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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-07
(G( BITTERSWEET TO
 ARRIVE HERE FRIDAY

The Coast Guard Cutter Bitter sweet has left from Kodiak enroute for Juneau and Seattle, Coast Guard headquarters here announced today.
 The Bittersweet should arrive here Friday. It will remain in Ju- neau for several days before pro- ceeding to Seattle for overhaul.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-07

Trustees of the American Medi- cal Association announce that a native of Ontario, Canada-Dr. Austin Smith-has been named to succeed pr. Morris Fishbein as editor of the A.MA. Journal. For months, Fishbein has been center of controversy within the A.M.A. because of his outspoken expres- SiOnS.
Evening star., 1949-02-04
BeIcher Resigns Seat
In British Parliament
Rv David Laurence e
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

LONDON, Feb. 4.-John W.
Belcher resigned from Parliament
yesterday because Of public censure
of his conduct as a government Of
fetal.
- The 43-year -old I.aborite already
had quit a ''little cabinet" post at
the Board of Trade following dis
closures before a special tribunal
which investigated rumors Of OFF,
cial corruption.
The tribunal reported last weeE
that Belcher misused his off1cia
position as parliamentary secretary
to the Board of Trade to stop
court case involving a football
gambling pool.
It said he also did other favors
for a promoter friend, Polish-Dorn
Sidney Stanley.
Stanley is a Jew, and Belchel
said, "I have become aware tina,
because of the tribunal Of inquiry
there has grown up a reaction
which has a racial basis" He said
"I deplore any growth of racia'
antagonisms because of the activ.
.1ties Of q minority"
Belcher was elected to Commons
in the general election of 1945. He
was appointed parliamentary sec.
retary to the Board of Trade three
years ago.
George Gibson, former head oil
the British Trades Union Congress
also gave up two government posts
Is result Of the tribunals investi.
cation.
Evening star., 1949-02-04

are putting them on it, no one has
ever made a record of it.
It is a long series Of hemmine
and having, eternal good-bying, and
saying the same things over and
over again. Be sure to come back
again, and thank you again for
everything, and be sure to tell OF
Joe this and or Jack that, and
can't thank you enough, and, well,
you'll never know how much fun 1t
was to have you. and If you left
anything we'll send 1t right along.
Always the Last Car.
Then the train comes in, and it
never fails that Marty's car Is the
last one and you have to walk q
mile or two to see that he gets on,
just as If he were . 6-year-old who
had never travelled alone before.
Now comes the silliest part Of the
American custom Of seeing some
one of on a train.
Instead Of leaving when the party
gets aboard, you move closer to the
train and watch him walk down the
aisle, just as If he were q lion in
the zoo. You stand there as If
there were something fascinating
about watching a man sit down in
. train seat. put his hat IN the rack
overhead, and tip the porter.
Then the train starts to move and
Evening star., 1949-02-04
New TideIands Oil Bill Semi
To Capitol Asking US. Title
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

The Government sent Congress
the draft of new bill for Federal
control Of oil-rich tidelands yester-
day.
The bill is identical with legisla-
ton before Congress last year except
Tor one highly controversial item. It
orits any reference to distribution
Of proceeds from recovery of oil and
gas in the tidewater lands.
Last years proposals, which were
not acted on, would have directed
2k per cent Of the proceeds into q
Federal reclamation fund for the
benefit of the II Western reclama-
ton States. 37h per cent to the
States of which oil and gas were
recovered, and 10 per cent into the
Federal Treasury.
Congress last year showed more
interest in legislation designed to
give the States full title to the tide
lands in which the Supreme Court
held the Federah Government has
the paramount interest"
The draft of the proposed bill was
submitted by Secretary of Defense
Forrestal, Attorney General Clark
and Secretary of the Interior Krug.
Evening star., 1949-02-04
Confusion Aids Taft
Stationmaster Needed to Direct
Truman Program at Senate Hearings

package plan which would repeal
Taft Hartley and reinstate the
Wagner act without changes.
The Democrats in Congress have
important decisions to make II the
whole Truman program is not to
bog down in similar confusions
They need a schedule Of their min
imum requirements in legislation;
they must decide what are flrsts
that they intend to put first.
At the moment they are all play
ing by ear and the resulting dis
cords emanating from those rugged
individualists, the Senator'S, are
terrific. One of their number sug.
gests that they are all hard Of
hearing also. else they would be
more conscious of the effects they
are producing in public.
Meanwhile Senator Tail. who al.
ways knows where he's going, sur
veys the troubled scene with OBJ
vious confidence and pleasure. Con.
fusion Is Taft meat.
Evening star., 1949-02-04

dRc n III q COLL
IRON going to the railroad station
to wave hello or good-by.
The awful part Of this custom Is
that no one likes It When 1t comes
time for visitor to leave, what we
really want to say is: Marty, youl
train is leaving at the ungodly hour
Of 2:30 in the morning. I have nc
dreaming idea of sitting up until
then and seeing you OIL. Call your.
self cab and go out quietly. It
would make little or no sense for me
to ruin q good nights sleep just to
drive you across town. We wouldn't
say anything that We couldn't say
right now, so good-by, fellow, and
hope you have a nice trip"
Lie Through Our Teeth.
But we don't say that. We lie
through our teeth and say what
fun 1t would be to stay up until all
hours Of the morning and that w
wouldn't think Of letting you &c
alone. Besides. we know q short
cut that1l get you there in hall
the time a taxi would, 50 you won't
have to leave here until few min.
utes before train time. Marty knows
you are lying, because he has beer
in the same position you are ir
many times, but he respects the
custom and only makes feeble at
tempts to get you to stay at home
and let him make it to the station
alone.
So, OF you 60 to the station. II
there is anything duller than the
conversation between people who
are catching q train and those who
Evening star., 1949-02-04
This Changing World
New Soviet Peace Bids Seen Unlikely;
Red Propaganda Estimates Backfre

lgave Kingsbury Smith the other
day - whenever the propaganda
needs Of the Politburo require. Every
year Mr.. Stains secretariat receives
a vast number of requests for state
ments from newspapermen, radio
commentators and genuine peace Or
CARNATIONS in countries outside the
iron curtain. But these are seldom
dignified with even a negative an
swer.
System Is Successful.
But whenever it is believed that
political strategy requires that Mr..
Stain speak out, he lends himself
to such meneuverS. As q rule the
questions are instigated in some way
by the Kremlin's press bureau. Rus
SLAMS employed as contact people by
American correspondents are told
that their principals might get a
scoop" If they submit to the press
bureau, for transmission to Mr..
Stain, 8 number of questions in
dicated by the Soviet government
itself.
This system invariably is success
full. No newspaperman is likely to
miss the golden opportunity to make
headlines throughout the world for
several days. Since so many cor
respondents think of themselves as
statesmen, and are anxious to aid
the cause Of world peace, they sin
|cerely believe that by making them
selves link between the U. S. s. r..
and the Western governments they
are rendering q vital service to
humanity.
On the eve of the discussions of
appropriations for the armed forces
In America and Western Europe,
and Of the North Atlantic pact and
continuance of the European Re-
covery Program, Moscow believed
that 1t was high time for Mr.. Stain
to stage his masquerade again.
Russian observers in this country
are said to have reported to their
principals in Moscow that a new
world-shaking expression of love
and peace would have not only a
desired effect ON the American peo-
pie and Congress, but also could
not fail to put the White House
and the State Department on the
spot.
In spite of his previous assertions
that he would be glad to meet
Prime Minister Stain In Washing
ton, President Truman could be CO.
erced-the Soviet agents believed
into accepting an invitation to
travel to some spot behind the iron
curtain.
Their estimates have backf1red
and false peace moves will subside,
for some time at least.
Evening star., 1949-02-04
Hoover Report,
Mot Yet Printed,
| Is Best Seller

The Hoover Commission reports
on reorganization Of Government
agencies is becoming a best-seller,
even before the copies are of the
press.
The superintendent of documents
has announced that more than
81 900 a day is coming in from per-
sons ordering the reports at $40 a
Iset. Advance subscriptions already
have come from more than 1850
persons.
The findings and recommends
tions of the Hoover Commission on
Organization of the Executive Branch
will be published in from 40 to SO
volumes, to be issued at irregular
intervals during the next few months.
The commissions first report to
Congress is expected to be made
next week.
Evening star., 1949-02-04

They are now Doris FIessen.
involved in public hearings reach
ing new heights Of Senatorial acri-
mony with administration witnesses
at cross-purposes who admit they
have held no prior consultation. In
panic mood, the majority has also
resorted to the kind3of tyrannical
procedures which always solidify a
minority.
Senator Taft Is thus enabled to
make another Republican train run
on time and Senator Morse. a pro-
labor Republican, publicly pro-
claims that the present bill is de-
feated. as matters stand.
Labor legislation was never des-
tined for a primrose path. Con-
servative Democrats are pro-Taft-
Hartley and middle-roaders have
skittered from one side to the other.
The problem is to devise q measure
which liberal Republicans can sup
port and proceed to 1t by means
acceptable to what must be coali-
ton,
An important initial step was
strong and plausible administration
presentation. This Is not forth
coming. Secretary Tobin Is an at
tractive speaker but he is not the
kind Of well-informed. cogent wit
ness to cope with the bulldog Sen
ator Taft, the incisive Senator Morse
or Senator Donnell's exhaustive
probings into the law.
A battery of aides surround Sec
retary Tobin at the hearings and
do their best to find quickly for him
relevant answers in prepared ma
terial for questions with which he
has difiiculty. Considerable SYM
pathy is felt for him; he mas been
in office only seven months, four OF
which he spent campaigning. He
also obviously was unprepared for
Attorney General Clark's opinion on
the scope of the new bill. which diff
fers from his, and he has a second
Truman appointee, Director Cyrus
Ching Of the Cancellation Service.
opposing him on the point Of re-
placing that service in the Labor
Department.
Labor developments on the House
side so far support that chambers
contention that 1t has o real Tru-
man party in operation as con-
trasted to Senate fumblings. A
House Labor subcommittee ap-
proved rs the favorite union two
Evening star., 1949-02-04
Pitted Against System
Lawyer Who Stuck Neck Out on Cartels
Could Bring Necessary Change in Policy

Of a mass Of documentary material
he had received designed to show
that the Decentralization policy was
not being carried out effectively and
enforced.
Whole Record Turned Over.
The whole record of the commits
sion's investigation In Germany, in
cluding Mr.. Sacks memorandum
was turned over to Lawrence VIII
kinson, economic adviser to General
Lucius D. Clay, American Military
Governor in Germany, by Garland
S. Ferguson, Federal Trade Com
mission member and chairman of
the special commission. He re-
manned behind in Germany after
return home of the other two men,
bers Of the commission-Samuel S.
Isseks, New York lawyer. formerly
in charge Of the antitrust divisions s
New York ONCE, and Arthur Kear-
ney, Chicago business management
expert. Mr.. Wilkinson was included
in Mn. Sacks criticism.
Mr.. Berge said such procedure
strikes at the integrity OF the in
vestigating process and he asked
how any investigation Of any kind
would be possible If witnesses are
going to be intimidated in such a
manner. His aim is to have the
hearing moved to the United States
on the ground that a proceeding in
Germany would be a "star-cham-
ber" proceeding. Furthermore, many
Of the witnesses he would like to
call include people now in this
country, some of whom formerly
were attached to the Decentralization
branch and left it after General
Clay's order last March exempting
heavy industry from Decentralization
Mr.. Sacks was one of 10 members
of the Decentralization branch staff
who signed protest at that time
to General Clay that the order vir-
tually repealed the Decentralization
act.
1.-THE friends of Alexander Sacks
are going to fight" Mr.. Berge said
Mr.. Sacks charges were, indeed
sweeping and scathing. He said
bluntly that mo Decentralization pro-
gram has ever been put into effect
and practice" and that "the policy
of the Roosevelt and Truman ad-
ministrations has been f1agrantly
disregarded by the very individuals
who were charged with the highest
responsibility for carrying them
out" among other strongly-worded
assertions.
The Royal commissions record
and report have been requested by
Senator Kilgore, Democrat, of West
Virginia, who previously directed an
investigation of cartels by a special
Senate committee, and is thorough
ly informed on the subject of cartels.
Evening star., 1949-02-04

neuvers careful Constantine Brown.
ly, the latest so-called peace Of
fensive" was inspired by reports
from Politburo informers In the
United States who advised their
chiefs that the time might be ripe
to throw little more sand into the
eyes Of the American people.
Congress Faces Problem.
Congress Is faced now with the
problem of appropriating large
sums for the armed forces and also
for the sending of military equip
ment to the European nations which
will be members of the North At
lantic defense bloc.
Soviet agents considered a timely
peace bombshell' likely deterrent
to expected favorable actions by the
Senate and House Appropriations
Committees. Kind words Of peace
and friendship, they are said to have
told their Moscow bosses. would
make q deep impression on the
American people. They could be
lulled into a feeling of security,
since no overt acts of aggression are
now being committed by the Soviet
T5nion in Europe.
! The spectacular military victories
of the Chinese Communists made
little impression on Americans,
whose attention has been drawn
skillfally and almost exclusively to
Since the peace feelers put
out by Soviet spokesmen in France
and Italy created no more than q
ripple in American life, it was con-
sidered appropriate for Prime Min
ister Stain himself to add his
weight to this hypocritical cam
paign.
The Soviet dictator gives tele-
graphic interviews-like the one he
Evening star., 1949-02-04

you run along with 1t, waving and
gesticulating. and acting Just as II
the departing person were on to
Devils Island and you never would
see him again. The fact that he
can't hear q word you are saying
doesn't make a particle OF differ
ence. The custom calls for you to
behave in this manner. And you
are not one bit conspicuous, because
every one else at the station Is
doing the same thing.
No, let's not teach the Japs this.
II we do, they'll never, never cease
disliking u.s.
distributed BY McNausht Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star., 1949-02-04

der Sacks, a Thomas L. Stokes.
New York lawyer who has been on
the staff Of the Decentralization
branch Of American Military Gov
ernment in Germany for a year
and a half. He first was suspended
as revealed by this reporter some
time ago, and now he has been
separated" or dismissed or plain
fired" because Of his criticism OF
William H. Draper, now Undersec-
retary of the Army and formerly
chief of the Economics Division OF
Military Government In Germany
and other officials whom he &C
cused Of hampering the program
designed to break up the big Ger
man cartels or n1onopolies that
supplied the Nazi war machine.
Friends Rally to Defense.
Friends of Mr.. Sacks, who formerly
was employed in the Justice De.
partment's antitrust division anc
other Government agencies, have
rallied to his defense. and Wendell
Berge, formerly chief Of the anti.
trust division, now a lawyer ir
private practice here, has taker
his case, AS counsel, before the Wal
Department.
The suspension order, effective
January 10 and signed by Gen
Charles Galley, chief OF staf1 OF the
ONCE of Military Government for
the United States in Germany
charged Mr.. Sacks with making
statements attacking the integrity
and good faith of the Undersecretary
of the Army" The separation order
signed January 20 and effective
January 20, broadens this to include
attacks by Mr.. Sacks also on the
good faith and integrity" Of other
"key United States Military Govern
ment officials charged with the for
mutation Of policy and the imple-
mentation of the Decentralization
program in the United States Zone
of Germany" 1t was signed by John
H. Tromer, chief of the Civilian Per-
sonnel Branch. A hearing has been
set in socalled grievance" case for
February 10.
There is one circumstance of this
case which, in the opinion of Mr..
Berge, carries it beyond Mr.. Sacks
and his own actions into the larger
field Of public policy. Mr.. Sacks
criticism was in a memorandum he
submitted, at Its request, to the spe-
cial commission sent to Germany in
December by Secretary Of the Army,
Kenneth Royal, to investigate the
Decentralization program as a result
Evening star., 1949-02-04

be too cruel,
even for the
per petrators OF
Pearl Harbor.
One that comes
to mind Is our
custom Of meet
ing friends at
trains and see
ing friends of
o n tr q ! n s.
N cit er sleet,
8 n o ", postmen,
the bad place,
high water or
taxes can pre-.
vent the aver
A~A A 80 aa~
Evening star., 1949-02-04

S~ Ou III tue
system, whether
it be govern
ment, business OF
|, whatnot, an d
sometimes leads
to n e C e S S a ry
changes in basic
policy.
That is, II a
fellow dares to
stick his neck
out and take the
consequences.
Such seems to
be offered in the
case of Alexan-
H. C11~~
Evening star., 1949-02-04

The Demo-
Gratis started out
with firm party
commitments to
Taft-Hartley re-
peal, a Labor
G o m m ! t t e e
p a c K e d with
prolaborites Of
both parties and
he presumed
advantage of a
victory pychol-
ogy engendered
by the November
2 results.
Evening star., 1949-02-04
By Constantine Rro,pn

Washington expects no further
peace talk" invitations from Mos
COW through the medium of news
paper interviews or any other
Evening star., 1949-02-04
By Doris Fleeson

The administration dire need for
q stationmaster for the Truman
program is glaringly in evidence at
Senate hearings on the new labor
Evening star., 1949-02-04

ClldI1Ilcl.
The propa-
ganda specialists
of the Politburo
are said to have
been disappoint-
ed by the burst
ing Of their bub-
BILE, and q purge
of Soviet intelli-
gence personnel
in the United
States Is inevi-
table.
According to
omcials who fol.
low Russian ma
Evening star., 1949-02-04
Mclemore
Old Train Custom
Makes Him Vince
Bv Henry McLsmorI

In our make-over Of Japan 1t is
to be hoped that We do not force all
Of our American customs on the
conquered Nipponese. That would
Evening star., 1949-02-04
Bv Thomas L. Stokes

Quite often the story of q single
individual pitted against the system
on matter that he considers one
of principle throws light on what
Evening star., 1949-05-11
Dewey and Wife 'loaiing'
Through England 10 London
By ths Assccio,sd Press

by the Assoeioisd Press
SOUTHAMPTON, England. May
l1.-Gov. and Mrs. Thomas E
Dewey started "loafing through
the English countryside on their
way to London today.
The Deweys arrived here last
night on the Queen Mary for an
eight-day visit to England and a
continental tour. They spent the
night aboard the ship and began
their motor trip to London today
in bright sunshine.
The two-time Republican presi-
Dental nominee sidestepped all
political discussion last night and
said, I'm interested in agriculture
now"
He plans to meet with leaders
Of the British Labor Government,
however. and also with Winston
Churchill. opposition leader.
Gov. Dewey said he will make
q number Of speaches. but added
that his speaking program was in
complete because I have about
a dozen invitations to speak and
we will be here only eight days
I also want to see some of the
country"
Evening star., 1949-05-11
) Iran Points Reported
Occupied by Russians
o. sss Asse<ssssd PEssa

TEHERAN. Iran, May IA
military informant said yesterday
that about q regiment Of Soviet
troops. supported By tanks and
armored cars. attacked and occu-
pied three Iranian outposts IN the
AZerbaijan area Sunday.
The informant reported one
Iranian missing and several
wounded.
There was no information avail
able on Soviet casualties.
The informant added that the
Iranian Army commander has
protested TO the Russians that
discussions are In progress on
the spot.
No offlcial announcement has
been made. Nothing on the re-
port has come from Moscow.
The military informant placed
the attack in an area just north
west OF Astara. This Is a port of
Soviet Azerbaijan on the west side
Of the Caspian Sea. II Is close TO
the border of Iranian Azerbaijan
The informant said the Russians
first attacked Saturday with q
number of troops and fired on an
Iranian outpost at Buzar jomehri.
The 1ranian garrison returned the
fire and the Russians withdrew
waiting until the next day to
attack again.
Evening star., 1949-05-11
Judy Garland Suspended
For LEAVING MGM Studio
BY the Asseeioted Press

HOLLYWOOD, May 11.-Judy
Garland was under suspension
from Metro-G Goldwyn-Mayer stu
dio today, for failing to report for
work on one Of her most important
pictures, annie Get Your Gun. !"
A studio spokesman said the ac-
tress reported two hours late for
work yesterday and did not reap
pear on the set after lunch. She
then was suspended and her salary
stopped.
Studio officials said they didn't
know what happened, but declared
they have no plans for replacing
her In the cast.
They said Miss Garland has
worked hard on the picture and
has been rehearsing since Janu-
airy. Recently, Busby Berkeley
was withdrawn as director after q
difference OF opinion with the &C
tress over how the picture
should be filmed. He was replaced
by Charles Walters.
Evening star., 1949-05-11
Indicted Man
Leads Ticket in
Jersey Election
DIV Ne As,cxsose<. pre4.

MIILvIILE. N. J.. May ll.-An
automobile dealer under Federal
indictment for income tax eva
sion is one of this eity's new
elected commissioners.
The voters not only named
Simon NJ. Cherivtch TO Office yes
terday. despite the indictment. but
they gave him the highest vote
in the 20-man field.
Mr.. Cherivtch is out on bail for
alleged evasion of $40 900 in taxes
Another candidate. Lewis r.
Hogan. campaigned from a cell
in Trenton State Prison. A for
mer city commissioner he is serv-
ing two years for malfeasance in
office.
Hogan came in ninth in the
race for five seats.
Evening star., 1949-05-11
Council of Churches
In Arlington TO Elect

O@ceys Of the Arlington Cctlr-
cil Of Churches viii be saected a;
the annual spring meeting a. Q
pm, Friday In the Frs; Prrshyte-
rian Church. Gseoe road and WI
son boulevard
Representatives Of tia q
churches In the council also ~ill
adept 9 budget and hear reports
on various council departments,
such as the Church O! the Ar
Council Of Religious Education
Council Of Church Women and
the Intprracial Commission