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Womun's Suit Charges
Assault in Shoe Store

A Mount Rainier (Md.) woman
yesterday brought suit in District
Court asking for 5000 damages
for an alleged assault" on her "in
an indecent manner" by a shoe
store employe last November while
fitting pair Of shoes.
The plaintiff, Mrs. Grace Sable,
names as defendants the John
Irving Shoe Corp, described as
trading as Crosby's, in the HOO
block OF F street NV, and the en-
ploye, Morris Gerber.
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such men as Senator Robert Taft
and Judge Wenestrum of the Su-
preme Court of Iowa,
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Koch Trial
Continued From Page A-6)

dealt out pretty good curbstone JUS
tice in the vast majority Of cases. !
have little quarrel with the results.
I do take issue with the means used
to obtain these results because they
set dangerous precedents which may,
God forbid, be applied against us
some day, and because we missed a
unique opportunity to set a high
example to the German people of
one of our proudest American tradi-
tions: The orderly, dignified and
equitable administration of justice.
Nor do condemn the war crimes
trials in principle as many have
done. I firmly believe that they
were great and legitimate forward
step in international law by means
of the case method which in our
common law seeks to apply stand
ards of public morality to new OBJ
1 lective facts. Nearly all the officers,
civilians and officials at these trials
were attempting to dispense justice
with rectitude and honesty in a way
Of which the American people and
the American bar in particular may
always feel proud. 1t is, indeed,
unfortunate that small minority
were more interested in revenge or
self f-aggrandizement than in the
orderly and sane administration of
justice. I do bemoan those factors,
undeniably present, which tended to
soil the great principles enunciated
by men of high vision who first
advanced the concept in world law
of responsibility for war crimes.
These regrettable factors tended to
discredit the entire program among
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a prototype. Cohstahtine brown.
Through the war years and until
very recently Soviet espionage had
access to many military and scien-
tific secrets in the possession of the
United States, Canada and Great
Britain.
Assisted by Many.
The Kremlin'S agents were as
sisted in their work by a multitude
of persons in high positions in re-
search aboratores-as the Canadian
spy investigation proved two years
ago-as well as in various impor-
tant government departments in
Washington, Ottawa and London
Through the assistance of these
persons, many of whom betrayed
their countries because they. believe
in the Communist theology, the
Soviet government was able to find
out everything that was going on in
the countries of their allies"
The Russians exploited the emo
tionalism of the Western peoples
over the great military achievements
of the Soviet Army against the in
vading Nazis. While Washington
and London opened up practically
everything to the Russians and
American manufacturers were
pressed by high administration Off
cials to deliver to the Russians many
of their production secrets-under
the penalty of losing their war con-
tracts if they refused-the Soviet
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says "clemency is an act Of grace
. which if improperly bestowed
will undermine not only the faith
of our own citizens in our institu.
tions. but also the faith of those we
have been trying to convert since
May 7, 1945." Perhaps had Mr.. Dem
son and some of the other mass
prosecutors shown, in the first place.
the same scrupulous regard for the
sanctity of the proper administra-
ton of justice as he now processes
for the dispensation of clemency. it
would not now be necessary for us
to be doing a volte-face and reduce
ing so many of the war criminals
sentences nor for Mr.. benson to be
lamenting our apparent reversal Of
policy. LEON B. POULLADA.
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our people" You know that your
future is still ahead of you" And
more of similar character.
The Democratic committee, In
calling attention to these inanities,
no doubt was acting partly in the
spirit of good clean campaign fun
and partly with the purpose of re-
vealing the emptiness of the Dewey
speeches.
In Gov Dewey's defense 1t prob
ably could be shown that the quoted
sentences, taken in their context
didn't sound quite so silly. But the
fact remains that the Republican
candidate seems to be establishing
an all-time record for speeches that
say nothing.
Definitely Isn't Funny.
This is not necessarily funny. If
it reveals an arrogant disregard OF
the peoples right to know where
he stands on important national
issues, it definitely isn't funny
Some of his critics are inclined to
think this really is the Dewey at
titude; that SO far as the people
are concerned his intention is to
treat 'em smooth and tell EN- moth
ing, as he smiles his way from State
to State. This assumes that he is
so sure of election that he isn't
bothered by the efforts of the Presi-
dent and others to smoke him out.
But there is a better. and equally
obvious, explanation. There are vir-
tually no important issues on which
Dewey's party has not made a record
during the two years it has been in
control of Congress. 1t is not good
record for campaigning purposes. So
the candidate has no choice: he
must duck and dodge, while hoping
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On the Other Hand
About Those Dewey Speeches
That Fail to Say Very Much

to give the appearance OF standing
four square. For instance, when he
declares, as he did in Phoenix, ours
is a magnificent land. Every part
of it," he must do so as if challeng-
ing any Democrat to deny it.
When he comes out, as he does
in nearly every speech, for "effic-
iency in Government" he must do
so in a way that won't remind his
hearers of how efficiently the Re-
publican House has done all the
wrong things. Above all, he must
not remind them that this efficient
machine Will be doing business at
the same stand if 1t rides in on
his coat tails.
Ducked Conservation Issue.
Out in that Western world, where
the candidate has been spending so
much time-in the effort to save one
or two Republican Senate seats and
possibly pick up one or two more
the issue of conservation is of para
mount importance. 1t is one, you
might think, that cannot be ducked.
But Gov. Dewey managed even that.
With considerable fanfare, he an
nounced a nine-point program on
conservation.
Point No. l read as follows: I'VE
shall press forward in all the serv-
ices so vital to an expanded, more
secure agriculture, including recla-
nation, drainage, soil conservation
and flood control"
The other eight points are Just
as enlightening-and no more so.
The other eight, that is, with one
exception, No. 2. No. 2 Is enlight-
ening for what it fails to say. It
reads: I'VE shall encourage the
expansion Of existing power facili-
ties and move steadily forward In
the development of projects for new
power to be sold at the lowest self
liquidating rate"
The issue as to power is whether
the Government shall develop public
power for the benefit of the public
or for the benefit of the private
power companies. II the notorious
Power Lobby happened to be listen
ing-it heard nothing to cause 1t
any anxiety.
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EDUCATIONAL.
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Evidence Against Frau Koch.

SuCn men as senator Robert TAFT
and Judge Wenestrum of the Su-
preme Court of Iowa.
Evidence Against Frau Koch.
1t is against this background, we'll
known to Mr.. benson, but not SO
we'll known to the American people,
that the reduction of Ilse Koch's
sentence must be viewed. I have
mentioned only some of the factors
affecting the background of this
case. Space permits no more. A
complete analysis and estimate of
these trials would require a book.
But enough has been said to give a
clearer picture of the Koch case.
During the time Mr.. benson was so
ably prosecuting the Buchenwald
case I was acting as chief defense
counsel for the Nordhausen concen-
tration camp case only few court
rooms away. I observed some of the
pre-trial work on the Buchenwald
case. I sat through many of the
sessions of the case, particularly
those involving Ilse Koch about
whom, naturally, there was much
public interest. Later read the full
BuchenWald record and the review
prepared by the deputy Judge advo-
cate for war crimes. Most of the
testimony against Frau Koch was of
the type so familiar to all of us who
worked at Dachau; hearsay once or
twice removed, camp rumor, preju-
dice, hatred, gossip, desire for re-
venge. Very little of substance that
would have stood up In an American
court was adduced by Mr.. benson
to support the conviction. The rec
ord was clear that Frau Koch was
morally depraved and canous
woman not fit company for decent
people anywhere. But these traits
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This Changing World
Soviet Hint of Atom Bomb Development
Taken'With Grain or Two of Salt Here

spies worked on the liberalism" of
the scientists and managed to OBJ
tain nearly everything that was
known regarding the complicated
formulae of atomic energy.
However, there is a world of differ
ence-according to the experts-be-
tween knowing the formulae and
performing the complicated work
which goes into preparing the deadly
missile. The actual manufacture of
the atomic bomb requires extensive
preparations, the use of certain in
struments which exist, it is said,
only in the United States and a
skill which the Russians are reported
not yet to possess.
1t is believed, with good deal of
justification, that the u. S. S. r.
has set up number of plants for
manufacture of the bomb and that
Russian scientists, ably assisted by
a number of German specialists, are
working hard at its construction.
Speedup Application.
1t is also known that Russian SCI
entists and their German assistants
are making every effort to speed up
their application of the knowledge
they have obtained from their spies
in Western countries. But so far
as can be ascertained at this time,
it appears doubtful that the Rus
slams have the knoW-hoW for the
of the bomb.
One of the most plausible argu-
ments in favor of this theory is that
if they had mastered the process,
and the bomb were already in pro-
duction, the Kremlin would be even
more intractable in its dealings with
the West than it is now. The Polit-
buro would demand immediate sur
render of the West to all of its
demands and in case Of any delay
we and the Western Europeans
would be awakened one fine morning
by the explosions of atom bombs
over our industrial centers.
The reason Mr.. Vishinsky boasted
about Russia also having the atomic
bomb, according to diplomatic in
depreciation, is that he wanted to
intimidate the Western peoples and
also not lose face with the satellites,
which are more concerned than
Moscow about the possibility of an
East-West war in which the United
States would use the atom bomb.
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THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON d c. A-7
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reduction in the sentence of Isle
Koch Is not so remarkable as would
appear at first blush. 1t seems only
fair to conclude that the reviewers
of the case, who were fully cog
infant of the background of these
trials, as I have tried to describe it
here, simply felt that, taking every
thing into consideration. the evi-
dence against Frau Koch was nei-
ther qualitatively nor quantitatively
sufficient to warrant the punish
ment originally meted out by the
court. 1t should be said in passing
that, whatever the defects of the
trial processes might have been, the
Army certainly provided a very
complete and eminently fair system
of reviews.
Prosecutor Criticized.
1t is, therefore, we who are
amazed and shocked" at Mr.. Den
sons amazement and shock over
the reduction of Ilse Koch's SEN
tence Mr.. benson transcends the
proper bounds even of a Jealous
prosecutor when he takes it upon
himself to criticize publicly the
findings Of the reviewing authority,
which, after all, in these cases is
the equivalent of an appellate court.
His statement that Ito cut Ilse
Koch's sentence to four years is to
make mockery of the administra-
tion Of justice" naturally raises the
question in the mind of any one
who knows the facts about the trials
whether it was not during the trial
that justice was Knocked rather than
during the careful, dispassionate
and unhurried process of review.
Mr.. benson opposes the granting of
clemency in this case because he
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are not of themselves considered
crimes in America and certainly are
not war crimes" in International
law. That the court found her
guilty at all of war crimes is further
confirmation that these inexperi-
enced military judges were swayed
more by emotion than by legal prin-
ciples.
Human Skin Stories.
As to the famous human skin
stories, I would only like to say
that Frau Kock, through her defense
counsel, repeatedly demanded the
production of photographs allegedly
taken by war correspondents of the
interior of her home when we occu-
pied the camp. These pictures would
presumably have shown beyond a
doubt that the lampshades and other
objects allegedly made of human
skin were on the contrary objects of
scandal manufacturers. 1t is note
worthy that these pictures, so far as
I know, were never produced. In
connection with these human skin
stories it might be worth mentioning
that in the Nordhausen case which
I tried, a French witness had written
book, widely circulated in France,
in which exactly the same stories OF
human skin lampshades and albums
occurred. This witness, however,
claimed the human skin objects be-
lOnged to entirely different women
and that the entire incident had
taken place not in Buchenwald but
in Nordhausen. Well, as one of the
German defense counsel used to say
when new witnesses would repeat
old typical! TYPICAL"
It is fairly obvious, then, to any
one who is sincere and knows the
facts about these trials that the
Evening star., 1948-10-02

1OV. DeWey WltH
which it said the
D e m o CT a t ic
Party is in full
agreement. It
quoted a number
of passages from
Dewey speeches,
such as the fol-
lowing: 20 ur
streams should
a b o u n d with
fish," "E cry
body that rides
in a car or bus
uses gasoline or
OIL" I'VE need
mora hop,oc for
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or TWO OF salt
in Washington.
That the So
viets possess the
secret of the
bomb is not to
be doubted. But
it is highly
gu e S t ion able
whether ey
have mastered
the know-how
of making the
b ON b yet to
the point where
they have been
able to produce
a Dr0totyDe
Evening star., 1948-10-02
Bv Constantine Br0,vn

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister
Andrei Vishinsky's intimation that
the U. S. S. r. also possesses the
atomic bomb is taken with a grain
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Bv L0weH MeUeH

Saying it was done in an effort to
encourage national unity, the Demo-
cratic National Committee the other
day put out a list of remarks by
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