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Evening star., 1951-05-11

A 64-year -old man. who has
Just finished hitch hiking through
IA States looking for work. Is con-
vinced that jobs for older persons
are hard to find.
He is Edward c. Olds. a veteran
of both World Wars and q 1905
graduate of Princeton. He talked
to hundreds of prospective en-
lployers, but he didn't find the job
he was looking for.
I'm certain it's because ]
didn't hit the right places at the
right times" Mr.. Olds said.
There are jobs available for
older people who are physically
and mentally capable of holding
them. but it's difficult to know
where they are"
Mr.. Olds, who has a wide back
ground of Office and administra-
tive experience, started his tour in
Houston, Tex. He saved a little
money and left his job with q
Texas oil company because he
found it unsatisfactory and felt
he could do more in another job.
He visited st. Louis, Kansas
City. New Orleans, Nashville,
Memphis and towns and cities be-
tween.
Worked in Eur0De.
Everywhere I went, the people
I talked with agreed that some
thing ought to be done to heir
the older folks" he said. "But
there was 10 work right ther
for me-"
Travelling is nothing new to Mr.
Olds. He has crossed the Atlantic
many times and has worked In
London. Paris, Bucharest and
other European cities.
After he received his bachelo,
Of arts degree from Princeton
he worked at various Office Jobs
Whsn World War began, he
went to France and Joined the
French Army.
After Americas entry into the
war, MIR. Olds returned and Joined
the f1edgling Air Corps. He served
as an intelligence officer at Kel.
ley Field in Texas and Mitchell,
Field, N. Y.
The war ended and Mr.. Old.
went travelling again. He was
treasurer for the Hoover Com
mission to Romania. When thai
job was ended he came back te
the United States and went into
the real estate business.
Mr.. Olds was SIS when the
United States entered World War
II. He applied to the Air Force
passed the physical examination
and was enlisted as a private. He
went through the non-commis-
stoned grades in 110 days and was
commissioned q lieutenant.
One Of his tasks during World
War II was leading a fight c1
Bit bombers to England for use
by the Royal Air Force.
Left Army As Captain.
When the fighting stopped, MFR
Olds became a Displaced Persons
officer with that division In Lon
don. He learned about personnel
problems there. When he left the
Army, he held the rank Of cap
tain.
A civilian again, Mr.. Olds went
to Texas, where he has held
various oil company jobs during
the last few years. Now he il
travelling once more, and looking
for work.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Henry McLemore:

Our household this week has
been increased by one - and
this new member hardly weighs
an ounce.
might as we'll start from the
beginning to tell you about this
new ounce weight" member
of our family.
We live on the tenth floor of
an apartment building In New
York City and on the sixth floor
is a highly bred Siamese cat
who runs away from his home
to come up and call on our
little alley cat, Duffy. They have
such a good time together that
it Is pathetic to see Duffy sit
at the elevator door when his
friend is taken back to his
apartment. Duffy meows and
mahows with sheer lonesome
ness.
AS a result Jeanie and I de-
cided we had better get a little
playmate for Duffy. Duffy"
being of the pure. elegant strain
of alley cat. we decided not to
go into the fancier breeds in
the feline world for playmate.
So, after much telephoning, we
found that the only place we
could get a baby kitten-of
Duff's breed-was the Bide-A-
Wee Home for Friendless AMI
mails.
When we got to the home it
was very difficult for us to de-
eide which kitten to take home
with us. They all came to the
front of their cages and wanted
to be petted. Jeanie wanted to
take them all but we finally de-
cided on a tiny gray one with
yellow eyes and wobbly legs.
The sort of kitten that would
be hard to give away. He's
homely and bowlegged but he
rubbed harder against the cage
and did more purring than the
rest Of the stray cats combined.
So we brought the kitten
home. wrapped in a bath towel.
and turned him lose with old
Duff cat. That little kitten
must have come from a long
line Of family cats because it
took him no time at all to take
over the most comfortable spots
in the living room. drink Duff's
milk and then spit at Mr.. Duff
and almost chase him out of
the apartment. Naturally I
know it's just matter Of days
until they become friends and
will undoubtedly 60 around say
ing they roomed together at
school.
But in the meantime Duffy
covers in the corner and that
fresh little "Bidey" Eve named
him "Bidey" after the Bide-A-
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Trunnon-Congress Anity Near
Spirit Of Cooperation Between State Department
And Lawmakers Also Would Help Common Cause

derive from the notifications.
Qualifications. and explanations
that the executive and legisla-
tive branches of the American
Government are beginning to
see eye to eye on the major
things-they are agreed on what
the diplomats call the "princi-
ple," and there are just some
slight details of difference on
how the principle shall be ap-
piled.
Basically there never was any
doubt that, if the President
asked Congress for authority to
station our troops in Europe as
a part of our North Atlantic
treaty obligation, he would get
such authority by overwhelming
vote. The legalists who told him
a bad precedent would be Gre
ated if he asked for such au-
thority were giving Mr.. Truman
pOOI dutlCC. l. llC 1Co1oCAlu Va
the United States can always
act of his own initiative in send
ing troops out of the country If
there is danger. He does not
need to wait for congressional
action. But where there is time,
the words of the Constitution
would seem to imply that he
ask for congressional authority
soon after he sends the troops
abroad, if not before.
1t may be stated also that a
declaration which recognizes a
state of war with Communist
China, if submitted to Congress
now, would pass by an over
whelming vote of both houses.
Congressional sentiment is al
most unanimous on the rejec-
ton of the phony peace" pro-
posal made by the Chinese
Communists, and there is COM
plete backing for the State
Department in its efforts to
obtain the adoption at the
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Thomas L. Stokes:
Diplomacy q Neglected Art
Statesmen in Snopph Mood Including Taft and Trurnon
Some Of Our Notobes Fire ImpuIsivey in All Directions

that, he retreated by saying he
was not trying to read a lecture
to the reporters but maybe some
body on a desk somewhere ed
tied this out of their copy
familiar and very lame. 1t is
the sort of episode that has
occurred before with Presidents
and other public men who be-
come piqued-and understand
ably-at criticism when they
are under stress and strain.
Franklin D. Roosevelt used to
lambast the publishers en- masse,
always exempting the reporters
before him.
1t would seem that in this
current case. President Truman
hadn't read the papers very
carefully, for they gave ac-
curate accounts.
Illustrative of the quick draw
atmosphere around here is an
other recent episode that re-
veals impatience with diplomacy
in the international field. That
isn't healthy, either, since di-
plomacy there is much better
than shooting from the hip.
When it was revealed in New
York that the United States
had agreed to the second cease
fire" attempt of the United Ma
tions. there went up an out
ragged cry of "appeasement"
from some Of our statesmen.
Yet for several days it had been
made clear in newspaper re-
ports that we would go along
with this final gesture, though
our State Department saw no
hope in it, as a matter of diplo-
macy to satisfy other U. N.
members that everything pos
sible was being done.
We had made known to all
of them that, if this failed as
it seemed sure it would, we then
would bring forward our reso-
luton branding Communist
China in the regular U. N.
procedure. BY this diplomatic
process we gained support for
our position.
AL has worked out as antici-
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Const0ntIne Brown:
New Moves in Asia Waited
Expected Invasion of China Mainland by Fomoso Forces
Would Ease Red Pressure Against Korea and ndo-Chno

that the Chinese Communists
could be kept out of the conflict
by refraining from use of the
Nationalist troops. Diplomatic
sources add that even later,
after the Chinese Communists
became actual aggressors, it was
deemed advisable to refuse the
Nationalists' offer.
There were too many men,
bers of the United Nations who
hoped that by yielding the Ma
tionalists' seat to the Commu-
nists the Korean matter might
be settled without further blood
shed. The British, some of the
other Commonwealth nations
and the French believed strong
ly that Mao Tze-t -tung could be
weaned away from Moscow by
such an action.
Recent information from
London, Ottawa and Paris
seems to indicate that even
those capitals now are having a
change of heart. This change
is caused not only by the Com
munist rejection of the truce,
but also by unmistakable signs
that the Chinese Communists
are gatherin g forces at this
moment to expel the British
from Hong Kong and hasten the
defeat of the French in Indo-
China.
The military in Britain and
France for some time has fav-
ored a Nationalist intervention
on the mainland. They realize
that such an action is unlikely
to throw out the puppet govern
ment at Peiping, but it could
cause such serious embarrass-
ments that Red China's military
actions in Korea and South
Asia would be weakened.
The French general staff is
genuinely interested in the CO.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Henry McLenoore:
Adopts q HonneIy Kitten
To md Cats Lonesomeness

Wee Home) is ruling the roost.
He sleeps on my new Christmas
blanket, he's chewed up Jeans
best gold slippers and has
broken our very best Orrefors
vase that we bought in Sweden
last summer. That vase, by the
way, lugged back in my hand
all the way from Stockholm.
because Jeanie wouldn't trust
it ms the hands of shippers.
When eight-week-old Bidey
knocked it over and put crack
in the side Jeanie said: isn't
that cute, he's stronger than I
thought he was"
Seems kind of funny to be
talking about a cat when the
world is in the shape it is today
and the front pages of news
papers bring the same sickness
to my heart that they do to
yours. I like to read the head
lines and I used to be able to do
it in peace until we got our lit
tie stray cat. Now he jumps at
the bottom end of the news
paper and by his juggling makes
it impossible for me to read.
Lookit, you see the position
I'm in. not being able to get
the news. So If an atom bomb
is dropped, will you please send
me a penny postcard.
distributed by McNausht Syndicate, Inc.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Will I runnQn Run AQQin?
Perennial Question Raised Anew by Magazine Article;
Many Friends Believe He Will Not, Politicians Say Yes
Doris FIeeson:,

You can get as many ''in-
formed opinions" about whether
President Truman will run again
in 1852 as you have important
friends in the Democratic Party.
This perennially interesting
question is in the news because
President Truman complimented
an article in a magazine saying
he would net run. M. Truman
praised its author, Edward Fol-
lard, but declined to commit
himself on the point at issue.
The weight Of opinion among
the Presidents personal friends,
including a Supreme Court JUS
tice, is that Mr.. Folliard is right
This decision is usually attrib-
uted to Mrs. Truman. who is
known not to like Washington
and its way of life. Mrs. Tru-
mans mother, Mrs. Wallace,
with whom the Trumans make
their home in independence, has
long been Ill, a fact which is
described as influencing her
daughter.
But conversely, the profess
sional politicians declare that
Mr.. Truman will run again be-
cause no other candidate of
comparable stature is in sight
and he is far too loyal to the
party to walk out on it in these
distressful times. This group in
cludes both people who are
dependent on Mr.. Truman for
Evening star., 1951-01-19

and lieutenants who stand be-
fore the country as able citizens
in their own right.
Mr.. Truman during periods
of crisis spends his leisure hours
with old cronies. taking them on
his yacht for poker parties and
avoiding the necessity for think
ing about the shape Of things
to come. The fact is that he
does not like to think. Think
ing is a form Of hard work he
avoids.
Otherwise he is perhaps more
industrious than most. For
example, his budget seminars
show him better informed and
more understanding than his
predecessor. But the budget
consists of figures and facts, it
does not tax the imagination.
Mrs. Truman, who all agree
is the key figure in any discus
sion of the Truman future, has
performed the remarkable feat
Of keeping Washington in the
dark about what she really
thinks. She is known to have
been deeply upset by the at
tempted assassination last fall.
But one member Of the Tru-
man personal circle asserts she
is much more amenable to the
President now as a candidate
than she was in 1948. Mrs.
Truman is also a mother and
not blind to the advantage to
Margaret of the White House
BACKGROUND.
Evening star., 1951-01-19

United Nations of a resolution
condemning Red China as an
aggressor.
Under the American system
of free discussion, world policies
are praised or criticized, or
proposals for amendment are
made publicly. Thus every OFF,
cial of the State Department
knows what Congress is think
ing about and. if not, members
of the congressional commit
tees are free to come in and
talk about it or write in or tele-
phone.
What is needed here mostly
is to encourage spirit of CO.
operation-to instill the feeling
at the State Department that
members of Congress have a
responsibility to their constitu-
ents and also to instill on Capt.
tol Hill the feeling that the
state department. Will welcome
advice. Having established the
right kind of relationship be-
tween the two branches of
Government, it then becomes
essential for Congress to recog-
nize that under the Constitu-
ton the conduct of foreign re-
lations is an executive function
and that the President and
Secretary of State must make
the final decisions and be held
accountable for them to the
country.
AS one looks back on the
somewhat clumsy performances
of the last few days, one won-
ders how much it is all due to
the deep-seated partisanship of
the President himself, which
distrusts the opposition party,
and conversely to the distrust
which the opposition party has
with respect to Mr.. Truman and
his Secretary of State.
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their present happy situation
and those who are wholly op-
posed to his program.
One fact stands out. The
Democratic National Commit
tee is built around Mr.. Truman,
it is manned by his personal
friends and it is resolutely
squeezing out any other possi-
BILE contenders. 1t is not even
admitted in these quarters that
any other possible contender ex-
lists.
This is natural and reflects
only what is true of every in
cumbent President.
A President is always in bond
age to his friends whose sta
ton in life and pleasant incomes
would tend to disappear if the
President retired. This is
especially true of Mr.. Truman,
whose palace guard and prin-
cipal appointments are almost
wholly a personal matter. They
could hardly be expected to feel
otherwise than that it is to the
interests of the country for him
to continue in Office.
The President also is the
prisoner of his staff He is their
sun, moon and stars. and they
naturally long for him to shine
on them indefinitely. To an
extraordinary degree this is
true of Mr.. Truman. He denies
admittance to his confidence
and his councils of new ideas,
new faces, fresh imagination
Evening star., 1951-01-19

operation of the Nationalist
forces at this time. The main
offensive of the Vietminhs is
expected to be launched in the
next few weeks. In spite of local
successes obtained by the
French under command of the
energetic new commander in
Indo-C China, Gen. Jean de Lattre
de Tassigny, it is unlikely that
Hanoi will be saved when Ho
Chi Minis forces, supported by
the 250,000 Chinese Communists
gathered on the northern Indo-
Chinese border. start their
drive.
A nationalist landing in South
ern China. in cooperation with
the activities of a half a million
guerrillas in that area, could save
the French position in Wet Nam.
Insofar as our own position in
Korea is concerned, a diversion
in force created by a Nationalist
landing on the mainland could
be of real help, since the Chinese
Communists would have to
withdraw some of their best
trained troops to meet the Of
fensive.
In spite of our heavy losses
and rumors that our forces
have been badly defeated. 1t.
Gen. Matthew Ridgway's army is
still capable of dealing the Com
munists severe blows. The prin-
cipal question seems to be how
well and how quickly We can
supply the Nationalist forces.
The 10000 combat-ready Chinese
have sufficient arms and ammu-
milton for several weeks. But to
carry out an invasion of the
mainland it will be necessary
to improve the armament of the
rest of 100000 Nationalists who
are trained but nadequately
armed.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Thomas L. Stokes:

Diplomacy seems to be a
neglected art around here lately
diplomacy in the sense of good
manners, courtesy and tact.
There's a lot of shooting from
the hip-the quick draw and the
resounding verbal blast before
a fellow even knows what he's
shooting. about.
Our statesmen are in a snap
pish mood, including President
Truman and Senator Bob Taft.
It's not so much what is said.
as how it's said, and the way
some of our notables fire i'm.
pulsively in all directions after
glancing at the headlines.
figuratively speaking, and be-
fore they have read the first
paragraph.
For instance, President Tru-
man seemed clear and logical
enough in his explanation sew
eral days ago at a press con-
ference about the Presidents
traditional power to send troops
abroad which he coupled care.
fully with his explanation that
he would, of course. and as
usual, consult the appropriate
committees of Congress about
such an important action. But
in the course Of it, he was a
bit abrupt and belligerent per-
haps, and that necessarily was
mirrored in accurate reporting
and that attitude became ap-
parent in some of the headlines.
That riled Senator Taft, who
had taken over this issue for
himself and was making hay
with it. and he was off on one
of his flights where he saw
virtually the end of representa-
tive government and the Re-
public. You could almost hear
the pillars falling and see the
crows nesting in the ruins.
At his next press conference,
the President took the reporters
to task, claiming he saw no.
where his statement about con-
sultation with Congress. When
he got o polite argument about
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Constantine Brown:

The rejection of the United
Nations truce bid by Moscow
through the voice of Peiping-
is expected to bring important
changes in the Asiatic war.
A number of weakened
U. N. members are still looking
for some compromises and hesi-
tate to take a strong stand. An
American diplomat remarked
recently that 1.-The United Ma
tions has saved more faces than
Elizabeth Arden" And these
nervous members would like to
see the world peace organiza-
tion continue to be mere face
saving institution.
Since the Chinese Communists
have rejected the United Ma
tons olive branch. the State
Department is reported to have
withdrawn its objection to the
use Of Nationalist troops now
stationed in Formosa.
This now has become a mill
tary matter to be decided by the
top military men in the Penta-
gon, Tokyo and Taipei. Should
such an intervention prove ad-
vantageous to all concerned,
without jeopardizing the de-
Tense of Formosa itself, no
political considerations will in
terfere with military strategy.
Diplomatic sources agree now
that Nationalist China as a
member of the United Nations
has the right to participate in
the common fight to defeat ag-
gression. It is conceded in these
quarters that China's status
today does not differ in any way
from her position last July.
when Chang Kai-shek offered
three divisions to participate in
the defense of Korea.
At that time, 1t was said,
there were "justiflable hopes"
Evening star., 1951-01-19

pated, and as forecast here
several days ago.
The interesting thing was
that the shouts of "appease-
ment" came from some who had
been demanding that we quit
Korea entirely, just pull out.
which of itself would appear to
be "appeasement";; from some
who would withdraw from Eu-
rope and leave it to Joe Stain.
and from some who have al
ready condemned the U. N. as
of little consequence. anyhow.
Maybe we could do, about
now, with a week of silence
with a little meditation along
with it.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
David Lawrence:

Relations between Congress
and President Truman are get
ting better. There's a rift in
the clouds and a bit of AMIGA
bility is beginning to appear.
Apparently President Truman
didn't mean to be brusque with
Congress last week when he
said. in effect, he would consult
Congress but would do as he
pleased about sending troops
abroad. He told the reporters
that maybe they didn't write the
story the way he meant it. They,
of course, wrote what they heard
him say. Mr.. Truman thinks the
implications of his words were
perhaps misconstrued or ignored.
These misunderstanding will
occur. Mr.. Truman is really not
complaining that the reporting
was unsound but that at times
things don't sound in print as
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Maybe they ought to have sys-
tenn Of sound effects to cure this
50 that the exact intonation of
voice could be recorded. Maybe
the whole press conference
should be put on radio and tele-
vision so that the public-whose
business is being discussed-can
judge for itself what the inflec-
tions of a presidential voice
really mean.
AS for Congress, there are
signs that Senator Taft is soft
ening or clarifying his position.
too. He wouldn't object to send
ing troops to Europe, he says,
but wants Congress to spell out
some sort of ratio SO that Amer
lea will supply certain DIVISIONS
and the other nations some divi-
sions In proper proportion.
Anyway, there seems to be a
conveyance toward agreement.
So far as foreign governments
are concerned, they can properly
Evening star., 1951-02-20
Speed Signs Removed
BY Takoma Park

Takoma Park is taking down
most of its 15-mile-per- hour
speed limit signs.
The city council last night
ordered the signs removed from
certain State-maintained streets
after being advised by the Mary
land State Roads Commission that
the city had no authority to put
them up.
Most Of the signs involved are
located adjacent to schools. City
officials said the roads commission
would permit signs with the words
School, Slow" on them, and eau
toned that Takoma police will
not hesitate to arrest careless
drivers.
1t was voted to make Park ave-
nue. a one-way thoroughfare be-
tween Denwood and Carroll ave-
nues with parking on one side
only.
The council accepted a bid of
$24, 4,942.30 to buy a pumping en-
gine for the fire department.
Hugh E. Hegarty, superin-
tendent of public works for the
past two years, who is a lieutenant
commander in the Naval Reserve,
was given military furlough. He
has been called to active duty on
March 2.
Evening star., 1951-02-20
County Civil Defense
Budget Is Discussed

A budget for the Prince Georges
County Civil Defense Organization
will be presented to the county
commissioners next month, Civil
Defense Director P. E. Clark said
today.
Mr.. Clark said the budget was
discussed last night at a meeting
of his Advisory Council made up
of heads of 10 emergency service
departments. He said he could
not estimate the amount until he
had received all department pro-
posals.
The county groups offered their
services to the civil defense pro-
gram at the meeting in the Coun-
ty Service Building, Hyattsville
They are the Combined Vet
erans' Organizations, including
the American Legion, the Veterans
of Foreign Wars, the Disabled
American Veterans, the Amvets
and the Civil Air Patrol. The lat
ter organization was represented
by Capt. James F. Suite. Mr..
Clark said the groups will be
used in the program.
Another meeting of the civil de-
fense organization will be held
March IL at the same place.