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‘Washington. Calling—

Committee Finds Churchill He Of Trying to R

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Racket in ‘Sale’. Of Foreign Jobs

By Seripps-Howard Newspapers WASHINGTON, Dec. 29—New racket—this time involving businessmen—is about to hit the headlines.

It’s being worked by companiés holding construction contracts for defense installations abroad. It's been un-

committee.

covered by staff of Sen. Lyndon Johnson's defense sub-

Contractors don’t go to tax-supported U. S. Employment Service for workers, but to private employment agencies, mostly in New York City. Then, to get the jobs, workers have to turn over 5 per cent of a year's pay

to some agencies.

Committee staff is checking on charge that personnel

managers of some contractors are getting kickbacks from

employment agencies.

Investigators starting looking at overseas defense programs to see if there was any waste. What they found, when they got to labor recruitment, made their eyes pop. For instance: Some employment agencies take

no chances on collecting 5 per cent rake-off from workers. They get it before workers leave the country, demanding post-dated checks, or

, mortgages on homes.

Workers are guaranteed 70hour week, so 5 per cent take is large. In addition, some employment agencies demand 5 per cent of all overtime, bonuses or. any other allowances workers get. Johnson committee will hold hearings in New York early next month. If charges stand up, committee may ask legislation making it unlawful to pay anyone for getting workers jobs on government-fi-nanced projects. Committee will waste, too. It has found that contractors on cost-plus jobs send out “recruiting teams”: to get skilled men from other jobs; advertise in Alaska newspapers for workers to go to Turkey. ~. Committee says some workers accept government transportation to jobs, then go off on their own to see the world.

Clean-Up Bogged . IT'S REPORTED President Truman is trying to talk Telford Taylor into taking that “clean-up” job Judge Thomas Murphy turned down. Taylor’'s now heading small defense plants administration. He was a brigadier general during war, was active in effort to curb cartels afterward. But he’s not well enough known to impress the country. Truman “clean-up” is badly bogged. Chances that Congress will give subpena power to executive commission seem dim. Congressmen rémember Truman tendency to investigate' «them, . turn fire away from his executives. They're afraid that’s what he plans now. Three Congressmen already named as active in tax cased could be in trouble, perhaps others. Also, Republicans in Senate and House want to keep investigation in legislative hands so they can turn heat on White House aids, cabinet members, other top executives. And without subpena power, top men are unlikely to agree

look into

. to serve on commission..

Congress will be back in 10 days, with Republicans hammering for simple cleanup solution—dismissal of Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of Treasury John Snyder, and others . . . and exposing more ties between underworld and admin-

* istration.

First nominations President Truman sends to Capitol Hill

will show whether any real

clean-up is planned. - far,. same big city . machines, deeply involved ‘in tax scandals, still: seem to be handling patronage. » 2

” Kefauver Poised " LOOK FOR Sen. Estes Kefauver (D, Tenn.) to announce goon that he’s a candidate for presidential nomination. Look for him to say he’s running, no matter what President Truman does. Widespread indignation at administration corruption gives Kefauver a chance— though as a rule .incumbent presidents control conventions. Situation’s chaotic this year. Democratic convention may be first wide-open one in 20 rs. Ye aident Truman doubtless can re-nominate himself if he decides to run, with delegates from states where big-city machines are all-powerful. Kefauver can't get enough delegates in presidential primaries to capture nomination. Only 570 delegates (less than half) come from state with

primaries. And half of those

are from big-city states, where bosses would fight Kefauver with everything they have. : But if Kefauver makes big showing in primaries where he runs, captures public imagination, he might stampede convention, as one man with «chance of winning for Democrats.

Indications are Kefauver °

will campaign hard. He has friends at work trying to line

up delegates for him in Cali-

fornia and Ohio. Truman fajlure to take convincing stand ,against corruption has sent Kefauver stock soaring in recent weeks.

Democratic alternatives, to .

Truman or Kefauver down to Chief Justice Fred Vinson, Speaker Sam yburn of T , Sen. Richard

Russell .of Georgia, Sen. Lyn-’

don Johnson of xa, Sen. Paul Douglas of Illino! New twist on Truman-Vin-son relationship: Stories about

bodl

bench, run. But latest, from a man who knows both well, says the chief justice is now urging Mr. Truman to make the race himself,

= = 8 Tip-Off IF SEN. JAMES H. DUFF (R. Pa.) goes to see Gen.

Dwight Eisenhower next month, it probably will mean Ike has.consented to seek the GOP presidential nomination. Duff, long a leader in. the Ike - for - President movement, - fifst planned to see the General in Europe, in November. Then a December meeting was planned. Both were postponed, no explanation given. Now, it’s understood, if Duff makes the trip it will be to discuss ways and means of getting Ike the nomination. The General is not expected to make an announcement before Feb. 3, date of an Atlantic Pact Conference at Lisbon. Note: Rumors of a split between Duff and Gov. John S. Fine of Pennsylvania don’t stand up. Fine has appointed Duff men to two vacant posts recently, » » ” CZECHOSLOVAKIAN Embassy says it has had no discusion of Oatis case with U. S. State Department since Aug. 30. State Department refuses comment. - Last talk took place when Ambassador Prochazka called on Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Acheson refused to shake hands, told the Czech ambassador that “tension would continue to mount” unless Oatis were freed. Since then, we've applied economic pressure. Jan Vinar, first secretary at the Czech embassy when Oatis case broke, will not be back. He left for home after our economic offensive started, Guess is that he’s in the doghouse for handling of the case, though embassy says he’s working a foreign ministry office in Prague. : ”

Auto Squawks

GROWING joblessness in’ Detroit and elsewhere because of civilian-to-war goods industry changeover has Washington worried, But top defense officials say remedy must be placing of more war rders in these areas, not Breer allocation of materials r civilian goods. Auto industry squawks are met with response here that auto -produetion is close to 60 per cent while other hard goods lines are down to 50 per cent. Michigan officials are derhanding larger alloca‘tion of materials for-aiitos in second quarter of 1952; don’t seem likely to get it. a » » »

Money Merger

REP. CLARENCE CANNON (D. Mo.) of House appropriations committee will try again to merge all money bills into one big package in upcoming session. Congress tried it one year but house leaders rebelled early in 1951, demanded separate bills where individual members have more say-so about spending. ” ”

Road Block

JURY Tampering charges, which administration prosecutors once threatened to use to prevent indictment of officials in San: Francisco internal revenue scandal, may yet serve that purpose. Charges were directed at Charles O'Gara, zealous assistant U, 8. attorney, who's been threatened with dismissal because he tried to secure broad,

thorough investigation of tax’

bureau. Plan was dropped when it was exposed, and when it

- roused wide indignation. ~&bl-

lector James Smyth an ers were indicted. But Democratic machine prosecutors also indicted a prominent Republican politician, who at once took up cry that jury had been tampered wtih. He'll. challenge his own indictment—and if he succeeds in showing jury tampering, Smyth and other Democratic politicos would get off too. - & ‘y » Lyrics for Taft REP. GEOR GE BENDER (R. 0.) is at it again. Bender wrote pro-Taft lyrics for a hit tune of 1948, “I'm ‘Tooking over a four-leaf clover,” and it ‘became the official . Tat campaign song ow

words. for a hit tune from

“Guys and Dolls,” hopes it will _

help Taft in 1952 campaign. This time he’s picked “Follow

&_ World Report—

Bender's ‘composing

Doesn't Carry Hat in Hand

Compiled From the Wire Services Prime Minister Winston Churchill left London last night to start his trip to Washington, But his hat was on his “head and not in his hand. The . 77-year-old British leader has pledged himself in advance to seek no extraordinary financial aid from the United States to save Britain from the threat of bankruptcy. He will try, instead, to obtain a larger share for Britain from existing U. 8. appropriations for mutual defense. He has warned his people at home that they must tighten their belts still further. : Mr. Churchill started his trip to Washington from Waterloo Station, He was accompanied by British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, Minister for Commonwealth Affairs Lord Ismay, and Paymaster General and Atomic Expert, Lord. Cherwell. His entire party—incluting the secretariat—comprises onl 35 persons.

Cautions Britons They board the Queen Mary at Southampton, The journey began after three days of almost continuous post-Christmas cabinet meetings and conferences with British officials. Mr. Churchill will not return until late January, just prior to the reconvening of Parliament after its holiday recess. The Prime Minister, before departing, - told Britons they should not expect spectacular results from his first visit io the United States as Prime Minister since the war, * By his own terms, the primary objective of the trip will be to attempt to establish with President Truman something of the intimate personal relationship that existed in ‘wartime between Mr. Churchill and the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt. : Even Mr, Churchill is aware that he probably cannot establish that kind of relationship with Mr. Truman, who is BRISBANE, Australia, Dec. 29—Slow-working employees of one Aussie factory have just received a gentle reminder from the boss to speed things up. “It has come to the management’s attention,” says a notice they received in their pay envélopes, “that employees dying on the job have been neglecting to fall over. “Foremen will investigate any case where no movement has taken place for two hours, as it is impossible to distinguish between death and the natural movement of some employes. “Any employee found dead will be dropped from the payroll.”

less prone than his predecessor to conduct state affairs on such a personal basis. But Mr. Churchil is expected to succeed in establishing a better relationship with Washington than existed during the late labor government.

Attlee Came Twice

Former Prime Minister Clement Attlee went to Washington only twice in six years— both times for emergency conferences on the atomic bomb. The first visit, in 1945, was to establish the post-war atomic partnership between Britain and the United States. He was forced then to abandon the full wartime partnership— a fact Mr. Churchill has never forgotten nor forgiven.

A year ago Mr. Attlee made

a sudden trip to Washington after Mr. Truman gave the world a fright by giving the impression at a press conference that the United States might be contemplating use of the atomic bomb in Korea. Attlee came home from that trip with half a loaf—much less than the veto power his people had hoped to win over the starting of a possible atomic war. > It is for this reason that atomic energy is high on the agenda of the forthcoming talks. Mr. Churchill will be supported by Lord Cherwell in seeking to enlarge the “junior partnership” Britain has shared with the United States on atomic matters since 1945,

Great Britain FORMER Foreign Secretary Herbert Morrison recommended that the western powers should help set up a string of “international Tennessee Valley Authorities” to help poverty-stricken countries. Mr. Morrison, No. 2 nian of the Labor party, also warned that

the people of the Middle East

and Far East should not sever themselves from western ine fluence. : “Thbré is a real responsibil ity of the more prosperous Western world toward the underdeveloped and backward , countries,” he said.

Poland

THE Polish; Parliament has voted a law authorizing the conditional liberation of certain common law prisoners. Prisoners who have received “ life sentences can be liberated after 10 years, Moreover, each

. © day of work they have done

in prison for the state will count as two days off their sentences. The authorities will have a heavy hand over these men because they can send them back to prison when they like. The idea seems to be to use them as spies and informers.

-East Germany THE East German Commu-

" mists called on the workers of

Western Germany to

strikes to disrupt rearmament

For Democrats, Bender sug- . plans

gests “Sink With Mink.”

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by Deputy Red Premier Walter Ulbright said: : “By using the weapon of the strike against price rises and salary and tax inequalities trade union members can defend not only their standard of living but their own lines as strikers will disrupt the plans of the armament millionaires.” The message also attacked the United Nations plan to send an inspection commission into all of Germany to determine if free elections are possible.

‘West Germany

A SPECIAL State Department aid, fresh from a survey in 17 German cities, says Germans lack all appreciation for the $4.5 billion the United States has spent in rebuilding their country. She recommends America's good works be identified with markers. — and a few more years of occupation. Mrs, Edith Sampson, noted Negro attorney of Chicago on European assignment for says that Germans are better off today than mogt people in the world and are

completely indifferent to

everything the U. S. has done for them. “I am deeply disturbed,” says Mrs. Sampson, a former member of America's United Nations delegation. “I can’t say we have done a very good job there.”

Bulgaria THE BULGARIAN wine industry, once flourishing, has been unable to win back its pre-war markets in Switzerland, Germany, Norway and

Sweden. Only a small quantity

of wine now. is produced, and it is of very poor quality. Even the Soviet Union and

the “popular democracies” will

- not give Bulgaria the products

it really.needs in exchange for its wine. “

Australia | GALLOPING inflation in Australia is showing signs of slowing down, Parliament has been told. The warning came from the government's tariff board, which also paints a gloomy picture of inflation’s threat to Australian industry. The board’s report shows that shortages of basic materials, transport and labor were the “main factors” last year in blocking maximum output and efficiency in Australian industry. A coal ghortage was another major headache.

France The National Assembly appropriated 380 billion francs (about $1,090,000,000) for overseas military expenditures during 1952, The appropriation was approved by an overwhelming vote of 510 to 109. Only the Communists and Leftist Progressives opposed it. - Most of the money will go to the French forces in IndoChina. . Japan WHAT some observers here consider a calculated campaign to revive emperor worship is' encountering a oneman roadblock in the person of Hirohito’s youngest brother, Prince Takahito Mikasa, 36. A. violent controversy was stirred up when the minster of education published a “moral code” in which he described the emperor ag the “moral center of the people.” The prince said it seemed to him the country was setting

its course into reverse and there was entirely too much {fuss about the emperor, | Mikasa also deplored the custom ‘of Japanese virtually prostrating themselves in the presence of a member of the imperial household. “It’s little more than calisthenics of the spinal column,”

" he snorted. “Such a greeting

has no personal warmth.” Mikasa shudders at his PARIS, Dec. 20—Scan- ° tela, official Romanian Communist organ, can no longer be purchased in Paris. Until three weeks ago it could be bought in any bookstore. But a group of Hungarian “resistants” recently managed to insert a disguised appeal to the United Nations in its columns. Balkanites suspect Scanteia is being banned here so it can’t be a duped vehicle again for messages from anti-Communist Romanians.

princely past. “We never had and privacy beyond our bedrooms!” he exclaimed.

Argentina THREE radical party members of the chamber of deputies were stripped of their parliamentary immunity and will face charges of taking part in the brief revolt of Sept, 28 against President Juan D. Peron, The chamber voted 90 to 0 to end the immunity of deputies Silvano Santander, Mauricio Yadarola and Miguel . Angel Zavala Ortiz. They were not present, A ¢ The chamber also accepted the resignation of Reinardo Pastor, sole Democratic party deputy, who was charged with participation in the revolt but was cleared.

On the Inside of World Affairs

AFRICA IS THE COMING BATTLEGROUND for independence movements with Morocco, the Sudan and the Gold Coast demanding selfgovernment. Most informed officials say these movements cannot be dismissed as Com-munist-inspired. They are normal independence campaigns

- similar to those that once

‘took fire in the United States, Ireland and other former colonies. » Ld = This year's harvest in many parts of Hungary has been 60 per cent below normal. This is attributed in great part to the bad tractors delivered by the government which often broke down the first day. These tractors were built in the Csepel factories during forced overtime work. v ” ” = A TON OF WOOD for heating purposes costs 8000 lei in Bucharest. The monthly salary of workmen and state employees ranges between 4000 and 10,000 lei. » » » WILLIAM OLTY, Hungarfan judge who distinguished obsequiousness to party orders, particularly during the trials of Cardinal Mindszenty and

William Vogler, is being recompensed for his good services. Olty is shortly to be made director of the Supreme Ideological school of the Communist party. ” » ~ A NEW AIRDROME is being constructed at GalbinasiFrunzanesti, Romania, which is to be used by the Soviet troops. » » " THE POLISH government is forcing the gypsies to leave their nomad life and work in state controlled mines and farms, - » MH ” THE Churchill government will announce shortly that work on the big new colonial office block started by the socialist government will be suspended until the housing shortage is solved.

» » ” THE Austrians are charging the Russians with plundering the Burgenland forests in the Soviet zone, making them into steppe country, The Russ say they're merely chopping down infected wood. " » - ROBERT MURPHY, United States ambassador to Belgium, leads the list of likely candi dates as the first American

50 Million Frenchmen Manage to Get Along—

Land of L'Amour Is No

By WILLIAM H. STONEMAN PARIS, Dec. 29 (CDN)-— Meet Monsieur Francois Durand, the average Frenchman and the least understood man in the Western world. According to a series of sur» veys recently carried out, here are some of his characteristics. The most common family name in France is Durand, with DuPont and Dubois next in line. Francois, Jean and Louis are the favorite first names, : The average Frenchman goes to school until he is 15 and spends five years in military service. When he is 27 he gets married—in the month of April.

It is estimated that 27 per i : :

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cent of French husbands are unfaithful and that 6 per cent are duped by their wives,

» ” » THE CHANCES are 3 to 1 that M. Durand will be a workman. Half of all Frenchmen get monthly salaries, the rest are paid by the hour. The\gaverage hourly wage is 35 cents, The average man weighs 156 pounds and is 5 feet 7 inches tall. =i About 50 per cent of all Frenchmen wear glasses but 80 per cent should do so. An optimistic report states that 80 per cent brush their teeth daily. ; The ordinary man regards Christmas as the most impor-

tant festival-of the year and

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envoy to the federal republic of Germany when normal dip-

lomatie relations are resumed, °

» » » TURKEY is gett/ing the drumfire treatment from the Cominform, anxious to stir up the Arabs against the Turks’ inclusion in NATO and the Middle East defense plan. The line: The Turks dream of rebuilding the Ottoman Empire.

» » » SCARCITY of coal in west ern Europe, caused hy rearmament and the exorbitant price of Iron Curtain coal sources, is making a live corpse of the United States “sick industry.” Coal has become one of the most precious commodities among our NATO allies.

os ” VATICAN sources. report

+ that about 1000 priests up to

50 years of age have been pressed into service in Hungary, not ag chaplains or ambulance personnel but as soldiers. a » » » MANY students flunking college entrance exams in Poland are reported to have been offered admission anyhow if they agreed to act as Communist ‘agents and spy on their academic ‘brethren. :

Heaven of

Easter next. His heroes in order of preference are Pasteur, Napoleon, Jean D’Are and Louis XIV, Clemenceau comes fifth,

One Frenchman in every .

200 has the Legion of Honor and one in 70 has the Me-

daille Militaire,

Son " . THE AVERAGE French household is gadgetless and even lacks what most Americans regard as essentials. Only 20 per cent have bathrooms, 5 per cent have wash“ing machines, 7 per cent have refrigerators, 14 per cent have vacuum cleaners and 16 per a of radio sets 3 n 8 per thousand ‘inhabitants is 184 compared to 540 jn the

Our Fair City—

They're Guessing. On McKinney's . to Quit

By The Times Staff yr g hap TOP POLITICAL speculation in Indiana and Wash ington now is on timing of Frank E. McKinney's event resignation as national Democratic chairman. Some Democrats here are guessing chairman wil step out even befdre party's presidential nomination in July due to continuing spotlight on old business deals. But better guess is that Mr. McKinney will stay on until after national convention in Chicago since he has assumed all responsibility for it. Democratic leaders then would not be surprised if he would quit before. heat

Date

of fall presidential drive.

He accepted national chairmanship on condition he would resign after 1952 campaign. ; But party leaders now believe he will turn over gavel to some one else before presidential election.

~ » »

LOOK FOR some bitter personal feuding in county government here during 1952,

Two Republican majority members of powerful

Board of County Commission-

ers are squaring off in a scuffle for control. GOP Commissioner Jesse

Hutsell, who assumes board presidency Tuésday, may have

. to depend upon “co-operation”

of Democratic. Commissioner Wiliam M. Allison to keep boat an even keel, New GOP Commissioner Dr. Golden Silver, who takes office Tuesday, has expressed privately some opposition to Mr. Hutsell’s policies.

Emergency Vehicles Blockaded

Among “bugs” developing in one-way street traffic is virtual blockade of right-of-way for emergency vehicles such as ambulances, police cars and fire trucks. Motorists on one-way streets usually fill all four lanes solidly across street. ;

When siren screeches in rear trapped drivers don’t know

Beer and Bumps

TEST HEARING on girlie strip show at Duffy's tavern here disclosed that about every drink spot in town is waiting © on outcome to see if they can get by with spicy shows themselves. Booking agent for “hot” girl shows revealed list of 20 tavern owners here who are eager to book strippers if they get “go sign.” Approval is in hands of Alcoholic Beverage Commission which must decide if Duffy's girl show is within limits of liquor laws which specifies that taverns must maintain “high and fine” reputations, There's awful rub , ,. just where is line between “high and fine” entertainment and “low and indecent” entertainment for licensed liquor taverns? - : It's up to the ABC to decide . . . any decision will be open to argument, depending upon individual tastes. . Tavern operators complain they have to have _entertainment of the sort that will keep tables full of customers buying beer or go out of business.

Mitchell Whitewashed?

CRITICS of Prosecutor Frank Fairchild’s administra tion didn’t lose any time in branding Grand Jury indietment of Isaac (Tuffy) Mitchell on gambling charges as “whitewash.” . Within hour after indictments were returned on probe conducted by Prosecutor Fairchild, eritics said charges didn’t go far enough to include prison term felonies. They asserted “punches were pulled” because of “heat” on Prosecutor and staff.

Democratic Feud

SCHEDULED reorganization of Marion County Democratic machine may appear to be smooth ‘on surface with “harmony” compromise on new chairman but there's plenty of fight behind scenes,

Factions are lining up on big split between forces controlled by National Committee man Frank McHale and National Chairman Frank McKinney on one side.and forces bit- : ll.

Gadgets

United States. An estimated 63 per cent of all French households water, - The average Frenchman gets 2700 calories of food a day compared to 3080 in Great Britain, 3160 in Sweden and 2450 in poverty-ridden Italy. The average French citizen drinks 91 quarts of milk a

year compared to 155 in Great.

Britain and 238 in Switzerland. Against this the average Frenchman puts down , 120 quarts of wine a year, plus the Bost-prepited food in all the eo world. poll,

Then again, there is l'amour, a French on which the officials no statis

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lack running :

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Said new commissioner: “Il give him (Mr. Hutsell) three months jo get operations running smoothly or I'll take the all.”

Dr. Silver admits there have been complaints that he has

tried to dominate the office even before he’s sworn in. He said he was “in ‘the dark” about some of the GOP appointments made prior to his taking office.

SAN lee,

which way to turn to make way for emergency vehicle, Law requires motorists to stop upon

weave through on left side of street. But if all motorists stop dead in tracks on one-way street | there's no place for emergency vehicle to get through but the sidewalk.

terly opposed to whole Mee Hale and McKinney setup in party. $ , Actually, neither may win clear cut control. New chairman to replace ailing Paul McDuff likely will be “neutral” « on intra-party battle,

Back to Rahke

SHERIFF'S deputies weren't the only ones receiving eigaret lighters bearing name of Fletcher Rahke who bought

ecutor Rahke

them as it wouldn’t look good for law enforcement officials t to receive from a game bler,” Mr, Fairchild said, .

Road Contest

OLD ARGUMENT over highway materials—reinforced 7 concrete vs, black top-asphalt ~—may be settled once and for all in experimental project on Highway 31 between Columbus pnd Edinburg next summer, « Concrete and black top will be laid side by side on dual lane so each will receive same. trafic load. Endurance and relative costs can be deter mined in year or so. ” » = WHEN William (Big Bill) Hutcheson resigned as presi dent of United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, AFL, he refused to comment on retirement pay as president emeritus. Best guess from reliable sources is that he will get . $30,000 annually for rest of his life and spend winters at comfortable Florida estate. His son, Maurice Hutcheson, who succeeds him, also will get $30,000 salary, making unique father and son team in labor front. » ” ” TRAFFIC officer's duties on Christmas eve conflicted with real feeling of “peace and good will toward men.” But he contintied his job faithfully, putting traffic violation tags on ae a parked automobiles along downtown streets amid the sparkle of Christmas lights,