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Evening star., 1949-02-22
Royal Drafting Reply
To Agnes 5med|ey's
Protest Of Charges
Dy the Assesiassd Prsss

|. Secretary Of the Army Royal
is preparing . reply to the protest
from Agnes Smedley, New York
writer, that an Army report false
lily named her as q Communist
agent.
Col. George 8. Eysler. deputy
chief Of the Army Public Informa-
ton Division. said In answer to a
reporters inquiry yesterday that
a reply 10 Miss Smedley is in prep
aration: He did not know when
lit would be completed.
Col. Eysler said the Army De-
partment has no comment on as
sertions that it released the report
without the knowledge and against
the wishes of Gen. Macarthur q
Tokyo headquarters.
The report, prepared by Gen,
MacArthur's staff. told Of opera
tions of a Soviet spy ring in war;
time Japan.
Mai. Gen. Charles A. Will
loughby, chief of Gen. MacAr-
thurs intelligence staff. was
quoted in Tokyo dispatches q,
saying the report was q secret
military document not written OF
intended for public release"
Gen. Willoughby said "the de-
cision to release it to the public
was the sole responsibility OF
Washington authorities and was
not favored at this headquarters. y
Miss Smedley has said she
would like to sue Gen. MacAr-
thur If he would waive immunity
Gen. Willoughby, under whose di-
|rection the report was prepared.
has offered to waive immunity to
legal or any other action.
Col. Eysler said such q step by
Gen. Willoughby likely would need
approval Of the Army Department,
even II it had that Of Gen. Mac
Arthur.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Cabinet Quits 10 Allow
Bolivian President 10
Form Coalition Regime
By the Associated Press

LA PAZ, Bolivia, Feb. 22.-The
lRepublican Socialist cabinet of
bolivia resigned yesterday to per-
NIT President Enrique Hertzog to
form a coalition of all groups
which supported the revolution
of 1916.
This broadly representative cab
met is believed to have q better
chance of meeting renewed threats
of an extreme right-wing coup
d'etat. =
Bolivia has been under an official
state of siege" since Saturday
when the government claimed to
have thwarted a plot by the
Nationalist Revolutionary Move
ment (MNR) to seize power.
Ousted by Junta.
The MNR was ousted by q junta
Of workers. students and professors
in July, 1946. at which time its
leader. President Gualberto Vii
laroel, was lynched in what the
authoritative Political Handbook
of the World called Q truly
popular revolution"
The junta restored civil rights
and democratic freedoms which
Vilaroel had suppressed and In
March. 1947, President Hertzog.
leader of the Republican Social
lists. was inaugurated president
after free and legal elections.
Many leaders Of the MNR went
into exile In Argentian and Peru.
President Hertzog'S government
charged yesterday that they had
continued agitation for overthrow
Of his regime by force from those
countries.
A government spokesman said
the coup was planned on Peru
Wan territory with the co-opera-
ton of the Peruvian Minister Of
Industry. Alfonso Loza." .u..,,,a
In Lima. Peru, the Peruvian
Ministry of Information denied
that any Peruvian elements
participated in the abortive
Bolivian revolt.)
Nogales to Leave Peru.
The spokesman said exiled Bo-
livian Col. Edmundo Nogales,
whom he described as the prime
mover of the "thwarted revolu-
ton" planned to leave Lima for
La Paz this coming Thursday with
the official sanction Of the Peru
Wan government.
(The Army seized control Of
Peru October 81, 1948, and
since has ruled by decreeJ
Bolivia has protested to Peru
about the alleged plotting, but the
State Department refused to COM
ment officially until it learns the
protest has been formally received
by Peruvian authorities.
An Interior Ministry communi-
que said that the plotters planned
to seize electric and water works
and dynamite essential govern
ment installations.
1t said the country is now quiet
with the administration in control.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Weather Report

District Of Columbia-Consider
able cloudiness with a few showers
likely early this afternoon and
again tonight. Highest tempera-
ture near so degrees this after
noon and lowest tonight In middle
40s. Tomorrow some cloudiness
and mild.
Maryland-Cloudy and mild
with some showers likely tonight
Tomorrow some cloudiness and
continued mild.
Virginia-Considerable cloudi-
ness and mild tonight and tomor-
row with showers likely tonight
and near the coast tomorrow
morning.
Wind velocity, 8 miles per hour;
direction, southeast.
Five-Day Weather Forecast-Feb.
ruary 23 through February 2S.
For Northern Virginia, Mary
land and the District-Tempera-
ture will average about four to
eight degrees above normal. Nor
NAL high, A.; normal low, % de-
grees in the Washington area
Mild Wednesday. colder Thursday
little change for rest of week.
Rain likely Thursday and Friday
and possibly Sunday, with total
amount three-fourths of an inch.
River Report.
From United States Engineers)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah muddy
at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Republican, Democrat
To Address Farley
OF Small Business

Two members Of Congress will
address the Conference Of Amer
lean Small Business Organizations
today at its 10th annual meeting
in the Wardman Park Hotel.
Speaker at the luncheon meet
ing will be Representative Mason.
Republican. Of Illinois. Represent
ative Gossett. Democrat, Of Texas
will address the annual dinner Of
the organization ut $50 o'clock
tonight.
Committee meetings and the
drafting of resolutions will occupy
the members today. Special COM
mittees were studying aspects of
education. including Americanism
in textbooks, anti-American ac-
tivities, International affairs and
industry mobilization for war pro-
duction. The conference will close
tomorrow.
Hear Capehart
The United States will be send
ing money to Europe for aid for
the next 10 or 20 years, Senator
Capehart. Republican. of Indiana,
predicted yesterday at the open
ing days meeting of the organiza-
ton.
Il thought we went into the
Marshall Plan to help foreign
countries back on their feet" SEN
ator Capehart said. 1T never en-
tered my mind that we were under
any obligation to help them to
recover beyond the point where
they were before the war. Do we
have to take their production UP
100. 200 or 400 per cent above
what it was?"
The Indiana Senator declared
the democratic system is under
attack. because there are many
people In America today who
would like to change it."
Disillusioned in Officials
you have a philosophy in
Washington and elsewhere op-
posed to the free enterprise sys-
tenn" he said.
The speaker asserted he was
disillusioned concerning high
placed public officials,
Il thought men holding high
office were courageous, honest
men, who put the best interests of
their country above their personal
beliefs" he declared. Since
have been in Washington and in
politics, am disillusioned. Wash
ington is made up of men and
women representing minority
pressure groups, and too many Of
them care little for the best inter-
ests of the United States"
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Retirements Provided
In Deuf Institution Bill

Senator O'Conor. Democrat. Of
Maryland. has introduced bill to
extend the Civil Service Retire
ment Act to all officers and en-
ployes of the Columbia Institution
for the Deaf here.
The measure went to the Senate
Civil Service Committee. of which
the Marylander Is q member.
Evening star., 1949-02-22

sonnel policies and procedures.
Donald s. Dawson, the admin
istrative assistant to President
Truman on personnel matters, i!
said to have the inside track fol
the job at this time. Mr.. Dawson
a youthful and extremely able ad.
ministrator, is highly regarded ir
Government circles by both Fed.
eral officials and Government en-.
ploye union leaders, as we'll as BY
members of the Hoover Commis-
sion.
Several members of the Hoover
Commission have openly suggest
ed Mr.. Dawson for the Job, point
ing out that he has all the quail
fications to give the commission
the leadership it needs.
All this Is no reflection on Mr.
Mitchell. who for the past 16
years has made a good commits
sion chief. But Mr.. Mitchell does
not have vigor and energy for the
job that he once had, and he has
confided that he is anxious to
retire as.soon as a worthy sue
cessor can be found.
Those proposing Mr.. Dawson
point out he would team up we'll
with James M. Mitchell, the
youthful Republican member Of
the commission. Mr.. Mitchell has
been on the job for only a few
months, but already he has made
q very favorable impression with
the various groups in Government.
CLEARED UP-Chairman Muir
ray of the House Civil Service
Committee says he will support
the measure to give the Govern
ment's married women employees
the same survivorship annuity
rights enjoyed by other Federal
workers. The legislation will come
up soon before Mr.. Murray's COM
mittee.
Mr.. Murray tells this column
there is nothing to the item pub.
lished here the other day that
some persons reported he opposed
such q measure last year and was
instrumental in blocking 1t.
The Tennessean points out the
provision never was contained in
either the House or Senate omni-
bus civil service retirement bill
and, therefore. never came up in
conference.
Mr.. Murray says he always has
favored such a provision for the
Governments women employees.
And he emphatically says he never
made the remark: They (mar-
ried women) have no business
working anyway"
Il may be a bachelor" Mr.
Murray smilingly said yesterday
But feel that married women
most certainly have the right te
work in the Government and any,
where else, If conditions necessi-
tate it,"
EFFICIENCY RATINGS-Civi,
| - -
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Foo DeIuys Billy Rose

SHANGHAI, Feb. % (P.-Billy
Rose. American Snowman, and his
wife. Eleanor Holm, were delayed
in Shanghai today by a thick fog
which grounded air traffic. They
are en- route to Europe, via South
east Asia
Evening star., 1949-02-22

over the COM
Missions oper-
ations dur / n 6
the ast six
months or so.
They feel that
vigo rous new.
leader S hip is
needed at the
top to get the
commission out
of the rut. 1t
has operated in
and to modern
lie many of the
comm / s S 1 o ms
~A.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Ad Lectures Announced

The Advertising Club Of Wash
ington today announced series
of lectures on advertising and pro-
motion to be held from 7:45 to
$50 pm. on Mondays, beginning
March Z and ending April II, in
the Washington Hotel.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Cot Routes Snake

D. c. Hattingh Of Potchef-
stroom, South Africa, is looking
for Nelly, his cat, which disap-
peared just after attacking and
driving off q snake that threat
ened to bite a 6-year-old girl.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Congress in Brief
BY ths Asseeiotsd Press

Senate.
Hears Senator Margaret Chase
Smith. Republican, of Maine read
Washington's Farewell Address.
Labor Committee continues hear
ing on bill to repeal Taft-Hartley
Act.
Finance Committee resumes con-
sideration Of reciprocal trade
agreement.
Appropriations Subcommittee
takes up supplementary money
bill.
House.
Representative Corbett, Repub-
lican, of Pennsylvania reads Wash
ington's Farewell Address.
Foreign Affairs Committee con-
tinues hearings on foreign aid
legislation.
Evening star., 1949-02-22

Poland has an eight-year plan
for merchant ship construction Of
80 large units aggregating 100000
tons.
Evening star., 1949-02-22

predicting there will be no
changes in the Governments efi1-
cheney rating system for this
year anyway.
Civil Service Commissioner
Frances Perkins again has renewed
her proposal that the present eff
cheney rating system be scrapped
and that Federal employees be
rated either satisfactory" or "un-
satisfactory" with few employees
designated "outstanding" Com
missioner James M. Mitchell op-
poses this. He believes further
study should be given to the Hoo
yer Commissions recommended
tions on this score before any final
action Is taken. President Harry
B. Mitchell is in the middle and
has not yet committed himself.
This years efficiency ratings
come on March 81. and the little
time remaining between now and
then is the main reason why some
commission. officials believe it is
too late to do anything about Miss
Perkins proposal for this years
ratings.
But it's almost certain there will
be complete change in the Gov.
ernment's present efficiency rating
system by the time March 81, 1850.
rolls around. Nearly every one
concerned feels the present system
is too cumbersome, outmoded and
costly.
Miss Perkins feels so strongly on
the matter that she still has not
given up hope for getting the
changes effected this year and will
renew her proposal at q commits.
sion meeting later this week.
DCE'S-Chairman Murray Of
the House Civil Service Com
mittee soon will call the three
Civil Service Commissioners before
his committee to explain the
failure to get Jobs for the $500
displaced career employees, more
than 1000 Of whom live In WASH
ington.
Mr.. Murray says he and his
committee are very much inter-
ested in the problem.
In an effort to get of the spot,
the commission this week will
issue some new kind of order to
Government departments and
agencies to hire displaced career
lists. But the draft of the pro-
posed order contains nothing
radically different from past DEE
program provisions. which failed
to do the trick.
In fairness to the commission,
it should be said that last year
1t did succeed in placing a goodly
number of does. And it's also
true that some does refuse to
take a lower paying job than the
one they've had, despite the fact
that many were given promotions,
during the war, they would not
normally have received.
But what concerns Mr.. Murray.
as well as various members Of the
Senate Civil Service Committee,
is the fact that the Dee program
has come practically to a stand
still during the past year.
fBe sure to listen In Sundays
at 1915 am. oDer WMAL,
The Star Station, for Joseph
Young's Spotlight Dersior OF
the Federal Spotlight, featuring
additional 7,eDs and pieDs OF
the Government seruice.)
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Yugos|!av Relations
with Albania Worse
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Feb.
22.-Relations between Yugoslavia
and Albania, strained since Mar
shall Tito's split with the Comm
form. are growing worse.
Yugoslavia accused her tiny
Balkan neighbor yesterday of pro-
voking border troubles.
The official Communist news
paper Borba said Albania had
begun a policy Of border provo
cations" last summertime time Of
the split with the Cominform
Communist International Infor-
nation Bureau.
Borba cited long list Of alleged
border violations, including 16
occasions when shots were said to
have been fired across the border
from Albania.
The newspaper also lashed out
at Albania's refusal to cooperate
with Yugoslavia economically and
denounced irresponsible actions"
of the country's leaders.
Withdrawal of American diplo-
matte recognition from Yugoslavia
was proposed In a resolution in
troduced in the House yesterday
by Representative Rooney, Demo-
crat, Of New York. He said the
action should be taken as a result
of the trial and imprisonment by
Yugoslavia Of Archbishop Aloysius
Stepinatz and should remain in
effect until the prelate Is released.
Evening star., 1949-02-22

Record Temperatures This Year.
HiRhest, II, on February Is.
Lowest, 81, on January 80.
High and Low for Yesterday.
High, so, at 1901 am.
Low, 3s, at 9:10 am.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED By United States Coast Z
HN0detir Survevl
Evening star., 1949-02-22
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
New Head of Civil Service
I Forecast in Few Months
By Joseph Young

President Truman probably
appoint of the Civil Service Commission within
the months.
chairman Harry Mitchell we'll past the manda-
retirement and continued on the JOB on temporary
Evening star., 1949-02-22
The Sun and Moor

The sun ana Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun, today $50 5:b3
sun, tomorrow 6:49 654
Moon. today ,,.s s:boanL l2:4S p. m m
SoHr alsl .ansss msst Dc turned
Precipitation.
Aapth1y nrec}NffN tim in inrhaa In fhA
Evening star., 1949-02-22

OASIS Oy PreS1UeUC 1TUIudu 1dSC
December.
It's no secret that top admins
tration officials are concerned
Evening star., 1949-02-22

fBe sure to listen In Sundays
at 1915 am. oUer WMAL,
The Star Station, for Joseph
Young's Spotlight persior OF
the Federal Spotlight, featuring
additional neDs and pieDs OF
Evening star., 1949-02-22

EFFICIENCY RATINGS-Civil
Service Commission officials are
Evening star., 1949-02-22

From United states Engineers)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah muddy
at Harpers Ferry.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-03-09
Export Future
For Japan Seen

VANCOUVER. B. c., March O.
One sea captain who has recently
returned with his ship from the
Orient predicts that Japan will soon
become a competitor in the export
VI manufactured goods.
He is Captain d. f. Norie, who is
basing his beliefs on the scope OF
the Japan Foreign Trade Fair which
is to be held In Yokohama this veal
from March to June.
Posters and literature publicizint
the fair have been sent to all parts
of the world inviting businessmen to
he trade exhibit and to buy Japa-
nese manufactured articles. Tht
trade fair catalogues. he says. list
hundreds of assorted items ready
to be shipped to world markets.
According to him. there is much
more merchandise in Japan ready
to be shipped for export than In
many of the free countries and
that it is difficult to see Japan rs
an occupied country.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-03-09
YOUTH RALLY
in PORTLAND
MARCH 26, q

PORTLAND. Greg, March g
Jesus Way. Our Way" will be the
theme of the Northwest district
Japanese Methodist Youth Rally
which will be on March 26 and 81
Saturday and Sunday in this city
Sessions will be held at both the
First and the Epworth Methods;
churches.
Delegates are expected from Seat
tie, Tacoma Wapato. Hood River
and Ontario.
Plans are rapidly formulating
under the guidance of the following
ommittee chairmen.
Ted Takaya, general chairman;
Calvin Oba. treasurer; Akira Ma
kino. program; Kimi Yumibe, regis
tration; May Abe. housing; Tom
Takeoka, transportation; Mary Flu
rusho, music; Sato Hashizume, pub
licity: George Nakata. art; Yori
Tomita and Elsie Morita, correspon-
dence; Rose Namba, picture; Tsu-
quo Ikeda, recreation: George IVA
sa, reception; Frances Moriyasu
banquet; and James Morikawa, gen.
eral arrangements.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-03-09
Clark'S Aide
To be Speaker

George H Revelle. Seattle attor-
ney who was staff officer under
Gen Mark CLARK of the Fifth Army
in Italy during World War II. will
be the main speaker at the final
services Of six Nisei soldiers at l
pm. Saturday March 26, in the
Buddhist temple
The six. all of whom served with
The 442nd combat team, are TIA
William |. Imamoto, Pvt. Satoru
Onodera. Pvt. George Tatsumi and
Pfc. Matsusaburo Tanaka. all of
Seattle. and Pfc. Masaru Tamura
of Tacoma and Pfc. william II
Taketa of Orillia.
All bodies. except that of Pfc.
Taketa's. will go to Veterans plot
II Washelli. Pfc. Taketa's body will
be sent to Kent after the Buddhist
rites.
Last services for Pvt Shoichi l.
rakehara have been tentatively set
for Saturday. March 10. in the Tao
oma Buddhist temple.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-03-09
Institute Urges
Rights Bill

TORONTO, Ont. Canada, March
g New Canadian Dispatch)-De-
.laring that civil rights are merely
privileges which can be taken away
by legislation, the Race Relations
Institute recently urged the incor-
poration of a bill of rights in tht
BNA. Act. BY SO doing, the citizens
will be guaranteed that he will no.
be deprived of his rights by the
passage of new laws.
Irving Himmell, chairman of tn.
civil rights committee, pointed ou
several instances where provincial
or civil governments have denied
racial or religious minorities of Ger
tain fundamental freedoms. He citet
the lack of provincial franchise o
the japanese Canadian in B. C
the handling of the Jehovah's Wit
nesses in Moncton. and the recen
police search of private Chimes
homes in Toronto without a war
rant.
The Institute recommended thai
Fair Employment and Practice:
Commission act modelled after thu
one passed in the state of New
York should be enacted by the
Ontario legislature. Such an act
would prevent discriminatory prac'
tees of employers in hiring workers
by making them liable for prose
cution.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-03-09

ment of Justice The bill was intro
duced through efforts of JACL Anti
Discrimination committee.
The act is designed to compen-
safe persons for loss or damage to
such items as short wave radios
binoculars, cameras and firearms
tn report said that a few weeks
sitter these articles were deposited
evacuation took place
Tt, added:
"Whilc the japanese were gone.
the army appropriated articles Of
military value for its use. No
care was given. in most cases, to
protect the stored goods"
The Department of Justice, the
report said. desires the enactment
of legislation to authorize payments
1t would seem that the owners OF
such property are entitled to re.
endorsement where it appears they
were in no way responsible for such
loss or damage.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-03-09
KuSakabe of Seattle Chosen President
OF Northwest YBL for 1880 Term;
Next Farley Will be Held in Tacoma

SPOKANE. Wash. March 9 (Spe-
cial to Mort Invest Times)-John
Kusakabe If Seattle was elected
president of the Northwest Young
Buddhist League Tor the AZ so
term at the second annual N. w.
YBL convention concluded last Sun
day here.
Kusakabes cabinet members are
Nobi Ochiai of Portland, recording
secretary; George Kaku of Spokane,
treasurer; and Hisa Matsubara of
Seattle headquarters secretary. The
vice presidents include Sachi Yasui.
George Tanabe George Oba and
Hideo Harada.
Sixteen-year-o Peggy Nagata of
Seattle took first in the convention
oratorical contest to receive a cup
and the first leg of a three-year
perpetual trophy. Her topic was
'Sangha through Buddhism Others
who placed were Kiku Fuiita of
Tacoma. Julius Numata of Twin
Valley and Pat Nabata of Spokane
Judges at the speaking test. held
in Liberty Hall Lodge. were Mrs
Scott. supervisor of Weekday Bible
School. George Gordon. manager of
Blake. Moffit 81 Towne. and John
f. Snoddy attorney-at-la
In the sports event of the parley,
the Lotus Sanghas of Seattle gained
the basketball tournament champ
ionship by tripping Bainbridge YBA
on Sunday in the Gonzaga Univer-
sity gymnasium. The Sanghas earn
ed a championship cup and the
first leg of three-year perpetual
trophy Bainbridge received a run
ner-up cup, and Portland YBA. a
consolation award
Social highlights were the Satur-
day night banquet and dance In
| Davenport Hotel, and the Sunday
| night farewell social in Liberty
Hall Lodge.
| Convention committee members
were: George Oba and Kaz Kuwada,
co-chairmen; Takiko Miyauchi, sec
rotary: Amy Kawakami. correspond
ing secretary; Fumi Sugikawa, trea-
surer: Kikue Matsumura, informa-
ton service; Kerry Soeiima, hous-
ing: Kazuo KuWada. transporta ton:
Fuiinkai box lunch Kan Uyej.
publicity; Sugar Kaku and George
Kawahara, picture; Kiku Terao. So
cial; c. Oba, program book; YBA.
Liberty Hall decoration, Martha
Tsuji banquet; TAX Oba, dance;
! Massie Horiuchi. souvenir book: Yo-
shi Terao, souvenir pennant, George
Kaku, oratorical; Marcelline rsrao.
service; Sue Yamaeuchi registra-
ton: and Jim Fukuda. basketball
, tournament
| Tacoma will be the site of the
third annual NWYBL. conven-
ton
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-03-09
.JaDanese Won't
Return-Sun

VANCOUVER, b. c.. March .
New Canadian Dispatch)--A feat
ure story carried recently in the
Vancouver Sun. British Columbia g
largest newspaper told its readers
that the japanese won't come back
when restrictions on their move
ment are lifted on March 81
The lengthy report is a result Of
n visit to Greenwood by reporter
Ralph DAILY, and it was splashed or
the second front page of the Sun
issue under the head. "Japs Won
Return Here. The story also inclu-
ded a photo of Seiji Homma, pres
ident Of the B. c. JCCA Japanese
Canadian Citizens Association
DAILY reports that depletion of
capital long absence from the coast
and fear OF prejudice combine TO
deter the movement back to the
coast.