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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18
Fletcher KnebeI-
Potomac Fever

The real mystery about the Yaa Conference is how the
democrats managed to ind something to give secretly
tnat they hadn't already given away publicly.
grain Of salta 1870 ~
The State Department gives sneak preview of that IA
volte od Republican mystery the Yata Yammer Next week
Inc Fotsoam Pokaor what Harry plays while Jimmy Byrnes
Vice President Nixon United Pacific forces
armed with A-weapons This Government is run BY mill
tay trumvrate Gen. Eisenhower, Admiral Nixon and Field
taways afed) Marshal Dulles.
NO wonder the State Department public the Yalta
try outside Russia that didn't ground at Yata
y
senator Mccarthy charges censorship of the Yalta nane
After listening to Mccarthy idea that D lost
ASIA AFRICA and Harvard University Stain in crap game
while other Democrats spies by smuggling the
A-oomo into Russia before they could steal it. w
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18

OF Maj. Ford in Oak Hill Gene
terry in Washington. Mayor
Wood and others were present,
On Sunday, town residents
have been urged to observe the
day as the official close of "Mosby
Week" by attending church serv-
ices. Officials pointed out that
the rectory of Truro Episcopal
Church is the building in which
Mosby'S raiders captured Gen.
Stoughton and more than a score
of his men.
Another church, the Fairfax
Methodist Church, has been
playing Dixie" each day at noon
in commemoration of the occa.
sion on its chimes. The chimes
were installed there three years
ago by the Fairfax chapter,
United Daughters of the Con-
federacy. in memory of Mai.
Ford, who had been a member
of the church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18

exaggerated in the absence of
a public record. So they
dropped the proposal and
locked up the transcript.
Why did Secretary Dulles
open such Pandora's box?
The confidential State Depart
ment answer is that so much
pressure accompanied by so
much transformation had built
up that it was thought best to
open the record and let the
public judge. But the record
seems to show little that is new
and Mr.. Churchill is complain
ing that it is ''the American
version. not history"
Meanwhile the Secretary of
State has aroused the Demo-
Gratis from whom he is asking
bipartisan support. Their reac-
lions range from deep suspicion
to ridicule.
A sample comment came
from Senator Humphrey of
Minnesota, a member of the
Foreign Relations Committee.
Are they alibi-ing for a COM
ing explosion in Formosa which
they want to blame on Roose-
velt?" He asked. IF their
diplomacy were only half as
successful as their publicity,
the Soviet Union would be in
full retreat"
The clumsy manner in which
Mr.. Dulles tried to leak" the
Yalta transcript in such a
manner that it could be blamed
on Democrats also inks the
majority party in Congress.
even though they evaded the
trap. The State Department
f1rst announced it could not
publish the story for security
reasons but would send about
40 confidential copies" to Con-
gress. Democrats, rarely ac-
cused of being stupid poll
tlcians, saw through that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18
Milk-Vending Machines
For Senators Pushed
BY the Associated Press

The Senate Rules Committee
will consider on March % the
possibility of installing milk
vending machines in the Senate
side of the Capitol, Senator
Wiley, Republican, of Wisconsin
said today.
Similar vending machines
were recently installed in the
cloakrooms of the House at the
request of Representative Laird,
Republican, of Wisconsin.
In letter to Chairman Green
asking that the Senate Rules
Committee consider placing the
machines in the Senate Office
Building and the Senate wing of
the Capitol, Senator Wiley said
he believed they would:
/. Contribute to the health "of
our colleagues and our staff"
2. Focus the attention Of the
Nation on the Importance of in
creased milk consumption-thus
aiding to relieve the dairy sur
plus.
8. Increase the efficiency of
the various Offices and commit
tees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18
The Lessons Of YoIto Are Plain
Compromise With and Concession to Gonesters
Never Justified, Not Even for Expediency

editorials. opposed what was
done at Yalta but had argued
in favor of it as a practical
step. This was unhappily an
example Of the conformity Of
thought which some observers
then believed was essential,
and 1t certainly shows now
the Importance of criticism of
government policy even in war
time.
Naturally the Yalta papers
have since gotten into partisan
politics. The Republican ma
tional platform of 1852 de-
nounced the decisions made at
Yalta, while the Democrats
have always felt they must
defend what happened there.
The truth is there has been
an appeasement sentiment
right along in both parties.
1t cropped up this very week
in connection with the Far
Eastern crisis, as a number of
f1rst-year Democrats IN the
House of Representatives
called for a new declaration of
foreign policy" which savors
OF the same kind of thing that
emerged from the Yalta Con-
ference.
Their talk is of a "plebiscite"
for Formosa and a trusteeship,
but the tyranny of the Com
munist tyrants on the Chinese
mainland and the need for a
free election there is ignored.
The idea of coalition" of any
kind with the Communists has
been proved worthless-and.
indeed. the Nationalist govern
ment in China was undermined
by the same tactics on the part
OF some American officials.
So the lessons of Yalta are
plain. and they add up to the
fact that compromise with and
concession to gangsters are
never justified, and that desert
ing the principle of self deter
of peoples in free cleo
ions does not bring stability
,r a coexistence that is peace
full.
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organization which was off,
cially born a few months later
at the San Francisco Confer
ence. A quick glance through
the present voluminous pub
LEGATION does not show this re-
vealing incident.
Neither does there seem to be
any account of the Big Three
decision. over Churchill's
strong opposition, to allow
sending of several million
Germans into the USSR for
an indefinite time to work as
slave laborers and repair the
damage done by the German
armies. This reporter was UNI
able to find such a reference.
Yet the fact is that Stain, who
had heartily Endorsed the Nor
genthau plan making Western
Germany into a pastoral state,
demanded these millions Of
Germans. (This reporters
best recollection is that the
number mentioned. was 7 mil
hono. Mr.. Roosevelt opposed
this only mildly. His British
colleagues talked in vain and
at length about war ethics and
slavery. Stain was adamant
and carried the day.
The military on the Roose-
welt staff were seriously con-
cerned and urged the utmost
secrecy on that decision.
Admiral Leahy told his chief
that If ever the "Heinies"
found this out they would fight
to the last man on both the
Western and Eastern fronts.
AT that time whole German
divisions were coming over to
our side on the Western front
to escape surrender to the
Russians.
The practical result of
publication of the Yalta papers
will be a renewed effort by a
STABLE segment of Republic
cans in Congress to induce
President Eisenhower to re-
l1ounce them in keeping with
Republican platform pledges
in 1852.
Such American remuneration
might not have any immediate
practical effects on the en-
shaved Poles and other later
victims Of Soviet greed. but it
might help the Japanese con-
slderably in their dealings with
the Russians at the peace ne
gotlationS in New York next
month. And it might affect
our standing in the Far East,
This, it is said, is the main rea-
son why leading Republicans
IN the Senate and House in
sisted that the Yalta papers be
released at the earliest possible
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18

intentions Of the Communist
regime.
1t may be true that there
was Communist infiltration in
the American delegation at
Yalta, that Alger Hiss was
hypnotized by Communist
philosophy and that he helped
create the atmosphere of trust
fitness which permeateds the
Yalta Conference when he was
there as an adviser for the
State Department. But the
philosophical prejudices Of Al
ger Hiss or the readiness of
Harry Dexter White, then As
sistant Secretary of the Treas
ury, to recommend a $10-bil-
lion loan to Soviet Russia do
not explain the timidity and
the softness which both
Roosevelt and Churchill mani
tested in their dealings with
Stain. There is evidence that
both the American and Brit
ish leaders overestimated the
military and political impor-
lance Of Soviet Russia and
made concessions that have
brought on the cold war of
postwar wears.
Few people will read the full
text Of the Yalta papers, which
runs about 100000 words,
but the leaders of thought in
America as we'll as members
OF Congress and others
throughout the Government
charged with responsibility for
future steps in world policy
will want to examine carefully
the graphic record of appease-
ment written in those docu-
mentS lest the same mistakes
be made now.
This correspondent wrote
just after the Yalta Conference
many criticisms of what was
done there, and unfortunately
stood almost alone as a critic
in those days. One newspaper
editor in a small city in New
York State wrote a letter at
the time taking this writer to
task for his views and pointing
out that many of the larger
newspapers had not, in their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18

rest OF Germany, separated by
the Polish corridof; to win
equality of treatment for the
German population in Czecho-
slovakia; to effect a union
with tiny Austria (whose pop
ulation then ardently desired
it)-was rejected. Failing of
diplomatic successes abroad,
the prestige of each success
sive democratic chancellor de-
clined.
Then, in 1929, with the
stock-market crash, and in the
universal depression and I'M
employment. Germany ex-
ploded, and a long-accumu-
lated popular fury against
everything and everybody not
German carried "the mon
strous abortion" as on a wave.
Without the groups" the
explosion OF national Senti-
ment would have carried some
Hitler into power. National re-
sentiment, desperate imitation,
and mass unemployment had
turned the people into
masses" of whom Hitler, a
typical mass-man, was, for
that particular time in Ger
man history, completely repre-
sentative. The groups" be-
lieved they could take Hitler
into camp" and control" his
movement. But, knowing moth
ing about mass psychology,
they could not control the
masses whom his person incor-
porated.
Could one imagine that
statesmen would repeat and
compound such errors? ! would
have thought so. But the mon
strous abortion Of hatred,
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promptly and refused to accept
the copies.
This aspect of the story
furnishes its only laughs,
though it is somewhat special
lied since it is a story of COM
petition among the newspapers.
The New York Times got a
copy Of the Yalta transcript
early this week. But after it
had been happily photostated
and returned to the sole Gus
todian, the State Department,
the Democrats on the Hill re-
fused to take their copies. This
left State as the sole scapegoat,
a role Mr.. Dulles might not
mind at home but would find
it hard to defend with our al
lies. While the matter hung
fire, other newspapers got wind
of the Times coming exclusive.
Their preSsures exerted
through Senators Knowland
and Bridges secured the sud-
den late Wednesday evening
release to all. The other morn
ing newspapers, of course, had
only a few hours in which to
digest reams of copy for their
early editions.
1t is probable that this man
ner OF releasing so important
story affecting our relations
with our allies has not i'm
pressed other nations.
Official Washington is talk
ing about it really more than
about the Yalta story, which
the Times account conceded
contained little new. However.
the Times dutifully printed 80
pages of it.
The comment of a Times
office wit speedily circulated
through the Capitol press gall
leries. Our handling of this
story reminds me of an old
song" he said: "She Said She
Wasn't Hungry, but Look at
What She Ate"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18
Parade Tomorrow to Climax
'Mosby Week in Fairfax

The strains of Dixie" will
ring out in the town of Fairfax
Va. tomorrow as the community
pays tribute to Col. John S
Mosby, a Confederate hero dur
ing the Civil War.
Tomorrow is the climax of the
towns celebration of "Mosby
Week" 1t includes a parade at
2 pm. and a ceremony at Fair
fax High School at $3.50 pm.
Col. Mosby was the leader of
a group of Confederate rangers
who raided Union headquarters
in Fairfax in March, 1863, and
captured Yankee Gen. Edwin H.
Stoughton.
Flags Drape Town
In his honor. the town has
been draped with Confederate
flags. Such wasn't the case at
first. however.
TomorroW'S parade will begin
at the post Office and go to the
Fairfax High School. There.
tribute will be paid Col. Mosby
and Mai. Antonio Ford, Con-
federate woman spy. Two Fair
fax High School students, Ralph
r. Boswell and Rita Maxine
Graham, will portray Col. Mosby
and Maj. Ford. They also will
receive commissions from Mayor
John c. Wood Of the town of
Fairfax.
In addition, a talk will be
given on Col. Mosby's exploits
by Virgil Darlington Jones. his
torian.
Wreath Laid at Grave
Yesterday, a wreath = laying
ceremony was held at the grave
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18
Dorothy Thompson
Dorothy Thompson
What Spawned Ado| phi Hitler?
Decet ana Hote OF the Versailles Treaty. Not the Men
Around Der Fuehrer, Brought EXPLOSION in E,,rone

In the final article of a Sc
ries on Germany, Emlyn Will
liams of the Christian Science
Monitor repeated the still pre-
Vaiiing part-f1ction regarding
the rise to power of Hitler.
Three groups put Hitler in
to power: 1.-THE industrialists
who supported him against
communism the Wehr-
macht as a nationalist agita-
tor for reawakened nationalist
sentiment, and the small cir
Gle around President
Hindenburg."
I dislike to take issue with
Mr.. Williams, a superior re-
porter and analyst, but this
is true In only a limited sense.
It Is convenient to make GER
tain groups" scapegoats for
violent upheavals, but it does
not contribute to historical
perspective or political fore
sight.
Churchill called Hitler "that
monstrous abortion of hatred
and deceit" But the abortion
was begotten of hatred and de-
ceit, and the begetter was the
treaty Of Versailles.
This treaty was conceived in
deceit and born in venomous
hatred. The German armies
surrendered on the basis of
woodrow Wilson's Fourteen
Points, which excluded a punt
tive peace. 1t is irrelevant to
argue that they would have
been defeated in any case.
The Fourteen Points were an
immense propaganda weapon
leading German civilians to
anticipate a decent and honor
able settlement. They were a
weapon Of deceit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18
Dovid lawrence

The famous Yalta papers
now made public after ten
years of secrecy merely con-
firm what was suspected at
the time-namely, that moral
principle was fiagrantly disre-
garded by Messrs. Roosevelt,
Stain and Churchill and that
the Atlantic Charter, with its
professions Of high purpose,
was torn to shreds.
The world has known the
main facts-that the people
of Poland were sold down the
river and that Stain was ap-
peased again and again. The
plumbers made at Yalta have
altered the whole course of
modern history.
Already the apologists are
crying out that Its all water
over the dam anyhow" but
they forget that, unless the
facts of historic conferences
are clearly revealed, no les
sons can be learned that will
prevent a recurrence of the
same mistakes in the future.
For today many of the ar
dent advocates of peaceful
coexistence" are talking the
same language of surrender
and appeasement as was
heard at Yalta. It matters
little to such advocates that
more than 10000 American
boys gave their lives and no.
600 were wounded in Korea in
a noble attempt to maintain
the principle of collective Sc
curity. Again, for practical"
reasons. it is being urged that
an aggressor nation must be
accepted in the United Ma
lions.
1t is precisely this sin of
expediency which is disclosed
repeatedly in the Yalta papers,
and that's why it is important
for, the whole world to read
now what happened when ,
well-meaning men like the
late President Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Churchill mis-
takenly put their trust in
Stain and in the professed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18
Planning Agency Begins
Oxon Run Park PROGRAM

The Maryland-National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commits
sion has begun clearing and de-
veloping in a newly acquired
portion of Oxon Run Park to
serve the rapidly growing Hill
crest Heights area in Prince
Georges County.
The 17-acre tract, known as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18

The treaty declared Ger
many solely responsible for
World War I. pinning upon
the country a badge of shame
that every literate German
and every Allied foreign office
knew to be false. Even when
Allied historians. with access
to the documents, blew the
war guilt clause" sky high, it
was never repudiated.
Democracy" was intro
duced by the victors as a
hoped-for instrument to keep
Germany hemmed in and
down. Its economic provisions
were. to be sure, revised when
they revealed themselves as
disastrous to the interests of
the victors, but not until
France had invaded the Rhine
lands in default of repara-
tions and promoted and A.
nanced a separatist movement
Il. e., rank treason.
This occupation set off the
terrible imitation of the early
1920s which was eventually
overcome by the financial
genius Germany often seems
able to summon in an emer-
gency. There were then five
years of relative stability and
prosperity.
But Germany was CON
tained"-by France, Poland.
Czechoslovakia, and the So
called Little Entente, in alli-
ance with France. Each at
tempt by peaceful German
governments to redress by
negotiation reasonable griev-
ances-to seek the return of
Danzig, a purely German city;
to join East Prussia with the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18

which is war, produced uncon-
dttional surrender and the Sta
lln-White-M orgenthau plan;
the dismemberment and parti-
ton OF Germany; the ill-con-
ceived and dangerous rearma-
ment project. the consequent
crisis with France; the crisis
with Russia, and the gigantic
rearmament of America.
Why? Because in this age
OF high-tension publicity, to-
tai war. and universal propa-
ganda, the voice of reason Is
drowned out and no war ends
IN peace-only in preparation
Tor the next war-another
"monstrous abortion"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18

the Hillcrest Heights Recreation
Center, is along Suitland Park
way just south of Naylor road.
1t was bought by the commits
sion recently for $4,000 and is
the first section of land to be
acquired by the planning agency
along Oxon Run.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18
Power Cupucity Grows

LONDON.--Snce 1916, electric
generating capacity in Great
Britain has climbed from IL mil
lion kilowatts to 1875 million.
Evening star., 1955-01-02

OMAHA. Jan. I.Aircraft &C.
cidents n the strategic Ar Com
mand, including everything from
sernped wing tlps e major acei-
dents MT 9 new low O. y per
10000 nylng heurs 70 1855
SAC headquarters announced 10
DAY.
This was accomplished despite
. ~ per cent increase IA nyine
hours ana large scale conversion
70 Jet aircralt
This safety record was cllaiked
up IS . major accomplishment
II ; year during which SAC air-
craft new almost . million hours.
Evening star., 1955-01-02
Field foundation GranIs
| 81 Is, 1853 Total IN Year

CHICAGO. Jan. /. The Field
Foundation. Inc, reported today
lis grant Tor pllilantliropic pur-
poses during the flscal year
ended September 30 amounted "
$976. IA.
The year's Disbursements
brought u 81. .206 i 81 so the total
81 grants since the foundation
vas established ii 1910 ~ Mar
shall Field, heir to 4 Chicago
department store fortune. He
also founded the Chicago sun.
nov the SUM Times. published
hy his son. Marshall Field. Il.
The bulk Of grants were made
for Improvement Of child welfare
and Of er-cultural and inter-
racial relations. Contributions
for child welfare totaied S31l.-
6e2 for the year; $3O6 .379.lo was
allotted fnr cultural and race In
tegration activities, and <l55.-
007.55 10 projects ii other fields.
Evening star., 1955-01-02

president. and Mandell ouris-
man. secretary.
Guests VIII include Police Chief
Robert v. Murray. Maj Ernest
w. Brown. former police CHIEF
and founder Of the club, and Col.
Elmer F. MunchoWer, ssiperin-
tendent Of the Maryland State
Police.
In past years the inaugural
meeting has served IS i railying
point for the annual campaign
for adult membership ii the
club, usually held ID December
and January. This years cam
paign however, has been post
poned until April / when Wash
B. Williams. past president, again
will head the drive
Evening star., 1955-01-02
Police Boys Club
To install Officers

Installation Of Fred A. Smith
washington real estate man and
civic leader. as 18th president
Of the washington Police Boys
Club win take place tomorrow
during 3 dinner Of the board 81
directors In the Ambassador
Hotel.
About 200 persons are *
pected.
outgoing president is Leon s,
Chatelain. jr.. an architect. Also
To be installed are Charles b.
Dulcan, new first vice president;
I. Gordon Leech. second vice
Evening star., 1955-01-02

trict Commissioner. chairman.
Lawyers Committee.
Also Or. Edward A. Cafritz,
chairman Of the Medical Com
mittee; Matt Meyer. business
manager Of the Washington
Daily News, chairman, News
paper Committee: Stanley Bell,
Station WRC. chairman. Radio
Television Committee; Mrs. Gar
field |. Kass. chairman Of the
Real Estate Committee; and Ed
ward G. Baltz. president Of the
Perpetual Building Association.
chairman Of the Savings and
Loan Associations COMMITTEES.
Evening star., 1955-01-02
ChairInen Are Named
For Brotherhood FeIe
Oh February Y

Hugh K. Dufiield. chairman Of
the committee for the forthcom-
de- nrot,,ertooa r,inner s,,on-
solea py sne NaslpilAi SOlleLs slics
Of Christians ana Jews, nas ap-
pointed chairmen to reach the
committees Roai Of 1000 at
t.,,s,. ,,ce u t,,e y,,nct,on
- 49, 60. 80 81. - ,-,.. =. -.
Ing uinnel Nli1 Y l.siu - 80 ~
MayfioWer Hotel cn keDruary ~
pnniel wv. Eel. president and
chairman Of the board pf the
American Security u Trust Co.,
VIII be presented with the 1885
Brotkerhood Award at the dinner,
which Is the main event Of
Bx6therhood Week here.
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no sane.l9n. !, = sssusl0l
rsrotterwood Week tl,is wear
VIII 81 from February 20 to n.
Secretary 81 Labor Mitchell Is
District chairman, and Presi-
dent Eisenhower is national
honorary chairman.
The committee chairmen
named BY Mr., Dudield are:
Al Julian BrylaWski, president
az the Motion Picture Theatre
owners Of washington. and
Orville Crouch, LOeW,s Capitol
Theater. co1chairman, Arnuse-
ments Committee: Maj. Henry
M. Cunningham, District mani
hger Of Lincoln Mercury, CHAIR
man, Auto Dealers Committee:
William T. Vandoren, president
Of the Liberty National Bank.
chairman Of the Banking COM
inittee. and Milton 9. Kronheim,
srvs chairman Of the Beverage
-. :. A.. <
Evening star., 1955-01-02
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Evening star., 1955-04-24
NEXT WEEK

Cover Jeanne Dowing singer Inside local nghtclub
with distinguished alumnae of vocass aqua
lung swimming. plus variety of other features.
Evening star., 1955-04-24
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