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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-21

Pressure Confuses Lawmakers
JumbIed Thinking Marks Senate Floor Debate
On Sending of American Troops to Europe
Constantine Brown:

Complete confusion of think
ing has marked the debates on
the Senate floor on the resolu-
tons which deal with the
sending of American troops to
Europe.
The great debate" has
brought out the fact that while
the President of the United
States, as commander in chief Of
American armed forces, can
send them wherever he pleases
under Article III Of the At
lantic pact, the administration
has pledged itself net to send
armed forces to Europe in
peacetime.
This pledge was given by
Secretary of State Acheson dur
ing the hearings on the pact
before the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee. It was fur
ther confirmed by Senator Con-
nally on the floor of the Senate
before the Senators voted their
approval.
The contention of those who
oppose sending troops to Europe
without congressional approval
is that without these assurances
from the highest spokesman of
the administration, an amend
ment would have been offered
to provide special permission
for the use of large bodies of
American forces in Europe be-
fore an aggression occurs.
At the end of the great de-
bate" after headline civilian
and military personagcs had
testified, the Foreign Relations
and Armed Services Committees
of the Senate agreed on two res
olutions. The language is so
confused and involved, however.
that the authors themselves are
not quite clear on the meanings.
This is understandable. Some
Senators had pledged them
selves to support the admins
tration's point of view. Others
decided to follow their own line.
But both groups were under
considerable pressure. Those
who wanted to restrict the
power of the President were
mindful of the attacks on them
by the administrations propa-
ganda organizations. They were
afraid they would be denounced
as diehard isolationists.
On the other hand, those
members of the two committees
who strongly favored a COM
pletely free hand for the COM
mander in chief received a great
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-21
Royburn Sees Self as Victim
House Speaker Expects Influential Senators
To Hand Him Greet Debate Troop issue

A warning of just how con-
fuslng all this may prove for
the American people, especially
when it goes into a political
campaign as well it may next
year, came from Senator Nc
Mahon, Connecticut Democrat.
For the sake of a temporary
and superficial agreement we
are laying the groundwork for
endless potential trouble in the
future" he said. Eve ought to
be brave enough to face it now"
Senator Mcmahon is One SEN
ator the Speaker is not mad at.
The great debate" has re-
treated to the inside pages of
the press and is attracting GAL
leries only half-filled and then
mostly with parties of visiting
school children who throng here
during the spring school recess.
Only occasionally do many Sem
ators stay on the floor; Sena-
tor Taft as usual drew them in
fair numbers.
There is little reason why the
Senators should listen to each
other. They know that the great
principle of active United States
intervention in Europe in peace
time has been accepted and that
the bulk Of the present effort is
directed at cloaking personal
and political distrust at home
with the best possible brand of
unity for European consumption.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-21
Military Power Forcing Decision
Reds Offered Opportunity to End Korean War
If They Can Give Proof of Their Good Faith
David Lawrence:

Important decisions of policy
are in the making with refer
ence to Korea. They will afford
an opportunity for Red Chpa
and Soviet Russia to end the
Korean war if they really are
sincere about it and can give
proof of their good faith.
A decision is being forced one
way or the other by the way
the military factors are develop
ing.
The British, for example, do
not want to see the 3Sth Parallel
crossed except for maneuver
purposes, and the Americans do
not want to fix a defense line
on the 38th Parallel and thus
take the risk of being attacked
suddenly.
The problem is not much diff
ferent from a military viewpoint
from what it was last autumn
when General Macarthur riSked
an offensive in order to probe
the enemy intentions-sJme-
thing that resulted in throwing
off balance an enemy offensive.
But the overall question is
whether the Communists want
to make peace. The sentiment
among various U. N. members
is that another opportunity
should be given the Commu-
nists to discuss peace.
Thus, what cannot be accom-
plished by a cease fire" is being
sought through a negotiation in
the middle of the fighting.
The American viewpoint is
that there is nothing sacred
about the 38th Parallel or
about any defense line at
what is known as the waist
Of Korea. A temporary halt
would be undertaken only
with considerable risk. For, if
the U. N. forces didn't move and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-21
Performers in the Household
TeIevision Raises Big National Questions
Because Of Its Power to Arouse the People

televiSion starts off with an ad-
vantage in any argument be-
cause it can move and arouse
people. as the Kefauver show
has so well demonstrated, and
while they sit quietly in their
homes. You don't have to drag
anybody out to a meeting hall
with bad lights and stiff backed
chairs.
In crime this ought to pay off
in an aroused public, which is
what we need. But what about
arousing people on other issues
more controversial? What is
sues, and how much arousing?
Inevitably we get to the question
of selectivity, since television is
under a time limitation like ra-
dio. and who decides what is to
be televised and also who is to
be televised? This could become
delicate.
But we haven't got there yet
and meanwhile crime really
has been dramatized, which
helps, and so has young Senator
Kefauver. which helps him.
That, in turn, raises another
question that gets back to poll
tics. The Senator's success nat
urally has aroused other po-
litlcal breasts. Which suggests
that the time might come when
there is a struggle to get hold of
the television camera. AS far as
the public is concerned, the best
show wins. It might become
matter of who could put on the
best show and that might cause
a striving for effect that would
not be in the best public inter-
est.
Alert politicians already have
learned that it's physical pres
ence and acting that pay off in
this televised world. With radio
it was only the voice they had
to see to and cultivate. Now
their faces show-and their fig
ures. And there are some very
unhandsome mugs and some
very unshapely figures among
our better public servants. What
happens to them?
It's probably futile now to ask
also about something else-the
word, the old-fashioned printed
word, and what happens to
those who put one after another
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-21
Thomas [. Stokes:

When housewives sit glued to
their television sets of a morn
ing, and of an afternoon, and
don't do their household chores
why then, good sirs, you've
got a domestic problem of
Notwithstanding import. Even if
as an offsetting virtue it keeps
them from peram bull a ting
around town on a. shopping
spree.
But the raging success of the
televised Kefauver Senatorial
Crime Investigating Committee
also raises big national problems.
So we are having another big
debate. We like national prob
lens here, and so we rear back
and talk and we find that this
Kefauver episode not only in
wolves politics and politicians
and the rivalries inherent among
politicians for the spotlight.
It raises also many broad
questions touching legal pro-
cedures, private and corporate
rights and such. These add up
to become the concern of the
Federal Government, as well as
the courts, since regulation of
television. like radio, is a Fed
eral Government function.
There is the challenge already
to the power of a Senatorial
Committeeman by inference
any other such agency-to force
a witness to testify in front of
television, SO that we get Frank
CoStello'S hanGs-not his face.
And as for James Carroll, st.
Louis professional bet-maker, we
can't get him at all-but what
he's got is contempt citation
from the Kefauver Committee
for not showing up that ulti-
mately will take the issue to the
courts.
They must decide that. Until
then we have Senator Kefauv-
er's answer which is that tele-
vision is just another medium
of public information, like news
papers and radio. Another
answer, too, is that you merely
let in on the proceedings
through television a larger audi
ence than can get into a hearing
room OF a court, so that the
principle remains the same.
There are other questions.
For instance. do not witnesses
become performers" in fact
since the show is financed for
private profit in most cases, and
does not that infringe private
rights? Also the question of
propriety. Doesn't the SHOW"
aspect lower the dignity of such
proceedings and thus tarnish
Our legal procedures?
Whatever the answers may be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-21

volume of mail asking that the
sending of troops to Europe be
submitted to q vote in Congress.
And since some Of these legis-
lators will come up for election
in 1852, they could not ignore
the letters and kilograms.
The result to this pressure
was that two jumbled resolu-
tions were presented to the Sem
ate.
Because Senators received
thousands of communications
asking that the House, as we'll
as the Senate, have a voice in
any decision to send troops
across the Atlantic, one resolu-
ton meets such a request. But
here the thinking of the Sena-
tors became badly muddled. A
joint resolution would have been
binding on the President, since
he would have to approve it. A
concurrent resolution is mere
pious expression of wish which
could be ignored by the Chief
Executive if he chose to do so.
Long discussions on this ma
jor resolution was adopted by
narrow margin. The admins
tration carried the day, thanks
to the support of Republican
Senator Lodge, who cast his vote
and that of Senator Morse,
whose proxy he held, in favor of
concurrent resolution.
The resolutions before the
Senate approve President Tru-
mans prospective dispatch of
four divisions to Europe, be-
cause they have already been
committed. But the resolution
drafted by Senator Smith of
New Jersey requires congress
sional approval of any policy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-21

moment is merely an exchange
of views between the U. N.
countries whose forces are in
Korea. 1t amounts, in effect,
to proposal that some sort of
buffer zone" be created some
where north of the 38th Parallel
into which neither side would
move it's forces. It does not in
volve any retreat by the U. N.
forces but it does involve a with
drawal by the Red Chinese.
There Is no word here that
anything will come of the par
leys about buffer zone"
though the British seem to favor
the plan on the theory that the
Red Chinese might avail them
selves of the opportunity to talk
peace.
So the American position Is
that no obstacle should be
placed in the way of at least
reopening the discussions with
the enemy forces first, on a
military basis so as to permit
each side to hold it's lines and,
then. on a diplomatic basis,
where the real settlement will
have to be reached. It could
conceivably happen that the two
armies would agree to stand
still and that the debate might
go on for months in diplomatic
channels. Again, it is quite
possible that the Russians may
use the Korean situation as a
trading point in any overall
settlement that might be nego-
tiated in the forthcoming con-
ference of foreign ministers at
Paris.
Whether anything comes of
it or not. the American attitude
is that there is no objection to
hating in Korea long enough
to see whether the Communists
really want peace.
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prospect of endless House de-
bates over the size of armies
to be sent abroad, the Presi-
dents powers, etc.
Few Senators dispute Mr..
Rayburn's contention that he is
about to be victimized by a po-
litical situation that no one fac
ton seems to be able to bring
under control.
Democrats have an alibi for
not fighting it out along the line
of a simple, plain Senate reso-
luton anyone can understand.
They say they tried to do that
in the joint committee and were
beaten when Senators George
and Byrd detected to the Re-
publicans. That licking would
be defeated on the floor, they
fear.
Republicans admit that the
basis of their efforts is a lack
OF trust in President Humans
competence and intentions.
They say they must keep their
hand in.
A few cynics assert that since
the resolution will be capable
of various interpretations, the
whole matter will rest about
where it now is. The President
can do pretty much what he
wants and the Congress can
still fight to make its voice
heard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-21
Doris FIeeson:

Mister Sam Rayburn has very
little Easter charity in his heart
for the United States Senate.
The Speaker of the House purely
hates a concurrent resolution
on troops to Europe but he is
perfectly satisfied that the con-
tending ambitions of influential
Senators are going to present
him with one anyway.
What the Speaker will be null
ling over at Easter in his white
pillared mansion at Bonham,
Tex, is which is worse: To
bottle up the concurrent resolu-
ton in the House Foreign Affairs
Committee if he can and he
thinks he can, or to throw the
issue into the House cockpit
for politico- theological battle
in which anything can happen.
The Speaker has the power to
refer legislation to the appropri-
ate committee. He does not in
tend to fool around" with a
joint Foreign Affairs-Armed
Services group as the Senate did.
Neither of the Rayburn alter
natives is attractive. Any bot
ting up of the resolution could
well be interpreted in Europe
as a negative vote, a lack of
confidence in the Houses
determination to support the
North Atlantic community.
Yet the Speaker detests the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-21
Every Street in Amsterdam
Has Sunset Boulevard Sian
Henry McLenore:

AMSTERDAM. - Notes writ
ten on an Obliging Dyke: Gloria
Swanson is a nuisance.
To me, anyway.
She may be the most glamor-
Gus woman of her age in the
world, she may win an Oscar,
and her comeback may be the
most sensational thing since the
Phoenix rose from the ashes
with his tail feathers intact.
But, I repeat. she's a nuisance
to me.
I know Amsterdam we'll, and
up until this trip could get
around Hollands biggest city
without too much trouble. I
knew the names of the boule-
wards. and the names of the
crooked little streets which wan
der wherever the canals lead
them.
But thanks to La Swanson, no
more.
Every street in Amsterdam
is Sunset Boulevard.
An enterprising advertising
Man (has there ever been
an unenterprising one?) has
covered the names of the streets
with markers reading Sunset
Boulevard" as a means of ad-
vertising Miss Swanson's pic
ture which is packing them in
in Amsterdam at this time.
The only people who'd feel
at home here. and know where
they were going, are the Stacks,
mink, dark glasses and polo
coat set of Hollywood and Bev-
erly Hills.
The French, Parisians in
particular. just think they are
the worlds greatest lovers of
the business of sitting at out
door, or sidewalk, cafes. The
French are good at it, there's
no doubt about it, but they
can't play in the same league
with the Dutch. The French
like sidewalk cafes when the
weather is good, and will duck
inside when the elements be-
come unseemly.
But not the Dutch. They're
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-21

sitting out right now, slipping
coffee land penicillin. I trust)
with the thermometer only a
few degrees above freezing.
They're bundled in fur coats
until you can hardly see their
eyes, and their hands are en-
cased in mighty mittens, but
sidewalk tables are at a pre-
MUM. ,s
Americas national sport is
baseball, England's football,
SPANS bullfighting, Frances
bicycle racing. and Madison
Square Gardens crooked bas-
ketball.
The Dutch have far and away
the most attractive national
sport, to my way of thinking.
1t is eating. And it is not a sea-
sonal sport. 1t is played 3s5
days of the year.
Bankers eat while they're
banking. Ballet dancers eat
while they're balleting. Truck
drivers eat while they're truck
driving. Walters eat while
they're waiting. and chefs eat
while they're chefing.
And. Dutch acquaintance tell
me, Dutchmen dream of food
when they're asleep.
III say one thing-Dutch food
is good enough to make this ma
t1onal sport Understandable.
distributed by McNausht Syndicate, Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-21

to send more troops across the
Atlantic.
It appears that nobody. not
even the author of that MASTER
piece. is quite clear about the
meaning of these words. Some
Senators believe that the Presi-
dent will have to have congress
sional approval for any further
movement of large American
forces under Article III Of the
Atlantic pact.
But Senator Smith contends
that these words do not mean
a congressional veto over any
future troop movement ordered
by the commander in chief.
They are not even intended to
be binding on the President. In
other words, the whole resolu-
ton Is meaningless and was
drafted merely to show some
activity on the part of the two
committees after the great de-
bate" was ended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-21

just waited for the parleying to
begin, they might be attacked
overnight by an offensive with
terrific momentum. An advanc-
ing army has a better chance of
resisting such an attack than an
army stagnated at a certain
line. The terrain of Korea
doesn't lend itself to stiff de-
Tense lines such as might be
encountered in other types of
battlef1elds.
The United States is not
averse to a peace move If the
Communists will recognize the
realities of the situation
namely, that the United Nations
entered the situation last June
to liberate all of Korea and not
just to revert to the status quo
that existed before the North
Korean Army began it's agrees
sion.
So peace plan would have to
include a formula whereby the
Red Chinese would withdraw
far into the north of Korea and
thereby give assurance that
there was no intention of re-
Stunning the fighting. The mill
tary requirements thus would be
satisfied and peace talks could
begin once the Communists had
taken their armies far enough
away from the U. N. lines to
give assurances that hostilit;eS
would not be suddenly resumed.
When there was a termina-
ton of the fighting. the dis
cussions would start. 1t is quite
probable that if the fighting
did end it never would be re-
sumed. This impression will be
derived naturally from the will
ingness of the Red Chinese at
this time to withdraw into
Northern Korea. They haven't
yet said they will.
What is happening at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-21

for newspapers, magazines and
books.
Turn the dial, son-Costel-
los going on again. Put aside
your book"
It's only a third grade reader.
Will the boy grow up to be a
gangster. or a lawyer-or a
Senator. Or maybe President?
The Arizona post., 1951-11-16

of Music. JWV recognizes that
this kind of entertainment is sell
dom available locally and promise
an evening that is quite unusual.
First half of the two hour show
brings the Benson Bros. to the
footlights. They are an interna-
tionally known comedy knock
about team. Their routine includes
juggling, skits, comedy patter.
Incidently they bear a remark
able resemblance to Groucho and
Harpo Marx.
Series of sensational cycle tricks
by the one-legged Al Castle as
sisted by Helene are something
to see," according to the commit
tee. Bert Easley will do comedy
pantomine and a magic act.
DR.. Giovanni, pick-pocket par
excellence, will demonstrate how
he has honestly earned the rep
utation as the worlds best and
deftest. Numerous magazine ar
ticles have told of his successful
purloining of articles from such
men as Franklin D. Roosevelt,
even tho surrounded by CT e t
service men.
Hollywood on Parade" will
provide good entertainment, say
Maxwell Warner, Robert Miller,
committee chairmen. Serving with
them are Harry Bee, Ted Bender,
Sam Heifetz, Phil Levkowitz, Abe
The Arizona post., 1951-11-16
Service Committee
ReUdieS Plans

Being planned by the JWB
Armed Services Committee for
the military stationed nearby is
dance the end of the month
and an all-day Sunday program,
starting with a bagels and lox
breakfast.
1t has been suggested that a
supper be held regularly the last
Sunday of the month for the men.
Meanwhile effort is being made
to have transportation to Tucson
from Fl. Huachuca furnished by
the base on Week-ends.
Junior hostess roster is being
set-up and those young women,
II and older, who have not re-
ceived applications and desiring
to qualify as hostesses, should
contact either Mrs. ChaS. Jacob
son or Violet Bergman.
Local organizations have indi-
Gated their interest in having
young, married couples, where the
man is stationed at one of the
bases, participate with them in
social activity and the committee
expects to be of help in this di-
rection.
The Arizona post., 1951-11-16
Pioneer Women's Cabaret Night
Major Entertainment Event

Pioneer Women's Annual Cab
aret Night in the space of few
short years has become a major
entertainment event anticipated
by the community, and will be
held at Temple Emanuel Dec. 8
starting at pm.
Sponsored jointly by the Rish-
ona and Sheva clubs, its enter
tainment invariably includes pre-
sentation of numerous interesting
performers. Sidney Krakower's
orchestra will play for the enter
tainment and for the evenings
dancing.
DR.. Sidney Cells, recent arrival
from New York, has already prov
en- to be an excellent me-. and will
introduce the acts. Program of
entertainment includes Eddie and
Paul.. The Mad-Cap Pals; Sun
kist Miniature Ballet by Binda
luke dancing students; a char
acter dance by a student of Alyce
Mills; Walt Roberts, a new per-
sonality singer; Mrs. Joseph Rad
ner, well-known, former profess
sional singer, in several numbers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Win
chombe Taylor, who literally
brought the house down" at last
years show, will again amuse the
audience.
Proceeds go to the many pro-
jects of Pioneer Women in Israel
in cooperation with the Moatzat
Hapoalot, their Labor Zionist
counterpart in Israel, composed of
a large group of women actively
pioneering in the development of
the country. Projects include agri-
cultural and vocational training
institutions for women and girls,
work shops, nurseries, kindergar-
tens, schools and clubs, coopera-
tive stores.
Serving ex-officiO are the club presi-
dents, Mines. Hyman Epstein, Maurice
The Arizona post., 1951-11-16

MargOliS. Committee members repres-
enting RishOna group are: chairman,
Mrs. Sol Kamin, Mrs. Sam Cohen;
tickets, Mrs. Sarah BCrliner 5-2388, CO.
chairman, Mrs. Sam Backer 4-12O9; food,
Mrs j. E. levin. co-chairman, Mrs.
Simon Fried; journal, Mrs. 1. Malinsky,
co-chairman, Mines. Ellie Winkeller,
Simon Fried; entertainment, Mrs. Ka-
min; publicity, Mrs. David Levin.
Committee from Sheva club includes:
chairman, Mrs. Sol Gruchik; tickets,
Mrs. Herbert Feig 5-3467, co-chairman,
Mrs. Sydney Miller 5-4236; food, Mines.
Sidney Nevins; Eugene Spiegel; journal,
Mines. David Mishkind. co-chairman'
Mrs. VIM. Barsky; entertainment,
Mines. Joseph Radner, cO-chairman;
Leo Leib; publicity, Violet Bergman.
Homemade refreshments Will
be available. Admission is nom
inal and tickets may be secured
either in advance or on entrance.
The public is cordially invited.
The Arizona post., 1951-11-16
.JWV tOPresent
Top Vaudeville

Vaudeville entertainment by
west coast professionals with Dr.
Giovanni as the head-liner will
be presented by the Jewish War
Veterans Nov. 81 at the Temple
The Arizona post., 1951-11-16

Mogy, Henry Okrent, Ben Shein.
Tickets may be secured at the
Downtown box office, Chamber
of Commerce Bldg, phone 2-1010
or night of the performance at
the theatre box-office.
Evening star., 1951-10-27

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