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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-04

States, saying that there church
and state march in harmony.
Democracia in an earlier edi-
torial had commented that the
slack Of comprehension (of
church-state problems) leads us
to think that the evil may be
in our very constitutional sys-
tenn"
Argentina's present constitu-
ton requires that the President
be a Catholic, as Gen. Peron is.
The government controls the
appointment of bishops and
many parish priests. The gov
eminent also contributes to pri-
vate Catholic schools. although
it has threatened to cut of part
or all of the subsidies.
Trouble Started Last FAN
The trouble between church
and state famed up last fall
when some religious elements,
apparently counting on Catholic
support, made plans to organize
a new Christian Democratic
party. Fearing such a group
might threaten his regime. Gen.
Peron on November 10 de-
nounced some clergymen as
"open enemies" of his admin
istration.
Since then Is priests and
scores Of laymen have been ar
rested and held for brief periods.
Some priests were fired from
teaching posts and the church's
authority over education was
curtailed sharply.
The government also ignored
clerical protests and legalized
divorce, authorized houses of
prostitution and gave Legitimate
children the same legal rights as
legitimates.
So far, however. the power of
the church has appeared little
diminished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-04
Fletcher Knebel-
Potomac Fever

Democrats blast 1kes foreign policy. Democrats can't
understand how the Republicans do things poorly
they did-on smaller budget.
Red China repeatedly not to attack Formoa without
Russias okay We've eashed Chang Moscow has leashed
Chou The only thing missing is new leash life.
The Post Once celebrates the 95h anniversary Of the
In honor Of the event Of the post office
that wrote the first express letters will retired from
service.
Secretary Hagerty says per cent Of the
printed Of Washington true Hagerty doesn't like
the other five cent It's printed in Democratic papers
Final bulletin the White House squirrels: They
caught by Of Democrats who training them to
place the dvots after '56
The United States lets rs Chinese students home Red
China Since the students have been close observers of
foreign policy it is hoped their will leave Picking equally
confused
The Pentagon needs historians replace its information
officers BY the time piece gets cleared under the
policy, nobody but historian will interested in It,
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It can be argued that it wasn't
opportune. But. after 10
years Of efforts to keep the
data secret. 1t does seem as II
the arguments Of those who
attack the release might mean
that it never would be the
right time to publish the docu-
ments.
On the subject of giving
an advance copy to the New
York Times. this has been de-
scribed as a leak" It is not
unusual for long documents
to be given to some publica-
lions In advance because they
print them in full and need
more time for mechanical
work. The test Is whether in
this case the document was
printed by one paper or by
all at the same time. 1t act
ually was q simultaneous pub
lication.
But there have been '1eaks"
in the past and, If the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
is fair about it. there win be
an inquiry into how personal
and confidential remarks made
by Gen Macarthur at his
Wake Island conference with
President Truman were
leaked to the New York
Times by the Truman admini-
stration in 1851. Certain other
leaks" occurred during the
1852 campaign, when an Inn
portant military document
about the United States Joint
Chiefs Of Staff deliberations
on Korea in 1947 was declassi-
fled by President Truman
himself and given to Senator
Morse for use on the political
stump without, Of course, i'm
mediately informing the pub
lie or even the Defense Depart
ment at that time by whom
and why the document was
"declasSified." The people,
however, were entitled to the
information then that Senator
Morse gave them, just as they
now are entitled to all the
facts about the Yalta Con-
ference papers.
Reproduction RIGHTS Reseryed)
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Doris Fleeson-
Practical Politics PREVAILING
Congressman Head Off Special interest Propos
In Role of Guardians Of General Interest

dealing with them without
that leavening Of the general
interest which politicians are
supposed to supply. It is one
result Of a Cabinet Of business
men who are trained to look
after q relatively few interests
very well.
When these recommends
tions or programs reach Con-
gress, the politicians quickly
detect their imbalance. II q
large and well balanced sched-
ule of legislation were before
them, members of Congress
would not perhaps be so
chary. Instead they have had
only a sprinkling of special
messages.
This is one reason there
will be very little new sub
stantive legislation this year.
The story may be different in
1956-an election year.
The public result is an ap-
pearance of political nodera-
ton. White House moves, such
as the Weeks proposals which
would really change estab-
lished policy. are quickly re-
buffed on the hill. In turn,
Congress is warned not to ex-
pand present horizons while
the budget remains unbal-
anced.
1t Is probable that what
Senator Kefauver said on the
floor last week Is true. It Is
that the American people are
in the mood to pause and
catch their breath, which Is a
big reason for the Presidents
appeal.
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be a fair plebiscite Of Formo-
sans. only those should be per-
mitted to vote who were resi-
dents before the great influx
Of mainland Chinese. Or the
questions should be separately
presented. all being permitted
to vote on the first alterna-
tives but only native Formo-
sans on the issue Of independ-
ence. Should such a plebiscite
register q majority for inde-
pendence, the m ainland
Chinese should be granted the
privilege of formally becoming
citizens, returning to the main
land. or seeking asylum else
where in the free world.
This will not please those
who still hope to see the Ma
tionalists re-established In
Peiping. Their wishes are
father to their not-at-all rea-
listic thoughts. But we are not
under the illusion that the Ma
tionalists In Formosa and the
American fleet and Air Force
can defend Formosa and win
a clear victory for the Nation
alists by a strictly limited war.
Limited wars can be long and
costly but they cannot achieve
a dictated peace. They can
only end with a negotiated
peace
Since that is how q war over
Formosa would end anyhow.
unless turned into a world war.
1t seems sensible to try to
negotiate for its prevention.
There are diplom q tic
channels available for the at.
tempt. even though we do not
recognize the Pefping govern
ment.
Released By Ths Bell syndiesss. Incl
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ments in the first place were
paid for by the taxpayers of
the United States. and the
documents belong to the people
and not TO the publishers Of
books
II someone wanted to say
something in a conference
that he didn't want publicized
later. he should have asked
then and there that it be
stricken from the record. But
as long as It became q part Of
the record. it cannot be with
held justly from the Ameri-
can people 10 years later. II
personal" comments are. to
be excluded from government
records. someone is likely to
suggest that they be kept out
Of the speeches in the Con-
gressional Record and COM
nittee transcripts, too.
The question is further COM
plicated by the unfortunate
circumstance that a person
who had access to all the
memoranda and participated
in the conference as q high
official-Alger Hiss-now has
been revealed through court
proceedings to have been a
part of the Communist APP
paratus in Washington.
No United States Senator
viii be able to stand up be-
fore any constituency and sue
cessfully defend the suppress
sion Of any facts concerning
the Yalta papers because the
conference itself has been
tainted by the presence Of a
man in the ranks Of the
American delegation itself who
was later revealed to have
once gwen governmental notes
to a Communist agent. Every
thing that Hiss put down on
paper is important enough to
be disclosed. He knew all that
was said id the conference at
Yalta and everything that was
written in memoranda or
confidential papers. viii any
Senator argue that the Ameri-
can people can't have, even 10
years later, all the informa-
ton personal comments or
anything else--to which Alger
Hiss himself had access?
Now the matter Of timing
the release Is something else.
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been sold on the international
archaeological black market for
as little as $685. and large frag-
ments of great museum value had
been sold for SIT to $25.
The government Department of
Monuments and Fine Arts con-
trolls all archaeological areas and
discoveries in Italy. Private ex-
cavation and sale or export of
the ancient objects Is prohibited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-04
Doris FIeeson-

The Wall Street Journal has
published the Eisenhower ad-
n1inistration's still secret
transportation report. It is
heavily weighted in favor of
the railroads and railroad
stocks have been climbing,
presumably in q case of cause
and effect.
The verdict of an expert
enced politician who has read
the report Is less bullish.
Naming various aggressive in
dustries it will vitality affect,
including truckers and the air
lines, he suggested that if the
President backed it, every
lawyer in America would be
put on retainer by some inter-
ested party.
Apparently practical politi-
clans who like Ike have
achieved contact with the
White House. The report is
still secret and Secretary of
Commerce Weeks, its guiding
genius, has announced a Eu-
ropean journey in the interest
Of more foreign trade.
The other transportation
project of the administration
the Presidents $10l billion
highway program = has al
ready bit the dust. Fiscal con-
servatives including Senator
Byrd protested its of -the-bud-
get financing aspects. The
loose Federal-State partner
ship proposed came under fire
from liberals while various
State Governors attacked the
toll road sections.
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Dorothy Thompson

The British cabinet has
been considering a guarantee
of support for the United States
in Formosa, with certain reser-
vations. They want Chinese
Nationalist forces withdrawn
from Quemoy and the Matsus
and advocate a plebiscite al
lowing Formosans to choose
whether they want the Ma
tionalist or Communist govern
ment.
We believe the unresolved
political status of Fermosa to
be the crux Of the war danger.
As long as the Chinese gov
eminent installed there lays
claim to all China, no settle
rnent is conceivably possible,
That this Is the issue Of peace
or war seems indicated by the
fact that no hostile threats
whatever have been made by
Peiping against British Hong
Kong--which is closer to the
mainland than Quemoy or the
Matsus. Eventually the Red
Chinese may claim and try to
take 1t. On the other hand,
they may see advantages in
Hong Kong as a free port to
balance their dependence on
the Soviets. The British recog-
nize the Peiping government
and no Chinese party in Hong
Kong is claiming other Chinese
territory.
The Importance of this diff
ference should be patent. To
draw an analogy: During the
American Civil War, British
sympathies were strongly with
the South, chiefly for CONNER
cial reasons. The agricultural
South wanted to trade in a
free world market and not be
dependent upon Northern fin
anciers and tariff protected in
dustries. For Q while It was nip
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On Peoples Right to Know
Morses Move to Quiz Dulles Yolto Release Hailed;
Whot Went on Called Property Of All Not Just Few
Dovid Lawrence

Decision of the Senate For
eign Relations Committee. by
unanimous vote. to quiz Sec
rotary Of State Dulles about
the release Of the Yalta papers
Is q step in the right direction.
Senator Morse, Democrat. Of
Oregon. who raised the point
in the committee, Is to be COM
mended for doing so.
For there Is q deeper issue
than politics involved. It is
whether records resulting from
the money spent by American
taxpayers to send their gov
ernmental representatives to
international conferences and
the papers or notes they write
belong to the American people
or whether they shall be sold
for private profit In book pub
LEGATION afterward by the indi-
viduals participating in the
conferences. There have been
several books published about
what happened at Yalta-two
of them by former Secretaries
Of State. and one by Win
ston Churchill himself. Former
President Truman probably will
devote some chapters to the
Potsdam conference in the
book he now is writing from
the papers he took along when
he left the White House.
It has been properly asked,
in the current controversy,
why it was necessary for the
Department Of State to in
clude in its release the offhand
comments and personal re-
marks made at Yalta. But the
answer is that if the remarks
were personal" they never
should have been made in an
International conference. AS
long as the 80 or more per-
sons present. and especially
those who took notes Of any
kind, put them down on paper
and made them part Of the
American Governments off,
cial records, they belong to the
American people.
It has been quite customary
heretofore for public officials
and some Presidents to take
away from the White House
what they call their personal
papers" But the stenographic
time and the time used by the
officials in preparing the docu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-04
7 Pro-Peron Papers
In Argentina Attack
Catholic Church

BUENOS AIRES. Argentina,
April 4 R.-Two newspapers
which frequently speak for Pres
ident Juan Peron have recon-
mended ending Roman Cathol-
icism's favored position as the
Argentine state church.
Through editorials in the two
papers. Democracia and La
Prensa, Gen. Peron frequently
prepares public opinion for new
policies. Observers foresaw q pos
sibility that the journals latest
stand might signal a govern
ment move to change the consti-
tuition when Congress meets
next month.
Democracia particularly has
been the chief government voice
in the five-month-old fight be-
tween the Catholic church and
the government.
La Prensa, which the govern
ment appropriated from the
anti-Peron Gainza Paz family
and turned over to the pro-gov-
ernmental General Confedera-
ton of Labor. took up the fight
yesterday.
Crafty Campaign Charged
The paper charged the church
with a crafty" campaign to Gre
ate disturbances and undermine
Gen. Peron's national doc
trine." II clergymen continue
to create a climate Of disturb
ance, it continued, Argentina
should follow the example of
"other advanced countries and
change the constitution, thus
eliminating the bad faith Of
Sectarianism."
La Prensa cited the United
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ofacial organ Of the Commu-
mist Party. This happened
during the Attlee administra-
ton.
Later, relying on this Unborn
British conservatism. Sir VIM
ston piloted the ship Of stats
away from the rocks Of So-
cialist economic destruction
into the calm waters Of
prosperity.
Now Sir Winston feels he
can retire from active party
leadership, become the coun-
try's elder statesman and leave
Britain's destiny in younger
hands.
The political picture In the
United Kingdom Is favorable
for Mr.. Churchill's retirement.
The Labor Party. despite the
alleged reconciliation between
Clement Attlee and Aneurin
Bevan, is badly split and ex-
pected to make q poor showing
at the next general elections
to be held this summer or fall.
The 57-year-old Bevan has
fixed his sights on 1860 when
he hopes to assume leadership
Of the party. He does not care
II the Conservatives are re-
turned this year with an Inn
posing majority. He believes
that time is on his side. The
Bevanites feel that 1t viii take
another five years before left
wing socialism can get a real
hold on the British people and
establish socialism In that
country.
Only the future will deter
mine whether Mr.. Bevan is
right or wrong. The fact today
is. however, that polls show
the Conservatives have more
than a so per cent chance Of
winning an imposing majority
in Parliament. Sir Winston
feels that under such condi.
tons he can hand over his
leadership to younger men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-04

legs from polio. But his paint
ings are gaining attention from
critics and art patrons.
He holds his brush in his
teeth. Since last summer he has
completed four watercolors and
plans to try oils.
All of his works. instructors
say, exceed standards Of painters
with normal use of hands and
are especially noteworthy be-
cause of their fine detail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-04
Purolytic Holds Brush
In Teeth; Art Praised

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (R.-
Warren Van Ess. 10. is complete
ly paralyzed in both arms and
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SPRING pIcK-U UP

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
BY FRANK SARTWELL


The shriveling heat Of July
brought joy to some Washing
tonians in certain lines Of bust
ness because the rest Of us went
out and bought just about any
thing that looked cooling.
! Air-conditioner sales almost
doubled over the previous record
month. Soft drinks were up
about 9 per cent from July, 1854.
So was ice cream. Beer sales
were about IS per cent over last
July. Sales of circulating fans
were reported fabulous"
! Mems sports clothing. including
Bermuda shorts, had its biggest
season in history. Electric
power to run the fans and air
conditioners bounced way over
any previous demand.
Lawn furniture sales increased
as whole neighborhoods bios
somed with outdoor grills and
outdoor eating.
Ice saleswise, was hot.
5000 Air Conditioners
Without final figures. but with
heavy indication Of the trend
already reported. w. G. Hills.
managing director Of the Elec-
trio Institute of Washington, re-
ports more than 5000 window
air conditioners were bought in
the area in July. The biggest
month previously was June,
1858, when 1888 were sold. Be-
fore the year is out Mr.. Hills ex-
poets sales to reach 10000. This
does not include large machines
for homes or commercial Struc-
lures.
All these machines require
power. In July the area
smashed its previous records for
consumption Of electricity sew
eral times. Biggest day was
July %, when 1899. 900 kilowatt
hours flowed through Pepco lines.
This is IS per cent over the
previous peak - 12.201 900 Kill
lowatt hours on July IA. 1854.
A company spokesman said
the system was we'll able to
handle the load, and that mo
lengthy outages" had occurred.
Thirst Quenchers Busy
Beer brewers and soft drink
bottlers found anxious Threats
for every ounce they produced.
Brewmaster Frank Omlor of the
Christian Heurich Co. foresaw
lone of the biggest years in the
history of brewing" for his pro-
duct. His friends-and brew
masters are VIGOROUSLY friendly
tell him the same situation
applies in their breweries.
Heurich sold Is per cent more
beer in July, 1855. than in July,
1854.
Charles r. Davis. chief &C
countant of the Southern
Diaries. reports their ice cream
sales up 9 per cent over 1854,
with the other ice cream mer-
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BALTIMORE
LIVESTOCK

BALTIMORE. Aug. 13 IN (USDAl
steers and heifers generally steady: cows
steady TO so, instances LOO lower; bulls
coz 90 lower: stock cattle steady
Part load choice and prime s1i ID steers
"a 80, most good and coire $40 "a y
III 20.5o-,t4 - including 1l0O-l34s 10
grained N grass offerings 2250 down.
ward Few sales commercial and good
h@0-l@a3 ID 10000 80, odd cad lots
Garner TO utility G@0-I0Su lbs ! 90
III 90. Good and choice heiters 2h.u0-
$50 including load lots - 10 down
utility and commercial II. soils 90, cam
nerS ard cutters 8 COL 90 Most utility
ard commercial cows late II 00-i3 90,
few commercial early up to / 90; can
neTs and cutters S.50-l2.00. strong
weight Folstein cutters to II 80 or above.
Shelly chnners occasionally 500 or under
Small lot good yearling fed beef bulls
early & Is 10; extreme top late / 3 90:
bulk late sales utility and commercial
y 50-l4 90; Gamers and cutters 200
ZOO Mtst good and choice 5ll 255
grained on grass 1G2l-lo55 ID averages
20.00-"050 medium and good 360-9S0
lbs IA 00-l9 so: odd lot sales inferior
and common 8,5o-l2.0o
Calves; Compared last week Mostly
10000 higher; instances UP more.
Late goo, dto prime yealers 90 o0-25 90;
largely choice and prime % 90 up. Good
grade occasionally down to 1900, Utility
and commercial 11.O0-lG 90; few Gull
slaughter calves g O0-10 90.
Hogs Compared last week Not enough
on ofer either Friday 70 permit COM
parison Of prices THURSDAYS sales com
pared last Thursday; barroVS and gifts
- 00l Oh, spots more HIGHER; sows $3.50
higher. Bulk Thursday U s No to 3
mixed lots ts0-220 ID barrows and gifts
II 70 1850. 220-"i0 lbs II O0-1T.25:
o40-e10 lbs l600-laT5: $4,000 lbs
ll5.6o-l3,15; few heaviprwelghts 80
down; bulk l20-14O lbs IA SOILS 30:
l40-16o lbs Is 50-ld50: lGG-1S0 lbs
I675-17?5 Choice sows under 400 lbs
mostly "a 90, 4O0-i5O lbs IL 90; $50
500 lbs 1900: 5O0-550 lbs II 90: few
heavierweightS 9O0-10O0. Stays 100
300 under price OF sows.
Sheep Compared last week: Lambs
:00-1.50 higher ewes scarce. nominaly
utility TO low-cho!ce s5-S1 lbs 1900
spring lambs p ,U0-23.b0. few sales
UNCHANGED. Good to prime 1913 lb
90 90; odd lots cu!ls 10 90. Few scattered
small lots utility to choice a7-155 ID
&horn ewes No. , and 3 pelts 300-5 90.