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Evening star., 1954-03-27
Soviet Hocus-Pocus in East Reich
just to Make Sure That Sovereign Germans Don't Become
Too Sovereign, Russia Keeping 300 900 Troops There

the Germans will be affected
if they hear that across the
Elbe their countrymen are
strutting in brand-new uni
forms in possession of all kinds
of modern equipment while
the Bonn republic has only a
strictly military police armed
with pistols and sub-machine
guns.
The efforts of the Kremlin
to create discord between us
and the West Germans are not
expected to bear any tangible
results. The West Germans
know that Poland. Romania.
Bulgaria, Hungary. Czechoslo-
vakia and North Korea are all
independent sovereign"
peoples republics whose presi-
dents are hand-picked by Mos
COW. And to make sure that
even these puppets do not get
out of hand. more than 2 mil
lion Soviet and Chinese SOL
diers are on hand to suppress
any attempt to make that SOW
ereignty a reality.
The Soviet hocus-pocus has
had some repercussions in Of
fetal Washington circles. 1t
has shown that the present
dragging of feet by the French
government in connection
with the rearmament of West
ern Germany must come to a
quick end. The Paris govern
ment has had two warnings
from Secretary of State Dulles
that unless the EDO treaty is
ratified we shall have to "re-
appraise" our policies toward
France.
.'rench government has
also been told less openly that
unless the opposition to Ger
man reamament ends soon
we and the British will give
the Bonn government the
green light to proceed with
creation of military force at
once.
The French have also been
told that under such condi-
tions it is probable that Ger
many will organize not II but
20 divisions. which we con-
slider as a far better preven-
ton measure against a Soviet
onslaught.
Evening star., 1954-03-27

he should reappoint Gordon
Clapp on account of his ability
and experience; and because he
has kept IVA out of politics
and politics out of IVA. Re-
member, he tanned Senator
McKellar, the greatest old
patronage moocher that ever
came to Washington; licked
him and made him like 1t Be-
tore he retired, McKeilar was
saying nothing but nice things
about Gordon Clapp. Nobody
is saying anything against him
now, for that matter. You don't
hear of any organization called
Citizens Against IVA, do you?
That delegation brought a
petition to the President,
signed by 60,432 citizens, ask
ing him to reappoint Gordon
Clapp. You don't hear of any
60.432 citizens asking him not
to. I don't imagine he needs
the job. Plenty of jobs for him
all over the world, in all the
countries where they are copy
ing IVA. He doesn't need the
job, but the people down in
the valley think the job needs
him. The President keeps talk
ing about considering the local
interest in matters of this kind.
If he really means it, he can't
have any doubts about where
the local interest is in this
case"
Evening star., 1954-03-27

strictly rationed in the new
sovereign" East German Peo-
Piles Republic. There is no ra-
tioning of any kind in the
Bonn republic.
According to high officials
in Washington, the somewhat
clumsy maneuver of the
Kremlin to give East Germany
full sovereignty" at this time
was intended as timely propa-
ganda for the West Germans.
who are becoming as impatient
as the Americans and British
over the antics of the French
government in connection
with ratification of the Euro
pean Defense Community.
After some hesitation, West
Germany has definitely made
up its mind to rearm, regard
less of cost and the fact its
military force will be under the
overall command of foreigners.
This rearmament scheme
which the French are still
hampering will cost the Ger
man taxpayer at least SIS bill
lion yearly after the new ma
chinery is set in motion. 1t
also will mean that some 500,-
900 young Germans instead of
finding gainful employment in
industry and business. will
serve in the army between 18
and "a months for as little as
$40 a month.
Germany, like Japan, had to
change some provisions in its
constitution in order to meet
the pressing threat from the
Reds in Moscow and Peiping.
But all this was done be-
cause the men who live under
the democratic regime in the
Bonn republic realize that it
is their duty to defend their
own soil with the help Of the
American and British forces
now garrisoned between the
Elbe and the Rhine. And. un-
like the new sovereign re-
public" of East Germany. the
bulk of the West Germans
consider our troops. formerly
stationed in their country as
forces of occupation. as their
loyal allies.
, Moscow apparently believes
that the martial tradition Of
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Lowell WeHett-

Makes you wonder who ad-
vises Ike. doesn't it?" said
Old
About what?"
I'm this case, the Tennessee
Valley Authority. How'd he
get the idea of letting Gordon
Clapp go and replacing him
with a Chattanooga egg mer-
chant?"
That 'can be answered in
three words: BraZilla Carroll
Reece."
Say that again"
"B. Carroll Reece, the Con-
gresham from the northeast
corner of Tennessee that's
been voting Republican ever
since the Civil War. He was
chairman of the Republican
National Committee for
couple of years. in the middle
forties."
And he thinks that's good
politics? No wonder the pri-
vate interests are trying to
get theirs in a hurry. Playing
that kind of politics, the Re
publicans will be out again at
the end of this term, and they
won't be in again for another
20 years. An egg merchant"
"Well, he has a pretty big
business, even if it is princi-
pally in eggs. And he has
wider interests. He was chair
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Fletcher Knebel-
Potomac Fever

Mccarthy investigators special counsel Com
mttee members trust will lay the facts fast as pos
sbe-so the time to forget them before the
election.
The Government will explode Hbombs in the PACING
precauion the Panama Canal will be closed temporar
ily-to from being picked up on
vagrancy charge the Atlantic.
Congress cuts excise taxes 81 Both parties stand for
progress including bigger and better national debt
getting restaurants have started
giving away free meal with each cup of coffee.
East Germany free nation The elections
will absolutely free charge at all for voting ia on the
Communist transportation Siberia for those
voting mo"
defenSes against
the big thing for big city resident is to keep
mobile During Boston, for instance resident
should plan visiting relatives in Seattle
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Nehru Presses Demand
That French Quit India
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW DELHI, India, Mar. 81
Indian Foreign Secretary r. <.
Nehru flew to South India today
to study first hand the tickliSh
French-1ndia situation as the
New Delhi government continued
its pressure on France to sur
render her isolated possessions
on the Indian mainland.
Prime Minister Nehru said yes
terday the French and Portu-
guese footholds on the Indian
continent "can no longer be
tolerated" because they are
dangerous to the freedom Of
this country"
Official sources said the gov
ernment chief sent his foreign
secretary to Madras to study re-
ports that French Indian armed
police had violated Indian terri
tory. He will confer with Ma
draS state authorities, who al
ready have assigned heavy con-
tingents of special police to
guard the Indian frontiers of
the French colony of Pondi-
cherry.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
BY The Assoeioted Press

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Mar. 81
A Navy jet fighter pilot who
wing-Waved a runaway jet out
to sea to avoid land said today
he could have pushed it with
actual contact.
1t. q. g. c. w. Vandenberg,
25. Ripon, Calf, flying at 300
miles an hour in his F9F6
Cougar fighter, turned the other
Cougar away from the populated
coast after its pilot had bailed
out over the ocean.
He maneuvered his wing tip
under the runaway, which had
righted itself out of spin 80
miles from here, and managed
to swing it around 180 degrees.
1t crashed at sea.
"The air flowing over the
wing of my plane" 1t. Vanden-
berg said, was enough to lift
the other planes wing and tilt
it around.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
By the Assoeietsd Press

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Mar.
27.-Convicted Wesley Robert
Wells apparently won't have to
die in the gas chamber of San
Quentine Prison for throwing a
cuspidor at a guard.
Gov. Goodwin j. Knight said
last night he would commute
Wells scheduled April 8 execu-
tion to life imprisonment with
out hope Of parole. Wells was
sentenced under a State law
providing for mandatory death
penalty for life termers convicted
of assault.
California Chief Justice Phil
Gibson said the justices of the
State Supreme Court would con-
slider the Governors action Mon
day. Approval was expected.
Wells is a five time loser who
has spent 26 years in prison and
once killed another prisoner.
Former Gov. Earl Warren re-
fused clemency in 1850. saying
"this man is a killer and always
will be-" Sympathizers called
Wells the victim of a "cruel and
inhuman law"
Gov. Knight acted under a sell
dom-used provision of the State
constitution. 1t forbidS the
Governor and Legislature from
granting pardons OF commuta-
tlons to any one twice convicted
of a felony without a majority
recommendation by the Supreme
Court.
The State Court previously
upheld Wells conviction, 4 to 8.
All other appeals have failed.
The Governor emphasized in
his statement that abnormal
pressures exerted by certain ex-
tremist factions had nothing to
do with his decision. Wells has
become a cause celebre for left
Evening star., 1954-03-27
'Whitewash' inProbe
Of Army Contracts
Feared by Engineer

A construction engineer who
few here from Germany yester-
day and testified before a Fed
eral grand jury probing possible
fraud in Army contracts said
that the investigation is shaping
up like "a whitewash."
The witness. Robert E. Bowen,
36. formerly of Spokane, Wash,
was obviously piqued. following
his half-hour appearance before
the grand jury in the United
States Courthouse here.
He had brought along a port
folio of about 1000 documents
which he had said would tend to
show a conspiracy ito sabotage
the United States military con-
Struction program in Germany. ="
After he came from the grand
jury room. he told reporters:
I'm afraid they tJustice De-
partment attorneys are trying
to avoid my stuff by limiting the
scope of the questioning. If it
keeps going the same way, it will
be a whitewash.
Mr.. Bowen is scheduled to tes-
tify again on Monday. Also slated
for temperance is Robert
Harms. Florida businessman,
once associated with Mr.. Bowen
in architectural engineering in
Germany. Both had been sub
poenaed.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
WWDC 10 Drop Show
Backed by H. |. Hunt

Texas millionaire H. L. Hunts
Facts Forum will become CO.
producer Of Reporters Roundup,
Mutual Broadcasting Company's
discussion program, on April 5,
but the program will be dropped
by WWDC, Mutuars outlet here,
on the same day.
A spokesman for WWDC said
there was no connection between
the new joint sponsorship plan
and the decision to discontinue
airing the discussion show. which
originates here.
We've had so many requests
for free air time by local organ
izations that we decided some
time ago to devote the $50 spot
to local public service broadcast
ing" the spokesman said.
Facts Forum has been the sub
ject Of controversy for some time.
Critics have termed it a political
propaganda machine giving ma
jor weight to conservatism and
iSolationism.
Mr.. Hunt stated the programs
offer fair and impartial discus
sion of public issues.
Mutual said that, under the
co-production arrangement, Re-
porters' Roundup will be con-
tinued on the Mutual network
from Washington on Monday
nights from $50 to 10 o'clock.
The new moderator will be
Robert F. Hurleigh Of Mutual's
Chicago staff. He will relieve
Everett Holes as moderator. Mr..
Holes will continue as director
OF Washington operations for
Mutual.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
u. S. Grand Jury Returns
3 Sealed Indictments

Three secret indictments were
returned by a Federal grand jury
yesterday. and a secret bench
warrant was issued by Judge
James w. Morris in connection
with the indictments in the U.
S. District Court for the District
of Columbia.
The judge sealed the indict-
ments at the request of Lawrence
F. Regan, special assistant to
the Attorney General. With an
other special assistant. John Os-
sea, Mr.. Regan had been in
structed to present evidence bear
ing on violations of the false
statements statutes and laws gov
erning conspiracy to defraud the
Government.
The grand jury that returned
the indictments is the same one
investigating the Army construc-
ton program in Europe.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Eisenhower Orders
Increase in StockpiIe
OF Strategic Materials
BY Gornett D. Homer

President Eisenhower has au-
thorized planning for increasing
the Nations stockpile of strate-
gic metals and minerals.
Entering into the decision are
assumptions that:
/. Some domestic sources of
supply of strategic metals would
be knocked out by Soviet atomic
attack at the beginning of any
new war.
2. Supplies of strategic items
could not be counted on from
normal foreign sources in the
event of war except in the case
of limited group of countries.
The increased stockpiling pro-
gram also will be designed to
strengthen the domestic mineral
industry. with Government pur-
chases timed to help alleviate
distressed conditions that might
occur in the domestic industries.
ODM Handling Program.
The White House announced
plans for the new program late
yesterday. 1t said the President
had authorized the Office of De-
fense Mobilization ito establish
Immediately new long term
mineral stockpile obiectives."
The program was hailed by
Western Senators today as a
tonic for the ailing mining in
duStry.
Senators from the mining
States acclaimed the order as
"a very wise move" and as at
least an effective stopgap"
measure to tide the lead, zinz
and other mining industries over
the present period of falling de-
mand and prices.
But Senator Bennett, Repub-
lican, of Utah described the ac-
ton as only temporary pro-
gram which should be consid-
cred the forerunner of a COM
prehensive attack on the prob
lens of the mining and minerals
industry.
ODM Director Arthur S. Flem-
ming said the new detectives
should be drawn up and a flow
OF new purchase directives
|. started to the General Services
Administrations within two or
three weeks.
Present policies covering
acquisition of metals and min
erals to meet the present mini
mum Of stockpile objectives will
be continued. Purchases to meet
the additional long-range goals
will move more slowly.
Plan of Purchases.
The White House said they
will be made at advantageous
times rather than waiting until
emergency conditions force the
Government to pay premium
/ prices.
The new long-range policy.
when it is consummated, will
mean that the risk of strategic
and critical metals and minerals
becoming a bottleneck will be
virtually eliminated" the White
House said.
1t is estimated that the new
program will result in additional
Government purchases of from
35 to 40 metals and minerals for
the stockpile. Wherever possible,
they will be bought from domes-
tic producers and preference will
be given to newly mined metals
and minerals of domestic origin.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Mothers S Discipline
IsaKindnesstoChiId,
Teachers Are Told

Concern that present day
young mothers "are worried by
the books they read and are
afraid to say no" was expressed
yesterday by Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle, chairman of the Commis-
sioners' Youth Council.
Mrs. Doyle addressed the sixth
annual teachers institute for
elementary and secondary schools
of the Archdiocese of Washing
ton at the Archbishop John Car
roll High School.
She said discipline is a kind
ness to a child. Children need
direction and they thrive under
responsibility. she said.
Sometimes in our anxiety to
help children we don't give them
responsibility" Mrs. Doyle said.
Disciplined Parent.
But she warned that a parent
cannot learn to say no to a child
unless the parent can say no to
herself. and that only q disci-
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Dutch Treat Club Honors
Rubinsfein and Howard
By the Associated Pres,

NEW YORK, Mar. 27.-Pian-
ist Arthur Rubinstein and Roy
Howard. chairman of the board
of Scripps-H Howard. last night
received the 1854 awards of the
Dutch Treat Club.
Mr.. Rubinstein was presented
with the medal of the clubs
Frank Crowninshield Award and
was cited for his brilliant art
istry" and great contribution to
music in America"
Mr.. Howard received the clubs
John O'Hara Cosgrove Award for
his outstanding accomplish
ments in the field of journalism"
The Dutch Treat Club is a So
cial organization made up of
800 men active in literature, mu-
SIC art and the drama.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Speed on Legislation
Urged by Ferguson;
Democrats Hh DELAYS
By the Assoeioted Press

Senator Ferguson, Republican,
of Michigan called today for a
speedup in action on President
Eisenhower's legislative program
in what he said will be the
make break month of April.
Democrats. meanwhile, gibed
at the Republican leadership for
what they called failure to push
through the Presidents pro-
posals.
Senator Ferguson said in an
interview he will ask the Senate
Republican Policy Committee,
which he heads, to consider next
Tuesday a schedule aimed at
bringing to the Senate calendar
in the next five weeks all of the
bills covering the Presidents
major recommendations.
Unless We get these measures
out of committee by May / and
on the calendar where they are
ready for Senate action, l am
afraid some of them just aren't
going to get passed before our
scheduled July 81 adjournment"
he said.
Sees Program ObScoured.
The Michigan Senator said he
thinks the present uproar over
the controversy between Senator
Mccarthy. Republican. of Wis
consin. and Army officials is OBJ
scuring the Eisenhower program.
Gen. Eisenhower has predicted
that what he calls his "dy-
manic. progressive" program will
be the principal issue in the
November elections. He said that
if Congress doesn't enact most
Of the program. the Republicans
won't deserve to retain control
Of the legislative branch.
Thus tar. the Senate mas passed
only the ST. Lawrence seaway
bill and an excise tax measure
not wholly pleasing to adminis-
tration leaders. who had to ac-
cept more reductions in such
levies than they would have liked.
The House has set a much
faster pace but has not yet taken
up measures involving the re-
ciprocal trade program, social
security expansion. farm price
supports and revision of the
Taft-Hartley Act.
Foreign Trade Discussion.
Senate Majority Leader Know
land said he expects the foreign
trade program to be discussed
at the regular Monday meeting
of COP legislative leaders with
the President. Senator Ferguson
said he assumed a presidential
message on the subject would be
forthcoming soon thereafter.
While Senator Ferguson said
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Convict Who Hurled Cuspidor
At Guard Won't Have to Die

wing elements as well as other
groups. Many State legislators
also urged Gov. Knight tc spare
his life.
The Governor said:
There is no doubt that
Wells has had a bad criminal
and prison record. However, his
execution is not to be determined
on that bad record.
Though the strictly techni-
cal legal findings involved can
be upheld. there were many
rulings on evidence and fact in
the various courts and judicial
opinions where there were
paper-thin differences and dis
tinctions enunciated In such
cases executive clemency may
logically be exercised"
Wells first went to Folsom in
1928 on a Los Angeles conviction
for receiving stolen goods. He
was found guilty here in 1882 of
manslaughter in the death Of
another inmate. In 1912 he was
returned to Folsom for driving
an auto without the owners
consent.
He was convicted Of the GUS
pidor attack on the Folsom
guard. Noble Brown, in 1947, but
his attorneys managed to stave
off resetting of his oft-postponed
execution date until a few weeks
ago. Defense counsel contended
he did not have a fair trial.
They argued, too. that he was
not serving a true life sentence
and therefore not subject to the
death penalty.
The guard recovered from the
attack, although he still COM
plains of headaches.
The governor also commuted
the death sentence last year Of
James Francis Silva for stabbing
a fellow convict during a San
Quentin row.
Evening star., 1954-03-27

Sition that religion or religious
instruction alone is the panacea
for juvenile delinquency"
He said religion is the most
compelling influence in prevent
ing delinquency, and, he added,
There is no one cause of juve-
nile delinquency; it can be
brought about by many different
factors"
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Constantine Brown

Some 100000 Red troops
from Mongolia, TurkeStan,
Azerbaijan and other remote
paris of the Soviet empire
will be kept in Eastern Ger
many to see that the new
fully sovereign and independ-
ent" East German regime does
not get any foolish" ideas.
In addition to this alien army
of occupation. East Germany
has her own force some 100,-
600 strong.
The East German army,
which the MuScovites have de-
scribed in the past as a mere
police force, is equipped with
jet planes, modern artillery
and tanks. Its reliability in
the event Of a showdown be-
tween East and West remains
questionable, however, despite
the fact that most of its Of
ficers from battalion COM
manderS up are 80 per cent
former Nazi Especially SS)
officers. At the time of the
bloody outbreaks last June the
Soviet high command had to
send Russian troops into Ber-
lin and other industrial CEN
ters. The Soviet generals suS-
pected that the new Wehr-
macht might go over to the
revolutioniSts.
High officials in Washing
ton doubt that this new propa-
ganda move to make East Ger
many into another puppet
sovereign country" by fiat
from the Kremlin will have
any serious repercuSSions in
West Germany. There some
so million Germans are as free
as their former enemies in
the West although nominally
the American, British and
French high commissioners
still have some juriSdictional
rights.
Moreover, while Western
Germany is today the most
prosperous country in Europe
and one Of the most pros
porous countries in the world,
East Germany is still starving.
Everything from consumers
goods to the freedom of think
ing and expressing oneself is
Evening star., 1954-03-27
India Says Thanks

Canada's gift of 120 locomo-
tives to India was termed by the
Government at New Delhi as ore
Of the most striking contribu-
tions by a Commonwealth coun-
try to India's economic better
ment.