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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-26

sin campaign, and Is now in
heriting the debacle Of its
predecessors policies, which it
made its own.
Our "allies." however, have
had some second thoughts,
and far from being their
Leader" we are becoming
their barely tolerated tool.
This column does not censure
them for this. All states take
primary cognizance Of their
own interests and limitations
with q view to their survival
all states. apparently, except
our own.
Our allies count on the
United States to back them
in checking communism" or
rebellions for independence,
whether or not they are
Communicated or inspired,
wherever the advance Of these
threatens their own interests,
as it threatened the interests
Of France in Indo- China. and
will threaten them increasingly
in North Africa. But they will
certainly not join the United
States in a universal crusade
for liberation" that might.
conceivably, precipitate an
other world war. In the face
OF that possibility they will
quit and ask the United States
to ratify the terms Of quitting,
putting us in on all the de-
feats, in which, due to our
proddings to hold the line,
the United States comes of
as the most ignominious,
stripped Of everything except
q blanket Of morality" in
which to wrap itself.
The advance of communism
in the world is less a record
Of Russian victories than Of
American failures-of betting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-26
Lonstontine BroWi7-
German Issue Looms Large
Possibility Of French-Russion Understanding on Bonn
Couses Worry Thot Adenouer Moy Turn Eost

the Washington promises Of
early action on German SOW
ereignty literally, and had in
formed his party and the Bonn
Parliament that the question
of full Independence for West
Germany was only q matter Of
q few weeks. Now he knows
the best he can hope for in
the immediate future is q lin
tied national sovereignty
which viii not include the
right to form q new German
army.
The German people are. for
the most part, genuinely
friendly toward the United
States, and have forgotten.
even as Americans have for
gotten past German misdeeds.
the attempt during the early
years Of the occupation to
carry out the incredibly harsh
provisions Of the Morgenthau
plan.
But international politics.
Notwithstanding the fond
opinions Of many Americans.
are not carried out on q basis
Of sentiment or emotion. They
are played on the basis Of cold
facts, and the sentiment is
developed later. So long as
America held q firn grasp on
the helm Of world leadership
the Germans looked 'up to us
and co-operated with us. de-
spite the constant din Of
Communist propaganda to the
effect that the "U. s. A. is
thousands Of miles away while
the U. s. s. r. is your neigh
bor."
Today things have changed.
Much as our diplomatic lead
ers attempt to minimize the eff
fects Of the Geneva surrender.
there can be no question that
even our presence at Geneva
seriously affected our prestige
abroad. We do not know yet,
officially, what induced Secre-
tary Dulles to change his mind
on stunning the Geneva talks
entirely, and send Undersecre-
tary Walter Bedell Smith back
to the parley. We did know
that both Mr.. Dulles and Gen.
Smith had returned to Wash
ington convinced that the
United States could have no
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-26
Fletcher knebeI
Potomac Fever

The Senate nnbuer against likes bin becomes the longest
in history One Senator there's advantage to falling
asleep standing uphe can't put his foot in his mouths
- = ~
United States orders aircraft carriers China
waters after the Reds shoot down plane The Reds
polite They always give time to shower and shave between
Independent Senator Morse speaks eight
BILL Morse union fhnuserer He believes in the eghtho
say.
Democrats and Republicans blame each other for the
housing scandals That's When the Democrats
scandals than housing When Republicans
get very few scandas-and less housing
s !
Wheat farmers vote for strict Federal controls The farmer
such firm believer in rugged ndyduasm that he won't
let himself be shackled by his beliefs
Washington hears rmor that Army Secretary Stevens will
be made ambassador Stevens They his
stock to become Army secretary Now they'll get
all back--sG he afford to be kicked upstairs.
Ike and Mamie spend the in the Maryland noun
tains The nice thing about being President that
wants to the mountains and his wife wants
sorehe always the Service
mountains
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-26
Dovid Lowrence
iuct .unbecoming

Conduct "unbecoming o.
United States Senator and
which "brings the United
States Senate itself into disre-
pute" has just been witnessed
by the American people as
they have watched q group Of
Senator'S In the minority striv-
ing to impose their viii on q
frustrated majority.
Where is the resolution of
"censure" for the Senators
who use methods" that over
ride constitutional ethics and
the rules of fair play and seek
to prevent the passage Of laws
through q contest In physical
endurance, with all-night ses-
sions, prearranged relays of
speakers and unlimited debate
in what is known as q "fili-
buster?
For several days now the
Congress of the United States
has been unable to function
on legislative program in
volving billions of dollars Of
appropriations and on meas
ures of far-reaching conse-
quence to the welfare Of the
people. The accumulated dam
age allegedly done by Senator
Mccarthy. In his brusque
handling of persons accused of
having Communist connec-
tions, is infinitesimal COM
pared with the damage done
by the ''f1libuster'' Of the last
several days not only to the
public business but ''to the
prestige of the Senate itself.
both here and abroad"
For the "filibuster" is just
palpably dishonest device
whereby a roll-call vote, de-
sired by the majority. is pre-
vented through the incessant
speechmaking of the minority.
who hope by these tactics to
force the majority to yield lest
other bills-also sought by the
majority-be sidetracked or
lost if they do not come to a
vote before the end Of the
session. No piece Of legislation
was ever so bad that it
couldn't, if passed. be promptly
repealed or amended when
subsequent experience shows
its errors. Hence no ''filibuster"
Is ever justified in a constitu-
tional democracy.
But who were the Senators
conducting the latest "flli-
buster? Did they come from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-26
Dorothy Thomson
Too Much Of the Wrong Thing
Settlement at Geneva Held Defeat OF An American Policy
Which Has Changed Sharply Since Woshneton's Day

on the wrong forces ("wrong"
because doomed) at the wrong
historical time and under the
wrong historical circumstances.
Nothing could make the Indo-
Chinese pro-French, or the
Arab world pro-French or pro-
British. or India anti Chinese.
But America can make them
all anti-American by convince
ing herself that every rebellion
in the world. whatever its
cause and case, and however
inevitable and overdue. Is
Communist inspired and must,
for that reason, be suppressed.
We had the initial adj
vantage in Asia of never hav-
ing been a colonial power. Of
being the authors of the idea
of self-determination and ma
tional independence, Of having
no military bases or forces on
the soil Of other nations. nor
using the "lesser breeds" to
fight our wars.
Not having taken up "the
white mans burden" we were
happily spared having to lay
1t down. Instead our leaders
have taken up what others
better trained than we. and
wiser in experience. have been
forced to cast of.
This is just not bright, and
no amount Of platitudinous
moralizing will cover its in
tellectual bankruptcy. In poll
itics results count, not words.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-26
G Constantine Brown

The remark Of Red China's
Premier Chou En-lai at the
conclusion Of the Geneva con-
ference that the Indo-C China
settlement had opened the way
for an early solution to the
problem Of German unification
was taken very seriously in
Washington.
American policy-makers' po-
sition with respect to the Ger
man unity question is uncoln-
Portable, to say the least. Most
OF the discomfort can be traced
to the existence Of q strong
suspicion, discussed In this COLI
umn earlier. that Messrs. Molo-
tov. Chou and Mendes- France
may have talked about more
than Indo- China In their quiet
huddieS at Geneva.
Our diplomatic officials have
repeatedly assured Chancellor
Adenauer that II France con-
tinued to delay action on the
European Army pact, we and
the British would take direct
action to give The Bonn re-
public complete sovereignty.
These assurances were repeated
as recently as the visit Of Prime
Minister Winston Churchill to
Washington.
But the possibility of some
co-Russian understanding
on Germany although mere
~ surmised at this point,
could upset the political apple
cart. Secretary Dulles may
have little choice except to fol-
low the lead of the British in
going slow on the German
question until the intentions OF
Mr.. Mendes-France and the
French National Assembly be-
come clearer.
From the purely military
standpoint, informed officials
believe there exists no pressing
need for hurry on the matter.
They observe that things are
going so well for the Com
inunists at present that they
are highly unlikely to disturb
matters by any overt actions
on their part.
Chancellor Adenauer, a
staunch supporter of the United
States, is at present in a po-
litical predicament. He took
D -. 4 .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-26
Doris FIeeson-

BY Thursday Of this week
the senior Senate Republican
who is one of the most pow
erful and most controversial
men in Washington will learn
whether he is home free again
in his small New England
State. s.
New Hampshire has con-
sistently refused to get excited
about what Styles Bridges has
done here for some Of the Ma
TONS most colorful characters.
including John L. Lewis and
the now indicted Henry (the
Dutchman) Grunewald. In
this years election it is run
ming true to form. No Repub-
lican has filed against Sem
ator Bridges, and after Thurs
day it will be too late.
Senator Bridges will have a
Democratic opponent, prob
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-26

ably the 31-year-old Mayor
NORM of Laconia. Democrats
think MIR. NORM is fine, but
he has q near-fatal problem:
There are so few Democrats
in New Hampshire.
Various. political fiurries
made it appear for q few days
that the senior New Hamp-
shire Senator might make
news after all.
For "a hours Gov. Gregg Of
New Hampshire was on record
as saying that q Reporter
magazine article censuring
Senator Bridges conduct at
Washington was "factual." He
said the article appeared to
be well substantiated and
commented also that he had
not heard of Senator Bridges
denying any Of the magazines
allegations.
The printers ink had
scarcely dried on this interest
ing story when the Governor
began to explain that he was
not charging that. Senator
Bridges was guilty Of any,
thing and expected personally
to vote for the Senator.
A Bridges supporter, the
Manchester Union newspaper,
in an article critically report
ing Gov. Gregg'1 "astonish-
ing commentary" on his
Republican colleague, sug-
geSted that Senator Bridges
would soon take the floor Of
the Senate to reply to the
Reporter article. This in
teresting diversion from the
atomic f1libuster has not taken
place and a good guess is it
won't, especially If the Thurs
day deadline in New Hamp-
shire passes uneventfully.
Senator Bridges Is chair
man Of the most powerful
Senate committee, Appropria-
tions,N where not only the de-
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and Mike Mitchell. 16, when adj
vised that their aunt, AIRS. Albert
Duzy Of Bradford. had asked the
Coast Guard 70 search the Gulf
Of Mexico for them.
Mrs. Duzy. here visiting rela-
tives. expected the boys last Fri
day.
The boys. who nave now trav-
eled $500 miles, reached st.
Petersburg by way Of the Alle-
gheny, Ohio and Mississippi Riv-
ers and the gulf. They said they
ran aground several times in the
Mississippi mud and once in the
Allegheny. but had no other
troubles.
They expect to return home
August z. travelling by way of
the Inland Waterway, the At
lantic Ocean. the Hudson River,
the Erie Barge Canal and Lakes
Erie and Ontario.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-26
Dorothy Thompson

The settlement in Indo-
China is a defeat Of Western
and especially of American
policy. It will be only another
of a long series of defeats If
the policy is not changed. But
instead of digesting the de-
feat, which. under all the cir
cumstances, was inevitable, at
ternpts ,such as that of Sena-
tor Knowland) will be made
to extend the policy, and to
find scapegoats for American
failure to do too little. instead
of too much. of the wrong
thing.
The wrong thing has been
to desert the traditional and
successful American policy
laid down at the beginning Of
the republic which has been
falsely branded as Isolation
ISM" That policy was not to
pull other peoples chestnuts
out of fires. especially out Of
fires they themselves had
kindled. It was to display to-
ward all states, whatever their
social and political form, q
prideful courtesy that de-
rnanded strict reciprocity. It
was to make no permanent
alliances. but to maintain free
dom of diplomatic action. 1t
was never to be q mercenary
for others, never to fight wars
for millenial and unobtain-
aole .objectives, such as eternal
peace and the world rule Of
law" twhose law?), never to
enter into obviously enforce
able pacts. but to keep ones
power In reserve. and, in times
OF international crisis, be pre-
pared to say the last word in
stead Of the first one.
In the last generation nearly
every vestige of that policy
has been progressively aban-
doned in favor of universal
Galahading. until today there
is no party in America pre-
pared even to debate It. The
Republican Party, which, as the
guardian of the conservative
and traditional American
forces. should have done so,
even at the risk, temporarily,
of losing, joined the band
wagon of the universal anti
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-26
Doris FIeeson-
A New Hampshire InterIude
Governors Comment on Article About Styles Bridges
l., M,ooz;po c+ire M;Id poltirnI Tenonest

partfnents but other Senators
must 60 for life-and-d death
tavors. He Is the ranking
Republican on armed services.
He also has potential national
importance through q con-
stitutional Office, president pro
tempore Of the Senate. which
has some nice perquisites and
puts him fourth in line for
the presidency.
Thus the White House does
not care to tackle him though
he was not pro-Eisenhower
in 1852. being outwardly
neutral while his friends were
for Senator Taft. Nor has
his record been ardently adj
ministration. Congressional
quarterly figures last week
ranked him As per cent in
active Eisenhower support In
the second session, zero per
cent in active Eisenhower OPP
position. In the first session,
however, he joined Senator
Mccarthy in the fight against
the Bohlen nomination.
The Bohlen incident was q
reflection of his connection
with the most controversial
figure in the State Depart
ment, Security Officer Scott
Mcleod. Mr.. Mcleod was for
merry Senator Bridges admin
istrative assistant. After Mr..
Mcleod appealed to the White
House against Secretary of
State Dulles pro-Bohlen deci-
sion, Mr.. Dulles wanted to fire
him. In tribute again to Sem
ator Bridges influence. the
White House said no. no. a
thousand times no.
The enigmatic Henry Grune-
valid was indicted here last
week. His trial will not take
place for some time. When 1t
does. it will be eagerly fol-
lowed here.
There are two schools OF
thought about Senator Bridges.
One disagrees completely with
Gov. Gregg's second thoughts.
The other attributes the UNI
favorable Bridges publicity to
gullibility. He doesn't do his
own thinking and Is taken in
a lot. said one longtime
Bridges friend and supporter,
but there's no harm In him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-26

part in the deal about to DO
contaminated at Geneva.
But the Germans know, as
do most Europeans. that We
yielded to French entreaties.
When Mr.. Dulles Unexpectedly
rushed to Paris for talks with
Mr.. Eden and Mr.. Mendes-
France, he was told that Mr..
Molotov was insisting that o
Matchmaking American be
present at Geneva even II he
did not participate In the ac-
tual negotiations. The impli-
cation was strong that no arm
istice agreement would be
forthcoming unless that were
arranged.
Mr.. Molotov. always shrewd.
knew that the presence of Mr..
Dulles or Gen. Smith was nee
essary If the Soviet Union were
to be able to exploit the prop;
uganda advantages Of the arm
istice to their fullest advan-
tage. Mr.. Molotov's wishes pre-
vailed. and the propaganda
values Of the Indo- China pact
were not appreciably less for
the Soviets after the relatively
mild criticism of the agree
ment by President Eisenhower.
So the Germans see the red
Russian star rising brightly,
while that Of the United States
grows DINNER. Phey know that
America packs a powerful wal
lop still. But today they may
be excused for the conviction
that we came out second best
at the conference table.
Germany has come q long
way since 1945's dark days.
and her direction has been to-
ward the West and the free
world. But the existing GER
tainty Of Germany's future Is
much more likely to be decided
at the conference table than on
the battlefield requires Ger
mans to stop and look about.
The West has either rejected
them or procrastinated In car
rying out pledges for their re-
union with the family Of ma
tions. Under these circum-
stances there can be little sur
prise II the Germans. in their
hopes for o reunited father
land, turn about and look to
the East.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-26

the ranks of the wicked re-
actionaries"? On the contrary.
the group which has been en-
gagged IN the longest "filibust-
err Id the history Of the Sen
ate is composed primarily Of
so-called "liberals"the men
who usually pirate about con-
stitutionalism and the rights
Of the people" and about the
methods Of whose who. they
claim. are transgressing con-
stitutional rights and trying TO
bring about thought control"
and conformity Of thought. "
"Filibustering' itself. of
course, Is not unconstitutional
any more than Is browbeating
Of witnesses before congress
sional committees or using the
floor of Congress to call citi-
zens '.hars'' and other epithets
under cover Of congressional
immunity. But when the. So
called liberals use disgrace-
full methods and get big
headlines and their pictures in
the newspapers as participants
in a "talkathon," there are.
strangely enough, no resolu-
tions of ''censure" introduced
nor any kilograms gathered by
authorizations firms fro m
lists of prominent people to
clamor for the punishment Of
these obstructionists.
There Is always q plausible
excuse given by the ''filibust-
erers." This time it is that they
wish to prevent what they call
a "give-away" of certain
atoniic-energy develop m n is
by the Government to private
industry. though Government
owned channels in radio and
television have long been
awarded to private companies
which make profits thereon.
It's an age-old controversy
between Government owner
ship and private ownership.
between state socialism or
Communist socialism and pri-
vate enterprise. The steady
pressure for an all-powerful
state. in which a political
bureaucracy shall dispense
favors to its political hench-
men, has never let up since
the New Dealers and Fair
Dealers began to apply the
scheme In various pieces OF
legislation.
The American people are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-26
Life in the U. S.
Plan to Curb
PorkingGets
The Brushoff
BY the A.seeiossd Press

PASADENA. Calf. July 26.-
Julian r. Lizakowski, ~, is tired
Of seeing cars park in front Of
his house.
That's what he told the police
man who yesterday found Mr..
Lizakowski painting the curling
bright red.
Officer Earle M. McEwen ad-
vised him to remove the red
paint--and Mr.. Lizakowski spent
the rest Of the day complying.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-26
Small World

DENISON. Texas P).-When
a car overturned yesteday in
front Of the bus in which she
was riding, Mrs. Jack Carter got
out of the bus to see IL any one
needed medical treatment.
Mrs. Carter is registered
nurse.
The first injured person she
found among occupants Of the
car was a l5-year-old girl-her
daughter, Linda.
Linda suffered cuts and bruises.
Mrs. Carter brought her back to
the hospital where she works.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-26
Womun Trucker Shows EN-

GREEN BAY, Wis. pa
woman trucker who was not
an entry drove through the
obstacle course and scored
more points than any of the
men yesterday in the Wisconsin
State Truck Driving Contest.
After three men, including
one four-time champion, were
picked as top drivers In q field
Of ~. some one urged Mrs.
B ernice Mach Donald. part
owner Of a Ripon tWis.) truck
ing firm. to try ont one of
the trucks. She piloted the
big vehicle through the course
and was awarded $50 out Of q
possible 400 points.
The best effort by the three
champions was 328.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-26
Younqster at 102

DENVER, P).-O her birth
day yesterday, Mrs. Louisa v.
Jackson Of Denver, q pipe
smoking great great grand
mother. declared she wasn't
impressed with being. 102.
MY mother lived to be Ill.
and my grandmother. liz, she
Scoffed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-26
Lote But Not Lost

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. R.-
Two Bradford. Pa, youths taking
a 4.4O0-mile trir in q 19-foot
motorboat arrived here last
night, surprised to learn that the
Coast Guard had been looking
for them.
MY golly. we weren't lost, .
exclaimed Frederick Meyer, II,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-26
Old Forestry Society

The Royal Scottish Forestry
Society. 100 years old this year.
is the Oldest forestry society in
the English-speaking world, Ed
inburgh reports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-30
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