federal agencies
here that had been seeking to use
some of the space that will be
vacated soon by the War Assets
Administration.
The WAA, whose functions and
activities will be transferred to
other Federal bureaus. now Is oc-
cupying space in four temporary
buildings here.
And overcrowded Government
units have been eyeing hungrlly
that space, hopeful that it could be
grabbed up when WAA vacates.
But PBA officials. who have hous-
ing headaches of their own. plan to
use most of the space for new
functions that were authorized by
this last Congress. This would in
Iclude additional Army Department
land Veterans Administration ac-
tivities. In addition, several of
WAA activities, although tsans-
ferred to other agencies, probably
will continue to be housed in then
present quarters.
Meanwhile, PBA officials confide
that the Government space short
age here is reaching the critical
stage. Government employment
here keeps rising steadily, and Is
expected to continue to do so. And
the PBA also must map space plans
that would have to be used i'm
mediately if a sudden emergency
should arise
|
JUSTICE DEPT.-The Justice
Department is expected to announce
soon perjury indictments against
several Federal employees who have
been found disloyal by their agen-
cies.
Grand juries already have con-
vened in Denver, Philadelphia and
San Francisco for this purpose. The
department will seek indictments
on the ground that these employees
perjured themselves when they
signed affidavits at the time they
obtained Federal employment, deny
ing that they were members Of the
Communist Party.
The number of cases, however,
Evening star., 1948-09-29

of the board members is completed,
the program cannot really get under
way.
CANADA-The very progressive
Canadian and British civil service
systems will be studied closely by
some of our top Government offi-
cials when they attend the annual
meeting of the Civil Service AS
sembly which meets next week in
Ottawa, Canada.
Ottawa was selected as this years
site as a good neighbor' gesture
by assembly officials, Among the
speakers will be British Commits
sioner of Civil Service Sir Percifal
Waterfleld.
Be sure to listen at 1918 am.
every Sunday oper WMAL, The
Star Station. for Joseph Youngs
broadcast Uersion OF the Federal
Spotlight. featuring additional
ne,0s on Government AFFAIRS and
personalities
Evening star., 1948-09-29
St. Anthony. St. Johns
Win Awards for Papers

The highest rating offered by the
National Scholastic Press Associa-
ton has been awarded to st. An
thony High Schools publication, the
Blue and Gold, and to the Sabre
of st. Johns High School. it was
announced today.
The St. Anthony paper also re-
ceived flrst-place honors from the
Quill and Scroll Society for excel
lence. Editor of the Blue and Gold
was Jack Carr, 1921 Seventh street
NE, while the Sabre was edited by
Joe Smith. 1917 Otis street NE.
Evening star., 1948-09-29
Hedy Lomorr Abondons
Suit Aquinst Magazine
Rx The Assoeio,sd Press

By The Assoeiotsd Press
LOS ANGELES, Sept 29.-Hedy
Lamar has dropped a 5000, 900 dam
age suit against Look Magazine.
Her attorney. Jerry Giesler. filed
dismissal of the action in Superior
Court yesterday. He declined to give
the reason.
The actress had charged Look
with indicating she had undergone
plastic surgery on her nose.
Evening star., 1948-09-29

fecting the op-
Grafton of Gov
ernment in many
years. It's wide
ly predicted that
m q ny vi t a l
changes in the
setup Of the Fed
eral structure,
including per-
sonnel and ad-
ministrative OPP
erations will re-
suit from the
C O m m / S sion S
r e mmenda-
tions, to be made
to Congress next
Evening star., 1948-09-29
Actress Gets Divorce

SAN FERNANDO, Calf, Sept. 20
ILP.-Her husband, Andrew c. LyleS,
20, film agent, was so jealous he
wouldn't allow her friends in the
house, Actress Martha Vickers. %,
Testified yesterday, in obtaining a
divorce
Evening star., 1948-09-29
Mrs. Odom Gets Divorce

RENO, New, Sept. 20 (P.-Mrs.
William p. Odom obtained divorce
from her flyer husband yesterday,
charging mental cruelty. She re-
ceived custody of two children.
Rochelle, 7, and Rodney, 4. and an
undisclosed financial settlement
She and Mr. Odom were married IN
Pittsburgh. December 3, 1899.
Evening star., 1948-09-29
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
EmpIoye Groups Seek to Offer
Reorganization Proposals
By Joseph Young

Government employe plan to ask the Hoover Com
mission which studying the reorganization of the Government
the right and their ideas and
on problems affecting Federal workers
The study being made by the Hoover Commission
generally i regarded of the
Evening star., 1948-09-29
Chinese Firm on DeodIine
For Foreign Money Bon

NANKING. Sept. 2e.-After mid
night tomorrow possession of Amer
ican dollars Or other foreign cur
rencies in China will be as illegal
as carrying around pocketful Of
oDiun
Evening star., 1948-09-29
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Mostly
sunny, with high about "A this aft
ernoon. Fair tonight, low about 81
Tomorrow, partly cloudy and mild
Virginia and Maryland-Partly
cloudy tonight and tomorrow. Not
much change in temperature.
Wind velocity, IL miles per hour;
direction, southeast.
District Medical Society ragweed
pollen count for "a hours, ending
I'M, September %, less than one
grain per cubic yard OF air.
River Report.
tFrom United States Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Perry
and at Great Falls: Shenandoah clear at
Evening star., 1948-09-29
Laurel Entries

BY the Assooioied Press
FOR THURSDAY.
Cloudy and fast.
First post, 80 pm.