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Evening star., 1951-07-06
Victories Achieved by talking
Statements Made by President and The Voice of America
Cause Archng of Eyebrows in Many Official Quarters
David Lawrence:

Whoever helps President Tru-
man draft his speeches must be
on vacation or something, be-
cause the independence Day
address contains some sentences
that prompted today an arching
of eyebrows in various quarters.
One section. addressed to the
men in Korea. read as follows:
Victory may be in your
hands. but you are winning a
greater thing than military
victory, for you are vindicating
the idea Of freedom under in
ternational law"
The foregoing may originally
have read victory may not be
in your hands" and somebody
may have though it was prob
ably indiscreet to say so, though
it's the truth. Just what "vic-
tory may be in your hands"
followed by a but" means is
difficult to interpret. Certainly
II victory isn't now in the hands
Of the U. N. forces, it isn't going
to be without further fighting.
It could be that under the new
techniques of the State Depart
nlent's broadcaSters, victories
over a ruthless army are accom-
plished by talking-by diplo-
matte discussion. Some light on
this may be shed perhaps by
noting Voice Of America"
broadcast sponsored by the State
Department on Monday of this
week, which said:
1.-THE end of the war seems
definitely in sight. Unless
the Communist reply Con truce
talks is a diaboliccl hoax, then
we are witness to a victory of
historic proportions. Not the
victory of unconditional surren-
der nor the classic victory repre-
sented by the heel of the con-
queror on the neck of the con-
quered; but rather the kind of
victory that comes when a free
community springs to action
and puts out a forest fire which
threatens to consume it. And
having put out the fire once.
the people will know how to
stamp 1t out again If some one
is careless enough to start it
ITO any other satellite which
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give up his job. But the report
now is that the President and
close friends within the party
are appealing to him to make
a substantial sacrifice in his
career for the sake of the coun-
try and the party. He is being
told that he could pour oil in
the stormy waters when the
political aspects Of the Korean
settlement are discussed.
Mr.. Acheson formally has
pledged himself to prevent the
seating of the Chinese Commu-
nists in the United Nations. He
also is on record as definitely
opposing the loss Of Formosa, by
force. to a government which is
inimical to the United States.
Because of the overwhelming
opposition to him in Congress
and throughout the country, it
will be impossible for him to re-
verse himself on these particu-
lar issues. He would become
the target of even more violent
attacks than ever before.
Highly placed officials admit
in off-the-record conversations.
however, that in view of strong
feelings in the United Nations
that these two issues should not
be allowed to interfere with ter
mination of the Korean venture.
we might find ourselves in a
minority when these problems
come up for discussion at the
U. N.
Nobody here or in the West
ern capitals has the slightest
doubt that actual cessation of
hostilities in Korea must be
based on yielding to these two
claims of the Moscow sponsored
Chinese Communists, who will
have the final word in the forth
coming truce negotiations. They
may not come up in the con-
versations between the repre-
sentatives OF Gen. Ridgway and
the Communist high command,
but it is believed that they are
at the bottom of the acceptance
Of the e-flre.
Since there has been no
declaration of war between the
United States and Communist
Evening star., 1951-07-06
Constantine Brown:

The appearance Of Chief Jus
tice Vinson on the Fourth Of July
program with President Tru-
man stirred speculation in
Washington that he is still be-
ing urged to quit the Supreme
Court to replace Secretary of
State Acheson in the near fu-
ture.
Rumors of Mr.. Acheson's de-
parture from the Government
have been recurrent in Wash
ington for many months. But
present speculation gives more
substance to the idea than ever
in the past.
The time for such replace
ment is believed by these in
formed persons to, be the end
of Korean truce negotiations,
in the event that the admins
tration's expectations Of success
are realized. Mr.. Acheson, who
has been under constant at
tack from members of his own
party as well as the Republicans,
will feel then that he is not
leaving under fire. The prelim-
mary job for peace in Korea
would be set and he could hand
over the complicated diplomatic
negotiations to his successor
without loss of face.
It is well known that Mr..
Truman has been approached
by some of the most prominent
Democratic leaders inside and
outside of Congress With request
that he replace Mr.. Acheson.
who has become a political
liability.
In the past Mr.. Truman has
rejected these pleas, not only
because he considered his chief
adviser on foreign affairs the
greatest Secretary of State this
country has ever had, but also
because he did not want to
yield to public clamor. initiated,
he is convinced, by his Republi-
can opponents. Another reason
was that he could not find a
fit successor to Mr.. Acheson.
Previous approaches to Mr..
Vinson to accept the top dip
lomatic position in the Govern
ment were unsuccessful. The
Chief Justice did not want to
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Thomas L. Stokes:

In a recent marking-time ses-
sion of the House Of Represent
atives, there was the customary
Indulgence Of brief speeches
which. because of the wide
range Of human interest over
which they habitually rove, the
late Speaker Henry Rainey used
to call sessions on "the state of
the Union"
The "state of the Union, in
fact. was the subject of several
on this particular occasion
which were Illuminating as
usual when politicians talk
about each other and the sins
of their respective parties.
Somewhere in between lies the
truth.
There's a lot of politics" in
the state of the Union today and
so the editor of the Congress
sional record aptly headed as
politics" a little exchange be-
tween Representative Multer.
Democrat of Brooklyn, N. Y,
and Representative Brown, Re-
publican Of Blanchester, Ohio.
Mr.. Multer blamed the Republi-
can Party for defeating price
controls and Mr.! Brown retorted
by pointing out that many
months ago most House Repub-
licans voted for freezing all
prices and wages, but Demo-
Gratis would not have it so.
After an interlude of speeches
on other subjects, this general
topic was reopene under the
Congressional Record editors
heading Party Responsibility"
also appropriate. which was set
off by Representative Keating,
Republican. from Rochester.
N. Y, who resented attempts to
blame Republicans. He pointed
out that he had voted against
the amendment to kill price roll
backs which was sponsored by a
Democrat, Representative Cooley
of North Carolina, and added:
'"The complete responsibility
for legislation in this body or
the lack of it is on the shoulders
of the Democratic, not the Re
publican Party. The Republican
Evening star., 1951-07-06
Fletcher KnebeI:
Potomac Fever

President Truman appoints Republican Gov Youngdah of
Minnesota dtermer to the Federal bench can't lick
Judge em.
Democratic Leader Mccormack he's against ahe
capitalism" atheic capitalist these who
wonders took the buck he just made
Buckingham Palace says Princess Elizabeth probably will visit
October America will oveliest
Britains socalzed register
Frederick Vanderbilt Field of many is held in
contempt of court in Of four Communist
Field learned early in life angel can't fly ft-wing
President he very popular
people, strike yet pound you
get kind of that will stick to its ribs
Stabizer Johnston that Congress
rollbacks will add dollar household budget
your budget this years budget
under last stack Of unpaid bills
Hungary United States diplomats
persona grata" grata who's
acceptable he hasn't confessed spying yet.
Evening star., 1951-07-06
Lawmakers Envision SuqarP|unns
Republican Members of Congress Jumping Off Europe
To Accept Esenhowers Bid to View Reorn1oment

expedition The Democratic
quartet assumes that some po-:
litical reporting for their Presi-
dent and friends will be a part
of their assignment. Among the
Republicans at least one, Sen
ator Lodge Of Massachusetts,, is
more or less openly in the Els
enhower camp.
House Republicans from For
eign Affairs who made a similar
journey last month got no tan
gible encouragement from Gen.
Eisenhower. But they profess to
have noted a receptive gleam in
his eye and are assuring their
colleagues that he'll 60.
The squirt Of interest in Gen.
Eisenhower comedies with a
temporary recession in Senator
Taft's prestige as result of the
Macarthur inquiry and Korean
developments. Republicans we'd
ded to Senator Taft in domestic
matters are among those who
rate his foreign policy course
unsatisfactory not so much be-
cause of what he is for as be-
cause it seems to them confused
and contradictory.
The Senator has also had his
first setback in the area of
party organization. At their an
nual convention, the Young Re-
publicans elected a President
formerly associated with Gov.
Dewey and to do it, rebuffed
a candidate openly backed by
Evening star., 1951-07-06

American casualties are a
matter Of record and the U. N.
forces stand today approximately
where they stood before the out
break of the war that swept
across the 38th Parallel a year
ago.
The President said further in
his July 4 speech:
1--WE have taken collective
measures to suppress aggression,
and we are suppressing it,"
Yet the record shows that.
although the United Nations
passed a resolution branding
Red China as an aggressor and
ordered that collective mea-
sures" be taken, not single
measure has since been taken
by the q. N. to suppress the
aggression by the Red China
regime. which doesn't even
admit that 1t is responsible for
the operations Of Chinese
volunteers" in Korea.
The prize ambiguity, how
ever, is in this sentence of Mr..
Truman'S address:
Nov, at last, the Communist
leaders have offered to confer
about an armistice. It may
be that they have decided to
give up their aggression in
Korea. If that is true, the
road to a peaceful settlement
of the Korean conflict is open"
1t was the U. N. that begged
for the armistice and sent the
first message Offering to con-
fer. Likewise. it Is a strange
war when the Commander
in Chief of the supposedly "vic-
= torious" side doesn't know
whether or not he has defeated
the enemy and whether he has
won the principal objective of
the U. Mo repel and punish
aggression and assure Korea
against a recurrence of aggres-
sion. 1t is even stranger to see
an American commander in
Korea-acting for the U. NJ
sending emissaries with a white
flag without requiring that the
emissaries from the other side
carry a white flag, too. Small
wonder that the Communist
radio and press is proclaiming
the victory" they, too, think
they have won.
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Evening star., 1951-07-06

the Taft forces. Pro-Eisenhower
sentiment was attributed to the
delegates by many observers.
This is a minor defeat but it is
the first break in Taft successes
with activities centering at ma
tional headquarters.
The California grapevine is af-
fording the Eisenhower camp
additional cheer. It reports that
Senator Knowland is in line for
a trial heat at the national con-
vention; that next year Gov.
Warren will be the stalking
horse behind which a solid dele
cation will hold out for the young
Senator for President or Vice
President.
Eisenhower hackers profess
more faith in Senator Know
lands tenacity than in any fur
ther ambition by the more easy
going Governor to dominate the
national scene. They think that
the Knowland machine, under
the new circumstances. will really
stand pat until the convention
which is vital to the Eisenhower
strategy.
Evening star., 1951-07-06

farm coalition-the cotton and
beef bloc it has come to be
called. This bloc also represents
the cotton textile interest, as
well as packers, wool and other
interests allied with agriculture.
We might inquire further as
to why this Southern Western
farm coalition is so powerful on
this current issue, as on others.
We find that it occupies a pre-
ponderance of key posts in Con-
gress. This is because, as for
the Democratic Party, Democrats
from the one-party South, with
a guaranteed long tenure. COM
mand a majority of the posts of
power through the seniority sys-
tenn. Republicans from the Mid
west occupy similarly privileged
position in Congress because this
is a Republican stronghold year
in, year out, with a considerable
guarantee Of tenure, so that
Midwest Republicans hold most
Of the influential posts in their
party in Congress.
These are simple, obvious facts,
and not new. The public sud-
denly gets aroused over their
natural results about this time
in every Congress. but seems to
forget by election time-to for
get that Congress is made up of
individuals it elects, district by
district, The moral would seem
to be that voters should begin to
look into these things well ahead
of elections, beginning now for
instance. The remedies are too
numerous to list here, but they
include selection of candidates
with more Of a national view
point and not so narrowly local
or so subject to local pressures,
creation of two-party system
and a more democratic franchise
in the South, congressional re-
forms to alleviate the seniority
system so recurring elections will
be felt in Congress and to bring
about better party discipline.
among others.
1t all goes back to the indi-
vidual citizen and voter who has
himself to blame, first and last.
Evening star., 1951-07-06
Voter Has n|yHimse|f to Blame
Public Seems to Forget by Election Time That Congress
Is Made Up of individuals 1t Elects District by District

is the minority party in this
Congress"
He had a strong point there.
and nobody appreciates that
better, If sorrowfully, than Harry
Truman in the White House.
To Republican Heating, a CAL
ifornia Democrat, Representative
Shelley Of San Francisco, coun-
tered:
What the people know and
believe is that the Republican
Party has stepped aside and alb
dicated the leadership Of its
own party and has turned it over
to group Of nominal Demo-
Gratis who have joined in a CO.
alition with the Republican lead
erShip."
A penetrating analysis, if
broad. for the Southern Demo-
crat-Republican coalition is a
fact, but not all Republicans
join as Mr.. Keating's vote and
those of other Republicans
show. Nor do all Southern Dem
ocratS, as was conceded in a
more direct and biting attack on
the coalition by another Demo-
crat. Representative Dollinger
OF the Bronx, N. Y, who re-
piled to Mr.. Keating's sally:
Il should like to point out to
the gentleman that this Con-
gress is not controlled by Demo-
Gratis. It is controlled by an un-
holy alliance of Republicans and
some Dixiecrats. I do not want
to characterize all Southerners
as Dixiecrats."
Applying the usual discount
for politics, all of this offers a
picture Of Congress today. It
might be further broken down
TO" a real understanding of
events here. First, by pointing
out that Messrs. Keating, Shell
ley and Dollinger all represent
city constituencies. They SYM
bolize city folks who are repre-
sented by a minority coalition in
Congress comprising both par
ties which today is frustrated.
On the issue Of price controls
and roll-backs it is at the mercy
Of a powerful Southern Western
Evening star., 1951-07-06
Doris FIeeson:

The best news that G. o. P.
hackers of Gen. Eisenhower for
President have had lately is the
alacrity with which Republican
members of Congress are jump
ing off to Europe to visit him.
All Republican members of
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee accepted the gen.
erals invitation to view Europe's
progress toward re-armament.
Senator Tobey now finds he can
not 60 but the rest will be on
hand.
The Capitol cloakrooms sug-
gest that visions of sugar plums
cabinet posts. judgeships, COL
lectors of internal revenue and
similar juicy patronage-will be
dancing in the heads of the dis
tinguished travellers as they i'm
press their personalities on the
man who still leads the public
opinion polls fof presidential
possibilities.
Democrats are noticeably less
attracted to the opportunity.
Chairman Connally said no,
Senator George pleaded his du-
ties as chairman of Finance,
which is holding hearings on
the new tax bill, Senator Full
bright cited the price control
fight which is the province of
his other committee, Banking
and Currency.
The majority party thus wifi
be out-numbered, Ga, on the
Evening star., 1951-07-06

might be pressed into a war by
proxy against the U. NJ, the
lesson stands out amid the ruins
and dead soldiers in Korea, it
isn't worth the sacrifice; you get
nothing out Of it; you can't
win"
Surely the same words can be
spoken by the Communists, for
they, too, already are saying
that the intervention in Korea
will teach the Western nations
a lesson and that they-the U. N.
forces-didn't win, and got moth
ing out of it except casualties
AS for the forest fire" simile
which now supersedes the police
action" in Korea, as the Presi-
dent described it a year ago. it
perhaps also takes precedence
over the remark about traffic
accidents" referred to in another
Truman speech recently as he
compared the deaths in Korea
to the accidents on American
highways every day.
Certainly the claim that the
"free community" sprang into
action isn't borne out by the
figures which show that less
than $4,000 troops were con-
tributed by IA U. N. nations
with $40 million population
whereas America and South Ko-
rea contributed in excess of $50
600. Likewise. 40 countries out
side the Russian bloc, compris-
ing TAO million population, con-
tributed no troops at all. It
doesn't seem as if the bulk of
the free nations "sprang into
action"
The Voice of America broad
cast. moreover, apparently is
trying to condition not only the
people of foreign countries but
also the American people to the
idea that there is something
reprehensible about victory"
such as was won by the Ameri-
can troops and their allies in
World War and World War II.
The impression which the Voice"
evidently seeks to convey is that
victory can be a victory even
when it isn't a victory. It will
be a little hard to put that
thought across in the face Of
the fact that nearly $4,000
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-02-01
High School Band
Plays Concert
AT State Capitol

The Hardin high school band
and director, Frank Solazzi,
left at 5 a. m. today by char
tered bus for Helena, where
the group will present two
concerts.
The band will play at the
Capitol cafeteria at noon for
legislators and at l p. m. will
give a concert in the House
Chambers.
Approximately so members of
the band, together with chap
erones, are, making the trip in
two American Bus Lines char
tered buses. The group expects
to return tonight.
Clyde L. Hawks, state repre-
sentative from Big Horn county,
made arrangements for the
concerts.
Superintendent E. A. Skeie
and Mrs. Skeie will also be
present at the concerts. From
Helena the Skeies will go to
Great Falls, where Mr.. Skeie
will attend a meeting of state
school administrators Friday
and a session of the state Board
of Control on Saturday at the
Rainbow hotel.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-02-01
Local Draft Board
Calls Men for
lnduction,Exarlls

Two groups of men have
been called by; the Big Horn
county draft board to. report
within the coming week, one
group for. induction and the
other for pre-physical examina-
lions. 4 e -sIt3 49, -
Those called for induction, to
report February z, include Glen
C.. Watts, Gottliebs Kraft, Syl-
vester Knows the Gun, Kenneth
Z. ClaWson, Don johnson, Har-
old DeVore, Raymond C. zelka,
Jr., Ralph Heckel, August
Greenwald, Leo r. Kunau and
Raymond J. Schaak.
Asked to report for pre-phys-
tical exams on February 5 are
Charles r. Sesrest, Richard L.
Chatham, Gerald Reed, John
Watts, Reinhold Jabs, Clement
Goes Ahead, Austin White Fox,
Hubert Dawes, William Reiter,
Lester jefferson, Jr.. ana EVeral
EMButterfield.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-02-01
Local Nurses Hedr
Discussion of Bill

The first local meeting of
registered nurses; held january
23, was attended by 10 Big
Horn county nurses.
Betty Christensen introduced
Nadine Sherman, r. N, who ex-
planned the Montana Nurse
Practice Act, which will be in
troduced into the current ses-
sion of the Montana legislature.
= Miss Sherman said the pur-
poses of the legislation are to
improve the quality of nursing
care, to encourage practical
nurse training, to provide for
permissive licensure of practical
nurses and to provide for man
datory licenSure of professional
nurses. It was decided that the
local nursing group will en-
courage local citizens to sup
port the bill when it is intro
Guced in the legislature.
Mrs. Agnes Holum will pre-
side when the group meets
February Is at 8 p. m. in the
basement of the Community
hospital. Further plans for or
ganization will be discussed and
Miss Christensen will report on
the February meeting of district
). Montana Nurses association.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-02-01
Local SerWceman
Member of
Unusual Platoon

Private First Glass Frank
Sharpe, 81, son of Mr.. and Mrs,
Paul Sharpe of Hardin, is one
OF four Montana men, complete
strangers before they went
overseas with the army, who
are serving in one platoon OF
the First Cavalry division COM
pany in Korea.
tits unusual to have four
men from one state in a single
platoon" Corporal Lyle E. How
ard of Sidney, oldest man of
the quartet, remarked, "but
four Montana men in the same
platoon is a rarity"
Private Sharpe, now a veter~
an of two years military serv-
ice, formerly attended Hardin
high school. He joined the First
Cavalry division a year ago in
Tokyo and has accompanied the
platoon from Pohang-Dong, am
phibious landing site of the di~
vision in Korea last summer.
tC the northermoSt advance of
the Cavalry units when Chinese
Communist troops entered the
Korean campaign.
The other two MontananS in
the platoon are Private First
Glass Deane D. Sanders of st.
Ignatius and Private First Glass
James D. Pike of WhitefiSh.
Foremost on the list of duties
for the small security platoon
is the defense Of the vital di-
vision command post. Men of
the platoon also participate in
jeep patrols forward of the COM
mand post area and general
guard duties.
Of the Montana group, Sharpe
and Sanders are expert gunners
en- the 50-caliber machine gun.
Howard and Pike are qualified
riflemen. All four are OCCASION
ally called upon to double in
brass" and man other weapons
Of the platoon, including the
75-millimeter recoilleSS rifle and
the 3.5 baZooka.