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Evening star., 1954-05-11
Fletcher Knebei-
Potomac Fever

The United States presses for alliance Southeast Asia
Well we're breaking with the Reds anyway Secretary
Dulles seized the initiative the Reds seized Den Bien
There's some doubt the Mccarthy hearings Tv have
really hurt the Republicans they would have called Robert
Montgomery by nowto make them appear casual
about it.
Harry Truman calls Ike political
in the Republican Party OF Hays boys they could
halt anythng-even 20year the Democratic
It's rumored the White applying Guggenheim
fellowship for extensive
the Mccarthy hearings
If the Mccarthy hearings last longer, o. p
campaign slogan will be: Vote Repubican- may your
last chance"
Democrats again oppose efforts to shorten the Mccarthy
hearings Democrats figure that the enough
about this administration they forget the last
Republican committee distributes speech
Secretary Mckay damn policy Republicans
only won't build federal dam-they
how spell it.
Evening star., 1954-05-11
Adenauer' S Daughter Wed
Again In Church Ceremony
BY the As,eeiased Press

BONN, Germany. May IL
Crowds jammed the streets Of
Bonn today to watch Chancellor
Konrad Adenauer escort his
daughter Lotte to the Roman
Catholic cathedral for her church
wedding. She was married in a
civil ceremony April "a to Heri-
bert Multhaupt, an Aachen
architect.
The 29-year -old bride has been
Gremany's first lady. acting as
hostess for her widower father.
Today's cathedral ceremony was
conducted by her brother Paul,
a priest.
The slend nder, brown-haired
bride Is a doctor of philosophy,
having studied at Bonn and CO.
logne universities. Since 1852
she has been teaching German
and history in a girls high
school near her fathers home in
Honnef, across the Rhine from
Bonn. She accompanied her
father on his tour of the United
States and Canada last year and
his recent visits to Greece and
Turkey
Evening star., 1954-05-11
Ceose-Fire Obstacle Course
Satisfactory ndo-Chno Settlement Could Happen but
World Politics Would Put 1t in Class Of Miracle

not constitute a means by
which the Communists will OBJ
tain control of Indo- China.
There are so many "ifs" in
volved that q long-drawn-out
negotiation seems in prospect.
The key to this conference is
the peace at any price" at
titude which exists in so many
countries, including the United
States.
It is wrong to generalize that
none of the free nations today
has the will to fight, for, given
a real crisis-such as q threat
ened invaSion-the situation
would change overnight. But to
mobilize strength to ward off
such an invasion. to bring some
sort Of united will into being
in advance Of a crisis seems to
be well nigh impossible. The
reason Is that the facts are
CLOSED over by the govern
ments concerned and the truth
is concealed for fear Of giving
offense to allies and compli-
eating further a situation that
it is often wishfully assumed
might be healed by continuing
conversations in secret. What
gets into the newspapers,
therefore, are inspired versions
guardedly phrased to put the
best possible light on the fric-
ton that exists.
But the Communists know
today the weaknesses of the
Western alliance and it's limi-
tations. Despite all the talk
about a Southeast Asia pact,
Britain hesitates. The official
reason given out is that Lon
don wants to wait till after the
Geneva Conference, but the
truth is that both Prime Min
lister Churchill and Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden are
afraid to offend their own
peace at any price" elements
and to become estranged from
India, which has taken a posi-
tive position against a South
east Asia pact.
The British have tactfully
allowed the impression never.
Evening star., 1954-05-11
Allies and u. N. Fail to Stall Reds
Britain and France Accused of Taking Powder
Insofar as Positive Action in Asia Is Concerned

were mere words which our
ally refused to accept seriously.
The test came a few weeks
ago, when the Wet Mini
hordes began an all-out as
Sault against Dien Bien Phu.
Mr.. Dulles was advised by our
military that the Wet Namese
citadel could not hold out for
long. He urged the allies to
join America in q collective
security system In Southeast
Asia but he was met with a
definite refusal on the part Of
Britain and France, though the
latter had much at stake in
that area.
Mr.. Dulles wanted to have
this Asian defense organization
an accomplished fact before
the Geneva Conference. He
wanted to avert the Dien Bien
Phu disaster, while there still
was time, by giving the Reds
an ultimatum to stop fighting.
But he was told by the heads
Of the British and French
governments that the propo-
sails were ill-timed and un-
acceptable. under the circum-
stances to either the British
or the French people. They
wanted first to see how the
Geneva Conference would fare.
There was no such a word as
'No" in the Western dip
lomatic language. And Mr..
Dulles took little stock in the
vague promise that I'VE shall
Evening star., 1954-05-11
Doris FIeeson-
Doris FLeeson-
Mccarthy Still a Vote-Getter
Senate Campaign Committee Chairman Dirksen Sees
Wisconsin Senator's Following as an Election Need

Senator DirkSen's strenu-
Gus efforts to end the McCar-
thy-Army hearings reflect his
apprehenSions, not just as a
Republican but as chairman of
the Senate Campaign Com
mittee.
The White House and the
Republican National Commit
tee have let it be known that
they will not use Senator Nc
Carthy next fall in any way,
shape or form. They will not
even implicitly sponsor him by
making arrangements for him
on request from within the
States.
Instead, Vice President Nixon
and a cabinet team will be put
forward to promote the Eisen-
hover administration and lead
the cheers for its program.
The President will play an i'm
portant part. too. but the ef-
fort will be to keep him in the
non-political role that he so
strongly prefers.
The professionals who run
the Senate Campaign Com
mittee still believe that Sena-
tor Mccarthy has a following
that individual candidates for
the Senate and House need.
They are reluctant to see their
own liaison with him imperiled
by long hearings which clearly
will serve to emphasize his
differences with the party,
even If such drastic ends as
Evening star., 1954-05-11

theless to be conveyed that
they still are. as they said on
April 13. actively engaged Gin
an examination Of the possibil-
ity Of establishing q collective
defense within the framework
Of the Charter of the United
Nations to seek the peace. the
security and freedom of South
east Asia and the Western Pa
cific." But there has been no
formal statement since that
same evening, when, in the
course Of a parliamentary de-
bate, Secretary Eden backed
away from this declaration,
saying it was not any commit
ment whatsoever.
The talks of staff officers at
Singapore have proceeded. to
be sure, as a sort of concession
to American pressure and as
a piece Of camouflage to give
an outward appearance Of
unity, but in reality 1t may be
doubted whether a Southeast
Asia pact Is sincerely desired
by the British government and
whether they will 60 along
with it Fundamentally despite
the pledge Of unity which they
gave Mr.. Dulles when he was
in London on April IL.
What this means to the
negotiations at Geneva for a
settlement Of the Indo-C China
war is that, at a moment when
the United States made a con-
structive suggestion for a plan
that would encourage the
whole of Southeast Asia to re-
sist further aggression by the.
Communists. the British gov
ernment decided to pour cold
water on the idea in a debate
which was forced upon it by
the opposition Socialist Party
in Parliament. This is not the
way to impress the Commu-
nists. It is the way to cause
them to miscalculate the res
oluteness Of the free world.
Such q miscalculation, once
made by Hitler, can be made
again by Malenkov and in the
end, as a result Of some overt
act, would come Q world war.
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Evening star., 1954-05-11
Lowell MeHett-
LoWeH WeHett-
Some Good May Come Of 1t All
Mccarthy Mess May Cause Senate to Realize How Far
1t Has Departed From Proper Function of Legislature

When the U. S. Senate
has completed its agonizing
reappraisal Of the cost of
coddling McCarthy-and the
reference is not to the $780,
900 voted him for his inyesti-
Rative work-it should under
take a similar reappraisal of
some of its own thinking.
There is more involved in the
unpleasant mess now afflict-
ing the Government than the
terroriStic tactics of one man.
There Is the gradual drifting
by the Senate itself away from
the principles on which this
republic was founded and
which remain essential to its
existence. This was illumi-
mated by q ruling handed down
the other day by the acting
chairman of the Mccarthy
committee.
The attorney for Army Sec
retary Stevens was endeavor-
ing to obtain from Senator
Mccarthy, then in the witness
chair. the name of an Army
officer who had given the Sen
ator information taken from
the Army's confidential files.
The, Senator was proclaiming
that no power on earth could
force him to divulge the name
Of this loyal" person. The act
ing chairman, Senator Mundt,
was asked for a ruling and, ad-
-vised by the committee coun-
sci, he gave 1t in the follow
ing somewhat bumptious Ian
guage:
"The chair is prepared to
rule. He unhesitatingly and
uneQuivocably rules that in his
opinion, and this is sustained
by an unbroken precedent so
far as he knows before Senate
investigating committees, law
enforcement officers, investiga-
tors, any Of those engaged in
the investigating field who
come in contact with conf
Dental information are not
required to disclose the source
Of their information"
And this ruling was accepted
Evening star., 1954-05-11

by the three other Republican
Senators and the three Dem
ocratic Senators as perfectly
good law and. presumably,
good Government practice. Mr..
Stevens attorney, Of course,
was compelled to accept it, al
though he must have thought
it was a hell of way to run a
railroad. He must have recog-
nized that Senator Mundt's
pontiflcation was an open dec
laration to all members of tn
armed forces that they WEE
free to decide for themselves
when they should be loyal to
their superiors and their serv-
ice and when they should not:
that 1t was. indeed. an open
invitation to anarchy in the
Army.
OF recent years much con-
cern has been expressed over
the extent to which Congress
has made itself an investiga-
tive rather than a legislative
body. The power to investigate
was defended for a time on the
ground that investigations pro-
vided the information needed
IN order to legislate, and in
this there is some truth. But
as investigations multiplied
their character changed until
more than one committee was
engaged in investigating Just
for the sake Of investigating.
The committees invaded the
judicial field and became grand
jurieS And, quite naturally,
they became powerful political
instruments. When the returns
were in after the 1852 election,
Republicans declared gleefully,
Nov watch us investigator"
They had in mind investiga-
tionS of what had gone on in
the executive departments dur
ing the long reign of the DEM
ocratS. They didn't have in
mind the turn things would
Take when Senator Mccarthy
ran out Of Democrats to ex-
pose.
conceivably some lasting
good may result from the con-
tjnuing exposure Of the Nc
Evening star., 1954-05-11

study. Few would expect any
real results before November.
The Republican politicians
who want to see an end to the
hearings at the earliest pos
Sible moment are aware that
Senator McCarthy's aides do
not share his talent for con-
fusion and that the advisers of
Army Secretary Stevens, nota-
bly, John Adams and H. Struve
Hensel. are burning for self
justification. They fear that
If the television cameras are
afforded to this group as wit
nesses, the lines will be far
more clearly drawn than viii
be the case II 1t Is strictly q
Stevens vs.. Mccarthy story.
Democrats now say that If
short cuts are attempted, they
will appeal to the Senate.
There is. unhappily. little in
the record of the Senate with
respect to Senator Mccarthy
to suggest that Senators are
eager for the mantle of st.
George. The Senate has had
ample opportunity to act and
possess full reports already on
Senator McCarthy's actions
and finances. Only one Sena-
tor-Fulbright of Arkansas
voted mo" when the Mccarthy
investigating committee ap-
preparation came up.
The verdict of experience is
that Senators rarely and re-
luctantly sit in judgment on
Senators.
Evening star., 1954-05-11

perjury indictments can be
avoided.
They recognize that he him
self threw down the gauntlet
to the administration when
he demanded that it open to
him the loyalty files Of Gov
ernment employees. But II
they can keep him out of
trouble with the Senate, avoid
ing a roll call in which the
issue would be drawn be-
tween Senator Mccarthy and
the President, they figure
they can use his help this fall
for such congressional candi-
dates as desire 1t.
Their problem is that Sen
ator Mccarthy. when cor
nered, lays about him in all
directions. If matters reach
the point where the Senate
feels 1t has to act, he is as
likely to attack Senators of
his own party as any others.
unless they go along with him
completely.
Matters are now past the
stage where an issue involv-
ing Senator Mccarthy can
be made a strictly party
matter, anyway. It is be-
lieved that the solution is to
let him make a record which
he can certainly confuse and
clutter with extraneous mate
rial, and let it go to the
Justice Department.
The department could con-
tend with some assurance that
the situation would require
Evening star., 1954-05-11
Life in the u. s.
Life in the U. S.
He's Finicky
About utKeeping
Cellar Clean
BY the Assoeioied Press

BIRMINGHAM, Mass, May
11.-A tornado scare sent Rob-
ert Byron heading for a neigh
boris yesterday to borrow a rake.
Asked II he planned to rake
the lawn in a downpour, he
said: I'm not going to rake out
side. I just want to clean up
the cellar in case the house
blows away"
Evening star., 1954-05-11
David Lowrence

GENEVA, May 11.-They are
trying here the unprecedented
job of endeavoring to negotiate
a military armistice at a politi-
cal conference. It means all the
jockeying back and forth Of a
Panmunjom palaver plus all
the doubletalk of off1cial propa-
ganda that goes on at Q po-
litical conference of 10 dele
cations.
If. out of all this, comes a
cease-f1re In Indo- China salts
factory to the allies, it will be
a miracle. If there emerges a
,sell-out to the Communists,
this will not surprise the left
wing elements throughout the
world which have been clamor-
ing for it, but there could be
some grave consequences from
such a surrender.
AS Secretary Dulles said in
his main speech here, peace
is always easy to achieve-by
surrender" The United States
has already announced it would
disassociate itself from such a
so-called settlement"
The United States has given
the go ahead to the French to
explore the whole subject in
further discussions on the basis
of the proposal made last week
by Foreign Minister Bidault.
This doesn't mean that Amer
lea approves it or will guaran-
tee it in the end, but merely
that it is a desirable starting
point. There is always the
possibility that the Commu-
.nists will reject any proposals
that are offered, and hence
America cannot be in the
position now of refusing to
see any plans advanced in the
parleys with which it might
in some respects be in dis
agreement.
The general principles of an
Indo-China settlement have
been stated only in part thus
far. The question of whether
the United States will join in
guaranteeing by military force
an armistice line depends on
whether, as a practical matter.
the proposed line does or does
Evening star., 1954-05-11
4 Teen-Agers Seized
As Vacant House looiers

Prince Georges County Police
have arrested gang Of four
teen-agers. who specialized in
stealing heat radiators from
vacant houses.
Detective Sergt. j. p. Kearns
said the boys-one IA, one 1e
and two of them II. all from the
Riverdale area-have been strip
ping vacant houses for about ID
months and selling their loot
to junkyards. They claim they
netted $500 for their endeavors.
Sergt. Kearns said.
Arrested yesterday after o
passerby spotted their license
tag as they looted a vacant house
in Berwyn, the juveniles were
released in the custody of their
parents, pending a Juvenile
Court hearing on May 18.
Evening star., 1954-05-11
Case Dismissed

MAS HVILLE, Tenn. (P).
Vernon Shelton, 48, charged
with drunkenness, told Judge
Andrew j. Doyle yesterday he
hadn't been in the Nashville
Jail in one year, six months
and seven days.
"And how many hours?" the
judge asked.
about H."
Minutes?"
About TO-"
"Seconds?" pressed the grim
ming judge. !.
Shelton hesitated, glanced at
the clock.
"Thirty-three." he said.
"Case dismissed" said Judge
Doyle.
Evening star., 1954-05-11
BuIgonin Called Chief
Struteqist for Geneva
BY The Assoeioisd Press

TAIPEH. Formosa. May H.
The interior ministry's Ia Tao
news agency said today Com
muniSt strategy for the Geneva
conference was drafted at a se-
cret Peiping meeting presided
over by Soviet Marshal N. A..
Bulganin.
The news agency, which claims
extensive underground contacts
on the mainland, said the ses-
sion was attended by Premier
Chou En-lai of Red China: Ho
Chi Mini of Indo-China's Wet
Mini: Premier Kim II Sung of
North Korea, and the premier Of
Outer Mongolia. /,
Evening star., 1954-05-11

consider this matter after
Geneva"
But it had become evident
to Mr.. Dulles as well as to
congressional leaders of both
parties that the Western allies.
on whom we had principally
relied to stem the Red ava
lanche. had taken a powder"
insofar as any positive action
In Asia was concerned.
Evening star., 1954-05-11

Carthy operations. If so, it will
have little to do with what, If
anything. the Senate does
about Senator Mccarthy. It
will have to do with what the
Senate does about itself. what
it does about redefining it's
own proper functions. The
Senate needs to formulate
binding rules calculated to
keep itself within bounds-as
a legislative body and only
that. Investigations should
again be limited to the re-
QuirementS of legislation.
Evening star., 1954-05-11
Bobby Pin Notch

SANTA FE. N. Mex. (R.-
A study Of teeth among Santa
Fe school children showed q
large number Of cases Of
bobby pin notch"
This Is q wearing down Of
irreplaceable tooth enamel by
opening bobby pins with the
teeth.
DR.. David Striff1er. public
health dental director. said
IAN amazing number" Of cases
of notches in the front teeth
were found in the survey, espe =
cially among junior high school
girls.
He urged girls to find some
other means of opening their
bobby pins.
Evening star., 1954-05-11
Little Joe 'Kidnuped'

PHILADELPHIA P.-Little
Joe was spirited away from his
customary stand on Philadel-
phia's busy Walnut street.
His associates are worried
Little Joe is SO years old and
needs careful handling.
This is the first time" sadly
commented Kenneth H. Pope
yesterday, that Little Joe ever
has been away from home"
Mr.. Pope manages q cigar
store.
Little Joe is q hand-carved
wooden Indian.
Evening star., 1954-05-11
New Commandment

LEVITTOWN, Pa. (R.-The
Rev. Charles L. Ertman, assis-
tant pastor of Hope Lutheran
Church, was becoming irked by
the disappearance of a mound Of
topsoil intended for landscaping
the church grounds.
1t stopped when he posted q
large sign on the pile:
Thou shalt not steal church
topsoil.
Evening star., 1954-05-11
Prison Fushion Note

HELENA. Mont. B.-After
30 years. the Montana Board Of
Prison Commissioners took Of
ficial note yesterday that State
prison inmates no longer wear
those zebra-striped convict suits.
The prisoners last wore the
suits in 1924. Now, under a new
ly adopted rule, it's correct for
them to wear overall suits with
white stripes down the seam of
each trouser leg.
Evening star., 1954-05-11
Senator Louds Reporter
For Service in Asiu

Senator Mansfield. Democrat.
Of Montana. yesterday paid q
tribute to Larry Allen. Associ-
ated Press Correspondent in
Southeast Asia.
Senator Mansfield, a member
Of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee. told the Senate, Mr..
Allen has been in the Indo-
China region for more than three
years and is the only American
correspondent who has consist
emily been on the job in that
area of the world"
Evening star., 1954-05-11
Students Aid Teacher

MAHOMET, Ill. up. - The
senior class at Mahomet High
School yesterday voted to give
$500 its IS members had saved
for a vacation trip to a teacher
whose house was burned Friday.
The students had planned to
make o six-day trip to the
Ozarks with Mrs. c. r. Sifferd.
Evening star., 1954-05-11
Bird Cuts OFF Power

OXNARD, Calf. (R.-
Hundreds of Oxnard persons
were almost an hour late to
work yesterday because q bird
few low over q 16.000-volt
power line with q piece Of wet
string and short t-circuited the
Southern California Edison
Co. lines. This caused q cir
cult breaker to cut the power
from a 66,00O-volt power line
feeding Oxnard.
The bird got away with his
life
Evening star., 1954-05-11

the senior-c adviser. But
when her house near Champaign
was destroyed they decided to
give her the money.
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