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Evening star., 1951-09-14

Cooler in east portion tomorrow
Wind-South, southeast, IA
miles per hour at 1880 am.
District Medical Society ragweed
pollen count for "a hours ended
$50 am. 112 grains per cubic
yard of air.
Temperatures will average two
to four degrees above normal.
Washington area normals, 78 de-
grees high and so degrees low.
Evening star., 1951-09-14
Congress in Brief
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

Senate:
Takes up congressional appro-
priation and postal pay raise bills.
Investigating subcommittee con-
tinues probe of RFC loan to st.
Louis printing company.
Internal Security subcommittee
resumes investigation of Institute
of Pacific Relations.
Banking subcommittee takes
further testimony on proposed
changes in Defense Production
Act. A vs4 e
House:
Continues debate on bill to ad-.
NIT baler 4twine duty free. ~
Evening star., 1951-09-14
Law Gives Treble Damages
In GI Home 0verpayments
BY the Associated Press

President Truman today signed
legislation allowing veterans to re-
cover treble damages in cases in
volving overpayments, or side
payments" on the purchase of
homes financed by the Govern
ment.
The legislation is designed to
curb the practice of charging vet
erans unlisted fees or bonuses
when they buy homes. 1t permits
the veteran to sue for recovery of
three times the amount of the
extra payments or. if the veteran
does not sue, the Government can
seek treble damages.
Evening star., 1951-09-14

At present, these emplOycS lOIlcAe
permanent status rights when they
transfer to non-defense bureaus.
Under the commissions pro-
posals, permanent status employees
who transfer to non-defense units.
while not getting unemployment
rights to their old jobs. would get
permanent status in their new
agencies at the salary grade they
held in their old agency.
For example GS-9 status en-
ploye in Treasury who transfers
to a GS-11 job in the Labor De-
partment would have permanent
status rights to GS-9 position
lin Labor. The employe would not
have status in the higher grade
Job. but in the event OF a re-
duction- -in-force he would have
status rights to job at the grade
he previously held.
The commission proposed the
same status rights in new jobs
| for employees who transfer to de-
fense agencies. These employees
already have re-employment
rights to their old jobs, providing
that the transfer was pot made
against the commissions wishes.
The commission feels that these
re- employment rights should be
coupled with the right to obtain
status in the new agency at the
grade they formerly held. This
would give status employees trans
ferring to defense agencies double
protection.
In addition, the commission
asked modification of the provi-
sions Of the Whitten rider re-
quiring employees to be in their
present grades for at least a year
before becoming eligible for even
a temporary. promotion and bar
ring more than one-grade promo
ItionS.
The commission asked that
multiple promotions be allowed
for certain professional. technical
and scientific personnel. and that
employes who have been down.
graded and otherwise have suffer-
ed loss in salaries and advance
ment opportunities be permitted
to obtain promotions without re-
gard to the one-year limitation
I ~
OLD TIMES - The Govern
ment's personnel officials who
comprise the Federal Personnel
Council, the official advisory unit
to the Civil Service Commission,
gave a warm welcome yesterday
to Ray Ballinger. who was the
councils first chairman more than
IL years ago. Mr.. Ballinger, who
recently resigned as assistant to
the Controller General to return
to private industry, paid sur
prise visit to the group.
PAY-Federal pay-raise spon-
sors, who have been waiting pa
tiently for more than a week for
the Senate to take up the CLASH
fled and postal employees pay bills.
hope today will be the big day
Before the Senate acts on the
pay measures, it first must dis
pose of the legislative appropria-
tions bill. Senate leaders say they
expect the pay legislation to come
up later today. If it isn't reached
today. it may have to go over
until next Monday.
If Federal employees think the
long wait for the Senate to act
on the pay-raise Legislation has
been nerve-racking. they should
get a glimpse of the newsmen
and sponsors of the bill, who
have been maintaining almost a
continuous vigil in the Senate
Evening star., 1951-09-14
Constitution Doy Rites

Vice President Barkley will be the
principal speaker at Constitution
Day exercises sponsored by the
Montgomery Bar Association at 2
pm. Monday on the Rockville
Courthouse grounds.
The program will include re-
marks by Circuit Court Judges
Charles w. Woodward and Sted-
man Prescott, group singing of
patriotic numbers, presentation of
Evening star., 1951-09-14
.Hogerstown Fair Opens

The Hagerstown Md Fair
will open its gates Monday for
the 96th year.
Some 300 head of cattle from
Maryland. Pennsylvania, Virginia
and West Virginia will be ex-
.hibited, competing for over $500
in prizes.
There also will be vaudeville
acts each evening and trick auto
driving September 20.-AP.
Evening star., 1951-09-14
Civil Defense SIGNS

Signs have been posted on some
of the main arteries leading out
of Washington warning motorists
that in emergencies, the roads will
be restricted to civil defense traf-
fic. -.
It's part of an educational cam
paign launched this week by the
Maryland Civil Defense organiza-
ton, The signs are temporary
and will be up only for a week or
two.
Evening star., 1951-09-14

he would agree
to the proposed
amendments. If
t h ey re &C h
House : Senate
conference.
For one thing,
the commits
sion would give
greater job pro-
lection rights
to employees III
military a n d
non defense
agencies who
transfer to nom
iafenSa units
Evening star., 1951-09-14
Apartments Raise Rents

Rents are being raised in a
score of apartment developments
in Prince Georges and Montgom-
cry Counties under the rent con-
troll extension act which became
effective August l.
Many of the increases became
effective September while others
will not take effect until Octo-
Der l. The Rent Control Extension
Act included provision for a 90
per cent increase over the rent
ceilings in effect on June 80, 1947.
Evening star., 1951-09-14
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
GLOUCESTER, Va, Sept. IA
Gloucester County paid tribute
yesterday to native son. Maj
Walter Reed, whose experiments
led to discovery of the cause of
the dreaded yellow fever.
Approximately $50 persons at
tended ceremonies on the lawn
of Botetourt High School here and
later at DR.. Reeds birthplace,
Belroi. near here.
Mrs. Blossom Reed of Blue
Ridge Summit. Pa, daughter of
DR.. Reed. was the guest of honor
Distinguished Virginia medical
men and ranking military men of
the State took part.
Evening star., 1951-09-14
K. of c. Council Plans Picnic

Prince Georges Council No.
2809. Knights of Columbus. will
hold its annual picnic tomorrow
beginning at p m. on Ray Burch's
"Hitching Post" estate. The estate
is located near Northwestern High
School. Hyattsville, just off Coles
vile road.
Evening star., 1951-09-14

Cooler over week end, warmer
Monday and Tuesday and turning
cooler Wednesday. Rain likely
tomorrow and again Tuesday to-
falling " to 20 inch.
River Report
tFrom U. S. Engineers
Potomac River clear. at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
HarperS Ferry
Evening star., 1951-09-14

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest %, ON June ,.
Lowest. IL. on February g.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, So, at 4:35 pm.
Low. 70, at 7:l5 am.
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1951-09-14
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Civil Service Commission Urges
Stronger Job Protection Rights
By Joseph YOUNG

The Civil Service Commission asked give
job protection rights to Government employees national
emergency program.
The commissions recommendations have
Appropriations Committee and
Evening star., 1951-09-14

amendments 20 the HOuSe-ap-
proved Whitten rider. Mr.. Whit
ten also was sent copies of the
recommendations in the hope that
Evening star., 1951-09-14
Maryland and Virginia
News in Brief
News in Brief

,colors and mass pledging of
allegiance to the flag.
Evening star., 1951-09-14

1t will be generally fair tonight except for scattered
in New England and in the Western Lake Superior
while scattered hunderstOrms expected along the Gulf
Coast and the coastal the South Atlantic States There
will be fog and low clouds the West Coast tomorrow 1t
will cooler in the Middle Atlantic States and in New England
in the Southern Plains and in the Northern Rockies
Is 55@+ - WirephOtO.
Evening star., 1951-09-14
The Sun and Moon.
Precipitation

Monthly precipitation in inches In
Canital lcurrent mnnih tn dafnl
Evening star., 1951-01-11
Another Di p|onnotic Dead End

tells a press conference that
the Western governments are
agreed on the matter of the
conference and the same news
papers that publish his words
report that the French favor
acceptance of the Russian in
vitation. The British press re-
veals that British public opinion
is divided, so there is, again, a
rift in Western unity.
Obviously, the Russians in
tend by this move to put the
United States in the position
either of negotiating or of re-
jecting what is, on the surface,
a bona f1de and honorable peace
offer, thereby incurring the
onus of guilt for whatever may
follow. We are close to the
diplomatic position just before
Pearl Harbor, when the Konoye
government. through the Kuru-
su mission in Washington,
made peace offer that was re-
jected. And we are no more
prepared now for the swift and
Inevitable results that follow
such reflections than we were
then.
Who said Remember Pearl
Harbor"?
CReleased by The Bell Syndicate, rnc,
Evening star., 1951-01-11
Feuds Beset @. O. P. Assignments

act. Taking a committee on
which she could be maneuvered
into maverick positions does not
appeal to her. nor has her
House background trained her
for it as it has for Armed Serv-
ices.
1t is understood that Senator
Taft is extremely desirous of
working out a plan which would
enable Senator Dirksen Of Illi-
nois. who just arrived, to go on
Appropriations. The Senator
has a long record of House
service and is we'll qualified.
But seniority threatens to bar
him.
Some Senators see Senator
McCarthy's efforts to modify
the seniority system as a refiec-
ton Of the Dirksen situation.
They will be jealousy on guard
to see that Senator Taft does
not pulld up a private following
at their expense.
Chairman Millikin of the
Conference puts it that the
trouble with tampering with
seniority is that while you can
thereby correct an injustice,
you inevitably create another.
All Senators are justly suspicious
of change therefore, knowing
that the road to power is
through the committees.
Every Senator Of the So not
only knows his exact authority
rights, he can tell you where he
stands Wis a Wis all the others.
Who steals his purse steals
trash but he who robs him of his
seniority makes him poor indeed.
Evening star., 1951-01-11
Henry McLenore:

NEW ORLEANS.-This is
town in which a man should
be particularly hale and hearty
in order to enjoy the food, fun
and friendship. but I won't be
able to do it this time.
A flu bug the size of teddy
bear has put the bite on me
and I am stretched out in the
st. Charles Hotel with about as
much chance of dinner at
Antoine's or stomping to Dixie
land jazz in the French Quarter.
as I have of being named most
popular member of the Junior
class at Vassar.
had particularly wanted to
visit Antoine's for it was at this
world-famous restaurant a few
years bach that, at the sugges-
ton of owner Roy Alcitoire,
created a dish which we both
thought would rival the res
taurant's celebrated Oysters
Rockefeller.
Roy gave me full run of the
kitchen for several days, with
permission to call for help on
everyone from the head chef to
the third cook in the frogs
legs and crayfish sections. I
tried a dozen dishes, including
Shrimp j. P. Morgan, Veal VAN
derbilt, Melon Mellon and Gou-
lash Goldwyn.
It was not until the fourth
day, though, that I hit upon
the dish that suited me. Mutton
Hutton, named in honor of
Barbara. I forget the exact
recipe now. but I do recall that
the mutton was baked in a Ming
vase and served with a rich
sauce made of Sl00 bills. egret
feathers and Rolls-Royce hub
caps.
But for some reason it never
caught on. The price-S50O
serving-might have had, some
thing to do with its failure.
For the life of me I don't
understand how this flu bug
got hold of me. I flew in here
Evening star., 1951-01-11
Constantine Brown:
Defense Line in Japan Indicated

All our military operations in
Korea point to one thing-that
the UNITED Nations forces will
continue as orderly a withdrawal
as possible until they reach a
beachhead in the south. whence
they can be taken over to ia
pan.
The Republic of Korea army
what is left Of twill be trans
ferred with the rest of the U. N.
troops to the safety of Japan
ese shores, where a new force
will be organized for the de-
fense of our Pacific line.
This is the only possible STRAIT
egy that can be adopted at this
time. when a large bloc of mem
bers of the United Nations is
ready to pull the rug from under
the feet of the U. N. police
force" which happens to be 80
per cent American.
Withdrawal to Japan would
be an admission of failure of our
mission in Korea. But it would
not imply, according to what
can be learned from high level
quarters in Washington, the ac-
ceptance of defeat. From all
available indications, the ad-
ministration does not intend to
raise the white flag and succumb
to the entreatieS of the British
and some Commonwealth prime
ministers that we accept the
Chinese Communists as partners
in the United Nations and in the
formulation of peace treaty for
Japan.
The attitude of number of
members of the United Nations,
including Great Britain and most
OF its empire partners, frankly
has been cowardly and in
describably selfish. They agreed
last June to stand together when
they believed that the United
Naions forces had to deal with
North Korean puppets alone.
Evening star., 1951-01-11
David Lawrence:
u. S. Anti-Red Policy Forms Up

The United States Govern
ment has determined definitely
that admission of Red China
to the United Nations is not
only out of the question. so
far as American approval is
concerned, but that such action
would be to reward aggression.
This basic policy is buttreSsed
also by a determination not
to withdraw our troops from
Korea, but to fight it out there
as long as the U. N. forces are
capable of resistance.
What this means is that the
United States considers the Far
East to be definite battle
ground not only for the pres
tige of the U. N. but also for
the future morale of all the nom
Communist elements within
China, Japan and the Philip
pines.
To withdraw voluntarily from
Korea is regarded by the Ameri-
can Government as virtually
tantamount to abandoning the
security of Japan and as an
invitation to an attack on Japan
and perhaps on Alaska.
The pros and cons of staying
in Korea or withdrawing have
been debated here for a long
time. The decision is to stay
and to inflict as much punish
ment as possible on the Com
munist forces. RumorS that
Gen. Macarthur wanted to
withdraw not only are without
foundation but his attitude is
the exact opposite-he wants
more troops to assist in hold
ing Korea.
If the Chinese Communists
are to be checkmated by any
force. it will be by counter
revolutionaries who are expected
to be welded together, not
necessarily under the leader
ship of Chang Kai-shek or his
lieutenants. The American pro-
Evening star., 1951-01-11

lean and French military po-
tentials we're tied down in
Korea and Indo-C China, while
Soviet forces were intact on
both fronts; that the Atlantic
powers were politically divided
and possessed (apart from the
Yugoslavs} hardly more than
IL divisions in Europe, while
the East European satellites
alone had some 5000 divisions.
What country in Russia's ge-
ographic and military position
would tolerate the leisurely re-
arming, as part of a hostile
bloc, of the only European
country it had good reason to
fear, especially as Soviet op-
position would be firmly sup
ported by the satellites of
Poland, Czechoslovakia and
Hungary?
And what reason was there to
think that the Germans, for the
sake of donning uniform,
would nominate their country
to be the first battle-ground and
themselves the first victims?
But the Russians held out an
olive branch. They proposed a
four-power meeting to effect
settlement of the German ques-
ton. Maybe the olive branch
has a bomb concealed in it's
leaves. But politically it's ex-
tension was a superb act of di-
plomacy.
So what did we do? We i'm
mediately began trying to avoid
the conference. Mr.. Acheson in
sisted that the conference must
not be confined to the German
question but must cover all out
standing problems. Why must
it? One would think the lead
ing issue in the world were
enough for one conference. He
Evening star., 1951-01-11
Doris FIeeson:

Old feuds and personal am
bitions are complicating the Re-
publican struggle to satisfy their
Al Senators with committee as
signments.
Latest flash from the grape
vine is that Senator Bridges of
New Hampshire. who yields only
to absent Senator Vandenberg
in seniority, may take the covet-
ed vacancy on Foreign Relations.
Senator Bridges would not only
reinforce conservative strength
in that key spot, he would also
be thwarting his hated colleague,
the liberal Senator Tobey.
Senator Tobey. No. 4 in length
Of service among the Republi-
cans, has threatened to take the
Foreign Relations post himself
If it is denied to his liberal
friend, Senator Aiken of Ver-
mont. He would give up the
ranking spot on Banking and
Currency to do it; he would
not give up Interstate and For
eign Commerce because then
one of his un-favorites, Senator
Brewster, would become the
ranking member on that COM
mittee and chairman If Republi-
cans win the Senate.
To take the Foreign Relations
post, Senator Bridges would
have to give up the choice
ranking place he enjoys on
Armed Services: however. he
would still rank on the most
powerful committee of all, APP
preparations, of which he is
chairman when Republicans
control.
Evening star., 1951-01-11
Schools Have q Portin Iona Pull

II am for unity" he said, "but
I AMI not for purchasing unity at
the price of socialized domestic
programs. He referred, he ex-
planned, to Federal aid to edu-
cation and Federal health in
surance.
This is a curious attitude for
anyone who agrees that our
country must make itself strong
and keep itself strong for the
long pull. But it is an atti-
tude likely to be modified by
events, if. events include the
third war we are preparing
against. 1t is certain to be, so
far as health insurance is con-
cerned. if the gopher instinct,
now so prevalent, leads us to
Put a great part of our war in
dustly and our ordinary liv-
ing underground. That won't
be conducive to good health
and the Federal Government
will inevitably be called on to
do something about it.
AS for education, many States
continue to demonstrate their
lack of capacity to meet the
needs Of their children. These
are the coming citizens-and
soldiers-to whom we will look
to see us through the long pull.
They are the boys and girls in
the elementary and secondary
schools, including the made
quate, overcrowded and under
stated schools of many COM
munitieS.
Evening star., 1951-01-11
Lowell MeHett:

"The first part" said the
President. "is to get our de-
fense program going as fast as
possible.
THE second part is to in
crease our capacity to produce
and to keep our economy strong
for the long pull. We do not
know how long Communist ag-
gression will threaten the
world"
Senators and Representa-
tives. listening to the State of
the Union message. nodded ap-
proval of many of the drastic
steps then suggested by the
President as necessary for "the
long pull" But some of their
faces froze as he read:
aid to the States to meet
the most urgent needs OF our
elementary and secondary
schools. Some of our plans will
= have to be deferred for the time
being. But we should do all we
can to make sure our children
are being trained as good and
useful citizens in these critical
times ahead"
The same faces froze harder
when he read:
1--WE still need to provide in
surance against loss of earnings
through sickness and against
the high costs of modern med
ical care"
Speaking the views Of some
of the frozen faces, Senator
Robertson Of Virginia later
allowed himself to be quoted.
Evening star., 1951-01-11
Dorothy Thompson:

When a country is in our
present position, it cannot af-
ford to reject any overture that
holds even a remote possibility
for an honorable settlement.
For three years this country
has. apparently, been hoping to
defeat the Soviets by rhetoric.
If brave, noble or fearsome
speeches could overwhelm great
powers, the Soviet Union would
be in it's grave. But, if a test
of force is anticipated, rhet-
oric is no substitute for ade-
quate numbers of men and
arms in the critical places. II
such a test is being prepared
for the last thing one should do
is to reveal ones plans; and all
preparations must foresee the
countermoves of ones oppo-
nentS.
Everything the West con-
templates doing is broadcast
to the four corners of the earth.
and much of it is impossible.
If the Soviets employ spies here,
they are wasting their money.
All any one needs to provide
them with fundamental infor-
nation is a clipping scissors.
More than three months ago
there was a meeting Of Western
Foreign Ministers in New York.
at which Secretary of State
Acheson came out strongly for
the rearmament of Germany, as
part of the Atlantic defense
system. He had not, in advance
reached an understanding with
either the French or the West
Germans.
The opposition of the French,
and eventually Of the west
Germans, then came to light
to the great benefit Of Soviet
leaders, who know how to ex-
plot riffs. Then, while the
United States walked into the
Korean trap, the Russians, via
Prague, said they would never
tolerate the rearming Of Ger
many as part Of the Western
bloc. and came out with the
Prague peace proposals-on
their face largely reasonable
and suggested a four power con-
ference.
Before the Russians an
nounced that they would not
tolerate German rearmament
in the framework of the At
lantic Pact, this column said
it. It was obvious to any one
with the sense he was born
with, who could put himself in
the position Of the Kremlin,
that they would not tolerate it.
From the Kremlin 1t was clear
that the most effective Amer
Evening star., 1951-01-11

directly. with the Communist
authorities and has come to the
conclusion that there is no sin
cerity of purpose in Peiping and
that to concede anything now
would only whet the appetite of
the Red Chinese leaders for
more concessions.
The truth is the policy of the
United States is growing firmer
every day, even as the policy of
some other governments is
growing weaker. The United
States recognizes that it must
bear the largest responsibility
for what is happening in the
Pacific because it cannot per-
init encroachments which, if
unchecked at the start, could
lead perhaps to the seizure of
Alaska.
European nations need have
no fear that America considers
the Far East a primary theater.
The Far East will remain
secondary area and Europe will
always be the first considera-
ton. American naval and air
forces, however, will operate in
the Pacific and a land force
big enough to carry on a hold
ing operation there will be con-
tinued. The European countries
are expected to furnish the bulk
of the land forces for the Euro
pean front. supplemented by
American land forces.
w. American policy is clear and
thoroughly understood by those
who must express it to other
governments. The time is not
yet ripe for a public avowal of
the American viewpoint. This
waits on the evolution of the
military situation in Korea and
the responses to our note to
member governments seeking
support for the U. N. move to
brand Red China as the aggres-
sor.
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