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Evening star., 1949-07-17
.Truman's Steel Board
May Begin Hearings
Before End Of Week
Foct-Finders Called
To White House for
Meeting Tomorrow

The emergency fact-f1ndine
board appointed by President
Truman in an attempt to settle
the steel industry's wage-pensior
dispute will hold its first meeting
tomorrow and will begin hearing:
probably before the end Of the
week.
The board. headed by DR.. Carol
r. Daugherty, Northwestern Uni
versity professor. will confer with
John r. Steelman. assistant Il
President Truman. at II am. ant
later will hold an organizations
meeting.
Mr.. Steelman, along with Con
ciliation Director Cyrus c. Ching
is credited with obtaining the re
luctant acceptance OF the stee
producers of the ct-finding pro
cedure.
DR.. Daugherty's three-man pan
Ell. which includes Samuel I. Ro
seminar. former judge and adviser
to Presidents Roosevelt and Tru
man. is given As days in which tt
study the issues in the steel disput.
and make recommendations fol
settlement.
Last-minute acceptance of the
fact-f1nding idea by the big steeI
companies averted a strike by the
CIO United Steel Workers which
had been set for midnight Friday
The agreement, proposed by Mr.
Truman, provides a 60-day truce
Unless the. board can come
through with suggestions accept
able to both the steel companies
and the union. there will be an
other strike threat in mid-Sep-
tember. 1t would involve practi-
cally all of the 1000, 900 members
of the steel workers.
The steel producers objected to
empowering the board to make
settlement recommendations. FL
nally they said they were com
PEELED" to accept the Presidents
plan in order to avoid a shut
down of their plants.
They told Mr.. Truman he should
follow Taft-Hartley Act machinery
which calls for 80-day strike in
functions in disputes which
threaten the national health OF
safety. Mr.. Truman contended
a steel strike. at this time, would
not bring such crisis.
Open Hearings Expected.
But Mr.. Truman's economic ad-
visers. in report a week ago sale
that a major strike might spir
the Nations economy into de.
preston. So the President i.
represented as determined to avoie
a steel shutdown at any cost.
While the board itself must de.
eide the point, it is believed tn,
hearings will be open to the pub
| lie.
The CIO and the steel producer
will present their arguments TO
and against an increase in wages
Improved worker insurance ar
rangements and pensions. TIL,
steelworkers are asking for thei
fourth pay increase since the wa,
Evening star., 1949-07-17
Hitler Ignored
Advice on u. s.,
His Papers Show
Kennedy Pictured os
Not Opposed to Nozi
Anti-Jewish Fight
By Gornett D. Homer

The German Embassy here,
backed up by Hitlers personal
aide, repeatedly advised Berlin in
1878 that the United States
would aid Great Britain in a war
with the Nazis despite the isola-
tionism prevailing here then, but
such advice made little impress
sion on Hitler.
This was disclosed in captured
German official records published
by the State Department last
night. The documents also re-
vealed that:
l. Prewar activities of the Ger
man-American Bund were a thorn
in the side of the German En-
bassy and Foreign Ministry and
once brought Bund Leader Fritz
Kuhn an angry dressing down
from Hitlers aide. Objectives of
the Bund were approved in Ber-
lin, but its methods denounced
as arouSing anti-German feeling
here.
2. Joseph p Kennedy, former
American Ambassador to Great
Britain, was pictured in 1888 re-
ports to Berlin by DR.. Herbert
Won Dirksen. the German Ambas-
sador in London. as completely
understanding the Nazi anti-Jew-
ish policy. He also was repre-
sented as stating that he had
learned from various sources that
the Hitler government had done
great things for Germany"
Lindbergh Influence Cited.
Dirksen quoted Mr.. Kennedy as
saying President Roosevelt's ad-
vjsers were afraid of the Jews"
and that the late President was
mot anti German"
Mr.. Kennedy was described as
greatly Influenced by reports of
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh after the
flyers visit to Germany.
In Hyannisport, Mass. Mr..
Kennedy yesterday branded as
complete poppycock" statements
which Dirksen attributed to him.
Ambassador Won Dirksen, in
the few conversations I had with
him, must have been trying very
hard to set himself right in Ger
many by telling the German for
eign Office the things he thought
they'd like to hear" Mr.. Kennedy
said.
1T is complete poppycock, as far
as I'm concerned"
400 Tons of Papers Found.
From among 400 tons of German
Foreign Ministry and Reich Chan
cellory documents captured near
the end of World War II, history
scholars selected those they con-
sidered important in the 1878
period for publication in the ,22O-
page volume released last night.
Others covering years from 1918 to
1s45 will be published later. The
publication is a joint project of
the American, British and French
Governments.
Some so documents in the first
volume. bearing directly on Ger
man-American relations, included
numerous reports to Berlin by
Hans Dieckhoff, German Ambas-
sador here, appraising American
policy then as noninterventionist
but warning that the United States
was strong and would change its
attitude to help Great Britain if
war threatened British existence.
His reports were backed up by
Capt. Fritz Wiedemann, aide to
Evening star., 1949-07-17
go Refugees Feared Lost
In Gale Reach Halifax
by The Assocjoted Pres.

HALIFAX, N. S., July 16.-The
18-ton Baltic schooner w. E.
Gladstone arrived here tonight
with go refugees from Commun-
ist-dominated countries.
The vessel left a Swedish port
June 10. 1t was given up for
lost a week ago during an Allan
lantic storm.
The refugees will be taken
ashore here and interned, pend
ing a decision as to whether they
will be permitted to remain in
Canada.
Evening star., 1949-07-17
Manifesto Says Victory
Is Necessary to Finish
Tusk of Communication
By the Associated Press

I PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, July
16.-The Communist Party called
today for a no-quarter fight tC
crush the Czechoslovak hierarchy
of our greatest enemy-the
church"
A party manifesto which reached
Western hands declared victory
was necessary to complete COM
munization of the nation, espe-
cially the collectivizatio of farms
against peasant resistance.
I'VE want to give good Catholics
the opportunity finally to get rid
of elements which are damaging
U.S." the manifesto said. 1T is not
a question of liquidating churches
entirely. but of liquidating the
church order"
About three -fourths of Czecho-
slovakia's $4,000. 900 people are
Roman Catholics. The archives
of the national parliament list
three ministers Of the Communist
government as Catholics.
Prosecution Threatened.
One of the three is Justice Min
lister Alexi Cepicka, who Friday
accused Czechoslovak bishops OF
treason, termed the Vatican foe
of the state and threatened to
prosecute any one who tried to en-
force the decree of Pope Plus XII
communicating Communists.
CA Vatican source said no
physical enforcement is neces-
sary, that the consciences Of
the guilty take care of that
The archives also name Defense
Minister Ludvik Svoboda and
Trade Minister Antonin Gregor
as Catholics. Most of the other
ministers are listed as without
religion" These include Presi-
dent Klement Gottwald, Cepicka' s
father er-in-law.
Compromises Ruled Out.
The manifesto said there would
be no compromise in the fight
against the church. 1t laid down
these directives:
l. Sever all ties between ,he
Czech Catholic Hierarchy and the
Vatican.
2. Build a wall between Czech
bishops and archbishops ard the
people.
3. Turn the people against
Archbishop Josef Beran, the ma
tion's primate (who is under po-
lice guard in his palace.
LAS long as they (Catholics)
are not completely divided, We
will not be able to liquiaate the
church question" the statement
said. "The bishops fear the gov
ernment, but they are more afraid
of Vatican authorities.
Church Greatest Enemy.
"Ehe church is our greatest en-
emy. This enemy is centered in
the peasantry and, unless we liqui-
date this opposition, we shall not
be able to conquer resistance in
the villages to the establishment
of co-operatives (collectives) and
completion of our Socialist pro-
(See CZECH, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1949-07-17
Lucas Predicts
Effort 10 Modify
Pact Wi||Fai|
Treaty Boekers Sure
Foes Won't Muster
More Thun IS Votes
By ]. A. Olenry


/ Senate Majority Leader Lucas
predicted fatty last night that all
efforts to change the North At
lantic defense pact in the Senate
will fail
Backers of the treaty expressed
confidence that the opposition has
reached its peak and will not be-
able to muster more than Is votes
against final ratification in the
Senate next Thursday.
AS of yesterday. friends of ths
pact were counting only IL Sena-
tors definitely against it. They
were nearly all Republicans,
In their outside estimate of IS
opposition votes. treaty supporters
have made allowance for two or
three possible last-minute SWITCH
es Fifteen mo- votes still would
leave far more than the required
two-third majority supporting the
treaty.
Taft Most influential Foe.
When Senator Taft, Republican,
of Ohio. came out against the
treaty in it's present form last
week. he became it's most influ-
entail opponent. On the other
side, however. is Senator Vanden-
berg, Republican. of Michigan.
and, unless all signs fail, more
than two thirds of the 43 Re-
publican Senators will follow SEN
ator Vandenberg in support of the
pact.
Chairman Connally of the For
eign Relations Committee and
Senator Lucas yesterday attacked
the Flanders proposal to ex-
tend the Monroe Doctrine to
Western Europe instead of join
ing Canada and 10 nations Of
Western Europe in the mutual
defense pact.
Senator Connally and Lucas
contended the Monroe Doctrine
extension would place on this
United States the sole. respon"
sibility for preserving peace.
May Die in Committee.
I'VE would then have to pro-
vide all the arms" said Senator
Connally, without the assurance
of cooperation (from the other
nations signing the pact."
Suppose the situation were
reversed-what would we say If
England announced she was going
to protect us?" Senator Lucas
inquired.
Senator Connally said it would
be "a slap in the face" Senator
Lucas observed it would be an
insult" to the other nations that
have signed the pact to tell them
the United States intends to run
Western Europe without any sug-
gestions from them"
Since ratification of the treaty
is a virtual certainty. the Taft
Flanders alternative probably will
die in the Foreign Relations COM
mittee to which it was. referred
for study last week.
Appropriation Bills Ahead.
OF more concern to the treaty
hackers is the reservation Sena-
tor Watkins. Republican, of Utah,
is seeking to attach to the treaty,
disavowing any legal or moral"
obligation on the part Of the
United States to furnish arms to
the other treaty nations.
Informed sources believe the
opposition will poll its highest
vote on this reservation. Although
reservations are decided by ma
jority vote. in contrast to the two
thirds rule applying to the treaty
itself, there are no indications
any reservation will carry.
AS soon as the treaty Is out Of
the way, Senate leaders will buckle
down to an intensive drive to clean
up remaining appropriation bills.
including funds for the second
year of Marshall plan economic
aid to Europe. the armed services
1See PACT pace A-s0
Evening star., 1949-07-17
McCaran May Query Czech Red Party Calls
More U. 5. Officials on For Relentless Fight
Visas for 5ubversives On Catholic Hierarchy
Chairman of Senote Unit
Seeks to Leurn Who Let
Doubtful Aliens Come Here

More State Department officials
probably will be called before a
Senate judiciary committee to
explain the granting Of entry
visas to officials of Iron Curtain
nations who have records OF es-
pionage activity abroad. 1t was
indicated last night.
Chairman McCarran of the sub
committee made plain yesterday
he intends to find out just who,
on a policy level in the depart
ment, has been responsible for
authorizing visas for such per-
sons over the objections OF the
Visa Division.
The subcommittee is consider
ing legislation to provide increased
protection against the admission
of subversive aliens.
1t heard yesterday from the
Central Intelligence Agency that
80 of 100 persons whose names
were furnished by the subcom-
mittee as having visas because of
/. official missions had records Of
spying and other subversive ac-
tivity abroad.
10 Cases Referred.
/ Herve J. L'Heureux, chief of the
Visa Division said that division
had carried only 10 cases to
higher echelons" during the last
five years. In each case, the visa
finally was granted, he testified.
Mr.. LHeureux added, however,
that approximately eight cases a
month involving officials of for
eign governments or international
organizations are referred to
Washington by consuls who have
doubts as to whether to issue visas
These usually go to the political
adviser specializing in the ma
ton involved, he explained.
Interest in assuring reciprocity
for an official of the United States
bound for that country or other
delicate diplomatic considerations
might cause that adviser to rec
ommend issuance of a visa in
spite of derogatory information
on the individual. he said.
The few cases taken to higher
echelons" represented, in effect,
appeals from the recommends
tions of the political advisers, Mr..
L'Heureux told the subcommittee.
Peurifoy Confirms Statement.
Senator McCarran indicated
there were many more cases in
which he could not conceive of
any information which would out
weigh the reports of subversive
activity abroad received on the
applicant.
John E. Peurifoy, deputy under
secretary of State, admitted the
department had cleared for visas
10 persons representing foreign
governments or attached to inter-
national organizations, such as the
United Nations. despite adverse in
formation bearing on security.
THE security phase of each case
was not sufficient to outweigh
other aspects" he said.
MIR. L'Heureux said the depart
ment could not elaborate on the
special considerations in individual
cases in a public committee ses-
sion.
The C1A data received by the
subcommittee yesterday was con-
tanned in letter from Rear Adm.
(See SUBVERSIVE, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1949-07-17

sued general denial of the ALE
cations. Shown a copy of a wire
story about the suit, he told the
Kansas City Star: e..
"Ail Of these things I have read
about are untrue. There has been
small clique working against me
as long back as 1940.'
An alleged decrease of $4,000
in the unions treasury within five
or six months was cited by an at
1See HOD CARRIERS page A-4 )
Evening star., 1949-07-17
2 Generals Suspended in Probe
Of'5 Per Center Contract Deals;
Senators to Hold Public Hearing
Ouurtermuster,
Chemical Corps
Chiefs Relieved
By John A. Giles

Two major generals - Alden
Harry Watt. chief of the Army's
Chemical Corps, and Herman
Feldman, the Quartermaster Gen
eral-were relieved of duty yes
terday in an unexpected turn in
the Senate's investigation of in
f1uence" in awarding Army con-
tracts.
The action was in connection
with the investigation of five per
center" contract brokers by a SUBJ
committee of the Senate Expendi-
lures Committee. The inquiry was
touched off by a story last month
In the New York Herald Tribune
about a contract that James v.
Hunt, former officer in the
Ouartemaster Corps, had with
Paul Grindle. Framingham
(Mass.) furniture manufacturer.
Both Gen. Feldman and Gen.
Watt were listed by Mr.. Grindle
as among those Mr.. Hunt had
mentioned as contacts in the
Army. Both officers denied in
fluence" figured in the award OF
contracts.
Public Hearings Promised.
Quick on the heels of yesterdays
announcement, Chairman Hoey OF
the subcommittee said public hear
tngs will begin lin about two
weeks" in the cases Of the two
officers.
The hearings also will cover
other Government contract irregu-
.larities uncovered by the subcom-
mittee's investigators, Senator
Hoey said.
The announcement that the two
generals had been relieved of duty
was made at mid-afternoon by
Secretary of the Army Gray.
Neither general would comment
after the announcement: Both are
Army career men of many years OF
service. Gen. Feldman, 81, enlisted
as a private AZ years ago and rose
through the ranks to head the
Army's Quartermaster Corps. Gen.
Watt, Sc. has served most Of his
2e years in the Army as a chemi-
cal warfare specialist.
Figured in Carson Probe.
Gen. Watt figured prominently
in the news in 1946 when he was
questioned several times by the
old Senate War Investigating
Committee in it's inquiry into deal
ings between former Representa-
tive Andrew j. May. Democrat, of
Kentucky, wartime chairman of
the House Military Affairs Com
mittee, and Henry and Murray
Carson. operators of a munitions
combine.
The committee questioned him
principally about defective AZ
inch shells that killed 20 men
and injured 83 in premature ex-
plosions during a European thea
ter operation. He first said he
believed the shells were the same
type as those manufactured by
a Carson company and seven
other concerns, but later said the
explosions resulted from defective
fuses.
The committee also asked him
about a gay Carson wedding
party he attended with May and
about a letter he carried from
May to Gen. Eisenhower in April,
1945. interceding for Murray
Garsson's s son who had been court
martialed.
Investigation Not Complete.
In announcing his action, Sec
retary Gray said the Senate sub
committee "has evidence which
indicates that Gen. Watt i'm
properly furnished personnel data
to an individual not in the mill
tary service who was not en-
titled to receive such data; and
that Gen. Feldman furnished to a
contractors representative pro-
Continued on Page AS, Col. H.
Evening star., 1949-07-17
(See ACCIDENTS. Page AS.
.1l9 Candles on Coke

JOHANNESBURG, South Al
rica, July is (P.-Peter Chandler
Pringle is set to blow out l19
candles on his birthday cake to-
morrow. He claims to be Africa S
Oldest white man, maybe the old
est In the world. -
Evening star., 1949-07-17

CAIRO, July Is (P.-A French
military plane caught fire and
crashed near Mersa Matruh to-
day, killing nine crewmen, reports
said. Mersa Matruh is 180 miles
west of Alexandria.
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tSee STEEL, Page A-8.)
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(see sUBVERSIVE, Page AS
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(See PACT, Page A-50
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Nine Die in French PIone

Continued on Page "A, Col. !
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Continued on Page AS, c
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tsee STRIKE, PageA A-s)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-21
LATIN-AMERIcA oUTyoTEs Y. 5

The United States, and some Of the
other larger nations, are finding that the
agencies of the General Assembly. of the
United Nations, passing upon issues by
majority vote, may be controlled by the
smaller nations which constitute a con-
siderable majority of the membership of
the international organization.
Recently, the Special political Conn
mittee wanted to create a permanent in
ternational regime in Jerusalem by a
vote of 35-13. The opposition was. led by
the United States and Great Britain.
The day before, over the opposition Of
this country, the Political and Security
Committee approved resolution to re-
fer Nationalist China's complaint against
the Soviet Union to the Little Assembly
'for continuous examination and study"
The vote was % to 10.
The New York Times. in its news ac-
count. says that the vote on the interna-
tional regime in Jerusalem marks the
second defeat of the United States in two
days by the Latin-American Republics"
The votes taken represent the opinions
of the nations balloting but reflect only
a minimum of the delegates. It does not
bind the United Nations to specific action,
beyond inquiry, investigation and com
ment, because decisive steps must be taken
by the United Nations where the five big
powers have veto.
Nevertheless, If the General Assembly
is TO become forum for the discussion
of world affairs and is to be platform
for the mobilization of world sentiment,
the predicament Of the United States and
some of the other larger nations, can be
easily discerned. If majority vote, made
up of the Latin-American countries and
other smaller nations, can be accepted as
a proper Interpretation of world opinion,
then the next step will be to commit the
United Nations, as an international body,
to carry out the recommendations of the
General Assembly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-21
SEALS WAR ON T. B.

The continued sale of Christmas Seals
means the waging of incessant warfare
against the scourge of tuberculosis. 1t
ought to be comforting to every buyer of
these stickers in Monroe County to know
that he, or she, is making definite con-
tribution to great cause. Some of the
money that is given locally may mean the
saving of human lives in this community.
At this time of the year when every
body is looking forward to the happy
Christmas season, it should be easy to
make a purchase that is so convenient and
useful. If you have not already bought
your supply of Christmas Seals for 1949.
buy them today.
The organization that promotes the
sales of Christmas Seals and Bonds
throughout the United States is doing a
great work, made possible by the men and
women who conduct the sales campaign
and those who carry out the routine, but
important, battle against the disease that
has threatened man for many years.
You can show your appreciation of
their efforts by making purchase of par
ticular usefulness at Christmas time, with
the knowledge that you are participating
in worthy campaign for health.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-21
INTERNATIONAL ELECTION TREND

Tie elections IN Australia and New
xesiaaa ere being cited as evidence of a
ffead fanuing against liberal government
safaaahaai he world. with particular re-
lsfsnes - Great Britain where the Tories
faalalsuilg predict their own victory in
e. esueral election TO be held next year
Ths iabar government. however, is
60 fei defeated. although conservative
~ne@euapers 10 this country give great
alneaee % the forecast of defeat. It
. 81 80 noi be- amiss 70 point out that the
=-EEN pauy IL Great Britain has gone to
~ ralis thifly-five times in special cleo
t.sHs siHre The last general election in 1915
aea 500 ever contest with the COnserva-
.fua
TIE latest og this list Of consecutive
e.sAslefiss occurred this month when the La
~ tandifsts won seat in South Brad
fafl q wool manufacturing area in the
Ifh cuuairy. The voting came between
- Nea Zealand and Australian elections
SGD SITTER thc devanation of the pound
( aA.lh emphasized the economic plight of
= nFilish peuple.
While q may be Interesting to specu-
49, ePau tiiese elections. il is practically
Is'ssltle a. druw any lesson from an
f'flf'an ln any foreign country and the re-
siia seemingly apparent. have little or no
sesfaa Internationally. Issues and condi-
tn H thf various countries vary too
aHfh 81 use any election as a guide to all
s.esiiaas and there Is no such thing as an
educational trend in elections.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-21
WE coDDLE SEX OFFENDERS

The number of attacks upon children
by perverts and the brutal killing of wo-
men have created tremendous sentiment
in the nation for more severe punishment
for those convicted of so-called minor sex
offenses."
The history of a number of these
crimes indicates that those who commit
them have had previous record of GRIM
inal attacks Arrested and tried, they get
off with short sentences which are ma
terially reduced by good behavior and drift
into society to commit similar offenses.
The F. B. /. is on record as saying that
the nations worst wave of sex crimes is
under way, with grim prospect of gain
ing momentum. The remedy, it seems, is
sharper teeth in statutes designed to pro-
tect women and children from sex offend
ers. Regardless of the cause, their acts are
anti-social and society is justified in pro-
teeting itself from their depredations.