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Evening star., 1948-04-02

general makes in the Wisconsin pri-
mary next Tuesday. Indeed, the real
drive for Gen. Macarthur is being
held in abeyance until the Wiscon-
sin results are known.
If the general should win as many
as 20 out of the a. delegates who
will represent Wisconsin in the Re-
publican National Convention, the
national Macarthur organization Is
prepared to throw everything, in
cluding a lot of money, into the
Nebraska primary campaign. But
If Gen. Macarthur should make a
poor showing, winning less than q
majority of the delegates in his own
State, Wisconsin, then the Mac
Arthur drive here probably will fold
up.
! Senator Vandenberg of Michigan
has many admirers in Nebraska
Although he has requested his
friends not to vote for him, belief
exists that the Vandenberg vote
will be substantial.
The Nebraska presidential pri-
mary is advisory, not binding, on
the Is delegates the State will send
to the Republican National Conyen-
ton. The election of the delegates,
which takes place also on April 13,
is apart entirely from the prefer
entail vote.
The delegate candidates have
nearly all remained close-mouthed
about their personal preference for
! a presidential nominee. There is
more than a suspicion, however, that
a majority of the delegates, if left
to their own devices, would vote
for Senator Taft at the convention.
Taft Speech Hurt.
Senator Taft suffered when, in a
speech here on the agricultural sit
uation, he declared he did not be-
liieve the 80 per cent farm parity
system, dear to the hearts Of the
farmers, was necessary or advisable.
Also, he commented there was little
sense in paying farmers to put fer
tilizer on their lands, since that was
q capital Investment intended to
improve the land. There was q
rush to explain away these things
but they have left their impression
on the farmers.
The fact that all members Of the
Nebraska delegation in the House
voted against the European Re
covery Program bill is giving pause
to those observers and politicians
who belittle Senator Taft's chances.
Senator Taft has been far more
skeptical regarding this program
than have Mr.. Stassen, Gov. Dewey
and Senator Vandenberg. He has
been more In line with the position
taken by the Nebraska members OF
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Woman Files Suit to Bor
Fence Near Key Bridge

Mrs. Frances H. Wolowitz, 1742
Holly street NV, yesterday brought
suit in District Court asking that
Interior Secretary Krug and Irving
Root, superintendent of National
Capital Parks, be enjoined from
building fence 20 feet from prop
erty she owns In Arlington County,
near Key Bridge.
The suit contends that the fence,
which would be erected along Po-
tomac avenue, would block entrance
to her property at Potomac and
Hume avenues. The suit was filed
by Attorneys Lyman M. Goldstein
and Norman Freedenberg.
Evening star., 1948-04-02

known Communists ID America live
and operate In New York.
Mrs. Stassen said he also favored
stopping all shipments Of war ma
terials to Russia and to Soviet
satellites; a strong American Air
Force and q moderate peacetime
training and service program. and
strengthening Of the United Ma
tions.
Evening star., 1948-04-02
Latin American Hopes
For u. 5. Aid Dimmed
BYMarshaII Address
BY the Assoeiated Press

BoGoTA, Colombia, April a.
Latin American hopes for large
scale United States aid dimmed
today following Secretary OF
State Marshall's statement that
European recovery is the prime
United States objective.
Gen. Marshall's speech to the Pan
American conference yesterday left
little doubt in the minds OF dele
gates that the United States will
be unable to afford blank checks
for the economic DEVELOPMENT OF
Latin America, although she Is will
ing to do as much as her resources
permit.
The American Secretary Of State
told delegates Washington is pre-
pared to increase aid to needy
hemisphere neighbors but that the
European Recovery Program must
take precedence. He asked Latin
American nations to sacrifice some
of their demands for aid in the
interests Of world peace.
Directness Is Surprise.
Gen. Marshall's direct language
on the economic phase of the con-
ference came as surprise to many
delegates, who had considered
United States aid a primary objec-
tive Of this Ninth International
Conference of American States.
The Secretary of State said the
European Recovery Program would
help bring more dollars to Latin
American producers for prime ma
terials.
He added, however, that there was
little chance that the hemisphere
nations would receive any increase
in the way of steel and heavy ma
chinery, since United States pro-
ducers themselves are short.
Gen. Marshall said in view Of the
burden the European program
would place on United States tax
payers, Latin American nations
would do we'll to encourage private
capital to make investments.
Delegates acknowledged that Gen.
Marshall spoke frankly and that
appeals for economic assistance
would have to be revised. Some
predicted the Secretary's speech
might change the entire course of
economic planning at the confer
ence.
Some Resentment Shown.
There were some signs of resent
fnent to Gen. Marshall's blunt
declaration that he felt there was
a "very limited understanding of
the tremendous responsibilities and
equally tremendous burden that the
Government of the United States
has been compelled to assume" In
general, however, the reaction to his
statement was favorable.
Gen. Marshall departed from his
prepared text to appeal for deeper
understanding Of the heavy burden
imposed on the United States by
world affairs.
The recovery of Europe, he told
the delegates, is matter Of as
much concern to your countries as
1t Is to mine"
eff human rights and liberties are
blotted out in Europe" he said, they
will become increasingly insecure In
the New World"
Gen. Marshall said the United
States wanted to help the nations of
the world in their desire to obtain
peace, but that Soviet Russia was to
blame for their failure to make
more progress toward this goal.
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Nebraska
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on the ballots. Later that year he
carried the State in the presidential
election against the late President
Roosevelt by 96,634 votes, larger
margin than that of Wendell L.
Willkie oveAMr. Roosevelt in 1910.
The frtenJ Gov, Dewey made IN
Evening star., 1948-04-02
Faye Emerson Opens
Play in Connecticut
By The Associated Press

NEW HAVEN, Conn, April a.
Ferenc Molnar's comedy. The Pla,
Is the Thing" In which Faye EN-.
erson Is to make her Broadway de-
but, opened at the Shubert Theate,
here last night.
Critics here had little to say about
the performance Of Miss Emerson
wife OF Elliott Roosevelt, although
the New Haven Journal-Courier re-
ported she showed great charm" In
the not too exacting" role Of Ilona
Evening star., 1948-04-02

Australia, according to ofiicial re-
reports, has only 1000 people re-
ceiving unemployment BENEFITS out
OF . working population Of more
than 5000. 600.
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If there lives woman who
wouldn't rather dine with a man
than another woman, | don't know
her and don't want to meet her.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-02
New York Doctors
Protest SIurs On
Health Insurance

New York (LPA) = The New
York County Medical Society's
new president, DR.. William B.
Rawls, has brought down storm
of protest on his head because of
his inaugural address attacking
personally the advocates of ma
tional health insurance.
Last week, a meeting of the SOC
iety voted 263 to SO to defer any
action for two months on reso-
luton introduced by doctor men,
bers who support national health
insurance.
The minority resolution states
that "This technique of vilifying
doctors who support compulsory
health insurance is an attempt to
intimidate them, and thus deter
them from exercising their basic
rights as doctors and citizens to
evaluate and promote measures
and propositions whether or not
they are repugnant to the organ
lied medical profession.
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Cur Trade Ties
Continued From Page One)

of the federation's convention of
1947 to collaborate with the free
trade unions of Europe, "we have
exposed the total bankruptcy of
the World Federation of Trade I'm
ions as an economic organization
of labor and forced it to show it's
ugly head as an agency of Russian
Imperialism, expansion and its
Cominform apparatus"
The convention declaration on
Taft-Hartley repeal met the de-
mand that the Wagner Act must
be amended in the light of exper-
fence to safeguard the public by
stating that "the public welfare as
well as that Of management and
labor is paramount the econ
omic health, safety and welfare Of
the nation must not again be plac-
ed in jeopardy by the irresponsible
action Of anyone"
Labor Responsibility Stressed
Labor was conscious that for
every right it enjoyed "there ex-
lists a corresponding responsible
| |ity," the declaration said in clos
ing
Responsibility of labor was en-
phasized by Charles J. MacGowan
= flsr 4
Of Kansas City, president of the
International Brotherhood of Boil
ermakers, who said that labor re-
cognized their responsibilities as
Statesmen and partners" to join
with employers, farmers, small
business men and others to adj
vance the nations welfare.
MacGowan told the convention
that "labor is not contemplating a
wave of strikes" Delegates APP
lplauded when he added that Gin
stead of agitating for a general
fourthround of wage increases
the entire citizenry should concen-
trate on achieving a rollback of
prices to defeat the inflationary
spiral to stabilize our economy"
Demonstration For Green
President Green was given a
rousing demonstration after his
reelection. He pledged the AFL to
make repeal of the Taft Hartley
Act its first goal and said, at is
the dawn of a new day, new ex-
perience, new opportunity for the
AFL." Green has been AFL presi-
dent since the death of Samuel
Gompers in December, 1924.
In other actions the convention
asked for United Nations support
Of Israeli federal aid to education,
and sent to the AFL executive
council for further study a pro-
posed resolution urging universal
military training.
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Patchwork Cont
Continued From Page One)

some simple amendment can be
made to the Taft Hartley law"
"It can't" he said. "That law is
based on a blueprint for Fascism.
1t is based on the idea of destroy
ing unions. ). The only thing that
can be done with it is to scrap it
and re-adopt the Wagner act.
make no mistake about it. We
have studied the law intensively
for over a year and there are no
benefits to it-and the burdens are
such as will destroy you in a short
time, especially if there is de-
preston"
MacGowan asserted that "the
whole texture of the Taft Hartley
act is so filled with BOBBY traps
that to undertake its amendment
would be folly" The only solution,
he said, is to bring back the Wag-
ner act.
After that has been done, he
added, "labor, fair-minded employ
ers and Congress" can jointly con-
slider amendments to improve the
Wagner act and help make free
collective bargaining work from
top to bottom"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-02
Repeal OF Hobb,
Lea Laws Needed
Along With tn

Cincinnati (LPA) = Not only
Taft Hartley, but the Hobbs and
Lea anti-labor acts should like
wise be repealed by the next Con-
gress, the AFL convention here de-
clared.
Both measures, a convention re-
port said, restrict and intimidate
organized labor in the exercise of
proper and necessary functions"
The report charged that the
Hobbs act, though it purports to
curb robbery and extortion" in in
terstate commerce, is written so
vaguely as to jeopardize legitimate
activities of unions. There are ade-
quate state laws now dealing with
robbery and extortion, the report
pointed out.
The Lea act was assailed as
discrimination against labor or
CARNATIONS employed in the broad
casting industry" That act, ac-
cording to the AFL, unfairly inter-
feres with the efforts by the Mus
icians and other unions in the radio
field to improve the conditions of
their members. at is a direct as
sault on free trade unionism," the
declared.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-02
Boeing Ordered
To Bargain With
Maehiinists Unit

Washington (LPA) = General
President Albert J. Hayes OF
the Int'l Association of Machinists-
unaffliated last week hailed an
NLRB ruling ordering the Boeing
Airplane Co. to bargain in good
faith with IAM's District 751 in
Seattle.
"The board has clearly indicated
that responsibility for the long and
costly strike at Seattle rests sole
ly with the management of Boe-
ing Airplane Co. That company
as the board found, has and is re-
fusing to bargain with the lam in
violation of even the Taft Hartley
act" Hayes declared.
GAS the only certified, legal bar
gaining representative for all pro-
duction and maintenance employees,
the lam and it's District 751 now
expect Boeing to bargain in good
faith on all matters in dispute, y
the union official said.
"The board decision," Hayes ad-
ded, sis Dave Beck's epitaph. He
tried to break strike for the en-
ployer and failed" David Beck,
Seattle teamsters chief, had tried
to organize the newly recruited
workers behind the IAM's picket
lines, when virtually all of the
regular Boeing employees went on
strike.
The company, meanwhile, ann
ounced it would go into the courts
to appeal the Boards unanimous
decision.
The NLRB decision pointed out
that Boeing's refusal to bargain
had converted the strike, which be-
gan over wages issues, into a
strike for union recognition. There
fore, the board ruled, all of the
strikers are entitled to reinstate-
ment, even tho the company has
sought to permanently replace
many of them.
After several months on the
pickett line the aeromechanics had
called off their strike pending the
NLRB decision. To date about
5000 of the $4,000 strikers have
been reinstated. Several thousand
found other jobs and have not yet
reapplied at Boeing, while others
had, prior to the NLRB ruling,
been denied full reinstatement by
the company.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-02
Private Interests
Doesn't Like Px's

Washington UPA)-The sharp
contrast between prices charged
in the non-proft Army post ex-
changes and Navy ships service
stores evidently troubles other re-
tailers.
A plaintive cry arose last week
from the US Chamber of Com
merce's board Of directors, asking
Congress to see if the PX's weren't
carrying things too far. They OBJ
jected: Ito the large range of
articles carried in the military per-
sonnels stores; ITO the fact that
special orders up to $500 or even
unlimited amounts could be placed
thru the stores; 3-that some of
the goods purchased at low prices
found their way to civilians; a.
that the governments stores didn't
pay themselves the 20R excise tax
on cosmetics, furs, jewelry and
luggage.
The c of C wants Congress to
Investigate "the unfair situation
that the growth Of PX's and ships
service stores "has created for re-
failing" They further claim that
while the armed services stores
are supposed to carry items that
are of necessity and convenience
or necessary for "well-being and
contentment," the stores go beyond
this in the variety of items sold.
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| fits for the old. Whether Congress
will accept other Presidential ideas,
such as compulsory government
health insurance, is too doubtful
as yet to forecast.
Public Works: The President will
want great expansion in this field,
including power development, land
conservation, and so on. Congress
will give him part but not all of
what he asks. Other budget re-
quirements, such as national de-
fense, viii have a strong bearing
on the final result.
Initiation: There will be more
talk than effective action. Few be-
lieve that significant change, either
way, will take place.
There is one fact that should be
kept in mind. Mr.. Truman is pledg-
ed to a big-spending policy-and
he is also pledged to a balanced
budget. To achieve this goal, bus
mess must be kept operating at a
peak level, as at present. So, the
Administration cannot afford to
step too hard on business. 1t will
probably attempt to maintain a
difficult and delicate balance be-
tween more and more government
on the one hand-while seeking to
keep enterprise reasonably happy
on the other.
Mr.. Truman was heir to the New
Deal and, in essence, he is continu-
ing it. Practically all the person
alities have changed since he took
office, and so have some of the
policies. But the basic New Deal
ideas are still there-a fact which
the President made crystal clear
during his campaign, whether one
likes it or not.
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Strengthen AFL's
Actions

Cincinnati OPA) - Legislative
representatives of all AFL affili-
ates will work as team in fight
ing for enactment of labor's pro-
gram in the next Congress.
The AFL authorized creation of
a Natl Legislative Council for
that purpose. Meetings of the coun-
Gil are to be held at least once a
month while Congress is in session.
President William Green and
Secretary Treasurer George Meany
are to serve as chairman and sec
retary, respectively, of the new
council. Every AFL national and
international union is to be asked
to name a representative to the
council.
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w by jobIess
Workers File
Benefit Claims

San Francisco (LPA)-The oft
repeated charge that malingering
is resorted to by workers to obtain
unemployment benefits was refut-
ed again last week, in the results
of study published by the Cal
ifornia Dept Of Employment.
While the study is incomplete,
it was clear that seasonal layoffs
caused we'll over half of the job
less benefit claims that were ex-
amined. The number of "quits,"
roughly one-fourth of the total of
layoffs, and the number of dis
charges were very small.
Comments the California State
Federation of Labor, 1T is to be
hoped that the Dept will some time
prepare a more comprehensive
study, Since only in this way will
it be possible to establish what To-
Dor has constantly insisted is the
case: that workers do not resort
to unemployment benefits if it is
at all possible to obtain employ
ment, and that this is true in the
overwhelming majority of cases.
"There have been examples of
sensationalists who have tried to
compromise the whole system of
unemployment benefits by report
ing inaccurately isolated cases,
thereby seeking to compromise the
status of the millions of unfortun-
ate unemployed workers who are
forced to become claimants for un-
employment benefits because of
circumstances beyond their con-
troll"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-02
PLAN GOMPERS
f Il L K IN 10 so

Cincinnati (LPA)-The Am
erican Federation of Labor
laid plans here for a great
celebration of the Tooth an
niversary of the birth of a
noted American the late
Samuel Gompers.
The anniversary is still over
a year away-January n,
195O-but the convention vot-
ed authorization of a big fete
so arrangements could start
early.
The convention urged that
the occasion be observed in a
magnificent and constructive
fashion" and be utilized as an
occasion for "dramatizing the
aims and achievements of the
labor movement.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-02
CONVENTION MAPS AFL
STRATEGY TN WINNING
NEW, FAIR LABOR LAWS

CINCINNATI (LPA A)-MemDerS OF
Congress who originally voted for
the Taft Hartley act were called
upon by the AFL at its convention
here to consider the mandate OF
the people as expressed on Nov. 2
194S" and to support repeal of that
act now.
an true American spirit, these
Congressman and Senators should
now accept the will of the major
ity by repeating the obnoxious
Taft Hartley act and re-establish-
ing the Wagner act" the conven-
ton urged in a resolution adopted
unanimously.
Such repeal action, the resolu-
ton said, should also include COM
plete restoration of the labor guar
antees of the Clayton amendments
to the antitrust act, and all of the
provisions of the original Norris
La Guardia anti-injunction act.
after the Wagner act is re-
stored" the convention added, eve
will be ready to consider any
amendments that may be desir-
able to improve this act and
strengthen collective bargaining
procedures.
ain taking this position we are
conscious of the fact that for every
right we enjoy, there exists a cor
responding responsibility"
responsibility"
In other major decisions, the
convention went on record for:
Amending the wage-hour act to
provide a 81 an hour minimum
wage and extension of coverage to
workers not now protected.
New conferences to bring about
labor unity-and in particular, re-
affiliation of the Miners and Mac
hinists.
Extensive liberalization of the
social security act and establish
ment of health insurance.
Concerted efforts" by labor, in
dustry, and farmers to halt infla-
tion.
Creation of a new Committee
on National Security" to replace
the House Un-American Activities
Committee.
Establishment of a Missouri
Valley Authority.
Federal aid to education, and i'm
mediate re-establishment Of the
Workers Educational Service in
Michigan as it operated prior to
its suspension last July.
A full civil rights program, in
cluding a Fair Employment Prac-
tees Commission, and ban on
lynching as well as poll taxes
Expanded long-range housing
legislation to include LOCO, 600
public housing units. (Twice as
high figure as in the Taft Ellend-
der Wagner bilD.
Reduction of taxes for those in
the lower brackets and increases
for those at the top.
Also, the convention overwhelm-
ingly rejected proposals for third
political party and reiterated OPP
position to universal m litary
training.
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Chicago LPA) 49, Despite post
war prosperity, the number of
actual cases of persons on relief
has Increased 5496 in the last
three years, according TO a recent
survey made by the American
Municipal Assn. Costs have jump
ed 1860, from $6,600,C00 to $751;
G0O,00 a month. The Association
attributed this to initiation, and to
the movement of many families to
other parts of the country, caus-
ing temporary family emergencies.
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PERON LIKES UNIONS

Buenos Aires UPA)-President
Juan Peron of Argentina, in a
speech made recently, was quoted
as saying, "We like labor unions.
We want great, big, organized la
Dor unions, not divided labor UNI
ions" TO reinforce his case, he
went on to say, "The dignifying of
his status as workingmar is
more important to man than re-
ceiving some kind of pay increase"