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Evening star., 1952-02-24
. Secretaries Of State
Ask Revised System
OF EIecting President
RY ihe Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS, Feb, 2S,-sec.
retaries Of State from nine States
recommended today that the sys.
tenn OF electing President and
Vice President ofthe United States
be changed.
The officials, constituting the
executive committee of the Ma.
tional Association Of Secretaries
Of States, urged that each States
electoral votes be cast In proper.
ton 10 the popular vote In that
State.
Under the present system the
candidate receiving the most votes
In each State gets oil OF that
States electoral votes. Under the
proposed revision II 90 per cent oi
States popular vote went Il
one candidate and 20 per cent Il
another, the electoral votes wouit
be divided that way. .a .
Louisiana Secretary Of Btat(
Wade Q. Martin. jrn opposed
proposal that the president bl
elected by o direct popular vote
lite said such an afrahgefnen
would result In iaterminabie law
suits because a citizen OF Nev
York, for example, could brinI
suit In Louisiana II he suspected
vote fraud In Louisiana.
The committee also discussed
establishment Of uniform Feslden
voting requirements and faeilitat
Ing absentee baiettlng by pergeh
mel Of the armed forces,
Attending The meeting teda,
were Mr., Martin, g, ], Hall OF Ar,
kansas, Harrih u, Mcdowell, jr
OF Delaware, Robert A, Gray o
Florida, Ben Fortaon OF Georgia
l1arl !, Newberry OF oregon, WeA
10y Bolln OF Arizona, Armand II
Cote OF Rhode Island and iFrAnI
Jordan OF California,
Evening star., 1952-02-24

congressional Investigation, nv
RFannan said there had heen NC
p0llusl0n or deFellCti0n on thu
part OF department employees, III
said the blame must he placed or
private Arms.
THE department-With It's Gus
tomary vigilance-was we'll alonl
with It's task of apprehending and
prosecuting these offenders many
months before the current In.
vestigations started" he said.
Mr., Brannan said some "fan'
tastic charges are now running In
the 'headlines--and the fright and
emotion they are creating among
certain people-reinind me Of the
old story about the barnyard
creatures who thought the sky
was falling down."
In the story, MFR. Hrannan con.
tinted. an acorn fell on O chick.
ems head. He thought the skS
was falling down, told the Other
barnyard creatures. and finally
the sly fox. who steered them Il
hts cave "where most of then
were promptly devoured."
Suggests wisconsin Senator.
+, The old story, Mr.. Brannaf
said. Didn't say whether tn,
acorn fell or was deliberatel,
dropped by some one; but 10 4
my suspicion that IL was droppet
by some one who might have beef
named Mccarthy. Because ther
10 Q Senator Joe Mccarthy, Re
publican, Of Wisconsin who ha
been yelling for two years % 1
ths sky were falling down, 49,.
"ft's hard 10 say what II wa
that hit this Senator on the heat
maybe II was one OF hls owl
aeernH, But after two years 0
attacking regulations OF man.
leading citizens, he has yet Il
prove his charges against q Alnel
person."
Evening star., 1952-02-24

latter group includes Senator
Lodge, national Eisenhower man.
aeeF. The total COP vote ID 30.
al Democratic ie-yote at-iafge
slate headed BY Gov. Paul A.
DeveF and Secretary Of Labor 70.
bin will back Mr.. Truman II he
runs, but some delegate candidates
for Senator KefauveF may contest
In districts, The total OF Demo.
|eratie delegates ~ 80.
Lineup by States.
Party conventions will account
Cor the remainder Of the delegates
10 be chosen IN the next two
months. From local reports, here
u how thay shapa up by States.
AFlRona Republicans ere OK.
| peeted 70 pick n unlnstrueted
ldeiegates In April. Indications are
they will he about evenly split
between Cen. Eisenhower and Zen.
at0r Taft. Statewide newspaper
polls showed Gen. Eisenhower
favored BY 500 per cent and HenA-
Tor Taft by "a per cent Of those
voting, Democrats may have Il
votes f0E Mr., Truman, II he runs,
but otherwise undecided.
Arkansas Eisenhower forces ore
driving tor support Of four at.
large delegates 10 be picked al
ApRIl gbsn0 state convention
Seven district q, o, p, delegates
Will be named IN previous meet
llRas, taft baekeFs claim they Will
Iaeb better than even break. State
Ie0nahittee will plek a9sv0te Benz
0ePatie deleGati0n sh0Ptiy bei0RC
|ehleaH0 convention G0v, Bldnet
I6, MgMath faV0Ps Mr. truman bul
Senators FlulbnGht end MeeleiI
Ian oppose him.
Conventions In Delaware
BeiaWaPe==Beth eenVentl8ns aPI
slated In ApPil, but no surface M
dleAtlgn Of trends In either party
Republicans plek II delegates
Democrats o.
Idahe-a, q, p, leaders are sup
pavtlna Senator Taft at ApPH
State eenVentlen but HlsenheWe
and stassen baekeFs ore hattllnI
for IL aelegates, Democrats, meet
Ina March AZ, face hght hetWeel
Is0rGAlled "G0naeFvatlVes" who nov
have national committeeman on
State chairman and faction lel
: by ex-senator Glen Taylor, Twely
' democratic delegates likely TO b
uninstruGted,
Iowa ~ Eisenhower and Tai
; forces battling for election Q
pledged delegates among 20 to b
; picked at April 4 q, O. p. conven
tion. Regular q. o. p. factiol
, behind Senator Taft. Democrat
inactive, meet May 20 to pick 2
delegates.
Kansas-April 10 State conven
ton will complete picking22-vot
q. o. p. delegation. It may g
: solidly for Gen. Eisenhower q
> "favorite son" on first ballot. al
, though containing up to q half
! dozen Taft supporters. Demo
cratic leaders back Senator Ker
; for States 10 votes II Mr.. Truma
doesn't run.
/ Anti. Truman In Louisiana.
Louisiana--March Democrat
' convention "a likely to pick q
Z anti Truman delegates. Republl
4 cans involved In EisenhoWef-Tai
Evening star., 1952-02-24
Taft and Eisenhower NeulyaAbeost, Survey Shows

battle. pick 10 deiegatss sometime
lin May.
Maine Senator Brewster, no.
publican, Of Mama. leads Aeht for
Taft delegates and Gov. Treds
efiek q. Payne heads drive for
Eisenhower supporters on ie-Veto
q, o. p. slate at March 27.20 con.
|ventien, Democratic leaders seek
pledge for Mr., Truman at March
2i.22 convention 10 pick 10 dele.
gates.
Observation-Disclosures are up
In aiF over choice Of 40 delegates
at April . convention. A Tafts
Eisenhower battle 10 likely, als
though the group ID expected 10
loo uninstructed. Democrats pick
20 delegates Oh May 10 convention.
New Mexico Republicans pick
IL delegates At February 40.
March ! convention, reported
likely 10 DO evenly divided bee
tween Senator Taft and Gen.
Eisenhower. Democrats act March
on "a delegates, most likely 10
be ufiinstruCted although Ne.
fauvef group II campaigning for
backing,
Claim Majority fUF TaH.
North caroiiha-faft baehars
elalifi q "slibstahtiAl majority" Of
~ deiegates 10 be picked In disa
tfiets ana four AtsiAFRe At btate
convention March 10, Eisenhower
supporters say they Will net AfA
even break Develepihe anita
truman sentiment may bflAa a
battle ever BRsVete delegAtl0R ab
the State Democratic e0hVentl0R,
time OF which IA 10 be set later,
0kiah0ma=senat0P Faft and
Gen, Eisenhower ore credited
Win seven Vetes each and Gen,
Macarthur with two IN a. g. p,
convention previously held Bems
eerats expected 70 endorse Sens
i at0P KeFp "A faVeFlte son but not
'IVH BtNNhb ~ yBHtS w HtNtS eBRNA@
pleted at ApFll ag eenVentien,
Hhede ISLANDS, o. p, viii piek
eight delegAtes at e0nVentien
sometime In ApFll, Democrats act
! later ON ~, No surface trend
appear vet,
South Carolina -- Democratic
convention April 10 tR likely ia
send 10 Anti-TFuEnan delegates Ia
! Chicago, Republicans, meeting
same day, reported divided be-
tween Senator Taft and Gen, Eis-
enhower In six-Vote delegation,
|! KeiauveF Active.
Tennessee Senator Taft hal
, live delegates already chosen In
district meetings and supporters
> claim all but possibly one OF 90
: vote slate TO be completed al
: April 2 convention. Senator Ke-
fauver seeking favorite son back
: ing Of 20 Democratic delegates ia
Q be chosen later.
D Utah--Majority Of IL vote dele
s CATION Is claimed by Taft hackers,
: but Eisenhower supporters plan
= battle at April 20 convention. Gov
= J. Bracken Lee may want favor
ite son" Endorsement and has said
n he likes Gen. Macarthur or Sem
ator Taft. Democrats, TO pick l2-
vote slate at May 10 convention,
Q are reported leaning to Mr.. Tru-
D man but Senator Kefauver ID OK.
/. pected TO bid for support.
Evening star., 1952-02-24
Taft Plans 10 Make
New Hampshire Tour
For Primary Votes

Senator Taft Of Ohio. on hlere-
turn here yesterday from Yer.
mont, said he would make an In
tenslve three.day tour Of New
Hampshire In his effort 10 win
that States delegates TO the re.
publican National Convention,
and 10 win its presidential pref.
erence vote over Gen. Eisenhower
and Harold u. stasaen,
The Ohio Senator's invasion Of
New Hampshire, regarded an
strong Eisenhower territory, will
be conducted March 0, I and O..
and the primary election will be
held March Il.
GOV. Sherman Adams and Sen.
Ator 'T0bey, leading Republicans
II New Hampshire, are backing
the, generals candidacy stf0haiy, |,
ana % ate d number OF ether
party leaders, The Eisenhower
campaign managers express e6iis
fldehee that they viii elect a ma
j9flty 6f delegates perhaps nearly
Alil
Reception 600d, HE SAYS,
While New Hampshire has enlV
deleaates=eut OF q total on
100 IN the Republican Maternal
e0hVentl6h=the faeb that the|
btate 0lters the hrst popular V0ts
lhg tesb on the presidential eandls
dates lntenslhes the Interest ln|
the 9ute9mer
Senator Taft said he had a seed
reception IN VePmentl thai thepe
haa been no capitalization aHaenR
she Republicans ON a presidential
nominee He admitted thai Gen,
Eisenhower had the backing Of al
number Of "Geed Republicans"
there,
Senator Taft's next campaign
trip viii take him 10 Cleveland on
Thursday, to Peoria and Rock
Island, nl,, on Friday. Saturday
Sunday and Monday ha viii spend
" Wisconsin, where he Is pittedl
against Mr., Stassen, He will revI
turn 10 Wisconsin March II
and campaign continuously until
primary day. April ],
|. SuggestiOnG Invited. I
2 Republican National Chairman
Guy George Gahrielson yesterday
announced the appointment of al
subcommittee Of the national
committee to receive and CORE.
hte" suggestions for the 1852 Re-.
publican platform. 1t will be
headed by Clarence Buddingtonl
Kelland Of Arizona. 80 y
Mr.. Gabrielson invited individ.l
uals and organizations 10 send
their platform suggestions I'd tho
Republican National Committed
Headquarters, o25 Fifteenth street
NV. ,sa. - +.t..s.t
The Republican Club Of the
District Of Columbia announced
that Harold e. 5tasson viii make
b 'major address In the 5tatier
Hotel on Thursday, February 20.
His topic will be "A New American
Foreign Policy" and she will
answer QuestionS from the sud-.
enoe.
Evening star., 1952-02-24
Catholic u, An Exhibit

An exhibit Of STUDENT sculpture
pRintlDgr ceramics ana sliVeFsmlth'
lng viii be 9pen 70 tho BHblle m
the Catholic University AFt BeE
pRFtment fF9m D afEAr t9 b pm
daily this week,
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-05-02

Your vote On May 9th can put
an honest and dependable man in
the all important office of County
Commissioner. On Tuesdays Ballot
Will Appear the Names Of Five Can
didates with two to be chosen. | am
taking this means of asking you for
your vote and support as it is impossi-
bic for me to see each and every voter
personally. urge You to 60 to the
Polls and nominate me next Tuesday.
You may be assured that / will give
the office the time and sincere service
that is required.
Evening star., 1952-05-22
Outlook for Kefouver Still ROSY
Truman Fresh Out Of Aspirin as Coforno's Fovorte Son
Takes Convention Delegate Headaches to White House

kind in New Hampshire, where
party officials were on a slate
of delegates pledged to him and
he got q distressing defeat from
the young Tennessean. Once
burned-and especially now
since he is not a candidate-he
is twice shy.
In their efforts to stop
Kefauver, the Brown party has
invited all the other candidates
to come to California and CAM
paign against him even though
they are not running in the
primary. Senator Russell has
done so, Averell Hartman is on
his way. Vice President Bark
ley so far has ducked.
It has been reported here that
the Brown delegates have
promised to divide their votes
on the first ballot among those
candidates who come to the
State and help fight Senator
Kefauver.
In Washington, the attorney
general piously disclaims any
intention of stopping anybody.
1--WE just want to go to the con-
vention with a free hand and
look over all the candidates" he
said. He then charged that on
issues important to the State.
Senator Kefauver voted wrong
against cloture. for segrega-
ton in the armed services,
against the continental shelf
quitclaim and for the Central
Arizona project.
Evening star., 1952-05-22
More Trade Hungry Than British
japanese Government Now Being Faced by Growing
By Its Industrioists for Business With Red China

the form of active military
aggression. such as in Korea and
Indo-C China. and of political ag-
gression in Western Europe and
the Islamic countries. It is a
determined war in which. so far
as the Kremlin is concerned,
no holds are barred.
We have acquired as allies all
the nations which do not wish
to see Western civilization-that
is to say the freedom of man
destroyed. But some of our al
lies, like the British, in a frantic
effort to keep alive their past
business interests. shut their
eyes and imagine that trading
with the enemy cannot be harm
full.
The japanese have a hard
time grasping this policy. They
remember only too well that we
did the same during the few
years preceding Pearl Harbor.
And such an attitude did not
prevent their war lords from hit
ting us after he had helped them
to build up their military ma
chine. The Japanese are far
more convinced than our West.
ern Allies that a war with the
Reds will erupt whenever they
are ready. But they cannot un-
derstand why the Western Allies
are trading with the enemy in
the meantime while they are
not able to do the same thing.
Evening star., 1952-05-22
Doris FIeeson:

Edmund G. (Pat) Brown.
California Attorney General and
favorite son. took two head
aches to the White House We'd
nesday but President Truman
proved to be fresh out OF aspirin.
AS attorney general, Mr..
Brown asked him to reconsider
his projected veto of the quit
claim bill to return the oil-rich
continental shelf to the States.
Mr.. Truman has already termed
this plan highway robbery"
and gave no sign that he has
changed his mind.
AS a favorite son. Mr.. Brown
also wanted help for the slate
of convention delegates vested
in his name for trading pur-
poses at Chicago. The Brown
slate has opposition from the
ubiquitous Senator Kefauver,
who has a complete slate Of his
own for which he is personally
campaigning from now until the
June 8 primary.
It looked briefly as If this
plea had met with some re-
suits but the department Of full
Ter explanation at the White
House-the busiest bureau
Gratis of all. lately-changed
that. Mr.. Brown said the Presi-
dent hoped the Brown slate
would be elected; the official
explainers said that Mr.. Tru-
man merely wished him good
luck. They quoted the Presi-
Evening star., 1952-05-22

to the Reds. In spite Of the
open hostilities between the
West and China, Mr.. Eden.
after asking for exit visas for
the remaining $50 British citi-
zens, stated Britain would do
her utmost to keep ajar the trade
door between the two countries.
The American Government.
say the japanese, does not con-
slider this an unfriendly gesture
on the part of the British. And
exports from Hong Kong and
Singapore involve not only con-
Sumers' goods. but also some
strategic materials. These are
assisting the growing war in
dustry of the Chinese Commu-
nistS.
The Japanese exporters are
willing, according to reports
from Tokyo, to pledge them
selves to send no strategic ma
terials across the Sea of Japan.
They are also willing to &C
cept strict control to prevent
any smuggling Of strategic
equipment. But they cannot
understand why the British
should be able to pick up some
trade on the Chinese mainland
while the Japanese traders are
not allowed to sell even a spin
ming machine.
The japanese also are be-
wildered by the fact that Brit
ons who export miscellaneous
products to China receive q
friendly pat on the back from
Washington. At the same time,
Japan is being told that the
American Government would
frown on any attempt on their
part to do the same thing. They
cannot comprehend that in
modern diplomacy what is
sauce for the goose is not neces-
sarily sauce for the gander.
The stand taken by our Gov
ernment to wear down the
enemy's economy is sound mill
tary strategy.
The Kremlin and it's satellites
are waging relentless war
against us. This activity takes
Evening star., 1952-05-22
Constantine Brown:

The japanese government is
being faced with a growing de-
mand from it's businessmen and
industrialists to do something
about resuming trade relations
with Red China.
The arguments of the men,
bers of the Tokyo cabinet that
this would be contrary to the
political interests of the coun-
try and the promises given the
United States that Japan will
do nothing to strengthen the
economy of Red China are being
seriously questioned by busi-
ness and political leaders.
British business interests have
withdrawn from China because
they found it impossible to con-
tinue under the restrictions i'm
posed by the Reds. But Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden stated
that this move did not mean a
break in the present one-sided
diplomatic recognition of the
Red regime.
Mr.. Eden added that British
business interests will endeavor
: to continue export trade from
such places as Hong Kong and
Singapore. He also announced
that British merchant ships
would continue to ply between
Red Chinese and British ports.
The Japanese manufacturers,
exporters and importers are even
more trade hungry than the
British. They are meeting stiff
and controlled opposition from
the Western European powers
in the South Pacific area. Their
principal customer is the United
States, and in the transactions
with this country the trade bal
ance registers a deficit of about
$500 million a year.
Japanese Socialists are sup
porting the merchants in their
efforts to operate in China. They
cannot conceive that America
would consider resumption of
trade between Japan and China
as offensive when our ally, Brit
ain. is anxious to sell it's wares
Evening star., 1952-05-22
Question Of Number Of Troops
Western Europe Now Position to Withstand for Some Time
Any Initial Advance Of the Communist Armies

tile to the interests of France
and the Western powers?
The key to a real bulwark of
strength against the Soviets lies
in Germany. The key to the
eventual return to the United
States Of its troops lies in the
transfer of the responsibility of
defense to the Europeans them
selves. But. by the same token,
until French confidence in the
course of Germany is established,
American troops must remain
on the ground and hence Ameri-
can authorities are making the
pledge to stay, because that's
the only way to provide re-
assurance at the same time that
the program Of rearming Ger
many gets under way.
To visit the Supreme Head
quarters of the Allied Powers
in Europe-commonly known as
SHAPES to witness the eff
fective type Of organization of
the Allies which has come to
fruition. It is functioning every
day with the precision of a ma
tional military command. With
Gen. Ridgway taking over as
Gen. Eisenhower departs. there
will be no interruption in lead
ership, for the real guidance Of
this huge military command is
that of Gen. Gruenther, who re-
mains as chief Of staff. He
is an alert, efficient, realistic
person, capable of administering
the whole operation, so as to
leave for the top commander
now Gen. Eisenhower and
soon Gen. Ridgway-time to
deal with the policy questions
which must be ironed out in the
top-level conferences with other
governments.
The picture is one of progress,
and Gen. Eisenhower goes back
to America now with a feeling
of satisfaction that Europe is
once more bound together in an
alliance such as existed in
1945.
Reproduction Rishts Reserved)
Evening star., 1952-05-22
Too Bad Mccarthy Won't Talk
Public Deprived of Another EnIightening Literary
Discussion by Senator's Boycott Of Hearings

his own. It would be nice to tell
you the points made by the crit
les, one friendly and the other
unfriendly, and the points made
by the Senator. But that isn't
possible, as a single page Of the
25-page transcript will indicate.
The page read:
Mccarthy: No, no, no.
Cherne: Your colleague asked
me a question. I am going to
answer it in one sentence and
then the floor is yours. He want
ed to know how I knew that
it "a certain report) was finished
on April IL, 1945. One para
graph after you say this report
was withheld from President
Roosevelt, you, yourself, say the
report dated April IL, 1945, read
as follows That's how I know.
Mccarthy: Now Mr.. Cherne-
(Applause)
Mr.. Cherne, Mr.. Cherne, lest
lest we forget some Of those,
lest-lest we forget
Emerson: Senator Mccarthy.
Mccarthy: Lest we forget
lest we forget
Cherne: I was quoting from
Senator Mccarthy.
Mccarthy: lest we forget
Emerson: One at a time,
gentlemen.
Mccarthy: lest we forget
Evening star., 1952-05-22
Lowell MeHett:

It is too bad that Senator
Mccarthy persists in boycott
ting the Senate committee hear
ings concerning his own alleged
shenanigans. He would be a
good witness. entertaining if not
enlightening.
One of the matters being con-
Sidered by the committee relates
to a $4,000 fee he received for
writing or lending his name to
booklet on housing published
by a manufacturing concern
that operated largely on funds
borrowed from the RFC. There
are a lot of questions the COM
mittee members would like to
ask the Senator about that deal.
How he would answer the ques-
tions there is no knowing, but
how he might avoid answering
them is suggested by the tram
script of a recent. television de-
bate in which he participated.
The debate related to another
of the Senator's literary efforts,
a book entitled Americans Re-
treat From Victory" It occurred
on Faye Emerson's program
1.-THE Author Meets the Critics.
The critics were Leo Cherne, Sec
retary of the Research Institute
of America, and Ralph de Tole-
dano, author Of some books Of
Evening star., 1952-05-22

what Mr.. Cherne stated in his
opening statement, I'd like to
call your attention to a number
Of misstatements made, Mr..
Cherne, and I would assume as
director Of the Research Insti-
tute of America you should have
read this book or have had
some one else read it for you.
Cherne: Senator Mccarthy,
I'm going to make a wager with
you right now.
Mccarthy: No, no, no, no, no,
no. no, no, no, no. no. no, no. no,
no. no, no, no, no, no. no, no, no,
no, no, no
Cherne: If you find one mis-
state-if you find one misstate-
ment that made. I will offer
$1,000 to your favorite charity.
Mccarthy: Please let me fin
ish. Please let me finish.
Qn the language Of the
moderator, I am sorry but our
space is used up.)