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Evening star., 1951-08-03

Eisenhower devotees think his
duty to his country is to run for
President. So Mr.. Truman's
attitude suited them all right.
They were happy, too, that the
President let it be known that
he thinks the general is doing
a fine job in Europe.
This nice pat on the back by
the President was pleasing espe-
cially to those politicians in the
Democratic Party who would
like to see Gen. Ike at the head
Of their ticket, largely thus far
a secret fraternity but including
some substantial figures in all
parts of the country. They are
keeping quiet because the Pres
ident still has not indicated
whether he intends to seek re-
nomination. They remember the
fall from grace taken by those
who publicly promoted the 1948
movement to replace Harry Tru-
man with the general. 1t isn't
polite or propitious to speak up
under present uncertain circum-
stances.
The devout wish Of Demo-
cratic Eisenhower supporters
is that the President, himself,
ultimately will put his finger on
the general. give him a personal
draft" Their hopes were
raised by the amiable attitude
shown by Mr.. Truman in this
weeks press conference. That,
however. can be taken as no
clue. You can put all sorts of
interpretations on what the
President said, as politicians of
all varieties Immediately began
to do, fitting the Interpretation
to their own special desires.
Among those is a new club
here, the Eisenhower -is-doing-
such-a- -f1ne-job- in -Europe-that-
Evening star., 1951-08-03
John G. Henry:

A deep-seated psychological
element is involved in the cur
rent peace-talk deadlock over
the exact location of a buffer
zone in Korea. Another word
for the issue is face" a point
Of great Importance to the
Oriental mind and of compare
BILE Importance to the United
States side of the table as long
as we are dealing with Asiatic
opposites.
Unfortunately there was not
sufficient recognition of this ele-
ment on our side when the
peace talks began. We agreed to
negotiate with the North Kore-
an-Chinese Communist delega-
ton in a city occupied by their
forces, surrounded by their guns
and with our free press excluded.
The result, unaltered by a be-
lated compromise, was a clear
victory for the opposition in
round one. BY pictures, broad
casts and word of mouth, the
people of Asia were given the
story of a United Nations force
suing for peace, approaching an
armistioe table under guard and
otherwise deporting themselves
as a Inundated foe.
Round two, not yet finished,
has centered around the ques-
ton of where a neutral zone
would be established-either at
the 38th Parallel or at the pres
ent battle line substantially
north of this latitude across most
OF the Korean peninsula.
For the Reds it has been easy
in a glibly superficial way to
contend that the 38th Parallel is
the logical resting point. In
their internal propaganda back
wash the South Koreans and
the United Nations, particularly
the United States, are the ag-
gresSors and the famous paral-
lei was the line at which the
aggression began. Truth is not
restricting in a totalitarian at
mosphere, although the patent
falsehood of this claim has
Evening star., 1951-08-03

the Communist trap on the ne
gotiating. tactics. BY insisting
that all political questions" be
excluded from the armistice ne
gotiationS, a cessation of hos
tilities is brought about without
settling the real matters of sub
stance - the establishment OF
peace throughout Korea and
the withdrawal of all foreign
troops. Knowing in advance
the U. N. attitude. the Commu-
niSts have tried adroitly to in
sert these two main political
issues in the armistice nego-
tiationS, no doubt expecting re-
lection. The U. N. representa-
tives have gone on record. on
instructions from the home gov
ernments. as refusing to dis
cuss these issues.
If this goal-a cease-f1re
around the 38th Parallel and
without a political settlement
was what the U. N. really
wanted all the time, then the
record will show that the same
thing might have been obtained
on March "a last when Gen.
Macarthur offered to arrange
with the enemy field command
ers cease-f1re without discuss
ing any political questions. The
American Government and the
U. N. failed to back up the Mac
Arthur proposal. The general
was never told at the time that
the President or the United Ma
tions had decided to negotiate
on this or any other basis. Inac-
curate statements have been
made in the press that the gen.
eral was so informed and that
he knew negotiations had begun.
But the verbatim record of the
Senate hearings reveals that
both Gen. Collins and Secretary
Acheson testified fatty that the
Far Eastern commander was
never given any such word.
What did happen was that
the American Government i'm
mediately repudiated in public
Gen. MacArthur's overture
broadcast to the enemy COM
mander as a piece of psychology
ical warfare.
Evening star., 1951-08-03
Thomas L. Stokes:
EisenhoWer's Ears Must Burn
Politicians Talking to Themselves on Whether General
Will Enter Presidential Race and for What Portv

The ears of the gentleman
from Kansas presently domi-
cled in Paris, France, meaning
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower,
must be burning all the time
now, day and night.
Virtually all politicians back
home here are either eagerly
talking about him or discon-
solately talking to themselves
about him. The former cate
gory-and in both parties-are
gabbing hopefully about his
becoming the presidential can
didate of their party. In the
second category are those who
want to be the candidate them
selves and are desperately afraid
he may be it. They talk right
ruefully to themselves, looking
in their mirrors and seeing no
stars on their shoulders and
little glamor withal in their
business-suited fronts.
'Tain't fair.
Gen. Ike'S name is brought
up at every news conference held
by President Truman in the eff
fort to find out whether the
President, who is commander
in-chief, might throw obstacles
in the way Of a possible political
career for the general who is,
after all, now under orders.
After evasively -committal
answers about the probable
duration of the generals Euro
pean assignment, reporters got
something more tangible this
week. To wit, that the President
sees no conflict between Gen.
Eisenhower's present duties and
whatever might happen in 1852,
the last meaning national poll
tics. The President added that
he knew under any conditions
that Gen. Eisenhower would put
his duty to his country first.
Evening star., 1951-08-03

obvious a few years after the
war, when Gen. Eisenhower,
then Army Chief of Staff, ar
ranged to have a bust of Mr..
Baruch placed in the War Col
lege. Ike master minded the
impressive ceremonies, and paid
an emotional tribute to the
elder statesman. who, in his own
words. has made the round trip
to two wars
Washington is a place where
results only are applauded, and
where the contributors to sue
cessful results can count them
selves lucky if a few informed
people mention that they made
a contribution. It was distinctly
unusual for a public hero to
pause and pay tribute to the
help he had had along the way.
Mr.. Baruch speaks frankly Of
the dedicated zeal with which
General Eisenhower has en-
barked on his new crusade in
Europe. He likens the Allied
commander to Peter the Hermit.
Some who have listened to Ike's
story, including Senator Brews-
ter OF Maine. a Taft lieutenant,
imply that Ike's is a neurotic
zeal which practical men must
take with grain of salt.
Evening star., 1951-08-03

he = ought-to stay there club,
organized by Senator Brewster,
Republican. of Maine, a Sen
ator- -Taft-for- President man.
ager. Joining up in this. new
order are Democrats who fear
Gen. Ike at the head of the Re-
publican ticket. which is where
they think he is most likely to
wind up, if he intends to run.
While President Truman hard
ly Joined this club, himself. he
gave it some comfort, especial
ly the Taft wing, by speaking
OF the general putting duty
first. The Taft promoters can
not see at all that it is the
generals duty to run for Presi-
dent. They see his duty where
he is now, and for a long, long
time to come.
From the Taft camp come
reports of a counteroffensiye
against Gen. Eisenhower by an
other famous general. They
talk hopefully of the prospect
that Gen. Douglas A. Mac
Arthur sooner or later will
mount the stump and proclaim
against a military man for
President, a gesture that will be
clearly understood, with no un-
certainty as to the target, and
which the Taft forces believe
will be most helpful to their
candidate, coming from Gen.
Macarthur.
Here. indeed, in a stand against
a military man for President,
they are on sound ground. The
fact that all politicians in both
parties do not take it is a sad
commentary on the political
system they have erected on the
assumption that, of itself, it
can produce men fitted and
equipped to be President.
It can, Of course.
Evening star., 1951-08-03

The excuse given in Washing
ton for failing to indorse the
Macarthur move was that his
message to the Communist COM
mander had in it few phrases
saying the U. N. threatened to
expand the war. 1t did draw at
tention to the weak position of
the enemy and stated that if the
United Nations decided to carry
the war to the enemy bases,
the Reds wouldn't have a chance
for victory. The enemy had not
been using pussyfoot language
in its broadcaStS either. and
probably were not offended by
Gen. MacArthur's words. 1t is
Incredible that the phrase de-
scribing the more advantageous
U. N. military position last
March could have been the ac-
tual basis for the refusal of the
Reds to consider what he offered
them.
The real reason undoubtedly
was that the Communists did
not think at that time that the
U. N. would arrange a cease
fire between enemy command
erS and leave North Korea in
the hands of the Communists,
which for all practical purposes
it will be. Naturally, after the
dismissal of Gen. Macarthur
and the public statements of
our officials that military means
would not be used to seek pacifl-
cation Of all Korea. the Reds,
through Malik, jumped at the
chance to get what they are
getting nova cease-fire with
out a political settlement.
Once the fighting stops, the
Reds know the U. N. will not
resume hostilities just to gain
possession of North Korea. The
Communists are back about
where they started from in
June, 1850, and have subjected
the United States to a terrific
expense, dislocation Of it's mil
ltary forces in the world and
the loss of 10000 casualties. And
it remains to be seen whether
Communist aggression has
been repelled in Korea or else
where in the world.
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Evening star., 1951-08-03
Korean Deal Will Benefit Reds
Communists Have Every Reason to Accept Proposal
For Defense Line Along Present Position Of Forces
David Lawrence:

The Communists have every
reason to accept the United Ma
tons proposal for a defense
line marked by the present post
ton of the military forces in
Korea. Logically. the Reds
have so much more to gain
than to lose by agreeing to it
that they can we'll afford to
give the U. N. something to
save face"
For if the 38th Parallel isn't
the exact arrAistice line and a
zone a few miles north of it is
established as a basis for the
cease fire, the U. N. can say
that it achieved something be-
yond what South Korea had
when the aggression started
more than a year ago. Since
the United States and the U. N.
have announced that the origi-
nal purpose-to repel aggres-
sion at the 38th Parallel-has
been achieved already, the Al
lies cannot make much of an
issue or resume fighting just be-
cause of a disagreement on the
armistice line.
The Reds, on the other hand,
would be acquiring undisputed
possession for the indefinite fu-
ture of virtually all of North
Korea. This is the biggest stake
of all, for which they gladly
would terminate the fighting
now, knowing that by so doing,
they keep the U. N. forces begged
down in Korea for years to
come.
From a propaganda stand
point, the Communists benefit
a great deal. too. For they
know full we'll the U. N. troops
will not be withdrawn, because
there is no guarantee in sight
or likely to be given that would
insure against a recurrence of
aggression at any moment. The
demand that there be a with
drawal will, however, be re-
peated by the Communists at
frequent intervals and the U. N.
will be exhibited in propaganda
as occupying Korea allegedly
against the will Of the inhabi-
tants.
The Allies have fallen into
Evening star., 1951-08-03
John c. Henry:
One Word for the Issue Is Face
A DeeP-Seoted Psychological Element Is Involved
In Deadlock Over Buffer Zone in Korea

found it difficult within his mill
tary comprehension to counter
this point when he thrice re-
fused a direct answer to Ad-
miral joys question as to re-
sponsibility of a military COM
mander for his forces during an
armistice period.
Behind Washington's resolve,
too, is an opinion that the Reds
themselves. despite their in
transigence and propaganda
bleatings. will not maintain
their position to the point Of
suffering or risking blame for
the complete collapse of the
peace talks.
The current Russian Lullaby
theme of Moscow's peace offen-
Sive might not easily absorb the
strain.
Evening star., 1951-08-03

boomeranged on the Reds in
parts of the world where the
truth can be freely circulated.
Not forgotten by the Red
radios at Peiping and Pyong-
yang have been pronounce
ments by Trygvie Lie that "if a
cease-flre could be arranged ap-
proximately along the 38th Par
allel. the main purpose of the
Security Council resolutions of
June Is and July 7 will be full
filed" and by Secretary Ache
son that the United States would
be willing to end the war at the
38th Parallel if there could be
reliable assurances the Com
muniSts would not resume ag-
gression. 1t has been much more
easy to ignore Mr.. Acheson's
news conference assertion on
Wednesday that the parallel is
unacceptable because it is
militarily indefensible line.
This very point, in fact, has
given the enemy additional
propaganda ammunition - as
employed by the Pyongyang
radio yesterday-that American
insistence on the military merits
of one line against another was
proof of our intent "to rob a
large territory inside North
Korea"
While a propaganda ad-
vantage of the moment may still
seem to be on the Red side, the
issue has created a firm and
unanimous resolve in Washing
ton that there will be no accept
ance of an uncompromising
enemy position. Behind this
resolve is the opinion that re-
treat to the parallel not only
would cost us another psyche
logical defeat-the loss Of
round two-but that it also
would leave our forces danger
ously exposed to new double
cross by an enemy that has
continued its build-up of mill
tary strength during the nego-
tiating period. Even the chief
Red negotiator 1t. Gen. Nam II.
Evening star., 1951-08-03
Doris FIeeson:
Doris ELeeson:
What Boruch Actually Said
Eder Statesman Only Cautioned Esenhowers Friends
Against Throwing Him Into Politics at This Time

NEW YORK, Aug. s. Ber-
nard M. Baruch emphatically did
not say on his return from Eu-
rope that Gen. Eisenhower
should not be drafted for the
presidency.
He didn't say it and he didn't
intimate it. What he did say
was that the generals friends
and admirers should not throw
him into the political cockpit
now, or in any fashion impair
his ability to do the job so i'm
portant to the peace of the
world.
Mr.. Baruch was shocked, as so
many visitors to his head
quarters have been, by the un-
considerable demands upon the
generals time and strength. He
was appealing for an end to this
drain upon a man who is a mere
mortal, but, at the same time, so
important to the future of the
free world.
When he calls upon his fol-
low-Americans to exercise re-
straint and Give General
Eisenhower a chance to do his
job, he does not intend to say
that the general shouldn't or
can't be President. His knowl-
edge of the ways Of the world,
including politics, goes much
deeper than that.
1t is clear to him, as to many
others, that if Gen. Eisenhower
does his present assignment
well. he will be an obvious can
didate for President of the
United States. The best politics
that Eisenhower hackers pos
Sibly can play is to make sure he
gets the backing at home he
needs, and does not. meanwhile,
get involved in the political
jockeying that is so integral a
part Of the Washington scene.
Mr.. Baruch's connections with
Gen. Eisenhower are strong and
genuine. What they meant was
Evening star., 1951-08-03

Mr.. Henry will write this
| column in the absence of
Constantine Brown, who is on
vacation.
Evening star., 1951-04-21
0denfon Garage Owner
Shoots Gas Theft Suspect
By The Assoeiaied Press

ANNAPOLIS, April 21.-A IT.
|year-old boy was shot in the arm
Today by an Odenton garage owner
who said he saw the boy pilfering
gas.
William A. Humphrey. the
owner, had set up a buzzer signal
at the door after he had previously
been robbed of gasoline. He said
he fired one shot when he heard
the buzzer and saw some one leave.
Police said they traced the boy,
Charles Leroy Fox, through tags
he left on an automobile at the
garage. The youth when appre-
hended at his home. admitted
stealing 20 gallons previously from
the garage, police added.
Evening star., 1951-04-21

Baltimore girl. Another man
opened a door and was burned
alive where he Stood"
Mr.. Fay said he finally reached
the deck and remained there three
hours. He was barefoot and his
feet were all burned" he said.
II ran over the red hot deck
in my bare feet" he continued.
Then I jumped over the side.
BY that time the New York
(Esso) was standing by and I
swan to the lifeboat.
THE first mate swan to the
lifeboat. It was red hot. There
were two burned up guys in the
bottom of it,"
This morning two Coast Guard
planes. two Navy planes, two
Coast Guard cutters and the ESQ
Burlington searched the disaster
area for any bodies that might
still be recovered. or possible sur
vivors not already picked up.
Crewmen from the 10,000-ton
tanker Virginia. one of a dozen
ships that went to the scene,
boarded the Greensboro late last
night. the Coast Guard said, and
put out the flames and took the
disabled ship in tow.
Ten Bodies Found.
The Virginia. owned by the
National Bulk Carrier Co. of New
Evening star., 1951-04-21
Mayor S Building Permits
Questioned in Baltimore
BY the Assoeieted Press

BALTIMORE, April 21.-A city
political figure yesterday de-
manded that Mayor Thomas
D'Alesandro say how much he paid
q contractor to make alterations
at the mayors home.
The demand was in letter ad-
dressed to the mayor by Hyman
A. Pressman, an adviser to C.
MARYLAND Kelly, now running as
an independent candidate against
the mayor in the May 8 city
elections.
. Mr.. Pressman declared 1t is OBJ
vious that the amounts specified
in the three building permits for
the work-$4.050--represent "only
a small fraction of the reasonable
cost for such projects"
The mayor said he hasn't re-
ceived Mr.. Pressman's letter, but
he declared:
"The public may rest assured
that the insinuation of Mr.. Press
man are completely without foun-
dation in fact" He added he had
paid $500 for the work.
Evening star., 1951-04-21
JET Plane Loses Tail Cone,
Part Of Engine, Lands Safely
BY the Assoeioted Press

FREDERICK, Md, April al
An Air Force jet fighter lost part
of one engine and it's tail cone
over the city's outskirts yester-
day. but the plane made it safely
back to its base at Atlantic City
No civilians or property were
damaged by the falling parts. A
section of the jet turbine dropped
about 200 feet from an apartment
house at Camp DERRICK. The cone,
weighing about 80 pounds, fell
into a field where a farmer, Ans
thony Mann, was blowing. Il
The Air Force in Middletown,
Pa. said the plane, an F2H2. re-
turned safely. It was on q cross
country hop with another fighter
plane.
Evening star., 1951-04-21

brought ashore. Names of the
two dead crewmen were not given.
The Coast Guard listed the four
Greensboro survivors as:
First Assistant Engineer Arthur
Rolf of St. Cloud, Fla: Mr., Fay;
deck maintenance man John A.
Pirro of Leominster, Mass, and
fireman and watertender John w.
Rohm of Mobile, Ala.
Mr.. Fay and Mr.. Rohm were
flown to Corpus Christi, both seri-
ously burned. s=. ,=. .a---
Two crewmen from the Suez
also flown to Corpus Christi were
second pumpman Forrest E. Boyles
of New York and Mr.. Horton. The
Naval Hospital at Corpus Christi
said their injuries were not serious.
The Greensboro was bound for
Baltimore and New York after
taking on cargo of oil at Aransas
Pass. Tex. near Corpus Christi.
The Suez was enroute from Balti-
more to Corpus Christi.
Evening star., 1951-04-21
Youth Shot Stealing Gas
Gets Suspended Sentence
By the Assoeiofed Press

HAGERSTOWN. Md, April 81
E. Zimmerman, 10
who spent a month in the hospi-
tal-mostly on his stomach-was
given a two-year suspended SEN
tence yesterday for stealing gas
oline.
Hugh Bowman, a farmer, told
Magistrate E. G. Miller he missed
more than 500 gallons from his
gasoline tank before he decided
to sit up all night and see if he
could catch the thieves.
The night was last December IL
He surprised three youths, one OF
them with two 5-gallon cans OF
gasoline in his hands. He ordered
them to halt. They started run
ming. Mr.. Bowman fired his shot
gun and Zimmerman fell.
The two who escaped were ar
rested later and also were given
suspended sentences.
Evening star., 1951-04-21
Textile Strike Violence
Continues as Initial
Peace Proposal Fails
By The Assoeiaied Press

:. DANVILLE, Va. April 21.-The
first peace overture in the three
week strike at Dan River Mills
has provided only another furry
Of angry words.
Today the bitter dispute which
has kept thousands of the textile
firms $4,000 workers idle since
April / seemed as far as ever from
settlement.
The CIO Textile Workers Union
of America made the peace move
yesterday. It suggested that all
issues in the strike-part of a
South-wide work stoppage - be
submitted to the Wage Stabiliza-
ton Board for arbitration.
Violence Continues.
Dan River Mills replied it could
not agree to the proposal because
1t was uncertain about the boards
powers, functions and member
ship.
The union, through its local
director, Emanuel Boggs, replied
that the mill lacked sincerity"
In it's refusal to arbitrate. Mr..
Briggs said rejection of WSB
arbitration meant the company
hoped the strikers would "capitu-
late" before an arbitration board
could be formed.
Meanwhile incidents of violence
continued in the seething district
in suburban Schoolf1eld where
Dan Rivers principal plant is
located. Police reported two
separate cases of dynamiting yes
terday and last night and numer-
Gus cases in which shots were
directed at houses. No one, how
ever. was reported injured.
Strikers Wear Service Uniforms.
The swiftly developing battle of
words between the union and Dan
River followed a big parade in the
afternoon and cracking rifle fire
in the morning. The parade was
led by strikers wearing service
uniforms.
The union called the strike at
the huge mill when the company
failed to agree to a 13-cents-an-
hour wage increase and other
fringe benefits. The present
minimum is $1.03la per hour. but
the company says the average
hourly pay, including fringe bene-
fits, is about $1.42 per hour.
Evening star., 1951-04-21
Six Hagersfown Clubs
Face Liquor Permit Loss
BY the Associated Press

HAGERsTOWN. Md. April 81.
Six Hagerstown clubs and fra
ternal organizations face the loss
of their liquor licenses.
Five of them were fined in
Circuit Court Thursday after
pleading guilty to charges Of
maintaining gambling devices
gaming tables, slot machines and
'punchboards. Sentence is to- be
imposed on the sixth later. -
Robert H. McCauley, chairman
of the Washington County Liquor
Control Board, announced yester-
day all six clubs will be ordered
to show cause why their liquor
licenses should not be revoked or
suspended. They will be charged
with permitting gambling on the
premises.
The six clubs are the Moose,
the Red Men, the UAW-CIO, the
Eagles, the Woodmen of the
World and the knights of Column
bus. All had their licenses sus-
Ipended for five days about a year
ago on similar charges.