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Evening star., 1953-12-16
Moore Hits Failure
To Put More Key Jobs
In Political Category

Civil Service Commissioner
George Moore last night de-
clared the administration has
not been given enough key jobs
in the new political Schedule C
category and expressed hope
that his commission colleagues
would join him granting more
of these job plum requests.
In an address before the
League of Republican Women of
the District. Mr.. Moore de-
clared:
'It is inconceivable that any
administration with the respon-
sibility for conducting the affairs
Of Government for 160 million
people can operate effectively
without complete control of all
policy-making or confidential
positions.
"I am hopeful that, based
upon a review of this matter,
the Civil Service Commission
will approve additional depart
ment and agency requests for
policy-making or confidential
positions which, in my opinion,
in many cases are justified"
Outvoted by Colleagues.
Mr.. Moore has differed on a
number of occasions over Sched-
Nle c jobs with his Republi-
can colleague, Chairman Philip
Young, and Fred Lawton, the
Democratic member. Mr.. Moore
felt on occasion that additional
Schedule C job requests from
agencies should be approved, but
was outvoted. However, in the
majority of cases the three
commissioners were in accord.
Abiding to the 843 Schedule
c job requests approved by the
commission, which in the same
period denied 900 others, Mr..
Moore said: II agree wholeheart-
edly with Gov. Sherman Adams
(White House presidential as
siStanD that the objectives of
the administration in this mat
ter have not been wholly at
tanned"
Mr.. Moore said the Eisen-
hover administration is dedi-
Gated to the Improvement of
Federal civil service and i'm
proving the welfare of Govern |
ment employees. He asserted that |
President Eisenhower "has re-
peatedly made it clear there will |
be no destruction of the civil
service"
Sees Will to Success.
The commissioner also ex-
pressed the view that the over
whelming majority of Govern
ment employees desire the Eli
senhower administration to be
successful.
They realize, as we do, that |
the future peace of the world
and economy security for our
people is dependent upon the
success of his administration"
he declared.
However, Mr.. Moore said, in
the relatively few cases where
employees are suspected of "en-
gaging in political activity and |
Sabotaging the aims and pur-
poses of the administration"
the Eisenhower regime will move |
to get rid of them. |
Evening star., 1953-12-16
The Messiuht Tonioht

The Air Force Symphony Or
chestra and a chorus of 200
voices will present Handel's "The
Messiah" at $50 o'clock tonight
in Lisner auditorium.
Evening star., 1953-01-04

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cRisco's CHOCOLATE FLUFF CAKE
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don't beat eggy separately. Only one bowl
10 needed. But be sure TO use neW, creamie
ise you sHse success.
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Add: v esp silk ess wiiIss
issspeea vaallia
Mix Thoroughly BY hand or mixer (medi-
um speedO for 2 mins. Pour into two
9-inch layer pans az deep) which have
been rubbed with Crisco or lined with
heavy waved paper 0or smaller pans. ml
half full, bake cup cakes with remaining
batter). Bake in moderate oven (360eF)
about 40 minis. Cool cake In pan On rack
40 ulkhDs Ee4OGS tSkuOV1AASs 1UVlSo1 C<k8e0
with spatula. Place rack over cake In pan:
invert together. Cool and frost with:
osocolATr Nun sRosJuso
In top Of double boiler combine: u cups
sugar, u tsp. cream Of tartar, cup
water, 2 egg whites, unbeaten. Set over
bottom Of double boiler which contains
boiling water, beat constantly with err
beater till frosting stands in peaks (about
z mins.). Melt 8 SOS. chocolate. Cool, fold
carefully into frosting. Frost cake between
layers, on sides and top. Cut thin shavings
from warm, unsweetened bar Of chocolate
to make ''curls" on top Of cake.
sWisk tartrate type use 81 tsps.
Evening star., 1953-01-04
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PAUL sENN
PlSA'S TOWER: Whot holds Il vps

ID HEDY /. HoV are architects help
N img the Leaning TosOer Of Pisa to
keep on defying the la,c Of gravity?
They are planning an injection of
liquid cement to slow down its collapse.
1t has been estimated that it would fall
completely in about 400 years.
PR, East McKeesport, Pa.
W0RKH0RSE What is the neV
Army Nue.?
An HIS helicopter. 1t carries four to
six men plus a crew of two and is the
latest thing in evacuation, assault and
transport helicopters.
Sc, Columbia, Mo.
CHEESE :. Why are the makers Of
Swiss cheese irritdted by the use of anti
biotics in treating dairy-cattle diseases?
It stops the growth of bacteria and
makes it difficult to produce the holes 50
essential to Swiss cheese.
Mrs. R.C.L., Huron, Ohio
VOTE GETTERS =. What family has
had four members elected to Congress?
The Long family of Louisiana. DR..
George S. Long. elected representative
from Louisiana's Eighth Congressional
District, was the fourth.
Mrs. O.H.H., Birmingham, Ala.
ATTACK :. Where is new "blitz''
noV undermining the foundations of ancient
bxiidings?
In London where hungry pigeons, fat
tened up by last summers American
tourists, are now desperately pecking at
the buildings to get the lime in the
mortar. -HJ.. De,sseY
BLIR -. A jet-brotelIed dirigible has
soso been bnik. By whGt country?
Italy, according to the Rome news
paper, "Giornale D'Italia.''
MN, Indianapolis
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Evening star., 1953-09-13
Mccarthy

I T. COL. Joseph r. Nc
IL Carthy, U. S. M. c. r., ap-
parently has no more regard
than any other Leatherneck
for the u Army and its
works. The difference between
Col. Mccarthy and other Devil
Dogs, however, is that-as
junior Senator from Wiscon-
sin and chairman of the SEN
ate Investigations Subcommit-
tee-he is in a position to
make trouble for the Army.
Last week Senator Mccarthy
was up to his hips in it-and
the Army was trying to make
trouble right back. The focal
point of the argument was an
intelligence pamphlet from the
Far East Command entitled
Psychological and Cultural
Traits of Soviet Siberia"
In the pamphlet, Senator
Mccarthy discerned the sinis-
ter hand of Moscow. cts the
best Communist propaganda
I've seen in some time" he
said, and demanded that the
Pentagon expose the people
responsible for the book.
The Mystery Mon
One of those responsible, ap-
parently, was Col. r. S. Brat
ton. a general staff officer who
wrote the preface. Col. Brat
ton, now retired and living in
Evening star., 1953-09-13

land and the United States
met here to talk over the
ANUS Pacific defense or
ganiZation. They found little
to bicker over.
It was the first major re-
view of the program since its
launching last summer.
The three allies polished
off their business in short
order, unmindful of the
grumbling heard outside the
conference room. The noise
came from Britain, which was
sulking because no invitation
to the ball turned up in her
mail box. Last year the British
were quite put out by the
same Snub and tried to con-
vince the ANUS countries
that she, too, was a Far East
power. But one outsider, the
three nations agreed, would
just open the door to others.
Because of conflicting inter-
estS, an overall Far-East al
lance along NATO lines would
be impracticable at this time.
Most notable achievement
here last week was agreement
that Red China should not be
recognized or admitted to the
United Nations. That was a
solid Endorsement of the Amerr-
can policy on Communist
China, but ran contrary to the
views of Great Britain.
AS the week ended, however,
Britain was reported to have
agreed to bar U. N. debate on
Peiping's admission until after
the Christmas recess.
Evening star., 1953-09-13
Clergy Probe

T Asst JULY 81 Bishop C.
- Bromley OMAN of the
Methodist church effectively
cleared himself of charges
that he had been more than
indiscreet in his associations
with alleged Communists. But
his spectacular hearing did
give the House Un-American
Activities Committee a sound
ing board from which to warn
the country of its suspicion
that Communists had invaded
the clergy.
More details were made
known last Friday when
executive testimony, taken in
preparation for the Oman
show, was released. Former
Reds supplied the information.
One witness, a Communist
from 1919 to 1884, estimated
there are 600 secret Reds and
5000 to 1000 fellow travellers
among clergymen.
Among Methodists named as
Reds were DR.. Harry F.. Ward,
former faculty member at the
Union Theological Seminary in
New York, and the Rev. Jack
r. McMichael. who has a
church at Upper Lake, Calf.
Both DR.. Ward and Rev. Nc
Michael have denied being
Communist Party members.
Rev. McMichael's case is now
before the Justice Department
for possible prosecution for
perjury.
The House report, aside
from naming a few more
names and passing along
few more sweeping charges.
indicated the probable pattern
of congressional investigation
of the clergy.
If Chairman Harold H.
Velde's committee follows
through as expected, the JUS
tice Department is in for a
long siege of perjury cases
against men of the cloth. The
committee is scheduled to re-
sumo the inquiry late this year
or early in 1854.
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bother to. comply with ours
remained to be seen.
A little indirect light was
shed on the mystery Of the
missing men later last week
when a Communist newSman,
Wilfred Burchett Of the
French Communist Party or
gan L'Humanite, said at Pan
munjom that the Reds did
indeed hold more Americans.
They were war criminals, he
said-airmen shot down over
Manchuria. They would have
to be released, Burchett said,
through diplomatic chan
nelS."
He named specifically Capt.
Harold Fischer, double jet ace
shot down last April.
AS Burchett frequently re-
fleets the thinking of the Chi
nese Communist officials Che
was accused by repatriated
prisoners of helping to force
''germ-warfare" confessions
out of American fliers), it was
a real possibility that the air
men are to be the center Of a
blackmail plot. One guess:
China will threaten to keep
the men unless she is given a
United Nations seat.
Evening star., 1953-09-13
The Week in Review: Indo-C Chino, ANUS, Reds

Honolulu, Immediately be-
came the mystery man" of
Operation Mccarthy. Actu-
ally there was scant mystery
about Col. Bratton; he was
prominent in Tokyo after
World War II as the deputy to
Maj. Gen. Charles A. Will
loughby, Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur's bitterly anti-Com-
munist CO.
Fast on the heels of Nc
Carthy's blast. the Army made
a direct answer. "It is obvious, :"
an Army spokesman said,
that the necessary instruc-
ton of officers and men can
not proceed without attempt
ing to enter the mind and
thought processes of the Rus
sian citizen" Besides, Army
spokesmen added, the "con-
clusionS" section of the PAM
phlet should have made it
clear that it was an anti
Communist work. Sample
passage: "The Soviet citizen
enjoys neither the liberty nor
the civil rights which we cher
ish and insist upon as a natu-
raj endowment of all men. :.
He has no redress against a
harsh authoritarian govern
ment.")
McCorthy's Retort
Mccarthy retorted that the
piece was 95 per cent Connie
propaganda and 5 per cent
slap on the wrist" and that
the Army could not quote the.
smaller portion while ignoring
the larger.
The Army blasted back that
In releasing the pamphlet to
the public the Senator had
broken security (the pamphlet
was classified "restricted") and
was in violation of Sections
1893 and 794 of Title 18, U. S.
Code. The latter section, re-
lating to espionage, was the
one which sent Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg to their
deaths in June.
There seemed scant possibil-
ity, however, that Joe McCar-
thy was headed for the electric
chair-or, for that matter,
anything but new adventures
in Washington.
Evening star., 1953-09-13
Indo-Chino

Il YER SINCE the United
IL States moved into Korea
to stop that Communist threat
to Far East security, there has
been concern over a similar
threat which has been hanging
fire in Indo-China.
The Communists have been
attempting for seven years to
seize control of Indo-China.
Native Communist troops have
done the fighting, aided by
Red Chinese and Russian ma
teriel and advice. French and
loyal native troops have held
the fighting to a stalemate.
If Communist China entered
the war actively, however, a
disaster for the free world
might be in the making. The
United States frequently has
indicated it would consider any
such intervention to be an
other Korea and would react
accordingly.
Now that the Korean Situ-
alton is relatively firmly in
hand, the United States is
moving to take f1rmer action
in Indo-China. TWO weeks ago
Secretary of State Dulles laid
down the law to the Commu-
niSts during a speech to the
American Legion. If the
Chinese Reds join the fighting
in Indo-China. he said in
effect, the United States will
60 to war.
Offense Problems
With that defensive line
drawn, the United States last
week turned to problems of the
offense.
The National Security Coun-
Gil, the highest policy co-ordi-
mating body of the Govern
ment, said it was recommend
ing that aid to France for the
1ndo-ChineSe war be doubled
for the current fiscal year.
The recommendation, which is
virtually sure to be approved
by the Observation-Disclosures it
would not have been made
public-is for a $385-million
contribution which will bring
our total aid to almost $500
million.
NSC was not specific on
the source of new money. 1t
could come from a deficiency
appropriation next year or
could be taken from other for
eign-aid programs.
But when the money has
been sent to France, the
United States will have as
sumed the entire burden of f.
nancing an expanded native
1ndo-Chinese army and equip
ping an additional nine bat
talions of French soldiers.
Fighting Speed-Up
In exchange for the new
contribution, France has
agreed to step up the fighting
expected to break out anew
when the monsoon season
ends toward the close of this
month. At the same time,
France will be able to cut her
own spending in Indo-China
and thereby shore up the tot
tering French domestic struc-
ture.
The question Of a negotiated
peace in Indo-China also was
raised last week. Moscow and
Peiping frequently have made
peace feelers in the direction
Evening star., 1953-09-13

Of Indo-China. There have
been no follow-ups, however.
In fact, the native leader of
the Communist forces in Indo-
China, Ho Chi Mini, has
never echoed the hints at
peace. The peace bids, con-
sequently, have been inter-
preted as efforts to divide and
confuse the anti Communist
world.
An Offer for Ho
Two weeks ago the Soviet
newspaper Pravda again
called for a negotiated peace
in Indo-C China. This time the
offer was not ignored. Nguyen
Van Tam, Premier of Wet
Nam, the Indo-C Chinese state
which has been bearing the
brunt of the Red aggression,
said If Ho Chi Mimi made a
concrete offer it would be con-
Sidered.
The Premier'S cautious re-
sponse would serve two pur-
poses. 1t would let war-weary
F'renchmen and Viet-Namese
know that the door was al
ways open to a reasonable
settlement. And it would en-
courage the Communists to
make a genuine offer.
1t was unlikely, however,
that much would come of the
peace talk. The Communists
were showing no signs of giving
up, and no one was ready to
settle on the basis of a divided
Wet Nam.
So the outlook was for
heavier fighting this year and
next.
New Trouble
Meanwhile there were signs
of French Union disunity in
two of the three Associated
States of Indo China. Cam
bodia offered the Communists
a deal at the expense of Wet
Nam: If the Communist guer-
rillas would clear out of Cam
bodia and go back to Wet
Nam, Cambodia would promise
not to pursue them.
And Wet Nam was having
internal troubles. A group of
nationalist leaders threatened
to oust their France -oriented
Premier and demand immedi-
ate, complete independence
for Wet Nam. Premier Van
Tam, who is backed by En-
peror Bao Dai. flew back to
Wet Nam last week from Paris
in an attempt to gain firm
control of the situation. His
mission, he said, would be to
organize a broad congress" of
Wet Nam leaders to negotiate
with the French over moves
toward independence.
The troubles in Indo-China
were confirming one lesson
learned by the United States
in Korea: When a large power
takes up the defense of small
power, it also takes on the in
ternal troubles of that part OF
the world.
Evening star., 1953-09-13
ANUS

At least one Of Americas
alliances seemed to be in good
shape last week. Representa-
tives Of Australia, New Zea-
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Passover Broadcast
Set for Sunday

On Sunday, March 10Th, 1858,
Q2:3O-1:OO P. NJ, EST MIC Net
work. in observance of the Pass
over holiday, the Eternal Light
will present ''Son of Amram,"
written by Morton Wishengrad,
it has been announced by the
Jewish Theological Seminary of
America, under whose auspices
the program is conducted.
"Son of Amram" is an adapta-
ton of the traditional story of the
Jews in Egypt before the Exodus
of liberation. 1t depicts the inn
mortal drama of how the daugh-
ter of Pharoah discovers Moses in
his cradle on the water, and saves
him from the fate of destruction
to which all male children of the
Hebrews were destined.
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that American Wall Street spy"
''That imperialistic war-mong-
err" the lieutenant echoed.
THAT Zionist Elijah" said the
sergeant.
"That American imperialist, "
said the NKVD private.
Moskowitz was protestin g
Gentlemen. Elijah is but an in
visible character in Jewish life.
legend. a hope. dream of great
good!
The captain said that every fact
his being invisible-made Eli
jah only the more menacing to
Soviet welfare "a secret spy
hiding behind invisibility. Come
with us Moskowitz.'
Moskowitz was duly tried for
having offered heller TO a
stranger in Russia. and an invisi-
BILE spy. at that. and was duly
hanged. The NKvD captain was
given the Lenin medal for having
so cleverlY found an unseen spy.
OF course, Mr.. Elijah was deep
ly sorry to have brought Mosko-
WITT to such an unhappy fate. But
from his long experience he knew
that Jews keep on living, even
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cy, had been ordered to observe
closely the movement of every
Jews door on Seder night. If a
door was seen to be opened and
nobody was seen to go either in
or out, the NKVD was to know
that something subversive was
in progress. The NKVD orders
read that when door was open
ed and nobody was seen to go in
or out, it meant that "the Wall
Street capitalistic Zionist spy and
saboteur, Elijah, is entering the
house. Take action at once"
So when Jakov Moskowitz's
grandson op n d the door for
Elijah. the agents of the NKVD
rushed in. instead. and caught
Moskowitz at the moment he was
extending the cup of wine that
was to be for Elijah.
Gentlemen" Moskowitz ex-
claimed. "surely there must be
some mistake. / opened the door
for somebody else altogether Eli
jah by name"
The NKVD captain called on
his colleagues 10 bear witness :. !.
''Moskowitz has confessed" he
said. Tie was waiting for Elijah.
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at all the boundaries but in no
time at all Mr.. Elijah was in Mos
COW. ready for Seder night.
Not many of the Jews in Mos
cow were aware of Passover
being at hand. Passover, like
Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur
had been relegated as holy days
that never could match in rever-
entail significance the birthdays
of Lenin and Stain. There were
a few survivors from old times,
though, who kept on respecting
Elijah as their fathers had.
Among these was old Jakov
Moskowitz who. on account of re-
vered memories. at this season
every year brought together his
whole family for Seder. He did
this quietly. reading the Hagad-
dab in subdued tones and softly
giving the blessing when Elijah
entered: lest it become a matter
for suspicion that Moskowitz had
been entertaining a stranger in
his house.
Indeed, this year for the first
time Soviet authorities were on
watch for Elijah. The NKVD,
which is the secret security agen-
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though one or a dozen or thou
sand may perish.
Thus consoled Mr.. Elijah took
quick hold of himself and in his
blithe spirit went his way on his
eternal errand.
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PLAIN TALK
A PASSOVER STORY
BY Alfred segal


Old Mr.. Elijah ines the one
who calls at everYbodY's door on
the night of Seder) had thought
Of a mission that would be some
thing special for him in this Pass.
over season.
Years had passed since he had
been in any of the places behind
the Iron Curtain. Mr.. Elijah, even
though he had been everywhere,
felt the Curtain was nothing for
him to penetrate. It hung there
menacingly against any religious
idea and he we'll knew that he as
Big Idea could get no comfort
there. Mr.. Elijah is gentleman
who never pushes in where he
isn't wanted.
So he was happy through many
years TO visit only homes in the
freer world. He had been at my
house every year and in friendly
Jewish homes all over this land.
Everywhere the cup of wine was
waiting on the table.
But this year Mr.. Elijah felt
maybe it was about time to look
in behind the Iron Curtain. He
had heard that the authorities
had discovered the existence of
Jews and were hanging some of
them. Through the years they had
been ignoring Jews. But all at
once the situation had become
different: the Soviet empire was
badly in need of Jews. Jews
could be made useful as instru-
ments of public policy when
things weren't going exactly right.
Jews could be blamed for
whatever was wrong as they
were in the times of the cars and
in the time of Hitler. the neigh
Dor. Mr.. Elijah himself Thy rea-
son Of his immensely long life. he
is a man of wit and humor) had
been giving himself to some NOR.
dant laughter on account of the
Jewish doctors who were being
blamed in Moscow.
He said: eff all doctors every
where were put on trial for bad
guesses and diagnoses how many
of them would go unhanged?"
Yes. Jews seemed TO be in
trouble behind the Iron Curtain
and wherever there was such
trouble. Mr.. Elijah felt he ought
to go and be with the worried
Jews. ModestlY enough. he knew
himself as the one who could
bring them back to faith in them
selves and their history. He him
self had survived all the travails
of the thousands Of years and. by
his own experience of life was in
position to tell Jews not to be
afraid and to keep their heads.
He, as the timeless prophet of
peace, justice and all kindness in
the world, could tell the Jews
that these ideals never die; that
Jews, like these doctors, might
perish in Russia but Jewish ideals
were everlasting and why should
a Jew in Russia worry about
being hanged?
That's Mr.. Elijah for you. Hav-
ing determined TO penetrate be-
hind the Iron Curtain. he quickly
took steps. AS an invisible man.
il was no trouble al all for him
to get in. The soldier guards stood