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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
Manila 10 Ask Guarantee
Of U. 5. Military Aid
BY the Associated Press

MANILA, Aug. 31.-Ironclad
guarantees Of immediate United
States assistance in case of at
tack or invasion will be asked by
the Philippines in its mutual de-
Tense talks with the United
States here September 4, in
formed sources report.
The Philippines is placing
prime emphasis on its defense
pact with the United States be-
cause of the slim chance such
guarantees will be provided in
the Southeast Asia collective. Sc
curity alliance to be forged by
eight nations starting September
6 in Manila.
A watered-down draft of the
proposed Southeast Asia Treaty
Organization. presently under
consideration by the participant
ing countries, emphasizes eco
nomic rather than military ties
in meeting Communist agrees
sion.
The mutual defense talks will
be carried on by United States
Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles and Philippine Vice Presi-
dent Carlos P. Garcia, who also
serves as secretary of foreign af-
fairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31


told the group he also is "un-
alterably opposed to those who
would legislate by means of APP
priation.
Other resolutions are being
considered in closed-door ses-
sions by committees on Ameri-
canism. child welfare. constitu-
tional amendments, economics,
finance. internal affairs and legis-
lative policy.
An effort to get Legion support
for an auditorium and conven-
ton hall in Washington was
stymied in the Internal Affairs
Committee.
The proposal advanced by the
District Department of the. Lee
gion called for a memorial audi
torium to be erected in the Capt.
tai. Some members Of the COM
mittee reported later they did
not clearly understand who would
finance it. but assumed it would
be, built with Government funds.
The committee, however. side
stepped the issue. It voted to refer
the proposal to the Standing
Committee on Graves and Me-
INF rials for further study.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
Couple. Son Killed
In Virginia Crash
By the Asseeiated Press

A mother and father, their H.
year-old son and, a 14-year-old
relative died in a two-vehicle
crash near Harrisonburg yester-
day. sending the, 1854 Virginia
highway fatality toll to 456 COM
pared with 564 this time last
year.
State police identified three Of
the dead as Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Sutphin, both "A. and their son
Wade. IL, all of Route /, Littles-
town. Pa. The fourth occupant
OF the automobile was identified
only as a relative who was re-
turning to Pennsylvania from
Tennessee with the Sutphins for
q visit.
The accident occurred. State
police said, when the Sutphin car
skidded on U. s. ii about 2h
miles north of Harrisonburg and
crashed into a State highway
truck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sutphin died i'm
mediately, State police said, and
the boys died en- route to hos
pital.
The truck driver, Leon Estet,
10. Of Mount jackson, was not
hurt seriously.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
Pussuic's CubuIIeros Retain
Drum and BuqIe Title

The gay caballeros from Pas
sale. N. j., successfully defended
their title as the American Le-
gion's national champion drum
and bugle corps before a packed
house last night.
Griffith Stadium was filled to
near capacity, as IL Legion units
strutted to music ranging from
snappy tango tunes to pompous
martial beats.
The Passiac group, including
40 musicians and a nine-mem-
Der color guard, represented the
Hawthorne Post 80. in their
fiashy silver shirts and black'and
red caballero hats and trousers.
Their trophy case already in
,cludes awards as New jersey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
BY the Asseeioied Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-A New
York combine charged yesterday
the Budget Bureau used "delib-
erately inaccurate and mislead-
ing" figures to cause a IVA power
contract to be given to the
Dixon-Yates group.
( Walter Won TresckoW, head of
the New York combine, made the
charge in q letter to Representa-
tive w. Sterling Cole. Republic
can, of New York, head of the
Joint Congressional Atomic En-
ergy Committee.
Mr.. Won Tresckow asked that
his group be allowed to testify
at hearings planned by the COM
mittee on the contract, 80 that
we may establish public proof of
our charges.
President Eisenhower ordered
the contract awarded to Dixon
Yates. q Southern utility COM
bine. for construction of q gen.
Grating plant to supply power
to the Tennessee Valley author
ity.
The move was over the pro-
tests of IVA officials and q ma
jority of the Atomic Energy
Commission. Several Senators
and later Democratic National
Chairman Stephen Mitchell
noted that the golfer, Bobby
Jones. a close friend of President
Eisenhower, was q member Of
the Dixon Yates combine.
President Eisenhower rejected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
Bitter Fight Seen Over Move
follower 40 and 8 Race Bor
Curb on Atheists IN.
Government and
Schools Favored
BY chorIes ! Yarbrouoh

A resoundlng floor fight over
the Forty and Fights racial re-
lstrictions is developing for the
closing hours Of the American
Legion convention.
In its first official reply to the
Legion's top-level Internal At
fairs Commission, the Forty and
Eight yesterday unanimously.
adopted q resolution opposing
constitutional changes which
would force it to lower color bar
riers or. face possible expulsion
as Legion adjunct.
Approval of the resolution in
the D Departmental Auditorium was
thunderous and opened the way
to what could be the bitterest
controversy in Legion annals.
Would Ban Atheists.
In its second business session
yesterday. the Forty and Eight
also:
l. Approved a Pennsylvania
inspired recommendation that
the organization seek legislation
banning atheists from holding
Government office, and from the
Nations educational system.
2. Nominated J. Earl Simpson.
59-year-old Tulsa oil company
chief clerk as Chef de Chemin de
Fer, or national commander. He
was elected today.
The racial controversy came
into the open when the Internal
Affairs Commission Saturday
Endorsed unanimously, a resolu-
ton condemning the Forty and
Fights white. male" restriction
on membership.
The Forty and Eight is an
independent group composed Of
Legionnaires who became eligi-
BILE for Forty and Eight men,
bership through outstanding
service to their Legion Posts.
Membership totals about 106,-
900.
Asserts Independence.
It's resolution yesterday as
serted that independence, citing
that as "a corporate entity, it
has its own constitution which
regulates its own affairs; pre-
scribes certain qualifications for
membership and leaves to
Voitures Qocals) the right to be
the sole judge Of the qua1ifica-
tons Of all applicants"
One clause Of the resolution
acknowledged that inclusion of
1on-segregation clause in the
Legion's constitution for the
Forty and Eight would resolve
itself into q breach"
Samuel M. Birnbaum, Of New
York, subcommittee chairman
who reported the Internal At
fairs Commission resolution
aimed at the Forty and Eight,
said Sunday 1.-THE claim of in
dependence by the Forty and
Eight due to the fact that it
has a corporate charter issued
by the State Of Indiana is with
out merit. It does not absolve it
from its incorrect action, nor
free it from Legion control" he
declared.
At that time, he said the reso-
luton is being pushed to- re-
move the Forty and Fights
racial clause only after years
OF negotiation have failed.
Members of the Forty and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31

State champions from 1919
through 1858; Eastern States
champions this year and ma
tional Legion champs for 1851
and last year. 4
Second place in the competi-
ton went to the Shokie Ull.)
Post 800, which featured some
fancy 1--WE steps along with pre-
cision drill work.
The Anderson Dunn-K ochiss,
Post ~, of Stratford, Conn,
decked out in black and white
West Point-type uniforms,
marched to third place.
A Baltimore Yankee Rebel
corps, representing Hamilton
Post 20, took fourth place carr
rying both the Stars and Stripes
and the Confederate banner. I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31

Eight have been girding for
what now appears to be an
inevitable floor fight. It prob
ably will come Thursday with a
report of the Legion's resolutions
committee.
The atheism recommendation
approved by some 800 Forty and
Eight members yesterday was
received coolly. particularly by
organization officials, but there
were no dissenting votes from
the floor.
Officers elected today in addi-
ton to Mr.. Simpson were:
Sous Chefs de Chemin de Fer
assistant commanders) Chester
A. Naumowicz. 8458 Piney
Branch court. Silver Spring
George B. Foulkes, Boise. Idaho:
Justin Curtis, Newport, Vermont:
William A. Canary, Footville
Wis; John A. Brown, La Junta
Colo. and w. AL Rouse, Lucedale
Miss.
Commissiaire Intendent Ma
tional (treasurer) N. Carl Mel
sen, Gig Harbor, Wash.
Aumonier National (chaplain)
Rev. John F. McManus. Wilson
Kans
Gardes de la Porte National
(doorkeepers) Fred F. Money
5000 Ramblewood drive, District
Heights, and Howard w. Clark
Winona, MINI.
Historian National, Clyde H
Ernst. Des Moines, Iowa.
Drapeau National (flag-bear-
| er) Ray Sheriff, albuquerque
N. Mex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
ChiIeuns Strike
Aquinst Initiation

The Chilean Workers Fedora
ton apparently has adopted the
24-hour protest strike as a
weapon against the government.
Santiago reports.
A recent nationwide strike
tied up business as a protest
against imitation and against
arrest OF the federation's presi-
dent. Clotario Blest, for attacking
the administration.
Students took part in the
demonstrations, stoning buses
and pricate cars and smashing
windshields and windows. It was
reported that more silimar strikes
were to follow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
Ex-Red Soldiers Admire CT,
But Say He Has Lot to Learn

Five former Red Chinese SOL
diers who renowned communism
yesterday expressed admiration
for the American soldier. against
whom they fought in Korea, but
said he had a lot to learn about
psychological warfare. security
and efficient use Of ammunition.
The, Chinese. whose trip to
the United States is sponsored
by the Chinese Nationalist Gov
eminent on Formosa, conducted
a Pentagon news conference
through an interpreter. The old
est, called the "chief" of the
group. is SO and the youngest
"a. They refused repatriation to
China during the prisoner ex-
change.
The group will appear before
the American Legion conven-
ton Wednesday.
They said American troops in
Korea were "reS0urceful, quick
to learn and match Communist
tactics.
They were also impressed with
the efficiency and firepower Of
American artillery and aircraft.
But the Americans were most
wasteful" in the use of artillery.
they said.
One Of the group recalled how
his outfit dug into caves and tun-
nels and then attracted q lot of
artillery fire by firing a few rifle
shots.
In the field of psychological
warfare more can be done" by
the United States Army, they
said. They recalled the leaflets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
Chinese 10 Throw Off
Shack|es, Legion Told
By Madame Chang
By [. Edoor Primo

Madame Chang Kai-shek,
weak of body but indomitable
of spirit, told the American
Legion that I'VE Chinese will
not be slaves" of the Communists
much longer.
Speaking at the national COM
mander'S dinner in the Hotel
Statler last night before an over
flow crowd of 1850 Legionnaires
and their distinguished guests.
the wife of Nationalist China's
leader made this promise:
I'VE shall unloosen our shack
les. We shall break the chains
that cut and wound us. For there
are countless living and de-
termined heroes on the Main
land. as well as on Formosa.'
Madame Chang came to the
United States a few months ago
for medical treatment. She has
been convalescing on Long
Island. This was her first public
address since her arrival from
Formosa.
Throughout her 20-m mute
speech. Madame Chang stressed
the Soviet domination Of China
and aimed her principal barbs,
not at the Chinese Communists,
but at the Russians.
There is no advantage in
arguing about who made the
mistakes that opened the door
to the conquest of China by
Soviet Russia" she said.
; But she pointed out that the
USSR has been able to do what
no other patton in modern times
has been able to do-"ensiave
the China mainland" She as
serted that the Russians did this
from inside China 'by corrupt
ing the minds and souls of those
who became it's puppets-the
Chinese Communists"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
New Workers Challenge Data
| On Dixon Yates Power Deal

what he termed innuendoes that
his friendship with Mr.. Jones
was a factor in awarding the
contract. Mr.. Mitchell was sub
sequently criticized by some
Democrats as well as Republi-
cans.
The Democratic chairman said
later he accepted Mr.. Jones
statement that he had never
discussed the matter with the
President. But Mr.. Mitchell re-
peated that some questions
needed to be asked.
Mr.. Won Tresckow's letter to
Mr.. Cole said the New York
group had studied data made
public recently by the Bureau
OF the Budget on the contract.
For the first time," he said.
I'VE have had the information
available to US as to how the
Bureau of the Budget arrived
at the conclusion that the costs
for power to the Government
under our proposal are about
the same, or even higher, than
under the Dixon Yates pro-
poSal.
Congress, as well as the
President of the United States.
were influenced in their deci-
sions by the conclusions drawn
from these figures.
"our examination Of these
figures shows them to be DELHI
erately inaccurate and mislead-
ing"
ANY action based on them
would be decidedly against the
public interest. 1t would cost
the taxpayers of the country $50
million"
Mr.. Cole told reporters in
Washington that he received the
Won Tresckow letter this morn
ing, and that he would not COM
ment on it at this time.
Mr.. Cole added that no defin-
lite date has yet been set for a
hearing on the Dixon-Yates con-
tract.
1T will probably be in two
or three weeks" he said.
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dropped over Red lines designed
to encourage the Communists to
desert showed a nice house, car
and well-dressed woman. The
ex-prisoners said they never had
a home, a car or a wife dressed
in such fashion,
THAT was not for me because
I never had anything like that"
one of the group explained.
Maybe the leaflets were i'm
proved later"
The Chinese also recalled that
it was easy for them to pilfer
American uniforms and walk
through United Nations lines
without question.
They even went through the
lines to mess facilities, they said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
81 Missing in Sinking
OF Launch Are Rescued
BY the Asseeiossd Press

MANILA, Aug. 31.-The Philip
pine News Service last night said
81 passengers missing In a ship
accident of Mindanao Island
have been rescued but mine OF
more" persons still were unac-
counted for.
The inter-island motor launch
Tawi-Tawi-J of the Juliano
Shipping Co. sank in heavy seas
early Saturday in Illana Bay in
the Southern Philippines.
Six survivors were picked up
Sunday. Another 81 were brought
ashore yesterday.
The news service revised the
number of passengers the launch
was carrying from so to "a or
more. a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
Expeditions Reunion

Legionnaires who are also vet
Grams of the Mexican Punitive
Expedition Of 1916 have been in
vited to join local veterans at a
reunion luncheon at noon on
Friday in the Sombrero Room of
the Burlington Hotel, 1870 Ver-
mont avenue NV.
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Line Of March
Continued From First Page.)

40. New Hampshire. Al.
Kansas. AZ. Nevada.
NINTH DIVISION.
43. New York. A. North Caro-
lima. As. Montana. 46. Mas
Sachusetts.
TENTH DIVISION.
AZ. Kentucky. 48. West Vir-
ginia. 40. Alaska. so. District
of Columbia.
The 40 and 5 Section
FIRST DIVISION.
Marshal. Deputy Marshals,
and Deputy Chief of Staff.
Promenade Rationale Band,
Voiture 1888. Oil City, Penn
Sylyania.
National Officers 1854.
/. Illinois. 2. Pennsylvania. 3.
Indiana.
SECOND DIVISION.
Marshal, Deputy Marshals.
and Deputy Chief of Staff.
Band.
4. Ohio, S. New York, 6. Cali
fornia. 7. Wisconsin, 8. Iowa,
!. 9. Michigan.
THIRD DIVISION.
Marshal, John A. Starkey.
Sous Chef de Chemin de
Fer: William Bren Polling.
Sous Chef de Chemin de
Fer; deputy marshals and
deputy chief. OF staff.
Band.
10. Minnesota. IL. Massa-
chusetts. IL. Missouri. Is.
North Carolina. IA. Texas
Is. Florida. Is. Washington.
II. New Jersey. Is. Oregon.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Marshal. Deputy Marshals and
Deputy Chiefs of Staff.
Promenade National Drum and
Bugle Corps, Voiture 81.
Denver, Colo. /.
10. Kansas, 90. Kentucky. 81.
West Virginia. ~, Louisiana.
%. Nebraska. "a. Missis-
sippi. Is. South Carolina.
IS. Maryland. az. Georgia.
28. North Dakota. 20. Ten
nessee. 80. Colorado. 81.
Virginia. 50. Connecticut.
80. Maine. "a. Oklahoma.
IS. Arkansas. SO. New
Hampshire. 81. South Da-
kota. So. Arizona. SO. Ala
bama. 40. Montana. IL.
Idaho. AZ. Rhode Island.
43. New Mexico. A. Wyo-
ming. IS. Delaware. 46.
Nevada. AZ. Utah. 48. YER
mont. 40. Alaska. so. Pam
anna. 81. Hawaii. SO. Guam.
So. France. 81. Mexico. IS.
Canada. SIS. Germany. 81.
Bermuda.
The National Guard Of Honor
Drum and Bugle Corps.
So. District Of Columbia Ghost
kGrande Voiture).N
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Mr.. Higley did not mention
the ANA early in his talk. but
he said later: 81 guess we've ar
rived at the stage where we can
say we're talking about ANA. -
The basis of the ANA concept.
Mr.. Higley said he has been told
by ANA leaders. is that "a
veteran Is just another citizen. !"
A great part of the veterans
program enacted by Congress is
based on q different concept, he
said. adding that public opinion
would not have let the ANA get
away with such a stand several
years ago.
Il think we have q battle
ahead of us. but I think it will
work out very WELL" Mr.. Higley
said.
In reference to frequent at
temptS on Capitol Hill to cut
benefits by adding riders to APP
pfppriations bills. Mr.. HigleS
Evening star., 1954-09-30

fore the other western Euro
pean nations accept Premier
Malenkov's proposals for "co-
existence" so much the better
for the German people. In any
event, say the industrialists.
the businessmen and many
politicians, the Kremlin Is
anxious to welcome-and might
even make some political sacri-
fees at the expense of Poland
to secure a friendly German
neutrality. BY sacrifices at
the expense of Poland" is
meant the return of the Oder
Niesse line. The Muscovites
made such a hint to West
Germany some two years ago.
The trend toward co-exist-
ence Is being adopted now by
the rank and, file Of the Ger
mans because 1t has made
great strides throughout Eu-
rope. The British Conserya-
tives are talking about it. y So
do, much more loudly, the
Laborites. who want to extend
this co-existence to Red China.
Mr.. Clement Attlee has made
this amply clear since he re-
turned from Peiping.
M. Mendes- France has tact
fully refrained from any pub
lie utterances on the subject.
But it is known that he, like
the vast majority of the French
people, is very much in favor
of such a Co. existence" which,
he hopes, will put an end to
Europe's economic troubles.
The French Premier is on rec
ord saying that Frances prin-
cipal problem today is complete
economic recovery, not through
A m e a n assistance but
through increased and i'm
proved trade with every coun-
try in the world regardless of
It's political hue. It is true that
M. Mendes-France is now ask
ing for $500 million American
handout to keep French troops
in Wet Nam. But this is due
to his desire to try to balance
his budget, before the tax re-
forms and the economy plans
are put into effect.
The other allies who this
week gathered at London to
discuss common defense prob
lens are all equally anxious to
"co-exist," at least economi-
cally. They follow the thought
expressed frequently by Prime
Minister Churchill that trade
with the U. S. S. r. and her
satellites will pave the way to
Evening star., 1954-09-30
Constantine Brown

The Muscovites already are
making cautious moves to up
set the results of the London
Conference should it end with
more than pious wishes and
hopeful considerations for the
future.
The Kremlin's plan, accord
ing to reports received recently
in Washington, is to offer
Immediately to the German
people complete unity, free
elections In both East and
West Germany, and the elec-
ton Of a new president of the
reunited Germany. The only
strings attached to such an
offer. according to the reports.
will be that the unified Ger
man republic must proclaim
its neutrality-a condition the
average German citizen may
welcome.
It has become evident, in
the three days since the nine
power conference has opened,
that to achieve even a limited
success there must be a good
deal of give and take on the
part Of the main protagonists,
the Germans and the French.
Chancellor Adenauer is more
on the spot than his French
colleague, M. Mendes-France.
since it appears that the
Frenchman will insist on
stringent arms control for
Germany.
Since the death of the Eu-
ropean Defense Community,
there has been a marked COOL
ing off for a European alliance
among the German people.
In the Bundestag (the Bonn
parliament) the opposition to
Mr.. Adenauer is growing. Only
this week the German Demo-
cratic Party, until recently a
staunch supporter of the Chan
cellor, went on record opposing
any move which would place
German rearmament under
the control of the seven con-
tinental members.
What is more important,
however, is that the powerful
German industrialists are more
inclined now than ever towards
an understanding with the
u. S. S. r. based on unity with
East Germany and an un-
hampered trade with the
Soviets, their satellites in
Europe, and with China. If a
united Germany, they say, can
secure Russia's good will be-
Evening star., 1954-09-30

figures are also telling: Retail
sales are down only ! per cent,
proving that the business con-,
traction is mild. Inflsti has
been stopped. Consumers are
in good financial shape.
Democrats take laoor's point
Of view that anything less
than full employment is not
good enough for this expand
ing country which annually
feeds from 100000 to 1000
new workers into the labor
market. This Is far more than
the number of those who re-.
tire or die: the disparity can
be expected to increase as
medicine devotes itself to the
science of growing older.
The challengers have statis-
tics Of their own: Railroad
employment is down 13 per
cent-160,000 men. Carload
ings are down 14.8 per cent.
The Treasury's tax income is
down 13 per cent, a reflection
Of a substantial decrease in
the national income. Demo-
Gratis ask what good it does to
stabilize such depressing situ-
ations.
Because unemployment gen.
orally strikes hardest in mar
ginal congressional districts
those won or lost by a fraction
OF the vote-its impact poll
tically is extremely heavy. It
is expected to account this
year for the majority of what
changes occur, even more SO
than the farm vote, for the
Evening star., 1954-09-30
Fletcher KnebeI-
Potomac Fever

Republican Chairman Hall says the Mccarthy fight
won't affect the election this conviction
every party chairman has a right to dream.
Vice President Nixon gets Doctor of Science
done basic research the problem of
Party together for other than
Republican Senator Jenner takes Joe McCarthys side
the censure issue Jenner figures it's time for oe friends
stand up and be counted out.
Ike orders stiff penalty for soldiers who If
fellow only knew it, he's better off inside working eight hours
day for the Army than he outside working day
for the Internal Revenue Service
Connecticut mother gives birth to triplets
Wire from Internal Revenue Service Congratulations
we're running out Of exemptions"
Progress at the nine conference
has agreed to train for with Russa-by fighting the last
three with Germany again.
Wives like the World Series better than husbands
time OF year they can out and buy $685. hat without
being accused of spending