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Evening star., 1949-10-10
Red-China Victory Rally
On Coast Ends in Riot
By the Assoeiofed Press

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 1o.-A
riot in Chinatown last night
broke up a meeting in celebration
of Communist victories in China.
One Chinese was injured.
A flying wedge of Chinese
youths broke up the gathering of
400 members of the Chinese
Workers Mutual Aid Association
in Chinese American Citizens AL
lance Hall.
Bill Kerner, West Coast di:ec-
tor of the Committee for a Demo-
cratic Far East, was about to
speak when 40 youths charged
into the hall.
Mr.. Kerner said the attackers
were armed with lead pipes. eggs
and a blue dye which was splat-r
tered in the room.
Mr.. Kerner said the microphone
was torn from his hands and
hurled at the American flag on
the wall. He added, however that
flag Of the New Communist
Chinese Republic also was dis
played at the meeting.
The rioting lasted S minutes.
It ended with the arrival OF 20
policemen and eight squad cars.
No arrests were made. Police said
no association member would
identify the attackers.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
U.S.. Estimates Cotton Crop
OF '49 al 15,446,000 Bales
By The Associated Press

The Agriculture Department to-
day estimated this years cotton
crop at 15,446,000 bales of 500
pounds gross weight.
This is 500, 900 bales more than
the 14,943,000 bales forecast a
month ago. It compares with last
years crop of 14,868,000 bales and
with the 10-year q938-4D aver
age of 100000 bales.
The crop apparently is large
enough to require the Govern
ment to propose rigid marketing
quotas on 1850 production to pre-
vent a top-heavy surplus. Quotas
would have to be approved by at
least two-thirds of the voting in
a referendum.
A decision on quotas must be
made by Secretary Brannan by
October Is, a referendum, if Or
dered, probably would be held by
December 10.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Oct. 10.-The entire
staff of the Chinese Embassy and
consulate-general here deserted
the Nationalist regime today and
declared their support for the new
Chinese Communist government
at Peking.
The move, taken on Ohina's ma
tional holiday-the anniversary of
Sun Vat Sens 1911 revolution
represented a defeat for the newly
designated charge d'affaires, Tuan
Mao-lan.
Tuan was sent here last week
from London to take over tie
embassy because the Ambassador.
DR.. Tsien Tai. was gravely i'll in a
hospital. Tuan and DR.. Tsien,
whose condition is still grave, were
the only members of the embassy
who did not desert. according to
an embassy spokesman.
Tuan was sent from London by
the Canton government to put
down an embrassy staff revolt"
which was rumored last week.
George Mong, counsellor of the
embassy, said all staff members
and employees of the consulate had
signed a joint declaration calling
for establishment of a popular
democratic dictatorship" in China
to reform Chinese society. and re-
construct its economy.
Mong said the French govern
ment had been notified of the
staff's decision. The Chinese
diplomats. he said. were now
awaiting the French governments
decision as to their future status.
p. At the French Foreign Ministry,
officials refused to make an i'm
mediate comment, but said that
Evening star., 1949-10-10
.Mid-S0 Temperature Seen
For Today and Tomorrow

A few more days Of shirt-sleeve
temperatures were expected by the
Weather Bureau today as the
mercury again headed toward the
mid -80s.
The 84-degree maximum yes
terday and the IS top predicted
for today and tomorrow are
somewhat unusual" for this sea-
son but still well under the 90
degree record set on October 8
and 10, 1889, the bureau said.
Cooler weather is likely before
the end of the week. 1t added.
Yesterdays comeback attempt
by summer against the 19-day-
old autumn sent large Sunday
crowds to the parks and the ZOO.
The Weather Bureau said that
won't be the last pleasant and
sunny Sunday here this month
but it probably will have been the
warmest for many months to
come
Evening star., 1949-10-10
10 Additional Priests
Are Reported Jailed
In Czech Controversy
Police Pressure Also
Declared Being Applied
To Catholic Hierarchy
Ry the Associoted Press

PRAGUE. Czechoslovakia. Oct.
10.-More than 40 Roman Catholic
priests have been jailed in the
last few days for opposition to the
Communist governments bill to
control the church. reliable sources
reported today.
These arrests would bring to
more than 800 the number of
priests and nuns reported arrested
since the beginning Of the church.
state fight here.
The informants also reported
police pressure is being applied to
individual members of the church
hierarchy who are opposing the
legislation, due to become law
November /.
Pressure on Clergy.
The sources added that because
of such pressure, Msgr. Frantisek
Onderek, the apostolic admins
traitor of Tesin (Teschen, near
the Polish border, recently issued
a statement backing the bill in
part. He had been one of those
who had signed a protest letter
condemning the control bill. The
informants said his statement
came after hours of ceaseless
questioning.
The hierarchy, under Arch
bishop Josef Beran, primate of
Czechosloyakia has been re-
ported by church sources almost
unanimous in opposing the bill,
which will make all priests and
pastors civil servants paid by
the state and subject to state ad-
ministrative, financial and ap-
pointive controls. The govern
ment insists only a handful OF
priests are against the bill.
The Catholic informants say
the continuing wave Of arrests OF
Evening star., 1949-10-10
House 10 Act on Request
For D. {. Crimes Inquiry

The Davis resolution calling for
an investigation by the House Dis
trict Committee of crime and
court sentences in Washington has
been scheduled for action tomor-
row by the House.
The resolution was put before
the House today by Representative
Smith. Democrat, of Virginia, who
will handle 1t on the floor for the
Rules Committee.
Mr.. Smith, a member of both
the House District Committee and
the Rules Committee, which last
week sent the measure to the floor,
said he would call it UP tomorrow
and urge its passage.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Entire Chinese Embassy Staff
In Paris Deserts to Red Regime
Envoy, in Hospital, and Charge d'Affoires
Only Ones Still LoyoI to NotionoIists

the matter was under study and
that an announcement will be
forthcoming later in the day.
Since the French government
does not recognize the Peking
government, presumably all
Chinese embassy staff members
who have deserted the Canton re-
gime will lose their diplomatic
status.
The question of possession and
access to the Chinese embassy
building was also another issue to
be decided.
The total number of officials
who signed the Joint statement
was about Is. Mong said. This
could include Lin Chi-han, min
ister-counsellor.
This action represented the first
desertion by a major embassy
abroad to the new Communist
regime.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Review Denied
May, ,Garssons
.ByHighCourt
Clark and Vinson
Take No Purtin
Ruling on Appeal
By Robert K. Walsh

The Supreme Court today re-
fused to review the 1947 District
Court conviction of former Rep
resentative Andrew j. May of
Kentucky and Henry and Murray
Carson, wartime munitions
makers.
Justice Clark, former Attorney
General, took no part in the rul-
ing. the court announced. Chief
Justice Vinson also disqualified
himself.
May, wartime chairman of the
old House Military Affairs Com
mittee, and the Carson brothers
were sentenced to eight months
to two years imprisonment. fol-
lowing their conviction in Dis
trict Court July Is, 1947. on
charges of conspiracy to defraud
the Government and the giving
and receiving Of money for serv-
ices by May.
Upheld by Appeals Court.
The United States Court of APP
peals, in a 81 decision last jan
uary, upheld the conviction.
The three have been free under
$4,000 bail each since the jury
verdict that followed a trial of II
weeks. They still have an op-
portunity to ask the Supreme
Court to reconsider its refusal
to review the conviction. Such q
motion must be made within 25
days and If denied the original
conviction and sentence will stand.
Accused of Accepting $4,000.
The case grew out of hearings
before the old Senate War Investi-
eating Committee in 1916. May
and the Garssons were indicated
on a general conspiracy charge
and May also was accused Of hav-
ing accepted more than $4,000 in
payments for services he gave tie
Carson brothers. The Garssons,
in turn, were also accused of hav-
ing aided and abetted May in &C
ceptance of the money.
The Government charged that
the Garssons conspired with Nav
to set up the Cumberland Lumber
Co. near Mays home in Kentucky.
The former representative was said
to have received the $4,000
through that company. but the
Government charged the money
actually came from the Garssons
through two Of their 16 companies.
the Erie Basin Metal Products Co.
and the Batavia Metal Products
Co., both in Illinois.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Hiss Trial Is Delayed,
Decision Reserved
On Change Of Venue
Judge Lei.be|I DisquoIifie
Self After Putting OFF
Case Until Nov. !
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct. le.-Alger
Hiss second perjury trial was de-
layed today until November /.
Federal Judge Alfred c. Coke
reserved decision on whether to
grant Mr.. Hiss request to have
the trial transferred to Rut-
land, vt.
Judge Coke gave attorneys for
Mr.. Hiss, former high State De-
partment official, until Thursday
to answer the Governments argu-
ments opposing the change.
The trial delay was granted by
Federal Judge Vincent L. Leibell,
who disqualified himself from
ruling on the application for a
change of venue.
The Judge said he could not
rule on the request because a
member of his family is employed
by Time, Inc, and had met Whit
taker Chambers. Mr.. Hiss chief
accuser, "once or twice" Mr..
Chambers is a former senior edi-
tor of Time Magazine.
Defense Claims Prejudice.
Judge Leibell referred the argu-
ment for the change of venue to
Judge Coke.
The trial was to have started
today, with Mr.. Hiss asking that
the case be transferred from the
New York area because public
prejudice against him makes a
fair and impartial trial impossible
at this time.
Defense counsel claims the pref
udice is caused by the extensive
publicity, some of it allegedly
marked by extraordinary viru-
lence," which was given the first
trial.
The first trial ended July 8 with
Evening star., 1949-10-10
BIT With Five Aboard
Overdue al Salt Lake CITY.
By the kssoeiofsd Press

HILL AIR FORCE BASE. Utah,
Oct. 10.-A Bit with five men
aboard was listed as overdue to-
day on a flight from Albuquerque.
N. Mex. .-....
The public information Office at
Hill Air Force Base said the plane
was In contact with the base by
radio at 3 am. tMST), reporting
then it was approaching Salt Lake
City. No further word was heard
from the plane, which left Al
buquerque at 11:25 o'clock last
night.
The plane was on a eross-coun-
try. navigational flight from its
home base here.
Officers said they believed the
plane carried sufficient fuel to
have remained in the air at least
until 8 am.
Weather conditions here were
poor and officials said the ceiling
was too low to permit searching
| planes to take to the air.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
NotionoIists Observe
REPUBLICS 38th Year

CANTON, Oct. 10 Pl.-Nation-
alist China observed the 38th an
niversary of the Chinese republic
today with a Communist gun in
it's back.
This provisional capital cele-
brated the double tenth" amid
preparations for a last-ditch stand
against the Reds.
The city was colorfully bedecked
with flags in commemoration OF
the tenth day of the tenth month
in 1911 when the Kuomintang ma
tionalist Party revolt led to over
throw of the imperial Manchu
dynasty.
Brave. bristling statements came
from Nationalist leaders. A few
(See CHINA. Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1949-10-10
NavySays Reds Could Stop 80;
CommitteeStart|edby estimony
Of Expert Be|ittIing Atom Bomb
Officer Says Blast
Is Dangerous Only
In Small Area
By Chris Mothisen

Six Navy experts told the House
Armed Services Committee today
that Russia could be expected to
have radar and interceptor planes
capable of coping with the Air
Forces high-f1ying B-36 inter-
continental bomber and that, in
any event, B-36 bombardier
couldn't drop an atom bomb with
adequate accuracy from 10000
feet.
One of the witnesses-Comdr.
Eugene Tatom-brought gasps OF
surprise from the committee
members when he testified that
"you could stand in the open at
one end Of the north-south run
way at Washington National air
port 3" and have an atomic
bomb explode at the other end
of the runway without serious in
jury to you
At the conclusion of his testi-
mony that the destructive effects
of an atom bomb have been over
rated, Chairman Vinson OF the
committee said Comdr. Tatom
would be recalled for further oues-
tioning on that point tomorrow.
Sees A-Bomb Overrated.
After hearing the Navy experts
add technical evidence to the
Navy's case against the B-36 and
the Air Force concept of strategic
bombing, Mr.. Vinson recessed the
public hearing on Mayfair Force
differences until 10 am. tomorrow.
He urged committee members
to help him fight for the House
voted money for a 52-group Air
Force In this afternoons debate
on Senate House versions OF the
armed services appropriation bill.
The Senate included funds for
only 4S groups. as recommended
by President Truman.
These were the witnesses and
highlights at today's session of
the inquiry into the Navys role IN
defense planning:
/. Comdr. Tatom, head Of the
Aviation Ordnance Branch, Navy
Bureau of Ordnance. said the i'm
preston that the atom bomb Is so
devastating that accurate bomb
ing Is not necessary "is complete
ly erroneous; despite claims for
the B-36, precision bombing OF
military targets deep in enemy
territory from $1,000 feet at night
or in daylight is myth"
Tells of Soviet Planes.
2. Comdr. A. B. Metsger, Pacific
Fleet air staff officer, testified that
fight aircraft exhibited in Moscow
appear to equal o rbetter in
fighting ability the best in service
in this country"
3. Abraham Hyatt, head Of the
aviation design research branch,
Navy bureau of aeronautics, said
that unless some revolutionary
development in engineo bomber
design occurs, which cannot be
applied equally we'll to fighter air..
craft, the losses that will be sus-
tanned in unescorted interconti-
mental bombing raid could well
prove catastrophe"
4. 1t. Comdr. Edward w. Har-
rison, head of the radar branch
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Austria RebuHs Reds
In Voting, Riehtists
Show Strong Upsurge
Coalition Of Peoples
And Socialist Parties
Will Stoy in Power
BY the As.oeiuisd Press

VIENNA. Oct. 10. - Austrian
voters kept their nation lined up
with. the i-Communist coun-
tries of Europe in a weekend par
liamentary election marked by
decided upsurge in rightist senti-
ment.
Final unofficial returns today
revealed that Chancellor Leopold
Figl's anti-Red coalition govern
ment had remained firmly in the
saddle despite some loss of
strength. That coalition, COM
posed of the conservative Peoples
Party and the Socialists. will con-
tinue to run the new government.
Mr.. Figl's Peoples Party held its
rank as Austria's biggest party,
winning n seats in the 165-mem-
Der lower house of parliament. The
Socialists won Ct seats, to give the
government coalition an over
whelming 144-vote bloc in the
chamber.
Reds Get Fifth Seat.
Communists, who won only four
seats in the 1945 election, added
one more in yesterdays voting.
But their failure to make any.
appreciable gain led Chancellor
Figl to proclaim that the voting
gave "clear and unmistakable
proof that Austria is an outpost
of the Western democratic world"
One feature Of the balloting was
the emergence of the 'rightist
League of Independents, a new
party, as an important political
factor with 16 parliamentary
seats.
The league, led by DR.. Herbert
Kraus. made open appeals during
the campaign for the support of
former Nazis. It's opponents ac-
cused the league Of being sympa-
thetic to Nazi ideas. although DR..
Kraus himself lost his commission
in the German Army during the
Evening star., 1949-10-10
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Evening star., 1949-10-10
Details on Tariff Cut
To Be Given Today;
10 Nations Join Plan
Stote Department Halls
New Move to Stimulate
international Commerce
BY the Associated Press

Full details were promised today
on new American tariff cuts and
other concessions on an estimated
$3.50, 900 900 of foreign imports.
The State Department an
nounced last night the reductions
were agreed to in, last summers
negotiations with 80 other coun-
tries at Annecy, France. Major
classes Of imports affected were
listed, but . product-by-product
analysis was delayed overnight.
The Annecy negotia. lions, part
of the reciprocal trade program,
were termed by the State Depart
Iment q landmark in commercial
relations Ten new nations joined
representatives Of the United
States and 20 other countries
which were among those signing
the original 1947 general agree
ment on tariffs and trade at
Geneva.
Dollar Comparison Impossible.
An authorized American official
told reporters in announcing the
results that ION balance, what we
gave is comparable to what we
got" but that a firm dollars and
cents comparison with the $3.50 :
600, 900 American concession is i'm
possible Just now.
The idea behind the reciprocal
trade program is to cut United
States import charges on ship
ments from other countries, in re-
turn for cuts those countries make
to permit entrance Of American
goods.
Last nights announcement said
the 10 new nations joining the
general agreement made conces-
sions applying to $536,997 900 Of
imports from the United States
based on 1947 figures. However,
officials said that with Marshall
Plan. funds being used to finance
abnormal postwar trade and with
foreign quotas and other restric-
tions in force, the actual effects
would have to be calculated in fu-
ture years.
The general classes of goods on
which the United States granted
(See TRADE, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Congress toQuit
SaturdayUn|ess
Troub|eAriises
Leaders See Truman;
Royburn Says House
Is Set to Adjourn
By Joseph A. Fox

Ug SOsSPu -. VA
Congressional leaders informed
President Truman today thai
Congress will adjourn Saturday
unless unexpected complications
occur
House Speaker Rayburn said it
would depend on the Senate. He
added that he could guarantees
that the House will be ready to
quit on that date.
Vice President Barkley, Acting
Senate Democratic Leader Myers
and House Democratic Leader Nc
Cormack accompanied Mr.. Ray
burn to the White House for the
usual Monday conference.
The Senate still has to dispose
of displaced persons and argicul-
tural legislation on the admins.
tration must" list.
Senate Returns to Farm Bill.
Mr.. Rayburn said he thought
the Senate displaced persons
measure would be along the lines
Of the bill the House has cleared.
Both of these items will have to
be disposed of finally by confer
ence.
The Senate is scheduled to re-
sumo discussion of a farm bill
tomorrow.
Before the Senate can act on
the displaced persons bill, it must
be forced out of the Senate
Judiciary Committee headed by
Senator McCarran, Democrat, Of
Nevada. Chairman McCarran has
blocked consideration of the bill
to raise the admission quota from
205, 900 in two years to $4,000 in
three years.
Opponents Doubtful of Outcome.
Despite Mr.. Rayburn's state
ment, opponents of the bill said
the outcome is in doubt. Critics
of the legislation say their polls
show 46 Senators opposed to TAX
ing the bill from the McCarran
committee to % favoring it. with
the remainder listed as doubtful.
President Truman has been
backing liberalization of the Dis
placed Persons Act passed by the
Republican-cont 80th Con-
gress. He said it was "anti-Se-
mitic and anti-catholic." -
Another matter scheduled for
consideration before Congress adj
journs is the Presidents appoint-
ment of Leland Olds to a third
term on the Federal Power Com
mission. ,--- r..
Byrd Assails President.
| President Truman's attempt to
make support of Mr.. Olds a mat
ter of party regularity seemed to
have rebounded. Mr.. Truman said
the big corporations were after
Mr.. Olds. Senators from oil and
gas States opposed him because he
wants the Power Commission to
regulate natural gas. Others
talked of his radical writing"
Senator Byrd. Democratic Of
Virginia, tore into the President
about .1is demand for party sup
port of the appointee. Other
Democrats grumbled privately
that the President had no busi-
ness butt.ng into their realm Ct
confirming or rejecting his NOM
inees.
BY all counts the odds were
against Mr.. Olds, despite cam
paign by the Democratic National
Committee to stir up support for
the nominee through the country.
The CIO also sought to rally
support. It sent letters to Sem
ators saying the oil industry is
fighting Mr.. Olds because it wants
higher natural gas prices, at the
expense of home owners.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Pope Sees Envoy to Israel

CASTEL GANDOLFO, lily, Oct.
10 (P).-Pope Plus XII today re-
ceived in private audience James
G. Mcdonald. American Ambas-
sador to Israel, and Mrs. Nc
Donald.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Truman to Talk at U. N.
Cornerstone Ceremony
By the Assoeiotsd Press

President Truman will speak at
the laying of the cornestone Of the
new United Nations Building in
New York October "a, the White
House announced today.
Evening star., 1949-10-10

(See AFL, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1949-10-10

(See AUSTRIA, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1949-10-10

(See NAVY, Page A-3.)
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(See HISS, Page A-6.)
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(See TRADE, Page AS
Evening star., 1949-01-30
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