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Angry Congressman
HitAttIee Criticism Of
U. 5. Foreign Policy
BY the Assoeioted Press

Chairman Short of the House
Armed Services Committee said
today Congress is tired of taking
"dictation from our so-called
allies"
He made the remark in joining
angry congressional reaction to
statements by Clement Attlee in
the British House of Commons
yesterday that some Americans
do not want to settle the Korean
war.
Mr.. Attlee, former Prime Min
lister and now leader of the oppo-
sition Labor Party, also raised
the question whether President
Eisenhower or Senator Nc
Carthy, Republican, of Wiscon-
sin, is running American foreign
policy.
That's almost an insult" Mr..
Short said in an interview.
Mccarthy Recalls Photo.
, Senator Mccarthy himself
said that when he heard of Mr..
Attlee making such statements.
he recalled "the picture OF him
In Spain reviewing the Com
munist troops and giving the
clenched fist salute" He had
an aide bring out picture OF a
group standing with raised lists,
and said it showed Mr.. Attlee
and Spanish Communist leaders
at a review during the Spanish
civil war.
Representative Lawrence H.
Smith, Republican, of Wisconsin
said in a separate interview he
had returned from Europe con-
vinced the Europeans would
not defend themselves" against
a Russian attack. He said the
entire American-supported mill
tary buildup is a questionable
venture"
Mr.. Smith also told the House
In a speech yesterday that Con-
gress would not be justified in
approving $500 million requested
by the administration for &C
celerated aid to France and
French 1ndo-China. He said the
money would only go to support
French colonialism."
One informed congressman,
who requested anonymity, said
such developments would COM
plicate the administrations >ef-
forts to win approval for its
$50 billion foreign aid program
for next year. Closed hearings
continue today before both the
Senate and House Foreign Pol
Icy Committees.
Have Similar Views.
The informant said a number
Of influential congressman had
views similar to those expressed
by Mr.. Smith, who has consist
emily opposed European military
huildup aid, although he is
chairman of the European SUBJ
committee of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee.
Representative Vorys, Repub-
1ican, of Ohio. commenting on
Mr.. Attlee's speech, said I'm
sure that American foreign pol
icy is not being run by Attlee or
any other Britisher, and I'm glad
of it,"
Mr.. Smith said a group of tour
ing Representatives and team
of investigating businessmen had
returned from Indo-China with
the belief that neither the
French nor the Americans have
the support of the native popu-
lations."
Representative Zablocki, Re-
publican, of Wisconsin, a men,
ber of the congressional group.
has proposed that future aid to
Indo-China be conditioned on
the promise the French will
grant more independence to the
native Vietnamese.
The subcommittee itself rec
commended that more aid be
channeled directly to the Wet
namese, instead Of through the
French.
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District-Partly cloudy, warm
and humid this afternoon and
tonight with scattered showers
and thunderstorms, low near so.
Tomorrow, mostly cloudy and
cooler with showers.
Maryland - Rather cloudy,
scattered showers and thunder
storms, turning cooler in west
and north portions tonight. Low
tonight of 50-56 in north and
west portions and 56-62 in south
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is being studied by the Maryland
Legislative Council.
Mistakes and bad legislation
have resulted from the last-min-
ute confusion at Annapolis.
Senate President George Della
suggested to the council yester-
day that perhaps the present
limitations on length of sessions
should be removed.
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The Weather Here and Over the Nation

east portions. Tomorrow, cloudy
and cooler with showers.
Virginia-Rather cloudy with
scattered showers and thunder
storms turning cooler late to-
night in northwest portions. Low
tonight $3.50 in northwest por-
tions and 60-65 in east and south
portions. Tomorrow. mo tly
cloudy and cooler with showers.
Wind-Southerly 1918 miles
per hour tonight. northerly to-
morrow. t-.
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Women's League to Meet

The annual membership meet
ing of the League of Women
Voters of Prince Georges County
will be held at 6:45 pm. tomor-
row in the education building
of the First Methodist Church,
HyattSVille.
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explain condi-
tions in their
bureaus, and
the commit
tee members
will have the
chance to quiz
t he agency
offic ce RS on
personnel con-
ditionS un-
covered by in
vestigatorS.
PanroSeY7ta.
tive Corbett,
Republican, of
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Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
Delegate Candidates
Discuss SEGREGATION

The four candidates for the
House of Delegates from Fairfax
County believe Virginia can do
little but comply if the Supreme
Court outlaws segregation in
public schools.
The issue was raised in the
candidates first joint appear
ance in Mclean last night.
A ruling on the question Of
segregating white and Negro
children in public schools is ex-
pected to be made by the court
soon.
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ABB W. Cites Plans
To Buy 81 DieseIs at
Fare Raise Hearing
Rx WiIliom A. kiIlen

Inc ALEXANDRIA, 6drCIO4I 0
Washington Transit Co. plans to
buy 80 new diesel buses. costing
1924, 900, to modernize its fleet.
President Beverly c. May said
today.
Mr.. May was a witness at the
company's fare increase hearing
before Examiner r. Edwin Brady
of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. He said the re-
quested fare increase is an i'm
portant factor in this program.
The company now has 81 diesel
buses and a grand total Of ZIG
in it's fleet, he said.
Scent Fare Raise.
The company seeks a general
scent fare increase on it's inter-
state lines and elimination of the
1212-cent token.
George R. Snyder. the COM
pany'S auditor, told Examiner
Brady he estimates the fares
asked IN this hearing. if granted,
will bring in another $149.749
annually. At another ICC hear
ing on May Is. the company will
seek TO have its fares to the
nearby Federal Government in
stallations in Virginia increased
from the present Is cents to 20
cents. If this is granted, Mr.
Snyder told the examiner, it will
bring IN an extra SGT, 1876 a year
The Virginia State Corporation
Commission recently granted the
company a fare increase. effec-
tive June l for general passen-
gers and September for school
fares. inside the State. On a
yearly basis, these increases are
estimated to increase company
revenues by $108.237 annually.
All the increases would raise
revenues by 1925, 1881 year, the
auditor testified.
Loss in Passengers.
Mr.. Snyder said the loss in
passengers estimated, if all fare
increases asked for are granted,
is 1,292,076 annually.
Mr.. May testified yesterday
that, for every mile the company
operated in the first quarter of
this year, it lost almost three
quarters of cent.
Cross-examined by Gerald l..
Phelps, attorney for the Arling-
ton County Board. Mr.. May said
there is no plan to increase the
annual rental for the property it
occupies at -Four Mile Run to
$55. 900 from $4,000. Previously
Attorney S. Harrison Kahn, rep
resenting the company, intro
duced evidence to show the ap-
praisal on this property showed
a valuation of $745,000 and a
fair rental would be $4,000.
Mr.. May said he foresees no
decrease in prices paid for auto
motive supplies necessary to
operate the busline. He said he
also foresees increased gasoline
taxes in the District and Vir-
ginia to keep up to Maryland's s
advance.
During the first quarter of
1858 the company was able to
reduce its long term liabilities
by $4,000, Mr.. May said. He
conceded it has assets in excess
of $450,00O and its cash position
has improved. But he explained
the sale of the company's prop
erty at Pitt and Cameron streets
in Alexandria, Va, was a factor
in this. This money was ap-
piled to pay off current liabili-
ties. he said.
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Citizens Group to Meet

The Columbia Pike Citizens
Association will hold its election
at 8 o'clock tonight in the Pat
rick Henry School, South Fill
more and Seventh streets, in
Arlington.
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Confusion Studied

Baltimore-HoW to avoid the
confusion that marks the final
days of each Legislature session
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The Federal Spotlight.
The Federal Spotlight - ........
House Unit Seeking Evidence
OF Overstoffing in Agencies
BY Joseph Young

The House subcommittee investigating utilization
IN has sent investigators into 1S of largest depart
mentS and agencies to If oversafing exists
In cases where evidence Of oversafng uncovered
department and agency officials will be called
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hunderstOrms forecast tonight for the
Atlantic SeabOard New England States southwark
Northern Florida westward through the Gulf States
due in the Northwest Pacific States
will be colder the northeast quarter of the Nation and in the
Ohio Valleys trend Is expected in
the Northern Rockies with little change elsewhere
-AP WirephOto
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tee making the study.
The officials will be given an
opportunity at the hearings to
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River RAnnet

ktlVeE nepOEt.
(From S. Engineers.)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah cloudy
at HarperS Ferry.
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Record Temperatures TnlS Year.
Highest. al. on May II.
Lowest 90. on March 2.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High 50. at $3.50 pm. yesterday.
Low. e., at 6:15 am. today.
Evening star., 1953-05-24
Where Main Street Meets the River
BY Holding Carter. (Rinehart: s4)

Miss. and eventually absorbed
his rival.
He has always been on the
side of law and decency,
against bigotry. prejudice and
violence. Today it is his fate
to be assailed by Southern
bourbons and ultra -conserva-
tives for his advanced views
and denounced by left-wing
liberals for not going far
enough. He has gained many
rights for Negroes in his re-
gion. but he does not agree
with those who think a Federal
law is the cure for everything.
He opposes anti-segregation
and anti-lynching legislation
because he feels they would not
accomplish what they set out
to do. He points out that the
South is solving its lynching
problem, citing 113 lynchings
in 1882 and none in 1852. And
why, he asks. is every killing in
the South in which two men
take part called a lynching
while similar occurrences in
the North are tagged race riots
or labor disputes or gang
feuds?
Whether or not you agree
with Mr.. Carter, his views are
worth reading. So are the
many episodes, humorous and
serious, that enliven his story.
&C. j. B.
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there will be an extensive
group of demonstrations in the
arts and crafts: Oil painting,
sculpture. weaving, silk-screen.
lithography and various others.
These art features are but
a few of the many in other
fields-gameS. talent hunts.
drama, an autograph party. a
flea mart-planned. to fill the
two days with fun for the pub
lie and profit for the univers-
ity's art department.
American University will
open a special two-man ex-
hibit of selected works by 10
Summerford and Richard
Miller, University artists who
have received Fulbright
awards. An informal reception
to meet the artists will inau-
gurate the show tomorrow in
Mary Graydon Hall, from 3 to
S. The exhibition will continue
through June IA, the COM
mencement week end.
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Mr.. Contonwine: A Moral Tale
BY Lionel Barrymore. little, Brown:: s3.)

Mr.. Cantonwine is an en-
gaging character. His story is
diverting. aside from the in
tereSt attached to the fact that
1t was written by the most ver-
satile Of the Barrymores-a
gifted actor who also is an
artist and a composer-and
perhaps the most beloved.
In turning his hand to a
novel, Lionel Barrymore has
dipped into early Americana.
We find Mr.. Cantonwine, a lay
preacher and medicine peddler,
driving his wagon behind a
pair of mules through the Ken
lucky trails more than 100
years ago. Accompanying him
are two Indians, a bear named
Admiral Benbow and a raven
called Mad Anthony Wayne.
Between homespun sermons,
Mr.. Cantonwine gives a sort of
show and sells his herb reme-
dies In the small towns the
little caravan reaches now and
then.
Mr.. Cantonwiue, no doubt,
would have cont nued to enjoy
life If he hadr encountered
In Taylorville i6-year-old
vixen who IVES willing to marry
this "old man" of As to escape
her father, who was just as
eager to get rid Of the girl.
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Mordunt Satire

The Phillips Gallery has long
rendered Washington the ma
jor service of collaborating
with groups of important mu-
seums throughout the United
States and Canada, to bring
here outstanding, deflnitive
exhibitions. At present, there
are two on view in the Phillips
more than 20 paintings by
Jack Levine, and about 80 by
Berthe Morisot, and her circle.
The latter opened last Sunday,
to remain through June, and
will be reviewed in detail here
later. Each exhibition, further
more, has an admirable IL
lustrated catalogue. That Of
Levine has a particularly in
teresting text, giving a vital
portrait of the artist, his
methods, opinions and objec-
tives, in its foreword by Lloyd
Goodrich, and its essay by
Frederick S. Wight Of the In
stitute of Contemporary Art,
Boston, the native city of Jack
Levine.
The artist admires a number
Of old and modern masters
whose influence is apparent in
his paintings - Rembrandt,
Soutine, Rouault, Ell Greco and
RubenS, whom he considers
(according to Wight "the most
effective. capable painter that
ever lived"
But Levine abhors the people
and situations he paints, con-
sequently, he handles them Bit
terly. and the masters whose
respective influences can be
traced in his work are given q
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Miniature Annual

The Goth annual open exhi-
bition of the Miniature Paint
ers, Sculptors and Gravers'
Society of Washington, D. c.,
is on view in the foyer of
the Natural History Building
through next Sunday. A total
of 221 works of art of small
dimensions are concentrated
in the first two alcoves. They
represent 98 artists Il to 8
works each) of 81 cities. in 81
States. the District of CO.
lumbia and Canada.
The Elizabeth Muhlhofer
Award, given annually for the
best painting, went this year
to Jessie Burns Peake Of Ar
lington, Mass, for Suzanne"
a head of a little girl, done in
water color on ivory.
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The Turks under Sultan
Mohammed had been run
ming wild through Asia Minor
and the Balkans. and had
by Christmas, 1852, car
ried their holy war to the
gates of Constantinople. The
proud and ancient city
had only one hope Of SAL
vation-a deal with the West.
But to gain an alliance with
the Westerners-whom Con-
stantinople regarded as bar
barians and heretics-the EN-
peror Constantine was forced
to make a bargain that sac
rif1ced some of the Greek
church's most cherished beliefs.
Reaction in the realm was
strong. There was none who
looked on the bargain with the
West as a desirable thing in a
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WuIturi Writes Parable for Today
Around Fall Of ConstuntinopIe
(Putnam; $3.75.)
Reviewed by William Hines

positive sense, but many who
considered it the lesser of two
evils. Others, however, felt the
sacrifice of their faith was too
great a price to pay for free
dom from the Sultan. And
still others believed a workable
arrangement could be reached
whereby the Turks and Con-
stantinople could co-exist under
the crescent Of Islam with the
ancient Christian faith of the
Greeks preserved.
Aid Was Too Lote
The official decision was to
throw in with the West. And
the West sent aid, but, when
it came, it was too little and
too late. Some of the highest
people in Constantinople re-
sisted the decision, and eventu-
ally did their best to sabotage
it-but always with the best of
intentions.
The lesson the collaborators
with the East learned. they
learned too late. When Con-
stantinople fell, the Emperor's
head rested atop a pillar in
the Forum. And beside it
rested that Of Lukas Notaras,
who headed the group which
would collaborate with the
Sultan.
This is a well-written book.
But more than that, it is an
important book, read in the
context of today's events.
Change Turks" to read Rus
slams. "Latins" to read Amer
icans"~ and "Constantinople"
to read Europe" and you have
a terrifying picture of the state
of mind of Europe today. AS
food for thought in a con-
fusing time The Dark Angel"
is practically required reading.
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Books in Review
Runner Golden Returns to the lndiu
OfHer Childhood in Her New Novel
Kingfishers Catch Fire
BY Runner Golden. viking: $780,
Reviewed hY Carter Brooke Jones
Reviewed by Carter Brooke Jones
Kingfishers Catch Fire
BY Runner Golden. viking: $780,

Miss Golden, who was born
in Sussex, England, was
brought up largely in India.
Her sensitive novel, "The
River" was based on her In
dian childhood. It later was
made into an artistic, semi
documentary movie. Now she
has gone back to India for
her new novel.
''Kingf1shers Catch Fire" is
set in Kashmir. the lore-rich
state in the north that reaches
into the Himalayas. It is the
story Of Sophie Ward, a cour-
ageous. self sufficient English
woman. Despite these quail
ties, not unusual among her
wandering compatriots, Sophie
Is otherwise far different from
a certain type of English
woman whom British novelists
have made familiar to us.
allude to the kind who try to
make every spot on which they
alight, however distant and
exotic, a little bit of England,
who abhor anything that is
not English.
The Beouty of Koshmir
Not Sophie. When she is sud-
denly widowed in Kashmir, she
not only doesn't want to return
to her auntS in England, but
she insists on settling down
among the country people and
villagers. She savors the beauty
Of Kashmir. and she thinks
she understands the natives,
at least she has sympathy for
them, especially for the more
humble.
There are her two children.
Moo is a very small boy and
his. sister Teresa is about 8.
Sophie's husband dissipated
their savings and got them
into debt and there is only the
small pension his company
pays. Sophie. against the ad-
vice Of her friends at the mis-
sion hospital. the doctors and
nurses, takes a house on the
side of a mountain in a re-
mote spot IL miles from Srina-
gar, the capital. There is a viii
lage below the house, a mile
or so. She speaks Urdu, a sort
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With Mary along things didn't
go so well. Before long, in
deed, she ran away with a
flasher, younger man.
One might suspect, as the
story progresses, a satirical
touch. The melodramatic finale
of Mary's career must have
been suggested by some of the
old plays Mr.. Barrymore knew
in his youth. The author has
brought in the Ann Rutledge
legend, adding to it by having
the young Lincoln attempt sui
eide over her grave. The fu-
ture President is thwarted by
the timely arrival of Mr..
Cantonwine.
The writing is not without
cliches, but then they, seem to
At the quaint, archaic atmos-
phere of the story.-C. B. j.
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Reading and Writing
Withdrawal Of Earl Jowitt's Book
On AIger Hiss Case Is Explained
By Mory McGroFy

Mays most talked-of book
to date is one that was with
drawn before publication. We
refer, of course, to 1.-THE
Strange Case of Alger Hiss"
by Earl Jowitt. former Lord
High Chancellor of England,
which was pulled out of circu-
lation two weeks before 1t was
to have appeared on May 81.
The publishers. however, have
by no means retreated from
their original position that the
book should be published, but
have only fallen back to re-
group a few facts inadvertently
misplaced by his lordship.
Right now Doubleday is
drawing up a list of reviSions
which will be submitted to the
author. Once his clearance
has been obtained the book will
be rushed through press, in
time, it is hoped, for August
publication.
Jowitt's Own Ideo
Douglas Black, president Of
Doubleday, interviewed by tele-
phone, emphasized that writ
ing of the book was Jowitt's
own idea from the beginning
and that no outside pressure
Influenced its withdrawal. An
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African Art

The most impressive exhibi-
ton I have seen of African
Negro art, is that now on view
in Howard University's art gall
lery. Assembled by James v.
Herring, head Of Howard's de-
partment of art, it is composed
of loans from 19 American
museums, dealers and private
collectors. and one case of
jewelry lent by Miss Frances
Appiah of the Gold Coast, West
Africa. Washington's Smith
sonian Institution, Textile
Museum and Barnett Alden
Gallery. are among the lenders.
Some 225 objects compose
this fascinating show. They
include full-length statues of
wood, bronze and other metals,
ivory, masks. ceramics, tex
tiles, implements. modern
sculpture and crafts of extern
sive variety. objects for weigh
ing gold, cups and goblets,
boxes, headrests and pillows,
pipes, combs, trumpets. and
ornaments. all intended for
specific purposes, are enriched
with intricate designs. minia-
ture sculptures, and other
embellishments which indicate
that the African Negro crafts
man considered esthetic inter-
est on a par with utilitarian
values. Many a visitor will
covet the carved wood hair
combs, for instance, topped
with miniature heads or fig
ures; the knives and axes Zone
of which is decorated with q
human figure complete with
wire loop earrings; the beau
tifully designed textiles woven
in two tones of brown; the ex-'
quisitely wrought gold neck
laces, earrings. pendants and
chains.
Plaques with mounted OBJ
jects help to orient the visitor
as to the sources of various
groups: Liberia, Nigeria, Ga
boon, Dahomey. Benin, Ivory
Coast. But even more helpful
in increasing appreciation is
the catalog. with an admira-
BILE historical background Of
African art.
This show should be a
must" for the public. The
gallery, in Founders Library,
is open Monday through Fri
day, from 10 to S.
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The Bronte Story
BY Margaret Lane (DueU Sloan PedrceLtttle Bron S.

Margaret Lanes desire to
retell the Bronte story is easy
to understand. There is no
more heart-rending or dura-
bly, fascinating chapter in the
annals of English literature.
She has chosen for her van
tage point Mrs. Gaskell's life
of Charlotte, revealing the
source Of Mrs. Gaskell's ma
aterial, and the contemporary
reaction to the biography, and
filling in the few facts that
have turned up since Mrs.
Gaskell's time. Admittedly she
brings no new or startling in
formation to her subject, but
to write about the Brontes,
one excuse is as good as an
other.
In writing her admirable
biography, Mrs. Gaskell had
the advantage of a warm per-
sonal relationship with Char
lotte. She also faced the diff
Guilty of questioning and writ
ing about the two rather
prickly survivors of that re-
markable clan, Charlotte's
stole. eccentric father and her
grief-stricken husband, a
pathetic, short-lived bid for
earthly happiness. Mrs. Cas-
kell's tact was happily equal to
her perception, and her faith
full account of Mr.. Bronte's
oddities won his praise.
Mrs. Gaskell's description of
the Cowan Bridge Clergy
Daughters School, the 10
wood" of Jane Eyre" brought
her into sharp controversy
with some old graduates who
could not accept her Charlotte
colored picture Of an iniquitous
institute where the children
were starved and beaten. Un-
der heavy pressure, she finally
softened the account for later
editions.
The Bronte sisters and
their brother Branwell grew
up, as in the parsonage of
Howarth, o schoolmate of
Charlotte's. remarked like
potatoes in a cellar" But to
a degree that will probably
never be fully realized, they
had a rich, nourishing family
existence that almost compen-
sated for their poverty and
isolation and proved the ideal
cold frame for the nurturing
of their talents. In this re-
gard, Miss Lane does not feel
that Mrs. Gaskell paid sufn-
cient attention to the romantic
chronicles which the sisters
and their brother wrote over q
period Of Is years. So COM
plete was this world Of their
own creation that only Char
lotte. and then late and pain
fully. broke away from 1t.
Mrs. Gaskell loved and ad-
mired Charlotte. and Miss
Lane herself o gifted novelist.
admires them both. She has