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Evening star., 1950-04-06
Dr.. Carter G. Woodson

The native peoples of Africa by reason OF
race, geography, economic and cultural con-
siderations have history of their own, but it
has been scattered the whole face of the
earth. DR.. Carter G. Woodson devoted the best
years of his life to a systematic endeavor to
bring together the materials for objective study
of the part which Negroes have played and are
playing in the pageant of modern times The
organization which he established for that pur-
pose already has justified its existence in the
Evening star., 1950-04-06
DoyIieht Saving Time

When daylight serpes Us long and ,ceH.
We lease the sunlight TOR spsU i.
And change the clocks to let them marx
That ue haze conquered much that.s
dark.
And clocks obey, and tick and chime s
Our uiH, and let Us think that Time
Is really ours to speed or spare =
An hour here, an hour there. s
ETHEL BARNETT lS VITO.
Evening star., 1950-04-06
Criticism of Mr.. Stimson

Henry L. Stimson has been an apologist
for the New Deal-Fair Deal ever since
his cupidity prompted him to desert his
party for q cabinet position with Roose-
velt There he was only stooge for
the White House coterie.
Anyway, why doesn't someone ask
Stimson-if he was too feeble to testify
about Pearl Harbor as he said-how Is
it that he can always fnd the strength
to try to smear someone who is finding
Reds in the Government?
e. W. Russell.
Evening star., 1950-04-06

home life, resulting in the increase of
juvenile delinquency.
Second was the increasing Of taxes
higher and higher, until the government
owned most of the land and properties.
Third, the encouragement of sports,
games, circuses and public entertain
ments to amuse the public and prevent
riots.
Fourth, the preparation on q gigantic
scale fer war, by multiplying and in
creasing the weapons of destruction and
slaughter.
Fifth, the decay Of religion, denying
the power Of God. depending on the state
for support, and glorifying the forms
and ceremonies Of religion.
Sixth. the struggles between capital
and labor. the government taking con-
troll of both.
Seventh, the officials of the state and
the majority Of citizens giving them
selves over to the indulgence Of strong
drink. drunkenness. gluttony. and dis
sipation, until the citizens became SO
weak and effeminate that they were no
longer capable Of defending themselves
against foreign enemies.
GASAta, CeuLl lhIAdtAoH u OoWeI LII tIle
hands Of . few men in the general gov
ernment, and denying subjugated prov
inces the rights and privileges Of na-
tional citizens.
Ninth, a paternalism on the part of
the government. distributing land, build
ing houses for the poor. and granting
gratuities and subsidies to farmers.
Tenth. few government bureaucrats
regimenting. controlling and administer
ing all the activities of the individual.
Do not say that what happened to the
Roman Republic cannot happen to the
American Republic. Let the lessons OF
history be warning to the citizens of
America.
q InnaacRa
Evening star., 1950-04-06
Decline and Foil

The historian Gibbon wrote the history
Of the downfall of the Great Roman
Republic. The citizens Of the Roman
Republic, for several hundred years after
it was founded, enjoyed the same liber-
ties and opportunities of free enterprise
as have the citizens Of the American
Republic. Gibbon enumerates ten prin-
cipal factors which caused the downfall
of the Roman Republic.
The first was the prevalence Of divorce,
and the consequent breaking up Of the
Evening star., 1950-04-06
Questions and Answers
By Sould Lincoln

A reader can get the answer TO any auestio0
Of fact By writing the Evening Star Information
Bureau, 1900 / street NV, washington 3, d.
c, Please inclose cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1950-04-06
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE
q. Is India completely independent?-
B. v. K
A. On January rs. 1850. India declared
herself q sovereign democratic republic.
thereby breaking all ties with the British
Grown.
Q. How many Negroes were there In
the United States when the first census
was taken in 1790?-V. !. @.
A. In 1890 the Negroes numbered over
100000 about one-fifth of the total
population They were largely centered
in the South.
@. How many stories has the Empire
State Building?-S. X.
A. The Empire State Building Of New
York City has 102 stories above the
street, two stories below grade. 1t Is
1880 feet to the tip Of the mooring mast,
l,265 feet to the vanishing point"
@. What per cent Of the labor force
do the displaced persons admitted TO
date comprise?-L. q.
A. The displaced persons in the United
States 50 far have constituted 1890 Of /
per cent Of the labor force. Twenty-Five
per cent have been placed on farms.
Evening star., 1950-04-06
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will be set back. Therefore, the Senator
becomes something of hero. Then too,
natural dislike for Mr.. Achesons Brit
ish manner makes the native sons posi-
ton in the dispute over the State De-
partment a popular one. The Senator
has bright future.
Visiting Badger.
Most FotefuI Journey
May suggest to Star readers who did
not see John L. Springer's THE Most
Fateful Journey In History" on the first
page Of section &C" of The Sunday Star,
April 2. that they look this up and con-
slider it for placement in the family
Bible or other permanent record book?
In a scant five minutes reading Mr..
Springer has recorded most vivid fact
ual account OF Christs last week on
earth preceding His crucifixion. En-
hancing the article are very clear pic
turegraph and geographical maps.
All in ALL think the story q very
valuable one which many people will
want to keep for permanent reference
and enlightenment.
VirRinian
Evening star., 1950-05-09

ion generally follows party lines,
but that mot too much attention
is paid to it"
At Pacific Junction, the last
stop in Iowa, where several times
the town population Of $50 were
on hand, a uniformed Legionnaire,
middle-aged Ralph Purdy, of
nearby Glenwood. said he spoke
the sentiment of the community
when saying the Communist
charges were having no effect.
Brannan Plan to Get Test.
1owans. incidentally. look for a
test on the Brannan plan for June
S, when the senatorial primary
is held. A field of six Democrats
is contesting for the nomination
for an opponent for Senator Hick-
enlooper. Republican, the field
having been reduced from seven.
Albert j. Loveland, former Un-
dersecretary of Agriculture, who
left the Federal Government with
high praise from President Tru-
man, to run for the Senate, is an
avowed Brannan plan man.
Nelson G. Kraschel. former
Democratic Governor, Is an anti
and former Representative Wear.
in. who rates as another top mar
In the race, Is moving down the
middle.
1t is said that the ultimate win
ner may eventually depend on
party convention, as that is the
Iowa procedure when a candidate
fails to poll IS per cent of the
total vote.
The President also got a good
reception in Nebraska where he
started off in early evening with
Brannan plan speech to a Lin
coin audience which stood in q
pelting rain to hear him talk from
a stand erected near the Burling-
ton station.
Evening star., 1950-05-09
Republican Answer
To Truman Delivered
BY Senator WherN
BY he Axseciotsd Press

The Republican speech fora
speech counter-attack against
President Truman was of to q
vigorous start today.
Senator Wherry of Nebraska lei
loose q 1000 word blast last night
In reply to the first Of a series
Of nine major addresses by Mr.
Truman on his croSs-country tour
Senator Wherry. the Senate
minority floor leader. accused the
President Of chasing rainbowS
gaudily painted by alien-minded
radical advisers" who want
'spendthrift socialism" in the
United States.
He denounced as an economic
monStroSity" the controversial
Brannan farm plan which Mr.
Truman told a Lincoln, Nebr., au-
dience yesterday would help world
peace and prosperity.
Urges Reversal of Policies.
Said Senator Wherry:
Even leaders of the President
own party in Congress have
spurned the Brannan plan.
challenged advocates of the plan
to present it in the Democrat
controlled Senate. and they re-
fused to do so.
They knew it would be kicked
out the window by a thumping
majority. but that does not seem
10 dissuade the President from
dangling it before the farmers.
Senator Wherry went on to pre-
dict the election of Republican
Congress in November-"a Con-
gress that will cut taxes. cut the
national debt and restore consti-
tutional procedures in domestic
and foreign affair" and he de-
clared:
Mr.. President, there is still time
for you to reverse your ruinous
policies and to start winning the
cold war. But to do so you will
have to break your alien minded
advisers, who are heading America
for a catastrophe with their lavish
give-away policies and coddling OF
Soviet Russia on vital matters"
Tariff Stand Denounced.
Shenator Wherry charged that
Mr.. Truman is digging the grave
for American agriculture. labor
and industry" by his tariff and
other international policies.
He is pursuing the unsound
theory that by abolishing tariff
projections for American industry
labor and agriculture, the United
States will maintain prosperity .
he declared.
The truth is, his tariff policy is
leading the United States to the
world level of low prices, low wages
and low standards of living"
Evening star., 1950-05-09
Truman Trip Has Appearance
OfOuiet Seminar on Fair Deal

Democratic majority on Capitol
Hill has been instrumental in
throwing in the way of his pro-
gram.
| Reciting in Burlington, Iowa,
the progressive, forward" issues
he is seeking to advance, the
President said challengingly that
lot of people are expecting him
to talk about what the 81st
Congress has done on the matters,
just as told the country two
years ago the truth about the
Both Congress. ..
Il will say one thing, and say it
emphatically, the 81st Congress
has done a lot better than the
Both ever did, and it is going to
do a lot more than it has done
up to date.
The record of the 81st Con-
gress is not complete yet, but
when it finally finishes its work
and goes home, then I will be
ready to come back and give you
the full details. and let the chips
fall where they may"
That was the first public indi-
cation from the President that in
transigeant Democrats could ex-
pect him to have something to
say about their record.
The Presidents first day cut Of
Washington, - which found him
trafled by Republican scout. was
marked by good crowds at every
stop. The turnout was particu-
larly noticeable in lows, where
Mr.. Truman scored surprising
victory two years ago.
Labor Groups Back Demonstration.
|. At OttumWa, where CIO and
AFL Joined in fostering a demon
stration. a crowd estimated by
police at from $4,000 to 10000
heard the President speak from a
decorated stand overlooking a
huge parking lot. At crossroads
where the 13-car special did not
stop there were also sizeable
turnouts on several occasions.
The route the President fol-
lowed covered territory that he
by passed in 1948.
One interesting development of
the day was the opinion expressed
by some Iowa newsmen who
travelled through the State on the
presidential train that the charges
of Communism in the State De-
partment stirred by Senator Nc
Carthy, Republican, of Wisconsin,
are getting no reaction from Iowa
farmers.
Cort Klein, city editor of the
Hawkeye Gazette, independent
Republican paper of Burlington,
summed it up by saying that opin-
Evening star., 1950-05-09
By Joseph A. Fox
Star Sfoff Correspondent

| SfoI Sforf SoFresponoem
ABOARD PRESIDENT TRU-
MANS SPECIAL TRAIN IN WY.
OMING, May 9.-President Tru-
mans Western trip is taking or
the appearance of a Fair Dea
seminar.
1t seems designed to prime the
voters for a give -'em-hell" cam
paign a little later in the year
when the chips are really down in
the battle for control of Congress
Up to now, and within limits
the 16-State tour which will carry
the President to Grand Coulee
Dam, in Southeast Washington
is living up to it's advance billing
as non-political undertaking.
That is, there is no free-swing
ing name-calling such as that
which characterized the June
''non-political" swing of 1948
when the President could blame
the Republican-ruled Congress fol
all the ills to which the country
was heir.
Now, when insurgent Democrats
are giving the administration as
much trouble, mainly on key do
nestle issues, as the Republicans
ever did, Mr.. Truman for the mo-
ment is using what might be callec
diversionary tactics. He is drag
ging out old Republican skeletons
while he treads lightly around the
edges Of intra-party shortcoming
as he makes what he calls simply
a report to the people. For in
stance. as he came into Wyoming
this morning. and opened a Is.
hour speaking day in Casper by
discussing development of natura
resources, President Truman res.
urrected the Teapot Dome oil
scandal of the Harding admins.
tration, but refrained from goine
into any background.
The Casper speech, delivered ir
Matrona High School, was sort ot
a dedication in absentia fol-
Kortes Dam, on the North Platte
River, some so miles to the south
west. The President originally in
tended to leave his train and &C
to kortes. but it was decided tha!
the weather offered too much of q
risk at this time Of year wher
snow always is a possibility.
The President was on the plat.
form for 13 hours yesterday and
made nine talks in Illinois, Iowa
and Nebraska before calling it a
day.
In a six-hour stint in Iowa
where he made four trainside
talks over a route where sleek
cattle. fat hogs and rich farm
land stood as visible evidences OF
prosperity, the President kept
hammering away on the twin
themes Of peace and prosperity
and the Fair Deal program that
he emphasized is the guarantee of
these goals.
I'VE must make sure that Iowa
farmers never again have to burn
their corn for fuel like they did
20 years ago." he said in Ottumwa
And again, in plugging for the
Brannan farm plan which he has
been trying for months to put
across:
you hear today lot of wild
charges that anything new which
we proposed for the farmer is
socialism and augmentation.
That's an Odd cry that has been
going on for a long time, in fact,
ever since 1887" Benjamin Har-
rison. Republican. took over as
President that year.
Will Come Back Later.
The President, however, In
yelled fashion, did give passing
note to the stumbling blocks the
Evening star., 1950-05-09

boost this good break
fastfood devery chance
Iget. E. H.. Harmer,
726 Lincoln St., Sno-
homish, Wash. Just
one Of many unsolic-
ited letters from ALL
BRAN users! If you
need help for consti-
nation dIlo fo lac 0f
Evening star., 1950-05-09

bulk, simply eat an ounce of crispy
ALL-BRAN daily, drink plenty OF
water! If not completely satisfied after
10 days, return empty carton to
Kellogg's, Battle Greek, Mich. GET
DOUBLE YOUR MONEY BACKl
Evening star., 1950-05-09
Minister GRATEFUL
Overcomes Irregularity

s' am a retired minister and very
grateful that eating ALL-BRAN
overcomes my constipation. / shall
Evening star., 1950-02-15
been contracted from a tiny wood

been contracted from a tiny wooc
splinter.
Immunization Urged.
AS a result of the death DR.
T. F. McGough. city health off,
GER. today urged immediate i'm
munization against tetanus of all
persons between the ages Of
months and 20 years.
He said the city Health De-
partment holds irnmunization
clinics at 8 am. each Tuesday and
Thursday.
The Seiders boy apparently con-
tracted tetanus January rs. His
grandmother. Mrs. Florence Es-
ther Seiders, said he had been
hunting rats in a trash dump that
day when he slipped and fell, get
ting a splinter in his arm.>
A friend removed the splinter
with a knife. but a small piece
Evening star., 1950-02-15
had remained under the skin, II

had remained under the skin, II
was learned.
Anti Toxin Too Late.
He was sent to the hospital
February 4 when he complained
that his arms and jaw were stiff.
Although he received toxin,
it was too late to halt the disease.
Besides his grandmother and
mother, Mrs. Florence B. Seiders,
who lives in Bethesda, he is sur
vived by a sister, Florence, 13.
who lives in West Virginia.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow at Cunningham s
funeral home. Burial will be in
st. Paul's Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-02-15
Wood Splinter Causes
Death From Lockjaw
OF Alexandra Boy, "A

The death from tetanus of a
14-year-old Alexandria boy was
announced yesterday by city
health officials.
1t was the city's fourth lockjaw
death in seven cases in less than
four years.
The victim, Jesse Seiders, 3404
Mount Vernon avenue, died Mon
day night in Alexandria Hospital.
Members of his family said doc
tors told them after an autopsy
yesterday that the disease had
Evening star., 1950-02-15

his part in the preparation Of the
THE Medal of Honor Of the
United States Army" 1t. Gen.
Matthew B. Ridgeway. Deputy
Chief of Staff, presented the
award to Mr.. Kane yesterday at
the Pentagon.
Evening star., 1950-02-15
Army Honors John Kune

John Kane. civilian adviser to
Ithe Army public information
chief. has received a meritorious
civilian service commentator for
Evening star., 1950-02-15
Texts of Treaties Between Russia and China

may. on the proposal of the Peo-
pies Republic of China and with
the agreement of the Soviet gov
eminent, jointly use the naval
base of Port Arthur in the inter-
ests of conducting joint military
operations against the aggressor
Article 8. The high contracting
parties have agreed that the ques-
tion of Port Dalny Dairen) is to
be subjected to consideration after
the conclusion of the peace treaty
with Japan.
AS regards the administration in
Dalny, this belongs entirely to the
government of the Peoples Re
public of China. All properties at
the present time in Dalny in the
provisional control of or leased by
the Soviet Party, is to be taken
over by the government of the
Peoples Republic of China.
To carry out the work of taking
over the aforementioned property,
the governments Of the Soviet
Union and China appoint three
representatives from each party
to organize a joint commission,
which, in the period of three
months after the present agree
ment comes into force, Is to define
the concrete methods of handing
over the property, and after the
ratification of the proposals o1
the joint commission by the gov
ernments of both parties, Is te
complete the realization during
1850.
Article 4. The present agree.
ment comes into aorce from the
date of it's ratification. The ex.
change of ratification credentials
to be effected in Peiping.
Done at Moscow, February IA
1850, in duplicate, each in the
Russian and Chinese languages
both texts having equal force.
Signed on the authorization oi
the Presidum of the Supreme
Soviet of the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics.
A. Y. Vishinsky.
On the authorization Of the
Central Peoples Government ot
the Peoples Republic of China.
Chou En-lai.
Evening star., 1950-02-15

Retail competition has brought
liberal-term credit buying back to
Venezuela.
Evening star., 1950-02-15

IIlOu 6Q-lal.
The tert of an agreement be-
tDeen the government OF the
Union OF Souiet Socialist Re-
publics and the Central Peoples
Government OF the Peoples Re-
public OF China on the granting
OF credits to the Chinese Peoples
Republic, as broadcast By Radio
MoSco1D and recorded in London
By the SoDiet monitor:
In connection with the consent
of the government Of the Union
of the Soviet Socialist Republics
to satisfy the request of the Gen.
tral Peoples Government of the
Peoples Republic of China on
granting 1t credits for paying for
the equipment and other ma
terials which the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics has agreed to
supply to China the two govern
ments have agreed on the follow
ing.
Article /. The government of
the Union of Soviet Socialist Re
Ipublics grants the Central Peo-
piles Government of the People S
Republic of China credits, cal
|culated In dollars, to the amount
Iof 800 million American dollars,
Icalculated on the basis of IS
American dollars to / ounce of
fine gold
In view of the great devasta-
ton of China, as the consequence
Iof prolonged military action on
its territory, the Soviet govern
ment has agreed to grant credits
on privileged terms of l per cent
per year. s.@>ssTa1,za
Article 2. The credits men
toned in article l are to be
granted during the five years
starting on l January, 1850, in
equal parts of one-flfth of the
total amount each year, for the
payment of deliveries of equip
ment and materials from the
o. S. S. R., including equip
ment for electric power stations,
the extraction of coal and ores,
railway and other transport
equipment and other materials
for the development and restora-
ton of the national economy of
China.
The nomenclature, amounts,
prices and dates of deliveries of
equipment and materials are to
be determined by special agree
ment of the parties, the prices to
be determined on the basis of
the prices obtaining on the world
markets.
The amount of credit not util-
lied in one 12-month period may
be utilized In subsequent annual
Iperiods.
Article 3. The Central Peoples
Government of the Peoples Re-
public of China is to repay the
aforementioned credit in Article
II, and also the interest, on it,
by supplies of raw materials, tea,
gold and American dollars. The
prices for raw materials and tea,
the amounts and dates of de-
liveries, are to be established by
a special agreement, the prices to
be determined on the basis of the
prices obtaining on the world
markets.
The repayment of the credit is
to be effected in the period of
10 years, in equal annual parts
OF one-tenth of the amount of
the credit received, and not later
than December 81 of each year
The first payment is to be effected
not later than December 81.
1854. and the last by December
I31. 1868.
The payments of interest on
the credits, calculated from the
date of utilization of the cor
responding part of the credit, is
to be effected half yearly.
Article 4. In order to conduct
the accounts for the credits pro-
vided in the present agreement,
the state bank of the U.S.S.R.
and the Peoples Bank of the
Peoples Republic of China are to
open special accounts and Joint
liy to asfo blivI, 4ho ,oo~-zu -
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-28
SUBp0ENAS
 SERVED FOR
 SECRET FILES

WASHINGTON, March 28--lH-- A Senate Investigating committee denied secret files by President Tru- man = today subpoenaed loyalty records of the State Department Civil Service Commission and FBI.
 Senator Tydings (D-Md) an- nounced at news conference he had signed subpoenaes for the com plete files of persons against whom Senator Mccarthy (R-Wis) leveled pro-Communist charges.
 Tydings is Chairman of Foreign Relations subcommittee investigat- ing McCarthy's charges.
 In letter to Tydings, President Truman rejected the request of the subcommittee for access to the sec ret files.
 MT. Truman announced in Key West. Fla. that he was asking the Civil Service Loyalty Review Board to review all of the cases of per- sons mentioned by Mccarthy. The board is headed by Seth Richardson, Republican
 The issuance of subpoenaes puts all the power of the Senate behind the demand for the files. It raises what may be an eventual question for the courts: whether the Execu- tive branch of the government has the right to refuse any information or papers demanded by Congress.
 Tydings said the five man com mittee unanimously backed his &C., ton in issuing subpoenas for the file
 The subpoenas, to be served by Jo- seph Duke, Senate Sergeant-at- Arms, are directed at Secretary of State Acheson. Attorney General McGrath and Hugh Mitchell, chair man of the Civil Service Commis- sion.
 The action capped a day of con tinued controversy over the charges of Communists in the government. The day brought new threat of a lawsuit against Senator Mccarthy and a fresh attack on Phillip c. Jessup, American Ambassador at Large