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Evening star., 1952-11-10
Doris Fleeson:
Taft Holds Key to Leadership
Public Test Of Eisenhower's Power Will Come
When Ohioqn ExpIodes We Mont Do 1t

The public test of Gen. Eisen-
hower's leadership will arrive
on the day that Senator Robert
A. Taft explodes over major
Eisenhower proposal about as
follows: That's silly. We aren't
going to do that"
Right now. in the privacy Of
his Georgia retreat, the Presi-
dent-elect is exploring ways and
means of averting such tests as
long as possible. At his elbow
is the shrewd and humorous
Senator from Colorado, Gene"
Millikin. chairman of the con-
ference Of all Republican Sem
atorS.
Senator Millikin is chairman
of the Finance Committee and
ostensibly is discussing budget
matters. It so happens, almost
certainly coincidentally, that no
better guide exists to the COM
plicated relationships among
the members of the most ex-
elusive gentlemen's club in the
world. the United States Sen
ate.
Senator Taft, who will again
be Republican policy chairman,
with his admirers in most key
Senate positions, threw out an
interesting hint last week that
he might go on the Foreign Re-
'ationS Committee. Three Re-
publican vacancies exist there:
Mr.. Taft cannot be hindered in
such a design and probably can
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put his supporters in the other
two places.
1t would be unlike the Sen
ator from Ohio to move into a
situation he cannot control and
his prospects for direct control
OF Foreign Relations are dim.
He would certainly be resisted
by Senator Wiley. who is in
line for chairman, and by SEN
ator Tobey. Senator Tobey in
fact exercised his seniority
rights to get on the committee
for the express purpose of
thwarting the Taft forces.
There are, however, two men
whom Senator Taft violently
opposes; Gov. Dewey and Sena-
tor Lodge, the lame duck who
is in the forefront of speculation
about an Eisenhower cabinet.
Gov. Dewey wants to be Sec
retary Of State and is the prin-
cipal rival of his own foreign
relations adviser. John Foster
Dulles, for that post. The Gov
ernor'S recent Far Eastern
journey and the book he wrote
about it made this perfectly
plain to many people, among
them Mr.. Dulles, who would like
the same job.
In the Eisenhower circle dur
ing the campaign, it was sug-
gested that Gov. Dewey's adj
ministrative talents could best
be used In the far-flung De-
tense Department. Since then,
however. Senator Lodge. q
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'rn Germany

ton of Gov. Stevenson might
help their efforts to prevent
Germany from rising in its po-
1itical ashes. Mr.. Pinay made
a big play for the nationalist
elements inside and outside the
Assembly by publicly slapping
down our Ambassador James G..
Dunn. This strategy worked.
The Assembly took another
recess until after the American
elections, temporarily tabling
the interpretations on foreign
affairs. Now the Assemblymen
are back. and according to latest
reports they are definitely de-
cided to force the Pinay ad-
ministration to resign. American
diplomatic observers fear that
If this move succeeds there will
be a series of French govern
mentS which will last less than
the customary six months. Thus
the "mainstay" of the NATO in
Western Europe may be so
weakened that it can prove a
handicap instead of an asset
to the Western defenses.
Evening star., 1952-11-10

For the last two years with
out exception, military men
have advocated the inclusion
of a German army in the Eu-
ropean defense system. An
agreement on the high political
level was reached at the Lisbon
conference and the Germans
pledged themselves to form IL
divisions and raise $2.5 billion
for that purpose. The agree
ment was embodied in q con-
tract known as the pact of Paris.
But soon after the French
government headed by Mr.. Pi-
nay signed 1t last summer,
there was a change of heart
among the politicians in the
National Assembly. These men
hold the fate of any French
government in the palms of
their hand. They object to the
inclusion Of German forces in
NATO and to the further ex-
tension Of French military serv-
ice. Also they oppose any sub
stantial increase of French
forces to make the NATO de-
fense system into something
more than the skeleton it now
is. In other words, the French
Parliament does not want Ger
many to help Western Europe's
defenses nor does it want to
increase the military and finan-
cial burdens on the French
people.
Mr.. Pinay and his two prin-
cipal colleagues have fought
hard and skillfully against the
pressure of the parliamentarians
who represent French, public
opinion. Parliament was re-
ceSsed last summer in the hope
it would return in the fall with
somewhat different ideas. When
1t resumed its session last month,
Mr.. Pinay appeared doomed. A
series Of questions on interna-
tional affairs was deposited with
the Assembly speaker, Edouard. !.
Herriot. and it looked as if the
present government would be
out Of Office before the United
States elected its new Chief
Executive. For some reason the
French politicians felt the elec-
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GO1IsIonln1e bI0W1:
New French Crisis |mpends
National Assembly Nay Force Pinoy Cabinet c
Over Issue of ReorninQ Western Gernnonu
Constantine Brown:

France, which most political
men regard as the pivot of the
NATo on the European CONT
nent, is facing another major
political crisis. The government
of Antoine Pinay and his able
associates, Foreign Minister
Robert Schuman and Defense
Minister Rene Pleven, is ex-
pected to founder before the
end Of the year.
The National Assembly does
not want to continue in Office
the most competent administra-
ton it has had in a quarter of
a century because the admins
tration is committed to includ-
ing Germany in the European
defense community.
The United States is welded
to the NATO program as the
best way to avoid third world
war and stop the Red encroach-
ments on the free world. In
spite Of the obvious military
weakness displayed by France
in the last two wars, she was
raised by us to the rank Of the
foremost military power in Eu-
rope soon after VE-Day. The
French have taken this courtesy
title but are doing very little to
justify it. Today the French
military forces are numerically
and technically inferior to those
of Turkey, a nation with about
half the population Of France.
Because Of the military weak
ness of the western branch Of
NATO we have been compelled
to send four divisions to Ger
many. The administrations
object was not to reinforce the
two divisions which form the
Army Of Occupation but to boil
ster the Western defense on the
Red borders. IF it were not
for such a military necessity the
two American divisions which
have been left behind since the
end of the war would now be
on the way home. The United
States Senate has ratified the
peace contract and the Bonn
Parliament Is about to do the
same thing. We shall be for
mally at peace with Western
Germany soon.
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@. 0. P. Victory,

these that are under real threat
now, as they have been con-
stantly under threat for the
last several years. They are the
really big stakes for Mr.. Tru-
mans special interests" the
operations Of which he knows
so well.
These are the regulatory
laws. as well as the commissions
that administer them. They are
the laws curbing the selfishness
of powerful private empires
oil, gas, electricity, railroads.
and giant corporations dealing
in other necessities. Those laws
have saved consumers many
millions of dollars over the
years. But they are irksome to
the special interests thus regu-
lated which want them "modi-
fed" as they put it. so they can
take a bigger cut in profits.
Their lobbies operate in two
directions, both upon Congress
directly and indirectly upon the
numerous regulatory commits
sions. Their maneuvers can be
so well concealed in the intricate
legislative labryinths in Congress
and in the commissions that the
public never finds out how it is
gypped and by whom.
The diagram shows you may
look for such moves as these:
l. In Congress, a new version
of the Kerr natural gas bill
sponsored in the last Congress
by Democrat, Senator and oil
and-gas-man Robert H. Kerr of
Oklahoma) and new bills from
the utilities like those finally
squelched in the 80th Congress
designed, together, to weaken
the regulatory authority of the
Federal Power Commission over
natural gas and electric utility
rates; bills to relax the regula-
tory powers of the Interstate
Commerce Commission over
railroads still further than was
done by the Bulwinkle bill;, and,
OF course, the tidelandS oil grab
for the States which General
Eisenhower promised in the
public squares in Texas that
he would not only sign, but
would help get through Con-
greSS.
2. A shifting of personnel in
regulatory commissions as this
becomes possible. vulgarly
known as packing" the COM
missions, to make them more
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pioneer Eisenhower booster and
his preconvention campaign
manager, has been defeated for
reelection, and has claims by
reason Of his experience in for
eign and military affairs, upon
the defense post.
The Navy and Army would
take a somewhat dim view Of
Mr.. Lodge as Defense Secretary;
he places too much reliance
upon air power for their tastes.
But they could probably not
overcome his resplendent politi-
cal credentials.
It seems clear that Senator
Taft. confronted with the pos
sibility Of Gov. Dewey or Sen
ator Lodge or both in the key
cabinet positions, is picking out
his own battle stations.
All this Senator Millikin un-
derstands very well. It might
be added that, If there is one
thing most Republicans would
prefer to avert, next of course
to war or depression, during the
next four years, it is the spec
tacle of a continuing Taft
Dewey feud.
Paul Hoffman, former ECA
administrator and early Eisen-
hover backer, tells every one
the same story: He cannot be
drafted for the Cabinet-even
for Secretary of State. Thus
the prospect that Mr.. Dulles will
achieve his ambition looks very
bright.
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most OF my time helping the
party in Indiana. Nevada, Mon
tana. Missouri, Michigan, Ari-
zona and Texas. If I had stayed
in Wisconsin to answer those
who were attacking me, my vote
would have been larger, but I
knew I was going to be elected
anyway and wasn't interested in
any particular numbers"
It is an oversimplification, of
course. to think that Wiscon-
sins vote alone reflects any di-
minished Importance Of the an
ti-Communist issue or to argue
that if Gen. Eisenhower had
broken with the Senator he
could have carried Wisconsin
anyway. The Mccarthy revela-
tions were q factor In several
other States, notably Massachu-
setts and Rhode Island. There
is no telling how much fric-
tion inside the Republican Party
would have been developed in
many Midwestern States If Ike
had fallen for the naive advice
Of some Of his amateur advisers
and If he had allowed a McCar-
thy-Eisenhower controversy to
overshadow all the other issues
Of the campaign. The general
shrewdly showed the Mccarthy
issue aside.
When Gen. Eisenhower digs
into the anti Communist prob
lem he will find that it isn't
all black or all white and that
the number Of innocent per-
sons allegedly injured is in
finitesimal compared to the
damage done by Communistic-
minded persons inside Govern
ment who have helped shape
Government policies in the
State Department and else
where. Nor should the new adj
ministration be misled by the
smoke screen Of argument often
heard which holds that Sen
ator Mccarthy never identified
a single Communist or that
whatever was developed by way
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Fletcher Knebel:
Potomac Fever

Ike confers with Senator Mkin the
Committee It's agreed things going swmmngly. Almost
week since the elecionand sign yet of depression
Twelve Congress- according late re-
turns. They will be guided of intuition
and voted by Joe Martins.
Some Republicans Gen. Eisenhower forego trip
to Korea There pressing problems
settling the Korean
Gov Stevenson confers with
and Campaign Manager Wyatt It's agreed the future
bhthere all kinds Of openings for laureate emeritus
Senator Russell
leader Russell Of the few loyal speaking
terms with Eisenhowehe speak without ending
a sentence
The State Department readies Office for Eisenhowers
advance representative It'll have all the modern convenence
comfortable swivel chair mahogany teleprnter
keep track of the subpoenas from Joe Mccarthy
national debate starts to whether the
exploded an H-bomb It's almost important be first with
the H-bomb to be last.
Evening star., 1952-11-10

OF evidence the FBI had any
way. This is a piece Of technical
quibbling.
The evidence has been in the
FBI or In the files of con-
gressional committees but some
of those loyalty boards which
had the job of evaluating 1t
just didn't do their duty. It is
an open secret in Washington
that the unhappiest agency in
the national Capital about the
whole subject of Communist
sympathizers in government is
the Federal Bureau Of Investi-
cation. The Bureau is forbidden
to evaluate evidence but off,
cialS there sometimes wonder
why what they have gathered
Is suppressed or ignored by de-
partments that are supposed to
do something about it. All this
will be changed when the Eisen-
hover administration comes
into of1ice-and that's why
'McC Carthyisn" as a prodding
operation can be considered
finished.
Now is the time for true lib
erals to do what they ought to
have done long ago-to stop
making a blanket defense of
everybody who is under sus-
picion on, the general theory
that the Washington attack is
simply leveled against New
Dealers or Fair Dealers for their
economic or social philosophy.
Most of the professional liberals
and their organs have never
denounced the Alger Kisses who
have betrayed their country. It's
the liberals" who can help
now to keep the anti Commu-
mist drive within its proper
scope. They could learn a lot
by reading a recently published
book entitled "Spies, Dupes and
Diplomats" by Ralph Toledano,
who discusses the entire prob
lem of communism in govern
ment from the viewpoint of an
objective news reporter.
Evening star., 1952-11-10
David Lawrence:
McCarthyisnn Has Done It's Job
G. O. P Administration Will Take Over Senator's Task;
Liberals Would Be Well Advised to Foil in Line

Observation-Disclosures as the
word means a one-man crusade
against Communists in the Gov
ernment-is finished.
There is no longer any need
for slam-bang tactics" said SEN
ator Mccarthy to this corre-
Spondent in a long-distance
telephone conversation with the
Wisconsin Senator at the Ari-
zona town where he has gone
for a vacation. eve now have
a Republican Congress and a
Republican President and all
the machinery for a thorough
housecleaning Of Communists is
available.
"The country as a whole has
been aroused now to the men
ace and that was my whole pur-
pose. I could have gone on year
after year butting my head
against a stone wall if the Dem
ocrats had remained in power.
All that is necessary now is
for the President to appoint
good citizens on the various 10y
atty boards. I am sure the new
administration is going to do
whatever is necessary.
''The election of last Tuesday
was the elimination of my fight.
If, of course, the unexpected
happens and any cover-up de-
velops which keeps the facts
from those inside the Govern
ment who should have them, I
might have to express myself
about it, but frankly I don't
think it's going to be neces-
sary."
The Senator was asked: "How
do you account for the fact that
your majority was about 14O,-
600 and that of Gov. Kohler
was in excess of that figure?"
"They threw the book at me-"
he answered. 'The CIO-PAC
and all the power Of the Demo-
cratic administration was con-
centrated on me "a hours a
day. I made only two speeches
IN Wisconsin because spent
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because they contain SO many ]
stating your rights and benefits

VOUR life insurance policies do have
L lot of words. But these words are neces-
sary to spell out your privileges and benefits
and todefne the obligations of the companies.
The life insurance policy of today is far
more flexible than the shorter policy Of years
ago. This has come about as the companies,
competing to meet public needs and desires,
havesought steadily to improve their policies.
In the early days, for example, one COM
pany would offer new provision. Still others
would add further advantages. And 50 life
insurance policies grew to include, among
other things, the grace period Of paying
premiums, the loan privilege, your guaran-
tees if you have to stop paying premiums,
and ways in, which benefits may be paid in
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"business-minded" rather than
public minded. Regulatory laws
can be virtually nullified
through administration by un-
friendly commissions.
3. Checking of public power
development by Withholding ap-
preparations, a starving out"
process as it is called here
aboutS. that has been applied
also in the past, and very likely
will be again, to various social
and welfare agencies Of the
Government so that their opera
tions are hamstrung.
BY his veto. President Tru-
man killed both the tidelands
oil bill and the Kerr natural gas
bill, likewise sponsored by big
Oil interests; but Congress
passed the Bulwinkle bill over
his veto. Gen Eisenhower al
ready has indicated a very COM
plant attitude toward oil, and
that so politically powerful in
duStry. it can be reported, is
happy over the change in Wash
ington. Hitherto it did very well
in Congress, and in both parties,
but 1t got baked at the White
House.
In his victory speech the other
night. the general spoke of the
five percenters" in Washing
ton. That species. indeed is a
menace. But also a menace to
the public are the really big
"percenters," such as the "twen-
ty-seven percenters," the oil in
duStry which gets that size de-
duction from its taxes, beyond
all real need, and probably will
continue to get it. That goes
into real money which the small
taxpayer has to make up.
You'd never know it from the
campaign. but there are much
bigger stakes in government
than mink coats and deep
freezes.
There are those who do know
it, and act on it. They bear
watching from now on.
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Thomas L. Stokes:
Thon1os l. Stokes
Lobbyists Whet Their Knives
The Special Interests JubiIunt at 6. o. P.
Ready Their Bltzkrieg On REGULATORY Laws

Lobbyists for what President
Truman calls "the special in
terests" are happily whetting
their knives for the fresh, raw
meat soon to be laid before them
in the new Republican Admins
tration. The sound of their
jubilation fills the air around
here.
They will take up again where
they had hardly got started in
the 80th Congress when they
were so rudely interrupted by
the voters in the 1948 election.
President-elect Eisenhower may
not know it, but they are conf
dent they have in him a much
less wary and knowing watch
dog than Harry Truman was
over that 8Oth Republican Con-
gresS and Democratic Congresses
as well. Among other reasons,
they're confident because the
general has had no experience
in Government or in political
quarter backing and gave away
some Of his signals during the
campaign, notably on the tide
lands oil grab.
The blitzkrieg on the general
and his administration is be-
ing plotted. So that you may
follow the plays as they come
along. herewith will be presented
a partial diagram of what to ex-
pect. It is drawn from a knowl-
edge of maneuvers already
planned, with the votes hardly
counted, and from f1rst-hand
observation of the 80th Congress
and. way back before that, of
the Warren G. Harding Admin
istration which took over in
1920 after eight years of the
woodrow Wilson reform Ad-
ministration.
AS a preface, it may be said
that President-elect Eisenhower
spoke sincerely, according to his
lights, when he promised in the
campaign that social gains
would be preserved and that the
clock would not be turned back,
and such like comforting
phrases. Nobody, of course, is
going to try to repeal the social
security law. or minimum wage
law, and many other reforms Of
q character generally called
social gains" None would dare.
No. nothing so Grass as that.
But there Is another field of
social gains" not ordinarily SO
labeled. which also took long and
hard. battles to achieve. It is
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the form of income or over period of time.
As a result, many Of the advantages you find
in your policies today are now, in substance,
written into the laws in the various states.
If you and your family are to use the
policies you own to best advantage. it is
important that you understand them.
Why not look them over carefully some
time? Il you have any questions about
their provisions, your agent or your
company will be glad to answer them.
The beacon of Dillingham. (Dillingham, Alaska) 1952-1955, 1952-09-04

Bob and Mildred Upland were honored by

Bob and Mildred Upland we're honored by
Farewell Party given at tho Upland Hotel
on August 81 by iir. end Mrs. Alfred colead
The many guests enjoyed themselves visit
ing and watching r.ovies. The evening was
topped off with delicious Refreshments.
Everyone had u grand time and appreciated
the opportunity she ev,ning offered to get
acquainted wi Oh The very charming guest Of
honor. Mildred Upland.
The beacon of Dillingham. (Dillingham, Alaska) 1952-1955, 1952-09-04

Nomen grow old and don't like It, mon
grow Old and don't show it--and so Dick
jones he 1 bi rvhday on August 3oth. He
celebrated by turkey affair, hostess
cd ski11fnlly bv Peg Bradford and his WIFI
Ruth. Many wore invited to partake Of tn
nerrimont ani the party adjourned to the
Willow Tree nm for a swift round or two
Of dancing to polish off a super party.
The beacon of Dillingham. (Dillingham, Alaska) 1952-1955, 1952-09-04
Nora Olsen, Peg Bradford and Le.

Nora Olsen, Peg Bradford and Leo Church
SURPRISED Sam Fcsacn et his camping site
up tie river, VIZ 3re Trey few 20 "a4.e nd"
h1r he would ORA ssven. y.f onr years old on
August 2Aths 1nsteno ot the Usual 'oakee
Sem was served up q 6e-s-e-e-1ic1ous
banana Dream pie, instead Of "a cand1sss
he lad one; :astsad Of lew GIFTS, hs found
all nlu psesce 5ee were tn: ngs OF ME the
woroa has swipeG aid uraipe|: whilo he was
10 king 3ono ether direcIiont Tt was
pretty lively affair, howe7er. and two
guects-.-4, - s - Ter.1o and Sh orty Bruoke1meye
--aGle1 zcs5 to tle party.
The beacon of Dillingham. (Dillingham, Alaska) 1952-1955, 1952-09-04

coam1 IS oner:s court co1yersd at 1850
Pm. on August e. il che Ue5 Jail office.
The jury OF s;xs 1;za.eth Le:son (Fors-
man). Emma NUN, Maze ln1le"r, An11e
olson. Nary nj chclson and Bertha 5chroede
was sworn In to judge the mental adj lily
Of Massa AXE lEok OF Elv:oko After two ano
quarter hours OF elaboration. the jury
WAS still unable to agree on the cherga
with tho evidences snbn4icted to the Court
and the observations OF the def sneaut at
that time. A huag- jury was che result.
The beacon of Dillingham. (Dillingham, Alaska) 1952-1955, 1952-09-04

At 3 O'Clock the Following evening,
the cou- coursned egain to hear she Non
support case brought by Martha Tinurrhy
against her husband. VASTLY rimu:pny.
Tho j,ry was composed Of Harry Do.emans
Mildred Eel con, Charley Nelson, alice
Osieri.aus. -'s,;.r ";e,:;;.s II ,s,N: LEHMAN
Sohrosdexe IF Ter Listening Cd tae BASE
and eve LIE tirg the evi dsroe submitted. tn
Jury brought in epee ia verdict in xhAc:
they suggested Waasi@y "a 3iractod 20
pay $780, q ro,ta to chs s,:rport Of tho
couples E-year-oiG foeaSitox i'or es 1oac
as the child is in the cue o6y Of her
grandmother.
MARSHAL Wayne va1drip herein issuas a
warming to all dog cwnerss YEEn rUa Lo>
TIED UP, or they mey bo k:11.ao
Too many loose 3cgs are racing up and
down the streets a:ld 5oneIine a 1ict1e 9:
will be attacked. This nsne 80 INST ba COZ
trol1ed--either by the owner, or by the
government asenciest