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j, Vassar Club Of Washington at Its
IIannual picnic to be held at $50
,Io'clock tonight at the Madeira
School.
| Miss Tull, daughter of Col. and
Mrs. Lloyd H. Tull. 1888 Runny-
meade place NV, will be gradu-
lated from Woodrow Wilson High
School this month. She is q
member of the National Honor
Society and has been active in
school activities.
| Washington girls now attend
ling Vassar will discuss their ac-
tivities at the college and the
Icurrent college scene.
Two Seek OAR Office
Two Washington members Of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution - Mrs. Wilfred j.
Chairman and Mrs. James D.
ISkinner-have been nominated
for the national office Of vice
president general and will seek
the Endorsement of the District
Society at its State conference
next March.
Both are candidates for one of
the posts to be filled at the 1852
Continental Congress Of the OAR.
The District Society, however. can
only indorse one of its members
for the Office. The State Execu-
tive Board of the local society
voted this week to have the names
|of both placed on ballot for in
dorsement at the March meeting.
Mrs. Skinner is the present
State regent of the District and
Mrs. Chairman is a past State
regent. The latter was proposed
by the Col. James Mccall Chap
ter which announced recently
that it would support her for the
office. Mrs. Skinner was nomi-
mated at the board meeting Mon
day night.
This is the first time in num-
Der Of years that two District
members have sought the indorse-
ment of the State Society for the
same national Office.
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| Robin Lynch
| Will Marry
|Cupt. Brown

Mr.. George H. Lynch. Assistant
Associate Solicitor, Veterans Ad-
ministration, and Mrs. Lynch an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Robin, to Capt. David
Drummond Brown. U. S. A., son
/ of Mrs. r. Brown of Minnesota.
The wedding will take place in
September.
Miss Lynch is q graduate of
Mount Vernon Seminary and Of
Mount Vernon Junior College.
Glass of 1851. Capt. Brown is a
graduate of the United States
Military Academy, Class Of 1916.
Engineers.
The prospective bridegroom has
served overseas and is now Regi-
mental Adjutant of Combat Com
mand A, 9Th Armored Division,
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
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Reserve Group
IPIuns Silver Tea

The Reserve Officers Associa.
Etion Ladies Club will have a silver
tea from 4::30 to $50 pm. tomor.
row at the home of Maj. Gen. an6
Mrs. Harry H. Vaughan, 3 Forest
Hill drive, Alexandria.
Capt. Victor Condos, vice pres
ident for Army affairs of the Dis.
trict Department of the Reserve
Officers Association, will install
the new officers.
Members Of the Martha Wash
|ington Chapter and the Robert E
Lee Chapter Of the ROALC viii
be guests at the tea. Mrs. Varins
Smith, president Of the Virginia
State organization: also will at
tend.
The program will include musi-
cal numbers by members of the
Army Band and vocal selections
by Maria de Ia Hull.
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Dorothy
Dix

DEAR MISS DIX: I am al
woman of 40, in love with man
nine years younger than /. HeI
knows I am older but not how
much. When I first met him II
told him we were not suited tol
each other because of the differ
ence in our ages, but he said he
didn't care how much older I was.
He claims he would love me no
matter how much difference there
was in our ages. I don't have
anything, so he couldn't be after
my money. He has proved his
love in many ways. He seems to
enjoy every minute of the time
we spend together. Is nine years
too much difference?
SHIRLEY.
Answer: While marriage be-
tween two people with the woman
so much the elder merits careful
consideration and thorough
weighing of all circumstances, it
is by no means a matter to be
dismissed with a firm "Impos-
sible!" Are you sure you are
really in love with this man, and
not marrying merely because you
are lonesome? Is it certain that
he loves you as a mature man
loves. his mate, and is not seek
ing maternal solace and protec-
ton?
Age as measured in years is not
of itself important; the vital con-
cern is the mental age. A man
of 80 may be as old in his tastes
and feelings az a woman of 40,
and it really doesn't matter which
has had more birthdays. No man
marries woman older than him
self unless she has some quality
of heart and mind that appeals
strongly to him and he is much
less liable to grow tired of her
than he is of a young girl whose
character in uniformed and whose
appeal to him is her youth.
AS the wife of a man so much
younger than yourself, you have
q greater responsibility to keel
yourself abreast of the times
smartly groomed. and eager tt
follow your husbands interests.
Before you marry, be sure YOU
fiancee knows exactly how mucf
older you are. Even though HI
says it makes 10 difference, the
fact should be established to pre-.
vent later repercussions.
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Won1en's Clubs
Soroptin1ist Here Wins Scholarship
Providing Months Trip in France

A Washington Soroptimist hai
won a scholarship providing {
months entertainment In Franc,
as guest of the French Nationa
Union of Soroptimist Clubs.
Mrs. Eva Fl. Bray was selected
for the honor from a field Of can.
didates submitted by Soroptimist
Clubs from all parts of the coun.
try, it was announced yesterday
at the local groups weekly lunch
con at the Willard Hotel. Hel
name was entered by the presi-
dent of the Washington club, Mrs
Mary Hysong.
The award provides for a two
week stay at the House Of Stu
dents in Paris and two weeks as
the guest of a Soroptimist In
Boulogne.
Mrs. Bray, who was informed
of her selection Monday night,
hasn't made her plans yet, but is
anxious to leave as soon as pos
sible.
Acting publicity chairman for
the Washington SoroptimiStS,
Mrs. Bray is associate editor of
the Kiplinger Letters and con-
tributing editor to Changing
Times"
Among those on hand at yes
terday's luncheon to congratulate
Mrs. Bray was Miss Edith Tork-
ington, administrator of Chill
dren's Hospital. Miss Torkington
received a check for $4,000 from
the club which is to be used to
equip an emergency room in the
new Children's Hospital. The do
nation represented the clubs prin-
cipal civic project this year.
Other hospital officials who
were invited to be present in
cluded DR.. Gordon Daisley, chief
resident physician; Miss Hazel
Roger, administrator of the dis
pensary, and Miss 8. Kathryn
Wilmer, director of nursing. Miss
Estelle Zirkin heads the clubs
Civic Committee.
Vossor Scholarship
Miss Dade Tull will receive the
annual scholarship award of the
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Garden Party
Is POSTPONED

The garden party which the Dis
trict State Council, National So
ciety of Patriotic Women of Amer.
lea, was to have given on Saturday
at the home of Mrs. John Black.
mer has been indefinitely post.
poned due to illness in the family
Of the hostess, it has been an
nounced by Mrs. John Hall AK
ford, council president.
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Author to Speak

Virgil Darlington Jones. maga-
zine executive, former newspaper
man and author of Ranger Mos
by" and "The Hatf1eldS and the
McCoys," will address the Alex
andria League Of American Pen
Women. at a luncheon meeting
tomorrow at Cedar Knoll Inn. He
will talk on journalism.
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MRS. CARROLL II. CARTER.
Miss Dorothy Veda Warrington
and MIR. Carroll Harmon Garter
were married recently in the Ken
sington Baptist Church by the
Rev. Kenneth Knox.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Roland Var
rington Of Bethesda and her hus-
band is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Melbourne Carter of Kensington
After a trip to Florida, the
|newlyweds will reside in Kensing-
ton Gardens Apartments.
Evening star., 1951-06-13

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View on Returning
Formosu Gievn

we, along with the tr0e naCl0nS,
must seize. in my Judgment, and
maintain the initiative In this un-
fortunate, but currently unavoid-
able international struggle which
may so strongly influence the des-
tiny of mankind.
Senator Green. In all these
discussions about Formosa
there has been a great deal Of dis
.cussion whether Formosa in the
end should be given back to Japan
or whether it should be given back
Ito China or whether the United
States should take it or whether
there should be a trusteeship es-
tablished, and nobody seems to
talk about giving Formosa back
to the Formosans. What is your
idea on that?
Gen. Wedemeyer-Well, that
has some merit. sir; that has some
merit.
Senator Green-The Formosans
are not identical with though
and Japanese, are they not?
they are related TO both Chinese
Gen. Wedemeyer - Ethnologi-
cally. yes. sir.
Senator Greenland it is larger
than q good many other Of the
smaller nations Of the world il
it were established as a separate
nation. would it not be?
Gen. Wedemeyer-It seems to
me, sir. we made q promise, we
have a commitment there that
was made at the Cairo conference
with Generalissimo Chang Kai-
shek. the leader Of the recognized
Chinese Nationalistic Government,
that Formosa would be returned
to them.
Senator Green. Assuming
America. our country, decided it
was our best policy to abandon it,
and suppose the other members
of the United Nations who are
fighting 1t out with us there, dis
agreed with US there?
What would be our attitude?
Might Have to Act Alone.
Gen. Wedemeyer-Well, Sena-
tor. as ! told You yesterday, there
comes time when I think this
country of ours has got to go it
alone.
I think that is something that
our responsible leaders, civil and
military, should carefully consider
and ponder: and it might be nec-
essary to go it alone; but when
you realize we have q preponder-
ance Of force out there. sir, are
we going to permit q few nations
that have no contributions at ali,
either material or human, In this
effort. and we are losing lives-I
think maybe We should carefully
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Acheson Denies Reds Blocked
Wedemeyer1s Embassy Post

Wedemeyer be made ambassador
to China at some appropriate
time and that President Truman
had agreed.
That information leaked out.
Mr.. Acheson added, and an indis-
Greet remark by some Chinese Ma
tionalist official created the i'm
preston in China that Gen. Mar
shall was to be called home and
be superseded by Gen. Wedemeyer.
Because this interfered with his
negotiations, Gen. Marshall sug-
gested that the appointment not
be pressed, Mr.. Acheson said.
The Secretary added that he
explained the situation to Gen.
Wedemeyer, who, he said, agreed
thoroughly with Gen. Marsha1l's S
views.
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weigh whether or not we should
pull out, even though the United
Nations doesn't support us.
I would hope that they would
support u.s.. and I would make
every effort to get their support
before I took such a drastic step.
1t might jeopardize the future of
what believe to be the hope of
mankind, world organization
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them. Wherein, if any, do you
differ from those policies as so ex-
pressed?
Gen. Wedemeyer-I don't differ
with those policies. I think they
are constructive. I have in my
discussions with members of this
committee stated that in my judg-
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ment the assistance that we gave
the Chinese government, the ma
terial assistance, given begrudg-
lngly and in a delayed manner
and that the moral assistance,
which I laid great stress upon,
was almost wholly lacking. :.
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in the Far East. and in the
Senator Hickenlooper--. Gen.
Wedemeyer, do you believe that
in any settlement of the aggression
or any settlement of the military
action in Korea >. do you believe
that in those negotiations Nation
alist China should have a place
along with us-I am not saying
to the exclusion of discussing the
matter with the enemy on the
other side, which is the hostile
forces. but SO far as those who are
settling it. should Nationalist
China participate in that?
Gen. Wedemeyer-Yes, sir:
think Nationalist China should
participate. Nationalist China is
"a recognized member of the
United Nations and in my judg-
ment that should be effected un-
der the aegis of the United Ma
tions organization, sir, such a
truce.
Wedemeyer Admits Error.
Senator neutrality-suspicious.,
during your tour of duty in this
period, from 1914 were you
convinced that the Japanese
(. at any time leading up to
or prior to the actual surrender
were attempting in various ways
to feel out and canvass the ground
upon which they might surrender
and stop the war?
Gen. Wedemeyer--Yes, sir; but
i cannot support that with factual
evidence. -.
Now, the other day I read in
the paper, or heard this fine COM
menator, Merrill, state that people
should come before this commit
tee and admit mistakes; and
could not agree with any one
more.
I made mistake. an error in
judgment, strategic Judgment
there. sir: and when was home
in February. the Chief of staff,
Gen. Marshall, asked me If I
thought the Soviet should be
brought into the war against
Japan-this was in February of
AS; and I said, Yes, SIR" because
it was my conviction then that
the japanese would hole in, in
what I called the Shantung in
dustrial crescent and up in Man.
churia, where they had industrial
effort, and I was afraid the war
would go on for a long time, and
we would lose lot of Allied lives;
whereas, If the Soviet would come
in, it would precipitate our final
victory.
Then, I was wrong about that.
my judgment was wrong.
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AS I understand it, our Govern
ment does not want them to un-
dertake such operations at this
time for fear of embarrassment in
their efforts to bring about a ne
gotiated peace.
Senator Smith-Those are our
present policies, as you define
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Advisers Hostile
To Chang Regime

Senator Hickenlooper - Gen.
Wedemeyer, who were your po-
litical advisers either In the State
Department or the political Sec
ton of our Government while you
were Chief of Staff and theater
commander in China in 1914 and
1945?
Gen. Wedemeyer-I had four,
Senator: Mr.. John Davies, Mr..
John Service, Mr.. Raymond Lud-
den and Mr.. John Emerson. They
were assigned to my staf1 when I
reported to assume command Of
the China theater. They were
all Foreign Service officers.
Senator Hickenlooper-. Did
you during your tour Of duty
there as Chief of STAFF to the
generalissimo and as theater
commander, did you have any
contact at all with Owen Latti-
more?
Gen. Neutrality-suspicious., sir.
Senator Hickenlooper - Now,
these advisers who had been as
signed to you during that period,
general. would you tell us whether
or not they had an attitude which
appeared to be one of undermin-
ing or disparagement Of Chang
Kai-shek and the Nationalist gov
ernment Of China, coupled with
an at least seeming support or
advocacy Of the Communist move
ment in Northern China?
Gen. Wedemeyer-. Well, I
can give you information that is
not based entirely upon sensing,
either. had direct information
because I received from those four
gentlemen written memoranda
and oral reports indicating or en-
bodying DISBURSEMENT against
the Central government.
Very critical of the leader,
Chang Kai-shek. and his assist
ants, and concurrently favorable
reports concerning the conditions
in Yenan, which they from time to
time would visit. Yenan being the
center of the Chinese Communist
government.
Reports Very Derogatory.
Whether or not-you used the
term, Senator, undermined
and whether or not that was their
intention, I couldn't state that
was. to undermine the Central
government; but the facts are
that the reports I received were
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Yesterdays Partial Transcript

we should take Affirmative action,
because. in my Judgment we have
got to do something affirmative
against the Soviet. :"
-. but you stated in another
part of your testimony that
we were too late, already late, in
Irepelling Communist aggression; /;
that we should have taken action
earlier; but you stated that you
would not employ ground forces in
Korea, and would rely upon eco
nomic blockade.
I am a little at a loss as to Just
what kind of action you are re-
ferring to that we should take
affirmative action on.
Gen. Wedemeyer-. :. I think
we Americans are surface minded.
We think In terms of the Army
and Navy, and not up in the air
with the new weapons that science
has given us.
I think that punitive action
should have been taken with the
Navy and with the Air Force,
instead of putting ground forces
in Korea.
Now, with reference to the eco
nomic blockade, and the ability
of the Soviet to provide the means
of livelihood for all their satel-
lites, and these areas that she is
gradually orienting toward the
Kremlin, I think that her prob
lens are compounded and con-
founded by any effort we make to
disrupt her lines of communica-
ton, to deny her essential raw
materials, for example, rubber and
tin from Southeast Asia; to pre-
vent coastal shipping, which is in
connection with the communica-
tions, her limited communications
in the Far East, from redistribut-
ing supplies. >.
=. I would deny raw rubber,
and I would deny any oil, which
lis an important item for COM
|mercial or military purposes; 1
would deny those strategic ma
terials to the areas that the Soviet
lis attempting to control, sir.
Chairman Russell-Well, If they
moved into Iran. which is another
isolated area, it would be more
difficult to fight there than 1t
would be. even in Korea.
Gen. Wedemeyer-That is cor
rect, sir.
Chairman Russell :. Do you
think We could drive the aggressor
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A partial transcript OF yes
terday's testimony BY 1t. Gen.
Albert c. Wedeneyer tolIoUs:
Senator Brewster I do not
know to what extent you had COM
pleted your discussion of what ]
think you expressed as the deep
shock, surprise and disturbance
of the Generalissimo when Am
bassador Hurley informed him OF
the Yalta Agreement.
Gen. Wedemeyer-I felt that he
was chagrined and disappointed
and also shocked. -.
Senator Brewster. And
were you familiar with the actions
which were later taken to imple-
ment that understanding by the
Chinese when they went to Mos
COW? Did that come within your
perview at all?
Gen. Wedemeyer - Only this
way, sir: DR.. T. v. Soong came tc
see me because the generalissimc
had ordered him to 60 to Moscow
to discuss the formulation Of q
Sino-Soviet agreement based upon
the Yalta Agreement. And he
expressed great concern.
Actually T. v. Soong told me he
would not sign such an agreement
and he didn't. Wang Shih-chieh
I believe did. I believe he was
foreign minister or deputy foreign
minister, who signed the Sino-
Soviet pact. I believe am cor
rect about that, but I am not
absolutely certain.
But r. v. Soong stated he would
not sign any paper ceding terri
tory whose sovereignty had been
recognized.
Senator Brewster. s. Would
you think then that any attempt
to say that the Chinese Nation
alist government embraced the
agreement for the cessions in Man
churia with any enthusiasm was
quite erroneous?
Gen. Wedemeyer-Well, that is
just the antithesis of my own ex-
perience with Chinese officials OF
the highest rank. =.
ASKED About Recommendations.
Chairman Russell. Now
yesterday. general, in response to
q question by Senator Bridges on
page 60S7. when he asked you
what would you have recon-
mended II you had been consulted
when the aggression occurred In
Korea-you stated that:
First I would recommend that
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Secretary of State Acheson said
today that Chinese Communist OBJ
lection was not the reason for can
ceiling proposed appointment Of 1t.
Gen. Albert C.. Wedemeyer as
ambassador to China In 1916.
Gen. Wedemeyer testified Mon
day before the Senate committee
investigating the Macarthur con-
troversy that Mr.. Acheson. then
Undersecretary Of State. had told
him the appointment was with
drawn because the Chinese Com
munists were protesting it.
Mr.. Acheson was asked about
this at a news conference teday.
He said Defense Secretary Mar
shall, then in China as q special
envoy, had proposed that Gen.
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very derogatory against the Chi.
neSe Nationalist government.

very derogatory against the Chi
nese Nationalist government.
I did not take these reports too
seriously, because. I emphasize
again, sir. that I felt my major
job there was to remain with the
military problems and solve them,
sir.
Senator Hickenlooper-Was it
your understanding, general, at
this time that these advisers OF
yours were representing the view
or the position Of the State De-
partment?
Gen. Wedemeyer- No, sir.
Senator Hickenlooper-.. They
were representatives of the State
Department, however.
Gen. Wedemeyer- Yes, sir.
Senator Hickenlooper-...Y You
did not know that they were not
representing the view of the State
Department. I want to under
stand whether you had any
affirmative view either way, as to
whether or not they were repre-
senting the State Department.
Gen. Wedemeyer- No, I
didn't. sir.
Senator Hickenlooper- If
the Peoples Government of China
Is the Communist gov
of Mao-is recognized as
either the de facto or de jure gov
Of China, together with
all that recognition means in the
nations If we recognize them,
would you say that would be q
substantial victory for the Com
and Communist move
ment in China and a defeat Of
the basic aims of the people of
the United States to contain and
resist communism?
In other words. would that be
a victory for them and a defeat
for US II we recognized the Com
munist government Of China?
Would Be Refutation Of Policy.
Gen. Wedemeyer-In my judg-
ment. If our country recognizes
Red China. the Chinese Red gov
as either the de facto
or de jure government, it would be
tantamount to a refutation of our
traditional American friendship
for those people.
It also would be an abrogation
Of treaties that had their initia-
ton at the time of John Hay, and
following right through; a COM
plete abrogation Of our open door
policy and Of our cooperative
attitude that we have with great
credit maintained in that area
great credit, I think, to our policy
formulators.
It would be o victory for the
Communist Ynovement in China
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