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An Associated Press Newspaper
Truman Backs Federal Pay Boost
Of 20 Pet., $10,000 Raise For
Top Officials; Flemming Reveals
Hearing Is Told
U. S. Must Match
Business Wages
By JOSEPH YOUNG.
President Truman favors a flat
20 per cent wage increase for
Federal employes and a general
$10,000 annual salary raise for
top Government officials, includ
ing members of Congress, cabi
net officers, agency heads and
Federal judges, the Senate Civil
Service Committee was told to
day by Civil Service Commis
sioner Arthur S. Flemming.
Under the plan the pay of mem
bers of Congress could be boosted to
$20,000 a year and the salaries of
cabinet members to $25,000. Mem
bers of Congress now receive $10,000
end cabinet members $15,000.
Mr. Flemming, testifying on the
Federal pay bill, told the commit
tee he was "authorized to state"
that such increases would be "in
conformity with the program of the
President."
The Civil Service Commission
said the President's position "is a
challenge to all of us who are con
nected with the Government to
raise our sights in terms «of the
things that need to be done in order
to make the United States Govern
ment stand out as one of the most
progressive employers in the Nation,
and thus attract to its service and
hold in its service persons of out
standing qualifications."
nuius Lquuiiiv unu dumiiess.
Mr. Plemming asserted that the
wage boosts were needed to meet
the increased cost of living since
1941 and to bring Federal employes
"to a plane of equality with em
ployes in private business."
The low salary ceiling which is in
effect in the executive branch of
the Government leads to the follow
ing results, Mr. Flemming said:
1. Discourages highly competent
persons from entering Government
service.
2. Deprives the Government of the
services of some of its employes who
leave to take jobs paying higher
wages in private industry.
3. Creates unfairness to workers
who remain in Federal service be
cause of their conviction that Gov
ernment work provides them a bet
ter opportunity for patriotic service
thaû any other field.
Sees Time for Action.
"This is a matter about which we
have talked for years," Mr. Flem
ming said. "It is time to act."
Appearing as the first witness on
the bill, Mr. Flemming spoke be
fore a crowded hearing room. The
ûearing was attended by some mem
bers of Congress outside the com
mittee who were anxious to hear
Mr. Truman's position on wage in
creases for Federal workers because
of the significance it may have on
the national wage picture.
Turning to the top positions in
the Government, Mr. Flemming
said the President was desirous of
boosting wages by $10,000 a year for
all these officials. The new scale
proposed by the administration is
as follows:
vice rresiaent ana speaKer 01 tne
House, $25,000; members of Con
gress, $20,000; Chief Justice of the
United States, $30,500; associate jus
tices of the Supreme Court, $30,000;
Federal appellate judges, $22,500;
chief justice of District Court of
the District of Columbia, $20,500,
and associate District Court judges,
$20,000.
Praises for Scientific Workers.
Mr. Flemming also called for up
ward adjustment of Government
salaries in the scientific and profes
sional field.
"In the administrative, scientific
and professional fields, the Govern
ment is being called upon to dis
charge far more important respon
sibilities than at any other time in
our history," Mr. Flemming said.
"Certainly we shouldn't overlook any
opportunity to insure the fact that
the Government's tremendously im
portant responsibilities will be dis
charged by the most competent
persons we can find."
With the President's approval Mr.
Flemming suggested an amendment
to the bill which would provide the
$10,000 raises to those in key Gov
ernment positions.
Anglo-American Oil Pact
Given Senate by Truman
By the Associated Press.
President Truman today submitted
the new Anglo-American petroleum
agreement to the Senate ior its
ratification.
The agreement was worked out
in London recently by the British
and an American delegation headed
by Secretary of the Interior Ickes
It replaces an earlier agreement
which former President Roosevelt
withdrew after it was criticized by
industry.
The agreement, involving the
United States and the United King
dom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland, was signed last month ir
London. It was made public then
Pimlico Results
FIRST RACE—Puree, $1,800; 4-year·
olds and up; claiming; 1Λ miles.
Marquest (Martin» 19.10 9.30 6.3(
Great Play (Claggett) 9.10 6 :i(
Coosa (Cherry) 3.6(
Also ran—Jack Horner, Gay Victory
Valetta H.. Earth. Forest Ranger, Over
sold, Bective, Mango. Merry Elgin.
SECOND RACE—Purse. $2,500: malder
2-year-olds; special weights; β furlongs
Hadrian (McCreary) 6.20 4.40 3.9(
Git (Young) Ιβ.βΟ 10.3(i
Stapler (Spellings) 5.5C
_ Also ran—Lucky Hit, Doug Crate. Woo
Be. Transhot, Sweep Play. The Fakir. Pal.
ermo, Sir Imp and Waver».
(Dally double paid $81.20.)
THIRD RACE—Purse. $2,500; 4-year
•Ms and up; steeplechase; 2 miles.
Little Sammle (Roberts) 5.90 3.60 2.4(1
Dancing Archie (Leonard) 4.60 2.6C
AMdale (MeGovern) 2.4C
Tine. 3:57 1-5.
Also ran—Rice Cake. Meeting House,
I
Commerce Report Says Plants
Could Increase Wages 10 Pet.
Bowles Declares Truman'* Policy
Would Boost Prices Only Slightly
By JAMES Y. NEWTON.
The Commerce Department
joined the wage-price argument
today with a report that indus
try could raise wages 10 per cent
next year without price increases.
Meanwhile, Federal officials con
tinued last-minute arrangements
for the labor-management peace
conference opening here Monday.
In other developments, Price Ad
ministrator Bowles declared Presi
dent Truman's new wage-price policy
would result in "negligible" price
rises while the CIO Executive Board
reaffirmed its determination to
"drive for substantial" pay boosts.
The board said it was confident
"continued refusal" of employers
to engage in "bona fide" collective
bargaining on wages "will receive
the universal condemnation of the
American people."
Most of the Commerce Depart
ment report was devoted to the au
tomobile industry. It said that in
dustry could raise wages as much
as 25 per cent in the next two years
and still reap profits three times
larger than the 1936-1939 average.
"Present cost-price relationships
are such throughout industry that a
basic wage increase is possible with
out raising prices," stated the re
port, prepared by the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
• See LABOR, Page Α-19Γ)
Free Press Provision
In UNRRA Bill Faces
Showdown in Senate
Administration Hopeful
Upper Branch Will Kill
House Amendment
BRITISH NEWSPAPERS HIT Mo
lotov refusal to relax censorship.
Page A-M
By thf Associated Press.
Administration leaders looked
hopefully to the Senate today to
strike a "free press" amendment
from an UNRRA appropriation
bill. «
The amendment was written into
the $550,000,000 bill, by a 188-to-168
vote, after prolonged debate climax
ed when Republicans booed House
Majority Leader McCormack.
Republicans made a party issue of
the provision and backed it almost
solidly when the vote came late yes
terday.
It would deny any of the new
funds to liberated nations which
don't allow United States newsmen
free opportunity to report activities
of UNRRA.
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Roosevelt High Pupils
Pledgé $150,000 for
Victory Loan Drive ι
Bond Buying in District
Hits $1,500,000 Mark on
Fourth Day of Campaign
Roosevelt High School's 950
students yesterday pledged $150,
000 for the purchase of Victory
Loan bonds in honor of the 60
Roosevelt graduates who died in
the war.
On the fourth day of the cam
paign, the pupils subscribed specifi
cally for 50 of the $3,000 hospital
bed units for· wounded veterans.
Decalcomanias bearing the school's
name will be affixed to each bed.
In the Sfven previous war loan
drives, Roosevelt students invested
$600,000 in bonds.
Roosevelt's pledges were made
yesterday at a huge rally at the
school. Capt. Robert Turner, a Ma
rine officer with three years service
In the Pacific ocean areas, addressed
the student body. He is a Roose
velt graduate.
Other speakers were Donald H.
Brown, who is in charge of the
school's Victory Bond campaign.,
and Miss May P. Bradshaw, school
principal. Mrs. Howard 8. Le Roy,
chairman of the education division
of the District War Finance Com
mittee, presented the school with
a photo of the ambulance plane
their War Bonds bought in the last
drive.
The amendment, by Representa
tive Brown, Republican, of Ohio,
was opposed before the Appropria
tions Committee by UNRRA and the
State Department. They asserted
it might cripple the program of the
relief agency.
There was a strong possibility an
attempt would be made to write a
similar restriction into another
UNRRA authorization bill on which
the House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee soon will start hearings.
The new measure would pave the
way for another United States grant
of $1,350,000,000 to UNRRA, in addi
tion to $800,000,000 already supplied
and the $550,000,000 in yesterday's
bill.
Hoots came from the Republican
side when Mr. McCormack declared
the Brown amendment would "deny
relief to human beings." He pleaded
for defeat of the proposal on hu
manitarian grounds, saying "people
can't live on freedom of the press"
but must have "food and shelter and
clothing."
$3,000,000 District Sales.
Individual sales οί Victory Bonds
in the District rose today to $3,100,
000, an increase oi (1,700,000 since
yesterday, the War Finance Com
mittee announced.
The new total accounts for 7.4
per cent of the $42,000,000 quota in
the drive.
Sales of Ε Bonds, which are in
cluded in the overall individual fig
ures, rose to $1,700,000, an increase
of $1,200,000 over yesterday. Thus
Ε Bond sales so far amount to 6.3
per cent of the District quota of
$27,000,000, the committee an
nounced.
Patterson Spurs Drive.
As national Victory Bond sales
continued their favorable pattern
with $229,000,000 reported sold dur
ing the first three days, Secretary
of War Patterson made this Vic
tory Loan statement today:
"We must face the%fact that even
at this moment we have more than
300,000 patients in Army hospitals
both in this country and overseas.
The Victory Loan is your finest op
portunity to show your gratitude for
the victory they bought with their
sacrifice.
Revolution met this morning in
a V Bond rally at 1732 Mas
sachusetts avenue N.W. Yester
day, employes of Rich's Shoe
(See VICTORY LOAN, Page A-18.)
Pope Sees Senator Thomas
VATICAN CITY, Nov. 2 (A3).—
Pope Pius XII granted an audience
today to Senator Elbert D. Thomas,
Democrat, of Utah, chairman of the
Senate Military Affairs Committee.
Maj. Oen. Ralph Smith, American
military attache in Paris, also was
present.
rear uisirusi οι υ. s.
The Democratic leader and others
warned that approval of the amend
ment might cause distrust of the
United States.
But Mr. Brown and Republicans
who backed him hammered away
with the contention no government
would permit their people to be de
prived of USHRA aid simply be
cause of the limitation. If they
did, Mr. Brown said, the resposibility
would not be this Nation's.
The Ohioan, a newspaper pub
lisher, pointed out that the amend
ment did not undertake to impose
a general free press on nations re
ceiving UNRRA aid.
Without the amendment, he said,
there is no way of knowing whether
United States relief dollars are being
spent properly abroad.
Nothing but Miracle Can Beat
O'Dwver. Political Experts Sav
By GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Staff Correspondent.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.—After 12
years of being out of power In New
York City, the Democratic machine
is about to stage a comeback in the
mayoralty election, with William
O'Dwyer, former district attorney
of Brooklyn and more recently a
brigadier general, as its candidate.
Although Tammany, as a political
organization in Greater New York,
has fallen on hard times—and is
only a shell of its old self—the Dem
ocratic victory will be hailed as a
Tammany victory.
Political observers here, as well
as political leaders, say that nothing
short of a miracle could bring about
an O'Dwyer defeat; that the only
question is how large will be Mr.
OOwyer's lead when the votes are
counted.
If the O'Dwyer camp had "planned
it that way" the si tua tie» could not
have developed better. It is an
other case of "divide and conquer,"
although the division came about
through activities, not of the Demo
cratic machine, but of the anti
machine Mayor La Guard!*, three
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m 1 m
times the beneficiary of the anti
machine, fusion groups.
When it became obvious thai
Mayor La Guardia could not have
another Republican nomination and
the Republicans decided to bacl
Judge Jonah J. Goldstein, a Demo
crat, the Mayor persuaded Newbolc
Morris, president of the City Coun
cil, a Republican, to enter the race
And so the "Good Government'
ranks were divided.
Mr. Morris is an estimable gen
tleman, highly regarded. He coulc
have sought re-election to his pres
ent office on the Good Government
ticket. He chose, however, to tun
down the designation after con·
ferring with Mayor La Guardia ant
subsequently to become the Mayor'!
candidate against Mr. OOwyer anc
Judge Goldstein. He has no regu
lar party nomination, but Is run
ning as the "Ho Deal party" can
didate.
Mayor La Guardia has no use foi
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, who ran
on the same Fusion ticket with Mr,
La Guardia 12 yean ago and wat
elected district attorney of Ne*
(Continued on Pace Λ-3» Column 1.]
Public Hearings
On Pearl Harbor
Open Nov. 15
GOP Loses Move to
Allow Individuals
To Obtain Records
By J. A. O'LEARY.
The congressional Pearl Har
bor Investigating Committee de
cided today to begin public hear
ings November 15, after defeat
ing a Republican move to give
individual members authority to
obtain records from Government
agencies.
The issue of Individual research
was decided by a party vote of 5 to 3.
Voting for the motion to let in
dividuals examine documents were:
Senators Ferguson of Michigan and
Brewster of Maine and Representa
tive Gearhart of California, all Re
publicans.
Democrats Oppose Motion.
Voting against the motion were j ι
Chairman Berkley and Senator
George of Georgia and Represent
atives Cooper of Tennessee, Clark |
of North Carolina and Murphy of j
Pennsylvania, all Democrats.
Chairman Barkley announced the
committee voted unanimously, how
ever, for a motion asking President [
Truman to modify his executive or
der of October 23 to make it clear
that any one in a Government de- 1
partment is free to volunteer infor
mation or to testify.
It was explained that the October
23 order was intended to make it
possible for Government officials to ,
testify, and the committee's pur
pose was merely to have the Presi- ,
dent amplify the order to make it
clear that no one need be embar- ι
rassed if they volunteered informa- ]
tion. I
Senator -Barkley said this would ;
not authorize persons volunteering
to testify to bring records. As a
result of the defeat of the Republi
can motion, the question of obtain
ing records is left lor determination
by the committee. It was felt, Sen
ator Barkley said, that the group
was appointed by the House and
Senate as a committee and that it
has ample authority to authorize a
subcommittee or to authorize an
individual member to examine any
reoords or documents.
Witnesses Not Yet Named.
The committe was not ready to
reveal the names of the first group
of witnesses. The plan is to hold
daily hearings.
The committee also adopted a set
of nine rules of procedure as fol
lows:
1. AU sessions of the committee!
at which evidence is received will
be public, at which the press and
the public will be admitted, and
all evidence ogtained by the com
mittee bearing on the inquiry will
be presented at public hearings.
2. Witnesses will be examined by
counsel for the committee (former
Attorney General William D. Mit
chell) and committee members. All
testimony will be under oath.
3. A witness who was in the serv
ice of the United States at the
time of, or prior to, the events be
ing inquired into may be represented
by counsel of his own selection.
Objections Not Permitted.
4. No personal attorney for a
witness nor attorney nor repre
sentative of a Government agency
may object to questions propounded
by a member of, or counsel for, the
committee, or interrupt such exami
nations.
5. Following examination by the;
committee and its counsel, a wit
ness may be examined by his own
attorney.
6. Prepared written statements
from witnesses will not be received
except with the permission of the
committee or unless submitted to
(See PEARL HARBOR, Page A-4.)
British Labor Victors
In City Elections
B» the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 2.—Britain's La
bor party tightened its control of
the nation today as returns in yes
terday's local elections—the first
since 1938—gave Laborite municipal
councillors throughout England and
Wales a piajority over the Conserva
tives of approximately 2 to 1.
The sweeping victory was on the
same scale as last July's national
election landslide which gave the
Labor party its first uncontested
grip on Parliament in Britain's his
tory.
The results were a complete re
versal of 1938, when the Conserva
tives retained a 2-to-l grip.
Some boroughs did not begin to
count ballots until today, among
them 24 in London and several in
the provinces. But with most re
turns in from the 130 major pro
vincial boroughs, Labor showed net
gains of 745 seats. The party won
7ββ seats previously held by the op
position and dropped only 21 pre
viously held by Labor councillors.
The Conservatives lost 381 seats
and gained only 19 they had not
previously held. The net loss was
363 seats.
Britain's third party—the'^Lib
érais—staggered under a net loss
of 110 seats, being assured thus far
of only 92 representatives in local
governments. The party took a
similar beating .to the national
elections. ^
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Kenney Backs Service Merger,
Fears Invasion in Next War
MacArthur's Air Chief Would Give
Army and Navy Co-equal Status
By ROBERT BRUSKIN.
Warning that the next war
nay start with an attack on the
:ontinental United States, Qen.
3eorge C. Kenney, commander
)f the Far East Air Force, today
îrged unity of command of the
\rmy and Navy to prepare for
he possibility "that this country
tself may become a theater of
jperations."
Gen. Kenney, who is chief of air
jperations under Gen. MacArthur,
old the Senate Military Affairs
Committee he favors a single de
partment of armed forces with co
■qual status for land, sea and air
services.
"It requires no great stretch of my
magination to envisage the next
var as starting with attacks upon
the United States proper," he said.
"The tremendous progress made dur
ing this war in the airplane, in
guided missiles and in atomic muni
tions makes such operation well
within the realm of possibility now,
and it will undoubtedly be quite
practicable soon.
"The United States has twice
within my adult lifetime been en
gaged in wars which had Involved
other nations for a sufficiently ex
tensive period to permit us to arm
our forces and convert our industrial
economy. I am quite certain that
no aggressor nation will permit such
a thing to happen again."
Gen. Kenney's testimony was given
simultaneously with the filing of a
protest by the Navy League opposing
unification of the two services.
(See MERGER, Page Λ-18.)
j Jap Army Officers
Arrested in Killing
Of Doolittle Flyers '
Lieutenant General
Will Be Questioned
On 1942 Executions
By the Associated Press.
TOKYO, Nov. 2.—Three Japa
nese Army officers, including the
former deputy chief of staff of
the Japanese Army, are under
arrest for questioning in connec
tion with the execution of three
Doolittle airmen October 15,1942,
near Shanghai
Allied headquarters made the an
nouncement today.
A Maj. Hata was placed in pro
tective custody by the Japanese
government in a Tokyo military
hospital pending recovery, when he
will be transferred to Omori prison
camp near Yokohama.
Lt. Yusei Wamitsu, son of a
prominent Japanese, also was dis
closed as having been arrested. He
now is in Omori.
First of the Japanese arrested
for questioning about the execu
tions was Lt. Gen. Shigeru Sawada,
retired, who commanded the Japa
nese 13th Army in China at the
time of the executions. His trans
fer to Omori was announced in
mid-October.
No specific charges have been filed
against the three Japanese, but
Sawada is known to have been ta
charge of the Shanghai area when
the three Americans—Lt; William
G. Farrow of Lakewood, Ohio; Lt
Dean Hallmark of Dallas, Tex., and
S/Sergt. Harold Spatz of Lebo
Kans.—were executed and theii
bodies cremated there.
Wamitsu is listed in the Toky<
directory as the only son of Yone·
fasu Watmitsu, president of th<
Greater East Asia Independent
Society and former vice presidem
of the Tokyo Bar Association.
Attlee to Include Halifax
In Atom Discussions Here
E> the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 2.—Ambassadoi
Lord Halifax and other high Britisl
officials now in the United Statei
have been invited by Prime ifeinistei
Attlee to participate in atomii
energy talks with President Trumài
next week.
Mr. Attlee will fly to Washington
He will be accompanied by Sir Johi
Anderson, chairman of the Britisl
Advisory Committee on Atomi(
Energy; Neville Butler, assistant
undersecretary of the Foreign Office
Maj. Oen. Ε. I. C. Jacob and D. Η. Ρ
Ricket, military experts, and hii
public relations chief, Francis Wil
liams. „
When the party reaches thi
United States, it will be joined b:
Lord Halifax, Air Marshal Sii
Arthur Tedder, representing th<
British air staff, and Field Marsha
Sir Henry Maitland Wilson.
A source close to the Prime Min
ister said Mr. Attlee would empha
size the possibility of industrial gain
which might be effected througl
the internationalization of atomii
research.
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Fresh Truce Follows
Strafing of Javanese
By British Aircraft
Situation at Soerabaja
Remains 'Delicate';
1,500 Dutch Removed
By the Associated Press.
BATAVIA, Nov. 2.—Peace was
restored in the Magelang area at
noon: today by a truce which fol
lowed a night of sharp fighting
between Indonesian extremists
and British Indian troops, during
which RAF planes again strafed
the Indonesian forces.
Elsewhere in Central and Eastern
Java conditions were reported gen
erally improved, although the situa
tion at the naval base of Soerabaja
was described as "very delicate."
Col. C. H. O. Pugh, commander of
the British garrison at Soerabaja,
succeeded in effecting the evacuation
of 1,500 Dutch nationals—mostly
women and children—and a similar
number were expected to embark to
night.
At Magelang, British and Indo
nesian leaders were reported con
ferring during the truce, effected
with the aid of Dr. Soekarno, Presi
dent of the "Indonesian Republic,"
whose cease-fire orders previously
had been ignored by the extremists.
Outcome of the negotiations re
mained in doubt.
Gurkhas Reoccupy Town.
The RAF strafing during the
night enabled Gurkha infantry tc
reoccupy additional areas in the
town, which is about 2β0 mile:
southwest of Batavia, and reduced
danger to the hospital, previously re
ported under fire by the Indo
nesians.
A British commentator said the
ι fighting involved extremists appàr
! ently out of control of, Soe
; karno, and added that a peaceiu
solution depended on whether thi
extremists would obey Soekarno Ί
instructions to ceas^ fighting.
The British formula for solvlnf
the difficulties Was summed up in ι
broadcast by psychological warfari
experts over the Batavia radio, wh<
concluded that "the battlefield o:
democracy is the council table."
t The broadcast said those respon
sible for the current disorders ii
Java were the Japanese, who origi
nally "gave up their control t<
1 those whose desire for self-govern
> ment they first encouraged." Th<
Japanese will be required to an
ewer for this disobedience of Alliet
> orders, the broadcast said.
ι In the background of the troublée
(See INDONESIA, Page A-2.)
Senate Confirais Condon
As Standards Bureau Head
ί By the Associated Preu.
The Senate today confirmed thi
' nomination of Dr. Edward U. Con
ι don of Pennsylvania as director oi
ι the National Bureau of Standards
teceeding Dr. Lyman J. Briggs.
Senate» Overton, Democrat, 01
■ Louisiana obtained unanimous con·
ι sent to waive Senate rules for de
ι lay on nominations and to notif]
: President Truman immediately β
the action taken.
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Chinese Troops Begin
Landing in Manchuria;
Reds Due to Withdraw
Chungking Forces Pour
Ashore at Two Ports
From U. S. Transports
By the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Nov. 2.—Chinese
government troops, pouring from
United States transports, began
reoccupation landings today at
two ports in Manchuria on the
same day the Russians were
scheduled to begin withdrawing
from the country, the Army
newspaper Sao Tang Pao re-,
ported. Japan wrested Man
churia from China in 1931.
The landing points were on op
posite sides oi Liaotung Bay.
On the west side, Generalissimo
Chiang Kai-shek's men went ashore
at Hulutao, 70 miles northeast of
the scene of clashes between his
soldiers and Chinese Communists in
the area of Chinwangtao.
On the east side, the troops were
landed at Yingkow, 100 miles south
west of Mukden and 140 miles north
of Port Arthur.
Both Yingkow and Hulutao have
rail connections with Mukden. The
landing at Hulutao places Gen.
Chiang's men near rail lines to the
rear of Chinese Communist forces
which are opposing any overland
movement of Central Government
troops toward Manchuria through
North China.
Three Armies Supply Troops.
The Army newspaper said the
troops of the 13th, 16th and 94tn
Chinese Armies were taken to Man
churia in American transports from
Haiphong, Indo-China and Hong
Kong.
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moved north in strength this month
to permit complete withdrawal of
the Russians by December 1, said a
semiofficial dispatch from Tientsin.
Meanwhile, as scattered fighting
occurred in 11 northern provinces of
China, a central government cabi
net spokesman charged anew that
the Chinese Communists had threat
ened to fire on any government sol
diers landed from American ships
in Communist "liberated areas." He
said the Communists issued the
warning during peace negotiations
in Chungking.
Alter the first such charge, it was
denied by one of the leading Com
munist negotiators, Gen. Chou En
lai.
Shansl Governor Accused. 1
A Communist statement today
charged that Gen. Yen Hsi-shan,
governor of Shansi Province who is
visiting Chungking, collaborated
with the Japanese both during and
after the war.
The statement accused him dur
ing the war of receiving Japanese
military representatives to discuss
co-operation against the Commu
nists. It also charged that after
Japan's surrender a joint force of
Gen. Yen's troops and the Japanese
! used poison gas in compelling the
( Communists to lift the siege against
four towns and to abandon two
. others in Shansi.
The Communists demanded that
I the government dismiss and punish
i Gen. Yen.
Lmang Aiae L narges Keas
; Use Force to Get Power
! PEEPING, Nov. 2 (JP).—Gen. LI
! Tsung-jen, second only to General
. issimo Chiang Kai-shek in the Na
. tionalist government and one of
! China's eight fighting marshals, to
l day accused the Chinese Commu
nists of attempting to gain political
power through military force.
He asserted at his headquarters at
the resplendent Peiping winter pal
ace that openly declared civil war is
inevitable unless the Communists
cease attempts to bar Koumintang
troops from occupying areas sur
rendered by the Japanese.
The marshal Is direct represent*·
: tiw of the generalissimo and the1
highest ranking officer in North
China.
Gen. 14 said that although Gen.
Chiang and the Communist leader,
Gen. Mao Tfce-tung, had reached an
understanding during their Chung
king conversations to avoid civil war,
' "either Mao dldnt give the order to
' his subordinates to stop fighting or
he doesn't have control over them."
4
Lord Gorf Quits
Palestine Post;
Strife Spreads
Cairo Arabs Riot in
Strike; Jews Blamed
By British Official
By the Associated Pries.
LONDON, Nov. 2.—Field Mar
shal Lord Grort resigned today as
High Commissioner of turbulent
Palestine as the British govern
ment laid the blame for terrorism
there on Jewish elements and
strife spread to Egypt.
Colonial Secretary George Hall
described the most widespread and
highly organized sabotage in the
history of the country as a "dast
ardly series of outrages" resulting
from "very careful planning by
a very considerable organization
among Jewish communities.
Mr. Hall told Commons Lord Gort
resigned because he was ill and
that a successor would be named
as soon as possible. J. V. W. Shaw,
chief secretary, will administer the
Palestine government in the interim.
General Strike in Egypt.
In Egypt a general strike of anti
Zionist elements protesting the Bal
four Declaration deteriorated into
rioting, street fighting and attacks
on Jewish and foreign interests.
Disturbances centered in Cairo
and Alexandria, Crowds of rioters,
protesting on this 28th anniversary
of the Balfour Declaration promis
ing the Jews a national home in
Palestine, hurled stones and bricks
at Jewish and all other places bear
ing foreign names. Egyptian troops
patrolled the streets, firing into the
air to disperse crowds.
Arab sections in Palestine also
started a general strike against the
Balfour Declaration and Zionist
aims. Saboteurs cut Palestine rail
roads in 153 places. At least four
saboteurs were killed, two while try
ing to set off explosives at the Haifa
oil refinery. %
sucrapi ιο v^ueii mois.
In Cairo and Alexandria, police
and firemen joined Egyptian troop·
in attempting to quell riots. Ameri
can service troops were ordered to
remain in their barracks. Sound
trucks cruised Cairo, ordering Brit
ish troops to leave the streets.
Ambulances carried scores to hos
pitals from the scenes of rioting in
Cairo. Numerous arrests were made
by helmeted troops, armed with
clubs and rifles.
The demonstrators left paths of
broken glass from store windows in
their marches from Mustafa Kernel
ι Square to Abdien Palace.
In nearby Egypt, anti-Zionist ele
ments started a general strike in
Cairo on this anniversary of the
Balfour declaration, demanding that
the Jews be awakened "from their
dream of a home in Palestine."
Street fighting broke out. Police
fired in the air attempting to dis
perse crowds.
Demonstrators went through the
Cairo bazaar, breaking windows and
~ LORD GORT.
—AP Photo.
looting Jewish shops. The largest
Jewish department store in Cairo
eras set afire, but the blase was
quickly extinguished by fire bri
gades.
Outside the Azahar mosque police
used tear gas to disperse crowds
who stoned the officers.
Communications Halted.
All communications in Cairo had
been halted as demonstrators pa
raded the streets carrying signs
reading "Down With the Zionists."
Delegates of five Arab associations
presented a note to all foreign diplo
mats which said:
"We beg to inform your country
all the Arab world is starting today
this active struggle against the
Zionists, who will threaten the Arab
world by their presence In Palestine.
We demand that the British govern
ment halt atrocities and unjust
treatment against Arab leaders and
immediately release the leader of
Palestine, Grand Mufti Haji Amin
al Husseini—now a prisoner of the
French in Paris.
"We demand the British govern
ment stop helping the Jews from
behind curtains and also disarm
Jews in Palestine, protect Arab
rights in Palestine and immediately
half Jewish immigration to Pales
tine. The Arabs are competent to
help govern Palestine."
Regrets Resort to Force.
Mr. Hall expressed regret "that
there would be this wanton resort
to force while the Brtiish were
examining all means to solve the
Jewish-Arab problem. He said there
were sufficient forces in Palestine to
(See PALESTINE, Page A-a.)
lap Stockholm Legation
Sealed by Allies
Et the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 2. — Repre
«ntatives of the American, British,
Russian and Chinese Legations
sealed the Japanese Legation In
Stockholm today, in line with Gen.
Mac Arthur's order closing an Jap·
inese diplomatic outposts.
An Allied official said the Leg··
ion appeared to have been emptied
>f all papers and documents, which
ipparently were burned.
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