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Plea to Bar Virginians
Who Won't Vow Party
Loyalty Up lor Hearing
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PHILADELPHIA, July 12.—The
Credentials Committee of the
National Democratic Convention
will hold hearings today on a
request that the Virginia dele
gation be barred unless Its dele
gates individually subscribe to a
party loyalty pledge.
Mrs. Mary Norton, New Jersey
House member and chairman of the
1 committee, described the request as
j "something completely new.” She
| said Saturday that she did not
know whether there were any
precedents for it in a national con
| vention.
The protest of seating the Old
Dominion delegation was to come
from a group of Virginia Democrats
headed by Martin A. Hutchinson,
Richmond attorney who heads the
anti-organization wing of the party;
Col. Francis Pickens Miller of
Charlottesville, and Henry H.
Fowler of Alexandria.
Mayor Horace H. Edwards of
Richmond, rejected an invitation by
Mr. Hutchinson to join the group
in appearing before the credentials
committee. Mr. Edwards said In
Richmond last night that he had:
no comment on the letter he re-,
ceived from Mr. Hutchinson invit
ing him to participate.
Foe of Anti-Truman Forces.
In a telegram to Mrs. Norton,
Mr. Hutchinson, an outspoken foe
of the new Virginia Anti-Truman
law under which the State's domi
nant Democratic organization has
posed the threat of a bolt from the
National Party, challenged the right
of Virginia Democrats to be seated
in the convention unless:
“* * • They are individaully will
ing to sign and subscribe to a loy
alty pledge similar to that- found in
the Virginia Democratic Party j
plan.”
He charged that Virginia Demo
crats came to Philadelphia prepared
to reconvene the State party con
vention later ‘‘for the unexpressed,
but apparent purpose of repudiat
ing the actions of the National con
vention, if such actions be not in
acocrd with the view's and wishes of.
our so-called party leaders here In'
Virginia.”
Law Permits separate 'ticket.
Virginia's anti-Truman law, en
acted by the 1948 General Assem
bly at the urging of Gov. Tuck as
part of the Dixie revolt against the
President’s civil rights program,
empowers the State Democratic
convention to put up its own presi
dential ticket under the liberal
Democratic Party of Virginia.
Mr. Hutchinson, who made an
unsuccessful fight against Senator
Byrd In the primary two years ago,
told Mrs. Norton he spoke "on be
half of the loyal and true Demo
crats of Virginia.” His wire said in J
Part: j
“The Virginia convention, at which,
delegates were elected, adopted ai
formal platform enunciating the
doctrine ‘that the National Demo
cratic Party is merely a federation
of state parties and that each state
has the right and authority to de
termine Its own course of action.’
"The said convention also by
formal resolution empowered the
Democratic State Central Commit
tee of Virginia to reconvene the
State convention at a later date for
the unexpressed but apparent pur
pose of repudiating the actions of
the national convention, if such ac
tions be not In accord with the views ,
and wishes of our so-called party
leaders here in Virginia. • * *
"We must respectfully protest the ■
right of Virginia's delegates, under i
these conditions, to participate in ]
the national convention unless they i
are individually willing to sign and i
subscribe to a loyalty pledge similar
to that found in the Virginia Demo- ■
cratic Party plan.” h
Berlin j
(Continued From First Page.' (
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it had received no indication that
Moscow was ready to reply to the ; ,
protests. The Soviet-controlled news | j
agency said it had no indication ,
either when the Russian answer
might be received.
Some observers speculated, how
ever, that a break in the situation
was near. The consensus here is
that the Russians are trying to
force the Western Allies into four- j
power discussions of the overall J
German question.
The Soviet-licensed newspaper }
Worwaerts said today “the supply
lines will be free automatically as
soon as the Western Powers have
found the way back to Potsdam and
when, even with regrettable tardi- <
ness, they accept the offer, made :
in May, 1948. by the Soviet Govern- i
ment when it published the Amer-ji
ican-Soviet exchange of noies, to
clarify at a conference table the
differences of opinion between the -
two powers. 1
"No Other Solution."
"There is no other way to solve
the Berlin difficulties,'’ the paper (
said. "The notes of the Western .
Powers will serve to relax the situ
ation only if they should open the .
door to a new understanding on all 1
German problems.” ‘
Russian controlled newspapers in
Berlin have hammered the sugges-;
tion that the Allies should engage in
new Four-Power talks. Those papers1
have hinted that this might end the
food and fuel crisis.
One of them said yesterday the
Western powers would have to show
their “good will” by withdrawing the
new Western mark from circulation
in Berlin. The city now has two ■
currencies, Russian and Western. I
In Warsaw Poland's controlled
press backed Russia's stand on the
Berlin blockade and said that “only
full co-operation of the Four Powr
ers” could solve the problem.
Sokolovsky Transfer Rumored.
German news agencies have spread
reports that Marshal Vassily D. Sok- j
olovsky, the Soviet military gover- j
nor, would be transferred to a field
command when the present crisis is
over. There was no confirmation of;
those accounts.
In London the Soviet news agency
Tass quoted the Moscow newspaper
Pravda as declaring a reported Com
munist plot to begin street fighting |
| in Berlin was a forgery “born in the
j innermost recesses of the British
Embassy in Paris.”
French diplomatic informants said ;
last week a Communist plan called
for demonstrations by German;
Communists to enable the Russian
army to intervene and occupy all
Berlin.
The British-licensed news agency,
quoted Hans Besener, general di-i
rector of railways in the Russian
CONFER ON BERLIN CRISIS—Lewis Douglas (center), United States Ambassador to Great Brit
ain, and Australian Prime Minister J. B. Chill ey (right) pictured as they conlerred over the
Berlin crisis with Gen. Lucius B. Clay, United States military commander in Germany, in Gen.
Clay’s Berlin home yesterday. —AP Wirephoto via radio Irom Berlin.
Zone, as saying the Helmstedt
Berlin line would be put in running
order swiftly.
The Russians closed the line at
the outset of the blockade because
of “technical damage.”
Besener said a number of rail
ties had been worn out by long
service. He said a work train and all
available men would be put to work
on the line.
Auto Rules Not Enforced.
Meanwhile three days after the
Russians announced new restrictions
for highway travel from Berlin,
westbound Allied automobiles still
were passing freely through the
Helmstedt checkpoint.
British and American officials said
no official notification of the new
curb had been received from the
Russians.
The measure would require Allied
travellers to possess Soviet travel
permits and would subject each
vehicle to search by Soviet guards.
American and British airmen
;opped the 1,000-ton food target for
:he third straight day yesterday,
iespite bad weather.
In a 24-hour period ending at 2
y.m. the Americans flew in 1,038
ons of food and other supplies on
190 flights to Berlin from Western
Germany.
Dead Flyers Identified.
The Royal Air Force made 157
lights into Gatow Field.
Since air shuttle began, the Unit
?d States Air Force has made 2,481
lights and covered 1,537,855 miles,
rhere have been only three mis
haps, one of which cost three Amer
can lives.
United States Air Force headquar
ers at Frankfurt Identified the
;hree Americans who were killed
when a C-47 transport en route
'rom Wiesbaden to Berlin with food
irashed near Frankfurt July 8.
Thev were:
First Lt. George B. Smith, Tusca
oosa, Ala.; First Lt. Leland V. Wil
liams, Abilene, Tex., and Karl V.
Hagen, New York City. Mr. Hagen
was head of the currency hranch of
:he finance division of the United
States Military Government in Ger
nany.
“War of Nerves” Reported.
United States Air Force officials
iescribed as a “war of nerves” re
sent Soviet announcements that
Russian planes will make practice
lights into the British-American
lir corridor. They said the flights
lever take place and added that the
innouncements failed to harm the
norale of Allied pilots.
Economic paralysis spread in
Vestern Berlin as the blockade went
nto its fourth week.
A survey of western sector indus
ry by the American-licensed news
laper, Der Tagesspiegel, showed pro
luction drops ranging from 40 to 80
>er cent.
The paper quoted managers of
ome factories as saying they were
orced to lay off as high as 80 per
ent of their help.
Platform
(Continued From First Page.1
>ort either by the Northern or
Southern wing of the party, de-(
tending on which side has its way
n the final wording of the civil
ights plank.
Convention Fight Due. -
The major developments were:
1. Southerners from 11 States
Irew up a States rights plank, and
;erved notice that if it is not
idopted in the Platform Committee
t will be taken to the convention.
2. Representative Celler of New
fork conferred with a group of
'Jorthern members of the Platform
Committee on similar plans for a
loor fight in the convention if
’resident Trumans program for
’ederal legislation to insure racial
equality is not adequately expressed
n the final draft.
3. Chairman McGrath of the
Democratic National Committee said
le believed it possible to write a
:ivll rights plank that would sat
sfy the South, as was done in 1944.
ie added, however, that he had not
alked with Senator Myers as to
vhat language the drafters have
n mind.
Hope to Appease South.
For several days it has appeared
hat party strategists were hopeful
he South would be content if the
lew platform followed the general
ines of the 1944 civil rights state
nent.
Within the last six m'bnths, how
ever, President Truman has spelled
out specific Federal legislation he
wants passed, and evidence has been
mounting here over the week end
that the Northern liberals will not
be contend with a mere restatement
of the 1944 plank, which was far
less specific than the Truman pro
gram.
Mr. Celler complained bitterly
yesterday of the action of those
in charge of the convention in hand
picking the small seven-member
group to prepare the first draft.
“It was deliberately appointed to
keep a number of liberals off,” Mr.
Celler said.
Expect Strong Plank.
Those who agree with Mr. Cejler
believe they will have a majority to
sustain a strong civil rights plank
when the 18-member Drafting
Committee meets today. If they
succeed, then the Southerners are
likely to take the issue to the con
vention floor.
Mr. Celler told reporters that,
aside from the civil rights plank, the
Democrats will have to handle eco
nomic issues in a way that will ap
peal to the low-income wage earners,
to labor generally, to the younger
generation, and to racial groups
“because they carry the balance of
power in all elections.”
Later the 26-vote Minnesota dele
gation decided unanimously to back
a floor fight for a “liberal” plat
form.
Mayor Claims Support.
Mayor Hubert H. Humphrey of
Minneapolis said California, Ne
braska and Iowa delegations are
solidly behind the proposed battle.
Senator Myers yesterday increased
from five to seven the membership
of the committee drawing the first
platform draft.
Former Gov. Chauncey Sparks of
Alabama and Senator Green of
Rhode Island were added. Other
members are Senator Myers, Sena
tor Lucas of Illinois, Philip S. Perl
man of Maryland, Mrs. Florence M.
Lynch of Iowa and Dan Moody, for
mer Texas Governor.
Senator Myers told a press con
ference yesterday afternoon he be
lieves the convention will adopt a
platform more specific than the Re
publican document, declaring that
the Democrats "do not intend to
duck or dodge the issues.”
Asked if he thought the Demo
cratic civil rights plank would be
more specific than the Republican
one, he said he could not compare
them until the Democratic plank
is in final shape.
Southern Plank Adopted.
The States rights plank adopted
yesterday afternoon by the confer
ence of Southern delegates reads in
part as follows:
"The Democratic Party reaffirms
and pledges strict adherence to
constitutional, representative gov
ernment laid down by Thomas Jef
ferson, the founder of the party,
among which are the doctrines of
States rights, free enterprise and
private initiative.
“And the party declares that the
several States shall exercise free
from Federal interference or en
croachment by legislation, directive
or otherwise, all the rights and
powers reserved to them by the
Constitution, among which is the
power to provide by law for the
qualifications of electors, conduct
of elections, regulation of employ
ment practices, segregation and de
fine crimes committed within their
borders and prescribe penalties
therefor.”
The resolution further declared
that if the Platform Committee re
jects this proposed plank, a minor
ity report would be submitted to
the' convention.
Palestine
(Continued From First Page.)
massed behind the Trapist monas
tery, defeated repeated Israeli at
tempts to dislodge them. During
that period the Jews won all the
rest of the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem
road but were unable to use Bab
El Wad gorge, which came under
the Arab guns on Latrun.
On their way to Lydda, which
was occupied last night, Israeli
troop6 captured Lydda airport, the
largest in Palestine, the village of
Ben Shemen and Iraqi-held Beit
Nabala. There were 35,000 Arabs
in Lydda and Er Ramie when the
Israeli column drove into the area.
The Jewish thrust had the effect
of blunting the nearest Arab wedge
threatening Tel Aviv. At one time
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miles east of the Israeli capital.
The roar of guns was heard in
Israel's main harbor town, Haifa,
as Jewish soldiers began hopping up
operations against Iraqi troops who
had infiltrated into Tireh village and
entrenched themselves on the slopes
of Mount Carmel, commanding the
port and road t# Tel Aviv.
Dispatches from Haifa said the
Israeli Army claimed to have cap
tured several important strongholds
along the edge of the Syrian bridge
head over the Jordan at Mishmar
Hay Yarden on Palestine's eastern
frontier below Lake Hula.
Jerusalem Area Dive Bombed.
Jerusalem had the first air raid
in its long history yesterday when
two Egyptian Spitfires divebombed
the city's western fringe. Appar
ently the planes were attempting to
bomb a Jewish airfield. An Israeli
announcement said one child was
killedand four wounded.
Other Egyptian planes bombed
Tel Aviv and eight other Jewish
settlements, the Egyptian defense
ministry said.
The Arabs said their forces scored
successes in the Gilboa hills above
Jenin, northern apex of the Nablus
Tulkarm-Jenin triangle in central
Palestine.
Advancing 10 miles along a 12
mile front Arab troops seized the
village of Mazar, Muqeibila, Zububa,
Nuris, Sandala, Zalafa and Fuqqu’s.
During the pre-truce period Israeli
units had occupied those towns dur
ing a drive which carried to Jenin’s
outskirts.
Apparently the Arab drive was
aimed at the big Jewish communi
cations town of Afula.
The Jews announced that their
artillery in Jerusalem had opened
up against Arab guns which are
shelling the 100,000 Jews besieged in
the Holy City.
Jewish commando troops—the elite
corps of the Israeli Army—were re
ported massed for a drive to expel
the Arab Legion from Jerusalem.
Their target is the Old Walled City.
A dispatch from the Old City said
the Legion's heavy artillery had
scored two direct hits on the King
David Hotel. Israeli solders pushed
past United Nations guards sta
tioned at the hotel when the truce
ended last Friday and occupied the
building. They refused to leave de
spite protests by the guards, Red
Cross representatives and an Amer
ican consular official, a U. N. guard
said.
U. N.
(Continued From First Page.)
time that either the Jews or Arabs
have openly assailed the man who
has been seeking to bring them
together for weeks.
"The mediator does not facilitate
appropriate action under the U. N.
Charter when he raises Uhjustlfled
doubts about the finality of the
Arab rejection (of a truce extension)
and minimizes the scale and char
acteer of Arab aggression,” the
Israeli spokesman said.
"Apology for Aggression."
“According to press dispatches
from Rome, Bernadotte described
renewed Arab attacks as incidents.
When human lives are lost, when
a truce is flagrantly violated and
when the Security Council is defied,
it shows a lack of sensitivity to
describe all these as incidents or
to suggest as Bernadotte does that j
the Arabs had some reason for say-;
ing no.
"Such an apology for aggression
does not augur well for any suc
cessful resumption by the mediator
of his mission. It now devolves
upon the Council to move forward!
under Article 39 (calling for steps
to stop wan. Any action to avert
or delay this logical and imperative,
course by whomever it is made is
not a contribution to peace.”
The Israeli delegation here also
sent a message to the Council ask
ing that all govmments be advised
that the Palestine truce was ended
and therefore restrictions on Jew
ish immigration and arms called
for under the truce plan were au
tomatically lifted.
Corning to Appear
On Columbia Panel
School Supt. Hobart M. Corning
was at Columbia University today
to appear on a panel with Gen.
Eisenhower, president of the uni
versity, to consider "critical Issues”
in school administration.
The panel is being attended by 40
superintendents of schools from
throughout the Nation to discuss
their mutual problems.
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