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Evening star., 1954-12-17
Dorothy Thompson
Case of the Chinese Students
To Keep Them From Their Families Will Not Make Them
Pro-Americon, 1t Gould Drive Them to Communism
I hem tOCornr0unism

jority expressed the desire to
remain here. The others were
issued exit visas until 1851,
when the Chinese Communists
INTERVIEWED in the Korean war.
Then, under immigration laws
that give the President power
to control the departure of
aliens during war or emer-
gency. exits were suspended
for screening. Eventually. all
but IS were issued to appli-
cants. The 35 who have not
been allowed to leave are re-
tanned because they have "re-
ceived training that might be
a military value in China"
The State Department has
not been precise about this
training but apparently it in
cludes radar and electronics.
If it involved access to mill
tary secrets it should not have
been given to any aliens what
soever. If it did not. 1t is un-
Just to retain a single one in
voluntarily. We are not at
war.
No. people have stronger
family feelings than the Chi
neSe. Some of the retained
students have wives and chill
dren at home. Whatever their
political feelings may now be,
to keep them from parents.
children and close kin. whom
they cannot bring here, viii
not make them pro-American.
and may turn them into active
vehement Communists. with
an opportunity TO influence the
native American Chinese. In
that case they could be q
greater security liability here
than In China. Then the next
step would be to restrict their
liberty here.
Our Government is encour-
aging and financially aiding
foreign students to come to
America from all over the
globe. They are screened In
advance for security, as every
one Is who applies for Q visa.
Evening star., 1954-12-17
Rubber PIunts PIunned

MANILA. Dec. II P.-Fire-
stone and Goodrich. two Of the
worlds largest rubber tire man
ufacturers. plan to establish fac
tories in the Philippines. The
government press officer said to-
day representatives of the two
United States companies had
called on President Ramon Mag
saysay separately and informed
him of the move.
Evening star., 1954-12-17
Russia Files Protest
On Remark Attributed
To u. 5. Air General
BY The Assoeiufed Press

Russia, in a formal note, COM
planned about some remarks al
legedly made by American Brig.
Gen. John D. Stevenson, COM
mander of the 49th Air Division
in Britain.
Exactly what Gen. Stevenson
had said could not be determined
here Immediately. One report
was that he had declared his
division was ready to launch
atomic bomb attacks from Eng
land at almost a moments no.
tice" II Russia should attack
in Europe.
Soviet Embassy Minister An
atoli F. Dobrynin handed the
note to Acting Secretary of
State Herbert Hoover. jr., dur
ing a 10-minute meeting at the
department.
Note Isn't Revealed.
The note was not made pub
lie and State Department
spokesman who told about 1t
said he did not know what re-
marks Gen. Stevenson made.
Mr.. Dobrynin declined to talk
with reporters after meeting
with Mr.. Hoover.
Gen. Stevenson commands the
49th Air Division whose head
quarters are at Bentwaters Air
Force Base in England. The
division now includes two wings
equipped with F84F Thunder
streaks, which the Air Force
has previously said are capable
Of carrying atomic bombs.
The general made some re-
marks recently in a pep talk
to men at the base, a Pentagon
spokesman said. A base paper
is said to have carried an ac-
count of the talk including the
reported statement by the gen.
eral that his wing stood ready
to launch tactical atomic bomb
attacks from England at almost
a moments notice"
Spoke Only to Troops.
On the basis of brief report
Of the generals statement ap-
pearing In American newspapers,
Evening star., 1954-12-17

When advance information
reached this reporter that the
United States would not agree
to barter a number Of Chinese
students in this country for
American flyers jailed by the
Communists. he did not use
it for fear that the decision
would be changed overnight.
Experiences in the past show
a large number of instances in
which a strong" diplomatic
stand had to be quickly re-
versed. And indeed in this
instance within less than "a
hours the State Department
spokesman, Lincoln White
who does not make policy but
merely states to the press deci-
sions from upstairs" ~ an
nounced that under certain
conditions this Government
would consider barter.
There can be no argument
that the Americans held by
the Communists in China are
worth a hundred or even a
thousand times the IS Chinese
students in the United States.
This is the reaction Of the
average American and also OF
all the United Nations repre-
sentatives in New York.
The reason why this matter
is being brought up in this
column now Is that once more
the State Department seems
to have acted hastily in max
ing the first strong" an
nouncement without worrying
that it might have to swallow
it's words the day after it
showed its muscles. Such
abrupt changes hurt our posi-
ton and prestige not only
Evening star., 1954-12-17


the Defense Department made
the inquiry which determined
that Gen. Stevenson was speak
ing only to his own men. The
Pentagon inquiry revealed.
moreover, that the general made
no direct claim that his unit
actually had atomic bombs
stored in England.
News dispatches quoted him as
saying his jet-powered division,
part of the North Atlantic
Treaty forces, has been assigned
the main job of retaliating with
tactical atomic explosives in case
the Soviets advance in Europe.
Evening star., 1954-12-17
Dorothy Thompson

We have been expecting that
Communist China in connec-
tion with the arrest Of the
American airmen in China
would raise the question of the
Chinese students retained In
the United States. Now the
Peiping radio has suggested
that an exchange might
be arranged. The State
Department has rejected a
parallel between the two
cases. The Americans tried
and imprisoned in China are
war prisoners. protected, as
such, by the terms of the ko-
rean armistice. The Chinese
students are civilians. at lib
erty within the United States
and free to take jobs.
We agree that the cases are
unrelated. and that to relate
them would weaken the Amer
lean position. and put both
the Chinese students and the
American airmen in the un-
considerable position of being
hostages. At the same time.
we seriously question the hui
manity. propriety or legality
of retaining any alien here
against his will. in time Of
peace. on the ground that he
might be Of potential military
advantage TO his own country.
We live In q barbarous age
In which once-normal protec-
tions of individuals are stis-
pended in all Communist states
and are not observed as scru-
pulously as they once were
anywhere.
The protection and restora-
ton of civilized standards
therefore demands the exer-
else OF more, not less. scrupu-
lousness, lest we gradually
and unconsciously transform
ourselves into what we de-
plore elsewhere.
OF the 5000 Chinese stu
dents who were in the United
States when the Communists
took over China. Q large ma
Evening star., 1954-12-17
Doyid Lawrence

Once upon a time Gen.
Dwight Eisenhower, while chat
ting with a soldier friend, said
that he would like to run for
President but only il he could
be nominated by both political
parties. This happened not so
many years ago, when the
Eisenhower name was already
beginning to appear in the
newspapers as q possible presi-
dental nominee. The soldier
friend said that such a de-
velopment would not be well
coined because it would elimi-
nate the two-party system
which is so traditional in
America, but Gen. Eisenhower
chung to the concept until he
was forced to choose between
a Democratic and a Repub-
lican presidential nomination.
But now that he has to deal
with a Democratic Congress,
the President relishes the pros
pect Of playing a non partisan
role.
It wouldn't be surprising If
In 1856 the idea of nominating
President Eisenhower on both
party tickets comes UP for pub
lie discussion.
For Gen. Eisenhower has
managed in recent weeks to
extricate himself from the
position of a party man, and
most of his political fighting
has been inside the Republican
Party.
Today the so-called cleft
wing" in the Republican
Party-if that be the proper
term to use as the opposite OF
what the pro-Eisenhower folks
now call the right wing
Is enthusiastically praising the
Presidents leadership" In that
respect and is rejoicing over
the defeat, if not the COM
plete overthrow, of the Re-
publican fright wing"
These cleft wing" Republi-
cans are saying that the
recent vote in the Senate
was a clear-cut division be-
tween the two factions of the
party and that it proves Gen.
Eisenhower now is leader and
can afford to ignore, If not
further condemn and run out
of the party. those who do dis
agree with him.
At the moment, moreover,
warm words of praise are be-
Evening star., 1954-12-17

ing given to the President for
having successfully wooed the
Democratic leaders in Con-
gress to his side this week. The
assumption is that he will get
even more help from the Dem
ocrats next session than from
the so-called fright wing" Re-
publicans and that he will
thus reconstitute his majority
by building 1t out Of the DEM
ocrats In Congress and a big
chunk Of the Republican
Party.
Gen. Eisenhower was opposed
for the nomination by many
of the Taft men in the Repub-
lican Party in 1852 primarily
because they believed that at
heart he was a better Demo-
crat than Republican. In fact.
that's his reputation abroad.
The moment the news dis
patches record Gen. Eisen-
hover as favoring bigger
spending programs for them
and as saying or doing things
to disassociate himself from
the so-called fright wing" Re-
publicans, the more popular
he becomes in the eyes of the
European press. They have
an almost atomic terror about
the possible stoppage by fright
wing" Republicans of the flow
of billions to Europe.
This writer last spring, while
talking to a prominent official
of an important European gov
ernment, found him asking
about the probable outcome OF
the congressional elections.
When told that the Democrats
might get control. the official
remarked: well, Ike will get
along well with them, as he is
more of a Democrat than a
Republican anyhow. isn't hep"
Judging by the way the
President has accepted the ad-
vice and guidance of the "left
wing" of his party, it would
appear that he believes in
many, if not all, of the policies
of the Roosevelt Truman ad-
ministrations under which he
served. It seems natural for
him, therefore, to be fighting
the right wing" Republicans
who themselves have criticized
his close friend. Gen. Marshall,
and Secretary Acheson and
other officials of the Demo-
cratic administration.
Evening star., 1954-12-17

1889 votes. He polled $685.
858 votes on the Republican slate
to 2,430,959 for Mr.. Roosevelt,
who received 2,185.272 on the
Democratic line and 245,6s7 on
the Liberal ticket.
Evening star., 1954-12-17
Stricter Low Proposed

Correspondents in divorce cases
ought to be punished by impris-
onment, said Clifford Oswald
Rhodes, a parson and editor Of
the Church Of England News
paper.
Evening star., 1954-12-17

On the basis of brief report
Of the generals statement ap-
pearing In American newspapers,
Evening star., 1954-06-01

job vacancy for a tabulating
equipment operation supervisor.
Grade 8. Call Mrs. Mayo at the
base, Extension $50. Robert
G. Stone. chief of the Air Force
Departments chronological in
formation and publications divi-
sion.- has been honored for sex
tremely valuable service" The
award was presented by Brig.
Gen. Thomas S. Norman, jr.,
Air Weather Service commander.
DR.. Jacinto Steinhardt, one
Of the Navy's top civilian scien-
fists, has been elected president
Of the Operations Research So
ciety Of America. The Labor
Department bowling team of
Robert Stribling, Beverly Tyler,
Eloise Thomas, John Young and
Elsie Lloyd won first place in
the departments recreation as
sociation bowling league. g..
Oscar p. Cleaver, chief of Fort
Belvoir's electrical engineering
department, has received an
outstanding" rating for excep-
tional work performance. The
following employees in Navy's
Bureau of Supplies and Ac-
counts were recently promoted: /:
Fred Thielberger, Calvin H. Bur-
kit, Sara Jeanne Connor, Mary
p. Gydish, Walter v. Peters and
Harry S. Spaulding. jr. Rep
resentative Broyhill, Republican,
Of Virginia has sponsored a bill
which would bring the salaries of
the Washington National Airport
police in line with those of the
Metropolitan Police Force.
tBe sure to keep up with all the
latest Government employees news BY
reading the Federal Spotlight column
six days Q week in The Star and listen
Ing to the Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast at 6:45 pm. each Saturday
over WMAL.)
Evening star., 1954-06-01
House Begins Debate on Bill
To Broaden Social Security

any opposition. The Senate has
not acted.
Besides extending social secur-
ity coverage to large new groups,
the legislation would provide
for increased benefit payments,
larger annual contributions by
employers and employees. and a
more liberal income test for peo-
pie already receiving payments
under the 1712-year-old pro-
gram.
A major provision would boost
from $500 to $4,000 the maxi
mum annual wage on which both
benefits and taxes are based. At
the present rate of 2 per cent
for both workers and employers
this means an additional pay
ment Of $12 annually into the
social security fund by each COW
cred worker making $4,000 or
more and his employer. Com
mittee Democrats had sought to
boost the tax base to $4,000.
Some Republicans objected to
any increase.
The new benefit structure
would boost monthly payments
now being made to an estimated
6 million persons by a minimum
of S.. The new monthly mini
mum would rise from $25 to $50
Maximum monthly benefits for
a retired worker would be in
creased from $85 to $3.50.
Evening star., 1954-06-01
District Police Private Shot
In Stomach With Own Gun
Pain Is Too Bud,'
Fother-in-Luw Says
Victim Told Him

A 46-year-old District police
man was found critically wound
ed today from a bullet fired into
his stomach in the kitchen of
his home at 3113 Lyndale place
Sc. police reported.
Taken to District General
Hospital, where he underwent an
emergency operation. was Pvt.
Nelson Skogland, a veteran of
the force since 1888 attached
since 1912 to the Hack Inspec-
tors Office.
Inspector Anthony Richitt said
Pvt. Skogland apparently shot
himself with his own service re-
volver shortly before he was to
report for duty in the Traffic
Division today. Inspector Richitt
quoted Pvt. Skogland'S father
jn-law as saying the private told
him he didn't want to go to work
today-"the pain was too bad"
Pvt. Skogland, according to
police. had been losing weight
rapidly for the last year. He
had undergone an abdominal
operation and, according to In
spector Richitt, was under psy-
chiatric care. He suffered from
severe abdominal pains from
time to time. Inspector Richitt
said.
The father-in-law, Charles r.
Waddell of the home address,
had expected to take Pvt. Skog-
land to work today and was out
of the kitchen at the time of
the shooting. Mr.. Waddell
heard the shot from the porch.
The bullet. Inspector Richitt
said, nicked part of the police
mans belt buckle before enter
ing his body. The oflcer's wife
was reported home at the time
of the shooting. about Gas am,
| police said.
Pvt. Skogland had been COM
mended several times for his
work in the hack inspectors
Office. He had aided, according
to police, a number of citizens in
Evening star., 1954-06-01
Turk Premier Here
With I Members
OF Ankarac Cabinet

Expressions of friendship and
mutual interest were exchanged
today between the United States
and Turkey as Prime Minister
Adnan Menderes arrived from
Ankara for conferences on mill
tary and financial subjects.
Foreign Operations Admins
traitor Harold Stassen told Mr..
Menderes that President Eisen-
hover is pleased by his visit and
is looking forward to a luncheon
with the Premier at the White
House Friday.
Mr.. Menderes. who is accom-
panied by seven ranking men,
bers of his cabinet, few to Ma
tional Airport from New York
aboard a Navy plane. He was
greeted at the Military Air
Transport Service terminal by
Mr.. Stassen, Acting Secretary Of
State Robert G. Murphy, As
sistant Secretary Henry A. By
roade, other State Department
officials and officers of the
armed services.
Goes to Blair House.
The Turkish Ambassador and
other embassy officials also were
at the airport. They accom-
panied the Prime Minister to the
Blair House, where he will be a
guest of the Government until
Saturday.
Mr.. Menderes had an appoint
ment this afternoon with Mr.
Stassen. During his stay he will
see Secretary Dulles, SECRETARY
Weeks, Secretary Wilson and
others.
He will be a luncheon guest of
the Overseas Writers tomorrow
and will be honored at a dinner
given by Mr.. Stassen at Ander-
son House Thursday.
Evening star., 1954-06-01
BotcheIor Signs
Non-Red Oath to
Collect Back Poy
BY the Assoeiuied Press

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, June /
One of the American soldiers
who first refused repatriation
while a prisoner Of the Commu-
niSts in Korea has signed a non
Communist affidavit.
Corpl. Claude Bachelor, %
of Kermit, Tex, signed the affi-
davit yesterday at Fort Sam
Houston's post prison. 1t clears
the way for him to collect about
$4,000 in back pay. .
Corpl. Bachelors civilian
counsel, Joel Westbrook, saio
part of the money would be
used in the corporal's defense
Corpl. Bachelor is imprisoned
while the Army investigates the
possibility of court-martialing
him on charges of collaborating
with the enemy. ...-
Evening star., 1954-06-01
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

southwest 20-30 miles per hour
tonight shifting to northwest to-
morrow.
5-Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, June rs.
Temperatures will average 2
or 8 degrees above normal. WASH
ington normals are 80 high and
So low. Not as warm tomorrow
Warmer again by Friday fol-
lowed by cooler over the week
end. Showers about Friday will
total around one-half inch.
River Report.
tFrom u. s. Engineers.l
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and slightly muddy at Great Falls; Shen-
andoah cloudy at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1954-06-01

Observation-Disclosures to-
night, low about IS. Tomorrow,
clearing and somewhat cooler.
Maryland - Thundershowers
tonight, low 52-64 west portion.
64-68 east. Tomorrow, partly
cloudy and somewhat cooler
preceded by showers on the
coast.
observation-disclosures to-
night, low 56-64 west portion,
65-70 east. Tomorrow, partly
cloudy and becoming cooler pre-
ceded by showers near the coast.
Wind-Small craft warnings
are displayed. Winds mostly
Evening star., 1954-06-01

DR.. Condriek. CO ntributions
in the fields of education and
law.
A former student of Assulnp-
tion College, DR.. Condrick holds
ABB. and LIB. degrees from
Catholic University. an LIN.
from Georgetown University Law
School,. and a degree of doctor
of juridical science from Har-
ward University.
Evening star., 1954-06-01
10 Sworn fol. Jobs
In City Court! Office
And Traffic Bureau

Ten persons appointed to the
new central Traffic Violations
Bureau and to the Municipal
Court clerks office was sworn
in today as Chief Clerk Walter
Bramhall predicted the bureau
would be ready for business by
the middle of July.
Ready to take over their new
positions in the Traffic Bureau
are Alex j. Kalabokes as super
visor of the bureaus clerical
section. and Albert B. Coleman
as supervisor of the financial
section.
Sworn in to take positions in
the clerks Office were Robert S.
Ernst, the new supervising clerk
in the criminal division of the
court: Daniel o. Pyne, as clerk
in the courts small claims
branch: Charles p. Henry as the
small claims branch supervising
clerk; Bernard r. Acton, chief
financial clerk for the criminal
division; William Childress. jr.,
deputy clerk. and Mrs. Mary
Agnes Enright, docket clerk in
the small claims branch.
Edwin A. Sheehan also took
the oath as a deputy clerk. Theo-
dore Edidin. named docket clerk
in the civil division, will be
sworn in June 7 with Florence
A. Brennan. wife of Assistant
Corporation Counsel James T..
Brennan. She will be supervisor
Of the bureaus traffic warrant
section. Miss Betty Jane Abbott,
administrative aide in the bu-
reau's traffic warrant section, also
will be sworn in on that date.
Evening star., 1954-06-01
Beuser Chief Counse!
Of Delinquency Probers

Chairman Hendrickson of the
Senate Judiciary subcommittee
on juvenile delinquency today
announced the appointment Of
Herbert w. Beaser as chief coun-
sci to the subcommittee.
Mr.. Beaser, 20. a native Of
Boston. replaces Herbert j. Han
noch of Newark. N. j.. who re-
signed May l to devote his. time
to private law practice.
Evening star., 1954-06-01
By the A.sociased Press

Legislation to add an estimated
10 million persons to the social
security rolls and to boost, ben
efits and taxes comes before the
House today for debate and al
most certain passage.
Drafted by the House Ways
and Means Committee and en-
bodying in large part recon-
mendations by President Eisen-
hover. 1t was docketed under
take it or leave it, procedure
1t cannot be amended on the
floor.
The legislation has little ii
Evening star., 1954-06-01

the recovery of lost articles left
in taxicabs. From 1887 to 1912
he served as motorcycle patrol
man and, at his request, was
transferred from that duty to
the hack inspectors Office in
1912.
Officials at the hospital said
the priayte was in critical con-
dition."
Evening star., 1954-06-01
II Out at W. & |.
In Cheating Probe;
Janitor Discharged
By the Assoeioisd Press

LEXINGTON. Va. June L.
Twelve Washington and Lee
University students have with
drawn after being charged with
violations Of the honor code as
a result Of. a student Executive
Committee investigation. Presi-
dent Francis P. Gaines has an
nounced. .
DR. Gaines yesterday said the
IL, including several varsity
athletes. had obtained advance
copies of examinations and tests
with the help of q university
janitor who had o pass key to
the buildings.
A spokesman said the janitor
has been dismissed. He was not
identified. and DR.. Gaines said
that the names of the IL students
will not be released by the uni
versity.
The president said the Execu-
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eating reports Of cheating for
some time. The committee has
complete control in enforcing
the honor code.
DR.. Gaines. visibly shaken as
he announced the results Of the
committee investigation. said:
''It was my most difficult job
during my years at Washington
and Lee"
Or. Gaines refused to say how
many athletes were included in
the II students, but a spokesman
said several football players
were included. The spokesman
added that the II included
members of the sophomore,
junior and senior classes. and
said that at least one of the
students had been scheduled to
graduate at the university's 205th
commencement Friday.
Evening star., 1954-06-01
Girl, s, Is Missing;
13-5iafe KIDNAPPING
Alarm Sent Out
sy the A.sesiessd Press


NEW YORK. June la l3-
State kidnapping alarm was sent
out today on a Florida mans
report that a 6-year-old girl
entrusted to his care had van
iShed from his truck parked on
the lower Manhattan water
front.
The missing child is Jane
Marie y(Jennie) Hoffman.
A police canvass of the water
front area turned up the infors
nation that a 200-pound woman
known only as "Toni" had been
seen with q child whose descrip-
ton fitted that Of the missing
youngster.
The broWn-haired, brown
eyed girl was reported missing
by Walter Howard Hicks. jr. of
Tampa, Fla.
He told police the girl had
been placed in his care by her
mother, Mrs. Blanche Whitfield,
and showed them a letter she
purportedly wrote stating her
willingness to have him adopt
her daughter.
Mr.. Hicks said he parked his
trailer-truck and when he re-
turned an hour later "Jennie"
was missing from the sleeper
platform behind the drivers
seat.
Police said "Toni," who was
described as about 80, was wear
ing mems gray trousers and a
gray shirt. She was seen near
the waterfront with a child and
asked directions to "the Jersey
truck terminal" in Jersey City.
Mrs. Whitted, police said, was
described by Mr.. Hicks as an
Upstate New Yorker whom he
met here about a week ago. Why
she had given him custody of
the girl was not made clear.