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THE EVENING STAR
Washington. D. C.
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WEDNESDAY. JINE 10. MM3
U.N. Leaders Operate
In Hope Rhee Plans
To Yield at Very Last
By thi Associated Pr«i
TOKYO. June 10.—Top United
Nations officials are operating on
the theory that at the last
minute South Korea’s President
Syngman Rhee will agree to
terms of a Korean truce.
But they admit they are taking
a calculated risk.
There have been no threats, no
promises, and no pleading with
the fiery old leader who is threat
ening to wreck a Korean arm
istice.
Switzerland’s Terms.
“The U. N. command believes
Rhee will drive the buggy to the
edge of the cliff, but never whip
the horses a step further,” one
source said. “That is the ‘risk
we have to take. It's a calcu
lated risk, and we calculate Rhee
will agree when the time comes.”
News that Switzerland had re
fused to serve on the neutral na
tion commission for the ex
change of prisoners of war un
less South Korea was satisfied
with the terms will only help
bring the ROK government into
line, it is predicted.
Gen. Mark Clark and his ad- j
visers were said to believe this ;
is the only way to look at the
Rhee situation, because all but
one of his demands have been
complied with.
President Rhee has said his
government would not respect a
Korean truce so long as the coun
try was not unified and so long
as one Chinese Communist sol
dier remained in Korea.
“On to the Yalu!” Rhee slo
gans cried.
No Steps by Force.
As for the first specification,
the U. N. command is already
committed to withdraw its troops
from Korea and so are the Chi
nese, as soon as details for the
withdrawal are settled at a peace
conference.
But the U. N. command never
can agree to march on to the
Yalu and unify Korea by force,
any more than it could agree to
unify Germany or Austria by
force.
Truce
(Continued From First Page.)
oner of war exchange agreement
being a part of it. And the pris
oner agreement signed Sunday
cannot, by its terms, become
effective until all five neutral
nations to be members of the
repatriation commission have ac
ceded to it.
This meant that an armistice
could not be completed until the
Swiss were lined up for the com
mission. or a substitute neutral
nation were agreed upon at Pan
munjom.
There appeared to be more
hope here of persuading Swit- !
zerland to reconsider than of
inducing the South Koreans, to
give advance approval to a truce
that leaves Korea divided.
American officials were under
stood tc be urging Swiss to
take into accounts, all‘the broad
political problems involved and
not stfend on a decision ap- j
parently based on narrow legal
istic grounds.
Pressure Stepped Up.
Political pressure on South
Korea to go along with the
truce was stepped up. But the
main hope in that direction is
that South Korea might reluc
tantly accept an armistice once
it is signed, holding out td the
last moment.
Reports from Panmunjom,
meanwhile, indicated the negoti
ators were going cheerfully about
the business of putting an armis
tice paper in final form. Ap
parently the full significance of
events elsewhere had not yet
penetrated to the truce tent.
Details of what went on at
yesterday’s plenary session were
not disclosed, but the delegates
presumably completed their work.
After 23 minutes, they recessed
at Communist request subject to
call by either side.
Lower-level officers then as
sembled in the tiny truce hut and
reportedly went to work on a re
view of the cease-fire line that
would separate Allied and Red
forces during a truce.
They met for an hour and 36
minutes, then adjourned until
The Weather Here and Over the Nation
District—Fair tonight with a
low near 65. Tomorrow, some
cloudiness and little change in
temperature.
Maryland—Fair and a little
cooler tonight, low of 56-62. To
morrow, some cloudiness and
little change in temperature.
Virginia—Fair tonight and a
little cooler, low of 62-66 in north
portions and 66-70 in south. To
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RETIRING PASTOR HONORED—Dr. J. William Hollister, retiring pastor of the Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church, was honored at a reception at the church last night. Left to right are
the Rev. Philip Gordon Scott, minister of the Westmoreland Congregational Church; Dr.
and Mrs. Hollister and their son, William H. Hollister, presently attending Union Theological
Seminary in New York preparing for the ministry. —Star Staff Photo.
9 p.m. today, Washington time.
The mood was optimistic.
But unless the South Korean :
or Swiss stand were to change, j
it obviously'would be necessary'
to reopen the prisoner exchange
agreement, already signed by
the Communists, for further
negotiations to select a replace
ment for Switzerland.
Authorities here feared the
Swiss announcement actually
would encourage President Rhee
of South Korea to hold out
against a truce. He has in
sisted that any armistice which
leaves Korea divided is unac
ceptable. His government has
denounced the prisoner of war
exchange agreeement specifi
cally.
There has been considerable
feeling here that Mr. Rhee was |
staging a gigantic bluff in an
nouncing his country’s deter
mination to keep on fighting the
Communists after a truce along
present terms. It was relt that
he would see the futility of try
ing to carry on the war alone
without the ammunition and
other supplies that have been
coming from the United States.
The Swiss action, however,
could mean to the South Ko
rean President that his strat
egy in trying to stave off a truce
leaving his country divided is
working. This sign of success j
might well make him change his j
mind even if he had intended
to go along with a U. N. truce at
the last moment.
Another likely complication
which would further strengthen
Mr. Rhee’s hand is the reaction
of India, selected as a key mem
ber of the five-nation neutral
repatriation commission.
The U. N. command and the
have agreed that j
India would be the “umpire” in |
the commission to be composed !
of Switzerland, Sweden, Czecho- !
Slovakia and Poland to take
temporary jurisdiction over j
prisoners resisting repariation i
to their Communist homeland. I
The agreement calls for India j
to supply troops for the com- i
mission
The South Koreans have in
dicated that the Indian troops
would have to fight their way
ashore if they accepted the a»-
signment.
Indian Reply Delayed.
While the Indian government
indicated sometime ago that it
would participate in the com
mission, it has not yet replied
to the joint invitation from the
U. N. command and the Com
munists. The South Korean re
sistance to the arrangement ob
viously would make India re
luctant to participate.
Reports from New Delhi last
night quoted “authoritative
as saying the Nehru
government would require as
surances of South Korean ap
proval before accepting a truce
supervising role.
Sweden is the only country so
far to have announced agree
ment to participate in the com
mission.
The complications threatening
morrow, somewhat cloudy and
cooler in south portions.
Wind—Lower Potomac River
and Chesapeake Bay, northwest
north. 10-20 miles per hour in
northern portions and westerly,
10-20 miles *per hour, shifting to
north, over south portions.
River Rev°rt.
iFrom U. S. Engineers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers
j Ferry and clear at Great Falls; Bhen
-1 andoah clear at Harpers Ferry.
to knock the ground out from
under the prisoner exchange
agreement came as a surprise.
Signing of this agreement at
Panmunjom Sunday night had
been generally interpreted as
clearing the way for com
pletion of an armistice with
in a week or 10 days. It
removed the last major issue
between the U. N. command and
the Communists which had dead
locked the truce negotiations for
more than a year.
Restaurants
(Continued From First Page.)
rants, however,” Mr. Gray added.
He said the District has noti
fied the Washington Hotel Asso
ciation of this interpretation.
Shortly after, Joseph C. Mc-
Garraghy, association counsel,
notified authorities that mem
ber hotels will comply.
On another point, Jo V. Mor
gan, jr., attorney for the Wash
ington Restaurant Association,
informed the Corporation Coun
sel that members will post price
lists on their premises as re
quired by the old law.
But in construing another sec
tion of the 1873 Act, Corporation
Counsel West said eating and
drinking places will not have to
file their price lists with city au
thorities unless specifically re
quested. Price list filing, in other
words, will be “held in abey
ance,” Mr. Gray said.
Meanwhile, the assistant cor
poration counsel said, reports
he has received show that the
transition to non-segregation
was being accomplished smoothly
and calmly the first day after
the court ruling.
To Distribute Copies.
He said that, to aid all affected
parties, the city intends to have
reproduced about 3,500 copies of
the 1873 Act for distribution.
The hotel question also came
up last night at a “victory” meet
ing of the Co-ordinating Com
mitee for the Enforcement of
District Anti-Segregation Laws,
held at 1015 M street N.W. Mrs.
Mary Churcn Terrell, prominent
colored educator, has played an
active role on the committee.
In a statement, the committee
said it is the opinion of David
Rein, its attorney, that the pre
decessor 1872 act, which requires
all hotels to provide lodging
without discrimination on ac
count' of color, also was upheld
by the Supreme Court decision.
Mr. Gary, however, earlier had
pointed out that the high court’s
ruling had nothing at all to do
with lodgings.
Declaring that it will follow up
complaints to see that, if Justi
fied, they are prosecuted, the
committee stated:
“Now, the unanimous decision
of the Supreme Court in the
Thompson's Restaurant case has
vindicated our views and forti
fied our position. It has also
greatly strengthened the cause
of District home rule. This case
represents a climax to our es-
Hamldltr.
(Readings Washington National Airport)
Yesterday— Pet. Today— Pet.
Noon 1 73 Midnight 81
4 p.m. bs 8 a.m. 82
8 p.m. _ S 3 10 a.m. 60
Reeord Temnerataers Till* Tear.
Highest, S 3, on June 6.
Lowest. 22, on March 2.
High and Low or Last 24 Hoar*.
High. 91, at 6:60 p.m.
Low, 71. at 4:45 a.m.
Tide Tables.
(Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.)
. Today. Tomorrow.
High 7:45 a.m. 8:35 a.m.
Low, 1:55 a.m. 2:46 a.m.
High 8:1 6 p.m. 9:05 P.m.
Low - 2:43 p.m. 3:32 p.m.
, The San and Moan.
_ . . Rises. Sets.
Sun, todav ... 5:42 a.m. 8:33 p.m.
Sun. tomorrow .. 6:42 a.m. 8:34 p.m.
Moon, today 9:26 a.m. 8:04 p.m.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-hair hour after sunset.
. . Precipitation.
Monthly tfrecipltatlon in Inches in tha
capital (current month to date)-
Month. 1953. Avg. Record.
January 4.13 3.38 7.83 '37
February 2.35 3.00 6.84 'B4
March 7.43 3.65 8.84 *9l
April 4.77 3.30 9.13 8*
May 10.89 3.71 10 69 ’SB
June .76 3.97 10.94 ’OO
July 4.40 1063 86
Auguat ... 4.35 14.41 *2B
Seotembtr 369 17.45 '34
October 2.91 8.81 '37
November 2.71 718 "77
December 3.09 7.56 'Ol
Temperatures In Vartans Cities.
..... H. L. H. L.
Abilene.__ 100 75 Knoxville 96 74
Albany 90 56 Little Rock 97 74
Albuoueroue 90 69 Los Angeles 70 53
Atlanta 90 72 Louisville. 96 76
Atlantic City 72 65 Memphis 99 75
Baltimore., 91 69 Miami 88 71
Billings 81 69 Minneapolis 71 57
Birmingham 97 73 Montgomery 96 74
Bismarck . _ 77 67 New Orleans 94 77
Boise 67 45 New York.. 89 62
Boston 85 «i Norfolk 88 70
Buffalo 77 50 Oklahoma C. 94 75
Burlington. 85 52 Omaha 90 73
Charleston.. 84 74 Philadelphia 90 63
Cheyenne.. 79 52 Phoenix . 99 69
Chicago . 74 66 Pittsburgh . 89 57
Cincinnati.. 92 71 P'tland.Me. 79 60
Cleveland.. 82 59 P'tland. Or. 79 54
Columbus. . 94 83 Raleigh 90 67
Dallas 98 77 Reno 66 .13
Denver ... 50 43 Richmond.. 93 68
Des Moines. 83 6. Bt. Louis . 99 79
Detroit... 80 56 Salt Lake C. 87 58
Duluth . . 63 40 San Antonio 97 75
Fort Worth 99 78 San Diego 69 58
Houston 95 73 S. Francisco 87 4 8
Huron 73 61 Savannah.. 88 61
Indianapolis 93 70 Seattle 69 50
Jackson 99 72 Tampa 90 69
Kansas City 25 2- Washington. 91 71
Key West 77 Wichita... 101 76
forts, but it does not end them.
For the committee intends to see
that these laws are observed in
practice.”
The committee adopted a pro
gram urging colored persons to
make full use of their rights and
also urged restaurants, bars,
soda-fountains and other eating
and drinking places to comply
willingly with the law.
Also * meeting last night was
the Restaurant Beverage Associ
ation. Copies of the 1873 law
were distributed, as well as the
police enforcement order. James
F. O'Donnell, executive secretary,
commended the manner in
which the police will enforce
the law and especially the tone
in whicn the order was drafted.
Strict Compliance Seen.
“The Supreme Court has made
a decision and now it is in the
interests of everyone to comply
strictly with the law,” he told
the members.
Meanwhile, during the first
day, the Washington Restaurant
Association reported on a can
vass it made of 50 restaurants
to see how the law was working.
In 10 cases, the association said,
colored persons entered what
were formerly white restaurants.
John S. Cockrell, executive
secretary of the restaurant group,
said the reaction of the members
was that, since it now was the
law, they would comply with it.
Dynamite Moves
Most Everything
But Tree Stump
By tho Associeted Pros
SAN PEDRO, Calif., June 10.
—Robert Shuman wishes today
he’d never gotten around to
doing something about that tree
stump in his front lawn.
He buried a stick of dynamite
among the roots yesterday and
touched it off. Neighbors re
ported flying chunks of adobe
soil had:
1. Knocked down a TV aerial.
2. Punched a 6-inch hole in
a roof.
3. Dented a parked car.
Police asked the city attorney
to issue a complaint for illegal
use of explosives.
The tree stump is little the
worse for wear, being still firmly
embedded in the front lawn.
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The Federal Spotlight
Leave Rider Accord Predicted
Despite Battle Over Repeal
, By Joseph Young
House and Senate conferees on the bill to repeal or ease the
Thomas leave rider expressed confidence today that final agree
ment will be reached before the June 30 leave-use deadline.
Both Chairmen* Carlson and Rees of the Senate and House
Civil Service Committees, who head the conferees, said they are
certain Congress would complete"
action by June 30.
The conferees met yesterday
but failed to agree. The Senate
conferees
deadline for
using 19 5 2
leave to January 2, 1954, but
which after that date would bar
employes with more than 26 days
of accumulated leave from sav
ing up any* additional leave from
year to year.
The conferees will meet again
at 2 p.m. tomorrow. Despite the
sharp * disagreement yesterday,
they said there is a good chance
for an agreement.
A compromise seems to be in
the offing. Both sides already |
are agreed that the June 30
deadline for use of 1952 annual !
leave be lifted. The compromise I
being talked about would allow
employes to accumulate up to
40 or 45 days of leave each year.
Employes who already have in
excess of whatever figure was
chosen would not be able to
accumulate any more. At least,
that is one compromise being
suggested.
Among the four House con
ferees who were against outright
repeal of the Thaxnas rider, the
most vehement was Representa
tive Murray, Democrat, of Ten
nessee. Mr. Murray declared the
House would not stand for out
right repeal, and he said he
would not sign the conferees re
port if it provided for that.
Three other House conferees,
Mr. Rees and Representatives
St. George, Republican, of New
York and Davis, Democrat, of
Georgia also argued for the
House bill. Representative Cor
bett, Republican, of Pennsylvania
favored outright repeal.
As the meeting broke up, one
of the conferees remarked to a
reporter: “We’re in disagreement
as of the moment. But I’m sure
that we’ll get together. Govern
ment employes who haven’t j
taken all of their 1952 annual
leave in hopes that we would j
eliminate the June 30 deadline ;
have nothing to worry about, i
We won’t let them down.”
** * *
TREASURY Undersecretary
of Treasury Marion B. Folsom
has issued a memorandum to the
heads of all bureaus in the de
partment asking that improve
ments be made in the selection
and training programs of super
visory employes and in the exec
utive development program.
“With curtailed budgets, it be
comes increasingly important to
emphasize programs such as
these, which have as their ulti
mate aim the improvement of
management and the reduction
of Government costs,” Mr. Fol
som wrote.
Mr. Folsom asked the bureaus
to make a monthly report on
the progress they are making in
the executive development and
supervisory training programs.
** * *
VETERANS’ RIGHTS The
Senate Civil Service Committee
has approved the House-passed
bill to give stronger Federal job
rights to Korean veterans who
passed civil service exams before
entering the armed forces.
The bill involves veterans who
passed civil service exams after
June, 1950, but who were called
into military service before they
were selected from the civil serv
ice registers for Government jobs.
The measure would place them
at the top of the particular civil
service job register they were on
and would also credit them for
their military time toward pro
motion raises in the Govern
ment.
** * *
MALES PREDOMINATE—The
AFL American Federation of
Government Employes recently
went through its membership
files to find the answer to an oft
argued question: Are there more
men or women in its member
ship?
Most of the guesses had been
that the membership was about
equally divided. But the AFGE
found out that men far outnum
ber women among its members—
-75.4 per cent to 24.6 per cent.
** * *
UNION RECOGNITION—Dep
uty Postmaster General Charles
R. Hook, in recent testimony be
fore Congress, appeared favor
ably inclined toward the bill to
give official recognition to classi
fied and postal employe unions.
While testifying on another
measure before the House Civil
Service Committee, Mr. Hook
was asked by Representative
Rhodes, Democrat, of Pennsyl
vania what he thought about the
union - recognition , bill. Mr.
Rhodes and Representative
Withrow, Republican, of Wiscon
sin are co-sponsors of the legis
lation.
Mr. Hook replied that the
morale of employes was quite
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Maryland and Virginia
" News in Brief
Alexandria Councilmen
Propose Budget Cut
Three Alexandria councilmen
have come up with a revised
1953-4 budget proposal which
would require no new taxes or
tax increases.
Mayor Marshall J. Beverley,
Vice Mayor Leroy S. Bendheim
and Councilman James M. Dun
can. jr.. presented their $6.8 mil
lion budget to other members of
the council at a meeting last
night. The budget proposal of
City Manager Ira F. Willard
totaled $7.2 million and con
templated a 2 per cent general
sales tax.
The three city officials’ plan
would increase anticipated rev
enue by $127,000 and would cut
expenditures by $422,900. Os the
reduction, $105,000 would be
taken off the school budget.
** * *
Democrats Clash
Opposing factions in the Dem
ocratic Party clashed head-on
last night in Rockville, as the
Montgomery County Democratic
Assembly got off to a torrid start.
It was obvious in various
maneuvers that there is a grow
ing band of “Young Turks” in
the county organization who
would like to weaken present
leadership.
Another meeting is scheduled
for July 9, when the assembly’s
Advisory Committee will report
on a number of resolutions intro
duced last night. One of the
resolutions accused Republican
likely to be improved if official
recognition were given to em
ploye organizations. Mr. Hook
also said that, if the bill were
enacted, one of the positions that
would be set up would be that
of director of employe relations.
State and county officials of re
ceiving large fees from private
interests for enactment or
amendment of ordinances.
** * *
School Slowdown Urged
A slowdown in expansion of
the Montgomery County school
system was urged yesterday be
cause of the high cost of bond
issues and “the uncertainty of
future enrollments.”
The advice came from Mont
gomery County Taxpayers, Inc.,
during a meeting of representa
tives of the group w r ith the
County Council.
The council begins a series of
budget hearings at Rockville to
night.
** * *
New Councilmen Elected
Four members of a new
independent slate gained control
of the Falls Church (Va.> City
Council in yesterday’s election.
They are M. Eldon Colby. Her
man L. Fink Grant G. Hilliker
and Charles C. Seymour.
The other three members
elected were Councilman W. Ray
mond Taylor, Donald G. Benn.
and present Mayor, Charles E.
Kellogg. The new council will
organize September 1 and elect
a Mayor from its own member
ship.
Woman Named Head
Os Philadelphia Mint
By tho Associated Press
President Eisenhower today
nominated Mrs. Rae V. Biester of
Chester, Pa., as superintendent
of the United States mint at
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Biester. 60, is now chief
deputy treasurer of Delaware
County, Pa. She was ttreasurer
of that county in 1948-52.
She was named to succeed
Edwin H. Dressel. resigned.