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Evening star., 1952-12-21

The British governors of the East
African colony Of Kenya have the
usual colonial troubles with natives
who yearn for independence and self
government, but in recent months
a new and unusual problem has been
added: Political witchcraft.
Witchcraft is as old as the African
hills. But hitherto it has been used
for personal reasons-to hex some
enemy, to improve crops, or to charm
the girl or boy next door. The lead
erS of the Mau Mau movement in
Kenya, however, have Systematically
put witchcraft to work in support of
their nationalistic and anti-white
campaign.
Counter-WitchcFoft
The British authorities, not to be
outdone, have adopted counter-witch-
craft techniques. Officially sponsored
witchcraft has been used to halt the
spread Of Mau Mau murder and ter
roriSm.
The Mau Mau is a secret society of
the large Kikuyu pronounced k'KU
yuD tribe. Out of million tribal
members, perhaps as many as one
half or as few as ne-hundredth are
members of the Mau Mau. No one
knows the exact number, and no one,
incidentally, knows the meaning of
the name, Mau Mau.
The society is thought to be about
10 years old. It was started by a
small number of loosely organized
anti-whites. The group gained re-
cruits from among Kikuyu who were
discontented with their changing,
te-dominated land. This summer
large-scale Mau Mau terrorism broke
out. About 40 murders-of govern
ment officials, tribal headmen or
police-were committed. Christian
churches lost their congregations;
schools lost their pupils; whole vii
lagos turned against the white man.
British authorities prepared for rev.
olution.
Reinforcement of troops and police
and mass arrest of thousands sus-
pected of being in the Mau Mau
apparently has broken the immediate
threat Of revolt. But authorities have
not found q long-range answer to
Kikuyu unrest. The society is as
Evening star., 1952-12-21
Political Wtchcroft Gives Britain Bad Time East Africa

large as ever. Without final solu-
ton, it is a question how long the
British can hold down the lid.
Mou Mou Doth
A witchcraft oath holds the Mau
Mau together. So the British use
witchcraft to pull it apart. In the
oath ceremony new recruits swear
secrecy about the movement and
pledge not to sell land to Europeans,
to denounce Christianity, to steal
from Europeans and to kill Europeans
whenever asked by the society.
Raids on oath ceremonies have
turned up these instruments of
Evening star., 1952-12-21

convinced that disaster will certainly
follow if they renege. Therefore even
Mau Maus who want to leave the
society are afraid to do so.
Cleansing Ceremony
Natives believe they can safely
withdraw from the oath only if they
go through a witchcraft cleansing"
ceremony. This, too, must be con-
Quoted by qualified witch doctor
and must be done in public. The
British officials furnish the witch
doctors and try to protect the cere-
mony from vengeful Mau Mau mem
bers. Christian Kikuyu also can be
Evening star., 1952-12-21

NEW YORK.-The Big Town is
buzzing from the Battery to the Bronx
these days with reaction to crime
commission revelations that the water
front is a hotbed of iniquity dom
mated by hard-eyed hoodlums. 1t is
strange, therefore, that rumors of
wrongdoing on the piers do not seem
to have penetrated a junior-grade
skyscraper on West Fourteenth street
where the International Longshore-
mems Association maintains it's head
quarters.
The stevedores' union is aware of
trouble on the piers, to be sure. But
it contends that the main difficulty
lies not with goons and gorillas. The
simple fact, as seen on Fourteenth
street, is that there just aren't
enough docks.
That, at least, is what one gets from
an interview with union bosses. One
spokesman in particular, was fluent
in his exposition of the problem.
BoostfuI and Boshful
This longshore official, reputed to
be one of the most knowledgeable men
on the water front, was quite boastful
about his age (72) and experience,
$50 years on the piers, but disarn1-
ingly bashful otherwise. He didn't
even want his name to appear in
print in connection with an interview
he granted last week.
The interview started off inauSpi-
ciously enough when large, blowsy
lady of domineering mien performed
the Office of receptionist by asking,
where the hell do you think you're
going?" Receiving civil answer to
a civil question. she ushered the Wis
itor into a large-and disturbingly
quiet-office. -Four men, thoughtfully
munching cigars. listened to (but did
not participate IND the interview.
The interviewee Hereinafter known
as The Boss) was terse in his answer
to question about crime on the
water front: "I don't know nothing
about it."
Reduced to its essentials, The Boss
observation of conditions in the Port
of New York was a jeremiad against
Robert Moses, a visionary who has
transformed large hunks of New
York slum into parkland in the last
is or 20 years.
''Take a look at our water 'front.'"
The Boss said contemptuously. Look
what they done with 1t. They've
made parks. They're beautifying the
oikx, A,d hon, vvaoY1v T1n0pla a1co tho
parks? Take o ride up the East
Evening star., 1952-12-21
By Richard FrykIund

magic: A banana wood arch under
which the initiate must pass. a hollow
banana stem filled with blood and
with sleeps eye impaled on each
end, sodom apples threaded on twigs
and calabashes holding blood and
earth. The Mau Mau witch doctors
preside over the bizarre but effective
ceremonies.
Each initiate swears to the oath
and calls on the old tribal gods to
bring disaster to himself and his
family if he should break his word.
The believers in witchcraft, and few
Kikuyu are free of such beliefs, are
Evening star., 1952-12-04

not know just yet who these woule
be. When the question of hi
own future came up the Governor
said he's made no plans land
think I will not make final plan:
for some time"
The Governor had some work
to to today. so, without formality
he took over a desk in the White
House and went to it.
Commenting on his vacation
plans, he said that he might visit
Europe for the first time since
1916.
Asked about the views of some
supporters that he ought to make
regular television and radio
speeches to keep himself in the
public eye, Gov. Stevenson said
that he was grateful as I can be
for these expressions of good will,
but that he could not lend him.
self to such an undertaking-that
would take money-until the
Democratic debts were cleared.
Il don't want to encourage any
one to raise any money in my
behalf until the bills are paid.
To Return Here Next Week.
Asked if he thought that he
would have difficulty in keeping
in the public eye inasmuch as his
term of office expires shortly. the
Governor only laughed and COM
Evening star., 1952-12-04
By Betty BeoIe

Mrs. Ellen Borden Stevenson
arrived in Washington this morn
ing and is stopping at the Sui.
grave Club at the same time hel
former husband, Gov. Stevenson
is a guest of the White House.
It was pure coincidence thai
brought the Stevensons to the
Capital at the same time. Gov
Stevenson's sister and his officia
hostess. Mrs. Earnest Ives, is also
in Washington for the same briei
period.
Mrs. Stevenson, who had nc
comment on the election, came
to the Capital to attend a con-
cert tomorrow night at the Library
of Congress with her mother. Mrs
John Alden Carpenter, widow o1
the composer. The Library ha:
dedicated one of its regular week
| ly chamber music concerts helC
in the Coolidge auditorium tC
the memory of the composer who
left his manuscripts to the Lii
brary.
The date of the concert ha.
been known for we'll over month
Just last week, however, the White
House announced that a Cabinet
dinner would be held tonight anc
that Gov. Stevenson had been in.
vited. MIR. and Mrs. Ives are also
here for the Cabinet dinner.
The Stevenson's eldest son, 1t
Adlai Stevenson III, U. S. M. C.
will come up from Quantico to-
Evening star., 1952-12-04
Planning Commission
In Loudoun Enlarged
SpeeioI Dispoieh to The Stor

LEESBURG, Va. Dec. A.
Loudoun Supervisors have added
four persons to the County Plan
ming Commission, bringing to II
the number now on the board.
The new members are Jennings
F. Potts, Lincoln: John r. Dud-
ley, Middleburg; Fulton Want
Sterling. and Stanley N. Brown
Leesburg.
The board unanimously post
poned any action on the proposed
amendment to the subdivision
control ordinance, known as the
public use area" amendment, un-
til the January meeting. This
proposal would require a. subdi-
wider to set aside a reasonable
amount of open space for the
enjoyment of the public. The size
and character of the area would
be determined by the planning
commission in consultation with
the subdivider.
Several persons appeared in op-
position to the proposal at Mon
day hearing. Col. II. H. Blee
Broad Run District landowner
called it "a real threat to land
ownership in Loudoun County
and said that too much authority
is delegatedto the Planning Com
mission" Col. Blee spoke for
himself. for DR.. Wilson Compton
and Mrs.xRuth S. Hopkins, who
also live In his section.
Others speaking against the
proposed amendment were Joseph
K. Copeland, subdivider of Rich
land Acres, and D. M. Maher, land
surveyor.
In other actions, the board
added another assistant county
agent to the Office of w. w.
Turner, farm agent; donated
$1,000 to the current Loudoun
polio fund campaign. and set elec-
ton room rent at So q day.
Evening star., 1952-12-04
BY the Associated Press

SALEM, Greg, Dec. 4.-Ore-
CONS Gov. Douglas Mckay, now
at the peak of his popularity, says
it won't be long before the brick
bats will be flying.
He was asked to comment on
what he thinks lies ahead for him
as Gen. EisenhoWer's Secretary of
the Interior.
Il know that soon after I take
my new job on January 20, lot
of people in the West will begin
calling me bad names. Because
I'm a Westerner, they will think
I'll give the West preferred treat
ment.
FOresees Strong Pressure.
But I'm not going to be Secre-
tary of the Interior just for the
West. I'm going to represent the
whole United States. won't show
any partiality for any section of
the country. for the same reason
that in my five years as Governor
l haven't shown any partiality to
any county"
Gov. Mckay says he knows he'll
be subjected to intense pressure
from both sides over Federal con-
Struction of power and reclama
Evening star., 1952-12-04

mented, "Well, I don't have any
Office"
|. Gov. Stevenson is leaving for
Springfield late tomorrow, but he
said that he would be back for
the Gridiron dinner December IL
The Illinois Governor, now the
titular leader of his party. came
to the Capital last night at $50
aboard plane that was an hour
late. A cheering crowd of up
ward of 200-mostly women
welcomed him at the airport. as
some of the younger element on
the fringes of the gathering set
up the campaign chant: I'VE
want Adlai."
In bubbling humor, the Gov
ernor shook hands with White
House Secretary Matthew j. Con-
nelly and Mr.. Tubby. who well
coined him on behalf of MI. Tru-
man at National Airport, then
chatted with District Commits
sioner F. Joseph Donohue. and
Melvin C. Hildreth. national COM
mitteeman. who were in the van-
guard of the reception committee
Quip Stirs Speculation.
|. Gov. Stevenson told Mr.. Con-
nelly that he was mortified" at
keeping President Truman waiting
and then he spoke appreciative;y
of his reception. - ..-. &.
Evening star., 1952-12-04
Won't Run Interior Department
7oFovor West, New Chief Says

tion projects-that he'll make
enemies no matter what his de-
ciSions are.
The Governor has said in the
past that he favorS big Federal
power and reclamation projects
that cannot be handled by pri-
,vate industry, but that the Fed
Ieral Government must cooperate
with the States in operating the
projects.
Receives 10000 Messages.
Miss Alene Phillips, his secre-
tary who's going to Washington
with him, estimates the Governor
has received 10000 letters and
kilograms since his appointment
was announced.
Most of them offer congratu-
lations.
But many offer advice on how
to run the Interior Department
tell him what employees to fire
offer suggestions as to which
dams to build, and outline his
future policies.
Every letter will be answered
before he goes to Washington
probably late this month. Two
girls have been added to the
four-girl staff in the Governor
Office to handle the mail.
Evening star., 1952-12-04
Mrs. Stevenson Here to Attend
Concert With Mother and Son

morrow to attend the concert with
his mother and grandmother.
Mrs. Stevenson says she has
many friends in Washington and
loves to come here. She does so
frequently though her job in Chi
cago has kept her busy. She is
acting president of the board of
Poetry Magazine and in charge
of it's financing.
She and her mother are stop
ping at the Sulgrave Club and will
be there until Saturday morning
when they will leave for New York
to be present at the bridal dinner
that evening for Mrs. Carpenters
granddaughter, Joan Pirie Hines,
and her prospective husband,
Harry Thayer of New York and
Philadelphia.
The bride-to-be is the daughter
of Mrs. Ralph Hines of New York,
Mrs. Stevenson'S sister. The mar
riage will take place at 4 O'Clock
Monday afternoon in st. Barthol-
emew's Church and will be fol-
lowed by reception at the Cos
molitan Club.
The Democrat Standard bear
er's former wife did not divulge
her plans for today. She had
hoped. she said, to be able to avoid
being in the news now that the
election is over. Tomorrow she
and her mother will lunch at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Bell Sweeney and sometime in the
afternoon she will drop in to see
her old friend. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar MoWrar.
Evening star., 1952-12-04
Montgomery Council
.Criticizes Stand Of
Planning Commission

A rift between the Montgomery
County Council and the Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission was re-
vealed yesterday in letter
criticizing the commissions stand
in current negotiations over trans
fer of it's recreation program to
the county council.
The tartly- worded letter was
sent to Richard F. Green. vice
chairman of the commission. by
David L. Cahoon, clerk If the
County Council. 1t referred to a
letter dated November II. from
Mr.. Green to the council, in which
the commission said it could not
continue the negotiations unless
it knew the type and cost of the
program the county plans to con-
duct.
Letter Cites Disagreement.
The council cannot agree that
the transfer of recreation activi-
ties is in any way dependent upon
the approval by your commits
sion of the program proposed by
the County Council" Mr.. Cahoon's
letter stated.
THE council is charged with
the duty of conducting it's activi-
ties in the public interest and it
Is presumptuous for your COM
mission to suggest that it has an
obligation to police the action of
the council after the transfer" ="
he added.
The commission has been con-
Quoting recreation program in
the metropolitan part of the coun-
ty since 1943. At the 1851 session
of the Maryland General Assembly
a law was passed directing the
commission and council to begin
negotiations to transfer the pro-
gram from the commission to the
county.
October Negotiations.
Mr. Green's letter last month
referred to a negotiating session
held October % during which
commission representatives asked
for information concerning the
type of program the council plans
to conduct as well as cost esti-
mates.
I'VE inquired as to the cost of
the program, particularly any in
crease therein because that is a
matter of concern to the taxpayers
now paying the scent recreation
tax" Mr.. Green wrote. "The re-
sponsibility of this commission to
these txpayers is obvious" he de-
clared.
Mr. Cahoon's reply presaged
complete breakdown in negotia-
tions if the commission persists in
its stand.
If the commission continues
to maintain its present attitude"
he wrote, ''it is evident that the
legislative purpose to accomplish
a transfer through a CO.
operative effort will be thwarted,"
ho cfoto6 a.
Evening star., 1952-12-04
Silver Spring Trade Board
Renames ScuII President

David Scull last night was re-
elected to his second term as presi-
dent of the Silver Spring Board of
Trade at its annual meeting at
the Indian Spring Country Club.
Mr.. Scull also will serve as
president of the County Commerce
Association this year. He has been
q leader in efforts to encourage in
creased industrial development in
the county.
Also named to posts last night
were w Claude Land, first vice
president: Bernard Bulkley. Sec
Ond vice president; Howard w
BAN, secretary: Joseph D. OCon-
nell, treasurer; Carl Fredricks, as
siStant treasurer, and Fred w
Carmack, sergeant at arms.
Eleven members were elected ia
the Board of Directors. They are
Sam Fig, William Blair, Frank c.
Hewitt, jr.: c. Edwin Kline. Phi
Kaufman, E. Brooke Lee, DR.. Peter
Noble Lombard, L. E. Martin, Will
liam B. Wheeler, William M
Wright and Lawrence Maloney. sr
Evening star., 1952-12-04
Stevenson
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terms" but he added that they
had talked over the "precarious
balance" between the two parties
in Congress.
1t was then that Gov. Steven
son said that it was expected the
Democratic leaders in Congress
would work for the benefit of the
country.
This it must do to restore
itself to the favor of the voters, >
he stressed.
Il personally have felt that
good government is the best poll
tics" the Governor said at one
juncture. adding that our job
now is to recapture public con-
fidence."
Gov. Stevenson said he had
talked to a great many political
leaders since the convention, but
lis not ready to appraise the
causes of the Democratic defeat
last month.
Truman Will Express Views.
The Governor also made it
clear that while he expects Con-
gress to carry the ball on legisla-
ton, President Truman and the
rest of us out in the country
will express their views on current
issues.
Nobody is going to take a vow
of silence" he quipped.
Gov. Stevenson said that he had
had a great many requests to con-
fer with party figures while in
Washington and that while he
planned to talk to some, he did
Evening star., 1952-12-04
Gen. Yadin Quits Post
AS Israel Chief Of Staff
4 By the Associated Press

TEL AVN, Israel, Dec. Maj
Gen. sYigal Yadin, 35, chief OF
staff of Israel's army, resigned
yesterday.
He made no comment on his
reasons for quitting. but his
friends stressed his desire to re-
turn to his archaeological work
His deputy, Mordecai Makleff
was named to succeed him.
Premier David Ben-Gurion an
nounced Gen. Yadin's resignation
at a short ceremony at a special
cabinet meeting. Gen. Yadin was
one of the chief organizers of
Haganah. Jewish self defense or
Iganization against Arab attacks
during the British mandate.
Evening star., 1952-12-04
Cool
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Z Z -
Operators Association, appealed
the WSB decision to Economic
|StabiliZer Roger Putnam.
But Mr.. Putnam refused to
Ioverrule his board. And Defense
Mobilizer Henry H. Fowler also
refused to change the WSB deci-
sion. That left it up to the
President-and his inner circle
of advisers.
Moved to Avert Strike.
Mr.. Truman's decision to grant
the full $1.9O, announced in the
form of letter to Mr.. Putnam
said the probable consequences
of failure to do so would be a
disastrous coal strike which would
create a "crisis" for Gen. Eisen-
hover.
Mr.. Putnam. announcing the
Presidents decision to newsmen
said:
This is not the decision
would have made. 1t is not the
decision I would have recon-
mended."
1t means higher price ceilings
for many varieties of soft coal but
probably not for all. Most soft
coal has been selling we'll under
existing ceiling prices and the
higher wage costs can be absorbed
for some varieties within present
ceilings.
Mr.. Truman estimated the
extra cost of producing coal now
will be perhaps s or 6 cents a
ton"
But the decision indicates that
a similar contract signed by Mr..
Lewis and the hard-coal indus
try, now pending before the WSB,
also will be approved. This would
lead to a price increase of be-
tween 80 cents and 81 per ton
on hard coal, the type used by
home owners for heating.
Evening star., 1952-12-04
Bonn Police Break Up
Red Effort 10 DISRUPT
Debate on Treaties
By the Associoied Press

BONN, Germany, Dec. 4.-Rein-
forced police today stopped ano
turned back a march on the fed
Ieral Parliament by several hun.
Idred organized Communist demon
Istrators who sought to invade the
House to disrupt final debate or
Bonn's treaties to rearm in al
lance with the West.
The marchers had reached the
entrance to the Parliament Office
building when police rushed up tc
push them back.
However, some of the demon
strators got into the building with
passes given them by Communist
members of Parliament. Plain
clothes police began hunt fol
these to prevent them entering the
Legislative chamber.
Brought in From Ruhr.
The marchers yelled down
with war treaties" and I'VE don't
want war"
There were more women than
men in the ranks.
Police said most of the demon
strators apparently had been
brought down from the industrial
Ruhr cities. Communist Party
headquarters at Dusseldorf has
called for Nationwide strikes
and demonstrations against the
pacts-the peace contract under
which Bonn would obtain near
sovereignty and the six-natior
European Defense Community
treaty under which the Germans
pledge to raise half million mer
for a European army.
When the marchers reached the
vicinity of the Parliament build
ing the heavy police guard
wheeled up a water wagon and
laid hose in anticipation of q
battle. Police also brought up a
tank truck which shoots a stencil
gas. But neither weapon was
used and the police slowly pushed
the demonstrators back up the
street.
Ratification Vote Tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the Bundestag dover
house moved through the second
day of a scheduled three-day final
debate on the treaties. Chancellor
Konrad Adenauer's government
forces hope to obtain a final rati-
flcation vote tomorrow.
However, the treaty foes-led
by the anti-rearmament socialist
opposition-continued to exert de-
laying tactics.
The treaty bills are now in their
second reading, with the third and
final reading scheduled tomorrow.
The Socialists still hoped to force
a postponement on the final read
ing on a procedural issue. If they
could achieve this, the Socialists
hope that in the interim an ad-
visory ruling might come down
from the federal supreme court
declaring rearmament unconsti-
tutional.
Chancellor Adenauer, however,
has demanded that the Bundestag
vote promptly for ratification and
he expects the government ma
jority to prevail.
Evening star., 1952-12-04

En- route to a White House
Limousine he spotted a banner
reading Retrieve With Steve"
which a woman in the crowd
was waving, and said it was the
best" one he had seen yet.
Stopping before he entered the
car, in response to cries of
Speech" the Governor said: II
have only this to say aside from
my gratitude-I am not coming
back for four years"
His hearers were uncertain
whether Gov. Stevenson was quip-
ping at his own defeat for the
presidency-or promising to make
another bid for the job in 1856.
Evening star., 1952-12-04
Choir to Sing The Messioh'

The United States Naval Acad-
emy choir will sing Handel's "The
Messiah" with the choir of Hood
College for Women, Frederick,
Md, December 13 and IA. The
December. 13 performance, sched-
uled for 8 pm. at Annapolis. will
be open to the public.
Evening star., 1952-12-04
Chihuuhuu Grew and Grew

CLEVELAND, Dew. 4 P).-An
11-year-old girl complained to po-
lice that the Chihuahua pup she
paid $50 for kept growing and
growing until he became a ter
rier-or something. Karla Jean
Emery told an officer her little (?)
Pedro now is 9 pounds over
standard Chihuahua weight, and
is still growing. The dogs former
owner was summoned to appear in
court next Monday. ..