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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-20
Doris FIeeson:

Senator Estes Kefauver and
his crime investigation are cur
rently the Democratic party's
most valuable political property.
His decision that his personal
political fortunes require him to
close up shop and cultivate his
Tennessee garden presents the
party with a major challenge.
Will the White House and
National Committee have brains
enough to arrange affairs so
that Senator Kefauver can con-
tinue? Or will envy and STU
pidity cooperate with that tiny
minority of crooks who have
infltrated politics everywhere
and especially the big city ma
chimes which are additionally
Democratic?
There are many things the
Democrats can do if they have
the honesty and vision. They
can insure that the investiga-
ton has ample funds so that
an expert staff can relieve Sen
ator Kefauver of all detail. They
can help him in a thousand
little ways here and in his
State. They can even be polite
to him and encourage him in
stead of sulking because he ex-
posed spots where the crime
syndicate was making contacts
with politicians.
None of this has happened so
far. President Truman has re-
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the country's welfare on the &C.
currence of that possibility. II
at the first unmistakable signs
it was necessary for Con-
gress to re-enact RFC legisla-
ton and for such an agency to
be re-established out of whole
cloth, the attendant delays
could only make the accomplish
ment of its task more difficult
and more costly. 1t is the
opinion of the committee that
RFC provides an inexpensive
check against such national
economic distress"
There had been suggestions
that the RFC be continued on a
standby basis. without lending
powers. The committee believed
this would result in the organi-
cation drying up, with its ability
to cope with emergencies greatly
impaired.
The committee. therefore"
said the report, believes it adj
visable to continue those lend
ing powers, especially since they
can be exercised usefully even
in normal times. in order that
a functioning organization may
be preserved"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-20
Lowell MeIett:
Why Congress Extended RFC
Considered 1t inexpensive Check Against Such
National Economic Distress as Thot Of ,3Os
Lowell MeHett:

The question of whether or
not the Senate investigation of
the RFC is to be continued
more or less Indefinitely will be
decided by political considera-
lions. At the moment some of
the Republican Senators wish
to keep it going, believing some
thing scandalous is bound to
be turned up if they keep dig
ging, something as fragrant.
not to say fragrant, as the
revelations to date. Senator
Fulbright, chairman of the in
vestigating subcommittee, be-
lieves any further revelations
of the same kind would be
merely repetitious and accom-
plish no real good. Enough has
been revealed, he thinks, to as
sure a thorough-going reform
within the RFC, which is the
object sought, so far as he is
concerned. He hopes he hasn't
started something he cannot
stop. However. politics will de-
termine.
The question of whether the
RF'C itself is to be continued
is another matter. The decision
is likely to be less political.
There are those in both parties
who believe 1t has served its
basic purpose and should now
be liquidated and those in both
parties who believe this could
be a fatal mistake.
The RFC owes its present
lease of life to the Republican
Both Congress, which in 1948
extended it for six years. The
Senate at that time acted after
an exhaustive study had been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-20
Dorothy Thompson:
Dorothy thompson
Behind Red Campaign for Peace
Soviet Union Is Thoroughly MiIitorist Nation
With Officer Class on Prussion System

The Soviet Unions peace
campaign must be related to
Soviet military policy.
The Soviet Union-no matter
what classes may have been
demobilized since World War
lis a thoroughly militarist
nation. After the party COM
missar, the army officer ranks
as the highest elite. The Off
Ger class is not a democratic
creation, but closely copies the
old Prussian system. The
Soviet officer is picked and
trained from the age of in
one of Is Sovorov schools. The
training lasts 7 to 9 years and
is extremely arduouS.
At the age of Is or II these
cadets are transferred to higher
schools specializing in one or
another branch of the service.
After two years the cadet I'M
dergoeS four years of regi-
mental service. usually in a
provincial garrison, and there
after, if he has made the grade,
may apply for admission to a
three-to- five-year course in one
of Russia's 10 west Points"
Thereafter there is another
regimental service, from which
those judged suitable for higher
commands are sent to the
Frunze Academy to be finished
off as divisional commanders
in various theaters of operation.
Under such a training a man
can become a division COM
mander at 30, after % unin-
terrupted years of training!
Professional officers must
learn two foreign languages
fluently and thoroughly. Eng
lish is compulsory for those
trained for assignment to West
ern theaters; Chinese for those
assigned to Asia.
Every social and economic
prestige is accorded rank. A
Russian officer may not even
smoke the same cigarette as
an enlisted man!
70 This entire system of officers
training now is being doubled,
and opened to officers of
satellite states, including East
Germany. Quotas from these
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-20
War Chiefs in Korea Restless
Peace Runnors Which Recently Upset Markets
SHOW Leaders Want to Hold Fruits of Victory

started downward. In fact,
commodity prices generally are
leveling off. This is to be noted
in grain prices, too. For the
last two weeks in February,
the Retail Food Index, issued
by the Bureau of Labor Stats
tics, has shown a decline and
food prices at wholesale con-
tinued a decline after that.
The price levels seem to sug-
gest that maybe the peak in the
Korean boom has been reached.
What really is happening is that
the old law of supply and de-
mand" is beginning to operate
in certain categeries of eco
nomic action. Some of those
who built unusually large in
ventorieS of goods are discover
ing that demand is not as great
as they thought, and that some
of the boarded stuff had better
be moved, even if it requires
lower prices.
The controversy over interest
rates-whether the Government
should hold the bond market at
a pegged price or give it a
chance to find its own level
is also having some effect on
the general situation. There is
a testing going on. Bank credit
is a target of attack, and an eff
fort is being made to tighten it
up, which means that some con-
Germs with heavy inventories
may be compelled to get rid of
them in order to pay back their
loans,
On top of this, a steady re-
conversion process is going on
in industry and there may be
some unemployment while fac
tories char"e over from civilian
goods to the making of military
goods. This is def1ationary
aspect. 1t may be expected,
however, that this situation
will be only temporary, because
the build-up of armament is
to be larger instead of smaller
during the next several months.
The peak of our military pro-
duction is not to come until a
year or two from now.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-20
Dovid Lawrence:

The question which recently
upset markets and caused
many a furry of excitement in
the last few days is this: rs
there a chance of an end soon
to the war in Korea?"
Rumors of a peace settlement,
even in the midst of big wars.
usually have some basis which
starts them going. When Gen.
Ridgway, our field commander
in Korea, said the other day
that our forces could consider
that they had won big victory
on reaching the 38th Parallel
again, stock-market observers
jumped to the conclusion that
this was about as far as our
armies planned to go. But that
wasn't really what Gen. Ridg-
way meant. He was merely
clearing the air for a settle
ment, if the Communists were
really intent on making one.
A somewhat similar hint came
from Gen. Macarthur, who said
the best we could hope for in
Korea was a Stalemate, if the
United Nations forces were not
Going to be permitted to bomb
the Chinese bases of supply
north of the Manchurian Dor
der.
All this adds up to one thing
our military commanders in
Korea are restless and are ask
ing for some definition of pur-
pose, some plan that will either
let the U. N. forces liberate all
of Korea by bombing the Red
Chinese bases and occupying
more and more North Korean
territory, or else some plan that
will permit the U. N. to negoti-
ate a settlement by diplomacy.
Neither our commanders nor
our high Government officials
intend to waste the fruits Of
victory by letting the Commu-
nists keep their control of North
Korea. What they evidently do
mean is that if the Chinese
Communists have had enough
and they are taking frightful
losses every day-maybe way
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-20
Constantine Brown:
Constontne brown:
On the Diplomatic Tightrope
State Department Bid for Franco Troop Pledge
Viewed With Skepticsm by Many LoWnnokers

The State Department has in
structed our ambassador to
Spain, Stanton Griffis, to sound
out Generalissimo Franco on
whether his government would
be willing to send troops across
the Pyrenees in the event of a
Soviet aggression.
The Congressman who have
demanded addition to the Euro
pean defense system of all ma
lions which are willing to resist
Russia receive these reports
with a grain of salt.
A number of Senators and
Representatives suspect that
this recent move by the State
Department is intended merely
to speed up the debate on send
ing American divisions to
Western Europe.
This suspicion is based on the
administrations reluctance to
send an ambassador to Spain
after the United Nations diplo-
matte embargo. was withdrawn.
1t is also recalled in Congress
that President Truman criti-
cized severely the appropriation
of SOS million for a loan to
Spain.
The argument of whether or
not the Spanish government
would be willing to participate
in the defense of Europe was
started by Senator Lester Hunt
of Wyoming, who stated ION
the highest authority" early
this month that Gen. Franco
was unwilling, in the event of a
Soviet aggression, to send Span
ish troops across the border.
Senator Hunt was asked, in
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can be found to let them wiggle
out with a negotiated settle
ment. But such a settlement I'M
doubtedly would require that a
plan for evacuation of all Korea
by foreign troops would be
agreed on and that some guar
antees or assurances would be
given by the Communists that
Korea will not be attacked
again.
While the Chinese Commu-
nistS may have unlimited man
power. they do not have I'M
limited supplies of arms or
equipment. The Korean war has
drained Chinese resources and
already has prevented them
from sending reinforcements to
Indo-China and from starting
trouble in Formosa. They also
have their hands full now with
more and more internal trouble.
1t may be that the Chinese
Communist leaders will try just
one more offensive. The weather
in Korea will be getting bad
soon-bad for our flyers and for
the movement of motor We
hicles as the mud and rain
slow down everything. Maybe
after this last offensive the Red
Chinese will be ready for
settlement. The climax in Korea
certainly will come within a
few months. perhaps weeks. and,
just as the Communists sud-
denly gave up their blockade Of
Berlin. they may just as sud-
denly give Up their war in Ko-
rea For it \ we who are WIN
ming the war against agrees
sion by preventing the agrees
sor from obtaining his objective.
There may be a connection
between the rumors of peace in
Korea and the recent drop in
prices. The price readjuStment,
however. has been in the cards
for some time. Tin and rubber
prices went skyrocketing when
the armament program was an
nounced but. now that the Gov
eminent has stepped in and
slowed down its stockpiling,
those two commodity prices
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-20
Henry WcLen7ore:
Looks Like Twenty Grand
To Amsterdam Art Dealer

man in his middle fifties, with
just enough gray in his hair to
give him that look of distinc-
ton, listened to us attentively
when we explained that we were
looking for French or Dutch
modernS, and led us upstairs to
an even pluShier salon where
there wasn't a single picture in
sight.
Il am sure that I have sew
eral things that will interest you.
Sir" he said, and disappeared.
In a few minutes he came
back. bearing a picture about Is
inches by Is inches, and said:
Here is a Van Gogh original.
A beautiful thing. And it can be
had for $4,000"
I didn't look at the Van
Gogh for a minute or two. I
was too busy looking at the man
who had just paid me the
greatest compliment I ever had
paid me in my life.
Twenty thousand bucks
Twenty grand!
And I looked like the sort of
fellow who could shell out that
sort of money for a picture not
much bigger than a bowl of
cereal!
Hot diggety dog!" thought
to myself. you've been selling
yourself short for long time,
McLemore. Street car conduc-
tors may collect your fare first
because they think you look like
a fellow who doesn't have
enough money to ride more'n
ten blocks, but here is distin-
guished patron of the arts TAX
ing you for a collector of Van
GoghS."
I told the dealer I'd come
back.
And I aim to go back some
day. too. just to see the man
who flattered me so, if for moth
ing else.
Distributed by McNaught Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-20

vain, by other Senators to name
the high authority" Mean
while, legislators of both parties
have demanded loudly that
Spanish forces be included in
the defenses of Western Europe.
There were strong rumors in
administration circles that when
the new legislation to provide
some So billion for the Mutual
Defense Assistance Program is
presented to Senate and House
committees the legislators would
earmark-on their own initiative
"a slice of that amount for
military assistance to Spain.
In order to prove to Congress
that it's demands are not being
overlooked, the administration
decided to sound out the head of
the Spanish state about his
views for eventual cooperation.
According to available reports.
Generalissimo Franco explained
that at present the Spanish ar
mics are not equipped to do any,
thing more than deny access into
Spain to the Red forces. They
lack modern equipment. But
thanks to the geographical posi-
ton of Spain, which is separated
from the rest of Europe by par
allel chains of mountains, Spain
hopes to be able to defend her.
self.
Gen. Franco is reported to
have explained that while he
managed to walk diplomatic
tight rope during the last var,
when the NaZis had some II
divisions on the French-Spanish
border. the same conditions will
not prevail in the event of a
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made by a subcommittee of the
Banking and Currency Com
mittee, composed of Senators
Buck of Delaware, chairman:
Capehart, Bricker. Maypank
and Fulbright. Some para
graphs of the subcommittee
report are pertinent now. For
example:
The committee has con-
cluded that there are sound
reasons which Justify the con-
tinuation of the RFC on a per-
manent basis.
"RFC performed an extreme
ly useful and vital function dur
ing the emergencies of the last
depression and of the war.
Should such events recur the
existence of such an agency, al
ready established, will permit
more prompt and effective
action than would be possible
If an agency had to be re-
created"
Should the economy of the
country take such a turn in the
future the existence of the RFC
will make it possible for the
Government to provide immedi-
ate aid of the type which proved
so beneficial in the thirties."
TT is difficult, If not impos-
sible. to identify Enthusiastically
the beginning of such an eco
nomic downturn. The possibility
that those signs will be recog-
nized in time to permit the
recreation of such an agency in
the early stages when its activi-
ties can provide the most eff
fective relief, is remote enough
to make it inadvisable to chance
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been addressed from East Ger
many to all former members Of
the NSDAP (Nazi party and
all professional officers and
soldiers of Western Germany to
join the East Germans. One
signer was Horst Dressler-
Andres, organizer of Hitlers
strength through JOY" which
the new free German youth
movement meticulously copies,
with only a change in the color
OF their uniforms and a new
salute. This movement claims
100000 adherents.
This is the real background
of the Soviet peace maneuvers,
and the charges that the West is
preparing aggression.
released BY the Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-20
Henry McLemore:

AMSTERDAM-The man has
1920 vision.
The man is of sound mind.
Please remember those two
facts because they are very i'm
portant to the true happening
which. took place in Amsterdam.
When we left on this trip we
decided to get two or three pic
lures for our apartment. Nice
ones. but not too expensive.
Something modern, gay and
with lots of color to bring cheer
to the living room which, like
most New York apartment liv-
ing rooms, has such a fragmen-
tary acquaintance with the sun
that it calls him Mr.. Sun on the
rare occasions when they meet.
We shopped in Germany and
we shopped all over Italy, and
while We saw some lovely oils
and water colors most of them
fit their frames much better
than they did our bank account.
Knowing this was our last
stop before New York we de-
cided to give the galleries Of
Amsterdam whirl in the hope
OF getting something to replace
the framed hardware store CAL
endar Labrador retriever bring
ing a wet and disconsolate duck
ashore) that hangs above the
mantelpiece, and the Petty girl
who smiles from the dining
room wall.
So we started walking down
Amsterdam's Kalverstraat, and
before long found ourselves in
front Of what was obviously a
very plush gallery. One look
through the window told me that
it was no place for me but
Jean. being one who walks
where bankrupts fear to tread,
took me in.
Now here is where it becomes
important to remember the first
two sentences in this column.
An impeccably dressed gentle
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third world war. No nation can
possibly hope to remain neutral
in the next conflict.
Spain, 1t is said, is willing to
cooperate to the fullest extent
with the rest of the free world.
provided it is given the means
to make such cooperation out
side her borders effective. The
sending of Spanish troops
across the Pyrenees or to other
strategic spots without the
necessary equipment would be
suicide.
The Spanish army lacks
tanks, elf-propelled guns, mo-
tor transport and other equip
ment essential in modern war.
She does not have the means
to manufacture them in her
own factories. Hence, Gen.
Franco is reported to have said,
while the Spanish people I'M
questionably will join in the
fight against a Red invasion,
they must think only defensive
terms, unless modern war ma
terials are made available to
them.
For the time being neither
the French nor the British gov
ernments have given the slight
est indication that they have
changed their hostility toward
the Madrid government. The
State Department is mindful Of
this attitude. But under the
pressure of the legislators who
hold the purse strings of the
Nation, it is now moving in the
direction of sounding out the
Spanish governments inten-
tions for the future.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-06-14
Korean Woman
Delivers Highly
Interesting Talk

The Potomac Glen Homemakers
entertained the Poolesville- Barnes
ville-Dickerson Club at a lovely
luncheon party at Normandy Farm
last week. Other guests were Miss
Edythe Turner, Mrs. Ella Cue, of
the Home Demonstration Office,
Mrs. Leo Mccarthy, president of
the Twin Brook Club, and Mrs. M.
w. eagle of the Glen. :
The U-shaped tables were at
tractively decor ated with arrange
ments of yellow rosebuds and green
place mats which carried out the
Homemakers colors.
Members of the Potomac-Glen
Club accepted the invitation of Mrs.
Louis Wahl of the Glen, to par
ticipate in Harvest Festival" to
be held at her home "Wahlcolm"
On September Is. Mrs. Vail prom
jses many attractions for men,
women and children.
Mrs. Robert Richards, Inter
national Relations Chairman, in
troduced Mrs. P. w. Han, wife of
the first secretary of the Korean
Embassy as the guest speaker.
Mrs. Han, a diminutive lady with
the charming manners of the
Oriental woman, was born in
Korea and educated there and in
this country where she received
her B.A. and Pho. degrees. She
described family life in Korea,
both before and after the conflict
which has brought such tragedy
and suffering to her people. She
told of the methods of farming and
how ownership is obtained by those
who actually till them.
Mrs. Han said that Korea is all
one nation and that there is no
difference between the north and
south and why the Northern part
was given to Russia at the Yalta
Conference is a State secret that
no one understands. Due to in
fuence of the Methodist and Pres
byterian Missionary work, she said
that the government and colleges
are almost entirely christian. Late
ly the persecution of the Catholics
by the Communists has, if any,
thing, tended to strengthen the
Roman Catholic Church there. she
said. She gave a brief historical
background of her country and
also compared Korean government
with the U. S. government.
At the conclusion of Mrs. Hans
talk, the group joined hands across
the table and sang-"Auld Lang
Syne," which is the tune of one of
the Korean National anthems.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-06-14
Freshman Class At
Teachers College To
Have A From County

The freshman class at Towson
State Teachers College will in
clude four girls from this county.
They are Barbara Tykken from
Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School; Joan Diane Dulin from
Montgomery Blair High School
Estelle Ruxton from Poolesville
High School; and Mary Lou Louth-
an from the Richard Montgomery.
Thirteen Of Maryland's twenty
three counties will be represented
in the class entering Towson State
in September.
The lucky thirteen" are Ale
gany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore,
Carroll, Cecil, Frederick, Garrett,
Hartford, Montgomery, Prince
Georges, st. Mary's, Talbot and
Washington counties.
Also in the freshman class at
Towson State Teachers College are
graduates of private and parochial
schools in the State.
According to release from Tow
son, Miss Irene Theresa Gallagher
is the only member of the gradual
ing class from Montgomery County
this year. She will receive her
BIS. Degree at exercises on Fri
day, June IL at pm. in the Col
lege Auditorium. There are 144
in this years class.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-06-14
Homemakers Council Takes
Up Many Important Matters

the local papers will list the names
of those participating early in
August.
Everyone was interested in the
announcement Of the demonstra-
ton cooking school to be held at
the Agricultural Center on June 81,
Miss Mary Turner will direct the
school and the latest information
on the, freezing of foods will be
given. + f' tftf'
Francis Hawkins, a member of
the Freezer Locker Association, has
invited Representatives of all wom-
ems organizations to a luncheon
at Olney Inn on June 10, after
which demonstrations on the pre-
paration of food for freezers will
be given by U. S. Department Of
Agriculture specialists.
At the conclusion of Tuesdays
meeting the Council held a tea to
honor Miss Evelyn LaFontaine,
assistant Home Agent, who will be
married July IA to Herbert Wickre.
After her honeymoon she will be
back at work on August l. The
Council and some individual clubs
presented her with sterling silver
butter knife in her silver pattern.
Mrs. George Ray and Mrs. Louise
Stark prepared the lovely petit
tours and punch for the occasion.