Evening Star Newspaper, March 12, 1940, Page 1

Weather Forecast Snow or sleet, changing to rain and not quite so cold; lowest about 26 tonight; tomorrow rain, slowly rising tempera- ture. Temperatures today—Highest, 39 at 2 p.m.; lowest, 21, at 7 am. From the United States Weather Bu; Full details on Page A-2. Closing New York Markets, Page 16. reau report. &8th YEAR. No. 35,014 ¢ Foenit ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION o Star Established in 1852 Most people in Washington have The Star delivered to their homes every () Me; WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1940—THIRTY-SIX PAGES. *** Finns Agree t o Moscow Peace, Stockholm Hears; Allies Ready To Send 50,000 Men if Asked \- British and French Troops and Ships Await Call “v the Associated Press | PARIS, March 12.—Premier Dala- | dier told a cheering Chamber of Deputies today that 50,000 French | nnd.Brmsh troops, fully equipped | and with transports ready, are at embarcation ports ready to go im- mediately to Finland if that country publicly appeals for aid against So- | viet Russia. ~ | The expeditionary force is concen- | trated at two ports on the English Channel and Atlantic Coasts, the Premier said, adding that he ex- pected “a decisive answer” from Finland today “in one sense or the other.” Vaino Tanner, the Finnish for- eign minister, has promised a reply | to the allied offers of aid after to- | day’'s meeting of the Finnish Parlia- ment, which is considering Russia’s terms of peace, the Premier asserted. | Sending of the expedition depends on Finland’s choice between Russia’s fterms and an appeal, public and | direct, to the allies for aid, M. Daladier said. Finnish Minister Warned. Any Finnish appeal necessarily must be public and direct to over- come official Scandinavian opposi- <+ BULLETIN HELSINKI, March official said tonight that 12 (A.P.).—A Finnish Parliament, which must pass on any terms of peace with Soviet Russia, had not taken any action up to early this evening. It was indicated that a secret session of Parliament would be held later tonight or tomorrow. The most common opinion among informed observers here was that peace was in the offing. some kind of honorable An official announce- ment was expected tonight or tomorrow. LONDON, March 12 (AP)—The British Broadcasting Co. today broadcast a message from its Stockholm observer that an agreement had been reached between Finland and Russia, although no treaty had been signed and terms of the peace were not made public. Later Reuters (British news agency) reported the Finnish radio stated that rumors of an agree- ment were unfounded, but at 1:38 p.m. (E. S. T.) the Exchange Telegraph in London received a M tion to the passage of foreign troops | over their soil. the Premier declared. | M. Daladier disclosed that on| March 7 he warned the Finnish | Minister, Dr. Harri Holma, “that if | Finland did not appeal for allied | intervention, the allies under no cir- | cumstances could assume responsi- bility for Finland's territorial integ- | rity at the end of the war.” M. Daladier's words gave more concrete form to the pledge made | yesterday by Prime Minister Cham- | berlain that “all available resources” | would be sent the Finns if their | government requests assistance. ‘ The French Premier did not dis- | close what course the allies would take if Finland made a public ap- | peal and still the Scandinavian na- tions opposed passage of British- French troops over their soil. When asked by what means and what routes the allies could move o | dispatch from Stockholm stating that the Finn- ish delegation in Moscow had been authorized to sign a peace treaty. Finnish-Russian Peace Talks Continuing in Moscow Armistice Rumors Heard in Helsinki; Scandinavian Press Optimistic By the Associated Press. sian-Finnish peace negotiations con- | tinued in Moscow today, their status | screened behind conflicting rumors. | After reports that the parleys had | | gen reported that Russian leaders COPENHAGEN, March 12.—Rus-| early today had presented final con- ditions for ending the war, and in Finland itself the war continued with unabated fury as the Russians apparently actually increased their Finland’s support, a government|ended and the Finnish delegation | attacks on all fronts to press their kesman said: “That is a secret of-the future.” | Decision Made February 2. | M. Daladier said that the British- | French decision to aid Finland in case she called for help was reached at the meeting of the Supreme War Council February 2. At the Premier’s request the Depu- ties postponed their scheduled in- terpellation on the Finnish situa- tion until Tuesday, March 19. | “The government is at the dis- | position of the Chamber.” Mr. Dala- i dier said, “but the Finnish Parlia- ment is assembled to discuss the peace propositions that Russia wants to impose on its (the Finnish Par- liament’s) country. | “It seems to me therefore wiser | if Parliament adjourns this debate.” Overriding one deputy’s protest that Finland had asked aid, M.| Daladier said: “There never has been a direct public appeal from Finland, neither: to France nor to England. | “Why is this Finnish appeal nec- essary? Because the Norwegian and | Swedish governments oppose Wwith all their force the passage of allied | troops across their territories.” M. Daladier said the French troops were waiting with transports ready in two ports on'the English Channel. Expeditionary Force Ready. On March 7, M. Daladier said, he | told Dr. Holma: ‘For several days we have awaited | only Finland's appeal in order to g0 to her aid with all the means at our disposal.” In his talk with Dr. Holma, M.| Daladier said, he added that he was aware of Sweden's efforts to bring peace in the northern war and pointedly affirmed “once more | that France was ready to go im- | mediately to the aid of Finland, that the expeditionary corps was ready to leave, and concluded that if Finland did not appeal for allied interventior. the allies under no circumstances could assume respon- ! sibility for Finland's territorial in- tegrity at the end of the war.” Mr. Daladier continued: “M. Tanner, the Finnish foreign minister has promised a decisive reply that will be addressed today after the meeting of the Finnish Parliament.” Previously Mr. Daladier had de- | clared that France had given Fin- land more arms than all the other | nations of Europe since the out- * break of the Northern War. He repeated previously published | figures of French shipments to Fin- land, including 175 planes and 496 pieces of artillery and other muni- tions. His speech was greeted with applause. Snow or Sleet Forecast; Mercury Drops fo 21 Snow or sleet was in prospect for the District late today after the mercury dipped to a low of 21 de- | grees during the early hours this morning. The weather man predicted rain is likely to follow the snow or sleet tonight and tomorrow, accompanied by slowly rising temperature. A low of 26 degrees is expected tonight. Today’s 21-degree mark was de- scribed by officials as “unusually low for the montn of March.” A 32-degree average yesterday was 9 below normal, and the temperature dropped steadily from 39 at 3:45 p.m. to 21 at 7 o'clock this morning. A slow rise then was recorded for the next few hours. The last time 21-degree March weather occurred in Washington ‘was in 1938 on the first day of the month. The mercury dropped to 16 on March 12, 1934, "n was on its way home, the Finnish | News Agency announced that the talks were continuing. Advices reaching Copenhagen from | Hensinki disclosed there were strong; rumors in the Finnish capital that an armistice would be announced | today. The Stockholm newspaper Tidnin- | finally advantage. The Russians announced they had completely surrounded the city of Viipuri and penetrated into its northeastern sections. Pre- viously they had announced enter- ing the southern sections. The Finnish news age (See PEACE, Page A-4) an- Third Term Faces First Primary Test In Vofing Today Independents Fight Roosevelt Lineup in New Hampshire BY the Associated Press. | MANCHESTER, N. H. March in their choice of a Democmtici standard bearer—bucked a strong | and well-organized slate of delegates | pledged to President Roosevelt's re- | nomination today in the Nation's | first primary ballot-box test of the| | third-term 1ssue. Robert H. Sanderson, minority leader in the New Hampshire House last year and treasurer of the Dem- | ocratic State Committee, who ran as an unpledged candidate for dele- | gate-at-large, appeared to have the strongest chance of breaking | through the Roosevelt line-up. | Personally popular and perhaps€ | the widest known of the independ- | ent candidates, he emerged from | retirement to campagin against a third term, asserting the ideals of | the founding fathers included “changing laws to meet changing conditions, but no perpetuation of | power in any one man’s hands.” 16 Pledged to Roosevelt. | A complete slate of Roosevelt- pledged candidates, including many of the party’s leaders, faced oppo- sition from three unpledged candi- dates, three supporters of Postmas- ter General James A. Farley and one candidate indorsing Vice Presi- dent John N. Garner. In all, 23 Democrats—16 of them pledged to the President—contest- ed for the 12 convention posts. The Roosevelt forces were assured of | five places. The Republican contest was one of personalities, rather than issues. With but one exception the candi- dates were running as unpledged but generally were on record in favor of Bridges as a “favorite son.” Gov. Murphy and Senators Bridges and Tobey appeared as- sured of three of the places, with former Senator George Moses, for- mer Gov, Huntley Spaulding and Judge William J. Britton, chairman of the Republican State Committee, battling it out for the fourth place. Keeps Pledge to Dewey. Considerable interest was directed toward the candidacy of J. Howard Gile, former Nashua police com- missioner, who filed as pledged to Thomas E. Dewey and refused to withdraw when the New York dis- trict attorney announced he did not want to challenge Bridges’ claim to the New Hampshire delegation. Another possible opportunity to measure Mr. Dewey’s vote-pulling strength may come in the second district, where Prof. James P. Richardson of Hanover was one of four candidates for two openings as a district delegate. Prof. Richard- son, while running as unpledged, publicly expressed a preference for Mr. Dewey. i Brifain A;kedfito Halt U. . Exports Reaching Nazis Via Vladivostok | ico 2 siee, Bon seeea Opposition Liberal Urges Action in Commons Talk | By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 12.—Geoffrey L. House of Commons today urged Britain to “take some very definite action™ to prevent exports from the | United States from reaching Ger- | many through Vladivostok, Soviet Russia’s Far Eastern seaport. Renald H. Cross, minister of eco- nomic warfare, said he would be glad | to hear any suggestions. Mr. Man- der retorted he would be “very glad” | to offer some. Mr. Cross said over 1,100,000 tons of contraband had been seized by the allies thus far. Task of British Army. ‘War Secretary Oliver Stanley told the House it was “improper and un- | desirable to attempt to forecast what task the British Army might be called upon to fulfill in the future.” Mr. Stanley made his statement in presenting to the House his secret “token” budget for the army. It fol- lowed upon disclosure by official sources that several communications had been sent to Finland offering allied aid on an enlarged scale. The “token” budget was i " (See COMMON: . : | would 12—A handful of candidates—split Mander, opposition Liberal, in the | gn stand court test. Perhaps it | | domiciled here, but this is an issue | Commissioners Will Appeal Tax Decision Hazen Favors Pond Plan if Income Levy Is Ended BACKGROUND— The perennial question of bol- stering District revenues in the face of the renunciation by the Government of the principle of sharing on an equitable basis the cost of operating the municipal- ity resulted last year in the pas- sage of an income tar law, ap- plicable to persons ‘“domiciled” here. The ruling of Corporation Counsel Seal that “domicile” meant residence opened the way to multiple tazation of*local resi- dents who claim voting rights in the States and led to widespread protests. (Text of Court of Appeals’ decision on Page A-11.) Corporation Counsel Elwood H. Seal was authorized today by unani- mous vote of the Commissioners to apply to the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari in connection with the decision by the District Court of Appeals in the James J.| Sweeney case, which has been in-| terpreted by District officials as im- periling the District’'s new income | tax levies. . The Commissioners and Mr. Seal said the District income levies “had | not yet been knocked out” although thev recognized that the decision was a “blow” and agreed the Dis- evening and Sunday morning. iated Press. THREE CENTS. Senate Group Votes to Delete Census Income Tobey Resolution Opposing Inclusion | trict should continue to collect the tax until some conclusive action has been taken. | These considerations were given to the District’s muddled tax sit- uation as the Commissioners be- gan conferences with their tech- nical experts to try to determine | what was ahead. Hazen Favors Pond Plan. Asked what they would do should | the District income levies be killed | | or abandoned, Commissioner Ha- | zen said: | ! _“I always was in favor of the | Pond tax plan, and I always will be, "because of the peculiar situation in which the District government finds itself.” The Pond tax plan called for a combination income and sales tax | program, with the income levy ap- | plying only to the higher brackets— | high enough to miss members of | Congress—and a sales tax providing | exemption for certain necessities. | Such a plan was considered by the | P | Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee of the | | House District Committee last ses- | }sion. but was abandoned in prefer- ence to a personal income levy which would apply to those who are ! found to be “domiciled” in the Dis- [ trict. To this was added a fiat rate | ‘\5 per cent corporate income tax. | Neither Commissioner McCoach, nor Commissioner Allen would com- mit himself as to what type of pro- | gram he would favor should the in- Both agreed would have to be developed. Col. McCoach did say the Commissioners last year had reported in favor of | the Pond tax plan. Commissioner | Allen declined a direct comment. When asked for his views, Mr. Seal said, “I can see no reason why a personal income tax for the Dis- trict could not be drafted which hould be based on incomes earned |in the District instead on those | we hope to fight out before the | Suprente Court.” Mr. Seal has drafted a bill calling for the substitution of a combination | sales tax and a personal income tax on the higher brackets, but he made his draft at the request of Chairman Nichols of the Fiscal Affairs Sub- | | committee. | Steady Line at District Building. There was a fairly steady line of prospective income tax payers in line this morning before the tax consulthnts in the first floor cor- ridor of the District Building. Officials said there had been some “slight falling off” in the number | " (See INCOME TAX, Page A-5) Influenza Toll Down LONDON, March 12 (#).—The in- fluenza epidemic in England and Wales caused 512 deaths in the week ending March 2. This figure was 117 less than the toll of the preceding | week, according to reports made public today. Summary of Page. Page. Amusements, Obituary ___A-10 B-11| Radio __ B-16 | Comics __B-16-17 | Sports __A-12-14 Editorials .__A-8 | Society _..__ B-3 Finance ____A-15| Woman's Page, Lost, Found, B-13 B-12 Foreign Roosevelt slate opposed today in New Hampshire, Page A-1 Finn-Soviet peace talks continue in MOsCOw. Page A-1 Welles gets views of British oppo- sition leader. Page A-4 Duce alone to decide Italian policy. Reich told. Page A-4 Pope Pius marks first anniversary of coronation. Page A-4 Welles mission discussed by Rib- bentrop and Duce. Page A-4 Bermuda censor reports on U. S. mail inspection. Page A-5 National Senate committee approves Tobey census resolution. Page A-1 Long debate seen as Senate renews Hatch bill arguments. Page A-1 Probe of F. B. I. activities by Senate group likely. Page A-1 House due to uphold Senate increases in farm bill. Page A-2 Donahey visit to Roosevelt stirs Ohio politics speculation. Page A-3 U. S. women caught by foreign se- curities laws. Page A-4 Dies prepares to close Florida quiz todays Page A-71 ‘s Today’s Star Washington and Vicinity Man killed by street car is city's 13th traffic victim, Page A-1 Pelley ordered returned to face North Carolina charges. Page A-1 Commissioners vote to appeal court’s tax decision. Page A-1 Price accuses House economy bloc of “insincerity.” Page B-1 School, fire and police items up in subcommittee today. Page B-1 i Victim helps capture holdup man after fight. Page B-1 Social workers present skit on D. C. welfare work, Page B-4 Editorial and Comment This and That. Page A-8| Answers to Questions. Page A-8 Letters to The Star, Page A-8 David Lawrence. Page A-9 Alsop and Kintner, Page A-9 G. Goyld Lincoln. * Page A-9 | Lemuel Parton. Page A-9 Constantine Brown, Page A-9 Miscellany Nature’s Children, Page B-2 'Vital Statistics. Page B-2 Service Orders. Page B-10 City News in Brief, Page B-10 Bedtime Story. Page B-16 Letter-Out. Page B-16 ‘Winning Contract. Page B-16 Crossword Puzzle. Page B-17 Uncle Ray’s Corner. Page B-17 Cf Hearts and Song. Page B-18 Of This Query Approved, 9 to 7 BACKGROUND— Senate Commerce Subcommit- tee voted, 3 to 2, early this month to support Tobey resolution plac- ing Senate on record against re- quiring citizens to answer per- sonal income questions in this year’s census. Commerce De- partment has insisted questions are necessary to study of unem- ployment, and President Roose- velt has called opposition to questions a “political move.” By the Associated Press. The Senate Commerce Committee suggesting that questions regarding Question { | | |posed a resolution suggesting that | the Census Bureau “reconsider” the queries and that it be “authorized” | to eliminate them if it thought ad- | | visable. Senator Maloney's proposal | was defeated, 9 to 8. Committee Chairman Bailey said he did not know whether the Census | Bureau would eliminate the ques- tions as a result of the committee’s action. He asserted the Tobey pro- posal would be reported to the Sen- | | ate today, and that it then would | be a question of gaining considera- | tion for it on the floor. Senator Tobey has been anxious census will begin April 1. Unless "Rule of Fear’ Denied By Chairman Lodge 0f A. B. C. Board Official Also Answers Other Charges at Liquor Hearing By JAMES E. CHINN. Thomas E. Lodge, chairman of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. emphatically denied today before the special congressional mittee investigating the District liquor situation charges that the board administers the A. B. C. Act by “a rule of fear.” If enforcement of the law con- | stitutes a rule of fear, that is some- | today approved. 9 to 7. a resolution | to obtain prompt action because the | thing beyond my control,” he de- | “We are trying to enforce | clared. personal income be deleted from the ' the questions are eliminated before the law without fear or favor. I 1940 census. The committee approved the pro- posal, sponsored by Senator Tobey. gested by Senator Maloney, Demo- crat, of Connecticut. Senator Tobey's resolution would that the income questions should not be asked. Senator Maloney pro- | that date they will be asked by cen- sus takers. | | The questions regarding income | | Republican, of New Hampshire after | follow: rejecting a milder substitute sug- “Amount of money wages or sal- | ary received (including commis- | sions)? (1939, “Did this person receive income than or salary? | money wages 1¢(1939.)" Johnson A“sks Curb State Co-operation Coloradoan Seeks to Avoid ‘Coercion’ by Federal Government BACKGROUND— Senate Democrats split last week over Hatch Act amend- ments to extend to State em- ployes paid in whole or part with Federal funds the present polit- eral workers. President Roose- velt favors extension measure, but coalition of Southern and New Deal Democrats is oppos- ing it. By the Associated Press. Senator Johnson, Democrat, of Colorado, saying he was seeking *‘co- operation between State and Federal laws instead of coercion by the Fed- eral Government,” urged the Senate today to curtail sharply the scope of anti-politics legislation. The Colorado Senator spoke when | the Senate began another day of its lengthy debate on legislation by Sen- ator Hatch, Democrat, of New Mex- ico to extend to State employes paid partly from Federal funds the re- strictions against political activity already imposed on Federal em- ployes. Senator Johnson proposed an amendment which would apply the restrictions only in States which had similar prohibitions against political activity by purely State employes. The Hatch proposal would em- power Federal agencies to withhold loans and grants from States in which the Civil Service Commission found that State-Federal employes had been politically active. With the resumption of debate none could tell how long it would take the Senate to reach a vote on the Hatch legislation, which it re- fused to shelve yesterday. Senator Hatch told reporters that “I hope there won't be a filibuster— the majority of the Senate wants this bill to pdss.” Deficlency Bill Passed. Before tdking up the Hatch bill the Senate approved and returned to the House for consideration of amendments the first deficiency ap- propriations bill. The measure, carrying $92,777,021, was $2,707,882 above the sum ap- proved in the House. The bill pro- vides $60,000,000 for soil conservation payments. That npproprhci_og " (See CONGRESS, Page A-2) Mansfield Undergoes Gall Bladder Operation By the Associated Press. Representative Mansfield, Demo- crat of Texas, chairman of the House Rivers and Harbors Committee, un- derwent a bladder operation today in Naval Hospital. The 179-year-old Representative received a blood transfusion yester- day to build up his strength in preparation for the operation. ) | | Pelley Is Ordered | On Hatch Bill fo Get Refurned fo Answer North Carolina Charge Marshal Instructed } To Delay Pending Filing | Of Habeas Corpus Motion | | William Dudley Pelley, Silver | Shirt leader, who came out of seclu- | sion a month ago to testify before | | the Dies Committee, was ordered | | returned to North Carolina this| afternoon following a spirited con- | tested extradition hearing in District | | Court. Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat, however, instructed deputy marsials | to delay immediate removal of Pel- ley to face a five-year-old North | Carolina criminal charge, pending | filing of & habeas corpus motion by | Defense Attorney T. Edward O'Con- | nell. & After filing of the habeas corpus | petition, Pelley was released on | $5,000 bond for a hearing at 1:30, | pm. tomorrow before Justice F.| | Dickinson Letts. | The defense sought to have the| $2500 bond continued, and the Government asked that a $10,000 bond be set. The court compromised on $5,000. Mr. O'Connell charged a “frame- up” in the extradition proceed- ings against Pelley, who was con- victed in North Carolina in 1935 for violation of the State blue- sky laws and false pretenses in con- nection with the sale of securities, officials said Pelley was sentenced to from one to two years on the first count, but execution was suspended for five| years on condition that the de- fendant pay a $1,000 fine and costs and refrain from distributing lit- erature on the sale of stock in the State. Pelley received a five-year post- ponement of sentence on the false | pretense charge. Last October a North Caroelina judge issued a war- | rant for him and he was arrested following his testimony before the Dies committee last fall. He was " (See PELLEY, Page A-3.) Holdup Attempt Brings Aid for Starving Family By the Associated Press. DENVER, March 12.—James ‘Hagan, 21, desperate because he was without money to buy food for his 9-month-old daughter Peggy and his wife Ethel, 17, attempted to hold up b grocery. The attempi failed. Detectives arrested Hagan at his small unlighted flat—but left $2 with Mrs. Hagan. All day yesterday food orders from anonymous donors were deliv- ered to the apartment. The $20 rent was paid. Even cash was do- nated. The grocer informed police he did not intend to prosecute. “All we hope is that all this won't put any wild ideas into other heads,” commented Detective Sergt. Charles J. Burns, think there’s no ‘rule of fear’ at all. but merely enforcement of the law.” A witness before the committee several weeks ago complained that the board operated under “a rule ot | fear.” Denies Other Charges. | express “the sense of the Senate” of $50 or more from sources other | My, Lodge also categorically denied a number of other charges made by previous witness as he was subjected to intensive cross-examination by Chairman Eberharter and Repre- sentative Hunter, Democrat, of Ohio. Mr. Lodge admitted he conduct- ed hearings on the theory that liquor dealers cited before the board are not entitled to the same de- gree of benefit of doubt and pre- sumption of innocence that obtains in criminal courts. He declared the A. B. C. Board is an administrative body and that the rules of evidence that apply in the courts are not applicable before the board. He explained that liquor dealers who are cited before the board are not under indictment and arz not on trial “They are not criminals,” he said, “but re- spondents.” In a general statement prior to the cross-examination, the A. B. C. Board chairman declared that agency is administering the Liquor Control Act irgpartially “and with | a sense of serving the public in- terest generally rather than trying to accommodate the particular wishes of those who might be selfishly motivated.” He made two specific recom- | mendations, as follows: 1. An increase in the board's own inspection force, which now con- sists of two “greatly overworked” men. 2. Re-enactment of a discarded regulation which prohibited the granting of a license within 400 feet of a church or school. At the very outset of the cross- examination, Chairman Eberharter said complaints had been made to the committee that the A. B. C.| Board did not co-operate with liquor dealers. Drinking Position Needs Study. Near the close of the cross-ex- amination of Mr. Lodge, he was asked whether he would support the views of Maj. Ernest W. Brown, su- perintendent of police, that class A | liquor dealers be forced to close at 9 pm, instead of midnight, except on Saturday, and that persons be allowed to stand up at bars and drink. Mr. Lodge said he believed the package stores should be allowed te keep open until 10 p.m., but the pro- posal to permit perpendicular drink- ing required more study. The witness did express the belief that liquor departments in drug and grocery stores be separated by gates and closed at the same hour as liquor stores. “The board is ready and willing to give fullest co-operation,” said Mr. Lodge. “The board even asks licensees, especially new ones, to sit (See LIQUOR, Page A-10) Heavy Gunfire Heard In Paris Unexplained By the Associated Press. PARIS, March 12—Heavy gun- fire was heard in Paris this morn- ing, but several hours later the firing still was uneyplained. There was no air-raid alarm and no planes were seen, Last night Paris was shaken by the thudding of anti-aircraft fire as searchlights picked out a plane, pre- sumably German, over the capital area. There was no raid alarm, but radio stations shut down for a time to prevent hostile planes using their signals as a guide to the city. 3 com- | Senators Chargé Wire-fapping for Polifical Ends Civil Rights Violated, Committee Asserts, Urging Inquiry By the Associated Press. The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee, charging violations of “the most fundamental civil rights,” today accused law - enforcement agencies of having “investigated and catalogued” persons “who have committed no crime, but whose eco- nomic and political views and activ- Ilnes may be obnoxious to the present |incumbents of law - enforcement | offices.” | The committee recommended that | the Senate order an inquiry into wire-tapping and sound-recording | devices, the use of which, it said, “may lead to a variety of oppres- | sions that may never reach the ears of the court. Such investigative methods, the committee declared, have become specially dangerous” at present “because of the recent resurgency of a spy system conducted by Gov= ernment police.” What Govern= ment police were meant by this ref= | erence, whether Federal or State, | was not explained. Aimed at All. Agencies. Subsequently, Committee Chair- | man Wheeler said the report was aimed at wire-tapping generally, “whether by Government agencies or private individuals.” “I am opposed to wire-tapping, | whether by the Treasury, the Fed- | eral Bureau of Investigation, private detective agencies or the Interior Department,” he told reporters | The F. B. I, he said, would be subject to investigation “if they've done any wire-tapping.” Blast at G-Men Included. | The report included comment jon the F. B. I, headed by |J. Edgar Hoover. which was made recently by Senator Nor- ris, independent, of Nebraska, in protesting to Attorney General Jackson against arrests made by the G-men in Detroit in connection | with alleged recruiting for the | Spanish loyalist army. The proposed investigation, the committee said. will “provide a con- gressional inquiry useful to ascer- tain, in the words of Senator Norris * * * ‘whether the legitimate rights and liberties of any of our people have been frustrated and denied’, and will be useful to prevent activi- ties whether by public or private spy systems which ‘are going to bring into disrepute the methods of our entire system of jurisprudence’, and will help to insure that ‘the activities of its officials and officers | (are) kept within the bounds of civilized government'.” Discussing possibie “oppressions” that may result from use of “une ethical devices,” the committee de= clared: “They may, for example. have the effect of increasing the power of law enforcement agencies to oppress | factory employes who are under in- vestigation, not for any criminal action, but only by reason of their views and activities in regard to labor unions and other economic movements; this is no fanciful case | —such investigations are a fact today. Flagrant Violations Alleged. | | “Wire tapping and dictographing are not likelv to be eschewed by law-enforcement agencies which have, within the last six months, not hesitated to violate the most fundamental civil rights. | “It is no secret that some police have searched private homes withe out warrants and seized private pa= pers without warrants.” the com- mittee’s report continued. “Some | police have held unconvicted per- | sons incommunicado. refusing the | request of an arrested person for permission to see a lawyer promptly, privately and before he is questioned by the authorities, refusing to tell him promptly the nature of the charge on which he is being arrested and detained. “Some police have used the process of interrogation to entrap suspected persons. Some have exercised un- | authorized power to ‘grill’ such per=- sons. Some have abused the power of arrest in order to question t | (See WIRE-TAPPING, Page {G. H. Balsley, U. of Va. | Student, Killed in Crash By the Associated Press. | CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March | 12—George H. Balsley, 22, son of | Comdr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Balsley | of Washington, was fatally injured !in an automobile accident near | Gordonsville today. | Balsley, who was a fourth-year | student at the University of Vir- ginia, died in an ambulance en route | to University Hospital. A companion, | Walter D. Woodward, suffered severe | cuts but was said to be in a satis- | factory condition. The two were believed to have been returning from Gordonsville when the accident occurred shortly after 3 am! The car left the high- way, snapped a telephone pole and crashed into a fence. Mr. Wood- ward managed to crawl out of the wreckage and walked to a house to call for help. Mr. Balsley’'s mother. ‘who has been visiting in Puerto Rico, is re< ported en route here. His father, who is stationed with the Navy's Atlantic squadron, was informed of the tragedy this morning. Mr. Woedward is the son of J. E. ‘Woodward of Hampton Gardens, Richmond. Navy Department records list Comdr. Balsley as executive officer of the battleship Wyoming. They show he has two other children, Betty G., and Frank H. The Bal- sleys formerly lived in the 4800 block of Glennbrook road N.W.