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Evening star., 1950-03-12
By De Witt Mackenzie

with its big Communist Party,
is taking a firm stand.
In little Holland the other
day three policemen bodily
elected Dutch Communist
Leader Verben Wagenaar from
the lower House of Parliament
during a stormy debate over the
country's part in Western Eu-
ropean defenses. Wagenaar had
accused the president of the
chamber, L. G.. Kortenhorst, of
using Hitler methods" in plac-
ing a time limit on debate.
Even small Finland, sepa-
rated as it is from it's democratic
colleagues of Western Europe
and, so to speak, sitting right
under Moscow's big guns, con-
tinues to stand on it's rights.
However, President Paasigivi
has just announced that he will
work for good relations with
Russia.
The United States has voted
billion dollars to be spent in
the fiscal year 1850 for military
aid to the North Atlantic ma
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Of State Acheson probably will
meet with the French and Brit
ish foreign ministers in about
two months to tighten their
cooperation.
The resistance of the Euro
pean democracies has become
more pronounced and more
vocal with growing strength.
The most striking example was
seen in the recent British gen.
eral election. which gave COM
munism a terrific knock in the
eye. The Reds had 100 candi-
dates, including two members
of Parliament. and not a single
one was elected.
Over in Italy the new anti
Communist government displays
assurance that it finally has
control Of the Red situation
which so long has bedeviled the
country. This doesn't mean
that the problem is solved, but
that the position is greatly i'm
proved.
Likewise the French govern
ment, while still having troubles
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u S. WeHAm,ed for Peace-But Where Is IT.?

Recent statements by President
Truman and Defense Secretary
johnson that we have never been
better prepared for war in peace
time than we are today are cor
rect but very misleading.
The catch is that we are not
at peace, but in an armed truce,
and there is no peace anywhere
in the world.
Compared with previous periods
of peace we have, indeed, a very
large force. After the Revolu-
ton the Army of the newborn
United States amounted to less
than 1000 regular troops. After
the Civil War our military force
barely exceeded $4,000 men. And
after World War I the American
Army was reduced to about 112,-
900 men.
The Navy, too. was gradually
reduced in Importance. In the
last two years of President Hoo
ver's administration there was not
enough money for the fleet to
have real target practice.
But uncertain as was the peace
of the world after World War
the IL years which followed the
1918 armistice could be described
as years of peace. And the 49,
900 men who composed the Regu-
lar Army of the United States
were a real force compared to
what other nations had.
At that time Russia was in tur-
moil. It's military forces were
disorganized and the bolshevik
leaders fought first a civil war
within their empire and later q
war between themselves.
The Red armies which attempt
ed to conquer the newly estab-
lished Polish republic were Sc
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"Once a general freeze is ac-
complished. a basis has been es-
tablished for supporting measures
of other types. Numerous adjust
ments, exemptions and refine
ments would doubtless be re-
quired, but these can be left to
administrative authorities. The
fNSRB should be prepared to sup
ply the President with draft legis-
lation along this line for submis-
sion to Congress promptly. pref
erably as a part of general war
powers legislation"
On the subject Of wage control,
Mr.. johnson says that the gen.
eral freeze should apply to COM
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Tile pubic Ufldt CQe Sl3.5 DllllOr1
appropriated this year is being
we'll spent are accurate as far as
the present military establish
ment is concerned. So is the
claim that never in our history
have we been better prepared iii,
| peacetime" than we are today.
Unfortunately we are nowhere
near peacetime. It is equally un-
fortunate that, being the poten-
tial target of Soviet aggression,
we do not have the time for
preparation that we had in the
previous two wars across the sea,
This knowledge that we are
nowhere near prepared to meet
a Russian aggression makes limi-
tation of ornaments extremely
difficult. The men in the Krem-
lin are not in the least interested
in the welfare of the world. They
believe-just as fanatically as
Hitler believed in his millennium
that this is the Russian era.
They know that the Russian mil
lennium cannot be achieved by
persuasion.
The tired and weakened Euro
pean democracies have not enough
resistance to withstand the Com
munist drive. 1t was the inter-
vention of the United States in
Europe which prevented Red dom
ination from spreading as far as
the English Channel and possibly
even beyond that narrow stretch
of water which separates conti-
mental Europe from Britain.
Hence, in the eyes of the men in
the Kremlin who are plotting the
subjugation of the world, America
alone is in their way.
Political Strategy
The reports which the top ex-
ecutives in the Government have
at their disposal tell clearly the
whole story, 1t is for this reason
that Mr.. Truman, who would like
nothing better than to negotiate
la lasting peace, is adamant
against taking the initiative in
new peace parleys with Russia.
Mr.. Truman and his associates
in the Government-but unfor-
tunately not the general public
and Congress-have definite in
formation that another direct ap-
proach to the Kremlin would be
interpreted as confirmation of our
weakness and would make the
Russians even more exacting than
they are today. The administra-
tion feels that a new approach to
Moscow can end either in bring
ing the present conflict to head
or in, our complete surrender to
Russian designs.
To, ask for additional billions
for defense of the Nation, which
never in its history has been more
threatened than. it is today, may
have an adverse effect on the
Forthcoming elections, it is said by
the administrations political
strategists.
Statements to the effect that
we have never been better pre-
pared in peacetime have soothing
effect on the electorate. And
since intelligence experts esti-.
mate that Russia is unlikely to
go berserk in the next II months,
the political strategists see no
reason why they should jeopardize
the November elections,
Evening star., 1950-03-12
By Constantine Brown

verely trounced by the small
forces of the new republic. The
British reduced their military es-
tablishment to the minimum COM
patible with the job of policing
the empire. Germany was re-
stricted to the 100000 men pro-
vided in the, treaty of Versailles
France. with an army of about
$50 900 men on active duty, was
considered to have the most
powerful European military force
and frequently was described as
'militaristic nation" by interna-
tiona1 pacif1sts. Military aviation
was still in its infancy. Under
such conditions the American
Army of 112,Q00 men was more
than adequate. particularly since
we faced no physical threat any
where in the world.
Not Really at Peace
Today we are told by the high
est in the land that we have a
powerful military force of about
900, 900 men in the ground forces,
a first-line air force of over 2,00C
planes, including some of the best
long range bombers in the world
and a Navy equal to any task it
may be asked to perform.
AS a peacetime military force
this is, indeed, imposing. But un-
fortunately we are not at peace
The mere fact that the Govern
ment only last month issued spe-
cial security orders concerning
planes approaching the American
coast shows. at least, that we ex-
pect a sneak attack.
We have only one potential
enemy-Russia, which no longer
even tries to camouflage it's hostile
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lnJenClOnS. FOR the Time Delng II
is immaterial whether reports OF
high-altitude Soviet reconnais-
sance of Alaska or Soviet SUBJ
marine scouting of the West Coast
and Alaska are true. The fact
which we must bear in mind, in
this age of blitz attacks, is that
against our combined armed serv-
ices Russia, according to figures
at the disposal of President Tru-
man and Defense Secretary john
son. has the following:
A ground force of 176 first-line
divisions, representing about
100000 men, and about 80 ar
tillery divisions, representing an
other half million.
An air force of at least $4,000
planes, and
A navy composed of some 300
submarines.
In addition to this naval force
Russia now is building large sur
face craft, presumably missile
carriers of between $4,000 and
$4,000 tons each.
Our Troops Spread Thin
This is the actual force which
faces the United States today,
Budgetary limitations have re-
stricted our military programs
Thus the Russians far excel us in
the production of most up-to-date
tanks. The Russians are manu-
featuring 10 new military planes
to our one. All of Soviet heavy
industry is geared to military pro-
duction while ours is still geared
to production of consumer goods,
Our stockpiling of strategic raw
materials is limited to a few hun
dred million dollars year. The
Russians are stockpiling every
thing they want in large quanti-
ties.
The 176 Soviet ground divisions
ARE distributed in accordance with
the strategic requirements of the
Soviet high command. The nine
divisions of which we boast today
as forming the f1rst-line of Ameri-
can ground forces are spread all
over the world.
We have four divisions in Japan,
one combat division and a con-
stabulary force in Germany and
one so-called division in Trieste
and one in Austria. Less than two
actual combat divisions are sta
toned on the territory Of the
United States.
Kremlin's Attitude
Our Air Force also is distributed
between Alaska. Japan, England
and Germany. It is true that in
case of emergency our aviation can
be concentrated wherever it is
needed in "a or 48 hours. Never
theless, there are only 1000 first
line planes available to meet all
of the following commitments:
The defense OF Japan and other
parts of tthe Pacific, including
Alaska; and the defense of West
ern Europe, where we can rely only
on the assistance Of the Royal Air
Force in case of emergency. None
of the Western European nations
has an aviation worthy of the
name.
Thus, the figures produced by
the Defense Department to show
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Rival Riders of the Whirlwind. R
World Copyright Daily
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Art for World Friendship
Features Work of Children

exhibition, which will continue
through Saturday.
Diplomats and their wives from
some of the countries represented
in the exhibition have been an
nounced as sponsors of the
project.
They include the Danish AM
bassador and Nine. de Kauff-
mann, the Finnish Minister and
Nine. Jutila, the Indian Ambas-
sador, Nine. Pandit; the Nor
wegian Ambassador and Mrs.
Munthe de Morgenstierne, and
Yugoslavian Ambassador and
Nine. Popovic.
The official preview will take
place from 3 to pm. tomorrow
at the International Student
House, which is located at 1925
r street NV. Guests will be well
coined by Mrs. Lester Neuman,
chairman of the District Com
mittee of Art for World Friend
ship, assisted by Mrs. Emil Hurja,
chairman of the Sponsor Com
mittee, and Mrs. Dorothy Medders
Robinson. president of the Dis
trict branch. Those assisting at
tea will be Mrs. Dudley Mckenzie.
Miss Bertha McNeill and Mrs.
Grace Yaukey.
The exhibit will be open to the
public on Tuesday. School chill
dren are especially invited to at
tend.
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| Southern Fruits
Will HighIight
|Church Bazaar

Fresh shelled pecans from the
groves of Georgia and tree
ripened grapefruit and oranges
from Florida will be among the
attractions at the turkey dinner
and Christmas bazaar to be given
on Thursday by the Women's AS
sociation of the Universalist Ma
tional Memorial Church.
The bazaar will be open at 2:30
pm. and dinner will be served
from $50 to z pm.
Mrs. Irwin C. Brown is chair
man of the gift nook which will
feature the pecans and Florida
fruit.
Homemade mincemeat and
jellies will supplement the usual
pies, cakes, cookies and candies
at the food table, which will be
under the supervision Of Mrs
Frank Miller.
Mrs. William H. McGlauflin will
be in charge of a stationery booth.
where greeting cards will be
among the items for sale.
Others working on the Bazaar
Committee include Mrs. r. H.
Higgins, Miss Eva M. Chase, Miss
Clara Pitcher and Miss Georella
Forbes. They will be assisted by
the boys and girls of the church
school class.
Mrs. Alex Cawton, general
catering chairman, has announced
that Mrs. Francis w. Erdman
and Mrs. w. Burton Pack are in
charge Of the turkey dinner.
Reservations should be made at
the church Office before Thurs
day.
Proceeds from the benefit will
go to support the association S
project-camps for diabetic chill
dren operated by the national as
sociation in Massachusetts,. Since
one of the camps. the Clara
Barton Birthplace Camp for
Girls, Is named after the founder
of the American Red Cross who
was born on Christmas Day, the
association selects the Yule season
for soliciting support for its
project. The association also
operates the Elliott P. Joslin
Camp for Boys.
Evening star., 1950-11-26
County Federation
Will Meet Tuesduv

The Woman's Club of Bethesda
will be the hostess club for the
semi-annual meeting of the
Montgomery County Federation
of Women's Clubs to be held at
10 am. Tuesday at its clubhouse,
Old Georgetown and Sonoma
roads. Bethesda.
A forum on What the Fedora
tion Means" will be conducted by
Mrs. Matthew Gault, chairman
of the education department Of
the federation. Participants will
be Mrs. James G. McManaway,
first vice president of the Wom-
ans Club of Chevy Chase; Mrs.
Wilmer Fell Davis. former pres
ident Of the Eastern Shore dis.
trict, and Mrs. Harry Christopher.
corresponding secretary of the
Maryland State Federation.
Luncheon will be served at l2:45
by the hostess club and its choral
group will sing.
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classical. modern and character
selections.
One of the soloists will be
Venita Louise, a teen-age Wash
ingtonian who studied with Sad
ler's Wells Ballet School in Lon
don last summer. Other soloists
will be Joan Fay Macaboy, Louise
Hessler. Betty Wright, Walter
Stroud, Harry Stuhler. George
Surmick, Joe Burkett, John
Grigas and Bill Carney. The
Jack Morton Orchestra conducted
by Dino Cortese will play.
There are 80 members in the
company of the National Ballet
and its corps de ballet is COM
posed of 20 local girls training for
a professional dancing career.
Tickets on Sale
Tickets for the benefit perform
ance have gone on sale at the
Snow Concert Bureau, 1108 G.
SI1ccI INV. ~
District Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution working on vari-.
GUS phases of the entertainment
include Mrs. David D. Caldwell,
who is chairman of patrons; Miss
Lillian Chenoweth, chairman of
music; Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig,
program chairman, assisted by
Mrs. c. Marston Berg, who is Sc
curing advertisements for the
program; Mrs. Kenneth D. Dema-
rec, chairman of Junior men,
bership. participation; Mrs. Her
bert I. King, treasurer and chair
man of tickets; Mrs. Benjamin Y.
Martin, who is in charge of
tickets for student groups. and
Mrs. Thomas j. Gattis, recording
secretary. All are vice chairmen
of the local Committee on Ma
tional Building Completion.
Two other vice chairmen. Mrs.
David L. Wells and Mrs. Joseph
Galliher and Miss Mamie F. Haw-
kins, State vice regent, also are
assisting.
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On the Engagement Pad

1880 pm, Washington Hotel. luncheon
meeting; speaker. Miss Virginia Me-
Cone, director Of retail merchandising Of
Ladies' Home journal.
B'nai Birth business and Professional
Chapter-Wednesday. > to IL pm.
Heurich Brewery. Twen.y-sixth and D
streets NV barn dance.
Community Clubs
Womans Community Club Of Hyattsville
caom9rroT' 0o Pm With Ms Casper
speaker, IT,, Temple r. Jarreil; director Of
TeaR aso sna E' Streets &c EestEe s
Junior Woman's Club Of Chevy Chase
ton. Tuesday. pm, Silver = s Spring ring
dsy s1s 5eSs p boxng Nome hass ses
ton.
woman's Club of Chevy Chase-ruesday.
z pm. international relations sec
sns Dc spsnRGa Admin M:
10 am French Section. Thursday. II
pm. pm social % Section sSH With dinnssr diaspAe Cards
and dancing
Woman's Club Of Bethesda-Tuesday. 10
federaton a msene e of Clubs Count, sn
Of The Golden Hour Group '''-S
Junior Woman's Club Of Silver Spring
we Wednesday: Maa 8 pm. recreation room OF
s712 colesville road.
woman's Club Of Greenbelt-Thursday
2 pm. Greenbelt Center School:
speaker. Mrs, J. II. Hopkins. Prince
GEORGES County Federation Of woman's
Women's Club Of wiidercreft-Thursday
8 pm. with Mrs. Sara Mcdonald;
project. Christmas tree ornaments for
community.
Neweomb Club-Friday, 11:46 am. 1915
Wisconsin avenue, business meeting. to
speaker. Charles wall, resident super
intendent Of Mount Vernon.
Miscellaneous Clubs
Catholic Daughters Of America-Today.
house: speaker. Miss k.tsSyn T 4.
Women's City Club-Today. pm. snack
supper.
District League Of American Pen wsmen
To-day. 4:30 Pm. book review grcup'
tea; speaker, Or; Luther ,,. Evans. Il;
&C. ssrls PROSPECTS, e csnsfsss fo4 sssee and
Alexandria LAPW-Friday. / pm, George
Mason Hotel. luncheon meeting.
Fns Tomerroa. si' a.m., q THnaih Hamilton Hotel.
ssnsa', s;1fsass sssss, oe. Wi
Education, Education"
Woman's National Democratic Ciub-To-
con; speaker, John 9. Graham. Assist
ant Secretary Of the Treasury; What
TaHYayer shSsd Ssk nssns Thafs s,afs,
luncheon.
Ladies Board Of Georgetown University
HOSPITAL - Tomorrow noon, hospital
board room, Executive Board meeting.
Women's International League for Peace
and Freedom-Tomorrow 1925 street
NV, children's art show preview.
PEO Sisterh ood-Tuesday. 1890 pm,
1881 Columbia road NV. Chapter B
luncheon meeting. Thursday. 1890
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Annual Donor
Luncheon Set

The annual donor luncheon of
the Medical Unit of the City
of Hope will be held at l pm.
Wednesday at the Shoreham Ho-
tel. The program will include a
fashion show.
Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld of
the Washington Hebrew Congre-
cation will give the invocation and
deliver a brief address.
Musical selections will be pre-
sented by Robert Racoosin, bari
tone. accompanied by Miss jose
phine Friedman. George Lowe,
night club entertainer, also will
assist with the entertainment.
Mrs. Harry Goldman is presi-
dent of the unit and Mrs. Jack
Vogel is chairman of the Lunch
con Committee, with Mrs. Samuel
Handelsman serving as co-chair-
man.
A medical center at Duarte,
Calf, the City of Hope special
ICES in the treatment of such dis
eases as cancer, tuberculosis and
heart ailments. The local auxil-
iary raises funds for the Duarte
Hospital and also contributes to
Children's Hospital here. An
emergency fund for the purchase
of cortisone is the latest project
at Children's Hospital.
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Mrs. Frederick w. Muller OF
Media, Pa. national chairman OF
the Art for World Friendship
Committee of the Women's Inter-
national League for Peace and
Freedom, will attend the Wash
ington opening of the committees
exhibit of children's art from
about 20 countries tomorrow at
the international Student House
The committee, which Mrs.
Muller founded three years ago
arranges the exchange Of original
drawings and paintings among
school children of the world. The
pictures, drawn by children be-
tween 6 and IA years of age, are
sent from many parts of the world
to program headquarters near
Philadelphia, where they are re-
distributed to all participating
groups for exchange.
The exhibition will feature
more than 100 pictures. chosen
from a selection of five or six
thousand from Australia, Austria,
Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Eng
land, Finland, France, Germany,
Holland. Honduras. Italy. Yugo-
slavia, India. Japan, Poland,
Switzerland. Scotland, Portugal
and the United States. Pictures
from Israel, Belgium, China and
Greece are on the way and are
expected to arrive in time for the
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Guild Makes
At Craft Shop

Christmas stockings to be dis
tributed to needy families already
are being made and filled at the
craft shop of the Service Guild
of Washington, located at 2602
Connecticut avenue NV.
The guild, made up of volunteer
social welfare workers, includes
many members who have handi-
craft as their hobbies. The shop
is open from II am. to 4 pm.
each day during the week and
artistic members of the guild work
there on such articles as mono
grammed gift items in needlework,
leather and glassware.
Proceeds from the sale Of the
articles are used to maintain the
permanent guild polio and serum
fund at Children's Hospital, its
medicine and milk fund at Hos
pital Services, Inc, and other
charities.
The shop has a daily staff of
volunteer workers headed by Mrs.
Norman Abramson and Mrs. Mil
ton Greenberg.
The Service Guild is made up
Of 1876 women at the present time
VINO maintain their active mem
bership by donating specified
number of hours throughout the
year for volunteer welfare work.
The guild plans entertainment
for patients at Walter Reed Hos
pital and members work in the
clinics at Children's Hospital. An
other of its endeavors has been to
assist at the Florence Crittenton
Home where it has established
classes in typing and shorthand
for the girls at the home in order
to prepare them for business ca
reers. The guild also has classes
in ceramics at the home.
Members also take an active
part in the Embarrassing cam
paigns of the Red Cross, Com
munity Chest and other welfare
organizations.
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IPdst Presidents
|Of Study Club
Plan Luncheon

Several past presidents of the
Political Study Club will give a
luncheon in honor of Mrs. Fran
els B. Appellee, present head OF
the club. and Mrs. Theophilous J.
Morgan, immediate past presi-
dent, on Tuesday at 12:45 pm. at
the University Women's Club
1915 New Hampshire avenue NV.
Mrs. Wintemute w. Sloan and
Mrs. Frank Morrison are in
charge of arrangements for the
luncheon.
The other hostesses will be Mrs.
Ernest H. Daniel. Mrs. Benjamin
Soule Gantz, Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt
and Mrs. Gertrude Parks.
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Ildlh Ille 1lISG PuUllC appear dIlCG
of the National Ballet since it's
incorporation as the successor to
the Washington Ballet. Soiree.
Nine. Fokine is the wife of Leon
Fokine. newly appointed ballet
master of the National Ballet.
The other guest star will be
Kathryn Mullowny, a native
Washingtonian, formerly with the
Metropolitan Opera ballet, who
has appeared here several times
with the Washington Ballet Soiree.
Miss Mullowny has studied in
Paris and London and was an
original member of the American
Ballet which became the opera
ballet of the Metropolitan Opera
in 1885.
To Aid Building Fund
The District Daughters of the
American Revolution are spon-
soring the performance for the
benefit of the building fund of
the National Society of the OAR.
The proceeds will be used to help
reduce the debt on the new ad-
ministration building which was
opened last spring.
Miss Marion Venable, director
of the National Ballet. is being
assisted in making arrangements
for the benefit by the State regent
of the District OAR, Mrs. James
D. Skinner; the State chairman
of the Building Fund Committee.
Miss Luella P. Chase, and mem
bers of that committee. Also CO.
operating is Mrs. Donald Bennett
Adams, national chairman of the
Building Completion Committee.
The ballet program will include
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B'nui Birth Work
Will Be Featured

The work of B'nai Birth in
Washington will be featured at
the monthly meeting of B'nai
Birth Women. Argo, to be held at
1890 pm. Wednesday at the Jew
ish Community Center. The meet
ing will be preceded by a dessert
luncheon.
Mrs. j. L. G. Parsons, director
OF volunteer services at Gallinger
Hospital, and Miss Winifred
Thompson, assistant superintend-
ent at the Industrial Home School,
will appear in a skit written by
Mrs. Lawrence Koenigsberger and
Mrs. Michael Shapiro.
The program also will include
musical selections by Abrasha
Robofsky, entertainment director
Of special services at the Army
Medical Center; Pfc. Harry J.
Serwinowski, accordionist, and
Pvt. Donald Cox, guitarist.
The chapter president. Mrs
Theodore Shapiro, will preside.