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Evening star., 1954-04-16

Clendenin. w. Va, to Rock
vile. Md.
John w. Partridge. president
of Atlantic Seaboard, also an
nounced the corporation will
install a 14-mile section to
parallel its 20-inch pipeline near
Granite, Md, northwest of
Baltimore. The 20-inch line
runs from Kentucky to the
land-Pennsylvania border.
To Boost Power.
AS part of its expansion At
lantic also plans a 1.100-horse-
power addition to its Cleveland
Compressor Station in Upshur
County, w. Va, and q 2,200-
horsepower addition to the Lost
River Compressor Station in
Hardy County, w. Va.
Atlantic officials said its pipe
lines, which are buried about 3
feet underground, cost about
100000 a mile.
In addition to Washington Gas
Light other customers of Attain
tic Seaboard are the City Of
Charlottesville, Lynchburg Gas
Co.. Roanoke Pipe Line Co..
Commonwealth Natural Gas
Corp, Virginia Gas Distribution
Corp, Amere Gas Utilities Co..
Manufacturers Light & Heat Co..
Cumberland g. Allegheny Gas
Co. and the Consolidated Gas.
Electric Light g. Power Co.
Evening star., 1954-04-16
Dorothy Thonpson-
France: Trojan Horse in Geneva?
And the Most Likely Victim of Conference Failure Will
Not Be On Asia but q

Napoleon'S dictum, "If must
fight a war. give me a coalition
to oppose" is even more ap-
plicable to a cold war in which
the instruments are political
and diplomatic.
Although Mr.. Dulles might
have won some formal agree
ment on a declaration of
unity" in London and Paris,
there would remain some ques-
ton as to it's effectiveness. The
West went into the Berlin con-
ference united" and brought
out not one concession from
Moscow, while Molotov pulled
out what had been demanded
by his ally in Peiping: The
Geneva conference. This served
further to cement the alliance
between Moscow and Peiping
and to leave the diplomatic
leadership of the Communist
bloc firmly in Molotov's hands,
as he certainly desires.
Western unity then promptly
deteriorated, both in Europe
and in Asia. France, whose
foreign minister made so elo-
quent an argument in Berlin
for the European Defense Com
munity, did not then ratify it,
though West Germany did. No
French Foreign Minister, for
that matter. can speak for
France. No party or leadership
has a majority in the French
Parliament, and each French
government stays in Office by
virtue not of acting, but of not
acting.
The Geneva conference fur
nished a further excuse for
drift and delay. France hold
ing the defense treaty as a
bargaining point on Indo-
China. Marshal JUN, second
in command of the myth
cal European army" spoke
against it and was relieved of
Evening star., 1954-04-16
The Arnny's Bill Of Particulars
Release Of Document Rebuts the Assumption That Rules
Of Court VIII Work in ConqressionoI Investigations
Dovid Lawrence

If ever it was assumed that
a congressional committee
could be made to operate
under the rules Of a court, it
has been dramatically re-
butted by the events Of the
last "a hours.
Despite all the exhortations
that have come in recent
months from those who have
argued that ground rules"
must be adopted and that
fairness" to both sides must
govern the giving out of in
formation about congressional
hearings. the American peo-
pie were given one-Sided
presentation yesterday. An
energetic press, in co-opera-
ton with some folks on the
anti-McCarthy side, gave out
the substance of what was
contained in the confidential
document prepared by the
Office of the Secretary of the
Army.
This document was sup
posed to be a list of specified
charges by the Secretary of
the Army. The Senate sub
committee was to have issued
this along with the answer by
the Mccarthy side. which OBJ
viously couldn't be prepared
for a few days. But somebody
leaked" as always happens.
Then Senator Symington,
Democrat, said he wanted to
correct the distorted stories
SO he himself released the
document, even though the
Senate subcommittee had voted
not to make public any one
sided statements.
The whole episode illustrates
how congressional committees
work and how they have no
power or authority over those
who want to leak" to the
press. Senator Mccarthy in
the past has often been ac-
cuSed of "leaking" his version
of committee testimony, so it
will, no doubt, be contended
that he is getting a taste of
his own medicine.
But where does this leave
congressional committees? The
answer is that they cannot set
themselves up with the rules
Evening star., 1954-04-16
Constantine Brown

The nursery rhyme, "Bye.
baby bunting. daddy's gone a.
hunting to get a little rabbit
skin to wrap the baby bunting
in" and daddy's return with no
skin could aptly be applied to
Secretary Dulles mission to
London and Paris.
Mr.. Dulles. preceded by a
rolling of drums, went to the
capitals Of our main allies with
the purpose of cinching their
agreement to give a stern
warning to Communist China
against any further aggres-
sions in Southeast Asia. He
conceived the idea after dis
cussing at length the Far East
ern situation with President
Eisenhower. the National Sc
curity Council, the Joint
Chiefs of Staff and leading
members Of Congress.
There was full agreement
that the situation in South
east Asia had become so
threatening that some positive
action was necessary. The con-
cept of warning Peiping that
any increased participation in
the eight-year-old Indo- China
war would bring severe retalia-
ton from a group of united
powers was thus born.
When the administration
decided on the warming, the
fortress of Dien Bien Phu was
IN imminent danger of falling
into Communist hands, and
the morale of the defenders of
Indo-China might collapse.
This fear still exists.
But no sooner was this
strong stand against Commu-
mist encroachmentS made pub
lie than the French and British
objected strongly. In fact. only
Thailand of the 10 nations
with major interests in Asia
responded affirmatively to Mr..
Dulles call for action.
Mr.. Dulles, who is the most
travelled Secretary of State in
our history, decided to fly to
London and Paris to get our
major allies into line somehow
or other. He is reported to
Evening star., 1954-04-16
Thomas L. Stokes
Thonos [. Stokes
KnoW|ond-|ndependentLeode
While Dulles Was Seeking United Front in Europe, Chief
Of Majority Reminded Him His Porty Lacks Unity

There's one place where we
need have little worry about
freedom of speech.
That's in the Republican
Party
OF this we had more cumu-
latlve evidence this week. It
had to do with the agreement
announced in Paris among Sec
retary of State Dulles, the
British and the French to seek
to organize a common anti
Communist front in South
east Asia similar to NATO in
Europe. Hardly had this got
into print over here than the
administration floor leader.
Senator Knowland of Califor-
MIA, rose in his place in the
Senate to challenge this new
est development of admins
tration foreign policy. He OBJ
jected because Korea and For
mosa. where the Chinese Ma
tionalist government is set up,
were not included in the pro-
jected alliance.
This is not the first time
that Senator Knowland has
taken issue with his admins
tration on foreign policy. Now
no one here expects anything
even approaching unanimity
on any policy. domestic or for
eign, in either party. But it
has been unique to longtime
observers in recent weeks to
see such a party figure as
the Senate leader complaining
publicly about foreign policy
espoused by the President and
Secretary of State.
Why, a few years back. it
was a two or three day SEN
sation and blazoned across
the country when Senator AL
ben w. Barkley of Ken
lucky then Senate Democratic
leader. criticized President
Roosevelt for his message Veto
Evening star., 1954-04-16

of courts but must continue
to operate under the customs
of the Congress. The sooner
the Senate subcommittee gets
rid of all the legalistic red
tape it has introduced and gets
back to the elemental proceed
ings of a congressional COM
mittee, the quicker the case
will be aired and time and
money saved.
An examination of the re-
port submitted by Joseph N.
WEIGH, special counsel for the
Secretary of the Army, shows
that it differs materially from
the so-called Army report"
originally issued a few weeks
ago. It is watered down and
is a manifest retreat in some
instances. Roy NJ. Cohn, staff
committee counsel for the Nc
Arthur committee, says. more
over, that the allegations
contain many false, mislead-
ing and distorted statements
as well as the outright
omission Of highly relevant
facts"
What is more striking is the
statement in the WEIGH docu-
ment that the requests for
favored treatment for Pvt.
Schine "are believed to have
been made with the knowledge
and consent of Senator Nc
Carthy." This is a far cry
from proof.
On another section, the re-
port says that Senator Nc
Carthy requested an assign
ment for Pvt. Schine. a former
member of his staff. and
thereby by innuendo and in
ference indicated that their
plans for further investiga-
tion of the military installa-
ton at Fort Monmouth. N. j..
were related to the Importance
attached by them to Pvt.
Schine's military assignment"
In another paragraph the
report again says that re-
quests for New York assign
ment-which Mr.. Cohn says
were made in order to enable
Pvt. Schine to complete his
committee work left unfin-
ished when he was drafted
were connected by innuendo
and inference with the con-
Evening star., 1954-04-16

full American demonstrations
of "thermonuclear devices"
In his report to the House Of
Representatives. Mr.. Dulles
claimed defeat for Molotov's
demand that neutrals partici.
pate at Geneva. The u. S. S. r.
had previously declared itself
to be neutral" and has not re-
Scinded. In what role, then.
does Russia participate? As
a neutral. half-neutral. or nom
belligerent? 1t is possible. even
probable. that the u. S. s. r.
wants no further military ex-
pansion of Red China in Asia,
for China. red. white. blue, or
yellow. is always a potential
Russian rival. A partitioned
Indo-China, like a partitioned
Korea and Germany. would
leave everything unsettled for
further maneuver.
The war in Indo- China is an
open wound for France. Rus
sian good offices" could end
it for the price of the EDO
which France has no enthu-
siasm for anyway. Peiping has
an additional demand: Admis-
sion to the u. N. If Russia
loses that by American refusal.
she will. herself. lose nothing.
but continue to be Red China's
spokesman in the u. N. and the
undisputed diplomatic leader
of the Communist world. On
balance we suspect this suits
her fine.
The Trojan horse in the
Geneva conference thus ap-
pears, it would seem, to be not
Russia but France. And the
most likely victim of agree
ment or breakdown not an
Asian country but a European:
Germany. For if the EDO Is
defeated or defaulted on, Chan
cellor Adenauer is out on a
limb and the cornerstone Of
American policy is shattered.
Evening star., 1954-04-16

Ing tax bill. Dramatically,
when he finished his speech in
the Senate, he resigned as
party leader as the proper
thing to do. and it took a lot
of doing to get the Kentucky
Humpty-Dumpty back on the
perch as party leader again.
In that era. and since also,
it was understood that a party
leader in either branch of Con-
gress went along once policy
was agreed upon. He ac-
cepted that as a part of party
discipline which, in turn, he
was supposed to enforce as
best he could among his
charges.
Undoubtedly, Senator Know
land was caught by surprise
by the announcement from
abroad about the projected
Asiatic NATO, or PTO, Pa
cif1c Treaty Organization. For
that isn't what Secretary
Dulles had flown over to
Europe to get. What he wanted
and it was announced pub
licly in advance-waS to get
Great Britain and France to
join us in a warning to Com
munist China against any fur
ther encroachment on South
east Asia. He wanted such a
declaration in advance of the
Geneva conference. When he
couldn't get that, he came up
with the other idea. which has
been discussed before.
While the Secretary was
seeking united front" in
Europe. he got another remin-
der from Senator Knowland
of the lack of a united front
in his own party here at home.
The lack of unity on foreign
policy is nothing new in the
Republican Party, as the lack
b. unity on domestic policy.
Evening star., 1954-04-16

especially social and economic
reforms. is an old and familiar
story in the Democratic Party
in Congress.
But such is usually not ad-
vertised publicly by the party
leader as Senator Knowland
advertises it. Declarations of
independence by the party
leader might conceivably be de-
Tended philosophically. but in
practice they are not usually
accepted as the way to con-
duct a party's affairs or man.
age a government. They en-
courage the rebellious, and the
Republican Party has a spe-
cial and peculiar problem in a
small but belligerent army of
rebels in the Senate on foreign
policy. about a dozen, mostly
from the Middle West.
At the beginning of this ses-
sion, Senator Knowland ex-
hibited tolerance toward the
Bricker amendment designed
to clip the Presidents author
ity in foreign policy to which,
you recall, President Eisen-
hover was vigorously opposed.
The California Senator's atti-
tude encourages the Bricker
adherents. They pre-empted
the time Of the Senate for five
weeks as Senator Knowland
sought for a compromise to
satisfy them-and in vain in
the end.
The Senate administration
leader began most courteously
when he rose in the Senate
this week to challenge the
Secretary of State. He did not,
he said. want to discuss the
joint statement from Europe,
or to make any statements
which would make more diff
ficult the very delicate and.
!dificult task which the Secre
Evening star., 1954-04-16
Dors Fleeson-.
Is Stevenson Already Chosen?
Despite Disagreement Among Democrats, q Poll
OF Senators Failed to Develop Second Placer

this poll in addition to the
figures was it's failure to de-
velop a second placer. This
supports a widely held opinion
that If the convention were
held next month, it would be
Mr.. Stevenson on the first
ballot.
Mr.. Stevenson improved his
standing in his Miami speech
where, against the advice of
some Senators, he challenged
the administration on Sena-
tor Mccarthy, the hydrogen
bomb and Indo-China. The
speech was badly delivered and
led to some concern about his
health. He has since had an
illness and a kidney operation
which was reported successful.
Nonetheless, The provoked
discussion and action which
are still a source of contro-
verSy in the Senate and not
merely as between the parties
but between the President and
some of his leaders.
Three other polls recently
have cheered up the Democrats.
The Minnesota poll of the
Cowles newspapers on the
Senate race showed 49 per
cent for the incumbent DEM
ocrat. Hubert Humphrey, and
"a per cent for his challenger,
State Treasurer Bjornson.
The Texas poll by Joe Bel
den, considered a reliable ba-
rometer. states that while 81
per cent of Texans still like
Ike, there is growing criti-
cism which is unlikely to sub
side unless times get better"
This is a loss to the Presi-
Evening star., 1954-04-16

OF Commons would look SYM
pathetically toward any action
be it ever so vague-directed
against the Peiping regime.
A number of members Of
Congress noticed that the Ma
tionalists in Formosa and the
South Korean republic had
been left out of the PADO.
Senator Knowland raised this
matter from the floor Of the
Senate. There has been no
reply to the complaint.
The State Department is
expected to point out that the
yet-to-be-born coalition con-
Germs only the South Pacific
area and neither of the two
strongly anti-Communist re-
publics can properly be de-
scribed as Southeast Asian.
Yet it is known by the in
itiated in confidential mat
ters-and the Republican floor
leader is one of them-that
at least the Formosa govern
ment was indicated to play
a positive role in our solemn
warning to the Chinese Com
muniStS to desist from fur
thering the Indo-China war.
The Chang Kai-Shek gov
ernment now at Taipeh is one
of the charter members of the
United Nations and has a per-
manent seat in the u. N. Sc
curity Council. For all intents
and purposes it still is one
of the big Five" Hence there
seems to be no valid reason
why it should not be incor-
porated in the Pacific defense
alliance. But what is far more
important than its member
ship in the world peace organi-
zation is the fact that at least
100000 men Of an army esti-
mated at 100000 are ready for
action and service in which,
ever portion of Asia their in.
tervention may become neces-
sary. Hence if the proposed
PADO had any meaning at
all. Nationalist China should
be invited to participate. This
would have brought about
Great Britain's refusal to even
pretend to play along.
Evening star., 1954-04-16

dent of IL per cent since
August, 1858.
Mr.. Belden also said that
two out of three Texans sensed
a change for the worse in the
economic climate since Janu-
airy, 1852, that three out of ten
rural and two out of ten urban
voters believed the administra-
ton aims to lower farm prices.
The Denver Post reported
this week that a Colorado poll
shows fewer than one-half OF
the States residents feel Gen.
Eisenhower is doing a good
job.
Democrats have a problem
in Colorado where the wife of
their tried and true vote-get-
ter, Senator johnson, refuses
to let him run again.
Johnson's candidate is be-
lieved to be Mayor Quigg New
ton of Denver, who will be in
troduced to the national audi
ence at the May sessions here.
Another Democratic head
ache is that letter of National
Chairman Mitchell denying
support to James Roosevelt
and Representative Condor.
both candidates for the House.
Mr.. Mitchell is getting a bare
$3.50 break in the mail for
his interference and there is
a substantial prospect that he
will have to defend it when
the National Committee goes
into session.
No one strong candidate for
Mr.. Mitchell's job has ap-
peared, however, and it is not
believed that issue will be seri-
ously raised at present.
Evening star., 1954-04-16
Doris FIeeson-

Congressional leaders will
get all the best spots when
the Democrats foregather here
May 5 and 6 and the slogan
will be. Let's Look at the
Record"
Adlai Stevenson will be
master of ceremonies at the
Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner
where his talent for quips
should be effective. but he will
make no main address. It is
hoped that Harry S. Truman
will accept a rowing reporter
assignment. always on hand
and sticking his head in and
out of all the panel discus
SionS. A retinue of real report
ers could be expected to tag
along in anticipation of those
headline making shots from
the hip.
The question most often de-
bated privately will still be:
Is Mr.. Stevenson already the
inevitable Democratic candi-
date for President in 1856?
While many Democrats want
him, some do not and are
quietly promoting dark horses.
Look magazine has gone to
the 48 Democratic Senators
for an answer. Asked if they
thought Mr.. Stevenson would
be the candidate, 33 said yes.
IS said no. Asked if they
wanted him at the head of
their ticket, 25 Senators said
yes. The remaining % gave
various replies as: "It's too
early to say" 1--WE may develop
some new faces by then"
What was interesting about
Evening star., 1954-04-16
c. M. Weidemyer Files
For Stute Senute Roce

BY the Assoeiofed PFess
ANNAPOLIS, April &c.
Maurice Weidemyer, Annapolis
lawyer, filed yesterday for the
Republican nomination to Anne
Arundel County's seat in the
State Senate. G
Robert E. Dammeyer. another
attorney, said he would get into
the contest before the fling
deadline Monday. 4
Evening star., 1954-04-16

tary of State will have at the
Geneva conference, which is
to begin on the Goth Of April"
However" he added, II be-
lieve I may Say-and I think
it is important that it be said,"
and then he went on for quite
some time to say it. which was
to protest the failure to in
clude Formosa and Korea in
the proposed Southeast Asia
common front. The two have
between them an army of IL
million, he explained.
This was free speech, all
right. But hardly unity.
Evening star., 1954-04-16
New $40 Million Line
To Boost Supply Of
Natural Gas Here

Atlantic Seaboard Corp, the
wholesaler from which the
Washington Gas Light Co. buys
it's natural gas, today announced
plans for. $40 million increase in
it's pipeline capacity.
The corporation said work
will begin on May l and will be
completed by next fall. 1t was
estimated the increase would
increase the Washington COM
pany's potential supply of gas
about 10 per cent.
Atlantic Seaboard said the ex-
pansion would permit it to take
advantage of a new supply of
gas to be made available in No
vember to its parent organiZa-
ton, the Charleston Group
Companies of the Columbia Gas
System, Inc.
26-inch Pipelines.
The expansion, said Atlantic.
will be achieved by installing
new 26-inch pipelines to parallel
the existing line of that size at
two places-one section of about
As miles in the mountains of
West Virginia. and the other OF
about 35 miles in Virginia, east
of the Allegheny Mountains.
The existing line runs from
Cobb Compressor Station near
Evening star., 1954-04-16
East Germany Given
New Formal Power
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN, April 16.-Russia has
taken new formal action to
pressure the West into recogni-
tion of satellite East Germany
as a fully sovereign state. 1t told
all non-occupation powers with
Evening star., 1954-10-10
Purdue Rallies to Tie Duke
As Pusser Dawson Is ThrottIed
By The Assoeiated Press

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Oct. g.
Dukes alert defenders ran Len
Dawson, sophomore passing SEN
sation, out of the airlanes today
but Purdue struck back in a Sec
ond-half rally behind 204-pound
Fullback Bill Murakowski to
score twice and settle for q
1913 tie.
Dawson. who had connected
with eight touchdown tosses in
Purdue's victories over Missouri
and Notre Dame, found his tar
gets caught by the Blue Devils
defensive web to such an extent
that Purdue was forced to stay
close to the ground in the last
half.
Duke. rated No. 6 nationally.
and Purdue, ranked No. 5. each
maintained their unbea tie n
records before $1,000 fans.
The Southerners previously
had romped over Penn. $40, and
edged Tennessee, 7-6.
A recovered tumble touched off
Dukes first score In the second
period, with Bryant Aldridge
barreling over from the 2 to end
Q 29-yard drive.
Seconds before the end Of the
first half, the Blue Devils
marched so yards with Quarter
Evening star., 1954-10-10
Iowa Upset as Michigan
Oyercomes Early Lead
BY the Assoeioted Press

ANN ARBOR. Mich, Oct. p
Angered by two quick, costly
fumbles that cost them two
touchdowns. Michigan bullied
Iowa for the final So minutes
today and wrecked the Hawk
eyes national ranking with a
14-13 upset before .69.607 spec
tatorS.
The ambitious Iowans, cycling
their first Big Ten title since
1922, turned two Michigan fum-
bles into a 1870 lead in the first
eight minutes.
But that was the last look-in
for Coach Forest Evashevski's
HawkeyeS, who haven't beaten
Michigan in 80 years. Rated as
13-point favorites, they were
clearly outplayed the rest of the
way as the Wolverines rebounded
brilliantly from last weeks slug
gish loss to Army.
Michigan marched So yards in
IL plays to score at 14:15 of the
first period. Dave Hill capped
the drive with a 3-yard slam
through guard.
Thoroughly aroused. the VOL
verines went ahead midway in
the second period when Jim
Maddox, a sub quarterback,
hit Ray Kramer, sophomore end.
with a 28-yard touchdown pass.
When the 19-year-old Kramer,
Evening star., 1954-10-10
Ameche's Lost-Minute Score
Wins for Badgers Oyer Rice
By tho Associutsd Press

MADISON, Wis, Oct. 9.-Alan
(The Horse)' Ameche ripped
through a tiring Rice line, which
had thrown back two previous
fourth-quarter drives. for the
winning touchdown in the last
so seconds today In a 1877 Wis
consin triumph over the South
west Conference Owls.
The Texans front line had.
smashed two other thrusts on
their own ! and 5 yard lines
before Ameche. battering 210-
pound fullback, hurtled one yard
through q gap over his own right
tackle for the winning points.
Ameche, who had one of the
Understanding days Of his ca
reer. also rammed over the first
wisconsin touchdown In the
opening quarter to cap a 70-yard
march the first time the Badgers