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Evening star., 1949-01-14
EASTERN DIVISION.
WESTERN DIVISION.
American U. Boxing Team
In Debut al W. N. Toniqht

American University is spotting
Western Maryland the heavyweight
bout and counting on its expert
enced men In the lighter classes
for q victory In the first boxing
match of the season tonight at
Westminster.
Coach Bert Courage has letter
men in Martin Ries at l25 pounds
and Henry Shaff"r at 1876. The
latter won four bouts, lost three
and had a draw on A. U. eight
meet schedule last season.
Evening star., 1949-01-14

Event No s-startins Time: s2s IN IN
tes score IL the q. rs sS ss.
III, Won aons f 's1 s' iss
syss p., Of ps man
hshest point years sompettion yIn: nas
Boston, 8 points ciancabela, point
Evening star., 1949-01-14

Event No. 4-sartinF Time S:1B PM
Observation-Disclosures Columbia A. A. U.
Meet Record es second-oe Manhattan COLLEGE
Evening star., 1949-09-04

tails of the program and has facts
and figures at his finger tips. He
works in an Office set up in his
private palace outside Tehran.
The father Of the present royal
family. was the late Reza Shah
Pahlevi. He was crowned In 1926
after the previous ruler Of Persia
had been deposed. He started
working on his own economic i'm
provement program. which had
no formal name or outline, but
simply developed as he got around
to things. General opinion is that
he accomplished a great deal.
When the elder Shah started,
cotton production In Iran was
about 1000 tons, yearly. When he
ahdicated in 1941-after the Al
lies accused him Of sbeing pro-
German-cotton output was up to
about $4,000 tons yearly.
During the war and it's after
math, cotton production fell to
$4,000 tons OF inferior auatty.
Evening star., 1949-09-04
Harvard Trained Prince Helps Iran

The story OF cotton could be
repeated for almost every other
phase of Trans economic life.
Everything went to pot in the
seven years following the wartime
occupation of the country by the
Allies. ..
So the seven-year plan was
worked out. Nobody knows exactly
why it was decided to make it for
seven years.
Prince Abdul Reza ana other
government leaders look on the
program as a picking up where
the former Shah left of. The
deposed Shah built practically
everyAnile of the present railroad
and highway systems. They say
new construction under the seven
year plan will only be extensions
of the lines he had laid out.
The whole program, as the
prince explains it. is aimed at one
goal: Increasing the general stand
ard Of living in Iran by increasing
production. Everything else is
figured. with that idea. Even the
education and health programs
are considered as part Of produc-
ton machinery.
The program will be financed
partly from Trans revenues from
oil royalties. partly by expected
loans from the World Bank and
partly by private loans.
Foreign experts will be called
on as needed to help on such
things as irrigation and power
projects and setting up factories.
Under the program the directors
also have taken over government
owned factories previously oper-
|ated by the old Industrial Bank OF
Iran. One important part Of the
program will be introduction OF
new agriculture methods and ma
|chinery. The, prince says farm
ing methods In most cases haven't
changed for centuries.
The prince estimates nearly
$10o. .000, 900 viii be spent on the
program In the first year
distributed By the Associates PrssO
Evening star., 1949-09-04
Capitol Hearings Keep Them Busy
Getting Ready for
Testimony Takes
Many Hours

mittee on the North Atlantic
pact. He testified before the
House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee on supplying arms to Eu-
rope.
Other ECA officials who re-
turned from Europe for some
Of these hearings were David
E. K. Bruce, chief of the spe-
cial mission to France and now
Ambassador to France; j. D.
Zellenbach, chief Of the mission
to Italy; N. H. Collision. chief
of the mission to the American
and British area of Western
Germany; A. E. Staley, jr.,
chief of the mission to Norway,
and DR.. Alan Valentine, chief of
the mission to the Netherlands.
Secretary Acheson was be-
fore the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee on the North
Atlantic pact in March before
it was signed. and in April.
after it was signed. =.
On May 20 he left for the
meeting of the Council of For
eign Ministers in Paris. Late
in the afternoon of May 19 he
went over the situation in a
closed session with the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
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Ouakers Wage
War Against War
Continued From Page C-1.o

peace merely by writing long,
detailed reports.
"Words do nothing" he says.
1--WE must do things. partic-
ularly help relieve the suffer-
ing, of the worlds prosecuted
millions"
DR.. White emphasized the
importance of a recent $4,000
gift Of streptomycin-in 5000
five-gram vials-that was sent
to the sRussian Red Cross by
the American Friends Service
Committee. Part Of the $2O.-
600 share of the 1947 Nobel
Peace Prize it won jointly with
the British Society of Friends
went for that purpose.
DR.. White, 6 foot / and built
like a basketball player, has
headed Haverford College since
1916. He often is mistaken for
a student since he has a pref
erence for short, crew-style
haircuts. He is married and
has two children-a 4-year-old
son and q daughter. 2.
Prior to his Haverford ap-
pointment he served with the
Friends Service Committee in
France and during World War
II was interned 13 months by
the Nazis. He has taught at
the University of Chicago.
where he received his S. B.,
s. M. and Phi. D. degrees.
Nov q member Of the United
Nations Conference on Con-
servation, Dr.. White formerly
served on the Hoover Commis-
sion Committee on Natural Re-
sources. He Is the author Of
numerous technical journals on
conservation problems.
distributed By the AsEocisted Press.) F.
Evening star., 1949-09-04
By Fred J. Zusy

TEHRAN, IRAN. AN earnest
young Harvard graduate (class
Of ~194D heads a vast program
designated to raise the living
standards Of 16.500.000 people.
The man holding this important
lob is Prince Abdul Reza Pahlevi.
He is a younger brother Of Trans
colorful ruler, Shah Mohammed
Reza Pahlevi.
The program. officially des-
ignated Trans seven-year plan, in
wolves planned, expenditures OF
1855 ,OO0, 900. The money will be
spent for such things as improving
farm methods. setting up new FAC
tories, increasing farm and FAC
tory output, exploiting natural re-
sources. especially oil; improving
roads, building low-cost homes
and improving health and educa-
ton.
It is a program with tremend-
Jus implications and is recognized
as such by everybody in Iran. It
means pulling up the country by
its own bootstraps from the ira
|ditional poverty of the Middle
East. # successful it will mean
diminishing discomfort among the
masses, making them less likely
to listen to Communist propagan-
da. The Soviet looms large on
Trans northern border.
The seven-year plan has been
talked about here for several
years. The 1ranian Mails Par
lament finally approved it several
months ago. An American Arm.
Overseas Consultants, Inc, was
called in to look over the situa-
ton and make suggestions.
The Shah named his brother
| Prince Abdul Reza, to head the
supreme planning board which
will functions for the life Of the
plan. The prince, though young
has, q background Of political
economy studies at Harvard and
works hard at his job.
He dresses neatly and conserve
lively in regular business suits. He
exhibits great familiarity with de-
Evening star., 1949-09-04
Mr.. Hoffman is Polite.

He returned from Paris on June
81, and the next day he made
a two-hour report to the COM
mittee. The following day he
reported to the House Foreign
Affairs Committee.
On June 20 and 81 he was
before the Joint Atomic En-
ergy Committee. After that
there were seven or more ap-
pearances before the House
Foreign Affairs Committee and
the joint sessions of the Senate
Foreign Relations and Armed
Services Committees on the
arms r-Europe program. q
White Paper Day
August was a big day. for
him. The State Department
published it's white paper on
our relations with China. He
held a press conference on that.
He and Secretary johnson took
the revised foreign military aid
bill to Congress and Mr.. Ache
son discussed it briefly before
the House Foreign Affairs
Committee.
Secretary Johnson. in his ap-
pearance before the House Ap-
preparations Committee four
days after he took Office, apol-
ogized for not being adequately
prepared. His apology gives
some insight on how a cabinet
officer prepares for his testi-
mony before a committee. %
There were other matters
SO urgent" he said, that even
though my special assistant on
budget matters had been try
ing to get me to resd three
memorandums for come days,
I confess to you that there
have not been enough hours
to get any sleep and still read
any memorandums.
II glanced at one of them
this morning before coming
over here. but I have had
enough experience with this
committee to know that a few
minutes study does not qualify
me to testify before you on this
subject Cthe budget Of his
department.)"
In the brief period from July
20 through August 10 he made
10 appearances before con-
gressional committees. Then,
on August II he took off for
Ottawa and a onesday con-
ference with Canadian officials.
The day before he left was
well filed. In the morning
he tetified before the joint
meeting of the Senate Foreign
Relations and Armed Services
Committees. That night from
7::30 to 11:15 o'clock he testi-
fed before the House Foreign
Affairs Committee. The sub
ject on both occasions was arms
for Europe,
Evening star., 1949-09-04

various newspapers he was
quoting.
Il am quite lazy about that.
Senator" Mr.. Acheson replied.
There is prepared for me a
resume of most of the press"
Secretary johnson has had
prior experience with Congress,
having been Assistant Secretary
of War from 1887 to 1910. In
a fast moving Interrogation he
can give as we'll as take. He is
confident and does not grope
for words. He also has shown
an unexpected ability to quote
poetry.
In July, he appeared be-
fore the House Foreign Affairs
Committee to urge military aid
for Europe. The inspiration for.
his turning to poetry was Mrs.
Helen Gahagen Douglas, Demo-
crat, of California, who had
said she had voted for military
appropriations for protection Of
the country, but always mind
full that the real goal was peace.
Said Secretary Johnson in
reply:
In Henry w, act II, scene.
III: out of this nettle.
danger, we pluck this flower,
safety
Earlier in the summer Mr..
Hoffman might have been said
to hold the record for con-
gressional appearances among
administration officials. A
computation of trips to the
Hill by David E. Lihenthal.
head of the Atomic Energy
Commission, might serve to up
set that record, however.
Lilienthal Record
Mr.. Lilienthal had appeared
b6ore the Joint Atomic Energy
Committee on routine matters
as we'll as on the commissions
contract policy, and before
the Appropriations Committee.
Then came the charge of "in-
credible mismanagement" by
Senator Hickenlooper, Republic
can. of Iowa.
There followed public hear
ings on % days and a number
behind closed doors.
Mr.. Hofman's congressional
activities in behalf Of ECA
funds for Europe had a dress
rehearsal in February when he
testified on the extension Of
Marshall Plan aid to Europe.
On February 8 he appeared
with Mr.. Acheson before the
Senate and House foreign af-
fairs committees in joint hear
ing. .
Had the joint sessions con-
tinued, the time of a number
of witnesses would have been
saved. But after the initial
session the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee and the
House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee went their separate
ways. The ne1t day Mr.. Hoff-
man was before the Senate
committee all day. Mr.. Ache
son came back to testify Feb
ruary II.
Mr.. Hoffman was before the
House committee on the morn
ing Of February 16, and before
the Senate committee in the
afternoon. The next morning
he was before the House COM
mittee again.
His big job came with the
appropriation bill for Marshall
Plan aid to Europe. Mr.. Hof-
man opened the hearings be-
fore a special House Appro-
priations Subcommittee on
April ~ with a statement. In
oluding the interrogation and
data asked for and later sup
piled, his testimony ran "a
printed pages.
The Senate Appropriations
Evening star., 1949-09-04
Secretary Acheson Travels.

before the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee on the ques-
ton of the confirmation of his
appointment. Since then he
has gone to the Capitol two or
three times a week for COM
mittee hearings and conferences.
Secretary johnson entered
the lists late, taking his post
March %. Four days later, he
was before a House Appropria-
tions Subcommittee on his
budget. On one occasion he
testified before a Senate Ap-
preparations Subcommittee, also
on the budget, excused himself,
went to the Senate Armed Serv-
ices Committee briefly, and
then returned to resume his
budget testimony. Keeping the
show going in two rings, how
ever, is unusual.
Government officials regard
their relations with Congress as
extremely important and their
committee appearances as val
liable. The committee hear
ings provide opportunities to
sell their programs to Congress
and, through Congress, to the
country. Rarely is a word of
criticism of a committee ut
tered publicly by an official of
executive rank.
On his second appearance be-
fore the Senate Appropriations
Committee on the foreign aid
appropriation bill, Mr.. Hoffman
told them:
II was asked yesterday by
certain reporters as to whether
I am having a rough time. I
said, I am having the kind of
time I should have, because
this Senate should challenge
every dime we spend I do not
have the slightest criticism in
mind about that. If we can
not go through this. 1t Is my
fault"
Hoffman Is Cool
The going has indeed been
rough. So much so, in fact,
that Mr.. Hoffman's obviously
sincere statement appeared to :
be a Christianlike turning of
the other cheek.
Mr.. Hoffman, the business
man, appears to be discussing
matters with board of direc-
tors. In opposing a reduction
in the European Recovery
Program. he said in committee
he was reminded of the argu-
ments he had with the bankers
when he reorganized the
Studebaker Co.
He speaks quietly, makes
sure his answers are understood
correctly and meets q hostile
statement with an even-tem-
pered and matter of fact reply.
Mr.. Acheson, naturally, is the
diplomat in the witness chair.
His words are precise. No more
than Mr.. Hoffman does he show
irritation, although he might
cut his answers shorter.
After he had expounded the
North Atlantic treaty to the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee. he was questioned by
Senator Donnell, Republican, Of
Missouri.
did you read the Congress
sional Record Of. February "A.
1892" he demanded.
81 am quite sure I did not" MI
Acheson replied evenly.
Senator Donnell insisted that
Evening star., 1949-09-04
Agency Heads Seen
on Hill as Much
as Members
By Francis Douglas

Some heads of Government
agencies spend almost as much
time on Capitol Hill as some
members of Congress. 1t isn't
for fun-orSeven. for politics
it's for work. part of the &C
cepted work of the democratic
machinery in operation.
The heads of the three
agencies which have most to
do with American foreign in
terests spreading to every cor
ner of the world are among
those called most frequently by
Congress to testify before COM
mittees.
So often do they appear at
the Capitol that it may lead an
observer to wonder when they
have time for administration,
for planning programs and
making policy decisions.
The three are Secretary OF
State Acheson, Economic Co.
operation Administrator Hoff-
man and Secretary of Defense
Johnson.
Hoffman Takes Prize
Mr.. Hoffman would get gold
star or silver cup if such prizes
were awarded for attendance
at congressional hearings. From
the first of the year until he
went. to Europe early last
month Mr.. Hoffman made SO
trips and spent about 1853
hours before committees.
This means that about every
third working day, Mr.. Hoff-
man went to the Capitol and
spent about one hour of each
eight-hour day before a COM
mittee. It is generally figured
that for each hour before q
congressional committee one or
two hours-perhaps even more
must be spent in preparation.
Mr.. Hoffman's committee
appearances and assembling of
information. however, are esti-
mated to have been about one
half to three-quarters OF 'his
time, while the hearings were
in progress. And Mr.. Hoffman
does not limit himself to an
eight-hour day or a f1ve-day
week.
Also to be taken into account
is the work of an official staff.
In the case of the ECA. there
are the. foreign staff members
called back from Europe to
testify. They include Ambassa-
dor w. Averell Hartman, ECA
special representative. who re-
turned three times.
Double Duty for Some
Secretary of State Acheson
began his appearances on the
Hill on January 13. He went
Evening star., 1949-09-04

Committee began it's hearings
June 8 when Mr.. Hoffman tes-
titled for three hours. The
House had cut the appropria-
ton request by 182,300.0o0 to
S4,O15,900,000. Mr.. Hoffman
was fighting for no further re-
duction. The committee held
hearings on 16 days; Mr.. Moff-
man testified on 10.
It was far from smooth SAIL
ing. On one occasion Chair
man Mcclellan said, Il am Won
dering, other than giving away
other peoples money. what good
you are possibly doing in Eur
ope." He suggested it would be
a good thing if Mr.. Hoffman
resigned. He mentioned a state
ment which he interpreted as
a threat by Mr.. Hoffman to
quit If the appropriation was
cut.
Other committees members
contradicted that interpreta-
ton and Mr.. Hoffman was re-
lieved Of the necessity of dis
putting with Senator McKellar
on that point. There was an
exchange, however, over wheth-
er Senator Mcclellan had talked
to Mr.. Hoffman on the tele-
phone or whether the Senator
had talked to some one who
had falsely identified himself
as Mr.. Hoffman.
The testimony of ECA wit
nesses was a. detailed exposi-
ton of the economic condition
of the Marshall Plan countries.
It ranged from rainfall in
France to the tobacco business
in Morocco, from letter from
a housewife in Britain to elec-
trio power in Italy.
At one point Senator Robert
son. Democrat, of Virginia
pointed out the Senate Com
mittee members could find the
answers to many of their ques-
tions in the printed report Of
the House committee hearings.
He held up the 1,081-page VOL
ume on the House hearings and
reminded his colleagues it had
been printed at a cost of $50 a
page. The Senate volume ran to
1,006 pages.
Week Ends for Reports
On one occasion a report on
automobile exports under the
Marshall Plan was called for.
Staff members spent a week
end getting up a tabulation by
make Of car. price and destina-
ton. The committee concluded
its hearings on July S.
Since then Mr.. Hoffman
made IL more trips to the Hill,
the last one on August 9. The
next day he left for Europe.
Mr.. Hoffman told a friend
before he left that there was
nothing like testifying before a
congressional committee to
make a man polite. He illus
trated it with this incident:
After one committee session,
Mr.. Hoffman, still in the wit
ness chair, was trying to fix his
thoughts on the program and
duties ahead. A. porter ap-
preached and said he had come
to clean up the ash trays.
"Ye, sir. Yes, sir" Mr.: Hoff-
man exclaimed eagerly.
Ambassador Hartman re-
turned from Europe and testi-
fed on three occasions. On
February 8 he testified on con-
tinuing the European Recovery
Program at the joint meeting
of the two foreign committees,
and on February 10 before the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee.
He did not testify before the
appropriations committees, but
in April he appeared before the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
Evening star., 1949-09-04
Rival Union
Chiefs Risk
Leadership
Coal, Steel, Auto
Bosses Bank on
Contract Gains
0 nII Ny MIL
by Harold w. Ward

Three of the Nations most re-
sourceful labor leaders face major
struggles for survival this Labor
Day.
John L. Lewis, Philip Murray
and Walter P. Reuther have risked
their leadership over a fourth
round of postwar wage increases
and welfare-pension demands for
millions of workers.
Seldom since the first Labor
Day parade in 1882 has there been
such a challenge to industry
across the bargaining table, af-
fecting so many workers.
Personal rivalries between the
three big union chiefs play a part
in the struggles.
Evening star., 1949-09-04
Mexico Peace Congress
Has M0SCOw'S Blessing
Wallace and Robson Among u. S. Sponsors
of Meeting That Will Be Attended by
Latin.American Fellow Travellers
By Edword TomIinson

MEXICO CITY-For several days verable procession Of
including professors politicians
scientists and painters along with
pnksh hue well numbers of just plain
Reds They from nearly
nations from Canada to Argentina to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-29
Lame Knee May Rob
Caps Of Mckinney
|For Six Weeks

Coach Bob Feerick's Washington
Capitols today were prepared to
go along without the services of
Bones Mckinney, their popular
forward, for three to six weeks as
Mckinney submitted his lame left
knee to treatment at Georgetown
University Hospital.
The Caps will open their 1949-5O
National Basket Ball Association
season against the Baltimore
Bullets at Uline Arena next We'd
nesday night and will practice
daily through Tuesday.
DR.. Milton c. Cobey. orthopedic
specialist, originally believed that
Mckinney had suffered nothing
worse than a severely sprained
knee in a fall during the Caps
exhibition at Wilkes-Barre. Pa.
last Wednesday night and that
he would be ready for next We'd
neSday nights inaugural.
However, Bones now is believed
to have a pulled tendon in his
knee. A full report on his injury
will not be forthcoming until he
has received a thorough examina-
ton Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-29
Cordozo Blanks Foe

BALTIMORE, Oct. % (Specia3.
I-Cardozo High of Washington.
D. c., has its second victory on ths
record books today. q 700 assault
on Dunbar of Baltimore here yes
terday. Steve Ellerby was the
visitors sparkplug, chalking up two
touchdowns on runs of IS and 8
yards, respectively. Henry johnson
scored Cardozo's other touchdown
on a 7-yard run which climaxed Q
70-yard drive.
CARDOZO.
Ends-Coeman. Anderson. Brewer.
Enthusiastically, Nelson. Henson.
Guards-Wadell. Morgan. Jackson.
Center-Edwards.
Backs-Wills, Elerby, H. johnson, Carey,
Harris. Jeter
Ends-Wells. Grifis. BurWell, B. Giles
Tackles-Bishop. Chambers White. Powell.
Guards-Hoit, Jacobs. Fulton, Gentry
Centers-Wiiliams, Raines.
Backs-G Giles Locks. Glascoe, Sobey
Ralph. Eddelson. Stern, Blascoe
Cardozo -7 IA
Dunbar "a
Touchdowns-H. johnson, Ellerby 90. Points
after touchdowns-Wills, fplacements).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-29
Central Sinks Blair

Central High School took time out
from its quest for the honors in
Division of the District public high
football race by whipping Blair. 9-s
in a non-series game at Central
Jim Downs went IS yards for Blair's
score in the first period. Jerry
Murphy tackled a Blair ball carrier
in the end zone in the second period
for CentTal's initial score. Sullivan
went over on a quarterback sneak te
ice the game for the Vikings in the
same session.
Ends-Gleason Nelson. Hogal Wine.
Taekles5Gerachis, Leathery. WiAs1es, Ne.
Hsnery. Nuekolfs-
Guards-Leitgens, Glickheld. Wootsn-
Centsr-WeAver.
Bsch-SuIlivan. Cozzens Murphy, AeDousal
shepperd. Gregory, ssrihner.
Ends-LAriunore, Davis
Tackles-Foy. Smith
Guards-fngran, Eyerett.
CenteT-Dafy.
Baeks-Rohinsnn. Downs, Foreey, Laeksst.
Central ------ .---------- 0 81
Blair
Toaehdowns Sullivan. Safety - Murphy
Point after toochdovn-Lkathery fplaeemeno