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Evening star., 1950-09-02

key, Australia, France, and other
countries. Just before started to
speak, l received a message from
the State Department. The Greek
Government telegraphed the Secre-
tary General of the United Nations
that it would dispatch ground troops
to Korea Immediately. This is well
come news. Some British troops
have landed in Korea and more are
on their way. All of these will serve
under the flag of the United Nations
and under the United Nations COM
mander, General Macarthur.
Our own men, with their gallant
Korean comrades, have held the
breach. In less than eight weeks,
five divisions of United States troops
have moved into combat, some of
them from bases more than 5000
miles away. More men are on the
way. Fighting in difficult country,
under every kind of hardship,
American troops have held back
overwhelming numbers of the Com
munist invaders. Our naval and air
forces have been carrying the at
tack to the military bases and sup
ply lines of the aggressors
Our men have fought with grim
gallantry. All of US, especially those
of us who are old soldiers, know
how worthy they are of a place on
that long honored roll of those who
created and preserved liberty for
our country.
Fight for Own Freedom.
The soldiers of the Republic of
Korea have been fighting fiercely
for their own freedom.
The determination of the South
Koreans to maintain their inde-
pendence is shown not only by the
valor of their soldiers in the battle
line, but also by countless support
ing activities of the whole popula-
ton. They are giving every possible
assistance to the United Nations
forces.
These United Nations troops are
still outnumbered. But their hard
and valiant fight is bringing results.
We hold a firm base of about $500
square miles. For weeks the enemy
has been hammering, now at one
spor, now at another. sometimes
at many points at once. He has
been beaten back each time with
heavy loss.
The enemy is spending his
strength recklessly in desperate at
tacks. We believe the invasion has
reached its peak. The task remain
ing is to crush it. Our men are con-
fldenr, the United Nations command
is confident, that it will be crushed
The power to do this is being gath
cred in Korea.
Right now, the battle in Korea
is the front line in the struggle
between freedom and tyranny. But
the fighting there is part of
larger struggle to build a world in
which a just and lasting peace can
be maintained.
Must Increase Strength.
That is why We in the United
States must increase our own de-
fensive strength over and above the
forces We need in Korea. That is
why we must continue to work with
Evening star., 1950-09-02
Woman Dead for II Years
Found as Brothers Prisoner

Elizabeth. a gray-haired woman
with bobbed haircut and dressed
entirely in black. was seated on a
bed. Two windows in the room
were closed and the shades were
drawn to within an inch of the
bottom.
The room was dark and dirty,
police said.
Miss Galligan was described as
"awed' at the sight of buses and
trucks as police took her from the
house to headquarters.
They questioned the womans
brother under holding charge Of
breach of the peace.
The early questioning, police re-
ported, developed no explanation
of why the woman had been kept
in the house.
Neither was there any explana-
ton from police as to why they
believed Miss Galligan may have
been held captive for as long as
25 years.
Evening star., 1950-09-02

4lOd4g IL
through the motions of knead-
ing dough, and glass blow
ers 1--WE had a fruit jar fac
tory in our town. pretending to
blow glass. and blacksmiths ham,
mering out something like music
on anvils, with the horses all the
time clopping right along. And we
otJ1er citizens stood on the side
walks, smiling sympatheticaIly or
;ndulgently. while marveling that
these people would take whole
day, a weekday, off from work
that way, just to show that they
could.
Improved Status.
ParadeS and ,picnics are not
principal features of Labor Day
any more and the speeches are
mostly from national leaders like
William Green and Philip Mur-
ray. prepared as statements for
the newspapers or for delivery
over the radio. The men aren't
riding on horSe-drawn floats.
They are driving their own hun
dred-horsepower machines over
the Nations roads, contributing
their share to the holiday week.
end traffic jams and casualty lists.
1t isn't the automobile, how
ever. that has changed Labor
Day 1t is the improved status of
that part of the population we
call Labor; the fact that more
and more people are able to own
or use the things they help make.
The Labor Days of earlier years
no doubt aided in bringing this
Evening star., 1950-09-02
Six Killed, One Missing
In Flying Boxcar Crash
BY the ASsoeiefed Press

PARSONS, Tenn, Sept. 2.-Sia
airmen were killed when a C-11s
troop carrier plane exploded and
crashed near here yesterday.
Two of the nine crew members
aboard parachuted to safety and
one man is missing, the Air Force
announced early today at the
Sewart Air Force base at Smyrna,
Tenn.
The Air Force said the big plane
successor to the C-82 Flying
Boxcar-had departed from the
Smyrna base on long-range
training mission not long before
the crash.
The known survivors are Sergt.
Richard L. Evans of Oak Lawn,
H., and Corpl. Joe T. Wooten of
Dixie, Ga. Names of the casual
ties and Of the missing man are
being withheld pending notihca.
ton of next of kin.
Evening star., 1950-09-02

and then were going to return
to work.
But Mayor Cobo invoked a State
law that forbids strikes of public
workers and fired 1900 men for
not reporting to work.
Yesterday about half of the fired
men returned to work after sign
ing forms accepting them on a
temporary 15-day basis. The De-
partment of Public Works said
each man would have to sign a
pledge that he did not knowingly
violate the State law.
Mr.. Segadelli termed the pledge
"a "yellow-dog statement" He
charged the city was trying to
"frighten and intimidate" workers.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 2 R.-
Volunteers manned a dozen city
garbage trucks today-third day
of a drivers strickland made
limited collections under motor
cycle police escort.
The strikers have requested a
15-cent-an-hour increase in their
$1.10 rate. They belong to the
AFL Municipal Employees Union.
Evening star., 1950-09-02
BY The Associated Press

WATERBURY. Conn, Sept. q
A woman who neighbors thought
died II years ago was found here
today, an apparent prisoner
police said, of her brother.
The woman. 50-year- -old Eliza
beth Galligan, investigators re-
ported, may have been a prisoner
for as long as 25 years.
A tip from puzzled neighbors led
police to the home of the woman S
brother. Bernard Galligan, so.
The neighbors, said Police Inspec-
tor Joseph R.. Bender, reported
they thought they had seen the
woman at a window during the
last few days. although they had
been led to believe that she died
II years ago.
Five policemen headed by In
spector Bendley went to the GAL
ligan home this morning. In reply
to an inquiry as to his sisters
whereabouts. police reported, Mr..
Galligan, without a word, opened
the door to small back room.
Evening star., 1950-09-02

as a very re- Constantine Brown. !
mote possibility. the American
military feels that it cannot dis
count the danger of an attack
from East Germany, particularly
since the Allied forces in Germany
are not strong enough to cope
with such an emergency.
While our attention now neces-
sarily is drawn to the bitter strug-
gle in Korea, where we have en-
gagged the bulk of American
ground forces, the threatening
picture across the Atlantic is be-
ing overlooked.
New Red Moves Waited.
The Kremlin is engaged in a
push-button war. During the
next few months it may throw
into action the Asiatic forces in
Eastern Asia from Korea to Indo-
China.
Meanwhile, the Muscovites are
expected to prepare at least two
other aggressions, in which only
satellite forces at first will be
engaged. One is in Greece and
the other is in Germany.
The Greek Communist forces
failed in their attempt to over
throw the Athens regime. The
Greek Army, supported by Amer
lean war materiel and military
advisers, defeated the Communists
after a struggle of nearly three
years. The victory was assured
only when Tito broke with the
U. S. S. R. and refused to let the
Communists use Yugoslav Mace
donia as a base of operations.
Moscow accepted defeat only
on the surface. For more than
year it has been sending new
forces to Bulgaria. Some 10000
Germans were enlisted in Spe-
cial units and trained for the
kind of fighting which is charac-
teristic of mountainous Greece.
The remnants of the Greek
guerrillas, as we'll as special Bull
garian units, have been hard at
work ever since peace" was re-
established in Greece, training for
Evening star., 1950-09-02
Defroit's S GARBAGE
Piles Up in Strike
By the Assoeiated Press

DETROIT. Sept. Detroit's
garbage piled up today in a fight
between municipal officials and a
public employees union.
Idle were about 1000 garbage
and rubbish collectors, about a
third Of the Sanitation Depart
ment force. Garbage collections
had fallen off a reported rs per
cent.
Mayor Albert E. Cobo said the
United Public Workers, an inde-
pendent union, were striking in "a
plain sneak attack"
Louis Segadelli, union head,
contended it was "a lockout pure
and simple"
The trouble began Thursday
when 1000 union members pick
eted the City Hall demanding a
raise in their SLAB to $1.54 hourly
pay.
Mr.. Segadelli said they had in
tended a peaceful demonstration
Evening star., 1950-09-02
On the Other Hand
Labor Day Not What 1t Used to Be;
Much Has Happened in Fifty Years

about by asserting labor's impor-
tance and increasing the urge to
organize its strength.
The current issue of The Ad-
vance, weekly journal of the Anal
gamated Clothing Workers, con-
tains an interesting review of la
bor's progress in this country dur
ing the past half-century. In
1900 when the population was 76
million, there were about a million
organized workers. One in rs of
the population. This year. with a
population of $50 million, there are
about 16 million organized work.
ers. One in nine. Aside from the
period of the great depression, the
increase in the percentage of men,
bership has been continual. 1t was
one in 46 in 1910, one in 81 in
1920. But in 1880 it dropped to
one in 35 and in 1888 to one in 62.
BY 1910 it was one in leblanc
or thank the New Deal. And now
blame or thank the Fair Deal, one
in nine.
Enlightened Leadership.
In my opinion, it is cause for
thanks, since the welfare of the
country and the welfare of labor
are inseparable. And some Of our
thanks should go to the two Deals
for the helping hand given labor
in its hours of need. But even
greater gratitude is due labor s
own enlightened leadership. Pick
any exceptions you like, the fact
remains that over all the long
hard years of the upward struggle
the general leadership has not de-
parted from basic American po-
Ilitical and social concepts. In the
times of greatest distress, when
the temptation to stray away
from the American ideal has
been strongest, the leaders for the
most part have held the line
firmly. They have had to meet
the threat of communism, for ex-
ample, where it was real, within
their own ranks. and meet it face
to face. They've met it and
beaten it..
Not all the Mundts, Nixons,
Tafts and Hartleys. given free
hand, could write legislation Ca
pable of protecting the American
system to the degree that labor
leadership is protecting it. The
political opportunists, indeed, have
thus far merely made the task
harder by reason of their blindness
| to the facts of life.
Evening star., 1950-09-02
This Changing World
McCloy to Urge Truman and Acheson
To Organize West German Force

the day when the war can be re-
sumed. So long as American mill
tary potential was not engaged
elsewhere, it would have been risky
to resume the fight to make Greece
a Soviet satellite.
Now, however, that we are COM
mitted to a war in Korea and the
free European countries fear that
their turn may come soon. the
tired Greek Army may have to
face the threat alone. Efforts to
bring Yugoslavia and Greece closer
together have not been satisfac-
tory. Tito is determined not to
commit himself to any plan which
might bring him into direct con-
f1ict with the U. S. S. r.
Repeated Pleas for Troops.
There have been repeated re-
quests to Washington that we in
crease the strength of American
occupation forces in the Reich.
This manifestly is impossible
under present conditions. We have
just enough ground troops at this
time to send requirements to
Korea.
When the new divisions we have
called to duty complete their COM
bat training they will have to be
sent to Korea, where we have
undertaken the task of pushing
the Communists back TO the 18th
Parallel. Our counter offensive
looks to most observers today as
if it is very long way off.
President Truman already has
made it clear that we cannot send
additional forces to Europe. The
other members of the Atlantic pact
will not be able for some time to
increase their military potential,
in spite of the billions of dollars
worth of equipment we are plan
ming to ship across the Atlantic.
Where, then. can we find the nee
essary manpower to meet the
threat from Eastern Germany?
Mr.. McCloy has urged Washing
ton for some time to organize a
mobile Western German force,
equipped with modern arms, to
help defend the German mo
mans land" Half-measures, such
as the creation of a mere police
force, armed only with machine
guns, are totally inadequate.
Since there are strong objec-
tions to the creation of German
national army. the idea of making
the German units a component of
European defense force. under
the supreme command of the Fon-
ltainebleau headquarters, should
appeal to all members of the At
lantic pact.
Mr.. McCloy is expected to point
out to his superiors in Washing
ton the urgent need for speed
Like most realistic people who are
stationed in Europe, he is said to
feel that the hour of decision is
approaching more rapidly than is
generally believed.
Evening star., 1950-09-02

Arthur said should not be per-
mitted to fall into unfriendly
hands. the President stressed that
the future of that island should
be settled by international action,
and not by the decision of the
United States or of any other state
alone" -'.a
The President declared, with
equal earnestness, that I'VE be-
lieve in freedom for all the ma
tions of the Far East" He voiced
hopes that China would mot be
misled or forced" into the Korean
fighting. to the benefit only of
Communist Imperialism"
Mr.. Truman sal dthe United
Nations forces in Korea still
are outnumbered, but that it is
believed the Communist invasion
has reached its peak.
Says Road Will Be Long.
'The task remaining is to crush
it," the President said firmly, add
ing an expression of confidence
that this will be done. because
the power to do this is being gath
cred in Korea"
But he declared the road will
be long.
Reciting the program that this
country is following in strength
ening the resources of the other
free nations, the President Said
that, nevertheless, the armed
forces of the United States are a
key element in this whole scheme.
Calls for Materiel Expansion.
In addition to doubling our
armed forces, he said, the pro-
duction of tanks, guns, planes
and other military equipment
must be stepped up. Stockpiling
must be intensified, and indus
trial capacity to produce ma
teriel expanded.
Asserting that the Nation has
"the ability and resources to
meet the demands which con-
front u.s." the President empha-
sized that I'VE will use as much
of this economic strength as is
needed to defend ourselves and
establish peace. -
Pointedly he added:
Hitler and the Japanese gen.
erals miscalculated badly 10 years
ago when they thought we would
not be able to use our economic
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sights" and Senator Hunt, Demo-
crat. of Wyoming predicted Con
gresS will do whatever is necessary
to provide men and material"
Mr.. Truman set no date for
bringing the country's armed
strength to the goal of 3 million.
Neither did he estimate the cost
of the expansion program. But
there have been congressional pre-
dictions that another request for
an additional $40 billion for re-
armament will be forthcoming
soon.
Previous to the Presidents ad-
dress, the goal had been to in
crease the number of men under
arms from about is million to
2.5 million.
$4,000 Now i'm Korea.
In his address telling Amer
lean objectives in the fighting In
Korea-where about $4,000 Amer
lean soldiers are engaged now
Mr.. Truman said:
Korea is the front line in the
struggle between freedom and
tyranny"
He rounded out the picture
with this:
1--WE do not want the fighting
in Korea to expand into general
war. It will not spread unless Com
munist Imperialism draws other
armies and governments into the
fight of the aggressors against
the United Nations"
The Presidents report to the
people" which was carried on all
radio networks, televised, and
beamed overseas by the Voice of
America, was a blunt indictment
of the Soviet Union, which
breaches peace but practices
aggression.
Coupled with the denunciation
was an eight-point outline of for
elgn policy in which President
Truman reiterated his often stated
declaration that this Government
seeks only peace and has no ter
ritorial aspirations.
States Stand on Formosa.
On the controversial subject Of
Formosa, which General Mac
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World War II have created COM
mon determination to work together
for peace and freedom.
Every American can be justly
proud of the role that our country
has played in bringing this about.
We have taken the lead in step
after step to create unity and
strength among the free nations. The
record OF these steps is impressive.
Let me recall some of them to you.
In 1945. we helped to bring the
United Nations into existence at
San Francisco.
In 1945, the United States gave
it's full support to the successful ac-
ton taken by the United Nations to
protect Iran against Communist in
vasion.
In 1947, we began our military
and economic aid to Greece and
Turkey, which has helped those
countries to keep their independence
against Communist attacks and
| threats.
| Also in 1947, by the Treaty Of
Rio de Janeiro, We joined with the
other American nations to guaran-
tee the safety of the Western Hemi-
sphere.
! In 1948, the Marshall Plan checked
the danger of Communist subver-
sion in Europe; and, since that
time, it has brought the free ma
tions more closely together in a
strong economic framework
The Berlin airlift, in 1948 and
1949. defeated the Soviet effort to
drive the free nations out of the
democratic outpost of western Ber-
! lin.
The North Atlantic Treaty, in
1949. served notice that the nations
of the North Atlantic community
would stand together to preserve
their freedom.
Today, in 1850, we are going ahead
with an enlarged program for mill
tary aid to strengthen the common
defense of free nations.
Achievements in Struggle.
Step by step, these achievements
in the struggle between freedom
and Communist imperialism have
brought the free nations closer to-
gether.
When the Communist movement
turned to open. armed aggression
in Korea, the response of the free
nations was immediate.
Fifty-three of the SO members of
the United Nations joined in meet
ing the challenge. Thirty have al
ready pledged concrete aid to the
United Nations to put down this
aggression.
Thus far, the brunt of the fight
ing has fallen upon the armed forces
of the Republic of Korea and the
United States. In addition. naval
forces from Australia. Canada,
France, Great Britain, the Neither
lands, and New Zealand have been
and are now in action under the
United Nations command. Fighting
planes from Australia, Canada. and
Great Britain have Joined the op-
Grafton.
Ground forces have been offered
by Thailand. the Philippines, Tur-
Evening star., 1950-09-02

phone Co., to head the UNDER
taking.
The control bill passed by Con-
gress gives the President broad
authority to impose wage and
price curbs and rationing. But
Mr.. Truman has said the need for
such controls is not yet in sight
and administration leaders hope to
avoid these steps indefinitely.
Evening star., 1950-09-02
Dominican Sugar
To Bring SAB Million

CIUDAD, Trujillo.-This years
sugar crop In the Dominican
Republic is expected to amount
to somewhat more than the nor
NAL 100000 short tons and to
bring about $43.000,O0o in COM
parison with last years $38. 8.354,634.
The price is expected to aver
age AZ cents a pound. Most OF
the sugar will be sold to Great
Britain.
Evening star., 1950-09-02
Shyermal1, Abt, Witt
And Kramer Face
Contempt Citations
BY |. Edqor Primo

-Four former Government en-
ployes face contempt of Congress
citations for refusing to answer
questions about their alleged Com
munist Affiliations, members of the
House Committee on Un-American
Activities said today.
The four are Abraham George
Silverman, ex-Army Air Force
aide, and Nathan Witt, John j.
Abt and Charles Kramer, all one
time employees in the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration.
Representative Walter, Demo-
crat, of Pennsylvania said he
would urge that the committee
vote for the citations. Representa-
tive Velde. Republican, of Illinois
said he was certain of such action
because many of far less in
fiuence" already have been cited
by the House.
Mr.. Witt, Mr.. Kramer and Mr..
Abt refused to answer questions
yesterday about communism and
their associations on the grounds
of possible self discrimination.
All had made the same refusals
in 1948, when they were first
questioned by the committee, but
were called back when Lee Press
man, former CIO general coun-
sci, testified Monday that the
three had been members of the
same Communist cell in AAA in
1884. Mr.. Pressman has testified
that he has made a complete
break with the Reds.
Mr.. Witt and Mr.. Abt also have
been named as Communists by
Whitaker Chambers. self-con-
feSsed ex-Soviet spy courier. and
Louis BudenZ, former editor of
the Daily Worker. who also broke
with the party.
Mr.. Kramer has been named as
a Red by Mr.. Chambers and
Elizabeth T. Bentley, one-time
courier for a Soviet espionage ring
in Washington.
Denies Engaging in Espionage.
Mr.. Kramer denied ever having
engaged in espionage but declined
to answer when asked if he ever
gave classified information to any
unauthorized person.
When asked if he would fight
in Korea if drafted, the witness
replied: Il would have to decide
that at that time"
Mr.. Abt also denied ever having
engaged in espionage but he re-
fused to answer whether he knew
a long list of persons named by
Mr.. Chambers and Miss Bentley.
Evening star., 1950-09-02
Controls
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cash down payments of at least
one-third on automobiles and 20
per cent on such other goods as
television sets, radios, furniture
and other major appliances with
the added requirement that the
purchase price must be paid within
18 or 20 months.
Quick controls orders are ex-
pected from the Commerce De-
partment which, it is planned, will
be assigned to handle prioritieS,
and other powers af-
fecting industry.
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer
has completed plans for carrying
out this part of the controls pro-
gram and is said to have selected
Henry Harrison, presi-
dent of the international Tele-
Evening star., 1950-09-02
II Million Acres
Are Seeded to Wheat

OTTAWA. - About 26,964, 200
acres have been seeded to wheat in
Canada this year. a decrease of
about 2 per cent from the esti-
mated total of 27,540,700 acres
last year.
The area soWn to oats is up 2
per cent. barley 10 per cent higher
and flaxseed 10 per cent. The
acreage under rye showed little
change.
Evening star., 1950-09-02
Wholesale Prices Rise
or Per Cent in Week
By ihe Assoeioted Press

Wholesale prices, as measured
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
went up OF per cent in the week
ended August 20.
The BIS index reached 167.2
per cent Of the 1926 average. That
was IL per cent above four weeks
ago and 9.3 per cent above the
comparable week in 1949.
Evening star., 1950-09-02

picnic I didn't
attend, not be-
ing eligible, and
so didn't hear
t he speeches.
But the parade
h a d horse
d r a W n floats,
pretty elabo-
rate and imagi-
native it seemed
to me, such as
bakers in their
white clothes,
t h e ir f ce S
d u S t e d with