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Evening star., 1953-07-19

the nature of anti-soviet publica-
tions."
This, Mr.. Johnson wrote Senator
Mccarthy, is patiently false and
clearly damaging to the vital in
terest of the American people
abroad"
But if Mr.. Johnson had looked a
little further, he would have found
that Mr.. Baarslag either had been
misquoted or that he had said
something that was not his con-
sidered judgment. Mr.. Baarslag
had publicized thoroughly all the
details of his inspection tour
taken last fall when he was head
of the Anti-Subversive Activities
Section of the American Legion
and he had reported finding many
books which were anti Communist
even by his McCarthyesque defini-
ton.
In the Legion magazine for April
and in testimony that same month
before the Mccarthy subcommit-
tee, Mr.. Baarslag had named II
authors of books that he had
spotted in the Frankfurt, Munich
and Paris libraries which he
indorsed as gold-pfated, star
spangled anti-Communists, but
named only nine authors who did
not come up to Baarslag standards.
Mr.. Baarslag also acknowledged
that the IIA last year (under Dean
Acheson) had selected 1854 anti
Communist books from an Ameri-
can Legion list of recommended
titles and sent them to overseas
libraries.
So, although Mr.. Baarslag be-
lieveS there are too few anti-Com-
munist books and too many of
what he defines as pro- Communist
books in the Libraries, he does not
subscribe to the views castigated
by Mr.. Johnson.
AS the week ended, however, Mr..
Johnson blasted Mr.. Baarslag
again, this time for saying there
were no anti Communist maga-
zines in the overseas libraries.
Here the criticism was we'll
founded, as Mr.. Baarslag, who
Classics all publications as either
anti or prof. Communist, does not
consider such magazines as the
Saturday Evening Post, Readers
Digest, U. S. News and World
Report, Fortune or Good House
keeping-on the library shelves
with almost every other popular
American magazine-to be anti
Communist.
The Trumon Cose
Another setback to the Senator
came last week when the Justice
Department diSabuSed him of his
notion that President Truman had
suppressed a list of spies sent to
the White House from Canada. All
information received by President
Truman, the Senator was told, was
turned over to the Justice Depart
ment.
So Senator Mccarthy announced
that he would not summon Mr..
Truman for a hearing.
Meanwhile, Senator Mccarthy
continued to operate his lnvesti-
cations subcommittee without
Democratic representation. In a
conciliatory letter, he invited back
into the fold the three Democratic
members who resigned two weeks
ago in protest against McCarthy's
newly granted blanket authority
to hire and fire. The Democrats
declined to return.
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Effects


concern over German partition has
renewed the Vests psychological
advantage of being the foremost
advocate of doing something about
the division. Since there is great
doubt whether the Soviet Union
will take up the offer for Big Four
foreign ministers talks, and al
most no expectation that the Reds
will follow through on unifying
Germany. the French could see
their way clear to go along.
Identification of Germany, when
it comes, will confront France
anew with her chronic fear of Ger
man expansioniSm. France prob
ably rests easier while Germany is
partitioned, even though Red Rus
sia occupies the east. The West
German economic comeback is al
ready formidable, and Frances
worries about her ambitious neigh
Dor are-by French standards at
least-already well founded.
To the extent that ratifying the
European Defense Community
treaty would impede progress of
German reunif1cation, France may
now show more interest in getting
legislative action on the EDO doc
ument. That is what Foreign
Minister Bidault expects, at any
rate. He told a press conference
Wednesday that France should
ratify the treaty by fall. Three
steps remain to be taken: Other
Signatories must approve a few
French amendments to the pact;
Britain (not an EDO member)
must be drawn into close co-opera-
ton with member countries; and
French German differences over
the coal-rich Saar must be settled.
Nothing M. Bidault said shows
that the Saar dispute is any nearer
solution, however. Most observers
think that because of this, and
because East German riots are
turning West German political in
terest away from EDO and toward
reunification, the EDO idea Is on
its last legs.
Secretary Dulles is not giving
up, of course. BY suggesting late
September for the Big Four foreign
ministers conference, he gave
Americas staunch friend, Chancel-
lor Konrad Adenauer, big boost
in the coming West German elec-
tions, set for September 6. It was
Adenauer'S plea which prompted
the ministers to renew their bid
for Russian action on German
reunification. If the West German
Chancellor is reelected, prospects
for West Germany's joining edo
would be relatively bright. ~
The foreign ministers action on
1ndo-China was mostly eT post
tacto. France already had yielded
to the combined preSsures of the
three Indo-Chinese kingdoms and
the United States to grant greater
freedom. More" independence
that is, some measure in excess OF
the vague amount now enjoyed
apparently Is in store for the
inhabitants of Cambodia, Laos and
Wet Nam. What significance this
French concession has will await
the practical application of the
promises. In the interest of soli-
darity, the Big Three admired the
intent.
Among other Far Eastern de-
cisions, there was a stern tone
which again reflected American
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foreign aid, in May, was for S. ,829,-
100000. Congressional economizers
whitfield so hard that oy last week
it was down to $4,457 ,00O, 1000 At
the same time, the President kept
lowering his sights, so that last
week his request totaled only
$5,124, ,0OO,O 600.
Thus, the cut now facing the
latest estimate amounts to $667
million. Here is how that shapes
up alongside Truman experience.
Figures are in millions:
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plans to increase the independence
of the Associated States of Wet
Nam, Laos and Cambodia.
NATO. Present policy in West
ern Europe still holds. European
Defense Community treaties should
be ratified, and North Atlantic
Treaty Organization projects
should continue, all with the ulti-
mate aim of European unif1cation,
political and economic as we'll as
military.
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answer this question with an overly
positive yes.
But last week it looked as If an
affirmative answer was right, after
all. Senator Mccarthy had indeed
fallen on more difficult days. No
longer would the Republican ad-
ministration's Mccarthy policy be
one of endless conciliation. The
rope that had been given to the
Wisconsin Senator now seemed
designed for just one lethal pur-
pose-that of hanging him.
The CIA Case
Senator Mccarthy was blocked
in his attempt to hale William
Putney Bundy, a top-level men,
ber of the super-secret Central
Intelligence Agency, before the
Senate Investigations Subcommit-
tee. Mr.. Bundy was an ideal Nc
Carthy quarry for two reasons:
He had contributed $500 to the
Alger Hiss defense fund, and he
was the Sor1-in-law of Dean
Acheson.
Allen Dulles, brother of the Sec
retary of State and head of CIA,
refused to let Mr.. Bundy testify.
He said CIA work was too critical
to be banded about on Capitol
Hill.
At first, Senator Mccarthy said
heatedly that Mr.. Bundy would
show up voluntarily or be sub
poenaed. The President put his
foot down. Mr.. Dulles explained
to Senator Mccarthy the CIA's
position. The upshot: Senator Nc
Carthy Withdrew his demand; Mr..
Bundy did not testify, and Mr..
Dulles assured the subcommittee
that the CIA would do its own
housecleaning when necessary and
would gladly consider material
submitted to it by Congressman.
The Book Burning Cose
Book burning" came up again
last week when Robert L. Johnson,
head of the State Departments
International Information Admin
istration, emphasized anew the
policy on books in overseas librar-
les. Senator Mccarthy had de-
manded that all books by persons
who apparently were Communists
or Communist sympathizers be
banned. But Mr.. Johnson said the
new policy-evolved after about
five months of fumbling-is to use
any book of value to the informa-
ton program. Books having no
special purpose but written by
suspected Communists would be
removed.
Then Mr.. Johnson, about to quit
Government service, tossed out this
statement obviously aimed at Sem
ator Mccarthy:
"One of the great dangers l
have sensed during my term of
office is that many of our most
effective programs in fighting COM
munism are being impaired by
unsupported charges that they are
somehow soft on communism.
"I do not say that there is a
deliberate effort to kill or cripple
these anti-Communist programs
through the simple device of max
ing such charges. merely point
out that it is one of the tragic
ironieS of our time that some of
those who are in the forefront Of
the fight against communism are
among those who are damaging
the action programs that do battle
against It,"
The BoorsIog Cose
Mr. johnson of the IIA took the
next swing at Senator Mccarthy.
This time the immediate target
was Karl Baarslag, appointed last
week to be research director for
the Mccarthy subcommittee. MIR.
Johnson said that ME-. Baarslag
had been quoted in New York
paper as saying the ia libraries
"juSt don't go in for anti-Soviet
literature" and that a personal in
spection tour overseas had re-
vealed nothing In the libraries ''in
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in the Russian hierarchy, was
unmasked 10 days ago as a secret
agent Of "imperialist capital" In
chain-reaction fashion, Beria's for
mer henchmen crashed down after
him last week.
In Georgia (the Russian, not the
Dixie one), Vladimir G. Dekanozov,
Minister of Internal Affairs, was
expelled from the party along with
half a dozen other Georgian
officials.
In the Ukraine, Pavel Y. MeShik,
Minister of Interior, was ousted.
In Germany, Max Fechner, Min
lister Of Justice, was removed, to DO
replaced by sanguinary hag
named Hide Benjamin.
In EStontd, Ivan Usenko, Minis
ter of Justice, took similar tunl-
BILE from grace.
There were broad hints that
these purges were only the be-
ginning. Many enemies hide be-
hind party membership, the mag
azine Communist noted ominously.
The United States tried to make
the best of a good situation by
promoting it's offer of SIS million
worth of food-free-to the East
Germans in spite of curt Commu-
mist rejection.
Dried peas, beans, lard, dried
milk and -four were en- route to
Germany last week. Most Of this
food would be taken to West Berlin
and Hamburg, there to be dangled
in front of hungry East Germans.
The strategy is that If the Reds
continue to reject the food, it can
be sent into East Germany by
church and welfare organizations
as food parcels. Or it can be
handed out to East Germans
crossing into West Berlin through
the now-open sector boundary.
In a dry-run of the latter form
of distribution, one American
sector district of Berlin staged a
cut-rate food sale last week. Thou
sands of East Berliners came over
the line to buy milk and oranges
at a fraction of their usual cost.
The Communist government,
forced on the defensive, announced
that 5000 carloads of food had
been shipped into East Germany
during the first two weeks of July
from the Soviet Union, Poland and
even China. But reports from in
side Red Germany were that
serious food shortage still existed.
Evening star., 1953-07-19

THE COMMUNIST world still
l. was shaking last week.
Lavrenti P. Beria, former chief
Of the secret police and No. 2
Evening star., 1953-07-19

The amazing DR.. Mossadegh
made himself dictator of Iran last
week, but at the same time he
offered the IranianS a chance to
pick a new-and "better" r"-Parlia-
ment. The offer, however, added up
to an attempt by Mossadegh to put
his personal power on a more legal
footing.
Trans troubles started in 1851
when the BritiSh-owned oil in
dustry was appropriated. Since
then the country has rocked from
crisis to crisis. Taking advantage
of the criseS-and his own skill at
political rabbit punching - Moss
adegh has bested his only ef-
fective political opponent, Ayatol-
lah Kashani, asserted his power
over the Shah, gained control over
the army and extracted from Par
lament the temporary right to
govern by decree.
But that wasn't enough. Most
members of Parliament were either
independents or pro-Shah. 1t was
a continual fight for the Mossa-
degh minority to keep them in
line. So last week the Premier in
effect wiped out the lower mouse
of Parliament (the upper house
was dissolved last talD.
The technique was, first, to in
duce deputies to resign, and Sec
ond, when enough had quit, to de-
clare a quorum lacking. The op-
portunity came last week when
memberships fell below So in a
body of 1856.
It was all done very Realistically.
and it left Mossadegh dictator.
Evening star., 1953-04-20

O.P. Also present were Mr..
Rover's three daughters, Mrs.
Ignatius Keane, Mrs. Edwin Nc
Manus and Mrs. William Frank;
two granddaughters, Kathleen
Keating Keane and Paula Keane,
and a grandson, Peter McManus.
Mr.. Rover, who is 81, became
widely known as a vigorous
prosecutor during his earlier
term. Since them he has made
frequent appearances at the
court in private practice. On
several occasions he has been
named by the court to serve as
counsel in important cases. One
Of these was to represent Oscar
Collazo at the trial for his part
in the attempt to assassinate
former President Truman.
Earlier Mrs. Virginia Dunni-
gan, of 1926 South Dakota ave-
nue. NV, was sworn in to serve
as his confidential secretary.
Her oath was administered by
Municipal Court Judge Milton
Kronheim, whom she had served
as secretary since March, 1949.
Mrs. Dunnigan also served as
secretary to the late Municipal
Court Judge John P. Mcmahon.
Evening star., 1953-04-20
Two Held in Robbery
Of oklahoma SINGER

Two Alexandria men today
were ordered held for grand jury
action on a charge of robbing a
singer in the chorus of "Okla-
homa," which played at the
National Theater last week.
Charles William Rule, Is, of
the 500 block of Twenty-first
street NV. told District police
two men picked him up at Fiji
teenth and F streets NV. at 3
am. Saturday and told him they
would drive him home.
Instead, Mr.. Rule told police,
he was driven to Alexandria,
where he was attacked and
robbed of 500. The men then
drove him back to Washington,
gave him rs cents and then let
him out of the car.
Alexandria police arrested two
men when they were furnished
with the tag number given to
District police by Mr.. Rule.
Floyd c. Breedon, 18, a plas-
terer, Of the 200 block of North
Pitt street. and Carl E. Downs,
10, a sheet metal worker of the
300 block South Columbus street,
pleaded not guilty in Alexandria
Police Court today. They waived
preliminary hearing before Judge
James r. Duncan, who placed
them under $1,000 bond each
pending grand jury action.
Evening star., 1953-04-20
Events on OAR Program
Today

$3.50 PM.

Concert until $3.50 United States Marine Band Orchestra
Entrance March
Entrance of the President General National Officers
escorted by Pages with State Flags
ysecond Continental Congress called to order by the
President General Mrs James B. Patton
from the President of the United
Greetings
Brigader General Louis W. Prentiss Engineer Com
missioner Board Of Commissioners of the District OF
Columbia.
Ray o. Edwards President General National Society
of the American Revolution.
Mrs Charles Carroll Haig, National President National
Society Children of the American Revolution.
Address: Individual Responsibility Mrs B. Patton
The Vice President of the United States
Honorable Richard Nixon
Tomorrow
$50 AM
Entrance March
the President General and National Officers
escorted by the Pages with State Flags
Congress called to order The President General
Report of Credentials Committee
C. Raymond Harmed, Chairman
Report of Congress Program Committee
Mrs. Geoffrey Creyke, Chairman
Announcement of the Resolutions Committee
Reading of the Standing Rules
Throckmorton Chairman, Resolutions Committee
Reading of the Minutes
Shattuck Currier Recording Secretary
Reports of National Officers
Report of Building Completion Committee
Mrs. Donald Bennett Adams, Chairman
Gifts and Pledges for Building Completion
Announcements Miss Lillian Chenoweth, Official Reader
AFTERNOON
Reserved for uncheons meetings of State delegations
National Committees, receptions and dinners.
Evening star., 1953-04-20
EI|iston Resigning
As Editor Of Post

Herbert Elliston, editor of the
Washington Post, has resigned
his position but will remain as
contributing editor and later will
write a column to ;,ppear Sum-
days, the paper announced to-
day.
Robert H. Estabrook. a MEM
ber of the editorial staff since
1916, will assume the title Of
editor of the editorial page.
Mr.. Elliston's action, the paper
said, was dictated by a heart
attack which confined him to a
hospital for several months last
year.
A native of England, Mr.. Ellis
ton was at one time with the
Council of Foreign Relations in
New York. He Joined the Chris
tian Science Monitor in 1888 and
went to the Post in 1910, first
as associate editor and then as
editor.
Mr.. EStabrook, "a, a native Of
Dayton, Ohio. grew up in Evans
ton, ILL.,, and is graduate Of
Northwestern University. Be-
fore World War II he was a re-
porter and editorial writer for
the Cedar Rapids UowaD Ga
zette. He served in the Army
for four years and Joined the
Posts editorial page staff in
1946.
Evening star., 1953-04-20
Episcopal Meeting
Set at Chevy Chase

Clergy and delegates of the
IS Episcopal churches in Mont
gomery and Prince Georges
counties will gather at 4 pm.
Wednesday at the spring meet
ing of the Northern Convocation
of the Diocese Of Washington.
The meeting will be held at All
Saints Episcopal Church, Chevy
Chase, with the Rev. c. w.
Lowry as host rector and the
Rev. w. Robert Miller, Of the
Church of the Ascension. Silver
Spring. as dean of the convoca-
ton.
Mrs. T. o. Wedel, women's
work leader, will address the 4
pm. session on "Women's Place
in the Church" A group Of stu
dent leaders from the National
Cathedral School for Girls will
present the story of the school
and its work.
Speakers at the $50 pm. din
ner session will be the Right Rev.
Angus Dun, Bishop Of Washing
ton: the Very Rev. Francis B.
Sayre, jr., Dean Of Washington
Cathedral, and the Rev. William
Wolf, professor Of theology In
the Episcopal Theological School,
Cambridge, Mass.
Evening star., 1953-04-20
Cicodo, That Roucous Insect,
Due Soon After 77-Yeur Sleep

The periodical cicada-a
much-maligned insect, the scien-
lists say-Soon will begin his
assault on eardrums in most of
the Eastern part of the Nation.
The cicada has been called,
wrongly, the 17-year locust.
And he has been blamed,
wrongly, for much damage to
crops and fruit trees, the scien-
fists point out.
In early May, the cicada will
emerge from the earth in which
he has lain dormant the past
II years. In a few hours, he will
shed his outer shell and become
the rasping raucous insect that
has in days past forced the
closing of some schools because
Of the noise.
The Bureau of Etymology and
Plant Quarantine each year tries
to set right the wrongs done to
the periodical cicada. The bu-
reau points out:
l. The cicada Is not a true
locust. and not a grasshopper.
2. Although it take the cicada
II years to complete his life
cycle, there are some of them
every year. They are identified as
broods. This year's-Brood x
is the largest. Last year's-Brood
TX was relatively small, COW
ering only a limited area.
8. The. cicada does not eat
Evening star., 1953-04-20
Herndon Loses Fiuht
For Special Post on
County School Board
BY the AsSocioted Press

RICHMOND, April 90 The
Virginia Supreme Court of APP
peals today reversed a Fairfax
Circuit Court decision and held
that the town of Herndon is not
entitled to special representa-
ton on the County School Board.
The county appealed the lower
court decision on the basis that
under the county executive sys-
tenn, in operation since last year,
Herndon was no longer entitled
to member on the board.
The Board of Supervisors and
Commonwealth's Attorney Hugh
B. Marsh agreed that under the
new system only a town that
operates it's own school district
can have its own member on
the County School Board.
Judge Paul E. Brown in Fair
fax held that a special act of the
State Legislature providing for
the special town representative
took precedence over the general
law.
Herndon at present is not rep
resented on the board. The
chairman, Fred w. Robinson,
formerly held this seat but now
is a regular member of the board.
When Mrs. D. L. Detwiler was
sent last year as Herndon's
member, after the county execu-
tive plan went into operation,
the board refused to let her take
her seat.
Evening star., 1953-04-20
One Drivers Permit
Revoked in Week

Only one drivers permit was
revoked by the driver improve
ment section of the Department
of Vehicles and Traffic last week.
Usually each week several per-
mits are revoked for drunken
driving.
The permit revoked was that
Of Charles w. Rector. 1850 Med
ical Group. Andrews Field, Md,
for speeding. His offense oc-
CURED before the point system
went into effect on April /.
Those suspended last week
were:
H. Settle. ga 10th street sE.. SUSPEND SUSPEND
until Judgment is satisfied and insurance
VIOLATIONS CONTRIBUTING TO AN
lie 18th street Sc. SO DAYS: Edward L.
o da1s Mp5S1ck S1 Gsa5n strss; NV
Smith 935 End street S.W.. 30 dpys ani
Simeon ?. Woods. 744 Girard street
SPEED VIOLATIONS: Raymond
Knight. 4437 Gault place NE. so days:
Walter r. Nelson, 4I06 Beecher street
NV, No. 102, 80 days; John H. Robb.
464O Brandywine street NV. 80 days,
and Leslie L. Taylor. l343 goth street
ACCUMULATED RECORD OF TRAF.
FIC VIOLATIONS: Paris p. Berkley,
l342, Perry place NV. so days. 9
STTXnJunR FAILURE SS To FILE FINANCIAL RE.
SPONSIBILITY: Gusterenia D. Fred.
erick, 253 Warren street Me-. suspended
until insurance Is filed
Evening star., 1953-04-20
Detectives Nail Suspect
Pulling Loot From Window

Two 6-foot policemen never
materialized any faster at 2 am.
than they did this morning when
Norman Guritsky, %, recently
OF Brooklyn. N. Y, pulled three
movie cameras from the smashed
show window of the Capitol
Camera Shop. 1908 D street NV.
Reason: Detective Sergts. L.
L. Frost and John Connor, of
duty two hours earlier, had
trailed Guritsky around the city
until he made his move.
Then they pounced with alac-
rity. seizing Guritsky and the
three cameras, totaling $4,000 in
value. They slapped charges of
HOUSEKEEPING and grand lar
ceny on the bewildered man.
"A telephone call from the
Greyhound Bus Terminal had
started the midnight shadowing.
Some one said Guritsky was SELL
ing new articles at ridiculously
low prices.
After the arrest, Guritsky ad-
mitted lifting some travelling
cases and other articles from
The Hecht Co. last Friday and
Saturday, police said.
Evening star., 1953-04-20
u. ). Courts Remind
Public Of Policy on
Excusing Witness

A more lenient policy for ex-
cusing responsible" witnesses in
Federal Court cases is now in
effect, Chief Judge Bolitha j.
Laws said of U. S. District Court
for the District of Columbia yes
terday.
Adopted to cause the public as
little inconvenience as possible,
the move was made as a step
toward improved public relations
in a very difficult situation" he
said.
Judge Laws said it has always
been the policy at court to ex-
cuse witnesses in cases that may
not go to trial on the date sched-
uled because Of requests for a
continuance either by defense
lawyers or prosecutors.
Judge Laws said he made his
assignment because he felt many
prospective witnesses did not
know they could continue con-
Quoting their business if they
could give definite assurance
they could be available on 80
minutes notice by telephone.
The judge also stressed that 80
minute telephone notice will not
be accorded to all those wishing
to leave the court house. "Only
those known to be responsible
and who will definitely be there
when needed will be excused"
Judge Laws explained.