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Evening star., 1953-06-24
Fletcher KnebeI:
Potomac Fever

Harry Washington with his old cabinet
White All hands agreed the Democratic Party
the heaiest specimen it their privilege to conduct
autopsy
John L. private stag dinner at White
House Ike made the dinner strictly stagso Lewis wouldn't
have to check his horns.
The skipper of the Polish Liner Baory refuge
land The Russians they'll fly their Red flags at half
mast. And no wonder-theyre running out of Poles.
Milton Eisenhower tours South America his brothers
representative. Milton is the Nations handyman-he's
held good hands in the Deal Deal No
Deal
The Census Bureau there 10 million working
in the United States The diplomats might well
to get world-the give up 80 per
cent of it,
thousands OF Fair Dealers expected to Washing
ton jobs in Ike forthcoming civil service order After
months in Washington getting their ground
Republicans figure it's about time desks
put them
The House Judiciary Committee refuses to subpoena
preme Court Justice Tom Clark Court justices hes
tate to take oath before commteetheyve
got enough oathS to take from each other.
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loud opposition expressed in
French and British newspapers
to the American views on an
early liberation of the satel-
lites were sufficient to convince
them that they need not expect
much help from those quar-
terS.
But all the captives believe
that America means what it
says. And there are some indi-
cations that the German and
Czech. workers are looking to
this country for at least a more
active moral assistance.
The official word in Wash
ington is the usual bromide
that developments are being
watched carefully but this is
not the time to do anything
more.
According to some diplo-
matte observers here and
abroad, our careful attitude,
now that rebellions have unex-
pectedly broken out. is caused
by the fact that we are reluc-
tant to act independently of
our allies. France has no gov
ernment and we don't know
where she stands. Britain,
however. is very active. It ap-
pears. according to these OBJ
servers, that the British gov
ernment, and in particular.
Prime Minister Churchill, has
set it's sights toward ending
the cold war in. Europe and
Asia by some sort Of agreement
with the Soviet government.
The fact that the Kremlin is
now obviously in serious trouble
leads the top British policy
makers to think that this
would make a general settle
ment with Moscow so much
easier.
The contention of the Brit
ish is that we should do Moth
ing now which might be inter-
preted as active hostility to
communism. An illustration of
this curious frame of mind can
be found in the communica-
tions received from our Ambas-
sador in London during the 10
days preceding the execution
of the Rosenberg atom spies.
He informed the State De-
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repel aggression and had
called by formal resolution ON
all members to refrain from
sending help to the aggres-
sors? Or do the big govern
ments use the word "treach-
cry" only against the small,
weaker nations? If so. it will
not go over so well in Asia when
the European and American
governments try in the fu-
ture to impress Asians with
their professions of sincerity.
Wasn't it ''treachery" when
the United Nations, having
misled the Republic of Korea
into making enormous sac
rif1ces based on the U. N. reso-
luton of October z. 1850,
abandoned that pledge of uni
fication by military means and
gave it an altogether different
Interpretation in order to make
a quick truce with the enemy?
The resolution-adopted at
the height of the Korean war
pledged the U N. forces to
establish conditions of peace
and stability Throughout
Korea"
Was it "treachery" when
the United Nations refused to
permit the South Korean gov
ernment to sit as an equal at
the Panmunjom negotiating
table and actually excluded
that governments topmost
executive from participating in
the negotiations as a prin-
cipal?
These questions may be
Scoffed at by the diplomats
who feel that what they do is
always right and that any ma
ton which criticizes or dis
Sents from their policies is an
obStructioniSt. But the fact
remains that the U. N. has
tried to create the impression
that the government of the
Republic of Korea is a free
and sovereign entity. Not long
ago a British spokesman, COM
menting on differences be-
tween America and Britain,
said quite pointedly that
surely the United States didn't
want to act toward Great
Britain as if she were a satel-
lite state, for that was a
Soviet technique. Yet in Asia
and Europe the impression
now is being created that.
just as North Korea is a pup
pet of Moscow. SO South Korea
must become a puppet of
Washington or be destroyed.
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idealism in the American
people found it's expression in
the creation Of the Health,
Education and Welfare De-
partment and the programs it
is called upon to administer.
Putting aside those who view
welfare only as good politics,
there are many members OF
Congress sincerely eager to
promote it.
Secretary Hobby Of course
is not a crusader. She is con-
servative by instinct and a
businesswoman who has spent
relatively little time in the
areas she is now called upon
to administer. It would be
most unfair to Judge her on
the basis of five months expe-
rience at the head of a new
department, new to her.
What is apparent in this
field and in other departments
is the power of the budget
director, Joseph Dodge. What
he proposes, the cabinet dis
poses, no matter what the
effect on their individual de-
partments. Democrats have
already made public Mr..
Dodge's directive to Defense
Secretary Wilson outlining
the cuts that had to be made
in the Defense Department,
including the hotly debated
slash in the Air Force.
Although it is little under
stood generally, the budget di-
rector has immense power by
reason of his Office. Mr.. Dodge
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Mrs. Hobby Amazes Senators
Secretary Not Only Calmly Accepted Dodges 20 Per Cent
Fund Reduction for Her Department, She Defended 1t

entered the administration
with a reputation for economy
and conservatism, even at the
price of defation. He is the
man to be watched for clues
to administration policy in the
economic field.
Meanwhile, the fight is going
forward to restore present cuts
in public health services, no.
tably research in the five ma
jor killers, cancer, heart, men
tai diseases, arthritiS and neu-
rology and blindness. Broadly
speaking, the Federal Govern
ment expends only about one
penny of every budget dollar
for such activities.
The Truman budget pro-
posed $40 million for research,
the Eisenhower budget $44
million. Both totals represent
sharp cutbacks from the testi-
mony of scientists and inter-
ested civilians that $126 mil
lion could profitably be spent
on such research.
The House has restored up
ward of IS million to the
Eisenhower budget and the
Senate Appropriations Com
mittee seems inclined to copy
the House reaction. Debate on
the Senate floor will assume
added poignancy in view of the
fact that their most respected
member, the majority leader.
is on crutches because of a bone
lesion for which, he himself
says. the doctors do not know
the answer.
Evening star., 1953-06-24
Council Still Amino
Al Tax Rate Cut After
Slight Budget Boost

Despite proposed budget in
creases totaling $366,237. the
Montgomery County Council still
is aiming at the $1.90 tax rate
recommended by fomer County
Manager Irving G. McNayr.
The proposed tax rate for the
| fiscal year beginning July l
would be 20 cents below the pres
ent $2.10 rate.
In announcing a large num-
ber of relatively minor budget
item increases, the council made,
it evident it had held the line on
recommended appropriations for
schools, libraries and school con-
struction, despite strong pres
sure.
The council also announced
that it appears the assessable
base will be some $40 million
above earlier estimates.
This increase in the base, cou-
pied with use of surplus funds,
will make it possible to hold the
$1.90 tax rate recommended by
Mr.. McNayr, despite raises in
budget expenditures:
The council will hold a pub
lie hearing at 8 pm. Friday on
all budget increases. The county
officials are required by law to
announce the increases through
the press and hold hearing on
them before adoption of the
budget Tuesday.
The council has turned down
School Board requests that the
81 million recommended by Mr..
McNayr for school construction
be increased to the $7.2 million
originally requested by the board.
The major increase in operat-
ing expenses voted was $99, ,694
for teachers salaries. The in
crease would allow for all nor
NAL pay raises, plus the hiring
of 1872 new teachers at $4,000
each, instead of $4,000, as pro-
vided in the McNayr budget.
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The record of the Korean
government, in making plain
its attitude on the prisoner
question. had been clear for a
long time before the release of
the anti-CommuniSt prisoners
was ordered. The allied gov
ernments blundered in mini
mizing the Korean position
and in acting now as if coer-
cion could be applied at any
moment to squelch it. This
may result in a tragic loss of
all that was achieved in three
years of war. For, If disaffec-
tion inside South Korea grows
to the point of hostilities,
then the United Nations is in
for a long police action aimed
at South Korea. This would
be a ridiculous climax to an
idealiStic war. Indeed, it seems
strange that Sir Winston
Churchill, the British Prime
minister. should be telling the
House of Commons that more
British troops may now have to
be sent to Korea to enforce the
orders of the U. N. Only a
few months ago American
public opinion was asking why
more British troops were not
being sent to Korea to fight
the Communists. Evidently
there will be plenty of force
available to fight the troops
of the man who has stood out
to the last against Communist
"treachery" and who may find
himself compelled to fight
alone. If necessary, to secure
the independence Of his people.
If international coercion be-
comes the rule in the U. NJ, it
will be a sorry day for all the
member governments which
object to such measures as the
United States Congress has
been debating - as, for in
stance, m aking grants of
financial aid conditional on
the ratification of European
defense treaties or the re-
Stricting of trade with the
enemy and similar policies that
used to be considered the right
of each nation to decide for
itself, uncoerced by any other
nation.
Words like "treachery" and
coercion" are being loosely
used nowadays, but they will
not sit we'll with the Korean
people, who are going to be
asked to hold the line against
the aggressors if American
boys are ever to be brought
home from Korea.
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Vice Mayor Leroy S. Bendheim
and Councilman James M. Dun
can, jr., cast the other three de-
Gliding votes for the lower budget,
which they sponsored in opposi-
ton to the budget of $7.3 million
proposed by City Manager Ira
Willard.
Both Mr.. Willard's budget, re-
quiring a sales tax, and the lower
budget had been advertised for
the public hearing last night.
More than 300 spectators
swarmed into the George Wash
ington High School auditorium
where the session was held to
accommodate the large crowd
The loud applause that followed
each attack on the sales tax left
no doubt that most of their
sentiments were with the lower
budget.
OF the 81 persons who spoke
all but two expressed bitter op-
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partment that the British gov
ernment hoped that President
Eisenhower would show leni-
ency in order to prove to the
Europeans that America is not
afraid and does not hate Com
munlStS.
In the same vein, our princi-
pal ally in Western Europe is
urging the utmost caution in
handling the new situation in
the satellite countries. Church.
i'll used to be fiery politician
and bitterly criticized Britain'S
government before 1939-when
he himself was in the oppo-
sition-for not taking calcu.
lated risks in dealing with die
tators. Britain's security was
then threatened seriously.
That Churchill takes now
only an academic interest in
the fate of the former free ma
tions in central and eastern
Europe is understandable. He
has lived his adult life in a
period of history when the
freedom of the weaker nations
was a matter Of Importance
only insofar as they were use
full pawns in the diplomatic
chess game played by the big
powers. Thus his platonic in
terest in what is actually going
on at present behind the Iron
Curtain is natural from the
point of view of his political
philosophy.
Our situation is entirely diff
ferent, however. We have q
keen and active interest in
all these unfortunate coun-
tries. Our President and his
Secretary of State have not
hesitated to say so in the past.
The present reluctance to
denounce directly from WASH
ington, strongly and frequently.
the murderous actions Of the
Russian armies of occupation in
Germany may be in keeping
with the views Of some expe-
rienced diplomatic advisers
mot to rock" the Soviet ship Of
state. But it is doubtful that
they represent the actual be-
liefs of President Eisenhower
and Secretary Dulles.
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lynch law. whether the aim is
to acquit or to condemn.
Just this week, in reading
the memoirs of Upton Sinclair,
I found his account of the
Sacco-Vanzetti case, which at
the time created a greater
furor than the Rosenbergs'.
In Boston the novelist met
Fred D. Moore, who had been
for seven years the faithful
and tireless attorney for Sacco
and Vanzetti, accused of mur-
der in an attempt at payroll
robbery.
Through Moore, Sinclair
met Vanzetti in prison, "a gen.
tie dreamer" and was as
convinced as were all liberals
that the Italians were innocent
and being railroaded only for
their radical opinions.
After their execution, which
Mortified Sinclair, and which
he intended to incorporate in
a story, he met their attorney
again in Denver. This time he
was amazed to hear Mr.. Moore
admit his reluctant conclusion
that Sacco and Vanzetti were
guilty.
They were anarchists, he
said, raising funds for their
movement: to steal a payroll
was from their viewpoint. per-
fectly honest: their act was
sacrificial. So, within their
own frames Of reference, they
felt themselves innocent and
so protested to the end.
They were not. however,
tried under the laws of anarch-
ism but by the State of Mas
sachusetts. Yet to this day any
suggestion that . judicial
Evening star., 1953-06-24
Doris FIeeson:

Those tough veterans Of the
legislative wars who make up
the appropriations committees
of the Congress have now view
ed in action the only woman
cabinet member, Mrs. Oveta
Culp Hobby. Obedient to Gus
tom, Secretary Hobby appear
ed before them to defend the
budget of her new department,
Health, Education and We'll
fare.
Most of them admit sur
prise. The more sentimental
profess disappointment.
The reason was her cool, &C
tuarial approach to the prob
lens of her department. The
gentlemen who deal out the
money frankly hadn't expect
ed it either from a woman or
from the head Of the depart
ment which deals in human
problems.
Mrs. Hobby not only calmly
accepted Budget Director
Dodge'S 20 per cent cut in the
public health services, she de-
Tended it. When members sug-
geSted it might be a little ex-
cessive, she reminded them of
the budget-balancing policy of
the Eisenhower administration
and the cost of national de-
fense.
The legislators, instead Of
being grateful for the woman
Secretary'S failure to appeal
to their better natures, felt
let down. The strong vein of
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humane. and none a greater
Stickler for the finest points
OF law-it was he who released
Judith CoploN 1t went re-
peatedly to the Supreme Court,
and only at the last moment
was an entirely new angle
introduced which six out of
the nine judges ruled as with
out substance.
Yet, it is most unhappy that
the Rosenbergs should have
died with two eminent justices
of the Supreme Court ques-
tioning the validity of the SEN
tence or even the indictment.
Although the case dragged out,
there was, at the end, it
seemed, an unfortunate ele-
ment of haste. The dissenting
opinions will keep the case
alive. Thousands of people
unable TO Judge the legal points
will even harden in the convic-
tion that the Rosenbergs were
innocent, although the dissent
ing justices did not challenge
the evidence that they were
spies.
For the case was taken out
of the courts. into the streets
ana assembly halls, to be tried
before public opinion" It was
with this that I would have
nothing to do. It has taken
centuries to create courts
which approximately shut out
prejudice for or against the
defendant.
Mass meetings, pickets, pub
lie petitions. are all attempts
to substitute mob trial for dis
passionate processes of justice.
They are of the essence of
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Dorothy Thompson
Mob 7 rial for Judicial Process
Rosenberg Case Dissents Will Keep Issue Long Alive,
To Be Tried in the Streets BY Passionate Opinion

I have no treaty with Death.
! am not in his service. My
aversion to capital punishment
is such that I would be de-
barred from jury duty where
that sentence is involved.
The freest societies are COM
PEELED to lay down conditions
for the enjoyment of the free
doms they otherwise guaran-
tee. To deprive an offender
of his liberty, for years or
for a lifetime, is often neces-
sary for the liberty and secu-
rity of the community. Yet. as
long as a man lives he may
repent, reform, shorten his
sentence, and regain his free
dom, within freedoms terms.
But the state cannot create
or recreate life, and may not.
I think, destroy it.
But, if the death sentence is
acceptable as punishment for
some crimes, then I think that
a crime committed against the
whole community is worse
than a crime committed
against an individual.
I do not doubt that the
RosenbergS were guilty of
espionage. ! consulted with
two eminent trial lawyers, in
the forefront of defenders of
civil 'liberty cases, either of
whom would certainly have
taken a public stand had he
believed the case unSustained.
Both believed it fairly, tried.
Their case was appealed
through all the courts. with
jurisdiction. It came before
Judge Learned Hand. No man
on an American bench is more
Evening star., 1953-06-24
Ex-Commerce Aide
Gets Year and Day in
Jail in Bribery Case

Henry George Bennett today
was sentenced to a prison term
OF one year and a day for ac-
cepting bribes while he was a
Commerce Department official.
BENEFITS wife. Twila. was
placed on probation for two
years for conspiring to help her
husband defraud the Govern
ment.
The sentences were handed
down by Judge Albert v. Bryan
in Alexandria District Court.
Bennett, So, and Mrs. Bennett,
AZ, had pleaded guilty to the
charges before Judge Bryan sew
eral months ago. Imposition of
sentence was postponed until
completion of the trial OF Martin
E. Violin, New York exporter
who was convicted in the same
court last week of paying bribes
to Bennett. He has not been
sentenced pending a court ruling
on a motion for a new trial.
Escape Maximum.
Bennett could have received a
maximum fine of $25,00O and
three years in prison for each
Of the Is counts against him,
His wife could have received a
maximum fine of $4,000 and
five years in prison for each of
the two counts against her.
Judge Bryan told Mr.. and
Mrs. Bennett they were getting
a lower sentence in considera-
ton of their guilty pleas, their
previous good records, and be-
cause they made a clean breast
of everything.
Bennett was permitted q
months freedom to set his af-
fairs in order before going to
jail. He has been employed by
an iron company since leaving
the Government.
Witnesses Against Violin.
Bennett was the licensing Of
f1cer for one category of tinplate
in the Commerce Departments
Office Of International Trade.
He was accused of accepting
money from Violin to influence
the issuance of licenses for tin
plate exports.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett were
witnesses in the Governments
case against Violin.
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position to the sales tax pro-
posal.
Mr.. Bendheim said the lower
budget would allow the city to
employ 20 new policemen and 10
new firemen, but not as rapidly
as Mr.. Wizards budget.
Mr.. Bendheim said the lower
budget also would not interfere
with proposed salary increases
for teachers and other munich
pal employees, and would leave
1887 900 in the budget for capi-
tai improvements.
Evening star., 1953-06-24
Alexandra Sales Tax
Killed as Council
Votes Low Budget
By Mory Lou Werner

The proposed Alexandria sales
tax was defeated last night, as
the city council adopted a $6.8
million budget for the fiscal year
beginning July /.
The vote was 4 to 3 for the So
called minority budget. which re-
quires no new taxes. Councilman
John j. Ewald, who previously
had been on record in favor of
higher budget, made a dramatic
announcement at the end of a
three-hour hearing that he had
changed his mind and would
vote for the lower budget.
Mayor Marshall j. Beverley,
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murder" may not have been
committed has been bitterly
protested by American radicals.
So great is the power of the
mind and emotions to rule out
evidence when their passions
are involved.
Evening star., 1953-06-24
Summer Art Class Starts

A drawing and painting class
in charcoal and oils has been
added to the District Recreation
Departments summer program.
The classes will meet Tuesday
and Thursday at 1880 pm. at the
Roosevelt Center. Thirteenth
and Upshur streets NV, Begin
ming tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1953-11-19
Insurance Man Pleads
Guilty in Numbers Case

A 54-year-old man, identified
by police as an insurance broker,
yesterday pleaded guilty in
Municipal Court to possession of
numbers slips.
Louis Suskind, of the 800
block of Juniper street NV,
was arrested on October 80 in
the 400 block of Eighth street
NV, and slips were found in
his possession at the time, police
said.
He also had been charged with
operating a lottery but that
charge later was dropped by the
Government.
Judge Edward A. Beard SEN
fenced him to pay a fine of $3.50
or spend 60 days in Jail.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-15
Klingler Kin
Visit Original
Ohio Hornesite

Two Bluffton couples were among
145 Klingler relatives who Joined in
a unique family tour last Sunday
to the original Ohio homesite their
forebearers acquired in 1917 near
Thornville in Perry county, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Klingler and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Montgomery re-
pogtedyefis week of their enjoyable
trih int which they saw the original
cabin Of Adam and Elizabeth King
ler On The farm near Buckeye Lake.
Still In a good state of preservation,
the cabin stands close to spring,
the farms original source of water.
Owned for 80 years by Klingler
descendants, the farm was acquired
a few years ago by Professor
Cotterman of Capitol university,
Columbus. Prof. Cotterman was the
groups genial host.
Among the large group present,
George w. Klingler, retired farmer
of Ada, was the Oldest at 81 years
of age.
The tour arranged at the August
reunion of the Kiingler family may
become an annual event.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-15
Architect Ready To Pres ent Plans
For Proposed County Museum Building

Proceeding toward early construc-
tion of an Allen County Museum
building, plans and specifications for
the project will be submitted to the
building committee of the Allen
County History and Archaeological
Society, this week.
j. A. MacDonell,i society presi-
dent, said that the architectural firm
which prepared the plans had In
formed him they would be ready for
presentation to tie group by the
early part of this week,
/ When working|drawings have been
approved, date for advertising OF
bids will be set and construction will
get under way after contracts have
been let.
Preliminary sketches for the mus
cum building, slightly modified from
the originals, produced in 1941, were
approved by the society about a
month ago.
Site of the proposed museum build
ing. a project which so far has been
a casualty of World War ii, will
be the William j. Wemmer homesite
at l670 w. Market street. This was
given to the county commissioners
through deed Of grant by The Wem-
mer heirs, on condition that p county
museum be bull upon it IN
Another condition of the grant
was that construction must be start
ed by Jan. {, 1914, or the premises