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By Robert K. Welsh

Professors or administrative
employees from three colleges in
New York City today resisted
Senate Internal Security Sub
committee efforts to determine
whether they were Communists.
The four witnesses did more
than refuse to answer such ques-
tions by invoking the Fifth
amendment guarantee against
possible self determination.
They also disputed the sub
committees right to investigate
the educational field. They as
serted that the subcommittee
had no right to probe the Inner
thoughts" of citizens. One of
the witnesses accused the sub
committee Of 'conniving" with
New York educational authori-
ties to bring perjury charges
against teachers suspected Of
subversive leanings.
The witnesses were Oscar
Shaftel, an English professor at
Queens College; Joseph BreSs-
Ter, a physical education profess
sor at Brooklyn College, and Hy-
man Gold and Richard H. Aus
tin, both in the registrars Office
at the City College in New York.
10 Slated for Hearing.
These witnesses were the first
of 10 scheduled for hearing as
the subcommittee held it's first
open session under the chair
manship of Senator Jenner, Re-
publican, of Indiana.
The hearings. however, were
q continuation of subcommittee
sessions in New York last fall
under the Craftsmanship of SEN
ator McCarran, Democrat, Of Ne
vada. At that time 80 teachers
refused to answer questions
about Communist Party mem
bership.
The session today was enliv-
ened by numerous heated ex-
changes between subcommittee
members and witnesses. Mr..
Austin asserted not only that
Evening star., 1953-02-10
Israel Seizes Dozens
In Probe Of BOMBING
Al Soviet Legation
Wife Of Envoy Among
Five Injured; Reprisul
For Anti-Zionism Seen
Dy the Assecioied Press

TEL AVIV, Israel. Feb. TO-
Israeli police announced today
they have arrested several dozen
persons in connection with the
bombing Of the Soviet Legation
here last night.
Five persons, including the
wife Of the Soviet Minister, were
injured in the explosion. It was
believed in reprisal for recent
anti-Zionist charges by Com
munist officials in Moscow and
the satellite capitals.
Names Of those arrested were
not announced. The attackers
were believed to have cut a hole
in the wire fence surrounding
the legations grounds in the CEN
ter of Tel Aviv and to have
thrown the explosive through
the window of a ground floor
Office.
The Israeli press joined the
government today in condemn
ing the bombing. Terming it q
"daStardly outrage" the govern
ment expressed its regrets to the
Russian envoy and his staff and
promised swift justice" to those
responsible.
Called "MonstrOus Attack"
The Jerusalem Post called it q
"monstrous attack not only out
raging diplomatic immunity but
also common humanity"
The injured included Mrs.
Claudia Yershov, wife of Soviet
Minister Pavel I. Yershov; Sofia
Vana, Russian cook in the Le-
cation; the Minister'S woman
secretary. Mr.. Yershov's chauf-
feur and a Jewish child in a
nearby building.
Mr.. Vana. whose injuries were
serious, was operated on last
night in a Tel Aviv hospital. The
other victims were reported only
slightly hurt. All the injuries
apparently resulted from falling
furniture or flying glass.
Reliable sources in the Tel
Aviv hospital reported that sur
geons, alarmed by recent Mos
COW charges that Soviet doctors
some of them Jews-had in
tentionally killed Russian pa
tients, asked Alexander Abram-
OF, first secretary Of the Russian
legation, to be present for the
Vana operation.
Defeated Candidate Held.
Among those taken into Gus
tody for questioning in connec-
ton with the bombing, it was
learned. were Chaviv Shiber, OF
Jaffa. who was defeated in the
last parliamentary elections, and
Michael Walfish, q waiter.
Police also raided headquarters
of the So-called anti Communist
League in Tel Aviv, Jaffa anC
Jerusalem, confiScating q num-
ber Of documents.
Israeli Prime Minister David
Ben-Gurion decided to remain
in Jerusalem for the time beine
to supervise steps aimed at put
ting an end to anti-Soviet ter
rorism. He previously had
interrupted vacation to attend
a special cabinet meeting or
Israel's border troubles with
Jordan
A full parliamentary debate or
the bombing has been demanded
by the nations two left-wine
partieS-the socialist Mapam anc
the Communists.
It was learned from q Foreign
ONCE source that Israel Is pre-.
pared to pay indemnities to thu
Soviet Legation for the blast.
Evening star., 1953-02-10
Lawmakers Hit
Plan toAdd 7
Commissioners
Eisenhower Proposal
Gets Scont Support
From Congress

President Eisenhower's call
yesterday for two more members
on the Board of Commissioners
his second formal approval Of
this plan-brought little new
Congressional support but much
more outspoken opposition.
A poll by The Star of mem
bers Of the Senate and House
District Committees showed no
enthusiasm Many members de-
ferTed statements until later.
The plan. as contained in .
bill sponsored by Chairman Case
of the Senate District Commit
tee, obviously faces an uphill
fight.
Senate subcommittee hearings,
however, are expected to be
scheduled for some time next
week. Developments there could
change the picture, for passage
or pigeonhole. some said.
Senator Case, South Dakota
Republican, said he was grati-
fed that the President had in
cluded the bill in a general leg
iSlative program outlined to con-
gressional leaders yesterday. He
said he had found sentiment for
the measure among some MEM
berS he had consulted.
Neely Opposed.
A much more explosive reac-
ton, however. came from the
ranking Democrat on the SEN
ate District Committee, Senator
Nicely of West Virginia, an ar
dent Washington home rule ad-
vocate, who said:
I'm not sold on it at all. In
fact, I'm utterly opposed to it
on the principle on which 1t was
oftered-to make it possible to
appoint a Negro and a woman.
The President could do that now
without new laws. There is
nothing worse in government
than to select an appointee on
the basis Of representing some
special group.
If anybody can demonstrate
that the District needs two more
Commissioners - and l. don't
think they can - then I would
vote for the bill. But If this is
to be done on the basis Of giving
representation to certain groups,
then the next thing you will 10
getting into is the luncheon clubs
and have to name a Kiwanian.
a Rotarian or a Civitan."
Urges Larger staff.
Senator Case has stressed
that his basic" reason for hts
bill was to provide two more
commissioners so that the board
would be stated to do more work
which he wants to transfer from
Congress to the city heads. He
also has said the larger board
would create ROOM for the ap-
pointment Of a Negro and q
woman.
Other reaction: ,.s4
Senator Barrett. Republican.
of Wyoming, chairman of the
Senate District Judiciary Sub
committee which will hold hear
ings soon on the bill, said he
had not made up his mind on
the Case bill. He noted that
President Eisenhower had again
recommended it but noticed also
that there is some opposition
Senator Barrett said he was
not we'll verSed in local issues
(See OMMISSIONERS A.Al
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Boy ScuIded to Deoth

DANvMLE. Va, Feb. 10 (P.-
James Kennedy. 2-year-old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. william Ken
nedy Of Danville, was scalded to
death yesterday when he fell
into . tub Of boiling water at his
home.
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Special Senate Unit Urges
New Federal Salary Setup
Two-Yeor Civil Service Study Ends.
Hiring and Grievance Changes Asked

investigating units work and
said it had performed "a great
service" He said the committee
would give careful consideration
to the report and would act at
a later date.
Senator Carlson explained
that the report was so volumi-
nous that it would take some
time for the committee to study
it. The complete reports were
not made public. but q 12-page
resume of the proposals was
released.
Would End Written Rider.
Among the other proposals
made by the group were:
l. Repeal Of the Whitten
amendment which restricts pro-
motions in Government. The
report said the rider causes
(See CIVIY, SERVICE po A.A>
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Lute News
Bulletin
FBI Hunts Frank M. Cox

The FBI announced today il
has Joined the search for
Frank n. Cox, Alexandra
automobile dealer who disap-
peared in Philadelphia Janu-
ary %. The FBI said it now
regards Cox ~ . fugitive and
has Joined police In running
him down.
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retiring commander again ex-
pressed belief in carrying the
war to the Reds, said the U. N.
lost opportunities for whipping
the CommuniStS-and called for
a million-man Republic of Korea
army with 20 combat divisions.
Gen. Van Fleet made the
statements in answering nine
questions asked by the Associ-
ated Press as he prepared to
turn over his command tomor-
row to 1t. Gen. Maxwell D.
Taylor and leave Korea for the
first time since he arrived %
months ago.
Text of Answers.
The list of the Associated Press
questions and Gen. Van Fleets
own answers are as follows:
% Q. Do you think that a
general offensive in Korea can
be successful at this time?
A. Certainly.
(2> @. If there have been lost
opportunities in Korea, what do
you feel was the most serious?
A. When the Communists
over-extended themselves in May,
1851. When we broke Com
munist defense in fall of 1851.
90 Q. What do you feel was
the 9th Army'S greatest success
while you were commander?
A. Defeat Of Communist April
May, 1851, offensive.
a. Q. What do you consider
to be the most important mill
tary action during your COM
mand?
A. The two defeats Of the
Communist army-(a) April
May. 1851, including counter
offensive. Obi Breaking Com
munists in October November
(allied) offensive.
Most Important Decisions.
(5) Q. What was the most i'm
portant or perhaps most typical
decision you ever made in Korea?
A. Two decisions: (a) the
April-May offensive; (b) took
chance after that offensive to
cut off requirements to ROK
army to set up ROK army train
ing program.
CO. @. What do you consider
to be the ultimate realistic
strength of the ROK army?
A. The answer of 20 divisions
or l million men has been given
in the past.
CD @. What convinced you
that the ROK army could oe
made into a real fighting force?
A. The lack of training as l
found it in the ROK army indi-
Gated that any army with little
training could not be a real fight
ing force. The qualities of anti
Communist patriotism and 10y
atty and their early response to
a sound training program
proved in battle-convinced me
they could be made into a real
fighting force.
Leaves With Regret.
(8 Q. On leaving Korea, what
Is your greatest regret?
A. Leaving Korea, the officers
and men of the 9th Army, and
the ROK army and people.
90 Q. Under ideal conditions,
what would be youS own solu-
ton to the military problem in
Korea?
A. No comment.
Authoritative sources say that
for more than a year Gen. Van
Fleet has not been able to launch
a single battalion attack with
out consent from the Far East
Command in Tokyo-and that
(See VAN FLEET, Page A-3O
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lay-offs to give greater job pro-
lection to on-veterans, and
asked for legislation to remove
military personnel from civilian
jobs in the Defense Department.
Completing its two-year study,
the special subcommittee Of the
Senate Civil Service COMMITTEES
submitted its report to the COM
mittee today.
Chairman Carlson praised the
Evening star., 1953-02-10
By Joseph Young

The special Senate subcommit-
tee investigating the Govern
ment's personnel system recon-
mended to the Senate today a
complete new Federal pay
system.
The group also called for a
new way to handle Government
Evening star., 1953-02-10
The Cabinet Wives:
Mrs. Charles E. Wilson

WIFE OF DEFENSE sEcRETARY--
Mrs. Chorles {. Wilson will find her
life much the some in her new role a.
wife Of the Seeretory Of Defense. IN
the second Of o series on new eebinet
wives. Stor StoH Writer IsobeIIe Shell.
ton introduces to Washington ledy
whose mosried life hos been spent
travelling with her husbond oil oyee
the country on his frequent business
trips. She oppeors on pose B-3.
DEMOCRAT FOR EISENHOWER
John Leonard Pitcher. new Repre-
sentative from Georsio's ID con.
sressionol district. is . Democrat but
expects 10 back the Eisenhower ad.
ministrotion. Mr.. Pitcher, whose for
nal education totoIs seven years. and
his eoreer ore described ia New
Foees N Congress on poss A-l6.
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Allied Tonks BIcst ot Reds os Won Fleet
Says His Forewell. Poee A-3
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u. n. Offensive
Could Succeed, ,
Van Fleet SAYS
Retiring General
Asserts Allies Lost
Z Chances to Win
By John Randolph


Asseeiotsd Press Foreign Correspondent
SEOUL, Feb. 10.-Gen. James
A. Van Fleet said today a United
Nations general offensive in
Korea now would be a certain
success.
On the eve of his farewell to
the 9th Army, the 6O-year-old
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Guide for Readers

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Evening star., 1953-02-10

House Unit Studies Possible Action in
Abuses Of leove Poy. Poae A
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China Blockade
Still in Doubt,
Wiley Asserts
Report by Dulles
Is Chief Talk at
Senators Meeting
By J. A. O'Leor

Chairman Wiley of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee in
dicated clearly today that no
blockade of the China coast has
been decided on by this Govern
ment.
simultaneously, two other
members of the committee told
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(See HACKY, Page A-6.)
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(See TAFT-HARTLEY, Pig. A-3D
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(see COMMISSIONERS, A.
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Notionolists Planning Regular Airdrops
to Supply GuerriIIos. Poae AS
Evening star., 1953-02-10

A roundup of market items and new
recipes can be found in Violet Faulkner's
column. which appears Tuesdays and
Thursday in The Star. See Page BIS.
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ss:D ss s % sa @ E MINT % es';s S ssaaa CENTS
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People Didn't Elect likes Staff
And Didn't Elect Ike Because They Wanted Business
Regime-but Business Is in Charge Nevertheless

which is so widespread that
the group is commonly re-
ferred to as "the hidden
fifty" There might be moth
ing wrong with such an ex-
ploration, save for the fact
that many Of the agencies in
volved have regulatory func-
lions. directly affecting the
businesses of the men said to
be examining them.
One agency whose operations
some businessmen would like
to have sharply curtailed is the
Federal Trade Commission. It
has been under attack ever
since 1t was set up in Wood
row Wilson's day. But it has
come to be regarded as the
consistent friend of small BUSH
ness as opposed to big BUSH
ness. Before leaving office
President Truman renomi-
mated Commissioner John Car
son, whose term is expiring.
On January 90, President Ell
senhower received an appeal
from IL national organizations
Of small business concerns
asking him to let the nomina-
ton stand. Last week Eisen-
hover withdrew it.
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Reds to Get Chance to Give In
Our Allies Pondered While, Then Agreed That Using
Strength in koreo Is Not Such Bod Ldeo After Al
Constantine Brown:

The Chinese Communists
and their North Korean allies
soon will be given another
chance to accept the armi-
stice terms offered them last
fall by the United Nations.
This time there will be q dead
line for signing.
The previous terms were
rejected in their name by the
Kremlin's Foreign Minister,
Andrei Vishilasky. The indi-
cations are at this time that
the Reds will remain deaf
when the Assembly renews
its offer.
President Eisenhower has
directed the State Department
and the Pentagon to step up
our diplomatic and military
preparations to enable this
country to take the neces-
sary steps to end the Korean
deadlock.
Diplomatically, our Western
European allies have become
slightly more receptive to the
idea Of using strong methods
in Korea after an early out.
burst Of indignation at such
prospects.
Secretary Of State Dulles
explained to the British and
French during his recent
European trip that unless some
positive action was taken to
break the impasse, the war
Of attrition would continue
indefinitely and Europe would
suffer as much in the end as
the United States.
The mood Of the American
people who bear the main
brunt Of the nearly three-year-
old Korean war has changed
since the last election. There
will be clamors in the country
and in Congress to do some
thing" about it. Gen. Eisen-
hover has pledged to try to
find a solution. It has become
obvious to Gen. Eisenhower
and to his close associates that
military measures may have to
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Fletcher Knebei:
Potomac Fever

Adai Stevenson to the White
hover Well Adai the people spoke Stevenson ct wasn't
the people speaking that minded-t Harry Truman
The House Appropriations Committee r spend
Ing bill so cent The Republican contagious
some farmers have started cutting their throats
Adai Stevenson confers with Democratic congressional
Stevenson advises his party re-unt can
cover in which direction the Republicans intend retreat
3d.,
Ike dominates Mrs. Clare Boohe Ambassador
Italy Mrs Luce the Republican gr-her husbands
magazines supported Ike from cover.
Secretary of State Dulles relaxation
ing dishes This administration getting real oksy Golf clubs
In the White House. plumber in the cabnet-and dishpan
hands in the State Department.
The House Ways and Means Committee approves 10 per
cut in income Since budget
first there will be slight delay enacting from
to two generations.
President Eisenhower Federal Security
Administrator Oveta Cup Hobby cabinet
the when had to be rich into
cabinet-om you've got to be rich beautiful
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,e adopted. These measures
are divided into two groups:
I'd The, order to the 7th
Fleet not to interfere with
whatever large-scale raids the
Chinese Nationalist forces on
FormoSa could make against
the China coast. This was a
decision which concerned the
United States alone. We were
free to give the American ma
val forces around Formosa
whatever orders we wished
without consulting anybody in
the United Nations. None Of
our partners in the Korean
war had participated even in
theory in this unilateral
American action. Some of our
associates such as Britain and
India recognize the Commu-
mist administration at Peiping
and have withdrawn their rec
ignition from the Nationalist
government.
ca The United States def
nitely intends to establish a
blockade Of the China coast
and. II unavoidable. resume an
allied offensive across the 38th
Parallel. In this matter WASH
ington is determined to work
within the framework Of the
U. N. One administration
leader expressed this thought
as follows: I'VE went into
Korea together and will get out
together with flying colors and
the mission accomplished"
The British and French were
irked when reports from WASH
ington first indicated a block
ade and new offensive. They
felt sighted. They are report
ed to have judged our con-
templated actions hastily.
London and Paris thought
that we intended to take these
steps single-handedly, as we
had decided to remove the
wraps from the Nationalist
armies without preliminary
consultation with them.
But after the explanations
were received from Mr.. Dulles.
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the initiative from the Com
munists, Mr.. Lodge will also
be doing what comes naturally.
Since his return to the Senate
from the war, in 1916, he has
insiStently demanded that this
country strengthen itself mill
tarily so 1t can wage a fight
for peace rather than impro-
wise to meet the hostile moves
Of others.
His problems should not be
minimized. The world press
is already reporting a stepped
up hate America" campaign
by the Communists, especially
in the China area. It cannot
be expected that the Kremlin
will courteously give the
Eisenhower team time to break
in in their new roles: on the
contrary, the Vishinsky bully
boys are. certain to bore in
at once.
All this will coincide with
something of establishment
about U. N. in many quarters
in America. It is too much to
say that a concerted drive is
being made on the interna-
tional organization by any but
the extreme right wing, but
evidence is abundant that the
U. N. is being widely and often
falsely attacked In the Mid
west and South.
This Is why Mrs. Roosevelt
is devoting her time to ex-
planning the q. N. in so many
forums and is helping to or
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ganize supporting groups for
it throughout the country.
Latent or passive support must
be modified, she thinks, be-
fore the hostile forces can get
well started.
Mr.. Lodge is certain that the
new moves in Korea and
an effective struggle against
the Russians in the new ses-
sion win do much to reassure
Americans.
He is also prepared to tell
them that their legitimate
worries about communism
among the American employees
at u. NJ are being handled
satisfactorily.
On January 20, the day after
he was sworn in, Mr.. Lodge
himself handed to Secretary
General Lie the security forms
for the 1.670 American en-
ployes to fill out. The next
day the employees were lining
up to get them. Yesterday, all
but 50 of the 1870 had re-
turned their answers and the
others are struggling in.
This, he thinks, is pretty
fast work for any organiza-
ton, in or out Of Govern
ment, and much speedier than
anything he saw lately in
Washington. He has pledged
himself to protect the rights
OF his people; he promises
that action will be swift and
salutary where necessary.
released BY The Bell Syndicate. Incl
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Dorothy thompson:
Dorothy Thonpsor
Dulles Report Was Soberinq
Will Be Well Received With Relief by Free Nations;
Sensitive Europeans Can Breathe Easier Nov

The first report to the
American people by the Secre-
tary Of State, John Foster
Dulles, was sober and suggested
that Mr.. Dulles and Mr.. Stas-
sen had, in their recent trip
abroad. listened at least as
much as they had talked. It
may have been disappointing
to those who have applauded
the dynamism., initiative, and
general derring-do Of the new
administration. But it was not
disappointing to this listener,
who welcomed its candor, pa
tience, restraint, and meas
ured grasp Of political reali-
ties.
AS a statement of the Amer
lean position toward Europe,
1t will, I believe, be well re-
ceived by all the free nations;
received. indeed, with a Ger
tain relief. Recent steps,
unilaterally initiated, have
awakened more alarm than
confidence, and this is espe-
cially true Of Far Eastern
policies. If we were drawn via
the Formosa government into
an undeclared war with China,
we should be without a single
Asiatic or European ally lex
cept the Chinese Nationalist
and possibly the Philippines.
A coastal blockade of China,
enforced by the U. s. Navy,
would, in international law,
be an act Of war; and the Ko-
rean war would cease to be q
U. N. enterprise.
Mr.. Dulles made no mention
Of Far Eastern affairs in his
televised address, but both he
and Gen. Omar Bradley have
talked soberly to Congress
and have been thoroughly un-
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Breathe Easier Now

union can either conceivably
be achieved.
This was not Mr.. Dulles ar
gument. His argument-which
should be SOLDERING for Europe
as well as ourselves-was that
the $50 billion that America
has invested in Europe, and
what we may continue to in
vest, and the tens Of thousands
Of soldiers we are keeping
there, cannot permanently
save or protect an internally
divided Europe, the United
States or humanity. The clear
implication-though not pre-
Sented as a threat-was that
If unif1cation becomes perma-
nently stalled, or goes into
reverse, the United States will
be compelled to reconsider her
whole policy
With every change Of adj
ministration the people, after
a period of campaign oratory
and glowing promises. await
a fresh approach and antici-
pate miracles. But a change
OF administration is limited in
its effect upon the world stu
alton.
And every new administra-
ton. confronted with RESPONSE
bility for situations as they
are-not as they ought to DO
lis quickly sobered. It is al.
ways easier to be in the OPP
position.