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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
u. S. Still Willing to Talk Peace
Eisenhower Sees No Red Bid;
Adenauer Cites Big War Peril
Attacks Pointed
Out as Example
Of KremIin Stand

President Eisenhower today
declared that Russian peace over
lures will never be met less than
halfway by this Government.
His administration, Gen. Eli
senhower told q news confer
ence, is dedicated to seek peace
by every honorable and decent
means, just as he promised in
his campaign.
At the same time, the PreSi-
dent stressed that the admins
tration sees no new pattern
emerging from the change-over
at the Kremlin nor in the series
of attacks on allied planes by
Soviet aircrafts.
He said the Soviet Union so
far has made no formal peace
offer.
The only word that the ad-
ministration has had of Russia s
presumed peaceful desires has
come from the press. the Presi-
dent said.
OvertureS Always Welcome.
He recalled that he had said
in December, when the late
Premier Stain indicated willing
ness to talk peace, that over
lures were always welcome, but
he said nothing had come from
what he described as proper
channels.
In the 45-minute news con-
ference, the President covered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
By William J. EIvin

Arlington police are using an
electrical speed measuring device
to determine whether motorists
are exceeding limits, it was
learned today.
Mai. william G. Fawver, chief
Of police. confirmed the report
and said the device, known as
speed Watch" was acquired
for 1895. It was chosen because
it is about $500 cheaper than
radar and is expected to be
easier to operate. he said.
The chief said that for the
present, at least, the machine
will not be used for enforcement
and no summonseS will be issued
to drivers who are shown by the
instrument to be speeding. It
was placed in operation yes
terday.
Capt. Walter e. Bell, head of
police administration, said the
machine will be used when police
receive Q barrage Of complaints
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
President AssuresU. S.Workers
No Mass Firinqs Are Planned

ministration rs removing these
jobs is to protect the Civil Serv-
ice System, so that the great
majority of career employees who
get their jobs through proper
examinations and proper pro-
motions would not be confused
with political appointees, the
President said.
There is no reason why the
great number of Federal workers
should have the slightest con-
Germ for their jobs, Gen. Eisen-
hover declared. He gave added
emphasis to this by saying that
there is no excuse whatever for
the great majority of employees
in Government to believe that
their jobs are in jeopardy.
Regarding policy positions, the
President said you can't put
these positions in the hands Of
people who cannot be removed
by the voters.
The White House soon will is
sue an Executive order designed
to remove several hundred per-
sons in policy-making positions
who are excepted from civil serv-
ice but nevertheless have civil
service job protection rights.
This is due to a presidential
order in 1913 which gave civil
service protection rights to these
employees because they had OBJ
tanned permanent status in pre-
vtous Government jobs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
Protests Halt Plans
For DohIgren Tests

HOT POTATO cooLs-Noyy
Ordnance todoy dropped pIons to ex-
tend its underwater test ronse Of
DohIeren, Va, in the foee Of hundreds
Of protests from sportsmen, property
owners and commercial fishermen.
The story is on poee AIS.
INVITATION TO cRIME-Whot
kind Of evidence hove the police got
in the cases which never get to the
erond iury' Sometimes fineerprints.
often detoiIed admissions, reports Stor
StoH Writer Miriam ottenburs as the
series on the prosecution and punish
ment Of mony-t time offenders coma
tinues todoy on page AIS.
CANAL SCENE cHANGEs-shon-
ties thot have been port Of the cheso-
peoke and Ohio conoI scene for yeors
will come down as port Of an Interior
Department cleanup move. The Gov
ernment's plans ore outlined on pose
AIS.
SURPRISE IN IRAN-When Iron
notionoIized her oil two years ago,
gloomy predictions Of troubles to come
followed. They didn't come true. and
every one is ostonished. writes WiIliom
[. Ryon in the second Of three articles
on the woys Of communism. Pcoe AS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
New Electric Device Reveals
Speeders to Arlington Police

that motorists are exceeding the
speed limit on a particular
stretch of street or highway.
If the device shows that the
complaints are justified, either
scout cars will be called into the
area for stronger enforcement,
or police will consider recon-
mending that the speed limit be
raised. Capt. Bell said.
The device works this way:
From a box containing the tim
ing mechanism, rubber tubes
containing wires are strung
across the road 1872 feet apart
When a car strikes the first tube,
it stars a stopwatch on the box.
When the vehicle crosses the Sec
ond one, the watch stops. A dial
shows the cars speed in miles
per hour to a police observer.
The operator has a way Of elm
mating readings from some cars
when more than one vehicle
passes through the measured
area at the same time, police
claim.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
Senators Unanimously Back
Washington Transit Authority
Commerce Committee Approves Bill
Similar to One Offered by Hyde

take over transit regulation in
the District and the inter- state
operations between the District
and adjoining counties in Mary
land and Virginia.
The three transit commission
ers would be appointed by the
President and subject to con-
f1rmation by the Senate. They
would have to be residents of
the Metropolitan Area for two
years prior to appointment, but
the new bill does not specify
that one must be appointed as
a resident of Virginia, and one
from the District and one from
Maryland.
The Metropolitan Area is de-
fined to include the District,
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties in Maryland, Arlington
and Fairfax Counties in Vir-
ginia, and the cities of Alex
andria and Falls Church.
All functions of the District
Public Utilities Commission con-
corning common carriers would
be transferred to the new COM
mission.
Also provisions of law grant,
ing the Interstate Commerce
Commission any authority over
transportation affected by the
new bill would become inappli-
cable after the new commission
was set up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
Hungry CT Finds
General Amounts
To'HM of Beans
BY the Associated Press

WITH UNITED STATES 45th
DIVISION IN KOREA, Thurs
day. Mar. 19.-Sergt. Kenneth
o. Tootle of Morehead City, N.
c., likes beans.
In fact, when Brig. Gen. P. D.
Ginder, new Indianhead Division
commander. asked the sergeant
how he liked the division chow.
Mr.. Tootle replied:
1.-THE food is fine but I'm not
getting enough beans"
The next day Gen. Ginder in
vited Sergt. Tootle to lunch, &C
cording to an official release.
The first course was a salad
of crushed beans. The second
was bean soup. The main course
was baked beans. Bean sand
wiches were placed within reach
of the diners.
The desert? Flaky bean pie.
"I'll never complain about the
food again." stammered Sergt
Tootle az he left the generals
table.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19

illness Of Wilhelm PECK, Com
munist president of Eastern
Germany, that the Russians
claim to have invented every
thing and now they have in
vented this illness of pneumonia
and pleurisy."
Sees Reds Indecisive.
Mayor Reuter- blamed the cur
rent indeciSiveness of Commu-
mist leaders in Eastern Germany
for their apparent lack of effec-
tive action to shut off the stream
of refugees fleeing to West Berlin
He said it now is estimated that
100000 East Germans will flee
the Communist rule to West
Berlin during this year if the
current rate keeps up.
Mayor Reuter- will speak to-
night at a dinner at the Carlton
given by Paul G. Hoffman and
Gen. Carl Spaatz for the Inter-
national Rescue Committees
campaign to raise 81 million for
emergency relief needs of the
refugees. He will confer tomor-
row with President Eisenhower
and Secretary of State Dulles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
Sailor Chasing Cap Holds Up
Big Part of Navy Half an Hour

Most sailors would have taken
to the water like a duck-but
not Bryant. He can't swim. That's
against naval regulations, but
the Navy said ''it has been known
to happen"
AS Bryant splashed about,
Aviation Boatswain Airman
Thomas p. Ivory, Is, of Brook
lyn leaped to his rescue and took
him in tow.
The Palau tried to stop. Ex-
element reigned.
Finally, a passing tug came
to the rescue. It picked up the
men and transferred them to
the carrier, with young Bryant
almost unconscious from swal-
lowing 50 much water.
Then, half an hour after the
cap few away, the gigantic
gears of the Navy began to move
on schedule once more. The car
rier went to sea.
Six hours later, the Palau
radioed that Bryant was in good
condition.
He was still bareheaded. They
never found the cap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
Department Officials
Cutting Back Budget
Pleas by 1O-15Pct.
Eisenhower Reiterutes
Opposition to Tax Slash,
Says Revenue Needed
By Robert K. Walsh

Department budget requests
for the coming fiscal year al
ready are being cut from 10 to
Is per cent by many admins
trative officials and all such
measures should clear the House
by May %, congressional COM
mittee sources disclosed today.
President Eisenhower, at his
news conference today, declared
again that he opposes cutting
taxes until the Federal budget
approaches a balance.
He confirmed earlier reports
that the Commerce Department
expects to trim it's budget by
about Is per cent. He added,
however, that it is too early to
hope the overall picture will be
that bright. But every depart
ment, he said. is going to make
every effort to cut as deeply as
possible.
Hopes for Balance.
He remarked at the outset of
the discussion that he has hopes
of balancing the budget, but that
many people seem to want to cut
revenues before reducing ex-
penses. He explained he wants
to take the opposite approach.
He stressed anew his opposi-
ton to letting the excess profits
tax die as scheduled on June 80
(See TAXES. Page A-5O
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a lot of ground, including these
points:
/. Said he is deeply interested
in Latin American affairs and
that it might be a good idea
for him to make a brief trip
there, but that on the other hand
it might better be left to ennis
saries.
2. Declared he feels this Ma
ton cannot afford to reduce
its combat strength, but that
he does hope to get more nat
ional defense for less money by
eliminating waste and duplica-
ton.
3. Said he would not want to
do anything unnecessarily pro-
vocative at the moment with re-
Spect to any move in the United
Nations to brand Russia an ag-
gressor in Korea.
4. Said he would be distressed
to see Canada go ahead with
development of the st. Lawrence
waterway and power project on
its own as the Dominion has an
nounced its intention of doing
if this country won't join in.
5. Said he has not heard a
word on whether Marshal Tito
of Yugoslavia is planning to visit
the. United States.
6. Announced he has asked
Lewis Douglas, former Ambas-
sador to Great Britain. to head
a group which will study such
things as foreign trade, the raw
material situation, and world
markets generally.
z. Denounced racial segrega-
ton in the schools and military
installations in Virginia, Okla
horna and Texas.
The President said he was re-
peating what he has said be-
fore-that he does not see how
anyone can legally, morally or
justifiably use tax funds to per-
petuate racial or religious bar
riers.
8. Said he expected the civil
defense program to be largely
a matter for the communities
themselves to handle, and ex-
planned that the Yucca Flat tests
this week were intended to IA
(Coo T1TCUiNYrYNNryr7o w. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. ia
17-year-old sailor, fresh out of
boot camp. lost his cap-and, as
the high brass fidgeted. held up
maneuvers of a carrier, six de-
stroyers and submarines for half
an hour.
Airman Apprentice William j.
Bryant Of Vista, Calf. was
awfully excited when the 10000
ton escort carrier Palau started
down the Hudson River yester-
day for war games.
He stood at the Palau'S port
rail on the fight deck and
waved to bystanders on the sea-
wall and piers as the vessel
glided away to rendezvous with
the destroyers and submarines
in the Atlantic.
Suddenly. Billy's cap blew off.
Since sailors have a firm at
tachment for caps, Bryant
chased the headgear at full run.
When he reached the end of
the deck. he kept runniilg-and
fell 80 feet to the cold waters
Of the Upper Bay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
Korea Affair Is War
To Gen. Eisenhower,
Not Police Action
By the Associated Press

To President Eisenhower
that prolonged and bloody
conflict in Korea is a war.
not a police action.
Gen. Eisenhower told his
news conference today that
when he sees American SOL
diers called out to serve as
they have in Korea and suf-
fering the casualties they
have there, he thought it
must be called a war. He
said it is not, however, a.
war in the sense of total
effort where every resource
of military and economic
power is employed against
the foe.
For President Truman,
who made the decision to go
into Korea, always talked of
the conflict officially as a
police action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
Reds Weaker in East Germany
Since Stain Death, Reuter- Says
West Berlin Mayor
Sees Red Regime
Near Breakdown

Mayor Ernst Reuter- of West
Berlin said today he was sure
10 of his policemen could take
over all of Communist-run East
Germany ito the applause of the
people," if it were not for the
Soviet Army.
He told a news conference he
had never seen such uneaSinesS
among the whole population in
East Germany, including the
Communist leaders, as has built
up since the death of Stain.
Mayor Reuter- in the United
States on a speaking tour to help
raise relief funds for Germans
fleeing the Communist zone to
West Berlin, arrived here this
morning from New York. He
Immediately held a news confer
ence at the Carlton Hotel.
His reports show, he told ques-
TONERS, that the Communist
regime in Eastern Germany is
almost breaking down.
Fear Later Purges.
He said the Communist lead
ers there are trying to avoid de-
cisions or the taking of any re-
sponsibility for fear they will be
purged later if their actions turn
out to be wrong under some new
Soviet policy.
$50 far as I can see," he said,
"the Soviet regime has been
weakened by Stains death. It
is difficult to imagine that Ma
lenkov (Stalins successor as So
Wet Premier) can play the same
role that Stain did as the leader
of world communism.
He said the disquiet in East
ern Germany now is the short
range situation" In the long
run, the fate of Eastern Ger
many depends on the develop
ment of world policy, he added.
Mayor Reuter- commented
wryly on the recently announced
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tee said recently this group
might look into the matter.
Later, however, he backed away
from the point under a flood of
protests from all over the coun-
try, highlighted by a resolution
that he be ousted as committee
chairman.
Gen. Eisenhower was asked at
his news conference what he
thought of such an investigation
Of the churches. He said he
didn't wish to comment on the
subject in the larger sense.
Need for Deeper Study.
The President then added SOL
EMMY that if churches with
their testimony for a living God,
are suspect in their field to the
point that investigation is need
ed, it would be necessary to go
a lot further in looking into the
disease of communism.
He said churches should be
the last ones to teach, preach
or tolerate communism.
Gen. Eisenhower concluded by
saying he could see no possible
good that could come from ques-
tioning churches in that regard.
Committee Delays Action.
The House Rules Committee
has held in allegiance, at the re-
quest of Mr.. Velde, any action it
might take on the resolution to
GUST him as chairman of the in
vestigating committee. The res
olution was introduced by Rep
resentative Roosevelt, Democrat,
of New York.
Mr.. Velde said he had asked
Rules Chairman Allen to delay
until next month an answer to
his earlier request to clear the
custer resolution for House &C
ton. He had said he wanted
immediate action to keep his
committee from being "harassed
by critics."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
|HouseDC.U Unit
Votes Against
Daylight Time
Okoys End to Tax
On Personal Goods;
Addict Bill Favored
By Harold B. ROGERS

The House District Commit
tee voted against a bill to au-
thorize daylight saving in WASH
ington this summer. The vote
was 9 to 7.
The action-Chairman Simp-
son wouldn't reveal the roll call
on the vote-apparently set off
another series of congressional
backings and filings on the day.
light time measure-for years a
spring. time political football.
Even if Mr.. Simpson wouldn't
reveal the roll call. he had no
hesitancy in saying that he voted
against the bill himself. He rep
resents an agricultural district
in Illinois and daylight time bills
are additionally opposed in
farm areas.
Other Actions Today.
In other actions today, the
committee approved measures
which would:
/. Repeal the personal prop
erty tax on household belongings
and jewelry.
2. Raise the pay of ell police
men and flremen except the
chiefs of the Metropolitan Po-
lice Department and Fire De-
partment.
3. Require narcotics addicts to
be hospitalized,
4. Revise and bring up to date
the Districts obsolete" law for
the organization of private CORP
orations here.
S. Authorize the judges of Mu-
nicipal and Juvenile Courts to
suspend the imposition and ex-
ecution of sentence in certain
cases.
6. Continue the present prac-
tice of appointing policeman or
fireman as Director of Civil De-
Tense without prejudice to his
rights of retirement and other
benefits.
7. Change the name of the
Roosevelt Memorial Association
to the Theodore Roosevelt Asso-
citation.
8. Place bottle clubs under
strict control of the District
Commissioners, but give the city
heads authority to continue le-
ultimate private clubs in sub
stantially their present status.
Land Sale Deferred.
The committee postponed con-
sideration on a bill to permit
the District Commissioners to
sell property near Muirkirk, Md.
bought many years ago as a site
for the National Training School
| for Girls. but now abandoned
for that purpose.
On daylight time the defeated
motion was on approval of a
bill to authorize, the District
Commissioners, as in the past. to
establish daylight time here
from the last Sunday in April
to the last Sunday in September.
The whole subject of daylight
saving, it was pointed out how
ever, is pending before the House
Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce. Several bills
are under consideration by that
committee. They include meas
ures to make daylight saving
uniform throughout the country
on the one hand and on the
other to prohibit daylight saving
on a national basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
How Russians Live
Behind Iron Curtain

The foets on Russion life todoy
from the people themselves will be
presented in "A Window on Red
Square" which will start in Sundays
Stor.
The series Of articles, to run for
three weeks. cover diary entries Of
Fronk Rounds, it,, while he wos at
toehed to the stoff of the American
Embassy in Moscow.
During 10 months in 1851 and 1852
he talked to hundreds Of R"ss;nn
people and his familiarity with the
language enobIe him to sIeon much
obout the reoI life behind the Iron
CuFtoiR.
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ers came after one Of his ques-
TONERS told him that such en-
ployes here are extremely jittery
over their Cob prospects as a
result of the administrations re-
cent move to exempt some policy
and administrative positions from
Civil Service protection.
Speaking with emphasis. the
President said he has always
been a strong supporter of Civil
Service.
He added that the administra-
ton was interested only in re-
moving policy-making positions
from Civil Service.
One of the reasons that the adj
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
Chancellor Asks
West Germans to
Speed Reorming
BY the Associated Press

BONN, Germany, Mar. 10
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer de-
clared today that West Germany
must hurry and rearm because
the death of Joseph Stain has
increased the danger of war.
1--WE Germans and the rest of
the world are in great danger,
and Stains death has increased,
rather than diminished, this
danger" he said in appealing to
the lower house of parliament
(Bundestag) for approval of
twin treaties which would make
Germany an armed ally of the
West.
AS he spoke, hundreds of po-
lice surrounded the parliament
building to keep off crowds of
Communist led demonstrators
seeking to march on parliament |
and block the vote One band
of nearly 1000 screaming, chant |
ing demonstrators was beaten off
by police using firehoses. There
also was an outburst of f1stfight-
ing. and several demonstrators
were arrested.
Cites Russian Strength.
Mr.. Adenauer declared that if |
the German people realized the
full extent of their danger they
would delay no longer in joining
up with the European Defense
Community, which is backed by
the United States and Britain.
Germany is slated to provide
100000 men for this six-nation
force.
He said Russia had 40 divi-
sions in East Germany and the
East European satellite states
and that nobody knew what
Stains successors in the Krem-
lin would do with them.
Mr.. Adenauer said the worlds |
danger was emphasized by last |
weeks attacks upon United |
States and British planes here |
by Communist MIG fighters. He
said these attacks were "actu-
ally air f1ghts-over German soil |
and in the German SkieS-which |
demonstrated how helpless we
are if we remain unarmed and
without allies"
Asked to Face Facts"
Fighting off repeated heckling
from his leftist opposition, the
T-year-old Chancellor pleaded
with the German people to face
the facts"
Nearly 10 square blocks around
the Parliament building were
cordoned OFF, Inside the Parlia-
ment, plainclotheSmen were sta
toned to prevent infiltration of |
Red demonstrators.
Police said they had reports
that Communists and neutralists
opposing the treaties planned to
import demonstrators from wide |
areas of West Germany, especial
ly from the industrial Ruhr, to
stage disorders.
MIR. Adenauer wants the lower !
houses approval of the twin
pacts before he goes to the
United States for a state visit
April 6.
Final Vote Tonight.
In the first parliamentary
skirmish Of the day, Mr.. Ade-
nauer won. The House voted
down a Socialist motion to throw |
the treaties off the days agenda. |
The treaties are the Allied
Bonn peace contract, giving West
Germany near sovereignty, and |
the six-nation European defense
community pact, setting up a
unified West European army. |
AS the two agreements came
up, the confident Adenauer
called for a big majority Ito
show the way" to the rest of |
free Europe. The final vote was
expected tonight after extended |
debate and lengthy opposition
from Socialist opponents.
Most members of the opposi-
ton conceded privately they had |
little hope of blocking lower
house approval.
Cnn AoI1e LIN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
Eisenhower Sees
No Possible Good in
Any Church Inquiry
Comments on Remark
Made by VeIde, During
News Conference

President Eisenhower said to-
day that no possible good could
come from an investigation of
charges of Communist influences
in the churches.
Chairman Velde of the House
Un-American Activities Commit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
Late News
Bulletin
Falls on Electric Wires

Delbert Fox, Is, of Sterling,
Va, an emplOye of the As
plundh Tree Expert Co., was
admitted to Arlington Hos
pital in critical condition today
after he fell on high tension
wires while trimming a tree at
Great Falls Park in Fairfax
County, police reported.