THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 25. 1954
Senate Committee
Approves Warren
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (IF')—The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-3 today to
approve President Eisenhower's nomination- of Earl Warren as chief justice of the United
States.
Before acting on the appointment, the committee opened its doors to a man officially
described as "a fugitive from justice" and listened for two hours to his views on why
.Warren should not be confirmed for the highest judicial post in the land.
Eden Says
Wants ALL
LONDON, Feb. 24 (AP)—Fore'
today Russia wants to swallow al
ing it, thereby gaining the whip
Reporting to a packed House
of • Commons on the recent Big
Four foreign ministers' conference
in Berlin, Eden said Moscow's
principle aim in attaining control
is "to secure -the withdrawal of
the United States from Europe."
"The rest of us would no doubt
end up by enjoying the same kind
of liberty and security as are the
lot of Czechoslovakia and Hun
gary today," he said.
The foreign secretary said So
viet Foreign Minister V. M. Molo
tov had given Russia's game away
at the Berlin talks. He described
the conference as "frustrating, dis
appointing, and at times near
tragedy" but asserted it had given
the West one- big advantage—it
cleared the air.
"Wide and deep though the di
vergencies at th e conference
were," he said, "they were clearly
defined for all to see. None can
now mistake their, nature, nor
why they cannot be resolved in
the conditions of today."
Ike OK's Plan
For Wage Shift
WASHINGTON, Feb: 24 (1?)
President Eisenhower today ap
proved a plan for upward wage
adjustments for the 2,350,000 fed
eral civilian workers. It is esti
mated to cost $350 million a year.
The President's approval of the
plan was announced in a White
House statement.
Most of it cannot be put into
effect without congressional ap
proval through new legislation.
Chairman Philip Young of the
Civil Service Commission, who
discussed the program with the
President earlier in the day, is
to outline it tomorrow to the Sen
ate civil service committee.
Young told reporterS the plan
calls for a nine-point program.,
Youth Slashes Paintings
In Michigan Gallery
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb.
24 (iP)—A nine-year -old boy Tues-:
,day admitted the jackknife-slash
ing of three paintings, one by El
Greco, because they were "inde
cent."
The paintings, hanging in the
Grand Rapids Art Gallery; in
cluded El Greco's "St. Francis in
Ecstasy." The others were by Cos
imo di Pratese, Italian renaissance
painter, and Thomas Scully, Eng
lish painter.
Richard T. Yonkers, gallery di
rector, said the paintings can be
restored.
Turnpike Commission
HARRISBURG, Feb. 24 (W)—
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Com
mission plans to announce "short
ly" the results of its experimental
60-mile per hour speed limit on
western half of the state's toll road.
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gn Secretary Anthony Eden said
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and over all of Europe and Asia.
Red Probe
Showdown
Called Off
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (IP)—
Secretary of the Army Robert T.
Stevens today bowed to demands
by Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R-
Wis.) in the latter's investigation
of alleged Army "Communist
coddling"—and tomorrow's wide
ly heralded public showdown was
called off.
Thus the nation's TV viewers
will not see the expected face-to
face encounter between the Wis
consin Senator and the Army civ
ilian chief.
Stevens Changes Attitude
In a sudden change of attitude,
Stevens agreed not only to give
McCarthy's Senate investigations
subcommittee "the names of
everyone involved" in a disputed
case, but also promised they
would be produced as witnesses.
Stevens last week had banned
two generals from answering sub
committee subpoenas to testify on
the ground that McCarthy's "un
fair" and "abusive" investigative
tactics were wrecking Army mor
ale and prestige. McCarthy re
plied that Stevens was a "dupe."
Stevens, McCarthy Make Up
Stevens and McCarthy patched
up their bitter, running fued at a
two-hour meeting behind closed
doors on Capitol Hill this after
noon.
At the end, while Stevens sat
in grim -faced silence, Sen. Karl
E. Mundt (R-S.D.) read newsmen
a `friiemorandum of agreement"
setting forth in almost military
form what had been decided.
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In between his appearances at
a closed-door session of the com
mittee, the witness, Roderick J.
Wilson, was arrested on informa
tion supplied by police in San
Francisco. Authorities there said
he is wanted on a charge of sub
ornation of perjury, that is, in
ducing another person to lie un
der oath.
Later, however, a municipal
court judge refused to issue a fug
itive warrant for Wilson, and he
was released.
Warr en, former Republican
governor of California, was ap
pointed during the last congres
sional adjournment and took his
place on the Supreme Court
bench in October. Eisenhower
sent his nomination to the Senate
Jan. 11.
Sen. William F. Knowland of
California, the - Republican floor
leader, predicts Warren's appoint
ment will be overwhelmingly con
firmed by the S en a t e. He an
nounced it would come to the
floor Friday.
Sen. Herman Walker (R-Idaho),
a member of the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported that Wilson's tes
timony against Warren behind
closed doors was "a mass of hear
say and conclusions that would
not under any circumstances be
regarded as legal and competent
evidence."
Apparently Wilson's story did
not influence to any extent the
three Democratic members of the
committee who voted against ap
proving Warren's appointment—
Senators Olin D. Johnston (D-
S.C.), James,A. Eaztland (D-Miss.)
and Harley M. Kilgore (D-W.Va.).
Meant' Protests
Against Benson
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (2P)—
AFL President George Meany to=
day lodged a personal protest with
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
against what he termed Secretary
of Agriculture Ezra T. Benson's
interference in a railway labor
management dispute.
In Chicago, leaders of the 15
rails unions involved telegraphed
President Eisenhower and urged
"the strict reprimand if not im
peachment for Benson."
They asked the President to
publicly disavow Benson's action
which they called "an unwarrant
ed and outrageous . infringement of
the rights of railway workers un
der the Railway Labor Act."
Democrats Outline
income Tax Cuts
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (M T —Democrats today mapped a drive
for further personal income tax reductions this year, and a high Re
publican source said mounting pressures probably will cause the
Eisenhower administration to go along with some cuts.
He did not indicate what form they might take, but said they.
Could be made retroactive to the
first of this year.
Other sources insisted, however,
that the administration still is de
termined to hold the line and will
seek to defeat the Democratic
proposals.
Democrats Win
Adjournment
Of Arnoancliment
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (IP)
Democrats forced adjournment of
the Senate tonight on an almost
straight party-line vote, abruptly
halting debate on the Bricker con
stitutional amendment to curb
treaty powers.
The vote was 48-45 with Sens.
Morse (Ind-Ore) and Langer (R
-ND) joining the Democrats to up
set a demand of Republican Lead
er Knowland of California for a
night session. Sens. Bridges (R
-NH), Symington (D-Mo) and Mc-
Carran (D-Nev) were absent.
The result was regarded by
some senators as a test of strength
between the administration and
its critics.
Knowland, in announcing plans
for a night session, had said "we'll
see whether those who have the
responsibility for putting' a pro
gram throu2 - h can get the support
of the Senate."
Pope Is Still Too Weak
To Permit X-rays
VATICAN CITY, Feb. 24 (iP)—
Pope Piux XII still was too feeble
today to permit X-rays that could
diagnose more fully the ailment
which has sapped his strength
dangerously for a month.
The head of the Roman Catho
lic Church approached his 78th
birthday next Tuesday too weak
to say Mass. Today, as he has for
some time, he heard Mass said
at a portable altar near his bed
side by one of his private secre
taries.
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Democrats Seek Increases
Democratic members of the
House Ways and Means Commit
tee have been driving for an in
crease from $6OO to $7OO in the
exemption for each dependent.
Sen. Lyndon Johnson of Texas,
Democratic leader in the Senate,
predicted today the figure would
be raised to $BOO along the lines
of a proposal last week by Sen.
Walter F. George (D-Ga).
Some Republican Congress
members are reported to favor in
stead a smaller increase in the
exemption along with a cut in
rates to head off the Democratic
move in an election year when
tax cuts could be politically im
portant.
If the Eisenhower administra
tion is thinking of going along, no
indication of it came from a White
House conference of legislative
leaders this morning.
House Speaker Joseph W. Mar
-1 tin (R-Mass) said the subject of
taxes did not come up during the
1 1 / 2 -hour conference. He to 1 d
newsmen he knew of no such plan
in the works.
Ike Opposes Cuts
The President, seeking to keep
the budget as nearly in balance
as possible, has opposed any sharp
tax cuts at this time. But he told
a recent news conference that fur
ther tax cuts might be considered
as a means 'Of boosting the econ
omy if employment fails to pick
up in March.
The Ways and Means Commit
tee is nearing the end of its work
on a general overhaul 6f the in
come tax laws, and the measure
is expected to be ready for House
action in a couple of weeks.
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