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Subcommittee Hears Berle's Views Today On Communist Curbs Adolf A. Berle, jr., former Assist ant Secretary of State, was to be heard today by a subcommittee of the House Committee on Un-Amer ican Activities, studying proposed legislation to curb Communist ac tivity in the United States. Mr. Berle was to be followed to the witness chair by Morris Ernst, attorney, and Raymond Moley. writer and editor. A statement on behalf of the Women's Bar Association of the District was placed in the record yesterday by Miss Selma M. Borchardt. She testified after Arthur Garfield Hays, general coun sel of the American Civil Liberties i Union, whose appearance was punc tuated by spirited, although good natured, exchanges between the lawyer and members of the sub committee. * Parley With Clark Urged. Miss Borchardt asked that the group call on Attorney General Clark to hold a conference of rep resentatives of the bar, political and social scientists and members of the Senate and House of both ma jor nolitical Darties to "DreDare pre llminary drafts suggesting a possible approach * * * which would actually protect the civil liberties of all of our people and preserve from the attacks of foreign and domestic foes the Constitution itself, which guar antees these rights." She also suggested a prime need was the establishment of criteria for determination of organizations "for eign-controlled or detrimental to the United States." With these guides known, evi dence relating to a particular or ganization could be placed before a Federal grand jury with a view to deciding whether or not it was sub versive, Miss Borchardt said She added this would make it possible to evaluate the Communist Party as a political party or as a subversive ι group, not entitled to the rights of a bona-fide "Amer ican" political group. In commenting on Mr. Hays' tes timony, which stated opposition to all legislation under consideration, Chairman Nixon of the subcommit tee said the majority of the sub committee is opposed to outlawing the Communist Party, but is in clined to favor some form of legis lation to curb Communist opera tions. s Hays Discounts Danger. "It is about time our legislators realized that the American people are to be trusted and need no laws to save them from bad propaganda or bad thinking." Mr. Hays de clared. adding he is convinced Com munists have not become a danger in the United States, but are being given "valuable publicity" by con gressional concern over them. "What we need are men in this country who not only believe in, but who are not afraid of free dom," he said. tcecamng me iiusiury in amiumji political groups, Mr. Hays com mented : "There is hardly â crack-brained movement in toe ypited States that e&nnoi-get a millioa. followers'yijl&in Ί" cdmpa'ratiVfety .«Wort time. "fTOse movements rise fend fall." Questioned on Wallace. Under questioning, he said he does not believe Communists in the 'United estate» «ai» dangerous fit ail and, therefore!" ' no ftiore dangeroilS than the movements of the late Huey Long, Father Charles E. Coughlia or the Townsend Plan. Representative McDowell, Repub lican, of Pennsylvania asked about Henry Wallace. "I think he's a great.deal of an Idealist," Mr. Hays replied. "I don't think he has his feet on the ground." He declared he considers any law designed to restrict the activities of Communists with respect to speech, writings or political activity to be in the nature of an unconstitutional "finding of fact" by Congress. Yanks Call Red Bluff To Burn Vienna Autos By the Auociottd Pre» VIENNA, Feb. 11. —A Russian military policeman threatened to burn or blow up seven American automobiles parked behind a Rus elan-occupied hotel last night. Personal intervention of the American provost marshal, Col. H. B. Hurless, prevented what top American authorities called a "se rious incident." Owners of the seven cars were among about 2,000 persons attend lng the annual Austrian-American ball in the Musik-Vereinsaal di rectly behind the Hotel Imperial. A Russian sentry on duty at the hotel told American military police that if the cars were not moved within three minutes, they would be destroyed. International mili tary police were called and the sen try repeated his threat. Col. Hurless. who was attending the ball with other American offi cers and Austrian government of ficials, then told the Russian that since the automobiles were parked on the side of the street opposite the hotel, there was no reason to move them. The sentry continued to protest, but finally gave in. NORFOLK Old Point Comfort Williamsburg y/i Shortline to the SOUTH Sev· 200 miles driving on Winter roads Restful beds, splendid meals. Arrive Old-Point Comfort#lorfolk early next morning. Get ear immediately. NorfolkWashington Line Oty Vtck·· Off«· · 1427» St., N. W. NAfenol 1M0 · Jj ARTHUR GARFIELD HAYS, Testifies anti-Communist laws endanger "all political minor ities."—Harris & Ewing Photo. Red Propaganda Plans Not Worrying U. 5. American officials said today they doubted that Russian propagandists would be able to produce much in formation embarrassing to the Western Nations from Soviet-cap tured German documents. The Moscow radio broadcast that sucn documente woum De puonsnea soon, at the same time charging that the United States had distorted the record "to heap lies on the Soviet Union" when it published three weeks ago a volume of Ger man documents concerning Nazi Soviet relations in 1939-41. The American-published docu ments. selected from captured Ger man Foreign Office flies, told how Hitler and Stalin conspired to carve up Poland, divide the Baltic states, dominate the Balkans and try to lay a basis for smashing American, British and French influence throughout Europe, Asia and Africa. In a counterblow considered here as rather weak, the Russian radio charged Monday night that docu ments in Soviet possession would show that the United States, by aid ing German recovery after World War I, and Britain ahd France, through appeasement of Hitler, paved the way for World War II. It was pointed out here that the things the Russians complained of were, carried out in the fullest pub licity at-the time, leaving presum ably little new information to come out, and that the Western leaders responsible for appeasement have long since passed from view. Wallace Charges U.S. Backs Kings, Fascists By th· Associated Pr*ts NEW YORK. Feb. 11.—Henry A. WalJaCé said fest night thajr the gen efal foreign policy of tha.United RtAtAK suDQuiis Kinfii. Traction aries and fl&WsÛ1 "ill around - the world." The policy Is "breeding, new fears" and is "sapping our national resources as we pour 80 cents out <*f every taw doltaiv irate «ipportiqg a movement lowa'rd wkr,''*the thitii party presidential aspirant said in a radio talk. The United States, he declared, ta supporting a British policy which "seeks to support the feudal lords of the Arab world as they try to sup press Jew and Arab alike." Mr. Wallace said this country "to all intents and purposes" is backing the policy of Britain's Foreign Sec retary Ernest Bevin in Palestine. Saying that Americans are paying for the Nation's foreign policy "at the grocery store" and in "mental health," Mr. Wallace declared "we can't preserve democracy in an at mosphere of fear." "The true nature of our foreign policy—a policy of supporting Greek reactionaries, an undemocratic Turkish regime, the dictatorship of Chiang Kai-shek—is becoming ever more clear to the American people," the former*Vice President asserted, "The most recent evidence of the 'ftypocrisy of men who talk about democracy and fight it at every turn is to be seen in the Palestine crisis." Mr. Wallace's- radio talk was made in support of Leo Isacson, American Labor Party candidate for Congress in the 24th district. Sketch Class Plans Exhibit The Kensington Sketch Class will hold its fourth annual art exhibit and tea from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday in the Kensington Elementary School. About 70 paintings and a number of sketches are to be ex hibited. 1 We're Closing Our Wise. ψ Ave. Store Saturday, Feb. 14 ôtiite Stock c\ IMiliniMied t JucniMite 10% ·· 50% Choose from hundreds of Items in tables, record cabinet·, chests of drawers, book eases, corner cabinets, mirrors, at reductions up to %. Everything: must go . . . so if you plan on buying unfinished furniture now or in the near future . . . don't miss this sale. To our customers who have orders on record, we suggest you come in and arrange for delivery now. c * mjjr 4523 Wise. Av«. OR. 1SS3 Ow» ïrléin «al tatardar* TU · à Aid Program Pushed With Agreement on Independent Head By J. A. O'Leary The Senate Foreign Relations Committee was off to a good start today on the European Re covery Program with a unani mous agreement that it should be directed by an independent administrator with cabinet rank. The big question of what the com-1 mittee will do with the President's] budget request for $6,800,000,000 for| fHo flret 1ϋ mnnthc nf rpr.nvPrv flirf I to the 16 Western European coun tries remains to be answered. It may be several days before the committee votes on that issue. In the meantime, it will continue be hind closed doors to seek agreement on other details of the program, which is designed to put Western Europe on a self-sustaining basis and check the spread of communism. The $20,000-a-year independent administrator agreed on yesterday follows the general plan recom mended by the Brookings Institu tion. The State Department's orig inal bill recognized that the Eu ropean recovery administrator should be outside the State Depart ment, but it made him subject to the direction of the Secretary of State on matters of foreign policy. Equal Rank With Marshall. It was generaly agreed the Secre tary of State should direct foreign policy, but some members of Con gress felt that conflicts might arise in deciding when a given question involved foreign policy or economic nnlirv The committee plan gives the ad ministrator equal rank with the Sec retary of State, as a cabinet mem ber, which means that any dispute] between them would be settled by j the President. In announcing the decision, Chairman Vandenberg said that if the State Department has any objections he has not heard them. On pay the ERP administrator will be better off than regular cabinet officers, who get $15,000 a year. Lewis Douglas, who came home from his post as Ambassador to England to hçlp get the Marshall Plan through Congress, has been working in close co-operation with the Senate committee. Although the Vandenberg com mittee was ' unanimous, there are indications further changes in the administrative machinery may be sought on the floor of the Senate j or House. Rent Boost Signers Promised Protection By th· Associated Press About 1,600,000 tenants who signed up for 15 per cent rent boosts last year got cheering words today from Senator McCarthy, Republican, of Wisconsin. ■·., "I think we are going to extend Fédéral rent controls," Senator r«ic fîarfhv hoir) a rprtftHer "ftnri if wp do I'm .going to see. that, those people get some protection." The Wisconsin Senator is a mem ber of the Senate Banking Com mittee It has agreed to sit down |neJS4 .Mpnday andJni±f^dM|t# bijl pxtèhtfmg controls tnat'explVe'at tlje lend of this months Under the 1947 »nt control laW, [tenants and landlords could agree on a lease running through the end of this year at 15 per cent above previous ceilings. After that the housing units were to be decon trolled. A Senate Banking Subcommittee headed by Senator Cain, Republican of Washington, has recommended that these units remain free, but Senator McCarthy said he expects the full committee and Congress to change this. "These tenants signed these higher leases to get some additional pro tection," he said. "It would be a fraud on them to allow, them to be decontrolled while their neighbors remain under ceilings. The Federal Spotlight U. S. Workers'Split With UPWÀ Believed Likely in Few Months (Continued Prom First Page.) viously the Government workers' membership has been nearly 50,000. Some UPWA officials privately acknowledge that the unfavorable national publicity the union has had would recede considerably if UPWA got rid of its Federal mem bership. Then the "heat would be off'" from Washington. It also is no secret that Mr. Flaxer, who formerly headed the non-Federal Government public em ployes before the merger, and his associates are in complete control of the union. The UPWA Federal group U definitely In the minority, so far as policy .matters are con cerned. * * * * Another thing that might prompt action was the Executive Board's approval yesterday afternoon of the third-party movement. Although Henry Wallace's name wasn't men tioned, there was no doubt in any one's mind that the third-party approval meant Mr. Wallace. The resolution said a third-party move ment "would stimulate discussion of the issues of the day." The board didn't specifically in dorse Mr. Wallace-»that question will be decided mi at UPWA's con- ¥ vention. But the resolution défi nltely said the ^Sf ' tmra -.pany movement Is good thing. Some Executive Board members want flatly to indorse Mr. Wallace at once, but Mr. Flaxer said this is something for the union's con vention to de·1 cide. Although the meeting was a Joseph Younr. Executive Board closed affair, we learned that several Executive Board members representing Federal locals disapproved of the action. One board member, who heretofore al ways has gone along with the Flaxer leadership, officially cut his voti against the resolution, Wary of Hatch Act Provision. What disturbs Federal members of the .union is possible violation of the Hatch Act, forbidding political activities by Government employes. Somfe contend formal indorsement of Mr. Wallace at the forthcoming convention would be a definite vio lation. Of course the other UPWA employes are not covered by the Hatch Act and can do what they please. It is expected that Arthur Stein, former vice president of the old UFWA and at present acting secre tary-treasurer of UPWA, will head the new autonomous Federal sec tion of the union here. One thing that will have a great deal to do with the decision that Mr. Stein and his associates must make about starting over again as an independent union is the amount of sninnort thev will be able to eet from the national CIO. Flaxer Refuse* to Talk. Mr. Flaxer last week refused to tell the Hpuse Labor Subcommittee investigating the Government Serv ices, Inc., strike whether he was a member of the Communist Party. He based his refusal to answer on the fact that the "issue was an eco nomic one," and that the commit tee was trying to make it a political one. At a press conference last night, Mr. Flaxer was asked whether he would mind telling the newsmen whether he ever has been a member of the Communist Party. "I do not think that is anybody's business," the UPWA chief replied. "Not even Clare Hoffman's." Mr. Hoffman, as chairman of the House subcommittee, was the one who originally asked Mr. Flaxer the ques tion last week.^ Incidentally,'the Executive Board's action on Mr. Wallace and the third party placed it among the handful of left-wing CIO unions that have refused to repudiate the Wallace candidacy. Several weeks ago, the CIO Executive Council, by a decisive vote, flatly repudiated the Wallace candidacy. 'Vigorous' Opposition To Tamm Nomination Voted by Bar Group A District Bar Association com mittee will oppose "vigorously" the nomination of Edward Allen Tamm, assistant to the director of the Fed eral Bureau of Investigation, to be associate justice of District Court. The action was ordered by unani mous vote of the association last night, after a poll of members had resulted in a vote of more than 5 to 1 against Mr. Tamm s nomination. Of 1.208 association members vot ing, 928 opposed Mr. Tamm, 173 favored him, 99 were listed as neither for nor against him and 8 ballots were thrown out as "Im properly mat-ked." In another action last night, the association decided formally to enter mnrf fiô+it tn HpfptMÏ the rieht of District iésidents tô sue and be sued in Federal courts outside the Capital. To Act as "Friend of Court." The group adopted by unanimous vote a motion to authorize Its spe cial committee td enter the Case as a friend of the court, in the litiga tion of a Washington insurance company to be appealed to the Su preme Court. A Federal court in Baltimore and the Court of Appeals in Richmond have ruled unconstitutional an act of 1940 designed to protect the rights of District people as litigants in Federal courts everywhere. Roger Robb, second vice presi dent, announced the results of the poll on the Tamm nomination at the meeting in the Mayflower Hotel, 'reading a report of the Committee Ion Judicial Selection headed by Hugh H. Obear. The Judicial Selection Committee will appear at the public hearing on Mr. Tamm's nomination at 10:30 a.m. next Wedbesday in Room 434 of the Senate Office Building, before a special subcommittee, consisting of Senators Donnell of Missouri and Cooper of Kentucky, Republicans, and Kilgore, Democrat, of West Vir ginia. In addition to Mr. Obear, the Judicial Selection Committee in cludes Godfrey L. Munter, Austin F. Canfleld, John J. Carmody, Francis W. Hill, Jr.; Milton W. King and John Lewis Smith. > Uninstructed on Reasons. No specific instructions were given the lawyers' committee as to why they are to oppoee the Tamm nomination. No criticism was leveled at the nominee during consideration of the issue. Some attorneys at the meeting said afterward, however, the prin cipal objection to the nominee is that he has not been admitted to practice here and they said they be lieve he has not tried a case in court. He is a member of the Amprii>on Minnpsntfl eriri TPeHernl Bar Associations. Mr. Tamm was nominated by President Truman to fill the va cancy created by the prospective elevation of District Court Justice James M. Proctor to the United States Court of Appeals. 58 Rebels Who Shelled Salonika Slain by Greeks fty tht Associated Pr»ss SALONIKA, Greece, Feb. 11. Fifty-eight members of the guerrilla band which shelled Salonika yester day have been «lain and 22 captured an official announcement said today The gun which fired the shot, t 65-millimeter artillery piece, has been captured, the report said.. Twc planes attacking the rebels were hil by heavy machine-gun fire and one of them made a forced landing but the pilot escaped injury. Two persons injured in the pre dawn artillery attack yesterday diec today, increasing the death toll ir the city to six. |THE MODE . . . Importent Men'» Cerner j at both Mode Stores: Sale (Quantities subject to prior sole.) NECKWEAR REDUCED 165 Ties, were $1.50. Now 95c 144 Ties, were $2.50. Now $1.65 65 Ties, were $3.50. Now _ $1.95 44 Ties, were $5 to $7.50. Now - $3.45 » Wool or Rayon MUFFLERS 1/2 Price 24 Mufflers, were $2.50. Now -$1.25 19 Mufflers, were $3.50. Now $1.75 12 Mufflers, were $5.00. Now $2.50 10 Mufflers, were $7.50. tfow—$3.75 WORSTED AND SHARKSKIN SUITS ψ Practically all sizes 59 Suits, were $65 48 Suits, were $60 41 Suits, were $58 LAMBS' FLEECE & CHEVIOT O'COATS All tilts 57 Coats, were $75 φ A fV 7 ^ 21 Coats, were $65 /' • TOPCOATS AND OVERCOATS All sizes; gabardines, coverts, tweeds, retours, camel heir, etc. 39 Coats, were $65 54 Coats, were $58 71 Coats, were $50 JACQUARD.WOVEN RAYON ROBES 9 Robes, were $25 19 Robes, were $20 BROADCLOTH OR OXFORD SHIRTS 38 Shirts, were $5 22 Shirts, were $4.50 124 Shirts, were $3.95 $46.75 $37.75 $13.95 $3.29 "Mode 4 F St. at 11th 1V1UUC 3331 Conn. Ay·. Hours 9 to 6 (CHARGE IT! 30-Dey or Tri-Poy Wen (Vi Monthly) | m '<*■ ν ι , Failure of Local to File Pledges Ruled No Bai To Parent Union The National Labor Relations Board was on record today with a ruling that failure of a local union's officers to file the required Taft Hàrtley Act non-Communist affi davits does not prevent its parent national union from seeking bar gaining rights. v The ruling was made in a case involving bargaining election pro ceedings at Warshawsky & Co., Chicago. Two unions competed in an election last July for the right to represent company employes, the CIO United Auto Workers and the independent International Associa tion of Machinists: The election ended in a 25-25 tie. After the new labor law barring union* whose officers fall to file affidavits became effective, the auto workers asked for a runoff. The machinists opposed the UAW taking part in a run-off on the grounds there was no evidence to show that the local CIO officers had compiled with the filing require ments. The UAW replied that it had no local at Warshawsky & Co. as yet and that Its national of ficers were In compliance with the law. In its decision, the NLRB ordered the run-off election to be held within 30 days. The board ruled that since the national union was the petitioner It made no difference whether or not local officers had filed affidavits. Meanwhile, the NLRB announced that as of February 1, a total of 143 international and 2,776 local unions were · in full compliance with ftie affidavit requirements. Seventy nine of the Internationals are affili ated with the AFL, 23 with the CIO ana 11 axe iiiucficiiuciito. xxiuvsajb the local unions in compliance, 2, 126 are AFL, 221 CIO and 429 in dependent. University Women indorse ERP at Arlington Meeting The Executive Board of the Arl ington branch, American Associa tion of University Women, last night adopted resolutions Indorsing the European Recovery Program. The board advocated "little re duction" in the $6,800,000,000 ap propriation requested by President Truman, in view of the findings of committees studying Europe's needs. The resolutions urged that the plan be administered so as to per mit prompt action in countries to be aidéd. ITiey said that while safe guards should be maintained, the European governments should be al lowed to decide details of the spend ing. 1 The Legislative and International Committees of the AAUW are pre paring to present a radio program of information about the Marshall Plan. End of Solid South Possible in Time, Pepper Concedes ly th· Asiociat*d Prns Senator Pepper, Democrat, of Florida said today the Solid South really may be breaking: up. But if so, he tola a reporter, it will be too slow a process to do the Republicans any good in 1948. "There is no question about it," he declared, "President Truman will carry every State in the South again this year." Senator Pepper said recent angry protests agteirtst the President's civil rights program, however, inay marlc a shift away from solid Southern Democratic support in future years. "After all," he said, "we find there is not much difference often between 1 Via RntithArn rnncprvntiv* Democrat* and the Northern Re publicans." Meanwhile, Oat. Fielding Wright of Mississippi said he is determined to keep the Southern protest alive. He told a news conference there will be a meeting of Southern Demo crats to decide how party leaders who back "anti-Southern legisla tion" can be punished. Two Killed, Eight Injured In Florida Plane Crash ly Hi· Associated Frtis JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 11.— Two flyers were killed and eight others hurt, two critically, In the crash of a Navy Martin Mariner about 20 miles south of here, the public Information office said early today. The craft, returning with 10 aboard from an over-water training flight to San Juan, Puerto Rico, was seeking a landing place after weather conditions prevented it [from setting down at the naval air Dase nere. The two killed were Lt. Morris Cromer of Danville, Ind., and Lt. (J. g.i Harry W. Pressell, Sharon Hill, Pa. The plane crashed in a hooded area about 100 yards from the west bank of the St. Johns River and partly burned, officers said. The Injured were listed as Ensign Wesley L. Burks, Bellinger, Tex.; Ensign Richard T. Hunter, Fort Logan, Colo.; David R. Rritt, jr., Anginer, N. C.; James H. Shutton, Ocilla, Ga.; William J. Young, Glen dale, Ν. Y.; Frank Lollo, Middle town, Ohio, and Harold F. Edwards, Ramjeytown, N. C. Virginia Bill Provides Juvenile Coujt System RICHMOND, Feb. 11.—A bill to provide for a unified Statewide Ju venile and Domestic Relations Court system, with a court set up In each of 17 districts into which the State would be divided, was introduced in the Virginia Senate yesterday by Senator Mosby G.,Perrow, Lynch burg. Weather Report . District at Columbia—Cloudy with a few «now flurries this afternoon and highest . temperature near SO. Snow or ileet again tonight with some freezing rain by tomorrow morning. Probably changing to rain with rising temperature to morrow. Lowest tonight about 25. Virginia—Some freezing drizzle or rain south portion and a little light snow north portion this after noon. Freezing rain or sleet and not quite so cold tonight. Chang ing to rain with rising temperature. Maryland—Some light snow this afternoon, not so cold, with sleet or freezing rain beginning tonight changing to rain with rising tem· Wind velocity, 5 miles per hour; direction, northwest. lHl Report. (From Mm American Automobile Association. ) Roada In Northeaatern Virginia ud Eastern Maryland becoming allppair; freezing rain south of nvdarlckaburt: road· à) Weat Vtritnla icy, chain* nefdea. Pottmjac^R™e?'tfe«r°SBSarper· éerry and at Great Pallt; Shenandoah «left at Harper· Ferry. Hiaddlty. Yeatarday— Par et. T»<1»y— Ht et Noon 4β Midnight - «β 4 p.m. , 4β 8 a.m. r Ç4 8 p.m. 48 1:30 p.m. ..Λ 80 Hlcb and Lav Yesterday. Hl*h. 2β, at 3:54 p.m. Low. 1!, at 8:04 a.m. ■mrd Teasperataree Thia Tear. Highest. 82. on January 8. · Lowest. &, on January 28. T14* TaMaa. (Furnished by United Stat*· Coait and Geodetic, Survey.) morrow. "a.m. High "Τέ High "ΙΓΙΙΙΙΙΙΙ |·40ρ:°! P:'4L Low 3:11p.m. 4:3i>.m. The Su a>< Moo·. Hlm Sun. today 7:05 Sun. tomorrow 7:03 . Moon, today - 8:12 a.m. i:10s m. 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