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certificates is nothing less than
scandalous. The original basis
Of such certificates of necessity
was that there were plants such
as gunpowder plants that had
only a war use. The certificates
were to enable the owner to
depreciate them in five years.
But these certificates have been
granted on almost everything,
with no questions asked. In a
number Of cases they have been
issued for plants which had
been planned before the emer-
gency began.
Nearly $5 billions of such
certificates have been issued in
the last six months, and that
will cost the American tax
payer about $500 million a year
for five years. We will pay 80
per cent of the cost of the
plants and they will belong to
the corporation, free and clear.
I wish I could see in Congress
on this issue some indignation
at the waste of the taxpayers
money"
Less angry, but just as point
ed, was an observation offered
by Seymour E. Harris, professor
OF economics at Harvard. He
said: r
Effective price control and
fair distribution of war con-
tracts and scarce materials are
not likely to be achieved so long
as the mobilization effort Is
controlled by businessmen who
determine the fate Of their own
industries and firms"
Evening star., 1951-05-26

A 13-year-old Memphis CTenn.)
schoolboy, Irving Belz, yesterday
won the oath annual National
Spelling Bee.
Young Belz spelled correctly
cuisine" after the runner-up,
Michael Aratingi. 13, Brooklyn,
N. Y, failed.
Belz then in accordance with
the rules spelled correctly another
word, "insouciance," to clinch the
championship.
Third place winner and the last
Of the 80 girls in the finals was
Mary Anne Bechkowiak, also 13,
of Akron, Ohio.
She missed out on "grosgrain. ~
Belz, eighth grade student in
Memphis Snowden Junior high
school, will receive as the winner
$500 and a trip to New York.
Fifty-one finalists competed at
the National Press Club audi
torium.
Evening star., 1951-05-26
|Presbyterians Urge
Church Unification
In Spiritual Program
By Casper Names
Stor Stoff Correspondent

CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 90
A spiritual program for churches
of the Presbyterian Church in the
U. S. A. for 1951-52 was recon-
Imended today to that denomina-
tion's 163d General Assembly
meeting here.
The statement emphasized a
united fellowship of the Chris
Itian Church" as the worlds best
hope of peace" and urged that
channels of good will, common
faith, mutual trust and construc-
tive brotherhood be kept open in
the world Christian fellowship"
Meeting at Halfway Mark.
The meeting today, marking the
halfway stage in week of delib-
erations by the $50 commissioners
representing more than "a mil
lion Presbyterians, noted one i'm
pact of the Korean war when the
Board of Foreign Missions advo-
Gated spending funds elsewhere.
which had been set aside for work
in certain areas of Asia"
DR.. Edward L. r. Elson, minis
ter of National Presbyterian
Church, was appointed chairman
OF the important Committee on
the Nomination of a Stated Clerk
top administrative office of the
denomination.
Another Washington commits
sioner, Charles T. Clayton of
Fourth Presbyterian Church. was
appointed to the Finance Com
mittee.
Program Approved.
j The assembly yesterday ap-
proved a nine-point program
looking toward union with the
Presbyterian Church in the United
States and with the United Pres
byterian Church. These points
are:
i l. Annual minutes of each Gen
eral Assembly be filed with Pres
: pyterleS OF each denomination.
2. Exchange speakers be in
vited by all synods.
i 3. Open forum discussion "or
the functions and structure of the
respective church whenever ar
Exchange speaker visits a synod
Presbytery or local church.
4. Minister of each body ioiu
in schools of preaching and other
Joint activities.
5. Theological seminaries OF
each body invite special lecturers
from other bodies.
6. Lay conventions of each de-
nomination invite representatives
from corresponding organizations
to attend meetings and report on
their own work.
/ 7. Where work overlaps, repre-
Isentatives of the three COM
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had declared to be impossible
in August, l949?
Except for some so years un-
der Japan. Korea has always
been under the somewhat re-
mote but nevertheless very real
suzerainty Of China. All ma
tional revolutions. without his
torical exception, have sought
either to extend the natural
geopolitical sphere" (the United
States) or to recover lost ter
ritories." In my opinion, had
Chang Kai-shek brought the
national revolution ito it's great
est fruition" and most fervent
dynamism." he also would have
sought to re-establish Chinese
suzerainty over Korea.
The independence of Korea
from the Manchurian complex
is an theological fiction. Japa-
nese Intervention in Korea led
logically to intervention in
Manchuria, and if we wanted to
keep China and Russia apart
we should have supported
Japan!
Nobody yet has been able to
say what we would do with
Korea if we won completely
there. How, if we drove the
Chinese out, would we keep
them driven out? How could
the Korean economy develop
cut off from Manchuria? In
short, what are the political
aims of this war? Furnishing
aggression" is not a political
aim. And therefore all the talk
is around in circles.
For we are governed-unlike
the Russians-by minds singu-
larly impervious to the facts of
geography and history, the ma
ture of revolutions, or the spirit
of civilizations.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star., 1951-05-26

cumstances the civil war in
China was beyond the control of
the Government of the United
states. -. =.
Gen. Macarthur said in his
address to Congress:
"At the turn of the century,
under the regime of Chang Tso-
lin efforts toward greater homo
geneity produced the spark of
a nationalist urge. ~,
This was further and more
successfully developed under
the leadership of Chang Kai-
shek, but has been brought to
it's greatest fruition under the
present regime. to the point
where it has now taken on the
character of a united national
ism of increasingly dominant
aggressive tendencies"
Here, then, are two pictures,
substantially agreeing, of a So
year-old revolutionary national
ism in which the more fervent
elements have pushed aside the
less dynamic.
Both analyses also appear to
doubt whether, in the long run,
this national revolution will be
subservient to any foreign power.
The administrations paper
admits the incapacity of this
country to alter the course of
the revolutionary civil war. Yet
less than a year after its pub
lication, President Truman sent
troops into Korea, where we
are now fighting the most "ferv-
ent and dynamic" Chinese revo-
lutionists administration, who
have brought to greatest frui-
ton" the national revolution
begun in 1900. (MacArthur)
Is it possible that President
Truman, in going into Korea,
did not know that he was doing
precisely what Dean Acheson
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between the Iranian govern
ment and Britain is caused by
the so-called Oil dispute in the
south. But. according to some
reports, there is no telling what
developments may occur after
the Mossadegh government has
taken over the property of the
oil company.
The same nationalist move
ment and fermentation may be
transferred from the south to
the north. The standard of
rebellion once more may be
raised by the Azerbaijanese,
and in the inevitable conflict
with the central authority a
clash may occur which may
bring about the intervention
of the U S. S. r.
The treaty of 1921 between
Iran and Russia provides.
among other things. that Rus
sia is authorized to send armed
forces into the neighboring
country if she considers her
security threatened.
Washington is leaning back
ward to avoid any extension
of the present conflict between
London and Teheran. While
fully realizing the vital impor-
tance of the oil fields, not only
to the British but to the rest
of Europe, the American Gov
ernment has strongly counselled
the British not to act rashly.
The Russians are believed to
be far more eager to take ad-
vantage of occasions for inter-
vention in Iran than in the Far
East. We do have sizable
ground, air and naval forces in
the Pacific. In case of dire need
we could also draw on the Ma
tionalist forces in Formosa to
meet a Soviet aggression in that
area. But neither we nor the
British have anything worth
mentioning in or near Iran.
The 1000 British para
troopers who are going to the
island of Cyprus represent too
negligible a force to face the
Russian armies known to be
concentrated on the long
ranian-Soviet border. Even if
additional forces could be
brought into play, they would
be nowhere sufficient to measure
themselves against the Russians.
1t is highly doubtful that, in
the event Of an Azarbaijanese
uprising against the Shah's
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to the Georgian's endurance.
Senator George listened to Sen
ator Malone ten hours that day,
not because he was spellbound
by the latter's eloquence, but
because he couldn't leave, since
he was in charge of the bill
Senator Malone was seeking to
talk to death. After the ten
hours, however. Senator George
admitted that he wasn't feel
ing very well and agreed to an
adjournment to the next day,
when Senator Malone was to
complete his first" speech-ane
start on another.
The rule of unlimited debate
for which the Senators have
only themselves to blame-hav-
ing made the Senate chamber
uninviting that day, some of
them might have found it worth
while to lend an ear to testi-
mony being taken by the House
Banking and Currency Com
mittee. This committee is con-
sidering proposals to extend
the Defense Production Act be-
yond June 30 and to strengthen
it. The Governments efforts to
stimulate war production and
to check imitation come under
this act.
A witness was James B. Carey,
Secretary-trea of the CIO.
One of the things burning him
up is the five-year tax amorti-
cation plan for war plants. au-
thorized by the act. II
I'VE believe" said Mr.. Carey.
"that the situation surrounding
the issuance Of tax amortization
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munions hold discussions before
new work is started.
8. Encourage holding of evan
gelistic services with all Presby-
tterian churches of community
participating, and that the visiting
evangelist be from a different
Presbyterian communion each
year.
9. Ministers urge members going
to sections where their own body
does not have a church to worship
with their brethren in Presby-
terian churches.
More than 1000 laymen are ex-
pected to hear DR.. H. Roe Bartle
former president of Missouri Val
ley College, at a dinner tonight
sponsored by the National Council
Iof Presbyterian Men. David w
Proffltt of Maryville, Tenn, presi-
dent of the council, will preside.
Evening star., 1951-05-26
Reich Rightist Chief Jailed
For SIanderinq Adenauer
BY the Associated Press

VERDEN, Germany, May 20
"A German court sentenced Otto
Ernst Remer, one of Hitler's gen.
erals and now king pin in the
Nazi-style Socialist Reich Party,
to four months in Jail yesterday
for slandering West German
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.
DR.. Adenauer requested that the
charge be filed against Gen.
Remer, who admitted having said
in recent campaign speeches that
German cabinet ministers had re-
served quarters in London for
flight in case West Germany was
invaded.
Gen. Remer crushed the 1914
plot against Hitler in Berlin. He
is now a leader of the extreme
Irightist Socialist Reich Party
which recently polled nearly AGO.
900 votes in the Lower Saxony
state election.
Evening star., 1951-05-26

government, the United Nations
could be of the same value as
1t was in 1916. While the Soviet
and satellite comrades will OPP
pose any action in that organ
ization, Moscow's troops could
pour into Iran in far larger
numbers than Britain's could.
I It is highly improbable that
some of the nations which have
sent troops to Korea would be
willing to do the same for Iran.
Turkey, for instance, which has
a common border with that
country, would be very hesitant
to intervene in an affray in
which the Russians are directly
involved, unless it was an all
out war against the Reds. She
has Russia on her eastern
frontier and Moscow's faithful
satellite Bulgaria on the western
border. It would be too much of
a risk.
The British government is
said to feel that the whole
question of naturalization of
the oil fields, and the refusal
of the Teheran government to
abide byt existing treaties and
submit the matter to arbitra-
ton. is being engineered by the
Kremlin. This is the best ex-
planation why the efforts of
the American and British gov
ernments to settle the dispute
on terms favorable to Iran has
been so adamantly rejected by
Premier Mossadegh and the
Mails.
The Soviets are in a far bet
ter position in Iran than they
are in the Far East. If the AL
lies plan to oppose force with
force. they are in a worse po-
sition to do so than they were
last year when the Korean
aggression occurred. At that
time we did have four divisions
available in Japan as well as
a fair air and naval force.
If World War III should
break out, the oil resources of
Iran would be denied them and
Russia would add to its assets
a country which for centuries
was regarded as the gateway
between East and West.
The fear that the West might
be dragged into another Ko-
rean adventure totally unpre-
pared greatly worries respon-
sible men in Washington and
London.
Evening star., 1951-05-26
Lowell WeHett::
Lowell MeAett
What Else Could Senators Do?
They Could Have Listened to Some Pretty Strong
Statements Concerning Defense Production Act

What else would Senator
Tobey have had his senatorial
colleagues do? Growing weary
Of the political performance in
the committee room where Gen.
Bradley was being questioned
for the fourth day-a perform
ance, it was beginning to ap-
pear, of more value to Russia
than to ourselves-the New
Hampshire Republican exploded
as follows:
Here are a lot of men, we'll
intentioned, with absolutely no
military training or gumption
or common sense, coming in
here to pose questions to men
whose lifelong service has been
in the military and naval estab-
lishments and Air Force of this
country"
He declined to ask any ques-
tions himself and urged the
committee to give up "the graf
jf1cation of asking questions
and ring down the curtain on
the Investigation. If Senator
Tobey had gotten his wish,
which of course he did not,
what would the Senators then
have done with their time?
They could have gone back
to the Senate chamber and
Joined George of Georgia, who
sat all alone listening to Ma
lone of Nevada debate" the
issue of extending the ~4cipro-
cal trade agreements. -ae tsue-
ton in the Senate was IL
ute, on the one hand, 10 lne
Nevadan's talent for empty.
ing . hall and. on the other
Evening star., 1951-05-26
United Presbyterian Church
Backs Reunion Plan
BY the Assoeiated Press

DES MONIES. May 2e.-The
general assembly of United Presby-
terian Church has approved terms
of a proposed reunion" with the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Church.
The assembly last night ap-
proved articles of agreement drawn
up as a basis for the reunion. The
Associate Reformed Church also
will consider the articles at its gen.
|eral assembly in Fairlea, w. Va,
June 5.
APR church is a Southern eroup
of about $4,000 members. 1t be-
came an independent synod in 1855
when the United Presbyterian
Church was formed by merger oil
reformed and associate Presbyter.
ianS.
APR did not merge. 1t formerly
was associated with the reformed
Presbyterians.
Evening star., 1951-05-26
U. 5. Envoy to Moscow
Flies to Puris PurIeys
By the Assoeiated Press

MOSCOW, May 26.-American
Ambassador Alan G. Kirk few to
Paris today for consultations with
various chiefs of American mis-
slonS there. He also expects to
visit London and The Hague. His
wife accompanied him.
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Truman Indicates He'll Go
10 35th Division Reunion
BY the Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kans., May 26.-Pres-
Iident Truman has indicated he
will attend the 35th Divisions re-
union here June s and 8.
Harry Colmery, president of the
35th Division Reunion Corp, said
last night the confirmation came
from Matthew Connolly, presiden-
tial secretary. -
Mr.. Truman is expected to ar
rive by plane June 8, attend a
reception at the home of Harry
Woodring, former Secretary Of
War. and go to a ball at NUM-
cipal Auditorium that night.
The 35th is the Presidents
World War I outfit. ?
Evening star., 1951-05-26

England, Wales and Scotland
were united as one kingdom in
1907.
Evening star., 1951-01-10
Gideon Lyon Funeral
Ito Be Held Tomorrow
AT Christ Church

Delegations of members of the
Cosmos Club, the Washington
Literary Society. the Columbia
Historical Society, the Oldest In
fhabitants Association and other
groups to which he belonged, will
attend funeral services for Gideon
Allen Lyon, 80, former associate
editor of The Star. at Christ
Church. Georgetown. at 3 pm. to-
morrow.
Mr.. Lyon died Monday in
nursing home in Montgomery
County. He was in the employ of
The Star for 81 years before re-
firing in 1913.
The Rev. John r. Anschutz will
ofhciate at the services. Burial will
be at Rock Greek Cemetery. The
|pallbearers include: B. M. Nickel
way, editor of The Star; G. Gould
Lincoln, James Waldo Fawcett,
John AIDE Plugge, Carter Fort,
Rear Admiral George H. Fort and
Col. Ivan McElroy.
Mr.. Lyon was born in Saginaw,
Mich. 1867. and came to WASH
ington with his parents as a boy.
He was educated at Central High
School and his first venture in
journalism was as founder of the
High School Review. Joining the
staff of The Star in 1887, he was
successfully White House re-
porter. a Senate reporter and an
editorial writer before being ap-
pointed associate editor in 1908.
He was a skilled photographer,
a keen student Of Shakespeare, a
playwright of considerable dis
tinction and a world traveller, pre-
serving his impressions of many
different countries in letters which
still are interesting reading.
Early in his career Mr.. Lyon
was active in community affairs
in the lexington neighborhood.
Later he resided at zoe Rosemary
street, Chevy Chase, Md. His
widow. the former Florence Louise
Russell, to whom he was married
in 1898: son, Rowland, an ar
tist; a daughter. Mrs. Louise Lyon
Thompson. writer. at Mansfield,
Pa; four grandchildren and six
great grandchildren survive.
Evening star., 1951-01-10
BY the Asseeieied Press

LONDON, Jan. 10.-An inf1u-
enza epidemic which already has
taken almost 200 lives is sweep
ing through Western Europe.
In Britain alone it has killed
$50 in the last two weeks and sent
thousands of others to hospitals.
Some factories in the industrial
midlands reported one out of
every 10 of their workers i'll.
In Greenland. the malady
caused the death of II persons
in Frederickshaab, a hamlet OF
500 population.
Physicians along the North
German coast said the epidemic
is the worst in is years. They
listed % deaths in that region
and, said that 780 other persons
are being treated in hospitals.
Many nurses also were reported
stricken. Authorities in both
Evening star., 1951-01-10
d. {. Drafts Measure
For Extra Days Pay
For 6-Day Policemen
By Horriet Griffiths

Legislation to permit an extra
days pay for policemen who work
six days a week is expected to be
before the Commissioners in draft
form tomorrow.
The corporation counsel's Office
is drawing up proposal devel-
oped yesterday in an effort to
get the long-delayed f1ve-day work
week in effect.
Plans presented to the Com
missioners earlier yesterday by
Police Supt. Robert j. Barrett
and the District Policemen's Asso-
citation differed as to whether
some or all members of the force
should be paid for working a sixth
day.
Congress appropriated funds last
fall for additional men to permit
initiation Of the f1ve-day week,
but the force is still working six
days since, as of December 81, the
department was 207 men under
the authorized strength of 2.2S7.
LEGISLATION Sought Now.
At a meeting of police officials
yesterday afternoon, it was de-
cided to seek legislation now ac-
cording to a plan advanced by
the Policemen's Association to
permit volunteers through the
rank of detective sergeant to work
a sixth day with pay.
In another bill, Maj. Barrett's
for asking authority to
work the entire department six
days with extra pay If necessary
will be advanced. Budget Officer
Walter L. Fowler has estimated
this would require an additional
annual appropriation Of 81 400, 900.
Volunteers Sounded Out.
Inspector Walter Storm said
the department is querying the
men now to find out how many
would be willing to work a sixth
day voluntarily with extra pay.
If more men volunteered than
were needed. the work would be
rotated among them, he said.
The Commissioners yesterday
expressed approval of initiating
the f1ve-day week and paying
extra for a sixth day. sI
They asked the police chief and
the association, however, to resolve
the differences in their proposals
50 that the corporation counsel's
office could draft the necessary
legislation and submit it to the
city heads for approval.
Evening star., 1951-01-10
) Destroyer Escorts Given
To Italy at Portsmouth
BY the Associoted Press

PORTSMOUTH, Va, Jan. 10
Three American destroyer es-
corts were turned over to the
Italian navy here today and
1taly's Ambassador promised they
would be put to good and proper
use" to help strengthen the
Vests defenses against possible
Communist attack.
Il express my deep gratitude
to the American authorities and
the United States Navy for this
additional. highly encouraging
manifestation of concrete interest
in our military preparation,
Ambassador Alberto Tarchian:
said in accepting the vessels or
behalf of his government.
The three ships, veterans of the
last war, were renamed the Affair
Aldebaran and Andromeda. They
formerly were known as Candy
IThornhill and WeSson,
Evening star., 1951-01-10

number Of bills Of special interest
to Government workers.
One would provide for retire.
ment with full annuities after 80
years service, regardless Of age.
Another LANCER bill would provide
maternity leave benefits to women
in Government. Other bills spon-
sored by Senator LANCER would
offer free uniforms for all Federal
workers who need them on their
jobs and would waive Federal
employment age requirements fol-
the duration OF the national
emergency.
Representative Rhodes, Demo.
crat, of Pennsylvania. has reintro.
duced his bill to give bargaining
rights to Federal employe union.
and to punish any Federal officia
discouraging unionism in Gov.
ernment.
AS reported here previously
legislation to provide II per cen
pay raise for all Federal classified
and postal workers, with a maxi.
mum Of $3.50 for those earning
over 5000 annually, has beer
sponsored by Representative Mil.
Ter, Democrat. of California. ont
Of the top members Of the House
Civil Service Committee. A SINH.
lar bill is scheduled to be intro.
duced in the Senate this week
by Chairman Johnston Of the
Senate Civil Service Committee
and several other Senators.
Also as reported here last week
Mr.. Miller has sponsored bills tc
repeal the ban on permanent pro-
motions in Government and to
allow Federal workers to carry
over their 1850 leave.
X
NUNS THE WORD - The
White House has ordered the
Budget Bureau and the Public
Buildings Administration to main
Evening star., 1951-01-10
Suribachi Marine
Wounded in Korea
BY the Associoted Press

One of the famous little band
OF Marines who raised the flag
on Mount Suribachi, Two Jima.
is a casualty of the Korean war.
A casualty list issued today con-
tanned the name of Capt. Harold
G. Schrier of Chilson, N. Y. He
is wounded.
Capt. Schrier. then a first lieu
tenant, led a 40-man patrol up
Suribachi on February %, l945.
He is one of the seven Lien, five
of whom show distin ;tly, in the
historic photograph made by Joe
Rosenthal, then an Associated
Press photographer.
OF the seven men at the flag
raising ceremony, four subse-
ouently were killed Ia action in
World War II.