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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Small Hope From Berlin Talks
Little Came Out Of Conference and Western Ministers
BIundered in Saying Germany Could Quit EDO
Constantine Brown

A careful stock-taking after
the Berlin conference shows
little to encourage US to look
with rose tinted glasses at the
international relations scene.
ID The Vests failure to
bulge the Muscovites on the
question of German uniflca-
ton and q peace treaty with
Austria may have damaging
effect on the pro-Western
policies of Chancellor Konrad
Adenauer.
Despite the surprisingly
agreeable attitude Of French
Foreign Minister Bidault and
the friendly stand Of the
French press during the Berlin
conference. there is little ex-
pectation that the European
Defense Community pact will
be ratified by the French Ma
tional Assembly in the near
future.
The three Western foreign
ministers blundered, in their
efforts to get something posi-
tive out of Russia'S Molotov,
into stating that Germany
could withdraw at will from
the European army. This state
ment added fuel to the fire in
the French parliament where
the opponents Of the EDO have
pointed out for the last two
years that Germany, once re-
armed, might quit the defense
organization and go whichever
way she wanted on her own.
It is true that France has for
NAL and positive assurances
from US and Britain that this
will not be the case: and in any
event we are committed to
repel any aggression against
her from whatever quarter it
may come. But the opponents
Of German rearmament inside
and outside the French Parlia-
ment pay little attention to
what they describe as mere
diplomatic assurances"
% The determined refusal
of the Muscovites to withdraw
their forces from Austria and
from their Romanian and
Hungarian satellites, where
military contingents are being
maintained until a peace treaty
with Austria is signed, indi-
Gates to the allied military
leaders that the Soviet general
staff has not yet given UP the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22

ton show already the impact
Of Molotov's success. Accord
ing to these reports, Molotov
has created a feeling of depreS-
sion not only in Germany but
also in such satellite states
as Poland and CzechoSlovakia
where the insurrectionist
movement against the Musco.
vites was strongest last year.
These people apparently ex-
pected that Mr.. Dulles might
raise his voice at least once
to clamor for their liberation.
Liberation by all means
short Of war" was one of
the important points in the
last electoral campaign. It is
also considered one Of our
main assets in the cold war.
Radio broadcasts from the
United States and from Mu-
mich beamed at the satellites
mention necessarily the lib
Grafton of enSlaved Europe as
one of the cardinal points Of
Americas. foreign policy. The
fact that Mr.. Dulles made no
important play out Of this is
sue at Berlin is said to have
lowered the hopes of these
Staunch eastern Europeans.
60 Our agreement to meet
the Chinese Communists at
the conference table at Gen.
eva with only the reservation
that such a meeting does not
mean recognition by us has
had depressing effect on the
peoples of Korea, 'Formosa,
the Philippines and on some
important segments Of the
population in Japan. They be-
lieve. according to reports re-
ceived SO far in the State De-
partment from our posts
abroad, that the Geneva con-
ference is merely preliminary
to the recognition Of Commu-
mist China.
The mercurial South Ko-
rean President Syngman Rhee
in particular is said to con-
slider this action of ours as
throwing in the sponge on the
question of unification of Ko-
rea. There is a feeling of sus-
picion in Seoul that Mr.. Rhee
might now play "banco" and
rush his forces into an about
attack against the Reds in the
hope that this would prevent
a peaceful humiliation" Of
his country's independence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22

before It got out OF hand.
Whether or not the President
was consulted is not known,
but nothing was done.
Treasury sources say the
Secretary remains convinced
his recession plans are the
right ones. They do not expect
him to give any new advice to
the President. It is also Sug-
gested around the Treasury
that the President hasn't quite
as firm anti-recession moves in
mind as his off-the-cuf COM
ments at last weeks press con-
ference would indicate.
Barring hot war, no news in
Washington is more important
than the economic story and
its political repercussions. AS
of now. Republicans seem the
most divided while a Demo-
cratic Party that can put Sem
ators George and Douglas
arm-in-arm as shock troops is
displaying formidable unity.
Republicans made a real
contribution to that unity when
they allowed Democratic trea-
son" to become the leitmotif
Of their Lincoln Day harmony.
One Democrat put it grimly:
THE Republicans offended
us during their Lincoln holi-
days. Now we are giving them
a chance to offend the people,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Nixon Sounds Call
For Equal Dignity
In Brotherhood Talk

Vice President Richard NJ
Nixon yesterday opened loca
Brotherhood Week observances
with a call for equal dignity
among men,"
Mr.. Nixon appeared on the
Max Reznick television show or
Station WTTG. He said Brother.
hood Week promotes the best
interests of the United States
abroad because it embodies the
American conception Of equa.
dignity"
The theme Of brotherhood was
prominent in sermons yesterday
in Washington Protestant
Catholic and Jewish churches.
Canon Theodore o. Wedel OF
Washington Cathedral said that
none of us can ever earn love,
but any man who comes to Goo
pure in heart will find God
love in abundance.
Rabbi M. H. Levinson spoke
of Moses message to the chill
dren of Israel at services Of the
Bethel Congregation and Tai
mud Torah. Moses knew. ne
said. how each of us needs his
fellow man.
The Rev. E. j. Stokes of tht
Holy Trinity Church spoke o.
the coming of Lent. He sale
mems good works follow a cal
from God.
The highlight Of the week
long observance of Brotherhood
will be a dinner at 1880 pm. to-
morrow at the Mayflower Hotel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Evasion Seen in Monion Firing
DoubIe7T Talk, Not Expected in Eisenhower Adnninst
Becomes Evident in q Turn in Tactics in Custer

sion of his resignation and
received a vote Of confidence
last week-went to the White
House and gave the reporters
afterward an inspired version
concerning the firing of Mr..
Manion.
The United Press reported
Gov. Thornton on Friday last
as saying after q conference
with Presidential Assistant
Sherman Adams that the for
mer dean of the Notre Dame
Law School was not dismissed
because of his views on the
Bricker amendment because
these were well known to the
President when the appoint
ment was made but because he
had too many outside activi-
ties and did not have time
enough to devote to the COM
mission.
Mr.. Thornton added that Mr..
Adams "has been concerned"
about the slownesS of the COM
MISSIONS work and his concern
was shared almost unani-
mouSly" by members of the
commission. The Colorado Gov
ernor said that while he wasn't
speaking for the White House.
he was stating "the facts as I
know them"
Now. what are the facts? On
the authority of Mr.. Manion
they can be stated because he
has them firSthand. The former
law-school dean had a confer
ence last summer with Presi1
dent Eisenhower at which
Sherman Adams was present.
Mr.. Manion pointed out that
he had outside work and
couldn't give the commission
the time it probably needed.
Mr.. Eisenhower urged him
nevertheless to accept, stating
that Mr.. Manion need not give
more than a day or so a month
to the meetings and three or
four days a month to the work
and that a full-time director
and staff would be provided by
Mr.. Adams.
Mr.. Manion gave to his du-
ties on the commission many
days a month and went around
the country organizing the
necessary subcommittee for
the commissions work. He sue
ceeded in persuading Dudley
White. a former member of
Congress from Sandusky. Ohio,
to become full-time director.
Mr.. White worked tirelessly
and now. chagrined at the re-
ports of alleged slowness of the
work, has offered his resigna-
ton.
The truth is Congress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Dodoes Brick, but

SAPULPA, Okla. (P).-A So
year-old wife lodged a brick
thrown at her by her 60-year-
old husband yesterday, but
stepped into the path of an
oncoming car and was injured
seriously. the State highway
patrol reported.
A. M. Rivers was charged
with assault with a dangerous
weapon. Mrs. Rivers suffered
q broken leg, internal injuries
and shock.
The 19-year-ol youth driv-
ing the car which struck Mrs.
Rivers told troopers he was
on his way to their home to
meet the couples daughter for
q date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22

The Eisenhower administra-
ton is silent on these develop
ments with the President on
holiday. Key Republicans in
Congress however understand
clearly the nature of the har-
pooh that has been thrust into
their vitalS.
They too are meeting and
debating whether to follow the
old principle. IF you can't lick
them, join them" in an effort
to save themselves next fall
when all the House and a third
of the Senate confront the
voters.
Actually the White House
has had ample warning of the
pressures which have been
building up in Congress. It
was given by Speaker Martin
when he recently proposed ex-
else tax cuts totaling about a
billion dollars without prior
consultation with the Treas
ury. This was interpreted as
an effort by the Speaker to
help individual Congressman;
it showed clearly he thought
they needed help worse than
the President.
Treasury Secretary Hum
phrey was non-plussed and is
said to have considered making
an effort to dampen that fire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22

idea Of military operations in
Western Europe. This possible
ity-which some diplomats
consider only as cold war saber
rattling-worries the Ameri-
can and British generals. They
believe even more than in the
past that the NATO. in order
to accomplish its task. must
have at it's disposal German
troops as a first line Of defense.
According to some reports
the French were warned last
summer that unless the EDO
was ratified by early this year
the British and American gov
ernments would give the Bonn
government the green light to
start building up its military
forces. Our agreement to have
another conference in April at
Geneva, where the Russians
will be dangling before the
French the carrot Of peace in
Indo- China, may have upset
this timetable.
Reports from Paris already
show that there is no DISPOSE
ton whatsoever on the part
of the French Parliament to
bring the EDO to a vote until
after the Geneva conference.
Judging by past performances
the representatives Of the five
powers may idle around the
pleasant surroundings Of Lake
Geneva for far more weeks
than they did in Berlin. Thus
the chances of the Germans
starting their limited rearm-
ament-a must" insofar as
the allied generals are con-
cerned-are remote.
90 In the meantime a. delay
in rearming Germany may Of
fer a good chance to the
relatively few who oppose re-
arming to strengthen their
position and gain new adher-
ents. The Bundestag has rat
flied the EDO. But the same
parliament under the impact
Of what is happening outside
the republic is in a position
to deny the government the
necessary funds for creating
a new army.
a. Molotov gave a spec
tacular performance at Ber-
lin. Although there was no
knockout such as Stain de-
livered at Yalta. he did win a
victory on points.
Reports reaching Washing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
oWer Administration,

thought the commission could
examine Federal and State and
municipal relations and report
by March /. 1854. But it be-
came apparent in January that
this period had to be extended
and Mr.. Manion with White
House knowledge and consent
has recently been engaged in
the process of getting a bill
through Congress to extend
the time. No objection arose
to this plan on Capitol Hill.
Mr.. White. the executive
director, knew nothing of any
slowness in the work though
it is reported that Sherman
Adams began a few weeks ago
to telephone individual men,
bers of the commission to ask
them If the work wasn't going
slowly. This was subsequent
to published reports that the
White House didn't like the
speeches made by Mr.. Manion
on the Bricker amendment
and that he would be fred.
The timetable of the COM
MISSIONS work is available in
a progress report submitted by
Mr.. Manion on February IL to
Sherman Adams. The law
which called on the President
to appoint a commission Of IS
to study the subject was
passed last July. but 1t was
November before the President
had completed the task of
selecting the appointees and
getting them sworn in for
service. Then there was some
difficulty in finding an execu-
tive director. SO it was Deem
Der before the commission
could start functioning. AS is
customary with such commits
sions. whose members happen
to be Governors or Senators
and Representatives OF busy
men from private life. the
executive director Is the man
who Is responsible for the
administrative progress.
1t is natural that Mr.. White
should be angered because his
work is being challenged and
alleged slowness Is being given
to cover up the real reason
for the episode-dislike Of Mr..
Manion's views on the Bricker
amendment. Evasion was a
characteristic of the Truman
administration. It is surprising
to see q similar lack Of frank
ness exhibited by the Eisen-
hover administration whose
leadership" has been so wide
ly hailed as immune from the
virus of political double talk.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Dorothy Thompson
Toq|iotti and the Witch in Italy
Communist Leader Hangs Dreaded Evil Eye Label
On Mrs. Luce and Nothing Will Counterfeit It

or make other gestures dating
from pagan rites. which among
the country people are deeply
mixed up with Christianity.
Since Togliatti proclaimed
the American Ambassador q
witch for every Italian ear,
even the illness of the Pope
will have a new Interpretation.
Should he depart this life. the
Communists will certainly put
the blame on the presence in
Rome of the evil eye-the jinx
on "Our Beloved Holy Father"
Within my lifetime I have
known of two people who had
to leave Italy because this
superstition was established
about them. They found them
selves totally isolated.
Both Of them had very blue
eyes. In a country of dark
eyed people. the pale eye looks
strangely hypnotic. Mrs. Luce's
eyes are as clear and light as
aquamarines.
Since the charge is totally
irrational, nothing whatever
can be done to counteract it.
And this Togliatti knows. He
does not, of course, believe in
spells. charms, or black magic.
But there is nothing he will
not do to destroy American
influence through it's ambas-
sador.
This is perhaps the worst
evil in communism. It will use
any means. including the ex-
ploitation Of what 1t scorns
and detests, to further its aims.
It cries witch hunt" in the
United States. and dominates
an American witch In Italy.
And has any American Com
munist even poked fun at
Togliatti? OF course not!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Loses Out All Around

DETROIT (P).-Willy Miley
Is. bought a new house in De-
cember.
This. he told police, put him
so far in debt he decided to try
his hand at moonshining to pay
of the mortgage.
But his first batch was a flop
had to be thrown out.
His second batch was cooking
Saturday. The mash heater in
the basement set fire to the
house.
Firemen. battling the flames,
found the still. They called
police.
Now Miley is facing a fine for
moonshing. Fire damage was
estimated at $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22

that accompany every Com
munist revolution.
I therefore call the atten-
ton of the American sector
of the Communist Party to
the extraordinary theological
deviationism of the famous
Communist leader. Paltniro
Togliatti. of Italy.
Signor Togliatti believes in
witches. He has stood up in
the Italian Parliament and in
words published throughout
Italy has named the witch.
"Porta Sventura," he has
called her. Carrier of mis-
fortune"-the phrase exclu-
sively used in Italy to de-
scribe a possessor of "the evil
eye" which. according to Tog-
liatti. is in the head of the
American Ambassador, Mrs.
Clare Boothe Luce.
Too little attention has been
paid here to this incident. on
its face SO absurd. But its con-
sequences can be serious.
Among South Italian peas
ants-and even in the north
belief in the evil eye is almost
universal. Once that label is
attached to Mrs. Luce, every
natural catastrophe will be as
ISOLATED with her. II she visits
Sicily and shortly thereafter
Aetna erupts, she will be held
to have put the jinx on the
mountain If the crops fail, If
an epidemic breaks out, If a
government fails, it will be at
tributed to her "evil eye"
Every one who has lived
among Italian peasants knows
this. They have many rites to
exercise the baleful effects of
the Porta Sventura. Hearing
the name they cross themselves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Doris FIeeson-
Democrats Seize Opportunity
axe Political Initiative Personal Tax Exemption
And leove No ChonneIs Untopped to Push 1t

The Democrats have seized
the political initiative on the
troubled economic front with
their proposals for an immedi-
ate increase of 5000 in personal
income tax exemptions.
Their follow-through in
cludes:
/. Plans by House Democrats
to force the issue in the Ways
and Means Committee where
all revenue measures must
originate.
2. A cogently reasoned let
ter from Senator Douglas of
Illinois to President EiSen-
hover, asking the President to
oVerrule his advisers on tax
policies. Douglas. an econo-
mist. argued that help now to
individuals would be far more
just and stabilizing" than
Treasury plans to stimulate
business.
3. A speech to the National
Press Club Friday by Senator
George. the influential con-
sentative who set the tax fires
ablaZe when he suddenly
aligned himself with the Doug
las point of view. With the
Press Club forum Senator
George will tap all channels
of public opinion here and his
timing insured him maximum
attention in the weekend
news. ......
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Fletcher Knebel-
Potomac Fever

Ike defends Chief Justice charges
Republican Senator LANCER Republicans
Ike them to lay of the
each other.
Felix fisherman admits to Senator Mccarthy that he worked
for Russian ring Joe netting real these
days that his final output rival his original
Financer Robert Young need the womans touch
the railroads That's good place for ianyhing
of our pocketbookS.
Democrats for big income reductions Todays
income taxes what get fined for reckless thriving
Leading women Democrats they'll
common sense" talks.
like why their husbands should be returned public
Senator Chavez Of New says should behave them
selves Spain It's unfair for
taces Of themselves abroadtoo Hollywood
make a living at it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
industrious Burqlur

BOSTON, (P.-Police today
were looking for a burglar who,
they said. would have earned
much more If he had applied the
same efforts in honest toll.
They said the man dropped
through a skylight and then
hacked his way through the walls
of three connected stores to
reach Brigham's liquor store. His
loot was 48 pints Of liquor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Trade Bourd Announces
New Stuff Members

Two appointments to the
Washington Board of Trade staff
were announced today by Harry
L. Merrick, president of the or
ganiZation.
Melvin A. Goodspeed. who re-
Gently completed seven years
service with the Corps of En-
gineers, was named manger of
the Boards Community Affairs
Department.
John A. Moloney, who has
been in private business here
for a number of years. was
named to work on member re-
lations program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Claims 'Meunest' Title

TULSA, Okla. (P).-A Tulsa
motorist who told police he
was being very careful to
drive good so as not to attract
any attention." attracted lots
of attention yesterday.
Officer Orval Bennett fol-
lowed, the car of motorist Troy
James Bethany for three
blocks enthralled at the fine
driving performance.
Il stopped to congratulate
him on his good driving" said
Mr.. Bennett.
But when he asked for his
license, Mr.. Bethany admitted
he had been driving seven
years without a license.
Il had no choice but to
make the arrest under the cir
cumstances," said the officer
who figures he qualities for
the "meanest man on the
force" title.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Mrs. Wilson to Head
N Speakers Bureau

Mrs. Alice B. Wilson, 913
Eighth street, Alexandria, has
been appointed director of a
speakers bureau for the Greater
Washington Educational Tele-
vision Association.
The bureau will have its head
quarters at 718 Twenty first
street NV. It will make speak
ers available to organizations
wishing information about the
associations plans to build an
educational television station
here. as well as similar plans
elsewhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Dorothy Thompson

The accusation made by
Com m uniSt sympathizers
against those who expose their
activities is that anti Commu-
nists are witch hunters"
They are depicted as reincar-
mating medieval superstitions,
or emulating the people of
Salem in the 18th century,
who attributed misfortunes to
the presence in the commu-
nifty Of persons possessed of
the devil who had to be
eliminated before the COM
munity could recover.
In the New York theater
season of 1928 the left
wing playwright, Arthur Miller.
> revived the Salem story in 1.-THE
Crucible." obviously aimed at
the witch hunting" investi-
eating committees, as they are
called by left-wingers.
The dialectic materialism of
communism denies the exist
ence of any irrational or SUI
pernatural forces whatsoever.
No Communist could admit to
his comrades a belief in magi-
cal powers.
Although Communist belief
in inevitable historical devel-
opment" is mystical insofar as
it rests on nothing provable,
its augmentation is strictly
rational and logical. In this
dialectic Capitalists" are evil
because the political, social.
and economic system they
represent produces poverty,
depresSionS, and wars. Comes
the revolution their heads must
roll, because. they will never
relinQuish power while alive.
So runs the entirely unmagi-
cal justification for the split
blood and ruined existences
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Life in the u. S.
Life in the U. S.
Mans Actions
Prove He's No
|Liberdce Fan
0y the ASsocioisd Press

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. az
Toward Hilbert. police warrant
officer. had to explain today he
is not one Of pianist Liberaceis
loyal fans.
Why, his friends asked. did
he pull his car to the curb. re-
move his hat and hold it over
his heart when a line of cars. led
by the television performer.
passed by yesterday?
Il thought it was a funeral
procession" explained Mr.. Hill
bert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22

The principal speaker will be
Secretary of Health. Education
and Welfare Oveta Culp Hobby.
Honorary co-chairmen for the
Washington area this week are
Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower and
District Commissioner Samuel
Spencer, Renah Camalier and
Brig. Gen. Louis w. Prentiss.
Addresses during the week will
stress the need for better under
standing among ProteStants,
Catholics and Jews.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Free Cars With N Sets

BOISE. Idaho, (P.-A Boise
furniture store yesterday start
ed giving a used car free with
each television set purchased.
It's a one-week promotion, Mel
Foster, store owner. says and
adds:
II figured that If they could
give TV sets with cars. I could
reverse it,"
The cars are 1916 models or
older. with buyers given a
choice from one of five groups,
depending on the price of the
TV set he buys.