Writers Assail
46Un-American Ac
tivities Committee
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NEW YORK, </P) — The House
committee on un-American activi
ties was assailed by ten speakers
at a reception given yesterday by
the civil rights congress in honor
of 191 subpoenaed Hollywood
writers, directors and actors.
Twelve of the 19 were present,
including six of the ten subpoe
naed witnesses who were cited for
contempt of Congress because of
their refusal to answer some of
the committee’s questions during
the investigation of alleged Com
munism in Hollywood.
Also among the 400 persons
present at the Park Central hotel
were Gerhard Eisler, who has
been described by the House com
mittee as the No. 1 Communist in
America, and his wife. Eisler, un
der conviction for passport fraud
t and contempt of Congress, is free
in bail pending appeal. He is a
brother of Hanns Eisler, Holly
wood composer.
Moslems Advance
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In Kashmir
NEW DELHI, (JP) — Royal Air'
Force observers say that armed
Pathan Moslems swarming into
the princely state of Kashmir are
advancing in such strength as to
threaten the capital of Srinigar
itself.
One RAF informant said after
flying in Friday night that truck
loads of Indian reinforcements
were being rushed to the front,
less than 20 miles west of Srini
gar.
Srinigar’s small dust-coveredj
airport has taken on the aspect of
an advanced base of operations.
Loss of the airfield would be a j
serious blow to Indian and Kash
mir state troops. If it fell it might'
mean the loss of the entire Kash
mir valley.
—
Archeologists digging among
buried cities discovered that Su- j
merian women*of thousands of
years ago used “vanity cases” of
I gold, complete with tweezers, ear
picks and head-scratchers.
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ENGLISH NEWS
IN BRIEF
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ing Post>.
Lords Controversy Continues
One of the most popular stories
is the appeal by the Archbishop of
Canterbury to the Government to
drop its proposal for curtailing the
powers of the House of Lords.
The Daily Express, Daily Tele
graph and the Daily Graphic lead
on the story, and there is plenty
of editorial comment on the pro
posal. The Daily Mail charges the
Government with trying to ap
pease their own extremists saying
that the only Minister who can be
really happy about it is Mr. Aneu
rin Bevan. The Mail says Mr. Att
lee has purchased Mr. Bevan’s
continued presence in the Govern
ment at the cost of acute political
disunity in the country.
Both the Times and the Daily
Telegraph fail to see the need for
the proposed measure. The Times
points out that the Lords have
done nothing to impede legisla
tion so far, believing that it has
been in accordance with the will
of the electorate as shown at the
general election and that the Gov
ernment has not yet forfeited pop
ular confidence.
The Daily Telegraph also gives
the Peers credit for conscientious
ness. It says the Government
seems inspired solely by the desire
to distract public attention from
the all too real national danger.
The Daily Mirror thinks House
of Lords reform should be based
on abolishing the principle of
hereditary membership. “But.”
the Mirror goes on. “Mr. Attlee’s
announcement which suggests that
the present nice, kind House of
Lords may one day turn very
nasty is the weakest thing for a
long time.”
National Wage Control Discussed
The Financial Times and the
News Chronicle lead on a report
that the Government is to discuss
with the Trades Union Congress
the possibility of setting up some
sort of national control over wages
to check inflation. The News
Chronicle heading says, “Control
of Wages May Split Labor.” The
paper’s industrial correspondent
says a major revolt may develop
inside the Lobar movement. He
thinks that the Government’s re
ported proposals are bound to
meet with fierce opposition.
Coal Problems
On the front page of the Daily
Express is a report that the Chair
man of the Coal Board, Lord
Hyndley, has told the miners’
leader, Mr. Horner, that the board
will not discuss any wage claims
until all strikes have ended. Then
the paper gives the position in the
strike of Scottish miners, a prom
inent story in all papers. The Ex
press says 25,000 miners are now
involved and only if they are all
back at work by November 5 will
the board confer with the miners’
leaders over the claim for higher
wages which Mr. Horner has just
made.
New Tobacco Curtailments
Forecast
• Most papers give prominence to
the speeches by Mr. Ernest Bevin
and Sir Stafford Cripps in Mr.
Bevin’s constituency. In a big
front page story, the Daily Herold
quotes Mr. Bevin’s hint: “We've
got to stop buying tobacco.” The
Financial Times speaks of repo- is
tndt a cut in import of American
tobacco is imminent, but, it adds,
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Fight Against 'Drones and
Dodgers'
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A big story in the Daily Mirror
says the Government is to an
nounce plans to catch the drones
and tax dodgers in one operation.
The correspondeit thinks this will
be done through registration at la
bor exchanges and by checking
statements of individuals on their
source of income.
France
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The main story in both the
Times and the Daily Herald is that
of the French Cabinet’s resigna
tion. In the words of the Times, it
was felt that as a result of the mu
nicipal elections the Ministry no
longer has the nation’s confidence.
The Times Paris correspondent
ponts out that this is not technical
ly a resignation of the French
Government and it is thought that
M. Ramadier will start recasting
his Cabinet.
Five Years Ago: Alamein
Allusion is made in several pa
pers to the Battle of Alamein
which took place just five years
ago. The Daily Graphic repro
duces a hand-written message
from Field Marshal Lord Mont
gomery on its front page, while in
side appear photographs and
! thumbnail sketches of men who
| fought at Alamein and are now in
| civilian jobs. The Times shows a
: picture of the battlefield as it is
j today with scores of disabled
j tanks derelict in the sand.
King George V Honored
! The Times also has a photo
I graph of the statue of King George
j V which has just been unveiled
i outside Westminster Abbey by the
! King.
Palestine
Several papers have stories
about Captain Roy Farran for
whose arrest a Jerusalem magis
trate has just issued a warrant.
FAR WESTERN
FOOTBALL
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'By The Associated Press)
Southern California has a fairly
easy one on top this week, enter
taining the relatively weak Stan
ford Indians at Los Angeles.
It should get the Trojans in top
condition for their important en
counter with U. C. L. A. at Los
Angeles on November 22.
In other conference games over
j the week-end Oregon State was
held to a 13-7 win over Stanford,
a surprising score in view of the
Indians’ crippled condition and
obvious lack of class this year.
Oregon ran up a 34-7 score on
Idaho, showing continuing im
provement after an uncertain
early season start.
Washington invades Berkeley
this week-end to try its luck
against California's powerful.
Bears and U. C. L .A. plays Ore
gon States at Corvallis in a game
which, by itself, may completely
eliminate U. C. L. A. from any
further consideration in the con
ference run off.
Washington State plays Oregon
at Pullman and Montana has a
j toughie scheduled with Idaho at
j Moscow.
MRS. FRANK COPLIN TO
RETURN TO CANDLE
| Mrs Frank Coplin, who has been
here with her daughter for medi
cal attention, plans to return home
today or tomorrow.
Out Of Prison At Ninety
A popular story is that of the
release from prison of a man of
ninety, a former burglar who is
said to have ridden third in the
Grand National in 1386. Reports
, rays he has been taken to Brighton
to live in a church hostel.
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NOME TO KOTZEBUE
$35.00 p|,,s tax
NOME TO SEATTLE
$130.00 P1,,s tax