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Evening star., 1951-07-07
Lowell MeHett:

They taught us in school
that the whole is equal to the
sum of it's parts and we Won
dered why they bothered to tell
us anything so obvious. Yet, in
a matter Of immense impor-
tance to the American people
this simple lesson in arithmetic
still needs to be learned again.
1t lies at the heart of a legis-
lative situation that may con-
tain disaster for the country as
a whole.
The United States Congress,
elected to serve all the people,
has been going through an ex-.
perience. not at all new, which
makes it difficult to perform
this service. 1t has been sub
jected to pressure politics Of
the most effective kind. The
members have been under the
pressures of various groups. or
parts of society, each urging its
own interest regardless of the
national interest. To save their
own political lives some mem
bers find it necessary to give
way to one group. some to an
other. 1t depends in each case
on the strength of the group in
the members district or State.
The sum of these parts adds
up to a whole that the American
people are not going to like
1t adds UP to an uncontrolled
economy at a time when con-
trolls are terribly needed.
Belatedly a group of Senators
Evening star., 1951-07-07
Dispute Resolved,
Senators Will Hear
Narcotics PeddIer

The legislative and executive
branches of the Government have
agreed that Benedit Prano, con.
victed as a member of a Nation.
wide drug peddling syndicate, viii
testify before the Senate Crime
Committee.
A dispute arose when the Jus.
tice Department said it woule
not allow Prano to testify Yes.
terday, attorneys told Distric'
Court Judge James w Morri.
that the Senate and the Justic,
Department had settled their dis.
pute out of court.
The Senate had obtained wri
requiring Prano's presence befor'
the committee. A hearing hat
been scheduled tomorrow on /;
Justice Department motion chal
lenging jurisdiction of the cour
here to issue the writ.
Prano was arrested last fal
when Federal agents staged a Sc
ries of raids across the Nation t,
smash the ring operating from
Detroit. He is serving a term il
the Federal prison at Milan
Mich.
Evening star., 1951-07-07
Naval Air Reseryists
Take Off Tomorrow
For Training Cruise

Anacostia's $50 Naval Air Re-
servists tomorrow begin theil
three-day airlift to New Orleans
for two weeks training duty.
The training cruise is designed
to parallel as closely as possible
the operation Of carrier all
group and staff.
The Naval Air Station at New
Orleans will serve as an advance
base testing the Washington ares
reservists in ability to mobilize
and operate as an independent
self-supporting air group.
Comdr. H. F. Amrine, 522:
Nebraska avenue NV. who /.
with the State Departments avia.
ton division as q civilian. will b.
in military command Of the New
Orleans operation as air tasl
group commander.
The $50 reservists include pi.
lots and ground officers, enlisted
personnel who hold aviation rates
specialized ground crews and ad.
yniy, let ro fivA yaaP@nnnAf
1t. Comdr. r. H. Combs ol
Fredericksburg. and 1t. L. e
Richardson. 704 South Arlington
Mill drive, Arlington will Lead
their squadrons In instrument
flight training. air-to-air gunnery
and bombing.
1t. Comdr. E. Arnholdt, 42oC
South Thirteenth street, Airing
ton, will direct maintenance and
utility flights.
Evening star., 1951-07-07
Consumers May Get Into the Act
Group of Senators Proposes Means to Offset
Pressure of Special Interests on Congress

Senator got q quick and en-
thusiastic response. the first ten
Offering their names as CO.
sponsors of his resolution being:
Senators Hunt, Lehman. Flan-
ders, Humphrey, LANCER. Lodge,
Smith of New Jersey, Murray.
Kefauver and Moody.
Adoption of the resolution
seems assured. Most Senators.
more than a majority of them,
would welcome organized and
intelligent consumer pressure as
an offset to the pressures of the
special groups. There is time for
such pressure to exert itself be-
fore the present one-month ex-
tension of the crippled Defense
Production Act runs out. And
this pressure is needed. The ex-
hortations of the President, and
of the eminent citizens who
have accepted the thankless task
of administering controls. have
failed to make Congress con-
sumner conscious. Only the con-
sumers can do that, and the
proposed Senate committee will
offer them the means.
Meantime the case for con-
trols has been helped by the
one pressure group most opposed
to controls. The National AS
sociation of Manufacturers has
presented its alternative tax
plan-an 18-billion-dollar sales
tax. And that has shocked some
of the Senate's most conserva-
tive members.
Evening star., 1951-07-07

It was very rare that a repre-
sentative of the American press
had to ask his embassy or lega-
tion to intervene. And when this
did happen. he was certain to
get quick redress for whatever
unpleasantneSs may have oc-
Cured. Until five years ago
American diplomats were highly
honored by the governments Of
the same countries which today
treat them with Calculated
contempt"
A number of suggestions have
been heard that we close our
diplomatic missions in satellite
countries where official repre-
sentatives of the United States
are called Official spies," just
like newspaper reporters, and
treated as enemies. The State
Department. however, has op-
posed such drastic step.
The career officers who are
assigned to these posts-where
their lives sometimes are in dan
ger-accept them as inevitable
sacrifices connected with their
duties. American foreign service
officers are not able to do their
jobs, except in a very perfume
tory manner. They are not good
listeners" because most listen
ing channels are closed to them.
But 1t may be that showing the
f1ag-even If it hangs limp on
the pole-has some moral effect
on the peoples on whom Com
munism has been imposed by
force.
The same consideration does
not apply to foreign correspond
ents. These men cannot gather
news. nor can they interpret
impartially what little they do
see. They are subjected to ig-
NOMINEES and can be slapped
into jail whenever the puppet
government feels it is necessary
to humiliate the United States.
The withdrawal of all Amer
lean newspapermen from the
Iron Curtain countries would be
a gesture which. in the long run.
might yield better results than
the present vain protests.
Evening star., 1951-07-07
Baltimore, HyattsyiIIe
Phone Workers Stop
Work in Pay Dispute
By the Associated Pres.

BALTIMORE, July 7.-Clerical
and maintenance employees of the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co. in Baltimore and Hyattsville
demonstrated support for a 10
per cent, wage increase by leaving
work yesterday.
It was the second such job de-
parture staged by the Baltimore
employes in 10 days.
John L. Monaghan. regional
representative of the Communi-
cations Workers of America
tCIO), said the employees will be
back at work Monday unless the
negotiating committee decides to
take action
Workers Hold Meeting.
The committee was given au-
thority to call strike at the
meeting 10 days ago.
The Baltimore employees at
tended a meeting after walking
out in midafternoon.
"One of the purposes Of the
meeting is to demonstrate that
we mean business and TO show
that there is considerable senti-
ment in favor Of a strike" Mr..
Monaghan said.
He said the union is insisting
on a 10 per cent raise for every
employe.
Boost Offered by Company.
w. Griffin Morrell, vice presi-
dent and general manager of the
company, said it is Offering in
|creases ranging from So to $3.50
a week.
He added the company will re-
sumo negotiations "at such time
as the unions see fit to halt these
sporadic walkouts."
Mr.. Monaghan claimed "the
management of the telephone
company dropped negotiations on
June o.
| Mr.. Morrell said the company's
wage increase offer is the same
accepted by the union in Wash
Iington, Virginia and West Vir-
lginia.
Evening star., 1951-07-07
Minneapolis Hospitals Ask
Court 10 Rule Strike ILLEGAL
By the Assoeio,ed Pres.

MINNEAPOLIS, July AT
torneys for 10 Minneapolis hos
pitfalls argued today in District
Court here that walkout of SOC
service employees is illegal under
Minnesota law barring strikes
in charitable institutions.
The hospitals last night filed the
action seeking a temporary re.
straining order and a ban or
picketing and bannering of the
hospitals. They claimed picket.
have impeded delivery of food ane
drug supplies.
Volunteers, many from socially
prominent families, continued tt
augment the hospital stats, serv
ing where necessary as mop WELD
ers and food tray girls to enabl,
the hospitals continued operation
Chief complaint of the hospitals
in the court action, was tina
truck drivers, scheduled to delive
supplies, refused to cross pickle
lines set up by the AFL Building
Service Employees Union. Local. II;
Evening star., 1951-07-07
Fletcher Knebel::
Potomac Fever

Preparations for talks completed The
Reds trucks to the front The United States
with Russia Romana Bulgaria. Presi
dent sends friendship note to the Soviet people All
in highest traditions Of Doth century dipomana
San Francisco chosen the site for signing the
treaty Well bring the and pencils but who'll bring the veto?
The United States demands that Russia Immediately return
ease-lend ships We don't intend
mistake and not have shipping bring the boys home
Politicians still stutter President Truman sends Repub
can Youngdahls nomination to the Senate Federal
Judge But Gov Youngdah beyond the hue and of politics
for life No chance going and the other
Senate Democratic Leader Mcfarland the Macarthur
hearings produced unity could
unity the applause meter after the
started.
Malk Russias N. delegate sails with
those fight friendship
countries The and friendship centered exactly
Evening star., 1951-07-07
Chance Phone CoTHelps Fothe,
Find DAUGHTER After 20 Years

Icided to put an ad in the Mont
gomery newspaper.
He called the Montgomery
Journal. but by some chance goi
Rex Thomas, Associated Press
Istaffer in the same building. Mr.
Thomas started taking the in.
formation and then interrupted
What did you say her name
WASP"
The name was repeated and
Mr.. Thomas informed the father
he thought he could reach his
daughter within "a hours. The
same day Cleo got her father or
the telephone.
IT cried like a baby" said Mr.
McClain.
Mr.. Thomas had met Cleo sew.
eral weeks before through an.
other young newsman and haC
remembered her name.
Evening star., 1951-07-07
Ootiis
Continued From First Page.)

"ohtiuueo from FfrSt Page.)
itor OF the Lincoln (Nebr.) Jour.
nal.
Wires . Confession"
In his wire to the voice, Mr.,
Mcconnell said in part:
Consider this my confession
|. to being one Of Mr.. Oatis'
thousands Of accomplices on free
newspapers throughout that part
lof the world where the Great
Emancipator's abraham Lin.
Icoln's) vision Of Government of.
by and for free people has not
lperished."
Mr.. McConnell's wire drew L
similar confession" from Wesley
is. Lizard, editor Of the Amarillo
(Tex) News.
The Voice beamed the protests
by both editors to Munich, Ger
many, Tangier in Spanish Moroc-
lco, and Salonika in Greece for re-
broadcast to all Iron Curtain
countries.
Also appearing on the television
program was John r. Steelman.
assistant to President Truman.
There is no such thing as q
free press under the hammer and
sickle" Mr.. Steelman said. I'm
Communist countries, a small
group does the thinking. Without
the freedom to think. men are
mere robots"
Evening star., 1951-07-07
Reds Sending Extortion Notes
To Chinese Abroad, Voice Says

do not bear repeating. Similar
letters and kilograms have been
received by the leaders of the
overseas Chinese communities in
Saigon, in Jakarta and in Burma
and Thailand.
And other less wealthy over
seas Chinese. who at first hao
doubted the news that 2 million
of their countrymen had beer
killed in the recent purges, soor
afterwards heard some shocking
news about themselves. For the
Peiping regime had ordered over
seas Chinese who have wives ir
China to return to the mainland
Otherwise. the regime will force
their wives to marry other men,
The Voice said Chinese leader.
In Hong Kong and Singapore
have decided to ignore the de.
mands in the belief that COM
pliance would lead only to further
demands and threats.
The Voice contended that thi.
reported development showed
that "Peiping has been SO drained
by Soviet Russia, and by the
enormous costs and casualties oil
the Soviet-inspired Korean ad-
venture. that it now seeks tt
maintain itself by measures that
are not worthy of a common
thief"
Chinese have been scattered
among countries of Southeast
Asia for more than century. BY
State Department estimates they
number about 10000 in the
Philippines, 100000 in Burma
$4,000 in Indo- China. about
million in Indonesia, 2.5 million ir
Thailand and almost 8 million ir1
Malaga. The remittances they
have sent home in the past have
constituted a major item in the
Chinese economy,
Evening star., 1951-07-07

will see what should be con-
cealed from the eyes of the rest
of the world. It is prompted by
the desire of these governments
to further humiliate the West
ern nations. and particularly
America.
Until the U. s. s. r. spread its
tentacles over a large part of
Europe and Asia, American
newspapermen stood very high
in the esteem Of various gov
ernments which now are Rus
sia's satellites. Before this
country recognized the U. S. s. r.
in 1888 American correspond
ents were treated more than
fairly by Moscow.
One veteran foreign corre-
spondent, .Junius Wood, was
stationed In Russia for a mum.
ber of years. He sent unbiased
but sometimes critical dis
patches on Soviet methods and
policies. When the Kremlin's
press bureau began to blue pen
Gil them drastically he re-
manned in Moscow, but went on
strike. He quit writing dis
patches. The foreign commits
sariat did not threaten him. or
put him in Jail as spy. 1t be-
came worried and reached a
compromise with him, under
which it agreed to consult him
before censoring his cables.
Political leaders in Central
and Southeastern Europe always
were anxious to have Ameri-
can correspondents. either sta
toned in their countries or visit
ing them regularly. These re-
porters frequently received more
friendly attention from kings,
presidents, prime ministers and
other officials than did some
diplomatic representatives. They
usually were treated as unofficial
ambassadors.
When some ignorant and over
jealous petty customs employe
or border guard created difficult
ties, the American correspondent
was sure to receive Immediately
an official apology, and the
higher authorities did their ut
most to smooth over difficulties.
Evening star., 1951-07-07
Bv Elton C. Foy

Assoeioted Press MiIitory Affairs Reporter
An end to fighting in Korea
probably would bring increased
pressure by North Atlantic treaty
nations for the United States to
start contributing tactical ali
units to the Western European
defense system.
The question of how much all
power the United States can as
sign to Europe is one which has
been the subject of some behind.
scenes negotiating, including a
recent conference of NATO ali
chiefs in Paris. and Of some diff
fering views here at home.
American air officials have
made it evident they are worried
about increases in Communist ali
strength in the Far East, both in
the Soviet and Chinese air forces
May Indicate Trend.
It may have been indicative OF
a trend when the Air Force an
nounced last Tuesday it will send
the 10th Fighter Bomber Wing
a National Guard unit equipped
with F-84 jets-to Japan in the
near future. A few months ago
the Army sent two National
Guard Infantry divisions, not to
Korea but to Japan to augment
the security of that country
against sudden attack.
The general mission. Of tactical
air is to keep enemy planes away
from friendly ground troops and
to provide longe range artillery
for bombardment Of enemy lines
and She supply and assembly areas
Evening star., 1951-07-07
AP Board Statement on Oats

The Associated Press .B0nrd OF
Directors has adopted the fol-
lotDi7,g statement In connection
iDith the trial and sentencing of
William, N. Oatis. AP corre-
spondent in CsechosloDakia, and
sent 1t to all members:
In view Of the verdict rendered
in Czechoslovakia against AP
Correspondent William N. Oats,
the Board Of Directors calls the
attention OF members to the fol-
lowing facts:
Correspondent Oatis is a COM
|petent reporter who has been q
member Of the staff Of the Asso-
ciated Press since 1887: he had
served in indianapolis. New York
and London with an excellent
record Of accuracy and Judgment
He was arrested April % and
held incommunicado nearly 70
days before he was brought to
trial. was deprived Of the right to
consult an attorney of his own
choice and was forced to testify
against himself.
Developments at his trial indi-
Gated the pattern in which a man
can be convicted Of so-called es-
|pionage when he has done nc
more than report established facts
and daily development in the
country to which he is accredited
The statute under which he was
tried appears to be so all-embrac-
ing that a prosecutor and court
could, if desired, find his activities
in conflict with the law If a cor
respondent recorded anything
about public events in words
other than those authorized by
the Czechoslovak government.
It is not possible to determine
clearly the motives and purposes
which actuated his prosecutors but
it is important that all members
recognize that this Is a trial with
out precedent Of a newspaperman
Evening star., 1951-07-07
Korea
Continued From First Page.)

contact as Allied patrols probec
the forward areas.
But spread across the Korean
peninsula were thousands o!
United Nations and Red troops.
If the cease-fire plans go awry
the Chinese and North Korean.
might throw thousands Of fresh
soldiers into an immediate attack
United Nations troops are re.
ported to be ready for whatever
comes.
Air reports said the Reds were
pouring men and war material into
North Korea from Manchuria ir
great lots. They were clogging the
roads from the Manchurian bor-
der at Sinuiju all the way te
Sinanju, near Pyongyang.
The war was not over yet, but
Associated Press Correspondent
Nate Polowetzky reported that a
holiday air of hope and excitement
swept United States 9th Army
headquarters.
Pyongyang radio claimed last
night that Reds had shot down
three U. N. planes today. They die
not say whether the planes were
i'm the vicinity Of the Pyongyang-
Kaesong highway.
Evening star., 1951-07-07
MI. Rainier Woman
Hurt in Bus Crash
BY the Associated Press

BEAVER FALLS, Pa. July T.
A Greyhound bus enroute from
Pittsburgh to Detroit smashed into
the rear of a tank truck 8 miles
west Of here early yesterday. injur-
ing nine passengers, none seri-
ously.
One of the injured was Mrs. Vir-
ginia Sartain, 3734 Thirty-fourth
street, Mount Rainier, Md.
Three persons were admitted to
Providence Hospital. They are
Nicholas Hornick. 36, Dearborn
Mich, contusions of the neck and
shoulder; Vivian Johnson, "a
Grant Town, w. Va, head and
back injuries.
Evening star., 1951-07-07
by the Asseeiaisd Press

The State Department radio
said today that Red China is de-
manding large sums of money
from Chinese abroad, with threats
to torture or kill their families at
home.
An estimated 10-million Chinese
live in the Philippines, Burma.
Thailand. Malaga and elsewhere
in Southeast Asia.
Within recent weeks, Chinese
tSwatow) merchants and manu-
facturers in Hong Kong have been
receiving urgent kilograms from
their families on the Chinese
mainland" a broadcast by the
Voice of America said. These
kilograms demand large sums to
meet Communist land reform
obligations.
And these overseas Chinese
have been informed that If the
money is not Forthcoming their
aged mothers or other members OF
their families in China will be
tortured or killed." the Voice said
It added:
"In Singapore, the leaders of
the Chinese community have re-
ceived threatening letters from
Communist authorities in Kwang-
tung Province in South China.
The letters order them to pay new
and hugely exhorbitant taxes for
property in China. If they fail
to pay this blackmail. their prop
erty will be confiscated and their
near and distant relatives will be
tortured and killed.
They have also been informed
that among the milder forms of
torture that would fall to their
families in the event of non-
payment are the following: Crawl
ing on broken glass; hopping and
barking like dogs, and the So
called water torture
The severe forms of torture
Evening star., 1951-07-07
BY the Associated Press

NORFOLK, Va, July Charles
Edward McClain was reunited
with his 21-year -old daughter
Cleo here yesterday after a 20
year separation. He told how an
accidental phone connection with
an Associated Press staff writer in
Montgomery. Ala. helped him
find her. Cleo arrived by bus yes
terday.
Mr.. McClain and his wife were
divorced 20 years ago. Mrs. Nc
Claim took the 1-year-old child to
Montgomery to be reared by her
mother Mrs. McClain remarked
and Mr.. McClain lost sight of both
his former wife and the baby.
He told reporters here that he
once tried in vain to reach his
daughter through the Montgomery
police. Then last week he de-
Evening star., 1951-07-07

of good character and record and
that it is an inconceivable act Of
injustice that he should become
the victim Of his duty to objective
and truth news reporting.
The officers and management
of the Associated Press since his
arrest have exerted every effort In
his behalf, are continuing to do
$50. and are confident Of your
wholehearted support.
Robert Mclean, Philadelphia
(PaD Evening Bulletin.
j. r. Knowland, Oakland
(Calif.) Tribune.
Paul Bellamy, Cleveland (Ohio)
Plain Dealer.
Arthur Hays Sulzberger, New
York IN. " Times.
James E. Chappell, Birming--
ham tAla.) News.
B. M. McKelway, Washington
ID. c. Sunday Star.
Raymond L. Spangler, Redwood
City (Calif.) Tribune.
Norman Chandler, Los Angeles
(Calif.) Times.
Paul Miller, Rochester IN. "
Democrat and Chronicle.
Robert B. Choate, Boston
tMass) Herald and Boston Sum-
day Herald.
James M. North, jr., Fort Worth
tTex.3 Star Telegram.
Harry F. Byrd, jr., Winchester
(Va.) Evening Star.
Roy A. Roberts. Kansas City
(Mo.) Star.
Palmer Hoyt. Denver (Colo.)
Post.
John s. Knight, Chicago Ml.)
Daily News.
James M. Cox. jr., Dayton
tOhio) Daily News.
Mark Ethridge, Louisville (Ky)
Courier Journal.
Dolph Simons, Lawrence
(KansD Journal World.
Directors of the Associated Press.
Evening star., 1951-07-07
Fire Damages Three Stores
On DanviIIe's S Main Street
BY the Assoeiassd Press

DANvILLE, Va, July Three
stores along Danville's Main street
were severely damaged last night
lin a blaze that hospitalized two
|firemen.
Most of the loss was confined
Ito Pointers mems shop. But ad-
joining jewelry and soda shops also
were badly damaged.
+ Estimate of damage and cause
Iof the fire have not been arrived
lat.
Fireman O. N. Scarce suffered
a broken leg when he slipped from
la ladder, and Ernest Gillestie, an
other fireman, was overcome by
lsmoke. Hospital attendants said
iboth men were in satisfactory con-
ldition.
Evening star., 1951-07-07
Agreement Is Reached
| On New Virqinio Contract

RICHMOND. July 7 GA new
contract between the Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co. and the
Communications Workers o1
America was agreed on yesterday
and the ,negotiators are ironing
out the wording of the contract.
The agreement provides for 9
10 per cent wage increase fol
some 5000 c. g. P. employees and
other contract changes. The con-
tract is subject to ratification by
the unions rank and file.
The pay increase may result ir
requests from the telephone COM
pany for higher rates.
Company officials have said re-
Ipeatedly during the negotiations
that il any pay increases are
granted, C. & P. would ask the
State Corporation Commission fol
higher rates.
Evening star., 1951-07-07
Brion Wins Unanimous
Verdict Over Simmons
By the Assoeiuted Press

LONG BEACH, N. Y, July T.
Cesar Brion. 194A, Argentine
heavyweight, won unanimous
|eight-round decision over Keer
Simmons, 203A, Bayonne, N. j.
in the eight-round feature of thu
opening fight card at the Long
Beach Stadium last night before
z, 500.
Brion took the lead in the frs
round and piled up points rapidly
Both of the judges and the referes
lgave the South American sever
rounds while crediting Simmons
with one.