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Evening star., 1954-08-11
Dovid Lowrence

Lots of words have been
written and charges flung into
the air in recent weeks about
the alleged encroachment on
the executive branch Of the
Government by the Junior
Senator from Wisconsin. and !
it is a salutary development
that six Senators of judicial or
legal experience have been
appointed to study this, among
other supposed infractions Of
senatorial right.
For the truth is the Ameri-
can people In large part have
been lnisled as to the real
issue involved and have been
given the impression that a
virtual dictatorship exists in
the United States whereby the
Executive can put any Gov
ern1nent employe in jail for
giving to Congress any infor-
nation to which the Executive
may think the Congress is not
entitled. There is not the
slightest basis in the statutes
of the United States for the
exercise Of any such alleged
authority.
The United States Code pro-
vides under section 652:
THE right Of persons en-
ployed in the civil service Of
the United States. either indi-
vidually or collectively, to pc
tition Congress, or any member
thereof, or to furnish informa-
tion to either house of Con-
gress, or to any committee or
member thereof. shall not be
denied or interfered with"
This is the broad grant Of
authority to employees of the
executive branch of the Gov
ernment, and it is in line with
the constitutional rights given
to all citizens to petition Con-
gress or to exercise their right
of free speech.
But this is necessarily quail
fed by other provisions of law
of a specific nature which are
designed to prevent transmits
sion Of information to any one
who might use it to the injury
of the United States or to the
advantage of any foreign gov
ernment.
Thus a long series of provi-
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parent change in sentiment in
Congress brought the answer
generally that it was the re-
action from farmers and the
public that Senator Aiken had
fc~ecast months ago.
In the course of this inquiry
it was discovered that no is-
sue IN q long time has elected
so many attempted deals for
votes. The Democratic lead
ership brought heavy pressure
upon its rank and file to back
rigid, 80 per cent supports,
while the Republican leader.
ship did the same in behalf Of
a flexible formula.
Only the November election
will tell whether Secretary
Benson will be vindicated po-
litically, and only time will tell
whether the flexible program
will give the farmers enough
prosperity to keep the whole
economy in balance. The
change is frankly experimental
in nature.
But, for the time being at
least, the Secretary can find
satisfaction in the vote of con-
fidence by Congress.
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g1I0I1Z I7l0nl1s0I.-
On Becoming. an Octogenorion
Herbert Hoover Congratulated Reaching Remarkable 80
When Robust and Wise Odsters Take New Leases on Life

Wright was IS In June. Mr..
Toscanini Is 81 and Mr.. Beren-
son Is In his Goth year. Mr..
Wright Is still in advance Of
his times, and Mr.. Toscanini
has retired after maintaining
and even surprising the only
standard by which q great
conductor can be measured:
That set by himself.
Mr.. Berenson, the Boston,
born, Harvard-educated Amer
lean and world-renowned art
critic, collector, and expert on
the Renaissance, has lived
most of his life in the fabulous
Villa Tatti in Florence.
A couple Of years ago he
abandoned art to write "Ru-
mors and Reflections" from
jottings of a diary during the
war, which he survived under
Nazi occupation as an Amer
ican, and a Jew at that! But.
one cannot imagine so proud
a mamie looks and behaves
like q Renaissance prince
running away from such in
ferior barbarians as the Nazis.
And where should he run ex-
cept to that destination to-
ward which he is outward
bound? (He will certainly ex-
pect to be met at It's door by
God himself.)
God. we hope. will admire
his prodigious memory. When I
saw Mr.. Berenson q year ago
he took UP the conversation
precisely where we had left OF
in 1910. Then he was of on
other subjects. including an
enhancing recollection and ap-
praisal Of the brothers Henry
and Brooks Adams, once his
friends and contemporaries.
switching then to the latest go-
ings on of so-and-so, and q
discussion of modern art, most
Of which he depises. (What
fun 1t would be to get him and
Frank Lloyd Wright togetherl)
Anyway. many happy returns
to them all. We hope that like
Father William they will say Of
themselves, st have done the
thing once, I can do it again" "
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to give to Congress any infor-
nation that would protect the
Government. That was the
issue In the case Of the docu-
ment on personnel Of doubtful
background which an officer
In the Defense Department
gave to the Wisconsin Senator.
incidentally, the Senator never
made public the document it
self.
Before the Senate's special
committee. therefore. can de-
eide whether any wrong was
committed by exhorting Fed
eral employees to furnish in
formation which they believed
would protect the United
States, it would be necessary
to have q Federal court rule
on the question Of intent in
each specific case Of a Federal
employe who transmitted such
information to q member Of
Congress.
Certainly the appeal by the
Wisconsin Senator to Federal
employees to tell members of
Congress about graft, corrup-
ton. the covering UP Of spies
or any other piece Of wrong
doing they know about affect
ing personnel Is so broad that
1t is doubtful whether indi-
vidual members 0f Congress
can be censured or penalized
for trying to do what the Con-
stitution orders them collec-
lively to do-to make rules
for the government and regu-
lation Of the land and naval
forces" and Ito make all laws
which shall be necessary and
proper for carrying into exc
cution the foregoing powers
and all other powers vested
by the Constitution in the Gov
ernment Of the United States,
or in any department or of
ficer thereof"
It could hardly be argued
that Congress must legislate
without information and that
the Executive can arbitrarily
by an executive order prevent
any employees from furnishing
to members Of Congress in
formation necessary for the
performance Of their legisla-
tive duties.
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Doyid LoMrence-
Right to Inform Congress Cited
CoIumnist Unable to Find Law Barring Transmission
OF Data by IT, S. Workers to Congress Members

sions have been enacted, in
Title 18 tsection 794) United
States Code, which forbid the
transmission of what might be
called confidential or secret In
formation. especially that re-
lating to national defense. But
these cover specifically two
classes of cases. First there
are the instances in which the
executive employe "wilfully"
transmits information to OUT
siders for the purpose Of aid
ing a foreign government or
with the object of doing in
Jury to the United States" /"
Then. second. there are the
instances in which the execu-
tive, employe wilfully trans
mits information. which he
knows or has reason to be-
lieve could be used to the in
jury of the United States or
to the advantage Of any for
eign government"
But it must be proven that
the persons to whom the in
formation is transmitted are
mot entitled to receive it,"
Who is entitled to receive
information inside the Gov
ernment Of the United States?
Are members Of Congress not
entitled to receive information
relative to the conduct Of the
executive agencies of the Gov
ernment whose appropriations
and operations they are. under
the Constitution, supposed to
examine as a public duty?
Where is the specific provision
of law that prohibits any in
formation from being trans
mitted to members of Con-
gress?
If an executive employe feels
that his department head. in
suppressing information, Is
doing injury to the United
States and decides to give it
to a member of Congress in
confidence this has been
done many times-the ernploye
certainly is not transmitting
it to iIljure burt rather to de-
fend the United States.
Senator Mccarthy said pub
licly that he felt the 2 million
Federal employees had a duty
Evening star., 1954-08-11

following March. All Of them
are much more spirited than
most younger men. Mr.. Wat
son is remarkable. On his
10th birthday I reprimanded
him with q verse from Alice In
Wonderland:
you are old, Father William.
the young man said
And your hair has become
very Dhite.
And yet you continually stand
on your head.
"Do you think at your age It
Is right"
Albert Schweitzer will be 80
at the turn Of the new year.,
Those who think q man at 80
lraoribund should observe his
life at Lembarene in Africa,
site of his world famous hos
pital and leper colony. This
philosopher, author, scientist.
musician and humanitarian
rises at $50 to play the piano
before breakfast at 7::40: spends
his mornings. in addition to
internal supervision, meticu-
lously planning the daily OUT
side work Of a large staff of
natives. and last year began
constructing a new building
requiring detailed ordering
and supervision of carpenters,
painters, and masons. His
prodigious mail requires daily
attention.
Without subsidies Of any
kind he is perpetually at work
raising money in Europe and
America. Except for an aft
ernoon siesta he is uninter-
ruptedly busy from dawn to
dinner at 7, followed by a
short prayer meeting. And
after that, often until late into
the night, one can hear him
playing Bach, often repeating
difficult passages over and over
again, Does leisure lengthen
life? / doubt it. What is called
"overwork' is usually over
worry.
Frank Lloyd Wright. Bernard
Berenson and Arturo Toscanini
can look down upon these
fledgling octogenarians. Mr..
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Dorothy I hon1pson-

Herbert Hoover celebrated
h;s afth h;rthdav Yesterday
ara ~ ~ here conrrat,,lata hino
,rar,,,Iv ,r,,r
when we I,,rcbAd with hin,
rot M Innr . apo I rer Ala not seem
,,otahlv e olfier and Was s,,Y,-
,,ier thar I rernennnered him
t1.o from s,,,.er r,rev;o,,s wears. TIe still
hr,,,gs i, ! - ,,,;roritv m rerort -,
,,,,;,,ersai Arnerican interven-
tio,,;s,n a. attit,,de wbich
,rass,,fly annaars behind the
tines Int NAV t,,rn ol,t ia be
in advance of them vet. At
o,,v rata he i robust active
e,,d ,,,.hlic-snirited II lines
Ssvcrced fron, ,,oiitics wne, I
sa,r h;,,, ~ wos concerned
49, shc,,+ 80. ,,,a,,;ca, i. as,,,cot;or a I a,,d
..,s,.,.;,r aS; - n.,.., ~ ast finds ~
N.4a..H W. n.1ls i '4a- : !" 80 =
Avs.1 -
OcsogenaTians are remaiK-
aDie. inltlaiiy :,.. snooWeu e WIN VIZ
eHceptioiial nie 1uiCe cley
= 's ayd + 6nd n Iatay leases nau
syes5or,s r.nrg hafora he q
On : ,,,.,, ~ ,.,a,.th he solt hos
,,,ada ris yaaca WITH God
,,anEi,,d ana hiynsaIf Tte
u,rongs he hos s,,ffared a,d tj,e
e,.rnrs he has coyomitted have
heen c;oestad Arohitiors o,e
hehinS him Ever death ;e
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Evening star., 1954-08-11
Thomas [. Stokes

secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson's personal
triumph in winning flexible,
instead of rigid. price supports
from Congress recalls the
Biblical saying about the stone
which the builders rejected
now becoming the head OF the
corner.
For. if any one ever was in
the doghouse politically, and
rejected by a goodly portion OF
his own Republican family
that was Secretary Benson not
so many months ago. Demands
for his resignation were pour
ing into the White House, some
from Republican n rational
committeeman in farm States
who thought his rejection of
rigid. 80 per cent of parity
supports for basic crops was
suicidal politically.
Yet here he is today, still
with us, and in fact just about
the headstone of the corner.
Whatever is the effect polit-
ically in the coming congres-
sional elections of a shift to a
flexible program-and it could
be bad for his party--the
solemn and earnest gentleman
from Utah emerges with a
solid reputation as a man OF
principle who is willing to
fight for it.
Our people like that sort
and it might pay off political
ly. Adherence to principle has
paid of. The Secretary refused
to bend before such a political
storm as has driven others In
previous administrations out
of Office. The President backed
him up and let that be known
Now the Secretary has been
backed up by Congress.
He has been his own best
advocate and the best advocate
Of the agricultural policy es-
poused by the administration.
Not content to hide away in
his Office here and try to ride
out the political storm when it
broke months ago. he took to
Evening star., 1954-08-11
Doris Fkeeson-
Elderly Democrats Doing Well
Led by Borl<ley, Who Says He's Running Scored,' !
Candidates in 7Os and 8Os Fuve Good Chance

back to pick up Mrs. Barkley
and, drive 40 miles from Pa
ducah to a rally. The next
night he planned to speak
about 30 miles from home.
"The demand is intense" me-
said exuberantly, land Barkis
is willing"
Mr.. Barkley is rs years old.
the factor which led to his
rejection for the Democratic
nomination for President In
1852. It is not a factor which
daunts That party locally.
Their Senate campaign this
fall will feature two octoge-
narians, Senators Theodore
Francis Green Of Rhode Island,
SO, and Matt Neely Of West
Virginia, 80; and two septu-.
agenarians, Senators Murray
of Montana, 78, and Gillette
of Iowa, IS.
A Democratic challenger in
Wyoming, former Senator
Joseph O'Mahoney, who is try
ing to regain his old seat, will
cross the 70 mark a few days
after election.
The interesting thing is that
the party only wishes all its
candidates had as good a
chance to win.
Senator Green is q liberal
aristocrat who successfully
achieved an alliance of unusual
durability with the sproducts
Evening star., 1954-08-11
Life in the u. S.
Life in the U. s.
|Story's Story:
|H HWon'tPdy
| To Sprinkle
BY The Assoeiated Press

ENID, OKLA, Aug. 11.-Frank
Story will tell you that some
days it just doesn't pay to get
out Of bed.
He was watering his front and
back yards yesterday and when
he went to shut of the sprinkler
in the back it wouldn't cut of.
Mr.. Story figured the faucet
was bad so he Immediately went
downtown, got a new one and in
the heat of the day installed it.
He once again tried to cut of
the sprinkler, but the water still
wouldn't stop running.
Then it dawned-the sprinkler
he was trying to cut of wasn't
connected to the back faucet he
had just fixed but to the faucet
| in the front yard.
Evening star., 1954-08-11
Schools to Receive
Report Cards as
Well as Pupils

Prince Georges County plans
to start giving report cards to
its schools. as well as to its
school children.
The County School Board voted
to have q report card drawn up
so that inspectors can grade the
durability of new schools built
in the county since World War
II.
The purpose Of the grading
system, according to Board
Chairman James H. Harrison,
who thought up the idea, is to
give school officials information
on which kinds Of construction
and materials hold up best and
which contractors can be counted
on to give the county its moneys
worth.
Evening star., 1954-08-11

the stump himself and argued
his case in speech after
speech. Slowly the tide began
to turn his way, as was DEM
onstrated finally for all to see
in the votes in House and Sem
ate establishing the flexible
price support principle. He
got a compromises range OF
821a to 80 per cent Of parity
instead of rs to 80. Also the
victory was by a very slim
margin. But the principle now
is established--and that is a
gain not expected a few
months back and not expected
chiefly because of the ap-
preaching elections. It seemed
certain-at least to most poll
ticiansthat because of possi-
BILE adverse political reaction
Congress would just extend the
rigid 80 per cent support prin-
ciple for another year.
Great credit for the victory
must go to those in Congress
who bucked the farm bloc
leaders in both parties. The
rebels were inspired and en-
couraged in a seeming uphill
battle by the determined back
ing of the Secretary and the
President. That gave them
confidence.
This reporter is carried back
several months to an inter
view he had with Senator
Aiken, Republican. Of Vermont,
chairman of the Senate Agri-
culture Committee. That was
before he had even started
public hearings on farm legis-
lation. A champion of flexible
supports, the Senator ex-
pressed complete confidence
then that the flexible program
would win out in the end.
which this reporter duly re-
ported, but with complete
skepticism. The Vermont SEN
ator was, himself. . rebel In
the farm family In, Congress.
He based his confidence OF
ultimate victory on the belief
Evening star., 1954-08-11
Doris FIeeson-

The Honorable Alben w.
Barkley. sprucely attired in
suit and shirt Of television
blue and q hard straw hat.
blew into the Capitol for a
few hours yesterday to exhort
Kentucky Democrats to has
ten home and man the bar
ricades with him. We'll win,
he told them, "but we got to
run scared"
The Kentucky primary vote
lends support to the Veep's
confidence that he can regain
his Senate seat. Democrats
gave him $50. 900 votes as COM
pared to about $4,000 rolled
up by Republicans for incum-
bent John Sherman Cooper.
It is true that Senator
Cooper's two victories have
been won not with Republican
votes in Kentucky, of which
there aren't enough, but with
support from De m ocr a is.
These apostates, Mr.. Barkley
feels sure, will not stray when
the Barkley name appears in
opposition to Senator Cooper.
The former Vice President
looked hale and cheerful when
he met with his associates at
q 1880 breakfast. He was UP,
dressed and W a ! t n g impa-
tiently when Senator Clements
telephoned his Connecticut
avenue apartment shortly be-
fore seven to arouse him.
A few hours later he flew
Evening star., 1954-08-11
EoA Sends 2 Abroad

Howard II. Mackey, head OF
Howard University's Department
of Architecture, and Francis j.
O'Brien of Bel Air. Md, a con-
struction engineer, have left for
Georgetown. British Guiana. un-
der a technical assistance con-
tract between the FOA and the
University Of Maryland. The
men are housing specialists.
Evening star., 1954-08-11
COLLEGE, Park Rotury

The, College Park Rotary Club
will hear Frank II. Spencer. as
sistant administrator for man
agement Of the Agricultural Re-
search Service, Beltsville. at its
meeting at 6:15 pm. tomorrow
at the Hot Shoppe. College Park.
His subject will be Achieving
Leadership in Business"
Evening star., 1954-08-11
Robinson Roundup

HORSEHEADS. N X. R.-
Three cars collided ct an In
tersection yesterday and the
drivers found they had more
in common than dented
tenders. .5l.n r y
Police identified the motor
lists as Mrs. Margaret Robin
son, Ralph L. Robinson and
Clifton G.. Robinson. They
were not related.
Evening star., 1954-08-11
Whot SianoI, Noon?

INGLEWooD, Calf. R.-
Mrs. Peggy Huston complied
with traffic laws yesterday but
she told police it cost her q
$4,000 diamond ring.
The. woman reported that as
she gave the arm signal for a
left turn the ring apparently
fell OF her finger. She discov-
cred her loss moments later, re-
turned to- the intersection but
couldn't find the ring. wv
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ing how he happened to walk
right through a 20-by-70- Inch
plate glass window in a front
door at police headquarters.
Mr.. Kubasiewicz was on his
way to get a drivers license.
He wasn't even scratched.
Evening star., 1954-08-11
No Sale for a Buck

NEWPORT. r. I. (R.-A 2le-
year-old Colonial house was
scheduled for destruction to-
day. No one would buy it for 81.
The Peoples Credit Union,
owner Of the house. had offered
the old home for sale providing
it was moved OF land needed by
the firm. Moving costs were re-
ported to be prohibitive.
Evening star., 1954-08-11
Mccorthy ToIk Clipped

J. LOS ANGELES, Aug. IL (R.
BARRIERS Of California closed
their convention here on a
note Of discretion: The addi-
tion Of Senator Mccarthy to
the "do not discuss" list.
''McCarthyism is so contro-
versial that in barber shops it
should be classified, just like
religion always has been,"
Vernon l.. Rose told the As
sociated Master BARRIERS and
Beauticians of California yes
Evening star., 1954-08-11
Crashing Entry

DETROIT (R.-"It was so
nice and clean I didn't know 1t
was there" Edward Kuba-
siewicz said. He was explain
Evening star., 1954-08-11

terday. He is serving his 26th
term as secretary-treasurer.
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MOTOR TRAVEL

Los ANGELES. Monday am. take 8
or 4. share expense. MR.. ADAMS.
ia. 5-S245. 20"
CHM. AND ST. LOUIS, take one or
two. leaving July 8. Box 460-M.
MEXICAN TOURA24 days, Mexico
City and Acapulco. ETC.: 2 pass.
refs. exch. CIR. 1921.
MONTREAL, Canada, July 3: take /
or ., share exp, help drive: 10 days
to 2.wk. period ia. 9-5307.
DENVER-Riders to share. Leave 4
pm. June 90: return July IL. MR..
WITTENBERGER. AID. 2-9435. 21'
DRIVING TO UTAH. June 25th via.
u. 8. 80, "a, "a. Take all or part
way. Refs. EXCHANGED. EN-. 2-2144.
NEW ENGLAND-Ride wanted. all
T THy oo55 -op9art way; June 26.2s.
DRivING 70 SHREVEPORT. La. June
%. like l or passengers to help
drive. share expenses. Refs. MRS.
HOTTER. Du. 1887.
WANTED-Riders to Knoxville. Tenn.
Leaving June rs. Return July g..
DEsiRE PASSENGERS. share and
drive to Calf, July /. Refs. exch.
Jul S.3716
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HELP-DoMESTIc Cent?

IN Bethesda. OF. S-06SS. 30
time: Sf.25 per hr. IA. s-Sie6.
MAID. g.h.w., TO work in New York
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CIV, no laundry. Experienced
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MOTHERS HELPER-ro live in
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eiorS small apt. once . week. Boz
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NEAT, DEPENDABLE colored 9iri De.
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SITUATIONS MEN tcens.D

SEEK UNDERSTANDING BOss-Boy
Is, unusually willing. conscientious
friendly, drivers permit, some ex.
perience picking Iip dry cleaning fol
father. needs Sat. and summer work
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FORCEFUL YOUNG MAN, college de.
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countant. research and report writer
can exercise independent judgment
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DAYS WORK; house cleaning or YARD
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