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workers also win be presented
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CAPITOL HILL APPOINT
MENT Thomas Graves has been
appointed administrative assist
ant to Senator Dworshak. Re-
publican, of Idaho. Mr.. Graves
has had extensive Capitol Hill
experience. having served as pro-
fessional staff director Of the
Senate Appropriations Commit
tee and legislative assistant to
Senator Ferguson Of Michigan.
A**
GSA-Herbert c. Plurnmer. the
popular and able public rela-
tions director of the General
Services Administration, has re-
turned home from the hospital
after undergoing surgery. His
host OF friends wish him q speedy
recovery and q quick return to
the job he does so well.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - The
Navy Department needs statisti-
cal craftsmen at $3,410 a year.
Call Miss Benesh at the Defense
Department, Extension 42823, or
apply to Room 1918. Arlington
Annex. Mrs. Isola D. Holt
and Evelyn Fitzpatrick of the
Federal Housing Administration
have each accumulated more
than 1000 hours Of unused sick
leave. :. Employees Of the United
States Information Agency last
week visited the agency's new
Voice of America studios in the
Health, Education and Welfare
Department building and saw
the VOA staff broadcasting live
to the people behind the Iron
and Bamboo curtains. Other
Government employees and the
public are also invited to visit
the Voices headquarters. +,
Herman j. Kaiser is retiring
from the Diamond Ordnance
Fuse Laboratories after A years
of service. The Civil Aero
nautics Federal Credit Union has
joined the District Credit Union
League. Harry K. Baker.
Louis Mason Drury and Joseph
B. Tisinger III are among the
first group of Foreign Service
officers appointed under Secre-
tary of State Dulles new inte-
Evening star., 1955-01-05
Phone Tups for Reds
Charged to Beriiner
BY The Assoeiassd Press

BERLIN, Jan. 5.-West Berlin
police announced last night the
arrest Of a 50-year-old German
mechanic who tapped telephone
lines to gather information for a
Communist intelligence organi-
zation.
Police refused to disclose his
identity but said he had worked
at a switchboard in the British
sector.
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Pension
ZAP wirephoto.
Continued From First Page.)


ministrators Of so-called self
administered funds, including
payments to persons not eligi-
BILE for benefits. and influence
payments to union officials.
7. Discrimination against nom
union employees through the re-
quirement that eligibility for
benefits is conditioned on being
a union member in good stand
ing.
Disclaim implications.
I'VE obviously do not imply
that every person in these cate
gories is guilty of some wrong
doing" the report said. Neither
do we suggest that these are the
only places where wrongdoing
prevails"
The subcommittee said 1t is
aware of efforts being made by
some groups to prevent misuse
Of such funds!
''These efforts have become
more noticeable since this COM
mittee began its public inquiry
into welfare and pension matters
more than a year ago." the re-
port declared. Though some
what belated, these private ef-
forts are, Of course, laudable. :"
The subcommittee suggested
that the States might also look
into pension funds which op-
crate within their boundaries
and pass necessary laws. II
asked State governments fol-
suggestions concerning Federal
laws which might be needed.
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Moral RearInament
Group Hears Plea for
Faith in Personal God

The man who nominated Her.
bert Hoover for President today
declared that faith in a personal
God" is the answer for individ-
uals to the crisis facing the
world.
Joseph Scott Of Los Angeles
a prominent Catholic layman
told delegates to the Moral Re-
armament Conference at the
Shoreham Hotel that 1--WE are
face to face with one OF the
great crises Of the world.
The faith in a living personal
God keeps people from despair
because they realize that God
is the same for all time"
Meeting Extended.
DR.. Frank Buchanan, founder
of the Moral Rearmament
Movement, announced the TO-
day meeting has been extended
until Saturday The conference
was scheduled TO end tomorrow
He said the ! mendcus r.
sponse caused hin u ada thee
extra sessions,
More than 1901 delegat from
So countries have registeren
This figure does not include the
large number of Washington
area people who have attended
the session. The additional
meetings will be held at II am
and 5 pm, daily, with a play
being presented at $3.50 pm.
There will be q memorial serv-
ice at 10 am. tonacrTnw fcI
George Marjoriebanks, of Scot
land, who died Monday at Warm
Springs, Ga. Mr.. Marjoriebanks
Al, was well known in Washing
ton, was an associate Of DR.
Buchanan for the past % years.
Diet Member Speaks.
A member Of the japanese
Diet, Senator Takeshi Togano
yesterday told the session that
Japan's past great mistake was
Evening star., 1955-01-05
Buenos Aires Area
Is Plagued by Fires

BUENOS AIRES. Jan. S.
Raging fires have killed one man
and destroyed crops and live
stock in the last two days In
drought-ridden areas Of South
ern Buenos Aires Province.
The fire killed 1000 cattle,
1000 sheep. 200 horses and de-
stroyed a large area Of wheat
ready for harvesting.
At least IL other fires were
reported In other parts Of the
province. Firemen attributed the
fires to sparks from steam
locomotives,
Evening star., 1955-01-05
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

morrow. cloudy. continued cold
with occasional rain.
Winds-Southeast or south
10-l5 miles per hour tonight
and tomorrow.
Road Conditions tAAA).
Northern New England and
New York State-Roads snow
covered and sanded.
River Report.
tFrom UAS. Engineersl
Potomac River cloudy ct HArpers Ferry
and OF Great Falls; Shenandoah cloudy
at Harpers Ferry.
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leave Of absence to serve as staH
director Of Q reorganization pro-
gram Of the Philippine govern-
ment. Franklin J. Calender has
been designated acting assistant
director. and Franklin C. Shep-
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District and vicinity-Cloudy
with occasional rain tonight and
tomorrow. Low tonight near "a.
Continued rather cold tomorrow
Virginia-Cloudy with occa-
sional rain tonight and tomorrow
Low tonight 1898 in east and
north. 42-52 southwest portion.
Maryland--Cloudy with occa-
sional rain in west, spreading to
coast tonight. possibly mixed
with snow in northeastern coun-
ties. Low tonight 1898. To-
Evening star., 1955-01-05

that "she acted on her national
self-interest and thinking Of
only how to defend herself.
never thought Of the peoples Of
China, Manchuria, Korea. For
mosa, or how to bring an answer
to poverty.
"The cause of the failure Of
Japan was that she has spent
so much on her military defense
and has not matched this with
economic reconstruction or with
an ideology." Senator Togano
said.
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Senate Group Votes
Test Action in Plea
OF 5th Amendment

The Senate Government Oper-
ations Committee today voted
for contempt action against q
witness in a test case involving
the use of the Fifth Amend
ment.
The action was taken against
Miss Diantha Hoag Of Buffalo.
1t was the committees final ac-
ton under the Craftsmanship
Of Senator Mccarthy before the
Democrats take over control in
the new Congress.
Action against -four other
witnesses was deferred. All five
cases originated with Senator
McCarthy's Investigations Sub
committee in its inquiry into al
legged subversion in defense
plants.
Seek Test Case.
Senator Mccarthy said the
committee decided on the test
case since the particular ques-
ton involved in the Hoag case
"has come UP frequently" and
has never been passed on by the
Supreme Court.
The Wisconsin Republican said
the case of Miss Hoag involved
her testimony under oath in a
closed meeting of the subcom-
mittee several months ago that
she had never engaged in es-
pionage, and her refusal, under
the Fifth Amendment privilege
against giving self discriminating
evidence, to testify about spe-
cific acts which Senator Nc
Carthy said involved espionage. !"
MY position is that a witness
in answering one general ques-
ton in an area cannot invoke
the Fifth Amendment against
answering other questions" Sem
ator Mccarthy said.
He estimated that the question
had arisen with about Is wit
resses before the subcommittee
during the past year.
Senator Mccarthy said he had
discussed the matter informally
with the Justice Department and
officials there "are willing to
prosecute this test case"
The Senator added that the
Hoag case would be submitted
"very promptly" to the Senate.
If approved there, it will go to
the Justice Department and
then to the United States At
torney,s Office for prosecution.
The committee deferred action
on proposed contempt citations
against four other witnesses who
failed to appear before the sub
committee last Monday.
2 Plead Illness.
Senator Mccarthy said two
Of the witnesses-Miss Evelyn o.
Darion Of Monroeville, Pa, and
Alfred Oyler of Pittsburgh
pleaded illness.
Action against Ar1nino Sarr
dock xof Pittsburgh was put of
afters Mr.. Sardock said he
thought he was supposed to
appear before the sub-commit-
tee at 10 pm. Monday rather
than 10 am. ~"
Action against Edwin Garfield
of Boston, Mass. an employe OF
the Allis- Chalmers Co., was de-
ferred on his plea that he had
been unable to get q lawyer over
the New Years week end in time
to appear at the hearing. "a
Miss Hoag was employed at
the Westinghouse Electric Co.
plant in Buffalo. The three
others who failed to appear
Monday are employed at the
Pittsburgh plant of the same
company.
Senator Mccarthy said those
against whom contempt action
was deferred would be given an
opportunity to testify later,
Evening star., 1955-01-05

$
ator Johns s.
ton. De m o.
crat. Of South
Carolina, who
will be the
c o m mittee's
ne W chair
man. to con-
duct 3 wide-
spread inves-
tigation OF the
q d m inistra-
tion's person.
nal nnlicieS
A large In
We S t | gative
staff is con-
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The Federal Spotlight
soc, 600 to Be Requested
ToProbe Security Firings
BY Joseph Young

The Senate civil Service Committee viii ask for 100000 to
investigate Eisenhower adnistraons civil service policies
and its security firing program
It considered virtually certain that the Democraic-con
troed Senate committee at least major part of this
Evening star., 1955-01-05
Proposed New Pay Scale

Here what the scale for classified employees
would be under the today by Representative
Rrnvhil Republican Of Virginia.
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amount. In fact. some Demo-
Gratis predict the committee win
get the entire amount.
The money will enable Sem
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There will tonight In the Western Dakotas, the
Rockies the Central Plateau the Upper
Lakes in Northern New York State Rain indicated
for most Mississippi Valley the Middle Atlantic States
Central Appachans Thunderstorms are indicated for
sections Mississippi Valley and Texas viii be
cooler the central third Of the Nation and in Northern
California and warmer in New England
Evening star., 1955-01-05

pard has been named controller.
he sure te listen 10 Joseph
Young'a radios editien Of the
Federal Spotlight each Satur-
day at 6:l5 pm. over WMAL.
Evening star., 1955-01-05

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 03. on January 2.
Lowest, 81. on January 5.
High and Lew Of Last "a Hours.
High, 80, at 1855 pm.
Low. ~. at 7:1O am.
Evening star., 1955-01-05

The Sun and, and Moon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-18
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Few Share St0ssen's Optimism;
Outbreaks Appear Inevitable

Client votes to remain in ONCE
According to some observers
In France. q collapse of the
present system may have be-
come inevitable. The discred-
tied politicians may not be able
to play their present political
game for long. Under these
conditions there Is q percepti-
BILE trend toward military
government.
Marshal Alphonse Juin, who
has defied his civilian superiors
several times since 1852, Is
mentioned as a possible ji1nta
leader In the event the situa-
ton In Morocco and Algeria
does not improve.
Any major political turmoil
in France, In which the COM
naunists win play an important
role Of fishing In troubled
waters, will have inevitable
repercussions on seeming
Western Europe. The Arab
world from the Atlantic Coast
TO the Persian Gull is In an
uproar. The lackadaisical poll
cies Of the United States
which. while opposed to colo
nialism, has strongly supported
the colonial policies Of its
allies in the remaining portions
Of their empires. are rapidly
alternating these friends.
Our strong advice to Lon
don in the conflict with Egypt
i've years ago led to the evacu-
alton Of British forces from
the Suez Canal Zone. But our
subsequent policies Of provid-
ing. through France, modern
military equipment for Israel
have Offset whatever gratitude
Egypt may have had for us.
Whether we like to admit 1t
or not. Egypt Is today the
leader and inspiration Of the
Arabs. ITS military weakness
Is now being remedied by the
Russians stepping into the pic
ture with the military equip
rnent which they need.
According to verified re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-18
Senator to Stay Out Of Stop-Steyenson
Drives, but VIII Enjoy the Spectacle

He also is aware Of the politi-
cal danger in frontally at
lacking a candidate with the
deep emotional support which
Mr.. Stevenson has engendered.
II any Democrats are going
to get mad In the next few
months. he would just as soon
they were not mad at him. He
can be expected to continue
to speak well Of all Democrats
and bide his time. That he
win feel that his time will
come. no one doubts.
The Kefauver people believe
rightly or wrongly--that the
professional politicians are
cooling on on Mr.. Stevenson.
They suspect this Is what
prodded Mr.. De Sapio into
action. In any case, they be-
lieve they will profit with "the
pros" by q waiting period.
The comparative tenderness
Of the Kefauver and Hartman
camps toward one another has
caused Stevenson managers to
suspect that a coalition is be-
ing formed. There has even
been q rumor that Hartman
hackers were putting up money
for Senator Kefauver. Asked
about It by reporters. the SEN
ator said he would like to have
the names OF the bankrollers.
He added candidly that money
would be one of his biz prob
lens and disclosed that In
1852 he got only about 5000
900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-18
Nixon Gets Assist from ADA

buried. Some advisers In the
Eisenhower camp during .
brief interval also fell for that
fallacy.
But the ante Communist is
sue isn't dead in American
politics II win cost the Demo-
Gratis millions Of votes next
time because there Is no eyi-
dence that the Democrats
Party leadership has taken q
arm stand against Communist
infiltration In America. M
stead, the main> energies Of
the Democratic leaders have
been applied toward discred-
iting the Eisenhower resime's
security program. Efforts have
been made seeking to prove
that the persons fred on re-
rurity grounds by the Eisen-
hover administration were
really iired for political pur-
poses. The Fund Tor the Re-
public. which IS playing the
same game on the security is
sue as the ADA and the Demo-
cratic Party strategists, re-
Gently sponsored . STUDY" Of
about 80 selected cases. giving
out only fragments Of testi-
niony designed to prove that
the persons involved were uii-
fairly treated. some day the
administration win be CONF
PEELED to answer this form Of
attack by pubiicizing some Of
the cases that arose under
the Truman regime involving
great danger to the national
security, and this win only
tend to Intensity the anti
Communist issue.
Certainly the nomination Of
Vice President Nixon will In
sure q cleanup" but 1t will
mot be the Republican nomi-
nee or the party that will be
the subject Of the cleanup. !"
Presidential elections are often
swung BY group voting. There
are enough Democrats who
feel deeply on the anti Com
munist issue to vote against
Stevenson. who to them typi-
hes the Truman attitude Of
softness toward the issue.
Maybe someone win come
along to advise the Democrats
TO drop Stevenson" and rally
behind Hartman. who seems
to be the. only Democrat In
the presidential race at least
inclined toward q realistic
point Of view on the anti
Communist issue.
tRepreduction Rishts Ressrvsa)
e. : v O. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-18
Small War Brand OF Peace

ports. Moscow has pledged IT,
self. In the event Israel under-
takes preventive action to
supply the Arabs not only with
weapons but also with "volun-
teerss from the Moslern areas
Of the USSR.
Comrade Rhrushchey cons
tinues to smile and talk coz
existence. When taxed with
these disrupting actions which
belle the sweetness and light
talk. he turns innocently and
says in effect: "Who, i,ie7
Why. al the Soviet Is. doing Is
to swap tanks, guns and Jet
planes for cotton. rice and oil
with fully sovereign countries.
Is there anything wrong with
this? Is 1t worse TO barter arms
than give them away free. Is
you yourselves are doing?n
And the Kremlin points out
that although Iran Is not q
member Of the NATO 1t will.
receive 500 million worth
Of military equipment from.
America next year.
The Kremlin, pursuing Its
dogmatic policies. still expects
to win against the free coun-
tries without risking an actual
war with the United States.
It's present strategy is to cree
ate minor clashes which win
tend to disrupt the Western
alliance. Thus. 1t IS reported,
arms are being gathered on the
Bulgarian-G Greek border for q
possible new rebellion Ike that
after the last war.
The situation In Greece IS
explosive. The question Of
Cyprus has caused an unex-
pected anti British feeling
which reflects on US. It places.
the Greek government in the
predicament Of you're damned
II you do and you're damned
II you DON'T II Athens re-.
Tents on its claims to Cyprus It
faces internal troubles. II it.
does not 1t Is faced with loss
Of American support. And
Moscow expects to win In either
case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-18
HONS I. STOKES
Rebellion in South Is Waning

Of the South. Tennessee In
particular. was the antagonisrn
OF the administration toward
public power a. exeinpiified
most dramatically In iva and
the Dixon Yates deal.
Al for the big issue that has
split the Democratic Party In
the last two presidential cleo
tons civil rights for Negroes
now concentrated in the SUI.
preme Courts decision ban
ming segregation In public
schools 1T was the conten-
ton among Democratic Gov
errors that the onus in this
now has been transferred to
the Eisenhower Administra.
ton and the Republican
Party.
The once angry voices Of
revolt at Southern Governors
meetings were missing. The
noise had dwindled to yelled
suggestions for . third party
by Gov. George Bell Thinner
man. jr.. Of South Carolina. He
was not ready. however, to
forecast any definite move, and
j he was vague about Just what
support 1t could get. He was
frank that 1t aroused no en-
thusiasm among other South
ern party leaders. Gov. 1im-
norman Is only q pale copy
Of the nationally and interna-
tionally known figure whom he
succeeded, former Gov. James
F. Byrnes, who got himself
elected Governor Of his native
State, after . notable career in
Washington. to organize the
revolt that showed four South
ern States-but not his own
into the Eisenhower column.
The present Governor saw
President Eisenhower as 4 spec
cial case as q yote-getter in the
South, y don't think the Re-
publicans viii ever carry South
Carolina as far as / can see
into the future" he said. Aoen.
Eisenhower, you remember,
ran on the Democratic ticket
In South Carolina. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-18
DORIS FLEEsON

Senator Estes Kefauver's
presidential strategy is that II
Carmine De Sapio wants to
operate on Adlai Stevenson.
Mr.. Kefauyer is going to relax
and enjoy it. The Senator has
no intention Of hampering the
Hartman boomlet which he
does not really fear.
All this was made plain at
one Of the biggest Washington
press conferences Of the year.
It was called by the Senator's
aides In theory to discuss his
trip TO Europe, the Far East
and Russia. The conference
started out on a political note
and foreign affairs never got
mentioned.
While Senator Kefauyer re-
fused to announce his presi-
dental intentions, he declined
repeat invitations TO take him
self out Of the race. The truth
is. he sees nothing but per-
sonal advantage in the pres
ent situation which finds Mr..
Stevenson planning an early
announcement and an answer
ing challenge from Gov. Harri-
man In New York and his
manager, Mr.. De Sapio.
1t seems to Senator Ke-
fauyer that the stop-Steyen-
son movement Is proceeding
efiiciently without his help. He
Is by way Of being expert on
the strategy Of stopping cam
didates. since he has so often
been on the receiving end Of II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-18

Some Of our prominent offi-
Gals. such as Secretary for
Disarmament Harold stassen.
Insist in public statements that
the present general trend Is
toward peace. because other
wise the world would commit
suicide.
Yet this reporter has found
few knowing ofiicials in WASH
ington who share Mr.. Stassen's
optimism. These officials, who
deal with realities and not
wisliful thinking. say that while
another major war caused BY
a direct clash Of arms between
the United States and the
USSR is highly unlikely. small
er conflicts and internal trou-
bles appear inevitable. partic-
ularly in the Mediterranean
basin.
Oficials who wish to remain
unnamed point out that our
efforts. to calm down tempers
in the Near and Middle East
and In North Africa are being
frustrated by the Soviet policy
which, by providing the where
with to fight. keeps the stra-
tegic area in continual turmoil.
Adding fuel to the FIRE is a
highly unstable and dangerous
situation In France itself. Con-
Stituted authority is losing
ground rapidly there. The poll
ticians. even when they seem
to have the best intentions.
are regarded by the people as
good for-nothing Office hold
ers incapable OF coping with
the country's domestic and In
ternational problems.
Faced with such difficulties.
the government Of Premier Ed
gar Faure does not know where
to turn. The Premier and his
associates only a handful Of
whom are really loyal to him
- realize that they cannot
muster sufficient authority in
the country, even II they man
age to muster ct times sufii-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-18
Kefouyer Does a Tight-Wire Act

The Senator handled this
and q series Of tough guess
tions, many Of them about
controversial local situations,
very ablys He has himself wen
In hand. and even needing
questions do not cause him To
lose mis- natural poise and dig
nifty. Il was another demon
stration Of his remarkable ca
pacity OF remaining calm uils
der stress, for he knew, as well
as his many Questioners, that
the presidential infighting has
begun and his idlest comment
might prove important.
The Kefauver admirers need
not worry about not seeing
and hearing their hero.
Scarcely pausing for breath.
he will start this week Q Sc
ries Of speeches which will
take him TO most parts Of the
United States. No one viii be
surprised II he should happen
to turn UP In such spots as
the Texas ranch Of Senator
Lyndon johnson. the Demo-
cratic leader, or kansas City,
Mo.
Senator Kefauver told re-
porters his relations with for.
mer President Truman are
cordial and have been for q
long time. This was certainly
not the case in 1864. But since
then friends OF both the SEN
ator and Mr.. Truman have
sought TO heal the breach.
There Is evidence that they
have had some effect: that at
the very least Mr.. Truman
win not again oppose him ca
teroricalIy.