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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-16
Old and New Materials
Blended in Table Desiqn

Many Of the pieces make ex-
cellent bridges between period
furniture and modern settings.
A slate coffee table, for example.
strikes q sophisticated modern
note with its smoke gray finish.
but it is mounted on curved
brass legs that are additionally
contoured to suggest Empire
grace.
In other tables bamboo treat
ment is given the brass legs and
fittings to provide a subtle aim
ity for Chippendale. Regency
and even French Provincial
rooms. Still Others have slim,
unpunctuated. sometimes ta-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-16
BY BETTY LENAHAN

New materials and old familiar
ones in new combinations have
provided dual inspiration for dis
tinctive designs in new tables
and room dividers.
Imported Italian slate inlaid
with slim bands of cleaning
brass. muted walnut combine.
with the fresh whiteness of
micarta and both lit with, brass.
diamonds of white and natural
leather in harlequin arrange
ments, or clear glass with classic
marble are some Of the unex-
pected matings developed in new
pieces to fit into today's vary
Ing patterns Of living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-16

dividers Is . unit Of four white
micarta open shelves on an ex-
tended black bench. Slim brass
rods are crossed alternately fore
and aft so that the piece looks
equally attractive from either
direction "a welcome change
from the usual book shelves that
face one way only.
Adaptable in use as well as in
design, nearly all these new
pieces can be used for more than
one purpose and in more than
one place. The end tables win
fit in anywhere from entrance
foyer to living room to den, the
room dividers serve equally well
throughout the house. q glass
and micarta desk doubles as a
dining table or can be used as q
service bar as well.
Questions and Answers
Question-We recently redeco-
rated our living room and small
adjoining library which are sep
arated by an arch. using WALL
paper in dark green with fiecks
Of gold. The rug We would like
to use is an Oriental design in
rust, aqua and black on a beige
background. There is q large
bay window with southern ex-
posure and a regular size window
on the east and both rooms have
high ceilings. The woodwork
and Venetian blinds are white.
Our problem is what colors would
be best for a sofa. two chairs and
draw draperies. Also, should the
draperies be a solid color or pat
termed?
Answer-Rust would be good
color for the sofa, beige for one
Of the chairs and light green for
the other. With the patterned
Oriental rug / advise a solid color
for the draperies, gold would
bring out the gold fiecks in the
wallpaper.
QuestiOn--We would like some
help on new color scheme for
our kitchen. We are remodeling
and the room is small and rather
dark. The lower walls are gray
and the furniture is red and
gray with the red predominating.
What colors would you suggest
for the upper walls, ceiling,
woodwork, cabinets and hoorcov-
ering? Also. what would be a
b =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-16

pered legs to suggest the COM
pletely contemporary.
Neatening Table Device
OF special interest is a cock
tail table designed with . slim
brass gallery rail which acts as
q ''neatening" device as well as
an ornamental one by keeping
Sunday papers and other home
paraphernalia within bounds. A
closely spaced undershelf pro-
vides further storage space for
magazines or other items.
Outstanding among the room
Evening star., 1955-11-25
DOROTHY THOMPSON
Finland d Nation OF Self Reliance
nsproduetion RiEhts Reserved

free grades, there are many
popular institutions for train
ing in agriculture, industry, for
estry. and business for young
people with more practical
than scholarly talents. There
are also folk institutes" " large
" copied from Denmark. These
are part-tlme schools for stu
dents who hold jobs. and they
are both practical and theo-
retical.
University students are
about equally divided between
men and women. Women pre-
dominate in the language fac
uIties and In one branch Of
medicine. Seventy-f1ve per cent
OF the dentists In Finland are
women!
Firms are artistically gifted,
especially for architecture and
design, In which fields some Of
them have become world IA
nous. A people who hewed
their simple homes out Of the
forest cit Is an adage. every
Finn is born with an ak in his
hand") have produced sons
working In quite other mate
rails steel. stainless steel, and
glass. miles of itt--in buildings
and interiors Of daring orig
inality, such as the Palace Ho-
tel completed for the olympic
Games in 1882, and the new
American Embassy.
Firms drink too much. tAIi
north-dwellers dob The PEN
atty in Heisinki for drunken
driving or public disorder from
drunkenness has been to put
the cuIprit ct hard labor on
the new Helsinki airport. This
was considered q heaithful an
tidote for q hangover and q
saving to the treasury. Gossip
has 1t that two cabinet minis
ters put In some hard iicks. I
could not substautiate this.
Evening star., 1955-11-25
BROWN
Eisenhower Briefed on Cold War

the advantage Of initiative
while we and our Chinese Ma
tionalist and South Korean
allies are forced to remain on
the defensive, lest we give the
world the impression that we
are warmongers. It Is fair TO
assume that the National Se-
curity Council has presented
President Eisenhower and his
cabinet with all the facts
available on the Chinese Conn
munist buildup In the Fukien
Province, facing the Formosan
strait, and the more recent
information about the growth
of the Red air power and ar
tillery in Northern Korea.
These buildups may or may
not be used In the immediate
future. We have no means Of
evaluating them from q po-
litical angle except by draw
ing a parallel with the past.
The cold war was hardly no.
ticeabIe in the first six months
Of 1850. President Truman
said In June that year that at
no time since the end Of the
war were we so close to a real
peace. Within three weeks
after that welcome statement
the Communists, at Moscow's
prodding, attacked South
Korea.
Evening star., 1955-11-25
Chamber Heads
From Cubo Plan
Visit Here Dec. 8

Fifteen directors Of the Ameri-
can Chamber Of Commerce Of
Cuba win visit Washington on
December "a. In q tour Of II
United States cities.
Highlight Of their stay here
will be q reception at the Cuban
Embassy from 6 pm. to 3 pm,
on December 3. They will stay
at the Shorehan Hotel.
Purpose Of the tour is to pro-
mote good viii between the two
republics, to foster business re-
Iations between industrialists Of
Cuba and the United States. and
to acquaint American business
men with opportunities Of ex-
panding trade with Cuba.
Their first stop in the United
States will be at Atlanta on
November ~.
Evening star., 1955-11-25
War Party Label and Democrats

distorted into an American
failure" There are, Of course.
some critics who would prefer
to hold Russia blameless II 1t
only would Ak blame on the
President and Secretary Of
State Of their own country and
win an election. But, happily.
American public opinion is too
well informed to be misled by
that kind of mischieyous mis-
Interpretation Of the truth.
As for the Democratic speak
ers, they viii have to point out
soon what they would have
done before Geneva and what
they would do now that the
two Geneva conferences have
been held. Would they go 10
war with Russia2 Do they be-
lieve in preventive war? Woule
they surrender Germany to
Russia and abandon al priIa-
ciples just to get paper agree
fYlent?
These questions so to the
heart Of the present political
debate. Discussion Is good Tor
the American people. and al
though bipartisan policies are
desirable, they cannot be
achieved unless all the parti-
sans have full rein to speak
their thoughts.
Since foreign policy was an
issue in 1852, Mr.. Truman
says it's going to be an issue
in 1856. He Is right about
that. There are lots Of things
which the Truman admins
tration did to bring about the
loss Of the mainland Of China
to the free world. including
the promotion Of Harry Dex-
ter White after the FBI
warned that he was involved
in Q Communist spy ring.
There were Communist stooges
who misled our State Depart
ment on China policy. Much
OF the story has not yet been
told. as, for instance, how
America lost the truce In Kc-
rea and forced the Eisenhower
regime to 90 ahead with an
armistice agreement that was
bad for the United Nations
troops. Admiral C. Turner Joy
in his recent book tells that
sad story.
There are lots Of interna-
tional questions to talk about
in the 1856 campaign. not the
least Of them being which
party was responsible for the
mess" In foreign policy
which the Eisenhower regime
inherited.
CRsprcduetion RiEhts Reserved
Evening star., 1955-11-25
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Red kibbIiag at NATo and Attempts
At Drives in Far East Believed Outlook

President Eisenhower and
members Of his cabinet listened
for hours to an "unadulterated
report" about the failure OF
the Geneva Conference and an
intelligence presentation about
the prospects of a new and in
tensifed Soviet "hot cold
campaign in the course OF the
next year. The fact that a
British intelligence mission
has been in Washington since
last week analyzing with our
own top intelligence officials
the ''new look" Of the Comn1u-
mist 'strends"--the first such
gathering since 1946--also is
significant.
It appears that the Secre-
tary of State and the members
Of the National Security Courl-
ell believe the Soviet strategy
will be divided into two parts:
(I) In Europe 1t win endeavor
to nibble at NATO. mainly by
cajoling its minor members;
and "a In Asia 1t viii stimu-
late and encourage active
Campaigns of liberation.
particularly in Laos. the For
mosan strait and South Korea.
In North Africa and the Middle
East, the growing tensions be-
tween the Arab states and the
these cancellations is that they
Western powers also viii be
advanced by providing the
Arabs with obsolescent but still
disable arms from the vast
USSR stockpiles Of conven-
tional weapons.
AS an indication Of the So
VETS impact on the northern
members Of NATO, 1t is pointed
out that the Norwegian gov
ernment has decided to cam
eel the war games which were
to be held this winter In the
western portions of the cour1-
try. The Oslo administration
also has decided to cut exer-
cises planned for the coast ar
tillery and antiaircraft units.
The official explanation Of
would save the taxpayers
nearly 81 million, But 1t is in
teresting to note that the pro-
posal, which still has to be
submitted to Parliament. was
made after the return Of the
Prime Minister of Norway
from his 10 days visit to, Mos
COW, when he pledged himself
not to permit any allied install
lation on Norwegian territory.
unless 1t was under attack or
imminent threat Of attack.
Prime Minister Bulganin and
Party Chief Khrusfchey were
so pleased that they promised
to pay a state visit to Oslo
next spring.
Similarly there Is q fast
growing concern in American
military and diplomatic quar-
ters that the actual rearma-
Evening star., 1955-11-25

ment Of Western Germany win
proceed henceforth at a snail's
pace. So far only about 100
Germans-mostly generals and
colonels-haye been placed in
uniform. The response to the
call for volunteers has been
disappointingly slow.
The Muscovites are taking
advantage Of this lack Of en-
thusiasm on the part OF the
German youth and are, very
actively spreading reports that
the prospects for German unity
will be greatly increased II the
Bonn republic does not live up
to its commitments under the
Paris agreements. The word is
given to all the Germans that
unity can be achieved only at
the Soviet Unions discretion
and that the Western powers
are unable to bring it about.
The peace treaty with Austria
and the failure to make any
kind Of progress at the foreign
ministers conference at Ge-
neya give full credence to the
Soviet propaganda. From the
allied military point of view
NATO cannot survive as an ef-
fective coalition eventually to
ward of q Red aggression ur1-
less it has on its side a German
military force at least 100000
strong. The strong prospects
are that this force may not be
available in the forseeable
future and that the USSR by
its skillful maneuyers may in
duce the German people to ac-
cept the Soviet proposal OF
swapping neutrality for unity.
The situation in the Far
East and the Middle East is
considered far more explosive.
1t is here that the USSR
can wage q war by proxy
against the West as she did
so successfully after 1850 In
Korea and Indo- China. The
Reds in the Far East have
Evening star., 1955-11-25

not to sell any Arab oil to Israel.
Tankers calling on Arab oil
ports must show, proof that they
are not taking the load to Israel.
Egyptian coast guards in the
Suez Canal and the Gulf Of
Aqaba inspect all tankers' mani-
tests TO see that no oil reaches
Israel.
Despite these measures, some
Arab oil is suspected to be Leak
ing to Israel via Turkish and
Italian ports. The petroleum
committee is to find these leaks"
and stop them II possible. One
recommendation is that Arab
boycott all tankers that have
carried In the past or are now
carrying oil to Israel from areas
outside the Middle East.
Evening star., 1955-11-25
Admiral Stump
[Confers in Tokyo

TOKYO. Nov, rs P).Admiral
Felix B. Stump, Pacific CONF
lmander- in chief, met today with
Gen. L. L. Lemnitzer, United Ma
|tions and United States Far East
commander.
Admiral Stump Is on q routine
visit to Navy installations In the
Far East.
Red China's Peiping Radio said
today that on Formosa Admiral
Stump held discussions on In
creased supply Of United States
military equipment to Chang
IKai-shek and the training plan
for the use Of new weapons" It
asserted he and Chang ex-
changed views ION war prepara-
ttions.'
Evening star., 1955-11-25

CAIRO, Nov. as (NANA1 -
The Arab countries have decided
Ito use their huge oil deposits as
ID weapon In the nearly hot war
In the Middle East.
The Arab Leagues hush-hush
petroleum experts committee
has met secretly in Cairo. One Of
the points on the agendR was to
|flnd ways and means to put the
abundance Of oil In Arab coun-
tries to good use In the inter-
national political scene.
The petroleum committee Is
made up Of delegates from the
eight member states Of the Arab
League. including the major oil
producing countries s-Iraq and
Saudi Arabia--and three coun-
tries Syria. Jordan and Leb-
anon which transit oil by pipe
line to the Mediterranean shores.
One Of the committees first
moves was to invite major oil
producing Arab sheikhdoms Of
the Persian Gull who are not
members Of the Arab League to
sit on the committee as OBJ
servers.
Plan Policy Accord
The committees task was to
draw up d plan to coordinate
the petroleum policies Of the
various Arab states concerning
the foreign oil firms and the oil
importing countries Of the West
ern world. The countries also
sought to tighten their boycott
Of Israel.
Certain Arab countries which
do not have oil Of their own,
notably Syria. want the major
oil-producing members Of the
Evening star., 1955-11-25
DAVID LAWRENCE

Are the Democrats blunder-
ing their way into the next
campaign as the war party?
This question is being asked
now In view Of the tenor of
the recent speeches by Mr..
Stevenson and Mr.. Hartman.
The two rivals for the DEM
ocratic presidential nominal
ton have Just given the coun-
try q preview Of their argu-
ments against President Eli
senhower's peace policy. and
it looks as II their alternative
to peaceful negotiation might
only be a belligerent policy
that could, IL the Democrats
won the election, bring on the
most terrible war in all his
tory.
! What do the Democrats
, really want? Before Geneva.
Mr.. Stevenson was making
speeches demanding that the
Eisenhower admins tration
compromise" with the Rus
SLAMS and insisting that there
must be no bluster or In
transigeance in the American
delegation,s attitude. Now he
speaks of the ''mists Of iliu-
sion" at the summit" con-
ference and criticizes Mr.. Ei-
senhower for alleged failure
at Geneva. BY the same token,
Mr.. Stevenson is criticizing
Foreign, Minister Macmillan
of Great Britain and Foreign
Minister Pinay Of France. who,
with MIR. Dulles, formulated
the allied policy at Geneva.
Mr.. Stevenson also is de-
manding more armament. He
says:
AmeElCaS mllltary mlgnL
has been reduced while at the
same time we talked louder
and tougher, But II our threats
were sincere. then our preten-
sions Of peace we're insincere.
And II we did not mean what
we said, then we were blufing." "
This is Q strange role for
Mr.. Stevenson, and it is not
made less belligereat by his
remark that: HOlir position is
more perilous than 1t has been
since Korea"
Gov. Hartman, to be sure.
calls the whole Eisenhower
foreign policy ''a classic in the
history OF hungling," Is this
because President Eisenhower.
with the almost unanimous
support Of the American people.
Evening star., 1955-11-25
Arabs Use Oil Weapon
In Middle East Politics

Arab League to dangle the threat
of stopping the now Of Arab oil
to the West II the West continues
to support Israel.
Among the major oil-produc-
Ing members In the Arab League,
Irau is allied with the West
through the Baghdad pact and
tied to the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization through Turkey
and the Southeast Asia Treaty
Organization through Pakistan.
1T is unlikely. therefore, that
|Iraq will make any threat TO
stop her oil from supplying
Western Europe.
But Saudi Arabia, the other
major Arab League oil producer,
has been pursuing in the past
three years a consistently anti
Western policy By opposing
Western-sponsored defense alli-
aaces in the Middle East. setting
up rival military pacts. and be-
coming increasingly neutral.
Hint End 70 Pact
Once or twice the Saudi au-
thorities even limited they could
terminate the concession to the
Arabian-American Oil Co., group
ing four major United States OIL
Arms. What's holding Saudi Ara
bia now Il the millions Of dollars
that I'LL the Saudi royal house
holds treasury annually through
royalties, gifts and contracts.
The Arab Leagues petroleum
committee Is already enforcing
q tight blockade Of Arab oil to
Israel. British and American oil
companies operating In the Arab
countries pledged some years ago
Evening star., 1955-11-25
Develops Own System Of disqualification,
Education and Anfidote for Drunks

s " 50 Z. 4 d
HELSINKI.The Firms have
their own way of doing nearly
everything. Highly socially con-
scious, Finland does not follow
dominant social trends. She
has. for instance, workmen's
compensation but no unem-
ployment insurance. Every
Finn has work and unen1ploy-
ment is only seasonal. due to
the extremely severe winter
climate. especially in the north.
so Finland plans her public
works to take up the seasonal
slack,
The government Is concerned
With juvenile delinquency but
has no professional probation
ofiicers, although out of scnie-
thing over $4,000 Juvenile cases
brought before the courts last
year, only 200 were serious fell
onies with prison sentences.
The petty or FIRST offenders
were put on probation 70 pas
tors. social workers. teachers.
psychiatrists and simple house,
wives, who always volunteer
their services and bring TO
them. perhaps. more interest
and love than anyone could be
paid for.
Finland has 90 far rejected
All general health insurance
plans, after 8 thorough investi-
cation Of their operation in
other countries. Investigation
has taught that they are
abused BY people who take up
the time Of panel doctors for
petty ailments that could as
well be treated with some rem-
edies and that no state has
ever been able to estimate the
cost IN advance or anywhere
near estimate It. Firms don't
like to vote for things without
knowing the cost. 50 they
have worked out another sys-
TEN.
Decentralization In Finland
il the cheapest in the world.
All hospitals belong to the
state and patients pay only .
fifth Of their operation costs.
A bed IN . hospital with full
care costs per day about Ia
/ hours Of the average work
mans wages. and everybody,
whatever his financial condi-
tion, pays the same unless he
has q private room and his
own doctor. Then he pays three
times ~ much. And even that
Is ridiculously cheap by any
standards. The hospitals are
beautiful, Helsinki's pediatric
hospital has been adjudged BY
foreign n1edics as one Of the
two finest in the world, and
its .'children's castle for
youngsters suffering from brain
defects and psychological dis
tiIrbances, q stunning piece OF
modern architecture and up
to-the last minute equipment,
is absolutely unique. ct was
built, however, largely with
Swedish gifts.)
Wards are bright, roorny.
end airy. Everything the Firms
build seems to be clean, simple
and harmonious.
Every community has d
community physician who Is
furnished q house. ONCE, and a
small salary out Of local taxes.
Consultants pay him fees. but
they are legally restricted. This
community physician certifies
patients to q hospital II in his
opinion and that Of the pa
tents own doctor tif he has
one, IL Is required.
Every community has Q free
clinic for advice on prenatal
and child care. Venereal dis
ease Is treated free. It was q
big problem after the war,
when Finland's Incidence was
Evening star., 1955-11-25
Stevenson and Horrimon Arguments
Seen Foyoring BelIigerent Policy

tried out q policy Of concilia-
ton at the first Geneva con-
ference. as Mr.. Stevenson and
Senator George urged2 The
President dealt with the lead
ers of the Russian government
eourteously and with the same
good nature that has always
been so characteristic Of his
personality. Now comes the
backfire from the Democrats.
Much is being said deri-
sively. for example, about Ike,s
smiles" and there are Demo-
cratic Party spokesmen who
are accusing the President of
having been drawn into q
supposedly artificial pose by
the coaching OF "the Madison
avenue boys" The public
generally may not know what
Madison avenue symbolizes.
It Is q street in New York
where some Of the best Of the
creative minds of America
have their ofices-and they
have developed the most etfec-
tive way to sell ideas through
advertising that any country
has ever known. They have
contributed greatly to Amer
lean prosperity and fun en-
ployment. America needs more
Madison avenue" knowledge
and experience In selling
Americanism" to the rest Of
the world. But Mr.. Eisen-
hower's kindliness and spirit
Of personal friendliness were
born In him IS years ago. Me-
body In Madison avenue had
to teach him how to be o gem
tleman In representing the
Government Of the United
States.
The average American voter
isn't going to be fooled BY the
outcry that the 'failure at
Geneva was the fault Of Mr..
Eisenhower or John Foster
Dulles. The American people
are not going to blame these
two staunch Americans for the
stubbornness and obstinacy Of
MoIotov and the Kremlin
rulers.
Everybody knows that the
refusal of the Russians to
agree to the proposals laid
down not merely by the United
States but by France and Great
Britain led to the failure"
at Geneva. and by no stretch
Of partisan zeal can this be
Evening star., 1955-11-25
Jupunese Wo. ships

YoKOSUKA, Japan, Nov. rs
|tFl Two former American de-
stroyers arrived today after q
|two-month trip from Boston.
They are the Asahi and Mat
subj. formerly the USs Amick
and Atherton. They were
manned by Japanese crews
trained at the Boston Navy Yard.
Evening star., 1955-11-25
NOISE DAMPENS
GLORY or TOWNS
AWARD FOR QUIET

HARTFORD, Conn. tR).--
Hartford won a national
noise-abatement award yes
terday. but city officials we're
baffied because. they said,
the city had no noise-abate-
ment program.
In fact, when a reporter
called one official he got this
reply:
II can't hear you. there's
q truck going by, making .
racket"