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Evening star., 1953-12-29
David lawrence

When a man of the military
prestige of President EiSen-
hover makes an impressive
statement to the whole world,
the Soviet rulers wait to see
whether he really means what
he says. If he doesn't, they ac-
cord his remarks no more re-
Spect than the hollow pledges
of any other statesman. The
Communists today are testing
Gen. Eisenhower on their ag-
gresSions in Indo-China. They
want to know if he was bluffing
on April Is last when he de-
clared in his historic speech
before the American Society of
Newspaper Editors:
"The first great step along
this way must be the conclu-
sion of an honorable armistice
in Korea.
This means the immediate
cessation of hostilitieS and the
prompt initiation of political
discussions leading to the hold
ing of free elections in a united
Korea.
''It should mean-no less i'm
portantly-an end to the direct
and indirect attacks upon the
security of Indo-China and
Malaga. For any armistice in
Korea that merely released ag-
gressive armies to attack else
where would be a fraud"
Again on September 2, 1858,
after the Korean armistice
had been signed on July 27. the
Secretary of State, John Fos-
ter Dulles, said to the Ameri-
can Legion convention:
I'VE do not make the mis-
take of treating Korea as an
isolated affair. The Korean
war forms one part of the
worldwide effort of commu-
niSm to conquer freedom. More
Immediately, it is part of that
effort in Asia.
"a single Chinese Commu-
mist aggressive front extends
from Korea on the north to
o-China in the south. The
armistice in Korea, even if it
leads to political settlement
in Korea. does not end United
States concern in the western
Pacific area. AS Gen. EiSen-
hover said in his April Is
Evening star., 1953-12-29
Lowell MeHett-
Douq|as Discusses Tick|ish TOPIC
Administration Seen Benefitng From His Demand
Thot the Question of q Recession Be Foced

Senator Paul Douglas, with
his penchant for rushing in
or perhaps we should say
moving deliberately in-where
angels fear to tread, has prob
ably performed a real service
by raising the question of
whether or not we are in re-
ceSSion. He thinks we are and
that we should face the fact.
And, of course, that we should
be doing something about it.
Saying these things out loud
has brought the Illinois econ
omiSt and statesman a certain
amount of criticism from those
who believe that the Surest
way to bring on hard times is
to talk about the possibility.
That. 1t Is said. can cause peo-
pie to curtail their spending.
producers to restrict produc-
ton. employers to reduce their
payrollS, and then the first
thing anybody knows hard
times are here.
There may be something in
this theory. It seems to make
sense. But there is much to
be said for the Senator's opin-
ion that unless we admit we've
got Q recession and take steps
to check 1t we are likely to get
something much worse-a de-
preston. And there is no way
to avoid admitting the fact of
the present recession. If the
word is used in its true mean
ing.
It came into common use in
1898. The New Deal admins
tration. having joyfully battled
and apparently conquered the
great depression Of the early
thirties, was disturbed to dis
cover its victory far from COM
plete. Our prosperity was slip
ping. This could not be denied,
30 Roosevelt or some one Of his
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four or five divisions are re-
ported to have been brought
into Manchuria within two to
four days march Of the Korean
battlef1elds. Much equipment
OF all kinds has been shipped
to various depots ranging from
close to the Chinese borders to
the greatest proximity to the
38th Parallel. .
Even our most optimistic
diplomats can see no indica-
tlon whatsoever that the Reds
have the slightest intention OF
agreeing to conclude what is
termed in diplomatic language
an honorable peace"
The Muscovltes have agreed
to meet us in Berlin late in
January. On the surface this
gathering is intended to dis
cuss the question of a peace
treaty with Germany and Aus
tria. In fact, our diplomatic
observers suspect that it will
cover the water front.
We are at present intent on
keeping the discussions on
only these two questions. But
our British ally wishes to find
solution to the cold war by
finding common ground to
give the U. S. S. r. full guar
antees for its security" The
French will unquestionably be
seeking guarantees for their
own security vis-a-vis Ger.
many from both camps.
Under these conditions. the
prospective Berlin conference
might turn into a long free
for-all argument. And the
Kremlin is expected to use CO.
ercive tactics such as open
warfare by proxy in East Asia
for the purpose of splitting
the allies. One of the great
est misfortunes of the So
called allied bloc is that there
is no meeting point between
it's three major members
America. Britain and France
in regard to the Far East.
Evening star., 1953-12-29
Another 'Koreo' in |ndo-Chinu
Aggression Eisenhower Warned of Has Now Arrived.
Will the u. S. Act to StoI This Threat to Freedom?

why it is vitality important
that Indo-China not go be-
hind the Iron Curtain"
Small wonder that the Mos
COW government postponed the
Big Four conference until jan
uary "a. It wants to see what
the American Government and
it's allies will do about the
Indo-C China aggression. Also,
on January, % all prisoners in
Korea who want to be repatri-
ated have to be released.
Already Secretary Dulles is
on a spot. He told a news con-
ference in Washington on Au-
gust II last that under the
Korean armiStice agreement
"all" prisoners-and he en-
phasized the word "all"-have
to be returned directly or
transferred to the repatria-
ton commission. He disclosed
that returning soldiers had re-
vealed that a number of Amer
leans who wanted to come
home were being held on
crime charges. These are said
to number 944, but the Penta-
gon thinks several of them are
dead. AS for the rest of them,
the Department of State has
said nothing since August H..
Relatives of those who are be-
lieved to be in captivity have
been notified. Many tragic let
ters received by the writer in
dicate these relatives have no
word of anything being done
in behalf of the prisoners.
Thus has the spirit and the
letter of the Korean armiStice
been f1agrantly violated. What
does the President of the
United States intend to do
about it? The Moscow and Pei
ping governments are aSsum-
ing that the Truman-AcheSon
policy of appeasement still pre-
walls and apparently are going
hea d in Indo- China with
their defiance of the United
Nations in general and the
United States in particular.
Meanwhile, some of the allies
are already planning to re-
sumo normal trade with the
Communists and thus throw
away the only real leverage
the allies possess.
Reproduction Rights Reseryed.)
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speech, a Korean armistice
would be a fraud if it merely
released Communist forces for
attack elsewhere.
"In Indo-China a desperate
struggle is in its eighth year.
The outcome affects our own
vital interests in the western
Pacific, and we are already
contributing largely in mate
rial and money to the COM
bined efforts of the French and
of Vietnam, Laos and Cam
bodia. :.
Communist China has been
and now is training, equipping
and supplying the Communist
forces in ndo-China. There is
the risk that, as in Korea, Red
China might send it's own
army into Indo-China. The
Chinese Communist regime
should realize that such a
second aggression could not
occur without grave conSe-
quences which might not be
confined to China. say
this Soberly in the interest of
peace and in the hope of pre-
venting another aggreSsOr mis-
calculation"
Now the aggression has
come. Indo-China has been
cut in two by a drive of the
Communists which was begun
on Christmas Day, and Thai
lands security is also threat
ened. Two days before-on the
night of December 23-Vice
President Nixon, just back
from a tour of Southeast Asia,
reported over a. Nationwide
twork to the American
people:
IF Indo-China falls, Thai
land is put in an almost i'm
possible position. The same is
true of Malaga, with it's rub
ber and tin. The same is true
of Indonesia. 80
IF this whole part,of South
east Asia goes under Commu-
mist domination or Communist
influence. Japan-which trades
and must trade with this area
in order to eXist-must inev-
itably be oriented toward the
Communist regime. That indi-
Gates to you and to all of us
Evening star., 1953-12-29
Lonqer and Public Power Po|icv
Eisenhower Administration May Encounter Opposition
From Not Too-ReguIor Republican of North Dakota

interests which are close to the
Eisenhower administration. He
says they poured money into
his State to beat him. And of
course he loves the farmers
like two brothers.
Public power advocates do
not expect that their first big
test of strength against Sec
retary Mckay will come on
IVA, which is so we'll known
and generally admired. They
are looking instead toward
California where a well-or-'
ganized, well-financed drive is
under way to get the State of
California to buy the Central
Valley project from the Fed
eral Government.
The Federal Bureau of Rec
lamation has spent more than
$700 million on Central Valley.
California does not expect to
pay for what are euphemisti-
cally described as non-reim-
bursable items, such as flood
control. Proponents of the pur-
chase want the power.
The Eisenhower Depart
ment of the interior recently
received California emissaries
for the purpose of preliminary
discussions about the matter.
A recent dispatch from San
Francisco to the New York
Times succinctly reports the
impression with which the
Californians returned home,
as follows: "Californians :.
fear that if State acquisition
does not become a fact before
the end of President Eisen-
hower's term, its chance of sue
cess will wane."
Evening star., 1953-12-29
Fletcher Knebel-
Potomac Fever

Ike invites Democratic leaders bipartisan conference
next week. Ike wants the Democrats in his state
of theUnion speech. Any part they applaud will deeted
Democrats KefauVer'S suggestion
their legislative decision. If
nowhere might we'll do possible
Business leaders predict slight decline
trade expected boom through Aprt take that long
to exchange all the Christmas presents
White House Economist Hauge overtime economy"
undergoing readustments" other words
working overtime in futile effort to make ends meet
try it your time
Senator Symngon of Missouri he's mot available for
the Democratic presidential That decision final
subject without notice
Republicans applaud GouZenkos statement that
spies operating North America Repub-
cans be able than the Democrats
but at least they more.
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place only after the French
defenses in Indo-C China have
collapsed and the road to the
Subjugation of the whole of
Southeast Asia is opened to
the Reds.
The Wet Mini offensive
may have as an objective also
a further prodding of France
to undertake peace negotia-
tionS with Ho Chi Mini, on
his own terms. Psychologi-
cally. France is ready to pull
out of Indo-China. Her gov
ernment, however, wants some
face-saving devices to help it
maintain some shred of pres
tige with the subjected North
Africans. The situation in
Southeast Asia holds no rose
ate prospects for the coming
year.
Farther north, in Korea.
the farcical negotiations at
Panmunjom are stalemated.
The same atmosphere of
uncertainty and suspicion
which has existed ever since
the Kremlin's Jacob Malik
first suggested an armistice in
June, 1851, continues.
We know that since the
signing of the cease-fire
agreement six months ago the
Reds have worked hard at
improving their military situa-
ton. According to verified
reports, they have built deep
tunnels in the mountains
north of the 38th Parallel
for their ammunition dumps.
They have strongly fortified
the east and west coasts, thus
making amphibious landings.
such as Macarthur pulled in
1850 at Inchon, extremely diff
cult. They have reconstructed
the airflelds in North Korea
for their fighter and bonoer
planes, thus threatening the
allied bases at PuSan and
even at Okinawa in the event
of. a resumption of military
operations.
Soviet troops amounting to
Evening star., 1953-12-29

advisers came up with the
word recession" to describe
what was happening. The sug-
geStion was that there was no
cause for alarm, that we were
only experiencing a slight
showdown in our progress to-
ward complete and enduring
prosperity. To check this re-
cession - believed to be the
result of reduced Government
spending and efforts to bal
ance the budget-new pro-
grams of public works were
planned. Before these could be
put into effect and possibly
prove their effectiveness. the
situation i'm EuEope caused the
administration to launch a
great preparedness and de-
fense program. That ended the
recession, but left us with the
word.
Senator Douglas uses it to
describe today's condition.
Speaking for the Eisenhower
administration, DR.. Gabriel
Hauge, White House econo-
mist, prefers other language.
We've been coming down
from an overtime economy"
he says, meaning a condition
of such immense production
that many workers have had
to work overtime and collect
overtime pay. I'VE can take
that kind of an adjustment"
he adds. without falling on
our face, and go forward and
have a good year next year"
Calling this an adjustment
doesn't make it any the less a
recession. The Presidents ad-
wiser deserves praise for ad-
mitting the fact. regardless of
the word. The country can be
grateful, too, for the asSur-
ances he gave. although with
out details, that programs for
Evening star., 1953-12-29
John J. McCIoy Wins
Philadelphia Award
BY the Associofed Press

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 90
John j. McCloy, former United
States high commissioner for
Germany. yesterday was named
1858 winner of the Chamber of
Commerce of Greater Philadel-
phia's annual William Penn
Award.
The award is conferred each
year upon IAN outstanding
American who has made a ma
jor contribution to the advance
ment and welfare of business
in the Nation" Chambers Of
Commerce throughout the Ma
tion submit nominations for the
award.
Evening star., 1953-12-29
Doris FIeeson-

A forum has been found for
a general inquiry into the pub
lie power policies of the Eisen-
hover administration. 1t is the
Judiciary Subcommittee on
Antitrust and Monopoly Leg
islation headed by Senator
LANCER of North Dakota.
Senator LANCER recently
conducted tentative hearings
on complaints that the new
rules of Interior Secretary Nc
Kay were impeding the devel-
Opment of rural electriflcation
co-operativeS. The complain
ants now say that they asked
the Senator to extend his in
quiry to the whole power field
and that he is. agreeable.
It is their hope in such ex-
panded hearings to focus pub
lie attention on the great
changes which are taking
place in power policy under
the Eisenhower adminiStra-
ton. Most of these changes
are a matter of administrative
action and get comparatively
little attention except when a
local Congressman in an af-
fected district sounds off.
Except for cuts in public
power budgets, Congress &C
tually has had very little to say
about what the new head of
Interior is doing. Democrats
who would like to have at him
are hampered by the fact that
the American system. unlike
the British, does not allow the
general membership to inter-
rogate cabinet officers in the
kind of floor debate that
Evening star., 1953-12-29

achieves wide public notice.
Senator LANCER is a Repub-
lican but the general character
of his allegiance can be de-
duced from the fact that his
biography in the Congressional
Directory adds in tly,
Elected with the endorsement
of the. Non-Partisan League"
The fact is that the regular
Republican faction of his State
represented by his colleague,
Senator Young, nominated
candidate against him last
year. His biography records
~triumphantly how he survived.
carrying every county in the
State"
The Senator is melloWing
and appears not quite the
Wild Bill" whose first election
as Senator in 1941 was strong
ly challenged by the Senate,
but it is not safe to. count on
it. The Eisenhower adminiStra-
ton in dealing with him may
get the backlash of his feel
ing against the regular G. o. P.
1t will also specifically miss
the late Senator Taft in deal
ing with LANCER. Senator Taft
stood by LANCER and voted for
him on the occasion of that
early challenge to the LANCER
seat. LANCER comes from the
political school that always
has a spare vote to give
friend in need; frequently he
was found in what was for him
strange company because Taft
asked it.
The Senator from North Da-
kota is also angry at the oil
, 1953-09-23
CARD Of THANKS

Through this medium the
son, daughter and grand7chil-
dren Of the late James Cog
gins wish to express their
gins wish to express the
thanks & appreciation shown
them at his death.
We also express our sincere
thanks to the head of the Pub
lie Works Department and
staff for their kind assistance.
Alfredo Coggins
Maria Coggins king
& Grandchildren
, 1953-09-23

ST. THOMAS

tells operation, and will, BY
no stretch Of the Imagination
interfere with its operation in
the future
The Council asked that be-
fore arranging for the sale Of
he hotel that the portion Of
land occupied by the squatters
Sc transferred or sold to the
Municipality Of St, Thomas q
ST. John for resale to the pre-
sent occupants, "Such a decis-
ion, we assure you, would
have a healthy effect on the
community as a whole, enab-
ling US not only to give q
measure Of security to the
squatterS, but simultaneously
eliminating q disgraceful hous
ing situation that exists in tbs
area
Any other decision would
put families in this area in dan
ger Of losing their homes in a
territory in which it IS diff
cult to obtain suitable land Of
any kind, the letter said. La
ter the Council adopted q re-
solution backing the proposal.
The Home Journal
, 1953-09-23
WEST INDIES BANK g TRUST COMPANY
CHARLOTTE, AMALIE. 81. THOMAS. vi
September 16, 1853
September l6, 1858

The West Indies Bank & Trust Company has been approx
ed for Federal deposit on condition that the Bank have A
paidin capital structure Of not less than $S50OOO which shall
include not less than $25oOOO Of common capital, with the
remaining 100000 distributed between surplus and I'M
divided profit
Before any stock may be issued to subscribers the entire
amount subscribed for has to be paid IN full
viii you please call On MI: Joseph Alexander on q
before the sOth day Of September, 1858, for the purpose Of
taking up your subscription.
Yorsyery truly,
RALPH PAEWONSKY
Yice-President
, 1953-09-23
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