said might even prevent baby-sit
ting.
Sen. Anita Garnick countered
that they would be exempt under
the domestic services clause.
The House passed two memori
als and one resolution unanimous
ly.
A memorial by Speaker S an
ley McCutcheorx asks Congress to
enact legislation this session for
Alaska statehood.
In another of a series of execu
tive department reorganizati o n
bills, Senator McCutcheon intro
duced a proposal for creation of a
department of comptroller general
to assume the functions of the au
ditor and treasurer, starting with
the 1950 election.
The Senate committee on bank
ing introduced a bill limiting the
liability of bank stockholders.
Rep. William Beltz of Nome,
moved for reconsideration on yes
terday’s passage of the ten dollar
school tax bill and tried to gain
exemption for Eskimo parents
whose children aren’t provided
with schools. His amendment
failed however when House mem
bers expressed fear any exemp
tion might also apply to seasonal
workers who pay a large share of
the tax. The issue brought a divi
sion between the native represen
tatives in the House with Ipalook
expressing the belief that the ten
dollar tax was okay for his peo
ple now that the law has passed
to allow them to hunt hair seals
for a six dollar bounty.
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Andrew Bahls, deput.v marshal
from Marshall, is in town in busi
ness for a few days.
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unemployed growing, inflation in
creasing, the purchasing power of
workers declining, real wages
falling, every seventh city dweller
starving, 10,000,000 farmers liv
ing in dire need, and the profits
of imperialists attaining unheard
of size.”
British sources said the declara
tions of communist leaders in
France, Italy, Germany and Bri
tain that the Reds in those coun
tries would welcome an invading
Russian army ‘‘were inspired by a
central directive.” It seemed to be
a Soviet offensive against the pro
jected North and South Atlantic
Alliance linking the United States
and Canada to Britain, France,
the low countries and probably
Norway and Denmark.
The Bulgarian trial of 15 Pro
testant churchmen for treason
neared the end of its first phase.
Miiko Dimitrov, a Baptist pastor,
accused Nikola Naumov, Baptist
supervisor and a main defendant,
of saying in the pulpit that “Sta
lin is a bloodsucker.”
The cominform — which prob
ably ordered the pro-Russian ut
terances in Western Europe—is
sued a new and violent diatribe
against Premier Marshal Tito of
Yugoslavia. It also accused the U.
S. of “machinations in Scandina
; via” concerning the Atla n t i c
treaty. Catholics also were assail
ed.
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ported withdrawing from Pales
tine. Armistice talks between Is
rael and the Arab states of Trans
jordan and Lebanon were on
schedule. Syria may join the
peace negotiations.
China’s largest warship, the
5.270 ton cruiser Chunking, appar
ently deserted to the Chinese com
munists. Wholesale arrests were
said to have thwarted a plot to
kidnap acting president Li Tsung
Jan. A Nanking newspaper said
the communists are dropping
their demand that “war crimin
als” be punished as a condition of
peace. Pressure mounted for the
banishment of Premier Sun Fo.
Wednesday, March 2, 1949
U. S. military police in Frank
furt today blockaded a Russian re
patriation mission which has re
fused orders to leave the Ameri
can zone of Germany.
Supplies of water, gas and elec
tricity were cut off and tele
phones disconnected for the mis
sion. Military police also were or
dered to ban anyone from enter
ing or leaving the building. This
will cut off the Russian’s food
supply.
The mission handled the return
of displaced persons to Russia.
Gen. Lucius D. Clay. American
military governor, asked it to
leave by March 1 because the
number of DP’s now agreeirg to
return to Russia is negligible.
The Russians denounced the or
der as a violation of the Yalta and
Potsdam agreements.
The prosecution in Bulgaria’s
trial of 15 Protestant pastors ac
cused of spying for the United
States and Britain suddenly can
celled the scheduled appearances
of 42 of its witnesses. The prose
cution said “the evidence is abun
dant and clear. We need not hear
any more.”
The cominform may be getting
ready to hatch a military alliance
to match the North Altantic pact.
Reports from Poland said a com
inform military conference has
been called for about March 15 in
Hungary. Warsaw sources said
; the defense chiefs of the Eastern
European countries were expect
ed to review their military prepa
rations.
In Washington a possible hitch
developed in state department
plans to seek full publicity for the
text of the proposed Atlantic
treaty.
Chairman Connally <D.-Texas*
told reporters ‘‘I don’t think the
full text of the treaty should be
disclosed until all the nations
have signed it. Premature release
might cause trouble if any new'
question arose before it was
signed by all the nations.”
Two young Russians, one a ser
geant flier and the other an ex
army man, have sought refuge in
U. S. occupied Japan. The ser
geant said he had paddled 30
miles on a raft from the Kuriles to
escape racial persecution. His
father was Japanese, his mother
Russian. Bo‘h were put to death
by the Russians for political rea
sons, he said.
Pope Pius XII observed the
tenth anniversary of his elevation
to the throne of St. Peter today
without any special anniversary.
The day, which also was the Pon
tiff's 73rd birthday, was spent in
the usual audiences and other
arduous duties.
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