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Evening star., 1954-04-19
Indo-Chinu

centrationS. French and Wet
Mimi artillery engaged in more
violent duelS. Long conveys of
RuSSian-made trucks from rebel
supply bases on the Communist
China border continued the rum
BILE toward the Wet Mimi posi-
tions in the jungle-covered hills
encircling the French pocket.
The French also announced
that in the Red River delta the
Wet Mimi ambushed French
company near Haiduong, 80
miles east of Hanoi. The French
said their troops losses were
'appreciable."
First COrsairs Delivered.
The French forces were boil
stored with the first delivery of
CorSair f1ghter-bombers from
America. An official announce
ment said the United States light
carrier Saipan delivered the Navy
planes to a French air base on
the central Indo-China coast.
The American pilots who ferried
them in returned Immediately to
their ship.
The United States already has
furnished Bearcat fighters, B-26
bOmbers, CAT transports and
ella flying boxcars for the
French Wet Namese effort
against Ho Chi Minis legions
No planes have been used on the
rebel side.
In Cambodia, communique
by King Norodom Sihanouk dis
closed that he had turned the
administration of his Indo- Chi
neSe kingdom back to Per
Mouth, its former Premier.
The King has been running
the government himself. It was
said he decided to share respon-
sibilitieS because he is busy di-
recting troops in the north where
two Wet Mini battalions have
invaded from Laos.
Evening star., 1954-04-19
U. S. Trying to Expond
War, Peiping Charges
BY the Assoeiosed Press

TOKYO, Monday, April 19-
Communist China charged last
night that the United States is
"resorting to reckless inter-
vention" in Indo-China for the
purpose of expanding the war
there before the opening of the
Geneva conference.
Peiping radio. in a broadcast
heard at Tokyo, said the United
States has made France sign
a slave bond" aimed at letting
the United States take over in
In0o-China.
Of United States Secretary of
State John Foster Dulles flying
trip to Europe last week. the
radio claimed:
Dulles did his best in his
Paris intrigue to prevent a
negotiated peace in Indo-China
at the Geneva conference"
Evening star., 1954-04-19
Southeast Asia Report
ndo-Chinu Answers 7 axe Time
And the Time Is Runninq Out

speak frankly-admit Ho has a
strong grip on the imaginationS
of large number of ilIiterate,
landless peasants and even on
intellectuals outside the areas
he controls. The Wet Namese
masses know nothing about the
global war between democracy
and communism. To many of
them, Ho lis a Nationalist, a pa,
triot who is going to drive out
the foreigner and who is going
to give them land.
In free Wet Nam there is no
cohesive force, no bandwagon, no
ideal, no leader who can capture
the imagination of a whole peo-
pie. Nor has there been any ad-
equate counter-propaganda to
Hos promises.
To say Chief Of State Bao Dai
is a respected leader is to deal
in delusion. From all l could
gather in Indo- China. the most
popular thing Bao Dai ever did
was abdicate the throne of
AMMAN in late 1945 and join
Hos cabinet as an adviser.
Bao Dai Only Puppet.
Bao Dai has almost no con-
nection with the people. A peas
ant in a rice field knows moth
ing about him. Intellectuals of
the country dislike and even de-
spise him. His following is linn
tied to a most narrow group. He
has never been permitted in the
past to be anything but a puppet
of the French, never permitted
to be a real leader of his coun-
try. s
: On the contrary, to many
Wet NameSe. Ho is a patriotic
leader. Only a few know any,
thing about the fact that Ho
belongs to Moscow. Some people
drifting back from areas under
Wet Mini control have spread
seeds of -disillusionment about
Ho. But for the most part, the
peasant reaction is one of hope
that all foreigners will go home.
He wants land and he wants to
be left to till it in peace. For
him all other things are largely
meaningless. Talking to him in
terms of Intangible ideologies
is useless.
In Wet Nam, the reaction to
the war against Ho ranges from
apathy to outright hostility. Wet
Namese young men are not
happy about being drafted into
the army. Many dodge the draft,
or buy their way out, OF flee to
parts unknown when the draft
is near.
Supplied by Black Market.
There is much talk of tight
ening up loopholes, of rationing
and clamping down on black
markets and graft. 1t is we'll
known that in Saigon an active
Evening star., 1954-04-19

Mr.. Ryon hos reported the cold wor
from the Soviet Union and mony
other countries. A few weeks ago
he went to Indo- Chino TO see the
hot wor involving communism. He
then flew to Singapore to write his
findings free Of censorship. This is
the first OF several articles.
Evening star., 1954-04-19


could only conclude: Unless the
West holds fast at the Geneva
conference, opening next Mon
day, Indo-China eventually will
become another Communist
dominated peoples democracy.
These questions are uppermost
in many minds in Saigon and
Hanoi:
Is Wet Nam to- be another
Korea? Can it be saved short
of powerful military interven-
ton? Is it in fact the sputter-
ing fuse Of World War III?
Little Reason for Optimism.
There are some encouraging
signs on the horizon, but they
are too few to warrant any
pleasant optimism. There is a
long hard road ahead for the
French and the Wet Namese if
the country is to survive. If it
does not, the best American mill
tary opinion is the West can
write off most of Southeast Asia
IN the vast political and eco
nomic war.
Why are the French and Wet
Namese. with SO much superior
ity in equipment, such vastly
greater firepower and such an
economic advantage in Indo-
China still largely on the de-
fensive after 7l2 years of dreary
jungle war?
For one thing, Ho Chi Mini
and the other Communists who
lead the Wet Mimi rebellion are
fighting the war on three fronts
military. political and psyche
logical. On the other side, the
French and Wet Namese UP to
now have been waging only a
military war. with little atten-
ton to the other fronts.
Ho directs powerful propa-
ganda to areas not yet within
his grasp. There has been little
to counter it. Hos iron disci-
pline, his rigid control and his
total mobilization in areas he
controls are met by the other
side with half measures.
HO Has Grip on People.
Gen. Rene Cogny, French
commander in North Indo-
China, and Maj. Gen. Thomas
j. H. Trapnell, retiring COM
mander of the United States
military assistance group, seem
wholly agreed it is impossible to
separate the political and psy-
Geological from the military as
poets OF the Indo-C China war.
Yet little has been done by the
French and Wet Namese.
Even the French-those who
Evening star., 1954-04-19
GI Gets Soldier S Medal
For Saving Workmen
By the Associated Press

KAISERS LAUTERN, Ger
many. April 19.-M/Sergt. Law
renee w. Lampley of Houston.
Tex. today was announced as
the winner of the Soldiers
Medal, the highest United States
military award for peacetime
heroiSm.
An Army announcement said
Sergt. Lampley endangered his
own life when he stopped free
swinging crane from hitting 10
men working on a construction
project. The crane was carry
ing a 9,000-pound bucket of wet
cement. and Sergt. Lampley
stopped its swinging by running
under it and tripping a release
lever, the announcement said.
Evening star., 1954-04-19
President Approves
Retirement of Judge, 8
By the Assoeioted Press

AUGUSTA, Ca, April 19.-
President Eisenhower today ap-
proved retirement for 81-year-
old Federal Judge William e.
Baker, whose jurisdiction is the
northern district of West Vir-
ginia.
The Presidents vacation head
quarters here said Judge Baker
had requested retirement after
33 years on the Federal bench.
Evening star., 1954-04-19
President and Dulles
Meet 10 Plan Moves
Against Reds in Asia
BY GoFnett D. HoFner
Sior Siuff Correspondent

AUGUSTA, Ca, April TO-
President Eisenhower and Secre-
tary of State Dulles mapped
strategy here today for pressing
American efforts for united ac-
ton to block Communist expan-
sion in Southeast Asia.
Mr.. Dulles few here from
Washington for a luncheon con-
ference with the President at his
vacation headquarters at the
Augusta National Golf Club.
Report on Mission
The Secretary had these two
announced purposes:
/. To report to Gen. Eisen-
hover on his recent mission to
London and Paris, where he OBJ
tanned British and French agree
ment to examine the possibil-
ity" of establishing a NATO-like
collective defense system for all
Southeast Asia. endangered by
the Communist drive in Indo-.
China.
2. To obtain the Presidents
guidance for two forthcoming
international meetingS-a NATO
council session opening in Paris
Friday and the Geneva confer
ence starting next Monday.
On his arrival at noon Mr..
Dulles declined to talk to the
press until after seeing the Presi-
dent.
White House Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty announced
this morning that Mr.. Dulles
was bringing three advisers with
him for the conference. They
are State Department Counselor
Douglas Macarthur II, Robert
r. Bowie. chief the departments
policy planning staff, and Alexis
Johnson. American Ambassador
to Czechoslovakia, whose pre-
viouS experience ranks him as
an expert on the Far East.
Mr.. Hagerty also had nothing
to say" about South Korea's an
nouncement that it will send a
delegation to the Geneva con-
ference as a result of new as
surances from Gen. Eisenhower.
Intentions to Be Tested.
The Geneva conference of the
Western Powers with Russia and
Communist China will test Com
muniSt intentions in Asia. It's
main business is to try to find
a basis for permanent peace in
Korea and for a negotiated set
tlement of the war in Indo-
China, where Communicated
troops have been fighting
French Union forces for eight
years.
Looming over the Eisenhower
Dulles meeting today is the con-
troverSy raging in Washington
over Vice President Nixon's
statement last week that it
might be necessary to send
American troops to Indo-C China
as a last restort to prevent a
Red conquest there.
Mr.. Dulles diplomatic efforts
are aimed at staving off such a
possibility by serving notice on
the Chinese Communists that If
their forces should join openly
in the Indo- China fighting they
would meet united front of free
world powers in the area.
Gen. Eisenhower sent his per-
Sonal plane, the Columbine. to
Washington this morning to fly
Mr.. Dulles here and take him
back to Washington this after
noon. The Secretary plans to
leave Washington tomorrow eve
ming for Paris.
Evening star., 1954-04-19
Kuehel Urges U. 5.
To Seek Action by
U. n. on Indo-China
sy The As.oe,0ted Press

~ wv OSsDStoseo EfOSS
Senator Kuchel, Republican,
Of California proposed today
that America seek United Ma
tions' action and avoid any sin
gle-handed military attempt to
save Indo-C China from the Com
muniStS.
Amid q growing controversy
over Vice President Nixon's
statement that this country
might send troops to Indo-C China
as a last resort. Senator Kuchel
said in an interview, II don't be-
lieve we can put fires out all over
the world single handedly. We
ought to take the case before the
United Nations and ask for
united action there"
'"The Is nations that signed
the Korean truce" he said,
pledged themselves to joint
effort to prevent aggression and
our allies should be called upon
for help"
Mr. Nixon said to the Amer
1can Society of Newspaper Edi-
tors last Friday that he thought
French withdrawal from Indo-
China unlikely, but If that hap
pened and other means failed
the United States might have
to send troops.
Although Mr.. Nixon's state
ment indicated to many in Con-
gress that the administration is
resolved to hold Indo- China even
at the cost of going it alone,
State Department officials in
sisted that the basic policy is one
Of united action" such as Sec
retary of State Dulles called for
in March 20 speech.
Assurances Sought.
In a statement issued Satur-
day, the department said Mr..
Nixon had "enunciated no new
United States policy toward
Indo-C China" Secretary of State
Dulles, returning to Washing
ton yesterday from a brief vaca-
ton at Lake Ontario, had no
comment.
Despite this, there are reports
that the administration asked
for but did not receive assur-
ances from Democratic as well
as Republican leaders that if
the worst comes to the worst
they would back single-handed
intervention in Indo-China.
Senator Knowland of Cali
fornia, the G. o. P. floor leader,
said in a weekend interview he
is confident the President will
ask prior approval by the law
makers if it becomes advisable
to use any American combat
units in Indo-China.
Representative Judd, Republi-
can, of Minnesota, member of
the House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee, said Gen. Eisenhower had
assured his group that Congress
would be consulted.
Senate Douglas Democrat, Of
Illinois said on the same pro-
gram that there has been so
much conflicting testimony
/ think it would be very helpful
If the President would appear
before Congress and tell us what
the situation in Indo-China is
and what to do about 1t"
Senator Kefauver. Democrat,
of Tennessee disputed Mr.. Judd's
statement by saying neither Re-
publicans nor Democrats were
being consulted on the admins
tration's foreign policy actions.
Gore Gives Views.
Senator Gore, Democrat of
Tennessee. said in an interview
that he doesn't want to await
an emergency before getting the
facts and public declaration
of administration policy. He said
the country ought to know if
Mr.. Nixon was outlining White
House policy.
At Augusta, Ga. where Gen.
Eisenhower is vacationing, Pres
idential Press Secretary James
c. Hagerty said mo comment"
when advised of Senator Cores
statement.
Evening star., 1954-04-19

Nam. Just as much in the
French National Assembly as on
the jungle battlefield. Soviet
propaganda guns are aimed at
metropolitan France, playing on
its irritation with the costly con-
f1ict in Southeast Asia. And in
the long run, they say in Saigon,
Paris will decide whether the
Indo- China war is won or lost.
Tomorrow: "The Wet Mimi
are everywhere"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
Miss I rescott
To Be Bride

Capt. and Mrs. c. E. Prescott
Of Annapolis, Md. announce the
engagement of their daughter
Carolyn to Mr.. Paul Ferguson,
son Of Mrs. Hamlen Burr of
Boston. Mass, and the late Mr.
Peter Blair Ferguson. The we'd
ding will take place May 90.
The bride-elect is a senior at
George Washington University.
Her f1ance attended Milton
Academy, Harvard University
and George Washington Univer-
sity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
Miss Dunbar
Is Bride

Miss Ann Terese Dunbar.
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. John
Thomas Dunbar Of Bethesda.
became the bride on February
90 of Mr.. John William Du-
chesne He is the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank B. Duchesne Of
Washington.
The ceremony was performed
at Our Lady of Lourdes Church
in Bethesda by the Rev. Elmer
T, Fisher. The Rev. j. Austin
MacNamara celebrated the SOL
emp high nuptial mass, and a
reception followed at the Walter
Reed Of1icers' Club. After q
wedding trip to the Pocono
Mountains. Mr.. and Mrs. Du-
chesne will live in Santa Ana,
Calf,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
Thoyer-Sieck


Miss Shirley Virginia Thayer,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
@. Thayer. became the bride on
February 20 Of Mr.. Lloyd Allen
Sleek. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Sleek of Grinnell,
Iowa.
The ceremony took place at
the Bethesda Methodist Church
with the Rev. Marion s. Michael
officiating. There was a recep-
ton at the Bethesda Women's
Club. Following a wedding trip
to Grinnell Mr.. and Mrs. Sleek
will reside IN Silver Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-02

License for TV Set
A TV set license in Italy
where daily television has started,
costs $25 a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-02
Schoolgirl Thought Shooting
Was Part of House Ceremony

To an 11-year-old school girl
from Baltimore County, the
pyrotechnics yesterday in the
House appeared at first to be a
part of the legislative ceremony
This was Carol Lynn Baker,
one of 81 pupils in the sixth
grade of Lutherville Elementary
School, who came to Washington
to observe democracy in action.
With their teacher. Jack w.
EarnShaw. they took seats in the
House gallery.
The children did not know
they were almost beside four
Puerto Rican fanatics. armed to
execute a fanatical mission. AS
they settled in their chairs. the
shooting began.
II thought it was a part of
the ceremony, or something, "
said Carol. 1T was our first
trip"
A classmate said he started
crying when he realized what
was happening. He wondered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-02
Ve|de Taking Part
In Shooting Probe

The House Committee on I'm
American Activities-with Off
cial permission of Speaker
Martin and on its own initiative
lis taking an active part in The
investigation Of persons ard
ideologies behind the shooting
Of House members by Puerto
Rican radicals.
Within an hour after che
shooting yesterday, Committee
Chairman Velde issued formal
statement attributing the attack
to subversion within the United
States.
Speaker Martin said later he
was informed by Mr.. Velde that
the committees files contain in
formation about at least one OF
the captured gunner.
II have authorized Mr.. Velde
10 puG lid l1lfCoLASdtOAo VA SAAA~
matter and to work with the
FBI," Mr.. Martin said.
Mr.. Velde's statement follows
"Today's assassination attempt
In which members of the House
of Representatives were fired
upon by individuals from the
House gallery served to confirm
the frequent statements that
have been made by the House
Committee on Un-American Ac-
tivities concerning subversior
within the United States"
"There can be no more tragic
example of the danger which
may result from the activities OF
any subversive group, no matter
how small.
st have offered the services Of
the House Committee on Un-
American Activities and its entire
staff to the Speaker and my COL
leagues of the House.
"The personnel and files Of
the committee are Immediately
available to those officials who
are investigating this atrocity."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-02

clad in blue coat and dark trou-
serS, said he didn't try to single
out any one on the House floor
below. He said he fired all the
shots he had-presumably this
was eight.
The pair spoke for all four
suspects. They were reluctant
to discuss personal matters.
Both said they had been married
and had two children. They
would not say where they OBJ
tanned the guns they used or
whether they have q Nationalist
Party headquarters in this coun-
try.
When arraigned before Com
missioner Cyril s. Lawrence. Mrs.
Lebron did the talking for all
four. She said they wanted a
lawyer to represent them.
Then they were locked up for
the night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-02
Defiant Puerto Ricon Women
Declares, 4 Am Not Sorry

Halleck complete his speech on
Mexican wetback legislation.
House members were summoned
to the floor by q quorum call.
When they began standing vote
on the rule Mrs. Lebron arose
in the gallery.
Shouts, Then Shoots.
| She waved q large Puerto
Rican flag and shouted: "Free
Puerto Rico!" Then she began
shooting.
II fred eight bullets. ] think, :"
she told the reporters. II know
the bullets I shot didn't kill mo-
body or wound anybody.
"As long as Puerto Rico is not
free" she said by way Of explana-
ton. you can have for granted
that things that are disgusting
are going to happen. Maybe it
takes so years to happen, maybe
not. but anything might happen. !"
She said that. although the
United States can send Puerto
Ricans to war, her countrymen
have no real representation.
She contended the Puerto
Ricans are unable to achieve
freedom for themselves. because
the Legislature is composed Of
men pledged to the United States
and pledged not to bring liberah-
cation. Conditions won't i'm
prove until the situation in the
Legislature is changed. she de-
clared.
But Mrs. Lebron said the way
to focus attention on the prob
lem is through acts like hers
and her companions yesterday.
She said Oscar Collazo, who,
like herself, was a member Of
the Nationalist movement. was
not attempting to kill President
Truman in the Blair House
shooting of 1850.
Sought Attc0tlOn.
"It wasn't to KILL" she as
serted. 1T wasn't even to scare.
1t was just to bring the atten-
ton of the White House to
Puerto Rico"
In response to a direct ques-
ton, she said she did not regret
taking part in a demonstration
that resulted in the shooting Of
five members Of Congress.
No country has been free. she
said, unless people die for it.
Then she said the Nationalist
believe their president. Pedro
Albizu Campos, was subject to
torture by some kind Of atomic
device while being held prisoner.
She said they will continue to
believe so until the United States
proves otherwise.
Albizu was jailed in San Juan
late in 1850 in a roundup of
Communists and Nationalist
after the Blair House shooting
and a revolt on the island.
Miranda agreed with Mrs. Leb-
ron that he had no regret for
what took place yesterday.
I'VE don't talk about little
things" he said zealously, his
voice rising and his hands wav-
ing. I'VE talk just about free
dom in my country"
The lanky suspect. tieleSs and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-02
Kdshmir introduces
Floating Post Office

SRINAG.AR. Kashmir. -
Something new in post of1ices.
one that floats. has started up
business in Kashmir, principally
for the use Of tourists.
The houseboat post office is
making regular visits to all the
other craft in Dial Lake to collect
and distribute mail and transact
othes postal business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-02
Group Hears Spencer
Urqe Family Court

Addressing the Stanton Park
Citizens Association last night,
Commissioner Samuel Spencer
backed the Family Court plan.
Mr.. Spencer pointed that.
with three judges in the special
court. more time and attention
could be devoted to domestic
cases than can be given them
by the u. s. District Court for
the District Of Columbia.
Kathryn E. Bowers, president,
conducted the meeting held in
Peabody School, Fifth and c
streets NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-02

whether he ever again would get
to sleep.
Eric Pindell said he was so
scared he didn't move. He added,
however. he hopes to come back
sometime-though some Of the
pupils probably would not.
81 think we're old enough to
know this doesn't happen very
often" said Barbara Butt. II,
for one. am willing to 60 back
any time"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-02
Eisenhower Offers
His Aid 10 Wounded /;
Reception Cancelled

President Eisenhower was at
his desk in the White House
working when news Of the House
shootings yesterday reached him.
He Immediately sent Homer
Gruenther, one Of his legislative
aides to the Offices Of the
wounded Congressman to offer
whatever assistance he could.
Gen. Eisenhower also called
House Speaker Martin by tele-
phone to offer any assistance.
Later, White House Press Sec
rotary James c. Hagerty an
nounced the congressional re-
ception at the White House.
scheduled for tonight. had been
Cancelled because of the shoot
ings.
Mr.. Hagerty said the President
decided to cancel the reception
in difference to the five wounded
members of the House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-02

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