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, 1951-02-17
by Senator Hugh Butler
Continued from Saturday Feb. 10

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Revenues and Expenditures
AS has been pointed out, all in
come taxes, all corporate taxes, &
all net receipts from import or ex-
port duties in the Virgin Islands
are covered directly into the mu-
nicipal treasures of st. Thomas
st. John or of st. Croix. The only
revenues connected with the Viz
gin Islands that find their way in
to the Federal Treasury, from
which so much, relatively, is TAX
en- for the Virgin Islands are the
internal revenue taxes on articles
of Virgin Islands manufacture.
Such taxes are primarily those on
alcoholic beverages, of which rum
constitutes the major part.
In the IS years since the repeal
of prohibition, the internal rev.
enue taxes on imports of liquors
from the Virgin Islands into the
mainland have amounted to SOL,
7O1,418, according to the General
Accounting Office report.
Concerning the liquor taxes, the
GAO report states:
To what extent, if any, this rev.
enue may be said to pertain to the
Virgin Islands is a matter of some
doubt since the source is the ex-
else tax laid on the sales of liquor
in this country, whether import
ed or domestic. Thus the source of
the funds was the taxpaying Ii
quor purchasers at retail in this
country, not the business enter
prises of the islands.
Along the same line, the Alco-
hol Tax Unit of the Bureau Of In
ternal Revenue explains the me-
chanics of collection are, a
follows:
The importer in the United
States himself buys the revenue
stamps after the rum arrives here
and affixes them. Thus, in the first
instance, it is the mainland i'm
porter, and then ultimately the
consumer of Virgin Islands rum
on the mainland who pays the in
ternal revenue taxes.
, 1951-02-17

South Sea AdUenture)
10Th
John WoYne - Coil Russell
The story from a best selling novel by Garland Roark,
tells of the struggle for wealth and the love of a beauti-
full woman Sunken gold, ful?rigged ships, danger
and romance on tropical isles, are some of the ingredients,
all in lavish quantity.
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Evening star., 1951-05-05
Bus
Continued From First Page.)

Harris said he had just closed up
for the night and walked into his
Office when his wife, Isabel, told
him a railways bus had come
into the station.
Mr.. Harris went outside and
found the bus had run into the
island where the pumps stand
knocking off some concrete and
pushing over a steel guard post
"The driver did nothing, said
nothing" Mr.. Harris said. He
just sat there"
William Reeves, the station
night manager, went around to
the drivers side just as the driver
started up again. Mr.. Reeves said
he had to jump to avoid being hit,
but he threw a pint of chocolate
ice cream through the window
hitting the driver squarely in the
face.
AS the bus drove off Mr.
Fletcher arrived in q police car
headed for the police station zoo
yards away. When he was told
what had happened he started
off in pursuit and the posse quick
ly formed behind him.
Washington police said the bus
was chartered by the North Caro-
lima A. & T. College baseball team
which arrived yesterday to play
a. game with Howard University
The team went on to Dover, Del,
today for another game-but In
another bus.
Evening star., 1951-05-05
Mrs. Standiford Dies,
REPRESENTATIVE Aunt
And Wife Of Colonel

Mrs. William R. Standiford,
II, wife of a retired Army colonel
and aunt of a Representative,
died yesterday in Orange Me-
mortal Hospital, Orlando, Fla.
She had been a patient there
for a month.
Mrs. Standiford was the aunt
of Representative Howell, Demo-
crat. of New Jersey.
Mrs. Standiford, born Minerva
Bumstead in Jersey City, was mar
ried in 1908 in Trenton. She and
her husband lived in the Ward
man Park Hotel for three years
during World War I when the
colonel was stationed here.
Col. Standiford, who served
three brief tours of duty with Gen
Macarthur. was also a veteran o1
the Spanish-American War. Since
his retirement in 1888, Col ano
Mrs. Standiford have resided
here every summer with the ex-
ception of two.
Besides the colonel and Mr.
Howell, she leaves a brother
Robert Bumstead of ManaSquan
IN. j.; a sister, Mrs. Florence
Hutchinson of Trenton, and sew.
eral other nephews and nieces.
Funeral services will be held al
2 pm. Monday in the Chambers
funeral home. l400 Chaplin street
NV. Burial will be in Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1951-05-05
West Europe Building
81 Ships for Russia
BY the Asseeiofed Press

STOCKHOLM. Sweden, May s.
Soviet Russia has placed orders
for at least 81 ships with West
European shipyardS, and most OF
them are for delivery this year, it
was reported here today.
The prospective Western addi-
tions to Russia's growing mer-
chant marine represent a wide
variety of vessels from trawlers of
a few hundred tons each to q
13, 3,000-ton tanker, according to a
survey made by the Stockholm
newspaper "Dagens Nyheter."
Sweden alone has accepted
orders for As steel trawlers of
about 500 tons each. Around 80
are scheduled for delivery this
year.
The Lidingoe shipyard outside
Stockholm is reported to have
contracted six motorships of $50
tons each, two Of which already
have been delivered to Russia.
Most Of the orders for bigger
ships have been placed in Dem
mark, Holland and Belgium, the
paper said,
Evening star., 1951-05-05
Dawson Letter Says
He's Glad 10 Testify
In RFC Investigation

Donald Dawson regards his
forthcoming appearance before q
Senate subcommittee as an oppor-
tunity to clear up matters which
if allowed to remain unanswered
might tend to seriously damage my
reputation"
The Presidents aide, criticized
by the subcommittee investigating
influence affecting the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corp, said this yes
terday in a written acceptance Of
a request that he testify next
Thursday.
RFC itself was due for prompt
going -over by w. Stuart Syming-
ton who yesterday took the oath
as administrator. Mr.. Symington
on Monday will outline changes he
proposes to make.
Chairman Fulbright of the SUBJ
committee investigating RFC an
nounced late yesterday that Mr..
Dawson sent a letter as follow
up to a telephone call earlier in
the week saying he would testify
May 10.
Mr.. Dawson stated that some
time ago he asked permission Of
the President to testify, but that
Mr.. Truman was reluctant be-
cause he feels that the interroga-
ton of the Presidents personal
staff by congressional committees
tends to impair the constitutional
separation of powers between
the legislative and executive
branches"
Mr.. Dawson added, however,
that the President decided II am
entitled to an opportunity to ap-
pear because of the widespread
publicity which, if allowed to re-
main unanswered, might seriously
damage my reputation"
Evening star., 1951-05-05
Constontine Brown:
Called Worst Error in Century
Macarthur, Despite Wide Experience in Far East
Was Never Consulted on w. S. Policy in China

Macarthur about these matters,
which ended in the surrender of
the Chinese mainland to the
Moscow-dominated Communists
and eventually in the present
war in Korea.
Gen. Macarthur emphasized
once more that the Korean cam
paign is being botched, not by
inability of our forces to handle
the enemy, but by restrictions
imposed against their fighting
according to the book" That
is to say. they are not able to
use every weapon at their dis
posal to cripple our enemy'S war
capabilities.
Until the outbreak of hostili-
ties last June 25 Korea was not
within the responsibilities of the
Supreme Allied Commander in
Tokyo. Because the Central In
telligence Agency did not operate
in Japan, Washington denied
him access to that agency's
thorough evaluations.
At secret hearing before
the Appropriations Committee
of the Senate last summer Rear
Admiral Roscoe Hillenkoetter,
then director of CIA, produced
documentary proof that his serv-
ice had been sounding the alarm
for nine months before the
Korean aggression occurred.
These warnings never reached
Tokyo, for Washington did not
think it necessary. since Korea
was not Gen. MacArthur's re-
Sponsibility. When the Korean
war started, and we sent forces
to repel the aggression, Korea
did become Gen. MacArthur'S
responsibility.
The, CIA did operate success
fully in that theater. After the
victorious Inchon landing, Gen.
Macarthur sent a cable to Ad-
miral Forrest Sherman, Chief
of Naval Operations, asking
him to convey his warmest
thanks to Admiral Hillenkoetter
for the splendid cooperation the
Evening star., 1951-05-05

Nations people wouldn't go along
with us. i. You didn't make
any statement, as I recall, of that
kind.
Gen. MacArthur-I don't recall
exactly, Senator, but l believe
that the United Nations would fol-
low. If they did not, I still would
advocate the action by the United
States.
Senator Smith-To save our boys
in Korea, the same thesis you have
had all along.
Gen. MacArthur-Exactly.
Senator Smith-But not take on
a full-scale war on the mainland
Of China.
Gen. MacArthur-I have never
advocated the use of our troops
on the mainland of China.
Senator Smith, just wanted tc
get that clarified for your benefit
because that report is going around
There was a long discussion or
whether to hold q night session ant
when Gen. Macarthur should b,
recalled. At his suggestion it wa!
decided to continue Saturday morn
ing and the session recessed)
Evening star., 1951-05-05
Arms Item Wordinu
Dead|ocks ParIey
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, May 5.-Russian and
Western deputies exchanged more
hot words today in their 44th meet
ing to map talks for a Big Four
Foreign Ministers Conference
The result: Continued deadlock
over how the agenda item on dis
armament should be worded.
Britain. France and the United
States rejected Soviet Deputy An
Idrei Gromyko's wording. which put
the disarmament of the Big -Four
only at the top.
Mr.. Gromyko sounded off today
with a bitter denunciation of
western warmongers" and reject
ed the Western wording which
provides for a study of the arms
and armies of all nations leading
to worldwide disarmament under
international control.
Yesterday he said Russia would
accept the rest of the proposed
Western agenda if the wording on
this one item would be amended
his way. Britain's Ernest Davies
termed this an ultimatum and
said. 1T is very difficult to en-
IviSage more cynical and mega
tive proposition.
At the Western rejection, Mr..
Gromyko hotly declared: Are we
working toward an agreement or
not? We must sooner or later
draw a conclusion to that effect"
Without getting any closer to
agreement, the four delegations re-
cessed until Monday.
Evening star., 1951-05-05

The Macarthur inquiry grad
ually is moving toward a thor
ough investigation of our global
commitments and our capabil-
ity to meet them under present
conditions of our allies luke
warm support.
Thanks to Chairman Russell
the Senate hearings have pro-
ceeded with a dignity and fair
ness seldom experienced on such
important occasions. The ques-
tions put to Gen. Macarthur
were searching and showed a
tendency to get to funda-
mentals.
The atmosphere was one of
deep concern and even the few
professional hecklers found it
difficult to disturb the high tone
of the hearings.
The ousted commander testi-
fed that he considered the fail
ure Of the administration to
continue its support of anti
Communist elements in China
as the most momentous mis-
take this Government has COM
mitted in the last 100 years.
But what struck the Senators
most forcefully in that parti-
cular phase of his testimony was
the fact that Gen. Macarthur,
with his wide experience of the
Far East and the Asiatic men,
tality. was never consulted by
Washington about what to do
in China.
Gen. Marshall, with no Far
East experience, was sent to
Chungking by President Truman
to try to reconcile the National
lists and Communists and bring
about merger between them.
1T was like trying to mix water
with OIL" the five-star general
stated.
Gen. Marshall was briefed at
length by the experts" in the
State Department. He consulted
a number of people on the spot
in China, but it never occurred
either to him or to the top men
in Washington to query Gen.
Evening star., 1951-05-05

Gen. MacArthur-That is correct,
Senator. The only attitude I believe
that the United States should take
is that it should not fall into Red
hands.
Senator Lodge-One question on
Formosa. :. General, do you think
that the development of atomic
weapons, with the result that they
can hit much larger area, would
in any way diminish the value of
Formosa?
No Early Strategic Change.
Gen. MacArthur-I think that
the entire strategic concepts of the
world will unquestionably from
military standpoint be subject to
notifications as the atomic weapon
increases in range, in caliber and
power. At the present time 1 would
say that Formosa is indispensable
What might happen so years from
now if war is not outlawed and we
go on in the perfectly astounding
rate of developing scientific proc
IesSeS of annihilation, you may
change the entire basis of all stra-
tegy. E. will say that within our
generation I am sure there is no
development that will change the
strategic value of FormoSa.
Senator Smiths it not con-
siderable psychological value, the
participation of the Chinese Ma
tionalists there (Formosa) and the
Nationalist forces in the present
conflict as a means of refuting the
Communist propaganda that this is
a white mans war against the
Asiatics?
Would Destroy Morale.
Gen. MacArthur-I believe if For
mosa should fall into Red hands,
that the entire morale of our friends
in the Far East would disappear. I
believe it would be regarded as the
complete scuttling of our assistance
in the Western Pacific.
| Senator Smith-Do you think
they are under attack now in Korea
because of this white mans war;
propaganda? Our purpose there is
Evening star., 1951-05-05

United Nations forces had re-
ceived from his agents. They
had pin-pointed the enemy's
positions with such accuracy,
Gen. Macarthur said, that our
naval ships and planes had no
trouble destroying the enemy's
strong positions in the shortest
possible time.
This m essage contradicted
President Truman's contention,
made at his Thursday press
conference, that it was only
after 1t. Gen. Walter Bedell
Smith took over that organiza-
tion and visited Gen. Macarthur
in Tokyo last December that
CIA agents were permitted to
operate in the Pacific theater.
According to officers on Gen.
MacArthur's staff, there was no
more reason for CIA agents to
operate in Japan than in the
United States. The function of
that super intelligence agency
is to gather information in all
corners of the world and evalu-
ate it for the needs of our mill
tary and political strategists.
The CHA does not work in the
United States because the FBI
and other organizations gather
the information needed about
foreign spies and subversives.
The evaluations of CIA-
which by and large are excel
lent-are submitted to the Pres
ident. the Secretaries of State
and Defense and to the proper
military and naval staffs, to en-
able them to have a clear picture
Of what is happening abroad. =
1t would seem logical that
even if the CIA agents did not
operate in Japan, which was
under the control of the United
States, Gen. Macarthur might
have been given the benefit of
the valuable information con-
tanned in the reports presented
to the top responsible officials
in Washington. This did not
happen.
Evening star., 1951-05-05
Senute Investigation
Definitely Will Hear
Gen. Marshall Next
BY the Asseeieied Press

The next witness at the
Macarthur hearings will be
Secretary of Defense Mar
shall.
That was announced def
nitely today by Chairman
Russell of the joint Armed
Services Foreign Relations
group.
The time of Gen. Marshall's
appearance depends on how
soon the Senators finish with
Gen. Macarthur. The Defense
Secretary may be called Mon
day.
Evening star., 1951-05-05

to release the Koreans from this
other menace but there is a lot
of talk about the white mans
war" there; and Russia, of course,
has been playing that propaganda
to a fare thee we'll.
Gen. MacArthur-We have on our
side, Senator, lots of people that
are not white. I had heard no
serious concepts of any racial diff
flculties based upon a difference
of color in the Far East. The
differences are upon independence,
character, ability, and all those
things that differentiate whites
among themselves, just as we'll as
whites against the yellows or the
browns.
Senator Smith-General, I think
that is a very important contribu-
ton you have made, because have
been asked that question a number
of times. I have made a great
many friends in the Far East OF
dark color or the yellow race, and
I find they can be as good friends
to us as anybody else, if there is
not the idea prevalent that we are
trying to superimpose the white
mans culture upon them.
There was discussion of proceed
ure and Gen. Macarthur said he
would be available as long as the
committee wanted him.
Was in China Last in 1897.
Chairman RUSSELL have some
four questions that was requested
to ask the general.
When were you last on the main
land of China, not the mainland of
Asia but of China?
Gen. MacArthur-AS I recall now
it was in 1887.
Chairman RusSell-Do you have
firsthand sources of information on
the mainland of China that were
transmitted to you through intel
Iligence, of enemy military activities
or plans?
Gen. MacArthur-I think I have
access to practically all the intel
ligence that is available on that
subject. I did when I was in COM
mand.
Chairman RUSSELL was asked
to ask you, general, to give an esti-
mate of the financial cost of the
supplies and logistical support
which you propose for Chang Kali
Shek.
Gen. MacArthur-T have forgot
ten the exact figures, Senator.
They were included in that report
that I referred to previously made
by the commission of Gen. Fox.
They are available. Vern Nudge can
Iget them for you very readily.
Chairman Russell-There have
lbeen newspaper reports that there
Evening star., 1951-05-05
EorIy-Crowing Cock
Proves Mans Undoino
BY the Asseeieted Press

ONTARIO, Calf. The cock
that crowed in the morn proved
the undoing of Iselabo B. Julaton,
42, Of Salinas. Calf.
He stopped at q gas station at
5:45 am. and couple of passing
policemen were attracted by the
lusty Growing Of a rooster. The
officers said they found six game
cocks in the back of Julaton's
truck. He was fined $25 for il
legal possession Of fighting birds
and the fowl were confiscated.
Evening star., 1951-05-05
Health Plan Blamed >

United Nations drug experts,
reporting at Geneva. Switzerland
showed alarm at the increased
use of hero!n in Britain, which
they attributed entirely to the
increased rate of prescribing it
under the National Health Plan.
Evening star., 1951-05-05

Tobacco now brings in more
revenue to Egypt than any other
item.
Evening star., 1951-05-05

VucSAUHcu On FOFmOSa.
Senator Long-General, 1 believe
that certain members of this COM
mittee are still very anxious for
you to elaborate on your views
about Formosa. Possibly you might
want to use the map that has been
moved right behind you there.
Gen. MacArthur-I will trv to
answer any questions.
The Chairman-The question was
general-and I have heard it dis
cuSsed around the cloakroomS ever
since this matter of Importance OF
Formosa first arose-why is For
mosa, which is only 80 miles from
the mainland, so vitally important?
Evening star., 1951-05-05

signed other than that which ap
Ipeared in the letter that was in tn,
directive or whatever that was tina
came to you after your wife hat
gotten the information over tn,
|, radio.
Gen. MacArthur-I have no othel
information, sir.
Russia Will Choose Time.
Senator Wiley The thirt
issue, it seems to me is whethe
or not the program or campaign
:. that you have advised, the Join
Chiefs of Staff apparently agreet
with-whether in the opinion o
the American people that shoul'
have been followed. -.
Now in rebuttal it seems to me j
is claimed that there are othe
reasons arising out of our connec
Ition with the other nations, tn
chief reason being fear that i
your program were carried out, i
would precipitate Russia into tn
battle.
4 Now, I think your answer ha
been quite clear on that. In you
Judgment there is no more reasol
to believe that would precipitat
Russia into the battle thanh
other words, she will choose he
own time irrespective of what we dc
Gen. MacArthur-That is correct
That estimate is speculative. q
course.
Senator Wiley-If Britain for
bade further imports into Chins
Through Hong Kong of war mate
rials, would not the same objective
be achieved as those sought b,
the blockade?
Gen. MacArthur-That would b,
a part of a blockade. It woult
close the main entrance. OF cours,
there are other ports, the traffi,
from Singapore up to Tientsin Il
ITsingtao, but that is probably th'
main point where the influx O.
materials takes place.
Senator Wiley-I think the mos
serious question is If we wer,
to follow your plan, would Russis
come into the war?
i Gen. Macarthur feel sure
Senator, that if Russia should in
Itervene because of any incident!
in Korea. it would only be matter
of time before she would havt
struck some place, anyway.
i No Use Of U. S. Troops in China.
i Senator Smith-My Office
said some press members quotee
your statement this morning thai
you favored the United States 60.
ing on to war with Communis
China alone, even If the UniDes
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-04-19
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President Truman has received a number OF blows his
prestige lately The Keiaver committee brought evidence Of
political criminal teupS The Fulbrght committee revealed
influence peddng fast deals the RFC There other
Vestgatons underway that make questionable whether not
Truman is surrounded by honorable he claims.
The GROWING blow his prestige is his recent action Of
firing General Macarthur from his Far East command We believe
that character high places took sharp drop follow
ing the presidents action in attempt his
The presidents action has resenbed that of Kansas City
ward heller and that leader Of these United States There
reports that Truman asleep when the order recalling
Macarthur from his issued In event he
asleep to the dangers that confront this country.
Macarthur warned sometime that under policies imposed
his command impossible conclude the Korean
just hold kill be killed With enemy supply lines
the border China against which Macarthur for
hidden to send plane for Chinese armies to
organize train and become equipped without fear OF attack AS
result American casualties today number 10000 and
there end in sight without material gain for communism,
follow the attitude of the State Department
We recently read appearing in advertisement
of national that said There nothing wrong with
America that character won't cure The lack of character in high
pointed this week by former ambassador
who said that government immortality destroying conf
dence Of other nations in America
The president and members of the department could
learn lesson in character from the actions of General Macarthur
since he the Pacific World put
Japan back its feet and he has been relieved of his
mand.
His statement this morning removing him from any political
aspirations should make the Presidents charge play
ing politics look rather silly
Lincoln fired generals because they lost wouldn't fight.
Truman fires general because the general win.
MacArthur reception in Hawaii Francisco and all along
the line proof that American people display
acter in high places They surely pckns the
Federal government