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II spring . ladys fancy turns to bonnets = and bonnets q trcsttng
and feather light is this chocolate cake made with q truly fine cake
-four. Its easy to frost with your favorite seven-minute frosting and
fun to create the bonnets from coored frosting. marshmalows, ana
candy bluebirds.
Easter Bonnet Cake
2cups sifted Swans Down lib cups sugar
Cake Flour ! egg and egg ycIks
teaspoon soda squares unsWeetened chocolate
9A tpasnoon salt NESA&s melted
teaspoon vanilla
Viii vegetable shortening, use I cup plus 9 tablespoons ma1s. WIN
butler or margarine. use I cup milk.
sift -four once. measure. add soda and salt ,n and ~ SIT . together taa sfEee
until light and fluffy Add egg and egg yoiks, one at 2 time. peatlng
we'll after each. add chocolate and blend Add hour. alte Ina.:eEy Wait VIII
smooth. Add vannla. Turn into two deep 9.inch layer pans, when
have been lined on bottoms with paper. Bake in moderate oven
(350eF.) 80 minutes. or until done. Spread your own 4evenInlnute
frostiug between layers and on top and sides OF cake. Sprinkle TOP
Of cake with shredded coconut.
Decorate sides If cake with Easter bonnets. TO make bonnet use
half q marshmallow for crown. Using a tinted mixture OF I cup
sifted confectoners' sugar and about liz tablespoons epsS sL mix ah OUT.
line a brfn and make ribbons with q pastry tube. Candy bueDlroS OF
flowers may be added, If desired.
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poor taxpayers on the mainland.

IDEA suggested here is sound. The Senate should
think about it. Because the person selected would devote
only part Of his time to such duties, and be otherwise employ
ed on his own, the compensation for actual services rendered
the Virgin Islands in connection with our interests would be
slight, but more than justify whatever cost is involved.
, 1955-04-28
THURSDAY, APRIL %, 1855
MAONLAND REPRESENTATIVE
ASSISTANT SECRETARY Orme Lewis

ASSISTANT SECRETARY Orme Lewis letter raised so
many points concerning the Virgin Islands that it is impos-
bic to look at them all at one sitting. One Of these points
the one with reference to the small population as justifca-
ton for not having a resident commissioner-gives food for
thought.
THE VIRGM ISLANDS are an entity, politically and
geographically. As such there must be a separate govern
ment, and that calls, or should cal, for all that goes with a
political entity, so that size ceases to be a factor, in view of
what obtains. Rhode Island, for example, is as much a state
as Texas or New York, in the eyes Of the Constitution.
IN VIEW OF past experience and many circumstances
surrounding governmental activity in these Islands we sug-
gest as a substitute for a resident commissioner the appoint
ment of a representative, quasi or otherwise, whose duty it
would be to concern himself with certain matters relating
to these Islands on which Congress will act. This may be
a way around a fuI-time resident commissioner.
THERE rs NO doubt whatever that there is a real need
to have the Islands and their affairs presented in the most
favorable light possible, both 70 Congress and the American
Deople. and this is even more so because of our small size
and population. Nothing gets done by itself in Washington.
The place is swarming with lobbyists. Every industry, every
phase of business and political interest has its group working
night and day for favorable legislation, and those who for
one reason or another have no such pressure exercised for
them suffer the consequences
IF THERE HAD been a resident commissioner, or
someone akin to t. many important bits Of legislation would
certainly have extended their benefits to these shores. But
greatest of all, we might long ago have had the return Of
the Internal Revenue Taxes, which would have meant mil
lions of dollars in the local treasury, with a resultant lessen
ing Of the pressure on the taxpayers pocket books. And BY
the way, that is always tn first shelter sought whenever
officials discuss either the fiscal or political affairs Of the
Virgin Islands-the fact that these Islands are a drain on the
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Gratis say that in appeasing
Mr.. Walter he has himself
given in to a paper tiger.
Mr.. Corsi is probably a more
important Republican than
Mr. Walter manages to be as a
Democrat. Mr.. Corsi has been
a Republican candidate for
the Senate in New York State.
He has been an important Off
cial during the administra-
tions of former Gov. Dewey.
He is the leading Italian born
Republican in a State which
has a population Of Italian
descent well above a million.
Mr.. Dulles actions have
been a blow, not only to Mr..
Corsi, but to New York Attor-
ney General Jacob Javits. He
had made himself a natural
candidate for higher Office by
beating young Franklin d.
Roosevelt last fall. Before
him then lay the possibilities
of running against the veneer
able Senator Herbert Lehman
or for the Governorship
against Averell Hartman,
should he run again. But a
large detection of votes in the
Italian community would be
difficult to overcome.
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|HeWos Happy
In No. 2 Role,
Truman Says

KANSAS CITY, April IL tP.-
Harry S. Truman said today on
the 10th anniversary of his en-
trance into the White House
that he would have been hap
pier If I could have served out
the term as Vice President"
Ten years ago tonight he took
the oath of Office, Just two and
a half hours after being in
formed Of the death of President
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
In connection with the ami
versary he issued brief type
written statement to newsmen.
After mentioning he would have
been happier to have finished
his term as Vice President, he
added he probably would have
gone back to the Senate.
He said he still remembered
distinctly the ceremony at which
the late Harlan Stone, then chief
justice, swore him in as Presi-
dent.
ut was very solemn oc-
casion, Mr.. Truman said, land
a great surprise to me because
! had hoped that Mr.. Roosevelt
was well on the road to recovery.
He told me when he left for
Warm Springs, Ga, that he had
a cold and would soon whip it
at Warm Springs and be back
in the White House.
"AS soon as the ceremony was
over ] held a meeting of the
Cabinet and the business of the
Government continued under my
direction Immediately.
"You all know the history of
the period from April IL, 1945, to
January 20, 1858. I am going
to explain it more completely
and thoroughly as soon as can
finish the book I am now work.
ing on"
He added that he hoped
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Dovid Lawrence

II the Chinese Communists
really want not only the Que
moy and Matsu islands but
also Formosa. there's a simple
formula by which they might
get the entire package without
firing a shot and without
bringing on a major war in
the Far East. Here are the
steps:
/. Persuade the Western al
lies to influence President
Eisenhower to announce that
he will not use any American
military force to defend the
offshore islands of the Que
moys and Matsus.
2. Get as many American
Senators as possible to init
mate that recognition of Red
China and admission to the
United Nations is coming soon.
3. Get as many Senators as
possible to say, as one high
ranking Democrat on the SEN
ate Foreign Relations Commit
tee said the other day. that
America isn't interested in
supporting the government Of
Chang Kai-shek and that, If
Mr.. Eisenhower will only say
the word. the other Senators
will favor recognition of Red
China and admission to the
United Nations.
4. Start talking about a
"plebiscite" to be held on
Formosa-as many Democratic
members of the House of Rep
resentatives are saying in line
with the view of many Labor
ties in the British Parliament.
5. Omit all mention of any
plebiscite or of uncoerced and
free elections inside Red China
and bear down heavily on the
idea that it is Chang Kai-shek
who has to be driven from
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power. This Is the way the gov
eminent of Chang was under
mined in 1919 by the Truman
Acheson policies. The end re-
suit will be wholesale defec-
tions of Nationalist troops on
Formosa. The Red Chinese
would then take over with
out a shot being fired.
For many days the Commu-
mist strategy. which certainly
has been to divide the allies
and weaken Chiang's hold on
Formosa. has been developing
to the point where even some
Of those who advocate a with
drawal from the Quemoys and
Matsus by the Nationalist
concede that this would irrep-
arably damage the morale of
the Chang forces on Formosa.
But what alternative is Of
fered? Usually it is suggested
that American soldiers be sta
toned on Formosa to bolster
the morale of Chiang's troops.
That's involvement on a major
scale. and the American peo-
pie wouldn't like that. so the
suggestion is really specious
one and hardly would be &C.
ceptable to the Eisenhower
administration.
The future of freedom in
Asia and, in fact. the prestige
of the United States and the
Western powers are at stake
today in the issue of the Que
moy and Matsu islands. They
have a moral Importance per-
haps greater than their stra-
tegic value For what they have
come to mean today is a poll
icy of retreat or Of firmness.
1t is conceded now that the
military operations in Korea.
with more than 100000 Amer
lean casualties, didn't convince
the Asian people at all that
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Thomas [. Stokes
y -
Democrats WishfuI Thinkino
They Believe Eisenhower May Not Run Again in 1856
Pointing to Own Portys Successes Since 1852

Democrats are nursing a new
theory about President Essen
hover and 1856 in which there
is frankly some wishful think
ing.
This is a theory that he won't
run for a second term-which,
as everybody knows, is what
Democrats wish most of any
thing in the world.
1t is based partly on some
statistics that are rather warm
because they are recent, and
partly on some cold statistics
in the record books.
The warm statistics. referred
to here recently, are those
which show for Democrats a
string of almost unbroken sue
cesses in elections, local, State
and congressional, beginning
shortly after the Eisenhower
administration took Office.
They add up to a veritable
grass roots" revolution. They
began with Democratic tri-
umphs in seven out of eight
special elections for the House
of Representatives in 1853 and
rose to their climax when the
party won control of Congress
and of a majority of State gov
ernments in the national cleo
ton last November. Sandwich
ed in all along were city and
county victories for Demo-
Gratis and, for an aftermath.
there were the results a few
days ago in Chicago municipal
elections and Statewide con-
tests in Michigan.
ALI of this has whipped up
demands by Republican lead
ers that the President run
again to save his party.
But, say the wishful- think
ing Democrats. why won't this
work the other way. too?
To wit, why shouldn't the
President point to the sue
cessive failures Of the Repub-
lican Party in election after
election and say very frankly
to its leaders that the party
has not done its part for him,
has let him down. has failed
to build up a party that can
win. or deserves to win?
Why, In short. should he do
all the saving. and the party
none?
You may recall that the
President has emphasized re-
peatedly the need Of rebuild
ing the party and of creating
a program that will appeal to
the majority Of voters. He has
deridcd the idea of "the In
dispensable man." scoffing at
the notion that he is such. The
party must be able to stand
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Currun Involved
In Traffic Mishup

District Court Judge Edward
M. Curran and a Charles County
(Md) grocer were ordered to ap-
pear for a corporation coun-
sells hearing on April 81 as the
result Of a traffic accident last
night.
Accident Investigation Unit
officers said the jurist collided
with Paul F. Gray, AZ, Of Mar
bury. at Maine avenue and ]
street S.W.
Damage to Judge Curran's Car
was estimated at 500. Mr.. Gray,
police said, suffered $500 damage
to his auto.
Judge Curran. who is on the
bench Of the U. s. District Court
for the District Of Columbia, lives
at 6607 Western avenue.
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Fletcher KnebeI-
Potomac Fever

Adlai Stevenson speaks foreign policy If the Democrats
in things would be different in Asia. For
thing. we wouldn't have got into this cheapy
Ike throws out the seasons first baseball. His delivery is
good So his Secretary Of States Mr. Dulles has just de-
vered most Of the New York Italian Democrats
Americans for Democratic Action blast Democratic leaders
for not passing liberal legislation worried Both
parties negectng the man-and he's beginning
enjoy it,
Fired by Secretary Dulles Edward refuses to
another State Department job Co figures the only State
Department job these days is the they do each other
Dr. Florence Kluckhohn reports that upset
emoonay because they must play roles in modern
life Or to put it another longer content to
be smarter than men-they've got to prove it.
The Navy develops flying washtub that steered
leaning this that Navy scientists got
watching the way Ike runs his administration.
The Supreme Court outlaws "quicke Virgin
Islands There question whether this greater
contribution to the state of matrmonyor the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-12
China Reds Hopes RekindIed
Those Who Fail to Support Tough Policy on Fornnoso
Are Accused of Giving Comfort to the Enemy

the West was victorious but
merely that the United Nations
retreated across the 38th Par
allel and wouldn't fight for
the rest Of Korea even after
her forces had been there.
The simple military facts de-
scribe this as a defeat in Asian
eyes.
Now, with the United States
represented as wavering and
with a resolution introduced
by some Democratic Senators
urging the United States to
announce a refusal to defend
the Quemoy and Matsu Islands,
the Communists may be en-
couraged to believe that maybe
in due time this minority view
will become the majority view
of the Congress.
Mr.. Eisenhower, however, has
a realistic understanding of
what is implied by the subtle
campaign being waged to
break down the morale Of Ma
tionalist troops on Formosa.
Mr.. Eisenhower recently told
his press conference:
"a terrific burden would de-
pend upon the forces and the
people occupying Formosa as
to the possibility of its defense.
You have to have forces
there who are Of high morale,
who have something in which
to believe if they are going to
fight well, as that is the only
way men fight. They don't
fight just to get out and shoot
at each other, so they must be-
lieve in something. And we
must be careful not to destroy
their morale. And that is a
factor that you must always
calculate when you talk about
surrendering this place or that
place or doing anything else"
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Doris FIeeson-
Doris FIeeson-
Firing Of Corsi May Bockfire
Dulles Action Expected to Damage Republican Party
In New York, Which Has Million toIion-Anericons

There is little doubt that
Secretary Dulles is the most
political of the long line of
Secretaries of State. What OBJ
servers are wondering about is
the current direction of his
politics.
His sudden firing of Edward
Corsi as his assistant in charge
of immigration matters and
his almost simultaneous APP
pointment of Miss Frances
Knight as chief of the impor-
tant Passport Division indi-
cate to some that he is out
of step with the administra-
ton in dealing with matters
tinged with McCarthyism, a
word almost unheard lately in
the Federal City.
Mr.. Corsi is a liberal in the
LaGuardia tradition. Miss
knight has been accused of
being one OF the State Depart
ment employees who passed in
formation to the Wisconsin
Senator during his investiga-
ton of the Voice of America.
Mr.. Corsi. refusing even the
Establishments of G. o. P.
Chairman Leonard Hall who
had hoped to persuade him to
accept another job. is retiring
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a majority of those are in
Southern border States.
But, If Democrats win Con-
gress and lose the presidency
well, that would be one for
the record books. The presi-
dency and Congress always go
together in presidential elec-
tons.
There's another almost UNI
failing precedent. This is that
If the party in power loses one
or both branches of Congress
in the off-year elections, then
it will lose the White House
in the subsequent presidential
election two years later. If
that rule holds in 1855, then
Republicans would lose the
presidency, as they lost Con-
gress two years ago.
President Truman broke this
rule by winning in I948
after his party had lost con-
troll of Congress in the 1916
congressional elections. But
that was the only time since
1888 that the party which con-
trolled the House in the two
years prior to a presidential
election did not 60 on and win
the presidency.
Maybe President Eisenhower
could do "a Truman" for the
Republicans That's what
they count on--so hopefully
and so heavily. Democrats are
hoping that the odds will look
so formidable that Mr.. Eisen-
hover will pause = and then
decide against another run.
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ZOOS BUSHMASTER SNAKE DIES
OF SELF-IMPOSED HUNGER

Too savage to tolerate captivity the Zoos giant BUSH
master snake has died from his hunger strike was
the only bushmaser in captivity here and probably
the only one on display in the world
When it arrived last October 20 in a shipment from
Trinidad the bushmaster robust feet long and
every inch of it bad tempered.
Refusing food it began visiby shrinking within its
skin. It would take water but not morsel of food
Bushmasters are enormously venomous They are mean
enough to charge man.
Some have kept them alive temporarily by force
feeding But that kill them quicker than starva
tion Their backbones extremely bushmaster
can shake itself into spinal fractures writing in the grip
of forcing food into it.
In the final analysis. this victim may have had life
extension not captured by science would have been
slain at the time he caught own haunts BUSH
masters STAY stable number of workers annually
It isn't safe for the natives have them at large
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to his small New York farm to
lick his wounds and think deep
thoughts about Republican in
gratitude. Miss Knight, on the
other hand, moves into a Job
where she will have very nearly
final say as to which Ameri-
cans are to be allowed to travel
abroad.
Democrats are deeply puz-
zled as to why Secretary
Dulles thought 1t necessary to
appease Representative Fran
els Walter of Pennsylvania. Mr..
Walter once belonged to the
small coterie of House mem
bers who appeared slated to
eventual positions of leader
ship. Somewhere along the line,
however, he lost this distinc-
ton and has become something
of a lone wolf in his party. In
1852. while campaigning in
Pennsylvania, Adlai Stevenson
notably made no appearance
with MIR. Walter, whose con-
nection with the McCarran-
Walter immigration Act had
made him distasteful to many
Americans Of foreign birth.
Secretary Dulles has con-
cerned himself greatly of late
over paper tigers" The DEM
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on its own feet and win pub
lie support on that basis.
You may recall also that the
necessity Of building such a
reliable and self-reliant party
was stressed a few weeks ago
by Vice President Nixon in a
speech in Los Angeles in which
ne said that the Republican
Party could not win on its own
today, but could win only if
President Eisenhower were at
the head Of the ticket.
He did not need to point
as he did not-at the yawning
split in the party's ranks to-
day. especially over foreign
policy. nor to Democratic cleo
ton victories. Both are obvious
even to the casual newspaper
reader.
The long -distance statistics
also are against the Republic
cans-and Democrats hope
they may be convincing to the
President, that is, convincing
enough to dissuade him from
running for a second term, on
top of what is generally un-
derstood to be a disinclination
personally not to seek reelec-
ton.
For example, the Democratic
trend running now for several
months Is regarded by some
analysts as proof that Demo-
Gratis will retain control of
Congress In 1856, particularly
since they have fewer Senate
seats at stake in the next cleo
ton than do Republicans and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-12

On the tenth anniversary Of
the death of Franklin D. Roo
seveit many students of inter-
national affairs are seeking to
solve the riddle Of what kind
of world we might have today
if the late President had
adopted a "parochial" attitude
in the conduct of foreign rela-
lions.
Under his Republican pred
ecessors, Harding and Cool
idge, America minded its oan
business. President Hoover.
while definitely avoiding for
eign entanglements. did his ut
most to promote world dis
armament.
Furthermore. when the great
financial crisis occurred in
Europe because France was
using her great wealth to
squeeze the Austrian and Ger
man banks, Mr.. Hoover at
tempted to prevent the inevi-
table catastrophe by offering
a moratorium to temporarily
relieve our debtor nations.
The Hoover policy was con-
structive since it did not in
volve us in entanglementS CT a
political or military nature;
neither were the taxpayers
called on to foot heavy bills.
The moratorium failed because
of political considerations in
strife-ridden Europe. The
financial fabric of democratic
Germany and Austria was Sc
riously injured and within two
years Hitler grabbed power.
President Roosevelt was any,
thing but ''parochial" in his
approaches to international
affairs. He felt that Americas
world prestige was further en-
HANGED when the prime minis
tiers of Europe were vying with
each other to come to Wash
ington, pay their respects to
the new dynamic President
and lay before him their
troublesome economic prob
lens.
Mr.. Roosevelt felt strongly
in the early days of his adj
ministration that this country
was not a part of a continent.
But as an integral part Of the
globe it must take part in all
the squabbles Of the rest of the
world with particular emphasis
on Europe.
While representing the
American sentiment in his OPP
position to Hitler and Musso-
lini, Mr.. Roosevelt went further
than the American people
were actually willing in taking
a militant part in the anti
Hitler campaign and making
Europe's problems our own.
There is no question that he
saw correctly the inevitability
of Nazi aggression against
democratic Europe and opposed
loudly the British French sur
render at Munich.
Although we were not men,
bers of the League Of Nations
and could not participate Off
cially in its phony embargo
against Mussolini when he at
tackled Ethiopia. we ordered
sub-rosa what amounted to an
embargo against supplying
Italy with oil and gasoline.
Mr.. Roosevelt had inherited