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Phone STerling 5000 sitndfyT*S?30VI?Nirh* rm»"'iEdi1noln.'i*30' tnd H.40 Mr Month. 5 CENTS Truman Opposition Is Splitting As Democrats Rush Windup; Only 'Rights1 Fight Remains President Expected To Accept Nomination In Speech Tonight , By Gould Lincoln Star Staff Correspondent PHILADELPHIA, July 14— Anti-Truman Southern dele gates to the Democratic National Convention failed today to get behind the candidacy of Gov. Ben Laney of Arkansas and be gan splitting up their votes for other Southern candidates for President. As the strife-ridden convention pointed toward the nomination of a Truman-Barklev ticket, the Geor gia delegation planned to place Senator Russell of that State in nomination. Louisiana delegates said they will offer the name of Gov. Earl Long. It was almost certain that Gov Lanev's name also would be offered. The Southerners acknowledged they have no hope of blocking the nom ination of President Truman and would offer their candidates only as a gesture of resentment and de fiance. Walkouts Predicted. Handy Ellis, chairman of the Alabama delegation, said 13 of that State's 26 delegates will walk out of the convention after the nomina tion of Mr. Truman. The walkout: of other Southern delegates from Arkansas, Mississippi and South Carolina was also predicted. The convention opened at 11:33 a m., nearly an hour earlier than usual, with delegates facing a party platform fight. A vigorous attack by Southern delegates on the civil rights plank was in the offing. Chairman McGrath of the Demo cratic National Committee expressed anew a hope that the convention would be able to conclude its labors before adjournment tonight. Only a long fight over the platform, he said, could prevent that. Shepard Opens Session. The convention was opened today with a prayer by the Rev. Marshall L. Shepard of Philadelphia's Mount i Olivet Baptist Church—the same Negro preacher who delivered the prayer at the 1936 convention when the late Senator Smith of South Carolina walked out. Mr. Shepard is now recorder of deeds for the Dis trict of Columbia, a position to which he was appointed by Presi dent Roosevelt in 1944. With his nomination aparently assured, Mr. Truman will come here to deliver an acceptance speech in person. Senator McGrath an nounced. The President will be ac companied by Mrs. Truman and then- daughter Margaret. Some Southern delegates unrec onciled to Mr. Truman were making overtures toward Senator Barkley as the No. 1 candidate. But Sen ator Barkley, in line for the vice presidential nomination with a “wel come" from the President, sought to put an end to these gestures with the statement that he w'ould not take first place on the ticket under any circumstances. Gov. Beauford Jester of Texas went to the convention platform last night, to tell Senator Barkley, convention temporary chairman, that he had been approached by Kentucky and Texas delegations favoring the Kentuckian for Presi dent. “I will not be a party to it,” Sen ator Barkley replied. “1 would not condone such a movement.” Barkley Disturbed by Move. Later .Senator Barkley was ob viously disturbed over reports that Alabama and Texas were proposing to place him in nomination for President. If any such attempt is made. Sen ator Barkley wall take the platform immediately and denounce the plan, Truman adherents said. The move was regarded by them as a “diaboli cal'' scheme of the Southern anti Truman delegates. It would be em barrassing to the Kentucky Senator in the extreme, they saiu. Senator Pepper of Florida, who two days ago announced himself a candidate for the presidential nom ination about whom liberal and Roosevelt Democrats could rally, bowed himself out last night. He found there were either no liberal and Roosevelt Democrats—or that he had no appeal for them. Senator Pepper attacked the pres ~ See CONVENTION,~Page ~A-5 ) Arkansans Reject Idea of Fourth Party By the Associated Press PHILADELPHIA, July 14.—Ar kansas unanimously pledged its 22 Democratic Convention votes today to its Governor. Ben Laney for the presidential nomination. Its convention delegates specified, however, that this should not be taken as indorsement of the forma tion of a fourth party. The delegation also voted to sup port the South's proposal to amend the civil rights plank which the ma jority of the Platform Committee will present to the convention. Some Southern opponents of Pres ident Truman and his civil rights program have threatened to bolt the convention, go to Birmingham and nominate a Southern Demo cratic ticket if Mr. Truman is chosen the party's standard bearer or the platform contains any indorsement of his civil rights program. Gov. Laney has been mentioned as their possible Birmingham choice The rejection of a fourth party came on the motion of Senator Ful bright, who called on the Goverijoi to say how he stood on a fourth party. "I have never agreed to bolt the party and I don’t want to bolt the party,” Gov. Laney replied, adding: ‘‘I reserve the right to do as I please after this convention is over and support of my candidacy here cer tainly binds no one as to the future.’ Mrs. Roosevelt Loyal to Party, Son Declares James in Surprise Speech Explains Her Absence WHITNEY SAYS GOP puts crown of thorns” on labor. (Page A-2.) By the Associated Press PHILADELPHIA, July 14.— James Roosevelt told the Demo cratic National Convention today the absence of his mother should not be construed as an indica tion of a “lessening” of Demo cratic ardor on her part. A surprise speaker at this morn ing's convention session, the eldest of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s sons said Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt stayed away from the convention city because she believed it more dignified for the United States to be represented in the United Nations “by men and women who are not taking part in partisan politics.” Mrs. Roosevelt is a member of the American U. N. delegation. Mr. Roosevelt said he made the explanation because some delegates had asked whether her absence was caused by lessening enthusiasm for the party which won the White House fo;** times when her husband was a candidate. ’ Says Party Has Future. Mr. Roosevelt told the cheering delegates that "the Democratic Party not only has a past” of which it may be proud, "but it has a fu TiSee'ROOSEVELT, Page A-27T” Foreign Affairs Plank Criticized by Dewey For 'Partisanship' G. 0. P. Candidate Calls Stand Provocative After Meeting With Dulles By the Associated Press NEW YORK, July 14.—Gov. Dewey. Republican candidate for President, charged today the draft platform of the Demo cratic Party contained “extreme ly partisan and provocative as sertions concerning foreign af fairs.” After a conference with John Foser Dulles, his international af fairs adviser. Gov. Dewey issued this statement: Mr. Dulles and I have canvassed the tense Berlin situation and the problems which may result from the extremely partisan and provoca tive assertions concerning foreign affairs in the draft platform of the Democratic Party.” Sections Not Specified. He did not indicate what sections of the proposed platform he found objectionable. The conference emphasized Gov. Dewey's avowed intent during the campaign to: 1. Smash heavily at President Truman’s conduct of foreign policy. 2. Outline a course which he be lieves can lead to lasting peace without a third World War. Gov. Dewey turned to interna tional issues after exploring domes tic questions with Senator Taft last night. The Governor motored to New YoVk late yesterday from his Pawl ing farm and had a long talk with the Ohio Senator at dinner. Discussion Is “Thorough.” Gov. Dewey said he and the Sen ator. his closest competitor for the nomination, “had a thorough dis cussion of a large number of legisla tive problems which will come be fore the next Congress and some of (See DEWEY, Page A-2.) Today's Program Democrats Hoping To End Work Tonight By the Associated Press PHILADELPHIA, July 14.—To day's official program for the Dem ocratic Convention, now scheduled to end sometime late tonight: Morning—11 a.m. Call to order by Representative Rayburn of Texas, permanent chair man. Invocation by the Rev. Marshall L. Shepard, pastor. Mount Olivet Tabernacle Baptist Church, Phila delphia. National Anthen, sung by Phyllis Hoyland. Addresses by Senator Lucas of ! Illinois, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: A. F. Whitney, president of the Broth erhood of Railway Trainmen; Representative Dawson of Illinois and Homer Cummings, former At torney General. Report of Senator Myers of Penn sylvania, chairman of the Platform and Resolutions Committee. Adjournment at 5 p.m. Evening—7 p.m. Call to order by Representative : Rayburn. Invocation by the Rev. John D. Lindsay of the Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia. National Anthem, sung by Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney. Addresses by Gov. Herbert W. Maw of Utah and Senator McMahon of Connecticut. Nominations for President. Roll calls of States. Nominations for Vice President, i Roll calls of States. Notification ceremonies, j Adjournment. Defeat of Extremists Forecast in Limited Platform Debate BULLETIN PHILADELPHIA (Special). —Southerners won an agree ment for a full hour to debate the civil rights plank in the Democratic platform today. Previously convention leaders had allotted only half an hour for debate. The convention took up the platform fight at 2:40 p.m. 'Text of Democratic Platform on Page AS.) By J. A. O'Leary Star Staff Correspondent PHILADELPHIA, July 14 —The extremists on both sides of the civil rights fight appeared des tined to fail today in efforts to get the Democratic convention to make any changes in the plank adopted by the Platform Committee last night. Some of the fire generated over the issue during three hectic days of platform-building seemed to have burned itself out this afternoon as the hour approached for the floor debate. The furore over civil rights over shadowed the other details of the platform, highlights of which are; planks calling for: Outright repeal of the Taft Hartley Labor Act. paving the way j for a major campaign issue with the Republicans in the coming cam-: paign. Strong support of the new State of Israel, including revision of the arms embargo. A bid for Western State support I by promising adequate reclamation and irrigation public works. Only 30 Minutes Allotted. Representative Cannon of Missouri, parliamentarian of the convention, explained that the rules allot only 30 minutes for all debate on the platform, and that the time could be extended only by unanimous con sent of all delegates. In addition to the States’ Rights plank to be offered for the South by | former Gov. Dan Moody of Texas, Representative Biemiller of Wis consin will try to make the civil j rights plank stronger by adding a declaration against segregation in the armed forces. If the debate is held to half an hour, it will give the opposing groups | barely time enough to state their differences in broadcast terms. “Pep-’ Talks Delay Session. Instead of talking up the plat form as soon as the convention convened at noon, party managers put on a series of "pep” talks which delayed the start of the real busi ness. At stake In the civil rights battle is the Negro vote, which could be the balance of power in some of the big States of the East and Midwest. The two old-line parties also must compete this year against the Wal lace third party for this vote. In a sweltering hall on the top floor of the Bellevue-Stratford Ho t«, the opposing Democratic fac tions battled for several hours last night over State or Federal control of civil rights. Minority Reports Planned. When the meeting adjourned, Senator Myers of Pennsylvania, platform chairman, announced that both sides had filed notice of inten tion to bring minority reports to the convention floor. While neither side Is bound to exercise this right, there were no signs early today that they would back down. If the fight takes place \ the Northern liberals have the best' chance of winning in the conven- i tion, as they did in committee. After the smoke of battle has cleared, however, the big question will be how much the traditionally Democratic Southern States will do to help President Truman in the presidential campaign. The events in Philadelphia today also may determine whether the Southerners call a rump convention in Birmingham next week. There are really three schools of thought in the convention on civil rights. On one side is a group of “liberals" led by Mayor Hubert Humphrey of Minneapolis, who want to spell out in detail President Truman's civil rights program. On the other side aye the South j (See PLATFORM, Page A-6.1 . . . But Barkley Is Willin' 19 Get 1 -Year Limit In Rocway Gambling; Two Free in First Trial Judge Deplores Lack Of Maryland Statute For Stiffer Sentences By Charts J. Yarbrough Star Staff Correspondent ELLICOTT CITY. Md„ July 14. —Howard County Judge James Clark today convicted on various gaming charges 19 of the 21 men arrested June 5 in the Rocway Towers gambling raid. He im posed maximum, one-year prison sentences. The penalty, he said, "is the one and only way to keep this kind of establishment out of our county.” He also deplored the lack of a Mary land law which would have allowed stiffer sentences. The two men freed by the verdict at the conclusion of the two-day trial were William A. Garner, 100 block of Worthington drive, York towne Village, Md., and Robert E. Meyers. Silver Hill, Md. But they, along with the 19 men convicted in today's decision, still face conspiracy charges in connec tion with the early morning raid on the gray, turreted casino about a mile north of Laurel, on U. S. High way 1. $32,000 in Cash is Evidence. State police invaded the roadhouse in a surprise raid. Elaborate gam bling equipment and $32,000 in cash which they seized were presented in evidence at the trial. Those found guilty included Patrick J. Clarke, identified as own er of the Towers, and Walter Novak, 1200 block Jackson avenue N.W., an operator of the place. The others, described as employes, were; Charles R. Beers, first block of Colebrook drive, Silver Hill; Alfred E. Meyers, 400 block of Hagen road, Washington: William E. Downs, Silver Hill; Edward Kail, 3400 block of Newton street N.E.; Silvio J. Dam ico, 2900 block of Nelson place; John Geraci, 3000 block of Nelson place; Mike Moffett. 1200 block of Holbrook terrace; Joe W. Helmich, 3000 block of Bladensburg road; Thomas H. Rice of Silver Spring. Edward T. La Prairie, 200 block of North Nineteenth avenue; Martin Murphy, 1200 block of Holbrook terrace; Mele J. Rodick, 2500 block of Arundel road. Mount Rainier; Frank Tolson, 2500 block of North Washington boulevard, Arlington; William C. Quade, Cheltenham, Md., William B Belfield, Dgden street, William Carley. alias Brown, of Laurel, and Theodore Meyers. Silver Hill. Owner Is Convicted. Officials said it was one of the stiffest gambling sentences ever handed down by a Maryland court. Clarke was convicted as owner of the place and with permitting gambling. The other 18 were found guilty on five counts of the seven count indictment. They were freed only of counts charging dealing at the tables and with being the owner. Judge Clark, before imposing sen tence. declared: "This was not, in the vernacu lar of the street, a full-time gam bling establishment. Here we have a place where thousands of dollars (See'RQCWAY. Page A-3.> 'Substantial' Steel Price Boost Due to Be Made This Week INFLATION INCREASING, com mittee report says. Page B-20. By th* Associated Press NEW YORK. July 14.—Price increases about to be announced by steel companies “will be sub stantial-much larger than at first thought” the Iron Age. metal-working trade weekly, said today. Widest advances may be posted by United States Steel, which the publication said initiated the ill fated anti-inflation drive by cutting prices “deeper and on a wider va riety of products than most other, large companies.” “They may raise the ante as much as a half cent a pound or $10 a ton,” it added. Describing this as a “red letter week.” the Iron Age said: “The worker* will get a good’ raise in pay with a security package. The steel customers will get the biggest bump in prices seen in years. But this time the steel industry trails the parade in the third round ol wages and prices." Even with the new price ad vances. the w'eeklv commented, the steel industry’ will not have matched increases made by other industries “When prices are announced by a few companies this week and by more next week,” it said, “the steel trade will find itself in one of the most confusing periods in steel his tory. Not only will mill prices be established at most every point ol production, but each of these new ptoints will be accompanied by a new and substantially higher price than heretofore. It will take the well-known Philadelphia lawyer tc figure all this out." In addition to restoring price cuts (See STEEL, Page A-3.) A I -— .. - Kitty Hawk Plane Valued at $1 in Wright Estate By the Associated Press DAYTON. Ohio. July 14.—A val uation of $1 was put today on the Wright brothers’ famous Kitty j Hawk plane now' in a British Mu seum. The appraisal was accepted by Probate Judge Rodney Love. The judge said the valuation made by trustees of the estate of the late Orville Wright was a preliminary step for return of the plane to the United States. The low valuation of the 45-year old plane was said to have been made for taxation purposes. It is considered priceless as the world's most prized aviation relic. After the death of Mr. Wright last January it was disclosed it was his intention to have it returned to this country. It will be placed in the Smithsonian Institution at Washington. Canadian Rail Strike Settlement Reported As Deadline Nears 17-Cents-an-Hour Raise Declared Basis for Walkout Cancellation By the Associated Pres» OTTAWA, July 14.—An au thoritative source said today ■ that Canadian rail unions have agreed to call off their strike on the basis of a 17-cents-an-hour increase. The only point still at issue is effective date of the in crease, the source said. The informant said the settlement might be nailed down this afternoon. Only about 14 hours remained be fore the deadline for the general rail j strike. The strike would affect 150.000 employes. It had been scheduled for 6 a m. tomorrow. Representatives of the unions conferred with the Labor Ministry after a cabinet meeting at which a settlement figure described as "final" was discussed. Labor Minister Sees Leader. Railway workers are understood to have asked a 20 to 25 cents-an I hour wage increase, compared with i their original 35-cent demand. The | government, which ow’ns one of Canada’s two principal railroads, has suggested an Increase of 15'4 to 17V4 cents. Just before the cabinet meeting Labor Minister Humphrey Mitchell conferred with Frank Hall, chair man of the Railway Brotherhoods' (See RAIL STRIKE, Page A*^.i British Plane Carrying 20 Reported in Crash By the Associated Press TOULON, France, July 14— A transport plane reported carrying 20 persons crashed today on the rocks of neafby Sape Side. Six bodies were reported recov ered and no survivors had been found near dusk. One report was that the plane was a British Dakota (DC-3), but theaSritish European Air Ways in Loflifan saild none of its planes is missing. A Marseille report said the plane i carried the identiflcation“GOGKN'' | and was en route from Malta to | London. ! The plane was reported flying low | because of clouds. Fishermen re ported the crash. The nearby Tou lon naval base, where the French fleet was scuttled during the war, sent two tugs and two launches to the scene.' Land parties searched the cliffs. The spot of the crash was reported nearly inaccessible. ! LONDON, July 14 —'The Min | istry of Civil Aviation said tonight that a British Overseas AirVays Corp. freight plane with four per-, sons aboard has been overdue since mid-morning on a flight from Malta to Marseilles. The ministry spokesman said no reports had* been received so far to link this craft with a crash on the French seacoast southwest of Tou lon. 1 Jews Claim Victories In North, South and Middle Palestine / Relief of Water Shortage In Jerusalem Promised By Capture of Town *%y the Associated Press CAIRO, July 14.—The Jews announced military successes to day in North, South and Middle Palestine. They claimed to have captured Shafa 'Amr, 12 miles east of the major port of Haifa. It was the nearest base of Fawzi Bey al Kaukji, who leads Arab volunteer forces, to Haifa. Twin-engined Syrian bombers at tacked Haifa for the second time but caused no serious damage. In the center the capture of Ras el Ein, 9 miles northeast of Tel Aviv, promised to ease the water shortage to the 100.000 besieged Jews in Jerusalem. The town is the ter minus of the Jerusalem pipeline. The Jews also have taken Suba. 5 miles west of Jerusalem, on the Tel Aviv road. Commando Attack Made. The Jews announced a commando attack in the Negba area of the south, 16 miles northeast of the big Egyptian base of Gaza, wiped out half of an Egyptian company. Seven more Egyptians were re ported killed in another surprise attack at nearby Baqua. In Jerusalem, Irgun Zvai Leumi said it planned to turn over five kidnaped British electricity company officials to the Israeli army. The then were questioned on suspicion of espionage. A decisive battle appeared to be shaping up around Latrun, which the Trans-Jordan Legion held against increasing Jewish artillery fire. The Jews are pressing an of fensive from the coastal plain in an effort to open the road to Jerusa lem, now blocked by Arab positions at Latrun. Capture of Suba. how ever, opened a by-pass route. Some 10,000 more Arab refugees reached the Judean Hills from Er Ramie and Lydda. Observers said 250,000 Palestine Arabs have been made homeless since the fighting started. Pumps Not Damaged. Jewish units took Ras al Ein frorr Iraqi forces yesterday after light fighting. A Tel Aviv dispatch saic pumping machinery in the village was virtually undamaged. The capture of Ras al Ein alsc removed an Arab threat to Tel Avi\ itself and halted Arab shelling ol Petah Tiqva, a suburb of the Israel: capital. To the south other Jewish force; stamped out the last resistance in Lydda by capturing the police sta tion, where a handful of Arabs had held out after the rest of the town surrendered. It was in the Lydda area that the Jews were applying pressure from the West against Arab Legion forces blocking th$ Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway at Latrun. Extremist Offices Bombed. Arab planes were active yesterday. Haifa was bombed for the first time, and four raids were made on El Affule. A dispatch from Haifa said only slight damage was done in the northern port dty. An Egyptian communique said Egyptian planes scored direct hits (See PALESTINE, Page A-5. > Togliatti, Italy's Red Chief, Shot in Rome; Disorders Break Out - - - -—♦ Soviet Answers Allies' Protests I On Berlin Siege Notes Delivered Here And in London, Paris; Contents Undisclosed Russia replied today to Ameri-1 can, British and French de mands for an immediate lifting of her land blockade of Berlin,: without disclosing immediately, the nature of her answer. Soviet Ambassador Alexander S. Panyushkin handed personally to Secretary of State Marshall the Moscow response to Gen. Marshall's note of July 6. which warned that this country will not be driven out of Berlin by ‘ threats, pressures or other actions." Mr. Panyushkin called on Gen. Marshall at the State Department at 10:30 a m., a few hours after the Soviet envoys in London and Paris had delivered replies to similar Brit ish and French protests. Note Handed to Marshall. The Ambassador told reporters as he left Gen. Marshall's office that he had handed the Secretary a note in answer to Gen. Marshall's note of; July 6. He added that it “dealt with the Berlin situation.” Asked if he could describe the nature of the reply, the Ambassador said, "No. I can't.” Mr. Panyushkin was escorted into .Gen. Marshall’s office by Charles E. Bohlen, State Department counselor who speaks Russian. The Ambas sador was accompanied by an in terpreter. They spent only five min utes in Gen. Marshall’s office. State Department experts went to work immediately translating the' note. They gave no immediate in- I dication of its contents. Awaits Typed Translation. Gen. Marshall indicated later that ; he might wait for Moscow to lyake public the contents of the Soviet ( reply. He told a news conference at noon that he had not yet received a typed translation of the Soviet note, and so had been unable to consider its | contents or discuss them with other ! officials in the State Department. Gen. Marshall said he had re ceived a brief verbal summary of • the Soviet reply but refused to in i dicate whether he ‘ considered it satisfactory. He pointed out that public re lease of a diplomatic note custom arily is left up to the country send ing the note. If Russia does not re lease her reply, he said, just when the United States makes it .public will depend on the contents and on understanding with the British and, 1 French goverments. He said he did : not know yet whether the Soviet re- j plies to the British and French are; the same as to the United States. Demand for Talks Reported. In London a diplomatic source j said he had a brief glance at the: note and that it expressed Russian; willingness to join four-power talks! for a settlement of East-West dif ferences if the talks concerned all Germany rather than Berlin alone, j This informant said the Soviet 'See BERLIN, Page'A-27) i ... Danish Queen, 2 Children Injured in Auto Crash By A*sociat«d Pr«s* COPENHAGEN, Denmark, July 14.—Queen Ingrid of Denmark and two of her young daughters were injured today when the Queen's automobile skidded on a slippery road and crashed into a tree. King Frederik IX drove to the scene from nearby Graasten Palace, the royal summer residence. He helped the queen and princesses into ambulances, in which they were taken to the state hospital at Soenderborg. Their condition was described as not serious. Police Supt. P. Johansen said the Queen was driving the royal car. i The chauffeur was at her side, in i the front seat. Princess Margrethe,1 8, and Princesse Ann Marie, 23 months, were in the back seat. Queen Ingrid was able to get out of the car herself, although she limped from a fractured kneecap. She carried the two princesses out; of the car. , Both the little girls were bleeding from bruises of the face. The chauf feur suffered the most serious in juries—a fractured skull and crush ed jaw. His condition was termed serious. ICC Blames 'Insecure' Track For Train Wreck at Laurel The Interstate Commerce Com mission today blamed "insecure condition" of a section of track for the Baltimore & Ohio train wreck at Laurel. Md.. June 10. in which one person was killed and 53 in j jured. The track, under repair, was in such condition that the railroad should not have permitted any train | to move over it, the ICC stated. The report on the accident, re leased today, said a large number of tie spikes were missing near the . point of the accident and that for a distance of 271 feet there was no firm bond between the ties and bal last. Baltimore & Ohio officials, in answer to a query regarding the ICC report, released this one-sentence statement and refused furthercom ment: m “Asked to state what action has been taken in connection with the accident, an officer of the Baltimore & Ohio said the employes respon sible for the failure to properly secure the track are no longer in the -service of the company.” . j The wreck occurred when, four rear cars of the Diplomat, a crack train, left the rails on a curve about 500 yards from the grandstand of the Laurel race track. The train,! en route to New York, had passed through here after a trip from St.' Louis. A second train, southbound from New York, struck one of the twisted rails a few moments later and its Diesel engine caught fire. There were no injuries on the second train. Killed was John Davenport, 91, (See TRAIN WRECK, Page A-3.) I Communists' Leader Gravely Wounded; General Strike On By the Associated Press ROME, July 14.—Palmiro Tog liatti, Italy’s No. 1 Communist, was shot and gravely wounded :oday as he emerged from the [Chamber of Deputies Building. Soon shouting, angry mobs of Leftists clogged the square before :he chamber building. Violence [hreatened to engulf all Italy. The Communist-led General Confedera tion of Labor called a general strike in the city of Rome. Premier Alcide le Gasperi termed the shooting “the worst thing that could happen." Heavy firing echoed through the Piazza Colonna near the scene of he assassination attempt as police [ought back the Communist-led crowds. Police seized Antonio Pallante. 25 pear-old fiery Sicilian Nationalist, is the attempted assassin. He fired five bullets at Togliatti. Two pen etrated his chest, one grazed hi* neck and the other two missed their mark as 55-year-old Togliatti lay on the ground. Police Ordered on Alert. The first bulletin on the condition of Togliatti, one of the signers of [he Cominform, said he was sleep ing and resting. One surgeon ex pressed belief Togliatti would live. PALMIRO TOGLIATTI. AP Photo. The wounded Communist leader re ceived a blood transfusion. The Interior Ministry ordered po lice throughout the nation to pre vent any demonstrations. Armored cars, tanks and Jeeploada of police rushed to the square near the Chamber of Deputies building. The crowds were in an ugly mood, shouting "Viva Togliatti.” Police fired numerous bursts in an attempt to disperse them. Agitators urged the demonstrators on, and police charged in jeeps and troop car-« riers. Police swung rifle butts and clubs an men and women alike. Police reinforcements rolled up by the hundreds. 3,000 Police on Scene. Soon between 2,000 and 3,000 po lice were on the scene. By sheer weight of numbers they succeeded in clearing the square. Police gun fire at the crowd apparently was aimed over their heads and no seri ous casualties were reported. News of the attack on Togliatti spread quickly throughout tha country. In Milan, a Lettish citadel, workers quit without waiting for or ders from their Communist labor leaders. A general strike was called in Milan Province to protest the at tempt to assassinate Togliatti. The assassination attempt caused both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate to adjourn their sessions. When Communist Deputies ap peared for the afternoon meeting scheduled to open at 2:30 p.m. they tangled with police who barred their way. Reds in Angry Mood. The assassination attempt put the Communists in an angry mood and threatened serious consequences for the whole nation. Mr. de Gasperi summoned his cabinet into special session. A reso lution adopted by the ministers said the attack aroused “the horror and i See TOGLIATTI." Page A-5.J Loy Henderson Named Ambassador to India Loy W. Henderson, who has helped shape State Department policy on Palestine for the last few years, was appointed by President Truman today as Ambassador to India and Minister to Nepal. Mr. Henderson succeeds Henry F. Grady, who recently was mad* Ambassador to Greece. A veteran career diplomat, Mr. Henderson has been director of th* State Department’s Office of Near Eastern and African Affairs sine* April 17, 1945. In that position, he has had a key role in formulating policy regarding Palestine. Mr. Henderson has been severely :riticized by some Zionist elements who charge that he tended to favor the Arabs against the Zionist cause in Palestine. , Secretary of State Marshall re plied with a firm no when asked at a news conference whether Mr. Henderson's appointment had any significance concerning American policy in Palestine. It had been in mind for quite sometime, he said, to give Mr. Henderson an ambas sadorial post. He said the appoint ment was decided on when Mr. Grady was transferred to Greece. The appointment as an ambas sador is regarded as a promotion. The appointment will be subject to Senate confirmation when Con gress comes back. 4