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Evening star., 1953-12-22
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Deadly Danger

Gen. Eisenhower, in an ad-
dress made in London on July
8, 1851, made an appeal for
European unity which has
rarely, if ever, been equaled
in it's eloquence and in the
clarity of its reasoning. After
speaking of the immense gains
that could be achieved through
unity, Gen. Eisenhower pointed
out that "the project faces the
deadly danger of procrastina-
ton. The negative is al
ways the easy side, since it
holds that nothing should be
done. The negative is happy
in lethargy, contemplating,
almost with complacent salts
faction, the difficulties of any
other course"
Since he spoke, two and a
years have gone by and the
truth of his observation has
been manifest.
When I was in Paris last
week, I mentioned the i'm
portance of action soon, and
said that if there was not an
early and affirmative response,
the United States would have
to undertake an "agonizing re-
appraisal of basic foreign
policy in relation to Europe.
That statement, I thought,
reflected a Self-evident truth.
Successive international COM
muniques issued throughout
this year have said that the
consummation of EDO was
urgent" of paramount i'm
portance," necessary, need
ed" and essential" But these
weighty utterances seem not
to have sunk in. Let me,
therefore, mention three Of
the factors which make EDO
essential.
/. There is the immediate
problem of the so-called "for-
ward strategy" in Western
Europe. This means a plan,
and a will. to defend the entire
area of the prospective EDO
countries rather than to con-
template from the beginning
the abandonment of advanced
positions in Germany. which
might make the rest untenable.
In pursuance Of this strategy
a substantial part of the
United States Army occupies
advanced positions in West
Germany. However, without
the EDO, it is not legally per-
missible to draw on German
strength for the defense of
German soil. Equally, of
course, it is not acceptable
that the United States should
continue in the role of being
a principal defender of Ger
many, while the Germans
themselves look on as mere
observers. The forward STRAIT
egy" was initiated in Septem-
ber. 1850. on the assumption
that there would soon be Ger
man participation in the COM
mon defense. If that prospect
disappears then the basic
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said, that Russia's lines Of COM
munication might not be alto
gether secure" if she attempted
an armed invasion of Western
Europe.
"It seems that the Soviet
rulers exploitation of their own
and the satellite peoples has
reached such point where it
would be reckless for them to
engage in a general war;" he
added.
He said the discomfort behind
the Iron Curtain arising from
bad living conditions there and
better life in the neighboring
free countries shows "how i'm
portant it is for the free world
countries to continue to provide
living standards really superior
to those within the captive
world"
Evening star., 1953-12-22

craft. missiles and rockets.
without any assurance that the
Communists will stop their
own production. And all this
is to be conceded by the free
world without being sure Of
any means Of safeguarding the
interest of the Western coun-
tries through a system of in
ternational inspection. such as
the allies have proposed again
and again, only to have the
Communists refuse. It's just
another era of talk that now
has been begun.
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strategy of NATO viii have
to be re-examined.
2. There is not merely the
problem of providing German
contingents, but of doing SO
in a form reasonably accept
able to Germany's neighbors.
EDO meets this problem by
limiting German forces and
providing that the Germans
who are armed will form part
of a six-power army. They
will not be subject to a Ger
man general staff and they
cannot be used for national
purposes. This gives assur-
ances to France and other ma
tions, including the Soviet
Union, which have a legiti-
mate concern that Germans
shall not be rearmed under
conditions which would make
possible a recurrence of such
invasions as they have suf-
fered from German militar-
ism.
8. There is the problem OF
perma ane emily sealing the
breach between France and
Gernanv
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Must Not Reproduce
European Fire Trap

Twelve years ago. as the
United States formally entered
into World War II. I wrote:
Continental Europe has
been the worlds worst fire
hazard. Now the whole struc-
ture is consumed in flames.
We condemn those who started
and spread the fire. But this
does not mean when the time
comes to rebuild that we
should reproduce a demon
strated fire trap"
To my mind this is the DOM
inant consideration. It takes
precedence over getting Ger
man divisions under NATO,
important as that is. The es-
sential is to end, once and for
all, the suicidal strife which
has long plagued the Western
World. It has SO weakened it,
both materially and in pres
tige, that Western civilization
can now be seriously chal-
lenged by a materialist civili-
zation, which, behind a thin
veneer of sanctimonious the
ory, actually reproduces the
human degradation of dark
ages.
It is said that there must
be alternatives to EDO. OF
course. if EDO fails. there will
be things to be done. We are
not blind to that. But I do
not see alternatives" in the
sense of other practical ways
of accomplishing the three
EDO goals I mentioned.
Let us, by way of illustra-
ton, take the alternative"
which is most mentioned, that
is to restore sovereignty to
the West German republic and
then to make it a member of
NATO.
That is simply said, but
hardly done: at best it accom-
plishes merely the first of the
three purposes of EDO. It
would bring German soldiers
into NATO.
But how about the second
goal, of doing this in a way to
reassure France and Soviet
Russia? 1t would re-create a
German national force which
could be withdrawn for ma
tional purposes at the will Of
a German general staff. This
is not reassuring.
How about the third goal of
creating organic unity in
Western Europe which will
assure an ending of it's sui
cidal strife? This great goal
is the rebirth of nationalism.
But supposing we decided, as
We might. to try this way. Let
us not imagine that the pro-
cedure would be simple or ex-
peditious. First, it would call
for renegotiation of the pres
ent four-power convention de-
signed to restore West German
sovereignty. That is because.
as I pointed out, the present
convention depends upon the
coming into force of EDO.
The renegotiation of that
treaty under present circum-
stances might not be easy, nor
is it clear that the four powers
would again readily find them
selves in agreement
Evening star., 1953-12-22
Dulles Reports on Progress Of Edo Pact

which already has lasted for
nearly nine years since the
armistice. Chancellor Adenauer
already last week found it nee
eSsary to plead with the Ger
many people to be patient. The
fact that that plea was neces-
Sary should be a warning sign
that we do not have time to
burn.
We have reached one of
those points where the perfect
is the greatest enemy of the
good. No doubt the edo
treaty is less than perfect.
However, it does decisively
pose the fateful choice. It has
become the symbol Of Europe's
will to make it possible to
achieve a unity which will de-
pendably safeguard our West
ern civilization and all that it
means in terms of human
dignity and human welfare.
OF course, if EDO fails. we
shall do something. But what
we then do may be quite diff
ferent from what we had hoped
would be possible. It may in
>volve our tactically picking
our way through a maze Of
manifold perils, as of old.
I have confidence that the
United States is strong enough,
resourceful enough and wise
, enough to preserve its vital
interests even in the face Of a
failure of the EDO and the
European unity it symbolizes.
We need not, however, end
upon any somber note. / do
not believe that there will be
failure to achieve European
unity. My belief derives from
the fact that the peoples of
Europe do in fact possess quail
tiles which make it imperative
that Europe should be saved.
Evening star., 1953-12-22
Europe Important
Because of People

Europe is important for
many reasons. It is strate-
gically located and it has in
dustrial power. But above all,
Europe is important because
of its people. They possess to
a unique degree the qualities
which ennoble a civilization
which bears the deep imprint
of Christianity. That is a fact
which it is, I think, appropri-
ate to mention as we approach
Christmas Day.
What are those qualities?
In individuals they are minds
trained to reason clearly and
serenely; vision to see far and
truly; hearts which compre-
hend the Partnership of God
and the fellowship of man,
and, finally, capacity to act
rather than to be merely con-
templative.
In Government, the quality
we respect is willingness to
trust, in great matters, to the
response of individuals pos
sessed of the qualities I men,
ton.
I have hopes in the response
to be made regarding Euro
pean unity, because I have
faith in our civilization and in
it's human products. Delays
and difficulties so far encoun-
tered are. above all, due to the
fact that the issues have been
obscured, so that the people do
not see and think and COM
prehend and act.
That murky period is coming
to an end. AS the day of de-
cision irrevocably approaches,
so does comprehension grow.
Therefore, we can have high
hopes.
I have dealt in my talk with
NATO because a report on that
organization is due the Amer
lean people. But also we can
find elsewhere good ground
for hope.
Our society of freedom has
gained a clear moral initiative
over the forces of reaction.
After years of futile and
evasive debate on the part of
the Soviet Union about atomic
weapons, it has at least indi-
Gated a willingness to talk
confldentially, and we hope
seriously, about this problem.
After months of attempted
evasion the Soviet Union final
ly, it seems, will meet and talk,
again we hope seriously, about
the unification of Germany
and the liberation of Austria.
We have not yet had any for
NAL reply to our invitation to
meet at Berlin on January 4,
but the Soviet statement re-
ceived yesterday speaks of
"the forthcoming conference
in Berlin"
>l The coming year will be a
year Of great decision. There
lie ahead European unity, a
possible recession of the horror
Of atomic warfare and of a
beginning of an ending of the
unnatural division of Europe.
In Korea we look forward to
the first year of peace since
1949.
The problems are many and
grevious. but our hopes are
high. We can, therefore, in
all honesty look forward to
the happier New Year, which I
wish you all.
Evening star., 1953-12-22

FOLLOWING is a partial tert
OF an address By Secretary OF
State Dulles at the National
Press Club today:
Evening star., 1953-12-22
Doris FIeeson-

A growing band of Demo-
Gratis in the House and Senate
are deep in conversation
among themselves and with
their national committee about
ways and means of harden
ing the party's attitude toward
the Republican administration.
They are willing to exclude
foreign policy completely from
the partisan conflict but they
will settle for nothing less than
outright belligerence in the
case of Attorney General
Brownell.
The Senators who intend to
press for concerted action
when the session opens are
drawn chiefly from the
younger wing and include
Monroney of Oklahoma, Full
bright of Arkansas and Hen
nings of Missouri. They have
had encouraging reports that
the highly regarded Georgia
Senators, George and Russell,
share their views to some ex-
tent at least.
In the House, it is the vet
eran leaders themselves, Ray
burn of Texas and Mccormack
of Massachusetts,, who are
bluntly saying that the party's
past cooperation with Presi-
dent Eisenhower has been
poorly rewarded by him IN re-
cent months. Party managers
are lyrical in their praise for
the manner in which Rayburn
is devoting himself to building
a loyal Democratic Party in
Texas against the heavy odds
of Gov. ShiverS' machine.
The national committee is
enthusiastically in favor of a
fighting partisanship against
the administration in all but
the foreign field. It's chair
man, Steve Mitchell, was Ad-
lai Stevenson's choice and
Stevenson sentiment prevails
Evening star., 1953-12-22
Fire House Sanctuary

PORTLAND, Greg. (P.-Rollin
Leonard. 81, had no place to go
after a fire destroyed his apart
ment at a motor court here. So
the suburban Parkrose fire de-
partment, which fought the
blaze, gave Leonard lodging for
the night at the fire house.
Evening star., 1953-12-22

OGtOWIty 20 " PUt ttUs eSs~N
OF an address By Secretary OF
State Dulles at the National
Press Club today:
NATO has become a splen-
did structure. But it rests
upon a foundation which is
precarious and which must
cause us grave concern.
United States postwar pol
icy has consistently recognized
the imperative necessity Of a
closer integration Of Western
Europe. Congress expressed
that when it adopted the
European Recovery Program
in 1948, when it ratified the
North Atlantic Treaty in 1949,
and when it subsequently pro-
vided economic and military
assistance to Europe. In SO
doing, our Congress was not
imposing an American concept
on Europe. It was endorsing
a conviction that every West
ern European statesman Of
this generation has eloquently
and forcifully expressed.
Actually, much progress has
been made toward economic,
military and political unity.
A coal and steel community
has already been created and
the possibility of broader unity
now resides in the treaty to
create a European Defense
Community. This treaty was
signed in May. 1852, by France,
Italy, Belgium, the Neither
lands, Luxembourg and the
West German Republic. In
essence, this treaty. provided
for the establishment of a
common military force, drawn
from the six countries, which
would be placed under COM
mon institutions created by
them. They would operate
under a single budget, with
common procurement of mill
tary equipment. They would
have similar uniforms and
training and would be put at
the disposal of the NATO Su-
preme commander.
At the same time that this
EDO treaty was signed. the
United States, the United
Kingdom and France signed a
convention with the West Ger
man Republic designed, in ef-
feet, to end the postwar occu-
patton. This convention, how
ever, provides that it does not
come into force unless the EDO
treaty comes into force.
It was contemplated by the
EDO treaty that it would be
ratified within six months.
Now 18 months have elapsed
and there is still no assurance
of early action, although good
progress toward ratification
has been made in several of
the EDO countries. No par
liameiat, to which the EDO
treaty has been submitted, has
voted against ratification. But
some of the parliaments have
not wanted to face the issue.
None of us must under
estimate the difficulty of af-
firmative action. It involves a
merging of national inStitu-
tions which the nations iden-
tify with their respective his
tories. It involves substitute
ing fellowship for hatreds
which are both ancient and
recent. However, the day Of
decision cannot be indefinitely
postponed. We are close to a
date when non-action is the
equivalent of adverse action.
This is the more true because
the Mutual Security Act Of
1853 conditions much of our
European military support
upon the actual existence Of
EDO.
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sending revisions to Congress
when the new regime gets its
feet on the ground.
Mr.. Dodge will meet today
with one of those designated by
Gen. Eisenhower to be a depart
ment head-which one could not
be learned-to discuss what the
Truman budget provided for his
department.
Mr.. Dodge's statement, issued
at a news conference, conveyed
the impression clearly that the
attitude of the Eisenhower ad-
ministration toward the new
budget is that it is the Truman
administrations, baby.
Also Indicated was that this
budget for fiscal "a and sup
Elemental budget requests for
fiscal '53, will be followed in turn
by Eisenhower administration
revisionS.
Even with delays incident to
this procession of budget docu-
ments, Mr.. Taber said he feels
confident the committee he is to
head will have action on all
appropriation bills completed
shortly after July /.
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Senate to be a continuing body
when they provided that only
one-third of the Senate be re-
elected at each biennial elec-
ton. The other two thirds are
Senators the moment new
Congress meets. they argued.
Answering this, Senator Douglas
said:
Despite the hold-over of two
thirds of its members in each
new Congress, it is conceded by
every one that the Senate is not
a continuing body for the con-
sideration Of legislation. execu-
tive appointments. treaties, off,
GERS. or committees. There is no
basis for a different conclusion
on the matter of rules"
Senator Lehman, Democrat,
Of New York, also spoke yester-
day in support of the contention
that the Senate of each new
Congress has the right to adopt
It's own rules.
Senator Dirksen. Republican,
of Illinois. came forward yes
terday with a mild new civil
rights bill, containing no Fed
eral compulsion. Although it is
designed to encourage the States
to deal with the problem, South
ern advocates of the States
rights approach showed no en-
! thusiasm for the Dirksen bill.
Evening star., 1953-01-07
Balanced Budget,
Possible for 1853,
Predicted by Taber
By Francis P. DouqIos

Representative Taber, Repub-
lican, Of New York, who is to
head the House Appropriations
Committee, said today he ex-
poets Congress to balance the
coming budget for fiscal 1854.
"And we may be able to bal
ance this years. budget" he
added, referring to the one for
the period ending June 80.
Mr.. Taber. in his statement,
went further than Joseph w.
Dodge, who Is to be the Eisen-
hover administrations budget
director.
In a formal statement issued
yesterday Mr.. Dodge said there
is no qualification in the Eisen-
hover administrations de-
termination to balance the
budget. But nowhere did he
specify when. In fact, he sounded
a warning that the country
should expect mo 60-day mir
acleS."
The budget for fiscal 1854, be-
ginning next July /, the last to
be prepared under President
Truman'S direction, Is scheduled
to be sent to Congress on Friday.
But today the incoming admin
istration is launching review of
that budget with the aim of
Evening star., 1953-01-07
McCordle and Lourie Named
To State Department Posts
Newsmun and Head
Of Quaker Oats Co.
Are Latest Choices

Carl w. McCardle, 4S, CHIEF
Of the Washington Bureau OF
the Philadelphia Bulletin, late
yesterday was named by Presi-
dent-elect Eisenhower to be an
Assistant Secretary Of State. He
lives on Fairfax road, Mclean,
Va.
Gen. Eisenhower also ap-
pointed Donold B. Lourie, SO. oi
Peru, ILL.,. to serve as Under
secretary of State for Admin
stration. Mr.. Lourie is president
Of the Quaker Oats Co.
Mr.. McCardle is veteran
newspaperman. As an Assistant
Secretary Of State, he will be
concerned mainly with public
affairs. He will be in charge of
the State Departments Voice
Of America" operations.
Draws Eisenhower Praise.
The Eisenhower announce
ment described MIR. McCardle as
a man of wide experience as q
diplomat and political writer"
He was born in Cameron. w. Va.
He went to Washington and
Jefferson College. at Washing
ton, Pa, and received his degree
Of bachelor Of laws and letters
from Temple University.
He has been with the Phila-
delphia Bulletin for rs years.
He and his wife, Mrs. Dorothy
McCardle. have a daughter.
Marsha, II.
Mr.. Lourie rose from the ranks
in the Quaker Oats Co. to become
its president. He joined the COM
pany in 1922 after being gradu-
ated from Princeton University.
An-America Quarterback.
At that time his name was
known across the Nation, par
ticularly to sports fans. He was
the quarterback on Walter
Camps 1920 All-America foot
ball team.
Mr.. Lourie was born in De-
catur, Ala. After attending
Exeter Academy, he entered
Princeton. During World War I.
he served in the Army. He is
married and has three children
Donold K. who is at the Uni
versity of Michigan Law School;
and two daughters. Mrs. Nancy
Blackett and Miss Ann Lourie.
He is a director of the Illinois
Central Railroad and also q
trustee of Princeton University.
This will be his first Govern
ment service.
Both Mr.. McCardle and Mr..
Lourie conferred with Gen.
Eisenhower yesterday in New
York and with John Foster
Dulles, who will be Secretary Of
State in the new administration.
The job assigned to Mr.. Lourie
is a new one. not now existing in
the State Department organiza- =
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|Fiibuster Foes Appear Near Defeat

yesterday that the Senate always
had the right Of unlimited de-
bate on rule changes, and that
that was the only exception
made when the cloture rule was
extended to motions in 1949.
Although the fight to curb
filibusters usually is associated
with efforts to pass civil rights
bills, Senator Douglas said today
the st. Lawrence Seaway and
Statehood for Hawaii and Alaska
are other measures which may
be stopped by fllibusters unless
the rules are changed.
Senator Douglas denied today
that the Supreme Court, in Nc
Grain VS.. Daugherty, decided
that the Senate is a continuing
body. He said it merely ruled
that a Senate committee could
be revived by a succeeding Con-
gresS.
At the same time, Senator
DouglaN charged that some Of
the Senators who insist that the
Daugherty case be accepted as
final in the rules fight, want
Congress to reverse three Su-
preme Court opinions affecting
control of the costal tidelands.
Taft and Russell Explain Stand.
Senators Taft and Russell
contended yesterday that the
trainers of the Constitution
made it clear they intended the
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tion. The announcement said the
assignment will require a minor
change Of existing legislation and
that the matter Is being dis
cussed with congressional lead
.erS.
The purpose Of the new job
Is to relieve Mr.. Dulles and his
policy advisers from the burden
Of reorganization and admin
istration," the announcement
added.
At present, there is only one
Undersecretary of State. Under
him are two Assistant Secre-
taries. one Of whom deals with
administration. That position
currently Is held by Carlisle H.
Humelsine.
Mr.. Lourie's new position will
give the State Department two
Undersecretaries. He will take
over the work being done by Mr..
Humelsine. plus all administra-
Evening star., 1953-01-07

A-4 THE EVENING STAR
." Washington, D. c.
WEDNEgDAY, JANUARY Z, 1888
Evening star., 1953-01-07
Mossadegh Wins
Vote Of Confidence
BY the Assoeieted Press


TEHRAN, Iran, Jan. THE
Nails gave Premier Mohammed
Mossadegh a $40 vote OF conf
dence and a victory yesterday
over deputies he accused OF at
tempting to weaken the govern
ment.
The Premier had demanded
the vote after Is Of the 80 men,
berS Of the Mails. parliament's
lower house. sponsored a bill
which would nullify an election
law DR.. Mossadegh intends to
decree within q week.
The bill was backed by Trans
powerful Moslem religious leader,
Mullah (priest) Ayatullah Kas-
hani, now apparently at serious
political odds with DR.. Mossa-
degh. Mullah Kashani had
termed the bill good and nee
eSsary."
In a radio broadcast DR..
Mossadegh bitterly attacked those
sponsoring the bill. He declared
they had given British propa-
gandists q pretext to assert the
Mails no longer had confidence
In his government.
The new election law is aimed
primarily at getting full parlia-
ment elected and operating for
the first time in more than q
year.
The election of a new Nails
began in some districts in De-
cember, 1851, but it was discon-
tinued after a few months with
only 80 Of the 1876 members
chosen.
The new law would increase
the number Of deputies to l72
and provide for elections through
out the country on the same day.