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Evening star., 1951-11-30
7hon1os l. Stokes:
Leaves Way Open to Withdraw
Kefoer Gets Heodsto in Race for Democratic Nomination
If Truman Witt1drows and Leaves Field Open to Others

seek denomination himself. It
was the stated policy OF our
organizational group that we
would not present Senator Ke-
fauver merely as favorite son
nor as presidential candidate
actually aspiring to the nomina-
ton for the vice presidency.
Because Senator Kefauver is
a loyal. regular Democrat. we
feel that we should not urge his
nomination in the absence Of
his agreement and until the
President makes known his in
tentions.
There were a few present at
our original meeting who stated
they will support President Tru-
man again if he seeks renomi-
nation and reelection. I would
say, however, that the majority
favor the nomination of Senator
Kefauver regardless of the deci-
sion of President Truman, and
none of us has discussed the
action we have taken or the
prospects with Senator Ke-
fauver."
In concluding, Mr.. McInturf
expressed the confidence Of his
group that Senator Kefauver's
nomination would assure an
other victory for the Democratic
Party.
The Senator, by his statement
in California, seems to have
thrown further light upon his
own position.
Evening star., 1951-11-30
Press Often Made the Scopegoot
Trumons Costgoon of News Reports Korea CeoseFre
Shows How OffcoIdom BIomes Others for Mistakes

Admiral Henry B. Wilson. U. S.
NJ. commandant of the Ameri-
can naval forces in that vicinity,
about the origin Of Mr.. Howard's
dispatch. The admiral said un-
hesitatingly that he had re-
ceived the information over the
telephone from one of the naval
attaches in the American EN-
bassy in Paris and, believing it
to be authentic. had passed it
on to the feet. What happened
was that some one. in Paris
misunderstood information re-
ceived over the telephone from
the field headquarters. where
emissaries from the German
Army were meeting with Allied
officers to arrange the armi-
stice. The admiral said that he
gave the information to Mr..
Howard believing it to be news
that everybody would have
within a matter of minutes or
hours. The explanation was
then cabled by this correspond
ent to newspapers in the United
States.
That's the story Of what Mr..
Truman now calls a fake" 1t
was a piece Of conscientious
reporting done on the spot by
Mr.. Howard and illustrates the
difficulties which newsmen face
when they report what they see
and hear, only to be told later
that either they shouldn't have
reported it at all or that they
were reporting inacCurately.
The difficulties VI reporting
during war period are under
standable, but there is no ex-
cuse for some of the barriers
to the free flow Of information
encountered in reporting in
Washington where technical de-
malls and equivocally written
official statements frequently
give misleading impressions for
which officialdom later seeks to
make the press the scapegoat.
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Evening star., 1951-11-30
Rush to Hide Facts From Public
Objectves and Strategy Of w. NJ Forces in Korea Guided
By Rank Misconeepton of All Sound Military Lessons

when Col. Hanley. the officer in
charge of investigating war
crimes in Korea, released the
figure of $500 American prison.
ers of war murdered by the Chi
nese Communists. This state
ment was first denied; then 1t
was cautiously upheld with the
explanation that Gen. Ridg-
way himself was looking into the
matter and would issue his own
statement with a considerable
scaling down of figures. Then
the supreme commander con-
firmed Hanley's figures, and
finally in his regular report to
the United Nations upped the
figure to some 5000 victims.
This latter figure would not have
been known in this country had
it not been for an enterprising
reporter in Paris who picked it
up from the mass Of releases
placed on the table of the
United Nations press room.
Information from Tokyo and
Korean headquarters exonerates
the military men who are lead
ing our forces in that area from
this utter confusion. The blame
is being placed on communica-
tions from the timid souls In
Washington who are intent on
explaining the war: who are
worried about their miscalcula-
tions in this tragic campaign
and are prompted by political
motives rather than by sound
principles of strategy. When
unpleasant things come up, in
stead of making a clean breast.
they rush to hide them from the
, y,IIhlic
Evening star., 1951-11-30

intentions, which also holds
others back. The young Ten
nesseean, by his position. seems
to have skirted that dilemma,
for it leaves the way open to
rescind his decision later If the
President decides to run again.
Others could adopt his formula.
Among other results, it might
smoke out the President and
bring the announcement which
would seem due to his party Or
ganization as well as the rank
and file. The latter surely should
have as much of a voice as pos
sible in the choice of another
candidate.
Other prospective candidates
for the nomination could be
brought forward as was Senator
Kefauver, namely, by a group Of
friends in their States. This was
referred to here recently, ap-
parently without sufficient clar-
ity, as has been called to this
reporters attention in a letter
from George McInturff. vice
mayor of Chattanooga. chair
man of the Tennessee Kefauver-
for-President Club. This is here
quoted from, both for the sake
of clarification and to show the
approach that could be taken in
behalf of other candidates. Mr..
McInturf writes:
I'm a recent column, you as
sert that we have organized q
Statewide Kefauver-for-Pre
dent Club in Tennessee with
the understanding that, If the
President wants to run again,
this would be suspended, still
leaving the Senator available
and obviously eagerly receptive
for second place on the ticket
We believe that the information
coming to you as to our plans
is in error.
1T was the sense Of q small
group of Senator Kefauver'S
close, loyal friends that our ef-
fort was to induce Senator Ke-
fauver to make himself avail
able for the Democratic presi-
Dental nomination. We are not
advised whether Senator Kefau-
yer will heed our efforts to draft
him, nor do we know whether
President Truman intends to
Evening star., 1951-11-30

taken to clarity these instruc-
tions for those officers and en-
listed men who misinterpreted
the directive.
Il am not at liberty to dis
close the contents of the In
structions, which are related
to future operations of the 9th
Army. I can definitely say, how
ever. that there is no mention
made in the text of ordering a
cease-flre in Korea"
Since military instructions"
were misinterpreted by officers
in the Army, and reporters on
the spot reported what they OBJ
tanned from such officers. it i'll
becomes the President to criti-
cize the war correspondents.
The President. at his Thurs
day press conference at Key
West. recalled that, when he was
an artillery officer in France, a
French newspaper published a
story about an armistice. That
story, Mr.. Truman observed, was
put out by Roy Howard and
was a fake.
Mr.. Howard happens now to
be the head of the Scripps-
Howard papers, which have at
various times criticized the Tru-
man policies, but in 1918 he
cabled from Brest, France, to
the United Press in New York a
dispatch about the signing of an
armistice. and it caused prema-
ture celebrations from coast to
coast. 1t does seem that Mr..
Truman might have familiarized
himself with the facts about
that episode before implying
that Mr.. Howard had inten-
tionally written on November Z,
1918. what turned out to be a
premature story about the ar
mistice that was signed four
days later.
This correspondent was in
Brest just two weeks after the
armistice was signed and asked
Evening star., 1951-11-30
Wherry Laughter Healed Blows
SoltonstoI Could Be Choice New Senate Floor Leader
But Presidential Candidates Have Vested Interests

partment. But something has
been added to the picture-the
Benton resolution calling for
McCarthy's custer which is be-
fore the Rules Committee.
To take Appropriations, Sena-
tor Mccarthy must give up one
Of his two present committees.
He Is ranking on Expenditures.
which does the Senate's investi-
eating and thus is a prize. II
he is reelected next year and
a Republican Is elected Presi-
dent, he will run it.
But he Is also on Rules. as
was Senator Wherry. Between
them, they looked after his in
terests both in the Maryland
election probe and with respect
to Benton's resolution. II the
two vanish, Senator Mccarthy
might find the going hard since
there are some resolute Demo-
Gratis in Rules.
Despite the Appropriations
lure, the choice for Senator Nc
Carthy will not be easy.
Succeeding Senator Wherry
as ranking Republican on Rules
is Senator Lodge. Senator Lodge
has striven valiantly to duck
the Mccarthy issue. Mr.. Wher-
ry. with an assist from Senator
Jenner. did all the talking on
it; Mr.. Lodge seldom caught the
name. But as the ranker on
Rules, he may be forced to take
a position on the controversial
Mccarthy. who has so many ad-
mirers in Massachusetts.
Thus the dilemmas run when
a senior Senator passes and
leaves powerful places vacant.
especially in a presidential year.
Evening star., 1951-11-30
David Lawrence:

President Truman's castiga-
ton Of press associations for
their dispatches from Korea on
the lull in the fighting there.
which was mistakenly inter-
preted as an informal cease
fire. is a conspicuous and re-
grettable example Of how Off
cialdom often seeks to blame
the press for its own mistakes.
Operating under difficult
conditions Of communication.
war correspondents know only
what Is happening in the 10
calities where they happen to
be stationed, and they report
what they see. The censors,
who are military officers, passed
the dispatches about the lull
ir the fighting.
Now, the President was within
his rights in denying that a
cease-f1re had been agreed on.
but he would have been practic-
ing the same kind Of objectivity
which he sometimes complains
that the press doesn't give him
If he had pointed out that no
doubt the dispatches about the
informal ceasc-fire were based
on conscientiously reported
facts at the place where they
were gathered.
Thus Gen. Van Fleet, COM
mander of the U.N. ground
forces in Korea, while denying
that any cease-fire order had
been given, now says in a for
mally issued statement: +.
"Amplifying the original
statement, can say that Ger
tain military instructions were
disseminated from this head
quarters to corps and division
levels. War correspondents re-
ports indicate that when these
instructions were passed out to
some lower command elements.
there was distortion Of the
meaning in the text Of these
instructions. Action Is being
Evening star., 1951-11-30
Thomas L. Stokes:

Senator Estes Kefauver Of
Tennessee is. indeed. getting a
long headstart in the race for
the Democratic presidential
nomination-if President Tru-
man withdraws and leaves the
field to others.
He is setting an example which.
as was suggested here the other
day, could well be followed by
other leading figures IN his
party. Rank and file party
members are entitled to have a
say about their candidate for
President as far as possible. For
this the first requisite is to have
q look at those who aspire to
the Presidency well in advance
before the convention hall doors
are closed on the assembled
delegates.
While it is not pretended here
that our national political con-
ventions are exactly the ulti-
mate in the democratic process.
there are means by which
this may be more closely ap-
preached than is often the case.
Voters can express their prefer
ence ahead of time in one way
or another-directly in IA States
where the people can vote for
delegates or where there is a
preferential primary or both.
and indirectly elsewhere in pres
sures upon their local political
leaders.
But first there must be can
didates before the voters can
avail themselves Of any Of the
mechanics Of choice.
Senator Kefauver has filled
the bill by his announcement in
California that he will permit"
his name to be entered as a can
didate for President in that
States primary. which means
the voters there would have a
chance to show how they regard
him. His permission" was given
with the explanation that while
I am not q candidate and am
not running for any office ex-
cept the United States Senate
In 1854, I am not evading the
opportunity OF running for
President"
This explanation clearly was
due to President Truman's fail
ure thus far to declare his own
Evening star., 1951-11-30
Doris FIeeson:

Senator Kenneth Wherry.
Republican floor leader. was a
controversialist without rancor
In o Congress increasingly prey
to chilly bitterness and wound
ing personalities.
The Senator resented the
phrase. "the merry mortician"
attached to him here, but it was
apt. He was gay and his laugh
ter usually healed the impulsive
blows he struck on the Senate
floor, winning him friends de-
MED to some who patronized
him as their intellectual in
ferior.
Much politics is involved in
the choice of his successor as
floor leader and member Of the
important Appropriations and
Rules Committees. Among the
presidential candidates, Senator
Taft and Gen. Eisenhower
have vested interests: among
the Senators. Mccarthy, Lodge
and Saltonstall.
II a frequent precedent of
promoting the whip to floor
leader Is followed. Senator
Saltonstan will inherit the
leadership. He is experienced,
fair. gentleman and a scholar.
He is also supporter Of Gen.
Eisenhower for President.
The promotion Of Senator
Saltonstan would breach the
Taft stranglehold on the Senate.
exercised through Mr.. Taft as
chairman of policy, Senator
Millikin as chairman of the con-
ference and Mr.. Wherry as floor
leader. Mr.. Saltonstall, besides
The guardian., 1951-03-31
LIBERIA SENDS
ENVOY TO VATICAN

VATICAN CITY - Pope Plus
XII, in accepting the creden-
tialS of Carolo Sommaruga as
Envoy Extraordinary and Min
lister Plenipotentiary of Liberia,
seconded the Minister'S state
ment that Catholicism'S tenets
are bound up with human
natures most exalted values"
The Pontiff added that true
religion and profound humane
ness are not rivals. they are sis
ters.' The Pontiff gave his
hearty assent" to the envoy's
declaration that the Republic
of Liberia wished to take its
place among Christian nations.
Mr.. Sommaruga, a Swiss, was for
many years economic counselor
nthe Swiss Delegation in Rome.
There are more than 10000
Catholics in the population of
100000 of Liberia.
The guardian., 1951-03-31

under auspices Of the Methodist
Commission on World Peace, Of
which DR.. Charles F. Boss, Jr.,
is executive secretary, it has been
announced from the commission s
headquarters here.
Members of the seminar will
include. DR.. John w. Haywood,
field secretary for the commits
sion; the Rev. Kenneth P. Barnes,
pastor of the Jones Memorial
Methodist Church, Washington;
the Rev. W. E. Marks, Shiloh
Methodist Church, Crisfeld, Md.
the Rev. Levi Miller, executive
secretary of Christian education
in the Washington Conference,
Baltimore; the Rev. D. M. Pleas
ants superintendent of the Vir-
Washington District, Wash
ington Conference; the Rev
Daniel L. Ridout, superintendent
of the Dover District, Delaware
Conference, and Mrs. Ralph p,
Thompson, of Salisbury, Mary
land, whose husband is superin-
tendent of the Salisbury District
in the Delaware Conference.
The guardian., 1951-03-31

The employers of this state
are attempting to bamboozle the
public into supporting a bill in
the legislature which would be
disastrous for labor and the
communities by wrecking the
present system of unemploy-
ment compensation.
A great hue and cry has oeen
raised that the unemployment
compensation reserve fund has
be en- depleted by "chiselers"
and that, therefore, the law
needs revision. This claim is
false.
The bill filed by the employers
Senate 251, would repeal the
present law and put in its place
a law which would do the fol-
lowing:
/. DRASTICALLY R EDU G E
THE AMOUNT OF BENEFITS
YED WORKERS
COULD DRAW.
The way the bill is drafted it
will particularly affect workers
in seasonal indSutrieS, like shoe,
The guardian., 1951-03-31
THRIFT rs LIBERTY

The exposure of the link between gamblers and crooked
politicians is rocking the nation We are hardly JUSTIFIED IN
being shocked for have been tolerant OF gambling spread
ing its entaces in every direction like an octopus Peope
who don't gamble in form another are like hshes
swimming upstream the spawning ground There's ever
the temptation to give up and go down, leap out the
stream TO die The gemne instinct is over developed
And our false standards of rating success by the size
of his bank roll and the make of his hghpriced car IS
responsible We all know that nnmberpaying and betting
on horse races are not frowned and ut even epueo
some PLAYERS are brazen enough church with their
ears auned for some lucky number to play Widespread is
becoming the custom entertain friends with baby
gambling games where pennies pass hands freely.
We frequently hear it said that laws will ever stop
gambling Education at least retard it. Something Tor
nothing is deusiop may to work in the case Of
professional gambler who makes living at it. When IN
crisis the foundations Of his life give away and cumbe drag
ging him down. then that gambling feers the human
spirit The gamblers illicit gains have strange way Of
taking wings and melting away in thin air Often his money
damns the souls of his children.
On the other hand thrift frees man. Some complain
that they hate pinchng pennies That most practical OF
Americans Benjamin Franklin well said if we take care OF
our pennies the dollars will take Of themselves How
ever the word thrift carries another meaning the wise
administration of ones economy AS a people we
Americans are waseu and too often garbage are
doors through which throw away much of earnings
Is it good management Of money to pile it up in saving
banks at only two per INTEREST," Some study some
advice some daring ventures could put your money
out Of constructive purposes that create jobs and benefit
society, increase your income
Thrift is schoomaser always teaching the response
bty money entails is entrusted to not to do as we
please Money may corrupt well serve We tend to
stress what do with money but forget what money
is constantly doing When makes prg of us swes
our heads gives the feeling of being superior makes
us an der parasite society begin to understand
r Sc frfr frnocf fOf
our evils.
Thrift instead of playing numbers and betting on the
horses will bring to the average returns and
conscience void of the guilt that what he got he got in the
questionable way chance Toll and struggle the surer
ways Of security and conentment
The guardian., 1951-03-31

RfROnR

But recently talked with lady visit here from Jack
sonvle Fla who told that the Weather just bad if
not than in Boston this winter But visitors by the
thousands will flock here this to enjoy the cool
breezes that stirred up by famous East Wind
General George Washington caught bad cold when
visiting town President of the United States in 1889
He was waiting aroud in the cold winds while the officials
Of the parade argued who escort the President to
the old State House Lots Of people caught the kind
of cold the President called Washngtons in
huenza in honor Of the Father Of Country Also
result of the great Washington Street given
its
Soon will be time to shine up the car pack the lunch
basket and take trip the beautiful highways leading
out of Boston One Of the pleasant drives takes
through Mddesex Falls to Andover Mass If you like
nature at its best don't miss visit to Phillips Andover
Academy This institution Of learning started in l778
and is the oldest boys school in America
You may be in the Movies and not know it. group Of
Harvard boys have recently formed Film Company with
virtually money experience Yet they have completed
the first full length film made by college undergraduates
The entire picture shot in Greater Boston and hundreds
of innocent bystanders are in the scenes.
My nomination for 'eMan of the Week is Laurence H.
Banks for his great fight the face Of Overwhelming odds
against those who would rob him and his constituents Of
political justice
My chuckIe of the week An evangelist shouted for all
those in the congregation who wanted to Heaven to
stand up Everyone did SO except man. Pointing his
finger at the man the preacher shouted Don't you want to 60
to Heaven?" "Not Immediately" the replied
The guardian., 1951-03-31
Rubber Check
Arrest Turns Up
Taxi Bandit

LYNN - Two local police in
spectors did double take with
Fred E. Cameron, 80, of 81
Buffum street, Lynn, a roofer,
when they picked him up on a
bad check charge.
Cameron lin Lynn District
Court was held on suspicion OF
armed robbery because Inspec-
tors Frank Curry and Edward
Ray remembered the broadcast
description of a bandit who
stuck a revolver into a Lowell
cab drivers back, robbing him
of $28 and his taxi.
Cameron was found guilty OF
the bad check charges totaling
$57 in stores in Lynn and
Swampscott, was given a one
month suspended sentence on
the two counts and ordered to
make restitution. He then was
rearrested and held for Lowell
police on suspicion of armed
robbery.
He was allegedly identified as
the armed bandit by the cab
man, James Evans, AZ, of First
street, Lowell, and by another
driver and a dispatcher.
The guardian., 1951-03-31

leather and construction, and
older workers, so and over.
This is bound to mean a far
heavier burden on public well
in the tax on home owners.
Under Senate 251, an unam-
ployed worker who has been en-
ployed for a full year at, say, SIS
per week, could exhaust his
benefits by drawing for partial
unemployment as little as 81 a
week for % weeks
2. CREATE so MANY LOOP
HOLES FOR THE EMPLOYER
THAT MANY THOUSANDS OF
WORKERS WOULD BE DEN
led THEIR LEGITIMATE
RIGHTS.
For instance, a worker laid off
simply for violating any in
struction connected with his
work" would lose all benefits
based on employment for that
employer. He would not be
eligible again until after ten
weeks Of regular, full-time work.
This and other similar rules
The guardian., 1951-03-31
HAITIAN FESTIVAL

NEW YORK-To inaugurate a
Haitian Week, the Government
of the Republic Of Haiti will
present a Festival of Dance and
Song in New York City. The
performance, under the patron
age Of the Mayor of New York,
Hon. Vincent Impellitteri, and
His Excellency Gustave Laraque,
Haitian Ambassador to the
United States, will take place
Sunday evening, April 9th at
the Ziegfeld Theatre.
JEAN LEON DESTINE, fam-
Gus Haitian dancer, who won
enthusiastic acclaim at the re-
cent international Exposition
with his partner Jeanne Ramon,
win be assisted not only by his
wonderful company but several
artistsfro the TROUPE FOLK
LORIQUE RATIONALE. of Port
au Prince. Among those arriv-
ing for the celebration are
Haiti's ace percussionist It-Roro;
the voodoo dancer Cecile Joseph;
the beloved folksinger Luzane
Casimir, and a Haitian band of
musicians. The program will in
clude the spectacular Fire
Dance" "Apparition of the
Thunder God" Voodoo Rituals,
the gay, lighthearthed "Creole
Fantasie," and Congo Tropicdl." :"
Alphonse Climber will demon
strate his artistry at the drums.
Tickets at the Ziegfeld Theatre
box Office and the Haiti Tourist
Information Bureau, 8 Rookie
feller Plaza.
BOSTON - Jean Destine and
his wonderful company come to
the Hub on a return engagement
for the whole week of April %.
Monday night is GUARDIAN
NIGHT-Mr. Destine is very
enthusiastic about this-and the
event planned to embrace all
New England, starts the
GUARDIAN GOLDEN ANNI-
VERSARY CELEBRATION.
Everyone is invited to join in
to make this unusual event
stella one.