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Evening star., 1952-04-04

When evidence has been gath
cred indicating wrongdoing.
then q searching QUESTIONABLE
with specific relationship to a
particular course of action
should be submitted and, if not
filled out, the facts should be
placed before a grand jury.
But to ask employees without
regard to their known repute to
tell the number of bank ac-
counts they have. the places
where they have safety deposit
boxes. and the financial affairs
of all members Of their families
is going too far toward an i'm y
plication of guilt to which inno-
cent persons should never be
subjected.
Presumably President Tru-
man refused to repudiate the
Newbold Morris questionnaire
and presumably he was glad in
a way that matters turned out
as they did-for Mr.. Truman
got rid of the troublesome ques-
tionnaire and the prosecutor,
too. For Mr.. Morris never
should have been appointed at
all If MIR. Truman had had abb
solute confidence in his At
torney General.
But. whatever may be the
facts developed now with re-
Spect to any Of the persons in
the Justice Department who in
the future may be called to
book for specific transactions,
Howard McGrath was eternally
right when he said:
II have done my duty as I
saw it. I have stood up for
what I believe to be great prin-
ciples Of personal liberty and
the fundamental rights of en-
ployes Of the Federal Govern
ment. I gladly accept the pen
atty which in this instance at
taches to the performance of
duty"
The question arises as to why
the President did not repudiate
the QUESTIONABLE on the basis
Of true constitutionaliSm. For
while it must be conceded that
constitutional rights can be dis
regarded by the Government as
an employer, the protection Of
Evening star., 1952-04-04
March of Events in the Capital
Has President Truman Lost Control of His Administration?
Ffings March Side by Side With Threatened Steel Strike

Perhaps the Republicans who
have held back will now help
him since he can aid them in
keeping the corruption issue to
the fore instead Of solving it.
Mr.. McGrath's friends ask
two questions:
What is his personal frame Of
mind? Ever since he made. an
emotional st. Patrick's Day
speech in Rhode Island about
current events constituting an
attack on his race and religion,
they have been worried about
him.
The Attorney General also
said then he would have plenty
to say when "the shadows
lifted" Granted that the Irish
are excitable on st. Patrick's
Day. the remarks alarmed many.
There are absolutely no signs
that any of his insinuations are
true. # anything, Mr.. McGrath
who is personally so likeable and
usually so fair, has had the
benefit of every doubt here.
The second question is: Win
this have an adverse political
effect upon the Democrats? His
former colleagues can hardly
believe that Howard McGrath
will set himself up as a martyr
to the detriment of the party
that has advanced him so
rapidly and so far.
Evening star., 1952-04-04

what we had attempted to
annihilate.
In the meantime the Rus
slams themselves, after realizing
that their blunt maneuvers to
expand their hegemony west
ward were being resisted, re-
organized Eastern Germany as
q preferred satellite" While
prejudices and fears still held
back our efforts to create Ger
man military force to meet the
Red onslaught, Moscow pro-
ceeded to organize a relatively
small but highly efficient army
under the name of Bereitschaf-
ten in defiance of its obligation.
Ever since 1850 there has been
an auction for the favor of Ger
many Of which the German
people themselves cannot fail
to become aware. And they are
now in a position to determine
the price of their cooperation.
Russia has produced out of
its unlimited bag of tricks the
March 10 proposal for a unified
Germany with an army and
armament production of her
own. This proposal naturally
appeals greatly to the German
people who had receded since
April, 1945, from a master
race" to an underprivileged
race. In spite of the jokers
which the Bonn government
realized exist in the Kremlin's
proposal, there is no question
that the rank and file of the
people in Western Germany
feel that there is a good deal
of merit in the Russian offer.
The principal temptation offered
to them by Stain, who seven
years ago was hell bent to de-
stroy Germany completely, is
tine fact that Russians are Sug-
costing a fully armed neutral
Germany" We propose the
Evening star., 1952-04-04
Doris FIeeson:

The swift and startling march
Of events In the Capital raises
a fundamental question inf
nitely more important than the
fate Of the personalities in
volved.
That question Is whether
President Truman has control
Of his administration.
The President revealed at his
news conference that for tense
minutes, perhaps hours, he was
not in control of a cabinet de-
partment. He learned, he said.
from a news ticker that At
torney General McGrath had
fired Newbold Morris. the clean
up man chosen by Mr.. McGrath
but later given extraordinary
powers by Mr.. Truman himself.
The President said Mr.. Nc
Grath resigned over the tele-
phone. He would not say who
telephoned whom; he did say
with biting irony that all resig-
nations are voluntary.
The McGrath-MorriS feud
marches side by side with the
threatened steel strike which
brought about the sudden angry
resignation Of Chief MobiliZer
Charles E. Wilson. The issue
there is stabilization Of wages
and prices; the fate Of the
legislation is in the balance and
there is no promise Of a peace
Evening star., 1952-04-04

can be mustered to override his
veto. The public interest again
will be saved, at least tempo
rarily, though the question still
Is not solved. It is a problem
that is pressing for solution. for
the oil development is needed.
The Senate rejected a COM
promise. interim solution offered
by Senator O'Mahoney. Demo-
crat, of Wyoming, which gave
concessions to the States that
were criticized in some quarters
as too generous. It would have
validated leases already made
by the States, given the States
q 371a per cent royalty, and
permitted them for five years
to have a veto power over
leases made by the Federal
Government. after which the
Federal Government would have
direct and sole leasing power.
It did proclaim and establish
Federal jurisdiction. and Sena-
tor O'Mahoney put the issue in
a nutshell when he said the
result of the State control bill
would be 'giving away the
interests of all the people Of all
Of the States in these areas of
national sovereignty"
This issue serves to drama
tie once again the continual
battle throughout our history.
familiar to any student Of our
political and economic history
and that includes President
Truman-to protect the public
from exploitation of their nat
ural resources. While this Off
shore-oil episode harks back to
the pioneer days Of grab" when
the country was being opened
up, we repeatedly have seen In
recent CongresSeS-and again in
this--the more refined process
by which big interests, including
oil and natural gas. the elec-
trio utilities, and the railroads,
seek to temper or escape Federal
regulatory measures which the
excesses of the earlier days
made necessary.
Here you find at work what
old-fashioned progressives once
called invisible government
aggregations Of great economic
interests that often prove more
powerful than political govern
Evening star., 1952-04-04
Seven-Yeor Rise in GernnonP Power
Both Russia and the West Are Bidding High for Fovors
Of People Reduced to Nothing in l945

creation Of a German force
integrated in a European army
to-be The German people also
are being told by the Russians
that by accepting the Western
thesis they inevitably will be
forced into a war with Russia.
while the Kremlin's proposal
means that Germany will not
become involved in any conflict
IN Europe.
Gen. Eisenhower in his annual
report to the NATO members
stated clearly why Germany
must be lined up on our side.
He stated his views with such
blunt clearness that even diplo-
mats could understand them:
Even with the maximum po-
tenrlal realized through the
collective effort of member ma
tions. there is little hope for
the economical long-term at
tainment Of security and sta
bllity in Europe unless Western
Germany can be counted on the
side of the free nations.
LAS of today our forces could
not offer prolonged resistance
east of the Rhine barrier. Thus
we might lose by default the
considerable resources of Ger
many and suffer at the same
time direct exposure Of Denmark
and Holland. With Western
Germany in our orbit, the NATO
forces would form a strong and
unbroken line III Central
Europe from the Baltic to the
Alps"
Evening star., 1952-04-04

full labor-industry settlement
without the Government.
The many questions asked by
a press which reflected the
presidential tension by its
sudden shifts from exuberant
laughter to grimness did not
elicit the full story of either
crisis. That story must emerge
from careful study Of the Tru-
man replies, questions elsewhere
and a recheck Of the known
facts.
The conclusion that the situa-
tion is crucial is still obvious.
The President has confided
that one reason he hesitated to
make public his decision not to
run again was fear that he
might lose his world leadership.
The world is reacting all right.
It is the domestic front that
seems to be cracking.
A conservative coalition in
Congress floutS the Presidents
wishes almost daily. His leaders
seem mesmerized by their prob
lens and show no fight. Present
developments will tend to
solidify that trend.
Great anxiety Is expressed
here about the future course
of Mr.. Morris. With all his faults
of naivete he is honest. vigorous
and articulate. He can make
plenty Of trouble.
Evening star., 1952-04-04
Constantine Brown:

Seven years ago the policies
established at Teheran and
Yalta to break up Germany
were put into effect. Western
Germany was to be reduced to
pastoral state ranking just a
little above Albania. Eastern
Germany was turned over to
Russia which did its usual good
job" toward a conquered coun-
try More than 4 million Ger
mans from that area were sent
into slavery while the un-
fortunates who remained were
treated with unprecedented
harShnesS. The once powerful
Reich was reduced to nothing.
There seemed to be no hope that
1t would ever recover and be-
come even a second-rate nation.
ALI this happened in the spring
of 1945. Within less than seven
years its conquerors are falling
over themselves to gain the
friendship and support Of this
once-despised enemy.
The Western powers and
Russia are bidding high for the
favors of the German people.
The remarkable residence Of
these people has brought Ger
many back to its feet not only
economically but politically as
well. New forces are arrayed
in the world ready to Jump at
each others throats. Belatedly
the political men in the United
States and Great Britain rec
ognized that by their efforts to
please the Kremlin and dis
member the Reich they had
created a Frankenstein far more
powerful and threatening than
Hitler and his accolytes. After
accepting our helping hand in
an hour Of dire need the Rus
sian dictators want to grab us
by the neck and strangle us.
All we did in Germany was to
create a vacuum which the
Muscovites attempted to fill
themselves. Within three years
after the attempted total de-
struction Of the Reich we be.
came vaguely aware that we
had been trapped by our "be-
loved ally" and proceeded with
a more sober policy to re-create
Evening star., 1952-04-04
QUESTIONABLE Invodes Privucy
McGroh Was Right and Truman Wrong the Bosic Issue
Of Federal Employees Rights Under Constitution

the innocent individual against
invasion of privacy is of far
greater Importance than politi-
cal expediency. The Republi-
cans have cried out that there
has been corruption in the
executive departments. The
congressional committees, head
ed by Democrats, have exposed
many Of these scandals. If a
special prosecutor was to be
appointed to clean up the Gov
ernment, it was necessary for
such a prosecutor to report to
the President or else that Mr..
Truman get a new Attorney
General. But such a special
prosecutor doesn't begin by ask
ing all persons to stand up and
accuse themselves or by re-
questing all persons to subject
themselves to investigation of
their private affairs and the
finances Of all their relatives.
This would hardly be an effec-
tive way to track down any Of
fetal guilty Of accepting re-
wards for favors done.
It is inconceivable that as
many as 500 persons in the Jus
tice Department to whom the
QUESTIONABLE was to have been
submitted could have been in
volved in wrongdoing such as
would be disclosed by answering
the questions. Any person who
had accepted a bribe would not
hesitate to lie about the fact
in answering the QUESTIONABLE.
The congressional committees
usually have leads concerning
the persons who might have
been engaged in questionable
transactions, and the Justice
Department would have access
to tte same information if there
were cooperation with the con-
gressional committees.
Corruption can be and should
be ferreted out, but not by first
depriving all Government en-
ployes Of constitutional rights
for any reason-least of all for
political expediency. True lib
eral;sm seems to have lost many
of it's champions in present-day
Washington.
Reproduction Rights Reserved.)
Evening star., 1952-04-04
Thomas L. Stokes:
Thomas L. Stokes
Invisible Government at Work
Senate Votes Give States Rich Offshore Oil Deposits
Which Supreme Court Held Belong to All Of the People

Our poetry, our songs. our
legends tell us that this land
and its resources belong to us,
all Of us.
Our political leaders, includ-
ing members Of Congress. say
so, too. But many act as if
they don't believe it, as. for
example, in the latest effort.
ratified now by the Senate after
last session approval by the
House, to hand over to the
States the potentially very rich
offShore oil deposits which the
Supreme Court has held belong
to all Of the people.
This issue, in the State con-
troll bill passed by Congress,
soon will 60 again before Presi-
dent Truman. He not only We
toed 1t once before; but he ini-
tiated the attempt on behalf Of
all the people to make this
part Of our natural-resource
heritage by proclaiming in 1945
the Federal Governments juris-
diction. That became matter
Of national public interest with
the discovery Of oil OF the
coasts Of Louisiana, California
and Texas
Such Federal jurisdiction over
these waters long has been rec
ognized and established, but the
three States challenged it. Suits
were instituted by the Federal
Government to affirm Federal
control, but, before they were
decided. Congress, pressed by
powerful oil interests, passed q
bill "Quitclaiming" this domain
back to the States. Subse-
quently, after the Presidents
veto, the Supreme Court, in de-
cisionS affecting each Of the
three States individually. pro-
claimed the Federal Govern
ment's paramount interest in
these offshore lands.
Now with the passage of an
other State control bill, Con-
gress is seeking to nullify those
decisions, and here we are back
again.
Again President Truman
stands between q big interest
dominated Congress and the
people.
He will veto the bill-and 1t
Is doubtful that enough votes
Evening star., 1952-04-04
Dovid Lawrence:

Howard McGrath was right
and President Truman was
wrong on the basic issue which
caused the resignation of the
Attorney General. That issue
concerned the right of q Gov
ernment employe to be secure
against unreasonable search
and seizure right guaran-
teed to every citizen by the Con-
Stitution of the United States.
The Supreme Court of the
United States has ruled that
even a subpoena by a congress
sional committee cannot force
a citizens papers out of his pos
session by a blanket request,
and that there is no. authority
for Congress or the Executive
to engage in a fishing expedi-
ton" to get information seek
ing to incriminate an individual.
The queStionnaire which New
bold Morris asked Government
employees to I'LL out violates con-
Stitutional principle. It invadeS
the right Of privacy. It asks the
employe to furnish information
on which an inquiSition can be
based without the slightest evi-
dence that there has been any
wrongdoing. It is like trying
citizen for a crime without pre-
senting an indictment.
It is true that the Federal
Government as an employer can
request any QUESTIONABLE to be
filled out and that the penalty
can be a refusal to let the en-
ploye keep his job. But no ques-
tionnaire invading privacy is
justified unless the security of
the state itself is at Stake-if
1t is a matter Of loyalty or trea-
son.
If any one in the executive de-
partmentS has committed q
wrong. has abused the authority
OF his office, or has accepted
bribe money for doing anything
in the name Of the governmental
post he occupies, the evidence
should be assembled by the in
vestigation units Of the Govern
ment-the Federal Bureau Of
Investigation or a special intel
ligence unit set up for that
task.
Evening star., 1952-04-04
Fletcher KnebeI:
Potomac Fever

Attorney General McCath ignore every
QUESTIONABLE except the from the White
"Win you quit be hred?"
Corruption Hunter Newbold Morris
General McIath Morris almost made history-another
and he'd have been the worlds first by
a former Attorney General
Corruption Hunter Morris lasted two days
washington predicted at the that
tools Tor the jobhe arrived without round-tp
Federal Judge McCranery becomes General
entrusted with the Washington cleanup campaign
to dig into every Granny for wongdos and the President
detailed report why he couldn't find any.
President Truman says he won't for the Senate
Missouri but Will accept nonvoting seat You're going
to catch him voting lot of might
jeopardize Margarets singing career.
Queen Juliana OF Holland addresses Members
amazed to hear such speech the House
hour without placing the United States
the crossroads
, 1952-05-13
Station WIVI Goes
On Air Thursday
AT Six-thirtY AM.

Radio Station WIN, Radio
American West Indies, will 60
on the air Oh Thursday morn
ing at $50 and will continue
broadcasting until l1:3O pm.
It will be found at 1880 on the
broadcast dial.
The official opening, how
ever, will be about the first
week in June, the exact date
to be announced.
AT present the staff Of the
Station will consist of Edward
Vickers, manager; Raymond
Higdon, chief engineer and
Orville Motta, chief amour
Ger. All three will announce
from time to time.
WIVI will be on the air to-
night from 12:01 until about
5 am.
, 1952-05-13
Cunudu Lee,
Outstanding Actor Of
Siege. Screen. Dies

Canada Lee, the Negro ac-
tor who had won fame on the
stage and in motion pictures
and had appeared in television
and radio shows, died Of a
heart attack on May 9, at his
home 235 West 18th Street. His
age was 45.
Mr.. Lee, whose real name
was Leonard Lionel Cornelius
Canegata, had been a band
leader, pugilist and jockey be.
fore becoming interested in
the theatre, administrator p.
G.. Canegata of st. Croix is his
uncle).
The actor, who had been in
failing health for two years,
became bedridden ten days
ago and for several days be-
fore his death had been in q
semi-coma. A spokesman said
he had uremic poisoning.
Friends recalled that Mr..
Lee collapsed in Africa at the
end Of the filming of the mo-
ton picture, Cry, the Beloved
Country in which he played
the lead. In London in Janu-
airy, 1851, he underwent an
operation for a sympathac-
tony for high blood pressure,
He was scheduled to go to
, 1952-05-13
Princess Ileund Of
Rournonid Autographs
Book for LibrdrY Here

Princess Ileana Of Rouraania
personally autographed the
book 4 Live Again written
by herself especially for the
Christiansted Public Library.
This autograph is not a
commercial one. The book is
q gift Of Georges Duca VIII
visited the Island last summe4,
in appreciation for the cour-
tesies extended him; he Ill
turn requested the Princess to
autograph it.
Il Live Again is just one Of
the several excellent books re-
ceived recently at the Library
and now available to patrons.
, 1952-05-13
Virgin Islanders in
New York to Visit
Here This Summer

The Stars Social : Athletic
Club Of New York, which is
composed Of Virgin Islanders,
is planning to visit st: Thomas
and st. Croix during the sum
mer to play a series Of soft
ball games.
To defray the cost Of the
trip, the club is holding its
Third Anniversary Ball on
June "a at the Golden Gate
Ballroom, 142nd Street and
Lenox Avenue, New York.
Heyford Benjamin Of st.
Croix IS the Clubs president.
, 1952-05-13
Governor Commends
Oscur Bough. Former
Agri. Extension Agent

ST. THOMAS: Governor de
Castro expressed to Oscar r.
Bough, former Agricultural
Extension Agent, his admira-
ton Of and appreciation for
Mr.. Bough's excellent and eff
ficient services with the Interi-
or Department and the Govern
ment of the Virgin Islands.
The Governor stated that
Mr. Bough has been engaged
in agricultural instruction and
extension work in the Virgin
Islands since July |, l941 and
was separated on April 30, this
year due to transfer of the
agricultural functions from
the Department of the Interior
to the Department of Agricul-
ture.
Mr.. Bough's responsibilities,
said the Governor, included
full extension services, techni-
cal research, plant and animal
quarantine inspections and
other agricultural duties.
Il am happy to state that
you have discharged your over
all working to the satisfaction
Of the Governor and the peo-
pie Of the Virgin Islands. I
want you to know that it has
been a distinct pleasure to
have been associated with you
over the past decade and that
! continue to hold the -tmost
confidence in your abilit- f..
, 1952-05-13
Governor Morris de
Cdstro Visits
Rddio Stotion WIVI

Governor Morris F. de- Cas-
tro visited Radio Station WHIT
today, and indicated that he
was impressed by what he had
seen.
v
His Excellency came IN to-
see Administrator Canegata
and hold conferences with To-
cal officials. He returned on
the afternoon plane.
, 1952-05-13

Italy for the eOthello' produc
ton at the end Of this month.
Canada Lees name and
fame-on both sides Of the
Atlantic-were the result Of
accidents and unusual yersati-
lily, an ability to adapt HIM
self to new circumstances and
a determination never to let
setbacks stop his natural
drive.
Once, he said modestly Of
himself: "AH my life I've been
on the verge Of being some
thing. I'm almost becoming a
concert violinist and / run
away to the races. I'm almost
a good jockey and I go over
weight. I'm almost a champion
Continued on page Al
, 1952-05-13

do a good job wherever your
field Of endeavor may lead
you.v
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1952-10-24
In The Korean War

SEOUL, up - American troops
late Friday stormed the last Red
held knob on barren Triangle hill.
They were stopped IS yards
from the top of Pixies Peak when
the Chinese Reds unleashed hail
of mortar and small arms fire.
The US. troops clawed so yards
further before pulling back to
their original positions at Z pm.
On nearby Sniper ridge, bone
weary South Koreans gave up
their 'rat-hunt" for Chinese in a
maze of underground pasageways
on the hills northern tip.
1t. Gen. Chun II Kwon, COM
mander Of the ROK Second Divi-
sion, said "Those Cinnamon never
stop digging We have to dig them
out ourselves like hunting rats .
American and Ethiopian troops
of the US. Seventh Division chop
ped to bits a force of 500 Reds
who attacked Triangle hill last
night and this morning.
Twenty miles to the west, South
Koreans and Chinese Rugged OPP
p0site slopes of Iron Horse noun
tain while thunderous artillery
barrages from both sides churned
the crest into a deadly no-man's-
land.