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Evening star., 1948-05-26
S27,S71,0ooShipment
OF Cotton Set by ECA
BY the Associated Press

The shipment of s27,S7l 900 worth
of American cotton to four Euro
pean countries was authorized today
by Economic Cooperation Admins
traitor Paul G. Hoffman
The transactions mark the first
major United States financing OF
material for Europe's textile indus
try. They will be handled entirely
through private trade channels in
this country, Mr.. Hoffman said.
The authorizations included:
Italy, S20,400,000: France, s6,800.-
600: United Kingdom. s40o, 900, and
Norway. s271,0O0.
In addition, the United Kingdom
was authorized to purchase $500 00C
worth of cotton linters The esti-
mated prices are those at the port
of embarkation.
The announcement was expected
to rally cotton markets which SaggeC
Monday following a weekend re-
quest by ECA that foreign countries
halt the advance buying of cottor
in expectation that ECA would fooi
the bill.
Anticipatory contracting-mos
by Chipa-was pushing cotton price!
higher unnecessarily" ECA ex.
planned at that time.
Evening star., 1948-05-26
House Committee Denounces
Bonneville Power Sale Policy
Interior Funds Cut 1870, but Few Workers
Will Be Affected; Krue Warning Ignored

ness had complained that the pair
spent too much time on depart
mental propaganda work and were
not qualified.
Despite the 18 per cent cut, the
department Jared surprisingly well
in personnel items.
Interior officials said fewer than
100 employees in Washington would
have to be dismissed under terms
of the bill. And only handful Of
other workers would be affected, it
was said.
The 13 employees working on the
program staff of the Secretary's Of
flee here would lose their jobs, since
the committee recommended that
that function be abolished.
Proposed Personnel Cuts.
The number of personnel cuts
here that would be made in In
terior's various bureaus are: Power
Division, 10; Southwest Power Ad-
nainistration, lawyers: Bonneville
Power Administration, II lawyers;
Bureau of Land Management, II;
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 10 lawyers;
Bureau of Reclamation, II lawyers,
and National Park Service, lawyers.
The committee centered most of
it's fire on the issue of public versus
private utility operation in discus
tSee APPROPRIATIONS, Pg. A-5D
Evening star., 1948-05-26

John C. Virden, who offered tc
quit a high Government post
after disclosure that his 22-year-
old daughter is working for Tass
the Russian news agency, today
withdrew his resignation.
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer
announced Mr.. Virden's action in
statement saying:
II am pleased to say that Mr.
John C. Virden has withdrawn his
letter of resignation and will con-
tinue to carry on the work of the
Commerce Departments Office OF
Industry Cooperation as he has in
the past"
Mr.. Virden, a 51-year-old Repub-
lican industrialist from Cleveland
is director of the OIC, which works
out voluntary agreements by in
dustry to direct steel and other
scarce material to essential uses.
He voluntarily handed in his resig.
Evening star., 1948-05-26
Watefed-DoWn Code
On D. {. Fire Eeress
Backed at Hearing
Way Clear for Adoption
By City Heads Of Rules
For Existing Buildings
By Jerry O'Leoy, yr.

The way was cleared at a pub
lie hearing in the District Build
ing today for automatic adop-
ton by the Commissioners of a
watered-down version of the
city's fire egress regulations for
existing buildings.
Not a dissenting voice was raised
against the proposed amendments
evolved by the Commissioners 49,
man special committee of citizens
and officials. Twelve representa-
tives of large business interests
here, however, expressed approval of
the findings of the Amendment
Committee.
The amendments under consider
alton today apply only to existing
buildings. Egress laws for new con-
structlon were amended by the
Commissioners in September, 1947,
and remain in effect unchanged.
When the regulations were adopt
ed in 1916 the city heads were
deluged with complaints from own
ers of buildings already standing
that the expense of remodeling their
property to comply with the law
would put them out of business.
Suspended Enforcement.
After receiving these complaints
the Commissioners formed the
Amendment Committee-under AS
sistant Engineer Commissioner Ken
meth E. Madsen-and suspended
enforcement of the new law for
existing buildings until January l.
1949.
The Commissioners now will un-
doubtedly adopt the amendments
(See FIRE EGRESS, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1948-05-26
BY the kssociotsd Press

PARIS. May 26.-Gary Davis, 26
Broadway actor. said today, Il have
renounced my American citizenship
to become a citizen of the world.
Mr.. Davis, wartime bomber
pilot and son of Meyer Davis, the
orchestra leader, said in an inter-
view he plans to go to Germany to
work on rebuilding the German
nation,
After all. I'm responsible for
some of the damage there" he said
Another American, Henry Mar
tyn Noel, jr.. a former Harvard stu
dent, recently renounced his citi-
zenship to work as a bricklayer In
Germany.
Mr.. Davis home is in Philadel-
phia. He said he last appeared or
Broadway in the musical comedy
Three to Make Ready" He said
Evening star., 1948-05-26
LANCER Pledges Fight
For Draft Bill Changes
To End All Segregation
Plans to Ask Roll Coils,
Thus Bringing Civil
Rights Bottle to Floor
By Robert K. Welsh

Senator LANCER, Republican,
of North Dakota said today he
will try to amend the pending
draft bill by banning all forms
of segregation in the armed
services.
Declaring Congress is about to
adjourn without having adopted any
of the recommendations made six
months ago by the Presidents Com
mittee on Civil Rights, Senator
LANCER promised to fight wgor-
ously" and demand roll call votes in
the Senate on a series of amend
ments to prevent discrimination
against Negroes serving under any
draft or military training legisla-
ton.
The effect OF the LANCER amend
ments, the Senator indicated at a
news conference today, would be to
add practically all of President Tru-
mans civil rights legislative pro-
posals to the draft bill now pending
in the Senate.
Opposes Russell Proposal.
Senator LANCER opposed an
amendment introduced recently by
Senator Russell, Democrat, of Geor-
gia whereby men inducted into the
service would be permitted to serve
in units of their own race if they
so requested
The North Dakota Senator an
nounced his plan as the House Rules
Committee reported increasing op.
position" to a draft bill it has been
considering. The committee planned
to hear additional House members
this afternoon. and to question them
particularly on suggestions made
yesterday that Army pay be raised
as a means of encouraging volun-
'tary enlistments.
The Senate version of draft legisla-
ton to induct men 10 through 25
years old is expected to reach the
floor sometime next week. The
House bill is not believed likely to
receive rules committee clearance
before next week.
Truman Also Attacked.
Senator LANCER not only criticized
the pending draft bills as going
counter to the whole tenor of the
civil rights report" but he also
attacked President Truman for hav-
ing failed to issue an executive
order abolishing Army Jim Grow.
He recalled that Secretary of the
Army Royal last month told a
group of Negro leaders that the
(See DEFENSE, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1948-05-26
Meyer Davis Son, 26, Gives Up
u. S. Citizenship to Aid Reich

his immediate plans are uncertain
because he has no papers, little
money and no apparent means of
getting into Germany. The Ameri-
can Embassy told him he could not
60 without a passport.
The actor spent SO months in the
Army. He crash-landed in a Bit
bomber during a raid on the Ger
man atomic testing plant at Pre-
memuende in July, 1914, and escaped
to Sweden.
Mr.. Davis said he feels the world
is in state of international
anarchy" in which sovereign ma
tions are moving swiftly toward a
final war, and added:
Il no longer find it compatible
with my inner convictions to con-
tribute to this anarchy, and thus
be a party to the inevitable an
(See DAVIS, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1948-05-26
Jop Miners to Purchase
Surplus Army Clothes
BY The Assoeiofed Press

l. TOKYO, May 26. Japanese
miners today were authorized to pur-
chase $4,000 pieces of surplus
United States Army clothing at
prices in line with Japanese-made
clothing.
The concession was interpreted as
an incentive to the miners, whose
production for May Is down con-
siderably. They have been able TO
puy such luxuries as American Gig
arettes and candy for some months.
Allied headquarters said the slump
in coal production was caused by
labor unrest, work stoppages and
production slowdownS.
Evening star., 1948-05-26
Civil Service Refuse!
To LET Workers Run
For Nearby Offices
Rejects PIeo Of Smith
And Sosscer to Amend
Rules Under Hatch Act

The Civil Service Commission
today refused to amend its reg
ulations under the Hatch Act to
permit Federal employees to run
for local Offices as candidates OF
national political parties in
nearby Virginia and Maryland.
The decision was given in a letter
to Representative Smith, Democrat
of Virginia, who had been Joined by
Representative Sasscer, Democrat
of Maryland in seeking a change in
the regulations.
1--WE have concluded" the COM
mission said, that the policy fol-
lowed in the past = = is a policy
to which We should adhere in the
interest of preserving and strength
ening the career service"
Mr.. Smith requested the commits
sion to hold a hearing, which took
place May 10. Several persons, most
Of them from Arlington, testified.
Background Reviewed.
In a review of the history of civil
service regulations, passage of the
Hatch Act and amendments to it
the commission observed:
1T Is the conviction of the com.
mission that the debates incident
to the passage of section 16 of the
Hatch Act tgiving the commission
discretionary powers to permit loca
political activity by Federal work
ers) clearly indicate that Congress!
intended to return to the commits.
sion the authority which it hat
exercised under executive ordel
prior to passage of the first Hatch
Act ."
"It is evident that Congress in
! tended by Section 16 that partisan
activities in these communities lad
jacent to Washington be pro
hibited -"
! The commission recalled tina
Representative Smith had endeav
ored to strike out Section l6 as al
amendment to the original Hatcl
Act but his efforts were defeated
| by the House. Representative Sass
Ger similarly sought to strike ou
Section Is without success. MI
Smith would have retained languag,
elsewhere in the act to permit ex
ceptions to be made for politica
activity in nearby communities. MI
Sasscer would have permitted Gov
ernment workers to participate il
local contests without limitation.
Feared Dismissal From Jobs.
At the public hearing, the com
mission noted, many of those VIII
testified expressed a fear of partici
pating in any type of local contes
because they might be held in vic
lation of the Hatch Act, and IF W
find that violation has taken place
the employe must be removed, IRE
spective of the seriousness of tn
violation
Prior to passage of the Hatch Act
the commission had discretion t
determine whether the employ
should be removed or whether
lesser penalty should be imposed
"On numerous occasions the let
ter said. "the commission has aske'
the Congress to amend the Hatcl
Act so as to once again give us thi
discretion"
Evening star., 1948-05-26
100000 900 Aid
To Israel Military
Proposed by Jovits
BY the Associated Press

A s100,0O0.O0O military aid
program for Israel was pro-
posed today by Representative
Javits. Republican, of New
York.
He introduced a bill to allow
up to that amount of military
supplies and technical assist
ance to the new Jewish state.
1t says the supplies should be
furnished on a lend-lease basis
and carried in American ships.
Israel has been sounding out
the United States on possibili-
ties of loan of around $780,
100000.
Evening star., 1948-05-26
Young and Bowman Beaten
For New York Central Board
By the Associoted Press

ALBANY, N. Y, May 26.-With-
out their consent. Robert R. Young
and Robert J. Bowman, chairman
of the board and president, respec-
lively, of the Chesapeake & Ohio
Railway Co., were nominated today
for election as directors of the New
York Central Railroad and were
soundly defeated.
Each received 614 votes
The stockholders at their annual
meeting voted 1852, ,076 to 614 to re-
elect all IS company directors.
Mr.. Young and Mr.. Bowman were
nominated from the floor by Ches-
ter j. Bollenbach of New York, who
claimed to represent a minority
stockholder.
President Gustav Metzman said
the personal holdings of Mr.. Young
and Mr.. Bowman, identified by the
company as 200 shares of capita
stock each, had been voted in favor
of the directors nominated by the
management.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission refused on May IA to per-
nit Mr.. Young and Mr.. Bowman to
sit also on the board of the Central
Evening star., 1948-05-26
u. N. Truce for Palestine Fails
As Arabs Refuse to Cease Fire
Except Under Three Conditions
Demands for Strong
Action Expected
To Be Asked Now
BY the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, May 90
The Arab delegations here were
told by their governments today
that they could not accept the
United Nations Palestine cease
fire order Internationally.
They laid down three conditions
which a spokesman for Israel said
could not be accepted by the Jewish
state.
This apparently doomed the Sc
curity Councils fifth truce appeal.
The Arabs received instructions
from their government just before
the l pm. CEDT) deadline the
Council set Monday for acceptance
or rejection.
The Arab conditions were reported
to be:
l. Stop arming Hagana, the jew
ish army
2. Abandon recognition of the Jew
ish state.
3. Limitation of Jewish immigra-
ton.
Replies Not Read Out.
The Council adjourned at l2:o3
am. (EDT)-just seven minutes oe-
fore the deadline-without asking
the Arabs to read out their replies
The Council meets again at pm.
Meanwhile big power spokesman
said a demand may be made for a
Worldwide diplomatic break with
the Arabs.
A communication from the Arab
countries was received in code at
the New York Offices of the Syrian
delegation less than two hours be-
fore the deadline.
Israel informed the U. N. last
night that the Jews were reconsld-
ering their previous tentative ac-
ceptance of the cease fire since the
43-hour extension of the deadllne
was granted for the Arabs on Mon
day.
Most Council delegates already
had written the cease-f1re appear
off as q failure and were consid-
ering the next move.
Kashmir Debate Begun.
The Council went into session just
two hours before the cease-fire
deadline. Without any mention OF
the Palestine question at the outset,
the delegates began debate on the
India-Jakistan dispute over Kash-
mir.
Informed quarters said France
was particularly anxious for strong
action against any countries which
refused to heed the Councils cease
fire appeal. The United States and
Russia already have indicated they
also favored forceful action.
It was understood the French
have warned King Abdullah OF
Trans-Jordan that they would take
drastic diplomatic action II any
French building in Jerusalem is
damaged.
French Delegate Alexandra Pa
rodi. this months Council president
reporte6 last week that five men,
bers of the French consulate stan
in Jerusalem had been wounded IN
the fighting.
Before the Council convened
spokesmen for the American dele
cation refused to say what plans
the United States has. They also
refused to disclose what took place
Yesterday at a private conference
in New York between Secretary OF
State Marshall and top U, N. off,
cials. An informed source con-
filmed. however, that the Palestine
problem was discussed.
Evening star., 1948-05-26
Civil Air Patrol Bill
Is Sent to Trumon
By the Associated Press

House approval sent to the White
House today legislation making the
Civil Air Patrol permanent
civilian auxiliary OF the Air Force
The CAP was organized during
the war as temporary auxiliary
It carried out anti-submarine pa
trolls and performed courier serv-
ices and other jobs for the Ali
Force.
Evening star., 1948-05-26
Only U. n. May Force
British 10 Quit Arab
Forces, Bevin Says
81 Officers Stoy Unless
Presence Conflicts With
Action at Lake Success
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, May 26.-Foreign
Secretary Bevin said today Brit
aims treaty agreement to fur
nish officers for Trans-Jordan' S
Arab Legion will end only If it
becomes Inconsistent with our
obligations to the United Ma
tions."
In response to questions, Mr.
Bevin informed the House of Com
mons that 81 British officers are now
serving with the Arab Legion, which
Evening star., 1948-05-26
Trumun to Meet Press,
See Disabled Veterans

President Truman will hold a
news conference at 3:45 pm. to-
morrow.
The hour was changed from the
usual time of 4 o'clock because of
the annual reception for disabled
veterans which was shifted to to-
morrow when rain Cancelled plans
for the fete today.
Evening star., 1948-05-26
Benes Reported GraveIy III,
Not Expected 10 Recover
BY the Assoeioied Press

LONDON. May 26.-An Official
Czechoslovak diplomatic source said
today that President Eduard Benes
is "Gravely ill., and Is not expected
to recover.
The informant said Czechoslo-
vakia's President had two strokes
recently.
Evening star., 1948-05-26
Jews Brace to Meet
Stepped-Up Arab Drive

CAIRO, May 26 lP'-Jewish mill
tary leaders braced for a stepped-up
Arab onslaught in Jerusalem as the
Arabs rejected the U. N. truce pro-
posal. unless conditions were at
tached
The Arab Leagues Political Com
mittee reconvened this morning in
(See PALESTINE, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1948-05-26
SpeIImun in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, May 26 P.-
Francis Cardinal Spellman OF New
York arrived today from Canton
J. He will leave for Manila Friday.
Evening star., 1948-05-26
Changes Barred
In Tariff BILL;
Debate Limited
Special Rule Voted
By House, 1876;
Passage Due Today
BULLETIN

BY a vote of 1876 to 1865, the
House today adopted special
rule barring amendments and
limiting debate to three hours
on the Republican revision of
the Reciprocal Trade Agree
ment Act. The margin of VIC
tory was smaller than the Re-
publicans obtained on an
earlier technical motion and
indicated some COP members
of the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee are out of sympathy
with the bill.
Evening star., 1948-05-26

(See CRUISER, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1948-05-26

(See JAW, Page ADD
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