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Evening star., 1953-04-09

81 billion can be obtained
from military expenditures in
Korea-if an armistice is
signed-and from our past
liberal assistance to our allies
across the Atlantic.
Despite the warnings that
the Red peace dove may turn
out to be counterfeit, and the
repeated statements from the
highest sources that we must
not let down the guard, poll
ticians inside and outside the
administration are looking
with covetous eye to the SAG
billion national defense appro-
priations and hope to cut them
down to boys size. All the ad-
vocateS of such reductions say
emphatically that they believe
firmly in a strong national de-
fense. and they mean only to
trim the fat. There is no doubt
that there is plenty of room to
reduce extravagances and use
less expenditures in some por-
tions Of that last defense
budget. But it is q fact that
in the performance of that
operation much of the lean
may be thrown into the dis
card with the fat.
Our politicians have always
chosen the military establish
ment as, a target for their
budget trimming. Whenever the
peace dove appears even faint
ly on the horizon, they rush to
cut down the country's de-
fenses. This was done after the
First World War. 1t resulted in
our being caught totally un-
prepared in 1899. We rushed
into reckless spending to make
up for lost time after the Pearl
Harbor disaster.
We pulverized our forces in
1916, apparently for the sake
OF economy. but spent tens of
billions abroad in the hope of
thus averting another world
crisis.
Today the U. S. S. r., which
would have been no match for
us at the end of the last war,
has forces superior to our own,
except in naval power.
The Korean war caught us
in such a state of military un-
preparedness that we were
unable to force a military de-
Evening star., 1953-04-09
Fletcher KnebeI:
Potomac Fever

Russa Vshinsky the Soviets showing they want
With 1000 Germans week fleeing the Soviet
Malenkov anxious to make while he's still somebody
left to make it for
The Eisenhower administration boasts it has set two
dents Everybody in Wall Street wearing Hombrg hat
and selling his stock.
Democrats hail victory in the mayoraty
election" There's close resemblance between taxpayers
dogsboh like the old familiar faces around to abuse them
President Ike plays golf for the second time working
day. No President has borne such heavy load Of
Sibilty-or hired more caddies to help carry it.
Secretary Defense Lovett blames Army
ammunition shortages his regime After Lovett
believes passing the buck back the people
who professionals at it.
The Atomic Energy Commission to let private in
dsty invest in atomic The idea Is to let private
prise improve the world to the point think
it's worth while blowing
Undersecretary Of Commerce Walter Williams says we
shouldn't business sumps little. you
prosperity is just around the glance
shoulder.
Evening star., 1953-04-09

know how much mayhem a
President who does not keep
his politics polished can in
f1ict on himself and his party.
no matter what his fine quail
tiles. If the President led very
strongly he might soon encoun-
ter a Taft outburst: the Sem
ator from Ohio does not. how
ever, relish having all the po-
litical thinking done by Capt.
tol Hill.
An administrator very friend
ly to Mr.. Eisenhower recently
came away from the White
House in a similar mood. The
President had been kind and
receptive. He had asked,
Should I sign your docu-
ments?" Told yes, please, he
had signed. But he did not ask
as Harry Truman invariably
did:
"Wino do I make mad by do
ing this? I'll sign, but re-
member I take the heat on
all you fellows do. What's the
squawk going to be and where
fron?"
Washington is still saying
that the Presidents problems
arise from his present igno-
rance and lack of experience in
politics and government. At
some point it will begin to note
a change, or even a whizbang
G. o. P. press agent won't be
able to keep a lot of Eisen-
hover woes out Of the paper.
Evening star., 1953-04-09
Lowell MeHett:
Bevond the Offshore Horizon
House Bill Seems to Leave Way Open for States to Claim
Whole Continental Shelf Senators Debate Hstorv

have to undertake a court
packing operation of his own
to get a Supreme Court that
will see this in a light satisfac-
tory to the three States. Either
that or wait for the passing Of
the nine young men who now
compose the court.
The House already has
passed its version of a quit
claim bill, one differing some
what from that being consid-
cred by the Senate. It con-
tains the seeds of a constitu-
tional question almost certain
to be carried to the high court
If enacted into law. This
would establish title to the sea
bed in the States out to the
historic boundaries" but
would authorize Federal con-
troll and ownership of the
continental shelf beyond the
State limits. However, the
bill makes no provision for
Federal administration or de-
velopment and so is meaning
less-unless the perpetrators
of the present great grab have
in mind an even greater grab
in the future.
So the people of the United
States may be in danger one
day of seeing the whole con-
tinental shelf go the way the
misnamed "tidelands" seem
about to go. This probably
would not offend the senSi-
bilities of some of our states
men. Chairman Butler of the
Senate Interior Committee is
promoting legislation to trans
fer public lands of all sorts to
Evening star., 1953-04-09
Dovid LoWrence:
SheII-Shortoge A|ibis Shattered
Ex-Secretuy Lovett Supplies Most Damaging Evidence
In Corroboroting Testimony Of Gen. Van Fleet

Despite all the alibis and the
inspired excuses that have been
planted here and there by the
Pentagon and its apologists,
the truth is coming out about
the ammunition shortage in
Korea.
The most damaging evidence
thus far has come from Rob-
ert Lovett, former Secretary of
Defense, and Assistant Defense
Secretary Wilfred j. Mcneil.
The Senate subcommittee of
the Armed Services Committee
now has received confirmation
Of the main points made by
Gen. Van Fleet.
The facts are that there has
been a serious shortage during
the Korean war-and that it
has been overcome. But the red
tape and cumbersome machin-
cry which gave rise to the
shortage has not been re-
moved, and something of the
same kind in other phases Of
our armed services operation
could happen again.
Mr.. Lovett is one of the most
candid and fortnight public
officials that Washington has
seen in many years-and in
many respects perhaps the
most non-political. For what
he said in his testimony dam
ages the record of the Truman
administration of which he
was a cabinet officer. Doubtless
he had the choice Of pussyfoot-
ing and presenting alibis for
political reasons or telling the
whole story as a means Of
securing once and for all a cor
rective that would prevent a
recurrence Of the weakness in
our defense setur.
While there were world wide
shortages of ammunition-not
only In Korea but in Europe
the fact remains that Amer
ica's. productive capacity was
equal to the emergency and
was not given a chance to
function. The planning was
Evening star., 1953-04-09
Doris Fleeson:

Senator Taft has acknowl-
edged in a speech before fell
low-alumni of Yale that while
the administration has brought
lots of smart people to Wash
ington they don't know much
yet about running the Gov
ernment.
Reporters who have been
making this same point and
relating the facts which prove
1t have just been called anti
Republican by the Senator in
a Look magazine article.
Such inconsistency is one of
the Taft charms for that select
coterie which does not bow to
the popular legend of Taft in
fallibility but considers him a
valuable public servant and a
diverting and delightful man.
In Look, with its huge mass
circulation, Mr.. Taft was the
jealous partisan seeking to
push off en- others RESPONSE
bility for the fact that his
party, so successful in Novem-
Der. has been dropping it's
watch up and down the whole
length of Pennsylvania avenue.
What Republicans need, he
wrote with straight face, is
a press agent.
It would never occur to Yale
man Taft (Class of 1910) to
give Yale men this story.
VIRTUALLY all the Tafts went
to Yale.) They got the straight
dope that this present govern
Evening star., 1953-04-09

Of various kinds. But for the
type of operation he wanted
namely. an end run-the stu
alton could have been handled
with the Navy and the avail
able supplies. For it did not
involve a continuance of war
fare over entrenched positions.
Mr.. Lovett repudiated any
suggestion that the warfare
in Korea, insofar as withhold
ing ammunition was con-
cerned, was related to the type
of war the State Department
wanted to conduct. But he
did say that he tried, for many
months to cure the delays in
getting ammunition to Korea
and that he didn't succeed
until December, 1952-which is
about the time Gen. Eisen-
hover as President-elect
made his trip to Korea. Mr..
Eisenhower referred guardedly
in his public statements then
to shortages of supply.
What Mr.. Lovett has dis
closed will affect not merely
the ammunition controversy
but the whole setup in the
Pentagon. Has America a
command staff which can
handle instantly a large-war
operation? Has the Pentagon
as assured system of supply
for wartime? Does the Ma
tional Defense Act, which set
up a big bureaucracy on top of
the armed services themselves,
provide too much machinery.
and is a streamlining needed?
These are questions which are
being asked as Senator Byrd,
Democrat, characterizes the
disclosures about delays and
red tape as "the most colossal
and terrifying thing I have
ever known"
Certainly a congressional
committee is doing a real job
here, Notwithstanding the ef-
forts In some quarters to mini
mize the Importance Of the
inquiry.
Evening star., 1953-04-09
Election Violence Flares
Again in South Africa
BY the Associoted Press

DURHAM, South Africa, April
9.-South Africa's turbulent gen.
eral election campaign, now in its
final week. flared into violence
again last night.
Hecklers crying Hell Hitler"
stormed the speakers platform
at United Party rally at Magut,
zululand, to rip down posters
they didn't like. Fist fights broke
out. After an uproar that lasted
an hour, the meeting was called
off.
The audience was packed with
many supporters Of Prime Min
lister Malan's Nationalist Party.
They demanded that a poster
picturing j. G. N. Strauss, United
Party, leader. with three former
South Africa prime ministers be
removed.
With feelings reaching a high
pitch as the April Is election
nears, public brawling is becom-
ing more frequent. Fights inter-
rupted two United Party meet
ings Tuesday at Vereeninging
near johannesburg and several
persons were hoSpitalized.
Evening star., 1953-04-09

the States in which they lie.
The National Association of
Manufacturers is carrying on
an educational campaign"
with something of this kind
apparently in mind. It Is send
ing out editorial sheets to
newspapers in States contain
ing national forests and other
Federal property showing how
much each State is losing in
State taxes and royalties be-
cause of Federal ownership.
With a raid of this magni-
tude in sight it might be proper
for our Uncle Sam to UNDER
take a complete appraisal Of
his property to find the worth
of his resources in oil, coal,
shale, other minerals, timber
and so forth, before he is asked
to give 1t all up.
Evening star., 1953-04-09

bad-and Mr.. Lovett frankly
admits it. He tried to put the
finger Of blame at the time on
particular places in the compli-
Gated organization of the Pen
tagon, but he was unable to do
so. He did point out that con-
tracts took a long time to ne
gotiate-too long. One reason,
of course, is the restriction
placed by Congress itself on
the letting Of contracts. Poll
tics enters into it.
Thus the Army can't always
award a contract where 1t can
get the job done most quickly.
It must bear in mind the
political pressures which say
that big business gets too many
contracts and small business
doesn't get enough.
Mr.. Mcneil testified that a
contract sometimes goes to as
many as AZ sections or divi-
sions and involves some 200
operations.
AS a consequence Of all this,
the Senate subcommittee de-
cided to delve into the meth
ods by which contracts are
awarded and to find out just
who. all along the line. was
responsible for the delays. A
resolution asking for the de-
tailed information was adopted.
The real question is being
sidestepped by some Of the
Pentagon officers who are
feeding the press stories that
Gen. Van Fleet couldn't have
resumed the offensive in June,
1851, even if permitted to do
so. All the messages haven't
been made public, but 1t is
significant that stories are
being inspired that make it
appear that Gen. Van Fleet
himself didn't want to go
on the offensive for fear Of too
many casualties. Actually, the
general wanted the Pentagon
to move into a big amphibious
operation. He needed ammu-
milton for offensive operations
Evening star., 1953-04-09
Donqer Of Defense Cutbocks
Politicians Cast Covetous Eyes on the SAC Billion
PIonned for Services, but It's Risky Business

cision on our Oriental enemy.
The 80th Congress appro-
priated the necessary sums for
a modest 70-group Air Force
and for the construction Of a
super-carrier. Although the
administration of that time
was engaged in dispensing bill
lions abroad and We were in
the midst of a cold war. the
executive branch cut down the
70-group Air Force to about
48 and Cancelled construction
OF a 60,000-ton airplane car
rier. We soon discovered that
we did not have enough air
power to defend our own
shores against a possible Red
aggression and that our main
industrial centers were exposed
to Red air attack. Airplanes
are not built overnight and
cannot leave the assembly lines
with the same speed as auto
mobiles or washing machines.
Our planners decided later
to provide the country with
1876 air combat groups, to be
ready by 1855. This force
represents about half of the
Soviet air force now In ex-
istence.
Yet If we are to Judge con-
ditions by what has been said
by members of Congress and
responsible officials in the last
48 hours. the administration
is eyeing the defense estab-
lishment as a well-loaded plum
tree which could be we'll
shaken down to provide the
needed economy fruits.
The weakest of the three
defense arms is the Air Force,
whose defensive role cannot be
sufficiently emphasized. The
Army with its 81 divisions
strewn all over the world,
from the Pacific to across the
Atlantic, can hardly stand any
cutback. The Navy, which has
shown itself combat-ready in
the last three years, could not
take any reductions without
impairing it's global efficiency.
particularly in view of the fact
that the Muscovites have to-
day at least $50 modern SUBJ
marines-fout times the num-
ber of the combined German
and Japanese strength in 1912.
Evening star., 1953-04-09
Lowell MeHett:

The dispute over the sub
merged oil lands is Of the mo-
ment in a stage of complete OBJ
fuscation. The Senate is debat-
ing bills designed to give title
to these lands to the adjacent
States. The three States most
directly concerned appear so
confident that Congress will in
this manner offset the deci-
sion of the Supreme Court
upholding the title of the Fed
eral Government, that they are
making the issue one OF the
distance offshore the States
are to have dominion. In other
words, they have carried the
argument far beyond the s.
mile limit. Louisiana, it seems,
would be satisfied if given
special rights for a distance
of 81 miles. Texas, taking the
larger view as usual, would
reach out a hundred miles
or SO.
So the debate has been deal
ing largely with the question
of historic boundaries" the
language used in the proposed
legislation. Senators attend
ing the sessions are learning
a lot of history or what pur-
ports to be history concerning
the boundaries of Florida,
Louisiana and Texas, but the
Senators from whom they are
getting it have not all read
their history the same way.
The debaters. excellent lawyers
all, are having a forensic pic
mic. They deal with technical
legal niceties in manner that
would be impressive in any
court. Indeed, they could be
rehearsing the arguments that
some of them may one day be
making in the United States
Supreme Court. For that ap-
pears to be where the big dis
pute is bound to land once
again.
A layman might wonder
how any State could have his
toric boundaries that exceed
not only the historic boundary
Of the United States but the
long-accepted territorial limits
under international law. That's
one the Supreme Court surely
will have to consider. Con-
ceivably the President may
Evening star., 1953-04-09
4 in D. {. Area Granted
Graduate FeIIoWships

Several area students have re-
ceived fellowships for graduate
work in international affairs for
the 1953-1954 academic year
from the School OF Advanced In
ternational Studies of Johns
Hopkins University. it was an
nounced yesterday.
Laurence Evans, 2153 Cali
fornia street NV, received a
$4,000 award.
Awards of $500 went to Da-
vid Heinlein, 53l9 North Twenty
sixth street, Arlington, Va, Ed
ward Narghizian, 2701 Courtland
place NV, and Myles Greene
1868 Thomas Jefferson street
NJ w
Evening star., 1953-04-09
S. Million Goal Set
By Korean Aid Group
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK. April 9.-The
Board of Directors of the Amer
ican-Korean Foundation has set
a goal Of IS million which IL
hopes to raise for the postwar
rehabilitation of Koreans.
The foundation, formed last
September, is a private, nom
political organization.
DR.. Milton S. Eisenhower,
brother of the President, was
elected chairman yesterday.
Evening star., 1953-04-09
Truman Sees Volcanoes
On Tour of HiIo Island
BY the Associated Press

HONOLULU, April 9.-Former
President Truman paid a flying
visit to three of Hawaii's famed
volcanoes yesterday and was
welcomed to Hilo by thousands
Of cheering admirers.
Mr.. Truman flew over Halea-
kala in a Navy transport plane,
ate lunch at an inn on the slopes
of Mauna Loa and looked into a
crater atop Kilauea. He returned
to his Coconut Island vacation
retreat last night. Mrs. Truman
and daughter Margaret did not
make the trip.
Evening star., 1953-04-09

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Elgin, Rolex, Movado, Univer.
sal Geneve, Juvenia, Longines,
Wittnauer, Girard Perregaux,
Gruen, Eterna, LeCoultre and
Omega, and we are ever ready
to guarantee their accuracy.
From 27.5O up. When giving
a watch, remember this, too:
The name on the boz may
mean just as much as the name
on the dial. Divide your pay.
mentS.
Evening star., 1953-04-09
Play it safe when you
buy a watch:

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uacer sell and his product We authorized agents
Evening star., 1953-08-31
BABY CRIB AND
CARRIAGE SALE

This sale ends Monday night. All
natl. adv. brands: cribs from S16.95;
carriages from S12.95. Why buy
used when you can buy new things
III shf OfDy B2B9 = sRoP sfS5f D!is ais lsfn sA
st. NV. opp. Ambassador Theater.
Also open Mon. and Fri. ewes. It'll 8.
BABY FURN., used cribs; chiff. >.
youth beds. apt, washers. etc. New
and excbanged GOOD AS NEW
sHs92PP sHs92PP afNo aes591 GSl6nOia rSds pike rood. sa
used. outSrown baby furn. for new
BABY Twin STROLLER, $40; excel
lent condition. 10. 2-2432, after
B2siNETr IiNE AND CARRIAGE, excel
lent condition; bargain. C. DAVEN-
PORT: 1920 R st. NV, apt. "a.
after ,-I,P 3 Pm. .., o,...+. ,oh,,.,
sin 51nk. s-d9SF d99Es of every description @s
BaLATUBs, Quilt. IN type S25; basins;
Lee IVY Key Bridge "a $500
sSn slf @d@sP @Ip1sfe fs AZ sC5s5 7sG also lsin
BEDROOM SUITE, 3 pieces, springs
ana mattress; 500. Call EN-.
BEDRM; SUITE. lined oak; Thor
semiauto. washer; 1T. Kelyinator
overseas in ! mo. Will sacrifice
10. 2.l53S, 2917 1st st. Sc. 81
BEDS-Hollywood and walnut Spoo
beds. Complete with innersprlns
mattress and pillow; SIS to S2o,
NV. $50 to o pm. JE. 4-4031
or HO. 2-9543. .
BICYCLE. boys 24-in. Dayton; SIS
OIL. 2-7299.
BRICK. tace or common new: ont
or million Open Saturdays
ALASKA COAL g. BRICK CO.. Ma
R-69S5 OFT 4-7300
Evening star., 1953-08-31
FARM AND GARDEN

COW MANURE, green and well-rotted
top soil IN any quantity that can
be handled with O rake. Will deliver
any time. Phone JE. 2-l34a 81
LANDSCAPING AND TREE SERVICE.
TopSoil. manure, trees, shrubbery,
azaleas. FOUSE & BILD. JE, 4-0646
JE 2-2S43. JE. 3-0S7S.
TREE REMOVAL, topping. pruning,
feeding. cabling; S5 up: Free est
PAUL'S TREE SERVICE, 10. 6-467S.
LAWN RENOVATIONS Beautiful
lawns don't Just happen-we build
them; reas. LU. 1858. 81
VIRGIN "OPSOIL. best quality. any
quantity; immediate delivery: reas.
LandscapinE. LU. 1858, any time.
TREE REMOVAL, pruning, topping
trimming: D. G. and Md: free estis,
mates. Ii. 3-3379 anytime. -
TOPSOIL-Very good. rich topsoil for
lawns and greenhouses. Very rea-
sonable. Call 10. S-4933. -3
AZALEAS, wholesale. retail. ]. NJ.
ROTH. S211 Sligo Creek parkway
Takoma Park. Md. IL
WANTED-Gravely garden tractor,
recent model and in good condition
Give age. attachments and acces-
sories and price. Box S1s-s. Star
COW. MANURE. well-rotted, SO per
Is bu.. S7.50 per 10 bus 81 per .
bu.. delivered. WA. 7-4693. -Sl
Evening star., 1953-08-31
TELEVISION
BRAND NEW 1858 FAMOUS MAKEs
BELOW COST
AIMCO TV SALES

ZSZU N. washington blVQ.
Arlington Va. Open It'll 8. ia. 8-7S0C
TV TEST EQUIPMENT, RCA sweep
generator, WR-59A: cost 1925; will
sell $l75 or best offer. WO. 6-S3S9
TIRES factory reconditioned: al
sizes, $3.50; recaps 6.O0x16, 81 .95
1924 Ga ave. NV RIA. 6-9S60
IBM electric, $3.50
good cond. CENTRAL, 2019 18th
riSEPiEHwHkRr4ER. III port. OLYMPIA. Fre,
Po PS TT SS0" D.ilRs' sV; sv:... sun Sun 'tS tS
6MtAf undeTwood. Z G. c0sa Smith He@5'sSn ss5 snd
up: An In good Workins order
TRIAL TYPEWRITER CO. sois Gztf
st: NV. HU 3.5l21
VACUuMS-New. latest model vacs.
SSl sTVsl Drss fse St s54ss !soSfSS Sfs sac
SSf STSc%7Ss e;lss. s5s SSEISr e iRyTfe "a SAFES
VACUUM CLEANER, Rexair; all at.
tachments; only 4 months old; ex.
cellent condition; originally S121 so
now $50. JU. 7-56S5. 81
WASHER, 1851 Bendix Economat, 500
Beautyrest mattress, stroller. play.
=, pen; EN-, EN-. 2.1l33; n,o 81
derall automatic; working condition
two available; can deliver. Crescent
WAsHFR, Bendix auto.. 81 model
little used. in storage 1 yr.; $125
ia 2-9103 .
Evening star., 1953-08-31
REPAIRS AND SERVICE tcont.)

PLAsTERING. carpentry, cement,
Water-proofing with machlnsS'
Prompt service. MR.. ETTER. Hu'
PISsSTpERING, wall scraping and
painting. Free estimates. Reasonable
rates. 10. 3-466l. -
PLASTERING. patchwork and ceiling
our speciality. Call AID. 2-5034. %
PLASTERING, cement work; no Job
too small; none too far. HU. 3-451u.
THOMAS. 93S r. I. ave. NV.
PLASTERING and painting, old and
new work, none too small; 1St.clasS
mechanics. all work guar. Call Ii.
PAPERING-Room 12x12. S19.95.
labor and mat. Interior painting.
Al work. Est. MILLER. JU. 1885
PoRCl.Es BUILT or inclosed. with
regular or glass sfimsf.. lofHvTes aleaslsS Eco
sAIEs. .hiSS'J 10. se seesoio. Ss'S dsv or nisht'
REFRIGERATORS, Conditioners.
Ereezers. repsired; all makes
REFRIGERATORS, washers. televi-
sion; all makes repaired. ALLI-
SONS. AD. 4-4206.
ROOF REPAIR SERVICE. slate. tin.
asIoIf. aaspnals shinEls, tile ao5Ss gSttsrinR and
ROOFING. all types; cutters. spouts,
THOMAS. WA. 1882.
ROOFING, metal and shingle repair
and painting; white mechanics. Free
.sstimate: 10. s-0l34 -,
izing in stope-retaining walls and
Of ali kinds. For free estimates call
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