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nent enough to survive differ
ences of interest and position
unless all parties to it are in
substantial agreement. The
creation of that condition re-
quires that policies should be
agreed on after exploration of
all alternatives in an atmoS-
phere of elaboration and that
no member should Jump the
gun on the others.
The conference just con-
cluded in Washington opened
1nauSpiciously. On its eve, Mr..
Eden made a speech in the
House of Commons that was
badly received in Washington.
American officials were quoted
as saying privately" that they
were shocked. dismayed and
left uneasy" eve remark dry
ly that officials expressing
themselves to the press are not
speaking privately
There was progress on Capt.
tol Hill in a move to ban Ameri-
can-aid funds from being used
to support any Asian country
joining in a compact like
that Of Locarno.
Apparently, it was Mr..
Eden's reference to a possible
Locarno for Southeast Asia
that caused the reaction.
Yet Mr.. Eden said nothing
new. He reiterated the stand
Britain has taken during the
conference in Geneva which
is still in session, though for
the time being confined to
talks between military COM
manders in Indo-China.
Mr.. Eden did not reject the
concept Of the Pacific Defense
Alliance, nor did he find such
an alliance incompatible with
a settlement between the con-
tending parties. He merely
reiterated the viewpoint that
such military system could
be a future safeguard but is
not a present panacea." and
that to precipitate it now
would Illustrate the possibility
OF either or both systems.
So why all the uproar?
What. for that matter, was
wrong with Locarno? It
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they regard his type of cam

they regard his type of cam
paign.ng as most effective.
The blame Acheson, blame
the Democrats for China.
Korea, and o-China tack
reflects the desperation with
in the Republican high COM
mand as they face the Novem-
Der test by ballot. They won't
easily be induced to depart
from it by any argument that
it is disrupting unity on
foreign policy.
This is likely to complicate
the Presidents problem in
trying to develop a sound and
sensible foreign policy on
which we can get agreement
with the British and our other
allies. For the predominant
influence among Republicans
in Congress, as it is among
those who will direct congress
sional campaign strategy, is
most bitterly critical of Brit
ish policy toward Russia and
Red China.
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The Decision on OppenheineE
Aces Final Ban Atomic Secrets to Famed Scientist
Called Worthy of Wide Reodinq Throughout Nation

are devastating in their con-
6emnation of DR.. Open
heimer and give an entirely
different picture of the Scien-
lists record than has been
presented by the special plead
erS who have been feeding the
press with whitewash articles
designed to make the Ameri-
can people swallow the typical
left wing" line-that secu-
rity risks are being punished
merely for their views. What
Commissioner Zuckert says so
penetratingly about specific
acts by DR.. Oppenheimer is
well worth noting. He was APP
pointed by President Truman
and is leaving Office this week.
His concurring opinion is one
of the most remarkable vale
dictories that a public servant
has left behind. He says:
THE fact is that this coun-
try is faced with a real menace
to our national security which
manifeSts itself in a great
variety of ways. We are under
the necessity of defending our
selves against competent and
ruthless force, possessed of the
great advantage that &C
companies the initiative. There
is no opportunity which this
force would not. exploit to
weaken our courage and con-
fuse our strength.
"One fact that gives me
reinsurance is that this de-
ciSion was reached only after
the most intensive and con-
cerned study following a
course of procedure which
gave the most Scrupulous at
tention to our ideas of justice
and fair treatment
Our experience has con-
vinced us that certain types
of association and defects of
character can materially in
crease the risk of security.
Those factors-many of which
are set forth in the majority
opinion-are present in Dr..
Oppenheimer's case to such an
extent that I agree he is a
security risk"
But Commissioner Murray
went further. He. too, is a
Truman appointee. He con-
CURED in the result but said
he reached his conclusion by
his own reasoning. He wrote
in his concurring opinion:
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"The primary issue is the
meaning of loyalty. ] shall de-.
fine this concept concretely
within the conditions created
by the present crisis of ma
tional and international Sc
curity. When loyalty is thus
concretely defined and when
all the evidence is carefully
considered in the light of this
definition, it will be evident
that DR.. Oppenheimer was
disloyal."
Then Commissioner Murray
defines loyalty" as requiring
an individual to be faithful
to the lawful government or
to the sovereign to whom one
is subject" He declares that
this faithfulness is a matter
Of obligation" and then goes
on to cite the various in
stances in which DR.. Open
heimer refused to cooperate
with his own Governments
officials on security matters,
a nd declares finally: DIR.
Oppenheimer failed the test. ..
DR.. Oppenheimer was not
faithful to the restrictions on
the associations of those who
come under the security regu-
lationS."
The majority opinion, evil
IDENTIFY written by Admiral
Lewis L. Strauss, chairman of
the Atomic Energy Commits
Sion-who has served his coun-
try we'll in the present crisis
makes it clear that DR.. Open
heimer'S opposition to the
building of the hydrogen bomb
was not the decisive factor in
the case. AS Commissioner
Campbell in his splendid sum-
mary in support of the MAORI
ty view points out, the con-
clusions were reached on the
basis of all the factors and all
the circumstances viewed in
their entirety.
The Oppenheimer case was
going on in secret while the big
televiSion show on trivialities
was being carried on in public.
Such issues are far better dealt
with in the calm and judicial
atmosphere which surrounded
the work of the Personnel Sc
curity Board and the Atomic
Energy Commission than be-
fore the camera lights.
Reproduction Rights Reserved.)
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Life in the u. S.
ShdrkEvens
Score With
Stunt Man
BY the Assoeioted Press

SANTA MONICA. Calf, June
30.-Frank Donahue. movie stunt
man, has been busy all week
catching sharks. Finally one
caught him.
With his bare hands Mr.. Dona-
hue caught more than so sharks
of Santa Monica Bay. only to
find that they were too small. He
tossed them all back since he
needed a fish at least 7 feet long
as a wrestling partner in a movie
scene.
Yesterday he jumped off his
boat and swan around. Sharks
swan close as usual. Mr.. Dona-
hue grabbed the tail of the near
est one and tipped it onto the
boat deck. Then he climbed
aboard for look.
The boat rocked, Mr.. Donahue
slipped and fell against the flop
ping shark. 1t bit deep into his
right elbow and forearm.
Mr.. Donahue went to a hos
pital for treatment.
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brought the first ray of sun.
shine into post World War I
Europe. and had it been
extended to Frances East
European alliances. might
have led to the creation of
precisely that European COM
munity that America now
desires, cut the ground from
under the raving German
nationalist. and prevented
World War II Even with it's
limitations it contributed to q
political retreat of commu-
nism in Europe.
We see few analogies be-
tween the present situation
and that Of Europe at Locarno.
But neither did Mr.. Eden, who
used Locarno only as a symbol
for a mutual settlement, for
which, he said, there is a
chance-I do not put it higher
than that" In the context
of his argument, Locarno is
the purpose of all conferences
between opponents. Unless the
objective is to end existing
hoStilities and reach a settle
ment. a conference has no
purpose at all.
Where opposing powers face
each other the demands Of
one are certain to be magnifled
or diminished by the riffs or
solidarity within the coalition
of the other.
So whether a Southeast Asia
"Locarno" is or is not possible,
a Locarno between the free
nations is absolutely necessary
if the whole defense structure
in building is not to crumble
away.
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Thomos l. Stokes
Caught in q Cross-Current
Eisenhower Depicted in Middle Between ChurchiIrs
MeIIowness Towards Reds and Own Portys Conflicts

President EiSenhower's very
difficult role in managing for
eign policy was indicated
clearly against the background
of his conferences here with
the British delegation headed
by Prime Minister Churchill
and of other events that &C.
Cured stimuli a n ecu sly to
dramatic conflicts in his own
party.
The President is caught be-
tween two currents. On the
one side is the British pull
toward some rapprochement
with Soviet Russia and Red
China which Sir Winston
characterized as "a real good
try" for peaceful co-eXist-
ence." This is beyond the
realm of practically in the
present political atmosphere
in Washington; though, as
time goes on. it may turn out
that this swan song of the
Churchill farewell tour may
appear more and more senSi-
BILE to our people.
On the other side. the Pres
ident is finding unity on for
eign policy here at home more
and more endangered by the
bitter partisan attacks from
within his party against the
Democrats who, up to now,
have co-operated splendidly
and, in fact, have come to the
Presidents rescue on vital is
sues.
We saw this illustrated dur
ing the British conferences.
Vice President Nixon, in .
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Doris FIeeson-
More Mileage Out Of Acheson
Republicans AXE the Offensive on ndoChino Loss;
Nixon, With G O P. Backing, Bumes 1t on Democrats

While President Eisenhower
was striving last week end to
rally all of Congress behind
an Anglo American salvage
policy in Indo-China, Vice
President Nixon was forcing
foreign policy into the fall
campaign.
The Vice President told a
Embarrassing dinner in Senator
McCarthy's State of Wiscon-
sin that 1.-The AcheSon policy
was directly responsible for
the loss of China. And if
China had not been lost there
would have been no war in
Korea and there would be no
war in Indo-China today"
A check of the circumstances
of the speech, the reactions to
it of the Republican political
management and related mat
tiers shows that the speech was
not an isolated and accidental
development but the considered
party line.
The Vice Presidents Wis
conSin engagement was of long
standing and he gave care
fully prepared, written speech,
copies of which were handed
the Republican National Com
mittee for distribution. Mr..
Nixon usually prefers to speak
of the cuff from a few notes.
Officials of the national COM
mittee have now telephoned
him their congratulations and
assured him the response was
terrific" Barbed criticisms
of the speech which appeared
in Eastern newspapers did not
appear to bother this head
quarters for Republican doc
trine.
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was doing another job for the
President. He was throwing
his support behind the ad-
ministration'S $3.47 billion for
eign aid bill which was
threatened by attempts to re-
duce it, just as, previously,
he led his Democrats in sup
port of extension of the recip-
rocal trade program and the
military defense bill.
Whether Gen. Eisenhower
will seek to curb the Sniping
of Republican partisans at pre-
viouS Democratic conduct of
foreign affairS-in which, as
a matter Of fact, Gen. EiSen-
hover himself was a partici-
pant-remainS to be seen. The
President did speak out sew
eral weeks ago, you may re-
member, to deplore Senator
McCarthy's 40 years of trea-
son" diatribe at the Democrats
which the Wisconsin Senator
later changed to "21 years" to
include the first year of this
administration.
After that, it was said that
Republican plans would be re-
viSed to subordinate Senator
Mccarthy and, instead, put
Vice President Nixon. in the
top spot and use him widely
in the congressional campaign.
1t is presumed that the Vice
Presidents speech in Milwau-
kee was in keeping with the
plan. It is known that COP.
strategistS would oppose Wig
orously any attempt to soft
pedal the Vice President. since.
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Colombia Will Sturt
Its First Steel Plant

BOGOTA.-Columbia' first
steel plant is expected to begin
operations soon with a full-pro-
duction capacity of 10000 tons
a year. {.
The government has banned
imports of several iron and steel
products. reporting that enough
goods will be produced domes-
tically to fill needs of the home
market.
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David lawrence

More sensational than any
issues trumped up in the re-
cent congressional hearings,
and more significant of the
true problem that confronts
the United States Government
in endeavoring to prevent
security risks" from being
given access to secret data is
the wording of the final de-
cision just reached by the
Atomic Energy Commission in
barring DR.. j. Robert Open
helmer from further employ
ment by his Government.
Top scientist though he be
and far-reaching as is his in
f1uence on other scientists
throughout the country, DR..
Oppenheimer is nevertheless
held to be a man who has re-
fused to cooperate with his
own Government in maintain
ing its security regulations.
While the decision of the
commission was four against
giving DR.. Oppenheimer secu-
lity clearance and one-Profes-
SCR Smyth of Princeton-in
favor of doing it, it is impor-
tant to note that one of the
four. Thomas E. Murray, went
even further in suggesting that
DR.. Oppenheimer's behavior
was a species of disloyalty war
ranting condemnation.
The lengthy written opinions
deserve a wide reading. The
dissenting view expressed by
Professor Smyth is astonish-
ing in its indifference to the
literal requirements of exist
ing security regulations.
Though admitting the damag-
ing nature of DR.. Oppenhei-
mer'S acts. Professor Smyth
thinks the scientist wouldn't
make the same mistake again.
The clear answer to this is
that, despite his "indiscre-
TONS" or what some of his
apologistS have gently called
"toolishness" in lying repeat
edly to security officers of the
United States Army who in
terrogated him in 1913, DR..
Oppenheimer was found asso-
ciating in 1853 with the very
man he tried to protect against
exposure 10 years before. So
he did make the same mistake
of association twice, after all.
But the majority opinions
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pants. Social changes always
follow long bloody wars. And
while such changes are occur
ring peacefully right now in
the remaining free countries
of the world. the Kremlin grip
on the great Russian masses
has not been relaxed in the
slightest. Quite the contrary:
according to little bits of in
formation trickling out. the
SovietS' hold on their enslaved
peoples is greater than ever.
This is facilitated by the fact
that the new generation of
Russians knows nothing except
the blessings" of the Marx
Lenin-Stalin doctrine and Of
their Kremlin-r ented
existence.
These are the reasons why
Sir Winston's pleas to allow
another Is years of expert.
mentS in co-exiStence with the
MuScoviteS have fallen on deaf
ears in Washington.
We tried hard and at great
cost to "cO-eXiSt" with the
Communists during the war.
We coddled and pampered
them. We gave them greater
latitude than we gave our best
and most tried Western allies.
The result has been that the
more we yielded the more ex-
acting our present enemies
became.
Nobody in this country is
sufficiently demented not to
recognize the dreadful coYlse-
quenceS of another war. But
We are being pushed - not
only by our enemies but also
by our friendS-into a position
in which We have to choose
between liberty and death. Our
hope to avert another world
catastrophe lies now only in a
show of strength. Should Sir
WinSton'S government join us,
the chances of another bloody
conflict will be greatly reduced.
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speech last Saturday night in
Milwaukee, followed a now
familiar line of the Republi-
cans, which is to fail Dean
Acheson, Secretary of State in
the Truman administration,
and to blame the Democrats
for the fall of China and the
subsequent aggression in Ko-
rea and Indo-China. This oc-
CURED while the President and
the British visitors were trying
to get together as best they
might.
The reaction came Monday
in the House of Representa-
tiveS at the same time that the
British Prime Minister and
Gen. Eisenhower were saying
their farewells on the front
porch of, the White House a
mile away.
Representative Sam Ray
burn of Texas, Democratic
leader and Speaker of the
House before and during World
War II and during most of the
Korean war. took the floor to
resent the inane things
that were being said these days
by some Republicans.
Il trust that in the future
such leaders of the Republican
Party as the Vice President
will be a little more careful"
he said, adding that some of
the untrue things being said
about the previous Democratic
administration make the blood
of some of us boil"
The former Speaker de-
lvered his warning while he
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The idea was frankly ex-
pressed that Sure, there is
three of four more years mile
age in AcheSon; after all, the
Democrats ran for 20 years
against Hoover" Nothing
along this line, it was said,
would be considered too "old
hat" for use in 1854, and it
was contended that the polit-
ical logic of the situation still
put Mr.. AcheSon on the firing
line.
The Vice President also in
cluded in his address the
charge that "over 2,400 Sc
curity risks" have been re-
moved from Federal employ
ment. This figure has been
thoroughly discredited and the
White House has backed away
from it.
He held up the spectre of
the ADA left-wingers" TAX
ing over in 1856 if Repub-
licans lose the Congress in
1854. His examples of this
dread alternative were James
Roosevelt and Robert Condor,
the California Congressman
repudiated by Democratic Ma
tional Chairman Mitchell.
This kind of thing is called
here Mccarthy in a white
shirt" The President has said
the party should not use Sen
ator Mccarthy in the cam
paign.
However, the chairman of
the House congressional cam
paign. Representative Richard
Simpson, had something to
say about that last week end.
Communism. asserted Mr..
Simpson, will definitely be an
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Sheep Wanted

( WARREN. r. I. (P.-The
Rev. Arthur M. Dunstan. presi-
dent of the Massasoit Historical
Society, is looking for sheep to
do the work of men.
North Burial Ground is so
overrun with tall grass, he said
last night. that no one is anxious
to take on the clearance job.
Thus the possible use of sheep
to chew the grass away.
Mr.. DunStan offered this as
surance to sheep owners: I'VE
can't afford to hire full time
shepherd, but we might get a
neighbor or two to keep an eye
out for dogs during the day"
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Dorothy Thompson
Dorothy Thompson
The Case for q Free Nations Pact
Original locorno Treaty Contributed Political Retreat
Of Communism. Writer Soys. ond Is Necessary Now

Those who are most intent
on fighting communism should
keep in mind the goal of So
Wet and Communist endeavors
in order not to help the Reds
realize it.
That goal is to prevent the
formation of an effective coali-
ton of opponents for political
and military purposes.
No coalition between SOW
ereign powers can be perma-
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Petty Larceny in the Pen

ANGOLA, La. (P).-The An
golite. weekly newspaper pub
lished by inmates of the Louisi-
ana Penitentiary. complained
editorially today about the theft
of it's papers.
"The Angolite leaves 100
papers on sale and sells 54," the
editorial said. Who swipes the
other asp"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-30
Fire Chiefs Face Red

MIDDLEBURY. VT. (R.-
None of the local firefighters
appeared angry today that he
had to answer a false alarm
yesterday. 1t was rung in by
Fire Chief Kenneth Caul.
Tie fire chief explained it
this way: He woke up and
noticed a red glare behind the
barn. He called the depart
ment and reported the barn
was ablaZe.
It turned out that the glare
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Voyage for Letter

OWOSSO, Mich. (P).-The
Corunna Milling Co.. 3 miles
away. sent a letter containing
a $109 check to DR.. H. M. Ais
house. an OwoSso dentist, two
months ago.
The letter was received yes
terday. after travelling 1000
miles to Italy and back.
A biref note in Italian &C
companying the letter said it
was found in a newspaper
mailed to DR.. Vincempo Spa
tore by his parents in OWosso.
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was the reflection from flares
set around a road construction
Job.
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rooms. Patients will be Segre-
gated according to their ILL
neSSeS.
Wards painted in soft COL
orS with bright Grapes will
bring cheer to the rooms.
There will be bed lamps and
bedside tables. Satin-fin-
iShed chrome lounge and
straight-back chairs will re-
place the odds and ends"
bequeathed to its predecessor.
Beds equipped to elevate pa
tientS are another new
feature.
Two large shower rooms to
a floor have hand-railed bath
tubs and toiletS-a far cry
from the one dimly-lighted
bathroom to every so patients
in the old building. No longer
will wheel-chair patients have
to crowd together to feel the
suns warmth. Each air-con-
ditioned corridor leads to a
large sun parlor. Doors from
wards open onto a screened
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in porch. running the length
of the building and overlook
ing the Potomac River.
The stainless-steel kitchen
with adjoining staff cafeteria
has separate rooms for max
ing ice cream, pastries and
salads and preparing diets.
There are eight walk-in re-
frigeratorS. a food freezer and
a room for meat-cutting.
Freight elevators send up
meals on heated food con-
veyors to pantry rooms on
each floor.
We're trying to set up a
real medical program and get
away from cuStodial care"
says Gerard M. Shea, director
of the Department of Public
Welfare. He gives much of
the credit to DR.. Jack Kleh,
medical director, whose phi
loSophy is to add life to years,
not years to life"
An internal medicine Spe-
cialist, the 32-year-old phySi-
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clan has conducted tests with
new drugs and found patients.
bedridden for years, respond
ing. With his staff's help and
outside medical advisers, he
was able to establish a phys
ical rehabilitation service,
initiate a clinical investi-
cation program, and is in the
process of setting up a voca-
tional rehabilitation service.
For the first time he will
have X-ray and laboratory
facilities, as well as adequate
medical instruments. The
home now will have a dental
clinic.
Supt. Thorne says the old
inflrmary will house chapel,
library, reading and writing
and recreational rooms. And,
he adds, it is only the begin
ming of a new face-lifting
program, as plans are to re-
place the present dormitory-
type living quarters with
cottages.