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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-17

member" is definite; so is
Espionage agent" but EEL
low traveller" and unwilling
dupe" are not.
It is no proof Of Communist
sympathies that person
signed the Communist-insti-
gated peace manifesto. Among
Christians there are pacifistS
who believe that war, even in
defense, is evil; who believe
in and advocate total, even
unilateral, disarmament. Such
persons existed long before
communism, and throughout
the world thousands Of such
pacifists signed the peace
manifesto regardless Of its
origin. One may challenge the
wisdom of such absolute paci-
fists, but it is stupied to ap-
point them as Communist
allies. Better remind them
that Gandhi. because he be-
lieved in non-violence. was
profoundly anti-CommuniSt.
Anti-capitalism is also no
proof Of pro-communism. Pro-
found criticisms of. capitalism
have come from the Catholic
Church, ever since the famous
encyclical of Leo XIII.
There are some active pro-
Communists in Protestant pull
pits. Eminent Protestant theo-
logians initially sponsored the
Communist = inspired publica-
ton 1.-THE Protestant" - to
their later embarrassment.
There have even been Com
muniSt priests whom the
Catholic Church has unfrocked
without public stir. The way
to deal with them is through
the church itself-by isolation.
But when the impression is
created that churches are hot
beds of subversion, parishion-
ers either stop going to church
or react with the thought: If
this institution is Subversive,
I'm for subversion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-17

The Securities and Exchange
Commission suspended trad
ing on privately held German
bonds in 1941 with the stated
purpose of preventing looted
bonds from being unloaded
upon the unwary. At the time
the SEC stressed precisely the
speculative dangers inherent
in the situation and which are
now the object of anxious con-
Germ to Senators.
The possibility Of new SEC
action to establish the bona
tide nature of the German
bond repayments is being can
vassed by these Senators,
including Senator Gillette.
Democrat, of Iowa, who was
the first to raise the alarm.
Others feel that a Senate
investigation is indicated.
Somewhat ruefully they admit
it is a subject which falls
within the purview of the Nc
Carthy investigating subcom-
mittee, in which most Of them
have little confidence.
An unusual combination Of
liberals and the far right voted
against the treaty. It in
cluded Republicans Case,
Dworshak, Jenner, Welker, and
Williams and Democrats Dough
las, Gillette, Gore. Jackson.
Johnston, S. c.; Long, Magnu-
son, McCarran. Monroney. and
Murray and Independent
Morse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-17
Directive to Overseas Libraries
Mccarthy Regarded as Having Won His Main Point
In Skirmish Over Kind of Books Sent Overseas

It violates the State Depart
ment's own rule, because the
author in question certainly
now has a reputation not only
for refusing to answer a con-
gressional committee but for
refusing to answer the ques-
tionS Of q court. He served a
six-month sentence in Jail, and
the Supreme Court of the
United States affirmed q lower
court ruling which declared
that his claim to immunity had
no legal or factual basis. Ham
met was chairman Of q bail
fund which provided bond
money for Communists. When
some of them, including Ger
hard Eisler. escaped and the
court wanted Hammett to iden-
tify the bail fund records and
the minutes Of his organiza-
ton, he refused to do so on
the ground that it would be
self-incriminating.
It so happens that Hammett
writes detective stories. and it
stretches the law to say that
the overseas libraries are COM
PEELED to spend American tax
payers money to furnish any
entertainment or fiction books
to foreign readers.
One explanation for the ex-
ception in Hammett's case is
that President Eisenhower
made a slip at a press confer
ence and declared that Ham
NETS books must have been
removed by somebody who was
frightened. Perhaps the bu-
reaucracy in the State Depart
ment, feeling that it must up
hold a Presidents mistakes
even if it jeopardizes the integ-
rity of the departments own
directive, decided to make an
exception and let Hammett's
books be restored. It certainly
doesn't put the President in a
good light to assume that he
would want any such palpable
violation of the departments
own rule to save face for q
mistake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-17
Constantine Brown

1dentlf1cat10n OF Soviet OF
flcers with the Chinese forces
attempting to break through
allied lines on what was be-
lieved to be the eve of an
armistice places a different
complexion on the entire sit
uation, not only in Korea. but
worldwide.
This matter is said to have
been discussed in the highest
military and political quarters
in Washington.
An attempt is being made
to discover whether there is
any link between the con-
vulsion now occurring in the
U. S. S. r. and the war in
Korea. Those who suspect
Premier Malenkov represents
the aggressive wing of the
Kremlin autocracy fear that
there might be some connec-
ton between the developments
in the U. 8. S. r. and the Red
offensive which was unleaShed
two weeks after the ,purging of
Beria.
Responsible military men in
Washington are examining the
situation carefully and Won
der whether a stronger retalia-
ton on our part in the event
the Communists in Korea con-
tinue their attacks might not
cause the Red armies in East
ern Europe to move against
the West.
According to some reports,
President Eisenhower men
toned casually this possibility
in the briefing he gave last
Wednesday to the members of
the Senate and House APP
preparations Committees when
he urged them not to cut the
Mutual Security Agency fur
ther. According to usually re-
liable sources. we might feel
handicapped in taking often
sive operations in Korea in
the event of a breakdown of
the armistice because we now
can guess less than in the
past the intentions of the men
in the Kremlin.
Until Stains death, Euro
pean political leaders assumed
that the aging Stain would
not rush into another war in
his declining years. After his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-17
Farm Job Placement Up
19 Per Cent in VIRGINIA

RICHMOND, July 17.-Place-
ment of workers in agricultural
jobs by the Virginia State EN-
ployment Service in June rose
nearly 10 per cent above the
same period last year, a monthly
report issued by Unemployment
Compensation Commissioner John
@. Rhodes, jr.. showed yesterday.
The report also showed that
total job placements were more
than $4,000. a near-record for
the postwar period.
Persons seeking jobs, unem-
ployment insurance benefits and
other services from the VSES
rose from IT, 91 in May to 141,-
IA last month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-17

face value of the privately held
bonds at $547 million. Their
present owners, whoever they
may be, will receive in addi-
ton accumulated interest at
512 per cent.
Since the bonds were largely
If not entirely sold during the
roaring twenties, Senators esti-
mate this interest will be at
least equal to the face value Of
the bonds. They point out
somewhat bitterly that this
interest is considerably more
than Americans now receive on
the United States bonds they
are urged to buy.
A procedure has been estab-
lished for valuation of the
bonds. Senators state this is de-
signed chiefly to rule out any
Russian or other thefts Of
these bonds, some of which
might have been in German
hands. Senator Murray, DEM
ocrat, of Montana asserted in
Senate debate that the Hitler
government. after defaulting
on them, was able to buy back
many of them at 80 cents on
the dollar.
This valuation, however,
will not identify publicly the
present fortunate holders Of
the bonds. It is subject slur-
red over by the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee in what
Senator Douglas described as
its hurried hearings" on the
debt treaty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-17
Thomas L. Stokes

It does not seem premature
to say that the Joe Mccarthy
star finally is on the wane.
Though due to a comblna-
ton of circumstances, much OF
the Senator's come-uppance is
his own doing He stumbled
over his own conceit, as so
often happens. He was blinded
by the sudden power he
achieved when Republicans
won control of the Govern
ment. The glare dulled his
political judgment.
He will undoubtedly con-
tinue to annoy and irritate
the Eisenhower administration
and the latter may, as in the
past. continue to try to APP
pease him on this and that
matter; but it seems clear
that he can no longer issue
his ukases from the Capitol
and have high officials at the
other end Of Pennsylvania
avenue Struc" completely
dumb with paralysis.
And, as for the Senate it
self-well. Mr.. Mccarthy has
stepped on the wrong toes
there-the tender cornS OF
Southern Democrats, sir; and,
while the Southerners no longer
call for pistols at 10 PAGES.
they are most clever with
parliamentary weapons, and
always have been. They have
some now being oiled up that
will be used before this ses-
sion is over.
But, before going into the
mistake Senator Mccarthy
made with the Southerners, it
might be suggested that the
resistance developing here to
the Wisconsin Senator must
reflect a growing doubt among
our people about just what he
is up to. and what it might
mean to them. AS a Nation, we
don't cotton to q fellow who
wants to push people around
and poke into their private
affairs, tell them what to read,
and what to think.
The country elected Gen.
Eisenhower as President, not
Senator Mccarthy. It obvious
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-17
Constantine Brown
Soviet Officers in Chinese Line
Their Identification With Communist Forces Puts
Different Complexion on the Entire Situation

be properly buried. Up to last
spring the body was still In
the freezer,
Whether Soviet submarines
have been involved in any di-
rect action in Korea against
allied warships is still a mys-
terry insofar as the American
public is concerned. But news
has leaked out that Soviet
mine-laying submarines placed
many mines in Korean waters
and damaged American and
allied warships. What meas
ures were taken against them
and whether any were bagged
by our anti-submarine de-
lenses probably will be known
only after the war Is over.
The strategy Of the cam
paign has been conducted SO
far by allied diplomats who
consider that certain facets Of
this war must not be revealed
lest their peace actions be
impaired.
There is growing suspicion
that the present offensive by
what is now believed to be
more than 100000 Chinese
troops may have been ordered
by Moscow. This conjecture
may give new food for thought
to our allies who have insisted
that an armistice must be
signed at any price.
At the time when Assistant
Secretary of State Robertson.
President Eisenhower's per-
sonal representative to Presi-
dent Rhee, announced that in
solar as the allies were con-
cerned everything was ready
to sign the truce, the Chi.
nese launched their most vio-
lent offensive in two years.
Whether this presages some
Soviet actions in Europe. UNI
foreseen by the diplomats, will
be determined in the near fu-
ture. There is no doubt that
we can stem the Chinese on
slaught and could, if Washing
ton ordered it, push the enemy
far back from his present
lines. But the possibility that
the Chinese are mere pace
makers for the Kremlin Is
worrying the Western capitals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-17

Communism wins both ways.
Senator McCarthy's perma-
nent subcommittee seems
lately bent on demonstrating
that all Democrats are un-
whiting Communist dupes, and
that the campaign against
communism must be extended
to the whole Truman-Acheson
administration. and to part Of
President Eisenhower's. He
wanted to summon the former
President-elected by a large
majority of the American
people. He has indicted.
wholesale, the permanent civil
service of the State Depart
ment. He now wants to in
vestigate the Central Intelli-
gence Agency, set up, inciden-
tally, by the Republican 80th
Congress, every member Of
which is sworn to complete
secrecy. What should such
members do. If called? Stand
on their constitutional right
not to incriminate themselves?
What a laugh for the Com
muniSts!
If the net goes on widening
it will presently include every
body who is not a fervent sup
porter of Senator Mccarthy.
every one else being suspicious.
subversive. or pro- Communist.
That would enlarge pro-Com-
munist ranks by all who voted
for Stevenson, most of the
faculties of our universities.
far more than 1000" pastors,
priests. and rabbis. and most
of the country's editors. In
fact, it would give the pro-
Communists a majority!
1t won't elect Communists:
but it will elect Democrats.
We doubt that this is the Wis
consin Senator's objective. But
by now we have lost track Of
what his objective Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-17

program. This paragraph does
not apply to anthologieS. other
compilations, and periodicals
which only incidentally include
material written by persons
described above. If the writer's
included in the entire pubiica-
ton are predominantly nom
Communist"
That's exactly what Senator
Mccarthy argued for when he
said 1t was ridiculous to put
on the shelves Of Government
libraries abroad books by
known Communists or by per-
sons who refused to answer
questions. claiming immunity
under the Fifth Amendment.
The press instead played UP
some vague remarks in the
lengthy statement issued on
Wednesday Of this week by
the director Of the Interna-
tional Information Admins
tration decrying the attacks
on the Government libraries
and its program Of informa-
ton abroad.
Unfortunately, there = are
some contradictions as be-
tween the words of the direc-
tive quoted above and the &C
ton reported by the Interna-
tional Information Admins
tration as having been taken
in one instance under the di-
receive. For, after revealing
that "the removal of all works
Of persons refusing to testify
as to Communist Affiliations"
was ordered on April %, 1853.
and after noting also that on
May Is a message was sent
giving specific names and Or
dering that no books be re-
stored pending a re-examina-
ton, an exception was made in
the case of DaShiell Hammett.
The State Departments state
ment Of July Is says: "Instruc-
lions accompanying the new
directive authorize restoration
of books by Dashiell Ham,
NETT"
This action is inexplicable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-17
Dovid Lawrence

Senator Mccarthy seems to
have won his main point In
his SkirmiSh with the Inter-
national Information Admins
tration Of the Department Of
State about books in overseas
libraries, though one would
hardly guess it from a reading
Of most Of the dispatches out
of Washington.
An important part Of the
text of the State Departments
directive Of instructions to the
custodianS Of its Libraries over
seas was not generally printed.
The key point in the contro-
versy has been whether there
will be permitted on Govern
ment library shelves books
written by avowed Commu-
nists or by persons who-citing
the Fifth Amendment against
Standardization - refuse to
answer questions before con-
greSsional investigating COM
mittees. Here is the full text
of the paragraph as issued by
the Department Of State on the
afternoon of July Is:
Works of avowed Com
munists. persons convicted Of
crimes involving a threat to
the security of the United
States, or persons who publicly
refuse to answer questions Of
congressional committees re-
garding their connections with
the Communist movement,
shall not be used, even if their
content is unobjectionable, UNI
less it Is determined that a
particular item is clearly use
full for the special purposes Of
the program. Application of
this rule to authors who refuse
to testify does not mean that
they are presumed to be Com
munistS or Communist sympa-
thizerS, but simply reflects the
fact that such action by an
author normally gives him a
public reputation which raises
serious questions as to the use
fitness Of his books In the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-17

ly does not sit too we'll with
our people to see a Senator,
trying to run the Government
and constantly interfering
with the executive branch.
Is the fellow getting too big
for his britches?
One very perceptive Senator
came back from a recent visit
with the people Of his State to
report some interesting deduc-
tions about the folks and Sem
ator Mccarthy. AS long. he
said, as the Wisconsin Senator
was a member of the minority
party. operating on his own,
making his campaign against
communism in Government,
people watched and listened
with interest. and with varying
opinions, Of course. about the
validity of his charges. But
now that the Senator is a COM
mittee chairman of the party
in power and has authority
to shove people around and
bullyrag them, and also to
throw monkey wrenches in the
orderly administration Of Gov
eminent, the attitude about
him has changed. Lots of folks,
so our Senator reports, are
getting seriously disturbed.
Now for the Southerners.
Anybody familiar with the
South and its people, its reli-
gion and its politics, could
have told Senator Mccarthy
that he was catching hold of
the business end of a hot poker
when he backed up. at least
temporarily, j. B. Matthews,
the inves, !gating committees
staff director. and thus passed
off lightly the charges Mr..
Matthews made in a mag
azine article that "ti1e largest
single group supporting the
Communist apparatus in the
United States is composed of
Protestant clergymen."
Professionalism is strong in
the South, and has been for
nearly three centuries. Folks
take their religion seriously. as
they do their politics. For so
long, especially in rural Sec
tons and small towns. the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-17

death, our allies fell into the
peace propaganda trap. They
seemed convinced that the
three new leaders would need
a period of quiet before as
Stunning a militantly aggressive
attitude.
The premature" purging Of
Beria renders these diplomatic
evaluations doubtful. Gen.
Matthew Ridgway now appears
fully justified in his contention
while he was supreme COM
mander at SHAPE that mill
tary men must consider the
enemy'S capabilities and not
his intentions.
The fact that our head.
quarters in Korea has permit
ted reporters to announce the
presence of Soviet officers with
the Chinese battalionS or di-
visions is significant
We have known for more
than two years that Russian
and Caucasian personnel was
attached to the Chinese and
North Korean headquarters
not only as technicianS but as
actual battle advisers. Ameri-
can alrmen have reported re-
peatedly that many of the
MICS were manned by Rus
sian or satellite flyers.
The Navy has had for more
than two years an Exhibit A"
as proof in the event the
United Nations wanted to es-
tablish that Russians were
fighting in the Korean war.
It was known at headquarters
IN Tokyo as Ivan in the ice
box" Sometime before the
armistice was suggested by
Jacob Malik at the United Ma
lions, an American Navy plane
got tangled with an enemy
fighter. It was shot down and
the pilot bailed out and died.
The body was picked up and
upon examination it was dis
covered from Identification
papers that the flyer was a
Soviet officer. The body was
brought back to the base where
it was decided that it would be
conclusive proof of Russia's
direct participation in the Ko-
rean war. It was then decided
to keep the corpse in refrigera-
ton until such time as it could
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-17
Strike at 70 Cafes
In New York Settled
by the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, July 17.-Sev-
enty restaurants, closed since
Monday because Of a walters
strike. have settled a pension
fund dispute with an AFL watt
ers' union and will reopen today.
Under an agreement reached
yesterday, the restaurants will
place pension funds in escrow
until details Of a pension plan
are negotiated.
Some of the city's best-known
restaurants in midtown and the
financial district closed after
walters left their Jobs. n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-17
Machine Blows Seeds
Into Highway Slopes
BY the Associated Press

HARTFORD, Conn.-New en-
bankments on Connecticut high
ways are protected from erosion
with the aid of a machine de-
signed and built by employees of
the State Highway Department.
1t is mounted on a truck and
blows a mixture Of water, ferti-
lizer and quick-growing grass
seeds into the slopes.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1953-04-16
LEGAL NOTICE

COMMON PLEAS COURT OF
GEAUGA COUNTY. OHIO. CASE
NO II4O7
Donna b. Dean VS. Burleigh
]. Shanower,, Executor Of the
Last Will and Testament of Sam
uel l.. Hull, deceased, ct al.
Wilbur Grumling aka. Wilbur
Grumbling, whose place of resi-
dence is 994S Woodruff Avenue,
Temple City, Calf and Marie NJ
May, whose place of residence is
Arizona. each will take notice
that on the End day of April, 1853.
| the undersigned Donna b. Dean
filed her petition in the Court of
| Common Pleas OF Geauga County,
| Ohio, alleging that she is a niece
of Cora B: Hull deceased. who
| was the wife Of Samuel l.. Hull,
later deceased; that said Samuel
L. Hull during his lifetime did
make and execute according to
law his last will and testament
| prior to and before the date of
the certain paper writing. here
! matter referred to, purporting to
and that said Samuel l.. Hull
hereunder made certain bequests
and devises to the plaintiff and
did thereby give. devise and be-
queath TO plaintiff his estate and
property, that said Samuel l.. Hull
died on or about September II.
1852; that on the 5th day of No
writing purporting to be the last
will and testament of said Sam
uel L. Hull, now deceased. was
admitted TO probate by the Pro-
bate Court of Geauga County,
Ohio, in Case No. 1866 in said
Do
571 and entered and recorded
in Volume V. Page S74 of he
Records of Wills of said Probate
Court; that said Case No. 1866
in said Probate Court was certi-
fled to the Common Pleas Court
same is now pending as Case NJ.
1885 of said Common Pleas
Court; that by the terms of the
aforesaid paper writing the Bur-
ton Congregational Church, Edith
keltner and Wilbur Grumling.
akk.a, Wilbur Grumbling are
neG 4ons named anS tbereib dre 5hs as tS Gn
legatees and deVisees of said
Samuel L. Hull. deceased. and that
no other person is so named there
in; that said paper writing is
not the last will and testament
of said Samuel L. Hull, deceased.
idAiAlll pIdNS lldI CdCh u the
persons named I'm plaintiffs petit
tion be made parties defendant in
said action; that summons be
duly issued and served upon each
and all of the defendants therein
according to law; that an issue
be made up as to whether said
paper writing is the last will and
testament of said Samuel L. Hull,
deceased, and that the same be
set aside and found not 10 he
said Samuel L. Hull, deceased.
and for such other and further
relief in the premises as may be
just and proper.
Each OF the defendants named
above, Wilbur GTumling, ak a.
Wilbur Grumbling and Marie NJ.
May, is required to answer on or
before the 30th day of May. 1858.
Donna b. Dean
BY Henry L. Haner. her attorney
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1953-04-16
To Build
Liquor Store
in Chardon

Chardon village has just is
sued a permit to Tony and John
Pryately for the construction of
a commercial cement block and
brick building, 40 by 100 feet,
on Cherry avenue.
The building will house the
State liquor store, first of its
kind in Geauga county. State
liquor business has been con-
Quoted for many years in the
agency on Court street.
Other building permits issued:
Josephine Covell, East King
street, new home, frame, four
rooms and bath.
Nyla Pringle, Claridon road,
new residence, five rooms and
bath, double garage, all cement
block.