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Evening star., 1950-03-07
Churchill Offers Labor
Respite on Overthrow,
But Party Rejects Il
Morrison Refuses Deal
Based on Delay in
NotionoIizine Steel
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Mar. Winston
Churchill offered the Labor gov
ernment today a chance to ease
its precarious position in exchange
for postponement of steel nation
alization until after another elec-
ton.
In his first clash with Labor
since the elections which nearly
wiped out the Socialist. majority
Mr.. Churchill put Prime Minister
Attlee on the spot with a request
for a definite pledge that Labor
would not take over steel until
a date mot later than nine
months after the next general
election"
The Labor Government rejected
the proposal. Speaking for the
government, Deputy Prime Min
lister Herbert Morrison labeled
Mr.. ChurchilPs proposal "a quaint
idea" He indicated Labor would
prefer to face a running battle
in the House.
Mr.. Att1ee told the House OF
Commons yesterday that Labor
would stick to the schedule for
naturalization of steel. "Oul
purpose is to give effect to acts
passed by Parliament" he said.
Would Relieve Pressure.
What Mr.. Churchill Offered
Labor was a respite from the
threat of a sudden overthrow. Il
would relieve the pressure on many
government ministers who would
otherwise have to drop their duties
at any time to rush into Common.
for a vote.
The naturalization bill passed
by the last Parliament provide.
that government directors be ap.
pointed after October /, 1850. anc
that the actual takeover of thu
steel industry should he accom-.
plished between January /, 1851
and January /, 1852.
Mr.. Churchill opened debate ir
the House of Commons on thu
Labor governments program by
saying the British voters had de.
clared against government owner.
ship of industry. He said tn,
postponement he proposed woule
give the voters "a further chanc,
of affirming their repudiatior
of it."
The 75-year-old wartime Prim,
900 RPTTTCu Dora AN
Evening star., 1950-03-07
Energetic Reforms
Of Accounting Setup
Urged by Hoover
Present System Is Both
WostefuI and Inefficient,
He Tells Senute Group
By Cecil Holland

Former President Hoover today
urged Congress to reform what he
described as the Governments
inefficient and wasteful' ac-
counting system.
He estimated that accounting
reforms proposed by the Hoover
Commission might eliminate as
many as $4,000 Federal jobs.
"a vast and energetic reform in
Government accounting" he de-
clared. sis one of the cornerstones
of reform of the Government gen.
erally."
Mr.. Hoover, who directed the BIZ
partisan study of reorganization
Of the executive branch of the Gov
ernment, testified before the Sen
ate Expenditures Committee.
Would Set Up New Post.
He asked support of a measure
that would reduce the General
Accounting Office to an auditing
agency for Congress and set up
within the Treasury Department
an Accountant General responsible
for establishing and enforcing ac-
counting procedures.
The move is opposed by the Gen.
eral Accounting Office, headed by
Controller General Lindsay C.
Warren.
Mr. Warren, who testified last
week, followed Mr. Hoover on the
stand to give a supplemental
statement. He declared that the
proposal strikes at "the very in
tegrity" of the GAO as an instru-
ment of Congress for checking on
executive expenditures.
In the nine years that he has
been controller general, Mr.. War;
rem said, the General Accounting
Office has recovered $3.50 million
Illegally and enormously" paid
out by the Government. This,
he added, was more than three
times the cost of the Office for
that period.
Hoover Cites Duplication.
He described the proposed ac-
counting reform as ill advised
and i'll conceived" and said Con-
gress should reject it.
| Mr.. Hoover aSSailed the Gov-
ernment's present accounting
methods as antiquated and quoted
a commission report as saying
some of its concepts of account
ability Originated as early as
1776."
He emphasized that no person
or agency is charged with the re-
sponsibility for developing a COM
plete plan of accounting for the
Federal Government. AS a re-
suit, he added, there have grown
up inconsistent and duplicating
accounting procedures based on
principles that are mot generally
accepted in commercial or govern
mental accounting practices.
This reform" Mr. Hoover de-
clared, requires somebody to
have authority and response
bility."
A GAO official yesterday ac-
cused the Citizens Committee for
the Hoover Report of "abysmal
ignorance" about the Govern
ment's accounting system.
Frank Weitael, assistant con-
troller general, also told the Sen
ate group that the citizens COM
mittee lacks a desire to learn about
the system and the progress being
lmp6e to iuoprOvn II
Evening star., 1950-03-07
Firemen Bottle BIoze
3 Hours ot 18th and |

Firemen fought a stubborn
blaze for three hours early today
in a three-story building occu-
pied by the Park View barber and
beauty shop and several offices at
1906 I street NV.
No one was in the building
when the fire was discovered at
3:48 am. by police. The blaze
apparently started on the first
floor and spread to the basement
and part Of the second floor.
Evening star., 1950-03-07
Bulletin
School Aid Plan Rejected

The House Labor Committee
today refused to approve Fed
eraI aid for parochial or private
school purposes. BY a vote Of 16
to 8 it rejected a proposal by
Representative Kennedy. Dem
ocrat, Of Massachusetts to ex-
tend proposed Federal aid to
schools to cover bus service for
non.public school children.
Evening star., 1950-03-07
Earthquake Frightens
Central Philippines
BY the Assoeiossd Press

MANILA, P. l., Mar. 7.-An
earthquake frightened people out
of their homes in the Central
Philippines today.
The main shock was felt at
10:07 am. (9:07 pm. Monday.
EST.
No damage was listed. but the
shock was reported from at least
nine larger islands in the Philip
pines. -.
ROME, Mar. 7 P).-A slight
earth tremor was felt early today
at Rocco di Papa, a village about
80 miles south of Rome. The
time was 5:04 am. (11:04 pm.
Monday, EST.
Evening star., 1950-03-07
Garry Davis Asks
Visa to Return to
u. S. as Immigrant
By the Associoted Press

PARIS. Mar. 7.-Garry
Davis applied today for a visa
to enter the United States as
an immigrant. He is the
former bomber pilot who gave
up his American citizenship
nearly three years ago to be-
come a world citizen
Davis applied as a "stateless
person" at the American Con-
sulate-General here. 1t was
believed the visa would be
granted within a few days.
Davis is the son of Meyer
Davis, Philadelphia and Wash
ington orchestra leader.
Evening star., 1950-03-07
Crush Kills 4 RAAF Flyers

BRISBANE, Australia, Mar. 7
(R.-A Royal Australian Air
Force Lincoln bomber crashed in
flames in southeast Queensland
today, killing four persons aboard.
Evening star., 1950-03-07
Senote Unit Approves Horri.

The Senate Judiciary Commit
tee yesterday approved nomina-
tion Of Abraham j. Harris of Illi-
nois to be Assistant Solicitor
General,
Evening star., 1950-03-07

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be made available, each to the
other. under emergent conditions"
the Mine Workers president sug-
gested in letter to Philip Murray.
president of the Steelworkers.
The potential advantages to
our respective memberships Of
such arrangement are self-evi-
dent" Mr.. Lewis wrote.
The offer was made in letter
returning a check for $500,000
which the steelWorkers sent to the
miners on February 8. Mr.. Lewis
said it did not become necessary
for his union to use the money.
Cites major Conflicts"
During recent months Mr..
Lewis wrote, each of our great
unions has been engaged in major
conflict with the most powerful
associated group of financial in
terests in America. The idea
seems increasingly prevalent in
industrial and financial circles
that our great industrial unions
should be attacked and crippled.
one by one. This idea should be
knocked in the head"
Mr.. Lewis and Mr.. Murray. once
the closest of friends, have been
bitter foes in recent years. To-
gether they helped form the CIO
and organize the Steel Workers.
They split when Mr.. Lewis led his
mine workers out of the CIO.
Mr.. Lewis offer to join his union
with the Steel Workers came while
the CIO United Auto Workers con-
sidered the offer of a Million
dollar loan from the United Mine
Workers.
MIR. Lewis made this offer as
help for the JAWS 42-day-old
strike against the Chrysler Corp.
The strike has made idle $4,000
Chrysler workers and a total Of
100000 in the auto industry.
Mr.. Lewis tender was made in a
letter to UAW President Walter
Reuther yesterday, just after set
tlement of his own miners strike.
At that time UAW leaders were
not prepared to comment, pend
ing arrival of Mr.. Lewis letter.
Strikers to Meet Today.
Today the union called a strik-
ers' mass meeting in Detroit for
report on negotiations which so
far have dragged on fruitlessly.
Fundamentally, the strike is
over the setup for S100 monthly
pensions, although the union has
other issues since the
Walkout began January Is.
In offering the loan to Mr..
Reuther, Mr.. Lewis wrote:
"As you know, the United Mine
Workers of America are just
emerging from an industry strug-
gle Of great magnitude. In this
struggle our union was opposed by
allied financial interests associated
in major sense with the financial
group that dominates the automo-
tive manufacturing industry"
AS miners continued to troop
back to work with newly won and
improved contracts, Mr.. Lewis
started out to achieve two of his
remaining objectives.
Negotiations were to get under
way this afternoon on an anthra-
cite, or hard, coal contract. A
quick deal patterned after the
soft coal contract was expected.
The 10000 anthracite miners have
been on a three-day week since
last December 5.
His other immediate aim is to
get pension and other welfare
benefits rolling again for miners.
He is due to call welfare fund
trustees together soon to accom-
plish this: A new trustee setup
gives him an even stronger con-
troll Of welfare funds The fat
tened 30-cent-per-ton royalty will
provide up to $3.50 million a year
Evening star., 1950-03-07
Lewis Suggests
Aid PACT With
Stee|workers
Offers to Join Unions
In Program for
Common Defense
BULLETIN
BULLETIN

President Truman today asked
Congress to create a nine men,
Der commission for an inquiry
designed to give the Nation "a
healthy and progressive coal
industry. The President acted
in line with his announcement
when he asked Congress for
authorization to seize the soft
coal mines during the now
ended strike.
An offer to unite his United
Mine Workers in a mutual aid
pact for common defense" with the
United Steelworkers of America,
CIO, was advanced today by John
l.. Lewis.
Assets of both organizations.
or a stipulated part thereof, would
Evening star., 1950-03-07

(See CRIME PROBE, Page AS,
Evening star., 1950-03-07

Behind the Scenes Story OF the Cool
Strike Settlement Page A-S
Evening star., 1950-03-07

(See BRITISH, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1950-03-07

Continued on Page A-3, Col. o.
Evening star., 1950-03-07
BIost Cuts Off Cos

(See MERCY KILLING, Pig
Milford chronicle., 1950-11-03
NRANR
NO SOLUTION

Those who think ratiOning and price
controls offer the solution to the price prob
lem should review a little recent history.
First Of all, ceilings discourage production.
AS an example, there was drastic 80 per
cent cutback in the pig crop of 1914 from
1S43 levels. This was in large part due to
an OPA announcement reducing both the
high support price and the ceiling price
Cattle production was also discouraged by
the early beef freeze regulations, which frOze
prices as of March, 1912, when the spread
between grades was seasOnably narrow. FL
nally, as general principle, price ceilings
discourage the storage of products in per-
lods OF the year when supplies are large to
onset the SeaSOnally short production during
the other seasons. Second, price controls
ana rauonlng are great boon to the black
market According to the Bureau of Labor
STATISTICS, survey made in nid-1946 show
ca Cnat 30 per cent of the stores had no veal,
more than fOur-hfthS were without pork
IONS, ham or bacon, and almost seven out
OF every 10 had no beef or lamb. The late
Mayor La Guardia reported similar results
Tor inspections made under his direction.
In March, 1915, Chester BOwles, OPA Ad-
ministratOr, said eve estimate above-ceil-
ing prices on food cost American families
81 ,OOO,O00,O00 year." Later surveys show
ed that an important segment of this over
charge was on meat. Here are some of the
inevitable results of artificial interference
with the system of supply and demand-and
OF free competition in free market. The
so-called cure harms the patient more than
the disease. All concerned, from producer
through to the consumer suffer,
Milford chronicle., 1950-11-03

Ihls year 81 of our states will elect governors
ana II OF these governors will serve four-vear
terms. am statistician, not a politician. have
no political to grind However. strongly urgo
upon businessmen and investors the Importance of
voting next Tuesday for good men in the selection
OF governors and other state officials CAPABLE men
are as much needed in these state Offices as in tho
national government in Washington Sometime. in
the not too distant future, the present business
boom will be over. When that time comes, we shall
have need Of strength in government at the state
as well as the national level
OUR STATE LEGISLATURES
Congress now oYershadows our state lepisla
lures particularly in trOublOus times like these
when so much of attention is focused on for
eign affairs. Yet this is no reason whv we sbould
neglect our state legislatures as we do. We ouebt
carefully to select worthy men to represent us at
our State Capitals. When we do elect them we
should see to it that they do our bidding It is
shocking to observe people failing to vote and
even ignoring the work of the state logis1ot,,no
after voting. Yet, in states where the legislature
meets in large city, a mere handful of citizens
Will attend public hearings very important mend
ing measures. This is a crime against democracy
Perhaps, we could arouse more interest in orr
state governments and actually achieve better gov
eminent if legislative hearings we're held at moro
convenient times. Such hearings are now held on
weekdays in nearly all states. Only eighteen states
regularly hold public legislative hearings during
the early evening hours. Twelve other states hold
evening sessions for very important hearings. Does
your state hold night hearings at a time when
working and business people would be free to
attend? Saturday is the day in the week when
farmers could pay special attention to the problems
of state government, yet only eight states regu-
larry hold public legislative hearings on SATURDAYS
more intelligent policy in this regard would
make for better business safer investments and
hence better wages. l recently decided to deposit
money in the safest sections of the U. s. selected
banks in the capital cities Of twenty interior for
ward looking States,
Milford chronicle., 1950-11-03
SAVE OUR TWO-PARTY SYSTEM

These great United States and our won
derful State of Delaware have grown to
greatness under the two-party system. The
existence and continued prosperity of both
depend primarily upon the maintenance of
such a system. Our scheme Of checks and
balances, provided by strong majority and
strong minority parties, must have two
healthy politica; parties if we are to sur
vlve. Destroy it by eliminating or greatly
reducing opposition through weakening of
the minority group and we have dictator
ship This means the destruction of Ameri-
can democracy as we have known it.
= Germany under Hitler Italy under Mus
sOlini, Japan under the militarists, all saw
the rights of the individual DESTROYED. It
was accomplished by playing group against
group and race against race, until the time
arrived when revolution and dictatorship
were inevitable. These nations have passed
from the realm of mighty sOvereignties
They have been reduced to vassal states. No
political opposition is permitted in Russia
nor is any group allowed to function in those
countries which come under communist dom
lnatiOn or influence. Our great United States
IS in grave danger of losing the twO-party
system. Long Democratic party control in
Washington, with its socialistic scheme for
controlling our economy, brings this danger
closer.
Here in Delaware, the Carvel Admins
tration, infamous for its utter disregard for
the financial well-being of our citizens, pit
ting group against group, taxing the life
blood out Of our people through unneces-
sary hIrdenSOne income, gas and other
taxes, asks for Legislature which will give
it additional authority to push through it's
plans which were checked during the 1949
session of the General Assembly by a Repub-
lican House and Senate. DelawareanS have
just one protection against this pOwer-mad
group, which now controls the executive
branch of our State Government This is to
elect Republican majOritieS to both the SEN
ate and the House of Representatives.
Through this procedure, and this procedure
alone, Delawareans will be assured of prop
er safeguard against many of the radical
schemes which the Carvel Administration
attempted to shove through the General AS
sembly two years ago. Now, as at no time
IN the history of our State, Delaware needs
a strong opposition party. Regardless of
party atflllatlOn, II you would have our
States finances saved from disaster. our
institutions maintained at a high level of
efficiency through a sensible expenditure of
money, and the employment of scores of
unnecessary political parasites stopped. a
vote for the Republican candidates for Sen
ator and Representative in your district is
necessary. Next Tuesday will be your last
opportunity to register your protest against
the actions Of our present State Govern
ment. Protection of our citizens. and the
conservation of the resources of our little
State OF Delaware demands a strong oppO-
sition legislative body at Dover now. This
can be had only by the election of Republi-
can majOrities in the Senate and House of
Representatives.
Milford chronicle., 1950-11-03

1t is indeed a wise father who
knows his own child-that is to say
the ideas the child is absorbing and
the conclusions he is forming from
what he is being taught at school.
We came to this conclusion re-
Gently when our attention was cal
led to certain high school and col
iege textbooks on economics. They
were full of propaganda against a
free competitive business system
a system that has produced the
highest living standard in the
World. For example, here is how
one high school text tries to place
fear and hate of free enterprise in
young American minds:
Huge capitalistic combinations
are formed to eliminate competition
regulate out put and maintain
prices, thus gaining huge profits. {"
To top that, the text then named
several companies as examples of
such combinations - companies
which, to our way of thinking, ex-
emplify most vigorous competition
anu " hOoO COIlA 4UuIAOli0 10 our pre-
sent high standard of living are I'M
questioned.
Wise parents will start soon to
pay some attention to what their
youngsters are being taught in
school School text books should be
factUal, and not biased. They
should not be slanted in any direc-
ton. We still depend on the demo-
cratic and secret ballot to make
our Government work at its best
Herbert Hoover Has The Answer
Herbert Hoover objects to souan-
dering money for arms for the de-
tense of Western Europe until a
definitely unified and sufficient
European army is in sight. He be-
lieves that Western Europe must
take charge of matters, and defeat
Communism. He insists that the
United States cannot carry the &C.
onomic drain any longer.
Milford chronicle., 1950-11-03

fend against the domestic economic forces
which are as surely aggressors against our
way as possible aggressors on the interna-
tional scene. Such economic 're-arming''
must include-besides financing necessary
military expenditures on a 'pay-as-we-go"
basis, through current Neutrality-suspicious.
production from available manpOwer and
material resources and expansion of exist
ing facilities or the building of new facili-
ties, and immediate curtailment of non-mil-
itary expenditures and the elimination of
wastefuI spending at all levels of govern
ment. Also there must be encouragement of
genuine savings by sound taxation policies /;
regulation of spending power by sound tax,
fiscal and credit policies which will provide
the necessary incentives to stimulate expan-
sion of production, and no deficit spending,
To follow any other course would be fool
hardy.
Milford chronicle., 1950-11-03
OUR NATION MUST GUARD IT'S
ECONOMY AGAINST INITIATION

While re-arming militariiy, our nation
also must re-arm economically, to prevent
an imitation which might blast the economic
future OF every man, woman and child in
the United States.
It must be realized that even if we crush
aggression abroad, we can be ruined here
at home by the forces of murderous infia-
ton. If we are to greatly increase expendi-
lures for defense, this increase in expendi-
ture must be met by increased taxes and anv
remaining deficit, however small, should be
financed by the sale Of securities to individ-
uals. In no other way can we prevent a
dangerous increase in the money supplv
which will feed the fires of imitation.
Headlines daily report the "basic ele-
ments of an atomic imitation, the possible
results of which almost beggar description.
They also cite rises in industrial wages. costs
and prices. Unchecked, these DEVELOPMENTS
these trends combined, can blast the econo-
mic future of every man, woman and child
N these United States. Such an atomic in
natlon might destroy completely the value
OF the dollar. 1t would certainly shrivel the
value OF all insurance policies, of all savings
bank accounts, and of government securi-
Ties. that's frightening picture, but it's
true TO life It's picture Of what can han
pen mere unless, while we are re-arnhin0 mil
ltarlly against a potential enemy abroad
we also re-arm ourselves economically to de-
Milford chronicle., 1950-11-03
Washington Letter - ByIE. Jones

Hoover says that the time has ar
rived for us to quit talking and
praying, and to consider holding
the Atlantic Ocean with Britain. "
He insists that is enough of a from
tier for any group of Nations to
hold. The ex President says that
Japan and other islands should es-
tablish Pacific Ocean frontier and
do their part of the job.
Hoover reminds his countrymen
that We are in the midst of a disas-
trOus wave of inflation-and that
while we may be able to hold our
own for two or three years that we
must realize that "the real military
defense must come from sources
other than the United States"
He tells European Nations that
are already lined up with the Unit
ed States and non Communist COun-
tries to get busy especially in Can
ada, Latin America, the Middle East
South Africa, Australia, New Zea-
land and other small South Asian
countries.
hoover stated the possibility that
the United States will have to halt
its aid to Europe.
Up Today, Down Tomorrow
Government loans for housins
were cut back in the Summer.
Installment credit terms were
were frightened in September. In
flatiOn was reported by Uncle San
in mid summer. Materials for maj
ufacturing purposes eased up con
siderable.
Limitation on the use of buildins
supplies is being considered il
Washington More credit control:
are likely to show up soon. The Fec
eral Reserve Banks are doing theil
best to stem credit expansion.
Food ratiOning is not in sigh
Your Uncle Sam is controlling pric.
es of food.
1t Seems To US
A puzzled individual asks thi,
question: What next in our for.