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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18
Eisenhower

The Nation still was In the dark
last week about President Eisen-
howeris plans for the 1856 presi-
Dental contest. What few hints
were tossed out were Of little help
to the guessers.
The flrst hint came in the form
Of o report from New Hampshire
politicians that they had been as
sured that the President would not
withdraw his name II It were en-
tered In the March Is primary
there. The assurance repeatedly
came from man close to the
President.
Everyone thought Of Sherman
Adams, top aide to the President
and former Governor Of New Hamp-
shire. But the White House prompt
" announced that no one there,
including Mr.. Adams. knew any
thing about any assurance.
Hopes that yesterdays physical
examination Of the President would
provide guidance for the guessers
was dashed when DR.. Paul D. White
said 1t would be mid February be-
fore any decision could be made.
DR.. White said Mr.. Eisenhower's
recovery was excellent and en-
couraging." but added that the
President would need four or five
weeks back on the Job full time
before doctors could tell If his
heart was equal to the task.
Mr.. Eisenhower, Dr.. White said,
will take q short vacation in the
South after Christmas-on doctors
orders - and then will resume a
full-scale work schedule January 9.
The fatigue noted in the Presi-
dent last week end. DR.. White
added, was not caused by the heart
attack but was merely the sort of
thing any man of IS could expect.
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EURASIA
NAT0 Stock Ticking,
Soviet Moves Mark
Week Developments

The North Atlantic Council had
its annual stock-taking sessions In
Paris Thursday and Friday. The
ministers watchword was "ever
vigilant." especially in the face Of
the Soviet Unions second cold-war
offensive.
In the military field, the is NATO
countries. augmented this year by
representatives of West Germany,
stressed air defense and early warm
ing. The United States agreed to
finance pilot project for a new
communications system, said to
have improved the reliability Of our
North American systems from 40 to
IS per cent.
In the economic field, the council
stressed coordination and unifica-
ton. The United States said it would
send know-how and materials to
help West European nations set up
a co-ordinated atomic power system.
Continued Soviet threats to make
life miserable for the free world en-
clave of West Berlin were carefully
noted. The council stressed once
again that the security and welfare
OF Berlin should be considered as
essential elements Of the peace Of
the free world in the present in
ternational situation. It urged the
Importance Of consulting further
within NATO on the question Of
German unification and on the sit
uation in Berlin s
Soviet moves In the Middle East
and Asia were also recognized as an
indirect threat to NATO security.
Moscow's Week
Moscow had a busy week, too. It
reasserted its contention that East
Germany is sovereign in East Ber-
lin, and that violations Of East Ger
man laws by American citizens fall
fully and completely" within the
jurisdiction Of the East German
peoples police"
East Germany continued to mix
up its plays in its campaign to force
recognition by the West. It allowed
an American Congressman to tour
East Berlin in the same kind Of
radio-equipped sedan which pro.
voked the arrest of other Congress-
men last November q. But it held
up IL West Berlin trucks, loaded
with scrap worth $183,000, and de.
manded huge fines" without rea-
son. The truckers were told they
would be freed if "your ministry
talks to our ministry"
The Kremlin's co-existence twins.
Premier Nikolai A. Bulganin and
Party Boss Nikita S Khrushchev.
were winding up their extensive tour
Of South Asia. They left India for
Afghanistan with a real prize, the
New Delhi governments reassertion
OF their strong conviction that
there should be unconditional pro-
hibition of the production, use and
experimentation of nuclear and
thermometer weapons" India also
followed the Communist line on
condemning the aggressive char
acter of military alliances and was
receptive to Soviet overtures prom
Using economic aid and technical
assistance.
In Britain, meanwhile, the Ian.
gushing Labor Party picked Hugh
Gaitskell as the successor to the
recently resigned Clement Attlee as
leader. The choice was expected.
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RANSIT
Lost Falls Parade
Of Investors FuiIs
To MuteriuIize

Some observers last week said the
city fathers were right back where
they were last September with the
transit mess. But that was not
quite accurate.
Last September the District
Commissioners and members of the
Public Utilities Commission were
confident they could find plenty of
private investors to bail the Dis
trict out of the trouble left by the
custer Of Louis E. Wolfson. Last
week the trouble remained, but the
official confidence In the future had
disappeared.
For no private group had stepped
forward with enough money to
rescue the city, and the p. U. c.
obviously was turning to considera-
ton OF plans for public ownership
OF the District transit system.
1t all started more than five years
ago when Mr.. Wolfson, a Florida
f1nancier with no visible interest
in the District transit operation ex-
cept desire to make money, won
control of the Capital Transit Co.
for about 50 million. He was the
only bidder.
Wolfson Record
The Wolfson management has
rum about as good transit sys-
tenn as local conditions allowed,
but it has extracted cash assets
from the company by the satchel-
full (the Wolfson group has made
about 300 per cent on its invest
ment, and still controls a company
worth about $40 Million.
There was nothing illegal about
the operation, but Washingtonians
feared Mr.. Wolfson was sacrificing
public interests in order to satisfy
stockholders District officials
looked for a way to get a new man
,gement
The opportunity apparently arose
turing last summers 52-day tran
sit strike. The Commissioners told
Congress Mr.. Wolfson was unable
to supply public transportation, so
he should be kicked out. The Dis
trict Commissioners assured Con-
gress that other private investors
would be happy to take over the
franchise. Congress voted to re-
woke the CTC franchise as of Au-
gust Is. 1866.
The p. u. c. invited the many
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eager private investors to show the
color of their money.
Some six or seven persons and
groups showed some degree Of IN
terest. But a two-day hearing last
week finally determined that not
one Of the still-active candidates
could or would produce enough
money to make down payment on
a new transit company.
The group thought by the P. U. c.
to be the likeliest candidate, WASH
ington Transit, Inc. represented by
former Maryland Senator Willard
Tydings, backed out during the
hearings. Mr.. Tydings announced
that he could not get q firm com.
mitment from the transit union on
labor contract for the first 10
months to two years Of the new
management. Without such q
commitment, he said, he could not
forecast accurately his labor costs.
Without such q forecast, he could
not ask his investors to put UP their
money.
A union spokesman said 1t was
impossible to commit union mem
beers In that way, especially to q
person who did not yet have any
standing as transit operator.
There was some speculation that
MIR. Tydings was merely using the
labor tmpaSse as an excuse to get
out OF what was shaping up as q
poor investment. For other appli-
cants said they could figure their
labor costs without a formal COM
mitment. and union officials indi-
Gated they would be as helpful az
possible with some sort of informal
assurance.
Other applicants were heard
during the two-day meeting Of the
p. U. c., but none could produce
the necessary money.
Week end statements from
p. o. c. members indicated there
was no alternative to investigating
possibilities of public ownership,
While that investigation goes on.
interested investors still will be
welcome. Lawyer Max Kampel-
man said he would continue his
efforts to line up local capital for
q new company. His plan would
require about IS million. Several
washington businessmen have
looked over his plan, but none have
put up money.
And Mr.. Wolfson, of course,
stands ready to sell the assets Of
his company to anyone willing to
pay about 20 per cent down on
Capital Transit--a company worth
somewhere between SIS million and
$40 million to Mr.. Wolfson.
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gram had stop priority" on his leg
islative List.
Also on the list Is q bill to pro-
vide Federal aid for school construc-
tion-exactly how much and where
was not disclosed.
The group also discussed high
way construction. q postal rate
boost, labor law modification. slum
clearance and housing.
Republicans attending the meet
ing said II ell added up to q sound
Eisenhower program. Democrats
were mildly enthusiastic, talking
rebellion only on O few items such
as taxes and defense spending.
Congress will convene in only
two and q half weeks, but it is
still too early to Judge what shape
the Capitol Hill controversies will
take in the election year ahead.
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Other Action

There were other actions In the
United Nations last week.
The General Assembly made six
more efforts to decide between
Yugoslavia and the Philippines for
the 18th seat in the 1856 Security
Council, and failed to get the neces-
sary two-thirds majority. The As
sembly. already a week past its adj
journment target date. will have
another try Monday.
President Eisenhower's open
sky" plan for launching q world
disarmament plan gained q 56-7
approval In the augmented Gen
eral Assembly Friday. This was an
important expression of worldwide
approval Of the Presidents spec
tacular summit" proposal that the
Soviet Union and the United States
exchange military blueprints and
aerial reconnaissance of each others
territories. 1t win put the Kremlin
on the spot. but was not expected
to change Moscow's obvious inten-
ton Of avoiding q really effective
system Of arms inspection, which
is a prerequisite for any arms cuts.
The Security Council, whose old
membership serves until New Years
Day, heard complaint from Syria
against Israel on Friday. The Syr-
ians protested the Israeli raid of
last Sunday, when 40 Syrians were
killed in an attack on hill positions
northeast of the Sea of Galilee. Is
rael explained it had retaliated for
Syrian molestation of Israeli fish,
ermen
Syria, In its complaint, demanded
that Israel be kicked out of the
United Nations. The Security
Council decided to await a full re-
port Of the incident from its Pal
estine truce supervisor, Canadian
Maj. Gen. Edison L. M. Burns. ex-
pected this week.
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were admitted, after what was
perhaps the most spectacular dis
play of parliamentary maneuvering
in Security Council history. Even
tually only two applicants were
barred, but 10 vetoes were cast In
the unprecedented three-day period
from Tuesday through Thursday.
Seventeen Of them were Soviet
nyetS.
It was q remarkable example of
the tremendous power Of the veto.
Last week, in the face Of almost
universal opposition to her stand,
Nationalist China stopped O pack
age deal that would have admitted
Is nations. The Soviet Union then
came back with q series Of vetos.
used sometimes to bludgeon and
sometimes to work miracles but
always to further the aims Of the
Soviet Union. When the chips
were down. lonesome little China
and lonesome big Russia were
equals with the veto in their hands.
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countries admitted last Wednes-
day were six from Western Europe
Finland, Ireland, Austria, Italy,
Spain and Portuga) and six others
expected to augment the fast-grow-
ing Arab-Asian bloc Jordan, Libya,
Ceylon. Cambodia, Laos and NepaD.
All four Communist entrants were
from Eastern Europe tAlbania,
Hungary, Rumania and Bulgaria).
Thus representatives Of another
100 million humans now take their
seats In this world forum, swelling
the q. Ms grand total Of popular
representation to IL billion. There
are still some 500 million people
who do not have q voice in the
United Nations, 585 million Of them
In Communist China and close to
90 million more In Japan.
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Lousche

Meanwhile. the Democrats &C
quired another candidate, Gov.
Frank J. Lausche Of Ohio, a favorite
son for sure and q national candi-
date possibly. Mr.. Lausche, an ex-
tremely independent middle-o the
roader, is q Catholic and for that
reason is usually counted out as a
presidential candidate. Many adj
mirers last week were talking him
UP for the vice presidential nomina-
ton, however.
Gov. Lausche said he would seek
convention supporters only In his
home State.
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Russio's Game

Russiu's Game
Diplomats speculated that the
Soviet Union probably had two
goals In mind when 1t vetoed jap
anese membership:
Q To improve Its bargaining po-
sition In the London peace treaty
negotiations. The Japanese have
refused to sign Q peace until the
Reds return prisoners they still adj
NIT holding and until Tokyo gets
some kind Of satisfaction from its
territorial claims to islands north
Of Hokkaido. Moscow might be
able to conclude more favorable
peace treaty In return for APPROX
Ing Japan's application next time.
Q To set up new q. N. mem
bership trade for next year. The
Soviet Union may propose that the
West admit Red China In return
for the Kremlin's Withholding its
veto Of Japan. Such o deal could
have appeal In the Far East.
The United States. Of course.
could not possibly get involved in
such obvious blackmail. But the
United States case against such a
deal would be hard to explain over
seas.
The question OF Red Chinese
membership centers on the issue OF
credentials. No one disputes that
the Chinese people should be rep
resented In the q. N. The question
Is merely whether Peiping or
Taipeh should be the representa-
tive.
In the case Of Japan, on the other
hand. the Soviet Union has Just
cast three yetoes to deny the 90,
million Japanese people any repre-
sentation at all IN the United Ma
tons. No one. not even the Rus
slams. challenges the Hatoyama
governments legitimacy.
Making this rather fine distinc-
tion between q credentials issue
and a representation issue under
standable in the Orient, however,
viii be another matter. II the So-s
Wet Union offers to admit both Red
China and Japan in q 1856 package
deal. and Il the United States or
Nationalist China vetoes peiping,s
bid. there viii be many japanese
who viii want to put the blame on
washington for prolonging Nip
pons isolation from the world
community.
To keep this from happening,
one OF the high-priority jobs of
American diplomacy in the Orient
will be to keep the Red Chinese and
Japanese membership issues clear
ly separate.
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Stevenson

The leading candidate for the
Democratic presidential nomina-
ton, Gov. Stevenson, revealed more
Of his campaign plans last week,
apparently In a move to take the
initiative away from Senator Ke-
fauver.
Mr.. Stevenson said he would en-
ter primaries In Illinois, April 10;
Pennsylvania, April "a; Florida.
May 20, and California, June g..
He had said previously he would
run In Minnesota. March 30. :
In all those States Mr.. Steven
son expects to have strong and
well-organized support. Senator
Kefauyer, then. win have to chal-
lenge Mr.. Stevenson in States
where the odds favor the nlinoisan.
One contest will come in California.
Mr.. Kefauver also is thought to be
eying Minnesota and Florida.
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Surprise Maneuvering Admits Is to u. N.

Only few days before its slow-movng General Assembly
was to adjourn the United Nations sprang suddenly into
action week expand its membership from 60 to 76 states
thereby achieving an advancement the cause of world broth
erlood which will stand worthy commemorative the
opening of the U. MS second decade.
Twelve Communist nations and four Soviet satellites
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satellites like Albania, Hungary.
Roumania and Bulgaria. none Of
whom has lived up to the require
rnents for membership laid down In
the y. N. Charter, are admitted
anyway, the pressure viii 60 to
repeat the same oversight later. A
precedent has been set, in other
words. which will make 1t harder
for, the United States to appeal to
high principle when Communist
China hles q new application.
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POLITICS
Kefouver, Luusche
Enter Contest for
Presidential Bid

Boss" Ed Crump of Memphis
tried to pin the tag pet coon" on
senatorial candidate Estes Ke-
fauver in 1947 and thereby gave
the young Tennesseean a trade
mark which has helped him win
votes ever since. Mr.. Kefauver
told audiences in that first sena-
torial race that, IT may be a pet
coon, but Whenever be Mr.. crump's
pet coon" Then he campaigned
in a coonskin cap.
That cap was tossed formally
into the political ring again last
week, when Senator Kefauver an
nounced that he would seek the
Democratic presidential nomina-
ton.
He said me would take his fur
hat into "a number of State pri-
maries." including California, In
an effort to convince Democratic
politicians that the rank and file
preferred him over Adlai Steven
son or Averell Hartman.
1857 Record
Mr.. Kefauver has good reason
to bet on the primaries. He en-
tered-or was entered, sometimes
against his wishes-in total of
16 primaries in the 1852 presiden-
tial race. He won in IL contests,
losing clear-cut decisions only
twice lin the District of Columbia
to Mr.. Hartman and in Florida to
Senator Richard B. Russell of
Georgia..
At convention time he. was the
strongest candidate on paper. He
led in the first two ballots t340l2
votes, to 268 for Russell and 265
for Stevenson; then 362la. with
324Ia for Stevenson and 294 for
RusselD. But on the third ballot
the convention swung heavily to
Mr.. Stevenson and the game was
over.
1856 PIon
Next year the strategy appar-
,ntly will be the same--with one
important difference. He will fight
out with Mr.. Stevenson in at
cas- ono Stat and conceivably
'ou,d knock OUT the Illinois can
lidat, if he administered a solic
efeat Or. on the other hand, Mr.
stevenson could eliminate the Ten
9ssec Senator in the same manner
AS M. Kefauvers independence
nd knack for headline issues has
,lienated most Democratic l2a6cny,
he must make solid score in the
,Iiinaries to have a chance in the
convention. And even then hi
probably would be q dark horse.
Many Democrats, however, are
convinced he would make strong
vice presidential candidate. Last
week Senator Kefauver declared
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he was interested only In the top
spot.
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signed his country's surrender
aboard the USS Missouri.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-18

A consolation award was granted Wesley
D'Ewart (R-Mont) last month, following
his unsuccessful campaign for u. S. senator
from Montana. The award came in the form
of an appointment as special assistant to the
secretary of agriculture, Ezra Benson.
D'Ewart will replace Ross Ridley (R-
Okla) and his duties will be as laison man
between the department and Congress.
No friend Of the little operator and farm
err and participant in the smear campaign
waged by some Republican senators in the
western states, D EWart can be expected to
strengthen the secretary's policies stacked
against the farmer and taxpayer alike.
AS member of Congress from the second
district in Montana from 1916 to 1854,
D'Ewart championed legislation aimed at
continuation of the administrations give
away policies
D'Ewart has spoken and voted against
REA expansion every opportunity he had,
and has pressed for more private develop
ment of the nations water resources which
would mean increased profits for the large
corporations at the expense of small users
He voted for the Atomic Energy Act which
paves the way for atomic energy monopoly
by large corporations, not giving adequate
protection to public interest or the right Of
REA co-ops to participate in the atomic en-
ergy program. DEwart also fought increased
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-18
HIGHWAY kMTI-DIVERSI0h
AMENDMENT GETS
TENTATIVE APPROVAL

House Bill A by Nixon (D-Blaine)
and Nybo (R-Missoula) yesterday
morning received tentative approval
in the House. This bill would, by con-
stitutional amendment, prohibit the
diversion of any highway funds to
the General Fund. At the present
time, because of debentures that
must be paid off, highway funds are
restrained from going into the GEN
eral Fund. However, by 1858 the
debentures will be paid off and, UNI
less this amendment makes the grade,
there will be nothing to stop subse-
quent legislatures from siphoning off
highway funds for the operation of
other parts of state government.
Last Friday, HB "A was the object
of slick move by the company
lobby which led to the bill being killed
before anyone knew what was going
on. Protagonists for the amendment
Immediately got to work, and Satur-
day, revived the bill without dis
senting vote.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-18
HOUSE OUERTuRNS COMM.
REPORTS ON Three BILLS

sideration of HB 381 be indefinitely
postponed"
Because of the tremendous costs
involved in sinking wells to 10000
feet or more in depth, it has been
the considered opinion of many that
oil operators should be granted a
considerably longer "term of years
on leases in order that they may
"come OUT financially on wells cost
ing a quarter of a million dollars or
more to drill. HB 381 offered new
leasing law which would meet the En-
abling Act requirements that leases
be for a term of years.
aye" votes were for Rep. Jeude-
mans motion to kill HB 381 and thus
continue on the uncertainty which
has surrounded state oil leases ever
since the 1858 Republican Legisla-
ture enacted its perpetual leasing
law. "Nay" votes were for clearing
away this confusion and giving the
go-ahead to both the state and oil
operators to get on with the import
ant business of leasing and develop
ing the oil resources underlying pub
lie school lands.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-18
LEGISLATIVE PAY
RAISE BILL SIGNED
BY governor

Probably one of the most import
ant measures to make the grade in
the 1855 Legislature has been signed
by Governor ]. Hugo Aronson. This
is House Bill 70 which provides an
increase in pay for legislators from
the present $40 per day to $40.
Grossly inadequate compensation
has made it almost an impossibility
for many able people to seek legisla-
tive office in Montana. With the
doubled daily wage more public
spirited minded people will be willing
to come to Helena in the interests of
their constituents. With a less re-
strictive representation in both House
and Senate, it is entirely possible
that future legislatures will accom-
plish far more in enacting legislation
for the benefit of all the people,
something which has been sadly lack
ing for the most part in the last eight
or ten legislative sessions.