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Evening star., 1951-11-28

Auditor Of Ohio. Mr.. Ferguson,
what can happen to candidates
at the hands of their we'll
meaning friends as well as their
enemies. Both men have cried
foul and both are right.
The subcommittee's avowed
aim is to find legislative rene
dies both for unfair tactics and
excessive expenditures. Actual
ly the open discussion and full
publicity are probably about as
concrete steps as can be taken.
This is the Senate's second
effort this year to find ways to
purify. the political air. Last
spring q subcommittee on ethics,
headed by Senator Douglas Of
Illinois, addressed itself to SIM
liar problems. 1t encountered
cynics. as will the present testi-
mony.
1t is noteworthy, however,
that both the Douglas and the
elections subcommittee have as
members some Of the most sin
cere and able members Of the
Senate. Thoughtful Senators
are unhappy over present low
standards in their trade which,
they feel. make it increasingly
unattractive to the kind Of pub
lie servants so badly needed.
Evening star., 1951-11-28
John Henry: J,

A round Of hard bargaining
appears to be in the making
when Winston Churchill visits
Washington in January to dis
cuss the facts of life with Presi-
dent Truman.
1t can hardly be disputed that
no man living today has con-
tributed SO much steel to the
strength Of the British Empire
and Commonwealth as has Mr..
Churchill. From the time he
took over the London govern
ment in the dark and early days
of World War II his only objec-
tive has been to maintain not
only his country's freedom but
to maintain its rating among
the worlds major powers. Both
for practical reasons and be-
cause of his own genuine ad-
miration and respect for Amer
lea he has grounded much Of
his strategy in perpetuating
and strengthening the tradi-
tional close relationship between
Washington and London.
In the course of Implement
ing this strategy Mr.. Churchill
has made many compromises to
the American point Of view, fire.
quently with misgivings and sell
dom without a determined ef-
fort to sell his own conception
OF what should be done, how,
when and where. History indi-
Gates that it was an American
point of view, expressed through
Franklin Roosevelt, that brought
into the Atlantic Charter the
principle of self determination
of peoples, which was in turn
built into the Charter of the
United Nations and in the post
war period played its peculiar
part in loosening some and
breaking other ties which had
bound the empire together. AS
His Majesty's First Minister"
Mr.. Churchill made it abun-
dantly clear that he did not
like this trend toward "liquida-
ton" but the temper and the
pressures of the times were too
great for even his capacity of
resistance.
Today, Mr.. Churchill is fight
ing substantially the same
multi-front war-to keep his
people free from totalitarian
conquest Communist rather
than NazD. to keep or to re-
build its strength so that it will
be considered a leader rather
than a junior partner, and to
maintain the varying degrees Of
political and economic influence
which England must possess
around the globe If it is to be
strong at home and in the coun-
Evening star., 1951-11-28

Gil Of nations. To do all this,
or any substantial part of 1t,
he must have American assist
ance-to get it he must very
likely compromise again.
Since 1875 when the astute
Disraeli, a Prime Minister who
thought in much the same terms
of global magnificence as does
Churchill. snapped up for Brit
ain a major interest in the Suez
Canal. this strategic waterway
has been a keystone in the en-
pire's economic life. To guar
antee its control. fundamental
Of British foreign policy has
been to maintain a dominant
political influence in the sur
rounding Mediterranean-Mid-
die East area. 1t has been
tough going in the postwar
years in the face of legitimate
national aspirations of Middle
East peoples and the affronts
which they feel have been di-
rected at them from the West.
In the present crisis with
Egypt, the British government,
both under Mr.. Attlee and un-
der Mr.. Churchill, has affirmed
it's determination to maintain
its military control OF the SueZ
unless an international defense
structure can be agreed upon.
Such an. agreement. in Church.
lillian opinion, should assure
that British political influence
will not. be minimized beyond
its present rather shaky stature.
This will undoubtedly be a
top-level objective Of the forth
coming conversations in Wash
ington.
A second objective quite pos
sibly will be that Of obtain
ing new commitments for eco
nomic assistance. The recovery
which Britain was beginning to
make in the postwar years al
ready has been. knocked off
kilter and there seems little
Evening star., 1951-11-28

Coping with disloyal persons
who lie is one Of the great frus-
trations suffered by all those
who handle loyalty problems. If
the testimony is taken in execu-
tive session so as to avoid use
of names. the critics cry out
that it's "star chamber" If
the hearings are public, the cry
is that the evidence is "hearsay"
or SANDER.
Gradually the moose is being
frightened around many of the
conSpirators because, as the
Senate committee members
have publicly stated, there are
sound rules of law which permit
evidence to be accepted even if
it is hearsay provided the hear
say comes from enough persons
to establish that conspiracy
exists. This notable exception to
the usual rule about hearsay has
been emphasized by Senator
McCarran and other committee
members, and there is little SOL
ace for the guilty If more than
one witness can be found to
corroborate a charge of con-
Spiracy based on hearsay in the
first instance. One tactic of the
Communist side. of course. is to
attempt to discredit the ex-
Communists, but another ex-
perience of the court is that
persons who turn States evil
dence have been invaluable in
getting convictions.
The devious ways of those who
seek to minimize the disloyalty
cases or to cast doubt on con-
gressional committee revela-
tions are in themselves q curious
study. Some day the hearings Of
the Senate Internal Security
Committee-the second volume
Of its record has Just been pub
lished-will result in q report
far different from the white
wash" or superficial inquiry of
Communists made by the Tyd-
ings committee last year.
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Evening star., 1951-11-28
Latest Data From Civil Service
One Out Of Every Five IT, Employees Investigated by FB
Has Background Involving Either DsoyoIty Security
Dovid LoWrence:

One out Of every five persons
actually in the Government
service who were investigated
by the FBI has a background
of questionable circumstances
involving either disloyalty or
security.
Out Of 16,723 Government
employees investigated under the
loyalty program which began on
March 81, 1947, there were 3,645
who resigned rather than go
through the normal procedures
Of inquiry which would either
clear their names or place
label on their records prevent
ing them from getting further
employment in the Government.
The latest data available
from the United States Civil
Service Commission show that
1891 employees left the service
for one reason or another dur
ing the course Of the regular
FBI investigation, leaving IA
1872 cases to be handed to the
loyalty boards of the various
departments for adjudication"
But of these cases, LISA per-
sons left the service after the
FBI completed its investigation
but before final adjudication"
Of their cases. The total of 81
645 is about % per cent of those
investigated by the FBI after
being enrolled in the Govern
ment. No figures are available
as to the number denied en-
ployment in the first instance
after an FBI inquiry.
Unfortunately, there is no
way Of determining just what
damage these questionable per-
sons have done while in the
Government service-who they
influenced and what informa-
ton they took away that could
be Of value to persons out of
sympathy with Government
action or policies.
The whole subject of Com
munist sympathies, disloyalty
and collateral phases is really
Evening star., 1951-11-28

Gilhtte subcommittee which put
the cost Of the Senator's cam
paign at $3.107,509. He then
blew up this total further to a
round IS million by including
roughly estimated indirect costs
in time Of for workers to hear
Senator Taft speak in plants he
visited. In picnics for workers
which he said were, in effect.
campaign rallies, and in other
ways. Senator Taft, himself.
testified that he visited 334
plants.
The low in campaigning was
reached by Mr.. Ferguson in his
use. "all over the State" he
blandly admitted, of a magazine
photograph showing Senator
Taft in a group with Earl Brow
der. the Communist, back In
1886. The Democratic candi-
date held up this picture before
audiences. saying that maybe
the Senator's connections with
Communists were stronger than
with others, without explaining
the picture was Of a group on a
public affairs forum and that
the magazine article itself was
to expose the use Of such tactics
in political campaigns. The pic
ture was republished as an ex-
hibit.
Also there was a campaign
book used by the Democrats.
prepared by labor, in which
Senator Taft's Senate legisla-
tive record was falsified in i'm
portant particulars. Mr.. Fer
guson admitted he used "in-
i formation" from this little
black book" as it came to be
called, without attempting to
check the Senator's record.
On the Republican side, Sen
ator Taft and other speakers
imputed Communist influences
to the Democratic campaign in
repeated insinuations.
How the Democrat and labor
forces were shut off. or discrim-
mated against. in publicity
and information channels was
revealed In testimony to the Gil
lette subcommittee, including
exhibits showing the small at
tention and space given by some
newspapers to the Ferguson
campaign as compared with the
elaborate treatment of the Taft
campaign. The CIO made quite
a point. too. OF the visits of
Senator Taft to public schools
In his campaign.
How o candidate for United
Evening star., 1951-11-28
Fighting Same Mu|ti-Front War
Churchill Ready for Hard Round Of Bargaining With Truman
In His Attempt to Tighten Loosenng Ties of Empire

prospect that the country can
carry tile load which the West
needs and which Britain itself
is willing to assume unless some
new financing can be agreed
upon with Washington.
AS trading points Mr.. Church.
i'll may employ the very issues
on which today he is playing
the role Of reluctant dragon
an American commander for the
combined Atlantic naval force
and acceptance of the American
80 caliber rifle for NATO
ground forces.
Except for the initial stages
of the Potsdam Conference in
1945, the Washington meetings
will be the first head-on con-
ference between Mr.. Truman
and Mr.. Churchill. The stakes
will be high and the play-by-
play should be interesting.
Evening star., 1951-11-28
Fletcher Knebel:
Potomac Fever

President Truman gives Key owner an
autographed dollar bill for coffee West there's
apparently extra charge yet for the sugar cream
House committee businessman flew Govern
ment officials to Florida fishing trip Americans never
lose that charitable impulse share with the undeprveged
Tax Boss Dunlap rules that punchboard operators
the gambling Punchboards are much easier on
than slot machines You play punchboard night
and still have strength enough left shake
with the winner.
Ohio Auditor Joe Ferguson claims Senator Taft hackers
spent S. to beat him wasted
Taft had everything took to beat Ferguson day
Ferguson nominated.
Senator Capehart says Republican
and Macarthur Macarthur Capehart willing to
settle for balanced ticket long that
Vice President will be q real conservative.
Evening star., 1951-11-28
Political rQde Standards Low
Cosby Item About Esenhowers Mother Gets Started
On Grapevine Here When Refutoton of It Arrives

their religion. The mother was
especially concerned about do
ing everything she could to help
promote peace, not even hesi-
tating to brave criticisms from
her neighbors as she stood on
street corners and passed out
anti-war pamphlets"
River Brethren are q Protes-
tant sect of German origin,
described as conservative as to
attire, temperance, use Of force,
and the like.
The general does not state his
religion In Who's Who. His
friends say that he and Mrs.
Eisenhower are Episcopalians,
as is his brother. Milton.
What is Of some concern to
Eisenhower hackers Is not what
is being said but the fact tnat
the generals mother is being
made the subject for comment
at all. They realize that their
candidate lacks the political ex-
perience which has taught them
to disregard personalities. Nor
are they quite sure of how Mrs.
Eisenhower may react to things
Of this sort.
Hearings now being held by
the Senate Elections Subcom-
mittee have elected from Sena-
tor Taft and the former State
Evening star., 1951-11-28
Thomas L. Stokes:
1honoos [. Stokes:
Case History Full of WorninQ
SENATE Inquiry on 1850 Election in Ohio Reveals Woy
In Which Democratic Processes Con Be Polluted

The 1850 Ohio senatorial
election now being reviewed
here IN all its shabby details by
the Senate Privileges and Elec-
tions Subcommittee is a case
history full of warning-if we
value our democratic processes.
The inquiry Is revealing how
those processes can be polluted
under strain. even in these sup
posedly enlightened days: how
futile and what q mockery are
our regulatory laws, both Fed
eral and State, to cope with
abuses. and how imperative it
is that Congress tighten them
up before our approaching 1852
national elections. For what
happened in Ohio happened
elsewhere in the same 1850 elec-
tions, and can happen again.
The scene in the Ohio mirror
harks back to methods of a past
era when politics truly was raw
and so recognized and con-
doned. Swept away in Ohio last
year were all modern refine
ments-in, for example, the
reckless, Incorporate and often
trumped-up charges and insinu-
ations from the platform and In
campaign literature from both
camps. that Of Senator Robert
A. Taft. the victor, and that of
State Auditor Joseph T. Fergu-
son. Democratic and labor can
didate, the loser.
Or. for another illustration.
IN a new wrinkle on the once
familiar habit of corporations to
pour in big sums of money.
This now is being done through
the evasiye method of so-called
institutional advertising which
IN Ohio was clearly aimed at
Democrats and their labor al
lies. but adroitly, without men
tioning Senator Taft's name, so
as to escape the category of
political advertising.
This new and growing prac-
tice. which permits deduction
OF its cost from income taxes
and thus is really paid for by
the taxpayer and voter, was
deplored as "a subterfuge" by
Senator Gillette, Democrat, of
Iowa. subcommittee chairman,
who singled 1t out as something
that Congress must correct. The
cost Of such advertising in the
Ohio campaign was fixed at $1.2
million by Mr.. Ferguson, on the
basis Of estimates made for
him. He included it as a cam
paign expenditure item on be-
half Of Senator Taft in a COM
pilation he submitted to the
Evening star., 1951-11-28

in its infancy. The loyalty pro-
gram has been going less than
five years. Undoubtedly there
are innocent persons who have
preferred to resign rather than
go through the ordeal of loyalty
hearings, and this seems to
raise a question sometimes as
to whether the acts complained
of were 'indiscreet" rather than
disloyal. Time and again cases
have occurred where pursuit of
a radical trend Of thought or a
particular line of foreign-pol-
icy proposals has led individ-
uals to consort with persons
they didn't know were secretly
identified in some way with the
Communist cause.
There is no law against SYM
pathizing with Communist phi
losophy, but there is also no
such thing as a right to work
for the Government. Since this
is considered q privilege"
rather than a right, the rules
Of law do not obtain, and the
Government today through It's
loyalty boards can fire anybody
about whom there is a reason
able doubt. In other words, the
doubt is resolved by these boards
in favor of the Government
rather than the individual, just
as any employer can determine
whom he shall hire or fire with
out giving all his reasons.
Much of the testimony now
being revealed by the Senate
Internal Security Committee
shows that many Americans
who claim under oath that they
have never been Communists
did have intimate relation
ships with Communists or mem
bers of their families. A denial
under oath by a real Commu-
mist Of membership in the party
is not unusual. Most of the
persons actually convicted in
the courts of being Communists
have previously denied 1t under
oath either to the FBI or before
grand juries.
Evening star., 1951-11-28
Doris FIeeson:

When a manor woman
starts to run for office in this
great free democracy, he can
expect practically anything to
happen to him. including an in
vasion of his personal life.
Sometimes politicians fight
back as when the late Jimmy
Walker uttered his deathless
line: "I'll match my private life
with any mans" Generally
they cultivate discretion and a
thick skin.
Currently the Washington
grapevine brought forth the
gossipy item that Gen. Eisen-
hower's mother is a Jehovah's
Witness. BY a coincidence this
was only getting well started
when the refutation of it ar
rived. In a small volume
Eisenhower for President?" the
Kansas journalist, w. C. Clugs-
ton,, states that:
Never has a son shown more
love and affection for his
mother; yet he chose the one
profession that was most abb
horrent to her.
For generations the Eisen-
hover family had been River
Brethren paciflsts and had
made many sacrifices to OBJ
serve and promote the tenets of
Evening star., 1951-11-28
Army Let's Boot Contract

NEW YORK, Nov. % (R.-The
Army announced yesterday 1t
awarded contracts Monday night
for 1.050,000 pairs Of soldiers
combat boots.
Evening star., 1951-11-28
BorkIeys Visit Royalty

TOKYO, Nov. % (P. - Vice
President and Mrs. Barkley today
visited the Emperor and Empress
Iof Japan at the royal palace.
Evening star., 1951-05-22

COOKS bought all xinds. any guam
tity Sno removed at our expense
ave NV ST 669s
BOOKS, large and small collections
bought and removed at our expense
DISTRICT BOOK STORE. 721 9th
ST. NV. ME 5e95.
WANTED - Turn your
extra garments into money Ladies'
and mems clothing accepted on con-
signment. Daily 10 am, to 8 pm.
at the APPAREL MART, 1772 CO.
different" Cali AID. 144s. 20
DIAMOND JEWELRH OF any descrip.
ton. old gold and silver. Cash paid
ERNEST BURK. 6l4 18th st. NV.
FUKNITURE-wiH puy entire con.
tents or odd pieces: also old china,
brfc-a-brac Buying and selling fol
b5 years HOPWOODS 9th and z
'sts NV. ME- 52S7
FURNITURE: in good condition; all
kinds household goods; highest cash
prices, MRS. GAY, RE. 1904, 26'
FURNITURE-All types bought AID,
SS79; ewes. AT. 25ls.
pieces. entire cont Re-
fgr. stoves We buy anything in
CHANGE 210 7th ST.. AT. O5s5
GAS STOVE. burners or an ant
sized. Good condition; reasonable.
Evening star., 1951-05-22
ROOMS EURN.-N.w. Cont |

DUPONT CIRCLE-Master bedrm.,
twin beds. lge. front rm. Tub and
shower bath; social privils.: parking
space. 1912 10th st. NV. DE 97o6.
LARGE FRONT ROOM suitable @9 for
lent transp. 5o5e 7 sth hiei &. NV, eo'EfGT Fl
sis NICHOLSON ST. N.w.-Redec.,
nicely furn.. twin beds Det. home
,Eha Phene, FAX fSpr; sT BUS il GE. 81 ego; Is -.
phone, priyil: arranged. GE. 7:si i73s
DUPONT CIRCLE SECTioNNBeauttIi.' tI'
ful room private bath; bookshelVes,
fireplace; screened porch, l or 2
Gentlemen SO Also single rm.,
PPaiyate Patn 6tbs. oa,n. $50 $40 Sgle rm;, share
DOUBLE AND SINGLE RooMsAA,,
white section: half block off Conn,
ave. 1928 N st. NV. g
MASTER BEDROOM. nicely f,rn
private bath; windows, lge. closets,
on bus gentleman. WO. 74os. SIS
GEORGEToWN-In historic old
Georsetown., Large, well-furnished
room room. private. fireplace. adj. bath;
seh'ielnan. Fe1er. req. DU. 1921.
1918 BELMONT RD,N.W.-Lge., COOL
only. s25 per mo; excel transp ei !;
parking space for car. DU. sI42.
1885 N. Fl. AVE. N.W.-verv desir-
able rms. with pvt. bath. viii equip.
VIII Win new gas range and refgr.. II
1923 EYE ST. N.w.-powntown. Tn-
usually nice single rm., $3.50 semi
1343 L ST. N.W.-Desirable end f
rm, equip for Ink Us
1908 N. II. N.W.-Redec. 1st f.. single
rm.' adjoining shower. ss weekly.
1854 QUE ST. N.w.-Larse. md f,
range and Frigidaire il desided.
1855 Goth ST. N.w.-Nr wardman
*. RIM. with pvt. bath. Lge. closets,
ConV. transp. Call DU. S0S6. -24
CHAPLIN ST. NV. 1435-A-1 corner
@ @neGrn:' owners well-kept home
gentleman; $50. CO. 1915. 81
l2I1 VT. AVE: walking distance
adjoining bath. innerspring mattress,
Gentleman. $3.50 wkly EX. 6746.
H2I 18th ST. NV. - Clean front
sgle. rm., innerspring mattress
LINDEN HALL, 1912 10th Blk Du.
pont Cir dble. twin bedrms.: Si4
VIZ; KIT. privil, use refgr. Select
clientele. WI 1862. is
LARGE BEDRM.-LIV. RM.. semipvt
pathi lovely, section; excel. transp.
WOMAN EXECUTIVE ONLY Near
Dupont Circle; transp.; S35; restr.
ACROSS STATLER; lge. corner rms.
adI. showers: twin beds. Sgle.. Ss;
e6ie', Sl4. l601 X st. NV -24
next. bath: twin beds. bright, clean:
comfortable. S6 each wkly. as dble. !;
SlQ as sgle. DU. 1920. ID
WAkDMAN VICINITY - Single rm.,
and twin bedrm. with adj. porch,
iiv rm. privili conv. La bus. no.
Evening star., 1951-05-22
BOXER PUPPIES
sale. Call Ashton 4S7l.
FARM 3 GARDEN

LANDsCAPING. tree removal. prun-
ing and sodding. PAUL'S TREE
SERVICE, JU. s-4731.
GOOD TOP SOLVE deliver. Open
Saturday. 5-ton minimum load. HI
5000 or HI. S095 -25
TREES pruned and removed: lowest
TREE SERVICE. u. 7-54s3. ~
CREEPING PHLox, all kinds Of per.
ennlals and strawberry plants; also
eeyer,bearing red raspberry plants,
the best sariety. JOHN 6URlp lF'T.
Colesvile Md. Call Ashton 3S48.
CLEAN FILL DIRT. bluestone. top
baI.i,rr 5oil' road r6 grave: tree removals
BULLDOZERs for land clearing,
grading and excavating. Free esti-
mates Call AT. OPS or UN $3.50.
PEAT MOSS. bu., $3.50. Soaks up
and holds water like a sponge.
Mulch snd !, eysIythins d1c,tfb1 Saves veeding
VII never know it. TIE. 1881. -AD.
TOP SOIL, grade A. very reasonable;
delivered anywhere in Arlington or
rfoW fe97s cRSfSR' 9STR' "a; GARtiN tIoa or
small; also large farm land plowed
and disced; also fine yards graded.
FAsMEk-Working foreman for farm
near Haymarket, Va; general farm
ing and cattle; best farming equip
ment; nice mod. home; must have
best refs. !, I; GIBBONS. 2627 K
Va. for appointment.
TOP SOIL, best obtainable, for lawns
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and truckload; special prices for con-
tractors. HI. 1894, 4
Evening star., 1951-05-22
ROOMS WITH BOARD

THE MARIETTA, 1895 10Th st. NV;
single. double rooms for young men;
shower: excellent board. 90
WENDELL TERRACE-Large rooms
porch, lawn. liv. rm.. excel meals.
mont q NV. Nj. s4s5
good food; television. MI. 274O. -22
CONN. AVE, Wardman PIX. vicinity
Private home; lge. cool ed-sittine
rm'; man; excel. meals. CO. 1927
57O5 14th ST. N.w.-Large double
room with breakfast Friendly
Southern home. RA. 392S. -27
14O1 10th ST. N.W.-Sgle. and dble,
rms, for ladies and gentlemen.
Excel. meals. Switchboard. Conv.
DUPONT CIRCLE AREA, 1925 New
rm for 2 ladies; also large rm. with
pbo5a 5bpnning n water saeh rnor, for men; unlim
TV and social privileges' CIUR IJu,
832O, 18th ST. N.W.-Young men
douole and triple rms. with board;
large, porch for summer comfort;
pest location. co. 9771, HU. Sl75.
ARMS. vic. wardma3-
Bright, clean rm. for 2 gentlemen;
d0Gv' foS ,fra transn; sT I pU 95s2; s, IS
triple; $3.50 up: fine food; lovely
nome; close to town. MI. 5774.
l3l2 18th ST. N.W.-Vacancie for
food; walking distance downtown.