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Evening star., 1955-01-29
PhiIafeIisf Is Shof|. /.
By Home intruder. !!!r
By the Associated Pres.

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 20. -
Lester G. Brookman, so. widely
known stamp collector and au-
thor, was shot and critically
wounded last night by a masked
gunman who invaded his home.
Mrs. Brooklnan told police her
husband was resting upstairs
when two men. one hooded with
Q black and white pajama coat
came to a rear door and asked
to see him.
The police said that when Mrs.
Brookman did not open the door,
one of the men broke a pane OF
glass and pushed his way into
the kitchen, Mrs. Brookrnan and
her l3-year-old daughter Mary
Ellen fed into the living room.
Mr.. Brookman. aroused by the
disturbance. appeared on a stair
landing and a scuff1e followed.
Mr.. Brookman was shot in the
chest.
Police. attempting to estab-
lish a motive. said the intruder
did not rob Mr.. Brookman, who
reported he had about 500 in his
pocket.
Mr.. Rrookman is the author of
a two-volume book on United
States stamps and is one of is
Americans on England's honor
roll of distinguished philatelists.
He once was reported to have
sold a rare Honduras stamp for
/; $1,000.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Union Board Backs
Beck in Loan Fight
ey Tho As.oeiu,ed pre.,

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Jan. 20,
Dave Beck. president of the
AFL Teamsters' Union. today had
a vote of confidence from the
unions Executive Board on a
charge Of violating the unions
constitution.
The board praised him yester-
day for excellent and able lead
ership."
Martin o. Grouse, former re-
cording secretary Of Local No,
524 at Yakima, Wash, brought
the charges against Mr.. Beck.
He. alleged the union head vio-
lated the constitution by lending
Fruehauf Truck Trailer Co. more
than 81 million to aid the firms
president, Roy Fruehauf, in q
stock proxy fight.
Mr.. Fruehauf put up company
stock as. collateral for the loan
but exercised the stock voting
rights to help him keep control
over his firrn.
The union constitution says
no more than $50. 900 may be in
vested in corporate bonds, but
says nothing about investing
union funds in stocks or loans.
Mr.. Grouse appeared to present
his charges Thursday but left to
return to the West Coast before
the board acted.
MIR. Beck said he has sole
authority to interpret the con-
stitution, subject only to being
reversed by the Executive Board.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Democrats Fear u. N. Action
Will Bring Red Recognition

Of strength and not vacillation'
at the y. N. conference table on
this issue.
Senator Sparkmar, who heads
the Senate Foreign Relations Far
Eastern subcommittee, said In an
interview he regards it as "in-
evitable' that the Peiping regime
will be admitted to the U. NJ
over American protests within
two years.
This move involves recogni-
ton on our part of the existence
of a China on the mainland" he
said. 1T means the breaking
away from the myth that the
Nationalists ever will return to
the mainland.
TT means the administration
has come to the belief that we
must look toward the existence
of two ChinaS.'
Senator Morse. independent,
Of Oregon said that while he
approves diplomatic efforts to
work out q cease-flre, he believes
administration leaders should
make 1t clear to the people that
our friends in the U. N. are over
whelmingly In favor OF admitting
the Chinese Communists"
Opposed by Morse.
Like the other Senators, Sem
ator Morse said he is opposed
to any such result.
Senator Lehman, Democrat
Liberal, of New York said 1t
would be tragic" not to use the
u. N. in an effort TO obtain a
cease-f1re order. He said this
would call for the ''releashing"
of Chang Kai-shek and the
leashing of the Chinese Com
muniSts.
Senators Humphrey and Doug
las agreed on this point, but Sem
ator Douglas questioned whether
the move also wouldn't inevitably
lead to admission of Red China
to the United Nations.
Senator Knowland of Cali
fornia, the g. o. P. floor leader,
Evening star., 1955-01-29
By Jack Bell
Assoeiutsd Press Staff Writer

Some Senate Democrats con-
tended today the Eisenhower adj
ministration may be riskine
United Nations recognition OF
Communist China byencouragine
the international organization to
seek a cease-fire in the For
rnosan Straits.
Senators Sparkman, Demo-
crat, of Alabama; Humphrey,
Democrat, of Minnesota, and
Douglas, Democrat. of Illinois,
said the administrations support
Of New Zealand's call for Secur-
ity Council discussion of the is
sue Monday represents a distinct
change in American policy.
Favor General Idea.
They said this action indicates
abandonment of what Senator
Sparkman called the myth
that Chinese Nationalists under
Chang Kai-shek will ever invade
the continent, and constitutes
recognition of "two Chinas."
But they and other Senators
looked with favor on the general
idea of U. N. action toward
hating the threat to peace in
the Formosa area. They ex-
pressed themselves both in inter-
views and in Senate debate on
the resolution supporting Presi-
dent Eisenhower's fight-if-we-
must stand.
Just before the resolution was
passed by an 85-3 vote last
night. Senator Humphrey in
troduced another resolution to
put the Senate on record in
favor of a cease-fire.
Chairman George of the For
eign Relations Committee said
he thought there would be little
opposition to this. He said his
committee might act on 1t early
next week.
Senator George said the resolu-
tion which the Senate passed
put this country in "a position
Evening star., 1955-01-29
George, n. Today,
Eases Up to Cut
IA Birthdoy Cake
sy she Asseeiotsd Pres.

Senator Walter r. George.
Democrat, of Georgia. his sue
cessful leadership in Senate ap-
proval Of the Formosa defense
resolution behind him, relaxes
today to celebrate his 77th BIRTH
day.
Following custom established
years ago, Senator George plans
to gather in his Office with his
wife, whom he fondly calls Miss
Lucy" his son, Heard, and his
wife, and his staff for the cutting
Of a birthday cake.
His son told a reporter that
Senator George has never felt
better and that he seems TO
thrive on his work.
The chairman of the Foreign
Relations Committee has the
longest service record of any
member Of the Senate. He was
first elected on November Z. 1922.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
West Finds LoophoIe to Allow
u. N. Intervention in Formoso

torney General has power to
waive the Law in the national
interest" "
Attorney General Brownell Is
all set to waive the McCarran
Act restrictions so Chinese Com
munist delegates can go to the
q. N. The Justice Department
did this once before-in. 1850.
when Red Chinese also appeared
before the Security Council.
At that time the Reds ap-
peared simultaneously as ac-
cuser and as defendant. The
Reds had accused the United
States of committing aggression
by occupying" Formosa. The
United States accused the Chi
neSe Communists of aggression
ia the Korean war.
The United States voted
against inviting the Reds here to
make accusations. The United
States. however. voted for the
invitation to the Reds to come
here as defendants. A majority
of the Security Council voted for
both invitations.
A majority also seems ready to
offer the Reds an invitation this
time, too. Such invitations are
not subject to veto.
The Chinese Nationalist don't
like sitting down at the council
table with the hated Reds, but
they are ready to go along with
the scheme ii it doesn't compro-
mise the Nationalist claims.
Answer to Problem.
This. basically, is q legal prob
lem which the Vests lawyer
diplomatS--such as Secretary of
State Dulles--have been ponder
ing.
The result is that a resolution
for detailed U. N. action on the
Formosan dispute may not be
presented to the Security Coun-
ell until after the Reds have a
chance to come here. The resolu-
ton, when 1t does come, probably
win try to paint the crisis as a
situation" rather than q dis
pute between two parties.
Any attempt to debate q dis
pute between two parties might
be hamstrung because neither
Chang nor Chou would recognize
the other as q legitimate party"
with any status.
Here Is the place the lawyer
diplomats had To study their
precedents. Now they claim they
have u way OF raising the For
r1osa problem In such q way that
I'D for the sake OF Chang and
Chou 1t Is not q two-party dis
pute; and t2s for the sake of
avoiding Soviet obstruction. it is
not 8 one-country civil war in
which y, N. jurisdiction might
be challenged.
The Security Council debate
will show whether any one can
find legal loophole that has not
been plugged.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Senators Morse and Lehman
voted with Senator Langer.
George Opposes Amendment.


voted with Senator LANCER.
George Opposes Amendment.
The Langer amendment
prompted Senator George to
take the floor for his second
major speech during the three
day discussion. He protested
that the amendment would
merely serve notice on the Chi
nese Nationalists to get OF and
get of quick from the coastal
islands.
Senator Morse. who held the
floor for almost two hours
Wednesday. spoke again late
yesterday. He denounced some
newspaper comments he said
charged that his opposition to
the resolution amounted almost
to following the Communist line.
He insisted that the resolution
amounted to saying: If we
think you Chinese Communists
are going to attack. we'll beat
you to death" He added that
this lent some credence to Com
munist propaganda that we are
q potential aggressor."
In the absence OF Democratic
Leader johnson. who is Ill, Sem
ator Clements told the Senate he
and many Of his Democratic
colleagues believed President
Eisenhower already had the au-
thority he asked In the resolu-
ton. But Senator Clements
urged passage Of the resolution
because I'VE can express the
unity Of American opposition to
Communist imperialism.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Policy
Continued From First Page.)

Democrat, of Okalahorna, and
Vinson, Democrat, of Georgia
Oregon Governor Paul Patter-
son and Gov. Arthur B. Langlie
of Washington. with whom, the
President had breakfast, also
were in the room.
The emphatic Endorsement by
the Senate oyercame criticism
or caution voiced by a few MEM
bers during the debate. They
contended that the practically
unprecedented resolution was
either unnecessary in view OF
the Presidents constitutional
powers or dangerously vague in
possibly provoking a quick
trigger shooting war between
this country and Red China.
But on the final vote, follow
ing defeat of several amend
ment proposals, only Senators
Lehman, Democrat, Of New
York: Langer. Republican, OF
North Dakota. and Morse, In
dependent. Of Oregon. voted
against it.
They declared they favored
protection of Formosa and the
Pescadores against any Chinese
Communist attack. They ex-
planned, however, that they were
dissatisfied with the scope OF the
resolution insofar, as 1t gave
broad and underlined authority
for the President. They felt 1t
would permit. the President to
order defense Of Islands such as
Quemoy and Matsu near the
China coast and possibly I'd at
tack the Chinese mainland itself
to thwSs any. biildup Of Red
forces for ~ Id isssslica assault on
FOrmosa.
The Senate, was kept IN .ses-
sion until almost 10 pm, with
an unusually large number OF
Senators on hand at aIl times.
The long session interferred
with plans Of several members
to attend social functions. Sem
ator Green. Democrat, Of Rhode
Island. wore full esenine dress
in the Senate chamber and two
or three others appeared In din
ner jackets.
4 When il was over, Senator
Knowland described the impress
sive vote as n great DEM
onstration OF national unity"
Demonstration for George.
There also was q demonstra-
ton Of esteem for Senator
George. who heads the Foreign
Relations Committee and who
sp0ke vigorously last niglit, e.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Kin Indorse U. 5. Ban
On Visiting Airmen
Held by Red China
sy the A.soeiatsd Pres.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Jan. 20.
Relatives Of IL American air.
men imprisoned by Red China
met as a group for the first time
today and gave unanimous sup-
port to the State Departments
ban on visiting their sons and
husbands.
There was no concerted action
on whether they might try to
go to China If the ban Is lifted.
and there was no group state.
ment on the motives behind the
Reds invitation, but individuals
said they considered it purely
for propaganda purposes.
The relatives came here from
their various homes over the
country at the expense of q
committee of II businessmen
headed by Weldon X. Weldon.
beauty shop operator, to offer
thanks en- masse to Government
officials for efforts to gain re-
lease of the men the Reds said
were spies"
In q statement. they said, ''as
group we feel that State De-
partment's ruling not to issue
passports at this time is in the
best interetS of all the members
of this group. our loved ones in
China and the Nation as
whole. We would like to thank
President Eisenhower and U. N.
Secretary Hammarskjold for
their efforts in endeavoring to
obtain release OF our loved ones
in China"
The businessmen had invited
one member OF each airman's
family here just q few days be-
fore the Reds made their visit
offer. The merchants chipped In
enough money to pay their ex-
penses and planned q dinner
tonight for which they sold
tickets to the public for $40 each.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
BY jones z. Roper

The Vests top lawyer-diplo-
mats believed today they have
worked out q way for the United
Nations Security Council to in
terVene in the Far Eastern crisis
without running into legal am
bushes.
This has taken months Of
study. Il means that the West
has plotted a series of moves
with possible alternatives to
guarantee that no nation can use
legal technicalities to keep the
Security Council from recon-
mending a cease-fire In the For
mosa Straits.
The full strategy will unfold
only step by step. but the very
first meeting of the Security
Council on Monday may bring
the first legal challenge.
# Russia Is in q cantankerous
mood. it might challenge inn
nlediately whether the Security
Council has any Jurisdiction over
the claims and counter claims
Of Chinese Nationalist President
Chang Kai-shek and Chinese
Communist Premier Chou En-lai.
A domestic Affair."?
The United Nations usually
interyenes only in international
disputes. 1t ordinarily avoids
Intervention in domestic trou-
bles. The Soviet Union might
claim that the Chang Chou ar
gument is a civil war--just as
the United States does ON some
occasions. The Soviet then
might argue for q. N. to keep
hands of this domestic affair."
The West, however. is pre-
pared to argue that because of
United States commitments to
defend Formosa any threat
against Formosa raises the pos
sihility of American involvement.
The West can argue that this
makes the present problem a
situation" which endangers in
ternational peace. The United
Nations, they can argue, has the
right to intervene in such a "sit-
uation. =
The West also will press for a
quick invitation for Chinese
Communist representatives to go
to the Security Council to speak
for their side. In this case the.
y. N. must sidestep some poten-
Itial legal difficulties In the
United States,
The United States has a
headquarters agreement" with
U. N. Under this treaty the.
United States agrees to allow
persons having legitimate busi-
ness with U. N.-including Com
munists-to enter the United
States to get to u. N. headquar-
ters. But the McCarran Inmi-
grafton Act bars Communists
from coming to this country.
There's an exception. The At
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Thieves Roll Away
Bikes as Fast as
FIemen Save En-
By The Assosiassd Pres.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 29.--At the
height of a fire at a drygoods
and toy firm early today firemen
removed Grated bicycles to a
rear alley for safe keeping.
But they found the pile of
bikes wasn't growing as fast as 1t
should. A look around the corner
provided the answer:
Someone was carting the
bikes away about as fast as the
firemen moved them out of the
building. One person was arrest
ed, three bikes recovered.
The fire extensively damaged a
three-story structure housing the
Harris Sales Co. on West Balti-
more street.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Moscow 10 Consider
Cease.Fire Plea, but
Hits U. S. Actions
y ihs A.soeiotsd Prs..

MOSCOW. Jan. 20 [P.-The
Soviet government has promised
to consider a British request
that it intercede with Commu-
mist China to further q proposed
cease-fire along the Formosa
strait. But the Russians say the
United States is primarily re-
sponsible for tension in that
area.
The Soviet position was set
forth last night in a reply by
Foreign Minister v. M. Molotoy
to the British move. A text,
described as Mr.. Molotov's an
swer, was distributed by the So
Wet news agency Tass and broad
cast by Moscow Radio.
The London request was de-
livered to the Kremlin yester-
day by British Ambassador Sir
William Hayter. His visit was
timed TO coincide with a similar
plea to the Peiping government
by the British Charge D'Affaires
In China.
Asks Soviet Support.
Sir William specifically asked
for Soviet support Of a move. In
the United Nations aimed at
bringing about a ceass1re. The
U. N. Security Couucii- will meet
Monday to consider an invita-
tion to Red China to participate
In such talks.
The text broadcast by Moscow
radio quoted Mr.. Molotov as
, saying 1.-The statement made by
} the Ambassador would be con-
sideredSby the Soviet govern
lnehts"
"a 'Itsis perfectly clear" the text
ncontinued. that these causes (of
.stension in the Formosa area)
reside In the gross interference
, of the United States In the in
ternal affairs of China, the en-
deavor to separate Taiwan (For-
. mosa) from China. The afore-
mentioned actions Of the United
States represent aggression
against the peoples republic
which has every right to Taiwan
and the Pescadores.
Blames U. S. Role.
ION the other hand, actions
OF the United States and the
Chang Kai-sliek clique which
is being encouraged by it lead
to an intensif1cation of inter-
national tension in the Far East
and are full of the menace of
q new war.
1t the United States were to
stop its aggressive actions in the
area of Taiwan. this would facil-
itate the easing of international
tension
The broadcast said Mr.. Molo-
tav also drew the attention of
the British Ambassador to the
fact that If Britain were not
supporting the United States in
her aggressive actions In this
area the United States would
not have decided to undertake
such actions"
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Star stan Photo.

he did at even greater length last
Thursday, for passage of the res
olution in the form sought by
the President.
The Georgian acclaimed pas
sage as very, very gratifying. .
When Senator Barkley, the "jun-
ior" Democrat from Kentucky.
mentioned that today Is the
Georgian's 77th birthday, the
entire Senate membership arose
and applauded as the former
Vice President welcomed Sena-
tor George into "the ranks of
youth.
Senate adoption Of the reso-
luton was a foregone conclusion
even before the start of the de-
bate. Main interest centered yes
terday and last night on the
size of the vote, not only on
final passage but on the pro-
posed amendments. The fact
that 10 Senators supported an
amendment offered by Senator
Lehman indicated that they had
misgivings about the extent Of
the resolution.
These were Democratic SEN
ators Byrd Of Virginia, Fulhright
of Arkansas, Humphrey of Min
nesota, Kefauver Of Tennessee
Kilgore of West Virginia, Long
of Louisiana, Mansfield and Muir
ray of Montana, McNamara of
Michigan and Neuberger Of
Oregon. The Lehman amend
ment would have removed the
resolutions language which sew
eral Senators interpreted as al
lowing defense not only Of For
mosa and the PeScadores but of
related areas" that could in
clude Chinese coastal islands.
Senator Byrd put into the rec
ord a statement expressing con-
fidence in President Eisenhower
but warning that "far-reaching
consequences" could flow from
the resolution.
1--WE all hope it will bring sta
bility and peace the Virginian
stated. '.but 1t may bring war.
It may resolve into a land war
with China. which would be in
terminabie."
Holding that the resolution
puts the United States into
close partnership on equal terms
with Chang Kai-shek," Senator
Byrd said the Nationalist Chi
nese leaders primary desire "is
war on the mainland to recap
ture his power in Asia" He said
he hoped Chang Kai-shek would
not place his ambitions above
the welfare Of his American part
ner.
Senator iKefauver voiced the
Senate'S general opinion that
sits time we close ranks behind
the position of the President and
present the world a united
front"
Senator Kefauver. had tried
unsuccessfully to substitute a
measure emphasizing the role
and responsibility of the United
Nations in the Far East situation.
His proposal. defeated rs to IL.
would have merely expressed the
sentiment Of Congress that until
the United Nations can act to
bring peace to the Formosan
area. the President had author
ity to use United States armed
forces to defend Formosa and
the Pescadores.
Senator LANCER fought for an
amendment putting the Senate
on record against the use Of any
United States military power on
the Chinese mainland and islands
within China's l2-mile offshore
limit. This was beaten. SO 70 3.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Toipeh Becoming
Orient News CupituI
by the Asseeiosed Press

TAIPEH, Formosa, Jan. 90
The explosive Formosa situation
has turned this Chinese Nation
aiist city into the news capital
of the Orient.
Thirty newsmen, photogra-
pliers, cameramen and radio
men have rushed here irlthe last
few days. Another dozen are
scheduled to arrive in the next
day or two to augment stats Of
correspondents regularly sta
toned here.
Evening star., 1955-01-29

erals opinion that these organ
nations are Communist front
groups:
The Veterans of the Abraham
Lincoln Brigade, the National
Council of Soviet American
Friendship and the Labor Youth
League.
A board member. who heard
the case against the Youth
League, recommended to the full
board that it declare the organi-
zation to be Communist com
trolled. Hearings on the other
two groups have been completed,
but no recommendations to the
full board have as yet been
made.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Mother Offers to Toke
Flyers Place in Prison !.

/ VISTA, Calf, Jan. 90 R.--
The mother Of Capt. Elmer Llew.
ellyn yesterday offered In q LETT
ter to President Eisenhower to
take her sons place In o Chi
nese Communist prison.
Mrs. II. L. Sitter said she wrote
that 'other mothers will do the
same, I am sure"
ITO the Reds" Mrs. Sitter
wrote, "one hostage should be
as good as another and my son
has more than paid what he
owes this country"
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Silvonu Beers Son

ROME. Jan. 20 R.-Silvana
Mangano., the Italian film ac-
tress, gave birth last night to
her first son. He weighed nearly
2 pounds. Her husband. film
producer Dino de Laurentis. is
in the United States. They
have two other children, both
girls. s-
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Punmunjom Is Urged
As Site of a Reunion

DIES MONIES, Jan. 20 B.--
State Department and United
Nations officials have been asked
by Coy. Leo Hoegh of Iowa to
explore the possibility of a meet
ing between Communicated
American airmen and their FAM
lilies at neutral Panmunjom, Ko-
rea.
The Governor made the pro-
posal yesterday in kilograms to
Secretary of State Dulles, U. N.
Secretary General Dag Ham
marskjold and Henry Cabot
Lodge, jr., chief United States
delegate to the U. N.
Gov. Hoegh asked the three
officials to explore the problems
involved with Chinese repre-
| sentativeS.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
$4,000 Robbery ,

CHICAGO, Jan. 20 sR.-T The
swank lake shore apartment OF
Max Nierman, grain broker, was
invaded yesterday by three gun
men who tied up two maids and
Mr.. Nierman's mother-in-law
and then fed with $4,000 in
cash, furs and jewelry.
Evening star., 1955-01-29

said in a statement he would op-
pose admission Of any repre-
sentatives Of Red China to dis.
cuss q cease-fire at the U. NJ.
until Americans held BY the
Communists in violation of the
Korean truce are released.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
POUND.

PUFFY. YOUNG black. weariHg collar
and lead, nrohahiy part beagle. found
sn. AlexandriAs owner OF good home