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Evening star., 1949-02-17

District Committee have taken
charge of the movement in the
new Congress. District Committee
Chairman McGrath, who heads the
Democratic National Committee
has predicted the committee this
year will bring out home-rule
bill. A similar forecast has come
from Senator Kefauver.
Council of IL Members.
Under the Central Committee's
bill before the Kefauver group fol
discussion today a City Council OF
II members would be elected by
popular vote and would select one
of their number to be Mayor. The
Council also would name a city
manager to be executive head o1
the city government. 1t woulc
have wider powers than called fol
in previous Council-type bills.
Also elected would be a board OF
education of eight members, who
would control the school system.
The city administrative setur
would be divided into II major
departments, apart from the
schools.
One of the principal points at
issue was expected to be whether
reorganization of the District
Government should be cut out Of
the pending bill, and treated sep
arately.
Suffrage advocates generally
favor reorganization, but some
feel that home rule Legislation
would stand a better chance, il
the reorganization program were
left to be handled in another bill.
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10000 votes while Mr.. Wallgren
was defeated by $4,000.
If Mr.. Wallgren should be con-
firmed he would exercise influence
in that state which its citizens
have so plainly stated he is not
entitled to-" Senator Cain said.
"I a unnecessarily amazed that the
President didn't recognize this
obvious fact when he was search
ing for job for his close friend
The Senator said he was trying
to keep his opposition on a plain
basis that the nominee is not fitted
for the job and was keeping out
of his statement any politics and
his personal feeling.
Mismanagement Charges Cited.
Charges of mismanagement, in
efficiency and lack OF capacity
we're registered against Mr.. Wall
eren by almost 100000 men and
women in Washington State. Sen
ator Cain told the committee. He
added:
"I share their concern and their
distress that one whom they have
turned down in a free election Is
now being nominated for an as
signment which will so surely af-
feet their future"
Senator Cain gave the commit
tee this summation OF require
ments for the Resources Board
chairmanship:
Almost above all else the man
to be selected must be held in high
regard by the average American.
He must be totally above suSpi-
cion in both his public and private
life. His integrity and ability
must be above question. He must
be respected by every one, includ-
ing those who may differ with
some of his opinions and policies.
He must be a big man in every
way
IF he is small, or mean or badly
trained or held in low regard by
many, his appointment would
bring everlasting embarrassment
to the President, satisfaction to
our enemies everywhere and dis
appointment and fear of evil con-
sequences to Americans through
out the land"
Mr.. Wallgren was not present at
the hearing.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Rites for Col. Borgquist
At ArIinqton Tomorrow

Funeral services will be held at
l pm. tomorrow in Fort Myer
Chapel for Col. Ehrling L. Borg
quist, 43, chief surgeon of the
Strategic Air Command at Offutt
Air Force Base, Omaha. Nebr,
Burial will be in Arlington Gem
etery.
Col. Borgquist died Saturday of
injuries received in an aircraft
accident.
The Minneapolis native, who re-
ceived his medical degree from
the University of Minnesota in
1929, served as surgeon of the
Troop Carrier Command in Eu-
rope during World War II and
was in charge of air evacuation at
the time of the Normandy land
ings. He is survived by his widow
and two children.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
New Retail Price Drop
In Meat Reported at
Some Markets Here

i Further retail price drops of
2 to 4 cents a pound on rib
roast, lamb and hamburger were
listed in some markets here to-
day, although most meat prices
remained unchanged from the
previous weeks sharp declines.
While many other cities sur
veyed by the Associated Press
showed retail price decreases
ranging from 2 to 10 cents on beef
cuts since last week, Washington
prices in general were in line
with or lower than those else
where.
Sirloin steak was quoted at SO
cents and chuck roast at 80 cents
in several stores here, the same
as a week ago. In Detroit sirloin
was So cents, and in Boston and
New York the minimum was about
SO cents.
Rib Roast at 43c.
Rib roast in two chain stores
here today was selling for 43
cents, from 2 and 4 cents under
last weeks prices for the same
grade. Lamb roast dropped from
SO to SIS cents in two other stores,
while a store that priced ham
burger at Al and 43 cents last
week had it cents lower. Smoked
hams also were down cents to 81
cents in a major chain store that
quoted SO cents a week ago.
Dealers at Chicago and New
York markets predicted that
prices on all meat except pork
would increase moderately during
the next few weeks because sup
plies are somewhat smaller than
in early 1948. The Agriculture
Department said. however, that
early spring meat output was ex-
pected to exceed last year.
The Agriculture Department
also reported that the average
American family paid a record
amount of $687 for its market
basket" of food in 194S. That was
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Two outrage GROUPS
Send Representatives
To Home Rule Hearing

Among the groups to be repre-
sented today by spokesmen at the
hearings of a Senate District sub
committee on the new District
home rule bill are two organized in
recent years. They are the Cen
tral Suffrage Conference and the
Washington Home Rule Commit
tee.
The Central Suffrage Confer
ence was organized five years ago,
when Wilbur Finch, long a cham
pion of votes for WaShingtonlanS
was president of the Federation OF
Citizens Associations. Mr.. Finch
who is with the Carnegie EndoW-
ment for International Peace, con-
ceived of the conference as one
that would bring together all Or
ganizations interested in Dlstrlct
Suffrage. The Federation and
many of it's units are members.
At it's inception, 80 organizations
nominated 10 members each te
represent them on the conference
It meets occasionally in the In
terror Department auditorium
Mr.. Finch is president. There are
four vice presidents, Guy H
Caponnette, Miss Sylvia Altman
Mrs. Milton Dunn and Mrs. Ger
trude M. Evans. Jesse Manbeck
is secretary and Woolsey w. Hal
Is treasurer.
The Washington Home Rule
Committee was organized in De-
cember. 1947, by four young law.
yers, c. C. Glover III, Marsha
Hornblower, Lloyd Cutler ano
Lloyd Symington. The committee
has only 10 members and only one
officer, Mr.. Syfnington, who serves
as treasurer.
They rotate their meetings
among the homes of the members
and most of them have made thell
wives active and enthusiastic par
ticipants. The wives have been
taking care of the clerical work as
well as speaking their minds al
meetings. -,
The group meets frequently
when suffrage comes to the fore
Members contributed to the
drafting of the bill introduced oy
the Democratic Central Commit
tee of the District.
They are to be represented al
the hearings by Ganson Purcell
Alexander HaWeS and Sturgls
Warner.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
obeofPossibIeLinks
To Divorce Mill Set

Possible connection between an
alleged Baltimore divorce mill
and Washington attorneys Will be
investigated Saturday by the
Committee on Admissions and
Grievances of District Court. The
committee will meet at Municipal
Court in closed sessions to study
records.
Some Baltimore divorce court
litigants have been accused OF
giving fake Maryland addresses
to establish residence there. Per-
Jury convictions have resulted.
A show cause order in the Bal
timore court, served on Lemuel
Oliver, who appeared in number
of divorce cases there. disclosed
that one case was referred to him
by Richard B. Washington, an
attorney here. Mr.. washington
explained today that he referred
the case to the Baltimore attorney
because he was not licensed to
practice law in Maryland.
The woman in the case, Mrs
Rhoada Dolores Connolly, said
she lived at 4315 Rhode Island
avenue, Mount Rainier, officials
said. Col. Beverly Ober, State po-
lice superintendent, advised the
Baltimore court that she never
lived there and that there are nc
houses in the locality. Judge E
Paul Mason of Baltimore an
nulled the absolute divorce glver
Mrs. Connolly last March.
A large percentage of divorces
granted here on the ground o1
desertion are really based on vol
untary separation and this is
fraud on the court, Jean M
Boardman, Washington attorney
said today. He blamed the liti'
gants themselves. not their law
yers.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Mrs. Mildred Cannon
Rites Set Tomorrow

Funeral services will be held at
10 a m. tomorrow for Mrs Mildred
Lambert Cannon, 81, wife of DR..
James A. Cannon, prominent sur
geon and member of the District
Board of Education. She died
Tuesday at her home, 1915 Bilt-
more street NV.
The services will be in St. Paul's
Catholic Church and burial will
be private.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Congress would review the legisla
tive acts of the District council.
Urges Two Separate Bills.

Congress would review the legiSla-
tive acts of the District council.
Urges Two Separate Bills.
A different view was taken by
Mr.. Lusk, who argued there should
be two separate bills, one for the
suffrage proposal and the other for
reorganization.
The two are put together" Mr.
Lusk said, because the proponents
of suffrage know there will be SO
much objection to a bill containing
provisions only for the setting Up
of a city council that it will be
harder to get through the Con-
gress than one which provides SufJ
frage and for reorganization, the
latter being something in which
almost every one believes"
Support for the home rule plan
came again in testimony by Will
bur Finch and Kenneth P. Arm
strong, speaking for the Central
Suffrage Conference.
Mr.. Finch, conference president,
said his group would support any
bill the committee recommended,
but urged that any suffrage meas
ure be stripped down to the single
issue of giving local suffrage to
District people.
He voiced fears that the inclu-
sion of reorganization and a Dis
trict delegate in Congress would
give opponents chance to attack
the bill, whether the grounds were
real or fancied." He said the basic
objection held by opponents was
the proposed grant of the right to
vote to the District people, and
suggested that that issue be placed
directly before Congress.
Opposes Grants Suggestions.
Mr.. Armstrong took sharp issue
with the suggestions of Gen.
Grant. 1t was just such ter
ritorial form of government. ap-
pointed by President, he said,
that ran the District into bank
ruptcy and caused Congress to
assume full control back in
the 1870s.
On the eve of today's testimony,
hope for favorable action on the
local suffrage issue were given a
boostlast night by the Senate Re
publican 5 Policy Committee. 1t
adopted q general, but timely, in
dorsement of the principle of home
rule acting on a motion offered
by Senator Margaret Chase Smith.
The action of the policy group,
with Senator Vandenberg. Repub-
lican, of Michigan, seconding the
motion, was said to have been
taken by an almost unanimous
voice vote.
"1n Party Platform"
The committees action was an
nounced by Senator Taft of Ohio,
head of the committee.
ut is In our party platform, "
Senator Taft said 'and since hear
ings begin tomorrow, we wanted
to re-emphasize our Endorsement
at this tune"
He explained the indorse-
ment was couched in general terms
as to the principle involved, be-
cause the members of the policy
group had not had time to make
study of the new bills on home
rule.
Members said Senator Taft took
the stand that the time has come
to do something about the home
rule question, indicating. desire
for action this year.
The COP leaders action give a
definite bipartisan touch to the
new home-rule movement, since
Democratjc leaders of the Senate
Evening star., 1949-02-17
AS. or 7 per cent more than in
Wholesale Index Rises.

prc, Va W. SSAAS ~->
1947.
Wholesale Index Rises.
Price declines toward the end
of 1948, however, would have
brought the cost of the market
basket down to an average of 1868
on the basis of December prices,
the department added.
While food prices for this year
will continue to maintain some
what lower average, no sharp de-
cline is in prospect, the Bureau OF
Agricultural Economics said. The
bureau explained it saw no in
dicationS of a major change in the
supply situation or other factors
affecting the general level of pur-
chasing power.
The Dun & Bradstreet whole
sale food index started upward
this week after eight weeks OF de-
clines. At $5.76 it compared with
$3.50 last week and $6.76 a year
ago. The index represents the
total wholesale cost of a pound
each of 81 foods in general use.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Denozificution Ends June !

BERLIN. Feb. II (P.-Denazi-
fication of Western Berliners will
end June l. American, British
and French officials last night
ordered denazification boarAs to
wind up their business by that
date and to accept no additional
appeals after February 26.
Evening star., 1949-02-17

The disagreeable cold wind,
either dry or misty, which blows
upon the Mediterranean from the
Alps, is called the ''mistral.' "
Evening star., 1949-02-03
On the Record
Writer Asks Why Soviet Overtures
Were Made Through Newspaperman

rate, and Kingsbury Smith hardly
could have got the material or pub
lished the articles without the coll
laboration OF the State Department.
The four questions submitted to
Stain are such as imply the answers
and actually the Soviet leader has
answered all Of them several times
over.
Stain obviously will be delighted
at any time to make mutual dec
laration with the United States Of
peaceful intentions. Such declara-
tions talong with mutual nonassres-
sion pacts) are hobbies Of dictator.
ships.
But how did World War II break
out? What about the mutual nom
aggression pacts which the Soviet
Union held with all the border states
that 1t invaded In collaboration and
understanding with Hitlera
On the disarmament question, all
overtures have failed because of the
unwillingness of the Soviets to ac-
cept controls: the Berlin blockade
was imposed by the Soviets to frus-
trate the creation Of a West-Ger-
man state and naturally would be
lifted II we capitulated; and Stain
hardly would refuse to meet the
President II the President initiated
such meeting. So, since the an
SWers with whatever cautious re-
serves already were known, why
were the questions submitted?
Soviet Plans Unchanged.
Nothing in the answers contra
diets Soviet plans as outlined in
this column during the past two
months. These are:
l. To Illustrate the Western de-
tense pact with a peace offensive.
2. To gain time for consolidating
the Soviet sphere, which now ex-
tends from many miles west of the
Elbe to the Yangtze River.
3. To contribute to an industrial
crisis in the United States.
4. To get American aid for Rus
sia and the satellite states, the lat
ter to be doled out by the Russians.
S. To get the Western armies out
of Austria.
9. To get them out Of Germany
For the accomplishment of the
last two especially. Stain certainly
would be delighted to meet the
President.
The letter exchange therefore
throws no further light at all upon
the policies, or any possible changes
in them, of either the United States
or the U. S. S. r., and seems to be
connected only with the general
propaganda campaign.
(Released By the Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1949-02-03

man journalist Dorothy Thompson.
for this purpose, nor did it orient M.
Cachin or M. Togliatti to launch
peace" campaign from their re-
spective platforms.
No. Stain sent the Soviet charge
d'affaires in Berlin to the German
foreign ONCE to say that in the
opinion of the Soviet government
nothing, including theological diff
fefences, stood in the way of an
understanding between the Soviet
government and the government of
Adolf Hitler. Points were submitted
and negotiations continued in all
secrecy for six months before the
pact was signed, sealed and an
.nounced.
On Whose Initiative?
If, therefore, the Soviet Union
or the United States seriously wished
a joint declaration of governments
regarding their peaceful intentions
toward each other, either govern
ment would have approached the
other through the established diplo-
matte channels.
One is compelled to ask on whose
initiative these questions were sub
mitted and through what channels.
Was it Kinssbury Smiths own idea
as an enterprising journalist? If
so, would he not submit the ques-
tions through the State Department
and with the departments ap-
proval?
We recall that in April and Au-
gust of 1943, it was Kingsbury Smith
who, in two articles published in
the American Mercury, first revealed
"our Governments plans for a de-
feated Italy and Germany" The
articles we're extraordinarily accu-
Evening star., 1949-02-03
This Changing World
Brazilian Presidents Visit Seen Move
To Ascertain u. S. Policy Toward Soviet

er plays a predominant role. In
recent years it has been considered
vital that China remain in the
hands of a government friendly to
the Western democracies.
In spite Of these very realistic
factors we let the Nanking govern
ment 90 by default and today Mos
COW can boast that it has removed
from the realm of possibility any
worrisome second front" in the
event Of trouble with the United
States.
The Monroe Doctrine Is still a
part OF American foreign policy.
But the weakness we have displayed
in China, due to misconceived
theology rather than inability to
assist the government OF Chang
Kai-shek, worries a number of lead
ers in Latin America, which is
frequently described as our most
important security area.
Bias Seen in Policies.
Policies of the State Department
during and after World War II
with respect to some Latin Ameri-
can countries appeared to be
prompted more by bias than real
ism. Spruille Braden was Assistant
Secretary of State in charge Of the
Latin American division at the time
when the State Department con-
Quoted its ill-concealed intervention
in the Argentine election. This in
tervention worried even those Latin
Americans who were opposed to
Juan D. Peron. Latin politicos
considered that Intervention con-
trary to the good-neighbor policy
inaugurated by President Roosevelt
and did not like it.
The representatives of South
American republics in Washington
are watching eagerly the trends in
the new administrations policies.
They are all keen observers Of in
ternational affairs and. strange as
it may seem, the failure of the
American Government to look
after its vital interests in China"
makes them wonder whether the
same thing might not happen In the
Western Hemisphere.
There was time before 1899
when some South American gov
ernmentS looked aSkance ut the
Monroe Doctrine, which was con-
sidered an effort by the United
States to exercise titular privileges
over the Southern Hemisphere. Such
q feeling now has disappeared and
all the Latin American govern
ments without exception regard the
Monroe Doctrine as . blessing for
their security.
Evening star., 1949-02-03

Most of the Latin American re-
publics have adopted really tough
attitudes toward subversives who are
in Moscow's pay. And toughness. has
an entirely different meaning in
South America from what 1t has in
the United States. Unless the
measures the Latin governments
may be compelled to take in the
near future meet with the whole
hearted approval of the United
States Government. they fear they
may be faced with a difficult situa-
ton.
Until the outbreak of World War
II this country had two fundamental
policies. One was the open door"
in China. The other was the Mon
roe Doctrine.
China Policy Junked.
The first our policy toward
China-is now being junked, be-
cause of some remarkable circum-
stances in which misguided ideolo-
gies replaced cold considerations of
national security. BY refusing to
provide the Nationalists with war
equipment during the past years
crucialtHfghtings against the Com
munists we actually threw the open
door policy into the discard. China
is In the process Of being pulled be-
hind the Iron Curtain. When the
open door policy was enunciated
by Secretary of State John Hay the
accent was on freedom Of trade for
all nations.
Since those days American ofYi-
cials responsible for the security Of
the United States have come to re-
gard China as the key to our new
global strategy, In which air pow
Evening star., 1949-02-03

the United States is accepting its
responsibility as a world power
many more millions of minds have
had to go to work. For this is a
democracy and the people are sup
posed to make the decisions.
1t hasn't been so long since ma
tions could rise or fall without caus-
ing us much concern, unless they
were near neighbors. Our emotions
might be aroused by the war be-
tween the British and the Beers,
by the atrocities attributed to the
Belgians in the Congo or by the re-
current famines that took millions
of lives in India and China. But,
strictly speaking, we didn't regard
these things as any of our business.
Those Days Are Gone.
Now it Is no longer so. Those
days are gone, perhaps forever.
Now it seems necessary to bother
ourselves about everything that is
happening everywhere. What is
Russia doing in her widening pc
riphery and at home behind the
Urals, where her atomic energy
experiments are said TO be under
way? What Is she doing In Korea
and China? What are her satellites
doing? What's happening in Pales-
tine. in India, Indonesia, Indo-
China and Burma? What are we
doing in all those places? We should
be doing something, and we hope
it's the right thing.
What do we care If this, that or
the other country goes Communist? ?
How will that affect US? Lincoln
said no nation could long endure,
half slave and half free. Does that
apply to the world as whole? And
if so, is there no other solution
than the one that Lincoln found
war? Are we going to have another
war: are we going to have that
worst Of all wars we've been talking
about, the atomic war?
These questions occur to all of
us average citizens, along with the
feeling that in some way we have
to help answer them.
Some weeks ago we had an elec-
ton. Why can't we settle back now
and leave 1t to Harry? He's the
President; that's his job. We've got
plenty to do: Houses to build, rail-
roads to run, teeth to pull. kids to
educate. goods to sell, basket ball
games to win; all sorts OF things to
Evening star., 1949-02-03
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c. A-19
FEBRUARY ls4e ~

would help If the Republicans had
fewer junior-that "jr." after q
name means extra work for news
papermen and punctuates awkward
ly), but I do have a few opinions
which I would like to express.
There is nothing wrong with the
Republican Party's losing streak
that few more million Republican
voters can't cure. The Republicans
don't seem to want to face the
fact that at the moment there are
more Democrats in the country
than Republicans. At least, there
are more Democrats than Repub-
licans who know how to enter a
voting booth and give the lever a
pull in the right direction. No
seven-man baseball team has ever
beaten q nine-man team yet.
Between now and 1852 the Re-
publican Party. If it doesn't want
to stage another convention just
for an excuse to go back to Phil
adelphia, should concentrate on
getting rid of Democrats, no mat
ter how foul the means.
Being born and brought up
Democrat, I believe I can give you
Republicans few suggestions on
how to get rid of those of US who
ride donkey-back every four years.
Why Not Spend Money?
What about bribery? The Re-
publicans are the richer party by
far, so why not spend q little money?
For $4,000 I would have voted for
Gov. Dewey or any one else who was
nominated. And, hard as this may
be for you to believe, I know quite
few other Democrats who would
have done the same thing. Remem-
Der this in l952-shoW us the color
Of your money and we'll forget the
difference in high or low tariff, or
whatever the difference is between
the Democratic and Republican
Parties.
Another thing. Take the vests OIL