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Opposes Mandates by Single Nations.

NEW YORK, April 15 (U, P.).— China will demand at the peace conference that all little nations be given their freedom and that. no mandates be permitted to any one power, according to Mme. Chiang kai-shek, The wife of the Chinese generalissimo “told reporters who accompanfed her on her transcontinental tour of the United States that there would be no question of China's stand on freedom for all. At the same time, however, she said many countries which have not kept pace with progress will need a transition period of controlled authority, with leadership to be assumed by China, Great Britain, Russia and the - United States. No mandates, she said, should be held by any one country, but she did not enlarge on what she

thought should be done with such]:

presently mandated countries - as Palestine, She suggested that the American plan of controlling the Philippines might serve as a pattern for postwar control by a world council. She said she opposed any plan to

“divide the world into two regions.

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This apparently was a reference to Prime ‘Minister Winston Churchill’s proposal for control of Europe by Great Britain, the United States

and Russia, with a separate body[

of authority for Asia.

NAZIS SAID TO HAVE FOOD

LONDON, April 15 (U. P.).—A ministry of economic warfare spokesman, warning against hope for a crackup on the axis home front, said yesterday that there is no immediate prospect of serious food shortages in Germany and oc-

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Two women and g boy injured when a New York Central train struck their car at noon yesterday remained in critical condition today, but two men hurt when ‘the second section of the train struck their auto an hour later were in fair condition, : In City hospital with critical in-

YOUTH INJURED IN GARAGE ACCIDENT

Sixteen-year-old Bruce Gregory, 1126 Blaine ave. escaped serious injury early today in an accident

at a garage at 924 E, Ohio st. While he was pumping a truck tire, the lock ring came off, struck

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him and knocked him eight feet.

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juries are Mrs. Edna Harvey, 19, of 1014 Sterling st.; her 2%-year= old son, Janies, and Mrs. Violet Rock, 1041 Tecumseh st. They were hurt when the inbound Southwest Limited struck their car at Massachusetts and Commerce aves.. Irvin Smith, 58, and his son-in-

He was treated at” Methodist hospital.

THOMPSON STRIKE ENDS CLEVELAND, April 15 (U. P.)— Striking employees of the Thomp-

'son Products Co. returned to work

today after the regional war labor board agreed to rule on their grievances which prompted a oneday walkout.

CIGARETT

This truck was split in the middle yesterday when struck by a Big Four passenger train at Shadeland drive. Parts of the rear half of the truck were scattered for 300 yards down the railroad tracks.

law, Everett Spellman, 34, both of R. R. 15, Box 713-D, hurt when the second section cut their truck in two at Shadeland drive crossing, remained at home, They received severe head inJuries but did not require hospitalization.

BLOCK CLOSED RULE WASHINGTON, April 15 (U. P.). —House administration forces allied with a large segment of the farm

bloc yesterday blocked a closed rule on the $707,040,844 agriculture department appropriation bill and cleared the way for a challenge to several broad economy measures engineered by the appropriations com-

Accuse Resigned of ‘Ballyhoo'

By LEE G. MILLER Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, April 15.—Elmér Davis’ public rejection of charges ‘that his office of war information has been sacrificing fact to ballyhoo drew a quick response today. Fifteen writers and researchers who have just resigned from OWI issued a joint statement which, while personally friendly to Mr. Davis, said that OWI's home-front activities “are now dominated by high-pressure promoters who prefer slick salesmanship to honest information.” These “promoters,” said the statement, “would treat as stupid and reluctant customers the men and women of the United States. They delude themselves that the only effective appeal to the American public in wartime is the selfish one of “what’s in it for me?”

Rift Long in Developing The controversy was precipitated

“Iby an OWI report on food which

will be released in tomorrow's newspapers. , But that apparently was only a surface break in a long-de-veloping rift between two OWI factions. Mr. Davis issued a formal statement today describing the charges against OWI as “completely incorrect,” “We deal in one plain- commodity —the facts the people of this country need to win the war,” Mr. Davis said. “We must supply information about’ the fundamental war issues, about problems that demand attention and co-operation, about the things people must do to help themselves and the nation.”

Opposes ‘Emotional Appeals’

Mr. Davis said he felt that all facts must be presented “accurately and in proper proportion,” and that emotional appeals of the type “usually associated with promotional activities” are not applicable to war problems. _ “I know that my colleagues . . .

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icies in the future as in the past,” Mr. Davis said. “We are content to be judged by our output.” The 15 signers of the statement, and their former occupations: Louise Wells Baker, Fortune researcher; Francis E. Brennan, art director of Fortune; Harriett Swenney Crowley, Hawaii newspaper publisher; Eleanor Choate Darnton, advertising woman, editor of “You” magazine (widow of Byron Darnton of the New York Times, killed in New Guinea); Katharine Douglas, Fortune researcher; Harold K. Guinzburg, president of the Viking press; Philip P. Hamburger, New Yorker magazine; Adrienne Koch, teacher of philosophy at New York university; Delia Kuhn, New York Times; W. McNeil Lowry, University of Illinois faculty; Milton MacKaye, author and magazine writer; Henry F. Pringle, biographer and Pulitzer prize winner; Mary Louise Mickey Simon, Time researcher; Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.,, biographer, and Maria Sutherland, advertising. Competence Not Disputed Their statement: “We had not intended to make public our reasons for leaving the office of war information, although most of us have expressed them fully to Elmer Davis in our letters of resignation. Misleading statements issued to the public and to congress have made it necessary, however, for us to issue this statement. “The facts have not been correctly set forth. The question of competence of those who have resigned, which has been raised by some of Mr. Davis’ subordinates, is not an issue, inasmuch as all have been urged to reconsider their decisions and have been offered other posts in OWI. There is no disagreement regarding the size of the publications program, nor is a clash of personalities the reason for our resignations. “There is only one issue—the deep and fundamental one of the honest presentation of war information.

“Only One Issue—Truth”

“We are leaving because of our conviction that it is impossible for us, under those who now control our output, to tell the full truth. No one denies that promotional techniques have a proper and powerful function in telling the story of the war. But as we see it, the activities of- OWI on the home front are now dominated by high-pressure promoters who prefer slick salesmanship to honest information. These promoters would treat as stupid and reluctant customers the men and women of the United States. They delude themselves that the only effective appeal to the American public in wartime is the selfish one of ‘what’s in it for me?’ “We know that Americans have an intelligence, a will to win, and a dignity which deserves the facts as well as the slogans. “We believe, as Elmer Davis has

people understand what this war is about, the harder they will work and fight to win it.’

“The promoters who are now running the domestic information policy of OWI for Elmer Davis do not share his faith in the American people. They are turning this office of war information into an office of war ballyhoo. “We have never for a moment

|doubted Mr. Davis’ personal integ-

rity. All of us feel that his standards of truth and ours are identical. When he asked us to reconsider our resignations we offered to work for thim personally under the direction of an editor who would be answerable to him personally. We cannot be associated with the propaganda purposes or methods of those who are actually running Mr: Davis’ domestic branch for him. “If any doubt remains as to why we have resigned, Mr. Davis can release our letters of resignation. We shall not make any further statements on the situation. Let's get on with the war.” Meaning Cowles, Lewis, Allen It is common knowledge that |among the men referred to by the OWI rebels when they mention “promoters who are now running the domestic information policy of OWI,” are: Gardner Cowles Jr, head of OWI's domestic operations and a member of the family that publishes the Des Moines Register and Tribune, the Minneapolis Star Journal and Look magazine, William Lewis, former vice president of the Columbia Broadcasting Co. James Allen, who was brought into the government several years ago by Tommy Corcoran and who did public relations work at the securities and exchange commission and the justice department before going to OWI. Cowles has described the charges as “complete bunk,” and Mr. Davis supported him by denying that OWI was sugar-coating news.

THEY WERE KOSHER DEALERS NEW YORK, April 15 (U. P.).— A number of butchers were called before the district OPA to explain why. they failed to post pork price ceiling charts in their stores. Most of them turned out to be operators of kosher markets,

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