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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
The u S. Con Hardly Be Expected to Ignore
Mutual Defense Treaty With Nationalist
CONSTANTINE BROWN

mer Assistant Secretary Of
State Adolf Berle went to
President Roosevelt to inform
him about Alger Hiss activ-
tiles for the Soviet and was
told by the Chief Executive to
take a physic.
The declaration Of Chou
that the Chinese Reds seek
only peace is difficult to be-
lieve in the presence of an
immense preparation for armed
attack in the Formosa area.
Even If the Chinese Premier
accepts the idea of some bar
gained cease-f1re in the area,
he is sure to repeat in sub
stance what he has already
told midas Nehru. Britain's
former Prime Minister Attlee,
and more recently the U. N.
Secretary General, Dag Ham
marskjold: China will refrain
from military activity in the
FormoSa Strait if that island,
the Pescadores, and the off,
shore outposts are handed over
to the Red regime. It's as
simple as that.
Some "optimists" believe
that if the offshore islands
are surrendered to the Reds,
Peiping will then be willing to
let the Formosa question go to
a Big Four conference attended
by the Chinese Reds as well.
This, of course, would be ex-
pected to repeat the disaster
of Indo-China for the West
and achieve the bloodless con-
quest of Formosa for the Reds.
Any such solution is highly
unlikely, informed Washington
officials say privately. They
point out that, although Amer
lea wishes to avoid war in the
Far East, the United States
can hardly be expected to ig-
more a solemn treaty of mu-
tual defense signed only four
months ago with the National
list Chinese. And the publica-
ton of the revealing Yalta
papers has put the American
people on guard against any
new betrayals of friendly free
peoples.
The treaty with Chang
Kai-shek does not involve any
of our allies, these officials
point out. Therefore, there
will be no reason for the
United States to seek their
concurrence in the event we
feel compelled to take military
measures to repel a new Com
munist aggression.
Immense pressure has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Secretary Dulles the Yalta papers Dulles
thinks public should that the diplomatic custom of
going from bad did not originate with this admins
tration.
Yankee Democrats that Souteners who poted to Ike
won't back in the Loyalty the first principle of the
Democratic Party The second of the principles avoid
many of the others as possible
Eleanor Roosevelt asks the administration
for and islands unmportant
Mrs Roosevelt can't recall why she forgot visit them
nations proves that you
enough people together with peace hearts
some way to fight it.
Democratic Chairman Butler the White House
cisive" Oh, yeah? Who told the squirrels
Assistant Secretary
who released the Yata McCarde the
about the Democrats QUITO make hide
the Republicans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
DOROTHY THOMPSON
By Elimination, We Know That 1t Was Not
King, Leohy, Nimitz, ForrestoI or the JOS

There was an error in this
column of April 10. Gen. Mac
Arthur did not transmit peace
feelers from Japan. But his
intelligence officers did know
and transmit in October be-
fore the Teheran Conference
in 1943 that Japan had already
lost the war. Gen. MacArthur's
headquarters had the minutes
Of a conference of japanese
ordnance officers, summoned
from all parts of the empire.
From these and other massive
evidence they learned that the
American naval blockade and
air force bombardments had
caused an almost complete
breakdown of transportation
and war production.
Former Secretary of State
Dean Acheson declared in 1851
that Russia's participation was
sought because at was then the
military opinion concurred in
by everyone that the reduction
of Japan would have required a
large scale landing on the is
lands" Everyone" we have
been told, anticipated a long
war to end some time in 1916,
1947. or later,
But who was everyone?
Was it Admiral King? He
recalls that at Yalta the Joint
Chiefs did not agree with the
Presidents "sweetening" of
Stain for help against the
Japs. 1T was Navy belief that
Japan would be defeated by
blockade and bombardment."
Was it Admiral Leahy? He
reported, by the beginning Of
September 1.-TWO months be-
fore Teheran) Japan was al
most defeated through prac-
tically complete sea and air
blockade. The Army did not
appear able to understand
that the Navy with some Army
air assistance had already de-
feated Japan. The Army
planning a huge land invasion
was convinced that we
needed Russian assistance .
II did not appear to me that
.. there was any necessity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20

(for this) I believed a
completely blockaded Japan
would fall by its own weight
The consensus of the
Chiefs of Staff supported
this strategy"
So everyone" was not a
consensus" of the Chiefs of
Staff
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whit
ney, friend of and adviser to
Secretary of the Navy For
restal. reported that on a visit
to MacArthur's headquarters
early in April, 1945, the gen.
eral predicted the war would
end in six months regardless
of Russia.
Was Secretary Forrestal
everyone? His deputy di-
rector of Naval Intelligence,
Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zach
arias, has reported that. on
the basis of massive intels
ligence. Mr.. Forrestal believed
(six months before Russian
intervention) that Japan could
be brought to surrender with
out firing another shot, If the
way were politically opened
for 1t.
Early in 1914, Mr.. Forrestal
knew that a Japanese peace
party had been formed after
Admiral Takagi had prepared
a comprehensive survey show
ing that Japan had lost the
war, and that he had recon-
mended peace at once even at
the cost of giving up China,
Korea and Formosa. We would
not then have had a parti-
toned Korea or a Korean
war.
During the winter, OSS in
Rome reported that the Japa-
nese Emperor had asked the
Pope to act as mediator for
peace, but according to Ad-
miral Zacharias, "the State
Department discouraged it on
the ground that American pub
lie opinion might never APP
prove Of a peace negotiated
with the aid Of the Roman
. Catholic Church."
So this time everyone" Ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
Conservatives of Democratic Party Hailed
As Best Men for Presidential Nomination

tism," as President Eisenhower
calls it or an animated con-
servatism, as President VIII
son once advocated.
This type of conservatism is
opposed to the reactionary
doctrine of the standpatter,
who regards all reform with
apprehension. but it insists in
stead that changes shall not
be so extreme as to bring down
the whole house.
, What the Democratic Party
stands for today and what it
has represented throughout
its history are two different
things. Jefferson and Jack
son. Cleveland and Wilson
stood out against special privi-
lege and against the rise of
any economic group to des-
potic power in the community,
whether it be corporations or
labor unions or the Hobbies of
the special interests. Theirs
was the slogan. Equal rights
for all, special privilege for
none" which is engraved to-
day above the pillars OF. the
Jefferson Memorial in Wash
ington.
But one look at where the
money and the organization
now come from in the Demo-
cratic Party will reveal that
the biggest single force inside
the party is the labor union
organization which has become
an integral part of every po-
litical campaign for 20 years
on a scale that exceeds any,
thing of the old days. This
means to many politicians that
organized labor's bosses are
in control of the Democratic
Party. They demand special
privileges in legislation and in
the appointment of persons
prejudiced in their favor in ad-
ministering the laws regulating
labor management relations.
There may come a leader Of
the Democrats who will be in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20

toward a common future in
peace and freedom"
West Germany's decision to
deposit the treaties today was
announced only few minutes
before the ceremony. The United
States had announced yesterday
it would deposit the two pacts
today.
DR.. Adenauer and DR.. Conant
signed the documents under the
glare of television lights. Two
hundred German and foreign
diplomats, photographers and
newsmen crowded into the rose
carpeted cabinet room overlook
ing the Rhine to witness the
ceremony,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
DAVID LAWRENCE

The political situation in
side the Democratic Party
today presents a paradox
plenty of good candidates but
no concentration on a single
issue on which a campaign
could be won.
This isn't because issues are
lacking but because the Dem
ocratic Party leaders are split.
They are hesitant to press for
ward with any issue. however
promising it may be, for fear
that it could not command a
united party.
There is no dearth of men
Adlai Stevenson, Gov. Williams
of Michigan, Senator Syming-
ton of Missouri, Gov. Lausche
of Ohio. Senator Byrd of Viz
ginia, Senator Russell of Geor-
gia, Senator Lyndon johnson
of Texas, Senator Kefauver of
Tennessee and Gov. Hartman
of New York.
But the mere listing of these
names brings to political OBJ
servers reminder of the split
personality that characterizes
the Democratic Party. For the
unanswered question is: What
group or faction really domi-
mates the party and can die
tate the choice Of a candidate?
If it be assumed that the
Americans for Democratic Ac-
ton or the CLIO must be re-
garded as the controlling voice
on issues, this automatically
eliminates men like Senators
Byrd and Russell or Gov.
Lausche and brings into focus
Mr.. Stevenson and Gov. Will
liams as well as Gov. Har-
riman.
If, on the other hand, the
Democrats have their ear to
the ground and start apprais-
ing accurately the murmurs Of
the electorate in recent years,
they will perceive that there
is in America today a trend
toward a dynamic conserva-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
Everybody Left Reasonably Happy Except
McCord|e, Appointed Fall Guy by Dulles

tional Committee has been
treasured from its minority
strongholds that there YVES
little new damage done. Dem
ocrats feel they achieved an
other and really main pur-
pose of their demand for full
disclosure of the method Of
the Yalta release.
This was the picture of
State Department admins
tration by Mr.. Dulles as it un-
folded. They consider it an
unattractive picture with con-
duct unbecoming a Secretary
of State. One Democratic
Senator says he will ask his
audiences, isn't it wonderful
to have a Secretary of State
who turns his back on his
subordinates when they get
into trouble?"
Another foreign policy devel-
opment which early this week
created a stir in the Senate
cloakrooms failed to emerge
into floor debate. This was
Secretary Dulles report to
President Eisenhower at
Augusta about the intensified
build-up of offensive air power
by Chinese Reds opposite
Formosa.
The interesting aspect of
Mr.. Dulles remarks was that
he almost exactly duplicated
the warnings of the luckless
Admiral Carney to the now
= famous private press dinner
except for one vital point.
Mr.. Dulles aimed the build
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
Probe of YuIto Release Is q Dud

UP at Formosa and Admiral
Carney said it pointed to
Quemoy and Matsu. The
admiral, who as chief of
naval operations is a member
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
had just returned from the
scene.
The question instantly arose
Of what Mr.. Dulles was trying
to do.
The country and the Presi-
dent himself had responded
adversely to the apparent
Carney implication that
United States forces might
have to fight in Quemoy and
Matsu. A majority seems to
agree with United States allies
that there is no moral, legal or
strategic basis for taking the
fight to the Chinese Reds on
their coastal islands.
These reservations do not
apply to Formosa-though
Adlai Stevenson has success
fully raised new questions
about Formosa's future. Mr..
Dulles critics were alert to the
possible implication that he
wanted to try the more popular
cause before the jury of public
opinion.
The State Department let it
be known that his aim was to
emphasize to the Afro-Asian
conference now meeting in
Indonesia that while their Red
China associate, Chou En-lai,
was talking sweetly, his coun-
try was acting very differently
indeed. So far the propaganda
explanation has served to
quiet the Capitals war-con-
scious nerves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
Rooney Is Facing
Alimony Trouble

HOLLYWOOD. April 20 Dr.
Actor Mickey Rooney is facing
alimony and child support
trouble.
His ex-wife. Mrs. Betty Rase
Baker. yesterday had Rooney
cited to appear in Superior Court
May 9 to face contempt charges.
Mrs. Baker. the former Miss
Birmingham" claims he is So
695.59 behind in child support
and alimony payments.
Rooney must pay $4l6.66
monthly for his two children,
Mickey, 0. and Timothy. 8, and
$520.83 a month to Mrs. Baker
in alimony.
They were married in 1914 and
divorced four years later. Mrs.
Baker claimed that Rooney is
well able TO pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
DORIS FLEESON

The Senate inquiry into
State Department release Of
the Yalta papers was a dud
because, as matters simmered
down, everyone is reasonably
well satisfied, except possibly
the fall guy, Assistant Sec
rotary of State McCardle. To
put it mildly, Mr.. McCardle
has not made any new friends
among the press. where his
real career lies and with whom
he must deal in his present
job.
Secretary of State Dulles
will no longer have the hot
breath of Senators Bridges.
K land and company
breathing down his neck in
the Yalta matter. They have
their transcript, and while
they have scarcely altered the
language of their denuncia-
tons as a result. they at least
can now state they have the
official record.
All the newspapers got
simultaneous release with the
favored New York Times and
one beat them on the street
with the story. The Times
printed it all. which was their
pride and they are one of the
few papers which would. The
Chicago Tribune emulated
them perhaps just to prove
1t could.
The Democrats are relieved
that the transcript proved a
two-day wonder and the Ma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
TWO SISTERS GIVE
BIRTH TO BABIES
ON SAME DAY

APPLETON. Wis. (P.-
Sisters gave birth to daugh-
tiers on the same day at st.
Elizabeth's Hospital Mon
day. Their husbands are
brothers.
In September. 1852, the
sisters. Mrs. Joseph Van
Nuland Of Appleton and Mrs.
Martin Van Nuland of Kim
berly, gave birth to sons 10
days apart.
On Monday the little girls
were born only six hours
apart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19

Under D. C. lap couples must
apply for a marriage license on
one day, tpait three full days
and receiDe the license on the
nth day. Sundays and holt-
days are counted the same as
other days.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

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Grace Gregerson, %. Alexandria. Va,
Leo Whitley, jr., %, Mt. Rainier. Nd.
and Barbara Burch. 81. 1925 Barnaby
terri. sc.
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is. 1885 Maryland ave. ne.
James Kline, 20. Takoma Park. Nd,
and Anne Bryant, 90, 1926 Bsrnaby
FrsnEel Williams, 20. New York, N. Y.
and Geraldine Cooper, "a. 104 X st.
william Davis. 81. Rockville, Nd. and
Barbara Driessen. 20. Arlington. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19
RIRTHs REPORTED
BOYS
tFrom D. c. Health Departmentl

BOYS
Laonard and June Abel.
James and Donna AilstocR.
travis and Sarah Armstrong.
isadore and Shirley Shirley asfghnS,
Zareh and Rose Balian.
Andrew and Patricia Bandalos.
Jerome and Phyllis Baylin.
Robert and Lois Becker.
Frank and Bonita Brennef.
Edward and Dorothy Cmela.
Deibert and Crissie Cochran.
Prank and Betty Colt.
Leon and Laura Deane.
Peter and Beatrice De Marco.
Theodore and Erma Dent
Clarence and Kathleen EnMet.
walter and Rose Farrow;,
Thomas and Mary Fennell.
David and Barbara Fitzgerald.
Dillon and. Claire Flaherty.
Elio and Elena Grandi.
William and Joan Hamilton.
John and Dolores Hillard.
Dallas and Virginia Howell.
Alton and Callista Jacobs.
Myies and Sylvia Kaye:
william and Patricia y ksTlin'
Thomas and Jane King.
William and Janet Lessard.
William and Clara Mcmahon.
Michael and Marilyn Meyers.
Harry and Dorothea Miller.
Norman and Gloria Miller.
GUY and Elise Minovi.z.
Arthur and Lucfe Mock.
Francisco and Jennie Moreno,
Earle and Shirley Morgan.
Ronald and Dorothy Mudrtek.
William and Essie Norkin.
william and Dorothy Padseu.
Max and Edith Pfouts.
Donald and Helen Ridsewey-
George and Mary Ruppreeht. y
Julius and Zelda segal
Seymore and Lottie Shankmen.
Herman and Stella Short:
Joseph and vanetta Smith.
Herbert and Marion Sewers.
James and Muriel Sewers.
stanley and Frede Thawley.
William and Louisa Trtgs.
Kenneth and Grace Vincent.
George and Constance Walsh.
Cary and joyce West.
6smmie and Elizabeth Allen.
GIRLS
Nathan and Charlotte BadeF.
Harold and Rita Bletcher.
William and Barbara Breads.
william and Elizabeth Crawford.
George and Marilyn Crosby.
Edwin and Shirley Dolan.
William and Mildred Dorm.
Joseph and Margaret Fuller.
James and Josephine Hall.
khlCDAIu anu
Charles and Jacqueline Heneh.
ReVerdy and Gladys Johnson,
Alfred and Margie LIE Sase.
Garland and Mary Mccoy.
william and Dora Mulltn.
Albert and Holly Petrillo.
Norman and Sylvia Sehiff.
Henry and Antionette Shayatt.
Carl and Ruth Snider.
Paul and Winifred Sullivan.
John and Darrell Van Wagner.
Thomas and Lola Wiman.
William and Rebecca Bestimt.
Roy and Barbara Bowling.
Joseph and Mary Capalbi.
John and Rosalyn Corso.
Richard and Eleanor Cretella.
Edward and Rita DAILY.
Hugh and Patricia Donneily.
Guy and Ada Falcone.
Wilford and Josephine Gof.
Robert and Dorothy Hail
Sammy and Betsy Harrell.
Walter and Evelyn bunker.
Carl and Patricia Keller.
Samuel and Shirley Linten.
william and Ellen Nc Kee.
Bernard and Theresa Nolan.
Harold and Cynthia Reznick.
Wilford and Dorothy Schwarting.
Dave and Margie Simms
Herbert and Vallie Shoots.
Carleton and Elizabeth Tuck.
Eugene and Geraldine Veigle.
Andrew and Lucy Whisky.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-11-25
SPORTS ODDITIES ALWAYS
OCCURRING ON DARE COAST

Mays Head.-When nine year old
Jan Oneto of Mays Head went
squirrel hunting recently in Mays
Head woods he got the surprise of
his life. Spotting what appeared
to be the gray tail of a squirrel
at the top of an oak tree he aimed
his 20 and fired. What fell to the
ground dead was not squirrel,
but raccoon.
The Rev. L.. l. Aitken, pastor Of
the Manteo Methodist Church, had
landed two founder which he hung
overheard on a string to keep
fresh. Suddenly he saw a 10 loot
hammerhead shark heading to-
wards his catch which he started
pulling in but not quick enough.
The hammerhead snatched the
founder and the Rev. Mr.. Aitken,
fishing at Oregon Inlet did not
argue with the shark.
Last week Capt. Will Lewark
Itiolling for striped bass in Abe
marie sound, saw crippled
goose, cast his home made buck
tail and caught goose.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-11-25
ROANOKE I'D. HISTORICAL
ASSOCIATION MEETS NOV. 80

Annual meeting of the Board of
Directors and members of Roanoke
Island Historical Association will
be held at the Sir Walter Raleigh
Hotel, in Raleigh, next Wednesday,
November 80. AS usual the meet
ing which will be held in the Eliz-
abethan or Manteo Room of the
Sir Walter, will begin with a Dutch
Treat luncheon.
Purpose of the meeting will be
to make plans for The Lost Col
ony's 10th season scheduled 10 be-
gin on June 30, 1856. Martin KEEL
logg Jr., chairman of the associa-
ton will preside and r. f. Jcrdan
general manager will .nake-his re.
port to the directors. Several mem
bcrs of the board of directors from
Roanoke Island and other Eastern
Carolina cities are planning to at
tend the meeting.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-11-25
ELECTRIC SHOCK IN
BATHTUB KILLS A
COLUMBIA WOMAN

Mrs. Betty Frances Reynolds.
40, of Columbia, died at her home
early Thanksgiving morning while
taking bath. The coroner, c. E
Walker, who investigated her
death, ruled that she died as the re-
suit of an electrical shock, due tc
the water heater in the room hav-
ing fallen over against the tub
causing a short, charging the tub
and water with electricity.
Charles Reynolds, her husband
heard the water running about 4
am. and going to investigate
found his wife's body. Although
he stood in his shoes, he felt a
shock when he removed her from
the tub.
Mrs. Reynolds, a native of Tyr
rell, was the daughter of William
and Fannie Etheridge. She is sur
vived by two sons, Ronald and
Daniel Reynolds of Columbia; four
brothers, William of Tarboro, Wes-
ley of Creswell, John of Columbia
and Daniel of Roanoke Rapids;
two sisters, Mrs. Daisy Cahoon of
Columbia, Mrs. Worth Brickhouse
Of Morehead City and three grand
See DEATH, Page Eight