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Evening star., 1949-05-16
u. S. Confirms Threat
OF Legal Action Here
To Seize Polish Ship
Nv the Associated Press


The State Department said
today the United States had
threatened legal action in this
country to seize the Polish
liner Batory unless the mas
ter of the ship surrendered
Gerhard Eisler to British
authorities.
The Department said for
NAL notice was served on the
ships captain that unless he
gave up Eisler when. the
Batory put into Southampton
1.-The Attorney General will
proceed against the steamship
line for forfeiture of the. YES
sci and other applicable PEN
alties under United States
law"
The Polish Embassy in
London said yesterday that
the United States had made
the threat to seize the Batory
the next time she returned to
American waters.
Evening star., 1949-05-16
Eis|er Is Taken
Into Extradition
Court in Britain
Hearing Adjourned
Until Nay ~; Plea
For Boil Rejected
by the Assoeioied Press

LONDON, May 16.-A magis-
trate in Bow Street Court today
adjourned until May "a hearing
on whether Gerhard Eisler. Com
munist fugitive. should be extra
dited to America.
The hearing on the United
States request began shortly after
Eisler was brought here from
Southampton. He claims asylum
in Britain as a political refugee
from the United States.
The Bow Street Court is the
only one in Britain empowered to
deal with extradition cases.
The proceeding was brief. Eisler
called the No. / Communist in the
United States, listened intently in
the prisoners inclosure while a
Evening star., 1949-05-16
Leader Explains Why
Methodist Council Is
Withholding Support
By J. A. OLeory

Senator George, Democrat. O.
Georgia. expressed concern toda!
over the extent to which the /:
nations in the North Atlantic De.
fense Pact may go in the arm:
program to back up the treaty.
His remarks came in the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee a!
it entered the final week of pub.
lie hearings.
DR.. Charles F. Boss, jr. speak.
ing for the Commission for Worlc
Peace of the Methodist Church
had just testified that the com.
mission feels bound at this time
to withhold support" of the treaty
largely because 1t fears the EN-.
phasis on military aid will dis
courage settlement of world dis.
putes through the United Nations
II have much sympathy for youl
position insofar as implementatior
is concerned" said Senator
George, who has indicated he will
support the treaty. Il know il
can be implemented in such a way
as to change its defensive. peace
full nature. That will depend or
what the nations do to implement
it,"
Arms Plan to Come Up Later.
The arms program to back ur
the treaty will come up later as a
separate issue.
DR.. Boss explained that the
commission he represents is not
attempting to speak for every one
in the Methodist Church or the
church itself. He said the COM
mission has been in existence n
years, working for peace.
Senator Vandenberg. Repub-
lican, Of Michigan. asked DR.. Boss
if he drew a distinction between
the phrase used by his commission
in withholding support" and op.
posing the treaty.
Yes, sir. I am glad you brought
that out" DR.. Boss replied. "Oul
commission did not authorize ar
all-out attack on the pact"
Supported by Union Chief
The pact was strongly sup.
ported by Harvey w. Brown. presi'
dent of the international Asso.
citation of Machinists, who arguec
the treaty will increase the pros.
poets for peace.
Chairman Connally said he will
wind up the hearings Wednesda!
and have a report for the Senat,
in two or three days"
Senator Connally held to hi
prediction the Senate will Civ,
overwhelming approval to the IL
nation pact.
But Senator Watkins. Repub.
lican, of Utah, one Of the pact's Sc
we're critics, disclosed he will I :,
to have a reservation written init
the treaty spelling out Congress
sole right. stated in the Constitu'
ton, TO declare war.
Evening star., 1949-05-16
Reorganization Vote
Urged This Week as
First Economy Move
Lucos Asks Action, but
Plon Holds Little Hope to
Avert Tax Decision Now

The granting OF new powers to
President Truman TO reshuffie
Government bureaus may be the
first move In Congress TO head of
a 1850 deficit. which may reach
So, 900 900 900 or more.
Majority Leader Lucas called for
Senate action early this week on
the reorganization bill which has
passed the House. 1t would enable
the President to begin considera-
tion Of economies suggested by
the Hoover Commission.
Savings by that process will be
gradual, however. and are not
likely to relieve Congress from
the more painful decision OF rails
ing taxes or cutting pending ap-
preparation bills for the year start
ing July /.
Mccormack Backs Tax Increase.
The Federal budget situation
was brought into the spotlight as
major issue for the remainder
Of the session when congressional
tax experts predicted a decline in
personal income and business &C
tivity during the next IL months
which. II borne out. would cut the
Treasury's earlier estimates oi
Government income by 81. loo, 900 :.
900. The Budget Bureau already
had figured on an s873 ,000. .00(
deficit next year when the Presi.
dent submitted his 1850 bulge
| in January.
/ That" said House Majority
Leader Mccormack. is all tht
more reason for increasing take,
by $1,000 600. 900, as President
Truman repeatedly has sug-
gested."
+! In the Senate. however. Sena-
/ tor Russell. Democrat. OF Geor-
gia announced that he and som.
/ other Democratic members OF tht
Appropriations Committee are
drafting a bill to slice about
! So, 900 900 900 of Federal spend
/ ing. Senator Russell said theii
/ plans we're started even before
the report Of the tax experts wal
issued. Senator Maybank. Demo
crat, OF South Carolina suggest.
ed the $3.50. 900 900 European aid
program Is q good place TO cut
McKeiiar Favars Less Spending.
Senator McKellar. Democrat. Of
Tennessee. chairman Of the APP
preparations Committee. said he
would rather cut Government
expenditures than raie taxes
He would not say definitely that
he would support any overall re-
duction II It appears later that
appropriations viii exceed revenue
but said In an interview he Il
giving il some thought"
Representative Woodruff, Re-
Evening star., 1949-05-16
lass Charges West Plans
Talks Behind Soviet Backs
BY the A,soeiatsd Press

MOSCOW. May 16.-The off,
cial Soviet news agency said to-
day the Western powers were 60
ing to talk things over behind
the backs of the Soviets" before
the Paris session of the Foreign
Ministers Council convenes.
A TaSs dispatch, quoting the
London Daily Worker, appeared
in the Communist Party news
paper Pravda.
Pravda also printed Washing
ton dispatch about the scheduled
May 81 meeting of Secretary of
State Acheson. British Foreign
Secretary Bevin and French For
eign Minister Schuman. The For
eign Ministers Council Is to meet
May %.
Evening star., 1949-05-16
Overtime U.N. Session George Is Concerned
Votes Today on lifting0ver Extent Of Arms
Franco Spain Boycott To Back Atlantic Pact
PIon to Split Up Control
Of Italian Colonies Also
Scheduled for Decision
BY the Assoeioied Press

NEW YORK, May 16.-United
Nations delegates called an over
time meeting today to vote on the
disputed question of lifting the
diplomatic boycott of Franco
Spain.
They had set last Saturday as
the adjournment date for the six
week General Assembly session.
But heavy argument on the Span
ish issue and disposal of Italy's
prewar Colonies dragged the ses-
sion past the deadline.
First up for decision today was
a Latin American proposal to re-
peal the U. N. Assembly resolu-
ton Of December, 1916, which ad-
vised member states to withdraw
ambassadors and ministers from
Madrid.
Delegates then must approve
or reject a plan backed by the
United States, Britain and France
for splitting up control of Italy's
former colonies before adjourn
ing. probably tomorrow.
Sponsors Seek to Enlist Support.
It will be a tight squeeze If
either plan on Spain or the col
onies wins the two-thirds vote
needed for final approval in the
59-nation assembly.
The proposal to lift the diplo-
matte ban on the Franco regime
was approved in the political
committee by Is to 16-seven
votes shy of the necessary two
thirds. Sponsors spent the week
end trying to gain the support OF
those delegations that didn't vote
in the committee.
The United States has adopted
a hands-off attitude and an
nounced it would continue to alb
tain in the voting. Poland and
other Slav bloc members have led
the fight against easing the re-
strictions. .
Colonies Are Stumbling Block.
Bitter opposition of some dele
gates to restoring Italian control
of some of her former African col
onies has been the stumbling block
to agreement on that problem. The
Political Committee last week
voted. "a to Is. on a plan backed
t by the three Western powers
which would:
l. Give Libya independence af-
ter 10 years under the U. N. trus-
teeship system. During trustee
ship Britain would administer Cir
enaIca. France would administer
the Fezzan and Italy would control
Tripolitania after a two-year in
terim rule by the British.
| 2. Restore Italy to control of
Italian Somaliland under the trus-
teeship system.
8. Annex Eastern Eritrea to
Ethiopia. The status of Moslem-
populated Western Eritrea is left
unsettled.
/ Latin States Threaten Boycott.
/ Although the plan as a whole
won more than two-thirds support
in the Political Committee, the
section giving Italy control Of
Evening star., 1949-05-16
Truman Refuses Comment
On Hirinq Nonunion Painter
D. the Assec;e,ed Press

President Truman had no COM
ment today on an AFL union
protest that a nonunion painter
is painting the summer White
House at Independence, Mo.
White House officials also re-
fused to comment when asked II
the nonunion painter will con-
tinue on the job.
Reports from Independence said
John Cooke. AFL business repre-
sentative. had protested the en-
ployment of John H. Moler, 81,
to do the work on the big frame
Truman home.
Evening star., 1949-05-16
0, Don S Nargea

NJ s@,f cter Etse. sales tAN sasus
In the D.siElcas ; gscucgus rv,euAs
TIL uaa srsaHaed Ia t42e Senat~
sao5tgy after noaH loday A anAl
so3e nAY bc reached today
F.F&t action wAs expected 80 ee
on = motion et SENATOR hickrn-
iooper Republican oi Ioaa for
reconsideration NJ the VOTE nv
which the senate IN confused
Se$slon lasl Friday Killed the sales
tAN oAt Of tie hal! and inserted
broad income taA plan ~gth
Ioa basic exemptions and nearly
doubled rates
Before tl1r reconsideration mo-
t4on was taken up Chairman Me
Grath Of tho Senate DISTRICT Gem
mittee made careful slow ~
stated analysts a. ~hal he sAid
would he the effect on next year
revenues should the Sales tAN he
knocked out Of the Oil ard .
higher income tax substituted
His summation showed that fer
The fiscal year beginning july !,
the District stiii would bc short by
about s. 600 900 IN meeting lt4 I'M
panding SIS 600 600 denclt
Income Tax Would He Deiayed.
Part of thls he explained, 10
due to the fact that while the DIS
tfict budget is on a fiscal year
basis. beginning july ! income
tax payments are on calendar
year basis This means. he added.
that with the h!gher-rats income
levy proposed As sales taS sub
sutute by Senator Johnston. DEM
ocrat OF South Carolina and
others. the District would receive
only the FIRST half income collec-
tions next April
The second half payment would
no; be received until the follow
Ing October which would hs IN
the 1881 fscal year, the Rhode
Island Senator said.
Senator Johnston. In q state"
ment which he laid On the desks
OF all Senators today. agreed usat
his income tax substitute would
leave the District still short Of
money for the coming fiscal year
he put tho nRure at 81 900 900
but he insisted a sales tax stiil
was not necessary To Mi The
gap he said fs was proposing .
81 900. 900 increase in the si2 600.
900 Federal payment. with = sus-
gestion that the extra 81 900 900
be repaid TO the Government later.
Baeksrs stlii Hopeful.
The omnibus revenue bill MAS
sent 10 the floor IN The flrsl place
by the Senate District COMMITTEES
as the answer TO the tib 600 900
deficit faced BY the city next fiscal
year The measure sas soitensd
somewhat from the Yerkion passed
by the House.
Sponsors OF the revenue bill.
headed by Chairman McOrath
and Senator Hunt. Democrat. Of
Wyoming. still elung TO the hops
today that the Senate would ap-
prove the sales tar provision.
The omnibus bin already has
been amended by the Senate, 10
double the tax on liquor and 70
substitute the Johnston income
tax provision for both the naisa
tax and ths biIla broadensd in
come tax.
Evening star., 1949-05-16
1see ECONOMY. Pase a.
Huqh KinasmiII Dies

BRIGHTON. England. May IL
0P,.-Hugh Kingsmiil. SIS. author
niographer and critic. who wrote
under the name Hugh Lann. died
yesterday. Among other works.
he was the author of The Sensi-
mental Journey" and The Re-
turn of William Shakespeare"
Evening star., 1949-05-16
Shanghai Waits
Calmly as Reds
Battle at Gates
Communists Beoten
At Woosune, Switch
South to Hung Joo
BY the ASsocioted Press

Communists were knocking at the
gates of Shanghai today.
Most foreign airlines were sus-
pending operations. The last evac-
uees were scurrying away. Com
municatlonS with the outside
world were sharply reduced. But
Shanghai still waited for the Rcd
with no great outward show Of
concern.
The smashing efforts by the
Communists to take Woosung, the
fortified section where the Yang
TIE and Whangpoo converge a few
miles north of Shanghai, have SO
far failed.
Red Gen. Chen Yis warriors
have been at the edge of Woo
sung several times. But they
have not been able to stay there.
Ships still come and go.
Nationalists Claim Successes.
The Nationalists' latest COM
munique says the Reds lost 500
dead and 600 prisoners around
Woosung. Thwarted at Woosung
the Reds jabbed at defenses
around Hung Jao Airport, south
west of Shanghai. The National
lists said they were driving them
back.
Hung Jao Airf1eld is only a
stones throw from Shanghai's old
French Concession, The airfield
has not been in operation for sew
eral weeks. The few planes leav-
ing Shanghai now take off from
Lunghwa Airf1eld. south of the
city. The Communists are about
six miles from Lunghwa.
The British. in what may be a
final evacuation removed 157 per-
sons to Hong Kong by flying
boats. The evacuees included l30
British. IL Indians. three stateless
Europeans and II other nationals.
The Chinese government radio
administration began moving its
transmitter from the edge of town
to the downtown area. During
the movement radio-photo and
radio telephone service were sus-
pended. All commercial radio
service was reduced as a result.
(This dispatch was received
in Tokyo by radio and relayed
to San Francisco)
Hankow Being Evacuated.
Nationalist evacuation of in
dustrial Hankow. the Chicago
of China, and neighboring Wu-
chang was announced by the gov
ernment's Central News Agency,
Hankow is on the Yangtze's north
bank. Wuchang on the south.
more than 400 air miles west
southwest of Shanghai.
This withdrawal would seem to
clear the way TO. the Communist
Fourth Field Army of crack Man.
churian troops to cross the river
and roll south along the Central
China Railway toward Canton,
the Nationalist refugee capital.
Evacuation of the Hankow
area had been expected for some
time. Gen. Pal Chung-hsi. Ma
tionalist Central China command
er, had appeared to be pulling
his main forces south for the de-
fense of Nanchang and Chang
sha.
The Reds have been driving
toward Nanchang through Kiang-
81 Province and were last reported
Is miles southeast of that pro-
vincial capital.
Nanchang is $50 air miles south
east OF Hankow. Changsha is
on the Canton Hankow railway
1870 miles south southwest Of
Hankow and almost the same
distance west and slightly south
of Nanchang.
"a Canton dispatch said
there still was telephone
communication with Hankow
this morning. It reported de-
molition blasts among piers
and river craft the Reds might
use in crossing. There was no
tContinued On Page AS. Col. 6,
Evening star., 1949-05-16
Stor Book ponei
On WMAL-V Tonight

Hos 70 Bring More Books 70
More People win BE- the topic
dssc ukse6 by boSk exp~Fts.
headed By Rooer. d Camposn.
president OF tias AmsTscan
Booksellers AKSx aat1ons oFeY
wAAf- TV ats O'clock tonight
Merle Colby. Warrington
author Of ~T1ne Biz Bec5si
xsii also participate.
TIE seiecAat hAs bern AZ
ranged by T-hs Star ~ = haEh
light Of ias ATssscAa bo<a&~
sellers Association Convention
now being he'd IN Warrington.
Evening star., 1949-05-16
Gromyko Says Maybe
Insteud of Usual No
By shs A.soeio'se prsss

NEW YORK, May l6-Andrei
A. Gromyko has switched from
no" TO maybe"
Americans and Russians can
work together If they want to.
the Russia veto specialist and No
deputy foreign minister said
yesterday.
His comment was made just be
fore he left by plane for Paris,
where the Big Four foreign min
listers are TO meet May %.
Evening star., 1949-05-16

Scotland Yard inspector testified
how he took the fugitive from
United States justice off the
Polish liner Batory Saturday
night.
Eisler had arrived at the court
only q short time before. He was
brought here by two husky police
men in a big black car. Appar-
entity calm, he smiled and waved
to four Communists who paraded
solemnly before the court with
placards denouncing his arrest.
Motion for Bail Refused.
The court refused a motion by
Eisler's lawyer that he be per-
mitted to go free on bail.
Instead. the judge ordered Els.
ler. who jumped $23,500 bail ir
the United States, to go aboarc
the Batory, 'remanded in Gus.
tody." That means he will spend
the eight days before the next
hearing in jail.
Dudley Collard. Eisler's attor-
ney, told the court the 52-year-olc
Communist had been in and out
of jail in the United States ovel
the last four years. He said hi.
client had been described a.
Americas top Communist anc
then declared:
There is not an atom of truth
in that at all.
He has always been a Ger.
man. He escaped from Germany
during the war, where he hac
worked underground, and went tt
France"
Reported Held at Vichy.
He said he had been held in 9
concentration camp at Vichy
capital Of the wartime French col
laborationist government. anc
when released Mexico provided
asylum for him"
Collard said the offense Eislel
is charged with was committed or
q QUESTIONABLE for an exit per.
NIT from Ellis Island, alien de.
tention quarters in New York har.
Dor.
1T was in filling up the form
for the exit permit that he was al
legged to have committed the Of
fense that the Americans sa!
amounted to perjury" the lawye
said.
Eisler had been sentenced to on
to three years in jail on the per
Jury charge. An appeal was pend
ing when he fed aboard the
Batory.
Scotland Yard Agent Testifies.
Collard said there were 40 o
so questions" on the Ellis 1slant
form and the alleged perjury re
lated to the name given by Elsie
to the organization to which h
had belonged In the United State
in the last 10 years and his mem
bership in the Communist Party.
He was alleged to have sait
that his name was Gerhard, b!
which he was known in Germany
He assumed the question about or
ganizations related to American
organizations, and he wrot,
none"
The only witness called wa
Detective Inspector William Z
Bray, Scotland Yard man. VIII
told how Eisler was carried from
the Polish ship after a warran
was issued in Southampton.
Inspector Bray asked that tn
case be remanded for eight days
"Will you be ready to procee'
with the case in eight days time?
Collard asked.
''I cannot say" the inspecto
replied.
Later Collard said the defenS
{Continued on Page A-6. Col. q.
Evening star., 1949-05-16

HONG KONG, May Is tP1.-
T. v. Soong. former Chinese pre-
mier and a brother-in OF
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek
left Hong Kong by air today for
Paris.
Evening star., 1949-05-16
Bulletin
TideIonds Suits Authorized

The Supreme Court today
granted the Government per
mission TO sue Texas and
Louisiana i'm an effort 10 es-
tablish paramount rights Of
the United States to rich oil
lands Oh their coasts.
Evening star., 1949-05-16
Senate Agrees
To Reconsider
Sales Tax Vote
flnol BoIlo. Due 7 odoy;
Mc0roth Stresses D c.
FInoneIol Plight
sullETIN

The eeBale sEs1ay agreed 10
ff<ssi2 aide. rs Aeshsn - 3ast
f1}eAA ~ = hEh Il airacK fguga
the nlsgGag rrtcssgss aall /. pvg
cert SA@rs tAN and approved .
broader snrpnc tAX Thr AZ
taan aHs cH voice vote
Evening star., 1949-05-16
Peace Talks Resumed
Al Ford Without Aid
OF Federal Mediaiors
Reuther Had Announced
Government Planned TO
Join Conference Todoy
D. the As,ot ,a'ss FfssG


DETROIT. May l6.~Ford and
the United Auto Workers, CIO-~
without any Federal mediators
present---reSumed their peace nj -
got!ationS today in connection
with the strike OF 5000 Ford
Motor Co. workers.
There Is no officiai word as 10
when Government conciliators
might enter the picture. though
Walter Reuther. JAW president,
who is in Washington said he
had been told by Mediation Di-
rector Cyrus Ching that his
agency planned TO have a man
there today"
Federal eoneiIiation officials in
Detroit maintained a watchdog
policy, declaring they were ready
and willing TO step In when
needed"
The Government planned to
stay out OF the negotiations. one
mediation source said. as Ions
as the two sides continue 10 make
concrete proposals
Asked for Federal Help.
The union has asked for Ped
eral help in working out peace
terms 10 end the ll-day -oid
strike. Ford. with nearly all its
i06 900 production workers idle as
a result OF the walkout. prom
ised all possible assistance IN
any Government Intervention,
Henry Ford II. company pres-
ident. asked Mr.. Ching in teie-
gram last night. however. that
the mediation director weigh
carefully certain factors other
than the strike before stepping
into the dispute. One OF these
is the company's contention that
factionalism and union politics
led TO the strike.
Mr.. Reuther came 10 Wash
ington TO attend a meeting Of
clio vice presidents today and
a session Of the CIO Executive
Board tomorrow. A eonciiia-
ton service Official said he just
dropped In"
Mr.. Reutiler made the an
/ nouncement that Mr. Ching
/ agency would enter the stf.ks
/ as he left the mediation dlfec-
/ tors Office.
/ Denies Politics Charge.
He said he told Mr.. Ching
he ought 10 enter this case
and learn the facts, because
| Pords public position la differ
| ent from their real position,
I He told Washington report
/ ers the charge the waikout Ia
a Dliitical strike is completely
| unfounded
! He said Henry Ford could be
Of more service by accepting
| his responsibility TO enter ne
gotiations personally.
/ John o. Bugax. Ford vice pYesl
dent who heads the company
team OF negotistors. kaid thl
morning he had not discussed tl'
matter of mediation with an
Government officials
Otherwise the company had ~
comment regarding Mr. Esutf1ss
report that the Government hat
entered the dispute
Ford Il AdamanI
On the 18th day Of tfle tle-ssg
Of virtually ell Of It's great strins
of factories, however. Ford md"
Gated an adamant stand axairssi
union demands. oeciarsng u would
resist to the utmost
Emil Marcy. uAw-CTo seess-
tary-treasurer. said IN formal
statement that Mr.. Fcfcs essaEst
OF politics vas outright salss-
hood "
The company ard UAN-Cp
exchanged charges after q seek
end which saw
/. The companys rejectlnfa oil
n union settlement offer and the
unions rejection Of . company
counter proposal Each saad fsst
sSee FORD. PAGE A~51
Evening star., 1949-05-16

(See u. NJ. Page A-60
Evening star., 1949-05-16

See TORNADO. Page A
Evening star., 1949-05-16
Guide for Rea ders

4, .asSa.s,ss Pea. ss-~~e<
Evening star., 1949-05-16
Soono Leoves for Poris

(Continued on Page AS, Col. 9
Evening star., 1949-05-16

(See COURT, Page A-3.