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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-04-23
BEHIND
HOME PLATE
BY II. S. DOUGLAS
The Weeks Schedule

The Weeks Schedule
Here is the Braves schedule for
the coming week:
Tonight and Tomorrow Night -
York here. Game time 7:45.
Saturday Night-York at York.
Sunday Afternoon-York at York.
Monday Night and Tuesday Night
Richmond here. Game time 7:45.
Wednesday Night-Norfolk here.
Game time 7:45.
1t sure was good to see the bus
drive into the stadium on Tuesday
afternoon and to meet the boys who
were on the team last year, as well
as all the newcomers.
Bill Wilson, who has been training
all spring with the Class "a" Jack
sonville club, called Rufus Edwards
on Tuesday evening and told him he
was on his way to join the club and
is scheduled to join the team this
morning. Dutch told me that he
will probably send him to the mound
in tonight's opening game, but if for
any reason he is not ready, Stan
Slack will get the assignment.
#&%
Ford Jordon, last years thirdbase-
man, who didn't report to the team
for spring training in Waycross be-
cause of an injured hand, finally put
in an appearance on Tuesday after
noon, but he will have to get in shape
before he can do the team any good.
Two other members of the 1852
team, who did not make the trip to
Waycross, also pulled into town on
Tuesday afternoon - outfelder Bill
Loos and pitcher Jack Larson-and
they too will have to work them
selves into shape.
Like the rest of you, know very
little about the new boys on the
squad, which now totals twenty-five
you will find the tentative opening
lineup, as we'll as all the others on
the squad, in my Opening Night"
story on the front page-but one
thing l do know, and that is that
neither Gene Raney, or his field
manager Dutch" Dorman, will be
satisfied with anything but hust-
ling ball club, and if any weaknesses
develop as the season gets under
way, you can bet your last dollar
that the phone in Rufus Edwards
office will be really humming.
Right now, with Bill Wilson, Stan
Slack and Charlie Miller ready tC
go, and Jack Larson and Charlie
Higham to back them up, Dutch looks
to have right fair pitching staff or
the way. The infeld, with the ex-
ception of second base, around which
the one and only Jimmy linn will
roam, Will nave to be a question
mark as far as l am concerned, until
I see the new boys in action, and the
same goes for the outfield.
Dusty Hersom, good journeymar
backstop last year, is, they tell me
a much improved catcher this year
but I know nothing about the other
catcher on the squad, Ralph Ber-
nardini.
We are all going to get look a
the boys in action tonight, so let''
fill every seat in the stadium anc
give the boys a real Hagerstowr
welcome.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-04-23
St.Mary's High School Basketball Teams
Honored AT Dinner Dance On Thursday

Miss Peggy Slate, CoCapan OF The Gaeees Wins Special
Award For Her Outstanding Athletic Achievements. Two
Gaes Two Gaelettes Win Good Sportsmanshp Trophies
Rome Schwagel Is Guest Speaker.
Evening star., 1953-06-08
R0K Chief Of Staff
Leaves U.S 5. by Plane
To Report TO Rhee
BY the ASsocioted Press

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE,
Calf, June 8.-South Korea's
chief of staff, Gen. Paik Sun
Yup, left for Honolulu en- route
home early today by plane on
orders from President Syngman
Rhee.
Rhee recalled all ROK army
officers training in the United
States.
In Washington, the Korean
Embassy said there are about
$50 ROK officers in the U. S.,
most of them are army officers,
scattered at several Army posts.
Some started quickly for home:
others were to leave today, the
spokesman added.
Gen. Paik arrived last night
from Ft. Leavenworth, Kans.,
where he had been attending the
Army Command and General
Staff College.
Asked for comment on truce
negotiations in Korea, he told
newSmen only II received orders
to return to Korea and report to
President Rhee."
Asked if he thought the ROK
army could fight its way to the
Yalu. River alone, as Rhee has
vowed to do, Gen. Paik said only:
II don't know. My mission is
to return to my country"
AS Gen. Paik arrived, nine
South Korean lieutenants and
captains, just in from Korea, left
for training in Virginia.
Consul General Young Han
Choo said they had left Korea
before Rhee'S order for all ROK
officers to return home.
Evening star., 1953-06-08
plantations to them.

plantations to them.
The Reds have not indicated
they hold any U. N. prisoners
who do not want to return home.
The prisoner exchange signing
was completed with little fan
fare. No photographers were be-
lieved present.
1t. Col. Milton Herr. U. N.
official spokesman, stepped from
the conference hut and told re-
porterS:
"The United Nations Command
has reached an agreement with
the Communists on the prisoner
of war issue and terms of refer
ence have been signed by both
sides here in Panmunjom this
afternoon.
THE signing was done in
executive session but the terms
of reference have been mutually
declassiffled and we will hand
them out to you in a minute
or two.
"Please remember this is not
the armistice agreement. It
deals with the prisoners of war
issue only.
There still are some admin
istrative matters to be negoti-
ated."
Asked about the administra-
tive matters, Col. Herr said:
Things have changed since
the original agreement-such
things as the line of demarca-
tion would be one of those
matters"
He said he did not know how
many administrative matters re-
main.
The prisoner agreement was
hammered out in five secret
meetings since May Is when the
U. N. command presented the
Reds with a now or never"
compromise proposal.
The South Korean delegate
on the U. N. truce team, Mai.
Gen. Choi Duk Shin, boycotted
the signing as did all other
South Korean officers attached
to the delegation.
Gen. Choi has boycotted the
sessions since May IS as an ex-
preston of the bitter opposition
of South Korea.
Gen. Harrison and Gen. Nam
signed nine copies of the agree
ment, three each in Chinese, Ko-
rean and English.
The Reds got two sets for the
Chinese and Korean delegations
and the U. N. command received
one set.
Evening star., 1953-06-08
Rhee
Continued From First Page. }

am. Tuesday (6 pm. Monday,
EDT).
He said banners and placards
are being prepared.
Meanwhile. a government
spokesman said:
There will be absolutely no
change in our policy OF opposi-
ton to the armistice. The
(Eisenhower) letter is unrealistic
in that President Eisenhower as
sumes that the Communists will
honor the terms of a truce agree
ment."
Gen. Eisenhower's letter
tipped off that an armistice was
at hand. He wrote that terms of
present Red proposal-essen-
TALLY based on a recent Allied
offer-required acceptance by
the United Nations and South
Korea.
Agreement on prisoner ex-
change left only technical mat
ters to be solved before signing
of a full armiStice agreement.
Gen. Eisenhower pointedly
urged South Korea to avoid any
reckless adventures" and forget
its oft-voiced threats to carry on
the war alone.
Washington sources said Gen.
Eisenhower's offer does not by
any means meet Mr.. Rhee's re-
cent demands for withdrawal of
all foreign troops, steps toward
unification of Korea and a mil
itary security pact before an
armistice. They said the pro-
posed pact Is not blank check
to get South Korea out of trouble
in case it tries to unity the coun-
try by force.
Mr.. Rhee revealed his inde-
ciSion about the Eisenhower
terms after a speech at the
United States 1st Corps.
81 have not decided yet" he
told correspondents. Referring
to his speech, he added, "I think
I have said enough" He would
not say whether Korea would
fight on if an armistice is signed.
In his speech. the fiery. 78-
year-old Chief Executive said:
I'VE cannot surrender to the
Communists after all the Sacri-
fees you have made and we have
made. AS far as we are con-
cerned, no peace or no armistice
can be acceptable to us as long
as Chinese Communists are al
Evening star., 1953-06-08
We viii Seek Aims
By Peaceful Means

With the conclusion Of an
armistice the United States is
prepared to join with the Re
public Of Korea to seek for
Korea these ends. We believe
that in Korea there should be
a more perfect union and, as
I say, we shall seek to achieve
that union. by all peaceful
methods. We believe that
there should be domestic tram
guilty and that can come from
the end of fighting. There
. should be provision for the
defense of Korea. That will
come from the mutual security
treaty which we are prepared
to make. The general welfare
should be advanced and that
will come from your own
peacetime efforts and from
economic assistance to your
war-torn land. Finally, a
peaceful settlement will afford
the best opportunity to bring
to your people the blessings
of liberty.
I assure you, Mr.. President,
that so far as the United
States is concerned, it is our
desire to go forward in fell
lowship with the Republic Of
Korea. Even the thought of
a separation at this critical
hour would be a tragedy. We
must remain united.
Sincerely,
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER.
Evening star., 1953-06-08

lowed to remain inside the Ko-
rean peninsula"
Blinking back tears, he told
the hundreds Of soldiers:
II come here with a sad feel
ing and a heavy heart. I do
hope we will be allowed to finish
this thing with justice and
honor"
Military policemen guarding
Mr.. Rhee, his wife and the
United States 9Th Army COM
mander, 1t. Gen. Maxwell d.
Taylor, tried to push newsmen
away as they questioned Mr..
Rhee.
AS Mr.. Rhee spoke, admins
tration sources again threatened
physical action" against any
truce not approved by the gov
ernment. They said the ROK
army would either continue
fighting at the front or would
take part in small scale skirm-
ishes" against Indian troops who
land to take charge of Red pris-
oners refusing to go home and
Communist representatives who
come to explain repatriation to
the Red POWs.
They said such landings would
be an invasion of their nations
rights unless approved by the
government.
They said government officials
have decided to continue fight
ing until the United States ac-
tually signs a mutual defense
pact. but Gen. Eisenhower's let
ter said clearly such a pact
would come after an armistice
was signed.
The sources also said they ex-
pected the reluctant prisoners as
well as South Korean civilians to
stage "all-out" demonstrations.
Speakers waving anti-armis-
tice banners were already talk
ing angrily on dozens Of street
corners in Seoul.
Evening star., 1953-06-08
KnowIand Asks Rhee
To Face Facts and
Accept Truce Terms
BY the Assoeioied Press

Senator Knowland, Republi-
can, of California called on Presi-
dent Syngman Rhee of Korea to-
day to face the facts as they
are" and accept truce terms in
the Korean war.
Senator Knowland. chairman
Of the Republican Policy Com
mittee, spoke out in the Senate
after a group of Senators had
been briefed on Korean develop
ments by Secretary of State
Dulles.
Some Senators said Secretary
Dulles appeared to believe there
might be a change in attitude on
the part Of the Korean Govern
ment, which has vowed to ignore
the truce and continue fighting
Senator Knowland told the
Senate that any action endan-
gering the truce agreement
would be detrimental to the
people of the Republic Of Korea
and would endanger the security
of the United Nations forces in
Korea, including the security of
the forces this country has in
that nation"
The California Senator's state
ment was regarded as especially
significant because he has sup
Evening star., 1953-06-08

ported the contention OF South
Korean leaders that a truce
leaving Korea divided would not
be satisfactory.
Senator Knowland said:
Il hope and pray that the
government of the Republic of
Korea will do nothing now that
would undermine and tend to de-
stroy overnight that which now
exists.
1T is my considered judgment,
as a long time friend of the Re-
public of Korea and as one who
has a personal admiration for
President Syngman Rhee in the
leadership he has furnished his
people, that any action that
would endanger the truce about
to be consummated would be
detrimental to the people of the
Republic of Korea and would en-
danger the security of the United
Nations forces in Korea. ="
DIR. You Chan Yang, the Ko-
rean ambassador, made this
statement in a letter to news
paper editors:
This is a turning point of
history-for America and for the
world.
MY country is the immediate
stake: Korea is the battle-ground
and is about to be sacrificed at
the feet of the Communist i'm
perialists.
1T is not alone for my coun-
try that I speak. America will
be directly affected by the de-
cision to appease the Commu-
nistS and the entire free world
will be shown to be subservient
to the aggressive enSlavers. Not
only my children, but yours, will
be caught in the claws of the
Communist monster ~ sooner
rather than later.
In the name of a crying hu-
manity whose only wish is for
a decent life under peace and
freedom, demand the withdrawal
Of the Chinese Communists from
Korea-or demand a military
showing by your country, which
will make such a life possible for
all of us.
NOW America has the
strength: Tomorrow it will be
too late"
Evening star., 1953-06-08
Truce
Continued From First Page.)

NCOIlGlQueQ cTOm FIESI EdSC.I
and (2) prevention Of any indefi-
mite detention.
The Ambassador. G. L. Mehta.
said it will take about 5000
troops to guard the prisoners.
Under the agreement, India
would provide Sufficient armed
forces" to handle the POWS.
Main Points of Agreement.
The main provisions of the
26-point exchange agreement in
cluded:
/. The five-nation neutral re-
patriation commission will take
charge in Korea of the prisoners
who refuse to go home. Each
nation will have one delegate.
2. India alone will provide
Sufficient. armed forces" for
the job and shall be chairman
and umpire. The other four ma
tionS will be allowed staff as
siStantS not to exceed SO each.
3. No threats or force shall
be used against POWS to effect
or prevent repatriation.
4. Prisoners who want to re-
turn home shall be allowed to
do so "as soon as practicable"
but in all cases, within so days.
S. For 80 days, nations to
which prisoners belong can send
representatives to POW camps
to explain" repatriation mat
ters. Representatives shall not
exceed seven per 1000 prisoners.
and shall not be less than a
total of five.
s. Explanations shall be con-
Quoted in the presence of a rep
resentative from each member
nation of the commission and a
representative from the detain-
ing side.
=. Explaining representatives
will be allowed to bring in neces-
Sary wireless communications.
Majority Vote to Decide.
8. Prisoners in the custody of
the commission who decide to re-
turn home shall be repatriated
after a majority vote of the COM
mission approves the application.
9. After 80 days. POWs who
still refuse to return shall be
turned over to a political con-
ference for discussion, but will
still be held in the physical Gus
tody of the neutral commission.
10. After 80 days discussion
by the political conference, pris-
oners who still refuse repatria-
ton shall be released to civilian
status. Then they will be given
an opportunity to go to neu-
trail nations If they choose. The
move to q neutral nation shall
be completed within 80 days.
Prisoners in a neutral nation
who later decide to return to
their fatherlands shall be as
sisted in that return by author
tiles Of the localities where they
are"
II. The repatriation commits
sion and subordinate bodies shall
operate on the basis of majority
vote.
The agreement apparently
would work both ways-thus, if
any Communicated prisoners
refuse repatriation. U. N. agents
viii have the right to make ex-
Evening star., 1953-06-08
EisenhoWer's Letter to Rhee

not renounce its efforts by all
peaceful means to effect the
unification of Korea. Also as
a member of the United Ma
tions we shall seek to assure
that the United Nations con-
tinues steadfast in it's deter
mination in this respect. In
the political conference which
will follow an armiStice that
will be our central objective.
The United States intends to
consult with your government
both before and during such
a conference and expects the
full participation of your gov
ernment in that conference.
2. You speak Of a mutual
defense pact. I am prepared
promptly after the conclusion
and acceptance of an armistice
to negotiate with you a mutual
defense treaty along the lines
of the treaties heretofore made
between the United States and
the Republic of the Philip
pines, and the United States
and Australia and New Zea-
land. You may recall that both
Of these treaties speak of "the
development of a more COM
prehenSive system of regional
security in the pacific area"
A security pact between the
United States and the Repub-
lie Of Korea would be a further
step in that direction. It would
cover the territory now or
hereafter brought peacefully
under the administration of
the ROK. OF course you realize
that under our constitutional
system, any such treaty would
be made only with the advice
and consent of the Senate.
However, the action which the
United States has heretofore
taken, and the great invest
ment of blood and treasure
which has already been made
for the independence Of Korea
are certainly clear indications
OF American temper and in
tentionS not to tolerate a
repetition of unprovoked ag-
gresSion.
3. The United States Gov
eminent, subject to requisite
congressional appropriations,
will be prepared to continue
economic aid to the Republic
OF Korea which will permit in
peace a restoration of it's dev-
astated land. Homes must be
rebuilt. Industries must be re-
established. Agriculture must
be made vigorously productive.
The Preamble of the Con-
Stitution of the United States
states the goal of our people,
which I believe are equally the
goals of the brave people of
Korea. namely Ito form more
perfect union, establish justice,
insure domestic tranquility,
provide for the common de-
tense, promote the general
welfare, and secure the bless
ingS of liberty" Manifestly,
not all of these conditions now
prevail in Korea. Moreover, in
existing circumstances they
cannot be achieved either by
prolongation of the present
conflict or by reckless advan-
ture with a new one. Only by
peaceful means can these
things be achieved.
Evening star., 1953-06-08

FOLLOWING is the tert Of Presi-
dent Eisenhower's letter to
Syngmdn Rhee. President OF
South Korea, as released By the
White House Yesterday:
Dear Mr.. President:
I received on June 2 the
cabled text of your communi-
cation dated May 80. I have
given it the careful and SYM
pathetic consideration it de-
serves.
The Republic of Korea has
engaged all of its resources,
human and material. in a
struggle which will go down
in history as one of the epic
struggles of all time. You have
dedicated your all without
reservation to the principle
that human liberty and ma
tional liberty must survive
against Communist aggression
which tramples upon human
dignity and which replaces ma
tional sovereignty with .
humiliating satellite status.
The principles for which your
nation has fought and for
which so many of your youth
have died are principles which
defend free men and free ma
tionS everywhere.
The United States has stood
with you, and with you We
have fought for those prin-
ciples, as part of the United
Nations command. The blood
of your youth and our youth
has been poured out on the
altar of common sacrifice.
Thereby we have demonstrated
not only our dedication to
the cause of human freedom
and political liberty, but also
our dedication to an equally
important principle which is
that there cannot be inde-
pendence without interde-
\ pendence, and there cannot
be human liberty except as
men recognize that they are
bound together by ties of COM
mon destiny.
The moment has now come
when we must decide whether
to carry on by warfare a
struggle for the unif1cation
of Korea or whether to pur-
sue this goal by political and
other methods.
Evening star., 1953-06-08

Republic Of Korea in undis-
puted possession Of substan-
TALLY the territory which the
Republic administered prior
to the aggression, indeed this
territory will be somewhat en-
larged.
The proposed armistice. true
to the principle of political
asylum, assures that the thou
sands of North Koreans and
Communist prisoners in our
hands, who have seen liberty
and who wish to share it, will
have the opportunity to do so
and will not be forcibly sent
back into Communist areas.
The principle of political
asylum is one which we could
not honorably surrender even
though we thereby put an
earlier end to our own human
and material losses. We have
suffered together many thou
sands Of casualties in support
of this principle.
It is my profound conviction
that under these circumstan-
ces acceptance of the armis-
tice is required Of the United
Nations and the Republic of
Korea. We would not be justi-
f1ed in prolonging the war with
all the misery that it involves
in the hope of achieving, by
force, the unif1cation of Korea.
The unif1cation of Korea is
an end to which the United
States is committed, not once
but many times. through it's
World War II declarations
and through its acceptance Of
the principles enunciated in
reference to Korea by the
United Nations. Korea is un-
happily not the only country
which remains divided after
World War II. We remain de-
termined to play our part in
achieving the political union
of all countries so divided.
But we do not intend to en-
ploy war as an instrument to
accomplish the worldwide po-
ltical settlements to which we
are dedicated and which we
believe to be just. It was in
deed a crime that those who
attacked from the north in
voked violence to unite Korea
under their rule. Not only as
your official friend but as a
personal friend I urge that
your country not embark upon
a similar course.
isfs 7hraa po;n%e
Evening star., 1953-06-08
Fruits of Aggression
Abandoned in Truce

The enemy has proposed an
armistice which involves a
clear abandonment of the
fruits of aggression. The
armiStice would leave the
Evening star., 1953-06-08
Lists Three Points
Involved in Move

There are three major points
I would like to make to you:
l. The United States will
Evening star., 1953-07-05
Camera Club News

In a recent Arts Club photo
graphic exhibition a number
of awards were received by
members of the National
Photographic Society. w. By
ron Hale won first and second
awards in the color division.
third place going to F. Bar
bara Schroeder. Honorable
mentions went to G. w. Hodg-
son. Mae Hahlen, F. c. Meltz-
er and Richard Boyle. c. w.
L. Briscoe was first and sec
ond in the portrait class, and
together with Harry B. Shaw
won honorable mentions. Mr..
Hale was first in architecture
Mr.. Shaw second.
L. G. Stanecker received an
honorable mention in still life
and similar awards went to
w. v. Crockett, jr., in genre
and to Mr.. Hale in Landscapes.
The Alexandria Camera Club
meets Tuesday at 8 pm. for a
color slide competition and
critique by Col. Tench Thigh
man, PISA. Col. Tilghman will
show q collection of color
slides of Istanbul. The group
will meet at the Alexandria
Evening star., 1953-07-05
Bridge CuIendor

10eN,iGAImDixie e,I5r t. Wright Players. ea17
ToMoRRoW--Federal Bridge League,
sonsn} 5sneaT}5on Park n, Hotel; pair game
-r,lnatet maStet point pair game. s. .
TUESDAY = Agriculture Club, 1855
Euclid; pair game (open), 7:45. An.
crews grew Air Force Base Officers Bridge
Club, pair game, 7:45. Chess Club,
Gordon Hotel: individual game (mem-
9ers only, 7:45. State Department
Brldge Club, executive dining room,
,,, Department OF State, pair game, 7:30.
WEDNESDAY = Stephan Studio, 1855
Euclid, pair game topenD, 1880.
MIatsh3ineton Bridge League. willard
hotel; par game (openl, monthly
winners contests, 7:45.
1HURSDAY-CheSs Club, pair game
7:45 Penthouse Bridge League, Fed
era. Security Administration North
Building, pair game $50.
FRlDAY-Alexandria Bridge Club, 1900
King; pair game (open), 7:45. Stephan
Studio. master point pair game (open),
sATURDAY-stephan Studio, pair game
fopen). 1. Chess Club. master point
pair game, 7:45. Walsh Club. I732
Massachusetts,; pair game, 7:45.