f igarette Tax
Proposed for
New Buildi
$3,500,000 Continuing
Program for State
Structures
By JAMES D. OLSON
A $3,500,000 continuing build
ing program for joint use by
the board of higher education
and the state board of control
to be financed by a two-cent a
package cigarette tax was pro
posed before the ways and means
committee Friday.
Decision to use the cigarette
tax as a vehicle to carry on a
building program for the insti
tutions of higher learning as well
as for state institutions was
reached in a conference Thurs
day between the two presiding
officers of the legislature and
the chairmen of the two tax
committees and the joint ways
and means committee.
Junks Bonus Plan
The proposal, which virtually
means of junking of the propos
el bonus plan, also expected to
be financed through a cigarette
tax, was placed informally be
fore the ways and means com
mittee by Sen. Howard Belton,
senate chairman.
"The building needs of the
board of higher education as
well as the need for additional
state institutions is so urgent
that we felt it could not be ig
nored," said Sen. Belton
The board of higher educa
tion had requested $12,000,000
to be used for future building
but this request was denied.
No Referendum Clause
Sen. Walker, chairman of the
aenate tax committee, said that
the bill would not carry a ref
erendum clause nor would he
favor inclusion of a fair prac
tice section as demanded by the
cigarette dealers.
This means, that the tobacco
people may apply the referen
dum to the bill just as they did
to the big cigarette tax passed
by the 1947 legislature as it has
been stated by spokesnier of the
tobacco dealers that they will
not favor the tax unless a fair
practice, or price fixing clause,
is included.
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 6)
Highway Bill
Kil s Program
The state highway commis
sion told the legislature today
that the state's road program
would be crippled if the legis
lature passes a bill which would
prevent spending road funds in
side cities until the Pacific and
Columbia river highways are
brought up to federal standards.
That would mean, said Com
mission Chairman T. H. Ban
field, Portland, that no money
could be spent in cities for 10
or 15 years.
The bill, signed by 16 of the
30 senators, was introduced yes
terday. Banfield said the bill would
cripple such important projects
as rerouting and improving
traffic facilities in Portland, Sa
lem, Baker, Coos Bay and Kla
math Falls.
Banfield wrote that the bill
would result in fine highways
between cities, but that each
city would become a "road
block" because it would be dif
ficult to pass through them.
Measure Would Move
Lincoln Judiciary
The senate passed the bill
Thursday to take Lincoln county
out of the second judicial dis
trict (Coos, Curry, Douglas,
Lane, Lincoln) and put it into
the 21st district, which now con
sists of Linn and Benton coun
ties. It now goes to the house.
The bill also adds a judge to
the Benton-Linn-Lincoln dis
trict. Benton and Linn counties
now share a judge between
them.
Prison Inmate Dead
From Slashing Wrists
Oren A. Brownlee, 25, inmate
of Oregon State penitentiary,
committed suicide Thursday by
slashing his wrists, according to
Warden George Alexander.
Brownlee, received just a year
ago, had made similar attempts
in the past, he said.
Brownlee was received at the
prison March 17, 1948, under a
three-year sentence for grand
larceny in Lane county.
Surviving are his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Brownlee,
and a brother, Orville S. Brown
lee, all of Riverside, Wash.
Political Change Banned
The senate approved and sent
to the governor today a bill
which would prevent candidates
from chancing their Dnlitiral
parties just before they file for
office.
61st Year, No. 66
Death Penalty
Abolition Wins
House Round
By PAUL W. HARVEY, JR.
Sponsors of a move to abolish
capital punishment in Oregon
squeaked through with a 31 to
28 victory in the house today,
But the issue still was not finally
decided.
The senate already had voted
21 to 8 for the proposed consti
tutional amendment which would
abolish the death penalty.
Today s vote accepted a mi
nority report of the house state
and federal affairs committee
that the measure be passed. The
committee had voted 6 to 3 that
it be killed.
On Saturday Calendar
So the proposed amendment,
will be on tomorrow's house cal
endar, might still be killed if
the sponsors lose only one vote.
Both sides of the hour-long ar
gument today quoted freely from
the Bible to prove their points.
Those who wanted the death pen
alty abolished quoted from the
teachings of Jesus Christ, while
those who want the death pen-
ty retained quoted from the Old
Testament.
The measure would be refer
red to the people, so some mem
bers, who said they like the
death penalty, voted for the
amendment just to give the peo
ple their first chance to vote on
it in 30 years.
Dreycr Leads Attack
Rep. Phil Dreycr, Portland
democrat, led the attack on the
death penalty, asserting it does
n't prevent murders, and that it
results in sometimes executing
innocent persons. He also said
that any murderer who has a
good lawyer can get off with a
life sentence.
Rep. Paul Geddes, Roseburg
republican, favored putting the
measure on the ballot, but he
also suggested the legislature
change the parole laws so that
"a life ' sentence more nearly
means a life sentence."
Harvey Asks ole
A son of a Baptist minister,
Rep. Joseph E. Harvey, Portland
republican, said "some of our
misguided Christian ministers in
this state believe that- the' com
mandment 'Thou shalt not kill'
is an argument against capital
punishment.
Harvey said the people should
get a chance to vote on the sub
ject, and added that the people
should rule on alt questions ex
cept where moral issues are in
volved. Rep. David Baum, La Grande
republican, said the death penal
ty deters crime, and that a man
sentenced to life can be paroled
after seven years.
Storm Warnings
Hoisted on Coast
Portland, Ore., March 18 U.R
The weather bureau announced
that storm warnings were hoisted
at 10 a.m. today from Tatoosh
Island, Wash., to Cape Blanco.
Ore., for south to southeast
winds reaching 65 miles an hour
of the Oregon coast and 55 miles
off the Washington coast.
The weather bureau said winds
35 to 45 miles an hour off the
Oregon coast would increase to
45 to 55 miles this afternoon and
occasionally reach 65 miles an
hour tonight. Winds off the
Washington coast 25 to 35 miles
an hour would increase to 35 to
45 miles this afternoon and oc
casionally reach 55 miles tonight.
Children Forced to Wade
Snow, Water, Mud to School
Complaints continue to pour into the county court as to con
ditions of the roads in the Detroit area including the North
Santiam highway and Breitenbush roads and particularly the
small stretch of the Breitenbush road which serve3 the new
Detroit elementary school.
A letter signed by 28 resi
dents of the communKy received
Friday speaking more particu
larly of the road past the school
says the condition must be cor
rected because of numerous
reasons "but mainly because of
two very important reasons:
"They are, in brief." says the
letter, "the fact that school chil
dren of all ages and their in
structors from this school are
forced to wade their way along
a dangerous trail through the
mud, snow and water from ap
proximately one-quarter of a
mile across the terrain in order
to establish conjunction with
the school bus, or reach their
cars which cannot approach
nearer, being unable to use the
road because of its even more
dangerous condition. Secondly
the residents along the road at
this point are conplrtely shut
off from motor vehirle contact
with the outside and consequent
ly. are1 faced with a severe prob
lem in obtaining fuel and other
Capital A
Entered u aeeood clul
matter at fialem. Oregot
Salem,
Truman Hopes
To Salvage Part
Of 'Fair Deal'
Key West, Fla., March 18 P
President Truman turned the
other check today to a rebellious
congress, but declared that Dix
iecrat opponents are not good
democrats.
The chief executive, in a news
conference on the shaded lawn
of his winter White House, clung
steadfastly to the hope of enact
ment of the major part of his
"fair deal" program through
what he termed a three-party
congress.
The three parties, he said, are
the democrats, the republicans
and the Dixiecrats.
Not Good Democrats
"What happened to the pro
gressive party?" he was asked.
Ask Bob LaFollette, the pres
ident came back, he buried it.
"Do you mean that Dixiecrats
are not good democrats," the
president was pressed.
Of course they are not good
democrats, he came back.
But otherwise, the president
spoke like a man who wasn't
mad at anybody.
Even the tabling by the sen
ate armed services committee of
his nomination of Mon C. Wall
gren for chairman of the na
tional security resources board
failed to draw fire.
Silent on Wallgren
This rebuff to the former
Washington governor and his
warm personal friend provoked
only a no comment.
He held out again the threat
that he may stump the country
by train in an effort to save his
legislative proposals, but at the
same time, he said he had noth
ing to add to his February 24
speech at Washington's Jefferson-Jackson
day dinner.
Mr. Truman said the North At
lantic pact has his entire approv
al he had read the entire text
and that he has approved the
speech on it that Secretary of
State Acheson is making tonight.
Ask Junking
Of Dunne Bill
A joint committee of ways and
means were told to "junk" the
so-called Dunne old-age bill and
adopt the state welfare program
set by the public welfare com
mission. This advice was given by Bar
di Skulason, a member of the
commission, who in past session
has appeared before the legisla
ture in the role of champion for
the recipients of public assist
ance. "I suggest you ignore the $50
'floor' set up in the Dunne bill,
because if you do not, you will
be building up a situation which
will get worse," he said.
Skulason referred to the old
age pension proposal approved
by the voters at the last Novem
ber election providing for a $50
old-age pension. The bill is now
before the ways and means com
mittee. He also urged that legislation
be enacted so that estates of
persons on public welfare do not
pass to relatives until the
amount contributed by the state
has been repaid. He explained
that two years ago he advised the
late Gov. Earl Snell to veto the
lien bill which has been passed
by the legislature.
"I now believe -I was wrong,"
he explained.
needs. In fact, most of us have
had to depend upon one grate
ful and more fortunate neigh
bor for our fuel oil as our's has
been exhausted and this neigh
bor's supply has now been al
most completely consumed
without prospect of obtaining
further supplies."
County Commissioner Rice
who was at Detroit recently
said he planned to ask the army
engineers to take over main
tenance of the road to the new
school as they built the school
to serve pupils of families from
the Detroit dam work without
providing any adequate road to
it, he said. However, he has
had no luck in that 'egard yet
and returned .to Detioit Friday
for further examination of the
situation to see what can be
done. Outside of a short stretch,
court members said, the county
has no control over the Breiten
bush road. It is likclv however
the county will order some rock
on the road to the school if army
engineers refuse or fail to act.
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Sheltered 1' runts Draw Largest Crowds Rain soaked
streets on spring opening night make rain sheltered store
fronts most popular with the crowds downtown Thursday
evening to attend Salem's first spring opening event in 10
years. This crowd, milling in front of Robert's, waited its
turn to get a little closer to show windows displaying latest
in fashions.
Record Crowd for Spring
Opening Despite Rain
By MARGARET MAGEE
It's a very tired pair of feet that I have today in fact they
still hurt a little. I took in "Spring Opening" Thursday night.
When I arrived in the downtown section I found that many
others had apparently taken the "so what" attitude about the
downpour of rain in the early evening hours and were already
downtown to take part in what
Alaska Growth
Tied to Paper
Washington, March 18 U.:
The growth of Alaska is tied to
the pulp and paper industry
which is about to be launched in
the southeastern section of the
territory, E. L. Bartlett, Alaska's
delegate to congress said today.
Interviewed on the develop
ment of the vast, sparsely set
tled area, Bartlett predicted a
tremendous population increase
as a result of projected pulpwod
operations.
The pulpwood industry will
far exceed the importance of
fishing in Alaska, presently the,
largest single industry, said Bart
lett. One plant, about to be built
near Ketchikan, will have an an
nual output valued at around
$25,000,000 within six years.
There are for other similar op
erations to open in the south
eastern area.
The Ketchikan operation is
that of Ketchikan Pulp & Tim
ber Co., many of whose officers
and stockholders are officials of
Fuget Sound Pulp & Timber Co ,
Bellingham, Wash. It is under
stood that construction of the
company's mill near Ketchikan
will start this spring. The mill
will cost more than $30,000,000.
Rental Control
Bill Under Fire
Washington, March 18 WP)
A senate bill allowing rent in
creases up to 10 percent and
letting the states scrap rent con
trols drew both democratic and
republican fire today for dif
ferent reasons.
The bill provides for continu
ing federal rent controls 12 to
15 months except where the
states either remove them or
take over the control program.
It was approved late yesterday
by the senate banking commit
tee and the senate agreed last
night to start debate on it Mon
day: The present rent control law
expires March 31. The house al
ready has passed a 15-month
extender which also provides
for "home rule" decontrol.
Senator McGrath of Rhode
Island, the democratic national
chairman, said the senate meas
ure "ought to be given its pro
per name it's not a rent con
trol bill, it's a decontrol bill."
On the republican side. Sena
tor Bricker of Ohio said the bill
does not go far enough toward
decontrol.
THE WEATHER
(Released by Unitpd States
Weather Bureau)
Forecast for Salem and Vicin
ity: Mostly cloudy tonight and
Saturday, with rain tonight, be
coming .showery Saturday. Con
tinued mild temperature's. Low
est temperature experted tonight,
4.1 degrees; highest Saturday, 65.
Maximum yesterday 61. Mint
mum today 48. Mean tempera
ture yesterday 62 which was 6
above normal. Tola1 24-hour
precipitation to 11:30 a.m. today
.31 of an Inch. Total precipita
tion for the month 1.52 inches
which is .65 of an Inch below
normal. Willamette river height
at Salem Friday morning, 5.7
feet.
Journa:
18, 1949
was once
an annual event in
Salem.
Parking space was at a pre
mium for blocks out some of
the downtown streets were
blocked off from traffic but in
many of those places officers
had permitted parking of cars.
There were mobs of people and
all dressed for the rain. It was
evident that all were down to
see what was to be worn this
spring instead of wearing it. Um
brellas were everywhere, boots
and rubbers, too, but many gave
up after awhile in the mob and
took the rain rather than take
a chance on poking people with
the umbrellas.
In front of almost every win
dow there were crowds and at
times it was hard to push into
the front line. In almost every
window there was a double at
traction the displays them
selves, and the prizes for the
treasure hunt. I had only few
tickets and no luck but there
were those with stacks two or
three inches high and some
with long lists written on large
sheets of paper. But, you know,
I didn't see anyone who had a
lucky number.
Block after block, and in each
window there was something
different all of them attractive.
unique and eye-catchers. The
ribbons for the winners in the
window display contest hadn't
yet made their appearance. The
judges, Fred Meeds, head of the
display department at Olds,
Wortman and King, John Mock,
display man for Bedell's and
Ralph Davis of Ungars display
department, had a long and
narct tasK competition was
keen.
The trio based their choices of
prize winners on the idea car
ried out and from the first place
winners in each of the 10 di
visions chose three grand prize
winners.
(Concluded on Page 5, Column
51
Shooting Star Pilots
Complete Long Flight
Naha, Okinawa, March 18 IU.R)
Four F-80 Shooting Star pilots
of the 51st fighter wing complet
ed the longest overwater flight
ever made by jet aircraft in the
Far East air forces by flying
from Naha air force base, Okin
awa, to Yokota air force base
near Tokyo Wednesday, it was
disclosed today.
The flight of approximately
1000 miles was made in one hour
and 45 minutes with the Shoot
ing Stars averaging more than
600 miles an hour.
Oregon, Washington
Senators Divided
Washington, March 18
Washington and Oregon U.S.
senators split, 2-2, last night in
voting on a compromise change
in senate rules permitting the
"yes" votes of 64 of the 96
members to curb debate on a
business except discussion to
bring up a future rules change.
Republican Senators Cain of
Washington and Cordon of Ore
gon voted yes. and Democratic
Senator Magnusnn of Washing
ton and Republican Senator
Morse of Oregon voted no.
Price Five C
Welcome Given
To Erashevski
Forrest Evashevski, en route
to Corvallis where Oregon State
college needs a head football
coach, got the full welcoming
treatment today.
Gov. Douglas McKay headed
the list of state dignitaries
greeting the Michigan state col
lege backfield coach.
But Evashevski didn't say any
thing in public about the foot
ball job. OSC athletic director
Roy S. "Spec" Keene told him
not to.
It added up, observers thought,
to the probability that the one
time Michigan slnr would get
the job, vacated by Lon Stiner's
resignation, if he wants it.
Keene met Mr. and Mrs. Eva
shevski at the Portland airport
last night. OSC aaimni had
breakfast today in Portland with
Evashevski while their wives
entertained Mrs. Evashevsky.
The coaching prospects then
called on James J. Richardson,
manager of Mutlnomah civic
stadium in Portland where Ore
gon State will play two games
next fall.
Keene then escorted them to
Hie state capitol here The gov
ernor is something of a sales
man and he sells enthusiasm for
Oregon State college at all op
portunities. Keene declined to comment
on the coaching vacancy and
when reporters asked Evashev
ski, Keene told him to keep
mum.
They planned to leave for
Corvallis late in the day.
T. N. Abbott
Crash Victim
T. N. Abbott 62, of 055 Center
street, was killed about mid
night when the automobile driv
en by Floyd Tharp, in which he
was riding, collided with
one driven by W. Gerald Curtis,
785 Gerth avenue, West Salem,
on the Pacific highway south of
Salem near the Colonial house,
according to Coroner 'Lesion
Howell.
According to slate police in
vestigation Tharp crashed into
the rear of the Curtis auto as the
latter pulled out to pass another
vehicle. No other vehicles were
involved.
Abbott's body is at the How
ell-Edwards funeral home.
License Practical Nurses
The senate voted 16 to 14 to
day for a house-passed bill to let
the stale nurses board license
practical nur.srs.
Italian Red Filibuster on
Atlantic Pact Beaten Down
nv (hp Ajwortnted Pn0
The Italian chamber of deputies beating down a dogged leftist
filibuster, voted tonight to authorize the government to negotiate
Italy's adherence to the North Atlantic defense alliance.
The vote on the resolution of confidence in the government's
foreign policy was 342 to 170
The pro-communist socialist
leader, Pietro Nenni, said Italian
adherence to the pact would be
an "invitation for the invasion
of our country."
The filibuster ran three days
before the matter came to a vote.
Sporadic Red-inspired violence
occurred in Rome. Milan, Genoa
and other areas. It was quickly
quelled by police, however.
Elsewhere there were rever
berations, too.
Moscow's trade union news
paper Trud today blasted what
it termed the "new aggressive
policy" of Norway's labor party
and called for a Norwegian
Russian non-aggression pact to
reduce "tension in the norlh."
Norway has already turned
down a Russian offer of a non
aggression trealy on the grounds
that membership in the United
Nations mad such a treaty un-necessary.
Alliance Step
To World Peace
Asserts Bevin
Atlantic Pact Held
Greatest Preventative
Of War
London, March 18 tPi For
eign Secretary Bevin said today
the North Atlantic defense al
liance is "one of the greatest
steps towards world peace and
security" since the war.
He told parliament the pro
jected treaty is "a purely de
fensive arrangement for the
common security of the countries
who join it." The accord would
link the United States and Can
ada to the western European
countries in a mutual assistance
arrangement under the United
Nations charter.
"It is not directed against any
one," Bevin said, "I think we
can say this agreement marks
(he opening of a new era of co
operation and understanding."
Examine the Text
Russia and the communist
countries she dominates have
opposed the accord with ardor.
Russia has a similar but more
binding network of treaties with
Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bul
garia and Yugoslavia.
"If we are accused of ganging
up against any country or group
of countries, I say simply 'Ex
amine the text,' " Bevin told the
house of commons.
rie declared there are no
secret clauses.
As the world learned details
of the proposed alliance, official
spoKcsmen ot the western na
tions hailed It as a warning to
aggressors and thus a move to
maintain the peace. No official
reaction was forthcoming from
points east of the iron curtain
Dut inose states have left no
doubt they consider the alliance
a step toward World War III
No Conflict with Russia
Both the British and the
French, however, profess to see
in the pact no conflict with their
previous agreements with Rus
sia. Moreover, the pact is de
fended as being within the terms
of the United Nations charter.
A British foreign office
spokesman said the alliance of
eight" nations at prcsent would
bring together 250,000,000 peo
ple "and a large portion of the
world's industrial resources." It
will serve, he said, "as a stern
and effective deterrent against
potential aggressors."
CVA Memorial
Dead in Senate
The explosive issue of wheth
er congress should create a Co
lumbia Valley Authority was
dead today after the senate kill
ed, 19 to 10. a memorial asking
congress to pass a CVA bill.
The vole was almost along par
ty lines. There were eight dem
ocrats and two republicans for it.
And there were one democrat
and 18 republicans against it.
One democrat was absent.
Sens. Richard L. Neubergcr
and Austin F. Flcgcl, both Port
land democrats, sponsored the
measure. They argued that cre
ating a CVA would not be giving
the government more power,
contending it only would be put
ling into one agency the powers
that several federal agencies now
have. They said a CVA is vital
for the development of the north
west. But the republicans contended
it would be surrendering state
rights, and that it would be fool
ish to ask congress to pass a
CVA bill when the legislature
doesn't know what kind of a bill
congress will consider.
Voting for the memorial were
Sens. Carson and Ellis, both re
publicans; and Bain, Bull, Fle
gel, Holmes, Mahoney, Musa,
Neuberger and Thompson.
Norway's dominant labor
party led the move to put Nor
way in the north Atlantic agree
ment. Albania's deputy foreign min
ister Tuk Jakova charged today
Yugoslavia attempted to make
his country dependent on it for
bread by ordering Albania to
plant cotton instead of wheat.
He said Albania ignored the or
der. Spreading rumors of impend
ing action in the Balkans against
the government of Premier Mar
shal Tito have produced no vis
ible reaction in Belgrade. There
has been no official comment and
no great alarm in private cir
cles. Yugoslavia was expelled from
the cominform communist in
ternational information bureau
last year and accused of de
viating from the Marxist Lenin
ist line.
Treaty Pledges
Resistance to
Armed Assaults
Text of Atlantic Pact
Binds U. S. in Alliance
With Europe
Washington, March 18 (P)
The North Atlantic treaty, it was
officially disclosed today, would
pledged the United States and
allied nations to resist automa
tically an "armed attack" against
any one of them possibly hy
"the use of armed force."
Each nation would decide for
itself whether military force was
'necessary." The pact thus re
cognizes that in this country only
congress can declare war.
The unprecedented treaty, pro
posing for the first time in peace
to bind America in an alliance
with European nations, was made
public at . a.m. (PST) by the
Uniteu States and the seven oth
er countries which intend to
sign i' here about April 4.
Expected to Anger Soviets
This official disclosure of the
terms is expected to arouse Rus
sia to new heights in propagan
da attacks against the alliance.
The Soviets already have de-
noun id it a. an aggressive move
against them, despite the repeat
ed assertions of western leaders
that its aim is strictly defen
sive. The treaty, 1040 words and
14 articles long, provides for cre
ntioi. of a council of thr? member
nations, no of a defense com
mittee to strengthen and co-or-
ntc the defenses of the whole
huge region of North America,
western Europe and the north
Atlantic.
An attack against the terri
tory, occupation forces, ships,
planes or islands of any of the
allies anywhere in this vast area
wouli be the signal for all the
powers to spring into action, ac
cording tc the treaty's provisions.
Article V Key Provision
The k-iy provision of the pact
is article five, which says:
"The parties agree that an
armed attick against one or more
of t m In Europe or North
America shall be considered an
attack against them all; and con
sequently they agree that, if such
an armed attack occurs, each of
them, in exercise of the right of
individual or collective self de
fense recognized by article 51
of th; charter of the United Na
tions, will assist the party or par
ties so attacked by taking forth
with, individually and in con
cert with the other parties, such
actio: . as it deems necessary, in
cludir. the use of armed force,
to restori: and maintain the se
curity of the North Atlantic area.
R.port to UN
"Any such armed attack and
all measures taken as a result
thereof shall immediately be re
porteo to the UN Security Coun
cil. Such measures shall be ter
minated when the Security
Council has taken the measures
necessary to restore and main
tain international peace and se
curity." That is the long-debated sec
tion which, although stipping
short of ..n automatic pledge to
go to war. is designed to put Rus
sia on notice that an attack on
any of the western powers would
instantly be met by all of them.
Acheson Talks
On Pact Effects
Washington, March 18
The Atlantic pact powers today
made public their security
treaty, officially disclosing this
big point: The United States
would be bound automatically
to counter an attack on any
ally, perhaps even by use of
"armed force."
In a news conference, Secre
tary of State Acheson went a lit
tle further than the bare words
of the proposed treaty.
Asked about the extent of the
ubligotion to fight in event of an
attack, Acheson explained it
this way:
If in the judgment of the
United States government, arm
ed force would be necessary to
restore the security of the north
Atlantic area, then there would
be an obligation to use it under
the treaty.
The "parties" referred to in
the pact are the nations signing
it. These will definitely include
the United States, Canada, Nor
way, Britain, France, Belgium,
the Netherlands and Luxem
bourg. In addition Iceland, Por
tugal, Denmark and Italy have
been invited and are expected
to sign.
Some senate criticism is ex
pected by administration offi
cials but they are confident of
eventual ratification. Acheson
talked at various stages of the
negotiations with such senate
foreign policy leaders as Sena
tors Connally (D., Tex.), chair
man of the foreign relations
committee, and Senator Vanden-
berg, (R., Mich.), former chair
man.
Acheson will go on the radio
(CBS, ABC and Mutual) at 7:30
p.m. (PST) tonight for a report
to the nation on the treaty.