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Evening star., 1949-06-04
Stresses Difference In Quarters.

To the Editor Of The star
My heart bleeds for the poor" Major Gen.
erals wife. who has only $3.50 a month on
which to live. Has she ever taken into con-
sideration the amount Of money with which
the "lowly" enlisted man has to live? Her
husband draws $l20 month quarters allow
ance. and out OF that they are buying q
house tpaying s63 a month installmentsl.
AS a S/Sergt. my quarters allowance is $3.50
a month and it costs me $85 month for an
apartment. cTry to get anything worth
living In for $3.50 a month";
The generals wife said that they sent their
daughter through Radclir. Well. II my wife
and ever have a child, We doubt that. under
the present pay scale for enlisted men. We
ever could send our child through any col
lege.
After payment for income taxes Eyes, even
the enlisted men have to pay taxes and in
surance we have exactly $l84 to live on. My
wife has to work to help meet expenses
What pray. is the generals wife complaining
about? I have absolutely no sympathy for
her. A STAFF SERGEANT,
Married Danes" Part Of the Problem
To the Editor Of The Star:
So the poor. underpaid Ma General only
takes home approximately $500 a month";
Did his wife think of us little old CAF-4s
working as civilian employees for Uncle Sam
also-with a great big whopping take home
pay Of about $2500 a year. Yet we manage
(have to. that is) to pay more on living
quarters than the General. and some Of those
Cape Cod salt boxes" aren't exactly small
ish either!
All the General had to do was to be born
rich. or politically inclined. to make the little
old rank of q General; but we veterans have
to shuttle through college and compete with
married danes (who took all the high pay
ing jobs during the war; for q lousy living.
He Cthe GeneraD can retire on $500 q
month. Isn't that enough for 80 years Of
swiveling around in q swivel chair? Civilian
employees have to 60 the gauntlet until they
are so or over. whether they. have 80 or 40
years of service: and their retirement pay is
GROVER W. MCPHERSON.
Expresses Resentment of Alleged snobbery.
To the Editor of The Star:
was indeed sorry to read in The Sunday
Star about the plight Of a modern Major
General. Apparently his main trouble is
being married to q woman who believed in
living up to her position.
Wise up. Mrs G.! That pension is the
actuarial equivalent of about 100000 in
Government bonds stacked away In your
bank vault. Very few people finish even the
most successful careers with that kind OF
dough.
You're right that something must be done
to make the military career more attractive
And that something is to get rid OF the
snobbish. superficial, parasitical viewpoint
which has been handed down from the
aristocratic de. lazy officer caste Of the
mot too distan) past.
ALONZO McGUIRK.
Evening star., 1949-06-04
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Evening star., 1949-06-04
Deplores Crying for More.

To the Editor OF The star:
I wish to make few remarks about the
disgruntled service wives who successfully
have organized themselves to give public
expression to their chagrin over the failure
of their husbands to win pay raises. Par
ticularly wish to comment on the views OF
the Major Generals wife.
After reading her opinions In The Sunday
Star. May 20. I want to say 1t behooves
most of us to count our blessings and not
to cry for more.
Most of the things We think We need are
not really necessary for our well-being.
C.M.
Evening star., 1949-06-04
Generals Wife Has Last Word.

To the Editor of The Star:
I am the Major Generals wife who vio-
lated the traditions of the services by trying
to present to the public truer picture OF
the life enjoyed" by men Of high rank than
was given in the debate In Congress over
the Service Pay Bill.
Representative Sutton and the other young
veterans. who argued that the pay bill gave
the higher ranks too great an increase.
harped q great deal on our allowances" in
addition to the base pay. Dental and medical
care for families was emphasized. But We
dependents have had no dental care at all
since 1910. Due TO the shortage Of doctors
in the Medical Corps for the past year and
more, we are being forced TO 90 to civilian
doctors. Those of higher rank feel duty
bound to give way to the lower ranks In the
matter Of medical service.
Another point I would like to mention
is the number OF moves made by service
families We. personally. have had 81.
relatively small number for 80 years OF
service. Many families have had great
many more 1t Is impossible to save money
with the numerous changes Of station. / am
sure that we would rather Eave q clear-cut.
Just pay scale than all these so-called allow
ances which are rapidly disappearing.
DEPENDENT.
Civilian Thinks ofaeers Live Too Wen
On Their Present Pay
To the Editor Of The star:
We md 1t very amusing-this grippe Of the
service people over the failure Of their pay
raise to go through as they expected.
With the exception Of large organizations.
the average civilian salary. for comparable
duties and responsibilities. always was much
less than oflcers' service pay. and this, ex-
elusive Of the allowances and privileges which
Army and Navy officers receive.
Not much has been said regarding their
access to free medical care. which Is quite
an item as anyone knows who has had any
recent illness.
Could It Be that In the past these service
o6acers' families have been able 70 do Just
about q they wanted In the way Of recrea-
ton, entertaining. dining and dancing. solf:
could ssnd thstr children - private schools
Evening star., 1949-06-04
Nv THE uAsKrS SERVICE.

@. When does the present peaeetime draft
law expirep--D. II,
A. The date OF expiration Of the SeieetlFs
Service Act OF is4s In July J. 1850,
Evening star., 1949-06-04
Paw of Brass and GIs
Service Wives and Others Continue Their Heated Dscusso
of Financial Plight of Generals and Noncoms

and summer camps. AID ncv that isvtng sx-
psnses have increased. they And II hard 10
resrench' A CIVILIAN NEioHBCR
Evening star., 1949-06-04
Navy Wife Speaks Up.

To the Eaftas Of The s4sr
took my son 10 visit the Naval Academy
last year ] told him that here yoUnS men
were trained 10 become Naval of,icers ard
that at West Point young men learned how
TO become Army ofiicerS.
"Mommy," he asked. how do you &c. 10
be a civilian"
This is not really very funny
don't think that there will be mass
designations this year. but the defeat OF The
kiiday btu Is going to make getting 10 be
q civilian" the most talked OF topic OF con-
versation In the service.
! have heard the comments of q great
many other Navy wives. They are. bitterly
disappointed. even rebellious. The reaction
to the defeat OF this bill u not the usual
grumbling and mumbling. 1t is viewed with
q mixture OF Indignation and bitter hope
lessness. And II Is not only the worry over
money that troubles US. A graver concern
is the low state Of morale in the Navy
I should think that an economy minded
Congress and an economy minded public
would realize that In the long run this would
be highly uneconomical way TO protect our
countrys huge investment IN its military
establishment. NAVY WIFE.
Evening star., 1949-06-04

ETHKL BARNETT D vrTO
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-05-21
FEPC Bill Discussion Starts Off In
Stormy Discussion-Wit and Wisdom

percent of the funds available for
education in Alabama went for the
Negro schools while they pay only
10 percent of the taxes.
Rep. Burnside took the position
that the lack of employment op-
portunities for all groups in this
country weakened the faith of
other nations in our proposed de-
mocracy. eve have been giving
a theory to the world" he said,
"that we have not been living up
to from the standpoint of practice"
Mr.. Bennett attempted to prove
that the Negro living in the south
had every advantage of Negroes
in other sections of the country.
He said that the best friend that
a Negro had was the southern
white man.. The Florida repre-
sentative was sincere in his be-
lief that segregation is profitable
to all concerned. He claimed that
Negroes themselves preferred to
be left to themselves in the south.
"We love the Negroes and want
to help them," he pleaded, but
such law has been suggested by
the Federal government will do
the south more harm than good,
he decvlared
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-05-21
By ALICE A. DUNNICAN

~
got off with an interesting, but
rather stormy beginning, Tuesday,
when US Representatives attemp-
ted to demonstrate their wit and
.wisdom-or lack of wisdom re-
garding the employment situation
in this country today as it affects
minority groups.
Though Congressman Hoffman
told the subcommittee that he was
opposed to segregation, he claimed
that he had never been able to
tell where the cline of preference
ends and the line Of segregation
begins" He said that he did not
believe that legislation is necessary
because 1--WE are gradually doing
away with segregation"
He charged the wartime FEPC
with discrimination against the
white people because it GAGE SO
percent Of it's employment to Ne
groes, and paid 55.8 percent Of
its total funds to Negro people,
Declaring that Negroes we're
granted employment on a pro-
portionate basis in the Federal
government, the Michigan con-
gresham stated that 9.91 percent
Of the total population in the US
in 1910 was composed of Negroes
and 9.77 percent of the govern
mental employees were members
of the colored race.
Mr.. Hoffman took a crack at
the Irish when he was given an
example Of discrimination against
minorities by Cong. Thomas H.
Burke Cd. Ohio), a member Of the
subcommittee, who told how one of
his ancestors came to this country
to fight in the Union army, after
the war he went to an employment
agency seeking work, there he
found a list of available jobs with
a notation at the bottom saying,
"no Irish need apply.
To this the Michigan congress
man said he had never heard of
the Irish being Disseminated
against. Evidently there were no
police jobs open, or they were
building no railroads, he said. He
toll dthe committee member that he
had always heard OF n "1lgntlng
drunken Irishmen who jump up,
crack their heels together and
say come on if you can get the
best end of me-"
When some member of the COM
mittee mentioned the discrimina-
ton against Jewish people in this
country, Mr.. Hoffman said he had
never heard of Jews being dis
eliminated against, it seemed to
him that Jews were on top in this
country.
Mr.. Battle opposed the bill on
the grounds that it was unconsti-
tutional. He claimed that Con-
gress ought to pass a law against
Communism rather than against
Evening star., 1949-01-28
to confront and cross-examine their

to confront and cross-examine their
accuserS
Comments and Meeting Blamed.
In answer, the Government con-
tends such procedure would en-
danger national security.
Miss Deak's suit was filed by a
Washington attorney, Ford E
Young, jr. In the suit, Miss Deak
declares she lis and has been ar
altogether loyal American citizen.
The suit contends the Army De-
partment, in letter, informed Miss
Deak that she had attended a meet
ing open only to Communist Party
members and that she had attended
meetings sponsored by the Commu-
mist Party and fellow-traveline
groups.
Mr.. Young asserts his client was
given no details as to dates, names
or places in regard to her alleged
attendance at these meetings.
Miss Deak, in her suit, denies she
ever attended any of the meetings
charged by the Army Department
and declares that she has never
been a member of ANY organiza-
ton of a Communistic nature OF
taken any interest in anything that
pertains to communism.
Legality Not Contested.
Mr.. Young told The Star the suit
does not contest the legality of the
Governments loyalty program or
the summary dismissal provisions
He declared it challenges the Army
Departments action in not fully
informing Miss Deak of the charges
against her.
In the suit, Mr.. Young cited a
section of Public Law 808, under
which the military and security
agencies operate and which pro-
vide that accused employees "be
fully informed of the reasons for
such removal"
Mr.. Young commented that his
client did not have a fair chance
to clear herself, owing to the vague
ness of the allegations against her.
The suit is not to be confused
with a movement on the part of
Evening star., 1949-01-28
Fred Glass Directs Drive
In AirIines for Red Cross

Fred M. Glass, president of Air
Cargo, Inc, has been appointed to
head a coming Red Cross fund
drive among airlines and air trans
port companies in the Washington
area, the Red Cross announced to-
day.
Mr.. Glass, wartime chief of staff
of the Pacific division of the Air
Transport Command. was vice presi-
dent of traffic for Capital Airlines
before the war He has headed the
cargo firm since February, 1947.
A drive for $924,0O0 in the Wash
ington area is scheduled to begin
March /. Cooperating with the
Washington chapter in the drive will
be the chapters of Alexandria, Ar
Iington and Fairfax Counties in
Virginia and Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties in Mary
land.
Evening star., 1949-01-28
Massachusetts Senate Ends
1ieup, Splits Presidency
By the Associoted Rrass

BOSTON, Jan. 2S.-The Massa.
chusetts Senate finally solved its
22-day -old, 1920 stalemate to elect
a president by splitting the office
a Democrat this year and a Repub-
lican next year.
Adoption of a compromise agree.
ment last night gave the presi.
dency for 1949 to Senator Chester A.
Dolan, jr., Boston Democrat, and
will return last years president,
Harris S. Richardson, a Winchester
Republican, to the chair for 1850.
Mr.. Dolan is the first Democrat
ever to hold the Office.
The compromise came after ia
ballots showed equal determination
by both Republicans and Democrats
to stick by their own candidate.
The marathon had stopped all
legislative action.
The compromise agreement to
split the presidency also specified
that committee chairmanships be
divided between all parties, and that
the four Senate seats on each COM
mittee be divided equally between
the Democrats and the Republicans.
The agreement left the president
each year free to appoint his own
choices to the six seats with him
on the Rules Committe.
Evening star., 1949-01-28
Israel Reported Asking
American Intervention

TEL AVN, Israel, Jan. % IP).-A
reliable informant said today that
Israel urged the United States last
night to intervene with Egypt in an
effort to get the Cairo government
to soften its stand in armistice talks
The informant, who is close to the
Israeli government, said a repre-
sentative of the Foreign Office asked
James Macdonald, American repre-
sentative here, to intervene.
Jefferson Patterson of the Amer
lean Embassy in Cairo was reported
here to have called on the Egyptian
Foreign and War Ministries yester-
day about the armistice talks.
A second relief convoy of eight
trucks was sent during the morning
to the trapped Egyptian garrison in
the northwest Negeb, an official
said,
Evening star., 1949-01-28

other hearing at which the full
details OF the charges against her
will be made known.
Broader Program Involved.
The suit involves the security
program law under which the Army
Navy, Air Force and State Depart
ments and the Central Intelligence
Agency operate. But its ramifica-
tions might involve the rest of the
Governments loyalty program as
well, since all Federal agencies with
hold as much of the nature of the
charges against an employe as they
decide is necessary in the interest
of national security"
Defense Establishment officials
termed the suit very interesting"
It's understood they will work close
ly with the Justice Department in
defending the suit against Army
Secretary Royal.
Government loyalty officials ac-
knowledge the case is a very i'm
portant one" There has been con-
siderable criticism among various
groups regarding the Government S
refusal to give its employees more
specific details of the charges
against them. as we'll as the right
Evening star., 1949-01-28
gains made during the Palestine

gains made during the Palestine
| truce.
Meanwhile, there appeared nc
likelihood of a change of govern
ment at Tel Aviv as result of last
Tuesdays election of constituent
assembly. The Tel Aviv newspaper
of Menachem Begin, leader of the
FREEDOM Movement and former
leader OF the underground Irgun
Zvai Leumi, conceded that Premier
David Ben-Gurion's provisional gov
ernment had won a victory with
about IS per cent of the recorded
vote so far. Mr.. Begins movement
was fourth.
The final result was not expected
to be known before Sunday, but al
ready parliamentary talks were be-
ginning in Tel Aviv on formation of
a new coalition government of sew
eral parties based on Mr.. Ben
Gurion's moderate labor party,
MaDai
Evening star., 1949-01-28
Temperatures in ysrious Cities
Mindszenty Expected
To Be Tried Next Week
BY the Associlted Press.

BUDAPEST, Jan. 28.-It was re-
ported today without official con-
firmation that Josef Cardinal Mind
szenty will go on trial before a
peoples court of justice during the
next week, presumably February 4.
DR.. Kalman Kicko, a lawyer of
high standing. will act as counsel
for the imprisoned cardinal. who
has been charged with treason by
the Communist dominated Hun
garian government.
Evening star., 1949-01-28
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle
Praises Hebrew Academy

Mrs. Henry Grafton Doyle, presi-
dent of the Board of Education,
praised the contributions of various
religious groups last night at the
first graduation of the elementary
school of the Hebrew Academy Of
Washington.
Graduation ceremonies were held
at B'nai Israel Synagogue, -Four.
teenth and Emerson streets NV.
Glass valedictorian was Barry
Modlin, II, of 1913 Allison street
NV. He was presented an award
for citizenship by the Jewish War
Veterans. There were six students
in the class
Bernard Danzansky. president of
the academy, 3235 o street NV,
announced that junior high school
at the academy will open next week.
The academy was founded in Feb.
ruary, 1914.
Evening star., 1949-01-28

dismissed or suspended Fedora
workers. who have announced the,
soon will file action to test the Con.
stitutionality of the Government.
entire loyalty program.
PAY-It will be several weeks al
least before the Senate Civil Service
Subcommittee, headed by Senator
OConor, Democrat, of Maryland
begins its hearings on Federal pay
legislation.
At the moment the outlook for
rank-and-f1le pay raises remains in
doubt. The prospects, however, for
prompt action on $3.50 pay raises
for District government employees
are very good. And the administra-
ton also is pushing the measure
that would grant sizeable salary in
creaSes to top-bracket Government
officials.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The SUBJ
committees of the House Appropria-
tons Committee already have be-
gun hearings on the various depart
ments' and agencies 1850 fiscal
year budget requests. Neil Dali
ton, a Louisville CKyD newspaper
executive, is the new director of in
formation for the Economic Co.
operation Administration. He sue
ceeds Bryan Houston, who resigned
last week to return to the advertis-
ing business in New York. G.
Lyle Belsley, one of the Govern
ment's most capable career en-
ployes, has been appointed commits
sioner for special services in the
Federal Security Agency. Six
Commerce Department employees
who are retiring after an aggregate
service of ITS years, were honoreo
yesterday by Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer They are Knute E. Carl
son, Mrs. Dora Rice, Mrs. Janey H
Scott, Mrs. Eva L. Linville. James
Mulvey and Harry E. Williams.
Treasury Secretary Snyder present.
ed gold medals for outstanding
service to Treasury Employees Ar.
thur Mills and Peter j. Valaer .
Army Secretary Royal and the
Army Department may face court
suit over the departments persist.
ence in limiting the number of bet.
ter paying civilian jobs, which ha.
blocked the promotions of many
Army employees. Recently, the AFT
American Federation of Govern.
ment Employees entered the picture
with a demand that this practice be
stopped on the ground that it is 6
violation of the Federal Classif1ca.
ton Act.
(Be sure to listen in Sundays
at 1l:15 am. oDer WMAL, The
Evening star., 1949-01-28
Israel, Egypt Refuse
To Modify Demands;
Farley Near Failure
b. the Associosed Press

RHODES, Jan. 28.-Israeli-
Egyptian armiStice negotiations
were at the edge of failure
today.
Failure of both sides to modify
their stands appeared likely to
wreck the conference very soon.
Egypt has demanded that the Jews
give up gains in the southern desert
which the Jews have refused to do
The two-week-old negotiations
resumed yesterday after a tWo-day
recess during which the delegates
went home to consult with their
governments on the deadlock.
Reuven Shiloah, Israeli delegate,
returned from Tel Aviv with the
word to Acting United Nations
Mediator Dr.. Ralph Bunche that his
government position was "substan-
TALLY unaltered," informed sources
reported.
That meant Israel was determined
to hold on to the Negeb Desert.
Nor was there any indication of
any alteration in Egypts stand
when Col. Ismail Sherine returned
from Cairo.
Jews Show Irritation.
Jewish military men in the dele
cation were beginning to show irri-
tation.
Abiding to the two defeats ad-
mlnistered the Egyptians in the
desert since October, one Jewish
source said, They have apparently
forgotten what sort of condition
they were in when We agreed to a
cease-flre order. They are not being
very realistic"
One authoritative Israeli source
said we have no intention of sur
rendering our strategic positions in
the Negeb."
Efforts have been made to work
out compromise by giving the Jews
control of the interior communica-
tions in the Negeb and leaving the
GAIA coastal strip and its road to
the Egyptians" "~
This source said the main interior
road running south from Jerusalem
through Herbon to Beersheba was
absolutely necessary for our secur-
ity. We cannot launch an offensive
through the desert to Egypt over
that road. But an Egyptian attack
can be very easily made along that
route
On the other hand, he said. the
coastal road through GAIA could
be subject to sea blockade by
strong naval force"
Egypt Won't Compromise.
The Egyptians, however, have
shown no signs of compromising.
They insists on the Jews withdraw
ing from all the positions they oc-
cupied in two offensives beginning
October IA.
They point out that the U. N
Security Council repeatedly has
called on Israel to surrender these
Evening star., 1949-01-28
Daughter Is Born
To John Jacob Astors
ey the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Jan 28-A daughter
was born yesterday to Mr.. and Mrs
John Jacob Astor of New York and
Basking Ridge, N. j., at Harkness
Pavilion in the Medical Center.
The Astors, who share in one OF
the great American fortunes, were
married in 1874 Mr.. Astor is the
father of a 12-year-old son by 6
previous marriage to the former
Miss Ellen Tuck French. Mrs. Aston
is the former Miss Gertrude Gretsch
of New York.
Evening star., 1949-01-28
Full Recognition Given
Israel by Australia

CANBERRA, Australia, JAM. %
CP,-Australia has decided TO- give
full recognition to 1srael,~tf1e gov
ernment announced tonight.
Prime Minister ]. B. Chif1ey said
when Israel's application for ad-
mission to the United Nations comes
before the General Assembly, Aus
tralia will support@is.a@4&@