Evening star., 1952-04-17
Flag 'Affront' Charge
By OAR Is Answered
By NAT0 Admiral

"affront" to the American Flag
brought quick defense last night
from Admiral Lynde D. McCor-
mick. supreme Allied Atlantic
commander under the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Along with resolutions calling
for reduced Federal expenditures
and opposing world government.
the OAR yesterday asked Congress
to investigate the treatment of
the flag when Admiral Mccormick
took over as Atlantic commander
week ago at Norfolk, Va.
The daughters said the Stars
and Stripes were hauled down
from the staff and the emblem of
the new command was broken
out"
They want Congress to deter
mine "on what authority the
emblem of our national sovereignty
was surrendered on United States
territory" and to restore and
keep the flag of this Nation
supreme in our own land"
Admiral Explains Incident.
The Associated Press reported
from Norfolk that Admiral Nc
Cormick, informed of the OAR
action, said that at no time during
the ceremonies was the United
States Flag not flying at my head
quarters"
He said the national flags of all
IA NATO nations were raised in
alphabetical order while the ap-I
propriate national anthems were
played. The American flag was
raised on its regular pole three
hours before the ceremony, and
then another American flag was
hoisted on a new pole erected for
the purpose. he said.
Not until the second flag was in
place was the first lowered and
the new command emblem raised,
he added.
II Resolutions Adopted.
In all, IT resolutions were
adopted at yesterdays session of
the OARS 61st Continental Con-
gress in Constitution Hall.
There were only about five dis
sents in votes on the resolutions
among the more than 1000 dele
gates. The nay voters drew
glares from their fellow members
and one was ruled ineligible any
way, as a non-delegate.
Presenting a resolution for re-
duction of Federal expenditures.
Mrs. T. B. Throckmorton, Resolu-
tions Committee chairman, offered
q bit of diversion to the delegates.
She repeated saying that
"Bess Truman's new hairdo is
the only bit of overhead that has
been cut in years"
The daughters called on Con-
gress to revoke all World War II
emergency control laws and emer-
gency executive powers "as
speedily as possible" They also
demanded an end to Government
subsidies.
They opposed any attempt to-
bring about world government
through the United Nations, or
anv other medium.
Warning against "the futile
policy of appeasement by the
U N. in Korea" they declared
the time had long since arrived" "
WIEN the Government should
put forth every reasonable effort
Il win the war in Korea before it
Is forever too late"
UNESCO Booklet Opposed.
In other resolutions, the society:
Opposed use of a series of
booklets entitled Toward World
Understanding" published by the
United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organiza-
ton. in public schools and Ii
braries. UNESCO advocates world
citizenship, the resolution said.
Opposed ratification by the
Senate of the genocide convention
or treaty. Genocide is race muir
der.
Urged Congress to adopt reso-
luton to prevent treaties becom-
ing the supreme law of the land.
Many treaties already passed by
the U. N. General Assembly, If
granted treaty rights, would null
lily the Constitution, they said.
Called on the Attorney General
to determine whether the U. N.
could use regional military estab-
lishments outside the areas for
the protection of which they may
be organized. The Daughters also
asked that the Senate make clear
the right to withdraw American
units from regional forces should
the U. N. attempt to use them
outside the original area.
Urged Congress to demand an
apology and supplement for the
omission of Trygve Lie, U. N. Sec
retary General, of a detailed list
of assistance given by the United
States to Korea in his 1850 year.
book.
immigration Stand Reasserted.
ReaSSerted the OAR principle
against immigration over and
above that provided under the
present quota system.
Supported the McCarran-Wal-
ter omnibus immigration and ma
turalization bill and opposed the
Lehman-H Humphrey bill which, the
Daughters said, would, in. effect,
destroy our national origins quota
system"
Asked Congress to move toward
legislation to provide that. after
a certain period, all aliens per-
manently residing in the United
States must apply for naturaliza-
ton or show cause why they
should be permitted to remain
here.
Called for rejuvenation of the
observance of independence Day,
with return to the former ring
ing of bells. pageants and paradeS."
Asked CONGRESS- to pass legiSla-