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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-12
MoIotov Again Strikes at NATO
1t Remains to Be Seen if Europeans Will Fall for His
Offer Of an All for One and One for Ar Treaty
Constantine Brown

Foreign Minister Molotov
has made another stab at
breaking up the North Atlantic
alliance by picturing America
to the European peoples as the
man who came to dinner" He
thus gave a new impetus to the
Communists and neutralists of
Europe to shout Yankee go
home"-that slogan so often
heard all over the continent
for the last two years.
Foreign Ministers Bidault
and Eden rejected unhesitat-
ingly the Soviet proposal for a
new long-term security treaty
among the peoples of Europe
and from which the United
States would be eliminated
since it is not a European
power"
The French and British
diplomats quickly saw through
Molotov's maneuver. All the
same the "Molotov cocktail is
said to worry them. OF all the
propositions the man from the
Kremlin has made so far, this
Is probably the most appealing
to the people of France, Italy
and other countries where
communism, neutralism and
anti-Americanism have made
important strides.
The French Foreign Minister
took a very courageous stand
at the Berlin conference. But
there still is a question as to
what the reaction of the mem
bers OF the National Assembly
and the French people will be
to Bidault's position of main
tanning the European-Ameri-
can alliance unscathed.
Factually the situation in
Europe appears as follows: We
have strong reasons to believe
that the U. S. S. r. intends to
spread its tentacles over West
ern Europe, without a mill
tary action If possible. I'm
fortunately. our convictions
are no longer shared by our
allies. We originated the
NATO as a device against
these Red ambitions. We
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-12

ing worthless checks of 5000 and
$500 in Alexandria a year ago
to buy two used cars. one of
which he abandoned a few days
later.
Melvin is free on $1,000
bond from Arlington, where he
faces trial in County Court on
Wednesday for passing four bad
checks there totaling about $500.
He was picked up on Alexandria
and Arlington police detainerS as
he was released from District Jail.
District Detectives arrested
Melvin a year ago after he re-
ported his apartment at 1909
Pennsylvania avenue NV. had
been ransacked and a $40 radio
had been stolen. Check and fraud
officers recognized Melvin'S name
in police reports Of the theft as
the one signed to eight worthless
checks amounting to $1,000 that
they were investigating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-12

made important sacrifices to
thwart the Red aims and broke
for the first time in our his
tory with the tradition of hav-
ing no "entangling" alliances.
We placed in the service of
Western freedom not only our
ample wealth but also-for the
first time in our history-large
military forces at a time when
no shooting war was in prog
reSS.
Nobody claims that the huge
force of men we have today
in Germany is intended only
for Occupation" They are
security forces to bolster the
weak Western European de-
Tense lines.
When the NATO idea was
preached and accepted by our
allies the American military
participation was more than
welcome. AS in all partner
ships. the people of Western
Europe were called to do their
share. They undertook, on
paper, to provide the necessary
military defense forces from
the Mediterranean to the
Baltic. This required sacri-
fees by the Europeans. Young
men had to be drafted into
military service and money
provided for their training.
The NATO became less
palatable to the rank and file
of our continental allies as
Moscow's saber rafting be-.
came less noisy and the Krem-
lin started pretending that it
was interested only in close
economic and political rela-
tons with the nations on this
side Of the Iron Curtain. The
proposal that Germany be
authorized to build up
limited military establishment
was the straw that broke the
camers back. In France in
particular. the lukewarm eli
mate toward the NATO was
changed into actual hostility.
During the last two years
neutralism took more serious
roots in Europe than isolation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-12

mittee for Stevenson. Sena-
tor Kerr was one Of the rare
Senator'S to fight Humans
battle against Gen. MacAr-
thur and is one of the Sem
ate's best partisan debaters.
The contest between the two
who were once political allies
is laid to a clash of personali-
ties. Senator Kerr Is the COM
plete extrovert, self-confident
and articulate. Mr.. Turner is
quiet and unaSsuming.
Other jottings from the cur
rent crowd of political trav-
elers indicate that President
Eisenhower's warnings against
extreme partiSanship are some
what belated. None disputes
earlier forecasts of q rough.
tough campaign.
Senator Mccarthy, who has
appeared to be slipping in
Washington where he has met
with numerous reverSes, at
tracts large crowds. He still
aims at the emotions with
prejudicial words. Politicians
do not discount him in
close States where a small
percentage of the vote can
swing the election.
Less successfully, most of his
colleagues are still trying to
make use Of "the mess in
Washington" The smarting
Democrats are making notes
OF the attackers, but it is
really the economic situation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-12
Doris FIeeson-
Two Titons to Meetin Oklahoma
Kerr Opposed by Turner in What Promises to Be Classic
Elsewhere Democrats Suffer Famine of Candidates

The word from Oklahoma
Is that the Democratic sena-
torial race may do almost as
much for the folks as a good
calf crop.
Two of the States richest
men, both former Governors,
will oppose each other in the
primary. They are Senator
Robert s. Kerr, the incum-
bent, and Roy Turner. Both
know the great game Of poll
tics intimately, and neither is
accustomed to stinting either
his money or himself in a
campaign.
Oklahoma can hardly wait
for them to get going. The
Democratic National Com
mittee Is not amused, how
ever. With a famine of candi-
dates In Farm Belt States
like Kansas and Northwest,
where they rate their fall
chances highly. they begrudge
Oklahomans their feast.
For the Turner-Kerr race is
not a case of conservative
versus liberal, nor are any
Roosevelt Truman Stevenson
loyalties involved. Both aspir-
ants stand high in Washing
ton and have built records as
good, party-line Democrats.
Mr.. Turner helped raise
funds for Truman in the lean
year Of 1913; he was chair
man Of the Agriculture Com
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-12

ism did in America during the
years before Pearl Harbor. A
carefully organized propa-
ganda has caused the Euro
peans to ask since 1852 what
our troops are doing in Ger
many. France and Britain.
And Yankee 60 home" be-
came a popular slogan
throughout Europe except in
Germany, Spain and Turkey.
Molotov has now made a
formal offer to Europe urging
that all nations on that con-
tinent, regardless of their
political philosophy, be tied to-
gether in a common security
and non-aggression treaty for
SO years.
The proposed Soviet treaty
goes further than the NATO
since it provides an effective
"all for one and one for all"
support which does not exist
in the NATO agreement. There
is no obligation under the
North Atlantic treaty for our
allies to help us If we are at
tackled in our own territory or
in the Far East.
The Soviet proposal, &C
cording to its reading by our
representatives at Berlin, re-
quireS military action on the
part Of all members of the
Soviet-sponsored alliance If
any individual member is at
tackled in any part of the
world. Molotov is thus at
tempting to place an even
stronger hedge around his
country in the case Of retalia-
tory action on our part in re-
spouse to Red aggression in
the Far East.
European diplomats have
clearly seen the snares in the
Soviet foreign minister's pro-
posal. But the $64 question is
whether the rank and file of
the peoples in Europe on whom
the present governments de-
pend will see 1t too. Molotov
does not expect an early an
swer. He has thrown his time
bomb and has ample time to
watch its effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-12
Dorothy Thompson

The United States is on
excellent terms with Austria.
whose present Foreign Minis
ter, Leopold Figl. now in Ber-
lin. visited this country as
Chancellor nearly two years
ago.
Austria has had free cleo
tions. even with Russian
troops occupying part of the
country. and these in all zones
returned huge anti-Commu-
mist majoritieS.
Although all the wartime
allies declared for Austrian
freedom and independence.
outwardly disposed to treat
the country as a victim to be
liberated. it is still occupied.
1t wants this condition to end
with a peace treaty.
1t is difficult to see how the
SovietS can again refuse to
settle the Austrian question.
For in Austria no issue of
adherence to one or the other
military bloc is involved. Aus
tria's government has already
decided not to join the EDO
and not to sign separate
peace treaty with the West.
If. as the SovietS have re-
peatedly given the world to
believe. the determination of
the West German government
to integrate itself into the
European American defense
system is the chief stumbling
block to German unity and
even to free elections. the So
viets have a chance to dem
onstrate their sincerity in
Austria.
If they fail to give Austria
peace, or come up again with
old or new conditions that
would prevent even a neutral
Austria from exercising full
sovereignty. they will demon
strate that no state on the
frontiers of Communist East
Europe can win it's freedom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-12

State George McGhee ad-
dressed the Young Democrats
national convention at Chat
tanooga in November, 1949.
2. UnderSecretary Of State
James E. Webb addressed the
Southern Democratic Party
conference at Raleigh, N. c.,
in January. 1850. and also
spoke at the National Demo-
cratic Party conference at
Chicago in May. 1850.
3. Assistant Secretary of
State Edward G. Miller, jr.,
addressed a meeting in June,
1850. under the auspices of the
New York State Democratic
Committee.
4 w. Averell Hartman,
special assistant to President
Truman. addressed the Mid
west Democratic conference at
Denver. Colo. in May, 1851, at
which he was substituting for
Secretary of State AcheSon.
S. Adrian Fisher, legal adj
wiser to the State Department.
was the principal speaker at
the Jefferson Jackson Day
dinner at Charleston, w. Va,
on March 80. 1851.
6. Deputy Undersecretary of
State Rusk. Assistant Secre-
tary of State Barrett, and
Assistant Secretary of State
Thorp addressed meetings Of
the Women's National Demo-
cratic Club at Washington on
various dates.
There's nothing wrong with
what these Truman officials
did in making those speeches.
Nor is there anything wrong
with what Mr.. Mcleod has
done in making a Republican
speech. though to read some
press dispatches it might be
inferred that he had done
something that never had been
done before. II Mr.. Mcleod,
who took leave of absence. is
to set a precedent for all po-
litical speeches by Government
officials hereafter. the major
parties are going to have
trouble getting speakers from
the Government to go out on
the stump unless the political
committees compensate them.
That's not a good system for
either party.
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payer. Senate procedure is not
entangled with the restrictions
that operate in the House,
The Republican line of de-
Tense for its tax program was
outlined recently by Secretary
OF Treasury Humphrey. He
recited the numerous proposals
by the President aimed to al
leviate tax burdens for the
average family, subsequently
approved by the Ways and
Means Committee-"better tax
treatment for working chill
dren, for child care expenses,
for doctors bills, for annuities,
and easier procedures in
filing returns" These, he said.
would benefit millions of tax
payers.
And these millions will
benefit even more from such
revisions as liberalization of
the tax treatment of deprecia-
ton and partial relief from
double taxation of dividends"
he added. Every one will bene-
fit because the economy will
benefit with the resulting crea-
ton of more jobs with better
tools and machinery to pro-
duce higher payrolls and
cheaper, better things for
public consumption"
Democrats discount the ex-
tent Of such benefits to the
mass of taxpayers under the
indirect-effect theory of Sec
rotary Humphrey. They con-
tend also that they represent
much larger financial relief to
the comparatively few directly
affected than do the direct,
family-type benefits previously
cited by the Treasury chief.
Furthermore, Democrats argue
that it is purchasing power for
the masses that is needed now
rather than increased produc-
ton which the administration
would achieve through tax re-
lief to business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-12

that they expect to work for
them.
Several responsible Senators
quietly say that on their jour-
neys they hear much that is
disturbing about local unem-
ployment situations. They are
told also that many veterans
who started small businesses,
married and had families are
in deep water. Such men, they
think, will demand considera-
ton.
Il the late spring does NOT
bring relief, it is believed that
the issue will certainly go into
the campaign. 1t is not con-
sidered by many politicians
that action taken in the sum-
mer. after Congress has gone
home to campaign, can avail!
to change things very much.
Technically the situation
favors the Republicans. They
have a President still popular,
still trusted and with great
power to help them by reason
OF his Office. In State after
State. Democrats cannot take
advantage Of the issues be-
cause they lack well-known.
vigorous candidates. For ex-
ample: California, Idaho, Kan
sas. New Hampshire, Oregon
Nebraska.
Democrats also admit glumly
they cannot match the S3.8-
million war chest of the Re-
publicans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-12

Though no final decision has
been reached. the present in
clination of party leaders is a
recommittal motion with the
single, simple instruction for
the committee to bring back
a provision for increasing the
exemption from 5000 to $700.
Though suggestions have been
made for instructions for other
changes. 1t is argued that such
would complicate the issue
before the House and prevent
a clear-cut vote on a matter
that everybody can under
stand.
Increase of the personal ex-
emption by 500 would entail
a revenue loss of around $2.5
billion. it is estimated. That
would make the total cost of
the revision bill in revenue
loss around $3.5 billion, as
the loss by the bill as origi-
nally planned would be 81 bill
lion.
Democrats boast that the
exemption increase proposal
will put Republicans squarely
on the spot. 1t would be mighty
embarrassing to vote against
it. To repulse the Democratic
3 maneuver Republicans would
have to hold their ranks intact.
Their total strength in the
House now is PIG, only one
over a majority.
The Ways and Means Com
mittee's schedule called for
completion Of the tax revision
bill by February 20, ready for
consideration by the House
soon thereafter. This may be
delayed. The job is a tedious,
detailed and demanding one,
for the revised internal rev.
enue law will embrace 1000
pages.
In the Senate. which will
consider the bill after the
House acts, Democrats will
have much more freedom to
attempt to shape the measure
more toward the small tax
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-12
VA Names Assistant
To Medical Director
By the Associated Press

DR.. Frank B. Brewer, medi-
cal official with the Veterans
Administration and it's predeces-
sors since 1921. has been ap-
pointed assistant chief medical
director.
+, He will have charge of opera
tions for VAS I'll hospitals and
domiciliaries and 104 clincs, re-
placing DR.. Robert c. Cook who
will retire soon because of i'll
health.
DR.. Brewer has been medical
director for the Southeastern
United States. In that post he
will be succeeded by DR.. Horace
B. Cupp. now manager of the
VA hospital at Durham. N. C.
Headquarters for the area is At
lanta, Ga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-12

real charge, must the Repub-
licans remain silent? Or will
they now be justified in re-
opening the publicity on the
White case in order to set the
record straight? That's the
kind of dilemma that has been
produced by President Eisen-
hower'S effort to apply con-
ciliatory measures to political
combat.
Incidentally, some of the
Trumanite reporters are out
to get the Eisenhower admin
istration with as bad a press
as they can muster. If the
Eisenhower staff are not quick
on the comeback, they will lose
ground for the Republican
Party.
A notable example of the
partisanship evident in the
news dispatches is the way
some Of the Trumanite re-
porters handled the political
journey of Scott Mcleod of
the State Department.
MIR. Mcleod happens to be
tough on Communists and
Communist sympathizers and,
though he has said a dozen
times his appointment was in
no way brought about by
Senator Mccarthy, scarcely a
press dispatch goes out that
doesn't attempt to link him
somehow with the Wisconsin
Senator. When the fact that
Mr.. Mcleod had accepted the
invitation of the Republican
National Committee to make
few speeches in South Da-
kota became known, the State
Department was bombarded
with requests from the re-
porters as to whether Mr..
Mcleod had obtained leave
Of absence" without pay. It
turned out that he did take
leave of absence.
Curiously enough, when
other State Department Of
f1cialS under the Truman adj
ministration made political
speeches for the Democrats,
no such fuss was raised and.
of course. none was on leave
Of absence. Here are a few
of those Trumanite speaking
engagements:
!. Assistant Secretary Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-12

legged over Poland, Czecho-
slovakia, or Hungary?
Why should Austria be per.
mitted a political life with
anti-Communist parties freely
competing with the Commu-
nists and each other. and the
other Danubian states be de-
MED such choice?
Why should Austria be al
lowed to achieve what the late
Eduard Benes and Jan Ma
saryk sought. but failed to es-
tablish. for Czechoslovakia?
Where, in short. can a line
of freedom be drawn among
the states and societies of
Europe? Where does ELL
rope"-historically and cultur-
ally-begin and end? In Vi
emma and not in Budapest.
Prague. or Warsaw? Are not
these cities, in their very phys
ical aspects. mute testimony
of their Western traditions?
Can they ever again become
politically and culturally part
of the West, without being
military outposts against the
Soviets?
Austria. if liberated, will be
a test of these questions in the
minds of the peoples of these
countries.
Austria is small country,
but even in the last war its
position was decisive. When
Hitler entered Vienna, with
out a finger raised to prevent
his bloodless absorption Of
Austria, Warsaw and Prague,
Brussels and Paris started to
fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-12
Out Of Jail Two Days,
Man Faces New Trial

A former District Department
OF Motor Vehicles employee, re-
leased from District Jail Tuesday
after serving 270 days Of a one
year sentence for cashing bad
checks in Washington, was given
suspended two-year sentence
in Alexandria yesterday and faces
another trial in Arlington next
week on similar charges.
Judge Franklin P. Backus
acted on a probation officers re-
port in Suspending sentence on
Arthur w. Melvin, %, of Fairfax
Station. Va. in Alexandria Cor
poration Court yesterday, The
court also put Melvin on proba-
ton for three years.
Melvin pleaded guilty to pass
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-12
Thonos L. Stokes
Thonoos [. Stokes
The Democrats Ace in the Hole
They Hope to Put Republicans on Spot With Demand
For Increase in Personal Tax Exemptions to $500

Democrats in the House of
Representatives have picked
the simplest of devices for
their chief tax issue.
They will concentrate on an
attempt to increase personal
exemptions from 5000 to $700.
That would be a boon to mil
lions Of taxpayers, especially
IN the low brackets. Through
this simple device they expect
to dramatic the failure of the
Eisenhower administration to
show similar concern for the
small taxpayer in its an
nounced program.
simultaneously, in one
speech after another when the
tax revision bill goes before the
House a few weeks hence,
Democrats will argue that the
administration program is
weighted for the more affluent
taxpayer. They will cite pro-
visions to give relief in double
taxation of dividends through
a graduated exemption over
three years. now dubbed by
Democrats as "a coupon clip
per's bonus" and to liberalize
depreciation allowances by
quicker write-offs for invest
ments in new buildings, ma
chinery and equipment. Both
were included in President
EiSenhower's tax recommended
tons in his budget message
and his economic report for
inclusion by the House Ways
and Means Committee in the
comprehensive bill 1t now is
drafting to revise and overhaul
our tax laws.
Democrats in the House are
under the usual handicap of
the minority party, to wit,
that the tax bill will be con-
sidered under a rule that will
permit no amendments other
than committee amendments.
Democrats will be allowed one
motion to recommit the bill,
that is, send 1t back to COM
mittee with instructions.
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Dovd Lowrence-
BE Kind to Democrats Week
If Minorty Party Wants Armstice 1t Is Suggested Thot
1t Refrain From Kind of CHARGES i'm Democratic Digest
David lawrence

Out of the gracious speech in
the Senate of Senator Frank
Carlson, Republican, of Kan
Sas may grow a "be-kind-to-
the-Democrats" movement APP
plicable especially to the Pc
Rod of Lincoln Day dinners,
but it will be of little avail
unless the speakers of the
Democratic Party at Jeffer-
Son-JackSon Day banquets will
reciprocate with a "be-kind-to-
the Republicans" attitude.
The Kansas Senator thinks
the Republicans at least have
a right to criticize "extrava-
gances'' in Government and
"the fact that there was an
effort to shield Communists"
Gov. Dewey Of New York.
Republican. however, sees no
good in attempting to gag the
members of his party and
charges that the Democrats
in Congress who are trying to
silence Republican critics can
not by such tactics lessen the
responsibility of the last ad-
miniStration for having bum
gled us into a war in Korea
and for the ammunition Short
age that caused the tragic,
needless loss of many Ameri-
can lives"
On the other side of the po-
litical arena. Stephen Mitchell,
the Democratic national chair
man. doesn't seem to have
taken too kindly to President
Eisenhower's plea for more
restraint and less extremism
In political speech-making. For
Mr.. Mitchell. through his pub
LEGATION, the Democratic Digest,
has just declared that Attor-
ney General Brownell accused
former President Truman of
Unreasonable conduct"
A careful examination of
what Mr.. Brownell said at
Chicago and his statements
before the Senate Internal Sc
curity subcommittee reveals
that the Attorney General
merely accused Mr.. Truman of
laxity in administration and of
having misjudged the evidence
about Harry Dexter White. But
If Mr.. Mitchell keeps on re-
peating his own sensational
misstatement as a means Of
diverting attention from the