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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-26
GrunewaId's CounseI
Asks Dismissal Of
Perjury Indictment

Counsel for Henry w. (the
Dutchman) Grunewald yesterday
asked dismissal Of a 10-count
perjury indictment against him.
It was asserted Grunewald
was forcibly required to appear
before the grand jury that later
indicted him and that he was
not informed of the nature Of
the investigation.
This, the motion for a dis
missal asserted, was a violation
Of Grunewald's rights against
elf-incrimination. The motion
was filed by Attorney william
H. Collins in the u. s. District
Court for the District Of Co
lumbia.
Grunewald. known as a Wash
ington contact man whose con-
nections ranged from Capitol
Hill to the White House under
the Truman administration, is
charged with six counts of lying
before House subcommittee in
vestigating income tax scandals
and four counts of perjury be-
fore the grand jury which in
dicted MIN.
Immunity Cited.
In addition, the dismissal mo-
ton declared that at least the
accounts referring to perjury
before the grand jury should
be dismissed as violative OF the
immunity statute. witnesses be-
fore congressional committees are
immune from prosecution arising
out of their testimony for crimes
other than perjury.
Defense counsel asserted that
Grunewald was served with a
subpoena to appear before the
grand Jury last year immediately
after he was. released from Dis
trict Jail. where he had served
q sentence for violating proba-
ton following a conviction for
contempt Of Congress.
Wanted Consultation.
It was alleged that he was
taken Immediately before the
grand jury and Intercepted. not
withstanding an expressed wish
to confer with his attorney first.
In an affldavit accompanying
the motion. Grunewald stated
that when he protested the pro-
cedure. he was told by WHY'S
S. Newcofnb. special assistant to.
the Attorney General. that If
he did not want to testify he
could invoke the fifth amend
ment. This. Grunewald said, he
did not desire to do but. only
wanted to consult with counsel.
The interrogation followed. be
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-26
Doris FIeeson-

Editors note: Doris Fleeson
currently is making a month
long tour in Europe, covering
England. France and Ger
many, to observe first-hand
the economic and political
situation.) s.
LONDON.-Here in Great
Britain, as In the United
States, the election is the pay
of on the actions Of politi-
clans. The Conservative gov
eminent will exercise its pre-
rogative of calling an election
at a time most favorable to 1t.
which is not expected to be
before spring. Thus, it prom
Uses to be at least six months
before the British pass formal
Judgment on the highly con-
troversial call that leaders Of
the Labor Party have made
on the Red regime in Moscow
and are now making in
Peiping.
The British are being told
bluntly that America is
angered by that pilgrimage.
There also are signs that the
Churchill government is re-
treating from its originally
sympathetic attitude.
That retreat, however. seems
to be the fault of the Chinese
Reds so swiftly and arro-
gantly attempting to capital
ize on the visit from the West.
Their claim that they were
being helped by strategic sup
plies from NATO countries. in
GLIDING Britain. played di-
rectly into the hands Of Sen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-26

such q message would cause no
embarrassment.
The text of the letter was
withheld, but the French spokes-
man said it informed Mr..
Mendes- France that the Euro
pean Defense Treaty had been
approved by both Democrats and
Republicans IN America and was
not q partisan issue.
The spokesman said Mr..
Stevenson expressed cordial ap-
probation" to. the French
premier for what he had done
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-26

that 1t would not be embarrass-
ing" to the Government for Mr..
Stevenson to send such a letter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-26
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
THE EVENING STAR AS
Washington, D. G. ~
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1854

no report Of any kind on the
matter.
4. He and his advisers see no
practical way for him to attend
the opening of an inter-Ameri-
can conference converting in
Venezuela March /. although the
matter has been discussed fire.
quently.
In regard to the war against
Communists in Indo-C China, the
President was asked specifically
about reports that the United
States has sent l25 Air Force
technicians to Indo-C China to help
repair planes given to the French
forces being damaged by Com
munist anti-aircraft fire, and
that the French were asking for
400 more.
He said he did not know
whether Americans were repair
ing planes there. but that, as
in many other countries. the
United States does have a large
military mission in Indo-C China.
He said the Americans are sent
there for technical and training
purposes of all kinds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Big Four
Continued From First Page)

(Contlnueo From FlrSt PageD
If the Kremlin had veto ready
or not for the long delayed Aus
trian treaty.
Western diplomats commented
that Mr.. Molotov had forced a
weapon here he might not have
counted on. The Russians pres
sure tactics have produced a
high degree of solidarity among
the allied powers. His repeated
efforts to demonstrate friend
ship for the French and drive a
wedge have been fruitleSs. Mr..
Dulles and other American dip
lomats apparently were greatly
pleased with the leading role Mr..
Bidault has played as part of a
determined Western team.
Swings Taken at Red Plan.
Mr.. Dulles Mr.. Eden and Mr..
Bidault all took lusty swings
yesterday at the Russian pro-
posals. which would get UP a
unified Germany virtually de-
fenseless on the Red Army's
doorstep.
Mr.. Bidault brushed aside
Establishments by Mr.. Molotov
to charm France into the eastern
camp. analysed the Russian pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03

firm against that plan because
it would prevent treaties from
taking effect as internal law in
the United States unless fol-
lowed by legislation. The adj
ministration also objected be-
cause it would authorize Con-
gress to regulate executive agree
ments, which the President
makes with other nations with
out submitting them to the Sem
ate for ratification.
The George substitute would
not change the present method
of ratifying treaties by two
thirds of the Senate alone
But it would make executive
agreements ineffective as in
ternal law unless followed by an
act of Congress.
White House Held Out.
The bipartisan compromise ef-
fort failed because the White
House held out for exceptions
to this new restriction on execu-
tive agreements.
Senator George said the ad-
ministration wanted him to ex-
empt the Presidents war powers
and his authority to recognize
governments by receiving their
diplomatic representatives.
The Georgia Democrat said
these limitations were not neces-
sary because they are covered by
other parts of the Constitution
and he felt it would weaken his
plan to begin specifying exemp-
tionS.
Senator George decided yes
terday afternoon that nothing
more was to be gained by nego-
tiations and brought the issue to
head by presenting his substi-
tute to the Senate unchanged.
If the Bricker forces decide to
support the George substitute it
is expected to be adopted as an
amendment. Under Senate rules
this requires only a majority.
But it takes two-thirds for
final passage of a constitutional
amendment, and it was still
doubtful today whether any
plan can muster two-thirds un-
less the administration and the
Bricker forces join hands in sup
porting it.
The first votes will come on
the amendments the Republic
can leaders offered late yester-
day. But these deal only with
non controversial features.
The first Republican amend
ment would state merely that
no treaty shall be the supreme
law of the land unless made
in pursuance of the Constitution.
This perfectS what some have
! called a loophole in the Consti-
tuition because, as now written
it states that treaties are made
under the authorship of the
United States as distinguished
from the Constitution.
The second Republican amend
ment provides merely for roll cal
votes in the Senate on the rati-
f1cation of all treaties.
A third states that a provision
of treaty or agreement which
conflicts with the Constitution
shall not be of any force OF
effect. This is identical with
one section of the George SUBJ
Stitute.
The Republican leaders also
will move to strike out the por.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
U. S. Experts No Big Success
AT Berlin, President Says

cannot even suggest whether
those negotiations will come
about.
On other matters pertaining
to foreign affairs, the President
said:
/. American technicians are
in Indo- China-where the stu
alton has been critical for some
time-to help in the training of
French and loyal Indo- Chinese
fighting Communist guerrillas.
But the Americans are not there
to fight.
2. He deplofes any spread of
hysterical fear in the world re-
garding atomic weapons. believ-
ing the best way to deter ag-
erosion is to go calmly about
our business rather than engage
in big. bombaStic talk.
3. He can't say anything
about reports from Tokyo that
Yuri Rastovorov, Soviet diplo-
mat-intelligence agent, is in
American custody because he has
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Briicker
Continued From First PageD

stalemate by Offering his sub
stitute.
Republican leaders went into
q huddle and countered the
George move by offering several
amendments to the Bricker plan
to which the administration has
offered no objection.
Piecemeal Revision Sought.
When the voting starts, the
Bricker plan. recommended by
the Judiciary Committee, will be
the pending business. Deprived
Of Senator Georges support,
administration leaders decided
to try a piecemeal revision of
the Bricker plan by offering a
series of changes in each para
graph to get rid of features
opposed by the President.
These Republican amendments
will be voted on first because
they are alterations in the pend
ing business. The George pro-
posal is a substitute for the
Bricker plan. and, if adopted,
will knock out all of the language
the Republicans are now trying
to tone down.
Republican and Democratic
leaders thought they were on
the verge of bipartisan agree
ment Monday, but the White
House held out fer additional
changes in the George substi-
tute, which was a major part of
the compromise.
Need Democratic Help.
It has been apparent for some
time that the administration,
with substantial Democratic
help, could prevent passage of
the original Judiciary Commit
tee version of the Bricker plan.
The President has been standing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
By Gornett D. Homer

President Eisenhower said to-
day that experience has not
given any reason for assuming
the Big Four Foreign Ministers
conference at Berlin will be any
tremendous success.
But by the same token. he
told a news conference, we must
keep trying, and that is what
Secretary of State Dulles is do
ing. He added that Mr.. Dulles
is doing his best to get fair
agreements with the Russians.
The President said it is al
ways possible that some little
advance might be made in Mr..
Dulles separate talks with Soviet
Foreign Minister Molotov in re-
gard to arranging secret nego-
tiations on his proposal for pool
ing atomic materials for peace
full purposes.
But as of now, he added, he
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tons of the Bricker plan to
which the President objects.
Precede George Plan.
These, steps will come ahead
Of the George proposal. because
1t will be substitute for the
original Bricker plan, which the
Republicans are merely altering.
Senator Bricker. Republican of
Ohio. said he is ready to start
voting at any time, but was nom
committal as to whether he will
support the George substitute.
When the George plan was
coupled with the two Republic
can amendments Monday, SEN
ator Bricker offered to support
the entire proposition if Pres
ident Eisenhower would do like
wise. But the White House did
not agree to go along.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03

posals point by point. and re-
marked coldly:
I'm my opinion the exchanges
Of views on the question of a
peace treaty are in danger of
becoming sterile. Perhaps We
can still examine one another's
intentions. But up to now it is
clear such an exchange of views
is teaching nobody anything. ="
Both Mr.. Dulles and Mr.. Eden
described the edo plan in glow
ing terms as the one and only
solution for the German ques-
ton,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
SOUTHAMPTON Enpland

SOUTHAMPTON. EN- gland.
Feb. 3 (P.-Sir Thomas Beech
am, the British conductor,
sailed aboard the liner Queen
Mary today for New York. where
he plans to make several SYM
phonic recordings and arrange
guest appearances with Ameri-
can orchesTas. Sir Thomas.
"A, was accompanied by his wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Lost POW to Leove Toyko

TOKYO, Feb. 3 (P).-Corpl.
Donald L. Warehouse of Iowa
City. Iowa, the last American
remaining here from the big
armistice prisoner exchange, is
scheduled to fly back to the
United States Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
1852 Pacific Test
Was First Hydrogen
Blast, President SAYS
BY m. As,oao,ed Pres,

President Eisenhower says the
huge 1852 atomic blast in the
Pacific was "the first full-scale
thermometer explosion in his
tory the first step in the
hydrogen weapon program of the
United States"
His statement to Congress yes
terday was the first official claim
that the United States got the
jump on Russia with full-scale
hydrogen explosion. Moscow.
announcing a hydrogen explo-
sion last summer. said then the
United States no longer had
monopoly in the field.
Unofficial letters from the Emf
wetok test site in the fall of 1852
described the big blast as wiping
out an island.
AT that time" Gen. Eisen-
hover said, ''it represented the
farthest advance of research and
development in nuclear weapons.
This explosion, which dwarfed
the atomic explosions of World
War II, was but a stage in the
steady improvement of our nu-
clear weapons.
These improvements will be
continued-in the hope that our
weapons will deter war and in
the determination that we shall
be able to retaliate Immediately.
with crushing force. if war should
come"
Wilson Doubts Bluff.
Secretary of Defense Wilson,
meanwhile, told as news confer
ence he does not regard Russian
talk of its atomic strength as
just bluff, and he added: II
personally wish we could quit
rafting the atomic bomb"
He said if Russia should agree
to atomic disarmament. the
United States would have to
take a second new look" at it's
military program. which places
emphasis on air power and new
weapons, including atomic ones.
Asked if in another Korea
type war this country would
limit itself to the use of con-
ventional weapons. Mr.. Wilson
replied:
Il think it would be hard to
determine the reason why you
shouldn't use a gun that shoots
q hundred times more power
full than another gun"
Mr.. Wilson noted the Russians
made the simple statement last
summer" that they know how to
make H-bombS, and he said
they've been a little careful,
as a matter of fact, to play . :.
down" talk of atom strength.
See Films of H-Blast.
The Presidents statement &C
companied films of the Eniwetok
test, shown privately to Con-
greSsmen as the prelude to prob
able public exhibitions through.
out the country within a few
weeks
An informed congressional
source. asking not to be named,
said the President plans to give
a fuller appraisal of Americas
nuclear position in special mes
s'ge to Congress, probably be-
fore February 20. He said the
message would cover important
a 0mic legislation (which the
F.1Sident will propose.
Chairman Cole of the Senate
House Atomic Energy Commit
tee, said in an interview I'VE have
made and are making substantial
progress" in hydrogen weapons
since the 1852 test.
He cautioned against inter-
preting the Presidents state
ment as an indication that an
actual hydrogen bomb had been
exploded at Eniwetok. He said
officials "have been very specific
in saying it was only a hydrogen
device"-that is, a test model
not suitable for delivery on a
target in actual warfare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
SPAGHETTI Plant Burns

BOLOGNA, Italy, Feb. 3 (Pl.-
Fire swept through Europes
biggest spaghetti factory last
night under strong winds. Pre-
llminary damage estimates were
around S850.000.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Constontine Brown 93751. -
US. Prestige Takes a Plunge
Allies Accused of Wanting to See Reds Get the Ball.
Politicians Held Not Apprecotive of the Situation

all the participants in the last
war-both friends and foes
to recover quickly was inter-
preted as some dark, selfish
scheme. Our European friends
in particular cannot under
stand that this was prompted
only by altruistic. humanita-
rian considerations.
Our response to the call Of
Europe was quick in 1850 when
it looked as if the U. S. S. r.
might use force to gobble UP
the rest of the free nations.
We have more divisions in
Germany today than each of
our European allies. Although
we were fighting a real war
In Korea we rushed four ad-
ditional divisions and consid-
erable air power across the At
lantic. We fully proved that
we stand by our responsible
ties. {. Yet we hear more and
more in Britain and France
the popular cry: "Yanks, go
home"
Our determination to con-
tinue to resist the Red drive
for communication of the free
world is no longer shared by
our European allies and by
only a few in the Far East.
Strange as it may seem, many
of our Western European
friends believe now that the
only threat to peace comes
from American hostility to the
Moscow and Peiping regimes.
Our allies are vying with each
other to restore full economic
relations with the U. S. S. r.
and Red China, regardless of
political consequences.
Our political leaders have
failed to appreciate the ebb
and flow of international poll
tics as played by the Euro
peans. Throughout history, al
liances and loyalties have
swayed back and forth in
keeping the particular inter-
ests of each country. Any stu
dent of the Thirty Years War
or of the Napoleonic Wars
will have no difficulty in recog-
nizing this fact. And history
does not seem to change.
The U. S. S. r. was our ally
in the last war. Through no
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Constantine Brown

Our prestige in Europe and
Asia has been dimmed re-
Gently. Very few allies still
want to play on the team and
they would rather see the
Communists get away with the
ball.
In the past. international
prestige has meant respect,
sometimes mingled with fear,
for great world power. Brit
ain was in such a position
throughout the 18th century
and the first quarter, of this
century. Germany's prestige
after her defeat of France in
1871 was based on fear rather
than respect.
Frances power in Europe
after the beginning of the
Third Republic vas due to the
respect her neighbors had for
her traditions OF liberty. her
culture and her solid financial
position. During the colonial
era which ended in Asia only
recently, prestige was based
exclusively on military power.
We are a Nation with a rel
atively short history. We are
thousands Of miles from both
Europe and Asia. Our pres
tige in Europe rested princi-
pally on our latent power which
we put at the disposal of the
British and French in two
world wars. But unfortunately
after the hostilities were over
jealousies against the "upstart
across the Atlantic" entered
the picture. And our unprece-
dented action in forcing the
American taxpayers to carry
the major portion of the
globes burdens was misinter-
preted. So is our present effort
to stave off the Communist
drive all over the world.
Our liberality which enabled
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Senator Mccarthy |fonnobi|ized
Both Parties Happy Censure Issue Will Woit Until Nov 8;
Report Makes Wisconsinites Finances Heart of Case

shrewd political judgment
when it SHE'D off the whole
question of Senator McCar-
thy's use of FBI documents
containing classified or conf
Dental material. Such docu-
ments have had an embarrass-
ing habit lately of turning up
in all manner of hands. Neither
Senators nor j. Edgar Hoover,
FBI head, are at all happy
about it.
But the public generally does
not get steamed up over reve-
lations of Government secrets.
They are inclined, in fact. to
support the revealers. At no
time has an administration had
any luck Furnishing those who
told Government secrets, short
of treason, no matter how en-
barrassing the revelations
were.
Few would argue that a gov
ernment can be properly con-
Quoted with FBI reports f1ut-
tering around in public as thick
as the leaves of Vallombrosa.
But it is an issue which would
lend itself to Senator McCar-
thy's special brand of anti
communism and it was wisely
avoided.
The committee correctly
states that Senator Flanders,
author of the Senate resolu-
ton, delivered provocative
speeches against Senator Nc
Carthy. It was feared at the
time that this might damage
his solid grounds for attack.
Evening star., 1954-09-28

fault of ours she has now be-
come our deadly enemy. No
matter what further conces-
sions we may be willing to
make she will never be satis-
fed until she has brought this
country to her knees.
Our allies, for whom we
have made the greatest sacri-
fees in blood and substance
ever known over the centuries,
have taken a good look around
and have given us ample
warnings recently that we
cannot count on their sup
port in MoScow's cold war or
in Communist China's shoot
ing war.
The members of the NATO,
the international club to
which we belong. are friendly
to us in varying degrees.
While the club stuffed shirts"
in this instance Britain and
France-look down their noses
at us frequently, the lesser
members are friendly to q
point. Norway and Denmark.
for instance, like us real we'll.
They are sociable and friendly
but not when it comes to poll
cies. These have become sore
points in their relationship
with the United States. Nor
way, a member of NATO, will
permit no American bases on
her territory. Neither will
Denmark. These would be
sorely needed in the event Of Q
showdown with the U. S. s. r.
Americas prestige-the la
tent power to be put into ac-
tion in the event of Red
aggression - has diminished
insofar as Norway and Dem
mark are concerned. And
with it the collaboration for
what we regard as the COM
mon cause Of the free peoples
to which we have dedicated
ourselves.