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the bureau. because 'in spite Of
the fact that I apologize to no one
for my actions, I cannot help but
feel that the unWarranted pub
licity has caused embarrassment
to the leasing bureau and to the
commission.
AS for the construction Of the
Freedom Fair buildings, officials
Of the Byrne Organization. 2607
Connecticut avenue NV, archi-
tectural management and engin-
neering consultants Of the COM
mission, believe that even at this
late date the work still can be
done. But it Is known that the
shorter the period in which build
ings are to be erected, the greater
will be their cost.
AS yet specifications for the
buildings have not even been
placed in the hands Of potential
contractors, so they can study
them, make up their construction
figures and submit bids. The bids
then will have to be examined and
contractor selected to do the job
The Byrne Organization does not
plan to construct the buildings
although it has prepared num-
ber of plans.
Before construction can begin
the temporary buildings in the
park near Oklahoma avenue and
Benning road NE. must be re-
moved. Then piles must be driven
into the ground.
The Raymond Concrete Pile Co.
1871 K street NV. has just fin
ished drilling to determine sub
surface conditions in the vicinity
Of the National Guard Armory
The engineers believe the build.
ings will have to be constructed
on piles some 20 to 80 feet long
Commission officials have beer
talking about constructing 9.000.-
900 worth Of buildings for the
Freedom Fair. This is q lengthy
undertaking. The Byrne Organi-
zation says it has spent much 81
it's own time and money on the
project as gamble" before Con-
gress made money available te
the commission.
Although the commission Il
unable to say with certainty when
the buildings will be constructed
the Leasing Bureau already is II
operation. under private auspices
but with two desks at commission
headquarters, 140o Pennsylvania
avenue NV. The group is repre-
[senting the commission in the sale
of exhibit space In the industry
buildings.
AS to the kickback allegations
Mr.. Alexander has said these re-
lated to projects not officially con-
nected with the exposition OF. or
the fair grounds. The Maryland
contractor, George M. Parker
says Mr.. Alexander offered tt
secure for him contract to build
one or mqfe Of the Freedom Fab
Evening star., 1949-12-30
Fight 10 Be Renewed
For Inquiry on RFC
Loans 10 lustron
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

New congressional storm clouds
formed today over the Govern
ment's loan to Lustron, the
corporation which produces ready
made steel-and-porcelain houses,
Representative Cole. Republi-
can, of Kansas, told reporter he
will renew his fight for a congress
sional investigation of $37. 500, ,000
Reconstruction Finance Corp
loans to the Columbus (Ohio)
firm.
Lustron's president. Carl G.
Strandlund. who once told a
House committee the only private
investment in the company is
81 1000 of his own cash, announced
yesterday that he plans to seek
additional Federal financing jan
uary /. sz
: ForecIosurS Gonsidered.
His statement came almost
simultaneously with an RFC an
nouncement that Lustron "is In
default on its loans" and that
the lending agency Is thinking OF
foreclosure action. -
Company Asked to Submit Plan.
An official said RFC has asked
the company to submit by jan
uary 6 some plan for getting
Lustron on its feet"
Mr.. Strandlund said hts new
bid for a loan will be in answer
to that request. He said he will
show the agency an improved pro-
duction program and a reorgani-
zation plan designed to pull the
giant corporation out Of the red.
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buildings, in return for 10 per cent
of the net profit therefrom.

buildings, in return for 10 per cent
of the net profit therefrom.
The commission, through Vice
Chairman Carter T. Barron
yesterday asked the FB1 to look
into the matter. In return. Mr.
Alexander wired j. Edgar Hoover
FBI director. saying:
According to the newspapers
you have been asked to investi-
gate my connection with the
Sesquicentennial Commission. Yor
should. and have protected the
innocent as well as the accused
and no quarters if wrong. 1t is my
request that you do such"
His resignation from the Leas-
ing Bureau Office was accepted
Immediately yesterday, according
to Joseph B. Danzansky, president
The meeting had been called. said
Mr.. Danzansky, first, to discuss
our formal contract with the COM
mission. and second, to discuss the
Alexander affair" Harold Schen-
dell remains as the lone executive
We president.
In his letter Of resignation. Mr.
Alexander declared:
II wish unequivocally to advise
you that I have done absolutely
nothing which has any moral q
legal taint.
The executive committee itself
has just recently gotten down to
real work. Sometimes it has been
stalled for lack of a quorum.
Little Time for Commission.
Robert v. Fleming, president Of
the Riggs National Bank, a men,
ber~of the executive committee
has not been able to give as much
time as he would like to it. be-
cause Of other duties. He has left
the meetings early, saying the
press Of other business demanded
his attention.
Other members Of the commits
sion have not been In close touch
with the situation at all. TheJ
are Senators Holland. Democrat,
of Florida; Nicely. Democrat, OF
West Virginia and Margaret Chase
Smith. Republican. of Maine:
Speaker Sam Rayburn of the
House. Chairman Mcmillan of the
House District Committee. Repre-
sentative Mary T. Norton. Demo-
crat, of New Jersey, and Repre-
sentative Horan. Republican. of
WASHINGTON.
Evening star., 1949-12-30
Fourth Syrian Coup Of Year
lis Reported Broken Up
BY the Assoeioted Press

CAIRO, Egypt, Dec. 30.-The
conservative evening newspaper
Al Mokkatam reported plans for
Syria's fourth coup d'etat this
year were frustrated today.
The newspaper said a group of
army officers favoring union of
Syria and Iraq planned the coup.
It said other officers discovered
the plot a few hours before the
coup was scheduled to come off
and arrested the instigators. No
other details were given.
A new cabinet took over Syria
Wednesday. It was the nations
seventh in a year marked by sue,
cessive military coups and polit-
! ical unrest.
Evening star., 1949-12-30
House PuyroIIs
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putting a relative on the payroll
Some Congressmen report their
wives or daughters are efficient
and capable. as well as trust
worthy. employees.
Records on senatorial employees
are not now available but are ex-
pected to be made public soon.
Here are House members who
had on their November payrolls
employees with the same sur.
names, and the employees net
monthly salary after deductions
for taxes and contributions to re-
tirement funds:
Allen. Democrat, of Louisiana
L. M. Allen. S506.13.
Auchincloss, Republican. o.
New Jersey-Lee A. Auchincloss
$453.93.
Barring, Democrat, of Nevada
Marjorie L. Barring. $402. SO.
Bland. Democrat. Of Virginia
Mary P. Bland, $342.83.
Boykin, Democrat. of Alabams
John G. Boykin, $171.43.
Brehm. Republican. of Ohio
James F. Brehm. $505.38. ane
Reva L. Brehm. $445. SO:
Buckley, Democrat. of Illinois
Clara M. Buckley. $198.4O.
Bulwinkle, Democrat. of Nortl
Carolina-Alfred Lewis Bulwinkle
$351.13.
Burnside, Democrat. OF Wes
Virginia - Evelyn J. Burnside
$236.2o.
Camp. Democrat. Of Georgia
Sarah F. Camp, $406.35.
Carnahan. Democrat, Of Mis-.
souri-Mary K. Carnahan, $470.26
Cavalcante, Democrat, OF Penn.
sylvania-E. Salome Cavalcante
$208.45.
Cole. Republican, OF New York
Elizabeth T. Cole, $234.22.
Corbett, Republican, Of Penn.
sylvania - Eleanor L. Corbett
$189.01.
Cox, Democrat. Of Georgia
Doris B. Cox. $425.98.
Crosser, Democrat, Of Ohio
Robert c. Crosser, jr., $270.50.
Degraffenried, Democrat, o1
Alabama-Motie G. Degraffenried
$481.10. y
Dingell. Democrat, Of Mich.
igan-Grace B. Dingell. $147.05.e
Doughton. Democrat. Of NORTH
Carolina-Reba Doughton, $287 80
Ellsworth, Republican, Of Ore.
|gon-Patricia ]. Ellsworth, $290.4l
Elston, Republican, Of Ohio
Zelda w. Elston, $514.43.
Delegate Isern. Popular Dem
Evening star., 1949-03-14
He Who FIGHTS

Good leadership is often based on the
principle of compromising with the in
evitable. 1t is not inevitable that the
Senate's rules will always work to permit
a minority to tie up the Senate on any
issue it faces It depends on the issue. 1t
is inevitable that the Senate is going to
be tied up indefinitely by minority when
ever an effort is made to enact the So
called civil rights program. The realistic
compromise now would be to proceed with
other legislation, get as much of 1t as
possible out of the way and face the
inevitable consequences of renewal OF
the fight over civil rights when the time
for such a battle is more propitious. Ma
jority Leader Lucas may not relish the
ignoble implications of the admonition
that he who fights and runs away may
live to fight another day. But there Is a
lot of truth in it. incidentally, there is
no civil rights legislation ready for Senate
consideration at this time.
Evening star., 1949-03-14
Tidewuter MARYLAND

This is a meager land of salty marsh
And lou, halt-sunken islands trimmed
Utth sedge
And tutted pines. Against eroding tides
And ,Didening creeks, the crumbltng land
resists
Tenaciously, the starkly-c -clinging roots
Aided by ftnsy break11aterS here and
there
Which fishermen erect along the shore.
A land of labor, but land OF pride:
The Ark and Doue are not forgotten here
Nor saints who poyaged Dith the pioneers
Saint Inigoes, Saint Andrew and Saint
James
Saints Clement, Paul and Marp, good
Saint George,
Whose names still Hnge- m che ptllages.
Beauty is here that wins upon the heart
Slowly as music in a lo1Dered key
Indolent rise and fall OF shalloD tides
That bring old ,oeedy offerings to the sdnd
And bear them off again increasingly,
The red,oing in the marsh, the treless
gulls,
Twilight that comes with almost soundless
And little fishing boats far out from, shore
INEZ BARCLAY KIRBY.
Evening star., 1949-03-14
Un-Americons Abroad


who desecrated the statue of Cuba'S ma
tional hero may well have undermined
years of effort to improve relations with
our Latin American neighbors.
There is a tendency in this country to
underestimate the seriousness of this sort
of thing, the theory being that sailors on
shore leave will get drunk and that when
drunk they are not responsible for their
acts. There may be some truth to this IN
the sense that the offenders in this in
stance presumably had no intent to out
rage the Cubans, and probably were
beyond realizing that this would be the
result of their behavior. But in matter
of this kind it is the consequence OF the
act, and not the motive or lack OF motive
behind the act, which is important.
The obvious consequence in this instance
Is to prejudice the United States in the
eyes of it's neighbors. The Cubans, like
other Latin Americans, are proud and
sensitive people. Decades of arrogant
exploitation have left them with lurking
distrust of the Yankees. This feeling Is
not confined to Cuba, but is found through
much of Latin America, and one of the
main aims of the Good Neighbor program
has been to overcome it.
When an incident like that in Havana
occurs it is doubly unfortunate. First,
because it infames inherited prejudices
against this country and, second, because
it plays directly into the hands OF the
Communist agitators in the Latin Ameri-
can countries. These gentlemen never
miss an opportunity to exploit the native
dislike of the United States, and we may
be sure that they will make the most of
this opportunity.
Our Ambassador to Cuba Robert Butler,
has done his best to make amends. But
1t is important that there be no repetition
of this incident. Americans in foreign
countries have a great opportunity for
good or evil. BY their conduct, they can
help their country or they can be guilty
of one of the worst kinds of un-American
activity. The Navy. being presently on
the spot, should spare no effort to instruct
its personnel in the Importance of decent
behavior, and to punish those who trans
gress in this respect. But the same thing
goes for all Americans, whether in the
armed services or civilians. In sense,
they are all ambassadors, and they should
never forget that this country will be
Judged by their individual acts.
Evening star., 1949-03-14
A Test of Man and Plane

William Odoms remarkable fight from
Hawaii to New Jersey may have had It's
stunt aspects, but it was nevertheless an
interesting demonstration of the endur-
ance of man and plane under trying flight
conditions. When the twenty y-nine-year-
old former war flyer stepped from his little
Beechcraft "businessman's plane" at Tet-
erboro Airport, after covering five thou
sand miles nonstop in thirty-six hours, he
looked as fresh as though he had just
dropped in from New York or Philadelphia.
And the single engine of his comfortable
air cruiser was humming as smoothly at
the end as at take-off from far-away
Hickam Field.
Light planes have come long way since
the early transforming days OF civil avia-
ton. None of the business or flying g-club
planes of those pioneer years could be re-
lied upon to fly thousands of miles with
out mishap, even If enough gasoline could
have been loaded aboard. Even relatively
short cross-country flights were ordeals
for the intrepid pilots in the close and
uncomfortable quarters then available.
With no radio and few instruments to
guide them, the old-timers kept one eye on
the gas gauge and the other on landmarks.
Bill Odom, following Lindbergh's prece-
dent, speaks of himself and his plane as
1--WE" His implied compliment to his plane
was well-founded. For when he needed a
rest from the controls, he let the plane fly
itself. He was even able to shave and
change clothes before landing. His radio
kept him in constant communication with
;v4 IfH9r111fxY "
once-and that was when he forgot to
turn on an auxiliary gas tank promptly.
But once the gas supply was restored, the
engine resumed it's steady operation The
amazingly successful fight should be q
Evening star., 1949-03-14
Smile and Ride

The only fitting answer that grateful
public can make to the Capital TranSit's
newly formed special-operator group
known as the Glad to Have You Aboard
Club" is to organize at once an elite corps
of passengers which could be called "Glad
to Be Aboard Club" This hand-picked
group, which would constitute kind of
OSS of the great army of commuters,
would not wear any identifying insignia,
since their principal function would be
to infiltrate among less cheerful riders
and by their zest and efficiency raise the
whole tone of the daily ride to and from
the office.
THE Glad to Be Aboarder" should be
the type who stands directly under the
bus stop sign and who, without any of
this futile after you, my dear Alphonse"
courtesy, leaps nimbly aboard the bus,
flashing his pass and his smile at the
driver Once inside, he filings himself joy
fully down the aisle to the back of the
bus, as If it were the land of his hearts
desire. In this bellwether capacity he
could lead countless expeditions of timid
passengers to this scorned region. Should
GIlc happy IlOcI ScG q Scdt, 1l6 hugs W
himself elbows and knees, folds his paper
exactly down the middle and insures by
every means short of tape measure that
ne is not taking more than the half the
seat included in his fare. One stop before
he must get off, he readies himself for
the move, breaks the news of his impend-
ing departure to his seat-mate, picks his
way neatly to the door, pulls the cord
once and decisively and steps down with
f1rmness that encourages those behind
him who are won't to disembark with the
gingerliness of the passenger leaving the
Queen Mary.
A hundred of these sprinkled through
the rush-hour crowds, added to the suave
and courtly operators and the intoxicating
music, would make the whole business OF
committing so enticing that people would
fight harder than they do now to get
aboard.
Evening star., 1949-03-14
Stars, Men and Atoms
Greenland Natives Kept
Away From Civilization
Troops From u. S. Air Force Base
There Must Remain Aloof
By Thomas r. Henry

NARSARSSUAK, Greenland-There are
no Eskimos in Greenland.
That is one of the first illusions to be
shattered when one reaches this Arctic Ava
Ion where the Greenland Command Of the
Air Force has set up its headquarters.
The people look like Eskimos. They have
the hairless faces, straight black hair and
slant eyes of Orientals But they consider
themselves race apart, mixture of Dane
and Eskimo with a slight sprinkling Of
every race under the sun due to the whaling
and sealing ships which frequented Green.
land waters through most of the 10Th CEN
tury. This race, under the strict isolation
enforced by the Danish government is be-
coming hxed-a new people in the world.
One must go south to Labrador or west
to Bamn Land to find any real aboriginals.
Fraternization Prohibited.
Perhaps nowhere else on earth are anti
determination rules so rigid. Five miles
from this Air Force headquarters station
Is stable Greenlander village surrounding
the ruins of the first Christian church in
the Western Hemisphere, built and dedi-
Gated IN 1902 AID. But during the six years
American soldiers have been here there is
only one instance where one of them has
ventured into Narsarssuak. This was when
an Army doctor went there on an emergency
call ana got severe reprimand for staying
to look around after attending to his patient.
The strict isolation is part of the agree
ment under which American troops are al
lowed to maintain bases on Danish terri
tory. The wisdom of the rule is easily seen
when one considers the bad effect on the
natives which would almost certainly come
from contact with the soldiers, however
closely it was regulated. All trading must
take place through the only man who is
allowed any contact, the Danish factor and
Storekeeper at Narsarssuak.
Until few years ago all trade was by
barter. Now currency, negotiable only in
Greenland but with the same value as that
OF Denmark, Is used. The prices charged
natives for imported commodities es-sugar,
tea, fishing gear, rifles-and the prices which
they in turn receive for their products do
not follow any accepted rule. Market prices
are disregarded, but rates are adjusted to
one another so that purchases will approxi-
mately equal sales. When accounts show a
deficit against the natives they are subsi-
died by the state.
No Motor Equipment.
All this. the Danes point out, is intended
as an effort to help this newly developed
race to make the grade between the ancient,
primitive but very efficient ways of life
and civilization. They have been kept
away deliberately from great deal of that
civilization. The Danes have brought no
automobiles or mechanical equipment into
Greenland to compete with native labor.
There are no roads and no railroads ALI
travel still is by foot or by dog team.
But even the little contact that has been
allowed, it is claimed, has had deteriorat-
ing effect With country store at hand the
Greenlanders tend to loaf during the winter
rather than use their old skill as hunters
and fishermen to procure food
Evening star., 1949-03-14
Carrying Magazines, Newspapers

yAAS 1NAo6oA5ASSS A>SVVSPoPSio
To the Editor Of The Star:
I have no brief for Communists or those
who would betray our country into the
hands Of enemies or foreigners. I never
knew Judith Coplon, or her accomplice. but
one thing about her capture intrigues me.
When her neighbors at Mclean Gardens
were asked for comment on her activities,
the comment was: "She always carried q
pile Of newspapers and magazines and
seemed to do lot Of typing at her room
at nights and on Sundays"
Well, I'm replying to that. I carry q
lot of papers and magazines also. What
should do in riding the buses, look vaguely
into space as do the thousands of others,
with nothing but gazing on their mind?
also do lot Of tipping at night as late
as the curfew allows, and some on Sunday.
What else is there to do here? Yes, there
is the movies, with the divorces hitting the
footlights and me paying for their fun.
Judith lived at Mclean Gardens. just
moved there, and I certainly would not
want to meet the one who questions my
place Of domicile. I have no contact with
Moscow. and for that matter none with
Dublin, the Old Sod and land IF my fore
bears. I hope we will have no more Of this
shallow comment about people carrying
magazines and newspapers and typing." At
least the girl was active and busy. More
cannot be said Of those who idle away three
and four nights week at the taprooms.
TIM F.. MCCARTHY.
Evening star., 1949-03-14
The Threat in Berlin

In his annual report as Secretary of
the Army, Kenneth C. Royal has not
exaggerated the situation in calling the
Soviet blockade of Berlin "a day-to-day
threat to the peace of the world" AS
long as it continues-and it has been in
full effect now since last June-there will
continue with it the chance that some
incident, some blunder, some reckless and
unthinking action by the Red Army or
Red Air Force, will set off an explosion
that could lead to wart
The danger is not to be underestimated.
As Mr.. Royal has emphasized, the United
States, at a cost of about $685. 900 day,
is prepared and determined to maintain
its end of the Anglo American airlift for
as long as the Russians make it necessary.
That is the only way-short of reversal
in the Kremlins policy-that starvation
and economic paralysis can be averted in
the Western Allied sectors of Berlin, and
1t is the only way that we can uphold
our clear and unquestionable right to be
in the city. What Is not certain is whether
the Soviet authorities fully appreciate our
resolve to stay there and keep on with
Operation Vittles." If they do not, then
we must reckon with the ever-present
possibility that with their periodic plane
maneuvers and anti-aircraft practice"
fire in our air corridors, they may yet
overreach themselves in a manner that
could make the cold war hot
One of the most disheartening aspects
of the situation is that the Russians, far
from trying to put peaceful end to it,
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a fair compromise Last August, on the
basis of four-power talks in Moscow. they
agreed to a formula for settlement, but
in Berlin Soviet Marshal Sokolovsky
promptly took an opposite course, un-
doubtedly on instructions from the Krem-
lin. Later, in the United Nations, they
vetoed the effort of the Security Councils
six neutral members to find a solution
through mediation, and they have since
repeatedly demonstrated bad faith and
deliberate intent to continue with their
effort to drive us from the city. In short,
to use some of the blunt words used by
Secretary Royal, they have had nothing
to offer but "intransigence, "duplicity and
falsifcation of facts" threats" and an
overall policy that has continually
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made clear that they are not interested
as of now, at any rate-in composing the
growing differences" between themselves
and the West.
In such a situation, the United States
together with the other Western powers
can follow only one line of action. AS
Mr.. Royal has said, while we must
Continue to do everything decently pos
sible to avoid war;" we must at the same
time, by word and deed, unmistakably
demonstrate to the Kremlin that I'VE
cannot and will not surrender our rights
or principles" If they come to a full
understanding of that much, then the
Russians may find it wise one of these
days to shift to a new policy calculated to
end the great threat they have raised in
Berlin against the peace of men every
where