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AFL Drops from United Labor Policy Committee

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29-lR-The AFL today withdrew from the Uni ted Labor Policy Committee CULPC) an organization formed nine months ago with the aim of present. ing solid labor union front during the defense mobilization period
 At the same time, it urged that the CIO work toward eventual mer- ger with the AFL.
 William Green, AFL president, presented formal statement an nouncing the AFL's withdrawal to a meeting of the ULPC He said the ULPC had been established only on a temporary basis and added:
 Its operations never were and never could be regarded as> satis- factory substitute for organic unity of the free, American trade union movement"
 Represented on the ULPC were the AFL, CIO and some of the railroad unions.
 The AFL leaders said that since the committee was organized last Dec. IA, it had accomplished it's major purpose in winning for labor representation in the key defense agencies.
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The Washington Merry-Go-Round
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over Russia with messages and gifts to the Russian people has been favorable. Government reac- tion has been reasonably favor able-though slow. This column ist holds no brief for any parti- cular means of reaching the Rus sian people If any other way IS better than balloons, fine. But l do maintain that as nation we are doing almost nothing to get behind the Iron Curtain and show the Russian people that we are not what the Moscow propagan- dists say we are"
 On Aug. Is, 1948, however, Pear son indicated: When this column suggested floating weather ball. oons into Russia from Germany with propaganda messages and gifts attached which the weather bureau says is quite feasible, the army and air forces were most enthusiastic. but the otate Department said no. Russia, they decreed, might be offended"
 Pearson, however, did not take mo" for an answer. He continued his campaign until May Is, l9oo' when he wrote: "The State De- partmept under live-wire assistant Ed Barrett is re-examlning the matters "A sincere effort is beine made to put across the Acheson idea of total diplomacy"
 Since then, Pearson has contin- ued to point out the need for rev olutionary diplomacy, and the bal looms released for Czechoslovakia this week may be the first step in a long series of attempts to demonstrate behind the Iron Cur tain Americas peaceful intentions.
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can neither accept endorse the aims objectves of the party
 Actually, the labels Democrat and Republican mean nothing today except in terms of machine organization and political patronage. No house could be more divided against itself than the inner councils of both these parties It would be godsend if those two terms could be discarded and new names chosen for the two opposing political philosophies which exist today.
 Make no mistake - political thinking is as sharp ly divided today as ever, if not But it is no longer divided along the traditional party lines of Democrats and Republicans.
 Briefy-and at the risk of -simplificaton--o people today should be able to choose a party af- filiaton which had one of the two political phoso phes
 First, the philosophy which believes basically in private enterprise, comepttive economy of both the individual and the business; governmental help and cooperation, but kept to minimum; and maximum degree of sefdetermnaton in all matters left to the individual States and Territories.
 This would be the party of such Byrd Byrnes, Russell, George, Holland and practically all other leading Southern statesmen It also would be the party of Hoover Taft, Mundt and many leading Republicans.
 The second party would have a philosophy which called for ever-ncreasng control by the govern ment over DOtn the ecOlllc ana pOnJcal He or the country. This thinking makes possible attractive political promises but proven in other countres such England, of short duration and eventual de- crease and loss of the rights and liberty to the indl vdual and the several States It is the philosophy of the paramount right of the State the individual
 This is the party of Truman, Benton, Bowles Humphres. Douglas and many Republicans such as Morse of Oregon. To call it the Democratic party is msnomer
 Such confusion in political labels is unfortunate indeed especially with the country going into vital national election next year It is to be hoped that this situation is recognized by the leaders of the parties involved and that solution be work ed out whereby the voters of the country in 1852, cast their ballots in such a way as to have them effective securing the type of administration which will represent what the people want
 In a short six months candidates will be filing for office in Alaska Are these men to be elected on straight party tickets? Or will we, for welcome change use our ballots to elect men according to fair appraisal of their public worth? Will be able to look past the misleading labels and elect men of integrity and nigh princple-men who are strong enough to withstand the siren song of the socialist planners-and place service before self?
 Let us give serious though to these candidates and to their records and to their proposals Let us re- member that Alaska has than its fair share of the appointive offices, we and must fill the elective posts to the very best of our ability and judgment
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TEARING A HOLE IN THE IRON CURTAIN By GEORGE LARDNER

NEW YORK, Aug. 29-Though Drew Pearson camouflaged his trip to. Germany as news-gath- ering survey, it is now no longer a secret that the real purpose was to carry out a historic experiment Sn penetrating the Iron Curtain by sending friendship messages via balloon to the Czech people.
 For obvious reasons, the nature of the "trip could not have been disclosed in advance. But, now that the launching of these ball oons is, mo secret either to the Kremlin ,or the Czech commun- ists some of the background and Pearson's many months of prep aration for this unique venture can be told.
 Pearson began with the Friend ship Train four years ago, to ex- pound the idea that diplomats alone can't make peace, that It takes understanding between peo- ples. Putting action to words, he proposed and carried out the friendship Trains to Western Eur ope in l947. following this up With
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 canvass ways of getting informa- tion inside the Curtain but to urge better organization of these groups in the United States. Much of Pearson's work along these lines never appeared in his column. He did this as a private, citizen.
 Two Communist Targets
 At last, however, the balloon idea was adopted last year on a small scale by the ECA in Ger many, where several thousand toy balloons were released by West Germans attending various fairs and floated on the prevailing winds into East Germany.
 But the toy balloons did not travel far, and Pearson was not satisfied. He kept coming back to his original theme and kept con- ing back to the State Department
 Finally in the spring of this year he worked out an arrange ment with the Committee for Free Europe by which they would un- dertake a test of floating message balloons to two Iron Curtain coun- tries.
 One country was Czechoslovakla. The other cannot be revealed un- til the operation actually starts. Funds were raised to purchase 5O.OOO balloons and print 15,0O0,- OOO,O00 leaflets on waterproof pa per, and Pearson had the satis- faction of seeing one phase of the idea he had harped on for three years finally bear fruit on the Czech border one midnight last week
 Prague and the country Which jailed Bill Oatis is our first tar get" Pearson said. But if this test works, we will redouble our efforts to make the next target Moscow
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Labor Day Parade To Protest Import
 Of Japanese Tuna

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29-LR- A floating parade protesting gov ernment support of Japanese fish ermen willa be held Labor Day ir San Francisco Bay, tuna skipper said today.
 Hundreds of tuna fishermen from Alaska to the Mexico border are coming here to demand a tariff or embargo against cheap Japanese tuna.
 One of the protest leaders, Fred " Foiiiietssfi af # isas San psase Calif ar rived here yesterday, fIe1 said tnt Coast Guard has given permission for the parade.
 Wolleson claimed the U. s. sub sidized Japans rebuilt fishing in- dustry.
 Our own government policy is starving out American fishermen, he said. we can't compete with cheap Japanese labor
 However, Richard Croker, chiei of the state bureau of marine fish- cries, said Japanese competition was only partly to blame for the drop in tuna prices-from $500 ton last year to about $250 a ton.
 Tuna packs and prices broke all records last year but it's glut or the market now" he said. !
 These small albacore tuna fishA ermen are caught in the middle and I don't blame them for getting sore, But the government has already doubled the tariff duties on Japanr ese canned tuna"
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Daily Lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN say He spoke loud" Say ALOUD" de-re n principal on i4 OFTEN Post-mortem; EM not UNI SYNONYMS: Ouwit thwart frusrate baffle, 
 three times and is yours" Let us
  variety of character
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if
 Democracy Letters to Italy which resulted in million letters a week clearing the New York Post Office during the Italian elections.
 Pearson's efforts toward people to-people friendship with Western Europe resulted in the Italian people sending two pieces of stat uary now adorning the approach to Memorial Bridge near the Lin coin Memorial in Washington, while the French people sent the Merci Train.
 However, as Pearson himself pointed out, it remained impos- sible for the, American people to reach the Russian people and as long as "the Moscow radio des- cribes us as warmongers threat ening to invade Russia, it's an ob- vious build-up for war which the Russian people don't want but which the 14 men in the Kremlin have to justify"
 I Can Go Fishing"
 So Pearson began not only writ ing about the importance of pen etrating the Iron Curtain with the truth, but urging this policy on high officials. AS early as the summer of 1948, for instance, he talked this over with then Secre- tary of State George Marshall, Secretary for Air Stuart Syming- ton, General Omar Bradley, and then Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Louis Denfield. Specific ally, he talked over the question of sending message balloons on the wind currents which in the upper attitudes always float from west to east.
 The military, as Pearson repor- ted in his columns at that time, seemed most favorable to the idea. General Bradley's reaction was If you can get the truth across to the Russian people, l can go fishing"
 But the State Department was opposed.
 Pearson, however, kept hammer ing at the idea. And he discovered not only considerable popular sup port, but that many business firms offered to send candy, wrist wat ches and soap via balloon to the people behind the Iron Curtain. One Akron, Ohio, printer, Fred Danner, offered to print a million leaflets free to be dropped from balloons.
 And though official opposition continued to Pearson's balloon idea, he put Mir Danner in touch with the propaganda office Of the State Department with the result that Danner supplied at his own cost 100000 colored supplements for foreign consumption, explaln- ing the American position on Ko- req. These were distributed in the Far East.
 Pearson also had various meet ings with heads of European labor unions in an effort to find ways and means of getting truth-mes- sages through the Iron Curtain by way of maritime and transport workers. He also met with leaders of Russian, Polish, Bulgarian. and Czech refugee groups not only to
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MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA Sy LEE

who about be married has been living part year mother remaed and part of year wedding nv
 In of L.. Fulton requests of her daughter Betty  O. this T place." what should response be?
 appropriate would be- T" nice of you remember me"
 croquees at the table with the knife? A. used for this.
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NOTICE

Regular meeting of Pioneers of Alaska Igloo No 6 and Ladies Auxiliary, Friday, August 31, 1851. LOOP. Hall at 8 pm. 899-3t
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LOOK and LEARN Sy %y. c. GORDON

\ l. What ar the England capitals? What the largest city in Scotland? that also the of colors? called "Conches"? represents Roman numerals?
 ANSWERS
 Hampshire Concord; Vermont, Montpelier   Glasgow.
 Cherry orange, lime, strawberry, and plum
 keys
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20 YEARS AGO fTE TIT EMPIRE
AUGUST 2e, 1851

Keith Wndes recently St to
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A. Kngsbury M Smith, Nelson, the H. Sutherland, R E.. Laurence, Rangard family I. Mcclure
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Weather at Alaska Points

Weather conditions and tempera- lures at various Alaska points also on the Pacific, Coast, at 4:30 pm, 120th Meridian Time, and released by the Weather Bureau are as
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bridge the channel Douglas Island discussion Chamber meeting this The proposition the reported the appropriate data the powers securing the bridge
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TIDE TABLES

AUGUST 30
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\; cottages which to boarding house in Douglas.
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Weather: High, 60; low, 53; rain.
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lt
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  Mrs passengers Aways eeburg ploted Bob Ellis flew Whehorse this backla O. 4
 Puln Skagway here the steamer Queen is guest school A. Metcalf who is engaged in mining claims at Fnter Admiralty Mining Lloyd appendicitis will the Weather High 6o. low 53 rain
Evening star., 1951-12-20
Bad Weather Gives
Caps Forced LaYoff

The Caps are getting an unex-
Ipected rest and Coach Chick Rel
ser is hoping it doesn't slow them
down for Saturday nights Ameri-
can Basketball League game with
the Bridgeport Roesslers at Uline
Arena.
Washington was supposed to play
the Carbondale Aces at Uline last
might and in Carbondale. Pa. to-
night, but the weather caused
|postponement of both games.
The Caps need to stay in shape
iii they want to stay in first place.
They are tied with Scranton for
the lead and are scheduled to
play at Scranton Sunday after
noon. Playing Sunday after a
Saturday night game would be a
test under normal conditions. With
the added layoff. the Caps will
have to be doubly on guard.
Fans who expected a game and
showed up at Uline last night
were admitted free to scrimmage
involving players and volunteers
and presented under actual game
conditions.
Sonny Hertzberg. former back
court star with the first Caps
team, and Herb Scherer, 6-foot-s 9
center, worked out last night and
will make their official debuts Sat-
urday night against Carbondale
Carl Braun and Ken Murray also
will be in the lineup.
Evening star., 1951-12-20
Secret Drills Held
1By Rams and Browns
| For Pro Title Game
by the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20.-Se-
cret drills were scheduled today
for the Rams and Cleveland
Browns in preparation for the dis
play they'll put on Sunday in Me-
mortal Coliseum for the cham
pionship of the National Football
League. M
The Browns missed out on their
first outdoor workout In California
yesterday when their uniforms
and equipment were delayed en-
route from Ohio. Coach Paul
Brown professed to be sorely dis
appointed at the loss of the prac-
tice session.
Ardent supporters of the Rams
wished they could share Browns
concern, but privately they
moaned that perhaps the day
would give the invading Cleve-
flanders a chance to rest up. The
odds-makers have installed the
defending champion Browns as
|three-point favorites.
The Rams ticket offices con-
tinue to be swamped with seat
demands, and a turnout of at least
rs 900 is not unlikely In the event
|of good weather. Some observers,
however, recall similar predictions
lin 1949 for the playoff against the
Philadelphia Eagles. A heavy
downpour cut the attendance to
27 $50.
Only 29.751 saw last years game
between the Rams and Browns In
the snow at Cleveland's lakefront
stadium.
Evening star., 1951-12-20
Maryland Five Looks
To Tough Startin g.;
Defeats W&L Again

Instead Of visions Of sugar
Iplums over the holiday season
the Maryland basketball team il
likely to have visions Of North
Carolina, Navy and Georgetown
three of its first four opponents in
the New Year.
The Terps concluded the pre-
holiday schedule by beating
Washington and Lee. Sl-43, lasl
night in Lexington, TO make II
two victories over the General.
and q So record, including foul
victories against one defeat ir
|the Southern Conference.
But the opposition to be faced
by Coach Bud Millikan's team
after the holidays figures to be
the toughest yet.
Sixty fouls were called last
night but only "a shots taken a.
both teams stressed possession
ball and waived most of thei,
foul shots.
Maryland led 1918 at halftimt
and was not in trouble In the lasi
half. Lee Brawley's ~ points TO,
the Terps were one less than tn,
% by Jay Handlan of the Gen.
aro1c
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Porris Island, Airmen
PIoy Again Tonight

The Paris Island Marines will
try to make it two IN a row over
the Air Force Headquarters Com
mand tonight when the two teams
meet at Andrews Air Force Base.
The Marines defeated the Gen.
erals, 1884, last night at Uline
Arena. The game was scheduled
as a preliminary to the Caps
Carbondale American League
game. The main attraction was
postponed because Carbondale
could not get here as a result of
the weather.
Evening star., 1951-12-20
Stonlee Is Disqualified, ,
Zebru Kid Victor

The Zebra Kid was awarded vic.
tory last night at Turner's Arens
when Gene CMr. America) Stan.
lee was disqualified in the feature
match on the wrestling program
Stanlee wanted to rip OF the Kids
mask and when Referee Claude
Villar protested. Stanlee knocked
him down.
A second bout. not on the orig
tinal program, ensued, with Villal
and Stanlee mixing it up until
forcefully parted.
In other matches Ike Eakins won
over Charro Aztec, Jim Austeri
and Steve Cob drew and Bibber
Mccoy and Roland Meeker teamed
to defeat Matte Brown and Big
Ben Morgan.
Evening star., 1951-12-20

the meantime, may I say that
we have some of the incest tackle
items suitable for gifts that can
be found anywheres. Rods, reels,
tackle boxes, lures, & all kinds
of gadgets sold to you by guys
who know what it's all about &
willing to pass on helpful infor-
nation to you. That's why I say
buy your tackle from FISHER
MEN, not statesmen, at Mills Co.,
9th & E NV.
Evening star., 1951-12-20
By Brian Bell, Jr.

George Washington Highs bas-
ketball players want another
crack at Tech after dropping Q
69-58 decision in the Trainers
gym yesterday and the few who
saw the battle probably would
like 9 rematch, too. ,s,x.ea
The. teams struggled on ever
terms until Tech jumped In front
l47-3s at the end of the third
quarter, and the game deserved
a netter turnout than the 200 OF
so who attended.
Nothing can be taken away
from the crack Tech five which
played its usual aggressive game
and although outjumped under
the boards by the taller Presi-
dents. still was able to subdue the
visitors.
CIV was playing its first game
Of the season, having been showed
out of a contest with Bladensburg
last week. The Presidents seemed
tight at the start. did not handle
the bah as capable as they should
and tired at the end of the game
enabling Tech TO employ It's fast
break effectively.
Kessler Eager for Rematch.
Bob Kessler. GW's 6-foot-4 CEN
ter. and one Of the best schoolboy
players in the area. was especially
anxious to play Tech again. I'm
glad we met them. Bob said. II
know we can beat Tech il we get
another chance. We made mis-
takes out there today we won't
make after we play a few more
CIV and Tech do not have an
other game scheduled this season
but If they continue to play as
well as they have so far, both
should earn places in The Stars
post-season tournament, and may
meet in that event.
The Presidents used a zone de-
fense almost the entire game and
1t was effective for the most part
in keeping the Trainers from get
ting in close to the basket. How
ever. Bill Breen stood outside the
keyhole and dropped in a steady
rain of high. arching set shots
that kept Tech in the lead dur
ing the first half.
Dutch Usilaner. Tech coach,
had his other high-scoring ace,
Snookie Herman, working in close
to the basket during the first two
quarters and Snookie couldn't get
many opportunities to shoot. In
fact he was held to four points
in the first half while Breen
Tailed consistently to help Tech
to a 1924 edge at intermission.
After the third period got un-
der way. Herman was moved out
to the side and behind the zone
and be tossed in 13 points in the
last two quarters. Breen con-
tinued his accurate shooting to
capture scoring honors with 26
points.
CIV had been dropping back
quickly when Tech got the ball
off the boards or after basket
in the first two periods and held
Evening star., 1951-12-20
Steady Improvement
Shown by Catholic U.
In Defeating Towson
BY Lewis r. Atehison

With more time and much pa
tience, Coach Abe RoSenfield may
yet lick the twin problem of mold
ing his five best men into q
Snooth-operating unit while de-
veloping the reserve strength so
badly needed by Catholic Univer-
sity. The Cardinals $3.50 victory
over speedy Towson Teacher
five at Brookland last night indi-
Gated steady progress.
Both teams employed zone de-
fenses, but the Cards outsmarted
their guests by putting Joe Della
Rata in the foul-line frequently
as a decoy while Reds Weaver
and Hal Freeman banged away
at long range with set shots. 1t
worked well enough to give Cath
olic u. an early 1876 lead which
stood 1T In good stead. The win
pers' margin at the half was only
27-l9 and. Towson closed too
strongly in the last half for c. U.
supporters comfort.
Lack of Reserves Apparent.
Rosenfields lack Of reserves was
glaring when Tom Brown, 6-foot-5
center and tallest man on the
team, was withdrawn for q rest
in the second period. With
Brownie out, Towson dropped in
four consecutive field goals to get
back in the game.
Brown showed improvement on
defense under the backboards, and
when he came out Hal Freeman
stepped into the breach and did
q workmanlike job.
Della Rata, bidding for con-
ference scoring honors. paced the
winners with 20 points, and Mike
Schaub Of Towson was runnerupI
in this department with 16.
Schaub boosted his tally by max
ing good on 10 of his II foul tries.
Towson Puts on Drive.
Schaub, Bill Binder and Buster
Krabbe were the Towson trouble
makers in the closing period. The
Teachers also came out of their
zone to use an all-court. man-for-
man press that bothered the
Cards. But this time Gu, with
all its regulars except Mickey
Trepp around at the finish, didn't
get wild and throw the game away
1t was Catholics final game be-
fore Christmas. The Cards will
resume playing January 9. when
they go to Annapolis to oppose
Navy.
Evening star., 1951-12-20
GWHigh, Beotenby Late Surge,
Eager to Take on Tech Again

the Trainers vaunted fast-break
attack.
However, the Presidents did not
hustle as much in the final quar-
tiers and left some Trainers un-
guarded. So Tech turned on Its
typical torrid second-half pace to
draw away.
Revenge for Tech.
Usilanger was jubilant about
the victory-revenge for a $3.50
defeat by GW In the Presidents
gym last season which was Techs
only loss to a high school team
during the campaign. Also Dutch
pointed out that beating CIV and
the Georgetown Junior Varsity
has reassured him about one OF
the Trainers deficiencies.
I'VE don't have tall team and
I was happy to see how well the
boys played when they were at a
disadvantage in height" Dutch
said. Il think the boys did q
fine job in guarding Kessler.
felt that as Kessler goes so goes
CIV and told our boys to concen-
trate on stopping him. / didn't
care how many the other CIV
players tossed in since I fat il
we stopped Kessler we would win
He was held to Z points in the first
half and it made big difference. u
Kessler tossed in Is points to
tie Les McMenamin for the Pres
idents' scoring honors before Bob
fouled out late in the final period,
but that was only small output
for GW's hook-shot artist.