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Evening star., 1948-01-24

To the skirl Of bagpipes and the
f1utter of bright tartans, nearly 400
loyal Scotsmen, members and
friends of the st. Andrews Society
Of Washington. gathered in the
Mayflower Hotel last night to cele-
brate the 189th birthday anniversary
Of Robert Burns, Scotland's national
poet.
The stirring piping of the Kiltie
Band Of York, Pa, was interspersed
during the dinner with Scottish
songs and dancing. The haggis, ira
ditional Scottish meat pudding, was
piped in between flashing Lochaber
axes and cut with appropriate ceYe-
mony, while John Buchanan OF
Baltimore recited Burns Address
to the Haggis."
Many of the guests wore kits and
plaids and nearly all whose Scotch
ancestry entitled them to 1t wore
necktie Of their clan tartan.
At each plate was q sprig of Scot
tish heather.
An upsurge Of Scottish cheerful
ness, prosperity and productivity In
the face Of hard times in Britain
was proclaimed to the gathering by
Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt
Scottish scientist and inventor Of
radar. Sir Robert, the principal
speaker, reported on '"Tae State Of
the Nation: Scotland" He explained
that Scotland is replacing its dwin-
ding mining industry with light
engineering industries to hold its
place In the world and to help
restore the prosperity OF Great
Turning his attention to the occa-
sion being celebrated. Sir Robert
called Burns "the very embodiment
Evening star., 1948-01-24
On the Other Hand
Discussion of European Aid Is Urged
By All Candidates, Eisenhower Included

So now the elder statesmen have
been heard from. They have done
their part and can sit back and wait
for their time to say, II told you So"
Their responsibility has been dis
charged. But what about certain
other eminent Americans who have
equal responsibility and one OF
whom will soon have much greater
responsibility? These are the can
didates for the presidency.
Truman Views Known.
The views OF Mr.. Truman are
known in full. Much the same can
be said of Senators Vandenberg and
Taft. There remain Gov. Dewey
Mr.. Stassen, Gov. Warren and
perhaps Gems. Eisenhower and Mac
Arthur. Now is the time for them
to step forward and be questioned
by the experts. One Of them may
be President eleven months from
now, charged with carrying out the
program on which Congress is work.
ing and charged also with develop
ing further foreign programs OF his
own.
Judged by the latest Gallup poll
the likeliest on the list is Gen.
despite his newest and
strongest disclaimer. According to
this poll, he's the only one capable
Of beating Mr.. Truman, with or
without Henry Wallace in the race.
He should be called first. He has
reason to know something about
Europe. He has been there. He
surely has given the subject much
thought and the Congressional COM
should have the benefit of
his thinking. So, too, should the
people Of America and the people
Of Europe.
There is nothing in the Consti-
tuition or the laws of the land to
prevent Congress asking him ques-
tons, even during the short time he
continues to be Chief OF Staff of
the Army.
1copv,isht 1oxs rsloh. exndi.st.,
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Dunn Denounces Leftisfs
For Attacking Italian Aid
BY The Assoeiassd Press

BARI, Italy, Jan. 24.-American
Ambassador James c. Dunn said
here today the left's propaganda
campaign against American aid to
italy was Infamous and preposter-
Gus SANDER"
The Ambassador came to this
southern port to welcome the 300th
American ship Of the post -UNRRA
program.
Mr.. Dunn pointed out that the
two-per- day ships of the last. five
months had brought Italy 1900 900
tons Of coal, $50 900 tons Of grain
and $4,000 worth Or medical sup
plies. He. said:
These statistics mean that daily
bread continues to appear on gour
tables, that Italian railroads con-
tinue to transport supplies, that gas
plants continue to provide fuel for
cooking, that hospitals are heated
and that workers are given en-
ployment.
I'm short, they mean bread and
work"
Despite that, the Ambassador said,
there is now going on in q part
Of the press all over Italy q con-
certed political attack against the
American Governments program OF
aid"
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Ne1v ENJOYS, Wives
To Be Entertained
Bv Mrs. Marshall

Mrs. George Marshall, wife of the
Secretary Of State, will give small
tea at the Blair House Monday
afternoon for the purpose Of meet
ing new chiefs Of foreign missions
and their wives. This is the third
such affair that Mrs. Marshall has
given since her husband assumed
the secretaryship.
Those whom she will greet for the
first time on Monday at S o'clock
include the Ambassador Of Ecuador
and Sonora de Dillon, the Ambas-
sador of Burma and Nine. So Nyun,
the Ambassador Of Paraguay and
Sonora de Enciso, the Dominican
Ambassador and Sonora de Thomen,
the Soviet Ambassador, Mr.. Alexan-
der Semonovich Panyushkin, the
Bulgarian Ambassador, DR.. Nissim
Mevorah and the Ambassador OF
Uruguay, DR.. Juan Carlos Blanco.
The wives of the latter three Ambas-
sadors are all absent from WASH
ington.
It is interesting to observe that
this will be the first time that Mrs
Marshall has met the Uruguayan
Ambassador although he Is slated
to become the dean Of the Diploma
tic Corps about March 1. AS q
delegate to the U.N., DR.. Blanco has
been away q great deal and thus
missed the first two teas she gave
for foreign ENJOYS and their wives
Assisting Mrs. Marshall at the
party will be Mrs. Robert A. Low
ett, wife OF the Undersecretary
Eof State; Mrs. Charles E. Bob
len, wife of the Counselor Of the
Department; Mrs. Ernest A. Gross,
wife Of the Legal Adviser; the
wives of the Assistant Secretaries
of State, Mrs. Norman Armour, Mrs
John e. Puerifoy, Mrs. Willard L.
.Thorp and Mrs. Charles E. saltz-
man, and the wife Of the Chief o'
Protocol, Mrs. Stanley Woodward
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Boy, IS, Faces Court
In Staying Of Father
By the Asseeiofsd Press

SOMERvILLE, Mass, Jan. a.
Fifteen-year-old Albert D. Laliberte
faced arraignment today in the
carving knife staying Of his 3s-year-
old father last night.
The boy was booked on q murder
charge. Police Capt. John j. Kill
hourey said he made an oral state
ment admitting the staying.
. Capt. Kilhourey quoted young
Laliberte as saying he went to the
defense Of his mother after his ia
ther had pinned her to the floor and
began choking her after an argu-
ment.
The captain said the boy told him
he grabbed a knife from a kitchen
table and plunged 1t into his fathers
back. The blade pierced Laliberte's S
right lung.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Federation Halls
Nations That Give
Votes to Women,

Letters Of congratulation to the
governments Of II countries which
have given women the franchise
were sent yesterday by the National
Executive Committee of the Ma
tional Federation OF Business and
Professional Women's Clubs which
is meeting In New York with the
national committee chairmen.
The letters, written by the ma
tional president, Miss Sally Butler
of Indianapolis, Ind, were addressed
to the heads of the present govern
ments in Argentina, Albania, Bull
garia, France, Guatemala, Hungary,
Italy, Japan, Venezuela. Yugoslavia
and to Mexico and Bolivia which
have granted women the vote in mu-
:licipal elections.
The letter read in part: 1--WE wish
to congratulate your country on its
awareness that q progressive move
ment to give women the vote Is
sweeping the world i. Due partly
to the fearful wars, women now out
number men in many countries.
They must consequently take their
responsibility for building q more
peaceful world with a stabilized
economy and cooperative trade re-
lations."
Business and professional women
OF the National Federation Of Busi-
ness and Professional Women's
Clubs of the United States desire
to help more women take advantage
of their enfranchisment by gaining
Government and appointive offices,
not only in their own countries but
also in the United Nations Orgaai-
zation."
The mid-winter meeting, a three.
day closed session brought leaders
of the National Federation from all
parts of the country for planning
conferences on the program for the
coming year and business to be sub
mitted to the biennial convention in
Fort Worth, Tex. July 4-9.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
College Clubs

A tea in honor Of Dr.. Marguerite
Roberts, new dean Of Westhampton
College in Richmond, will be given
by the Washington Chapter Of the
college alumnae association from 5
Ito Z pm. tomorrow at 1926 New
Hampshire avenue NV.
DR.. Roberts has taken over the
duties Of DR.. May Lansfield Keller,
who recently retired, and the In
term duties Of Dr.. Maude Woodnn.
She will be accompanied to the tea
by Mrs. Leslie Booker, secretary OF
the Westhampton Alumnae Asso-
citation.
John DAILY. editor and manager
Of the Catholic Virginian, viii be
guest speaker at . dinner meeting
Of the College Of New Rochelle
Alumnae Association Of Washington
at $50 pm. Tuesday ut Kendall
House, YWCA, 614 e street NV.
Reservations may be made with
Mrs. John Cooper.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
This Changing World
Moscow Must Prove It Wants to Keep
Peace With World, Officials Here Believe

the 1939-45 nightmare, demanded
that the public remain unaware Of
the deals between Russia and Ger
many and that the Kremlin lead
ers be wfitewashed.
Russia's crimes continued after
WI day. Even after the cease-fire
order was given Russia oppressed
millions of people, whom 1t enslaved,
and in defiance Of the u. N. Char
ter created an international situa-
ton which has brought the world to
the brink of another catastrophe.
Only bigger and better Munich can
delay the inevitable cataclysm which
Moscow has been preparing since
the end of World War II. Neither
the United States nor the other
western powers, weak as they are
militarily and economically, are
willing to embark on such policy.
Mr.. Bevin's momentous speech In
the House OF Commons was not
made on the spur of the moment.
1t was prepared over q period OF
weeks in consultation with all the
western nations involved, and with
the leader Of the British opposition
party-Winston Churchill. It was
the result of the failure Of the
United Nations to preserve peace In
the world against Russian opposi-
ton.
Sketched Out Future Map.
Mr., Bevin sketched out the future
map of the world and laid the foun-
dation for the Federation of West
ern Nations, which is the only means
left of utilizing effectively American
economic, political and military sup
port, and of creating what it is
hoped will become a strong barrier
to Soviet expansion to the English
Channel.
No one can accuse the British
government Of planned hostility
toward Russia. Ever since they came
to power in 1945, the Labor govern
ment leaders have left no stone un-
turned to appease the Kremlin and
to act as brokers between the d.
vergent political philosophers of the
United States and Russia.
Some Of London's actions aroused
suspicion that the British govern
ment was in Moscow's pocket. But
the arrogant and adamant attitude
of the Kremlin finally has convinced
Britain that the U. 8. 8. r. does not
believe in international partnership
but only in abject subjugation and
obedience to Moscow's whims.
The new Federation of Western
Nations is quickly becoming a real
ity. and in 1t lies the only real hope
for preservation of peace.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
|knutson beIiflesD Drive
By House Democrats
10 Fight Tax-Cut Bill
by ,hs A,soeio,sd Press

Chairman Knutson OF the House
Ways and Means Committee today
pooh -poohed drive by House Dem
ocratic leaders to present a united
party front against his $6 300, ,o00. 600
tax cutting bill.
Renewing his claim that he has
enough congressional support to
override a presidential veto, Mr..
Knutson told reporters:
I'VE will get lot of Democratic
votes. We are going to surprise
them,
Minority Leader Rayburn has
called q mass meeting Of House
Democrats for next Wednesday.
I'VE are going TO discuss the
Knutson BILL" Mr.. Rayburn said.
1--WE are just going to show how ne
farious, dishonest and contemplate
the character Of the KnutSon bill Is. /"
Democrats Plan Rally.
The Democratic rally will be held
In the House chamber the day be-
fore debate on the Knutson measure
begins. A House vote is set for Feb
ruary 2 and the issue then will be
tossed to the Senate.
The Democrats concede the Re-
pubncans easily can muster ma
jority for the bill in the House. The
question is whether they can drum
up the two-thirds vote later to
override an expected veto.
Mr.. Rayburn declared the COP
measure might put the Treasury in
the red. ...
IT understand the Knutson bill
will cut the Governments revenues
between $500, 900, 900 and $780,
000, ,000," he said.
Debt Payment Defended.
"The Treasury under any tax bill
passed this year should not have its
revenues reduced by any substantial
amount. I think this: The prudent
man will pay his debts while he has
money. While this prosperity is
going on, without hurting any one, we
could reduce the Nations debt by a
substantial amount" Mr.. Rayburn
added:
II don't know what a tax cut Of
this size would do to the value Of
Government bonds"
Several Democrats have declared
themselves In favor Of some tax
relief, but not as much as the Knut-
son bill proposes. One Of them Is
Representative Doughton, Democrat,
Of North Carolina who was House
manager of tax legislation when
Democrats controlled Congress.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
italian Socialists Continue
United Front With Reds
RY fhe A.soeioted Press

ROME, Jan. 24.-The Italian So
cialist Party will present an official
United front with the Communists
in the April election despite open
disagreement in Socialist ranks over
continuing the year-old pact be-
tween the two parties.
The alliance was approved last
night at the annual Socialist Ma
tional Congress here. The Com
munists are counting on the front to
help defeat Premier Alcide de Cap
seri's Christian Democrats and
their allies in the parliamentary
election.
An unofficial count of the vote on
the issue showed: 519,616 votes for
a Communist Socialist front and a
single electoral list, 243,153 for the
front and a separate list, 4,337 for
conditional support of the 'front.' a
separate election list and support of
the Marshall Plan.
Before the balloting there had
been indications Of q rebellion
against the Communist Socialist
pact
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Queen Elizabeth Docks
After 'SIowest' Crossinq
BY fhs Assoeiofsd Pres.

by me Associofed Pfess
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-The liner
Queen Elizabeth docked here yes
terday, 80 hours late after battling
almost continuous gales that some
times rolled up waves 80 Ieet high.
II imagine that this was the slow
est crossing the Queen Elizabeth
ever made" said Capt. Charles M.
Ford, master Of the worlds largest
liner. The crossing took days and
II minutes
Evening star., 1948-01-24
T0dav

Mrs. John Joseph Tamborelle,
chairman of the Membership Com
mittee of the Political Study Club,
was guest of honor at a luncheon
arranged today by Mrs. Joseph R
Gatti at the Shoreham Hotel.
On the guest list we're Mrs. Theo-
philous j. Morgan, president Of the
Political Study Club; Miss Martha
Jane Kennedy, treasurer; Mrs.
Francis Keohan, chairman of intro
ductions; Mrs. Newton Cords Wing,
e-chairman of the Membership
Committee; Mrs. Harry. r. Fulton,
Mrs. Marie Hall Hollingsworth,
Mrs. Nelson E. Hubel, Mrs. Laura
Kellogg Raymond, Mrs. Hewitt
Griggs Robertson and Mrs. Helen
Marshall Collins.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Sisterbo0d Party

The Sisterhood Of the Agudath
Achim Congregation will hold q
card party at 8 pm. Wednesday at
the Odd Fellows Hall, 1920 Rhode
Island avenue NE. Refreshments
will be donated by members.
Mrs. Mathilda Lunch, president Of
the sisterhood, and Mrs. Mary Katz,
chairman Of the Way and Means
Committee, are in charge Of ar
rangements for the party. They will
be assisted by Mrs. Helen Rabeno-
vets, chairman of the Hospitality
Committee, and Mrs. Helen Kaye,
Mrs. Mollie Harris, Mrs. Mickey
Rosenfeld, Mrs. Anne Klebanoff,
Mrs. Edith Weiner, and Mrs. Jenny
Rockmore.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
III. n. Council Debate
Near Decisive Stage
lon Kashmir Issue
By The Asseeiaisd Press

LAKE SUCCESS. Jan. 24.-Debate
in the United Nations Security
Council over the situation In the
princely state OF Kashmir moved
nearer q decisive stage today with
the contending dominions of Hindu
led India and Moslem Pakistan
approaching the end Of their formal
arguments.
Diplomats who have watched the
case unfold here say now that the
lob Of the Council will be to find q
solution which will end the fighting
and yet enable both sides to save
face.
Delegates are expected to use as
a basis for any such solution the
fact that both sides agreed there
should be a plebiscite In Kashmir
to allow the 1000, 900 inhabitants
of that northernmost state to decide
whether they wish 1t to be part Of
India or Pakistan.
India Ends Argument.
The possibility remains that Kash-
mir may. decide not to afiliate with
either dominion and instead become
an independent state. It's strategic
location in being q near neighbor to
Russia and China gives the outcome
global importance.
India wound up her formal argu-
ment late yesterday with a four
hour speech. She reiterated that
Pakistan put pressure on Kashmir
to accede to the Moslem dominion
and India took the state under her
wing and sent in troops to keep
peace.
Sir Mohammed Zafrullah Khan,
Pakistan Foreign Minister, previous
ly addressed the council for i've
hours.
He promised to add a short re-
buttal at another meeting today.
Philip J. Noel-Baker, British Sec
retary for Commonwealth Relations,
was to be the first speaker among
the regular delegates.
Police Force Decision Urged.
Meanwhile, the chairman of the
United Nations Commission on
Palestine Partition says "the crucial
problem" Of establishing an inter-
national police force ought to be
settled soon.
DR.. Karel Lsicky of Czechoslo-
vakia, head of the five-member
body, declared yesterday this ques-
ton "in our opinion should be de-
cided, If possible, before we adopt
our timetable for departure.
Dr.. Lisicky, speaking at the COM
missions first news conference since
1t started work January 9, would not
say when he expected 1t to be ready
! to leave for Palestine
Evening star., 1948-01-24

Not only did he use the ugly word
war" instead of talking all around
it as has been the careful custom OF
other official and unofficial advisers
but he did worse. He undertook to
bring the whole business home to
the Congress by explaining that a
proper policy overseas must be ac-
companied by certain painful steps
on this side of the water: the
freezing of prices, profits, wages and
taxes.
John Foster Dulles, elder states
man of the Republican Party and
private tutor to Gov. Dewey on for
eign affairs, cheered the admins
tration with an Endorsement of the
general outlines of the European
Recovery Plan and warning
against excessive economy in carry
ing 1t out. But he also upset the
administration with a charge that
the American Military Government
wasn't playing ball with the State
Department in the way it should.
The State Department felt it neces-
sary to deny the charge.
Then Came Hoover.
Then came Herbert Hoover with
a 5000 word statement. When Presi-
dent Truman read 1t in the papers,
he must have regretted his own
part in bringing the one-time Presi-
dent back to public notice. He must
have felt that Mr.. Hoover had Bit
ten the hand that fed him: that it
would have been better to have left
Hoover,s name associated with the
big dam for which he was not re-
sponsible and the big depression for
which the Democrats have held him
responsible; that the Roosevelt
policy OF leaving Mr.. Hoover where
he fell in 80 may have been the
shrewder politics.
However that may be, Mr.. Hoover
did endeavor to kick ERP full
of holes. He decried any four-year
commitment. He said 5000, ,000, 900
was too much for the first IS
months; that $4,000, 100000 was
enough. He would use the money
differently in Europe and would
spend a lot more on China and
Korea. In short, he virtually re-
wrote the Marshall Plan in his own
timid image.
Evening star., 1948-01-24

EXpedltlonary Fofce. ne WaS poIII
In Midland City, Ohio.
Other officers elected last night
were Renah F. Camalier, chief rab-
ban; Julius B. Gay, assistant rab-
ban; william J. B. Orr, high priest
and prophet; William P. Jacobs, jr,
oriental guide: L. Whiting Estes,
treasurer; and Frederick Wilken,
recorder. Leonard p. Steuart was
named representative emeritus and
Frederick Wilken, representative at
large. Other representatives were
Mr.. Clark, Mr.. Camalier, Robert p.
Smith and Howard P. Foley. Karl
F. FARRELL was elected trustee.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
CabbeI to Gipe ak

c. @. Cappel will speak on the
subject. "Is Good Music Worth
while?" at q club tea to be given by
the Women's City Club at 4 pm.
tomorrow at the club house, 1893
street NV.
Miss Louise e. Tomlin is chair
man of the tea and hostess will be
Mrs. Angelica Cope and Mrs. Lillian
F. King
Evening star., 1948-01-24
House

Court No. 2l2, Catholic Daughters
of America, will, hold an open house
from 4 to $3.50 pm. tomorrow at the
club house, Scott Circle. Miss
Augusta Uhl, president of the club
house trustees and chairman Of the
Ways and Means Committee for
January, is general chairman of the
affair.
Miss Glare Green. program chair
man, has arranged a program OF
square dancing and there will also
be singing,
Evening star., 1948-01-24

mgtOn leI Gnat
all prospects for
further CONVEX
sations with
Moscow are USE
less.
Henceforth 1t
is up to the
U. s. s. R., these
officials say, to
give definite
proof that it
wants to live in
peace with the
rest of the
world. We have
done everything
Evening star., 1948-01-24

lloIduCu q ! Y e i
the election at
the temple, 1915
K street N. w.
Mr.. CLARK,
whose home is
at 1857 Stuyves-
ant street N. w.,
h as lived in
w as h in 6 ton
since 1919 when
he entered the
Federal service
after World War
I in which he
served as a ma
jor of infantry
in the American
Evening star., 1948-01-24
School to Hold Buzuur

A bazaar to aid the school lunch
program at Hyattsville High School
will be held at the school from z to
II pm. February IL by students
and members of the faculty. Dinner
will be served in the school cafe
terra from $50 to pm.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Shrine Elects 0mer Clark
As I|Iusfrious Pofentafe

Omer w. Clark, an oflcial of the
Veterans Administration, was elect
ed illustrious potentate of the Almas
Temple Shriners last night. He was
Evening star., 1948-01-24
RvConsfanfine Bro,Un

The chances of Strengthening out
the present international mess by
diplomacy have diminished so far
that responsible oflicials in WASH
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Bv LoDeH MeUeff

The Senate and House committees
on foreign affairs have been getting
advice by the bucketful concern
ing the course we should follow in
Evening star., 1948-01-24

Europe. IL mas
called on a num-
ber of eminent
oldtimers for
their views and
t h e oldtiners,
nothing loath.
have given them
at length. The
result thus far
has been mostly
confusion.
Bernard Baruch
elder statesman
of the y e m o.
cratic party, left
his lis t e n e r s
sIipftly stunned.
Evening star., 1948-01-24

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