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Draft Debate Plans
Unchanged by Threat
Of Civil Rights Fight
By Robert K. Walsh
Senate and House leaders held
to a plan today to start floor de
bate on draft bills, possibly
opening In the Senate tomorrow,
despite House Rules Committee
delay and a civil rights issue
raised by Senator Langer, Re
publican of North Dakota. «
Chairman Gurney of the Senate
Armed Services Committee told Sen
ator Langer, as well as Southern
Senators who might filibuster
against antisegTegation proposals,
that “the national defense measure
Is no place to fight out a civil rights
question.”
Senator Langer announced yester
day he would try to amend the draft
bill by adding practically all rec
ommendations made seven months
ago by the President’s Commission
on Civil Rights. His principal
amendment, he said, would ban
racial segragation and discrimina
tion in the armed forces.
Wherry Fears Filibuster.
Introduction of such a "rider”
would almost inevitably cause a
filibuster by Southern members,
Senator Wherry, Republican, of Ne
braska. acting majority leader, said.
Several Southern Senators declared
they would stage an all-out effort
to prevent adoption of the amend
ments for which Senator Langer
said he would “fight vigorously and
demand roll call votes."
Senator Gurney said he was
'‘much concerned" by Senator Lang
er s statement but would try to per
suade him not to "complicate the
issue” by pressing for the civil rights
program in connection with draft
legislation. He said he did not
know whether Senator Langer fav-,
ors or opposes the draft bill.
"It is my firm conviction that this
manpower bill is so necessary to the
well-being of the United States that
both sides on the civil rights ques
tion should withhold any amend
ments that would tend to delay
quick passage,” Senator Gurney
comnienieu. —
When he had about given up hope
of getting Senate floor consideration |
of the draft bill this week. Senator;
Gurney late yesterday was notified
by the majority leadership that “the!
supposition is well start on the bill
Friday." This schedule may be up- j
set if the Senate does now finish
debate on other major legislation
today, he said.
Chances of House action on a
draft bill also brightened today as
Speaker Martin announced that de-1
bate is still scheduled to begin some
time next week.
The House Armed Services Com-1
mittee bill has been in the Rifles
Committee three weeks. The rules
group has held hearings almost
daily since May 18 and plans to
hear about 10 additional opposition
witnesses this week, Chairman Al
len said.
Because of long discussion of an
Interior Department measure yes
terday afternoon, the committee did
not get around to the draft bill
but was to resume consideration
this afternoon.
“The bill will come“ out ol. the
Rules Committee all right," Speak
er Martin told reporters, "i still
think we can get it sometime next
week.”
Stalling Charged.
Some advocates of the bill have
been complaining privately that the
Rules Committee was trying to stall
the draft bill by delaying House
clearance until the Senate acted
on its version. Others have asserted
that the Rules Committee was pro
longing the hearings in the expecta
tion that “the heat would be off”
the bill as congressional adjourn
ment neared.
Mr. Allen has denied the com
mittee is using delaying tactics or
that it intends to block eventual
House consideration. He has cited
“increasing opposition" to the
measure and declared that the com
mittee wants to hear from some
of the 60 or more House members
who have asked to testify against it.
House and Senate draft bills, after
much revision by Armed Services
Committees, are similar in most
respects. Both would provide for
induction of men 19 through 25
for two years service. The registra
tion age bracket in the Senate bill
would be 18 through 25, but the
House measure would require
registration of men 18 through 30.
Worms
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fishermen said they discovered them
about 10 o'clock last night.
Heber MacWilliams, Jr., manager
of a pier there. sai<J the organisms
suddenly appeared in such great
numbers that he caught 200 to 300
of them in a bucket at one dip.
'They gave the water a red color,
thpy were so numerous.” Mr. Mac
Williams said. "They extended as
far out as the light reached. The
smallest were a blood-red coldr,
while the larger ones seemed to be
greenish. They looked like blood
worms, except that they were
thicker."
No one at the pier caught any
more fish after the worms were dis
covered. he said.
Realty
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the national association, argued that
the guide was a "piece of litera
ture,” got up by Mr. Barnard's com
mittee, of which two copies were
sent to Charles J. Rush, executive
secretary of the Washington board.
He said Mr. Rush put them in the
files and forgot about them. After
Justice Curran admitted the letter
in evidence. Mr. Nelson was recalled
to the stand.
Other Documents Fail.
Mr. Kramer was unsuccessful in
getting about 10 other documents
admitted in the trial yesterday.
Seme of them concerned the na
tional association's Rates, Rules
and Customs Committee.
One document admitted was a
report by Boyd T. Barnard of Phila
delphia, chairman of that commit
tee, in January, 1942, concerning
studies by local real estate boards
of their commission schedules in
view of making them conform to a
"Guide" the national association
had published.
"It is interesting to note that
boaids making changes are revising
their schedules upwards,” the re
port said.
Mr. Nelson, questioned about the
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Mrs. Golze and Mrs. Bozievich
Win TopHonorsatGardenShow
Mrs. John Bozievich, 6710 Hillmead road, holds two entries
which won prizes for flower specimens, and Mrs. A. R. Golze,
5506 Brite drive, shows her prize-winning rose arrangement at
the Bethesda Community Garden Club show yesterday.
—Star Staff Photo.
Top honors in the Bethesda Com
munity Garden Club's 25th annual
show yesterday went to Mrs. A. R.
Golze, 5506 Brite drive, and Mrs.
John Bozievich, 6710 Hillmeade
road, both members of the club.
Exhibitors placed 450 entries in
the contests, which were Judged
shortlv before the show opened at
the Battery Park Clubhouse, 107
Glenbrook road, Bethesda.
Mrs. Golze's entry of 11 Crimson
Glory roses in a flat, white bowl,
considered by the judges as the big
gest attraction of the show. Mrs.
Golze also won first place for most
points in artistic arrangements.
Mrs. Bozievich had top honors for
the best iris and for the best peony.
The iris was an Amitola and the
peony was of the Festiva type. She
also was first in the contest for the
most points for specimens.
Other prize winners were 'Mrs.
C. C. Fifield of 7817 Custer read.
Edgemoor, whose Crimson Glory
rose was adjudged best among the
rose specimens. Mrs. Clark Hilles
of 5304 Hampden lane, Bethesda.
received the prize for the best an
nual, a snapdragon. The Oriental
Poppy entered by Mrs. Ruth E.
Thomas. 307 Wilson lane. Bethesda,
was judged the best perennial.
, An arrangement of purple iris
won first place in the men’s class for
Frederick W. Lang, 22 Everett street,
Kensington, a member or the Men s
Garden Club of Montgomery Coun
ty. A head of lettuce grown by Mrs.
Arnold Burr of Bell’s Mill road, near
Bethesda, was first in the fruit and
vegetable class.
Prizes, donated by florists and
other business establishments of the
community, included plants, garden
tools and accessories. Mrs. Robert
J. Gutheim of 510 Goddard road,
Bethesda, a member of the club’s
board of directors, was show chair
man, and Mrs. Preston E. Groome,
7115 Marion lane, Bethesda, club
vice president, co-chairman. Mrs.
L. Welch Pogue, 116 Chevy Chase
drive, Chevy Chase, is president.
In a contest for which ribbons
were awarded. Mrs. William J. .Nor
fleet of 506 Maple Ridge road. Be
thesda, won the honors with an
arrangement of purple and white
Canterbury bells, purple clematis
and iris.
Although blue ribbons were their
only prizes, two entries attracting
wide attention were in the minia
ture class. These were the group of
roses in a small white bowl by Mrs.
Steuart L. Bailey, 402 Battery lane,
Bethesda. and an arrangement in
the 3 to 6 inch class submitted by
.Mrs. E. W. G. Huffman of 4414
Montgomery avenue, Bethesda. She
exhibited an arrangement of weeds
and grass taken from her garden.
purpose of the committee, said it
had tried to “clear up many abuses
in the business.”
Queries Salary.
Later he said he could not speak
for the national association. In ap
parent surprise at this, Mr. Kramer
asked him what salary was paid
him. Mr. Whiteford objected, say
ing it was just as relevant to ask
Mr. Kramer his salary.
"That’s auaatt«.of public record,”
Mr. Kramer answered. “It’s $8,200
a year.
“I might make a comment on
that," Mr. Whiteford said, “if I
didn't want to be polite.”
Someone among the spectators
snickered and court attaches called
for order. Justice Curran remarked
that counsel should not engage In
colloquies but should address the
bench.
Codes Figure in Testimony.
The codes of ethics, both of the
local board and the national associ
ation, came into testimony frequent
ly. The Washington board’s code
contains a paragraph that brokers
should maintain the standard rates
of commission adopted by the board
and no business should be solicited
at lower rates.
The national code urges observ
ance of the local boards’ rate sched
ules and calls for disciplining any
local board not enforcing the na
tional code. It urges realtors to
adopt the golden rule as their stand
ard. The codes had been read to
the jury by William E. Leahy, at
torney for the Washington board.
Cutting Rates Prevalent.
Charles J. Rush, executive secre
tary of the Washington board, testi
fied cutting commissions was all too
prevalent but said no one had been
disciplined. He said he did not
know whether he had ever read the
national code and some members
also might not have.
Justice Curran rebuked Mr. Kram
er yesterday afternoon when Mr.
Kramer asked the basis for the
judge's ruling excluding a document
Mr. Kramer has offered as evidence.
“I don't want you to ask me on
what grounds," Justice Curran as
serted. "Do you ask a judge on what
grounds he makes a ruling? How
long have you been practicing law?”
Mr. Kramer answered he had been
with the Justice Department for 10
years. Justice Curran directed him
to try the case in a "lawyer-like”
manner. He then ruled out another
exhibit. Mr. Kramer remained
silent.
Chrysler
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might also have its effect on the
coming Ford negotiations.
Workers in auto plants operated
by the big three make an average
of $1.50 an hour.
The GM settlement—still await
ing approval by the union’s 200
man GM conference and the rank
and file workers — would add
11 cents immediately to the wage
of workers employed by the biggest
car producer.
But their wage increase is geared
to the Federal Bureau of Labor
Statistics cost-of-living crflrts, so
a review of wages in September
might mean a drop of as much as 5
cents an hour at that time. How
Fall nr part time nirw far Vet«r»n»
entitled to subsistence under Ol BIU
SPANISH
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ever, there was no ceiling placed on
the amount of increase that would
be possible if living cost index
should go up sharply.
Representatives of workers in OM
plants meet here tomorrow to con
sider the agreement that carries the
approval of top union leaders.
Borgia
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zuela in 1939, worked in the foreign
language departments of Fox Pic
tures and Warner Bros, in Loe An
geles, and then was employed by
NBC as a writer, adapter and trans
lator of Spanish language programs
In 1942.
Borgia has published a number
Of books in Spanish, the spokesman
said.
Borgia said he had not ootainea
a Job since being fired by NBC.
Mrs. Alberto Gandero, Inter
viewed by telephone, said her hus
band had left here May 10 for Ha
vana, Cuba, to engage In radio
work there.
She said he had lost his NBC job
because of the furor over the Voice
of America scripts, but added, “It
was not his fault.” She did not
elaborate except to say that others,
whom she did not know, were to
blame.
(Continued Prom First Page.)
Loyalty Review Board is empowered
to make "advisory recommenda
tions.”
“If in the consideration of a case,”
Mr. Clark wrote Mr. Richardson,
“the board finds as a fact that an
employe Is a member of an organ
ization proscribed by the Hatch Act,
the board must recognize In Its rec
ommendation to the agency that the
dismissal of the employe Is man
datory.”
When the board considers a case
and determines whether the Hatch
Act is applicable. Mr. Clark further
explained, the determination does
not include power by the board to
review the designation of agencies
listed as subversive by the Attorney
General. The board’s^ function In
these cases is to determine whether
the employe was accorded all his
rights and whether there was evi
dence to support the finding of the
agency board.
"If the answers to both of these
questions are In the affirmative.”
Mr. Clark said, “the provisions of
the Hatch Act come Into operation
and your advisory opinion must
necessarily affirm the dismissal.”
Has Discretionary Power.
In cases whese dismissals are
based on membership In subversive
organizations, Mr. Clstrk added, the
board has the discretion to deter
mine whether or not reasonable
grounds exist for belief that the
person Is disloyal to the Govern
Vandenberg Appears
Stilt Jersey's Choice
After Dewey's Visit
ly th« Associated Frass
TRENTON, N. J., May 27.—New
Jersey’* ddegates to the Republican
convention, having looked over the
three leading GOP presidential con
denders, were reported ready today
to throw their support to a fourth
senator Vandenberg.
The parade of aspirants for the
nomination came to an end last
night when Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
spoke to the delegates at a closed
dinner meeting. In the past month
they also had heard Senator Taft
and former Gov. Harold E. Stassen.
Party leaders maintained official
silence on the course the 35-vote
delegation will follow after a first
ballot vote for Gov. Driscoll, but
there appeared to be little change
in pronounced sentiment for Sena
tor Vandenberg.
Because he is not an active can
didate. Senator Vandenberg re
fused the State organization’s invi
tation to speak here.
Gov. Dewey planned to be back
in Albany today for the first time
in nearly three weeks, during which
he made a 4,500-mile swing through
seven Western States.
State Chairman Lloyd B. Marsh
announced a meeting of the New
Jersey delegation early in June,
and said he hoped “sentiment will
have crystalized by then.”
Mr. Marsh said he did not know
whether Gov. Dewey “made any new
friends,” but State Senator Prank
A. Farley announced he would be
for the New Yorker after Gov.
Driscoll, a favorite-son candidate,
releases the delegation. Senate Ma
jority Leader David Van Alstyne,
jr.. of Bergen also has declared for
Gov. Dewey.
Oregon Campaign Expense
May Not Be Disclosed
SALEM, Oreg., May 27 (IP).—The
question of how much it cost Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey and Harold E.
Stassen to campaign in Oregon’s
Republican presidential primary
may not*be made public.
David O'Hara, chief of the State
Elections Bureau, said the two pres
idential aspirants apparently do not
come under the State law requir
ing‘campaign expense statements;
since they did not seek State office
The campaign expenses became a
late issue in the Oregon primary
race when Mr. Stassen charged that
his opponent had spent $250,000 in
the campaign. Gov. Dewey said
this was not true.
Stassen Claims 250
Second-Choice Ballots
NEW YORK, May 27 (£>).—Harold
E. Stassen said today that he ex
pected approximately 250 second
choice ballots at the Philadelphia
convention to add to his predicted
3*0 first-choice votes for the Repub
lican presidential nomination.
“Obviously, second-choice support
is nominating support,” Mr. Stassen
said at a news conference here.
The former Minnesota Governor
said the national convention would
be “wide-open” and that no one
would have sufficiant support to ob
tain the nomination on "the first
ballot. Nomination will require
5*8 votes.
Questioned about claims that Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey would receive
more than half of the second
choice strength of New Jersey’s 35
member delegation, Mr. Stassen
calledTils Eastern States manager,
Amos J. Peaslee.
Mr. Peaslee, a New Jersey dele
gate, said he checked this morning
at New Jersey Republican headquar
ters and was told “You can claim
many things, can’t you?” Another
comment he received, Mr. Peaslee
said, was that no change had been
observed in New Jersey sentiment.
The State's delegation is pledged to
Gov. Alfred E. Driscoll on the first
ballot. a
Herring snipped to U. s.
Britain's lowly herring—the kip
per, or “two-eyed steak,” as some
call it—may soon earn needed dol
lars, since a trial consignment
sent to America is said to have met
with good demand.
ment. This determination, he said,
serves as a basis for the board’s
recommendation for or against dis
missal.
No Opinion on Mundt Bill.
Mr. Clark, in answer to questions,
also said that:
He has never given an opinion on
the House-passed Mundt bill to curb
Communist activities in its present
form, although he told a House
Committee on Un-American Activi
ties Subcommittee last February
that the bill as it was then raised
serious constitutional questions.
Subpoenas issued to various mld
Western commissioners of agricul
ture that the grand jury investigat
ing lobbying is going into agricul
tural lobbies.
He has decided against prosecu
tion on alleged disclosures of avia
tion secrets. "If- censorship of re
stricted documents is wanted,” he
remarked, "we’ll have to have more
laws.”
He is hoping for legislation au
thorizing him to send to jail persons
awaiting deportation. He believes
some time in jail would help sell
prospective deportees on getting
their visas and getting out of the
country.
His recommendation on a succes
sor for John F. Sonnett as head of
the antitrust division will go to Pres
ident Ttuman late today or tomor
row.
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U. S. Employe Groups
Fight for Pay Raise
Before Adjournment
• Government employe groups to
day turned the pressure on Con
gress to enact Federal pay raises
before adjournment next month.
With only about three weeks re
maining before the Republican na
tional convention, Government em
ploye unions have renewed their
campaign for prompt action by Con
gress on pay raises.
Resuming the drive, William C.
Doherty, president of the AFL Na
tional Association of Letter Carriers,
issued a statement urging “every
public-spirited citizen” to back Fed
eral employes in their request for
cost-of-living pay raises.
Doherty Appeals to Citizens.
Speaking for postal employes In
his union, Mr. Doherty declared:
"If the Amei^can people will insist
Oh the leaders of Congress bringing
about immediate action on postal
pay legislation, there is no question
but what the present unwholesome
condition will cease. The postal
employes are totally dependent
upon members of Congress for ad
justments in salaries.”
Mr. Doherty, whose union is one
of the most powerful of all Govern
ment employe groups, acknowledged
that “postal workers are beginning
to fear that Congress will adjourn
without giving any consideration to
the present financial chaos in which
the postal people find themselves.”
Mr. Doherty predicted that if this
should happen, there would be “a
complete breakdown in the morale
of these highly trained and faithful
Government employes.” The postal
leader added, “This can only mean
a diminishment in service to the
American people.”
Fear Stalling Tactics.
The Republican leadership has
promised Government employes that
action would be taken on pay raises
before adjournment. However, no
action has been taken during the
past few weeks and Government
employes groups are greatly worried
that stalling tactics might be going
on. That is why Government union
leaders have decided to "turn on the
heat” once more on Congress.
In his statement today, Mr. Do
herty disclosed that Bernard M.
Baruch, noted American statesman,
has indorsed postal pay raises.
"Mr. Baruch said that while he
was opposed to inflation as strongly
as. if not more strongly than, any
body else, he could not see an jus
tice in keeping the salaries of pos
tal workers at their present low rate
when everybody else has had their
salary increased.” Mr. Doherty said.
The postal leader said the em
ployes “are faced with almost in
surmountable obstacles in their at
tempt to meet present high living
costs” on their current wages.
Mundt Bill
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forms of government to establish a
single form of government.”
Communist methods, Mr. Rich
berg said, are those "of treachery”
and "deceit.”
Senator Wiley has set aside one
day to hear backers of the bill.
Two days will be given to opponents.
Mr. Richberg described the bill by
Representatives Mundt, Republican,
of South Dakota, and Nixon, Re
publican, of California, as "a very
ingenious way to meet a very diffi
cult problem.”
He said he thought it came with
in the general constitutional powers
of the Congress and that there was
no question as to legality of the
methods it provides.
Several members of the committee
have announced themselves in
agreement with the bill’s objectives,
but have raised questions concern
ing the legality of some of the pro
visions.
Robert B. Young, committee clerk,
said more than 1.000 telegrams and
nearly as many postcards have been
received, with the count about 10
to 1 against the controversial
measure. A check of the communi
cations showed most of those op
posed came from labor organiza
tions, Wallace groups and individ
uals.
The House bill would require reg
istration of Communist organiza
tions and Communist-front groups.
It provides heavy fines and impris
onment for any activities toward
setting up a dictatorship in the
United States under foreign control.
Wallace Flying to Capital
To Denounce Mundt Bill
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho, May
27 OP).—Henry Wallace has inter
rupted his presidential campaign
and is flying to Washington today
to testify against the Mundt-Nlxon
bill at a Senate hearing Saturday.
The third party presidential
candidate canceled scheduled ad
dresses at Pocatello, Idaho, and
Phoenix, Ariz., after a speech here
last night. He said he will resume
the campaign at Denver next week.
Voice of America
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plained that the programs were
produced by NBC on a contract
arrangement.
Even the Voice's staunchest sen
atorial supporter, Senator Smith,
Republican, of New Jersey, said
there U “no justification” In the
excuse that the programs were
farmed out to NBC, and that the
State Department will have to
shoulder the responsibility.
"This stuff!” cried Senator Sal
tonstall, Republican, of Massachu
setts, when Senator Capehart
quoted the script’s comment on New
England and Texas.
Senator Brewster, Republican, of
Maine said the author of the broad
casts “is worthy of language I don’t
think this chamber would enter
tain.”
Senator Aiken, Vermont Republi
can, said “the State Depart
ment and the State Department
alone is responsible.” He added it
would do little or no good to
reprimand or dismiss the author of
the scripts.
Connally Denounces “Slander.”
Senator McMahon, Democrat, of
Connecticut, said "we must see that
this thing does not happen again,”
but he added that care must be
taken to see that the whole pro
gram is not abolished.
Senator Connally, Democrat, of
Texas, was not in the chamber when
Senator Capehart read the script’s
remark about the Lone Star State.
The Indianan repeated it when the
Texan came to the floor. It brought
an immediate blast from Senator
Connally who said the authors had
“libeled and slandered” Texas and
“dug up filthy falsehoods.” He
added:
"This whole thing is saturated
with malice. They are saboteurs.
They are traitors to their country.
Our worst fears have been realized.
It would be better not to send any
thing. They had better close up
their doors and keep quiet.”
As for the script writer, Senator
Connally shouted, "he has my utter
contempt."
On the subject of Nevada, the
script said Nevada's two main cities
compete with each other because
"people get married in Las Vegas
and divorced in Reno.”
Script Mentions Mormons.
Senator Hatch, Democrat, of
neighboring New Mexico, called this
“drivel, nonsense and downright
falsehoods.”
On Utah, the script referred to
Brigham Young, the State’s Mor
mon founder, as "carrying a bottle
of whisky in one pocket and a cud
of chewing tobacco in the other."
But, the script said, Young used
neither.
The usually mild Senator Thomas,
Utah's Democratic Senator, de
nouncing the broadcasts, shouted
sarcastically:
“How in the wide world can any
one fail to be a Communist and
have anything to do with democ
racy.”
He said he wondered how the peo
ple of the United States can have
any faith in what the State Depart
ment says about other countries if it
sends out “stuff like this.”
Eastland Defends Alabama.
Senator Capehart, reading from
the NBC script, said the city of
Birmingham, Ala., was "constructed
in a hurry and they have not had
time to improve it.”
Quoting lurtner, tne benator saia
the same broadcast called Alabama
the “darkest” of all States because
"In no other part of the United
States have the colored people suf
fered and struggled as much as
here.”
Neither Alabama Senator was on
hand when that State was first men
tioned,. So Senator Eastland. Dem
ocrat, of Mississippi, Jumped into the
breach, declaring it was all a “con
temptible, damnable lie.”
Then Senator Hill, Democrat, of
Alabama, arrived and denounced
the broadcast all over again. He
said.it was "base slander" of his
State, a “tissue of falsehoods.”
State Department officials said
the broadcast Senator Capehart
cited was prepared by NBC under
contract with the department. It
was one of a series prepared for
broadcast overseas by the Voice of
America short wave official radio.
NBC Explains It’s Fart.
Congress required the department
to turn over preparation of a large
share of its broadcasts to private j
concerns. The current appropria
tion put a top limit of $687,000 on)
payments for personal services with
the announced intention of requir
ing the official radio to turn over
a share of its operation to private
broadcasters.
NBC Vice President William F.
Brooks last night gave this explana
tion of his network’s part in the
situation:
“The scripts referred to in the
Senate were broadcast several
months ago in the Spanish lan
guage beamed to South America.
“At that time changes were being
made in the operational setup of the
Voice of America and as a result
personnel was not available to pro
vide English translations so that the
scrips could be checked in English.
NBC could only review the Spanish
texts.
“The supervisor who was employed
to review the Spanish texts unfor
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tunately permitted these scripts to
go on the air In Spanish.
Writer Was Dismissed.
"As soon as this matter came to
NBC’s attention the writer dl the
scripts was dismissed and the super
visor responsible lor the broadcasts
was relieved of his post.”
But neither the State Department
nor the NBC explanation appeared
to have any effect on the angry
Senators.
Senator Capehart said the State
Department ‘‘must bear the respon
sibility and the blame for this.
All they are doing is trying
to pass the buck to NBC. We are
going to get to the bottom of it and
make sure It doesn’t happen again.”
Senator Ferguson demanded that
Congress rescind the $27,000,000
appropriation it voted for next year
to finance the world-wide radio pro
grams to portray the democratic
way of life in this country.
The Michigan Senator said he
agreed with Senator Capehart. He
said, ‘‘It's a Government responsi
bility that those programs get strict
supervision.” He added that he
wants to ‘‘look Into that script
writer's motives.”
Senator Capehart said he had at
first intended to introduce a bill to
require the State Department to
publish each script in the Federal
Register within 10 days after the
time of broadcast.
He said he later found that tne
department was sending out 300,000
words dally, so he was now consider
ing an alternative. This alternative,
he said, would require the Secretary
of State to furnish to the secretary
of the Senate, the secretary of the
House and the Library of Congress
a copy, In English, of every broad
cast.
Barkley Makes Comment.
In discussing the script’s references
to Utah, Senator Capehart said
“some fool broadcast that sort of
misinformation throughout the
world.” He also shouted that the
script tried to represent Utah as a
“Communist and socialistic state."
He called the reference to mar
riage and divorce in Nevada “en
lightening.” The American people,
he added angrily, are spending
money to “send that sort of trash
over the radio.”
Senator Barkley, the Democratic
minority leader in the Senate, said
there was “no justification” for the
broadcasts. But he* said he wanted
to point out that they occurred be
fore George V. Allen took over di
rection of the Voice of America for
the State Department. Mr. Allen
is a career diplomat.
Just as the storm broke over the
broadcasts, the State Department
announced the appointment of
Lloyd A. Lehrbas to be director of
the Department’s Office of Interna
tional Information, serving under
Mr. Allen.
Mr. Lehrbas, a former Associated
Press reporter and recently editor
of the magazine World Report, will
take over the post next month. He
will head all the department's
overseas information operations, in
cluding the Voice programs. He
succeeds William T. Stone, who
will take over a new job connected
with information activities of the
State Department and the Eco
nomic Co-operation Administration.
Palestine
fContlnued From First Page.)
radio said fierce fighting Is con
tinuing in the neighborhood of
Latrun. The Arabs said last night
800 Jews had been slain in that
area. Latrun is on the Jewish supply
line from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem,
aftd, the broadcast. said the Jews
were making a determined try to
keep it open.
Arabs Reported Repulsed.
Associated Press Correspondent
Edward Curtis reported from Galilee
that Jews have repulsed Arab at
tacks on the northern end of the
Jordan Valley near the Trans
jordan frontier. The Jews hold
Beisan. which the Arabs, controlling
the rest of the lower Jordan Valley,
would need to cut off Northeast
Palestipe.
Officers of the Trans-Jordan Le
gion pressing the attack in the Old
City of Jerusalem said Jewish fight
ers were still holding out last night
in Hurva Synagogue, but claimed
surrender is imminent.
The Jews held only 200 square
yards of rubble-strewn ground, le
gion leaders said. Arab dynamite
squads blasted buildings surround
ing the synagogue while artillery
units pumped shells into the house
of worship, turned into a fortress.
The Arab leaders said the Jews
catapulted barrel bombs over the
walls from outside Zion Gate in a
vain effort to relieve their be
leaguered comrades.
The Arabs said a new request by
the Jewish Agency for a truce to
remove about 300 Jewish women and
children from the old city was re
fused. Arab leaders said they would
not commit their troops to evacua
tion while the Jews remained in
force on Mount Zion.
An Egyptian Defense Ministry
communique said two Jewish planes
attempting to supply a settlement
of Deir Haym (presumably In the
south) were forced down and their
crews taken captive.
The Egyptians said also that two
Jews arrested near Gaza had con
fessed to throwing typhoid and
dysentery germs into the water
supply of Egyptian troops there.
Pakistan Training Unit
For Palestine Front
KARACHI, Pakistan, May 37 (ff).—
The Pakistan refugees organization
has started training a crusader forca
for the Palestine front.
The Moslems are drilling and hav
ing Held maneuvers. They will be
sent in batches, according to Arab
requirements at the front.
Tariff
(Continued From First Page.)
the political divide to vote with 218
Republicans to limit the President's
tariff-making power. Only 5 Re
publicans Joined 142 Democrats
against the change in the law. The
two American-Labor Party members
also opposed the new bill.
The administration made its best
showing on an earlier roll call, when
they tried to send the bill back to
committee to have the objectionable
feature removed. This move was
beaten, 211 to 169.
The House debate waxed bitter at
times yesterday, especially after Ma
jority Leader Halleck called Secre
tary Marshall’s views on the bill
“reckless statements.”
Knutson Derides Marshall.
Whereupon, Representative Gear
hart, Republican, of California, au
thor of the bill. Interjected:
“Isn’t Gen. Marshall the one who
didn’t know where he was the night
before Pearl Harbor?” This was a
reference to the question raised at
the time of the congressional in
vestigation into events leading up
to the December 7, 1941, sneak Jap
anese attack on Hawaii.
"And does he know where he haa
been since?” asked Chairman Knut
son of the Ways and Means Com
mittee.
“How about Alf Landon?” asked
Representative Doughton, Democrat,
of North Carolina, who sponsored
the original trade agreements act
when Democrats were in control.
Mr. Landon was the 1936 Repub
lican presidential nominee.
“Led Astray” by Luncheons.
“Oh, they’ve corrupted him with a
lot of luncheons,” Mr. Knutson re
plied and then quickly added: “I’ll
i correct that. I won’t s&y corrupted;
I'll say leading him astray."
Representative McCormack, Dem
ocrat, of Massachusetts censured
Mr. Knutson for what he called “a
low and vicious attack” on Gen.
Marshall. Even a Republican, Rep
resentative Wadsworth of New York,
disagreed with Mr. Knutson's state
ment that under Gen. Marshall as
Army Chief of Staff “the war coet
us three times as much as it should
have.”
Mr. Wadsworth lauded Gen. Mar
shall’s record but said he Is sup
porting the Republican tariff bill
because “if it does not pass I’m
afraid there will be no bill at all,
and, in my mind, that would be •
catastrophe.”
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