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Evening star., 1950-04-16
British War Minister
Sticks to Claim
He's Not Red
By Hal Cooper

LONDON-Only a decade ago
John Strachey was widely known
in Britain as an ardent singer of
the praises of communism. He
says so himself-and he says
that's all over and done with.
Today he is Britain's War Min
ister, key figure in a Western al
lance against the nation he once
held up as shining example. and
storm center at home in a de-
bate over his theology.
Strachey says he and Commu-
mist policy as practiced by the
Kremlin came to a parting Of the
ways in 1910. His associates in
the Labor Party are plainly salts
fled with his disavowal at that
time.
For nearly five years he has
been a minister in Prime Min
lister Attlee's government, which
ardently fights communism at
home and has made Britain
Americas stanchest ally in the
battle to keep it from spreading.
Attlee plainly regards Strachey
as an able and politically re-
liable minister. Seven years ago
the lanky, balding, sad-faced for
mer Marxist theoretician was not
even a member of the Labor
Party. He had left it in 1881.
Target in Washington
Now he stands so high In its
councils that Attlee, an astute
politician who certainly knew he
would be criticized for doing it,
gave him the important military
assignment after the February %
election.
At 48. Evelyn John st. Loe
Strachey has a long string of
paradoXes behind him. Twice in
the 1930s official Washington
tried to keep him out of the
United States as a Communist.
His late father, John st. Loe
Strachey, was editor of the aus
terely conservative weekly, the
Spectator. The younger Strachey
was educated at Eton and Oxford,
where the British rich sent their
sons. In 1924, while still an under
graduate, Strachey became a So
cialist and joined the old indie
pendent Labor party.
He worked for while as literary
editor of his fathers journal.
Soon after he became editor of
the Miner, periodical devoted to
the interests of the men who dig
Britain's coal. He visited Russia
in 1927 and 1928 to study it's min
ing industry.
II have seen the future and 1t
works." he wrote later in a book
called "Why You Should Be q So
cialist."
Back in England, Strachey
helped draft model plan for ma
tionalizing the British coal in
dustry. In July, 1929, he was elected
to the House Of Commons from
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Had Three Objections

The second amendment. obvi-
ously inspired by the case Of
Klaus Fuchs and other spies.
proposed that no national Of a
foreign country could be associ-
ated with the foundation until
the FBI investigated and reported
Evening star., 1950-04-16

Russia and her Communist
cohorts now rule an area even
larger than the Mongol Empire
of the Middle Ages.
Genghis Khan, previous blue
ribbon holder as an empire
builder, held sway over much
the same region. He died in
1927.
Tamerlane led the last great
earlier upsurge. He died in
1405. Tamerlane is how the
west says Timur-i-ling. Timur
means iron and the full name
means Iron, the Limper. Tam
erlane was lame from an early
wound. It may be notable that
the ruler of today's Russian en-
pire is called Stalin-man of
steel.
The army Of Genghis Khan
set the pace for conquest. His
men were nomads from the
steppes. They rode almost as
naturally as they breathed.
Their bows were the last word
in f1repower for their day. When
they hunted they shot birds
from the air. And when they
went to war they did not waste
arrows.
Genghis Khan's men were
Evening star., 1950-04-16
Drain Of Keeping Empire Tells on Russian Homeland
Jueged Reports Party Puree Establishment Of New ons Feed
industrial Workers Better All Signal Soviet Prvuton

scale purges Of the local govern
ments of the minority republics,
as in the Tartar Autonomous
Republic. where the Prime Min
lister himself was tried and the
whole party executive dismissed.
to local reconStructions of innu-
merable regional party organi-
cations. To judge from all these
reports. more than half the re-
gional party secretaries all over
Russia have been dismissed since
last autumn: and this process has
spread to Moscow itself, where
all five secretaries of the Moscow
region Central Committee have
been charged.
Signals of Corruption
Some of these charges are GER
tainly due 10 the vigor and
efficiency of Malenkov in packing
the party with his own men as
Stain did 25 years ago. But. when
all allowances are made for that,
the situation strongly suggests
that the party, weakened by too
much dilution and made cynical
by too many lies. is becoming cor
rupt in the traditional Russian
manner. and is no longer a reliable
instrument Of inspiration and
veiled coercion. The innumerable
charges of corruption and neg
ligence range from that of en-
couraging direct barter between
collectives and factories to the
Illicit diversion of collective funds
and connivance in the sale of COM
munal property. There Is nothing
new in these practices; but they
have never before involved the
party as such, or offered a serious
threat to the central economy.
If. after three years of the
theological campaign to glorify
Russia I'd bolshevism and wipe
out the last traces of a corrupt
bourgeois mentality. the rank and
file Of the party officials are los
ing enthusiasm and even passively
conniving at the perpetual con-
cealed resistance of the people
against the Government. 1t means
that the structure of the Soviet
dictatorship is being subjected to
an entirely new strain. This strain
must be- intensified by the fierce
rivalries In the highest places.
which will increase as Stain pro-
gressively delegates his powers;
and 1t may we'll produce a situa.
ton which even Russia may md
1t hard to take In her stride.
| nondon Observer Foreisn News serYiesl
Evening star., 1950-04-16
By Sherry Bowen

called Mongols, Tatars (Tartars)
and sometimes even Turks. All
these groups had place in the
army, along with Chinese and
others.
Genghis added discipline. His
men rode as ordered by signal
flags. Nothing stood before
them. They made pastures for
their horses of grain fields and
cities. They were still nomads.
When he died during a cam
paign in China. his leaders kept
the death secret by killing all
who saw the funeral train on
the long trek back to the
steppes. The Mongols named
new khakhans (supreme rul-
ers) and the army went on.
In 1241 it drove into Europe.
It ravaged and held much of
Poland and all Of Hungary. It
was on the Adriatic when an
other khakhan died and the
army went home. Europe was
paralyzed with fear. Even in
far away Denmark the herring
fleet did not sail. Pope Gregory
TX and Frederick II were hav-
ing their famous feud and
Evening star., 1950-04-16
By Edword Cronkshow

been apparent that things were
far from well with Russia's re-
covery plan. Apart from outbreaks
Of local discomfort due to particu-
lar causes. such as the pitiful
Kharkov bread-riots in January,
l948. the first overt signs of a
crisis were various important min
isterial changes, eliminating in
the dismissal of VoznessenSky, the
head Of the State Planning Com
mission. in March of last year;
the quiet dropping of the slogan
calling for the completion Of the
flve-year plan in four years. and
the further postponement of the
greatly delayed 10Th Party Con-
gress. which at this time last year
appeared to be in active prepara-
tion.
Two New Plans
At the same time the Govern
ment showed new and urgent
interest in securing better food
for the towns. This lead to two
gigantic plans. one Of IS years
for the introduction Of ley-farm-
ing and the forestation of the
Steppe, one of three years for i'm
proving livestock breeding. Bott
plans were calculated to benefit
the towns at the immediate ex.
pense of the peasants, who were
at the same time held more firmly
in the collective network by the
devaluation of the ruble. which
took away their savings. and by
the new agricultural tax, which
hit at their earnings outside the
collectives. The comprehensiveness
of this onslaught on the peasant
economy suggested a very urgent
motive; the immediate necessity
of feeding the town workers better
if production was to be main
tanned.
During the past three month!
the pattern of discomfort has be.
come clearer. The central pres.
has been attacking individuals or
very broad front. from respon.
sible and highly placed ministers
such as Kostousov and Kazakov
in charge of. machine tools, tc
individual factory managers. al
charged with general inefficiency
ButAand more signif1cantly-the
party itself has come under at
tack, above all for corrupt prac-
tices or contrivance at corrupt
practices.
These attacks range from full
Evening star., 1950-04-16

After nve years OF controversy
it now seems likely that the ma
tion's desperate need" for basic
research will be filled through the
establishment of a national
science foundation. Legislation
has been passed by Senate and
House and conferences to resolve
differences will be resumed when
the House ends its Easter recess
next week. Presidential approval
is expected.
The phrase desperate need"
was used recently by sponsor Of
the foundation, Representative
Charles A. Wolverton, Republican,
of New Jersey. He added that.
in his opinion. mo legislation that
has been or will be passed by the
present Congress is more i'm
portant or far-reaching in its
scope and in the possibility for
enhancing the welfare of the
Nation"
That opinion is shared by many
supporters of the legislation, in
cluding Democrats and Repub-
licans and scientists, educators
and Federal officers. Despite this
feeling. however. measures to
create the Foundation have been
plagued by troubles.
Loyalty Question
The most recent barrier has
been the argument Of opponents
that the foundation would jeop-
ardize national security unless
regulated by strict loyalty rules.
The House wrote such tight Sc
curity provisions into its version
of the bill that both scientists and
the Federal Bureau of Investi-
cation protested vigorously.
These provisions have been
modified tentatively in Senate
House conferences and supporters
think a generally satisfactory
measure can be enacted. Presi-
dent Truman favors the legisla-
ton and pocket-vetoed similar
bill in August, 1948. only because
of a provision that made 1t ad-
ministratively unworkable. This
defect has been remedied.
There is some feeling that two
House loyalty amendments were
introduced for the purpose of
killing the legislation rather than
hamstringing it, but whatever the
purpose, the worst features ap-
pear to have been eliminated and
some good has resulted.
For one thing, the FBI has been
put in the position of having to
make a fortnight statement of
its exact position with respect to
loyalty procedures. This was is
sued in opposition to the two
amendments. which can be sum-
married as follows:
No one shall be employed by
the foundation or awarded a
scholarship until the FBI has
investigated his loyalty and re-
ported that the person Is loyal
TO the United States. believes
In its system Of Government
and is not and has not at any
time been q member of an Or
ganization declared subyersive
by the Attorney General or Of
any organization that teaches
or advocates the overthrow Of
the Government by force and
violence.
Had Three Objections
The second amendment. obvi-
ously inspired by the case Of
Klaus Fuchs and other spies.
proposed that no national Of a
foreign country could be associ-
ated with the foundation until
the F5I investigated and reported
Evening star., 1950-04-16

a Birmingham district as a Labor
Party man. He was then %. In
April that year he married Miss
Esther Murphy. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. P. F. Murphy Of New
York City and Southampton,
Long Island.
His choice of a best man was
Sir Oswald Mosley, later fuehrer
of the British Fascist Party and
a champion of political and racial
theories which were pure anathe-
ma to leftists.
In March, 1881, with Britain and
the rest Of the world deep in his
Evening star., 1950-04-16
Science Foundation Nearing
End of Five-Yeur Contention
By George n. Holl

that the person Is not and has
never been a member Of an or
ganZation that teaches or advo.
Gates the overthrow Of the Gov.
ernment by force and violence.
Scientists generally had three
objections to the proposed
amendments. They felt that
FBI investigation is obnoxious In
the sphere of basic research and
unnecessary in view of protection
given elsewhere in the bill; that
the amendments. particularly the
first, are dangerous in that an in
dividual could be declared dis
loyal on the basis of q single
membership in purportedly
subversive organization, and that
the amendments made the FBI
both investigator and Judge.
The last objection probably was
the most serious and it was main
ly responsible for the statement
by the FBI. This statement was
issued over the name of Peyton
Ford, the assistant to the Attor-
ney General, and represented the
views Of J. Edgar Hoover. director
of the FBI. and Defense Secre-
tary johnson.
Mr.. Ford said that, Of course,
disloyal persons should not be
employed by the National Science
Foundation. but that II the
amendments were allowed to stand
they would bring about q de-
parture from American concepts
Of justice and democratic gov
ernment.
The bureau is at the present
time solely an inveStigative and
fact-gathering agency; 1t does not
evaluate or make recommended
tions with reference to the in
formation it collects through its
investigations" Mr.. Ford said.
If the bureau were called upon
to perform the functions required
by the amendments its efficiency
and good deputation as an inves-
tigative agency would be seriously
impaired.
Smyth States Views
The Conference Committee ten
tatively has knocked out the
evaluation feature. Under the
proposed agreement, the FBI
would investigate prospe ctive
foundation employees and recipi-
ents of scholarships who would
have access to information az
fecting national security. and re.
port its findings to the foundation
without evaluating them.
Scientists have objected to any
overemphasis on security and Sc
crecy as counter to the nature Of
science itself and as hampering
research, in this respect being
detrimental to national security
rather than strengthening 1t. The
bulletin Of the atomic scientists
stated recently that progress re-
quires not tightening but relaxa-
ton Of atomic security"
DR.. Henry D. Smyth. q member
Of the Atomic Energy Commits
sion and author of the official ac-
count Of the development Of this
atomic bomb, said recently in a
speech at Amherst College that
he was not very deeply concerned
about the direct effect Of the
present atomic secrecy policy. but
that the indirect effects were
more subtle and. therefore. more
dangerous.
DR.. Smyth said he was concerned
"by the extraordinary exaggeration
given to the Importance Of secrecy
in the public mind" He added
that I'VE must not accept the false
(see SCIENCE, Page C-6J
Evening star., 1950-04-16
Western Europe Loggord
About Making Real Unity
Military Leaders Want U. S. Assistance
On the Spot, Disregordine PIons
To Build Up q Common Defense
By Constantine Brown

from the domination of the
military efforts alone These must be supported by
American manpower.
Reports capitals indicate that the
Washington American
garrison for indefinite number of
of
Evening star., 1950-01-08
BY q Sior Stoff Correspondent

NEW YORK. Jan. Five
Chesapeake Bay drivers tonight
earned places in the Gulf Hall of
Fame which honored II of the
country's speedboat aces for bril-
liant achievement on the water" I"
They included Jerry Powell of
Richmond. winner of the Munce
trophy for the outstanding in
board driver in the East, and Dan
Murphy trophy for the top 225-
hydroplane driver In the East;
Reese Layton Of Baltimore, for
performances in the 48-runabout
class; Howard Durm of Annapolis,
for supremacy in D service run
abouts; Ronald Dowdy. Grandy,
N. c., for new speed marks in
E service runabouts. and Mrs.
Sheila Boyd, st. Michaels. the
most successful woman inboard
competitor in the region. ....
Three noted gold cup drivers
also were cited. They are Bill
Cantrell. whose victories in 1949
included the Presidents Cup in
Washington; Danny Arena, who
who drove Such Crust. and STAN
ley Dollar of San Francisco, who
won the Harmsworth Interna-
tional Trophy.
Evening star., 1950-01-08

Gates Harpell, president of M.
M. Davis Co. of Solomons, Md,
reported the first sale to a foreign
customer. A 21-foot cruisalong
was purchased today by G. DOM
bre, a Milan, Italy, importer.
Evening star., 1950-01-08
Home-Assembied
Craft Displayed
At Boat Show
Special Dispoteh 10 The Ssoy

NEW YORK. Jan. Its
going to be a great year for the
hammer-and-saw variety of
boatmen, judging from the
number OF boat kits and home
assembled craft on display at
the National Motor Boat Show.
Take, for instance, the new
boat kit offered by Higgs Ma
rine Service of New York. It's
a two-man eight-footer with
plywood panels and prefabri-
Gated joints, all ready for the
amateur to assemble with glue,
a screWdriver and mallet.
And just so you won't get
lost, plans for assembly go
with the kit.
Of course, if you want to
take on something a little more
intricate and larger, there's the
17-foot Thistle. Built by
Douglass & Mcleod, the entire
hull is sectionalized and can
be put together by any fairly
competent amateur builder.
Luders Marine Construction
of Stamford, Conn, is display
ing a new 16-foot utility craft
and 23-foot LIB" model,
the latter with a design that
can be built either for a fin
keel or centerboard.
Evening star., 1950-01-08

powerful Allison Airplane engine
in the boat.
Evening star., 1950-01-08
Five From This Area Honored
For Speedbodt Race Victories

Gold Cup Driver Guy Lombar-
do. spotted during the national
motor boat show here. disclosed
he was having his we'll known boat
Tempo VI heightened five feet by
Arena. This will make it 20 feet
overall and very close to the world
beaters Of 1949.
Lombardo is sure to stay in the
racing game, and is anxious to
recoup ground lost in the past
year.
Washington arena yachtsmen at
the shows opening included Tom
Keane and his son. Tommy, who
flew up for the day to inspect two
larger cruisers; Yves Lusby, who Is
in the market for a new outboard
runabout to take the place Of his
Miss Bell; Earl Hildebrand. who
was looking over the 48-hydro-
planes; also Joe and Aubrey
Thacker. Joe Palmer, Fred w.
Smith. jr.. DR.. Ben Rich, Vice
Commodore of Selby Bay Yacht
Club.
Cantrell disclosed he and Hor-
ace Dodge, owner of My SWeetie,
planned to install a new and more
Evening star., 1950-01-08
Largest Opening Day Crowd
In Years Sees 1850 Models

Irests on two long pontoons that
makes 1t look like a catamaran
The boat is supposed to go up
to u miles an hour, says Capt.
Hugo Sunstedt, aircraft and ma
rine designer. Somebody has sug-
gested that he rig up a couple of
wings and try taking of. This
would have the advantage Of get
ting the craft off the water.
For Sailing Enthusiasts.
For the sailing enthuiasts, there
are plenty Of lovely craft, includ-
ing Thistles. Lightnings, Stars,
little overnight cruisers and dingh-
les galore.
Luders Marine Construction
again has an filling exhibit
with its new Luders "18," an
enlargement of its very fast Lis.
Next door is the phenomenally
fast Raven. a 24-foot sloop that's
definitely a rich mans plaything.
On the gadget side, you'll find
such things as yacht-size radar
offered by Radio Corp. of America,
fathometers and all sorts of ship
to-shore telephones which are be-
coming increasingly popular for
the yachtsman who can't bear the
thought of getting out of earshot
of phone.
The revolutionary gear-shifting
eutboard. first introduced at the
show year ago, is now as COM
monplace as the old start-and-go
engine. There's not a manufac-
turer in the business who isn't Of
fering such models.
The show formally opened at 7
pm. last night with officials of
the National Association of En-
gine and Boat Manufacturers,
show-sponsors greeting the first
of thousands of boatmen due to
take in the marine show between
now and next Saturday.
Evening star., 1950-01-08
With Bill Lsstch

monel metal sadget being fea-
tured Is a rustproof crab trap,
which Is being used by CONNER
cial fishermen on the West Coast
and should prove of interest to
crabbers in Chesapeake Bay.
The open weather we have en-
joyed in this area this winter also
has been q great boon to local
wildlife. With fields free from
snow and streams flowing freely,
food and water has been readily
available to the feathered and
furred denizens Of the woods and
fields. Conservationists, however,
are somewhat concerned over de-
struction which may very possibly
occur should q sudden spell of
rugged winter weather descend
upon us, and are taking advantage
OF the open days to set up feeding
stations to be used in such an
emergency.
1t takes very little time to con-
Evening star., 1950-01-08
Washington Boatmen
To Attend Meetinq
Al Astor This Week
Sp,eloI Dispatch 10 The s,or

NEW YORK, Jan. Mot all
the boating interest here is CEN
tering at Grand Central Palace,
scene Of the National Motor Boat
Show. Numerous national and
regional organizations plan meet
ings at nearby hotels.
One Of tho biggest events is the
annual meeting and dinner Of the
United States Power Squadrons,
slated for the Hotel Astor Friday
and Saturday. This will attract
a large delegation from Wash
ington, as well as other boating
centers In the Chesapeake Bay
area.
Fridays program will include
the district commanders meeting
a Photographic display and an
exhibition at the Hayden Plane
tarium. A governing board meet
ing and the formal dinner dance
will highlight the closing session
Saturday.
Other meetings include:
Outboard Motor Manufacturers
Association and Outboard Boat
Manufacturers Association COM
oined annual meeting, Monday at
Hotel Lexington.
National Marina Forum, Hotel
Shelton, and Yacht Architects and
Brokers Association. Harvard Club,
both on Wednesday.
Motor Boat Safety Conference,
Hotel Shelton: Cruising Club of
America annual dinner, New York
Yacht Club, and Regatta Circuit
Riders Club annual meeting, Hotel
Shelton. all on Thursday.
lightning Class Association an
nual meeting. Hotel Lexington;
North American Yacht Racing
Union annual meeting. New York
A. c.; National Association of En-
CINE and Boat Manufacturers Asso-
,iation annual luncheon meeting,
Hotel Commodore. all on Friday.
Comet Glass Yacht Racing As
sociation annual meeting, New
York Y. c., Saturday.
Evening star., 1950-01-08

one should 0ah Aseton.
approach the fishing at this time
of year with a philosophers point
Of view. Go fishing for the fun
of it and the day out of doors.
Then if fortune smiles on you.
so much the better. If 1t does
not, you've had a good time just
the same.
Each day sees new features on
sports gear coming to the fore.
The International Nickel Co. is
displaying a new all-monel metal
outboard boat at the National
Motor Boat Show in Grand Gen.
trail Palace, New York. Built by
Seamaid Boats, Kendallsville, Ind,
in both IL and 14-foot models, it
Is rustproof in both salt and fresh
water, has large flotation cham
bers, full length spray rails and
a newly developed "air cushion
which permits almost SO per cent
more air to flow under the hull.
increasing its efficiency when used
with outboard motors. Another