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Evening star., 1951-07-27
Reds Continue Usual Methods
Chances of Armistice in Korea Within Next Few Weeks
Depend Entirely Moseows Mood, MIitoy Men Say

wish north Of the military de-
marcation line would refute the
story that they have been de-
feated, a situation which the
Reds have never permitted in
the past.
American military and diplo-
matte officials, who still keep
their fingers crossed. believe that
the negotiations will be greatly
influenced by developments in
other parts Of the world. They
do not forget that the Kremlin
has initiated the move for the
present armistice talks. Nor do
they overlook the fact that thus
far it has been Moscow which
told the North Korean and Chi
neSe Communist negotiators
what to say and when to say, it.
The Oriental bargaining which
will henceforth take place at the
armistice conference will con-
tinue to be under the strict su.
pervising eye of the Kremlin.
Whenever conditions in other
parts of the world and partic-
ularly in the Middle East re.
quire it, the Muscovites can or
der their puppets to become
tough again. They have brought
together sufficient manpower
and equipment in the last few
weeks at least to make a gesture
of break in the hope that the
risks of renewed military action
would induce the Western gov
ernments to become yielding in
areas where the Russians want
them to yield.
Evening star., 1951-07-27

this for our military chiefs to
digest? Is a military force built
solely to be strong on the de-
fensive? Is there no thought
given to offensive strength suf-
ficient to win a war when the
enemy has begun it? MFR. Ache
son amplif1es his thinking thus:
What we are building Is an
adequate deterrent force
against military attack. We
already have the means to
guarantee that general milf
tary attack against us would
be costly to the aggressors. We
must now achieve a force OF
sufficient size to make 1t plain
that such an attack could not
succeed"
Does this mean that America
has adopted a policy Of being
willing to accept stalemateS in
future wars? Has victory"
been deleted from the vocabu-
larry as well as the planning OF
our military forces? Is the
enemy to be given to UNDER
stand that, if an attack is made
and he fails to penetrate our
lines, we will agree to cease
fires" and compromises OF the
38th Parallel sort of stalemate?
Is Korea to be a pattern for
future military policy?
Plainly the Detroit speech by
Secretary Acheson is a revela-
ton of the new concept OF
American military policy-not
to fight to win but just to
keep the enemy from winning.
If that is all our Army, Navy
and Air Force are to be per-
mitted to do in the next war,
then the Soviets may some day
accept as a realistic though un-
whiting description of the mo-
rale of U. N. countries what Mr..
Acheson says:
'It must be understood that
weakness not only invites at
tack; what is even more mem
acing. it paralyzes the will to
resist and makes for political
disintegration." l."
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Evening star., 1951-07-27
Constantine Brown:

The chances Of an early
armistice in Korea-that Is to
say some time within the next
few weeks-depend entirely on
Moscow's mood. This Is the
consensus Of military men and
diplomats In Washington.
Nobody will be surprised If
the armistice negotiations start
ed after approval Of the agenda
by both sides, will break down a
number of times. This would be
in keeping with the Communist
methods at international con-
ferenceS.
: At this time the picture
seems to be that the North Ko-
reans actually are eager to ter
inmate the conflict. The Chi
nese also are interested in an
early cease-fire; they have in
ternal troubles and would like
to be able to move troops from
the Korean area to the south.
But Moscow. which is debating
to the Red delegates from be-
hind the scenes, will make the
final decision as to the length
and success of the negotiations.
OF the two major stumbling
blocks contained in the agenda
the creation of a demilita-
riZed zone and the organization
of supervisory teams to carry
out the terms of the cease-fire
the latter is likely to be the
more serious.
The Russians in the past
have proved to be very allergic
to international supervision
Soon after VE-day they inter-
fered with the American and
British Allies when they sent,
in accordance with the Yalta
agreements, diplomatic and
military officers to supervise
the elections and setting up of
democratic governments" in
Poland. Bulgaria and Romania.
Evening star., 1951-07-27
Thomas L. Stokes:
Thon1os l. Stokes
Who Told the General All That?
Macarthur Has Spent Too Much Time in His Ivory Tower
To Speak So Surely About All That Is Wrong in U. S.

General Douglas Macarthur
clearly has been away from his
country too long.
There's a lot he doesn't know
or understand.
He's been back too short a
time, too, and talked to too few
of our ordinary folks and spent
too much time in his ivory
tower to become so suddenly
such an oracle about us and
speak so surely about all that's
wrong with us and our demo-
cratic institutions. There are
many things wrong, truly, but
generally we like it pretty well
here.
Obviously he is unable to I'M
derstand how strange his talk
sounds to most of us, with its
Olympian and authoritarian
tone, and it's positive pro-
nouncements about things of
which it is plain he has very
little f1rst-hand knowledge, and
his intolerance of any one who
diSagrees with him.
One is reminded of a line
from the late AL Smith, with a
slight paraphrase:
"Who told the general all
that?"
In his speech in Boston, his
latest, he seemed to insinuate
that any one who differed with
him is using false methods of
propaganda" Or maybe they
are just Communists. He didn't
say the latter But he did say,
after speaking of "insidious
forces working from within
which have already so dras-
tically altered the character OF
our free institutions:
Foremost of these forces is
that directly. or even more fire.
quently indirectly, allied with
the scourge of international
communism. 1t has inf1ltrated
into positions of public trust and
responsibility-into journalism.
the press, the radio and the
schools"
Journalism and the press
won't take that broad indict-
ment from the general. Nor, it
is safe to say on their behalf,
will the radio and the schools.
Nor, it can be said for journal
ism and the press, will such
yelled threats shut them url
from expressing disagreement
Evening star., 1951-07-27

is occupied temporarily. it is
true, by different persons, for
under our system we change its
occupants at our will at regu-
lar elections under our Consti-
tuition. But the Executive, itself,
is the permanent representative
and symbol Of civilian Govern
ment. There's nothing tempo
rary about that. 1t continues,
representing the people, who
ever may be the temporary
occupant.
1t is well to know that the
general would like to have the
military a law unto itself. It is
good to know it now, and to
know the other things he is re-
vealing about himself, this far
ahead of next years political
campaigns. For obviously the
general, from his patiently po-
litical speeches, intends to have
some part in the campaign.
Keep on talking, general.
Evening star., 1951-07-27
David Lawrence:

When the Secretary of State
makes an address, a good deal
of deliberate planning lies be-
hind his words. From his staff
of policy-makers come memo
randa that lay down the points
that must be emphasized to fit
changing situations.
But the speech which Secre-
tary Acheson made at Detroit
is battling in its ambiguity. The
words at times are those of a
Macarthur but the acts which
are contemporaneouSly recorded
in the news dispatches are
those of a Chamberlain.
What Dean Acheson says is
important because, for all prac-
tical purposes. he is President
of the United States. He is
virtually commander in chief
Of the Army, Navy and Air
Force. He defines their scope
of action. For Mr.. Truman
does what Mr.. Acheson tells him
to do. No man in the Office of
Secretary of State heretofore
has had the opportunity to WELD
such power, first, because no
President ever delegated as
much authority to him and,
second, because no comparable
issues fell to a Secretary of
State to decide. Mr.. AcheSon
told a Senate committee re-
Gently that cease-fire in Ko-
rea around the 38th Parallel
would be a victorious" conclu-
sion Of the war there, and he
emphasized that this would
mean that aggression had been
repelled.
Yet now, in his Detroit
speech, the Secretary says the
aggressor hasn't been tanned at
all. He adds:
1--WE are in great danger,
greater perhaps than many
Americans now appreciate. This
danger is not less than it was
q month ago, although some of
us seem to think so.
Whether or not an armistice re-
suits from the talks in Korea,
the fundamental job ahead Of
us will not change. .. Whether
Evening star., 1951-07-27

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Evening star., 1951-07-27
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Evening star., 1951-08-19
.Bunders Behind
Stains Curtain

CRACKS IN THE KREMLIN
WALL
By Edward Crankshaw. (Vik-
ing; 1907
Reviewed by Belmont Fories
The hysterical note so prevalent
in recent books on Soviet Russia is
noticeably lacking in Mr.. Crank
shaw'S calmly reasoned study
Writing with British detachment,
he makes several points which,
though they should be obvious,
are frequently overlooked.
We are so impressed by the
strength Of the Soviet Union, he
says, that we forget that the Rus
slams have more than their share
Of weaknesses.
Russian nationalism and inter-
national communism are two very
different things and under Stain
the Politburo has sacrificed the
world revolution to strictly Rus
sian interests.
Soviet foreign policy, instead of
following brilliant and consistent
plan of world conquest, has fire.
quently been based on hasty i'm
Iprovisation marked by such colos-
sal blunders as the Tito defec-
ton.
And finally, the Russians are
not going to defeat us, but we
could defeat ourselves.
Evening star., 1951-08-19
Age-Old Triongle
Given d New Slant
THE GATHERING SHORES.

THE GLITTERING SHORES.
BY Catherine Hubbell. Nv. w.
Norton Co., Inc.;. $3.J
The theme Of this novel has
been played over and over again.
There's even q stock name for it
by now-the eternal triangle.
In this case the main triangle IS
between the wife. husband and
his mother, although we are also
presented with a subtriangular
relation between the husband.
wife and q girl friend. In the end
the extra angle Is neatly erased
In both cases and husband and
wife are together again.
In between We are introduced
to several subordinate characters
$50 well drawn that they give the
novel an interest 1t might other
wise not have. There is Lanz
Schoenf1eld. the butchers grand
son, who becomes q fashionable
architect, and Roberta Hunt, the
perfect secretary. The delineation
Of their rise in the world is well
handled and provides a nice con-
traSt to the spiritless actions of
the hero and the determined but
ridiculous counteractions of his
wife. ~
Evening star., 1951-08-19
New ItuIiun Author
Sets Trugic Drumu
In Postwar Rome

THE UNWANTED.
BY Dante Arfelli. Charles Serb
ners Sons, s2g5.)
Reviewed BY Margaret S. Dickey
This story Of two young people
and their struggle to get ahead or
even, at times. just to stay alive
in Rome is as moving as any Of
the many fine novels that have
come out Of Italy since the war.
Dante Arfelli has none Of the
|propagandist in him. He simply
says; this is how it is: Luca goes
Ito Rome after leaving the army.
He's fsGll of hope. He tries every
thing, and how does he end up?
Out Of work, living of the money
of q prostitute whom he scorned
when he arrived in the city.
And what Of Lidia. the prosti-
ltute? She saves every cent she
can for the fare to Argentina and
a new life and ends up sick and
with SO little money left that she
kills herself.
The author doesn't moralize
that such a situation can exist OF
probe for cause and effect. But
he presents his tragic story SC
simply and realistically. SO
naturally that it strikes the reader
to the heart.
The reading public owes q debt
lof gratitude to Frances Frenaye
for her translation of this power
lful novel.
Evening star., 1951-08-19

STAND AND DELIVER: If1E
STORY OF THE HIGHWAYMEN
BY Patrick Pringle. (W. w. Nor
ton & Co.. $3.75.)
Reviewed by WiIIiom Hines
The world has come a long way
down the lily-livered path since
the day DR.. johnson uttered his
defense of the public hanging Of
felons on the Triple Tree Of Ty-
burn:
"Sir, executions are intended to
draw spectators. >. The old meth
cd was most satisfactory to all
parties: The public was gratified
by a procession; the criminal was
supported by it. Why is all this
to be swept away?"
In his entertaining account OF
the lives and times of knights of
the Road from Thomas Dun (circa
1100D to William Whalley (died
1902, Mr.. Pringle brings to life
as charming a group of gentlemen
as ever slit a throat.
They were bold as brass on the
road, and equally bold in gaol. Nc
Imilksops who whiningly sought
pardons for their crimes. they took
their punishment with all the
grace they had displayed in taking
other peoples purses. 1t was Of
no moment in the crime reports
of those days that "the condemned
man ate hearty breakfast" He
was supposed to.
A worthwhile book. Stand anc
Deliver" deserves a place on the
shelves of those who SAVIOR ths
excitement but shun the conse-
QuenceS of crime.
Evening star., 1951-08-19

80 years ago, Is enough to insure
q world-weary reader that here
at least all will be lavish and abb
surd and blessedly inconse-
quential. Says the exquisite
Valentia to her adoring husband:
1--WE two-you and always seem
to make such an enormous family
party! OF course. I know we
have to go about in these huge
patches sometimes.
In just such fashion "The
Limit" runs its elegant, idle course,
with its heroine whom leisure
suits. and roses" coming to an
understanding Of what love even
married love-can be. No soul
shaking emotions shake its ele-
CANT progress through masked
balls, high teas, country house
parties and visits to the yicarage.
Matches are proposed and dis
posed Of, epigrams are exchanged
and Mrs. LeYerson's prose, marred
only by an occasional pun or
double-take. sparkles along to the
last witty page.
Valentia's problem is that she
must choose between her husband
Romer, who has a genius for love.
and her cousin, Harry de Freyne,
who has q genius for love-making.
She had married Romer in the
belief that he was q strong, silent
man with an orange up his sleeve. -
Evening star., 1951-08-19
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What the Archbishop Found in q Plane
FIyinq Across the Dark Continent
THE MANGO ON THE MANGO TREE
BY David Mathew. (Alfred A. Knopf; $3.,

~ NS0NA0, AN10vAASWs NA9s w 49, - .
The author Of this highly So
phisticated and trenchant novel
about q band Of people flying to
Africa is an archbishop. Once
having digested the fact. you can
forget it. for his excellency writes
not Just as q churchman. His
book, while religious in the deep
sense Of the word, is not sec
tartan tract.
Instead, it is q searching, in
cisive analysis Of the modern mind
during the enforced leisure of a
long plane trip. The passenger
list on the first leg Of the journey
comprises travellers who carry
variety of emotional luggage to
tl.e dark continent. Among them
Is an Ethiopian prince haughtily
returning to claim his birthright;
a sullen Communist sneering at
all the capitalists around him. a,
keen empire builder OF the old
school, an English-educated Lii
berian official, q cringing native
missionary sent abroad by a group
of ladies who call him "the little
minister" q Pole seeking to or
ganize his exiled countrymen, a
thoroughly disillusioned French
man yearning for his lost mistress.
q confidence man on the run. a
happy wife rejoining her husband.
In clipped, abusive prose, the
author examines their reveries,
their musings about each other,
their hopes for journeys end.
They are studied in state OF sus-
pended animation. Nothing is
really resolved for them except
for the Pole, who succumbs from
q fever.
Very little happens. Phey are
forced down, but rise again.
They take on new passengers.
But racial and national attitudes
emerge, as they move among ma
tives with q race memory OF
slave raids" OF them all, the
most heart-whole is the compass
sionate navigator, q Catholic, who
is conscious of the links Of char
ity which bound all men together
and drew him most forcibly to-
ward the weak"
Actually, the reader may keep
Evening star., 1951-08-19

Five years later, she has never seen
the orange. But Vaughan, the
clever playwright, who is mot even
embittered by success" tells her
cit is too distressingly convention
al Of you to suppose that because
you happen to be legally married
there can be no sort of romance" !"
Meanwhile the other characters
pose in attitudes of love and am
bition. The playwright falls in
Evening star., 1951-08-19

love with the
/ innk e e per- S
daughter. Va
lentia's sister is
courted by an
A n 81 0 p h IL e
American, and
a hockey-pl
ing heiress casts
her eyes on
Harry.
It is Harry's
mercenary ac-
ceptance Of the
heireSS at
causes Roner to
rise to his full
Evening star., 1951-08-19
Reading and Writing
Mariana Thurber, Army Eibrorion, Knows
$ What the Fighting Men Like to Read

Picking out books for q couple
of million men Is q man-sized job,
you will have to admit. Neverthe-
less, a woman does 1t for the
Army.
Eight years as an Army Ii.
brarian have given Mariana
Thurber a good idea Of what men
like to read. And every month,
out of the 200 or so books which
hopeful publishers send her. she
chooses batch of Is titles which
the Army sends to the 564 libraries
it maintains from here to Pusan
and back again.
In her Office in the library sec
tion of the Special Services Divi-
sion of the adjutant generals Of
flee, Miss Thurber scans galley
proofs of forthcoming books well
in advance of publication. She
makes her selections early, so that
bound books hit Army library
shelves just about the time that
civilians find them in book stores.
All Army libraries-and Air Forces
libraries as well-receive the
monthly book-kit.
Spotting Best Sellers.
To please her legions Of mascu-
line readers, Miss Thurber tries
hard to spot best sellers-since SOL
diers, too, like to read what every
body is reading-but makes the
condition they should be well writ
ten and have integrity. In other
words, she says. I'VE try to send
them good books--but also books
they want to read" She doesn't
reckon with the sophisticated. con-
slant reader who might spurn best
sellers. He's as much OF a special
problem as the man who only
cares for books about radio me-
chanics. Both types are taken
care of by their individual Army
libraries. who have funds for reg
Iular purchases.
The Army appears to be well
served in the book field. Last
months book k-kit included such
quality items as Rachel Carson's
"The Sea Around U.s." j. D. Sal
Iinger's "The Catcher in the Rye"
and This Is War;" by David
lDouplaS Duncan.
And speaking Of war, one in
teresting trend in military book
preferences has made itself felt
lin the last couple of years. I'M
mediately following World War IL
war memoirs and war fiction
gathered dust on Army library
shelves. But in 1948, they began
to be popular again, and now al
most every book-kit contains wal
books.
Science fiction has become a
must item every month, too. And
fiction selections must include at
least one western and a couple OF
mysteries. Besides war memoirs,
non fiction steadily in demand in
lcludes popular biography, books
on photography, military science,
popular psychology. hunor and
sports. No books of exclusively
regional appeal are sent out.
Reading tastes from one army
(World War ID to another (pres-
ent emergency have not varied
strikingly, according to Miss
Thurber. One difference is that
the great number of 18-year-olds
currently under arms do like
young adventure" stories and
thoroughly appreciate stories oi
horses and dogs. The "AWOL'
series, about an Army dog. is q
great favorite with them.
Nor do tastes vary from one
theater to another. There is one
notable exception, however. Books
on guns and shooting, very popu.
Evening star., 1951-08-19
Art
Notionol Exhibition
Of Children S Books
Is Beautiful Show
By Florence S. Berrymon

2 y q u
The kinds Of books which many
mothers wish their children pre-
ferred to certain comics compose
the beautiful exhibition of Chill
dren's Books, 1945-5O." recently.
opened at the Library Of Congress.
to remain through September is
north gallery. first floor. main
building.) 1t is sponsored by the
American Institute Of Graphic
Arts and is being circulated by
the American Federation Of Arts.
For this Washington engagement.
DR.. Irwin Kerlan has lent original
paintings and drawings from his
own collection. Each original is
Evening star., 1951-08-19

.
BY Dorothy Evelyn Smith. fE.
This is an adequate novel Of
the kind Englishwomen produce
so effortlessly and in such large
quantities. Well written. If a bit
gushy here and there. humorous,
if occasionally whimsical. it leads
the reader gently through a fam
lily story that is sunny in outlook
and Christian in spirit. Miss
Smiths heroine is Ruan Ashley,
a coltish, bookish lass. palmer but
finer than her golden-hai elder
sister Sylvia. 20. the Brave
Music" has as its theme the love
of Ruan's life, whom she meets
at the age of Z and more or
less secures seven years later. The
extreme youth of the pair makes
the romance something less than
absorbing. not to say a bit embar-
RAISING.
What Miss Smith does better is