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Evening star., 1949-01-25
Gieseking Quits U. s.;
Says He'll Find More
Freedom in France
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Walter
Gieseking, German pianist, his pro-
tested American concert tour can
celed, left this country by plane for
Paris today, complaining he had
been treated "too roughly here"
The bald concert pianist's opening
recital at Carnegie Hall was cam
celed last night several hours after
he had been picked up by immigra-
ton officials. iA%
His attorney, Irving j. Kurz, told
reporters at La Guardia Field that
Mr. Gieseking left voluntarily. A
number of Jewish and other groups
objected to his admission to this
country because he played before
Hitler and gave concerts in Ger
many throughout the Nazi regime.
Mr. Gieseking denied he ever was a
Nazi.
After Commute immigration
hearing at the airport. the pianist
walked 200 yards to a plane.
Sees More Freedom in France.
A reporter asked. How do you
feel about going back so soon?"
Its not fit to print" Mr.
Gieseking replied IF I had not
played the piano and I had joined
the German Army and killed 100
American soldiers I'd be a hero. I
will be glad when I get to France.
There is more freedom there"
A reporter asked, Are you dis
appointed you aren't going back
with a pocketful of U. S. dollars?"
Mr.. Gieseking replied angrily, Il
can make more money in Europe"
"More?" he was asked.
Says He Is Disguised.
"Well, enough, anyway" he said.
Asked why he did not stay and
fight the exclusion order. Mr.
Gieseking said:
1T would take two or three
months to fight it and did not
want to go to Ellis Island. I'm
disgusted."
Stating that he had been treated
too roughly here" he added, every
where in Europe they ask for con-
certs and I give them. This is the
first time in my life I have not been
treated as an artist should be
treated"
Scuffies on Picket Line.
The concert and the tour were
Cancelled at the pianist's direction
after his seizure, but a crowd esti-
mated at 5000 milled around the
hall last night, and police had to
break up a number of scuffies. Sew
eral groups picketed against the
concert before the cancellation was
announced.
Later a group of Jewish War
Veterans arrived and picketed, sing
ing the Star Spangled Banner"
Mr.. Gieseking agreed to leave the
United States after last nights de-
cision to call a hearing to deter
mine whether he should be ex-
cluded from the country. The
pianist arrived in New York last
Saturday.
New Evidence Reported.
The hearing had been scheduled
to determine whether Mr.. Gieseking
had any previous political con-
nections in prewar Germany which
would render him inadmissible to
this country"
The Justice Department reported
discovery of evidence indicating
that Mr.. Gieseking's presence in
this country might not be desirable.
The Government agents refused to
reveal the nature of the evidence.
Among groups which opposed Mr..
Geisekings projected appearances
in the United States were the Amer
ican Jewish Congress and the Anti
Defamation League of B'nai Birth,
Jewish fraternal organization. Sew
eral members OF Congress protested
his admission.
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Axis Sully
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opposed to capital punishment. She
had not made this disclosure yester-
day when she was questioned, she
said, because this is the first time
I ever served on a jury and I didn't
know the procedure"
The talk of the death sentence
seemed to shake the composure of
gray-haired Miss Gillars, and she
noticeably twisted her handkerchief
Her smiling composure of yesterday
was entirely gone.
Mrs. Barker was excused wher
she repeated that she did not think
she could return an impartial ver-
dict while there was possibility
that it might involve sentence OF
death. Her place in the jury boz
was taken by Henry @. Davis, jr.
one of the two alternate jurors
sworn as a precautionary measure
at the first day Of the trial yester-
day.
Prosecutor Begins Statement.
Mr.. Kelley then began his opening
statement, outlining in a coldly
logical voice the case which the
Justice Department has prepared
against Miss Gillars.
He said only citizen OF the
United States can be charged with
treason against this Government
and that there can be no doubt
about Miss Gillars' citizenship. She
was born in Portland, Me. at the
turn of the century as Mildred Sisk
but adopted at the age Of 7 hel
stepfather's name Of Gillars Wher
her mother remarked.
Mr.. Kelley said the Government
would not 60 into Miss Gillars' early
life because this case is concerned
only with what she did after Ger
many declared war on the Unitee
States on December II, 1941. Al
that time, he said, she was working
for the German Radio Broadcastlnl
Co. in Berlin.
Conducted Weekly Broadcast.
Prior to the declaration Of war
Miss Gillars had been conducting 9
weekly propaganda broadcast beamee
at the United States and she con.
tinued this until November, 1912
when American soldiers landed ir
North Africa.
Miss Gillars then developed pro.
gram called Home Sweet Home,
which was broadcast to the American
troops and later rebroadcast to the
United States.
In the spring of 1943 she developed
another program, "Midge at thu
Mike" in which she used the theme
song, when the Blue Of the Nigh
Meets the Gold of the Day"
"It was a monologue," Mr.. Kelle!
said. she did all the talking ant
she addressed her remarks to th'
women of America-to the wives
mothers and sweethearts of Ameri
can soldiers. She talked primaril!
OF the sacrifices of war and tole
American women how needless i
was for their sons to make sacri
fees.
She told them This Is a war O
E Jews against gentiles,' and mad,
violent derogatory attacks upor
President Roosevelt and the Gov
ernment of the United States. Sh'
said we were in the war merely tt
pull British chestnuts out of the fire
Her remarks were In line with tn,
Ns1 propaganda line to divide thu
Evening star., 1949-01-25
Heyd to Speak TONIGHT

Uriel Heyd, first secretary of the
Israeli Mission to the United States
will speak on THE State of Israel
at $50 O'Clock tonight in the Jewish
Community Center, Sixteenth and
@ streets. NV,
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-25

from me I'll probably be listing
to port.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-25
This Changing World
Voting of Arms Aid to Europe Is Seen
ONLY WAY to Show We Mean Business

The truth is that any people
feels secure-and able to fight for
it's freedom-only when 1t has
arms in it's hands, arms which
are equal, If not superior. to those
in the hands of the enemy.
Should Pay Price.
We need only put ourselves in
the shoes of those who want to be
our allies. Suppose Mexico and
Canada were relatively as far SUI
perior to us in military power
as mighty Russia is to the coun-
tries of Western Europe. Suppose
Europe were in our position-urg-
ing us to stand firm against Can
ada or Mexico if it threatens to
subject us to her will. Our answer
would have to be, Provide us with
arms or we cannot fight"
The time has come to realize
that communism cannot be fought
successfully on a shoestring. If we
are really concerned about the
possibility that this hideous alien
philosophy will spread over the
earth, then we must make up our
minds to pay the economic cost.
We are committed. in more
ways than one, to firm resist
ance to Communist expansion
anywhere in the world. in the
wise belief that If individual
liberty and freedom are to sur
vive, the cancerous growth OF
statism must be checked.
What the repercussions would
be of our refusal at this time
to carry out the obligations which
are implied in the Atlantic Pact
is not difficult to guess. We have
been accused before of urging
European peoples to stand up to
a dictator-namely, Hitler-and
then failing to come through with
support at the crucial moment.
That accusation could be made
again.
The Atlantic Pact and it's con-
comitant, the arms program,
ought to be regarded as single
edifice which we are building to
protect our way of life. The pact
itself is only the foundation.
The superstructure has yet to be
built. The edifice will not be
complete until that superstructure
is raised.
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program WILL De
the test of how firm this coun-
try-and it's Congress-is in its
determination to hold the line
against further Communist ex-
pansicn into Western Europe.
Whatever intentions we may
have had up to now about fight
ing for democracy, and helping
to fight for 1t, are going to be
put to the supreme test-the dol
lar test.
Now we will either have to put
up or shut up.
Must Convince Europe.
For, if we fail to dig into oul
pockets to provide arms for the
menaced nations of Europe WI
are going to have hard time
convincing anybody including
the Russians-that we mean bust.
ness.
| A lot of talk was made during
the debate on the Atlantic Pact
to the effect that a Senator coulc
vote for the alliance and against
the money to implement it. How
that can be only a mental-con-
tortionist can tell.
Without the arms appropria-
ton the Atlantic alliance becomes
pompous statement of pious
wishes. And it will not strengthen
the convictions of any of our allies
any more than it will brighten the
Russians into respectful behavior
toward the West.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-25


sound on a crowded street is
much like that in a mice factory.
Whether the, squeaks are con-
sidered fashionable or are the re-
suit of workmanship and the
quality of the leather, don't
know. I do know that I feel like
a footpad as I skulk along IN
noiseless shoes. :.
This must be the cleanest big
city in the world. I haven't seen
so much as scrap of paper in the
streets or on the sidewalks, and
there is absolutely no CRIME on
the buildings or houses. Nearly all
the buildings here are Of snow
white stucco with red tile roofs,
and they look as If they had just
stepped out of a bubble bath. . {.
Flowers Everywhere.
Growing flowers must be one OF
the national sports. No matter
where you look Towering plants
of all descriptions meet your eye.
A house without 10 or IS window
boxes in riotous bloom is a rar-
ity, and the wide streets are lined
with huge shade trees. 49,.
If it's a paunch, or a second
chin, or both that you want, Lis
bon is the place for you. Eating
is another national sport. and
anyone who can't handle an
eight-course dinner with ease is
considered a beginner with a
knife and fork. There is no short
age of anything. except perhaps
time to rest between meals.
Here is a typical luncheon at
our hotel: A platter Of hors d.
oeuvres the size of a ping-pong
table; a choice of six soups;
choice of four kinds Of fish; a
main course selection of roast
duck in cherry and wine sauce.
filet mignon. broiled lobster,
chicken, or roast beef: a wide
variety of salads. desserts, fruits
and cheeses. But no baking soda
and water for a last course. =.
There are many beautiful bath
ing beaches here but we are not
going to be able to 60 swimming
unless we buy new bathing out
fits. The law says land it is en-
forced that all women must have
suits with skirts, and that men
must wear tops with their trunks.
Bathing outfits here are dead
ringers for the ones we wore in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-25

the States back in the early 1920s.
You know. navy blue with white
canvas belts. -.
Golf Outfits Popular.
Another thing reminiscent of
the 1920s at home are the plus
four Knockers, which are extreme
ly popular here. Wish I had
brought along one of the old golf
outfits I used to wear in the days
Of hickory shafted clubs, pocket
TASKS, and rumble seats. Id be
a Beau Brummel.
One of the common sights, as
you walk by the outdoor cafes,
is to see Portuguese ignoring their
very cheap but excellent wine and
beer, and drinking American beer.
It costs them a dollar a bottle,
but is supposed to give them a
standing as playboys Of the first
malt.
This afternoon am visiting the
world celebrated Port Wine In
stitute. so the next time you hear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-25

IlCW OIL tIlCCS
here toward Germany which is
reflected at this time in a move
ment in Congress to check plant
dismantling in Germany. This
"softness" is being exploited by
the powerful cartel and monopoly
interests which backed Hitler's
war of aggression. furnished its
weapons and which is covertly
seeking to re-establish control
over the economy of Europe.
Mr.. Hoffman said:
The greatest thing that could
happen to Europe, in my opinion,
is to have competition between
the French and English steel in
dustry and the German steel in
dustry. and whatever influence
we can bring to bear is in that
direction.
Division of Markets.
Why? Because, in my opinion
the great dampener in Europe
| plcWdI was Vic Cdl tCl dAlo V4AS
monopoly. In other words. you
had a complete accord between
the steel industries of the various
countries. You had a division OF
the markets. We had all the
things that shrink markets.
Now insofar as our influence
can be brought to bear. it is in
the direction of bringing to light
information on which the coun-
tries can base intelligent pro-
grams, and secondly to bring
competition into the European
picture.
IF we do not succeed in that.
these countries may go right back
to the old idea Of monopoly and
cartels."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-25
Brannan Plan Rebuff
Democrats Embarrassed by Failur
Put Hopes on Anderson in Senate

The Secretary has an agreement
with Senator Anderson that the
Senator will do all the talking
about their differences in farm
policy. Meantime he is keeping
his fingers crossed.
New Test Expected.
Senate Democrats will be SUBJ
jected to still another party 10y
atty drive next week. It will be
on public power, where the issue
is no longer whether the Govern
ment shall build the dams; the
public utilities concede that right
now. But they think they should
be the exclusive sellers to the
public and have persuaded the
Appropriations Committee to
knock out funds to build various
public transmission lines in the
West. A record vote on the moot
items will be forced.
Democrats are only slightly
cheered by the rather comic gyra-
lions of the COP Old Guard who
have knocked out the Dewey
named national chairman, Repre-
sentative Scott of Pennsylvania
but now can't locate the perfect
successor. The trouble lies in
their fixed determination to eradi-
cate the Dewey influence on
the National Committee. AS for
some six years or more lot OF
Republicans thought Gov. Dewey
was going to be the man who
doles out ambassadorships, Cab
met posts. judgeships and other
such plums, it is hard to find
people who always snubbed him
One wit has suggested that their
only choice really is Mrs. Kenneth
Simpson. author of the deathless
line: 1T is impossible to dislike
Mr.. Dewey unless you know him
really we'll"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-25
business as Usual
ECA Administrator Has Put Finger
On One of Major Problems in Europe

His warning is timely, for at
this very time negotiations are
under way by powerful steel in
dustry leaders in Germany to tie
into steel and other properties
elsewhere in Europe through
interlocking investments which
would revive the cartel system.
The story has been told here
many times how Germany formed
those international cartels in stra-
tegic materials, dividing up world
markets. restricting production
controlling prices. They not only
permitted her to build herself up
industrially. financially and mill
tarily, but they hampered our own
defense when war came.
It is strange, in the face of all
Of this, that some members OF
Congress are naively lending
themselves, to an attempt to stop
the dismantlirig Of plants for re-
moval to our Allies as reparations.
Refers to Negotiations.
Referring to negotiations lead
ing to the recent international
agreement which, of itself, pro-
vides far less dismantling than
originally agreed among the vic
torious allies. Mr.. Hoffman said:
Entering into the negotiations
was this question of security. Ir
other words, the French and the
British and the Belgians were very
much concerned about having
too great a concentration OF
steel capacity in Germany. They
felt they would not be safe un-
less they did get some of thi!
equipment moved out of Germany
into other countries"
He also said:
II think sometimes we are in.
clined to forget things. I was ir
Europe shortly after the end Of
the war and I saw Rotterdam.
saw what the Nazis did in eight
minutes, just literally leveled thai
town right down to the ground
If you once get picture of what
the Nazi bombing did in these
countries, you can understand
why these people felt they had a
right to have these plants re-
moved from Germany to their
own countries"
We seem to have forgotten what
the war was about and who
won it.
But steel is powerful. and in
ternational in its grasp.
So-business as usual.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-25

man: Senator Anderson OF New
Mexico, formerly Mr.. Humans
Secretary of Agriculture. The hard
fact is generally realized that
Senator Anderson takes dim
view of the plan. Being human
and politician he perhaps also
is not too unhappy over the pres
ent discordant notes in the ruffles
and f1ourishes with which his sue
cessor has been widely hailed by
the party.
Secretary Brannan did some ex-
tremely effective campaigning
among the farmers on the dere-
Lotions of the 80th Congress;
politicoes, with their usual short
memories, promptly began to act
after November as if Mr.. Bran
nan had invented farm prosperity.
Actually Senator Anderson had
been Secretary during the period
of the farmers greatest income,
a fact to which little attention
was paid as Mr.. Anderson himself
was busy with his own campaign
and not available nationally.
Republicans Waited.
House Democrats have done
more than embarrass their own
party; they have also taken the
Republicans off the hook on the
farm problem, at least temporarily.
Fearful that Mr.. Brannan had
the answer, most Republicans
have kept their heads way down,
waiting until the farmer was
heard from. Now their rivals have
swept in where they feared to
tread and effected substitution
which in large part bears the i'm
primatur of Representative Hope.
Republican, of Kansas, his party's
farm expert. This is more than
Mr.. Hope had been able to wiring
from the 80th Congress.
Secretary Brannan suggests
several reasons for his setback.
The Farm Bureau Federation, led
by Republican Allen Kline. who
campaigned for Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey, delivered its Sunday
punch. Representative Gore, DEM
ocrat, of Tennessee. the leading
New Deal rebel. got the notion
that the plan smelled of OPA and
of that late unlamented outfit no
Congressman ever wants to hear
again. There has not been time
to hear from the grass roots and
politicoes preferred to play it safe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-25

| Yves I e r n En-
ope. Greece and
Turkey will 60
to Congress to-
day as the first
immediate step
in implementa-
ton of the At
l a n tic Pa C t,
which was rati-
fed last Thurs
day by an over
whelming vote
in the Senate.
w h at hap
pens to this
I'LL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-25

app r o p r ] q :
lions Commit
tee Of the dis
mantling a n d
removal of ex-
&c SIS S t e e ]
p ! a n is from
G e r many as
provided in the
April 10 agree
ment among us,
Great Britain
and France.
What he said
shows the I'M
wisdom of the
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t h / S cit y t o
S OF Ameri-
cans. A m e r j.
cans are t h e
mes W h o S e
s h oe S don't
S q u e a k. The
people Of Lis
bon W ould
r a t er be
caught bare
footed, appar-
emily, than be
c a u g h t in a
pair of shoes
t h a t didn' t
Sn1Ie a X The
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: joined but led.
1t is not quite
the sequel they
|had envisioned
to their wide
lily publ C / e d
| drumb e a t / n g
in Des Moines
last month.
| T h ey ar e
|pinning t h e / r
hopes for at
least a partial
recovery of lost
ground in the
~ ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-25
By Thomas L. Stokes

Paul G.. Hoffman,, ECA ad-
ministrator. put his finger on one
of the major problems in Europe
in his defense before the Senate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-25
By Constantine BrOvn

Unless it is delayed by unfore-
seen circumstances, President
Humans program for spending
$1.450,000, 900 for rearmament OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-25
Bp Doris Fieeson

. Democrats are embarrassed by
their unexpected and conspicuous
rebuff on the Brannan Plan
which usually faithful New Deal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-25
'Mclemore
Gives His Impressions
Of Lisbon, Portugal
By Henry McLemors

LISBON. Portugal.-Some i'm
pressions of Lisbon by an old in
habitant Of three days:
It isn't difficult for natives of
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-15
East Cleveland Has
Its Evergreen Bowl

Pasadena can have its Rose Bowl,
Miami it's Orange Bowl. East Cleve-
land has it's Evergreen Bowl at
14811 Shaw ave-, coached by two
stalwarts from the Shaw teaching
staff, Bob Louis, faculty manager,
and Milt Niergarth, director of
the band, who again have teamed
up for their annual Christmas tree
lineup.
Tackling the selling end of some
400 spruce and pine is their ulti-
mate goal before December 25.
Gates at the field, which during
off-seasons substitutes as Carmen
Bills Driving Range, are open
daily. Floodlights are on It'll II p,
m. and spectators, both from the
student body and adult section, will
be given three rousing cheers.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-15

definitely better balanced than last
season when the Rangers domi-
mated the circuit by going unde-
feated in league competition.
Elyria with two lettermen back
from last years weak team, showed
surprising strength by dumping
Heights, 51-45. The Pioneers start
ing five averages 6 ft. 2 in. and
their blackboard work is brilliant.
The Shaw JV's also chalked up
an impressive victory, doubling the
score on the visiting sophomores,
1920. Center Tony Gilberto, who
played an aggressive game, took
scoring honors with II points. He
was especially busy at the foul
line where he sank 7 of the Ia
free throws he tried.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-15
Greetings!

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