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Evening star., 1952-02-06
Primer for Political Speakers

This wear will mark one OF the periodic re-
,,,o1. of the art Of political speaking, when the
s,,ner,ative comes into its own and the cliche
takes unchallenged command Of the Engnsn
language
One Of Americas attractive young men IN
nuhlic Iife Governor Lodge OF Connecucut' mas
inst made a speech which in many respects Is
model for public discourse of the sort. For the
benefit of less skilled political speakers 1t lenos
itself tn nrimer-like analysis in question ana
answer form, with the questions designed 10
bring out the. answers in the Governors own
words:
q What kind of man is General Eisenhower?
A Eisenhower possesses in the highest qual-
ity and abundance those virtues which tnrougn
the ages have distinguished men OF cnaracVeI
He is brave He is humble. He is patient. ne Is
tactful. He is firm. He is imaginative ana re-
sourceful He is fair. He Is nonest. ne ID
reasonable. He is practical.
@. In short, what is he? A. A man OF ex-
traordinary character.
@. How did he carry out assignments OF un-
paralleled magnitude? A. With conspicuous
success
O. What sort of proof has he given OF MS
ability? A. Brilliant and convincing PROOF.
g. How has me done his JOB? A. 10 the
supreme SatlSIaCI4Uu O4 4AAS ASAAN"
O. How has he expressed himself on pubic
questions? A. Repeatedly and convinclngiy.
O. What are his views? A. Those OF a man
who obviously has pondered long and deeply the
historic significance Of representative govern
ment in America
@. How does he see? A. With uncanny
clarity.
@. What does he see? A. The things that
must be done to preserve and enlarge the free
doms which are embodied in the word American.
@. In short, what are his views on our inter-
national position? A. The views of man who
assuredly does not want the United States to
become nation in which the recruiting sergeant
and draft board are to be perpetual arbiters OF
American youth.
O. On domestic problems. what are Esen-
hower's views? A. Direct, honest and clear
sighted.
O. As President, what would he do? A. Re-
sst every effort to drag us into either ditch-the
ditch of horse-and- buggy diehards on the right
or that left-hand ditch beloved OF those who
would destroy the private property system.
@. What sort Of road does he find? A.
Straight, middle road.
For aspiring political speakers, the problem
Is to learn the questions and the answers by
rote The name Of the candidate to whom
they are to be applied should be written down,
however, to avoid lapse of memory.
Evening star., 1952-02-06
Disturbing Trend Noted in y. n Voting
By EarI II. Voss

A MERICA'S whopping 20 to so nation
IA voting majority In the United Ma
tions, which once showed under Soviet
proposals with nlonotonous regularity,
was beginning TO show definite signs of
decay as the sixth General Assembly adj
journed In Paris yesterday.
The Assembly's optimistic closing note,
the overwhelming decision (5l to 5, with
2 abstentions) to defer Korea discussions
within the u. n, was the exception
rather than the rule. Time was when
United States-backed resolutions used to
sail through the General Assembly on
votes like 49-5, with two abstentions. or
1876, with possibly q few more absten-
tions. But such majorities were few and
far between In the sixth Assembly.
American-backed measures still got
through, but the votes on some Of the
most important issues came out with
almost half the countries declining to
vote, or with margins like 22-21 and
16 abstentions.
The U. N. was still q long way from
an anti-American bias. or pro-Soviet
tinge. The tendency seemed to be rather
toward q rowing center bloc. which might
well develop into q new force for both
the United States and Russia to reckon
with in future assemblies.
In the past. the core of the abStention
bloc has been the group Of Arab nations.
In the sixth assembly, however. the
Arabs were joined consistently by other
Moslem nations, and also by some Latin
Av1aayinoyn rns,vH%tiaS s
The United States reached the peak
of its influence In the United Nations
in 1850. when So nations pledged their
support to the American sponsored U. N.
action in Korea. Soviet Russia and her
four satellites opposed the action, Of
course, and there were three abstentions.
How times have changed was empha-
sized by two votes in Paris last Friday.
First. an American backed resolution to
rebuke the Soviet Union for not living
up to its 1945 treaty agreement with
Nationalist China was boycotted by "a
members. The rebuke was approved,
25-9. but the big block of abstentions
was the most significant part Of the
action. Among those nations which alb
stained were Great Britain and most Of
the commonwealth, France and q ma
jority Of the nations in Europe, as well
as some Latin American countries Bur-
ma, India. Indonesia and Israel joined
the f1ve-nation Soviet bloc In opposing
the measure.
Evening star., 1952-02-06

abstentions. The countries sustaining
were Afghanistan, Burma, Egypt, Guate-
mala, India. Indonesia, Iran. Pakistan.
Saudi Arabia, Syria and Yemen.
Probably the first shock Of realization
that the United States majority Of 40 to
so nations was not automatic came in
the fifth General Assembly, in the vote
on India's proposal to seat Communist
China. India was able to get 16 nations
to vote IN favor Of the measure. although
80 opposed it and 10 abstained. The 16
favoring the seating Of Red China were
Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway.
Sweden and the United Kingdom. all Of
them NATO countries: Russia, White
Russia, Czechoslovakia, Poland and the
Ukraine: Yugoslavia. Afghanistan.
Burma; India, Israel and Pakistan.
Abstaining were Argentina. Ecuador,
Haiti. Canada, France. Egypt. Lebanon.
Saudi Arabia, Syria and Yemen.
Most obvious result Of this recent
swing away from America and the emer-
gence of a variable center bloc will be
that the United States Is going to find 1t
harder to get its way. Policy makers may
have to tone down United States res
olutions to get them through the United
Nations.
Evening star., 1952-02-06
McCorthyism Contagious

II thermometer could be placed in
the mouth of this country, the reading
would show high fever. We are politi-
cally Ill.
One Of the symptoms was observed in
the hearings of the McCarran Commit
tee investigating Communist influence
on our far Eastern policy. The occasion
was John Carter Vincent's rebuttal Of
charges Of Communism made against
him by Senator Mccarthy and Louis
BudenZ.
Senator Jenner was presiding. He
questioned Mr.. Vincent about the at
tempt to favor q coalition government
between the Chinese Communist and the
Nationalist forces prior to Chang -Kai-
shek's fall The Senator angrily asked
Mr.. Vincent why he had used this "Com-
munist tactic" Mr.. Vincent replied it
was government policy under the direc-
ton of Gen. Marshall. Senator Jenner
then took a leaf from the book Of his
friend, Senator Mccarthy. and thun-
dered blame on Gen. Marshall for
Chiang's fall.
It is destructive to the Nation, and
highly improper conduct for United
States Senator to discredit policy Of
his government by calling it Commit
mist tactic and to malign great pa
triot, during an investigation whose
purpose is to establish facts and not
political prejudice.
II Senator Jerner is going to sit in
Judgment of his fellowmen, ! hope he
will acquaint himself with references
from contemporary source during the
tragic fall Of China. refer him to the
Forrestal Diaries. page 123. which gives
an excerpt from cable from Gen. AL
bert Wedemeyer, American Commander
in China: There can be no mistake
about this /. if the unification of China
and Manchrria under Chinese Nation
alist forces is to be q United States pol-
icy, involvement in fratricidal war and
possible war with the Soviet Union must
be accepted and would definitely require
additional United States forces far be-
yond those presently available in the
theater to implement this policy" Is this
what Senator Jenner would have pre-
ferred? -
Now, about that Communist tactic"
If Senator Jenner will turn to page 1913
In the Forrestal Diaries he will read :. :.
"But after much discussion (Mr, Brynes)
came up with suggestion which was in
fact to be followed with the Marshall
mission Of the following year: Mr..
Brynes Secretary Of State) said that,
taking everything into account, perhaps
the wise course would be to try to force
the Chinese government and the Chi
nese Communist to get together on g.
compromise basis, perhaps telling Cen
eralissimo Chang Kai-shek that one
Evening star., 1952-02-06
LincoIn's Beliefs
kathryn O'Neill.

do not know whether or not Presi-
dent Lincoln was member Of New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church. ] think he
attended there and If my memory serves
me right, there was Lincoln Room in
the old church and the chimes were
given BY or in memory Of him. Some
time ago q letter abolit this appeared
In The Star with the added statement
that there is proof that Lincoln did not
believe in Christianity. may not have
the words just right but think this was
the meaning and have wondered that
some member of the Church did not
challenge this statement. I doubt II
any church would so honor a man who
was an unbeliever. I have been looking
for one OF the many remarks to the con-
trary and on the cover Of February
Christian Herald was delighted to f1nd
this which I am quoting in part: 1--WE
have been recipients Of the choicest
bounties Of Heaven, but we have for
gotten God. Intoxicated with unbroken
success, we have become too self-sufd-
cient to feel the necessity Of redeeming
and preserving grace, too proud to pray
to the God that made us. Abraham
Lincoln" J. e. 8.
Evening star., 1952-02-06

6t 10 Is, uorsllt 1eaze the cneer 4eaoer.
It merely intensifies the sound and fury Of the
following weeks practice
There are times during this age OF horror
when mans mind races back over the years,
searching for some particularly atrocious act
of his own which might explain the visitation
upon him of this ordeal. But he will search in
vain. It is something that cannot be accounted
for by any theory Of retribution. He can only
stagger through and grirnly resolve that II this
cheer-leader urge survives high school, the
daughter win sbe sent to some institution Of
higher learning that Is far, far away
Evening star., 1952-02-06
The King Is Dead

George vi came to the throne by accident
and under conditions from which he could have
had no JOY. Not trained to wear the crown. he
nevertheless was every inch king, faithful to
the traditions Of his country and OF the imperial
realm and true to the principle Of service to
which his family historically is dedicated. Born
and reared gentleman as well as prince, he
met the demands of his unexpected position with
selflesS devotion far beyond the normal call of
royal duty. The times were out Of joint and
there was little that any monarch could do to
put them right, but he did what he could; and
It was nobly DONE
OF course, the chroniclerS must say that dur
ing George Wis reign the commonwealth Of ma
uonS over which he presided suffered grievous
losses Of power and prestige. World War II cost
England frightful price in wealth, In blood and
In tears Meanwhile, India, long determined upon
independence, achieved its goal. Other assets
fell away altogether or declined in value to the
vanishing point. It was an era of disaster to
which the late King belonged, and he has died
before the tragedy has been played out to. its
conclusion.
. But the King contributed to the develop
ment of new solidarity among the English
speaking democracies and their natural allies
everywhere. Washington well remembers how he
came In person to America in 1899 to set an ex-
ample Of friendlineSS and mutually. His health
even then was matter Of deep concern to his
Queen and their daughters. Yet he bore himself
with fortitude and grace. When he returned
home, he carried with him the goodwill of the
people Of the United States. few short months
later the second global strife began, and the new
Anglo-American understanding became an eff
fective force. The King departs from the scene
with that much firmly accomplisheds and he win
be remembered for his share in it. His daughter
now will occupy his place, carry on his task in
his spirit do her best as he did his for the wei
fare Of England and Englands outposts east
and west B
Everybody on this side Of the Atlantic who
knows the story OF George VIFwill mourn his
passing and sympathize with his wifefand chil4s
dren He was good sovereign good man,
mood servant of men.
Evening star., 1952-02-06
Cheer Leader

The trials and tribulations which overtake
q man with teen-age daughter fall into two
eategories.
There are what might be called the ordinary
trials and tribulations. In this grouping belong
such things as the telephone voice. This Is that
excessively dulcet tone used to answer all rings
In the sturdy though Seldom-realized hope that
it might be boy calling. Another Is the lip
stick stage-that period during which teen
ager Is determined not to go unnoticed, and
never mind how hideous it makes her look.
third is the phase of casual dressing, when much
time and thought are devoted to achieving
sartorial effect that would disgrace ragpicker.
But these are trihing burdens for man to
bear Any father whose nervous system is rea-
sonably sound should be able to endure them.
The other category has to be reserved ex-
clusively for the father whose teen-age daughter
wants to be cheer leader. There Is no room
In it for anything else. To speak Of this expe-
rience as trial or as tribulation Is merely to
reveal the poverty Of the language No word
has been coined which can even remotely convey
an impression of the magnitude of this ordeal.
The cheer-leader ambition usually takes
form at about age H. And IL the daughter tends
TO be conscientious and bit overweight, so
much the worse, since the rehearsal Of the cheers
Is Always acCU1IlPaIieu Ny SAeos uScA VI jump
ing up and down and leaping about The un-
nerving part is that there is never any warning.
It may begin with sudden spring from the
chair in which the cheer leader has been quietly
sitting Or she may be walking peacefully across
the room, only to erupt into failing contor-
zionist shrilly importuning the Team to do this
or not to do that. Sometimes her friends and
fellow cheer leaders drop In (probably driven
from their own houses and then father begins
TO understand why there is no place like home.
It wouldn't be so bad If there were any end In
sight but there isn't. The Team may be beaten,
Evening star., 1952-02-06
'Rubid' Foxes

I wish J. J. Sperry could have lived
In Southeastern Ohio when we there ex-
perienced the mad foxes" We didn't
even know we had foxes-not even
enough to make hunting them interest
ing. But during this time my father
shot two In our front yard and We
didn't dare go from house to car at
night without q light. We lost five
head of registered cattle and two horses.
II an animal is rabid. look tells all.
A horse, for example. chewed the bot
toms Of clump Of willow trees until
his teeth were all knocked out. The
want Of water and food gives the foxes
nerve to attack.
Mr.. Sperry, maybe the fox didn't
shake the crowbar. but believe me you
would have been quite shaken II you
had lived our experience.
w. Gallagher.
Evening star., 1952-02-06
Letters to The Star ).

viii stop the aid to his government un-
less he goes along with this!'"
Will Governor James Brynes Of South
Carolina be subpoened for "this Com
munist tactic he formulated into United
States policy when Secretary Of State In
1916? don't imagine the subcommittee
take him on. They prefer to take on the
usual Mccarthy victims: Owen Latti-
more, John Carter Vincent, Philip Jes-
sup and John s. Service These men have
rough going for the fever Of the in
quisitors runs high.
Kathryn O'NeilI.
Evening star., 1952-02-06
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can Ret the answer %
Hsn,g sny question s 81 fact 6y either yFs1E E9
NV, Washington 8. D. c.. and mciostng ceatS
return Dostege or By telephontnR 81 7ad&.
Evening star., 1952-02-06
Barbara Batter.
For Men Only

There is one place Of honor among
men which women win never want to
usurp-that Of elder statesman.
K. r. B.
Evening star., 1952-02-06
473s .50 Total ner month.

$733.50 Total per month.
"And they want to give us q pay In
crease Of 1919. That would bring my
pay up to $500 a month-only about
$470 Of which is taxable. The poor
American taxpayer! Multiply this by
all the men In the service "a large ma
jority not even earning their keep and
you can see what you're up against. And
this is supposed to be retroactive to
June. 1851. Wow!
"Oh well. there is little can do ex-
cept to try to earn my salary. I've been
trying to make my men conscious Of all
the money that Is being spent-so that
they will go all out to do proper job
and try to conserve in other ways. But
it's hard to get them to care about the
Government spending money. It seems
an unlimited source"
Barbara Batter.
Evening star., 1952-02-06
Soldier Against Poy Raise!

The international situation makes 1t
imperative for the United States TO
spend q tremendous amount OF money
for defense, both at home and abroad.
With conditions being what they are.
and the country being faced with an
even greater tax deficit next year. we
wonder why Congress doesn't make
some constructive attempt to cut un-
necessary and wasteful spending that
has become so much Of burden on the
taxpayer. Rather, because this Is an
election year, our CongresSmen seem to
be more interested in yote-getting bills
than In keeping all but imperative
spending at q minimum. xz
AS regards the 10% pay Increases for
servicemen. ] know you'll be interested
in an excerpt from my brothers letter.
He is q captain serving at an Air Force
base In England.
60. understand Congress is going to
pass an armed forces pay raise bill. I
think it's criminal (even II 1t will mean
o large increase for mel. figured out
today that 1t costs the taxpayers $4,000
q month just for salaries Of my hospital
staff-this doesn't include cost Of pa
tient care or medical supplies and
equipment.
"As a captain I now get Give had
over four years military service):
$4,000 Base pay (taxable,
10000 Medical pay (taxable)
4200 Subsistence allotment
(Not taxable)
5000 Rental (Not taxable)
172.50 Station allotment - For
being in England (not
taxable)
Evening star., 1952-02-06

Pen-ncmes may be used If letters carry
ariters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1952-02-06
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

VIVIAN S~o"eSo W w SsAsD11onAuB o. TOU8s
By THE HASKN SERVICE.
Q. Please give some information about
Niello ware.-N. L. B. a
A. The term "Niello" Is applied to q
process Of decorating metal plates,
brought to perfection by the goldsmiths
Of Italy in the 18th century. This proc.
ess was practiced with success by BY.
Eantine. German and italian artists.
The finest Niello work of the early goth
century was done in Russia. Niello Is
applied to design in black on q sur
face of silver. formed by engraving the
pattern and then filing up the incised
burrows with an alloy. producing the
effect Of q black drawing on bright
surface.
Q. How long was the late Mai. Bowes
OH the air?-E. v. B.
A. His radio program lasted almost
Q thousand weeks. from 1922 to 1041.
@. What Is the largest library IN tho
Soviet Union?-T. e.
A. The ALI Union Lenin Memorial
Library under construction In Moscow.
It has a capacity Of . million books.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Meeting Here Explores
Forming, Financing Of
Educational TV Station

Proposals to organize and fl
nance a non-commercial educa-
tional television station here were
to be discussed today by the
Washington Committee for Edu-
cational Television.
The station would operate under
authority of the Federal Com
munications Commission, which
already has assigned Channel 26
for this purpose.
Plans for the new enterprise
were to be considered by the In
stitute on Educational Television
for Washington, concluding its
two-day meeting at Georgetown
University.
E. James Adams, assistant sec
retary of the National Gallery of
Art and chairman of the Wash
1ngton committee, said several
practical proposals were to be
presented, as a result of the wide
variety of suggestions offered dur
ing the sessions yesterday and
today.
Strong support for the new
Washington station was voiced by
Spokesmen for the FEC, the United
States Office of Education, and
educators who have been present.
ing educational programs over
commercial TV stations.
Feasibility Questioned.
But serious questions as to the
feasibility of such non-commer-
cial educational outlets were
raised by Justin Miller, chairman
of the board of the National AS
sociation of Radio and Television
Broadcasters.
No final decisions were expect
ed at today'S business session. The
next step will be a meeting of the
committee on November 6, Mr..
Adams said
Chairman Paul A. Walker of
the FEC painted a rosy picture to
the institute Of the prospects here
for dream station" to marshal
the great reservoir of educational
material in the Capital area. He
even suggested the station here
might be the flagship" for a ma
tional network of educational
stations.
Il urge you to move forward
promptly with plans to apply for
channel No. &C." he told the
institute.
8 Get Construction Permits.
The commission already has
granted construction permits for
nine monumental educational
stations, Mr.. Walker said.
Praises Several Stations.
Mr.. Miller praised several TV
stations throughout the country
already devoting time to educa-
tional programs, including WMAL-
TV, The Evening Star station, and
outlets in' Philadelphia.
The Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, vice
president of Georgetown Univer-
Sity. pointed to the abuse of Gov
eminent control of communica-
tions by Hitler and by the Soviet
Evening star., 1952-10-17
40 County Pupils to Get
Awards on Fire Posters

Forty Montgomery County
school youngsters will be awarded
prizes tomorrow night as winners
lin the Bethesda Fire Depart
iment's fire prevention poster con-
test.
The prize-winning posters were
chosen from 982 entries. The
awards ceremony is scheduled for
I8 pm. in the firehouse.
First place winners in the ten
Bethesda area schools taking part
are:
Our Lady of Lourdes School.
Ann Marie Lapp; Leland Junior
High, Yona Bieleseldp: Bethesda
Chevy Chase High, Susan Herliky;
Bradley Elementary, Susan Phil
Ipula; Lynbrook Elementary, Kathy
Janis; Bethesda Elementary.
Elisa Brodinsky; Alta Vista Ele-
Imentary, Hazel Kyber; Bradley
Hills Elementary. Maurice Noun
tain; Somerset Elementary, Rich
ard Paxson. and Wyngate Ele-
lmentary. David T. Thomas.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Ten Education Bourd
Candidates to Be Feted

The 10 candidates for Mont
gomery County Board of Educa-
tlon in the November 4 election
will be guests of honor at an open
house from 3 to S pm. Sunday at
the Homewood Recreation Center
in Silver Spring.
School issues will be discussed
and the candidates will answer
questions from the audience. The
meeting is being sponsored by the
ISeVen Oaks Manor, Homewood
Oakland Terrace and Capital View
Citizens associations.
Evening star., 1952-10-17

Union. But he stressed the oppor-
Ftunity offered by TV in education
here, if the moral and spiritual
forces of a community could CO.
operate in using this form of
communication.
Presiding at yesterdays sessions
was the Rev. Daniel E. Power,
director of the Georgetown Uni
verSity Forum.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Hunting Season to Open In West Virginia

turkey become fair game in speci-
fled counties.
Bow and arrow enthusiasts will
be permitted to hunt deer and
other game in season for gun
hunting.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Oct. II.
West Virginia'S hunting season
opens tomorrow.
Squirrel. ruffed grouse and wild