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40TH YEAR, NO. 21 — 45 PAGES
TNITED   PREHA Wlr*  Nawi Berrtoc
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 1946
PRICE TEN CENTS
Truman Cives
Between Veterans' Homes
And Real Estate Lobby
Lashes Bitterly • At Rebel Democrats And GOP Opposition; Wallace Asks Unity
Washington, Morcli 23. (UP)— President Truman, calling on rebel Democrats and Hepubllcans alike to support his legiflatlve progrann, iRshed out bitterly tonight at op¬ ponents of his housing measures .in backers of 'the real estato lobby."
The President's stinging rebnke to members of th« Hcbse who suc¬ ceeded In defeating two of his most anxiously-sought housing provisions .vas Injectea Into the text of his prepared Jaokson Day speech at tre last minute without advance notice.
"My friends in Congress." Mr. Truman declared, "have got to inske a choice—th.y've got to make up their minds v.licther they are f„r veterans' rights or in favor r' the real estate lobby." Defeated by Coal>tion
The House th-ough a cealitlon of Republicans and Southern Demo- 1 rats, defeated provisions of hous¬ ing legislation which would p'jt subsidies on building materi>ilsand P'Ire ceilinga on existing homes.
"The veterans returning from the bsttlefrnnts all over thc world de¬ serve the opportunity to obtain homes-and at reasonable prices," the president derlared. 'The.v must not become victims of speculators I am satisfied that the American people Intend to give them a fair break. I am convinced that the veterans' emergency housing prO' gram can and will succeed."
It was at that point that he de¬ manded that Congress choose l>e tween "veterans' rights" and "the real estate lobby." The adminis tratlon Is hopeful that the senate will restore the provisions the House deleted from its housing hill. falls for Progre**
The President oalled on members of both parties to back his overall legislative program In order to es¬ tablish "a strong and progressive" America in "a prosperous and peaceful world."
To his own party colleagues In Congress—especially to Southern Democrats who have teamed with Republicans to block or d<!feat man.v administration measures— the President addressed this Jack¬ son Da.v plea:
"All   our   members   In   the   Con¬ gress must  co-operate wholeheart- edl.v and help carry  out our  party platform.    Unless this is done, the psrty program Is delayed.   I can' not make too strong my plea for party unity and party responsibil¬ ity." To Republicans h* said: "The solution of the tremendous social  problems of our day should not  be  a  partisan  affair.    No one class, group, or party can hope  to solve all the comnlicatcd  problems facing America,    Their solution re¬ quires  the  wholehearted   co-opera¬ tion  of  every  element  within  our great country." Sounds Warning To both he gave this warning: "Not   merely   the   future   of   our political  parties   is  at stake.    The future welfare of our country Is at stake."
In  unlt.v.  the  President saw the promise  of  "the  greatest outpour¬ ing   of   consumer   goods   that   the world  has  e\'er  seen" and  "a bal- (Contlniied  on  Page A-14)
BLAME REDS AS TWO ARE KILLED IN CRETE
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Mystery Man of China Iran Envoy Asks   1 Reported Dead in Crash (/NO fo Reject Red
Postponement Plea
Cen. Tai Li Had Own Armies, Vast Spy System, Helped U.S. in War-Most Feared Man in Orient
T.<ondon, March 2J. (UP)—Two parsons wera killed and one wound¬ ed on the Greek Island of Crete In what was officially described today as th* first BAM (Commun¬ ist coalition) strike called In order to force postponement of elections scheduled   for  March  SI.
The Greek government of Premier Themlstocle.") Sophoiilis immediately threatened fo proclaim martial law In the slrike-bound area and dis¬ patched the Greek destroyer Mia- oulis  to the  scene.
Greek I.«ftist sources In London, meanwhile, supporting demands for postponement of the elections, charged that election registers were padded with the namea of thousands of war dead and non¬ existent persons which would help guarantee  a Rightist victory.
Truman Is Called 'Spineless* in Bitter Attack by Thomas
AtUntIc City, N. J., March 23. (UP>—Walter Reuther, youthful union vice-president who directed the UAW strike against General Motors, tonight was drafted aa a candidate to oppose R. J. Thomas as president of the 1.0(X),OOfl-mem- bcr United Automobile Workers (CIO).
Before approximately 1.200 cheer¬ ing supporters In an anteroom of the convention hall where the UAW Is holding its 10th annual convention, the fiery. 39-year-old Reuther accepted the "draft move¬ ment."
"You have made the decision," Reuther said. "I will accept and run for president. I' make the de¬ cision clearly and unmistakingly. There will be no backing down." Fight In Open Now
His candidacy for the UAW presi¬ dency brought clearly into the open the factional fight which has been brewing for months within the union. Thomas, head of the UAW since 1938, recently welcomed any and all comers to try and unseat him  as  president.
Reuther said he had spent three and one-half hours with CIO Presi¬ dent Philip Murray In Washington last Wednesday, acquainting him with the situation within the UAW. He said Murray had assured him that no pressure would be brought by the CIO in election of % presi¬ dent
Tonight Reuther lashed out open¬ ly   at   Thomas,   accusing   him   of leadership destructive to union soli¬ darity. Hite Wildcat Strike*
He recalled he had told union members at a board meeting at Flint, Mich., that the UAW had staged 64 wildcat strikes shortly after V-J Day, and had warned that "we have lost control of the union—our strength Is dissipating."
"I told him (Thomas) then that If w* had positive leadership at th* head of the union w* wouldn't have negative le«d«rship in the locals." Reuther said.
Earlier, Thomas had addressed the opening convention session, tlt- terly atacking President Truman as "weak and spineless and criticiz¬ ing the American Federation of Labor and "reactionary" industrial (Oontlnued  on  Pag*  A-2)
HOOVER HAS AUDIENCE WITH POPE ON FOOD
Rome. March 2». (UP) —Herbert Hoover had a private audience today with Pope Pius XII during which. Osscrvatore Romano, Vatl- cn.n C^y oRlcial organ, said thc Pope assured tho former Presi¬ dent of his ' inteifest" in relieving .hardships caused  by  the  war.
"The Pontiff gave assurances of his full co'Ti prehension and his Interest regarding all Initiatives directed toward alleviating the grave hardships re.sulting from the v/ar,"  Osservutore Romano  said.
It added that thr Pop* also formulated special withes that "the mission the cx-President Is under¬ taking with such generoua action may be crowned with success."
Th* newspaper said that the Pontiff also received nine mem¬ bers of th* crew which manned Mr.  Hoover's  plan*.
Mr. Hoover, who is on a specinl fxKl survey mission for President Truman's emergency famine com¬ rnittee, was accompanied by Hugh Olb.'on. former U. S. Ambassador to   Belgium.
Mr. Hoover's aullence with the Pnpe followed almost Immediately fitter a half-hour conference he hnd earlier with Premier Alclde de Gasperl. This conference also was devoted to dircusslon of food, particularly the prc^ent Italian situation.
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Chungking, March 23.  (UP)—Lt. Gen. Tai Ll, Generalissimo Chiang!government     officials     and     was Kai-Shek's  mystery man  and  chief of the Chinese secret  police, waa i greatly   feared   although   few   per-
killed in a plane crash near Nanking Thursday, it was reported with¬ out confirmation today.
A high government source said Tai Ll—aometimes called the Helnrich Himmler of Cliina—probably died in the crash of China National Air¬ lines plane No. 139 near the Ming tombs. The bodies of Tai Li's body, guards were  found  sprawled  near
the wrecked transport, he said, but his body has not been Identified.
The government official pointed out that Tai Ll had a double and might have chosen the crash as a means of disappearing. Strongly anti-Communist, Tai Ll was not expected to retain hia vast spying powers and great Influence under the reorganized coalition govern¬ ment. Another Report
Other reports said Tai U had died In a crack-up of his own pef- sonal plane, and said confusion had arisen because of the crash of a C^hinese NatlonaLAIrlines transport near Hankow the same day. A gov¬ ernment source said he was con¬ vinced Tai Li's body had been found but only CHiiang himself would make any announcement.
The mystery surrounding Tai Li's disappearance conformed to the secretive ways of a man who until only recently wouldn't so much as
permit himself to be photographed.
A close colleague of Chiang's for more than 20 years, Tai Ll during the war worked closely with the United States Navy. He headed the Sino-Amerlcan Co-operative Organ¬ ization (SACO), a vast intelligence network which operated through¬ out occupied China.
The Navy mission under Rear Admiral M. E. Miles was sent to China to set up weather stations for the guidance of U. S. naval operations in the Pacific. But it expanded Into an organization In which 1,800 Navy, Coast Guard and Marine personnel provided arms, equipment and technical assistance for a far-flung espionage ring. Spied on High Otficials
Holding the Innocent - sounding title of head of China's bureau of investigation and statistics (BIS). Tai Ll directed one of the world's most secret and all-pervading po¬ lice systems. He spied even on high
sons   knew  him   by  sight.
Often accused of being a Fascist and of having fought the Com¬ munists harder than the Japanese, 'Tai Li won his spurs as Chiang's chief aide  in  two  Important  tests.
In 1926, when Chiang marche 1 north from Canton In an attempt to unify Chma v.ndcr a central ;;overnment. Tai Ll went ahead us an intel'.lgencH agent. Eleven years later he commanded the loyal patriotic arn-y, which fought with a.')tiquated arms and kept a mod¬ ern Japanese army out of Shang¬ hai   for  three  mftr.ths.
He was best known, however, for the political spy ring which !-,e directed and many foreigners In China during the war believed that every cook and houscboy was; a Tai Ll agent.
Often Likened To Dr. Fu Manchu
By RICHARD W. JOHNSTON
New York, Marjh 23. (UP)- Re¬ ports that Ueneral Tai Ll. head of the Chinese secret police. Is dead probably will be greetid with skep¬ ticism by thousands upon thou- (Contlnued on  Pago A-18t
Russia May Be Settling Iran Issue
HARRIMAN NAMED U.S. AMBASSADOR TO GREAT BRITAIN
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Completes Shifts Of Our Diplomats To the Big Three
Bohhy-Soxers Out at 4:30 a.m. Waiting for Frankie, Arrested
Ran Francisco, March 2S, (UP)— Fifty-six adolescent Frank Sinatra fans were taken Into custody by police today as they shivered in front of the Golden Gate theater at 4:30 a. m., six hours before "The ¦Voice" was scheduled to appear.
A "raiding aquad" led by Police Lt. Walter S. Ames hauled 53 In¬ dignant bobby-soxers and three boys to the juvenile home on a technical charge of violating the curfew law .which prohibits an.v¬ one under 18 being on the streets between 11 p. m. and 6 a. m. Parents Must Appear
Parents were ordered to appear In juvenile court Friday to answer citations for contributing to the dellnquenc.v of a minor. Most of the children were residents of Oak¬ land.
The Oakland contingent told their   parents   they  had  set   their
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alarm clocks for 2:30 a. m. "to beat the San Francisco kids" in getting to the Oolden Gate theater box of¬ fice.
One Oakland father yelled over the telephone, to Mrs. Rose Mc- Grory, senior probation officer: "You   leave   my   daughter   alone!"
When Mra. McGrory explained the curfew law to him, he said:
.Not For His Kids
"I do not recognize that law. It was passed for delinqiients and not for children of good families. I make the laws for my children and I expect anyone else to keep out of our business. I'm leaving Oakland now and coming over, and vou be there."
Mrs. McGrory said she would wait.
The man's daughter, 15, agreed with him. "I think father's absolute¬ ly right. That law Isn't for people of our class."
One San Francisco girl, 16, snld she had her mother's permission to come, but evidently her father didn't know about  the deal.
"The police were well justified In pTcklng up the girls." he said. "I think Sinatra should be run nut of town and the police should enforce the curfew law much more strictly."
Washington, March 2.T (UP)— President Truman tonight com¬ pleted a reshuffling of this coun¬ try's top diplomatic representa¬ tives to th* other Big Three nations ov naming W. Avercll Harriman as U. S. Ambassador to Great Britain.
The appointment wes announced t'.n the eve of the departure for Moscow of Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, new U. S. Ambassador to Russia. Smhh was named to sue- teed Harriman when the latter rj-slgned last month as U. S. envoy to the Soviet Union.
In London, Harriman will suc¬ ceed John C. Winant, who served more than five years under an .ippointment hy the late President Roosevelt. WInant, whose resig- iintlon has been expected for some time, said lecenMy h* took the pnst with the understanding he could giv* it up after th* end of the war. Winant Goes to ITNO
Winant now will become perma¬ nent U. S. delegate to the United Nations Economic and Social C^un- ':ll. He has been serving aa tem-1 porary delegate.
The reshufling of this country's representatives in thu capitals of i>'e other memhers of the Big Three began with Harrlman's r«-slgnatlon Feb. 14. It places In London a man who hna had years of experience tn Russia, who has lately warned his own govemment that firmness pays In dealing with *Toecow and who can authorita¬ tively advise th* British what American policy on Russia Is and v/hy.
Harriman, B4, waa named U. S. envoy to Russia In October, 1943. Since then he has flgured promi¬ nently in investigation and set¬ tlement of many Big Three issues, including several in the Balkans. Hc has undertaken joint missions with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky and Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr, former Brlt Ish envoy to Moscow and ambas¬ sador-designate to tlie United States.
It was  noted  that Britain simi¬ larly is taking advantage of Clark- Kerr's   experience   In   Moscow   by sending him to Washington. With l..eDd-Lease
Befort going  to Moscow,  Harri¬ man served as lend-lease expediter (Continued on Pag* A-14)
MARINERS WILL TAKE STRIKE REFERENDUM
New York. March 23. (UP)—The rational counril of the National Maritime Union (CHO) authorized its negotiating committee today ta tnke a strike vore of the union's 100.000 members on dfep sea ships.
The decision on when to tak(> such a strike referendum was lelt to the dl.icrotlon of the negotlat- Ir.g committee of which Joseph Curran, NMU president, Is chair¬ man.
The national council said the action was taken foliowing a re- I'lrt "which disclosed that since Sept. .10. 194.\ the union has demon¬ strated Its good faith In collective bargaining with American Mer- c'-^ant Marine Institute, an organ¬ ization of ship owners "
"Thc AMMI to date has flatly rejected the union's demands for wage Increases, adjustment in overtime rates and Improvement of working conditions," the report snld.
The report said thc AMMT "has not presented a single counter- oTer on WB<;es to the union's nego- Hating  comm-ttee"
The council includes national officers and agents from all ports Ihroughout the nation.
Poles Charge Nazi Gangs Drilling in DP Camps
AtlanUc aty, N. J., March 28. — Poland charged today that the United Nations Relief and Reha¬ bilitation Administratinn and Allied military authorities permitted pro- Nazi gangs to form, and conduct military maneuvers In displaced persons' camps In Germany.
Th* charf* was mad* by Jan Stanciyk, Polish minister of social welfare, during debate on the fu¬ ture status of hundreds of thou¬ sands of displaced persons now be¬ ing cared for by UNRRA in the camps.
Stanciyk demanded an Immadi- at* purg* of all collaborators in th* camps and liquidation of the armed bands whieh, h* said, all atole-lMidlad Polish refugees were forced to join In a propaganda campaign against ths Warsaw (ov- ernment Old Hates R*viT*4
He named on* of th* croups as being reconstituted elemtnts of the notorious Swietokryska Brigade, which collaborated with the Nazis In 1944 and 1945 by dropping para¬ chutists behind Polish lines to ex¬ terminate Polish Jews. He said another was the old Ukrainian S8 Galizlen Division, comprising per¬ sons who renounced Polish citizen¬ ship during the (^rman occupation.
Stanczyk   reiterated   the   Polish
Montreal, March 23 (UP)—So¬ viet Russia's spies in Oinada "partially fulfilled" Moscow de¬ mands for Information on radar, atomic research and a new explo¬ sive In the spring of last year. It was rsvealed today.
Documents produced by Igor (Soutenko. Soviet cod* expert at the preliminary hearing for Fred Rose, C!ommunist member of Par¬ liament, charged with relaying secret Information to Russia, dis¬ closed that agents were asked tn concentrate on top secrets, but were also asked to check on Ca¬ nadian military strength In Val- cartler. Que. After Battleship Radar
The documents called specVal- ly for Information on a "rur job of radar application for a battle¬ ship for the Paciflc." It was not disclosed whether the battleship was American or British.
It also tipped the Canadian agents that "Badeau"—identified by Gouzenko as scientist Durford Smith—"tells   of   nuclear   research,
Report Kurds Control Big West Iranian Area
BT JACK  BAUL
Baghdad, March 2S (UP)—Re¬ ports of uncertain origin reached Baghdad today that Kurdish reb¬ els have won control of the entire Iranian area west of Lake Urmia and now are heading south loward Senna, 265 miles west of Tehran and the capital of Aradan Province
There was no confirmation of these rumors in official quarters.
The reports said that Kurdish Nationalists were operating under a red. white and green flag bear¬ ing an emblem of crossed wheat heads. Take  Seven  Towns,  Report
Thcy were said to have capturW at least seven towns from the Iranian garrisons In the remote mountainous regions.
The towns were Identified as Shnow, Bokan, Mahabad, Razaiyan. Makow and Khoi. all in the Kurd¬ ish area of northwest Iran.
Fighting on an uncertain scale was reported still in progress around Sardesht, Baqqiz and Be¬ nch.
(A Tehran report of squally un-
London Believes World Tension Is Being Eased By Stalin's Moves
London. March 23 (UP)- The in¬ ternational horizon brightened vis¬ ibly tonight amid indications that Ihe Iran crisis may be near settle¬ ment and that Generalissimo Stalin is moving powerfully to case world tension.
Gloom In diplomatic quarters concerning a possible smashup in the United Nations Organization and concern over threats of war was lightening rapidly under the impact nf a swift series of de¬ velopments.
These  Included:
1. A declaration by Premier Ahmed Ghavam of Iran that di¬ rect negotiations with Rus.sia may colve the crl&is and get Red Army Iroops on the mnrch out of Iran b'^fore the Security C,)uncil meets Monday.
2. A KremMn conference of the r.-fnking British diplomat In Mos¬ cow, Frank K. Ui.bcrt, at which .t was believed he received a .itatement of Soviet Intentions re- ,';arding Iran and possibly Man- cl-.uria. Leaving Manchuria
3. A declaration by thc offlclal Moscow press that Soviet troops are moving out of Miinchuria and that any delays In cv.icuation cnn be attribotcd to bad winter weather conJitiOiis and requests ior delay on the part of thc Chinese.
4. Postponeme.i; by President Truman of tho atomic bomb d« inonstration in the Pacific until July 1 amid strong Indicntions the whole project may be dropped —at least for many months, thus affording n tangible answer i.i acute Soviet fears concerning "atomic   diplomacy."
The developments, coupled with Stalin's strong statement In sup¬ port of the UNO, led observers here to believe that rapid moves may bo underway to eliminate tlie critical differences between Russia and her western allies. Stalin RelaxiiiR Pressure
It appeared likely that Stalin was implementing his support of UNO by relaxing f?ovlet pressure at the two sore spots of Iran and Man¬ churia.
British diplomatic quarters were awaiting with interest the report from Roberts on his Kremlin con¬ ference. He was summoned away from a diplomatic party which he was attending in order to go to thc Kremlin, thus indicating the im¬ portance of the matters which were taken up.
Ghavam,   In  an   exclusive   inter¬ view with the United Pre.ss. took a strongly  optimistic line and  infer- entially     rebuked     his     American (C>ontinued  on  Page  A-2)
SENATORS DEMAND ATOM BOMB TEST BE CANCELLED
Lucas Terms Bikini 'Grandiose Display"; Army-Navy Proceeding
Washington, March 23. (UP) Orders went out tonight to carry on plans for the atomic bomb testa, now scheduled to start July 1, as a congressional campaign got under way to get the postponed "Dpcr.i- tlon Crossroads" cancelled nlto- certain  origin  said  yesterday tliat jgether.
the Kurds had occupied Sardesht.) I No great support appeared to The Kurdish rebel forces were have developed thii.i far for the said here to number about 10,000. cancellation propo.sal. But In Their leader was Identified as Columbus. C, Sen. James W. HufT- CJadhl Mohamed, who launched ni«n iH. O. >. promi.scd that a reso- the Kurdish nationalist drive about I lution   embodying   it   would   be   In-
govemment's demands backed by Russia and Yugoslavia, that UNRRA cease immediately taking care of all physicaly fit person^ who for "political reaaons" refuse i to return to their homelands or ac¬ cept gainful employment abroad.
P. J. Noel-Baker, without refer¬ ring to tlie Polish demands or charges, said the British govern¬ ment favors continuation of UNRRA care of displaced persons after Jan. 1. unless the United Na¬ tions Organization creates a substi¬ tute agency.
Pierre Schneiter of France an¬ nounced that France bud concluded a direct agr**ment with Poland under which all agents of the Polish emigre government will be expelled from displaced persons camps in the Franch sones and all displsced Poles refusing to return to Poland will be placed in apecial camps under care of UNRRA. Hc said France, like Britain, favors continued UNRRA care for refugees until UNO provides a successor. Welcome Refugee*
The Dominican Republic an¬ nounced that because of the suc¬ cess of Its first experimental refu¬ gees colony In 1938 It will continue its open door policy by offering a haven to stateless persons with guarantees of racial, religious and political freedom.
Soviet Agents in Canada 'Partially' Successful
Wants Early Action on Nation*ft Complaint Unless Specific Orders Come From Tehran, Despite Signs Of Disagreement at Home—Russia Demanding More UNO Veto Power
New York, March 23. (UP)—Iranian Ambassador Hussein Ala appealed to the United Nations Securit.v Council to reject Soviet Ru.s.sia's request for postponement of Monday's coun¬ cil mectinjr without specific instructions from his govern¬ ment, an Iranian spoke.sman revealed tonight.
First Secretary of the Iranian embassy. G. Abbas Aram told the United Press that the ambassador sent his second letter to the council Thursday under genrral instructions he had received from Tehran « week earlier.
Those instructions. Aram sal^, instructed the ambasssdor to fll* Iran's complaint against the Soviet Union and to press for early con¬ sideration. Aram added, despite press reports from Tehrsn that th* Iranian Premier was displeased with his ambassador's statements, that those original instructions to press for quick action still stood. ixing-Ulstance Controversy
The long-distance controversy be¬ tween the ambassador her* and Iranian Premier Ahmed Ghavam In Tehran appeared as It was learned that the Soviet Union is pressing in a technical committee to broaden the Big Five's veto power In th* Security Council. The Russians want a rule which would allow them to veto any attempt by th* council to name Russia as a party to a dispute.
Aram, who acts as the Iranian ambassador's spokesman, described the   circumstances   of   the   second
BEHER WEATHER SPEEDS RED ARMY
China Gets Promise; U.S.-Trained Troops Drive into Fushun
By M. 8. HANDLER
Moscow,    March   23.    (UPi—The Soviet  Army   newspaper  Red  Star
declared   today   that   the   Russian -       -   	
evacuation of Manchuria hns beeni'¦''*"'"" letter objecting to the Rus* speeded   by   the   coming   of   warm ¦'''''" suggestion for Security Coun<
of bombarding with  atoms at the University   of   Montreal."
Gouzenko identified handwrit¬ ing on the documents as that of Co\. Rogox, assistant Soviet mili¬ tary  attache  in   Ottawa.
Rogox's requests were ordered accomplished by July 7, 194C, A report made by him to Moscow said the requests were "partially fulfilled," the documents dis¬ closed. Watched   Klectlon*
Other evidence at today's hear- i ing disclosed that tbo Soviet niili-i lary attache here cabled the "director" in Moscow the news that Fred Rose was re-elected to the Canadian Parliament, and that' two other Communists, Tim Buck. I Labor Progres.<!ive (Communist i j national leader, and Sam Carr. nal tional organizer, were defeated In I parliamentary elections. j
It was the flrst time Buck's name was brought up in connection with the espionage ring. |
The  text  of the  cable  was  read! (Continued on Page A-181
weather. It had been "temporarily halted upon two requests froin Chinese authorities," Red Star added.
The paper's International re viewer. M. Mikhailov. said "with¬ drawal of Soviet troops was some¬ what delayed by difficult winter conditions, but with the coming of warm weather the tempo of evacu atton has been expedited." No Time Umit Mentioned
The paper did not predict when the evacuation would be completed, merely pointing out that the M'uk- den area had been "completely c'.'acuatcd" by mid - March. Mik¬ hailov a.ssertcd the Rusaluns be¬ gan withdrawing la.'it November but were lialted by a Chinese re¬ quest
"The Chinese explained their re¬ quests were caused by inability of the Chinese adminstr.ition to take over tlie northeastern provinces fast  enougli." thc article said.
Other Moscow press comment at¬ tacked "capitalist encirclement" of Ru.ssia, monarchist forces In Greece .ind the British in Palestine
Maj. Gen. I. FomI-henko, also writing in Red St-.r. naid the "Re.i I Army stands gunrd over the in- torrsts of tho Soviet stale" and added "our milit.irv might must not weaken while we live in capi¬ talist encirckment and so long a.s rho roots of Fasii.m and agsres- .lion   have  not  been   uprooted"
"We are respected bfcausn we a.-f strong. Tho weak not only do n.it enjoy reipect but are beaten." Aec.usen Greeic of Violations
The official Tars news agency in a dispntrh from Tirana accused "Greek soldiers ond monarchists" of violating fhe Albanian border .'our times "to ii;-e ,.rms against Albanian pcasanto."
Thc Navy newspaper Red Star s.'offed at "statementH by ofllclal rLpresentntlvcs of British diplom¬ acy thnt their lnt"icst in the Pale.s- iii'inn problem Is of exclusively h'lmanltarlnn ch:ir:u'tcr" nnd as- f^ertcd thnt the British were build¬ ing a grent miiitiiry base in the Holy I.nnd to supplant Aloxnndria .ind   Malta.
The article quoted the Swi.ss newspaper Neue Ziiercher of Zel- ting as repoitlnj; thj.t fhe Rritish li.Tve accumulated hi.iic ammuni¬ tion dumps In rultatine and have (Contlnuea   on   Page   A-2) I
il postponement after Ghavam In. dicatcd in Tehran that he might come to the United States to han¬ dle  the Iranian case.
"I beg you not to print anything that will aggravate th* pr*s*nt situation," Aram said. "Our major Interest is to get an agr**m«iit under which Soviet troope vUl leave Iran. To Forget Other VIoUIIom
"W* would not wish to prtit other charges of earlier vlolatlooe of our sovereignty If Russian troop* would leave now. But w* would not want an agreement on thos* troops whloh would in any way la- fringe  Iranian sovereignty.
"It has always been our aim, and it always will be, to live in peac* and harmony with our great good neighbor, the Soviet Union."
The Iranian ambassador filed th* official complaint with UNO against the Soviet Union on In¬ structions from his government dated March 18. The following day Soviet Ambassador Andrei A. Gro¬ myko asked the council to post¬ pone Monday's council session until April 10 because the Iranian com¬ plaint was "unexpected." [ Ala followed up, without specifio instructions from Teheran to do so, with a second letter to the council appealing for rejection of Gromy- ko's request because, he said, th* situation in Iran was "very grave" and further delays would "harm" the interests of Iran. Premier Displeased
It was that letter to which Ghav¬ am was referring in Tehran today when he indicated that Ala had acted  without  specific authority.
Meanwhile, UNO Secretary Gen¬ eral Trygve Lie nearly completed appointment of his high command by naming John B. Hutson. under¬ secretary of the U. S. Agriculture Department, fo be assistant secret¬ ary general in charge of adminis¬ trative and financial services. Only one of the eight assistants remains to be named -for economic matters.
Ala, who arrived here Friday night to set up headquarters for pressing his nation's case before the Security Council, is calling on virtually all of the rouncil mem¬ bers. Today he saw British Dele¬ gate Sir Alexander Cadogan. Dutch Delegate E. N. van Kleffens. and Mexican Delenatc Francisco Cas- (Contlnufcd on  Page A-14)
'Wrong Way Corrlgan in Politics But Still Going the Wrong Way
troduced   in   the  Senate  within   10
days.
Lucas Opposes 'Dlspla.v'
„,. I       , ,,..,.,:.        And    in    Providence.   R.   I.   Sen
The   region  in   which   the   Kurd-s s,.o(( w. Lucas  (D., Ill.\ reiterated
four years ago under the red, white and green emblem. Poverty-Strielien   Area
are reported to be fighting has u population of roughly 750,000 per¬ sons, almost entirely of Kurdish origin. It is a barren, mountainous area in which the populace is per¬ petually faced by famine or near- famine conditions and bitter poverty.
Qadhi is said to have drafted a constitution which provides for compulsory education of both sexes, full rights to minorities and public control of lands and produce Vir¬ tually no educationai facilities or facilities of an.v kind now exist in the remote region.
Information   here   was   that   thc
opposition   to  "thi.s   grandiose   dis-1 play of atomic destruction" on  thei erounds  that It  would  have a  hnd | "psychological effect on Russia and other nations." 1
But   in   Wnshington   Vice   Adm I W.   H.   P.   Bl.indy,   commander   of| Army-Navy   Task   Force   One.   an-' nounced tli.it the complicated time¬ table   for   the   multl-millinn-dollar project   would   hc   changed   In   ac¬ cordance  with   President Truman's surprise  order  la.st  night   that  the tests be  postponed  for  six  weeks. Want Legislators tn C^apital
Meanwhile,   it   was   learned   that House Speaker Sam  Rayburn   per
drive   thus   far   has   been   confined ; sonally asked the Pre.sident to post- (Continued on Page A-18;        I        (Continum   on   Page  A-2;
Los Angeles. March 23 (UP) — Douglas Corrlgan, who in 1938 flew the wrong way and landed in Ireland, today entered politics the wrong way, filint; his own can¬ didacy   for   thc   V.  S.   Senate.
Instead of waiting for some one lo nominate him. the sandy-haired aviator circulated his own nomi¬ nating petit ions, paid hi.s own fliins fee nnd picked the i)arty under wiio.se banner he is running-the Prohibitionist.s - by looking tlirouRh a state directory of accredited par¬ ties. Looked (iood Tn Him
Corrlgan wasn't roitisterrd a.s ;• Prohibitionist and had been voting thc last six years as a non-j>artisan But he found the ideals of the Prohibitionist party were close to his own views.
"1 never drank or 'believed in drinking."   ("orrigan  said.
"In California you can't run for a major office withoul run¬ ning on a party ticket. So I found the p.irty in the director)- and I'm running as h rrohibition- 1st."
Corrlgan said he gnt the Idea about a week ngo while (oolinr, nround his worlishnp where hn has been trying to design model airplanes.
"I decided that  thc  regular par¬
ties just jam candidates down th* voters' throats and maybe a can¬ didate who wasn't hand-picked by party bosses might gel the conn- dence  of   the  voters.
"After I urew my nomination petitions I pot most of the 100 fisnntures myself. By that time I ;;ot in touch with Virgil Hinshaw, a member of the Prohibition party, :ind  hc  helpid ms  a  little  but h*
j didn't promise mo any backing and
jl  didn't ask  .'or it."
I Corrlgan has no platform yet, declaring there was no use in 1111-
I'.i.g   the   mind.s   of   people   with   a
I'ot    of   word.s   no\.    He   feels   h* as   a   good   chance   to   win   th* p.irty   nomination.    If  he   does  ti* will  i.s:iuc a platform. Has Some It*eas
"That doesn't mean I don't havo liny ideas," he tald. "but I'm c.irrying them around in my head for a while."
Corrigan until a few months aga was actlvel.v tnga^ed In war work. In 1942 he breamo a civilian pilot tor thc Arm\ Ferry Command amt fl r a year ferried planes from th* Long Beach. Cal . airport to sll p.irts of thc world. He left that iob with the Arm'.'s permi>sion to become a test ni'.ot for Douglaa Aircraft Company keeping that job until a low months ago.