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Evening star., 1949-02-02
Ii May Fly 10 Talks
With Reds on Peace
# Other Steps Fail
Acting President Believed
Able to Make Agreement
Only for Lower Yongtze
BY the Associotsd Press

NANKING, Feb. 2.-Acting
President Ii Tsung-jen may fly
to Communist territory to try for
peace.
Sources close to Ii said today he
had the fight under consideration,
but that it would be made only If all
other peace efforts collapsed.
Ii is high on the Communist list
of war criminals. Many doubt that
he could make more than a local
peace involving Nanking, Shanghai
and Hankow and the rest of the
Lower YangtZe Valley.
The time has passed." said one
Chinese leader, when Ii or any one
other than Chang Kai-shek can
make national agreement. There
is doubt that Chang could make a
pact binding on all areas of China. -
Would Resemble Peiping Deal.
Delivery of the Lower Yangtze
from Hankow to the sea in ex-
change for concessions would re-
semble the transaction by which
Gen. Flu Tso-yi surrendered Peiping.
The absence of strong military
forces from the Marking area
strengthened the belief that Ii is
making some progress toward q
Yangtze peace pact. There has been
official silence on the subject, how
ever.
The military front was quiet A
few rifle shots were heard beyond
Pukow, across the river from Nam
king. But there was no indication
fighting actually had been resumed
All official sources here denied g
report that hostilities had broker
out near Tsingtao, the port occupied
by United States Marines.
(Robert Doyle of Time and
Life Magazines today reported
seeing a heavy battle raging on
the north bank of the Yangtze
River near Kiangyin, between
Marking and Shanghai.
(Mr. Doyle was aboard the
British frigate Black Swan, which
was anchored in Kiangyin har-
Dor when the fighting started
with light and medium artillery
barrages about 1:30 am. 12:30
pm. EST yesterday. He said
the fighting was still in progress
at $40 am, when the Black
Swan left for Shanghai.
1.-TWO Chinese destroyers and
two smaller Chinese naval craft
were anchored off Kiangyin at
the time, but made no motion
(See CHINA, Page A-4J
Evening star., 1949-02-02
RoyaII and Macarthur
To Discuss Military
Gains Of Reds in East
Purpose Of Tokyo Visit
Is to Leurn Problems of
Commanders, He Says
BY the Asseeioted Press

TOKYO, Feb. 2.-Army Secre-
tary Royal said today he will
discuss with Gen. Macarthur
military gains of the Commu-
nists in the Orient.
Mr.. Royal emphasized. however,
that is not the purpose of my visit. !"
He said he wanted to learn mill
tary problems from the commanders
in the Pacific field. His itinerary
calls for visits to Okinawa, Hawaii,
Korea, Guam and possibly the Phil
ippines. He plans to skip China,
he said.
At a news conference, Mr.. Royal,
who injured his ankle earlier in the
day, but continued after brief hos
pital treatment, said he had planned
his Pacific tour last year. He post
poned it because Of the tense Euro
pean situation until now when the
situation is more static"
The Secretary said he knew of no
plans to increase American troops in
the Western Pacific. He added that
he brought no directives or plans
from Washington for Gen. Mac
Arthur.
Any changes in the economic and
financial programs in Occupied ia
pan will be worked out on the spot
by Joseph M. Dodge, Detroit banker,
who came here with him to take
over the job of financial adviser at
Gen. MacArthur's request, Mr..
Royal said.
Mr.. Royal said among other mat
tiers he wished to inquire about was
the recent gain of the Communist
Party of 81 seats in the japanese
Diet. He said it was his understand
ing that the combined vote of the
Communists and their sympathizers
was no greater than in previous
japanese elections. when the Com
munist Party took only four seats.
He said he had nothing before
him at this time to indicate occu-
patton labor policies might have
strengthened the Reds.
He will report to President Tru-
man on his return to Washington
Mr.. Royal sprained his ankle
while reviewing the 1st Cavalry
Division in Japan's imperial plaza
He was taken to the 49th Army
General Hospital for treatment
Aides expressed belief the injury was
minor.
Evening star., 1949-02-02
Boiling Plane Crashes;
.20fficers Slightly Hurt

Two Air Force officers walked
away with minor injuries today
after their Gas Beechcraft training
plane crashed from $50 feet at Boil
ing Air Force Base
The two-engine plane caught fire
and was almost totally destroyed
after the airmen had pushed their
way to safety through the cockpit
door.
The pilot, 1t. William T., Preston,
%, of 1860 Barnaby terrace Sc, was
shaken up and the co-pilot, 1t. Rog-
er H. McCaulley, 20, of 204 Portland
street Sc, escaped with facial cuts.
Both were taken to the base hospital
for treatment and examination.
Capt William j. Lookadoo, Boiling
public relations officer, said the
plane apparently took of all right,
but stalled at $50 feet and crashed
in pancake fashion. 1t. Preston said
the snow cushioned the impact.
Partly knocked out by the crash,
1t. McCaulley was freed from his
seat belt and helped from the plane
by the other officer. 1t. Preston Is
from Tulare, Calf, and 1t. McCaul-
ley from University Park, Iowa.
Evening star., 1949-02-02
French Thank You Train
Welcomed in New York
(Picture on Page A-3.)
by the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Feb. "A French
ship, symbolizing the gratitude of
the French people to Americans, re-
ceived a riotous welcome in New
York Harbor today.
Ship whistles blared, planes
roared overhead and fireboats
spread a sheen of white water sky
ward as the steamship Magellan.
bearing the French Thank You"
train, passed the Statue of Liberty.
The 49-car train - one car for
each of the States and the District
of Columbia-is the French "Merci
for the Friendship Train which
Americans sent to France last year
laden with food and gifts.
Among the 100000 gifts aboard
the train are historic documents,
flags and other souvenirs of both
World Wars. Veterans working on
Frances nationalized railroad sys-
tenn are mainly responsible for
organizing the Thank You" train.
The New York State car will be
towed across the river to the city
and be included in a parade after
an official presentation at City Hall.
Sections of the train will begin NOV
ing out of Jersey City, N. j., this
week end.
Evening star., 1949-02-02
West Allies Expected
To Back Norway on
Stand Against Reds
OsIo's Answer to Soviet
Cites Need to Obtain
Greater Security

The United States and other
powers negotiating a North At
lantic security pact were ex-
pected today to give Norway
speedy support in her resistance
to Russian pressure against join
ing the projected alliance.
Diplomats predicted that the
treaty negotiators would lose no
time in making Norway one of their
group, thus strengthening the hand
of the Norwegians in any further
exchanges with Moscow.
Norway politely but firmly in
formed Russia yesterday. in reply
to Soviet note asking her position
on the North Atlantic pact, that it
is necessary for her to seek lin
creased security" through defensive
cooperation such as ties with the
western powers.
The Norwegian reply, made public
in Oslo, reasSured the Soviet, how
ever, that Norway would not grant
bases on her soil to foreign powers
unless she is attacked or threatened
with aggression.
Plans to Study Alliance.
Pointing to Norway's interdepend-
ence with the west and the fact
that the country borders on the At
lantlc Ocean, the Oslo government
said it will study the possibilities for
joining the projected regional de-
fense alliance with the Atlantic
powers.
A Foreign Office spokesman in
Oslo today said it is untrue that
Norway is now ready to Join the
Atlantic Pact" since that pact does
not exist. He said the question of
joining cannot be deciced until the
governments present investigations
have ended and the pact becomes a
fact.
The Norwegian reply to Russia
was delivered about the same time
that the State Department was dis
closing here that it hoped to be in
position soon to discuss the pact
with Norway as we'll as "other gov
ernments" not involved in the ne
gotiations so far.
Those negotiating the pact for
the past several months are the
United States, Canada, Great Brit
ain, France. Belgium, the Neither
lands and Luxembourg.
1t is understood the negotiators
would like to have Italy, Portugal,
Fire, Iceland, Denmark and Swe-
den in addition to Norway join in
the pact. Inclusion of Sweden and
Fire now appears doubtful, how
ever. Sweden is reluctant to give
up her traditional neutrality. The
Associated Press reported that re-
liable informants in Dublin said
Fire has let it be known it could
not entertain a proposal to join the
(See NORWAY. Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1949-02-02
New Stain Bid
To Truman Gets
Cold Reception
Ill Health Cited by
Red Chief in OFFERING
Iron Curtuin Sites
BY the Associoted Press

An unofficial gesture by Prime
Minister Stain for a get-together
with President Truman behind
the iron curtain found the White
House standing pat today on it's
Washington n-only terms.
The offer was not made to Mr..
Truman directly. but was contained
In a second exchange of messages
with Kingsbury Smith, European
manager for International News
Service.
Mr.. Stalin's published reply sug-
gested Russia, Poland or Czecho-
slovakia as the locale for meet
ing. 1t said the Prime Minister'S
health would not permit any long
trip by sea or air
Radio Correspondents Report.
The Russian Prime Minister'S re-.
sponse was reported by the National
Bro a d ting Company's CORE
spondent in Paris, Henry c. Cas-
sidy. He said:
In second message to Kings
bury Smith, European manager of
the International News Service,
Stain today has invited the Presi-
dent to come to Russia or to meet
him in Poland or Czechoslovakia.
Stain says his doctors forbid
him to make the long trip to Wash
ington, where President Truman
has expressed willingness to receive
the Russian leader.
Stain dots all the is and crosses
the t's of this invitation by naming
the specific cities in which PreSi-
dent Truman would be welcomed.
They include Moscow, Leningrad,
Kaliningrad. Odessa and Yalta.
Thanks Truman for Bid.
stain recalled it has long been
his wish to meet the President
again and he told Mr.. Truman so
long ago as 1945 in Potsdam. There
is one curious note about this new
message from Stain. He tells
Kingsbury Smith he is grateful to
President Truman for his invitation,
apparently referring to remarks the
President has made in press and
radio conferences.
Stain may be laboring under the
wrong impression that Kingsbury
Smith is acting as an official in
'ermediary, an impression that
NTH here In Paris would be the
.Irst to deny.
But the new message, despite
the skepticism that greeted the
-evious one, puts more emphasis
on the Soviet peace offensive. Re-
Evening star., 1949-02-02
10000 Hospital Workers
Strike in Paris Region
BY the Associofad PrAsI

PARIS, Feb. a. Approximately
10000 hospital workers started 48-
hour strike in the Paris region to-
day, but no urgent medical services
were interrupted. The strike af-
fected only hospitals aided by pub
lie funds.
Registered" personnel, such as
doctors, nurses and dispensers of
medicines, were not involved. In
most hospitals strikers stayed near
their posts and answered urgent
calls from the medical personnel.
The hospital workers asked wage
boosts, but the amounts were not
specified.
Evening star., 1949-02-02
Move 10 Block
Night Hearings
On LaborFai|s
Schedule Wins, 5-4,
Amid 'FiIibuster' and
'SteumroIIer' Charges
By J. A. OLeory

Amid heated charges OF Re-
publican "filibuSter" and a DEM
ocratic "steamroller," the Senate
Labor Committee voted, S to 4,
today to go through with its
order for night and day hearings
on President Truman's new labor
bill.
While Paul M. Herzog, chairman
of the National Labor Relations
Board sat quietly in the witness
chair waiting to testify, Republicans
and Democrats on the committee
staged fiery half-hour word battle
over the decision announced last
night to speed up the hearings.
1t started when Senators Donnen
Of Missouri, and Taft of Ohio, both
Republicans, said they were taken
by surprise when they read in the
morning papers that the action
taken by the committee in closed
session last night provided for night
as well as day hearings.
Thomas Rejects Protest.
Chairman Thomas replied that
the recommendation of a sub
committee on procedure for night
sessions was read not once
but twice He said he was sorry If
the Republicans did not hear it, but
in any event a motion by Senator
Donnell to reconsider was in order.
Senator Donnell said he had no
objection to longer hours but ut Is
asking too much of members to stay
here at night because it is impossible
to DO that and keep up with our
other work"
Newly elected Senator Douglas,
Democrat, of Illinois said the Feb
ruary 10 date was set originally in
order to give all interested parties a
chance to be heard and at the same
time prevent spinning out of the
hearings or informal filibusters."
Senator Douglas said there were
"anguished cries" from some COM
mittee members when the target
date was fixed.
Senator Donnell denied that any
one has indicated any intention to
indulge in informal fllibusters, in
directly or otherwise"
A moment later Senator Morse,
Republican, of Oregon, said he
wanted the time table reopened in
order to show what We are up
against in steamroller tactics"
Before the committee voted to
stand by last nights order, it be-
came entangled in half a dozen mo-
tions to go into closed session some
time today to thresh out the differ
ences over procedure.
Opposes Closed Session.
Senator Nicely, Democrat, of West
Virginia, brought the matter to q
head, however, by this remark:
"Mr Chairman, the newspaper
boys will find out everything we
say in closed session, so why not
go ahead and wash this linen out
here In public?"
Senator Morse tried to amend the
pending question to provide for o
closed session after today's testi-
mony is over. When he asked If his
amendment was in order, Chairman
Thomas replied:
You're in order, but doubt very
much If you're in good taste"
| Senator Morse retorted that he
would continue to pass judgment
on the good taste of his own &C
tions, and Chairman Thomas with
drew his remark
Senator Morse said he is inclined
to favor going ahead with the night
sessions so that the Republicans will
Evening star., 1949-02-02
Koreu Seeks U. N. Seut

LAKE SUCCESS, Feb. (P.-The
Republic of Korea has formally ap-
piled for membership in the United
Nations. The republic is the gov
ernment set up in American-occu-
pied Southern Korea after a U. N.
commission arranged for elections
there last year.
Evening star., 1949-02-02
Polish Police Paddock
Office'of u. S. Group
BY the Associated Press

WARSAW, Feb. Polish securi-
ty police have sealed one section
of the Warsaw Office of the Ameri-
can Joint Distribution Committee
it was learned authoritatively to-
day.
The bureaus main work was to
assist Polish Jews in possession OF
passports and visas who desire to
emigrate to Israel and elsewhere.
These activities have now been sus-
pended pending efforts of commit
tee officials to obtain clarification
of government policy.
Evening star., 1949-02-02
Representative Bennett Hurt

Representative Bennett, Democrat.
of Florida was reported in good
condition at Walter Reed Hospital
today, where he is under treatment
for the fracture of a bone above
his right ankle. Aides said they
believed he was injured when hs
fell on his way from the Capitol to
his hotel last night.
Evening star., 1949-02-02
Martin Calls for Cut
In Most Excise Taxes
To Prewar Levels
Skips Whisky and Tobacco
In Bill Unlikely to Get
Much Democratic Support
BY the Associated Press

House Minority Leader Martin
proposed today that Congress cut
most excise taxes back to pre-
war levels.
These are the levies, sometimes
called luxury" taxes, on theater and
movie tickets, railroad fares, furs,
luggage, cosmetics and telephone
bills.
Mr.. Martin announced he has
drawn legislation to cut back these
taxes. He issued a statement saying,
Congress and the administration
can no longer justify the mainte-
nance of high wartime excise rates
on a few products of industry"
Mr.. Martins bill skips whisky and
tobacco in the list of excises he would
slash. The liquor levy would remain
at 50 a gollon, instead Of revertine
to the prewar "a a gallon. Tobacco
taxes would stay where they are.
Makes No Estimate of Loss.
Mr.. Martin made no estimate Of
how much Government revenues
would fall if the cuts he asked were
made.
The Republican move appeared
unlikely to get much Democratic
support, in view of President Tru-
mans request that Congress find
81 ZOO, 100000 in new revenue.
Mr.. Martin said in his statement: ::
The time has arrived when such
rates are bad for business, bad for
the thousands of employees of the
affected industries, and so far as
the Treasury is concerned they are
subject to the law of diminishing
return.
In the interest OF a strong and
healthy National economy these
excise taxes should be returned to
their peacetime rates.
ITO continue to levy wartime
rates on a few industries is clearly
discriminatory"
Lists Proposed Cuts.
The tax cuts Mr.. Martin proposes
include:
Electric light bulbs and tubes, 5
per cent instead of 20 per cent.
Luggage, 10 per cent of manufac-
turers' price instead of the present
20 per cent on the retail cost.
Toilet preparations, II per cent Of
manufacturers price instead OF 10
per cent of the retail price.
Jewelry, 10 per cent instead OF 20
per cent, with an added provision
that any article selling for less than
s25 retail would be exempt from any
tax (the jewelry schedule would also
maintain the existing exemption for
silver plated flatware).
Furs 10 per cent instead Of 20 per
cent retail
General admissions, including
tickets to amusement places, 10 per
cent instead of 20 per cent.
Bowling alleys, billiard and pool
tables, annual tax of $40 instead of
$40.
Cable, radio and telegraph mes
sages dncluding leased wire serv-
ices), 10 per cent instead of 25 per
cent.
Telephone tolls, approximately 10
per cent instead of Is. Local tele-
phone service would be taxed at 6
per cent instead of Is.
Transportation tickets, S per cent
instead OF Is.
Cameras, 10 per cent instead of
Is, and film and Photographic plates
10 instead of Is per cent.
Evening star., 1949-02-02
Soviet Clerk Held Suicide

LONDON, Feb. 2 (P).-A coroner's
jury ruled today that a Russian
Embassy clerk, who plunged from
the third-story window of hospital
last Friday, committed suicide when
the balance of his mind was dis
turbed" The clerk, Anatoly Kapil-
kin, 80, was recovering from an
appendicitis operation.
Evening star., 1949-02-02
Pacific Quoke Recorded

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 tP.-A Fairly
strong" earthquake 5000 miles from
here, in the South Pacific, was re-
corded yesterday on the Fordham
University seismograph. The Rev.
Joseph Lynch, director Of the OBJ
servatory. said the quake was re-
corded ut 1:37:55 pm.
Evening star., 1949-02-02
Stain Is Europe's
'AbIest Statesman
Bernard Shaw Says
By the Associated Press

LONDON. Feb. 2.-Bernard
Shaw said today that Joseph
Stain is "the ablest statesman
in Europe"
Our democratic forms in
volve time lag which makes
government impossible and
therefore circumstances will
force us to adopt a Soviet
system" Mr.. Shaw told re-
porters.
"1t is useless to go on ignoring
the patent fact that Stain is
obviously the ablest statesman
in Europe"
Evening star., 1949-02-02
No Siqn of B-29 Found

LONDON, Feb. lP.-Ships and
planes of four nations searching for
q missing American B-29 with Is
men aboard had nothing new to
report today, the United States
I'd Air Division said.
Evening star., 1949-02-02
Italian BottIeship Soils
For Delivery to Soviet
BY the Associated Press

AUGUSTA. Sicily. Feb. 2.-The
26,000-ton italian battleship Giulio
Cesare sailed today for Valona,
Albania, to be delivered to Russia
under the terms of the italian peace
treaty.
Evening star., 1949-02-02
Foct-Finders Recalled

CHICAGO R.-The princi-
pals in the lengthy wage-hour
dispute between the railroads
and 16 incorporating unions
today asked the presidential
ct-finding board to re-enter
the dispute and "try and work
out q settlement between u.s."
Evening star., 1949-02-02
Bulletins
NoyIor Leases Upheld

A Municipal Court ruling to-
day held that occupancy leases
the Defense Homes Corp. gave
tenants of the Naylor Gardens
housing development one
month before it sold the prop
erty to a cooperative are bind
ing ON the coop owners until
the end of rent control here.
The ruling by Judge Nadine
Gallagher came in an eviction
suit filed by George A. Owens,
1856 Fifteenth street NV,
seeking possession Of the
apartment occupied by Charles
P. Lift, 1880 Thirty first street
Sc. Joseph L. Rauh, attorney
for Mr.. Lift, said 800 to 400
tenants might be affected by
the decision.
Evening star., 1949-02-02

(See LABOR, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1949-02-02

(See NORWAY, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1949-10-23
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Evening star., 1949-10-23
Marriage License
AppIicotions

Under D. c. law, couples must
apply for marriage license on
one day, tDait three full days and
receive the license on the fttH
day. Sundays. and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
John Avon. 81, Patuxent River. Md, an,
Laura Bilski, 10, 5008 Arkansas ave
Peter zack, 40, jacksonville, Fla. an,
Phoebe Sherman, 80, 1907 Irving st
James wilson, IT,, 81, 1857 senn,n!
oel.ia 1esl r.sss sSss .: H. ns as Maryland ave.
and Ruth Thomas, 20, Arlington.
Theodore Keller, "a; 217 sth St: s.w
crime Gibbs. A. 1892 2sth st; NV:
"a, both of 342s oliver st: NV.
Robert Elliott, rs. Mt. Rainier, Nd.
and Martha Kingsbury, 25, 1927 Nev
Robert bb'Iaa Richaras. I 20 20" 5oee sEerrier pl
NV; and June Donohoe' %, 4o7 Mis-
Maynard Shaver, "a. and Hilda Kirsch
ner. 20. both of 1102 Mississippi ave
JOSEPH smer,ek. %, 7ls 10th St NV.
Lee Miller, 80. Pitts1urgh, Pa. an,
Clarssta Little. 25. Las Las vesas' Nev.
Hu9s Rsr4shS @sH!as, R'ssn.n e. so &c wSF sS,s $. NV
and Janet White, 19, sol R st. NV.
william Gibson, so. 1925 Duncan st
Evening star., 1949-10-23

agreement to a moratorium on
further dismantlement Of plants
earmarked for war reparations to
Allied countries pending a review
of the program.
Senator Mccarthy said he. felt
the Senate's action was due to
lack of sufficient information
about the effects of the program.
Evening star., 1949-10-23

| ne. and Sidney Davis. 40. 1929 Par
Simeon Yaruta, "a. owings Mills, Md.
and Anna Truitt, 80, Hampstead, Md.
Loyde Godlock. 21. .2014 Pertain pl. NV.
and Doris Creech, 20. 76S Fairmont
Kenneth Porter, 45, SO Rhode Island
ave. NV, and Hazel Boyce, "A, SIC
John Dixon. a. see 4eth st. Sc, and
Matte Heard. %. I40e st. ne.
Roscoe Locklear, "a, Philadelphia, Pa,
and Mildred Weisserber, 80. 1877" Ken
Ralph Henry. % IS. and Josephine Carter
81, both Of 905 Florida ave. NV.
John Fountain. jr.. %. 436 Ingraham ST.
NV, and Harriette Collins 2l, Takoma
Edwin Davis, 81. As w st. NV. and 1ds
Gianunzio, "a. Glendale, Calf.
Harry Green, 10. 1921 18th st. Sc, and
Mable Collins. 1s, 1910 d st. sc.
James Tucker, "a, 4342 HALEY ter, s.e.,
and Louise Gordon. 20. 324a r st. NV.
John Woolsey, %. Naval Gun Factory
and Constance Orcutt. 2S, 10l5 N st.
INV
Evening star., 1949-10-23

departments employees :"are more
sympathetic to certain foreign
ideologies than to our own"
In his statement, which he said
he would place in the Congress
sional Record, Senator Mccarthy
said that every one outside the
Administration who Is acquainted
with S.5mantling and its results
has condemned it as senseless and
brainleSs."
Shortly before adjourning, the
Senate refused to approve a reso-
luton calling on President Tru-
man to seek British and French