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Evening star., 1951-08-23
John c. Henry:

Another step, this time a
firm one after months of heSi-
tant tiptoeing, viii be taken
next month to bring Greece
and Turkey into the North At
lantic Treaty Organization.
At American suggestion, for
more than a year a model of
caution in this regard, the 12-
nation North Atlantic Council
in session at Ottawa is expected
to issue a formal invitation to
the two new powers to join in
the European defense structure.
The bid, even though it may be
accompanied by such diplomatic
double-talk as reaffirmation Of
the economic, social and politi-
cal implications of the treaty as
distinct from a purely military
alliance, Is intended to permit
Greece and Turkey to partici-
pate openly in the annual meet
ing of the council in Rome in
late October. Meanwhile, work
ing representatives of the in
terested powers will have OPP
portunity to discuss the specifics
of Greek Turkish adherence on
such matters as mutual use of
military bases, troop contribu-
tionS. command integration and
other details of effective par
ticipation.
Greece and Turkey stand to-
day as two relatively strong and
determined anti : Communist
powers. AS long as they are sup
ported in this posture, they pro-
tect the whole southern flank
of Western Europe. Their po-
sition across both sides of the
Turkish Straits and the Aegean
Sea blocks off any Russian exit
from the Black Sea and guards
the entire eastern end of the
Mediterranean. Both have
proved themselves battle
worthy allies against Red ag-
gression in Korea. One of the
last official statements made
by the late Admiral Sherman
as Chief Of Naval Operations
was a presentation to the House
Foreign Affairs Committee dur
ing hearings on the Mutual Sc
curity Program on the essen
tiality of keeping secure the
Greek and Turkish defense po-
tentialS.
The sluggishness which has
characterized NATO acceptance
of these two countries has been
marked by trivialities and self
ish considerations of little va
lidity. Objection has been
Evening star., 1951-08-23
Fletcher Knebel:
Potomac Fever

Senator Connally of Senate chop
ping billion the foreign aid bill Every time Connaly
election realizes much
they've been making recently in Europe.
Secretary of State Acheson confirms that Gen. Macarthur
the treaty session unless the conference itself
getting awful dud-slingng campaign.
Byrd the Army will further investigate Brig
Crawford who took free hotel from defense
wants to make the general wasn't led
astray by the hardened West Point Cadets.
The Commerce Department spending less
clothes We're the kind Of folks who'd rather shabby than
miss single one OF those Commerce Department reports
Representative Armstrong Missouri he's going
his the Russian delegation
questions The Russians will question of their
about his credentials it's he's Congressman what's he
doing paying his way?
Senator Bcker Of Ohio demands searching investigation
of Democratic Chairman Boyle. Senator
made thorough Investigation of Boyle and found his slate just
clean as it the day Harry Truman named him.
Evening star., 1951-08-23
Doris FIeeson:

On his own motion, the
greatly loved Vice President Of
the United States has brought
up the question that his best
friends have hesitated to discuss
with him. Yet it has been one
of burning import since it be-
came increasingly plain that
President Truman would run for
reelection.
The question is: Should the
Democrats again put on the
ticket with Mr.. Truman-one
heartbeat removed from the
most crucial, most wearing job
in the world-a man who would
be IS years old on Inauguration
Day. 1858?
Two facts stand out in the
discussions provoked by Mr..
Barley himself. One is that
he Is available for renomina-
ton. Few doubted it who have
had the opportunity-it can
fairly be called a privilege-of
coming into close contact with
him.
The other fact is that two
camps are forming. One camp
says that if Mr.. Truman is
entitled to denomination, his
running mate in the heart
breaking race of 1948 when the
odds were so heavily against
the ticket must not be passed
over. Many in this group con-
tend that the Veep's cogent,
well-reasoned exposition of the
golden thread Of Democratic
rule did more to elect the ticket
than all Of the Presidents bone
cracking oratory.
No Democrat criticizes the
Weep per Sc. But the other camp
says it would be monstrously
unfair to the American people
to force them to support on
the Democratic ticket a Presi-
dent who would be 681a when
inaugurated with a backstop If
q man IS. And when the prob
abilities in life expectancy are
canvaSSed it is recalled that Mr..
Truman's actual age of So plus
includes nearly eight full years
Evening star., 1951-08-23

raised that extension Of NATO
to the Balkan-Eastern Medi-
terranean area would pro
woke" the Russians. Objection
was made that Greece and Tur-
key were too remote from the
core of the NATO area although
militarily a southern fiank
would seem as important as a
northern one. Objection was
voiced, too, that such an ex-
tension would spread NATO re-
sources and commitments too
far although both Greece and
Turkey are at a higher stage OF
military readiness today than
many of the NATO countries.
Developing but still incomplete
plans for Near East-Medi-
terranean defense arrangement.
criss-crossed by Britains desire
to maintain It's shaky political
dominance in that area, also
mas Deen an ODSCfuCClng ele-
ment.
And not too far removed, even
today, is a fear on the part of
some Of the NATO members
that American support for
Greek Turkish adherence will
be prelude to efforts to bring
Spain more fully into the pic
ture. Actually. SPAN has not
even sought participation and
assurances have been given that
current negotiations for Amer
lean base privileges on the Ibe-
rian Peninsula viii continue on
a bilateral basis.
Evening star., 1951-08-23
Sad Result Of ImpuIsive Action
Complete About Face by Truman Would Be Necessary to Have
Macarthur Attend japanese Peace Treaty Toks
Iould Be Necessary to Have
T reuty Tuks

general could go to the confer
ence would be at the invitation
OF the various powers he repre-
sented for so many years in
Japan as the head of Allied
occupation forces. Unless the
President wanted to instruct
Secretary Acheson to ask the
conference formally to invite
the general, 1t would not be
done.
So, for all practical purposes,
the idea of having the deposed
general take part in the cere-
mony--which he labored so
long and so conscientiouSly to
bring about-can now be re-
garded as out Of the question.
Although there is not the slight
est evidence in the record that
Gen. Macarthur failed in
any way as supreme commander
in Japan, Mr.. Truman dis
missed him from all commands
and there is no way now by
which the effect of that action
can be mitigated except by an
about-face on the part Of the
President himself.
There are in Congress many
members, including Democrats.
who feel that the President
could have terminated Gen.
MacArthur's authority over the
Korean war and could have
designated Gen. 'Ridgway as
commander-in-chief there with
out in any way upSetting the
work of Gen. Macarthur in
Japan itself. So the whole epi-
sode merely accentuates once
more the sad consequences of
impulsive action in delicate
matters of foreign policy.
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Evening star., 1951-08-23
Doris Fleeson:
Even Best Friends Don't Ask
Question Raised Whether Democrats Should Put Bo<ey
Who VIII Be Is in 1883 on Ticket With Trumon

in the cruelest job in the
world.
Mr.. Truman's medical advisers
repeatedly stress his excellent
physical condition. There is no
outward evidence to the con-
trary though the signs Of age
are there, as how could they not
be?
But Washington sees more
clearly than most what hap
pens below the surface. The late
Chief of Naval Operations. Ad-
miral Sherman. was known to
be hard-working, heavily Ia
den and absorbed in his prob
lens. But he looked in the pink
and his sudden death at IS
shocked the Capital.
It is fashionable to dwell on
the superficial aspects Of Capital
life and the cocktail parties
will always make headlines. But
a fabulous amount of work is
done here daily and the men
who really run the show make
decisions daily that would scare
the head of United States Steel.
Leading Democrats enjoy
kind of special prestige among
informed people who have seen
them bear the heat and burden
Of the day for so many years.
Yet the cold, hard facts of the
Presidential Succession Act re-
veal that, should a Barkley-
Truman ticket run again and
bring into Office with them a
Democratic Congress:
The President would be 68 in
January. 1858.
The Vice President would
be rs,
Evening star., 1951-08-23
David Lawrence:

All the fuss about inviting
Gen. Macarthur to speak at
the San Francisco conference
whene the peace treaty with
Japan is signed comes down to a
single tragic paradox. 1t is that
President Truman dismissed as
the Supreme Allied Commander
of Japan the man who laid down
the principles of the treaty for
which the Japanese people are
profoundly grateful and are
manifesting that gratitude in
many public expressions.
It wasn't any idea Of Gen.
Macarthur that. he should be
invited to speak at the con-
ference. Nor has he rejected
any invitation, though inspired
reports to that effect have been
sent out through the press here
designed no doubt to alleviate
the bad impression made by
the administrations attitude.
The facts are that, the
moment Gen. Macarthur was
dismissed from all commands
for allegedly failing to give
Fundamentally support to
United Nations policies, there
was danger of a crisis in Japan.
John Foster Dulles was called
in to help out in the emergency
and carry on the work that Gen.
Macarthur started. Naturally,
Mr.. Dulles was not as intimately
acquainted with the background
of the peace-treaty negotiations
as had been Gen. Macarthur, so
he went to Japan first and then
on his return submitted to Pres
ident Truman a plan to carry
on the work here. At first Mr..
Truman objected - he didn't
want Mr.. Dulles to have any,
Evening star., 1951-08-23

thing to do with Gen. Mac
Arthur. But Mr.. Dulles remon-
strated and pointed out in
rather earnest way that he
couldn't fulfill his mission under
such a handicap. Thereupon,
Mr.. Truman removed his objec-
tionS.
For several weeks now Mr..
Dulles has conferred often with
Gen. Macarthur. who has given
him every possible help and adj
vice.
When the time came to plan
the final action. MIR. Dulles had
the idea that 1t was important
from q psychological viewpoint
inside Japan to have the Mac
Arthur trade mark or imprint
on the treaty. The President
and Secretary Acheson did not
appoint the general to be a
member of the United States
delegation to the San Fran
cisco conference. Thereupon,
Mr.. Dulles is reported to have
begun a series of exploratory
talks to find a way to bring the
general to San Francisco.
Some one made the odd Sug-
gestion that, along with the
dozen or more technical as
siStants," Gen. Macarthur might
become attached to the Ameri-
can delegation and at the ap-
propriate time express his views
on the treaty to the confer
ence. An aide to Gen. Mac
Arthur, Courtney Whitney, said
in New York:
Neither Gen. Macarthur nor
Mr.. Dulles took that suggestion
seriously"
Hence the only way that the
Evening star., 1951-08-23

The speaker. MIR. Rayburn.
would be within a few days
of II.
The President pro tempore OF
the Senate-Should Senator Nc
Kellar be re-elected-would be
over 80. Even if Senator Nc
Kellar is defeated in the pri-
mary-he has opposition-an
elder Democrat would certainly
be named President pro tempore
and hold up the average age.
The average length of service
Of this group Of men in Congress
or national Office would be 3412
years.
Hence the heated discussions
in Democratic circles about the
1852 ticket.
Evening star., 1951-08-04
By the Assecioted Pres.

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-Federal
authorities are agreed that Waxey
Gordon. prohibition beer baron
held on narcotics charges, had
taken over territories of other
dope rings broken up by recent
arrests.
! Narcotics agents said yesterday
that Gordon was moving in
where other dope big-shots had
been eliminated, and was attempt
ing to expand his $1-million a :
year coaSt-to-coast illicit drug
! business.
j A recent series of narcotics az
rests was climaXed last week by
! the smashing of a multi-million-
dollar French-Italian counterfeit
ing and drug gang.
Record Goes Back to 1905.
The 63-year-old Gordon, when
/, arrested Thursday night with 1712
ounces of heroin allegedly in his
possession, pleaded with Detective
! Sergt. John Cottone of the mar
coticS squad:
please kill me, John-shoot me
I'm an old man and I'm through
Don't take me in for junk (dope)
How else can I live? Let me run
John, and then you shoot me-"
Gordon, whose real name i,
Irving Wexler. has a police record
dating back to 1905. He started
his crime career as a pickpocket
Tabled Public Enemy No. l dur
ing the roaring '20's. Gordon's
value as the alleged czar of the
ring was believed to be based
mainly on his contacts in the
underworld.
Also arrested with Gordon on a
Evening star., 1951-08-04
Return Of Noel Field
Urged by His Sister
B, the Assoeiated Pres.

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-The
sister of Noel H. Field, former
State Department employe who
disappeared two years ago behind
the iron curtain, says her brother
should be found and brought back
to defend himself against charges
of Communist ties.
The sister, DR.. Elsie H. Field
of Urbana. Ill, called at the AS
Isociated Press here yesterday
She carried a folder laden with
Government correspondence in
behalf of her brother.
Saying she had aivnr I'M boz
medical practice in Urbana to
defend her brother, Ii. leu
added:
In Communist countries, he
has been charged repeatedly with
being an American spy, but never
has he been produced or tried or
been allowed to speak for himself.
I'm the United States he has
been mentioned repeatedly among
those involved in Soviet spy activ-
tiles. Only Noel himself can give
us the answer"
Field. At, vanished after he went
to Prague, Czechoslovakia, in May,
1949, apparently to gather mate
rial for writing. Four months
later, his sister said, his wife went
to Prague to look for him. She
never was heard from.
Evening star., 1951-08-04
Detective Says Woxey Gordon
IBeqqed to Be Shot on Arrest

dimly lighted East Side street
corner were Samuel Kass, 80, who
gave his occupation as gambler, >
and Benjamin Katz, alias Ben
jamin Kassop, 35, an unemployed
machiniSt.
Chauffeur Arrested.
Another member of the alleged
dope gang, Arthur Repola, 25, an
unemployed chauffeur, was picked
up later.
Gordon is being held in lieu OF
$4,000 bail, Katz and Kass II
100000 bond each, and Repolu
in $4,000 bail All are charged
with narcotics violations.
In San Francisco last night, AS
siStant United States Attorney 10.
ISeph KareSh said three men in.
.dicted there on narcotics charges
were West Coast narcotics repre-
.sentatiVes for Gordon.
They are Abe (The Trigger
Chapman, William Levin anc
Frank (Blackie) Mckee. Mr.
Karesh said Chapman was the Pa.
Icif1c Coast drop" for the Corridor
outfit, while Levin and Mckee
were top lieutenants of Chapman
Sold Under Brand Names.
United States Attorney Irving H
Saypol has charged that Chap.
man and Levin distributed pack.
aged heroin bearing brand names
Bail for the West Coast trio, ar.
raigned yesterday, was set at $25,.
900 each.
Mr.. Saypol said Gordon has beer
operating an international dope
racket for several years" and that
he was being investigated right
along. The prosecutor added that
Evening star., 1951-08-04
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Evening star., 1951-08-04

Gordon got the dope from con-
facts on foreign ships
If prosecuted and convicted un-
der New York State law, Gordon
can receive a life sentence as a
fourth offender.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-12-13

The Deer Park PIT. A. is sponsor
ing a Christmas bazaar. at the school
on December 13 at 700 p. m. for the
benefit of the school. Fancy work
and food will be on sale.
The Woman's Society of Christian
Service met at the church basement
for the annual Christmas program.
Mrs. Clarence Rollman led the devo-
tionals. A duet was rendered by the
Misses Nadara Ann and Mary Lee
Rodeheaver. Christmas gifts were eX-
changed by the members. Refresh
ment5 were served in Christmas eff
feet.
An interesting Christmas meeting
was held by the Firemen's Auxiliary
Monday evening. Unusual Christmas
gifts were exchanged by all members.
Christmas games and refreshments
were enjoyed by all present.
Rose Marie and Jenny Lee Uphold
entertained the All club on Saturday
morning. Christmas gifts were made
by the members. Refreshments were
served by the hostesses.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-12-13
Pythian Sisters Name
Officers for 1852

Miss Ellen Turney was named most
excellent chief of the Pythan Sisters
at a recent meeting in Pythian
Temple in Oakland. Others named
were Mary Browning, past chief;
Edith Bell, excellent senior; Margaret
Graham, excellent junior; Beulah
Graham, manager; Clara Stuck,
secretary; Cora Woods, treasurer;
Dorthea Woods, protector; Ruby
Turney, guard; Mabel Coddington, in
stalling officer and grand representa-
tive; Grace Riley, alternate repre-
sentative; Floe Schaeffer, captain of
degree staff; Vera Mustard, pianist;
Grace Riley, assistant; Clara Stuck,
press correspondent; Violet Bowser,
Elizabeth Tulney and Nerna Bray,
trustees for three, two and one years,
respectively.
The organization will hold a
Christmas party on Monday, Deem
Der II, at 1880. There will be an eX-
change of gifts.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-12-13
News
From The
Ruth Enlow Library
BY EDITH BROCK

A Christmas tree and other holiday
decorations have been placed in the
library by the Garrett branch of the
American Association of University
Women. Scenes from the Christmas
story done by pupils at johnson school
are featured on the bulletin board in
the young peoples section. A circus
diorama made by Mrs. Duling's room
and bowls of clay fruit made by Mrs.
Ream's room at Oakland Elementary
sechool add to the holiday appearance
of the room. An illustrated song
chart made by Mrs. Warnick's room
at Red House school and book made
by the pupils of Sunnyside school
showing the life of their community
are attractive new exhibits in the
young peoples section.
The exhibit of arts and crafts by
local lobbyists now includes wood
carving, weaving, ceramics, enamel
ing and leather work. Additional
handicrafts will be welcome for this
display.
The book, furniture Making and
Cabinet Work." has been selected and
ordered as a gift of the Oakland
Homemakers' Club in memory of Ron
aid McIntire. Bestowed Plays of
Shakespeare" is a gift of Mrs. Laura
WEIGH in memory of F E. Rathbun.
Gifts of recent fiction have been con-
tributed by Mrs. Jacob Jones, of
Hoyes, and by Dolores Leighton. Mr..
and Mrs. Clark Schlossnagle, of
Hoyes, have given the book "What
Would Jesus Do"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-12-13


A soldier is trained to take care Of
himself and to keep on fighting. As
a defender of your home front, you
must learn to protect yourself and
keep on working. Despite every pre-
caution, a soldier might be killed. So
might you. But the more you know,
and the better trained you are, the
better your chances for survival.
To help you protect yourself, and
to make the best use of your own
special ability and skill in an
emergency, is the whole idea OF
civil defense. If you give time and
thought to that, then you will be
able to save yourself and others if
trouble comes.
1t is not up to the Federal Govern
ment to run civil defense. The Fed
eral Civil Defense Administration
does the basic planning, gives techni-
cal information to the States, pays
part of the cost of equipment and
shelters, and provides some kinds of
emergency supplies. The operation of
civil defense begins at your State line.
1t Is The Peoples Job
1t is the job of the States and
Territories and their counties and
cities to organize civil defense among
their own people. They must build
the machine and make it run. The
person in charge in your State is the
State Civil Defense Director. In your
citv IT, is the mayor OF. VOllr local
Civil Defense Director. He and his