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Evening star., 1950-03-31
Truman Says G. 0. P. Senators
Sabotage Foreign Policy
President Warns He'll Take Issue to Country
In Attack on Mccarthy Whery and Bridges

ence since he left Washington, the
President came out slugging
against the Policy Committee. He
said the committee thought it
could torpedo the bipartisan pol
icy, but that 1t would not sue
ceed. Among those who would
stop it, he asserted, were level
headed Republicans like Senator
Vandenberg and Senator Salton-
stall, as we'll as Henry L. Stimson,
the former Secretary of State and
War, who recently made a slash
ing attack on Senator Mccarthy.
The President duly expressed
his gratitude for these Republicans
who are backing our foreign policy
and he announced he has asked
Senator Vandenberg, through Sec
retary of State Acheson, to recon-
mend Republican to be the next
Ambassador -at-Large to deal with
our world program against Rus
sian totalitarianiSm.
(Mr. Acheson told news con-
ference in Washington today
that the administration wants to
strengthen in every way it can
cooperation with Republicans
(See- TRUMAN, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1950-03-31
; Ships 10 Evacuate
Americans From China

Arrangements are being made
to charter three ships in Manila to
evacuate more than 800 American
citizens and other foreign ma
tionals from Shanghai, Secretary
of State Acheson said today.
He told a news conference the
arrangements are subject to Sc
curing approval of Chinese Com
munist authorities in Shanghai
which he assumes will be forth
coming.
The three chartered vessels, two
flying the Philippine flag and one
under Panamanian registry, would
pick up the passengers at the
mouth of the Yangtze River from
Chinese-owned ships ferrying
them out from the Shanghai port
under the contemplated arrange
ment.
Chinese CommiSt authorities re-
fused permission for two LISTS to
be used as shuttle craft to carry
the passengers dow nthe ,Yangtze
to larger vessels which could not
enter the river because Of the
danger OF mines.
Evening star., 1950-03-31
Acheson Says Russia
GainsHoId on Sinkianq

Secretary of State Acheson said
today that it seems clear now that
Russia has won pre- eminent rights
in Chinese strategic Western
Province Of Sinkiang from the
Chinese Communists.
He made this comment at a
news conference in referring to
a recent Moscow announcement
of the setting UP of two joint
companies to exploit the oil and
mineral resources of Sinkiang.
1--WE now see the apparent re-
sumption on a grand scale of the
process of detachment of Sinkiang
Province" he declared.
The Secretary emphasized that
the Moscow announcement gives
further point" to his charge sew
era1 weeks ago that Russia was
detaching vast areas from North
ern China.
He pointed out that under the
announced agreements one-half
of Sinkiang's mineral and oil pro-
duction will go to Russia, leaving
only one-half for Impoverished
China"
Evening star., 1950-03-31
Sunday Reading

The long-troubled land of
Greece now is tangled in some
strange political contortions.
The Greek people are not get
ting the sort of government
they recently demanded at the
polls. This peculiar situation
is described in Sundays Edi-
torial Section by Special For
eign Correspondent Richard
MoWrer. I.
Closer to home, the Western
Hemisphere group known as
the Organization of American
States must decide soon what
to do about the Latin countries
involved in the so-called Car
ibbean political and revolu-
tionary conspiracies. This, as
Edward Tomlinson points out
In another Editorial Section
article, is the most fateful de-
cision to date for the OAS.
These and many other fea-
lures, including special pages
and columns on gardening,
books, music, art, amusements,
bridge, ETC., supplement the
usual thorough and accurate
news content of
Ihp 8unnatf 6far
Evening star., 1950-03-31
Lewis Merriam Quits
Montgomery Council;
Too Busy TO Serve
; Persons Considered
For Successor; Choice
Up to County Agency

DR.. Lewis Merriam of Kensington
has resigned from the Montgom-
cry County Council because of the
pressure of personal business, it
was learned today.
He has asked that he be relieved
as soon as possible. His term ex-
pires at the end of this year.
Under the charter, DR.. Merriam S
successor will be named by the
County Council. A Council spokes-
man said today that three persons
are now under consideration.
Retirement Delayed.
The personal business which has
prompted DR.. Meriam's resigna-
tion is increased responsibility at
the Brookings Institution, of which
he is vice president. When he
agreed to become candidate for
the council fob two years ago he
expected to be retired from the
Brookings staff in July of last
year. When his retirement was
delayed he tried to resign from the
council but was prevailed on to
continue.
DR.. Merriam was elected to the
council as a member at large.
The charter provides that at
least one councilman shall be a
resident of each of five council
districts and that two others be
chosen for seats at large.
Silver Spring Selection Hinted.
A source close to the charter
administration indicated that DR..
Meriam'S successor would be
selected from the populous Silver
Spring area. That community,
which claims to be second in size
in Maryland only to the city of
Baltimore, has no citizen on the
council.
Generally, voters of the area
have looked to DR.. Merriam and
j. Douglas Bradshaw of Takoma
Park, as their area councilmen.
DR.. Merriam was educated att
Harvard. He is recognized au-
thority in the field of Government
surveys. In 1941 he directed a.
Brookings Institution survey in
Montgomery County which led to
the adoption of the charter form
of government.
Evening star., 1950-03-31
Grady Warns Greece
Government Must Win
Public Confidence
Shorpest Words Yet Used
In Marshall Plan Nation
Lists Many Complaints
By the Associoted Press

ATHENS, Mar. 81. - United
States Ambassador Henry F.
Grady, in a tough talking letter to
the premier, warned Greece today
that "only a government which
can secure public confidence" can
expect continued American aid.
1t was the strongest language
yet used by an official American
representative in Marshall Plan
country, and it raised immediate
speculation that the United States
has, in effect, invited Premier
Sophocles Venizelos either to re-
sign or to broaden the base of his
government.
The letter. unprecedented in
Greek-American relations since
Marshall aid began here. laid
down a bundle of complaints
against the Greek government:
Complaints of special privilege. in
efficiency. subsidies, overcentralized
power. high interest rates, super
abundance of ministries, excessive
spending, absence of an adequate
social program and a number Of
others.
Liberals Hold Only S. Seats.
Mr. Venizelos, who has just
formed a Liberal-National Union
cabinet, was not available for
comment Immediately. His Lib
eral Party holds only SIS seats in
the 250-member Parliament just
elected. but it has the backing
of rightist groups. The only Ma
tional Unionist in the cabinet is
former Premier Panayotis Kanel-
lopoulos, now Vice Premier and
Defense Minister.
Rightists swung support to this
government to block formation of
moderate centrist coalition un-
der Gen. Nicholas Plastiras, chief
of the National Progressives
whose party ran close behind the
leading Populists (Royalists) in
the election. The cabinet ex-
cluded leftists. The National
Unionists of Kanellopoulos hold
only seven seats in the Chamber
Apparently Mr.. Grady thinks
this government is one which
would not inspire confidence. His
letter to Mr.. Venizelos said:
only government which can
secure public confidence by its
boldness and by its devotion to
the public interest can be ex-
pected to execute the reconstruc-
ton stage of Greek recovery. We
earnestly hope the Greek govern
ment will meet this challenge.
Then he added that, speaking
for himself and the ECA mission,
under the obligations imposed by
Congress, 1--WE cannot conscienti-
ously approve commitment OF
(See GREECE, Page A-12.)
Evening star., 1950-03-31
Weather Outlook Improves
For Cherry Blossom Festival
MiIder Week End With Some Showers
Is Forecast as Pogeonts Are Prepared

showers possibly will fall tomor-
row night or early Sunday, with
out much change in temperature
The mercury dropped to 30 early
today, but the low tonight prob
ably will not be below SO degrees
The first special train bringing
festival visitors arrived here this
morning from Toledo, Ohio. and
half a dozen others were expected
tomorrow and Sunday. mostly
from Pennsylvania, New York
New Jersey and West Virginia.
The railways are running sew
eral al-day excursions Sunday
with reduced fares from Balti-
more, New York and intermediate
points.
Early arrivals also were coming
in by bus. airplane and pIlnate
automobile. The first traffic peak
for the week end was expected this
afternoon at Union Station when
(See FESTIVAL, PAGE A-21
Evening star., 1950-03-31
Doctors SayVA
Plans BigCutin
Mental Centers
Psychiotrists Charge
1000 Will Be Fired,
Beds Cut by l,400
By George Beveridqe

The Veterans Administration
plans to fire about 1900 medical
staff" workers and do away with at
least 1,400 beds in neuropsychiatric
treatment centers as a result Of
it's sudden personnel cutback, the
American Psychiatric Association
charged today.
In some hospitals, veterans will
be cut off from treatment, the
APA declared, and programs Of
treatment in others will be drasti-
cally curtailed.
VA has announced it will lop
off about 1900 jobs on April 10.
The association gave the first
detailed public disclosure of its
effect.
The Star two days ago revealed
that more than 4,800 workers
would be lost in the vast medical
service alone, reporting that the
cuts have dealt a terrific blow
to medical leaders supporting the
! program.
Lists Personnel Affected.
In it's lengthy statement, the
APA said the firings involve 5000
medical staff workers, about
1900 of them being doctors,
dentists, psychologists, nurses,
social workers and aides in VA
psychiatric hospitals and clinics"
Reductions in service, APA de-
clared, at some hospitals involve
shock treatment, hydrotherapy
and vocational training programs,
1T is inevitable" it added that
incidents of abuse of nervous and
mentally disabled patients will
increase. Moreover, it will be
necessary to increase the use of
physical and chemical restraints
for violent cases. since lack of
supervisory personnel makes it
impossible to do otherwise"
| The groups statement was
based on official reports received
from hospitals. estimating effects.
VA officials here are studying the
reports, it was learned, and may
make some adjustments" among
various hospitals during the next
several days.
Looks to Public Protest.
DR.. George S. Stevenson, APA
president, said he hopes q "wide-
spread public protest to the Con-
gress would result in deficiency
appropriation for the VA, which
would put a last-minute stop to
the personnel cutback."
Several members of Congress
already have taken the floor to
protest the f1rings.
VA officials pointed out, how
ever, that present VA budget esti-
mates for the fiscal year begin
ming July l would not allow for
reinstating workers lost in the
Evening star., 1950-03-31
1OCathoIic C|ergymen
Go on Trial at Prague
On Treason CHARGES
Three of Defendants
Reported to Have Rank
Equivalent to Bishop
By the Associated Press

+ PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Mar.
31.-Ten Roman Catholic abbots
and monks went on trial in Prague
State Court today, charged with
high treason, spying for the Vati-
can and anti-state activities.
The official news agency said
three of the defendants "are
equivalent to the rank of bishop"
F. There had been no advance
notice of the trial. the largest of
Roman Catholic clergymen to be
made known by the Communist
regime thus far Despite state
ments by the official news agency
that foreign and domestic news
papermen were attending the trial,
some Western reporters were un-
able to gain admittance.
Three Defendants Identified.
, The agency reported that among
the defendants were Augustin
Michalka. abbot of the famed
monastery at Nova Rise; Bohumil
Vitajovsky, abbot of the monas-
terry in Zeliv. Central Bohemia,
and Frantisek Silhan, provincial
of the order of Jesuits in Czecho-
slovakia. The arrests had been
reported previously by Catholic
sources.
The agency account said the
public prosecutor told the five
man court that the defendants,
''as faithful servants of the Vati-
can, have worked in its espionage
service, carried on subversive ac-
tivities against the republic for
the Vatican, a power which is hos
tile to us. and tried to overthrow
the government
Guilty Plea Reported.
Abbot Michalka was said to
have pleaded guilty to all the
charges against him and to have
testified that shortly after the
Communist seizure of government
power in February, 1948, "he
started an anti-state campaign
involving the gathering of fire.
arms, the distribution of illegal
leaflets"
| HE also buried treasure be-
! longing to the monastery in it's
cellars, consisting of jewels, Czech
money and other valuables, in
cluding some American dollars"
the news bureau said.
VATICAN CITY, Mar. 81 (P-
A Vatican informant said today
the new trial of Roman Catholic
clergymen in Czechoslovakia 'in-
dicates that the last of the faith
full Roman Catholic leaders
! (there) are about to be sup
pressed"
Evening star., 1950-03-31
'Poiint4' Faces
Test in
House Today
Republicans Divided
On Plan; Final Action
Near on Foreign Aid
By J. A. O'Leory

President Truman's point four"
plan to help backward areas OF
the world faced its first major test
in Congress today, as the House
neared final action on the $3.3 bill
lion foreign aid bill.
Representative Smith, Republi-
can. of Wisconsin moved to kill the
point four section of the bill, car
rying an initial fund of $45 mil
lion.
The Republicans are divided
over the issue, however, and Rep
resentative Herter, Republican, of
Massachusetts, offered COM
promise, accepting the principle of
the plan. but cutting the first in
stallment to $25 million.
Called "WOrldwide WPA".
AS soon as the House settles this
issue, it will be ready for a final
showdown on several crippling
amendments tentatively adopted
earlier this week. including the
United Ireland" amendment.
Representative Smith called the
Point Four plan the beginning of
"a worldwide WPA."
Representative Mansfield, DEM
ocrat, of Montana. denied the
WPA charge. He said Point Four
will merely extend to friendly
areas of Asia and Europe the kind
of technical assistance the United
States has been giving to Latin
America for 10 years to develop
their own natural resources with
private capital.
Would Cut ECA Fund.
The most serious amendments
now in the bill, if finally adopted,
would:
/. Cut $3.50 million from the
ECA fund for Western Europe
next year. leaving $2.7 billion for
that program.
2. Deprive Great Britain of any
more economic aid unless all Of
Ireland is united.
8. Require ECA to spend 81 bill
lion of its new appropriation only
for agricultural products in this
country.
These amendments were ap-
proved tentatively without record
votes. and the administration has
the right to call for rollcall votes
on them before final passage. in
the hope of reversing the earlier
decisions.
There was some doubt today.
however, whether the leaders
would be able to get all of these
restrictions out of the bill before
it leaves the House. In an elec-
ton year rollcall votes on issues
like the Irish amendment and the
earmarking of funds for farm
products could be embarrassing
(See FOREIGN AID, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1950-03-31
$1,000 Still Lack Car Tags
As Last Day Rush Beqins

A last-minute rush for auto
mobile tags is on today at the
Municipal Center Building. When
the tag Office opened this morning
there was a line approximately
three blocks long waiting for tags
and the line was not shortened
for some time.
Traffic officials estimate that
nearly 5000 automobile owners
Evening star., 1950-03-31
Former Policeman
Shot Mysterious|y
In Prince Georges
Ex-Hyottsvi|Ie Officer
Urges County Detectives
To Drop Investigation

A former member of the Hyatts-
vile city police department was
shot mysteriously early today,
Prince Georges County police
reported.
The victim, Thomas r. Bladen,
80, refused to discuss the-shooting.
county detectives said, and urged
them to discontinue their investi-
cation.
Mr.. Bladen is patient at
Prince Georges General Hospital
with a gunshot wound in the left
arm near the shoulder.
Blames Another Person.
According to the d 3ctives, Mr.
Bladen said he was SHOT by an
other person but refused to name
the person.
Police said the shooting occurred
on the rear parking lot at the
Dixie Pig Tavern, Bladensburg,
about 1915.
They reported they have talked
to several persons and none could
shed any light on the identifca-
ton. They said Mrs. Bladen told
them she did not know who
wounded her husband.
The detectives said the Bladens
parents of two children, have been
separated.
Asked to Resign Recently.
Hyattsville Police Chief Howard
Holmes said he asked Mr.. Bladen
to resign as a policeman about
two months ago because of failure
to report for duty and inatten-
tion to his work. The policeman
had been a member of the de-
partment for about two years.
Before and after his police work,
Mr.. Bladen was a plumber in
Riverdale. His home is at 6524
Marlboro pike.
His condition was reported good
at the hospital.
Suspended After Alteration.
Early in January, Chief Holmes
suspended Pvt. Bladen after an
alteration between the policeman
and motorist.
: Pvt. Bladen charged that a
Rhode Island truck driver struck
him on the head with a fash
light, then drove off when the
policeman drew his gun. Pvt.
Bladen said he had stopped the
moterist for traffic violations in
the vicinity of Berwyn. At the
time, Pvt. Bladen was off duty and
was with his family.
Subsequently, the motorist ap-
peared at the Hyattsville police
headquarters and explained he did
not know Mr.. Bladen was police
man, it was reported. No charges
were placed and the city police
said the whole incident was due to
a misunderstanding.
In ,suspending Pvt. Bladen, Chief
Holmes said he acted for three
reasons: Failure to report for duty,
failure to file written report on
the traffic incident, and leaving
his jurisdiction at the time of the
attempted arres5 of the motorist.
Later, the policeman resigned. "
Evening star., 1950-03-31
Public Cooperation Asked
By Peel on Eve Of Census

An appeal for public co-opera-
ton was made today by DR.. Roy
". Peel, census director, on the eve
of the Nations 17th count of
population and housing.
Starting tomorrow, DR.. Peel
said, 145, 1000 census enumerators
Evening star., 1950-03-31
Fire Sweeps Cubon Village

HAVANA, Cuba, Mar. 81 R.-
Fire razed more than 100 huts
in the coastal fishing village Of
Cajio last night. Wind-whipped
flames swept the. entire village.
which was once before destroyed
by hurricane in 1914. Cajio
lies on the South Cuban coast.
Evening star., 1950-03-31

will take to the field to gather
vital information on an estimated
ISL million people in the United
States.
"The 1850 census is the biggest
single statistical undertaking in
American history" DR.. Peel said.
"It is a democratic self-appraisal
of the Nations people and their
social and economic characters
tics.
This appraisal will be as ac7
curate and complete as public
cooperation makes it possible to
be. AS director of the census, I
appeal to the public to give us
whole hearted assistance in this
gigantic task. We want to do it
as quietly, completely and etfec-
lively as possible"
Evening star., 1950-03-31
Bulletins
Lottimore Delayed. Again

SHANNON, Ireland (P.-
Owen Lattimore's trip to the
United States to answer charges
made by Senator Mccarthy was
delayed today. The plane on
which he was a passenger was
forced by mechanical trouble to
return here shortly after it took
off for New York. Earlier it
had been held for several hours
by bad weather.
Agnew on Boxing Board
The Commissioners today
named Police Capt. John Agnew
as member of the District
Boxing Commission to succeed
Inspector Clarence Talley, who
is retiring.
Evening star., 1950-03-31

The weather outlook for the
Cherry Blossom pageants here to-
morrow and Sunday improved
somewhat today, although cool
weather still is expected to hold
back the blossoms until Easter
Monday.
Milder and clear weather was
expected tonight as plans were
Evening star., 1950-03-31

partment official. has aroused
dairymen in some sections of the
country, who view it as a threat
to an already burdensome prob
lem.
Fred Sexauer, a director of the
Dairymen's League Cooperative
Association, limited at the transac-
ton during speech today at the
Northeastern /, Dairy Conference,
meeting in the Hotel Statler. He
declared that ".the present sur
pluses in butter, cheese and (milk)
(See SUPPORTS Paoe A-1o5
Evening star., 1950-03-31

not have a loyalty file on the
foreign affairs expert who is un-
der fire from Senator Mccarthy,
Republican, of Wisconsin, since
Mr.. baltimore never has been an
employe of the department.
Mr.. Acheson made the comments
at news conference in the wake
of new barrage of charges by
Senator Mccarthy. Yesterday the
Senator said he could produce a
mystery witness who will swear
that Mr.. baltimore. widely known
Far Eastern expert. was a men,
ber of the Communist Party.
Has no Desk at Department.
Mr.. Acheson reiterated a pre-
vious State Department assertion
that Mr.. baltimore had no desk
in the department. Senator Nc
Carthy had charged that Mr.. Lat
timore was Russia's top espionage
agent in this country and has had
a vital influence on shaping Amer
lean policy in the Far East.
He had charged that Mr.. Latti-
more has or had until recently a
desk in the department.
Senator Mccarthy renewed his
accusations against Mr.. baltimore
in four and one-half hour
Senate speech yesterday. In ad-
dition to saying that he can pro-
duce a mystery witness, Senator
Mccarthy during his speech
waved documents which he said
would prove that Mr.. baltimore
is Soviet agent who received in
structions in Moscow as far back
as 1886.
En- route home from Afghani-
stan to answer the charges. Mr.
baltimore said in London that
Senator McCarthy's charges and
the statement he has proof to
back them up was IAN urnliti-
gated lie.''
Due Back Tomorrow.
Mr.. baltimore. director of the
Walter Hines Page School of In |
ternational Relations at Johns
Hopkins University in Baltimore,
had said earlier that the spy"
charge was pure moonshine. He
has been in Asia on a United Ma
tions mission.
The Far Eastern expert is ex-
pected to arrive in New York
early tomorrow. The Senate For
eign Relations subcommittee in
vestigating Senator McCarthy's
charges against the State Depart
ment has tentatively scheduled
public hearing next Tuesday for
Mr.. baltimore to reply to the &C
cusations against him.
Mr.. Acheson was asked at his
news conference for his version
about the connection or influence
of Mr.. baltimore with the State
Department.
Reading from notes, the Secre-
tary said that Mr.. baltimore was
appointed on October Is, 1945. as
economic adviser to United
States reparations mission to
Japan and served in that capacity
until February IL, 1916. On this
assignment. he was paid out of
the State Departments "interna-
tional conferences fund" Mr..
Acheson added that Mr.. baltimore
was not responsible to the State
Department on that mission, but
merely was paid out of one of it's
appropriations.
Lecture Activities Cited.
On June S. 1916, Mr.. baltimore
delivered a lecture to the Foreign
Service Institute as part of a
meet the public" program involv-
ing % other speakers from private
life. Mr.. Acheson said he was
not an employe on this occasieA
and received no compensation.
Last October 6-7-8. Mr.. Acheson
(See COMMUNISTS Page A-12.)
Evening star., 1950-03-31

have not yet obtained their tags
Yesterday 4,421 tags were sold
over the counter, but only 1876
were mailed.
Police said there would be no
extension of the midnight dead
line and that. starting at 8 am.
tomorrow. al cars without new
tags would be impounded.
The penalty for driving with
out the new tags after midnight
tonight is $500 fine or 10 days
in jail, or both.