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Evening star., 1951-07-12
Eight Primary Criticisms of VA
Nov Met, Gray Tells Senators

To a second legislative propose
that the VA medical head be
named by the President and con-
firmed by the Senate, Mr.. Gray
declared:
This further emphasizes the in
dependent staus that would be
given the department of medicine
and surgery were legislation en-
acted as in recommendation No. l
There would be the same objection
to this as was pointed out in con-
Inection with the previous recon-
|mendation."
Mr.. Gray's third main objection
was to a proposal that Congress
give a White House-appointed
civilian advisory commission broad
powers to review medical policies
and force the administrator to re-
port all commission recommenda-
tions to Congress.
Commission Control.
Mr.. Gray complained that such
a law would give the commission
actual control of the VA by re-
curing that all it's proposals be
sent to Capitol Hill with report
on VA compliance with them. He
added:
"The effect of this would be to
weaken executive control over
these functions of the Government
and to transfer administration of
these activities of the VA to the
Congress. This is apparently in
conflict with the fundamental con-
cept of our three-part Govern
ment."
In excerpts of Mr.. Gray's letter.
released to the press, the admin
istrator declared that testimony
cited in the Senate committee re-
port "f1atly contradicts" many of
the reports critical findings. He
then made detailed answers to the
lltC dQlllllllotA dGlFC IC1OI III PlO
posals contending that most of
the steps recommended already
have been taken.
In this, he said authority has
been delegated to the medical
chief. that the chief already 9p-
proves appointment Of VA hospital
managers, and that special
services" activities already are
controlled by hospital managers
But, Mr.. Gray declared, it is not
legally possible to meet a proposal
that hospital managers be re-
sponsible for a single budget. He
also cited Civil Service laws and
other legal factors which become
involved in a proposal that the
medical chief should have more
f1exibility in allocating personnel
in hoSnitalS
Evening star., 1951-07-12

BE sure to listen at 6:15 pm.
every Saturday oDer WMAL.
The Star Station, to Joseph
Young's Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast, featuring additional
neUS and uieUs OF the GoUern-
nent Scene.J
Evening star., 1951-07-12
By Joseph YOUNG

The economy drive in Congress
to cut the number of Government
jobs gave indications today of
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River Report.

- NFTOfn s. EnRlneere)
Fotomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
ana at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear
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Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 96. on June 2.
Lowest. II. on February s.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, 30, at 2:54 pm.
Low. 70. at $50 am.
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1951-07-12

Southern New England the Middle Atlantic States the
westward through the Upper Ohio Missouri Valleys
Central Southern Plains and the Gulf Coast
tonight Warmer weather predicted
North Central States Little
h temperature expected elsewhere AP Wirephoto Map
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Humidity.
lReadinRs At VIZ shinrtan Airna=4A
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Un-Americon
tContinued From First Page.

hearing testimony he had giver
behind closed doors two years ago
Excerpts Published Here.
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, 1951-06-11
II have been fortunate enough

II have been fortunate enough
to understand that | can't, as a
human being or as a white person,
sit in Congress and pass laws
which will affect people the world
over, of all religious and politi-
cal beliefs, with varying degrees
of skin fermentation, when the
only contact I've had with my
people is from the pedestal of lily
white supremacy.
"All of this may seem a little
far fetched from Antioch and the
educational experiences l have
found here, but when / came to
Antioch. I wouldn't have even
known how to say the things I've
said already, because I wouldn't
have understood them. And if 1
had understood them, self-con-
seriousness would have prevented
me from saying them"
, 1951-06-11
ANYWAY YOU CAN easily tell

which way our economy is NOV
ing Dollar dresses have come
back to New York and Harry says
we face a torrent of initiation so
we must be headed for greater in
flation or severe deflation, or
something.
THE LAST TIME dollar dress
es we're around we were up to our
shoulder pads in depression and,
if you like to see the return of the
dollar dress, be prepared for the
return of the conditions that
brought it.
MR. TRUMAN warns that we
must be on guard against the
Especial Interests" He didn't
name the especial Interests" but
they are easily identified. Any
body you don't like is a Especial
interest"
IT'S A WORD interchangeable
with '"Fasciests" which seems to
have run it's course and been re-
tired.
, 1951-06-11
Capitol Policeman
Leader OF HoId-Up

WASHINGTON, June 9 (INS)
young Washington policeman
was held today as the leader Of a
four-man hold-up gang. .
The officers, George J. Dunn,
27, was commended two months
ago for the capture of an escaped
Gallinger Hospital mental patient.
1t pays to renew washing water
whenever it begins to show soil.
Although soap has powerful
cleaning properties, you can't ex-
pect perfect cleanliness results
when your soap must do battle
with both the dirt in fabric or on
a surface and in the water with
which it is used.
, 1951-06-11
G~:S;;.A.ne ;,
- Opinion
Distributed by lstsrsstlesd
News Service

WE'RE STILL waiting for
someone to tell us where the Ad-
ministration got the hot tip that
it's safe to beat Commies in Ko-
rea, but not the same Commies
before they arrive in Korea from
Manchuria.
A WHOLE PARADE of wit
nesses has told the Senate-House
probers that the Commies can be
worm down to quitting in Korea,
but it would be "grave risk" to
manacle them in Manchuria.
MY BARBER SAYS he doesn't
recall Stain writing such a letter,
but he must have as the Blair
House Battalion is so sure that
he viii do nothing about Korea
but would go to war over Man
churia'
ALL l KNOW ABOUT these
certainties of the enemy's inten-
tons is what Churchill once said
when asked where he thought the
japanese would strike next and he
answered "I'm sorry Hirohito
doesn't tell me his plans"
WHO HAS STAIN been talk
ing to that we can be so sure Ko-
rea is a safe risk, but Manchuria
is not.
GALL AID SHORT of war; was
a safe risk too until we were in
it.
HEAR STOCKYARDS are so
empty three cows died of Ion
illness yesterday.
BUT MR.. DISABLE says meat
regulations twill stand as writ
ten," so l guess we're in for an
other period Of eating price tags.
Evening star., 1951-10-15
Constantine Brown:

There Is more concern than
is expressed publicly over the
worsening of tension between
Britain and Egypt.
The Allied embassies in Cairo
have reported to their govern
ments that the Egyptian gov
ernment under an almost fa-
natical pressure Of its people
cannot help but remain ADAM
ant in its demand that British
troops leave Egyptian soil.
The recent proposition from
Washington, London, Paris and
Ankara that Egypt enter into
a Middle Eastern defense pact
was received coolly by the Egyp-
tians. They are willing to con-
slider it provided that the Brit
ish forces-Some 10000 strong
stationed along the Suez Ca
nal are evacuated from Egyp-
,tian territory at once. AS soon
as this is done, Egypt will be
ready to discuss our once more
belated proposals.
Discussions must be preceded
by a political pact and military
assistance program giving Egypt
the same advantages that have
been given to Turkey and
Greece. Egypt does not balk
at joining the Western powers
in an overall defense program.
but has made 1t clear that it
will not discuss any such mat
ters until the British have de-
parted.
The Egyptian leaders point
out that their own forces can
defend the seaways which con-
meet the Mediterranean with
the Indian Ocean. The Suez
Canal is less important and also
less threatened than during the
first and second world wars.
Russia, the only potential ag-
gressor, is far away. Moreover,
the Egyptian government points
out that the Allied air bases
In Cyprus. Libya and Iraq are
today replacing the once-needed
ground force for the defense of
the canal.
The Egyptians take the posi-
ton that the British insist on
keeping their ground troops in
Egyptian territory merely as an
excuse to maintain a strangle
hold on Egypt and give the inn
preston to the rest of the Arabs
that Egypt continues to be a
kind of British protectorate.
This is the crux of the dispute
between London and Cairo and
King Farouk and his cabinet
have decided to make no con-
cessions whatsoever until the
British government agrees for
mally to withdraw its forces.
Egypt is considered by the
vast majority of Mohammedans
as the center Of Islam. 1t in
herited that position after the
Turkish revolution. when Ke-
Evening star., 1951-10-15

the President, that it was hurt
ing his own family and his
health would not stand it.
Saturday morning Mr.. Boyle
informed his staff his resigna-
ton had been accepted, that
they were to prepare Sundays
announcements. Today, Mon
day. he entered the hospital.
A new national chairman will
face the same conditions with
which Mr.. Boyle could not cope.
Yet, with a presidential cam
paign coming up. he will have
to play astute politics. Forces
in the South Of undetermined
potency are preaching rebellion
against Mr.. Truman: Internal
Revenue scandals threaten to
involve the Democratic big city
machines In pivotal States
which are vital to Democratic
victory.
These machines have for
years asserted a vested interest
in the national chairmanship
and have enforced the selection
OF one OF their own number or
close ally. But if he turns
again to them now, the Presi-
dent viii run the risk of getting
some one whose name is likely
to bob up in the current investi-
cation or one whose old alliances
Will hamstring him in the house.
cleaning that is now imperative.
Evening star., 1951-10-15
Thomas L. Stokes:
Free Advice for Eisenhower
9eNPponted Platform Builders Lining up for Pqriooe
o Generals Headquarters to Set Up Creed for Him

Now that the Eisenhower for
President insiders seem confident
about the first thing necessary.
which is Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hower'S willingness to become a
Presidential candidate, they are
discussing the next step which
1t Is generally agreed also is nee
eSSary.
This is to state clearly and
fully his views and beliefs, in
short. the platform on whicn
he would stand for the presi-
dency.
This, it also seems generally
agreed, should come simultane-
ously with announcement of
his candidacy. which now is
being forecast for early in 1862,
sufficiently well in advance of
the Presidential primaries that
begin with New Hampshire in
March.
The statement of the generals
political creed will be awaited
with interest. both by his
friends and by his political foes,
the latter including Democrats
and Republicans who prefer
Senator Taft. His political views
engage more than usual interest
because so far little is known
about them publicly, from his
own lips, beyond those on the
area In which he is operating
and with which he has been
familiar for some time-West-
ern Europe and our role there.
This, of course. is not unusual
for him. since he has been q
military man all his life, with
his lips sealed perforce on
politics and political issues; but
it Is. at the same time, un-
usual for politics.
AS the time draws nearer for
the generals announcement of
his candidacy, there undoubted-
ly will rise up, from many quar-
tiers, volunteer helpers eager to
advise him about his views. It
is ever thus with Presidential
aSpirantS, even those whose
views are generally known pub
licly. You may see another pil-
grimage to Europe of self-an-
ointed advisers and would-be
ghost writer's comparable to that
of recent months by those
bound on the initial mission of
getting him to become a candi-
date.
The general, in fact, prob
ably will begin to Learnt he
has not already-what Cover
nor Dewey told the late Secre-
tary of Defense James c. For
restal, as related In the latter's
diary. 1t was during a con-
versation about the then incipi.
Evening star., 1951-10-15

Tor the Republican nomination.
For that letter is expected to
ne used by the Taft people be-
lore the convention, and un-
oountedly would be read back
10 the general from the stump
by Democrats II he is noni.
mated. Especially this sentence:
1T is my conviction that the
necessary and wise subordina-
ton of the military to civil
power will be best sustained
and our people will have great
er confidence that it is SO sus-
talned. when lifelong profess
sional soldiers, in the absence of
some obvious and overriding
reasons. abstain from seeking
high political Office"
Patiently. there are now "some
obvious and overriding rea-
sons" which is the loophole
always cited by the generals
promoters. What these are he
likely would find it incumbent
upon him to say because of his
reputation for frankness and
sincerity. ~
Evening star., 1951-10-15

closures of the past few months
further weakened committee
morale and functioning.
Last Tuesday the chairman
wrote the letter of resignation
which appeared over the week
end and took it to the White
House. The President, who had
given no public sign of waver-
ing in his loyalty to his old
Kansas City friend, asked for
time to think it over.
Members of the Hoey sub
committee who developed the
Boyle story understand that Mr..
Truman did not know in ad-
vance Of their public hearings
and did not approve the details
OF Mr.. Boyle's sale Of his law
practice to Max Siskind. This
deal, widely criticized as irregu-
lar. brought Mr.. Boyle 500. 900
over the last two years from Mr..
Slsk1nd who says he has $50, 900
still to pay. Last week the Hoey
group subpoenaed Mr.. Boyle's
bank accounts and discussed
them with his counsel. They
now say there are a few leads
still outstanding.
Mr.. Boyle is understood to have
told Mr.. Truman that his affairs
would stand this scrutiny but
that he did not think the shoot
ing at him would stop. This. he
said. would be unfairly hard on
Evening star., 1951-10-15

ent 1948 boom for Gen, Eisen-
hover which. Mr.. Forrestal said.
was giving Governor Dewey
some concern. Governor Dewey
is thus quoted in the Forrestal
book recently published:
Politics looks very simple to
the outsider, whether he is a
businessman or q general-it is
only when you get into 1t that
all the angles and hard work
become apparent"
Still true-and for business
men and generals alike.
While Gen. Eisenhower's views
on our policy in Europe are
well-known and seem to coin
eide with those of the Truman
administration. one of his
warmest champions, Senator
Duff. Republican of Pennsyl-
vania, took pains to point out in
a recent radio interview that his
views on Asia have not been
made known. Republicans ex-
pect to make China a major
issue next year and naturally
the attempt will be made to
get the general In line with
their critical attitude toward
administration Chinese and Ash
attic policy. They do not want
it to be said. as it is being said
now by Republicans antagonistic
to the generals nomination. that
ne would be a "me. too," can
didate on foreign policy, and
foreign policy certainly will loom
large in the 1852 campaign. If
it is not the overwhelming issue,
AS for his views on domestic
policy. Gen. Eisenhower gener-
ally has been regarded as con-
servative, out of sympathy with
many Fair Deal trends, by and
large. In broad strokes, Sena-
tor Duff sought to sum up the
generals attitude as against so
much government spending. for
thrift. and for encouraging self
reliance among our people, with
less dependence upon Washing
ton. But the general, of course,
must speak for himself, and in
fairly specific terms. He win
be under pressure certainly
from the more progressive wing
OF the Republican Party, in
which are some of his currently
staunchest supporters, to adopt
the moderate progressivism they
espouse.
When he speaks out, the gen.
eral probably will find it wise
to explain his changed attitude
toward running for President
since he wrote his now famous
letter of January %, 194s, de-
clining to become q candidate
Evening star., 1951-10-15

Nahas Pasha is said to have
asked our Ambassador. Jeffer-
son Caffery, who was COUNSEL
ing moderation, how the Amer
ican people would feel If a few
thousand British soldiers were
stationed on the Panama Canal.
The answer, that from an in
ternational point of view the
two situations are not COM
parable. made little impression
on the Egyptian statesman. But
it did show how determined the
people and the government Of
Egypt are to settle permanently
the question Of British control
OF Suez Canal defenseS.
The strong attitude adopted
in his speeches by British For
eign Minister Herbert Morri-
son is not likely to intimidate
the Egyptians. After what hap
pened in Iran, where the Brit
ish we're compelled to evacuate
their citizens from the oil capi-
tai of Abadan on peremptory
orders from Teheran, Britain'S
threats are not likely to be ef-
fective unless supported by
America. The Egyptians, like
the rest of the nations in the
Middle East, know very well
that the United States cannot
and will not join Britain in any
action of force.
Under these conditions the
Cairo government feels safe in
insisting that the withdrawal
of British troops from its ter
ritory must precede any discus
sion for the inclusion OF Egypt
in a Middle Eastern defense
system closely associated with
the North Atlantic pact.
Evening star., 1951-10-15
Fletcher KnebeI:
Potomac Fever

Democratic Chairman Bill resigns pleading health
bad athletes fancy foowork
at the RFC and the Lithofold Corp.
Congress puts speed to adjourn next week They
to rush home congratulations cutting
to the bone and only spending
Civil Defense Director Caldwell a defense
draft volunteering fails
about the A-bomb figures chance might
hit the Internal Revenue Bureau.
New York attorneys that 10 Of the West Point cadets
fired for cribbng being renomnated by
Congressman believes that
and every Congressman another vote.
ST. Collector Flnnegan surrenders to
marshal to face bribery indictment theme song
taxpayers: Cheat in st. Louey Louey."
Thrtyseven per college test
for draft deferment Draft Hershey
hopes that will make them fighting mad.
Britains Prince Philip tells speech
up Quite mature enough start thinking about
to support the head of the family.
Evening star., 1951-10-15
When Taft and Labor Aqree
If He Is Nominee in 1852, the Senator Can Point With Pride
To the Political By-PIoy to Continue Union Shop
Dovid LoWrence:

Union labor and Senator Taft
buried the hatchet long enough
to steer through Congress a
piece of legislation which labor
leaders very much wanted-and
to which the Ohio Senator wasn't
particularly opposed.
1t constitutes a bit of political
by-play which illustrates the
shallowneSs of the argument
that management and labor are
destined always to fight each
other in Congress.
The new legislation makes it
legal for management and a
union to agree, as a matter OF
contract negotiation. to carry
on what is known as union
shop" The original Taft Hart
ley Act stipulated that there
could be no union shop" unless
a majority of the employees, by
a special election, voted for it.
All kinds of inconvenience
arose and much money was
spent by the National Labor
Relations Board in supervising
the machinery of such elections.
A demand arose to change the
law so it would not require elec-
tions.
But something else happened
far more diSconcerting. The
Supreme Court held that the Of
f1cers of the national union fed
erations, such as the AFL and
the CIO. and not merely officers
of local unions had to sign anti
Communist affidavits before the
union could enjoy the privileges
of National Labor Relations
Board machinery on elections or
anything else. The decision
really invalidated many previous
elections that had been held
with unions whose parent or
ganizations had not complied
with the law as the court final
ly construed it because they
Evening star., 1951-10-15

point. There is a bill pending
to amend the Taft-Hartley Act
in several other respects. While
the Senate, under Mr.. Taft's
leadership. adopted it. thus far
union leaders have not allowed
the matter to come to a vote
in the House. preferring to save
the controversy as an issue for
the 1852 campaign.
But Senator Taft comes out
pretty well in this latest de-
velopment because he can say
to union voters next year, If he
Is the nominee for the presi-
dency, that his attitude toward
the amendment just adopted IL
lustrates his readiness to be fair
and objective about the protests
OF labor If he is elected Presi-
dent. Unquestionably the Ohio
Senator and his friends saw
that particular advantage in
getting behind the amendment
on the union shop" elections
and felt that the difference be-
tween an election-granted or a
negotiated union shop" was
too insignificant to quarrel
about. Also the elections did
make a lot of work for the
National Labor Relations Board
and the unions. To those who
believe in compulsory unioni-
zation anyway. there is no
essential difference whether the
objective is attained by negotia-
ton or by an election. For
usually the union has a ma
jority when it secures the status
of bargaining agent for all en-
ployes. The principle of COM
pulsory unioniZation is neither
weakened nor strengthened by
the change in the law, as the
Labor Board still retains juris-
diction over the elections held
the first instance to determine
whether a union has or has not
a majority Of employees be-
hind 1t.
Evening star., 1951-10-15

honestly had believed them
selves exempt.
So the amendment which has
just been adopted really legalizes
all past elections, too. and starts
the whole thing off on another
basis altogether-namely. by ne
gotiation rather than by the
election method.
The union shop" permits the
employer to hire whomever he
pleaseS. but within 80 days the
new employee must decide to
join the union or quit the job.
This differs from a closed
shop" where only union mem
bers may be hired by manage
ment originally. The closed
shop" is still banned by the
Taft Hartley Act.
The union shop" is, of course,
wrong in principle. too, for it
means compulsory unionization
as the price of retaining a job
in free America. When the
Hartley bill was passed by the
House and the Taft bill by the
Senate, there were differences
between the two, and, while the
closed shop" was barred in both
bills. the compromise favored
the retention of the union
shop" 1t was a last-minute
concession.
So Senator Taft did sur
render to the doctrine of COM
pulsory unionization at that
time. and now for second time
he has affirmed that same view
point. The most significant
thing. however, about the epi-
sode is the fact that. when labor
and management want to get
together on labor-management
legislation, they can readily do
SO. Up to now the union lead
ers have insisted on complete
repeal and have fought against
any amendments, however mer-
itorious from their own stand.
Evening star., 1951-10-15
Doris FIeeson:
Housec|eoning and Mr.. Boyle
While Doctors Work on the Former Democratic Chairman
Mr. Irumon Eoees RePoir Job in the Porty Household

Georgetown Hospital doc
tors will begin this week to re-
pair the damage done to a
fundamentally sweet-tempered,
warm-hearted politician who
has learned the hard way that
county courthouse codes are not
adequate for Washington in
1852.
William M. Boyle, jr., never
got on top of the hungry char
acters attracted by a 1884 bill
lion Federal budget of which
$27 billion is spent for major
procurement for the military
services. In a vague way he
supported the aims in whose
name that budget is collected
from the taxpayers but he never
really perceived that it de-
manded sterner moral code or,
speaking practically, that the
burdened taxpayers would not
be satisfied with politics as
usual.
A year ago his health began
to reflect his realization that
somehow, some way. this won-
derful job of national chairman
handed him by his friend, the
President. was beyond him. But
the President stood by and les
ser executives were brought in
to bolster the National Com
mittee. 1t didn't work and the
RFC-Internal Revenue dis