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Evening star., 1950-03-04
Full Diplomatic Ties
With U. 5. Reported
Favored by Vatican
BY the Asxociofed Prsxx

VATICAN CITY, Mar. 4.-Vati-
can sources said today ''it is no
secret that the Vatican would
like TO see establishment Of reg
ular diplomatic relations with the
United States. but added they
could not say whether Pope Plus
discussed this yesterday with
Francis Cardinal Spellman.
The New York archbishop, after
his audience with the Pope, re-
fused to deny or confirm that
the question had been discussed.
Since Myron c. Taylor resigned
recently as personal representa-
tive OF President Truman to the
Vatican there has been specula-
ton Oh a possible successor.
Some Vatican sources have said
the Pope would prefer United
States representation to the Vat
lean through an embassy or lega-
ton, similar to those maintained
by so other nations, rather than
by another personal representa-
tive of the President.
Evening star., 1950-03-04

programs and operations.
Mr.. Mccormick experience has
covered all phases of broadcast
ing. including those of chief an
nouncer, production manager.
news editor. special events chief
and director of publicity and pro-
motion. He has travelled widely
with President Truman's party.
At the same time the commits
sion announced appointment of
Dean Philip Shelter as admins
trative assistant to Emerson
Meyers, director of music. Until
recently. Mr.. Shelter was men,
ber of the staff of the New York
advertising agency of Harry B.
Cohen. He was previously with
Lodwick Aircraft Industries and
the Pacific Overseas Airlines.
Lloyd Won Blaine. ~, has been
named special assistant to Robert
E. Fowler. director Of public re-
lations. Mr.. Won Blaine will aid
in "integrating Negroes into all
phases of the Sesqui program.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Editors Son, 10,
Probation
| In False Alarms

Probation authorities today were
investigating the case of John M
Redmond. 19-year-old son of the
editor of the International Fire
fighter. who is charged with turn
ing in 10 false fire alarms.
The case was referred to the
probation Office yesterday by
Municipal Court Judge Frank H.
Myers. after the youth pleaded
nolo contendre (no defense) to
the false alarm charges and sew
eral charges of traffic violations.
The Redmond youth and a Is
year-old companion were arrested
last Saturday after a 7-mile chase.
They were caught in trap set
by No. 6 Precinct police because
of the large number of false fire
alarms in the area.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Un-Americun
Continued From First Page)

seen the initials III. H." on a
White House memorandum sheet
he said he found in a Russian
plane. The memo contained a
statement, 'had a hell of a time
getting this away from Groves, u
he asserted. This presumably was
a reference to Maj. Gen. Leslie
Groves, head of the atomic bomb
project during the war.
When Mr.. Jordan mentioned
the names of Mr.. Sayre and Hiss
in connection with documents he
said he found in suitcases in
Russian planes at the Great Falls
base. he was asked by Representa-
tive Nixon, Republican, of Cal
ifornia:
You are not implying that
either of the persons whose names
you mentioned were actually aid
ing the Russians in securing Gov
ernment records, are you?'
mo, I only saw the names
there" the witness replied. IF
thought there was anything ir-
regular 1 would have grounded
the plane"
He did not disclose in detail
what he said he saw in the various
folders. including those to which
he said the names of Mr.. Hiss and
Mr.. Sayre were attached. One
of them. he explained. contained
what seemed to be copy Of a re-
port that the American Military
Mission in Moscow had sent te
Washington.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Prizes
Continued From First Page)
most famous designers, who re-
ceived 10000 rubles (S37,50O).

most famous designers. who re.
ceived 100000 rubles (S37,50O.
Among other prize winners were
10 scientists and technicians who
received 10000 rubles for the
creation of a new high-quality
television transmission system ol
high precision"
The Soviet news agency Tass
said Prof. N. Bogoraz, a leading
specialists had received the Stain
award for a monograph On RE.
storative Surgery in which he de-
Scribed how he had restored
health and movement to manned
limbs.
Prof. F. Andreyev of the Acad.
emy of Medical Sciences won 9
prize for working out "a methoc
of curing internal diseases by Ions
Sleep" The diseases, Tass said
include ulcers and high blooc
pressure.
I. Djanelidze of the same acad.
emy got a posthumous award be.
cause he had successfully solved
the problem of curing bronchia
f1stula" by thorax surgery.
Atom Not Mentioned.
The Tass announcement made
no mention of atomic energy, al
though Russia set off an atomic
blast last summer.
To scientists the council gave
the first 10 prizes of 100000 ru.
bles ($25,000) each, 20 second
prizes of 100000 rubles and seven
third prizes of $4,000 rubles.
To engineers, managers. workers
and farmers for their inventions
the council gave 10 first ICES ol
100000 rubles each, <A6 seconc
prizes of 100000 rubles and 17s
third prizes of $4,000 rubles.
Prizes went to four engineer.
and one cotton mill director "fol
designing and mastering produc.
ton of the cotton picking ma.
chine"
Evening star., 1950-03-04
U. S.-Canadian Settlement
OF Wheat Fight Reported
By the Associated Press

OTTAWA, Mar 4.-Canada and
the United States have found a
solution to a three-month con-
troversy over wheat. it was an
nounced today.
A joint statement by United
States Secretary Charles Bran
nan and Trade Minister c. D
Howe of Canada said the nature
of the which was not
disclosed-will be presented as q
recommendation to the Interna
tional Wheat Council.
The Council meets in London
March 13. 1t will decide whether
West Germany and Japan will be
admitted as importing members
under the multilateral wheat pact
It was understood that Canada
and the United States agreed to
present Joint front at the next
Council meeting to get Japan and
Germany voted into the wheat
pact. The entry of the two coun-
tries will mean an additional mar
ket under the pact of 100, 900 900
bushels of wheat a wear
Evening star., 1950-03-04
New Charges Lodged
Against Reds by u. 5.
By the Associated Press

The United States added two
more charges yesterday to its
growing list of accusations against
Russia and her satellites.
The State Department declared
that 80 American citizens have
been Kept in forced Soviet labor
camps for an average of five years
1t also accused Hungary of vio-
lating a treaty of friendship and
commerce by seizing property
owned by Americans.
In its charge against Russia
the United States renewed COM
plant that the Soviet Union is
refusing to let some 1000 persons
with claims to American citizen
ship leave the country.
Earlier yesterday, news stories
from Moscow had reported that %
of the 80 persons the embassy
listed as Americans in prison
camps have now been permitted
to depart for Western European
countries.
The Russians termed the forced
labor complaint "a malicious lie
The accusation against Hungary
was contained in a note delivered
by the American Legation at Bud
apest to the Hungarian Foreign
Office.
The note said that Hungarian
laws and authorities are "openly
hostile to American interests"
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Calcutta Braces for Trouble
As Hindus Observe Fete
BY the Associofsd Press

CALCUTTA, India, Mar. A.
City officials braced themselves fol
possible trouble today, as Cal
cutta's Hindu population began
observance of Holi-major re-
ligiouS holiday.
Riot squads stood ready and all
bus and streetcar transport was
kept off the streets as the holiday
got underway.
However. a tour of the mixed
Hindu-Moslem areas showed that
peace prevailed.
The Hindus celebrate Holi by
squirting colored water at passers-
by. The custom usually leads to
frayed nerves, particularly when
Moslems are sprayed. A number
OF -Moslems were seen walking
about today with dye stained
clothing. but no clashes have been
reported.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
BY the Associoied Press

The War Claims Commission
has backlog of nearly 100000
applications for benefits but has
personnel sufficient to process
only about so claims daily.
This was revealed today by Mrs,
Georgia Lusk, a commission men,
ber. who said the present budget
provides for pay of only five ad-
Indicators to handle claims.
When the new budget becomes
effective July l, however, the COM
mission hopes to have 20 adjudi-
Gators, she told reporter.
Under the act setting up the
War Claims Commission, men,
bers of the armed services and
certain civilians who were cap
tured by Germany. Japan or their
allies are allowed 81 a day for the
time they were imprisoned and
not cared for under terms of the
Geneva Convention on prisoner
of war treatment.
Since the commission opened it's
files early in January, it has re-
ceived nearly 100000 claims. Mrs.
Lusk said 100000 are expected
from American citizens.
Not yet touched are an antici-
pated 10000 claims by members
of the Philippine Army, who also
are eligible.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Polish Aide in Canada Quits
Rather Than Return Home
BY the Assoeioted Press

OTTAWA, Mar. 4.-The CON-
mercial attache of the Polish Le-
cation here has quit his job rather
than obey a government call to
return home.
The attache. Tadeusz Wiewio.
roWski. so, told reporters that
Polish diplomats about whom the
Russians had any doubts were
being called back to Warsaw for a
Conference"
"The conference is of indefinite
duration" he said. I'm other
words. they are never seen again.
Mr.. Wiewiorowski said he re-
ceived his conference call" two
weeks ago. Instead, he has chosen
to remain in Canada with his wife
and 6-month-old son.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
French Dockers Strike
On Communist Call
Hy the Associoted prexx

PARIS, Mar. 4.-Dockers in
French ports struck on a wide
scale today at the call of the Com
munist-led General Confederation
of Labor. The strike was to be
for "a hours.
There was one funny sequence.
Dockers at Marseille, usually the
most belligerent, didn't strike at
all. They got their orders mixed
and struck last Monday. So they
worked today.
About 500 quit work at Bor-
deaux. where eight boats lay at
anchor. The strike was reported
fairly general at Calais and Dun
kirk. They struck also at Cher
bourg, which was expected to be
the main port for delivery of
American arms under the military
aid program. But the strike there
didn't matter much. There was
only one ship at anchor.
The strike was called by the
CGT to bolster demands for
higher pay. and to support the
Communist protest against land
ing of American arms in France
and shipment of arms to be used
against Ho Chi-minh in Indo-
China.
In all ports the strike appeared
to be orderly.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Colonel Gets I Years
For Thefts in Germany
By the Assocjotsd pre,,


MUNICH, Mar. 4.-The United
States Army today reported tn,
sentencing of an American lieu.
tenant-colonel to two years a,
hard labor for removing" val.
uables from a requisitioned Ger.
man house he occupied in Gar
misch, Alpine resort town.
A general court martial yester-
day also sentenced the defendant
1t. Col. Richard S. Whitcomb OF
Worcester, Mass. to dismissal
from the service. Whitcomh
pleaded not guilty.
He was accused of removing
rare wines, rugs and other prop
erty worth about $4,000 deutsche-
marks (S12,500) from the palatiaI
Bavarian home.
Whitcomb, popular officer
with his comrades, had been ord.
nance officer of the Munich mill
tary pest since last September
when he was transferred from
the Garmisch post.
Approximately 80 persons testi-
fed in his defense and about ar
equal number for the prosecution
an Army spokesman said.
Army agents testified they hae
found several articles from tht
Garmisch house in Whitcomb'.
Munich home after he moved tt
Munich.
George Muller, German owner
of the Garmisch house, said more
than 200 bottles of rare vintage
wines either were missing or hat
been filled with muddy water.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Sit-in Strike Ends
With Threat Of Writ
After I Hungry Days
By rne Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 4.-Threat
of a court order and the offer of
mediation sent IA weary sit-in
strikers home last night to their
first meal and full nights sleep in
a week.
The seven men and seven women
stuck it out for seven days in
the Fourth avenue Offices of Fuld
g. Co., greeting card manufac-
turer.
The strike grew out of a plan
of the company to move to Cats
kill, N. Y, to cut costs.
Severance Pay Asked.
Although the union contract did
not provide for it, the discharged
employes demanded severance pay
and struck when the company re-
fused it.
Police, at the company's request,
had barred food deliveries to the
strikers.
A crowd of 300 sympathizers
cheered the party as it trudged out
of the building.
The end came when State Su-
preme Court Justice Felix Ben
venga said he would issue an in
junction against the demonstrators
unless they left by 8:15 o'clock last
night.
At the same time, the State
Mediation Board called on both
parties to meet with it Tuesday.
Strikers Get Ultimatum.
BY special permission of the
court, David Livingston, president
OF Local IS. Independent Whole
sale and Warehouse Workers, en-
tered the building to tell the strik-
ers of the ultimatum.
Before going home, the strik-
ers stopped at the American Labor
Party Office next door. had sand
wiches and coffee, and were driven
home.
Mr.. Livingston said he had
learned the company planned to
move to Boonton, N. j., instead of
to Catskill, as the company has
stated.
The company said it had invited
employees to move to Catskill with
it, but the strikers said they were
not aware of the offer.
Mr.. Livingston said the strike
will be continued by mass picket
ing in an effort to stop any move
until the dispute is settled.
Evening star., 1950-03-04

Bidault told reporters "the gov
ernment will assure public order
and the nations defenses."
Gosnat told the chamber this
program, pushed under the pres
sure of the Americans. is leading
us to the gates of war against
the Soviet Union"
He declared the government
was doing "everything" to make
the Americans completely salts
fed.
Violence in the Assembly broke
out yesterday afternoon when
President Edouard Herriot ruled
Communist Gerard Duprat "out OF
order during a discussion OF the
social security bill.
Duprat refused to yield the
floor. A fist fight broke out be-
tween the Communists and other
deputies.
Mr.. Herriot finally suspended
the session to force Duprat to
yield. Instead the Communist as
serted he intended to stay on the
rostrum and did so.
Supported by more than 100
other Communists, Duprat held
the rostrum for more than seven
hours until guardsmen were sum-
moned to eject him.
A second Communist, Arthur
Musmeaux, who also defied a rul-
ing from the chair, f1libustered
for more than two hours against
censure barring him temporarily
from the bill.
When it finally passed he, too,
refused to bulge. Red deputies
formed a human barricade around
him until guardsmen entered the
chamber a second time.
When the anti-sabotage bill
was brought up later in the all
night session. the Communists
turned to more orthodox delaying
action.
Roger Garaudy spoke two hours.
Gosnat followed with a lengthy
address.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Red Cross Drive Here
Nets $7o, 5O4 in Week

A total of $79,504.79 or 7.65 per
cent of the s1,o39,0 900 quota has
been collected by the Metropolitan
Red Cross fund drive since its
opening last Thursday, it was re-
ported today. =sr
This was revealed at the Or
ganization's first general report
luncheon in the United States
Chamber of Commerce Building
Daniel w. Bell. chairman of the
campaign, presided at the meet
ing. The next report luncheon will
be held Tuesday.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
johnson Says Money
Can't Insure j. ).
: AGAINST A-Bombers
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 4.-No
amount of money can give Amer
lea 100 per cent protection from
atomic bombers in event of war,
Defense Secretary Johnson said
last night in talk on the coun-
try's armed strength.
There is a risk to living in the
middle of the Goth century," he
said. 1T is a risk that every
community must take in an atomic
age.
Some enemy pilot with the zeal
and fanaticism of a Kamikaze
might get through our net on a
one-Way suicide mission and the
United States might get hurt"
Plans Other Measures.
Mr.. johnson said that even if
the United States puts all its de-
fenSe money-13 billions a year
into air defense, it would not
guarantee immunity from atomic
attack. He added:
This is what we can and will
do instead:
I'VE can build a strong air
defense.
I'VE can make enemy raids
costly-so costly that he will find
himself unable to continue his
attack.
I'VE can make retribution so
deadly that he will wish he had
never started
But no one" Mr.. Johnson said.
could honestly guarantee against
the possibility of suicide pilot
eluding our air defense, even if
we spent so billion dollars"
Mr.. johnson spoke to 1000
guests at the annual dinner of the
Overseas Press Club, where Wayne
Richardson, Associated Press cor
respondent in Hong Kong, and six
other newSpapermen were hon
ored for foreign news coverage.
Wins Polk Award.
The clubs top honor, the George
Polk memorial award for courage
and enterprise above the call of
duty went with a $500 prize to
Mr.. Richardson. He won it for
volunteering to sail on the Is
brandtsen line freighter Flying
Arrow. which was shelled by Chi
nese NationaliSts off Shanghai.
The award is named for an
American radio newsman who was
assassinated in Greece two years
ago.
Other awards, all for various
phases of foreign news coverage.
went to:
Joseph Newman, New York
Herald Tribune, best reporting:
Joseph and Stewart Alsop of the
Tribune, best Interpretation: Bill
Downs, CHS, best radio reporting:
Edward R. Murrow, CHS, best ra-
dio Interpretation; Ernest K. Lind
ley. NewsWeek, best television re-
porting and Interpretation, and
Henri Cartier-Brisson, Magdum
photos, best photo reporting.
Evening star., 1950-03-04

monished his followers. I'VE must
do our own liberating.
The new purge is significant
for three reasons:
l. 1t is the first time French
Communists have purged theil
ranks of Titoists. even if minor
ones.
2. 1t appears to be part of the
Moscow ordered general action
by all local committees. The Paris
Communist organ humanite, to-
day speaks of similar trips
of central committee bosses to
Britanny and Central France.
3. 1t is a get-tough policy CO.
inciding with the decision of the
French government to apply the
1941 Vichy law permitting requisi-
tioning of workers when strikes
affect national security or welfare
Moscow Ordered Action.
The French Communists seem
to have had their orders from
Moscow to miss mo opportunity
to stir up the masses against the
United States and Americans in
general.
At any rate, one opportunity
they're certainly not missing is
the trial of 20-year-old G1
charged with numbering French
prostitute The Communists are
shocked" that the French should
permit an American Military
Court in Paris to conduct such
a trial.
infringement of French SOW
ereignty' is the Reds label of it
And they're calling OF all patriots
to react"
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Welfare Unit Reports
Rise in Relief Pleas
With Unemployment

Increased unemployment is
bringing more relief applica tions to
the Board of Public Welfare, it
was reported today.
The boards January report
showed that 973 more persons were
on relief in that month than in
the corresponding month last year
During January the board ham
died 6.578 cases. as against 5.605
in January, 1949. The amount
spent on relief in January was
S52, 1903 greater than in January,
1949, when $311,387 was spent.
There were 1889 cases of aid
to dependent children, covering
8,042 individuals. This was an in
crease of % per cent. compared
with the figures of January. 1949.
A total of S161,365 was spent this
January in this category-$28.016
more than in January. 1949.
Old-age assistance showed an
increase of nearly per cent over
that of January, 1949, and aid to
the blind showed an increase of
81 per cent. Old-age relief cases
obtained an average of s42.56 a
month. while blind persons got
$4467.
At the District Training School
for the Feeble minded, the Janu-
ary average was 661 inmates. The
Industrial Home School and
annex accounted for an average
of 256 children. the Industrial
Home School for colored children,
148; Receiving Home for children,
so; the home for the Aged and
Inf1rm, 459, and the National
Training School for Boys. 10 boys
from the District.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Continued From First Page.)

bly, regulations it must rest over
at least a day. which meant that
it would not likely come up be-
fore Monday for debate.
The brief recess was the first
break in the session which had run
for nearly "a hours.
BY the vote of cloture, Prime
Minister Bidault moved a few
inches forward in his determina-
ton to have the new law enacted
at the earliest moment. While
there has been no official indica-
ton of the immediate arrival of
a boat load of munitions from
America, the government has
acted as if something was already
on the water and wanted the new
legislation to strengthen its hands.
Sabotage Incitement Barred.
The Communists have an
nounced their intention to prevent
landing of any equipment from
America on the grounds that it
would ultimately be used against
Russia.
Mr.. Bidault has stated that the
supplies would be landed, regard
less of threats of sabotage. The
bill is designed, among other
things, to permit special punish
ment of persons inciting to sabo-
tage. 1t might be employed
against strike leaders.
| Earlier in the evening, govern
ment forces had had to cope with
two Communist sitdown strikes on
the Assembly rostrum, fist fights
on the Assembly floor and a near
riot in the Assembly corridors.
Twice squads of mobile guards
men were called into the chamber
Once they ousted the Communists
who had seized the rostrum. Later
they evicted a Communist who
defled the presiding officers orders
to leave the chamber.
Fight First Eviction.
The Communists fought the first
eviction. Deputies and guards
struggled On the Assembly floor
Two guardsmen were taken to the
hospital for injuries suffered in
the struggle.
One guardsman's hand was
badly bitten by Communist
woman deputy. Some Communists
were carried bodily from the
chamber, kicking and clawing
guardsmen.
The government also had to
cope with all the dilatory tactics
in the parliamentary book as Com
munists maintained the running
f1libuster throughout the night
against the nti-sabotage meas
ure.
The Assembly voted down a
Communist challenge to the bill
on a point of order and also de-
feated another motion to refer the
bill back to the committee.
One Speech Lasts 2 Hours.
/ All during the session assembly
men were treated to a series o1
lengtsy speeches from Commu-
mist deputies. One Of them was
more than two hours long.
The Communist benches cheeree
when Georges Gosnat, a party
member, commenting on American
arms shipments declared:
1.-THE boats will come, but they
will not be allowed to unload"
| Outside in the corridor, Mr.