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Evening star., 1948-05-20
Home Rule Report Due
By House Group Today
After Revival Of Bill
Favorable Action Seen;
Pieeon-HoIing Threat
Brings Quick Response
By Don S. Worren

Favorable action by the House
Rules Committee on the Auchin-
Gloss bill for an elected and re-
organized District government is
expected to be taken this after
noon.
The bill was regarded as dead
late yesterday, when the Rules Com
mittee for the third time laid il
aside. Within an hour, however. ii
had gained new stature and pre-
dictions were made from both Re-
publican and Democratic ranks that
it would get a ''go ahead" signal.
The threat that the bill might be
pigeon-holed in the Rules Com
mittee stirred advocates to so much
effective foot work that within an
hour there were predictions that all
was well.
Chairman Allen of the Rules Com
mittee, who favors sending the bill
to the House under the rule barring
f1libustering, announced that the
committee would take the question
up again at midafternoon session
today. House leaders indicated the
bill, once out of the Rules Com
mittee, would be put on the House
calendar for next Monday.
The bill still faced the question
of a committee quorum. The COM
Gao HOMIE PILE pace A-5)
Evening star., 1948-05-20
Symphony Plans Season
OF 4 Weeks al Water Cafe

The National Symphony Orches.
ira has definitely decided to give
four weeks of concerts at the Water
Gate this summer, it was learned
today.
A symphony official said forma
announcement of the series will be
made at the symphony associa-
tons annual meeting, at pm
today, at the Willard Hotel.
The decision was made despite
the fact that an underwriting fund
of $4,000 still is about $4,000 short
of it's goal, the official said. The
concerts will be planned in the
hope that the full amount will be
raised, he added.
The Embarrassing was undertaken
by the Cultural Development Com
mittee of the Board of Trade, ir
cooperation with the symphony
association and Radio Station
WTOP, which will broadcast foul
of the concerts. The opening con-
cert probably will be July 4.
Evening star., 1948-05-20
By the Associoied Press

The Air Force reported today that
B-36 bomber has made an 5000
mile fight on a simulated bombing
mission. 1t probably was the long
est flight in history with a pay
load.
The B-36, built by Consolidated
Vultee Aircraft Corp. at Fort Worth,
Tex. is powered by six 3,000-horse-
power engines buried in the wing.
The propellers are behind the wing.
The plane weights nearly 140 tons.
The Air Force has described the
B-36 as "10,000-mile bomber" It
called the recent flight another step
in the continuing long-range test
ing program.
The flight took place last Thurs
day and Friday. covering SO hours.
The big plane shuttled between
Carswell Airbase at Fort Worth and
California, dropping "sizeable,
useful load of dummy bombs" about
midway during the fight.
Average speed was given as 220
miles an hour.
A similar fight of less duration
was made April 8.
There have been several flights
longer than that made by the B-36,
but all were in a straight line and
were intended solely for distance.
The B-36 flight differed in that
it few a closed course and carried
a useful load halfway.
The world distance record is H..
235 miles-Perth. Australia, to Coz
lumbus, Ohio-set BY two-engins
Navy patrol plane u 1916.
Evening star., 1948-05-20

Affairs in the House of Re-
presentatives virtually were at a
standstill. political observers re-
ported, on the eve of the annual
baseball game between Demo-
Gratis End Republicans tomorrow
night in Griffith Stadium. 1t
seems the Democrats were not
speaking to Republicans, and
vice versa.
An honest-to-goodness rhu-
barb was developing over the
technicality of which side will
have the home teams privileges
tomorrow night.
The Republicans may sit in
the home dugout," announced
Manager Dick Richards of the
Democrats. But we're going to
have last bats And Mr.. Richards
spoke in his severest I'm-not-
fooling tone.
Another thing" he continued.
what's this talk about Judge
Howell playing first base for
them? It's unconstitutional.
The judiciary. legislative and
executive branches are separated
by law. and I know how the
Republicans are always looking
for loopholes. But this time
they're not going to get away
with it. If they want to use
judges We can, too. There are
Evening star., 1948-05-20
America and Russia
Dead|ocked Again on
Move for Peace Talk
Moscow Standing Firm in
Demand Thot Negotiations
Be on Two-Power Busis
BY the Assoeioted Press

The peace exchange between
Russia AID the United States
appears today to be hardening
into the same kind of deadlock
that has blocked progress on all
other issues involving the two
great powers.
Moscow's latest declaration a
Tass News Agency dispatch evil
IDENTIFY rejecting official Soviet views
represents the Soviet Union as
standing firm in its insistence that
any negotiations undertaken should
be on a two-power basis, covering
a range of subjects from atomic
energy to human rights.
Z. S. Wants Agencies Used.
BY contrast, Secretary of State
Marshall has made clear that any
settlements which Russia is pre-
pared to reach on major issues
must be sought through the United
Nations. the Council of Foreign
Ministers or other international
agencies which have been graphing
with these issues for the past two
years or more.
American officials incline more
and more to the attitude that, as
one highly placed authority put it,
Russia is embarked on a cynical
attempt" to build up world hopes
for more peaceful relations between
East and West. Actually. they
maintain. the Soviets are unwilling
to make the practical compromises
essential to real improvements.
There still is speculation here
however. that the State Department
may yet send another note on the
situation to the Kremlin.
The purpose of this action would
be to ask Soviet Foreign Minister
Molotov what specific proposals his
government has in mind for settling
outstanding difficulties along the
lines laid down by Gen. Marshall.
Norway, Denmark Ask Arms.
Meanwhile, it was learned that
Norway and Denmark, both targets
of recent Soviet press criticism, have
asked the American Government for
military equipment to strengthen
their security They want mainly
(See RUSSIAN. Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1948-05-20
By the Associoted Press

| PHILADELPHIA. May 20.-Lead-
ers of the Democratic Party's cam
paign strategy board gathered here
today to select a keynoter and per-
manent chairman for the July II
national convention.
Senator Barkley of Kentucky has
been mentioned most prominently
| for the post of keynoter or tempo
rary chairman The 70-year-old
Kentuckian, considered compro-
mise figure in the internal Demo-
cratic sauabble over civil rights, was
keynoter at the 1882 and 1886 con-
ventions and was permanent chair
man in 1910
High Democratic sources have in
dicated they feel certain Represent
ative Rayburn of Texas will be
chosen permanent chairman. Mr..
Rayburn, former House Speaker and
now minority leader. has come out
against President Trumans civil
rights program.
Pennsylvania Senator Myers also
has been mentioned for the post of
keynoter. Senator Kilgore OF West
Virginia called at the White House
Yesterday to seek presidential in
dorsement of the Pennsylvania.
Senator Kilgore told reporters "the
President said he was leaving all
that matter of organization to the
Executive Committee and to the
national chairman, Senator J. How
ard McGrath."
Evening star., 1948-05-20
50 Jews on u. 5. Ship
Arrested by Lebanon
By the Associoted Press

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 20.-The
government announced today that
SO Zionists en- route to Palestine
aboard the American ship Marine
Carp were arrested and sent to a
concentration camp.
A communique said the SO were
arrested because they were able to
bear arms.
A Jewish source said earlier at
Haifa that Lebanese authorities
boarded the American ship yester-
day and forcibly landed the Jews,
some of them American citizens.
The informant said more than 100
armed Arabs boarded the ship,
which was en- route to Israel. Fifty
one passengers, mainly old men,
women and children, continued on
the voyage to Haifa.
The removal of SO Palestine
bound Jews from the American YES
sci at Beirut was carried out over
objections of the American Min
lister there, the State Department
said today.
Department officials said. how
ever, that additional information is
being awaited before decision is
made on a formal protest to the
Lebanese goevrnment.
Lowell Pinkerton, American Min
lister at Beirut, said he entered
. strong objections to any rem tHl
Of the passengers.
Evening star., 1948-05-20
Any Amendments by Senate
Could Mean Death of OIeo Bill
Parliamentary Situation Is Such That House
Might Have to Get 2l8 to Sign Petition Agar

oppose the amendment as such.
But they are alarmed over the
parliamentary situation which
would result if the Rivers bill is
passed by the Senate with this
amendment, or with any other
amendment.
Under House procedure, such a
bill goes to the Speakers table from
which it is brought up by unani-
nous consent, either to have the
Senate amendment agreed to at
once (Which would send the bill
to the White House, or to disagree
and ask for a conference of the two
Houses.
But margarine hackers in the
House fear that their opponents
feel so bitter on the subject that
they will not permit the bill to be
brought up by unanimous consent
A single member of the 435 in the
House can stop this procedure.
II this should happen, the repeal
hackers could 60 to the House Rules
Committee and ask for a rule tC
90. OT no ne. g
Evening star., 1948-05-20

more Democrats than Republi-
cans on the bench, but we think
this game should be restricted to
active members of the House"
Manager Runt Bishop of the
Republicans did not seem dis
turbed by the opposition's out
burst.
Same old stalling tactics the
Democrats have used for years"
he observed. They think they'll
rattle us. but we're too expert
enced to fall for that dodge.
They'd better bat first tomorrow
night. or they may not get a
chance to bat at all. 1t may be
a half-inning game if we get
hot the first time up"
Bishop announced that his
squad is as fit as the proyarbial
Evening star., 1948-05-20
Alcoholic Clinic Put
In Health Department

The District alcoholic clinic, Sc
up under the Hebert Act. will oper-
ate under the District Health De.
partment, the Commissioners an.
nounced today.
They rejected proposals to place
the clinic directly under their owr
jurisdiction.
These proposals were advanced
January 20 by the Citizens Advi.
sorry Committee, which also was ere.
ated under terms of the Hebert Act
in their first report.
Col. E. Gorirg Bliss, chairman OF
the committee, who presented the
report to the Commissioners at thai
time. pointed out that under the act
the director of the clinic will report
dill ectly to the Commissioners anc
concluded that to place the clinic
under another Office would be te
divide its authority
Evening star., 1948-05-20
Tickets for Ball Come
On Sale at Stadium

All tickets for the Congress
sional Ball Game, remaining
unsold at pm. tomorrow, will
be taken to Griffith Stadium,
where they will 60 on sale at
the regular box Office.
There are plenty of general
admission seats available at 81
each, including tax, and good
supply of upper stand boxes at
81 each, including tax.
Reserved seats, excepting in
right and left fields, are all
gone, and most of the lower
stand boxes are SOLD.
Sale will continue in the
lobby of The Star Building
until l pm. tomorrow, and a
few tickets are still in the
hands of Representative Coffin
and Representative Stigler in
the House once Building.
Evening star., 1948-05-20
By Joseph Young
cff

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., May
2O.-In a surprise move, the CIO
United Public Workers of Amer
ica apparently has decided to
drop a number of its top officials
so the union can comply, if
necessary, with provisions OF
the Keefe Red rider now pend
ing in Congress.
Insiders say that five OF the
unions six vice presidents will be
dropped from the list of officers
One or two other changes are eX-
pected when UPWA holds its elec-
ton of officers today at the con-
Guiding session of its biennial con-
vention here.
Abram Flaxer will retain the tor
job of president, it was said. Union
officials say Mr.. Flaxer, if necessary
can sign the non-Communist affl-
davit required by the House
approved Keefe amendment The
rider would force the dismissals OF
all Federal workers whose union
officials do not sign non-Communist
affidavits.
New Set Up of Officials.
Under the new setup, there will
only be one vice president, along
with Mr.. Flaxer, and a secretary
treasurer and director OF organiza-
tion. Those elected will be able to
sign the non-C Communist affidavit,
it was said.
The proposed shakeup in UPWA's S
leadership apparently bars the pos
sibility that the Federal employees
branch of the union viii break away
right now and form a separate Or
ganization. The unions Executive
Board. however, will be given au-
thority to take any action that may
be deemed necessary in the future.
The Build the Union" Committee,
anti-left-wing faction of the UPWA,
announced officially today that it
was leaving UPWA to form an
other Government employees union.
BUG people here said their new
organization would be part of an
other CIO union. They did not
name the union because they said
final negotiations had not been COM
pleted.
However, it is understood that
CONTINUED on Page A-2. Col. %
Evening star., 1948-05-20
Senate Hearings on Mundt Bill,
But No Early Action, Promised
Toft skepticoI Of House Approved Red-Curb
Measure, but Suggests Serious Study

the Republican Policy Committee
said he thinks the measure needs
serious study" before the Senate
acts on it.
"As I read the BILL" Senator Taft
said, "it requires the registration OF
anybody who is trying to set up a
dicta torship. But that would be an
admission of what becomes crime
under the bill. So there would be
no registration. I'm afraid it would
merely drive Communists under
ground"
On the other hand, Senator Fer
guson, Republican. of Michigan, a
Judiciary Committee member, said
he thinks the measure makes any
subversive activity of a Communist
crime.
Il think it will cope with a situa-
ton we are facing, if we actually
enforce it," he said. I'VE already
have laws on this point. but I think
We have fallen down in enforcing
them and I'm willing to take this
new step"
Senator Kilgore, Democrat, OF
West Virginia. another committee
member, said he doesn't like the
(See MUNDT BILL, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1948-05-20
President Arrives
In Philadelphia for
Speech al Girard
Remarks to Teen-Aee
Students at Boys School
Will Be Broadcast
By Joseph A. Fox
Stor Stoff Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, May 90
President Truman arrived here
at noon today to take part in
the centennial observance OF
Girard College, famed school for
boys, where he speaks late this
afternoon.
A sized crowd applauded the
President when his special train
pulled into the Pennsylvania's Thir-
tieth Street Station, but one Of the
sights that greeted him as his Cal
drove away was a group of teen
age boys carrying huge sign
which started off, I'VE Want Tru-
man." but ended with Ito Nom-
mate Eisenhower"
Gov. James H. Duff of Pennsyl-
vania and Mayor Bernard Samuels
of Philadelphia, both Republicans
met the President at the station
with President Merle NJ Odgers
of Girard. Earlier, at Chester, Pa
the President had been joined by
Senator Myers, Democrat, Penn
sylvania.
The brief ride from the station
to the college did not give many
Pniladelphians a chance to see the
President, who rode barehanded in
an open car. But those living along
the route turned out, and many
of the homes displayed flags.
Receives Statuette.
There was another crowd at the
entrance to the spacious grounds
of the college. Some young Negroes
there carried placards reading
Down Jim Grow at Girard College,
a demonstration prompted by the
fact that the school admits only
white boys.
A reception at DR.. Odgers' home
was the first item on the President
program. There he received 6
bronze statuette of Stephen Girard
French-born merchant and banker
who left his fortune to found the
school here for poor boys of wild
owed mothers The presentation
was made by James P. Rabbit, is
one of the students. The statuette
was cast at the mechanical school
OF the college, whose 1900 pupils
range in age from 6 to l8 years.
The President speaks at sos pm
The talk will be extemporaneous
and will be broadcast.
In Mr.. Truman's party was ar
old friend, Horace Deal, St. Louis
Evening star., 1948-05-20
By Chalmers M. Roberts

A new pitfall awaits the House
approved Rivers oleomargarine
tax repeal bill if the Senate adds
any amendments, it was learned
today.
It conceivably could force the
House once more to go through the
laborious job of signing up 2le
members to a petition to again dis
charge the Agriculture Committee
which originally bottlenecked the
bill.
This is the situation:
The House approved bill is before
the Senate Finance Committee ano
is expected to be reported out in a
few days. The committee also Is
expected to add an amendment, de-
manded by Senator Taft, Republi-
can, of Ohio. and several other
members. to make sure customers In
public eating places told when
they are being served argarine in
stead of butter.
House sponsors OF the bill do not
Evening star., 1948-05-20
House Roll Call on Page A-2.)
BY the Associated Press

Senate Republican leaders to-
day promised discussion-but no
early action-on the anti-Com-
munist bill passed by the House
by a 319-to-58 vote.
Chairman Wiley of the Senate
Judiciary Committee told reporter
there certainly" will be hearings
on the measure sponsored by Repre-
sentatives Mundt, Republican, of
South Dakota and Nixon, Repub-
lican, of California.
1t is designed to curb Communist
Party activities as clear and pres
ent danger" to the United States.
The Mundt-Nixon bill says an
international Communist movement
is plotting to set up dictatorship
in this country through Moscow
controlled organizations. 1t tabs
the Communist Party here as one
of such controlled groups.
With stiff fines and imprisonment,
the measure makes it illegal to try
to create a foreign controlled die
tatorship in this country.
Senator Taft of Ohio, who heads
Evening star., 1948-05-20
Joint Congress Action
On Move 10 Strengthen
u. n. Appears Likely
House Group Fails to
Agree on Its Course
At Morning Session
By J. A. O'Leoy

Joint action by both branches
of Congress before adjournment
to strengthen the United Ma
tions organization appeared
likely today although the House
Foreign Affairs Committee failed
to reach a decision on the form
of its recommendations at a
meeting this morning.
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee gave unanimous approva
yesterday to its own six-point i'm
provement formula, but Chairman
Vandenberg expressed willingness to
see the two branches act concur
Irently if the House Committee goes
on record for a similar resolution.
Chairman Eaton of the House
Committee said his group is consid-
ering combining its statement Of
policy on how to improve U. N with
the bill authorizing a $65 ,000, ,00(
appropriation to erect the new
United Nations home in New York
City. The site for the building has
been donate by John D. Rookie
,feller. jr.
The Vandenberg proposal asks
the Senate to advise" the President
that 1t favors efforts to bolster the
U. N. within the present charter.
Only as last resort would the reso-
luton advocate calling a general
world conference to revise the
charter.
Two Lines of Action.
The bolstering would take two
general directions: First, trying to
obtain voluntary agreements to cur
tail the veto power and to get the
international police force contem-
plated originally; second. to encour-
age regional agreements. within the
charter, by which the United States
would join with like minded nations
for mutual aid and security.
Being merely advisory" the sep
arate resolutions would have no
force of law. The building fund
measure, however, must take the
There are reports the House COM
mittee may consider writing into
the Building Fund Act a general
statement of its views on strength
ening the U. N. organization, instead
Of passing separate resolution.
Binding Provisions Unlikely.
Even if this course should be fol-
lowed, however, the references tC
U. N. procedure probably would
take the form of an advisory pre-
amble, rather than binding pro-
visions, because of the constitu-
tional argument that Congress can
not direct the President on how
to carry on negotiations with for
eign governments.
Both houses are expected to make
it clear, however, as the Senate
committee did yesterday, that these
U. NJ improvement declarations are
not commitments, and that any re-
gional agreements entered into with
other democracies for mutual aid
and defense would have to be rati-
fled on Capitol Hill after the nege-
tiation stage is passed.
Although the Senate committee
acted unanimously, there were early
indications the Senate as a whole
is not in complete accord on the
value of regional agreements as
Ia means of preserving peace.
Senator Dworshak, Republican, OF
Idaho said a system of regional
Evening star., 1948-05-20
Bulletins
Hawaii Bill Killed

Hawaiian statehood virtual
ly was killed for this year in
the Senate today. The test
came on a motion to force the
bill onto the floor from the In
sular Affairs Committee. 1t
failed on a roll-call vote, 81
to 20.
Earlier Story on Page A-2)
Liquor Ad Bill Killed
The Senate Commerce Com
mittee today killed bill to
regulate liquor advertising. BY
a 6-to-5 vote, it rejected a pro-
posal to amend the Federal
Trade Commission Act to
brand certain types of liquor
advertising as "miseading."
Evening star., 1948-05-20
,Siom Publisher, Critic
OF Regime, Is Wounded
By the Associated Press

BANGKOK, Siam, May 20.-Surl
Thongwanitch, newspaper publisher
and outspoken critic of the Siamese
government, was shot and critically
wounded last night as he stepped
into a jeep at the doorway OF his
home.
A gunman, who had been waiting
outside. shot the editor through
the pack of the head. His condition
today was critical.
His newspaper, the Voice OF the
Siamese, has strongly attacked the
military influence in Siamese pol
iticS.
Evening star., 1948-05-20
UPWA Keeps F|axer
As President; EIdean
New Vice President
Ewurt Guinier Elected
Secretory-Treosurer;
Weinstein Wins Again
bulletin

ATLANTIC CITY (SpeciaD
The convention of the CIO
United Public Workers of
America today re elected
Abram Flaxer as president.
Roy Eldean, post office en-
ploye from Chicago, was elect
ed vice president. He is a
newcomer to the unions top
leadership. Another newcomer,
EWart Guinier of New York,
was elected secretary-treas-
urer. Robert Weinstein was
reelected director of organi-
Zation.
Evening star., 1948-05-20
Emergency Is Declared
By Israel Prime Minister

TEL AVN, Israel, May 20 CP).-
Prime Minister David BenGurion
has decreed state of emergency
in Israel.
The decree was read by Mr.. Ben
Gurion at last nights session of
the provisional Parliament. 1t en-
powers each minister in the new
state to order emergency regula-
tions necessary for Israels security.
Parliament also authorized the
government to organize land, air
and sea forces, thus creating legal
base for Transforming Hagana, the
(See ISRAEL, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1948-05-20
Bark|ey and Rayburn
Get Convention Posts
BULLETIN

PHILADELPHIA (P.-Demo-
cratic leaders today selected
Senator Barkley of Kentucky
as keynoter for their July IL
national convention. Repre-
sentative Rayburn of Texas
was named permanent chair
man.
Evening star., 1948-05-20
Both Parties See Victory in House Ball Game

bullfiddle, accenting fiddle, and
predicted the Republicans will
win in a landslide.
It'll be almost as bad as next
November" he declared. The
(See BALL GAME. Page A-4J
Evening star., 1948-05-20
B-36 Carries Pay|oad
S,000-Mi|e Flight
BULLETIN

The longeSt-range plane in
the world, the Navy's P2V
Neptune, has been successfully
launched from an aircraft
carrier, it was learned today.
Evening star., 1948-05-20

(See WATERLOO, Page A-5.)
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(See OLEO, Page A-5D
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(See TRUMAN. Page A-4D
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See HOME RULE, Page A
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Guide for Readers

An Hssocioted Press News
Evening star., 1948-05-20

(See ISRAEL, Page A;
Evening star., 1948-05-20

tSee CHARTER, Page AS