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Evening star., 1954-10-24

MAGAZINE ocTostR a. 1854
Evening star., 1954-10-24

rWyO HIS students. Richard
II Lahey's pink shirt has
become o symbol OF his whole
outlook ON art and life. For
the C0rcoran Art Schools dis
tinguisned principal II con-
stantly proving his roseate
belief In the future Of art,
In both his painting and In
his teaching.
Mr.. Lahey IL o tall tree OF
o man with his head In o
cloud Of white hair, but, 1t
must be added, his feet
planted solidly on the ground.
His ruddy face hahitually
wears o look Of holiday eager
s.ness, Hike that Of o small boy
at o picnic.
Mr.. Lahey. who went to the
Corcoran in 1895. got into
professional art by way Of
!. newspaper cartooning. After
four years study at the New
York Art Students League
and q hitch In Navy camou-
flage In world War ], he be-
gan sketching theater nota-
bles and entertainment spots
for the World and the Times.
Afellow student recommended
him for 0 job on the faculty
Of the Minneapolis School Of
Art and he has made teach
ing art IN exciting profession
ever since. Back In New York
after q year In Minneapolis,
he taught at the league for
II years.
After going to the Cor
cOran, Mr.. I.ahey introduced
the method OF teaching by
( demonstration which high
lights his classes today. In
the demonstrations, Mr.. .Lahey
leeds" his students from q
storehouse OF craftsmanship
and from his own robust
philosophy as well. The stu
dents feel that they are, as he
puts IL, "all out for q nice
adventure" He believes it's
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more authority in labor dis
putes.
None of the three men
named could be considered
completely objective in his ap-
proach to the problem pre-
Sented. But three men have
come forward to express views
that probably are as unbiased
as it is possible to get. all based
on exceptional experience-or,
it might be said. bitter exper-
ience. For these men were
right in, the middle of most
Of the difficult disputes be-
tween labor and management.
during World War. II. They
are William H. Davis, the in
finitely patient and tactful
patent lawyer, who was chair
man Of the. National War
Labor Board; Jesse Freidin,
the boards general counsel.
and Theodore w. Kheel, the
executive director.
In a letter addressed to the
chairmen of the Senate and
House Labor Committees,
these experts say: 1T may be
that some strikes would end
as q result of such polls, It
is far more likely that the ma
jority would Sbe prolonged and
rendered far more difficult to
solve"
They argue that strike votes
taken by the Government
would be bad for everybody
concerned, including the pub
lie, but that employers would
suffer most. Whenever the
workers supported the union
demands-which. based on ex-
perience. would usually be the
case-this would, in effect,
place a Government stamp
Of approval on the union
demands"
Under the provisions of the
Smith Connally Act and the
union shop and national
emergency sections of the Taft
law, a good many elections
were held. In the 1944-46
period, the letter reports,
2.168 polls were taken and Of
these 1850 resulted In ma
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Soviet Motives at Berlin Talks
Russia Wanted Porley in East Berlin So That West
Would Appeor to Be Petitioninq Reds for Peoce

they want or make q compro-
mise"
The Moscow regime. to be
sure. has wanted a four power
conference to be held and.
rather than see the conference
collapse. would have agreed to
have the meetings held in
West Berlin. If the allies had
cared to make a stand on it.
The compromise finally reached
provides that the first weeks
meetings shall be held in West
Berlin, the next weeks in East
Berlin, and the following
weeks in West Berlin again.
The conference probably will
last several weeks, If not
months. and it has been left
open where the fourth weeks
sessions will be held.
From the Communist view
point, it is imperative to show
that the Moscow government
is debating to the Western al
lies. The argument about the
site offered one way to do it. If.
on the other hand. an impress
sion of superiority cannot be
attained, then the effort is to
achieve at least q position of
equality - by rotating the
meetings between East and
West Berlin.
It will be recalled that, at
the time the United Nations
Organization was first brought
into being in San Francisco
in the spring of 1945. diplo-
matte etiquette called for the
American Secretary of State
to preside at the plenary ses-
Sions, which were more or less
ceremonial anyway. But Mr..
Molotov objected at the out
set, and finally somebody dis
covered that he would agree
to q formula whereby each of
the four nations would select
a chairman who would preside
at a different session. So four
co-chairmen were chosen.
When it came the turn for
Foreign Minister Molotov to
preside. he opened the session
with a remark substantially as
follows:
II am glad to preside over
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Fletcher Knebel-
Potomac Fever

proposes $25 million Federal "reinsure" pri
vate health plans Republicans only been
already they're afraid of what they're health
Agriculture Secretary city folks may rebel
against programs This those telling
tell it 100 tmes-and Congress still
listen.
Supreme Court rules movies
they're immoral Hollywood longer need have
like overs-and talk like brothers sisters
Secretary Of State Dulles the United Nations kept
out World War III Democrats claim this proves
things are-when takes bunch foreigners keep
out Of war;
Republican Chairman says the Eisenhower team has
foreign of "backbone"-and Bricker
has Just the dinosaur to At 1t.
The Labor Department says many businessmen want
young secretaries Things different under
the Democats-a the businessman wanted for the
Government to leave him alone.
Yugosavia purges President Djlas bother
vice presidents here In fact people don't
bother remember them
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The clause would restrict leg
islation under the treaty to
that (which would be valid
in the absence of a treaty.")
Their slogan will be: do
you want 48 governments or
one?" They have also studied
the record on the somewhat
murky course of the Bricker
amendment since its inception
when the Senator from Ohio
got 60-odd Senators to CO.
sponsor it.
Senators back the statement
that the amendment in its
present form Is not precisely
the same one they agreed to
sponsor. The original did not
contain the which" clause, re-
liable sources state. After re-
writing it to contain that
clause. Senator Bricker did not
submit it to his co-signers but
simply again attached their
names.
A sturdy fighter has lined up
for the President on the House
side. To the Representatives
who drop by to ask his opinion
of the Bricker amendment,
Minority Leader Rayburn says:
I wouldn't be for it if they
struck out all butt the enact
ing clause. I don't aim to out
guess the Founding Fathers
who had experience trying to
run a country under the Ar
ticles Of Confederation"
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Constantine Brown
Another UnWise Compromise?
Yielding to Russia Site for Berlin Conferences Moy
Be Bad Omen If EorIy Korean ToIks Are indication

and agreed to go to Kaesong,
the official thinking in WASH
ington ran along a line some-
thing like this: What differ.
ence does 1t make where we
meet since an armistice may
mean not only the end Of
bloodshed in Korea but also
may avoid the dreadful pos
Sibility Of a third world war?
Let's finish this unfortunate
campaign which may lead US
to an infinitely more danger
GUS conflict with the u. S. S. r.
and China.
We were told that the Chi
neSe were worn out after their
heavy losses and would accept
a peace in good faith. pro-
vihed we gave them some face.
saving opportunities such as
having the armistice parleys
in the small portion of South
Korean territory still in their
possession. Events proved to
us subsequently how mistaken
we had been. Nearly three
years have passed since the
beginning of the armistice ne
gotiations and we seem no
closer to peace in Korea
than during the fighting days.
We expect the Soviet dele
cation to come to Berlin
loaded for bear. There is
every indication that the.
Kremlin considers the ques-
ton of unification and peace
with Germany and the signing
of a peace treaty with Austria
as Of secondary Importance.
The Reds are expected by our
diplomats to drive hard to split
the allies and especially for
Americas acceptance Of China
as the fifth member in the
concert Of great powers.
Ordinarily. in dealing with
civilized and law-abiding ma
tions. it is immaterial where
peoples seeking peace gather.
We are dealing. however. with
a truculent enemy who in turn
faces allies who no longer seem
to have the same political OBJ
jectives in mind. And our ac-
ceptance Of the compromise
regarding the sites of the par
leys may be interpreted by
Moscow as the first Of a much
longer and far more important
chain of compromises.
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Doris FIeeson-
Doris EIeeson-
Brio ker Plans Bockinq Coo|s
White House Believes 1t Can Defeat the Amendment,
But Lost-Ditch Fight for 1t Could Be Cory One

The White House has
counted noses and believes it
has the votes to beat the
Bricker amendment curbing
the Presidents treaty-making
powers. q.
President Eisenhower is hold
ing his fire while still an
other effort is made to salvage
Republican unity on the. is.
sue. Since the compromise
proposal now being offered for
the consideration Of Senator
Bricker and others does not
contain the vital (which"
clause Of the original, there
is room for doubt that it will
be acceptable to them.
? The White House is frank
~ not optimistic. Majority
Leader Knowland is refusing
to admit defeat and working
hard to win the compromise.
It is understood that Sen
ator Bricker in conference
with his political associates
acknowledges the merits of
compromise. His attitude hard
ems again, however, after he
has been in conference with
such hackers of his amend
ment as Frank Holman, for
mer American Bar Association
president. and former Dean
Manion Of the Notre Dame law
school.
Somewhat to White House
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Lowell MeHett-
Strike Vote Proposal Not New
three Men With Bitter Experience in Labor Disputes
Recall Troubles Under Similar Law During War

It was to be expected that
George Meany, president of
the AFL. would find fault with
the Presidents proposal for
Government-Supervised strike
votes under the ft-Hartley
Act. and he has done so. He
says it would be "a serious
restriction Of labor's right to
manage its own affairs" and
that IN any case it would not
work out the way its author
as yet unidentifle fled-thinks it
would. Experience has shown,
he says, that employees would
vote no differently from the
way they now do, making it
an unneeded and burdensome
operation. AS for the bill in
troduced by Chairman Alex
ander Smith of the Senate La
Dor Committee, calling for
such an election after a strike
had been in progress two or
three weeks, says Meany, This
would be a naked, strike
breaking device, obviously not
intended by the Presidents
own recommendation"
It was to be expected that
Walter Reuther, president of
the CIO, would express SIM
liar views and he has done so.
He says: mo responsible au-
thority in the field Of labor
management relations has sug-
gested restoration Of the dis
credited Smith Connally Act.
which provided such q vote
and which was dropped as a
demonstrated failure at the
end of the war" The proposal,
he says, is based on "the mis-
conception that unions act
contrary to the will of their
members rather than in re-
sponse to that will"
And it was to be expected
that the president of the Ma
.tional Association of Manufac-
turers would look favorably on
the proposal and he has done
so. At least, President Harold
C.. Mcclellan says NAM is
solidly behind the Presidents
suggestions, although it would
60 further and give the States
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the penalty for concealment-
with knowledge that the person
was sought-$1. 900 fine or one
year imprisonment or both if the
fugitive were sought for a mis-
demeanor. and $1,000 fine or
five years imprisonment or both
if the fugitive had been charged
with a felony or had previously
been convicted Of any offense.
Mr.. Brownell's letter noted that
four persons awaiting trial on
charges Of harboring Communist
fugitives Robert Thompson and
Sidney Steinberg are subject
only to the 1000 fine and six
months penalty and asserted that
this is mot a sufficient deterrent
to prevent Communist Party
members or sympathiZers from
concealing Communist fugitives."
Evening star., 1954-01-19

eign ministers Of the Big Four.
the allies believed that for the
sake Of impartiality the talks
should take place successfully
in the sectors Of each occupy
ing power. This was fair to
all concerned and gave the
propaganda advantage to none
Of the participants.
Since the Western allies oc-
cupy Western Berlin and the
Russians are in the east. three
meetings were urged in the
Western part Of the city and
one in the Eastern zone. The
Russians baked. They threat
ened to sabotage the confer
ence before it began unless
half the meetings, including
the opening session, were held
in their portion Of Berlin.
The matter was discussed Oh
high level in the State Depart
ment. Secretary Dulles decided
finally that we had sought q
face-to-face meeting too long
to permit this question to in
terfere with our aims. He in
formed our allies last Wednes-
day that it would be wise to
compromise on the Red de-
mandS. The somewhat sur
prised British and French ac-
cepted the American proposal.
The Western military COM
manders in Berlin informed
the Soviet commandant, Sergei
Dengin, that we would agree
to two weeks Of meetings in
the Western sectors and one
week at the Soviet Embassy.
The Reds yielded. however.
on one point. They agreed that
the first weeks sessions should
take place in the American
sector.
What dispositions will be
made later (after the initial
three weeks have passed. is
a matter which depends on
further developments. The
Soviets did not want to COM
NIT themselves.
The fact, however, that we
had to yield to the Soviets on
something which appears at
the first glance merely a mat
ter of form may be a bad
omen. When we bowed to the
demands Of the Communists
Evening star., 1954-01-19

embarrassment. Dean Manion
heads the Eisenhower commit
tee on intergovernmental rela-
tions. Unfortunately, from
their point of view, the job
doesn't consume all his time
and he has been making
speeches for the amendment
around the country.
This is the same Dean Man.
ion whose introduction to
Washington consisted of say
ing on q television program
that iva should never have
been built and that the Gov
ernment should sell it.
Most Senator'S will welcome
Senator Knowland's persistent
attempts to compromise the
issue. They do not now crave
the Bricker amendment, which
gained headway in the emo
tional climate of a presidential
campaign. but they fear the
support whipped up for it at
the grass roots.
Actually. if Senator Bricker
and his friends decline a face
saving gesture and accept bat
tie. it may get very CORY in
deed.
The President and his aides
have committed themselves in
many ways to a last-ditch
struggle against the which"
clause which they think will
carry the country back to the
Articles Of Confederation.
Evening star., 1954-01-19
Constantine Brown

Official optimism over settle
ment Of the question where
and how the Big Four foreign
ministers will meet in Berlin
is dampened by recollection
Of the developments in Korea
in July. 1851.
An uncomfortable parallel
is being drawn in connection
with the negotiations concern
ing the site Of the meetings
and our final accession to the
demands of the Reds both in
Korea and at the present
foreign ministers meetings.
After Jacob Malik, the
Soviet delegate at the United
Nations. suggested" an armi-
stice in Korea. Gen. Matthew
Ridgway, on orders from
Washington, communicated
with the Communist military
leaders and offered to discuss
a cease fire. The answer was
Affirmative. Our supreme COM
mander in the Far East sug-
gested that the parleys be held
on neutral territory, on board
the Danish hospital ship Jut-
landia in Wonsan harbor.
Ordinarily, armistice parleys
occur in the territory occupied
by the victors in a war. Since
we considered that the Korean
campaign was a draw at that
time. Ridgway offered the
neutral territory" idea. The
Reds insisted that we meet
at Kaesong. in Communist
occupied territory. The sig
nificance Of their demand
seems to have been overlooked.
After a week or so Of haggling
we accepted the Reds choice.
The discussion was transferred
later. in October. 1851. to Pam
munjom, a deserted village in
a neutral zone set up by the
confereeS at Kaesong.
Many observers in Washing
ton still believe that one of
the reasons why the negotia-
tions in Korea have been 60
ing against US was that first
surrender which was inter-
preted by the Reds as a sign
of weakness.
When Scow recently
agreed to meeting Of the for
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this session of the United Ma
tions and to be speaking to
the world in the Russian
language"
National pride was strong.
Of course, but the evident aim
was to convey to the people
back home that, even when
international meetings are
held in the United States, the
Soviet Foreign Minister pre-
sides.
The forthcomin ing four
power conference has been
sought by Moscow solely as a
propaganda maneuver. The
Soviet press will use the oc-
casion to enhance. II it can,
the prestige of the Malenkov
government. Unquestionably
the Moscow regime lives In
fear Of an uprising. The re-
cent outbursts in East Ger
many were hurtful to the pres
tige Of Moscow behind the
Iron Curtain.
Originally. the Western al
lies insisted that some con-
crete deeds be manifested by
the Soviets before there was
a four-power conference. But
the Western governments re-
treated on this. To refuse to
talk with Moscow usually
brings criticism-much of it
inspired by Communist agents
or sympathizers. who argue
that the West is intolerant or
stubbornly unwilling to ''nego-
tiate peace"
Plenty Of private organiza-
tions and individuals in the
Western world echo this same
thought, so the American
Government and the allied
governments find it necessary
to keep on talking-though
they know nothing can or will
come Of 1t. That's because
the Soviets are not ready to
give UP the victories they
think they can get through
the "cold war" and by press
ing constantly against the
overeager. divided and trade
hungry governments which
make up the strange alliance
in the West.
Reproduction Rishts Reserved.)
Evening star., 1954-01-19
David Lowrence

Just why did the diplomats
wrangle for several days on
whether the four-power con-
ference should be held in East
or West Berlin?
On the surface, 1t seems a
trivial matter to be arguing
about nowadays. But back of
it is a significant story which
tells a good deal about cold
war tactics and the way in
which the allies are con-
stantly beset by Communist
maneuvers and tricks. It fore
tells why the whole four
, power conference will be q
sham and will reflect only the
deliberate effort Of the Com
munists to gain q propaganda
advantage.
The Soviet purpose in in
: siSting that at least half of
the sessions Of the four-power
conference be held in East
4 Berlin was to tell the entire
s. Communist world that the
Western allies are coming to
Soviet-controlled territory to
beg for peace" It Is essential
from the Moscow viewpoint to
. portray the allies as craven
characters petitioning the So
Wet government for a chance
to make the necessary con-
cessionS and surrenderS that
will give the Communists the
kind of peace" they want.
The allied negotiators have
known all along. of course. the
Soviet objective in arguing
about the site of the confer
ence, and for a while they
stood firm against holding the
meetings in Soviet-controlled
territory and then proposed a
rotation among the four occu-
pied zones, which meant that
one in four meetings would be
held in East Berlin. But, as is
the case with such arguments.
the Communists theorize that,
If they bicker long enough the
allies will become exhausted
and finally someone on the al
lied side will say: well, after
all let's get on with the confer
ence. There's no sense in
arguing about a mere meeting
place. Let's give them what
Evening star., 1954-01-19
Murderer Dies in Cell
Hour Before Hanging
BY the Assoeioted Press

CORNWALL, ontario, Jan. 19.
"A 29-year-old laborer died in
convulsions here last night an
hour before he was to be hanged
for murder.
Henri Seguin, convicted Oc-
tober 20 of the robbery-slaying
of a Maxville (Ontorio) taxi OPP
orator. collapsed in his jail cell
as he talked with a priest and
a jail guard.
Jail officials said Seguip had
shown no previous signs of ILL
ness. A post-mortem examina-
ton was ordered. Ontario's chief
coroner, Smirle Lawson. said in
Toronto he suspected Seguin had
poisoned himself.
Evening star., 1954-01-19
Lite in the u. S.
Lite in the u. S.
Man Is 100;
Has 7OHomes,
But No Wife

KALISPHL. Mont. Jan. 10
(P.-William Mckinley of Kalis-
pell. who owns 10 homes but
"never could afford a wife," OBJ
served his Tooth birthday yes
terday.
The spry. energetic oldster at
tributes his long life to giving
up tobacco and liquor 40
years ago.
He says "only two animals
use tobacco-humans and the
African goat"
Mr.. Mckinley SCOTS at Mon
tana's current cold snap. He
tells Of working for weeks in
the Minnesota woods at 40
below-zero temperatures.
Evening star., 1954-01-19
Stiffer Penalties Sought
For Hiding U. 5. Fuqitiyes
BY the Asseeio,ed Press

Attorney General Brownell has
asked Congress to increase the
penalties for harboring Federal
fugitiveS. particularly those
shielding Communists.
He asserted in identical letters
to Vice President Nixon and
House Speaker Martin that the
present provisions for a maxi
mum fine of 81 900 or six months
Imprisonment or both is in
adequate.
Mr.. Brownell submitted a pro-
posed amendment to the harbor-
ing statute which would make
Evening star., 1954-01-19
Cor Thief Changes Mind

EVANSVILLE, Ind. tPy.-
Somebody drove Donald Greg
ory's car off last night just after
he had put his 5-month-old
daughter. Donna Faye, in the
back seat.
Stepping outside his home for
a second trip to the car with
Cheryl Jean. 212. he saw the
driver speeding of around the
corner.
Within a few minutes police
found the car abandoned. five
blocks away. Donna Faye was
safe and still happy.
Evening star., 1954-01-19
Einstein Honored

CHICAGO. Jan. 10 R.-The
Decalogue Society Of Lawyers
announced yesterday that Prof.
Albert Einste'n has been selected
to receive the society's award of
merit for 1858 for his distin-
guished service to humanity.
The society is an organization.
OF 1.5O0 lawyers and judges of
the Jewish faith.
Evening star., 1954-01-19
Too Cold for Fire Siren

BRISTOL. Ind. (R.-Fire
caused damage estimated at
nearly $4,000 to the Aaron
Biddix 11-room home near
here the other night.
Officials said the loss would
have been less had not the
fire siren froze in zero wealth
er. Members of the volunteer
fire department had to be
summoned individually by
telephone.
Evening star., 1954-01-19

jorities in favor of striking.
Total votes were 1888, 1886 in
favor. 332,875 against.
AS for union-shop elections,
the voting for the union shop
was so heavy, contrary to
management expectations, that
this requirement was elimi-
mated from the law.
All in all. these experts re-
call. the Federal elections
acted as an incitation to
strikes and ill-will at a time
when the national. interest
called for something quite
different.
Evening star., 1954-01-19
Traveller Just Gives Up

NEW YORK, R.-An uniden-
titled traveller. with a ticket for
Washington, boarded the wrong
airliner at La Guardia Field yes
terday and landed in Boston.
He found he was in the wrong
city when he couldn't locate the
Government Printing Office. The
airline few him back to New
York. and arranged to put him
aboard an afternoon flight for
Washington.
But when the afternoon fight
took off. the traveller didn't show.
Apparently, he just gave up the
whole idea.
Evening star., 1954-01-19
Squure Dance Dangerous

PHOENIX, AriZ. up.
Square dancing may have its
place but it can be danger
Gus. old-fashioned pastime.
Louise Price, 80, Of Phoenix.
learned.
Her long, full skirt knocked
a glass of a table with such
force that 1t cut her ankle.
Two stitches were required.