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Evening star., 1954-03-02
Doris Feeson-
Political Bitterness and Violence
Character Assassination Often Breeds Real Violence
And Abusive Portison Lonquoqe Sets the Mood

OF "it can't happen here" pre-
vailed.
On sober second thought
they began to discuss what
steps they ought to take to
prevent similar incidents.
There will no doubt be a tight
ening of the rules for admis-
sion to the galleries, probably
a stricter system Of passes to
them.
Yet it is conceded that it
will be very difficult to en-
force very strict rules or to
say to the crowds of sight,
seers who come and go that
they cannot watch the law
makers at work except under
rigid restrictions.
The hazard is clear, espe-
clally when political feeling
runs high. Every experienced
hand knows that violence is
contagious; that Congress de-
pends in the last analysis for
safety upon tolerance and good
temper among the people.
One safe but gloomy Con-
gresSman said he would be in
his seat this week. but added: !:
Il wish ! could forget that
with all the bridges in Wash
ington, suicides choose the
same one all the time be-
cause they have seen its name
in the paper in connection with
other suicides"
Evening star., 1954-03-02
Loud Speaker Trap for Burglar
Brings Shooting ondIndictment

A man shot and wounded by
restaurant proprietor who had
used a loud speaker system to
detect him. according to police,
was indicted yesterday on three
charges Of housebreaking and
larceny Of property valued at
$2.509 IN two of them.
The defendant is Edmund r.
Whitted. q. colored, Of the 1900
block Of Savannah street Sc.
He was captured on January S.
shortly after being shot and
wounded in the shoulder by a
shotgun blast fired by Jesse N.
West, proprietor Of the Navy
Yard Grill. in the 100 block of
Eighth street Sc.
Mr.. West. police said, had
rigged up loud speaker in his
quarters over the grill to detect
any possible HOUSEKEEPING in
the restaurant. When he heard
a noise coming over the loud
speaker. police said. Mr.. West
went to investigate. He found
Whitted and fired as the de-
fendant started to flee. Several
shots struck Whitted in the
shoulder, and he was arrested a
short while later near the scene.
Evening star., 1954-03-02
Constantine Brown

President Syngman Rhee is
being strongly urged to pipe
down on his threats to move
his forces into North Korea
and thus bring about the unity
Of the country.
The reason for this strong"
advice Is military and not po-
litical. His loose talk might
give the enemy q chance to
take the initiative and put the
blame on South Korea.
The 9th Army command and
the ROK general stan have
followed with increasing un-
easiness movements Of Red
ground forces, tanks. artillery
and aviation since the end Of
the Berlin conference. These
are in such proportion that
they can no longer be con-
cealed.
Despite the armistice condi-
tions which provide that
neither side should increase
ats fighting potential. the Chi
nese Communists have trans
ferred new forces from the
Chinese side Of the Yalu River
to the area known generally
as the waistline Of Korea. The
commercial" airfieldS which
the Communists were per-
mitted to rebuild under the
armistice terms have now been
completed and are housing jet
planes Of all types.
The warlike words President
Rhee has been using since the
end of the fightirIy may give
the enemy a chance to use one
Of his favorite tricks: Cause an
aggression himself and then
claim the ROK forces have
broken the cease-flre agree
ment.
Those who evaluate the re-
ports Of the recent Red con-
centration fear that the Chi
nese may use the following
tactics either before or soon
after the opening Of the Geneva
conference: They may infil-
trate several thousand North
Evening star., 1954-03-02
Lowell MeNett-

Let's assume the leadership
In Congress really wants to
put an end to the type of COM
mittee investigation that has
finally shocked the Nations
conscience. Let's assume the
leadership has the necessary
nerve to act. Then the pest
solution of the problem thus
far offered probably is that
embodied in a bill introduced
yesterday by Representative
Javits, Republican. Of New
York.
Javits proposes a joint House
and Senate committee to take
over the functions now being
exercised by three separate
committees: the House Un-
American Activities Commit
tee, the Senate Internal Sc
curity subcommittee and the
Senate Investigations subcom-
mittee, or as they are gener-
ally known, the Velde. Jenner
and Mccarthy committees.
It Is Javits' belief that.
starting with a clean slate,
such . Joint committee might
achieve the dignity, decency
and usefulness Of other joint
committees, such as the Joint
Committee on Atomic Energy
and the Joint Committee on
the Economic Report. 1t might
or might not, having in mind
the atmosphere in which the
subject Of communism is
usually considered. but one
committee would surely be an
Improvement over three. Some
Of the more outrageous ac-
tivities Of each Of the present
committees has resulted from
the rivalry among them-or
among their chairmen-for
the public's attention. Lets
get into the act" said Velde's
committee counsel on learning
that Jenner's committee was
preparing to follow up Attor-
ney General Brownell's wild
accusation Of former President
Truman. So Velde announced
his intention to subpoena Mr..
Truman. Which, Of course,
he didn't do. but he did have
the headlines for = few days.
Javits believes also that 4
Evening star., 1954-03-02

woman was indicted on charge
of grand larceny Of $1,000 from
a 67-year-old woman. Police
said she had been induced to
put UP the money to show good
faith" in order to share money
repeatedly found.
The woman accused is listed
as Barbara Spencer. The victim
was named as Fannie M. Dunn Of
the $500 block of South Stafford
street. Arlington, Va. The in
dictment charges the theft was
last January 4.
A man listed as Jesse c. Briggs,
jr.. 80, for whom no address was
listed. was indicted on a charge
of obtaining 500 from a WAVE
lieutenant while falsely repre-
senting himself to be a colonel
in the Air Force. Briggs. police
said. married the WAVE, 1t. Eva
r. Randolph of the $500 block Of
Wisconsin avenue NV, and dis
appeared.
The indictments were returned
by a grand jury in the U. S. Dis
trict Court for the District Of
Columbia. ..
Evening star., 1954-03-02
Doxd Lowrence-
CopitoIShooting BIonnedonReds
Communists Using Puerto Rcuns as Fronts, Reported
Checknuted in Plot to Kill Eisenhower and Hoover
Dovid LoWrence

The Communist infiltration
forces in the United States,
attempting to use Puerto Rican
fanatics as q front, have been
checkmated in their plot to
aSsassinate President Eisen-
hover and j. Edgar Hoover,
director Of the Federal Bureau
Of Investigation.
For several weeks the exist
ence of this assignment, as
given to Puerto Rican agents
in New York, has been known
here. but it was not expected
that an effort would be made
to shoot up Congress.
The connection between the
Puerto Rican nationalists and
the Communists has been well
established for some time. AS
early as July, 1943. the Amer
ican Communist Party issued q
statement which said in part:
"We pledge our full support
to the Nationalist Party of
Puerto Rico and to the COM
plete unif1cation of all the
people Of Puerto Rico and
their various parties around
the supreme task Of achieving
full nationhood.
I'VE will fulfill our pledge
by rallying the people and par
ticularly the labor movement
Of our country to Puerto Rican
independence rs q necessary
pre-condition. to correct rela-
tionS with all Latin America
and as an acid test Of the At
lantic Charter. Puerto Rico
must and will be free"
Within so days after the
attempt to aSsaSsinate Pres
ident Truman. the convention
Of the national committee of
the American Communist
Party on December %. 1850.
in New York-the last of the
Communist Party conclaves to
be held-had in it a Puerto
Rican Communist delegation
and this declaration was made:
we place the responsible
ity for the bloodShed on Harry
S. Truman and on his watch
Evening star., 1954-03-02
Eo11sI11lne broWI1--
Rhee's Threats Endonger Peace
His Loose ToIk, 1t is Feared, May Give Reds Chance
To Take the Initiotve and Then Blame the ROKs

The possibility Of a faxed
attack from the south is Sc
rious. Throughout the war
North Korean guerrillas have
been able to inflltrate behind
our lines and there is no rea-
son to believe, despite the
strong measures adopted by
the Seoul government to pre-
vent such infiltrations. that q
daring coup is impossible.
Ever since June, 1850. the
Communists have clamored
that they were attacked by the
feeble and unequipped con-
stabulary Of the South Korean
republic. Their claims were
refuted easily by US and the
U. N. when it was decided to
intervene and punish" ag.
gression.
But now that South Korea
has become militarily strong
and the enthusiasm Of our
other associates in the Korean
campaign to retaliate effec-
tivley to an aggression has
been greatly dampened, would
not the shouts Of the enemy
that the ROKs have broken
the armiStice find sympathetic
listeners in London and Paris?
This would be even more
true because President Rhee
has never ceased shouting for
action and threatening openly
that If need be, his country
would single-handedly fight
for her rights on the battle
field.
Evening star., 1954-03-02

tries, hre dupes of the Commu-
nists. The nationalists start
out with an emotional crusade
in the cause Of freedom and
independence and are egged
on by Communist agents who
furnish the money and the
brains for intrigue.
At first IL was discounted,
for instance, that the nation
alists in Iran had any connec-
ton with the Communists. But
later on the plot became clear.
In Guatemala today. the ma
tionalists insist that they are
on their own in their "anti-
imperialist" campaigns which
take the form Of bitter anti
AmericaniSm. But the Com
muniStS are In the background.
The British government saw
through the pretensc when the
same cry was raised in British
Guiana.
For the Communists are
fishing in troubled waters
everywhere-in Egypt. Tuni-
STA, Syria. French Morocco.
India. Japan, the Philippines.
Indonesia and. of course. in
Indo- China. where they have
taken over. the movement for
independence from the French.
Nationalism is q spontane-
Gus affair as q rule. but the
Communists furnish the guild
ing brains and supply the ter
rorists to complicate the situa-
ton. The murderous attack
on the American Congress may
have an effect opposite to that
which Communist forces inside
the United States counted on
it may stiffen the resistance
and bring about the passage
of even more restrictive meas
ureS than are now on the stat
ute books with reference to
the freedom of movement in
America of Communists ani
fellow travellers who play a
part in the Communist infil-
tration techniuues.
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Evening star., 1954-03-02

joint committee could escape
the rule Of seniority which
shackles the standing and
special committees of each
house AS for operating rules,
he provides them in his bill,
all in line with fair procedure,
including the right Of reason
able croSs-examination Of wit
nesses by persons adversely
affected.
A clear statement of the
legislative objective sought by
any investigation would be re-
quired This would be some
thing new. There has been
little pretenSe Of a legislative
objective in any of these in
veStigationS. They have been
public inquisitions at worst
and extra-legal grand jury
sessions at best. No good rea-
son can be advanced for three
separate congressional grand
juries operating in the same
field. AS well have three sepa-
rate Justice Departments.
More can be said as to the
absurdity of the present situa-
ton. If three committees are
better than one, wouldn't four
or eight or ten be better still?
Why not provide one for every
Senator or Representative who
desires the political advantage
that goes with them? That
is how Senators Mccarthy and
Jenner came to have their
committees. They just asked
for them.
AS for the two assumptions
stated at the outset, there is
real basis for the first. The
congressional leadership ac-
tually would like to free itself
Of, at least, the Mccarthy in
cubus. 1t did not mind the
abuse of Democrats Up to a
point. The point was reached
by his cross-country lecture
tour on Twenty Years Of
Treason" That threatened to
end ali cooperation by the
Democrats in the enactment
of any legislative program.
The leadership didn't mind too
much when Mccarthy first
began pushing the executive
departments around. The
jealousy between the two
branches Of government Is O
Evening star., 1954-03-02

dog--Munoz Marin tpresent
Governor)." :"
The resident commissioner
of Puerto Rico in Congress, A.
FernoSisern. who has Q seat
but no vote, declared after the
attempt to shoot up the House
of Representatives that the
whole thing was q Communist
plot" because even the extreme
nationaliStS knew there was no
real issue about Puerto Rican
independence. For common
wealth status has been granted.
and the decision as to sever
ance of all ties with the United
States Is in the hands Of the
Puerto Rican voters them
selves. So he concluded that
something else entered into
the situation a Communist
effort to produce disharmony.
Certainly as the Latin Amer
lean conference is about to
convene in Venezuela, 1t is
natural for the Communists to
make a demonstration in. the
hope Of convincing the Latin
countries generally that the
United States is depressing a
Spanish inhabited country
kind Of 'colonialism."
The shooting in the House
chamber came as a shock in
more ways than the dramatic
occurrence itself would indi-
cate on its face. For it sud-
denly awakened official WASH
ington in all its branches to
the fact that the Communist
menace cannot be pooh
poohed. Those who have in
sisted that security measures
hereabouts were superfluous
now will feel differently about
it, and the one place where
there has been great laxity-
in and around Congress-may
at last get the protection it
has always needed.
The Puerto Rican national
lists. like their brethren in the
fanatical fold in other coun-
Evening star., 1954-03-02

Koreans In some spot close to
the armistice lines. cause them
to move north and then coun-
terattack the ROKs in strength.
claiming that Rhee has put In
effect his many open threats.
In keeping with the new
American-Korean mutual as
sistance treaty ratified by the
Senate last month we are
pledged. to help the ROKs II
they are subjected to an ag-
gression. But If the Reds sue
ceeded in giving the impression
that the South Koreans started
the attack we would not be
obligated to help them. The
ROK army is, Of course, in
excellent shape and capable Of
handling the Red forces pro-
vided 1t receives air cover from
our planes. It also has ammu-
milton for only two weeks. We
are now holding only a small
sector Of the front. More than
10 per cent Of the line is held
by ROK troops.
Washington and the head
quarters Of our Far Eastern
command hate to speculate on
what would happen II the Reds
tricked US in a military opera
ton involving nominally only
the South Korean and Com
munist forces. Would we mere
ly fold our arms and witness
the inevitable debacle of our
allies because they were sup
posed to have broken ethe
armistice? What would happen
to our own front line neutral"
troops in such an event?
Would they Withdraw to the
rear? What would be our an
swer in such an eventuality If
the Red commanders ask us to
leave the country with bag and
baggage because this was no
longer a United Nations ac-
ton? These are questions
which are being weighed in
Washington. Tokyo and Pusan
by our military and political
leaders.
Evening star., 1954-03-02

crat. of Tennessee, have any
seniority and power.
Because the House was de-
batting a bill affecting illiterate
Mexican workers-the wet
backs who swim across the
Rio Grande to enter the
United States illegally-it was
thought at first that the as
saSSinS were MexicanS.
This misapprehension was
responsible for one of the more
confusing moments when Ma
jority Leader Halleck and
others were heard demanding
that the House go ahead and
pass the bill. Cooler heads.
realizing their own wounded
colleagues had not all been
carried from the floor, got to
Speaker Martin who enforced
an order to clear the House.
AS the word got around that
Representatives Jensen and
Bentley at least. were seriously
wounded, the members who at
first had reacted with a kind
of "cops and robbers" excite
ment sobered down and made
for their Offices to reassure
their families.
Most of them admitted hon.
estly that their first thought
was that some crackpots were
merely making display. Even
when their colleagues began
to cry for help. an atmosphere
Evening star., 1954-03-02
Fletcher KnebeI-
Potomac Fever

Five are shot when spectators FIRE from
the House gallery What this country needs few
psychiatrists- about two for each of
Atom Boss Strauss atomic device has
In the Marshall Islands The location proves the big
one When the big of, it will be former
Marshall Islands.
India refuses American military aid Democrats
comment-untn they figure way to blame it on
Joe Mccarthy.
The Senate finally approves as Chief Justice
1t took two months The first month charges
and the second month to invent the charges
The Navy says tcant afford to keep its oldest fighting
ship the u Constellation The Navy has than
carry these days-includng its swords.
House Speaker Martin Ike opposes lowering income
taxes further Republicans almost as much
money to run the Government as it does to control
Evening star., 1954-03-02

indictment charges.
In another series of indict-
ments, Edward c. Robinson, 18.
colored. Of the first block of
Fifty-third place Sc, was
charged with breaking into five
apartments and stealing prop
erty valued at a total of $298.
Walter E. Day, 43, of the TOO
block, of Third street NV. was
indicted on a charge Of man
slaughter, accusing him of fatal
ly beating Louis H. Cromer. SIS,
with his fists last December 81.
The beating took place during
an argument between the two
men over a woman while at
Days residence. police said. Mr..
Evening star., 1954-03-02
Doris Fleeson-

A Capital which has be-
come increasingly callous to
the permeation of national
politics by personal abuse.
charges of treason and char
acter ASSASSINATION, has had a
shocking lesson in the end re-
suits Of political intransigence.
The wounds of five Repre-
sentatives bear witness to the
fact that there are terminal
facilities to unchecked politi-
cal bitterness. that in the end
1t always stops talking and
claims the bodies.
In q blaze of guns from an
obscure corner of the House
gallery, Puerto Rican politics
retaught this teaching Of his
tory. Fanatic nationals, re-
fusing to be reconciled to
the tolerant and evolutionary
progress Of their country to-
ward the political goals they
favored, claimed victims at
random.
Bullet holes in the table
at which House Republican
leaders sit indicate that the
would-be assassins may have
hoped to pick OH more i'm
portant members. In the end
they got three Democrats and
two Republicans. only two
Of whom, Representative Jen-
sen, Republican. Of Iowa and
Representative Davis, Demo-
Evening star., 1954-03-02
A Cure for |nvestiqotive Mess
New York Congressman Urges Joint Committee of House
And Senote to Repoee Three RivoI HeodIne Hunters

long established fact. But
when Mccarthy started max
ing not. only the Presidents
cabinet. but the President
himself. look impotent. the
leadership became seriously
concerned.
Now for the second and more
important assumption, name
ly, that the leadership has the
necessary nerve to act. Some
of us doubt it. but we should
be finding out before too many
days.
Evening star., 1954-03-02

Cromer was listed as having no
fixed address.
Harold E. Young. %, colored,
of the 500 block of Second street
NV, who police said is 6 feet
8 inches tall. was indicted on
a charge of second degree mur-
der in the fatal stabbing of an
other man. Police said the stab
bing took place after the de-
fendant had objected to some
one commenting about his
height. The victim of the stab
bing was William Lee, 80, COL
ored, of the 900 block of Twelfth
street NE.
A 23-year-old Brooklyn IN. "
Evening star., 1954-03-02

Whitted was charged with house.
breaking.
In another indictment, Whitted
is charged with breaking into a
drug store in the 1900 block Of
Alabama avenue Sc. last De-
cember % and again on De-
cember 25 and stealing more
than S2.500 worth of property.
including over $500 in cash.
Other items included watches,
cigarettes and stockings, the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-07-17

in the 97-year history of the
Association TO hold such high
position in this organization Of
the nations teachers.
The convention also voted that
teachers be paid "a beginning
salary OF at least $4,000 for bach
elor's degree holder with spe-
cific preparation for teaching and
salary of at least $4,000 for a
teacher with a masters degree
and Is years Of teaching ex-
perience.
For the first time the NEA
representatives spelled out the
form OF Federal aid they wanted.
They urged Federal assistance
TO the states TO help raise sal
aries OF teachers. Their resolu-
ton asked that funds for in
creased salaries be apportloned
on an objective formula, the
money TO be administered by the
United States Office of Educa-
ton and channeled through the
regular state educational agen-
cieS
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-07-17
Educators For
Open-SchooIs

NEW YORK, N. Y. - Some
10000 teachers, administrators,
and prominent educators attend
ing the 92nd convention of the
National Education Association
OF the United States at Madison
Square Garden adopted over
whelmingly a resolution praising
the u. S. Supreme Court out
having segregation in the public
schools"
This and 30 other resolutions
submitted by the powerful Res
olufions Committee OF the or
ganixation received approval
and constitute official action
of the convention representing
100000 NEA teacher members
throughout the country.
In other action, the convention
named Waurine Walker. of the
Texas Education Agency. Austin,
Texas. as new president. j. Ru-
pert Picott, executive secretary,
Virginia Teachers Association.
Richmond, was elected a vice
president
DR.. Picott Is the second Negro
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-07-17
Months Needed
Grand Jury
Foreman
N.Y.. First

NEW YORK (GlobaD- Maceo
Thomas, 81. salesman and real
estate broker. was sworn IN this
week as foreman Of the July
Bronx Grand Jury. He is the
first Negro ever named to the
post in the 40-year history of the
county.
Mr.. Thomas was sworn in by
County Court Judge William
Lyman. He was named on the
recommendation Of Chief AS
sisiani District Attorney George
Tilzer. Such recommendations
are frequently made by the
district attorneys office. The
actual appointment however.
is left to the discretion OF the
judge.
Mr Thomas lis graduate Of
Cornell University. In 1851 he
received a medal from Francis
Cardinal Spellman for service TO
the Catholic Church lie Is n
member Of the board OF the
Catholic Interracial Council and
is active in ST Philip and 81.
James Roman Catholic Church
in the Bronx.
Mr.. Thomas wife. Ruth. wsS
designated al National Catholic
Mother Of the Year in 1852. They
have nine children.