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Evening star., 1954-05-28
Dorothy Thompson
Dorothy Thompson-
Prejudices Are Seen in All Races
If We ntegrote Schools to Meet Communist Criticism
1t Is Asked: Why Not Abolish Private Enterprise Also?

There are many aspects Of
the Supreme Court ruling
against segregated schools that
ought to be considered. but one
argument that leaves me cold
is that it is a triumphant an
swer to Communist and Afro.
Asian charges against the
United States.
81 II we make our policies to
meet Communist criticisms we
should abolish private enter
prise. Representative govern
ment. private schools. inde-
pendent courts, and every other
institution of our society. Nor
will full social equality for Ne
groes suit the Communists, who
advocated (until, apparently,
their Russian bosses told them
to pipe DOWN establishing a
separate all-Negro state in the
South, from which the whites
would be moved.
If we want to frame our do
mestic policies to suit the Afri-
cans and Asiatics, we should
throw open the gates to Afro
Asian immigration and aban-
don the "undemocratic" notion
that ours is a predominantly
white and Western civilization.
This is q far cry from the
Supreme Court decision but not
from some Of the arguments
being advanced for it,,
The white nations suffer
from q bad conscience which
does not aff1ict the colored
world. :
We seem to think that the
white races alone have pref
udices and that only they have
established colonial systems
ruled by dominant racial
castles. What nonsense! Ra-
cial antipathies and aff1nities
appear to be endemic in man.
kind. @
Evening star., 1954-05-28

The yellow races think the
whites ugly, that their bodies
exude an unpleasant odor, that
their hairiness is beastly, and
/. that white faces arr, actually
mottled,. and marred BY un-
esthetically protuberant fea-
lures! Hfraa aeaoa sts
y The colored risings against
white settlers in Africa are
largely attributable to the fact
that the settlers are Of a dis
tingiishably different race.
Where q colored minority
live among whites they adopt
the prejudiceS Of the whites.
The Soviet Union has, Of
ficially, no racial prejudices.
But the governing elite is al
most entirely composed Of
white Slavs. A distinctly Mon
goloid woman from Moscow
was 3insulted when I remarked
that she must come from the
Soviet East, since she had no
Slavic features.
Mongol troops from Siberia
created dismay among pro-
Russian East Europeans when
they entered as 'liberators."
But they were equally feared
and disliked in Western Rus
Sia. 80
The caste system Of India
was originally. ! have read,
based on race. Indo-Aryan con-
querors created the caste sys-
tenn to keep down the lesser
breeds. Now we see a sort Of
race prejudice in reverse. Mr..
Nehru was quoted as denying
that he had prejudices against
whites. I'VE always had white
servants
American Jews, though in
the forefront of the fight for
minority rights, oppose inter-
marriage with Gentiles.
Evening star., 1954-05-28

Carr. the subcommittee Re-
publicans did much more than
merely drop two witnesses.
Washington had expected to
find in Mr.. Hensel, a burly, ag-
gressive character, the first
Army witness capable of the
broken-bottle fighting which
is Senator McCarthy's spe-
cialty. Mr.. Hensel was accused
of despicable acts by Senator
Mccarthy and presumably
would be sufficiently outraged
to give his all to the combat.
Now he must accept merely
tacit vindication.
The Army had hoped by
cross-examining Mr.. Carr to
develop the story Of Senator
McCarthy's charge that it was
holding Pvt. G. David Schine
as a hostage" to blackmail
the subcommittee into drop
ping its Army inquiry. Mr..
Carr has signed various
memoranda which the Army
has studied with great care.
He has always been described
as vital to their case.
Republican members decided
not to take the risks involved
in Hensel and Carr testimony.
1t was noticed that they had
their explanations thoroughly
prepared and voted decisively.
Evening star., 1954-05-28
Election Marks Birthday
OF Housing Association

Five men and women were
elected to Office and five more
were reelected to the board Of
directors Of the Washington
Housing Association at the
groups goth birthday meeting
last night In the home Of Mrs.
c. Carroll Glover. jr., 1900
Massachusetts, avenue NV.
At the meeting, complete with
cake and candles, Senator Flan-
ders. Republican, Of Vermont,
and Representative Ayres. Re-
publican, of Ohio. discussed the
Importance of getting better
housing for more people through
out the country.
Those elected to the board
were Mrs. John M. Burgess.
George A. Garrett. Charles A.
Horsky, DR.. Emerson Williams
and j. B. Wyckoff.
Reelected were Judge James
A. Cobb. Maj. Gen. U. s. Grant
III, John K. Hoskins, Col. Camp
bell c. johnson and DR.. Laurence
@. Schmeckebier.
Evening star., 1954-05-28
Dovid Lowrel1ce

GENEVA, May 28.-They are
talking here about an armistice,
but in Paris they are making
military preparations for an
intensified war in Indo- China.
This Is not really a contradic-
ton but part Of a well-con-
ceived plan to meet any emer-
gency that might arise.
For nobody on the allied
side really knows whether the
Communists are Stalling as
they did at Panmunjom when
the fighting went on for 81
months while negotiations con-
tinued.
This means that q danger
Gus stage has been reached In
the Indo- China war and could
involve at any moment a de-
cision by the United States.
The facts are that the
French have decided to send
substantial reinforcements to
Indo-C China. This means a
considerable number Of ground
troops and a new commander.
His identity still Is a secret
but, when announced. it should
impress the Communists that
the French mean business. But,
supposing the Chinese Com
munists send some Of their
aviation into the fray, wouldn't
that place the French troops
in a precarious position?
1t is not realized in America,
but Is per cent of the commits
stoned officers and 40 per cent
Of the non-commissioned Off
GERS Of the regular French
army are now in China,
and during the last seven
years many Of them have had
more than one tour of duty
there. So it is an important
part of the French army which
is being risked in Indo- China.
Will America come in with its
air power If the Chinese do?
This is the crucial question
which the French are asking
and only Washington can give
the answer.
Evening star., 1954-05-28

by picking on the State De-
partment. Then he switched
to the Defense Department
and its Army. When the in
vestigation now going on at
the Capitol came out of that
and it became clear that this
investigation was hurting the
party, then Republicans in the
Senate suddenly got inter-
ested in doing something about
regulating investigating COM
mittees and investigators.
The administration leader.
Senator Knowland. Democrat,
of California made it official
by advocating revision of rules
for investigating committees.
His cue was followed by intro
duction Of a series of proposed
amendments to the rules by
Senator Bush. Republican, of
Connecticut. In an accom-
panying speech on the floor,
the Connecticut Senator echoed
publicly the widespread fear
among Republicans of pos
sible political damage from the
McCarthy-Army investigation
by calling it IAN unpleasant
spectacle" and .that unfor-
tunate controversy"
No such condemnation or
criticism came from his side
Of the aisle when Senator Nc
Carthy was pillorying and per-
scouting innocent persons in
the previous administration,
nor any offer Of assistance in
revising rules to assure fair
ness. But that, of course, is
not unusual in politics.
Now Senator Bush is advo-
eating the bipartisan approach.
He called for consideration Of
"the problem" in IAN atmos-
phere of cooperation be-
tween my party and those on
the other side of the aisle"
He said partisan charges on
either side about events in
the past will not contribute
toward a solution"
He will get plenty Of Demo-
cratic help. in fact could have
had it a long time ago. Demo-
Gratis introduced resolutions to
amend the rules away back,
Senator Kefauver. Democrat.
Of Tennessee. as early as Au-
gust. 1851. Others sponsoring
Q code Of fair investigation
Evening star., 1954-05-28

mittee under the wise and firm
Craftsmanship Of Senator Nc
Carran acted unanimously in
its final conclusions. At no
time throughout the nearly Ia
months Of hearings did the
committee give the impression
that it was anything but an
impartial, non : partisan body.
Wednesday the Government
Operations Subcommittee split
along definite party lines when
it became evident that the
Democrats at least were getting
ready TO make hay for the
forthcoming November elec-
tionS. Those who attended the
earlier sessions at which Sec
retary Stevens and Counselor
Adams testified at length. re-
membered the efforts Of the
Democratic members to asso-
ciate themselves with the Re-
publicans to induce the two top
Army officials to withdraw
their charges against Senator
McCarthy's chief Of staff.
Francis Carr.
The seven Senator'S pointed
out forcefully that neither
Stevens nor Adams had proved
in the slightest any real pres
sure attempt on the part Of
the former FBI supervisor. Yet.
when on Wednesday Senator
Dworshak moved to eliminate
Mr.. Carr from the list of prin-
cipals. the Democrats opposed
1t energetically because they
said that would be unfair to
the young man.
The same ruckus arose over
the question of removing con-
comitantly from the principals
list Assistant Secretary Of De-
tense Struve Hensel. Soon
after President Eisenhower is
sued the directive that those
who had participated at the
January Il conference In the
Office Of Attorney General
Brownell could not testify.
about what happened at that
meeting. Senator Mccarthy
declared that he had no longer
any interest in Mr.. Hensel. He
said that he had injected him
Evening star., 1954-05-28

into the case because he be-
heved that he had been the
instigator Of the Army's
charges. Now that he knew
that this was not so. Mr.. Hem
sells testimony was Of no Inn.
port.
Z On Wednesday. Mr.. Hensel's
attorney declared that the
Dworshak motion satisfied his
client that 1t meant complete
vindication. But the Demo-
cratic Senator'S shed crocodile
tears because they considered
that the absence Of Mr.. Carr
and Mr.. Hensel from the wit
ness table might mean O
stigma on their names. The
spokesman for both officials
disagreed and said they were
willing to accept these conse-
quences. But the three Demo-
cratic Senators fought so hard
to preserve the reputation Of
the two now-eliminated prin.
cipals that they created the
suspicion that in this election
year they might be interested
In something more important
to them than the future Of
Mr.. Carr and Mr.. Hensel-
the November elections.
The charges brought by the
Army. a part of the executive
branch Of the Government,
against Senator Mccarthy and
his aides offer obviously a
splendid hunting ground to
the Democrats.
Regardless Of what is said
or written about the Wisconsin
Senator, he still is a powerful
vote-getter who could use his
vigor on behalf of Republican
candidates.
If the Democratic Senator's
on the subcommittee can cre-
ate an atmosphere. either at
the hearing or when the report
is written, detrimental to Sem
ator Mccarthy there will be 50
much gained for the Demo-
cratic Party. They intend to
take care Of whatever infiltra-
ton Of Communists may exist
In the Government after they
have a substantial majority in
Congress and Democrats be.
come committee chairmen.
Evening star., 1954-05-28
Thomas L. Stokes

The situation in the Sem
ate seems more favorable than
ever before for a code Of fair
practice to govern it's investi-
cations. The aim, of course, is
to protect the rights Of wit
nesses and to keep the investi-
cations from degenerating into
nauseous spectacles or inquisi-
tions contrary to American
traditions of fair play.
The favorable situation is
for a very simple reason.
Namely, that both political
parties are now agreed as to
the necessity of such a code
which would be embodied in
revision of Senate rules affect
ing committee procedures.
They have come to this mu-
tual agreement through mu-
tual injury. Getting hurt some
times is all that will move
politicians or others. The
sharp instrument that prodded
them is, as you well know,
Senator Joe Mccarthy; so that
he perhaps has served one
useful purpose, even If unwit-
tingly.
He aroused Democrats. as
well as lots Of others inter-
eSted in fairness and decency,
when he took out recklessly
against the State Department
toward the end of the Truman
administration. You remem-
ber his list Of alleged card
carrying Communists" that
varied in number as he told it,
and not one of which, Incl
dentally, he ever has proved to
this good hour.
Democrats consequently were
first with proposals Of q code
of fair practices to stop such
persecution Of innocent per-
sons. However, they got no
encouragement from Republi-
cans who were benefiting po-
litically from the Mccarthy
performance. It set the tune
for the "Communists-in-Gov-
ernment" issue exploited so
successfully in the 1852 preSi-
dental campaign.
Republicans offered no help.
that is, until they began to
feel the lash Of Senator Nc
Carthy themselves. They tried
to bear his strokes calmly and
quietly when he began his at
tacks on their administration
Evening star., 1954-05-28
GonstontIne BroWn---777 80.
Politics Charged to Democrats
Minority at Arny-lMcCorthy Hearing Accused Of Having
Too Conscious On Eye on the November Elections
Constontine Brown

When the Army rested It's
case in its dispute with Sem
ator McC Carthy and members Of
his stan whom they accused
of using pressure on behalf Of
Pvt. q. David Schine, the slim
non-partisansnip Of the COM
mittee ended and made room
for partisan politics.
During the three weeks Of
testimony by the highest offi.a
cials in the Army Department
there appeared to inexperi-
enced eyes a semblance Of
community of interest. The i'm
preston was given that the
seven members Of the commit
tee were solely interested in
getting to the bottom Of this
unSavory affair and bringing
out the whole truth.
The charge presented by the
Army was that favors had been
demanded Of Secretary Stevens
and his civilian aide, John
Adams. for Pvt. Schine under
the guise Of having him avail
able to complete a report for
Senator McCarthy's committee.
Senator Mccarthy countered
that this was q mere subter-
fuge to conceal the real pur-
pose Of the top civilians. He
charged that they intended to
stymie the investigation which
was bringing to the surface an
unjustifiable delay in pruning
out the Communists from the
Fort Monmouth laboratories
and also to prevent the sub
poenaing Of four or i've menu
bers Of the Army Loyalty
Board. #
Throughout the hearing Of
these charges and counter
charges the Republicans and
Democrats on the committee
appeared to be interested in a
fact-f1nding expedition to en-
able them to write a final re-
port.
There was even some slim
hope by the Republicans that
the final findings might be
unanimous, as was the case in
the Institute Of Pacific Rela-
tions Investigations in 1852.
The Internal Security Com
Evening star., 1954-05-28
Doris FIeeson-
Mccarthy as aG. O. P. Problem
Vote to Drop Carr and ense Regarded as Another Move
To Close Party Ranks Around Wisconsin Senator

Senator Mccarthy is the No.
/ problem Of the Republicans
as the crucial midterm elec-
tions to decide whether they
can keep control of Congress
approach.
Yet President Eisenhower
this week abdicated his power
of decision on Senator Nc
Carthy's current activities to
Senators Mundt, Dirksen,
Dworshak and Potter, the first
three of whom are members of
his party's pro-Mc Carthy right
wing.
His silence gives consent to
their strategy Of closing ranks
around Senator Mccarthy.
curtailing the Ar1ny's case
against him and shutting up
shop as soon as possible. Had
he indicated to Senator Potter
at least any wish that the
story should be completely told,
Senator Potter without ques-
ton would have Joined with
the three Democrats Of the
committee to enforce that
wish.
The Presidents refusal to
intervene does not imply ap-
proval of the committee ma
jority's course; perhaps he
does not, in fact, approve it
at all. But he is still sticking
Evening star., 1954-05-28
Tax Man Slices
Into Ham Profits
Of Mrs. TdImodge
By the A,soeloted Press


ATLANTA. May 27.-A Geor-
gian recently penalized for nom
payment of the State sales tax
is Mrs. Betty Talmadge- -Geor-
gia's best known ham professor
and wife of Gov. Herman Tai
madge.
She explained it all was due
to bookkeeping error. When
she discovered it and found her
records, weren't clear she asked
the Revenue Department to send
an investigator. It did and when
he was through Revenue Com
missioner Charles Redwine ruled
Mrs. Talmadge owed $182.83 in
back taxes, plus a $50 penalty.
Mrs. Talmadge acknowledged
she was a mite chagrined at the
penalty inasmuch as she de-
tected the error herself, but Mr..
Redwine explained it was just a
normal charge for use Of the.
sales tax money.
Evening star., 1954-05-28
Fletcher Knebet
Potomac Fever

Nineteen Senators flair play congressional
Investigations No witness is to be abused majority
vote. s5sny5.
4 Mccarthy Roy Tv audience that
he's Democrat This disposes Of the White House theory that
the current effort to wreck the Republican Party inside Job
~ ~
Adlai Stevenson failing provide leadership
Adai did his proved willingness Ikeby
anything to million votes.
Senate Republican Leader Knowand declares Congress
adjourn by July 81 They need little in the political
fight while Congress catches its breahand the country cks
its wounds, I-N
fellow watching the Mccarthy hearings horrined
He the Senators act that front
audience just what the devil in the
Democrats force the firing staff Of the House
mee investigating labor racke refuse single
labor unions for attack They demand that all
mistreated equally.
Evening star., 1954-05-28
;cOnSin Senator

to his story that Senator Nc
Carthy is the problem of Re-
publican Senators and Wiscon-
sin, not q White House prob
lem.
He has never said a good
word for Senator Mccarthy
personally. but he has always
resented the implication of
press conference questions
about the Senator that Nc
Carthyism was to some extent
his business. With all that he
has to do. Of vital Importance.
he complains. he can't see why
the reporters dwell on Senator
Mccarthy, ~
There was some opinion
that Senator McCarthy's trou-
bles with the Army and espe-
cially the revelation of a Nc
Carthy fifth column in the
armed services would change
his attitude. It hasn't.
So the DirkSen strategy pre-
walls. and the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in No
vember will d e m o nstrate
whether it is wise. Many peo-
pie here think that this CEN
sorship Of the story comes too
late to help the G. o. P.
In deciding not to hear
Assistant Defense Secretary
Struve Hensel and Nc
Carthy staff Director Frank
Evening star., 1954-05-28
One Good From Inquiry Likely
Both Sides Had to Get Hurt by McCorthy-Army Probe,
Writer Soys Before They Agreed on q For-PIoy Code

practices many months ago
were Senators Lehman Of New
York, Douglas of Illinois and
Humphrey of Minnesota, DEM
ocrats. and Morse of Oregon.
independent.
Now these and 13 other
Democrats are sponsoring
jointly a comprehensive series
of rule revisions embodying
the best thought of the group
as developed at a series of con-
ferences. Their proposals and
those of Senator Bush. similar
in many respects, are a mirror
Of the abuses of fairness in
dulged in by Senator Mccarthy.
The amendments, among many
correctives, would prevent one
man rule such as the Wiscon-
sin Senator practiced, or arbi-
trary exercise of power by the
chairman or his staff. or news
releases Of secret Investigations
without approval by the COM
mittee, such as the current in
vestigation has revealed. They
also would require that wit
nesseS be notified of charges
against them in advance, that
anybody accused before an in
vestigating committee be given
opportunity promptly to make
answer and have it made a
part Of the record along with
the charge. that witnesses be
allowed counsel. and that
counsel be permitted to cross
examine
1t may be news to lots Of
people that these elemental
principles Of fairness are lack
ing now so often.
Evening star., 1954-05-28
French War Plans in Indo-Chind
Paris Reported Getting Set for About Action Should Tus
At Geneva Prove to Be Another Moscow Stollng Tocc

been told that the French are
sincerely seeking an armistice
but will not agree to just any
plan or one that means an
overrunning Of all Indo-C China
by the Wet Mimi and Chinese
Communists.
So, while the negotiators at
this conference endeavor to
work out the details Of an
armistice, the French govern
ment In Paris is taking no
chances and is moving toward
an enlarged effort in Indo-
China. At this time 1t is not
asking for American aid but
a pledge that, If the Chinese
Communists bring their air
power into Indo-C China, Amer
lea will retaliate with her own
air power.
Under these circumstances,
there is some hope of an ar
mistice being signed. But If
there were no military threat
Of retaliation, the Communist
negotiators would talk on and
on indefinitely here while
their troops pressed the war
in Indo- China in the belief
that, before the talks reach
what would be the concluding
stages of the negotiations, the
military situation for the
French would have deterio-
rated. n.
Word received here Is that
the French cabinet in, Paris.
while instructing Foreign
Minister Bidault to use every
effort to get an armistice, has
at the same time gone ahead
with extensive military opera
tions that are not being dis
closed. But enough of these
plans is being revealed to warn
the Communists that there is
no bluff involved. The French
say it is either a reasonable
and honorable armistice or q
prolongation Of the war. The
decisive moment when the Sit
uation here will crystalize is
not many days of.
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Evening star., 1954-05-28

door for her evening newspaper
because Of a family Of birds.
Seems the birds, Of unknown
species. have built a nest In the
Gillespies' roadside newspaper
tube. Mrs. Gillespie has asked
that her paper he delivered with
a neighbor's until the baby birds
are reared.
Evening star., 1954-05-28
He filings News to World

PITTSFORD. N. Y. (R.-Al-
fred A. Hoffman was so proud
of the birth of his second daugh-
ter yesterday he felt like flying
a flag. So he did.
Mr.. Hoffman took a bed sheet,
painted "Iit's~a Grill" on it in
bold letters, and flew the sheet
from a 40-foot f1agpole in his
front ward.
Evening star., 1954-05-28
So It is with the world

So 1t Is with the worldl
I am opposed to American
Intervention in the wars and
revolutions Of Asia. because I
am opposed to Asian interven-
ton in our affairs.
Races and cultures are dif-
ferent, and there is a limit to
success in mixing them up.
Equal but separate" may
not work well within a nation.
But nothing else Is likely to
work peaceably between ma
tions and civilizations.
Evening star., 1954-05-28
One Mouse, 300 Cats

GIBBON, Nebr. R.-Mrs.
Herb L. Webster of Gibbon has
300 cats and one mouse.
The cats are of porcelain.
cloth. papier mache, wood.
ivory and other materials and
have been collected since 1899.
The mouse? It was. she said,
given to her by a friend who
said it wouldn't be right to
have a houseful Of cats with
out Aat !. least one mouse for
company.
Evening star., 1954-05-28
Atherton Renominuted

Warren Atherton. Stockton,
Calf. lawyer. was nominated by
President Eisenhower yesterday
for a new five-year term on the
National Security Training Com
mission.
Evening star., 1954-05-28
Actors Front to 100

LINCOLN, Nebr. (R.-Actors
from I to- 100 will take the
stage in a Methodist church
pageant here.
Lucian McCandless, the 100
year-old actor, will have no lines
to speak. but will sing a song
depicting an early prairie serv-
ice. Freddie Hess. the year-old
actor, will neither speak nor
sing-just play himself, a little
boy,
Evening star., 1954-05-28
Reuchino for the Moon

PHOENIX, Ariz. (R.-Har-
old Rothman, admitting he is
"foresighted, to say the least. :"
filed a location notice here for
100000 acres Of the moon.
The claim was accepted
by the Maricopa County re-
corder's Office yesterday.