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Evening star., 1948-02-21
Wallace Is Scheduled
As Next Witness at
Foreign Aid Hearing
Macarthur, Too Busy,
Won't Return to Testify
On Program for China
By J. A. O'Leory

Gen. MacArthur'S message
from Tokyo saying he is toe
busy to leave his post appeared
today to have ended a squabble
in the House Foreign Affairs
Committee over calling him as
an expert on the China aid pro-
gram.
The next high light in the foreign
aid situation will be the appearance
of Henry Wallace before the House
committee Tuesday morning. Mr.
Wallace is running for President on
third-party ticket mainly because
he does not like the bipartisan for
eign policy supported by most of the
leading figures in the two major
parties.
Mr.. Wallace is expected to air his
well-known viewpoint that any fur
ther American assistance to Europe
should be through United Ma
tions organization rather than by
direct arrangement with the 16 CO.
operating countries of Western
Europe.
Hearings to End Friday.
Chairman Eaton plans to enc
House hearings next Friday. Their
will follow several weeks. of closeo
sessions to get an agreement on the
European Recovery Program anc
the proposed additional aid tt
China.
When Representative Smith, Re.
publican, of Wisconsin announced
yesterday he wanted Gen. MacAr.
thur invited home to testify on the
civil war between Chang Kai-shek's
Nationalist government and the
Chinese Communists, he started 8
furry of maneuvering in the COM
mittee which, in turn, produced
some political speculation.
Gen. MacArthur's name frequently
has been listed among potential Re-
publican presidential aspirants and
return at this time to face the
klieg lights and cameras of full
dress congressional hearing undoubt-
edly would have spurred his political
admirers to new efforts in his behalf
ImpracticabIe to Leave.
The Pacific war commander quick
ly ended the move, however, by an
nouncing in Tokyo:
While I deeply appreciate the
reflected in the sugges-
ton I return to the United States
to state my views to the House For
eign Affairs Committee on the
China relief plan, hope the COM
mittee will not further the idea.
The present japanese political
involving an imminent
change of government and the
heavy pressure of my duties render
it impracticable for me to leave my
post here at the present time"
Before the generals message came
over the news wires, the House COM
mittee had avoided an immediate
decision on Representative Smiths
motion by adjourning. The adjourn
ment came after Democratic men,
ber had served notice he would make
a point of no quorum.
During the brief period that the
committee was debating the calling
of Gen. Macarthur, one of his back
ers in Chicago announced plans to
a national headquarters for
him in Washington.
The Chicagoan Is Warren Wright,
banker and former Illinois State
treasurer.
The objective of me and my
friends" he said, "is to create a pop
ular demand for Gen. Macarthur
that will compel the Republican
Convention to nominate
i'm tIaic c1,y,,roorv
Evening star., 1948-02-21
By the Associated Press

Senator Cain, Republican, of
Washington said today he may
join opponents of proposal to
Jail and fine rent-control vio-
latorS.
Senator Millikin, Republican, of
Colorado yesterday assailed plans
to restore this criminal penalty.
He told the Senate he fears it might
be used as "bludgeon" against
honest" landlords.
Senator Mlllikin told a reporter
OPA had scared hell out of peo-
pie" with the threat of criminal
action.
House to Vote Next Week.
AS drawn by the Banking Com
mittee the Senate bill would ex-
tend rent controls through April,
1949 1t would permit Is per cent
rent increases where tenants and
landlords agreed on a lease rum
ming through all of l949.
Senator Cain headed a Banking
Subcommittee which helped write
the new rent bill He was appointed
to steer it through the Senate.
Il don't want a law without any
enforcement teeth IN it" he told re-
porters after listening to the first
day of debate. But if we are going
to drop anything, I would be for
dropping the criminal provision
first"
Would Extend Revised Controls.
The bill would extend controls IA
months with some changes. One
Senator says Violators could be put
in prison for a year, fined 81 900.
or both.
There is nothing like that in the
existing law. But there was SIM
liar provision under OPA during the
war
The House will vote next week
on bill providing for a one
month stopgap of the present law.
Several Senators have predicted the
Senate eventually will go along on
this. That would give the House
plenty of time to debate any longer
extension voted by the Senate
Senator Cain voted for the Senate
bill in the Banking Committee. But
he devoted the major part of a
four-hour speech yesterday to criti-
cism of rent control.
Afterward he told reporters he is
lin sympathy with Senator Milli-
kins objection to the proposed GRIM
1nal penalty provision.
The Washington State Senator
said he plans to confer with other
Banking Committee members to
find out whether they would be
willing to knock it out.
The proposed extension would still
provide for civil court action, as un-
der the present law. For example,
either tenants or the Federal rent
administrator can ask for a court
order to stop violations.
Evening star., 1948-02-21
BY the Asseeioted Press

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Feb.
21-CommuniSt Premier Klem-
ent Gottwald, speaking to thou
sands at a. public rally, today
demanded a new government
from top to bottom in this buffer
state between Russia and the
west.
His followers, standing in the old
town square, cheered him. They
cried, I'VE are prepared" and, Long
live the government of Premier
Gottwald without the reactionaries. "
Gottwald insisted last night that
Rfesident Eduard Benes, an inde-
pendent, let him name a new cab
met without the ministers of three
parties that turned In their resig-
nations from the coalition govern
ment yesterday.
designations Not Accepted.
President Benes sat tight in the
presidential palace. He had not
accepted the designations. Techni-
cally his broad national-front gov
ernment still existed.
His Office said he had seen no one
this morning nor had he taken any
action toward dissolving the Con-
stituent National Assembly and call
ing an election of new parlia-
ment.
Communist Party officials said
more than 100000 followers massed
in the square. For hours before the
meeting began, men, women and
children came by trolley and on
foot. Big buses brought miners and
factory workers from nearby towns.
The demonstrators jeered the
mention of the three anti-Commun-
ist parties that quit the government
over the issue of Communist control
of police.
Demonstration Orderly.
Gottwald called the eight min
listers that resigned agents of for
eign reaction" He said they must
filOt US dlOWCu W 1CtNA11 W o1AS
cabinet
He called for reorganization of
local and regional action commit
tees of the national front with new
progressive personnel and without
underminers and those who hinder
progress"
His speech was broadcast on the
Czech radio and doomed out Of am
plifiers all over the city. Red flags
covered a statue of John Huss, Bo-
hemian patriot, opposite him.
After speaking, Gottwald went to
the presidential palace, it was
learned. Other speakers addressed
the crowd for another hour. The
demonstration generally was orderly
Going home, a group of so demon
strators gathered outside the Office
of the Czechoslovak National Social
ist newspaper Svobodne Slovo on
the central public square. They
cried, Lets stop this newspaper" ;"
Police guards took posts at the en-
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Woman Among Twenty
Executed in Greece
BY the Associoied Press

ATHENS, Feb. 2l-Twenty per-
sons, including a woman, were ex-
ecuted in Athens today.
Nine were convicted by an Athens
military tribunal February II of be-
ing involved in the killing of a
policeman and plans to assassinate
Greek political leaders.
The others we're found guilty Of
having been members of Com
munist execution squad which killed
hundreds of civilians near Athens
in the 1914 civil war.
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Navy to Move Natives
OF Bikini to Kwoiolein
BY the Assoeioisd Press

PEARL HARBOR, Feb. 21.--The
l60-odd natives of atom bombed
Bikini are to be moved soon from
Rongerik to Kwajalein, the Navy
announced yesterday.
Since the natives were moved for
the atom bomb tests of 1946, Rong-
erik Atoll has proved too poor in
natural resources to feed them. and
a new home site is being sought.
Evening star., 1948-02-21
BY the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Feb. 21.-In-
dicationS mounted today that
the Arabs would welcome con-
ciliatory moves on the Palestine
problem now before the United
Nations. The Jews were ex-
pected to reject any such plans.
AS delegates prepared for opening
of the Holy Land partition debate
in the Security Council Tuesday. re-
ports persisted that some sort of
mediation plan was being drafted
The Arabs said they were ready to
explore the possibilities. A Jewish
Agency spokesman said any such
steps we're doomed from the start
and would only help the Arabs
block the partition scheme.
Damascus Reports Drive.
However, a Damascus dispatch
said that 1900 Arab warriors had
launched a powerful offensive in
Northern Palestine in an effort to
cut the Holy Land in two.
An Arab army source in the Syri-
an capital said an assault was
launched by Arab volunteer fighters
about so miles north of Jerusalem
in the Beisan area, scene OF an at
tack earlier this week.
Here at U. N. headquarters it was
learned that Syria would not op-
pose giving the Jewish agency a
non-voting seat on the council for
the debate This was an indication
of some softening in the Arab atti-
tude. Syria is the only Arab coun-
try on the ,11-nation council and
her acceptance of the agencys re-
quest apparently cleared the way
for approval.
1t was recalled that the Arabs
vigorously opposed Jewish Agency
representation in previous Palestine
debates before the General Assem-
bly,.
American Position Awaited.
The Council also was expected to
Grant nonvoting seats to Egypt and
Lebanon, who applied for participa-
ton as interested parties"
Delegates generally planned to
await the American position before
taking stand on recommendations
of the Palestine Partition Commis-
sion for an international military
force in the Holy Land.
Warren R. Austin, chief American
delegate, has an appointment in
Washington Monday with Secretary
of State Marshall. He is expected to
return with instructions on the
United States policy for presentation
to the Council the next day
The Council hopes to clear its
decks for the Palestine debate by
disposing of the Indonesian ques-
ton at today's meeting. Delegates
were expected to send three-na-
ton good offices committee back to
the Indies to lend hand in final
political settlement between the
Dutch and the Indonesian Republic.
George Washington's birthday is
being observed here Monday as a
legal U. N. holiday. All Offices will
be closed.
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Zoo Officials EIoted
In Discovering Birth
OF Rare Gibbon Ape

Zoo officials were elated to-
day over the discovery of the
birth last night of a rare
gibbon.
The ape. which is about 4
inches long, is the offspring
of a Sumatran gibbon and a
black capped gibbon. They are
also parents of an animal still
at the Zoo which was born
nearly four years ago. At that
time, DR.. William M. Mann,
Zoo director, said he knew OF
only two similar births at
Zoos.
Evening star., 1948-02-21

plain this weeks raise in
prices. Chairman Taft told
reporters the joint committee
voted unanimously to call the
steel leaders.
Senator Ball, Republican, of
Minnesota today termed the
steel price rise suspicious" and
said Attorney General Clark
should look into it,
The antitrust laws prohibit COM
panies from getting together to set
prices.
Il think it's little suspicious
when the companies go up about
the same amount at the same time. ;"
Senator Ball told reporter. Il
think the Justice Department GER
tainly should look into it,
Meanwhile. the argument con-
tinues over the effect the new higher
prlce-about SIS ton on some pro-
ducts-Will have on prices in general.
Taft Committee Called.
The joint Senate House Economic
Committee, headed by Senator Taft,
Republican. of Ohio was called into
closed session today. Steel prices
were expected to come up as part
of the committee discussions.
Senator Taft told a reporter how
ever, that I've said nothing at all
on the subject and I don't care to
say anything"
Earlier Benjamin F. FairlesS, pre-
sident of United States Steel Corp,
one of the concerns which an
nounced price changes, said the new
prices should not be understood as
indicating any trend in general steel
prices
But Joseph M. Dodge, president
of the American Bankers Associa-
ton, told Washington news con-
ference that the price boost sounds
tnf1ationary to me-"
DR.. Edwin G. Nourse, chairman
of the Presidents Council of
Economic Advisers. said the in
creases may have widespread re-
percussions in the American econ
omy. He said the boost certainly
complicates" the problem of con-
trolling imitation.
Link With Wages Denied.
Mr.. Fairless said in Pittsburgh
the increase. announced by the
Carnegie = Illinois, subsidiary Of
United States Steel has nothing
to do with future wage demands. VI
There was some speculation yester
day that the increases were prompt
ed by expected wage demands of
the CLOS United Steel Workers.
Mr.. Fairless said:
There has been no general in
crease of Carnegie-Illinois in the
prices of its finished products. It's
price changes mentioned in recent
press accounts relate primarily to-
the adjustment in the price OF
semifnished steel, which was an
nouced last week to the trade by
Carnegie-Illinois.'
The increase, Mr.. Fairless said,
was caused by the cumulative
effect of past cost increases" which
had resulted in the products being
sold at a loss.
Dodge Calls 1t Pressure"
MIR. Dodge, however, expressed the
view that the price change "is an
indication that inflationary pres
sure is not over"
Mr.. Dodge, Detroit bank execu-
tive, is heading the associations
campaign to get banks to hold down
1See STEEL, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Hull Denies 'Cussjng'
Jop Enyoys in Lost Talk

Cordell Hull relates in his
memoirs how he denounced
the japanese ENJOYS when
they called to deliver Tokyo's
last note on December 7, 1941,
but he denies that he "cussed"
them out, as reported. (See
Page A-9.)
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Carols Property Seized.
Citizenship Cancelled
By the Associoted Press

BUCHAREST, Feb. 2l.-The Ro-
manian cabinet withdrew the
Romanian citizenship of former
King Carol yesterday and con-
fiscated his entire fortune in this
country. Thirty-four other Roma
mans living abroad also were af-
fected.
The action was taken on the
strength of a law providing for
withdrawal of Roma nian citizenship
and confscation of possessions OF
those who SANDER the Romanian
state.
Carol, long in exile, said in Lisbon
January II he believed the decision
of his son, King Mahai, to abdicate,
must have been forced" on him.
Romania was proclaimed peoples
republic" by its Communist-doni-
mated government after the abdi-
cation.
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Czech President
Refuses toLet
RedsFi||Cabinet
Benes FuiIs to Act
On designations Of
Eight Ministers
BULLETIN

PRAGUE R.-President Ed
uard Benes refused today, for
the time being at least, to
accept the designations of anti
Communist ministers. He left
for his country home without
announcing any action in the
government crisis. He ap-
peared to be holding fast
against Communists demands
that they be permitted to re-
place the eight ministers who
sought to resign.
Evening star., 1948-02-21
|G.0.P.inAccord
On 30-Day Rent
Curb Extension
Efforts to Be Made
To Pass Stopeop Bill
By End of Next Week
BULLETIN

A 30-day extension of rent
controls was agreed on today
by Senate and House Repub-
lican leaders. The present
controls are due to expire Feb
ruary 20. Senator Taft, Re-
publican. of Ohio told report
ers the Senate will be asked to
act late next week on a 30-day
extension bill the House is ex-
pected to pass Tuesday.
Evening star., 1948-02-21
indications Increase
Arabs Would Favor
Cancellation in u. n.
Jews Expected to Spurn
Any Such Moves on
Palestine Partition
BULLETIN

DAMASCUS (P'.-An Arab
military source d tonight
the British have moved ar
mored vehicles into the BeiSan
Valley to avert an Arab strike
at Jewish forces.
Evening star., 1948-02-21

(See CZECH, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1948-02-21
CongressCa||s
Steel Leaders
On PriceBoost
Public Hearing Set
For Thursday by
Joint Committee
DtI1I TrfkT
BULLETIN

Steel industry leaders were
summoned today by the Joint
Senate-Hou Economic Com
mittee to appear at a public
hearing next Thursday to ex-
plain this weeks raise in
prices. Chairman Taft told
reporters the joint committee
voted unanimously to call the
steel leaders.
Evening star., 1948-02-21

(See STEEL, Page ABB
Evening star., 1948-02-21

(See TRUMAN, Page A-3D
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-23

turing other things that have gone
up in price. These prices will
again fall 1t is true that the
mills of Cod grind slowly, but
they grind ultimately in the peo-
pies interests. Labor unions sue
ceed in raising money wages but
not real wages. Unless wage
workers increase production as
their wages increase, they are no
better off in the end.
WHAT HAS HAPPENED
TO CITRUS?
What has happened to the mar
ket for grapefruit and oranges is
a proof of all 1 have said above.
1t costs much more to raise cit
rus fruit today than ever before.
Wages are much higher, fertilizer
is more expensive, and even the
railroad freights are greater. Yet,
the prices for citrus fruits today
are less than they were when the
cost of production was much low
er. If all our troubles are due to
imitation" imitation should help
the citrus growers with higher
prices to overcome these higher
costs.
The answer is that there is no
such thing as imitation" 1t is
only a question of supply and de-
mand. Citrus growers do not ben
eft unless there is more demand
for their products. Right here in
Florida we see the cattle people
very prosperous while the fruit
growers are very sad. The reason
is that there is an excess demand
for meat with a small supply,
while there is big supply of cit
rus and a small demand. Neither
the price of beef nor the price of
citrus is due to Imitation"
WHAT SHALL HOUSEWIVES DO?
We all should buy the things
which are in surplus supply ra-
ther than, through habit, continue
to buy the high-priced things. The
next time you go shopping ask the
clerk to give you a list of the
things that haven't gone up, and
then change your food customs to
using those things This also ap-
plies to shoes, clothing, and house
hold furnishings. Now that the
turn of the year is past and there
are "sales" going on, this is the
time to do your buying. Wise buy
ers will stock up with goods dur
ing the month of January while
these mark-dOwn sales are in pro
I gress.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-23
Babson Discusses Initiation

BABSON PARK, Fla, January %
Most of the talk about imitation"
is bunk. When people have moth
ing else to lay their troubles to
they lay it to imitation. Merchants
blame high prices on imitation;
politicians blame all losses on in
fiatiOn; while even farmers are
blaming the weather on imitation.
Certainly the Investigations which
are being held to study prices are
mostly eyewash or whitewash.
WHAT is INITIATION?
Imitation is not the fault of far
mers, manufacturers, retailers or
any other one group. In fact, there
is no such thing as Imitation. -
Our troubles are just question of
Supply and Demand. When there
is more demand for goods than
there is supply, prices go up and
they call it imitation; but when
there are more goods than there is
demand, prices go down, and they
call it detlatiOn.
This means that the only cure
for high prices, or imitation So
called, is to either curtail buying
or increase production. This
means that the cure is up to all of
us. When we spend less, we are
helping to reduce prices; while if
we increase our buying, we in
crease prices. The only other cure
for high prices is to produce more.
This is up to labor. The real trOu-
BILE with labor is not their wages
so much as it is their restricted
working hours and faulty produC-
tiOn.
WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT?
We should expect to continue to
pay high prices for real estate un-
til building increases, and the only
way that building will increase is
to allow rents to go up. Price fix
ing also retards production. So
long as production is low then we
are troubled by high prices. Take
the ceiling off on rents and, of
course, rents would go up for a
while, but that would mean build
ing would increase, and finally
rents would go down. Only then
would we all have enough homes at
a reasonable price.
We complain about the price of
meat and various other things, but
sooner or later the price of these
products will be so high and the
profits so attractive it will cause
many more people to go into the
| business of raising cattle and
other farm produce, and manufac-
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-23
Dizzy Styles
Just a Sign
Of The Times
AP Newsfeatures

AP NeWSteatureS
CINCINNATI, Ohio - If fashions
seem to change so fast that they
keep you brOke-and maybe a little
dizzy-it's just sign of the times.
The rapid change is caused more
by the unrest in the world in which
you're living than by crafty manu-
facturers and clever advertising,
says DR.. e. L. Talbert, well-knOwn
social psychologist and associate
professor of sociology in the Col
lege of Liberal Arts, University of
Cincinnati. And the greater the un-
rest, the faster the change. He ex-
plains:
"The change is created by the
Illustrations of the people who buy
They try to relieve their fears, an
xieties and feelings of insecurity
by buying clothes-fashiOnabie
clothes"
Following the fashion isn't neces-
sarily bad, asserts DR.. Talbert,
whose own weakness is collecting
bright red ties. He adds:
Fashion change has been com,
mended from the point of view of
mental hygiene 1t is a way of as
serting our equality to other men,
bers of the community. Novel styles
add zest to life. According to this
defense, fashion has positive func-
ton"
What to do about keeping fash
ion within bounds" is a big order,
Dr. Talbert admits. advising:
"Strive for happier homes, bet
ter schools, more political partici-
ton, better factories, and the like
when the conditions which
nourish balanced persons are pres
minimum, the craving for keeping
with the latest will be likely to di-
minish."
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-23

THE NEW LABOR LAW has achieved
more popularity in its operations than any
other legislation passed by the last Con
gress The American Federation of Labor is
making a mistake in attempting to defeat
Congressman who passed the Taft-Hartley
law. Employers and workers, including Ia
Dor unions have been helped by the new
labor laws. Employers and workers have
been clothed with equal rights to carry their
grievances to the courts for settlement.