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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25
Thonos l. Stokes
Social Gains VS.. the Lobbies
Administration Constantly Under Fire as Groups
Bottle to Protect or Sobotoqe Public Housing

The task Of preserving what
President Eisenhower in his
campaign called "the social
gains" is hard enough in any
administration, what with pow
erful and well-financed Hobbies
continually at their sabotage
efforts. The job is a special
headache for the earnest Off
cial who believes sincerely in
the particular social gain" of
which he has charge.
Such a one in the present
administration finds himself
constantly under fire. This is
because so many interests of
one kind and another figured
that 1.-The change" for which
they worked. contributed
money and voted was going to
do away with, or at least per-
NIT no more of, those same
social gains" despite the
Presidents campaign pledge
to preserve them. Many mem
bers of the Presidents own
party in Congress feel that
way, too-and Furthermore
act and vote that way.
AS, for example, in the House
of Representatives which re-
fused to approve any public
housing when it acted a few
weeks ago on the administra-
tons comprehensive housing
bill. The Senate did accept
the Presidents proposal for
$4,000 units a year for the next
four, years. Now the two bills
are in conference between the
two branches for a compromise
between nothing at all and
100000 for four years.
Which brings us to the
case OF the administration
official who has direct respon-
sibility for this social gain"
That is Charles E. Slusser,
Public Housing AdminiStra-
ton Commissioner, a cham
pion of public housing, as well
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25

The general outline of that
settlement is known in WASH
ington. It means complete
victory for the Communists.
In line. with the prepara-
tons of the French quasi
surrender to the Communists,
Mr.. Eden took the opportunity
to praise the aid the Geneva
negotiatorS received from the
Kremlin'S Foreign Minister
Molotov. It is true that Mr..
Eden linked in his praise the
name of our UnderSecretary of
State Walter Bedell Smith.
But this is believed to be a
mere gesture. 1t is not con-
ceivable that Gen. Smith con-
'tributed much to the plans for
the surrender of East Asia to
the Red aggreSSorS.
Mr.. Eden's suggestion in the
speech to the Commons for
: creation of a Southeast Asian
NATO to work in cooperation
with the Chinese-Soviet bloc
was interpreted here as voicing
the Kremlin'S recent demand
that the U. S. S. r. become a
member of the NATO. This is
as brilliant an idea as includ-
ing a pack of wolves among
the dogs which are guarding
the flock of sheep.
The NATO was established
for the purpose of saving the
remaining free nations of
Europe from the Red hordeS.
The Pacific pact suggested in
April by Mr.. Dulles was in
tended to prevent the South
Pacific areas from falling into
the hands of the same Reds.
Mr.. Eden'S solution is to water
down Mr.. Dulles proposal by
working on parallel lines with
the ASiatic Communists.
Mr.. Eden's speech on the eve
of his arrival in Washington
has affected the most optimis-
tic diplomats in Washington
like a cold shower on a wintry
day.
While there is still hope that
something in regard to the re-
armament of Germany may be
successfully discussed between
the American and British
teams. the rift between the two
countries concerning the Far
East seems even greater than
in the past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25
Dorothy Thompson
Great Wars Fought for Ideals
Couner-Revoutions Often Fail Despite Military Oucoe
Promises of Equality Turn Up as Promissory Notes

The more one reflects on
the international situation the
more one is compelled to the
conviction that American set
backs are due to the failure
of the intellectual analysis.
It should have been clear
that World War II would ST.
simultaneously greatly acceler-
ate two revolutionary forces;
National rebellion in colonial
or quasi-colonial areas, and
social revolutionS-revoltS of
the underdogs.
Great wars are themselves
revolutions, upSetting and
changing all the patterns of
life. After no great war has
life returned to normally"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25

For one thing, modern war,
which levies soldiers, mate
rails. labor, and capital en-
masse, establishes while it
lasts its own form of social
ism.
Modern wars also are fought
for some universal ideal,
whether it be to make the
world safe for democracy"
universalize 1.-The four free
dornS," create "a co-pros-
perity sphere for Asia" win
for peoples of hemmed-in
energies life ROOM" lib
crate" the oppressed. estab-
lish permanent peace under
the world rule of law. or
hasten the realization of the
millennium projected by Marx
and his successors.
The victors in World War
II fought under the banner of
democracy the Russians as
well as the WeSterners. But
democracy" in the goth
century implies equality-na-
tional, racial, economic, and
social. The promise of greater
equality for all was held out
by the allies during World
War II, along with proph-
ecy of a new and better
world" And that the wars
end would not halt the forces
thus set in motion but rather
bring a demand for collection
on promiSSory notes should
have been foreseen and pre-
pared for.
Developments had been
foreseen and prepared for by
the Communists, for whom
international war is always
only a means to an end
world revolution on an eStab-
lished pattern. But they
could and should have been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25
Fletcher KnebeI-
Potomac Fever

Churchill and Eden to Washington to confer with Ike
Hardly syllable separates foreign policies Britain
get along with the Comunsts-the United States wants
get along without them
Senate Agriculture Committee votes for high price
supports Ke objections The Senators believe it's all right
to help the world-but parity begins at home.
Senator undt two of McCarhys investigators aren't
cleared handle defense Sleuth No l. You
ceared?" Sleuh No. q Heck. amt been white
washed yet"
administration opposes Federal pension Ager Hiss
Republicans will retire Hiss They'll mount and stuff him
and run against him for 20 years.
Apparently the chief things being exploded thus far in the
Guatemala the rival communicates.
China Premier Chou Ena promises
in IndoChina Or to put another ceaseFrance fire
in Indo-Chna.
Brtas Anthony Eden proposes pacts with
the Reds in Asia This will outlaw all armed conflict except
police actions sabotage revos berations and nvasion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25
Doris FIeeson-
Benson Is an Honest Fighter
Even His Btterest Opponents Like Him Personally
And Admire His Open Battle for His Principles

true unless and until a genuine
effort is made to defeat 1t.
Attorney General Brownell
has demanded wire-tap and
other security measures but
the White House has not lifted
a finger for him and his pros
poets are nil.
The most unexpected and
biggest retreat is Treasury
Secretary Humphreys in the
balanced budget and hard
money field. The Treasury is
acceding to tax cuts out of a
budgetary deficit, it will soon
ask for a rise in the national
debt limit and it has sat SUI
pinely, if not happily. by while
the Federal Reserve Board
eases credit that there is no
critical need for.
And so it goes. But Sec
rotary Benson has never fall
tered on his supposed piece
of political suicide and many
people are coming to believe
he will win.
He has of course had a po-
tent ally at the White House
in Milton Eisenhower, the col
lege president brother who the
President thinks is the brains
of the family. But the party
politicians are not keen about
Mr.. Benson.
In fact he may be very I'M
popular if he wins and the
election returns prove adverse
this fall. But nobody can take
away from him, even if he is
forced to resign, the laurel
wreath for character at this
session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25

in the opening days Of the con-
ference trying to impress upon
him the American viewpoint.
Also, it is depressing to find
the Foreign Secretary brushing
of altogether any mention of
the terrible crime of the Red
China government in commit
ing a fragrant act of aggression
in Korea, which was con-
demned by a formal resolution
of the United Nations.
What Mr.. Eden has forgotten
is that an idealistic nation.
known as the United States
of America. sent its troops
more than 5000 miles to a dis
tant battlefield in Korea, suf-
fered casualties of more than
100000 and is technically at
war today with the Red Chi
nese aggresSor. But Mr.. Eden
nevertheless berateS American
diplomats for declining to take
the blood-covered hands of the
Red China premier in an en-
thuSiastic determination at
Geneva such as Mr.. Eden &C
cepted.
Mr.. Eden Is risking q great
deal by his carelesSness of
speech, even though obviously
he was trying to persuade a
peace at any price" Parlia-
ment in London that he was
not coming to America to alter
it's policy of a deal with Mos
cow-something which seems
to have taken hold of both the
Conservative and the Labor
Parties in Britain. For what
Mr.. Eden is really doing -
though he may not realize
its telling the American
people that the principle Of
collective security cannot be
used in Southeast Asia unless
the enemy agrees and that
Red China, which has sup
ported aggression in Indo-
China, is more worthy Of his
sympathetic attention than
the viewpoint of the United
States Government.
This is the quick way to
breed isolationism in America
and to cut of congressional
aid to allied governments,
mistaken as both developments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25

would be. Public opinion, how
ever. in America is influenced
by just such things. and the
speech of Mr.. Eden cannot be
erased by future statements
couched in friendlier terms.
In the end Mr.. Eden did play
a much more cordial tune.
Everybody in this country"
he said, "or almost everybody
in it, believes that under
standing between us. the Brit
ish Commonwealth and the
United States is the founda-
ton of world peace. It is in
that spirit that we are asked
to go across the Atlantic. I
think the committees mes
sage tonight COMMITTEE of
the Whole of the British
Parliament) may be described
as being Do all you can to
have the best relations with
the United States, but do not
forget what the House of Com
mons wants you to do'-what
cur American friends might
call a tough assignment"
It is truly a tough assign
ment" to try to carry out the
peace at any price" policy of
the British Parliament and to
ask this country nevertheless
to keep on drafting its sons
to help protect British CO.
lonialiSm in Southeast Asia
when there's trouble or to send
American divisions overseas to
fight the Communist enemy in
Europe whenever Moscow's evil
rulers decide to end the dream
of peaceful co existence"
which the British Foreign
Secretary has presented as the
basis for world policy despite
everything that has happened
before.
It win be realistically asked
here why. if Mr.. Eden has any
evidence of a change in Mos
cows evil purposes and pol
jcies of infiltration and decep-
ton, he did not reveal it to all
the other diplomats who at
tended the Geneva Conference.
The fact is he has no such
evidence.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25

as a former mortgage and in
Surance man of long expert
ence and a public official Of
long practical political expert
ence. For 10 years before he
came here last July to his
Federal post he was Mayor of
Akron, Ohio. So he is no
"starry-eye," and therefore
not easily discouraged.
What he said in a speech
this week in Groton. Conn,
therefore is interesting for the
illumination it sheds on those
who toll in the field of social
gains in the Eisenhower ad-
ministration: Said he:
"The spring of 1854 will go
down in my memory as a pa
rade of headlines. Almost
every newspaper edition had a
new one-Hopes for Public
Housing Brighten - House
Group Votes No Compromise
Senate Restores Presidents
Program And so it goes:
One day good; the next day
bad. Public housing has been
saved or scuttled by 2 o'clock
every afternoon.
For the friends Of public
housing, this has been q
nerve-racking business. And
I suppose it has been just as
bad for those noble gladiators
fighting for the real estate
lobby. For them, the danger
that Congress might deprive
them of a market they don't
want and can't serve must be
pretty terrifying. I never could
understand quite why, but 1t
seems to be true.
There's always the chance
that a. Slum dweller might
beg, borrow or steal enough
money to make a down pay
ment-and that bare chance
is. in the opinion Of the lobby,
SUFFICIENT reason to deny our
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25

paign promises on the farm
problem. Many good people who
work hard to solve agricul-
lures ills think Mr.. Benson
lacks understanding.
But no charges of incon-
sistency, deviousnesS or weak
ness can lie against the
Secretary of Agriculture. His
opponents not only like him
personally, they admire him,
some of them reluctantly. He
has fought intelligently and
openly. He talks the same
out of both sides of his mouth
and when he leaves Washing
ton he repeats what he says
here.
The question Congress asks
is how in the world he has
persuaded Gen. Eisenhower to
go through on so thorny a
political issue as agriculture.
1t is not the pattern Of the SeS-
sion.
The Secretaries concerned
with foreign trade-Mr. Dulles
of State, Mr.. Humphrey of
Treasury and Mr.. Weeks of
Commerce-and the President
have meekly agreed to one
year extension of the recipro-
cal trade program without a
fight. Had they insisted on
doing battle and been able to
get the Presidents backing,
they could have had a three
year extension.
The protectioniSt Republi-
cans are no more entrenched
or powerful than the farm bloc
has always been. OF course,
one never knows whether any
bloc's legend of invincibility is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25
Doris FIeeson-

The honor of conducting
the outstanding experiment in
character in the Eisenhower
administration belongs at this
writing to Secretary of Agri-
culture Benson.
Mr.. Benson is suffering from
preliminary reverses in both
the Senate and House Agri-
culture Committees. Both have
beaten his flexible price sup
ports and approved a one-year
extension of 80 per cent of
parity on basic crops.
Chairman Aiken of Senate
Agriculture, O Benson hacker,
claims they can win on the
floor. A surprising number of
reporters who specialize in
farm news agree. If the Ben
son view prevails in the Sem
ate, the House may be influ-
enced and at least a victory
in conference between the two
houses is possible.
But this is not the point.
It is too early to say with
confidence that the mighty
farm bloc will bite the dust.
What makes Mr.. Benson a
standout is that he is fighting
for the principles which he
plainly described when he
came to Washington and has
got President Eisenhower to
fight with him against con-
gresSional leaders. This COM
bination is practically unique
in Washington today.
To say this is not to say
they are necessarily right. The
President is vulnerable to the
charge Of disingenuous cam
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25

foreSeen and prepared for by
the United States, which is, in
actuality, the worlds most
progressive" country. the
most nearly "classless." the
one with the widest distribu-
ton of the use of wealth and
the one most socially as well
as technically inventive.
Growing into a vast indus
trial power out of an original
society of independent farm
ers, America never had, ex-
cept in the plantation econ
omy of the South destroyed
nearly 100 years ago., the
fendal systems that controlled
all OF the rest of the world at
one time, and much of it to the
present moment. and, even
where they have passed, have
left social and psychological
vestigeS behind.
Had our leadership there
fore made a sufficiently acute
and courageous analysis. not
of what ought comfortably to
follow World War II, but what
was certain intentionally to
follow it, we should have pre-
pared ourselves to give CO.
operative guidance to, while
placing humane restraints
upon, the revolutionary forces
that the war itself had accel-
Grated.
To some extent we at
tempted to do this, through
varied programs of economic
aid. But economic measures
have not been accompanied
by a clear social and political
program to rival communism
and take the wind out of its
sails.
frightened by developments,
even aStonishingly surprised
by them, we have steadily re-
treated from attempting to
guide by announcement and
wise advice the emergent ma
tlonal and social movements,
and have hardened into a
counter-revolutionary posture
backed by the force of arms.
But violent counter-revolu-
ton only further inflames rev.
dictionary forces. The next
phase is civil war, and then a
great-power decision to inter-
vene Tor not to intervene)
must rest. for any realistic
mind, on the likelihood of
winning tangible assets or
contributing to create a turn
and development reasonably
placating to the social ten
sionS that have caused the
upheavaI.
TO start or encourage mill
tary action as a check to accu-
INFLATED social passions and
national resentments without
having thought through and
planned a political follow-up:
or to cherish the notion that
a won battle means a won war
in the great upheavals pres
emily shaking this planet. is
to think to stop a revolution
by "putsch"; to fight. or en-
courage others to fight. with
out a realizable objective; and
therefore to stand to lose,
whatever the military out
come may be.
And this is just as apropoS
in Guatemala as Iran. or Indo-
China.
fPeIeaSed nv the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25

cities the best single weapon
in the fight on slurns."
His irony very likely is not
appreciated by the real estate
lobby, for those noble glad
iatorS" are serious fellows.
They were busy talking this
week, too-for the benefit of
Congress which soon must
make it's final decision on the
Presidents public housing pro-
gram.
One Of them, from whom
we have heard often and long,
wears two hats. That's Her.
bert U. Nelson, executive vice
president of the National AS
ISOLATION of Real Estate
Boards. He spoke this week
in Pittsburgh under his other
hat, as secretary of the Amer
lean Real Property Federation
which purportS to represent
the property owners of the
Nation. Mr.. Nelson said the
federation lis potentially the
strongest political force in
the United States" saying he
based his prediction on the
fact that 40 million property
owners ARE overwhelmingly in
opposition to the Socialistic
trend Of our Federal Govern
ment." That last diagnosis
would be resented by the adj
miniStration.
So far as public housing is
concerned. the federation is
taking no chances with either
our President or Congress. It
doesn't trust them. 1t is cam
paigning for an amendment
to the Constitution that would
prohibit public housing, either
State or Federal. Likewise it
wants q constitutional amend
ment to prohibit rent control.
A couple of days after Mr..
Nelson spoke at Pittsburgh,
his antagonism to public hous-
ing was echoed at Lake George,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25

N. Y, by Harry G. Waite
meade, chairman of the Real
tors Washington Committee
of NAREB. He said that pub
lie housing is both politically
and morally wrong-just like
that. That makes something
or other out of Mr.. SlusSer-
and our President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25
House Group Votes
To Qualify 4 Million
More for JobIess Pay
BY the Associated Press

The House Ways and Means
Committee has voted to bring
about four million more workers
under unemployment compen-
sation, shaving down an admin
stration request to cover six
million additional employees.
The committee voted yesterday
for plan to extend coverage to
firms which employ four or more
workers for 20 weeks or more in
one year.
The present jobless benefit
system covers firms with eight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25
Eordhum Picnic Planned

The Fordham University Club
of Washington will hold a picnic
at 2::30 pm. tomorrow on the
Knights of Columbus grounds at
Old Georgetown road and Cedar
lane
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-12
Dick
Says

"Kiss-and.tell" Jimmy Roosevelt
still has the audacity 10 run for
Congress in California on the Dem
ocratic ticket. l don't know who is
the bigger fool - Roosevelt or the
District Democratic Council which
has decided to back him in his
candidacy. Suppose he had to win?
We'd be getting legislators shot up
by irate husbands instead Of by
Puerto Ricans!
Roosevelt claims that II he fall
ed to run in the election, il would
show evidence of guilt and lack
of courage" It isn't up to the
average citizen such as you or me
to decide his guilt but definitely,
/ think most people have already
decided that he showed q total
absence of courage when he sign
ed a statement involving twelve
women as partners in his philand-
ering.
California, OF course, has Q "a.
Their peculiar standard of morals
Judging from the gossip that We
hear in this part Of the country.
1t is still a puzzle however, to try
to figure how the citizens out that
way can ever dream OF trusting
governmental affairs to q man who
has shown that he likes to take the
easy way out when pressure is ap-
piled. Here in Key West, politi-
clans would retire to a monastery
If such q scandal broke loose
around their heads.
Oh well, there is no use In Flo
ridians getting upset over q situa-
ton in California. We really ought
to feel sorry for the folks out there
because they are 50 far from e.
vilization that they never get TO
enjoy Florida sunshine, Florida Or
angeS, and a Florida newspaper
column entitled "Dick Says" which
tells them how to run their state.
By the way, in this column I'm
suppose to advertise Dicks Tire
Service, headquarters for u. 5.
Royal tires. But - what the hecki
It's more fun letting off steam on
other subjects. Besides. Dicks
doesn't "sell' U. S. Royals - our
customers "bdy' them because
there is no better, safer, or more
economical tire on the market.
Most important thing ! have b
tell you is that Dicks Tire Services
is located at 92s Truman Ave. For
road service, the phone is z-2s47.
Don't forget that we have our own
recapping shop and trade-in values
for your old tires are exceptional
ly high. (adv.)