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Evening star., 1949-04-27

after q White House call today
that he was not quite ready to
announce the new Secretary of
the Navy succeeding Secretary
Sullivan, who resigned yesterday.
Mr.. johnson said his call on
the President was routine and the
Sullivan case was not discussed.
The Secretary said he was at the
Bethesda Hospital Monday and
spent 35 minutes with his pre-
decessor. James v. Forrestal. who
suffered q breakdown after leav-
ing Office. Mr.. johnson said that
Mr.. Forrestal "looks fine" and will
be out OF the hospital within q
few weeks.
Evening star., 1949-04-27
Greek GuerriIIos Make
Strong Counterottoeks
sy No Asse<isssd srsss

ATHENS. Greece. April IT.
Greek press dispatches said today
advancing national forces had met
strong but unsuccessful guerrilla
counterattacks In the Grsmn,os
Mountains north Of Konitsa.
National troops began an Often
sive yesterday In this region. near
the Albanian border. Their object
il 10 licuidase . guerrilla force
which ailesediy crossed into Greece
from Albania three weeks ago.
Evening star., 1949-04-27
Southern Negroes Big Problem
In D. &. Health, RuhIond Says
Screening Of Prospective Residents Urged
As City Heads Study SIums Situoton

than he could at home and finds
Washington a paradise. So he
notifies all his relatives and they
come up here to live with him and
there is overcrowding.
What we need is an education
program for the colored-prompted
by themselves-to show them they
are better of where they are with
elbow room and q place to grow
green's"
DR.. Rutland was one OF several
officials who conferred this morn
ing on the Districts slums prob
lem before attending q Senate
District subcommittee inquiry into
the adequacy Of the city's santa
/ ton laws later today.
/ The subcommittee. which Is
tSee SLUMS, Page A-31
Evening star., 1949-04-27
Anthony Eden Reports
On Australia

The heir apparent to VIM
ston Churchill's leadership of
the British Conservative Party
is writing a series of 10 articles
on current world affairs. His
first,' on Australia, appears
to-day on Page AS.
Evening star., 1949-04-27
twenty Escape in Collapse
OF Chicago Sewer Tunnel
BY the As,ee;ossd Press

CHICAGO. April 2T-A wall
collapsed today while almost 20
workmen were constructing a
sewer tunnel 4s feet underground
on the Southside. No one one
was injured seriously.
The workers-many of them
stunned-made their way TO the
surface unassisted.
The accident occurred during q
change Of shifts.
Evening star., 1949-04-27
Red GuerriIIas
Across River
From Shanghai.
| Chione, in Effort to
| RoIly Chinese, Sees
World War Ill Peril
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

SHANGHAI, April Red
guerrillas in a surprise coup today
seized Putung. right across the
Whangpoo River from Shanghai.
At the same time Nationalist
troops abandoned Soochow tWuh-
STEM. guardian city for Shanghai
so miles to the west.
Red possession of Putung
in any strength could make all
operations on the Whangpoo.
including evacuation of for
eigners. hazardous.
fright across from Putung
Point are the Chinese city
council house and the British
and American consulates. The
Whangpoo is less than one
fourth of a mile wide there
Chang Warns Of New War.
Meanwhile. Chang Kai-shek re-
turned to the battle against COM
munism. forecasting q Third World
War if China is lost.
His country. he said, would be
the tinderbox and furnish the men
for that war If the Chinese Com
munistS win.
The generalissimo pledge to
share the hardships of his country
men "on the brink of disaster. y
He said he could not disregard his
responsibility at such a time.
The statement-his first since
retiring from the presidency jan
uary 2l-was issued from Chikow
his ancestral home. But foreign
and Chinese newspapers said he
was back in Shanghai. soon per-
haps to become another civil wal
battle-ground.
He spoke as director general OF
the Kuomintang tgovernment)
Party.
Positions Shifted"
The Shanghai garrison, without
using the word withdrawn" said
in q communique that govern
ment troops at Soochow had
shifted their positions" to a point
six miles nearer Shanghai.
Ten thousand Communist troops
participated in the Soochow
battle. The Nationalists said
they killed 5000 Reds.
From Soochow the Reds may
pivot toward Hangchow. IS miles
south of here. or may turn di-
rectly toward Shanghai.
Rail service between Shanghai
and Hangchow had not been in
terrupted. Both seaports may
become escape avenues for the
Nationalists.
2 Shipl0ads Leave.
At least two shiploads of Ma
tionalist soldiers and equipment
sailed out Of Shanghai today
Likely they were headed for For
mosa. where Chang Kai-shek's 4
followers have established a bas-
ton.
With Marking and a large part
Of the area just south of the
Yangtze in the hands of the
Communists. the government had
1ed to Canton. far to the south
tReports were current in
Tokyo that Chinese and some
foreign businessmen were put
ting considerable pressure on
the governments Woosung
garrison at Shanghai in an
attempt to prevent a battle
that would damage the worlds
fourth largest city,
The majority of both British
and American nationals In Shane.
,
Evening star., 1949-04-27
sy ] A Oleop

Secretary Of State AehsAar
urged the Senate today To con-
sider the North Atlantic security
alliance and THE arms program to
back it UP separately and on
their osn merits.
He aid frankly that II sena-
tors approve the seeufity treaty
they would be '1eSS free 10 cp-
pose arms aid for Europe
Mir AeheSon defended the
treaty as step toward peace.
and wholly in accord With the
framework Of the United Nations
Charter.
iee wltAess~s 10 Testify.
For my own part said the
Secretary, 4 believe that both the
North Atlantic Treaty and the
military assistance Program will
contribute 10 world wide secarity
Mr.. keheson sAs The frat Of
about 100 witnesses expected 10
so before the Foreign Relations
Committee in a nenth or more
OF hearings
Signed on April by the United
States and il countries Of wtsi-
ern Europe. the treaty 10 designed
to head of another war seeking 10
convince any potential asgtesscr
that II cannot pick Of any Of
these nations one by one.
Ratification Predicted.
Senate debate on this pact xiii
rival in Importance the historic
League Of Nations debate aftsr
World War !, but with q different
result. All indications are the
North Atlantic Pact wiil be ratified
by well over the required two
thirds.
! The arms program 70 back n
up probably will be more eontFo-
versiai. and much OF the ques-
tioning of Secretary Acheson to-
day was intended 10 emphasis
the extent 10 which q Senator
could go In voting for the treaty
and tlen exercise his best JudF-
ment on the scope Of the arms
program
Chairman Connally told the
Secretary the argument has besn
made that q VOTE for the treaty
carries with II an obligation 70
vote for the arms program. Then
he asked
rs there anything in the tTfaty
that binds the United STATES 10
adopt The arms program"
Can't Answer fes OF Ne.
THAT question IL ons II would
be pleasant 10 answtr with fiat
yes or no" Mr.. Aehsson began.
There is something In Tire treaty.
however. which requires each SEN
ator. when he comes 10 sots on
the arms program after adoption
OF the treaty TO exercise his tuds-
ment less freely than hs would
II the treaty had not been
adopted
Mr.. Acheson explained he had
in mind the fact that wien t,is
Senate adopts the treaty II ae-
cepts the principle Of mutual"
assistance. with each senator ex-
ercisins his honest jlldgmant a.
TO the kind and amount Of help
at any given time
The Secretary hsstensd 70 add.
however. that II . Senator thinks
the United States Ia not able for
financial or other reasons 10 APP
proprlate the amount requested
for next years arms program. or
II he thinks II unnecessary. there
In nothing in the treaty 10 asy
how he should vote.
Arm. Presram Not Secondary.
Aithoash recommending -sepa-
rate consideration Of the iwo
issues, Ar. Achsson druse home
several points showing tina, hs
was not reiegsting tnf arms pro-
gram 10 q secondary position.
Tne~ higEi iisllts sers
l. Even without the treaty ths
need for asdins the "dsfenss os
these countries you'd Be tho
same"
4 II would moi be 10 "os1f own
Evening star., 1949-04-27
U.S.. Asks Formal Red Statement
On Offerto End Ber|ins Blockade
And Timetable for Lifting Curbs
Note Is Presented
By DR.. Jessup to
MoIik in N. Y.
BY the Associotsd Press

NEW YORK, April 27.-The
United States delivered a note to
the Russians here today, asking
for formal statement as to when
and on what conditions they will
lift their Berlin blockade.
The note was taken by DR.
Philip c. JeSsup, American Am
bassador at large. to Soviet Dep
uty Foreign Minister Jacob A.
Malik.
DR.. Jessup called on Mr.. Malik
at the Soviet Offices ON upper
Park avenue at 1890 pm.
The text of the American COM
munication was not made public,
but informed quarters said its
mai purpose was to shift the
Berlin negotiations to a formal
basis and get Russia's views down
on paper.
Previously no views had been
exchanged in writing since DR.
Jessup first brought up the ques-
ton in an informal talk with Mr..
Malik at Lake Success Feb
ruary Is.
Brought Note From Washington
DR.. Jessup brought the note
with him on his return to New
York this morning after talks in
Washington yesterday with Pres
ident Truman and State Depart
ment officials.
Before going alone to see Mr..
Malik, DR.. Jessup met with men,
bers of the American delegation
to the United Nations at the
American headquarters, 2 Park
avenue. He disappeared later and
was understood to have called on
British and French representa-
tives to show them the note.
The American note was under
stood to seek clarification spe-
cifically on two issues: An exact
understanding as to what would
be involved in any agreement to
lift the blockade and q proposed
time table.
A United States spokesman said
this switch to h formal exchange
of notes probably would result in
some delay in getting Russia's
views. 1t was expected, he said,
that Mr.. Malik would transmit
the American note to his immedi-
ate superior here. Deputy Foreign
Minister Anderi A. Gromyko, who
in turn probably would have to
consult Moscow before replying.
No information on the talks will
be given out Immediately after the
meeting, the spokesman said.
Whatever information is given out
is expected to come from news
conference later in the day at Lake
Success.
The United States hopes to learn
at this meeting whether Russia is
ready to lift the blockade of Berlin
without attaching unacceptable
conditions. 6
Evening star., 1949-04-27
L-ute News
Bulletins
CIoy Seen Out in Month

Cl0y Seen Out IN Montn
A top White House adviser
said today that Gen. Lucius
d. Clay will be granted relief
from his post rs American
commander in Germany with
in 80 days. Secretary Of De-
fense Johnson Is expected to
recommend . successor this
week.
Labor Demonstration Urged
A national one-day stoppage
by union labor rs . demon
stration Of unity in the de-
mand for the repeal Of the
Taft-Hartley Act was pro-
posed in the House this after
noon by Representative Klein,
Democrat, OF New York. He
suggested AFL, CIO and inde-
pendent union leaders call the
demonstration"
Evening star., 1949-04-27

LONDON. April ~ R.-Two
Bulgarian men and a Yugoslav
woman were sentenced to death
by a Yugoslav court on charges
Of war crimes and postwar espion-
age, the ofiicial Yugoslav news
agency Tanjug said last night.
They will be executed by a firing
squad.
Evening star., 1949-04-27
u. S. Seeks to Make Sure
That Otter Has No Strings
By Gornett D. Horner

The Big Three Western powers
moved today to tie down Russia's
proposal for lifting the Berlin
blockade to the Moscow-published
terms and make sure there were
no hidden strings attached.
The meeting Of DR.. Philip c.
Jessup. United States Ambassa-
dor-at-large, in New York today
with Jacob A. Malik. Soviet dele
gate to the United Nations, pro-
vides the medium for that effort.
Secret talks between DR.. Jessup
and MIR. Malik over the past two
months laid the basis for an an
nouncement yesterday by Tass, the
(ContinI1ed on page Az Col g.
Evening star., 1949-04-27
Acheson Asks
Separate Study
OF PACT, Arms
prolses Atomic
Treoty os Historic
Senote heorines Open
nan ETAkk
RullETtN

Secretary Of STATE Acheson
SAID This afternoon thegr -
no TsHg al steel surrounding
Russia in The North Atlantic
FSc' he told lhe FOrVIgn
Relations Committee that only
one ot the asnateFirx even
borders on the Soviet unian
and that. no matter hnw hss-
teracal one NAV become II 10
hard Ia envtNoa Norway as
planning aggression
TeEt hf M AchfseH SiaiesnfNt
tsg Fess "A
Evening star., 1949-04-27

eses PACT. Page 49,
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tsee coPLoN. Page As,
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Continued on Page AS, Col. g.
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(see sUBvERsIvE. Page A-5J
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7 YueosIuvs Condemn Three

Continued on Page AS. Col. /:
Evening star., 1949-04-27

(See SLUMS, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1949-04-27
Arm. rrerram Not Secondary.

z. II would moi be 10 Our on
Evening star., 1949-05-31
Red Envoy in China
To Consult Vishinsky
ey the Associated prsss

PARIS, May 3l.-A Soviet EN-
bassy spokesman said today Rus
sia's Ambassador to China Is on
his way to Paris for talks with
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Y.
vishinsky. 81"
The Ambassador. M. Roschin, Is
coming here on . French plane,
but the time OF his arrival Is not
yet known. the spokesman said.
Diplomatic sources said the Am
bassador Is bringing with him an
up-to-the- minute report on China.
where Communist forces are clos
ing In on the present seat OF the
Nationalist government at Canton.
Roschin has been based In Can
ton.
Information reaching Western
diplomats here suggests that the
Chinese Communists intend soon
possibly after the fall Of Canton
to convene an ALL Chinese con-
sultative assembly which will set
to work to write q provisional con-
stitution for the whole country.
The assembly may also assign
provisional government to rule all
China pending the formation Of q
permanent regime.
Evening star., 1949-05-31
Six Slightly Injured
IN Car-Irain Collision
xe~sssl nas.,xA 10 N. ys-~

MARTrNSHuRG, W. Va, May
3i.--Six persons escaped death or
serious injury Sunday when tlae
car In which they acre riding col
lided with . fas, moving pas
senser train at Vsnclevesvalie near
here.
State police reported the auto
mobile. driven by Charles 3. Pan
nuty, Martinsburs. struck near the
middle Of the locomotive and then
bounced against three cars before
rolling Of TO the side and coming
10 = rest on its top.
Police said death or more set.
ious injuries probably were avoid
ed by the fact that MIR. rannuty
saw the Baltimore a. Ohio train
lust In time 10 turn the autonao-
bile 50 that II "meshed" with the
train rather than striking IL head
on.
Others in the car. all OF whom
were released after treatment al
q Martinsburg Hospital. were Mrs.
Pannuty. r, l. Bowers, John
Bowers. vireie Bowers and Lewis
Bowers.
Evening star., 1949-05-31
Ritz, Aly Leave Chateau
On hoaeymoon In Rain
4, e Ar.s.s~s..z s~...

cANNES ranes. Msx ~ --.
Prince Aty Kahn ana h4s era1~
Rita Hsy~otn. iess here en sass
hos~ymocn today In . sc~kSnx
rain.
Prince Aiy driving has grey AHA
Romeo car. lf,; the Cnsaseau &C
l'Horfncn with RITA Enry VII
llama, the chauffeur, wAs cn sae
back seat.
Associated Press racsograessss
Jean Jacques Levy 0s6 Aly was III
4 bad mood- As ssor ~ tesey xax
Photographers RITA ran ~ . nes
10 hide.
Get out of here. Aiy Khan xas
quoted ~ saving 10 nhcsoxrsraeTs
This is my home II yca want 70
MAKE pictures 80 or the other sstss
Of the bridge"
Williams said The prtnes and has
wife intended 10 make q scns,cp
drive 10 Paris where they vii a..
rive in about 10 houra
Evening star., 1949-05-31
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Evening star., 1949-05-31

of California and Morton of Ken
tucky.
Plans Beyond Means Of Many.
The sponsors, In q statement,
said the chief disadvantages of
voluntary plans is that "the fiat-
rate payments which most Of the
plans now carry are beyond the
means of millions Of otherwise
self supporting people"
Under their plan subscribers to
voluntary prepayment insurance
would pay at least 3 per cent OF
their income for q guaranteed
amount of medical protection un-
der a State-approved program.
This would apply on income up
to $1,000. Federal and State gov
ernments would make up the dif-
ference between losses from
low-income participants and the
actual cost of the medical services.
2O-Year Program Included.
Other points of the plan in
clude:
/. A 5000, ,000-a year study Of
the Nations health needs by q BIZ
partisan commission. which would
be instructed to formulate COM
prehensive 20-year national health
program.
2. Provision Of a, $40 900, 900 Fed
eral loan fund for construction Of
local medical centers for group
practice.
8. Aid to medical education, at
a cost ranging from 5000, 900
the first year TO $4,000. 900 in
1853.
4. Increasing from $75 200. 900 to
SITS, ,00o, 900 q year the Federal ap-
propriations to spur new, hospital
construction, with funds matched
by States. .a, .a,
S. Extension Of Federal aid for
.ths development of public. health
services throughout the country.
g. Special Federal-State grants
to @provide. the immediate imam
cial incentives, and guaranAnesi'u TO
attract medical personnel to prac-
tice in "areas Of special need
National Yardstick Set Up.
The bill sets up q national
yardstick" of benefits which should
be paid by the nonproflt insurance
premiums. The benefits. however,
will be geared directly to facilities
available in specfic areas.
The minimum any one could
pay under the plan would be 50
a year, and in the case of unem-
ployed or welfare patients this
amount could be paid by States
with the extra cost subsidized by
the joint Federal-Sta funds. The
Federal contribution would de-
pend on per capita incomes of
the States. with q ceiling Of SIS
a year for each person covered
for Federal aid to any State.
The sponsors said q separate
bill Is being filed to make the
subscription charges deductible
from taxable income.
Senator Robertson AssoiIs
Medical Core Proposals
BY the Asseeiotsd Press
RICHMOND, Va, May ST.
Evening star., 1949-05-31
u. S. and British Notes
Reported Given Romonio
ey The Asseeiossd Press

Dy me A19oet0fe0 PF0te
BUCHAREST. May 3i.-Two
new American and British notes
were delivered to the Romanian
government. 1t was reliably
learned today.
The notes are understood to be
in pursuance of Anglo-American
action undertaken in respect of
the peace treaty with Romania.
Romania as well as Hungary
and Bulgaria. has rejected British
and American protests they vio-
lated peace treaty guarantees on
human rights and fundamental
freedoms. The protests were based
chiefly on the trial Of religious
leaders, including Josef Cardinal
MiudSzenty,
Evening star., 1949-05-31
4t3 Holiday Deaths
Reported for Nation;
B3 Die on Highways
~ the Assoe;otsd Press

At least 413 persons were killed
in accidents over the three-day
Memorial Day week end. tradi-
tional opening Of the summer re-
sort and travel season.
The toll:
Two hundred fifty-three killed
IN trafIic crashes.
Eighty-seven drownings.
Seventy-thr deaths in fires,
fails. airplane mishaps and other
accidents.
The period surveyed was from
8 pm. Friday until last midnight.
:. The toll on the highways
jammed with about 10000, 900 au-
tomobiles over the extended holi-
day period-exceeded the estimate
of 2l5 deaths by the National
Safety Council. Sunny skies lured
millions to outings in the first long
week end Of the spring season.
This years accidental death toll
compared to an unofIicial 404 over
the three-day Memorial Day holi-
day in l94S, and to 504 violent
deaths over q similar period in
1947. The 1916 count was 292.
CALIFORNIA; ~ violent deaths led
the Nation. Illinois ranked Sec
'ond with SO fatalities. while Ohio
was third with 26s r
Deaths by States from traffic.
drownings and miscellaneous
causes, a,ae-.@o
Alabama. 2. o, o.. ;.,Arizona., 0. o,
1:.Arkansss, 4. 0, j. California. 80,
o., 3; Colorado. 2;,3,.i: .Connecti-
cute, 0. !, l.: Florida. 4. 3, g.;
Georgia. Q. 0, 0: Idaho. 0. 0, s.:
Illinois. Is. 8. g.; Indiana. q, 0. o;
Kentucky. 6. 4; 0;tIouisiana. Il.
0, 0; Maine. /. /. o,slkaryland. 3.
2,0:. Massachusetts,. g. 8; Mich
igan, 10. 7. !: Minnesota. 4. 5, q;
Missouri, z. l. g. Montana. a, o. /:
Nebraska. :, !. o. o.. New Hampshire.
2, 0. o: New Jersey. 4. 3. o;
New Mexico. /. 0, /: New York.
II. 4, 3; North Carolina. 8. 3, /:
Ohio, 16. 4. 6: Oklahoma. 3, 0, /;
Oregon, 3, /. 2: Pennsylvania. Is.
/. 4; South Carolina, s. 2. l.;
South Dakota, 4. 2, 0: Tennessee,
5, 3, ];
Texas. 3. Z. o: Utah, o. o. l.;
Vermont. /. 0. o; Virginia, 10. l. l.:
Washington, o. 3. 3: West Virginia.
6. 2, o: Wisconsin, Z, 6, /; Wyom-
ing, /, 0, O.
Evening star., 1949-05-31
Reds Charge Aeheson
Distorted Proposals

MOSCOW. May 81 1.-THE So
Wet press today accused Secretary
Of State Acheson OF 'distorting the
essence" of Russia's proposals a,
the Council OF Foreign Ministers
meeting in Paris.
A dispatch from Paris by Tass.
the official Soviet news agency.
also said the Western power min
listers tried to ''whitewash" their
proposals and at the same time
present In a one sided light the
position taken by the U. s. s. r. ="
"Acheson assumed the thankless
task OF showing the so-called
Bonn constitution allegedly corre-
spends to the interest OF the Ger
man people and allegedly was ap-
proved by the entire population Of
Western Germany" the story said.
who does not know the 65 Ger
mans twho drew up the constitu-
ton for the West German federal
requblic) at Bonn are obedient to
the military governors OF the
Western zones and by no means
reflect the real will Of the popula-
ton p"