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The Key West citizen., 1952-12-17
Armed Forces
Manpower Need
Easy To Fill

WAof1lING lOIN WF-- Lie 1duy UOoS
of u. S. military personnel says
the armed forces can meet their
manpower needs for the next year
and a half with only a minor
tightening Of draft rules.
Mrs. Anna Rosenberg, assistant
secretary of defense in charge Of
personnel, said Sun. night the De-
fense Department plans to keep
its present strength of 3,600,O 900
men and women through June,
1854, without drafting fathers or
Korean veterans.
She told television interviewers
this could be done through draft
of $40, 200 from the Selective Serv-
ice pool IN the year beginning next
July /. The armed services will
discharge LOO, 900 during the year.
she said, and the balance can be
met through volunteer enlistments.
1--WE viii probably have to tight
en- some of our administrative rul-
ings," she added.
Mrs. Rosenberg agreed with
questioners that the armed forces
are not making full use of their
manpower. But she said the mill
tary does not have as wide a choice
of its workers and has only two
years to train and use them.
ahead and harnes the atom for
peacetime power, was made in
speech at the dedication of
s., 500, 900 cosmotron, the worlds
most powerful atom smasher.
Evening star., 1952-02-06
Kefouver Is Now On the Spot
His Bockers Are Almost as Afroid He'll Win as Lose
Now That Truman viii Run in New Hampshire

crime investigator has power
full lure for the famed New
England conscience and will do
mighty well with the heirs Of
Daniel Webster.
Californ1ans report that o
similar primary-national COM
mittee situation prevails there
and is the reason for the frantic
efforts sparked by Washington
to get q "unity slate" In their
primary against Senator Ke-
fauver. Mr.. Kefauver is still
confident he will win Cali
fornia.
The Kefauver brain trusters
have always been aware they
were running the risk Of trying
the uncertain Truman patience
too far. They were greatly
pleased when he chose to ignore
primaries as eyewash. It. would.
they reasoned. give their man Q
chance for q running start suf-
flcient to spoil any Truman plan
to name hts successor.
But when they reflect now how
Mr.. Truman would feel after a
trouncing In q widely advertised
primary In little New Hampshire
where the organization ought to
be able to run the show, they
just don't know what might hap
pen. Knowing Mr.. Truman,
they can imagine what might
however; that's their trouble.
Evening star., 1952-02-06
Fletcher Knebel:
Potomac Fever

Democratic Representative Chelf Of Kentucky Is named
run House investigation Justice Department
hoggng investigations they contend
Republicans dumb they don't know how bad this ad
minstratioh really is
President against
Hampshire primary The President doubt Of
any contest between Dick and Santa Claus
President New Hampshire despite his statement
that primaries much II he loses he'll be confirmed
in his judgment he wins he'll be confirmed In Chicago.
sixth General Assembly Of the q. N adjorns
great Delegates refused let minor differences Mderack
them from furthering the basic conflict.
Senate Democrats to let Republicans OF work next week
Day speeches This custom hasn't been altered
In so years-and neither have the speeches
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee the Jap
treaty treaty solemn pledge Of all parties
to keep the peace long as it's convenient
British Foreign Secretary Eden the danger Of has
decreased Nobody time war-heyre busy fighting
In Tunisia, Egypt, Burma, Indo-China and Korea.
Evening star., 1952-02-06

with their passports from great
economic interests. These do
their work in q most genteel
and persuasive manner through
innocent looking language IN
bills In Congress and by infiu-
ence upon departments, admin
istrative agencies and commits
sions to get rulings favorable to
their selfish interests.
There the people are unable
to follow. Harold Ickes could
because he was familiar with
the tracks they make. He spoke
out as public advocate.
He kept the confidence men
Of smaller stripe. the five per
centers, the influence peddlers.
out of his department by an
nouncing that no citizen who
had honest business with the
Interior Department needed a
lawyer" but could deal directly
with that agency and its public
servants.
Illustrative Of his battle
against powerful economic In
terests was his continual fight to
save our oil-bearing tidelands
for the people of the whole Ma
ton, as the Supreme Court de-
creed, and to resist the attempt
to hand them back to jurisdic-
ton Of the States where oil men
think they can operate more
easily for their own interest.
This attempt, foiled once by
President Truman's veto, is be-
ing revived again in the present
Congress. Harold Ickes was
fully awake to that threat.
pointed it out repeatedly, and.
in fact, some of his last writings
were directed to an expose OF
this maneuver.
This issue was involved in his
break with the Truman admin
istration. He appeared person.
ally before q Senate committee
to oppose President Truman's
nomination of Edwin c. Pauley
Of California as Secretary Of the
Navy. There, under oath. he
charged that Mr.. Pauley. while
treasurer Of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee. had told him
that $500, 900 could be raised for
campaign funds among Califor-
mia oil men II the Government
would drop its suit to recover
oil-bearing tidelands for the
people of the whole Nation.
This. Mr.. Pauley denied, also un-
der oath. When President Tru-
man at q subsequent press con-.
ference said that the Secretary
might have been mistaken, that;
gentleman, never ct . loss for
Evening star., 1952-02-06
Dovld Lawrence:

The United States Govern
s1ent Is obviously willing to let
Moscow know that the subject
OF seyering diplomatic relations
with the satellite countries is up
for discussion.
This move could mean the
withdrawal of all American am
bassadors and ministers and
their stats from the capitals
Of Poland, Czeehoslovakia, ;. Hun
gary and Rumania.
What would the purpose be?
All along, the American Gov
eminent has maintained that 1t
should keep the embassies and
legations In Communist terri
tory as listening posts" but this
has led to harassment OF
American. diplomats and restric-
ton of their movements. Ever
since the four American fliers
were held by Hungary for q
ransom Of 1000. which the
United States Government paid.
there has been uneasiness here
lest some day the satellite gov
ernments start arresting Amerf-
can diplomatic officers.
Although the United States
Government has protested to
Moscow about the treatment J
received in the satellite states,
the Russian government f1gura-
lively shrugs it's shoulders and
pretends to have no response
bility for what is happening in
any other country.
While there have been de-
inands in Congress that diplo-
matte relations be severed with
all Communist governments. the
State Department has never
before admitted that any such
course was under consideration
even with respect to few Of
the Communist countries.
The problem is one that has
been talked over a great deal
inside governmental circles
Evening star., 1952-02-06
lonsonIne BIoWI
Military Demands Won't Be Cut
Congress Not Only Won't Slash Pentogon's Staggering
Budget, but M1y Even Vote to increase Some Items

war cost us ten times as much
as World War /. The way, oil
production and maintenance
costs mount now the trillion and
o half Is considered . fairly
conservative estimate.
Many members Of Congress
are convinced that there must be
no cuts In the actual defense ap-
preparations. They agree with
the representatives Of the Penta-
gon that only a thorough re-
armament Of this country can
deter Russia's aggressivenes and
II we want to put an end to the
present international nightmare
we must deal from strength. The
fact that In i949 the adminis-s
tration drastically cut the funds
appropriated for q 70-group Air
Force and for the construction
Of one super carrier I've are now
building three such Ships) is
partly responsible for our pres
ent inferior position In respect
to the u. s. s. r. In the air.
There Is little likelihood that,
even in this election year when
the accent Is on economy, Con-
gress win apply q sharp knife
on the armed forces. As q mat
ter Of fact, the mood Of the
majority Of members Of the
Armed Services Committees is
to increase some items for the
national defense. The more we
lag in building up an adequate
defense force the greater the
chances Of another world war.
But since our wealth is not
inexhaustible, Congress Is look
ing for drastic cuts In other
fields Of Government activity.
In their present frame Of mind,
our legislators intend -and it Is
only an intention for the time.
being to prune expenditures
which may have been permis-
sible or useful In normal times
but are not essential these days.
They have enough evidence Of
bad housekeeping In the armed
forces which can be remedied to
the advantage Of the taxpayer.
When the unification Of the
armed forces was presented to
Evening star., 1952-02-06
Constantine Brown:

The Senate's appropriations
subcommittee for the armed
forces is closely examining the
$50 billion defense budget which
Secretary Of Defense Lovett has
warned is the safe minimum
for the next fiscal year.
Statisticians who like TO ex-
press themselves graphically
say that the defense budget for
the next fiscal year II repre-
sented by $1,000 bills would
make a pile sos feet high. II 81
bills were to be lined up. touch-
ing each other. they would
stretch for $3.50 miles.
OF course statistical graphs
don't mean much. Our capa-
bility to continue an adequate
rearmament program depends
on production and other eco
nomic factors. And these still
are not seriously impaired.
But what worries the legisla-
tors who are the keepers Of the
nations purse strings Is the fact
that neither they nor ANYBODY
in the administration can fore
see the end Of this expenditure
which may eventually gnaw the
very foundation Of our economic
structure.
It is impossible for any one to
say when our own and our
Allies military requirements will
stop. Moscow holds the initia-
tive politically and militarilyA
and we mus continue our prep
arations unless we wish to risk
o disaster worse than an eco
nomic and financial crisis. In
fact the present $50 billion
military budget does not meet
the actual requirements OF the
armed forces. This Is partic-
ular1y true in regard to the Air
Force. And it Is no consolation
to the members Of Congress to
learn from authoritative sources
that In the event Of an all-out
war the expenditure may reach
the fantastic sum of one trillion
flye hundred and seventy-five
billion. This figure is based on
the rising costs Of wars. The last
Evening star., 1952-02-06
Thonos [. Stokes:

Harold L. Ickes' career has q
meaning which it Is worth while
to pause and ponder for q mo-
ment, for its meaning never had
80 much significance as it had
at the time of his death, at the
age Of n, this week.
A rugged and persistent bat
tier since a young man against
those who seek special privi-
leges from government. local
and Federal, at the expense Of
the general public interest, he
died at a time when the spot
light Is being turned with shock
ing result on spoilsmen of that
breed, both In and out Of poll
tics, and operating in both local
and national government.
He, himself. had warned of
this noxious growth that finally
bloomed in full flower to the
discredit Of an administration
to which he had given such de-
voted. able and honest public
service for so long. Since he
left the Government six years
ago, he had called attention
repeatedly to the business-in-
politics and politics-in- business
faint that he saw developing to
an alarming degree. He never
stopped his ieremiads - and
they were that. for he was
master Of the brutal word
and theys in turn, helped to in
spire those who were turning
on the light. =
Behind him he leaves. for this
task, the example Of his I'M
quenchable spirit Of constant
alertress to the public interest.
A robust and controversial
figure, not at all gentle, often
irascible, frequently Incorporate
In his gift Of invective, some
times mistaken. he nevertheless
was always the faithful public
servant. industrious to protect
the vast resources Of the people
with which he was entrusted as
Secretary Of the Interior for 13
years. longer than any other
ever held that important post.
Never was it touched by q
breath Of scandal. and 1t Is a
tremendous and far-reaching
agency requiring the all-seeing
eye.
There are two types Of spoils-
men who try to invade the fields
Of government, and Harold Ickes
was aware Of both and their
methods.
He did not stop with the
cheap chiselers and grafters,
as some do for one or another
reason. but was vigilant about
The big operators who often are
begiihng-bHt never for him
Evening star., 1952-02-06
Whv Not withdraw Our Envoys?
Severance Of Diplomatic Relations Wihlron Curtain Countries
Would Be shop Notice Reds That They Have Lost Respect

Announcement that the whole
subject is to be reviewed next
month In Paris at a meeting Of
American diplomats from the
satellite countries will be fead
with interest In Moscow. It
will be a signal that the patience
of the United States Is not in
exhaustible and viii indicate
plainly that the American Gov,
ernment is well aware that the
harassment tactics are Of Mos
COW origin. %
If all the free nations were
simultaneously to sever diplo-
matte relations with Moscow and
with the satellite governments.
the effect would he profound.
It would be a means Of awak-
ening the peoples behind the
Iron Curtain to the fact that
the Communist oligarchy has
alienated the respect and es-
TEEN of the whole world. There
is no good reason why free gov
gernments, should contaminate
themselves with uncivilized rul-
ers whose culture has sunk to
the lowest ebb known in modern
history. and whose gangsterism
8 knows no limit. There is no
such thing as the conduct Of
normal business relationships
with the nationals Of the Iron
Curtain countries.
When there is no safety for
American citizens engaged in
trade. there is likely to be no
safety for American diplomats
either. The Paris meeting can
accomplish much in the exer-
else Of moral force. It can be
the forerunner of a campaign
which ultimately must mean
helping the freedom-loving ele-
ments inside the Iron Curtain
countries to get rid Of their
gangster governments.
Evening star., 1952-02-06
Doris Fleeson::

President Truman is now
going to try to slap down Sen
'ator Estes Kefauver in the New
Hampshire preferential primary.
Kefauver supporters who have
studied the Truman tempera-
rnent at close range are almost
az much afraid their man will
win as that he will lose.
They aren't joking either.
Their reasoning: II their young
crusader beats the veteran
President In this first Of the
State primaries, Mr.. Truman
may run for reelection to vim
dicate himself. .4
Certainly the President has
made 1t clear that he intends
to leaye the White House on his
own terms. Where his own party
Is concerned he can make it
stick but only by accepting re-
nomination. He cannot even
exercise q veto power over his
successor for the nomination If
. challenger like Senator Kefau-
yer wins some primaries against
him and gets o band wagon
really rolling.
Mr.. Truman's sure political
instinct was operating when he
tried to dodge tests Of strength
with the candidate he dislkes,
Mr.. Kefauver. What brought
him around was the appeal to
Evening star., 1952-02-06

Two Of Americas biggest nones In robes
not in skinny assortment OF sizes and colors,
but in wide choice Of the kind you prefer. The
only reason they're reduced at all, is because we
must moke space for the workmen during our
current remodeIino and expansion
Evening star., 1952-02-06

which he is always vulnerable
loyalty to his supporters.
The Macedonian cry came
from the New Hampshire ma
tional committeeman and COM
mitteewoman, both for Mr..
Truman. They explained that
the States National Convention
delegates elect the two. mem-
bers of the national committee.
II q Kefauver slate should win,
as well 1t might. two Kefauver
supporters would inherit the ma
tional committee posts. A
Not only would Mr.. Truman's
two then be out but Senator
Kefauver would have two hench-
men nicely situated to operate
within the State for four years.
and within the national COM,
mittee as well. National Chair
man Mckinney agreed this
would never do, and so finally
did the President, even though
it meant swallowing a bottle OF
his own eyewash in full view
Of the Nation.
New Hampshire is therefore
more than ever due for a big
place in the political sun for the
next few weeks. Senator Ke-
fauver will go into the State
and campaign. A neighbor,
Senator Aiken Of Vermont,
opines that the big, clean-cut
Evening star., 1952-02-06

here, and the usual argument
has been made that 1t is bet
ter to keep open a line OF COM
munication than to cut. it on.
But American diplomats nova
days in the Communist capitals
are only messenger boys. apd
any messages could as well he
delivered through the normal
telegraph or radio channels.
In almost every instance ma
tionals Of the country in which
an American ambassador or
minister is stationed are ena-
ployed as interpreters or house,
hold sta7, and they are In some
cases suspected Of being spies
!. or else involuntary agents, as
they are subjected to coercion
If they don't reveal daily or
weekly what is going on inside
the American embassies or le-
cations.
All in all, it's a very unsatis-
factory arrangement and the
question has arisen as to wheth-
er the advantages. if any. out
weigh the disadvantages and
whether this isn't a good time
for Washington to end diplo-
matte relations with bandit gov
ernmentS. The peoples Of the
satellite countries are believed
still to be friendly to the United
States, but the governments
which are controlled by Moscow
have lost all semblance Of Dip
lomatic courtesy or considera-
ton.
Just why under such cir
cumstances the embassies and
legations representing Hungary,
Czechoslovakia, Poland and Ru-
mania in Washington should be
allowed to function freely is diff
ficult to understand. Where
there is no reciprocity, there
can really be no normal diplo-
matte intercourse.
Evening star., 1952-02-06

Congress It's spokesmen pointed
out that such q measure would
save q substantial sum. Now.
six years after the uniflcation
law was passed. competitive hid- {
ding between the three branches
still continues, At q recent heara
ing before the House Appropria-
tions Committee it was revealed
that the Navy is paying more
than the Army for blankets. and
the Air Force Is paying stiil more ;
although the quality Is the same.
There are thousands Of such ex-
amp,es which would be avoided
under q unified purchasing
system.
Many Congressmen feel that
1t is extravagaat these days.
when we may look TO o life Of
relative austerity. for the Pres
ident Of the United States and
some members Of his cabinet to
have yachts at the. taxpayers
expense. The cost Of operating
these pleasure ships may not
exceed a couple of million but q
couple OF million here and an-a
other million there can mount
up to a sizeable sum.
Franklin Roosevelt, who was
a minded President. used q,
cruiser for his inspections OF
. the Navy: the few extra days
he took for recreational pir-
poses did not cost the taxpayers
any money. The cruiser was
already In commission. and even
with the President aboard It.
continued its routine opera.
tions. The crew Of some liz
men aboard the Williamsburg.
President Truman's yacht, have
little opportunity for actual
naval training on the Potomac.
These are, Of course. small
matters, but when added up q
hundredfold they represent tidy
amounts. Congress is expected
to apply a sharp knife on
many items. including activities
abroad, in an endeaHor to give
the armed forces all the funds
they need and yet save as much
as possible at the same time.
Evening star., 1952-02-06
Thomos {. Stokes:
Ickes' Career Has q Meaning
The odd Curmudgeon Dedicated His Long Public Service
To Fighting the Big Operators Among the SPolsnen

words, sat down and dashed on
1000 Of his best selection in his
resignation to the President and
called a press conference Of his
own to make 1t public.
So many Y1ewspapermen
turned UP that it was necessary
to use the big Interior Depart
ment auditorium for the swan
song. This was q tribute to the
place he had come to hold in
our public life, and to the bat
tling "Old Curmudgeon." him
self, who had started his cru
sading career as a newspaper
reporter so many years before
In Chicago.
He will be missed in our ma
tional life.
Evening star., 1952-08-12

Mulafo E. Tyd1ngS as the stand
ardbearer in President Roosevelt's
unsuccessful effort to purge the
veteran Maryland Senator.
President Roosevelt later named
Mr.. Lewis to the National Rail-
road Mediation Board, from which
he retired in 1943 at 70.
Although this marked his with
drawal from public life. he main
tained law Office here until he
reached 80.
Mr.. Lewis was often called
Little Davey" because of his
stature. He served six terms in
the House of Representatives, from
1911 through 1916 and 1881
through 1886. He sponsored some
of the first relief bills in Congress
in the depression of the early 3Os
and an unemployment insurance
bill that later became the nucleus
for the present-day Social Secur-
ity System.
Mr.. Lewis was born near Osceola
Mills. Pa, started working in coal
mines when he was 9. and learned
to read in Sunday school.
There are no close relatives
surviving.
Evening star., 1952-08-12
Herman ". BurkIand
Civilian Geographer

Herman w. Burkland, SO, geog-
rapher with the Navy Department,
died of a heart attack Saturday
at his home. $50 North Fifteenth
road, Arlington.
Mr.. Burkland had lived in Ar
lington since 1943. A graduate of
the University of Washington,
where he was awarded a teaching
fellowship in geography in 1941,
Mr.. Burkland enlisted in the Navy
in 1912 and was stationed here
with the Office of Chief of Naval
Operations. He was discharged In
1916 and received a master of arts
degree in geography from the Uni
versity Of Washington in 1947. He
later returned to the Navy Depart
ment as a civilian and continued
his work as geographer.
He was a member of the Asso-
citation of American Geographers,
the Association of Pacific Coast
Geographers and the American
Society Of Military Engineers.
He is survived by his widow,
Mildred M. Burkland; a son, An
drew Nord Burkland of the home
address: his mother, Mrs. Wini-
fred Burkland of Seattle, Wash;
two sisters, Mrs. Barbara Lands
of Worcester, Ohio. and Mrs. Mary
MacR Robbie Of Escondido, Calf.
Funeral services will be held at
l pm. tomorrow in the Fort Myer
Chapel. Burial will be in Arling-
ton Cemetery.
Evening star., 1952-08-12
Mrs. Ralph Glasgow,
Wife Of General and
Active in Red Cross

Mrs. Ralph I. Glasgow, 40, wife
of Brig. Gen. Glasgow and active
Red Cross worker, died yesterday
at Walter Reed Hospital after q
brief illness. She lived at 3414
Porter street NV.
Born in Dumont, N. j., Mrs
Glasgow was a graduate of Mont
clair State Normal School. She
was married to Gen. Glasgow
chief of the Service Division in
the Office of the Assistant Chief
of Staff, in 1924.
Mrs. Glasgow was a member
and past president of the Trans
portation Corps Women's Club
and during world War II served
as a volunteer ambulance driver
for the Red Cross in Arlington
She was also active in the Idaho
State Society of which her hus-
pdnQ is president.
She is also survived by two sons
Ralph I. Glasgow, jr., of Louisville
KY, and Robert Evans Glasgow
of West Point, class of '53; her
mother and father, Mr.. and Mrs
William E. Cacy of 1924 Porter
street NV: two sisters, Mrs. Dora
Cunkle of 4301 Massachusetts ave-
nue. NV. and Mrs. L. S. Kirkpat-
rick Of 3400 Porter street NV; a
brother. Albert E. Cacy of Provi-
dence, r. /.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. tomorrow in the Fort
Myer Chapel. Burial will be in
Arlington Cemetery.