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Moinlond Virgin
Islanders Testify on
Orgunic Act
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Of the elected representatives
Of the People Of the Virgin Is
ands on those matters. If on
the other hand your Commit
tee does not share the views
hitherto expressed that the
contribution we are about to
make is one Of interference
and if your Committee consi-
ders retrenchments In the
government Of the islands I'M
perative, unavoidable and Of
primary Importance we would
like to be permitted to adj
vance some suggestions for
your perusa1 and study.
Now, the items which we
regard of direct concern to
mainland Virgin Islanders are
the following Cd the residence
requirement; (2) the resident
commissioner; (3) return Of
the Internal Revenue Taxes;
(4) unicameral legislative sys-
TEN; (5l literacy test to vote;
(6) amendment to citizenship
status to include natives re-
siding in foreign countries at
the time of the transfer; ()
lifting Of quarantine against
Importation Of fruits and We
getables grown in the Ameri-
car Virgin Islands.
/. r he residence require
msnf: For membership in the
legislature 3 years of actual
residence is required; and for
eligibility to the governorship,
5 years. We know that the rea-
son behind these requirements
is to make certain that persons
will have lived in the commu-
nitv and will have become fa-
miliar at first hand with its
problems before they might
enicv the rights and privileges
netive offices. While
this Is cutie reasonable, there
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MONDAY, MARCH 10. 1852

LO3 eAOOA 4N0s ~
is another side to the question,
Its effect on mainland Vir-
gin Islanders who may want
return home to serve in the
two related branches Of the.
island government. It can be
shown to the satisfaction of
any interested person that
there are large numbers of
Virgin Islanders in the City Of
New York and elsewhere IN
the United States who keep in
close touch with the affairs Of
the Virgin Islands by reading
the Virgin Islands newspapers,
and the official publications Of
the Island Government and
the Department Of the Interior
and by correspondence with
friends and officials in the Vir
gin Islands. Such persons we
feel should not be suspended
~ -.
in the enjoyment Of their
rights as citizens Of the Virgin
Islands and should be entitled
to some special consideration
by reason Of being Natives.
This policy, we submit, would
be entirely in keeping with
established policy under the
existing Organic Act Of 1895,
wherein it is provided that in
the appointment Of officials to
the various posts in the Gov
ernment Of the Virgin Islands,
the Secretary of the Interior
should give preference to.
qualified Virgin Islanders. We
would therefore like to sug-
gest that the same principle be
applied to the residence re-
quirement and that a proviso
be added to the effect. that 3
year and 5 year periods for the
Office Of legislator and COVER
nor, respectively, would not
apply to Natives Of the Vir-
gin Islands.
Q. The resident commits
sioner: We are strongly in.
favor Of a resident commits
sioner for the Virgin Islands
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regard to pending legislation
which originally might be in
tended to benefit others and
benefits to them. Likewise, his
and he could express his oppo-
sition TO legislation which
affect adversely the in
terest Of mainland Virgin Is
He could seek the
inclusion Of the Virgin Islands
in national legislation from
which they were omitted,
by in advertence or
otherwise. Our final plea is for
equal treatment. We have seen
the benefits which have come
to Puerto Rico, our American
neighbor in the Caribbean re-
gion and we ask for the same
consideration.
For all Of these reasons we
strongly urge the Congress to
provide a resident commissions
er for the Virgin Islands.
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for many reasons. First, be.
cause it is one way in which
the Congress can give in.
creased self-government to thu
islands; second, because i
would show that the Congress,
believes we are qualified t
assume greater responsibility
in government; third, because
the People of the Virgin Is
lands, like other American
Territories, are entitled K
make known directly to tht
Congress their views on mat
tiers which affect them. In sup
port of these points, we invite
your attention to the follow
ing documents, which by thii
reference we wish to incorpor
ate and make a part Of thi'
statement: al Testimony .
the Honorable William III. Ha;
tie, former Governor of TIL
Virgin Islands, before the Sui
Committee on Territorial ane
Insular Possessions, Of TIL
Committee on Public Lands.
House Of Representatives no
March /, 1949, in connection
with House Bill, H.R. 1888 t,
provide a resident commits
sioner for the Virgin Islands
() REPORT No. 377 to accom-
pany HR. 1888 House Of Re
representatives., 81st Congress
1st session, dated April |, l949
and ~ Letters from the Sc
cretary Of the Interior to thu
Speaker Of the House Of Re
representatives., dated Deem
Der 5, 1916, January II, 1914
and February %, 1949, respec.
lively.
To Virgin islanders in the
United States, a resident com.
missioner is one Of the utmost
Importance because Of hi
power to introduce bills il The
Congress, thereby enabling
him to make Representations
in their behalf and to advance
proposals which would bring
benefits to them Likewise, b.
his presence, he can see thai
their interest is protected n
Evening star., 1952-05-08

January .. 1910. about noon
time at Fifteenth and r streets
NV. by Detective Sergt. Clark
and j. @. Williams, and you
were brought to the office Of
Capt. Harry c. Blackman
upon your arrest; is that cor
rect?
Evening star., 1952-05-08

engaged IN the business known
as the Plisco National Telecast,
Inc?
@. You were arrested in con-
nection with your activities In
that connection, were you not,
and the indictment quashed be-
cause the evidence was obtained
by wire-tapping; is that right?
@. Have you ever been in or
around 3108 Arundel road,
Mount Rainier, Md?
@. Have you ever heard Of
the place?
@. Have you ever heard of q
town called Mount Rainier, Md?
Q. Have you heard Of the
State Of Maryland? a
@. Have you ever been in 4232
Main avenue. Suitland. Md?
@. AS a matter Of fact, you
pleaded guilty to charges aris-
ing out of your presence at that
location on or about December
81, 1947, in the company Of q
humber of other people, and
you were fined $1,000 and given
a two-year s. s.
@. For the record, two years.
suspended sentence. Mr.. Plisco,
do you know a police officer in
Washington. D. c., named
Detective Sergt. William v.
Christian?
a. want to call your at
tention specifically to that ar
rest Of December 81, 1947, and
ask you whether you ever dis
cuSsed that case with Maj.
Robert j. Barrett, then major
and superintendent of the
Metropolitan Police Depart
ment of Washington, D. C.
Evening star., 1952-05-08
Silent on Queries on
Fishing, Baseball

@. Were you there in 1851?
O.. Or in any year from 1947
through 1850?
@. Have you ever gone fish
ing, Mr.. Plisco?
@. Ever gone fishing at East
Henderson?
@. Do you like baseball?
@. Do you have any interest
in the District Wholesale Florist.
Inc?
@. Do you know Inspector
Covell of the Metropolitan
Police Force Of Washington.
D. c.?
@. Have you ever given In
spector Covell q gift?
@. You understand that In
spector Covell has testified be-
fore this committee that you
have, on two occasions. given
him gifts of whiskey and
flowers? Have you heard that?
A. No sir. Is decline to an
swer that question.
@. Are you aware Of the fact
Inspector Covell testified before
this committee in January, in
public session?
@. Have you ever given In
spector Covell a gift of more
than $500 in value?
@. Have you ever given him a
gift of more than $1,000 in
value?
@. Were you arrested in
Washington in 1882, and con-
victed in 1892, of assault as
James Dean?
@. Were you charged with
manslaughter in Upper Marl-
boro. Md. in 1897?
Declines to Answer on
Disposition of. Case
@. Will you tell the commit
tee what the disposition was Of
that case, please?
@. In July of 1897 were you
Evening star., 1952-05-08
Debutontes' Dance
In London Launched
With Real Bang
By the Assoeiofed Press

LONDON, May 8. - London's
annual debutantes' dance went off
with a bang last night-in fact,
three bangs.
The $50 debs, dazzling in white
coming-out gowns. swept down the
stairs of fashionable Grosvenor
House in perfect two-by-two's to
curtsey before huge cake.
Minutes later, the cake exploded
with three muffled bangs and
wiSpS of blue smoke.
An unknown prankster had
wired firecrackers under the cake
with a fuse timed to explode when
the Duchess of Roxburghe cut the
cake.
Fortunately" said a waiter,
"the timing was bit Off"
Evening star., 1952-05-08
Blaze at Center Market
Causes $1,000 Damage

A fire in the Center Market
Fifth and K streets NV. early
this morning damaged refrigera-
tor equipment. two counters and
destroyed several hundred dollars
worth of stock.
Fire 1t. Alvin E. Davis of No
IS Engine House estimated the
refrigerator and counter damage
at 1000.
He said the blaze started in a
refrigerator motor in one booth
and spread to an adjoining
booth. A night watchnlau dis
covered it shortly before 4 am.
Evening star., 1952-05-08
Won't Tell if He
Knew Maj. Barrett

@. Do you know former Maj.
Barrett. Robert j. Barrett?
@. Have you ever heard Of the
former major and superipten-
dent. Robert j. Barrett?
@. Have you ever spoken to
Mai. Barrett?
@. Have you ever given Maj.
Barrett gift worth in excess of
$500?
n @. Have you ever given Maj.
Barrett a gift of any kind?
@. Have you ever given him
a gift of more than $1,000 in
value?
@. Did you ever discuss that
arrest in Suitland, Md, with
Evening star., 1952-05-08
No Reply on Query
About Seeing Barrett

Q. Did you ask Capt. Black
man If you could talk to the
then chief Of detectives. Robert
J. Barrett. in connection with
that arrest?
Q. You were turned over to
Detective Sergt. Paul H. Clark
Of the Vice Squad and you put
UP 500 collateral and forfeited
It: is that correct?
q. How many times have you
been in the home in Inspector
Covell Of the Metropolitan Po-
lice Department?
Q. Have you ever given a gift
of any value to Inspector
Pearce when he was command
ing officer of No. / Precinct?
@. Have you ever given a gift
of $1,000 in value to Inspector
Pearce when he was command
ing ofncer of No. / Precinct?
@. Do you know Inspector
George Wallrodt?
Evening star., 1952-05-08
Home Address Question
One of Few Answered

@. Do you have any brothers
or sisters?
@. Are your parents alive?
@. Where do you live at the
present time?
A. $500 @ street.
@. What is your business or
occupation?
@. Have you ever been in the
Hotel washington in Washing
ton, d. c.?
@. Where did you live before
you lived at $500 @ street. NV?
@. When did you first come
to Washington. MIR. Plisco?
@. Did you ever work for the
Ambassador Cleaners & Dyers
at 214 Sixth street NV. WASH
ington, D. c.?
@. That would have been be-
fore 1880. would it not. Mr..
Plisco?
@. Did you work for an inSti-
tuition called The Shop OF Quali-
ty. located at 421 Ninth street.
NV. as a salesman?
@. Have you ever been to COL
North Fourth street, Whining
ton, N. c.?
@. Is that area known as Nags
Head. MIR. Plisco?
@. Have you ever been to East
Henderson N. c.?
Evening star., 1952-05-08

any member Of the Police De-
partment?
@. Did you ever talk to
Emnlitt Warning about that?
@. Do you know 1t. Turner Of
the Prince Georges County
Police Department?
@. Do you know Sam Mel
nick?
q. Do you know 81 Berman?
@. Have you ever heard of
Emmitt Warning?
@. Have you ever spoken to
Emmitt Warning?
@. Around July 81, 1948, in
Evening star., 1952-05-08
Declines to Answer on
Disnos;fion of. Cnse
Only Contents, Not Bro
Is Art, Judge Rules
By The Associofed Press

KARLSRUHE. Germany, May
8.-Is a brassiere a work Of art?
A manufacturer who thinks it is
was told by a judge yesterday that
"only its contents may be art. but
not the products ITSELF"
Therefore. the judge ruled. the
manufacturer, cannot claim q rival
firm had violated the "art protec-
ton law" by producing a bra
similar to the model of his firm.
Evening star., 1952-05-08

@. Do you know Capt. An.
thony Richitt?
@. Inspector Beverly e.
Beach?
@. Have you ever spoken to
these officers?
@. Do you know Detective
Sergt. Nunzio Bonaccorsy?
@. Have you ever given De-
tective Sergt. Nunzio Bonac-
corsy a gift of over $1,000 in
value?
@. Do you know Detective
Sergt. James Roche?
Evening star., 1952-05-08

n puTCtUk tTUUSCTtpL Oy pro-
ceedings before the Senate Dis
trict Crime Committee during
its questioning last month OF
Abe (JelDboy Dietz) Plisco is
carried belotD. The tDitneSs de-
c1ined to answer most questions
ON the ground that to do so
might intend to incrimilGte
him. In the transcript beloD.
the omission OF an ansiDer in
dicates he declined to make a
reply.
@. Are you also known as
Jew Boy" Dietz?
@. Have you ever been known
by the name of Noah Plisco?
@. Have you ever heard Of
Noah Plisco?
@. Are you married. sir?
A. Yes. sir.
@. When were you married?
@. Are your wife's parents
alive?
@. Do you have any sisters
in-law?
@. Brothers-in-law?
@. Do you have any children?
A. decline to answer that
question.
@. DO I understand you are
declining to answer whether
you have any children on the
ground that that might tend to
incriminate you, sir?
A. That is right.
@. Have you ever heard of
some one called Mary Diezt Rob-
erts?
@. Have you ever heard Of
Frances DietZo
Evening star., 1952-05-08
Silent Also on Visits
To Borrett's Home

@. Have you ever given De-
tective Sergt. James Roche O
gift of over $1,000 in value?
@. Have you ever had any
conversations with anybody in
the Police Department about
promotions to be made within
the Police Department or the
assignment Of police officers?
@. Have you ever been to Maj.
Robert j. Barrett's home?
@. Have you ever spoken to
Maj. Barrett?
@. Have you ever heard of the
existence Of this committee?
A. I decline that question.
Mr.. Bauman: Mr.. Chairman,
I think it would be fruitless to
pursue this examination at this
time.
Evening star., 1952-05-08

the vicinity of Wisconsin ave-
nue. and M street NV, did
you observe Emmitt Warning
in an alteration at that To-
cation and did you hear that
he was to be charged and was
charged with disorderly con-
duct?
@. Did you threaten a po-
lice officer in connection with
that arrest? ..
@. You were arrested on
Evening star., 1952-05-08
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Evening star., 1952-06-13
mocrocy in Europe

been made worse by the peculiar
tactics of the "neo-FasciSts"
who. though claiming to be op-
posed to communism, are now
engaged in trying to weaken the
free government of Italy-which
is exactly what the Communists
have as their major objective.
It is significant that only about
10 per cent of the activity of
the Fascists in the recent cam
paign was directed at the CON-
muniStS.
The Fascist movement is be-
ing financed by groups of in
dustrialists and landowners,
who find ready allies among
those elements which want the
return of a monarchy so as to
get what they regard as
needed stronger government
in Rome. There is among them
a yearning for the alleged sta
bility of the Mussolini era and
a selfish desire to get back into
power. None of these business
men. by the way, were recipi-
ents of Marshall Plan aid and
know their Fascist connections
will keep them in the doghouse
if the present regime continues
in power.
Nationalistic issues are being
used to foment pro-Fascist SEN
timent. Thus, the controversy
over the recovery of Trieste is
a big issue. The allied indiffer-
ence to Italy's claim for Trieste
is capitalized on the stump.
Italians point to the fact that
100000 Of their compatriots died
for Trieste in the First World
War and to their own military
help to the Allies in the last
year of World War II, and say
this entities them to better con-
sideration than a Communist
leader in Yugoslavia. Anyway,
the issue cannot be allowed to
drift without settlement, as it
is making Fascist votes right
along.
Whether to deal more firmly
by law with Fascists and Com
munists has been debated in
side the Italian cabinet. In GER
tain circles, including the Vati-
can, there is a feeling that there
hasn't been enough firmness
Evening star., 1952-06-13
Pennsylvania and Michigan Delegates Hold Eisenhower
Has Yet to Define Issues and Own Status as Leader

ayers and give to one only the
power of the high, the low and
the middle justice. He said that
he had complete confidence in
the people who were backing
him.
It appeared useless to pursue
the matter. The general seems
to think of himself as the can
didate by popular request de-
spite what must be his certain
knowledge that even if he is,
certain forces are out to mega
tive it which will not count the
cost.
In politics perhaps more than
in other ways of life strength
attracts strength. Would-be
officeholders in a Republican adj
ministration are going to be in
creasingly reluctant to cross
Senator Taft, especially since he
has shown that the rewards go
to the true and the faithful and
no nonsense about it.
From that point of view, de-
spite the editorial clamor, the
Taft ruthlessness at Chicago
is paying of. Editors won't
want the Presidents favors-at
least in theory!-but Republi-
cans will; after all. they have
wandered 20 years in the polit-
ical wilderness.
Pennsylvania and Michigan
in one week end are a problem
for Gen. Eisenhower. In the
former the Association of Manu-
facturers rides high; in the lat
ter, labor unions. It will be
difficult to appeal to both with
out stultifying oneself.
That is essentially the gen.
erals problem anyway. To
be nominated he must lure the
regular Republicans who will be
delegates to the convention; his
Nation wide build-up depends,
however. on his being inter-
nationalist and moderate in his
domestic views.
Innately and by deliberate
choice. he is moderate. Mod
crates in politics have heavy go
Evening star., 1952-06-13
Constantine Brown:

A number Of politically trained
European observers now are
visiting the United States and
especially Washington. to obtain
first-hand information about
Americas future foreign policy
if a conservative" should be
nominated and elected President
this year.
Leading political men across
the Atlantic, inside and outside
the governments. are not en-
tirely satisfied with the reports
received from either diplomatic
observers or newspaper corre-
spondents in the United States.
The diplomatic observers seem
swayed by what they are told by
Washington officialdom. which
is inevitably partisan. while
a substantial number of cor
respondents appear to repeat
in their dispatches the views
contained in the editorials of the
great metropolitan newspapers
and magazines.
The political intelligence
which is being received in the
capitals across the Atlantic
says bluntly that if a candi-
date of what is being described
as the conservative" Repub-
licans is nominated and elected
the entire Western coalition
will fall apart and America will
withdraw into { an isolationist
shell leaving Western Europe
with the possible exception of
Britain-to the mercy of the
Communist and leftist Social
ist trends. Continued co-opera-
ton on the present scale can be
expected only in the event of
reelection Of a Democrat or
the election of a liberal Re-
publican. This has been the
theme song Of the confidential
diplomatic reports and printed
press stories.
Western Europe. including the
politically unstable France. has
conservative governments today.
Some of these have been in
Office for only a short time.
They mean to do their best to-
ward strengthening the NATO
but have not yet had the nee
esSary time. If it is true that
the election of a conservative"
Republican would mean the
end of the collaboration with the
United States which has existed
for the last 10 years, they feel
that they will be overthrown
and replaced by cabinets which
will look anxiously toward the
U. S. S. r.
The European conservatives
cannot believe that there is in
the United States today a po-
Evening star., 1952-06-13
Fletcher KnebeI:
Potomac Fever

President Truman indicates he Gen. Macarthur
from political activity All he asks is that Mac working
the station precincts and away light
housekeeping and furnished
The Senate votes to continue March
The Senators acted with peedso they and
campaign for free enterprise.
Taft holds out hopes cutting the budget $25 billion and
Ike talks of $40bon cut Everyhings going cueven
the value of the candidates promises
south Korea bans the Voice Of America insulting
main trick in this liberation business to country fast
enough to get it listed in latest yearbook of enemies
Ike says he's no miracle man. That's the these
novices in politics always gliding the lily.
Former Democratic Boss Jim Farley talks politics with Gen.
Franco OF SPAIN The politicians created such
shortage OF homegrown generals they're talking about
importing
Gov McKeldn of Maryland threestate Republican
harmony DEAL but Fine of Sumrnereld
OF Michigan deny it, The easiest Maryand financial
problems would be to slap sales tax
a
Evening star., 1952-06-13

exhibited by the De Gasperi
government against the Com
munists and Fascists. The
answer made to this is that it
would have been politically
suicidal to have attempted by
legal measures to outlaw the
Communist Party earlier than
now
What has happened in the
last two weeks in France is AN
inspiration but. as one Italian
official wistfully remarked, they
don't hope to be able to catch
any italian Communist leader
with the goods in the middle of
a riot. as they did Jacques Du-
clos in France. The Italian
Communist leadership is be-
lieved to be too smart for that.
But there are laws about to be
passed which will harass both
Communist and Fascist agita-
tors. The laws would give the
government discretionary power
to arrest Communist leaders for
treason against the state and to
prosecute them for distributing
propaganda designed to over
throw the Italian democracy.
But, above all. there is a rec
ognitiop of how helpless Italy
is to do the whole job alone.
There is criticism, for example,
here against the British for fail
ing to coordinate their policy
with that of Italy and other
countries.
Thus, when the United States
announced that no delegates
would be sent to the Moscow
economic conference. Italy fol-
lowed Suit-only to be taunted
by the Italian Communists, who
pointed to the fact that Eng
land was sending a delegation.
Italy then had to back down
and send some delegates, too.
Britain has been dragging
her feet on the whole anti-Com-
munist business and, if France
and Italy are to do an effective
job in Kidding themselves of
those who are engaged in an
internal conspiracy against
their form of government, it
will require coordination and
teamwork among the foreign
offices of all free countries.
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