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Evening star., 1952-06-06

stinct. Today they saw that he
could take care Of himself.
His footwork was. especially
neat with respect to controver-
sial characteristic rival. Sem
ator Taft. Senator Mccarthy Of
Wisconsin, Gen. Macarthur,
who is fighting hard against an
Eisenhower nomination.
With his general rule of
avoiding personalities, no one
at this point could complain.
Then he stressed his own po-
sition on the issues identified
with these names.
For Gen. Macarthur, Ike had
an extra portion Of Goals Of fire.
He said he would. of course. use
men whose great experience
would be Of help to the country:
He gave IFS backers that help
they badly need as the witching
hour approaches at Chicago
when, every delegate wants to
feel, that the boss Of the gravy
train belongs indelibly TO the
club. He firmly disassociated
&, himself from Roosevelt Truman
,policy-making and reaf1rmed
his Republicanism.
In his effort to prove false the
Taft; contention that he is not a
real Republican, Gen. Eisen-
hover went so far as to adopt
the controversial 1850 Liberty
versus Socialism" G. O. p. state
ment of principles.
This was the work of the Taft
faction in the House, Senate.
national committee. It was as
sailed at: the time by various
Eisenhower hackers. including
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, jr.
and whoever sold it to Ike
now. when it had been all but
forgotten, did him no favor.
The public does not take very
seriously such political state-
ments. anyway, and no particu-
Evening star., 1952-06-06

thing from what the British
Foreign ONCE tells the State
Department when there are
discussions about the Far East.
Prime Minister Churchill. for
example. told the American
Congress that prompt and
resolute action would be taken
If the Korean truce talks broke
down or II there were q Soviet.
attack in Southeast Asia. but
here in London there was imme-
diately issued q public state
ment that mo commitments
have been made"
The other day there was dis
cussion in the United States of
q possible naval blockade of
China. The Laborites pressed
Anthony Eden. the foreign Sec.
retary. and he felt it desirable
to say that there was mo COM
mitment." This was but another
way of telling the Chinese Com
muniSts that they needn't worry
about a breakdown of the truce
talks-nothing would happen as
an alternative. @ '.1
Instance after instance ifadi-
Gates that the diplomats are
far more concerned about COM
promises with politicians than
with national or international
psychology. 1
One mistaken impression pre-
valent in the United States,
however. can readily be dis
PEELED. It has to do with the
oft-repeated comment in the
United States that Europeans
are not grateful for what
America has done by way of
economic aid. There is no doubt
that Britons at least are duly
grateful for what America has
done. If thanks have not been
forthcoming every 10 minutes,
1t is not because the Briton is
unmindful Of It's Importance.
Likewise, many Americans,
on returning to the United
States after visiting Britain,
have said that they see little sign
Evening star., 1952-06-06

origin and to compound the
mixture Of propaganda fuel
which it provided to the Com
munist spokesmen.
In similar degree. the turmoil
of the past week in the South
Korean political situation al
ready has done its damage.
Syngman Rhee. always a con-
troverSial figure in his country's
politics, has been hardly out of
character in his maneuvering
to insure his own reelection as
president, his arrest of political
opponents in the National As
sembly. and his imposition Of
martial law on three southern
provinces and the capital city
Of PuSan.
American educated-he re-
ceived his first college degree
at George Washington Univer-
sity-and a man Of unques-
toned talerits. DR.. Rhee is a
strong and purposeful man.
Like many others possessed Of
these qualities in public life.
however, he Ohas often consid-
cred an end more important
than the means chosen to
achieve it. Operating in the
goldfish bowl of a country
which has become a United Ma
tions responsibility. the ;nflex-
ibility of his character has long
subjected him to suspicion, par
ticularly of labor and liberal
political circles in Britain,
France, Australia and India.
Actually, the British decision
to send a high-level mission to
Korea for examination of both
the military and political prob
lens could have q constructive
Evening star., 1952-06-06
Solid and Sound If Not Excitinq
Eisenhower Debut Abilene Not Only Had to Fight the Rain
But Stock Speech Written in Orthodox G. O. P. Fashion

education which Senator Taft
once sponsored. How far to
the right he is Of Senator Taft
must await . detailed break
down Of his general attack on
Capitalization Of government
which probably can't be ex-
pected before the convention.
He stands with Senator Taft
against a compulsory F. e. p. c.
and for State handling of that
controversial matter. That will
appeal to the South. This agree
ment by the two leading candi-
dates for the Republican nomi-
nation, one Of whom probably
will be the nominee, would.
however. make q compromise
by the Democrats easier which.
of itself. would eliminate their
chief problem with the South.
As one, watched the general S
performance at Abilene on tele-
vision. the random thought oc-
Cured that it would have been
better, since this was his big
moment, If they could have
hung out the familiar sign:
''Rain--no game"
It was, indeed, q dreary and
unfortunate scene there in the
1 rain. The general had to fight
the elements. He also had to
fight q speech. It was q stock
speech in the orthodox Repub-
lican fashion. He was willing to
accept what might be called the
: headline treatment Of various
issues, the capsule remedy.
which revealed his lack Of IA
miliarity' with domestic matters
and how much he has to learn
in that field.
Maybe not right away, but
certainly II he wins the nomi-
nation.
For the New Deal and Fair
Deal can not be argued ct with
out considerable information.
Evening star., 1952-06-06
Fletcher Knebei:
Potomac Fever

Taft and Kefauver ask the Government for equal broadcast
facilities with Ikes at Abilene They'll accept fair shake
such double the broadcast time and half the rainfall
Gen Ike holds 45mnute conference Mr. Eisenhower
He did magnificent ob-refusng take refuge in single
mo comment for the Of saboaging generality
Tafts hackers claim Dakota victory
in his There's victory staggerngt
even knocked the odds down to money again.
Ike that elected spot Macarthur The
feelings mutual. Mac elected he'd glad put
aboard the first boat
Price Boss Arna decontrols the price white potatoes All
you'll need to do to spud pick up phone
a good private eye.
President Truman Republican plotting
to be renemnated product warped Harry
asks is to retire and be forgotten like Barney Baruch.
Evening star., 1952-06-06

that the general actually has
come down into our midst than
1t looked to be when he was sit
ting on in Paris. above the bat
tie. a soldier and administrator
Of international renown.
Checking his soldier suit. fig
uratively. may turn out to be
his big mistake. as an overruled
minority Of his advisers argued.
That might sound carping,
but is not intended. It merely
takes account of what Herbert
Hoover calls "the intangibleS"
which, in politics. means atmos-
phere, background and subtle
psychological influences that af-
feet human beings. But maybe
the figure of Kansas ike" bum
died up against the rain, among
hardy fellows wearing wide hats,
will be an adequate substitute
for the loss Of glamour and mys-
terry.
As for his views. on foreign
policy he edged toward the or
thodox Republican position on
Asia, with, a gesture to Gen.
Douglas Macarthur; but on Eu-
ropean policy he stood firm on
existing commitments which he
has helped to administer. though,
he. thinks 1t can be 6one more
cheaply. That would be well
coined, and he Is familiar with
the area where it would largely
have to be, done. which is mill
tary expenditures; for that is
where the bulk of the hard
pressed taxpayers money now
goes.
On domestic policy he ap-
peared from what was revealed
to be q little to the right Of
Senator Taft, as has been gen.
orally recognized by those who
have studied his past express
sions of opinion. He b. for ex-
ample. against Federal aid to
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lar advantage exists at any time
in claiming them as your own.
1t is almost surely impossible
for Gen. Eisenhower to appease
the Taft faction; all he has &C
complished in this instance is
somewhat to chill the progress
sive ardor for him. Thus it is
one Of his few real mistakes in
a brilliant performance.
What President Truman may
appreciate most Of all was Ike's
refusal to make q partisan is
sue of Korea. It was. he said. q
fight for principle from which
we must not retreat: our course
). is to stand flrm. reduce our
losses. and strive to bring the
truce to q successful end.
air Perhaps his most disarming
answer Of all came at the end
when he was asked: How do
you like this routine?"
Gen. Eisenhower had stood
for nearly an hour under the
guns In what he knew was the
crucial test Of his survival
value In q hard competition.
He must have realized that he
had put It over. He had not
failed to find q civil. sensible an
'swer to every question. No re-
porter had even tried to needle
him; their respect for q master
full performance was in their
faces.
> He replied seriously. even
humbly: when I put my hand
to any plow, don't turn back.
I am going to try to do hon
aestly and. honorably what the
American people want; it
doesn't make any difference
whether ] like it. I won't lie;
I won't say I love all this, but
I am in it heart and soul. to
the end"
= David and Ida Eisenhower
would have liked that.
Evening star., 1952-02-18
| New u. ). Atom Tests
Planned at Eniwetok

A new series of atomic tests
will be held at the Atomic Energy
Commissions Eniwetok proving
grounds at an undisclosed time
the Defense Department ano
the Atomic Energy Commission
jointly announced today.
The announcement merely sale
preparations were being made fol
these tests and added that full
security restrictions of the Atomic
Energy Act applied to the prepar-
ations.
The Joint Task Force which
will prepare for and carry out
the experiments is composed o1
personnel of the Atomic Energy
Commission, Army. Navy and All
Force. Maj. Gen. Percy w
Clarkson, deputy commander o1
United States Army forces in the
Pacific. is the commander. His
deputies are DR.. Alvin c. Graves
director of the test division fol
the Los Alamos Scientific Labora-
tory. who is deputy for scientific
matters; Brig. Gen. William H
Wise, Air Force. deputy for all
and Capt. James R. Pahl. deputy
for the Navy. The chief of staff
is Brig. Gen. Arthur B. Walk
U. S. Army, who commanded the
ground forces during the 1851
tests at the mid-Pacific Island
lof Eniwetok.
Evening star., 1952-02-18
Judge Leibowitz's Home
RaInI;s;acked Fourth Time
By the Asseeioted Press

NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-THE
Brooklyn home of Kings County
Judge Samuel S. Leibowitz has
been broken into for the fourth
time in II years.
A bedroom was ransacked but
little If anything of value was
taken in a break discovered yes.
terday, police said.
Judge Leibowitz, who was in
Miami Beach. Fla, with his wife.
told police by telephone that he
had stored the family's valuables
before leaving on vacation Feb
ruary /.
In one of the previous breaks
while the Judge was
on the bench-$10,000 worth Of
JeWelry was taken.
In another-committed while
the family was asleep-fur coats
belonging to the judges wife and
their daughter, Marjorie, were
taken.
And just after the daughters
marriage to Lee Ross, burglars
stole the wedding presents.
Evening star., 1952-02-18
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Feb. 18.-Britain an.
nounced today she will detonate
an atomic weapon for the first
time this year. Her experts re.
'portedly believe it is more ef-
fcient than any yet produced ir
the United States.
The test, a government an.
nouncement said, will be held ir
Australia-presumably on the
Woomera rocket range in the iso-
lated central desert, where guided
missiles already have been triec
out. September or early October
was regarded as the probable date
The weapon will be detonated
by an entirely new mechanism
qualified sources said. They be-
lieve the weapon is the best yet
produced-though not necessarily
more powerful. The government
announcement early today re-
ferred only to the forthcoming
tests, at an unspecified date, on
an atomic weapon" All other
information was withheld.
There was immediate specula-
ton whether the weapon was 9
bomb, shellhead or some other
atomic device whose explosions
could be controlled and which
could be used in close support OF
ground troops to pulverize spe-
Evening star., 1952-02-18
Beauty Operator Shot
With Birthday Pistol;
Bride, "a, Arrested
Model Slept in Attic
And Recorded Husbands
Movements, Police Soy

A bizarre tale of domestic un.
rest in the lives of a Washington
beauty shop operator and hi
bride Of less than q year unfoldee
today after the 24-year -old fash.
ion model shot and wounded hel
husband in their Silver Spring
home.
Shot with q pistol intended a.
q birthday present from his wife
was John Henry (Jack) Korna
renS. AZ. who uses the business
name "Mr. Jack" in his shop al
the Washington Hotel.
Montgomery County police helc
his pretty brunette bride, Mrs
dorothy .GaskinS Kornarens, "a
ION a charge Of assault with intent
to murder.
Wife Recorded His Movements.
The shooting climaxed a series
Of quarrels, police said, and came
after Mrs. Kornarens had spent
several days in the cold, dusty attic
at the home, penciling in a note
book by candlelight a record o1
her husbands movements. and
sleeping at night on a pile Of rugs
After the shooting. Mr.. Kor-
narens tried to protect his wife
When police arrived at the home
at .401 Leighton avenue, Silver
Spring, Mr., Kornarens. lying on
the floor with q. bullet wound in
his left chest. told them:
"A man opened the door and
shot me-"
Later, as he was in Garfield
Hospital awaiting surgery. police
said he told his wife: ..-
mo matter what the police tell
you, a man opened the door and
shot me-"
Police were called to the home
at 6::27 pm. yesterday by a private
physician. DR.. L. Marshall CULVER,
who had been summoned by Mrs.
Kornarens after the shooting.
Pvt. Harold Treadwell. who
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Evening star., 1952-02-18
PUG Sets Public Hearing
On Pepco Finance Plan

The Public Utilities Commission
today announced it has granted 9
public hearing at 10 am. Feb.
ruary 26, on the new financing
plan submitted in an application
of the Potomac Electric Power Co
Pepco is seeking permission tt
issue SIS million of first mortgage
bonds and also asks authority te
borrow a total of Sc million from
Washington and New York banks
for a two-year period. Proceed.
from the financing would be used
to pay in full the company's $1t
million of bank debt and to meet
in part, its 1852 construction ex-
penditures.
Executive Secretary E. j. Milli-
gan of the PUG said the hearing
on the application would be held
in the boardroom of the District
Building.
Evening star., 1952-02-18
Britain to Set Off Atom WEAPON
In 50 Believed Best Made Yet
Entirely New Detonotion Device Expected
To Be Used in Test at AustroIiun Runqe

cific targets rather than large
city areas.
Chapman Pincher, the usually
well-informed Daily Express SCI
ence reporter, said. however, "the
weapon will almost certainly be
a high powered atomic bomb de-
signed for use by aircraft"
The principal designer of the
weapon is DR.. William Penney,
42-year-old chief superintendent
of armament research for the
government. DR.. Penney. a Cam
bridge-educated scientist, worked
for a time at the United States
atomic laboratory at Los Alamos,
N. Mex. during and Immediately
after World War II. Asked if
the weapon is bomb. he replied
only, draw your own conclu-
sionS."
The 1,200-mile Woomera range,
developed jointly by Britain and
Australia. is nearly 300 miles from
the nearest city. Its aridity mini
mizes the possibility of radioactive
contamination being spread by
rain clouds.
British newspapers hailed the
test as proof of tremendous mill
Itary strides. They played up a
remark by Senator Mcmahon,
chairman of the Senate House
Atomic Energy Committee, that it
could cause the United States to
revise its policy against sharing
atomic information with the
British
Evening star., 1952-02-18
Chicago Finds Relief Growth
Is Slower After Secrecy Ends
Welfare Chief Says His Administration
Is Not Hompered; Few Seek to Scun Rolls
Will-o'- '-the-Wisp

been none in Cook County (Chi-
cago) where half the States relief
cases are concentrated.
And the overall State general
assistance case load Is down Is
per cent from a year ago.
There are 268,411 persons re-
ceiving public assistance in Illinois
nine per cent less than this time
last year.
All of the program cost more
than $11 million a month. Rough
ly half Of this comes from Federal
matching funds.
The general assistance program
is q state-local emergency relief
program which does not qualify
for federal aid.
1T catches many employables
who are laid Oh work and are not
(See ILLINOIS, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1952-02-18

Morris-the Government cleanup
chief - powers to subpoena wit
nesses and administer oaths, al
ready has come under heavy fire
from both Democrats and Repub-
licans on Capitol Hill.
Chairman McCarran of the
full Committee said he will head
the subcommittee. which was di-
Irected to report on the issue next
Monday. He said he would ap-
point subcommittee members
later today.
The Nevada Democrat said the
White House proposal is "one o.
the most unusual matters which
has come before Congress in my
experience" He added:
1.-THE whole matter is revolu.
tionary to our judicial system ane
to our democratic method of do.
ing business"
Would Get Access to Papers.
Senator McCarran said Mr.. Tru.
mans request was unusual in re.
spect to both the immunity ane
the subpoena power requests. Tht
subpoena power, he said, woule
give Mr.. Morris access to paper.
and documents which have beer
denied to committees of Congress
and also to courts"
He said great care anc
thought" is necessary by the com.
(See CLEANUP, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1952-02-18
Secretary Chapman
Urges Federal Power
To Shut Unsafe Mines
Stotes' Failure to Act
In Two Recent Disasters
Cited at House Hearing
BY the Associafsd Press

Secretary Of the Interior Chap.
man said today States have failet
to cut down coal mine disasters
and the time has come to giv'
the Federal Government power Il
close unsafe mines.
Mr.. Chapman told the Hous.
Labor Committee in a prepared
statement that two recent major
explosions fatal to 125 men "woule
not have occurred" If the Fedora
Government had authority to en-.
force its recommendations.
In an earlier statement before
the same committee, Represent.
ative Price, Democrat, of Illinois
who is sponsoring a mine safety
bill with teeth in it, said Congress
must share with careless mine
operators the blame for heavy an
nual loss of life in the mines.
He said Congress has been negli-
gent in not giving Federal agen-
cies the authority they need te
act when States Shirk their re-
sponsibility.
States Fail to Act.
Citing the death of 119 miners
in December in the Orient No.
mine in West Frankfort, H., and
Of six February 2 at Carpenter
town, Pa. Mr.. Chapman said:
II hear it argued that the
States can enforce their own
safety legislation more effectively
than can the Federal Government
I submit to you that, II the Federal
Government had been possessed
with the power Of inforcing its
recommendations and regulations
Orient No. 2 and Carpentertown
would not have occurred"
Inspectors Of the Bureau OF
Mines, Mr.. Chapman said, months
ago notified mine operators and
State officials of Illinois and
Pennsylvania Of dangers at the
mines but no action was taken.
Three Warning Given.
He said Federal warnings were
given the Pennsylvania mines
and State officials in
June, 1851. and again in August
and September.
In the case Of the Illinois mine,
be continued. Federal inspectors
had identified all Of the hazards
which he said violated Federal
regulations fully six months be-
fore the explosion occurred" and
had notified operators and State
officials.
He said many of the $4,000 men
who lost their lives in coal mines
in the last so years could have
been saved because "in q very
great number of these cases, the
mining hazards were known prior
to the disaster"
In my opinion and. think, In
the opinion Of the vast majority
Of our people, the time has came
for the Congress to take actio ]"
he said.
Evening star., 1952-02-18
INutcrucker as Fast as 12OMen
Attributed to Russian, Age 101

in Russia's Belokansky district, he
invented a Stakhanovite nutcrack-
er. It cracks 1890 pounds of nuts
an hour. replacing 100 men who
had been opening nuts in a p1im-
itive manner.
It is all the more remarkable
Tass said, because Andiev is l01
years old. Now the ingeniousmQlc
gentleman is constructing a D.
chine to string tobacco leaves.
Evening star., 1952-02-18
D. {. Daylight Time Bill
Is Offered in Senate

Senator Clements, Democrat, o1
Kentucky, acting on request Of
District Committee Chairman
Neely. introduced a bill today tc
authorize the Commissioners each
year to invoke daylight saving
time here.
Chairman Nicely hopes the
measure may be approved by the
District Committee at q meeting
tomorrow afternoon.
Daylight time would be in effect
from the last Sunday In April to
the last Sunday in September each
year in keeping with other East
ern cities.
A similar bill is spoRssLed in
the House by Repre- kntative
Klein, Democrat. Of New York.
Evening star., 1952-02-18
Kenney Is Nominated
AS Mutual Security Aide

President Truman today nomin-
ated w. John Kenney. former
Undersecretary of the Navy. to be
Deputy Director for Mutual
Security.
Mr.. Kenney succeeds Richard
M. Bissell. jr.. who resigned re-
Gently to join the Ford Founda-
ton.
1t was disclosed in official cir
| icles several days ago that Mr.
sKenney was in line for thu
appointment.
Evening star., 1952-02-18
Alaska Statehood Debate
Reopens in Senate Today
BY the Associaied Press

Senate debate on Alaskan
statehood is scheduled to resume
today with opponents yet to show
their hand.
Technically, the statehood issue
has been the Senate's unfinished
business" for more than two weeks
but has been sidetracked.
Senator Stennis, Democrat. of
Mississippi is expected to lead off
for those against admitting Alaska
to the Union. Unsettled is the
timing of an expected effort to
send the bill back to committee
a threat which statehoodA advo-
Icates frankly fear will k sue
cessful.