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tention and will investigate them,
in this particular instance the
transaction is entirely outside Of
the scope Of the Sesquicentennial
Commission or the Executive
Committee thereof to control" :
Robert v. Fleming. president Of
the Riggs National Bank and
executive committee member, re-
marked as the committee made
public its statement, that any one
who has had any connection with
building operations now a days
would know Of its difficulties. The
commissions building program
includes structures estimated to
cost 100000 and temporary
buildings belonging to the Gov
ernment still are on the site.
Boykin Attends.
In addition to Mr.. McGarraghy
and Mr.. Fleming, executive COM
mittee members present were
Representative Mary T. Norton,
Democrat. Of New Jersey, and
District Commissioner j. Russell
Young. The only absentee was
Senator Margaret Chase Smith,
Republican. Of Maine, who Is in
her home State.
Edward Boykin. director for the
commission. also was present
While Mr.. Alexander and Mr..
Danzansky were before the COM
stereotype operator was
present to take down the proceed
ingS.
Mr.. Alexander. a large. rather
man. wearing on the
breast pocket Of his gray suit the
wing insignia Of World War !
aerial observer. emerged from the
first, after about so min
utes. He is native of Paris, Mo.
He told waiting reporters that he
was never "a pal of President
Truman" as one newspaper had
published.
> He walked down the hall but
came back to volunteer the infor-
nation that he had told the COM
mittee Mr.. Truman will go down
in history as one of the immortals,
with Washington and Lincoln"
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Horrimon Says U. S. Aid
Puts Reds on Defensive
BY the Assoeiaied Press

PARIS, Dec. 31.-Communism
In Western Europe has been
thrown on the defensive by Mar
shall Plan gains, w. Averell Har-
riman said in a New Years mes
sage released yesterday.
Mr.. Hartman, European am
bassador-at-large for Marshall
Plan operations, warned against
q relapse into the many critical
ills cured in 1949. He said the
gains of the last year must be con-
solidated in 1850.
"Europe's dollar gap is Amer
ica's problem as well as Europe's, u
said the message, urging that
Americans buy more European
goods and that Europeans try tc
sell more goods to the United
States, -.
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Niqeriun Student Killed

ALBUQUERQUE. N. Mex. Dec.
81 (R-A Nigerian chemical en-
gineering student at the Univer-
Sity of New Mexico was killed last
night while riding a bicycle. Har-
old c. Onyemelukwe, %. Nigeria,
Africa. died after he was struck
by a driver who did not stop. He
had been in the United States fol
two years.
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marine products, have reached
new postwar highs. The farmers
and fishermen thus are not only
acquitting we'll their responsible
tiles toward securing the peoples
livelihood but are providing
striking demonstration of the
fruits of free enterprise.
Contribution by Labor.
Labor, too, by its energy and
patriotism is making a splendid
contribution to the national re-
covery. Turning from an ir-
responsible leadership of the past,
it is now becoming we'll oriented
toward an objective and healthy
future; and its demand for
moderation evidences that labor
is coming to understand that in
a society which is truly free the
individual standard OF life must
bear a, direct relationship to the
constructive energies the indi-
vidual contributes to life. that
every segment OF society must
earn Its own way, as the arbitrary
advancement of one segment at
the expense of another inevitably
weakens. political and economic
freedom.
Correction of the fiscal NAL
adjustment and elimination of
many shortages have made it pos
sible to approach a condition
where stability of the price struc-
ture derives from the equilibrium
of normal economic forces rather
than from artificial devices. Thus,
the economic control exercised
through rationing, price ceilings
and subsidies during the period of
acute shortages and inflationary
pressure has been lifted as rapidly
as conditions in the various fields
have warranted.
With the latest relaxation of
control. export trade was returned
to a private basis on December /,
as is import trade being returned
today, retaining in the hands Of
the Government only such con-
troll as is necessary to safeguard
Japan's foreign exchange position,
the stability Of her currency. and
the equitable distribution Of es-
sential commodities still in short
supply.
Approaching Economic Ideal.
Japan, thus rapidly is approach
ing that economic ideal. free
private competitive enterprise,
which alone can provide hope for
progressive advancement Of the
living standard.
+ In foreign trade the gains in
Iitiated with the postwar resump-
ton Of exports have continued.
Rejecting the accelerated indus
trial production and reopening of
foreign trade outlets, exports this
year approximately doubled those
Of the last. Coincident with the
expansion Of international trade,
definite gains are being made to-
ward attaining q balance between
imports and exports. AL this, in
deed, shows healthy progress in
the building of new Japan and
foretellS the day not long hence
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To the people of japan:

To the people of Japan:
On this fifth New Years Day
following hostilities. end one fact
inescapably stands out. Although
Japan Is still technically at wal
there are few places on earth more
completely at peace.
In keeping with my announced
purpose to transfer the authority
of government to your chosen
representatives just as rapidly as
they demonstrated the will and
the capacity firmly to discharge
the attending responsibility. the
past year has witnessed progress
sive and far-reaching relaxation OF
occupation controls. .
We have indeed gone a long
way and internally have virtually
arrived at a de facto peace. Your
new leadership, strengthening un-
der the stimulus of responsibility
is rapidly becoming safe guarantee
against either the re-emergence OF
those institutions which brought
your race to the brink Of destruc-
ton or the substitution of alien
concepts no less provocative OF
disaster.
The ideal of human freedom
vigorously taking root in Japanese
hearts, is progressively asserting
itself through expression of the
public mind whenecer suppress
sive forces arise to challenge it
The myth Of an unbridgeable gull
between the ways of the East and
the ways of the West has been
thoroughly exploded by the lesson
Of experience and no longer domi-
mates mans thinking. For men
now know that humanity. what
ever the origin, race or cultura
environment, Is fundamentally the
same in the impelling, universal
desire for higher personal dignity
broader individual liberty and a
betterment Of life.
Triumph Of Common Sense.
Given the opportunity, any seq
ment of the human race thus will
draw upon the best Of the East
and the best of the West, and
from the resulting blend of tried
and-proved ideas will fashion &
way Of life best adapted to ad-
vance its own well-being. If. there.
fore, out of the bankruptcy. chaos
and despair left in wars wake
there emerges an ethical base fol
a new Japan, embodying many
sound ideas which in practice have
raised the standard of Western
life and provided the moral basis
Of Western thought. it will be but
another triumph of common sense
in its age-old struggle to apply
enlightened knowledge as the
guide to human decision.
During the past year Japan
has scored impressive gains along
almost every front and the con-
fidence reflected in my message
to you of a year ago has found
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Continued From First Page J

pass on the executive committee's s
action.
The program for next year,
under the plans. will include:
The completion of the amphi.
theater in Rock Creek Park and
the presentation. beginning in
June. of the symphonic drama
by Paul. Green on the life OF
George Washington.
The historical art exhibitions
at the National Gallery and the
Corcoran Gallery OF Art.
A ceremony on April Is mark
ing the 157th anniversary of the
placing of the boundary corner
stone Of the District by President
Washington in Alexandria.
/, A ceremony at the Capitol
marking the 150th anniversary OF
the first meeting of Congress in
the Federal City, November %
1900.
To Review Commitments.
The committees action was an
nounced late yesterday by Jo-
seph j. McGarraghy, chairman,
after a meeting Of almost three
hours in the Riggs National Bank
board room. Other actions by the
committee included these:
l. Issuance Of instructions for
the temporary curtailment of ac-
tivities in connection with the
Freedom Fair and a review OF
existing commitments. These in
clude letters Of intent preliminary
to the negotiation Of contracts for
handling the leasing of space and
other activities.
2. Publication of all these
transactions after the review has
been completed. The committee's q
statement said it is "the opinion
of the executive committee that
all these matters should be made
public"
3. Recommendation by the
committee of an Organization
and procedure to govern award Of
contracts and operation of the
fair"
Hears Alexander.
The committee also heard Paul
former vice chairman
of the National Capital Sesqui-
Leasing Bureau. Inc.
the corporation formed outside
the commission to handle the
of 100000 worth Of ex-
hibition space at a S per cent
commission.
Mr.. Alexander was accused by
George M. Parker. Derwood. (Md)
contractor, of offering to obtain
building contracts for him for a
10 per cent kickback.
Mr.. Danzansky also was heard.
The committee stated:
Mr.. Danzansky told reporters,
after leaving the committee meet
ing, that Mr.. Alexander's interest.
either in his own name or that of
his wife, is TN per cent.
The possibility of the Freedom
Fair postponement was forecast
by The Star yesterday. On this
subject the committee said:
"Sipce the date Of the appro-
priation for the Sesquicentennial
making the Freedom Fair a possi-
bility. every consideration has
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voters In Ineu
own States and
have been en-
couraged there
by to rededl-
cate themselves
to a policy, OF
national isola-
t | o n ! S m.
Neither would
now be a Sen
ator II he were
wholly lacking
in polite al
s hr e W d ne S s.
Their contacts
:4L 4LaiH aA~
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been given to meeting the time
schedule which would assure
opening the Fair on July 4. 1850.
Notwithstanding these efforts,
delays have been encountered
which makes it impossible to COM
plete the Fair on schedule and the
executive committee will refer to
the commission the question OF
postponing opening Of the Free
dom Fair until the spring of 1851
Plan A to Be Executed.
The Committee also will recon-
mend an organization and pro-
cedure to govern award of con-
tracts and operation of the Fair
In the meantime, instructions
have been issued for the temporary
curtailment of activities in connec-
ton with the Freedom Fair and
review of existing commitments.
Upon completion Of this review
all Of the transactions will be made
public, it being the opinion Of the
Executive Committee that all of
these matters should be made pub
lie.
plan A of the Sesquicentennial
program will be executed as orig
inally planned and will constitute
a prologue to the Freedom Fair.
This will include completion OF
the Memorial Amphitheater in
Rock Creek Park and presentation
Of the Paul Green symphonic
drama commencing in June. 1850;
the opening on schedule Of the
historical and art exhibits at the
National Gallery Of Art and the
Corcoran Art Gallery, and the
many ceremonials commemorate
ing historic events in the life of
the Nation.
Entirely Outside Scope"
'The Executive Committee of
the Sesquicentennial has heard,
at Mr.. Paul Alexander's request,
his version of his negotiations with
Mr.. Parker. The committee has
also had the opportunity OF hear
ing from Mr.. Danzansky. president
Of the National Capital Sesquicen-
tennial Leasing Bureau, Inc. such
information as he could give with
respect to this matter. 1t was
developed. first from Mr.. Alex
ander, that his transaction with
Mr.. Parker was not in connection
with any buildings to be built
under the auspices of the Ses-
quicentennial Commission and
from Mr.. Danzansky, that Mt.
Alexander was acting not under
any authority of his corporation
or instructions from his corpora
ton, and neither did they have
knowledge of his negotiations
with Mr.. Parker. Further, Mr..
Danzansky has advised that Mr..
Alexander no longer holds an
official position in the corporation
although he still has q minor stock
interest. ="
From the facts as developed
it was the opinion Of the Execu-
tive Committee that while the
commission is obviously interested
In any matters brought to its at
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tlOnallSt forces
IN Formosa.
The whole
matter depends
on Secretary of
State AcheSon'S
final survey of
the situation.
The State
D e p a r t ment,
faced by bitter
criticism from
Congress be-
cause its poll
cies in China
have placed us
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Josh Lee Reoppointed to CAB

President Truman has re-
appointed Josh Lee, former Sen
-ator from Oklahoma, to a new
six-year term as a member of the
Civil Aeronautics Board. The re-
cess appointment for the term
ending December 81, 1895 is sub
ject to Senate confirmation,
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with their con- Lowe" "ene''
stitutents in recent weeks seems
to have convinced them that the
time has come to repudiate the
leadership of the one man in
whom their party has taken the
most pride during the war and
postwar years. They obviously
think that Senator Vandenberg's
day Is done and that it Is safe
now-politically-to abandon his
lofty non partisan approach to our
foreign problems.
Taking No Personal Risk.
They cannot be sure, Of course.
but then they are taking no i'm
mediate personal risk, since
neither is up for reelection in
1850. They are only risking the
party's fortunes and how great
that risk may be is debatable.
They can say that the non-parti-
san policy has not paid off at the
polls. that it has benefited the
Democrats, not the Republicans.
They can argue that more votes
are to be obtained by appealing
to the average mans distrust OF
all foreigners. as well as his dis
inclination to pay taxes.
This seems to be their purpose
and it will be interesting to see
what success they and others OF
like mind in the Senate and House
have in tfeir efforts to reshape the
Republican, approach to world
affairs. If their success Is con-
siderable, tbs Republican Party
will emerge not merely isolation
ist. but isolated. fate that has
ben threatening it for some time:
A shrinking island in the spread
ing sea of American politics.
For isolationism, the isolation
ist philosophy. is not related
merely to international affairs. It
has to do also with domestic policy.
In both fields it is the philosophy
of the well-to-do. We are the we'll
to-do nation of the world just now
and it is natural for us to consider
the misfortunes of other, countries
as due to q lack of the virtues we
possess. Under ordinary cigcum-
stances we would be disposed to
look after our own and let the
devil take the hindmost. But
something has told us that when
the devil had taken all the hind
most he would be in position to
make life decidedly uncomfortable
or even precarious for US. Where
fore our nom -isolat ZIONIST foreign
policy, to which most Republican
statesmen have been willing to
conform.
Trickle- Down Theory.
But some of the same statesmen
have not seen the same threat in
domestic isolationism. even though
lit already has cost them dearly.
They have clung to the notion that
domestic policies must be forInu-
lated In the interests Of the we'll
to-do or the well-to-do and un-
common good, II you like. Any
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Constantine Bro,cn

No conclusive decision has been
made on the question Of whether
the American Government shall
give token assistance to the Ma
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b. LoweH MeHen

It is difficult to know how well
Senator Wherry of Nebraska and
Senator Jenner' of Indiana have
sized up the sentiment of the
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" the A,soeiotse Press

TOKYO, Dec. 31.-The tert
OF Gen. MGcArthur'S NeW Years
message:
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question as TO what would be done with the
cherry crop if such trees were brought from
the Orient and planted here Why. there
will be no cherries-just blossoms" No
cherries" he asked with his unseeing soul.
What good is that sort of cherry trees?"
Yes thank God in this utintarian age,
only blossoms! Not even red. ripe cherries
at so much a quart. There is a market for
cherries. That would be something the
worlds coarse thumb and finger could COM
pute, could value in trice. But blossoms
in abundance can be had for the asking.
Just blossoms suggests wealth such as
that for which Robert Browning yearned
when with memories that tugged at his
heart strings, he wrote:
20 to be in England. now that Aprils
there!n
AS multtudes far from home perhaps un-
der alien skies, think of these trees Of life
by the banks of the stored river. wistfully
hearts are signing. 20 to be in America the
Beautiful when it's cherry blossom time in
Washington" No eXaggeration is II when
one of the great dailies of the Nation de-
clares The blossoming cherry trees Of
Washington constitute one OF the glories OF
America They are worth coming early 10
see, worth waiting for and, when finally seen.
create a memory that will never fade"
And now once more Nature spreads her
fiowered cloth for the sacrament OF bios
SONS on the high altar of the Nation. What
a cathedral of memories are these hallowed
acres by the flowing river where. on the holy
hill overlooking the Capital. the Nations
defenders have pitched their last camp and
keep their silent bivouac amid the speaking
stones of Arlington: where the sky-leaping
shaft keeps its sentinel watch and through
gray DAYS and fair symbolizes the white and
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Ex-DipIomIot General Smith

General Walter Bedell Smiths resigna-
ton as Ambassador to Russia has not come
as surprise. He has been understandably
anxious to get back to living in America
and back to his normal soldiers role. Ex-
cept for occasional brief visits here, he has
been abroad seven years-four OF them as
Chief of staff to General Eisenhower. and
three as diplomat in Moscow He has
worked hard and distinguished himself
in both capacities, and he is entitled now
-as the President has recognized-to be
granted his wish for military assign
ment in this country.
That assignment apparently will be the
command of the First Army. When he
takes 1t over, General Smith undoubtedly
will find the change refreshing after his
difficult and usually disappointing diplo-
matte experience. As Ambassador to
Moscow, he has been In the front line Of
the cold war, and although bis mission
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there has ended without n perceptihle
improvement in Soviet-American relations.
that is something that cannot be blamed
on him. With nrmness and tact. he did all
that any man could have done TO promote
friendly understanding, but he found
himself frustrated on every side by the
Kremlin'S seemingly deliberate desire TO
widen and deepen the gulf between itself
and the West. General Smiths successor
whoever be is to be-must anticipate the
same kind Of encouragement, for the only
thing that can bring about turn for the
better is a turn for the better in Russian
policy.
If such a turn comes In time. 1t will
have to be credited in part TO the able
and patient way in which General Smith
made clear to the Kremlin his Govern
ment's resolve not to yield ground on mat
ters involving high principle. affecting
clear rights or bearing upon the vital
interests of this country and the free
world as whole. His contribution in that
sense has been a significant one, and he
can take proper pride in 1t as he returns
now to his first love-the Army. Still
young at So, and with diplomacy behind
him, he can be counted upon to render
important additional service as one Of the
Nations most experienced military leaders
Evening star., 1949-04-03
No Time to Wuver

The bipartisan coalition in the Senate
which has beaten down the attempt to cut
the European recovery authorization Is in
line for congratulations.
Two attacks were made on the $780,
100000 authorization to carry forward the
recovery program during the next fifteen
months. One was the IS per cent reduc-
ton advocated by Senator Wherry Of Ne
braska. This was beaten, SO to IA. The
other and more feared attack was led by
Senator Taft, who wanted to trim 10 per
cent from the fund. 1t had been thought
that this might attract considerable sup
port from Republicans and economy
minded Democrats. But this, too, was
turned down, and by the very decisive vote
of 81 to g.
The Senate's refusal to sanction meat-ax
slashes in the authorization does not neces-
sarily mean that no reduction should be
made in the fund. But the time for cuts,
if there are to be any cuts, will arrive when
the appropriation bill comes up for con-
sideration. Even then, the burden of
proof should rest on the economy advo-
Gates. They should be required to DEM
onstrate beyond any reasonable doubt that
a particular reduction would not prevent
or delay the attainment of the recovery
sought.
This is no time to waver in pressing
forward to the goal. Almost certainly, we
are entering upon period that will be
decisive in determining whether the Com
munist threat is to be successfully turned
back. We have struck or are about to
strike strong blows in behalf of free
Europe-the recovery program, the North
Atlantic pact and the arms agreement,
We have some reason to think that the
Russians are on the run, and If that is
true this is no time for us to be slackening
our pace. Half billion dollars is lot of
money. 1t would be nice to save 1t If we
could. But it would be tragically stupid to
save it at the price Of defeating pro-
gram which offers the only real hope that
we and our children can live in peace in
the years to come.
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Supervising q Big Job

The decision to create special commits
sion to supervise the reconstruction OF the
White House Is wise one. 1t Is hard TO
follow the reasoning of Representative
Buckley, Democrat, of New York, in his
opposition to the commission plan. He
was quoted as saying there had been too
much "fussing around" and discussion In
the newspapers in connection with what
he termed "a small job" The undertaking
did seem to be small job" when first
broached, but it has developed into a
major reconstruction project, for which
So, 400 900 has been asked And the public
discussions of the job have revealed the
need for clarification OF the plans, includ-
ing extent and nature of the reconstruc-
ton work, method of letting contracts and
other aspects of the program.
That the task is not the small one Mr..
Buckley estimates it to be is evidenced by
the testimony of Federal Works Admins
traitor Fleming before the House Public
Works Committee. General Fleming said
the Job has grown to such proportions and
has become a subject of so much public
interest that he would be glad to have
commission take over his supervisory re-
sponsibiities. The commission would be of
a bipartisan makeup, consisting of two
Senators, two Representatives and two
members appointed by the President. 1t
would keep tab on plans, letting of con-
tracts and even the public distribution of
souvenirs from the demolished portion of
the building.
The White House has suffered from
many inadequately supervised and i'm
properly executed repairs in the past. That
is why an extensive reconstruction pro-
gram is necessary now. The new commits
sion will be a safeguard against repeti-
ton of former mistakes.