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Evening star., 1948-04-20
Italian Arms Dump
Near Milan Raided
BY the Assoeioted Press

MILAN, Italy, April 20.-Milan
police said unknown attackers raid
ed an army munitions dump near
here early today.
It was the second such attack re-
ported in this area. Government
troops repelled the other two nights
ago.
Police said the attack was re-
ported from Porto San Rocco, SIS
miles southeast of Milan.
Police at Codogno, a small Pc
River town near the army dump
confirmed that raid was made
but said they had no more informa-
tion.
An army officer was shot in the
arm at Pavia early Sunday when
raiders on barges fired on sentries
at the munitions dump there. That
incident is under investigation.
In Milan itself, things are quiet,
respite fears expressed by police
that trouble might pop up in Sesto
San Giovannia. the citys reddest
industrial suburb.
One police official there said fac
tories are operating normally. al
though Communist workers are in
low spirits as they watch the vote
tabulations tell of an anti-Commu-
0lst victory.
Evening star., 1948-04-20
New Reqime Will Exclude Reds,
De Casper Aide Says, as Count
Shows Anti-Communist Sweep
Christian Democrats
May Obtain Absolute
Parliament Majority
BY the Associated Press

ROME, April 20.-Returns from
Italy's crucial elections indicated
today a smashing anti-Commu-
mist victory and Vice Premier
Giuseppe Saragat announced
"the Communists will not be ad-
mitted into Italy's new govern
ment."
Mr.. Saragat, head of the anti
Communist Socialists, told news
men:
The Italian election means re-
birth of democracy in Europe. The
victory of democratic forces is a
great setback to Russia and Com
munist plans for expansion.
Italy is now a part of Western
Europe and not of the Balkans
The returns from three -fourths OF
Italy's senatorial districts showed
the Communist parties 2 to
ahead of the Communicated Popular
Front coalition.
De Gasperi May Get Ma jority.
Premier Alcide de Gasperi's Amer
ican-backed Christian Democratic
Party had almost half the total votes
in the election test between the East
and the West, and may yet get ar
absolute ma jority.
The returns indicated that the
Christian Democrats, with the aio
of other Communist parties
including Mr.. Saragat's Socialists
would have undisputed control o,
both the Senate and the Chamber
Of Deputies.
Keeping the Communists out OF
the Italian Republics new, govern
ment would represent further vic
tory for the West. The Communists
whom Mr.. de Gasperi tossed out O.
the present government in May,
Evening star., 1948-04-20
Britain Will GET Billion
Under ERP, Hoffman
Reveals 10 Committee
Lone-Seeret Figures
Released as Head Of
ECA Begins Testimony

Britain is due for a 81 1924, ,300,-
900 slice of the $5,300,000, ,000
European Recovery Program
Congress learned today.
| The next biggest aid allotments
all of them tentative. are: $1,130,-
100000 to France, S703, 3,600, 900 to
Italy, S599, 600, 900 to the Neither
lands and $437 ,4oo, 900 to the United
States British zones of Western
Germany.
In translating the dollars into the
| things Western Europe needs most
to regain its economic feet, the
recovery program planners expect
to spend s957 200, 900 for grain. SILL
100000 for cotton. S379. 100000 for
petroleum and $110,200,000 for to-
bacco.
These and many other long secret
figures were submitted to the House
Appropriations Committee by Paul
| G.. Hoffman, economic aid admins
| traitor.
They were made public by the
committee as it summoned Mr.
Hoffman to a. closed session this
morning to determine how much
money Congress should make avail
able for the actual operation of the
program.
/ In passing the European Recovery
Act earlier this month, the law
~, q Eore ciy,oy,I,5 oovo tho oo-ohoo =,
signal, leaving the issue of funds
TO be decided later. But to provide
quick start, Congress said the Re-
construction Finance Corp. could
put up s1,0O0000, 0,00O-that sum to
be repaid later out of the ERP ap-
preparation.
Also. of the total another $1,000,
100000 is to be raised by Export
(See FOREIGN AID Page A-f1
Evening star., 1948-04-20
Sentencing to Jail
For Civil Contempt
Possible on Friday
Go|dsborough's Decision
Based on Circumstances;
UNIV Lawyer Reprimonded
By Jones Y. Newton

John today $4,000 and the United Mine
criminal contempt court Justice Alan
Gosboogh who imposed sentence said he would like to have
jailed Mr. Lewis
civil contempt the second OF the guilty
against Mr. Lewis and the UNIV yesterday for
houting order to call off the soft coal strike
like club
the workers. Assistant Attorney
Morrison said frankly the OF delay in
100000
working schedules He added he might
Jail sentence Friday if the miners are idle
legal limit the penalties for civil contempt
the stiff Justice Godsborough followed recon-
of Justice Department. him by Mr. Morrison In
accepting Government suggestions of penalties the judge SAID
individual would impose
the individual defendant (Mr Lewis"
Evening star., 1948-04-20
Dewey 10 Campaign
10 Days in Oregon,
Beginning on May |
Governor Will Visit Othe
Northwestern Stotes;
May Stuy ; Weeks
BY the Associated Press

ALBANY, N. T., April ZU.-GOV
Dewey announced today he
would campaign for the Repub-
lican presidential nomination
in Oregon for at least 10 days,
beginning with a speech in Port
land May /.
Gov. Dewey will fly from New
York to Portland on April 80 and
arrive several hours before he is
scheduled to address the annual
convention of the Oregon State
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Gov. Dewey also announced that
he would visit some other States in
the Pacific Northwest He will not
60 into California however His
practice has been not to invade a
State that has a strong favorite son
candidate.
Gov. Earl Warren of California
is one of the five avowed candidates
for the Republican presidential
nomination.
Three Weeks in Northwest.
1t is expected that Gov. Dewey
will remain in the Northwest fol
approximately three weeks and that
he will visit Washington, Montana
and possibly Nevada.
His secretary, Paul E. Lockwood
is in Oregon arranging speaking
dates.
Gov. Dewey said he planned tc
give several speeches in the State
These will not be delivered in sue
cession. He will make forays into
other States and return to Oregon
for windup campaign.
Two of his campaign assistants
Hamilton Gaddis and Jules Bulces
are leaving later this week to assist
Mr.. Lockwood with arrangements.
Gov. Dewey termed excellent
the designation of Gov. Dwigh!
Green of Illinois as keynoter ano
temporary chairman of the GOF
National Convention in June.
Gov Dewey's decision to campaign
extensively in Oregon was fore
shadowed by his defeat at the hands
of Harold E. Stassen in Wisconsin
and Nebraska.
Gov. Dewey and Mr.. Stassen are
(See DEWEY, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1948-04-20

1947. were making supreme bid fol
power in the election.
The Interior Ministry's tabula'
tions on the Senate vote, counted
first, gave the Christian Democrats
8.171, ,569. or Ala per cent of the
vote. The Popular Front coalition
of Communist and left wing Social
lists got 5,3S2,976 votes, or 31.3 PEI
cent.
Anti-Red Total Growing.
Returns from 4,478 of Al .525 sec
tions in the vote for the ChambeI
gave the Christian Democrats 2,131,
sos. the Front 936,207, and the anti
Communist Socialists 269,393.
The votes for minor parties swell
ed the anti-Communist total
Mr.. de Gasperi said the return
were beyond his fondest dreams.
The Communists had little to say
Pietro Ingrao, director of the Com
munist newspaper L'Unita. said in {
formal statement that the From
without doubt will represent de
cisive element in the future Parlia
ment and in the country"
Pope Plus XII, smiling happily
told American neWsmen he will giv'
them a formal statement within ,
day or two. There was no mistak
ing the Pope's obvious satisfaction
with the returns thus far in thi!
monumental struggle between Mos
COW and the west.
Red North" Invaded.
The Vatican backed Christian
Democrats triumphantly invaded
the co-called Red North" Return!
in Milan showed the Christian Dem
ocrat Party and its allies running
Evening star., 1948-04-20
Carolina Negroes Vote
Freely After 72years
BY the Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S. c., April 90
Negroes voted freely here today ir
meaningful South Carolina elec-
tion for the first time in 70 years
Those with registration certifi-
Gates for city general election
May IL were invited by State
Democratic Chairman w. P. Baskin
to vote in today's city Democratic
primary to nominate two Council
candidates.
Mr.. Baskin'S invitation came
after the Supreme Court yesterday
refused to review a district court
ruling that Negroes could vote in
the States heretofore all-white pri-
marieS.
In 1876, Wade Hampton was
elected Governor of the State. The
red shirts, foes of carpetbaggers
and scalawags who we're in power
steered his election to success.
Evening star., 1948-04-20
Voice Jommine Traced
To Rudio at Khuburovsk
BY the Assoeiated Press

MANILA, April 20.-Radio jam
ming of Voice of America" broad
casts to the Far East comes from
the high-power Russian station at
Khabarovsk, 400 miles north of
Vladivostok, American ships reported
today.
The source Of the interference
with the American broadcasts was
fixed by American ships at sea
which took bearings on the jamming
station.
Evening star., 1948-04-20
Singapore Is ParaIyzed
.by Dock Workers Strike
BY the Assoeioted Press

r SINGAPORE, April 90 - The
great port of Singapore was para
lived by strikes today. Only three
of the 80 ships in the harbor were
unloading.
Harbor officials said dock work
ers' wage strike, called by the Singa-
pore Harbor Labor Union, is now
completely in effect. Some 5000
men are out.
About $500 stevedores also are
idle.
Stevedores unloaded three ships
after one labor contractor met
union demands for an IS per cent
paw increase. Other contractors re-
fused to meet the demands.
Evening star., 1948-04-20
Korean Rightist Departs
For Soviet Zone Farley
BY the Associoied Press

SEOUL, Korea, April 2o.-Rightist
Kim Koo left secretly last night tt
attend Soviet-sponsored NORTH
Korean political conference. A few
hours earlier he predicted he might
wind up in Siberia for earlier anti
Communist talks.
American occupation authorities
made no effort to halt Kim's trip
In fact, they intimated it would be
a good thing for the South Koreans
to get into the Soviet-occupied zone
to see what Communism had to
offer.
Liberal Kimm Kiu-sic said North
Korean authorities had accepted his
conditions for attending the meeting
and that he would leave in a few
days.
Kim Koo, Kimm Kiu-sic and 13
South Korean Communists were
invited to attend the meeting. at
Pyongyang, the Soviet occupation
capital.
Evening star., 1948-04-20
OAR Renews Stand on Defense,
Urges Members to Expose Reds
Adequate Preparedness Program Asked;
Macarthur Message Read at Session

dent general, called for a stronger
vote on the military preparedness
resolution than was given originally.
The daughters responded with loud
"ayes" and clapping.
In a message from Tokyo, read to
the Congress, Gen. Macarthur wrote
that when he was inspecting the
fire-demolished chancery building of
the American Embassy "at the end
of bloody Pacific trail" he came on
an undamaged portrait of George
Washington.
"It seemed peculiarly appropriate
that he should be there, calmly
awaiting the arrival of American
arms" the general wrote.
For it is from the example OF
his wise and resolute leadership it
releasing the forces of human free
(See OAR, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1948-04-20
By the Assoeioted Press

LAKE SUCCESS, April 90
The United States said today it
would provide troops for Pales-
tine if other countries to be Sc
lected by the United Nations
would join them.
Warren R. Austin, American chief
delegate, told the special Palestine
Assembly's 58-Nation Political Com
mittee that his government lis not
prepared to act alone in this matter. .
Mr.. Austin admitted that direct
talks with certain governments over
furnishing troops so far had been
frultless.
Pleading for UN Assembly accept
ance of the American program for
a temporary UN trusteeship in the
Holy Land in lieu of partition, Mr.
Austin said:
Evening star., 1948-04-20
u. S. Willing to Send Troops
To Palestine if Others Do So
Direct Toks Have Failed, Austin Tells U. NJ;
Wants Participating Governments Selected

THE United States is willing to
undertake its share of responsibility
for the provision of police forces
which are required during truce
and temporary trusteeship, along
with other members who may be
selected by the General Assembly
and who are willing to carry out
such a task in accordance with the
will of the Assembly and with the
provisions of the charter.
While the United States is pre-
pared to carry its fair share of the
U. N. burden involved in such a
temporary trusteeship, it is not pre-
pared to act alone in this matter.
Our participation will be condi-
toned upon a readiness of other
governments to provide similar
assistance"
Mr.. Austin did not specify which
(See PALESTINE, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1948-04-20
Criminal Contempt
Is Punitive and Civil
Reimburses PIointm

Attorneys explained today
that criminal contempt is pun
tive in nature and is for the
purpose of assessing penalties
for the affront to the dignity
of the court.
Civil contempt, on the other
hand, is more compensatory or
remunerative in nature, for the
purpose of reimbursing the
plaintiff - the Government In
this instance-for damages sus-
tanned.
In either criminal or civil
contempt, a Jail sentence may
be imposed, either for specified
period or a penalty, or for an
indeterminate period running
until the defendant purges him.
self of the act for which he has
been found in contempt.
Evening star., 1948-04-20
Slayer, Is, Sentenced
In Chicuqo to n Years
BY the Assoeioied Press

CHICAGO, April 20-Howard
Lang, 13, youngest murder de-
fendant in Chicago history, was
sentenced to % years Imprisonment
today for killing his 7-year-old
playmate.
Lang confessed he killed Lonnie
Fellick last October 18 In a forest
preserve. He stabbed him and
crushed his head with rock, after
forcing a third boy to hold the
victims legs.
Langs mother, Mrs. Alma Lang,
who has been married five times,
wept when sentence was passed by
Judge Daniel A. Roberts.
Evening star., 1948-04-20
City Heads 10 Appoint
IMAM Committee 10
Set Up Loyalty Check
Corporation Counsers
Representative Will
Direct Study Group
By Jerry O'Leory, Jr.

The Commissioners decided
today to appoint a seven-man
committee, headed by a rep
resentative of the corporation
counsel's Office, to explore the
problems and procedures of the
loyalty probe. they plan for the
city's $4,000 employees.
The committee to set up the
investigative machinery also will in
clude q police department repre-
sentative, a representative Of the
personnel board, representative OF
the executive branch OF the city
government (Secretary to the Com
missloners Godfrey NJ Thornett's
Office and one representative from
the Offices of each OF the three
Commissioners.
In announcing today's move,
Charles ~Stofberg. special assistant
to the Commissioners, emphasized
that the inquiry has not yet been
officially authorized. He character
lied the move as a first step"
Prompted by U. S. Program.
Mr.. Stofberg said the city heads
acted after reading letter received
earlier this month from Harry B.
Mitchell, president of, the Civil
Service Commission, which said the
commission has no authority to ex-
tend its loyalty program to District
employees.
The committee set up today will
explore all phases of the proposed
loyalty check and report to the
Commissioners when they have
worked out suitable machinery for
conducting the investigation" Mr.
Stofberg said.
He said the check was prompted
by the Federal program and not by
"any indication of disloyalty" by
District employees.
He said the proposal of Com.
missioner John Russell Young for q
| Police Missing PERSONS bureau ano
special Investigations squad to dc
| the checking, was not discussed al
today,s meeting.
Chief Yet to, Be Chosen.
He added that the Commissioners
had not yet selected the assistant
corporation counsel who will head
the Loyalty Committee. The COM
mittee, however, will be expected to
prepare recommendations on pro-
cedure and policy, Mr. Stofberg said
and make recommendations to the
Commissioners on their findings.
1t was understood at the District
Building that Mr.. Stofberg would
serve as representative Of Commits
sioner John Russell Young's depart
ment and that Engineer Commits
sioner Gordon r. Young probably
would appoint It. Col Kenneth E.
Madsen to represent him. Com
missioner Guy Mason, who said
earlier he approved of loyalty in
vestigatien for the District, has not
yet selected his representative.
Evening star., 1948-04-20
Manassas Boy Dies as Car
Strikes Bridge in Fairfax

John Douglas Ashby, Is, Manassas
Va, was killed today when the au-
tomobile in which he was a pas
senger struck bridge on Lee high
way just east of Centreville, Fair
fax County.
County police said the driver of
the car was H. G. Speaks, "a, also
OF Manassas, who told them he fell
asleep at the wheel. The accident
occurred about 3:15 am. Speaks
was released under 500 bond pend
ing hearing on q technical charge
of manslaughter.
Evening star., 1948-04-20
Taft Sees 131 Billion
For Defense Possible
Without New Revenue
Leaves UNIT Fund Out
Of Figures; Adjournment
Still Sought June l9
By J. A. O'Leory

Chairman Taft of the Senate
Republican Policy Committee
estimated today Congress could
appropriate up to $13,500,O00,O0
for national defense at this ses-
sion without the necessity OF
raising any new revenues.
The administration recently rec
commended that s3,000,00O.00O be
added to its original January ma
tional defense budget of $1l 900 ,000,-
900, making a total of s14,000,-
100000.
In his calculation. Senator Taft
eliminated $500 100000 for the first
year of universal military train.
ing program. presumably because he
believes UNIT is not likely to pass
this year.
Hope to Adjourn June 19.
The Ohio Senator told reporters
after a meeting of the Policy Com
mittee that Republican leaders are
still hoping to adjourn Congress
June 10, the week end before the
Republican convention.
He added, however, that whether
this goal is achieved depends on how
long it takes to complete the ma
tional defense program and the anti
lynching bill which is to follow it.
The Policy Committee was in.
formed today that the Senate
Armed Services Committee may not
have the military manpower bill
involving revival of the draft ano
UNIT, ready before the end of next
week.
Delayed by Disagreement.
That committee has been delayed
by inability of the Army, Navy anc
Air Force to agree thus far on how
the $4,000, 100000 of additional de.
fense budget should be apportioneo
among the services.
Senator Taft told reporters he
favors in principal building the All
Force up to 10 groups, but is not
ready to commit himself on the
specific appropriation that should
be made this year to start that pro-
gram, because he is not certain oi
its relation to the needs of the
other services.
Evening star., 1948-04-20

(DAR Program and Pictures ON
Page BIZ
The Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution today re-em-
phasized their stand for military
preparedness by calling on Con-
gress for an immediate program
fully adequate to the defense OF
our country in any circum-
stance"
In another resolution unanimously
approved at today's session of the
57th Continental Congress at Con.
stitution Hall, the daughters re.
aff1rmed a resolution of last veal
urging the membership to recognize
and expose communism wherever
it is seeking to entrench itself OF
has already done So"
Mrs. Roscoe c. O'Byrne, presi.
Evening star., 1948-04-20
Miners in Field
Differ on Next
Move After Fine
At Least rs, 900 Out
Today in Protest on
Lewis Conviction =.
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, April 90
United Mine Worker leaders said
today it was "anybody's guess
what the miners would do about
the s1,42O,0O0 in fines slapped or
them and John L. Lewis.
Already more than a fourth of tht
soft coal diggers were idle in re-
sentful protest against the contemp
of court conviction of their dnior
chief.
Reaction to the fines levied il
Washington today ranged from th'
bitter TITS dirty DEAL" voiced b,
Morgan (Pa.O miners, to relief or
the part of one UNIV official.
THAT wasn't so bad" declared &
representative of UNIV Dictrict 5 ir
Pittsburgh. "A Jail sentence woule
have been bad. All the miners woulc
have gone out then, and that's for
sure"
Says Issue Is Unsettled.
Frank Hughes. president of UNIV
District in the Greensburg (Pal
fields, declared fining Mr.. Lewis and
the union would not settle the issue
We'll just have to wait and see, '
he said, adding he thought the final
answer would be given by the Su-
preme Court. =
This gives the operators another
chance to hide behind the Govern
ment's skirts" declared Joe Lever
otti, Morgan miner
"There'll be another bout in June
when the contract expires. We still
and always will stick to our policy
of no contract, no work. added
Baldine Demarco, 35, of Morgan
recording secretary of UNIV Loca,
1853.
Mr.. Demarco added that ht
didn't know, what effect the flint
would have on the miners as fal
as work was concerned.
See Long Strike.
IF the case had been thrown ou
of court when the pensions wer,
granted we've have been back l0t
per cent now" Mr.. Demarco con
tinued. That's what this walkou
was about. That's all we wanted
Unidentified miners at one Ohit
mine said "it's going to be a Ions
strike unless Justice Goldsborough!
dacisior, ic chapped
The anthracite collieries wer'
working full strength in Scranton
Pa, but Michael J. Kosik, presiden
of UNIV District l. said as his per
sonal opinion;
1T is a shame John L. Lewis anc
the United Mine Workers are sin
gled out for such punishment. There
are other unions in the United State:
and there have been other worl
stoppages.
Another UNIV leader in the an.
thracite fields termed the fining g
Fascist and Nazi decision
Attack Is Bitter.
Joseph Kershetsky, president OF
UNIV District 8 at Pottsville, Pa.
declared:
II think it is a Fascist and Naz
decision. That's what they did II
Germany. They defeated the labor
movement, then went after the jew
ish people and crucified them.
have no other comment to make"
Coal miners around Frostburg
Md, were insistent that the con-
tempt of court fines imposed on Mr.
Lewis and the union itself are toe
high and some of them forecast the
See MINERS, Page A-5J