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Evening star., 1953-08-24

political, military, scientific
and economic secrets of the
United States have been stolen
by Soviet agents in our Gov
ernment and other persons
closely connected with the
Communists.
Powerful groups and indi-
viduals within the executive
branch were at work obstruct-
ing and weakening the effort
to eliminate Soviet agents
from positions in Govern
ment."
The committee says that,
according to evidence in its
records, those involved "in the
secret Communist under
ground included an execu-
tive assistant to the Presi-
dent Of the United States, an
assistant of the treasury, a
United States Treasury attache
in China, the secretary of the
international Monetary Fund.
the head of the Latin-Ameri-
can division of the Office of
Strategic Services. a member
of the National Labor Rela-
tions Board. secretary of the
National Labor Relations
Board, chief counsel of the
Senate subcommittee on civil
liberties" and several others in
wartime projects and boards.
The committee in its report
touches on various incidents in
the history of the last 20 years
when strikes, have been To-
mented at critical times. en-
ployers have been harassed by
labor relations board decisions
in key industries, key unions
have been influenced toward
the Communist line, foreign
policy has been shaped to-
ward Soviet desires, and even
congressional committees on
Capitol Hill have been inf1l-
trated by Communist agents.
The Senate subcommittee
makes a very important rec
ommendation-that existing
laws which permit Commu-
nists to escape indictment be
revised so that the statute of
limitations be heightened,
particularly for false swearing.
For at present, unless the evi-
dence of lying is obtained and
prosecution begun within three
years. there can be no punish
ment meted out. This is one
reason why public condemna-
tion, at least, through expos
ures by congressional commit
tees. is about the only way now
to oStracize the men and wom-
en- who were willing to betray
their own Government but who
now move about freely in
various walks of life unknown
to the public and unpunished
for their misdeeds.
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Evening star., 1953-08-24
Fletcher KnebeI-
Potomac Fever

Chile offers to sell strategic copper to Russia There's
doubt whether United
won't be allies left to go it without.
The Shah returns to Iran in triumph The Shah great
confidence in the fuurehs private plane always ready
the airport
Republican Senate Leader Knowand he and Vice
ident Nixon aren't eudng After ALL they share mutual
that President Ike will succeed in including the
choice of the right Californian with him again.
Dr. Ast ousted by Commerce Secretary Weeks
his job back Bureau of Standards head Republicans
ing great almost back where they started
The Labor Department factory hit
last month Workers will be breaking evenaready the
take-home almost equals the deductions
Senator Joe Mccarthy launches another attack
Joe is convinced the unustworhy-it prints
almost everything he
British scientist watch for the "Cbomb"
could destroy all humans at blast Now know why they
print such long numbers social security cardthose
the odds against your collecting it.
Evening star., 1953-08-24
Central Northwest
Citizens Plan Drive
On Housing Blight

A neighborhood improvement
campaign is the aim of a meet
ing to be held September IA,
under sponsorship of the Wash
ington Housing Association.
Col. Campbell C. Johnson, as
sociation president, said the Cen
tral Citizens Association and his
group will formulate plans for
action. This is in line with the
District Commissioners drive on
substandard housing, he ex-
planned.
Area Boundaries.
The area slated for improve
ment is bounded by Seventh,
14th and K streets and Florida
avenue NV.
"The proposal is in line with
Engineer Commissioner Brig.
Gen. Louis w. Prentiss' invita-
ton to citizen groups to play an
important part in any attack on
slums," Col. johnson declared.
"Its basic aim is to prevent
blight through organized citizen
action"
The plan calls for forming a
steering committee, composed at
first of members of the two
groups. Later, District enforce
ment agencies would be added.
The Neighborhood improvement
Committee of the citizens asSo-
citation is taking the lead in the
movement. The aid of the areas
schools also will be enlisted.
Preliminary Survey.
A preliminary survey will be
planned to determine the exact
area in which to begin work.
The program calls for listing de-
ficiencies in city services which
will be called to the attention Of
officials.
This new campaign follows
successful collaboration last year
between the association and the
citizens group in getting the
condemnation of Temperance
court an alley slum in the Cen
tral-Northwest area. A number
of families there were rehoused
as a result of that drive.
Evening star., 1953-08-24

see the Justice" of the So
viet's point of view more fire.
quently than they have seen
our own. And this is occurring
when no actual questions of
principle are being urged.
Some of our friends who have
fought on the U. N. side for
three long years seem now to
regard the victim of agrees
sion, South Korea. as the fly
in the ointment and are openly
lambasting the patriotic South
Korean president, Syngman
Rhee. as an old trouble-mak-
ing jingoist.
These developments give real
concern to the policy makers
in Washington. They rightly
suspect, when the preliminar-
les for the organization of the
peace talks are progressing at
such a Snail-like pace, what
will happen when the major
subjects supposed to lead to
an actual conclusion of peace
are brought up before the
members of the peace delega-
ton.
With the present lack Of
unity among the major West
ern powers, the mere question
of the uniflcation of Korea
may cause weeks and months
of palavering. Furthermore,
there is no doubt in the minds
of American political observers
that Russia, backed by Great
Britain and probably France,
will open up the question Of
the admission of Red China to
the United Nations despite our
insistence that this is a mat
ter not relevant to the peace
parleys.
Evening star., 1953-08-24
Thon1os 1. Stokes
A New Moment in 7istorv
World Seen Ready to Back Bold Move Toword Peace
Now Thot Both Sides Could Destroy Eoch Other

doing, to translate the attitude
of people everywhere into the
official attitude of nations.
People all over the world
surely would rise to that.
What an opportunity this gives
our own President for leader
ship!
He could, among other
things. lift our own iron cur
tain about the H-bomb and
tell us and the rest of the
world exactly how it can
destroy our civilization. Be-
cause of our position in the
world. he has a forum avail
able to no one else.
Let it not be said of our
leaders in this crisis in world
history what Somerset Maug-
ham has written about those
in another great crisis, the
French Revolution:
"The actors in one of the
greatest dramas in the worlds
history were pitifully made
quate in their parts"
Evening star., 1953-08-24

the state itself have further
shaken German confidence.
Germans feel themselves out
in front with nothing reliable
behind them. And they say,
"The Russian notes must be
answered, and with something
positive" They fear the rigid
ity of Mr.. Dulles at a time
when elasticity and imagina-
ton are essential.
June 1917 showed them the
extreme danger Of a divided
Germany, especially If both
sides are armed. They ask
what would have happened
if the revolt had actually
reached proportions to seri-
ously threaten the East Ger
man government with over
throw and if the rebels had
then called for armed aid from
their Western brethren. And
they answer their own ques-
ton: The Third World War.
Released by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.
Evening star., 1953-08-24
Kenneth Fry and Wife Buy
Carolina Radio Station
By the A.,eeinfed Pres,

Radio station WHCC, 250-watt
at Waynesville, N. c., has been
purchased by Kenneth D. Fry
and his wife Margaret F. Fry.
Mr.. Fry, veteran radio and
newspaper executive and former
radio-TV director for the Demo-
cratic National Committee, an
nounced the purchase yesterday
It is subject to approval by the
Federal Communications Com
mission.
WHCC, Inc, is now owned by
Holt Mcpherson, editor Of the
High Point. N. c., Enterprise,
and James ChildresS, WHCC gen.
eral manager.
The Frys will Jointly manage
and operate the station.
Mr.. Fry was with the ONCE of
War Information and later head
Of the Voice of America for the
State Department.
Evening star., 1953-08-24
DoVld LoWrence-
Spy Report Called Sensational
Soviet Conspiracy Against u S. Reported by Senators
Called Unparalleled Since Case of Aaron Burr

in the large number Of sessions
of the committee in which he
participated. His comments at
the time were always in ac-
cord with those of the other
members of the committee.
Senator Mccarthy of Wis
consin has never been a men,
ber of the Senate Internal Sc
curity subcommittee and has
had no part in its proceedings
or in the making of its report.
But the findings certainly
vindicate many of the broad
charges he has made, notably
that the FBI's information was
disregarded by the executive
branch of the Government un-
der the last two administra-
tions and that hence congress
sional Investigations became
essential.
The new report shows that
only two of the Soviet spy rings
inside the American Govern
ment have thus far been ex-
posed and that two more rings
now known to have existed
have not yet been uncovered
largely because of lack of in
formation from and co-opera-
tion by key witnesses-Amer-
lean citizens-who hide be-
hind the Fifth Amendment and
who are being encouraged to
continue to do so by cleft
wing" organizations and other
defenders Of the Fifth Amend
ment technique.
The committee report says:
Despite the fact that the
Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton and other security
agencies had reported extern
sive information about this
Communist penetration. little
was done by the executive
branch to interrupt the So
Wet operatives in their ascent
in Government until congress
sional committees brought
forth to public light the facts
of the conspiracy. -.
"The Soviet international
organization has carried on a
successful and important pene-
tration of the United States
Government and this penetra-
ton has not been fully exposed.
This penetration has ex-
tended from the lower ranks
to the top-level policy and
operating positions in our Gov
ernment.
I'm general. the Communists
who infiltrated our Govern
ment worked behind the scenes
guiding research and pre-
pairing memoranda on which
basic American policies were
set, writing speeches for Cab
met officers. influencing con-
gressional Investigations, draft
ing laws. manipulating admin
istrative reorganizations - al
ways serving the interest Of
their Soviet superiorS.
Thousands of diplomatic,
Evening star., 1953-08-24

The question asked here
may be naive-if so, excuse
it. please.
It is prompted by the rash
of statements following the
announcement of Russia's H
bomb device" explosion urg-
ing that we must now build a
bigger and bigger defense.
The question is:
us that the only answer we
have?"
Keeping up our guard is
necessary, of course, as a pro-
tective policy, and perhaps for
quite some time. But that
represents only an expression
of fear and a policy founded in
fear, and is negative. We
can't continue to live on fear
and, furthermore, it does
something to us. 1t weakens
us, in fact, distortS our judg-
ment and our decisions. Like
wise, as a practical matter, a
continued grandioSe defense
system puts a strain on our
economy that we can't bear
forever. That's simple
arithmetic.
What we need is a positive
approach.
Now there seems to be a
more solid basis for that than
ever and it is the very fact
of a Russian H-bomb to match
ours.
A reaction is found among
people since that announce
ment-not officials, just folks
which could be very signifi-
cant. They are saying that
now that Russia has the H
bomb know-how and her peo-
pie as we'll as her rulers know
its direful potentialS, realize
that it has the power to
destroy Russia, this should
make the Soviets pause, make
them see how rash a war
would be. We over here have
some comprehension already.
You find a feeling of relief,
paradoxically enough, that
Russia now knows about the
H-bomb, which is explained
by the forecast among people,
as they discuss this revela-
ton, that there never will be
another world war, that the
H-bomb itself would prevent it.
Though this pretends to be
no Gallup Poll report, it is
ventured that this attitude
prevails generally among peo-
pie, not only in this country,
but everywhere that enough is
known about the H-bomb's
capacity for destruction. That
is different from the official
attitude, at least as the latter
is publicly expressed, but tina.
is Understandable since the
official attitude must take into
account its responsibilities and
can take no chances and over
look nothing.
But the attitude among peo-
pie, If 1t is as widespread as
Evening star., 1953-08-24

here surmised, offers a field in
which to operate positively. It
must, however, be capitalized.
To be capitalized, there must
be an objective. The objective
is ready at hand. It is not a
new objective at all, just that
of attempting once again, in
what seems a more favorable
climate, to draw up a code of
international law by the
United Nations for the outlaw
ing of atomic and hydrogen
bombs and disarmament in all
other categories of weapons.
That subject again will be
before the U.N. General AS
sembly at its meeting begin
ming in New York next month,
as it has been for several years.
The U.N. commission on dis
armament held a routine
meeting last week, largely
perfunctory as 1t had no prog
ress to report. There was,
however, about U.N. corridors
what Chairman Wiley of the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee called talk" that Rus
sia, since she now has the H
bomb, actually wants to seek
agreement on international
atomic weapon control. She
hitherto has prevented such
talk on the Baruch Plan and
it's inspection requirements
which are so essential.
It could be that this is one
of those moments in history,
rendezvous of the whole world
with it's destiny-if it can be
seized, If men can rise to the
occasion and Synthesize the
will to peace" which Adlai
Stevenson says he found
among people everywhere on
his world tour.
Bold leaders who stepped
forward now would have such
backing in efforts for peace as
never before, it appears GER
tain.
What seems necessary and
feasible initially and immedi-
ately is to recognize the feel
ing among the people that
the fact Of the H-bomb makes
war unthinkable and to stress
this over and over and, by so
Evening star., 1953-08-24
David Lawrence

The most sensational report
by a committee of Congress
in a century or more of Am
erican history has just been
unanimously approved and is
sued to the public by the
Internal Security subcommit-
tee of the Judiciary Com
mittee of the United States
Senate. For it shows the out
line, design, and active par
ticipants in a deliberate con-
spiracy against the United
States Government unparal-
leled since the case Of Aaron
Burr.
The report tells that Presi-
dent Truman and other high
officials were warned as early
as November 1945 by a secret
memorandum from the FBI
that a Soviet spy ring existed
within the Roosevelt and Tru-
man administrations. Names
were given and the testimony
of confessed Communists was
furnished by the FBI. Never
theless, in 1948 Mr.. Truman
was calling an attempted ex-
posure of the whole thing a
'red herring" intended, he said,
by the Republicans to divert
attention from legislative de-
lays. The Democratic admin
istration, moreover, up to the
very end of its term in January
1853 was denouncing the con-
gressional Investigations which
had been bringing to light the
facts about the Communist
conspiracy.
Those Democratic members
of Congress and campaign
speakers. in including Gov.
Stevenson, who have been
proclaiming far and wide that
the job of ferreting out Com
munistS from Government had
better be left solely to the
FBI will find by reading the
new report that this isn't
enough, especially if what the
FBI turns up is consistently
ignored. For the FBI itself
cannot prosecute cases or even
make public the damaging
facts it has collected or ask
for the indictment by a grand
jury of a single suspect unless
the President or the Attorney
General directs that such a
specific step be taken.
All the Democratic and Re-
publican members of the
Senate's internal Security
Committee have signed the
26.000-word report, which is
the result of nearly three years
of investigative work and hear
ings. Senator Willis Smith,
Democrat, of North Carolina,
and former president of the
American Bar Association,
would unquestionably have
signed the report but for his
death a few weeks ago. He
was known to have been
shocked by the facts revealed
Evening star., 1953-08-24
Little Encouragement at U.N.
Allies Seen More Interested in Getting Along With Reds
Than Settling Fate of Korea and Ending Aggression

envoy to the New York par
ley, who stated last Thursday:
Lets not take this too tragi-
cally or too seriously. Let's just
get on. The world wants from
us speedy action - not pro-
tracted debate"
1t is. of course, hard for the
American delegates to share
Mr.. Lloyd's good humor and
desire for speed in satisfying
partially at least the conten-
tionS of the Communists. We
have had nearly 145,000 cas-
ualties in what is still being
described by some as the Ko-
rean police action" while
Britain has suffered less than
5000 casualties in the same
campaign.
We have agreed that Russia
shall take a place at the con-
ference table. Our position is
as logical as having Red China
and North Korea there. The
U. S. S. r. has participated &C
lively in the war against the
United Nations forces just as
much as her allies. This is no
longer a secret.
Our opposition to India sit
ting with the rest of the bel
ligerents is due not only to
the fact that she has con-
sistently refused to become in
volved in the U. N. war but
also because we do not intend
to increase unnecessarily the
vote favoring the Communist
side.
Unfortunately the attitude
of our allies gives us little en-
couragement for the future.
In the present on and off
the record discussions our al
lies have shown a tendency to
Evening star., 1953-08-24
Constantine Brown

A week has elapsed since the
United Nations General As
sembly gathered in New York
to decide the composition of
the membership for the Korean
peace talks.
The manner in which this
relatively simple task has been
progressing gives no encour-
agement that the actual peace
parleys supposed to start in
October will be ended in the
remaining years of this decade.
The truth is that our allies
who contributed token forces
in the Korean war are far more
interested in other matters
than the fate of Korea and
the termination of the Red ag-
gression actually in keeping
with the decision of the United
Nations on July 3, 1850.
Our allies main concern is
the termination of the cold
war in Europe, the resump-
ton of a large-scale trade with
Red China and an honorable
appeasement of the U. S. S. r. ;"
This explains why some of
the main delegates at the
u. N. are taking lightly our po-
sition demanding that only
those nations which sent at
least a small military contin-
gent to Korea shall have a say
at the peace table. Others
such as India, we insist, which
approved the U. N. action in
1850 but has remained neu-
tral since that time, must not
participate at that gathering.
We are taking our position
seriously; our allies less so.
This is illustrated by the jovial
attitude of Mr.. Selwyn Lloyd,
Britain's Minister of State and
Evening star., 1953-08-24
Actor Returns to ItuIy

ROME, Aug "a (P.-Vittorio
Gassman, actor husband of
movie star Shelley Winters, ar
rived by plane from the United
States last night for a two-week
visit,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-01-29
DerwOOd Club
Meeting Held

The Derwood Homemakers Club
held its first meeting of the new
year at the Home Demonstration
Office, Wednesday, January 7.
There was good attendance in spite
OF the icy and snowy weather.
Mrs. Clarence Beatty, president,
opened the meeting. Several mem
bers are planning to attend the
special meetings on chair seating,
IN January. Plans were made to
make toys for Children's Hospital,
in March. Also there was some dis
cussion as to what the club will
do at the County Fair this year.
At the close of the meeting the
hostesses, Mrs. Calvin johnson,
Mrs. Roscoe Whip, and Mrs.
Robert Stevens, served delicious re-
freshments.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-01-29
Mrs. Stella Werner
Guest Speaker at
Bethel Meeting

Mrs. Stella Werner, member of
the Montgomery County Council,
will be the speaker Wednesday
evening, February 4, at s: 80 at
the regular meeting of the Sister
hood of Congregation Bethel of
Montgomery County.
Mrs. Jerome Wilkins, $500 Law
crock Court, Bannockburn, will be
hostess for the meeting at her
home. Mrs. Werner's subject will
be The Role of Church Groups in
the Community"
Mrs. Werner is presently the Law
delegate from Bethesda to the Bal
timore Methodist Conference. She
has had wide experience in civic,
political, and church work having
been a former president of the
Bethesda P-TA, active in library
work, in USO work, a newspaper
reporter and radio broadcaster on
local government and a director
of the Charter Committee.
Sisterhood members who will be
hostesses following Friday even
ing services at Pooks Hill Audi
forum at $3.50 January 80 will be
Mrs. Wolfe Mostow and Mrs. Jo-
seph Krauss; February 6, Mrs.
Murray Fosa and Mrs. James God
ing; February ID, Mrs. Harlan
Hurwitz and Mrs. Haskell VALID;
February 20, Mrs. Herman Gold
berg and Mrs. Milton Whitman;
February 81, Mrs. Harold Morowitz
and Mrs. Stanley Klimen.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-01-29
County Residents
Aid in Planning
ShOw-Of-Week

Montgomery County was we'll
represented on the General Inaug-
ural Committee 1858, which was
the governing body charged with
the responsibility of planning the
Inaugural ceremonies by William
c. Birely, James A. Councillor, Miss
Louise Gore, Arthur j. Hilland,
DR.. Oscar B. Hunter, Jr., Mrs.
James Thachara, and Winfield
Weitzel.
Although the ceremonies were
considered a District of Columbia
civic function, it was felt that in
view of the close relationship be-
tween the District and Montgomery
: County, recognition should be given
to some of those who played an
active part in the nomination and
election of President Eisenhower
and Vice President Nixon.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-01-29

Mr.. Stapleton refused freight de-
liveries and closed shop. The state
commission upheld his decision and
the freight question is now in the
hands of the ICC.
Meanwhile the General Electric
Company had repossessed the loco
motive.
The railroads bad luck continued
through its last run on December
16. The journey from Concord to
Epsem was without incident, but
while the train was pulling out of
the EPSON station the last two cars
jumped the tracks.
The engineer and brakeman
uncoupled the cars and the train
rolled on to Pittsfield without them