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Evening star., 1953-07-02
Constantine Brown:

Some American military
men responsible for operations
in Korea are not particularly
happy about a prospective
armistice unless. they say.
the higher-ups are convinced
that it will not be broken by
the enemy and the risks of a
resumption of hostilities are
entirely eliminated.
The reason for this mis-
giving is twofold:
Cd In the negotiations
which preceded those involv-
ing only the question of the
POWs, the allied high COM
mand yielded not only impor-
tant strategic terrain, but also
conceded to the enemy the
right to build civil airfields"
in North Korea. Nobody ac-
tually thought that the Chi
nese were interested in eStab-
fishing civilian airlines to
promote touriSm in that dew
astated area. The enemy in
serted the words "non-mili-
tary" merely to enable us to
swallow the pill.
(2) Great Britain, which is
anxious to obtain foreign mar
kets, has served notice that
all trade restrictions imposed
during the Korean campaign
would become automatically
void as soon as an armistice
is signed.
This information, which has
reached Seoul this week, is
being kept confidential for the
time being in London. Wash
ington, and at the United Ma
tions headquarters in New
York, lest the so-called asia
Firsters" in Congress become
prematurely aroused. The lift
ing of the present limited en-
barge on exports to China
would be of enormous advan-
tage to the Chinese, whose
modernized arms factories at
Mukden and other parts of
Manchuria and Northern
China have suffered somewhat
from the lack of strategic ma
terials transported by sea. Ac-
cording to available informa-
ton the resumption of imports
not on a bootleg basis
would permit the Peiping re-
gime to increase substantially
its output of war implements.
It is true that the trade be-
tween Western Europe and the
Chinese ports has never been
drastically curtailed in the
three years of war in the Fal
Evening star., 1953-07-02
David Lawrence.

Nobody should be surprised
that there is a deadlock be-
tween President Rhee of the
Republic of Korea and the
United States Governmental
will, indeed, be a surprise if
anybody devises a way out
that doesn't spell trouble for
both countries.
To understand the parley
now going on in Seoul between
the special envoy of President
EisenhoWer-ASsistant Secre-
tary of State Walter S. Rob-
ertson-and President Rhee,
this imaginary dialogue. de-
rived in part from some. Of
the official statements already
made by both sides, may be
helpful:
Mr.. Rhee: IF I agree to an
armistice, how long will the
subsequent political confer
ence' last?"
Mr.. Robertson: II do not
know"
Mr.. Rhee: why can't the
conference be limited to 80
days?"
Mr.. Robertson: That might
be too short" +"
Mr.. Rhee: Can we limit it
at all?"
Mr.. Robertson: II don't
know. The U. N. will have to
decide that"
Mr.. Rhee: IF the political
conference lasts indefinitely,
there will be no unif1cation of
Korea"
Mr.. Robertson: 1--WE are
hopeful we can achieve unfit
cation of Korea by negotia-
ton"
Mr.. Rhee: What makes you
think you can achieve without
force what you have not been
able to achieve with force?"
Evening star., 1953-07-02
Fletcher KnebeI:
Potomac Fever

Ike predicts we'll get satisfactory Korean settlement with
Syngman Rhee The Republicans consolidated
lens fighting ubdzng friends-we
just fight 'em both.
Harry Truman visits studio his morning
walk Democrats claim could teach thing
rank they've running the
Wife "Bobo" wins of Winthrop Rockefeller's
15room fair split the Rockefeller
fortune is indicated Bobo 10 per
Wnthrop-and 80 per cent for the lawyers.
President Eisenhower spreading behind
Curtain Meanwhile the free world growing strong
that each nation trying to lift itself by its boorap
calls home her major ambassadors consultation.
Menkov is dissatisfied with his network-t can't
tell him what the devils happening at home
Ike opposed Republican Senator Brckes proposal to limit
his making Ike thinks Bricker
track-bu liable William Mckinley if up
much
Adla Stevenson calls Gasperi Italy
great admiration foreign
of world that generate problems
fast the Democratic Party.
Evening star., 1953-07-02
Senator Puts Courts on Guard
Kerr Makes it Clear That House Doctrine Concerning
Power Deveopment is Not Accepted by the Senote

a half dozen other acts de-
lineating Federal power policy.
including the Flood Control
Act of 1910, shall be ignored.
repealed and set at naught."
He called attention, how
ever, to the fact that the Sem
ate Appropriations Committee
had not followed the House
doctrine; that it had included
several transmisSion-line prof.
ects which the House had
omitted.
In my opinion" he said,
"the courts which look into
the legislative history of any
bill or issue brought to trial.
will interpret the Senate COM
mittee actions in violation Of
the principle enunciated in
the House bill as a disagree
ment with it and, therefore,
a contradiction of any con-
tention that the statement
represents the will of Con-
gress."
So, when and if the cases
come up, the courts will have
the benefit of Senator Kerr's
Illuminating observations. And
the cases will be coming up in
due time. In the name of
free enterprise" the private
utilities are pressing for what
amounts to Government sub
sides in the electric power
field, and this administration
seems sympathetic to their
demands. The public may have
to look to the courts for the
protection of the public in
tereSt.
Evening star., 1953-07-02

spotlight on thousands Of per-
sons during his long career at
newspaper writing, objected to
having his picture taken while
testifying.
Leaves Witness Stand.
When" a cameraman came in
the hearing room Mr.. Pegler left
the witness stand in protest. He
said: Nobody has any right
without my permission to take
my picture, to record my voice
or to take my picture for the
television."
Mr.. Roberts replied this was
untrue. He said that neither the
press nor the public was excluded
from the hearing as long as it
was held in his Offices.
Evening star., 1953-07-02
Newspaper Guild
Hits Racial Tag on
Persons in Stories
~ The A,,esiniad Press

BOSTON, July 2.-The Ameri-
can Newspaper Guild (CIO) is
on record today against racial.
clinical and religious designa-
tions of persons in news stories
except when essential.
The Guilds stand was con-
tanned in a resolution adopted
last night during its goth annual
convention.
In other resolutions, the $50
delegates representing nearly
$1,000 newspapermen and women
from all parts of the United
States urged CIO-AFL unity and
a Haywood Broun memorial
postage stamp.
Another resolution called on
wire service arrangements to
show good faith" by granting
In overseas posts "the protection
and benefits their employees have
won at home"
TOO Few Are Concerned"
In an address to the conven-
ton yesterday. Louis M. Lyons,
curator of Harvard's Nieman
Foundation, said, 1T is disturb
ing to find so few editors deeply
concerned over the efforts OF
Senator Mccarthy to use the
power of the Government to in
fringe the freedom of criticism
of the New York Post"
Mr.. Lyons declared that edi-
tors too generally explain it away
in "equivocal naturalization.
saying in effect that it isn't i'm
portant because it didn't work"
He added that James Wechs-
ler still is criticizing McCar-
thyisn.
"It didn't work." Mr.. Lyons
continued, because Wechsler
can't be terrified. and single
handed, he forced the record on
public attention.
Mr.. Lyons said also it was dis
CurDlng 10 IlnQ 50 lew uecPAJ
concerned over the State De-
partment's directiveS to purge
our overseas libraries of what
somebody says are less American
than some other books"
who says SOP" Mr.. Lyons
asked. who is he to say so?
Not enough editors are asking
these American questions"
Cites Reaction of Two Papers.
Il missed in most papers the
urgency with which the New
York Times threw the full energy
of its worldwide organization
INTO q global survey Of the book
Evening star., 1953-07-02
Medical Leader Pledges
Accord 10 Health Chief

The new president of the Dis
trict Medical Society. DR.. Herbert
P. Ramsey, has pledged the CO.
operation of the society to DR..
Daniel L. Seckinger, health de-
partment director
Recently, the relationship be-
tween top officials OF the society
and DR.. Seckinger have been
somewhat strained during talks
on the proposed Board of Health.
DR.. Ramsey, in a letter to the
health officer. said the society
offers cooperation OF the facili-
ties and committees of the So
clety in developing health pro-
grams and added that the society
"hopes to be in a position to offer
constructive criticism.
DR.. Ramsey took over the
medical society yesterday, sue
ceeding DR.. Wallace M. Yater.
Evening star., 1953-07-02
Korean Deadlock Is Real Puzzle
Rhee Will be Left Standing Alone with Problem. Deserted
By Military Aies the Minute He Signs an Armstce

Mr.. Robertson: 1--WE are
hopeful"
Mr.. Rhee: IF the Com
munistS violate the armistice
terms, what will you do?"
Mr.. Robertson: 1.-The U. N.
will have to decide that"
Mr.. Rhee: why can't the
United States and Korea sign
a military pact which will as
sure military action by both
of us if the armistice isn't
kept or if the political con-
ference runs on indefinitely"
Mr.. Robertson: I'VE can
sign only a treaty agreeing to
consult with each other in
case of an armed attack-a
consultation such as is pro-
vided for in our treaties with
the Philippines and with Aus
tralia and New Zealand.
Mr.. Rhee: But those are
island countries not readily in
vaded by armies. Suppose an
army from the north suddenly
attacks us in Korea and sup
pose the political conference
has not attained unification
of Korea-what them"
Mr.. Robertson: THE Presi-
dent has written you that we
will not use force to unite
Korea"
Mr.. Rhee: But If an attack
comes suddenly, there will not
be time for your 'constitu-
tional processes to be in
voked-we would have to act
at once. Why shouldn't we ex-
change notes now agreeing to,
immediate military action in
such a contingency"
Mr.. Robertson: II don't
think our Senate would agree
to that"
Mr.. Rhee: "Mr. Truman
didn't ask the Senate for au-
Evening star., 1953-07-02
Lowell WeNett:

Senator Kerr, Democrat. Of
Oklahoma did an unusual and
interesting thing the other day.
He obtained publication in the
Congressional Record Of a
statement intended to prevent
the courts from accepting an
other statement as the will Of
Congress. The statement he
sought to Offset was contained
In a recent report of the
House Appropriations Commit
tee. This undertook to de-
clare a Government doctrine
concerning public and private
power development. The Sem
ator asserted that the Senate
Appropriations Committee and
the Senate itself had disre-
garded the House committees
proposed doctrine and rem
dered it meaningless. He wants
the courts to understand that.
To make understanding cas-
Ter the Senator furnished a
historical review OF the devel-
opment of Federal power pol
icy during the years since
1890. The doctrine declared
by the House committee, he
argued, would in effect repeal
much important legislation.
long accepted as the will of
Congress, and virtually end
the development of the Ma
tion's power resources for the
benefit of the people.
1t was an exhaustive effort
on the Senator's part, but JUS
titled by the course being fol-
lowed by the Eisenhower ad-
Evening star., 1953-07-02
N Tower Is Approved
So Godfrey Can TeIecast
BY the Assoeioted Press

LEESBURG, Va, July AR
thur Godfrey will soon be doing
his television shows from his
country home in Northern Vir-
ginia.
The Loudoun County Zoning
Board last night approved the
application of a telephone COM
pany to construct a steel tower
to permit the home telecaSts.
Mr.. Godfrey returned to his
home, Beacon Hill Farm, Monday
after checking out Of a Boston
hospital where he underwent a
hip operation. He plans to con-
Evening star., 1953-07-02

purging. And I missed the most
unterrified indignation of Ros-
coe Drummond (of the Christian
Science Monitor) in his open let
ter to Mr.. Dulles saying that
This is intolerable.
Mr.. Lyons said the editors, of
all people, should not join the
book burners.
The editors high calling, he
said, has a special privilege en-
shrined in our Constitution be-
cause his freedom is so essential
to all our freedoms. No newspa-
per editor has a right to be neu-
trail bn the basic issue of the free
domS of the mind on which
America was founded.
If there is any compelling is
sue that invites the free press of
America, it is to protect the free
dom of the American tradition,
for the dignity of the individual.
for the rights of man. That is
the high privilege of your call
iYoo
Evening star., 1953-07-02

thority but acted at once"
Mr.. Robertson: Il don't
think our public opinion wants
any commitments made to do
any more fighting in Korea
after the armistice is signed.
You must remember the Presi-
dent has said we do not intend
to use force to secure the uni
fication of Korea"
Mr.. Rhee: But you will use
force again to repel aggression
if the Communists move south
of the armistice line?"
Mr.. Robertson: 1.-THE United
States can give you no pledges
on that. as it would be up to
the U. N. again."
Mr.. Rhee: I'VE, of course, are
not members of the U. N. But
supposing the U. N. does ask
its members again to use force
to repel aggression, would the
United States have to ask Con-
gress for authority to act. or
can you do again what Mr..
Truman did?"
Mr.. Robertson: That's too
much for me. Maybe we better
have a conference on a higher
level to answer that question"
And so the talk probably
goes back and forth. leaving
Syngman Rhee alone with his
problem-deserted by military
allies the moment he signs an
armiStice and threatened at
any moment with extinction If
he doesn't fight. Small wonder
that Rhee wants the U. N.
forces and the Chinese Com
munist armies both to with
draw so that the Korean fac
tions can decide the issue for
themselves without outside in
reference in their own civil
war.
Reproduction Rights Reserved
Evening star., 1953-07-02

tions voided by Britain and
probably all other nations, ex-
cept the United States and
Turkey, China can outsit any
other nation in the world at
the diplomatic table.
Syngman Rhee, who knows
his Orientals far better than
we do. is worried about these
developments. He knows that
American forces cannot be
maintained indefinitely in Ko-
rea. He also feels that with
his country divided at the 38th
Parallel-a purely imaginary
line devised by the diplomats
and with about ! million
Chinese soldiers in full control
of the area north of the 38th
Parallel. the chances of sur
vival of an independent dem
ocratic Korea" are nil. The
old Korean rebel knows how
easily great powers sacrifice
small nations for the sake Of
expediency. Only IA years
ago this September, Great
Britain and France went to
war against Germany to safe
guard the freedom OF Poland.
That Second World War be-
came a crusade not only to
destroy totalitarianiSm but
also to liberate the smaller
free nations. And Russia has
liberated" them all into sat-
elites with the connivance Of
America, Great Britain and
France. No fewer than 54.8
million human beings were
killed by firearms, bombs, ex-
ecutions or diseases in concen-
tration camps between Sep
tember, 1889. and VI day.
The results of these sacri-
fees have been that totali-
tarianism has just changed
hands and moved from Berlin
and Rome to Moscow and Pei
ping. America and her West
ern allies have condoned, be-
cause Of their Short-sighted
political leaders, this transfer
of power.
Mr.. Rhee has learned from
the experience of the men
whom we described during the
last war as heroes and has
decided to lead his people to
death in battle rather than
die in concentration camps.
unless he receives positive as
Surances, not from the United
Nations, but from America di-
rectly, that we shall stand by
him.
Evening star., 1953-07-02

ministration, including the
Presidents own reference to
the Tennessee Valley Authority
as an example of creeping So
cialiSm."
Said the House Committee:
with respect to construction
activities, essential and COM
pletely justified projects in the
construction stage should be
carried to completion to avoid
waste of Federal funds. but
wherever possible. private en-
terprise should be taken into
partnership to build, own and
operate that part of each prof.
ect that can be handled by pri-
vate ownership under condi-
tions that protect the interests
of all the people. In all future
projects or new starts which
include transmission lines, pri-
vate enterprise should be
urged to take the initiative in
constructing, owning and oper-
ating such works before money
is made available for Federal
construction. -.
"A careful review of the
committees actions on this
bill will clearly indicate its ad-
herence to the policy it has
adopted"
Said Senator Kerr: THAT
paragraph is clearly intended
as notice to the Interior De-
partment and every one else
that this CHouse) COM
mittee intends that the Rec
lamation Act of 1906, the
Federal Dam Act of 1910, the
Federal Power Act of 1920 and
Evening star., 1953-07-02
By w. H. Shippen

Columnist Westbrook Pegler to-
day repeated some of his charges
against columnist Drew Pearson
at a pre-trial hearing on the
latter's $5.1 million suit against
Mr.. Pegler, Senator Mccarthy
and others.
Mr.. Pegler stated he had doc
umentary information" 10 show
that Mr.. Pearson tried during
World War II to obtain armed
service commissions for former
members of the Abraham Lin
coin Brigade which fought on the
Loyalist side in the Spanish Civil
War.
William A.. Roberts, counsel
for Mr.. Pearson. asked the wit
ness what information he had to
support a statement in his column
that Mr.. Pearson had acted in
the interests of traitors and spies
holding positions of trust.
"He agitated to get commits
sions for Communists" Mr.. Peg
ler replied.
when was thiS?"
During the last war"
Says He Aided Top Red.
Mr.. Pegler declared the rival
columnist had tried to obtain a
commission for a man with an
alias of Gates-"one of the lead
ing Communists in the United
States"
The witness said Gates served
in the "so-called Abraham Lin
coin Brigade, a Communist out
fit"
In his suit filed in March,
1851, Mr.. Pearson charged Sem
ator Mccarthy assaulted him
physically and entered into a
conspiracy with others to drive
him out of business. Among
those named in the action are
Mr.. Pegler, Don Surine, an in
vestigator on Senator McCar-
thys staff; Fulton Lewis, jr..
radio commentator. and the
Washington Times Herald.
Numerous dispositions have
been taken during the last l8
months and others remain to be
completed before the case can
come to trial.
Mr.. Pegler was questioned at
length about his acquaintance
with Senator Mccarthy. He ex-
planned he first met the Senator
in December, 1850, at the home
of a Hearst newspaper executive
in Rye, N. Y.
Meeting Purely Social
At the same time he met a
Miss Jean Kerr, then the Sem
ator's secretary. He said the oc-
casion was purely social although
they probably talked about COM
munism since they were Red
baiters."
Mr.. Pegler said that he saw
Senator Mccarthy and Miss Kerr
Evening star., 1953-07-02
Eisenhower Accepts
RESIGNATION Of Chesnuf

President Eisenhower today
accepted the resignation of
United States District Judge w.
Calvin Chestnut of Baltimore,
effective July 81.
Judge Chestnut. 80, was ap-
pointed to the bench by Presi-
dent Hoover in 1881.
The jurist's imminent retire
ment was disclosed some time
ago. There have been reports
that Representative Miller, Re-
publican, of Easton, Md, might
get the post.
Evening star., 1953-07-02
PegIer Says Pearson Tried
7oGet Commissions for Reds

in his room at the Statler Hotel
some time later. He said he was
visiting Washington with Mrs.
Pegler and that he talked to
Miss Kerr for some time before
the Senator came to the hotel.
What was the nature of your
conversation with Miss KERR"
Mr.. Robert asked.
1T probably was entirely
social" the witness replied.
Mr.. Pegler was asked if he
wrote in 1886 that communism
was better for the world than
the nazism then coming into
power in Germany and if he had
applied for a visa to visit Moscow
during the course of a European
tour. ... ...a
The witness replied that he
refused to answer on advice of
counsel.
"You refuse to answer on Con-
stitutional grounds?" Mr.. Rob-
erts asked.
Attorney Protests.
Mr.. Pegler's attorney, William
Dempsey, protested that Mr..
Roberts knew the ground. He
said he advised Mr.. Pegler not
to answer because such questions
were irrelevant. immaterial and
a waste of time.
He said that Mr.. Roberts
asked the question in an effort
Ito smear" the witness.
The hearing in Mr.. Roberts S
suite of Offices was marked by
frequent pickering during which
two or more attorneys were talk
ing at once. On one occasion the
official stenographer exclaimed,
Gentlemen, I cannot take this
testimony when so many talk
at one time"
Mr.. Pegler, who has turned the
Evening star., 1953-07-02
Body of Man Identified

The body of a man found
floating yesterday in the Potomac
River off Main avenue near
Twelfth street S.W. has been
identified as Townsy Jones, AZ.
colored, of 1913 Second street
S.W. Police said no marks OF
violence were found on the
body. Ten dollars in bills and
change were found in the cloth
in0
Evening star., 1953-07-02

valesce there for at least a
month.
The zoning board approved
the telecasts for a three-month
period. After the period expires.
Mr.. Godfrey can seek an extern
sion of his permit if he wishes.
The tower will be built on the
farm of A. R. Peacock, who has
given permission for the con-
struction. A hill on Mr.. Pea
cocks farm is the highest spot
near the Godfrey home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-12
By the Associated Press

ARCADIA, Calf, Feb. IL
Eddie Arcaro will be presented
today with the fourth annual
George Woolf Memorial Award
as the best jockey of 1852 at
Santa Anita and later will ride
the favored Reighs Bull in the
$4,000 Lincoln's Birthday Han
dicap.
Arcaro receives q miniature Of
the $4,000 life-size statue Of
Woolf that stands inside the
walking ring. The award repre-
sents his selection by the South
ern California turf writer's. Pre-
vious winners have been Gordon
Gibson, Willie Shoemaker and
Johnny Longden.
- Arcaro's mount in the SIS, 900
race is a son of Bull Reign and
will pack high impost Of 1923
pounds in a tight field Of five
that goes In the 6-furlong sprint.
Royal Serenade, with 122. will
be piloted by Longden; Strangle-
hold. with 113, by Shoemaker;
Betty CRADLES colt, Big Noise,
liz, by Ray York, and the classy
filly, Ruth Lily, lot, by Gibson
Royal Serenade. an imported
English horse, has won two in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-12

in the eighth round and had sur
vived an earlier knockdown in
the third.
Breathing Impeded.
There is no doubt that Kline's
decision was the proper one, for
it was learned later in the dress
ing room that Chuck had been
struck a fierce blow in the
Adams apple during the eighth.
This affected his windpipe and
impeded his breathing. Even in
the dressing room afterward, he
had considerable difficulty in
speaking.
About the only quotable re-
mark Davey could make came
when he was asked if he would
like to fight Gavilan again.
mot in the next week or So"
the diSillusioned youngSter said
with a wan smile.
While Gavilan was grinning
like a Cheshire cat and talking
of more worlds to conquer,
Davey's handlers were saying
that his future plans are very
much up in the air. The defeat
was his first in 40 bouts as a
professional, and the fact that