davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1948-12-22
Report viii Indicate
Other Spy Inquiry
Targets, Mundt Says
House Group May Reveal
Explosive Testimony
Given by Chambers
by Robert K Walsh
By Robert K. Walsh

The espionage report being
proposed by the House Commit
tee on American Activities
for week -end release will point
to other targets" the committee
must investigate during the next
year, Acting Chairman Mundt
said today.
Under a heading unfinished busi-
ness the report probably will in
clude Explosive" and hitherto un-
published testimony given by Whit
uaker Chambers either to the COM
mittee in closed session or in a pre-
trial deposition last month in Bal
timore.
Confident Of Continuance.
Declaring he is highly confident
that the committee will be Continued
in the Eighty-first Congress. Mr.
Mundt said the report on the Hiss
Chambers case and evidence of gen.
eral Communist spy activities in the
Government will deal with the fol-
lowing points:
/. Names of and information or
persons the committee will not have
an opportunity to examine unit
after the perjury trial of Alger Hiss
former State Department official
who was accused by Mr.. Chamber
of having given him confidential
Government information before the
war.
2. Legislation the committee be-
lSee SPY INQUIRY, Page A-5O
Evening star., 1948-12-22
Navy Plane, Gas Low,
Fiqhts 10 Reach Coast
BY The Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 22-After
having been reported down, Navy
plane still was trying to make the
mainland today on a flight from
Honolulu, with its fuel supply near
ing exhaustion.
The Navy said at 10 am. (PDT)
that the pilot of the four-engined
Bit reported he had only 325 gall
Ions of gasoline, that he was burn
ing 200 gallons an hour and was
31a hours out of San Francisco.
Air Force, Coast Guard and other
Navy planes raced to a rendezvous.
The Navy had reported earlier
that the pilot actually had set his
plane down on the sea. This was
attributed to a garbled message.
Subsequently it said the Bit was
known to be still in the air, but
for how long was problematical.
A Navy spokesman explained that
it was standard ditching procedure
not to expend all fuel, but to hit
the water at full power and allow
the plane to settle. instead of drop
ping like a rock.
The Coast Guard radioed that its
planes had rendezvoused with the
distressed plane at Gas am. (PDT)
and were escorting the Bit at
1000 feet. The bomber was losing
altitude, however.
Evening star., 1948-12-22
U.S.. Files First Told Brunette
Her Husband Had Wed Blond

Earlier, Chief Garrett admitted to
the court that while he was on an
equatorial cruise of the submarine
Pickerel in the spring of 1887, he
wrote romantic letters to Margaret
He was recalled to the stand after
Margaret positively identified a
typewriter letter on the stationery
of the U. S. S. Pickerel as letter
from her husband. He testified yes
terday that he had no recollection
of writing the letter.
But Margaret produced several
snapshots of ceremonies aboard the
submarine when it crossed the Equa-
tor which were referred to in the
letter, and Judge F. Dickinson Let's
commanded Chief Garrett to take
"a good look" at the missive and
say whether he wrote it.
Chief Garrett looked at the letter
for several minutes, whispered to his
attorney, and then said: "Yes, I
wrote it,"
The letter informed Margaret that
the Pickerel would come to Wash
ington early in May to get gun
at the Naval Gun Factory and prom
ised her I'VE will step out one night
and have big time"
In the letter, Chief Garrett told
Margaret the submarine would go
to Portsmouth, N. H., from Wash
ington and there he would get Is
days leave and would return here
(see DIVORCE, Page A-20
Evening star., 1948-12-22

The files of the State Department,
where she is employed, first revealed
to brunette Mrs. Margaret Garrett,
"a, that her husband, Chief Petty
Officer Laurence Cash Garrett, As
was already married to a blond
when he married her. she testified
in District Court today.
Mrs. Margaret Garrett told JUS
tice F. Dickinson Let's, who is
trying her husbands suit for an
annulment that she discovered his
marital duplicity in the passport
files of the State Department. She
has filed a cross complaint suit for
divorce and 1t is being heard with
the annulment suit.
She became suspicious after a
long distance telephone call to
Chief Garrett in Atlanta was
answered by a Mrs. Garrett" and
began a search of the files of pass
port applications, Margaret said.
Il found Ruth's application for a
passport" she continued.
The application was filed in 1889
when 40-year-old blond Ruth ac-
companied her seagoing husband to
China for a tour of duty in Hong
Kong
Mrs. Margaret Garrett, who mar
ried the Navy veteran on May 4,
1887, told Judge Let's she filed suit
for divorce in May, 1916, after estab-
fishing that he had married Ruth IA
months before he married her.
Evening star., 1948-12-22
Philadelphia Freight Moves
AS Dock Workers Return
Rx the Assncinted Press

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22.-Move-
ment of freight in the port of Phila-
delphia returned to normal today
after settlement of the three-day
longshoremen's strike.
Paul Baker, vice president of
the AFL International Longshore-
mems Union, announced last night
that union members had ratified an
agreement reached in New York
with the Philadelphia Marine Trade
Association.
The men quit work Saturday in a
dispute over Interpretation of a
clause in previous agreement
affecting pay for less than a full
four-hour shift.
Mr.. Baker said agreement was
reached on the union viewpoint and
that men reporting for work today
will be guaranteed four hours pay
even if weather or other conditions
prevent them from working. Ano
men reporting at pm. or later, hi
said, will be guaranteed two hours
pay.
The employers had insisted or
paying only for the length of time
worked until weather forced a lay.
of. They made no comment on the
settlement.
With the men back on the job, the
railroad embargo on all freight in.
tended for overseas shipment from
the port was expected to be lifted
The embargo was ordered ito pre-.
vent an accumulation of vitally
needed freight cars at PHILADELPHIA.
Evening star., 1948-12-22
Truman Leaves for Missouri;
Plane Faces 7O-M.P.H. Winds

waved to reporters and the crowd
seeing him off and said:
Il hope Santa Claus brings you
everything you want
The President plans to return to
Washington next Wednesday. He
was not able to put away the cares
of Office entirely for his holiday.
Along with presents for his family,
he took with him a brief case full OF
work for himself.
The paper work includes a three
page memorandum on the current
economic situation, left with him
yesterday by Dr. Edwin G. Nourse
chairman of the Presidents Council
of Economic Advisers.
The briefcase also contains mate
rial for his State-of- the Union mes
sage to the new Congress. He will
work on some phases of that mes
sage during his stay in Missouri.
Evening star., 1948-12-22
West Point Cadets Flying
Home for 10-Doy Leaves
BY the Assoeioted Press

WEST POINT, N. Y, Dec. o.
Nearly all the Military Academy S
300 cadets are departing today by
air for Today holiday leaves at
their homes in all parts of the
country.
They are flying in Air Force
planes, with about $500 departing
from Stewart Field at Newburg
N. Y; 137 from the Dutchess County
Airport at New Hackensack, N. Y,
and 1876 from Teterboro Airport,
N. j.
Col. William Proctor of the
academy said the flights serve the
double purpose of getting the cadets
home for Christmas and giving Air
Force personnel routine training In
cross-country flying.
ANNAPOLIS, Dec. % LP.-Mid-
shipmen. all $500 of them, left the
Naval Academy today for their
Christmas vacation. The brigade is
due to return January 2.
Evening star., 1948-12-22
Chang GivesApprovaI
To Cabinet Committed
To Honorable Peace
Reds Moving Closer to
Yongtze;; Situation in
North Crumbling Fast
BY the Associoted Press

NANKING, Dec. 22.-General-
issimo Chang Kai-shek gave
the go-ahead today to new
cabinet committed to an hon
orable peace" But prospects for
peace in China are dim.
Communist armies to the north
rambled toward the Yangtze. Gen.
Chiang's troops were in southwark
retreat. All of North China and the
area of East Central China north
of the Yangtze appeared doomed.
Jumpy Nanking residents fretted
In this dark picture. Gen. Chang
approved cabinet selected by Pre-
mier Sun Fo. The fact the cabinet
was approved by Gen. Chang was
significant. Observers felt Gen.
Chang showed by this act that he
was still boss of the Nationalist
government and was not about to
quit.
Surrender Ruled Out.
! DR.. Sun announced Nationalist
China would fight on until it could
secure an honorable peace. Then
he said there would be no surrender
to the Communists Observers felt
some sort of deal might be offered
the Reds. Others felt the Com
munists would not want to make
peace with a government headed
by Gen. Chang.
With the situation to the north
crumbling fast, there was a possibil-
ity that the new cabinet may have
to take to its heels soon.
The next major Nationalist stand
is expected to be at the Yangtze.
Just what Gen. Chang can throw
at the Communists here in the way
OF military strength has not been
shown.
The vast area north of the Yang
tie was being written off by some
sources. Peiping and Tientsin held
out against attacking armies, but
both were isolated and appeared
hopelessly lost.
Battles ragged outside both cities
and the sound of gunfire could be
heard within their limits.
Nati0naiStS Entrenched.
Some reports here had the Ma
tionalists repulsing Red attacks on
the outskirts of both cities. Claims
of more than 1000 Reds destroyed
were made at Peiping headquarters.
Central News said Nationalist
troops were firmly entrenched
southwest of Suchow. Other sources
said thousands of government troops
on the western flank of Pengpu
joined a Nationalist retreat from
the Hwai River line. Pengpu is JOB
miles northwest of Marking. Trav-
elers said there was no fighting
north of the HWai in East Central
China.
Among the members of the new
cabinet were WI Te-chen. vice
premier and foreign minister; Hsu
Yung-chang, minister of national
defense: Hsu Kan, finance min
ister; Yu Ta-wei, communications;
Robert K. s. Linn, health; Shen
Chang -huan, information; Mel Vi
chi, education; Mel Juao, judiciary,
and Ministers Without Portfolio
Chang Chun, former premier;
Chang Chih-chung, Chen Li-fu and
Wong Wen-hao.
Evening star., 1948-12-22
u. ). Plans 10 Slash
Payro|Is Of AMG in
Reich 50 PET. in AZ
Cutbock Program Drafted
Here Is Being Taken to
Germany by Clay Aide
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN, Dec. pa drastic
slash in American Military Gov
ernment operations in Germany
is planned for 1949 to cut pay
rolls by go per cent.
The cutback has been drafted in
Washington by the Army Depart
ment and Col. J. T. Duke, repre-
senting Gen. Lucius D. Clay, the
American military governor ir
Germany.
(This does not mean troops on
occupation duty are being de-
duced. The AMG staff handles
governmental administrative af-
fairs gradually being turned back
to the Germans
A responsible source said Col
Duke, who is expected to return tc
Berlin by plane late today, is bring
ing with him final details of the
1949 plan.
1t is known to call for a 80 per
cent reduction of AMG personnel
in the spring and another 80 per
cent later in the year. All military
government organizations supplied
from funds obtained by the Army
by appropriation may be affected.
Trimming Of the military govern
ment to top supervisors is a policy
dependent to some extent, however,
on the progress Western Germany
makes toward becoming a federal
state.
Gen. Clay said last week end that
he hopes the federal state will be
established by the middle of 1949.
The present AMG staff is esti-
mated at 1000 Americans. This is
small compared to the British and
French governmental organizations
The British have nearly three times
as many officials in their zone.
Army officials in Washington said
any cutback in AMG operations in
Germany would be gradual and they
pointed out that the organization
had been reduced gradually over the
last year as additional duties were
turned over to the Germans them
selves.
Any cutback next year, they said,
will be contingent on the drafting
Of new constitution for the west
ern zones. A constitutional con-
vention is now sitting in Bonn.
The percentage cutback will be
decided by Gen. Clay rather than
by the Army Department here, they
said, and added that Col. Duke is
not returning with any definite re-
duction program
When and if the Germans write
a constitution acceptable to the oc-
cupying powers and take over addi-
tional governmental responsibilities
there still will remain job of sur
veillance for the Army's uniformed
personnel for years to come, officials
said
Evening star., 1948-12-22
Murray Fails to Obey Summons
ToHeoring Set by Rep. Hoffman
Michigan Republican to Turn Over
Case of ClO Chief to Justice Officials

questions about a December raid on
the Shakespeare Co.'S plants.
Mr.. Murray was the only witness
called for the hearing by Mr.. Hoff-
man, and when he did not appear
the one-man session was adjourned.
Mr.. Hoffman convened his hear
ing, noted that Mr.. Murray was
not present and told reporters he
was turning the case over to the
Justice Department.
Il have got a suspicion that the
Justice Department will do nothing
about it," Mr.. Hoffman said, add
ing that he planned no further &C
ton against Mr.. Murray other than
to heckle Congress about it from
day to day" through the next ses-
sion, "if I live and the chair recog-
nizes me-"
In writing Mr. Hoffman that he
tSee MURRAY, Page A-5,5
Evening star., 1948-12-22
By the Associated Press

President Truman left by plane
today for Independence. Mo-. to
spend Christmas.
Accompanying him were secre-
tarial staff and his personal physi-
clan, Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham;
Mrs. Graham and the two Graham
children.
The presidential plane, Independ-
ence, took off at l0:07 am. Ordi-
narily it is four-hour flight to
Kansas City, but airport officials said
that the plane would be bucking
70-mile-an-hou headwinds today
From Kansas City, the presidential
party will drive to Independence.
Mr.. Truman left in a holiday mood
Just before boarding the plane, he
Evening star., 1948-12-22
By jones Y. Newton

C1O President Philip Murray
made good his promise today by
ignoring a subpoena issued by
the House Labor Committee one
man subcommittee. The one
man, Representative Hoffman,
Republican, of Michigan said he
was turning the matter over to
the Justice Department.
The CIO chief had been ordered
by Mr. Hoffman to testify this
morning on the strike at the plant
of the Shakespeare Co., makers of
fishing tackle. at Kalamazoo. Mich
Three members of the CIO United
Steelworkers, of which Mr.. Murray
also is president, were Jailed yes
terday for go days for refusing to
answer a Kalamazoo grand jurys
Evening star., 1948-12-22
Flanders Urges Talks
On Economy by Labor
Industry and Farmers
Profits Hearing Closes:
Senator Says Business
Offered Good Case

A national conference of busi-
ness, labor and agriculture tc
seek agreement on Iong-range
economic policies was favored
today by Senator Flanders, Re-
publican, of Vermont after he
had presided for two weeks over
congressional hearings on cur
rent corporation profits.
The American Federation of La
Dor suggested such meeting al
the start of the hearings, and ex-
pressed hope the President would
help arrange it early in the new
yea".
Meanwhile, the Flanders group
"a subcommittee of the Joint
Economic Committee-set to work
to see what conclusions could be
drawn from the hearings. This
committee, however, like all 9TH
ers, is due to be reorganized as
soon as the Democrats take con-
troll of Congress on January 3.
Its present chairman, Senator
Taft, Republican, of Ohio, is likely
to be succeeded by Senator O'Ma-
honey. Democrat, of Wyoming. Re-
gardless of what immediate rec
concentrations may grow out OF
the Flanders hearings, the COM
mittee will continue to study the
whole economic picture after the
Democrats take the reins. Sena-
tor O'Mahoney also has indicated
he favors a joint conference of Ia
Dor management and farm leaders
Industry Made Good Case.
Senator Flanders said industrial
leaders made a better case fol-
their profits than I expected"
During the hearings spokesmer
for various Industries argued that
their profits are not too high-as
consumer and labor groups con-
tend they are - because more
money is needed to meet grow
ing demand for sti1l greater pro-
duction.
Senator Flanders, however, add
ed this observation to newsmen:
II am disturbed about the ire
siStible growth of the big, efficient
corporations. No matter how well
they are justified they cannot
See PROFITS Page A-5l
Evening star., 1948-12-22
Big a Talks on Austria
Expected in January
BY the Assoeiofed Press

LONDON, Dec. 22.-The British
Foreign Office said today it expects
more Big Four talks on Austria
probably late in January.
A spokesman said the Office has
not yet received formal request for
a resumption of negotiations from
Samuel 'Reber of the American State
Department. Mr.. Reber was CHAIR
man of the last meeting and it is his
duty to call the next session.
The last conference broke down
last spring over Russian demands
for reparations and Yugoslav claims
to Austrian territory.
Evening star., 1948-12-22
Soldier, Bitten on Finger
By Snake, Shoots 1t OFF
BY the Associated Press

HATT1ESBURG, Miss, Dec. o.
A 17-year-old soldier shot off a
finger yesterday after being bitten
by rattlesnake.
The soldier, Pvt. Paul Douglas
Carter. said he stepped on the snake
while hunting near his home. Pvt
Carter is on leave from Brookley Air
Force Base at Mobile, Ala.
He said the rattler struck him on
the right index finger. He said he
then inserted his finger in the barrel
of his. shotgun and fired left-handed.
Amputation of the finger was COM
pleted at a clinic.
A physician said no symptoms of
snake bite we're APPARENT after the
amputation.
Evening star., 1948-12-22
Wind May Block New Try
To Rescue II on Ice Can
ey ths Assoeiofed Press

The Air Force made tentative
plans for a new attempt to rescue
IL men from the Greenland ice cap
today, but reports of strong winds
in the area raised some doubt that
1t could be carried out.
Air Force officials said a C-82
transport plane was scheduled to
take off from Goose Bay, Labrador,
to try again to hook onto a glider
and bring out at least part of the
marooned party.
A hehcopter which made weather
reconnaissance flight early in the
morning reported heavy winds still
prevailed.
Evening star., 1948-12-22
Caracas Paper Suspended

CARACAS, Venezuela, Dec. % (P
The federal district government
yesterday ordered suspension for Is
days of the newspaper Tribuna
Popular, organ of the Communist
Party of Venezuela, for having
published works without submitting
them to the censor"
Evening star., 1948-12-22
u. S. Stops Marshall Plan Aid
To Indies to Halt Dutch Drive;
u. N. Unit BIomes Netherlands
Payments Suspended
Pending Qualification
Of Present Situation
BY the Associoted Press

The United States to-day sus-
pended Marshall Plan aid to the
Netherlands Indies.
1t was indicated that the move
taken by the Economic Co-opera.
ton Administration with State De.
partment approval, is intended tt
discourage Dutch military actor
against the Indonesian Republic
The Dutch last week launched wka
they termed police action" in In
GoneSia. United Nations investiga.
tors called it violation of truce
agreement.
Economic Cooperation Admins.
traitor Hoffman said the suspension
will continue pending clarificatior
of the present situation"
Aid to the Dutch homeland is no
affected. Oficials had no com.
ment' when asked whether this tot
might be suspended if the civi
fighting goes on despite the U. N
ban.
Skf,VUV,uVV AS AHcCtCu
Mr.. Hoffman said the suspension
Is effective Immediately" 1t wa.
explained that this means any con.
tracts for recovery shipments sign.
ed today or later will not be hon.
ored-in other words, the United
States will not pick up the check
The Netherlands Indies were al.
lotted S68.000,000 in direct help fol
the recovery year which started last
April 3.
Perhaps s14.100o 900 of that tota
Is affected by the shutdown, official:
estimated-as well as future aid ir
the remaining years of the recovery
program, unless Indonesia is paci.
fed.
The Dutch homeland government
has been allotted s298, 500 900 il
stating that the Netherlands itselt
is ont affected, one official added
privately, however, that ECA will
check closely on whether the In.
donesian fighting represents 6
drain on the home economy suf.
ficient to hurt the recovery effort.
Aid Must Reach People.
Mr.. Hoffman said in a statement
that ECA funds can be devoted tc
Indonesia "only if there is reasona-
BILE assurance that United States aio
can be distributed efficiently among
the people of Indonesia and that it
will contribute to economic recovery
there and in Europe"
The Dutch-held portion of 1ndo-
nesia was included in the recovery
program, ECA explained, on the
conviction that an expansion of ex-
ports of rubber, copra, palm oil, tin,
petroleum, bauxite and other raw
materials from the Indies would pro-
vide stimulus to the recovery not
only of Holland but of all Western
Europe.
More than half of the aid to In
donesia has been in textiles, rice and
wheat -four.
las previously indicated, no pro-
curement authorizations have beer
issued for military supplies Mr.
Hoffman said.
Envoy Asked Suspension.
DR.. D. Soemitro, Indonesian envoy
had asked Undersecretary of Stat.
Lovett to shut off Marshall Plan aic
to the Dutch. charging the assistance
was being used to crush the 1ndo.
nesian Republic.
The Dutch Ambassador, Eelco var
Klefens. denied any recovery fund!
have been used to arm Dutch troops
The action suspending aid to In.
donesia was the second such move
in as many days.
Mr.. Hoffman yesterday announced
the dropping, for the time being, o.
(See ECA, Page A-5) .
Evening star., 1948-12-22
Greeks Slash Rebel Force

ATHENS, Dec. % (P.-The Greek
general staff today said national
forces cut to pieces small guer-
rilla force northwest of Drama,
near the Bulgarian border.
Evening star., 1948-12-22
Syrio Bons Life, Newsweek

DAMASCUS, Dec. % (P.-The
Syrian government today banned
the American magazines Life and
NewsWeek because of what it termed
increased Zionist propaganda"
Evening star., 1948-12-22

(See PROFITS, Page AS
Evening star., 1948-12-22

(See ECA, Page A-5D /,
Evening star., 1948-12-22

tSee MURRAY, Page A-5.J
Evening star., 1948-12-30

protests have already been made by their
political organizations, including the very
powerful Social Democratic Party and
their trade unions have uniformly joined
in the chorus of opposition. Although not
surprising, this sentiment must be reck-
oned with as potential source Of trouble.
The Russians, who have denounced the
control plan as a triumph of American
reaction" can be counted upon to let
loose propaganda of sort calculated to
stir up as much resentment and resistance
as possible among the people of the Ruhr.
Nevertheless, whatever difficulties may
be in store for 1t, the new plan contains
much promise. If it is operated effectively
and wisely, it's net result should be to speed
up Western Europe's recovery and benefit
Germany as well. As for what will replace
it when a final peace treaty Is written,
trial-and- d-error experience between now
and then ought to be instructive enough
to make sound permanent setup possible,
with or without German ownership.