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Evening star., 1949-12-14
|G. 0. P. Refuses
Toback Welfare
Bill in Maryland
Special Legislative
Session Will Prohibit
Controversial Items
BY the Assoeiaied Press

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. Ex-senator
Kimble. Republican. of Allegany
County will not have the organ
lied support of his party Saturday
when he tries to get the General
Assembly to appropriate extra
funds for welfare.
His proposal also may run into
an administration block.
The Governor has indicated the
administration does not want con-
troversial matters taken up at the
special session. It was called to
re-enact a $50,000,000 school bond
act which was ruled invalid by
the Court Of Appeals because of
a clerical error which attended
its passage during the regular
1949 season.
Postponement Urged.
Gov. Lane said that any mat
ters likely to stir up debate could
be postponed six weeks until the
regular 1850 General Assembly
session.
Mr.. ,Kimble, the Senate minor
ity leader, has given notice he
intends to introduce a measure
which would appropriate money
from the State surplus so that
increased welfare payments could
be made to families of Maryland's S
unemployed.
Any hope he may have had for
the solid backing of his Republican
colleagues was dashed by a state
ment of Senator Hoff, Republican,
of Carroll County.
Mr.. Hoff. chairman of the State
party. said of Mr.. Kimble's pro-
posal:
ut is not a party matter. It Is
strictly a private affair with Mr..
Kimble.
"He has never brought 1t up in
party caucuses and the party is
not prepared to support or oppose
it.
"As far as I am concerned. I am
against it at this time"
Whether Mr.. Kimble's bill will
force a change in administration
plans to wind up all legislative
business In a few hours Saturday
remains to be seen.
The consensus among legislators
and observers is that the session
will stretch at least into the late
hours of the night. It is sched-
uled to convene. at II am.
Expenses May Be Topic.
Another matter which may stir
up a bit of floor talk is a proposal
made by two Baltimore Sd Dis
trict Democrats that the legisla-
tors .forego their usual travelling
expense checks.
Delegates Burlington and Taw-
ney suggested in a letter to
Senate President Byrnes and
House Speaker Sybert that each
member should pay his own travel
expenses. so that the cost of the
session could be held to mini
mum.
If the Senators and delegates
insist on collecting. they said, they
will urge them to turn over the
money to the SO families Of
Shallmar, Md"
Most of the Western Maryland
towns residents are destitute. The
Wolf Den mine, Shallmar's only
industry. closed down last March
81. cutting of their only income.
Evening star., 1949-12-14
Fielder Named Head
Of Security Group
Spseiol Dispoteh to The stor

RICHMOND. Va, Dec. 14.-E.
F. Fielder of Hopewell, has been
appointed by N. w. Kelley, pres
ident of the Virginia State Cham
ber of Commerce, as chairman Of
the State Chambers Committee on
Social Security.
r. G. Taylor of Roanoke was
appointed vice chairman Of the
30-member State wide committee
which will represent the interests
of Virginia business in State and
Federal social security matters.
Evening star., 1949-12-14
Editor Heads Committee

WAYNESBORO, Va, Dec.14 (R.
Louis Spilman, president and
editor Of the Waynesboro News
virginian, has been named chair
man of the Southern Newspaper
Publishers Associations Commit
tee on Schools Of Journalism.
Evening star., 1949-12-14
Lions Contribute Food

A large contribution of canned
goods collected at a sons and
daughters banquet of the Silver
Spring Lions Club last night was
presented to the Montgomery
County branch OF, the Jim. Gibbons
country store today. -
Evening star., 1949-12-14
PTA to Heur Bond

Christmas music by the student
band and glee club will feature a
meeting Of the Lyndon Hill Junior
Hill School Parent Teacher Asso-
citation at 8 o'clock tonight in the
school near Seat Pleasant, Md.
Evening star., 1949-12-14
WoInut Hills Citizens Meet

The Walnut Hill Citizens As
sociation will meet at 8 o'clock
tonight at Oak Street School,
Falls Church. The proposed Falls
Church annexation plan will be
discussed:
Evening star., 1949-12-14
GreenbeIt PTA to Meet

A program of Christmas carols
by the Greenbelt High School Glee
Club will feature that schools
Parent Teacher Association meet
ing at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
school.
Evening star., 1949-03-16
.cLemore-
Applouds Little cubo for
Telling OF Big Russio
By Henry McLemore

How do you spell "huzzah"?
I want to know, because I want
to yell it for a little country just
South Of the one we live in.
Evening star., 1949-03-16
THE EVENING STAR, Washington d. G. A
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 lsN

day Is buying friends. instead OF
announcing to the world that it is
prepared to defend the things 1t
considers decent. We seem to for
get, those of us in America, that
we stand alone in all the world
with everything. The way America
is acting today is like Joe Louis,
in his prime. backing down to a
big fellow with a big mouth but
no punch.
Can Russia match Detroit? Can
Russia come close to Pittsburgh?
Is there anything in Russia that
even looks like Buffalo on slow
Saturday afternoon? Is there any
place in Russia you would find the
industry and the know-how OF in
dustry that's commonplace every
time you turn your head in the
United States?
Many Willing to Fight.
The answer is q plain, old
fashioned no. Yet, America puts
up with indecency from country
that has declared its indecency
years ago. Why not tell Russia
what Cuba did? Why not tell
Russia that we do not like the way
she acts, the way she wants to
Evening star., 1949-03-16


plaintively complained to the Re-
publican conference Tuesday that
the Southerners not only want
constitutional two-thirds majority
on rules changes. they want 1t in
everything and filibuster protec-
ton besides. The price is too
high"
Republicans earlier had found
their constitutional two-thirds
and constitutional ee-fourths
majority proposals too high a
price for Northern Democrats,
who want now to adjourn on the
poets theory that ''he who fights
and runs away may live to fight
another day"
The figures explain Northern
Democratic reasons. A constitu-
tional two-thirds requirement
means that out of the total 96
Senators you have got to get 64
present and voting on the floor.
In practice. 1t is extremely difficult
to do that. At best only 80 Sena-
tors could stymie the majority. At
worst, the requirement places a
premium on absenteeism ard cow
ardice, as those who missed the
roll call. either avoidably or un-
avoidably, would. in practical
effect, be counted in opposition.
Next to Impossible.
Thus in practice it would make
cloture victory next to impossible
save on any issue so tepid the
question would never arise in the
first place. It could not substan-
Evening star., 1949-03-16

form the world. and that II she
keeps trying to twist quiet people,
and decent people, into her un-
holy mold. we'll have to try and
see that she doesn't succeed?
In short, let the United States
say this: The people who run this
country are more decent than the
people who run Russia. There
isn't a great deal of difference be-
tween the little man in Russia an
the little man in America, an
neither one likes to help pay fo
3,000-mile rocket ranges and jet
powered planes that outrun sount.
But if we're going to have to ha'
a fight, let's have it now. Let's a
get knocked off before 1852 so thf
the boys and girls who are comm
up can have a chance to live.
President Truman would +
surprised to know how mar
American men would go tomo
row to shut up Russia's mout
forever.
We know how tough they ar
But, at the same time, we knC
how tough we are.
We will go as ambassadors witt
out portfolios, but with Garano
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Evening star., 1949-03-16

fields that we Henry McLsmors.
use every day just for parade pur-
poses. Cuba has no rockets, no
snorkel submarines and hardly
enough radar to speak about.
But Cuba stood up and told
Russia how Cuba felt about
Russia.
Cuba said. I'VE don't want any
part of you" Cuba told Stain
and the boys. in effect, I'VE may
lose If it ever comes down to a
fight, you may overrun us, but
you'll have a hard time capturing
our pride"
Peace ut Price Of Pride?
That's what bothers a lot Of us
in the United States today. The
United States seems willing to
give everything, including its
pride, to the Soviet Union in the
hope of peace. Lord knows, all Of
us who have ever seen war want
peace, but not at the price Of our
pride.
When we were kids, going to
grammar school, our mothers
didn't encourage us to fight, but
they would have been ashamed of
us had we run from one. They
didn't want us to come home with
bloody noses. ripped blouses and
torn stockings, but. at the same
time, they would have rather had
us come home looking pretty worn
out rather than running from the
boy down the street.
It seems to me that America to-
Evening star., 1949-03-16
High Prices of Deals
All Factions in Senate Filibuster Squeeze
Have Hard Bargains to Consider

TALLY serve against the Southern
ers on civil rights.
AS the present rule permits
cloture by two-thirds of those vot-
ing, Democrats contend they
would be worse of. The present
rule does not. however, provide
a way to stop a f1libuster like the
present one. Senator Wherry's
three-fourths proposal envisaging
a majority of 72. not 64. they
simply brushed off.
Northern Democrats, thwarted
though they are. are generally
calm and in fair spirits. They
think their record is all right.
They are delighted, they say, with
the open dealings between the
Republicans and Southerners.
One put it that "the Repub-
licans have now legitimatized in
an open rollcall on the Barkley
ruling their illicit affair with the
Southerners which has been going
on in cloakrooms for years. It's
a public service"
How They Voted.
Some Republicans agree and
are correspondingly apprehensive.
Others, including Senators Wherry
and Taft. assured the conference
the public was blaming the North
ern Democrats and President Tru-
man. Nevertheless, their reluc-
tance to let the matter stand as
is indicates that they are not too
happy about their role.
Other facets of the record the
Republicans are now making will
get lot of attention from Demo-
cratic orators. among them:
OF the nine members Of the
Republican policy committee.
majority Of flve-Senators VAN
denberg, Bridges, Young. Millikin,
Cordon-voted with the South
against the Barkley ruling.
Out of "a Republicans who
signed petitions for cloture in
1946 and 1948, II this year voted
with the South against the Bark
ley ruling.
Fifteen Republicans who voted
early in February to discharge
the Rules Committee from con-
81 ieration of cloture legislation
Oh the theory they were anxious
to get to civil rights. voted with
the South against the Barkley
ruling.
Evening star., 1949-03-16
This Changing World
u. S. Forces in Alaska Inadequate
Due to Lack of Winter Housing

enough housing for q force of
Is, 900 men, which is the minimum
demanded by our security.
The Army. which is worried over
the fact that Alaska is open to
attack by enemy paratroopers
who can be flown with ease across
the Bering Strait. is ready with a
plan for the construction of brick
barracks sufficient for a full di-
vision. The cost of such q project
is estimated at about 5000 ,000,-
900. an amount which the Senate
and House Appropriations Com
mittees will have a hard time ac-
cepting.
Some members Of Congress,
who realize the vital Importance
Of keeping an adequate force in
Alaska. but at the same time are
concerned for the taxpayer. are
inquir1ng privately into why it is
not possible for the Army to put
up improved Quonset huts for off,
GERS and men alike.
Alaska Force . ''Must."
There is no question that Quon-
set huts are not as comfortable
and desirable as brick homes.
But, the Congressmen argue, this
is an emergency and there is no
reason why American inventive
genius. which developed so many
things during the war. could not
design corrugated iron buildings
fit to house American troops in
the cold Alaska winters.
It Is probable that no new de-
sign for Quonset huts would
approach brick buildings for
comfort. But troops on foreign
service rotate with those at home
and it seems certain that outpost
forces-both officers and men
could put up with a degree of dis
comfort for periods not exceeding
IL months.
It seems beyond doubt, say
these economy and security mind
ed Congressman. that special in
sulation could be put into provi-
sional buildings to protect the
men against the hard Alaskan
winters. The saving to taxpay-
ers probably would exceed
$100, 900, 900.
Whatever the outcome Of this
matter, the Army insists rightly
that so long as there are no hous-
ing facilities 1t Is impossible to
maintain defense forces in Alaska
in the winter. It also insists that
such a force Is . must" for our
SAcllritv
Evening star., 1949-03-16

Senate completely on his own.
He did not have the help OF quo
rum calls and other respites that
usually keep a filibuster going and
helped a couple of other Senators
many years ago to hold the floor
longer than this IL hours and Il
minutes.
1t is something, indeed. of which
to be very proud. So, too. are
some bits of rhetoric in which
the Senator indulged, which are
very reminiscent, If you know any
thing of his past career.
With brow furrowed ominously,
the Senator drew fearsome pic
ture of what might happen II the
Administration won its way with
a rule to check filibusters. 1t
might then proceed from q two
thirds vote rule to limit debate
to a majority vote rule, and then
it could dictate to Congress. could
reorganize the courts, including
| the Supreme Court. and democra-
tic government would be destroyed
and the Constitution "be merely a
piece of paper" Just like that, to
hear the Senator tell it.
Vivid Conclusion.
His gloomy forecast Of coming
doom was so horrendous and gra-
phic that it seemed to come al
most from personal experience.
Most vivid was his conclusion
which he said might look IAN
tastic" but wasn't, to wit:
"The bureaucrats will have a
slate of legislation all ready for
Congress. The assembly line will
90 to work Immediately. and be-
fore the end of the week the Sen
ate can start grinding out bills
This new-found majority power
can probably do everything by the
first of February. and then all OF
us can go home. When we gel
home we may find some soldiers
l in our back yard to make sure
that nobody harms the efficient
Senators, but that will be all right
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Ellender's Record Talk
Louisiana Senator Set Mark Without
Help of Quorum Calls or Other Respites

It will be in the interest Of e.
ficiency."
He gave an almost exact de-
scription of what happened in
Louisiana under the late Huey
Long. The Senator should know.
He was the Louisiana DICTATOR s
right-hand lieutenant in the legis-
lature, first as floor leader. then
as Speaker of the House.
He sat in the Speakers chair
the night in November. 1884. when
Huey stormed in, took the rostrum
and read to the House a list of A
bills he wanted passed posthaste.
His orders were carried out in "a
hours. AS the legislature supinely
voted his pleasure. Huey would
whisper a humorous quip into the
Speakers ear. then cavort about
the floor. cracking jokes and
cracking the whip. 1t was all hill
larious and so much fun and done
quickly so everybody could 60
back home. Huey had been
elected United States Senator. but
he stayed in the State to Ak things
up to his liking before he went to
Washington, leaving . hand
picked dupe in the Governor s
chair which he vacated.
Took Over State Completely.
BY that series Of bills he took
the State completely. down to
sheriff's Offices. He was king.
Allen Ellender took his orders,
carried them out. and also took his
share Of the abuse that Huey
poured. disdainfully. on his
stoogeS.
Naturally. after all that, moth
ing any more could seem fan
tastic" to Senator Ellender.
But the United States Senate
is not the Louisiana Legislature
Senator Ellender is unduly fright
ened over his own past. Huey
Long came here and was q nuis-
ance at times: but he never got
anywhere with running the Sen
ate, no more than has his lieu
tenant of those days. Huey was
quite a filibusterer, himself. doing
one stretch of IS hours. the second
longest on record. But he had the
help of quorum calls and other
restful interludes. His successor
did it all by himself.
Thereby. We may assume, saving
the Constitution and preserving
democratic government.
Evening star., 1949-03-16


Soviet hierarchy were decided on.
Whether this means that the
top Russian leaders who are now
taking over control feel they must
have larger forces available for
projected new moves, or whether
they are motivated simply by a
desire to strengthen Russia's in
ternal security. is a question
which nobody can answer.
Most American military observ-
ers interpret the Soviet troop
moves as the logical consequence
of the collapse of the Chinese Ma
tionalist government. So long as
there was the danger that Man.
churia and Northern China could
become potential bases against
the U.S.S.R. in the event Of an
other world war, military strategy
required that a sizeable force be
maintained in Asiatic Russia from
the Urals to the Kamchatka Pen
inSula.
Soviet Flanks Secure.
With the collapse Of the Ma
tionalists in China, however. and
with seizure of the most impor-
tant strategic parts Of China by
the Moscow-controlled Ccmmu-
nists, the Soviet flanks became
secure. At the same time, the
Soviet government is aware that
there can be no danger to its Far
Eastern security from Alaska,
where the United States maintains
practically no forces except for
Air Force ground crews.
There are very few American
units in Alaska today. The rea-
son for this lack Of defensive
preparation Is that there Is not
Evening star., 1949-03-16

! WduC 10 yeu
"huzZah" for
Cuba.
All the bat
tleships t h a t
Cuba has could
be docked in
the MORT ok
N a v al Yard
without crowd
ing a single one
of our big cruis-
erS. Gu b a s
Army should be
maSSed on two
or three drill
Evening star., 1949-03-16

mas, pOllClCduy
speaking, walk
ed across the
bridge with the
devil. AS the
moralists have
long preached
with respect to
such accommo-
dationS, the Re
publicans are
n o W finding
him an uncom-
monty hard fell
low to ditch on
the other side.
Conotor Toft
Evening star., 1949-03-16

man en- d ur-
ance in which
W e C an ke
great pride, for
it was by one
Of our own.
s o, without
further q d o, a
big round cheer
for Senator FL
lender Of Loui-
siana who now
holds the un-
disputed record
for the longest
c ont | n u o u 8
- %LA
Evening star., 1949-03-16

IL ~ u Z e IL
transferred, or
are in the proc
ess Of being
transferred. to
Western Rus
sia.
The orders
for this shift
were issue d
early in Janu-
ary and are be-
lieved to have
been given at
the time the
recent m a. or
Shakal1nS in the
Evening star., 1949-03-16
By Thomas L. Stokes

It Is q comfort to turn our eyes
for q moment away from all the
trouble in the world and divert
ourselves with q feat Of plain hu-
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Rv Doris EieeS0n

In siding publicly with the anti
civil rights Southerners on the
intimately related issue Of cloture,
a majority Of Senate Republicans
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Bv Constantine Broom

According to latest reports re-
ceived in Washington. 10 Of the
II Soviet divisions believed to
have been stationed In Siberia
Evening star., 1949-07-19
Many Safety Devices
Led 10 Kidding, Owner
OF Ha|cyon Testifies

Boiling Powell. owner of the ILL
fated cabin cruiser Halcyon, told
a Coast Guard investigating board
today he had been the subject of
much kidding" among fellow
yachtsmen for installing so many
safety devices on the boat before
it blew up July 10.
Mai. Gen. Vernon E. Prichard,
chief of Army public relations and
Wilfred L. Painter. former Navy
commodore. were killed when the
$4,000 pleasure craft exploded at
the Corintian Yacht Club fueling
dock. Two others were injured
critically.
Mr.. Powell, who was out Of the
city when the blast occurred, told
the three-man investigating board
the Halcyon had 10 ventilators,
seven of which were in the fuel
and engine compartment. In ad-
dition. he testified. there were
three blowers in the bilge.
It was in the bilge. investigators
of the fire marshai's Office believe.
that gasoline fumes gathered while
refueling was going on. They be-
lieve the fumes were ignited when
Thomas L. Miller. the Halcyon's S
skipper. pressed the starter.
Mr.. Powell exhibited the inspec-
ton certificate he received after
the boat was inspected and ap-
proved by the Coast Guard auXil-
iary. He said he installed many
of the safety devices himself and
had even taken a course in safety
at sea last winter.
Meanwhile. Coroner A. Magru-
der Macdonald yesterday issued
certificates of accidental death in
the cases of Gen. Prichard and
Mr.. Painter.
Evening star., 1949-07-19

Women June % after delegates to
the convention in Seattle voted to
guarantee membership to any
woman graduate of an accredited
college. regardless of race"
The minority group which now
makes up the officially recognized
unit. opposed the Seattle with
draWal.
After revision of bylaws to con-
form with the national AAUW,
the new Washington organization
will be in line to receive it's charter
and admit any accredited woman
graduate, regardless of race.
Meantime. the majority group
Ia the old Washington branch,
which opposed admission OF COL
ored graduates. has reformed as
University Women's Club. Inc.
under leadership Of DR.. Elisabeth
w. Conrad. president.
Three years ago the old Wash
ington Branch refused to accept
Evening star., 1949-07-19

stead Of giving it to Fage and
that if he didn't get it back, they
would get him on a forgery rap"
Miss Davis said.
She added she wrote Mr.. FACES
name on the check as an indorse-
ment at Sergt. Stoker's direction.
He asked me to sign it because
he said Mr.. Fage would get the
money faster that way" she ex-
planned.
The State contends Sergt Stoker
deposited the check to his own
account, then burglarized the fl
nance company office to get the
Cancelled check back. The check
was involved in work Sergt Stoker
had done on a house he was build
ing.
The preliminary hearing SON
tinues today.
Evening star., 1949-07-19
Both Sides Gathering
Ammunition 10 Fire
On Treaty Showdown
By J. A. O'Leoy

Leaders on both sides in the
fight over the North Atlantic
treaty are preparing verbal am
munition for the final hours of
Senate debate Thursday. when the
roll will be called on the defense
pact with Canada and 10 nations
of Western Europe.
Several more Senators are ex-
pected to take the floor today to
deliver formal speeches. but, for
the time being. all the fire has
gone out of the discussion. This
usually hapens when the Senate
fixes day to vote on any major
issue.
In such a situation the chief
strategists on both sides hold back
new arguments they have de-
veloped until the day of decision,
in the hope of swaying any Sem
ators who may be wavering.
Most observers of the treaty
fight are convinced. however, that
Senators have made up their
minds, and that far more than
the REQUIRED two-thirds will vote
for ratification. The opposition is
not likely to muster more than
IL to Is votes.
1t seems equally certain all eff
forts to tie conditions to the pact
will fail, even though reservations
require a bare majority instead of
tWo-thirds.
Senators Wherry. Republican, of
Nebraska and Watkins. Repub-
lican. of Utah continued to press
for an amendment to the resolu-
ton of ratification, specifying
that acceptance of the treaty car
Evening star., 1949-07-19

a Negro woman graduate of Ober-
lin University as a member. Ex-
pusion of the local branch by the
association last year was stopped
by the District Court injunction
The United States Court of Ap-
peals ruled in favor of the Wash
ington Branch in its fight to pre-
vent expulsion on June l3. This
appellate decision upheld the
opinion of Chief Judge Bolitha j.
Laws of District Court.
Temporary officers of the newly
recognized branch are: Mrs. Ruth
V. Lyons. president; Mrs. Laura
Puffer Morgan and Mrs. Edward
A. Chaplin. vice presidents; Miss
Agnes Leisy, recording secretary;
Miss Margaret F7ory, correspond
ing secretary; DR.. Helen M.
Strong, treasurer; Miss Katherine
Frederic, assistant treasurer, and
Miss Faith Williams and Miss
Rhoda Milliken, directors.