Evening star., 1950-01-28
Patriotic ParIey
Urges Curb on
Women's Session
Also Asks Extension
Of Draft Laws

Continuance of congressional
Investigations into un-American
activities was urged today by the
Women's Patriotic Conference.
Other resolutions supporting
military defense measures adopt
ed at the closing session at the
Hotel Statler called for:
Regulation and control of Com
munist activities and Communist
front organizations; universal
military training, extension of the
Selective Service Act, opposition
to American participation in the
International Trade OrganiZa-
ton, support of the Defense De-
partment in continuing occupa-
ton forces and congressional
priority on defense needs of
Alaska.
Delegate Bartlett of Alaska
warned the conference that a
death blow" could be aimed
against America if airfields in his
territory were captured and turned
against this country.
Paratroops Threat Stressed.
The main military installations
at Anchorage and Fairbanks, he
added, would fall to one para
chute division or, at the most. two.
"We could well take note of
what Russia has done in Siberia"
Mr.. Bartlett told the 1,500 dele
gates. 1T has established cities,
developed industries and set up
functioning economy"
The speaker declared that the
retarded development of Alaska"
is due to Federal Government
policies. "Out of a false interpre-
tation and twisting of the prin-
ciples of conservation, it has
locked Alaska up tight" he stated.
He added:
THE recent decision Of the De-
partment of Defense to withdraw
from every last base on the Aleu-
tians and to close Marks Field at
Nome for the sake of economy is
enough to make an American
shiver when he contemplates by
way of comparison what is be-
lieved to be going forward in ST.
IBERIA. across Bering Strait from
Alaska.
Lodge Urges Federal Economy.
Senator Lodge. Republican. Of
Massachusetts,, said benefits from
programs of old-age assistance.
housing and medicine could be
achieved in America without $50
cializing the Government"
The elimination of all waste in
Government was stressed by the
Senator as vital to combat the
communistic wish to bankrupt
America" He urged that effective
measures be taken to rid the Gov
eminent of spies and agents, add
ing that many countries have
been defeated recently by inside
jobs"
Other speakers included Miss
Joy Daniels, II, Cape Cod (Mass.)
Girls Nation president, and Rear
Admiral Ellis NJ. ZachariaS. U. S.
NJ, retired.
The oath annual sessions were
to wind up this afternoon at the
Hotel Statler.
Ward Cites Reds Resources.
Angus Ward, consul general in
Mukden who returned to America
in December after being under
house arrest 13 months by the
Communists, yesterday assured
the conference:
II think the United States will
not recognize the present Govern
ment in China
China today was termed as
Communist as Moscow" by MIR
Ward. There are the same political
pattern, police methods and con-
trolls of the movements of the
people, he said.
MIR. Ward listed first among
reasons he believed responsible for
the arrest of his staff and him.
self, the Communists belief that
I'VE were engaged in espionage"
Other reasons included resentment
of the military aid given by
America to Nationalist China,
presence of United States troops
in Chinese territory, and refusal
to surrender the American radio
in Mukden in November 1948.