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Evening star., 1948-05-20

debate with Norman Thomas, So
cialist presidential candidate.
The Communists said Mutual had
told them it could not obtain a
Congress member to oppose them on
the program. A Communist spokes-
man said the party turned down
Mr.. Thomas because 'his views on
the bill are not clearly defined"
Then the Socialists said the Com
munists' refusal to debate with Mr..
Thomas was "a cowardly rejection
of democracy"
The Socialists said the subject Of
the proposed debate was not the
Mundt- Nixon bill itself, but rather
the question rs the Communist
Party a threat to American democ-
racy"
The Socialist Party said it is "un-
alterably opposed" to the bill, which
is aimed principally at the Commu-
nists in this country.
The debate had been scheduled
after the Communists demanded
radio time to reply to charges made
against them in the Thomas E.
Dewey-H Harold E. Stassen radio de-
bate Monday night.
Evening star., 1948-05-20
;triking Meat Workers
Over Nation Called
To Meetings Today
BY the Assoeioted Press

~ CHICAGO, May 20. - Striking
CIO Packinghouse workers across
the country were summoned to
meetings today and tonight, pre-
sumably to vote on proposal to
return to the jobs they left March
is in dispute over wages.
Reports spread through the pack
ing industry yesterday of an early
settlement of the strike, which has
been marked by outbreaks of vio-
ience at several livestock centers.
A union spokesman, however, said
the strike by its 100. 1000 members "is
far from settled" An erroneous re-
port of a settlement had gained
vide circulation yesterday. 1t was
believed TO have been based on
the union issuing a call for local
mass meeting today and tonight.
Mediation Board Meets.
At the meetings, the spokesman
said, the union will present the
issues to the membership and let
them decide" He did not say
whether the rank and file would
vote on accepting the offer by the
major packers for hour
wage increase. The union had
struck after demanding a pay raise
OF 20 cents an hour.
Meanwhile, a three man Federal
mediation board scheduled a joint
session between the union officials
and Swift g. Co. in Chicago today.
Discharges Threatened.
The union has been reported ready
to accept the 9-cent pay increase,
but has objected to possible dis
charges of some strikers who al
legedly haves taken part in strike
violence.
Gov. Luther Youngdahl of Min
nesota. who attended conferences
with the mediators and union and
packer representatives here earlier
this week, said in st. Paul the strike
"could now be resolved except for
one issue" He AIDED:
The only obstacle to settlement
still undetermined is the question OF
which employees, il any, be denied
employment because of conduct In
the strike"
Evening star., 1948-05-20
Senate Starts Debate
Today on Admission
Of 100000 Refugees
BY the Associated Press

The Senate squared of for a
heated battle today over a bill
to admit 100000 homeless Euro
peans to this country during the
next two years.
Senator Wherry, Republican, of
Nebraska, acting majority leader.
said the debate will be hot" and
probably will continue three or four
days before final decision.
Even before the measure hit the
floor for opening arguments the
battle lines had formed. Opponents
came armed with pile of amend
ments and substitute bill that
would double the number OF dis
placed persons to be given refuge
here.
Must Be Carefully Screened.
As drafted by the Senate Public
Works Committee, the bill calls for
admission of $4,000 Europeans this
year and the same number next
year. Half of the aliens must come
from Eastern Poland and the Baltic
countries now under Russian con-
troll. All must be carefully screened
first by regular American immigra-
ton and consular officials.
Half of those accepted must be
farmers and jobs must be available
for the rest. In addition, all must
be assured of decent, safe and
sanitary housing without displacing"
present residents and citizens of this
country.
The substitute bill being pushed
by Senators McGrath, Democrat, Of
Rhode Island and Hatch, Democrat,
of New Mexico with administration
backing would double the number of
Europeans admitted and liberalize
rules for selecting and bringing
them here.
House Approval Predicted.
It would let the international
Refugee Organization pick out the
Evening star., 1948-05-20
British Newsman Killed
By Gunfire in Jerusalem
by the Assoeiotsei Press

AMMAN, Trans-Jordan, May 90
Mai. Richard Wyndham, So, CORE
spondent for the Sunday Times OF
London and the Cairo newspaper
Akhbar ell Youm, was killed by gun
fire yesterday in Jerusalem, 1t was
announced last night.
He was at an Arab Legion forward
post in the Sheikh Jareh quarter
when he was struck by machine
gun bullets fired from post in the
Jewish-held Hadessa quarter.
Maj. Wyndham, friend of many
Arab leaders in the Middle East,
met death as he stood up to take
a photograph of Arab Legionnaires
attacking.
He won the British Military Cross
in World War I.
Maj. Wyndham was buried in
Ramallah by two newspaper COL
leagues, David Woodford Of the
London Daily Telegraph and Sam
Souki, United Press correspondent.
Evening star., 1948-05-20
Waterloo
Continued From First Page.)

tions held Tuesday ended in dead
lock. Talks had been scheduled to
resume late in the week.
The Rath plant reopened for linn
tied operations April II. Lee Simon,
CIO official, estimated about 1,100
persons day-345 of them produc-
ton workers-have been entering
the plant.
Tension, which had been mount
ing on the Rath picket line during
the day following arrest of two
strikers, jumped sharply in late aft
ernoon when the company obtained
q court order imposing new restric-
tons on the union.
Loudspeakers Forbidden.
The order directed the union to
dismantle the loudspeakers it had
been using outside the plant gates
and to cease assembling within 500
feet of the company entrances.
Leo Guynn. president of the
UPWA local, asserted following the
riot that the entire series of Incl
dents and tragedy could be traced
to the court order.
81 warned deputies when they
served the order forbidding use Of
the loud speakers that serious trou-
BILE would result because the speak
ers were oul only method of reach
ing our people Mr.. Guynn said.
When the disturbances broke out
authorities granted union officers
special permission to use speakers
to calm the crowd.
Start walking through streets
and away from this plant" the loud
speaker doomed. I'VE have one
man dead and one woman shot be-
cause this trouble wasn't avoided.
Don't lose your heads. Let's be-
have"
The crowd, which grew to nearly
10000 as sightseers fiocked to the
scene, had melted away to 300 by
midnight and four giant f1oodlights
lighted the plant area.
The woman striker who was In
jured, identified as Margaret Dra-
helm, "a, Waterloo, was in good
condition at a hospital.
The dead picket, Mr.. Farrell, is
survived by wife and three
children
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Union Sued for $1,000, 900
In Cutting Of Radio Cable
BY the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, May 2O.-The
American Communications ASso-
citation (CIO) was accused Of re-
sponsibility for cutting cable and
disrupting radio programs in a
ST 900 900 damage suit filed yester-
day by Station WILL.
Triangle Publications, Inc, which
owns WILL, also asked in the suit
that the union be restrained from
continuing a strike of engineers
and picketing at the station.
Supervisory employees have oper-
ated the station since 43 engineers
walked out May /. The station
calls the stoppage jurisdictional
dispute, the union a wage dispute.
WILL charged sabotage in the
cable incident Sunday night. The
union previously filed a 100000
libel suit. denying it had anything
to do with the cutting.
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Mundt Bill
Continued From First Page.)

idea Of trying to control mans
thinking by legislation.
Il think that's getting us into
the field of Gestapo Methods Kill
gore added.
Senator Dworshak. Republican,
OF Idaho said he is inclined to agree
with Gov. Dewey of New York that
you can't legislate a philosophy
out of business"
Gov. Dewey contended in a radio
DEBATE this week that the bill would
not outlaw the Communist Party.
Harold E. Stassen said, in effect,
that it would.
Senator Wherry of Nebraska. act
ing Republican leader, predicted the
Senate will pass a bill similar to
the House approved measure. But
he said there are "a lot of serious
constitutional questions involved"
12O Days Of Grace.
The House rolled the bill through
after three days of debate after
amending it to give individuals 120
penalty-free days to get out of any
Communist-fron organization which
failed to register with the Govern
ment.
Under the measures terms, the
Communist Party would have to file
a financial statement yearly with
the Justice Department and list all
OF its members.
Affiliated groups would have to
register and file money statements
but wouldn't have to list their men,
bers.
The Attorney General would de-
eide which organizations had to reg
lister after hearings. Court appeals
would be provided.
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Cornell Alumni Elect
Wilbur H. Simonson

Wilbur H. Simonson is the new
president of the Cornell Alumni
Club of Washington, the club an
nounced today.
He was elected with other officers
for the coming year at the clubs
annual dinner last night in the
Dodge Hotel. Principal speaker at
the meeting was Representative
Reed, Republican,, of New York.
Other officers chosen were Edison
A. Edison, first vice president: John
G. Taussig. second vice president;
Ralph L. Hill, jr., corresponding
secretary: Bernard w. Graham. re-
cording secretary, and Robert p
Bryant, treasurer.
Henry N. Boucher, John s
Gorrell and Austin H. Kiplinger
were named club directors for two
year terms.
Evening star., 1948-05-20
OIeo
Continued From First Page.)

bring the bill to the floor for vote.
There is no doubt that tax repeal
will win again and overwhelmingly
If the vote can be taken.
But margarine hackers don't con-
slider the Rules Committee exactly
friendly. Although the House passed
the bill by an overwhelming 260-to-
LOG vote, the II members Of the
Rules Committee voted six against,
four for with two not registered.
If the Rules Committee refused to
give the bill a. green light, the bill
will 60 back to the Agriculture Com
mittee, the committee which started
all the fuss by killing all repeal
bills for the rest of the Eightieth
Congress.
"I don't think the Rules Commit
tee would sit on the bill. in view OF
the overwhelming House vote" saiC
Representative Rivers, Democrat. Of
South Carolina, today, but if neces-
sary, I'll start another petition te
discharge the Agriculture Commit.
tee once again."
Time May Run Out.
Even If the signatures could be OBJ
tanned in q single day, this proce-
dure probably would amount to q
death sentence for the repeal bill
A bill brought to the floor by the
discharge route must lay on the
table seven legislative days and then
be called up on the second or fourth
Monday following. There isn't that
much time before Congress will quit
This alarming situation, from the
margarine hackers standpoint, came
to light today through the efforts
of Representative Mitchell. Repub-
lican, of Indiana, one of the bills
most vocal sponsors. He discovered
it while checking to see what the
parliamentary situation would be II
the Senate adopts any amendments
The Senate Republican Policy
Committee still has to give the bill
q place on the already crowded
calendar Of must" legislation te
be brought to the floor before Con-
Evening star., 1948-05-20
Shoppers League Backs
Fioht on Mundt Red Bill

The executive board of the Wash
ington League of Women Shoppers
has Endorsed a resolution passed at
the Leagues national convention
on May 7, opposing the Mundt anti
communism bill, 1t was announced
today.
The resolution, passed by dele
gates to the convention at Mount
Vernon, N. Y, said the bill is un-
constitutional because it would
suppress free speech and demo-
cratic political action and will de-
stroy, by branding subversive. org
anizations and persons dedicated to
certain social and economic pur-
noses"
Evening star., 1948-05-20
Charter
Continued From First Page)

tOOltlllUCQ TlOIu L IL ot age
military alliances might lead to the
eventual breakup of U. N.
Senator Lodge, Republican, Of
Massachusetts, Foreign Relations
Committee member - contended
however, that the Vandenberg reso-
luton would strengthen u. N. anc
at the same time back Com
munist countries in their effort tt
withstand Russian expansion.
The New England Senator said
the committee added words to the
Vandenberg resolution which would
give the United States an overall
look" at the military plans of any
regional agreement that may be
proposed.
Such an agreement" he said
would be a practical arrangement,
and not just a scrap of paper. There
would have to be an integrated de-
fense of all the nations in such a
union before we would join. That
would be essential, or there would
be nothing to the agreement"
Evening star., 1948-05-20
Coal
Continued From First Page.)

(COntlnued from f1rSC fdge.t
later, however, the UNIV made clear
it would deal with Mr.. Moody If he
entered negotiations as a representa-
tive of the IA local operator groups
which compose the SCPA.
Most Are Ready to Talk.
Most of the mine operators, ex-
elusive of the South and the cap
tive" or steel company owned mines,
were ready to talk about a new
contract with Mr.. Lewis.
These mine interests include those
from the Far West, Illinois, In
diana and central Pennsylvania.
The Captive" mines and the
Southern Producers apparently were
involved in an informal pact against
bargaining for a new contract with
the UNIV unless Mr.. Lewis recog-
niZed the Southern Coal Producers
Association. Along that line Mr..
Moody has filed additional charges
with the National Labor Relations
Board, accusing Mr.. Lewis of vio-
lating the Taft Hartley Act by
refusing to bargain with him.
Favor Leaving Door Open.
Most of the other operators who
supported Mr.. Moody in his stand
were prepared to go no further on
the issue. They took the position
that a contract had to be made to
take the place of the present one,
which expires June 80, and they
were determined to leave the door
open for Mr.. Lewis to bargain if
he wanted to.
The mine workers position was
that neither Mr.. Moody nor the
SCPA had signed the present wage
agreement and. therefore, they had
no right to discuss negotiating a
new contract.
However, Thomas Kennedy, vice
president of the UNIV, issued a
statement after the collapse of
formal negotiations which was con-
sidered highly conciliatory. Mr..
Kennedy said:
The United Mine Workers is
anxious and willing to negotiate
a new wage agreement with the
bituminous coal industry. The UNIV
did not walk out of the preliminary
joint conference"
Demand Formal Selection.
On the subject of the controversy
about Mr.. Moody, Mr.. Kennedy said:
THE UNIV is perfectly willing
now, and always has been willing,
to meet with the actual producers
of Southern coal, their associations
which signed the l947 agreement
(present contract) and any repre-
sentatives they certify as their COL
lective bargaining agents.
I'VE are willing to meet with Mr..
Joseph E. Moody If he Is chosen by
the Southern operators and associa-
tions who signed the 1947 agree
ment to be their collective bargain
ing agent. We told the operators,
and we now reiterate, that We have
Evening star., 1948-05-20
Communists Challenge
Mundt to Debote on Bill

NEW YORK, May 20 tP.-The
American Communist Party has
challenged Representative Mundt,
Republican, of South Dakota to
debate on the Mundt-Nixon bill to
control subversive activities.
William 2. Foster, Communist
National Chairman, telegraphed an
invitation yesterday. There was no
immediate reaction from Mr.. Mundt.
The invitation was sent after
cancellation of a radio debate on
the bill. scheduled for last night
in which the Communists were to
have been represented.
The cancellation caused another
battle of words between the Com
munists and the Socialists.
The Mutual Broadcasting System
said the debate was called off be-
cause the Communists refused to
Evening star., 1948-05-20
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. - As
May

persons to apply for admission. In
addition it would allow 5000 Eu-
ropeans, now in this country on
temporary student or visitor per-
mits, to remain permanently.
Senator Hatch said the substitute
bill is much closer to terms OF
bill pending in the House for ad-
mission of 100000 displaced per-
sons. Speaker Martin says the
House will approve that measure.
Evening star., 1948-05-20
Tokyo Rites to Be Held
For Father Flanagan
By the kssociofed Press

TOKYO, May 20.-Memorial serv-
ices for the late Father Flanagan
of Boys Town, Nebr., will be held
here Tuesday. Father Flanagan,
who died in Berlin, visited Japan
last year.
The memorial service will be spon-
sored by the municipal government.
Representatives of orphanages will
pay tribute to the priest.
Evening star., 1948-05-20
Navy to Change Title
OF Mediterranean Fleet
By the Associated Press

By the Nssoeiofed Press
The Navy announced yesterday
that its ships stationed in the Medi-
terranean will be known after June
/ as the 9Th Task Fleet.
Previously the aircraft carrier,
3 cruisers and 10 destroyers in that
area were called United States Naval
Forces in the Mediterranean.
The change in title, the Navy said,
is to make the group conform to
the general pattern followed else
where under which odd numbered
fleets are assigned to the Pacific
and even numbered fleets to the
Atlantic.
Evening star., 1948-05-20

NOUItIIIUtQ UII IInG dkc.1
machine guns, antiaircraft guns and
antitank guns.
Diplomats predicted that If these
requests are granted, as they prob
ably will be, the Russians will seize
on the development as new oppor-
tunity for propaganda attacks on
both the United States and the two
Scandinavian countries.
State and Army Department Off
cials have been giving the Danish
and Norwegian requests "sympa-
thetic consideration informants
reD0rted
Evening star., 1948-05-20
Gloss Reunion Saturday

The Mckinley High School class
of 1898 will hold its reunion at 8
pm. Saturday in the high school
gymnasium at Second and T street
NE, Mrs. Kirby Zones, class sec
retary, announced today. About 200
are expected to attend.
Evening star., 1948-05-20
personal against
Mr.

nothing personal against Mr..
Moody"
Later In the statement Mr.. Ken
nedy declared the SCPA was a
paper organization and holding
company and propaganda organiza-
ton" and accused it of obstructing
past efforts to draft q coal industry
work contract.
Evening star., 1948-05-20

STAYS IN RUSSIA Sergt.
James M. McMillin, 81, for
merly of Boulder, Colo, has
refused to leave Russia be-
cause of his infatuation for a
Russian married woman, de-
scribed as an experienced So
Wet agent, according to the
State Department. McMillin
is the son of an Army colonel
and one-time student of the
University of Colorado. He
was a member of the military
attaches staff in Moscow.
-AP Wirenh0tn
Evening star., 1948-05-20

Chile will rent certain Antarctic
islands to the whaling industry.
Evening star., 1948-05-20


Association Teachers
of n
the Rev Ed
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Russian

Continued From First Page.)
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-03-05
Negro Vice Pres.
By W"-McWiIIiam

"A Negro will be vice president
of the United States in the next
twelve years" predicts sociologist
and best selling author Carey Nc
Williams in April Negro Digest,
and adds that "other Negroes will
be in the cabinet and on the su-
preme court bench"
Since Negroes have the balance
Of political power in a close cleo
ton" the Negro Digest article de-
clares. 1T is not far-fetched to as
sert that a Negro with important
labor connections will be occupy
ing the office of vice president in
1867
Virgin Islands governor William
Hastie. Charles Houston and Lor-
en- Miller are the lawyers named
by McWilliams as definite SUI
preme court prospects He rules
out the possibility of Negro hold
ing the cabinet posts of Army,
Navy, Commerce, Interior or State
at first but sees appointment soon
in either Labor or as Postmaster
General, or some new cabinet
post,
There will, of course. be quite
a number of Negroes in Congress,
McWilliams continues. And at the
state and local levels, there will
be numerous Negro legislators,
mayors, judges, sheriffs. consta-
bles. and so forth.
In short" he concludes, Il am
very optimistic about the future
political prospects for the Negro.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-03-05
NOTED WHITE
WOMAN FIGHTS
BIAS N dixie

Atlanta, Ga. (G)-Mrs. M. E. Til
ly, noted white woman of this city
who was a member of President
Truman's Committee on Civil
Rights is is still pushing to the
front her battle against race pre-
JUDGE She fights as though she
feels that at long last the walls
of race prejudice are crumbling as
she carries her fight right into
the hearts OF even Ku Klux Klans-
men as she speaks in meeting after
meeting.
Nearly all Of her listeners agree
with her as she pleads with white
men and women to live like
Christ. OF all the thousands of
letters that constantly pour into
her office only twelve have op-
posed her work. She is a strong
advocate of a national department
of civil rights.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-03-05

There are l5,0l7,000 Negroes in
the United States of America.
This number is scattered through
out North America, covering al
most every state in the Union UP
until the 1887 Bureau of Census
was taken, the larger portion of
this number of Negroes. were liv-
ing south of the Mason and Dixon
line. Since 1910, the South has
lost more than ore half million
of its number of Negroes, while
the total population of Negroes
pulled up more than one million
and a half. which shows that
while the total or general increase
in population, the South lost heavi-
ly. This took place in a period of
seven years, which argues that if
the same ratio is kept up just
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-03-05
Wallace Leads Field In Youth Opinion Poll
Students Give 3rd Party Candidate
81 Percent Of Total Votes; Dewey End
President Truman Trails In 3rd Place

Birmingham, Ala.--If the l948
election were held today and
Southern Negro students had the
deciding votes. Henry A. Wallace
would be the next president of
the United States by substantial
majority.
This result is shown in poll of
youth opinion conducted among
Negro collegians by the South
ern Negro Youth Congress dur
ing the month of January.
Almost 1900 students of II col
leges gave the Ord party standard
bearer an absolute majority Of
So percent in a field of 6 candi-
dates New York's Governor Tho
mas Dewey ran poor second
with 10 percent of thee votes cast.
and President Truman trailed
Dewey by percentage points
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
won the favor of 8 percent of those
polled and Harold Stassen and
Robert A. Taft, with 3 and l per-
cent Of the votes, respectively, al
SO ran.
Everyone of the liz Negro in
situations OF higher learning in
the country was invited to take
part in the Poll, Twenty colleges
ordered more than 10000 ballots,
and the results here reported are
based on the sampling in II
schools which reported their find